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16. Emily P., b. in Concord, May 17, 1807 ; md., first time, - Foss, of Hopkinton ; second time, Tenney ; lives in Fisherville.
17. William M., b. in Concord, June 8, 1809 ; d. Oct. 8, 18. 1839. Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1812 ; d. in Bradford, Mar. 21, 1814.
19. Joseph, b. Dec. 4, 1812 ; d. in Bradford, Mar. 20, 1814.
20 Nancy, b. Aug. 10, 1815 ; d. in Henniker, Oct. 16, 1815.
(9.) David Clough, md., Aug. 10, 1804, Laura Withington, dau. of Francis M. and Hannah Withington, of this town.
21. Horace M., b. March 9, 1828 ; resides in Hartford, Ct.
22. Abigail L., b. Aug. 31, 1830 ; resides in Plaistow.
23. David D., b. May 3, 1833 ; d. Oct. 7, 1853.
24. Ermina Isabel, b. Aug. 4, 1836 ; md. Chellis Ray ; re- sides in Plaistow.
(15.) Charles Clough, md., Feb. 12, 1832, Catharine B. Lee- man, of Newcastle, Me., and lived in this town most of the time until Dec. 16, 1844, when he moved to Manchester, where he resided until his death, Jan. 16, 1872. He was of powerful build, and was for several years standard-bearer of the Amoskeag Vet- erans.
25. Charles Edward W., b. in Boston, Mass., Dec. 29, 1836. 26. Olief A., b. in Henniker, Jan. 14, 1838.
27. Emily P., b. in Henniker, July 6, 1840.
28. Thomas Clough, md. Jedediah Children mostly b. in this town.
31.
29. Maria, b. Feb. 27, 1791. 30. Mehitable, b. Feb. 2, 1794. Abner, b. April 15, 1796. 32. Meltiah, b. Sept. 28, 1797.
33. Caleb, b. Feb. 27, 1800. 34. Zadoc, b. March 14, 1802.
35. Gardner, b. April 26, 1805. 36. Rodna, b. Oct. 27, 1808.
37 Maria, b. Sept. 27, 1810.
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COGSWELL.
I, John Cogswell, the ancestor of the Cogswell family in America, was the son of Edward Cogswell, and was b. in Westbury county, Wiltshire, England, and in 1635 emigrated to this country with his family of eight children, and settled in Old Ipswich, and was the second settler in what is now called Essex. He built a log house upon his arrival, in which he lived several years, until he built a two-story house, upon the floors of which were laid the carpets he brought from England, and the "dressers" which contained his silver and pewter ware. He d. in 1669, aged 72 years. There is no record of his wife's name (save that of Elizabeth) before he married her, but she was represented as "a woman of sterling qualities, and dearly beloved by all who knew her." Their first son, William,2 was b. in 1619, and died in Essex, Mass., in 1701, aged 82 years. He left a large fam- ily, among whom was Lieut. John3 Cogswell, b. in Essex in 1650, and d. in 1710, aged 60 years. One of his sons was William,4 who was b. in Essex, Sept. 24, 1694, and married a daughter of Capt. Jonathan Cogswell, Sept. 24, 1719. The date of his death is unknown. One of his sons was Dea. Jonathan5 Cogs- well, who was b. in Essex, May 9, 1725. He mar- ried Mary, daughter of Benjamin Appleton, Dec. 28, 1752, and died Feb. 12, 1812. They had thirteen children, among whom was Joseph,6 who was born in Essex, Mass., Dec. 2, 1756, and married Abigail, dau. of Rev. John Cleaveland, of Essex, May 31, 1788, and removed to Derry, N. H., in 1794, where he d. Nov. 22, 1843, aged nearly 87 years, leaving a large family.
7. Jonathan Cogswell, son of Joseph, was b. in Essex, Mass., January 2, 1789. He learned the trade of
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carpenter, and came to this town in 1817. He md. Mary Dickey, of Deering, Feb. 3, 1820. He resid- ed where Mrs. Timothy Emerson now lives until 1836, when he removed to Dorchester, N. H., where he d. Nov. 18, 1863. His wife Mary, the mother of twelve children, d. Oct. 9, 1845, and was buried in Dorchester. He md. for his second wife Louisa Fi- field, of Deerfield, by whom he had one child.
