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4. iii. TIMOTHY, b. 1711.
iv. APPHIA, m. Stephen Farrington of Concord.
v. JONATHAN, b. 1714 or 1717; m. Susanna Folsom of Exeter. He was killed by Indians 1746.
vi. ABIAH. vii. SAMUEL, b. 1721; killed by Indians 1746. viii. MARTHA. ix. MEHITABLE. X. BETTY.
4. LIEUT. TIMOTHY4 BRADLEY (Abraham3, Daniel?, Benjamin1) b. 1711; m. Abiah Stevens. Children:
i. BENJAMIN5, b. 4 April, 1739; d. after Saint Francis fight, 1759.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 2 Sept., 1740; m. Isaac Chase of Warner.
5. iii. TIMOTHY, b. 13 Oct., 1743.
iv. . ABRAHAM. V. BETTY, m. Abner Chase. vi. ABIAH, b. 10 Feb., 1748. vii. SAMUEL, b. 1752. viii. JONATHAN, b. 1754. ix. PHILBRICK, b. 1756; d. 1840. x. RUTH.
5. TIMOTHY5 BRADLEY, JR. (Timothy4, Abraham3, Daniel2, Benjamin1) b. 30 Oct., 1743; m. Sarah, dau. of Captain Asa Foster of Andover, Mass. (See Foster Gen.) He d. 31 July, 1811. Children:
i. ELIZABETH6, b. 9 Jan., 1775.
ii. ASA, b. 13 Dec., 1776.
iii. SARAH, b. 26 April, 1779.
iv. ABIAH, b. 7 Aug., 1781. 1192417
v. HANNAH, b. 1 Jan., 1784.
vi. PETERS, b. 1 Jan., 1784.
6. vii. TIMOTHY, b. 24 Jan., 1786.
viii. FOSTER, b. 3 May, 1789.
7. ix. ABIEL F., b. 6 May, 1790.
6. TIMOTHY6 BRADLEY (Timothys, Timothy4) b. 24 Jan., 1786; d. 20 Sept., 1837; m. Anna, dau. of Deacon Laban Morrill of C., and moved to that town. Children b. in C .:
8 i. ASA FOSTER7, b. 29 Feb., 1811.
ii. LOUISA, b. 14 April, 1813; m. Nathan Emery. (See Emery Gen.)
9. iii. PETER M., b. 13 March, 1815.
10. iv. DAVID MORRILL, b. 7 Sept., 1817.
11. v. CYRUS PARKER, b. 14 Nov., 1819.
12. vi. SETH EASTMAN, b. 12 April, 1822.
vii. ELECTA T., b. 28 Jan., 1824; d. 23 July, 1902.
13. viii. TIMOTHY MATTHEW, b. 23 March, 1826.
7. ABIEL F.6 BRADLEY (Timothy5) b. 6 May, 1790; m. 6 Feb., 1816, Nancy Curry, dau. of Capt. Thomas Curry of C. She was b. 11 Nov., 1791. Child:
14. i. THOMAS CURRY".
8. ASA FOSTER7 BRADLEY (Timothy6) b. 29 Feb., 1811, in C .; d. 26 Feb., 1892; m. first, Rachael T. Hoyt, b. 2 March, 1819, d. about 1835. One child d. in infancy; m. second, Emeline Boardman. Children:
i. MORRILL8, d. in infancy.
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ii. EDWIN RUTHVEN, b. 9 July, 1842; m. Lydia Phillips, 1867. Children: 1. Louis9 Edwin. 2. Guy Morrill, m. Fronie Vickars; d. 1905. 3. Flora Maud, d. 1883. 4. Rose, d. 1894. 5. Margaret Emeline, m. W. R. Burton.
Asa Foster7 Bradley m. third, Lydia Emery. She d. 7 Sept. 1902. Children by this marriage
iii. SARAH, m. Dr. John S. Walker, Oct., 1880. Children:
1. EUGENE9, d. Sept., 1878.
2. ALBERTA, m. Andrew H. Arnold. Children: (1) Glen Walker, d. Sept., 1898. (2) Lathrop.
iv. NETTIE, m. Charles Gay. Children: 1. Eugene, b. June, 1882. 2. Elmer, b. 4 Aug., 1888.
