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OTIS AMMIDOWN, JR. b. Southbridge, Mass. May 7, 1809; m. Feb. 14, 1839 Anna L. Chaffe. (See Adams.)
1. Amasa Otis, b. Dec. 31, 1843 ; m. Sept. 4, 1866, Sarah C. Black of Kecnc.
1. Lucius E. b. Westmoreland Sept. 19, 1870. 2. Emma C. b. Kecne Feb. 5, 1876.
2. Elbridge P. b. Southbridge, Mass. May 11, 1846.
3. Sarah A. b. Westmoreland Feb. 3, 1848 ; m. Ap. 22, 1871, Horatio S. Black of Kecne. 1. Frank S. (Black) b. Keene March 11. 1874.
4. George W. b. March 8, 1850 ; d. Westmoreland May 17, 1864.
5. Abbie S. b. Willington, Conn. May 12, 1852; d. Southbridge, Mass. Aug. 17, 1854.
6. Carlina M. b. Southbridge, Mass. Feb. 28, 1855.
ORIN H. ANNAN of Manchester m. May 3, 1854 Aruella Barrett of Stoddard. JERUSHA ARCHER was probably dau. of Benjamin Archer of Keene, who m. Dec. 13, 1764 Elizabeth Ellis.
1. Virita b. May 29, 1798 ; d. Junc 17, 1800.
HENRY ARCHIBALD, a Baptist minister, 1848-50.
ARNOLD. Seth Arnold in. Aug. 15, 1744 Abigail Shailer of Haddam, Conn., where they both d. Dec. 1747. They had two sons, Ambrose and Seth b. Haddam, Conn. Sept. 3, 1747; was a Sergeant in the Revolution; was twice a prisoner; was a tanner, shoemaker, and farmer. He rem. to Westminster, Vt. 1782, where he d. July 6, 1849, being nearly 102 years of age. He m. Oct. 8, 1786 Esther Ranney b. Westminster, Vt., where she d. July 11, 1841. They had 7 children, of which the oldest,
SETH SHAILER ARNOLD b. Westminster, Vt. Feb. 22, 1788; d. Ascutneyville, Vt. Ap. 3, 1871; m. 1st Jan. 22, 1817 Ann House b. Andover, Conn. Jan. 8, 1788, d. Westminster, Vt. Feb. 3, 1841, dau. of Elijah and Hannah H. (Davenport) House.
1. Mary Ann b. Alstead Nov. 16, 1817; d. West Westminster, Vt. March 1, 1857 ; m. June 23, 1846 Rev. Alfred Stevens, D. D.
2. Sophia b. Alstead Junc 28, 1820 ; d. unm. South Hadley, Mass. June 29, 1841.
3. Olivia b. Alstead June 2, 1822; m. 1st Sept. 10, 1843 Henry Dwight Hitchcock, M. D., who was instantly killed by cars at Middleboro', Mass. Feb. 23, 1847.
1. Henry Shailer (Hitchcock) b. Middleboro', Mass. June 1, 1846.
m. 2d May 11, 1852 Newton Gagc b. New London Dec. 29, 1817.
2. Seth Newton (Gage) b. Bristol Ap. 2, 1857; graduated from Dart. Coll., Scientific Dept. 1879.
3. Alfred Stevens (Gage) b. West Townshend, Vt. Feb. 8, 1860.
4. Carolinc b. Alstead March 15, 1827 ; d. there May 2, 1852; m. Oct. 1849, Albert Scrip- ture Wait, Esq .; r. Newport.
1. Fred Arnold (Wait) b. Alstead Ap. 16, 1852; d. Saxton's River, Vt. July 16, 1852.
m. 2d Nov. 5, 1844 Mrs. Mary (Davis) Grout b. Mass. Feb. 17, 1786; d. Acworth May 22, 1852.
m. 3d Dec. 20, 1854 Mrs. Naomi (Jones) Hitchcock, d. Ascutneyville, Vt. Feb. 1873.
EPHRAIM ASHWORTH b. England 1819; d. Washington 1879; m. March 10, 1859 Mrs. Fanny Hill b. England 1823.
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NATHANIEL W. ASPENWALL b. unk. 1801; m. Laura -, b. unk. 1802.
1. Anna S. b. unk. 1829. 2. Laura B. b. unk. 1833.
3. Mary W. b. unk. 1836. 4. Sarah C. b. unk. 1843.
ATWOOD. Jonathan B. Atwood r. Plymouth, Mass. and had a son Daniel Lothrop m. Mary Whit- marsh Standish, a descendant of Miles Standish, and rem. to Middleboro', Mass. Their ch. were Mary Lothrop, Daniel Webster, George French, and William Whitmarsh r. New Bedford, Mass.