8. Eliza Jane, b. Nov. 9, 1820 ; unmd.
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Mary Dickey, b. Nov. 20, 1821 ; md. Sept. 19, 1843, Ashel Folsom, of Dorchester, who d. Oct. 16, 1848. She removed to Iowa City, Iowa, thence to Bloom- ington, Ill., where she still resides. One daughter,- Emily.
II.
IO. Abigail Cleaveland, b. Jan. 13, 1822 ; d. March 9, 1832. James Richard, b. June 18, 1824 ; md., June 29, 1849, Esther S. French, of Manchester.
12. I. Eugene C. 13. 2. Henry. 14. 3. Warren H.
15. 4. Freddie.
16. Elizabeth F., b. May 15, 1826 ; md. John Eastman, of Bristol.
Helen M. W., b. Dec. 5, 1827 ; d. Nov. 3, 1831.
17. 18. Louisa A., b. Aug. 7, 1829 ; md. John Eastman, Dec. 22, 1855 ; resides in Bloomington, Ill. Has six chil- dren.
19. Rachel E., b. Aug. 13, 1831 ; md. Benj. Cook, March 19, 1858 ; d. Oct. 29, 1862. Had two children.
20. Joseph M., b. Nov. 6, 1833 : d. Dec. 12, 1833.
21. Joseph H. L., b. Jan. 23, 1835 ; md. Oct. 18, 1861, Emma K. Robbins, of Dorchester.
22 Edward P., b. Oct. 7, 1836 ; md., Nov. 9, 1861, Abiah Kenniston, Manchester.
23.
I. Frank Eddie.
24. Jonathan C., b. July 18, 1838. Enlisted in an Illinois regiment, and died in hospital, Dec. 31, 1861.
Child of second wife.
25. Luella S., b. June 23, 1853 ; d. March 11, 1875.
26. David Cogswell, son of Joseph, was b. in Essex, Mass., April 25, 1790. He learned the trade of a black- smith of David Choate, Esq., in Essex, after which he went to Cape Ann, Mass., to reside. Here he
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md. Hannah, dau. of Stephen and Anna Haskell, of West Gloucester, Mass., Jan. 3, 1813, who was b. Jan. 18, 1792. They were married by the Rev. Daniel Fuller, D. D. A portion of the time during the War of 1812 he served in the Gloucester Artillery as a minute man, of which company he was first lieuten- ant. For his services he received a few years before his death a warrant for 160 acres of land. He moved to this town Feb. 9, 1815, and lived in the house now occupied by George C. Preston, his shop being in the rear. Here he resided until 1820, when he built the house now occupied by his son, D. W. Cogswell. He worked for a large number of years in a shop that stood where the present residence of Harris W. Campbell stands ; afterwards purchased the brick shop near the end of the stone bridge, building a story upon it, as it now stands, in 1836. Hed. June 30, 1868, of cancer in the stomach. He took but little nourishment for the thirty-six days previous to his death.
Hannah, his wife, d. Jan. 13, 1872. In a notice of her death, the writer said, "She became a member of the Congregational church in 1816; having a heart full of the love of her Master, she early became interested in the reforms for the elevation of the poor and afflicted. She was highly beloved by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. The sick and the weary, the poor and the down-trodden, always found in her a warm friend ; and as she lay surround- ed in her casket by garlands of rare and beautiful flowers, not one more pure and beautiful than had her whole life been, the sobbing hearts of the troop of friends, who assisted at the last sad rites, bore testimony to the excellent and Christ-like friend all had lost."
27. John Cleaveland, b. Dec. 20, 1813 ; d. Dec. 6, 1838 ; unmd.
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28. Abigail Ann, b. May 23, 1815 ; md. Benj. C. Andrews, of New Boston, May 16, 1839 ; d. May 13, 1860.
Mary Haskell, b. July 13, 1817 ; d. July 3, 1878 ; md. Charles Choate, of Derry, N. H., Feb. 7, 1848 ; mother of eight children.
29. 30. I. Clemmie Isabella, b. Nov. 3, 1849 ; unmd.
31. 2. Arthur Lewellyn, b. Feb. 17 , 1851 ; d. April 17, 1851.
32. 3. Arthur LeRoy, b. March 11, 1852; killed by the upsetting of a cart, May 13, 1872, at Derry.
