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21. Joseph L., b. July 8, ISI0 ; d. Sept. 23, 1812.
22. Lyman, b. May 10, 1813.+
23. Hitty, b. Sept. 22, 1815 ; md. Eri Colby.
24. Maria, b. May 6, 1818 ; d. April 10, 1836.
25. Abigail, b. Nov. 12, 1820; md. Henry Piper, of Brad- ford.
26. Phebe, b. March 6, 1823 ; d. Aug. 28, 1825.
27. Robert, b. June 2, 1829.++
(22.) Lyman Harriman, md. Jane Savory, of this town, and lived on the homestead ; taught school in the winter season for several years ; one of the selectmen, 1850, and one of the leading members of the Baptist church. He d. May 6, 1859 ; his widow is still living.
28. William G., b. Aug. 22, 1842 ; md. Clara A. Gordon, Aug. 10, 1865 ; resides in Meddybemps, Me. ; farmer. 29. Pliny A., b. Jan. 13, 1850 ; d. Oct. 31, 1872.
(27.) Robert Harriman, md., July 8, 1852, Sophia P. Dow, of this town; mechanic ; manufacturer of tin and iron ware. Resided a while in New York.
30. Stella, b. March 29, 1856; md. Arvin N. Marshall.
31. Alena G., b. June 15, 1870.
32. Moses Harriman, md. Lucy Ray, of this town ; but lit- tle record of the family.
33. Joel, b. April 5, 1807. 34. John, b. Sept. 26, 1808. 35. James M., b. March 30, 1810.
36. Joshua, b. Aug. 17, 1813. 37. Louisa, b. Aug. 21, 1815.
Other families by this name resided here at different times, but there is no record of them.
HARTHORN.
I. Dea. Ebenezer Harthorn, son of Nathaniel and Martha Harthorn, was b. in Marlboro', Mass., June 30, 1734 ; md., May 6, 1757, Rhoda Howe, of Marlboro', Mass .; came to this town in 1764; was the thirteenth set-
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tler of Henniker; was a soldier in the French and Indian war. He was one of the first deacons of the church embodied June 7, 1769. He was an honest, upright citizen. He d. Feb. 5, 1814; his wife d. Nov. 29, 1813.
Born in Marlboro', Mass.
2. John, b. Aug. 19, 1758 +
3. Sarah, b. Jan. 4, 1760 ; d. April 4, 1804.
4. Nathaniel, b. July 6, 1762.+ Born in Henniker.
5. Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1764 ; d. March 6, 1802.
6. Abner, b. March 28, 1767.++
7. Ruth, b. June 5, 1769 ; md. James Hemphill.
8. Peter, b. Jan. 25, 1772.
9. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 15, 1774 ; d. April 11, 1805.
IO. Paul, b. Dec. 22, 1776.++
II. Silas, md., Aug. 1, 1797, Elizabeth Kimball, of Hop- kinton.
I2. Rhoda, b. Aug., 1778 ; md. Israel Adams.
(2.) John Harthorn, md. Molly Wood, of this town, who d. Aug. 15, 1813. No record of his death.
13. Polly, b. Oct. 4, 1786 ; d. Sept. 3, 1835.
14. John, b. March 29, 1789.+
15. Lucy, b. Sept. 4, 1791 ; d. March 7, 1803.
16. Artemas, b. March 10, 1794 ; d. in Francestown.
(4.) Nathaniel Harthorn, md., Jan. 29, 1794, Judith Howe, of this town.
17. Calvin, b. June 8, 1764. 18. Calvin, b. Mar. 11, 1796.+ 19. Kate, b. May 23, 1798; md. Francis Davis, Oct. 21, 1847.
20. Luther, b. Sept. 11, 1800.+
(6.) Abner Harthorn, md., June 4, 1800, Rebecca French, of Warner; resided on the westerly side of " Wads- worth hill," so-called ; he d. Sept. 10, 1818.
2I. Ezekiel, b. March 20, 1802 ; md., Gloucester, Mass. ; d. March 13, 1876 ; resided here most of his days.
22. Lorahamah, b. Sept. 14, 1803; d. Sept. 9, 1805.
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23. Loammi, b. March 3, 1806 ; d. March 19, 1810.
24. Sally, b. 1808 ; md. - Lang, of Gloucester, Mass.
(10.) Paul Harthorn, md., first wife, Patty Smith, who died Jan. 17, 1805 ; md., second wife, Betsey -. He died May 11, 1812.
