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vii. HANNAH, b. 17 Dec., 1825; m. Amos Moody, son of Amos Cogs- well of C.,1 Dec., 1853. Child: 1. Mary Anna6 Cogswell, b. 6 Sept., 1858; teacher of languages in Wellesley College, Mass.
8. JOSEPH GERRISH5 AMES (Thomas4, David3, Samuel2, Danieli) b. 30 April, 1808; m. first, 4 Sept., 1839, Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Gerrish. She d. in Bertrand, Mich., 7 Nov., 1842; m. second, 18 April, 1844, Rebecca Van Dervanter. He died in Three Oaks, Mich., 12 Aug., 1855. His widow m. Henry Chamberlain, who was commissioner of Berrien County in 1838 and represented the county in the legislature of 1844. Children of Joseph G. and Rebecca (Van Dervanter) Ames:
i. ELIZABETHS, b. 21 Aug., 1845; d. 29 July, 1849.
ii. ISAAC, b. 11 Feb., 1847; d. 15 Aug., 1849.
iii. ALICE, b. 8 June, 1850; d. 23 Sept., 1852.
iv. JOSEPH HENRY, b. 18 July, 1853; m. 26 Sept., 1877, Mary M. Mark- ham. Children: 1. Alice7, b. 21 Sept., 1879. 2. Lawrence Joseph, b. 7 July, 1881. 3. Robert Herman, b. 18 June, 1883. 4. Warren Cheever, b. 3 Jan., 1886. 5. Margery.
9. SAMUEL ALBERT5 AMES (Thomas4, David3, Samuel2, Daniel:) b. 1 June, 1811; m. 26 Dec., 1836, Maria, dau. of Eben Batchelder of C. He d. 28 Aug., 1852. She d. in Omaha, Neb., 30 Sept., 1873. Children, 1. Thomas P.6, b. 26 April, 1838; 2. Francis W., b. 22 April, 1842; 3. John A., b. 25 March, 1845. They lived with her father until 1848, when they removed to Penacook. He was killed in C. by being thrown from a carriage.
10. FISHER5 AMES (Thomas4, David3, Samuel2, Daniel:) b. 18 Oct., 1814; m. Mary, dau. of Nathan Plummer, 15 Feb., 1844. He d. 14 Aug., 1893. She d. 1895. He succeeded to the homestead of his father in C. After- wards moved to Boscawen, and later to Concord. Children:
i. SARAH PLUMMER6, b. in Boscawen, 10 Jan., 1845.
ii. HENRY GERRISH, b. in Boscawen, 16 Sept., 1848. M. Emily Robie, 3 July, 1873. Child: Gracie Brown, b. 9 Dec., 1875; d. 27 July, 1876. They reside in Penacook.
ARLIN.
1. ADDISON AUGUSTUS2 ARLIN, son of Harry and Mary (Herrick) Arlin, was b. in C., 1845. He m. in 1863, Abigail, dau. of Samuel B. and Mary (Rogers) Lovering of Loudon, and always lived on the homestead with the exception of three years in Florida. He was one of ten children, all of whom died under the age of forty years. He died April, 1883, in C. Children:
i. TRUE FRANK3, b. 17 Oct., 1865, in C .; m. Laura Ella, dau. of Isaac Frye and Angelina G. (French) Potter of Concord. Child: 1. Beatrice Laura4, b. 29 Aug., 1902, in Loudon.
ii. LUCY MARY, b. 1 Feb., 1868, in C .; m. John W. Driscoll. (See Driscoll Gen.)
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iii. LENA BELLE, b. 22 Aug., 1870; m. Charles, son of Samuel Foster of Loudon. They reside in Penacook. Children: 1. Florence Alma4, and 2. Emma Foster.
iv. HARLAN AUGUSTUS, b. 22 Aug., 1872, in C .; m. Blanche Chesley of Concord. Children: 1. Harold Augustus4. 2. Beryl. 3. Walter. Reside in Concord.
v. GERTRUDE ELIZABETH, b. 10 May, 1878, in Tampa, Florida; m. Walter A. Foote of Penacook. Reside in Manchester.
