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Henry ; Nathan, re. to New York state ; Moses ; David ; Lydia ; and Lucy.
Children by second wife :
Daniel, m. Polly Currier ; r. in Acworth for a time, and then re. to Johnson, Vt. : had a family of ten children,-five now living. Mrs. Lucy M. Tyler, of Cambridge, Vt., is the eldest.
COMBS FAMILY.
JOHN COMBS and wife, Bathsheba, were members of the church when incorporated in 1780 ; he d. in 1789. His widow d. 1797. One child :
Sarah, m. Simon Whitcomb ; was a widow in IS06.
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COMSTOCK FAMILY.
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WILLIAM COMSTOCK, b. in Lyme, N. H., settled in Sullivan ; m., ist, March 10, ISO1, Martha Jewett, dan. of Jonathan and Martha (Belcher) Jewett. She d. at Sullivan. He m., 2ª, Ruth ; d. at Jaffrey Oct. 4, 1863, a. S6. He d. Dec. 22, 1865, a. 94.
JONATHAN JEWETT COMSTOCK, son of William by first wife, came to Jaffrey about 1828; paid tax that year ; settled on the Jewett farm, lot 5, range 7, where he now resides.
Mr. Comstock is an extensive farmer, and one of the prominent men in town ; was for a number of years a member of the board of selectmen. He was b. in Sul- livan, May 30, 1803 ; m., Oct. 4, 1830, Roancy, dau. of William and Nabby (Smith) Dutton.
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I. Mary Roancy, b. Aug. 16, 1831 ; m. Johnson Plummer, of Goffstown, who d. Feb. II, 1857 ; m., 2ª, Addison J. Adams, who now resides with his father-in-law on the same farm.
1. Edgar A., b. in Mich, 1857.
2. Everett F., b. 1862.
3. Elmer J., b. 1864.
II. Freeman J., b. Feb. 11, 1834 ; m. Abbie, dau. of Benjamin Heywood ; r. St. Louis, Mo. ; a prominent citizen of that place.
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III. William Dutton, b. May 19, 1839; m. Susan F. Gregory ; r. Sacramento, Cal.
IV. David I., b. May 16, 1841 ; d. Oct. 19, 1841.
v. Charles S., b. April 28, 1843; d. Sept. 10, I849.
CONANT FAMILY.
JOHN CONANT, son of John and Hulda Hobart Conant, was b. in Stow, Mass., Jan. 20, 1790. His grandfather, Samuel, m. - Holman, and was also a resident of Stow. His mother was the dau. of Nehemiah and Rachel (Shattuck) Ho- bart, of Pepperell, Mass., a lineal descendant of Rev. Peter Hobart, the first minister of Hingham. His father was a de- scendant of the French Huguenots; was twice married, and the parent of fifteen children. He was a large farmer, and a man of wealth ; at the age of IS he gave his son John a mort- gage of $1,500 on a farm in Acton. He soon came into the
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possession of the farm. It was covered with wood and timber, and with the aid of his labor in cutting and drawing the wood to the Boston market he doubled his capital. He then sold his farm, re. to Jaffrey, and purchased the Thorndike farm, lots II and 12, range 3, then under a high state of cultivation. This was in 1816, a year of very short crops. The price of hay was ex- tremely high, and the sale of the product of the farm that year was equal to a large portion of its valuation. With this income he was enabled to erect the large, elegant frame house now on the premises. At the time of his settlement in Acton, he m. Parmela Houghton, who d. in childbed in about eleven months after marriage. In 1816, April 1, he m. Mary Prescott Hos- mer, of Concord, Mass., an accomplished and educated lady, a few years older than himself. They had no children. Situ- ated in affluent circumstances thus early in life, he had abun- dant means of procuring books,-publications of everything relating to scientific research and agriculture. Always on a farm from his youth up, early accustomed to its labors and management, induced him to apply science to practice, and thus perfect himself in its operations. In the management of his farm he did not expend his income in foolish and unprofit- able outlay, but in a way that greatly increased it.
