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CHILDREN
16. Sophia, b. Bristol, Mar. 4, 1813 ; m. Oct. 18, 1828, Nathan Wyman, St. Albans, Vt. She res. Danby, Mich., post-office address, Sebawa, Iona Co., Mich. Children :
a. William W., b. Dec. 29, 1831.
b. Julia S., b. Apr. 22, 1833 ; d. Oct. 15, 1852, ae. 19-5-23.
c. George W., b. Mar. 29, 1837.
d. Charles W., b. Aug. 29, 1840 ; d. Oct. 1889, ae. 49-2 -.
e. Elliot O., b. July 20, 1843.
17. Benjamin Hazelton, b. Bristol ; went West and m. Rebecca Van Horn in Indiana, removed to Nebraska and there d. The family then removed to California. Children :
a. William. b. George. c. Mary Jane.
18. Jonathan S., b. Grand Isle, Vt .; m. Jane Reed, Danby, Iona Co., Mich. Said to be a wealthy farmer.
19. Henry H., b. Colchester, Vt., m. Almira Cahoon, Bangor, Me., and d. in army. No children.
20. Charlotte, b. Grand Isle, Vt., Mar. 20, 1823 ; m. Samuel S. Haight, Apr. 12, 1840. He was a well-to-do farmer and justice of the peace at Woodland, Parry Co., Mich. He d. Nov. 12, 1865, and she m. Rev. Amos Wakefield, Methodist, Aug. 29, 1874. He was b. Wheelock, Vt., Mar. 31, 1813. She res. Middleville, Perry Co., Mich. Children :
a. George, b. July 3, 1841 ; d. Nov. 30, 1849, ae. 8-4-27.
b. Sophia, b. Mar. 25, 1843 ; m. Henry Hinkly, Mar. 24, 1861, of Howard City, Mich. Children: (1) Henry, m. Ola Norton. (2) Frank, an engineer, m. Edie Goodrich, of Kalamazoo, and res. at Parmelee, Mich. (3) Burt, b. Mar. 8, 1869. (4) Merritt.
c. Sarah, b. Aug. 26, 1844 ; d. July 15, 1867, ae. 22-10-19. A dau. survives, who m. L. S. Gibbs, Grand Rapids.
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d. Watson, b. Oct. 3, 1849; m. Elnora Lapham. Is a large stock dealer in Ludden, Dickey Co., Dak. Three sons : Samuel, Ernest, Alonzo.
(6) Samuel Brown, b. Oct. 28, 1793, m. Nov. 9, 1819 (Bridgewater records 1820), Susanna S., dau. Abraham Dolloff
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(See), b. Dec. 9, 1800. They settled on the Horace Brown farm in Bridgewater, where he d. in Oct., 1868, ae. 75 ; she d. Bristol, in family of John Roby, Mar. 14, 1879, ae. 78-3-5.
CHILDREN, all born in Bridgewater
21. Solomon, b. June 28, 1823; graduated Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1847; m., in 1847, Matilda Sidney Hughes, Philadelphia ; practiced medicine in P. till Sept., 1862, when he d., ae. 39-3 -. She d. Mar., 1868. Had three children.
*22. Horace, b. Aug. 15, 1825.
※23. Levi Dolloff, b. Apr. 28, 1833.
*24. Warren Smith, b. Sept. 11, 1839.
(7) Joseph Brown, b. Mar. 3, 1796, m., in 1825, Relief, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Brown) Ordway. She was b. 1803, and d. in Campton, May, 1867, ae. 64. He was a lumber manu- facturer and dealer. He erected the first saw-mill at Moore's Mills, so called, and continued business there 14 years. He removed to Campton in 1843, and later to Whitefield, where he d. Mar. 26, 1884, ae. 88-0-23.
CHILDREN
*25. Alson Landon, b. Bristol, Apr. 9, 1827.
