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Andrew and Sarah Worth (Carr) Crocker had two children: 1, Hannah born Oct. 16, 1831, unmarried, lived in Plainfield, N. J .; 2, Elizabeth born June 5, 1833, died Dec. 22, 1835.
Mary, youngest child and only daughter Edward Bass Crocker, born Haverhill, Apr. 9, 1817; married Dec. 25, 1839, Hiram, son of Dea. John Carr of Haverhill (Brier Hill). Three children. (See Carr.)
The youngest son of Andrew Savage Crocker, Frederick, born Isle of Orleans 1811; went south in 1842 and engaged in business. He married 1840 Hannah B. Dodge of
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Bath. They had a family of twelve children and their descendants are widely scattered. In 1859 went to northwestern Pennsylvania and engaged in the production of petroleum being one of the pioneers of this great industry, and meeting with great success. (See sketch, Bittinger's, pp. 321, 322.)
CROCKER
SAMUEL HOOKER CROCKER7 (Thomase, Josiah5, Benjamin4, William3, Joseph2, Dea. William1) born Apr. 23, 1819, at Pawlet, Vt., the son of Thomas and Mary (Hooker) Crocker of Barnstable, Mass. He died at Greenville, Bond County, Ill., Dec. 28, 1876, where for a number of years he was engaged in mercantile and milling business; was sheriff, county collector of taxes and postmaster. He was twice married, first in Illinois to Harriet Jane Ferguson by whom he had one daughter, Caroline, marrying Albert F. Kimball, town clerk of Haverhill. He married, second Dec. 20, 1859, Abiah Worth Morse, daughter of Isaac and Mary Kendall Morse, born Apr. 30, 1830, died at the home of her son in Cincinnati, O., Nov. 15, 1911. (See Morse.) Mrs. Crocker was a woman of rare excellence of character, educated at Haverhill Academy and Newbury seminary, and for a number of years previous to her marriage was a teacher in Benton, Warren, and Haverhill schools. Owing to the ill health of her father, and the death of his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Crocker came to Haverhill in 1865, and resided with him till after his death and the settlement of his estate, returning to Greenville, Ill., in 1872. While living in Haverhill he took an active part in town affairs, and served as selectman in 1871 and 1872. Politically he was an uncompromising Democrat, a man of sound business judg- ment, and integrity of character. Four children by second marriage:
1. HATTIE LORA b. Greenville; d. Jan. 2, 1862.
2. MAY b. Greenville July 2, 1863; d. Aug. 3, 1863.
3. FLAVIUS MORSE CROCKER b. Oct. 6, 1865, Hav .; B. S. Univ. Michigan 1889; civil engineer and architect. Resides Cincinnati, O.
4. HERBERT SAMUEL CROCKER b. Hav. June 20, 1867; B. S. Univ. Michigan 1889; m. Aug. 10, 1895, at Scranton, Pa., Mrs. Ermina Elizabeth (Wheeler) Perry, dau. of Frederick F. Wheeler of Norwalk, Conn. In 1895, civil engineer in charge of construction of bridges in Hamilton, Ont., consulting engineer. Resides Denver, Col.
CROOK
WILLIAM W. CROOK born Aug. 21, 1843, Haddam, Conn., son Chauncey W. and Sylvia Lucretia (Dowd) Crook; married Nov. 7, 1886, Nellie B., daughter Haran and Lydia (Martin) Wilmot of North Haverhill, born Jan. 5, 1866. Children:
1. STANLEY W. b. Oct. 13, 1887.
2. HAZEL A. b. May 22, 1892.
Mr. Crook is of an old Connecticut family. He enlisted in the summer of 1862 in the fifteenth Connecticut Volunteer and served through the war, his discharge being dated June 27, 1865. He lived in Guilford, Conn., and in Maine until he came to New Hampshire in 1879 and to North Haverhill in 1880, where he has since made his home. Was for many years a traveling salesman.
CROSS
WILLIAM CROSS was born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1742, and after his marriage to Abigail Ladd, sister of Judge Ezekiel Ladd, came to Haverhill in 1788. He was for many years the faithful and trusty sexton of the Ladd Street Meetinghouse, and was at all times punctual in ringing the 9 o'clock evening bell, the signal for putting out the candle lights and preparing for rest .*
* The Ladd Street Bell, page 14.
