History of the town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, from the date of the Masonian charter to the present time, 1749-1880 : with a genealogical register of the Jaffrey families, and an appendix containing the proceedings of the centennial celebration in 1873, Part 26

Author: Cutter, Daniel B. (Daniel Bateman), 1808-1889; Jaffrey, N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Concord, New Hampshire : Printed by the Republican Press Association
Number of Pages: 742


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Iv. James, b. at Westford, June 17, ISO5 ; d. Oct. 19, IS48, at Juliet, IIl.


v. Martha (twin), d. at Jaffrey, April 4, 1836, unm., a. 31.


VI. Elizabeth, b. at Jaffrey, March 19, 1807 ; m. John Holman, of Wilbraham, Mass. She d. Oct. 5, IS48.


VII. Harriet, b. June 11, 1809 ; m. Joseph Reynolds ; r. Westfield, O .; now (1873) a widow.


VIII. Julia, b. Nov. 27, 18II ; m. Russell Reynolds (a brother of Jos.) ; r. in Clyde, O.


Ix. Moses Wood, b. in Peterborough, Dec. 27, 1814 ; graduated at Western Reserve College ; d. Sept. 6, 1843.


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JOHN HENDERSON, an early settler in the west part of the town.


HODGE FAMILY.


Three brothers from Londonderry, Scotch-Irish, settled, one in Peterborough and the other two in Jaffrey. The original name was Hogg. The name was afterwards changed to Wilder and Hodge. The Jaffrey settlers, Joseph and William, assumed the name of Hodge ; Simpson, who settled in Peterborough, that of Wilder. Joseph settled on lot 10, range 9, in the south part of the town ; and William, on lot 17, range 6, now East Jaffrey. In 1773, when the town was or- ganized, William Hogg was chosen field-driver ; and in 1774, Joseph Hogg was chosen constable. William m. Nancy ; had one son,-William, b. 1776; d. Feb. 28, IS27. He d. about 17So. William, his son, m. Sally Searl, of Temple ; had one dau.,-Elmina. He d. Feb. 28, 1827. His widow m. Benj. Prescott, Jr. The widow of William Hodge, Sen'r, m. Jonathan Dean.


JOSEPH HODGE m. Elizabeth Alexander, of Leomin- ster, Mass. ; d. Aug. 26, 1831, a. 90. His widow d. Nov. 13, 1841, a. S4.


I. Polly, m. Ezra Wilder, Jr., of Jaffrey ; re. to Vermont.


II. Betsey, m. Oliver Wilder, brother of Ezra. III. Agnes, m. Elijah T. Smith, of Fitzwilliam. Iv. Jerusha, d. in infancy.


v. Jerusha, m. Ira Ingalls, son of Simeon.


VI. Joseph, b. 1787.+


VII. Sally, d., a. 26.


VIII. Joanna, m. William Savage, of Greenfield. IX. William, d. young.


x. Simpson, b. Feb. 19, 1797.+


XI. John, b. Feb. 13, 1779.+


XII. Eunice, b. Sept., 1So2 ; m. Jacob Priest.


JOSEPH HODGE m., Ist, Eunice Hutchinson, who d. Nov. 6, 1828, a. 31. M., 2ª, Nabby Twiss, who d. May 24, 1863, a. 71. He d. Aug. 11, 1874, a. 87.


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I. William, d. Oct. 20, 1844.


II. Samuel, b. 1824 ; m. Mary B. J. Smith, Nov. 27, 1856. She d. April 19, 1867, a. 31. Four ch .: (1) Charles S., b. 1859. (2) Mary A., b. 1861. (3) Eva E., b. Nov. 13, 1865. (4) Abbie F., b. 1867.


III. Joseph Jackson, d. at Sherburne, Mass., Feb. 22, 1874, a. 46.


IV. Almira L., b. 1833.


v. Abigail E., b. 1836.


SIMPSON HODGE m. Elmira, dau. of Levi and Sarah (Nichols) Johnson, Dec. 3, 1822. She d. May 8, 1861, a. 61.


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I. Sarah A., b. 1824.


II. Jonas F., b. 1827 ; m. Lydia F. -; d. April 6, 1876. Ch .: (1) Harlan F., b. 1849 ; m. Mary C. Streeter ; one ch.,-Ger- tie, b. 1872. (2) Maria F., b. 1852; m. Charles A. Baldwin. (3) Lillie, b. 1861.