26. Stephen, b. B., 1829 ; served in 40th Mass. Vols., and d. in service at Folly Island, S. C., Nov., 1863, ae. 34. Unm. (See Roll of Honor.)
27. Mary Ann, b. B., Nov. 10, 1830; m. May 23, 1850, Hanson S. Chase, son of Jonathan and Abiah, b. Portsmouth, Apr. 8, 1823. They settled in Plymouth about 1873, where she d. Oct. 21, 1898, ae. 67-II-II. She was a member of the Universalist church. Children :
a. James Whitcher, b. Campton, July 6, 1851 ; d. in Plymouth, Aug. 30, 1874, ae. 23-1-24.
b. Warren Green, b. C., Mar. 30, 1854; m. (1) June 20, 1881, Kate B. Farr, who d. Feb. 10, 1894. He m. (2) Mar. 12, 1896, Lil- lian M. Heath.
c. Irving Hanson, b. C., Nov. 18, 1858 ; m. Dec. 7, 1881, Minnie Elliott.
d. Edward Averill, b. C., May 15, 1869 ; m. Ruth McClure, July 12, 1894.
*28. Amos, b. Bristol, June 29, 1832.
*29. Warren G., b. B., July 27, 1834. 30. Relief, b. B., Aug., 1839 ; m. Elijah Averill, Jr., in 1858. He was b. in Merrimack, Oct., 1833. Child :
a. Maretta Frances, b. Campton, June 21, 1859 ; m. Oct. 16, 1877, Rutherford Byrne, of So. Durham, P. Q. Address, Seattle, Wash.
31. John O., b. Bristol, 1841 ; d. 1841.
32. Joseph, b. B., 1842. He served in 15th Regt. N. H. Vols., and d. Aug. 11, 1863, ae. 21. (See Roll of Honor.)
33. Laura Augusta, b. Campton, 1845 ; m. George W. Merrill in 1865, and d. in Campton, in May, 1882, ae. 37.
(8) Enos Brown, b. Mar. 3, 1798, m. Lavinia, dau. James Heath. She was b. Stewartstown, and d. New Hampton, Sept. 6, 1885. He was a farmer in Bridgewater, an eccentric man, commonly called Doctor. He d. previous to 1890.
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CHILDREN
34. Stephen Salveteus, b. 1833 ; d. about 1890.
35. Julia, b. Aug. 10, 1838; d. Oct. 10, 1849, ae. II-2-0.
36. Edwin E., b. Bridgewater; served in Co. E, 12th Regt. N. H.
Vols. Killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. He enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, at which time his age is given as 22.
37. Simeon C., b. B., June 7, 1835. Lived on a farm that lies partly in Bridgewater and partly in Bristol. Was formerly a voter in Bridge- water. Recently erected a dwelling on that part of his farm in Bristol and is consequently now a voter in Bristol. Never m.
38. Ellen Angenette, b. Bristol, July 27, 1846. She m. Oct. 30, 1864, Warren Wesley Dalton, son of John, b. New Hampton, 1843, where he d. Oct. 29, 1870. She d. same place, Oct., 1894, ae. 48. Children :
a. John E. Dalton, b. Alexandria, Mar. 19, 1865 ; m. Apr. 29, 1891, Ida Weilbranner. Res. Ishpeming, Mich.
b. Frank B. Dalton, b. New Hampton, Oct. 15, 1867 ; m. Dec. 7, 1892, Hattie Merrill. Res. Ashland.
c. Julia May Dalton, b. N. H., 1869 ; d. Feb., 1873, ae. 4 years.
d. Nellie W. Dalton, b. N. H., Oct. 3, 1870 ; m. Dec. 16, 1896, C. O. Hopkins. Res. Lakeport.
(22) Horace Brown, b. Aug. 15, 1825, m. June 23, 1847, Mary Augusta, dau. of Jesse and Patience (Hobart) Fletcher, and was b. Groton, Oct. 25, 1828. They res. on the farm where he was born, and here he d. July 23, 1874, ae. 48-11-8. She res. in Ashland.