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"Mr. Cross was 60 years of age when I was brought to Haverhill, and for forty years thereafter he and I were almost constant companions. It was said and truly too that no one knew how to ring the bell like Deacon Cross, for it always knew his moods and responded to his touch like a stringed instrument under a master's hand. I loved the good old man and did my best for him."t
"Judge Ladd's house stood on the east side of the street, nearest to the church; Sam Ladd's on the Woodward place; Moody Ladd's opposite the Henry Bailey house; John Ladd's on the old Smith place; David Ladd's the place recently owned by Mr Williams; James Ladd's across the street from the William Cross house where lived the sister Abigail. Jonathan Ladd's was the old gristmill house, now owned by Mr. Lyman."
In the Haverhill Cemetery there is a lot containing four graves, the combined ages of three person buried there is about 295 years, and the fourth brings the number up to 371 years.
WILLIAM CROSS d. Hav., N. H., May 23, 1843, ae. 106_yrs., 7[mos.
ABIGAIL CROSS d. Hav. Apr. 30, 1841, ae. 97 yrs. Children:
R. W. JEREMY L. CROSS d. Jan. 26, 1866, ac. 76 yrs., 7 mos.
ELIZA CROSS d. Sept. 21, 1887, ae. 97 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days.
JEREMY L. CROSS was a man of more than ordinary ability, but of somewhat limited education, but was very prominent as a Free Mason, holding the highest position in that order. He was regarded as the best authority on the practical working of the system.
ELIZA CROSS was a woman of great strength of character, a zealous worker in the church, and at one time superintendent of the Sabbath school. She gave the first library for the use of the schools in Haverhill: one hundred books each to the school at Ladd Street, at the Corner, and at East Haverhill.
m. Prudence Cross to Ebenezer Rice, Mar. 24, 1774.
m. Uriah Cross to Mary Minchin, Mar. 20, 1777.
m. Molly Cross to Jacob Gideons, Feb. 16, 1792.
m. Polly Cross to Jacob Woodward, Mar. 5, 1795.
m. Ephraim Cross to Mehitable Corliss, Dec. 18, 1790.
m. Deborah Cross to Timothy Hutchins, Feb. 10, 1805.
m. Abigail L. Cross to Thomas Snell, Sept. 20, 1814.
CROUCH
EPHRAIM CROUCH died July 18, 1855, 75 years. Rebekah, wife of Ephraim Crouch, died Jan. 22, 1842, 42 years. Abigail, wife of Ephraim Crouch, died Oct. 7, 1851, 54 years.
CUMMINGS
ISAAC CUMMINGS1 born 1601; died May 1677. Came from Scotland to New England in 1627. Was in Ipswich, Mass., as early as 1639.
ISAAC CUMMINGS? (Isaac1) born 1633; married Nov. 27, 1659, Mary, daughter of Robert and Grace Andrews; lived in Ipswich; was selectman, constable, treasurer, tythingman, deacon of church 1686; died 1721. She died 1712. Ten children.
ISAAC CUMMINGS3 (Isaac2, Isaac1) born Topsfield, Mass., Sept. 15, 1664; married, first, Dec. 25, 1688, Alice, daughter Thomas and Alice (French) Howlett; second, Nov. 23, 1696, Frances Sherwin. He died Aug. 7, 1746. Seven children.
ISAAC CUMMINGS4 (Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) born Topsfield, Mass., baptized Aug. 24, 1692; married Mar. 8, 1716-7, Abigail, daughter Joseph and Prudence (Foster) Board- man. Lived in Ipswich, Mass. Six children.
+ Ladd Street Bell, page 13.
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ELISHA CUMMINGS5 (Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) born Topsfield, Mass., baptized Aug. 2, 1719; married, first, Nov. 22, 1744, Mary Andrews of Boxford, Mass .; second, July 30, 1776, Jemima -, widow of Caleb Marston of Bridgewater, N. H. Removed from Topsfield to Bridgewater about 1760. Served in three different companies in War of Revolution. Nine children-born in Bridgewater.
ELISHA CUMMINGS® (Elisha5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) born Sept. 20, 1754; married Elizabeth, daughter of Caleb and Jemima Marston, born 1759. Six children.
