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4. Luther b. Boylston, Mass. Marel 10, 1811 ; m. Dee. 28, 1836 Elvira Day (see Kilburn) ; r. Utah.
1. Herbert S. b. March 29, 1838; d. July 15, 1839. 2. Elena b. 1840.
3. Amy - b. 1842. 5. Finis b. Daysville, Ill. Oct. 1844.
4. Ada 6. Laconus b. Daysville, Ill. 1846. 7. Leoni b. Salt Lake City, Utah 1848.
5. Cynthia b. Boylston, Mass. Aug. 6, 1813 ; m. Jehiel Day (q. v.).
6. Finis Patterson b. Boylston, Mass. Feb. 24, 1816 ; m. John C. Guillow (q. v.).
7. Artemas Patterson b. Sullivan Ap. 25, 1819; d. Douglass, Mass. Nov. 2, 1879 ; m. Feb. 2, 1842 Valeria Wileox (q. v.)
1. Infant dau. d. Dec. 13, 1844. 2. Edmund Perley b. June 11, 1846 ; graduated 1870 from Scientific Dep't of Dartmouth College. 3. Luke b. Feb. 23, 1851; d. Ludlow, Vt. Ap. 16, 1862.
8. Beulah b. Sullivan July 30, 1821 ; d. Daysville, Ill. Feb. 28, 1847 ; m. Dec. 1842 James, son of Hugh and Eliza (Fox) Moore of Claremont.
1. Leon (Moore) b. Daysville, Ill. Feb. 20, 1844; m. 1864 Helen Becker b. Dixon, Ill. 1846, dau. of John Becker. He is High Sheriff in Cherokee, Iowa.
1. Leo (Moore) b. Cherokee, Iowa 1869.
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2. Nina (Moore) b. Nov. 14, 1845; in. John Price, a mine owner at Forbesville, III.
3. A son b. Daysville, Ill. Dec. 17, 1846; d. there Jan. 2, 1847.
9. Benjamin Eaton b. Sullivan Aug. 25, 1824 ; d. Daysville, Ill. about 1849 ; m. Kate Murphy. 1. Beulah Eaton m. at Daysville, III.
m. 2d Feb. 1, 1859 Mrs. Pamela (Buss) Howard d. Jan. 18, 1867.
Samuel Hememray son of Ebenezer and Hannah, was b. Framingham, Mass. Aug. 3, 1724; d. there June 18, 1806; m. Hannah Rice b. Framingham, Mass. Nov. 10, 1735, d. Feb. 19, 1814, dau. of Richard and Hannah (Bent) Rice. Their children were Elias, Ebenezer, Richard Rice, Hannah, Samuel, and Ezra. Ebenezer b. Framingham, Mass. May 26, 1760; m. June 1786 Ruth Gates b. Framingham, Mass. Feb. 12, 1768, dau. of Amos Jr. and Mary (Trowbridge) Gates. Their son
JESSE HEMENWAY b. Marlboro' Dec. 13, 1803; m. July 1, 1827 Lois dau. of Dr. William and Lavina (Taft) Richardson of Alstead.
1. William R. b. Marlboro' May 12, 1828. 2. Lydia b. Marlboro' July 23, 1830.
3. Mary Jane b. Marlboro' Nov. 13, 1832. 4. Sarah Harriet b. unk. Oct. 25, 1834.
5. Luther b. unk. March 4, 1837. 6. Franklin Smith b. Dec. 21, 1839.
7. George W. b. Lewis Co. N. Y. Oct. 21, 1842; d. in army Oct. 9, 1862.
8. Martha J. b. Jefferson Co. N. Y. Dec. 4, 1845.
JEHIEL PRESTON HENDEE, son of Roswell, was b. Randolph, Vt. March 1806; d. Morrisville, Vt. Oct. 11, 1851; m. 1831 Rebecca Ferrin.
1. George Whitman b. Stowe, Vt. Nov. 30, 1832. And others.
JOSIAH HENDEE whose mother was a Holmes, was b. Ashford, Conn. Aug. 24, 1776; d. Dec. 21, 1864; m. June 9, 1800 Eunice Russ b. Mansfield, Conn. Ang. 4, 1781, d. Ap. 3, 1869, dau. of - and Eunice ( Woods) Russ.
1. Eli b. Walpole March 18, 1801 ; d. there Feb. 1803.
2. Sophia b. Walpole Feb. 12, 1803 ; m. June 20, 1827 Almon Taylor (q. v.).
3. Elmira b. Surry Marclı 22, 1805 ; d. Oct. 6, 1865; m. June 30, 1839 Ethan Griswold b. Walpole; r. Wheaton, Ill. ; one son.