AVERY.
1. WILLIAMI AVERY removed from Barnstead to C .; m. 30 Dec., 1835, in C., Polly, dau. of Ebenezer and Love (Foss) Glover. Mrs. Avery d. 9 April, 1885, in C. Children:
i. DAVID2.
ii. ABEL.
iii. JOHN.
iv. EBENEZER, m. first, Mrs. Cynthia (Dearborn) McDaniel; second, 23 June, 1884, Adeline Flanders. Children by first marriage: 1. Carrie Emeline: b. 12 April, 1872; d. 12 Oct., 1872. 2. Lin- nie; m. Charles Cross of Northfield. They have a dau., Lizzie‘, who m. Mahlon Snyder. (See Snyder Gen.)
V. WILLIAM, m. 26 Feb., 1875, Luceba, dau. of James Lake. Children:
1. Lenas, m. John Berry. 2. Hattie S.
AYERS.
The following legend is one of the theories of the origin of this ancient name variously spelled, Ayers, Ayres, Eayers, etc., which dates back to the eleventh century in Derbyshire, Eng.
"William the Conqueror, flung from his horse, and his helmet beaten into his face, was rescued by a faithful follower named, Truelove. 'Thou shalt no longer be called "Truelove, "' said the duke, 'but Eyre (or air) for thou hast given me the eire I breathe.' Truelove was given lands in Derbyshire, a coat of arms, leg and thigh in armor cut off, and an honorary badge still worn by all the Eyres in England."
Who was the earliest New England ancestor of the Canterbury family has not been determined, but it is known that in the middle of the eighteenth century three brothers, Jonathan, John and Perkins, lived in Portsmouth, active in civil and religious affairs, doing their share in the development of the new country. They were engaged in shipping and the various industries connected with the leather trade, at that time an important commercial interest. The records show that they were searchers and sealers of leather, 1750 to 1780. Jonathan was mentioned in 1751 as constable-1763, surveyor of highways-1774, "to inquire who kills Dear contrary to law." Perkins signed petition to selectmen "to call a meeting of the inhabitants of Ports- mouth to take action regarding the consignment of tea." He was one of the charter members of the Third Congregational Church, organized by a number of persons withdrawing from the Congregational churches of Ports- mouth, with a more liberal platform for discipline and "the New England confession of faith for doctrine." The names of Jonathan and Perkins with their sons were subscribed to the Association Test of 1776.
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1. JONATHANI AYERS m. Alice, daughter of Edward Sherburne, who probably later returned to England. That she had the courage of her convictions is shown by the following letter:
PORTSMO. 1st Sept'r, 1795.
MRS. ALICE AYRES,
As you left us-and profess to Believe in that Doctrine which we Judge to be Heresy-We have taken those Methods to reclaim you which the Great Head of the Chh. has enjoined on us in his Holy Word, and You still refuse to be reclaimed-and will not submit to the Dis- cipline of this Chh. according to Your Solemn Covenant engagement. We do now in the fear of God reject you as a member of this Chh. and unworthy of our fellowship untill you Return by Hearty repentance, Signed by the Desire and Consent of the Third Congregational Chh. in Portsmouth, this 1st. Day of Sept. 1785-and voted by sd. Chh. to be recorded-
Elders JOSEPH COTTON. GEORGE JERRY OSBORN. JOSEPH WALTON.
