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Jaffrey, Nov. 2, 1784.
Roger Gilmore Joseph Bates Daniel Emery Adonijah Howe
Committee.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
In 1785, April 15, the town voted to fence the burying- place with stone wall 42 feet high, with a good gate, where staked out, said work to be sold to the lowest bidder at vendue. "Voted that Capt. Benj. Spaulding, Dea. Eleazer Spofford, and Lieut. Benj. Prescott, be a Comee to lett out said work, View and Excepct of the same." In the burials, but little use was made of order, except in placing the head of the deceased to the west. In other respects they were very irregular. Previous to 1800 but few gravestones were erected. The stone bearing the most ancient date is situ- ated in the north-east part of the yard, and has the follow- ing inscription over the engraving of an hour-glass :
My glass has run and so must yours.
Under the glass is the following :
Erected in Memory of Mrs. Jean Harper, wife of Mr. Andrew Harper, who departed this Life Nov. ye. 29, 1777, in the 65th Year of her age.
Death like an overflowing flood Doth sweep us all away The young, the old, the middle age, To Death become a Prey.
AINSWORTH.
In Memory of Rev. Laban Ainsworth First minister Of the town of Jaffrey Bn. July 19, A. D. 1757, At Woodstock, Conn. Settled Dec. II, A. D. 1782. He continued in that office until his death, which occurred Mar. 17, A. D. 1858.
I have fought a good fight I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
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CEMETERIES.
In Memory of Mrs. Mary, Wife of Rev. Laban Ainsworth, Who died Feb. 5, 1845, aged 84 years. She lived the christian full of good works and alms deed and her last words were Remember the Poor.
The oldest person buried, previous to 1800, per headstone, was Mary, relict of Mathew Wright, who died August 27, 1795, aged 86. The oldest person buried in the yard is Rev. Laban Ainsworth.
The form of the headstone and inscription varied at different periods. At first, a rude figure of the human face with wings was carved on the stone, and an hour-glass, as an emblem of the flight of time: then followed the urn under a Weeping Willow. At the present day, flowers and other emblems are common. The inscriptions commenced with "In memory of," "To the memory of," "Sacred to the memory of," and "Erected in memory of," all of which are now dispensed with. Originally, military titles were inscribed, from the highest to the lowest, as a mark of dis- tinction and honor ; and in those early times, military distinction was more honorable than civil. The warrior was the hero; the coward stayed at home. The man who enlisted into the service of his country, in defence of her rights and for the protection of her liberty, was the indi- vidual whom the people delighted to honor. The settlement of our country was a period of warfare. Every man must, from necessity, be a soldier, especially during the French an Indian wars. The same was true of the Revolution, and it was not uncommon to find on the headstone the inscrip- tion that he was a soldier of the Revolution.
In 1792, the town authorized Dr. Adonijah Howe to have a pest-house in some remote part of the town, to inoculate
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
for the small-pox. It was considered more safe to have that disease by inoculation than by contagion, vaccination for kine pox not being in practical operation at that time. Quite a number died, and a place was selected for their burial. It is situated on lot 19, range 20, now owned by Benj. Pierce. The lot was fenced with stone wall, which for a time protected the premises; but time and neglect broke down the walls, and it is now (1873) used as a pasture, in common with the land adjoining. A tombstone was erected by Joseph Thorndike, in memory of his daughter Nancy who was buried there, the fragments of which alone remain.
The names of the persons who died of the small-pox and were buried in that yard, were Oliver Gould, Nancy Thorn- dike, Rebecca Danforth, of Jaffrey ; a Mr. Thurber, of Keene; a Mr. Cambridge, of Rindge; and Hon. Abel Wilder, of Winchendon.
WEST BURYING-YARD.
In 1797, a gift of a piece of land for burials was offered to the town by Hon. Samuel Phillips, on condition that the town should fence the same. At a town-meeting, held May 31, 1797, the town voted to comply with the require- ment, and build a gate with stone posts and put a lock thereon, and to place the yard under the direction of the selectmen. Oldest headstone, Jona. Stanley, 1789; old- est person buried, William Comstock, aged 94 years, 7 months.