25. Thomas Wallace, b. Nov. 7, 1802.
26. Lyman, b. Nov. 3, 1807.
27. Emeline, b. July 26, 1809 ; d. Shrewsbury, Vt.
(14.) John Harthorn, md., March 3, 1814, Hannah Leslie, of this town, who is still living. He d. July 27, 1863.
28. Levi, b. June 2, 1814.+
29. Worcester, b. March 23, 1817.+
30. Lorinda, b. March 9, 1819 : d. Sept. 3, 1820.
31. Lucinda, b. March 9, 1819; md., Oct. 19, 1848, S. Churchill, Nashua.
32. Eliza, b. May 7, 1822 ; unmd.
33. Caroline C., b. Feb. 16, 1828; md., Sept. 16, 1847, Alonzo Lull, of Unity.
34. Hiram C., b. Feb. 16, 1828 ; d. Jan. 1, 1832.
35. Maria, b. Dec. 1, 1830 ; md., Oct. 21, 1852, J. M. Per- kins, Unity.
36. Cassandra S., b. June 25, 1833 ; unmd.
(18.) Calvin Harthorn, md. and resided in Hopkinton. Car- los G. Harthorn (or Hawthorne) the well known law- yer, is his son. Other children.
(20.) Luther Harthorn, md. Anna Wyman, of Deering. He was a clothier by trade ; afterwards a farmer. He d. March 12, 1867 ; his wife died March 17, 1880.
37 Achsah Ann, b. Dec. 25, 1825 ; md. John Chase.
38. Catharine Maria, b. May 10, 1829 ; md., first, Charles Chase ; second husband, Cyrus W. Whitman.
39. Lois M., b. March 31, 1838 ; md. Robert J. Clark.
40. 1. Jasper H., b. Dec. 14, 1864.
41. 2. Chastina A., b. Oct. 13, 1866.
42. 3. Luther, b. Dec. 7, 1870.
43. 4. Willie, b. May 6, 1874.
44. 5. Sarah A., b. Aug. 1, 1878.
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(28.) Levi Harthorn, md., Sept. 7, 1841, Maria Needham, of Hillsborough. No children. Is a manufacturer of woollen goods at Washington; treasurer of Sullivan county, 1873 to 1875 ; one of the deacons of the Congregational church in Washington since May 16, 1853 ; member of the legislature in 1874.
(29.) Worcester Harthorn, md. Sarah Woodworth, of South Boston, Nov. 14, 1842. Was at one time a locomo- tive engineer. Ensign of the Grenadiers when first formed. One of the deacons of the Congregational church from Feb. 19, 1855, to his death, Jan. 13, 1880. His wife d. Aug. 15, 1857.
45. Sarah Frances, b. May 4, 1845 ; d. March 10, 1873.
46. George Edgar, b. Jan. 20, 1847; resides North Ando- ver, Mass. ; card leather cutter.
47. Emma Jane, b. July 18, 1848 ; d. May 6, 1850.
48. Mary E., b. Aug. 16, 1850; unmd.
HARWOOD.
I. James Harwood, was of English origin; md. Lydia Bar- rett, of Chelmsford, Mass., April, 1678; from him have descended the families in this country.
2. William D. Harwood, son of William D. Harwood, was b. in Warner, in 1837; he is sixth in line of descent from James ; md., first wife, Oct. 8, 1857, Betsey Ray, who d. May 18, 1872, and he md., second wife, April 6, 1873, Angie Ray, who d. April 13, 1877 ; resides in the north-east part of the town.
3. Herbert, b. Oct. 14, 1859.
HEATH.
There were several families by this name in this town early in its settlement. The record of the family is very meagre. Where they came from to this town is not known. Jesse was a soldier in the Revolution from Henniker as early as Sept. 20,
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1776 ; William was at the battle of Bennington with his brother Sargent. It is probable that these three, together with Mat- thias and Joshua, were brothers.
I. Mattias Heath, b. in 1749; md. Lois -, 1775 ; he resided where Albert W. Gove lives ; had his house burned there. He d. Jan. 29, 1832 ; his wife d. June 9, 1822.
