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I. Appleton, b. in Vermont, 1827.
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II. Joel, b. in Vermont, 1832.
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III. Mary, b. in Mass., 1835.
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IV. Amanda, b. in Mass., 1837.
OLMSTEAD FAMILY.
I HENRY OLMSTEAD paid poll tax in 1852, '53, and 1 '54
O'BRIEN FAMILY.
I PETER O'BRIEN paid tax in 1851 ; Edmund in 1857. John O'Neal, Patrick Osha, 1857.
PAGE FAMILY.
I DAVID PAGE was b. in Bedford, Mass., Feb. 7, 1766 ; came to Jaffrey about 1802. He was a merchant, and kept a store in Jaffrey in 1803, '4, and '5. It was on the site of the brick church in the centre of the town, and was burnt in 1805 or '6. In ISOS he re. to Middle- bury, Vt., and in 1828 to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he d. April 5, 1856, a. 90. While in Jaffrey he was a very
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prominent leading man ; was moderator of their town- meeting, town-clerk, selectman, and representative. He also held the office of major in the Twelfth Regi- ment N. H. Militia. He m. Elizabeth Minot, dau. of Minot, of Concord, Mass., by whom he had
I. Elizabeth, b. March 16, 1792.
II. Abigail, b. Sept. 26, 1793.
III. David, b. July 8, 1795.
IV. Mary Minot, b. Aug. 19, 1796; d. Nov. 14, 1796.
v. William, b. Sept. 16, 1798.
VI. An infant son, d. March 27, 1800.
VII. Thomas B., b. March 30, 1802.
VIII. Christopher, b. Jan. 13, 1804.
JONATHAN PAGE, son of Elias, b. in Rindge, March 6, 1816, m. Lorinda H. Porter ; settled in Jaffrey, on lot 4, range 10, in 1839. Ten children :
(1) Mary Ann, b. 1845. (2) Olive M., b. 1847.
(3) Jane A., b. 1848.
(4) Lydia M., b. 1850.
(5) Harvey, b. 1853. -
(6) Harriet, b. 1856.
(7) Adeline, b. 1859. (8) Lizzie, b. 1861.
(9) John, b. 1864. (10) Clara M., b. 1869.
PARKER FAMILY.
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ABRAHAM PARKER, a native of Marlborough, in Wiltsclaim, England, came to this country and was a resident of Woburn, Mass., in 1644. Nov. IS, in that year, he m. Rose Whitlock. He was admitted a free- man in 1645; re. to Chelmsford, Mass., about 1653, with three brothers, Jacob, James, and Joseph, and d. there, Aug. 12, 1685. His wife survived him, and d. Nov. 30, 1691. Children :
I. Anna, or Hanna, b. at Woburn, Oct. 29, 1645 ; m. Nathaniel Blood.
II. John, b. Oct. 30, 1647 ; m. Mary Danforth ; d. April 14, 1699.
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III. Abraham, b. March 8, 1650 ; d. Oct. 20, 1651. IV. Abraham, b. Aug., 1652 ; m. Martha Lemmons. v. Mary, b. at Chelmsford, Nov. 15, 1655, m. James Parker.
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VI. Moses, b. about 1657 ; m. Abigail Hildreth ; d. Oct. 12, 1732.++
VII. Isaac, b. Sept. 13, 1660; m. Esther Fletcher ; d. Feb. 22, 1688 or '9.
VIII. Elizabeth, b. April 10, 1663 ; m. James Pierce ; d. March 5, 1688.
Ix. Lydia, b. Feb. 7, 1665 ; m. John Kidder. x. Jacob, b. March 24, 1669.
MOSES PARKER m. Abigail Hildreth. Children :
I. Abigail, b. May 8, 1685 ; m. Benj. Adams. II. Moses, d. July 28, 1702.
III. Aaron, b. April 9, 1689; m., Ist, Abigail Adams ; 2ª, Dorothy Fletcher ; d. Dec. 19, 1775.+
IV. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 26, 1691 ; m. Ebenezer Par- ker.
v. Joseph, b. March 25, 1694 ; d. April 22, 1738. He was lieutenant of a snow-shoe company, formed in 1724 to operate against the Indians ; and was the father of Lt. Col. Moses Parker, who was mortally wounded at Bunker Hill, and d. a prisoner in Boston. VI. Benjamin, b. April 14, 1696.
VII. Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1698 ; m. Benj. Chamberlain.
