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He later moved to C., buying a farm near the "Shell Meeting House." He d. there 20 March, 1798. For many years he was a dea. in the Con- gregational Church of C. In early life he was Adjutant in Col. Peter Gilman's Regt., 1755-56. His wid. d. at the home of her son, Parsons, in 1812, aged 91. She had a dau. by her first husband, whose name was Eunice, who m. - - Brackett and res. in Newmarket. Children:
i. JEREMIAH3, b. 30 Dec., 1750; d. young.
ii. MARK, b. 27 Oct., 1751; m. a wid., - - Fox. They res. in Loudon,
where he carried on the trade of his father. One dau. was b. to them, who m. Piper and res. in Wolfeborough, having several children. He d. Feb., 1798.
iii. RACHAEL, b. 16 Nov., 1753, m. Nathaniel Colcord, who res. in C., as early as 1781, when he was appointed highway surveyor. After 1791, he rem. to Hallowell, Me. They had ten children. iv. ICHABOD, b. 19 Jan., 1756; m. Abigail Matthews and had twelve children. One son, Jeremiah, b. 30 Dec., 1789, at Newmarket, m. and had a son Jeremiah, Jr., who res. in Concord, where he- d. Ichabod settled in Hallowell, Me.
V. A son who d. in infancy.
3. vi. PARSONS, b. 25 Nov., 1758.
4. vii. NATHANIEL, b. 20 March, 1761.
5. viii. ELIZABETH, b. 21 Oct., 1763.
ix. JOSIAH, b. 17 May, 1767; m. Polly Currier. Res. on the home place for some years, when he rem. to Concord.
3. PARSONS3 WHIDDEN (Ichabod?, Samuel1) b. 25 Nov., 1758; m. 2 Nov., 1780 Hannah Doe of Durham, who was b. in that town, 14 April, 1761, and d. 17 May, 1816. They settled in C., where he carried on the trade of a tanner and shoemaker. He d. 24 Feb., 1846. Children, b. in C .:
6. i. EUNICE4, b. 12 Sept., 1781.
7. ij. JOHN, b. 23 Dec., 1783.
iii. BENJAMIN, b. 5 Aug., 1791; m. Agnes Moore Taylor of Sanbornton, 2 April, 1831, b. 23 May, 1795, and d. 5 June, 1871. He d. 8. Jan., 1872. They resided on the home place.
iv. HANNAH, b. 16 June, 1794; d. in Iowa, 26 Aug., 1876; unm.
V. DEBORAH, b. 1 Sept., 1798. She resided with "Squire" Joseph Clough's family for fifty years and d. at his house 11 May, 1884; unm.
vi. PARSONS, b. 22 May, 1801; m. Mary P. Tilton of Sanbornton, 31 Jan., 1832. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College 1830, and studied medicine. Child: George Parsons5, b. in Pembroke, 3 July, 1845.
vii. SUSAN, b. 5 Nov., 1805; m. Moody Emery, 17 May, 1831. (See Emery Gen.)
4. NATHANIEL3 WHIDDEN (Ichabod?, Samueli) m. Jane, dau. of William Moore of C., b. in C., 8 July, 1764; d. 18 Feb., 1848. Nathaniel settled in the northeast corner of C., about 1782, the date of his deed to half of Lot No. 42. He cleared the land and built a log house. Later he erected a frame dwelling which is still standing in good condition. He d. 17 Sept., 1798. Children, b. on this farm:
i. POLLY4, b. 7 June, 1785; m. Samuel Huckins of Pittsfield, 24 March, 1805. He was b. 22 Nov., 1781, and was a blacksmith. He moved to C. about 1803. Children, b. in C. (See Huckins Gen.) She d. 7 Dec., 1842 (tombstone).
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ji. NANCY, b. 6 Aug., 1787, unm., res. at C .; d. 30 Oct., 1857.
iii. PEGGY, b. 25 Oct., 1789; m. about 1807, Thompson. She d. 13 Oct., 1860. Child: Anna Janes Thompson, b. in C., 15 May, 1809, and m. first, 15 Oct., 1829, Dudley Prescott of Bristol; second, Lowell Brown of Tamworth. Child by first marriage: Lyman Whidden6 Prescott, b. at Barnstead, 20 April, 1830. He moved to Boone, Ia., where he d., leaving a wife and children. Children by second marriage: (1) Sylvester Whidden® Brown, b. 28 Oct., 1841. (2) Mary Jane Brown, b. 23 May, 1846.
iv. JANE, b. 23 Nov., 1791, unm., res. in C .; d. there, 1 Aug., 1872.
v. NATHANIEL, b. 11 Aug., 1795; d. 15 Sept., 1798.
vi. NATHANIEL, b. 17 Aug., 1799; d. 20 Nov., 1803.