33.
4. Roger Leander, b. June 18, 1854.
34.
5. Charles L., b. April 7, 1856.
35. 36.
6. Anna Frances, b. Sept. 24, 1857.
7. Hattie Coffin, b. Sept. 25, 1860.
David Warren, b. March 21, 1819; scalded to death, Dec. 29, 1821.
Amanda Cleora, b. Dec. 18, 1820 ; d. Jan. 31, 1834.
David Warren, b. Jan. 1, 1824 ; md. Mary S. Johnson, of Weare, Feb. 20, 1851, who d. March 23, 1859 ; md. for his second wife, Eliza L. Sawyer, of Weare, Dec. 10, 1859 ; was deputy-sheriff many years ; is a black- smith by trade, and a farmer.
I. John Cleaveland, b. Oct. 12, 1861.
2. Leander Allen, b. March 4, 1864.
3. Willis, b. Feb. 27, 1867.
4. Arthur, b. June 8, 1872 ; d. Oct. 1, 1872.
44.
Leander Winslow, b. Nov. 18, 1825; md. Mary S. Pillsbury, May 17, 1855 ; received an academic edu- cation ; taught school several terms; went to Cali- fornia in 1849, and returned in 1854; merchant from 1855 to 1861 ; route agent from Hillsborough Bridge to Manchester from July, 1861, until August, 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Co. D, 11th N. H. Vols. ; was commissioned captain of same company Sept. 4, 1862 ; commissioned lieut .- colonel August 20, 1864 ; followed the fortunes of the Ninth Army Corps nearly three years, participating in its memora- ble battles, marches, and sieges ; represented the town in the legislature of 1866, 1867, 1870, 1871 ; state treasurer, 1871-2; bank commissioner since 1876; member of the N. H. Historical Society ; president N. H. Antiquarian Society ; W. M. Aurora Lodge, and High Priest Woods Chapter, each several years. Parsons Brainard, b. Jan. 22, 1828; unmd. ; devoted his time in his younger days mostly to tilling the land, attending the district school in the winter, and occasionally a term at the academy until nearly nine- teen years old, when he attended school eight months
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37. 38. 39.
40 41. 42. 43.
P.B. C.pole .
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at Clinton Grove, Weare, under the tuition of Moses A. Cartland ; taught school a few weeks in the au- tumn of 1847 in Weare. Nov. 29, 1847, he entered the printing-office of Messrs. Fogg & Hood, Concord, publishers of the Independent Democrat, to learn the art of printing. In 1849, he entered the office of the New Hampshire Patriot, where he remained three years, his work being partly on books. In the fall of 1849, he worked six weeks in the Cape Ann Light office, at Gloucester, Mass. In 1852 he entered the office of Tripp & Osgood, and was engaged on book and job work, remaining there until 1854, when he spent a few weeks in the American office at Manchester ; and late in March, in company with A. G. Jones, purchased the office of Tripp & Osgood. May 23, 1864, in company with George H. Sturtevant, he started the Concord Daily Moni- tor, which was the first permanent daily published in Concord. In 1867, the Monitor and Independent Democrat offices were united, and he became the local editor. In October, 1871, the papers were purchased by a joint-stock association, himself being a member, and associate editor, which position he now holds. He was a member of the superintending school committee of Concord in 1858, and when the school board of the precinct was organized in August, 1859, he was chosen one of the three members for two years, and is yet a member, having been elected seven times for three years each : was financial agent of the board eighteen years. He was one of the rep- resentatives to the legislature from Ward 5, in 1872 and 1873 ; has been a member of the N. H. Histori- cal Society for many years, four of which he was its secretary ; was president of the N. H. Press Asso- ciation in 1872, '73, '74, '75 ; is a member of the Atheneum Club and Appalachian Club, both of Bos- ton ; for several years was one of the state auditors of printers' accounts, and one of the state library committee. In 1877, he visited California and Ore- gon, and has travelled extensively in all the Northern states both east and west of the Mississippi, and also in Canada. In 1878-'79 he visited Europe, the Holy Land, and Egypt. His letters from abroad were pub- lished under the title of "Glints from Over the Wa- ter." an octavo volume of 455 pages.