2. Hannah, b. Aug. 15, 1776 ; d. March 20, 1822.
3. Elisha, b. May 25, 1778 ; resided in New York.
4. Louis, b. Oct. 13, 1780 ; d. March 19, 1834 ; unmd.
5. Sargent, b. July 3, 1783.+
6. Abigail, b. May 7, 1785 ; md. Stephen (?) Merrill ; three sons in Wisconsin.
7. Matthias, b. April 4, 1787 ; was a teacher and farmer ; md., 1828, Mary Rand, of Warner, where he d. June, 1846.
S. I. Lucy Rand, b. 1830 ; d. 1833.
9. 2. Anne Wallace, b. Nov. 23, 1833 ; teacher ; unmd.
IO. 3. Benjamin F., b. Aug. 2, 1835 ; merchant in Warner, where he was born.
II. 4. Lydia M., b. Sept. 14, 1839, in Warner ; unmd.
12. Joel, b. April 4, 1789 ; md., Sept. 12, 1815, Mary Mer- rill, of Deering ; d. June 29, 1837.
13. Roxana, b. July 17, 1791 ; d. May 28, 1809.
14. William, b. March 2, 1794 ; he resided in Deering, and died there ; had several children, but there is no rec- ord of them.
15. Timothy, d. in Windsor, Vt.
16. Sargent Heath, brother of Matthias, md. Jenny
17. Sargent .- + IS. Mehaniah, b. Dec. IS, 1789.
19 Samuel, b. Oct. 14, 1791-and other children.
20. Joshua Heath, brother of Matthias, b. 1745 ; md. Lydia - ; resided where Ezra Chase now lives ; he d. Sept. 23, 1824; his wife d. May 7, 1821.
21. 23. Joshua, d. April 29, 1796. 22. John, d. May 4, 1796. Gershom, md., Oct. 19, 1802, Bridget, dau. of Rev. Ja- cob Rice.
24 I. Laura, b. Aug. 11, 1803.
25. 2. William Harlow, b. Nov., 1805 ; resided in Balti- more, Md. ; a teacher there for seventeen years.
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26. 3. Eben, b. Aug., 1813. 27. 4. Elizabeth, b. Aug., 1813. 28. Dorcas, b. 1775 ; d. Jan. 13, 1864.
29. Lydia W., b. 1783 ; md. Eliphalet Colby.
HEMPHILL.
I. James Hemphill, son of Robert, was b. in Windham, Nov. 14, 1761 ; was of Scotch-Irish descent; learned the trade of a tailor ; came to this town at the close of the Revolution, and resided in the house that stood where the dwelling now owned by Charles Nichols stands. He md., first wife, Dec. 29, 1791, Abigail Joslyn, of this town, who d. March 2, 1793 ; md., second wife, Aug. 7, 1794, Ruth, dau. of Eben- ezer and Ruth Harthorn, who d. Sept. 8, 1869. [See Visit to a Centenarian.] He d. April 15, 1816.
2. James, b. Aug. 12, 1795 ; md. Sally Morrison, of this town, July 13, 1817; removed to New York, where he d. Oct. 19, 1867.
3. Robert, b. March 23, 1796 ; md., Sept. 30, 1821, Lucy Kimball, of this town ; d., 1875, in New York.
4. John, b. Nov. 6, 1797 ; d. May 3, 1816.
5. Peter, b. Feb. 12, 1800 ; md., first wife, Abigail Green ; md., second wife, Lucy Kirk, of this town.
6. William, b. May 7, ISO1 : d. Feb. 7, 1827.
7. Betsey, b. Jan. 12, 1803 ; d. Sept. 23, 1827.
8. Silas H., b. Nov. 9, 1804 ; d. Feb. 4, 1840.
Edward, b. June 29, 1807; d. Nov. S, 1825 ; was se-
9. verely injured by the premature discharge of a blast in a stone Aug. 19 preceding, while at work on the new road leading from this town to Bradford.
IO.
Ebenezer, b. Feb. 15, 1810; md., first wife, Laura Warde, who d. Nov. 25, 1853 ; md., second wife, Nov. 23, 1854, Eliza G. Peasley, of this town.
Children by first wife.
II. I. Infant, b. 1835 ; d. March 21, 1835.
12. 2. George W., b. April 16, 1838 ; resides in Wisconsin.
13. 3. Nancy A., b. June 24, 1844 ; md. J. Nichols, of Hillsborough.
14. 4. Loring D., b. April 14, 1847; md., June 18, 1871, Etta H. Cramer, of Plattsville, Wis.
15. 5. Jacob D., b. June 16, 1848.
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Children by second wife.