CALEB CUMMINGS7 (Elisha6, Elisha5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) born Apr. 28, 1796; married May 29, 1818, Susan Spaulding, born June 25, 1799; died 1867. He died in Holderness Nov. 20, 1859.
GEORGE S. CUMMINGS8 (Caleb7, Elisha®, Elisha5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) was fifth of the nine children of Caleb and Susan (Spaulding); born in New Hampton, July 7, 1830; married Apr. 16, 1852, Mariette Vinton. She died Oct. 1, 1865. Married second, Mary Harrington of Littleton Sept. 1867. She died Dec. 24, 1909. He was for a num- ber of years a railroad employee, residing in Ashland, Rumney and Woodsville. Leaving railroad employ, he engaged in the drug business in 1870 in Woodsville in partnership with Charles B. Drake, and a little later with Ezra B. Mann under the firm name of E. B. Mann & Co., erecting the building at the corner of Central and Court streets known as the Willoughby block. He erected for himself the fine modern residence on Central Street now owned by E. A. Sargent. He died Apr. 20, 1894, at his death the oldest resident of Woodsville. Children by first marriage:
1. GEORGE EDGAR9 b. Rumney Oct. 10, 1853.
2. CHARLES L.9 b. Woodsville Sept. 22, 1858.
3. WESLEY B.9 b. Sept. 9, 1865. d. Sept. 14, 1914.
By second marriage:
4. MARY H.9 b. July 13, 1873; m. Jan. 15, 1896, Robert Noble of Burlington, Vt .; one child: Guy C. Noble b. Burlington, Vt., Aug. 30, 1900. Lives in Burlington.
GEORGE EDGAR CUMMINGS9 (Geo. S.8, Caleb7, Elisha®, Elisha5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac?, Isaac1) born Rumney Oct. 10, 1853; came to Woodsville in March 1854; married Oct. 9, 1883, Elizabeth P., daughter of Edwin P. and Helen (Wells) Fisher, born Sept. 29, 1864. Entered railroad service at the age of 15, and has been connected with all branches of the operating department. Division superintendent of the White Mountain Divi- sion, Boston and Maine Railroad twenty-six years. President of the Mount Wash- ington Railway; director Pemigewasset Valley Railroad; director and superintendent Woodsville Aqueduct Co. and Wells River Bridge Co .; president Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank. On account of impaired health retired from active railroad work Nov. 1, 1918, after over fifty years continuous service. Resides in Woodsville. Is inter- ested in and promoter of welfare of the town. Republican, Protestant Episcopalian. One child:
HELEN MARIETTE10 b. July 2, 1886; grad. Wellesley, class 1908; m. July 5, 1911, Richard Brackett, s. of Henry and Caroline (Brackett) Merrill, b. Littleton Sept. 26, 1886, grad. Dartmouth, class 1908. He was in insurance business, Alhambra, Cal., till 1916, now bank cashier, Bellevue, Idaho. Two chil .: (1) Elizabeth C. b. Alhambra, Cal., Apr. 26, 1912; (2) John Cummings b. Alhambra Apr. 11, 1915.
2. CHARLES L. CUMMINGS9 (Geo. S.8, Caleb7, Elisha®, Elisha5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) born Woodsville Sept. 22, 1858; married Oct. 28, 1886, Jennie L., only daughter of Orville and Caroline (Blood) Moore. At the age of 15, he entered employ of the rail- road as locomotive fireman, and seven years later became an engineer, a position he still holds. Democrat, Protestant Episcopalian, and Odd Fellow. One child:
HAZEL C.10 b. Hav. Feb. 3, 1892; d. June 28, 1917.
STEPHEN HUSE CUMMINGS8 (Joseph7, Isaac6, Elisha5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) son of Joseph and Mary (Huse) Cummings, born Rumney, N. H., May 11, 1822.
