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Judge Darling was a leading citizen of Henniker for many years, and was zealous in advancing the best interests of the town he had chosen for his home. He was a man of marked ability, and en- joyed the confidence of his fellow-citizens, both in town and state, to a remarkable degree. He had strong force of character, was energetic and prompt in the discharge of the various trusts committed to him, and throughout his busy life was widely known for his public spirit. In his home his hos- pitality knew no bounds. He became a member of the Congregational church Aug. 12, 1832, and after a residence in the town of nearly half a century, he died May 16, 1842. Rev. Dr. Bouton delivered his funeral discourse, from the first verse of the 12th Psalm. His wife d. June 13, 1831.
II. Maria, b. Dec. 25, 1795 ; md. James H. Ballard, of Hopkinton, March 30, 1817 ; one son (William) re- sides in Peoria, Ill. Md., second time, Rev. Jacob Scales.
12. Nancy, b. April 17, 1797 ; md. Jonas Wallace, Sept. 26, 1821.
13. Timothy, b. Dec. 24, 1798.+ 35
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14. Julia, b. Nov. 18, 1800 ; md. William Butler, of Boston, Aug. 9, 1821 ; d. April 4, 1837 ; four children,-Julia (md. J. C. Campbell), Mary E., William, Abbie M. Jonathan P., b. April 21, 1802.+
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Joshua H., b. May 5, 1804 ; d. Aug. 10, 1805.
Joshua H., b. Sept. 5, 1808.+
James M., b April 2, 1810.+
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 5, 1812. She early determined upon pursuing the avocation of a teacher, and to that end attended several terms at the Young Ladies' Seminary, in Derry, and graduated with high rank as a scholar from Miss Grant's famous seminary for ladies, located at Ipswich, Mass. She became a member of the Con- gregational church at Henniker, Feb. 12, 1832 ; was md., May 5, 1835, to Rev. Henry Ballantine, of Ma- rion, Ohio, who was a graduate of Princeton college, and also of Andover Theological Seminary ; May 16, 1835; eleven days after her marriage, she sailed with her husband for India, to begin her life as a mission- ary. The bidding of kind friends farewell, leaving all the pleasures of a luxurious home, and casting her lot with him whom she had chosen for a life compan- ion, upon that beautiful, sunny morning of her mar- riage, and leaving immediately for her future home, thousands of miles away, showed her to be adequate to the hardships of the life she was about to enter upon ; and many a " God bless her !" followed her as she waved her friends a final adieu from the top of the coach that bore her away. The tearful eyes and the sobbing hearts of those who witnessed her departure told full well of the loving hearts that had entrenched themselves about her for her many rare virtues. Upon their arrival in India, they settled in Ahmednuggar, where they at once commenced their labors as mis- sionaries. They remained at their post until 1852, when, in consequence of the declining health of Mr. Ballantine, they returned home ; remained in this town and in Ohio two years, when they returned to India ; labored at their former station and in Bombay until 1864, when, owing to the husband's illness, they, with one daughter, again started for home. Returning by the overland route, they tarried a few days at Alexan- dria, Egypt, for rest. Here Mrs. Ballantine was ad- vised that it was not prudent to proceed ; but, anxious to once more reach her native land, with her husband still alive, she immediately sailed for home, but he died shortly after leaving Alexandria, and was buried
16. 17. 18. 19.
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at sea. With a sorrowful heart, but with a firm reli- ance upon Him "who careth for the afflicted," she continued her voyage, and again reached her home in safety, having been in the mission service nearly thir- ty years. Receiving from the mission board, under whose auspices she had labored so long and so faith- fully, a certain sum of money yearly for her support, she settled in Amherst, Mass., to educate her younger children, where she died May 8, 1874. Mrs. Ballan- tine was a woman of rare attainments, and of excellent qualities of heart and mind, beloved by all who knew her. She was the mother of seven children, all born in India save one. Three of her daughters married missionaries, and settled in India near the scene of their mother's devoted labors.
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John C., b. Oct. 12, 1814 ; d. Jan. 19, 1864.
