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v. SARAH AUSTIN, b. 16 Sept., 1838; d. 5 March, 1851.
5. SARAH B.5 PEABODY (Alices, Ebenezer3, Edward2, Benjamin1) b. 11 Dec., 1825; m. 4 Dec., 1849, Moses Bradbury Goodwin. She d. 13 Feb., 1889, He d. 7 Sept., 1882. Children:
i. ALICE PEABODY6, b. 18 Dec., 1851.
ii. ELLEN FRANCES, b. 11 July, 1853. She is principal of Blair Public School, Washington, D. C., where she has been a teacher twenty-eight consecutive years.
iii. SARAH BLANCHARD, b. 12 Aug., 1854; m. 20 Oct., 1881, Dr. L. J. Letourneau, b. 9 June 1853; d. Nov., 3, 1888.
iv. CLARA KENRICK, b. 10 Dec., 1860, A. B., Smith College, 1882.
Moses Bradbury Goodwin was on the editorial staff of the Washington, D. C., "Intelligence" in 1861; founded in 1872 the "Merrimack Journal" at Franklin.
BLANCHARD.
1. THOMAS BLANCHARD, yeoman, from Penton, Hants, England, came from London to America in the ship Jonathan and landed in Charles- town, Mass., 23 June, 1639. Settled at Braintree 1646-1650. Re- moved to Charlestown, 1651, buying land there and in Boston. He m. in London, second, Widow Agnes (Bent) Barnes, who d. on the passage to New England, as did her child and mother. He had children as follows: i. George, b. 1618; d. 18 March, 1700. ii. Thomas, b. 1625; d. 1651. iii. Samuel, b. 1629; d. 22 April, 1707. iv. Nathaniel, b.
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1630; d. 1676. v. A child, b. 1639; d. on voyage. vi. Possibly a son John.
Thomas Blanchard d. at Charlestown, 21 May, 1654. He left prop- erty by will to his wife, Mary, three sons, a grandson, Joseph, and to the church of Malden. His wife (the third) survived him and d. 1676. Of his sons: George settled in Malden; Nathaniel in Weymouth and Samuel in Andover, Mass .*
2. SAMUEL2 BLANCHARD (Thomas1) b. in England, 6 Aug., 1629, came to this country with his father. He m. first, 3 Jan., 1654, Mary, dau. of Seth and Bethia Sweetser of Charlestown, who was b. 1637 and d. 20 Feb., 1669. He m. second, 24 June, 1673, Hannah Doggett (Daggett), who d. 10 July, 1725, age 79. He moved with his family to Andover, Mass., 10 June, 1686. A record mentions him as constable, as com- mander of a garrison, as receiving house rent from his sons, etc. Clearly carved on the stone at his grave in the center of the West Parish bury- ing ground at Andover is this inscription: "Here lies the body of Samuel Blanchard, who departed this life April ye 22nd day, in ye year 1707, in ye 78 year of his age. Ye memory of ye just is blessed." This stone is of white granite and was imported from England. It was the first stone set up in the Andover grave yard. Children by first wife:
i. SAMUEL3, b. 29 Sept., 1656, d. 1677-78.
ii. SARAH, b. 15 Feb., 1658.
iii. MARY, b. 18 April, 1659; m. John Stowers.
iv. JOSHUA, b. 6 Aug., 1661.
3. v. JONATHAN, b. 25 May, 1664.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. 5 March, 1668; m. John Stratton of Watertown.
Children by second wife:
vii. THOMAS, b. 28 April, 1674; m. Rose Holmes of Marshfield, Mass., 22 March, 1698. He was an original proprietor of Penacook (Concord). He m., second, Hannah She d. 10 July, 1725. He m. third, Mrs. Judith Hill, 21 Feb., 1726.
viii. JOHN, b. 3 July, 1677; m. Mary Crosby of Billerica, Mass.
ix. SAMUEL, b. 4 June, 1680.
x. HANNAH, b. 26 Sept., 1681; m. Stephen Osgood, 24 May, 1699.
3. JONATHAN3 BLANCHARD (Samuel?, Thomas1) b. Andover, Mass., 25 May, 1664; d. 19 Oct., 1742; m. Anne Lovejoy, 26 May, 1684, who d. 29 Feb., 1724, age 65. Children:
i. JONATHAN4, b. 28 Feb., 1685; m. Sarah Paine, dau. of Edward and Bethia Sweetser.
ii. DAVID, b. 8 June, 1687; d. 13 Oct., 1732.
iii. JACOB, b. 19 Feb., 1689; m. and lived in Boston.
iv. ANNE, b. 6 April, 1691; m. Timothy More, 12 May, 1712.