Of her nothing more is recorded except that "she lived and died and was buried in Portsmouth." Jonathan Ayers d. in C., 14 Dec., 1801. Children:
2. i. JOSEPH2, b. 15 Aug., 1745.
ii. STATIRA, m. Capt. Thomas Manning. Children: 1. Betseys, m. Bell. 2. Mary, m. Kennard. 3. Statira, m. Dr. Pierrepont. 4. Alice, m. Dr. Pierrepont. (2d wife.) 5. Thomas, unm. 6. Caroline, m. Berry. 7. Sarah Ann, m. Andrew Halliburton. They had one son, Pierrepont4. His dau., Georgias, died in Portsmouth, 1910.
iii. ABIGAIL, m. Capt. John Salter, 20 Nov., 1778. Children: 1. Henry'. 2. Edward. 3. Sarah Ann, m. Holmes. 4. Lucy. 5. Abigail. 6. Eliza, unm.
iv. ALICE, m. Rev. George Richards; another authority states that she m. John Simes. Perhaps she was twice m.
V. SALLY, unm.
vi. PHEBE, d. young.
vii. MARY ANNE, m. Converse.
3. viii. JONATHAN, JR., b. 25 Sept., 1759, in Portsmouth.
ix, x. HENRY and EDWARD went to England.
2. JOSEPH2 AYERS (Jonathan1) b. in Portsmouth, 15 Aug., 1745, was living there in 1776 as shown by his signature to the Association Test. He lived in Moultonborough in 1779-1782, serving in 1781 as selectman. Returning to Portsmouth, he moved his family to C. about 1785 or 1786, with such supplies as could be taken with an ox-team. Among his assets were two hogsheads of molasses and as many of rum,-neces- sary supplies in those days. In his family were three slaves, Deborah, an aged colored woman who lived to be 102 years old, and her two grandsons, Prince and Caesar. Mr. Ayers became the owner of a thousand acres of land. The large colonial house with adjacent barns and granaries indicated his agricultural interests. His education was above the average, and he was one of the founders of the first public
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library in the section in which he lived; m. Sarah Bickford of Ports- mouth, 14 Dec., 1767. She d. 10 Oct., 1768; m. second, 11 Oct., 1770, Miriam Frost, b. in Kittery, Me., 20 May, 1743, dau. of Charles and Sarah (Pepperrell) Frost and granddau. of Andrew Pepperrell who was the elder son of Col. William Pepperrell and brother of Sir William Pepperrell, commander at Siege of Louisburg, 1745.
Joseph Ayers d. 28 April, 1812. Miriam (Frost) Ayers d. 20 Dec., 1834. (See "Old Kittery.") Children, by first marriage:
i. JOSEPH SHERBURNE3, b. 30 Sept., 1768, in Portsmouth. Sea captain, m. Nancy Pitman 6 Jan., 1793. 1. One son-lost at sea. 2. Sarah Ann, m. 27 April, 1817, Capt. C. E. Goodwin, who died at sea. 3. Maria, unm.
By second marriage:
4. ii. JONATHAN, b. 14 Sept., 1771.
iii. POLLY, b. 26 Feb., 1774; d. Sept., 1774.
iv. SARAH, b. 8 Nov., 1775, in Kittery; d. 26 Dec., 1776.
v. ANDREW PEPPERRELL, b. 31 Aug., 1777, in Portsmouth; d. 5 Dec., 1787, in C.
vi. STATIRA MANNING, b. 4 May, 1779, Moultonborough; m. 25 May, 1807, Charles Fernald, son of Andrew P. and Martha Fernald of Kittery. He d. soon after, and Statira lived with her sister, Mrs. Samuel Ames in C. Borough till her death 30 Sept., 1873, at the age of ninety-four.
vii. ELIZA PEPPERRELL, b. 2 May, 1782, Moultonborough; m. Abner Haines. She d. 21 March, 1850. (See Haines Gen.)
viii. ABIGAIL, b. 8 May, 1785, Portsmouth; d. 20 Jan., 1788.
ix. MIRIAM (Myra), b. 16 May, 1786, C .; m. Samuel Ames (David?, Samueli) of the Borough, 24 March, 1813; d. in C., 14 Oct., 1873. (See Ames Gen.)
