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(6) Frederick E. Blodgett, b. Jan. 5, 1846, left Bristol for New York before the Civil war, and was learning bank check engraving when he enlisted, Sept. 1, 1864, in Co. K, 2nd New York Cavalry. He served under Gen. Custer in Gen. Sheri- dan's Cavalry division, in the Shenandoah valley and partici- pated in several cavalry engagements, including the capture of Gen. Lee's last supply trains. He was discharged June 5, 1865, and returned to New York, where he was for twelve years an expert engraver with Tiffany & Co., and ten years with Stein Bros., 23d street. He engraved his name and the letters of the alphabet on the head of a pin. He m., June 28, 1873, Lena, dau. Morris Bessunger, b. New York City, June 27, 1854. He is now with Tiffany Bros., and res. 445 4th Ave. ; is captain First Mounted Veterans of New York City.
CHILDREN
7. Eugene, b. Bristol, May 23, 1874.
8. Estelle, b. Boston, Sept. 4, 1879. An actress.
9. Chester, b. May 17, 1882 "Is an unrivaled trick cyclist."
IO. Dorothy, b. New York city, July 12, 1884. Is an actress.
THE BOARDMAN FAMILIES
I. Benjamin and Elias Boardman, twin brothers, settled in Bridgewater, in May, 1790, going from Reading, Mass. Their log cabin was where was later the cemetery near the meeting-house. Where was the doorway of their cabin was later the spot where Benjamin and his wife were buried. They paid for their land by raising grain in the summer and working at shoemaking winters at Reading. They moved their families to Bridgewater in the spring of the eighth season. Elias built on the Alonzo Wheeler place, which house was destroyed by fire in 1883. Benjamin was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and had at least six children.
2. Elias Boardman and his wife, Hannah, were the parents of
CHILDREN
3. Elias, b. Nov. 24, 1786.
4. Hannah, b. Mar. 21, 1788.
5. Amos, b. Feb. 25, 1791.
*6. Benjamin Lewis, b. Bridgewater, Apr. 5, 1793.
7. Moses, b. Sept. 29, 1794.
8. Elizabeth Smith, b. Oct. 18, 1796.
9. Mary Lewis, b. July 10, 1799.
IO. William, b. May 6, 1804.
II. Nancy, b. Nov. 23, 1805.
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(6) Benjamin L. Boardman, b. Apr. 5, 1793, m. Susan R. Moses, b. Alexandria (Pembroke). They came to Bristol from Massachusetts and occupied the Edwards farm on High street. Here he d. July 1, 1862, ae. 69-2-26. She d. same place, Dec. 9, 1876, ae. 78. They had at least seven children.
CHILDREN
*12. William L. P., b. Mar. 24, 1827.
13. Lydia, E. C., b. Pembroke; d. Bristol, Jan. 6, 1892, ae. 63-0-16.
Unm. 14. Mary L., b. Reading, Mass. ; d. Bristol, June 24, 1894, ae. 57-3-10.
Unm. 15. Martha E., b. So. Reading, Mass., Mar. 3, 1840; d. Bristol, Feb. 20 (22), 1887, ae. 46-11-17
16. Susan M., d. Bristol, Apr. 12, 1863, ae. 28-5 -.
(12) William L. P. Boardman, b. Mar. 14, 1827, m. Oct. 18, 1865, Mary G. (May) White, dau. Samuel and Mary May. He was for 35 years master of Lewis school, Boston. He d.
. Boston, Mar. 18, 1901, ae. 74-0-4.
CHILD
17. Samuel May, b. Dec. 27, 1869.
I. Edmund Boardman, the son of Stephen, was b. Ports- mouth, June 30, 1806. He m., Nov. 30, 1831, Sally Phippen, b. Salem, Mass., Mar. 23, 1806. He was a soap maker in Cam- bridgeport, Mass., and a farmer in Alexandria. He came to Bristol about 1874. She d. Bristol, Dec. 1, 1875, ae. 69-8-8. He d. Bristol, Oct. 16, 1888, ae. 82-3-16.