GEORGE FRENCH ATWOOD b. Middleboro', Mass. July 7, 1840; m. 1866 Juliaett Briggs McCoy (q. v.); r. Winchendon, Mass.
1. Mary Miranda b. Jan. 28, 1867. 2. Eva Roberts b. March 15, 1871; d. Boston, Mass. Nov. 24, 1876. 3. Hattie Bell b. Boston, Mass. Oct. 1, 1876.
AUSTIN. A man by this name r. in Mason and had a son, Thomas Austin, b. Mason 1755; d. there Dec. 18, 1804; m. Ruth Russell b. 1756, d. Richmond, Vt. June 24, 1840. Their ch. were Robert, Jane, Hannah, Ruth, and Thomas.
ROBERT AUSTIN b. Mason Aug. 20, 1785; d. March 23, 1852; m. 1st Jan. 14, 1811, Rebecca Farmer b. Townsend, Mass. Ap. 1, 1777, d. Braintree, Mass. Nov. 7, 1849.
1. Haskell b. Swanzey Ap. 12, 1812 ; d. Surry Aug. 16, 1813.
2. Haskell b. Surry Nov. 22, 1813 ; d. Halifax, Mass. 1877 ; m. 1st Dec. 5, 1842 Mary Ann Richardson of Pownal, Me. ; m. 2d Nov. 1867 Hannah Matilda Byam of Winchendon, Mass .; r. Halifax, Mass.
3. Sophia b. Surry June 19, 1815 ; d. Worcester, Mass. June 10, 1868; m. Nov. 1842 Jere- miah Eastman ; r. Henniker.
1. Jeremiah Austin (Eastman.)
4. Mary Ann b. Surry March 14, 1817 ; m. James C. Isham (q. v.). 5. Manthano b. Surry Sept. 17, 1819 ; d. there Sept. 10, 1821. 6. Elvira b. Surry March 13, 1821 ; d. there May 5, 1822.
m. 2d Dec. 26, 1850, Mrs. Ruthy U. (Hosmer) Isham (q. v.); d. Aug. 5, 1874.
Thomas Austin, bro. to preceding, was b. Mason March 2, 1793; rem. to the McCurdy place in Surry where he spent most of his life, and d. Keene March 9, 1860; m. March 28, 1816 Lucy Kendrick b. Hanover Oct. 30, 1794, dau. of Thomas and Sevia (Closson) Kendrick. They had 12 ch. and she r. with the sixth, Wesley.
WESLEY AUSTIN b. Surry Sept. 22, 1829; m. 1st May 11, 1854, Emily Phelps (see Miller) d. Dec. 11, 1874.
1. Carrie Stella b. Marlow March 3, 1867.
m. 2d Oct. 7, 1875 Mary Elizabeth Woodward (q. v.).
THOMAS AUTY, an Englishman, worked in the Factory 1847-8; had a family.
JOHN BAHAN, (son of John and Alice (Garbin) Bahan,) b. Co. Tipperary, Ire- land 1835; m. May 2, 1869 Bridget Pender b. Co. Clare, Ireland Oct. 28, 1845, dau. of Edmund and Bridget (Quin) Pender. [The last named was b. Ireland 1812, dau. of Batt and Margaret (Dunlin) Quin, and landed at Boston, Mass. Nov. 20, 1865.]
1. Mary Alice b. March 9, 1870.
2. John Ed b. Harrisville Jan. 28, 1873 ; d. there June 15, 1873.
3. Eddie James b. Harrisville Ap. 2, 1875.
4. John b. Harrisville Nov. 18, 1876 ; d. Aug. 28, 1877.
EDWARD BAINE r. Marlow; taxed here 1877.
BAKER. John Baker came from England in the "Rose " and settled at Ipswich, Mass. 1638. A John Baker, supposed to be his descendant; r. at Marblehead, Cape Ann, and Andover, Mass .; had a son Jonathan who settled in Topsfield, Mass. and is said to have removed to Keene about 1775. He is found soon after in Gilsum, now Sullivan.
JONATHAN BAKER b. Cape Ann, Mass. June 15, 1749; d. Sullivan Oct. 13, 1833; m. May 4, 1775 Sarah Holt b. unk. Feb. 3, 1758.
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1. Betty b. Keene? July 4, 1776. 2. Sally b. Keene ? Ap. 25, 1778; in. Thomas Powell (q. v.).
