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118. Charles S. F., b. July 18, 1864.
119. Carrie A., b. Nov. 20, 1860.
120. Darius Whitcomb, son of Simeon, of Marlborough, Mass., and relative of the first Whitcombs here, was b. Jan. 22, 1768, and md. Lois Wetherbee, of Stow, Mass., where he resided until 1801, when he came to this town and settled on the south side of Craney hill, where he d. April 25, 1858; his wife d. Nov. 24, 1817. His children b. in Stow, Mass., save the two last.
I2I. Ira, b. Aug. 6, 1790 .- +
I22. Benjamin, b. Jan. 9, 1792 ; md. Jane Williams, of Stow, Mass.
123. Pliny, b. Dec. 12, 1793 ; md. Ednah Eastman, of this town ; had five daughters, all md.
124. Asaph, b. June 23, 1801 ; d. Nov. 25, 1825.
125. Millie, b. June 23, ISO1 ; d. Oct. 25, 1802.
(12I.) Ira Whitcomb, md. March 4, 1819, Elizabeth Caldwell, of this town, sister of James and Alexander ; resid- ed upon the homestead until 1874, when he removed to Goffstown, to reside with his daughter ; he d. Oct. 25, 1876 ; his wife d. April 6, 1852.
I 26. Lois, b. Jan. 11, 1820 ; d. Jan. 18, 1844.
127. Carlos, b. July 18, 1822 ; d. June 17, 1842.
I28. Elizabeth, b. June 11, 1825 ; md., Dec. 24, 1857, Abram Colburn ; resides in Goffstown. Child b. here.
129. I. Ira W., b. March 29, 1867.
WHITMAN.
I. John Whitman, ancestor of the Whitman family in Amer- ica, was in Weymouth, Mass., in 1638; had nine chil- dren. Thomas, the eldest, came with his mother in 1641. John2, his son, settled in Stow, Mass., and was one of the original proprietors for this township. [See Grant. ] John8, his son, md., 1715, Margaret John4, his son, b. Sept. 21, 1718, md. Mary Foster, of Harvard, Feb. 6, 1747, or '48.
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5. Daniel, b. June 8, 1750.+
6. Edward, b. Aug. 6, 1752.++ 7. John, b. 1755.+ These children were b. in Boston, Mass.
(5.) Daniel Whitman, came to this town near the close of the Revolution ; was a merchant. [See Stores. ] Married, first time, June 15, 1773 ; second wife, May 6, 1792, Sally Kast, of Hopkinton ; disposed of his property and removed to Virginia, where he ended his days. Children b. here.
8. Philip Kast, b. Feb. 1, 1793.
9. Betsey, b. April 12, 1794.
(6.) Edward Whitman, md. Mary Brewer, of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in 1777 ; came to this town near the close of the Revolution [see Stores], and settled upon the Foster hill. He was a merchant in Boston, and made a permanent settlement here in 1790, and settled after- wards where his grandsons Brewer and Henry now reside. He was represented as an energetic business man, and highly respected by the old merchants in Bos- ton. He was a member of the Rising States Lodge, F. & A. Masons, of Boston, from which he received a diploma in 1801, which is still in existence. He was the owner of the first chaise in this town, the same be- ing a large bell-topped one without the little glass in the curtain behind, as was the case in those of later date. He d. Aug. 20, 1805 ; his wife d. Aug. 7, 1807.
10. Edward Whitman, was b. in Boston, Oct. 20, 1779, and came to this town with his father; was a merchant many years, afterwards a farmer ; resided on the old home- stead ; he md., Feb. 13, 1810, Polly Goss, of this town. He d. Oct. 25, 1845 ; his wife d. Feb. 24, 1855.
II. I. Edward B., b. Oct. 30, 1811 ; resides on the home- stead ; a valuable citizen ; unmd.
12. 2. Ephraim W., b. Aug. 9, 1816; unmd.
13. 3. Thomas W., b. Mar. 11, 1819 ; d. Apr. 6, 1866 ; unmd.
14. 4. Mary B., b. Sept. 6, 1822 ; unmd.
15. 5. Cyrus W., b. Nov. 9, 1826 ; md. Catharine M. Har- thorn.
