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a. Henry C., b. Delton, Wis., Feb. 25, 1859, son of Darwin R., and Rhoda M. (Bryant) Woodward. His father d. when he was three years old and he was adopted by John D. Brown. He m. Oct. 9, 1883, Clara Jane, dau. of George R. and Betsey M. (Kidder) Bryant, b. Irasburg, Vt., May 2, 1860. He is station agent at Hud- son Center. Children : (1) Freddie LeRoy, b. Nashua, Mar. 20, 1886; d. in Irasburg, Vt., Sept. 27, 1888. (2) Ina Louise, b. Hud- son Center, Oct. 6, 1889.
12. Squires Smith, b. B., Jan. 6, 1829; m. Jan. 29, 1852, Elizabeth
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W., dau. of Peter M. Bean. (See.) They removed to Berea, Ohio. He was a jeweler by trade; served as a lieutenant in the 177th Regt. Ohio Vols., in the Civil war ; was mayor of Berea in 1868, and again in 1874; was publisher of the Berea Grit, and a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church. He d. Berea, June 5, 1901, ae. 72-4-29. She res. Berea. Children :
a. Frank, b. Berea, Dec. 13, 1856 ; d. Aug. 27, 1865, ae. 8-8-14.
b. Fred Clarence, b. Berea, Oct. 23, 1869; m. Nov. 5, 1892, Della Cottier. Res. Berea.
Deborah Locke, b. B., Feb. 26, 1831 ; m. Samuel H. Tilton.
I3. (See.) 14. David Lyman, b. B., Jan. 27, 1835 ; d. Bristol, Apr. 30, 1860, ae.
25-3-3, unm.
15. Sarah Marinda, b. B., Jan. 4, 1837 ; m. James W. Griffith. (See.) 16. Francena, b. B., Nov. 22, 1839; d. Dec. - , 1840.
*17. Rufus Dearborn, b. B., May 25, 1842.
(10) Charles S. Brown, b. Jan. 22, 1825, m. Sept. 26, 1850, Orinda Carpenter, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth (Buck) Tilton, b. Sept. 16, 1823, in Hebron. They came to Bristol from Bridgewater about 1852, and he became an employee in paper-mill. He served in 12th Regt. N. H. Vols. (See Roll of Honor.) She d. Bristol, Mar. 8, 1869, ae. 45-5-22, and he m. Sept. 11, 1869, Ruth P., widow of Merrill P. Simonds. (See.) He d. Mar. 8, 1886, ae 61-1-16. She resides Bristol.
CHILDREN
18. Ellen Frances, b. Bridgewater, Oct. 17, 1851; m. Hiram T. Heath. (See.)
19. Frank Eugene, b. Bristol, Aug. 5, 1853; m. July 4, 1888, Mrs. Nellie M. (Gove) Jameson. He was a teamster in Bristol and was killed by being thrown from his team, Dec. 13, 1888. A wheel passed over his neck breaking it. His age was 35-4-8. His widow removed to Concord. No children.
20. John Henry, b. B., Feb. 19, 1855; m. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 22, 1892, Ellen Elizabeth Noble. Is a dealer in groceries in Boston.
(17) Rufus D. Brown, b. May 25, 1842, m. (1) Dec. 2, 1862, Lydia Ann, dau. Ozias and Lydia (Patten) Walker, b. Alexandria, 1841 ; (2) in 1880, Mary Jane Calley, b. New Hampton. He was an employee at Dow & Mason's paper-mill; went to California in January, 1869, and returned in October, 1870. Was a spinner at woolen-mill of Holden & Co., and of the Dodge-Davis Manf. company, and since Dec., 1897, at Franklin Falls. Bass singer, Democrat, Odd Fellow, Fireward 10 years.
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21. George Francis, b. Bristol, Oct. 24, 1865 ; m. June 10, 1899, Mrs. Cora M. Kimball, dau. of Reuben K. and Mary Blanchard, b. Franklin, June 12, 1869. He is a spinner at Franklin Falls.
