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ii. MARTHA ANN M. SWAIN, b. 6 April, 1863; d. 18 April, 1903.
CHARLES PERPETUAL SWAIN, b. 22 Sept., 1867; m. 14 Dec., 1893, at White River Junction, Vt., Lilla Minerva, dau. of William E. and Martha (Putnam) Huntoon, b. 20 Feb., 1871, at White' River Junction. Child: Harold Huntoon Swain, b. 17 April, 1903, in Roslindale, Boston.
5. ROXANNA3 SCALES (Royal2, Eben1) b. 28 Feb., 1838; m. George Atwood. She d. 8 Nov., 1892. Children:
i. FRED GRANT4 ATWOOD, b. 14 June, 1868.
ii. FLORA ATWOOD.
iii. MARY ATWOOD.
iv. CHRISTINE ATWOOD, m. 24 Oct., 1905, Jerry P. Morey. Children: 1. Bernice R.5 Morey, b. 6 March, 1907, at Wilmot Flat. 2. Roland Morey.
v. ALPHA ROSE ATWOOD, b. 9 Sept., 1874.
vi. EFFIE WARD ATWOOD, b. 22 June, 1882.
vii. HENRY ATWOOD.
6. EDNA ELIZABETH4 SCALES (Cornelius3, Royal2, Eben1) b. 5 Nov., 1857; m. Benjamin P. Fifield, who was b. 10 Jan., 1855, at Andover. He was the son of Benjamin P. and Lydia (Merrill) Fifield.
7. CHARLES SPOFFORD4 SCALES (Cornelius3, Royal2, Eben1) b. 6 Jan., 1862; m. 19 June, 1890, at White River Junction, Vt., Hattie Merrill, dau. of William E. and Martha Putnam Huntoon, who was b. 31 Jan., 1863, at White River Junction.
SHAW.
1. JOHN1 SHAW of Epping, m. Polly, dau. of Moses and Sarah (Nason) Cur- rier. (See Currier Gen.) She was b. 24 June, 1782, in Epping. They rem. from Epping to C., 1807. He d. 1859. Her last years were passed in the family of her son, Richard, one-half mile from Hill's Corner. After reaching the age of 94 years, she pieced 36 quilts and gave them to her descendants. At the age of 96 years, she cut and made a print dress without assistance. Mrs. Shaw was an old school Freewill Bap- tist. Her centennial birthday was celebrated in a most appropriate manner at which time hundreds of people from C. and the surrounding
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towns gathered to pay their respects. On that day she was photo- graphed with her son, granddau., great-grandson and great-great- granddau. Her sight was good and mental faculties wonderfully pre- served. She d. 28 July, 1883, aged 101. Children:
i. SALLY2, b. 21 July, 1802, in Epping; m. Joseph Scales. (See Scales Gen.)
2. ii. RICHARD LOCKE, b. 22 July, 1804.
iii. DOLLY, m. Thomas Bedell and moved to Iowa where both d. They had several children.
iv. HARRIET, m. Oliver Locke and moved to Lisbon where he d. and where she now res. with a son. They had seven children: Charles3, Sarah, Rose, Harriet, Flora, Nellie and Oliver.
3. v. ELIZA.
vi. RUHAMA.
vii. AMos. viii. Nason. ix. Mary. Last three b. and d. in C.
2. RICHARD LOCKE2 SHAW (John1) b. 22 July, 1804, in Epping, m. 1843, Sarah Buzzell James, b. 13 July, 1819, in C. He was a carpenter and employed many years by the Shakers. He inherited the hardy con- stitution of his ancestors, often walking to Concord to do a day's work. Mrs. Shaw d. 7 Jan., 1892. He d. 28 April, 1894, both in C. Children: i. EMMA ANN3, b. 3 Dec., 1844; m. Roswell C. Reed. (See Reed Gen.) 4. ii. HENRY AUGUSTUS, b. 19 Jan., 1845.
iii. ABBIE JANE, b. 24 Feb., 1849; m. John C. Smith. (See Smith Gen.)
5. iv. EVA OLENA, b. 24 March, 1854.
V. CARRIE FARNSWORTH, b. 11 May, 1856; m. 2 Feb., 1896, Joseph Varnum, a moulder, of Lowell, Mass. He d. 23 Nov., 1891. She res. in Laconia.
vi. ALFRED WALTER, b. 15 Aug., 1859. Res. in Tilton.
