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i. AGNES3, b. 1743; d. 1744.
ii. SARAH, b. 1744.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 1747; m. 1764, Nathaniel Glines, b. 1744. He served from C. throughout the Revolutionary war and his wife and young children received the aid of the town in his absence. Children: 1. Lydia4 Glines, b. 1764. 2. Judah Glines, b. 1767. 3. Rhoda Glines, b. 1769; m. Enos Flanders, 1789. 4. Abner Glines, b. 1772. 5. Obadiah Glines, b. 1774; m. Keziah Blanchard and had 6 children. 6. Nathaniel Glines (date of birth not recorded). 7. Samuel Glines, b. 1777. 8. Jeremiah Glines, b. 1783; removed to Derby, Vt., and m. Hannah Kittredge, and had 13 children. 9. Elizabeth Glines b. 1786; m. Charles Sias of Derby and had 4 children. 10. Polly Glines, b. 1788; m. Jedediah Dane of Derby and had 4 children. Elizabeth Glines, the mother, received a pension until her death at Derby, Vt., at the age of 100 years.
iv. MARY, b. 1749; d. 1753.
v. LYDIA, b. 1752; d. 1755.
vi. CAPT. JOSEPH, b. 1754; d. 1836; m. 1783, Elizabeth Whidden and set- tled on lot 95 in the east-central part of town. They had 11 chil- dren: The first was b. and d. 1784. 2. Sukey4, b. 1785. 3. Betsey, b. 1788. 4. Joseph, b. 1790; d. 1797. 5. Asa, b. 1792; d. 1797. 6. Sukey, b. 1795. 7. Polly, b. 1797; m. Joseph Morrill, Jr., of Gilmanton, 1826, and d. 1874. Three children. 8. A son, b. and d. 1801. 9. Nancy, b. 1802; m. Benj. Dow, 1825, and had one child : Lycurguss Dow of Durham. 10. Hannah b. 1804. 11. Judith, b. 1808. The unm. daus. lived in retirement on the old place, being buried with their parents in a private grave- yard there.
vii. WILLIAM, JR., b. 1757; m. 1783, Mary Moore, dau. of his Uncle Samuel. They probably followed Lieut. William Moore in the occupancy of his homestead selling the same in 1819. SAMUEL4, b. 1783.
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2. NATHAN, b. 1786; d. 1864, at Alexandria; m. Sally Crosby. Children: (1) Williams, b. 1815. (2) Samuel, b. 1817. (3) Joseph G., b. 1819. (4) Lucy G., b. 1821. (5) Cyrus, b. 1823; d. 1909, at Bristol. (6) Mary, b. 1825; m. George W. Keezer of Bristol. (7) Russell, b. 1827; m. Abby Jenness, resided in Bristol. (8) Charles H., b. 1829, resided in Natick, Mass .; m. Deborah Walker. (9) Sarah, b. 1831; m. Edwin Adams of Topsfield, Mass. (10) Elizabeth, b. 1832; d. 1834. (11) William B., b. 1835; m. Mary Keezer; resided at Bristol. (12) Lucretia E., b. 1839; m. Sylvanus Cole, and resides at Stoneham, Mass.
3. POLLY, b. 1787; d. 1797.
4. STEPHEN, b. 1790; d. 1791.
5. REUBEN, b. 1792; m. Mary Woodbury, and d. in Salisbury. Children: William, b. 1836, Henry, b. 1840, both living in Goffstown with their children and grandchildren.
6. JESSE, b. 1795; d. 1799.
7. AsA, b. 1797; d. 1802.
viii. SUSANNAH, b. 1759.
ix. JANNE (Jane or Jennie), b. 1764; m. 1785, Nathaniel Whidden; d. in 1848. Their home was near the Northfield-Gilmanton corner of C., afterward the Huckins place. Children. (See Huckins and Whidden Gens.)