I. John Browne, said by tradition to have been a Scotch- man, was b. in England between 1589 and 1595. He was a baker in London. Apr. 17, 1635, he embarked on the Elizabeth,
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landed at Boston, and went to Salem, Mass. In 1638, he became one of the first settlers in Hampton, where he was a farmer and stock raiser, but engaged in ship building. He was one of the largest land owners in the town and the third man in wealth on the oldest tax list of the town. He m., in 1640, Sarah Walker, who also came from London in ship Elizabeth. She was b. 1618, and d. in Hampton, July 6, 1672, ae. 54. On the town records of Hampton is recorded : "John Browne, Aged about ninetie years, Died upon the 28h Day february 1686." Of his many children, one was
2. Jacob, b. 1658, m. Sarah, dau. of William and Mary Brook, of Portsmouth ; d. Hampton, Feb. 13, 1740, ae. 82. Of their children,
3. Samuel was b. September; 1686. He m. Elizabeth Maloon, about 1708, and d. Hampton. Jan. 14, 1772, ae. 85-4 -. She d. Feb. 9, 1764. A son, or grandson, of Samuel was
4. Joseph, b. Hampton, moved to what is now Danville, and in Oct., 1781, to Andover, and there d. a little later than 1800. He had seven children, of whom the fourth was
5. Henry, b. in Danville, 1775. He m. Lovey Ladd of Gilmanton, moved to Bridgewater in 1817, and settled on what is now known as the Woodman farm, on the River road. There he d. 1834, ae. 59.
CHILDREN
6. Hannah, b. Andover, 1797 (?) ; d. Bridgewater, 1862, ae. about 65. *7. James, b. A., July 3, 1805.
8. Mary Potter, b. A., Sept. 12, 1816 ; m. Seth Spencer. (See.)
(7) James Brown, b. July 3, 1805, m. Nov. 18, 1830, Judith Blaisdell, dau. of John and Nancy (Pressey) Harron, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 12, 1807. He was a farmer in New Hamp- ton and Bridgewater. Was deacon of the Second Free Baptist church in Bridgewater. . They removed to Bristol in 1867, where she d. June 12, 1883, ae. 76-5-0. He made his home for 20 years previous to 1895, in the family of his son, John Henry, at Bristol, but spent his last days with his son, Manson S., at Ply- mouth, where he d. Jan. 17, 1898, ae. 92-6-14.
CHILDREN
9. Mary Elizabeth, b. Bridgewater, Dec. 5, 1831 ;. m. Nov. 30, 1852, Dudley Marshall.
IO. Joseph Harron, b. New Hampton, Dec. 19, 1833 ; m. May 1, 1862, Harriet Newell, dau. Joseph and Harriet Newell (Frye) Huse, b. Dan- ville, Vt., Aug. 18, 1837. He d. Concord, Mar. 16, 1900, ae. 66-2-27. From 1862, till 1869, he was a preacher of the Free Baptist denomination. In 1870, he united with the New Hampshire Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and filled various pastorates till 1892. The remaining years of his life were mainly devoted to Bible distribution for the New Hampshire Bible society. Mrs. Brown res. Lancaster. Child :
a. Orlana Jane, b. Stafford Bow Lake, Sept. 10, 1863 ; m. June 16, 1895, John Merritt Morse, Lancaster.
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II. Manson S., b. Bridgewater, Nov. 29, 1835; m. Apr. 19, 1859, Ann P. E., dau. Kimball Whitney, b. May 24, 1835. (See. ) During the Civil war he served as principal musician in the 13th Regt. N. H. Vols. from Aug. 15, 1862, till June 21, 1865. Is a farmer in Plymouth. Has served several terms as sheriff of Grafton County. Was a member of New Hampshire senate in 1885-'6. She d. Plymouth, May 28, 1903, ae. 68-0-4. 12. John Henry, d. in infancy.
13. Hester Ann, b. B., Jan. 25, 1839; m. Mar. 1, 1865, Melvin A. Dame. She d. at Stafford, Mar. 14, 1866, ae. 27-1-19.
14. Hannah Angeline, b. B., July 31, 1841 ; m. Oct. 5, 1875, John D. Harris. She d. at Ipswich, Mass., Apr. 5, 1893, ae. 51-8-4.
