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i. THEODORE GERRISH8, b. C. in 1829; m. Apphia Maria, dau. of Nathan. Bartlett of Northfield, b. 1831, d. 31 May, 1879. He resided at: Northfield and Tilton, and later at Franklin.
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ii. ARTHUR L., b. Loudon in 1830; m. first, Lucy Smith; m. second, Susan Smith of Northfield; m. third, Jennie Collins of Gilford. He was an architect, builder and contractor at Laconia.
iii. FRANCES AMANDA, b. Loudon, 29 April, 1833; m. in 1852, William Keniston.
iv. MARTIN VAN BUREN, b. Loudon, Sept., 1836; m. first, Sarah Wilson of Pembroke; m. second, Mrs. Lucy Bernard Gile of Meriden.
v. MARY A., b. C., 4 July, 1839; m. first, George Thompson of Lowell, Mass .; m. second, William H. Colburn of Nashua.
vi. WARREN A., b. Northfield, 7 July, 1844; m. Annie Jones.
vii. WALTER, b. Northfield, 6 Sept., 1856; m. Ella Plastridge of Concord.
11. MARK7 DAVIS (Stephens, Thomass, Samuel4) b. in C., 1 March, 1796; m. 11 Sept., 1822, Abigail Stevens of C., b. in Sept., 1798. He built the house at present occupied by his grandson, Frank S. Davis, and d. in C., 12 March, 1869, his wife surviving him until 14 Dec., 1870. Chil- dren b. in C .:
i. CAROLINE8, b. Aug., 1824, d. unm. at C.
ii. SUBMIT N., b. 1825, d. unm. at Providence, R. I., 13 Sept., 1894.
13. iii. CALVIN H., b. 9 July, 1827.
14. iv. SIMON STEVENS, b. 1829.
v. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Feb., 1833, d. 11 June, 1836.
vi. JOHN W., b. 1840, d. Franklin, 12 Feb., 1891; m. Clara J. Dolloff of Meredith, b. in 1834, d. 22 Sept., 1893.
vii. CHARLES H., b. Feb., 1844; m. Mary Jane Twist. He d. without issue at Providence, R. I., 11 June, 1903.
12. BENJAMIN BIRDSALL& DAVIS (Israel7, Jonathan®, Thomass, Samuel+) b. in Loudon, 1 Sept., 1821. At the age of fourteen, when his family removed to Maine, he went to live with his uncle, Jeremiah Davis, in C. He left C. two years later for Methuen, Mass., and while there took up the study of music. In 1841 he returned to N. H. and attended school at Springfield and Meriden, later going to Boston, where he attended the Boston Academy of Music. He returned to Concord and established singing schools, teaching also in the public schools of Concord, Warner, C., Loudon and other towns throughout the state. The demand for his services became so great that he refused thirty-five schools in a single season. Mr. H. G. Blaisdell, in the Granite Monthly for Nov., 1892, wrote that Mr. Davis had done more to lay the foundation of music in N. H. than any other man of the old school then living in the state. Through his efforts the N. H. State Musical Festival was organized in 1861. He never m. but lived in apartments connected with his studio in the Masonic Temple at Concord, where he d. 26 Nov., 1900.
13. CALVIN HARLOW& DAVIS (Mark1, Stephens, Thomass, Samuel+) b. in C., 9 July, 1827, and d. at Aiken, S. C., 25 July, 1876. He studied for the ministry at New Hampton, but at the age of twenty-four broke down in health and was obliged to enter business; m. at Waterville, Me., in July, 1851, Ann P. Mathews, b. at Waterville, 13 Nov., 1827, and d. at Augusta, Me., 18 May, 1889. He resided in Haverhill, Mass., New Hampton, Waterville, and West Waterville (now Oakland), Me., and was engaged in business in Portland, Me., and Cincinnati, O. Children:
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i. HERBERT MATHEWS9, b. Haverhill, Mass., 9 Sept., 1852; for many years conducted a clothing business at Gardiner, Me., where he now resides.
