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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
1. Henry Hayden, b. July 15, 1870.
2. Annie Laura, b. Oct. 1, 1871.
COL. OLIVER BAILEY m. Deborah Perry, of Marl- borough. He was a prominent man and a good citi- zen ; held many important offices ; was selectman, cap- tain of the Rifle company, and colonel of the Twelfth Regiment. He d. Dec. 7, 1862. They had eight children :
I. Emily A., b. April 1, 1822 ; m. Nehemiah Cut- ter, April 2, 1850, q. v.
II. Infant, b. Sept. 28, 1828 ; d. Oct. 7, 1828.
III. Lydia O., b. Nov. 8, 1830 ; d. June 26, 1837.
IV. Caleb P., b. March 16, 1835 : d. June S, IS39. v. Alonzo E., b. March 26, IS35 ; m. Alice Stone- hart, of Somerville, Mass., May 15, 1865.
VI. Benjamin F., b. Nov. S, 1841 ; d. Dec. IS, IS61.
VII. Joseph W., b. Nov. 26, 1844 ; d. June 6, 1845. VIII. Mary P., b. Nov. 26, 1844.
COL. ABNER BAILEY, now a resident of the home- stead of his father, like his brother has been a good farmer, and has had the distinguished honor of com- manding the famous Rifle company, and of being a lieutenant-colonel of the Twelfth Regiment. He m., Ist, Caroline, dau. of James and Nancy (Buss) Gilmore, by whom he had four children. She d. Sept. IS, 1835. M., 2ª, Lydia Whitney, who d. March 7, 1872, a. 73. Children by first wife :
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I. Nancy, b. March 9, 1827 ; m., Sept. 15, 1847, Alonzo Farrah ; one child,-Frederick.
II. Clarence S., b. Oct. 26, 1830; m., July 21, 1860, Sarah E. Whitcomb ; two children,- Carrie E., b. Aug. S, 1866 ; Fannie E., b. Dec. 11, IS71.
III. Louisa, b. July 13, 1833 ; m. Edwin Farrah ; one child.
IV. George G., b. Sept. 10, 1835 ; m., Oct. 21, IS59, Adelia M. Adams ; one child.
Children by second wife :
v. Infant daughter, d. at birth.
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VI. Almon Whitney, b. Aug. 6, 1843 ; d. in mili- tary service at New Orleans, June 22, 1863 ; Sixteenth Regiment, N. H. V.
ISAAC BAILEY came from Lunenburgh, Mass., to Jaffrey about 1778, and settled on lot 13, range 10. He m., Ist, Mary -, who d. Oct. 2, 1802, a. 72 ; m., 2ª, Susanna - -, who d. April 22, 1811, a. So. He d. June 7, 1812, a. 82. He was a soldier in the Revolution.
I. Molly, b. -; m. Jona. Holt, Dec. 12, 1782 ; re. to Maine ; five children.
II. Betsey, b. -; m. Abel Hodgman; re. to Rabi.
III. Hannah, b. -; m. Calvin Russell ; re. to Maine.
IV. Isaac, b. - , 1757.++ v. John, b. -; m., Nov. 8, 1797, Rebecca Wheelock.
ISAAC BAILEY, JR., settled on the farm with his father ; m., Ist, Betsey Wheelock, 1789, who d. June 30, 1801, a. 32 ; m., 2ª, Hannah Stacey, who d. Sept. 3, 1838, a. 74. He d. Sept. 20, 1826, a. 69.
I. Betsey, m. Isaac Stratton. She d. April 9, 1873, a. 85. II. Infant dau., d. March 9, 1790, a. 6 days.
III. Jonathan, d. Oct. 4, 1808, a. 17.
Iv. Polly, d. Nov. 19, 1810, a. 15.
BENJAMIN BAILEY came from Dublin to Jaffrey about 1806; was a resident of the Thorndike farm 1807, 1808, and 1809. In ISO1 he re. to school-district No. 10, and in 1816 re. to Bolton, Mass., and there d. He m. and had a numerous family.
(1). Adam. (2) Dexter, re. to Bolton, Mass ; a manufacturer of combs. (3) Austin, re. to Bolton, a comb manufacturer. (4) Sally, m. Gershom Twitchell ; r. Oxford, Mass. (5) Andrew. (6) Abigail, m. Samuel Twitchell, Jr., of Dublin. Two children,- Caroline and Maria ; m., 2ª, Samuel Pat- rick. (7) Betsey, m. Joel Joslin, of Leom- inster, Mass. (S) Lucinda. m. Jonas Pierce. (9) Roxana, m. Joseph Pierce, of Leominster, Mass. (10) Lucretia.