4. v. BENJAMIN, b. 14 Feb., 1693.
vi. MARY, b. 2 Dec., 1696.
vii. STEPHEN, b. 1702.
4. BENJAMIN4 BLANCHARD (Jonathan3, Samuel2, Thomas1) b. in Andover, Mass., 14 Feb., 1693; d. about 1770, probably at C .; m. 29 Dec., 1718,
*Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Mass.
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Mary Abbott, who was b. in Andover. In 1743 he removed to Hollis of which town he was an original proprietor. Children all b. in Andover:
i. MARY4, b. 10 Nov., 1719; m. Edward Taylor.
5. ii. BENJAMIN, JR., b. Feb., 1721.
iii. ANNE, b. 1722; m. Jonathan Danforth of Billerica, Mass.
iv. JACOB, b. 11 May, 1724; m. Rebecca Lawrence of Dunstable, 1745.
v. JOSHUA, b. 28 May, 1726.
vi. JONATHAN, b. 7 Feb., 1728; d. 16 Oct., 1739.
vii. DORCAS, b. 28 March, 1730; d. 13 Oct., 1739.
viii. DAVID, b. 14 Feb., 1732; d. 19 Oct., 1739.
ix. ELIZABETH, b. 17 May, 1734.
x. ABIEL, b. 25 Sept., 1737; d. 15 Oct., 1739.
xi. DAVID, b. 19 Feb., 1740; d. 10 April, 1740.
xii. ABIEL, b. 20 Oct., 1741; d. 28 Jan., 1743.
5. BENJAMIN' BLANCHARD, JR. (Benjamin4, Jonathan3, Samuel?, Thomas1) b. in Andover, Mass., Feb., 1721, d. 7 March, 1791. M. first, Elizabeth Holt 4 Oct., 1743, who d. 19 Aug., 1744. M. second, 27 Dec., 1744, Keziah Hastings of Dunstable. M. third, 9 July, 1778, Sarah, dau. of Moses Burbank, one of the first settlers of Boscawen. She was b. Sept., 1758, and after Benjamin Blanchard's death, she m. 16 June, 1793, Obadiah Mooney of C. Children by first wife:
i. BENJAMIN6, b. 2 July, 1744, d. 2 Oct., 1744.
Children by second wife:
6. ii. BENJAMIN, b. 15 Nov., 1745.
iii. KEZIAH, b. 26 March, 1747.
iv. ABIEL, b. 9 Jan., 1749; d. young.
7. v. JONATHAN, b. 28 June, 1750.
vi. ABIEL, b. 1 Dec., 1751; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nathaniel Eastman of Concord. They settled in Peacham, Vt., and had seven chil- dren. One son, John, was a lawyer and elected to Congress from Pennsylvania two terms. Abiel Blanchard signed the Association Test in Concord, 1776.
vi. ISAAC, b. 14 April, 1753; m. Children: 1. Dorcas7. 2. Polly, who m. a Fernald of C. 3. Catherine. 4. Hastings. 5. Abel. Isaac Blanchard was in the war of the Revolution.
viii. DORCAS, b. 25 Feb., 1755; d. young.
ix. PETER, b. 17 Aug., 1756; m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Abiel and Judith (Walker) Chandler of Concord. They moved, 1785, to Peacham, Vt., afterwards to Danville, Vt., where he d. 25 May, 1810. Peter Blanchard was in the Revolution. Children: 1. Rebecca, m. Aaron Porter, a merchant of Danville, Vt. Had three chil- dren, d. about 1848. 2. Sophia, m. Augustine Clark, state treasurer of Vermont; d. about 1835. 3. Sarah, m. William A. Palmer, governor of Vermont, member of Congress, etc., d. 1853.
X. DORCAS, b. 25 Feb., 1758.
xi. JOEL, b. 27 Aug., 1759; m., had nine children. Lived at Peacham, Vt. He was a Revolutionary soldier.
xii. ABEL, b. 17 Feb., 1761; m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Eastman of Concord, Had eleven children. Resided at Peacham, Vt. Was a Revolutionary soldier.
xiii. REUBEN, b. 1 Feb., 1763; m. Mary Gray, had four children. He was in Revolutionary War.
xiv. BETTY, b. 21 Jan., 1765; m. Jan. 1783, Abner Hoyt, b. 15 April, 1759.