CHILDREN
39. Horace Burdett, b. Bridgewater, May 13, 1851 ; m. Annie Rebecca Cass, Mar. 17, 1873. Salesman. Res. Ashland.
40. Sarah Augusta, b. B., Jan. 24, 1853 ; d. May 17, 1854.
4I. Wilfred Fletcher, b. B., May 3, 1862 ; m. Sept. 25, 1885, Minnie E. Reed. Graduated from Mass. College of Pharmacy in 1888, and received degree of Ph. G. Is prescription clerk in drug store in Ashland.
42. Ora Aldru, b. B., Mar. 4, 1864; m. June 1, 1893, Sarah Adder, dau. Col. Thomas P. Cheney, and is in trade in Ashland. Elected treas- urer of Grafton county in 1902.
(23) Levi D. Brown, b. Apr. 28, 1833, m. Oct. II, 1855, Eliza Ann Phinney. She was the dau. of Jabez and Jane Fisher Phinney, and was b. Oct. 30, 1829, in Sandwich, Mass., and d. in Philadelphia, Penn., Jan. 6, 1882, ae. 52-2 -6. He settled in New York soon after he m., and a few years later removed to Philadelphia ; was 15 years in the tea and spice business, from which he retired in 1878, with a competency. He is now presi- dent of a national bank and of an electric light company in Philadelphia.
CHILDREN
43. Susannah Jane, b. Philadelphia, Feb. 5, 1870; graduated at Lasell Seminary, Auburndale, Mass., class of 1888.
(24) Warren S. Brown, b. Sept. 11, 1839, m. Oct. 29 1871, Mrs. Wilhelmina Fredricka (Popplar) Gilmore. She was b. West Brighton, N. Y., Mar. 3, 1844. He served in Co. I, 19th Mass. Infty., and in Co. B, Heavy Artillery, serving 16
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months in all. Res. in Bridgewater till Oct., 1874, since then in Center Harbor ; farmer.
CHILDREN
'44. Warren Smith, b. Bridgewater, Oct. 10, 1872.
45. Lucinda Jane, b. Center Harbor, June 18, 1875 ; d. Jan. 17, 1890, ae. 14-7-29.
46. Phebe Amelia, b. C. H., May 22, 1881.
(25) Alson L. Brown, b. Apr. 9, 1827, m. Mary A. Cur- rier, Sept. 11, 1849. She was the dau. of William and Sophia Currier, and was b. in Ashland, June 27, 1832. He removed from Bristol to Campton with his father in 1843; was engaged in the lumber business with his father till 1864, when his brother, Warren G., purchased the father's interest and the new firm removed to Whitefield, in 1872, and organized the Brown Lumber company which was largely engaged in manufacturing lumber, railroading, and other business. Mr. Brown was presi- dent of the company, and to him was largely due the growth of the company and the prosperity of the town. He was a Repub- lican in politics and was a member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1876, and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880, which nominated James A. Garfield for president. He represented Whitefield in the legislature of 1881-'82. He d. at Whitefield, Jan. 24, 1891, ae. 63-9-15.
CHILDREN, all born in Campton
47. A daughter, b. Nov. 11, 1850; d. same day. 48. William Wallace, b. Feb. 22, 1852 ; m. (1) Louisa Veasey, (2) Belle Follansbee. Res. in Wentworth. 49. Oscar Alson, b. Jan. 21, 1854; m. Ada Page, and res. in White- field.
50. Charles Fremont, b. Sept. 7, 1856 ; d. Aug. 23, 1863, ae. 6-11-16.
51. George Landon, b. May 5, 1860 ; d. Sept. 5, 1860.
52. Alice Sophia, b. Nov. 14, 1861 ; m. Edward Ray, July 20, 1881, and res. Whitefield. Children :
a. Edith Alice, b. Dec. 8, 1883.
b. Richard Alson, b. Sept. 3, 1887.
c. Mary Etta, b. Apr. 27, 1890.
