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1. Joseph Edwin b. Sullivan Nov. 18, 1830; d. Dublin Nov. 13, 1837.
2. Albert Bradley b. Dublin June 20, 1837; m. Hannah Bertholf Jenkins b. New Paltz, N. Y. May 20, 1833, dau. of Grimes and Rachel (Hardenbergh) Jenkins, a musician at Gardiner, N. Y.
3. William Henry b. Dublin July 20, 1840 ; d. there Oct. 19, 1843.
JOHN H. THURSTON m. Sept. 26, 1816 Susan Thomson both of Orange, Vt.
TINKER. Duren Tinker from Lyme, Conn. s. in Acworth 1802; m. 1st Polly Lanphier and had Richard and Betsey m. Rawson Angier; m. 2d Betsey Woodbury who had Mary d. y.,
Duren and Nancy. Richard m. Orphah Gale and had Mary m. Nathaniel Beane of Sutton, Vt .; Joanna m. Amos Pike of Stoddard; Willard B. ; Cordelia m. Albert Mack of Marlow; Betsey m. Richard Giffin of Marlow; Electa m. Reed Shedd of Stoddard; Richard went West; and Orphah m. George Reed of Littleton, Mass.
WILLARD BECKWITH TINKER b. Sutton, Vt. Dec. 8, 1827; m. Jan. 25, 1855
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Emily Ann George b. Acworth June 24, 1836, dau. of Charles and Louisa (Hay- ward) George.
1. Delphine Louisa b. Acworth Nov. 16, 1858 ; m. Daniel W. Newman (q. v.).
JAMES TISDALE son of James and Abigail (Freeman) Tisdale was b. Taunton, Mass. Nov. 1, 1799; d. Tonica, Ill. Feb. 28, 1863; m. Oct. 5, 1831 Margaretta Car- oline Tubbs of West Taunton, Mass.
1. James b. Guildhall. Vt. May 30, 1833 ; r. Austin, Kansas.
2. Eugene b. Guildhall, Vt. July 1, 1834 ; m. July 1, 1861 Amanda E. Storer of New Britain, Conn .; r. New Orleans, La.
3. Elizabeth b. Guildhall, Vt. Oct. 19, 1836; m. May 29, 1861 Charles Watson Beeman b. Preble, N. Y. Nov. 20, 1835, son of James and Sarah (Howard) Beeman ; r. Chicago, Ill.
1. Charles Howard (Beeman) b. Chicago, Ill. July 7, 1863.
2. Sarah Eugenie (Beeman) b. Chicago, Ill. Jan. 22, 1865.
CHARLES TITRAUX a Frenchman worked for Moses F. Wilcox 1855.
GEORGE HENRY TOWLE son of David and Eliza Ann, was b. New London Oct. 6, 1832; m. 1st May 7, 1857 Theoda Ware (q. v.) d. Newport Sept. 18, 1870; a farmer at Newport.
1. George Ware b. March 7, 1861. 2. Charles Herbert b. Newport Jan. 16, 1867.
m. 2d Oct. 26, 1871 Mary Abby Goward b. Claremont March 20, 1844, dau. of Ruel and Mary L. Goward.
3. Loren Delbert b. Newport March 25, 1874.
TOWNE Also written Town, Towns and Townes. Two bros. of this name s. at Ashfield, Conn. A dau. of one of them was executed at Salem, Mass. for witchcraft. All of this name in America are said to be their descendants. Israel Towne son of Israel and Grace (Gardner) Towne, m. Lydia Hop- kins; r. near the line between Amherst and Milford; rem. to Stoddard and had Israel, William, Gardner, Benja- min went to Canada, Andrew, Lydia d. y., Daniel, Hannah m. Ebenezer Bancroft of Tyngsboro', Mass., and Lemuel.
ANDREW TOWNE b. Amherst? July 11, 1769; d. Keene July 26, 1865; m. Dec. 7, 1802 Sally Spalding b. Stoddard Feb. 13, 1781, d. Keene Aug. 8, 1870, dau. of John and Joanna ( Warren) Spalding.
1. Anna b Marlow Jan. 27, 1803 ; d. unm. Milford Jan. 19, 1838.
2. Luke b. Marlow July 9, 1805; d. there unm. Dec. 17, 1847.
3. Sarah b. Marlow Jan. 4. 1808; d. Onondaga, N. Y. June 9, 1864; m. Samuel G. Barker. 1. Anna Towne (Barker) m. 1st Gardner T. Ring; in. 2d Charles H. Russell of Windsor.