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xv. SIMON, b. 10 April, 1766; m. Margaret Gray of Peacham, Vt. Chil- dren: Locada, Harvey and Simon.
6. BENJAMIN6 BLANCHARD (Benjamins, Benjamins, Jonathan3, Samuel?, Thomas1) b. 15 Nov., 1745, d. 21 Dec., 1789; m. first, Patty Goodwin; second, Sarah, dau. of William and Ann (McFarland) Curry, who was b. 15 Nov., 1752. Children b. in C .:
i. AMOS7, b. 1773; m. Betsey Tolman, no children. Lived in Greens- boro, Vt,; d. 10 March, 1829.
ii. RALPH, b. 1775, never m.
iii. WILLIAM, d. young.
iv. KEZIAH, b. 20 May, 1781; m. - children. - Glines, Greensboro, Vt., seven
v. MARTHA (Patty), b. 1783; m. - - Cutter, six children.
vi. SALLY, b. 1786, m. Emery of Chichester, no children.
vii. JOHN, b. 1788; m. and lived in Canada. Children: Lucys, Benjamin and John.
7. JONATHAN6 BLANCHARD (Benjamins, Benjamin4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Thomas1) b. 28 June, 1750; m. 13 Oct., 1772, Hannah, dau. of James and Mary (Thurston) Chadwick of Boscawen, who was b. 22 June, 1752. Jonathan and his wife were received into the Congregational church of Boscawen 3 Nov., 1782. Children b. in C .:
i. JAMES7, b. 15 Jan., 1774; m. Phebe Carter and lived in Greensboro, Vt.
ii. JACOB, b. 13 Nov., 1775; d. 1779.
8. iii. EDMUND, b. 27 Jan., 1778.
9. iv. JACOB, b. 10 May, 1780.
v. POLLY, b. 1781; d. at age of four.
vi. SALLY, b. 21 May, 1782; m. at C., 19 Sept., 1805, Baxter Lyon of Craftsbury, Vt.
vii. HANNAH, m. Lougee.
viii. SAMUEL, m. Hannah Dimond in 1819; d. 10 Nov., 1819. Children: 1. SAMUEL K.8, b. after his father's death; m. Phebe Elliott. Children: (1.) George E.9 (2.) Frank H. (3.) Charles C. (4.) Josephime who d. young.
8: EDMUND7 BLANCHARD (Jonathan®, Benjamins, Benjamin4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Thomas1) b. 27 Jan., 1778; d. 27 Nov., 1836; m. 6 Feb., 1706, Anna Abbott of Concord, b. 8 Jan., 1781. Children b. in Greensboro, Vt .:
i. NATHAN& ABBOTT, b. 12 Nov., 1806.
ii. HAMMOND, b. 11 July, 1808; d. 22 Nov., 1808.
iii. ASA ABBOTT, b. 16 Jan., 1810; d. 9 March 1889, m. in C. 18 June, 1845, Julia Ann Gilman of Loudon, b. 4 April, 1815, and d. 2 Jan., 1883. Children:
1. EMILY ELIZA9, b. 19 Nov., 1846; m. 4 Dec., 1880, Henry Oscar Coolidge, b. in Chesterfield, 5 Jan., 1830; d. 29 Feb., 1896, at Keene.
2. ANNA ABBOTT, b. 5 Dec., 1848.
3. JULIA AUGUSTA, b. 16 July, 1850; d. 2 Aug., 1853.
4. ELIZABETH SUSAN, b. 20 Dec., 1852; d. 11 Aug., 1853.
iv. ERASTUS, b. 9 Oct., 1811.
v. BETSEY, b. 26 Oct., 1813.
vi. EMILY, b. 23 April, 1816.
vii. SAMUEL SEWALL, b. 20 Sept., 1818; m. Emily Baker, Glover, Vt., merchant.
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viii. REV. EDMUND HARVEY, b. 16 Jan., 1821; m. Annie E. Clifford of Loudon. Graduate of Middlebury College and of Andover Theological Seminary. Preached at Epsom, and Chiltonville and Warwick, Mass .; d. Bloomington, Ill., 1891; no children.
ix. ESTHER, b. 6 Aug., 1823.
x. MARY ANN, b. 3 Sept., 1828.