53. Joseph Walter, b. May 3, 1864 ; m. (I) Katie Howland, (2) Annie Martin. Res. Whitefield. 54. Etta Condelle, b. May 17, 1869 ; m. Oct. 20, 1887, Emery Appleton Sanborn. Res. 14 Arlington street, Boston.
(28) Amos Brown, b. June 29, 1832, m., 1868, Annie M. Peebles, b. Lake Nevers, N. Y. He went to the Pacific coast in 1858, and engaged in the lumber business till 1885. Later speculated in real estate successfully. He settled in Seattle, Wash., when it had but a dozen houses, now a population of 75,000 or more. He d. in San Francisco in spring of 1899, ae. 67
CHILDREN
55. Alson Lemer, b. Seattle, Mar. 14, 1869. Is a practicing lawyer in Seattle.
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56. Emma, b. S., Feb. 27, 1871 ; m. Sept. 18, 1893, Hon. Ritchey M. Kennear, a leading attorney of Seattle. Res. 4th and Bell streets.
57. Ora, b. Olympia, July 20, 1878; a graduate of Stanford University,
Cal.
58. Anna, b. Aug. 19, 1880. Graduate of University, at Seattle, Wash. 59. Helen Hazel, b. Seattle, Mar. 24, 1887.
(29) Warren G. Brown, b. July 27, 1834, m. Ruth B. Avery, Mar. 1861. She was the dau. of Stephen and Hannah (Mitchell) Avery, and was b. in Campton, and d. in Thornton, Sept., 1863. He m. (2) in 1865, Charlotte, dau. of Ephriam and Eliza (Broad) Elliot, b. Brownfield, Me., Jan. 11, 1848. He left Bristol in 1843, and res. in Campton and Thornton till 1857. Spent three years in California and Washington terri- tory. From 1860 to 1869 farming in Thornton and lumbering in Bellows Falls, Vt. Settled in Whitefield 1869, where he has been engaged in lumbering, as superintendent of the Brown Lumber company. He shipped the first cargo of lumber from Washington territory, around Cape Horn, to eastern ports in 1876, and has since shipped many.
CHILDREN, by second wife
60. Josephine Ruth, b. Campton, June 22, 1867.
61. Dasie A., b. Whitefield, Sept. 22, 1870.
62. Carl Elliott, b. W., Sept. 10, 1878.
63. Kenneth Warren, b. W., Sept. 8, 1883.
I. Edmond Brown was b. in Kingston, Jan. 1, 1771. He came to Bristol as early as 1797, and built on the site of the Cavis Brothers' store the first blacksmith shop in Bristol vil- lage. He boarded at the tavern of Moses Sleeper, but soon after built the first house on the site of Hotel Bristol, and here a sister kept house for him till his marriage. In 1808, he removed to North Bristol to what was later known as the Rol- lins farm, and here he continued the blacksmith business. He was a large owner of real estate and, in 1832, purchased what is still known as the Brown farm on the west side of the lake; in 1833 he moved there and there passed the balance of his life. He was a liberal Calvinist Baptist. He m. Nov. 12, 1799, Han- nah (Merrill) Swett, widow of Benjamin Swett, b. May 24, 1765, in Hanover (? ). She d. Bristol, Nov. 16, 1853, ae. 88-5-22. He d. Bristol, Mar. 12, 1857, ae. 86-2-II.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
*: 2. Amos, b. Sept. 4, 1800.
3. Hannah, b. July 16, 1802 ; d. Bristol, May 23, 1887, unm., ae. 84-10-7.
4. Dana, b. Feb. 9, 1804 ; m. July 28, 1832, Sarah Cheney, of Brad- ford, b. Apr. 2, 1810. Soon after his m. he was ordained as a Calvinist Baptist minister, and served the church in Bradford, and later labored in Vermont. About 1840, on account of ill health, he located in Nashua, and united with the First Calvinist Baptist church in that city. He d. in
REV. AMOS BROWN
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Nashua, Jan. 25, 1868, ae. 63-11-16. She d. Wilton, Dec. 15, 1879, ae. 69-8-13. No children.
