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1. Mary E. b. Newport June 13, 1856 ; d. there Aug. 6, 1874. 2. Emma L. b. Newport Nov.
6, 1860. 3. Marcia B. b. Newport Oct. 12, 1864. 4. Willie H. b. Newport Ap. 20, 1867. m. 2d Jan. 15, 1874 Mrs. Mary E. Jones b. Wilton May 17, 1839.
5. Elizabeth b. Newport May 16, 1875.
CURTIS ROSWELL NOURSE son of Benjamin and Sally (Grimes) Nourse, was b. Roxbury 1795; d. Keene Feb. 13, 1868; m. 1842 Mary Temple Collins b. Wash- ington Dec. 25, 1826, dau. of Moses and Electa (Temple) Collins.
1. Mary Emeline b. Sullivan Dec. 29, 1845 ; m. John W. Evardon (q. v.).
2. Ellery Alanson b. Sullivan July 4, 1848 ; m. 1st Dec. 15, 1869 Mary Elizabeth Crane b. Hillsboro' Ap. 1849, d. Marlow Feb. 13, 1870, dau. of Hartwell and Sarah (Collins) Crane ; m. 2d Dec. 31. 1873 Mary Elmina Griggs b. Stoddard Sept. 10, 1857, dau. of George Augustus and Elenora (Bundy) Griggs.
HENRY NYE b. Keene May 20, 1810; d. Amesbury, Mass. Sept. 3, 1873; m. Mary Munroe Locke b. Ashby, Mass. Nov. 12, 1813, dau. of John and Fanny (Tyler) Locke; a woolen manufacturer at Bristol and Rochester.
1. Helen Elmira b. Gaysville, Vt. May 27, 1837 ; m. John Wesley Ballou b. Hill Oct. 31, 1836, son of John Wesley and Tirzah (Wells) Ballou.
1. Minnie F. (Ballou) b. Hill May 29, 1861; d. there Aug. 2, 1863.
2. Charles Henry b. Gaysville, Vt. May 19, 1839; d. Goffstown Nov. 30, 1841.
3. George Edward b. Goffstown Sept. 14, 1842; m. Charlotte Atkinson Tredick b. Dover Dec. 28, 1845, dau. of John and Mary Wendell (Copp) Tredick.
1. Frank Atkinson b. Amesbury, Mass. Nov. 28, 1870. 2. Eddie Tredick b. Bristol, Penn. Sept. 20, 1874. 4. Jennie Frances b. Goffstown Oct. 10, 1846 ; d. unm. Union Village Dec. 25, 1869.
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CORNELIUS O'KEEFE cousin of Edward, (see below,) worked in Tannery 1876-7.
DAVID O'KEEFE JR. was in Tannery 1875.
EDWARD O'KEEFE son of Charles and Margaret (Katon) O'Keefe, was b. Co. Cork, Ireland Dec. 26, 1848; emigrated to America 1863; m. Oct. 22, 1870 Joanna Hope O'Keefe b. Northfield, Mass. Ap. 22, 1851, dau. of David and Ellen (Pigott) O'Keefe.
1. Charles b. Northfield, Mass. Dee. 10, 1871. 2. David b. Northfield, Mass. March 22, 1873 ; d. Keene Oct. 22, 1874. 3. Daniel Joseph b. Oet. 26, 1875.
TIMOTHY O'LEARY son of William and Hannah (Kent) O'Leary who emigrated to America in 1863, was b. Co. Cork, Ireland March 25, 1852; m. Dec. 25, 1871 Catherine Cruess b. Co. Dublin, Ireland 1849.
1. Alicia b. Keene Feb. 22, 1873.
2. William Joseph b. Keene Aug. 15, 1874; d. there Feb. 16, 1876.
CHARLES OSBORNE from Nelson, worked in Towne's Mill 1851; r. Peterboro'.
CHARLES OSGOOD b. unk. 1837; owned saw-mill 1860; rem. to Saxton's River, Vt.
JOHN B. OTIS b. unk. 1822; m. Mary C. - b. unk. 1819.
1. Abba O. b. 1848. 2. An inf. d. Feb. 9, 1850, æt. 2 months. And others.
HENRY PAGE m. 1st Sarah Frances Corey b. Ludlow, Vt. Ap. 1853, d. Sutton 1876, dau. of Joseph Russell and Mary Ann (Pierce) Corey; taxed here 1871-2. 1. Ida N. b. Jan. 8, 1872.
m. again and r. Manchester.
BENJAMIN PALMER on tax list 1820-2.
BENNETT PALMER a Christian preacher 1833-5.
JOSEPH PAQUIN a Frenchman known as Joe Palmer; on tax list 1875.