CHILDREN
2. Sarah Lufkin, b. Cambridgeport, Mass., July 19, 1832 ; m. Sept. 8, 1866, Lucian C. Abbott, and d. Apr. 16, 1885, ae. 52-8-27.
3. Charles, b. C., Nov. 26, 1833 ; m. Mar. 27, 1872, Eliza Ann, dau. of Benjamin Q. Fellows (See.), b. Nov. 17, 1843. He spent five years in California, 1860-'65; was in trade in Rollins' block with Samuel D. Farrar five years previous to the fire of Dec. 7, 1871 ; in trade in basement of Abel's block six months; built the Robie block on Pleasant street in 1872, and in trade there till Oct. 1, 1888; dealer in furniture in basement of this block till the block was gutted by fire, Apr. 2, 1889; continued same in Blake block till 1890. Has served as town treasurer and tax- collector. Congregationalist, Republican, Mason. No children.
4. George Phippen, b. C., Mar. 15, 1835 ; d. Apr. 6, 1859, ae. 24-0-21. 5. Gideon, b. C., Dec. 15, 1836 ; m. Aug. 31, 1862, Sarah Jane, dau. of Nathan and Ruth C. Blake. She d. in Alexandria, Sept. 4, 1864, ae. 26-6-22. He m. Oct. 5, 1872, Ella A., dau. Ansel and Mahala Chandler, b. Bristol, Aug. 7, 1849. He was a carriage maker and repairer. She d. Bristol, Mar. 29, 1900, ae. 50-7-22 ; he d. two days later, ae. 63-3-16 ; both buried in one grave. Child :
a. Emma Jane, b. Alexandria, Aug. 15, 1863 ; m. Mar. 23, 1885, Scott Spencer of Plymouth and res. Sloane, Iowa. Three children.
6. Helen Smith, b. Alexandria, Dec. 30, 1842 ; m. George M. Tewks- buty and res. Westboro, Mass. Four children.
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THE BOHONON FAMILY
I. Stephen Bohonon was the son of Jacob and Sarah (Jud- kins) Bohonon. Jacob was a cousin to Daniel Webster. Stephen was b. Boscawen, Feb. 1, 1790. He came here in 1812, and became a soldier, from Bridgewater, in the war then in progress with England. He had previously served one term of five years in the Navy. He m., May 1, 1827, Rebecca, dau. of John Wil- lard (See.), b. June 5, 1802. He was a carpenter and farmer and res. south of Danforth brook on the Nelson road, where she d. July 27, 1851, ae. 49-1-22 ; he d. Oct. 13, 1878, ae. 88-8-12.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
2. Malinda Ruth, b. Mar. 31, 1828; d. Bristol, June 23, 1846, ae. 18-2-22.
3. John Willard, b. Oct. 15, 1830 ; d. Feb. - , 1832, ae. 1-4 -. ( Twins.
4. Lucy Maria, b. Oct. 15, 1830; m. Moses Emmons. (See. ) }
5. Leonard Willard, b. July 16, 1835; m. Mary A. Dicey, Alexan -. dria ; m. (2) Oct. 3, 1879, Mrs. Mary A. Danforth, Danbury.
6. Daniel Webster, b. Mar. 25, 1842; served in Co. C, 12th Regt. N. H. Vols., and d. Richmond, Va., July 26, 1880, ae. 38-4-1 ; unm. (See Roll of Honor.)
THE BOND FAMILY
I. Charles G. M. Bond was the son of Alfred Bond, and was b. Greenwich, Mass., Mar. 10, 1850. He m. Hattie Alice, dau. of Jonathan and Harriet A. (Gregg) Taylor, b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 1, 1846. He was in trade with Hon. Cyrus Taylor, one year from May, 1890; removed to Stoughton, Mass., in May, 1891 ; now in business in Hudson, Mass.