ii. EDWARD ELLWOOD, b. New Hampton, 10 March, 1854, d. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 7 March, 1905; m. at Chepachet, R. I., 23 Sept., 1882, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. A. H. Morrell. He was an Over- seer of Bates College for many years, and President of the Board of Trustees of Storer College, W. Va. He was also a deacon and prominent worker in the Augusta Free Baptist Church, and for many years President of the Maine Free Baptist Asso- ciation.
iii. WALTER HOWARD, b. West Waterville, Me., 26 June, 1858; member of the Common Council of Augusta in 1891, President of the Board of Alderman in 1894, President of the Augusta Board of Trade in 1902 and 1903; m. 25 Oct., 1882, Carrie E., dau. of Albert A. and Elizabeth C. (Benson) Parker, b. Oakland, Me., 31 Aug., 1857, d. Augusta, 3 Feb., 1909.
iv. REV. WILLIS MORRELL9, b. West Waterville, Me., 1 Feb., 1864, grad- uated Bates College, 1891; ordained a minister of the Free Baptist denomination in 1890, and has since been settled at Topsham, Bangor and Biddeford, Me .; m. 8 Jan., 1890, Nettie, dau. of Rev. E. N. Berry of East Livermore, Me.
14. SIMON STEVENS& DAVIS (Mark", Stephens, Thomass) b. in C., 1829; m. in 1855, Dorothy Page Clifford of Gilmanton, b. in 1827; d. 28 May, 1901. He d. from injuries, 11 Nov., 1888. Children:
15. i. FRANK S.º, b. 22 Feb., 1857.
ii. CAROLINE, b. in 1859; d. 2 May, 1863.
iii. FLORA BELLE, b. 21 March, 1864; m. in Oct., 1902, Rev. George T. Griffin of Franklin; d. in Franklin, Feb., 1903.
15. FRANK S.º DAVIS (Simon Stevens:, Mark", Stephene) b. in C., 22 Feb., 1857, and resides in the homestead built by his grandfather, Mark Davis; m. first, Ida Whitney of Plattsburg, N. Y., b. in 1856, d. 10 Jan., 1895; m. second, Mrs. Ellen Clark of Manchester nee Bean of Tilton, b. 1859, d. 17 May, 1898; m. third, Nellie E. Philbrook of Chatauqua County, N. Y. Children:
i. DOROTHY MARGUERITE10, twin, b. Manchester, 21 Feb., 1898.
ii. NATALIE CLIFFORD, twin, b. Manchester, 21 Feb., 1898; d. same day.
iii. HAZEN CLIFFORD, b. C. 3 Feb., 1901.
iv. EVELYN, b. C. 1 July, 1902.
v. CAROLINE, b. C. 2 Feb., 1910.
DAWES.
1 WILLIAM N. DAWES, b. 18 Feb., 1848, in Wilmot, son of Robert and Ann (Kirk) Dawes, who was b. in London, Eng .; d. 13 April, 1883. His wife d. 17 Jan., 1881. William N. Dawes m. 5 Dec., 1881, at Franklin Falls, Eva A.' Carleton (Pettengill4, Jeremiah:, Ebenezer?, Eleazer1) b. 5 Dec., 1860, at Hill. Ebenezer, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Dawes was b. 2 April, 1754, at Lynde- borough; m. 3 June, 1784, Rebecca Farrar, who was b., 29 May, 1754. She d. 7 Sept., 1832, in Hill. He d. 8 Dec., 1836. Ebenezer Carleton served in the Revolutionary War, enlisted 1 Aug., 1775, in Capt. Benjamin Mann's
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Company, Colonel James Reed's Regiment. He was in Colonel Scammel's Regiment, 1777 to 1781, and his company was selected by General Wash- ington 1 Jan., 1779, as his bodyguard, and was known as "Washington's Life Guard." William N. Dawes is a resident of C.
DEARBORN.
