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(9.) Jackson P. Dow, md., 1863, Hannah J., dau. of Nathan G. and Susan Hoyt, of this town.
18. Walter A., b. March 11, 1864.
19. Edwin, b. Nov. 15, 1866. 20. Jonathan, b. 1871.
DOLBY.
I. Israel Dolby came to town in the first of the present century ; resided here awhile, then went to Salisbury.
2. Isaac D., b. May 5, 1811 ; resides at Hopkinton.
3. Martha E., b. Feb. 4, 1813 ; d. Dec. 8, 1846.
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4. Moses E., b. March 18, 1815.
5. Joshua D., b. June 26, ISIS. 6. Jane M., b. Apr. 26, 1819.
7. John G., b. July 16, 1821. 8. Joseph S., b. Oct. 4, 1824.
DOWLIN.
I. James Dowlin, son of Samuel and Fanny (Stevens) Dowlin, and grandson of Timothy, and great grand- son of Timothy, who resided in Bradford, was b. in Bradford, Nov. 11, 1826. Resides in the south-west part of the town upon what is now known as the " Berry place." He md. Becky S. Smith, of Brad- ford, March 19, 1850. His wife d. Feb. 10, 1876.
2. Sidney J., b. Jan. 23, 1851.
3. Walter, b. March 30, 1853 ; d. Nov. 1, 1854.
4. Willis, b. June 28, 1855 ; d. July 28, 1856.
5. Samuel E., b. June 18, 1857.
6. Infant dau., b. July 26, 1859 ; d. same day.
7. Edna J., b. Sept. 11, 1860.
DUNLAP.
William Dunlap md. Amelia F., dau. of Micah Howe, and after residing here many years, moved to Fitchburg, Mass., where he was killed by the bursting of a grindstone in the scythe manufactory. He had several children : Frederic, b. 1854; d. Aug. 15, 1856,-and others. His wife d. July 24, 1877.
DUSTON.
I. Thomas Duston, of Haverhill, Mass., who married Han- nah, dau. of Michael and Hannah Webster Emerson, December, 1677, was the hero who, on the 15th day of March, 1697, when the Indians made the attack upon his house, mounted his horse, and placing his seven children before him, conveyed them to a place
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of safety. His wife was the heroine who, on the night of March 30, 1697, twelve days after her cap- ture, in company with Mary Neff and Samuel Leon- ardson, dispatched ten Indians, and released herself from captivity.
'. 'Tall spectres gaunt, whose garments drip with gore From that infanticide the day before,
Mount strange convulsions : whence that fearful wail? 'T was Hannah Duston, waking for the trail."
One of the children whom Mr. Duston defended while on horseback was Thomas,2 b. Jan. 5, 1683 ; one of his sons was Thomas,8 whose son was Moses, 4 who md. Marcy Flanders, and settled in this town as early as 1771, upon the place now owned by A. W. Connor. After a short residence here he exchanged farms with Samuel Morrison, and lived the remainder of his days where George Colby now resides. He was a powerful man, with a cold gray eye, and used often to carry two bushels of corn upon his back to Concord to mill, going one day and returning the next. He was quite prominent in the early history of the town. He d. Feb. 8, 1824; his wife d. July 17, 1826.
5. 6.
Moses, b. 1773 ; d. Aug. 20, 1779.
Sarah, b. Aug. 7, 1775; md., first husband, Joseph Perry ; second husband, Enoch Perry.
7.
9.
Zadok, b. June 17, 1775.+ 8. Thomas, b. June 9, 1780. Amos, b. Sept. 10, 1782 ; md. Sally Hill ; lived where Caleb Perry lived, and d. April 28, 1839.
IO. Moses, b. Dec. 16, 1783 ; md. Rhoda R. -, and set- tled in Hill.
II. Stephen, b. Aug. 31, 1786 ; md. Jane B. -; settled in Hill ; large family, scattered.
12. Ebenezer, b. March 19, 1788.+
13. Mercy, b. Oct. 31, 1790 ; md. Geo. W. Ball.
(7.) Zadok Duston, md. Elizabeth, dau. of John and Nancy Gould, of this town, July, 1801, and resided upon the 36
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old homestead. He was one of the founders of the Methodist church in Henniker. He d. Dec. 20, 1863. His wife d. Nov. 2, 1868.