3. Jonathan b. Ang. 15, 1779 ; d. unk. Oct. 28, 1863.
4. Polly b. Dec. 3, 1781 ; d. unk. Ap. 13, 1869.
5. Phebe b. unk. Ap. 22, 1784 ; d. Hopkinton, N. Y. Ap. 8, 1880 ; m. Joseph Smith.
6. Aaron b. unk. July 10, 1786 ; d. May 28, 1849.
7. Thomas b. Sullivan Ap. 30, 1788 ; d. Watertown, N. Y. Feb. 10, 1841 ; m. Ap. 27, 1817 Betsey Tolman b. Marlboro' June 2, 1788, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Clark) Tolman.
1. William Clark b. Watertown, N. Y. March 3, 1819; m. Oct. 16, 1844 Ruth Bull b. Watertown, N. Y. Dec. 11, 1819.
1. Thomas Duayne b. Watertown, N. Y. Oct. 28, 1845; d. there July 31, 1846. 2. De Forest b. Watertown, N. Y. June 27, 1847. 3. Jane Madora b. Watertown, N. Y. Nov. 8, 1849.
2. Orson Montgomery b. Watertown, N. Y. Feb. 11, 1820; m. March 1849 Jeanette Fisher b. Cayuga, N. Y. Feb. 1, 1831.
1. Medora II. b. Lawrence, Mieh. May 23, 1850.
3. George b. Watertown, N. Y. Ap. 17, 1821; m. Dec. 25, 1849 Jennette Goodenow b. Sandy Creek, N. Y. Feb. 1833; r. Crete, Ill.
4. Nancy Fay b. Watertown, N. Y. March 1, 1823.
5. E. Collins b. Watertown, N. Y. July 26, 1824; m. Nov. 1, 1848 Sarah Ann Barlow b. Rodman, N. Y. Aug. 16, 1826; r. Adams, N. Y.
6. Mary Elizabeth b. Watertown, N. Y. Ap. 2, 1828; m. March 5, 1851 Charles Knights b. Rodman, N. Y. March 21, 1828; r. Watertown, N. Y.
8. Rebecca
9. Abigail b. Sullivan, Ap. 27, 1790 ; m. Solomon Smith (q. v.).
d. unk. Jan. 1871 ; m. - Nye.
10. Mahala b. Sullivan Nov. 9, 1792 ; d. March 28, 1867 ; m. - Johnson.
11. George b. New Ipswich ? Feb. 1, 1794; d. Oct. 16, 1835 ; m. Nov. 18, 1814 Eunice Whittemore b. unk. May 2, 1783, d. Peterboro' June 14, 1866.
1. Elizabeth b. Peterboro' March 30, 1816; m. - Upton.
2. George F. b. Peterboro' May 20, 1817.
3. Emily T.
4. William E.
b. Peterboro' Nov. 8. 1818; d. Hudson, June 14, 1876.
m. 1st Aug. 20, 1850 Julia N. Chase d. Peterboro' Sept. 8, 1853 æt. 30.
1. Orrin Chase b. Peterboro' July 1, 1853.
m. 2d March 8, 1855 Elizabeth Buss.
2. William A. b. Peterboro' May 26, 1856.
3. Clarence M. {
d. there Ap. 7, 1858.
4. Clara S. b. Peterboro' Aug. 6, 1857; d. there Sept. 19, 1858.
5. Arthur b. Peterboro' Oct. 8, 1858; d. there Oct. 8, 1859. 6. Ella A. b. Peterboro' Ap. 12, 1862. 7. Fred E. b. Peterboro' Sept. 10, 1864.
5. Harriet E. b. Peterboro' July 5, 1820; m. - Farley ; r. Nashua.
6. Orrin W. b. Peterboro' July 8, 1826. 7. Washington d. inf. 8. Sarah d. inf.
12. David b. unk. June 11, 1796. 13. William b. unk. Oct. 27, 1797 ; d. unk. May 27, 1861.
14. Emerson b. unk. March 25, 1798 or 1799.
15. Elijah b. unk. Oet. 20, 1800; m. 1823 Laura Mason b. Dublin Dec. 16, 1800, dau. of John and Mary (Haven) Mason ; r. Dalton ; six sons and three daus.