He was early associated with the Cheshire Agricultural Soci- ety, and for some time its president. He offered his farm to the society for the purpose of founding an agricultural school, which was accepted, but for some reason the school was never put in operation. In 1850 he sold his farm to Nehemiah Cut- ter, and soon after removed to East Jaffrey, built a fine resi- dence, where he spent the remainder of his useful life, and died April 6, 1877, aged 87. His wife d. Aug. 9, 1858, a. 74. M., 3ª, Nov. 12, 1859, Mrs. Sally (Livermore) Kittredge, of Nel- son, b. at Alstead, 1807. She d. Jan. 5, 1878.
Mr. Conant has been much in public service. In the town where he lived he was for many years moderator of its town- meetings ; several years selectman ; represented the town in the state legislature in 1834, '35, and '36 ; trustee of the Asylum for the Insane at Concord ; first president of the board ; super- intendent of the erection of the building; president of the Cheshire County Agricultural Society ; and president of the Monadnock Bank, established at Jaffrey in 1850.
PUBLIC GIFTS.
First, in the town where he lived, $7,000 for the support of a public high-school ; $3,000 for the aid of indigent families ; $1,000 to the Baptist church, of which he was a member ;
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$1,000 to the Congregational church ; and $1,000 to keep the town-house, formerly the meeting-house, in permanent repair. To the State Lunatic Asylum, $6,000; to the Academy of New London, $12,000 ; to the State Agricultural College at Hanover, $70,000; to each town in the county of Cheshire a scholarship of $1,000=$23,000 ; whole amount exceeding $100,000.
COREY FAMILY.
I DAVID COREY, son of Stephen Corey, was born in Flintstown, Me., Feb. 28, 1790. He came with his father to Dublin in 1797, and settled on lot 12, range 2, in Jaffrey, in 1818; m., 1817, Betsey, dau. of Abel Winship, of Hancock, Me. Corey was a good, practi- cal farmer, one of the best in his district. The farm he purchased was swampy and unproductive, and consid- ered of little value. By his labor and skill, the swamps were drained and made productive, and his other lands so improved that large products were the result; and he became a man of wealth and influence. He sold his farm, re. to the centre of the town, and in 1863 went to the residence of his sons, Yates City, Ill., where he d., May, 1871, a. 81.
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I. Jesse, b. Oct. 21, 1818 ; d. Oct. 3, 1827. II. John C., b. March 20, 1820 ; r. Kentucky.
III. Stephen, b. Nov. 22, 1822 ; d. June 26, IS51. Iv. David, b. Dec. 17, 1824 ; r. Yates City, Ill.
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v. Charles G., b. Aug. 28, 1826 ; studied medicine, and received the degree of M. D. at Dart- month college. Settled in Greenville, N. H., and d. Oct. 19, 1878. He was a successful physician, and highly esteemed as a citizen. He m. Susan Maria Marshall, of Fitchburg, who now survives him.
VI. James Monroe, b. Aug. 22, 1828 ; r. Maryland.
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CRAGIN FAMILY.
JOHN CRAGIN, the emigrant, was b., 1634, in the south part of Scotland. In early life he was pressed into the army, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Dunbar, 1650. The prisoners taken in that battle were brought to this country, himself with the rest, the fol-
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lowing year. He settled in Woburn ; m. Sarah Dawes, b. in England ; and d. Jan. 27, 1708. They had eight children, some of whose descendants settled in Temple, N. H.