3. ELIZA2 SHAW (John1) m. first, Samuel Runnells; m. second, Charles McCoy of Northwood, where they both d. Children by first marriage: i. John& Runnells, b. about 1854. ii. Henry Runnells.
Children by second marriage: iii. Ida McCoy. iv. Louis McCoy.
4. HENRY AUGUSTUS3 SHAW (Richard2, John1) b. 19 Jan., 1845; m. Clara Hunkins Buzzell, b. 10 May, 1849, in Sanbornton. Res. in Tilton. Children:
i. HENRY ELMER4, b. 12 Sept., 1865; m. 8 April, 1890, Clara Sulloway of Laconia. Children b. in Tilton: 1. Ethels, b. 29 April, 1894. 2. Maude, b. 17 July, 1895. 3. Eva M., b. 26 Jan., 1898. 4. Clarence, b. 5 June, 1899. 5. Emma Georgia.
ii. FRANKIE, b. 3 April, d. 30 May, 1868.
iii. BERT EDWARD, b. 9 April, 1869; m. Mary Durgin of Franklin. Children: Evas, Earl, Ida, Amos, Edna.
iv. AMOS CORNELIUS, b. 4 Nov., 1872; unm .; res. in Tilton.
V. WILLIE TILTON, b. 27 June, 1875; m. 3 Aug., 1899, Evelyn Martell of Franklin. Children: Estella Elsies, Bernard T.
vi. BESSIE MAY, b. 4 June, 1878; m. first, George Plummer; m. second, Charles Daniels of Warren, who was fatally injured, 1909, in a saw- mill at Andover. Child by first marriage: Mildred& Plummer. Child by second marriage: Maurice Daniels.
5. EVA OLENA3 SHAW (Richard2, John1) b. 24 March, 1854; m. 12 Dec., 1878, Albert H. Gilman, b. 5 Nov., 1854, in Sanbornton. Child: Ward Eugene4 Gilman, b. 21 Oct., 1879, in C.
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SIMPSON.
Prepared by Charles S. Simpson of Hibbing, Minn.
1. BENJAMINI SIMPSON, b. in 1742, was among the pioneers of C., having set- tled there prior to 1764. He acquired several lots of land, one of which was No. 180, in the 3d division, and the others were adjacent, or in the vicinity. He signed the "Association Test" in 1776, and was a sol- dier in the Revolutionary war, serving three enlistments. First in Lieut. Bragdon's New Hampshire Party, later in Capt. Titus Salter's Co., N. H. Art., and on 20 Sept., 1776, he enlisted in Capt. Benjamin Emery's Co. of Col. Baldwin's Regt., which was raised to reinforce the Continental Army at New York, and on 28 Oct., 1776, was in the battle of White Plains. His second wife was Wid. Mary (Rolfe) Eastman, dau. of Nathaniel Rolfe of Concord, and granddau. of Henry Rolfe, one of the grantees of Concord, and a descendant in the fourth genera- tion from Henry Rolfe, who came to Newbury, Mass., in 1630; a son of Honour Rolfe of England. After the war, Benjamin Simpson contin- ued to res. in C., till 1809, when with his family he rem. to Rumford, Me., where his son William had preceded him. He bought land on the east side of Ellis River, and lived there until 1819. His declining years were spent with his youngest son, Joseph, in Byron, Me., where he d. 27 Nov., 1828. Children by first marriage:
2. i. BENJAMIN2, b. 1776.
3. ii. WILLIAM, b. 1778.
iii. JOHN, emigrated West.
iv. SARAH, m. - Clark.
Children by second marriage:
4. v. NATHANIEL, b. 9 May, 1790.
5. vi. PAUL ROLFE, b. 1 Dec., 1791.
6. vii. JOSEPH, b. Feb., 1799.
2. BENJAMIN2 SIMPSON, JR. (Benjamin1) was b. in C. in 1776, and was for many years a res. of Concord. He m. first, 1 Dec., 1795, Phoebe Todd, of Temple. M. second, 18 Sept., 1804, Ruth, dau. of Joseph and Mary Colby of Concord, b. in Concord, 25 April, 1787, and d. in Boscawen, 25 Dec., 1838. M. third, 13 Nov., 1839, Mary C. Giles of Boscawen, who d. 2 Sept., 1840. He d. in Boscawen, 18 Dec., 1847. Child by first marriage:
i. BENJAMIN3, b. July, 1799; m. Hannah Lee; d. in Lawrence, Mass., 9 Oct., 1873.