5. Joanna, b. Jan. 12, 1806; m. Robert Patten, of Alexandria, Nov. 1848, and d. Alexandria, Dec. 28, 1867, ae. 61-II-16. No children.
(2) Rev. Amos Brown, b. Sept. 4, 1800, m. Jan. 13, 1819, Abigail, dau. David Cheney (See), b. Jan. 24, 1799. They commenced life on what has been known as the Thomas H. Wicom place, east of Newfound lake; lived for a time on the Gurdy farm in the Locke neighborhood, and, in 1825, purchased the Thomas Dimond farm, later known as the Moses Cheney farm, on the west shore of the lake next to Newfound river, and there he resided till 1830, when he moved farther north to near where Amasa Hilands now resides. In 1833, he went with his father to the Brown farm, now occupied by Silas S. Brown, and here he passed the greater part of his life. Mrs. Brown d. Dec. 14, 1845, ae. 46-10-20, and he m. Feb. 9, 1847, Lovilla, dau. of Stephen and Abiah (Putney) Collins, b. Weare, Dec. 15, 1823. Amos Brown was licensed to preach by the Sand- wich Quarterly Meeting, of the Free Baptist denomination Dec. 16, 1829, and was ordained at Alexandria, Sept. 30, 1832, by a council of elders of the Sandwich Quarterly Meeting, composed of Rev. John Hill, of Alexandria, Rev. Simeon Dana, M.D., Rev. Thomas Perkins, of New Hampton, and Rev. Levi Smith. He labored one-half the time at Alexandria from 1837 till 1853, and had pastoral oversight of the church for thirty- seven years. During his labors there, 160 were added to the church. He also labored successfully in Nashua, Orange, Center Harbor, New Hampton, Hill, and Bridgewater. He represented Bristol in the legislature of 1847 and 1848. In May, 1867, he accepted a call to the pastorate of the Free Bap- tist church at Eaton, where a revival of religion was very general. In the midst of his success he d. of apoplexy, Dec. 7, 1867, ae. 67-3-3. Burial from the Free Baptist church at Bristol and the remains were laid to rest in the village ceme- tery. Rev. Ebenezer Fisk officiated at the funeral, assisted by four other clergymen. Mr. Brown was a man of great native ability. He had a heart quick to respond to the joys and sor- rows of others. He was always calm, forbearing and loving, a pleasant and cheerful companion, and a great lover of God and man. Mrs. Brown d. at Bristol, Jan. 28, 1888, ae. 64-1-13.
CHILDREN all born Bristol
6. James Harvey, b. July 3, 1819.
7. Cynthia Fellows, b. Apr. 22, 1822 ; m. Henry Dermis Towle, Oct. 5, 1854; d. Iowa, Nov. 6, 1890, ae. 68-6-14. No children.
Webster Cheney, b. Sept. 27, 1829; m. July 12, 1859, Sarah Ann, 8. dau. William and Sarah (Bond) English, b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1818. Mr. Brown was educated in the district schools of his native town and at the academies at Andover Center, Wentworth, and East Andover. He remained on the home farm till 1854, when he went to Nashua, where he
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was traveling salesman for J. C. Kempton, confectioner, six or seven years, and eleven years proprietor and manager of an eating house. Mr. Brown served Ward 6 three years as selectman, represented it in the legislature in 1867 and 1868, and as inspector of the check-list four years. He served the city three years on the board of assessors. In 1875, he was appointed assistant city marshal, which position he held three years. In 1884, he was elected county commissioner and served by re-election till Apr. I, 1901. The county farm buildings at Goffstown were erected during his term of service, and he was accorded much credit for the prudent and economical manner in which this work was done. Mr. Brown ranks among the most popular men of that county. Republican, Free Bap- tist. Mrs. Brown d. at Nashua, Jan. 10, 1902, ae. 83-3-6. No chil- dren.
