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7. WILLIAM HENRY YOUNG6 HACKETT (Allens, Jeremiah4) b. 24 Sept., 1800, in that part of Gilmanton which is now Belmont; d. 9 Aug., 1878, in Portsmouth. Educated at Gilmanton Academy, he was admitted to the
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bar in 1826, and his practice covered a term of 52 years. He was one of Portsmouth's most estimable and useful citizens. He was interested in the political, educational and religious welfare of the city. He m., 21 Dec., 1826, Olive, dau. of Joseph Warren and Hannah (Nutter) Pickering. She d. 27 Feb., 1888. They had four children: William Henry7, Mary Anna, Frank W., Ellen L. Joseph Warren Pickering, b. in Newington, was a descendant of John Pickering who came to Portsmouth in 1636.
8. WILLIAM HENRY7 HACKETT (William Henry Youngs, Allens, Jeremiah') b. 4 Dec., 1827, at Portsmouth; d. there 24 Sept., 1891. He studied law in the office of his father and continued the practice of law till his death. He was generally known as Colonel Hackett. He m. 6 Dec., 1851, Mary Wells, dau. of Wells and Elizabeth (Pickering) Healey. She d. 13 Dec., 1902. Children:
i. MARY GERTRUDE8, d. 1887.
ii. WALLACE, b. 1 May, 1856, at Portsmouth. Has been mayor of that city. Is prominent in state affairs.
iii. BESSIE BELL, b. 28 Feb., 1863, at Portsmouth; m. 6 Aug., 1885, at Portsmouth, William Henry Everett, Rear Admiral of the U. S. navy. He was the son of William M. and Charlotte M. Everett and was b. 6 March, 1847, in N. Y. City.
9. FRANK WARREN7 HACKETT (William Henry Youngs, Allens, Jeremiah4) b. 11 April, 1841, in Portsmouth; m. 20 April, 1880, in Geneva, N. Y., Ida Craven; her baptismal name was Maria Forrest Craven. She was b. 14 July, 1855, in Staunton, Va., and was the dau. of Thomas Tingy and Emily Henderson Craven. She is descended from Thomas Tingy and Thomas Truxton, two captains of our early navy. Her mother was dau. of Surgeon Thomas Henderson, U. S. A. Thomas Tingy Craven and Emily Henderson were m. 20 April, 1840, at West Point, N. Y. In 1866 Frank Warren Hackett began the practice of law in Boston. In 1873 went to Washington, D. C., retaining a home in N. H. He was assistant secretary of the navy 1900-01. Children:
i. CHAUNCY CRAVEN8, b. 20 May, 1881.
ii. WILLIAM HENRY YOUNG, b. 14 Aug., 1886.
HAINES.
Among the passengers of the ship, Angel Gabriel, in 1635, were John Cogs- well of Westbury, near Wiltshire, Eng., a cloth manufacturer, and his ap- prentice, Samuel Haines. The latter, at the end of his term of service, returned to Wiltshire, where he had been b. in 1611. He m. at Dalton in April, 1638, Ellenor Neate. Setting sail for America, he settled at Northam, now Dover Point, on ten acres of land near the first church. Here he remained ten years. On 16 Oct., 1640, Samuel Haines was one of the signers of the Dover Combination. He was taxed in Dover 1648 and 1649. In 1650, in company with Lieut. Neal, he rented Francis Champernoun's farm at Strawberry Bank, securing ninety-one acres adjoining, where he built his house and made his home. By purchase and by town grants, he came into
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possession of many acres. In 1653, he was one of the signers petitioning the General Court of Massachusetts to change the name of the town to Portsmouth. 1653 to 1663 he was selectman. In 1666, he assisted in running the town line between Portsmouth and Hampton. He was one of the original members of the North Church, settling the Rev. Joshua Moody as pastor. 11 July, 1671, he was ordained Dea. "by the laying on of hands." 1675, he was granted the privilege of hitching his horse in "the pound" for shelter and protection on Sundays. He deeded, 28 Dec., 1682, his homestead to his eldest son, Samuel, reserving a sufficient support for himself and his wife. He d. about 1686. Children:
i. MARY2, b. in Dover, 1667; m. Leonard Weeks, b. in Moretown, Eng., 1639. He received a grant of land from the town of Portsmouth in 1656. Chosen selectman 1661; d. before March, 1708.
ii. SAMUEL, b. in Portsmouth, 1646; m. Mary Fifield, 9 Jan., 1673; d. in the winter of 1688-89.