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(Joseph7 born New Hampton July 6, 1781; Mary Huse born Sanbornton Aug. 3, 1787. They resided in New Hampton, then Rumney, later removed to Lisbon, where he died Feb. 10, 1864. She died Jan. 29, 1859.) He married Sept. 10, 1846, Maria T. Newcomb of Orford, where they resided several years; removed to Lisbon, where he was engaged in mercantile and manufacturing business; postmaster, town clerk, superintendent schools. Later removed to Haverhill, where he was register of deeds, selectman five years, and later register of probate. Democrat. His wife died in Lisbon Sept. 26, 1868. Mar- ried, second, Dec. 8, 1870, Salome, widow David Mitchell. He died in Medfield, Mass., Nov. 26, 1901. Four children:
SAMUEL OSCAR9 b. Orford, N. H., Apr. 27, 1848; m. Elizabeth H. Bryant, Enfield, N. H., Mar. 8, 1869; she d. Oct. 26, 1871; m., second, Sept. 9, 1876, Maria Fenn Eckley. Was a physician, M. D. Dartmouth; d. Valdostes, Ga., Feb. 17, 1883. Four chil., three living; resides in California.
2. JOSEPH EUGENE, 9 b. Orford, N. H., Dec. 1, 1852; m. June 20, 1878, Inez M. McCrea of Portage, Wis. He d. Portage Oct. 28, 1882. Widow resides Des Moines, Ia. Two chil., dau., reside Des Moines, Ia.
3. ADA MARIA9 b. Lisbon, N. H., Mar. 23, 1857; m. Geo. S. B. Worthen of Haverhill; child, Oscar J. Worthen b. June 9, 1885, in Haverhill. They reside in Brooklyn, N. Y.
4. GEORGE NEWCOMB b. Apr. 10, 1859, Lisbon; d. New York City Jan. 20, 1883; unm.
WILLIAM HUSE CUMMINGS8 (Joseph7, Isaac®, Elisha5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Isaac1) born New Hampton Jan. 1817; married Lisbon Aug. 3, 1843, Harriet Sprague Rand of Middletown, Conn. Was in trade at Haverhill Corner for a time in partnership with John L. Rix, but the store being destroyed by the big fire of 1848, removed to Lisbon, where he became a leading citizen. Member of the legislature in 1856 and 1883; state senator 1877 and 1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention of 1876; president of National Bank of Newbury, Vt., till his death July 15, 1891. His widow died Jan. 20. 1901. Three children born in Lisbon:
1. HARRIET S.9 b. Aug. 24, 1844; m. O. P. Newcomb; she d. Oct. 20, 1869.
2. WILLIAM EDWARD9 b. Mar. 12, 1846; d. unm. Mar. 1, 1867.
3. MARY RAND9 b. Aug. 14, 1858; unm .; lives in Lisbon.
CURRIER
RICHARD CURRIER was one of the first settlers of Enfield, a native of Southampton, Mass. His son, Chellis Currier, born in Enfield, married Susan, daughter of Richard Foster of Hanover, and was a well-to-do farmer in his native town. They were the parents of seven children; James A., George W., John, Sarah Eliza, Harriet E., Franklin P. and Lucy Ann.
FRANKLIN PETTINGIL, son of Chellis and Susan (Foster) Currier, born Enfield July 12, 1830; married Jan. 1, 1862, in Boston, Mass., Missouri E., daughter of David and Eliza Whitman, born St. Louis, Mo. He engaged in farming with his brother until the early sixties, when he came to Haverhill and entered into the tannery business with his brother, James A., who had already established himself at the Brook. When the tannery was destroyed by fire he purchased the farm, where he still (1915) resides, his residence being at the lower end of Main Street, at the Corner. Mr. and Mrs. Currier are attend- ants of the Congregational Church of which Mrs. Currier has been a long-time member, and he has served as selectman, and member of the School Board. In politics he is a Democrat. Three children :
1. NORMA C. b. July 3, 1863; m. Leslie F. Snow of Rochester.
2. SUSAN E. m. Leslie F. Snow of Rochester. Norma, her elder sister, was the second wife of Mr. Snow. There were two chil. by the first marriage, Conrad E. and Leslie F., both graduates of Dartmouth with high honors.
