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his own family four miles to church and attended two long services, besides the Sunday-school at noon. In the meantime he fitted up a large room at his own home, at considerable expense, for a singing-school, and in- vited all the young people to attend, rent and fuel free. Most of those in two school districts, of suitable age, gladly embraced the opportunity, and a pleasant and profitable event it proved, under the instruction of Col. Imri Woods, the well known music teacher, of Henni- ker. He was among the first to espouse the cause of temperance and anti-slavery, and took a deep interest in all the benevolent and philanthropic objects of the day. In 1835 he sold his farm, and purchased that now owned by Geo. W. Rice, residing there till 1849, when, notwithstanding his massive frame and powerful physi- cal organization, age and infirmities admonished him to seek respite from incessant labor. Selling his farm to his son Oliver, he purchased the lot and built the house now owned by Mrs. L. W. Cogswell, where he resided till his death, which occurred Feb. 27, 1857. His wife died July 8, 1879. Mrs. Pillsbury was a very strong woman, physically as well as mentally, and was endowed with a rare combination of requisites for a pattern wife, mother, neighbor, and friend. She lived to the age of 94 years, retaining all her faculties in a remarkable degree to the end of her most active and beneficent life.
Three first children born in Hamilton, Mass. ; the others in Henniker.
2.
Parker, b. Sept. 22, 1809.+
Josiah W., b. March 20, ISII.+
3. 4. Gilbert, b. Feb. 23, 1813 + 5. 6. Oliver, b. Feb. 16, 1817.+
Oliver, b. March 22, 1815 ; d. April 15, 1816.
7. Eliza Ann, b. March 12, 1819 ; md., first husband, Peter Eaton ; second husband, O. E. Wilson.
Harriet N., b. May 25, 1821 ; md. Nahum Newton.
8. 9. Mary S., b. Feb. 28, 1823 ; md. L. W. Cogswell.
IO. Enoch, b. June 28, 1825.++
II. Moses F., b. April 3, 1827 ; was a quiet home farmer, of sterling worth and integrity ; taught school success- fully several terms, and was one of the selectmen at the time of his death ; he md., March 19, 1857, Han- nah S., dau. of Carlton S. and Delilah Dodge ; he d. Feb. 20, 1865.
12. I. Henry, b. Feb. 4, 1862.
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13. 2. Charles F., b. Dec. 6, 1863 ; d. March 4, 1871.
14. William H., b. May 14, 1830 ; d. April 10, 1833.
(2) Parker Pillsbury remained mostly at home on the farm till about twenty years old. His opportunities for educa- tion were limited to the district school, which he attend- ed only the short winter terms, after he could be made available in the field. In 1829 he returned to his native Massachusetts, and resided three years in Lynn. He was employed most of this time in driving an express and baggage wagon between Lynn and Boston. In 1832 he returned to Henniker, and resumed work upon the old farm. He was at one time commander of the West militia company of this town. In two or three years from this time he joined the church, and, becom- ing a very active worker in promoting the cause of re- ligion through Sunday-schools and social meetings in various places, he was strongly urged by ministers and others who had made his acquaintance to pursue a course of preparatory study for the ministry. After much hesitation he decided to enter upon a four-years course, the last year at Andover Theological Seminary. He was licensed to preach by the Suffolk Association, of Boston, and hired for one year by the Congregational church in Loudon. At this time the anti-slavery agita- tion had begun to attract much attention. Outrages of a fearful character had been perpetrated upon the aboli- tionists. Garrison had been mobbed in Boston, Lovejoy murdered in Alton, Illinois, and Pennsylvania hall, in Philadelphia, had been burned by a mob. He could not preach the gospel of the Prince of Peace, as he thought, without rebuking these and similar outrages. Being deeply sincere and earnest in his convictions, and determined to follow them at whatever cost, early in 1840 he abandoned the ministry, and entered the anti- slavery conflict by the side of Garrison, Rogers, Phil- lips, Foster, and other heroic leaders. From this time until the " sum of all villanies" ceased to pollute our fair domain he was incessant in his labors, visiting most of the Northern states, and passing through many scenes of peril and danger. Since the abolition of slav- ery, he has occupied his time largely in the cause of lib- eral radical reform in politics, social economy, and progress generally. His style of speaking is peculiar to himself, and is characterized by ponderous blows, mar- shalled in plain Saxon, spiced with keen sarcasm, and
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made effective by an inexhaustible fund of fact and apt illustration. He md., Jan. 1, 1840, Sarah H. Sargent, of Concord, where he still resides.