Edward Baker came from England and s. at Lynn, Mass. 1630. He m. Joan - and had seven ch., among whom was Joseph b. Lynn, Mass. about 1640; m. Feb. 5, 1662 Ruth dau. of William Holton; and rem. with his father to Northampton, Mass. 1667. Joseph had five ch., among whom was Joseph, Jr. b. Jan. 25, 1676; rem. to Marlboro', Mass .; m. Elizabeth Perry of that place; and had seven ch., of whom Robert b. Marlboro', Mass. Nov. 24, 1713; m. Lydia - and had fifteen ch. Of these, Thomas was b. Dec. 31, 1756; m. Feb. 26, 1781 Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Temple. They had thirteen ch.", of whom Jasper was b. Aug. 20, 1802; m. Aug. 25, 1826 Louisa Healey of Salem, Mass. Their ch. were Jasper ; Mary m. Elbridge Taft of Nelson; William H., r. Leominster, Mass. ; Temple ; Frank r. Saccarappa, Me. ; and Sarah m. Benjamin W. Mayo.
TEMPLE BAKER b. Nelson Sept. 22, 1834; d. Feb. 5, 1869; m. 1859 Sarah Maria Pratt. (See John Dort.)
1. Fred Eugene b. Nov. 18, 1859. 2. Mary Ellen b. June 13, 1861.
3. Andy Johnson b. Aug. 25, 1864.
CHARLES E. BAKER (p. 122).
1. Lora Marr b. 1846 ; d. March 24, 1849. 2. Le Forest. 3. Dolly. 4. - b. 1853.
ISAAC BAKER, son of Widow Mary Baker, (see Ballard) was taxed 1819-25.
HIRAM BALDWIN b. Keene? Aug. 14, 1807; m. Ap. 8, 1828 Elvira Ware (q. v.) d. Brattleboro', Vt. Nov. 17, 1862.
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1. Marion Josephine b. Stratton, Vt. Nov. 19, 1842 ; m. Nov. 25, 1861 Clinton Carlos Staples b. Guilford, Vt. Dec. 10, 1841, son of Nelson and Nancy Staples.
1. Charlie Francis (Staples) b. unk. Jan. 18, 1863. 2. Addie Elvira (Staples) b. unk. July 10, 1865.
3. Nettie Marion (Staples) b. unk. Jan. 8, 1868. 4. Flora Evelyn (Staples) b. unk. Dec. 28, 1870.
5. Eugene Clinton (Staples) b. unk. July 9, 1875.
2. Cassius Mahan b. Stratton, Vt. Oct. 14, 1844.
3. Adalade Victoria b. Stratton, Vt. Sept. 3, 1847 ; d. unk. Ap. 5, 1870 ; m. - Rice.
BALLARD. The Ballards are said to have originated in Wales. "Mrs. Judge Baker " was step- mother to James Ballard, resided here with him, and d. Ap. 1, 1825, æt. 86. Her name was Mary, and she had a son Isaac Baker.
JAMES BALLARD b. unk. 1759; d. Feb. 4, 1830; m. Polly Clark (q. v.).
1. Luther (adopted) b. Keene Jan 15, 1796; m. about Jan. 1820 Rebecca Whitcomb of Alstead ; rem. to Nashua.
1. James Franklin b. March 28, 1821.
BANCROFT. Lieut. Thomas Bancroft was b. England 1622 ; d. Lynnfield, Mass. Aug. 19, 1691; m. Ist at Dedham, Mass. 1647 Alice Bacon who soon d. He m. 2d Sept. 15, 1648 Elizabeth Metcalf ; rem. about 1650 to Reading, Mass. He was a prominent man and highly honored. Among his children was Ensign John Bancroft b. Reading, Mass. March 3, 1656; d. Lynnfield, Mass. Jan. 25, 17%; m. 1st Sept. 24, 1678 Elizabeth Eaton d. March 12, 1701 ; m. 2d Hannah - d. June 7, 1732. Timothy his son was b. Lynnfield, Mass. Jan. 20 170 ;; d. Lunenburg ? Mass. about 1775; m. 1st March 12, 1735 Elizabeth Gary or Gerry d. Jan. 28, 1756 ; m. 2d Nov. 1, 1757 Mary Harriman d. Feb. 4, 1776. His son John was b. Lunenburg, Mass. Nov. 14, 1753 ; served in Revolution"; d. Union, N. Y. June 16, 1822 ; m. Jan. or June 20, 1776 Mary Newell d. Union, N. Y. Oct. 26, 1833. Their ch. were Polly, John, Betsey, Ebenezer, Onesimus, Mehetabel, Timothy, and Elijah Newell. Maj. John b. Rindge Nov. 14, 1779 ; d. Mobile, Ala. July 15, 1819 ; m. May 3, 1804 Elizabeth dau. of Josiah Coburn of Rindge. Ch. : - Charles; Almira m. Charles Stearns of Lowell, Mass .; Addison ; John Gard- ner; George Washington; Elizabeth m. David K. Boutelle of Lake City, Minn. ; and Evelina.
