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I. Hannah, b. June 23, 1768; m. John Moore, of Sharon, son of David Moore.
II. John, b. Oct. 11, 1770 ; m. ; d. in Cleveland, O., 1841.
4 III. Paul, b. June 21, 1773 ; m., Nov. 25, 1802, Sa- rah, dau. of Samuel and Joanna Rice Walk- er, of Rindge. She d. Nov. 14, 1814 ; m.,
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2ª, Dec. 21, 1815, Sarah Davis. He r. in Marlborough and Claremont, and d. Dec. IS, 1843.
IV. Mary, b. March 15, 1776 ; m., April 15, 1799, William Moore, of Sharon, son of David Moore. He d. Oct. 6, 1823 ; she d. Oct. 23, 1825. Had eleven children ; five died young.
1. Nathan, b. Feb. 10, 1800; m. Sarah Russell ; r. Sharon.
2. Abner, b. July 21, 1802 ; m. Abigail Cook ; r. Jaffrey.
3. William, b. Feb. 14, 1805 ; m. Rox- ana Blodgett ; 2ª, Priscilla Blodgett ; he d. in Jaffrey, 1859.
6. Mary Fitch, b. April 20, 1807 ; m. Samuel Stearns, of Rindge, March 4, 1830. a prominent man in town affairs, and representative in the state legisla- ture. They had seven children, among whom is Ezra S. Stearns, the distin- guished historian of his native town, Rindge. She d. April 28, 1849. She m. 2ª, Sept. 26, 1850, Almira, dau. of John and Betsey (Bennett) Hall, of Ashburnham. He d. April 6, 1871, a. 69 years.
8. Isaiah, b. May 3, 1811 ; m. Mary Wheel- er ; r. Minn.
IO. Jeremiah, b. May 10, 1815 ; m. Mar- garet Jewett ; r. Lancaster, Mass.
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v. Alice, b. April 11, 1779 ; d. 1859, unm.
VI. Abigail, b. Feb. 26, 1782 ; m. Joseph Piper, of Jaffrey. VII. Jacob, b. Feb. 20, 1785 ; d. unm.
VIII. Susan, b. Oct. 2, 1789 ; m., 1st, David Blood ; m., 2ª, Joseph Tolman.
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Ix. Luther Jaquith, b. Sept. 8, 1792; m. Jane Hoyt ; r. Hopkinton, N. H.
FORTUNE FAMILY.
AMOS FORTUNE, b. free in Africa ; a slave in America ; pur- chased his liberty ; settled in Jaffrey, on lot 18, range 6; now (1873) in possession of Levi Pollard. He was an early settler,
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came to town about 1778; was a tanner by trade. He was a highly-respected citizen, member of the church, and made it a present of a silver communion service. He also left a school fund for the district in which he lived. He m. Violate, whose liberty he previously purchased. He had no children. The following inscription may be seen on their headstones in the old parish burying-ground :
Sacred to the memory of Amos Fortune, Who was born free in Africa, a Slave in America. He purchased his liberty Professed Christianity Lived reputably died hopefully Nov. 17, 1801, a. 91.
Sacred to the memory of Violate by Sale, the slave of Amos Fortune, by Marriage, his wife by her fidelity, his friend and solace. She died his widow, Sept. 13, 1802, a. 72.
FOSTER FAMILY.
I SAMUEL FOSTER came to Jaffrey about 1810 ; pur- chased the clothing-mill of Joseph Lincoln, situated in what is now East Jaffrey ; m., Oct. 9, 1817, Sophia, dau. of Dea. Eleazer and Mary (Flint) Spofford. She d. Oct. 26, 1866, a. 82. He d. Aug. 15, 1863, a. 78.
I. Eliza B., b. May 3, ISIS ; m., Ist, Dr. Thomp- son ; m., 2ª, Mr. Lancaster, of Minden, La. II. Urania S., b. Dec. 13, 1819; d. March 26, 1 839.