Asa Foster Bradley m. fourth, Elizabeth Hammond. Chil- dren:
v. ASA FOSTER, d. 2 Oct., 1902.
vi. JOSEPH, m. Mattie Brown, 17 Oct., 1895, Children: 1. Leila. 2. Robert.
vii. BENJAMIN DAVID, b. 19 Oct., 1877.
viii. HANNAH or ANNA LOUISE, b. 28 Oct., 1881; m. Frederick? J. Gallo- way, 24 Dec., 1904. Children: 1. Died in infancy. 2. Robert Galloway.
9. PETER M7. BRADLEY (Timothys) b. 13 March, 1815; d. 1891; m. Climena B. Forrest of C., 29 Aug., 1838. Children b. in C .:
i. ELLEN AMANDA8, b. 21 Dec., 1839; d. 1842.
ii. EMILY T., b. 11 April, 1843; m. Daniel K. Draper 1865. Child: 1. Cyrus Pº., b. 1866; m. Louise R. E. Nohren, 1889, two daughters.
iii. CLARA F., d. 1864.
iv. TIMOTHY F., m. first, Nellie M. Skinner. Children: 1. Clara F9., b. 1870. 2. Climena F., b. 1872; m. James Beaumont, 1894. Timothy F. Bradley m. second, 1875, Nellie Curtis. Children: 3. Charles, b. 1877; d. 1878. 4. Frederick, b. 1879. 5. Fran- ces, b. 1895.
10. DAVID MORRILL7 BRADLEY (Timothy6) b. 7 Sept., 1817; d. 8 Sept., 1857, Chicago, Ill .; m. Eliza Ann, dau. of Isaac Emery of E. Concord. Children :
i. DAVID EMERY8, b. 13 Dec., 1841; d. 23 Oct., 1902.
ii. ELLA CLARA, b. 23 Sept., 1844; m. Joseph F., son of Dennis Ward of Spencer, Mass. Children:
1. ESTELLE F9. WARD, b. 9 Nov., 1872.
2. JESSIE C. WARD, b. 27 Nov., 1874; d. 30 Jan., 1895.
3. JOSEPH EMERY WARD, b. 29 Oct., 1876.
4. MARY LOUISE WARD, b. 24 Nov., 1878; m. Wieth S. Dunham. Children: Barbara10 and Jane.
5. CHRISTOBEL E. WARD, b. 25 Dec., 1881; m. Seymour Wheeler, 7 June, 1910.
6. GEORGE BRADLEY WARD, b. 19 May, 1884.
iii. FRANK ALBERT, b. 16 March, 1850; d. 16 June, 1889; m. Harriet E. Barbour, 28 June, 1877. Children: 1. Frederick Oliver, b. 29 April, 1878. 2. David Emery, b. 1 Dec., 1880. 3. Edith Irene, b. 4 April, 1883. 4. Ella Harriet, b. 1 Sept., 1886.
iv. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. 1 Aug., 1852; m., first, Susan H., dau. of Charles C. Chase, of Lowell, Mass. She d. 16 Sept., 1905. M. second, Mary Stark, dau. of Dr. Alfred Eastman and Anne Eliza (Stark) Emery of Concord, 9 Nov., 1907. Children: 1.
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Elizabeth, b. 28 Nov., 1908. 2. David Emery, b. 20 May, 1910. KATHERINE ELIZABETH, b. 10 Nov., 1856; d. 10 June, 1862.
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11. CYRUS PARKER7 BRADLEY (Timothy6) b. 14 Nov., 1819; d. 6 March, 1865; m. Martha Ann, dau. of John H. and Ann (Buston) Hodgson of London, England. Children:
i. MARTHA LOUISE&, m. George M. Heafford, 13 Sept., 1865. Children: 1. Frank George Heafford, b. 30 Aug., 1866, d. 24 Sept., 1872. 2. MARTHA LOUISE, b. 18 Oct., 1868; m. William Lyman 23 April, 1891. Three children.
ii. ANNA MARIA, b. 9 Jan., 1846.
iii. HENRY CYRUS, m. first, Louisiana Carr, 25 March, 1869. Children: 1. Evelyn Mary, b. 12 June, 1870; m. 2 July, 1898, Arthur F. Shedron, Middleton, Ind. Henry Cyrus Bradley m. second, Nellie Josephine Jennings, 22 Feb., 1899.