2. iii. MATTHIAS, b. 1650, Portsmouth, now Greenland.
2. MATTHIAS2 HAINES (Samuel1) b. in Portsmouth, now Greenland, 1650; m. 1671, Jane Brackett of Portsmouth and settled near the old home- stead. He d. suddenly soon after his brother. Children, b. in Green- land:
i. SAMUEL3, b. 25 Dec., 1674; d. before 1 July, 1729.
ii. JOSHUA, b. 5 April, 1678; m. Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth Hall; d. 10 Jan., 1737.
3. iii. MATTHIAS, b. about 1680.
iv. JANE, joined the Congregational Church of Greenland in 1724.
3. MATTHIAS3 HAINES (Matthias2, Samuel1) b. about 1680, called Jr .; m. prior to 26 May, 1726, Hannah, dau. of John and Hannah (Lewis) Johnson, a miller of Greenland. Was called a "housewright." Children:
i. LEWIS4, bapt. 1718; m. Sarah Johnson.
ii. HANNAH, bapt. 1719; m. Nathaniel Marston, Greenland.
iii. MATTHIAS, bapt. 1718; went to sea at fourteen, became a shipmaster; d. at sea or in a foreign country.
iv. ELEANOR, bapt. 1718; d. prior to 11 Aug., 1763.
v. JANE, b. 1721; m. John Johnson.
vi. MARTHA, b. 1727; bapt. 29 Oct .; m. Weeks.
vii. JOHN, b. 1731; m. Olive Weeks; d. 1809.
4. viii. ABNER, b. 1724.
4. ABNER4 HAINES (Matthias3, Matthias2, Samueli) b. in Greenland, 1724. Chosen surveyor, constable, tythingman and committee to provide for the ordination of Rev. Samuel McClintock, 3 Nov., 1756. Executor of his father's estate in 1771. Received a deed for one hundred acres of land in C., from Jeremiah Clough, 3 June, 1772. Settled in C. 1773. M. 27 July, 1746, Sarah Weeks, b. 1727 in the old brick house belonging to the Weeks family. She was paralyzed for many years before her death at the age of 68 years. He d. about 1798. Children:
5. i. SAMUEL5, b. in Greenland, 26 Aug., 1747. 1
ii. RICHARD, b. 27 Nov., 1748; m. prior to 1774; d. 6 Nov., 1798.
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iii. MATTHIAS, bapt. 5 Aug., 1750; m. 21 Sept., 1775, Molly Cammet of Portland, Me., b. 1751, d. 1841. He d. 1796.
iv. WALTER WEEKS, b. 1754; m. Rachel Knowles; d. 16 May, 1808, at Fremont.
V. STEPHEN, b. 1759, at Greenland; m. 12 Dec., 1779, Hannah Carter, b. 20 July, 1759. He d. at Northfield 3 Feb., 1807.
vi. JOSIAH.
vii. HANNAH, b. at Greenland 23 May, 1759; m. Thomas Clough of Northfield.
viii. SALLY, b. in Greenland; m. - Eastman.
ix. MEHITABLE.
5. SAMUEL5 HAINES (Abner4, Matthias3) b. 26 Aug., 1747, in the old brick house, Greenland, then occupied by his grandfather, Walter Weeks. M. 9 July, 1772, Hannah Johnson of Rowley, Mass., b. 22 Dec., 1749. They moved to C. and in 1775 he enlisted in Capt. Jeremiah Clough's Co. Enlisted again in Capt. James Shepherd's Co., Lieut .- Col. Ger- rish's regiment, Northern army, was mustered in 2 July, 1776. He was detailed as blacksmith to take charge of the shoeing of horses. Tradi- tion says he was at Ticonderoga. Later he was lieutenant in military service. It is said that, though not a devout man, not wishing his chil- dren "to grow up like heathen," he rode on horseback to Greenland to get the Rev. Samuel McClintock to come and baptize them. He out- lived his brothers and sons, dying 29 Oct., 1838, at the age of 91. His wife d. 13 Feb., 1813. Children, b. in C .:
i. MARY6, b. 14 July, 1773; m. first, Levi Brackett. Children: 1. Sam- uel Haines7 Brackett, b. 1794; d. 1867. 2. Jeremiah Clough Brackett, b. 1796; d. 22 Aug., 1849. 3. Hilton Brackett, b. 8 Jan., 1798. 4. Haines Brackett, b. 1800; d. 1805. 5. Anson G. Brackett, became a physician; d. in Ala. 6. Ira Brackett, b. 20 June, 1804. M. second, Joel Fletcher, Lyndon, Vt., April, 1817. Child: 7. Joel Fletcher. She d. 14 Jan., 1853.