CHARLES PARKER m. Maryann Guillow (q. v.) taxed here 1841-2; r. Hinsdale. JUDSON PARKER in Factory 1851.
STEPHEN L. PARKER " finisher " in Factory 1851-2.
WILLIAM PARKER b. Lincolnshire, England Oct. 31, 1790; emigrated to Amer- ica 1833; d. Nashua Feb. 17, 1879; m. Aug. 24, 1819 Margaret Proctor b. Lincolnshire, England Oct. 13, 1799.
1. Joseph b. England Aug. 27, 1820; m. twice ; several ch.
2. William Thomas b. England Nov. 10, 1822; m. Sept. 1, 1846 Abbie Nurse Spalding b. Merrimac Dee. 15, 1817 ; r. Merrimae.
3. Jessie Ann b. England Jan. 26, 1824 ; m. 1st George Greenwood b. Nelson Aug. 29, 1821,
d. Nashua Ap. 10, 1858 ; one eh. ; m. 2d July 14, 1860 Dewey Fairbanks.
4. Caroline b. England Nov. 23, 1826 ; m. Aug. 12, 1841 William Nichols. 1. Henry C. (Nichols.) 2. W. Frank (Nichols) d.
5. Arthur Grant b. England Jan. 18, 1828 ; d. unk. Nov. 5, 1879; m. Levina Frost d. 1. Charles A.
6. Mary Jane b. England June 6, 1831 ; d. July 6, 1835.
7. John Henry b. Nov. 11, 1833; d. Feb. 20, 1835. 8. George Frederick b. June 28, 1836.
9. Edward b. March 25, 1837 ; m. Sept. 1, 1859 Aurissa D. Merrill b. Nashua Ap. 28, 1838; served eight months as 2d Lieut. 13th N. H. Reg't, Co. H. ; r. Uxbridge, Mass.
1. Caroline A. b. Nashua July 5, 1862. 2. Agnes C. b. Nashua July 12, 1869.
3. Edward M. b. Nashua Oct. 28, 1871; d. there Ap. 9, 1872.
10. Mary E. b. Stoddard May 3, 1842.
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PARKHURST
sometimes written Parkis. George Parkhurst of Boston took freeman's oath 1643; m. 2d 1651 Susanna dan. of Jolm Simson of Watertown, Mass. Name of his first wife is not known, by whom he had George and Phebe. George b. Watertown ? Mass. about 1618; d. there 1699; m. Dec. 16, 1613 Sary Browne, and had John, Daniel, and Sary. John b. Watertown, Mass. June 10, 1644 m. Abigail - and had JJohn, Abigail, Sary, Rachel, Elizabeth, Mary, George, Samuel, and Hannah. Dea. John b. Watertown, Mass. Feb. 26, 1671; in. Abigail, dau, of Dea. Jolm Morse and had John d. inf., John, Abigail, Lydia, Elizabeth, Josiah, Isaac, Mary, Jonas, and Jemima. He rem. to Weston, Mass. where he was chosen Dea. 1710. Josiah b. Watertown, Mass. July 9, 1706; m. Oct. 23, 1735 Sarah Carter and had Josiah, Nathan, Mary, Saralı, and Amos. Josiah b. Weston, Mass. March 8, 1737; d. Marlboro' 1832; m. Elizabeth Bigelow b. Framingham, Mass. 1736, d. there Jan. 22, 1816, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Robinson) Bigelow. Their ch. were Hannah, John, Aaron, Elizabeth, Ephraim, Lucy, Sally, Eunice, Molly, Lydia, and Josiah. Josiah b. Framingham, Mass. May 25, 1778; m. Ap. 2, 1801 Nancy Jones b. Framingham, Mass. Sept. 22, 1782, d. Troy ? Nov. 1842, dau. of Daniel and Lucy (Eanies) Jones. Among their ch. was Luke.
LUKE PARKHURST b. Gardner, Mass. 1810; d. Munsonville July 29, 1873; m. 1st Laurana F., dau. of Alba Priest of Vermont.
1. Daniel b. Troy ? 2 Josiah r. Troy.
3. Naney Melissa b. Swanzey Jan. 16, 1837; m. 1st Ap. 30, 1854 Amasa Albert Barron (q. v.); m. 2d Asa Bradford Nash (q .; v.). 4. Luther a twin ; r. Windsor, Vt.
5. Laura Ann b. Rindge May 10, 1841; m. 1st Alonzo W. Tupper ; m. 2d David Sawyer (q. v.); r. Alstead. 6. Luke r. Troy.
7. Jane m. Daniel Day ; r. Winehendon, Mass. 8. Elmina m. George Remington ; r. Mass. m. 2d Ap. 3, 1858 Mrs. Louisa Blood, b. Jaffrey 1821; r. Keene.