1. Grace (Russell.) 2. Jessie (Russell. )
2. Cynthia Spalding (Barker) d. y. 3. Granville (Barker.) 4. Helen M. (Barker.)
4. Hannah b. Marlow Oct. 18, 1809; m. July 3, 1832 Stephen Carter Joslyn b. Stoddard June 1, 1807. son of Nathaniel and Susannah ( Buss) Joslyn
1. Stephen Carter (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Aug. 27, 1834; d. Sullivan May 28, 1868; m. May 1, 1861 Ellen, dau. of William P. Fox. 2. George Dexter (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Oct. 4, 1836; d. Marlow June 11, 1870; in. June 2, 1869 Melissa M. Smith of Alstead.
3. Joseph Gilman (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Aug. 22, 1838; m. June 22, 1870 Mary E. Thurston b. Ware, Mass. Jan. 8, 1847, d. Keene Oct. 8, 1872, dau. of Levi E. and Martha M. (Newton) Thurston.
4. Andrew Towne (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Ap. S, 1810; m. Jan. 27, 1870 Jennie M., dau. of Loren Messer; r. Marlow. 5. Luke Edward (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Ap. 25, 1842; m. Oct. 5, 1870 Julia A. Otis of Han- cock; r. Keene. 6. Susan Adelaide (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Aug. 27, 1845; d. there Oct. 7, 1851.
7. John M. (Joslyn) b. Stoddard Ap. 29, 1848; m. June 18, 1870 Mary M. Morse of Townsend, Mass .; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
1. George Morse (Joslyn) b. Fitchburg, Mass. Oct. 15, 1873.
8. Alva Nathaniel (Joslyn) b. Stoddard July 9, 1851; d. there Ap. 1, 1852. 9. Arthur Edgar (Joslyn) b. Stoddard March 1, 1853; m. Sept. 12, 1878 Ida M. Houghton of Bakersfield, Vt .; r. Marlow.
5. Eliza b. Marlow Jan. 22, 1812 ; d. there May 25, 1840 ; m. Sept. 1836 Gilman Jones b. Mar- low, son of John and Mary (Buss) Jones.
1. Adeliza (Jones) b. Marlow Jan. 3, 1838; m. Daniel R. Cole (q. v.).
6. Andrew Dexter b. Marlow Feb. 18, 1814; m. June 25, 1845 Eliza Ann Hyde b. Winchen- don, Mass. Dec. 12, 1820, d. Keene Dec. 7, 1870, dau. of Job and Eliza (Tolman) Hyde.
1. Sarah Elizabeth b. July 13, 1849; a teacher at Keene.
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7. Mary b. Marlow Aug. 31, 1816 ; a teacher for many years ; r. Marlow.
8. Chestina b. Marlow Nov. 30, 1818; d. there Jan. 9, 1871; m. Sept. 21, 1841 Gilman Jones (see 5 above) d. Keene Oct. 25, 1869.
1. Edward Lyman (Jones) b. Marlow June 19, 1842 ; in. Lydia, dau. of Samuel and Lucinda (Tubbs) Buss ; r. Marlow.
1. Bertha (Jones. ) 2. Guy (Jones. )
9. Cynthia Spalding b. Marlow Nov. 10, 1820 ; d. there March 2, 1822.
10. John Spalding b. Marlow Jan. 2, 1824 ; in. Jan. 2, 1855 Lucy S. Webster (q. v ); r. Keene. 1. Frederick Andrew b. Keene Oct. 10, 1859. 2. Emma Cynthia b. Keene Nov. 29, 1860.
3. Mary Ellen b. Keene Jan. 5, 1866. 4. Grace Isabel b. Keene April 2, 1875.
The father of Richard Towne r. Lyndeboro' and Greenfield, and rem. to Barre, Vt. where he d. Richard b. Greenfield, m. Abigail Tuttle who d. Washington Oct. 9, 1852, æt. 63. Among their ch. were Milan and Harvey. MILAN TOWNE b. Washington May 4, 1814; m. 1st 1842? Fanny Maria Tubbs d. Marlow Sept. 5, 1875; m. 2d Oct. 5, 1876 Mary Tubbs; r. Marlow.
HARVEY TOWNE bro. of preceding, was b. Washington Sept. 18, 1818; m. Sept. 16, 1845 Mary Osgood Seward b. Sullivan Dec. 9, 1822, dau. of Thomas and Sally (Dodge) Seward; r. Marlow.