III. Eleazer Spofford, b. Sept. 24, 1821 ; m., April 21, 1845, Sarah Adams. [See page 99.] IV. Hannah A., b. Aug. 28, 1823 ; m., May 8, 1845, George H. Merrill.
v. Mary Flint, b. May 1, 1828 ; m., Jan. 11, 1849, Fortunatus Gleason, of Westmoreland.
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VI. Jerome, b. Feb. 24, 1831 ; d. Jan. 11, 1850, in California.
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SAMUEL FOSTER m. Lucy Boynton, Jan. 31, 1769 ; was a tanner by trade ; r. lot 13, range 6, now the resi- dence of Benj. Cutter, Esq.
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OBADIAH FOSTER came to Jaffrey in 1806, and settled on lot 19, range 5, now the farm of Luke H. Nutting. His name was on the tax-list from IS06 to ISog.
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JEDEDIAH FOSTER m., June 7, 1807, Lydia, dau. of Alpheus Brigham, settled on the farm of his wife's father, and remained there till 1836, when he left town. His wife d. May 21, 1859, a. 77.
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His son, Alpheus B., d. Jan. 13, 1819, a. 10 years.
FOX FAMILY.
I JONATHAN Fox, son of Timothy Fox, was b. at New Ipswich in 1769. Timothy, his father, son of John Fox, came from Littleton, Mass., and settled in New Ipswich in 1765. Jonathan came to Jaffrey about 1796, and settled on lot 3, range 7. In ISIo he re. to lot 5, range 7, where he spent the remainder of his days, and d. March 20, 1831. Mr. Fox was a prom- inent leading man in town affairs, was distinguished for his sound judgment and great financial ability, and held the office of selectman from 1803 to IS16 inclusive, a longer period than it was held by any other man in the town of Jaffrey. He m. Sibil Jackson, b. in Newton, Mass., and d. at Jaffrey, April 7, 1857, a. SS.
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I. Joseph, b. 1797 ; grad. Dart. college, ISIS; d. at Savannah, Georgia, Sept. 16, 1820.
II. Mary, b. March 13, 1799; m., April 3, IS22, Alpheus Crosby, q. V.
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III. Isaac J., b. Aug. 28, ISO1.+
IV. John, b. Aug. 2, 1803.+
v. Harriet, b. Jan. 6, 1So6; was twice m .; r. in Concord.
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VI. Abigail, m. - Crocker, and d. in Fitchburg. VII. Charles James, b. Jan. 12, 1813.+
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(4) ISAAC JACKSON Fox (Col.) m., Ist, Sophia H. Wilder, of Leominster, Mass. She d. Oct., 1837; m., 2ª, her sister, Pamelia Wilder. He d. at Nashua, May 6, 1852.
I. Henry Jackson, b. Aug., 1828. II. Ann Sophia, b. 1830 ; d. young.
III. George Wilder, b. Jan. 24, 1831.
IV. Sarah Josephine, b. Dec., 1833 ; m. George D. Jaquith.
v. Charles Joseph, d. young.
VI. Eloisa Howe, b. Jan., 1837; m. Edward Gay, of Malden.
VII. Sophia, b. Dec. 25, 1844.
JOHN FOX, M. D., son of Jona. and Sibil (Jackson) Fox, was b. in Jaffrey, and was for a time a member of Dart- mouth college. He, however, left and engaged in trade in Jaffrey in copartnership with his brother, Col. Isaac J. Fox. After a time they dissolved their copart- nership, and his brother removed to Nashua, and he studied the profession of medicine with Luke Howe, M. D., and received the degree of M. D. at Dart- mouth in 1835. For a time he was connected with a hospital in Massachusetts, and on returning to Jaffrey commenced the business of farming as a more desira- ble occupation. The death of his father brought into his possession a large amount of property, which was probably the principal reason why he left the profession of medicine. He has been a prominent man in town affairs, was for many years town-clerk and selectman, and represented the town in the state legislature for several years. He has also been one of the directors of the Monadnock State and National banks, and was president of the State Bank. He m., Ist, Eloisa, dau. of Dr. Adonijah, Jr., and Mary (Woodbury) Howe. She d. Feb. 2, 1837, a. 29; m., 2ª, Isabel W. Howe, dau. of Dr. Luke and Mary (Woodbury) Howe. Three children :