46. Richard Henry Lee, b. Dec. 8, 1830; md. Fanny C. Pratt, of Burlington, Iowa, Dec. 24, 1875 ; they have
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had three children ; he has been a resident of Burling- ton since 1854.
47. 48.
I. Anna Bell, b. June 10, 1859, at Ceredo, West Va.
2. Lina Haskell, b. May 27, 1861, at Burlington, Iowa.
49.
3. Nellie Pauline, b. Oct. 29, 1864.
50. Emeline Adelia, b. Oct. 31, 1832 ; md. Nathan S. John- son, of Weare, Dec. 24, 1853. They have had seven children.
51. 52.
I. Fanny Adelia, b. July 27. 1855.
2. Susan Cleaveland, b. Dec. 8, 1856.
3. Frank Warren, b. July 19, 1858.
55. 56. 57.
53. 54. 4. Charles Tilton, b. Sept. 17, 1863 ; d. July 19, 1871. 5. Agnes Hunt, b. Feb. 3, 1866.
6. Carrie C., b. May 28, 1872.
7. Ralph, b. Oct. 20, 1876.
William Elbridge, b. Feb. 27, 1835 ; md. Susan M. Fos- ter, of this town, Dec. 4. 1862 ; he d. Sept. 27, 1875, leaving six children. He was town-clerk and treas- urer many years, and representative two years; a tinman by trade.
I. Addie Frances, b. Aug. 25, 1864.
2. Charles Elbridge, b. Jan. 1, 1866.
4. Frank Selwyn, b. Sept. 17, 1871 ; d. April 18, 1878.
58. 59. 60. 61. 3. Anna Mabel, b. Sept. 3, 1869. 62. 63. 5. Albert Foster, b. Oct. 2. 1873. 64 6. Martha Haskell, b. April 24, 1875. 65. Fitz Edward, b. April 13, 1839; md. Lizzie Goss, of this town, Dec. 28, 1868 ; a tinman by trade ; resides in Concord. They have had two children.
I. Ednah Brainard, b. April 6, 1870.
66. 67 2. Edward, b. March 28, 1874.
68. Thomas Cogswell, son of Joseph, was b. in Derry, Sept. 23, 1800 ; he learned the trade of blacksmith, and came to this town ; after working a while with his brother David, he built a shop on the present site of Jonathan Scribner's house. He md., May 10, 1827, Hannah L. Ingalls, of Marblehead, Mass., who d. Sept. 28, 1833 ; md., second wife, Louisa Dickey, of Deer- ing, April 24, 1834 ; removed to Dorchester in 1835. He d. June 27, 1878 ; she d. - , 1876. They had two children.
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69. 70. Hannah Maria, b. Aug. 21, 1835 ; d. March 24, 1861.
Thomas Scott, b. Aug. 13, 1837 ; d. Dec. 24, 1856.
71. Dea. Nathaniel Cogswell, son of Dea. Jonathan Cogs- well, was b. in Essex, Mass., May 17, 1769. He md. Eunice Low, of Essex, Feb. 20, 1794, who d. Aug. 26, 1825 ; moved to this town in 1800, and resided for a while upon the farm now owned by Levi C. Newton, and afterwards upon the farm now owned by Mr. Adams, where he d. July 17, 1836, very suddenly. He was an able, upright man. He md., second wife, Nov. 23, 1826, Lucy Perkins, who d. Aug. 8, 1853.
72. David Low, b. Oct. 21, 1797 ; md. Sarah Low, of Es- sex, Mass. He d. Jan. 12, 1866 ; his wife d. Nov. 23, 1865.
73 George Washington, b. Jan. 22, 1800 ; md. Mary Low, of Essex, Mass. He was a teacher many years.
74. I. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 3, 1830 ; md. Daniel F. Wy- man, b. in this town Nov. 29, 1826; merchant ; many years collector and supervisor ; she d. Sept. 1, 1879.
75. 2. Sarah Perkins, b. Oct. 26, 1833 ; md. Obed Dow, of Weare.
76. 3. Ellen Maria, b. April 28, 1837 ; md. Franklin Goss, of this town ; d. Aug. 3, 1863.
77. 4 .. George Champion, b. April 28, 1837 ; d. Aug. 21, 1838. He md., second wife, Mary L. Wadsworth, Oct. 26, 1870.
