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II. Albert P., b. Sept. 16, 1846 ; m. Julia A. Hart, Jan. 24, 1867. One ch .: George R., b. Aug., 1867 ; r. Philadelphia, Pa.
III. Emma L., b. Dec. 22, IS48 ; m., 1st, Jan. 10, 1871, Levi H. Goodrich, a book-binder ; r. Chicago, Ill. Two ch .: Charles A. and Alfred William. M., 2ª, June 6, 1864, Ruth Stewart, Clarendon, Vt.
IV. Chester HI., b. Jan. 10, 1868.
ALVIN FROST m. -, and settled in Charlestown. Has followed the business of school teaching and farm- ing. He has been one of the selectmen, and is a justice of the peace.
I. Nelson Alvin, b. -; a jeweller ; m., and r. in Hanover, N. H.
II. Helen Jane.
III. Martha Ann, d.
CYRUS FROST m., Ist, Nov., 1829, Cynthia Nay, of Sharon. She d. Jan. 20, 1837. M., 2ª, Betsey McCoy, of Sharon, Nov. 9, 1837. She d. Sept. 3, 1858. He settled on the homestead, and in 1852 re. to Peter- borough, where he now resides.
I. Lydia Ann, b. July 30, 1831 ; unm.
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76 II. Charles Albert, b. Sept. 9, 1838 ; m., June 16, 186S, Sarah A. Garfield, of Claremont, dau. of Wm. and Annis (Walker) Garfield, b. May 22, 1841.
III. Sarah Eliza, b. Dec. 15, 1839; m., May 27, 1875, Mifflin Bailey (2ª wife) ; r. Tremont, Ill.
IV. Cynthia A., b. Aug. 6, 1843 ; m., May 22, 1876, Henry F. Mears ; r. Nashua.
JOSEPH PIERCE FROST settled in Dublin ; built a house, saw- and grist-mill ; re. to Jaffrey in the spring of 1849. He is a carpenter and joiner by trade, and resides in Jaffrey Centre. He is a public spirited man, much employed in town affairs; has been selectman, and is now (1878) town-clerk and justice of the peace. He has furnished much valuable information relating to the history of Jaffrey. He m. Sarah Eliza, dau. of Abel and Mary (Spaulding) Cutter, Jan. 4, 1844. She d. Sept. 24, 1859, a. 35. M., 2ª, April 2, 1861, Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Jewett) Osgood, of Milford, formerly of Nelson, N. H., b. Jan. 25, 1831, at Nelson.
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I. Edith E., d. July 11. 1873, a. 28 yrs.
II. Joseph A., b. June 12, 1846 ; m., 1873, Clara Wilder, of Nashua, b. May 22, 1848, who d. July 5, 1874. He was a carpenter by trade. In the fall of 1874 he re. to Beaver Springs, near San Diego, Cal.
III. An infant son, b. at Jaffrey, July 16, 1857 ; d. July 16, 1857. IV. Charles Spaulding, b. at Jaffrey, July 18, 1859, d. Sept. 24, 1859.
ALBERT FROST, a carpenter and joiner, settled in Peterborough ; m. Mary Boutelle, of Antrim, Feb. 21, IS43 ; b. Jan. 19, ISIS. The son of Mr. Frost was a soldier in the Union army.
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I. George Albert, b. March 23, 1844 ; m. Oriseville S. Fisher, of Winchendon, Mass., b. Jan, 21, IS48. One ch .:
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II. Mary Ellen, b. April 30, 1847.
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III. Eugene Leslie, b. Aug. 30, 1849 ; d. Aug. 21, IS52
IV. Emma Jane, b. July 17, 1851 ; d. Aug. 10, 1852.
SILAS P. FROST m., Feb. 9, 1849, Betsey E. Mason ; r. Dublin.
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I. Walter Clarence, b. March 11, IS51 ; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1876; is a teacher of the high school in Woodstock, Vt., and a student at law.