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III. Abner W., d. Aug. 23, 1831, a. 4. Iv. Lydia F., b. 1830. v. Andrew J., b. 1835. VI. Albert W., b. 1836. VII. Emily E., b. 1838.


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JOHN HODGE m. Polly Page, of Rindge ; r. home- stead.


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I. Elvira, b. 1826; m. Col. George Briant, q. v.


II. George W., b. 1828 ; m. H. Augusta Knowlton ; d. June 11, 1857.


III. Amasa F. S., b. 1830; m. Emily F., dau. of Abel and Mary (Spaulding) Cutter. She d. March 18, 1872. M., 2ª, Mrs. Page, of Peterborough. Ch. by first wife : (1) Will- iam S., b. March 7, 1854. (2) Freddie A., b. Feb. 9, 1858. (3) Emma M., b. Oct. 26, 1864 ; d. March 3, 1866.


IV. Lemuel E., b. 1837.


v. John, b. 1841.


VI. Calista, b. 1843.


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HOUGHTON FAMILY.


Quite a number of persons by the name of Houghton appear on the town records, during the last part of the last century and the first of the present.


I SILAS HOUGHTON, in 1778, from Sterling, Mass., was warned from town.


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POLLY HOUGHTON, in 1791, m. Squire Britton.


3 JAMES HOUGHTON was a tax-payer from 1793 to 1 804; inclusive.


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JAMES HOUGHTON, Jr., in 1793, m. Polly Hall.


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HOUGHTON, Sept. 14, m. Lota Dole.


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DAVID HOUGHTON, March 3, 179S, m. Ann Briant ; re. to Albany, N. Y., IS04.


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JOHN HOUGHTON, a brother of Capt. Rufus Hough- ton, settled in school-district No. 11, about 1798 ; paid taxes in 1799; and was chosen school-agent that and the following year. He afterwards re. to district No. 6, and left town about ISIO. He was a brick-mason by trade.


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JONATHAN HOUGHTON, a brother of John, was a highway-surveyor in IS02 ; was taxed in 1797, and for the last time in 1806.


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RUFUS HOUGHTON (Capt.) settled on lot 15, range 5, also in other places. He appears to have been a prom- inent man in the affairs of the town-a teacher of the public schools ; constable from 1799 to ISO1, inclusive ; selectman in 1802, '6, and '7 ; grand juror in 1807 ; and one of the auditing committee in ISOS ; was taxed from 1795 to 1809, inclusive. He m. Dorothy -, and left a birth record of six children :


(1) Rufus, b. Sept. 19, 1796. (2) Dorothy, b. July 4, 1799. (3) Damaris, b. July IS, ISOI. (4) Betsey, b. April 29, 1803 ; d. Aug. 8, 1804. (5) Abigail, b. March 22, IS05. (6) Betsey, b. Feb. 23, 1807.


HORTON FAMILY.


I JOSEPH HORTON came to Jaffrey about 1777; was chosen highway-surveyor in 1780; settled on lot 5, range 9 ; was twice married ; had several children ; and d. May 13, 1841, a. 92. On the same headstone, in addition to his death, is inscribed the name of his first wife, Hannah, and the names of three children, Joseph, Hannah, and Ebenezer, without the date of their deaths.


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In the town record of births, the following names are recorded :


I. Hannah, b. Aug. 25, 1777.


II. Ebenezer, b. March 28, 1779 ; m., Dec. 15, 1802, Ruth Foster, of Templeton, Mass.


By second wife, Mary :


III. Sarah, b. March 26, 1782 ; m., Sept. 1, 1803, John Buswell, of Rindge ; r. Mt. Holly, Vt. ; d. IS65.


IV. Asa, b. Sept. 1, 1783 ; m. Susan, dau. of Joseph Breed ; re. to Mt. Holly, Vt., in ISI2. Nine ch .: (1) Susan ; (2) Cyrus ; (3) Asa ; (4) Louisa ; (5) Joseph ; (6) Mary ; (7) Julia Ann ; (S) Vienna ; (9) Harriet.