78. Daniel, b. July 14, 1802 ; md. Abigail P. Marshall, of Essex, Mass., Feb. 21, 1832. They had two children. His wife d. Nov. 5, 1855 ; md., second wife, Rebecca Brackett, of Exeter, Sept. 3, 1856 ; he d. June 3, 1877 ; she d. July 2, 1877.
79. I. Austin Irving, b. May 23, 1833 ; md. Maria Connor ; removed to Minnesota, where they still reside ; have two children.
2. Eunice Low, b. Oct. 21, 1836 ; d. Sept. 26, 1855.
80. 81. Jonathan Low, b. July 23, 1807 ; d. March 25, 1816.
82. Capt. Jonathan Cogswell, son of Benjamin, son of Dea. Jonathan Cogswell, was b. in Essex, Mass., April 2, 1798; md. Susan, dau. of Solomon and Lucy Choate, of Essex, Mass., Jan. 17, 1820; moved to this town
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the same year, and settled upon the farm where his son Washington C. now resides. He has always pur- sued the avocation of a farmer; was captain of one of the militia companies. He is enjoying, with his estimable wife, happy years in his old age.
83. Washington Choate, b. Feb. 21, 1822 ; was lieutenant- colonel of the 40th Regt. state militia ; held other military positions ; carpenter and painter ; md. Mary H. Clement, of Hillsborough. His wife d. Feb. 24, 1859; md., second wife, Maria Colby, of Bradford.
84. I. Frederic, b. Nov. 15, 1855 ; d. May 8, 1873.
85. 2. Eddie N., b. Nov. 15, 1864.
86.
3. Minnie b. April 24, 1866.
87. Handel C., b. April 1, 1824 ; d. Jan. 26, 1833.
88. Sarah, b. March, 1826; md. Josiah Morse.
89. Henry M., b. Oct. 21, 1828 ; d. Oct. 2, 1832.
Susan Choate, b. Oct. 26, 1835 ; md. George Moulton,
90. of Hopkinton, Sept. 29, 1859; removed to Winne- bago city, Minn., where they still reside.
91. Lucy Mary, b. Aug. 3, 1838; md. Gawn Wilkins ; d. Oct. 2, 1879.
COLBY.
I. Isaac Colby was early in Amesbury, Mass.
2. John. 3. Eliphalet.+ 4. Isaac.+
5. Nehemiah ; lived and d. in Hopkinton.
6. Richard.+ 7. Elizabeth.
(3). Eliphalet Colby came to this town before the Revolu- tionary war, and settled in the north-east part of the town. His three sons,-Eliphalet, Nicholas, and Levi,-came with him, or soon afterwards, and set- tled. Eliphalet settled a few rods east of where Mrs. S. B. Heath now resides ; Nicholas about twenty rods north of where W. D. Harwood lives; and Levi in the north-west part of the town, a few rods east of where Samuel Patten resides.
8. Eliphalet, b. 1753 ; d. Feb. 22, 1824. +
9. Nicholas, b. 1755 ; d. March 30, 1836.++
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IO. Levi, b. 1857 ; d. Nov. 10, 1827.+
II. Polly, b. 1762 ; md. Henry Blake ; resided in Peacham, Vermont.
(4.) Isaac Colby had,-
12. David, b. Oct. 15, 1759.+
13. Isaac, b. -; settled in Bradford.
(6.) Richard Colby had,-
14 Isaac. 15. Patty.
(8.) Eliphalet Colby, md. Aphia Flanders, who d. July 23, 1842. Children b. in Henniker.
16. Sarah, b. Jan. 10, 1774 ; d. March 14, 1776.
17. Rebecca, b. Feb. 2, 1777.
18. Eliphalet, b. May 23, 1779.++
19. Benjamin, b. Oct. 20, 1782 ; d. Aug. 27, 1837.++
20. Oliver, b. Aug. 5, 1784. 21. Lusanna, b. Jan. 29, 1789.
(9.) Nicholas Colby, md. Louis Children b. in this town.