15. Josephine G., b. B., Feb. 5, 1844 ; m. Dec. 16, 1865, William H. Abel, and d. June 20, 1869, ae. 25-4-15.
16. Lovinia G., b. B., Apr. 13, 1847; m. July 20, 1870, William H. Abel, and d. Aug. 7, 1870, ae. 23-3-24.
17. John Henry, b. B., May 20, 1850. He came to Bristol with his parents in 1867, and m. June 10, 1872, Marietta S., dau. of Joseph and Sally C. (Cram) Lougee, b. Sanbornton, Sept. 22, 1849. He was in trade in Abel's block some years; was in the lumber business and a land sur- veyor ; railway mail clerk on the Boston, Concord and Montreal railroad 1881-'82 ; postmaster at Bristol 1882-'85 ; selectman at Bristol eight years ; was deputy sheriff 1887-'91 ; represented his town in the legislature of 1891. He was traveling freight and claim agent for the Boston, Concord and Montreal railroad from May, 1891, till its lease to the Boston & Maine, and since July 1, 1895, has been claim agent for New Hampshire for the Boston & Maine railroad, with office in Concord. He is a promi- nent Republican politician, and has served as a member of the Republi- can state central committee nearly 25 years. He was commissary general on the staff of Gov. Charles E. Busiel; was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896, that nominated William Mckinley for president, and served as presidential elector in Jan., 1901. He is a Mason and has been a justice of the peace since 1871. He removed from Bristol to Concord in 1895. No children.
I. Abraham Brown was b. Franklin, Mar. 17, 1818. He m. Mar. 11, 1841, Lucinda, dau. of Jacob Batchelder of Frank- lin, b. Oct. 13, 1818. He learned the wheelwright trade in Franklin and soon after came to Bristol and worked at his trade ; removed to Bridgewater in 1845 ; thence to Plymouth, where he d. Apr. 14, 1853, ae. 35-0-27. Mrs. Brown m. Feb. 26, 1857, Samuel Currier of Plymouth, where she d. Aug. 21, 1895, ae. 76-10-8.
CHILDREN
*2. Sidney Allison, b. Bristol, Apr. 22, 1843.
*3. George Augustus, b. B., Apr. 23, 1844. 4. Dora Ann, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 31, 1847; m. Nov. 29, 1882, Edgar Merrill, b. Campton, Mar. 9, 1841. No children. Res. Plymouth.
*5. Clark Jacob, b. B., May 3, 1848.
(2) Sidney A. Brown, b. Apr. 22, 1843, m. Jan. 27, 1864, Martha Ann, dau. of John S. and Irena C. (Badger) Shores, b. No. Chelmsford, Mass., Sept. 2, 1845. He is a carriage maker; worked several years for Lovejoy & Kelley in Bristol, and has since worked in Amesbury, Mass., and other places ; now res. 7 Abbott street, Medford, Mass.
GEN. JOHN H. BROWN
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CHILDREN
6. Eva May, b. New Hampton, June 6, 1866; d. Plymouth, Sept. 2, 1867, ae. I-2-26.
7. Everett Currier, b. N. H., Jan. 5, 1869. In Boston Art School. .
8. Fred Clark, b. N. H., Apr. 5, 1871 ; d. Plymouth, Feb. 12, 1873, ae. I-10-7.
(3) George A. Brown, b. Apr. 23, 1844, m. Nov. 18, 1869, Augusta S., dau. Thomas and Mary (Emerson) Shute, b. Bridgewater, Mar. 2, 1847. Have res. Nebraska, now in Hud- son, Mass.
CHILDREN
9. Dora Estella b. Palmyra, Neb., Aug. 24, 1875.
IO. Flora Estella
Flora E., m. Herbert F. Carter, Oct. 12, 1898. Child :
a. Laura Mabel, b. June 21, 1900, in Quincy, Mass.
II. Melzana Frances, b. Dec. 12, 1880, in Red Cloud, Neb.
(5) Clark J. Brown, b. May 3, 1848, m. July 1, 1877, Emma Azuba, dau. of John G. and Diana (Heath) Jack, b. Meadville, Pa., Jan. 18, 1852. Res. 5 Court St., White Plains, N. Y.
CHILDREN
12. Blanche Effie, b. Randolph, N. Y., June 25, 1878.
13. Ethel Dorothy, b. R., June 12, 1880.
14. Fred Clark, b. R., July 6, 1881.
15. Reba Alice, b. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25, 1886.
16. Florence May, b. A., Oct. 10, 1887.
17. Carl Batchelder, b. Jamestown, N. Y., Aug. 4, 1890.
I. Lieut. Daniel Brown, son of Jonathan, was b. in Candia, May 10, 1771. He m. Elizabeth French, b. Kingston, Dec. II, 1774. They settled in Bridgewater after two of their children were b. and here they passed the remainder of their lives. She d. Feb. II, 1831, from taking a dose of tartar emetic, put up by a druggist for cream of tartar, ae. 56-2-0. He d. Mar. 14, 1860, ae. 88-10-4.