14. John G., b. July 26, 1802.+
15. Zadok, Jr., b. Feb. 13, 1811.+
(8.) Thomas Duston, md. Jerusha Baker, Nov. 15, 1810, and lived upon the farm still owned by his son Moses. He d. May 26, 1857 ; his wife d. March 3, 1862.
16. Thomas B., b. Jan. 19, 1812.+
17. Lucia H., b. Nov. 22, 1813 ; md. James Morse ; three children.
18. Maria H., b. June 27, 1816; md. G. W. Piper ; five children.
19. Desire T., b. July 22, 1818 ; md. Joseph Ferry ; five children.
20. Russell L., b. Nov. 16, 1821.+
21. Moses, b. Sept. 22, 1825.+
22. Rhoda R., b. March 22, 1836 ; md. Henry A. Davis.
(12.) Ebenezer Duston, md. Lydia Mitchell, of Deering ; md., second wife, Phebe Tucker. He lived in this town most of his days, upon the farm now owned by Greeley D. Tucker, then removed to Hill, where he died a few years since. His second wife d. July 14, 1829.
Child by first wife.
23. Sarah Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1815.
Children by second wife.
24. C-, b. Aug. 7, 1820. 25. Benjamin, b. Aug. 7, 1822.
26. Zadok, b. Dec. 14, 1823.
27. Ebenezer, b. March 20, 1827.
(14.) John G. Duston, md. Phebe Page, of Weare. He d. July 23, 1879.
28. John P., b. Nov. 24, 1829 ; d. May 22, 1845.
29. Mark G., b. Sept. 20, 1831.
30. Elizabeth G., b. Feb. 18, 1834.
31. Harlow, b. Jan. 15, 1836.
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32. Elbridge, b. Sept. 11, 1837 ; was a soldier in the 9th N. H. Vols. ; killed at Jackson, Miss.
33 Amanda L., b. April 2, 1839 ; d. Feb., 1866.
34. John B., b. April 22, 1850, in Dorchester ; the others in this town.
(15.) Zadok Duston, Jr., md. Serena B. Felch, dau. of Thom- as and Hannah Felch, March 21, 1838. He resided upon the homestead most of his days. He was a prominent citizen of the town, having represented it in the legislatures of 1864 and 1865 ; was a justice of the peace for quite a number of years. His wife d. Dec. 31, 1872, and he md., for his second wife, Mrs. Mary M. Felch, May 21, 1874. He d. April 2, 1877. His children were by first wife.
35 Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1842 ; d. July 1, 1856.
36. Hannah B., b. Nov. 7, 1843 ; md. Luke W. Hill, An- trim, Jan. 19, 1875.
37. Monroe, b. 1845 ; md. Sarah -, and lives in Ballard's Falls, Kansas. Two children.
(16.) Thomas B. Duston, md. Belinda Cross.
38. Lucia A., b. Nov. 10, 1845.
39. Carrie M., b. March 1, 1847.
(20.) Russell T. Duston, md. Emily A. Bartlett.
40. Hosea H., b. 1847. 41. Almira M., b. 1850.
42. Armena, b. 1852. 43. Emma A., b. 1853.
(21.) Moses Duston, md. Eveline Richardson, Jan. 6, 1850 ; lived in this town until within a few years, and still owns the old homestead ; resides in Manchester ; a carpenter by trade.
44. Emily E., b. March 10, 1851 ; d. Jan. 19, 1870.
45. M. DeForest, b. Jan. 9, 1853 ; md.
EAGER.
I. William Eager, md. Ruth Hill, in Malden, in 1659, and settled in Marlborough, Mass., in 1684. He d. April 4, 1690. His son Zerubbabel, b, 1672, md., March
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23, 1698, Hannah Kerley. His son John, b. March 28, 1718, md. Elizabeth, who d. May 25, 1750 ; he d. April 9, 1777. They had four children, and from two of these came the Eagers in this town.
2. Joseph, b. June 8, 1746.+
3. Elisha, b. June 24, 1747 ; d. Oct. 9, 1747.
4. Vashti, b. June 24, 1747 ; d. Oct. 1, 1747.
5. Luke, b. Dec. 8, 1748.+ 19.619
(2.) Joseph Eager, md. Hannah, and came to this town dur- ing the Revolution, and lived in a house that stood on the bank of Ammi brook, westerly from the Ring bridge. He was an excellent mechanic, and did a large amount of the framing of buildings erected in those early days. He d. March 16, 1831 ; his wife d. April 14, 1824.