9. JACOB7 BLANCHARD (Jonathans, Benjamins, Benjamin4, Jonathans, Samuel2, Thomas1) b. 10 May, 1780; m. 11 Nov., 1807, Hannah, dau. of Col. David and Susanna (Moore) McCrlilis of C. He d. June, 1848. She d. 25 Oct., 1869. Children b. in C .:
10. i. NAHUM®, b. 26 Oct., 1809.
11. ii. PAMELIA, b. 21 April, 1812.
iii. BETSEY, b. 14 May, 1815; d. 7 Nov., 1817.
12. iv. MARY JANE, b. 28 March, 1820.
v. SUSANNA, b. 21 Jan., 1822; d. same day.
vi. JEROME B., b. 17 Aug., 1823; m. Cordelia Smith of C., 22 Oct., 1849. He died 8 Dec., 1861. Children:
1. JEROME F., b. 11 Nov., 1853, d. in infancy.
2. DELIA E., b. 14 Oct., 1857; m. Charles C., son of Samuel K. Blanchard of Concord. No children. Both are d., he dying 28 Oct., 1889, aged 36 years.
10. NAHUM& BLANCHARD (Jacob7, Jonathans, Benjamins, Benjamins, Jonathan3, Samuel?, Thomas1) b. 26 Oct., 1809; d. 30 Jan., 1893; m. 1 April, 1835, Mary Woodbury, dau. of James and Phebe Smith (Marden) Tallant. She was b. 4 May, 1814; d. 18 June, 1905. Children b. in C .:
13. i. ALBERT9, b. 18 Feb., 1836.
ii. AMANDA, b. 24 Oct., 1837; d. 30 Dec., 1862.
14. iii. GEORGE FRANK, b. 30 May, 1839.
15. iv. JOHN SMITH, b. 4 Oct., 1842.
16. v. CHARLES GREENOUGH, b. 20 Oct., 1844.
17. vi. ABBY ELKINS, b. 3 Sept., 1846.
vii. BETSEY ANN COFFIN, b. 29 Oct., 1848; d. 28 Feb., 1861.
viii. MARY JANE, b. 15 Dec., 1850; d. Sept., 1853.
ix. ELLA A., b. 28 Aug., 1852, d. 6 Sept., 1853.
11. PARMELIA & BLANCHARD (Jacob7) b. 22 April, 1812, d. 23 March, 1887; m. first, 22 Aug., 1832, Samuel Gilman. He d. 25 Sept., 1837, aged 31. She m. second, 2 Oct., 1844, Ara Sargent, who was a widower with two children, Edna M. Sargent, who m. Alfred Quimby of Winchester, Mass., and a son, Charles, unm. Mr. Sargent d. 11 May, 1871. Chil- dren of Samuel and Parmelia (Blanchard) Gilman:
18. i. CHARLES AUGUSTUS9 GILMAN, b. 8 May, 1833.
19. ii. HANNAH BLANCHARD GILMAN, b. 28 Aug., 1835.
20. iii. SAMUEL GILMAN, b. 9 Dec., 1837.
12. MARY JANE& BLANCHARD (Jacob7) b. 28 March, 1820; m. Col. John Wheeler of C., 24 Aug., 1837, who was son of Abel and Mary (Hosmer) Wheeler. He was b. at Concord, Mass., 9 July, 1796; d. at C., June, 1880. Mr. Wheeler was commissioned by Gov. Isaac Hill 9 Dec., 1836, as colonel of the 38th Regt., N. H. Militia, and mustered his regiment on the field west of the McCrillis Tavern. Children b. in C .:
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i. MARY FRANCES9 WHEELER, b. 30 Dec., 1838, resides on home place, unm.
ii. SUSAN C. WHEELER, b. 15 Feb., 1840; d. 4 Nov., 1866.
iii. MARTHA A. WHEELER, b. 8 May, 1842; m. William H. Carter of C.,
5 Feb., 1867. After her husband's death, Mrs. Carter went to reside with her mother.
iv. NELLIE M. WHEELER, b. 12 June, 1845; d. 11 May, 1873.
v. JOHN S. WHEELER, b. 3 April, 1847; d. 1 July, 1849.
vi. JOHN S. WHEELER, b. 6 Feb., 1850; m., first, Belle Gage. Had one son, Bert Gage1, b. 14 Aug., 1880. M., second, Georgia Briggs of Westfield, N. Y., by whom he had Ellen Grace Wheeler, b. 5 Feb., 1907. Bert Gage m. dau. of Millard F. Emery of C.
vii. WILLIAM W. S. WHEELER, b. 12 April, 1852, unm., resides with his mother.
viii. CHARLES B. WHEELER, b. 13 March, 1856; d. 6 Jan., 1864.
ix. GEORGE W. WHEELER, b. 4 April, 1859; d. 28 Jan., 1864.
x. ATTELLE GRACE, b. 27 Nov., 1862; d. 25 Jan., 1864.