1. GEODFREY' DEARBORN, who came in 1639 from Exeter, Eng., to Exeter, was of English descent. In 1650 he removed to Hampton and m. He had three sons, one of whom was an ancestor of Gen. John Dearborn of Revolutionary fame.
2. REUBEN4 DEARBORN, a great-grandson of Geodirey, was b. 1769, in Hampton. In 1792 he removed to Candia. He m. Elizabeth McClure, whose grandfather, David McClure, came from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1720, and m. Martha Glynn, who was descended from a family of Scotch nobles who were Covenanters and fled from persecution to Boston, Mass. Elizabeth McClure's father, James McClure, and grandfather on her mother's side, Dea. Nathaniel Burpee, were soldiers in the Revo- lutionary War. Children of Reuben and Elizabeth (McClure) Dear- born, b. in North Woodstock, where Mr. Dearborn settled soon after his marriage:
i. HAZEN5, b. 1795; d. 1802.
ii. HANNAH, b. 1797; d. 1881.
iii. ELIZA, b. 1799; d. 1800.
iv. WILLIAM, b. 1801; d. 1892.
V: ELIZA, b. 1803; d. 1891.
vi. DAVID, b. 1804; d. 1805.
vii. RUSSELL, b. 1806; d. 1878.
viii. JANE, b. 1808; d. 1889.
ix. SALLY, b. 1810; d. 1818.
x. LUCIA, b. 1813; d. 1890
3. xi. JAMES MCCLURE, b. 1816.
3. JAMES MCCLURE5 DEARBORN (Reuben4) b. 1816, came to C. about 1842 or 1843. In 1849 he m. Susan Emery Fellows and settled on the place now owned by Frank P. Dow. About 1864 he removed to the Enoch Gibson farm, where his son, Alvah J., now resides. He d. 12 Dec., 1868, and she, 1 April, 1882. Children b. in C .:
i. ALLA J6., b. 15 Jan., 1850; m. Charles Wesley Carter (see Carter Gen.) of C .; resides in Boscawen.
4. ii. ALVAH J., b. 13 Oct., 1851.
5. iii. SUSAN ELIZABETH, b. 10 June, 1854.
4. ALVAH Jo. DEARBORN (James5, Reuben4) b. 13 Oct., 1851; m. Adah B. Cochran of Walpole. Children b. in C .:
i. SUSAN RELIEF7, b. 23 May, 1884; m. 11 Sept., 1905, Robert Wilson of Paterson, N. J. Children b. in C .: 1. William James Wilson, b. 20 June, 1906; 2. Alvah Dearborn Wilson. b. 5 Aug., 1910.
ii. SAMUEL JAMES, b. 30 June, 1886.
iii. FRED EARLE, b. 4 Oct., 1888.
iv. MOLLIE KETURAH, b. 6 Nov., 1891.
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5. SUSAN E6. DEARBORN (Jamess, Reuben4) b. 10 June, 1854; m. first, Law- rence L. Morse of Derry; m. second, Fred E. Dixon of Manchester. She d. 29 March, 1895. Children by first marriage:
i. ETHEL7 MORSE, b. 10 Jan., 1881, in Haverhill, Mass .; m. Ernest E. Evans. Children: 1. Fred Walters Evans, b. 8 May, 1902, in Manchester. 2. Wallace Harold Evans, b. 27 July, 1903, in C .; 3 and 4. Twins, b. 11 Jan., 1907, in Providence, R. I., Ernest E. and Donald Evans. Ernest E., d. April, 1907, in Concord. Donald d. 14 July, 1909, in Manchester.
Child by second marriage:
ii. AGNES M. DIXON, b. 31 May, 1890, in Concord.
DEARBORN.
