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IV. Jonas, re. to Fredonia, N. Y. One ch., a son.
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SAMUEL LITCH settled in Jaffrey, on lot -, range -, in 1806; m., June 13, 1808, Martha, dau. of Lieut. James and Elizabeth (Lacy) Stevens. She d. Dec. 3,
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1841, a. 51 ; he d. July 3, 1860, a. 81. At the age of two years he re. with his father to Winchendon, Mass. When nine years of age, his father was killed by a limb while felling trees. He then went to Weathersfield, Vt., and lived with his grandfather, and worked on a farm. His means of education were extremely limited. He had no opportunity to attend school, but few books, and no opportunity for study till his day's work was completed, and no light, even then, but the fire, or a torch-light of his own manufacture out of pine knots. With these limited means, by patience and perseverance he made such literary acquirements as to be enabled, at the age of eighteen, to become a public school-teacher. He taught his first school in Winchendon, under the following circumstances : For the first time in his life he attended a district school in Winchendon, and the teacher of that school, failing to give satisfaction, was dismissed, and Mr. Litch had the distinguished honor of being his successor by a vote of the scholars. He afterwards became a distinguished teacher, and was master of his profession. He had a power of govern- ment, and a knowledge of the branches then taught, that but few possessed. For many years he was the leading teacher in town ; taught the school in his own district nineteen years, and the one in the centre of the town a large number, besides schools in other districts. Many of the sons and daughters of Jaffrey have attended his schools and received his instruction, and will long remember Master Litch. He was for many years an active member of the superintending school-committee. The first report of that committee on record was signed by Laban Ainsworth, Samuel Litch, and Luke Howe, 1820. We find, in the possession of the family, certifi- cates of his appointments on that committee till 1846. We find, also, a certificate dated,-
WINCHENDON, Jan. 19, 1803.
Thiss may certify that, in the opinion of the sub- scriber, Ens. Samuel Liech is qualified to teach English Grammar, Arithmatic, and Writing, as taugh in com- mon English Schools.
Levi Pilsberry, Pastor.
Mr. Litch received the commission of ensign from Gov. Strong, of Mass., May 27, 1802. Mr. Litch took a deep interest in the public schools ; wrote many inter- esting essays relating to them, which were read in
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lyceums and other public meetings,-one giving a full account of the early schools, books used, method of teaching, with a description of the early school-houses. He also published school-books,-a primary school geography, an astronomy, and a concise treatise on rhet- oric, a novel thing for that day. He also had a taste for poetic effusions, with which he spiced his essays. In early life he was troubled with an impediment in his speech, which made it impossible to pronounce many words. His father was a cooper ; and one day, while engaged at his trade, he placed him upon a bar- rel and requested him to say boot. He tried, but failed. His father then told him he would give him a pair of boots (a tempting offer in those days) if he would say boot. He made the attempt, and, with the greatest effort, succeded ; and he not only obtained a pair of boots, but full power of speech. The impediment was entirely removed. He was the parent of five children :
1. Maria Josephine, b. Sept. 11, ISIt ; d. April 22, 1843.
II. Louisa Augusta, b. July 16, 1814 ; d. Aug. 18, 1819.
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III. Caroline America, b. June 23 ; d. Feb. 21, 1853. IV. Almira L., b. May 16, 1827; m. Fred. M. Hollingworth ; d. in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 4, 1863.
v. Malvina A., b. March 18, 1833; m. Henry Chamberlin, of Holden, Mass., Aug. 18, 1859 ; r. on the homestead. Two ch. :
I. Samuel Litch, b. Aug. 8, 1860.
2. Martha Stevens, b. March 4, 1861.
MARSHALL FAMILY.
I WILLIAM MARSHALL came from Tewksbury, Mass., during the Revolution, and settled on lot 1, range 10 ; m. Esther, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther Jaquith. She d. June 29, 1803, a. 41. He m., 2ª, Sarah, dau. of John and Susannah (Hastings) Carter, and widow of Isaac Kimball, of Temple. He d. April 5, 1828, a. 71. She d. April 28, 1852, a. 82. Mr. Marshall was a thrifty farmer, a worthy man, and a good citizen. Eiglit ch. :
I. William, b. Sept. 28, 1783 ; m. - Harring- ton, of Troy ; re. to Greenfield, Mass. ; d. May 19, 1834. Three ch.
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II. Esther, b. Jan. 7, 1785 ; m., Sept. 22, 1818, Naomi Spaulding, of Temple. One son,- Jonathan Spaulding, living in Temple. She d. May 28, 18So.