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2. Betsey, b. Candia, Feb. 14, 1791, m. Paul Perkins, Mar. 16, 1813. Children :
a. Daniel. b. Mehitable. c. David. d. Betsey.
3. Jonathan, b. C., Oct. 23, 1793 ; m. - Pope, and lived in Bridge- water, Mass. Children :
a. Henry. b. Mary.
4. Nancy, b. Bridgewater, May 6, 1798 ; m. Daniel Cummings ; d. in Ashland, in Feb., 1895, ae. 96-9 -.
5. Joshua French, b. B., July 16, 1800.
6. Daniel, b. B., July II, 1802; d. Jan. 10, 1803.
7. Daniel, b. B., Feb. 14, 1805 ; d. in the South of yellow fever.
*8. Richard, b. B., Sept. 4, 1807.
9. Simeon Batchelder, b. B., Mar. 1, 1812.
IO. Parker Merrill, b. B., July 6, 1816.
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(8) Richard Brown, b. Sept. 4, 1807, m. Nov. 2, 1833, Mary Cynthia, dau. of Charles and Margaret Mitchell, b. Bridge- water, July 28, 1809. She d. in Bridgewater, Aug. 15, 1881, ae. 72-0-17. He was a farmer in Bridgewater, but late in life removed to Bristol, res. on Lake street. Hed. in family of his son, George, at New Hampton, Sept. 27, 1896, ae. 89-0-23.
CHILDREN
II. George, b. Bridgewater, Jan. 1, 1835 ; m. Apr. 2, 1857, Susan Jane Mitchell. They res. New Hampton. Child :
a. Ora John, b. Oct. 15, 1865.
*12. Daniel Mitchell, b. B., Apr. 12, 1842.
*13. Curtis, b. B., Jan. 12, 1847.
14. John Smith, b. B., Aug. II, 1848 ; d. Feb. 1, 1866, ae. 17-5-20.
*15. Herman Richard, b. B., Jan. 25, 1850.
(12) Daniel M. Brown, b. Apr. 12, 1842, m. Nov. 10, 1869, Frances Emma, dau. John G. and Eliza A. (Dow) Mars- ton, b. Bristol, Jan. 30, 1847. They res. Bristol, 1872 to 1876, since in Plymouth. Laborer.
CHILDREN
16. Alberta, b. Bristol, Dec. 23, 1872.
17. Margaret, b. Plymouth, July 1, 1876.
(13) Curtis Brown, b. Jan. 12, 1847, m. Nov. 29, 1866, Lucy A., dau. of Isaac C. Tilton. (See.) He came to Bristol in May, 1866, was clerk in store of Geo. M. Cavis, and later in store of Lucius W. Hammond. He d. of typhoid fever, Nov. 9, 1871, ae. 24-9-27. His widow res. Webster.
CHILDREN
18. Lora Edith, b. Bristol, May 29, 1868. Was graduated from New Hampton Literary Institution, 1888. Taught school. Bookkeeper in Con- cord ; m. Apr. 30, 1901, Fred Corser and res. Webster.
19. Arthur Curtis, b. B., Apr. 13, 1870; m. Apr. 12, 1893, Eva Jane, dau. Stillman Clark. (See. ) Salesman dry goods store, Franklin Falls.
a. Stuart Arthur, b. Pittsfield, Aug. 8, 1895.
b. Floyd Merlin, b. Laconia, July 4, 1901.
(15) Herman R. Brown, b. Jan. 25, 1850, m. Jan. 23, 1872, Mary Addie, dau. of John Mccutcheon and Mary Ann (Gilman) Fogg, b. Bridgewater, Feb. 9, 1853. He d. Bridge- water, Jan. 3, 1889, ae. 38-11-8, and his family came to Bristol with his father in April, 1889. Mrs. Brown res. Franklin.
CHILDREN
20. Annie Cynthia, b. Bridgewater, Dec. 29, 1875. Res. Franklin; unm.
2I. Claude Herman, b. B., Sept. 10, 1878. Res. Newton Center, Mass.
