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I JONATHAN JEWETT, son of Ezekiel, b. in Boxford, March 12, 1739, m. Martha Belcher, of Wrentham ; r. in Rindge ; re. to Jaffrey about 1772, and settled on lot 5, range 7, now the farm of Jona. J. Comstock, his grandson. He d. at sea, while on a voyage to Maine, April 28, 1786. His widow d. March 19, 1828, a. 94. They had nine children :
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I. Benjamin, b. Oct. 12, 1763 ; m. Ruth McBride ; r. Utica, N. Y.
II. Samuel, b. Nov. 17, 1765.+
III. David, b. April 6, 1767 ; settled on the home- stead ; m. Lucy Clark, of Sullivan ; d. Aug. 27, ISI9. She d. Nov. 16, IS51, a. 77.
IV. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 19, IS6S ; m. Artemas Cha- pin ; r. Oneida Co., N. Y.
v. Jonathan, b. April 19, 1770 ; d. Aug. 25, 1778; r. Ohio.
VI. Henry, b. June 13, 1772 ; m. Martha Howe ; r. Ohio. VII. Hannah (twin), b. June 13, 1772 ; m. Joseph Osburn ; r. Sangerfield, N. Y.
VIII. Martha, b. April 13, 1774 ; m. Wm. Comstock, q. v.
IX. Moses, b. July 2, 1777 ; m. ; r. Ohio.
SAMUEL JEWETT m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. James and Sarah (Lamson) Gage ; r. New Hartford, N. Y. She d. Feb. 12, 1861, a. 92. Nine children :
I. Samuel, b. Jan. 13, 1795 ; d. Aug. 4, 1861.
II. Sarah, b. May 9, 1797 ; unm.
III. David L., b. Oct. 3, 1799 ; m. Ann. Kelley ; d. Aug. 1, IS55.
IV. Abigail, b. April 2, ISO1 ; d. Oct. 7, IS45, unm. v. Betsey, b. Nov. 28, 1802 ; d. Dec. 29, 1833, unm.
VI. Benj. F., b. Aug. 21, 1805 ; m. Sophia S. Hastings.
VII. James, b. Aug. 17, ISO7 ; m. ; d. Aug. 25, İS70.
VIII. Mary Ann, b. Feb. 2, 1810 ; d. March 11, 1863, unm.
Ix. Phebe, b. Nov. 5, IS12 ; unm.
OLIVER JEWETT came from Littleton, Mass., to Jaf- frey about 179S ; settled on lot 10, range 5 ; a brick- maker by trade; m. Mary, dau. of Lieut. William Turner. He d. June 13, 1842, a. 73. She d. July 26, IS4I, a. 71.
I. William Turner, b. Nov. 28, 1798; a school teacher ; d. in New York state.
II. Ezra, b. Feb. 5, 1800.+
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III. Mary, b. Jan. 1, 1803 ; m. Abel Shedd, q. v. IV. Roxana, b. Dec. 5, 1804 ; d. Jan. 22, 1842.
- v. Naomi, b. Nov. IS, 1806 ; d. Nov. 14, 1845. VI. Oliver, b. May 27, 1810; m. Eliza Heming- way.++
VII. George W., b. Feb. 25, 1812; m. Adeline Adams. He d. Nov. 5, 1857.
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EZRA JEWETT m. Elvira Maynard. He d. June 2, 1841.
I. Eliza Ann, b. Feb. 6, 1827 ; m. George Mar- shall, of Dublin.
II. Maria Elvira, b. Dec. 21, 1828 ; m. Luther W. Durant.
III. Prudence Augusta, b. Jan. 30, 1830; m. Eli Hannaford ; r. St. Alban's, Vt.
IV. Julius Clinton, b. Nov. 26, 1832 ; d. June 29, 1836.
v. Amanda Emeline, b. May 22, 1833 ; m. Stillman A. Eaton, of South Reading.
VI. An infant daughter, d. Jan. 18, 1836, a. I d. VII. Julius Clinton, b. May 4, 1837 ; d. Oct. 4, 1861. VIII. Naomi Josephine, b. April 21, 1841 ; d. Oct. 2, 1841.