6. Phebe, b. June 4, 1783 ; md. Gould Harriman.
7. Hepsebeth, b. - ; d. Dec. 27, 1800.
(5.) Luke Eager, md., 1770, Vashti Walker, and came to Henniker with his brother. He d. July 16, 1807 ; she d. Oct. 3, 1796.
IO.
8. Asa D., b. May 6, 1772.+ 9. Lydia, b. June 11, 1774. Christian, b. May 6. 1776 ; md. John Silver, Nov. 12, I793.
II. Lois, b. Sept. 19, 1779. 12. Winthrop, b. Feb. 11, 1782.
(8.) Asa D. Eager, md. Lucy Dufer, July 8, 1793.
13. Annis, b. Oct. 9, 1794 ; d. Jan. 12, 1795.
EASTMAN.
I. Samuel Eastman, md. Marcy Tucker, and settled in this town before the Revolution, upon Craney hill, on the south-eastern slope, upon the place so long afterwards known as the " Eastman place."
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 8, 1779.+ 3. Hepsy, b. 1781.
4. John, b. 1783. 5. Mercy, b. 1785.
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6. David, b. 1787.
7. William, b. 1789.
S. Betsey, b. 1792. 9. Jonathan, b. 1794. II. Hiram, b. 1798.
IO. Sally, b. 1796.
12. Whitney, b. ISoo. 13. Infant. b. 1802 ; d. Dec. 18, 1802.
(2.) Samuel Eastman, son of Samuel and Marcy Tucker Eastman, md., Oct. 3, 1802, Edna Little, of Peter- borough, the marriage ceremony being performed by Rev. Mr. Rice. Shortly after their marriage he be- came part owner of the mill now owned by Mr. Gut- terson, and resided in a log house that stood north of the present residence of Mr. G. W. S. Dow, residing here several years. He then moved upon what is now known as the "Hunter farm," and after a few years moved upon the homestead where he was born, where he d. Feb. 12, 1852; his wife d. Aug. 8, 1870.
14. Edna, b. March 2, 1804.
15. Cynthia, b. Feb. 4, 1806 ; md. S. Patch.
16. Lucinda, b. Feb. 23, 1809 ; md. A. M. Tucker.
17. Sally, b. Nov. 18, 1810.
18. Aaron Eastman and Esther, his wife, lived upon the top of the hill, between where the Pattersons now live and S. B. Heath's. The house is not standing, but the cellar is still to be seen. He was here during the Revolution. He d. Feb. 5, 1802 ; his wife d. July 30, 1834.
19. Martha, b. Sept. 13, 1780; d. July 25, 1870 ; b. in Francestown.
20. Aaron, b. June 15, 1782 ; d. April 14, 1855.
2I Ruth, b. July 10, 1784. 22. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1786.
23. Moses. b. July 5, 1789.
24. John, b. 1791 ; d. Feb. 24, 1798. 25. Patty, b. 1793.
I. Jonathan Eastman, came to this town from Hopkinton about the commencement of the Revolutionary war, and settled upon the south side of Craney hill. After
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residing there a few years, he exchanged farms with Elisha Barnes, the one now partly owned by Mr. Zebulon Foster, where he passed the remainder of his days. He md. Esther -. He d. Feb. 12, 1827 ; his wife d. Jan. 23, 1829.
2. Abiah, b. March 14, 1778 : md. Nahum Brown, March 7, 1799.
3. Jonathan, b. Feb. 22, 1780; md. Mehitable Dole, who d. Sept. 26, 1823. They had four children, after which Mr. Eastman went away, leaving his wife and children in the care of his father. He was absent forty years, and during that time his family knew nothing of his whereabouts. The family struggled hard until the children became large enough to be of assistance. When Mr. Eastman returned, his chil- dren did not consider him a real father, and he be- came a town and afterwards a county charge, and d. at the county farm in 1871, aged nearly 91 years.
4. 1. Jonathan, b. July 9, 1805 ; md. Elizabeth Rowell ; resides in West Hopkinton, and is a highly respected citizen.