CYRUS HORTON, son of Asa, b. ISI0; m., Ist, Sally Horton ; m., 2ª, Dolly Robbe. Thirteen children :


(1) Sarah E., b. 1837. (2) Cyrus E., b. 1838. (3) Wilber, b. 1839. (4) Mary Louisa, b. 1840 ; m. George Potter, of New Ipswich. (5) Elizabeth, m. -- Dean ; r. Mt. Holly, Vt. (6) Nathaniel, b. 1842 ; m. Mary, dau. of Edmund and Polly Burpee. By second wife : (7) Ilona Rosette, b. 1844. (S) Ariel Andrews, b. 1848. (9) Asa Kenny, b. 1849. (10) Susan Vienna. (II) Freeman Edward. (12) Joseph Preston. (13) Ada May.


HOWE FAMILY.


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ADONIJAH HOWE (Dr.), son of Abner and Sarah Howe, was b. in Brookfield, Mass., in 1757; came to Jaffrey and settled there, as a physician, in 1776, at the age of 19. His brother James, and two sisters, settled in Lebanon. One m. . Kendrick, and the other m. - - Allen. He also had another sister, who m. -- Storrs, and one who m. - - Arnold, and set- tled in Mansfield, Conn., and one who m. ---- King, settled in Canterbury, Conn. His mother came with him to Jaffrey, and m. there a second husband, Samuel Parker, and d. Dec. 30, 1795, a. 59. Dr. Howe m., Ist, Sarah, dau. of Noah and Lydia (Kent) Ripley, sister of Rev. Dr. Ezra Ripley, of Concord, Mass., who d. Dec. 13, 1800, a. 40 ; m., 2ª, Persis Wood, of Concord, who d. Sept. 5, 1834, a. 71. He d. July 31, 1832, a. 74. [See page 102.] Children :


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2 I. Abner, b. Oct. 14, 1780: m. Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Sarah Thorndike ; d. May 18, IS26. Nine children. [See College Grad- uates. ]


3 II. Lydia, b. March 7, 1783 ; m. Solomon Proctor : r. Cavendish, Vt. Three children.


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III. Adonijah. b. June 21, 1784.++ [See page 103.] IV. Luke. b. March 28, 1787.++ [See College Grad- uates.


v. Sally, b. July 8, 1789 ; d. Jan. 26, 1790.


VI. Sally, b. March 15, 1791 ; d. March 29, 1840 ; unm.


VII. Lucretia, b. Feb. 13, 1794 ; d. Jan. 1, 1796.


VIII. James, b. Aug. 13, 1796 ; m. Fanny Nason, of Harvard, Mass., and d. at Pepperell. Mass., July 19, 1840. Six children.


[See College


Graduates.]


Ix. Mary (second marriage), b. 1806; m. Asa Crosby ; r. Rockford, Illinois. Three chil- dren.


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ADONIJAH HOWE m. Mary, dau. of Peter Woodbury, of Francestown, May 15, 1807. He d. Aug. 7, 1815, a. 31. [See page 103.] Two children :


1. Mary Eloisa, b. 1808 ; m. John Fox, M. D., q. v.


II. Elizabeth, b. 1813 ; d. July 31, 1837, a. 24 ; unm.


LUKE HOWE, M. D., m. Mary (Woodbury) Howe, widow of his brother, Adonijah Howe, Jan. 26, 1819 ; he d. Dec. 24, 1841, a. 54. His widow d. Jan. IS, 1875, a. SS. [See College Graduates. ] Two children :


1. Isabel W., b. Dec. 22, 1819 ; m. John Fox, M. D., Jan. 3, 1843.


11. Adonijah W., b. 1825 ; m. Martha Butterfield ; r., first, in Dunstable ; second, Lancaster, Mass. [See page 102.] Ten children :


(1) Woodbury; (2) Mary Dunster; (3) Mary Elizabeth ; (4) Edward Dexter ; (5) Emma I .; (6) Charles L .; (7) Helen W .; (S) Fanny B .; (9) Fred- erick W. ; (10) An infant.


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HUNT FAMILY.


The families by the name of Hunt who settled in Jaffrey are descendants of William Hunt, who was born in England about 1605, emigrated to this country, and settled in Concord, Mass., in 1665. He was twice married, and d. in Marlborough, Mass., 1697. His eldest son, Nehemiah, m. Mary Toll, and had 12 children. His son, John Hunt, m. Mary Brown ; had 9 chil- dren. Dea. Simeon Hunt, of Concord, son of John, m. Mary Raymond. Ephraim, who settled in Jaffrey, and Simon, who settled in Acton, were his sons.