ROYAL PARKS on tax list 1852.
JOHN PARMENTER m. Eunice Chickering.
1. Rebeeea b. Oet. 29, 1812 ; d. Charlestown Mareh 10, 1858 ; m. Jan. 3, 1836 Jolin Hunt b. Charlestown Jan. 29, 1813, d. there Ap. 24, 1852, son of Roswell and Mary ( Willard) Hunt.
1. Martha Stevens (Hunt) b. Charlestown Oct. 20, 1836. 2. Frederick Hassam (Hunt) b. Charlestown Feb. 7, 1838. 3. George John (Hunt.) 4. Mary Willard (Hunt.)
GEORGE PEARSON taxed here 1836.
PEASE. Robert Pease son of Robert and Margaret, was born at Great Baddow, Essex Co. England about 1607; landed at Boston with his wife Marie April 1634; s. at Salem, Mass., where he d. 1644. His second son John b. England about 1630, d. Enfield, Conn. July 8, 1689; m. 1st Mary, dau. of Robert Goodell of Salem, Mass., and had five ch. The youngest was Jonathan b. Salem, Mass. Jan. 2, 1669; d. 1721 ; m. Oct. 11, 1692 Elizabeth Bootlı. They had eight ch. of whom the seventh was Pelatiah b. Enfield, Conn. 1709; d. there 1769 ; m. Dec. 16, 1736 Jemima Booth and had five ch., the oldest of whom was Pelatiah.
PELATIAH PEASE b. Enfield, Conn. 1737; d. Feb. 15, 1811; m. Oct. 19, 1766 Anna Parsons b. Mass. 1741, d. May 29, 1787, dau. of John Parsons of Springfield, Mass.
1. Anna b. June 15, 1768 ; d. Nov. 21, 1777. 2. Roxana b. May 3, 1770 ; m. Jared Love- land (q. v.). 3. Pelatiah b. July 19, 1772 ; d. unm. Canada.
4. Jonathan b. Aug. 2, 1774 ; d. Jan. 16, 1829 ; m. 1st Polly Russell b. unk. 1779, d. Nov. 16, 1808, dau. of William and Lucy (Goldsmith) Russell.
1. Oliver b. July 14, 1800; d. New Jersey, unm.
2. Justin b. Oct. 24, 1802; m. Nancy Knight b. Marlow Feb. 13, 1802; d. Marlboro' Nov. 21, 1878, dau. of Joseph and Nancy (Wilder) Knight. [She m. 2d Aug. 28, 1855 Jeremiah Herrick b. unk. Sept. 12, 1796, d. Marlboro' Jan. 9, 1877.] 1. Lucy Ann b. Chesterfield Dec. 22, 1825; d. Nashua Oct. 25, 1850; m. Nov. 1849 John Dakin of Concord, Mass. 3. Lucy b. June 9, 1805; d. unm. Nov. 18, 1820.
m. 2d Ap. 2, 1810 Anna Temple b. Marlboro' Aug. 25, 1777 ; d. Nelson Jan. 31, 1835, dau.
of Ebenezer and Olive (Gibbs) Temple.
5. Oliver b. Ang. 23, 1777 ; d. unm. June 1, 1799.
6. Obadiah b. Feb. 1, 1780 ; d. Ap. 30, 1825 ; m. Sept. 28, 1818 Mrs. Lucy (Turner) Sumner of Keene.
PECK. "Widow Lydia Peck " from Cumberland, R. I. was " warned out " of Marlboro' 1780, with her children Ichabod, Seth, Jeremiah, Joseph, Mary, and Lydia. Feb. 11, 1783 she was also " warned
out " of Keene.
ICHABOD PECK m. Oct. 18, 1781 Lydia Deane of Keene; s. in Swanzey, and afterwards r. Keene and Gilsum.
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1. Mary b. June 13, 1782. 2. Sarah b. Sept. 29, 1783.
3. Charles b. Jan. 14, 1786. 4. Lydia b. June 24, 1788.
DANIEL PECK probably from Lyme, Conn. m. Mehitabel
1. Bethuel b. June 19, 1788.
PETTS. Jonathan Petts s. at Stoddard and had Jonathan; David; Rebecca m. - Redman; Orinda . m. Josiah Shelden of Fitchburg, Mass .; Kezia B. m. S. W. Loveland (q. v.); Rhoda; Lucinda m. 1st James Bolster (q. v.), m. 2d John Cole (q. v.); and Roxana m. Boyd McClure of Stoddard.