Children by second marriage:
ii. ELEANOR, b. 1805, in Concord; m. Benjamin Morrill, b. 1797. She d. 1854. Children: 1. Ira E.4 Morrill, b. 1828; d. 26 Oct., 1853. 2. Adeline Morrill, b. Dec., 1835; m. George Abbott of Spring- field, Mass. Child: Myras Abbott, b. 1872. 3. Mary Morrill, b. April, 1843; m. John B. Dodge of Penacook. Child: Fred Morrill5 Dodge, b. 5 Oct., 1873.
7. iii. JOHN GILMAN, b. 9 April, 1808.
8. iv. HIRAM, b. 15 Nov., 1812.
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3. WILLIAM2 SIMPSON (Benjamin1) b. in C., in 1778, and at the age of fifteen years enlisted in the U. S. Navy, and served five years on the ship Portsmouth. In Jan., 1800, he m. Abigail Eastman, dau. of his father's second wife. He lived in C. until 1806, when he emigrated to Rumford, Me. The grant of Rumford was made by the Province of Mass. Bay to citizens of Concord, and vicinity, who had suffered loss on account of the settlement of the boundary line between the Provinces of N. H. and Mass. Bay.
After a long dreary journey of several days, following the uncertain bridle paths through an unbroken wilderness, across mountains and streams, William Simpson and his family reached the little colony of Rumford where he acquired 80 acres of land not far from the present site of the city of Rumford. Here he built a log house and made a clearing. At the breaking out of the War of 1812 he was one of the first to enlist from his adopted town and was in active service from July, 1812, to 24 Dec., 1814. He served in Capt. Thomas Harrison's Co., 9th Regt., U. S. Inf., and in Capt. William Wheeler's Co. of Inf., Ryerson's Regt. of Mass. In 1817 he rem. to the adjoining town of Andover, and in 1825 from Andover to the east branch of Swift River in Byron, Me. He d. 27 March, 1860, in Rumford. His wid. d. 10 Oct., 1870. Chil- dren:
i. ELIZA3, b. in C., 23 April, 1801; m. Thomas Abbott and settled in Oxford, Me. Children: 1. James Monroe4 Abbott, b. 13 Jan., 1823. 2. Levi Bartlett Abbott, b. 23 Sept., 1824. 3. John Gilman Abbott, b. 11 Feb., 1826. 4. Hiram Emery Abbott, b. 21 Jan., 1828.
ii. MARY, b. in C., 2 July, 1803; m. Uriah Phelps. Children: Eliza4, Solomon, Melvina, Rachel and Abigail Phelps.
iii. SARAH, b. in Rumford, Me., 19 July, 1806; m. Moses Taylor, 17 March, 1841. Child: Eugene4 Taylor.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. 18 Aug., 1809, in Rumford, Me .; m. Nancy Mitchell. Res. in Mexico, Me. Children: 1. Darius N.4, b. 10 Aug., 1841; unm. 2. James K. P., b. 20 Oct., 1843. Soldier Civil war; m. 9 June, 1879, Georgia A. Raymond.
V. JOHN, b. 4 Aug., 1811, in Rumford, Me .; m. Sarah Bryant of Hali- fax, Mass. Children: Azel4, George Lewis, Kate, Abigail E., Delia, John H.
vi. DANIEL FILLMORE, b. 26 Dec., 1818, in Andover, Me. In Capt. John Barnard's Co. of Inf. for the protection of the Northeastern Frontier in 1839; m. 1845, Silvira, dau. of Jesse and Catherine Shaw, of Buckfield, Me .; b. 28 Dec., 1816. She d. 8 Nov., 1870. He m. second, 1873, Mary C. House, who d. Dec., 1905. He d. 5 May, 1907. Children:
1. GEORGE FILLMORE4, b. 6 Dec., 1845, in Byron, Me .; m. Almira J. Foster of Hanson, Mass. He d. at Hanson, 20 March, 1893. She d. April, 1906. Children: (1) Solon Francis5. (2) Ednah J., d. young. (3) Susan, (4) Sybil.
2. MARIA FRANCES, b. 4 July, 1848, in Byron, Me .; d. No. Turner, Me., 10 Oct., 1870.
3. EMMA, b. 24 July, 1850, in Peru, Me .; m. Augustus M. Bonney, of Buckfield, Me. Children: Merties, Shirley M., Gertrude, Vina and Jessie Bonney.