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ORLANDO, son of Moses and Lucy (Felt) Cragin, was b. in Temple, Aug. 24, 1802 ; m., Ist, Malinda G. Christie, of New Boston, Dec. 20, 1825. She d. Feb. 15, 1869 ; m., 2ª, Emily (Ware) Cragin, widow of Stephen Cragin. Her. Mason Village (now Greenville), Rindge, New Ipswich, and came to Jaffrey in 1848; his name is on the tax-list of that year. He settled on lot 18, range 9. 9 children :
I. Orlando Bradford, b. at Mason, June 24, IS27 ; m. Amanda T. Jaquith, Sept. 9, 1852 ; r. Gardner, Mass.
II. Lucy Malinda, b. Nov. 2, 1828; m. Augustus W. Joslin ; r. Fitchburg, Mass.
III. Benj. F., b. Oct. 27, 1830 ; m. Harriet M. Spen- cer, Dec. 6, 1865 ; b. in Kingsbury, N. Y., July 27, 1838.
IV. Olive Ann, b. March 4, 1833 ; d. March 8, 1833. v. Abby Rosilla, b. at New Ipswich, March 23, 1834.
VI. George W., b. at Mason, Sept. 23, 1836.
VII. John Christie, b. at Rindge, Feb. 13, 1839.
VIII. Henry H., b. at New Ipswich, Dec. 24, 1840 ; d. Dec. 27, 1863.
IX. Robert Clark, b. at New Ipswich, June 6, 1844.
STEPHEN CRAGIN, son of Capt. Francis and Sarah (Cummings) Cragin, of Temple, b. Aug. 25, 1821 ; m. Emily M. Ware, of Hancock ; settled in East Jaffrey, 1853 ; d. Aug. 30, 1866, a. 45. One child :
I. Emma Jane, b. May 9, 1853.
CROSBY FAMILY.
The Crosby family is one of the many distinguished English families who settled in New England. In their ranks are a large number of literary men, graduates of colleges, and many who have distinguished themselves in the learned professions. The origin of the New England portion of the family has been traced to Simon de Crosby, of Lancashire, England, 1220.
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SIMON, the emigrant, at the age of 26, with his wife Ann and son Thomas, came to this country and settled in Cambridge in 1635. He d. in 1639, and his widow m. Rev. William Thompson, of Braintree, Mass. They had three sons,-Thomas, Simon, and Joseph.
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Thomas, b. 1635 ; graduated at Harvard college in 1653, studied divinity, settled in Eastham, and d. in 1702. He was the parent of twelve children.
Simon, b. 1637 : settled in Billerica ; became freeman in 1668 ; representative in 1692-'7-'8 ; m., 1659, Rachel Brackett, and had a family of nine children.
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Joseph, b. 1639 ; m. Sarah Brackett, and had a num- ber of children. He represented the town of Braintree in 1689.
Josiah, son of Simon Crosby, b. in Billerica in 1677 ; m. Mary Manning, and had eleven children.
Josiah. his eldest son, b. 1730; m. Sarah Fitch, of Bedford ; settled in Milford, and had ten children. Two of his sons, Joseph and Alpheus, settled in Jaffrey. Joseph was b. Oct. 15, 1753, and
Alpheus, h. Nov. 16, 1762, at Milford, N. H.+
Joseph m. Esther Lane, and settled in Jaffrey about 1778. While he remained in town he held the offices of assessor of taxes, surveyor of roads, and fence-viewer, the last office in 1789. He was also a soldier in the Revolution, was in the battle of Bunker's Hill, and for many years received a pension. He removed from Jaffrey to Harvard, Mass., about 1790, and afterwards to Amherst, N. H., and d. Oct., 1842. His wife, Esther, d. Nov. 2, 1794. M., 2ª, Sarah Richardson, who d. Feb. 22, 1850. Eight children :
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I. Grace Read, b. at Jaffrey, Aug. 7, 1779 ; m. Nathaniel French, of Sandwich, and d., July 12, 1855. 6 children :
II. John Lane, b. -
III. Joseph, b. July 29, 1798 ; d. Sept., 1798.
IV. Otis, b. in Amherst, April 22, 1800 ; m. Salona Whipple, of Barre, Vt., and d. Jan., 1870.
v. Lorenzo Lowe, b. - ; d. Aug., 1805.
