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86. Maria, resides in Hartford, Conn.
87. Abbie L., b. June 13, 1846 ; d. April 13, 1865.
I. Bemsley Smith, was b. in Essex, Mass. ; md. Mary Kins- man, of that town, and settled here about 1815 upon the farm where Oliver A. Newton resides. He d. Feb. 25, 1848 ; his wife d.
2. Susan Elwell, b. Aug. 30, 1813 ; md. Dr. D. O. Collins, of Contoocook ; no children ; d. -.
3. Peleg W., b. June 5, 1815 ; md. Emily, dau. of Saun- ders Hoyt, of this town ; resides in Massachusetts.
4. Addison K., b. Sept. 15, 1818; d.
5. Abigail M., b. Sept. 1, 1822 ; md. Albert J. Couch, of Warner, Nov. 30, 1854 ; three children.
6. Elizabeth W., b. April 21, 1825 ; d. Dec. 29, 1837.
7. Eunice K., b. April 21, 1828 ; d.
8. Samuel Smith, was a lawyer, and resided here several years ; he was b. in 1807, and d. here Aug. 17, 1837 ; he was a young man of much promise.
I. Lewis Smith, was the son of Jabez and Chloe Richards Smith ; was b. at Ashford, Windham county, Conn., June 5, 1815, and went the September following, with his parents, to Wilmington, Vt., where he remained until sixteen years of age, when he went to Bennington, Vt., and fitted for the sophomore class in college, but never entered. Turning his attention to law, he studied at Fayetteville and Springfield, Vt., and finally with Edmund Burke, of Newport, where he was admitted to the bar in 1840. During the time of his studies he taught several district and select schools ; came to this town, March 15, 1841, and opened his first law office. He resided here about ten years, during which time he
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rapidly rose in his profession, and took high rank as a lawyer. He was one of the representatives from Hen- niker in 1851 ; was one of the delegates to the Constitu- tional Convention the same year ; was assistant clerk of the House of Representatives in 1845-'46, and clerk of the same in 1847-'48, performing its duties in so admir- able a manner as to earn for himself the reputation of one of the most rapid and correct officials that had ever filled that position in the House of Representatives of this state. After leaving here he resided a while in Fisherville, and then in Nashua, where he drew up the charter uniting the towns of Nashua and Nashville, for which he was highly complimented by some of the highest legal authority in the state. He removed to Hastings, Minn., May, 1856, where he remained until IS72, when he removed to St. Joseph, Mo., where he still resides. While a resident of Minnesota, he had a very extensive law practice ; was at different times a member of both branches of the legislature, and was auditor of Dakota county for four years. He md., Dec. 15, 1841, Sarah Noyes, of this town, who d. Feb. 19, 1860, at Hastings, Minn. Children all born in this town.
2. Lewis Noyes, b. Dec. 21, 1842 ; md., April 6, 1871, Lillia V. White, of Stowe, Vt. ; they have four children (all born in St. Joseph),-Mary M., Louise O., Lillie G., and Sarah J. Mr. Smith is at the head of one of the largest agricultural warehouses in Missouri.
3. Henry Dorr, b. May 15, 1844; md., March 18, 1871, Maria A. Ryan, who was b. in England, March 10, 1853 ; they have two children (born in Chicago, Ill.) -Maud L. and Ella Agnes.
4. Noel Byron, b. Jan. 9, 1846 ; md., Dec. 21, 1875, Mary B. Riddle, of St. Joseph, Mo.
STEVENS.
I. David Stevens, was b. at Newbury, March 7, 1807 ; md. Lavina Dudley Brown, who was b. at Newbury, Aug. 19, 1812. He d. May 29, 1868 ; his widow md. William Smith.
2. George W. Brown, b. Feb. 29, 1829 ; d. Feb. 10, 1876, at Bloomfield, N. J.
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3. Charles F., b. in Weare, Aug. 18, 1839 ; unmd.
4. Amanda M., b. in Weare, Feb. 22, 1843 ; md. Lorenzo Morse.
5.
Olive A., b. in Deering, April 17, 1845 ; md. Parker P. Patch.
Born here.