15. Helen Buffum, b. June 14, 1843.
(3.) Josiah Webster Pillsbury, spent his minority on the farm. attending school in the winter ; subsequently fitted for college at Andover, Mass., and at Derry, N. H. ; grad- uated at Dartmouth college in IS40. After graduation, he taught the academy in Pepperell, Mass., and the high school in Weymouth, Mass. ; afterwards taught, in connection with farming and other manual and literary duties ; held the position of school commissioner for Hillsborough county ; has been superintending school committee and selectman in Amherst and in Milford. and is known as one of the prominent educators in the state. He has contributed many articles for the press. and some of his poetical effusions have been of much merit. He resides in Milford, and is a most worthy citizen. He md., June 1, 1841, Elizabeth Dinsmore of Lowell, Mass.
Born in Milford.
Antoinette A., b. May 27, 1846 ; d. Aug. 12, 1866. Albert Enoch, b. Aug. 19, 1849; passed through the graded schools of Milford, and studied afterwards at New Ipswich, Groton, Mass., and Harvard college : taught school in Illinois, where he read law ; has been practising in Boston for eight years ; has been a rep- resentative from Boston in the legislature three years, taking a high rank as a legislator ; has been very suc- cessful as a lawyer, and has a fine promise for the future before him.
(4.) Gilbert Pillsbury, spent his childhood and youth, like most boys, on farms in back neighborhoods, with limited school privileges and plenty of laborious work. On reaching his majority, he commenced fitting for college at Phillips academy, Andover, Mass .. After about one year's study there, he was one of fifty-two students who turned their backs upon that institution on account of the vigorous pro-slavery restrictions imposed upon them. He completed his preparatory studies at Derry, N. H., and graduated from Dartmouth college in 1841, having nearly paid his way by teaching and singing winters. In 1842 he married Ann Frances Ray, a highly edu-
16. 17.
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cated lady of Ludlow, Mass. They taught select schools together in New York city and at Somerville, N. J., several years, when, in 1854, they returned to Massa- chusetts and established a young ladies' boarding-school at Ludlow, which they continued successfully until the War of the Rebellion. In the meantime (in 1855) he was elected to the state senate, and was one of the few who procured the first election of Hon. Henry Wilson to the U. S. senate, against much opposition. Being desirous of exemplifying their sympathy for the colored race by deeds as well as by words, in 1863 they went to Hilton Head, S. C., where he was made agent for the freedmen, being employed by the government. When Charleston was evacuated, he was ordered there by Gen. Saxton. The whole city was placed at his disposal from which to assign homes for the thousands of freedmen and loval whites who flocked thither at that time ; also to furnish food, clothing, and educational facilities, so far as possible, and to guard the rights of the freed peo- ple in their new relation. This was a task requiring judgment, tact, and courage. He proved equal to the emergency ; and peace, order, and comfort soon pre- vailed. At the close of the war he was chosen a mem- ber of the constitutional convention of South Carolina, and subsequently was elected the first mayor of Charles- ton after reconstruction, which position he occupied three years. During this time he caused many improve- ments to be made, and did much to repair the wastes of war. After nine years of service in that region, they returned to Massachusetts, and now propose to spend their remaining years upon their beautiful little farm in North Abington.