II. Alfred Clinton, b. March 31, 1852.
III. Charles Mason, b. Sept. 24, 1858.
DANIEL ADAMS FROST re. to McDonough, N. Y .; m., May 24, 1828, Marion Ecclestan, of that place. He was a farmer ; a man of great physical strength-a giant with the axe and scythe, as the forests and grass-fields of McDonough will abundantly testify. He was also captain of a rifle company in that place, and no doubt a good one. In 1836 he re. to Worcester, Vt., bought a farm, remained there about thirty years, and then returned to McDonough, where he now resides.
I. Liberty Adams, b. May 4, 1829; m., July 26, IS54, Mary Hancock ; r. Oxford, N. Y. Two ch. (twins),-Hattie and Willie, b. Sept. 29, 1865.
II. Marian Sophia, b. Feb. 22, 1831 ; d. Dec. 30, IS47. III. Mary Elvira, b. March 31, 1833 ; m. Cyrus Stoddard, Feb. 25, 1851 ; d. July 13, 1851, at Calais, Vt.
IV. Nancy Ferona, b. April 29, 1835 ; m. Hill. Four children :
I. Charles E., b. in Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 20, IS53.
2. Ida P., b. in Worcester, Vt., Nov. 27, IS55.
3. Byron F., b. in East Montpelier, March 24, 1858.
4. Harrison A., b. in Cabot, Vt., Aug. 25, 1861 ; r. Oxford, N. Y.
v. Luna Ann, b. May 9, 1837 ; d. Oct. 23, 1871.
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VI. Sarah, b. March 27, 1841 ; m. B. F. Johnson ; d. Aug. 22, 1867. Two ch .: (1) Thirza, m. John Lee, 1876. (2) Solon. VII. Angelina, b. 1846 ; d. Sept. 11, 1847. VIII. Winfield Scott, b. April 12, 1849 ; m., Dec. 24, 1871, Emeline C. Dolan ; r. German, N. Y. One ch.,-Martha W., b. May 2, 1875.
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DAVID L. FROST settled in Worcester, Vt., 1834 ; m., Ist, Louisa Kemp, of that place, Sept. 17, 1839. She d. April 16, 1851. M., 2ª, Nov. 11, 1851, Eliza Ann Kemp. He d. Aug. 5, 1875.
I. Lucretia Annette, b. Sept. 24, 1841 ; d. Sept. 2, I859.
II. Milan Warren, b. June 30, 1843 ; d. in the army, at Fairfax Court House, Va., March 4, 1863 ; Co. C., Vt. Vol.
III. Lucinda Rosina, b. March 23, 1845 ; m., April 28, 1867, Wm. Weston, of Chambersburgh, Pa. Three children : (1) Alice May, b. Jan. 22, 1868. (2) Edward, b. Aug. 31 1869 ; d. April, 1870. (3) Arthur Forest, b. April 30, 1871 ; re. to Chambersburgh, Pa. IV. Betsey Philena, b. March 3, 1847 ; m., Feb. 18, 1866, Wm. H. Maxham. One child,-Etta R., b. May 10, 1870 ; r. Middlesex, Vt.
v. Alvin L., b. June 12, 1849 ; m., July 11, IS75, Ida J. Kellogg : r. homestead. One child,- Fannie Ida, b. Jan. 13, 1877.
EPHRAIM KIMBALL FROST was a shoemaker by trade, resided in several places, and is now (1876) a resident of Pine Run, Genesee county, Mich. ; a druggist and grocer. He m., Ist, Elvira Blackmer, of Dana, Mass., b. Sept. 28, 1816; d. at Petersham, Mass., March 13, 1847. M., 2ª, Harriet Blackmer, aunt of first wife, June 7, 1847, b. Sept. 30, 1810.