1. George Harvey b. Stoddard Sept. 15, 1847 ; m. Aug. 25, 1872 Francina C. Bradford b. Marlow 1854, dau. of Curtis and Mrs. Lucinda (Hall) (Gillette) Bradford.
1. Emma Josephine b. Marlow July 8, 1873.
2. Blondin Milan b. Stoddard Aug. 19, 1859.
JOSEPH TOWNSEND son of Daniel and Ruth (Beaumont) Townsend, was b. Yorkshire, England March 12, 1789; emigrated to America in 1823; d. Saugus, Mass. May 8, 1859; m. 1801 Sarah Palmer b. Wilton, Wiltshire, England July 1790, d. Saugus, Mass. Aug. 21, 1854, dau. of James and Mary Palmer.
1. James b. Wilton, England June 9, 1802 ; m. June 12, 1826 Sarah Killham b. Manchester, Mass. Aug. 24, 1801, d. Marlboro' Dec. 23, 1875 ; a woolen manufacturer at Marlboro'.
1. Sarah Ann b. Framingham, Mass. Ap. 13, 1827; m. Sept. 15, 1853 Albert Aurelius Anthony b. Hancock 1825, d. there July 29, 1873, a harness maker.
1. Adella Orrissa (Anthony ) b. Hancock Aug. 11, 1854; m. Dec. 23, 1874 Elmon J. Gutterson, a tinsmith; r. Pepperell, Mass. 1. Edith Della (Gutterson) b. Milford Oct. 15, 1875. 2. Katie Evelyn (Gutterson) b. Milford Nov. 20, 1877.
3. Florence May (Gutterson) b. Pepperell, Mass. Jan. 30, 1880.
2. James Francis b. Troy, N. Y. Feb. 5, 1829; m. Ap. 3, 1856 Cynthia Elmina Baker b. Nelson Dec. 6, 1836; a woolen manufacturer.
1. Lizzie Baker b. Marlboro' Oct. 11, 1859.
3. Mary Jane b. Brookfield, Mass. Oct. 24, 1831.
4. Charlotte Elizabeth b. Andover, Mass. June 13, 1833; m. 1st Sept. 27, 1854 George Washington Buxton b. Munsonville Nov. 29, 1832, a tanner by trade, served in 2d Mass. Reg't, was wounded at Cedar Mountain, and d. Alexandria, Va. Sept. 29, 1861.
1. Clarence Elwood (Buxton) b. Lowell, Mass. Sept. 7, 1856; d. there March 3, 1857.
2. Frank Homer (Buxton) b. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 17, 1858. 3. Ida Florence (Buxton) b. Lowell, Mass. Aug. 23, 1860. m. 2d Jan. 1, 1867 John Adams Prince b. Fisherville, Conn. Aug. 12, 1827, a master carpenter.
4. Bertha May (Prince) b. Worcester, Mass. Sept. 7, 1869. 5. Nona Hannah (Prince) b. Worcester, Mass. May 6, 1875. 5. Daniel Killham b. North Dighton, Mass. Ap. 10, 1835.
6. Hannah Maria b. May 25, 1837; m. Sept. 5, 1867 Luke Knowlton, Jr. b. Dublin Sept. 5, 1830, served through the war in 2d N. H. Reg't, a pail manufacturer at Worcester, Mass. [By a former wife he had Maria Jane (Knowlton) b. Worcester, Mass. Oct. 12, 1861.]
1. Carrie Townsend (Knowlton) b. Marlboro' Aug. 12, 1878.
2. William Beaumont b. Wilton, England Oct. 21, 1803, d. Milton Nov. 27, 1847; m. 1832 Martha Holden of Boston. She r. Worcester, Mass.
3. Mary Ann b. Wilton, England Jan. 4, 1805; d. Dorchester, Mass. Jan. 1831; m. Thomas Shaw Heywood b. England, d. Rahway, N. J. 1832.
1. John Shaw (Heywood) b. Southbridge, Mass. Oct. 1829; m. 1st Abbie Horn of Charlestown, Mass. 1. Ada (Heywood) b. Saugus, Mass. March 1850; m. 1879; r. N. Y.
m. 2d Mary Ann Butler of Montour, Iowa and resides there.
4. Maria b. Wilton, England Ap. 21, 1806 ; m. George Learoyd (q. v.).
5. John b. Wilton, England Oct. 22, 1807 ; m. 1st Matilda Townsend, dau. of Thomas and Jane (Randall) Townsend.
1. Jane Randall m. Sullivan Atkins, and d. Northampton, Mass. 2. Caroline Charlotte r. Dorchester, Mass. 3. Henry m. Agnes Briley; r. Milton Mills. 4. Emma d. unm. Brookline, Mass. Dec. 1876. m. 2d Eliza Ann Townsend, sister of Matilda.
