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ii. NELLIE MAY, m. Willard Crosby of Bellows Falls, Vt .; d. June, 1886. Child: Nellie Mae, stenographer, Concord.
iii. MABEL.
iv. FLORA PHEBE, teacher and accountant, clerk State Board of Health.
6. ALBERTA BROWN (Samuel Butler?, Abraham?, Abraham1) b. 21 Aug., 1840, in Northfield; m. 1 Jan., 1866, Ellen Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas and Eliza Ann (Sanborn) Leighton. She was b. 12 July, 1848, in Franklin. Thomas Leighton was b. 11 March, 1817; m. 1 Jan., 1844; d. 24 Aug., 1874. Eliza Ann, his wife, d. 25 Dec., 1891. Albert Brown was a. soldier in the Civil War; d. 6 May, 1906. Child:
7. i. HERBERT LEIGHTON5, b. 20 March, 1867.
7. HERBERT LEIGHTON5 BROWN (Albert4, Samuel B3., Abraham?) b. 20 March, 1867; m. 16 Sept., 1902, Sadie F., dau. of Daniel Batchelder and Eme- line (Clough) Sanborn, b. 9 March, 1875, d. 9 April, 1908. Mr. Brown owns a large and productive farm on Merrimack River and is a specialist in breeding horses. He is also prominent in the Grange. Child:
i. SADIE ELIZABETH, b. 11 March, 1908.
BROWN.
SIMEON M1. BROWN, b. in Rye; m. 28 Sept., 1831, in C., Mehitable M. Maxfield, b. 9 Aug., 1806; d. 3 Sept., 1883. He d. 21 March, 1869, in C., aged 61 years. Children :
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i. HANNAH E.2., b. 10 July, 1832, in Loudon; m. 17 Nov., 1857, Enoch P. Marsh; she d. 27 May, 1907, in C .; he d. 1874. Children: 1. Charles Thompson3 Marsh, b. 11 Sept., 1862. 2. Ellen Coburn Marsh. 3. Ida Lora, b. 8 Dec., 1872, in Loudon; m. Charles Emery Morrill. (See Morrill Gen.)
ii. JOSEPH B., b. 24 Sept., 1834; m. 14 Sept., 1859, in C., Clara Maria dau. of Enos and Clara Dillingham. Clara M., was b. Aug., 1832, in Dixfield, Me. Child: Henry M., b. 16 Aug., 1869, in C., and d. there 12 Nov., 1875. Joseph B. Brown d. 27 Aug., 1909.
BROWN.
1. THOMAS BROWN was a resident of Concord, Mass., where he d. 3 Nov., 1688. His wife Bridget was b. 1700-01. Children b. in Concord, Mass .:
2. i. BOAZ2, b. 14 Feb., 1641-42. ii. JABEZ, d. 1692. iii. MARY, b. 26 March, 1646; d. 21 June, 1669. iv. ELEAZER, b. 6 July, 1649. v. THOMAS, b. 1651; d. 4 April, 1718.
2. BOAZ2 BROWN (Thomas1) b. 14 Feb., 1641-42, m. first, 8 Nov., 1664, Mary, dau. of Edward and Jane Winship. The second wife of Boaz was Mary Richards of Dedham, Mass. She d. in 1715. He m. third, 10 Oct., 1716, Mrs. Abigail (Ballard) Wheat of Andover, Mass. He lived in Stowe, Mass., most of his long life, but returned to Concord, Mass., where he d. 7 April, 1724. Children by first marriage, except Jane, b. in Concord, Mass.
i. BOAZ3, b. 31 July, 1665. 3. ii. THOMAS, b. 12 May, 1667. iii. MARY, b. 31 Oct., 1670. iv. EDWARD, b. 20 March, 1672-73; d. 15 March, 1710-11. v. MERCY, m. John Everett. vi. MARY, b. 24 May, 1678. vii. JANE, b. 4 Sept., 1684, in Stowe.
3. THOMAS3 BROWN (Boaz2, Thomas1) b. 12 May, 1667; m. Rachel Poulter. He d. 13 May, 1739. Children b. in Concord, Mass .:
i. RACHEL4, b. 16 Feb., 1691-92. ii. MARY, b. 20 March, 1692-93. 4. iii. JOHN, b. 18 Sept., 1694. iv. RACHEL, b. 10 March, 1695-96. v. JONATHAN, b. 30 July, 1698. vi. THOMAS, b. 14 June, 1700. vii. HANNAH, b. 5 June, 1702. viii. ABIGAIL, b. 12 March, 1703-04. ix. DINAH, b. 12 Feb., 1705-06. x. THOMAS, b. 24 Dec., 1707. xi. MERCY, b. 22 April, 1710.