AARON PARKER m. Abigail Adams. Children by I" wife :
I. Aaron, b. Aug. 19, 1713 ; m. Mary -; d. Sept. 30, 1762.
II. Samuel, b. Jan. 1, 1717 ; m., Ist, Sarah Fletcher ; 2ª, Mary (Proctor) Robbins ; 3ª, Mrs. Fletcher ; d. Aug. 7, 1795.+-
III. Moses, b. May 16, 1718.
IV. Abigail, b. Oct. 17, 1720 ; m. John Senter.
v. Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1723 ; m. Oliver Proctor.
VI. Lucy, b. Jan. 11, 1725 or '6 ; m. Stephen Corey. VII. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1728; m. Gershom Proc- tor.
VIII. Isaac, b. May 20, 1731. Ix. Joseph, b. Jan. 2, 1735. Ch. by 3ª wife, Dorothy Fletcher : x. Esther, b. July 4, 1738.
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SAMUEL PARKER m. Sarah Fletcher. Children by Ist wife :
I. Samuel, b. Feb. 27, 1739 ; d. in Maine.
II. Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1740 ; m. Solomon Dutton.
III. Joseph, b. May 20, 1742 ; m. Susanna Fletcher ; d. Sept., ISO7.
Iv. Silas, b. Jan. 23, 1743 ; d. at Mt. Desert.
v. Leonard, b. Nov. 10, 1745 ; d. at Holland Pur- chase.
Children by 2ª wife, Mary (Proctor) Robbins.
VI. Mary, b. Feb. 14, 1749; m. Thomas Wright ; d. July 16, 1823.
VII. Jonathan, b. March 28, 1751 ; unm. ; d. March 20, IS20.
VIII. Abel, b. March 25, 1753 ; m. Edith Jewett. He d. May 2, 1831. She d. Oct. 23, 1848, a. 96.
IX. Elizabeth, b. May 9, 1755 ; m. - - Tenney.
x. Lydia, b. July 13, 1757 ; unm. ; d. Feb. 7, 1774.
ABEL PARKER m. Edith Jewett. Nine children :
I. Edith, b. July 20, 1778 ; d. Feb. 23, 1784.
II. Abel, b. Sept. IS, 17So ; unm. ; d. Oct. 28, 1So7. III. Edmund, b. Feb. 7, 1783 ; m., Ist, Susan Cut- ter ; she d. July 28, 1826. M., 2ª, Sarah King Leland Boynton. He d. Sept. 5, 1856.+ [See Coll. Graduates. ]
IV. Silas, b. Feb. 11, 1785 ; d. March 21, 1785. v. Asa, b. March 12, 1786 ; m. Fanny Jewett.+ VI. Isaac, b. April 14, 1788; m. Sarah Ains- worth.+
VII. Calvin, b. July 23, 1790 ; d. Aug. 17, 1790. VIII. Luther, b. Oct. 10, 1791 ; d. Oct. 25, 1791. IX. Joel, b. Jan. 25, 1795 ; m. Mary Morse Parker ; d. Aug. 17, 1875. Three ch., two living. [See Coll. Graduates. ]
EDMUND PARKER m., Ist, Susan, dau. of Joseph and Rachel (Hobart) Cutter. Ch. by Ist wife :
I. Charles Edmund, b. Aug. 14, 1813 ; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1834 ; M. D. at Yale college in 1837 ; m., Ist, Sarah E. Parker ; 2ª, Anna Pierce ; r. Beardstown, Ill.
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II. Mary Ann m. John Prentice ; r. Chicago, Ill.
III. William d. at Amherst, Jan. 4, 1840, a. 19.
IV. One ch. by 2ª, wife ; d. young.
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ASA PARKER m. Fanny, dau. of Dr. Stephen and Nancy Colburn Jewett, of Rindge, b. March 6, 1788. He settled on the homestead of his father. On his death he re. to the centre of the town ; and d. Oct. 15, 1833. His widow d. Jan. 4, 1866. Mr. Parker was a prominent man. In his early days he was a distin- guished school-teacher ; held the commission of captain in the Jaffrey and Rindge cavalry company ; held many important town offices ; was a member of the state senate in 1826-'7. He was afterwards appointed reg- ister of probate for the county of Cheshire, which office he held till the time of his death. He was a man highly esteemed and respected by his fellow-citizens. Five children :
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I. Calvin Jewett, b. Jan. 18, 1809 ; m. Abigail Kendall, of Dublin. She d. He d. in Bos- ton, April 4, 1859. Children : (1) Joel K., m. Clara C. Willard ; one ch. (2) Adaline S. (3) Mary L., m. Joel Bullard, May, 1866 ; d. Sept. 23, 1866, at Worcester, Mass. (4) Flora E., m .- - - Worcester, 1865 ; d. July 25, 1866.