21. Mary, b. Sept. 13, 1817; md. Jonas Wallace, June 7, 1842.
(8.) Enoch Darling, md., Feb. 9, 1818, Mary, dau. of Lieut. John and Edna Proctor, of this town ; represented the town in the legislature, with Moses Brown, in 1825, it being the first year the town had sent two representatives ; was appointed clerk of the Court of Sessions in 1820; chairman of the board of select- men in 1825 ; was first Master of Aurora Lodge, F. & A. Masons, in this town in 1825 ; he was a zealous Mason and an upright man. He admirably perform- ed the duties of each station in life he was called to fill, and won the regard and esteem of his fellow-cit- izens in a high degree; his early death was univer- sally lamented. He d. Oct. 25, 1828 ; his funeral, un- der the direction of the Masonic fraternity, was the largest assemblage of the kind that had ever been seen in the town up to that date. His wife d. July 19, 1876.
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George A. P., b. in Bradford, Dec. 12, 1818; resided in Boston from 14 years of age ; was engaged mostly in the hardware trade, and did a very extensive business. He md. Annie Delia Pray, of Boston, by whom he had three children ; two d. in infancy. He d. May, 1878.
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I. Annie, b. Dec. 10, 1860.
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Charles P. H., b. June 15: 1820, at Henniker. Always resided in this town, farming, and teaching school here and elsewhere, until 1870, when he removed to Newton, Mass., where he still resides. He md., June 2, 1846. Minerva H., dau. of John and Sarah Camp- bell, of this town.
25. I. Henry M., b. Nov. 5, 1847.
26. 2. Charles P., b. Jan. 28, 1853.
27. Mary Jemima, b. May 2, 1824 ; md. John K. Connor.
(13.) Timothy Darling, graduated at Harvard in 1822 ; stud- ied law in Boston, and practised in Hillsborough and Loudon, this state, in Richmond, Va., and in Ypsi- lanti, Mich., and while there was clerk of the House of Representatives of Michigan one term ; studied theology at Gilmanton, and spent the rest of his life in preaching in various places in Western New York. He married
(15.) Jonathan P. Darling, md. Susan, dau. of James and Susan Wallace, of Henniker, May 13, 1826. He traded here several years, and was a merchant at Warsaw, Buffalo, and Le Roy, N. Y., where he d. Jan. 21, 1870.
28. Infant, b. April 21, 1827 ; d. April 21, 1827.
29. Henry b. June 4, 1828 ; d. same day.
30 Susan Maria, b. May 2, 1830 ; d. Dec. 14, 1841.
3I Mary, b. La Grange, May 15, 1832 ; d. Aug. 28, 1850.
32. Jane Wallace, b. at Buffalo, Feb. 13, 1835.
33. Henry, b. at Le Roy, July 19, 1837 ; d. Dec. 11, 1841.
34 George, b. May 28, 1839 ; d. June 6, 1840.
35. Maria, b. April 25, 1844 ; d. May 15, 1844.
36. Grace, b. Aug. 19, 1845 ; d. May 11, 1861.
(16.) Joshua Harrison Darling, md., for his first wife, Feb. 23, 1832, Lucretia, dau. of John Frank, of Granville, N. Y., who d. Dec. 17, 1844, when he md., for his second wife, June 19, 1845, Laura E., dau. of Rev
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Mr. Walker, of Ontario county, N. Y., who d. Jan. I, 1862, when he md., for his third wife, 1863, Clara E., dau. of Hon. William Beebe, of Litchfield, Conn. At the age of 16, Mr. Darling engaged as a clerk in a store in this town, and soon after was a partner with his brother-in-law, jonas Wallace. In 1830, when 22 years of age, he left home, and settled in Warsaw, N. Y., engaging in mercantile business, which busi- ness he followed almost continuously for upwards of twenty years. He acquired the reputation of an honest and upright man, and by close attention to business he prospered. He soon after established himself as a private banker, his bank being known as the Wyoming County Bank, which he managed with much success. In 1865 a National Bank was formed in Warsaw, of which he was president un- til his death. Mr. Darling was a very zealous friend of the cause of temperance, and of the anti-slavery cause ; and was one of the founders of the Congre- gational church in Warsaw. He d. Jan. 1, 1862, greatly lamented by all who knew him.