III. Abigail, b. July 30, 1787 ; m. Benj. Davidson ; r. Fitzwilliam ; d. there Feb. 5, 1820. Two ch.
Iv. Abel, b. Aug. 17, 1789.+
v. Betsey, b. Jan. 3, 1793 ; m. Phineas Ross, of Winchendon, Mass. ; d. April 20, 1874. Nine ch.
Children by second marriage :
VI. Thomas Hastings, b. Dec. 2, 1806; m. Abigail S. Hawkes ; d. Dec. 16, 1872. [See Col- lege Graduates. ]
VII. Susan, b. Dec. 16, ISO8 ; m. Lyman Spaulding, q. v.
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ABEL MARSHALL m., Ist, Roxana Rice. She d. Nov. 5, 1841, a. 46. M., 2ª, Laura A. Pratt, a widow. She d. Aug. 24, 1856, a. 49. He d. Jan. 27, 1871. Six children :
I. Sarah R., m. Elisha Chaplin ; r. Fitzwilliam. Addison A., b. 1827.
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III. Abby, m., Nov. 26, 1849, Moses Chaplin ; r. Fitzwilliam.
IV. Betsey, m. A. Haskell, of Troy, Sept. 10, 1852. v. Lydia Ann E., b. 1841.
v1. George H., d. July 11, 1864, a. 19-killed by lightning.
VII. Mary, b. 1848.
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SILAS MARSHALL, brother of William, came to Jaf- frey at an early date. He settled on lot 1, range 8 ; was road surveyor in 1779, selectman in 1786, and consta- ble in 1789. It seems quite probable that he left town soon after. He m. Eunice -, by whom he had nine children :
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I. Silas, b. Aug. 6, 1769.
II. Elsie, b. March 22, 1771 ; d. March 4, 1790.
III. Mary, b. Jan. 24, 1773.
IV. Thaddeus, b. Feb. 5, 1775.
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VI. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 16, 1778.
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VII. Rhoda, b. Feb. 29, 1780.
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VIII. Thomas, b. Feb. 16, 1782.
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MATHEWS FAMILY.
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JOHN MATHEWS was impressed into the British ser- vice during the Revolution. On his arrival in this country he deserted and joined the American army. After the close of the war he received a pension for mil- itary service. He lived in East Jaffrey ; m. Sarah Wesson ; d. June 26, 1822, a. 70. His widow d. Feb. 5, 1845, a. 84.
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I. John, b. Ang. 5, 1784.
II. Isaac, b. Nov. 13, 1790.
III. James, b. Feb. 19, 1792.
IV. Stephen, b. Feb. 16, 1794.
v. William, b. Feb. 24, 1796.+
VI. Thomas, b. April 2, 1799 ; m., and r. in Peter- borough in 1844; re. West.+
VII. Arvilla, d. unm.
WILLIAM MATHEWS m., Ist, Phebe French ; she d. at Peterborough, Dec. 10, 1835; a. 39. Two infant ch. d. in Peterborough. M., 2ª, Elvira Russell, of Rindge, dau. of Simeon, June 7, 1836. She d. Aug. 12, 1842, a. 35, leaving four children. M., 3ª, Sarah Craig, who d. Dec. 13, 1851, a. 39. He r. first in Peterborough, and afterwards in New Ipswich. His three wives lie buried in Peterborough village cemetery, and five ch. :
An infant son, d. Oct. 6, 1830, a. I day. An infant son, d. April 1, 1834, a. I day. An infant son, d. April 12, 1837, a. 5 weeks. Edward, d. Dec. 14, 1840, a. I yr., 7 mos., 21 days. Henry, d. Feb. 24, 1842, a. 6 mos., 4 days. Eliza Jane, b. 1819 ; m. James Butler, who d. Sept. 6, 1871, a. 59. Three children : (1) Hat- tie G., b 1855 : (2) Flora T., b. 1860; (3) Alfred, b. 1865.
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THOMAS MATHEWS, a shoemaker by trade, r. in Pe- terborough till 1844, when he re. to Council Bluffs, Ia.
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He m. Mercy -. Four of his children d. in Peter- borough :
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I. Horace W., d. Dec. 12, 1831, a. 3 yrs., 6 mos.