II. Clementine, b. Jan. 4, 1811 ; m. Daniel B. Cut- ter, M. D., q. v.
III. Adaline, b. Sept. 15, 1815 ; m., 1835, Milton Kilburn, of Fitzwilliam. He d. Feb. 16, 1863. Children : (1) John Wood, b. in Rockford, Ill. ; d. Oct. 22, 1851. (2) Sarah Frances, d. 1858. (3) George. (4) Henry. (5) Adda. (6) Clara A. (7) Charles. (S) Asa.
IV. George S., b. Feb. 1, 1820; d. in the army at Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. IS, 1862. Two children : (1) Charles F. (2) Theodore H. v. Columbus C., b. Oct. 24, 1833 ; m., 1853, Fran- ces, dau. of James and Chloe (Murdock) Wilson, of Royalston, Mass. ; settled, first, in Rockford, Ill., second, in Winchendon ; a merchant in that place. Two children : (1) Ida Frances, b. at Rockford, June 3,
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1855 ; graduated at Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary, IS74 ; has since been a teacher in Wellesley Female College, Wellesley, Mass. (2) Mary Edith, b. June 12, 1864.
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ISAAC PARKER m., Nov. 17, 1812, Sally, dau. of Rev. Laban and Mary (Minot) Ainsworth. She d. May 27, 1857. He d. May 27, 1858. They had eight children,-four sons and four daughters.
I. Sarah M. m. Dea. Ezra Farnsworth, of Groton, Mass. ; r. Boston, where she d.
II. William M. m. and d.
III. Edward H. graduated at Dartmouth college in IS46 ; M. D., Jefferson Medical College.
IV. Edith, m. Ellery Stedman, M. D.
v. Henry M., d. ; was a lawyer by profession ; r. Boston.
VI. Isabel m. Rev. George A. Oviat.
VII. Francis J. was a colonel in the rebel war. VIII. Mary.
SAMUEL PARKER was an early settler ; b. in Groton, Mass. ; came from New Ipswich to Jaffrey ; settled on lot 19, range 3, afterwards the farm of Capt. Parker Maynard. He m., Ist, Abiah Cook ; m., 2ª, Mrs. Sarah Howe, April 15, 1792, mother of Dr. Adonijah Howe. She d. Dec. 30, 1795, a. 59. He d. Nov. 26, 1806, a. 77. Ch. by first wife :
I. Samuel m. Sarah Bullard, of Dublin.
II. Abigail m. Ebenezer Champney, of New Ips- wich.
III. Asa, b. 1757 ; m. Lucy Gould, dau. of Oliver.++ IV. Eunice m. Eli Ames, of Groton.
v. Ebenezer m. Lydia Richardson, of Groton ; left town in 1800.
VI. Phebe m. Benj. Bancroft, of Rindge. Four ch. VII. Daniel m. Jenny Cochran, of Peterborough ; re. to Waitsfield, Vt., thence to Brookfield, Vt. ; left Jaffrey in 1800. VIII. Amos m. Ruth -; d. Feb. 27, 1797, a. 26. Ix. Nathan, unm.
x. Mercy m. Benj. Champney, of New Ipswich. XI. Lucy d., a. 19.
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ASA PARKER m. Lucy, dau. of Oliver and Mary (Stockwell) Gould. He d. April 13, 1838. She d. Nov. 8, 1844, a. So.
I. Asa, b. at Jaffrey ; re. to Cuba, W. I. ; d. 1819.
77 78 II. Oliver, b. - ; re. to Baltimore, Md. 79 So IV. Abner Howe, b. 1796 ; re. to Guiana, S. A.
SI v. Lucy, b. 1798 ; r. Jaffrey, 1873.
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VI. Abigail Champney, b. 1797 ; d. 1859.
VII. Mary Stockwell, b. ISO1 ; d. 1841.
VIII. Eliza, b. 1803 : r. Jaffrey, 1873.
S4 85 IX. Abiah Cook, b. 1So8 ; d. 1873.