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5. William Beaumont b. Milton June 1850; d. unm. Brookline, Mass. March 12, 1878. 6. Frank. 7. Flora G. b. Milton July 1863; d. North Conway Aug. 8, 1880.
6. Charles Thomas b. Wilton. Eng. Jan. 10, 1810 ; m. Oct. 24, 1837 Elsea M. Bingham (q. v.). 1. Ellen Augusta b. July 30, 1838; m Jan. 11, 1860 John R. Miller b. Peterboro' Nov. 6, 1828, son of Jesse and Asenath (Barnes) Miller. He is a printer by trade, is P. M. and Justice of Peace at Peterboro'.
1. Arthur Herman (Miller) b. Peterboro' Jan. 5, 1863. 2. Harry Ernest (Miller) b. Peterboro' June 10, 1867.
2. Elsea Rebecca b. Nov. 10, 1839; r. Boston, Mass.
3. Charles Horace b. Andover, Mass. March 1, 1842; m. 1869 Josephine C. Fairbanks b. Peterboro' June 13, 1845, dau. of Ebenezer and Eleanor C. (Farnsworth) Fairbanks. He is a druggist at Peterboro'. 1. Willis Merrick b. Peterboro' Jan. 30, 1870. 2. Fred Charles b. Peterboro' Dec. 11, 1873. 3. Lewis Fairbanks b. Peterboro' Aug. 29, 1877; d. there Dec. 12, 1877.
4. Lemuel Bingham b. Marlboro' March 6, 1844; d. Andover, Mass. Ap. 1845. 5. Edward Pranker b. Ap. 28, 1846; a seaman, lost at sea March or April 1879.
6. Adelaide Maria b. Oct. 6, 1848; m. 1876 Horace Andrew Jordan, son of Horace Wheeler and Helen (Adams) Jordan of Me.
1. Horace Wheeler (Jordan) b. Peterboro' Dec. 31, 1876.
7. Frederick. 8. Alfred Belding b. May 6, 1853.
7. Ann b. Wilton, England Dec. 19, 1812; m. George Learoyd (q. v.).
8. Eliza Jane b. Barford, Wiltshire, England Feb. 2, 1814; r. Saugus, Mass.
9. Elizabeth b. Wilton, England March 16, 1816; r. Saugus, Mass.
10. Sarah b. Wilton, England Aug. 28, 1820; d. Saugus, Mass. Feb. 28, 1867 ; m. Joseph Whitehead, son of Ralph of Yorkshire, England.
1. Ralph Palmer (Whitehead) d. inf. 2. Ann Esther (Whitehead) d. inf.
3. Elizabeth (Whitehead) d. inf. 4. Ralph Seymour (Whitehead) b. Saugus, Mass. Aug. 8, 1857.
5. Joseph Townsend (Whitehead) d. inf.
11. Joseph b. Wilton, England Sept. 26, 1823; m. Jan. 6, 1850 Ruth Paul Wentworth b. Acton, Me. March 10, 1826, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah P. Wentworth ; r. East Wilton, Me.
1. Sarah Abbie b. Milton Mills March 9, 1851; d. there Sept. 23, 1863.
2. Alice Woadly b. Milton Mills May 9, 1852; d. there Aug. 28, 1852.
3. Addie Louisa b. Milton Mills June 2, 1854; m. Ang. 23, 1873 George H. Farnum b. Lowell, Mass. Aug. 23, 1843, son of Kimball and Abigail Farnum.
1. Albert Henry (Farnum.) 2. Mary Abbie (Farnum. ) 3. Wilfred (Farnum.)
4. Clara Eldora b. Milton Mills Oct. 28, 1856. 5. Ann Maria b. Milton Mills Jan. 29, 1858; d. there Sept. 25, 1863. 6. Ruth Etta b. Milton Mills July 9, 1859; m. July 9, 1879 Eddie Thomas Pitts b. New Port- land. Me. Aug. 23, 1853, son of Rev. Orin and Martha Pitts. 7. Joseph Edgar b. Milton Mills Sept. 9, 1862; d. there Oct. 18, 1863. 8. Charles Fred b. Milton Mills Jan. 12, 1865.
9. Abbie Delia b. Wilton, Me. Oct. 30, 1867. 10. Joseph b. Wilton, Me. Ang. 31, 1870; d. there Oct. 3, 1870. 11. John Clark b. Wilton, Me. Sept. 17, 1871.