iv. CHARLES HODGSON, b. 28 April, 1850; m. first, Harriet E. Shumway, b. 23 Aug., 1851, d. 8 Dec., 1895; m. second, Emma B. Shumway, 29 March, 1900. Children by first marriage: 1. Charles Morris, b. 23 Jan., 1869, m. 12 Jan., 1892, Gertrude Judd, two children. 2. Cyrus Pinkerton, b. 2 Dec., 1870; d. Nov., 1871. 3. George Shumway, b. 27 Aug., 1872; d. 31 Oct., 1888.
v. EMELINE EDNA, m. William H. Morgan, 15 April, 1874. Children: 1. Mabelle Evelyn, b. 15 May, 1875; m. 10 Feb., 1898, George F. Tykle, three children. 2. Frank Hamilton Morgan, b. 16 April 1878. 3. Walter Bradley Morgan, b. 26 April, 1882; m. Viola B. Guyup, 24 Aug., 1903.
12. SETH EASTMAN' BRADLEY (Timothy6) b. 12 April, 1822; d. 23 Jan., 1903; m. first, Hannah Forrest, 13 June, 1843. Children:
i. ELLEN AMANDA8, b. 15 Sept., 1844; m. Dr. Charles P. Garnsey, 15 Sept., 1869, Children: Charles Chester, b. 11 Aug., 1870, d. 7 April, 1871; Ellen Maud, b. 9 March, 1872; Lilie Belle, b. 1 Dec., 1873; Charles Eugene, b. 17 July, 1876; Laura Jose- phine, b. 10 Jan., 1878, d. 5 Sept., 1904; Mabelle, b. 26 March, 1882; Willie Grant, b. Oct., 1884, d. 19 Nov., 1906. Seth Eastman Bradley m. second, Clara Forrest, 30 Nov., 1854. Children:
ii. HANNAH JOSEPHINE, b. 28 Nov., 1855; d. 14 Dec., 1855.
iii. LILLIE MAGGIE, b. 25 Aug., 1857; d. 3 Jan., 1886; m. H. B. Hemenway 2 May, 1882. Child: Ruth Lillian, b. Dec., 1885.
iv. LUCIAN FORREST, b. 8 May, 1861; d. 9 Sept., 1868.
Seth Eastman Bradley m. third, Mrs. Cornelia Brown, 23 Sept., 1886.
13. TIMOTHY MATTHEW7 BRADLEY (Timothy6) b. 23 March, 1826; d. at Chi- cago, Ill., 30 Sept., 1890; m. Emma Cookson, b. in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England; d. at Chicago, 29 Jan., 1895. Children:
i. TIMOTHY COOKSON8, b. 6 Dec., 1855, graduate Northwestern Uni- versity, Ill .; m. 11 May, 1885, Florence Whitelaw, Kansas City, Mo. Children: 1. Emma Marguerite9, b. 4 March, 1886. 2. Hilda, b. 10 Nov., 1888. 3. Elsa, b. 24 Sept., 1892. 4. Timothy Whitelaw, b. 22 July, 1894.
ii. PETER CYRUS, b. 24 Feb., 1858; d. 3 Nov., 1901; m. Constance M. Glasson, 12 Nov., 1883. Children: Adelaide and Lucy, latter d. in infancy.
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iii. MINNIE, b. 25 July, 1860; d. 1 Oct .; 1902; m. Nathaniel Ellis Oliver, 27 Sept., 1881. Children: 1. Peachie, b. 15 Nov., 1882; d. 19 Nov., 1887. 2. Bessie. 3. Reginald. 4. Harold. 5. Herbert.
iv. FOSTER H., b. Jan., 1863; d. 23 Jan., 1907.
v. PRINGLE, b. 30 Nov., 1866; d. 2 Sept., 1881.
vi. JOHN JEWSBURY, b. 20 April, 1869. Graduated West Point, 1891. Captain U. S. Army. Admitted to bar, State of Washington, 1908, LL. D .; m. Caroline Louise Sladen, Portland, Ore., 14 Sept., 1893, b. 15 Aug., 1869. Children: Frances Sladen, b. 20 June, 1894; John Jewsbury, Jr., b. 12 Jan., 1897; Joseph Sladen, b. 9 June, 1900.
vii. CHARLES, twin, b. 12 July, 1872; d. 14 April, 1873.
viii. DAVID, twin, b. 12 July, 1872; d. 8 Feb., 1873.
ix. RICHARD AMES, b. 26 July, 1874.
x. RUTHERFORD HAYES, twin, b. 8 March, 1877.
xi. WILLIAM WHEELER, twin, b. 8 March, 1877; m. Matilda Barker of Newport, R. I. Child: Ina Bernice.