Children of first wife.
37 Mary E., md. Henry B. Jenks, Warsaw.
38. William H., d. at Amherst college, Dec. 5, 1853.
39. John H., d. Jan. 24, 1846 ; was cashier for many years of Wyoming County Bank.
40. Julia L., md. Dr. E. W. Jenks ; d. April, 1866.
41. James B., d. in infancy. 42. Emily W. 43. Frances S.
Children by second wife.
44. Margaret A. 45. Laura E., b. Jan. 21, 1849.
46. Edward M., b. June 6, 1853.
47. Grace, b. April 21, 1853.
48. Kate, b. Oct. 10, 1857. 49. Alice, b. Dec. 27, 1858.
50. Frederic W., b. Feb. 13, 1861.
(18) James Madison Darling, md., for his first and second wives, two sisters, Lucy and Cornelia Raymond, of
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Perry, N. Y. He d. at Washington in 1872, where he had been serving as clerk in the Treasury De- partment of the government for several years.
51. 53. Jane. 52. Charles, d. in the War of the Rebellion. Helen.
DAVIS.
I. Thomas M. Davis was the son of Jonathan Davis, of New Ipswich, where he was born Oct. 19, 1781, and came to this town about the commencement of the present century. He was a carpenter by trade, and lived where Mrs. N. J. Noyes resides. He md., Nov. 17, 1807, Phebe, dau. of Alexander and Lois Whit- ney. He d. July 3, 1834. His wife d. Nov. 22, 1871.
2. Hiram M., b. May 12, 1807.+
3. Lois, b. Oct. 24, 1809 ; April 19, 1830, md., first time, P. E. Hardy, of Hudson ; second time, - Chase, of Hudson.
4. Sarah, b. Feb. 8, 1811 ; d. Oct. 12, 1819.
5. Melissa, b. Feb. 15, 1813 ; md. three times ; third hus- band, C. V. N. Ballard, of California, where she now resides.
6. Mary, b. May 6, 1815 ; md. John G. Proctor, and lives in Nashua.
7. Esther L., b. May 6, 1817 ; md., Mar. 15, 1836, Alpheus Pollard.
8. Thomas F., b. Dec., 1823 ; md. ; resides in California.
9. Solomon A., b. Nov. 28, 1829.+
(2.) Hiram M. Davis, md., April 16, 1833, Jane, dau. of Richard and Sally Whittier, of Warner ; was for sev- eral years a trader in the store by the stone bridge ; manufacturer of powder kegs and kits, and a clothier ; was several years a deputy-sheriff and collector of taxes. He d. June 25, 1873 ; his widow is still living.
IO. George R., b. Jan. 13, 1834 ; killed by the bursting of a swivel, July 5, 1852.
II. Sarah J., b. June 23, 1836 ; md. Lewis P. Hanson.
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12. Julia Ann, b. Dec. 1, 1839 ; md. Gyrus Goodwin ; d. March 18, 1878.
13. Thomas M., b. June 26, 1842.
14. Melissa M., b. April 3, 1845 ; md. H. A. P. Lewis.
15. Hiram F., b. Feb. 15, 1849; killed by the accidental discharge of a gun.
(y.) Solomon A. Davis, md., Dec. 23, 1852, Dorothy A. Pol- lard, of Hudson ; lived here until 1854, when he moved to Nashua and became a machinist ; is mas- ter-mechanic of the Nashua & Lowell Railroad, in which employ he has been since July, 1854; was representative in the legislature two years.
16. Charles A., b. Jan. 20, 1854 ; d. Mar. 20, 1858.
17. Arthur H., b. July 20, 1861. 18. Ira M., b. Oct. 1, 1866. The first born in this town ; the others in Nashua.
I. Thomas Davis, md. Dolly Dow, and came to this town in 1809, and lived where E. P. Flanders resides. He d. Nov. 19, 1863, at Huntington, Vt. ; his wife d. at Lincoln, Vt., Dec. 22, 1847.