I. George Gale Brown, son of Benjamin Butler and Phebe (Gale) Brown, was b. Northfield, Oct. 20, 1837. He located in Bristol in 1862. Was a merchant tailor, blacksmith, hotel
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keeper, had a meat market two or three years; and was in the grain business six or eight years. He was a lover and owner of good horses. He removed to Tilton in the fall of 1888, where he now resides. In grain business at Tilton, Ashland, and Con- toocook. He m. Nov., 1863, Ada Byron, dau. of Philip and Lydia Reed, b. Claremont, June 17, 1836 ; d. Bristol, Nov. 3, 1865, ae. 29-4-16. He m. July 16, 1867, Ellen Elizabeth, dau. Josiah D. Prescott. (See.) She d. Bristol, Nov. 7, 1874, ae. 30-9-8. He m., May 30, 1901, Mrs. Etta Frances Shaw, dau. of John W. and Ann (Dearborn) Johnson, of East Tilton.
CHILDREN
2. George Henry, b. Bristol, Sept. 15, 1865; d. May 21, 1866.
3. Ada May, b. B., Sept. 27, 1869 ; m. George B. Cavis. (See.)
4. Nellie Prescott, b. B., Oct. 31, 1874; m. Mar. 21, 1901, George Henry Davis, Tilton. Child :
a. Mary Elizabeth, b. Tilton, Dec. 20, 1902.
I. Charles Gale Brown, a brother of above, was b. North- field, Dec. 11, 1835. He went to sea at the age of 14 years, and spent most of his life on the water, visiting many of the princi- pal ports of the world. Served in the United States navy 20 years. Came to Bristol in 1880, and made his home with his brother, George G., where he d. Apr. 2, 1885, ae. 49-3-21; unm.
I. Stewart I. Brown is the son of John S. and Sophia C. Brown, and was b. Penacook, Nov. 6, 1848. He is a lineal descendant of Peter Brown, who landed from the Mayflower at Plymouth, in 1620. Nov. 21, 1893, he m. Mary Ella, dau. of John F. and Eliza J. Danforth, b. Penacook, Apr. 11, 1869. He was in trade in Penacook, from 1886 till 1897, when he came to Bristol and became a member of the firm of Weymouth, Brown & Co., who still keep a country store in the stand formerly occupied by Cyrus Taylor.
2. Donald, b. May 26, 1897. CHILD
I. William I. Brown is the son of Iddo S. and Roxana (Pingree) Brown. He was b. Wilmot, Feb. 24, 1846, and m. Dec. 20, 1874, Sarah F., dau. of Daniel and Armida J. (Pres- cott) Sanborn, b. Danbury, July 9, 1854. He came to Bristol from West Lebanon, in June, 1898, and is express messenger between Bristol and Concord. Iddo S. Brown was a soldier of the War of 1812.
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2. Grace F., b. Concord, June 15, 1878 ; m. Dec. 19, 1900, Joseph H. Folsom.
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I. Clarissa Brown, dau. of Amos and Nancy Brown, b. Concord, July 18, 1800, was an operative in mill at Lowell for 22 years. She made her home with her sister, Mrs. Jacob N. Darling from 1855. Insane. She d. Bristol, June 20, 1881, ae. 80-II-2.
2. Salome E. Brown, a sister of the above, was b. Wheel- ock, Vt., Mar. 4, 1806 ; made her home for some years with her sister, Mrs. Darling ; d. Centennial Home, Concord, Dec. 2, 1890, ae. 84-8-28.
THE BRYANT FAMILY
I. Col. John Stephens Bryant, son of John and Eleanor (Bickford) Bryant, was b. Laconia, Apr. 11, 1800. He m., Sept. 22, 1822, Hannah P. Edwards, dau. of John (See), b. May 20, 1801. His father served in the War of 1812 ; was wounded, and afterward a prisoner. John S. commenced life as a busi- ness man in Hill, in 1820, and in summer of 1826, removed to Bristol and built "a large colonial house" on the site of the Bristol Savings bank. Here he kept hotel for a time and had a cabinet shop in the second story of the ell. The buildings were destroyed by fire Oct. 15, 1829. Though crippled financially, in less than three years he was living in another fine residence on the same site. In 1837, he built the brick house on Pleasant street recently owned by Ezekiel Follansbee, and occupied it two years, when he sold to Gustavus Bartlett, and removed to Haverhill, in 1839. Col. Bryant was a public spirited man. He was colonel of the 34th Regt. militia, and deputy sheriff several years. After removing to Haverhill, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law from 1845 till 1873. He lived to celebrate his golden wedding. He d. at Haverhill, Sept. 6, 1873, ae. 73-4-25 ; she d. same place, June 7, 1893, ae. 92-0-17.