5. 2. Esther. 6. 3. William D. 7. 4. Patty. Mehitable, b. 1783 ; d. Sept. 24, 1823.
8. 9. IO I. Edward M., b. May 28, 1811.
Jeremiah, b. July 6, 1788; md. Judith Eager, Feb. 10, ISII. He settled upon the farm with his father.
II. 12. 3. Abigail S., b. Nov. 20, 1815.
2. Hepsibah, b. March 2, 1813 ; md. David Clark.
4. Jeremiah, b. May 18, 1818.
13. 14. 5. Jonathan, b. May 18, 1820 ; d. Oct. 14, 1840.
6. Mary H., b. Jan. 8, 1823.
16. 7. Letty, b. July 13, 1825. 17. 8. Calista H., b. April 20, 1828.
18. 9. Judith, b. March 2, 1832.
19. Patty, b. Feb. 21, 1791 ; md. Dr. Silas Hunter, Feb. 4, 1816, and moved to New York, where he was con- victed of horse-stealing and sent to state-prison. She procured a divorce, and md. David Brown, of Weare ; removed to Sunapee.
I. Roger Eastman was born in Wales, in 1625 ; came to this country in 1640, at Haverhill, Mass., and settled in Salisbury, Mass .; his grandson,
15.
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2. Enoch Eastman, was born in Salisbury, Mass., in 1725 ; md., 1748, Rebecca, dau. of James Abbott, of Con- cord, who was born in Andover, Mass., Aug. 13, 1730, and moved with her father's family to Concord, in 1735.
3. Ezra Eastman, son of Enoch, was born in Hopkinton, Aug. 5, 1765, and md., in 1787, Polly, dau. of Thom- as Eaton, of Concord.
4. Ezra Eastman, son of Ezra, was born in Hopkinton, April 11, 1798, and md., Sept. 30, 1828, Cynthia, dau. of John Connor, of this town ; came here in 1831, and settled where he and his son now live. His children were all born in Henniker, except the two first, who were born in Hopkinton.
5. Mary, b. July 19, 1829 ; teacher.
6. George A., b. Oct. 26, 1831.++
7. Adaline S., b. Sept. 27, 1833 ; teacher ; md., Aug .. 1859, Walter A. Cook, Norwich, N. Y.
8. Susan C., b. May 5, 1838; teacher ; unmd.
9. Helen J., b. March 20, 1849 ; md. Seth Bunnell.
(6.) George A. Eastman, md. April 10, 1862, Orpah L., dau. of William D. and Almira Clark, of Derry, and lives with his father ; taught school many terms.
IO. Walter C .. b. Feb. 20, 1863.
II. Carrie E., b. Oct. 3, 1864.
12. Jennie A., b. Nov. 20, 1866.
13. Mary H., b. Feb. 18, 1869.
14. Susan Myra, b. Dec., 1870 ; d. Aug. 25, 1871.
15 Clinton Henry, b. April 7, 1872 ; d. Feb. 5, 1873.
16. Lucy E., b. May 6, 1874.
17. Alice Mabel, b. Dec. IS, 1878.
EATON.
I. Ithamar Eaton, of Weare, was the son of Samuel Eaton, of Plaistow, who md. Mary Ordway, of Kingston, Feb. 23, 1769. They had several children ; among
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the number was George Washington, b. Jan. 7, 1788 ; md. Hannah Low, Jan. 26, 1813 ; they had several children, one of whom was Peter.
2. Peter Eaton, son of George W. and Hannah L. Eaton, was born in Weare, Nov. 9, 1815. He learned the trade of harness-maker with Hosea Fessenden, of Concord, and came to this town in 1837 ; md. Eliza Ann, dau. of Oliver and Anna S. Pillsbury, Dec. 15, 1840. He lived for a while in the " Whitman store," then near the stone bridge, and built the little cottage now owned by Mrs. Luther Goss. He was an honest, upright man and a faithful friend ; d., June 23, 1867, universally lamented.
3. Alice L., b. March 6, 1849 ; d. March 5, 1863.
Another son of Samuel Eaton, of Plaistow, was Obadiah, who was born in Plaistow, April 22, 1747; md. Bet- sey Page, Jan. 9, 1775. They had six children, none of whom resided in this town, but the youngest.