3. ARCHELAUS2 MOORE (John1) styled in the records successively Lieut., Capt. and Col., b. 6 April, 1722; d. after 1795 in Loudon; m. 19 Sept., 1745, Hannah Elkins of Hampton, b. 24 Feb., 1719. He bought the adjoining 40 acre home lots 56 and 57 in 1745 and 1748, north of his brother, William, the range road running between. He continued to make his home there till 1790, when he removed to Loudon, to the home of his son, John. He became prominent in the business of C. and surrounding towns, being occupied with official work nearly all his life, filling all the positions in the gift of the town. He was town clerk and justice of the peace in C. for many years. His original house, one of the most substantial in town, long known as the Green- ough place, is still standing near the southern four corners, lately occu- pied by Ralph Roundy. His wife, Hannah Elkins, removed with him to Loudon, but the date of her death is not known. They are buried in the large churchyard at Loudon Center, his stone being roughly marked "A M" in the Moore row. Children:
i. HANNAH3, b. 1746.
ii. JOHN, b. 1748, sometimes called "John Jr.," d. about 1810, in Loudon, where he was prominent. He m. Abiah Stevens, 1770, who d. 1836. Their home was at the fork of the road where Mrs. Nathaniel D. Clough now lives. Children:
1. HANNAH4, b. 1771; m. Nathaniel Hill and removed to Me.
2. ABIGAIL, b. 1773; d. 1776. 3. Abiah, b. 1775.
4. ELKINS, b. 1777; d. 1851; m. Mary Osgood, 1802. Children: (1) Marys, who m. Dea. John Matthes, 1822. (2) Nancy, b. 1806; d. 1875. (3) Almira, b. 1810; d. 1850; m. Charles Chase of Groton. (4) Harriet, b. 1818; d. 1875, unm. (5) Eliza, b. 1821; d. 1876; m. Nathaniel D. Clough, 1845. Child: Clarence L.6 Clough, b. 1850; resides in Loudon.
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5. ARCHELAUS, b. 1779; d. 1832; m. Abigail Fifield, who d. 1852; resided at Loudon Ridge. Children: (1) Abigail W.5, m. Benjamin Swett, 1829. (2) Archelaus M., m. Harriet T. Lowell, 1830. (3) Lucinda J., m. George W. Moody, 1826. (4) Climena M., m. Manasseh Sleeper, 1829. (5) Abiah, b. and d. 1807. (6) Hannah, b. 1810; d. 1832, unm. (7) Lydia, b. 1812; d. 1853, unm. (8) David Fifield, b. 1815; d. 1888; m. Susan Frances Clifford, 1840, removed to Lake Village where he practiced medicine. Children: 1. George F.6 (who m. and had Howard P.7, b. 1868, Arthur C., b. 1870, and F. Proctor, b. 1880). 2. Hannah F. 3. Joseph C. 4. Mary E. 5. Edwin F. 6. Rufus R. 7. Charles A. 8. Ida G. (9) Julia, b. 1818; d. 1890; m. 1845, Elijah French. (10) Jef- ferson, b. 1823; d. 1825.
6. MARY (Polly), b. 1781; d. unm.
7. JACOB, b. 1782; m. Ada Shepherd; rem. to Ellsworth. Chil- dren: (1) Eliza5, m. Avery. Children: Samuel6 (?), Joseph, Orrin, George and Jacob Avery. (2) Abiah, b. 1807; m. Joseph Moulton of Ellsworth, 1836. Children: Charles', Frances J. and Joseph B. Moulton (3) Joseph, who did not return from Mexican war. (4) John S., who removed to Shelby- ville, Ill., and d. 1897, at Ward, Col. Children: Ella6, b. 1859, and Esther E., b. 1867, and m. H. J. Gehm of Cripple Creek, Col. (5) Ada, b. 1816; m. Daniel L. Sanborn, 1839. Children: Jacob O.6 Sanborn, b. 1840; Ruth J. Sanborn, who m. 1863, Daniel T. Ladd; Joseph T. Sanborn, who m. Fannie Pev- erly; Charles F. Sanborn, b. 1847, unm .; Mary E. S 'nborn, who m. John L. Buswell, 1871, and Ada E. Sanborn, b. 1858; d. 1862. 8. MARTHA, b. 1785; m. first, Dudley Osgood of Gilmanton; m. second, Jacob Osgood of Loudon. Children: (1) Abiah& Osgood who m. Lewis Gilman. (2) John P. Osgood, who m. first, Judith A. Sargent; m. second, Mrs. Sarah Morrison; m. third, Mary Tilton. (3) Mary Ann Osgood, who m. Darius Dow. (4) Jacob D. Osgood, who m. first, Mary J. Osborn; m. sec- ond, Mrs. Jane D. Grace.