I EPHRAIM HUNT m. Tabitha Raymond, and Simon m. Lucy Raymond. Ephraim was an early settler. In the report of Grout and Gilmore, Family Hunt is men- tioned, and in the report of Enoch Hale, at a later date, we find the name of Ephraim Hunt, owner of mills on lot No. 21, range 10, now known as Squantum village, now (1873) owned by Annett & Murdock. In 1791 he re. to Rindge, and d. Dec. 21, 1821. He was b. in Concord, May 28, 1736.


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I. Tabitha, b. July 3, 1757 ; m. Nathaniel Ingalls, of Rindge.


II. Hepsibeth, b. July 10, 1761 ; m. Nathan Page : re. to Jackson, Me., and d. about 1840.


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III. James, b. April 10, 1766.


IV. Paul Raymond, b. Nov., 1768.


v. Ephraim, b. March 25, 1771 ; m. Persis, dau. of John Perry ; he d. Sept. 2, 1856 ; she d. Feb. 16, 1832. One child.


NATHAN HUNT, son of Simon and Lucy (Raymond) Hunt, of Acton, Mass., was b. July 17, 1760; m. Abi- gail, daughter of Moses and Abigail (Emerson) Hale. of Rindge, b. Feb. 1, 1768; d. Sept. 13, 1842 ; he d. Jan. 18, 1853, a. 93. Ten children :


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1. Abigail, b. Nov., 1788 ; m. Reuben Streeter, a clothier ; r. Chester, Vt. Five children : (1) Rhoanna, d. young ; (2) Nathan, m. Alice Parker ; d. in Boston ; (3) Alice, m. Whitington, r. Boston ; (4) Charles, a tailor, r. Boston ; (5) Cora, d. Aug. 27, 1875.


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II. Nathan, b. April 17, 1791.+


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III. Grata, b. June 26, 1793 ; m. Benj. Cutter, q. v. IV. Moses, b. Nov. 9, 1795 ; m. Maria Rouse ; r. in New York. Seven children : (1) Elizabeth A., b. 1826, d. 1828 ; (2) John; (3) Eliza- beth, m. Wm. B. Robinson, of New York ; (4) Moses ; (5) Frances, d. 1835 ; (6) Amanda, m. Edward Salmon ; (7) William Henry, d. in the Union army.


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v. Harriet, b. June 1, 1798 ; m. Ezra Bennett, of Rindge. Seven children : (1) Harriet ; (2) David ; (3) John ; (4) George ; (5) Maria ; (6) Mary Ann ; (7) Fanny, d. in Whately, Mass.


VI. Sally, b. Sept. 3, 1800 ; m. David French ; r. New Ipswich ; he d. in 1852. One child, --- Pamela T., b. 1852.


VII. Fanny, b. Dec. 3, 1802 ; m. William H. Salis- bury, of Groton, Mass. ; d. Jan. 5, 1868, in Sharon, Mass.


VIII. John Edwards, b. Nov. 24, 1805 ; m. Elizabeth White, of Boston. He kept a public house on Commercial street, and the Albion House, Tremont street, Boston ; re. to New York, and was the proprietor of Hunt's Hotel ; has been in the U. S. Custom House, New York. Four children : (1) Julia, b. and d. in Boston ; (2) Julia ; (3) John Edwards ; (4) Nathan Henry.


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IX. Elvira, b. March 24, 1808 ; m. George A. Wil- lard, of Ashby ; a farmer; r. in Ashburn ham. Nine children : (1) Elvira ; (2) Ma- ria, d .; (3) Catherine ; (4) George ; (5) Caroline ; (6) Lizzie; (7) Abby Jane ; (8) Ann Maria ; (9) Sarah Frances.


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x. Raymond, b. May 18, 1810; m. Marie Antoin- ette, dau. of Zadoc Chapman, of Dublin and Jaffrey.+


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NATHAN HUNT m., Jan. 10, 1814, Violentia Hodg- man, of Scranton ; d. April 23, 1869. She d. July 2, 1838, a. 38.


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1. Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1821 ; m. - Appleton ; re. Ill.


II. Emeline, d. April 24, 1832, a. 8 yrs.


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III. Julia Ann, b. May 2, 1825 ; m. James Cogs- well, of Brighton.


IV. Edward Payson, d. April 4, 1832, a. II mos.


v. William Sylvester, d. June 23, 1848, a. 21 yrs.