I. Mary Isabel, b. Jan. 1, IS49.
II. John Howe, b. June 14, 1856; graduated Dart- mouth college ; studied law ; r. East Jaf- frey.
III. Kate Woodbury, b. July 15, 1859.
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CHARLES JAMES Fox m., April 29, 1838, Susan Eliza, dau. of Daniel and Sally (Jones) Cutter. He re. to Rockton, Ill. ; was a large dealer in land. He died Jan. 30, 1873.
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I. Charles Edward, b. Nov. 7, 1840. In 1860 he went to Boston, and was a clerk in a West India goods store. At the breaking out of the late civil war he enlisted in Co. D., Ist Rhode Island Cavalry, Aug. 14, 1862, and was transferred to Troop C, new organiza- tion, as first sergeant, Dec. 21, 1864 ; mus- tered out at expiration of service June 6, 1865 ; served as a private in Co. D, First Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, from May 9, 1872. to May 15, 1873 ; ser- geant-major of the battalion May 15, 1873, to March 31, 1875 ; first sergeant of Co. D, from March 31, 1875, to Jan. 12, 1876, when he was elected second lieutenant. He also joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. He was a member of Mt. Leb- anon Lodge and St. Andrew Royal Arch Chapter F. & A. M. and of the Boston Commandery K. T. He was also an hon- ored member of the Commonwealth Lodge. I. O. O. F. At the close of the war he en- gaged in the grocery business at the corner of West Newton and Tremont streets, and marked success attended his labors. He met with an accidental death by being thrown from his horse Jan. 29, 1878, leav- ing a widow to mourn his loss.
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II. Harriet Adelaide, b. Feb. 10, 1844.
III. Jones Cutter, b. July 12, 1846; d. July 16, 1846.
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IV. Abbie Crocker, b. July 14, 1848 ; d. Sept. 30, IS52.
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v. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 18, 1850.
VI. John, b. Feb. 18, 1854.
VII. Frank Cutter, b. June 4, 1857.
FRENCH FAMILY.
The early settlers by that name were James, John, Thomas, and David,-James in 1778, John in 1786, and Thomas in 1788. David was a brother of Thomas. He left town about
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1794; re., first, to Andover, Vt. ; second, to Grafton, Vt., and d. there. Seven children :
I JAMES FRENCH settled on lot 13, range 5 ; was cho- sen sexton and highway surveyor in 1778 ; on commit- tee to hire soldiers in 1781. He was a basket-maker. He re. to Rindge about 1793. He m. Sarah , and had five children,-James, Betsey, Polly, Burly, and Oliver.
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JAMES FRENCH, JR., m., Ist, April 13, 1781, Han- nah, dau. of Jabez and Hannah Russell, of Rindge. She d. 1805. He m., 2ª, July 12, 1809, Olive Sawyer. He re. to Rindge in 1793 ; was a basket-maker. Ten children,-9 by first wife, I by second wife :
I. Isaac, b. in Jaffrey, June 22, 1781.
II. Hannah, b. Feb. 6, 1783 ; d. March 6, 1783.
III. Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 1784.
IV. Sarah, b. Feb. 17. 1786.
v. James, b. Feb. 1, 1789. VI. Samuel Brooks, b. May 2, 1791.
VII. Betsey, b. May 18, 1793.
VIII. Edward Jewett, b. in Rindge, June 29, 1795.
Ix. Mahala, b. May 25, 1804.
x. Frances Sawyer, b. July 12, 1809.
JOHN FRENCH came from Billerica, Mass., to Jaffrey, about 1786 ; m. Priscilla She d. July 2, 1823, a. SI. He d. May 25, 1815, a. 84.
