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1. Austin (Wheeler.) 2. Charles ( Wheeler.) 3. Milon Oliver ( Wheeler) d. y. 4. Lucinda (Wheeler. )
2. Simon Ransom b. Ap. 25, 1855. 3. Mary Isabel b. July 20, 1858; m. Christopher Wheeler bro. of Simon ; r. Northboro', Mass .; two ch. 4. Arthur b. Dec. 1, 1861.
in. 2d Oct. 16, 1866 Mrs. Mary T. (Collins) Nourse. m. 3d Ap. 1877 Mrs. Lucinda (Temple) Dunlap.
2. Hannah b. March 12, 1830; d. May 6, 1830. 3. Eunice Mandana h. June 2, 1831 ; m. Nathaniel Heath (q. v.). 4. Nancy Clarissa b. Feb. 11, 1834; d. Ap. 17, 1838.
m 2d May 6, 1845 Chastina Nash (q. v.) d. Sept. 6, 1849.
5. Nancy Louisa b. Ap. 8, 1846; d. May 19, 1852 ; supposed to be accidentally poisoned. 6. John b. Oct. 25, 1848 ; r. Holyoke, Mass.
BLOOD. James Blood, supposed to be the ancestor of all of that name in New England, s. at Con- cord, Mass. about 1638; d. there Dec. 17, 1683; m. Ellen - who d. there Aug. 1, 1674. The descent of the following has not been traced.
LEVI BLOOD b. unk. 1757, served in Revolution; d. Jan. 23, 1834; m. 1st Nov. 21, 1799 Mrs. Betsey (Blanchard) Downing (q. v.); m. 2d Mrs. Polly (Whipple) Raymond (q. v.).
1. Betsey b. Nov. 16, 1808 ; m. Franklin Barker (q. v.).
THEODORE H. BOLIO b. Canada Feb. 15, 1832; m. July 19, 1852 Betsey Ann Carpenter b. Canada June 20, 1831, dau. of Peter and Mary (Gilbert) Carpenter.
1. Delima b. Keene Ap. 6, 1856. 2. Frederic b. Keene June 2, 1861.
3. Matilda b. Burlington, Vt. Oct. 29, 1866. 4. Elizabeth b. Burlington, Vt. Jan. 24, 1870.
5. Harriet b. Burlington, Vt. Jan. 11, 1873.
JAMES BOLSTER son of Nathan and Chloe Bolster was b. Sullivan May 25, 1792; d. Stoddard, from being thrown from wagon, Ap. 25, 1851; m. 1st Jan. 9, 1820 Mary, dau. of Samuel and Olive (Adams) Seward.
1. Francis Alexander b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1820 ; m. Ist Oet. 16, 1850 Hannah Rebecca Smith
b. Alstead Jan. 23, 1822; d. there Nov. 2, 1867, dau. of Ralph and Abiah ( Hale) Smith.
1. Mary Ann b. Alstead Jan. 1, 1852; m. March 20, 1875 Don Hitchcock Still b. Strafford, Vt. March 10, 1848. 1. Leland Irving (Still) b. Walpole March 14, 1876.
2. Franklin b. Alstead Dec. 18, 1853; m. Nov. 6, 1878 Maria R. Wilbur of Westminster, Vt.
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3. George Henry b. Alstead Feb. 5, 1860. 4. Charles Edward b. Alstead June 23, 1862.
5. Nellie Matilda b. Alstead March 19, 1864.
m. 2d July 25, 1869 Ada Haseltine b. Barnet, Vt. Feb. 4, 1840, dau. of Timothy and Maria (Peabody) Haseltine.
6. Persis Emily b. Alstead Aug. 14, 1870. 7. Alice Carrie b. Alstead March 31, 1872.
8. Walter James b. Alstead March 30, 1874. 9. Lizzie Minnie b. Alstead Jan. 11, 1876.
10. Amy b. Alstead Sept. 24, 1877.
2. Mary Ann b. Sullivan June 21, 1822; d. Winehendon, Mass .; m. Dee. 3, 1844 Calvin Smith who d. at same place.
3. Olive Adams b. Sullivan March 14, 1824 ; m. Mareli, 1855 Marcus R. Trussell b. Perkins- ville, Vt. 1831, d. Elgin, Ill. 1862; r. Winchendon, Mass.
1. George (Trussell) b. Elgin, Ill. 1858. 2. Sherwood (Trussell) b. Elgin, Ill. Oct. 16, 1860.
4. Celestina Angelia b. Sullivan, Sept. 17, 1825 ; d. there eh.
m. 2d Ruth Kyle b. Reading, Vt. 1803; d. Dec. 6, 1842.