OLIVER JEWETT m. Eliza Hemingway, dau. of Capt. Luther and Betsey (Cummings) Hemingway, May 21, 1811 ; re., 1857, to Marlborough.
I. Clara E., b. Oct. 23, 1847 ; m. Lavater M. Flint ; r. Marlborough.
II. Otis E., b. Feb. 11, 1849 ; d. Aug. 2, 1850. III. Willie A., b. Dec. 27, 1851.
JOHNSON FAMILY.
I LEVI JOHNSON was b. in Leominster, Mass., Jan. 29, 1767 ; m. Sarah Nichols, of Leominster ; re. to Jaffrey in 1794, to Dublin, 1836. She d. Oct. 19, 1856, a. 83. He d. Dec. 12, 1856, a. 89. He followed the business of farming, and the manufacturing of horn combs. Fourteen ch. :
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3 II. Levi, b. March 12, 1794 ; d. Sept. 4, 1796.
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III. A child, b. Feb. 2, 1795 ; d. Feb. 4, 1796.
IV. Sardis, b. April 26, 1796; m. Charlotte Good- rich, of Bedford, Mass. ; had two ch., d. in infancy ; r. in Mont Vernon, N. H. He d. April 22, 1865.
v. Cynthia, b. May 14, 1798; m. Mark D. Per- kins, of Mont Vernon. She d. 1867.
VI. Elmira, b. June 23, 1800 ; m. Simpson Hodge, q. v.
VII. Polly, b. June 29, 1802 ; d. March 19, 1810. VIII. Betsey, b. July 20, 1804 ; d. March 19, 1810. Ix. Julia, b. July 17, 1806 ; in., May 1, 1834, Will- iam Darricott, of Dublin. Ch. : (1) Sarah Jane ; (2) Bessie M .; (3) Julia ; two ch. (twins), d. in infancy.
x. Azubah, b. July 20, 1808 ; m. John Powers, of Leominster. Ch .: (1) Sarah F .; (2) Al- bert ; (3) Ellen S .; (4) Charlie ; (5) George M. She d. June, 1869.
XI. Mary, b. Aug. 21, 1810; m. Charles Sinclair, of Leominster. Ch .: (1) Charles H .; (2) George ; (3) Mary Frances ; (4) James ; (5) William ; (6) child, d. in infancy. She d. Sept., 1861.
XII. Sarah, b. Nov. 1, 1813 ; d. Oct. 5, 1813.
XIII. Levi N., b. Jan. 17, 1815 ; m., Ist, Susan M. Pierce. She d. Dec. 1, 1852, a. 37 ; m., 2ª, Rebecca Farnum, of Peterborough. He d. March 12, 1858, a. 43. Four ch., three by first wife, one by second wife :
I. Frances A., b. April 3, 1843 ; d., a. 5 mos., 3 days.
2. Charles Addison, b. 1845; m. Ann Crossman. One ch.,-Albert L., b. March 23, 1876; d.
3. George E., d. Nov., 1852, a. 14 weeks, I day.
4. Mary T., d. Sept. 22, 1854, a. II days.
His second wife m. second husband, Elijah A. Robbins, of Peterborough.
XIV. Sarah J., b. July 18, 1820 ; m., Nov. 7, 1844, Jonathan Wetherbee, of Leominster ; r. in Princeton. Ch. :
(1) George F .; (2) Charles E .; (3) Al- bert B.
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ELIPHALET JOHNSON, son of Isaiah, and grandson of Judge Johnson, of Bridgewater, Mass., was b. at Stoughton, Mass., March 14, 1758; m. Hepsibah, a descendant of Col. Oliver and Sarah Perkins Appleton, who came from England and settled in Ipswich, Mass. She was b. at Ipswich, Jan. 5, 1759 ; d. at Fitzwilliam, March 9, 1848. He d. at Fitzwilliam, Aug. 18, 1834. Nine children :
I. Thomas, b. July 23, 1784 ; d. at St. Domingo, 1803, a. 19.
II. John, b. March 9, 1785 ; a merchant and chem- ist ; r. Providence, R. I., and d. there. Two children.
III. Samuel, b. July 29, 1786 : a merchant ; r. Port- land, Me. ; d. May, 1825, leaving a wife and son.
IV. Lucinda, b. Sept. 27, 1789 ; d. at Jaffrey, Aug. 16, 1863.
v. Betsey, b. Dec. 13, 1791 ; d. 1793.