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EPHRAIM K. BAILEY (Rev.), was installed pastor of the Baptist church, East Jaffrey, June, 1846 ; dismissed at his own request in 1861 ; and d. Jan. 4, 1868, a. 60. The society and church were greatly prospered under his pastoral charge, increasing both in means and num- bers. He m. Amanda L., dau. of Phineas and Elsie (Munroe) Spencer, of Spencertown, N. Y. Two chil- dren :
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I. Spencer L., b. Oct., 1829 ; m. Martha (Ryan) Prescott ; r. Fredonia, N. Y. One child,- Annie, b. July 20, 1857.
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II. Eliza Ann, b. March 10, 1833 ; m. Charles H. Powers.
BAKER FAMILY.
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RICHARD BAKER was b. in Concord, Mass., April S, 1729 ; m. and d. at Westminster, Mass., Dec., 1807.
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Bezaleel, his son, was b. Jan. 4, 1768, at Westmin- ster ; m. Abigail Wood ; re. to Marlborough ; d. Oct. 1, 1849, a. SI yrs., 9 mos.
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Ezra, his son, b. Feb. 27, 1799 ; m. Caroline, dau. of Levi Adams, of Townsend, Mass., b. Nov. 11, 1804 ; re. to Jaffrey in 1826; settled on lot 7, range 8; had two children.
I. Milton, b. July 23, 1830.
II. Mahala, b. Aug. 15, 1833 ; m. George A. Un- derwood.
6 ASA BAKER, a brother of Ezra, was b. in Marl- borough, Feb. 24, 1803 ; m. Hannah Moore, by whom he had three children. She d., and he m., 2ª, Adaline Plummer. He settled first in Marlborough, and in 1837 re. to Jaffrey, and settled on lots 2 and 3, range 9, known as the Perkins farm. He d. Oct. 12, 1869.
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II. Edwin C., b. - -, 1843 ; r. Fitzwilliam. III. Elliot Webster, b. - , 1847; r. Antrim.
BALLOU FAMILY.
I SETH D. BALLOU came from Richmond to Jaffrey in 1847, and settled on lot 9, range 7 ; m. Cynthia, who d. Jan. 7, 1852, a. 33 ; he m., 2ª, Mrs. Rebecca B., widow of Robert Boyce.
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1. Harvey E., d. Sept. 10, 1866, a. 13.
II. Clara C., b. 1850; m. Edwin G. Briant, 1868. ·
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BALDWIN FAMILY.
HENRY BALDWIN is said to have emigrated from Devonshire, England, about 1640. He settled in Wo- burn, Mass. ; became a distinguished citizen and free- man of the colony in 1652. He m., Nov. 1, 1649, Phebe Richardson, who d. Sept. 13, 1716, a. S4. He d. Feb. 14, 1697. They had eleven children,-five sons and six daughters.
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Isaac Baldwin, 4th gen., settled in Jaffrey, on lot 19, range 4, afterwards the residence of John Butters, whose house was burnt in 1794, with four of his children-now uninhabited. His name is among the list of highway surveyors in 1777 and 1778 ; was on a committee chosen to divide the town into school-districts in 1779. When the church was incorporated in 17So, Isaac Baldwin and wife were members.
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T JACOB BALDWIN, son of Jacob and Betsey (Lewis) Baldwin, came from Billerica, Mass., to Jaffrey, about 1779. He settled on lot 18, range 5. He m. Sally, dau. of Lieut. William and Jane (Wright) Turner, who d. Aug. 25, ISIS, a. 52. He d. Oct. 13, 1844, a. 84.
Mr. Baldwin was an upright, industrious man, high- ly respected by his fellow-citizens. Eleven children :
I. Sally, b. May 31, 1784; m. Nathan Dutton, q. v.
II. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 7, 1786 ; m. Peletiah Brooks ; r. Acton. III. William Turner, b. Feb. IS, 1790; d. Mar. 18, same year.