6. Phebe C., b. June 26, 1848.
7. Betsey L., b. Jan. 31, 1853 ; md. James R. Straw.
8. Addie I., b. Sept. 14, 1856.
STONE.
I. Thomas Stone, md. Rebecca -, and came to this town from Pembroke; was a carpenter by trade; was a strong, powerful man. I am sorry to say that the rec- ord of this family is very meagre. I have gathered what I could. He d. Oct. 7, 1807 ; his wife d. July 10, 1783.
2. Thomas, b. 1745.+ 3. Ezekiel.+ 4. James.+ And others.
(2.) Thomas Stone, md. Mary -; came to town with his father ; was a saddler by trade, and opened the first shop of the kind in town, in a little building that stood near where is now the west end of the railroad bridge in the east part of the town. He d. Sept. 25, 1827 ; his first wife d. Aug. 20, 1809.
5. James, b. -; d. May 15, 1790.
6. Daniel, md. Judith Pressey, Feb. 5, 1813.
7. Rufus. 8. Elijah, b. 1781.+
9. Jane. 10. Rebecca, d. June 29, 1788.
(3.) Ezekiel Stone, md. Jane -. He was a soldier in the Revolution.
II. Rebecca, b. April 28, 1772.
12. Molly, b. March 29, 1779, and others.
(4.) James Stone, md. Lydia Abbott, of Derry. He was a soldier in the Revolution ; wounded at Bunker Hill by a bayonet.
13. John, b. Feb. 22, 1780 ; md. Mary Collins, of Weare, Feb. 11, 1808; moved to Warrensburg, N. Y., d. aged 95.
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14. James, b. Nov. 10, 1781.+
15. Jane, b. 1783 ; md. Josiah Whitney.
16. Lydia, b. May 19, 1785 ; md. Chas. Greenfield.
17. Rebecca, b. July 18, 1787 ; d. Jan. 29, 1790.
(8.) Elijah Stone, md. Dorcas Gibson, Feb. 10, 1805. He was a leather-dresser by trade, a strong, powerful man, and possessed of more than an ordinary intellect. He d. Dec. 1, 1837 ; his wife d. Aug. 13, 1856.
18. Dolly, b. Nov. 13, 1805.
19. Clarissa, b. March 17, 1807; md. S. P. Hardy ; d. March 14, 1871.
20. Louisa, b. May 21, 1808. 21. Mary, b. April 24, ISIO.
22. Laura, b. June 4, 1812. 23. Albert G., b. Dec. 22, 1816.
(14.) James Stone, was " put out" in the family of Wm. Bow- man, where he resided until he was twenty-one years of age ; then went to Dunbarton, and resided in the family of Rev. Mr. Harris two years ; then md. Mary E. Beard ; d. in Dunbarton, May 10, IS71 ; his wife d. aged nearly eighty-four years. Eleven children, one of whom is M. P. Stone, a highly respected citizen of Dunbarton.
STRAW.
I. James Straw, son of James and Marion Straw, was b. in Warner, May 4, 1818 ; came to this town as a clerk for H. M. Davis, and resided here until his death. He fol- lowed the mercantile business, when his health permit- ted, most of the time of his residence here, and was not- ed for his uprightness of character and efficiency in busi- ness, and at his death left the largest property ever left by any one person in this town. He was post-master several years, and was one of the representatives of the town in 1852. He md., 1848, Hannah, dau. of Rufus Tutherly, of Weare. He d. Nov. 4, 1871.
2. James R., b. July 27, 1849 ; md. March 9, 1871, La- vina Stevens, of this town.
3. Mary Emma, b. May 24, 1860.
4. Dr. Jacob Straw, was b. in Hopkinton in 1792; studied medicine, and was in Warner in 1819. In IS20 he came to this town, where he remained until his death. In 1819 he became a member of the Centre District Medi-
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cal Society, and by his associates was held in the high- est esteem, being considered one of the strong men in his profession. One of his associates said of him,- " He was a man professionally rather above the aver- age men of his time." He became quite a politician at one time, and represented this town in the legislature in 1837 and 1838; was state senator in 1841 and 1842. He was found dead in his office on the morning of Sept. 12, 1856. A post-mortem examination was held by Drs. Parsons, Burnham, and Peterson, which result- ed in the decision that he died of apoplexy, and that his death was instantaneous. Dr. Straw was never mar- ried.