VI. James, b. Jan. 13, 1793 ; d. Oct. 15, 1821 ; r. in Marion Co., Miss. ; a tanner by trade, and one of the judges of the court.
VII. Olivia, b. June 11, 1795. For ten years she taught school in New York city, and a num- ber of years in Richmond, Va. She m. Rev. Willianı Mylne.
VIII. Electa, b at Jaffrey, May 4, 1801 ; m. Nathan Blodgett, q. v.
Ix. Eliphalet, b. Aug. 28, 1803 ; a merchant ; r. New Orleans.
JOSLIN FAMILY.
Two brothers by the name of Joslin came from England to this country, and settled in Lancaster, Mass. Joseph, one of their sons, settled in Leominster and d. there.
I SAMUEL JOSLIN, his son, came to Jaffrey previous to 1793, and settled on lot 6, range 6, now uninhabited. He m. Betsey Wilder, and d. Nov. 17, 1815, a. 64. She d. Dec. 14, 1821, a. 63. Three children :
2 Betsey, r. Oberlin, Ohio.
3 Thomas, r. Oberlin. O.
4 Lucy, m. Millot Ellis, q. v.
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JOHN JOSLIN (Capt.), b. in Leominster ; came to Jaf- frey previous to 1787 ; settled on lot 8, range 5 ; kept a public house. At a later period he became the propri- etor of the Monadnock Mineral Spring House. In 1824 he re. to Marlborough, N. H., and spent the remainder of his life with his nephew, David Joslin. He was a man highly respected, held many town offices, and was a captain in the militia. He m., and d. Dec. 22, 1836. a. 78. His wife d. Aug. 22, 1841, a. 79. They had no children.
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JOSEPH JOSLIN (Dea.), son of Joseph, was b. in Leominster, Mass., March 21, 1766; came to Jaffrey previous to 1793. He settled on lot 15; range 7, now the farm of Caleb K. Martin. He was a very industri- ous man, deacon of the Baptist church, and held in high estimation by his fellow-citizens. He m. Lucretia Wilder, Feb. 14, 1788. Her death resulted from being accidentally thrown from a chaise while on a visit at Charlton, Mass., Aug. 24, 1826. She was b. in Leom- inster, Feb. 1, 1769. He m., 2ª, Mrs. Spear, of New Ipswich. He d. Sept. 11, 1852, a. 86.
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I. Sukey, d. April 23, 1791.
II. Lucretia, b. Jan. 16, 1795 ; d. Jan. 15, 1864, a. 69; unm.
III. Joseph, b. Jan. 26, 1798.++
IV. Wilder, b. Aug. 21, 1800.+
v. Vashti, b. Oct. 16, 1802 ; m. Amasa Wyman, of Woburn, Mass., Dec. 29, 1840 ; he d. June 16, 1857, a. 62 ; m., 2ª, Samuel P. Parker, Oct. 29, 1860 ; he d. March 18, 1870, a. 69. She now (1876) r. Jaffrey.
VI. Emily, b. Nov. 16, 1805.
VII. Austris, b. May 5, 18o8; m. Dr. Willard Adams, son of Thomas Adams, of Marl- borough, N. H. Dr. Adams was b. in New Salem, Mass. : settled, first, in Wells, Me. ; re. to Woburn, and from thence to Swanzey, N. H.
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JOSEPH JOSLIN m. Sarah D. Parker. He was a man- ufacturer of boots and shoes, a finished workman, and had no equal in fashionable work in this vicinity. He d. Feb. 12, 1775, a. 77, much lamented.
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II. Sarah Lucretia, m. Charles Cutter, q. v.
III. Ann J., b. 1830; m. Alonzo Bascomb, Esq., q. v.
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IV. Ellen P., b. 1837; m., Feb. 22, 1860, Charles Mason, of Sullivan.