CUTTER CEMETERY.
In 18-, John Cutter built a family tomb, east of his house, on the road leading by his son Nathaniel's, and afterwards made an enclosure in the rear of the same for the purpose of burials. It is a very pleasant locality, and many have been buried therein. Oldest person buried, Mrs. Abigail Cutter, aged 97 years, 6 months, II days.
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CEMETERIES.
EAST JAFFREY CEMETERY.
The growth of the village of East Jaffrey, and the limited area of the burying-yard in the Centre, made it necessary to have one in that place. In March, 1829, the subject was brought before the town, and the selectmen were instructed to examine suitable locations and report at a future meeting. October 24th, of the same year, the town voted to purchase a certain piece of land of Oliver Bacon, not exceeding three acres, for a burying-place. The land was purchased for the sum of forty dollars and fifty cents. The first burial was a son of John Farwell, died April 4, 1832, aged 12 weeks, 4 days. Oldest person, Mrs. Sarah Byam, aged 102 years, 2 months, 7 days.
CONANT CEMETERY.
This cemetery was a gift of John Conant, Esq., to the town of Jaffrey, in 1860. The burials that year were Andrew Emery, Thomas Chadwick, and a child of Greenville Shedd. Oldest person buried (1876) is Margaret Turner, aged 92 years.
Previous to 1800, but few headstones were erected, and consequently the localities of the graves of many of the early settlers are not known. No stone was erected till 1777, a long period, probably, from the time of the first burial. Only thirty were erected previous to 1800. The first sexton chosen by the town to bury the dead was James French, in 1778. In 1785, Asa Chandler was chosen ; in 1789, Joseph Crosby ; in 1793, Josiah Carey ; in 18-, Eber Lincoln ; in 18-, Moody Lawrence ; in 18-, John A. Cutter ; in 18-, Baldwin. The first sexton of the West burying yard was Phineas Spaulding.
A hearse was not used by the town till 1802. Hearse- house built, 1804. In 1809, a tomb was built by Joseph Cutter and Benj. Prescott, in the Centre burying-yard.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Names of persons who died previous to 1800, per head- stones in Centre yard.
1777. Jean Harper.
1793. Ezra T. Mower.
1778. Son of John Gilmore. 1794. Sarah, w. of Jos. Thorndike.
1779. Ann, wife of Roger Gilmore.
1795. John Dutton.
1781. Son of John Gilmore.
1795. Mary, w. of Mathew Wright.
1784. A dau. of Abel Parker.
1795. Son of John Gilmore.
1785. A son of Abel Parker.
1787. Sarah, wife of Alex. Ames.
1788. Thomas Mower.
1797. Paul Powers.
1788. Isaac Spofford.
1797. Amos Parker.
1790. James Cutter.
1798. Polly, dau. Nathan Cutter.
1790. A son of Abel Parker.
1798. Ruth, dau. of Job Dodge.
1790. Two sons of Jos. Stewart.
1798. Elizabeth, w. of Jas. Stevens.
1790. Dau. or Isaac Bailey.
1798. Sally, dau. of Jas. Stevens.
1791. A son of Abel Parker.
1799. Priscilla, w. of Abel Shedd.
1799. William Turner.
DEATHS BY ACCIDENTS.
The number of accidental deaths, so far as we have been informed, is 34. The first is recorded in Morse's History of Sherburne,-Arthur Clark, burnt in a dwelling-house which was destroyed by fire in 1785.
Date of death. Age.
Feb. 13, 1788. Isaac A. Spofford, son of Dea. Eleazer Spofford, burnt in the house of the Rev. Laban Ainsworth, which was destroyed by fire at that time, 8
Mar. 25, 1792. Samuel Stanley, killed by a falling limb, 50
Jan. 7, 1794. John, aged 10; Cena, aged 6; Polly, aged 4; and Maria, aged 2,-children of John and Elizabeth Butters, were burnt in his dwelling-house, while the parents were absent on an evening visit.