5. William b. Sullivan Nov. 12, 1833.
6. James b. Sullivan Aug. 7, 1835; m. Hannah Earle ; r. Aberdeen, Kan.
1. Frederic. 2. Carrie. 3. Flora. All b. Central City, Colo.
7. Ruth Eliza b. Nov. 21, 1836 ; m. Ira W. Wiggins of Boston, Mass .; r. New York, N. Y. 1. Ida Estelle (Wiggins) d. ch. Boston, Mass.
8. Sarah Jane b. Oet. 8, 1839; m. William Gardner Isham (q. v.).
m. 3d Feb. 9, 1843 Lucinda Petts b. Stoddard Jan. 5, 1803, dau. of Jonathan and Mrs. Sarah (Follett) (Henry) Petts.
ALFRED BOLTON taxed 1816-7, lived at northeast part of the town.
"OLD MR. BOLTON " d. March 5, 1826, æt. 86. BOND. Col. William Bond m. Lucy Brown who d. Gilsum Jan. 10, 1815, æt. 80. He d. Camp Mount Independence opposite Ticonderoga Aug. 30, 1776. Their son
WILLIAM BOND b. unk. 1765; d. March 29, 1819; m. Mehitabel Edgel of Fram- ingham, Mass.
1. Betsey m. May 6, 1818 Linus Hoar of Weston, Mass.
2. Charles d. Surry, Nov. 19, 1810, at. 4 :- and probably others.
STEPHEN BOND b. Hebron ? Conn. Feb. 1728; d. Nov. 28, 1815; m. Mary Yemmons b. Hebron ? Conn. 1731, d. Aug. 29, 1819.
1. Stephen b. Hebron, Conn. 1755 ; d. Ap. 1, 1825 ; m. Nov. 18, 1777 Anna Bliss (q. v.).
2. David b. Hebron, Conn. 1758 ; d. Oct. 16, 1786 ; m. May 11 or 16, 1782 Abiah Darte (q. v.).
3. Elisha Yemmons b. Hebron, Conn. March 22, 1764 ; d. May 2, 1824; m. Jan. 25, 1787 Sibyll Bingliam (q. v.) d. Nashua.
1. Asa (adopted) twin to Luther Ballard b. Keene Jan. 15, 1796; d. Nashua Oct. 30, 1865; m. 1st Jan. 1, 1818 Elmira Ellis b. Sullivan May 4, 1800, d. Nashua Nov. 19, 1842.
1. Lucy Maria b. Ap. 4, 1819 ; d. Dec. 7, 1835. 2. George Fuller b. Dec. 23, 1820; d. June 17, 1826.
3. Emily Muzzy b. March 16, 1823; d. Nashua Jan. 18, 1836.
4. Willard Augustus d. there June 10, 1833.
5. William Lycurgus b. Nashua, Feb. 2, 1828; m. June 1, 1848 Jane Pickles b. unk. Aug. 17, 1828; r. Charlestown, Mass.
6. Josephi Elliott b. Aug. 27, 1830; r. Somerville, Mass.
7. Sibyl Eliza b. Peterboro' Nov. 5, 1832; m. Jan. 4, 1850 James Gordon b. unk. Dec. 22, 1825; r. Somerville, Mass.
.8. Albert Franklin b. Nashua Jan. 30, 1835; d. there Feb. 9, 1836.
9. Charles Franklin b. Nashua Feb. 1, 1837; r. Hancock.
10. Luther Eames b. Nashua Ap. 27, 1840; d. there Oct. 25, 1840.
m. 2d Jan. 25, 1844 Sarah Barker b. Antrim Jan. 26, 1797.
4. Elijah m. Sept. 10, 1789 Jean Mark (q. v.) d. Aug. 16, 1847.
1. Molly b. May 27, 1790; m. Jacob Smith; r. Vt.
2. Elijah b. Dec. 28, 1791; d. Lisbon, O. Oct. 7, 1876; m. and was an authorized "exhorter" in the M. E. Church. 3. John Mark b. Ap. 29, 1794; d. unm. Sept. 27, 1811.
5. Temperanee (Tamer on gravestone,) b. Sept. 8, 1771 ; d. Dec. 11, 1785; m. Rev. Elias Fisher of Lempster.
1. Elias (Fisher) d. inf. Dec. 15, 1785.
BOODY. A man of this name emigrated to this country from Germany with three sons, then chil- dren. One died, another named Peter s. in north part of New Jersey. The other
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John Giberson was four years old when they came over. He in. Abigail -and s. in Cumberland Co. N. J. Their son John m. Phebe Dare; r. Millville, N. J. Their son
JOHN HOWARD BOODY b. Millville, N. J. May 16, 1842; m. Ap. 28, 1870 Lettie Jane Wilder (q. v.); came to Gilsum 1879.