RAYMOND HUNT m. Maria A. Chapman, Nov. 25, IS28; r. Boston. Eight children :


I. Christiana Chapman, b. Sept. 20, 1830; d. in 1848.


II. Helen Mar, b. Dec. 10, 1832 ; m. Joseph W. Donett, of Boston.


III. Marie Antoinette, b. Sept. 10, 1834; d. Sept. 12, 1838.


IV. Raymond R., b. Dec. 16, 1836; d. Sept., 1837. v. Cynthia A., b. Aug. 3, 1838 ; d. Nov. 2, 1855. VI. Edwin Ruthven, b. Jan. 14, 1840; enlisted in the Union army.


VII. Esther M. M. Chapman, b. Dec. 18, 1842. VIII. Benjamin Cutter, b. Sept. 4, 1845.


PAUL HUNT, son of Simon Hunt, of Acton, Mass., m., Nov. 17, 1789, Betsey Parkhurst, of Chelmsford, Mass., who d. Aug. 24, 1839, a. 75. He d. June 6, 1852, a. 87.


I. John Parkhurst, b. Sept. 27, 1790 ; r. Saratoga, and d.


II. Clarissa, b. Oct. 15, 1791 ; m. Capt. Eldad Prescott, of Jaffrey, March 27, 1816, q. v. III. Betsey, b. July 5, 1793 ; m. Capt. Eldad Pres- cott, q. v.


Iv. Paul, b. April 15, 1795.+


v. Durocsy, b. 1799; m. William Pomeroy, of Winchester ; d. 1876; r. Warren, N. Y. Three children,-one son, two daughters, all d.


VI. Addison, b. Feb. IS, 1803 ; r. Saratoga, N. Y. ; m. and d.


PAUL HUNT m. Ann Jewett, of Temple, N. H.


I. Lucy Ann, b. Sept. 27, 1827; m., April 17, 1850, David Barker, of Temple.


II. Ruth Augusta, b. 1829 ; d. May 9, 1829.


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III. Oliver Parkhurst, b. May 2, 1830, Sarah A. Up- ham, of Dudley, Mass.


IV. Adoniram Judson, b. April 25, 1832 ; d. May 19, 1832.


v. Samuel Augustus, b. Sept. 15, 1834 ; d. Aug. 16, 1839.


43 VI. William Pomeroy, b. Jan. 13, 1837 ; m. Mary Upham, of Dudley, Mass. ; r. Detroit, Mich. ; re. to Minnesota.


44 VII. Ruth Elizabeth, b. Nov. 8, 1843 ; m. Morse. Five children : (1) Etta E; (2) Fred S. ; (3) Ervin C .; (4) Lillian A. ; (5) Oliver H.


INGALLS FAMILY.


EDMOND INGALLS, from Lincolnshire, England, settled in Lynn, Mass., in 1629 ; m., and had a family of nine children ; d. 1648. Josiah, a descendant, settled in Rindge in 1760; was deacon of the church in that place ; m. Eunice -; had six children :


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EBENEZER INGALLS, his eldest son, settled west of the mountain in Jaffrey ; m. Mercy -; one son, Asa, b. Aug. 28, 1797.


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JOSIAHI INGALLS, second son, b. Oct. 31, 1747 ; set- tled in Jaffrey, on lot 7, range 10, in 1787 ; m. Sarah Bowers, Jan. 25, 1750. Eleven children :


I. John, b. at Rindge, Dec. 15, 1771 ; d. Feb. 23, 1772.


II. James, b. March 5, 1773 ; d. July 24, 1775.


III. Sarah, b. Dec. 21, 1775 ; d. Sept. 25, 1777.


Iv. Phebe, b. Feb., 1778 ; m. Robert Gilmore, q. v. v. Josiah, b. April 5, 1780 ; m. Lois Capron, of Marlborough ; d. in Fitzwilliam, March 18, 1855. She d. March 20, 1855. No chil- dren.


VI. James, b. Feb. 27, 1781.+


VII. Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1783 ; m. Moses Sawyer, of Sharon. She d. Nov. 16, 1771.


VIII. Deborah, b. Aug. 27, 1785 ; m., Ist, May 9, 1816, Rev. Charles Mavery ; he d. Sept. 25, 1830, a. 38 ; m., 2ª, Robertson Perkins, of Fitzwilliam ; he d., and she d. Feb. 16, 1872. One child :


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I. Sarah Maria, b. Feb. 7, 1818 ; m. John Smith, of Rindge.