July 10, 1794. Sarah, wife of Joseph Thorndike, fell dead while milking in the barnyard, 45
June 17, 1795. John Dutton, killed by a falling tree or limb, 22
Jan. 2, 1801. Oliver Bacon, son of Oliver and Rebecca Bacon, killed by lightning, 8
June 6, 1805. James Gowing, fell dead on the road near his house. 69 July 29, 1807. Oliver Spaulding, drowned in the Connecticut river, while a member of Dartmouth college, 22
1792. Samuel Stanley.
1792. Moses Spofford.
1795. Samuel Parker.
1796. Eliza, dau. of Sam1 Jaquith.
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SUICIDES.
Sept. 15, 1819. Oliver Carter, killed by falling from a road wharf- ing, 76
Oct. 2, 1822. George, son of Jerome Underwood, Jr., killed by an overturning cart, 9
July 10, 1825. Isaac Nutting, drowned while bathing in the Frost pond, 44
Aug. 21, 1826. Lucretia, wife of Joseph Joslin, killed by being thrown from a carriage while on a visit at Charl- ton, Mass.
July 19, 1827. George Gilmore, son of John Gilmore, killed by be- ing thrown from a carriage, 4
Feb. 25, 1829. Jesse Butters died in a snowstorm, 45
1829. A child or David H. Gilmore, drowned in a well.
June 29, 1838. Hannah Chapman hung herself accidentally, by the falling of a school-house window in District No. 2, 12 Jan. 2, 1839. Samuel Abbot, burnt in his starch factory, at Squan- tum village.
Nov. 12, 1845. Richard Warren, killed in Bascomb's factory, 21
Jan. 2, 1853. James Butler, drowned. II
Nov. 12, 1859. William Moore, killed by being thrown from a car- riage, 54
Apr. 27, 1860. John Henry, killed in the Cheshire factory, IO
July 4, 1864. A daughter of Charles Verder, drowned, 12
Sept. 14, 1864. Josiah Sawyer, killed by a runaway horse, 64
July 11, 1864. George H. Marshall, killed by lightning, 19
July 4, 1865. Ellen Heald, drowned,
12
June 15, 1868. A child of Levi Brigham, killed by falling into a tub of hot soap, I
Feb. 22, 1872. Abraham Whitney, killed by falling into the cellar, 68
Dec. 13, 1873. Mrs. J. W. Fassett, killed by a runaway horse, 52
Aug. 13, 1876. Frederick Hart, drowned, 17
July 28, 1879. Thomas A. Stearns, killed by being thrown from a carriage, 68
SUICIDES.
May 7, 1821. Mary, widow of Capt. William Pope, by hanging, 78
May 8, 1864. Ralph Emery, by hanging, 67
Feb. 27, 1862. Luther Durant, by hanging, 44
July 1, 1878. Frank W. Mower, by drowning, 21
Aug. 19, 1880. James P. Clay, by hanging, 63
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
MORTUARY RECORD.
In relation to longevity, the town of Jaffrey compares favorably with other towns in its vicinity. More persons have lived to an age exceeding one hundred years than any other town in the state of the same number of inhabitants. The town has always been remarkably free from epidemics, or any prevalence of malignant disease. The situation of the town, the character of the soil, its altitude, and its fresh mountain streams, furnish a salubrity of climate favorable to the health of its inhabitants. It has already become a favorite resort of the inhabitants of Boston during the summer season.
No record of deaths has been found, except on the head- stones and in family Bibles, till 1841. From that time, one has been kept by Mr. J. D. Gibbs, which we have carefully examined. It is a valuable record, and should be recorded in the town book of the Record of Marriages and Births. From his record it appears that the average number of deaths, yearly, for a period of thirty years, is twenty-six : the largest number of annual deaths was forty-one, in the year 1865, and the smallest number, 14, in 1851. From the above records, we have found one hundred and forty- three persons who lived from eighty to ninety years; twenty- seven, from ninety to one hundred years; and three over one hundred years, making a sum total, of persons living eighty years and upwards, of one hundred and seventy-three. The number of aged persons living (1873) Centennial year was,-from eighty to ninety, twenty-two ; from ninety to one hundred, two ; and over one hundred, one ; sum total, twenty- five,-which sum, added to the above one hundred and seventy-three, would amount to one hundred and ninety- eight persons whose lives exceeded eighty years, in the town of Jaffrey, to 1873, inclusive. The number of males is eighty-nine ; females, one hundred and nine,-equalling one hundred and ninety-eight,-making the excess of females, twenty.