II. Lucy H., d. Sept. 26, 1831, a. I yr., 4 mos.
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IV. Sally Eliza, d. July 25, 1841, a. 2 yrs., 3 mos.
MAYNARD FAMILY.
JOHN MAYNARD, the emigrant, with his son John, settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1630. John, Jr., was 8 years of age at the time of his arrival. He m., 1656, Mary Gates, and in 1660 settled in Marlborough, Mass., and became a leading man in that place. She d., and he m., 2ª, 1675, Sarah B. Keyes ; had ten children.
David, his son, b. 1660, m. Hannah Nair ; had eleven chil- dren.
Jesse, his son, m. Phebe Fisk ; had three children.
I LEMUEL MAYNARD, his son, m. Sarah Craig ; settled first in Townsend, Mass. ; re. to Jaffrey about 1785 ; had eight children :
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I. Jesse, settled on the homestead ; he was b. Feb. 9, 1765. His father d. May 4, 18OS, a. 65. In 1815 he re. to Burlington, Vt., where he d. His mother d. at the same place. While in Jaffrey he was for a time deacon of the church.
II. John, re. to Springfield, Vt., and d. there.
III. Amos, re. to Madison, N. Y.
IV. Parker, b. July 31, 1769.+
v. Lemuel, b. May 10, 1773 ; a Methodist minister ; lived and d. in Surry, N. H.
VI. Moses, b. Oct. 10, 1775 ; re. to Madison, N. Y. Dr. Edward Maynard, of Washington, D. C., is his son.
VII. Elias, b. Oct. 11, 1779 ; re. to Boston and d. there. VIII. Hannah, b. Oct. 11, 1779 ; married Ebenezer Thompson, and d. in Boston.
PARKER MAYNARD (Capt.) settled on lot 19, range 3, now (1876) in possession of Philip Hahn. He m.,
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June 6, 1796, Peggy, dau. of Capt. John and Agnes (Miller) Taggart, of Sharon. Capt. Maynard was a highly-respected citizen, and for a time held the office of captain of the Jaffrey and Rindge cavalry company with distinguished honor. He d. May 20, 1836, a. 66. She d. Nov. 11, 1850, a. 75. They had eight children :
I. Sally, b. Oct. 4, 1799 ; m. Capt. Abijah Pierce, q. v.
II. John Miller, b. May 12, 1801 ; m. Harriet H. Bullard, of Mason. He d. at Lowell, Mass. He was a prominent railroad man. Five children : (1) John Edward, b. Nov. 22, 1829. (2) Julia Ann, b. June 21, 1832. (3) Ellen A., b. Feb. 2, 1834. (4) George P., b. April 29, 1838. (5) Harriet A., b. March 28, 1846.
III. Lucinda, b. Feb. 6, 1804 ; d. Aug. 6, 1811.
IV. Elvira, b. July 23, 1806 ; m., Ist, Ezra Jewett, q. v. ; m., 2ª, Capt. Abijah Pierce, q. v.
v. Jesse, b. Aug. 21, 1809 ; m., April 23, 1835, Augusta M. Marshall, of Dublin; re. to Waukegan, Ill. Children : (1) Sarah J. (2) John H. (3) Augusta M. (4) Mar shall P.
VI. Parker, b. May 27, 1812 ; d. March 10, 1847. VII. Lucinda, b. June 2, 1816; m., Oct. 6, 1835, William E. Mansur, of New Ipswich ; re. to Chicago, Ill. Children : (1) James P. (2) Helen M. (3) Abby L. (4) Maria E. (5) Frank R.
VIII. Eliza, b. May 9, 1818 ; m., Feb. 5, 1840, Edwin F. Perkins, of Jaffrey. Children : (1) Ade- line E., b. July, 1841. (2) Ella M.
MELVILLE FAMILY.