6. Henry W., b. June 25, 1834 ; unmd.
16. 17. Thomas, b. in Boston, July 2, 1789 ; merchant ; lived here awhile; then returned to Boston, where he d. Sept. 1, 1829.
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IS. Ebenezer, b. in Boston, Jan., 1787; came here with his father ; md., Nov. 16, 1809, Sarah Rice, of this town ; he d. Jan. 9, 1832 ; his wife d. May 26, 1852 ; no children.
(7.) John Whitman, came to this town before his brother Ed- ward, and settled on the south side of Craney hill. He md. Sally ~.
19. Alvin, b. July 27, 1787 ; d. April 25, 1858.
20. Joab, b. Feb. 1, 1792 ; d. May 24, 1817.
21. Sally, b. April 30, 1790 ; d. April 1, 1791.
22. Sally, b. 1792 ; md. John Savage, July 11, 1809.
WHITNEY.
The Whitneys in this town descended from John and Eleanor Whitney, who embarked at London in April, 1635, reach- ing this country in the June following, and settled in Water- town, Mass. They brought with them five sons,-John, Rich- ard, Nathaniel, Thomas, and Jonathan. They had three chil- dren, b. in Watertown,-Joshua, Caleb, Benjamin.
I. Eleazer Whitney, third in descent from Joshua, and whose father was Eleazer, md., Nov. 9, 1743, Mary Grow. He d. Sept. 14, 1758 ; his wife d. Sept. 4, 1761. They resided in Marlborough, Mass.
2. Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1744. 3. Samuel, b. Dec. 2, 1746.
4. Deborah, b. Jan. 30, 1749 : d. Sept. 10, 1750.
5. Alexander, b. July 2, 1751.+
6. Joshua, b. April 26, 1754.+
7. Hannah, b. June, 1757.
(5.) Alexander Whitney, md., July 10, 1776, Lois Carroll, of Hopkinton, Mass., and came soon after to this town, and settled upon the farm known as the " Whitney place," above Carlos Childs's.
8. Eleazer, b. Dec. 5, 1777.++
9. Molly, b. May 21, 1779; md. John Connor.
Louis, b. March 3, 1781 ; d. Dec. 31, 1862.
IO. II. Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1783 ; md. Abel Connor.
12. Sarah, b. Nov. 22, 1785 ; md. - Perry, Newport.
13. Phebe, b. 1787 ; md. Thomas M. Davis.
14. Alexander, b. Dec. 5, 1789 ; d. Dec. 17, 1791.+
15. Stephen, b. June 10, 1792.++
16. Cynthia, d. April 28, 1816.
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(6.) Joshua Whitney, md., Nov. 12, 1777, Betty Wood, sister of Jonathan; came to Henniker, and settled where Thomas Brown resides. He d. Feb. 2, 1835 ; his wife d.
17. Samuel, b. June 17, 1779 ; d. July 6, 1779.
I8. Luther, b. July 25, 1780; mnd., first wife, Jan. 13, 1803, Hannah Gordon, of this town, who d. Dec. 13, 1804 ; md., second wife, Nabby -, who d. Jan. 16, 1816.
19. I. Infant, b. 1804 ; d. Oct. 10, 1804.
20. 2. Hannah, b. Nov. 7, 1807.
21.
3. Livonia, b. June 13, 1809 ; other children.
22. Levi, b. May 25, 1783 ; d. Oct. 16, 1785.
23.
Stephen, b. Oct. 15, 1785 ; d. May 24, 1798.
24. John, b. July 23, 1787 ; md., Jan. 1, 1810, Lucy Cham- berlain, of this town ; was a blacksmith ; went West. I. Emeline, b. ISIO.
25. 26. Silas, b. March 30, 1791 ; md., July 23, 1818, Sally Butler, of this town.
27. I. Bela Butler, b. Oct. 21, 1819.
28. 2. Stephen M., b. Feb. 26, 1823 ; d. June 26, 1824.
29. 3. Moses S., b. Jan. 13, 1826. This family moved to Canaan.
30. Betsey, b. June 12, 1794 ; unmd.
(8.) Eleazer Whitney, md. Oct. 31, 1799, Alice Peabody ; he resided upon the homestead. He d. Feb. 1, 1838; his wife d. Oct. 9, 1867.