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WILDER JOSLIN m., Sept. 24, 1827, Fanny Nichols, b. in Hopkinton, N. H., Feb. 4, 1803. She d. Oct. 16, 1853, a. 50. He settled in Massachusetts, and was for a time one of the workmen employed in the erection of the monument on Bunker hill. He afterwards re. to Jaffrey, where he now resides.
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1. Augustus Wilder, b. June 21, 1828 ; m., March 3, 1853, Lucy Malinda, dau. of Orlando Cragin. One child,-Herbert Augustus, b. Feb. 23, 1858.
II. Albert Nichols, b. Feb. 23, 1830; d. in the army.
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III. Otis Malcolm, b. Nov. 28, 1831 ; m. Mary A. Partridge, of Gardiner, Mass. One child,- Alfred Hutchinson ; b. in Somerville.
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IV. Theodore Cooledge, b. April 31, 1834 ; m. Mary H. Ellsworth, Sept. 6, 1855, who was b. in Troy, N. Y., April 13, 1836. Four ch. :
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I. Fannie Otis, b. Aug. 30, 1856.
2. George T., b. Oct. 22, 1859 ; d. Sept. 22, 1860.
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3. Mary T., b. April 6, 1862 ; d. Oct. 26, 1862.
4. Willie Ernest, b. March 26, 1869; d. same day.
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v. Joseph Randolph, b. Nov. 14, 1835; m., and r. Union Square, N. Y.
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VII. Levi Willard, b. Oct. 9, 1847 ; r. Fitchburg.
KIMBALL FAMILY.
I JOSEPH KIMBALL became a resident of Jaffrey in 1796. His name was on the tax-list that year. He set-
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tled in the south part of the town. He m. Lucy Robin- son, who d. Sept. 23, 1853, a. 94. He d. Oct. 9, 1813, a. 64.
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I. Mehitable, b. 1791 ; m. Stephen Cutter, q. v.
11. Lucy, b. 1799 ; r. Jaffrey.
KINGSBURY FAMILY.
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BENJAMIN KINGSBURY (Dea.), son of Benjamin and Jedediah Kingsbury, of Walpole, Mass., and grandson of Nathaniel Kingsbury, of Dedham, Mass., was b. Oct. 30, 1742 ; re. to Rindge, 1792; to Jaffrey, IS00 ; re. back to Rindge in 1816. Late in life he studied divin- ity, and was afterwards a public preacher. He m., Ist, Dec. 1, 1768, Abigail Sawin, who d. Oct. 6, 1793 ; m., 2ª. Sept. 3, 1794, Lucretia Locke, who d. in Tem- ple, Nov. 6, 1843. He d. June 10, 1827.
Children by first wife :
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I. Joseph, b. Oct. 29, 1769.
II. Abigail, b. Aug. 17, 1777.
III. Benjamin, re. to N. Y. or Pa.
IV. Nancy, m. - Woolsoncraft.
v. Jedediah, d. 1840, unm.
Children by second wife :
VI. Lucretia, b. Sept. 8, 1795 ; d. Aug. 12, 1839, unm.
VII. Lucinda (twin), b. Sept. 8, 1795 ; d. Aug. 12, 1839
VIII. Nathaniel, b. June 28, 1798. He entered Mid- dlebury college, 1816, and Harvard Univer- sity, 1817 ; was there two years; was en- gaged in teaching in Georgia and Massa- chusetts a few years ; studied medicine, and received his medical degree at Brunswick, Me., in 1829. He practised medicine first in Rindge, and re. to Temple in 1834. He became a distinguished physician, and as such had few equals. He was the leading physician in this section, and of wide influ- ence as a counsellor and man of business. He represented the town in the state legisla- ture, and was a member of the state senate. He m., Ist, 1827, Catherine Sawin, who d. same year ; m., 2ª, Linda (Raymond) Ward,
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widow, who d. Oct. 15, 1834 ; m., 3ª, Nov. 3, 1835, Lydia (Barnes) Patten, widow of Jesse Patten, who d. Aug. 10, 1837 : m., 4th. Nov. 11, 1840, Ann Hazen, of Shirley, Mass. ; she d. He d. at Temple, March 3. IS70, a. 72. Two children.