*9. Silas S., b. Feb. 4, 1832.
IO. Sarah Ann, b. Nov. 12, 1833. She was a teacher 25 years in California ; now res. with her brother, Silas S. Brown, in Bristol.
(6) James H. Brown, b. July 3, 1819, m. Nov. 3, 1843, Mary Mooney Smith Mudgett, who d. Concord, Dec. 10, 1893, ae. 77-9-20. He was a farmer in Hill, a number of years, and represented that town in the legislature. He was a deacon in the Free Baptist church in Alexandria. He d. Bristol, Sept. 28, 1875, ae. 56-2-25.
CHILDREN
II. Arthur Noyes, adopted. Killed by lightning July 9, 1851; ae. 8 years.
12. Edward A., adopted; was clerk in the store of C. Taylor ; went West; was yard master of a railroad in Davenport, Iowa.
(9) Silas S. Brown, b. Feb. 4, 1832, m. Feb. 2, 1854, Kate, dau. of George and Margaret Sivright Howie, b. Keith, Scotland, Apr. 3, 1827. He was a farmer in Bristol, till 1858, when he removed to Lisbon, where he remained till about 1876 ; then returned to the old homestead where he still lives. He lias served six years as selectman of Bristol, and four years as super- visor of the check-list. In 1884, he was elected county com- missioner and served four years. During this time he was resident superintendent of the County farm at Haverhill.
CHILDREN
13. Fred Howie, b. Bristol, Jan. 10, 1855; d. in Lisbon, Dec. 2, 1874, ae. 19-10-22.
14. Anna Belle, b. B., Sept. 25, 1856; m. Feb. 17, 1877, William Henry Weston, and res. Lisbon. Children, all b. Lisbon :
a. Susan Catharine, b. Oct. 12, 1878.
b. Charles Cheney, b. May 19, 1881.
c. Corena Isabella, b. Mar. 8, 1883.
d. Carlie Mae, b. May 15, 1885
e. Jane Walker, b. Aug. 29, 1887.
f. Margaret Howie, b. Dec. 18, 1889.
Helen Brown, b. May 18, 1893.
h. Fred Webster, b. Dec. 4, 1895.
15. Cheney Clarence, b. Lisbon, Apr. 6, 1860; m. Mar. 18, 1890, Annie Granville Sides, of Portsmouth. He res. Auburn, Me. General manager Carman-Thompson Co., Steam Engineers, Lewiston, Me. Child :
a. Stanley Sides, b. Nov. 8, 1892.
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I. Robert Brown was b. Jan. 25, 1778, and came to Bristol
from Bow. First taxed here in 1818. He built and operated a tannery and shoe shop on south side of Pleasant street next to the river where is now the Riverside house. He m. Apr. 24, 1799, Sarah Clement. She was b. Oct. 16, 1771, and d. Bristol, July 24, 1844, ae. 72-9-8. He d. Bristol, July 6, 1854, ae. 76-4-1I. Both members of Methodist church.
CHILDREN
2. John, b. Jan. 23, 1800; d. Mar. 17, 18II.
*3. Samuel Clement, b. Mar. 13, 1802.
4. Relief, b. Aug. II, 1804; m. Richard H. Sawyer. (See.)
5. Carleton, b. Apr. 24, 1807; drowned July 27, 18II.
6. Sarah, b. Landaff, Nov. 1, 1809 ; m. Dr. Moody C. Sawyer. (See.) Mary, b. June 29, 1811 ; d. June 4, 1812.
7.
8. Squires C., b. Nov. 13, 1813. He was in trade in this village; was married and had one child which was killed by falling down stairs. He d. in Illinois, Aug. 4, 1884, ae. 70-8-21.