I. Rufina Ambra, b. at Peterborough, March 13, 1837 ; m. Frederick Hodkins, of Troy, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1855 ; a shoemaker by trade ; d. in the army, at Washington, D. C., by a wound received in service ; buried on Ar- lington Heights. Three children :
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I. Mary L., b. Aug. 20, 1856 ; m. Chas. S. Griswold ; r. Thetford, Mich. Two children.
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She m., 2ª, Eliphalet Hartson, Jan. 19, 1873 ; r. Pine Run.
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II. Hannah Elvira, b. at Newmarket, Feb. S, IS39 ; m., Ist, Jan. 2, 1857, Joseph H. Boy- don, who d. in the army, at Vicksburg, Aug. 15, 1863 ; m., 2ª, John A. Jackson, of Pine Run. By first husband, two children : (1) Rosa E., b. Oct. 7, 1857 ; (2) Joseph H., b. April 6, 1859. By second husband, (3) John Anson, b. June 26, 1869; (4) Rose Emily, m. Emory Rogers, of Pine Run, Sept. 36, 1876.
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IV. John Kimball, b. at Petersham, Mass., Sept. 26, 1845 ; m., Oct. 7, 1866, Helen F. Tinker, b. June S, 1846, at Monroe, Ohio, a mer- chant at Pine Run. One child,-Walter, b. May 30, 1867.
v. Edwin Blackmer, b. Sept. 7, 1852 ; d. Sept. 13, IS54.
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JOHN FROST (Dea.) settled on the homestead. After- wards re. to lot 17, range 4, where he now (1876) re- sides. Mr. Frost is a worthy man, and a highly respected citizen. When the rebel war broke out he was one of the men who was ready to obey the call of his country, enlisted, and served in the 14th Regiment N. H. Vols. to the end of the war. In 1846, Jan. 22, he m. Amanda Simonds, b. at Peru, Vt., Aug. 23, 1820. Children :
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1. Mary Adaline, b. Jan. 13, 1847 ; m., Jan. 2, 1869, John Rockwood ; r. Natick, Mass.
II. John Simonds, b. July 17, 1849 ; d. Oct. 17, I850.
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III. Tryphena Emogene, b. April 29, 1844, at Pe- tersham, Mass. ; m., Oct., 1864, Thomas W. Briggs, a farmer and a merchant ; r. Watertown, Tuscola county, Mich. One child,-Hattie N. Belle, b. Dec. 5, 1866.
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v. Eva Amanda, b. Jan. 20, 1857 ; m. Dwight Learnard, of Dublin.
GAGE FAMILY.
THOMAS GAGE, a descendant of John Gage, who settled near Boston in 1633, was b. at Bradford, Mass., March 10, 1700 ; m. Phebe Fry, of Andover, Mass.
I JAMES GAGE, his son, was b. Aug. 21, 1736; m., Sept. 29, 1761, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Abigail (Briant) Lamson, of Amherst, one of the first settlers of that place. He came from Amherst to Jaffrey about 1779, and settled on lot 12, range 4, now the farm of Michael Fitzgerald. He d. April 30, 1815, a. 79. His widow d. Oct. 27, 1832, a. 93. He was a man highly respected, held many important offices of trust, was captain of the N. H. militia, and, with his wife, was a member of the church when incorporated in 178o. They had ten children :
I. Thomas, b. July 2, 1762 ; d. at Jaffrey, Dec. 16, 1781, unm.
II. Abigail, b. Aug. 20, 1764; m. John French, q. v. III. John, b. May 6, 1766 ; d. May 24, 1766.
IV. James, b. Aug. 5, 1767 ; d. at McHenry, Ill., Jan. 24, 1856.+
v. Sarah, b. April 27, 1769 ; m. Samuel Jewett ; d. Feb. 12, 1861.
VI. Phebe, b. May 1, 1771 ; d. Dec. 14, 1777. VII. Samuel, b. Nov. 17, 1773 ; d. April 3, 1860. + VIII. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 4, 1776 ; d. June 6, 1778. IX. Phebe, b. Dec. 15, 1779; m. Joseph Cutter, q. v.
x. Jonathan, b. Jan. 22, 1782 ; d. March 13, 1868.