1. GEORGE W. DEARBORN was b. 1833 in Gilford; m. Mary Amanda, dau. of Levi and Hannah Goss (Drake) Dow. (See Dow Gen.) Mrs. Dear- born was b. 19 March, 1839; d. 1868. Mr. Dearborn m. second, Jennie Clifford of Gilmanton. He enlisted 16 Aug., 1862, in Co. G., 12th N. H. Vols. Appointed Corporal 9 Jan., 1864; discharged 19 May, 1865. Occupation, painter. Resided at Hill's Corner several years, returning to Gilford after the death of his wife. He d. 22 July, 1885, at Pitch- wood Island, Lake Winnepesaukee. Children by first marriage:
i. ELMER W., b. 18 March, 1860, in Lake Village; m. first, Alice L. Hoyt of Canaan; m. second, 30 Sept., 1893, in Belmont, Emma F., dau. of Frank O. and Mary Pickard. (See Pickard Gen.) Mr. Dearborn is a painter.
ii. LURA, d. in infancy.
Children by second marriage:
iii. HATTIE. iv. ETHEL.
DEARBORN.
JOSEPH P. DEARBORN was b. 14 Nov., 1818, in Northfield. He was the son of John and Charlotte (James) Dearborn. John Dearborn was b. 25 April, 1783, in Northfield; m. July, 1811. d. in 1869. Charlotte James was b. 1791 in Danville; d. 6 Oct., 1873, Joseph P. Dearborn m. first, 3 April, 1842, Mary Y. Philbrick of Sanbornton. They had six children. She d. 23 Nov., 1879. He m. second, 16 Dec., 1885, Judith Ann (Davis) Chase, widow of Elbridge Gerry Chase. She was b. 7 Nov., 1832, in Loudon, and was a dau. of Jeremiah and Judith (Austin) Davis. Mr. Dearborn resided in C. from the time of his sec- ond marriage until his death, which occurred 20 May, 1907.
DOW.
1. HENRY1 Dow,* who was the progenitor of the Dow family of Hampton and vicinity, was b. in Runham, in Norfolk, Eng., about 1608. He was the son of Thomas Dow of Tylner, and afterwards Runham. Thomas' wife's name was Margaret. He, a brother John and sister Edith, were
* Dow's History Hampton.
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the children of John Dow who d. at Tylner July, 1561. John had two brothers, William and Thomas. Henry: Dow d. Dec., 1612, or Jan., 1613. He had a brother Christopher and two sisters, one of whom m. Stephen Farrar. His wife's name was Elizabeth. Children:
i. THOMAS2.
2. ii. HENRY, b. in Runham about 1608. iii. EDWARD. iv. MARY. v. FRANCES. vi. WILLIAM.
2. HENRY2 Dow (Henry!) b. in Runham about 1608; m. 11 Feb., 1631, Joane, widow of Roger Nudd of Ormsby, Eng., "lately deceased," leaving an infant son, Thomas Nudd. After six years residence in Ormsby, he applied for permission to emigrate to America. Licensed was granted 11 April, 1637, for himself and family, as follows: Henry Dow, husbandman, aged 29 years; Joane, his wife, 30 years, with four children and one servant. He settled first in Watertown, Mass., where his wife d. and was buried 20 June, 1640; m. second, in 1641, Margaret Cole of Dedham, Mass. He removed to Hampton in 1643 or 1644 where he purchased a farm. This homestead remained in possession of his lineal descendants until 1854.
Henry Dow was selectman in 1651, deputy from Hampton to the general court of Mass., 1655 and 1656, and in 1658 on a committee to examine and record all land grants and highways. This last work was interrupted by his death, 21 April, 1659. Children:
i. THOMAS3, bapt. at Ormsby, Eng., 26 Dec., 1631; d. at Watertown, Mass., July, 1642.
3. ii. HENRY, bapt. at Ormsby, Eng., about 1634. iii. A child, probably d. in infany. iv. JOSEPH, b. in Watertown, Mass., 20 March, 1639. v. DANIEL, b. 22 Sept., 1641. vi. MARY, b. 14 Sept., 1643. vii. HANNAH. viii. THOMAS, b. 28 April, 1653. ix. JEREMIAH, b. at Hampton, 6 Sept., 1657.