4. ELLA, b. 27 July, 1852, in Peru, Me .; m. Allen M. Phillips of Shirley, Me. Children: Nellies and Ethel Phillips.
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5. CHARLES SUMNER, b. 5 Sept., 1855, in Buckfield, Me .; m. Huldah E. Manthey, of Florence, Wis. Res. in Hibbing, Minn. Children: (1) Charles Fillmore5, b. 2 Aug., 1898, in Duluth, Minn. (2) Florence Henrietta, b. 24 June, 1900, in Duluth; d. 2 Feb., 1901. (3) Millard Hampton, b. in Hibbing, Minn., 20 May, 1904.
vii. ABIGAIL GILMAN, b. 1821; m. first, 26 Sept., 1848, Lawson F. Clem- ent; m. second, 3 Feb., 1873, Sylvester Newton. No children. viii. ENOCH ADAMS, b. 17 July, 1823, in Byron, Me .; m. Emily A. Rad- cliffe, of Bridgewater, Mass. He was a soldier of the Civil war in Co. C, 27th Me. Vol. Inf .; d. in Lewiston, Me., 22 May, 1900. His wid. d. 22 March, 1909, at Auburn, Me. Children: 1. Anna Adams, b. 1846; m. Simon D. Mitchell. 2. Joseph W. b. 1850; m. Mary
4. NATHANIEL2 SIMPSON (Benjamin1) b. in Concord, 9 May, 1790, but lived in C. until 1809, when he rem. to Rumford, Me. He m. 13 Nov., 1817, Lydia, dau. of Joseph and Lydia (Goodwin) Elliot of Concord. He d. in Rumford, 13 Dec., 1874, and his wid. d. 15 July, 1883. Children:
i. DAVID E.3, b. in Andover, Me., 15 Sept., 1820; m. 21 April, 1844, Mary M. Newton. Children: 1. Charles L.4; m. Lydia (Thomas) Moore. 2. Frank.
ii. ELEANOR b. 4 July, -; m. John Dolley, and d. 1891. Children: 1. William4 Dolley, b. 19 Feb., 1864. 2. Emma Dolley, b. 1868, d. in Rumford, Me., 28 Nov., 1888. 3. Lydia E. Dolley, b. 8 Feb., 1872.
5. PAUL ROLFE2 SIMPSON (Benjamin1) b. in Concord, 1 Dec., 1791, and lived at C. until 1809, when he rem. with his parents to Rumford. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving as Corp. in Capt. Bodwell's
. Co., 45th Regt., U. S. Inf., from Nov., 1812, to Jan., 1813. He reënlisted in Capt. William Wheeler's Co. of Inf., Ryerson's Regt. of Mass., 25 Sept., 1814, was again appointed Corp. and served until 6 Nov., 1814, when discharged. He m. 15 July, 1821, Hannah M. Thomas. He resided in Rumford, Me., and in Cambridgeport, Mass. He d. in Rum- ford, in 1881. Children:
i. EMILY BAB3, b. in Rumford, Me., 21 April, 1822; m. Moses Cutting; d. 5 Nov., 1876. Children: Southwick, Marcellus, Horace and Nellie Cutting. ii. WILLARD EASTMAN, b. 8 Sept., 1823. iii. JOHN DANA, b. 28 July, 1828. iv. PAUL BARTLETT, b. 6 Sept., 1829. v. HANNAH M., b. 14 Aug. 1831.
6. JOSEPH2 SIMPSON (Benjamin1) b. in C., Feb., 1799, and at the age of ten years moved with his parents to Rumford, Me. He m. Octavia Merrill of Andover, Me. He was in Capt. John Barnard's Co. of Inf. for the protection of the Northeastern Frontier in 1839. He resided in And- over and Byron, Me., until 1850, when he rem. to Wisconsin. He was a pioneer settler of Byron, Fon du Lac County, where he d. 24 Nov., 1867. Children:
i. FRANCILLA N.3, b. in Byron, Me., 28 July, 1820; m. in 1853, Tuttle. She d. 5 Nov., 1892. Children: Eugene4 Tuttle, b. 1855; d. 1870. Dora E. Tuttle, b. 1857.
ii. JAMES NEWELL, b. in Byron, Me., 21 May, 1828; d. 28 Sept., 1829.