4. JOHN BROWN (Thomas3, Boaz?, Thomas1) b. 18 Sept., 1694; m. 23 Feb., 1714-15, Elizabeth, dau. of Judah and Grace (Brooks) Potter. He d. 6 March, 1750. Children b. in Concord, Mass .:
i. JOHN5, b. 1 Dec., 1715; d. 21 July, 1718. ii. ELIZABETH, b. 4 Sept., 1718. iii. GRACE, b. 5 Feb., 1720-21; d. 6 Sept., 1762. iv. JOHN, b. 1 July, 1724; d. 1803. v. HANNAH, b. 25 March, 1727. vi. JOSIAH, b. 30 Dec., 1729. vii. JOSEPH, d. 11 Feb., 1731-32. viii. JOSEPH, b. 12 Nov., 1733. ix. REBECCA, b. 4 Oct., 1736. 5. x. JOSIAH, CAPT., b. 30 Jan., 1742.
5. CAPT. JOSIAH5 BROWN, (John4, Thomas3) b. 30 Jan., 1742; m. 31 Oct., 1765, Sarah Wright, b. 1744; d. in 1821. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He d. 18 March, 1831. Children b. in New Ipswich:
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i. JOSIAH , b. 1 Oct., 1766; d. 20 Jan., 1858. ii. JOSEPH, b. 10 Oct., 1767; d. 2 March, 1827. iii. JONAS, b. 4 March, 1769; d. 23 Feb., 1836. iv. SARAH, b. 22 Nov., 1770; d. 20 April, 1822. 6. v. AARON, b. 8 Dec., 1772. vi. AMos, b. 11 Sept., 1774; d. 10 May, 1863. vii. ABNER, b. 27 July, 1776; d. 4 April, 1824. viii. REBECCA, b. 5 July, 1778; d. 9 June, 1853. ix. LEVI, b. 6 Aug., 1780; d. 10 Sept., 1840. x. NATHAN, b. 25 July, 1782; d. 21 Jan., 1862. xi. HEYWOOD, b. 2 July, 1784; d. 2 March, 1867. xii. BETSEY, b. 7 Feb., 1787; d. 11 July, 1793. xiii. ABIGAIL, b. 22 June, 1790; d. 24 April, 1864.
6. AARON6 BROWN (Josiahs, John4, Thomas3) was b. 8 Dec., 1772; d. 15 Feb., 1828. He m. 16 April, 1795, Hannah, dau. of John and Elizabeth Bateman) Brown. She d. 15 Feb., 1852. Children b. in New Ipswich:
i. BETSEY, b. 23 Jan., 1796; d. 26 Jan., 1804.
il. AARON, b. 28 Sept., 1797; d. 2 May, 1798.
iii. ADDISON, REV., b. 11 March, 1799; d. 11 May, 1872.
7. iv. HERMON, b. 28 Dec., 1800.
v. MARY, b. 14 Feb., 1803; d. 1 Dec., 1837.
vi. JOHN S., REV., b. 26 April, 1806; d. 15 July, 1902.
7. HERMON7 BROWN (Aarons, Josiahs, John4) b. 28 Dec., 1800. He d. 23 Aug., 1876, in Westminster, Mass. He m. 13 April, 1826, Sophronia &, dau. of Samuel Potter? Prescott (Johne, Abels, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, John2, John1). Her mother was Elizabeth Brown. Sophronia was b. 11 Dec., 1802, in Concord, Mass .; d. 21 April, 1894, in Boxboro, Mass. Children b. in New Ipswich:
i. ADDISON PRESCOTT8, b. 2 Aug., 1827; d. 1 April, 1900.
ii. HANNAH ELIZABETH, b. 21 May, 1829; d. 14 Sept., 1831.
8. iii. JOSEPH AARON, b. 8 May, 1831.
iv. . JOHN HUMPHREY, b. 22 March, 1834; d. 23 Feb., 1845.
V. MARY ELIZABETH, b. 16 March, 1836; d. 11 Oct., 1905.
9. vi ALFRED HERMON, b. 14 July, 1838.
vii. GEORGE STILLMAN, b. 12 Nov., 1840; d. 11 Dec., 1840.
viii. SOPHRONIA ELIZA, b. 20 Aug., 1842; d. 16 Sept., 1842.
ix. HANNAH ELIZA, b. 19 Nov., 1843; d. 13 Sept., 1845.