16. 6. Laura P., b. July 15, 1855. 17. Capitola B.
IS. 7. Franklin E., b. July 24, 1865.
19. 8. Eddie A., b. Aug. 9, 1867.
20. Joshua D., b. July 22, 1812 ; md., first wife, Philena Dow, of New London, Feb. 12, 1843 ; md., second wife, Oct. 19, 1857, Susan S. Little, of Grantham ; a clothier by trade ; resided twenty-nine years in New London ; lives in Grantham ; selectman several years ; also town treasurer and representative.
2I. I. Sarah J., b. Dec. 22, 1843 ; md. F. B. Camp.
22. 2. Irene W., b. June 12, 1846.
23. 3. Aurora A., b. Oct. 28, 1850 ; md G. W. Dunbar.
HILDRETH.
I. Abijah Hildreth, and his wife Hannah, came to this town and settled upon the farm now known as the " Hildreth place," in the west part of the town. But little is known of him or his wife. He d. April 20, 1837 ; his wife d. Jan. 20, 1836.
2. Abijah, b. 1797 ; md., May 24, 1818, Betsey Sprague, dau. of Timothy Sprague, of this town ; lived on the homestead ; d. Feb. 7, 1868. No record of the fam- ily ; there were three daughters and one son.
3. Hannah, md., Feb. 9, 1826, James Childs.
HILL.
I. John Hill, son of Asahel and Ruth Hill, was b. in Dub- lin, Dec. 15, 1812 ; md., Dec. 31, 1837, Salome Carter, of Wilmington, Mass .; a clothier by trade, and also a carpenter ; came to Henniker in 1840 ; his wife d. Jan. II, 1877.
2. Clarence M., b. April 14, 1839, in Peterborough.
3. John F., b. Feb. 8, 1842, in Henniker.
4. Charles C., b. May 13, 1844, in Henniker ; painter ; md., April 27, 1867, Nancy J. McConnell.
5. I. John Henry, b. Feb. 15, 1868.
6. 2. James Warren, b. Oct. 11, 1869.
7. 3. Fred. C., b. Nov. 23, 1877.
8. Georgiana S., b. Dec. 1, 1848, in Antrim ; md. James H. Connor.
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HOFFMAN.
I. Rev. John H, Hoffman, son of William and Nancy L. Hoffman, was b. in Lyndon, Vt., June 10, 1846; fitted for college at New Hampton ; graduated at Bates college, Me., 1874, and Theological Seminary, Bangor, 1877 ; md., Aug. 13, 1876, Elena L. Gordon, of New Hampton.
2. Cathal Ena, b. June 25, 1879. [See Ecclesiastical History.]
HOLT.
I. Varnum S. Holt, was at one time merchant in this town ; he md., May 5, 1837, Caroline S. Gibson, who is still living.
2. Joseph, b. in Henniker, March 9, 1839 ; is a prominent lawyer in Boston.
3. Charles V., b. Feb. 7, 1841 ; lawyer.
4. Homer C., b. April 4, 1846; lawyer in Cambridge, Mass.
5. Caroline E., b. March 17, 1845 ; d. Oct. 27, 1851. The three last children b. in Wilton.
HOWE.
The Howe family have been very numerous in this town, and very prominent citizens. They were descendants of John Howe, of Sudbury, Mass., son of John Howe, who was thought to have come from Warwickshire, England, who was son of John Howe, son of John Howe of Hodinhull, England, and also connected with the family of Sir Charles Howe, of Lancaster, England, in the reign of Charles the First. John Howe was at Sudbury, Massachusetts, as early as 1639; was admitted a freeman in 1640; was one of the petitioners for the grant of land which constituted Marlborough, and was the first white settler within its limits. He kept the first public house in the town, and was known as "Goodman Howe." He died at Marlborough in 1687, and his wife Mary died about the same time. They had a large family, and their de- scendants have become very numerous. Thomas, son of John, was born in Marlborough, June 12, 1656; md., first wife,
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Sarah Hosmer ; second, Mrs. Mary Baron. Of their children was Jonathan, b. April 23, 1687 ; md. April 5, 1711, Lydia Brigham. He d. June 22, 1738. They had nine children, the first of whom was
I. Eliakim, b. Jan. 17, 1723 ; md. Rebecca, dau. of Peter and Grace Howe, Dec. 15, 1747. Capt. Eliakim Howe was the second settler in this town, having come here in June, 1763, and settled across the road from the present residence of Mrs. Cyrene Plummer, and built the first frame house in town. He remained here until the commencement of the present century, when he removed to Brownfield, Me.