14. THOMAS CURRY' BRADLEY (Abiel F6., Timothys) b. 28 Sept., 1818, in Con- cord; m. in C., 16 April, 1845, Martha Clough Chamberlain. They moved to Three Oaks, Mich., in 1857. Mr. Bradley was a sea captain in the whaling industry for a number of years. He spent four years in Australia immediately following the discovery of gold in that country. He was for a time connected with the police force of Chicago, resigning to enter the army in 1861. He was 1st Lieut., Co. E, 12th Michigan Inf., and he continued in the service until the end of the war. In civil life he was interested in everything that promoted public welfare, both in C. and in the West. The first clock owned by the Congregational Church of C. was his gift. He d. 4 May, 1886. Children:
15. i. GRACE Es., b. in C. 15 March, 1849.
16. ii. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN, b. in C., 20 Feb., 1853.
17, iii. MARTHA A., b. in Three Oaks, Mich., 11 Oct., 1858.
18. iv. CHARLES H., b. in Three Oaks, 24 March, 1860.
15. GRACE E8. BRADLEY (Thomas C1., Abiele, Timothys) b. 15 March, 1849; school teacher for fifteen years. For more than a quarter of a cen- tury matron or superintendent of the State Institution for dependent children.
16. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN& BRADLEY (Thomas C1., Abiele, Timothys) b. 20 Feb., 1853; m. 2 Oct., 1879, Aurelia Russell of Buffalo, N. Y. Children:
i. ALFRED RUSSELL9, m. Freda Lake, 1902. Children: Eleanor10, b. 19 April, 1903, John and Charles, twins, b. 30 Nov., 1906.
ii. HOWARD ARTHUR, m. Addie Heisse, 27 April, 1905. Children: Arthur Russell, b. Jan., 1906; William, b. 9 Aug., 1907; Addie, b. 1909.
iii. MARTHA RUSSELL, b. in Michigan, 1886.
iv. LILLIAN CHAMBERLAIN, b. in Cleveland, O., 1888.
v. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN, b. in Cleveland, O., 1889.
17. MARTHA A8. BRADLEY (Thomas C7., Abiele, Timothys) b. 11 Oct., 1858; m. Merit A. Wilson, in 1881. Children:
i. GLENN B9., b. 10 March, 1883; m. Elsie Shirran, 27 June, 1906.
ii. GRACE ALMIRA, b. 24 Nov., 1884; d. Feb., 1893.
iii. WINNIFRED CHAMBERLAIN, b. 29 Sept., 1888.
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18. CHARLES H&. BRADLEY (Thomas .C., Abiele, Timothys) b. 24 March, 1860; m. Winnifred Sherrill, 14 April, 1884. Children:
i. CECILE HALL9, b. Dec., 1885.
ii. FREDERIC MARK, b. Aug., 1888.
iii. HAROLD THOMAS, b. Feb., 1890.
iv. CHARLES EMERY, b. 1893; d. 1894.
BRADLEY.
1. ENOCH E1. BRADLEY was b. 24 April, 1796, in Concord; m. 25 May, 1817, in C., Mary, dau. of Samuel A. and Mary (Chase) Morrill. She was b. in C. 13 Jan., 1799, where she d. 27 June, 1875. Mr. Bradley was a Methodist preacher and was a resident of C. as early as 1841. Children:
i. SAMUEL M2., b. 7 May, 1818.
ii. LEONIDAS M., b. 11 March, 1821; d. 5 March, 1825.
iii. WILLIAM S., b. 9 Dec., 1824; d. 23 June, 1844.
iv. MARY S., b. 29 Jan., 1828; d. 6 April, 1896.
v. ELIZABETH J., b. 8 Aug., 1831; d. 7 Aug., 1858.
vi. SARAH E., b. 3 May, 1835, in Truro, Mass .; m. Charles York. She d. 4 Feb., 1884 in C.
vii. ENOCH G., b. 19 April, 1837; d. 24 April, 1837.
viii. ELLEN F., b. 23 Oct., 1839; d. 24 Jan., 1851.
BROWN.
The early records of the Massachusetts colony contain mention of several of this name, and descendants of various American ancestors are now found scattered through New England. The line herein traced has pioneers in New Hampshire and is still represented in the state by living citizens.
