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I. James, b. Aug. 11, 1779.+ II. Betsey, b. April 9, 1781 ; d. Dec. 20, ISO1. III. Billy, b. March 5, 1783 ; d. Sept. 3, 1786.
IV. Sally, b. Aug. 27, 1787 ; d. Feb. 4, 1798.
v. Patty, b. Oct. 1, 1790 ; m., 1811, Samuel Litch, q. v. VI. Dolly, b. March 25, 1793 ; m. Capt. John Mil- liken, June, ISI0, q. v.
VII. Polly, b. Aug. 15, 1796.
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JAMES STEVENS m. Mercy, dau. of David and Phebe (Spofford) Adams, of Rindge ; settled on the home- stead ; and d. Feb. 5, 1837. She d. Feb. 9, 1860, a. SI. Three children :
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I. Sally, b. April 15, 1806 ; d. Aug. 22, 1879.
II. William P., b. March 19, 1807; m. Mary E. Stratton, 1850.
III. Charles, b. Jan. 4, 1816.
STICKNEY FAMILY.
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MOSES STICKNEY was b. in Boxford, Mass., Nov. 21, 1751. He was a descendant of William Stickney (fifth generation), who came from England to Boston about 1638. His father, Moses, with Richard Peabody and seven others, made a settlement in the south-east part of Jaffrey, in 1752. The settlement was of short
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duration. The appearance of Indians created an alarm, and they soon left. One of their number, known as Capt. Platts, had the courage and hardihood to remain. He was probably Abel Platts, the distinguished pioneer of Rindge. Moses Stickney returned to Boxford ; afterwards resided in Holden, Mass., Temple, N. H., and Springfield, Vt., where he d. Aug. 10, 1819. His wife, Abigail Hale, d. at Temple, June 30, 1791, a. 59. While in Jaffrey his son Simon was b., Dec. 9, 1753, supposed to be the first white ch. b. in Jaffrey. He settled in Holden, and afterwards re. to New Haven, Vt., and d. there in 1791, leaving a wife and three daughters, one of whom settled in Athens, Vt., one in the state of New York, and the other in the state of Maine. Moses Stickney, Jr., m. Mary Hastings.
HIS BIBLE RECORD.
PRINCETON, Mass., Sept. 9, 1797. I then entered into marriage Covenant with Mary Hastings, the daughter of Jonas Hastings and Mary Benjamin, his wife, of Waltham, Mass., then resident of Princeton, Mass., and I a native of Boxford, then resident of Princeton, we were married by Dr. Wilson, of Prince- ton, Mass. We arrived at our farm in Jaffrey, N. H., Sept. 10, 1777. We had S children born to us. We lived together 70 years lacking 4 days, then Mary my wife died Sept. 5, 1846, aged 89 years 4 months and 14 days.
He was a soldier in the Revolution. His daughters, Lois and Charlotte, living with him on the farm, com- posed and read the following verses, on the day their father was one hundred years old :
Behold the man with whitened locks, With firm but wrinkled brow, Who was a helpless infant born One hundred years ago.
Think on that little band of nine, Who to this wild woods came, To find a shelter and a home, One hundred years ago.
Amidst the howling wilderness, They reared the cottage up : The savage foe was all around ; The wild bear roamed their lots.
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But firm they stood, with glowing hearts, And felled the lofty trees, Until the savage foe they viewed, Which caused them all to leave.
Their wives and children to them clung, While tears did fill their eyes ; Their friends with anxious care did plead For them to leave and fly.
But now no savage foe we view ; No wild bear roams these lots ; But youthful hearts, with ardor filled, Now range these ancient lots.
May the same God those fathers armed, Our firm protection be ; And may we meet, when time is past, In blest eternity.
A gentleman from Jaffrey visited Mr. Stickney, Dec. 13, 1851, and writes,-
" He lives at the foot of Grand Monadnock ; was 100 years old on the 21st of Nov. last. The old gentleman enjoys better health than most people younger than himself. His appetite is good, and he can relish and digest as hearty a meal as any one. He has always been an early riser, and tells me that he is the first one up in the house. He attended the annual meeting, and cast his vote the present year. He walks sometimes as many as 4 or 5 miles a day, and takes most of the care of his cattle ; yokes his oxen, and goes into his wood-lot with his team. During the past season, he has taken the charge of his own planting and harvesting. He has mowed half a dozen acres or so, and some of it a second time. Mr. Stickney's sight is growing dim, but he says he can see to pick up potatoes if the sun shines upon them, and he sees white ones better than any other color. His hearing is so good that it is not at all diffi- cult to converse with him. His memory seems quite tenacious, and he entertains his visitors with any amount of stories of the Revolution and long ago. He takes quite an interest, of late, in having his trees grafted, supposing the grafted fruit will be a source of profit to him in the course of a few years. May he live to see the fruit of his labors."