STUART.
I. The ancestor of the family by this name that settled in this town was born in Londonderry, Ireland ; his father was a Scotchman, and in direct line of descent from the Stuarts of Scotland, so famous in history. He came to this country when he was 12 years of age, and settled in Londonderry, N. H., where he md. and raised a large family.
2. Thomas Stuart, one of his sons, md. first wife, Nancy Hogg, and for his second wife, Betsey Moore, and came to this town during the Revolution, and settled where Mr. Cate now resides. During his first year here, he lived in Judge Wallace's house until he could erect one. He was drowned. [See Accidents.] His wife d. Sept. 13, 1849, aged 91 years. Children all born here.
3. John.+ 4. Samuel. 5. Joseph. 6. James.
7. William. The last four sons settled in St. Stephens, New Brunswick. Samuel had one daughter ; resides in San Francisco, Cal. Joseph d. a few years since in Calais, Me. James was drowned by a steamboat disaster, and William drowned himself.
8. Jane ; md. Abram Bickford.
9. Daughter, d. April 1, 1786.
IO. Betsey ; md. -- Buntin ; lives in Manchester.
II. Adam ; b. 1798.++
(3.) John Stuart, md., Dec. 11, 1803, Sally Gordon, of this town; he was a soldier in the war of 1812; lived in a house that stood opposite the entrance to the new cemetery. No date of his death. His wife d. Nov. 10, 1841.
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I 2. Mehitable, b. June 18, 1804 ; md. Michael Tubbs, of Deering ; three children ; all live in California. She d. Oct. 10, 1862.
13. Hannah, b. Jan. 30, 1806 ; d. Jan. 28, 1819.
14. John L., b. April 3, 1808 ; md. in Clear Spring, Md.,
and removed to Illinois; three of his sons live in California.
Almira ; md. Bartlett Simons, of Deering.
15. 16. Jacob ; md. twice in Penn. ; d. some years ago.
17. James ; lives in Sante Fé, New Mexico, where he has been for twenty-five years.
18. Nancy, md., first husband, Charles R. Winter, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., by whom she had three children,- Edwin, d. at nine months ; Emma, md. J. S. Chatter- ton ; resided at Sacramento, Cal., where she d. Nov. 15, 1862 ; Ella, md. N. B. Edgerly, of Wolfeborough, who d. in San Francisco, Oct. 1, 1869 ; md .. second husband, in 1865, Charles E. Davidson, of Prince Edward's Island ; resides in San Francisco.
19. Mary A., md. John D. Carswell, of Northwood ; resides in Oakland, Cal. ; has two daughters,-Abbie Ann and Ella W.
20. Infant, d. young.
The record of this family is very meagre, and the names may not all be arranged in the regular order.
(10.) Adam Stuart, md., Sept. 15, 1821, Lucy, dau. of Joseph and Mehitable Marsh of this town, and resided on the homestead ; he d. Sept. 17, 1839, and his widow md. Frederick Woods, and moved to Michigan.
21. Joseph M., b. June 20, 1822 ; went to the West.
22. Thomas, b. Sept. 1, 1823 ; md., May 5, 1848, Ann A. Pillsbury, who d. Feb. 15, 1874; went to Concord in 1846, purchased the Columbian hotel, became its landlord in 1848, and remained so for many years. In 1873, was chosen one of the directors of the First National Bank, Concord, which position he yet holds ; for many years was one of the trustees of the National Savings Bank ; a sound business man, and highly re- spected.
23. Harvey, b. 1834; d. Oct. 3, 1836.
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SWETT.
I. Bela M. Swett, was b. in Salisbury, Mass., Sept. 23, 1800. He came to this town when quite young, and lived in the family of Lt. John Proctor ; learned the carpenters' trade, and md., in 1822, Persis Brown (deaf mute), dau. of Nahum Brown, who was educated at Hartford, and was very proficient in writing and drawing. He d. Oct. 11, 1864 ; his wife d. March 17, 1869. Mr. Swett and his wife were both born the same day.