8. JOSEPH A8. BROWN (Hermon7, Aarons, Josiah5) b. 8 May, 1831; m. 8 Feb., 1854, Lucy A., dau. of Benjamin F. and Mary E. Davis. He d. 13 July, 1908, in Manchester. Children:
i. FRANK HERMON9, b. 3 Sept., 1855, in Concord.
ii. AURA ANNA, b. 27 Sept., 1857, in Concord; d. 7 June, 1863, in C.
iii. ELLA GERTRUDE, b. 22 July, 1860, in Nashua.
iv. JOSEPH EDWIN, b. 20 Sept., 1863, in C.
v. J. ALFRED, b. 10 May, 1869, in C.
vi. GRACE MAUD, b. 10 May, 1875, in Manchester.
9. ALFRED HERMON& BROWN (Hermon, Aarons, Josiahs) b. 14 July, 1838; m. 20 Jan., 1872, in C., Margarett Elizabeth, dau. of Eliphalet and Mary J. (Merrill) Gale, b. 16 May, 1851, in Concord. (See Gale Gen.) Alfred H. came to C. in 1861 and with his brother Joseph A., opened a general store in the new Union Hall building. (See Vol. I, Chap. XI.) Children b. in C .:
i. JOSEPHINE M 9., b. 1 Jan., 1873.
10. ii. FRED HERMON, b. 19 March, 1874.
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iii. MARY PRESCOTT, b. 2 May, 1877; m. 15 Jan., 1901, in C., Richard A. Cody. (See Cody Gen.)
iv. ALICE MARGARET, b. 20 Feb., 1886; m. 8 April, 1908, in Chester, Homer Lathe, son of John Butters and Emma A. (Jenkins) Perkins of Loudon. Homer L. was b. 16 June, 1880, in Loudon. Child: Helen Elizabeth10 Perkins, b. 7 Feb., 1909, in Loudon.
10. FRED H9. BROWN (Alfred&, Hermon, Aaron6) b. 19 March, 1874; m. 19 June, 1901, in Providence, R. I., Cora Abby, b. 4 June, 1875, dau. of Edwin O. and Eliza E. (Elliott) Batchelder. Children b. in Concord:
i. AUBREY MYRLE10, b. 25 March, 1902.
DORIS ELIZABETH, b. 28 Feb., 1905.
iii. FRED HERMON, b. 30 Nov., 1906.
BRYANT.
1. JOHN1 BRYANT d. in Newarket. Children:
2. i. JOHN JOSEPH2, b. in Newmarket, 1799.
ii. SALLY P., b. about 1801; d. about 1885, aged 84 years, not m .; resided at Evanston, Ill.
3. iii. JEREMY. .
2. JOHN JOSEPH2 BRYANT (John1) b. in Newmarket, 1799, and came to C. about 1824, where he d. in 1850; m. first, 17 Feb., 1725, Rebecca, dau. of Benjamin and Achsah (Bailey) Gale of Salisbury, b. 17 Sept., 1803, and d. about 1833. Children:
i. REBECCA GALE3, d. in infancy.
4. ii. MARIA L., b. 7 Nov., 1828.
. He m. second, in 1839, Mrs. Harriet Maria (Hoag) Huntington, b. 20 Sept., 1809, in Chelsea, Vt. Children:
iii. SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, b. 8. Feb., 1842, and d. at C. in 1850. 1
5. iv. ELLEN REBECCA, b. 27 April, 1843, in C.
v. ORVILLE DEWEY, b. 24 July, 1847. Soldier in Civil War, enlisted at Evanston, Ill., and d. at Padukah, Ky., 1864, aged 17 years.
3. JEREMY2 BRYANT (John1) settled in East Andover, where he died. Chil- dren:
6. i. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE3, b. 25 Feb., 1825.
ii. JOHN, b. about 1830, and d. in 1895, at East Andover; m. Susan
iii. DRUSILLA, b. in 1823.
4. MARIA L3. BRYANT (John J2., John1) b. 7 Nov., 1828; m. in 1851, Thomas C. Hoag, of Chicago, Ill., and resides in Pasadena, Cal. Children:
i. REBECCA BRYANT4, d. at Evanston, Ill., aged 18 years.
ii. JUNIUS C., physician, Chicago, Ill.
iii. WILLIAM GALE, broker at Pasadena, Cal.
iv. EDWIN, d. at the age of 21.
v. ERNEST BRYANT, physician at Berkeley, Cal.
5. ELLEN REBECCA3 BRYANT (John J2., John1) b. 27 April, 1843, in C .; m. 4 Sept., 1863, Dr. Ezekiel Morrill of Concord. (See Morrill Gen.)