31. Asa, b. Nov. 26, 1800.+
32. Lois C., b. April 4, 1803 ; md. Zebulon Foster, Jr.
33 Frederic, b. Oct. 5, 1806.+
34 Benjamin Carroll, b. Dec. 23, 1808 ; \ drowned [see
35. Alexander, b. April 11, 1812 ; Accidents ]. 36. Alice B., b. June 2, 1816 ; d. Sept. 26, 1854.
(15.) Stephen Whitney, md. Feb. 28, 1825, Sarah Bailey ; re- sided here until 1843, when he removed to Newport, where he d. Children b. here.
37. Edwin R., b. Nov. 19, 1825 ; md. Prudence Connor. Edgar, b. Nov. 19, 1825 ; d. Sept. 17, 1826.
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39. Sarah J., b. Dec. 25, 1827; md. B. C. Whipple, of Croydon.
40 Stephen P., b. April 9, 1830 ; md. Mary J. Pollard, of Croydon ; he d. Sept., 1874.
41. I. Stephen P., Jr.
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42. George F., b. Aug. 12, 1832 ; md. Ann E. Durgin, of Newport. Several children.
43. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 14, 1834 ; md. Hon. Edmund Burke, of Newport.
(14.) Alexander Whitney, md., Nov. 24, 1814, Lydia Foster, dau. of Zebulon and Polly Foster, of this town ; moved to New London in 1826.
44. Aaron F., b. March 26, 1815.
45. Mary S., b. March 29, 1817.
46. Gilman H., b. Nov. 30, 1819.
47. William S., b. Nov. 1, 1822.
48. George A., b. Feb. 11, 1825 ; six children, b. in New London.
(31.) Asa Whitney, md., first wife, Dec. 18, 1823, Patty, dau. of Elisha and Sarah Rice, of this town, who d. Jan. 6, 1850 ; md., second wife, Oct., 1850, Mary L. Childs. He was a hard-working, honest man ; sang in the choir nearly all his life ; d. Jan. 19, 1858.
Children of first wife.
49. Imri S., b. Sept. 20, 1824.++
50. Jason H., b. June 19, 1826.+
Mary E., b. Sept. 8, 1829 ; md. : resides in the West.
51. Walter C., b. Dec. 8, 1831 ; md., Jan. 25, 1857, Mary,
52. dau. of Jonas and Louisa Bacon, of this town ; was a railroad conductor in the West ; both dead.
53. Lydia B., b. April 16, 1833 ; md., Oct. 28, 1851, B. L. Quimby, of Claremont ; resides in the West.
54. George F., b. Nov. 7, 1835 ; railroad conductor in the West.
55. Jacob S., b. Nov. 3, 1841 ; butcher and farmer ; md., first wife, June 4, 1868, Lottie B. Marsh, of this town, who d. Aug. 8, 1869 ; and he md., second wife, June 23, 1872, Susan L. Webster, of this town.
56. I. Walter A., b. Jan. 18, 1873.
57. 2. Dora L., b. Feb. 27, 1879.
Children of second wife.
Infant, b. Jan. 8, 1852 ; d. Jan. 13, 1852.
58. 59. Sarah, b. Sept. 15, 1855 ; md. Eugene D. Brooks, of Cambridge, Mass. ; several children.
(33.) Frederick Whitney, md., first wife, Jan. 12, 1835, Fidelia, dau. of William L. and Betsey Woods, of this town,
D& Whitney
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who d. June 2, 1857 ; and he md., second wife, May 12, 1864, Mrs. Hannah B. Carter, of Warner. He was a carpenter by trade. [See Bridge Builders.] He was a great lover of music, and occupied a seat in the choir nearly all his days after reaching his majority, when not absent from the town, and a good portion of the time as leader ; was one of the delegates to the Constitutional convention in 1850; chairman of selectmen in 1849. A warm-hearted, genial man. He died very suddenly, May 20, IS78.
Julia, b. Oct. 20, 1838 ; md. W. O. Folsom.
60. 61. Infant, b. July, 1846 ; d. Sept. 13, 1846.