JAMES GAGE m., Sept. 10, 1773, Polly Drury, of Temple, N. H. ; settled in Litchfield, Herkimer coun- ty, N. Y., where his children were born. His wife d. Nov., 1840, a. 64. He d. Jan. 24, 1856. -
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I. James, b. Nov. 26, 1794 ; d. June 20, 1796.
II. Mary, b. May 15, 1798; m., Jan. 1, 1821, John Fay ; d. July 22, 1830 ; four children.
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III. James Lamson, b. Aug. S, 1800 ; m., and d. at Lake, Lake county, Ill., May IS, 1863.
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IV. John, b. Aug. 12, 1802 ; m., Oct. 4, 1830, Por- tia Kellogg. Eight children.
v. Jared, b. Jan. 25, 1805 ; twice m.
VI. Leonard, b. June 23, 1807 ; m. ; wife not liv- ing.
VII. Sally, b. Jan. 2, ISIO; m. Edward Perkins, Sept. 22, 1834 ; d. at Chicago, Ill., Feb. S, IS46. Four children.
VIII. Maria, b. June 28, ISII ; m., Aug. 22, 1836, Anson Cowles ; d. at Rockingham, Iowa, Aug. 7, 1839.
IX. Eliza, b. Oct. 4, 1812 ; d. Oct. 26, 1812.
x. George, b. Aug. 30, IS13 ; m.
XI. Elijah, b. Nov. 28, 1816 ; m., and d. March S, IS46.
XII. Esther, b. Oct. 9, ISIS ; m., Sept. 22, 1840, A. R. Bartlett ; d. Aurora, Ill., March IS, 1867. One child.
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SAMUEL GAGE m. Lucinda Edgerton, Oct. 30, 1799. He d. April 3, 1860. She d. Sept. 24, 1832, a. 53. Eleven children :
I. Phebe, b. Aug. IS, IS00 ; m. -- Messenger ; one child.
II. Emily, b. Oct. 22, ISO2 ; m. -
- Messenger ; d. Nov. 7, 1865.
III. Ransola Watson, b. Oct. 2, 1804 ; d. June 12, IS56 ; three wives.
IV. Thomas, b. Feb. 3, ISOS ; d. Feb. 7, ISOS. v. Samantha, b. Sept. 3, 1809 ; d. Nov. 30, ISIO. VI. Mary Ann, b. July 4, ISII ; d. Feb. IS, 1812. VII. Cornelia, b. Jan. 11, IS15 ; m. VIII. Ann, b. May 1, IS17 ; m. - Judd. IX. Sintha, b. June 28, 1819.
x. John L., b. Feb. 28, 1822 ; m.
XI. Samuel Addison, b. Sept. 10, 1824.
JONATHAN GAGE settled on the homestead ; m. Han- nah, dau. of William and Hannah (Frost) Worcester. He removed to Fitzwilliam, and d. March 13, 1868, a. S6.
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I. James, b. 1807 ; m. ; re. to Charlestown, Mass., and d. there.
II. Jonathan, d. June 14, 1813, a. 4.
III. William, m .; re. to Fitzwilliam, and d. there. IV. Nancy, m. Ephraim Worcester ; r. Pittsfield, Mass.
v. Abner, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Oliver and Polly (Perkins) Bailey ; r. Fitzwilliam.
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VI. Joseph. VII. Mary.
VIII. Jonathan Alonzo, m. dau. of Harvey Gilmore, 2d. IX. Sarah, m.
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GIBBS FAMILY.