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iii. ELVIRA BARKER, b. in Andover, Me., 9 Sept., 1831; m. 1856, Warren Marston. She d. 1866. Children: 1. Mary4 Marston, b. 9 April, 1858; m. 10 Oct., 1902, Gillmore Cooper of Wausau, Wis. 2. Howard Marston, b. 24 Nov., 1860, res. in St. Paul, Minn. 3. Edward Marston, b. 26 Dec., 1862; res. in St. Paul, Minn.
iv. EVELINE, b. in Andover, Me., 10 Aug., 1833; m. Patrick Martin. She d. 26 April, 1890. Children: Mary4 Martin, b. 23 July, 1864; d. 10 Feb., 1874. Bella Martin, b. 23 March, 1871.
v. ADELINE, b. in Andover, Me., 24 Jan., 1836; m. 28 Jan, 1857, Christopher Scott. Children: 1. Emma4 Scott, b. 15 June, 1859; d. 15 Oct., 1861. 2. Edith Scott, b. 15 Nov., 1862. 3. Lois Scott, b. 15 March, 1870; m. 2 March, 1894, Sumner Potter of Danbury. Children: Lois5 Potter, b. 14 Nov., 1894, and Mary Potter, b. 18 Jan., 1896. 4. Charles Warren Scott, b. 13 May, 1878; d. 16 Sept., 1879.
vi. EMMA, b. in Andover, Me., 10 Aug., 1838; d. Byron, Wis., 12 Dec., 1892; unm.
vii. CHARLES A., b. in Phillips, Me., 1843; enlisted 15 Feb., 1864, Co. D, 36th Wis. Inf .; d. at New Orleans, 15 Aug., 1864.
viii. ASEMA M., b. in Phillips, Me., 7 June, 1847; m. 14 Nov., 1867, Warren Marston of Lomira, Wis. Child: Coras Marston, b. 19 Dec., 1873; m. 15 Sept., 1892, Paul Bremer. Children: 1. Trueman Bremer, b. 23 May, 1894; d. 7 June, 1908. 2. War- ren M. Bremer, b. 1 Sept., 1895.
7. JOHN GILMAN3 SIMPSON (Benjamin2, Benjamin1) was b. in Concord, 9 April, 1808; m. Jane White Shattuck, wid. of Prescott Couch. She was b. 5 Sept., 1811, and d. 17 June, 1874. He d. 9 Aug., 1857. Chil- dren:
9. i. MARY JANE4, b. 19 Aug., 1839.
10. ii. CHARLES BROWN, b. Boscawen, 28 March, 1841.
iii. WARREN GILMAN, b. 24 Aug., 1855; d. 3 April, 1864.
8. HIRAM3 SIMPSON (Benjamin?, Benjamin1) b. in Concord, 15 Nov., 1812; m. 24 March, 1836, Mary S., dau. of Jeremiah and Nancy Wells Burpee, b. in Boscawen, 9 Feb., 1817. They resided in Concord, where he d. 5 Sept., 1867; she, 7 Jan., 1900. Children:
i. RUTH COLBY4, b. Boscawen, 22 Jan., 1837; d. 10 Dec., 1844.
ii. MARY ANN, b. Concord, 18 Nov., 1840; d. 7 Dec., 1859.
11. iii. CLARA DWIGHT, b. 28 March, 1849.
12. iv. ROXANA PEABODY, b. 14 July, 1853.
9. MARY JANE4 SIMPSON (John Gilman3, Benjamin2, Benjamin1) b. 19 Aug., 1839; m. 24 Aug., 1862, George Calvin Chase of Webster. Children:
i. JOHN HARRIS5 CHASE, b. 31 March, 1865; m. Laura Ossier. ii. GEORGE WARREN CHASE, b. 28 March, 1868; m. Clara Ella Heath. iii. FLORA JANE CHASE, b. 14 July, 1870; m. Adelbert H. Cross. iv. MARY ETTA CHASE, b. 27 May, 1872; d. 1886. V. ABBY BELLE CHASE, b. 1 Oct., 1874; m. Walter Cross. vi. GUY B. CHASE, b. 8 Dec., 1876; m. Emma Deemas. vii. ROSE ANNIE CHASE, b. 28 June, 1878; m. Fred A. George. viii. GRACE ALECI CHASE, b. 20 Dec., -; m. Andrew George. ix. WALTER HERBERT CHASE, b. 22 Jan., 1884; unm.