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LONGEVITY.
LONGEVITY, 80 TO 90 YEARS.
Date of death.
Place of birth. Age.
Mar. 17, 1794.
Mary (Martin), wife of Kendal Briant, Pepperell, Mass., 84
May 27, 1795.
Mary, widow of Matthew Wright. Londonderry, 86
May 7, 1795.
Samuel Parker, 80
Nov. 30, 1797.
Kendal Briant, Pepperell, Mass., 88
Dec. 23, 1803. 1809.
Oliver Proctor,
83
Jan. 18, 18II.
John Davidson (first settler), Londonderry, 85
Apr. 22, 1811.
Susannah, wife of Isaac Bailey, 80
June 7. 1812.
Isaac Bailey, Lunenburgh, Mass.,
82
May 20, 1815.
John French, Billerica, Mass.,
8.4
Feb. 15, 1816.
Mary, widow of Thomas Mower,
86
Aug. 6, 1817.
Samuel Patrick, Stoughton, Mass.,
84
Oct. 27, 1818. Margaret, wife of Moses Burpee, Sterling, Mass.,
84
Aug. 22, 1819. Dea. Daniel Emery, Townsend, Mass.,
89
June 8, 1820. Mary (Stockwell), wid. of Oliver Gould, Petersham, Mass.,
84 80
Nov. 16, 1820. Capt. William Pope,
May 7, 1823. Esther, wife of Ebenezer Jaquith, Billerica, Mass.,
87 81
July 2, 1823. Priscilla, wife of John French, Billerica, Mass.,
1823.
Ebenezer Hathorn,
84
Dec. 9, 1828.
Lois (Moore), widow of Jona. Stanley, Andover, Mass.,
81
Feb. 18, 1831. Sarah Shipley, wife of Thomas Fisk, Pepperell, Mass., 82
Jan. 16, 1832.
Hepsibath (Hardy), wife of Moses Worcester, Tewksbury, Mass.,
84
Feb. 15, 1832. Jane (Wright), widow of William Turner, Peter- borough,
82
July 2, 1833.
Zacheus Witt, Lunenburgh, Mass.,
84
Oct. 9, 1833.
Moses Worcester, Tewksbury, Mass., 83
Mar. 31, 1834.
James Stevens, Andover, Mass.,
85 84
Jan. 20, 1835.
Rachel (Hobart), wife of Joseph Cutter, Pepperell, Daniel Priest,
89 87
May 6, 1835. Nov. 24, 1836. Apr. 13, 1838. Asa Parker,
Samuel Buss, Leominster, Mass.,
81
Nov. 15, 1833. Lucy Heselton,
82
Aug. 22, 1839. Mary, widow of Reuben Pierce, Leominster, Mass., 85 88
Dec. 27, 1839. Betsey, wife of David Priest,
Apr. 28, 1839. Benjamin Prescott, Groton, Mass., S5
David Bailey, England, 86
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Mar. 31, 1840. Laban Ripley, Barre, Mass., 83
June 25, 1840.
Joseph Cutter, Lexington, Mass., 88
June 28, 1840. Rachel (Kimball), widow of Benj. Frost, 86
July 16, 1840. William Emery, Townsend, Mass.,
82
Aug. 31, 1840.
Mercy, wife of Joseph Robbins,
86
Oct. 17, 1841.
Hannah, wife of Uriah Keyes,
87
Nov. 13, 1841.
Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Hodge,
84
Jan. 11, 1842.
Mrs. Hallet,
80
June 22, 1842.
Joseph Robbins,
84
June 24, 1842.
Molly (Farnsworth), widow of Thomas Adams, New Ipswich,
88
Jan. 23, 1843. Mrs. Jaquith,
83
Mar. 3, 1843.