I. John, b. -
-; m., March, 1789, Abigail Gage.+ II. Sarah, b. -; m., Ist, Robert Harkness, 2ª, William Stevens.
III. Benjamin, unm.
IV. Priscilla, b. 1766 ; m. Abel Shedd, q. v.
v. Daniel, b. 1771 ; m. Rebecca Fletcher, who d. Jan. 22, 1850, a. 71. He d. Aug. 30, 1851, a. So.
I. Roancy, b. Aug. 7, 1796; m. Martin Blodgett, q. v.
2. Daniel, b. 1803 ; m. Mary C., who d. July 5, 1850, a. 47. He d. Feb. 24, 1858, a. 55.
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3. Rebecca, d. 1So6, a. 1 yr., 8 mos., 14 dys.
VI. Elizabeth, b. 1772 ; m. Joseph Blodgett, q. v.
VII. Patty, m. Joshua Nutting. [
VIII. Josiah, m. Abigail, dau. of Samuel Stanley.
JOHN FRENCH m. Abigail, dau. of James and Sarah (Lamson) Gage ; re. to New Hartford, N. Y., and d. Feb. 25, 1839. She d. April 20, 1860. Three ch .:
I. Sally, b. Nov. 19, 1789 ; m. Leonard Kellogg. Five ch.
II. John, b. Sept. 12, 1794 ; m. Almira, dau. of Robert and Phebe (Ingalls) Gilmore. Nine ch.
III. Abigail, m. James Brockway. Two ch.
THOMAS FRENCH, b. Dec. 17, 1765, at Billerica, Mass. ; came to Jaffrey about 17SS, and settled on lot 13, range 4. He m. Hannah Cummings, dau. of Eleazer Cummings, of Londonderry, b. July 15, 1767 ; d. May 2, 1855, a. S7. He d. Feb. 21, IS4S, a. S2. He carried on the business of farming, and the manufacture of shoes. He was a great musician, and an expert on the fiddle, and spent most of his time in playing on the same. He married, and, as his family increased, found himself in rather straitened circumstances. Awakened by a sense of his danger, he concluded to drop the fiddle and follow the plough. Food immedi- ately became abundant, making his family happy ;- but Mr. French said the people did not like the ploughman half as well as they did the fiddler.
I. Thomas, b. Jan. 26, 1789.+
II. Cummings, b. April 27, 1792.+
III. Margaret, b. Dec. IS, 1795 ; m. Josiah Sawyer, q. v.
IV. Lucy, b. May IS, 1797 ; d. Oct. 18, 1868 ; unm. v. Leonard, b. July 10, 1799 ; d. Feb. 3, 1771, at Milford, N. H.
VI. Hannah, b. Feb. 17, ISO2 ; d. Aug. 11, 1818, unm.
VII. James Rollins, b. July 1, 1804 ; m. Caroline, dau. of Lieut. Daniel and Polly (Felt) Emery. She d. June 28, IS29, a. 19. Two children ; d. He re. to N. Y. state.
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VIII. Luke, b. July 25, 1807.+
IX. Nancy, b. July 29, 18II; m. Dea. Richard Spaulding, q. v.
THOMAS FRENCH m., March 20, 1816, Sophia, dau. of Jacob and Mary (Smith) Jewell. She d. June 9, 1840, a. 51. He d. May 1, 1869, a. 79.
1. Jacob Jewell, b. Aug. 24, 1817 ; re. to Buffalo, and d. there.
II. Mary Sophia, b. July 3, 1823 ; m., Aug. 30, 1851, Joseph Crombie, of Jaffrey, q. v.
III. Thomas Dexter, b. May 11, 1827.
CUMMINGS FRENCH m. Sally, dau. of Capt. Abel and Priscilla (Frenchi) Shedd. She d. Nov. 2, 1862, a. 74. He d. Aug. 16, 1866, a. 74.
I. Richard Harkness, re. to Fitchburg.
II. Henry Cummings, b. 1827 ; m., Oct. 8, 1850, Caroline Pamelia, dau. of Luther and Caro- line Cutter. She d. June 23, 1876, a. 46.