(49.) Imri S. Whitney, md., Nov. 13, 1848, Zeviah C. Web- ster, sister of Jesse, who was b. at Newport, Oct. 9, 1828. At a very early age he exhibited a great love for music, learning to read it when quite young, under his father's instruction ; he made great progress in the first singing-school that he attended, and soon became quite a violinist. He made some half dozen violins, none of which suited him, the proceeds of a crop of potatoes from a small piece of ground, when sold, purchasing for him one much better. He worked upon the farm until seventeen years old, and at eighteen taught his first dis- trict school ; he fitted for college, but finally decided to give his whole attention to music; he taught his first singing-school in this town at twenty years of age ; was bugler in the village band, and soon became leader of the choir. In 1848, having previously decided to teach nothing but music, he commenced a regular course of study with E. A. Hosmer, of Nashua, and purchased a piano, paying for the same by teaching music. At Nash- ua he composed his first song, "My Cottage Home," which had a large sale. In 1849 he began the teaching of juvenile classes, in which, and in the line of concerts, he has accomplished much, having taught hundreds of classes, and given many concerts. In Dec., 1853, after two years' study and practice in the cultivation of the voice, he settled in Manchester, where he still resides. From 1856 to 1859 inclusive, taught music in the State Teachers' Institutes. In Sept., 1860, he commenced teaching music in the public schools in Manchester, a thing as yet not known ; the next term he was appoint- ed teacher of music for the schools, which position he held for fifteen years. In the autumn of 1864, the " Beethoven Musical Association" was formed, of
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which he had the sole management, and several large and very successful concerts were given. Mr. Whitney has never labored to become a public performer upon any instrument, or to become a public singer, yet he has but few equals in either department ; some of his pupils are very fine singers and pianists, and are occu- pying honorable positions in the musical world. He is at present the proprietor of the largest musical collec- tion in the state, and is a noble specimen of a self-made and successful business man.
62.
Adah C., b. in Manchester, Oct. 1, 1861.
(50.) Jason H. Whitney, md., Feb. 13, 1855, Lenora A., dau. of Alanson and Mary Wood, of this town.
63. Mary Lizzie, b. June 2, 1856 ; md. John Gilchrist.
64. Emma F., b. July 20, 1858.
65. Frederick, b. Feb. 27, 1861.
66. Infant, b. Oct. 23, 1869 ; d. Oct. 24, 1869.
I. Dr. Amos Whitney, son of Isaiah Whitney, was b. in Har- vard, Mass., 1768. He md. Rhoda Cutter, of Rindge, dau. of Nathan and Hannah Cutter, of New Ipswich, June 9, 1793. He moved to this town in 1795, and re- sided in a little house that stood near the one now own- ed by Mrs. Wm. Smith, in the south-east part of the town, better known as the late residence of J. S. Craige. He was a very skilful physician, and highly esteemed. While living here, by his direction Major Jeremiah Crocker set out " a little elm tree," which has now as- sumed stately proportions in front of the house now standing, which was built there three fourths of a cen- tury ago by Mrs. Whitney, after the death of her hus- band. He d. Feb. 23, 1802, and his widow md. Jasper Temple.
2. Horace, b. Sept. 18, 1793 ; was a soldier in the War of 1812 ; d. at Concord.
3. Sophronia, b. Jan. 10, 1795 ; md. Jacob Gibson, April 18, 1813. These two children b. in Harvard, Mass. 4. Dolly, b. June 14, 1796; md. a Mr. Moore, of Hills- borough.
5. Calista, b. Feb. 3, 1798; md. Wm. K. Howe.
6. Cynthia, b. Jan. 19, 1800 ; d. April 27, 1816.
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WHITAKER.
I. Isaac Whitaker, resided in the east part of the town, near the house that stands northerly from the covered bridge, across the Contoocook, and near the pond that bears his name. He had a large family of children, among whom were
2. Stephen.+ 3. Rachel.
4. Sally, md. Nathaniel Noyes. 5. Isaac.+
(2.) Stephen Whitaker, md. Rachel -, and resided with his father ; his wife d. Oct. 5, 1823.