ADDISON BANCROFT b. Rindge Dec. 16, 1808; m. 1st Ap. 3, 1832 Mary Ann Goddard b. Rindge May 16, 1813, d. there Sept. 19, 1852, dau. of Dea. Luther and Polly (Furbush) Goddard.
1. George Washington b. Rindge March 28, 1833 ; m. Nov. 5, 1857 Emerett O. dau. of Peter Pratt of Coleville, N. Y. where they reside
1. Jennie Frances b. Feb. 1, 1859. 2. Ellsworth D. b. March 7, 1861.
3. Maryett b. Dec. 27, 1863. 4. Adelaide S. b. Coleville ? N. Y. Jan. 31, 1869.
2. Charles Addison b. Rindge Aug. 11, 1834 ; d. there July 11, 1837.
3. Martha Jane b. Rindge March 15, 1836 ; m. Lyman B. Graham; r. Minneapolis, Minn.
4. Harriet Elizabeth b. Rindge June 1, 1839 ; m. May 8, 1866 George Jones Allen b. Rindge May 11, 1836, son of Eliphaz and Tila (Jones) Allen ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
5. John Gardner b. Rindge Sept. 23, 1840 ; d. there Sept. 26, 1840.
6. Mary Mersylvia b. Rindge Dec. 12, 1841 ; m. Edwin S. Burnap ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
7. Almira Lucinda b. Rindge Ap. 5, 1849; m. Ephraim H. Bowen of Fitchburg, Mass.
m. 2d Jan. 5, 1853 Mrs. Mary (Ward) Jones d. Rindge March 19, 1869, dau. of Caleb Ward of Ashburnham, Mass., and widow of Christopher Jones of the same place.
8. Charles Addison b. Rindge May 26, 1857. 9. John Perry b. Rindge Nov. 13, 1859.
m. 3d Oct. 14, 1869 Mrs. Elmira (Peirce) Smiley, dau. of Joseph Peirce and widow of Charles M. Smiley.
BANKS. William Banks came from Oakham, Mass. and settled in Keene (now Roxbury). His son Israel b. unk. May 30, 1780 ; m. Patty Lewis, dau. of James and Martha (Collins) Lewis, of Marlboro', where he settled about 1802. He afterwards removed to Canada, and left his son William in charge of an uncle for whom he was named. This uncle, William Banks b. Oakham, Mass. Feb. 29, 1760; d. Gilsum Ap. 29, 1830 ; m. Elizabeth Dwinell b. Danvers, Mass. 1756; d. Gilsum March 4, 1853, dau. of Benjamin and - (Esty) Dwinell.
WILLIAM BANKS b. Marlboro' (now Roxbury) May 30, 1802; m. 1826 Rebecca Isham (q. v.) d. Dec. 2, 1871.
1. Fanny Rebecca b. May 5, 1827 ; d. Feb. 22, 1832.
2. Samuel Isham b. Nov. 12, 1828 ; d. Feb. 10, 1832.
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3. Eliza Vilas b. Aug. 12, 1830 ; m. Sept. 1852 Grenville Clinton Slader son of Jesse and Nancy (Finlay) Slader of Acworth. He d. in army at Columbus, Ky. 1863.
1. Carrie II. (Slader.) 2. Jesse W. (Slader.) 3. Mabel R. (Slader.)
4. Dimmis Salome b. July 2, 1833 ; r. Peterboro'.
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5. William Wallace b. Jan. 21, 1835 ; d. by sunstroke, Newark, N. J. July 6, 1873 ; m. Mary Clark.
6. Helen Marion b. Dee. 28, 1837 ; d. unm. Dee. 20, 1855.
7. Samuel Osman b. Dec. 14, 1839; m. Ap. 2, 1863 Annie. E. Learoyd (q. v.); r. New London, Conn.
1. Gladys Learoyd b. Norwich, Conn. May 9, 1870. 2. George Elmer b. Norwich, Conn. May 22, 1877. 8. Elmer David b. Sept. 23, 1843 ; m. Dec. 7, 1865 Ellen A. Chapin (q. v.).
1. Elmer Clifford b. Sept. 29, 1866.
SAMUEL BANNISTER Was " boss finisher " in Factory 1864-5.
BARKER. John Barker, son of Ephraim was b. Pomfret, Conn. Dec. 18, 1756 ; m. July 9. 1786 Esther Richardson, and d. Stoddard March 15, 1834. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and served through the war. Their twelfth ch. was Franklin.
FRANKLIN BARKER b. Stoddard Ap. 11, 1803; d. Onondaga, N. Y. July 14, 1858; m. about 1826 Betsey Blood (q. v.) ; rem. to Onondaga, N. Y. 1836.
