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3. GEORGE T. W., b. 19 Aug., 1857, in Boscawen. Prof. of Mental Philosophy in the University of Iowa; m. 28 Nov., 1889, Maud, dau. of William and Janette (Buck) Lyall. Children: Walden White7, b. 3 Feb., 1891, in Iowa City, Iowa. David Lyall, b. 25 Oct., 1899, in Iowa City, Iowa.
4. ELIZABETH MCFARLAND, b. 7 April, 1863, in Boscawen; m. 16 Jan., 1888, Homer D. Webster, b. 6 June, 1858, in Columbus, Ohio; d. 2 Feb., 1902. Children: (1) Helen Harriett7 Web- ster, b. 18 Jan., 1889. (2) Mary Hallack, b. 8 June, 1890. (3) Louis Harvy, b. 3 May, 1893.
5. JOHN BARTLETT, b. 6 March, 1873. Res. in Illo, Idaho. Child by second marriage :
6. ALEX GERRISH, b. 25 Nov., 1875. Res. in Lyons, Iowa.
PERKINS.
1. LEVI1 PERKINS, b. 1793 in Northfield; m. 2 Dec., 1820, Hannah, b. at C., 28 Feb., 1798, dau. of Shubael and Phebe (Smith) Sanborn. (See San- born Gen.) He d. 8 Jan., 1853. She d. 25 Dec., 1894. Mr. Perkins was a mason by trade and built the first brick house in Montreal, Canada, the buildings there being originally of stone. Children:
2. i. ZEBINA2 CURTIS, b. 20 Jan., 1822.
3. ii. FLORINA SMITH, b. 6 Aug., 1825.
4. iii. ROBERT SANBORN, b. 18 May, 1828.
5. iv. PHEEB HARPER, b. 16 Sept., 1837.
2. ZEBINA CURTIS? PERKINS (Levi1) b. 20 Jan., 1822; m. first, Helen (Fel- lows) Ball, formerly of Manchester, 31 July, 1849; m. second, 31 July, 1860, Emily A., b. at Meredith, 30 Aug., 1839, dau. of Jacob and Lydia (Bodwell) Burleigh. Both Mr. and Mrs. Perkins were in the insurance business many years. He d. at Tilton, 22 Nov., 1889, where she now res. with her youngest son. Child by first marriage:
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i. ELLA FELLOWS3, b. 6 May, 1850; m. - Davis, a brick-mason, and res. at East Derry. Children: Bert, Ernest and Ralph Davis.
Children by second marriage:
6. ii. NED WHITCHER, b. 10 Sept., 1861, at New Hampton.
7. iii. FRED BURLEIGH, b. 27 June, 1865, at New Hampton.
iv. KATE BELL, b. at New Hampton, 27 Oct., 1868; d. 27 Aug., 1870.
v. RAY HARRIS, b. 6 July, 1876, at East Concord; m. 29 Oct., 1901, Susan Bell, dau. of Arthur J. and Nancy (Harvey) Crockett of Sanbornton. (See Sanbornton History.)
3. FLORINA S.2 PERKINS, b. 6 Aug., 1825; m. 11 April, 1844, John Wheeler of Loudon, b. 28 Mar., 1823, son of Russell, and Nancy (Perkins) Wheeler. Children:
i. ELLA AUGUSTA3 WHEELER, b. 14 June, 1846; d. 2 July, 1849.
8. ii. SUSAN ANNETTE WHEELER, b. 18 Oct., 1848.
iii. ANNA MAE WHEELER, b. 17 May, 1851; res. at Concord with her mother and sister.
iv. DODRIDGE PERKINS WHEELER, b. 18 July, 1856; m. 2 Jan., 1884, Lizzie Simonds Buntin, b. 12 Dec., 1859. No children.
v. FLORENCE MABEL WHEELER, b. 6 Oct., 1863; m. 1 Feb., 1887, Joseph Harvey, b. 12 Sept., 1859. He d. 7 April, 1908. No children.
4. ROBERT S.2 PERKINS, b. 18 May, 1828; insurance agent at Tilton. He m. 2 Jan., 1852, Susannah Diantha Wheeler, b. 12 Jan., 1830, at Loudon, dau. of Russell and Nancy (Perkins) Wheeler of Loudon. Mrs. Perkins d. at Tilton, 7 Feb., 1875. Mr. Perkins was postmaster at Tilton under President Cleveland. Child:
i. MABEL3, b. 2 March, 1855, in Loudon; m. 14 May, 1879, George O., son of Samuel Fogg, b. in Readfield, Me., 12 Jan., 1851. Chil- dren:
(1) GLADYS PERKINS4 FOGG, b. 21 March, 1881, in Newtonville, Mass .; m. Milo Ellsworth Benedict, 3 Aug., 1905, and res. in Boston. She is a musician of rare ability and cultivation. (2) Robert Stevens Fogg, b. 6 Jan., 1897, in Boston.