6. Phebe, b. March 24, 1798.
7. Stephen, b. April 29, 1800.
8. Moses, b. July 8, 1802 ; d. Oct. 23, 1817.
9. Susanna, b. July 7, 1804.
IO. Joshua H., b. April 24, 1808.
(5.) Isaac Whitaker, md. Hannah
II. Isaac, b. April 6, 1800.
I2. William Y., b. April 13, 1802.
WHITTIER.
I. Richard Whittier, son of Richard and Molly Whittier, was b. in Amesbury, Mass., Oct. 1, 1782, and md. Sally Straw, of Warner. He resided in Warner several years, upon what is known as "Mink hills ;" came to this town in 1845, and resided where Rial and Henry Merrick now reside. He d. July 27, 1859 ; his wife d. Aug. 27, 1859.
Born in Warner.
2. Mary, b. Sept. 19, 1809 ; unmd.
3. Jane, b. March 14, 1812 ; md. Hiram M. Davis.
WIGGIN.
I. Asa P. Wiggin, son of Lot and Betsey Wiggin, was born in Warner, Dec. 9, 1822 ; md., April 27, 1847, Mary A. Cheney, of this town, who died July 31, 1858 ; and he md., for his second wife, Feb. 1, 1860, Lavinia F. San-
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born, of Sutton. Mr. Wiggin came to this town in 1865, and purchased the farm where he has since re- sided ; was one of the selectmen of the town in 1874.
Children by first wife, all born in Warner.
2. Albert C., b. Sept. 20, 1848.
3. Celia A., b. Dec. 20, 1849 ; d. Nov. 17, 1873.
4. Harriet M., b. April 13, 1851.
5. Mary J., b. April 30, 1853.
6. John L., b. Dec. 27, 1854. 7. Frank P., b. Aug. 23, 1857. Children by second wife, all born in Henniker, save the two first.
8. Alma A., b. Jan. 4, 1861. 9. Lulah P., b. May 23, 1862.
IO. Eldora F., b. Oct. 25, 1865.
II. George S., b. July 31, 1867.
12. Tappan S., b. Oct. 8, 1869.
WILKINS.
I. James Wilkins, was b. in Deering, Nov. 10, 1791, and was the son of Bray Wilkins, a soldier in the Revolu- tion, who came from Middleton, Mass., and md. his wife from New Boston, and was himself a son of Alex- ander and Sarah Blair Wilkins, who settled in Deering. Mr. Wilkins md., Nov. 28, 1820, Sarah Fulton, who was b. Feb. 10, 1804 ; came to this town April 18, 1831, and lived a short time in the valley above A. D. L. F. Connor's ; then erected the buildings where his son James resides. He was a wheelwright by trade, a superior workman, and an excellent citizen. He d. June 7, 1869.
Children b. in Deering.
2. Gawn, b. Jan. 16, 1822 ; wheelwright ; merchant ; post- master since 1874 ; md. Mary L. Cogswell, Nov. 17, 1870, who d. Oct. 2, 1879. [See Soldiers. ]
3. Sarah, b. July 19, 1824 ; d. Oct. 21, 1825.
4. Betsey Jane, b. Jan. 9, 1827 ; d. Aug. 11, 1869.
5. Sarah, b. Jan. 6, 1829; md. Oliver Pillsbury.
Born in Henniker.
6. James, b. Jan. 10, 1831 ; md. Charlotte A. Abbott, Dec. 23, 1858; wheelwright and farmer ; selectman and town treasurer.
7. I. Charles A., b. May 4, 1862 ; Manchester.
8. George May. [See Roll of Honor.]
9. Charles. [See Roll of Honor. ]
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IO. Henrietta, b. Nov. 21, 1837 ; md. James S. Taylor.
II. William H., b. Nov. 21, 1837 ; d. March 13, 1839.
12. Mary Childs, b. March 13, 1840 ; d. July 6, 1859.
13. Dr. William W. Wilkins, b. in Hamilton, N. Y. ; was a physician here several years ; resides in Manchester ; is a skilful physician.
14 Mary Eva, b. May 7, 1859.
WILLIAMS.
I Joseph Williams, a descendant of Abraham Williams, who was in Marlborough, Mass., in 1663 ; came to this town from Marlborough, in 1769, and resided in the south- east part of the town. He md. Rhene -, in 1768. Children born here. He d. March 11, 1779 ; his wife d. Oct. 23, 1798.