2. Otis, b. Oct. 3, 1748; md. Lucy Goodale, Nov. 5, 1770.
3. Tillius, b. May 1, 1750; was the first graduate from this town at Hanover in 1783 ; became a minister ; settled in various places, and died in Maine in 1830.
4. Rhene, b. July 2, 1752.
5. Anna, b. Aug. 29, 1754 ; md. Amos Gould, Oct., 1797.
6. Molly, b. Sept 28, 1757. 7. Prudence, b. Sept. 16, 1759.
8. Jonathan, b. Oct. 29, 1761.
These were b. in Marlboro', Mass. Those b. in this town were
9. Persis, b. Dec. 3, 1763 ; the first child b. in the town- ship. She md. Fortunatus Wheeler, of Hillsborough, where she resided.
IO. Ruth, b. May 27, 1766. 11. Eliakim, b. April 19, 1768.
12. Penn, b. Mar. 7, 1770. 13. Matilda, b. July 18, 1775.
But few of the descendants of this family have lived in town for three fourths of a century.
14 Ezra Howe, son of Peter and Grace Howe, son of John, son of John at Sudbury, was b. in Marlboro', Mass., March 22, 1719 ; was in the French and Indian war, and marched to the relief of Fort William Henry ; md. Phebe Bush ; d. April 4, 1789; his wife d. Aug. 11, 1813.
15. Sarah, b. Jan. 25, 1750; md. Joseph Eager.
16. Nehemiah, b. March 5, 1752 ; settled in this town be- fore the Revolution, in the northerly part, upon the tract of land known as the " Gott pasture." He re- sided here but a few years, then left town ; there is no record of him or his family.
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17. Phebe, b. May 5, 1754. 18. Eli, b. Feb. 25, 1757.+
19. Micah, b. Sept. 22, 1759.++
20. Lydia, b. Dec. 10, 1762 ; md. Jonathan Sawyer.
21. Judith, b. Oct. 8, 1765 ; md. Nathaniel Harthorn.
22. Aaron, b. Sept. 19, 1768.+
23. Moses, b. Feb. 14, 1772; b. in this town ; d. Sept. 9, 1775.
(18.) Eli Howe, md. Polly Oakes, b. September, 1761, and settled in this town upon the farm now owned by the Josiah Johnson heirs ; d. Sept. 21, 1836; his wife d. June 22, 1846.
24. Eli, b. Dec. 3, 1781 ; d. March 1, 1871.
25. Sally, b. April 2, 1784 ; md. Nicholas Colby, Jr.
26. Stephen, b. Feb. 25, 1786; md. Ruth Colby ; d. Dec. 14, 1867.
27. Abel, b. April 12, 1788 ; md. Jerusha Colby ; d. Dec. 23, 1855.
28. William K., b. Sept. 30, 1791.+
29 Mary Oakes, b. Aug. 8, 1793 ; md. Josiah Johnson.
30. Aaron, b. Feb. 23, 1796 ; d. Oct. 21, 1800.
31. Asenath, b. Sept. 1, 1798 ; d. Sept. 29, 1800.
(19.) Micah Howe, md. Lovisa, dau. of Joseph Amsden, b. March 14, 1761. He settled where Worcester Goss resides, and raised a large family. His first wife d. April 25, 1800, when he md. Persis Welch, b. Oct. 24, 1773. He d. July 22, 1842.
Children of first wife.
32. Abigail, b. July 24, 1781 ; md. Daniel Wallace, of Thetford, Vt.
33. Joel, b. April 4, 1784.+
34. Lovisa, b. Jan. 10, 1787 ; md. Jacob Rice.
35. James, b. Nov. 21, 1789 ; d. Dec. 19, 1789.
36. Micah, b. Nov. 28, 1790.+
37. Perley, b. Apr. 21, 1794.+
38. Patty, b. Aug. 8, 1798 ; md. Annas Campbell.
Children of second wife.
39. Lyman C., b. June 29, 1806.+
40. Louisa B., b. Feb. 6, 1809.
41. Imri C., b. July 9, 1811 ; d. at New Haven, Conn., on his way home from New York.
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42. Infant, b. 1813 ; d. April 2, 1814.