S6 x. Edwin Lewellyn, b. 1811 ; m. Cassandra Lews- dale ; re. to Baltimore, Md. ; d. 186S.
HENRY PAYSON.
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HENRY PAYSON, son of Rev. Seth Payson, D. D., of Rindge, was b. March 22, 1792; m., Jan. 20, 1821, Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Wyman) Cutter, b. at Bolton, Mass., Nov. 5, 1792. He came to Jaffrey in 1815 ; opened a store under the firm name of Wilder & Payson, in the building then known as the Thorndike store, now the dwelling-house of Dr. Phelps. In 1817 the firm was changed to H. Payson & Co., which con- tinued in trade till 1824, when he re. to Boston. He was highly esteemed as a citizen, and was the leading trader in town. He was for many years town-clerk. While in Boston he was elected deacon of the Old South Church. He re. from Boston to New York city ; d. June 14, 1859, a. 67. Mrs. Payson r. with her dau., Mrs. Ayers, at Galesburg, Ill., in 1871. Two ch. :
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I. Sarah Cutter, b. July 2, 1822; m. Nelson Ayers, of Galesburg, Ill.
3 II. George Phillips, b. March 29, 1827 ; m. Abbie Harris ; r. in Brooklyn, N. Y.
PERKINS FAMILY.
1 JOSEPH PERKINS (Capt.) came from Methuen, Mass., to Jaffrey in 1778; settled on lot 2, range 9 ; m. Ruth -. He d. Jan. 28, 1821, a. 77. She d. Oct. 23, 1815, a. 74.
III. Nathan, b. 1794 ; re. to Baltimore ; d. 1851.
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I. Moses, b. 1769 ; m. Rhoda Spofford.+
II. Polly, b. 1771 ; m. Oliver Bailey, q. v.
III. Robinson m. Peddy. Children : (1) Jared, b. Feb. 12, 1793 ; (2) Lucinda, b. June 14, 1796 ; (3) John, b. Sept. 16, 1801.
IV. Edward, b. 1777.+
v. John. VI. Elizabeth.
VII. Joseph.
VIII. Ruth, b. Nov. 16, 1782 ; m. John Stone.
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MOSES PERKINS m., 1st, Rhoda, dau. of Dea. Eleazer and Mary (Flint) Spofford, Nov. 6, 1793. She d. at New Ipswich. He m., 2ª, Mercy - -, who d. Feb. 28, 1865, aged 86. He d. at Jaffrey March 27, 1854, a. 85. Eleven children :
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I. Mary, b. March 24, 1795 ; d. Oct. 29, 1831.
II. Moses S., b. Feb. 1, 1797.+
III. Rhoda, b. Dec. 26, 1798; m. March 10, 1851, Aaron Hodkins.
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IV. Harriet, b. Aug. 23, 1800 ; d. Nov. 17, 1802.
v. Eleazer, b. Jan. 25, 1803 ; m. Mary A. Law- rence ; d. March 11, 1837.
VI. Harriet, b. June 1, 1805 ; m. Lucins Crone ; d. June, 1834.
VII. Ruby W., b. April 27, 1807 ; m. Cyrus Trull and John Mead ; d. July 9, 1852.
VIII. Aphia, b. July 10, 1809 ; d. Sept. 30, 1812.
IX. Mercy, b. June 14, 18II ; m. Ezekiel Blake, Sept. 10. 1833 ; r. Chicopee Falls.
x. Aphia, b. July 4, 1815 ; m. John H. Smith ; r. Chicopee Falls.
XI. Aaron, b. June 16, 1817; m. Maria, dau. of David Howe, of Rindge ; r. East Jaffrey.
EDWARD PERKINS settled in Jaffrey, and m. Ruth He d. June 5, 1856, a. 82. She d. May 30, 1860, a. 83. Ten children :
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I. Adelia, b. Feb. 14, ISOI ; m. Isaac Adams.
II. Daniel G., b. Nov. 11, 1802 ; d. Jan. 3, 1827.
III. Phebe, b. Oct. 23, 1804 ; d. Feb. 7, ISI0.
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IV. Hannah W., b. Nov. 26, 1806; m., June 1, 1824, Abraham Corey ; ten children.
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v. Ruth G., b. Feb. 3, 1809.
VI. Phebe, b. Jan. 23, ISII ; d. Feb. 7, IS13.
VII. Joseph, b. Dec. 16, 1812 ; d. June 25, 1866.
VIII. Mary Jane, b. Nov. 20, 1815.
Ix. Edward C., b. March II, ISIS.
x. Ira, b. Jan. 11, IS21.