Rebecca (Whitcomb), widow of Jacob Pierce, Lunenburgh, Mass.,
89
June 25, 1843.
Rebecca (Jewett), widow of Oliver Bacon, Hollis,
87 86
Dec. 21, 1843.
Mehitable, wife of Stephen Adams.
8I
Mar. 5, 1844.
Abel Winship,
87
Apr. 9, 1844.
Mrs. Gould,
S2
May 23, 1844.
John Turner, Peterborough,
81
June 18, 1844.
Ebenezer Jaquith, Billerica, Mass.,
85
Oct. 13, 1844.
Jacob Baldwin, Billerica, Mass.,
84
Nov. 8, 1844. Lucy (Gould), wife of Abel Parker,
80
Feb. 3, 1845. Mary (Minot), wife of Rev. Laban Ainsworth, Concord, Mass.,
84
Feb. 4, 1845.
Sally (Wesson), widow of John Mathews,
84
July 2, 1845. Mrs. Chadwick,
87
Sept. 29, 1845.
Rufus Sawyer,
86
Oct. 25, 1845.
Alpheas Crosby, Milford,
83
Jan. 1, 1847.
Ebenezer Hathorn,
86
Jan. 22, 1847.
Esther, wife of Benj. Nutting, Groton,
88
Oct. 31, 1847.
Joseph Crombie,
82
Feb. 21, 1848. Thomas French, Billerica,
82
Mar. 21, 1848. Elijah Welman,
83 83
Nov. 29, 1848. Mrs. Gary,
80
Feb. 12, 1850.
David Gilmore, Jaffrey,
82
Sept. 3, 1850.
Elizabeth, widow of Roger Brigham,
83
Aug. 29, 1851. Daniel French, Jaffrey,
80
Dec. 19, 1852. Elizabeth (French), widow of Joseph Blodgett,
82
Apr. 30, 1852. Sally (Cutter), widow of William Marshall, New Ipswich, 86
Aug. 19, 1850.
Aug. 21, 1849. Rachel (Turner), widow of Moses Cutter, Jaffrey, Ithamer Wheelock,
89
Dec. 14, 1843.
Alice (Shedd), widow of Daniel Twiss,
181
LONGEVITY.
May 5, 1852. Josiah Mower, Topsfield, Mass.,
83
June 7, 1852. Paul Hunt, 87
Sept. 11, 1852.
Joseph Joslin, Leominster, Mass., 86
Mar. 27, 1854. Moses Perkins, Jaffrey,
85
May 1, 1855. Hannah (Cummings), widow of Thomas French,
87 89
Dec. 8, 1855.
Oliver Bailey, Andover, Mass.,
88
Jan. 5, 1856.
Edward Perkins, Jaffrey,
82
Oct. 23, 1856.
Sarah (Nichols), wife of Levi Johnson,
83 89
Apr. 7, 1857.
Sybil (Jackson), widow of Jona. Fox, Newton,
88 82
Dec. 31, 1857.
Ebenezer Poole,
83
Jan. 12, 1858.
Betsey (Litch), widow of James Stevens,
86
Apr. 8, 1858.
Samuel Pierce, Leominster,
82
Aug. 11, 1859.
Olive (Newell), wife of Jacob Hammond,
80
Dec. 3, 1859.
Abraham Priest,
8I
Jan. 4, 1860.
Polly (Pratt), widow of Moody Lawrence,
84
Feb. 9, 1860.
Mercy (Adams), wife of James Stephens, Jr., 81
82
May 30, 1860.
Ruth, widow of Edward Perkins,
83
July 3, 1860.
Samuel Litch, Lunenburgh, Mass.,
81
Aug. 25, 1860.
Jacob Hammond, Waltham, Mass.,
85
Nov. 16, 1860. Dea. Abel Spaulding, Townsend, Mass.,
83
Nov. 20, 1860. Joseph Cutter, Jaffrey,
83
July 22, 1861.
Hannah (Mellin), widow of Levi Fisk,
86
Aug. 27, 1861. Joshua Nutting, Jaffrey,
80
Dec. 6, 1861.