(3) Samuel C. Brown, b. Mar. 13, 1802, m. Apr. 10, 1823, Martha A. Johnson. He succeeded his father as tanner and currier, and erected, in 1840, the dwelling that now stands between Lake and Pleasant streets. In 1849, he purchased the saw-mill on Lake street and converted it into a tannery. He twice represented Bristol in the legislature ; served as selectman six years ; ten times as moderator at the annual town meeting, and four years as town clerk. He emigrated to the West in 1854. She d. in Waukesha, Wis., Oct. 28, 1859. He d. at the home of his son, Charles, in Jackson, Mich., Mar. 19, 1887, ae. 85-0-6.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
9. Martha Ann, b. June 23, 1823; m. Mar. 2, 1848, Moses Colcord Hoyt, M.D., for some years a practicing physician in Bristol. She d. in Bristol, Dec. 8, 1851, ae. 28-5-15. Children :
a. Leston L. b. Laura.
IO. Charles, b. Mar. 28, 1825, d. May 14, 1826.
*II. Charles, b. June 24, 1828.
※12. Edwin Carleton, b. Feb. 15, 1831.
13. John Henry, b. Mar. 15, 1839. No family.
(II) Charles Brown, b. June 24, 1828, m. Jane Wilson, Apr. 28, 1859. See was the dau. of Robert and Phebe (Bettey) Wilson, and was b. Orange, Mar. 1, 1828. He went West soon after his father ; gave his attention to railroading and became paymaster of the Michigan Central Railroad. He d. Jan. 28, 1889, ae. 60-7-4, in Jackson, Mich.
CHILDREN
14. Kate Matilda, b. Waukasha, Sept. 9, 1860 ; m. Julian J. Bennett, Sept. 21, 1881.
15. Anna Martha, b. W., Mar. 7, 1862; m. Harry R. Hall, Apr. 5, 1882.
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16. Willis Harvey, b. Jan. 7, 1866, at W .; m. Rose Beach, May 6, I891.
17. Harry C., b. Dec. 3, 1867, at Brookfield, Wis.
(12) Edwin C. Brown, b. Feb. 15, 1831, m. Jan. 4, 1859, Sarah P. Blake, at Milwaukee, Wis., and now res. 859 Cass Ave., Detroit, Wis. He has been for many years superintend- ent of the Michigan Central railway.
CHILDREN
18. Marion Denison.
19. Frank Sherburne
20. Saidee Carleton.
I. Joseph Henry Brown, son of Labon, was b. in Salis-
bury, Dec. 13, 1795. He was in Bristol as early as 1820, and m. Feb. 29, 1822, Sally, dau. of Rowell Straw. He succeeded her father on the Horne farm just above the schoolhouse near Solon Dolloff's, and near where the schoolhouse now is, he had a cabinet shop, Mrs. Brown d., and he m., Sept. 16, 1824, Jane, dau. of Benjamin Kidder (See), b. July 30, 1797. He removed to Danbury in 1835. He was a contractor in constructing a section of the Franklin and Bristol railroad. A partner drew $1,700 from the company to pay the workmen and decamped, and Mr. Brown was obliged to mortgage his farm to make good the loss. She d. Danbury, Aug. 26, 1880, ae. 82-0-26 ; he d. Dec. 15, 1886, ae. 91-0-2.
CHILDREN
*2. Amos P. H., b. Bristol, Apr. 21, 1823.
3. Mary A., b. B., Feb. 8, 1827; unm .; res. Danbury.
4. David Wiggin, b. B., June 18, 1829. Res. Danbury. He m. Malinda Flanders, Wilmot. She d. Nov. 1890. Children :
a. Charles Henry, d. in Wilmot, aged 3 years.
b. Nellie M., m. Edward Braley, Hebron. Two children.