3. HENRY3 Dow (Henry?, Henry!) bapt. at Ormsby, Eng., about 1634, d. 6 May, 1707; m. first, 17 June, 1659, Hannah, dau. of Robert Page; m. second, 10 Nov., 1704, widow Mary Green, dau. of Capt. Christopher Hussey. Capt. Dow was a land surveyor, selectman, town clerk, deputy to the general assembly, clerk of the House and Speaker pro tem, He was marshal of Norfolk County from 1673 to the close of the Mass. government in N. H. Then he was deputy marshal under the royal government of this state, and in 1680 became marshal for a limited time. Oct. 8, 1686, he was admitted and sworn as attorney. He held a commission in the militia for several years, becoming captain in 1692. In 1695 he was justice of the inferior court of common pleas, becom- ing senior justice in 1699, a position he held until his death in 1707. Children by first marriage:
i. JOSEPH4, b. 30 March, 1660; d. unm., 17 Aug., 1680.
4. ii. SAMUEL, b. 4 Nov., 1662.
iii. SIMON, b. 4 March, 1667; d. 2 Oct., 1707.
iv. JABEZ, b. 8 Feb., 1672; d. 14 Jan., 1752.
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4. SAMUEL+ Dow (Henry3, Henry:, Henry1) b. 4 Nov., 1662, d. 20 June, 1714; m. first, 12 Dec., 1683, Abigail, dau, of Morris Hobbs; m. second, 13 Feb., 1708, widow Sarah Garland, dau. of John Taylor. Dea. Dow was town clerk eight years and selectman five years. He lived on the home- stead. Children:
i. HANNAH5, b. 12 Nov., 1684; d. 22 July, 1687.
ii. JOSEPH, b. 13 Dec., 1686; d. 25 Aug., 1707.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 17 April, 1689; d. 23 Aug., 1707.
iv. SARAH, b. 22 May, 1691.
5. v. SAMUEL, b. 25 May, 1693.
vi. RACHAEL, b. 20 Sept., 1695; d. 22 June, 1755.
vii. MEHETABLE, b. 10 April, 1698; d. 27 Feb., 1704.
viii. HANNAH, b. 10 Jan., 1709; d. 13 Nov., 1796.
5. SAMUEL5 Dow (Samuel4, Henry3) b. 25 May, 1693; d. 29 March, 1755; m. 12 Sept., 1717, Mary, dau. of Christopher Page, and lived on the home- stead. Children:
i. SAMUEL6, b. 10 Oct., 1718; d. 23 Feb., 1800.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 25 Feb., 1721; d. 10 Jan., 1815.
iii. MARY, b. 12 Sept., 1724; d. 16 Oct., 1819.
iv. HANNAH, b. 20 Sept., 1728; d. 10 Sept., 1775.
v. JOSEPH, b. 21 Dec., 1721; d. 16 Dec., 1806.
vi. TABITHA, b. 24 Aug., 1731; d. 6 May, 1812.
6. vii. JONATHAN, b. 10 May, 1734.
viii. SARAH, b. 21 Feb., 1736; d. 5 Sept., 1828.
ix. COMFORT, b. 20 Aug., 1738; d. 4 Nov., 1756.
6. JONATHAN Dow (Samuels, Samuel4) b. 10 May, 1734, in Hampton; m. 31 July, 1761, Comfort Brown, b. 29 Sept., 1739. She lived to be nearly 99 years of age. Mr. Dow was dismissed from the church in Brent- wood 19 March, 1769, and probably removed about that time. He was one of the early settlers in New Hampton. His name appears on the "Town Papers, " as early as 1784, and undoubtedly he resided there some years previous to that date. Children:
i. SAMUEL7, bapt. 22 April, and d. 23 April, 1762.