5. PHEEB H.2 PERKINS, b. 16 Sept., 1837, at Loudon; m. at Concord, 8 Sept., 1859, Ward Priest Whitcher of Landaff, b. 27 Dec., 1837, son of Winthrop C. and Mercy (Priest) Whitcher. She d. in Lisbon, 10 Apr., 1899. He d. at Lisbon, 14 May, 1892. Children:
9. i. FRANK P.3 WHITCHER, b. 23 July, 1863.
10. ii. CHASE R. WHITCHER, b. 8 Dec., 1876.
6. NED WHITCHER& PERKINS, b. 10 Sept., 1861; m. 22 Sept., 1885, Lizzie A., b. 9 July, 1860, at Groton, dau. of George and Elsie (Stevens) Powers. Child: Lester Clifton4, b. 29 Nov., 1890.
7. FRED B.3 PERKINS, b. 27 June, 1865; m. 17 May, 1890, Lizzie A., dau. of Samuel and Hannah Adams of Tilton. Children: Leon Adams', b. 4 Feb., 1891. Freda Ardell, b. 8 Jan., 1893. Donald L., b. 1 Feb., 1895. Mildred Lucile, b. 10 Oct., 1902.
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8. SUSAN ANNETTE& WHEELER, b. 18 Oct., 1848; m.at Concord, 24 Dec., 1873, Ames Frank Holt, b. 12 April, 1846, son of William and Harriet (Ames) Holt of Loudon. He d. 7 Oct., 1889. Children: i. William Hamilton4 Holt, b. 2 Oct., 1876; m. 12 Jan., 1898, Flora Frances Buzzell, b. in Lakeport, 12 May, 1877. He d. 31 July, 1909, in Concord. Child: 1. Ruth Ethylins Holt, b. in Concord, 18 June, 1899. ii. Edgar Wheeler Holt, b. 7 Feb., 1880. Manufacturer, Holt Bros. Manufacturing Co. of Concord.
9. FRANK P.3 WHITCHER, b. in New Hampton, 23 July, 1863; m. 1886, Hattie Louise, b. 1858, dau. of Edward Deane of Haverhill; she d. in Lisbon, 1891. Child: Edith Aldeane Whitcher, b. 6 May, 1887, in Seattle, Wash .; m. Sept., 1908, George Knapp of Franconia.
10. CHASE R.3 WHITCHER, b. 8 Dec., 1876, at Lisbon; m. 20 July, 1898, Eda M., dau. of Foster M. and Susan (Oakes) Aldrich, b. in Lisbon, 4 Sept., 1876. He is a well-known architect and res. in Manchester. Child: Pheeb H.4 Whitcher, b. at Lisbon, 16 Feb., 1906.
PEVERLY.
1. NATHANIELI PEVERLY was b. 14 March, 1690; m. Elizabeth -- , b. 29 March, 1689; d. 1765. He d. 1769. Children:
i. ELIZABETH2, b. 8 Oct., 1717.
2. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 15 June, 1720. iii. Thomas, b. 5 Sept., 1722. iv. Abigail, b. 14 March, 1727. v. Mary, b. 11 May, 1729.
2. NATHANIEL2 PEVERLY (Nathaniel1) b. 15 June, 1720; m. Elizabeth Ham. He d. 24 Sept., 1799. Children:
3. i. NATHANIEL3, b. 18 March, 1769.
4. ii. JOHN, b. 17 July, 1770. iii. Jeremiah, b. 11 March, 1772; d. 13 Dec., 1795. iv. George, b. 12 May, 1773; d. April, 1804. v. James, b. 13 Nov., 1774; d. 25 Jan., 1852. He had one son, James4, who m. Burnham. vi. Benjamin Cotton, b. 30 July, 1776; d. 26 Sept., 1825. vii. Thomas, b. 9 June, 1780.
3. NATHANIEL3 PEVERLY (Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1) b. 18 March, 1769, in C .; m. 3 Jan., 1802, in C., Betsey Sherburne, b. 30 March, 1778, in Loudon. Children, b. in C .:
i. HANNAH4, b. 4 Oct., 1802; m. 25 Jan., 1844, Solomon Young. (See Young Gen.)