CHILDREN
2. Herbert T., b. Detroit, Mich., Mar. 13, 1873.
3. Gertrude M., b. D., June 23, 1876 ; m. Harry Moore of Hudson,
Mass. One son.
4. Howard C., b. D., Sept. 2, 1880.
5. Alfred M., b. D., May 21, 1883.
6. Harold A., b. D., Mar. 29, 1887.
THE BOWERS FAMILIES
I. Jerahmeel Bowers, the son of Jerahmeel, was b. in Townsend, Mass., Nov. 1, 1773. When he was a boy, his father moved to that part of Salisbury now Franklin. At the age of 15 he commenced to teach school, and among his pupils was Daniel Webster. Teaching was his chief occupation for many years, though a cripple. "His form would have produced a fortune for his parents had they seen fit to have exhibited him for money." His ancestors came from Bath, England. He m.
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Dorothy Gale, dau. Stephen, b. July 27, 1783, on Isle of Man. They settled in Hebron, where their first child was b., and then removed to Bristol, where their other children were b. During a residence in Bristol of 25 years, he was a justice of the peace, and resided in a house that stood in the lot directly in front of the present schoolhouse in Union district. She d. Boston, Mass., May 5, 1847, ae. 63-9-8 ; he d. Natick, Mass., Sept. 7, 1847, ae. 73-10-6.
CHILDREN
2. James, b. Hebron, Aug. 10, 1804; killed at Charlestown, Mass., May 13, 1831, ae. 26-9-3. Unm.
*3. Rufus Lewis, b. Bristol, Jan. 27, 1807.
4. Alsa Gale, b. B., Dec. 24, 1808; m. June 5, 1836, James M. Bar- nard, Hebron. Died a widow at Natick, Mass., Jan. 23, 1881, ae. 72-0-29. Children :
a. James B., b. Hebron, Mar. 3, 1837 ; d. Mar. 4, 1837.
b. Isaac Henry, b. H., May 22, 1839 ; d. Aug. 9, 1840.
c. Julia Grace, b. H., June 24, 1842 ; d. Aug. 13, 1843.
5. Caroline Carter, b. Bristol, July 8, 1813 ; a deaf mute, educated at Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Hartford, Conn. She m. Benjamin Clough. (See.)
*6. Cyrus Russell, b. B., June 18, 18II.
7 . Harriet Newell, b. B., Apr. 8, 1815 ; d. Dec. 26, 1815.
8. Laura Farnham, b. B., Feb. 3, 1817; m. Dec. 31, 1846, Sparrock Barney, of Boston, Mass., and d. Southboro, Mass., Aug., 1850, ae. 34-3 -. Child :
a. Laura Frances, b. Aug. 1850; m. Herbert Carpenter, Marl- boro, Mass.
9. Jerahmeel Lombard, b. B., Feb. 26, 1819; m. Jane Odell, Lowell, Mass., 1844, and d. Natick, Mass., Jan. 26, 1866, ae. 46-II -.
IO. Benjamin Franklin, b. B., May 30, 1821; m. Sept. 7, 1847, Abba C., dau. Timothy and Sarah Martin, b. Bremen, Me. She d. Natick, Mass., Nov. 26, 1855, and he m., Apr., 1856, Maria Coleman of Wrentham, Mass., who d. Medfield, Mass., Apr., 1872. He was a photographer at 491 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was in business in 1900. By first wife had one son and one daughter.
*II. William Tenney, b. B., June 2, 1823.
I2. Dorothy Ann, b. B., Nov. 23, 1825; d. B., Oct. 3, 1827, ae. I-10-10.
(3) Rufus L. Bowers, b. Jan. 27, 1807, m. October, 1837, Eliza, dau. Levi Hutchins, b. Gilmanton, Feb. 12, 1811. He was a farmer in Bridgewater, Gilmanton, Alexandria, and San- bornton. He d. Laconia, May 23, 1867, ae. 60-1-26.