I. George Eaton, b. Jan. 26, 1856; d. June 20, 1856.
2. Edwin Henry, b. July 25, 1861 ; a deaf mute.
3. Malcolm Shedd, b. Dec. 3, 1864.
III. Sarah, b. 1829; was principal of Melville academy ; re. to Minneapolis, Minn., from thence to San Jose, Cal. ; m.
LUKE FRENCH m., Ist, Jan. 28, 1832, Nancy, dau. of Simeon Blanchard. She d. June 20, 183S. M., 2ª, Lucy, dau. of Dea. Abel and Lucy (Pierce) Spaulding, July 14, 1839.
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I. Susan Eliza, b. Jan. 28, 1833 ; m. March 14, 1855, Charles S. Briant, of Dublin.
II. Richard, b. May 19, 1834 ; m., Ist, Dec. 25, 1859, Emily F. Ryder, of Wethersfield, Vt. She d. 1866. He m., 2ª, Rosie H. Taylor, Jan. 1, 1869.
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III. Sarah Marinda, b. Feb. 28, 1836; d. Jan. 12, 1842.
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IV. Preston L., b. April 26, 1838 ; m., Dec. 28, 1869, Mary C., dau. of George W. Benja- min, of Jaffrey.
v. Sylvanus, b. May 11, 1840 ; d. Aug. 9, 1862, unm.
VI. Sarah Ermina, b. Feb. 20, 1842 ; m., March 28, 1875, Otis G. Rice ; r. on lot 3, range 7. VII. Evander, b. April 7, 1843; m., Jan. 1, 1868, Sophia Catherine Lane, of Charlestown, N. H., b. April 27, 1842.
VIII. Hannah Cummings, b. Sept. 14, 1844 ; d. March, IS45.
Ix. An infant, b. and d. Aug. 12, 1845.
x. Abel Albert, b. Feb. 10, 1846; m., Jan. 31, 1872, Ella F., dau. of John S. Lawrence.
XI. Orford, b. Jan. 15, 1848 ; m. Cynthia A. How- ard, of Acworth, June 7. 1874.
XII. Merrill, b. Oct. 5, 1850 ; m., Oct. 5, 1871, Delia Maria, b. at Fitchburg, Mass., May 23, 1851.
XIII. Emmons, b. April 23, 1853 ; m., Sept. 15, 1873, Frances M. Knowlton, b. Sept. 26, IS47 ; r. Tewksbury, Mass.
WHITCOMB FRENCH (Col.), son of Whitcomb and Sally (Patrick) French, and grandson of John, of Wo- burn, Mass., was b. in Dublin, July 9, 1794. He was a large stage proprietor ; r. in Jaffrey, Keene, and Fitzwilliam. He disposed of his stage property and re. to Peterborough, 1833, where he built a large and commodious hotel, which became under his manage- ment one of the best in this section. In 1849, he re- tired to a farm, which he carried on successfully till age made it advisable for him to retire from labor, and he has since r. in the village. In Nov., 1867, their golden wedding was celebrated, at which were gathered five children and seven grandchildren. His descend- ants were eight children, thirteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren,-in all, twenty-eight. His eight children were all living. He m., Nov. 27, 1817, Mary, dau. of Joel Kendall, of Dublin, b. May 25, 1797.
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I. Eliza G., b. in Nelson, Sept. 2, ISIS ; m., Sept. 28, 1840, Jesse C. Little ; r. Salt Lake City, Utah. Eleven ch.
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Granville, b. in Dublin, July 2, 1820; m.,
April 26, 1843, Relief Walker; b. Dum-
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merstown, Vt., Sept. 15, 1817. One child, Fred W., b. July 19, 1847 ; r. Epworth, Ia. III. Mary S., b. Jaffrey, Dec. 4, 1823 ; unm.