1. May Lillian b. Vineland, N. J. Jan. 16, 1872 ; d. there Feb. 22, 1872. 2. James Melvin
b. Vineland, N. J. March 5, 1873. 3. Ivory Sylvester b. Vineland, N. J. Dec. 5, 1875.
4. Harry Clifford T. b. Vineland, N. J. March 22, 1877.
5. George Hayward b. Sullivan March 10, 1879.
SAMUEL BORDEN d. Surry Dec. 16, 1812 æt. 77, and was buried in Gilsum. When over 70 years of age he rode on horseback from Ohio to Gilsum.
1. Selden d. Charlestown, Penn. ; m. - Cleveland ; served in Revolution.
1. Rachel m. Stephen Cross (q. v.).
2. Betsey m Jan. 8, 1812 James, son of James Mason Adams of Franklin, Mass. ; rem. to Peoria, Ill. 1. Matilda (Adams) b. 1818; d. Aug. 13, 1821. 2. Mason (Adams) b. 1820; d. Aug. 12, 1821.
3. Roswell m. Feb. 10, 1820 Sukey Farnsworth (q. v.).
4. Selden m. March 27, 1820 Sabra Adams d. Dec. 1, 1845, dau. of James Mason Adams of Franklin, Mass. [Adaline ( Mmroe) (dau. of Sabra Adams) b. Walpole Jan. 24, 1815; m. March 3, 1843 Milton W. Clark b. Keene Jan. 2, 1820, son of Gideon and Delaney ( Ware) Clark. He served two years as Sergeant in 2d N. HI. Reg't, Co. A. She in. 2d Jona. Mansfield (q. v.).
1. Leslie Milton (Clark) b. Swanzey July 1, 1845 ; r. Keene. 2. Herbert Charles (Clark) b. Jaffrey May 23, 1847 ; r. Keene. 3. Lelia Adeliza (Clark) b. Keene Ap. 11, 1851. 4. Edgar Elmar (Clark) b. Keene Dec. 18, 1859.]
1. Artemas Adams b. Feb. 15, 1821; d. Keene 1844, poisoned by eating a root.
2. Loren Cleaveland b. July 11, 1825; d. Greenfield, Mass. from disease contracted in the army; m. Saralı Flagg d. Greenfield, Mass. 1874, dan. of John Flagg of Orange, Mass.
1. Edward b. Orauge, Mass. 1855 ; m. 1875. 2. Jennie b. Orange, Mass. 1858.
3. Susan b. Nov. 16, 1826; m. 1846 Levi Ball b. Alstead Dec. 10, 1825, son of Samuel and Amelia (Lawrence) Ball, served in 25th Reg't Mass. Volunteers, and was killed in the first battle at Roanoke Island.
1. Ellen Augusta (Ball) b. Swanzey. 2. Laura (Ball) b. Gardner, Mass. 3. Willie (Ball) b. Gardner, Mass.
5. Amanda m. Alvin? Alden of Alstead. 1. Alvin ( Alden. )
6. Ansel.
2. Jolın m. Anna, dau. of Daniel Butler of Surry.
1. Mitty m. Anson Russell. 2. Samuel. 3. Sally m. March 28, 1811 Levi Hardy of Acworth. a Methodist preacher.
4. Lucy. 5. Benjamin r. Stony Fork. Penn. 6. John 7. Anna ( twins;
3. Samuel was taken prisoner in the Revolutionary war; having escaped he got lost in the woods, where he starved to death, and was found partly devoured by wild beasts.
4. Polly b. Monson, Mass. Nov. 21, 1761 ; d. Dublin Sept. 18, 1806 ; m. Dec. 19, 1782 Joshua Farnum b. Dracut, Mass. Ap. 20, 1760, d. Dublin July 1, 1837.
1. Sally (Farnum) b. Dublin Sept. 4, 1783; m. Oct. 19, 1813 Abel Adams; r. Stoddard.
2. Mary (Farnum) b. Dublin Dec. 30, 1784; m. 1809 Samuel Jones b. Dublin Sept. 27, 1786, son of Samuel and Anna (Gates) Jones.
1. Mary Ann (Jones) b. Dublin Mareh 5, 1810 ; m. Dec. 30, 1841 Leander Clark b. Dublin Oet. 16, 1804; r. Peterboro'. 1. Sarah Ann (Clark) b. Dublin Oct. 26, 1842 ; d. there Sept. 15, 1843.