I JONATHAN D. GIBBS was a son of Joseph Gibbs, a descendant in the fifth generation of Mathew Gibbs, who emigrated from Venton, or Fenton, in Darlington parish, England ; was a planter in Charlestown, Mass., where he sold his possessions in 1754. Jona. D. settled in Jaffrey on a part of the old Thorndike farm, in school-district No. 11. After a residence thereon of eleven years, he sold the same and removed to the cen- tre village, built a fine brick residence, and a shop where he carried on the business of manufacturing boots and shoes, till the infirmities of age warned him to retire. Mr. Gibbs has always taken a deep interest in the affairs of the town ; published, in IS50, a map of the same ; and since 1840 has kept a list of the deaths in town, to the present time. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Edward and Rhoda Locke. She d. May 12, 1834, a. 33, leav- ing one child :
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Married, 2ª, Dec. 29, 1835, Sarah H. Wilson, of Mason.
GILMORE FAMILY.
John Gilmore, with his brothers Roger and Robert, came from Londonderry and settled in Jaffrey at an early date. He settled on lot 12, range 7, afterwards the residence of his son James, and now (1873) in the possession of Harvey Gilmore, son of Roger. He and his brother Roger were the most prom- inent men among the early settlers. Roger Gilmore and John Grout made the first report of the settlement to the proprietors.
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JOHN GILMORE was one of the leading men ; held all the important town offices, and was the second repre- sentative chosen after the adoption of the constitution in 1784. He m. Alice Hunter. He d. April 8, 1813, a. 76. His widow d. March 14, 1819, a. 78.
I. David, b. Oct. 20, 1768.+
II. Robert, b. May 26, 1770.
III. John, b. Oct. 22, 1772 ; d. Oct. 12, 1778.
IV. Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1774; m. Asahel Evleth ; r. Goffstown.
v. James, b. Nov. 11, 1776.++
VI. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 29, 1778 ; m. George Hen- ry ; r. Goffstown.
VII. John, b. Sept. 24, 1780 ; d. Feb. 24, 1781.
ROGER GILMORE, Esq., settled on lot 13, range 6. At his house most of the town-meetings were held, pre- vious to the erection of the meeting-house in 1775. When the town was organized he was chosen tything- man, a very important office in those days, and auditor of accounts. He was for many years almost continually in the service of the town, and held, more or less, every important office. He was chosen delegate to the con- stitutional convention in 1791, and was the first justice of the peace appointed by the state after the adoption of the constitution in 1784. When the first military company was organized, in 1775, he was chosen first lieutenant, and afterwards captain. He was in service during the Revolutionary war. He m., Ist, Ann Hunter ; m., 2ª, Molly, dau. of Jonathan and Molly (Fitch) Blodgett. His first wife d. Nov. 22, 1779, a 31. His second wife d. July 15, 1819, a. 59. He d. Nov., 1807, a. 69. By first wife, 7 children ; by second wife, S children :
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IV. Jean, b. Jan. 3, 1775.
v. Jonathan, b. Oct. 25, 1776 ; d. Sept. 4, 1777. VI. Ann, b. July 16, 1778 ; d. Aug. 14, 1778.
VII. Jonathan, b. Aug. 18, 1779 ; m. Betsey, dau. of Alexander Milliken, Aug. 28, 1So3 ; re. to Potsdam, N. Y.
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VIII. Nancy Ann H., b. April 2, 1782 ; m. James Henderson, q. v.
Ix. John, b. April 10, 1784 ; d. April 8, 1785. x. John, b. July 20, 1786.+
XI. Harriet, b. Nov. 14, 1788; d. Oct. 27, 1857, unm.
XII. Polly, b. March 24, 1792 ; d. Aug. 11, 1846, unm.
XIII. Hervey, b. Dec. 7, 1795.+
XIV. Selina, b. March 3, 1799 ; m. Joseph Kelly ; re. to Hartford, N. Y .; d. Sept. 22, 1869. Three ch.
xv. Charles G., b. May 3, 1802.+
ROBERT GILMORE, from Londonderry, settled on lot 10, range 3, afterwards the residence of John Cutter, 2ª, now uninhabited. He left town about 1795 ; was taxed for the last time that year. He re. to Surry, N. H. He m. Elizabeth (surname unknown), and left recorded the birth of nine children :
I. Jemima, b. March 6, 1778 ; d. Nov. 30, 1800. II. Jeremiah, b. Oct. 3, 1779.
III. Anna, b. July 16, 1781.
Iv. Sarah, b. April 27, 1783 ; d. Aug. 7, 1786. v. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 4, 1785.
