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2. BETSEY b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 12, 1768; m. Hav. 1786 Jabez, s. of Jabez and Deborah (Knowlton) Bigelow of Newbury, Vt. She d. Ryegate, Vt., Oct. 10, 1848; he d. Dec. 31, 1851. Of their family of eleven chil., John Bigelow was a farmer in Ryegate, and prominent in town affairs. He was a teacher in penman- ship, a captain in militia and town representative in 1869.
MANN
SAMUEL MANN1 born in England in 1773; came to America, settled in Landaff; married 1804 Mary, daughter of Peter Howe of that town, born 1780; died Benton Nov. 15, 1866. He died Benton July 19, 1842. In politics he was Federalist and Whig, in his religious belief Universalist, had little confidence in majorities, and could usually be found lining up with minorities. They came to Coventry (Benton) previous to 1835, and settled on the farm later owned by his son, George W., and which is now in the family, the home of his great granddaughter, Mrs. Tyler. He was interested in the militia and held commis- sion as major. Eight sons all born in Landaff:
1. AMos C.2 b. 1805; lived in Boston, later in Benton.
2. MOODY2 b. 1807.
3. JESSE2 b. 1809; m. Frances Catherine Butters; lived in Charlestown, Mass., and in Bath.
4. PETER2 b. 1811; lived in Boston and Portland, Me.
5. SAMUEL A.2 b. 1814.
6. JAMES A.2 b. 1816; lived in Newbury, Vt., and Woburn, Mass.
7. EDWARD F.2 b. 1818; d. in Benton Sept. 7, 1842.
8. GEORGE W.2 b. 1821; lived and d. in Benton.
MOODY MANN2 (Samuel1) born 1804; married Sarah, daughter James Austin; farmer, lived in School District No. 10. Was an ardent Democrat; in religious belief a Univer- salist. He died Apr. 29, 1881, aged 74 years, 6 months; she died Dec. 13, 1387, aged 77 years, 1 month. Having no children of their own they adopted Sarah W., daughter of Jesse Mann, brother of Moody, born June 9, 1853. She married James L. Eastman
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(see Eastman) and lived at Ladd Street. Their two sons, Frank J. and Leon, were drowned in Connecticut River July 1, 1906. He died May 30, 1910.
SAMUEL A. MANN2 (Samuel1) born Landaff 1814. Like his brothers, Amos C., Moody, Jesse, and Peter, he left home for Boston soon after attaining his majority, but his stay was more prolonged than theirs for he soon disappeared and nothing was heard from him for nearly twenty years, when in the early fifties he returned home having been long regarded by his family as dead. During his absence he had served in the regular army, was bearer of despatches for Gen. Taylor during the war with Mexico, and later went overland to California with the early forty-niners. When he returned he found his old sweetheart, Sally Bailey of Newbury, Vt., granddaughter of Gen Jacob Bailey, waiting for him. They married and settled on a small farm next to Benton line known as the Hinkley farm, and later removed to Benton purchasing the farm later owned by their nephew, Orman L. Mann. They had no children, but took into their home almost immediately after their marriage the twin baby boys of their brother, George W., whose mother had died before they were two years old. He died Oct. 26, 1873; she died Oct. 1895.
GEORGE W. MANN2 (Samuel1) born Landaff Feb. 20, 1821; married, first, Apr. 13, 1843, Susan M., daughter William and Mary (Noyes) Whitcher of Benton, born May 20, 1825, died Oct. 6, 1854; married, second, Mar. 4, 1855, Sarah T., daughter of Gad Bisbee of Haverhill, born Haverhill Jan. 6, 1826; died Aug. 5, 1905. He died Jan. 6, 1901. He always lived in Benton, and combined the business of carpenter and builder with that of farmer, but had large real estate interests in Woodsville. Was Universalist, Democrat, prominent in town affairs in Benton, filled at different times all the various town offices, was six times a member of the New Hampshire legislature, of the Constitu- tional Convention of 1876, and served for several years as a member of the State Board of Agriculture. Five children by first marriage, five by second, all born in Benton; of these, several with their families have resided in Haverhill:
1. EZRA BARTLETT3 b. Nov. 2, 1843.
2. EDWARD FOSTER3 b. Sept. 7, 1845.
3. GEORGE HENRY3 b. Feb. 19, 1848.
4. OSMAN CHANDER3 b. Dec. 18, 1852; d. Benton Oct. 20, 1870.
5. ORMAN LEANDER3 b. Dec. 18, 1852; m. Dec. 25, 1873, Ella Haywood of Hav.
By second marriage:
6. MELVIN JEVIOUS3 b. Mar. 8, 1856.
7. HOSEA BALLOU3 b. May 27, 1858; m. Oct. 6, 1886, Ida Emma Ladd; resides Little- ton.
8. SUSAN M.3 b. Jan. 3, 1861; unm .; resides Laconia.
9. MINNIE SARAH3 b. Dec. 4, 1863; m. Mar. 7, 1887, William Sims Nutter; resides in Woodsville.
10. MOSES BISBEE3 b. June 20, 1865; m. Feb. 25, 1892, Minnie G. Scott of Malden, Mass .; resides Malden; custom officer. One son, two daughters.
HORACE F. MANN3 (Jesse2, Samuel1)born Bath; married Caroline Green June 13, 1863; came to Woodsville to live in 1878; in employ of the railroad till his health failed a few years before his death, which occurred at Enosburg Falls, Vt., Dec. 12, 1911. She died Woodsville June 2, 1901. Six children born in Bath and Woodsville:
1. ELLEN F.4 b. Bath Feb. 8, 1864; d. May 1885.
2. ALICE E.4 b. May 2, 1866; m. June 4, 1894, Edgar F. Houston; lives Enosburg Falls, Vt.
3. LENA F.4 b. Oct 5, 1874; m. Mar. 20, 1895, Gilman P. Blake of Woodsville; d. Dec. 29, 1897.
4. CLARENCE H.4 b. Mar. 29, 1877; m. Ivah Griffen.
5. MARY E.4 b. Woodsville Oct. 4, 1879; d. July 27, 1881.
6. ORVILLE H.4 b. Woodsville Mar. 16, 1883; m. Dec. 6, 1908, Freda Mary Hall; rail- road employee, lives in Woodsville.
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EZRA B. MANN3 (George W .? , Samuel1) born Nov. 2, 1843; married Jan. 7, 1868, Sarah Ellen, daughter George W. and Sarah Glazier Bisbee of Haverhill, born Aug. 8, 1844. Has lived in Woodsville since marriage. Railroad employee 1863-72. In business since; large owner real estate; president Woodsville Aqueduct Co .; president Woodsville Opera Building Association; trustee Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, was president for several years; selectman; representative in legislature; Odd Fellow, Elk, Mason, K. T., member Raymond Consistory Scottish Rite, member N. H. Society G. A. R., and of Amoskeag Veterans; Democrat; Universalist. Five children all born in Woodsville:
1. GEORGE EDWARD4 b. May 7, 1874; m. Mar. 4, 1910, Margaret S. Ward, b. Chatham, N. B., 1880; superintendent of Aqueduct and Electric Light Co. Democrat, Episcopalian. Is a Knight Templar and member of other fraternal organizations. Resides in Woodsville.
2. IRA WHITCHER4.
3. HARRY BINGHAM4 b. Apr. 22, 1880; m. Nov. 20, 1908, Lulu B., daughter Louie and Mary Cheney, b. Newbury, Vt., 1886. Locomotive engineer in employ of B. & M. R. R. Democrat, Mason. Resides in Woodsville.
4. LUVIA ELLEN4 b. Apr. 1, 1883; graduate Woodsville High School and Emerson School of Oratory, Boston; is instructor in elocution, and has an enviable reputation on the platform as reader and impersonator; m. June 4, 1919, Almore Dexter Mank, b. Dec. 7, 1868, Waldoboro, Me. Passenger conductor, B. & M. R. R.
5. HENRY CARBEE4 b. July 21, 1886; graduate of Woodsville High and of Clark Uni- versity, Worcester, Mass., class of 1907. Democrat. Employed in division engineer's office, B. & M. R. R.