(6.) Oliver Pillsbury, remained on the farm until seventeen years of age, when, being threatened with permanent lameness, he attended school at the village during the summer and fall, teaching the next winter, and resum- ing school again in the spring. He continued to alter- nate between farming, attending school, and teaching, until the spring of 1839, when he went to New Jersey and opened a tuition school. He taught there eight years, the last six in the academy at Bound Brook, Som- erset county. In the meantime he married Matilda Nevius, a native of New Jersey, who died in 1847, leav- ing him a daughter two years and eight months old. His health being much impaired, and desiring to place
Clive Pillsbury
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his child in care of his sister, he returned to Henniker. Upon partial recovery of his health, he purchased of his father the farm now owned by George W. Rice, and oc- cupied it seventeen years, in which time he fully dou- bled its products by various improvements. Dec. 25, 1850, he married Sarah Wilkins, daughter of James and Sarah F. Wilkins. Soon after his return to Henniker, with the aid of the Temperance and Anti-Slavery move- ments, in both of which he was deeply interested, he, with the cooperation of a few others, produced a rev- olution in the politics of the town, the result of which was that he was subsequently elected fourteen times moderator in town-meeting, six times selectman, and three times to the legislature. In 1862 he was elected to the governor's council, and reëlected in 1863, serving as chairman of the military committee of the council, a most responsible position during that eventful period of the civil war. In 1869 he was appointed by Gov. Stearns insurance commissioner for three years, and the next year drafted and procured the enactment of the present insurance law relative to insurance compa- nies of other states, thus establishing an insurance de- partment which has resulted in giving the people a degree of protection never before enjoyed, by ferreting out and excluding unreliable companies from the state, and also in bringing into the state treasury an average annual revenue of $10,000 besides his own compensa- tion. He moved to Concord in 1871. He has been three times reappointed to this position, having already held it continuously eleven years, and still retaining it. In the meantime he has represented Ward 4 two years in the legislature, and has been a member of the Board of Education seven years, which position he also still holds. It is no exaggeration to say that Mr. Pillsbury has dis- charged the duties of these varied positions with signal intelligence, fidelity, and success.
18. Mary Matilda, b. Oct. 12, 1844 ; md. Jonathan S. Eve- leth, of Beverly, Mass. ; d. June 27, 1875.
19. I. Oliver P., b. Feb. 5, 1875 ; d. May 4, 1875.
(10.) Enoch Pillsbury, very early exhibited a love for books, and always took the lead in all school studies ; but as soon as he was old enough to be of service on the farm, his schooling was limited to the short winter terms until he was sixteen years old, when he attended the acade- my during the fall term ; that winter he taught school
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in the Dodge district, and a short term at Deering. Af- ter laboring on the farm the following summer, he went to New Jersey to assist his brother Oliver in his school. Having done so six months, he was invited to take charge of a school a few miles from his brother's, which he did, and taught successfully until within one week of his death. During this time he made himself complete master of Gummere's Surveying, Day's Algebra, and Seven Books of Playfair's Euclid, without the assistance of a teacher, besides making considerable proficiency in Latin, and giving attention to vocal and instrumental music, for which he had great fondness and unusual tal- ent. His modesty and amiable disposition, united with a diversity of accomplishments, drew friends around him wherever he went. In the spring of 1846 he was violently seized with congestion of the lungs, which ter- minated his earthly career in six days, just one month before he would have been twenty-one years old. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people in the Presbyterian church at Bound Brook, N. J., where his remains were deposited.
PINGREE.
I. Charles Pingree, came to this town when a young man, and md., May 16, 1815, Persis Gibson; resided on the south-east side of Craney hill.
2. William, b. Nov. 16, 1817.
3. Charles J., b. May 10, 1819.
4. Caroline, b. Nov. 28, 1820.
5. Marietta, b. Feb. 13, 1822.
6. Stephen Pingree, son of Stephen and Mary B. Pingree, was b. Oct. 18, 1787, at Fitchburg, Mass. He md., Dec. 31, 1811, Betsey Kelley, who was b. at Littleton, Mass., Aug. 11, 1792. He resided in Littleton, Mass., and in Chester, this state ; came to this town in Nov., 1843; moved to Loudon in 1865, and d. there April 7, 1866; lived where R. J. Clark resides. His wife d. Feb. 7, 1878, at Hartland, Vt.
II.
7. William. 8. Nathan. 9. Mary A. 10. William E. Hepsibeth D. 12. Susan E. 13. Hannah B.,-all born in Littleton, Mass.
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Born in Chester, and resided here.
14. Susan W., b. June 20, 1830.
15. Daniel W., b. May 9, 1832.
16. Mary E., b. July 1, 1834 ; md. Hodgdon F. Green.
17. Harriet N., b. Aug. 28, 1836 ; md. Hamilton F. Green.
PLUMMER.