CHILDREN
2. Ann, b. Hill, July 3, 1823; m. Gardner Elliott, Sept. 23, 1845. He was b. Jan. 20, 1814, at Thornton, and d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1876. At marriage removed from Bristol to Eutah, Ala., and here their children were born. Later resided in Brooklyn, N. Y. After death of her husband she resided with her children at Perth Amboy, N. J. Chil- dren :
a. George Frank, a captain in the United States Marine Corps. His duties have taken him from Spitzbergen on the north to the extreme south, and around the world more than once. He was cap- tain of marines at Japan during the Chinese-Japanese war. He m. Anna Mansfield, dau. of Commodore Oscar C. Badger, U. S. Navy. One dau., Daisy Sinclair.
b. Helen Gardner, m. Augustus E. Marston, Brooklyn, N. Y., a professor of chemistry. One child, Maria Louise. He d. in early life and she m. (2) Dr. Augustus H. Buckmaster, of New York, in 1888. Children: (1) Elliott. (2) Helen.
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c. Anna Bessie, m. Eugene J. Higgins, Walpole, Va. Two chil- dren : ( I) Eugene Elliott. (2) John de B. He d. and she m. (2) Charles C. Hommann, a lawyer of Perth Amboy, N. J. Child : Charles Chauncey.
d. Louise Burleigh, d. Haverhill, 1870, aged nearly 6 years.
3. George Franklin, b. Bristol; d. at 17, while a student at Dart- mouth college. He was a young man of great promise.
4. Hannah Louise, b. B., Mar. 7, 1833; m. in September, 1854, Hon. George W. Burleigh of Somersworth, a prominent lawyer, and agent of Great Falls Manufacturing Co. for 15 years. He d. Apr. 26, 1878 ; she d. Mar. 26, 1894, at New Rochelle, N. Y., ae. 61-0-19. Children :
a. Helen Louise, m. Lieut. G. A. Merriam, U. S. Navy.
b. Sarah Noble, m. William B. Greeley, a lawyer. Res. New Rochelle, N. Y.
c. George William, a lawyer, m. 1894, Iris Yturbide Stockton. Res. New York city.
THE BRYAR FAMILY
I. Charles Albert Bryar, the son of Jonathan K., and Maria Ann (Annis) Bryar, was b. No. Groton, Feb. 12, 1862. He m., Dec. 18, 1882, Denelda May, dau. Daniel S. and Mary Ann (Pierce) Putney, b. Hebron, Dec. 5, 1861. He has been a farmer, carpenter, wood turner, blacksmith, machinist, and is now a millwright in the employ of the Dodge-Davis Manf. Co. He came to Bristol in May, 1900, and res. Crescent street.
CHILDREN
2. Ernest Kilburn, b. Hebron, July 9, 1883.
3. Merton Kitteridge, b. No. Groton, July 26, 1884.
4. Arlena May, b. Hebron, Sept. 22, 1886.
5. John Silver, b. H., June 21, 1891.
6. Harold Keith, b. H., Aug. 27, 1893.
7. Hazel Maria, b. H., July 7, 1896.
THE BRYSON . FAMILY
I. John Bryson, son of James, was b. Londonderry, Ire- land, in 1834. He m. Mary Ann Kelley, b. 1835, in Dublin, Ireland. Machinist. He served as a private in a Maine regi- ment in the Civil war. He came to Bristol about 1872, and worked at his trade, and here d. Oct. 22, 1890, ae. 56 years. She d. Bristol, May 9, 1898, ae. 63.
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2. Thomas Dorathy, b. Portland, Me., June 13, 1857. Came to Bris- tol with his parents and has been an operative in the Train-Smith Co.'s paper-mill. Unm.
3. John James, b. Portland, Me., Apr. II, 1866; came to Bristol in 1872, and m., Sept. 21, 1884, Myrtie, dau. George C. and Hattie (Heath ) Flanders, b. Danbury, Sept. 21, 1870. She is a dressmaker. He has operated hair dressing rooms in Bristol for 20 years.
*4. William Matthews, b. Portland, Me., May 16, 1869.
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(4) William M. Bryson, b. May 16, 1869, m. May 12, 1892, Mary Ella, dau. of Joseph A. Decato (See.), b. Apr. 13, 1875. Has been for several years operative in paper-mill. Catholic.
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5. Villa Ella, b. Bristol, June 23, 1893.