CHILDREN
13. Charles Lewis, b. Bridgewater, Oct. 25, 1839; m. Jan. 1, 1863, Car- rie Augusta Eaton. Six children.
14. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Gilmanton, Sept. 8, 1841 ; m. Samuel H. Lawrence. She d. Meredith, July 5, 1875, ae. 33-9-27. Two children.
15. George Franklin, b. Alexandria, June 5, 1845. Served in Co. H, 15th Regt. N. H. Vols., and d. of typhoid fever at Carrolton, La., May 9, 1863, ae. 17-II-4.
16. Laura Ann, b. A., June 8, 1848; m. William H. H. Rollins, a farmer at East Tilton, where she d. of consumption, Mar. 1, 1878, ae. 29-8-23. Both were teachers before m. Child :
a. Clara Alice, b. May 9, 1873.
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17. Mary Jane, b. A., Oct. 8, 1850; m. Samuel H. Lawrence, April, 1876.
(6) Cyrus R. Bowers, b. June 18, 1811; m. Catherine Brown, of Concord, and d. Houlton, Me., Dec. 23, 1890, ae. 78-II -. In 1837, he built the brick house on Lake street, where Kiah Wells lived and died, and he set out a row of maple trees from his home to Central square.
CHILDREN
18. Daughter, d. in Bristol, aged about one year.
19. Charles, res. Natick, Mass.
(II) William T. Bowers, b. June 2, 1823, m. Apr. 21, 1847, Mary Corney, Foxboro, Mass., and d. Hyde Park, Mass., in October, 1871, ae. 48-4 -.
CHILDREN
20. William, res. Boston, Mass.
2I. Julia Grace.
I. Dea. Gardner J. Bowers was born July 8, 1793. He m.
(1) Betsey - ., who d. Nov. 8, 1836, ae. 39 years ; he m. (2), Mar. 28, 1837, Mrs. Sarah Colby, widow of Ebenezer Colby, of . Salisbury, and dau. of Dea. John Abrams, who res. in Sanborn- ton, near Hill village. Gardner J. Bowers was a deacon in the Congregational church in Franklin. While filling this office he settled in South Alexandria on the Kendrick Dickerson farm. While residing here, in 1842, he was elected deacon of the Con- gregational church in Bristol, and filled this office till his death. He res. in Bristol in the house next north of the Methodist church from 1855 till his death, Mar. 28, 1868. His age was 74-8-20. Mrs. Bowers d. Oct. 13, 1868, in her 72d year. She had six children by her first husband, and two by Dea. Bowers.
CHILDREN
2. Gardner J., d. Feb. 22, 1839, ae. 17-7-II.
3. George Brown, b. Alexandria, Mar. II, 1838; m. in Jan. 1868, Mary Bowers, a relative. He was a dentist in Bristol for a time after his m .; res. most of his life in Iowa, and returned East a few years since, and settled on the farm in South Alexandria where he was born. Child : a. Ned Orville, b. Jan. 30, 1877 ; res. with his parents.
4. Betsey, b. Alexandria, July 28, 1840; m. Capt. William A. Beck- ford. (See.)
THE BOWLER FAMILY
I. Rev. John Atwood Bowler, son of Rev. George and Ann Creamer (Alley) Bowler, was b. Watertown, Mass., Oct. 25, 1852. May 19, 1879, he m. Sarah Josephine, dau. of Cyrus and Sarah W. (Tileston) Coburn, b. Allenstown, July 7, 1853. He was pastor of the Methodist church in Bristol three years from
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spring of 1884, coming from Hillsboro Bridge. He was a mem- ber of the New Hampshire Conference from 1881 till 1900, when he was transferred to the New England Conference. He is at present stationed at Bondville, Mass.
CHILD
2. Bertram Evan, b. Hillsboro, Jan. 26, 1882. Is a watchmaker and optician at Manchester.
THE BRADLEY FAMILY
I. Moses Hazen Bradley, son of John and Hannah (Ayer) Bradley, was b. Concord, May 15, 1782. He m., Dec. 26, 1817, Mary Green, dau. of Dr. Peter Green, and sister of William, b. Concord, Dec. 26, 1784. They resided in the Green house, Cen- tral square, 1812 to 1834, when they removed to Concord, where he d., June 22, 1834, ae. 52-1-7; she d. Concord, about 1865. (See Lawyers.)