JONATHAN PETTS d. Westminster, Mass. ; m. Eliza (Smith?) ; on tax list 1846.
1. Frank d. y. 2. Eliza Ann m. and r. Townsend, Mass. 3. Everett.
4. Aaron d. unm. 5. Rose m. 6. Martha d. um. 7. Charles d. unm.
David Petts son of Jonathan, was b. Stoddard Feb. 7, 1788; d. Nelson Feb. 16, 1867; m. Clara Parker b. Nelson July 14, 1793, d. there Aug. 8, 1871, dau. of Josiah and Eunice (Pierce) Parker. Their ch. were David Towne r. Marlow; Lyman P. ; Eunice Pierce m. Elias Sawyer of Clinton, Mass .; Lawrensa d. ch .; Lovisa Malvina m. Otis Harrington of Palmer, Mass .; Frederick Augustus r. Leominster, Mass .; George d. ch .; Lawrensa m. David S. Willard of Keene; Nancy d. ch .; Clarissa Sabrina m. Sylvester Blodgett of Keene; George Shepard r. Munsonville ; Albert Livingston r. Templeton, Mass .; and Lucy Orinda m. West Marston of Fitchburg, Mass.
LYMAN PARKER PETTS b. Weston, Vt. Nov. 11, 1813; d. Keene Nov. 6, 1879 ; m. Aug. 14, 1837 Nancy Mariah Seward (see Heaton,) d. Keene Jan. 23, 1877.
1. Henry Lyman b. Dec. 12, 1838 ; d. Aug. 12, 1839.
2. Emogene Amanda b. Dec. 23, 1840 ; d. Harrisville Jan. 7, 1874 ; m. July 4, 1858 Charles Harvey Nye b. Keene 1839, son of Apollos and Adaline (Kingsbury) Nye ; r. Harrisville. [He m. 2d Mrs. Hattie ( Willard) Nims widow of Lucius Nims of Roxbury, and has one son Lucius Nye.]
1. Charles Quincy (Nye) b. Keene Aug. 1, 1859.
3. Nancy Seward b. Sullivan Sept. 1, 1843 ; m. March 16, 1865 Dascomb Wright Baker b. Nelson Aug. 7. 1842, son of Thomas Jefferson and Lavina T. (Taft) Baker.
1. Lyman Irving (Baker) b. Keene Nov. 16, 1869; d. there Aug. 5, 1871.
4. Henry Lyman b. Sullivan March 23, 1845; r. Keene.
5. Julia Ann b. Sullivan Jan. 2, 1848 ; d. Keene Dec. 19, 1870 ; m. Dec. 19, 1870 Hiram Methuselah Greeley of Keene, r. Buffalo, N. Y.
6. Lovie Celeste b. Keene Ap. 25, 1850 ; m. June 27, 1875 Samuel Waldo Jones b. South Weymouth, Mass. 1849, son of Samuel and Clarissa (Keene) Jones.
7. Mary Ellen b. Keene March 10, 1852; m. Nov. 27, 1870 James A. Patterson b. London- derry, Vt. Dec. 12, 1844, son of Hiram and Lucy A. (Tenney) Patterson.
1. Freddie Lyman (Patterson) b. Keene June 11, 1875.
2. Daniel Hiram (Patterson) b. Winchendon, Mass. July 24, 1877.
8. Clarissa Maria b. Keene Aug. 12, 1854 ; d. there unm. March 27, 1871.
ASA PHILLIPS from Hubbardston, Mass. m. Sibyl Adams ; came from Roxbury to Gilsum about 1831; rem. to Peru, Vt. where he d.
1. Aurilla. 2. Asa d. in army ; m. - Bryant.
3. Huldah Augusta m. Clark Amos, son of Amos and Lucy (Brown) Crouch ; r. Swanzey. 1. Nellie (Crouch.)
4. Calvin r. Peru, Vt.
DANIEL PHILLIPS on Hammond place 1835.
JAMES PHILLIPS JR. whose grandfather emigrated from Ireland, was b. Walpole Jan. 8, 1787 ; d. Keene July 1827 ; m. 1809 Matilda Smith b. Hinsdale Aug. 4, 1787, d. June 2, 1876, dau. of Jedidiah and Deborah (Dunton) Smith.
1. Gilbert Millen b. Keene March 23, 1810; d. unm. Keene 1836 ?
2. Martha b. Keene Feb. 9, 1812; m. Lewis Bridge (q. v.).
3. Matilda b. Keene Jan. 23, 1814 ; m. 1st David Converse (q. v.); m. 2d Feb. 4, 1857 Caleb Spencer b. Westminster, Vt. Dec. 21, 1800, son of Ephraim and Charlotte (Codding) Spen- cer ; r. Keene.