3. ANZOLETTE A. m. Timothy Blanchard; resides Watsonville, Cal.
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DAVIS
NATHAN B. DAVIS2, son of Jonathan Davis1 of Loudon, born 1798; married Abigail, daughter of Moses Batchelder; went to Coventry (Benton) about 1830, as a young man, and lived there, a farmer, till about 1857, when he came to Haverhill, purchasing a farm on the Limekiln road in School District No. 9, where he lived till his death in 1864 at the age of 66. She died in 1891 aged 89. His father, Jonathan, died Jan. 26, 1843, aged 69. Six children born in Loudon and Benton. 1, Darius K3; 2, Abel S. E. B.3; 3, Abigail S3; 4, Sally Ann H.3; 5, Abigail3; 6, Eveline B3.
DARIUS K. DAVIS3 (Nathan B.2, Jonathan1) born Loudon Nov. 7, 1825; married 1853 Susanna E., daughter of Daniel and Phebe (Eaton) Howe of Benton, born Benton 1833, died Woodsville 1903. He died Vermont Dec. 21, 1904. He came to Haverhill about 1865, and was engaged for many years in buying and selling general merchandise at East Haverhill, Warren Summit and Pike, and later in farming at Pike, until he retired to reside with his daughter in Woodsville. He was an active business man, enjoying the respect and esteem of his fellow townsmen. Republican, Universalist. One child:
ADDIE DARIAH4 b. Nov. 12, 1854; m. Dec. 14, 1882, Dr. O. D. Eastman. (See Eastman.)
DAVIS
ARTHUR E. DAVIS, son of Salmon W. and Lucy A. (Luther) Davis and grandson of Joseph E. and Polly (Kimball) Davis, was born June 6, 1859, on the farm cleared by his great-grandfather, John Davis, one of the pioneer settlers of Marshfield, Vt. He mar- ried, first, Feb. 24, 1892, Hattie T., daughter of Solon and Theodora (Hurlburt) Swift of Haverhill; second, Aug. 18, 1913, Mrs. Blanche S. Rinehart, daughter of Nelson S. and Lucinda French Handford of Haverhill. No children.
Mr. Davis after having been engaged in brick manufacture and the lumber business in Corinth and Groton, Vt., came to Woodsville, where has since resided, conducting a first class livery business. He is an active Republican. Has served for some twenty years as deputy sheriff, three terms as sheriff of Grafton County, and was selectman 1895, '96, '97.
DAVISON
ANDREW DAVISON born Feb. 29, 1825, in County Antrim, Ireland; came to Canada with his parents when less than a year old; was married Jan. 2, 1849, to Charlotte M., daughter of Ensign George and Corina (Durkee) Sager. Died July 12, 1900; his wife died Sept. 2, 1911. In his early days he learned the tailor's trade and later engaged in farming in Sutton, Que. Was captain of one of the companies in the 52d Battalion of Canadian Militia, and won a medal from taking part in the Fenian Raid in 1870. In 1892 he came to Woodsville, N. H., where he resided up to the time of his death in July 1900. Children all born in Sutton:
1. FANNIE EMELINE b. Oct. 17, 1849; m. James McNiel, Sutton, Que., Feb. 12, 1872; had one dau. Dora Emeline, b. Oct. 30, 1874, who m. Charles O. Smith of Woods- ville, has one child, Margurite Anna.
2. GEORGE A. b. Mar. 3, 1852; d. Feb. 23, 1888; m. Lizzie G., dau. of Langdon and Mary Bailey of N. Hav., May 16, 1877; came to Woodsville, entered employ of railroad, 1874, following that line of business up to time of his death, being station agent at that time. Treasurer of Woodsville Aqueduct Company, Odd Fellow, member and warden of St. Luke's (Episcopal) Church.
3. EDGAR b. Sept. 3, 1855; m. Nellie M. Willey of North Monroe Sept. 20, 1881; came to Woodsville Mar. 1876, entering the employ of railroad as ticket agent in 1885; appointed station agent at Lisbon, which he left on Oct. 30, 1912, to spend the winter with his s. in California. Was so taken with the country he decided to
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remain there and is now financial secretary of the city Y. M. C. A. in Los Angeles, Cal., the youngest dau. Olive, making her home with him. Had four chil., one s. and three dau .:
EARL B. b. Nov. 15, 1884; not m .; entered 322 Field Signal Battalion, American Expeditionary Force, Apr. 1918-1919, and is now in Los Angeles.