2. Salma Martin (Clark) b. Dublin June 7, 1845; d. there Aug. 11, 1848. 3. Eugene (Clark) b. Dublin Ap. 14, 1850.
2. Daniel Gates (Jones) b. Dublin Feb. 24, 1811; m. May 9, 1837 Elizabeth, dan. of John Warren. 1. Mary Elizabeth (Jones) b. Jaffrey June 12, 1840. 2. Nancy Adelaide (Jones) b. Jaffrey Sept. 2, 1843. 3. Sarah Adielle (Jones) b. Peterboro' Oct. 25, 1848.
3. Aurora (Jones) b. Dublin Jan. 27, 1816; m. Oet. 1, 1835 Daniel H. Mason; r. Sullivan.
4. Corydon (Jones) b. Dublin Dee. 4, 1818; m. Oet. 23, 1846 Abby G. dau. of Rufus Piper. 1. Anna Isabel (Jones) b. Dublin July 31, 1847 ; d. there Sept. 22, 1849.
2. Walter Buckminster (Jones) b. Dublin Ap. 23, 1849; d. there Sept. 19, 1849.
3. Abby Maria (Jones) b. Dublin Aug. 11, 1850. 4. Amelia Sarah (Jones) b. Dublin July 11, 1853. 5. Sarah A. (Jones) b. Dublin June 27, 1821; d. there Sept. 5, 1842.
6. Emily (Jones) b. Dublin Dec. 3, 1825; d. there May 22, 1845.
3. Betsey (Farnum) b. Dublin June 29, 1786; m. Ebenezer Atwood; r. Roxbury.
4. Clarissa (Farnum) b. Dublin July 15, 1790; d. there July 7, 1831.
5. Enos (Farnum) b. Dublin Aug. 27, 1793; m. May 23, 1853 Eliza Houghton b. Worcester, Mass. Jan. 8, 1809.
6. Joshua (Farnum) b. Dublin Feb. 18, 1795; d. Stoddard March 20, 1825; m. July 20, 1820 Rhoda Manning. 1. Heman (Farnum. ) 2. Franklin (Farnum.) 3. Rhoda (Farnum.) 4. Adaliza (Farnum.)
7. Emily (Farnum) b. Dublin Feb. 8, 1797; m. Oct. 18, 1835 Enoch S. Howe; r. Aurelius, Mich.
8. Hannah (Farnum) b. Dublin Nov. 22, 1798; m. March 16, 1837 Cornelius Towne, Jr. b. Topsfield, Mass. Feb. 13, 1772.
1. George M. (Towne) b. Dublin Jan. 16, 1838. 2. Clara F. (Towne) b. Dublin Mareh 8, 1839.
9. Roland (Farnum) b. Dublin, Sept. 7, 1800; m. Nov. 13, 1828 Mary W., dau. of Jonas Brooks. 1. Martha S. (Farnum) b. Dublin Aug. 29, 1829; m. May 1, 1853 Peter C. Grant; r. Jefferson, Ill.
2. John M. (Farnum) b. Dublin Mareh 21, 1832. 3. Clara F. (Farnum) b. Dublin June 29, 1834.
4. Sarah J. (Farnum) b. Dublin Feb. 13, 1836; d. there Ap. 9, 1837. 5. Henry A. (Farnum) b. Dublin Nov. 29, 1843.
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10. Roxanna (Farnum) b. Dublin May 9, 1806; m. Nov. 24, 1831 Charles Fogg; r. Hancock.
5. Susannah m. Allen Butler (q. v.).
6. Hannah b. unk. 1768 ; m. David Bliss (q. v.).
7. Sally m. 1st Aug. 27, 1793 David Dolph (q. v.) ; m 2d ---- Kelsey, and d. in Vt.
LOUIS BOURRETT son of David and Adaline (St. Jacques) Bourrett, was b. Sorel, Canada March 3, 1848; m. 1st July 3, 1871 Philomene Langlois b. Yama- chiche, Three Rivers, Canada, Jan. 1, 1848, d. July 16, 1876, dau. of Olivier and Archange (Lamothe) Langlois.
1. Louis David b. Aug 9, 1872. 2. Agnes Short b. June 28, 1874.
3. Philomene b. July 13, 1876 ; d. 1876.
m. 2d June 1, 1878 Laura E. Miller (q. v.).
4. Harvey Ammi b. Ap. 29, 1879.
ALBERT J. BOWEN son of Uberto and Angelia (Rawson) Bowen, was b. Rich- mond Ap. 26, 1848; m. Dec. 24, 1873 Ada M. Rayleigh; was taxed here 1877; rem. to Claremont.