6. ii. ABNER, twin, b. 25 Dec., 1775.
iii. JONATHAN, twin, b. 25 Dec., 1775; d. in infancy.
7. iv. JOSIAH, b. 7 April, 1778.
8. v. SAMUEL, twin, b. 30 May, 1780.
vi. HANNAH, twin, b. 30 May, 1780; m. Jonathan Ayers. (See Ayers Gen.) vii. JANE, b. 25 Nov., 1782; d. 19 Sept., 1867, unm.
9. viii. STEPHEN, b. 24 Aug., 1785.
ix. CHARLES GLIDDEN, b. 24 Jan., 1792; d. 3 July, 1825.
6. ABNER6 HAINES (Samuels, Abner4, Matthias3) b. in C., 25 Dec., 1775; m. Eliza Pepperrell, dau. of Joseph and Miriam (Frost) Ayers, b. 2 May, 1782, d. 21 March, 1850. He was a blacksmith. D. 26 Oct., 1833. Children, b. in C .:
i. ALBERT GALLATIN7, b. 18 Aug., 1804; m. at twenty-eight, Rhoda Bean who d. eleven years after; m. second, Jane Sumner. Lived in Lebanon and Dubuque, Ia .; d. in Dubuque at the age of 63. Children by first marriage:
1. CHARLES ABBOTT8, b. 22 Dec., 1833; d. 13 Aug., 1834.
2. ADELAIDE AYERS, b. 13 Oct., 1835; m. James R. Kendrick, who became General Manager of the Old Colony R. R .; d. 13 May, 1893. He d. 11 Dec., 1896.
3. CHARLES ABBOTT, b. 11 Aug., 1837; m. Bessie P. Horton; d. 22 March, 1882.
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4. CLARENA EDWIN, b. 6 April, 1839; d. 26 Aug., 1839.
5. HELEN FRANCES, b. 14 Oct., 1840; d. 11 June, 1842.
6. HARRIET ELIZA, b. 8 Feb., 1842; d. 6 March, 1842.
7. FRANCIS EDWIN, b. 17 Dec., 1843; m. Kate Reed, b. 29 Dec., 1852.
ii. MARIA S., b. 24 Oct., 1807; m. Charles Webster of Boston, d. 24 Sept., 1857, in Iowa. Child: Harriet & Webster, b. 27 May, 1850; d. in Iowa.
iii. ADELAIDE AYERS, b. 13 Jan., 1813; m. 13 Jan., 1836, Rev. Daniel P. Cilley, b. at Epsom, 31 May, 1806, grandson of Gen. Joseph Cilley. He was ordained a Free Baptist minister in 1833; served in Civil war as chaplain of the 8th N. H. Vols., and of the 2d N. Y. Vet. Cav. He d. Farmington, 14 Nov., 1888. She d. in 1896. Children:
1. CHARLES CLINTON& CILLEY, b. in Newmarket 16 Feb., 1837; graduate of Harvard College; studied law; Lieut .- Col. and Col- onel in Union army. He resided in No. Carolina; m. Harper. He d. 9 May, 1900. Children, three sons.
2. ADELAIDE HAINES CILLEY, b. at Manchester, 23 Feb., 1843; m. R. C. Parker, M. D., of Farmington, 1 May, 1862. He d. 31 Dec., 1866; m. second, John Waldson of Farmington, 15 Aug., 1871. She was an accomplished musician and a versatile author; d. 16 June, 1909. Children by second marriage, b. in Farmington: (1) Adelaide Cecil, b. 17 May, 1872. (2) Elizabeth Pearl, b. 25 Aug., 1873; d. 24 March, 1880.