4. Relief Temple b. Keene March 5, 1816 ; m. George Welch of Hinsdale ; r. Baldwinsville, Mass.
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1. James (Welch.) 2. Albert (Welch.) 3. John (Welch.) 4. Mary (Welch.) 5. Katie (Welch.)
5. Timothy Hall b. May 22, 1818 ; m. Aug. 29, 1843 Sarah Farnum (q. v.); r. Keene.
1. Mary Ann b. Langdon Aug. 17, 1844; m. Dec. 13, 1868 Henry Burt Graves b. Deerfield, Mass. Jan. 22, 1815; r. Westfield, Mass.
1. George Henry (Graves) h. Winchester June 9, 1870. 2. Clarence Burt (Graves) b. Orange, Mass. June 18, 1872; d. there Sept. 8, 1873. 3. John Freddie (Graves) b. Keene July 8, 1874.
2. Helen Maric b. Walpole Sept. 26, 1846; m. 1873 James Woodruff b. Bernardston, Mass. 1846; r. Monson, Mass.
1. Gertrude Lucia ( Woodruff) b. Bernardston, Mass. March 20, 1874.
3. John Henry b. Walpole Aug. 28, 1850. 4. George William b. Reading, Vt. March 10, 1852.
6. Franeis Nurse b. Keene May 22, 1820; in Nov. 30, 1843 Rosanna Converse (q. v.); r. Alstead.
1. Rosalie Florella b. Langdon July 22, 1849; m. Jan. 18, 1868 Truman R. Stinehour b. Highgate, Vt. 1842, son of George Nelson and Maria (Shelters) Stinehour; ten ch.
2. Emma Floretta b. Walpole June 30, 1850. 3. Frank Albert b. Alstead Ap. 22, 1855; r. Syracuse, N. Y. 4. James Gilbert b. Alstead Jan. 20, 1857; r. Keene.
7. Irene b. Keene Ap. 6, 1822 ; m. Edward Parker Johnson of North Brookfield, Mass .; r. Woreester, Mass.
1. John (Johnson.) 2. Edward (Johnson.) 3. William (Johnson.)
4. Charles (Johnson.) 5. David (Johnson.)
8. Frinda b. Keene Mareh 25, 1825 ; m. Danford Benson of Pelham, Mass. ; r. Lake Port, Mieh. ; six eh.
PICKERING. James Pickering rem. from Newington to Rochester where he d. His son John m. Lydia Butler and rem. to Dover. Among their ch. was James.
JAMES PICKERING b. Dover March 13, 1810; m. Dec. 7, 1834 Hannah Maria Dart (q. v.).
1. James Fisher b. Sept. 4, 1835 ; r. California.
2. Mary Elizabeth b. May 27, 1838 ; m. Dee. 15, 1859 Simon Whitney of Keene, d. Woreester, Mass. Ap. 8, 1877. ' 3. Lydia Ann b. Ap. 23, 1840 ; r. New York City.
4. Harriet Maria b. Aug. 13, 1842 ; d. Nov. 6, 1859.
5. Abigail Madora b. Oet. 9, 1844 ; m. July 29, 1867 Cushman B. Knowles of Corinna, Me. ; r. Woonsocket, R. I.
1. Maud (Knowles) b. Woonsocket, R. I. Ap. 29, 1874.
6. Mary Jane b. Marlow Mareh 4, 1847 ; m. Aug. 7, 1870 Frank Albert Priest, b. Chieago, Ill. ; r. New York.
7. John Quiney b. Dee. 10, 1849; m. Jan. 14, 1874 Lottie Adaline Morrison (q. v.) ; r. Holyoke, Mass.
1. Ina Lottie b. Alstead Sept. 7, 1874. 2. Leon Quincy b. Ap. 30, 1876.
8. Julietta b. Sept. 18, 1852; m. Ap. 10, 1872 Byron Stephen, son of Stephen Randall of Richmond.
VIMIS PIERCE of Scotch descent, was b. Keene 1815; d. there Sept. 3, 1843 ;
m. Ap. 3, 1839 Madelia Mundell b. Keene 1816, d. Brattleboro', Vt. May 17, 1880. 1. Joseph Warren b. Keene Mareh 18, 1835 ; m. Ap. 11, 1858 Cordelia Desdemonia Ingraham b. Newfane, Vt. May 5, 1839, dau. of Chester and Mary (Thayer) Ingraham ; served nine months in ninth N. H. Reg't, Co. I.