10. CHARLES BROWN4 SIMPSON (John Gilman3, Benjamin?, Benjamin1) b. in Boscawen, 28 March, 1841, m. in Lowell, Mass., 12 Aug., 1862, Lucretia
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Brown of Chichester. He d. 30 Sept., 1865. Children: i. Elsie Janes Simpson, b. 24 Sept., 1863; m. ii. John Warren Simpson, b. 1 Feb., 1865; went to Omaha and was never heard from.
11. CLARA DWIGHT4 SIMPSON (Hiram3, Benjamin2, Benjamin1) b. in Concord, 28 March, 1849; m. 3 Feb., 1866, John C. Morrison, who d. 23 March, 1896. Mrs. Morrison res. in Franklin. Children: i. Hiram Simpson" Morrison, b 23 July, 1867; d. 27 Aug., 1867. ii. Mary Simpson Morri- son, b. Concord, 25 Sept., 1868. iii. Lena Mabel Morrison, b. Concord, 12 March, 1871.
12. ROXANA PEABODY4 SIMPSON (Hiram3, Benjamin2, Benjamin1) b. in Con- cord, 14 July, 1853; m. 24 July, 1872, John H. Rolfe of Concord. Children: i. Laurin Worth Rolfe, b. Concord, 10 Sept., 1874. ii. Marian Simpson Rolfe, b. Concord, 28 March, 1887.
SMALL.
1. JOHN1 SMALL came to C. from Lee, where he was b. 5 May, 1761. He m. Keziah Jackson, b. 19 Aug., 1765, in Lee. Children, b. in C .:
i. HANNAH?, b. 16 Oct., 1786.
ii. SAMUEL, b. 9 March, 1789.
iii. JOHN, twin, b. 25 Oct., 1791.
iv. KEZIAH, twin, b. 25 Oct., 1791.
2. v. JEREMIAH, b. 16 June, 1794. vi. Abigail, b. 16 July, 1796. · vii. Betsey, b. 16 Oct., 1798. viii. Isaac, b. 12 March, 1801. ix. Sally, b. 17 May, 1803.
2. JEREMIAH2 SMALL (John1) b. 16 June, 1794; m. 3 Feb., 1818, Hannah, dau. of Elder Winthrop and Mary Otis Young. She was b. 25 June, 1790, in C. (See Young Gen.), d. 22 July, 1883. He d. 23 Nov., 1868. Chil- dren, b. in C .:
3. i. WILLIAM PLUMMER3, b. 3 May, 1818.
4. ii. ELIZA H., b. 18 Nov., 1819.
5. iii. DARIUS, b. 19 Oct., 1821.
iv. MARY JANE, b. 10 Oct., 1823; m. 11 Jan., 1848, Enoch E. Pickard. (See Pickard Gen.)
v. SIMEON B., b. 10 Oct., 1824; d. unm.
6. vi. ANDREW JACKSON, b. 24 June, 1828.
7. vii. JOHN, b. 5 Jan., 1831.
viii. WINTHROP YOUNG, b. 24 May, 1833; m. first, Anna Corbett; second, Mary Leech. No children.
ix. CAROLINE, b. 6 Sept., 1837; m. 5 May, 1861, Sylvanus C. Moore. (See Moore Gen.)
3. WILLIAM PLUMMER3 SMALL (Jeremiah2, John1) b. 3 May, 1818; m. first 23 May, 1846, Abi Blodgett; second, Abbie J., dau. of John M. and Abi- gail (Cate) Heath, b. in Epsom. Children by first marriage, b. in C .:
i. SUSAN ANNA4, b. 28 May, 1847; d. 8 Sept., 1863.
ii. MARY ELLA, b. 5 April, 1850; m. 5 May, 1885, Frank H. Merrill. (See Merrill Gen.)
iii. MELBOURNE, b. 6 April, 1851-52; d. 31 Aug., 1863.
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iv. EMMA ABI, b. 24 Dec., 1854.
Children by second marriage, b. in C .:
v. WALTER M., b. 30 Nov., 1858; m. first, 30 Nov., 1895, in Chichester, Alice C., dau. of Hosea B. and Lavina J. (Fowler) Langley, b. 23 June, 1867, in Chichester; d. 2 July, 1907, in Loudon; m. second, 9 May, 1911, Mrs. Stella (Sweatt) Page.
8. vi. ALMON JAMES, b. 9 Feb., 1869.