VI. Sarah Ann, b. Oct. 15, 1812 ; m. Langdon Smith, r. Amherst.
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VII. Lucy Maria, b. June, 1814 ; m. Benj. T. Co- nant, of Milford ; d. June 12, 1865.
VIII. Joseph Fitch, b. Sept. 16, 1819 ; m. Helen M. Averill, of Mont Vernon.
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(8) ALPHEUS CROSBY came to Jaffrey in 1786, and was warned from town that year. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Roger, Esq., and Ann (Hunter) Gilmore, Nov. 18, 1788. He settled on lot 15, range 4, was a prosperous farmer, and also, for a time, followed the business of teaming to Boston and other places. He held many town offices, and was captain of the Jaffrey and Rindge cavalry company. He was a man of industrious habits, a good citizen, and a member of the Baptist church. His wife d. Oct. 26, 1839, a. 70. He d. Oct. 4, 1845, a. 83. He m., 2ª, Mary Foster, of Amherst, who sur- vived him, and after his decease returned to her native town.
Children by first wife :
I. Betsy, b. Aug. 30, 1789 ; m. John Cutter, Jr., q. v. 10 children.
II. Esther, b. April 5, 1791 ; m. Samuel Burpee, of New London, Oct. 5, 1820 ; r. Lima, N. Y. She d. Sept. 10, 1855. Had 4 children.
III. Mary, b. Sept. 14, 1792 ; m. Loren Woodbury, q. v. 3 children.
IV. Nancy Ann, b. July 6, 1794 ; m. Abner Boyden, Esq., of Marlboroughi, a man of wealth and distinction. She d. in Troy, in 1845. 2 ch., Charles and Maria, who re. to Rockford, Ill. v. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1796; m., Ist, Moses Bush, April 3, 1832, r. Troy ; m., 2ª, Abel Baker, a brother of Ezra Baker, of Jaffrey.
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VIII. Franklin, b. April 2, 1802 ; 2 children, Alpheus and Darius. Darius d. in military service in the late civil war.
Ix. Porter, b. Feb. 19, 1804 ; m. Sophia Fernald, re. to California, and d. in 1874. He was engaged in the roofing business.
x. Josiah, b. May 28, 1811 ; d. at Somerville, Mass., Oct. 7, 1861. He was a merchant in Boston ; m. Lucy Lee, who, after the death of her husband, re. to Chicago.
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ALPHEUS CROSBY m. Mary, dau. of Jonathan and Sibyl (Jackson) Fox ; settled in Troy, and was engaged in the business of blacksmithing ; re. to Rockford, Ill., where he d. Dec. 16, 1873. His wife d. Oct. 19, 1868.
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11. Mary Louisa, b. in Jaffrey ; d. young.
III. Joseph Fox, b. in Troy, Dec. 25, 1827 ; m. Priscilla Babcock, of Rockford, 1850, and d. there.
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IV. George Fox, b. Dec. 28, 1829 ; m. May Wood, of New Milford, Ill .; was killed by a kick of a horse, Nov. 16, 1874. Children : (1)Charles Arthur. (2) Laura May. (3) Hattie. v. Mary E., b. Feb. 11, 1832 ; m. John G. Pendle- ton, broker, Oct. 20, 1856; r. in Rockford. Children : (1) Helen Maria. (2) Fannie Hunter. (3) Kate Crosby.
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VI. Emma C., b. Jan. 7, 1842 ; m. Charles Cotton, jeweller, Aug. 14, 1862. He d. Sept., IS72. Children : (1) Roger Gilmore. (2) Mary Elizabeth. (3) William Boyden. (4) Helen Louisa.
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VII. Frederick L., b. June 28, 1846; m. Elizabeth Larime, Feb. 20, 1868. 3 children : (1) Mary Elizabeth. (2) Clara Maria. (3) Ann Hunter.