2. Thomas B., lives in Antrim ; four children, three of them deaf mutes.
3. William B., md. Margaret -; lives in Marblehead, Mass. ; several children.
4. 1. James B., b. 1856 ; d. Dec. 13, 1864.
5. 2. Addie M., b. 1860 ; d. Dec. 24, 1864.
6. 3. Maria L., b. Sept. 12, 1864.
7. Nahum George, d. in the Mexican war.
TEMPLE.
I. Jonathan Temple,-son of Abraham, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, who was at Concord, Mass., born in 1678,-was b. May 5, 1735, in Marlborough, Mass .; his mother's name was Elizabeth Stratton. Mr. Tem- ple came to this town several years before its incorpo- ration, and settled upon a portion of the present farm of Mrs. W. H. Gilmore, his house standing a little north- east from Mrs. Gilmore's present residence. He md., Nov. 6, 1760, Dorothy Morse, dau. of Joseph and Abi- gail Morse, of Marlborough, Mass. Mr. Temple built and operated the first saw-mill in this township. [See Mills.] His children all came here, and were born in Marlborough ; his wife always remained at Marlbor- ough. He d. March 31, 1813 ; she d. 1769.
2. Lydia, b. Aug. 2, 1761 ; d. 1767.
3. Sarah, b. Oct. 16, 1762 ; md., Feb. 26, 1781, Thomas Baker.
4. Jasper, b. July 19, 1764.++ 5. Isaac, b. June 30, 1767. 6. John, b. Nov. 27, 1769 ; md., June 5, 1800, Nabby Wilkins.
7. Dolly ; md. John Hunter.
(4.) Jasper Temple, md., Sept. 22, 1805, Mrs. Rhoda (Cut- ter) Whitney, of this town, and lived on the farm
I am affectionately your, L.G. Thompson
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now owned by Mrs. W. H. Gilmore ; the old house is still standing. He d. June 26, 1848.
8. Sophia, b. June 28, 1806 ; d. April 22, 1816.
9. Sena, b. June 28. 1806.
IO. Sally, b. Oct. 7, 1808 ; md. Franklin Noyes.
II. Infant son, b. Feb. 15, 1813 ; d. March 9, 1813.
THOMPSON.
Mrs. Lucinda (Gould) Thompson, had very limited advantages
. for obtaining an education, they being confined largely to the schools in this town. She became a teacher, and taught several terms very successfully. She inherited from her parents a fondness for music, to which she de- voted much time, and was one of the sweet singers whom Master John Connor delighted to call "my girls," as her silvery notes fell like glistening pearls upon the ears of her enraptured listeners. She married, for her first husband, Captain John Proctor (see Proc- tor family). She married, for her second husband, Cap- tain Joseph Thompson, of Andover, where she resided until his death. She had one son by this marriage, who is an officer in the U. S. army. After the death of her husband she resided mostly with her children by her first husband-a considerable portion of her time with her daughter, Mrs. Coolidge, at South Framingham. Mass., where she died, Nov. 15, 1878, and at her re- quest was buried in the beautiful cemetery at that place. Mrs. Thompson was a woman of marked ability. Her reasoning powers were strongly developed, and her well-stored mind rendered her very interesting in con- versation. Her wise counsel and deep sympathy were much sought for by those in distress. She was genial in her disposition, quick in her perceptions of right and wrong, strong in her friendship, with a heart and hand abounding in good words and works, and a woman of deep religious convictions, which rendered her whole life a benediction. As a wife, she was lov- ing, calm, and gentle, and as a mother, wise and judi- cious, making her home all that could be desired. Her whole pathway in life was luminous with good deeds ; and many who now sleep quietly in the vale be- neath the shadow of their native hills, received their first lessons of life and its duties from her, and ever held her in the highest esteem. Her talents were not folded in a napkin, but were called into daily use by the force of a
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firm purpose and a desire to make the best use of what God had endowed her with. She was the especial friend of the children, with a fund of amusing anecdotes mingled with wise counsel ; and many a young life bore in its later years the impress of her mind as a successful teacher and true friend. To the aged and infirm her presence was like a psalm of praise, full of consolation and hope for them. She passed gently away from earth like a shock of corn fully ripe, and so peaceful was her exit, her children could not help exclaiming,-" For He giveth his beloved sleep."