3. JONATHAN? AYERS, JR. (Jonathan1) b. Sept. 25, 1759, in Portsmouth; m. Dorothy Deering of Portsmouth, b. 12 March, 1762, on 19 Feb., 1785. They moved to C. andsettled in that part of the town now in Northfield. Jonathan d. 19 Nov., 1839. Dorothy d. 16 March, 1845. Children:
i. POLLY F.3, b. 25 May, 1786; d. 23 Nov., 1796.
ii. PHEBE, b. 15 Dec., 1787; d. 5 Jan., 1804.
iii. ANDREW DEERING, b. 17 Nov., 1789; d. 23 July, 1853. Children:
1. Joseph A4. 2. Henry M. 3. Lucy Jane. 4. Mary L. 5. Caroline A.
iv. SARAH PEPPERRELL, b. 13 July, 1792; d. 24 Sept., 1875; m. Sanborn. JOHN SIMES, b. Sept., 1794; d. 24 Aug., 1882. Children: 1. Abigail Sherburne4. 2. Pamelia W. 3. Mary Jane. 4. Joseph. 5. Dorothy Deering.
vi. CHARLES DEERING, b. 18 Nov., 1796; d. 6 Jan., 1883. Children: 1. Manning4. 2. Lydia S. 3. Caroline. 4. Olive A.
V.
vii. ELIHU DEERING, b. 21 May, 1799; d. 6 Oct., 1872; m. Apphia Clark, 2 March, 1826. She d. 1879. Children: 1. Charles Raldo, d. 1854. 2. Jonathan Clark, d. 1885. 3. Edmund B. C., d. 1864. 4. William Oscar, d. 1838. 5. Sarah Caroline, d. 1882. 6. Statira Adeline. 7. Annice Pamelia.
viii. MARTIN P., b. 10 May, 1801; d. 20 Aug., 1878. Children: 1. Francis C4. 2. Charles A. 3. Brackett J. 4. Mary Jane. 5. Lydia C. 6. Sarah Pepperrell. 7. Annette Deering.
ix. WILLIAM D., b. 27 June, 1803; unm .; d. 20 March, 1834.
x. STATIRA, b. 16 Dec., 1806; unm .; d. 18 May, 1888.
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4. JONATHAN3 AYERS (Joseph2, Jonathan1) b. in Portsmouth, 14 Sept., 1771; still a lad when the family moved to C., succeeded to the homestead, adding an equal acreage in farm and timber lands. A gentleman of the old school, hospitable, courteous, intelligent, just, liberal in religion, an ardent Whig, he served the town as trustee of the library, justice of peace, and legislator. M. 1806, Hannah Haines, b. in C., 30 May, 1780, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Johnson) Haines, d. 7 Dec., 1823. (See Haines Gen.) M. second, 19 Dec., 1825, Susannah (Stevens) Hackett, dau. of Deacon Jesse Stevens of the Borough, and widow of Asa Hackett, who d. 18 Feb., 1825. She was b. 23 July, 1789; d. 26 Aug., 1882. (See Stevens Gen.) Jonathan Ayers d. 5 Sept., 1849. Children all by first marriage b. at the homestead:
i. MARY JANE4, b. 30 May, 1807; m. 21 Feb., 1830, John B. Chase, Northfield, who d. 10 April, 1844. Mary d. 27 June, 1850. Children b. in Northfield: 1. Elizas Chase, d. soon after her mother, aged 19. 2. Mary Chase, m. Rev. Charles Smith, who d. March, 1910. Three children: (1) Addie Smith, d. spring of 1885. (2) Charles Smith of Portsmouth. (3) Clarence Smith of New York City. 3. Charles H. Chase, b. in 1837; m. and d. in Haverhill, Mass., leaving one son.
ii. ALICE SHERBURNE, b. 13 Dec., 1809; m. 16 Dec., 1834, Nathaniel Kenison of Loudon, b. 4 Dec., 1797. They settled in Cole- brook where their four children were born. Moved to Prairie du Sac, Wis., 1856. She d. May, 1879, in Tilton. Children: 1. LUCIEN KENISON, b. 12 July, 1836; d. at sea off Rio Janeiro, 4 April, 1856.