4. ELIZA H.3 SMALL (Jeremiah2, John1) b. 18 Nov., 1819; m. Nathan F. Fos- ter of Gilmanton. She d. 10 April, 1906. Children:
i. CHARLES HENRY FOSTER. ii. Frank Albert Foster; m. Ivy Batch- elder. Graduated Ann Arbor Medical School and practiced medicine in Waltham, Mass.
5. DARIUS3 SMALL (Jeremiah2, John1) b. 19 Oct., 1821; m. 24 Aug., 1850, in C., Susan H., dau. of Abraham Heath. She d. May, 1884; he, 1894. Children, b. in C .:
9. i. JOHN A.4, b. 28 Oct., 1853.
ii. CHARLES EDWIN, b. 23 June, 1860; m. 30 Jan., 1886, in C., M. Jennie, dau. of Nicholas D. Garmon, b. in that part of Gilmanton now Belmont, 5 Jan., 1860. No children.
6. ANDREW JACKSON3 SMALL (Jeremiah2, John1) b. 24 June, 1828; m. Calista - Whitney, dau. of William Howe. She was of English descent. She . d. 17 May, 1882. He served three years in the Civil war. He d. 22 Jan., 1897. Children:
i. EVA GERTRUDE4, b. 31 March, 1858, in Northfield; m. 1 May, 1884, in Tilton, Otto A. Gross, who was b. 24 March, 1860. ii. Charles H. iii. Alfaretta.
7. JOHNS SMALL (Jeremiah2, John1) b. 5 Jan., 1831; m. 3 Nov., 1859, Sarah E. Dennis. He d. 12 May, 1905. Child: i. Anna Addie4, b. 22 May, 1865; m. first, 18 May, 1889, Fred J. Cole; m. second, 3 June, 1903, Homer Van Cor.
8. ALMON JAMES4 SMALL (William P.3, Jeremiah2, John1) b. 9 Feb., 1869; m. Florence G. Bagley, b. 14 Sept., 1865, in C. (See Bagley Gen.) Mrs. Small d. in C., 14 Dec., 1910. Children, b. in C .:
i. ANNA ABI5, b. 21 June, 1891; d. 20 Sept., 1900. ii. Harry Elwood, b. 28 April, 1894; d. 9 Sept., 1900. iii. Arabella Beatrice, b. 7 July, 1896. iv. Melbourne Jackson, b. 10 Dec., 1899; d. 13 Dec., 1899. v. Fred Eugene, b. 21 Oct., 1901. vi. Allison McClary, b. 10 July, 1905.
9. JOHN A.4 SMALL (Darius3, Jeremiah?, John1) b. 28 Oct., 1853; m. 1 May, 1878, in Belmont, Sarah E., dau. of Jewett E. Maxfield. She was b. in Belmont, 3 Dec., 1857. Children:
i. ORISON J.5, b. 7 March, 1883; m. 20 Jan., 1907, Emma Sanders, b. 16 June, 1886.
ii. SUSIE MAY, b. 10 March, 1885; d. 19 Nov., 1885.
iii. BEATRICE MAY, b. 29 Jan., 1889; d. 16 Aug., 1890.
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HISTORY OF CANTERBURY.
SMITH.
1. JEREMIAH3 SMITH was b. 5 Aug., 1825, in Lough Gael, City Antrim, Ire- land. His father was Robert2 Smith, who m. Sarah, dau. of William Carr. Robert2 d. in Peabody, Mass. His wife d. in Ireland. The grandfather of Jeremiah3 was Jeremiah1 Smith. He m. Rose, dau. of Thomas Glednary. Both d. in Ireland. Jeremiah3 Smith m. 4 April, 1849, in E. Concord, Mary, dau. of Robert McKerley, b. 1823, in Ken- billy, City Antrim, Ireland; d. 26 Nov., 1905, in C. Mr. Smith rem. from Concord to C. Dec., 1868; purchased the Stephen Young farm and resided there till 1887, when he purchased the Dyball farm; resided there till 1908 when he rem. to Chichester. Children :
2. i. SARAH JANE4, b. 5 June, 1852.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH, d. at the age of two years.
iii. MARTHA ANN, b. 1 Jan., 1856.
iv. ROBERT, d. at the age of two years.
3. v. MARY ELIZABETH.
vi. ROBERT JEREMIAH, b. 8 Jan., 1864; d. 26 Feb., 1903, in C.