13. ALBERT9 BLANCHARD (Nahum&, Jacob7) b. 18 Feb., 1836; d. at C., 7 June, 1910; m. Apphia A., dau. of Daniel Randall of C. She was b. 25 Sept., 1835, at Wentworth. Children b. in C .:
i. MARY ELLA10, b. 24 July, 1859, resides in Concord, unm.
ii. CHARLIE H., b. 15 Dec., 1860.
iii. NELLIE ESTELLE, b. 30 June, 1862; d. 6 Feb., 1875.
iv. LILLA NORA, b. 26 Sept., 1868; d. 26 Aug., 1879.
14. GEORGE FRANK9 BLANCHARD (Nahum&, Jacob7) b. 30 May, 1839; m. first, 25 Oct., 1866, Ann Eliza, dau. of Daniel M. and Eliza Huse of Northfield, b. 8 Jan., 1845, d. 28 Jan., 1880; m. second, 18 June, 1883, Grace D., dau. of Jesse and Arvilla Sanborn of Webster, b. 16 July, 1857. Mr. Blanchard is a prominent farmer and active in the Grange, holding for several years the office of Master of Merrimack River Grange, No. 4. Children by first wife b. in C .:
i. WILLIE N.10, b. 16 Sept., 1868; d. 13 June, 1882, at C.
ii. FRED HUSE, b. 27 June, 1872; m. 15 June, 1904, Mildred Elizabeth, dau. of Millard F. and Elizabeth (Tullock) Emery of C., who was b. 5 Aug., 1881; Mason, Knight Templar and Odd Fellow, representative from C. Children b. in Penacook: 1. Harold11 Emery, b. 25 April, 1905. 2. Marion Huse, b. 23 Jan., 1907. 3. Donald Tullock, b. 20 July, 1908.
iii. FRANK GEORGE, b. 13 April, 1877; m. 26 June, 1900, Harriet Wini- fred Tucker of Penacook, b. in Boscawen, 2 Aug., 1880. Mr. Blanchard resides in Nashua, merchant. Children: 1. Rich- ard11 Tucker, b. 17 April, 1901, at Penacook. 2. Robert Huse, b. 8 June, 1903.
iv. NAHUM JESSE, b. 25 Sept., 1885; m. 29 June, 1908, Margaret Herron of Manchester. Child, George William11, b. 22 Jan., 1910, at Manchester.
15. JOHN SMITH9 BLANCHARD (Nahum&, Jacob7) b. 4 Oct., 1842; m. first, 18 Jan., 1871, Stella Mary, dau. of Abner B. and Frances M. (Harvey) Winn of Penacook. She was b. 1851, and d. at Concord, 24 Jan., 1876; m. second, 24 June, 1884, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of George N. and Sarah (McFarland) Guthrie of Zanesville, O., where she was b. 19 March,
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1862. Her ancestor, Stephen Guthrie was a pioneer settler in Mari- etta, O. Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard reside in Concord.
16. CHARLES GREENOUGH9 BLANCHARD (Nahum&, Jacob7) b. 20 Oct., 1844; m. Hattie E., dau. of Dr. Ebenezer Moore of Concord, 25 Dec., 1875, b. 14 Nov., 1845; d. 9 Aug., 1893. Children b. in Concord:
i. HARRY STORER10, b. 3 July, 1878; d. 6 Jan., 1888.
ii. ETHEL MOORE, b. 1 Nov., 1882; m. 10 June, 1903, William F. Stearns of Boston, Mass., Children b. in Winchester, Mass .:
1. Elizabeth Moore1, b. 5 April, 1904. 2. Eleanor, b. 28 June, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns own as a summer residence the Moore-McCrillis farm in C., the house being the first tavern in town.