MICHAEL BOWEN son of Patrick and Mary (Degnin) Bowen, was b. Co. Ros- common, Ireland Sept. 8. 1831; m. Oct. 23, 1853 Elizabeth Flynn b. Co. Sligo, Ireland 1827, d. Keene Ap. 19, 1876, dau. of John and Kate Flynn; emigrated to America in 1853; r. Keene.
1. Anna Maria b. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 13, 1854 ; m. Nov. 28, 1878 Patrick McCushing b. Co. Leitrim, Ireland March 17, 1844, son of Michael and Ann (Conifary ) McCushing; r. Keene. 1. Mary Elizabeth (McCushing) b. Keene Oct. 5, 1879.
2. Margaret Esther b. Manchester Ap. 4, 1856 ; m. Dee. 26, 1875 Edward Andrew Crown b. Vt. Dec. 5, 1854, son of Andrew Crown; r. Keene.
1. John Joseph (Crown) b. Keene Ap. 8, 1877. 2. Mary Legory (Crown) b. Keene Nov. 12, 1878.
3. Joseph b. Manchester March, 1858 ; d. inf.
WILLIAM BOWER an Englishman; a dyer in the Factory 1859-60; went back to England where he d. unm.
FREDERIC BOWKER son of George W. and Caroline Day (Tyler) Bowker, was b. Royalston, Mass. May 14, 1850; m. Feb. 14, 1877 Rizpah Ellen Howard (q. v.).
Silas Boyce m. Comfort Allen r. Richmond, and had Jacob, who m. Olive Ballou. Their BOYCE. son
FRANK RUSSELL BOYCE b. Richmond May 26, 1831; m. 1st Nov. 29, 1851 Nancy Sophronia Fisher b. Richmond Feb. 16, 1830, d. Fitzwilliam Ap. 17, 1861, dau. of Kendall and Esther (Martin) Fisher
1. Elwyn Frank b. Swanzey Feb. 17, 1853 ; m. Nov. 30, 1876 Rachel Fairbank of Hudson. 2. Emma Florence b. Winehester March 8, 1855.
m. 2d July 24, 1867 Lona Alzina White b. Fitzwilliam 1839, d. there Jan. 22, 1871, dau. of Silas and Faustina (Bowen) White.
m. 3d Sept. 2, 1871 Mrs. Lydia (Thompson) Tubbs (q. v.). CHARLES P. BRACKETT from Antrim worked in Tannery 1868-9 and 1871.
ELIZA BRAGG, a tailoress, 1838-40.
CHARLES and MARTIN BRENNAN, weavers in Factory 1874.
JOHN BRENNAN in Collins's Factory 1871-3; rem. with family to Mass.
BRIDGE. Ezra Bridge, whose father came from England, r. Keene, and m. Dec. 10, 1799 Betsey Farwell. Their ch. were Francis, Lewis, Orra, Nahum, Lucy m. George Eveleth of Rox- bury, and Ezra Kimball.
LEWIS BRIDGE b. Keene Nov. 2, 1801; d. Ap. 1, 1879; m. Nov. 8, 1831 Martha Phillips (q. v.).
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1. Rhoda Matilda b. Keene Ang. 23, 1832 ; m. Feb. 2, 1856 Edwin hyman b. Northfield, Mass. 1830, son of Richard and Abigail (James) Lyman.
1. George Allison (Lyman) b. Northfield, Mass. Sept. 19, 1856. 2. Maria Alabama (Lyman) b. Northfield, Mass. July 23, 1858. 3. Henry (Lyman) b. Northfield, Mass. Sept. 7, 1860.
2. Sterry Willard b. Keene Dec. 29, 1833 ; d. there Sept. 29, 1839.
3. Lewis b. Keene June 7, 1836 ; m. Jan. 1861 Julia Deborah Stetson, dan. of George and Ennice ( Wise ) Stetson ; r. Keene.
4. Sarah Hazleton b. Keene May 6, 1838; m. Larkin Welch (q. v.).
5. Sterry Willard b. Keene Sept. 6, 1840; r. Warren, Mass.
6. Martha Alphonsy b. Keene Nov. 6, 1842; m. Sept. 9, 1866 Reuben Higgins Newcomb b. South Wellfleet, Mass. May 31, 1841, d. Jan. 11, 1876, son of Abner Snow and Polly ( Ward) Newcomb.