4. John b. Ap. 3, 1807 ; m. Ap. 27, 1837 Elizabeth H. Graham of Peterboro'; r. Claremont. 1. Charlotte M. b. Claremont May 29, 1842; m. March 26, 1863 Edwin C. Watson; r. Claremont.
2. Edward J. b. Claremont Dec. 21, 1849; m. Feb. 11, 1876 Mamie Sadler; r. New York.
5. Mary b. Chesterfield Dec. 26, 1808 ; d. unm. June 1, 1855.
6. Fanny Smith
b. Oct. 9, 1821;
7. Nancy Smith
m. John Dean (q. v.).
HENRY C. HENRIES a Methodist minister 1848.
JOSEPH HERRMANN son of Andreas and Renata (Sage) Herrmann, was b. Deutsch Rasselwitz, Prussia Feb. 11, 1832; m. June 16, 1856 Josepha Scholtz b. Schönwiese, Austria Ap. 19, 1838, d. Dec. 2, 1879.
1. Franz Joseph b. Geppersdorf, Austria June 16, 1861. 2. Pauline b. Schönwiese, Austria, Nov. 25, 1866. 3. Maria Theresa b. Geppersdorf, Austria Feb. 22, 1871. 4. Gustave Adolph b. Geppersdorf, Austria Ap. 11, 1872. 5. Amelia Ida b. Geppersdorf, Austria 1875.
CHRISTIAN HESS a German, in Factory in 1870-2.
EBENEZER HIBBARD m. May 12, 1779 Mrs. " Mayanne " or " Maney " Mayanne (Rowe) Bishop (see Rowe); a sea captain; lost at sea; r. in what is now Sullivan.
1. Hannah b. March 14, 1780 ; m. Samuel Crandall (q. v.).
JAMES HICK b. unk. 1844; m. Jennie - b. unk. 1851; in Gilsum 1870.
1. Ida b. unk. July 1869.
DANIEL HICKEY son of Edward and Mary (Sweeny) Hickey, was b. Co. Tip- perary, Ireland Ap. 15, 1839; emigrated to America 1857; came to Gilsum 1872; m. Feb. 9, 1862 Ellen Ryan b. Co. Tipperary, Ireland, about 1839, dau. of Patrick and Johannah (Crowe) Ryan.
1. Mary Ann b. Webster, Mass. Nov. 29, 1862. 2. Margaret b. Webster, Mass. Oct. 24, 1864.
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3. Julia b. Webster, Mass. Jan. 3, 1867. 4. Edward b. Webster, Mass. Ap. 29, 1870.
5. Ellen b. Webster, Mass. Ap. 5, 1872. 6. John b. Oct. 27, 1874.
7. Emma b. Dec. 10, 1877.
JOHN HICKEY bro. to the preceding, worked in Factory 1873-4.
HARVEY HIGBEE son of Elder Higbee of Alstead, worked for Elder Hemenway 1834-5.
ESTHER HILDRETH dau. of Eldad and Polly (Nutting) Hildreth of Pittsford, Vt., d. Dec. 9, 1861, æt. 42.
HILL. John Hill m. Susan N. - in England. Their son John m. Eliza Elizabeth Morton; emigrated to America; s. Shelburne, Vt. and had John Morton, Susan, and Henry Richard.
JOHN MORTON HILL b. Shelburne, Vt. June 29, 1849; m. May 3, 1868 Annette Davis b. Northfield, Vt. Nov. 13, 1849, dau. of Howard Reed and Janette (Plastridge) Davis; came to Gilsum 1879.
1. Hattie May b. Northfield, Vt. Sept. 21, 1869. 2. Nettie Eliza b. Stockbridge, Vt. July 27, 1872. 3. Clarence John b. Northfield, Vt. June 13, 1875.
4. Susie Louisa b. Northfield, Vt. Ap. 27, 1877 ; d. there Sept. 19, 1878.
BARNABAS HILL half-brother to Daniel Converse, m. Oct. 17, 1814 Sally Brewer " both of Alstead; " taxed in Gilsum 1809 and following years.
CALEB HILL b. Killingsworth, Conn .; d. June 7, 1878; m. July 30, 1825 Caro- line, dau. of Elijah and Abigail (Grow) Derby of Charlestown; a cooper; r. Charlestown.
CLEMENT HILL son of Moses and Lucy (Adams) Hill, was b. Gardner, Mass. 1790; d. Jan. 10, 1862. He was brother of Hon. Thomas A. Hill of Bangor, Me .; their mother being sister of the distinguished writer Hannah Adams, and first cousin to John Quincy Adams.
FRANCIS HINCKLEBRAIN worked in Factory 1864.
BENJAMIN HITCHCOCK in Silsby's Factory 1849.
JOHN N. HODGKINS JR. b. Walpole; m. Frances M. Holt of Hollis.