8. vii. SALLY (Sarah), b. 30 March, 1803.
9. viii. PITTS WILLIAM (who called himself William P.), b. 27 May, 1805.
5. ELIZABETH3 WHIDDEN (Ichabod2, Samuel1) b. 21 Oct., 1763; m. Joseph Moore, 1783. Res. in C. and d. there 4 Nov., 1847. Children, b. in C .:
i. One b. and d. 4 April, 1784. ii. Sally4, b. 30 March, 1785; d. 10 May, 1866. iii. Betsey, b. 5 Feb., 1788; d. 29 May, 1857, in Loudon. iv. Joseph, b. 22 Aug., 1790; d. 5 Oct., 1797. v. Asa, b. 16 Dec., 1792. vi. Sukey (probably Susan), b. 2 April, 1795; d. 21 Dec., 1825. vii. Polly (or Mary), b. 10 Oct., 1797; d. 17 Feb., 1874; m. 8 Nov., 1826, Joseph Morrill of Gilmanton, who was b. 1797; d. 2 May, 1871. Children: Marthas Morrill, who m. Levi W. Sanborn of Loudon, and Mary Morrill. viii. Nancy, b. 21 Feb., 1802; m. Benjamin Doe of Loudon. Child: Elinthus Newtons Doe. ix. Hannah, b. 11 Oct., 1804; d. 1895. x. Judith Jane, b. 26 May, 1808; d. 31 March, 1857.
6. EUNICE4 WHIDDEN (Parsons3, Ichabod?) b. 12 Sept., 1781; m. 27 Nov., 1810, Enoch Adams, a native of Henniker, who was b. 5 Jan., 1783; d. 8 Aug., 1860. They settled at Sangerville, Me., where both d. Her death was 5 March, 1856. Children:
i. HANNAH P.5 ADAMS, b. 6 July, 1814. ii. Susannah Adams, b. 1 June, 1816; m. Enos G. Flanders, who was b. in Alton, 15 July, 1811. Child: Enoch A.6 Flanders, b. in Sangerville, Me., 31 Aug., 1843. iii. John Adams, b. 7 July, 1818; d. 28 Sept., 1821. iv. Elizabeth Adams, b. 7 June, 1821; d. 17 March, 1852. v. Julia Adams, b. 21 Dec., 1823; d. 29 March, 1846.
7. JOHNA WHIDDEN (Parsons3, Ichabod2) b. 23 Dec., 1783; m. 12 Jan., 1809; Diadama Sanborn of Epping. His occupation was that of a shoe- maker and farmer. He settled on a part of his father's farm. He d. 12 June, 1849; she, 5 July, 1844. Children, b. in C .:
10. i. JONATHAN PARSONS5, b. 23 Feb., 1810.
11. ii. JACOB CILLEY, b. 3 Jan., 1813.
12. iii. THOMAS LYFORD, b. 20 Nov., 1814.
8. SALLY (Sarah)4 WHIDDEN (Nathaniel3, Ichabod?) b. 30 March, 1803; m. Nathan C. Huckins of Bridgewater, who was b. 10 Aug., 1800. They res. in Groton and Hebron until 1848, when they came to C. to res. with her father. (See Huckins Gen.)
9. PITTS4 WHIDDEN (Nathaniel3, Ichabod2) b. 27 May, 1805; m. first, Irene (Pollard), wid. of Nathaniel W. Huckins (See Huckins Gen.), and moved
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to Northfield. She d. 5 May, 1862; m. second, 4 March, 1863, Mrs. Mary P. Chase, of Tilton. She d. 29 Aug., 1894, aged. 87. He d. in Northfield, 28 Nov., 1888. Children by first marriage:
i. AMANDA ANN5, b. 1835; d. 18 Dec., 1840.
ii. ORIETT, b. 29 March, 1837; m. Henry T. Hill of Northfield. He d. in Bath, S. C., 28 March, 1892, aged 55. Children: Ellon S. Hill, who m. and res. in Meredith, and Lelia Irene Hill, who m. A. Hunter Anthony of Charleston, Ga.