2. JEROME KENISON, b. 15 Dec., 1837; m. in Wis., and d. in 1867. His wife and father d. the same year.
3. ELLEN A. KENISON, b. 23 Sept., 1839; d. 25 Nov., 1859, in Prairie du Sac.
4. ISABEL, b. 30 May, 1845; d. in Tilton.
5. iii. JONATHAN, JR., b. 18 Feb., 1811.
6. iv. JOSEPH SHERBURNE, b. 14 Jan., 1813.
7. v. CHARLES HAINES, b. 10 June, 1815.
vi. AUGUSTINE HAINES, b. 23 May, 1819; attended Gilmanton Academy; d. 7 April, 1845.
vii. ELIZA HAINES, b. 25 June, 1821. Educated in New Hampton and Concord. Unm. Lived at the homestead with aged mother until it was burned 16 Feb., 1877. She was a woman of rare attainments and attractive personality. D. 3 June, 1885, in C. viii. HENRY SHERBURNE, b. 13 April, 1823. Student in New Hampton Inst. and Pembroke Academy. D. 24 Aug., 1844.
5. JONATHAN4 AYERS, JR. (Jonathans, Joseph2, Jonathan1) b. 18 Feb., 1811. Built a saw-mill with dam, canal and shop, on a small farm on the west road. Was licensed to preach by the Freewill Baptist Conference, 1838. Entered Gilmanton Theological Seminary and was licensed by the Bel- knap Congregational Association in 1841, renewed "without limitation" in 1843, when he accepted a call to the church in Loudon, meeting with marked success. Failing in health, he returned to C. in 1844 and engaged in farming, lumbering and stock-raising. Active in religious and political life he was always a student. As civil engineer, he assisted in locating the Boston, Concord and Montreal R. R., and was authority on boundary lines in C. and adjoining towns. Represented the town
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in the legislature in 1850, 1851. In the great civil contest he upheld the National Administration.
M. 22 March, 1838, Mary Rogers, b. in Derry, 20 June, 1811, dau. of Deacon Thomas Dorman and Mary (McGregor) Rogers, and grand- dau. of Major William Rogers of Newbury, Mass., who served in the war of the Revolution from 19 April, 1775, to his discharge 7 Nov., 1781. She was the fourth generation from Rev. James McGregor, one of the original proprietors of Londonderry, organizer and pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in New England. Educated at Derry Academy, she was a successful teacher for several years. Removed with her father's family to Northfield. Jonathan d. 1 June, 1871, and Mary, 25 Jan., 1897, both in Concord. Children:
8. i. AUGUSTINE ROGERS5, b. 28 Sept., 1839.
ii. HELEN MCGREGOR, b. 26 Dec., 1843, in Loudon. Student at Tilton Seminary (then Northfield) and Boscawen Academy. Teacher in Concord, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Denver, Colo., 1865-1883.
9. iii. MARY ADELAIDE, b. 27 June, 1850.
10. iv. SAMUEL HAINES, b. 16 Oct., 1853.
6. JOSEPH SHERBURNE4 AYERS (Jonathan3, Joseph?, Jonathan1) b. in C., 14 Jan., 1813; d. 26 May, 1887, in C. Beginning on a small farm in Northfield, he afterwards returned to C. Borough where he remained till he retired from more active life. Prominent in the affairs of the town. M. first, 17 Dec., 1835, Lucy Caroline, dau. of Jeremiah Emery of Loudon, b. in Concord, 10 Sept., 1818; d. in C., 15 April, 1858. M. second, 5 June, 1861, Martha Badger Lyford, b. in C., 15 Nov., 1830; d. in Northfield, 13 April, 1876. (See Lyford Gen.) Children by first marriage:
11. i. JEREMIAH EMERY5, b. 2 Feb., 1838, in Northfield.