I. Catherine Sawin, b. March 28, 1834.
IO II II. Benjamin B., b. in Temple, May 15, 1837; graduated at Bowdoin college, 1857.
KNOWLTON FAMILY.
I DEXTER B. KNOWLTON, b. Jan. 19, 1813 ; m., Dec. 2, 1834, Mary A. Newell, settled in Hancock, and af- terwards re. to East Jaffrey. Children :
I. George D., b. Aug. 2, 1835 ; d. in the army, Co. I. 26th Mass. Regt.
2 3 II. Mary E., b. April 30, 1837; m., Feb. 13, 1856, Chaplain Deeth ; d. at Sunderland, Vt., July 24, 1805.
III. Hannah J., b. July 1, 1839; m. Chaplain Deeth.
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Iv. Charles L., b. Sept. 17, 1845.
v. William A., b. May 11, 1849; m. Mary E. Mansfield.
VI. Katie E., b. and d. June 21, 1856.
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LACY FAMILY.
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DAVID LACY came from Andover, Mass., and settled in Jaffrey, on lot 14, range 8, previous to 1790. His name is among the list of highway-surveyors that year. He m. Charlotte, dau. of Jonathan and Molly (Fitch) Blodgett, Nov. 2, 1788. He d. Feb. 17, 1827, a. 68. She d. July 6, 1834, a. 65.
1. Betsey. b. July 30, 1789 ; m. Jonas M. Melville, b. at Nelson, May 1, 1823. He came to Jaffrey in 1822. In 1859 he re. to Pepperell, Mass., where he d. She d. at Pepperell, May 30, 1863. Mr. Melville was a man of wealth and influence ; was a proprietor and benefac- tor of the Melville academy : a leading man
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in the formation of the Second Congrega- tional Church, at East Jaffrey, and con- tributed much towards the erection of the meeting-house ; built the elegant stone man- sion, now the summer residence of Leonard R. Cutter, of Boston.
II. Charlotte, b. Aug. 11, 1791 ; d. at Pepperell, May 8, 1863, unm.
III. Polly, b. Sept. 13, 1793 ; m. Joseph Saunders, q. v.
IV. William, b. Nov. 9, 1795.+
v. David. b. Nov. 13, 1796.+
VI. Sally, b. March 10, 1799 ; m. John Saunders, q. v.
VII. Harvey, b. July 8, 1802.+
VIII. Tryphosa, b. May 24, 1SO4 ; d. Nov. 1, 1834.
IX. An infant daughter, b. Nov. 2, and d. Nov. 5, 1808.
WILLIAM LACY m. Betsey Bronsdon, May 26, 1829 ; settled in Jaffrey, and engaged in mercantile business in the Ainsworth store, in company with Ethan Cutter and Luke Sweetzer. The copartnership was continued for several years, and, on dissolution, he continued the business in the Thorndike store, now the residence of Dr. Phelps. By diligence and economy, he found means to enlarge his trade, and, in the spring of 1854, he bought and stocked the Foster store at East Jaffrey, in which he placed his son James S. Lacy, who after- wards became a partner and remained as such till his death, June 20, 1869. In possession of unusual prudence, and never risking hazardous adventures, he slowly and surely accumulated a good estate, rendering comfort- able his declining years, and leaving behind him, as a legacy to his children, the name of an honest man.
I. James Stone, b. March 3, 1830 ; m., July 22, 1856, Dorcas C., dau. of Moses and Cozby (Cooledge) Perkins. He is now extensively engaged in trade at East Jaffrey, and is a prominent man in town affairs.
II. Sophia Ursula, b. Sept. 3, 1831 ; m., Jan. 8, 1857, William W. Slason ; r. in West Rut- land, Vt. Children : (1) Annette, b. Jan. 7, 1858. (2) Celia Frances, b. April 12, 1860. (3) William M., b. Oct. 18, 1861 ;
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d. Dec. 23, 1864. (4) Ann Maria, b. Sept. 25, 1862 ; d. Oct. 8, 1862. (5) Charles Hiram, b. Sept. 26, 1863 ; d. Dec. 18, 1864. (6) Minnie Sophia, b. Oct. 23, 1864 ; d. Dec. 15, 1864. (7) James Lacy, b. Dec. 27, 1865 ; d. Nov. 8, 1866.