1. Charles Warren b. Brattleboro', Vt. Jan. 29, 1859. 2. Lizzie Madelia b. Brattleboro', Vt. June 2, 1860;
d. there July 1860. 3. Walter Sewall b. Keene Ap. 8, 1862; d. there Aug. 30, 1862.
4. Hattie Louisa b. Keene March 6, 1863. 5. Fred Ellsworth b. Keene June 3, 1864.
6. Sarah Elizabeth b. Jan. 16, 1866. 7. Elena Mary b. Sept. 8, 1867; d. Oct. 29, 1867.
8. Lucius Albert b. Guilford, Vt. Sept. 21, 1869; d. there Oct. 20, 1869.
9. Herbert Chester b. Brattleboro', Vt. May 21, 1871. 10. Louie Ernest b. Brattleboro', Vt. Oct. 20, 1873.
2. George Washington b. 1836; m. Sarah Ladd ; served in second Vt. Reg't through the war, and was wounded.
3. James Andrew b. N. Y. Sept. 3, 1841; m. Sept. 18, 1866 Mary A. Caton b. unk. June 14, 1847 ; r. Townshend, Vt.
1. James Howard b. March 17, 1868. 2. Mabel b. unk. Dec. 4, 1870.
3. Bertie C. b. unk. Sept. 26, 1875. 4. Frank H. b. Townshend, Vt. Oct. 5, 1878.
5. Eddie R. b. Townshend, Vt. March 23, 1880; d. there Aug. 12, 1880.
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JOHN PLETZNER son of Philip and - (Greene) Pletzner, was b. Sauerwitz in Upper Silesia May 16, 1826; m. 1st Gross Waldburga b. Neustadt, Upper Silesia March 19, 1831; d. Germany March 11, 1869; emigrated in 1875 and s. in Gilsum.
1. Agnes b. Neustadt July 30, 1854; m. William Fisher ; r. Harrisville.
2. Anna b. Neustadt Dec. 6, 1863.
m. 2d Johanna Jansky b. Wiese, Upper Silesia May 27, 1837.
3. John b. Neustadt July 4, 1873. 4. Charles b. Feb. 14, 1878 ; d. Ap. 21, 1879.
JULIUS PLETZNER bro. of the preceding, was b. Leopsich, Germany Nov. 4, 1833, and emigrated to this country 1867; m. May 16, 1870 Louisa Clark Sleeper b. Unity Jan. 6, 1840 dau. of Abner Chase and Lucy (Clark) Sleeper; came to Gilsum 1869; rem. to Marlow 1877.
. 1. Marion Leona b. Unity June 6, 1872. 2. Lucy Bell b. Nov. 14, 1875.
JAMES PLUMMER m. Abbie J. Blanchard; on tax list 1873-4.
1. Mattie J. b. Jay, N. Y. Feb. 11, 1864 ; m. George W. Russell (q. v.).
2. Fred J. b. Starksboro', Vt. Sept. 22, 1866. 3. Hattie J. b. Salisbury, Vt. March 6, 1869.
4. Guy b. Leicester, Vt. June 15, 1871. 5. Samuel b. Oct. 2, 1873 ; d. Aug. 24, 1874.
6. Rosa b. Leicester, Vt. Sept. 1879.
PLUMLEY. A family of this name r. Uxbridge, Mass. There were three brothers, Joseph; John m. Susannah -, and s. at Keene; Oliver; and a sister Sarah m. a Brigham of · Lempster, and perhaps others.
JOSEPH PLUMLEY b. Uxbridge, Mass. about 1754; d. May 1808; m. May 25, 1780 Rachel, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Kendrick) Cady of Alstead.
1. Rhoda b. Alstead Dec. 4, 1782; d. Winchester Jan. 4, 1864; m. Sept. 18, 1810 John Howard d. Winchester Aug. 22, 1857 æt. 72.
2. Israel Kendrick b. July 14, 1784; d. Delmar, Penn. Jan. 10, 1873 ; m. Nov. 17, 1808 Hannah Locke (q. v.), d. Delmar, Penn. Sept. 5, 1873.
1. Augustus b. Aug. 23, 1809; d. Stony Fork, Penn. Ap. 30, 1879. 2. Christopher b. Jan. 22, 1811; m. Ap. 1849 Cordelia Decker; r. Stony Fork, Penn. 3. Hannah b. May 5, 1812; d. Nov. 25, 1812.
4. Israel b. Alstead Feb. 6, 1814; m. Aug. 4, 1844 Mahala J. Lent.
5. Luman b. May 30, 1816; m. Jan. 19, 1846 Mary Ann dau. of Rev. Avery Kennedy of Troy, Penn .; r. Stony Fork, Penn .; a mechanic.