TUCKER.
I. Ezra Tucker, md. Hepsibeth Pressey, and settled in this town as early as 1766, near the present residence of Mrs. C. R. Bacon ; in 1772 he purchased Silas Barnes's farm, where Ezra Eastman and his son George now re- side, where he passed the remainder of his days. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war, and was in the Revolution ; was commissioned second lieutenant in Capt. Emery's company, Col. Baldwin's regiment, and was at the battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776. He was a prominent man in the town for many years. He d. Oct. 26, 1804 ; his wife d. Sept. 22, 1801.
2. Ezra, Jr., b. Feb. 14, 1765.++
3. Betsey, b. Dec. 9, 1767. 4. Sargent, b. Feb. 26, 1869.
5. Hannah, b. Jan. 19, 1771. 6. Sarah, b. Nov. 27, 1772.
7. Jonathan, b. Feb. 26, 1775.+
8. Phebe, b. Jan. 24, 1777. 9. Mercy, b. 1779.
IO. Thomas, b. Jan. 4, 1781.+
II. David, b. 1883 ; d. July 5, 1787.
Three more children of whom there is no record.
(2.) Ezra Tucker, md. Hannah, dau. of Stephen and Hannah Hardy, of this town, April 25, 1804; resided a while upon the homestead, then in various parts of the town ; d. July 13, 1829.
II. Mahala, b. Aug. 26, 1810.
12. Sophronia, b. Feb. 3, 1812 ; md. Samuel Folsom, who resided in the south part of the town, and who d. Jan. 2, 1859. His son Ezra was a soldier in the late war. Mr. Folsom was the son of Nathaniel and Sa- rah Folsom, of Sandwich.
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13. David, b. Aug. 2, 1814 ; resides in Hopkinton ; a high- ly respected citizen.
14. William, b. Dec. 4, 1817. 15. Susan, b. Feb. 2, IS20.
(7.) Jonathan Tucker, md. Martha Morrison, of Peterborough, and resided here some time after his marriage.
15. Abram, b. June 5, 1808.++
(10.) Thomas Tucker, md., April 29, 1804, Charlotte Green. who was b. Jan. 3, 1782. He resided the larger part of his life, after marriage, where C. F. Gove resides. Was a prominent citizen of the town, and for many years deputy sheriff. He d. April 1, 1853 ; his wife d. Sept. 12, 1838.
16. Green, b. 1805 ; d. April 6, 1805.
17. Moody, b. Dec. 25, 1806.+
18. Horace, b. Jan. 21, 1809.++-
19. Thirza, b. March 11, 1811 ; d. June 22, 1834.
20. Robert, b. Feb. 24, 1813 ; enlisted in the U. S. service in 1836; was stationed at Fort Leavenworth ; after his discharge settled in MacGregor, Iowa, where he d. July, 1855. His wife d. shortly after. Two chil- dren.
21. Mehitable L., b. April 20, 1815 ; md. R. S. Rogers. 22. Betsey, b. Sept. 18, 1817; md. Micajah Foster.
23. Thomas, b. Sept. 16, 1819; md. Ursula Wilson, of Canaan. Three children.
24. Dexter, b. July 6, 1821 ; md. Mehitable B. Sanborn, of Franklin ; resides in Loudon.
25. I. Mary Ellen.
26. 2. Martha Ella, md. J. G. Hodsdon, of Concord.
27. Charlotte M , b. June 18, 1823 ; md. Joshua A. Towne, of Keene, Nov. 26, 1846. Three children.
28. Son, b. 1825 ; d. March 26, 1825.
(17.) Moody Tucker, md., April 3, 1834, Miriam Foster, of this town ; has been a life-long resident of Henniker. a selectman, and a worthy citizen.
29. Thomas F., b. Oct. 12, 1836; md., Dec. 23, 1859, Mary J. Sanborn, of this town ; resides in Lawrence, Mass., where he is an extensive dealer in wood and coal, and is a very energetic business man.