EDWARD F. MANN3 (George W.2, Samuel1) born Sept. 7, 1845; married Providence, R. I., Jan. 10, 1881, Elvah G., daughter Chase and Sarah (Royce) Whitcher, born Benton Nov. 19, 1850, died Nov. 5, 1896. He died Concord Aug. 19, 1892; she died Concord Feb. 10, 1910. One child: Marian born Feb. 13, 1882, died Nov. 5, 1896.
Mr. Mann entered the employ of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad in the passenger service in 1865, and at the time of his death was general superintendent of the Concord and Montreal System with office in Concord. He had served as baggage master, conducter, train despatcher with office at Concord, assistant superintendent, residing during this service in Woodsville, returning to Concord where after the consoli- dation of the Boston, Concord and Montreal with the Concord, he became general super- intendent. Was a member of the Masonic order, K. T .; attendant on services of the Episcopal Church; a Democrat in politics, standing high in councils of his party; mem- ber of the House of Representatives from Benton in 1871 and 1872; twice a member of the Senate from the North Country District; the candidate of his party for Congress in 1888, and only defeated by a narrow plurality in a district strongly Republican. Though a resident of Haverhill for a comparatively brief time, he was for years actively identified with the interests of the town.
GEORGE HENRY MANN3 (George W.2, Samuel1) born Feb. 19, 1848; married Jan. 26, 1874, Elnora, daughter of David and Myra Clifford Gove, born Wentworth Dec. 9, 1850. He died July 31, 1913.
George Henry Mann entered the employ of the Boston, Concord and Montreal rail- road in 1869, and continued in its service as freight, cattle train, and passenger train conductor for a period of thirty-two years, when he left in 1901 to become a partner with his son, Fred H., in the business of a general store under the firm name of Mann & Mann in which he continued till his death. He was a Democrat in politics, a radical in his religious belief. He represented Haverhill in the legislature of 1885, being elected after a prolonged contest, while there was no election for the other representative to which the town was entitled. After his marriage he lived in Woodsville. Seven children all born in Woodsville:
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1. LUNA ARDELLE4 b. Oct. 22, 1874; d. Oct. 22, 1875.
2. FRED HENRY4 b. July 6, 1876; m. June 16, 1900, Daisy M., dau. of Frank and Laura Richardson Colby, b. Lunenburg, Vt., Dec. 5, 1881. Clerk for Howe & Gordon, and travelling salesman till 1901 when he went into the business of general store. Since the death of his father in grocery store under the name of F. H. Mann Co. Democrat.
3. EDA FRANCES4 b. Jan. 1, 1879; d. Mar. 9, 1907; m. Sept. 4, 1901, Dr. Selwyn K. Dearborn. (See Dearborn.)
4. ADA MYRA4 b. Dec. 25, 1881. Successful teacher in public schools.
5. HARLEY ELMER4 b. Oct. 21, 1883.
6. SCOTT WHITCHER4 b. Dec. 9, 1885; graduate Woodsville High School and Dartmouth College, class of 1908; m. June 30, 1912, Mary Ella, dau. James H. and Drusilla (McLean) Mitchell of Bath, b. June 28, 1885, teacher in Woodsville schools. Train despatcher till 1914; clerk in National Bank of Newbury; resides in Woodsville.
7. IDA4 b. Jan. 15, 1894; graduate Woodsville High and State Normal School at Ply- mouth in 1916. Teaching in public schools of Ashland.
MELVIN J. MANN3 (George W.2, Samuel1) born Benton Mar. 8, 1856; married Jan. 31, 1883, Mary E. Merrill. In employ of Boston, Concord and Montreal and Boston and Maine railroad since 1877, is at present one of the oldest passenger conductors in the service. Democrat; Methodist; Mason; resides in Woodsville. One child (adopted):
MAUDE E. b. 1887; m. Dec. 2, 1909, Konrad Sidelinger, born Germany 1882; railroad employee. Two chil .: (1) Mary Georgia b. Dec. 3, 1911; d. Dec. 22, 1911; (2) Resides in Woodsville.