3. EMMA STARK CILLEY, b. 21 Sept., 1851; d. 19 Sept., 1852.
4. DANIEL P. CILLEY, b. at Boston, 27 March, 1854; m. 9 May, 1875, Velma A. Waldron, Farmington. Physician in West- boro, Mass. A daughter.
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5. JOSEPH BRADBURY CILLEY, b. 25 April, 1856; d. 13 Jan., 1886. HARRIET PARKER, b. 13 Jan., 1817. Resides in Farmington.
v. CHARLES GLIDDEN, b. 26 June, 1821; learned printer's trade; in busi- ness, Manchester; moved to Iowa in 1856 and became a farmer in Storm Lake; m. about 1848, Harriet P. Andrews of Warner, who is now living in Los Angeles, Cal., where he d. 27 July, 1902. Children :
1. FRED ABNER 8, b. 22 April, 1853; m. first, 9 Oct., 1880, Antoinette, dau. of Joseph Ayers and Maria (Jones) Haines, b. 24 Feb., 1853, d. 10 March, 1889; m. second, 18 Dec., 1892, Jennie Sullivan of Cincinnati, O., b. 10 Aug., 1870. Civil engineer. Residence, Deadwood, S. D. Children by first marriage: (1) Nina Josephine9, b. 2 Dec., 1885. (2) Karl Leslie, b. 2 March, 1889.
2. WILLIAM PICKERING, b. 22 Feb., 1811; m. 24 Dec., 1885, Mrs. Addie Irene Lockie, b. 4 April, 1862, Cold Springs, Wis. Home, Dunning, Neb.
3. ARTHUR T., b. 17 Nov., 1858; m. at Dubuque, Ia., 11 March, 1891, Sarah Wilde, b. 12 May, 1864. Merchant, King Fisher, Okla.
4. ALBERT G., b. 24 May, 1862; m. 16 Oct., 1889, Minta A. Jones, Storm Lake. Civil engineer, Ft. Dodge, Ia.
5. EMMA FRANCES, b. 16 June, 1864, Dubuque; m. 23 Feb., 1897, Walter S. Russell, b. 27 Oct., 1863. Civil engineer, Los Angeles. Child: Harriet Elizabeth º Russell, b. at San Diego, Cal., 5 March, 1898.
vi. JOSEPH AYERS, b. 23 Aug., 1824; m. Maria Antoinette Jones of Alton. They lived in Boston, Mass., San Francisco, Cal., Manchester, and Storm Lake, Ia. Merchant and farmer. Children:
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1. JOSEPHINE MARIA 8, b. at Boston, 17 Jan., 1847; m. 19 Oct., 1871, George E. Rust, Wolfboro. Res., Manchester. She d. 11 Nov., 1878, at Dubuque, Ia.
2. JOSEPH STARR, b. at Sacramento, Cal., 3 Feb., 1852. Graduate Dartmouth, 1874; studied law; resides in Storm Lake.
3. ANTOINETTE, b. 24 Feb., 1853, Boston; m. 19 Oct., 1881, Fred Abner Haines; d. 9 March, 1889.
4. SAMUEL REED, b. 9 Nov., 1858; m. 10 Aug., 1878, Helen Mc- Gregor Hall, b. in Manchester, 12 July, 1859. Farmer, Storm Lake. Children: (1) Ruth McGregor9, b. 11 Nov., 1878. (2) Florence, b. 11 Oct., 1880; m. Cooper, d. 1910. Children: Eleanor Claire10 Cooper, Helen Eudosia Cooper, b. the spring of 1904; (3) Ralph Holland, b. 6 Aug., 1882.