7. Elmina b. Keene June 23, 1844 ; m. March 26, 1870 Marvin Rollo Booth of Walpole.
1. Frederick (Booth.) 2. James (Booth.)
8. James Gilbert b. Keene Ap. 13, 1847 ; m. Sept. 1872 Maranna Sprague of Hinsdale.
1. Lettie Mabel b. Keene June 21, 1874. 2. Cora Elmina b. Keene Dec. 27, 1876. 3. An inf.
9. John Evander b. Kcenc Sept. 23, 1849 ; m. March 8. 1876 Cornelia Frances Ford b. Kingston, Md. March 6, 1857, dau. of Daniel and Mary Ann (Ford) Ford.
1. Roy Ellsworth b. May 6, 1877.
10. Ora Desbrow b. Keene May 23, 1852.
BRIGGS. Saxon, Bricg. From residence at a bridge. Variously spelled Brigge, Brygges, Brygg, Brygge, Brig, Brige, etc. The form Briggs is first found in 1494, "borne by one Thomas of Norfolk," England. The first of the name so far as traced was William Atte Brigge of Salle, 1272, called also William de Ponte de Salle. Among the early settlers of Keene was Eliphalet Briggs who served as Captain in the Revolution. He d. Oct. 11, 1776, æt. 42. His wife Mary Cobb d. June, 1806, æt, 69. Among their ch. were Eliphalet and Elisha. Eliphalet Jr. is found with his father on the " Alarm List" in 1773. William S. Briggs, Esq., of Keene is his grandson. Elisha is on the roll of the Foot Company under Capt. Ephraim Dorman, Aug. 7, 1773. He m. 1st Mary --- and had Agnes, Mary, Betty, Elisheba m. John Dart (q. v.), Tirzah, Elisha d. ch., Abijah d. inf., and Wilder; m. 2d Nancy Wheeler and had Betsey, Sophia m. Stephen Foster 3d (q. v.), Elisha, Nancy m. Stephen Foster, Jr. (q. v.), and Louisa. Elisha b. Keene June 6, 1799; m. 1822 Beulah Thompson b. Littleton 1802; d. Perry, N. Y. 1857; a cabinet-maker, somewhat noted as an inventor. Their ch. were Louisa m. George W. Nutter; Lewis d. unm .; Elisha m. Adelia Howard; Laura d. inf .; Laura m. Robert Noble; Emily m. George Doane; Henry; Eugene E. (twin); Josephine (twin) m. Hamilton Bills; William d. in Andersonville prison; Frances m. Erastus Walker; and Maranda m. Charles Iboder.
EUGENE ERICSON BRIGGS b. Perry, N. Y. Aug. 16, 1840; m. Oct. 8, 1873 Ella J. Miner b. unk. July 4, 1855; educated at Eastman's Business College, Pough- keepsie, N. Y .; agent for Merriam and Morgan Paraffine Co., Cleveland, O .; r. Bay City, Mich.
1. Jessic L. b. Bay City, Mich. June 4, 1874. 2. Roy M. b. Bay City, Mich. Feb. 21, 1878.
BRIGHAM Originally Saxon, Bricg a bridge, and ham a house, and was the name of a parish in Cumberland Co. England. Thomas Brigham, ancestor of all of the name in America, came in 1635, at the age of 32, and s. at Cambridge, Mass. where he d. Oct. 18, 1653; m. about 1637 Mercy Hurd. Their ch. were Mary, Thomas, John. Hannah, and Capt. Samuel a tanner, who was b. Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 12, 1652; d. Marlboro', July 24, 1713: m. Elizabeth How; and had Elizabeth, Hephzibah, Samuel, Lydia, Jedidiah, Jotham, Timothy, Charles, Persis, and Antipas. Lieut. Jedidiah also a tanner, was b. Cambridge, Mass. June 8, 1693; d. there May 21, 1763; m. May 18, 1720 Bethiah How. Their ch. were Dorotha m. Thomas Howe of Sudbury, Mass .; Solomon; Francis m. Phebe Ward; Lucy m. - Bailey; Bethiah; Stephen; and Winslow. Stephen was b. Cambridge, Mass. 1732; d. Princeton, Mass. Ap. 17, 1821; m. Jan. 4, 1757 Betsey Weeks b. 1736-7, d. Sept. 6, 1788-9, dau. of John and Dinah Weeks. They had John; Betsey m. Jonathan Newton of Alstead; Stephen ; Abner; Asa; David; Lucy m. Samuel Russell of Wayland, Mass .; Silas; and Aaron.
AARON BRIGHAM b. Princeton, Mass. March 13, 1781; d. Nashua 1840; m. Jan. 3, 1808 Charlotte Read.