4. Page Eaton, son of Obadiah and Betsey P. Eaton, was b. in Weare, July 19, 1790 ; md. Roxanna Bradford, of Francestown, 1817. He came to this town about the time of his marriage, and engaged in the mer- cantile business. He was a prominent man for a third of a century. He moved to Woburn, Mass., in 1853, where he d. June 14, 1872 ; his wife d. Aug. 30, 1866.
5. Robert B., b. July 10, 1818.++
6. Thomas, b. Dec. 22, 1819 ; d. Jan. 20, 1836.
7. Page, b. Oct. 10, 1826 ; was many years a merchant in Boston ; md., and d. several years since.
(5.) Col. Robert B. Eaton was many years a merchant in this town, post-master from 1841 to 1845, colonel of the 40th Reg., and was universally respected for his integrity of character.
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GENEALOGY-EDWARDS.
I. Rev. Joseph M. R. Eaton, son of Thomas and Betsey S. Eaton, was b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 15, 1814 ; fitted for college at Leicester, Mass., Academy ; grad- uated at Amherst college, 1841 ; graduated at An- dover Theological Seminary, 1844; commenced preaching same year at Clintonville, Mass., where he was ordained and installed Jan. 9, 1845 ; dismissed April, 1847, and preached the succeeding three years in Shirley, Mass .; commenced preaching in this town Nov. 3, 1850, and was installed Feb. 26, 1851 ; dismissed June, 1868, having the longest pastorate but one since the church was organized. [See Ec-
clesiastical History.] Resides with his son in Wor- cester, Mass. During his pastorate, 88 were added to the church ; was called to sit in council 26 times ; administered the rite of baptism 62 times ; attended 192 funerals of persons who died in town ; married 98 couples. Married, Dec. 25, 1844, Harriette Downe, of Fitchburg, Mass.
2. Thomas E. N., b. in Clinton, Mass., Jan. 29, 1847; fitted for college in this town ; graduated at Amherst college, 1868 ; md. Sarah A Clapp ; is a teacher.
3. Abby Frances, b. April 2, 1849 ; d. May 7: 1850.
EDWARDS.
I. Benjamin Edwards, and his wife Sarah, came to this town about the close of the Revolution, from Bolton, Mass .; they settled first where Wesley Felch now lives ; afterwards, where Kendall Whitcomb lives. He was engaged in the saw-mill that stood near the present one of George E. Barnes.
2. Sally, b. Nov. 26, 1776; md. Oliver Whitcomb.
3. Josiah. 4. Samuel. 5. Eunice.
6. Joseph, b. Nov. 28, 1790.
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ELLIOTT.
I. John S. Elliott, son of Benj. and Mary Elliott, was born in Boscawen Aug. 14, 1804; md., 1841, Mary D. Nichols, b. in Goffstown ; came to this town in 1849.
2. George W., b. Sept. 6, 1842. [See Roll of Honor. ]
3. Mary M., b. April 2, 1844 ; md. Sumner C. Davis.
4. I. Mary, b. Feb. 22, 1865.
5. 2. Abby, b. Jan. 18, 1868.
6. 3. John, b. June 6, 1872.
7. Eliza Jane, b. Sept. 17, 1846 ; d. March 11, 1865.
8. Hattie E., b. 1862.
I. Dea. Amos Elliott built the brick building owned by W. D. Davis, and was a merchant in it at one time. He came here from Mason, remained a few years, and then left town.
EMERSON.
I. Col. Edward P. Emerson was b. in Francestown, Feb. 6, 1809. He came to this town in 1830, and engaged in the mercantile business. Sept. 4, 1834, he mar- ried Nancy Pierce, dau. of Morrill Pierce, a brother of Gov. Pierce, of Hillsborough, and the foster child of Hon. William Bixby, late of Francestown. In April, 1838, he took up his residence in Nashua, where he has since resided. There he held the posi- tion of one of the selectmen from 1848 until 1853, when the town organized under a city charter, and he was elected city clerk for three years. He was collector of taxes for several years, and has been treasurer of the city. He was a representative in the legislature in 1860 and 1861, and was senator for District No. 7, in 1863 and 1864. In 1862 he was appointed police judge of the city, which position he held until 1874. From 1864 to 1868 he was deputy collector of internal revenue for the Second District. Is president of the First National Bank and of the City Savings Bank, Nashua.