1. Morrill. 2. Ryley. 3. Betsey. 4. Eckford.
WILLIAM BARR kept Boarding House for the Wards 1874; rem. to Mass.
BARRETT.
John Barrett a turner of mortars and other wooden ware s. at Nelson. His son
John m. Lucy Nichols and had Levi, John, Alonzo r. Nelson, and Lucy m. James
Abbot r. Sullivan.
LEVI BARRETT b. Nelson June 13, 1803; m. 1st Nov. 1834 Julia Thompson (q. v.) who d. Jan. 29, 1843.
1. George b. Stoddard Dec. 23, 1835 ; m. Dec. 25, 1862 Luella Angelima Bingham (q. v.). 1. Ernest Fuller b. Nov. 11, 1868. . 2. Don b. Aug. 11, 1873 ; d. Sept. 2, 1874.
2. Julia Anna b. Stoddard Feb. 4, 1838 ; m. Feb. 25, 1877 Luke G. Robbins of Acton, Mass. m. 2d May 12, 1843 Mrs. Sarah Foster (Winchester) Thompson (q. v.). 3. Julia Vienna b. Aug. 2, 1844 ; m. George Nahum Hayward (q v.).
4. Jolın Marshall b. Aug. 18, 1846 ; m. Sept. 1867 Clara, dau. of Ashley and Sarah (Davis) Spaulding ; r. Sullivan.
1. Mabel I. b. Sept. 12, 1868. 2. Althea S. b. Sullivan Nov. 15, 1869.
3. Leston M. b. Sullivan Aug. 27, 1872. 4. Ethel Abbie b. Sullivan July 15, 1874.
5. Charles Milan b. Jan. 30, 1849 ; m. Nov. 8, 1871 Hattie Bedard b. Bedford, Canada June 1846, dau. of Peter and Pamelia (Decker) Bedard ; r. Acworth.
1. Kitty Winchester b. Natick, Mass. Sept. 18, 1874. 2. Verne Hayward (adopted) b. Dec. 16, 1877.
3. Roy Stephenson d. Acworth Sept. 3, 1879.
4. Rossa Evelyn b. Acworth Dec. 14, 1878 ;
6. Sidney Eugene b. Jan. 3, 1851 ; m. Sept. 1875 Ellen Amanda Seward. (See Heaton.)
7. Mary Ella b. Ap. 23, 1853; m. Nov. 5, 1871 Nahum Cole Reed b. Acton, Mass. March 1, 1838 ; son of Joseph Porter and Ruth (Cole) Reed. He is R. R. Station Agent, Acton, Mass. John Barrett bro. of Levi, m. Sophronia Evans; rem. to Hadley, N. Y. They had Thomas F .; Sarah m. - Bennett, r. Marlow; Lucy m. - Curtis of Antrim; Russell d. unm. Gilsum; Julia m. Charles Thompson of Winchester; Emeline m. and d. Keene; Levi r. Winchester; Melvin r. Winchester; and Nancy Jane m. Thompson r. Winchester.
THOMAS FRANCIS BARRETT b. Hadley, N. Y. Feb. 24, 1833; m. July 4, 1857 Sarah Experience Hastings b. Sullivan June 25, 1837, dau. of Abijah and Sarah (Hale) Hastings.
1. Abijah Hastings b. Marlow, March 24, 1859. 2. Addie Sarah b. Marlow March 1, 1862.
3. John Francis b. Keene March 1, 1864. 4. Henry Levi b. Keene June 6, 1866.
5. Herbert Thomas b. Keene March 22, 1868. 6. Esther Laurena b. Keene Oct. 16, 1870.
BARRON. This name is frequently called Barnes, and sometimes so written, but the old deeds
almost uniformly have it Barron. The family originated in Scotland. William Barron m. Ist Sept. 28, 1752 Isabel Larrabee, dau. of Samuel and Sarah Larrabee. He s. in Surry where she d. June 5,
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1770. He m. 2d Aug. 7, 1770 Tabithy Williams who d. Surry Dec. 1, 1775. He m. 3d Jemima - d. Surry July 25, 1810, æt. 80. His will was proved May 27, 1797. Ch. by Isabel were William, Lucy m. Giles Marvin, and Marion ; by Tabithy, Bethuel b. May 26, 1771, Bethany b. Dec. 12, 1772, and Leonard b. June 15, 1774.
WILLIAM BARRON b. Keene Ap. 30, 1765; m. 1st March 22, 1785 Jeanette McCurdy, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Mooty) McCurdy.