1. A dau. b. Nov. 16, 1863.
FRAZER A. HODGMAN from Troy, N. Y .; on tax list 1826-8; rem. to Keene.
JOHN HOLDEN son of William and Betsey who came from England in 1832, was b. Lancashire, Eng. May 1, 1811; m. March 24, 1835 Mary Ann Clark (q. v.); r. Elgin, Ill.
1. John T. b. Aug. 15, 1836 ; one ch. 2. Mehetabel b. June 17, 1838 ; four ch.
3. William b. June 21, 1840 ; nine ch. 4. Hulda b. Norfolk, N. Y. Nov. 25, 1842 ; three ch.
5. Ezra b. Utica, N. Y. Aug. 18, 1846 ; d. N. Y. 1855. 6. Frances b. Whitestown, N. Y. Aug. 26, 1848 ; four ch. 7. Benjamin b. Norfolk, N. Y. Ap. 3, 1852.
JEHIEL HOLDRIDGE m. March 1, 1780 Deborah Wilcox (q. v.).
1. Lydia b. June 15, 1782 ; m. Joshua Crane of Surry.
2. Octavia b. Aug. 18, 1783 ; m. Ephraim Jewell of Vt.
3. Deborahı b. Sept. 19, 1786 ; d. Oct. 3, 1786. 4. Jehiel b. Jan. 25, 1788.
5. Deborah b. July 3, 1790 ; m. - Jewell of Vt. 6. John b. July 7, 1792. 7. Abigail.
DAVID HOLMAN son of Edward and Martha (Hemenway) Holman of Fitz- william, m. Martha, dau. of Edward and Polly (Corey) Bates; on tax list 1839-40.
1. Elvira. 2. Charles. 3. Martha. 4. Eliza. 5. Mary. 6. Fred. 7. Ellen. 8. Carrie. And two more.
LUTHER HOLMES m. Polly
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1. Horace. 2. Lucinda. 3. Polly. 4. Luther. 5. John. 6. Lucy b. July 1, 1799.
7. Laura b. July 12, 1801. 8. Hannah b. June 9, 1803 ; d. ch. 9. Esther b. May 6, 1805.
HOLT. David Holt rem. from Lancaster, Mass. to Alstead; m. Dinah, dau. of Benjamin Bailey of Sterling, Mass. Their ch. were Love m. Joseph Seward (see Heaton); Abigail W. m. Benjamin Gerry (q. v.); Mary d. unm. ; Adam r. Burlington, Vt .; Ralph J .; and Leonard d. unm.
RALPH JEWETT HOUT b. Alstead Sept. 29, 1812; m. May 7, 1844 Sally Ann Towne b. Keene Feb. 22, 1821, dau. of John and Nancy (Heaton) Towne; em- ployed in Gerry's Chair Factory 1837-9; High Sheriff at Keene.
1. Maria Adelaide b. Alstead Jan. 1, 1846 ; m. Benjamin Thomas Howes b. Chatham, Mass. 1844, son of Benjamin C. Howes ; a sea captain.
1. Benjamin A. (Howes) b. Keene Aug. 6, 1875.
2. Mary Josephine b. Keene July 13, 1848 ; in. 1875 Edward Arms b. Bellows Falls, Vt. 1846, son of Otis B. Arms.
1. Caroline (Arms) b. Bellows Falls, Vt. May 1879.
3. Susan b. Keene Sept. 6, 1850 ; d. there Jan. 1854.
4. Charles Edward b. Keene Oct. 21, 1858.
DAVID HOLT m. Feb. 26. 1835 Farline Dunn "both of Gilsum." (Town Book.) JOHN HORTON JR. b. Chester, Vt. 1802; d. Daysville, Ill. Oct. 6, 1839; m. Eliza Bowen Day (q. v.) d. Ap. 3, 1838.
1. Stephen Warren b. Keene 1828 ; d. Louisville, Ill. 1867 ; m. Mary Chamberlain. [She m. 2d - Christian. ]
1. Eddie. 2. Estelle.
2. John Franklin b. Sept. 9, 1830 ; m. 1st Sept. 1851 Frances Russell White b. Barnet, Vt. 1831, d. Oet. 7, 1866, dau. of Rev. Joseph and - (Russell) White.
1. Fred Luddington b. Wardsboro', Vt. Aug. 1854.
m. 2d Oct. 1869 Mary Field b. Westminster, Vt. 1845, dau. of William and Martha A. (Rogers) Field.
m. 3d March 3, 1873 Annie Laura, dau. of John G. Wightman of Bellows Falls, Vt.