IV. Polly, b. Sept. 22, 1791 ; m., Dec. 14, 1813, Nath. Watts, of Peterborough, who was ac- cidentally killed while blasting rocks in a well of Joab Eveleth's, of Dublin.
v. William Turner, b. Dec. S, 1793.+
VI. Cynthia, b. Feb. 6, 1796; m. Gershom Fay ; 2ª. Howe, of Hudson ; 3ª, Hugh Smith, of Hudson.
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Ix. June Wright, b. June 11, 1802 ; m., Oct., 1832, Jacob Robbins, q. v.
x. Rachel, b. May IS, 1804 ; m. Simeon S. David- son, q. v.
XI. Benjamin Lewis, b. Nov. 25, 1811 ; m. Rosa- line French, dau. of Daniel French.
WILLIAM TURNER BALDWIN m., Nov., 1825, Char- lotte Felch, of Francestown ; r. Hudson ; d. Jan 26, 1869. Children :
1. William Lewis, b. in Watertown, Mass. ; m. -; r. Peterborough.
II. John Fay, b. in Watertown ; m. Eliza Lund ; r. Nashua.
III. Charlotte Augusta, b. in Newton, Mass. ; m. N. H. Wood ; r. Nashua ; two children.
IV. Austris Brown, b. in Jaffrey ; m. E. O. Wood ; r. Nashua ; four children.
v. Sarah Loring, b. in Jaffrey ; m. L. W. Conant ; r. Medford ; three children.
VI. Jacob Franklin, b. in Hudson : d. young.
BENJAMIN L. BALDWIN m. Rosaline F., dau. of Daniel and Rebecca (Fletcher) French.
1. Edward L., b. July, rojo. 1839 II. Fred M., b. - , 1841.
WILLIAM LEWIS BALDWIN m. Elizabeth Johnson, of Greenfield ; b. - , 1829 ; r. Peterborough ; one child.
1. Florence A., b. in Boston ; m., Feb. 13, 1879, George W. Longley, of Peterborough.
JAMES ADAMS BALDWIN, son of Abial, and grandson of David, b. in Pepperell, Mass., March 10, ISHI ; m. Catherine Woodworth Mead, b. in Richmond, Va., Dec. 27, 1816 ; r. Hinsdale, Dublin, and Jaffrey.
1. Sarah Luena, b. March 22, 1839 ; m. Charles A. Willard ; r. Ashburnham, Mass. ; one child.
II. Ellen Symira, d. May, 1816, in Hinsdale.
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Eliza Clark, b. Jan. 16, 1843, in Hinsdale.
IV. Emily Fiske, b. Dublin, June 8, 1845 ; m. Geo. W. Wood, of New Orleans, La. ; one child.
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v. Charles Alpha, b. in Dublin, Jan. 30, 1848 ; m. Maria L. Hodge, Feb. 23, 1874 ; one child.
VI. Lucy Harriet, b. in Dublin, Dec. 6, 1865 ; m. George L. Rice, son of Laban and Esther (Cutter) Rice, of Jaffrey, q. v.
VII. James Appleton, b. in Dublin, Sept. 11, 1855 ; r. Jaffrey.
ELBRIDGE BALDWIN, brother of James A., b. in Pep- perell, Mass., Oct. 16, 1812; m. Mary, dau. of Levi and Hannah (Mullen) Fisk ; r. in Dublin, Claremont, and Jaffrey ; a cooper by trade.
His son, John Elbridge Fisk, b. July, 1842, m. Hat- tie, dau. of Col. Charles W. and Abigail Gowing Pierce, of Dublin.
1. Charles E., b. April 28, 1865.
II. Mary A., b. March 9, 1867 ; d. same month.
III. Edwin P., b. Jan. 4, 1869.
IV. Almon A., b. Oct. 15, 1870.
v. Carl F., b. July 30, 1872.
VI. Mark E., b. March 22, 1874.
VII. Clarabel, b. Nov. 19, 1875.
THE BALDWIN APPLE.
The discovery of the famous Baldwin apple was made by Col. Laomi Baldwin. a distinguished citizen of Woburn, great grandson of Henry, the emigrant. While engaged in surveying land in Wilmington, he observed a tree. on the land of James Butters, much fre- quented by woodpeckers. Curiosity led him to exam- ine the tree, and he found thereon apples of excellent flavor. The next spring he took from it scions to engraft into stocks of his own. Others in his neighborhood did the same, till the apple was extensively cultivated. Some named the apple, from the locality of the tree, Butters's apple ; others, from the birds who caused the discovery, Woodpecker apples ; till one day, at an en- tertainment of friends at the house of Col. Baldwin, it was suggested that the name "Baldwin apple," in honor of the discoverer, was the most appropriate, and it has since been known by his name. The original tree was destroyed by the famous September gale in ISI5.