Born in Weare.
2. Levi M., b. Nov. 8, 1807. 3. John D., b. Feb. 20, 1809. Born in this town.
4. David D., b. Nov. 6, 1810.+
5. Lydia, b. Oct. 6, ISII ; d. Dec. 26, 1815.
6. Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1812. 7. Thomas, b. May 8, 1816.
S. Sarah D., b. Feb. 1I, IS21.
9. Eliza Ann, b. May 24, 1823 ; md. Joseph P. Dow.
(4.) David D. Davis, md. first wife, March 31, 1833, So- phronia, dau. of William and Elizabeth Bowman, who d. Sept. 29, 1873 ; md. second wife, Nov. 9, 1875, Anna B. Chandler. He has been a life-long resident of the town.
IO. Henry A. Davis, son of Gardner F. Davis, was b. in Bradford, Jan. 27, 1827; md. Rhoda R., dau. of Thomas Duston, of this town, in 1856
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II. Hattie A., b. July 14, 1857.
12. Gardner H., b. Feb. 25, 1859.
13. Carrie A., b. Aug. 1, 1863.
14. Arthur A., b. Nov. 18, 1866.
I. Levi B. Davis, md. Abi Colby, of Bradford.
2. Daughter, b. 3. Levi B., b. June 16, 1861.
4 Leander, b. Feb. 18, 1863. 5. Clara L., b. Sept. 6, 1870.
I. Charles S. Davis, son of Zaccheus and Lucinda Davis, was b. in Warner, May 29, 1841 ; md., July, 1866, Jennie M. Davis ; section-master ; soldier in Co. D, IIth Reg. ; com. second lieutenant, 1864; moved to Henniker in 1866.
2. Willie A., b. May 25, 1871.
DINSMORE.
I. Dr. William Dinsmore, son of John and Sarah Dins- more, was b. in Goffstown; commenced practice in Warner, where he md. Hannah Harvey ; came to this town about the year 1800, and built the house now owned by Mrs. Modica. He was considered one of the first physicians in the state, and had a large prac- tice. His first wife d. of spotted fever, April 23, 1816, and he md., second wife, Dec. 18, 1816, Mrs. Susanna Wallace, widow of James. He d. April 29, 1820; she d. Jan. 1I, 1856.
2. Robert, b. Nov. 3, 1808 ; d. April 24, 1816, of spotted fever.
3. Mary, b. March 20, 1811 ; d. Feb. 18, 1831.
4. William H., b. July 17, 1813 ; learned the trade of a printer in the office of Gov. Isaac Hill, at Concord ; engaged in publishing a paper a while in Nashua, then in New York, and, in company with Paul Morrill, was for many years one of the proprietors of the Sacramento Union, published in Sacramento, Cal., where he at present resides ; an energetic, honorable business man.
RUFFÜRD, BOSTON
Carlton , Dodge
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5. Lydia Dinsmore, b. 1770 ; d. Sept. 19, 1862. A sister of Dr. William Dinsmore.
DODGE.
I. Ebenezer Dodge was born in Rowley, Mass., and md. March 27, 1751 ; his family resided in Newburyport, Mass., where his children were born. He was a sea- faring man a large portion of his life, and was lost at sea in 1778. His wife d. Nov. 2, 1777.
2. Martha, b. Sept. 23, 1752 ; d. Feb. 20, 1772.
3. Mary, b. Sept. 20, 1754. 4. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 30, 1756. 5. Lydia, b. Jan. 2, 1759. 6. Mehitable, b. Nov. 11, 1760. 7. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1762. 8. Phinehas, b. May 2, 1764. Hannah, b. March 16, 1766.
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IO. Amos, b. Jan. 28, 1768 ; d. Oct. 18, 1775.
II. Asa, b. Feb. 11, 1770. 12. Ephraim, b. July 12, 1772.+ 13. Martha, b. May 23, 1774 ; md. Dea. Woodbury, and lived in this town.