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Born here.
2. William Bixby, b. June 20, 1835.+
3. Edward M., b. July 25, 1843 : d. July 25, 1866.
4. Jessie Dorcas, b. June 12, 1845 ; md., July S, 1868, Capt. George H. Taylor, son of Samuel H. Taylor, LL. D., for a long time the principal of Phillips Acad- emy, Exeter.
(2.) William B. Emerson, who was b. in this town, served in the first three-months regiment of volunteers from this state in the Rebellion. He was afterwards a lieutenant in the Eighth Regiment. He md. Abbie M. Peasley, and has three children.
5. Katie P. 6. Mary B. 7. Nancy M.
8. Timothy Emerson, brother to Edward, was b. in Fran- cestown ; came to this town before his brother, and lived where David D. Davis now resides. He after- wards moved where his widow now resides. He md. Lorinda, dau. of Wm. and Polly Bowman, of Henni- ker, Oct. 16, 1828. He was a shoemaker by trade. He d. Dec. 26, 1860.
IO. 9. Infant, b. Feb., 1831 ; d. March 16, 1831. Helen, b. Dec. 26, 1850 ; md. Frank Brady.
I. Dr. George B. Emerson was at one time a resident of this town. His mother was a sister of Hon. Joshua Darling, and he was b. in Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 3, 1822. He resided here several years when a boy ; entered the Universalist ministry in 1842, at the age of nineteen; preached several years in Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio, and at Louisville, Ky. ; was four years in the employ of the Universalist Missionary Society ; founded the church at Somerville, Mass .; was seven years editor of the Universalist Quarterly, five years editor of the Universalist, then five years editor of the Clinton Leader, in N. Y., since which time he has been editor of the Universalist and Christian Leader at Boston.
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I. Fenner H. Emerson, md., April 16, 1828, Clarinda Ba- ker, of Bow; resides in this town.
2. Henry A., b. in Concord, May 1, 1837; md., Jan. I, 1864, Louise M. Lydston, Litchfield ; came to Henni- ker in 1871, and most of the time since has been the very efficient agent and partner of the Contoocook Valley Paper Co., at West Henniker ; representative in the legislature in 1876 and 1878.
EMERY.
The Emerys who settled in this town were mostly descend- ants of the family by that name which settled in Weare and Deering. They resided in the south-west part of the town.
I. Daniel Emery and his wife Elizabeth resided in town several years. All trace of the family is now lost.
2. Polly, b. Oct. 27, 1790.
3. David, b. Aug, 14, 1792 ; d. May 6, 1814.
4. Levi, b. June 13, 1794. 5. John, b. Nov. 24, 1799.
6. Jesse Emery, md. Betsey Wyman, of Hillsborough, and settled in this town about the commencement of the present century. He lived where John G. Emery now resides. He was a very ingenious man, and made a large number of spinning- and flax-wheels. He made himself a harness at one time, without a buckle in or about it, all parts of it fastened togeth- er by springs and clasps "brazed " together. They were an honest, worthy couple, and had one dau., who md. in Deering. He d. July 10, 1838.
7. John G. Emery, son of Caleb and Polly (Harriman) Emery, was b. in Weare in 1809; md., Oct. 19, 1848, Sarah Piper, of Bradford, and has resided in this town since 1850.
8. John, b. in Weare, in 1849.
9. Charles, b. in Henniker in 1851.
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FARMER.
I. George W. Farmer, son of Silas and Judith M. Far- mer, grandson of Jacob, son of Daniel, was born July 14, 1845, in Cambridgeport, Mass. His parents were md. in this town, where he has resided many years. Mechanic and farmer. Md. Sarah O. Flan- ders, Mar. 12, 1869.
2. George M., b. July 31, 1870, Warner.
FARRAR.
I. George H. Farrar, son of Stephen and Hannah D. Far- rar, of Hillsborough, was b. Aug. 25, 1831. He md. Carrie M. Colby, of this town, Nov. 3, 1862.
Born here.