22. Molly, b. Aug. 10, 1777. 23. Louis, b. Dec. 13, 1779.
24. Nicholas, b. April 9, 1785 ; d. in Michigan, 1874.
25. Ruth, b. Dec. 15, 1787 ; md. Stephen Howe, of New- port.
26. Jerusha, b. Oct. 25, 1790 ; md. Abel Howe.
27. Oliver, b. June 10, 1793 ; settled near Contoocookville ; d. in Illinois in 1852.
28. Joshua, b. Dec. 4, 1795.+
29. Levi, b. Jan. 30, 1800.+
30. Joel, b. Aug. 15, 1802 ; d. in Illinois, 1874.
(10.) Levi Colby, md. Catherine Smith, of Grantham. He starved himself to death, through fear of coming to want. His wife d. March 8, 1838.
31. Moses, b. Aug. 28, 1779.+
32. Levi, b. April 7, 1781.+
33. Sarah, b. Dec. 1, 1783 ; md. Solomon Newton.
34 James, b. Aug. 14, 1786.+
35. Silas, b. Aug. 11, 1788.+
36. Betsey, b. April 5, 1791 ; md. Silas Rice.
37 Patty, b. July 15, 1795 ; md. Noah Farrar.
38. Catharine, b. Oct. 10, 1801 ; md. Levi Colby, of New- port, son of Richard, of Hopkinton.
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(12.) David Colby, was a soldier in the Revolution-at the skirmish at Lexington, battle of Bunker Hill, and one of a scouting party driven from Concord, Mass. He came to this town and purchased a portion of the farm now occupied by Eri Colby, of his father, Isaac, where he resided until his death. He married Mary Quimby, November, 1785, who d. Nov. 15, 1847. He d. Jan. 3, 1826.
39. Hannah, b. Aug. 21, 1785 ; md. Paul Davis, Washing- ton ; d. Feb. 16, 1867, in Hillsborough.
40. Jonathan, b. Jan. 16, 1787.+
41.
Mary, b. Dec. 23, 1792 ; unmd. Became insane from taking care of her mother in her last illness. Was carried to the asylum at Concord, where she d. Nov. 16, 1847 ; was brought home, and she and her moth- er were both buried at the same time and in the same grave.
42. David, b. Aug. 5, 1795.++
43. Achsah, b. Aug. 15, 1799 ; md. Daniel Cheney, Brad- ford ; d. March 6, 1864.
44 Lucy, b. March 19, 1805 ; md. Samuel Gammel ; d. Oct. 16, 1839.
(18.) Eliphalet Colby, md. Lydia W. Heath, and resided on the homestead. He d. July 23, 1855. His wife d.
45. Lydia B., b. July 13, 1804 ; md. Levi Colby.
46. John L., b. March 18, 1806.+
47. Sylvia, b. July 6, 1809 ; md. John Sanborn.
48. Oliver, b. June 9, 1811 ; md. Rachel Clough ; d. Dec. 15, 1862.
48. Joshua H., b. Oct. 16, 1813; md. Avaline Rice ; d. July 28, 1866.
50. Joseph B., b. Feb. 25, 1819 ; md. Sarah Peters ; d. July 19, 1860.
51. Willard, b. April 12, 1823 ; md. Mary J. Ray.
(19.) Benjamin Colby, md. Hannah Rowell.
52. Daniel. 53. Samuel. 54. Aphia. 55. Clarissa.
56. Charles M.
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(29.) Levi Colby, md. Lydia B. Colby, of this town ; resided in Henniker until within a few years ; now resides in Tiskilwa, Ill.
57. Frances, b. Oct. 22, 1826 ; md. Julia A. M. Morgan.
58. I. Morris and Alma, b. -.
(31.) Moses Colby, md. Betsey Wilkins, and settled in the north-west part of this town, on the place easterly from the school-house in District No. 9, where he re- sided until 1830, when he removed to Bradford. He d. July 12, 1865. Children all b. in this town.
59. Lucy, b. March 12, 1803 ; md. G. B. Gay ; d. April 9, I872.
60. Moses, b. Aug. 14, 1804.+
61. Robert, b. Feb. 22, 1806.+
62. Matilda, b. May 16, 1808 : unmd.
63. Eliza, b. Dec. 8, 1809 ; md. Jesse Clement ; d. Feb. 8, 1848.
64. Cyrus, b. Oct. 16, ISII. 65. Levi, b. Oct. 19, 1813.
66. Harriet, b. April 24, 1815 ; md. Israel Andrews.
67. Fanny, b. July 25, 1817 ; md. Albert Abbott.
68. Asenath, b. April 13, 1819 ; md. Henry Foster, Warner 69 Sarah, b. Dec. 30, 1820 ; md. Geo. Farnum, Alfred, Me. 70. Rebecca. b. May 6, 1825 ; md. O. E. Ring, Bradford ; d. Sept. 11, 1859.