14. Moses, b. Nov. 2, 1777.
(12.) Ephraim Dodge, md., 1797, Hannah, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah Symonds, of Topsfield, Mass., and came to Henniker in Feb., 1803, and settled where Carlton S. and his son now reside. He d. June 2, 1862 ; his wife d. July 8, 1848.
15. Asa, b. in Danvers, Mass., Sept. 28, 1798.+
16. Israel P., b. in Danvers, Mass., Dec. 23, 1800.+
17. Carlton S., b. Aug. 11, 1806.+
18. Samuel H., b. Feb. 18, 1811 ; d. July 19, 1811.
19. Helena, b. March 7, 1813 ; md. - Peabody, and lives in Topsfield, Mass.
20. George W., b. April 15, 1816 ; d. Jan. 18, 1818.
(15.) Asa Dodge, md., Dec. 12, 1822, Anna, dau. of Elisha and Patty (Woods) Rice. His wife d. Oct. 11, 1841.
21. Ephraim, b. in Hopkinton, Jan. 16, 1826.++
22. Augustine, b. -; d. in California, as is supposed.
23. Joseph, b. -; settled in Raleigh, N. C.
24. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 29, 1823 ; d. Feb. 6, 1839.
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(16.) Israel P. Dodge, md. for his first wife, Oct. 22, 1823, Anna, dau. of James and Dorcas Connor, who d. Sept. 14, 1843 ; and he md. for his second wife, Mrs. Judith G. Clark, of Henniker, June 1I, 1844, who d. Dec., 1876.
Children by first wife.
25. George W., b. Nov. 14, 1823 ; d. Feb. 17, 1825.
26. LaFayette, b. Sept. 26, 1825 ; d. same day.
27. Betsey S., b. Sept. 14, 1826 ; md. E. E. Lull, of East Weare.
28. Helen A., b. Sept. 10, 1828 ; d. Oct. 12, 1843.
29. George W., b. Aug. 8, 1830.+
30. Gilbert P., b. Aug. 3, 1832.
31. Lorenzo I., b. July 13, 1834.
32. Ephraim J., b. Dec. 28, 1836 ; md. Samantha E. Clark, of Hopkinton.
33. Harry C., b. May 28, 1839 ; md. Hattie M. Porter, of Newton, Mass.
34. Edwin P., b. July 2, 1842 ; d. Sept. 25, 1843. Children by second wife.
35 Henrietta A., b. May 18, 1845; md. C. Colburn, of South Weare.
36. Renaldo R., b. Feb. 16, 1847 ; d. Jan. 8, 1874.
37. Angelo P., b. Aug. 3, 1848; md. Willie D. - , of Nashua, and d. June 8, 1874, at South Weare.
38. Edward G., b. May 5, 1850; md. Georgie Goodwin, of Maine.
39. Alfaretta S., b. July 4, 1853 ; d. Feb. 16, 1872.
These children were all born in this town. For quite a number of years Mr. Dodge has resided in South Weare.
(17.) Carlton S. Dodge, md., Nov. 13, 1828, Delilah Stevens, of Manchester, and has always resided upon the old homestead ; cooper by trade. He was one of the representatives of the town in the legislatures of 1860 and 1861, and one of the selectmen in 1852. A man of strict honor and integrity, and universally respect- ed. He was one of the prominent members of the Baptist church. His wife d. Aug. 17, 1872.
esom Doder
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40. Boynton E., b. May 4, 1829.+
41. Mary P., b. Sept. 30, 1831 ; md. John C. Ray.
42. John W , b. Nov. 20, 1833.+
43. Hannah J., b. July 21, 1835 ; md. Moses F. Pillsbury.
Frank S., b. Feb. 28, 1837.+
44. 45 Harriet N., b. Oct 9, 1838 ; md. Edwin C. Wadsworth.
46. Lavina O., b. May 15, 1841 ; md. Gilbert G. Gordon.
47. Adaline R., b. April 1, 1843 ; md. Albert C. Clark.
48. Henry W., b. Jan 22, 1845.+
49. Truman R., b. May 3, 1847 ; resides on homestead ; md. ; one child.
(21.) Ephraim Dodge, md., first wife, Persis Cushing, who d. July 10, 1876, and he md., second wife, Dec. 24, 1877, Hannah J. (Dodge) Pillsbury ; resides in Charles- town, Mass. Has been in the express and freighting business for many years.