MOSES S. PERKINS m. Cosby Cooledge. Mr. Per- kins was highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens ; was a worthy member and chief supporter of the First Con- gregational Church in Jaffrey at the time of his death, Feb. 27, 1875. Seven children :
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I. Sarah, b. Sept. 7, 1822 ; m. M. P. Farrar ; d. I854. II. Phebe, b. Nov. 17, 1824 ; m. James L. Bolster. III. Hart, b. Sept. 26, 1828; m. Paulina P. Flow- ers.
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IV. Charles, b. Oct. 27, 1833 ; m. Sarah R. Evleth. v. Dorcas, b. June 24, 1835 ; m. James S. Lacy. VI. Cozbie, b. June 28, 1828 ; m. John V. Tenney. VII. Mercy, b. May 24, 1840; m. Fred W. Bailey ; d. Dec. S, 1867. One child,-Mary F., b. I 868.
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FREEMAN PERKINS was b. in Sterling, Conn., Jan. 28, 1791. He m. Susan A. , by whom he had five children. She d. Aug. 10, 1836, a. 43 yrs.
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I. Alvah J., b. in Killingly, Conn., July 9, 1815.
II. Edwin F., b. June 13, 1817.
III. Gustavus Erastus, b. Feb. 24, 1820, at North- borough, Mass. ; d. Nov. 28, 1837.
IV. Henry G., b. at Framingham, Mass., Oct. 13, I823.
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v. Susan A., b. at Jaffrey, Oct. 22, 1825.
PIERCE FAMILY.
I DANIEL PIERCE, a descendant of John Pierce, the emigrant who settled in Watertown, was b. in Lunen- burg, 1713 ; d. May 13, 1758, a. 45. Sarah, his wife, 1717 ; d. April 13, 1795, a. 78. Seven children :
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I. Daniel, b. Oct. 3, 1742.
II. Reuben, b. March 17, 1747.
III. Samuel, b. May 21, 1749.+
IV. Jacob, b. Aug. 3, 1751.+
v. Sarah, b. Aug. 3, 1754.
VI. Abigail, b. April 1, 1756.
VII. Regia, b. May 13, 1758.
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SAMUEL PIERCE came from Lunenburgh with his brother Jacob, John Hale, and Ephraim Whitcomb,- Samuel in 1773, Jacob in 1777,-and built a log cabin on what was called Whitcomb hill, and their settlement was known as the Leominster district. Samuel was the owner of a horse, the first one in the district, if not in town. Jacob Pierce and John Hale m. sisters of Eph- raim Whitcomb. Samuel m. Abigail Carter, b. 1751, who d. Feb. 28, 1777, while on a visit at Leominster. He m., 2ª, 1778, Elizabeth Whitney. He d. Dec. 27, 1824, a. 75. She d. Oct. 23, 1823, a. 72. Ten children :
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I. Asaph, b. July 9, 1776.+ II. Samuel, b. May 9, 1778.++
III. Betsey, b. March 29, 1779 ; m. Jacob Pierce, q. v. Iv. Caleb, b. Jan. 30, 1781 ; m. Dec. 20, 1805, Lucy Gale ; r. Alstead, Lyme, N. Y., and Mich.
v. Annis, b. April 12, 1783 ; m. Benjamin Frost, q. v.
VI. Abigail, b. Oct. 4, 1785 ; m. Jude Carter ; r. in Rindge. In ISIS re. to Pennsylvania.
VII. Sarah, b. Sept. 3, 1787 ; m., Ist, Joel Fisk, who d. Jan. 19, 1823 ; m., 2ª, James Bridges, Sept., 1825 ; d. in Wilton, Feb. 20, 1836. One child, d. young.
VIII. Lucy, b. Nov. 28, 1789 ; d. same day. Ix. Joseph, b. March 23, 1792.+
x. Silas, b. Jan. 4, 1794 ; m., May 7, 1818, Esther Jaquith ; d. July 29, 1819.
JACOB PIERCE (Lieut.) was a man of integrity, firm in his religious belief, a member of the church, and a constant attendant on religious meetings. Afflicted with the infirmity of deafness in the latter part of his
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life, he was seated in the pulpit with the minister, where, with the aid of a hearing-trumpet, he was ena- bled to hear his sermons. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He m. Rebecca Whitcomb, and d. Aug. 9, 1826, a. 75. She d. March 3, 1843, a. 89.