9. JOHN, b. 1787; d. 1856; m. Betsey Holman and carried on the home place of his father. Children: (1) Sarah5, who m. Edwin Sanborn. (2) Maria, who m. True Osgood. (3) Abiah, who m. William Swett. (4) Eliza J., who m. Charles J. Chadwick. (5) John B., who m. Lucy M. Dimond and carried on the home place.
10. BETSEY, b. 1789; m. Jacob Osborn, 1810. No children.
11. WILLIAM, b. 1794; d. 1879; m. 1826, Catherine Ordway. Children: (1) Sarah B.5, who m. Leonard H. James. (2) Frances C., who m. Charles Leland. (3) Eugene, b. 1851 (adopted). They lived in Gilmanton.
12. SALLY, b. 1792; m. 1816, Charles Currier. Children: (1)
Betseys Currier, who m. Simeon Copp. (2) Abbie Currier, who m. Pitt Greeley. (3) John Currier, who m. Nancy Young.
4. SAMUEL2 MOORE (John1) b. 13 Sept., 1726; d. 1, Jan., 1776; m. first, Joanna - -; m. second, Widow Susannah Webster. He was styled Capt. in the town records from early manhood until his sudden death at the age of 50. He kept the first tavern in town. Beginning about 1750, this structure, now the summer residence of Ethel Blanchard Stearns, sheltered travelers for one hundred years, kept successively by Capt. Samuel Moore, his widow, Susannah, Col. David McCrillis,
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whom she m., and by Jacob Blanchard, who m. Hannah McCrillis, their dau., and by their son, Nahum Blanchard. Samuel Moore was one of the largest landowners in C. and vicinity, and d. one of the wealthiest men in town. Children by first wife, b. in C:
i. SAMUEL3, JR., b. 1751. In 1772, his parents deeded him lots 39, 40 and 41, west of the tavern property, recently the Gibson place. He sold in 1802 to his cousin, Ezekiel. His wife was Mary -
ii. JOANNA, b. 1754, m. 1777, Obadiah Mooney, school teacher; d. 1791. Her gravestone in the Center yard is one of the oldest and one of the finest there. Probably no children, despite inscription on it. He m. again and had children.
iii. ELKINS, b. 1756, served in the Revolutionary war, 1777 and 1780, and m. Joanna, b. 1789, at Freeport, Me. Child: Eliza Mary Harvey, b. in C., 1810.
iv. MARY, b. 1759; m. William Moore, her cousin, son of William2.
v. THOMAS, b. 1761; m. 1787, Comfort Perkins and removed to Loudon. Children :
1. POLLY4, who lived in Sandwich; unm.
2. SAMUEL, who m. Charlotte Foster and had one child ,Kate5, who m. Ira G. Rowe of Rochester, N. Y.
3. JOANNA, unm.
4. ALEXANDER, b. 1792; m. Mary Page and lived at Loudon village. Children: Louisas, Mary A., Laurana A., Thomas A., Charles H., Sarah T., Charlotte F., Elbert E., Minnie and Ira S.
5. STEPHEN, b. 1799, m. 1827, Mary Greeley. Children: Joseph G.5, of Dubuque, Ia., Albert, Ann Maria, Andrew G., George L., Caroline A. and Mary R.
6. SOPHRONIA, m. Jacob A. Potter of Concord. Children: Isaac F.5, Charles H., Mary E., Ann Maria, and Laura Ann Potter.
7. COMFORT, who m. William P. Neal. Child: William P. Neals. She m. second, Amory Carter of Worcester, Mass. No children.