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6. NAPOLEON B3. BRYANT (Jeremy2, John1) b. 25 Feb., 1825; m. May, 1849, Susan M. Forrest, b. in Northfield, 27 Nov., 1822, and d. in Boston, 16 May, 1874. Children: Charles, Henry, Clara, Hattie, Mary and Susie.
7. DRUSILLA3 BRYANT (Jeremy2, John1) b. in 1823; m. Clark Durgin, of East Andover. She d. in 1900. Children:
i. FRANK4 DURGIN, b. in 1843.
ii. WALTER DURGIN, b. in 1845, a son Dr. Edward Durgin.
iii. MARIA DURGIN, b. in 1847; m. Richard Langtry, and lives in Hooksett.
iv. CORA DURGIN, b. in 1850; m. and lives in East Andover.
BUSWELL.
1. SAMUEL2 BUSWELL, b. 1628; m. 8 July, 1656, Sarah Keyes, He d. 7 July, 1704. He was son of Isaac1 Buswell of Salisbury, Mass., who came to America, 1638.
2. ISAAC3 BUSWELL (Samuel?, Isaac1) b. 6 Aug., 1657; m. 1690, Anna Ordway. He d. 6 July, 1709.
3. SAMUEL4 BUSWELL (Isaac3, Samuel2, Isaac1) b. 14 June, 1702; m. first, 3 Jan., 1727, Mary Worthen. M. second, Aug., 1748, Sarah Thorne. He d. 1795. Child by first marriage:
4. i. ANNA5, b. 7 Nov., 1727.
Child by second marriage:
5. ii. JOHN, b. 26 Jan., 1752.
4. ANNAS BUSWELL (Samuel4, Isaac3) b. 7 Nov., 1727; m. 26 Nov., 1750, John Brown. She d. about 1780. Their dau., Mary6, b. 1760, m. John Blake. Rachel Blake, b. 1780, dau. of Marys and John Blake, m. 1802, James F. Maxfield. Their dau., Hannah& Maxfield, b. 1821, m. 8 May, 1856, Samuel? Buswell.
5. JOHN" BUSWELL (Samuel4, Isaac3) b. 26 Jan., 1752; m. 29 Aug., 1774, Mary Smith. He d. 1839.
6. NICHOLAS6 BUSWELL (John5, Samuel4) b. 29 April, 1779; m. 1800, Hannah French. He d. 19 July, 1850.
7. SAMUEL? BUSWELL (Nicholass, Johns) b. 22 Feb., 1805; m. first, about 1830, Susan Buzzell of Me., who d. about 1852. He m. second, 8 May, 1856, Hannah& Maxfield, b. 1821. Mr. Buswell d. 11 April, 1892. He lived in C. many years. Children by first marriage:
i. HENRIETTA8, b. about 1831 in Gilmanton; m. in C., 1 Sept., 1851, Centre F. Smith, of Northfield. She d. 1865.
ii. SARAH JANE, b. 1832; d. July, 1866, unm.
iii. WILLIAM LEROY, b. 2 Jan., 1844; m. Ellen Cilley of Andover. He was in 8th N. H. Regt. of the Civil War and served until it closed. He d. 17 April, 1898. No children.
Child by second marriage:
iv. FLORA E., b. 2 March, 1859, in C.
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CARTER.
1. JOHN1 CARTER, m. Abigail Bartlett. He is mentioned in the census of 1790 as the head of a family with a son under sixteen and six females. His wife, Abigail, was b. Aug., 1754-55; d. 16 March, 1838. Children:
i. ABIGAIL2, m. 1 Aug., 1799, Caleb Heath, Jr. (See Caleb Heath Gen.)
ii. MARY C., b. 30 June, 1779; m. in C., 27 Dec., 1808, Ebenezer, son of John Philbrick, b. in Deerfield, 6 Oct., 1779. He died in Salisbury, 26 Nov., 1832. She died in C., 13 Feb., 1868.
iii. SARAH, m. 13 May, 1802, Nathan, son of James Currier. They resided in Salisbury, where he d. 6 Nov., 1844. She d. in Wilmot, 7 Dec., 1845.
iv. HANNAH. m. 5 Nov., 1805, Timothy, son of David Foster, b. in C., 21 Aug., 1782. They resided in C. until about 1825 when they removed to Salisbury where they lived for many years and where he d.