17. ABBY ELKINS9 BLANCHARD (Nahum&, Jacob7) b. 3 Sept., 1846; m. John Colburn, b. 26 Nov., 1846, in Newbury. She d. 22 Jan., 1910. Children:
i. BELLE10 COLBURN, b. 29 March, 1872; m. William Crawford of C. Children: Charlotte11, Ruth, Carl, Almond, Gladys. They re- side in Colorado.
ii. ALICE, b. 19 Dec., 1873; m. Adin Ingraham of Penacook. Reside in Laconia. Child, Katharine11, b. 26 July, 1896.
iii. GERTRUDE, b. 25 Jan., 1878; m. Irwin Bailey. Reside in Randolph, Mass. Children: Mildred10 and Leslie.
iv. MARY ETTA, b. 27 June, 1876; m. Joseph Matott.
v. NELLIE, b. 16 May, 1881; m. O. L. Donahue.
18. CHARLES AUGUSTUS9 GILMAN (Parmelia8, Jacob7, Jonathan6, Benjamins, Benjamin4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Thomas1) b. 8 May, 1833; m. 8 Sept., 1862, Amanda Glover. He d. 18 Aug., 1869. Children:
i. GEORGE HENRY10 GILMAN, b. 11 June, 1863; d. 12 March, 1875.
ii. FRANK AUGUSTUS, b. 29 April, 1865; m. Maud W., dau., of Lyman W. Conant of C. He d. April, 1909. Child, Mary Marguerite11, b. 1 April, 1892.
19. HANNAH BLANCHARD9 GILMAN (Parmelia&, Jacob7) b. 28 Aug., 1835; m. 18 Nov., 1852, Leonard T. Silver. He is dead. Widow resides in Bos- cawen. Children:
i. CHARLES ARA10 SILVER, b. 10 Jan., 1853; m. Sophia Donnell. Chil- dren: 1. Leonardu, b. 19 Sept., 1882. 2. Lydia Florence, b. 15 Dec., 1883.
ii. GEORGE HENRY SILVER, b. 3 Jan., 1855; d. 23 April, 1858.
iii. HORACE HUBBARD SILVER, b. 7 Sept., 1856; d. 9 May, 1883.
iv. IDA AMELIA SILVER, b. 28 Nov., 1861.
v. JOHN TEBBETS SILVER, b. 3 Aug., 1865, unm. ·
vi. ANNIE FRANCES SILVER, b. 16 Oct., 1867; d. 27 Nov., 1868.
vii. EVA LOTTIE SILVER, b. 17 July, 1871; m. Earl R. Hall, 10 May, 1897. Children: 1. Catherine Genevieve1 Hall, b. 17 March, 1899.
2. Mildred Frances Hall, b. 15 April, 1905; d. 11 March, 1906. viii. HERBERT GEORGE SILVER, b. 10 Nov., 1872; m. Bertha B. Randall, 8 June, 1900. Child: Chester Leonard, b. 8 Oct., 1900.
ix. CLARENCE LEONARD SILVER, b. 16 Aug., 1876; m. Lizzie Urann, 6 Sept., 1898. Children: 1. Horace Vernon1, b. 16 July, 1900. 2. William Clifton, b. 16 Feb., 1903. 3. Lawrence Lesley, b. 30 Sept., 1905.
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20. SAMUEL9 GILMAN (Parmelia®, Jacob7) b. 9 Dec., 1837; m. first, Marcia Hill of Springfield, 1 May, 1863; m. second, 30 April, 1894, Margaret J. Slack. Children by first marriage:
i. GRACE ARDELL10 GILMAN, b. 25 Nov., 1864; m. Harry A. Dennison, 24 May, 1894.
ii. BELLE GILMAN.
iii. MINNIE OLA GILMAN, b. 26 April, 1872; m. Walter D. Patch, 9 Aug. 1890. Children: 1. Harry Walter11 Patch, b. 24 Sept., 1891. 2. Carroll Gilman Patch, b. 22 March, 1893. 3. Marcia Fran- cilla, b. 14 March, 1895. 4. Grace Marion, b. 29 Dec.,1898. 5. Ila Leona, b. 9 June, 1901.
Child by second wife:
iv. RUTH GILMAN, b. 13 June, 1898.
BLINN.
1. WILLIAM F.1 BLINN m. 1 Jan., 1870, in Whallonsburg, N. Y., Mary Jane, dau. of C. N. Spaulding. She was b. 1842, in Shelburne, Vt. Mr. Blinn is a resident of C. Children:
2. i. GEORGE F.,2 b. 1 April, 1871.
ii. RETTIE I., b. 22 Sept., 1872.
iii. HONOR M., b. March, 1877.
iv. IDA MAY, b. 1 Sept., 1879; m. 1893, Nelson Matott of Penacook. (See Matott Gen .. )
2. GEORGE F.2 BLINN (William F1.) b. 1 April, 1871; m. 1881, Minnie Denton of Lewis, N. Y. Children: 1. Ethel May3. 2. Edwin. 3. Walter. 4. Chauncy. 5. Charles. 6. Earl.