1. Mary Terressa b. Penn. March 29, 1847. 2. Daniel Luman b. Penn. June 30, 1850; m. Nettie dau. of John and Betsey (Butler) Dort; r. Shippen, Penn. 3. Avery Darius b. Penn. Sept. 8, 1852; r. Shippen, Penn. 4. Harlon Israel b. Penn. March 27, 1854. 5. Philura Julia b. Penn. Oct. 25, 1857.
6. Fowler Freddie b. Penn. June 27, 1861. 7. Georgie Alvah b. Penn. March 2, 1868.
6. Marilla b. March 6, 1818; d. Jan. 25, 1819.
7. Calvin L. b. May 29, 1819; m. Aug. 12, 1848 Catherine E. Ferris d. Cherokee, Kans. Feb. 10, 1880.
8. Sophronia b. Nov. 22, 1820; m. June 3, 1852 Albert D. Hall; r. Pleasantville, Penn.
9. Joseph b. Feb. 9, 1822; d. May 27, 1823.
10. Susannah b. Delmar, Penn. Feb. 29, 1824; m. Ap. 23, 1848 David Hall; r. Pleasantville, Penn.
11. Mary b. Delmar, Penn. Nov. 15, 1825; m. Sept. 23, 1846 Horace May ; r. Holt, Mich.
12. Hannah b. Delmar, Penn. May 20, 1827; m. Ap. 12, 1846 William G. Hall.
13. Joseph b. Delmar, Penn. June 17, 1829; d. there Nov. 9, 1830.
14. James Locke b. Delmar, Penn. Ap. 3, 1831; r. Stony Fork, Penn.
15. Rispa Minerva b. Delmar, Penn. Oct. 20, 1832; m. June 1, 1851 Lucius Sabins; r. Stony Fork, Penn. 3. Tabitha (since called Dorcas,) b. July 29, 1786 ; m. 1st Chester Coombs (q. v.); m. 2d 1857 Silas Ballou d. Swanzey 1875.
4. Caroline bapt. Aug. 12, 1798; r. Lawrence, Mass.
Peter Polley was of Welsh origin and rem. from Ashburnham, Mass. to Acworth, 1816;
POLLEY. m. Desire Flint. His father died in Charlestown No. 4 of wounds received from the Indians. He had nine children, of whom the fourth was Jacob.
JACOB POLLEY b. Ashburnham, Mass. 1790; d. Butler, Ill. March 1870; m. Lois Gibson b. Ashby, Mass. Aug. 23, 1791, d. Ap. 7, 1869, dau. of Bezaleel Gibson.
1. Jacob b. Alstead Dec. 22, 1817 ; m. Jan. 14, 1845 Marietta Emerson b. Swanzey Ap. 21, 1822, dau. of Ezra and Sally (Carter) Emerson.
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1. Trena Mahala b. Butler, Ill. July 28, 1855; m. Frank L. Minor (q. v.).
2. Angela Lucinda b. Butler, Ill. Ap. 23, 1859. 3. Arthur Russell (adopted) b. March 9, 1868.
2. Louisa b. Alstead July 10, 1819; m. 1st William Mansfield (q. v.) ; m. 2d Orlando Maek (q. v.). 3. Lueinda b. Alstead Nov. 8, 1821 ; d. unm. Chicopee, Mass. March 11, 1840.
4. Bezaleel b. Alstead about 1824; r. Butler, Ill. 5. Jane b. Alstead Sept. 9, 1828 ; d. Butler, Ill. May 1856; m. Nov. 3, 1852 Ezekiel Moore ; two ch.
6. Varnum b. May 14, 1833; m. May 26, 1859 Mary Elizabeth Houghton (q. v.).
1. Mary Jane b. Ap. 22, 1860. 2. Jesse Andrew b. Sept. 6, 1863; d. Sept. 30, 1863.
3. James Merton b. Nov. 12, 1865; d. March 11, 1872. 4. Walter Dennis b. July 31, 1867; d. Aug. 23, 1868. 5. Chester Douglas b. June 6, 1872.
POLZER. Franz Polzer Jr. m. Caroline Heriadin dau. of an officer in the Austrian army. Among their ch. were Robert, Joseph, Gustave, and Franz.
ROBERT POLZER b. Tapplowitz, Germany 1839; m. May 16, 1875 Viola Mary Goodhue b. Alstead March 21, 1843, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Moore) Good- hue.
JOSEPH POLZER b. Tapplowitz, Germany March 13, 1840; on tax list 1872-3; returned to Germany.
GUSTAVE POLZER b. Tapplowitz, Germany July 29, 1843; m. May 14, 1870 Laura A. Rawson (q. v.).