IV. Henry Kendall, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 21, 1826.+ v. Marshall W., b. in Jaffrey, Sept. 4, 1827 ; m., Jan. 10, 1855, Lizzie T. Wales, b. Sept 26, 1830; r. Palmer, Mass.
VI. Charles Davidson, b. Keene, March 29, 1830; m., Jan. 23, 1851, Nancy L. Holbrook ; four children.+ VII. Sarah T., b. Feb. 22, 1832, in Keene.
VIII. William, b. June 4, 1841, in Peterborough ; m. Jan. 29, 1868, Helen A. Shearer, of Palmer, Mass., b. Nov. 2, 1841 ; two ch.
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HENRY K. FRENCH succeeded his father in the pos- session of his hotel ; has remodelled and made large and valuable additions, every way improving the same, thereby making it a first-class public house. Mr. French has not only shown his spirit of enterprise in building a public house, but in the railroad enterprise, being one of the prime movers in that operation. He is now (1878) president of the Monadnock and Hills- borough railroads.
He m., Ist, July 9, 1850, Harriet N. Gray, of Wilton, b. Aug. 21, 1829 ; d. Oct. 13, 1852, a. 23 ; m., 2ª, Nov. 20, 1855, S. Amanda Adams, b. Mason, July 10, I834.
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I. Frank G., b. June 10, 1852.
II. Charlie H., b. Dec. 22, 1856.
111. Hattie A., b. Aug. 27, 1858.
IV. George A., b. Sept. 22, 1860.
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CHARLES D. FRENCH m., Jan. 23, 1851, Nancy L. Holbrook ; b. in Swanzey, Aug. 1, 1827. He re. to Chickashaw and Deerfield, Ia .; returned to Peter- borough in 1858. He was in the Union army. Four children :
I. Charles W., b. Nov. 20, 1854 ; d. Feb. 26, 1856.
II. H. Edward, b. March, 1857 ; a medical student in 1877.
III. Minnie, b. June 17, 1861.
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IV. Katie H., b. Nov. 11, 1871.
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FROST FAMILY.
BENJAMIN FROST, probably son of Thomas, b. in Dunstable, Mass., May 1, 1748; settled (1783) in Jaf- frey, on lot 17, range 1, which he purchased of Benja- min Cutter, brother of Joseph Cutter, Esq. He m., at Fitchburg, Rachel Kimball, b. Sept. 5, 1754. He died April 12, 1819, a. 71. She d. June 28, 1840, a. 86. Mr. Frost was a good farmer and a worthy citizen. They had seven ch. :
I. Dorcas, b. Sept. 3, 1774 ; m. Ebenezer Brooks ; re. to Pittsford, Vt .; was proprietor of a public hotel. She d. Aug. 25, 1843, a. 69. He d. Jan. 21, 1845, a. 70.
II. Thomas, b. Aug. 30, 1776.+
III. Benjamin, b. Dec. 1, 1778.+
IV. John, b. Sept. 23, 1780.+
v. Polly, b. at Jaffrey, Sept. 16, 1782 ; m. Simeon Gowing, q. v.
VI. Ephraim Kimball, b. Dec. 17, 1790.+
VII. Oliver, b. May IS, 1795 ; m., Ist, Sept. 21, IS26, Elvira, dau. of Jonas Clark, of Dub- lin ; re. to McDonough, N. Y. ; m., 2ª, Lucinda Lines, of Charlestown, N. H .; Feb., IS34. He d. Aug., 1847. She d. IS72. Four ch.
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THOMAS FROST (Capt.) m. Betsey, dau. of Simeon and Betsey Butters, of Jaffrey, Feb. 13, 1806. He set- tled on lot 19, range I. In March, 1814, he re. to Charlestown, N. H. He worked at farming and mak- ing wooden pumps. While in Jaffrey he was chosen captain of the state militia. He d. April 28, 1849, a. 73. She d. Oct. S, 1863, a. 76. They had thirteen children :
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I. Horace, b. in Dublin, May 2, 1806.+
II. Permilla, b. in Jaffrey ; m. - Carroll.
III. Rufus, b. in Jaffrey, Oct. 9, 1809.+
IV. Thomas, b. July 15, 1811 ; m.
v. Alvin, b. Oct. 23, 1812.+
VI. Orinda, b. 1813.
VII. George W., b. in Charlestown, N. H. ; m. VIII. Adeline, m. - Gregg.
Ix. Caroline, b. at Charlestown, N. H .; three times m., Ist, - Randall ; 2ª, Tim- othy Blodgett, of Dublin.