1. Jeanette b. Surry June 10, 1787 ; m. Thomas Smith ; r. Barre, Mass.
2. Nathan b. Surry Sept. 7, 1789 ; m. Anna Bly ; r. Kirby, Vt.
3. Isabel m. -- Ware; r. N. Y. 4. Anna d. unm. Kirby, Vt.
m. 2d March 3, 1818 Cynthia Metcalf b. Keene Jan. 20, 1786; d. Oct. 3, 1850; dau. of Abijah and Mercy (Ellis) Metcalf.
5. William b. Keene Ap. 24, 1820 ; m. Oct. 5, 1847 Phebe Esty, dau. of Aaron and - (Davis) Esty of Roxbury ; r. Westminster, Mass .; is a carpenter.
1. Charles b. Fitchburg, Mass. Sept. 5, 1848; m. Fanny -.
1. Almeda.
2. Albert b. Fitchburg, Mass. 1850; m. Emma Bruce.
3. Clara b. Fitchburg, Mass. Ap. 19, 1852 ; m. Arthur Brown; r. Gardner, Mass. 1. Charles Arthur (Brown).
4. Florence b. Fitchburg, Mass. March, 1854 ; m. Edward Lynde ; r. Westminster, Mass.
5. Alden d. ch. Fitchburg, Mass. 6. William d. ch. Fitchburg, Mass. 7. Eddie b. Westminster, Mass. 1870.
6. Elizabeth Dwight b. Keene Aug. 29, 1823; d. there March 1, 1828.
7. Althea b. Keene July 2, 1826 ; d. there Nov. 10, 1826.
8. Bethania Melissa b. Keene March 27, 1827 ; d. unm. Leominster, Mass. March 11, 1849.
9. Jonathan Boyce b. Alstead, Aug. 30, 1831 ; m. Maria Hogan b. Quebec 1834 ; r. Keene.
1. Cynthia b. Brattleboro', Vt. May 18, 1856 ; m. 1875 Thomas Baldwin b. Pittsford, Vt. 1855, son of John Baldwin.
1. John (Baldwin) b. Keene Sept. 1876.
2. Mark William b. Brattleboro', Vt. Sept. 10, 1859. 3. Cora b. Keene Dec. 1861 ; d. there Sept. 1867.
JOHN BARRON son of William Barron and Miriam Mackentire (q. v.) was b. May 14, 1801; m. 1st Aug. 1827 Rachel Mansfield (q. v.) d. March 1, 1828; m. 2d March 5, 1830 Sarah Fairbanks, b. Stoddard March 21, 1810, dau. of Aaron and Sarah (Brown) Fairbanks.
1. Amasa Fairbanks b. Bridgewater, Vt. Aug. 24, 1832; m. 1st Ap. 30, 1854 Nancy Me- lissa Parkhurst (q. v.).
1. Amasa Albert b. Feb. 15, 1859.
m. 2d Mrs. Mary Ann (Kimball) Farnsworth of Washington ; r. Bridgewater, Vt.
2. Okey Jefferson b. Stoddard March 20, 1834; m. Dec. 1858 Cynthia Elmira Jefts b. Alstead 1844 ; dau. of Benjamin and Olive (Reed) Jefts.
1. Emma b. Gilsum. 2. Eddie b. Washington; r. there. 3. Ernest Alvinza b. Washington, Ap. 14, 1871. 3. Lodema Algena b. Stoddard July 30, 1836 ; m. Cyrus R. Bliss (q. v.).
4. Sarah Salome b. Stoddard Ap. 15, 1841.
5. Rhoda Alzina b. Stoddard Aug. 29, 1845; m. 1st Horace W. Howard (q. v.) ; m. 2d June 1870 George Henry Richardson (q. v.).
6. Cynthia Rozelva b. March 2, 1847 ; m. Oct. 24, 1870 George Gould b. Peterboro'; r. Stod- dard.
7. Sylvia Candace b. March 30, 1849 ; m. Ap. 22, 1871 Ira A. Ellis. (See Crandall.)
EDWARD BARTLETT son of James and Mary (Birne) Bartlett, was b. Co. Ros- common, Ireland Dec. 1844; m. July 22, 1871 Anna Bridget McCarty b. Co. Ros- common, Ireland Aug. 27, 1850, dau. of Michael and Anna (Fallon) McCarty; r. Keene; employed in Collins's Factory 1868-72.