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I. Jacob, b. April 28, 1778; m., 1st, Nov. 27, ISoo, Mary Sawtelle, of Rindge; re. to Alstead ; she d. Oct. 7, 1812. He m., 2ª, Electa Evans, of Alstead ; she d. April 1, 1817. He m., 3ª, Feb. 19, ISIS, Betsy Pierce, dau. of Samuel Pierce ; she d. May IS, 1822. He m., 4th, March 23, 1823, Sally Garfield. He was a cabinet-maker.
II. Rebecca, b. Dec. 2, 1780 ; d. Dec. 13, 1823.
III. Benjamin, b. Feb. 2, 1782 ; m. Sally Erskines, of Winchester, Aug. 1, 1813. Children : (1) Benjamin ; (2) Hillman. (3) Marshall. He re. to Richland, Oswego county, N. Y. He d. 1864, a. S2. She d. Dec., 1851.
Iv. Regia, b. Sept. 29, 1783 ; m. Alvin Jewell, of Winchester, Feb. 6, 1806.
v. Deborah, b. Oct. 4, 1785 ; m. Oct. 19, 1826, Alvin Jewell, 2ª wife.
VI. Reuben, b. Sept. 4, 1787 ; re. to Bloomfield, N. Y.
VII. Miriam, b. July 6, 1789; m. Benj. Hale, of Rindge, Oct. 29, 1812. He d. Feb. 12, IS32. She d. April 26, 1863. Five children : (1) Tryphosa. (2) Almina. (3) Benjamin O. (4) Jacob W. (5) Moses.
VIII. Daniel, b. April 2, 1791 ; d. April 22, ISO8. IX. Moses, b. Jan. 22, 1793 ; m. Betsey Jewett ; many children. He was a blacksmith.
x. Josiah, b. March 15, 1795 ; d. April 11, 1795. XI. Nancy, b. July 10, 1796 ; m. Sewell Hosmer ; r. New Ipswich.
XII. Josiah, b. June 19, 1798.+ XIII. Tryphosa, b. April 15, 1800 ; d. May 19, 1802.
ASAPH PIERCE m., Feb. 10, 1797, Hannah Stickney ; re. to Barre, Vt., afterwards to Berlin, and from thence to Moretown, where he d. Feb. 4, 1840. She was b. Dec. 24, 1773 ; d. Dec. 29, 1836. Seven children :
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I. Phebe, b. Jan. 4, 1798 ; d. Dec. S, 1813.
II. Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1799 ; his wife d. 1873 ; r. Moretown.
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III. Kimball P., b. Jan. 12, 1802 ; d. May 19, 1804. IV. Lottis, b. Oct. 26, 1804 ; m. Girdon Gurley ; r. Berlin.
v. Roxana, b. Jan. 20, 1806 ; m. Daniel Dodge ; r. Randolph.
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VI. Rebecca, b. Nov. 13, 1807 ; m. Ira Cameron ; d. June 20, 1872.
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VII. Hannah, b. Dec. 13, 1809 ; m. Uriah Howe ; r. Moretown.
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SAMUEL PIERCE settled on lot 18, range 2; built a fine brick house thereon, now uninhabited ; m., Feb. 21, ISO6, Hitty. dau. of Joseph Brooks, in her early days a prominent school-teacher. He d. April S, 1858, a. S2. She d. April 7, 1866, a. SS. Ten children :
I. Luke C., b. Jan. 11, 1807.++
II. Luther B., b. Jan. 11, 1807.++ Twins.
III. Samuel W., b. Aug. 31, 1808.+
IV. Euridice, b. Oct. 11, ISIO; d. Sept. 2, 1863, unm.
v. Charles W., b. May 27, 1812.+
VI. Rosira, b. Dec. 19, 1813 ; m. Edwin F. Wheel- er, of Ashby, Mass., who d. in the army, Aug. 6, 1863. She r. East Jaffrey.
I. John F., b. at Griswold, Conn., Sept. 21, 1844 ; r East Jaffrey ; unm.
2. James A., b. at Saquoit, N. Y., Mar. 12, 1849 ; m .. July 4, 1872, Madeline P .. dau of Rev. Enville J. Emery ; r. East Jaffrey, two children : (1) Albert F., b. Oct. 29, 1873. (2) John E., b. Sept. 20, 1875.