IRA WHITCHER MANN4 (Ezra B.3, George W.2, Samuel1) born Jan. 8, 1877; married Jan. 8, 1901, Josephine, daughter of Frank E. and Nellie E. (Kibbie) Thayer, born Manchester July 5, 1879. Pharmacist; partner with his father in firm E. B. Mann & Co. Democrat, Episcopalian. Resides in Woodsville. Four children all born in Woodsville:
1. MARGARET BURNS5 b. Oct. 22, 1901.
2. LUVIA JEANETTE5 b. Apr. 30, 1905.
3. FRANCES WHITCHER5 b. Jan. 12, 1913.
4. EZRA BARTLETT5 b. July 28, 1914.
HARLEY E. MANN4 (George Henry3, George W.2, Samuel1) born Oct. 21, 1883; married Oct. 9, 1905, Martha Alvina, daughter William and Sarah (Smalley) Hardy, born Hav- erhill Dec. 25, 1885; graduate of Woodsville High and spent two years at Dartmouth. Train despatcher at Woodsville. Progressive Democrat. Three children:
1. MATTIE LOUISE5 b. Sept. 9, 1907.
2. EDNA HARDY5 b. June 6, 1909.
3. MARION UNA5 b. Feb. 7, 1912.
MANSON
ALEXANDER MANSON1 and Mary Ann (Martin) Manson came to Haverhill from Kit- tery, Me., about 1834; lived East Haverhill. He died Feb. 3, 1878, aged 71; she died May 23, 1854, aged 45. Six children:
1. ALEXANDER MANSON2 (Alexander1) b. Kittery, Me., 1834; came to Hav. same year with his parents; m., 1st, Harriet Cilley of Nottingham; 2d, Mrs. Huldah Bigelow of Newbury, Vt .; 3d, - - Shepardson. Blacksmith at E. Hav. Three chil. b. Hav., by first marriage: (1) Nellie J.3 b. 1860, m. Will White of Hampton, d. Exeter 1903; (2) Anna L.3 b. 1864, d. Exeter 1908. By second marriage: (3) Adella3 b. 1865, m. Sept. 29, 1884, Edward E., s. of Simeon and Lavina Shepards on of Newbury, Vt.
2. ELIZABETH A.2 b. Hav. Apr. 7, 1836; m. Apr. 8, 1858, George, s. of John Kimball of Hav. Went to Black River Falls, Wis. Two dau. b. in Wisconsin: (1) Harriet; (2) Lydia.
3. MARY BAILEY2 b. Hav. Apr. 3, 1839; m. M. P. Boswell. (See Boswell.)
4. PHEBE2 b. Hav. Apr. 1841; m. Geo. Carmen; lived in Wisconsin.
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5. CHARLES W.2 b. Hav. May 17, 1848; m. Jan. 25, 1873, Bell, dau. Valentine Morse, b. July 28, 1850, d. Apr. 1, 1895. He d. Dec. 1892. Three chil .: (1) Willis C.3 b. Mar. 1, 1874, d. Sept. 24, 1886; (2) George K.3 b. Apr. 15, 1876, lives in Boston; (3) Maude E.3 b. Apr. 17, 1878, d. May 4, 1902.
6. LUCY FROST2 m. James Boswell Jan. 14, 1864; lives in Wisconsin. (See Boswell.) Three chil. b. Wis .: (1) John P.3; (2) Ruby3 m. George E. Green, Minneapolis, Minn .; (3) Gladys3 m. John Hoschild, Castlewood, S. D.
MARSTON
CAPT. WILLIAM MARSTON1 born Yorkshire, England, 1622; came with his father to Salem, Mass., 1634; to Hampton 1638, where he lived till his death Jan. 22, 1703; mar- ried, first, Rebecca Paige, Oct. 15, 1652; second, Mrs. Ann Philbrick about 1675, widow of James Philbrick. Eight children.
CAPT. SAMUEL MARSTON2 (William1) born Hampton July 8, 1661; married Sarah Sanborn. He died Hampton Nov. 8, 1723. Eleven children.
OBADIAH MARSTON3 (Samuel2, William1), youngest child, born Hampton Sept. 28, 1810; married 1734 Elizabeth -; lived Hampton till 1765; went to Deerfield. Ten children.
SAMUEL J. MARSTON4 (Obadiah3, Samuel?, William1), fourth child, born Hampton Jan. 2, 1741; married 1766 Rhoda Edgerley; went to Deerfield 1765; to Coventry 1780. Ten children.