10. JONATHAN P.5 WHIDDEN (John4, Parsons3) b. 23 Feb., 1810; m. first, Sarah Fellows of Vermont, April, 1836, who d. 3 Feb., 1838; m. second, Eliza Ann Jackson of Gilmanton. He was a house carpenter and machinist; d. of yellow fever at New Orleans, La., 8 Sept., 1847. Children by second wife:
13. i. JULIA GREEN6, b. 20 Sept., 1843.
14. ii. JOHN P., b. 20 Sept., 1847.
11. JACOB C.5 WHIDDEN (John4, Parsons3, Ichabod2, Samueli) b. 3 Jan., 1813; m. Judith Rolfe, of Concord; d. 1 Aug., 1870. Children: i. John6, b. Sept., 1843; d. 2 Aug., 1863, in Memphis, Tenn. ii. Henry, b. 1 Jan., 1845; d. 11 April, 1879.
12. THOMAS L.5 WHIDDEN (John4, Parsons3) b. 20 Nov., 1814; m. 28 Sept., 1842, Mrs. Louisa J. (Clifford) Dame, b. 17 Jan., 1817. By her first husband she had a dau., Clara A. Dame, b. 3 Aug., 1840. He d. 22 Dec., 1877. She d. 16 April, 1881. Children:
i. SARAH M.6, b. 22 Feb., 1844; d. 10 Jan., 1853.
ii. ALVIN B., b. 2 July, 1845; m. Annie Doss of Wallkill, N. Y., 15 June, 1872, b. in Wallkill 6 May, 1849. Children, b. in Port Jervis, N. Y .: 1. Clara Louise7, b. 25 July, 1876; m. William Wall Whiddit of Goshen, N. Y., 1 Jan., 1901, who was b. in Newbury, N. Y., 28 July, 1872. Child: Marie Louise& Whiddit, b. 21 Sept., 1906. 2. Fred Webster, b. 29 April, 1878; m. Hariette Lavina VanFleet, 29 March, 1903, b. in Kingston, N. Y., 6 June, 1879. 3. Mary Alvina, b. in Jersey City, N. J., 9 June, 1884.
iii. CHARLOTTE H., b. 5 Aug., 1848; m. Enoch A., son of Enos and Susan Flanders of Sangerville, Me., 9 Feb., 1873. He was b. 31 Aug., 1843. Children, b. in E. Sangerville: 1. Agnes Blanche? Flanders, b. 13 Dec., 1873. 2. George Thomas Flanders, b. 3 April, 1879.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. 19 April, 1850; d. 15 Feb., 1851.
V. CHARLES FRANK, b. 24 Jan., 1852; m. Emma C. Chase of Boston, Mass., 25 Jan., 1883, dau. of Alfred G. Chase of C., where she wasb. They res. in Braintree, Mass. He was clerk in the Naval Office of the Custom House at Boston from 1 Nov., 1888, until his death, 23 May, 1911, in Boston.
vi.
GEORGE H., b. 20 June, 1855; d. at Lakeport, unm., 5 Sept., 1903.
13. JULIA GREEN6 WHIDDEN (Jonathan P.5, John4, Parsons3) b. 20 Sept., 1843; m. Thomas Duncan about 1873. Children: i. John7 Duncan, b. 1874. ii. Eliza Duncan, b. 1877.
14. JOHN P.6 WHIDDEN (Jonathan P.5) b. 20 Sept., 1847; m. Rose McEnanry, June, 1871. She d. Oct., 1882. Children:
i. ELIZA7, b. 1 Jan., 1873. ii. Rose Ellen, b. 4 July, 1875. iii. Jane Hamilton, b. 1878, d. Oct., 1882. iv. John Alfred, b. 1880.
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WIGGIN.
1. DAVID? WIGGIN, b. 16 Nov., 1756, was the son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Fifield) Wiggin. Nathaniel was b. 16 Oct., 1729. David m. first, Hannah, dau. of Nicholas Rollins; m. second, Elizabeth Huntress, b. 22 Feb., 1772, and d. 28 March, 1857. He d. 22 June, 1824. Children by first marriage:
i. HANNAH3, b. 1784. ii. Sally, b. 1785. iii. David, b. 1786; d. 26 March, 1876; res. in Loudon. iv. Thomas, b. 1788. v. Nancy, b. 1790. vi. Daniel, b. 1791; d. 11 March, 1873. vii. Shad- rach, b. 1793. viii. Betsey, b. 1794. ix. Lydia, b. 1795.