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BASCOM FAMILY.
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ALONZO BASCOM, son of Shubael Bascom, was born in Hinsdale, N. H., Sept. 13. 1S12 ; m., Sept. 5, 1837, Clarissa Keith, and settled in Palmer, Mass. ; re. to Jaffrey in the spring of 1844. His wife d. Feb. 29, 1856. M., 2ª, Ann J .. dau. of Joseph and Sarah D. (Parker) Joslin, who d. Jan. 4. IS61, a. 31. Mr. Bascom pur- chased the old cotton factory. made additions, and afterwards bought the Cheshire factory, and for many years manufactured blue cotton drilling When the war broke out, he became a large dealer in cotton, which enabled him, by the increase of his wealth, to build the large cotton mill now owned by the White brothers. As a man of enterprise, Mr. Bascom had no superior in town. When he settled there, business was at a stand-still. By his industry and enterprise he gave it new life, and it has since grown up into a large and flourishing village. dignfied by the name of East Jaffrev. In the midst of his progress, by a sudden stroke of paralysis. he d., Sept. 24, IS72. Children by his first wife :
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I. Alonzo Fernando, b. at Palmer, July 20, IS3S ; m., Dec. 5. 1861. Lucy L. Searle ; d. March 2. 1865 ; I dau .. Clara E., b. Oct. 16, 1863. Clarissa Eudora, b. Sept. IS, IS40 ; m. Samuel G. Smith. Kate A .. b. Sept. 6, 1864 : Dexter M .. b. May 9. 1S68.
4 III. Marcellus Miguel, b. at Jaffrey. June 24, IS44; m .. Feb. 10. 1866. Sarah J. Houston : I ch., Alonzo Fernando, b. July 30, IS6S : d. March 13, IS70.
BATCHELDER FAMILY.
SAMUEL BATCHELDER. from Beverly. Mass .. came to Jaffrey at the close of the Revolution. and removed to New Ipswich in 1785, engaged in the business of a baker, and was also employed in trade. After the turnpike was built. in ISoo, he erected and kept a public house. long and extensively known as Batch- elder's Inn. His children were Samuel. b. at Jaffrey. 1784 : Peter. b. at New Ipswich. 1786 : Betsey. b. 1789. m. Moody Adams : William. b. 1791, d. ISII ; Nancy, b. 1793. m. Rev. Phineas Pratt ; Mary, b. 1797. m. Silas Wheeler : Serena, b. ISoo. m. Joel Parker ; Fanny, b. ISO4, m. Rev. J. Brown. Mr. Batchelder d. IS14, a. 69.
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Samuel Batchelder, his son, was b. in Jaffrey, June 8, 1784, received his education at the New Ipswich academy, and was early employed in the store of his father. In 1804, at the age of twenty, he opened a store on his own account in Peterborough, remained there two years, and then returned to New Ipswich, and was there engaged in the same business. In 1812 his store and goods were destroyed by fire ; he, however, built another, and continued in trade till about IS26, when he removed to East Chelmsford, now Lowell, Mass. While in New Ipswich, in 1808, he purchased an interest in the second cotton factory, and became the most active manager. In Lowell, under his directions, the foundations were laid and the structures erected that constituted the Hamilton Manufacturing Corporation. In 1831, he, with others, purchased the site of a cotton mill at Saco, which had been destroyed by fire. He took charge of the mills which were there erected, and was instrumental in building up that city. Later he was connected with the mills at Lawrence, Mass., and Portsmouth, N. H. In 1855, he again took charge of the York mills, and continued treasurer and man- ager of them and of the Everett mills at Lawrence, until after his eightieth year. In 1846, having secured an ample competence, he removed to Cambridge with the intention there to spend the remainder of his useful life in quietude and retirement. But the manufacturing enterprise at Lawrence was projected ; he became one of the proprietors, and was soon after engaged in that enterprise. He held the office of director in many corporations, and was treasurer of the Portsmouth mills until 1855, when he again took charge of the York mills, and he has since been treasurer and manager of them, as well as the Everett mills at Lawrence.