12. ii. HENRY CLINTON, b. 6 Jan., 1840, in Northfield.
13. iii. HANNAH JANE, b. 21 Feb., 1842, in Northfield.
iv. WALTER HOWARD, b. 26 April, 1854, in C. Graduate New Hampton Inst., 1864; Dartmouth College, 1868; Union Theological Sem- inary, N. Y., 1871. Post-graduate course Chicago Theological Seminary. Occupied pulpits in Congregational and Presby- terian churches. Traveled in Europe. Retired from the ministry and engaged in business. Now in California.
14. v. MARTHA ELIZABETH, b. in C., 29 May, 1848; d. 7 Jan., 1912.
By second marriage:
vi. LUCY CAROLINE, b. in C., 5 Oct., 1865. Student in Gilmanton Academy. Graduate of Training School for Nurses, New Haven, Conn., 1891. Superintendent of Nurses in Woman's Hospital, Chicago, Ill., Sioux City, Ia., and 1900-1910, in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R. I.
7. CHARLES HAINES4 AYERS (Jonathan3, Joseph2, Jonathan1) b. 10 June, 1815, was a man of wide acquaintance and prominence in town and church. He conducted large farming operations, raising fine cattle and sheep, and was also an extensive lumber operator. He was deacon and liberal supporter of the Freewill Baptist Church for fifty-eight years, and for many years a lay-preacher. Member of legislature 1889-1890. M.
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first, 4 Oct., 1838, Almira Samantha Gerrish, b. 13 March, 1815, dau. of Joseph and Susan (Hancock) Gerrish* of Northfield, now Franklin. She d. 23 Feb., 1854. M. second, 15 Oct., 1854, Ellen Maria Gerrish, youngest sister of Almira, b. in Northfield, 19 Oct., 1833, d. 1 Feb., 1899. He d. 10 May, 1900. Children all b. in C .:
15. i. JOSEPH GERRISH5, b. 3 Nov., 1839.
16. ii. SUSAN GERRISH, b. 29 Dec., 1841.
17. iii. CHARLES HENRY, b. 31 May, 1843.
18. iv. ELLEN MARIA, b. 4 Sept., 1846.
19.v. JONATHAN, b. 17 Dec., 1850.
20. vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. 6 Jan., 1854.
By second marriage:
21. vii. ALMIRA JOSEPHINE, b. 2 Aug., 1855.
8. AUGUSTINE ROGERS5 AYERS (Jonathan4, Jonathans, Joseph?, Jaonthan1) b. 28 Sept., 1839, in Gilmanton; attended district school and New Hampton Inst. Enlisted Oct., 1862, in Company G, 15th Regiment N. H. Volunteers, a nine months' regiment; was wounded at the siege of Port Hudson, La., in the first assault. Returned a sergeant, Aug., 1863. Was employed in a store in Concord till 1865, when he went West. In 1867 returned to Concord and was engaged in mercantile business until 1891, when he retired to a farm in North Boscawen, which he now occupies, though still holding his residence in Concord. Mr. Ayers is a staunch, active Republican, a member of the Congregational Church, of the Grand Army of the Republic, of Capital Grange, and Past Master of Merrimack County Pomona Grange. M. 4 June, 1873, Clara Maria Kimball, b. 20 March, 1848, in Lawrence, Mass., dau. of John and Maria (Phillips) Kimball and great-granddau. of David Ames of C. Borough. Graduate of Wheaton Seminary, Norton, Mass., 1868. Children b. in Concord:
i. RUTH AMES6, b. 11 March, 1875. Graduate of Concord High School, 1893. Two years in college; Sloyd Manual Training School, Boston, Mass. Teacher of Manual Training in Public Schools of Rochester, N. Y., Newton, Mass., Englewood, N. J., 1898- 1911.
ii. JOHN KIMBALL, b. 9 July, 1876. Educated in Concord and Franklin Schools. Went to Colorado in 1897 and in March, 1898, to Alaska, near Dawson, where for six years he was engaged in mining. Impaired in health, he returned home in Aug., and died 7 Sept., 1904, in North Boscawen.