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x. Susan, b. at Charlestown. XI. Henry, b. 1826 ; d. March 3, 1829.
XII. Cyrus, b. 1829 ; d. 1831.
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BENJAMIN FROST m. Annis, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Whitney) Pierce, of Jaffrey, Dec. 18, 1806. He settled in Dublin, on part of lot 5, range 1, previ- ously owned by John Russell. He was a natural me- chanic, and could do the work of a carpenter, mill- wright, brick-mason, make bedsteads, spinning-wheels, and hand-rakes, besides carrying on his farm. He built a grist-mill, and the house in which he lived and died. He d. March 9, 1825, a. 47. She d. Oct. 28, 1834, a. 51 years.
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II. Annis, b. Dec. 30, ISO8 ; m., Ist, Dec. 10, 1834, Edward M. Lawrence, of Pepperell, Mass. ; m., 2ª, Silas Sawyer, Esq., of Peterborough, N. H. Five children :
I. Eliza Ann, b. in Groton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1836 ; m. Abbot B. Burpee, of Dub- lin. Nine children.
2. Nancy L., b. April 6, 1841 ; m. John Shedd ; r. Upper Bedford, Can. Three children.
3. Samuel Henry, b. Jaffrey, May 13, 1844 ; m., April 28, 1869, Sarah H. Morse, of Leominster, Mass. One child.
4. Lydia M., b. Dublin, May 5, 1847 ; d. July 9, 1850.
5. Lydia M., b. Jaffrey, March 12, 1851 ; d. April 6, 1851.
III. Eliza, b. Oct. 17, ISHI ; d. April 14, 1835, unm.
IV. Benjamin, b. June 25, 1813 ; m. Lydia M. White, of Pittsfield, N. H. ; a machinist ; r. Nashua ; d. Oct. 25, 1861. His widow m., 2ª, Elbridge G. Wilson ; r. Nashua.
I. Elvira D., b. Aug. 17, 1839 ; m. May 4, 1862, Charles A. Andrews ; resides Nashua.
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2. Elmira F., b. Sept. IS, 1847 ; d. Oct. 3, 1848.
v. Joseph Pierce, b. Jan. 19, 1815.+
VI. Albert, b. March 20, 1817.+
VII. Silas P., b. Feb. 9, 1820.+
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VIII. Caleb Whitney, b. Feb. 9, 1822 ; m. Nov. 29, 1849, Mrs. Rhoda D. Burgin, formerly of Lancaster, N. H. ; r. Boston.
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JOHN FROST m. March 11, ISO5, Sally, dau. of Dan- iel and Sarah (Clark) Adams, son of Dea. Ephraim Adams, of New Ipswich. He settled on the home- stead ; was deacon of the church, and a worthy man. He d. July 4, 1847, a. 67. She d. Aug. 13, 1871, a. 85 years.
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I. Daniel A., b. Dec. 5, 1805.+
II. David Livingston, b. Feb. 14, 1807.+
III. Croydon, b. May 19, ISOS ; d. April 20, 1813. IV. Liberty (Dea.), b. Nov. 2, 1809 ; m. Feb. 15, 1835, Sarah E. Heald, of Carlisle. One child, Lemuel Porter. b. May 28. 1836, and d. July 9, 1836. He d. May 25, 1838. His widow m. Abner Chandler. He was an overseer in one of the cotton mills at Low- ell, Mass .; was deacon of the Baptist church at Lowell, a leader of the choir, and superintendent of the Sabbath-school. v. Palmyra, b. Aug. 10, ISII ; d. Feb. 17, 1837. VI. Ephraim Kimball, b. Aug. 10, 1813.+
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VII. Lydia Adams, b. March 31, 1816 ; m., July 16, 1833, Asa Borden, of Dublin, second wife. She d. Dec. 21, 1836. One child :
I. Lydia Jane, b. June 5, 1834 ; m. Chas. C. Slocum, of Portsmouth, R. I. Four children :
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I. Clara, b. Feb. 16, 1851 ; m. George M. Taylor, of Providence, R. I. One child, Lydia Frances, b. 1873.