43. Mary W., b. June 28, 1815 ; md. Horace Gibson.
(22.) Aaron Howe, md. Eleanor Joslin ; lived where Cum- mings Kimball resides. He d. April 7, 1825. The record of this family is very incomplete.
44. Taylor, d. June 30, 1825.
45. Luther J., b. Aug. 22, 1798.++
46. Tryphena, d. July 31, 1797.
(28.) William K. Howe, resided where William Connor now lives ; was selectman for several years, and a promi- nent citizen. He md., for his first wife, Calista Whitney, Nov. 21, 1815 ; she d. May 19, 1828.
47. Roxana C., adopted dau., d. June 19, 1820. Calista.
48. He md., for his second wife, Sarah Hazeltine, who d. May 3, 1834 ; he md., for his third wife, Mrs. Ismena Bean, of Sutton. He d. Aug. 8, 1842.
49 Infant, b. April, 1834 ; d. May 3, 1834.
(33.) Lt. Joel Howe, was born in Henniker, April 4, 1784. He learned the carpenters' trade when a boy, which business he followed until 1814, when be became a farmer until 1821, when he purchased the lower mills, now owned by Mr. Gutterson, where he re- mained eight years. In this mill he placed the first corn-cracker seen in any mill in the town. April 16, 1829, he moved to the south-west part of Warner, and opened a hotel, where he resided the remainder of his life. In those days of staging and teaming, his house was always a favorite resort. Mr. Howe was commissioned lieutenant in the artillery belong- ing to this regiment, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. He md., Dec. 24, 1812, Sophia, dau. of Alex- ander Patterson ; he d. April 22, 1850. His widow
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md., April 24, 1855, for her second husband, Joseph Lane, of Bradford, who d. Jan. 10, 1865. Mrs. Lane is still living at Bradford.
50. Leonard. b. March 30, 1814 ; d. April 10, 1814.
51. Elizabeth Patterson, b. April 22, 1816.
52. Joel Miller, b. Dec. 19, 1818.+
53. Joseph Snelling, b. July 11, 1821 ; d. Mar. 22, 1846.
54. Joab Patterson, b. Oct. 22, 1827 ; d. Jan. 8, 1832.
55. Delano Amsden, b. March 28, 1829 ; d. July 27, 1831.
56. Mary Sophia, b. Feb. 22, 1834.
(36.) Micah Howe, md. Lydia, dau. of William and Hannah Livingston, Feb. 29, 1816. He was for a large num- ber of years proprietor of the lower mills, so widely known as the Howe mills ; he represented the town in the legislatures of 1843 and 1844 ; was a man of integrity and honor, and very intelligent ; he was one of the best musicians of his day, and his sons inherited his taste for music, and have been fine mu- sicians. He d. Nov. 15, 1853 ; his wife d. July 24, 1845.
57. Florimand L., b. July 31, 1816.
58. Amelia F., b. Jan. 8, 1819 ; md. Wm. Dunlap.
America Christopher Columbus, b. Aug. 5, 1821 ; d. Jan. 5, 1853.
59. 60. Commodore Nathaniel Manly, b. Feb. 21, 1824.
61. Merrill M., b. July 12, 1827.
62. Rosada M., b. April 9, 1830 ; d. Feb. 5, 1833.
63. Aurelia Annette, b. Feb. 27, 1833 ; md. - Simons.
(37.) Perley Howe, md. Susanna, dau. of Charles and Su- sanna Rice, Jan. 8, 1818. He was a drummer in the war of 1812 ; built the hotel that formerly stood on the south side of the river, and was its landlord for many years.
Susan. 65. Charles, b. 1826 ; d. Aug. 10, 1829.
64. 66. Aurora. 67. Helen. 68. Charlotte.
(39.) Lyman C. Howe, md., Feb. 12, 1833, Sophronia Bart- lett, of Newburyport.
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69. Moses B., b. Nov. 16, 1833.