7. ii. LEVI, b. 31 March, 1763.
iii. COMFORT, bapt. 27 Jan., 1765; d. 24 July, 1766.
iv. HANNAH, b. 9 June, 1767. v. RUTH, b. 20 May, 1769. vi. JONA- THAN, b. 31 July, 1771. vii. COMFORT, b. 25 Dec., 1773. viii. MARY, b. 7 Sept., 1776. ix. JOSEPH, unm.
7. LEVIT DOW (Jonathans, Samuels) b. 31 March, 1763, in Hampton; m. 1784, Abigail Godfrey, b. 10 Oct., 1758, in Poplin (now Fremont). Mr. Dow came to New Hampton with his parents, where he resided until his death, March, 1849. Children:
i. SUSANNA8, b. 19 Sept., 1784.
ii. SARAH, b. 12 March, 1786.
iii. COMFORT, b. 1787.
iv. JOSEPH, b. 30 Aug., 1789.
v. JONATHAN, b. 5 Oct., 1791.
vi. NANCY, b. 6 Sept., 1796.
vii. ABIGAIL, b. 26 Nov., 1799.
viii. ELIZA, b. 5 Dec., 1801.
8. ix. LEVI, b. 15 Dec., 1803.
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8. LEVI& DOW JR., (Levi1, Jonathans) b. 15 Dec., 1803, in New Hampton; m. 1832, Hannah Goss, dau. of Dea. Nathaniel Drake and granddaughter of Abraham Drake, who settled in New Hampton in 1777. Abraham was a descendant of Robert, who came to Hampton about 1630, The Drake family is of great antiquity .* "Soon after the conquest of Wes- sex by the Romans a family or clan called Drago, or Draco, appears to have taken possession of an old Roman and British encampment in what is now the manor of Musbury, Axminster, Devon County, Eng., which subsequently became known as Mount Drake. Of this family was Sir Francis, the celebrated navigator, as was also John Drake of the Council of Plymouth, one of the original company established by King James in 1606 for the settling New England, several of whose sons came to Boston in 1630, and who finally settled in Windsor. Robert had two sons and one daughter who settled in Hampton. From these brothers are descended all of the name in New England. Robert Drake was among the first who, to avoid persecution, fled to New England." There is a tradition that the Drakes who settled in Hampton were in some way related to Sir Francis, which is strength- ened by the record.
Levi& Dow, Jr., went to Boston when a young man. After a few years he returned to his ancestral home where he resided till 1856, when he came to C., engaged in agriculture; d. 23 Nov., 1889. Mrs. Dow d. 8 Dec., 1878. Children b. in New Hampton:
i. HOSEA9, b. 4 Feb., 1833; d. 13 Aug., 1834.
9. ii. SUMNER ADAMS, b. 24 April, 1834.
10. iii. OLWYN WARLAND, b. 10 April, 1836.
iv. MARY AMANDA, b. 19 March, 1839; m. George W. Dearborn. (See Dearborn Gen.)
11. v. TIRZAH ANN ROBINSON, b. 11 July, 1843.
12. vi. NATHANIEL HARLAND, b. 8 Feb., 1845.
9. SUMNER ADAMS' DOW (Levis, Jr., Leviz, Jonathane) b. 24 April, 1834; m. Ann Maria Gordon of New Hampton. Came to C., 1858. After a few years he moved to Northfield, engaging in the meat business. He had a market at Sanbornton Bridge. For a time he was engaged in buy- ing cattle and sheep; was post master at Northfield Depot eleven years, moved to Concord in 1885 and was for several years in business there. He d. 27 July, 1903, in Concord. Mrs. Dow d. 22 April, 1882, in North- field. Children:
i. ELECTA M10., b. 8 April, 1857, in New Hampton; m. Whitten Lud- low of Northfield, an employee of the B. & M. R. R. She d. 1 Feb., 1895, in Concord. Six children: Bertha H11., Carroll H., Effie L., Maria P., Roy W. and Emilie E. Ludlow.
ii. LELLAN M. L., b. 25 Nov., 1862, in C .; m. 22 July, 1880, Lauren Davis of Northfield. Children: Allen Tu. Davis, Mary Lake Davis. Allen T. m. Bertha Waddell of Haverhill. He was fire- man on B. & M. R. R., killed in wreck near Haverhill 20 March, 1908. Child: Pauline Elizabeth12 Davis.