THE BRAGG FAMILY
I. Rev. Lyman Daniel Bragg, the son of Rev. Daniel Pit- kin and Laura C. (Church) Bragg, was b. Hinesburgh, Vt., Feb. 24, 1850. His father traces his descent on his mother's side from William de la Grande, who went from Normandy to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror. John Porter, a descendant in the 16th generation from William de la Grande, was in this country as early as 1637. Mr. Bragg is also a descendant from William Pitkin, who settled in Hartford, Conn., in 1659. Rev. L. D. Bragg, was graduated from Middlebury (Vt.) college, 1875, and from Boston University, School of Theology, in 1878. He united with the New England Methodist Confer- ence in 1880, and was transferred to the New Hampshire Con- ference in 1892. He was professor in Rust University, Holly Springs, Miss., two years, and with this exception, has filled various pastorates including two years in Bristol from April 1901. He m., June 16, 1880, Sarah Julia, dau. of Abram and Mary Ann (Apgar) Klotz, b. German Valley, N. J., Jan. 13, 1855. She is a graduate of Centenary College Institute at Hackettstown, N. J., with degree of M. L. A.
CHILDREN
2. Laura Mary, b. Northbridge, Mass., Oct. 9, 1881.
3. Ernest Lyman, b. Spencer, Mass., Apr. 1, 1885.
4. Barbara Klotz, b. Medford, Mass., July 7, 1886.
THE BRALEY FAMILY
I. Herbert Braley, son of Elbridge J. and Lovina (Wal- dron) Braley, was b. Alexandria, July 2, 1868. He m., Nov. 6,
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1889, Flora M., dau. Nicholas R. and Frances (Ray) Gardner, b. Hebronsville, Mass., Nov. 6, 1866. He came to Bristol in 1884; was three years an operative in the woolen-mill; since 1890, a teamster. No children. Mason, Odd Fellow, Repub- lican.
I. Weston James Braley, son of Elbridge J. and Lovina (Waldron) Braley, was b. Alexandria, Jan. 20, 1874. He m., Jan. 21, 1893, Marion M., dau. of Frederick J. Ballou. (See.) She was b. May 12, 1876, and d. in Bristol, Sept. 25, 1902, ae. 26-4-13. He came to Bristol in 1889, and is a teamster in the employ of the Mason-Perkins Paper company. Republican.
CHILDREN
2. Bertha Julia, b. Bristol, Aug. 6, 1895.
3 . Clyde Edward, b. B., Mar. 16, 1898.
THE BRECK FAMILY
I. George Coolidge Breck, son of Marshall H. H. Breck, was b. Sherburn, Mass., Nov. 15, 1831, and d. in Bristol, Jan. 6, 1885, ae. 53-1-21. Feb. 20, 1856, he m. Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Vaughn) Wesson, b. Boston, Mass., Mar. 1, 1834. He enlisted Aug. 28, 1862, on the quota of Wentworth, in Co. G, 12th Regt. N. H. Vols. At the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, he was twice wounded, being struck by minie balls in the calf of the leg and hip. Nov. 17, 1863, by reason of his wounds, he was transferred to the 18th Co., 2d Bat. Invalid Corps, and discharged at Albany, N. Y., Apr. II, 1865. After the war he was a coal burner at Rumney till 1870, when he came to Bristol, and was an employee in the Mason-Perkins paper-mill. Mrs. Breck res. Bristol.
CHILDREN
*2. Joseph Henry, b. Wentworth, Feb. 20, 1860.