5. ii. THOMAS, b. 10 July, 1804.
iii. MARY, b. 26 June, 1806; m. 16 Dec., 1829, in C., Nathan Emery. (See Emery Gen.)
iv. LUCY JANE, b. 4 Sept., 1812; m. 29 Dec., 1836, in C., Ebenezer Parker, Jr. (See Parker Gen.)
6. v. NATHANIEL, b. 1815.
4. JOHN3 PEVERLY (Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1) b. 17 July, 1770, in Portsmouth; m. Betsey Sanborn, b. 24 March, 1780, in Loudon. Children:
7. i. SALLY SANBORN4, b. 18 Nov., 1804.
8. ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. 18 April, 1806.
iii. ELIZA, b. 18 April, 1808.
iv. HARRIET, b. 7 Aug., 1813.
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5. THOMAS4 PEVERLY (Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1) b. 10 July, 1804, in C .; m. 1 Jan., 1840, in C., Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Nathan and Betsey (McCrillis) Emery. They moved to Clinton, Ill., in Nov., 1855, and later to Decatur, Ill. She d. March, 1869, at Fairbury, Ill. He d. 11 May, 1875, at Toronto, Kan. Children, b. in C .:
i. FREEMAN WEBSTER5, b. 12 May, 1841; d. Dec., 1909, in Leaven- worth, Kan. ii. Horace Emery, b. 13 May, 1843. iii. Dexter T., b. 15 Aug., 1846; d. 17 Aug., 1848, in C. iv. Mary Eliza- beth, b. 20 June, 1849; d. 15 Sept., 1860, in Maroa, Ill. v. Frances Leland, b. 22 May, 1854.
6. NATHANIEL4 PEVERLY (Nathaniels, Nathaniel?, Nathaniel1) b. 1815; m. 1834, Judith, dau. of Nathaniel and Sally (Whitney) Wiggin, who was b. 1816, in Loudon. Sally Whitney was the dau. of Leonard and (Wheeler) Whitney. Leonard Whitney, so tradition says, was a soldier of the Revolution. Nathaniel Peverly d. 9 April, 1866. His wife d. 28 May, 1902. Children, all b. in Danbury: i. Sarah E.5, b. 23 Jan., 1836; m. John Frank Lake. (See Lake Gen.) ii. Charles, b. 24 Jan., 1839; d. in C., 4 Nov., 1908; unm. iii. Lucy Jane, b. 17 Sept., 1842; m. Charles Fletcher. (See Fletcher Gen.) iv. Frank, b. 1 April, 1847; m. Ruby W. Squires. (See Squires Gen.) Child: Ida M.6, b. 16 Nov., 1869, in C .; m. 24 Dec., 1887, Edwin F. Kimball. (See Kimball Gen.)
7. SALLY SANBORN4 PEVERLY (John3, Nathaniel?, Nathaniel1) b. 18 Nov., 1804; m. first, John Kimball of C. (See Kimball Gen.); m. second, 2 March, 1843, David Morrill of C. (See Morrill Gen.)
8. GEORGE WASHINGTON4 PEVERLY (John3, Nathaniel?, Nathaniel1) b. 18 April, 1806; m. Almira Sanborn, b. 15 April, 1819. Mr. Peverly d. 11 Feb., 1894. Mrs. Peverly d. 25 March, 1898. Children:
i. HARRIET E.5, b. 5 March, 1842; m. 25 March, 1875, Josiah Stephen James. (See James Gen.)
ii. CHARLES TAYLOR, b. 26 Aug., 1843; d. 28 Nov., 1843.
iii. SARAH ANNA, b. 18 Nov., 1844; d. 15 Aug., 1848.
iv. ABBIE JANE, b. 12 Dec., 1846; d. 9 Aug., 1849.
v. FRANCES JANE, b. 11 Feb., 1849; d. 25 May, 1894.
vi. GEORGIANNA A., b. 1851; d. 1851.
vii. MARY ELLEN, b. May, 1853; m. Jeremiah A. Clough of Loudon. (See Clough Gen.)
9. viii. JOHN SANBORN, b. 12 April, 1856.
ix. CHARLES GEORGE, b. 10 Oct., 1858.
x. EDWARD BLAKE, b. 27 July, 1860; m. 15 June, 1887, in Pembroke, Nellie M., dau. of David T. and Mary (Holt) Merrill. Mrs. Peverly was b. 3 Dec., 1864, in Pembroke.