30. I. Henry A. C., b. Oct. 29, 1868.
31. Emily M., b. Oct. 10, 1834 ; d. June 10, 1838.
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(18.) Horace Tucker, md., March 28, 1832, Mary C. Dow, of Weare ; resided where his son Greeley now resides. A very worthy townsman. He d. April 15, 1866, and his widow md. Burton Wadsworth.
32. Lucy M., b. Nov. 2, 1832 ; md. --- Philbrick.
33 Charlotte, b. July 1, 1835 ; md. Wm. Smith.
34. Eliza J., b. Dec. 21, 1837 ; md. W. B. Barnes.
35. Greeley D., b. May 4, 1844.
36. Orlando H., b. 1852 ; d. Sept. 6, 1852.
37 John S., b. March 15, 1855.
(15.) Abram Morrison Tucker, md., April 10, 1824, Lucinda, dau. of Samuel and Mary Tucker Eastman ; was a stone-mason by trade, and built the stone house in which his widow still resides. He d. April 8, 1848.
38. George W., b. Aug. 26, 1825.
39. Lucinda, b. Aug. 4, 1827 ; d. Sept. 26, 1829.
40. Martha J., b. Sept. 9, 1829 ; d. May 20, 1847.
41. Almira, b. Jan. 20, 1832.
42. Edna A., b. March 20, 1834 ; d. Aug. 25, 1849.
43. Adaline, b. Sept. 14, 1836; md. Jewett Scribner ; d. Sept. 26, 1866.
44. Edson, b. Jan. 2, 1840 ; enlisted in 9th Michigan Cav- alry during the war, and has not been heard from since.
45. Samuel E .. b. April 1, 1843 ; a soldier.
46. Madison C., b. Jan. 19, 1845 ; d. Dec. 4, 1847.
1. Lieut. John Tucker, was here early in the settlement of the town, and resided where A. W. Connor and his son live ; he was b. Jan. 10, 1760, and md., 1791, Eliza- beth Lucas, who was b. Jan. 14, 1767. He d. April 3, 1847 ; his wife d. Jan. 29, 1839.
2. John, b. Dec. 20, 1792 ; md., May 9, 1821, Mary Warde, of this town ; removed to Monroe, Ohio.
3. Daniel L., b. July 13, 1794 ; md., March 6, 1823, Polly Phillips.
4. Ezra, b. June 2, 1796.
5. David, b. June 15, 1798 ; md., Oct. 8, 1829, Clarissa Patten, of this town; resided upon the homestead until 1840, when he removed to Ohio ; was one of the selectmen of the town in 1841, '42, and '43 ; several children were born here, but there is no record of them.
6. Thurza, b. June 3, 1800 ; d. Oct. 28, 1804.
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7. Cyrus, b. Sept. 30, 1802 ; md., Sept. 11, 1834, Betsey Gordon, of this town ; he resided mostly in Ohio ; several children born here.
8. I. Samuel, resides in Hopkinton.
9. 2. George W., resides in Bradford.
IO. 3. Elizabeth.
11. Eliza, b. Feb. 16, 1805 ; md. Samuel Gordon.
I. Thomas B. Tucker, son of Caleb and Dorothy Tucker, b. in Wilmot, Aug. 7, 1830 ; was at one time landlord of the hotel here ; md. Susan R. Clark ; resides in Peter- borough ; has taken high rank as a hotel-keeper.
2. George S., b. July 12, 1858.
3. Charles W. Tucker, brother of Thomas, b. in Wilmot, March 9, 1828 ; has resided here many years ; carpenter : collector of taxes in 1878.
4. Willie Tucker, nephew of Charles, b. Nov. 20, 1858.
TYLER.
This family was at one time quite numerous in this town. Adonijah and Jepthah came from Marlboro', Mass., and were here before 1768. The family was all gone from the town be- fore this century. They lived in the south-west part of the township.
I. Adonijah, md. Mary -.
2. James, b. April 12, 1760.+
3. Rachel, b. Mar. 2, 1762. 4. Miriam, b. Mar. 22, 1764.
5. Jeremiah, b. Abr. 9, 1766. 6. 'Simeon, b. Mar. 20, 1768.
(2.) James Tyler, md. Sarah -, and came to this town, from Hopkinton, in 1780.