VI. Sally, b. March 26, 1787.
VII. Andrew, b. March 22, 1789.
VIII. Aaron, b. June 20, 1791.
Ix. Asa, b. Dec. 26, 1793.
DAVID GILMORE, Esq., settled on lot 5, range 6, the place formerly owned by David Hunter, now the resi- dence of Marshall C. Adams. He was an active, leading man in town affairs ; a worthy man and a good citizen. He m., Ist, Sally, dau. of Thomas and Mary Kenny Mower, of Jaffrey; m., 2ª, Merriel, relict of Paul Powers. His first wife d. June 8, 1805, a. 34. Second wife d. Oct. 13, 1842, a. 73. He d. Aug. 19, IS50, a. S2.
I. John, b. April 20, 1795 ; d. May 2, 1795.
II. Sally, b. April 21, 1796 ; m. Samuel Stratton, q. v.
III. David Harvey, b. 1797; m. Marinda, dau. of Lieut. Oliver and Polly Perkins Bailey. He
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settled on the homestead with his father ; was an active member of society ; was command- er of the noted rifle company, and colonel of the 12th Regt. N. H. M. After the death of his father, in 1850, he re. to Fitchburg, and d. there IS69. They had ten children. IV. Olive M., b. ISO2 ; d. at Fitchburg, Nov. 20, IS68, a. 66; unm.
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JAMES GILMORE m., Aug. 28, ISOS, Nancy, dau. of Lieut. Samuel and Lydia (Lincoln) Buss. He d. Sept. 2, 1850. His widow re. with her son, George Gilmore, Esq., to Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Gilmore settled on the homestead of his father ; was a worthy man and a good citizen.
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I. Caroline, b. 1804 ; m. Col. Abner Bailey, q. v. II. Sumner, b. 1806 ; d. Aug. 26, IS28.
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III. Samuel S., m. Almeda, a dau. of Benj. M. and Lydia (Spaulding) Stanley ; d. Nov. 17, IS49, a. 43. One child,-George, d. July I, IS41, a. 4 days. His widow m. Thomas A. Stearns, q. v.
IV. John H., d. June 7, 1820, a. II mos., 20 days. v. George, studied law ; r. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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ROBERT GILMORE m. Phebe, dau. of Josiah and Sarah (Bowers) Ingalls, Feb. 27, ISOI. He settled on the homestead, and about IS16 re. to New Hartford, N. Y. Children b. in Jaffrey :
I. Almira, b. Dec. 28, 1802 ; m. John French ; 9 children.
II. Robert A., b. April 4, 1S04.
III. Adaline, b. Oct. 6, 1S05.
IV. Sally Ann, b. Oct. 25, IS07.
v. Lyman, b. March 26, 1815 ; d. March 28, 1815.
DAVID GILMORE (Dea.) m. Lucy, dau. of George Wellington. He was an active member of the church, and for many years deacon. He d. April 22, IS3S, a. 66. His widow d. Feb. 17, 1868, a. go. Three chil- dren :
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1. Lucy, b. Sept. 30, ISO1 ; m. John S. Ripley, q. v. II. Eliza Ann, b. July 24, 1806 ; m. John H. Shedd, q. v.
III. Emily, m., Oct. 18, 1830, Joseph W. Allen ; r. Boston, and d. there. He m., 2ª, Mrs. Lucy Ripley, a sister of his first wife.
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JOHN GILMORE was for a time engaged in trade at East Jaffrey. He m., May 15, IS22, Nancy, dau. of Joshua and Mary (Crombie) Chadwick, of Rindge. He d. Sept. 15, 1833. She m., 2ª, Arthur Taylor, and d. June 29, 1845.