NATHANIEL TRASK a blacksmith 1819-20.
ANANIAS TUBBS, son of Richard and Jane, was b. unk. about 1732; m. Hannah Hill of Swanzey.
1. Nehemiah went out chopping and was never heard from ; left a wife and two ch.
2. Anna b. Northfield, Vt. Sept. 15, 1780 ; m. Benjamin Thompson (q. v.).
3. Lizzie m. Lewis Hedges of Northfield, Vt. 4. Sally m. John Tucker, Tunbridge, Vt.
5. Patty m. Abijah Hedges of Northfield, Vt. 6. Julia m. Richard Hedges of Northfield, Vt.
7. William b. Sullivan ? about 1793 ; d. Northfield, Vt. June 4, 1850 ; m. 1st Eunice Carpen- ter (q. v.) d. Northfield, Vt. Ap. 2, 1835.
1. Fanny Maria b. Sept. 3, 1816; m. Milan Towne (q. v.). 2. Aaron. 3. Adelaide d. inf. 4. Joel.
5. Jane b. Northfield, Vt. March 13, 1825; m. Reuben Whitney of Winchendon, Mass .; d. Marlow; r. Upton, Mass.
1. Ellen (Whitney) m. Benjamin W. Eames of Stonebam, Mass. 2. Clement (Whitney) m. Ada Wheeler; r. Brattle- boro', Vt. 3. Anna ( Whitney) r Keene. 4. Mary Frances (Whitney ) m. George Fisher; r. Keene.
5. Christopher ( Whitney ) r. Holyoke, Mass. 6. Edward A. (Whitney) r. Worcester, Mass.
6. Anna d. inf. 7. Ann b. Northfield, Vt. 1827; d. Swanzey Aug. 5, 1850; m. David Thompson (q. v.).
8. Susan b. Northfield, Vt. 1831; d. South Wilbraham, Mass. Aug. 12, 1855; m. William Chafee.
9. George b. Northfield, Vt .; d. Keene Feb. 5, 1871; m. June 4, 1856 Lydia Thompson (q. v.). m. Dec. 23, 1878 George R. Keyes; r. Acton, Mass. 2. Ida
1. May Etta Estella ( b. Feb. 14. 1858; d. March 1, 1858.
10. William b. 1833; d. unm. Northfield, Vt. 1852.
11. Mary b. Northfield, Vt. Nov. 27, 1834; m. Milan Towne (q. v.).
8. Polly bapt. Sept. 27, 1795 ; m. John Chafee, r. Duxbury, Vt.
m. 2d Mrs. Lucy (Clark) Ainsworth.
9. Solomon m. Lucinda Ammidon, Northfield, Vt.
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TWINING. Two bros. of this name came from Ireland and settled on Cape Cod. One of them had a son Nathan Twining who rem, to Alstead, where he was accidentally drowned in a brook, at the age of 95. His wife's name was Sarah. The youngest of their four ch. was Jonathan.
JONATHAN TWINING b. Alstead Nov. 1790; d. Brattleboro', Vt. Ap. 1864; m. Jan. 1, 1817 Eliza Ann Fessenden b. Townsend, Mass. 1802, d. Greengarden, Ill. June 1872, dan. of John and Elizabeth Fessenden; rem. to Shrewsbury, Vt.
1. Hiram b. Townsend, Mass. June 9. 1819 ; m. 1847 Betsey Needham ; r. Greengarden, Ill. 1. Watson b. Greengarden, Ill. 1848. 2. Dana b. Greengarden, Ill. 1850. 3. Leonora b. Greengarden, III. 1856. 4. Jasper b. Greengarden, Ill. 1857. 5. Elizabeth Irena b. Greengarden, Ill. 1861.
2. Lueina Bingham b. May 20, 1821 ; m. Nov. 12, 1846 Oliver Woods b. Peterboro' Feb. 15, 1811, son of Nehemiah and Jerusha (Stevens) Woods ; r. Manchester.
3. Bemsley Lord b. Sept. 29, 1822; r. Shrewsbury. Vt. 4. Paschal Whitney b. July 25, 1825 ; d. unm. Shrewsbury, Vt. 1852. 5. Merinda Fessenden b. July 8, 1827 ; d. Shrews- bury, Vt. 1854 ; m. Samuel C. Hudson (q. v.).