7. Christopher G., b. in Hopkinton, July 10, 1779. Born here.
8. Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1781. 9. Nancy, b. June 4, 1783.
IO. John, b. June 4, 1786. II. James, b. June 3, 1789.
12. Loanda, b. July 18, 1791.
There is no record here of the family of Jepthah Tyler.
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I. Daniel Tyler, came from Marlboro', Mass. ; md. Sally Al- exander, of this town, and resided with his brother-in law, Lieut. John Goodenow, where Mr. Martin lives. He was a soldier in the Revolution. He moved to Brownfield, Me., in 1799, where he died.
2. Samuel Tyler, son of Daniel, was b. Feb. 25, 1797. His op- portunities to attend school in his boyhood were very limited ; at the age of sixteen he enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812; in 1824 he md. Elizabeth Spring, of Brownfield, Me., a lady renowned for her " clear good sense and sweetness of disposition.' At the age of thir- ty-two he resolved to make the Argentine Republic, in South America, his business home, and laid the founda- tion for the very extensive business afterwards carried on by himself and others between Buenos Ayres and this country. He was the pioneer of the South Amer- ican trade ; and nearly half a century ago he shipped the first cargo of wool ever brought from Buenos Ayres to an American port. This trade became a source of much wealth to him during the thirty-three years he was engaged in it. His character for veracity became so well established among the natives with whom he trad- ed, that they were accustomed to say, "It is so, for Mr. Tyler says it is so." In 1863, he made his last voyage and returned to Brownfield, in which place and in Port- land he passed the remainder of his days. He died in the latter place, Jan. 17, 1879. He did much for his adopted town, and the improvements were many that he caused to be made. His faith was shown by his works. After his death the citizens of Brownfield, in open meeting, passed a series of resolutions expressive of their sorrow at his death, one of which we insert :
"Resolved, That we shall long hold in affectionate remembrance his life and labor of love.
"He rests with the immortals; his journey has been long ; For him no wail of sorrow, but pæan full and strong : So well and bravely has he done the work he found to do,- To justice, freedom, duty, God, and man forever true."
WADSWORTH.
I. Lt. Samuel Wadsworth, was the son of David and Han- nah Wadsworth, and was born in Grafton, Mass., Sept. 28, 1747. His father died when he was quite young,
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GENEALOGY-WADSWORTH.
and his mother married Dea. Joseph Merriam, of Graf- ton, in wliose family Samuel lived until he became of age, when he came to this town and commenced a clearing upon the farm now owned by Franklin Goss. Residing here a short time, he exchanged farms with Ephraim Goss, and settled on the farm so long remain- ing in the Wadsworth family, and now owned by Mrs. Robert D. Rice, where he passed the remainder of his days. Mr. Wadsworth was a noble specimen of the sturdy old patriots who first settled in this township. He was a man of more than ordinary ability, and was often honored with the confidence of his fellow-citizens. He was amongst the first members of the church founded in 1769, and ever performed the duties of any position to which he was called with strict fidelity and honesty. He was represented as a powerful, athletic man ; was the owner of the second horse brought into the town. Like many of the first settlers, he suffered much from the depredations of wild beasts, losing in one night, near his house, nineteen large, fine sheep. He md. Margery, dau. of Rev. Aaron Hutchinson, of Graf- ton, Mass., and a sister of Judge Hutchinson of that place. She was a woman of rare ability, highly edu- cated, being conversant with several languages besides her own native English. She was a genial companion, an amiable friend, a faithful and dearly beloved mother, and lived to a ripe old age, retaining her faculties won- derfully. He d. Sept. 13, IS42 ; his wife d. Dec. 21, 1836. His biographer says of him,-" He was one of the first settlers of the Gospel ministry in the place, being himself a firm believer in the great doctrines of the Cross, which belief he maintained until the end, ex- pressing in his dying moments the preciousness of Christ, and his blessed assurance of going to a better world than this. His death was peaceful, without a struggle, and his senses continued to the last."
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