1. Cordelia P. b. unk. Ap. 10, 1809 ; d. unm.
2. Elbridge G. b. unk. Ap. 29, 1810 ; m. Mary Mitchell ; rem. to Monroc, Mich.
3. Hannah R. b. unk. Dec 28, 1811 ; m. Ap. 10, 1834 Addison A. Aldrich ; rem. to Monroe, Mich. 4. Wealthy M. b. unk. Dec. 22, 1813; m. Sept. 1845 Claudius B. Webster ; rem. to Marshall, Mich. 5. William H. b. nnk. Ap. 1, 1816 ; d. Vt. unm.
6. Micajah R. b. unk. Ap. 3, 1818 ; m. Dec. 10, 1845 Lucy Stowell ; rem. to Erie, Mich.
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7. Mary Ann b. unk. June 1, 1821 ; m. George Gould of Nashua. 8. Edward R. res. Ill.
9. Eliza A. b. unk. Sept. 2, 1823 ; d. unm.
Stephen Brigham son of Stephen and Betsey, was b. Princeton, Mass. Aug. 9, 1762; d. Alstead July 16, 1839; m. Feb. 13, 1791 Louisa Howe b. May 24, 1769, d. Alstead July 9, 1830. Their ch. were William; Louisa m. John Proctor of Sullivan; Persis m. Alvin Brooks of Alstead; Aaron m. Susannah Proctor of Sullivan; Lydia m. Stephen Holbrook of Amherst; David; and Abram m. Alma Moore.
DAVID BRIGHAM b. Alstead March 25, 1802; d. Auburn Feb. 8, 1867; m. 1st Ap. 10, 1827 Sophia Mark (q. v.) d. Manchester Jan. 4, 1852.
1. Elizabeth b. Aug. 19, 1829 ; d. Sept. 17, 1829. 2. Mary Louisa b. Jan. 11, 1832 ; r. Keene.
3. Ellen Sophia b. July 14, 1834 ; d. Sept. 25, 1835.
4. Eliza Ann b. June 30, 1840 ; d. Manchester Ap. 12, 1859.
m. 2d Jan. 13, 1853 Lydia Smith Hall b. Auburn Sept. 1819, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah (Gilman) Hall.
5. George Munroe b. Manchester March 23, 1854; r. Boston, Mass.
6. Hattie Sophia b. Manchester Nov. 22, 1857 ; r. New Haven, Conn.
7. Minnie Ann b. Manchester Nov. 24, 1860 ; r. Boston, Mass.
8. Fred. Holbrook b. Auburn March 4, 1864; r. Boston, Mass.
HERBERT SIDNEY BRITT son of Willard and Mary (Blake) Britt, was b. Surry Oct. 14, 1847; worked for Daniel Wright in 1876.
BRITTON. Three or four bros. of this name are said to have s. at Raynham, Mass. John Britton, son of one of them s. at Easton, Mass. His son Benjamin m. Relief Durant and s. at Surry. Their son Benjamin m. Adaline West and rem. to Easton, Mass. where he was employed in Ames's shovel shop, afterwards rem. to Littleton, Mass. Their son
BENJAMIN HOWARD BRITTON b. Easton, Mass. June 7, 1833; m. Sept. 24, 1861 Emma Wright (q. v.).
1. Wilton Everett b. Marlboro', Mass. Sept. 18, 1868.
2. Frank Clifton b. Aug. 29, 1870. 3. Fred Herbert b. Nov. 29, 1877.
CHARLES ADAMS BRITTON son of James and Rhoda (Benton) Britton, was b. Surry Sept. 12, 1823; m. 1st March 16, 1850 Mrs. Mary Ann (Benton) Tufts (see Benton); d. Surry July 30, 1873; r. Keene.
1. William Henry b. Surry May 23, 1852 ; m. March 7, 1877 Lizzie Anna Balch b. Keene Feb. 26, 1858, dau. of Perley Snow and Mary Elizabeth (Pond) Balch.
2. Lilian Sophia b. Surry Jan. 5, 1856.
m. 2d July 27. 1876 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Pond) Balch b. Keene Dec. 23, 1827, widow of Perley S. Balch, and dau. of Levi and Sophronia (Emerson) Pond.
BROCKWAY.
John Brockway m. Mary - and had seven sons, the second of whom was
Woolston who rem. from Lyme, Conn. to Surry. His mother came with him and d. there Sept. 5, 1767.
WOOLSTON BROCKWAY b. Lyme, Conn. Dec. 23, 1712; d. Surry Oct. 3, 1789; m. 1st Sept. 30, 1736 Anna Brook of New London, Conn., dau. of John ? 1. Briget m. Hudson. 2. Sarah m. - Doolittle. 3. William Woolston.