Nabby (Newton), widow of Edward Spaulding, Philipston, Mass.,
81
Jan. 9, 1863.
Lucy (Emery), widow of Samuel Buss, Dublin,
84
July 10, 1863.
Mrs. Risby Wright.
83
Sept. 7, 1863.
Ruth (Perkins), widow of John Stone, Jaffrey,
82
Oct. 4, 1863.
Ruth, wife of William Comstock,
86
Jan. 7, 1864.
Mrs. Tabitha Livermore,
85
Feb. 28, 1865.
Mercy, wife of Moses Perkins,
85
Aug. 5, 1865.
Hannah, widow of Moses Burpee, Jr.,
87
Sept. 25, 1865. Abraham Garfield,
85
Oct. 10, 1865. Ketura (Mayo), widow of Sewell Gould,
83
Dec. 2, 1865. Elias Smiley,
82
Dec. 5, 1865. Abraham Ross, Jaffrey,
85
Dec. 14, 1865. Betsy, widow of Elias Smiley, 82
Dec. 23, 1865. William Comstock,
85
Dec. 27, 1865. James Leathers, Peterborough, 85
Aug. 31, 1855. Mrs. Chapin,
Dec. 12, 1856.
Levi Johnson, Leominster,
Aug. 17, 1857.
Levi Fisk, Jaffrey,
Mar. 9, 1860.
Mrs. Lucy Jennings,
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Feb. 13, 1866. Mary Reed,
83
Apr. 7, 1866. Hitty (Brooks), widow of Samuel Pierce, Jaffrey, 88
June 1, 1866. Jerome Underwood, Jaffrey, 82
Oct. 26, 1866. Samuel Foster,
82
Sept. 23, 1868. Daniel Cutter, Jaffrey,
84
Jan. 28, 1869.
Mrs. Anna Pierce, Jaffrey,
88
Feb. 21, 1869.
Mrs. N. W. Beman,
86
May 1, 1869.
Thomas French, Jaffrey,
80
July 13, 1869. Mrs. Jabez Stratton,
84
Sept. 7, 1869. Sally (Searle), widow of Benj. Prescott, Temple,
88
Sept. 7, 1869. Phebe K., widow of Zebediah Pierce,
June 4, 1870. Abigail (Smith), widow of William Dutton, Fitz- william,
83
Aug. 3, 1870.
Mrs. Abba C. Harris,
82
Aug. 16, 1870.
Mrs. Darmaris Woodruff,
80
Oct. 23, 1870.
Abijah Pierce, Jaffrey,
83 87
Oct. 31, 1870.
Gabriel Beman,
86
Jan. 4, 1871.
Miss Mary Bacon, Jaffrey,
82
Jan. 20, 1871.
Abel Marshall, Jaffrey,
80
May 8, 1871. John Houghton,
80
June 1, 1871. Sarah (Poor), widow of John Briant, Dublin, 82
June 1, 1871.
Mrs. Thankful Evans, 81
Aug. 13, 1871. Sarah (Adams), widow of Dea. John Frost,
85
Jan. 20, 1872.
Hannah, widow of David Chadwick,
81
Feb. 13, 1872.
Luther Hemmingway,
85
Feb. 15, 1872. Dolly Robbins,
80
Apr. 23, 1872. Eldad Prescott, Jaffrey, 86
Sept. 23, 1872. Keziah (Powers), widow of Jacob Newell, 84
AGE 90 TO 100 YEARS.
Nov. 17, 1801. Amos Fortune (colored), Africa, 91
Jan. 4, 1826. Lydia (Welman), widow of James Gowing, Lynn- field, Mass., 91
Nov. II, 1826. Moses Burpee, Rowley, Mass., 93
Aug. 5, 1827. Susanna (Hastings), widow of John Cutter, Water- town, Mass., 96
Aug. 26, 1831. Joseph Hodge, Londonderry, 90
Oct. 27, 1832. Sarah (Lamson), widow of James Gage, Amherst, 93
Aug. 28, 1836. Mary (Flint), widow of Dea. Eleazer Spofford, Danvers, Mass., 92
84
Nov. 8, 1870. Mrs. Betsy Smith,
183
LONGEVITY.