Ix. Flint, b. April 27, 1789 ; d. 1834.


x. Simeon, b. Sept. 22, 1791 ; d. young.


XI. Charles, b. Sept. 23, 1794 ; re. to Keene ; d. in Windsor, Vt., 1873.


SIMEON INGALLS, b. Aug. 24, 1749, third son of Jo- siah, settled in Jaffrey ; m. Mercy - ; d. in Rindge, 1790. Two children :


I. John, b. Feb. 24, 1779 ; d. June 2, 1806.


II. Ira, b. Feb. 11, 1781 ; m. Jerusha, dau. of Joseph Hodge.


JAMES INGALLS, m. Rebecca, dau. of Daniel and Alice (Shedd) Twiss, of Jaffrey ; d. in Rindge, April 7, 1830. She d. April 9, 1868. Five children :


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I. Abigail. m. John Kendrick, of Dover, Mass.


II. Caroline, m. George Chessman.


III. James M., r. Marlboro', Mass.


IV. Amos, d. 1864.


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VI. Lois A., m. Sumner Deeth ; d. Rindge, 1870.


JAQUITH FAMILY.


BENJAMIN JAQUITH came to Jaffrey previous to 1779 ; settled on lot 20, range 6 ; was field-driver in 1785, and highway-surveyor in 1787 ; m. Phebe --- , and left a birth record of three children :


I. Lydia. b. Nov. 3, 1780.


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Reuben, and (III.) Asa, twins, b. Aug. 15, 1783.


EBENEZER JAQUITHI, son of Abraham and Hannah Jaquith, was b. Dec. 24, 1732 ; m., Jan. 19, 1758, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther French, b. Feb. 22, 1736 ; both of Billerica, Mass. ; came to Jaffrey, and settled on lots 13 and 14, range 9. He d. Dec. 29, ISO2, a. 70. She d. May 7, 1823, a. S7.


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I. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 20, 1758.+


II. Samuel, b. Oct. 6, 1760.+


III. Esther, b. Sept. 22, 1762 ; m. William Marshall, q. v.


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IV. Jesse, b. Nov. 27, 1764 ; m. Keziah Hathorn, 17SS.


v. Hannah, b. Nov. 12, 1766 ; m. Jonathan Emery, 17SS.


VI. Olive, b. Oct. 19, 1768 ; m. Samuel Emery. VII. Abigail, b. July 31, 1773.


VIII. Betsey, b. July 15, 1777 ; m. Henry Thompson.


IX. Rispah, b. Nov. 16, 1779 ; m. Joel Wright, of Troy ; d. May 7, 1863, a. S4.


x. Levi, b. Dec. 11, 17SI.


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EBENEZER JAQUITII m., June 22, 1786, Sarah Hathorn, dau. of Collins Hathorn, b. Aug. 9, 1767 ; set- tled on the homestead ; d. June 19, 1844, a. S5. She d. May 19, 1834, a. 67. He was a soldier in the Revolu- tion.


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I. Sarah, b. Nov. 13, 1786 ; m. Luther Hemming- way ; d. Feb. 1, IS64, a. 7S.


II. Esther, b. Dec. 22, 1787 ; d. Nov 21, 1789.


III. Ebenezer, b. June 25, 1789 ; re. to the state of Maine.


IV. Collins, b. March 4, 1791 ; m., Sept. 16, IS16, Miriam B., dau. of Whitcomb and Miriam Bond Powers; a large shoe dealer ; r. Keene ; re. to Oakfield, N. Y. Eleven ch. v. Joseph, b. Oct. 8, 1792.+


VI. Luke, b. Jan. 30, 1794 ; re. to Me.


VII. Asa, b. Aug. 28, 1797.


VIII. John, b. Aug. 3, 1799 ; d. Aug. 5, IS02.


Ix. Ira, b. April 19, 1802 ; d. unm.


x. Seth, b. July 13, 1804.+ 26 XI. Infant son, d. Aug. 26, 1805. 27 XII. Infant son, d. Feb. 14, 1807.