9. JOHN SANBORNS PEVERLY (Georges, Nathaniel3) b. 12 April, 1856; m. first, 1 Jan., 1890, in C., Leonora May, dau. of Olwyn W. and Sophia Ingalls (Clifford) Dow of C. (See Dow Gen.); m. second, 31 Oct., 1906, in Penacook, Mrs. Clara A. Mudgett, dau. of Samuel and Lucy Lover- ing of Loudon. Child by first marriage: George Dows, b. 19 Jan., 1895, in C.
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PHILLIPS.
SHEPARD2 PHILLIPS (John1) was b. at Stanbridge Mills, P. Q., 17 Dec., 1822, but for many years has been a res. of C. His father was John Phillips, b. in Hoosick, N. Y., and his mother, Judith, dau. of John Randall, b. in Danville Green, Vt. Judith (Randall) Phillips d. 7 April, 1888, at Troy, Vt. They were the parents of sixteen children, eight sons and eight daus. Judith Randall's mother was Sarah Shepard, a mem- ber of the Shepard family identified with the early history of the town. He m. first, Statira, dau. of Col. Morrill Shepard. Their marriage was published in C. in July, 1846. Statira d. 10 March, 1852, aged 43 years, leaving no children. He m. second, Margaret, dau. of Henry and Mary or Polly (Whitney) Beck (See Beck Gen.), who was b. in C., 20 May, 1823, and d. 24 Aug., 1895. Child by second marriage: Amanda3, who d. 6-7 Dec., 1863, aged 6 years.
PHILLIPS.
1. REV. DYER M.3 PHILLIPS was b. 23 Sept., 1849, in Avon, Me., son of Micah2 Phillips, b. 3 Aug., 1807; m. 4 March, 1830, Esther, dau. of Rev. Nehemiah Hunt. Micah2 d. 23 June, 1882. She d. 8 July, 1886. William1 Phillips, grandfather of Dyer M.3, b. 14 March, 1770; m. Mary, dau. of Micah Dyer of Durham, Me. She d. 30 April, 1843. William1 d. 6 June, 1856. Dyer M.3 Phillips m. 3 April, 1872, in Wilton, Me., Abbie L., dau. of David and Abigail (Searles) Green, b. 29 Oct., 1853, in Wilton, Me. Mr. Phillips is present (1911) pastor of the Free Baptist Church of C. Child: Sherman E.4, b. 20 May, 1877.
PICKARD.
The name Pickard is of French origin. It is found among the names of those who came to England with William, The Conqueror .* Henry Pickard was clerk of the rectory of Rowley prior to his death in 1621.t In the company who came to New England in 1638 and settled at Rowley, Mass., was John Pickard, b. in 1622, who may have been a son of the Rev. Henry Pickard. He was well educated, evidently of good family and an influential member of society. He m. 27 May, 1644, Jane, dau. of Dr. Anthony Crosby; d. 24 Sept., 1683. His grandson, Joseph Pickard, who d. in 1798, aged over 90 years, was the father of Jeremiah Pickard whose son, Amos, settled in C.
1. JEREMIAH PICKARD, of the fourth generation of the family of that name, was b. in Rowley, Mass., 27 May, 1747. He m. 14 Dec., 1773, Mehita- ble Dresser. They came to C. about 1791. Children:
i. MOSES5, b. 4 Dec., 1774; m. 1808, Elizabeth Jones.
ii. JEREMIAH, b. 9 Oct., 1776; m. first, 6 Aug., 1801, Elizabeth Foster; m. second, 6 Jan., 1814, Abigail Foster; m. third, 23 April, 1818, Hannah Harvey.
iii. MEHITABLE, b. 10 Oct., 1778; d. unm.
* Page 107, Hollingshed's Copy of the Roll of Battel Abbey.
t Institution Books, Wills Office, Lock, Eng.
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iv. SARAH, b. 4 Oct., 1780; m. 1810, Charles Sargent of C. (See Sar- gent Gen.)
2. v. AMos, b. 3 Feb., 1781.
vi. BETSEY, b. 24 July, 1786; d. unm.
vii. ABIGAIL, b. 9 Jan., 1791; m. 1 Oct., 1818, Enoch Emery.
viii. SAMUEL, b. 9 March, 1793; m. 13 May, 1823, Sarah Coffin; m. second, 2 Aug., 1832, Hannah Little.