7. JOSIAH6 HAINES (Samuels, Abner4, Matthias3) b. 7 April, 1778; m. first, Hannah Clough, b. 29 June, 1788, d. 26 April, 1828. Lived at Zion's Hill; m. second, Mary (Polly), dau. of David and Phebe (Hoyt) Ames, 8 Feb., 1835, b. 14 Jan., 1786, d. 7 Sept., 1872. He d. 29 May, 1838. Children by first marriage, b. in C .:
i. HANNAH CLOUGH7, b. 25 Sept., 1807; m. 7 Dec., 1828, Peter Smart of C., b. 16 Sept., 1793. He was for many years a stage-driver. Both d. in Northfield. Children: 1. Hannah& Smart, who m. and moved to Wis. 2. Susan Smart, m., now lives in Col. 3. Har- riet Smart, m. - - Tripp and lives in Lynn, Mass. 4. Clara Smart, d. unm.
ii. JOSIAH, b. 1809; d. 1814.
iii. HANNIBAL, b. 29 Jan., 1813; m. 15 March, 1836, Harriet Lyford of C., b. 3 May, 1813. Moved to Chicago 1847-48. He d. in Concord. Children, b. in C .: 1. Josiah Cloughs, b. 25 Dec., 1836; m. 6 Nov., 1861, Maria F. Trowbridge of Racine, Wis. 2. Joseph Dearborn, b. 9 Feb., 1840; m. 8 Feb., 1866, Marietta Ham. 3. Henry Franklin, b. 18 Aug., 1843; d. 14 Dec., 1857.
8. SAMUEL6 HAINES (Samuels, Abner4, Matthias3) b. 30 May, 1780; graduate Dartmouth College, 1803; admitted to bar about 1807; practiced in Sanbornton and Portsmouth; commissioned Lieut. in U. S. army and served two or three years at Ft. Constitution; m. 22 May, 1809, Eliza, dau. of Nathaniel Gookin, Portsmouth, b. 5 Sept., 1788, d. 2 June, 1878; served on privateer Fox in 1812; settled in Blakeley, Ala., Sept., of the same year, where he practiced law; d. in Providence, R. I., 13 Aug., 1825, while on his way to N. H. Child: Augustine7, b. 17 March, 1810, Portsmouth; admitted to the bar in Maine, 1831; practiced in Saco and Portland; was county attorney for several years, and U. S. District Attorney in Polk's administration; m. 14 Jan., 1839, Frances Patten, Portland, b. 21 April, 1816. He d. 27 July, 1873. Children: 1. Charles G.8, b. 10 Jan., 1840; d. 2. George A., b. 10 Aug., 1843; res., Italy. 3. Eliza Frances, b. 16 April, 1847; d. 11 July, 1865.
9. STEPHEN6 HAINES (Samuel4, Abners, Matthias3) was b. 24 Aug., 1785; m. 31 Jan., 1810, at North Hampton, Mary Pickering of Greenland, b. 4 July, 1788. They lived in the house built by his father, now occu- pied by Mr. Alfred H. Brown. In 1818-19 he went to Claiborne, Ala., to invest in land and soon after d. there at the age of 34. Children, b. in C .:
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i. WILLIAM PICKERING7, b. 22 Feb., 1811; graduate of Dartmouth Col- lege 1831; practiced law in Me .; State Senator in 1847; agent, Saco Water Co., and for Pepperrell Manufacturing Co., Biddeford, where he resided; twice the Democratic candidate for U. S. senator and afterwards candidate for governor; trustee of Bow- doin and of Dartmouth College; and president of the Biddeford National Bank. An active member of the Congregational Church and held in high esteem. M. 16 Aug., 1836, Eliza Goodwin Ferguson of South Berwick, Me., b. 4 Nov., 1814, and d. 1 June, 1896. He d. at Biddeford, 2 July, 1879. Children:
1. CHARLOTTE STARK8, b. 15 May, 1838; m. 15 Sept., 1864, Ambrose Eastman, Saco, Me., b. at Yarmouth 18 April, 1834; graduate Bowdoin College 1854; lawyer; res., Boston. D.
2. FERGUSON, b. 2 March, 1840, in Biddeford; graduate of Dart- mouth College 1860; merchant in Portland; agent for the Pep- perrell Co., and mayor of Biddeford. M. 1 June, 1865, Hattie Hill of Biddeford.