8. THOMAS, who d. young, in 1809.
9. MYRA, who m. Joseph N. Wadleigh, 1833, of Sandwich. Chil- dren: Thomass, Julia Ann, David F., Abigail H., Emily C. and Marietta Wadleigh.
vi. HANNAH, b. 1763.
vii. ARCHELAUS, b. 1766. Lived north of Shakers, who bought his farm. Removed to Middleton. Had one son, Randall4, b. 1798, who m. Polly C. Hill. Children: Walter H.5, b. 1815; John M., b. 1822; James D., b. 1825, and Samuel E., b. 1827.
viii. JOHN, b. 1769. Blacksmith and had the shop in the cemetery corner at the Center; m. 1786, Hannah Morrill. Children:
1. ABIEL F.4, b. 1794; m. Sarah C. Cate. They cleared the farm on Hackleborough road, lately owned by Sylvanus C. Moore, and with Harriet are buried there. Children: (1) Harriet A.5, d. 1907; unm. (2) Sylvanus C., d. 1910; m. Caroline Small. Children: Willie S.6, of Concord, in 1865, and Fred E. of Weirs, in 1873. (3) John, b. 1832; d. 1844. (4) Joseph M., b. 1834; m. Sarah Blessing and res. at Washington, D. C. Children: Sarah R.6, Elizabeth C. and Gertrude L. (5) Edwin C., b. 1836, served in Civil war; d. at Tariffville, Conn. No children. (6) Sarah E., b. 1839; m. Freeman A. Garland. Children: Edwin M.& Garland and Grace F. Gar- land of Nashua. (7) Hannah C., b. 1842; m. Myron H. Stone of Manchester. Children: Leona Stone, Bertha Stone, Leon Stone and Clarence Stone.
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2. SALLY, b. 1796; m. Solomon Caverly of Pittsford, Vt. Chil- dren: Abiel M.5 Caverly, a physician of Pittsford, and Judith C. Caverly, who m. Samuel Wales of Loudon.
3. JOHN, b. 1798; d. young and buried beside his father.
4. HANNAH, b. 1800; d. unm.
Children by second wife, b. in C .:
ix. REUBEN, b. 1770; m. 1795, Nancy Hall and settled on lot 133, removing later to the main road, lots 158 and 159, where he built on the site of the present Frank P. Dow place. He kept a tavern for a few years. Children:
1. DAVID McCRILLIS4, b. 1797; m. 7 Dec., 1819, Lucretia Brad- ley, b. 16 Nov., 1800. Children: (1) David Wesleys, b. 7 June, 1823: d. 26 July, 1825. (2) David Wesley, b. 2 March, 1827; m. Betsey Brown, and d. 8 Dec., 1854. Mrs. Lucretia (Bradley) Moore m. second, David Tallant. Children by this marriage: Ann Tallant and Martha Tallant. Mrs. David Tallant m. third, Benjamin Morrill.
2. STEPHEN, JR., b. 1799; m. 1802, Mary Boyce. Children: (1) Eliza M.5, who m. Joseph White of Laconia. (2) Lucia A., who m. Carlton Osgood and Bradstreet Wiggin. (3) Samuel B., who d. 1853, unm. (4) Hazen W., who m. Emily Leath- ers, d. 1876. Children: Fred A.6, d. 1900, and Louis H., of London, Eng. (5) Alonzo B., d. 1856; unm. (6) Mary A., who m. John Buckland. Child: William H. Buckland of Chicago, Ill., b. in 1870. (7) Sarah A., who m. Albert A. Brown of Penacook. Children: George A.6 Brown, Mary E. Brown, Fred L. Brown, and Charles A. Brown. (8) Charles Wilson, who m. Lucy Baldwin, and d. at Detroit, Mich. No children.