BOYCE.
1. SAMUEL2 BOYCE, son of John1 came from Londonderry, Ireland. Settled in Londonderry. He was b. 10 Nov., 1779; m. 4 March, 1807, Polly, dau. of Samuel Baker. She was a sister of Abel and Marshall Baker of Concord. She d. 27 Dec., 1862. Samuel Boyce d. 8 Jan., 1858. Children:
i. MARY3, m. Stephen Moore.
ii. MARGARET, m. Daniel Fletcher.
iii. ALVIRA, m. Samuel Neal.
iv. SOPHIA, m. Albert Hildreth of Lowell, Mass.
v. SALLY, m. Chauncey Bartlett of Concord.
vi. ACHSEA, m. John Carter of Concord.
vii. NANCY, drowned.
viii. NANCY, 2d, m. Delos Manchester. ix. SAMUEL.
4. x. ABEL BAKER, m. Mary Swasey; d. in C.
4. ABEL BAKER3 BOYCE (Samuel2, John1) b. 5 March, 1809; m. 26 Nov., 1833 Mary, dau. of Benjamin Connor and Jemima (Gibson) Swasey. (See Gibson Gen.) Abel B. Boyce d. 3 Sept., 1889. His wife d. 31 Dec., 1890. Benjamin Connor Swasey d. 1871. Children:
i. SAMUEL KIDDER4, b. 16 Nov., 1839.
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ii. GEORGE LYMAN, b. 27 Sept., 1847; d. 16 May, 1848.
iii. GEORGE LYMAN, b. 18 April, 1849; d. 26 Sept., 1878.
iv. MIMA SWASEY, b. 6 July, 1851.
BOYNTON.
1. WILLIAM1 BOYNTON was b. in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1606. He came to Rowley, Mass., with the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers in 1638. He was assigned a lot on Bradford Street. His wife, Elizabeth Jackson, accompanied him from England. To each of his children he gave a farm during his lifetime and at his death he left the remainder of his estate to his widow, In the records he is called a "planter" and a "weaver," but in deeds he is referred to as a "tailor." He taught the school in Rowley from 1656 to 1681, and he was probably the first schoolmaster in that town .*
2. JOSHUA? BOYNTON (William1) b. Rowley, Mass., 10 March, 1646. He m. first, Hannah Barnet, April, 1678. She d. 1722. Second, Mary Syles, of Rowley, 1725. She d. in 1727. Third, Mary Boynton, widow of his cousin. Date of death unknown. He was a soldier in the wars at Narragansett, 1675-76, and resided in Newbury, Mass., more than fifty years, dying in 1736.
3. WILLIAM3 BOYNTON (Joshua?, William1) b. 26 May, 1690; m. at Salisbury, Mass., Nov., 1713, Joanna Stevens, dau. of John and Dorothy Stevens. He d. 1771. Children, three sons and two daughters.
4. JOHN' BOYNTON (Williams, Joshua?, William1) b. 31 Aug., 1724; m. Anna Smith. Children, four sons and three daughters.
i. WILLIAM, b. 20 Sept., 1761; m. Mary Huckins. He d. 26 July, 1814. Child: Ebenezer6, b. 26 Dec., 1798; m. at New Hampton 18 May, 1823, Betsey S. Hart, dau. of Theodore and Abigail Smith Hart, who d. 13 June, 1836 (Theodore Hart b. 2 Feb., 1778; d. 29 Sept., 1843. Abigail Smith Hart, b. 28 April, 1783; d. 15 April, 1857); m. second, Susan R. Huckins, 8 Oct., 1836; m. third, Mrs. Hannah Cheney; m. fourth, Mrs. Betsey Kelsea. Ebenezer Boynton d. 16 March, 1881. Eleven children.
ii. DAVID.
5. DAVID5 BOYNTON (John4, William3, Joshua?, William1) m. Anna Batchel- der and had five sons and four daughters. He served in the Revolu- tion from Meredith. Children:
6. i. EBENEZER6, b. 1777. ii. MARK. iii. JOHN.