DAVID MARSTON5 (Samuel J.4, Obadiah3, Samuel2, William1), fifth son seventh child, born Coventry Sept. 1780; married Susannah Bronson of Connecticut. Lived in Cov- entry till late in life when he removed to Haverhill; died Jan. 27, 1860. She died Apr. 24, 1868, aged 90. Three children born Coventry (now Benton):
1. MEHITABLE® b. Nov. 27, 1808; m. Walter P. Flanders of Hav. (See Flanders.)
2. Lucy6 b. Sept. 7, 1811; m. John Bacon.
3. WILLIAM COOLIDGE® b. July 28, 1815.
JONATHAN MARSTON5 (Samuel J.4, Obadiah3, Samuel2, William1) born Coventry June 20, 1782; married 1807-08 Phebe Howe of Landaff; lived in Coventry till 1859, when he went to Camden, N. Y., with his son, Jonathan H .; died Sept. 6, 1859. Four children born Coventry:
1. ORRIN® b. Jan. 15, 1809; m. Mary Torsey. Of their five chil. two s., Stephen T.7 and William7, made their homes in Hav. Stephen T. lived in Woodsville; twice m .; no chil .; d. May 5, 1912, at home of his brother, William, who lives in what was formerly the toll house, Hav. and Newbury bridge. He has no chil.
2. BARTLETT6 b. Apr. 28, 1816.
3. JONATHAN HALER b. July 1, 1818; went to Camden, N. Y., and d. there.
4. PHEBE® b. Mar. 7, 1823; m. Gilbert P. Wright. (See Wright.)
WILLIAM C. MARSTON6 (David5, Samuel J.4, Obadiah3, Samuel2, William1) born Cov- entry July 28, 1815; married Feb. 20, 1838, Lucy S. Frary of Bath; settled in North Haverhill. Farmer; Democrat; selectman in 1875-76. He died May 10, 1879; she died
1. ELLEN M.7 b. Oct. 4, 1838; m. Walter B. Davis.
2. MOODY C.7 b. Aug. 10, 1840.
3. ROSELTHE7 b. June 2, 1845; m. John M. Getchell. (See Getchell.)
4. MARY ELLA7 b. Dec. 25, 1852; m. Edward D. Brainard.
BARTLETT MARSTON6 (Jonathan5, Samuel J.4, Obadiah3, Samuel?, William1) born Coventry Apr. 28, 1816; married Mar. 26, 1839, Anna S., daughter Richard Brown. Lived in Benton till about 1870 when he removed to Woodsville where he lived till his death, Dec. 12, 1903. Democrat; Baptist. Eleven children all born Benton:
1. LAURA A.7 b. June 20, 1840; m. George Wilson. (See Wilson.)
2. WESLEY B.7 b. Oct. 21, 1841; d. unm.
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3. SARAH L.7 b. May 18, 1844; d. Oct. 16, 1863.
4. GEORGE W.7 b. Aug. 14, 1846; d. Mar. 14, 1849.
5. RHODA J.7 b. June 26, 1848; m. C. C. Hildreth of Lisbon.
6. HENRY G.7 b. Mar. 27, 1851.
7. ELVAH S.7 b. May 3, 1853; m. A. A. Clement.
8. LUCY M.7 b. Apr. 7, 1855; m. George Sargent.
9. HOSEA M.7 b. Feb. 2, 1858; d. Mar. 24, 1858.
10. MAY B.7 b. Mar. 6, 1860; d. Oct. 27, 1864.
11. LUVIA E.7 b. Apr. 3, 1863; m. Feb. 26, 1884, C. W. Sawyer. (See Sawyer.)
HENRY G. MARSTON7 (Bartlett6, Jonathan5, Samuel J.4, Obadiah3, Samuel2, William1) born Mar. 27, 1851; married Mar. 27, 1893, Jennie A., daughter Hiram D. Sawyer. Came to Haverhill with his father; farmer; retired about 1912. Democrat; Methodist; trustee and treasurer of the board. She died Apr. 17, 1915; he died Jan. 27, 1918. One child, Sadie9, born Haverhill; married Harry Kent.