4. Anna m. - Alger.
m. 2d Aug. 24, 1760 Esther - - of Lyme, Conn. She d. Surry Dec. 1797 æt. 74. 5. John b. Lyme, Conn. July 2, 1761 ; d. Surry Oct. 19, 1799. 6. Esther b. Lyme, Conn. March 31, 1763; m. - Marvin. 7. Mehitabel b. Lyme, Conn. Ap. 13, 1765 ; d. unm. Surry Feb. 2, 1792. 8. Rufus b. June 16, 1768 ; d. Surry Feb. 27, 1792 ; m. Elizabeth 9. Parnal m. Beckwith. 10. Jane m. Gates. 11. Jerusha m. - Whitney. 12. Phebe m. - Chaffee.
" THE AGED JOHN BROOK " d. Nov. 24, 1764.
WILLIAM BROOKS son of Ebenezer, m. Harriet B. Smith (q. v.) who d. Winhall, Vt. March 4, 1851; r. Sterling, Mass.
1. Lewis.
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BROWN. George Brown emigrated from England to Mass. 1621 or 2. Henry, a descendant (probably grandson, ) b. Mass. 1690 had Philip b. Mass. 1720 and David b. Mass. 1723, d. 1770. Philip s. Salisbury, Mass. where he d. Dec. 27, 1787. Ilis ch. were Benjamin, Abraham, William, Abigail, Sarah, and Philip b. Salisbury, Mass. Aug. 12, 1753; rem. to Loudon, where he d. Aug. 11, 1833; was a cabinet- maker; m. Elizabeth Bachelder, dan. of Thomas of Kingston, Mass. Their ch. were Thomas, William, David, Joanna, Levi, Philip, Timothy, Asa, and Eliphalet. William b. London Jan. 7, 1778; d. Canterbury Nov. 24, 1819; m. Jnldah Bachelder and had Betsey, Alnyra, William, Mary Ann, George W., Lorenzo D., and Philip. George W. m. Sally Gilman and had Huldah, m. George B. Rawson (q. v.); Cyrus G .; Sarah m. Smith Glines; Monroe ; Abram ; and Gilman d. Cal.
CYRUS G. BROWN b. Canterbury 1832; m. Sarah Hancock b. Canterbury 1838. 1. Ellen b. Canterbury. 2. Frank b. Canterbury.
MONROE BROWN bro. of preceding, was b. Canterbury Sept. 19, 1836; m. Oct. 8, 1864 Rebecca JJ. Day; r. Winchester, Mass.
1. Bessie Häner b. Chester, Mass. Sept. 25, 1868. 2. Margaret Day b. Keene July 9, 1879.
ABRAM BROWN bro. to preceding, was b. Canterbury Sept. 2, 1838; m. Emma -; r. Chicago, III.
1. Emily, and others.
ALEXANDER BRIGHAM BROWN son of Oliver and Mary (Mason) Brown, was b. Sullivan Ang. 6, 1814; m. Jan. 13, 1848 Orinda Smith (q. v.), d. Sullivan Ap. 6, 1869.
1. Herbert Milton b. Sullivan Feb. 18, 1849; d. there July 25, 1851.
2. Arthur Wellington b. Sullivan May 25, 1850 ; m. Dec. 25, 1876 Ida Truax of Hinsdale ;
r. Brattleboro', Vt. 3. Prentiss Willard b. Sullivan Ap. 14, 1852; r. Brattleboro', Vt.
4. Herbert Roscoe b. Sullivan Feb. 24, 1854. 5. John Leonard b. Sullivan Sept. 12, 1855.
6. Hattie Orinda b. Sept. 2, 1857. 7. Lucie Jennie b. Sullivan Jan. 28, 1860.
8. Fred Milton b. Sullivan July 24, 1862.
FRANK W. BROWN a carpenter, 1873.
JONAS BROWN son of David, was b. Alstead Feb. 28, 1794; d. Java, N. Y. 1876; m. Anna Taylor (q. v.); rem. to Keene, thence to Java Village, N. Y.
1. Milly Ann b. Aug. 5, 1816 ; mı. Nov. 18, 1833 Hiram Fancher b. Java, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1815. 1. Andrew (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. Feb. 10, 1835.
2. George (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. June 21, 1838; r. Holland, N. Y.
3. Edgar (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. March 15, 1843; r. Eau Claire, Wis.
4. Jonas Dana (Fancher) b. Java, N. Y. Aug. 25, 1845; r. Holland. N. Y.
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