BATES FAMILY.
I JOSEPH BATES (Lieutanant), re. from Westford, Mass., to New Ipswich in 1751, re. from thence to Jaffrey about 1778 ; was a member of the committee of inspection that year. He was also a member of the same committee in 1775, at New Ipswich. He was a lieutenant in the Revolution, and was at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered. He was a prominent business man, and held most of the important offices in the gift of the town. He settled on lot 17, range 3, since owned by Jacob Jewell, Dea. Isaac S. Russell, and Sol- omon Garfield, the present occupant. He re. to N. Y. state in ISO1. He m., 2ª wife, Mary Davis, Dec. 12, 1781. Name of first wife unknown. Children :
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I. Sarah, b. June, 176S ; m. Alexander Emes, of Dublin. She d. Dec. IS, 1787, and was buried in the old burying-yard in Jaffrey, leaving a dau., Sally, who m. Farnum Fisk, r., Potsdam, N. Y. She d. Sept. 12, IS3S. II. Hannah, b. -; m. Lieut. Daniel Emery, 2ª wife.
III. Joseph, b. -; m. April 7, 1795, Lucy, dau. of Job Dodge ; had ch., (1) John. m. Su- san Kidder, r. Potsdam, N. Y.
IV. Samuel, m. June 21, ISIO, Jenny, dau. of Capt. Moses Cutter, r. Bradford ; d. June, 1854. She d. Oct. 14, 1838.
v. Peter, b. -; m. Elizabeth Milliken, of Sharon.++
VI. Nancy, b. - ; m., April 21, 1803, Alexander Milliken, of Sharon.
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PETER BATES m., Nov. 24, 1793, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Milliken, Esq., of Sharon ; re. to Potsdam, N. Y., in ISoS. Children : (1) Elizabeth, b. Dec. 22, 1794. (2) Peter, b. June 5, 1796. (3) Oliver, b. Aug. 31, 1797. (4) Martha, b. Sept. 30, 1799. £ Sarah Emes, b. April 17, ISO1. (6) James Milliken, (5) b. March 2, 1803. (7) Harriet, b. July 17, 1805. (S) Phebe Powers, b. April 7, 1807.
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John Bates was a resident of Jaffrey, IS14 to 1826, inclusive ; had a large family, but left no record of births.
BELKNAP FAMILY.
I JOSIAH BELKNAP came to Jaffrey previous to 1791 ; was a clothier by trade ; settled on lot -, range -. He m., June 14, 1791, Sarah, dan. of Dea. William and Sarah (Robinson) Smiley ; r. in Jaffrey till ISIS, when he re. to Springfield, Vt., and d. there, April 27, 1845, a. S5. His wid. d. Feb. 20, 1846, a. 82.
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3 Fenelon, who m., Oct. 6, 1847, Mary, dau. of Orford and Cynthia (Adams) Capron ; r. Lyme.
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BIGGELOW FAMILY.
NATIIANIEL, of Framingham, m. and had children :
I. John, b. -; m. ; r., Marlborough, N. H.
II. Isaac, b. -; m. Nancy, sister of Capt. John Joslin, of Jaffrey.
III. David, b. -; m. Candace Hale, of Leomin- ster, Mass ; settled in Framingham, Mass.
Iv. Nathaniel, b. May 26, 1789.+
v. Perkins, b. Feb. 25, 1791.+
VI. Susan. b. -; m. John Barker ; d. in Boyl- ston, Mass.
VII. Dexter, b. -; m. Lydia Brigham, of Marl- boro', Mass.
VIII. Josiah, b. Sept., 1798 ; m. Exion Patterson.+
NATHANIEL BIGGELOW m., Feb. S, IS14, Catherine, dau. of Phineas and Tabitha (Hartwell) Tyler, of Leominster, who for a number of years resided in Jaf- frey, in the service of Dea. Eleazer Spofford. He d. in Leominster, Mass., in 1847, a. SI ; his wid. in 1850, a. SI. In 1814 Mr. Biggelow re. to Marlborough, N. H., in 18IS to Leominster, and in 1822 to Jaffrey. He d. July 28, 1876. a. 87 yrs., 2 mos., S dys. His wife d. Dec. 18, 1867, a. 74. Children :
I. Perkins, b. Nov. 11, 1814; settled first in Keene, afterwards in Marshfield, Ohio ; was mayor of that place when it was made a city. He is now engaged in the drug busi- ness. He m. and has two children.