50. Walter W., b. April 3, 1855.
51. Persis A., b. Dec. 26, 1856.
52. Ephraim L., b. Dec. 26, 1860.
53 Sarah R., b. Aug. 5, 1866.
(29.) Capt. George W. Dodge, md., Feb. 5, 1856, Addie H. James, of Manchester ; followed the sea eight years, whaling, a portion of the time as an officer of the ship Gay Head, New Bedford ; afterwards shipped as first officer of the bark Superior, but was persuad- ed by his wife to remain at home, which he did, and engaged in the livery business at Manchester, and af- terwards in the boot and shoe business, in which he is still engaged, and is one of the most substantial business men of the city. That he owes his life to his wife will be seen from the fate of the ship's crew with whom he enlisted.
MASSACRE OF AN AMERICAN CREW.
Reports have been received that the crew of the New Bed- ford whaling ship Superior have been massacred in a horrible manner by the natives of Treasury Island in the Salomon group near New South Wales. The Superior left New Bedford in June, 1857, and came to anchor on Treasury Island in Septem- ber last, when she was attacked by the savages, and the captain,
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with twenty-five of the crew, were cruelly massacred. The re- maining six were taken prisoners. Subsequently three of them were released, by the efforts of Capt. Slater, of the English ship Ariel. When Capt. Woods was shipping his crew four years ago, Mr. George W. Dodge, of this city, now of the firm of James & Dodge, shipped as first officer in the bark Superior, and made arrangements with the expectation of going on the voyage. He had been two years with Capt. Woods, and knew him to be a noble man, of great energy of character and spotless reputation, and having a love for the sea, resolved to sail under his old captain and share his fortunes. But the friends of Mr. Dodge protested against the enterprise, and were so persistent in their opposition that an opportunity for business being pre- sented here he abandoned the project, and reluctantly informed the captain that he could not accompany him. The result, then unforeseen, has caused no small degree of sadness in the heart of Mr. Dodge for the fate of his highly-respected com- mander, and unspeakable joy that he has escaped such a terri- ble death.
54. Charles S., b. Oct. 25, 1857.
55 Cora A., b. Nov. 5, 1859.
(40) Boynton Dodge, md., May 14, 1851, Eliza, dau. of Will- iam and Eliza Smith, and settled in Exira, Audubon county, Iowa, in 1856, where he still resides. They have had ten children.
56. Ella D., b. in this town, the rest in Iowa.
57 Arthur C. 58. Cappa M. 59. Ida E. 60. Evalena. 61. Carrie E. 62. Ellen F. 63. Bessie G.
(42.) John W. Dodge, removed to Iowa with his brother Boynton, and, like his brother, is one of the most successful farmers in the section of the state in which he resides. He md., May 5, 1860, Eliza Smith, of Cheshire, England. They have two chil- dren.
64. Carlton A. 65. Charlie E.
(44.) Frank S. Dodge, md., Dec. 31, 1864, Joanna, dau. of Hiram and Joanna Clark ; assistant superintendent
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Hillsborough county farm three years; train-master Concord Railroad one year ; assistant superintendent Merrimack county farm from April, 1866, to October, same year, when he was appointed superintendent, which position he held until April, 1869, when he was appointed deputy sheriff and jailor for Merrimack county. He was temporary superintendent of the State Reform School, and in June, 1872, was ap- pointed by Governor Straw sheriff of Merrimack county ; removed in 1874, and in March, 1876, was elected register of deeds for Merrimack county, which office he resigned in August following, to accept an appointment by Gov. Cheney as sheriff of the county, and in November, 1878, was elected to the same position by the people for two years.
66. Vinnie D., b. Oct. 14, 1865.
67. Etta M., b. Sept. 22, 1867.
68. Idella A., b. April 11, 1870. 69. Ben C., b. May 9, 1873. Luella L., b. March 8, 1875.
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John Dodge, md. Hannah, and resided in this town many years. The family has long been extinct in this town.