Children by second marriage:
x. MARY, b. 1798. xi. Abigail, b. 1801; d. Oct., 1872. xii. George, b. 1803; d. 30 Oct., 1861. xiii. Olive, b. 1805; d. 30 Jan., 1853.
2. xiv. NATHANIEL, b. 18 Oct., 1806. xv. Gideon, b. 1809; d. Oct., 1872. xvi. Martha, b. 1811. xvii. Levi, b. 1813. xviii. Sarah, b. 1815.
3. xix. JAMES MUNROE, b. 23 Feb., 1818.
2. NATHANIEL3 WIGGIN (David?, Nathaniel1) b. 18 Oct., 1806; m. 4 Jan., 1838, Nancy French, b. 12 Jan., 1811, in Pittsfield; d. 12 Sept., 1899. He d. 5 May, 1891. Children:
i. ELIZA ANN4, b. 24 April, 1839; d. 18 Aug., 1860.
ii. ELLEN SWETT, b. 18 Nov., 1840; d. 27 Aug., 1843.
4. iii. MARY ELLEN, b. 16 May, 1843; d. 30 Oct., 1877.
5. iv. EMMA LOUISE, b. 25 Dec., 1849.
3. JAMES MUNROE3 WIGGIN (David2, Nathaniel1) b. 23 Feb., 1818; m. 1 Jan., 1846, Eliza Mary Patrick, dau. of John and Judith (Gerrish) Clough, b. 27 Nov., 1822; d. 26 July, 1891. Children, b. in C .:
6. i. JOHN HENRY4, b. 23 Oct., 1846.
ii. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. 11 July, 1848; m. 15 Dec., 1875, James F. French of Boscawen. (See French Gen.)
iii. GEORGE EDWIN, b. 13 July, 1851; m. 13 June, 1897, Mrs. Flora Keith of Hartford, Conn., who had two sons, Mont L.5 Keith, b. 24 May, 1885, and Leon A. Keith, b. 22 Sept., 1887; who m. 18 Aug., 1909, Alice Maude O'Brien. Child: William Perry® Keith, b. 22 Jan., 1911.
iv. JOSEPH HALE, b. 26 Oct., 1859, d. 26 Sept., 1863.
4. MARY ELLEN4 WIGGIN (Nathaniel3, David?, Nathaniel1) b. 16 May, 1843; m. 16 May, 1870, Charles Haley, b. 5 Sept., 1842, in Exeter. Chil- dren:
i. CHARLES EDWARDS HALEY, b. 31 July, 1873; m. 29 Nov., 1903, Mary Janvrin, b. 24 Nov., 1870. Children: 1. Charles Janvrin®, Haley, b. 24 Dec., 1904. 2. Harold Edward Haley, b. 1 May 1907. 3. Mary Ellen Haley, b. 4 April, 1909.
ii. EMMA BLANCH HALEY, b. 16 July, 1875.
5. EMMA LOUISE4 WIGGIN (Nathaniel:, David?, Nathaniel:) b. 25 Dec., 1849; m. 3 Dec., 1881, Herbert Wiggin. Child:
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i. HOWARD MOODY5, b. 14 Sept., 1882; m. 14 Sept., 1904, Blanch Thurs- ton. Children: 1. Howard Melvin® Wiggin, b. 28 April, 1907. 2. Lena Blanch Wiggin, b. 18 Dec., 1908. 3. Alice Gertrude Wiggin, b. 16 Aug., 1910.
6. JOHN HENRYA WIGGIN (James M.3, David2, Nathaniel1) b. 23 Oct., 1846; m. 6 May, 1875, Mary Ella Williams of C. (See Williams Gen.) Children :
7. i. WALTER HARVEY5, b. 19 Nov., 1876.
8. ii. ETHEL MAY, b. 6 Jan., 1881.
iii. GEORGE CLOUGH, b. 20 Oct., 1882.
iv. BERTIE LENA, b. 8 April, 1884; d. 27 Aug., 1885.
v. GLADYS LANE, b. 3 June, 1889.