2. v. JOHN BARTLETT.
vi. STEPHEN, bapt., 1793; m. 15 March, 1819, Abby C. W., dau. of David and Abigail (Foster) Stevens, b. 6 Aug., 1799 in Salis- bury. He d. 22 Jan., 1830. She m. second, James Worcester, of Sanford, Me. She d. 17 Apr., 1863; he d. 16 June, 1843.
vii. ELIZABETH, bapt., 1793; m. 15 Sept., 1812, John, son of Samuel and Nancy (Cochran) Dunlap of Salisbury, b. in Henniker Dec., 1788; d. 19 Sept., 1838. She d. 8 May, 1353.
2. JOHN BARTLETT2 CARTER (John1) m. first, 24 March, 1809, Nancy, dau. of Samuel and Miriam (Tucker) Sargent, b. 22 July, 1790. He was killed by being thrown from a horse. She m. second, 30 Nov., 1826, Samuel French. She d. 10 July, 1864. Mr. French d. 17 Dec., 1852. Children by first marriage:
i. JOHN BARTLETT3, b. 1809; d. 15 Nov., 1813.
3. ii. NANCY, b. 9 Sept., 1811.
4. iii. JOHN BARTLETT, b. 6 March, 1814.
iv. ABIGAIL HEATH, b. 11 March, 1816; m. Joseph Dow. (See Joseph Dow Gen.)
5. v. SAMUEL HEATH, b. 2 Aug., 1818.
6. vi. EBENEZER PHILBRICK, b. 31 Oct., 1821.
vii. JOSEPH HEATH, b. 18 Feb., 1823; d. 7 July, 1829.
Children by second marriage:
viii. MARTHA C. FRENCH, b. 31 May, 1828; m. 16 Sept., 1847, Billy E. Pillsbury; d. 13 Aug., 1892. (See Pillsbury Gen.)
ix. SARAH E., b. 10 April, 1832; m. 1 Jan., 1856, Andrew J. Taylor. She d. 22 Oct., 1897, at Boscawen. He d. 2 Nov., 1897.
x. CHARLES L., b. 13 Dec., 1834; m. 30 Dec., 1858, Hannah, dau. of Moody and Susan (Whidden) Emery. He d. 18 March, 1910, at Reasonor, Iowa.
3. NANCY3 CARTER (John2, John1) b. 9 Sept., 1811, bapt. 9 July, 1817; m. 10 Oct., 1833, George M. N. Pear of Cambridgeport, Mass. Mr. Pear d. 15 Aug., 1835. Child:
i. LUCINDA M. PEAR4, b. in Cambridgeport, 1 April, 1834; m. Myron C. Foster of C., 1 Jan., 1854; d. 20 Dec., 1897. (See Foster Gen.) Mrs. Pear m. second, Samuel W., son of William and Sally Randall of C. 25 Jan., 1838, b. 10 April, 1809; d. 17 Nov., 1847. 5-II
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Children: Elizabeth V., Randall, Almira S. Randall, Leroy A. Randall, Thomas B. Randall, Henrietta K. Randall. (See Randall Gen.)
Mrs. Randall m. third, Joseph Parsons Stevens, 15 Aug., 1854, b. 25 April, 1799; d. 28 Sept., 1869. Mrs. Stevens d. 9 Jan., 1903, at Laconia.
4. JOHN BARTLETT3 CARTER (John2, John1) b. 6 March, 1814; m. Susannah, dau. of William Kelley of Bradford, Vt. She d. in 1893 in Bradford; m. second, 19 May, 1877, Mrs. Mary Bagley. He d. 23 Feb., 1892. Children:
i. SANBORN4, b. Oct., 1840; went West and m. Katy Haven. He served in the Civil War, 1st Ohio Artillery; d. in 1894. Children: Williams, Samuel, Heath, Mary, Andrew.
ii. JOSEPHINE, b. July, 1842; m. 25 Jan., 1863, John Huntress of Bos- cawen, b. 1838. Children: John Huntress and infant daughter.
7. iii. JOHN BARTLETT, b. 11 Aug., 1845.
iv. SAMUEL HEATH, b. 3 Feb., 1852; d. unm., in Ottawa, Ill.
5. SAMUEL HEATH3 CARTER (John2, John1) b. 2 Aug., 1818; m. 3 June, 1850, Sarah L. Lambert. Mr. Carter was for many years a railroad engineer. He d. 21 Jan., 1887. Mrs. Carter is now living in Woodfords, Me. Children:
i. ELIZABETH L4., b. 17 April, 1851.
ii. JOHN L., b. 12 April, 1853; d. 22 Oct., 1856.
iii. JOHN S., b. 4 June, 1857.
iv. GEORGE A., b. 20 March, 1859.
v. ELMER E., b. 2 Dec., 1863.
vi. ANNIE J., b. 15 April, 1866.