6. Sarah Elizabeth b. Shrewsbury, Vt. Ap. 1, 1835 ; m. Nov. 11, 1862 Abel Spaulding; r. . Townsend, Mass.
1. Alice Merinda (Spaulding) b. Townsend ? Mass. Oct. 1865.
7. Elmira Fessenden b. Shrewsbury, Vt. May 12, 1837 ; m. 1855 Alpheus Smith ; r. Kansas. 1. Samuel Alden (Smith) b. Ill. ? 1858. 2. Clara (Smith) b. Ill. ? 1861.
ALMON B. TYLER m. Edna F. - - b. Stoddard 1849, d. March 24, 1871; lived on Blood place.
1. Lura B. b. Nov. 19, 1870.
GEORGE ARNOLD TYRREL son of Jabez Holt and Mary Bennett (Covey) Tyr- rel, was b. Dublin (now Harrisville) Sept. 3, 1840; m. June 25, 1872 August Caro- line Caldwell b. Bennington Nov. 17, 1842, dau. of James and Hannah (Pierce) Caldwell; Methodist preacher 1870-].
1. Nettie Florence b. Fitzwilliam May 27, 1875.
UPTON. This is one of the oldest of English family names, originating in Cornwall as far back as the Conquest. It was anciently spelled De Uppeton. The ancestor of all the Uptons in this coun- try was John b. Scotland about 1625-30. Tradition says that he was among the Scottish prisoners taken by Crom- well and sent over to America about 1652, and that his wife Eleanor Stuart was awaiting him on his arrival. He settled in what was then Salem, now Danvers, Mass. and had thirteen ch., of whom the oldest, John b. Danvers, Mass. about 1654; m. Dec. 14, 1680 Sarah Thompson d. Oct. 12, 1719, dau. of George Thompson. He r. North Reading, Mass. where he d. 1727. Of their ten ch. the fourth was Joseph b. North Reading, Mass. Sept. 8, 1687 ; m. Feb. 2, 1718 Abigail Gray, dau. of Samuel and Abigail Gray of Salem. The third of their eight ch. was Joseph b. North Reading, Mass. March 25, 1725; d. Tyngsboro', Mass. 1810; m. July 19, 1774 Mrs. Elizabeth Lovejoy of Andover, Mass. Of their five ch. the third was Jonathan b. North Reading, Mass. March 16, 1780; d. Dunstable, Mass. Aug. 16, 1839; m. Dec. 1, 1803 Nancy Whittemore b. Malden, Mass. Sept. 25, 1786; d. Nashua Sept. 10, 1851. Among their twelve ch. were Joseph and Peter.
JOSEPH UPTON b. Tyngsboro', Mass. Oct. 25, 1806; m. Feb. 16, 1830 Martha Ann Jones b. Salem Oct. 3, 1805; r. Clarksburg, C. W.
1. Joseph b. Lowell, Mass. March 21, 1831 ; m. March 25, 1850 Emily Burton of Munsville,
N. Y. ; a woolen manufacturer in Newmarket, Can.
1. Martha Ann b. Vernon, N. Y. July 4, 1851. 2. Josephine b. Munsville, N. Y. Sept. 15, 1853.
3. Enima Jane b. Munsville, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1855. 4. Joseph b. Newmarket, Can. Aug. 8, 1858. 5. Cyrus b. Newmarket, Can. June 17, 1867.
2. Andrew b. Ap. 23, 1833 ; d. May 6, 1833.
3. Martha Ann b. Lowell, Mass. Jan. 1, 1838; d. there June 15, 1839.
4. Mary Jane b. Watertown, N. Y. Aug. 9, 1840 ; d. Berlin, C. W. Feb. 2, 1864; m. Silas Haverly, a woolen manufacturer of Owen's Sound, C. W.
1. Martha Adelaide (Haverly) b. Clarksburg, C. W. Oct. 8, 1862.
5. George b. Watertown, N. Y. Dee. 17, 1842; m. Emma Proctor, dau. of Jonas and Emma Proctor of Pickering, Can. ; a woolen manufacturer at Nieholston, Can.
1. George b. Caledonia, Can. July 11, 1865. 2. Cyrus b. Nicholston, Can. Ap. 25, 1866. 3. Adah Jane b. Nicholston, Can. Dec. 18, 1868.
6. Horace b. Whitestown, N. Y. Ap. 28, 1845; d. there June 28, 1845.
7. Nancy Abigail b. Munsville, N. Y. May 30, 1852.
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PETER UPTON, bro. of the preceding, was b. Tyngsboro', Mass. Oct. 1, 1817; m. June 28, 1853 Sarah Miller Duncan b. East Jaffrey July 8, 1833, dau. of Hiram and Emeline (Cutter) Duncan.