2. Willie Wightman b. Keene Aug. 6, 1874.
3. Sarah Elizabeth b. Feb. 7, 1833; d. Fitzwilliam Oct. 22, 1859; m. Nov. 27, 1850 John Jarvis Allen b. Fitzwilliam March 12, 1818, son of John Jarvis and Cynthia (Ammadon) Allen ; Register of Deeds for Cheshire Co. ; r. Keene.
1. Agnes (Allen) b. Fitzwilliam Dec. 13, 1857; d. there Oct. 21, 1858.
4. Emily Augusta d. La Salle, Ill. about 1860 ; m. Greenwood Penny of Taunton, Mass., d. Me. 1. Arthur (Penny); and two more.
5. Benjamin Hosmer b. Dec. 7, 1838; m. Aug. 1860 Martha Ward b. Wethersfield, England Aug. 29, 1838, dau. of Abel and Mary (Smith) Ward.
1. Stephen Douglass b. Ashuelot May 29, 1861. 2. Harry Hosmer b. Keene March 26, 1868.
3. Mary Eliza b. Fairview, Penn. June 10, 1870; d. Spartansburg, Penn. Sept. 8, 1874.
4. Lilley Gertrude b. Fairview, Penn. June 10, 1872.
5. Florence Edith b. Spartansburg, Penn. May 5, 1874.
A. D. HOSFORD from Hinsdale, employed in Factory 1868.
HOSMER. John Hosmer whose father emigrated from England r. at Bedford, Mass., was b. 1725; d. Nov. 7, 1772; m. Martha Page b. unk. 1729, d. Nov. 6, 1768. Their ch. were Martha d. inf., John, Martha, and Benjamin.
BENJAMIN HOSMER b. Bedford, Mass. Jan. 31, 1766; d. June 24, 1826; m. 1st Ruthy Upham b. Amherst Sept. 2, 1767, d. Sept. 2, 1798.
1. Ruthy Upham b. June 13, 1796 ; m. 1st Ebenezer Isham (q. v.) ; m. 2d Robert Austin (q. v.). 2. Lydia b. Aug. 16, 1798 ; m. Ruel Ellis (q. v.).
m. 2d Nov. 28, 1799 Patty Hammond (q. v.) d. Aug. 29, 1820.
3. Patty b. June 1, 1801 ; d. unm. Sept. 11, 1820.
4. Rachel b. May 13, 1803 ; in. Samuel Thompson of Danville, Vt.
1. Martha Ann (Thompson) b. Danville, Vt. March 3, 1832; m. Jeremiah Brown.
2. Benjamin Hosmer (Thompson) b. Feb. 1834; m. Betsey Kelsey; went West.
5. Lois b. March 11, 1805 ; m. Feb. 2, 1832 Ward B. Norris b. Danville, Vt. Oct. 3, 1805.
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1. Harriet S. (Norris) b. Danville, Vt. Dec. 4, 1832. 2. Julia A. (Norris) b. Danville, Vt. Nov. 1834. 3. Martha H. (Norris) b. Danville, Vt. May 27, 1837. 4. Orville (Norris) b. Danville, Vt. May 1839.
6. Benjamin b. Aug. 4, 1807 ; d. Dec. 30, 1837. 7. John b. Aug. 23, 1809 ; d. July 29, 1820.
8. Polly b. Jan. 6, 1812 ; d. Aug. 31, 1820.
m. 3d Nov. 3, 1821 Mrs. Mary (Webb) Hayward (q. v.) d. July 30, 1841.
HOUGHTON. Originally Hoghton ; since variously spelled Haughton, Hauton, Horton, &c. · Ralph and John Houghton, supposed to be cousins, came from England between 1635 and 1647. Tradition says the family is descended from Sir Richard Hoghton of Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England. Ralph was his son. John is supposed to have been the son of Thomas and Katherine, and that Thomas was a younger brother of Sir Richard. John was brought to America, at the age of four years, in 1635. It is claimed by his descendants that he was abducted to deprive him of the heirship to immense estates. He m. Beatrix - and d. 1684. Their ch. were John, Jacob ?, Robert, Jonas, Beatrix, Benjamin, Sarah, and Mary. Jacob b. Lancaster, Mass. 1654; had Israel, Benjamin, and Jane. Benjamin b. Lancaster, Mass. 1678; had Ezra, Abigail, Abijah, Benjamin, Elijah, Philemon, Nahum, Ruth, Lemuel, Ephraimn, and Elizabeth. Benjamin b. Lancaster, Mass. 1726 had a son John who m. Relief Sawyer and had Jonathan; Relief m. Moses Stockwell r. Shrewsbury, Mass .; Calvin; Luther ; and George r. Pawtucket, R. I.