6. EBENEZER PHILBRICK3 CARTER (John2, John1) b. 31 Oct., 1821; m. 22 May, 1844, Azubah, dau. of John and Azubah (Glines) Hannaford, b. at Northfield 13 June, 1818. Ebenezer and Azubah Carter lived in the Garrison House at C. until about 1853, when they removed to the Carter homestead nearly opposite. He d. 11 April, 1874. She d. 1 Nov., 1891. Children:
i. Infant son4.
ii. WILLIAM HERVEY, b. 26 Oct., 1846; d. 26 Oct., 1863.
8. iii. CHARLES WESLEY, b. 10 July, 1848.
9. iv. JOSEPH HARPER, b. 1. Sept., 1851.
v. MARY ADELAIDE, b. 1 Sept., 1851; m. 3 July, 1873, Jeremiah Cogs- well. (See Cogswell Gen.)
vi. ELLA LENORA, b. 31 July, 1853; m. 28 May, 1879, Edwin Elliott, son of Theodore A. and Eliza Elliott Bridge, b. 12 July, 1853. She d. 17 Aug., 1894. Children: Theodore E. Bridges, b. 20 July, 1880; d. 23 Sept., 1893, Helen I. Bridge, b. 10 June, 1886, now a teacher in Boston.
vii. HELEN MEDORA, b. 19 Sept., 1856; d. unm. 12 Oct., 1893.
viii. HATTIE LORAINE, b. 3 Sept., 1861; m. 26 June, 1880, Frank W. Mor- rill. (See Morrill Gen.)
7. JOHN BARTLETT4 CARTER (John3, John2, John1) b. 11 Aug., 1845, in C .; m. 25 Dec., 1866, Sarah, dau. of David and Martha (Sargent) Pettengill of E. Concord, b. 15 Aug., 1848. She d. 18 June, 1907; m. second, Mrs. Mary Stevens, 8 May, 1910. Children:
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i. ARTHUR, b. at C., 20 Feb., 1871; d. 4 Nov., 1898.
ii. CHARLES W., b. at E. Concord, 25 Sept., 1872.
iii. JOSEPHINE, b. in Loudon, 19 Oct., 1877; m. John Nudd, 19 Aug., 1897; m. second, 26 Nov., 1902, Harry L. Colby. He d. 13 Aug., 1910. Child: Rexford A. (Nudd) & Colby, b. 1 March, 1900.
iv. FRANK, b. in C., 14 Feb., 1875; m. Florence Tucker, 19 Dec., 1908.
v. JENNIE B., b. 7 Jan., 1882, in Rumney; m. Walter Smart, 23 Feb. 1899; m. second, Bert Glines.
vi. GEORGE, b. 7 Jan., 1885, in Concord; m. 28 Feb., 1909, Louise Bas- sett of Boscawen.
8. CHARLES WESLEY4 CARTER (Ebenezer3, John2, John1) b. 10 July, 1848; m. 24 Jan., 1872, Alla Jane, dau. of James and Susan Emery (Fellows) Dearborn, b. 15 Jan., 1850. Mr. Carter went into trade in Boscawen, 1 Apr., 1871, and continued until 1 Sept., 1896. Appointed postmaster during Cleveland's second administration, Selectman for four years. Children:
i. MABEL AZUBAH5, b. 13 June, 1873; m. 1 Sept., 1904, George W., son of George Abrams and Angie (Montague) Sumner, b. in Hill, 5 Jan., 1875. They reside in Penacook where Mr. Sumner is Superintendent of Schools. Children: 1. Ruth Azubah6 Sumner, b. 28 June, 1905, in Hill. 2. George Carter Sumner, b. 13 May, 1907, in Hill. 3. Dorothy Alla Sumner, b. 13 May, 1907, in Hill. 4. Charles Montague Sumner, b. 30 July, 1909, in Penacook.
ii. CHARLES HERBERT , b. 24 March, 1875; m. 7 Oct., 1909, Ethel, dau. of Walton and Martha Allen, b. in Contoocook, 6 Sept., 1885. Mr. Carter with his brother Harry were proprietors of a grocery store in Boscawen for about six years. At present he is engaged in the automobile business in Concord. One son, Allen Dear- born, b. 27 April, 1910.
iii. WALTER HERVEY, b. 26 Jan., 1877, at present engaged in telephone work in Worcester, Mass.
iv. HARRY WESLEY, b. 3 Oct., 1880, now proprietor of a grocery store in Boscawen.
v. EDWARD DEARBORN, b. 30 March, 1883; d. 29 Dec., 1883.