3. JOHN SUTTON, b. 1802; removed to Boscawen; m. first, Lu- cinda French, who d. 1848; m. second, Hannah Dow, who d. in 1891. Children by first wife: (1) Clarissa H.5, m. Samuel Pickard. Children: Dr. Henry Pickard of Lynn, Pa., Edward Pickard, Daniel Pickard, John Pickard (a professor, Columbia, Mo.), Willie Pickard, Arthur Pickard and Clara Pickard, who m. B. Frank Weathern of Farmington, Me. (2) Charles H., m. Sarah Sturtevant and moved to Cresco, Ia. (3) Albert A., m. first, Clara Arlin; m. sec- ond, Ellen Ford; m. third, Mary McKee; m. fourth, Cel- estia Heath. (4) Sabina C., d. 1854, aged 22. (5) Sylves- ter F., m. Susan Sturtevant and moved to Cresco, Ia. (6) Susan W., m. John A. McClure of Boscawen. Child: Sarah Edith McClure of Concord. (7) Lucinda F., m. Joseph Knowles of C. Child: Sadie Knowles®, who m. Lemuel Nutting of Claremont. (8) Eliza T., m. Calvin D. Sewell, res. in Mexico. Children: Susie I. Sewell, who m. H. C. Hunter, Washington, D. C., and Helen A. Sewell of Cincin- nati. 1
Children by second wife: (9) Hannah D., d. 1854. (10) John H., of Penacook; m. Belle Blackington. Children: Herbert B.6, of Champaign, Ill., and Howard of Penacook.
4. JOSEPH, b. 1804; d. 1835; unm.
5. MAHALABEEL, b. 1807, renamed Henry M. (History of Pembroke which is incorrect as to his parent's origin); d. in Pembroke, 1881; m. first, Lydia Baker of Bow; m. second, Mary F. Stan- iels of Concord; m. third, Hattie M. Starkweather of Manches- ter. Children by first wife: (1) George Henrys, b. 1832, m., 1853, Ellen J. Cram. Children: Charles C.6 b. 1854; Henry M. b. 1860; d. 1861; and George H. b. 1862, d. 1863. (2) James
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Baker, b. 1835, d. 1872, officer Civil war, clergyman; m. Mary P. Muzzey. Children: Walter M.6 b. and d. 1868 and Edward M. b. 1870.
6. MARY ANN, b. 1810; m. probably 1832, Jonathan Gove of Boscawen.
7. REUBEN, JR., b. 1813.
8. SUSAN W., b. 1814; d. young.
9. THOMAS TOLAR, b. 1819; m. 1841, Nancy B. Cleasby. He went to war and did not return. Children: (1) Eugene D.5, m. Eliza Glines. (2) Henry O., m. Lucy Jacquos. Children: Mabel B.6, of Concord, and Henry F., of Shushan, N. Y., d. 1908. (3) T. Frank, d. 1863, aged 11. (4) Helen, m. Wil- liam Muzzey. Child: Berthas Muzzey of Tilton.
X. SUSANNAH, b. 1775; m. 1796, Abiel, son of Rev. Abiel Foster. (See Foster Gen.)
xi. STEPHEN, b. 1776; d. 1846; m. Phebe S. Kimball and lived on part of his father's farm. The original house is still standing, known as the Tenney and later the Carter place. He was known as Col. Stephen Moore. Children: of whom only one, Martha K., is living.
1. CALEB K.4, b. 1800; of Ipswich and Georgetown, Mass.
2. HIRAM, b. 1802; removed to Griggsville, Ill.
3. LUCRETIA K., b. 1804; d. 1828 in C.
4. STEPHEN W., b. 1806, went South and never returned.
5. JACOB K., b. 1808; m. Cynthia A. Gerrish, removed to Griggs- ville, Ill. Children: (1) Fannies. (2) Joseph. (3) George. (4) Phebe. (5) Albert.
6. SARAH S., b. 1809; m. David G. Heath of Northfield. Chil- dren: (1) Dr. Sylvanus Heath of Champaign, Ill. (2) Caleb Heath, d. Oklahoma City, 1902, and (3) Celestia S. Heath; m. first, Albert A. Moore; m. second, Willard R. Stelle.