VIII. Abbie Crocker, b. May 28, 1848; m. Norman Robinson, of Rockford, hardware dealer. I ch., Robbie, d. 1872.
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ASA CROSBY m. Mary Wood, dau. of Dr. Adonijah and Persis (Wood) Howe, of Jaffrey, April 28, 1829. He was an English goods merchant in Boston ; re. to Rockford, and d. 1864.
I. Harriet E., b. in Rockford, May 3, 1840 ; m. Noyes E. Babcock, 1865. Children : (1) Herbert M. (2) Cora Alice.
II. Mary E., b. Sept. 6, 1844.
III. Caroline R., b. Oct. 22, 1847.
JOSIAH DAVIS CROSBY, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., March 1, 1807, was a son of Fitch and Rebecca (Davis) Crosby, a brother of Joseph and Alpheus Crosby. He graduated from Union college ; studied divinity at the Andover Theological Seminary ; was settled pastor of the Congregational church in Jaffrey, a colleague with Rev. Laban Ainsworth, in 1837; dismissed in 1844, and now resides on the homested in Ashburnham. He m. Elvira Willard, of Athol, April 16, 1839, a relative of President Willard, of Harvard University.
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CUMMINGS FAMILY.
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JOHN CUMMINGS, son of Asahel and Polly (Ames) Cummings, was b. in Hancock, June IS, ISII ; settled in Jaffrey in 1847 ; re. to Peterborough in 1856; was a carpenter and joiner by trade. He m. Mary, dau. of Josiah and Nancy (Gilchrist) Wait, Oct. 28, 1833. Four children :
1. David Angelo, b. Aug. 9, 1834 ; m. Elizabeth Chesebro ; 3 children : (1) Frank. (2) Henry. (3) Roy. R. Wisconsin.
II. John Addison, b. Jan. 16, 1838 ; m., Ist, Katie, dan. of James and Sarah A. (Wilson) Scott. She was drowned in the Potomac river, occasioned by a collision of the steamers West Point and George Peabody, Aug. 13, 1862 ; m., 2ª, Adeline J. Cummings, Nov. 15, 1866. Mr. Cummings was a lieutenant in the 6th Regt. N. H. V., Co. E., promoted to captain, and afterwards to Maj. of the Ist N. H. Cavalry, and was in service during the war. 7 children, 6 living : (1) Guy Pierson. (2) Leslie Wait. (3) Susie Ella. (4) Madell. (5) Clifford. (6) Nina. (7) John. R. Somerville, Mass.
III. Ellen Jane, b. Sept. 6, 1841 ; m., May 26, 1863, Wm. G. Livingstone. 3 children : £ (1)
Fred. G. (2) Frank W. (3) Alice ; a merchant, Peterboro'.
IV. George Wait, b. May 11, 1844; m. Fanny P. Dane, March, 1866. I ch., George Dane. R. Francestown.
CUTTER FAMILY.
RICHARD CUTTER, the progenitor of the Cutter family, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Cutter, came from Newcastle-upon- Tyne, England, with his mother, and settled in Cambridge about 1640. His father d. previous to their emigration. He was probably under twenty years of age at the time of his arri- val, and unmarried. June 2, 1641, he was admitted a free- man. The requirements for admission were to be " orthodox member of the church, twenty years old, and worth £200." In 1643 he became a member of the Artillery Company, now known as the " Ancient and Honorable Artillery," of Boston.
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He was also a member of Cambridge church, in full commun- ion. He was a cooper by trade, and became a large land- owner. About 1644 he m. his wife Elizabeth, whose surname is unknown. Her tombstone is one of the oldest now standing in the ancient burying-ground at old Cambridge.
Here lyes ye body of Elizabeth Cutter wife to Richard Cutter aged about 42 Years died March 5, 1661-2.