2. SARAH JANE4 SMITH (Jeremiah3, Robert2, Jeremiah1) b. 5 June, 1852; m. 30 Sept., 1874, in Concord, Frank Paul Seavey. Children, b. in Con- cord:
i. FRANK ROBERTS SEAVEY, b. 7 July, 1876; m. 30 July, 1895, Nettie Marion, dau. of Charles B. and Louisa (Upton) Sheldon of Peterborough. Charles Sheldon was a veteran of the Civil war. Children, b. in Peterborough: 1. Louise Adele® Seavey, b. 7 Dec., 1896. 2. Paul Sheldon Seavey, b. 17 July, 1898.
ii. ETTA ADEL BLANCHE SEAVEY, b. 23 Sept., 1878.
3. MARY ELIZABETH4 SMITH (Jeremiah3, Robert?, Jeremiah1) m. first, Feb., 1875, in Concord, Edwin Lougee; m. second, 19 May, 1894, in Bellows Falls, Vt., William H. Hall. Children by first marriage:
i. FREDERIC JEREMIAH5 LOUGEE, b. 2 March, 1876, in Concord.
ii. HARRY A. LOUGEE, b. 31 May, 1878, in Penacook.
iii. GEORGE EDWIN LOUGEE, b. 15 June, 1880, in Suncook.
SMITH.
1. REUBEN! SMITH, who moved from Exeter to Sanbornton, before 1779; settled at the foot of Colby (Gile's) Hill, south of Clark's Corner; d. 30 March, 1797. Mrs. Smith d. 28 Sept., 1815, aged 94. They had six children of whom Noah?, the youngest, m. 9 Dec., 1784, Mercy, dau. of Jonathan and Anna (Taylor) Chase of Loudon. They had ten children of whom Thomas Sewalls, the youngest, settled in C.
2. THOMAS SEWALL3 SMITH (Noah2, Reuben1) b. 25 May, 1809, in Sanbornton; m. Nancy Taylor, b. 1812, dau. of Benjamin (son of Col. William Tay- lor of Sanbornton) and Sally (Whitcher) Taylor of Upper Gilmanton, now Belmont. As early as 1838, Mr. Smith was residing at Hill's Corner, and he continued a res. until his death. Mrs. Smith d. 12 April, 1864; he, 18 Aug., 1866. Children:
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GENEALOGIES.
i. THOMAS CAWLEY4, b. 12 March, 1835, in Sanbornton; m. 8 Jan., 1864, Jane, dau. of Stephen Dearborn Shirley, of E. Tilton, b. 25 Jan., 1838. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in Co. C., 1st N. H. Heavy Art. Settled on the homestead of his father, the old Barker place, at Hill's Corner where he remained during life, improving and enlarging the estate. D. 1 March, 1910. Mrs. Smith d. 29 June, 1911. No children.
ii. LUCY JANE, b. 1837; m. 29 Nov., 1855, Arthur L. Davis of C .; resided in Concord. She d. 23 Sept., 1860. Child: Clara Meads Davis, b. 8 Oct., 1857; m. D. J. Hurlburt and res. in Laconia. Mr. Davis m. second, Susan T. Smith; m. third, Rhoda Jane Col- lins; m. fourth, Mrs. Sophia R. (Stowell) Sanborn.
3. iii. JULIA A., b. 18 Feb., 1839.
4. iv. JOHN COLE, b. 18 May, 1847.
3. JULIA A4. SMITH (Thomas Sewalls, Noah2, Reuben1) b. 18 Feb., 1839; m. 1 May, 1859, Horace O. Bugbee of Lake Village. Children:
i. STELLA S.5 BUGBEE, b. 21 June, 1860. ii. Almon C. Bugbee, b. 3 Dec., 1863. iii. Wilbur T. Bugbee, b. 18 Dec., 1871; d. 27 March, 1872.
4. JOHN COLE4 SMITH (Thomas Sewalls, Noah2, Reuben1) b. 18 May, 1847; m. first, 29 April, 1866, Abbie J., dau. of Richard Shaw. (See Shaw Gen.) She d. 27 June, 1893. He m. second, Mary, wid. of Joseph Cota, whose children were John B., Nellie, Hattie and Mamie Cota. Mr. Smith was a soldier in the Civil war, serving in Co. K, 5th N. H. Regt. He res. at Hill's Corner. Children:
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