7. PHEBE M., b. 1812; d. 1834, in C .; unm.
8. LAVINIA K., b. 1814; d. 1846 in C .; unm.
9. CHARLES H., b. 1816; removed to Chelsea, Mass .; m. Nancy T. Sanborn. Children: Anna F.5, Addie, Henry W., and Belle, who m. H. A. Tuttle of Boston.
10. MARTHA K., b. 1818; m. James S. Cogswell of Manchester. Children: Emma, Frank E., Cecilia G., James E., and Mary E. Cogswell, who m. George W. Eastman of Manches- ter; one son, Harry L.6 Eastman, b. 1877.
11. FREDERICK P., b. 1822; m. Lucy A. Harris; lived in Ipswich, Mass. Children: (1) Elizabeth N.s, m. S. H. Baker; two children. (2) George F., d. in infancy. (3) Lucy W., m. C. P. Lewis, and d. 1896; no children.
12. ELIZA P., b. 1823; m. George W. French of Bristol, Lawrence and Boston. Children: (1) Horaces French, res. Soldiers' Home, Togus, Me. (2) George W. French, d. 1847; unm. (3) Emma E. French, d. 1868; unm.
5. NATHANIEL2 MOORE (John1) b. 1733; m. Eliza Morrill, one of the first white children b. in C. Their places of residence are hard to trace, but they probably lived with his father for some years or on the lot adjoin- ing it on the north, No. 107, which Nathaniel owned from 1757 to 1785, when sold to Ezekiel Moore. He moved to Loudon before 1785, and probably d. there in 1817. His wife d. in 1807, aged 70. The records
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of the birth of this family are not found in C. or Loudon. So far as known, the children were as follows, "nine to grow up," but the order of births is not known:
i. ABIGAIL3 ("Aunt Nabby"); unm.
ii. ELIZABETH, m. Joseph Bennett of Loudon, possibly of Sanbornton. Their children settled "Bennettville" in the southern part of C., now deserted and houses gone.
1. JOSEPH BENNETT4, JR., of Holderness; removed to his wife's home. No children.
2. LEVI BENNETT, d. 1863, aged 75; m. Abigail Chase. Children: (1) Chases Bennett, who m. and had Frank A. Bennett and Charles A. Bennett, latter d. in Civil war. (2) Abigail Ben- nett, who m. George Elliott and had 8 children, and is living in Providence, R. I. (3) Martha Bennett, who m. Andrew Bennett of Orange, her cousin. Children: Robert M.6 Ben- nett, James H. Bennett, Sarah Bennett (who m. Sargent), Susan Bennett, who d. 1863, aged 15, and John Harrison Bennett, who m. Polly Johonnet and removed to Mont Vernon and had Elizabeth7 Bennett, Marden Bennett, and Alvin Bennett.
3. AMOS C. BENNETT, m. Elizabeth Fields at Lowell and removed to Charlestown, Mass. Child: Charles A.5 Bennett.
4. DAVID BENNETT, m. Polly Cole of Orange and lived in Thorn- ton, Ellsworth and C. Children: (1) Abigails Bennett. (2) Ruth Bennett, m. Dickerman of Nashua. (3) Elizabeth Bennett, m. Dickerman of Nashua. (4)
Byron Bennett, unm., who served in Civil war. (5) Andrew Bennett, m. his cousin, Martha and d. 1886, aged 62. (6) Amos Bennett, m. Jemima, dau. of Isaac Moore, 1851. Child: Helen E. S.6 Bennett, who m. John Wallace, 1869. (7) George W. Bennett, who d. at Warren; m. Betsey McClintock, 1866; had 2 children.