Feb. 14, 1662-3, he m. Frances (Perriman) Amsden, widow of Isaac Amsden, or Emsden, of Cambridge. She survived his decease. He d. June 16, 1693, and was buried near the grave of his first wife, Elizabeth.
Here lyes ye body of Richard Cutter, Aged about 72 Years dyed ye 16 of June 1693.
Richard Cutter was the parent of fourteen children,-seven by each wife. By his wife Elizabeth he had five sons and two daughters ; by wife Frances one son and six daughters. Of his two eldest sons, Samuel and Thomas, but little is known ; the others,-William, Ephraim, Gershom, and Nathaniel,-are the progenitors of the Cutter family of New England.
William, b. 1649, m. Rebecca, dau. of John Rolf; had ten children,-five sons and five daughters. His oldest son, Rich- ard, settled in Woodbridge, N. J. ; John, William, and Samuel, in Cambridge. Ammi Rahamah graduated from Harvard col- lege in 1725, studied divinity, and was settled in North Yar- mouth, Me. William Cutter, Sen'r, d. 1723, a. 74; buried in Cambridge.
Ephraim, b. 1651 ; m. Bethia Wood; r. Charlestown and Watertown ; had eight children,-four sons and four daughters. (1) Ephraim, settled in Brookfield, Mass .; (2) Jonathan and (3) George, in Watertown; and (4) John, in Woburn and Lexington.
Gershom, b. 1653 ; m. Lydia Hall ; r. Cambridge ; had four children,-one son and three daughters. Gershom, his son, settled in Cambridge. Gershom, Sen'r, d. 1738, a. 85.
Nathaniel, son of Richard Cutter by his wife Frances, was b. in 1663, m. Mary Fillebrown, of Charlestown, and had seven
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children,-five sons and two daughters ; r. Charlestown. His oldest son, Nathaniel, r. Charlestown ; Jacob, place of resi- dence unknown ; Ebenezer, r. Medford : Richard, d. young.
Of the Cutter family in Jaffrey, Joseph, Benjamin, Moses, David, and Nathan were descendants of Ephraim ; James, of Gershom ; and John, of Nathaniel.
Fifth generation. Joseph Cutter, son of John, and grandson of John and Rachel Powers Cutter, the son of Ephraim, was b. May 13, 1752, at Lexington, Mass .; re. with his father first to Waltham ; second, to Shrewsbury ; and from thence to New Ipswich, where his father d. in 1771, in the forty-sixth year of his age. His father was the parent of eleven children. He left a widow, Susanna (Hastings), who m., 2ª, Simeon Gould, of New Ipswich, and d. at Jaffrey, Aug. 5, 1827, aged 96. She was a dau. of Joseph and Lydia (Brown) Hastings, of Waltham. son of Thomas, who settled in Watertown in 1634, and was admitted freeman in 1635.
The name Hastings is of Danish origin. A portion of the county of Sussex was taken possession of by a Danish chief of that name, and the castle and seaport were held by his family when William the Conquerer landed in England ; and they held it from the crown for many generations. Several of the Hastingses were raised to a peerage. Sir Henry and George Hastings, grandsons of the Earl of Huntington, had sons who became Puritans and came to this country.
Joseph Cutter and his brother John were appointed executors of their father's will ; and after the estate was settled, Joseph re. to Jaffrey, and settled on lot 17, range 3, afterwards the farm of Joseph Bates, now (1873) of Dea. Isaac S. Russell. After a short residence, he purchased a lot of land near the moun- tain, built thereon a log cabin, levelled the forest trees, and made from time to time additional purchases of land till he be- came the largest landed proprietor in the town. On this tract he settled his sons, giving each one a farm,-his eldest son, Jo- seph, the homestead, who built the spacious mansion now the residence of Joel H. Poole, his great-grandson,-and purchased the tavern stand in the centre of the town of his brother Ben- jamin. and spent there the remainder of his days, living to the great age of SS years. He was a farmer by vocation ; was born and resided on a farm till 1804, when he retired at the age of 52, having acquired an ample competence by his own industry from very small means in the beginning. From his early edu- cation and continued occupation in the business of farming, he acquired a thorough practical knowledge of its requirements : consequently success attended his labors, and he became wealthy in its operations. In town affairs, the honor of holding
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public office was secondary to his farming interest, and he de- clined serving. He. however. served a few times as selectman. and held occasionally other minor town offices : was a military captain ; was appointed justice of the peace. He was a soldier in the Revolution. for which he was honored with a pension.