7. WALTER HARVEYS WIGGIN (John Henry4, James M.3) b. 19 Nov., 1876; m. 26 Dec., 1904, Susan Burshsted. Children: i. Arthur Walters, b. 2 Dec., 1906. ii. Ruth Esther, b. 25 Oct., 1909.
8. ETHEL MAYS WIGGIN (John Henry4, James M.3) b. 6 Jan., 1881; m. 30 April, 1904, William P. Dunbar, Dedham, Mass. Children: i. Daniel John6, b. 4 May, 1906. ii. Melvin Hale, b. 26 Oct., 1907.
WHITNEY.
1. LEONARDI WHITNEY m. first, Wheeler; m. second, Polly Elliott of Concord. Tradition says he was in the Revolutionary war. There were several children by the first, marriage. Four of these were Jere- miah2, who m. 10 Aug., 1812, in C., Mary Wiggin; Silas, Sally, who m. Nathaniel Wiggin; Mary or Polly, b. 18 July, 1787; m. 25 Dec., 1805, in C., Henry Beck, Jr. (See Beck Gen.)
Children by second marriage:
2. i. JOSEPH2.
ii. CATHERINE, m. 15 Dec., 1830, in C., William Harrison Foster. (See Foster Gen.)
3. iii. LEAVITT C., b. 6 Dec., 1812.
iv. DORCAS, b. 1818; m. Joshua Parker. (See Parker Gen.)
4. v. S. ELLIOTT, b. April, 1823.
2. JOSEPH2 WHITNEY (Leonard1) m. Hannah R. Snell of Dover. He d. 1 Sept., 1859, in C., aged 50 years. She d. 26 Aug., 1865, aged 57 years. Children:
i. WILLIAM3, d. 7 Oct., 1836, aged 4 years. ii. Laurentia A., b. 15 Aug., 1833; m. Abram Batchelder of Loudon. (See Young Gen.) iii. Charles A., d. 4 July, 1838, aged 3 years. iv. Eliza A., m. Joseph Porter Batchelder of Loudon. (See Young Gen.) v. Katie A., m. Anthony Cate. She d. 14 Aug., 1873, aged 33 years. vi. George, d. 26 Nov., 1866, aged 18 years. vii. Amanda. viii. Frank.
3. LEAVITT C.2 WHITNEY (Leonard1) b. 6 Dec., 1812, in C .; m. 16 March, 1837, Nancy S. Sargent, b. 10 March, 1817, in Loudon, d. 29 April, 1882. He d. 24 May, 1899. Children:
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i. GEORGE W.3, b. 16 July, 1841, res. in Boscawen, d. 17 Feb., 1903. Child: Mrs. Nellie M.+ Marden, res. in Boscawen. ii. Charles S., b. 27 July, 1843; went to the Civil war and it was never known what became of him. iii. Armenia J., b. 10 Dec., 1845; m. 14 Dec., 1875, in Boscawen, Francis H. Morse. No children. Res. in Boscawen.
4. S. ELLIOTT2 WHITNEY (Leonard1) b. April, 1823; m. Sarah F. West of Boscawen. He moved to Fisherville, now Penacook, then to Platts- burg, N. Y., where he d. Dec., 1897. Three of their five children (two d. young) were: i. Charlotte E.3 ii. Ida Frances, b. in Penacook, m. Frank Davis. She d. 10 Jan., 1895, aged 39 years. (See Davis Gen.) iii. Katherine M., m. James E. Riley. She d. 13 May, 1909, in Somer- ville, Mass. Child: Francese West4 Riley; m. 31 Dec., 1905, George M.& Clough (Joseph1, Joseph®, Josephs, Reubens, Joseph3, John?, John1); one dau., Kathryn Clough, b. 19 Dec., 1906, in Somerville, Mass.
WILLIAMS.
1. AMOS S. WILLIAMS was b. 5 Sept., 1812, in Sanbornton. His name was changed from Caverly to Williams in 1835. He was the son of Nathaniel Caverly, who was b. 22 Nov., 1791, and who m. 30 May, 1811, Mrs. Sally (Sargent) Burleigh who probably d. in the autumn of 1865. Mr. Caverly was drowned 25 June, 1820. Mr. Williams' grandfather, Na- thaniel Caverly, was b. 26 April, 1765; m. 17 Nov., 1785, Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer Colby of Sanbornton. She was b. 27 June, 1769; d. 11 Aug., 1849, in Boston. Mr. Caverly d. 24 May, 1839.