5. HANNAH BENNETT, m. Solomon Richardson, 1848. No chil- dren; moved from C.
6. GILMAN BENNETT, m. 1849, Ruth Blanchard of Northfield, where they resided. Children: Sarah5 Bennett, Susan Ben- nett, Joseph Bennett.
iii. A dau. reported to have reached the age of 100.
iv. NATHANIEL, JR., m. Danforth and lived in Orange. Records there show children: Rufus4, b. 1800; True, b. 1803, and Hiram, b. 1805.
v. JOSIAH, m. Sarah Scales, 1791. Children:
1. HANNAH4, unm., lived with her brother, James, until she went West and d. with relatives.
2. JEREMIAH, resided in Mass. Possibly he who m. Lydia Tiffts of Amherst, 1832.
3. JONATHAN, m. Elizabeth Woodward of Sutton, 1826; d. 1859.
4. ISAAC, m. 1825, Rhoda or Elizabeth Bennett. Child: Jemima E.5, who d. in C., 1894, aged 61.
5. JAMES, who lost an arm; d. 1888, aged 88.
vi. JOHN, b. 1765; m. Tabitha Davis, 1786. They lived in Ensign John Moore's house and later at the Lieut. William Moore cor- ner, in a house now gone. Children, some of whom were b. in Ensign John Moore's house:
1. RUTH4, b. 1797; m. William Whitcher. Child: Sylvanus5 Whitcher, who m. Annie M. Danforth and had Charles D.6 Whitcher. Resided in Northfield.
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2. ABRAM, or ABRAHAM, b. 1799; removed to Somerville, Mass .; m. first, 1827, Charlotte W. Cutter. Children: (1) Char- lotte D.5, d. young. (2) Abraham, Jr., m. Abbie M. Marble and had 5 children. (3) Charlotte D., 2d, d. young. (4) Mary S., d. young. (5) William F., d. in hospital in Civil war. (6) Susan C., m. James R. Hopkins. Resides in Somerville, Mass., and has two children.
3. HUGH M., b. 1802; m. Sarah L. Winn. Children: (1) Eliza- beth5, m. George W. Hadley; one child. (2) Sarah A. H., m. Hiram MacKechnie; two children. (3) Charles A., d. young.
4. JUDITH G., m. Moses M. Emery, 1843. (See Emery Gen.)
5. SALLY, b. 1808; m., 1827, Joseph H. Hodgdon of Limerick, Me. Children: (1) Lucian A. Hodgdon, b. 1827, Lieut. Civil war. (2) Charles A., a sea capt. who d. of yellow fever. (3) Georgia, d. young. (4) Nancy E., b. 1837, d. 1906. (5) Joseph.
vii. EZEKIEL, b. 1763; soldier in Revolutionary War; early mail carrier and large land owner; m. first, 1790, Eliza Morrill, who d. 1818; m. second, 1823, Mary Morrill, and removed to Bristol, 1825, and d. there, 1840. She d. 1870. Children:
1. NANCY4, b. 1791; m. William Davis of Northfield; d. 1825.
2. MARTHA (Patty), b. 1793; m. 1818, John C. Stevens; removed to Stewartstown, and had eleven children.
3. ALICE, b. 1796; m. 1815, J. Leverett Chase of Loudon. Removed to Colebrook with two children: Christopher M.5 and John S. Chase, the latter having seven children.
4. MORRILL S., b. 1798; m. Sally Hancock, resided in Northfield. Children: (1) Ortha5. (2) Clarissa. (3) Polly, who m. Willis Gray. (4) Morrill, who m. Lovina A. Huse and had 6 children. (5) Merrill, who m. Caroline Lake and after- wards Mary Heath, and had children: Clara G.6, George M. and Sadie.
5. MARY, b. 1800; m. Jacob C. Haines, 1825. Removed to Wal- tham, Mass. Children: (1) Carolines Haines, who m. Richard P. Carsley. (2) Susan Haines, who m. Alonzo Booth. (3) John Haines, who m. Mary E. Hoyt. (4) Mary E. Haines, who m. George W. Daniels. (5) Eliza J. Haines, who m. Francis K. Davis. (6) Rebecca Haines, who m. Elias A. Galloupe. (7) Julia A. Haines, who m. Charles J. Olney. (8) Eben K. Haines, who d. young, 1841. (9) Har- riet E. Haines, who m. Horace P. Clark. (10) Ella F. Haines, who m. Charles D. Fiske.