1. James b. Keene Dec. 19, 1874; d. there Nov. 4, 1877. 2. Edward b. Keene Aug. 4, 1879.
BASSETT. Tradition says three brothers of this name came from England : - one s. on Cape Cod, one in the South, and one in the West. A sea captain of this name rem. from Marble- head, Mass. to Newburyport, Mass. and d. at sea. His son Nathaniel began business as a merchant with six and a quarter cents, which he gradually increased to $20,000 a year. He m. Betsey dau. of Gilman Frothingham. Their son
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EDWARD BARNARD BASSETT b. Newburyport, Mass. Ap. 11, 1819; m. Mary Abigail Taylor b. Milford, N. Y. Aug. 1832, dan. of Chandler and Palmyra Taylor. 1. A son b. Granville, N. Y .. 1856; d. inf. 2. Mary Ella b. Cuttingsville, Vt. 1859.
BATES. Edward Bates m. Polly Corey and rem. from Carlisle, Mass. to Stoddard. They had Almira m. JJohn Phelps of Keene, James L., Mary, Louise m. JJohn Flynn of Lynn, Mass., Betsey m. William Wilcy of Westmoreland, and Lucretia m. William Blanchard (q. v.).
JAMES LOVELL BATES b. Stoddard July 10, 1803; m. Sarah Whittemore b. Fitchburg, Mass. March 15, 1800, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Osborne) Whittemore.
1. Ellen Maria b. Keene Feb. 6, 1820 ; m. Albert Church of Surry ; seven ch.
2. Elmira b. Keene March 13, 1822 ; d. Boston, Mass. ; m. Uriah Sears.
3. James William b. Keene May 3, 1825; m. July 4, 1843 Lucy H. Howe. [She m. 2d Samuel C. Hudson son of James and r. Greengarden, III.]
1. Alfoncie b. July 18, 1844 ; m. Ist Aug. 1858 Henry C. Lawton d. Sept. 16 ? 1865, son of Henry and Bet- scy (Howe) Lawton ; m. 2d Albert H. Waldron (q. v.).
2. William Herbert b. Dec. 5, 1845; m. Dec. 27, 1870 Phila E. Nash (q. v.).
3. Charlotte D. b. July 15, 1854 ; m. Loren Derby of Saxton's River, Vt. 1. Charles (Derby). 2. Nina Bell (Derby).
4. Mary Georgiana b. Stoddard March 7, 1856 ; m. Luther Davis (q. v.).
5. Charles J. b. Sullivan Oct. 3, 1858 ; r. Washington.
4. George Washington b. Landgrove, Vt. July 13, 1827 ; in. Jan. 5, 1847 Cynthia Davis (q. v.). 1. Francis Freeman b. Oct. 3, 1847; m. Jan. 31, 1874 Ida Mabell Pratt b. Marlboro' May 8, 1855 dau. of Ira B. and Lizzie Ann (Davis) Pratt.
1. Forest Eddo b. Dec. 28, 1878.
5. Jotham Alexander b. Keene Dec. 23, 1829 ; m. Aug. 17, 1848 Alice Bethseba Chapman
b. Alstead Oct. 2, 1825, dau. of Daniel and Rebecca (Cady) Chapman.
1. Daniel Webster b. Alstead May 23, 1851 ; m. Oct. 1. 1871 Anna Dora Holmes b. Middlefield, Mass. Jan.
5, 1847, dau. of Alvan and Roxana (Geer) Holmes.
2. Eddo Vasco b. Alstead Sept. 22, 1853. 3. Lucy Mahala b. June 19, 1855. 4. Charles Albert b. Ap. 18, 1857. 5. Clara Etta b. Sept. 22, 1859.
6. Hamilton M. b. Keene Jan. 19, 1832 ; d. there 1837.
7. Harvey Leonard b. Landgrove, Vt. Feb. 19, 1835; m. Louisa Jane Davis (q. v.), d. Oct. 7, 1878.
1. Rosey Ella b. March 14, 1855 ; m. Luther H. Guillow (q. v.). 2. Hattie Josephine b. Sept. 27, 1856. 3. Nellie Leora b. Sept. 16, 1858 ; m. Joseph H. Jolly (q. v.). 4. Herbert Harvey b. Sept. 13, 1860.
8. Elvira I. b. Swanzey 1836 ; d. same day.
9. Sarah b. Swanzey Ap. 13, 1836 ; m. Francis C. Howe (q. v.).
10. Martin b. Nov. 9, 1839 ; m. 1868 Adaline Martha Howard (q. v.).
1. Effie Josephine b. Dec. 21, 1868.
11. Clement Uriah b. Dec. 11, 1843 ; m. 1st Oct. 20, 1860 Mary Howard (q. v.). 1. Elmer Ellsworth b. Sept. 1, 1863.
m. 2d March 5, 1866 Amanda L. Howard (q. v.).
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