3 . George Marshall, b. Rumney, Oct. 11, 1869 ; m. July 2, 1892, Alice May, dau. Hiram S. Tilton. (See.) Divorced. He went to Gardner, Me., in 1895, and there m., Mar. 26, 1898, Mrs. Katherine Kenniston. 4. Mary E., b. Wentworth, Dec. 12, 1861; m. George F. Alden. (See.)
5. Addie Gertrude, b. Bristol, Feb. 3, 1877 ; drowned Sept. 23, 1880, ae. 3-8-20.
6. Jennie May, b. B., Apr. 5, 1875 ; d. Aug. 22, 1875, ae. 0-4-4.
(2) Joseph H. Breck, b. Feb. 20, 1860, m. May 18, 1881, Nellie M., dau. Philip Jones, b. Loudon, July 22, 1862. He has been an employee of the Mason-Perkins paper-mill since 1874.
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CHILDREN
7. Willie Henry, b. Bristol, Aug. 9, 1883 ; d. Oct. 20, 1884, ae. I-2-II.
8. Lois May, b. B., Jan. 19, 1892.
. 9. Leslie Joseph, b. B., Aug. 20, 1896.
THE BRIGGS FAMILY
I. Sherman Shattuck Briggs, son of Amasa and Mary (Shattuck) Briggs, was b. Oct. 1, 1828. Sept. 19, 1848, he m. Abby Jane, dau. of Moses and Jane (Morse) Trussell, b. Aug. 10, 1829. He was a shoemaker, came to Bristol in 1860, and res. High street. He d. suddenly of heart disease while visiting in Methuen, Mass., Nov. 21, 1868, ae. 40-1-20. Shortly before her death she removed to Franklin, where she d. Dec. 4, 1894, ae. 65-3-24.
CHILDREN
*2. Frank Edwin, b. Boscawen, Dec. 2, 1849.
3. George Nason, b. Oct. 31, 1851 ; d. at Bristol, June 7, 1870, of con- sumption, ae. 18-7-6.
4. Alice Adelaide, b. Nov. 24, 1854; d. at Bristol, May 27, 1872, of consumption, aė. 17-6-3.
5. Ida Anna, b. Dec. 28, 1855 ; m. Edward Martin of Richmond, Va. She d. Aug. 5, 1876, of consumption, ae. 20-7-7.
*6. Fred Herman, b. Dunbarton, Oct. 1, 1858.
7. Jennie Eva., b. D., Mar. 12, 1860; m. Nov. 29, 1881, Leroy L. Thompson. She d. Franklin Falls, Mar. 18, 1902, of consumption, ae. 42-0-6. He is a machinist at Lakeport. Child :
a. Sherman E.
(2) Frank E. Briggs, b. Dec. 2, 1849, m. Dec. 24, 1873, Martha Etta, dau. of Freeman E. Berry. (See.) Is a clergyman of the Free Baptist denomination ; was graduated at New Hamp- ton Literary Institution, 1879; Cobb's Divinity School, Lewis- ton, Me., 1882 ; licensed to preach, May 27, 1879; ordained, July 7, 1882, by a council of the Sebec (Me.) Quarterly Meeting. He served as pastor the Abbott, Parkman, and No. Guilford, Me., church, two years from June 1, 1882; at West Lebanon, Me., two years from June 1, 1884 ; at No. Berwick, Me., from May, 1886, till 1889; Center Strafford, 1889-'91 ; Barrington, 1891-'96; Washington, Vt., 1896-1902; is now serving the church at So. Lemington, Me.
CHILDREN
8. Edward Mortimer, b. Alexandria, Oct. 23, 1878. He was grad- uated from New Hampton Institution, 1902 ; now a teacher.
9. Ena, b. A., Nov. 18, 1883.
Io. Berneice, b. No. Berwick, Me., Apr. 21, 1888.
(6) Fred H. Briggs, b. Oct. 1, 1858, m. Dec. 29, 1885, Della Alice, dau. Elbridge Tilton. (See.) He is a photog- rapher, and has been in business in Bristol ; in Demorest and Harriman, Ga .; in Connecticut ; now in Amesbury, Mass.