JONATHAN HOUGHTON b. Lancaster, Mass. 1777; d. Keene Ap. 8, 1849; m. Nabby Wyman b. Keene March 3, 1780, d. there Aug. 14, 1861, dau. of Capt. Isaac and Lucretia (Hammond) Wyman.
1. Daniel W. b. Keene Feb. 18, 1799 ; d. Sullivan Ap. 15, 1856 ; m. Nov. 1828 Mireca Nims b. Sullivan Nov. 3, 1800. d. there Dec. 2, 1861, dau. of Calvin and Abigail (Wilson) Nims.
1. Calvin M. b. Sullivan Sept. 1829; d. there March 1, 1832.
2. Sarah b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1833; m. Feb. 3, 1858 Henry Otis Spaulding b. Sullivan Sept. 2, 1835, son of Ashley and Clarissa (Keith) Spaulding.
1. Daniel Minot (Spaulding) b. Sullivan Sept. 10, 1859. 2. Charles Henry (Spaulding) b. Marlboro' Nov. 5, 1862. 3. Charles Edward b. Sullivan Jan. 27, 1836; m. Feb. 13, 1861 Harriet C., dau. of Cyrus and Caroline (Richardson) Frost of Dublin; Congregational minister at Auburn.
1. Carrie Mabel b. Marlboro' Jan. 3, 1863. 2. Frank. 3. Charles Cyrus. 4. Lizzie Stone.
5. Hervey. 6. Mary. 7. An inf. dau.
2. John b. Keene 1801 ; d. Greenfield, Mass. 1858, æt. 57 ; m. Isabel Houghton of Putney, Vt. 1. Seth m. and d. Bellows Falls, Vt. 2. Delia m. - Clark; r. Greenfield, Mass.
3. Bethuel d. Keene æt. 2.
4. Luke Nichols b. Keene Jan. 17, 1805 ; m. 1st Feb. 14, 1831 Betsey Streeter b. Surry June 1809, d. there Jan. 27, 1837, dau. of Willard and Mary (Carpenter) Streeter.
1. James Andrew b. Walpole Dec. 22, 1831; d. there March 22, 1835.
2. Mary Elizabeth b. Walpole Feb. 19, 1835; m. Varnum Polley (q. v.).
m. 2d Ap. 19, 1838 Nancy Streeter b. Surry Dec. 3, 1802, d. Nov. 17, 1874, sister of Betsey. 3. Fanny Relief b. Walpole Sept. 28, 1840; m. Ist Oren L. Jefts (q. v.); m. 2d Thomas L. Berry (q. v.).
5. Bethuel b. Keene July 12, 1808 ; m. Jane Morgan ; r. Rockford, Ill. 1. Lottie. 2. Chester. 3 Charles d. unm. 4. Jennie d. unm. 5. Mary Rebecca.
6. Sarah Jane b. Keene Jan. 15, 1812 ; m. Elijah Stow d. Grafton, Mass. 1852.
7. Caleb Chase b. Keene Aug. 9, 1814 ; m. Adaline Ransom of Boston, Mass.
1. Adaline Frances b. Boston, Mass. Jan. 1840; d. Newton, Mass. Jan. 31, 1880; m. Josiah E. Daniell of Newton, Mass.
1. Annie Eliza (Daniell. )
2. Ann Eliza d. Mass. 1856.
8. Charles Hammond b. Keene May 20, 1816 ; m. 1st Oct. 1840 Elvira Buffum b. Richmond Ap. 10, 1823, dau. of George and Ruth (Buxton) Buffum.
1. Edwin Washburn b. Alstead June 8, 1841; m. June 8, 1866 Elmina Myrinda Barrus b. Winchester March 7, 1847, dau. of Ebenezer and Betsey (Sweet) Barrus; a R. R. engineer.
1. Edwin Walter b. Keene Aug. 23, 1866. 2. Jennie Elizabeth b. Keene Dec. 21, 1867.
3. Lottie Emeline b. Keene July 2, 1876. 4. A son b. Keene May 5, 1880.
2. George Washington b. Uxbridge, Mass. Dec. 25, 1843; d. Boston, Mass. March 28, 1846.
3. Emily Adelaide b. Grafton, Mass. March 15, 1847; m. 1872 Joseph Pelkey Jr. b. Swanzey 1846; r. Oak- land, Cal.
4. Frances Jane b. Uxbridge, Mass. Nov. 25, 1848. 5. Charles Eugene b. Uxbridge, Mass. Dec. 31, 1853. 6. Ada Augusta b. Keene Nov. 23, 1858; m. Aug. 1878 Louis, son of Anthony and Marie Boudreau. 1. Annie Mabel (Boudreau) b. Keene Jan. 1879.