I. Francis Plummer, was a linen weaver; came, some say, from Woolwich, Eng., others say from Wales, about 1633; he was in Newbury, Mass., in 1635. His first wife, Ruth, d. Aug. 18, 1647; he md., second wife, Widow Ann Palmer, March, 1648, who d. Oct. 18, 1665; he md., third wife, Widow C-, of Salem, Mass., Nov. 29, 1665. He d. Jan. 17, 1673, leaving Samuel, Joseph, and Mary.
2. Samuel, md. Mary -, and among his children was Joseph, b. in 1666 ; md., Nov. 6, 1699, Elizabeth Dole ; they had six children, of whom was
3.
4. Nathaniel, b. June 19, 1708, in Newbury, Mass. ; md. Mary -, who was b. in 1711.
5. Joseph Plummer, son of Nathaniel, was b. in Newbury, Mass., July 12, 1753, and md. Jane Clough, who was b. at South Hampton, Jan. 31, 1764; moved to this town immediately after the close of the Revolution, and settled in the south part of it upon what is known as the Plummer place, now owned by Mr. Parker. Here they lived and died, and their children were born upon that place. He died Oct. 27, 1827 ; his wife died Feb. 20, 1817; his second wife died Sept. 12, 1842.
7.
6. Mary, md. Peter Whitman, of Concord, Jan. 24, 1804. Sally, md. Jonathan Dow, Jr., of Weare, Dec. 23, 1807. 8. Joseph, b. 1787.+ 9. David, b. July 10, 1794.+
(8.) Joseph Plummer, md. Sarah Purington, and resided on the old homestead the larger part of his days. He
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was a highly respected and substantial citizen. He died May 27, 1871; his wife d. June 24, 1845.
10. Ira, b. June 6. 1810.+
II. Hazen K., b. July 17, 1820.+
12. John K., b. July 8, 1829.+
(9.) David Plummer, md. Mary Kimball, July 20, 1815, and settled where Ira Plummer now resides. Like his brother Joseph, he was one of the most substantial farmers and citizens of the town. He died July 24, 1869; his wife died Nov. 12, 1874.
13. William K., b. Oct. 10, 1815.++ 14. Geo. W., b. 1819.+ 15. Infant, b. Feb., 1825 ; d. July 31, 1825.
(10.) Ira Plummer, md., first wife, Lydia Folsom, of this town, who d. Aug. 23, 1850, and he md., second wife, March 31, 1853, Alice E. Emery, of Newbury.
Children by first wife.
16. Mary, b. Nov. 30, 1836 ; md. A. G. Hanson, Weare.
17. Jane, b. Nov. 27, 1848 ; md. G. M. Sawyer, Bradford.
(II.) Hazen K. Plummer, md., April 23, 1845, Laura Piper, who was b. in this town, Dec. 13, 1821 ; was at one time captain of the Rifles ; a mover of buildings, a mechanic, and farmer.
18. Joseph O., adopted son ; d. March 20, 1867.
(12.) John K. Plummer, md., Sept. 5, 1850, Harriet P., dau. of Nathan and Mehitable Blanchard, of this town.
19. John Willis, b. June 14, 1852.
20. Harriet Ella, b. July 24, 1857.
(13.) William K. Plummer, md., April 28, 1839, Cyrene H. Clark, of Hopkinton. He d. Dec. 9, 1862.
21. Frank P., b. in Hopkinton, Sept. 2, 1842 ; d. Jan. 14, 1875.
22. Laura A., b. in Henniker, May 10, 1844 ; d. Jan. 12, 1868.
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23. Joseph, b. Sept. 25, 1846 ; md., April 11, 1871, Mary A. Bean, of Deering.
24. George W., b. Aug. 29, 1850.
25. Lizzie A., b. April 1, 1854.
26. Willie W., b. May 23, 1861 ; d. July 13, 1861.
(14.) George W. Plummer, md. Louisa Neal, and resided with his father. He d. Oct. 25, 1849.
27. Mary J., b. Sept. 18, 1842 ; md. Oliver H. Noyes.
28. David O., b. Aug. 11, 1846.
POLLARD.
I. Alpheus Pollard, son of Joseph and Betsey Pollard, was b. in Hudson, Feb. 6, 1806; md. Esther L., dau. of Thomas M. and Phebe Davis, of this town, and was engaged in milling while here. He d. June 22, 1856; his wife d. Aug. 28, 1856. The children were b. in Nashua.