XIII. Elijah, b. June 27, ISOS ; m., April 23, 1833, Sarah Crosby.+ XIV. Abigail, b. April 24, ISI1.


SAMUEL JAQUITH m. Lois, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Kenney) Mower ; d. Sept. 5, 1803, a. 43.


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I. Olive, d. Oct. 2, 18OS, a. 19. II. Eliza, d. Oct. 4, 1796, a. 5 yrs., 7 mos., 16 dys.


III. Esther, b. March 9, 1794 ; m., Ist, Silas Pierce ; 2ª, Joseph Pierce.


IV. David, b. 1795.+


v. Billy, d. Dec. 5, 1Soo, a. 3 yrs., S mos., 20 dys.


VI. Samuel, d. Dec. 1, 1800, a. I yr., S mos., 19 dys.


VII. Sally, d. May 6, 1803, a. I yr., II mos.


JOSEPH JAQUITHI m., Jan. 1, 1822, Hannah Gleason, of Weston, Mass. He d. Feb. 3, 1859, a. 46. Ch. :


I. Henry, b. Oct. 20, 1822 ; d. Sept. 2, 1867.


II. William. b. Jan. 22, 1824 ; d. Nov., 1876, at Springfield, Mass.


III. Sumner, b. Sept. 9, 1825.


IV. Marshall, b. Sept. 10, 1827.


v. Albert, b. March 2, 1829; m., April 8, 1856, Emily Wilder, of Hancock ; r. in Hancock. Children :


I. Walter A., b. March 27, 1857.


2. Lucetta E., b. Jan. 3, 1859.


VI. Susan A., b. Dec. 30, 1830. VII. Mary, b. Oct. 21, 1832.


VIII. George, b. Aug. 11, 1834; d. in the Union army, 1863.


Ix. Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1836.


SETH JAQUITH m. Anna, dau. of Asa Robbins, of Nelson ; d. March 27, 1866, a. 62. She d. Jan. 9, 1878.


I. Levi. II. Sarah.


III. Asa S., b. 1830; m. Ellen F. Wilber, of Ches- terfield.


IV. Horace, d. June 4, 1837, a. 5.


v. An infant son, d. April 6, 1835, a. 2 dys. VI. Azero.


ELIJAH JAQUITH m. Sarah Crosby ; d. Nov. 19, 1866, a. 58.


I. Lewis Sylvanus, b. Dec. 5, 1833 ; m. Abbie, dau. of Orlando Cragin ; d. May 31, 1873.


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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.


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II. Emeline Seraphine, b. May 19, 1835 ; m. David W. Lacy.


III. Amanda Theresa, b. Oct. 26, 1837 ; m., Sept. 9, 1852, Orlando B. Cragin ; r. Gardner, Mass.


IV. Jerome Bonaparte, b. Nov. 25, 1839; r. Phila- delphia.


v. Lafayette Morton, b. Aug. 28, 1841 ; d. Jan. 7, IS50.


VI. Anna Josephine, b. Dec. 7, 1844 ; m., and r. in Columbus, O.


VII. Edward Byron, b. Sept. 20, 1847 ; r. Norwich, Conn.


VINI. Walter Herbert, b. Oct. 22, 1851 ; r. Boston.


DAVID JAQUITH m., Dec. 29, 1817, Sally, dau. of Rufus and Susannah (Green) Sawyer. He d. June 25, 1859, a. 64. She d. July 4, 1853, a. 56.


I. Samuel, b. Dec. 19, 1818; m. Mary, dau. of Samuel and Polly (Felt) Nay, of Peter- borough, N. H. He d. 1879. Two ch. :


I. Emma, b. Sept. 17, 1845.


2. Ella S., b. Feb. 13, 1856: d. at Wil- ton, May 22, 1864 ; r. Vineland, N. J.


II. Rosyra, b. April 5, 1821 ; m. Feb., 1846. Aaron S. Libbey, of Maine ; r. Boston.


III. David A., b. June 7, 1826; m., 1st, Lizzie Ty- ler : m., 2ª, Eliza A. Tyler, of Boston.


IV. Sally Augusta, b. June 7, 1826 ; m., July 20, 1856, John Howland ; r. Boston. [David and Sally, twins. ]


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v. Syrena Sawyer, b. June 29, 1828; m., Jan. 3, 1850, George W. Buss, of Peterborough.


JEWELL FAMILY.