I. George, killed by being thrown from a carriage, July 19, 1827, a. 44. II. A daughter, d. young.
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HERVEY GILMORE m. Mary, dau. of John and Sarah (Haywood) Byam. He d. Jan. 12, 1874, a. 78.
I. Mary Malvina, b. 1830 ; m. Eleazer W. Heath. Seven children :
(1) Walter, b. IS58; (2) Dora M., b. 1860 ; (3, 4) Addie and Ellen, twins, b. 1864 ; (5) Lucien W., b. 1867; (6) Elton J., b. 1868 ; (7) Allen M., b. 1869.
II. Fernando, b. 1832 ; went to sea and never was heard from.
III. George F., b. 1840; m. Anna R. -. Two children : (1) Bertha A. ; (2) Winnie.
CHARLES G. GILMORE m., Dec. 25, 1829, Pamelia, dau. of Capt. Moses and Rachel (Turner) Cutter ; d. May 12, 1838, a. 36. She m., 2ª, Dea. John Sander- son, Sept., 1852, and d. Oct. 11, 1866.
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1. Nancy Ann, b. June 27, 1832 ; m. Jonas Rice, q. v.
II. Caroline Maria, b. 1835 ; d. 1839.
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III. Charles G., m, Oct., 1860, Fanny M. Dicken- son, of Swanzey, and r. there.
GOFF FAMILY.
I THOMAS GOFF was impressed into the British ser- vice in the time of the American Revolution. He came with the British troops to this country, and then desert- ed. His name appears on the town records as early as 1785. He m. Diademia, dau. of John and Mary (Mack- entire) Eaton, b. in Bedford, Mass., May IS, 1750. He d. 1813. She d. 1816. They had two children :
I. Robert, b. Feb. 27, 1787.+
II. Diademia, m. Oliver Hathorn, son of Ebenezer and Lucy (Proctor) Hathorn, of Jaffrey.
ROBERT GOFF m., Ist, Oct. 27, ISIO, Sally, dau. of John and Lucy (Lawrence) Briant, of Jaffrey. She d. July 11, 1847. He m., 2ª, Nabby, widow of William Dutton ; was a farmer, and r. on the farm now owned by his son, Kendall Goff. He was a soldier in the War of ISI2. He d. July 15, 1858. One son,-Kendall.+
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KENDALL GOFF, b. April 12, ISII ; m., Nov. 3, 1833, Mary Pratt.
I. Thomas Kendall, b. April 6, 1837.+
II. Edward Pratt, b. Jan. S, 1840.
III. Mary, b. March 19, 1841 ; d. Jan. 6, 1870.
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THOMAS KENDALL GOFF m., Ist, Louisa Farnum. She d. May 31, 1767. He m., 2ª, Sarah Sprague. Had by first wife, one child ; second wife, two children.
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II. Henry. III. Mary.
GOULD FAMILY.
I OLIVER GOULD was son of Capt. Jacob and Dorothy (Goodridge) Gould, of Lunenburg, who was a descend- ant of Zacheus Gold, one of the earliest settlers of that
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part of Ipswich and Salem which was incorporated as the town of Topsfield in 1650. Zacheus is supposed to have come to this country in 1638, and settled in Tops- field in 1643. Oliver was b. in Lunenburg, Oct. 3, 1733 ; married, May 3, 1759, Mary Stockwell, of Petersham. They resided first in Lunenburg, where most of their children were born. At what time he re. to Jaffrey is not precisely known. He settled in what is now called Squantum, and d. of small-pox in 1792, a. 59. His widow d. Jan. S, 1820, a. 84.
I. Oliver, b. May 30, 1760 ; re. to N. Y. state.
II. Sarah, b. Aug. 16, 1762 ; m. - McClintock.
III. Lucy, b. Sept. 9, 1764 ; m. Asa, son of Samuel Parker, q. v.
IV. Mary, b. Oct. 16, 1766; re. to Ludlow, Vt.
v. Susannah, b. 1769 ; m. and re. to Shutesbury, Mass.