Mr. Williams m. first, 20 June, 1837, in Sanbornton, Mary Jane, dau. of Ebenezer and Nancy Wadleigh Lane of Sanbornton, where she was b. 2 July, 1817, and d. 18 May, 1863. He m. second, Judith Ordway of Concord, b. 20 Feb., 1816, d. 27 April, 1880. He m. third, Mrs. Sarah Daniels of Concord. Mr. Williams res. in C. for a number of years. He was appointed Capt. 4th Co. of Inf., 29 Regt., 2d Brig., N. H. State Militia, 24 April, 1839. Resigned 12 April, 1841. Children by first marriage, b. in Sanbornton:
i. and ii. Twin boys‹, b. 2 April, 1838; d. 11 and 12 April, 1838.
2. iii. ANDREW A., b. 11 July, 1840; d. 31 July, 1894, in Hill.
3. iv. GEORGE L., b. 27 Aug., 1845; d. 19 May, 1909, in Concord.
v. MARY ELLA, b. 21 Jan., 1852; m. John H. Wiggin. (See Wiggin Gen.)
4. vi. AMOS JAMES, b. 28 May, 1860.
2. ANDREW A.4 WILLIAMS (Amos S.3, Nathaniel2, Nathanieli) b. 11 July, 1840, in Sanbornton; m. 14 Sept., 1863, Clara, dau. of Jeremiah C. and Eleanor E. (Damerell) Rogers. Mrs. Williams was b. 6 Nov., 1844, in Northfield. They had two children who d. in infancy. Mr. Williams d. 31 July, 1894, in Hill. She m. second, 14 Feb., 1898, in Hill, Edward C. Payne; d. 14 May, 1908.
3. GEORGE L.4 WILLIAMS (Amos S.3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel:) b. 27 Aug., 1845, in Sanbornton; m. first, 28 Aug., 1871, Bertha A. Neal of Lowell, Mass.,
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b. 10 April, 1850; d. 20 Jan., 1884. He m. second, 28 Feb., 1885, Emma F. (Marshall) Jones, of Lancaster, b. 18 April, 1850. He d. 19 May, 1909, in Concord.
4. AMOS JAMESA WILLIAMS (Amos S.3, Nathaniel?, Nathaniel) b. 28 May, 1860, in Sanbornton; m. 19 Nov., 1888, Kate E. (Bowden) Barrett, dau. of Henry and Martha Smith Bowden, b. 6 Sept., 1859, in York, Me. "She has one dau. by first m., b. 20 April, 1881, who m. 17 Sept., 1903, Fay Whipple of Bristol. He was b. 22 June, 1880, in Enfield. They have one dau. Ruth Elizabeth5, b. 11 Oct., 1904.
WOODMAN.
1." CALEB MORSE6 WOODMAN, b. 19 June, 1785, was a son of Marks and Sarah Chase Woodman of West Newbury, Mass. He was a direct descendant of Edward Woodman who came from Wiltshire, Eng., in 1635, and was one of the ninety grantees of the town of Newbury and one of the fifteen who were called Mr. In the history of Newbury he is said to have been "a man of influence, decision and energy." Caleb's line is (Mark5, Edward4, Edwards, Edward?, Edward1). He was one of the principal men employed in the building of the Center Congregational Church. The following is an Agreement between the building committee, made 7 May, 1824, and Caleb M. Woodman:
"The said Woodman agrees to do all the joiner work to be done in finishing off the inside of said meeting-house in the same manner that the meeting-house recently built in Boscawen is done, also to turn all the pillars that are needed in finishing said work and put in the timber to raise the pews in the gallery-and the committee agree to pay said Woodman $370.00."
Mr. Woodman m. first, Sarah Rogers of Newbury; m. second, 15 Jan., 1823, in C., Lucy Wilson, dau. of Col. Asa and Sarah (Morrill) Foster. (See Foster Gen.) He d. 12 June, 1862. Mrs. Lucy (Foster) Woodman d. 8 Feb., 1888, both in Middletown, Conn. Child by first marriage:
i. SARAH ROGERS7, b. 15 Oct., 1821, in C. She was educated in North- field and Hanover; taught many years, beginning in C .; d. 29 March, 1901, in Middletown, Conn.
Children by second marriage:
ii. MARY, b. 25 March, 1824; d. 15 May, 1824.
iii. HENRY CALEB, b. 26 Aug., 1825; m. Harriet J. Wright. He was a carpenter. He d. 25 Jan., 1898, in Middletown, Conn.