22. iii. HELEN MCGREGOR, born 26 Oct., 1878.
*Susan (Hancock) Gerrish, mother of Almira and Ellen, was the dau. of Joseph Hancock (Revolutionary soldier) and grand-dau. of Jacob Hancock (a relative of Gov. John Hancock) and the first of the name to settle in North- field. He served in the French and Indian War, also in the war of the Rev- olution, being killed in the battle of Bunker Hill. (See Hist. of Northfield.)
Henry Gerrish, their paternal grandfather, lieutenant-colonel of Stickney's regiment, was present at the surrender of Burgoyne. He m. Martha, dau. of Jeremiah Clough of C. His father, Capt. Stephen Gerrish of Newbury, Ma ss., was one of the original proprietors and settlers of Boscawen. He m. Joanna Hale, sister of Richard Hale, the father of Nathan Hale, the Martyr Spy. (See Hist. of Boscawen.)
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iv. JOSEPH SHERBURNE, b. 17 Jan., 1880; d. 7 Feb., 1880.
v. JOSIAH PHILLIPS, b. 15 Nov., 1881; d. 27 April, 1882.
23. vi. AUGUSTINE HAINES, b. 1 March, 1883.
vii. BENJAMIN KIMBALL, b. 28 March, 1888; graduate of Concord High School, 1907; Dartmouth College, 1911; Yale Forestry School, Class of 1913.
9. MARY ADELAIDE5 AYERS (Jonathan4, Jonathan, Joseph?, Jonathan1) b. in C., 27 June, 1850. Taught four years in public schools; m. William McClure Leaver, b. 6 Oct., 1845, youngest son of Rev. Thomas Leaver, former rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Concord. He d. 6 Oct., 1908. Children b. and educated in Concord:
i. THOMAS MCGREGOR LEAVER, b. 30 Oct., 1875; C. H. S., 1893. Now in charge of Philadelphia Branch, Baker, Ayling & Co., Bond Brokers, Boston, Mass.
ii. MARY LLEWELLYN LEAVER, b. 15 Dec., 1879, High School, 1899; m., 14 Oct., 1909, Nathaniel White Hobbs, born in Boston, 1 Nov., 1873. Yale, 1897. Attorney. Resides in Concord.
iii. HENRY AYERS LEAVER, b. 23 Aug., 1885. Engaged in lumber busi- ness, Tacoma, Washington.
10. SAMUEL HAINES5 AYERS (Jonathan4, Jonathans, Joseph2, Jonathan1) b. in C., 16 Oct., 1853. Admitted to Concord High School 1867. At fifteen, was employed in a store. Entered the general ticket office of the Northern Pacific R. R. in 1871. Went to Toledo, Ohio, in 1874 as passenger accountant of the Toledo, Western and Wabash R.R. Remov- ing with the Wabash offices to St. Louis, he remained with that system until called back to Toledo in 1882 as auditor and secretary of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, holding during the same period other positions of trust. M. 7 Oct., 1877, Amanda Ellen Ridenour, b. 5 Jan., 1855, dau. of William T. Ridenour, M. D., of Toledo; d. 2 Dec., 1890, in Denver, Colo. Children:
i. AUGUSTINE RIDENOUR6, b. in Toledo, 26 Oct., 1878. Graduate of Cornell University, 1900. Entered employ of Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad. 1910, mechanical engineer of the Lake Shore System.
ii. HELEN BEACH, b. in Toledo, 11 Jan., 1880. Toledo High School, Class 1898. Special student at Radcliffe College, 1900. Normal course in Toledo, 1901-1902; European travel, 1903. Teacher in Colorado Springs, Colo.
iii. WILLIAM TARLETON, b. in St. Louis, 28 July, 1881. Graduate of Toledo High and Manual Training Schools, 1899.