DAVID LACY m. Phebe Melvin, Dec. 14, 1828. She d. April 19, 1861, a. 58. He d. May 20, 1870.
I. Andrew M., b. Sept. 20, 1829 ; m. Caroline H. Baker.+
II. Jonas M. Melville, b. Sept. 17, 1831.+
III. Mary A. C., b. 1835 ; m. Ebenezer W. McIn- tosh, of Peterborough. She d. Feb. 19, 1861, a. 26.
IV. Joseph S., b. 1842 ; d. in the Union Army.
HARVEY LACY m. Martha Whitney, 1828. He d. June 6, 1843.
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II. Frances H., b. Nov. 15, 1833 ; m. Rev. John E. B. Jewett, Jan. 10, 1854. Children : (1) Mary Minot, b. March 15, 1857. (2) Mar- tha Frances, b. Jan. 27, 1859 ; d. Dec. 9, 1860. (3) Ella Frances, b. July 4, 1862. (4) Bessie Melville, b. Nov. 19, 1871, at Pepperell, Mass.
III. George, b. June 26, 1836.+
ANDREW M. LACY m. Caroline H. Baker, Sept. 6, 1853
I. Ida Phebe, b. July 22, 1855, at Jaffrey.
II. Elmer Eugene, b. March 29, 1869, at Rindge.
JONAS M. M. LACY m. Mary J. Tarbox, Oct. 4, 1855.
I. Mary J., b. Nov. 13, 1856.
II. Effie, b. April 11, 1863 ; d. April 15, 1863. III. Susie G. P., b. March 9, 1867.
DAVID W. LACY m. Emma L. Jaquith, Sept. 29, I857.
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I. Everette C., b. Nov. 5, 1859 ; d. May 17, 1863.
II. Harry C., b. Sept. 24, 1865.
III. Ned M., b. Nov. 17, 1868.
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LAWRENCE FAMILY.
JOHN LAWRENCE, b. at Wisset, England, came to this coun- try, and settled in Watertown, Mass., about 1636. He was twice married, and had thirteen children by first wife, and two by the second. He d. in Groton, July 11, 1667.
I BENJAMIN LAWRENCE, fifth generation, was b. at Groton, Sept. 1, 1746; m. July 3, 1778, Rebecca Woods, of Pepperell ; re. to Jaffrey about 1778, and settled on lot 16, range 3, previously owned by Daniel White, and now in possession of Frederick J. Law- rence, a great-grandson.
The Lawrence family is one of distinguished English origin. Robert Lawrence, of Lancashire, England, b. A. D. 1150, so distinguished himself in the war of the Crusades in the Holy Land, that he was knighted "Sir Robert of Ashton Hall," and obtained a coat of arms.
Mr. Benjamin Lawrence was an officer, and served in the Revolutionary war. He was a strong man, bod- ily and mentally, and a successful farmer. They were the parents of ten children, all of whom reached the age of maturity, and in their turn became parents of a numerous progeny. He d. June 9, 1824, a. 77. His widow d. Sept. 30, 1830, a. 75.
1. Ephraim, b. April 9, 1779.+ 2 3 II. Artemas, b. Feb. 13, 1781.+ 4 III. Moody, b. Jan. 15, 1783.+ 5 6
Iv. Joshua, b. Jan. IS, 1785.
v. Ithamar, b. April 8, 1787.+
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VI. Rebecca, b. April 8, 1789; m., Sept., 1817, Stephen F. Warner ; r. Pembroke, N. Y. She d. Jan. 1, 1848. Seven children :
I. Sarah F., b. June, 1818; m. William Ellis ; r. Lafayette, Ind.
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3. Mary T., b. 1822 ; d. Nov., 1846.
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6. Isadore I., b. Jan., 1831 ; d. Nov., 1848.
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7. Lucy A., b. June, 1833 ; m. Levant R. Brown, M. D., Lowell, Mich.
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VII. Milla, b. Sept. 18, 1791 ; m. Cyrus Brown, Dec., ISIO. He d. Oct., 1846, a. 61. She d. April 18, 1849, a. 57. Children :
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I. Joshua L., b. Aug., 1812 ; m., Ist, Eliza Ann Colby, 1835 ; d. 1836 ; m., 2ª, Diana Osburn, b. 1842 ; r. Batavia, N. Y. ; attorney-at-law.