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CHILDREN
II. Harold Herman, b. No. Berwick, Me., Apr. 23, 1888.
12. Bertha Lenona, b. Bristol, June 25, 1898.
THE BROWN FAMILIES
I. Samuel Browne, the progenitor of Stephen Thurston Brown and his descendants, was b. in Rowley, Mass., July 20, 1686. He m., May 17, 1716, Elizabeth Wheeler, b. July 12, 1695, dau. of Josiah Wheeler, of Salisbury, Mass. He was prominent in church and town affairs in Rowley till about 1728, when he removed to Littleton, Mass., and there resided till 1742, when he removed to West Dunstable, now Hollis, N. H., where he was one of the founders of the church. Among his children was
2. John. He was b. in Rowley, and was there baptized in Byfield church, Mar. 29, 1724. He went to Hollis with his father and m., Oct. 9, 1744, Kezia Wheeler, who d. Oct. 31, 1760. He m. Feb. 18, 1761, Martha, dau. of Ezekiel and Martha (Thurston) Jewett. He res. some years in Monson, near the Hollis line, and was selectman of the town. In 1762, in company with his brother, Josiah, who had been a lieutenant in the French and Indian war, and five others, he traveled north along the Merrimack and Pemigewasset rivers, till they reached what is now Plymouth. Here they selected land, erected log cabins, and commenced to clear the land for farms. In the spring of 1764, they took their families to their homes in the wilderness. The names of John Brown and Josiah Brown appear among the grantees or proprietors of the town. John Brown was a physician. He dropped the final letter from his name, and his orthography has been followed by all his descendants. He d. May 6, 1776; she d. in the family of her son, Stephen Thurston Brown, in Bristol, Mar. 5, 1797. Of his nine children, one was
3. Stephen Thurston, b. Plymouth, Apr. 18, 1766. He purchased 65 acres of land in what was afterward known as the Locke neighborhood in Bristol. His land now constitutes a part of the Damon Y. Emmons farm, and his log cabin stood where now stands the ell of Mr. Emmons' farmhouse. He was first taxed for this land in 1788. Dec. 18, 1788, he m. Anna Davis, of Goffstown, and here were born to them twelve chil- dren, all but one living to maturity. Mr. Brown was a man of sterling integrity - a Quaker, and he brought up his children according to the tenets of his religion. He d. in family of his dau., Martha, in South Alexandria, May 4, 1839, ae. 73-0-16. Mrs. Brown d. in the family of her son, Samuel, in Bridgewater, May 23, 1851.
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CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
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*4. John, b. Sept. 15, 1789.
5. Anne, b. May 27, 1791 ; m. Isaac Swett. (See.)
.* 6. Samuel, b. Oct. 28, 1793.
*7. Joseph, b. Mar. 3, 1796.
*8. Enos, b. Mar. 3, 1798.
9. Martha, b. May 15, 1800; m. Daniel Simonds. (See. )
IO. Sally, b. 1802 ; m. Jacob Colby of Weare, in Oct., 1823; she d. Weare, 1878, ae. 76 years. He d. in W., 1884. Children :
a. Stephen B., b. Weare, 1824; m. June I, 1847, Mary Ann Beard ; res. Quincy, Mass. Five children.
b. John B., m. Mary J. Cochrane. Served in 14th Regt. N. H. Vols. One son.
c. Amanda, m. Lewis Tuttle.
d. Calvin, b. 1840. Res. So. Weare.
e. Henry, m. - Brown, of Maine. \ Twins.
f. Ella, res. Henniker ; unm.
g. Helen, m. (1) Fred Merrill, Goffstown, two children; (2) Aaron Y. Hacket, two children ; (3) Hosea B. Corless, one child.