2. Ermina H., b. April 24, 1837 ; ten years a copyist in New York city ; graduated as a physician from the Woman's Medical College, Philadelphia, March II, 1875 ; practised several years in the latter city ; md., 1877, William H. Sawyer, and resides in Providence, R. I.
3. Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1838 ; md. Albert W. De- lanah, of Providence, R. I.
4. I. Willis H., b. Aug. 4, 1859 ; d. Aug. 15, 1860.
5. 2. Ray Bertram, b. Feb. 17, 1874.
6. Joseph Henry, b. Sept. 10, 1841 ; d. April 23, 1855.
7. Evander O., b. Nov. 28, 1844 ; d. Feb. 29, 1864.
POPE.
I. Thomas Pope, was here before the incorporation of the town, and settled upon the south side of Craney hill upon what is known as the Pope place, and was the ancestor of the family by that name who so long re- sided here. He married Hannah -. Where he came from is unknown. Some of his family came with him. He d. here Nov. 12, 1806.
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2. David, b. March 13, 1746.++
3. Jesse, d. seventh on the list of the early deaths.
The record of the Pope family is very meagre.
(2.) David Pope, md. Lucy Saltmarsh, who d. Jan. 20, 1858; resided on the homestead.
4. William.
5. David. Both md. sisters,-Emerson, of Hillsborough. David resided here many years; then removed to Bradford, where he d. Children b. here.
6. Hannah, md. Elisha Brown, Weare.
7. Betsey, md. - Kimball, Weare. 8. Sally, unmd.
9. Edith, unmd. 10. Susan, md. - Stoning.
II. John Pope, grandson of David; blacksmith ; removed West a few years since. No record of the family.
PRESBURY.
I. William Presbury, was one of the first settlers in this township, and resided near Mr. Howlet, in the south- west part of the town ; was one of the first deacons of the church, June 7, 1769; he md. Dorcas -, and about 1772 moved into Bradford, being the first settler there ; he was one of the selectmen of this town after its incorporation. Children b. here, and in Marlborough.
2. George, b. Dec. 12, 1762. 3. John, b. Feb. 2, 1764.
4. James, b. Oct. 12, 1765. 5. Dorcas, b. Oct. 31, 1766.
6. Nathan, b. Mar. 23, 1768. 7. Hannah, b. Apr. 8, 1770.
PRESSY.
The family by this name that have resided in this town were descendants of Paschal and Judith Blaisdell Pressy, who lived in Weare. Three brothers came to this town at the commence- ment of the present century,-Moses1, Enoch2, and Elijah8, the first named living here but a short time.
I. Enoch Pressy, md. Mary, dau. of Joseph Cass, of Bos- cawen, formerly of Exeter, who was an aunt of Hon.
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Lewis Cass, prominent for many years in the politi- cal and military history of the country. He resided in the east part of the town. He d. Jan. 25, 1842 ; his wife d. May 5, 1827.
2. John, was a soldier in the War of ISI2.
3. Charles, md. Betsey Noyes, April 12, 1813.
4. Judith, md. Daniel Stone ; d. at Concord, May 4, 1814.
5. Aseneth, md. Wm. Perry.
6. Hannah, b. 1808 ; d. May 15, 1825 ; unmd.
7. Thomas W., d. in Lowell in 1871.
8. Eliza, md. - Cheswell ; two children.
9. Blaisdell, d. April 17, 1829.
IO Horace, b. 1817 ; d. Sept. 21, 1830.
Moses Pressy, md., Feb. 28, 1811, Betsey, dau. of Aaron Adams.
Elijah Pressy, md. Sarah Cass, sister of Mary, wife of Enoch, about 1800. He resided a good many years in the house now occupied by G. C. Preston, and was a blacksmith by trade. He resided in Manchester the last few years of his life, as did his wife, and both died there, but were buried in this town. He d. ; his wife d. Dec. 19, 1863.
II. Phinehas, b. Aug., 1802.+
12. Jonathan, b. March 20, 1804.+
13. Sarah, d. April 20, 1814.
14. Harriet, b. May 6, 1813 ; md. James Gibson.
15. Sarah, b. 1815 ; md. Frederick Edmunds, of Concord.
16. Julia, b. IS22 ; d. Sept. 26, 1824.
(II.) Phinehas Pressy, md.