2. Abigail W., b. Dec., 1814 ; m. Daniel W. Noble ; d. in Pembroke, N. Y.
3. John W., b. May, 1817 ; m. Roxanna L. Noble ; r. in Pembroke, N. Y., 1835. 4. Harriet M., b. Aug., 1819; m. Joseph M. Gowing ; r. Batavia, N. Y.
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5. Martha, b. March, 1821 ; m. Robert Durham ; r. Pembroke, N. Y.
6. Cyrus, b. 1824, d. 1849.
7. Sarah T., b. Sept. 3, 1827 ; m. Nathan W. Stowell ; r. Lancaster, N. Y.
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8. Edward Dana, b. June, 1830 ; d. July, 1850.
9. Levant R., b. March, 1832 ; m. Lu A. Warner, a physician ; r. Lowell, Mich.
10. George T., b. and d. Oct., 1834.
VIII. Manasseth, b. Jan. 21, 1794.+
Ix. Sarah, b. Nov. 2, 1796 ; m. William Evleth, of Dublin ; r. Gilsum, N. H., Alexandria and Pembroke, N. Y. She d. April 18, 1880. x. Benjamin, b. Dec., 1799 ; m. Roancy Gowing ; r. Pembroke.
EPHRAIM LAWRENCE m. Nancy Bruce, Sept., 1804, of Berlin, Mass. He d. in Windham, Vt., April 18, 1845. His widow d. Feb., 1849. Eleven children :
24 25 26 27 28 (2)
2. Benjamin L., b. 1820 ; d. 1846.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
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I. Sabra, b. 1805 ; m. - Cobb ; d. Aug., 1856. II. Rufus, b. Oct., 1807 ; m., 1831, - French ; r. Windham, Vt.
III. Mary, b. 1809 ; m. - Mack ; r. Windham, Vt.
IV. Joshua, b. 18II ; m., 1831, Achsah Jewett ; d. Nov., 1856.
v. Eli, b. 1813 ; m. - Hastings ; r. Windham. VI. Artemas, b. IS15 ; m. Woodward; r. in Windham.
VII. Harriet, b. 1817 ; d. 1834.
VIII. Sarah, b. IS20; d. Oct., 1821.
Ix. Henry, b. 1821 ; m. Ann Gilbert ; r. Ashburn- ham, Mass.
x. George, b. 1823 ; m. - Smith ; r. Grafton, Vt.
XI. Albert, b. 1825 ; d.
ARTEMAS LAWRENCE m., 1804, Lucy, dau. of Capt. Samuel and Lucy Spofford Adams. He d. May 15, 1841. She d. Jan. 4, 1852, a. 67. He was an active business man, carried on the business of blacksmith- ing in Jaffrey Centre, and was one of the company that built the Cheshire factory. Two children :
1. Lucy S., b. April 8, 1805 ; m., Ist, Henry Bar- rett, in 1823 ; m., 2ª, Smith Seymour; r. in Jamestown. N. Y.
II. Mary Ann, b. Sept., ISII ; m. Richard Fen- ton ; r. Jamestown.
MOODY LAWRENCE m., Ist, Sept., 1805, Dorcas Briant ; m., 2ª, Mrs. Polly (Pratt) Spaulding. His first wife d. Aug. 3, ISIO, a. 29 ; second wife d. Jan. 4, 1860, a. S4. He d Dec. 29, 1856. He was an inn- keeper, auctioneer, sexton, and deputy-sheriff. He had five children by first wife :
I. Lucy B., b. Nov. 29, 1806 ; m. Norman Jenks. He d., and she lives with a daughter in Van Buren, Ind.
II. Grace, b. Aug. 25, 1808; m., 1828, Samuel Stearns ; he d. She lives in Lyon, Mass.
III. Ayer, b. Feb. 15, 1810; m., 1830, John Felt ; r. Woodstock, Me.
IV. Calvin, d. March 10, 1812, a. I day.
v. Luther, d. July 21, 1843, a. 30.