I. John, Jr., b. Feb. 26, 1798; d. May 3, 1810, and was the first person buried in the Centre burial-ground.
2. Hannah, b. Dec. 15, 1799. 3. Caroline, b. Sept. 8, 1801. Sarah, b. Mar. 5, 1803. 5. Samuel, b. April 23, 1806.
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6. Mary Ann, b. May 9, 1810.
I. John L. Dodge, son of William and Ruth Dodge, was b. in Sutton, July 12, 1815 ; md., Dec. 28, 1837, Mary A. Story. He was twenty-five years station- and ex- press-agent here.
2. George D., b. Contoocook, April 24, 1839 ; d. May 24, 1843.
3. Harriet, b. in Cuttingsville, Vt., Dec. 17, 1843 ; md. Frank Thorpe ; d. Jan. 1, 1874.
4. Addie, b. in Cuttingsville, Vt., Nov. 2, 1847 ; md. Geo. F. Currier, Oct. 19, 1874.
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I. Jonathan W. Dodge,-son of Henry, son of Jonathan and Hannah Woodbury Dodge, who was b. in Bev- erly, Mass., Nov. 26, 1759,-was b. in Hopkinton, March 18, 1815 ; md. Elizabeth F. Weeks, of Web- ster, April 7, 1842. He resides in the south-east part of the town. He is connected with the Eaton family of Beverly, Mass., his great-grandfather upon his mother's side being John Eaton, born nearly or quite a century and a half ago ; selectman.
2. John B., b. March 3, 1848; md. Mary S. Morrill, of Fisherville, Oct. 18, 1869, where he resides.
3. I. Fred W., b. Oct. 5, 1873.
4. George H., b. May 6, 1850; md. Abbie F. Straw, of Hopkinton, Nov. 14, 1874; superintending school committee several years.
Mark Dodge, resided here several years, in a house that stood at the east end of the railroad bridge, in the south-east part of the town. The family went west several years since. Children born here.
I. Ira P., b. Jan. 3, 1842. 2. Maria P., b. Aug. 17, 1843. Sarah, b. Oct. 30, 1844 ; d. Sept. 25, 1848.
3.
4. Lydia Ann, b. Sept. 24, 1846.
5. John Page, b. Aug. 9, 1850.
DOW.
I. Jonathan Dow, son of David, settled in this town at the beginning of the present century ; he md., Dec. 23, 1807, Sally Plummer, of this town.
2. Squire, b. - , 1808.+ 2. Jonathan, b. Dec. 5, 1814.+
4. Joseph P., b. -. +
(2.) Squire Dow, md., Nov. 10, 1831, Cynthia Page, and al- ways resided in town ; he d. Feb. 25, 1879.
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5. Melissa J., b. Feb. 19, 1832 ; md. - - Flanders, of Hopkinton.
6. Sophia P., b. Jan. 17, 1834 ; md., July 8, 1852, Robert Harriman.
(3.) Jonathan Dow, md., Sept. 29, 1836, Anna P. Peaslee, of Weare ; always resided here. He d. Feb. 3, 1873.
7. Ann Maria, b. Dec. 6, 1838; md. John Garland.
8. George W. S., b. March 9, 1841.+
9. Jackson P., b. Feb. 17, 1845.
IO. John F., b. Aug. 11, 1852.
II. Mary E., b. March 24, 1857.
(4.) Joseph P. Dow, m., April 18, 1841, Eliza Ann Davis.
12. Mary E., b. -, 1854; md. - Burnham ; d. Feb. 28, 1873.
13. Jennie S., b. - -; md., July 22, 1875, Frank O. Moore.
(8.) George W. S. Dow, md., Nov. 9, 1862, Mary L., dau. of Nathan G. and Susan Hoyt, of this town ; is a man- ufacturer of mackeral kits, which business he has suc- cessfully followed for many years ; representative in the legislature in 1879-'80.
14. George H., b. March 5, 1865.
15. William E., b. April 17, 1868.
16. Charles H., b. Nov. 10, 1871.
17. Orrin H., b. Aug. 19, 1873.
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