Commercial business in Toledo.
iv. OLIVER GARRISON, b. in Toledo, 5 July, 1883. In business in Seattle, Washington.
11. JEREMIAH EMERY5 AYERS (Joseph4, Jonathan3, Joseph?, Jonathan1) b. 2 Feb., 1838, in Northfield. Graduate Dartmouth College, 1863. Teacher in Boys' High School, Portsmouth, 1863-1865. Professor in Western University, Pa., 1865-1870. Principal of Ayers Latin School, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1870-1873. 1873 removed to, Denver, Colo., engaged in real estate business and later in agriculture. Active in church and Sunday School. M. 6 July, 1869, Anna Rea, b. at Pittsburgh, Pa., 19
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Oct., 1841, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (McKee) Rea, and grand- dau. of Capt. John Rea of Pennsylvania of the Revolutionary War; and later ten years in Congress. Graduate of Chestnut St. Seminary, Phil- adelphia, 1860. Children:
24. i. JOSEPH HENRY6, b. in Pittsburgh, 29 Nov., 1870.
ii. MIRIAM FROST, b. and d. Denver, 8 Nov., 1874.
25. iii. ELSIE CARLETON, b. 17 Feb., 1876, in Denver.
iv. LUCY EMERY, b. 14 Jan., 1882. Graduate High School, 1901; State Normal School, 1903. Teacher in Hawaii 1904-1906. M. 14 July, 1910, Edward Penn Smith, born in Ripon, Wis., 12 Aug., 1882. Graduate of Lawrence University, A. B., 1905. Madison University, 1909; d. at Talladega, Ala., 28 Dec., 1910.
12. HENRY CLINTONS AYERS (Joseph4, Jonathan3, Joseph2, Jonathan1) b. 6 Jan., 1840. Graduate, Dartmouth College, 1864. Taught in Ogdens- burgh, N. Y., 1864-1865; Toledo Public Schools, 1865-1866. Removed to Pittsburgh, Pa., and became prominent in life insurance. Was for many years elder in the Presbyterian Church. M. 28 Dec., 1871, Mary Laughlin Rea, youngest dau. of Samuel Rea, b. in Pittsburgh 19 Dec., 1849. He d. 27 Sept., 1899, in Pittsburgh. Children:
26. i. ELIZABETH REA6, b. in Titusville, Pa., 17 Feb., 1874.
ii. ELEANORE SHERBURNE, b. in Sewickley, Pa., 29 Aug., 1884. Edu- cated in Washington Seminary, Pa., and Saint Margaret's School, Waterbury, Conn. Traveled in Europe, Syria and Egypt.
13. HANNAH JANES AYERS (Joseph4, Jonathan3, Joseph2, Jonathan1) b. in Northfield 21 Feb., 1842. Graduate of Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, 1863. M. 8 May, 1869, John Preston Carr, attorney, of Andover. They moved to Tipton, where he d. 15 July, 1874. She d. 29 Nov., 1896, in Waterbury, Conn. Children b. in Tipton, Mo .:
i. GENEVRA ELIZA6 CARR, b. 23 March, 1870; d. in C., 5 April, 1878.
ii. PRESTON HOWARD CARR, b. 11 July, 1871. Educated in High School, Lowell, Mass. Entered electrical business. Went to the Can- adian Klondike country, March, 1898, and engaged in mining. M. in Seattle, Wash., 8 Nov., 1905, Bertha May MacFate, dau. of John and Anna MacFate, b. 11 June, 1879, at St. John, Canada. Residence, Seattle, engaged in real estate business.
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