JONAS MINOT MELVILLE, son of Josiah and Sarah (Minot) Melville, was b. in Nelson, N. H., in 1791 ; re. to Jaffrey about 1822 ; was a tax-payer that year. He settled at Jaffrey village, now East Jaffrey, and built a house east of the river, and after- wards the stone mansion now the summer residence of Hon. L. R. Cutter, of Boston. The name of the family was origi- nally Melvin. In 1811 it was changed, by an act of the legisla- ture, to Melville. He was the eldest of four children,-Jonas M., Lydia, Josiah, and Henry. His father d. in 1818, Jan. 8,
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a. 60. His mother d. July 30, 1811, a. 49. His father left a large estate to be divided among his children. This inheritance enabled him to become a man of power and influence, and to engage in any important public enterprise that was presented. In the religious society he was an active member. He lent his aid in the erection of the brick church in the centre of the town ; was the principal leader in making an enlargement of the same. He also took a deep interest in the growth and prosperity of the village now East Jaffrey. He was instrumental in the erection of the Second Congregational meeting-house in that place, and the formation of that society and church. He was also an ac- tive leader in procuring a charter for an academy, and contributed very liberally in aid thereof, for which it was named Melville academy, in honor of the donor. He took a deep interest in the railroad enterprise, and was among the first who took stock in the Cheshire Railroad. He was one of the active men in procuring the Monadnock Bank charter, and was one of its directors. May 1, 1823, he m. Betsey, dau. of David and Charlotte (Blodgett) Lacy. In 1859, he re. to Pepperell, Mass., and d. there. His wife d. May 30, 1863, a. 74. No children.
MILLIKEN FAMILY.
In 1774, Samuel and William Milliken signed a petition against the annexation of a part of Jaffrey to Peterborough and Sharon. They afterwards became residents-one of Peter- borough, and the other of Sharon.
I ALEXANDER MILLIKEN came from -, and set- tled in Jaffrey, on lot 5, range 5. He m. Betty Emery, dau. of Dea. Daniel Emery ; d. Oct. 9, ISII, a. 56. His widow d. May 9, 1823, a. 64. He built the large brick tavern near the base of the Grand Monadnock mountain,-the first brick house, probably, built in town,-and was proprietor of the same till the time of his death in ISII. His son John remained in possession of the premises till the death of his mother in 1823. The property was then sold to Tilly Whitcomb, and by him, in 1825, to John Felt. They had ch. per town record :
I. John, b. Dec. 27, 1781 ; d. March 10, 1783.
II. Molly, b. April 24, 1784 ; m. Moses Hill.
III. Betty, b. Nov. 29, 1786 ; m., May 20, 1803, Jona. Gilmore.
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IV. John, b. Feb. 26, 1790.+ v. Amasa, b. Oct. 20, 1792 ; m. Sophia Hill. Two children : (1) Arvilla. (2) Lonisa. VI. Alexander, d. 1796. VII. Nabby, d. 1800.
VIII. Nabby, b. 1802 ; m. Edward Bailey, q. v.
(5) JOHN MILLIKEN (Capt.) m. Dolly Stevens, June, ISIo. In 1825 he re. to Vermont; from thence to Mich. and Ill. Three children :
(1) James, b. 1816. (2) Charles S., b. 1819. (3) George, d.
MOWER FAMILY.
THOMAS MOWER came from Topsfield, Mass., to Jaf- frey, previous to 1780. He was one of a committee to procure preaching in 1780. He m. Mary Kenney. and d. Oct. 9, 1798, a. 62. His widow d. Feb. 15, 1816, a. 86. Children :
I. Thomas, m. Phebe One child,-Ezra T., d. July 16, 1793, a. 6 weeks.
II. Josiah, b. 1769.+
III. Deborah, m., June 4, 1788, Hezekiah Chaplin. IV. Betsey, m., 1789, Towns.
v. Lois, m., 1789, Samuel Jaquith.
VI. Sally, m., May 18, 1794, David Gilmore.
VII. Polly, m. May 28, 1801, Joel Wright.
VIII. Hannah, m. David Chadwick.
JOSIAH MOWER (Col.) m. Rebecca, dau. of John and Rebecca (Browning) Cutter, of New Ipswich. He d. May 5, 1852, a. 83. She d. Sept. 22, 1867, a. 93. He was a captain in the militia, and colonel of the Twelfth Regiment.
I. Rebecca, b. March 7, 1799 ; m. Zachariah Em- ery, q. v. M., 2ª, Ithamar Lawrence, q. V.
II. Josiah, b. May 1, 1800.++
III. Gilman, b Feb. 1, ISO1.+
IV. Liberty, b. Jan. 21, 1803.+
v. Watson, b. June 1, 1806 ; drowned while bath- ing, near Boston.