17. Sylvia, b. 1823 ; d. Dec. 6, 1836.
18. Daughter, b. 1828; d. July 28, 1829.
(12.) Jonathan Pressy, md., Nov. 26, 1835, Lovilla, dau. of Jacob Withington, of this town ; followed the occu- pation of a miller, and resided here until 1842, when he removed to Manchester, and engaged in the mil- linery business. He d. Nov. 18, 1869.
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19. Helen Maria, b. in Henniker, Sept. 20, 1836; md., Nov. 13, 1853, Jeremiah D. Jones.
20.
Fidelia, b. May 3, 1842 ; md. May 19, 1868, William E. Preston.
21. Fidora, b. May 3, 1842 ; d. Aug. 10, 1842.
22. Georgiana A., b. Sept. 3, 1845 ; md., Oct. 10; 1872, Albin R. Philbrick.
PRESTON.
I. Luke W. Preston, son of Jacob C. and Betsey (Clark) Preston, and grandson of Samuel Preston, who was b. in Wilmington, Mass., in 1753, was b. in Windsor, Vt., Dec., 1816; went to Francestown when one year of age ; learned the blacksmith trade ; married, Sept. 9, 1844, M. Frances Fairbanks, of Frances- town ; has resided in this town several years.
2. George C., b. Aug. 6, 1846 ; md., Nov. 6, 1871, Emma J. Boynton, of Francestown ; merchant here many years ; town-clerk several years.
3. Walter H., b. July 12, 1854 ; md. Nellie Rice.
4. Arthur G., b. March 6, 1856; resides in New Boston ; mason by trade.
PROCTOR.
The ancient record of this family is very meagre, as well as that of the later generations; but, by persistent effort, I am able to give the following. The family by this name that set- tled in this town were descendants from the first emigrant of the name, who settled in Manchester, Mass., at what time is not known. The first of the name upon the records of the town is Isaac Proctor. The farm upon which he resided was in the Proctor name until recently, and is now known as the Smith farm. There were born to Isaac and Lucy Proctor several children, only two of whose births are on record.
I. Lieut. John Proctor, son of Isaac, was b. in Manchester, Mass., as is supposed, in 1757, though there is no record of his birth. He was a soldier in the Revolution at the age of 18, and was commissioned lieutenant later for meritorious services. He md., in 1783, Hannah, dau. of Jonathan and Mary Cogswell, of Essex, Mass. There
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is a record of his publishment to "Hannah Coxwell ;" this was the ancient name for Cogswell in the fourteenth century. Lieut. Proctor came to this town in 1798, and settled upon what is known as Federal or Proctor hill. Here he had one of the best farms in the town. The old mansion abounded with hospitality ; and his barns were filled with cattle, horses, and sheep. For many years one hundred tons of hay were annually cut upon the farm. His wife d. Feb. 3, 1796 ; and he md., second wife, Jan. 19, 1797, Edna Dean, widow of Capt. Israel Dean, of Essex, Mass., who d. July 31, 1846. He d. Feb. 3, 1821.
Children of first wife.
2. Hannah, b. March 5, 1784.
3. John, b. July 7, 1788.++ These two were born in Manchester, Mass.
4. Mary, b. March 30, 1791 ; d. Oct. 24, 1793.
5. David C., b. Sept. 28, 1794.+ These two were born in Essex, Mass.
Children of second wife.
6. Israel, b. in Essex, Dec. 3, 1797 ; d. Nov. 2, 1798.
7. Mary, b. in Henniker, Aug. 8, 1798; md. Enoch Dar- ling.
(3.) Capt. John Proctor, md., first wife, in 1810, Edna Dean dau. of his step-mother, and resided upon the home- stead. He inherited the military zeal of his father, and was at one time commander of the cavalry at- tached to the 26th Regt., at that time as fine a com- pany of troop as the state contained. He was a man of noble stature and of commanding presence, and was a most excellent citizen. His first wife d. Sept. 21, 1825; and he md., 1826, Mary Crocker, of Derry, who d. April 15, 1827; he md., third wife, Dec. 31, 1827, Lucinda, dau. of Elias and Sally Gould, of this town. He d. Dec. 8, 1836; his widow md. Capt. Jo- seph Proctor, of Andover. [See sketch.]
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