I JACOB JEWELL was b. in Marlborough, Mass., Sept. 6, 1767 : came to Jaffrey in ISOS; settled in school- district No. 10, on the farm of Silas Adams, afterwards owned by John Pierce. He was a descendant of Thomas Jewell, b. in England about 1600; came to this country, and settled in Braintree, Mass., in 1639.


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Mr. Jewell was not only a farmer, but a large dealer in' cattle, and drove large numbers annually to the Bright- on market. He re. to the Bates farm, now (1873) owned by Dea. Isaac S. Russell. He m. Mary Smith, who d. March 10, 1840, a. 74. He d. June 21, 1844, a. 76.


I. Mary, b. 1787 ; d. young. II. Sophia. b. Sept. 16, 1788 ; m. Thomas French, Jr., q. v.


III. Betsey, b. Sept. 26, 1790; m. Ithamar Law- rence, q. v.


IV. Abigail, b. July 10, 1792 ; m. Shubael Cleave- land. Twelve ch.


v. Isaac, b. May 23, 1794.+


VI. Mary W., b. May 2, 1799 ; m. Ralph Jewett, of Pepperell, Mass., Nov. 4, 1844.


VII. Roxanna. b. Sept. 9, 1800; m. Col. Gilman Mower, q. v.


VIII. Dexter, b. June 24, 1803.++


IX. Almira, b. Dec. IS, 1805 ; m. John Perry, of Dublin, q. v.


x. Cordelia, b. May 20, ISOS ; m. Reuben Pierce, q. v. XI. Charles A., b. Feb. 2, ISII.+


ISAAC JEWELL (Capt.) m., Ist, Sally Nutting, Jan., 1820, who d. May 27, 1844, a. 46 ; m., 2ª, Abigail. dau. of William and Jane (Wright) Davidson, and widow of Capt. Moses Cutter, June, 1849 ; re to Medina, Mich., from thence to Hudson, where he d. Dec. 25, 1875. Seven ch. :


(1) Fanny Parker, m. Asaph Pierce ; (2) Isaac Parker, d. March 23, 1837; (3) Andrew Jackson ; (4) Mary W., m., and d. Oct. II. IS55 ; (5) Elbridge G .; (6) Sarah, b. 1840, d. 1841 ; (7) Adelbert.


DEXTER JEWELL m. Sally, dau. of Col. Josiah and Rebecca (Cutter) Mower. He d. April 29, 1873, a. 69. She d. May 16, 1873, a. 65.


I. Samuel Dexter, b. Jan. IS, 1831.+


II. Liberty Mower, b. Nov. 9, 1836 ; m. Martha A. Lebourveau, 1862.


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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.


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III. Sarah E., b. Dec. 27, 1839 ; m. Wilbur F. Whit- ney, of Ashburnham, Mass., 1866.


IV. Ellen E., b. March 28, 1842 ; d. Nov. 15, 1865. v. Jacob A., b. June 19, 1844.


VI. Mary R., b. July 19, 1848.


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CHARLES A. JEWELL m. Lydia Ann, dan. of Benja- min M. and Lydia (Spaulding) Stanley, of Jaffrey.


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I. Horace B., b. May 12, 1833.


II. Ellen A., b. Aug. 18, 1835.


III. Ann M., b. Sept. 6, 1837.


IV. Charles A., b. Sept. 8, 1839.


v. Emily S., b. Aug. 20, 1845.


VI. George M., b. May 7, 1847.


VII. Ralph Jewett, b. Jan. 20, 1852.


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SAMUEL DEXTER JEWELL m. Mary F., dau. of Na- thaniel and Mary B. (Averill) Cutter, April 15, 1859. She d. Oct. 5, 1873.


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I. Willis Bradford, b. Aug. 9, 1857.


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II. Ernest H., b. April 19, 1864.


JEWETT FAMILY.


The ancestors of the Jewett family, who settled in New England, were Maximilian and his brother Joseph. They came from Bradford, Yorkshire, England, about 1638. The name was written originally, Juet, Juit, Jewit. They settled in Rowley, Mass. Ezekiel, son of Maximilian, settled in the same place, and m. Faith Parrot, by whom he had ten ch. He was a deacon of the church, and representative. Thomas, his second son, m. Hannah Snow, and settled in Boxford ; had five children,-one son and four daughters. Ezekiel, his son, m. Martha Thurston, of Newbury, by whom he had twelve ch., three of whom settled in Rindge.




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