Drake History.
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iii. CHARLES S., b. 29 Jan., 1865, in C .; m. 3 July, 1889, Lizzie Hoyt of Canaan. Was stationary engineer. D. 28 July, 1904. Child: Anna11.
iv. LURA AMANDA, b. 28 Aug., 1868, at Sanbornton Bridge; m. 22 Oct., 1886, Elmer Young, an employee of the B. & M. R. R. Resi- dence Concord. Children: Elizabeth J11., William D., Electa M., Ernest E., and Helen S. Young.
v. GUY, b. 11 Oct., 1872, in Northfield; m. Dec., 1894, Ida Colby of Manchester. Engineer, B. & M. R. R., killed in a collision near Haverhill 20 March, 1908. Resided in Woodsville. Children: Robert11, Sumner.
vi. LEVI S., b. 8 Sept., 1876, in Northfield; m. Sept., 1903, Isabel Bailey. Engineer on the B. & M. R. R. Was a soldier in the Spanish War. Children: Allen I11., Levi P.
10. OLWYN WARLAND9 DOW (Levis, Jr., Levi7) b. 10 April, 1836; m. 10 April, 1862, Sophia Ingalls, dau. of Solomon M. and Matilda (Ingalls) Clifford. (See Clifford Gen.) Mr. Dow spent his early days on the farm. Learned the shoemaker's trade and for several years followed this occupation. Made two trips to California, first in 1858, second 1863, spending in all four years in that state. Returned to C., spring of 1865, since which time he has engaged in agriculture. Children, b. in C .:
i. Child10, d. in infancy.
ii. LEONORA MAY, b. 15 June, 1866; m. 1 Jan., 1890, in C., John Peverly. Child. (See Peverly Gen.) She d. 1 March, 1908, in C.
iii. LIZZIE ADELLA, b. 27 May, 1868; d. 8 Dec., 1876.
iv. EDWIN WESTON, b. 22 Jan., 1871; m. 27 May, 1906, Annie May, dau. of Frank O. and Mary Pickard. (See Pickard Gen.) Child: Pauline11, b. 22 Dec., 1908.
v. MARY AMANDA, b. 17 June, 1873; d. 1 April, 1899;
11. TIRZAH ANN ROBINSON9 DOW (Levis, Jr., Leri7) b. 11 July, 1843; m. 13 Dec., 1876, Jonathan, son of John and Susan Stearns Smith of Peter- borough. She was a graduate New Hampton Literary Institution, 1869; assistant teacher there from 1869 to 1871; preceptress from 1871 to 1876. While attending the Academy she taught most acceptably in the district schools of C. Possessing a charming personality, she readily won the affection of both scholars and parents and she is grate- fully remembered by all of her pupils now living. In love with her profession her career as an instructor was a marked success. She was a splendid type of womanhood. Her death occurred 28 Aug., 1881, in Clinton, Mass.
Her husband was a soldier of the Civil War and a graduate of Dart- mouth College, 1871. He edited the Coos Republican from 1871 to 1873; admitted to the bar 1875; city solicitor of Manchester three years and of Clinton, Mass., two years; member of the Mass. legislature 1881. Special Justice of the Second District Court of Eastern Worcester County for twenty-five years. Children:
i. THEODORE10, b. 25 Sept., 1877; d. 25 Oct., 1877.
ii. SUSAN Dow, b. 24 May, 1879. Graduate ' Smith College 1902. Assistant teacher in High School, Clinton, Mass.