9. JOSEPH HARPER4 CARTER (Ebenezer3, John2, John1) b. 1 Sept., 1851; m. 6 Sept., 1882, Carrie M., dau. of Nathan and Caroline (Bickford) Taplin, of Corinth, Vt. They reside in Corinth where he has a large farm. Children:
i. NATHAN TAPLIN5, b. 13 Aug., 1883, in C. -
ii. LIZZIE VALENTINE, b. 14 Feb., 1885, in Corinth, Vt .; d. 17 Nov., 1902.
iii. KARL EBEN, b. 24 Feb., 1888; m. Georgia A. Cleveland, 9 Dec., 1908. Child: Joseph Cleveland Carter, b. 22 Oct., 1909.
iv. JESSIE BLANCHE, b. 1 Dec., 1889; m. Fred C. Jones, 28 Feb., 1909. (See Jones Gen.)
v. RALPH WESLEY, b. 17 Sept., 1892.
vi. EARL FOSTER, b. 29 Aug., 1895.
vii. NED HANNAFORD, b. 29 June, 1897.
CARTER.
1. NATHAN® CARTER was of the sixth generation from Thomas and Mary Carter, early settlers of Salisbury, Mass. (Winthrop5, Thomas4, Thomas3, John2, Thomas1). His parents were Winthrop and Susanna (Eastman)
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Carter, residents of Boscawen, where he was b. 6 April, 1761-62. He m. Sarah Farnum of Concord. Children:
i. JUDITH7, b. 15 Dec., 1787, d. 13 Jan., 1871.
ii. MOSES, b. 6 Aug., 1790; d. 30 May, 1851.
2. iii. JOHN, b. 10 Dec., 1797.
iv. JEREMIAH, b. 20 Feb., 1803; d. 19 Nov., 1871.
v. NATHAN, b. 4 Feb., 1807; d. 16 Feb., 1875.
2. JOHN CARTER (Nathan6) b. 10 Dec., 1797 and resided at different times in Boscawen, Concord and C., where he d. 12 Aug., 1871; m. Lydia, dau. of Bradbury and Rebecca (Straw) Gill, b. 17 Nov., 1799, in Hopkin- ton. She d. in C. 2 Feb., 1890. Children:
i. BRADBURY G8., b. 3 Feb., 1827; m. Asenath Spiller, d. 3 June, 1907.
ii. LUTHER, b. 24 Aug., 1829; m. Mary Ann Coffin.
iii. JOHN, b. 25 March, 1832; d. 25 Aug., 1833.
iv. JOHN, b. 15 March, 1834; m. Julia Bryant.
v. SARAH R., b. 4 Oct., 1838; m. Robert G. Morrison.
vi. WILLIAM H., b. 20 Dec., 1842 in C., where he was a life long resident, settling in 1865 on what is known as the Blodgett farm. He m. 4 Feb., 1866, in C., Martha A., dau. of John and Mary J. (Blan- chard) Wheeler. Served in the Civil War in Co. E., 1st N. H. Vol. Heavy Artillery. He d. 4 Sept., 1903, in C.
CASS.
1. LEVI1 CASS m. Harriat Mosia and moved from Epsom with eight other young couples to Stanstead, P. Q., about 1810; d. 1829.
2. SIMON2 CASS (Levi1) b. 24 May, 1821, in Stanstead, P. Q .; m. 1867, in Con- cord, Almeda C. Ingalls, b. 27 Dec., 1826, in C. He followed the occupa- tions of farmer and teamster until 16 Sept., 1862, when he enlisted in Co. F., 20th Regt., Mass. Vol. Infantry. He was wounded 13 Dec., 1862; transferred to V. R. C. 15 Jan., 1864. After the war he lived in Concord, C. and Northfield until April, 1873, when he went to Kansas and took up a soldier's claim, returning in 1874. In 1879 he bought the William Currier farm in C., where he resided until his death 30 Sept., 1898. Almeda C. Ingalls was a dau. of Nathaniel and Sophia (Bradley) Ingalls. She taught school over twenty years in Me., N. H., N. Y., Iowa, Ill., and Mich. She d. 28 Aug., 1896. Children:
3. i. FRANCIS PEABODY3, b. 30 Dec., 1870, in Concord.
4. ii. ALMEDA CHRISTIE, b. 13 Aug., 1873, Larimer, Kan.