6. EBENEZER® BOYNTON (Davids, John4, Williams) b. 1777; m. Sally Davis, b. 1783; d. 27 July, 1860. He d. 9 July, 1847. Children:
i. CHARLOTTE, b. 28 April, 1805; m. David P. Cotton, b. 10 April, 1808, and d. at New Hampton 10 Jan., 1866.
*In 1628 Sir Mathew Boynton is said to have sent from England a herd of cattle in charge of his brothers, William and John, who settled in Rowley, Mass. From these two brothers have descended the Boyntons of America.
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HISTORY OF CANTERBURY.
ii. DAVID, b. 1808; m. Mary C. Sawyer, b. 12 April, 1808, d. 12 Oct., 1892. Res.ded in Holderness.
iii. WILLIAM, b. 30 Jan., 1814; m. first, Mary Woodman, b. 27 Aug. 1813, d. 21 Oct., 1845; m. second, Amanda Hawkins, b. 24 Nov. 1822, d. 12 Dec., 1902. He d. 23 Oct., 1858, resided in New Hampton.
iv. SARAH, m. Charles, son of Levi and Sarah (Page) Chase (his second wife). He resided in Groton at the time of his marriage, later in Meredith. Children: 1. Frederick A., b. 27 Dec., 1856; d. 1881. 2. Aaron, b. 27 July, 1858.
V. PARKER PLUMMER, b. 11 April, 1819; m. Susan P. Webber of Center Harbor, b. 1826; d. 28 March, 1896. He d. 11 Oct., 1875.
7. vi. RUFUS, twin, b. 10 April, 1823.
vii. LUTHER, twin, b. April 1823; m. Sarah Mead, b. 1818, d. 2 Jan., 1896. He d. 30 July, 1892.
7. RUFUS7 BOYNTON (Ebenezers, Davids, John4, William3) b. 10 April, 1823; m. first, 22 Oct., 1850, Joanna Sanborn, dau. of Levi and Sarah (Page) Chase of C., b. 30 March, 1823, d. 21 Aug., 1867; m. second, Mrs. Mary (Morehouse) Gardner. He bought the Levi Chase farm in C., and removed there in 1856, where he resided until his death, 4 April, 1898. Children:
8. ii. i. ELMER LESTER8, b. 5 Sept., 1858; d. 9 May, 1859.
RUFUS C., b. 15 Jan., 1861.
8. RUFUS C8. BOYNTON (Rufus7, Ebenezers, David5) b. 15 Jan., 1861, in C .; m. 11 Jan., 1886, Ruth E., dau. of Charles H. and Sarah J. (Batchelder) Cate of Loudon, who was b. 7 March, 1866. Child:
i. NELLIE J9., b. 10 Oct., 1886, graduated Concord High School and State Normal School. Teacher at Berlin.
BRADLEY.
1. BENJAMIN1 BRADLEY, an apothecary of London, England, came originally from Leicestershire in 1600; lived in the market town of Bingley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England; d. about 1638; m. twice. His eldest son, William?, emigrated to America and joined the New Haven Colony, July 16, 1645. Benjamin's children by his second wife were:
i. ELLEN2. ii. DANIEL, b. 1615. iii. JOSEPH. iv. NATHANIEL. v. STEPHEN.
2. DANIEL2 BRADLEY (Benjamin1) b. 1615, came to America in ship Eliza- beth, 1636, from London and settled in Haverhill, Mass .; m. Mary, dau. of John Williams of Haverhill, 21 May, 1662. Children:
i. DANIEL3, b. 1662; m. Hannah Dow. He and his children Mary and Hannah were killed by the Indians 15 March, 1697.
ii. JOSEPH, b. 1664, m. and had three children: 1. Joseph. 2. Martha. 3. Sarah, who were killed by the Indians 15 March, 1697.
iii. ISAAC, b. 1680.
3. iv. ABRAHAM, b. 14 March, 1683.
3. ABRAHAM& BRADLEY (Daniel2, Benjamin1) b. 14 March, 1683 (?); m. Abigail Philbrick 18 Oct., 1705. He d. about 1754. Children:
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GENEALOGIES.
i. JEREMIAH4, b. 1709; m. first, Fitzgerald; m. second, Betty Keyes. Children by second marriage: 1. Keyes. 2. Murray. 3. Warren, and two daughters, one of whom m. Abraham Brad- lay of Fryeburg, Me., and the other, Stephen Powell of Concord. ii. ABIGAIL, m. Benjamin Richards of Atkinson.
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