PEARL N. b. May 23, 1888; d. Aug. 1888.
MAUDE E. b. May 23, 1888; m. Earl Barrett Sept. 30, 1907, and have four chil., two s. and two dau .: Hulda P. b. Dec. 23, 1907; Hilda E. b. May 4, 1909; Earl Hall Jr. b. Mar. 19, 1915, and Lorenzo Edgar b. Aug. 19, 1917. OLIVE F. b. Sept. 1894; grad. from Los Angeles City Hospital 1917.
4. EDWARD b. Sept. 3, 1855; d. Nov. 2, 1880; m. to Minnie M. Carr June 9, 1879; came to Woodsville in 1874 and entered employ of railroad being locomotive fireman at time of his death. Member of St. Luke's (Episcopal) Church; had one son., b. after his death, Edward b. Mar. 10, 1881, d. May 2, 1883.
5. WILLIAM H. b. Feb. 1, 1859; d. Dec. 21, 1874, at Sutton.
6. CHARLES N. b. Aug. 25, 1861; m. Sept. 5, 1885, Lizzie M., dau. of John Lyons of Bath; came to Woodsville in 1880, entered employ of railroad as fireman and engineer; owing to poor health gave up railroading and for the past few years has been engaged in the grocery and bakery business. Is a Republican, Episcopalian, and Odd Fellow, Had five chil. b. in Woodsville: Lottie M. b. Sept. 1, 1888; m. Sept. 26, 1907, Walter G. Cotton; reside at Laconia, N. H .; have six chil. Floyd G. b. Dec. 2, 1891; m. May 1916 Florence M., dau. of Walter Burbeck of Woodsville; have two chil .: Harry C. b. Apr. 22, 1895, m. Oct. 26, 1917, Maude A. King; Anna M. b. June 3, 1901. Ruth M. b. Mar. 1904; d. May 27, 1907. 7. JOHN P. b. June 9, 1865; d. Oct. 5, 1865, Sutton.
8. LEWIS E. b. May 21, 1867; m. Sept. 10, 1890, Anna M., dau. of Henry F. and Luvia L. King of Wood sville; m., second, Oct. 16, 1907, Ella G., dau. of Sherman W. and Ruth Chadwick; came to Woodsville Feb. 1886 and entered employ of railroad as clerk at station, worked at all classes of station work and at present is station agent having spent 33 yrs. in the railroad service. Member of the New England Assn. of Railroad Veterans and Order of Railroad Station Agents. Republican and Episcopalian. Chil. all b. at Woodsville, one s. and one dau. by first marriage:
HAROLD K. b. Apr. 12, 1893; graduate of Woodsville High 1911, Dartmouth 1915, entered Harvard Law School 1915; went to Plattsburg Officers' Training School May 1917, commissioned second lieutenant Aug. 1917, sailed for France Sept. 6, second lieutenant company G, 101st Regiment American Expeditionary Force and given Croix de Guerre Mar. 6, 1918, for bravery and meritorious work in the front lines against the enemy; commissioned first lieutenant Aug. 13, 1918.
MILDRED K. b. July 6, 1894; d. Nov. 8, 1904, Woodsville.
Four dau. b. by second marriage :
KATHLEEN C. b. June 25, 1908.
CHARLOTTE E. b. Aug. 29, 1912.
ELIZABETH E. b. Apr. 30, 1914.
HARRIETT L. b. Dec. 10, 1916.
9. DE FOREST b. Sept. 6, 1869; m. Jennie M. Smith, May 7, 1892; one dau. Vivian C. b. Feb. 23, 1901; came to United States in 1887 working for railroad in station at Lisbon, afterwards taking up the train service, passenger conductor, on B. & M. R. R. since 1905; resides at 12 Montrose Street, Somerville, Mass.