6. MILTON, b. 1802; m. Abigail Verrill of Alexandria. Children: (1) Tryphena5, b. 1826; m. George Housel. (2) Augusta, b. 1827; m. George Donovan. (3) Charlotte, b. 1830; m. John Lamore. (4) Eliza A., b. 1833; d. 1853. (5) Sarah, b. 1837; m. John A. Soule. Res., Hyde Park, Mass.
7. BETSEY, b. 1807; m. Stephen Carlton of Colebrook and d. 1871. Children: (1) Marys Carlton, who m. Hiram Piper of Stewartstown. (2) George Carlton, who m. Sarah Fellows of Scranton, Pa. (3) Charles Carlton, who d. in Scranton.
8. MOODY, b. 1807; m. Eliza Flagg, and d. at sea, 1857; two daus. 9. MATTHIAS, b. 1810; m. first, Elizabeth T. Jones; m. second, Har- riet Philbrook. He resided in Boston; kept store in C., near Northfield, and was col. in the militia. Children by first wife: (1) Matthias J.5, d. 1885. (2) Joseph C., killed in railroad collision, 1881. (3) Elizabeth C., d. 1901; unm. Children by second wife: (4) Victoria G., m. first, George W. Whitney; m. second, William H. Foster of Pembroke. (5)
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William H. H., m. Martha Cross; res. in Lisbon. (6) Lilla N., m. first, Henry B. Dyer; m. second, Ephraim S. Dyer. (7) Henriette A., m. W. L. Knowles.
10. ESTHER, b. 1810; m. James Moore of Waltham, Mass. Chil- dren: (1) George H.5, who m. Mary E. Moore of Catskill, N. Y. (2) James M., who m. Carrie M. Marble. (3) Sally E., unm. (4) Eliza J., unm.
11. PHEBE, b. 1813; m. Trueworthy Evans of Gilmanton.
viii. DAVID, sometimes called Doctor, lived for a time opposite John P. Kimball's where well of his house may still be seen. Resided in other parts of C. as well as out of town and state; m., 1806, Hannah Buswell. Children:
1. HORATIO NELSON4, b. 1807; m. 1842, Jane B. Googing of Lowell. Removed to Seattle, Wash. They had 3 children, b. in Lowell. (1) George N.5 b. 1843; m. Emeline Barr. Child: Gertrudes, b. 1873, in Seattle. (2) Helen L., b. 1845; m. 1872, William Pearce of Eng., in Seattle. Child: Leveine. Pearce b. 1872. (3) Charles E., b. 1847; unm.
2. ALEXIS WILLIAM, b. 1809; d. 1859 at Qunicy, Mass .; m. Sarah Rowell. Children: (1) Hannah5, d. 1885. (2) Joseph W., b. 1844; m. Clementine Holmes. Res. Dorchester, Mass. No children.
3. CAROLINE JANE, b. 1815; d. 1817.
4. CYNTHIA H., d. 1817, 5 years of age.
5. VANRENSSELAER, b. and d. 1817.
6. ORVILLE BUSWELL, b. 1818; d. 1907, at Soldiers' Home, Togus, Me .; unm.
7. VANRENSSELAER, b. 1821; m., 1848, Abbie J. Hutchins. Chil- dren: (1) Adrianna Carolines, b. 1849. (2) Adeline M., b. 1850, who res. at Boscawen.
ix. JONATHAN, m. Sally Glines; lived and buried at Stowe, Vt. Chil- dren:
1. DAVID A.4, m. Olive P. Huse of Weare; d. in Cal., after 1849. Children: (1) Evelina A.5, b. 1841 in Tepic, Mex .; d. 1863. (2) Cassamiro M., b. 1845; d. 1864, in Civil war. (3) Charles H., b. 1847; m. Mary H. Luffkin. Res. in Leominster, Mass. Child: Nina M.6, b. 1888.
2. CLOUGH or CURTIS, thrown from a horse and killed at the age of 17.
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