II. Catherine, b. March 29, 1817 ; m. June 2, 1841, William, son of William and Mary (Sweet- zer) Carter, q. v.
III. Joseph Tyler, b. Sept. 15, 1819, at Leominster ; m. Mary C. Barker, of Hancock, N. Y.+
PERKINS BIGGELOW m. Relief, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Davidson) Patrick ; she d. May 14, 1845, a. 42 ; m., 2ª, May 18, 1846, Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Wright) Crombie, of Rindge. He d. Jan. 16, 1877, a. 85 yrs., 10 mos., 21 dys.
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JOSIAH BIGGELOW m. Exion Patterson, and settled in Jaffrey, on lot 14, range 8, the John French farm. He afterwards re. to Framingham, and in - returned to Jaffrey. In - he re. to Foxboro, Mass., and d. Nov. 22, 1870, a. 72. His wid. is now (1878) living in that place. Children :
1. Adelia, b. -; m. Oliver P. Prescott, q. v. II. Jerome, b. -; d. -.
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JOSEPH T. BIGGELOW m. Mary C., dau. of Sherman Barker, of Hancock ; r. first, East Jaffrey ; in - he re. to Jaffrey, and is now (1878) engaged in trade in that place ; a man highly respected. Children :
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II. Georgie A., b. Aug. 26, 1859. A teacher in the public schools.
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BILLINGS FAMILY.
I PAUL H. BILLINGS came from Lincoln and settled in East Jaffrey about 1824 ; m. Rachel -, who d. Nov. 28, 1870, a. So. He d. June 30, 1871, a. 79.
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BLODGETT FAMILY.
I JONATHAN BLODGETT was a descendant of Thomas Blodgett, who emigrated from London, England, and settled in Cambridge in 1635; was a glover; m. Susanna - - and had four children : (1) Daniel. (2) Samuel. (3) Susanna. (4) Thomas, who d. young. Samuel settled in Woburn, and became a distin- guished citizen of that place.
Jonathan m. Molly Fitch, of Bedford, Mass., came to Jaffrey previous to 1777, and settled on lot 15, range S.
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II. Molly, b. Oct. 3, 1760 ; m. Roger Gilmore.
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III. Thaddeus, b. Dec. 24, 1762 ; d. Nov., 1807, tinm.
IV. Charlotte, b. April 14, 1769 ; m. David Lacy. v. Joseph, b. Oct. 14, 1770.
JONATHAN BLODGETT m. Susannah -; r. Rock- ingham, Vt., Jaffrey, and Bethel, Me.
I. Joseph, b. - -; re. to Me.+ II. Luke, b. -; settled in Marlborough, N. H. III. Sally, b.
IV. Nathan, b. Nov., 1792.+
JOSEPH BLODGETT m. Betsey, dau. of John and Priscilla French ; d. May 28, 1842, a. 71. She d. Dec. 19, 1852, a. S2.
I. Lucinda, b. Aug. 26, 1798 ; m. Hial Stebbins, of Winchester.
II. Joseph, b. Nov. 12, 1Soo ; d. Sept. 11, 1805. III. Martin. d. Oct. 17, 1843, a. 38.
IV. Elizabeth, d. July 21, 1824, a. 16.
NATHAN BLODGETT m. Roancy, dau. of Daniel and Rebecca (Fletcher) French, Oct. 9, 1815. She d. March 4, 1826, a. 29. He m., 2ª, Electa, dau. of Eliphalet and Hepsibah (Norton) Johnson, of Jaffrey, Oct. 18, 1827. He d. Oct. 24, 1843, a. 51.
I. Fletcher, b. April 5, 1816; m .; r. Gardner, Mass. II. Sumner, b. Dec. 9, 1817 ; m. ; r. Glover, Vt.
III. Timothy, b. Dec. 28, 1822 ; r. Jaffrey ; unm.
IV. Lorenzo, b. July 6, 1825 ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
Children by second wife :
v. Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1828; d. May 24, 1863 ; unm.
VI. Mary Ann Harper, b. March 5, 1831 ; m. G. WV. Todd, Jr., of Rindge ; d. Dec. 28, 1864. One child,-Frank F., d. Sept. 30, 1864, a. 3 mos, 4 days. Mr. Todd has distinguished himself as a teacher in some of the leading academies in this state.