3. FRANCIS PEABODY3 CASS (Simon2, Levi1) b. 30 Dec., 1870; m. 14 May, 1897, in C., Cora Belle Downing, b. 18 Jan., 1877, in Gilford.
She was a dau. of James T2. Downing [David and Betsey (Palmer) Downing] who m. 17 Sept., 1865, Abbie F. Palmer, b. 7 Jan., 1845, in Hopkinton, dau. of Moses and Sarah (Palmer) Palmer. James T. Downing was b. in Ellsworth, 10 May, 1843. Enlisted 6 Oct., 1861, as private, Co. A., 6th Regt., N. H. Vol., wounded at second battle of Bull Run, discharged 17 July, 1865. Children all b. in C .:
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GENEALOGIES.
i. LORENZO D4., b. 21 April, 1898. ii. JAMES T., b. 23 June, 1900. iii. NATHANIEL L., b. 27 Jan., 1902. iv. EVELYN G., b. 24 June, 1904; d. 2 March, 1906. v. ALBI D., b. 21 Nov., 1906. vi. ALMEDA CHRISTIE, b. 5 Feb., 1911.
4. ALMEDA CHRISTIE3 CASS (Simon2, Levi1) b. 13 Aug., 1873, at Laramer, Kan .; m. 1 July, 1895, Joseph N. Carron. She d. 10 Aug., 1903. Child:
i. LEON N4. CARRON, b. 21 April, 1897.
CHAMBERLAIN.
1. JACOB1 CHAMBERLAIN, cordwainer, Roxbury, Mass., b. about 1691, probably son of John Chamberlain of Malden and Rumney Marsh (now Revere), Mass., who was son of Edmund, the emigrant; m. 12 Jan., 1713, or 1714, Abigail Hasey, b. 1695, d. 1793, dau. of William and Judith (Jacob) Hasey and granddau. of Lieut. William Hasey who was prominent in War of King Philip. Abigail Hasey's mother, Judith Jacob, was a dau. of Richard and Martha (Appleton) Jacob, granddau. of Samuel Appleton of Ipswich. Jacob Chamberlain d. 15 Sept., 1734; buried in Revere, Mass.
2. SAMUEL2 CHAMBERLAIN (Jacob1) b. at Rumney Marsh, Mass., 1724; bapt. 7 June, 1724; m. 2 March, 1749, Martha Mellen of Hopkinton, Mass., b. 1730, d. 14 Nov., 1820. She was a dau. of Henry and Abigail (Pratt) Mellen, granddau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Mellen and Thomas and Lydia (Parmenter) Pratt. Lydia Parmenter was a dau. of John and Amy Parmenter of Sudbury.
About 1774, Samuel Chamberlain and his wife Martha removed from Hopkinton, Mass., to Loudon. During the Revolutionary War he held several important town and state offices. It is supposed that he enlisted as Lieut. in the company of Capt. James Shepard, and was at Winter Hill the winter of 1775-76. In 1797, he removed to Peacham, Vt., where he d. 1802.
3. MOSES3 CHAMBERLAIN (Samuel?, Jacob1) b. 5 Oct., 1757, in Hopkinton, Mass .; m. 9 Oct., 1781, Rebecca, dau. of Amos and Rebecca (Abbot) Abbot, b. 1760; d. 24 Dec., 1846. Amos Abbot was son of James, grandson of William and great-grandson of George Abbot of Andover, Mass. Moses Chamberlain owned a large farm in Loudon; he built and carried on the Loudon mills which included saw mill, grist mill, oil mill, carding machine, fulling and dressing mill; d. 21 Oct., 1811; buried at Loudon Mills. Children b. in Loudon:
4. i. MOSES4, b. 7 Feb., 1792.
5. ii. JOHN ABBOT, b. 12 Feb., 1794.
4. MOSES4 CHAMBERLAIN (Moses3, Samuel?, Jacob1) b. 7 Feb., 1792, in Lou- don; m. 18 June, 1817, Mary (Polly) dau. of Abiel and Susannah (Moore) Foster, b. 1 Jan., 1797; d. 18 June, 1870, at Three Oaks, Mich. About 1815, Mr. Chamberlain went to Pembroke and engaged in trade
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HISTORY OF CANTERBURY.
there, remaining until 1835. In 1843, he removed to Three Oaks, where he resided until his death 12 Feb., 1866. Children:
i. MARY FOSTERS, b. 3 Nov., 1818.
ii. MELLEN, b. 4 June, 1821; m. 6 June, 1846, Martha Ann, dau. of Col. Jesse Putnam of Danvers, Mass. She d. 25 April, 1887. No children.
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