3. ix. DANIEL, b. 20 Oct., 1795.
2. AMOS5 PICKARD (Jeremiah4) b. 3 Feb., 1781; m. 16 Feb., 1815, Elizabeth Emery. She d. 20 Aug., 1871. He d. 10 Oct., 1857. Children:
4. i. JEREMIAH6, b. 4 Aug., 1817.
5. ii. ENOCH E., b. 18 Aug., 1818.
6. iii. JOSEPH, b. 22 July, 1820.
7. iv. JOHN DRESSER, b. 22 March, 1822.
8. v. ELIAS SARGENT, b. 21 Dec., 1823.
9. vi. MEHITABLE D., b. 9 Dec., 1826.
3. DANIEL5 PICKARD (Jeremiah4) b. 20 Oct., 1795, in C .; m. Susanna Har- vey, b. 7 Nov., 1792, in Loudon. Children, b. in C .:
i. SAMUEL C.6, b. 12 Jan., 1820; m. 15 April, 1848, Clara H. Moore. Children: 1. Henry Samuel, b. 1 July, 1849. Graduated, 1886, from Long Island Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. 2. Daniel, graduated from Dartmouth Medical College. 3. John, gradu- ated from Dartmouth and is now at Columbia, Mo. 4. Clara, m. Benjamin F. Weathern, 31 Dec., 1891, in C. 5. Arthur, m. Eliza M. Mathewson, 20 July, 1890, in C.
ii. WILLIAM H., b. 31 Dec., 1821; m. 16 April, 1848, Margaret E. Eaton, m. 30 Dec., 1849, Louisa L. Whitcomb. He d. S. Chelmsford, Mass., aged 80.
10. iii. DANIEL J., b. 14 Oct., 1823.
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iv. SARAH, b. 24 May, 1826; m. Charles Jones of C. (See Jones Gen.) CHARLES W., b. 29 March, 1829, m. 7 Feb., 1855, Elvira Ann Towle of Epsom.
vi. DR. ISAIAH L., b. 6 March, 1831. He entered the army in 1861; served in the 1st Mass. Regt. as asst. Surg., and later as surg. in the 115th Regt., Mass. Vols .; discharged 28 Nov., 1865, as 1st Lieut., 1st Regt., Fla. Cavalry.
vii. JEREMIAH T., b. 10 Feb., 1833; d. 1849. viii. SUSAN E., b. 26 Sept., 1835; d. 1849.
ix. MARY A. D., b. 6 May, 1838; d. unm.
x. CYRUS P., b. 21 March, 1842; m. 4 Feb., 1866, Frances A. Haynes, Acton, Mass. Children, b. in Littleton, Mass .:
1. DR. ISAIAH L.7 b. 21 Nov., 1866; m. 26 June, 1897, Grace S. Pierce. They res. in Concord Junction, Mass. Children: (1) Dorothy E.8, b. 31 May, 1898. (2) Herbert P., b. 25 Aug., 1899. (3) Alfred H., b. 10 March, 1902. (4) Cyrus W., b. 9 March, 1904. (5) Elizabeth R., b. 11 Aug., 1905. (6) Frank A., b. 11 Feb., 1907. (7) Marian E., b. 31 July, 1908. 2. MARY E., b. 11 Jan., 1868.
3. WILLIAM L., b. 10 Oct., 1875; m. 15' Oct., 1901, Florence R. Houghton. Children, b. in Littleton, Mass .: (1) Elizabeth&, b. 21 July, 1902. (2) Charlotte F., b. 29 Oct., 1903. (3) Winifred L., b. 1 Feb., 1905. (4) Ashley H., b. 26 Nov., 1906. (5) Catherine H., b. 30 June, 1908.
4. HARRIET H., b. 5 Jan., 1877; m. 1 Sept., 1898, Ernest E. Wetherbee. Children, b. in Augusta, Ga .: (1) Marjorie8, b. 19 Aug., 1899. (2) Harold B., b. 22 Oct., 1901. (3) Fran- ces P., b. 10 July, 1903, and (4) Daniel J. Wetherbee, b. 1 Oct., 1909.
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4. JEREMIAH6 PICKARD (Amoss, Jeremiah4) b. in C., 4 Aug., 1817; m. 7 March, 1853, Jane E. Parrett. He d. 13 Aug., 1864. Children: i. John Amos7, b. 11 Nov., 1854; d. 29 Aug., 1886. ii. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 26 Nov., 1856; m. 22 Nov., 1883, J. J. Greene. They res. in Hono- lulu, H. I. iii. Frances Edson, b. 10 Oct., 1853; unm. iv. Jane Alice, b. 8 Nov., 1861; m. 8 Nov., 1883, Samuel E. Watson.