2. iv. HANNAH FOSTER, b. 31 Dec., 1827.
v. ASA FOSTER, b. 29 Jan., 1831. He was Supt. of the Boston and Calais Telegraph Co. for several years; d. 15 May, 1857.
vi. SUSAN CAROLINE, b. 30 Oct., 1834.
vii. HELEN A., b. 2 April, 1837; d. 16 April, 1837.
viii. HORACE, b. 30 Jan., 1839; d. 28 June, 1840.
2. HANNAH FOSTER' WOODMAN (Caleb M.6, Marks, Edward4) b. 31 Dec., 1827; m. 21 March, 1853, Arthur Benjamin, son of Jeremiah and Sally
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(Eastman) Calef. Arthur B. Calef graduated at Wesleyan University 1851; admitted to the bar 1852; clerk of all the courts of Middlesex Co., Conn., seven years; state treasurer 1855-56; postmaster of Middletown, Conn., 1861-69; recorder, city attorney, councilman and alderman of the city. He was a trustee of Wesleyan University from 1862 till his death, 17 Aug., 1900. Mrs. Calef d. 14 Jan., 1892. Children b. in Middletown:
i. JEREMIAH FRANCIS8, b. 14 Oct., 1855; graduate of Wesleyan Univer- sity. ii. Arthur Benjamin, b. 20 Feb., 1859; graduate of Wes- leyan, 1882. iii. Samuel Prescott, b. 25 Jan., 1862. iv. Edward Baker, b. 8 Nov., 1864.
YOUNG.
1. ELDER WINTHROP2 YOUNG (Benjamin1) b. 1753 in Barrington, Benjamin1 b. in Barrington had at least two other children, Stephen and Jonathan. The latter lived with his father and inherited the farm on which his father lived and where he was buried. This old homestead was known at a recent date to be in the possession of a descendant of Benjamin.1 Elder Winthrop2 m. about 1775, Mary, dau. of Joshua and Jane Hussey Otis of Barrington. (Joshua Otis signed the Association Test in 1776.) Mrs. Young was a descendant of Richard and Sarah Stoughton Otis. They settled in Dover in 1655. He and perhaps both were killed by Indians in 1689. Elder Winthrop2 d. 6 Jan., 1832. (See Vol. I, Chap. XIV.) Mrs. Young d. 11 April, 1849, aged 98 years. They are buried in the Hackleborough cemetery. Children, may not be in order of birth:
2. i. DEBORAH3.
3. ii. BENJAMIN, b. 7 Jan., 1778.
4. iii. OTIS.
iv. WINTHROP, m. 25 Oct., 1804, in C., Polly Cochran of C.
V. JONATHAN, m. 13 Dec., 1807, in C., Dolly Tirrell of C. He settled in Stewartstown.
5. vi. POLLY (Mary), b. 25 Aug., 1786.
6. vii. BETSEY, b. 29 July, 1788.
viii. HANNAH, b. 25 June, 1790, in C .; m. 3 Feb., 1818, in C., Jeremiah Small. (See Small Gen.)
7. ix. SOLOMON.
8. x. NANCY.
2. DEBORAH3 YOUNG (Elder Winthrop2, Benjamin1) m. John Bean of Belmont who d. 1836. She d. autumn of 1861, aged 87 years. They resided in that part of Gilmanton now Belmont where they d. Children, b. in Belmont:
i. WINTHROP4 BEAN.
ii. WILLIAM BEAN.
iii. SALLY BEAN, m. Elder David Moody of Gilmanton. Both d. in Sutton. Child deceased.
iv. JOHN LANGDON BEAN, m. Lydia Bartlett of Gilmanton. They had several children.
v. HARRISON BEAN.
vi. ELIJAH OTIS BEAN, b. 2 Aug., 1816; m. Belinda Moore of Sanbornton, b. 22 Sept., 1814; d. 21 Nov., 1891. He d. 27 May, 1892.