3. ELIZA G., b. 21 Jan., 1842, at Saco; d. 7 Oct., 1842.
4. WILLIAM, b. 21 Nov., 1844; d. 9 March, 1845.
5. MARY, b. 13 March, 1847; d. 7 May, 1847.
6. HARRIET FERGUSON, b. 29 July, 1850; d. 9 Sept., 1850.
7. NELLIE H., b. Biddeford, 17 March, 1852; m. Edwin Stone of Minneapolis, Minn., 1 Nov., 1883. Res., Biddeford. Chil- dren: (1) William Haines Stone, b. in Minneapolis, 21 Jan., 1885. (2) Charlotte Stark Stone, b. in Biddeford, 5 June, 1888.
8. ELIZABETH GOODWIN, b. in Biddeford, 25 April, 1854; m. Wil- liam Scott Whitney of Fall River, Mass., b. 4 March, 1854. Res., Lawrence, Mass. Children: (1) Lawrence Haines9 Whitney, b. 11 June, 1884. (2) Mary Goodwin Whitney, b. 18 Feb., 1889; d. 28 July, 1890.
9. JENNIE LEE WHITNEY, b. 13 July, 1856; d. 8 Sept., 1856.
ii. MARY ANN, b. 22 Jan., 1813; m. 16 July, 1843, Jeremiah H. Lyford, M. D., of Northfield, b. 19 Oct., 1808; graduate, Dartmouth College 1833; settled in Port Byron, Ill., where his children were b. (See Lyford Gen.) Children:
1. WILLIAM HAINES LYFORD, b. 18 Sept., 1836; m. Jane Holmes, b. 25 April, 1842.
2. EUGENE ABBOTT LYFORD, b. 1841, killed at Murfreesboro, 21 Dec., 1862.
3. MARY PICKERING LYFORD, b. 11 Jan., 1843; m. Sept., 1871, George Smith, a lawyer in St. Louis.
4. ALBERT E. LYFORD, b. 16 Feb., 1847; m. Clara Berg.
5. FREDERICK BARTLETT LYFORD, b. 12 July, 1850; d. 31 Aug., 1899.
iii. MARTHA, b. 16 Feb., 1815; m. 2 July, 1839, Levi Bartlett of Bristol, b. 8 Jan., 1807; educated at Military Academy, Norwich, Vt. She d. in Bristol, 8 May, 1865. He d. 14 Nov., 1868. Children, b. in Bristol:
1. FREDERICK HAINES& BARTLETT, b. 25 May, 1840; d: 7 Jan., 1911, at Silverton, B. C.
2. LEVI SCOTT BARTLETT, b. 4 Jan., 1842; d. 9 Sept., 1846.
3. ANNIE PICKERING BARTLETT, b. 30 Nov., 1843; d. 25 Sept., 1882.
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4. MARY ELIZABETH BARTLETT, b. 5 Feb., 1849. Res., Bristol .* ELIZABETH, b. 27 April, 1817; m. 24 May, 1844, Stephen Weeks, b. 15 Jan., 1811; d. 29 Jan., 1885. They lived in Gilmanton and Loudon.
* See History of Bristol.
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v. ABIGAIL PICKERING, b. 6 July, 1819; m. 24 Aug., 1843, Josiah Minot of Bristol, b. 17 Sept., 1818; graduate, Dartmouth College 1837, and moved to Concord, 1844. He was Judge of Probate and in 1855 was appointed, by President Pierce, Commissioner of Pensions. He was a leading member of the bar, and an able financier. He d. in Concord 14 Dec., 1891. She d. 2 Sept., 1902. Children b. in Concord:
1. ISABEL MINOT8, b. 24 Sept., 1846; m. 24 April, 1873, George R. Fowler, son of Asa Fowler of Concord. He became a lawyer in Boston; d. in Philadelphia, 11 April, 1897. She d. in Jamaica Plain, Mass., 9 Feb., 1907. Children, b. in Jamaica Plain: (1) Ethel Walker Fowler, b. 24 Dec., 1875; d. about 1900. (2) Mary Pickering Fowler, b. 25 Jan., 1877. (3) Josiah Minot Fowler, b. 17 May, 1880; m. 20 June, 1911, Martha Louise Parsons. (4) Robert Fowler, b. 11 July, 1884; m. 1 Dec., 1906, Rosalie Gretchen McIntyre.