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12. NATHANIEL HARLAND' DOW (Levie, Jr., Levi:) b. 8 Feb., 1845; m. first, 1869, Margaret, dau. of Philip and Mary Ann Campbell who were b. in Scotland. Mrs. Dow was b. in Boston; d. 1893 in Wakefield, Mass. Mr. Dow m. second, 1894, Ida M. Stinson. He came to C. with his parents in 1856. In 1864 went to Methuen, Mass., and remained five years. In 1869 he went to California, returning to Mass. in 1871 and settling in Wakefield. Occupation, stone mason and contractor. Was road commissioner five years. He returned to C., in 1895, pur- chased the homestead of the late Solomon M. Clifford at Hill's Corner, where he now resides. Children by first marriage:
i. AGNES M10., b. 3 March, 1874, in Wakefield, Mass .; m. 1894, J. W. Murphy, leather merchant, Boston, Mass. Children: Norman11, William, Arthur, Agnes, and Paul Murphy.
ii. BERTHA, b. 1876, d. 1878.
Child by second marriage:
iii. NATHAN DRAKE, b. 26 Oct., 1895, in C.
· DOW.
1. JONATHAN S ?. Dow was b. 3 June, 1812, in Pittsfield. Son of Isaiah and Betsy (Burns) Dow (Isaiah b. 10 Oct., 1773, in Pittsfield; d. 15 Feb. 1818. Betsy Burns, b. 17 Aug., 1775; d. 11 Feb., 1841). Jonathan S ?. was the seventh child of a family of eight children. He m. 3 Jan., 1835, in Lowell, Mass., Henrietta S., dau. of Enoch and Hannah (Wallace) French, b. 19 Dec., 1807, in Loudon; d. 23 Aug., 1885, in C. After his marriage, Mr. Dow resided in C., where he d. 11 Feb., 1880. Children, b. in C .:
i. BETSY B3., b. 9 Aug., 1836; m. C. T. Lane of Candia, where she d. Feb., 1891. Child: J. J. Lane, resides in Everett, Mass. He is m. and has two sons.
ii. ENOCH F., b. 30 March, 1839, d. 1 Sept., 1842.
iii. ABBIE A., b. 5 Aug., 1841; m. George Lane of Danvers, Mass., where she d. May, 1873.
iv. HARRIET A., b. 30 March, 1844; m. N. A. Pitts of Lynn, Mass., where she resides.
v. AMANDA M., b. 3 March, 1847; m. Byron Hobart of Lebanon; d. Aug., 1871, in C.
2. vi. FRANK PIERCE, b. 30 June, 1850.
2. FRANK PIERCE3 DOW (Jonathan?, Isaiah1) b. 30 June, 1850; m. 25 Sept 1875, in Chichester, Adeline, dau. of George W. and Mary P. (Seavey) West of Chichester, where she was b. 19 Dec., 1855. Chidren b. in C .:
i. NELLIE ADDIE4, b. 25 July, 1876. Teacher about nine years. Sten- ographer about four years; d. 5 Oct., 1906, in C.
ii. GEORGE WEST, b. 6 Oct., 1880. He was killed by an accident 4 April, 1911, in Fitchburg, Mass., where he was employed.
DOW.
1. JOSEPH Dow, son of Joseph' and Sarah (Marden) Dow, b. in Pittsfield, 24 May, 1819; m. 26 Feb., 1839, Abigail Heath, dau. of John and Nancy (Sargent) Carter, b. in C. 11 March, 1816; d. 21 Jan., 1894. He
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m. second, Mrs. Mary E. Perkins, 10 Aug., 1894, and d. 6 Feb., 1897. Children:
i. GEORGE P3., b. 24 April, 1839; d. 11 March, 1842.
ii. GILBERT F., b. 23 March, 1841; private in Co. H., 4th. N. H. Vols., Civil War; discharged 18 Feb., 1864, at Beaufort, S. C. Re- enlisted as Veteran Vol. in Pioneer Corps and was wounded and taken prisoner; exchanged from Salisbury Prison to Deep Bottom, Va., and d. of his wounds and hunger 19 Dec., 1864. Buried at Annapolis, Md.
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