2. Freddie A., b. Oct. 22, 1863 ; d. Aug. 11, 1865.
3. George P., b. May 21, IS68.
4. Willie H., b. Dec. 18, 1869.
5. Arthur A., b. June 5, 1872.
6. Harry M., b. July 2, 1877.
7. Fannie M., b. Dec. 24, 1879.
8. Ervin Otis Farrar, son of Stephen, md., Dec. 4, 1861, Mary Ann Colby, of Hillsborough.
9. Eliza, b. Henniker, March 5, 1863.
IO. Alden P. Farrar son of Stephen, md., April 10, 1866, Mary A. Brown, of New Boston ; selectman.
II. Walter, b. Sept. 12, 1867 ; d. Sept. 22, 1867, in New Boston.
12. Lizzie P., b. Feb. 26, 1874 ; d. March 21, 1876, in Hills- borough.
FAVOR.
I. John Favor, son of Cutting and Ruth Favor, was b. in 1802 ; md., June 13, 1859, Abigail F. Perry ; he died Dec. 12, 1874.
2. Mary, b. Sept 30, 1861.
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3. Andrew D. Favor, son of Cutting and Ruth, was b. in Newbury, Aug. 22, 1822; md., June 10, 1854, Ann Kimball, dau. of Amos Kimball, of Hillsborough. Children born here.
4. Charles E., b. June 22, 1856.
5. Maria A., b. Oct. 7, 1860.
FELCH.
I. Thomas Felch, son of Curtis, and grandson of Joseph Felch, of Seabrook, was born in Weare, July II, 1797 ; md., March 1, 1821, Hannah Brown, and set- tled in this town in 1822, where his son Walter now resides ; his wife d. March 22, 1848, and he md. for his second wife, Mrs. Sally -, of Croydon ; he moved to South Royalton, Vt., in Oct., 1851, where he d. Oct. 18, 1853. Children all by first wife and all b. in this town but the two eldest, b. in Weare.
2. Serena B., b. July 14, 1822 ; md. Zadok Duston.
3. William B., b. Oct. 8, 1824 ; md., Nov. 19, 1850, Mary M., dau. of William J. and Mary (Moore) Major, of Goffstown ; went to Iowa, and thence to Pike's Peak, Colorado, where he d. Aug. 22, 1865.
4. I. Ellen, b. Sept. 3, 1852 ; d. May 30, 1872. Walter, b. May 8, 1828.+
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6. Judith B., b. Feb. 22, 1830 ; md., first husband, Moses R. Wood ; second husband, Gilbert A. Gordon.
7. 8.
Wallace, b. March 10, 1832 ; resided in Northfield, Vt. Warren, b. June 8, 1834; md. Mary Follansbee, of Francestown.
9. I. Arthur N., b. Feb. 18, 1868.
IO. 2. Sarah. b. Dec. 11, 1871 ; d. April 6, 1872.
II. Wesley, b. May 26, 1836; md. Amanda L. Follansbee, of Francestown, March, 1866.
12. Elvira, b. March 25, 1839 ; d. June 30, 1840.
13. Worcester, b. Oct. 15, 1841 ; md., Dec. 8, 1863, Maria L., dau. of Carlton and Mary Wadsworth, of this town ; resides in Manchester.
(5.) Walter Felch, son of Thomas, md., June 24, 1849, Lu- cetta, dau. of Reuben and Betsey Monroe, of this town.
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GENEALOGY-FISHER.
14. Elsie J., b. June 7, 1850 ; md., 1877, Melvin Poor, of Antrim.
15. Julia A., b. Feb. 28, 1852 ; md., Dec. 24, 1874, William B. French, of Manchester.
16. Mary A., b. July 19, 1854; md., Feb. 18, 1875, John F. Gove, of Hopkinton.
17 Walter F., b. Nov. 19, 1856.
18. Charles H., b. Oct. 2, 1861.
19. Frances E., b. Nov. 21, 1865.
FELLOWS.
I. James Fellows, son of Stevens and Miriam Fellows, and grandson of Daniel and Susie S. Fellows, was b. Sept. 12, 1821, in Salisbury ; md., June 15, 1843, Jane Stevens, of Salisbury ; resides upon “Foster hill ;" was a merchant here many years ; was select- man in Salisbury in 1850, '51, '52, '53; member of the legislature in 1854, '55 ; supt. school com. of Salisbury six years; register of deeds, Merrimack county, 1856, '57 ; county commissioner, 1864, '65, '66 ; justice of the peace, twenty years.
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