2. John, b. Nov. 22, 1769.
3. Prudence, b. Nov. 25, 1771 ; d. Nov. 10, 1776.
4. Sarah, b. Sept. 9, 1773 ; d. Nov. 7, 1776.
5. William, b. May 23, 1775. 6. Eunice, b. Sept. 11, 1777.
7. Tabitha, b. 1779 ; d. April 9, 1788.
WILLSON.
I. Adam Willson, was b. in the north part of Ireland, Dec. 25, 1723. Upon arriving at age he came to this coun- try, and settled in Londonderry, where he md. Elizabeth He d. in this town Nov. 4, 1816. They had sev- eral children, who settled in various parts of the coun- try. Among the children was Thomas.2
(2.) Thomas Willson, son of Adam, was b. in Londonderry, March 12, 1753. He md. Ann Withrow, who was b. in the north part of Ireland, June 12, 1746. They re- moved to this town soon after the close of the Revolu- tion, and settled upon the farm known as the "Hiram G. Patten farm." They had four children, all b. in Londonderry, but came to this town with their parents. He d. June 27, 1830 ; his wife d. March 2, 1809. I in- sert the following, taken from the Farmers' Cabinet of March 21, 1808, communicated by Rev. Moses Saw- yer :
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DIED. At Henniker, Mrs. Ann (Withrow) Willson, wife of Mr. Thomas Willson; also, Mr. William Love, of Hills- borough ; the former on the 2d, and the latter on the 6th inst. They were both aged, but being foreigners, neither could as- certain the exact date of their respective births. These two persons were cousins, and endeared to each other by rare famil- iarity of circumstances. They were natives of Ireland, though of Scotch descent. Both born in the same borough, taught at the same school, spent their youthful days in the same circle of friends. In 1763 they embarked on the same vessel, cross- ed the same ocean, and landed at the same place in Pennsyl- vania. From there they, in company, went to Maryland, thence to Boston, thence to Londonderry, N. H., thence sepa- rated by a short distance, both settled in the same vicinity. They were peculiarly attached to each other, having for years no other relative this side the Atlantic save their families. They were pleasant and beloved companions to their respec- tive partners, tender and indulgent parents, obliging and hos- pitable neighbors. They were both taken unwell at the same time. Mr. Love recovered a little, and rode to Henniker to visit his friend, but was greatly surprised to find that the com- panion of his early days and of his travels was then breathing her last. He was immediately taken unwell, and died in the same house four days after, and through grace we hope they have both safely arrived at the same better country where the dearest kindred meet to part no more. They were pleasant and lovely in their lives, and in their death they were not di- vided.
3. I. Samuel, b. Jan. 21, 1777.++
4. 2. John, b. May 23, 1778.
5. 3. William, b. July 14, 1780 ; d. Aug. 17, 1798.
6. 4. Betsey, b. Oct. 6, 1782.
(3.) Samuel Willson, son of Thomas, md. Feb. 7, 1804, Polly Eaton, dau. of Obadiah and Betsey P. Eaton, of Weare. He resided upon the homestead several years, then re- moved to Weare, where he remained a short time, then came back to town and resided where his son Obadiah now resides. He was a very successful teacher, and a man of a good deal of ability. He often served as chief marshal for the large celebrations held in the town, and was a highly respected citizen. They had six children. He d. April 18, 1848 ; his wife d. March 31, 1858.
7. Betsey P., b. Jan. 12, 1805 ; md. Cyrus Goss.
8. Mary Ann W., b. Sept. 4, 1807 ; md. Alanson Grant, of Lyme, Oct. 4, 1826. She had six children. They reside in Illinois.
9. Mary W., b. March 15, 1810; d. Aug. 7, 1815.
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IO. Obadiah E., b. July 12, 1812.+
II. Jane Wallace, b. Nov. 28, 1818; md. Worcester Goss.
12. Roxana E., b. March 1, 1821 ; d. Sept. 20, 1825.
(10.) Obadiah E. Willson, md., June, 1850, first wife, Maria W., dau. of Jacob and Lovisa Rice, of this town, who d. Sept. 27, 1865. He md., second wife, Mrs. Eliza Ann Eaton, June 2, 1870.