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3. BENJAMIN3 YOUNG (Elder Winthrop2, Benjamin1) b. 7 Jan., 1778; m. 1800 in C., Mary, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth Jackson. He d. 21 March, 1854, in Calais, Me. Mrs. Young b. in Lee; d. Nov., 1883, over one hundred years of age. Her father fought in the Revolutionary war. Was at the Battle of Bunker Hill. She was a descendant of Walter Jackson, the first of the name in Dover. Children, may not be in order of birth:
i. LOREN WHITING4, b. 7 Dec., 1803, in Wheelock, Vt .; d. 1898. ii. Obadiah. iii. Elijah. iv. Benjamin. v. Harrison. vi. Jack- son.
9. vii. WINTHROP, b. 18 Sept., 1817. viii. John. ix. Milo F. x. Mary. xi. Deborah. xii. Abigail. xiii. Maria.
4. OTIS3 YOUNG (Elder Winthrop2, Benjamin1) m. first, 25 Oct., 1804, in C., Catharine Johnson of C., where she was b. and where she resided and d. 2 Nov., 1845, aged 62 years. He m. second, 16 April, 1846, in C., Mrs. Lois (Miner) Waldron of C., a sister of Mrs. Stephen4 Young. Mrs. Otis Young had a dau. by previous m., Emily Waldron, who d. 2 March, 1854, aged 23 years. Mr. Young d. 27 Dec., 1870, aged 91 years. Children by first marriage:
10. i. THOMAS JEFFERSON4, b. 10 March, 1805.
11. ii. WINTHROP, b. March, 1809.
iii. STEPHEN, b. 2 Sept., 1810; m. 14 March, 1847, in C., Sophia Miner, b. 22 Sept., 1824; d. 17 Aug., 1897. He d. 6 April, 1893.
12. iv. JOHN LANGDON, b. 22 March, 1812.
v. WILLIAM HARRISON, unm .; d. 27 Nov., 1841, aged 27 years.
vi. MARY OTIS, b. 13 July, 1818; m. 21 Oct., 1845, in C., Sylvester Stevens. (See Stevens Gen.)
13. vii. CATHARINE JOHNSON, b. 1 July, 1823.
5. POLLY: YOUNG (Elder Winthrop?, Benjamin1) b. 25 Aug., 1786; m. 23 Aug., 1804, in C., Samuel Hill of Loudon, b. 18 Nov., 1781; d. 27 Dec., 1852. She d. 21 Sept., 1860. Mr. Hill was a descendant of John Hill who came from Eng. in 1632 and settled near Portsmouth. Children:
i. OTIS4 HILL, b. 13 Oct., 1804.
ii. HANNAH HILL, b. 8 May, 1806; m. Joseph Batchelder of Loudon, b. 10 Feb., 1800. She d. 28 Feb., 1891. Children:
1. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS' BATCHELDER, b. 10 March, 1826; m. Eliza Sanborn of Loudon. He d. 2 Aug., 1911, in Danvers, Mass.
2. OTIS HILL BATCHELDER, b. 6 Jan., 1828; m. Maria Howard. He d. and she m. second, Joseph F. Smith of Northfield.
3. CLARISSA BATCHELDER, b. 6 Jan., 1830; m. Cyrus Batchelder of Chichester.
4. JOSEPH PORTER BATCHELDER, b. 21 Oct., 1835; m. first, Eliza Whitney of C. (See Whitney Gen.) She d. 9 June, 1881, aged 42 years. M. second, Abbie Demerritt. Child by first marriage: Alfred Porter Batchelder, b. 7 March, 1859, in Loudon; m. 4 Feb., 1882, in C., Nellie May, dau. of Cyrus Gilman and Sarah Jane Brown of C .. (See Brown Gen.) Chil- dren, b. in Loudon: (1) Ernest Leon Batchelder, b. 4 June, 1884. (2) George Whiting Batchelder, b. 30 April, 1886.
5. ELVIRA AMANDA BATCHELDER, b. 4 June, 1839; m. first, Abram Sanborn of Concord. He d. and she m. second, Augustus Fay.
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GENEALOGIES.
6. ROSETHE BATCHELDER, b. 17 April, 1845; unm .; d. young.
ii. WASHINGTON HILL, b. 11 July, 1808; m. Abigail Neal. He d. 20 i Nov., 1891. Children: 1. Drexia Hill, b. 16 Nov., 1833; m. Henry Potter. She d. Feb., 1910. 2. John Hill, b. 25 Feb., 1843; m. 31 May, 1861, Lizzie Hodge, b. 27 June, 1841. 3. Mary Hill, b. 19 Aug., 1844; m. March, 1864, Anis Bean. He d. 12 Oct., 1909.
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