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VII. Henry J., b. April 15, 1832 ; m. Caroline Dag- gett. Children :
(1) Fred Johnson, b. June 5, 1856. (2) Alice Louisa, b. Sept. 13, 1859. (3) Henry Lincoln, b. April 28, 1861. (4) Mabel, b. June 17, 1863.
M., 2ª, S. Villa Hudson, of Templeton, Mass.
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VIII. Emily M., b. Aug. 24, 1834 ; d. April 7, 1862, unm. IX. Edwin, b. Oct. 10, 1837 ; d. Nov. 23, same year.
BRADLEY FAMILY.
I OSCAR H. BRADLEY, M. D., was b. in Vermont in IS26 ; came to Jaffrey about 1851 ; settled at East Jaf- frey, as a physician, that year. In 1853 he m. Julia A. Spaulding, dau. of Daniel and Lucinda (Perkins) Spaulding, of Fitzwilliam, and has two children :
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I. D. Edward, b. 1862 : now a member of Dart- mouth college.
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II. Mark F., b. 1868. See p. 104.
BRIANT FAMILY.
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KENDALL BRIANT came from Pepperell, Mass., to Jaffrey, and settled on lot 14, range 4, at an early date. The farm remained in possession of his descendants till the death of Col. George Briant, in 1865. It is now (1873) the farm of Samuel D. Jewell.
When the first church was incorporated, Mr. Briant, wife, and son John, were members. He m. Mary Mar- tin, who d. March 17, 1794. a. 84 yrs., 2 mos., 19 dys. He d. Nov. 30, 1797, a. S8 yrs., 8 mos., 13 dys. His two sons, John and Thomas, settled in Jaffrey.
John settled on the homestead with his father, and m. Lucy, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Martin) Lawrence, of Groton and Pepperell, Mass. He d. March 14, 1800, a. 49 yrs., S mos. His widow d. Nov. 11, 1817, a. 70. Had children :
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I. Anna. b. Feb. 2, 1777 ; m. David, son of James Houghton, March 3, 1798 : re. to Albany, N. Y. ; r. in Jaffrey, lot 9, range 6.
II. Lucy, b. Jan. 17, 1781 ; m. William S. Kim- ball, Aug. 29, 1797 ; re. to Chester, Vt.
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III. Dorcas, b. Sept. 11, 1782: m. Moody Law- rence, Sept., 1805, q. v.
IV. John, b. May 11, 1785.+
v. Polly, b. March 9, 1787; m. Samuel B. W. Wessell, June, ISoS.
VI. Sally, b. Jan. 11, 1790 ; m. Robert Goff, q. v.
JOHN BRIANT m. Sally Poor, Feb. 24, 1So7 ; r. on the homestead, and d. July 18, 1843. His widow d. June 1, 1871, a. 82. Had children :
I. Sarah, m. Jonas Pierce ; r. Marlborough and state of Maine.
II. Edmund, b. 1808; m. Eliza ; last tax, 1850.+ III. Luke, d. Sept. 24, 1861, a. 44 ; m. Mrs. Eme- line Alger.+
IV. George, d. June 21, 1865, a. 51.+
v. John Jay, b. 1817 ; paid taxes, 1838.
EDMUND BRIANT m. Eliza - -; r. on the home- stead ; had four children b. in Jaffrey. Mr. Briant re. from town about 1850.
I. Caroline A., b. -, 1832.
II. Benjamin F., b. , 1835.
III. John T., b. - , 1842.
Iv. Edward G., b. 1849.
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LUKE BRIANT m. Mrs. Emeline Alger. Seven chil- dren,-two d. young.
1. Mary Ann, b. 1850 ; m. - Porter.
II. Peter. b. 1851.
III. Ermina.
Iv. Child, d. Oct. 17, 1753, a. 3 days.
v. Child, d. Sept. 10, 1855.
VI. Martha, b. 1857 ; d. 1874.
VII. Kendall, b. IS59.
GEORGE BRIANT (Col.) m. Elvira E., dau. of John and Polly (Page) Hodge.
I. George Edwin, b. April 1, 1848; m., 1868, Clara C., dau. of Seth D. Ballou. One child,-Leslie H., b. 1871.
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