MOODY C. MARSTON7 (William C.6, David5, Samuel J.4, Obadiah3, Samuel2, William1) born North Haverhill Aug. 10, 1840; married Dec. 24, 1863, Clara A., daughter John White, Wells River, Vt. Enlisted 1862 Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment Volunteers; severely wounded. Retired farmer; Democrat; Methodist. Lives in Woodsville. One child, John, born Apr. 21, 1869.
McCLARY
JOHN MCCLARY born Newburyport, Mass., June 12, 1792; married, first, in 1819, Rebecca Dodge of Lisbon, born Ipswich, Mass., June 10, 1795, died Bristol Mar. 8, 1828; married, second, Nov. 30, 1830, Hannah Dodge, sister of his first wife; she died Haverhill July 23, 1867. He died Haverhill Sept. 24, 1868. Children of John and Rebecca Dodge McClary:
1. ELLEN DODGE b. Apr. 5, 1820; m. Apr. 5, 1842, Silvester Reding. (See Reding.)
2. JULIA MINOT b. Mar. 18, 1823; d. unm. Jan. 16, 1864.
3. CAROLINE b. Bristol, d. Sept. 2, 1826, aged 17 mos.
Col. John McClary went to Lisbon before reaching his majority and at the breaking out of the War of 1812 enlisted for one year, and later enlisted for the war; was sergeant- major of the Forty-fifth Regiment of Volunteers, was a brave and efficient soldier. He went from Lisbon to Bristol and engaged in the tannery business with Nathaniel S. Berry. Came to Haverhill about 1832, and entered into a five year partnership with the Bell Bros., who were extensively engaged in the tanning business at the Brook. Before the expiration of that time he was elected register of deeds for Grafton County and held the office for five consecutive years. He took an active part in town affairs, served as selectman and town clerk, and represented Haverhill in the legislature in 1836 and 1837. He was colonel of the Thirteenth Regiment New Hampshire Militia. He was of Scotch ancestry, connected with the McClarys who settled in Epsom before the Revolution. His grandfather, Maj. Andrew McClary, was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Few men of his day enjoyed more the esteem of his fellow townsmen. He was endowed with large native intelligence, was public spirited, and served with usefulness his day and generation.
MEADER-MEDER
In 1653 the name of JOHN MEADER is found among the settlers of Essex County, Mas- sachusetts Bay, and in that same year he obtained, in partnership with William Sheffield, a grant of land lying on the neck between Oyster River and Royall's Cove in what is now the town of Durham, the remainder being acquired by him in 1660 by purchase from Valentine Hill. He erected here a garrison house-one of the fourteen on Oyster River-for protection against the Indians. At the time of the Indian attack in 1694 nearly all of these houses were burned, that of John Meader included, but he rebuilt the
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next year, and for several generations the property remained in the hands of the Meader family, many of whom were Quakers. The name has been sometimes spelled "Meder," but by far the larger number of the descendants of John have used the spelling "Meader." Elisha, sixth in descent from John of Durham, settled in Haverhill, and had numerous descendants. Descent is as follows:
JOHN MEADER1 born England about 1630; came to America before 1653; married Abigail Tuttle before 1660. Five children born in Durham.
NATHANIEL2 (John1), youngest son, born June 14, 1671; married about 1690 Eleanor Hall. Killed by Indians in their attack on Durham, Apr. 25, 1704. Five children born Durham.
DANIEL3 (Nathaniel2, John1) born Nov. 3, 1698; married June 6, 1727, Elizabeth, daugh- ter Francis and Hannah (Jenkins) Allen of Kittery, Me. Eight children born in Dur- ham. He was a Quaker.
JOSEPH4 (Daniel3, Nathaniel2, John1) born Mar. 26, 1741; twice married; second mar- riage June 24, 1767, Abigail, daughter William and Abigail (Varney) Frye of Kittery, Me .; died Dec. 15, 1784. Six children born Durham.