1. HENRY1 BROWN (sometimes spelled in the records Browne) was b. about 1615 and was among the early residents of Salisbury, Mass., where he received land in 1640-41-42 and was made a freeman in 1649. He was a commoner in 1650, and appears on the records of the Salisbury Church in 1677 of which he was a deacon. His name appears on most of the early Salisbury lists. By trade he was a shoemaker. His brothers, William and George, were also early residents of Salisbury. He d. in Salisbury, 6 Aug., 1701. His wife's name was Abigail, and they were members of the Salisbury Church in 1687. She d. 23 Aug., 1702. Children: Nathaniel, Abigail, Jonathan, Philip, Abraham, Sarah and Henry.
2. PHILIP2 BROWN (Henry1) b. Dec., 1648, in Salisbury, and was a tailor, residing in that town. He was admitted to the Salisbury church, 10 June, 1688, and died 21 July, 1729. M. 24 June, 1669, to Mary, dau. of Isaac and Susanna Buswell, of Salisbury, b. 29 Aug., 1645, in Salisbury, and d. 27 Nov., 1783. Children: included a son who d. at the age of eight days, Susanna, Mary d. young, another son d. in three days, Abigail, Mary, Sarah, George, Phoebe and Hannah.
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3. GEORGE3 BROWN (Philip?, Henry1) b. July 1, 1680, in Salisbury, and was admitted to the first church of Salisbury, 30 July, 1704. His intention of m. was published 10 April, 1705, to Elizabeth Eastman, dau. of John and Mary (Boynton) Eastman, at Salisbury, b. 26 Sept., 1685, in that town. Children: Abigail, Sarah, Phoebe, Ruth, Elizabeth, Philip, David and Hannah. His will was made 29 May, 1740, at which time his wife was living, and was proved 5 Feb., 1753, indicating his death about the beginning of the latter year.
4. PHILIP4 BROWN (Georges, Philip2, Henry1) b. 29 June, 1718. He resided in Salisbury until his death, 28 Dec., 1798; m. first, Abigail Baker, who d. 29 July, 1755; m. second, 8 Feb., 1756, Hannah Thompson, who d. 1 Feb., 1776. He survived his second wife nearly twenty-three years. Children: Benjamin (1742-1792); Abraham (1745-1813); William (1747-1831); Abigail, b. 1749; Sarah, b. 1751; Philip, b 12 Aug., 1753, d. 11 Aug., 1833; Jeremy (Jeremiah), b. 1755; Samuel, b. 1760 and Elizabeth (1770-1830).
5. PHILIPS BROWN (Philips, Georges, Philip2, Henry1) b. 12 Aug., 1753, in Salisbury, and became one of the early settlers in Loudon, where he d. 11 Aug., 1833. He learned the trade of cabinet maker with Thomas Batchelder, and with him removed to Loudon in the early settlement of that town. They bought land together and cleared it, and Brown engaged in farming and also kept a hotel in the village. His building was the third in the village and is now standing and used as a dwelling. In religion he was a Quaker. During the Revolution he was a Royalist, although he took no active part. Philip Brown was m. 16 Jan., 1775, to Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. Thomas Batchelder, b. 3 Aug., 1753, in East Kingston, and d. 6 Oct., 1812, in Loudon. Subsequent to her death Mr. Brown was m. to Nancy Wedgewood, who was b. 28 March, 1769, and survived him, dying 5 Jan., 1838. Children: Thomas, b. 27 Nov., 1775, d. 7 Nov., 1840; William, b. 7 Jan., 1778; David, b. 3 Dec., 1779, d. 17 April, 1795; Joanna, b. 30 April, 1782, d. 12 June, 1785; Levi, b. 7 Nov., 1784, d. 4 Jan., 1858; Philip, b. 8 April, 1787, d. 23 March, 1880; Timothy, b. 17 Oct., 1789, d. 19 May, 1813; Asa, b. 22 July, 1793, d. 17 April, 1795; Eliphalet, b. 31 Dec., 1796, d. 1 Nov., 1854.
6. WILLIAM6 BROWN (Philips, Philip4) b. 7 Jan., 1778, in Loudon; m. 10 Feb., 1799, Huldah Batchelder, b. 14 Feb., 1778. He d. 24 Nov., 1849. She d. 10, Feb., 1864. He moved to C. soon after marriage, cleared the land and settled on what is now known as the John Nelson farm about one mile east of Shaker Village where he resided until his death. He was strongly religious and he and his wife were baptized 1 Jan., 1820. He was chosen dea. of the Free Will Baptist church 14 Oct., 1820, and held that office until his death. Children b. in C .:
i. ELIZABETH7 b. 20 June, 1800; m. Feb., 1820, David Hill of Loudon. Children: William and Levi Hill.
ii. AsA, b. 3 Sept., 1801; d. 22 March, 1802.