9. Roxana Wyman b. Keene July 15, 1819 ; m. May 20, 1847 Oliver Nash b. Amherst, Mass. Oct. 1818, d. Boston, Mass. Feb. 7, 1851, son of Oliver and Hannah (Dickinson) Nash ; m. 2d Nov. 29, 1860 Dea. Asa Duren b. Salisbury Jan. 14, 1802, d. Keene Ap. 5, 1871.
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10. Luther Sawyer b. Keene Dec. 20 or 27, 1821 ; m. 1845 Lucinda Ash of Walpole ; r. Fort Wayne, Ind.
1. George Sawyer b. Boston, Mass. Sept. 1846; m. Annie Marshall of Pittsburg, Penn.
2. Grace b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 7, 1850; in. Elisha Cornue of Pittsburg, Penn.
11. Charlotte Relief b. Dec. 20, 1825 ; m. Sept. 15, 1847 Willard Thorndike Cram b. Acworth Jan. 7, 1805, d. there Jan. 16, 1856, son of Hilliard and Sarah (Gove) Cram.
1. Alice Jane (Cram) b. Keene Jan. 14, 1848; m. Aug. 1867 Amon II., son of Gardner and Abigail (Rice) Hodgman.
1. Edie Nash (Hodgman) b. Charlestown July 12, 1868.
m. 2d Walter R. Scripture (q. v.).
2. Charles Shepard (Cram) b. Keene Aug. 31, 1853; d. there Mareh 8, 1854.
3. Ada Josephine (Cram) b. Acworth March 27, 1855 ?; d. there Ap. 2, 1856 ?
NANCY HOUSTON dau. of Alexander and Lydia (Brooks) Houston, was b. Ac- worth Aug. 30, 1804; r. with L. W. F. Mark.
HOWARD. This is a prominent name in English History, sometimes written IIoweyard. Many Haywards have changed their names to Howard. Joseph Howard of Winchester m. Betsey Smith, sister of Mrs. Lydia (Smith) Nash of Taunton, Mass. Among their ch. were Philip and Elijah.
PHILIP HOWARD b. Winchester Aug. 1781 ; d. Alstead July 24, 1864; m. Ruth T. Hodgkins b. Taunton, Mass. March 22, 1785, d. Alstead Dec. 17, 1869.
1. Almira b. Winchester March 23, 1804; d. Swanzcy March 16, 1853; m. March 25, 1827 Hardin Albee b. Westmoreland March 8, 1800, son of Ichabod and Lona (Hayward) Albec. 1. Almira Melissa (Albee) b. Swanzey Jan. 7, 1828; m. May 8, 1849 Abraham, son of Samuel and (Whitcomb) Stearns.
2. George Hardin (Albee) b. Swanzey Jan. 2, 1831; m. Mary -; r. Menasha, Wisc .; two daus.
2. George Smith b. Winchester Sept. 5, 1805; d. Ap. 26, 1859 ; m. 1832 Lorena Rice (q. v.).
1. Jonathan Smith b. Jan. 11, 1833; d. Feb. 3, 1833. 2. Isabel d. ch. 3. George d. ch. 4. George d. ch.
5. Horatio d. ch. 6. Hardin d. ch. 7. Verona b. March 23, 1841; m. Lucius Davis (q. v.).
8. Mary Lavina b. March 15, 1845; m. 1st Clement U. Bates (q. v.) ; m. 2d Franklin G. Nevers (q. v.). 9. Oakey d. ch.
3. Philip Richard b. Winchester June 20, 1807 ; d. by choking Dec. 3, 1861 ; m. 1st March 6, 1825 Lavina Nash (q. v.) d. Ap. 21, 1838.
1. Mary, adopted by Elder Charles Cummings, m. and d. at the West.
2. Albee m. Nov. 11, 1848 Lodisa Davis (q. v.) d. Ap. 11, 1851.
1. George b. March 1850; m. Hattie Gleason; r. Springfield, Vt.
3. John b. Surry March 8, 1834; d. in army Feb. 20, 1864; m. June 30, 1856 Arvilla A. Davis (q. v.). 1. Lizzie Maria b. June 7, 1857; m. June 14, 1878 George W. Mason of Alstead; r. Troy.
2. Franklin Burnside b. Nov. 23, 1861.
4. Warren b. 1836; m. Nancy Nevers ; r. Lebanon. 1. Frank b. Harrisville; d. there ch.
5. Sherman H. d. in army Sept. 3, 1862; m. Augusta Gassett (q. v.). 1. Charles b. Gilsum ; and five more.
m. 2d Sophronia Archer b. Grafton, Vt. May 21, 1820, dau. of Jacob and Polly (Livingston) Archer.
6. Sulina Melinda b. Feb. 28, 1839; m. 1st 1854 Dean Lockwood of Springfield, Vt. 1. Marion (Lockwood.) 2. Charles (Lockwood.)
m. 2d 1874 Frank, son of Thomas and Hannah (Beckwith) Ellis of Brattleboro', Vt.