5. ENOCH E.6 PICKARD (Amoss, Jeremiah4) b. in C., 18 Aug., 1818; m. 13 Jan., 1843, Mary J. Small. He d. 1 April, 1893; she, 31 March, 1910. Children :
i. JOHN7, b. 5 Dec., 1849; d. 23 April, 1850.
ii. JANE C., b. 4 June, 1851; m. 23 Dec., 1886, James Burbeck.
iii. MARY E., b. 13 Jan., 1853; m. 18 June, 1879, Worster Dearborn. Child: Ethel M.& Dearborn, b. 22 June, 1881, in Lakeport; m. 26 April, 1910, William S. Kaime.
iv. FRANCES A., b. 13 Nov., 1854; m. 8 Oct., 1876, Charles Osgood. (See Osgood Gen.) Child: Charlotte Maes Osgood, b. 13 Feb., 1881; m. 19 Sept., 1905, Channing T. Sanborn of Concord. They have one child, Miriam Louise9 Sanborn, b. 17 June, 1909, Concord.
v. LOUISA M., b. 18 Oct., 1856; m. 4 May, 1878, Hugh Tallant. She d. 6 May, 1899. Child: Marion Louise& Tallant, b. 27 April, 1889.
vi. WARREN D., b. 25 Feb., 1859; m. 10 Dec., 1885, Alice C. Shaw of Concord. Child: Katherine Shaws, b. 18 June, 1891.
vii. SARAH GRACE, b. 8 Aug., 1863; m. 15 Oct., 1884, Myron H. Ray. Children, b. in Bellows Falls, Vt .: 1. Florence Marion& Ray, b. 11 May, 1888. 2. Edith Lane Ray, b. 25 Feb., 1891, and Gwendolin Frances Ray, b. 19 Feb., 1899.
6. JOSEPH6 PICKARD (Amoss, Jeremiah4) b. 22 July, 1820; m. 5 Jan., 1853, Lucy M. Towle of Epsom. He d. 26 June, 1886. Children, b. in C .:
i. WALTER AMOS7, b. 16 Nov., 1853; d. 23 Aug., 1854.
ii. GEORGE AUGUSTUS, b. 27 Aug., 1855; m. 17 Oct., 1881, at Concord, Lucy Jane Cochran of Walpole. Children: 1. Leonard Joseph&, b. 25 July, 1882; m. 19 April, 1908, at Chichester, Martha Jane Griffin. 2. Bernice Jocina, b. 6 Nov., 1891.
iii. ALVIN NEWELL, b. 25 Aug., 1857.
iv. CHARLES ELMER, b. 25 May, 1861.
7. JOHN DRESSER6 PICKARD (Amos5, Jeremiah4) b. 22 March, 1822; m. 22 Jan., 1853, Mary Crowley. He d. 19 July, 1872. Children, b. in Leices- ter, N. Y .:
i. JULIA ELIZABETH7, b. 7 Jan., 1854; d. 27 Nov., 1878.
ii. FRANK, b. 21 Dec., 1856; d. 27 March, 1858.
iii. BERTHA ELLA, b. 23 April, 1862.
iv. CHARLES WOODMAN, b. 3 June, 1865; d. 7 Sept., 1890.
v. LILLIE BELLE, b. 13 April, 1868.
vi. CORA ADELLA, b. 7 Oct., 1872.
8. ELIAS SARGENT6 PICKARD (Amos5, Jeremiah4) b. 21 Dec., 1823; m. 8 April, 1846, Sarah Glines of C. (See Glines Gen.) Children:
i. ELIZABETH BETSEY7.
ii. FRANK O., b. in Concord, 1848; m. in Boston, June, 1867, Mary Ella, dau. of Jeremiah and Ella (Hayes) Lee of Ireland. She was b. 1847. Frank Olin Pickard served in the Civil war in the 15th N. H. Regt. Children: 1. Frank Allen&, b. 1868; m. 29 July, 1891, Annie L. (Sargent) Lawrence. 2. Joseph, b. 1870;
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d. 1873. 3. Emma Frances, b. 1872; m. Elmer W. Dearborn. 4. Joseph Warren, b. 1874; m. in Boston, Josephine Kelly. 5. Annie May, b. 1876; m. 30 May, 1906, E. Weston Dow. (See Dow Gen.) 6. Alfred Merrill, b. 30 June, 1877; m. 29 Nov., 1899, Edna Maud Hunt. 7. Elizabeth Fanny, b. 1878; m. Foster G. Warren. 8. Ida Viola, b. 1880; m. William C. Tallman. 9. Rufus Jeremiah, b. 1882; d. 1901.