71. Prescott, b. Aug. 25, 1826.++
(32.) Levi Colby, md. Betsey Clark ; settled and cleared the place known as the " Levi Colby farm," in school district No. 9. He d. June 27, 1869 ; his wife d. Sept. 20, 1863.
Sally, b. Dec. 31, 1805 ; d. June 1, 1821.
72. 73. Jonas, b. Dec. 20, 1806; remained at home until 18 years old, laboring upon the farm, and attending the district school during the winters. He left the farm to devote his time to study, and graduated from the Medical department of Dartmouth college in 1829. He immediately began the practice of medicine and surgery in Bradford, where he remained until 1832, when he emigrated to Ohio in October of that year, and located in Defiance, remaining there until his
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HISTORY OF HENNIKER.
death. He encountered all manner of hardships and difficulties, being the only practising physician within fifty miles of Defiance for several years. In 1837 he married Almira Hull, of Maumee City, who was the first white child born in the Maumee valley. The same year he was appointed postmaster, serving dur- ing the administration of Martin Van Buren. At the time he located at Defiance the country was new, and inhabited mainly by Indians, who contributed largely to the trade of the town until 1839, when they emi- grated to the Indian Territory (now Kansas), Dr. Colby accompanying them as physician and surgeon ; he had charge of 500 of them for five months. Dur- ing the same year (1839) he was appointed associate judge for Williams county, in which office he served five years. During the late civil war he was chair- man of a military committee ; examining surgeon ; army surgeon for three years, with the rank of major ; subsequent to the war he was examining surgeon for pensions. He was a bold, successful physician, rare- ly losing a patient, and became very noted as a sur- geon. He left to his family the legacy of having been strictly honest and honorable in all his business affairs. He died very suddenly of apoplexy, Sunday morning, May 28, 1876. He was the oldest resident of Defiance at the time of his death, having lived there 44 years. He left a wife and five children,- two sons and three daughters. Sons' names : Ferris and Willis. One daughter md. Charles Kahlo, of Lo- gansport ; one md. D. S. Alexander, of Indianapolis, and one unmd.
Baruch, b. Feb. 1, 1808.++
74. 75. Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1813 ; md. Erastus Taylor. 76. Catharine, b. Jan. 20, 1816 ; md. John Crowell.
77. Benjamin, b. June 15, 1817.+
78. Levi, b. June 15, 1817 ; became a physician, and settled in Defiance, Ohio ; md. Harriet Phelps.
79. Lucinda, b. Sept. 21, 1822 ; md. C. W. Conn, Hills- borough.
80. Abigail, b. Sept. 16, 1824 ; md. G. W. Rice.
(33.) Joshua Colby, md. Rhoda Currier ; was a preacher and farmer ; resided in Claremont, where he d.
81. Horace. 82. Henry. 83. Hubbard. 84. Harlow.
85. Joshua. 86. Mary Ann. 87. Rhoda.
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GENEALOGY-COLBY.
(34.) James Colby, md. Betsey Newton, of this town, and settled with his father where Samuel Patten resides. He d. Feb. 26, 1860 ; his wife d. March 27, 1855.
8S. Nahum N., b. Oct. 28, ISII.+
S9. Lewis, b. Aug. 8, 1817.+
(35.) Silas Colby, md. first wife, Hannah Farrar, who d. Aug. 5, 1844, and he md. second wife, Emily Farrar, sister of Hannah. He resided in the west part of the town the larger part of his life, and then settled in the village, where Mrs. Hale lives. He d. Dec. 16, 1858.
90. Eri, b. Oct. 21, 1814.+
91. Mary, b. July 25, 1816 ; md. Alanson Wood.
92. Isaac F., b. Nov. 2, 1818.+
93. Hannah S., b. Aug. 17, 1820.
Silas N., b. Jan. 12, 1823 ; d. Feb. 10, 1832.
94 Sarah F., b. Feb. 18, 1825 ; md. Joseph Hill, of Keene ; d. Feb. 14, 1859.
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