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7. iii. GEORGE W., b. 23 Sept., 1803.
iv. ELMIRA, b. 1 Jan., 1806; m. 15 Jan., 1822, Ebenezer Marden of North- field. Children: Huldah B., Mary Jane, Mehitable, John B., Lorenzo D. and Charles Marden.
v. WILLIAM, b. 25 Feb., 1811; m. 3 May, 1832, Adeline Moulton of Moultonboro. For many years he was a leading architect and builder in St. Louis, Mo., where he lived twenty-eight years and d. 20 Sept., 1886. Children: Alonzo, d. aged nine years, Charles Henry, whose children were Mabel, Allen W. and Ivan.
vi. LORENZO Dow, b. 24 Jan., 1813; m. Lorana Greenough. (See Green- ough Gen.) He was a contractor and builder, and was for many years a resident of Concord where he died. Children: Frank, Charles, Edward.
vii. MARY ANN, b. 3 Aug., 1817; m. 23 Nov., 1842, Isaac C. Hildreth of Lowell, Mass. Mrs. Hildreth lived for many years in Baltimore, then removed to Chicago where she d. in her sixty-fourth year. One adopted dau., Anna Hildreth, who m. R. C. Gannon, of Chicago.
viii. PHILIP F., m. Eliza Rowell of Montpelier, Vt. He went to Califor- nia in 1849. He served in the Union Army in the Quartermas- ter General's department; d. 1896, in St. Louis where he had resided for thirty years. Child: Alice, who m. F. H. Dodge, of St. Louis.
7. GEORGE W7. BROWN (Williams, Philips) b. 23 Sept., 1803; m. 26 Oct., 1826, Sarah, dau. of John and Persis (Hill) Gilman of Loudon. Mrs. Brown was b. 23 April, 1806, in Loudon; d. 14 Feb., 1891. Mr. Brown d. 5 May, 1883. Children:
i. GILMAN G8., b. 19 Aug., 1827 in Loudon; m. Ellen Hinkley of Indiana. He went to California in 1852 and resided there until his death, 1877. He was conductor on the Union Pacific R. R., and was killed in an accident on that road. Children: Arthur, Lena.
8. ii. HULDAH, b. 23 Feb., 1827.
9. iii. CYRUS G., b. 12 July, 1831.
iv. SARAH JANE, b. 16 Dec., 1833 in C .; m. Dec., 1861, Smith W. Glines of Northfield. Three sons and a dau.
10. v. MONROE, b. 19 Sept., 1836.
11. vi. ABRAM, b. 2 Sept., 1838.
8. HULDAH& BROWN (George W1., William6) b. 23 Feb., 1829, in Loudon; m. 7 Oct., 1849, George Brooks Rawson of Gilsum, b. 18 Nov., 1826; d. 8 March, 1905. Child: An adopted dau., Effie Louisa Rawson, b. 14 Dec., 1863; m. 20 Oct., 1892, Orman Huntley Hubbard, M. D.
9. CYRUS G&. BROWN (George W1., William6) b. 12 July, 1831, in Gilmanton; m. 18 June, 1859, Sarah J., dau. of William and Sarah (Rand) Hancock. (See Hancock Gen.) Children:
i. NELLIE MAY9, b. 30 Sept., 1861, in C .; m. 4 Feb., 1882, in C., Alfred Porter Batchelder of Loudon. (See Batchelder and Young Gen.)
12. ii. FRANK LEON, b. 17 July, 1867.
10. MONROE8 BROWN (George W1., William6) b. 19 Sept., 1836, in C .; m. 8 Oct., 1864, Rebecca J. Day of Gilsum. He d. 26 May, 1909, was a soldier in the 15th N. H. Regt. of the Civil War. Children:
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i. BESSIE HAYNER9, b. 24 Sept., 1868, in Chester, Mass., She was
educated for a teacher and taught several years in Winchester, Mass., schools until her death 21 Nov., 1907, in Milton, Mass.
ii. MARGARET DAY, m. 15 Oct., 1900, Herbert L. Gilman of Malden, Mass.