5. Chastina, b. B., Oct., 7, 1831 ; m. Jan. 11, 1855, Charles P. Wells, son of Josiah and Eunice ( Whittemore ) Wells, b. July 4, 1829. Res. New London. Children :
a. Ella M., b. Wilmot, Oct. 7, 1855; m. Apr. 15, 1891, John Colby, New London.
b. Augusta A., b. Danbury, Nov. 28, 1857. Res. N. L.
c. Frank E., b. D., Apr. 23, 1860 ; m. Aug. 10, 1895, Sarah A. Fifield, Webster.
d. John E., b. D., July 15, 1862 ; res. N. L.
e. Mary C., b. D., Oct. 4, 1864, m. Frank Roberts, Aug. 15, 1882.
f. Addie J., b. D., Dec. 29, 1867 ; m. Dec. 22, 1885, Horatio E. Luce, Woodstock, Vt.
g. Anna L., b. Springfield, Mar. 7, 1869; m. June 20, 1895, Elmer A. Luce. Res. Prosper, Vt.
h. Sarah A., b. S., July 8, 1871. Res. N. L.
i. Lillie G., b. S., July 2, 1873; res. N. L.
j. Martha E., b. S., Jan. 24, 1877. Res. N. L.
6. George G., b. Wilmot, Sept. 26, 1837; m. Mary Ann Goodhue. Res. West Andover. Two children, both deceased
7. Melissa J., b. W., Apr. 23, 1842. Unm. Res. Danbury.
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(2) Amos P. H. Brown, b. Apr. 21, 1823, m. (I) Jane, dau. John Clay, (2) Lydia A., dau. Ralph Coburn. He has res. in Pelham since 1875. (See Roll of Honor.)
CHILDREN
8. Frank M., b. Wilmot, 1861; m. June 4, 1879, Mirah H , dau. Louis Little. Manufacturer boots, Haverhill, Mass. She d. Haverhill, Aug. 29, 1892. Child :
a. Henry Gibbon, b. June 20, 1880. Shoe cutter, Haverhill.
9. George A., b. Thetford, Vt .; res. Pelham.
IO. Phebe Jane, m. - Messer ; res. New London.
II. Cynthia A., d. at 30, unm.
I. In 1771, Enoch Brown went from Seabrook to Weare and there settled. The name of his wife was Betty. They had nine children, the second of whom was
2. Enoch, b. Seabrook, June 10, 1756. He m. Sarah Davis, of Gosport. He was in Weare as late as 1803, and re- moved to Bridgewater with his family, where he was a farmer.
CHILDREN
3. Benjamin.
4. John. 5. Mary.
*6. Dexter, b. Weare, Oct. 23, 1803.
7. Squires. He bought land for a farm one-fourth mile north of the Bristol town farm, and went to Boston to earn money to pay for it and was never heard from later. His brother, Dexter, succeeded to the farm.
(6) Dexter Brown, b. Oct. 23, 1803, m. May -, 1819, Deborah, dau. of Benjamin and Abigail (Morgan) Smith, b. Bridgewater, June 20, 1800. He was a farmer in Bridgewater, but about 1850 removed to what is now known as the George D. Cross place near foot of the lake, and in 1852 to Willow street, Bristol village, where he d. June 7, 1858, ae. 54-7-14. She d. Bristol, July 6, 1883, ae. 83-0-16.
CHILDREN
8. David Davis, b. Bridgewater, May 29, 1821 ; d. August, 1825, ae. 4-3 -.
9. Rufus, b. B., Apr. 16, 1823 ; d. Apr. 27, 1824, ae. I-o-II.
*IO. Charles Smith, b. B., Jan. 22, 1825.
II. John D. Brown, b B., Feb. 25, 1827; m. Jan 1, 1850, Eliza W., widow of Peter Tirrell, and dau. of Jeremiah Bean. (See.) He was a farmer in Hudson, where he d. Sept. 29, 1900, ae. 73-7-4. She res. Hud- son Center with her adopted son :
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