2. GRACE MELVILLE MINOT, b. 28 April, 1851; m. 14 Oct., 1878, Ferdinand Stillings, M. D., physician and surgeon of Concord. She d. 8 Jan., 1906. Children: (1) Mary Walker Stillings, b. 3 Aug., 1879. (2) Charlotte Melville Stillings, b. 3 Aug., 1879; m. 2 June, 1909, Isaac Hill of Concord; d. 16 May, 1910.
3. FRANCES MINOT, b. 7 Nov., 1855. Res., Concord.
HAM.
1. JOSEPHI HAM, b. 4 Feb., 1726. He was a master shipbuilder at Ports- mouth, who later in life bought a farm near Pleasant Pond in Deerfield. His wife, whose name is not known, was b. 11 May, 1729. He had a family of ten children. Three sons came to C. and settled.
2. i. GIDEON2, b. 7 Nov., 1754.
3. ii. JOSEPH, b. 6 Oct., 1761.
4. iii. JOHN, b. 7 Nov., 1763.
2. GIDEON2 HAM (Joseph1) b. 7 Nov., 1754, unm. and d. 6 Oct., 1839. He came to C. soon after 1790 and spent the remainder of his life there. Although not a church member, he left a fund of $2,000 for the support of preaching at the Union Church at Hill's Corner.
3. JOSEPH2 HAM (Joseph1) b. 6 Oct., 1761; d. 1843; m. Betsey Page, who was b. 1767, d. 1832. He settled in C., prior to 1785, for he was taxed that year. The remainder of his life was spent in this town. He early united with the Center Congregational Church and was chosen dea. in 1816. Children:
5. i. JOSEPH3, b. 15 May, 1789.
6. ii. DANIEL PAGE.
iii. LYDIA.
iv. BETSEY, m. Joseph Smith of Northfield, 27 May, 1830.
v. JOHN, m. and moved to Ind. Had four sons in the War of the Rebellion.
4. JOHN2 HAM (Joseph1) b. 7 Nov., 1763, settled in C., before 1790; m. 1792-93, Mary Osgood, b. in 1774 and d. 30 Jan., 1846. Children:
7. i. JOHN3, b. probably 1795.
ii. MARY (Polly), m. when upwards sixty years of age Dea. Samuel Gil- man, who was b. June, 1791; d. 3 Aug., 1878.
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8. iii. ELEANOR, b. 1800.
iv. ISAAC, b. 1803; d. 28 Oct., 1841, unm.
v. LYDIA, b. 27 Feb., 1805; m. 8 March, 1832, Jonathan Chase of Lou- don; d. 9 Aug., 1835. Children: Elizabeth4 Chase, b. 15 March, 1834; d. 8 July, 1836, and two others who d. in infancy.
5. JOSEPH3 HAM, JR. (Joseph2, Joseph1) b. 15 May, 1789; m. 19 Jan., 1815, Susan Sargent, b. 4 Nov., 1791. She was dau. of Zebadiah and Hannah (Foster) Sargent of C. After their marriage they went to live with his uncle, Gideon Ham, and received his property after his death. She d. 6 Dec., 1875. He d. 24 Feb., 1882. Joseph Ham., Jr., was active in town affairs, serving several years on the board of selectmen and as a representative in the legislature two terms. Children, b. in C .:
9. i. ELIZABETH (Betsey) PAGE4, b. 11 Nov., 1815.
10. ii. THOMAS, b. 23 Feb., 1817.
11. iii. JOSEPH WARREN, b. 18 June, 1820.
12. iv. CHARLES HENRY, b. 22 Jan., 1831.
13. v. MARIA GERRISH, b. 11 Aug., 1833.
6. DANIEL PAGE: HAM (Joseph2, Joseph1) m. Judith, dau. of Zebadiah Sar- gent of C. He d. 14 Aug., 1864, at the age of 73. Children:
i. HANNAH4, b. 2 Nov., 1820; d. 30 June, 1872, unm.
14. ii. SUSAN, b. 12 Oct., 1822.
iii. MARY PAGE, b. 28 Feb., 1825; d. 3 Aug., 1838.
iv. JUDITH, b. 1 Aug., 1827; d. 11 May, 1830.
15. v. JUDITH, b. 10 Sept., 1830.
16. vi. BETSEY PAGE, b. 2 Sept., 1833.
17. vii. JOHN, b. 26 March, 1837.