PAUL5 (Joseph4, Daniel3, Nathaniel2, John1) born 1758; married Nov. 2, 1787, Deborah, daughter of George and Mary (Penhallow) Knight of Portsmouth, born 1767, died 1853. He died Nov. 8, 1835. During the War of the Revolution his father's family removed to Lee. After his marriage he lived for twelve years in Barnstead, later for a time in Rum- ney, and later still settled in Warren in the northwestern part of the town, near a pond which still bears his name. He was killed by the giving way of a pile of logs, while engaged in logging near Meader Pond, his son, Elisha, being with him at the time, but unable to render any assistance. Eight children: Elisha, Lydia, Eunice, George, Abby, Moses Avery, Mary, Abigail.
ELISHA MEADER6 (Paul5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Nathaniel2, John1) born Barnstead (?) Feb. 23, 1788; died Haverhill Mar. 2, 1877. He married, first, Susan, daughter Dea. Joseph and Betsey (Marston) Smith of Meredith, born Aug. 19, 1790, died Sept. 28, 1831; second, Mrs. Abigail Webster, maiden name Foss, born 1802, died Haverhill May 15, 1867. Before his marriage he served in the War of 1812 at Lake Champlain. He lived for a time in Haverhill, Ladd Street, after his first marriage, but returned to Warren where he lived till after his second marriage, when he removed to Bath remaining there two years, thence for another two years to a farm at the foot of Black Mountain in Benton and about 1838 came to Haverhill where he lived till his death. He lived at first on the road leading from the County road to the Swiftwater and Benton road, then carried on the farm which his son, Paul, had purchased on Colby Hill, till the marriage of the latter, when he purchased a farm on the County road between the Russell Wright and Moody Mann farms, where he lived until he went with his wife to live with his son, Webster, on the Pond road on what was known as the Reed Bacon place. Politically he was a Jeffersonian Democrat. His life was that of a pioneer, one of strenuous toil and hardship in his early days. He came of sturdy stock and justified in his life his ancestry. By his first wife there were seven children:
1. SAMUEL KNIGHT7 b. Hav. Aug. 9, 1816.
2. JOSEPH SMITH7 b. Warren Mar. 7, 1818, d. (?).
3. BETSEY SMITH7 b. Warren June 18, 1820; d. 1839.
4. MAHALA FRENCH7 b. Warren July 9, 1822; d. Sept. 2, 1857; m. David Kezer. (See Kezer.)
5. PAUL NASON7 b. Warren June 27, 1824.
6. DEBORAH7 b. Warren July 29, 1828; d. Jan. 16, 1848.
7. ELISHA7 b. Warren Aug. 8, 1830; d. at age of 4 or 5 yrs.
By the second marriage there were three children:
8. DANIEL WEBSTER7 b. Warren June 13, 1832.
9. ELISHA KNIGHT7 b. Dec. 4, 1834.
10. MOSES BLOOD7 b. Benton Nov. 1, 1837.
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SAMUEL K. MEADER? (Elisha6, Paul5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Nathaniel?, John1) married Eliza Griswold. He went to Hartford, Conn., in early life and became a railroad con- tractor. He spent the latter part of his life in Haverhill with his brothers; died Apr. 30, 1898, and was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, beside his wife and sons. Three children, all born in Hartford, Conn .:
1. WATSON8 b. Apr. 2, 1840; d. June 29, 1876, Hartford, Conn .; m. --; no chil.
2. FRANCIS H.8 b. Mar. 18, 1845.
3. SAMUEL K.8 b. May 13, 1847; d. Hartford, Conn., July 16, 1875; m. -; no chil.
FRANCIS H. MEADER8 married New York City Mar. 8, 1864, Sarah Dole, born New York City Jan. 23, 1848, died Cleveland, O., Oct. 6, 1875. They had two children:
1. LOTTIE ELIZABETH9 b. New York City Oct. 5, 1865; m. Oct. 3, 1884, George Rider, b. Seymour, Conn .; lived in Trenton, N. J., and Middletown, Conn. She d. Feb. 18, 1895. Their two children are Arthur Freemont Rider10 b. Trenton, N. J., May 25, 1885, and Perley Bell Rider10 b. Middletown, Conn., Nov. 3, 1886.
2. CHARLES SAMUEL MEADER9 b. New York City Mar. 19, 1868; m. Middletown, Conn., June 29, 1892, Margaret Dripps, b. Middletown, Conn., Dec. 24, 1869. One child: Mildred Evangeline Meader10 b. Aug. 29, 1896; lives in Middletown.
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