Child by first wife.
13. Allen, b. Feb. 28, 1852.
WINSHIP.
Joseph C. and Alfred Winship came to this town from Ma- son, in the spring of 1836. They were sons of Joseph and Achsa Richardson Winship. They engaged in the tin-ware business, establishing their shop in the building that stood on the site of the present residence of W. O. Folsom, and which was burned in the midst of a terrific thunder-storm, Saturday night, June 3, 1837. They then built the shop which was burned April 28, 1873.
I. Joseph C. Winship, md., May 26, 1836, Maria Adams, of Mason, and lived here until the autumn of 1849, when he removed to Bradford, Vt., where he still resides, highly respected. His wife d. Aug. 22, 1876.
2. Mary Lizza, b. Feb. 29, 1840; md., Jan. 27, 1859, Henry K. Carlton ; two children,-Fred. E., b. Nov. 23, 1859 ; Lenora M., b. April 21, 1864.
3. Alfred Winship, md., Nov. 12, 1840, Susannah K., dau. of Daniel and Susannah Kirk, of this town. Like his brother Joseph, he was an energetic business man, and highly respected. He was one of the representatives to the legislature from this town in 1855 and 1856. He moved to Bradford, Vt., in May, 1859, where he died July 2, 1862 ; his widow still resides there with her son.
4. Henry A., b. June 7, 1850 ; md., Oct. 29, 1876, Eunice Ormsby, of Bradford, Vt. He is the business manager of a firm doing a large business in hardware, &c., and is a very capable, enterprising young man.
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WITHINGTON.
I. Francis Withington, was born in Stow, Mass., and md., for his first wife, Rachel Mason. He came to this town as early as 1765, being the seventeenth settler in the township, and settled in the south-west part of the town, part way up the hill above the present residence of Mr. Alexander Caldwell, and was quite a prominent man in the early days of the town. He labored hard to pro- vide a comfortable home for his large family, and to subdue the wilderness in that part of the town, and render it suitable for cultivation. They had fourteen children. His wife d. May 14, 1799, and he md., for his second wife, Widow Ramsdell, by whom he had no children. He d. Aug. 18, 1819 ; she d. Jan. 6, 1811.
2. Elias, b. 1763.+ 3. John, b. 1765.+
4. Francis M., b. Feb. 9, 1767.+
5. Sarah, b. April 30, 1769 ; md., March 3, 1799, Richard Thistle, of Fishersfield (now Newbury).
6. William, b. June 15, 1771 ; d. in Ohio.
7. Salome, b. Aug. 21, 1773 ; d. Sept. 6, 1777.
8. Ruth, b. Aug. 25, 1775 ; md .. March 21, 1799, Henry Smith.
9. Joel, b. April 3, 1777.++
IO. Salome, b. April 23, 1779 ; md., May 22, 1806, Stephen Greenleaf, of Reading.
II. Mary, b. May 9, 1780 ; md., Jan. 22, 1804, Jonathan Brown, of Weare.
I2. Jacob, b. Sept. 11, 1785.+
13. Samuel, b. May 2, 1788; d. in Attleborough, Mass ; had three sons.
14 Reuben, b. April 26, 1791 ; d. young.
15. Rachel, b. May 14, 1793 ; d. 1871, at Milford ; unmd.
(2.) Elias Withington, md. Mary McKean, of Nashua, in 1789. He resided in different parts of the town,-for a while upon a farm he owned on the "Shabica" road, north from the present residence of Washington C. Cogswell ; for a while in a little house that stood easterly from the present residence of Harrison Morrill ; for a while in a house that stood westerly from the Wallace poor-farm ; and finally owned what is now known as the Reuben Monroe place. From this place he moved with his family to Hanover.
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16. Nancy, b. April 23, 1790 ; d. unmd.
17. Infant, b. 1792 ; d. Feb. 12, 1792.
18. Mary, b. July 13, 1793 ; md. Nathan Hurlburt, of Lyme.
19. Francis, b. April 16, 1796; md. Anna Fitz, of Lyme.
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