VI. Sally, b. April 7, 1808 ; m. Dexter Jewell, q. v.
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JOSIAH MOWER (Dea.) m. Louisa Severance. Four children :
I. Nahum W., b. 1829 ; m. Lydia A. Three ch., (1) Clara A. ; (2) Frank W .; (3) Mary L. II. Thomas S. III. Enos.
IV. William H.
GILMAN MOWER (Col.) m. Roxana, dau. of Jacob and Mary Smith Jewell. She d. Feb. 22, 1873, a. 72.
1. Sophia R., b. April 13, 1826 ; m. Amos E. Per- ry, 1846.
II. Sarah A., b. Jan. 20, 1829; m., Ist, Joseph Whitney ; m., 2ª, Nathaniel Holmes.
III. Mary E., b. Sept. 4, 1830; d. March 14, 1842. Iv. Gilman J., b. Oct. 3, 1832 ; m.
v. Calvin A., b. March 23, 1834 ; d. March 14, 1842.
LIBERTY MOWER (Dea.) m., 1st, Dec. 29, 1829, Emily, dau. of Samuel and Lucy (Emery) Buss, who d. July 14, 1845. a. 41 ; m., 2ª, June 3, 1846, Mary Ann, her sister. Children by second marriage :
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I. Ellen E., b. May 16, 1847 ; m., Dec. 31, 1874, William Moore, of Peterborough.
II. Samuel H., b. July 31, 1849. III. Willie J., b. June 23, 1855.
McNEE FAMILY.
WILLIAM McNEE was b. in Ireland, 1711 ; m. Mary Esless Brownly, and emigrated to this country ; settled in Peter- borough, and d. Dec. 23, 1789, a. 78. His wife d. Oct., 1759, a. 48. He m., 2ª, widow Sarah Smith Bell, who d. Jan. 31, 1814, a. 98. Four children by first wife.
His son, William, m. Betsey Russell ; settled in Dublin ; re. to Peterborough in 1765 or '66 ; settled on the homestead, and, like his father, was elected deacon of the church. He d. April 13, 1810; she d. 1815 ; nine children.
The name McNee was changed to Nay, as it appears on the records.
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WILLIAM NAY (third gen.), b. Mar., 1763 ; m. Lydia Sawyer. In 1798 he re. to Jaffrey, and settled in the south part of the town ; paid taxes there from 1798 to 1804, inclusive. Two or three of his children were b. there. He returned to Peterborough, and d. June 1, 1813, a. 50. She d. Aug. 28, 1850, a. 82.
I. William, b. 1788; m. Rebecca Foster; re. to Indiana ; twelve ch.
II. Lydia, b. July 15, 1791 ; m. Walter Gilbert ; d. N. Y., 1856, a. 65.
III. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1794 ; m. Mary Felt.
IV. Asdal, b. March 12, 1797 ; m. Polly Milliken ; re. to N. Y., and d. Oct., 1830, a. 33.
v. Cynthia, b. Feb. 5, 1799; m. Cyrus Frost, q. v.
VI. Gardner, b. Aug. 9, 1801 ; m. Amelia Symonds ; r. Ill.
VII. Arvilla, b. Nov. 28, 1804 ; m. N. B. Buss ; d. VIII. Jefferson, b. May 26, 1808; m. Sally Loring ; he d. 1837.
SAMUEL NAY (Maj.) settled in Sharon ; was a promi- nent leading man in that place : was moderator of their town-meeting, town-clerk. six years representative to the General Court, a member of the Constitutional Con- vention in 1850, was county commissioner, and justice of the peace. He m., Ist, April 13, 1815, Mary, dau. of Oliver Felt, who d. Dec. 24, 1861, a. 69. He m., 2ª, April 2, 1863, Mrs. Elizabeth (Flint) Gray, b. in Han- cock.
I. Harriet, b. Dec. 24, 1815 ; m. Horatio N. Por- ter ; one child,-Samuel N. Porter, D. D. S. ; r. Peterborough. M., 2ª, John Bullard ; one child ; d.
II. Samuel, b. May 19, 1818; m. Nancy Vose ; r. Antrim.
III. Mary, b. July 10, 1820; m. Samuel Jaquith, q. v.
IV. Marshall, b. April 2, 1823 ; m. Sarah Wells.
v. Sarah, b. June 20, 1827 ; m. S. I. Vose ; d. Oct. 25, 1875.