7. Rozina Rozelva b. Ap. 3, 1841; m. Franklin W. Roundy (q. v.).
8. Elmira Melvina b. Oct. 12, 1842; d. Chester, Vt. Dec. 29, 1870; m. William A., son of William Miller of Chester, Vt.
1. Fred (Miller.) 2. Mattie (Miller.) 3. Lois (Miller.)
9. Adaline Martha b. Alstead Aug. 26, 1846; m. Martin Bates (q. v.).
10. Walter Ira b. Feb. 8, 1848; m. Aug. 9, 1867 Lucenia Victoria Foster b. Coldbrook Springs, Mass. 1851; r. Keene; served in 1st N. H. Heavy Artillery Co. H from Sept. 1864 till close of war.
1. Gilbert. 2. Mary. 3. Charlotte.
11. Victoria Estella b. Alstead Feb. 8, 1850; m. Oet. 2, 1877 Charles Crane b. Surry March 1848, son of Gilbert and Harriet (Thomas) Crane; r. Keene.
12. Laura Ann b. Alstead Oct. 11, 1851; m. Ist Rufus E. Guillow (q. v.) ; m. 2d Ap. 3, 1878 George E. Newell b. Marlboro' June 4, 1856, son of James and Mary Ann ( White) Newell. 1. Lelia Eugena b. Ap. 20, 1871.
13. Rizpah Ellen b. Alstead Feb. 20, 1854; m. Fred Bowker (q. v.).
14. Morcella Friendy b. Springfield, Vt. Aug. 6, 1855; r. Marlboro'.
4. Abigail T. b. Winchester March 20, 1810; m. 1st David Nash (q. v.) ; m. 2d Charles Nash (q. v.) ; r. Alstead.
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5. Henry Hodgkins b. Winchester July 6, 1812; d. May 8, 1877; m. 1st 1838 Lucinda Warren Davis (q. v.) d. Aug. 22, 1865.
1. Ezra Willard b. March 15, 1839 ; m. Aug. 12, 1861 Mary Ann Orne b. Marlow Oct. 1836.
1. Ezra Winslow b. Marlow March 13, 1862; d. there Dec. 8, 1863. 2. Fred Willard b. Marlow May 22, 1864.
3. Etta Lucinda b. Marlow Jan. 26, 1868. 4. Henry John b. Marlow May 29, 1870.
5. Hattie Lillie b. Ap. 29, 1873. 6. Perley Elwyn b. Marlow June 21, 1877.
2. Horace William b. March 23, 1840; m. 1st July 28, 1860 Rhoda A. Barron (q. v.); served in the 8th Vt. Reg't 3 years and 7 months.
1. Alzina Luretta b. May 22, 1861.
m. 2d March 1866 Mrs. Arvilla A. (Davis) Howard (q. v.).
3. Fanny Melissa b. Sullivan Oct. 30, 1841; m. Ist Orsamus Nash (q. v.) ; m. 2d Albert Waldron (q. v.).
4. Elizabeth Maria b. Sullivan Feb. 14, 1843; m. 1st Hiram N. Davis (q. v.); m. 2d William Riley Kenney (q. v.).
5. Ephraim Adelbert b. Sullivan July 30, 1844; m. May 4, 1867 Elizabeth Jane Cook (q. v.).
1. Nettie Christina b. Dec. 12, 1869. 2. Cora Marietta b. Ap. 13, 1871.
3. Artemas Elwyn b. Nov. 17, 1872. 4. Vinnie Leon b. Oct. 5, 1876.
6. Laura Jane b. Feb. 9, 1846; m. Joseph Dupies (q. v.).
7. Amanda Lavina b. June 30, 1847 ; m. Clement Uriah Bates (q. v.).
8. Roxana Arilla b. Feb. 2, 1850; m. Phinehas Woodward of Plainfield. 1. Carrie Emma (Woodward) b. Plainfield March 1876.
9. Rizpah Orissa b. Sullivan March 6, 1851 ; m. Daniel J. Nevers of Hanover.
10. Solomon Mack b. Sullivan May 28, 1852; m. 1876 Ellen Stark d. Lyme, 1877.
11. Esther Adaline b. Sullivan Oct. 28, 1853; m. Lucius Milan Miller (q. v.).
12. Henry Warren b. Sullivan July 20, 1855; m. Ap. 1875 Flora Diantha Cady (q. v.). 1. Minnie Estera b. Feb. 11, 1876.
13. Daniel Ashley b. Alstead Dec. 20, 1856. 14. Julia Ann b. Aug. 5, 1858.
15. Martha Ella b. Feb. 14, 1860. 16. Abigail Adelaide b. Ap. 28, 1862.
m. 2d Dec. 30, 1865 Mrs. Sally Paulina (Lee) Smith b. Swanzey March 1, 1814, d. March 20,1872.