11. ABRAM& BROWN (George W1., Williams) b. 2 Sept., 1838, in C .; m. 28 Dec., 1869, Emma Gray of Columbus, O. She was b. 30 Oct., 1844; d. 1 Nov., 1910. He graduated Dartmouth College class of 1867 and has been a successful teacher; was principal of the Columbus, O., high school for many years. He enlisted in the 9th Regt., N. H. Vol., and was wounded at the battle of Antietam. Children:
i. MILLIEº, deceased.
ii. RUTH GRAY, educated at Smith College; m. 14 June, 1898, William Herbert Page, a lawyer, now residing in Columbus, O. Child: Edith Page, d. young.
12. FRANK LEON' BROWN (Cyrus Gs., George W1.) b. 17 July, 1867, in C .; m. Harriet May, dau. of Alvah L. and Clara (Neal) Brown of Loudon. She was b. 30 May, 1877, in Loudon. Frank Leon was educated at Gilmanton Academy, class of 1887. Children: Leon Alvah10, b. 15 Oct., 1907, Evelyn May, b. 26 April, 1910.
BROWN.
1. ELICK1 BROWN was b. 25 Aug., 1787, and was a descendant of John Brown, who was b. in England, 1588-89, and emigrated in 1635, and is said to have settled in Hampton as early as 1639. Elick m. Mary Dalton. He d. 2 Sept., 1872, and she d. 23 Feb., 1878.
2. JOSEPH T2. BROWN (Elick1) b. 14 Aug., 1814, in Epsom; m. Susan, dau. of Phineas Danforth. He d. 7 Nov., 1874, in C .; she d. 17 May; 1878, , aged 64. Children:
i. THOMAS J., a volunteer in Civil War; d. in Virginia 12 June, 1861, aged 22.
ii. CHARLES A., d. 26 Jan., 1862, aged 17.
iii. MARY A., d. 23 June, 1864, aged 18.
iv. JOSEPH WARREN, m. Nellie Whittemore.
Cal. Resides in Los Angeles,
3. v. JOHN D., twin, b. 17 Sept., 1853.
vi. MARIA, twin, b. 17 Sept., 1853; m .-
John. - Sargent and had a son, vii. LOUISA.
3. JOHN D2. BROWN (Joseph?, Elick1) b. 17 Sept., 1853; m. 11 Sept., 1872, in C., Helen J., dau. of Elias and Sarah (Glines) Pickard. (See Pickard Gen.) Children b. in Andover:
i. NELLIE MAY, b. 4 May, 1876; m. 3 Nov., 1895, in Andover, Charles W. Stetson, son of John W., b. 13 Nov., 1874, in Orford. Child : Helen May, b. 1 Aug., 1895.
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ii. EMMA ABIGAIL, b. 26 Aug., 1878; m. Wilfred, A. Stetson. Children living: Harold Wesley, Glenn Wilfred, Myrta Nell. Gladys died young.
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GENEALOGIES.
BROWN.
1. ABRAHAM1 BROWN, from whom several of the families of the name in C. trace their ancestry, was b. 8 May, 1753; m. 1776, Mary, b. 30 March, 1760, dau. of Rev. Benjamin and Dorcas (Abbott) Butler. Came to the "north fields" of C. prior to 1780. Abraham served seven years in the Revolutionary War; d. 8 May, 1824, in Northfield, his wife 22 years later. Children:
i. POLLY2, b. 13 March, 1777; m. John Hills, b. in Haverhill, Mass.
ii. SALLY, b. 17 Feb., 1779, in Epping; d. 9 Dec., 1849, in Northfield.
iii. DORCAS, b. 5 April, 1785; m. 1807, Enoch Osgood of Salisbury, Mass. Removed to Salisbury, N. H. He d. 1832, aged 60 years. They had eight children: The family moved to East Andover in 1835 where she d. 1861.
2. iv. ABRAHAM, b. 1 Sept., 1787.
v. HANNAH, b. 9 Dec., 1791; m. Jeremiah Forrest of C.
vi. PHEBE, b. 7 June, 1796, in Northfield; d. 28 May, 1852, in East Andover.