7. JOHN'S HAM, JR. (John2, Joseph1) b. probably 1795; m. 30 Nov., 1818, Mary M., dau. of John and Sarah (Moulton) Kimball of C. He d. 2 Feb. 1824. Children:
i. SAMUEL4, b. 1 July, 1820; d. 4 July, 1820.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 9 May, 1821; m. John Lyford. (See Lyford Gen.)
8. ELEANOR® HAM (John2, Joseph1) b. 1800 (?); m. 26 Dec., 1820, Jeremiah, F. Clough of C., b. 27 Nov., 1794. Children:
i. MARY4 CLOUGH, teacher, removed to Hyde Park, Mass.
ii. MARTHA A. CLOUGH, m. Charles F. Gerry of Hyde Park, Mass. Chil- dren: 1. Charles5, 2. Frank, and 3. Eleanor Gerry.
9. ELIZABETH (Betsey) PAGE4 HAM (Joseph3, Joseph?, Joseph1) b. 11 Nov., 1815; m. 17 Feb., 1842, Charles Cavendar Burnham of Ill. They re- sided there about four years. Returning to N. H., they settled in Hopkinton. He d. 14 Sept., 1894. She d. 8 Feb., 1892. Children:
i. FRANKLIN JOSEPHS BURNHAM, b. in Bunker Hill, Ill., 9 Oct., 1842; d. 25 Feb., 1908, unm.
ii. THOMAS HAM BURNHAM, b. in Bunker Hill, Ill., 29 Jan., 1845; m. Ella Thompson of Colorado Springs, Col., 1871. She d. Oct., 1891. He d. in Col., 14 Jan., 1900.
iii. EVELYN FRANCES BURNHAM, b. at Lawrence, Mass., 22 April, 1848; unm. and living at Hopkinton.
iv. FREDERICK ROBINSON BURNHAM, b. in Concord, 9 July, 1853, phy- sician in San Diego, Cal .; m. 9 Nov., 1885, Lilla Marston of San
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Diego, Cal. Children: 1. Theda A.6 Burnham, b. 6 Dec., 1887. 2. Katherine Burnham, b. 1 Oct., 1889. 3. Lilla M. Burnham, b. 21 April, 1891. 4. Marston Burnham, b. 26 Dec., 1893.
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V. EMMA LOUISA BURNHAM, b. in Hopkinton, 8 May, 1856; d. there 23 May, 1876.
10. THOMAS4 HAM (Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1) b. 23 Feb., 1817; m. 5 Aug., 1844, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Smith of Meredith and moved to Lake- port. He was employed as a pattern maker in the Cole Manufacturing Co. When the Lake Village Savings Bank was organized in Laconia, he was elected treasurer. He served as treasurer and president until just before his death 5 June, 1900.
11. JOSEPH WARREN4 HAM (Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1) b. 18 June, 1820; m. 29 Nov., 1849, Mary Jane Barker. She d. 2 Aug., 1881. He d. 11 Sept., 1897. Mr. Ham was a civil engineer and spent ten years of his life in Lawrence, Mass. Returning to N. H., he resided in C. until his death. Child: Belle Marias, b. in Lawrence, Mass., 26 Sept., 1858; d. in C., July, 1863.
12. CHARLES HENRY4 HAM (Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1) b. 22 Jan., 1831; m. 17 Dec., 1857, Emma Armelia Hines of LeRoy, N. Y. He removed to Chicago. He d. 16 Oct., 1902, at Montclair, N. J .* Children:
i. JESSIE5, d. in infancy.
ii. BERTHA, d. at age of four years.
iii. ALICE, b. in Chicago, Ill., 14 March, 1872; m. 26 April, 1899, Frank Layton Brewer, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 16 Dec., 1869. Children: 1. Sargento Brewer, b. in N. Y. City, 29 Oct., 1901; d. 14 May, 1902. 2. Molly Mollard Brewer, b. in Montclair, N. J., 12 March, 1904.
13. MARIA GERRISH4 HAM (Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1) b. 11 Aug., 1833, unm. Resided most of her life in Hill's Corner school district. In 1907 she sold the Gideon Ham place to Mrs. Anita Porter (Shaw) Singer and went to reside with her niece, Mrs. F. Layton Brewer, in Montclair, N. J.
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