2. Mary B., b. Dec. 9, 1855 ; m. Geo. W. Sherman, of Portsmouth, R. I.
3. Rowena A., b. Jan. 26, 1861 ; m. Wm. J. Chroncher, of Portsmouth, R. I.
4. Mattie, b. Jan. 16, 1869.
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In 1837 Asa Borden re. to Portsmouth, R. I., from whence he came ; m., 3ª, widow of Eleazer Perkins, of Jaffrey. She d. at Ports- mouth, IS72.
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VIII. John, b. Dec. 5, ISIS.
IX. Sarah Elvira, b. May 7, 1828 ; unm. ; r. in Jaf- frey.
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EPHRAIM K. FROST (Dr.) ; educated at Dartmouth college ; studied medicine with Dr. David Carter, of Dublin, a fellow-student with Dr. Amos Twitchell. He commenced the practice of his profession in Marl- borough, and afterwards re. to Swanzey. While in Marlborough he was commissioned by the governor a captain in the state militia. In 1834 he re. to McDon- ough, Chenango county, N. Y. In 1854 he removed to Delaware county, Iowa, and in 1867 to Lincoln, Neb., where he d. Nov. 23, 1870, a. So. He appears to have been a man of talent, and was successful in the practice of his profession. He m., Nov. 11, 1813, Persis Baker, of Marlborough, b. June 19, 1790. Seven children :
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I. Charles, b. Sept. 3, 1814; d. Sept. 23, 1814.
II. Feronia, b Dec. 26, 1816; m., 1835, George N. Sherwood, of McDonough. Two chil- dren : (1) George L., m. and lives in Wood- stock, Ill. ; (2) Eugene, m. and r. Burling- ton, Iowa.
III. Lyman, b. Feb. 10, 1820; m. Sept. 10, 1846, Laura A. Gray. He is a farmer ; r. Lin- coln, Neb. Six children.
I. Cornelia P., m. Henry D. Blakes- lie ; r. Nebraska.
2. Alice M., graduated at the Nebraska State University, June, 1876.
3. Charles Sumner ; r. Colorado.
4. Flora. 5. A. Lincoln. 6. Fremont. IV. Lafayette S., b. June 4, 1824 ; m. Betsey Phe- nix, 1845. Two daughters.
v. Caroline, b. Jan. 12, 1829 ; d. July 3, 1830.
VI. Emeline, b. Jan. 12, 1829 ; m., 1844, John J. S. Lee. Two children.
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VII. Franklin, b. April 14, 1831 ; d. July 27, 1858 ; m. ; one child, Frank O.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
HORACE FROST m., Jan. 19, 1832, Melinda Lock. She d. March 23, 1871, a. 67.
I. Henry, b. March 8, 1837, unm. ; r. North Charlestown. II. Edwin, b. May 4, 1839.
III. Maria L., b. Nov. 26, 1840.
IV. Lewis, b. Sept. 4, 1842. v. James, b. July 25, 1848.
RUFUS FROST m., April 6, 1840, Maria L. Trow- bridge, of Pittsford, Vt. She d. Aug. 25, 1857. He was deputy sheriff at Pittsford ; now (1876) depot mas- ter at Rutland. Children :
I. George II., b. Feb. 4, 1841 ; m. Minnie Rigdon, March IS, IS70. One son. He is pass con- ductor on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad ; r. Hannibal, Mo.
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