6. Lewis Bowman b. Aug. 22, 1816 ; m. Laura Tucker of Glover, Vt. ; five ch.
7. Reuben Prescott b. Aug. 20, 1819 ; m. Mary Lavina Stone of Glover, Vt .; r. Nashua.
8. John P. b. Jan. 20, 1824; m. 1st Lydia Bemis of Weathersfield, Vt. ; m. 2d Laura Fay of Weathersfield, Vt. ; r. Hanover.
9. Mary Lovina b. Jan. 9, 1826; m. 1st Oct. 25, 1849 Benjamin Jefts, b. Mason 1818, d. unk. March 30, 1861.
1. Oren Leroy (Jefts) b. Springfield, Vt. Feb. 5, 1853 (q. v.).
m. 2d Perry H. Waldron (q. v.).
10. Solomon Mack b. Jan. 6, 1828 ; m. Nov. 9, 1859 Lura A. Nash (q. v.).
1. William Brown b. Dec. 8, 1861. 2. Carrie Frances b. Nelson June 22, 1869. 3. Alma Melissa b. Dec. 12, 1873. GEORGE HOWARD son of Elijah and Hannah, d. Acworth ; m. Aug. 17, 1837 Sarah Anne Reed of Springfield, Mass .; a tin-peddler.
Thomas Howard b. Lyme, Conn. June 22, 1757; d. Marlow Aug. 23, 1842; m. Feb. 7, 1781 Hannah Beckwith b. Alstead Dec. 4, 1762, d. Marlow May 14, 1801. Their ch. born in Marlow were Nathan, Thomas, Phebe, Martin, Daniel, Fanny, Jonathan, and Ervin.
THOMAS HOWARD b. Marlow Nov. 12, 1784; d. Nov. 8, 1851; m. May 8, 1808 Pamela Buss b. Marlboro' June 30, 1788, d. Jan. 18, 1867, dau. of John and Mary (Wood) Buss.
1. George Washington b. Marlow Aug. 12, 1809; d. Warwick, Mass. Jan. 29, 1864; m. 1st March 10, 1833 Martha Adams Tenney b. Marlboro' Oct. 4, 1808, d. there Oct. 25, 1842, dau. of Eber and Lydia (Adams) Tenney.
1. Charles Thomas b. Marlboro'. 2. Francis Sumner b. Marlboro' Jan. 17, 1835; d. there June 17, 1838. 3. Lucius E. b. Marlboro' Aug. 24, 1837; d. there Oct. 24, 1837.
4. Mariah b. Marlboro' May 18, 1840: m. and r. Brattleboro', Vt. 5. An inf. b. 1842.
m. 2d Feb. 5, 1843 Ann S. Davis b. Marlboro' March 5, 1806.
5. Martha Ann b. Marlboro' Nov. 4, 1844; m. 1st - Jewett; m. again and r. Orange, Mass. 6. Sarah B. b. Marlboro' Aug. 24, 1848; m. and r. Orange, Mass.
2. Andalusia b. Marlow Feb. 5, 1811 ; d. unm. Keene, Dec. 20, 1838.
3. James Madison b. Marlow Jan. 18, 1813 ; m. Caroline Winn of Winchendon, Mass .; r. Orange, Mass.
1. Orrin served in U. S. Navy and reported missing. 2. Ella.
4. Andrew Jackson b. Marlow March 13, 1815; m. Dec. 31, 1840 Rizpalı Mack (q. v.).
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GILSUM.
1. Merrill Jackson b. Jan. 21, 1842; d. Nov. 19, 1878; m. Oct. 13, 1868 JJulia Elizabeth Fisher b. Chester, Vt. March 21, 1846, dau. of Joseph and Selinda (Adams) Fisher. He was a merchant at Fitchburg, Mass.
1. Henri Fisher b. Rutland, Vi. Feb. 22, 1870. 2. Harry Merrill b. Rutland, Vt. Sept. 1, 1871.
3. Hermon Earle b. Fitchburg, Mass. Jan. 5, 1878.
2. Dennis Ashley b. Sept. 13, 1844; d. Feb. 13, 1819. 3. Andalusia Florella b. Oct. 8, 1846; d. Jan. 30, 1849. 4. Artie A. b. July 15, 1849; d. Jan. 2, 1871. 5. Hattie Rizpah b. March 29, 1852 ; m. Charles Nichols (q. v.). 6. Freddie b. Aug. 21, 1854; d. Feb. 13, 1855. 7. Frank Mack b. July 23, 1857.
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