70. Micah G., b. Nov. 12, 1836 ; md. Hattie Smith.
71. George L., b. July 14, 1840 ; md. - Bagley.
72. Ann, b. 1842 : md. George Bancroft Griffith.
73 Jason C., b. March 3, 1851.
(45.) Hon. Luther J. Howe, was thrown upon his own re- liances in his early life ; shortly before reaching his majority he left home, and lived a short time in Pennsylvania, where he taught school; from there he went to Hoosick Falls, N. Y., and entered the office of Hon. G. R. Davis, a distinguished jurist of that place. After teaching school, and reading law as his opportunities allowed, he was admitted to practice law in the supreme court of New York, Jan. 13, 1832, and was admitted to the court of chancery in 1845. In 1834 he was appointed by Gov. Marcy judge of the county court of Washington county, which position he held through three successive terms, and won the reputation of being an able and impartial jurist, honoring the office, and enjoying the highest respect of his associates in office. During this time he continued to practice before all the courts except his own, and his business became very extensive. His biographer said of him after his death,-" His judicial career exhibited his desire to do full and speedy justice in all the cases committed to his charge. He thoroughly examined the law and the facts 'in the case, and would always prepare his opinion in writing. This was a rare virtue in his day in county judges, and was often the subject of remark to him, to which his answer always was, that ' the defeated party had a right to know on what ground the judgment of the court was against him.'" In 1829 he md. Cornelia, dau. of Ira and Sarah P. Parmeley, of Hebron, Ct., but at that time residents of Cambridge, Judge Howe's place of residence ; he
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united with the Presbyterian church at that place in 1831 ; he was for many years an influential trus- tee of the Washington academy, at Cambridge. He d. Sabbath morning, Aug. 9, 1857, after a short ill- ness, leaving a widow and five children. At the next term of the supreme court held after his death, the members of the bar held a meeting, which was ad- dressed by some of the most distinguished members of the profession. One of the resolutions adopted was as follows :
Resolved, That in the death of Judge Howe, society has lost a valuable citizen, the profession an able law- yer, an ornament to the bench, an upright judge, and his family a kind husband and father.
(52.) Joel M. Howe, md., Sept. 22, 1846, Elizabeth B. Woods, of Thornton, N. H., who died Feb. 9, 1860, and he md., Jan. 1, 1861, Lucinda F. Gould, of Concord. Mr. Howe has always resided on the old homestead in Warner since the death of his father.
74. Joseph Miller, b. July 27, 1847.
75 Edgar Willis, b. July 6, 1849.
76. Mary Isabella, b. Oct. 27, 1851.
77. Edwin Baxter, b. March 1, 1854.
78. Helen Harvey, b. March 31, 1857.
79. Delano Amsden, b. Feb. 5, 1860.
Peter Howe,5 son of Peter,4 son of John,3 son of John,2 son of John,1 was born in Marlboro', Mass., Dec. 23, 1730; was a brother of Rebecca, wife of Eliakim Howe, and of Rhoda, wife of Dea. Ebenezer Har- thorn.
6. Peter Howe, son of Peter,5 b. Dec. 23, 1730; md., March 26, 1747, Mary Smith, and settled in this town where Asa P. Wiggin resides. His wife d. June 4, 1806, and he md. second wife ; he d. March 20, 1811. His children were born in Marlboro', Mass. William
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GENEALOGY-HOWE.
Howe, b. April 3, 1768; md. Lydia Whitman, of Stowe, Mass., and lived with his father in this town. Tradition says he encountered a huge black snake one day in his north pasture, lying between the posts for a pair of bars, his head in one mortice, and his tail in the opposite one. After a desperate conflict, he succeeded in killing it. William had a large fam- ily of children, but there is no record of their births. His wife died in May, 1850.
7. Daniel. S. William. 9. Peter.+ IO. Levi.+
II. Page. 12. Rufus. 13. Polly, md. Rufus Sawyer.
14. Sally, md. Paul Sawyer. 15. Lydia, md. Nath'l Bruce. 16. Dolly, md. - Bullard.
17. Thursia, md. William Alcock.
18. Lucy, md., first, John Moses ; second, - Stone.
(9.) Peter Howe, md. Polly Colby, of this town, where he re- sided many years ; died in Hopkinton.
19. William, b. Oct. 11, 1825 ; md., March 25, 1856, Sarah C. Weeks, of Hopkinton, where his children were born ; resides upon the Abram Gove place.
20. I. Addie L., b. Jan. 23, 1857.
21. 2. Willie E., b. March 5, 1860.
22. 3. Minnie J., b. Aug. 20, 1866.
23. Madison M., md., first wife, 1856, Jane Chase, of Hop- kinton ; second wife, Elmira Felch.
24. Rufus S., b. March 17, 1832 ; md., June 1, 1857, Sarah W., dau. of Nath'l and Rachel Noyes, of this town ; has resided here the larger part of his life ; a farmer and mechanic.
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