3. Mary J., b. at Hornellsville, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1853; m., June 30, 1873, Frank P. Wellman ; one child,-Frank Chester, b. March 24, 1876.
VII. Asaph, b. Nov. 17, 1815 ; d. Sept. 10, ISIS. VIII. Hitty, b. May 28, ISIS ; d. July 16, 1819.
IX. Nancy, b. Jan. 2, 1820 ; m. March 23, 1843, James H. Holt, of Wilton.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
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I. Samuel Pierce, b. Sept. 9, 1844 ; d. in the army.
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2. James A., b. May 22, 1847 ; m. Mary Dodge ; one child.
3. Nathaniel K., b. Nov. 24, 1855.
4. Charles D., b. Nov. 29, 1857.
5. Emma R., b. Sept. 21, 1863.
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x. Asaph, b. Feb. 25, 1823 ; m. Fanny P., dau. of Capt. Isaac Jewell, Feb. 7, 1846 ; r. Michi- gan.
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JOSEPH PIERCE m., Dec. 13, 1821, his brother Silas's widow, Esther Jaquith Pierce. He d. at Auburn, Mass., April 22, 1860. She d. March 29, 1866. Seven children :
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I. Frederick Sumner, b. Sept. 5, 1822 ; m., Ist, Dec., 1848, Martha Holden, who d. May 4, 1850, a. 26; m., 2ª, Mary A. Grant, Jan. 29, 1853 ; one dau. (adopted), Angeline, b. 1864.
II. Sarah Elizabeth, b. March 12, 1824.
III. Samuel Jaquith, b. Dec. 1, 1825 ; d. Sept. 9, IS27.
IV. Diantha Maria, b. June 18, 1830.
v. Samuel Sylvester, b. July 14, 1828; m. Clark ; r. Worcester, Mass.
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VI. Esther Louisa, b. July 29, 1832 ; m. Hollis Clark ; r. Providence, R. I.
VII. Silas, b. Nov 27, 1835 ; d. Oct. 22, 1840. VIII. Emily, b. Sept. 29, 1837 ; d. Oct. 15, 1837.
JOSIAH PIERCE m., Feb. 9, 1824, Paulina Erskins ; re. to Mexico, Oswego county, N. Y., in 1848. Three children, b. in Jaffrey :
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I. Orilla R., b. Jan. 24, 1825.
II. Sarah M., b. April 13, 1826 ; m., Oct. 5, 1847, Stephen Emery.
III. Jacob A., b. Nov. 27, 1828 ; teacher of martial music.
LUKE C. PIERCE (twin), b. Jan. 11, 1807 ; m., May 5, 1836, Margaret, dau. of William and Olive (Gray)
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Smith, of Peterborough ; re. to Franklin, Mich. His wife d. March 9, 1851, a. 37. M., 2ª, Hester E. Lem- mons, of Sturgis, Mich. He d. Jan. 4, 1855, from the effects of a blow from a broken limb of a falling tree. Three ch. by first wife. One son and daughter d. in infancy.
III. Sarah T., b. Nov. 25, 1839; m., and r. Mar- shaltown, Iowa.
IV. Samuel, b. April 29, 1853 ; re. with his mother, now Mrs. White, to Michigan City, Ind.
LUTHER BROOKS PIERCE m., Sept. 29, 1831, Ann Wilson, b. in Me. ; r. Boston.
I. Rosina, b. Feb. 5, 1832 ; d.
II. Martha S., b. Jan. 27, 1834.
III. Rosira A., b. March 5, 1836.
IV. Samuel IV., b. Feb. 3, 1837.
v. Mary E., b. Feb. 22, 1841.
VI. Lucinda M., b. Aug. 2, 1844. VII. Eliza J., b. May 13, 1846.
SAMUEL W. PIERCE m., Ist, April 27, 1837, Mary, dau. of William and Nabby (Smith) Dutton ; r. on the John Stearns farm. She d. Jan. 1, 1847. Three ch. M., 2ª, Martha Plummer, of Goffstown, Sept. 28, 1847. One ch.