DAY
DANIEL W. DAY,2 son of Ezekiel Day1, born Parsonfield, Me., Sept. 18, 1825; mar- ried Mar. 19, 1849, Hannah B., daughter of William Gould of Piermont. She was born Oct. 15, 1826. They lived in Haverhill, Warren and Piermont. Six children:
1. ZELINDA M.3 b. Piermont Dec. 1849; m. Robert Bagley of Hav. Two chil. Her- bert A.4 and Lula.4
2. ISAIAH A.3 b. Hav. 1852; d. July 18, 1913.
3. SIMON D.3 b. Piermont Jan. 1855; d. Mar. 1855.
4. EMMA3 b. Hav. 1856; m. Charles E. Mudgett of Piermont. She d. Jan. 1910.
5. JOSEPH R.3 b. Hav. 1860; m. Carrie Humphrey; lives in Hav. Two chil .: Guy G.", on railroad, m. dau. of Isaac Pike; Lilly4 m. Arthur Dow; lives in Hav.
6. PEABODY K.3 b. Jan. 20, 1866; lives in Hav.
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DEARBORN
SELWIN C. DEARBORN1 and Emma J. (Thurnbold).
KENSON E. DEARBORN2 (Selwin C.1) born Apr. 22, 1844, in Hill; married Mary J. Tibbetts, born Nov. 13, 1846, died Aug. 4, 1882; lived in Hill and Bristol. Lawyer. Children born in Bristol:
DAISY MARY3 b. Apr. 6, 1871; m. Merrill.
LEONA LAURA3 b. May 22, 1872; d. 1884.
GRACE MARION3 b. Apr. 1876; m. Bowen; d. 1908. SELWYN K.3
SELWYN K. DEARBORN3 (Kenson E.2, Selwin C.1) born Sept. 10, 1879, in Bristol; pre- pared for college at New Hampton; graduated Dartmouth 1901, Dartmouth Medical 1905; married, first, Sept. 1901, Eda F. Mann, daughter G. Henry Mann, born Jan. 1, 1879, died Woodsville Jan. 7, 1907; married, second, Oct. 29, 1910, Maude E. Johnson, born Apr. 1897. Is a member of all the medical societies, county, state, and American Medical. Is a Mason and Republican. Three children born in Woodsville:
MIRWAY4 b. Nov. 15, 1911. One day.
GRACE MARION4 b. Apr. 15, 1913. One day.
MAY LOUISA4 b. Oct. 19, 1914.
DEARTH
FRED P. DEARTH, son of Enoch C. and Hannah C. (Willey) Dearth and grandson of Asa and Elizabeth (Carr) Dearth, born Bath, Aug. 4, 1860; married May 19, 1886, Maude E., daughter Charles E. and Helen S. Rumsey of Wells River, Vt. (Enoch C. Dearth enlisted in 1862 in the Fifteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, but died at the age of 31 in New Orleans.) Mr. Dearth was a railroad employee for seven years, then in the bottling business for thirteen years, became postmaster at Woodsville in 1897, serving till 1913, is tax collector, is engaged in the insurance business, and has been selectman, and a member of the New Hampshire legislature. Resides in Woodsville. One child:
DOROTHY b. Jan. 26, 1895; educated at St. Mary's School, Concord.
DICKEY
DAVID DICKEY born Oct. 5, 1806, Epsom; died Lowell, Mass., Oct. 30, 1877; married Mar. 1849 Lois Leverett, daughter John and Lois Burnham Leverett Nelson of Haver- hill, born 1824. He graduated at Dartmouth, class of 1835, studied law, was admitted to the bar and came to Haverhill, where he practiced his profession for several years, but devoted himself more to outside matters, real estate and speculative enterprises. He spent his later years in Lowell, Mass., where he died. He had at one time large real estate holdings in Benton, and the farm at Glen Cliff adjoining the State Sanatorium is still known as the Dickey farm. Nine children:
1. EDWARD HUDSON b. Hav. 1851.
2. HELEN b. Hav. 1853; d. Mar. 27, 1904; m. 1875 Joseph Foster, paymaster, U. S. N., b. 1841. Four chil .: (1) Joseph Foster, b. 1880, Harvard; (2) Beatrice Foster b. 1882, d. 1900; (3) Dorothy Foster, b. 1886; d. 1900; (4) Isabel Foster b. 1892. 3. ISABEL MCCLARY b. 1854; d. 1890; m. 1879 Theodore Nye, b. 1845. Four chil .: (1) Annie Robie Nye b. 1881; (2) Stuart Nelson Nye b. 1884; (3) Kathleen Nye b. 1886; (4) Lois Leverett Nye b. 1889.
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