VI. Mercy, m. Enos Mayo ; d. Nov. S, 1844.
VII. Sibel, m. Amos Temple, of Deerfield, Mass.
VIII. Jesse, d. 1856.
Ix. Sewall, b. 1786.+
SEWALL GOULD was a miller in Squantum village ; m. Ketura Mayo ; d. Dec. 29. 1836, a. 50. His widow d. Oct. 10, 1865, a. S3.
I. Maria, b. ISOI ; m. Richard Warren, q. v.
II. Gilman, b. Dec. 25, 1802.+
III. Eliza, m. - Mathews ; r. Marlboro', Vt.
IV. Emily, b. ISOS ; m. John Garfield, q. v.
v. Sarah Angeline, b. 1819; r. Jaffrey ; unm.
VI. Lucius A., m. ; r. in Pittsburgh, Pa.
GILMAN GOULD m. Mersylvia Walton, of Temple ; settled in Peterborough, and in 1875 re. to Harrisville, where he now (ISSo) resides.
I. Sewall A., b. Feb. 28, 1829 ; m. C. T. Clark, of Richmond, Va., May 26, 1857, by whom he had a son and a daughter. She was b. Sept. 25, 1833 ; d. at Richmond, Dec. 28, 1862. He m. again, and r. in Chicago.
II. Gilman T., b. Nov. 24, 1836 ; m Augusta G. Barnard, of Danvers, Mass., April 10, 1858. He was in service over three years in the
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Rebellion, in the Second Regiment, Co. G., N. H. V .; promoted to first lieutenant, Feb., 1865 ; d. March, 1877. His wife d. 1875. Two children.
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III. Daniel I'., b. Aug. 10, 1838 ; m., Oct. S, 1863, A. Maria Symonds, of Rindge, b. March 31, IS34. On the outbreak of the Rebellion he enlisted in the service of the United States, a member of Co. G., 2d Regt. N. H. V .; was wounded in the battle of Williamsburg, and lost an arm. He represented the town of Peterborough in the state legislature in IS72 and '73, and was appointed inspector in the custom house, Boston, 1875, which office he now holds.
IV. Sarah Eliza, b. Jan. 10, 1841 ; m., Oct. S, 1 863, Winslow Royce ; r. in Harrisville.
GOWING FAMILY.
I JAMES GOWING came from Lynnfield, Mass., 1777. He settled on lot 16, range 2, now uninhabited. He was b. Jan. IS, 1736 ; m. Lydia Wellman, b. May 7, 1835. He d. June 6, 1805, falling dead on the road near his house. His widow d. Jan. 4, 1826. He was of Scotch and his wife of Welch descent. Mr. Gowing was a man of some note in town, held the offices of moderator, selectman, tythingman, &c. Twelve ch. :
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I. Lydia, b. Aug. 13, 1760; m., 1794, Joab Ev- leth, who was b. in Princeton, Mass., 1764 ; settled in Dublin, and d. Aug. 29, 1847. She d. Sept. 30, 1830. Five children : (1) Joseph, m. Seba Barns. (2) William, m. Sarah Lawrence. (3) Gilman, m. Laura Pratt. (4) Lydia, m. Abraham Stanley. (5) Augusta, m. Isaac White, of Nelson.
II. Samuel, b. Jan. 6, 1762 ; r. Vt.
III. James, b. April 16, 1763 ; settled in Dublin ; m., Ist, 1792, Abigail Greenwood; m., 2ª, Mrs. Lucy Wilder. Thirteen children,- twelve by first wife : (1) Anna, m. Rufus Piper. (2) Elmira, m. Jackson Greenwood. (3) Moses G., m. Lucy Derby. (4) Alme- rin, m. Sarah Sanders. (5) Harriet and (6) Lyman, d. young. (7) Betsey, m. Sam-
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