II. Hannah Locke, b. Sept. 24, 1803 ; m. Dec. 5, 1826, William Colby, of Bow, b. July 31, 1803. He was a shoemaker in Bow till 1850, when they removed to Michigan. She d. Van Buren, Ind., Aug. 10, 1863, ae. 59-10-16. He d. Three Rivers, Mich., Feb. 26, 1875, ae. 71-6-25. Chil- dren :
a. Hazen, b. Bow, July 17, 1827. About 1850 he changed his name to Ion Vernon. He m., June 19, 1848, Hannah M. Butter- field ; (2) Dec. 10, 1859, Agnes Wood. He was a practicing physi- cian at Three Rivers, Mich., where he d. Apr. 16, 1893, ae. 65-8-29. She res. Three Rivers. Four children.
b. Mary Ann Brown, b. Bow, Oct. 27, 1829; m. June 24, 1853, Thomas Bonnett, b. England, 1810. They removed to Michigan, in 1852. He d. Salem, Mich., Feb. 27, 1892, and she m., July 14, 1894, William Alx. Address, Burnips Corner, Allegan Co., Mich. One child, Martha F. E., b. Mar. 31, 186r, m. Ralph Pomeroy. Res. Dutton, Mich.
c. Samuel Murray, b. Oct. 10, 1832 ; d. June 26, 1834, ae. 1-8-16. d. Samuel Augustus, b. Feb. 26, 1835 ; went to Michigan in 1852, and m., Jan. 17, 1864, Martha A. Henry. Address, Neenah, Wis. e. Hannah Jane, b. Bow, May 3, 1839; m. Sept. 10, 1854, John Glidden, went to Michigan, 1854, and res. 541 No. Front street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Five children.
f. Martha Ellen, b. Concord, Jan. 14, 1843; m. Apr. 21, 1861, William H. Sprague, b. Michigan, Mar. 31, 1837. They res. 213 Fourth street, Oakland, Cal. Three children.
g. William Warren, b. Bristol, Aug. 17, 1845; m. Aug. 10, 1868, Rosetta Jane Lovejoy, b. Oct. 31, 1853, in Indiana. They res. David City, Neb. (See Roll of Honor.) Children : (1) Warner Willis, b. Feb. 17, 1874 ; (2) Emma May, b. May 7, 1876; d. Feb. 29, 1877 ; (3) Clara Belle, b. Apr. 13, 1878; (4) Hannah Mabel, b. July 17, 1885 ; d. Sept. 4, 1885.
12. Stephen, d. about 1824, aged 18.
13. Mary Ann, m. Jerry B. Warner, Oct. 2, 1836. He d. 1874. Child : a. J. E. Warner, b. July 21, 1845 ; m. Daisy Ramsden, 1883.
14. Michael, d. in infancy.
I5. Aseneth, b. May 20, 1814 ; m. Calvin Fuller, Mar. 15, 1838. He was b. Mar 1, 1812, and d. New Boston, Jan. II, 1869, ae. 56-10-10. She d. Alexandria. Children :
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
a, Henry Calvin, b. Wilton, Dec. 18, 1839; m. (1) Susan C. Flagg, Nashua ; (2) Martha M. Sias, Boston.
b. Edwin Stiles, b. W., Feb. 24, 1841 ; m. Emily Wilcox, of Flint, Mich.
c. Mary Elizabeth, b. Mason, Mar. 16, 1847 ; m. Walter S. Rob- inson, Haverhill, Mass.
d. George Burnham, b. New Boston, Aug. 16, 1849; m. Helen A. Kelso of N. B.
e. Elbridge Brown, b. N. B., Dec. 9, 1851 ; d. July 4, 1859, ae. 7-6-25.
(4) John Brown, b. Sept. 15, 1789, m. Sally, dau. of Jonathan Ingalls, b. July 17, 1793. (See.) He was a soldier in the War of 1812 from Bristol, went to Vermont soon after the war, and to Michigan in 1839, where he was an extensive farmer. He united with the Bristol Methodist church about 1809 and "was a Methodist of positive tpye 75 years and a day." He d. in Portland, Mich., Feb. 11, 1885, ae. 95-4-26. She d. in Derby, Mich., June 14, 1867, ae. 73-10-27.
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