1. Franz Walter b. Jan. 22, 1873 ; d. Keene Aug. 3, 1874. 2. Vincenz Walter b. Nov. 15, 1876 ; d. Jan. 2, 1880. 3. Christina Clara b. Ap. 28, 1879 ; d. Dec. 24, 1879.
FRANZ POLZER b. Tapplowitz, Germany Jan. 11, 1849; taxed here 1872-6; r. Troy, N. Y.
ELEAZER M. POOR a tanner from Nelson 1839; went West.
PORTER Joel Porter b. Weymouth, Mass. June 16, 1755; d. Marlboro'? Sept. 1824; m. 1780 Lavina Woods b. Mass. 1757; rem. to Marlboro'. He was wounded in the ankle at Bunker Hill. They had Joel d. ch., David, Levina, James, Joel, Ezra, Noah, Joseph, Lucy, and Hannah.
DAVID PORTER b. Marlboro' Ap. 15, 1784; d. Aug. 24, 1867; m. March 20, 1809 Deborah Farrar b. Troy Ap. 13, 1787, d. July 15, 1870, dau. of John and Ruth (Davis) Farrar.
1. David b. Sullivan June 26, 1810 ; d. there July 24, 1810.
2. Joel b. Sullivan July 7, 1812 ; m. March 15, 1836 Clarissa Barney b. Acworth March 28, 1816, dau. of Dea. Levi and Clarissa (Bruce) Barney.
1. Joel Barney b. Alstead Jan. 11, 1837; d. unm. Acworth ? July 1862.
2. Clarissa Deborah b. Alstead Feb. 27, 1839; m. 1st May 2, 1856 William Frank Whitman b. unk. Oct. 6, 1833, killed near Fort Wagner Aug. 12, 1863, son of Abram and Rhoda B. Whitman. 1. Mary Viola (Whitman) b. Acworth Oct. 13, 1859.
m. 2d May 9, 1869 George Finley Reed b. Acworth Oct. 8, 1845, d. there June 20, 1874, son of Sylvester A. and Betsey (Wallace) Reed.
3. Abigail Sophia b. Alstead Feb. 27, 1841; d. unm. Acworth Ap. 1859.
4. Adreanah Louisa b. Alstead March 15, 1843; d. unm. Acworth Dec. 18, 1861.
5. Melinda A. b. Alstead Nov. 2, 1845; d. Acworth Aug. 1871; m. James Hammond Reed b. Acworth Ap. 1844, son of Sylvester A. and Betsey (Wallace) Reed.
1. Addie ( Reed) d. y. 2. Franklin Hammond (Reed) b. Acworth March 1868. 3. Linnie (Reed) b. Acworth July 7, 1870. 6. William Frederick b. Alstead Oct. 10, 1849; in. Jennie Dollie, dau. of Asa Ray of New London. 1. Ernest Lagona b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 1874. 2. Maud Lillian b. Boston, Mass. Feb. 1876.
7. Emma Elizabeth b. Acworth May 25, 1853; d. there unm. March 13, 1873.
3. William Farrar b. Sullivan May 3, 1814 ; d. there May 20, 1818.
4. Mary Farrar b. Sullivan Ap. 4, 1816 ; d. Springfield, Mass. Nov. 14, 1841 ; m. March 20, 1838 Alvah Wilber s. at Westmoreland.
1. George (Wilber); a merchant.
5. Sophia b. Sullivan Ap. 29, 1818 ; m. Dec. 5, 1837 Stephen Whittemore of Hancock ; two sons. 6. Irena b. Alstead Jan. 4, 1820 ; d. unm. Keene May 3, 1838.
7. Darius b. Alstead May 2, 1822 ; m. 1st Ap. 10, 1844 Mrs. Sarah (Bailey) Shelding b. Francestown 1811, d. Aeworth Jan. 16, 1858, dau. of Eli and Rhoda (Martin) Bailey.
1. George Henry b. Alstead Feb. 24, 1845; drowned there 1852.
2. Sarah Ellen b. Alstead Jan. 8, 1850; m. Roscoe Gates (q. v.).
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3. Walter Herbert b. Alstead Nov. 15, 1851; m. May 16, 1876 Harriet McIntire b. New York Ap. 3, 1838; r. Keene.
m. 2d July 10, 1859 Nancy Hurd (q. v.).
4. Wallace Marshall b. Ap. 16, 1863. 5. Ethel Maud b. July 17, 1865. 6. Kate Alice b. Nov. 1, 1868.
8. Albert b. Alstead Nov. 4, 1823 ; m. Oct. 24, 1847 Candis Turner of Alstead ; five ch. ; rem. to Janesville, Wisc. and m. again.
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