I. Mary Eveline, b. April 30, 1838 ; m., Feb. 24, 1861, Joseph F. Carr ; r. Carlisle, Mass.
II. Henry W., b. March 21, 1842 ; m. Helen N. Butrick ; a carpenter ; r. Winchendon.
III. Albert S., b. March 15, 1845; m. Mary B. Chamberlin, Dec. 11, 1872 ; a machinist ; r. Fitchburg.
IV. J. Plummer, b. Feb. 25, 1851 ; r. on the home- stead.
CHARLES W. PIERCE (Col.), m. Abigail G., dau. of James Gowing, of Dublin, May 27, 1835. She was b. May 15, 1811. In 1838 he re. to Dublin ; became the proprietor of the Twitchell Mills. He d. Aug. 25, 1865.
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I. Phebe, b. Feb. 18, 1836 ; d.
68 69 (40) 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 (41) 77 78 79 80 (43)
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
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II. Charles Henry, b. June 6, 1837 ; d.
III. James Edwin, b. July 1, 1839 ; d.
IV. Asaph Webster, b. Sept. 28, 1840; d. in the army.
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v. Harriet Almira, b. Oct. 6, 1842 ; m. John E. Baldwin ; r. Jaffrey.
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VI. Almon Gowing, b. Oct. 29, 1843 ; d. in the army.
VII. Rufus Piper, b. May 11, 1846 ; r. Dublin.
VIII. Eudora Francina, b. Oct. 31, 1847 ; d.
Ix. Willard Holt, b. Feb. 5, 1849 ; r. Dublin.
x. Clara Gleason, b. March 23, 1851.
XI. Frank Elmer, b. Feb 3, 1853.
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MARY, widow of Reuben Pierce, d. Aug. 22, 1839, a. 85.
ZEBEDIAH PIERCE d. March 12, 1848, a. 43.
PHEBE K. TYLER, his wife, d. July 13, 1869, a. 83. Miss SALLY PIERCE d. Sept. 29, 1837, a. 56.
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REUBEN PIERCE, b. IS09 ; m. Cordelia, dau. of Jacob and Mary (Smith) Jewell. Two children :
(1) Eloiza, b. 1839. (2) Delia J., b. 1850.
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ABIJAH PIERCE (Capt.) was b. in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 7, 1788 ; came to Jaffrey about 1812 ; settled in school-district No. 9; m., 18%, March 13, 1817, Sally, dau. of Parker and Peggy (Taggart) Maynard, who d. Oct. 6, 1840 ; m., 2ª, Mrs. Elvira (Maynard) Jewett, a sister of his first wife. In 1830 he purchased the tavern stand of Zadoc Chapman, and afterwards sold the same to N. R. Corning ; d. Oct. 23, 1870, a. S2 yrs., 16 days. Ch. by first wife :
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I. Abijah A., b. March 9, 1818 ; a carpenter.
II. Lewis Lorenzo, b. March 20, 1820 ; a carpenter and joiner.+
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III. Reuben P. Pierce, b. Feb. 19, 1823 ; d. Aug. 2, 1827.
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IV. Sarah, b. June 3, 1826 ; d. Dec. 27, 1829.
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v. Mary E., b. Sept. 1, 1828 ; m. George Follens- bee, Aug. 29, 1846.
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VI. Reuben P., b. June 4, 1831.
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LEWIS L. PIERCE m. Christine M. Billings, dau. of Paul H. and Rachel Billings, May 2, 1841. Children :
I. Sarah E., b. Sept. 4, 1843 ; m. Charles M. Caldwell, of Methuen, Mass., Dec. 7, 1865. II. Xenophon Judson, b. April 9, 1846.
III. Ellery Channing, b. Aug. 12, 1848; d. Nov. 14, 1864.
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JOHN PIERCE came to Jaffrey about 1816 ; paid taxes that year. He settled on lot 16, range 2, formerly owned by Silas Adams. He m. Sally - -; d. April 28, 1853, a. 67. She d. Feb. 28, 1873, a. 82.
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JONAS PIERCE, son of Asa and Betsey (Pike) Pierce, was b. in Dublin, April 8, 1788. His father came from Weston, Mass., and settled in Dublin about 1786. After a few years he d., leaving a widow and two sons,-Asa and Jonas. July 29, 1790, his widow m. Thomas Davidson, and re. to Jaffrey. Jonas, his (second) son, m. Lucinda, dau. of Benjamin Bailey, of Jaffrey, Sept. 1, 1811. She was b. July 22, 1791 ; d. Feb. 3, 1838. He m., 2ª, Mrs. Polly Bowers, Sept. II, 1838, who d. March 2, 1875, a. 85. He d. May 28, 1857. He was one of the prosperous farmers of Jaf- frey, and the parent of a large and respectable family of ch.
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