iii. HELEN JANE, m. 11 Sept., 1872, at C., John D. Brown. Children, b. in Andover: 1. Nellie Mays, b. 4 May, 1876; m. at same place, 3 Nov., 1894, Charles W. Stetson, b. 13 Nov., 1874, at Orford. Child: Helen May' Stetson, b. 1 Aug., 1895. 2. Emma Abigail, b. 26 Aug., 1878; m. Wilfred A. Stetson. Chil- dren: Harold Wesley9, Gladys, Glen Wilfred, and Myrta Nell Stetson.
iv. CARRIE EMMA, d. 5 Aug., 1871.
v. NANCY MARIA.
vi. SUSAN CALISTA, b. 2 July, 1861.
vii. ALFARETTA.
viii. MARY ELLA, b. 5 July, 1865.
ix. CHARLES HENRY, b. 20 Oct., 1866; m. 29 Nov., 1880, at C., Jennie Orissa Hodge, b. 15 May, 1874. Children: 1. Clarence Henry8, b. 13 Jan., 1890. 2. Walter Earl, b. 28 Dec., 1891. 3. Arthur Edward, b. 23 April, 1893. 4. Florence Orissa, b. 29 Dec., 1894. 5. Herman Hodge, b. 25 Dec., 1898. 6. William Mitchell, b. 16 April, 1901. 7. Nellie Pearl, b. 10 Aug., 1902. 8. Elsie Edna, b. 23 April, 1903; d. 23 April, 1903. 9. Oscar Seavey, b. 23 June, 1907.
9. MEHITABLE DRESSER6 PICKARD (Amoss, Jeremiah4) b. 9 Dec., 1826; m. 18 Nov., 1860, Benjamin T. Harvey. She d. 25 Oct., 1898. Child:
i. EDWIN SAWYER7 HARVEY, b. 22 March, 1863; m. 1 April, 1896, Laura M. Kendall. He d. 12 Nov., 1908. Children: 1. Chase Amos8, b. 25 May, 1897. 2. Franklin Sawyer, b. 12 Nov., 1900. 3. Laurence Kendall, b. 2 July, 1902. 4. Laura Carr, b. 23 Jan., 1904. 5. Perley True, b. 17 Nov., 1906.
10. DANIEL J.6 (Daniels, Jeremiah4) b. in C., 14 Oct., 1823; m. 13 April, 1865, Lucy A. Warren of Littleton, Mass. He d. 12 May, 1907, S. Chelms- ford, Mass. Children, b. in Littleton:
i. GEORGE WARREN7, b. 26 Feb., 1866; m. 5 April, 1892, Bertha F. Wilson of S. Chelmsford, Mass. Children: 1. Warren Wil- sons, b. 26 Feb., 1893, Charlestown. 2. Ray Hamilton, b. 15 June, 1894, Charlestown. 3. Ruth Howe, b. 26 Jan., 1896, Chelmsford. 4. Carleton Monroe, b. 13 Feb., 1899, Chelms- ford; d. 8 Aug., 1900. 5. Morton Adams, b. 15 Feb., 1900, Chelmsford. 6. Leon Wheeler, b. 2 March, 1901, Chelmsford. 7. Gertrude Florence, b. 16 July, 1902, Chelmsford. 8. Allan Clifford, b. 26 April, 1904, Chelmsford; d. 16 April, 1905.
ii. MABELL KIMBALL, b. 4 March, 1878, Littleton, Mass.
PILLSBURY.
1. JOHN2 PILLSBURY was b. in Warren. His parents were Richard1 and Miriam Pillsbury. He m. Hannah Jones and had three children, David, Judith Jones, who m. Sargent S. Straw of Hill, where she res., and Billey E., who lived in C. the greater part of his life. John Pillsbury d. in C., 11 April, 1863, aged 74 years. His wife, Hannah, d. 3 Feb., 1865, aged 66.