Dec. 31, 1838. Thomas Dutton, Westford, 91
Oct. 25, 1840. Lydia, wife of Lieut. Samuel Buss, 92
May 13, 1841. Joseph Horton, 91
July 14, 1841. Abraham Russ, Bolton, Mass., 97
July 27, 1844.
Mrs. Patch, 90
Sept. 5, 1846.
Mary (Hastings), wife of Moses Stickney, Waltham, Mass., 90
June 3, 1847.
Lois Burdov (colored), Lexington, Mass.,
92
Sept. 23, 1848. Edith (Jewett), widow of Hon. Abel Parker, Pep- perell, Mass., 96
Jan. 18, 1853.
Nathan Hunt,
93
Oct. 23, 1853. Lucy (Robinson), widow of Joseph Kimball,
93
Nov. 26, 1857. Polly (Spofford), widow of David Cutter, Jaffrey, 92 98
Jan. 30, 1858. Hannah (Frost), widow of William Worcester,
Mar. 23, 1863. John Wilder,
Mar. 4, 1866. Abigail (Demery), widow of John Cutter, Boston,
May 1, 1867. William Smith, Peterborough,
Sept. 22, 1867. Rebecca (Cutter), widow of Josiah Mower, New Ipswich, 93
Dec. 30, 1867. Margaret Turner, Peterborough,
92
Feb. 17, 1868. Lucy (Wellington), widow of Dea. Daniel Gil- more, Watertown, Mass., 90
Dec. 6, 1871. Phebe Gage, widow of Joseph Cutter, Jaffrey, 92
AGE IO0 YEARS AND UPWARDS.
Mar. 2, 1852. Moses Stickney, Boxford, Mass., 100 y., 3 mo., 9 days. Rev. Laban Ainsworth, Wood-
Mar. 7, 1858.
stock, Ct., 100 y., 7 mo., 28 days.
Nov. 27, 1866. Mrs. Sarah (Heywood), widow
of John Byum, 102 y., 2 mo., 7 days.
Aug. 27, 1861. Polly (Perkins), widow of Oliver Bailey, Methuen, Mass., 90 90 97 94
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
PERSONS RESIDING IN JAFFREY OVER SO YEARS OF AGE, IN 1873.
Sarah Averell,
80
Sally B. Patrick, 82
Rebecca Bacon,
83 Jacob Priest, 82
Nathaniel Biggelow,
Dorcas Rice, 84
103
Perkins Biggelow,
82
Fanny Royce,
82
Crombie Chadwick,
80
Thomas Ryan,
84
John Conant,
83
John Sanderson,
81
Benjamin Cutter,
80
Isaac Stratton,
84
Mehitable Cutter,
82
Betsy Stratton,
85
John Grant,
90
Nancy Smith,
94
Sally Hemmingway,
86
Abby C. Tucker,
81
Joseph Hodge,
86
Mary Twiss,
84
John Hodge,
84
Abigail Wheeler,
80
Betsey Mann,
81
Mrs. Rice. widow of David Rice, was born in Oxford, Mass., Dec. 10. 1769; died April 15, 1874.
CHAPTER XVII.
CENSUS OF THE TOWN, 1873, WITH THE LOCATION OF THE INHABITANTS.
T AKEN by the selectmen of Jaffrey, by a vote of the town, March, 1873. Alphabetically arranged.
Name. Age. Birth.
Place of
Name.
Age.
Birth.
Place of
Adams, Addison J.
43, N. H. Adams, Susan E.
12, Mass.
Mary R.
41,
Alice P.
6, N. H.
Edgar A.
16, Mich.
George A.
3,
Everett F.
II, N. H.
William F. Newhall,
17, Mass.
Elmer J.
9.
Lot 5, range 6.
Charles H. Plummer, 19,
Resides on lot 5, range 7.
Adams, Arad 61, N. H.
Ruby H.
57,
Maria R.
28,
6
Fanny M.
14,
Emily E.
8,
Lot 17. range 7.
Adams, Austin O. 35, N. H.
Sarah A.