1. Mary Adelaide b. East Jaffrey Nov. 4, 1856. 2. Hiram Duncan b. East Jaffrey May 5, 1859. 3. Alice Whittemore b. East Jaffrey July 5, 1863.
DANIEL WADE, son of David (d. unk. 1818) and Chloe (Drake) Wade, was b. Easton, Mass. Ap. 15, 1795; d. Webster, Mass. July 10, 1869; m. Oct. 15, 1816 Dimmis Blish (q. v.) d. Webster, Mass. May 19, 1865.
1. Harriet Newell b. Walpole, Mass. Jan. 28, 1818; d. Fitchburg, Mass. July 18, 1880 ; m. May 23, 1833 Samuel White b. Marlboro' Dec. 23, 1803, son of Enoch and Hannah (Haile) White.
1. Charles Hale (White) b. Marlboro' July 3, 1834; m. July 12, 1872 Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Alfred and Martha (Johnson) Wheeler of Newburyport, Mass .; served three months in 1st N. H. Reg't, and after- wards as a musician in 3d N. H., and 47th Mass. Regiments; has traveled extensively as a musician ; a machinist by trade at Boston, Mass.
1. Charles Henry (White ) b. Boston, Mass. June 28, 1875.
2. Daniel Allen (White) b. Marlboro' Aug. 12, 1836; m. June 20, 1861 Ellen Hastings b. Berlin, Mass. June 9, 1841, dau. of Capt. C. S. and Cordelia (Bigelow) Hastings; is a merchant at Clinton, Mass. He and his family are accomplished musicians, frequently giving concerts, vocal and instrumental.
1. Christopher Sawyer (White) b. Berlin, Mass. Aug. 13, 1863. 2. Lelia Lincoln (White) b. Clinton, Mass. Dec. 1, 1865. 3. Charles Leslie (White) b. Clinton, Mass. Ap. 12, 1868. 4. Cordelia Harriet (White) b. Clinton, Mass. Sept. 20, 1873. 5. Peregrine ( White) b. Bolton, Mass. July 20, 1875.
2. Elmira Adams b. Stoughton. Mass. March 21, 1820; r. Webster, Mass. 3. Laura b. Feb. 6, 1822 ; d. unm. Webster, Mass. Sept. 14, 1880. 4. Lovisa b. May 15, 1823; d. unm. Wal- tham, Mass. Dec. 5, 1840. 5. Daniel b. Jan. 28, 1825 ; d. Fitchburg, Mass. July 30, 1836.
6. Orrin b. Marlboro' Oct. 25, 1827; m. 1st Rebecca Arnold; no ch .; m. 2d March 1852 Mahala A. Taft ; a machinist at Whitinsville, Mass .; eight ch.
7. Charles b. Marlboro' July 14, 1831 ; m. 1st Alma Phipps, two ch., both d., m. 2d Minnie Currier of Hartford, Conn. ; two ch. ; r. Webster, Mass.
8. Oliver Prescott b. Marlboro' Nov. 21, 1833; d. Webster, Mass. March 18, 1866 ; m. Sept. 1856 Ann Emerson ; one son.
HENRY W. WAKEFIELD from Unity; in Factory 1847; d. Claremont.
NATHANIEL WAKEFIELD taxed here 1798.
EDWARD WALDO on tax list 1798-1801.
WALDRON.
George Waldron a half-breed Indian from Plymouth, Mass. was one of the first
settlers in Dighton, Mass. His son Billings m. Polly Briggs, and among their ch. was Perry H.
PERRY HARDEN WALDRON b. Dighton, Mass. Sept. 28, 1819; d. Stoddard June 27, 1879; m. 1st Feb. 17, 1840 Susan Ellis Harlow b. Middleboro', Mass. Nov. 28, 1819, d. Dec. 12, 1861, dau. of Capt. Otis and Delia (Ellis) Harlow.
1. Rebecca Otis b. Dighton, Mass. Feb. 22, 1841; m. Hiram N. Davis (q. v.).
2. Albert Harden b. Dighton, Mass. Jan. 7, 1843; m. 1st Mrs. Alfoncie (Bates) Lawton (q. v.) d. Ap. 23, 1866 ; m. 2d Sept. 9, 1866 Mrs. Fanny M. (Howard) Nash (q. v.) ; r. Stoddard.