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 (3)
42 43 44 45 46
40 41 (4)
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
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ITHAMAR LAWRENCE settled on the homestead ; m., Ist, Betsey, dau. of Jacob and Mary Smith Jewell. She d. May 6, 1830, a. 39. Children by first wife :
47 48
I. Sylvester B., b. Feb. 9, 1813.+
II. Mary Ann, b. June 16, 1814 ; d. May 7, 1841. III. John S., b. May 23, 1816.+
M., 2ª, Mrs. Rebecca Emery, dau. of Col. Josiah and Rebecca (Cutter) Mower, June 11, 1834, by whom he had three children :
IV. George F., b. April, 1832 ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Ethan and Elizabeth (Blodgett) Cutter ; r. Boston.
v. Elizabeth J., b. Jan., 1834: m., 1855, Lewis Glazier ; r. in Ashburnham, Mass.
VI. Benjamin F., b. Feb., 1838.+
Ithamar Lawrence d. Jan. 27, 1850, a. 63.
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MANASSETHI LAWRENCE m., Ist, Dec. 14, 1819, Mary Morse ; r. Alden, N. Y. She d. 1852. He m., 2ª, Mrs. Mary Abbot; r. Pembroke, N. Y. Eight chil- dren :
I. Emily H., b. Nov. 24, 1820 ; d. March 23, 1841. II. Mary M., b. June 25, 1822; m. Abraham Thomas ; d. Oct. 31, 1848.
III. Rebecca W., b. March 23, 1825 ; m., 1846, Hi- ram Root, Mount Morris, Mich.
IV. William C., b. March 12, 1827 ; m., April 6, 1856, Frances H. Smith ; r. Montrose, Iowa. v. Eunice J., b. Jan. 8, 1829 ; d. Feb. 15, 1852.
VI. Cyrus B., b. Nov. 19, 1830 ; m. Nancy Derby ; r. Flint, Mich.
VII. Ann E., b. June 19, 1832 ; m. John Torrey ; r. Flint, Mich.
VIII. Ellen A., b. June 17, 1835 ; m. John Brookins ; r. Flint.
SYLVESTER B. LAWRENCE m. Mary R. Emery ; r. Hudson, Mich., where they both d. Nine children :
(1) Albert. (2) Charles. (3) Calvin. (4) Loren A. (5) - (6) Henry. (7) Clara E. (8) Effie B. (9) Mary R.
49 50 51 52
53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 (47)
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
JOHN S. LAWRENCE m. Sarah E. Emery ; settled on the homestead. He d. April 9, 1876. She d. July 2, 1873, a. 50.
I. Carra E., m. Lucius Cutter, q. v.
II. Ella F., m. Albert A. French, q. v.
III. Frederick J., m. Clara A. Cutter, dau. of Nehe- miah and Emily Bailey Cutter; r. on the homestead. One child.
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BENJ. F. LAWRENCE m. Sarah E., dau. of James D. and Betsey P. (Livermore) Sawyer. One child,- Walter F., b. 1870.
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PETER LAWRENCE, b. in Ashby, Mass., May 26, 1768 ; came to Jaffrey about 1779 ; was appointed post- master in 1800; m. Mary Spaulding, of Townsend, Mass. ; re. from Jaffrey in 1801 ; d. April 16, 1827. Six children :
(1) Mary, b. May 24, 1795. (2) Frances, b. Nov. 27, 1796. (3) Eliza, b. July 9, 1798. (4) Sumner, b. at Jaffrey, Aug. 27, 1800.
LITCH FAMILY.
I THOMAS LITCH was b. in Ireland, and came to this country when quite young ; settled in Lunenburg, Mass. ; m. Jane Kennedy ; d. Feb., 1802. He had three children,-Samuel, Betsey, and Samuel. Samuel, his son, m. Betsey - Four children :
2 3 4
I. Samuel, b. in Lunenburg, July 9, 1779.+
II. Betsey, b. March 10, 1781 ; m. Abner Spofford, q. v.
III. Thomas, b. July 1, 1781 ; m. twice, and was the parent of a large number of ch., one of whom was a seaman. He d. in Charles- town, Mass.
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