31,
Allen, Warren F.
35, N. H.
Ellen J.
35,
John F.
12,
Warren C.
7, Mass.
Lot 17, range 8.
Annett, Thomas
41, N. B.
Mary H.
32, N. H.
Maria J.
13,
Albert 1.
II,
66
Anna S.
IO,
66
Susan B.
45, Mass.
Asahel S.
8,
Arthur S.
6,
66
13
Aldrich, Hosea B.
50, N. H.
Emily M.
45.
Randall H.
23, Vt.
Freddie L.
16, N. H.
Willie M.
66
Lot 15, range 8.
Adams, Daniel P. 46, N. H.
Emily L.
40.
Olive Burpee,
71,
66
Joseph Flood,
60,
Lot 2, range 7.
Adams, Marshal C.
46, N. H.
Sarah L.
14,
Lot 17, range 7.
Grace M.
2,
٤٠
I86
HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Maria S. Raymond, 72, N. H. Baker, Alvena I, N. H.
Lizzie S. Prescott,
22,
Lot 17, range 7.
Henry A. Bancroft,
24,
66
Baker, Ezra
74, N. H.
Caroline
68, Mass.
Lot 21, range 10.
Armstrong, Milton W. 41, N. H.
Martha
47,
Baldwin, Benj. L.
61, N. H.
Charles M. 11,
Mary A.
5,
6 6
Rosaline
58, "
Lot 18, range 5.
Lot 17, range 8,
Austin, George W.
34, Mass.
Caroline A.
41, N. H.
Ella A. 12, Mass.
Mary K. 9,
66
Lot 12, range 6.
Baldwin, Elbridge
61, Mass.
Mary F.
71, N. H.
John E.
30,
Hattie E.
30,
Charles E. 8,
Edwin P.
4,
Almon A.
2,
Carl F.
8
Bacon, Oliver 61, N. H.
Stephen S.
27,
Adelia A.
19,
Ballou, Seth D.
50, N. H.
Rebecca B.
48,
..
Hattie F. Boyse,
28,
Bacon, Charles
58, N. H.
Frances M.
36,
Burt
22,
Hattie J.
17,
Fred E.
14,
Carrie M. Bruce,
3,
Lot 20, range 5.
Bailey, Clarence S.
42, N. H.
Sarah E.
34, Mass.
Carrie E.
6, N. H.
Fannie E.
I,
Abner
75,
66
Lot 7, range 5.
Baker, Frank 38, Can.
Mary
34,
Hannah IO,
Julia 7, 66
Barker, Mark T.
41, Me.
Cynthia
35,
Mary Estes,
75,
"
Lot 17, range 7.
Bartlet, Byron E.
48, Mass.
Mary J.
44,
66
Lovell 13,
Lena
12,
Chan
IO,
Fred
2,
. .
Lot 17, range 7.
Balagaron, Charles
48, Can.
Sophia
42,
Charles
21,
Sophia
17,
Willie C.
17,
Lot 22, range 4.
Lot 12, range 6.
Bacon, Rebecca
83, N. H.
Lot 17, range 7.
Baldwin, James A.
62, Mass.
Catherine W. 55, Va.
Charles A.
25, N. H.
James A.
17,
George F.
7,
Alice F.
4,
Hattie M.
2,
Edward J. Bryant,
24,
Lot 9, range 9.
Lot 9, range 7.
George 16,
Frank J. Boynton, 24,
Milton
42, N. H.
Lot 7, range 8.
187
CENSUS OF THE TOWN.
Laura B. 15, Wis.
George H.
13, "
Mary B.
2, N. H.
Sophia M. Waters, 55. Vt.
Blodgett, Timothy 50, N. H.
Lot 17. range 7.
Fanny Salsbury,
68,
Lot 17, range 8.
William 20.
Henry I1, N. H.
Eliza T.
46,
Lot IS. range 3.
Bascomb, Roswell 67. N. H.
Napoleon 21,
Lucie E.
39,
..
Iola
15,
William H.
33.
..
Bion 13,
Nellie M. 6.
Alice II,
Lot 17. range 7.
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