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2. BILLEY EMERSON3 PILLSBURY (John2, Richard1) was b. 25 Sept., 1822, at Warren; m. in C., 16 Sept., 1847, Martha Clough, dau. of Samuel and Nancy (Sargent) French. Billey E. d. 16 May, 1894, and his wife, Martha, 13 Aug., 1892. Children:
i. ELIZA JANE4, b. 1 July, 1849, at Warren; m. 26 Dec., 1867, at C., Solon Dana, son of Harrison Morrill. He was b. 1 July, 1847, at Candia.
ii. CHARLES HENRY, b. 3 Feb., 1850, in Warren; d. 2 June, 1911, in Hill.
iii. SARAH E., b. in C., 27 April, 1857; m. Henry W. Hutchins. (See Hutchins Gen.)
iv. £ IDA JOSEPHINE, b. 8 Aug., 1858; d. 8 March, 1863.
Abbie P. Cloudman, foster child of Billey E. and Martha C. Pillsbury was b. 25 July, 1878, in Alexandria and d. in Mentone, Cal., 3 April, 1908.
PLASTRIDGE.
CHARLES F.2 PLASTRIDGE, b. 29 July, 1848, in Northfield, Vt., was a son of Charles1 and Betsey M. (Stratton) Plastridge of Alexandria; m. 1 Feb., 1868, in C. Abbie M., dau. of Baruch Hoyt and Hannah (Grover) Cass, b. 16 May, 1851, in C. Mr. Cass came to C. from Hill or Grafton; resided for many years at the Center, on the main road to Concord, a little south of the Congregational parsonage; d. there 11 June, 1861. Mr. Plastridge purchased several years ago the place known as the Hannibal Haines place in the western part of the town where he and his family now res. Children:
i. IDA I.3, b. 12. Dec., 1868, in Loudon; m. 6 Sept., 1893, Josiah B., son of Rev. Josiah B. and Eliza M. (Cobb) Higgins. Rev. Josiah Higgins was a Free Baptist preacher in C. for many years. He owned a farm in western C. where he resided; d. 16 May, 1878, aged 48 years; his wife d. 18 Jan., 1895, aged 69 years, both in C. Josiah B. Higgins, Jr., is a clergyman; is (1911) pastor of a church in Danville, Vt.
ii. FRANK C., b. 26 Jan., 1873, in Loudon; m. 10 Nov., 1897, Otelia M., b. in Sweden, dau. of Olaf and Olina Johansson. Mr. Plastridge owns the place known as the Matthias Moore place. Child: Amy4, b. 26 Nov., 1903, in C.
iii. WILLIE, b. 30 Oct., 1878, in C.
iv. HENRY SMITH, b. 15 Dec., 1882, in Northfield.
V: ARTHUR W., b. 1 Feb., 1885, in Northfield.
vi. WALTER, b. 9 April, 1887, in Northfield.
vii. FLOSSIE, b. 27 Dec., 1888, in C .; d. 1904.
viii. RUTH A., b. 27 Feb., 1891, in C.
POTTER.
FRED OSCAR3 POTTER, b. 12 Dec., 1861, in E. Concord; m. 26 June, 1895, Mrs. Jessie (Foote) Hanaford, b. in Wells, N. Y. Mr. Potter is a son of Isaac Frye?, b. 8 Nov., 1827, and Angeline (Fretts) Potter, and a grandson of Jacob1 Averill and Sophronia (Moore) Potter of E. Concord. He owns a place in West C. where he has resided since his marriage. Children: Averill M.4 b. 11 April, 1896. F. Oscar, b. 4 April, 1898, in C.
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RAILEY.
A much respected citizen of C. was JOHN J. RAILEY, whose home for many years was on Zion's Hill. He was b. in Kilbrittain, County of Cork, Ireland, 11 Sept., 1843. His father and mother with their five children emigrated to this country in 1847 and landed in Boston with no means of support except their daily labor. The mother d. in Nov., following their arrival, and the children were left to care for themselves while the father was at work. A pathetic incident in Mr. Railey's early life led to his coming to C. One Sun- day when he was but nine years of age, he was arrested for playing marbles on Boston Common. No notice of his arrest was sent to his father, and no one appearing in his defense, he was sent to the reform school at Deer Island as a stray child. Here he remained for two years, when he was bound out as an apprentice to Robert Eastman of East Concord. Life in this family not proving congenial, he ran away, and, by the aid of John Hutchins, a section boss on the old B. C. & M. Railroad, he was taken on a hand car to C. depot and from thence to the home of the sisters, Polly and Jane Haines on Zion's Hill. They adopted him and their house was his home until their death. It was not until years after that he learned anything of his own family. His father had d. without knowing what had become of his son.
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