VI. Henry H., b. Sept 4, 1832 ; m. Mary J. Shedd, dau. of George Shedd ; d. Aug. 23, 1858, a. 26. She d. March 6, 1867, a. 28.
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NEWELL FAMILY.
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JACOB NEWELL was b. in Scituate, Mass. ; came to Jaffrey, and m. Keziah L., dau. of Whitcomb and Keziah Loring Powers. Before marriage he led a sea- faring life, and was taken prisoner by the British in the War of ISI2. He d. March 4, 1834, a. 74. His widow d. Sept. 22, 1872, a. S4. Children :
1. Mary A., b. May 8, 1814 ; m. Dexter Knowl- ton, q. v.
II. Elizabeth, r. Jaffrey.
III. Hannah, m. Timo. G. Temple ; r. Milford.
IV. George, d. Dec. 9, 1836, a. 18.
v. Jane, b. Jan. 17, 1820; m. John Stone; r. in Peterborough.
VI. James, m. Elizabeth Wheeler ; r. in Sharon.
VII. Jacob, m. Deborah Emery, of Rindge ; d. in the army, at Baton Rouge, La., April 5, 1863, a 40. Children :
(1) George.
(2) Frances H., d. April 6, 1856, a. 6 w., 4 days.
(3) Henry C., d. Nov. 6, 1865, a. 8 years, S mos.
VIII. Josiah P., m. Catherine Porter ; d.
IX. William, m. Jane Deeth; re. to Vermont ; in Co. H., U. S. Sharpshooters ; pro. to cap- tain.
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JAMES NEWELL, a brother of Jacob, d. Dec. 2, 1830. His daughter m. Dea. Nathan Moors, of Sharon, N. H.
NUTTING FAMILY.
I SIMEON NUTTING, an early settler, was road survey- or in 1779 ; he settled on lot 22, range 8, afterwards owned by Benjamin Nutting.
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Children by first wife :
I. Benjamin, m., May 22, 1803, Betsey Hath- orn.
II. Jonas, b. 1775.+
III. Joshua, b. 1781.+
IV. Reuben.+
v. Betsey, b. 1789 ; d. Nov. 14, 1809, a. 20 yrs., 2 mos.
Children by second wife :
VI. Jeremiah, b. March 7, 1795 ; d. Aug. 17, 1857. VII. Sally, b. May 27, 1798.
VIII. Lucinda, b. June 12, 1800.
JONAS NUTTING settled on lot 17, range 5 ; m. Jane, dau. of Lieut. William and Jane (Wright) Turner. She d. Nov. 13, 1814, a. 41. M., 2ª, Nancy Kittredge, who d. Jan. 19, 1847, a. 66. He d. Feb. 26, 1822, a. 47. Children by first wife :
(1) Lucy. (2) Rachel. (3) William T. (4) Eliza Jane. (5) Joshua. (6) Emily. (7) Jonas.
Children by second wife ;
(S) Charles. (9) John. (10) Harriet. (11) Hosea.
JOSHUA NUTTING m. Martha French, who d. Aug. 27, 1861, a. So. He d. March 10, 1844, a. 63. Five children :
(1) Martha. (2) Mary Ann, m. Dexter Patrick ; d. Oct. 28, 1845, a. 28. (3) Sally. (4.) Lo- rinda, b. 1822. (5) Luke H., b. 1827.
REUBEN NUTTING m. Dec. 4, ISOS, Sarah Walton, of Rindge, b. July 13, 1788; settled on the homestead of his father ; re. to New Ipswich about 1836. Chil- dren b. in Jaffrey :
(1) Isabella, b. Sept. 28, 1809. (2) Benjamin, d. Sept. 6, 1812, a. 9 days. (3) Rebecca W., b. June 1, 1818; d. Sept. 29, 1819. (4) Sarah R., b. April 4, 1821.
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II WILLIAM TURNER NUTTING, son of Jonas, m. Grata He d. Sept. 8, 1869, a. 67. She d. May 6, 1879, a. 68.
(1) Caroline, b. Jan. 12, 1834 ; m. Oren Prescott, q. v. (2) Cordelia, b. 1835 ; d. March 22, 1860. (3) Hannah, d. Nov. 9, 1839, a. 14 mos., S days. (4) Alonzo, d. Jan. 25, 1843, a. 14 mos. (5) Alonzo, b. 1844; d. Nov. 12, 1860, a. 16. (6) Jonas, b. 1848 ; d. April 6, 1852.