3. vii. BENJAMIN BUTLER, b. 19 April, 1800.
viii. HENRY BUTLER, b. 4 July, 1802, in Northfield; m. 24 Jan., 1829, Laura Ticknor of Lebanon. In 1857 they removed to Rock- ford, Ill., where Mrs. Brown d. 20 Dec., 1867; he d. 13 Dec., 1872, at Big Rapids, Mich. Children: 1. Darwin. 2. Finley. 3. Mrs. Kate Bronson. 4. Mrs. Davis of Chicago.
ix. CLARISSA, b. 30 March, 1804, m. 24 Jan., 1824, Edward Chase. She d. 1 June, 1825, leaving a dau.
2. ABRAHAM2 BROWN (Abraham1) b. 2 Sept., 1787; m. Dec., 1808, Betsey, dau. of William and Dorothy (Worthen) Forrest. Betsey was b. 9 April, 1783, in C .; d. 27 Dec., 1860, in Northfield. Abraham Brown d. 5 June, 1861, in Northfield. Children:
i. HARRISON BUTLER3, b. 10 Nov., 1809; m. Harriet Chase. He d. 30 Sept., 1870; she d. 31 July, 1896. They had two sons and a dau.
4. ii. SAMUEL BUTLER, b. 12 Dec., 1813.
iii. MARY BUTLER, b. 11 Nov., 1817; m. 12 March, 1837, Thomas Chase, b. Sept., 1810, in Northfield. She d. 12 April, 1876.
iv. CLIMENA, b. 12 March, 1819; m. Joseph Morrill of C. (See Morrill Gen.)
v. SUSAN M., b. 27 Nov., 1822; m. 10 May, 1849, Napoleon B. Bryant of Andover. She d. 16 May, 1874, in Boston, Mass .; he d. Jan. 1902, in East Andover. They had eight children.
3. BENJAMIN BUTLER2 BROWN (Abraham1) b. 19 April, 1800, in Northfield; m. first, 30 Dec., 1824, Phebe Gale of Sanbornton; she d. there Feb., 1845; m. second, 4 Feb., 1855, Mary Sanborn and resided at East Andover, where both d. He d. 4 Feb., 1867. Children:
i. HENRY3, b. 21 Sept., 1825, in Sanbornton; m. Mrs. Cordelia Myers. They had a son and dau.
ii. STEPHEN GALE, b. 28 Sept., 1827, in Sanbornton; d. 1849, at Sutters Fort, Cal.
5. iii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. 27 Oct., 1831.
iv. MARY ANN, b. 23 Aug., 1833, in Nottingham.
v. CHARLES G., b. 11 Dec., 1835, in Hartland, Vt .; d. 1885, in Bristol.
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vi. GEORGE G., b. 10 Oct., 1837; m. first, Ada Reed of Claremont; second, Nellie Prescott of Bristol; third, Etta Shaw of Tilton. He has two daughters, Mrs. George Cavis of Bristol, and Mrs. George H. Davis of Tilton.
4. SAMUEL BUTLER3 BROWN (Abraham?, Abraham1) b. 12 Dec., 1813; m. 6 Nov., 1837, Lydia Leighton of Northfield, b. 9 July, 1814. He d. 18 Aug., 1870. Children b. in Northfield:
i. ANNIE M4., b. 31 Dec., 1838; m. 17 Dec., 1866, Joseph G. Lyford, b. 8 July, 1830.
6. ii. ALBERT, b. 21 Aug., 1840.
iii. LAURA, b. 14 Nov., 1843; d. 18 Oct., 1857.
iv. MARY C., b. 17 June, 1847; m. John B. Morrill of Newton, Mass. He d. 1882. They had a son and a dau.
V. LYMAN, b. 24 July, 1849; m. Elizabeth Davis. Children: Edna and Winnifred.
5. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3 BROWN (Benjamin Butler?, Abraham1) b. 27 Oct., 1831, in Nottingham; m. 5 April, 1855, Phebe, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah (Clough) Sanborn. Mr. Brown d. 18 Aug., 1899, in Concord. Children:
i. ADDIE CORDELIA, b. 11 Oct., 1858; m. first, 21 Jan., 1884, Dr. Charles E., son of Dr. Hadley Fowler of Bristol. Charles E. d. 1889 in Concord; m. second, 7 Jan., 1894, Victor P. Hamilton of Con- cord. Children by first marriage: 1. Frank, b. 21 Oct., 1886, is an electrician in Concord. 2. Edgar O., b. 15 Sept., 1887. 3. Caroline Phebe, b. 18 Sept., 1889, is a teacher in the public schools of Bristol. Children by second marriage : 4. Stanwood, b. 1894. 5. Hester Gordon, b. 5 March, 1895.
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