1. Nellie. 2. Alice. 3 and 4. Harry and Homer, twins. 5. Susan Rebecca.
3. George Emmons b. Dighton, Mass. Dec. 7, 1844 ; m. Nov. 1, 1865 Mary Elizabeth Peck b. Taunton, Mass. Jan. 2, 1840.
1. Ernest Leslie b. Aug. 9, 1866. 2. George b. Munsonville Jan. 18, 1876.
4. Susan Ellis b. Dighton, Mass. Feb. 6, 1847 ; m. Andrew Nash (q. v.) ; r. Walpole.
5. Charles Henry b. Dighton, Mass. June 17, 1851 ; d. there June 26, 1852.
6. Lovina O. b. Dighton, Mass. May 29, 1853 ; d. there Ap. 14, 1854.
7. Nathan Perry b. Stoddard Oct. 24, 1859.
m. 2d March 9, 1863 Mrs. Lovina M. (Howard) Jefts (q. v.).
MICHAEL WALL b. Co. Cork, Ireland 1847, m. 1876 Mary Foley b. Waterford,
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GILSUM.
Ireland 1817, dau. of John and Bridget (Collins) Foley. He came over in 1872 and she in 1873; came to Gilsum 1877; rem. to Boston, Mass. 1878.
ISAAC WALLIS b. unk. 1803; d. Aug. 31, 1841; m. 1832 Susannah Hutchinson (q. v.) d. unk. Dec. 13, 1864.
1. Harriet b. Colebrook ; m. and r. in Vermont.
SETH WARD b. Yorkshire, England 1830; d. Cambridgeport, Vt. Sept. 1878; m. Hester A. Douglas b. Philadelphia, Penn. 1836.
1. Frederick b. Alstead 1856. 2. William b. 1859. 3. Minnie b. Ludlow, Vt.
4. Charlotte b. Ludlow, Vt. 5. Gertrude b. Ludlow, Vt. 6. A dau. b. Vt.
WILLIAM WARD, bro. of preceding, was b. Yorkshire, England 1831; m. Alice, dau. of Edwin and Sarah (Smith) Chadwick.
1. Leonard Warren b. Ballston, N. Y. 1862. 2. Winthrop b. Ashuelot 1866.
GEORGE WARDWELL from Sullivan worked in Chair Factory 1856.
WARE. Eleazar Ware supposed to be of Franklin, Mass. d. July 23, 1750. His wife Mary d. Aug. 2, 1768. Their son Eleazar b. Nov. 11, 1701; d. July 8, 1751; m. May 20, 1735 " Hannah Man, the dafter of Thomas and Hannah Man." She was b. March 3, 1711. They had Jesse, Hannah, Jerusha, Billey, Ziba, Eli, and Abiel " a dafter." Ziba was b. Dec. 13, 1744: m. 1st Jan. 4, 1770 Kezia Day b. March 9, 1745, " dafter" of Israel and Maria Day. He removed from Franklin, Mass. to Winchester in 1769, where his children were born. They had Zenas, father of Dea. Jonathan of Swanzey; Joel; " Bette; " Ziba; Kezia m. Rufus Reed of Swanzey; John; "Jacop" m. Sarah Hamblett; Joseph; and " Abagil." He m. 2d Dec. 27, 1792 Sara Stevenson b. Oakham, Mass. March 10, 1745, " dafter of John and Susaner Stevenson." His will in 1819 also mentions a daughter Hannah not found in the Family Bible.
ZIBA WARE b. Winchester Aug. 19, 1775; m. Oct. 15, 1801 Rachel Dart (q. v.) ; a blacksmith; rem. to New York.
1. Lyman b. Feb. 22, 1803.
MOSES WARE d. Keene, N. Y. Aug. 23, 1812; m. 1768 Betsey Puffer. He rem. from Wrentham, Mass. to Swanzey and afterwards to Gilsum.
1. Elijah b. Swanzey ? March 9, 1769; d. June 27, 1847; m. 1st Sept. 4, 1792 Anna Hath- horn (q. v.) d. July 10, 1808.
1. Nancy b. Aug. 25, 1794; m. Capt. True Webster (q. v.).
2. Hannah b. Nov. 4, 1797; m. Chilion Mack (q. v.).
3. Elijah b. Nov. 1, 1799; d. Winhall, Vt .; m. 1st June 19, 1823 Patty Malvina Webster (q. v.) d. Ap. 1, 1825; m. 2d Dec. 29, 1825 Mrs. Sevia (Dustin) Tenney. (See Dustin.)
1. Sevia Olivia Ann b. Aug. 20, 1828; m. - Williams; r. East Greenwich, N. Y. ; three ch.
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