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CHARLES NUTTING, son of Jonas, m. Nancy S. Towns, b. ISI5.
(1) Adeline M., b. 1839; d. 1867. (2) Charles H., b. 1841 ; d. April 24, 1875. (3) Adaliza L., b. 1843 ; m. Roderick R. P. Adams, Sept. 25, 1861. (4) Edward, b. 1844. (5) George, b. 1847. (6) Arabella, b. 1848; m. Edwin J. Russell, of Rindge, July 3, 1866. (7) Martha C., b. 1851 ; m. Xenophon Shedd, Jan. 5, 1874. (S) Ella A., b. 1857. (9) Fred H., b. 1859 ; d. Nov. 30, 1875.
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LUKE H. NUTTING, son of Joshua ; m. Mary Ann Upton.
(1) Frank H., b. 1858. (2) Fred H., b. 1860. (3) Mary E., b. 1864. (4) Willie E., b. 1865. (5) Alice P., b. 1870.
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ISAAC NUTTING came from Groton, Mass. ; paid taxes in 1803. He settled on lot 20, range 6, which he purchased of Nathan Cutter ; sold the same to Jonas Pierce, and bought the farm of Josiah Priest, lot IS, range I. He was drowned in the Frost pond while bathing, July 10, 1825, a. 44. He m. Betsey, dau. of Ebenezer Hathorn, who d. May 18, 1846, a. 63. Nine children :
I. Ebenezer, b. May 22, 1806 ; m. Sophia Byam Gilmore ; d. in Worcester, Mass. ; two chil- dren.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
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II. Hepsey Elizabeth. b. July 22, 1812; m., Ist, Charles Blodgett ; m., 2ª, Lyman Percival. He d. at Peterborough, Aug. 10, 1877, a. 78. Four children.
III. Mary. b. Aug. 22, 1813 ; m. Jacob Bohonnon ; r. Danbury ; d. Dec. 4, 1866.
IV. Abel. b. March 13, 1815.+
v. Frances, b. June 13, IS17 ; m. Edward, son of Ralph Emery.
VI. Susan, b. Dec. 30, 1818 ; m. Patrick Daly.
VII. Isaac. b. May 25, 1820 ; m. Susan Marvle.++ VIII. William. b. Sept. 4, 1822.
IX. Asa, b. Feb. 23, 1824 : m. Maria Moore. One child .- Marian A., b. 1854; m., Nov. 21, IS78, Wallace Clarke, of Peterborough.
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ABEL NUTTING m. Mary A. Turner, of Peterborough. He d. March 8, 1848. She d. Aug. 8, 1847, a. 33. Six children :
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I. Mary C., b. Aug. 13. 1835 : m., Ist, Benjamin Swan ; m., 2ª, Joseph Holliston.
II. David, b. IS37.
III. Sarah Jane, b. Feb. 20, 1839 ; m., Ist, James Merrill ; m., 2ª, George Prescott.
IV. Edward D., d. Jan. 20, 1864, a. 21.
v. Abby Ann, m. John Miles.
VI. Abel.
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ISAAC NUTTING m. Susan Marvle. He d. Sept. 18, IS75. Four children :
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I. Sarah C .. b. 1844.
II. George H., b. 1846.
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III. Adelbert.
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IV. Marcellus, b. 1849.
OBER FAMILY.
I SAMUEL OBER was an inhabitant of Jaffrey during the Revolution, and was a soldier in that war. He r. in District No. 6. In 1784 his name was on the roll of the militia, and he was highway surveyor the same year. He m. Hannah -- , and left a birth record of four children :
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
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I. Hannah, b. April 17, 1779.
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II. Samuel, b. Jan. 26, 1781.
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III. Kindal, b. Feb. 15, 1783.
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IV. Polly, b. April 30, 1787.
OSGOOD FAMILY.
I WILLIAM OSGOOD was a soldier of the Revolution ; on the roll of the militia in 1784; held town office in 1786.
OAKS FAMILY.
I BERIAH OAKS, b. in Massachusetts in 1797 ; came to Jaffrey about 1849 ; paid tax that year. He re. on the Davis place, lot 1, range 2, west of the mountain ; left town 1853 or '54. He m. Polly -, and had chil- dren :
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