In his domestic relations success marked his progress. He m. Rachel. dau. of Nehemiah and Rachel (Shattuck) Hobart, of Pepperell. a lineal descendant of the Rev. Peter Hobart of Hingham, Mass. She had all the requisite qualifications of a kind mother and a faithful wife. She was b. April 12. 1750 : m. Dec. 5. 1776 : d. Jan. 20. IS35. They were the parents of ten children. In IS22 there was a family gathering at his resi- dence in the centre of the town. His children and grand- children, sons and daughters-in-law, were all present. and in addition. his aged mother. No death had occurred among them except a wife of Dr. N. Cutter. of Pepperell : he, how- ever. had recently m. a second wife, who was present on the occasion. Of the invited guests present were the Rev. Laban Ainsworth and the Hon. Abel Parker, with their wives.
Number of children present. ten .- six sons and four daugh- ters. Number of grandchildren. forty .- twenty of each sex. Sons-in-law. three : daughters-in-law. six. Whole number. including parents and grandparents. sixty-two.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Ains- worth. singing by the assembly, followed by remarks from the distinguished ones present. A collation was prepared. of which all partook. When that was over the first and second generations retired. giving the third a fine opportunity for amusement.
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3 II. Rachel, b. Jan. 9. 1779 : m. John Underwood, q. v. III. John. b. Oct. 24. 17So.+
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VI. Sabra. b. Oct. 11. 1785 : d. unm .. Feb. 4. IS43.
Nos S VII. Nehemiah, b. March 30, 1787: m. Lucy Ste- vens. of Middlebury. Mary Parker. of Pep- perell, and Eliza Jones. of Boston. No ch. [See Coll. Graduates. ]
9 VIII. Oldist. b. May 14. 1790: m. Feb. 20, IS21. Oliver Barrett, of Mason : d. March 30, IS3S. Children,-George, Susan, Rachel, Joseph.
CUTTER HOMESTEAD.
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Ix. Abel, b. April 18, 1793.++ - Twins.
x. Joel, b. April 18, 1793.+
JOSEPH CUTTER, Jr., settled on the homestead, and erected the spacious mansion house now standing on that place. He m., June 18, 1804. Phebe, dau. of Capt. James and Sarah (Lamson) Gage, b. Dec. 15, 1779. He.d. Nov. 20, 1860, a. 83. His widow d. Dec. 6, 1871, a. 92. Early accustomed to a farmer's life, edu- cated in the business by a successful teacher, his father, he too was successful in the business, and left a lasting memorial of his spirit of enterprise in the stately struct- ure on the premises already alluded to. He was a man of untiring industry, strict integrity, unassuming man- ners, quiet and strictly sober habits. His opportunities for even a common-school education were extremely limited. Schools were few in number, and at that time short in duration. Feeling the importance of an education, he furnished his children with the advan- tages of a good common-school, and spared no pains in giving them an opportunity to attend it. He had at heart their good, and they will ever hold him in affec- tionate remembrance.
Children :
I. Nehemiah Hobart, b. March 12, 1805 ; m., Feb. 15, 1838, Rebecca, dau. of Submit and Phebe (Rugg) Bailey, of East Hampton, Mass., b. April 15, IS05 ;- r., first, in New York state ; second, in Joliet, Ill., where he has been a distinguished citizen, a man of note and influence.
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