6. Earl Edward, b. B., Oct. 27, 1897; d. Dec. 24, 1897.
7. Esther Agnes, b. B., Apr. 6, 1901.
THE BUCKLIN FAMILY
I. Moses Bucklin was b. in Enfield, Jan. 13, 1795. He m. Delight, dau. of Otis Kilton, b. Grafton Center, in 1803. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and ability. Before the days of railroads, he was a dealer in grain, which he purchased in Enfield, and drew to Boston or Providence with his own two-horse team, and there disposed of it. He was wide- ly known as an inventor. He invented an improved pump, which supplanted the old wooden pump. The Ford harrow, which was extensively used throughout the United States, was his invention, and from it he derived at one time a large income. He made several trips to Washington concerning his inventions, and on one trip he rode on the first passenger train between Baltimore and Washington. His wife d. in 1865, ae. 62 years, and he subsequently made his home with his son, Otis K., in Bristol, till the death of the latter, when he went to reside with his son, Frank K., at East Tilton, where he d. Sept. 28, 1889, ae. 94-8-15. He was the father of ten children.
2. Otis Kilton Bucklin, son of Moses, was b. Woburn, Mass., July 9, 1829. When a boy his father removed to Graf- ton, and there he resided till 1852, when he went to California. After four years he returned to Grafton, and m., Oct. 16, 1856, Elizabeth, dau. of Henry and Dorothy Gray, b. Sheffield, Vt., Apr. 7, 1838. He was engaged in the hotel business at Graf- ton till December, 1867, when he purchased the Bristol House and removed to Bristol. The next season he built the present hotel and was its proprietor and landlord, with the exception of a brief interval, till Oct., 1886. (See Taverns.) He was for some years the owner of the carriage factory on Central street, and there engaged in the manufacture of carriages. (See Manu- facturing Industries.) He d. May 11, 1887, ae. 57-10-2. Mrs. Bucklin makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Frank H. Lovejoy, on Beech street.
CHILDREN
3. Addie Jane, b. Grafton, Dec. II, 1857 ; m. Edgar O. Fowler, M. D. (See.)
4. Etta Belle, b. G., Apr. 1, 1859; m. Dr. Charles H. White. (See.) 5. Hattie Louise, b. G., Oct. 2, 1860; in. Frank H. Lovejoy. (See.)
6. Son, b. Bristol, July 24, 1868 ; d. B., Aug. 4, 1868.
OTIS K. BUCKLIN
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GENEALOGIES - BUNKER
THE BUNKER FAMILY
I. Karl F. Bunker, son of Charles, was b. Rumney, July 8, 1874. He m., Mar. 2, 1895, Edna Isabel, dau. of George Scott Tilton. (See.) He was a teamster in Bristol for a few years, and removed to Rumney.
CHILD
2. Charles F., b. Bristol, Oct. 9, 1895.
THE BURLEIGH FAMILY
I. James Warren Burleigh is the son of James and Nancy (Leavitt) Burleigh. He was b. Stratham, Dec. 10, 1838. Aug. 19, 1861, he enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Regt. N. H. Vols., from Brentwood, and served till Aug. 23, 1864. In the assault on Fort Wagner, S. C., July, 1863, he was wounded. A piece of spent shell struck his knee. He m. Nov. 13, 1865, Jane B., dau. of David Ham, b. Strafford, Dec. 14, 1836. He came to Bristol 1868, and carried on the John F. Merrow stock farm for fourteen years, when he bought the Gilman farm adjoining where he still lives.
CHILD
2. Sadie Viola, b. Bristol, June 29, 1869. Graduated from New Hampton Literary Institution. She m. Charles F. Huckins. (See. )
THE BURPEE FAMILY
Andrew Fales Burpee, son of Samuel and Sally (Fales) Burpee, was b. New London, Oct. 23, 1836. He. m. Aug. 19, 1857, Ellen Maria, dau. Hosea Ballou. (See.) He served in Co. C, 12th Regt. N. H. Vols. in Civil war on quota of Alexan- dria. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, and was discharged for disability at Concord, Apr. 25, 1863. In July, 1863, he settled in Bristol, Summer street. Blacksmith. He d. Bristol, Oct. 4, 1877, ae. 40-II-1I, from a gunshot wound in the back received by the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of his son while hunting. His widow d. Bristol, Apr. 10, 1899, ae. 61-8-17.
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