He d. of paralysis, March 2, 1852, a. 100 yrs., 3 mos., and 9 dys.
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I. Moses, b. July 23, 1778.+
II. Mary B., b. July 29, 1782 ; m. Daniel Gilman, of Exeter. She d. at Salem, Vt., 1853.
Orville P., b. Sept. 15, 1805, m. Almira Butler ; had eight children ; d. at Sa- lem, Vt., 1863. [See Medical Gradu- ates. ] Mary S., m. David Felton ; r. Mason.
III. Susan M., b. Sept. 1, 1784 ; m. Norman Stick- ney.
IV. Jonas, b. Dec. 20, 1787 ; m. Nancy Ripley, of Rockingham.+
v. Theophilus, b. Sept. 2, 1790 ; m. Euta Cook.+ VI. Barzilli, b. Nov. 13, 1792.+
VII. Lois H., b. April 5, 1795 ; d. Nov. 16, 1869 ; unm.
VIII. Charlotte, b. Feb. 26, 1797 ; d. Nov. 11, 1869 : unm.
MOSES STICKNEY m. Mary Puffer ; r. Athens, Vt. ; d. Jan. 17, 1832.
I. Mercy, b. Feb. 20, 1814; r. Brookline, Vt.
II. Moses, b. May 27, 1815 ; m. Cynthia Brown.
III. Israel, b. Jan. 2, 1817 ; d. Sept. 14, 1831 ; unm.
JONAS STICKNEY m. Nancy Ripley ; d. in Goshen, Vt., Feb. 8, 1861 ; had ten children ; re. from Jaffrey about 1813.
I. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 5, 1812 ; m. Cyrus Aber- nethy.
II. Augusta, b. Feb. 2, 1814 ; d. March 5, 1820. III. Jonas Ripley, b Jan. 5, 1815 ; m. R. E. Wa- ters and P. Sulling.
IV. Sarah Adeline, b. Jan. 5, 1815; m. Daniel Mead.
v. Shubael, b. June 2, ISI8 ; d. July 15, 1819.
VI. Warren Hastings, b. Dec. 14, 1820 ; d. Jan. 27, 1848.
VII. Nancy, b. Jan. 27. 1827 ; m. James Carson.
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Ix. Jane E., b. July 29, 1830; m. Lucius R. Al- len.
x. Boswell, b. Sept. 7, 1833 ; d. Jan. 1, 1834.
THEOPHILUS STICKNEY m. Euta Cook ; r. Rodman, N. Y. ; d. Feb. 14, 1842, a. 52.
I. Charlotte, b. Aug. 14, 1817; m. Edwin P. In- galls.
II. Elmira, b. Nov. 29, 1819 ; m. David Cady.
III. Orrin Cook, b. Sept. 25, 1822 ; d. March 26, IS23.
IV. Oringe H., b. June 28, 1824 ; d. July 4, 1824. v. Mary R., b. Aug. 23, 1826 ; m. Constant Wood- ard.
VI. Chloe A., b. Nov. 1, 1829 ; m. Asaph Hall. VII. Ruth C., b. Dec. 3, 1833; m. Benjamin F. Woodard.
BARZILLI STICKNEY m. Sarah Perham, of Athens. Vt. ; r. Brookline, Vt.
I. Nancy P. H., b. Aug. 19, 1830; d. 1839.
II. Warren B., b. Dec. 2, 1837 ; m. Olive B. Darling.
III. Charles P., b. Oct. 10, 1840; m. Martha F. Gorham.
SIMON STICKNEY, first white child b. in Jaffrey, son of Moses and Abigail Hale Stickney, was b. Dec. 9, 1753 ; m. Zerviah, dau. of Elijah Rice, Dec. 12, 1776. She was b. Aug. 6, 1760. He settled first in Holden, Mass. ; was a private in Capt. James Davis's company, Col. Doolittle's regiment, at the battle of Lexington. He afterwards re. to New Haven, Vt., and d. in 1791.
I. Betsey, m. Rufus Chaffy ; r. Athens, Vt. Five children.
II. Lettuce, m. Daniel Griswold ; re. to New York state. III. Abigail, m. Thomas Brown; r. Maine; six children.
SAMUEL STICKNEY, b. in Rowley, Mass., May 25, 1736, m. Nane Wilson, of Haverhill, Mass., who d.
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April 14, IS15 ; r. Haverhill, Andover, Leominster, and Jaffrey, where he r. thirty years ; then re. to Dub- lin, and from thence to Windsor, Vt., where he died March 20, 1829. His last tax in Jaffrey was in 1802. Eleven children.
I. Moses, b. Jan. 31, 1759.
II. Eunice, b. Oct. 11, 1761 ; m. Ebenezer Thomp- SOI.
III. Jonathan, b. Feb. 14, 1764 ; unm.
IV. Mary, b. March 28, 1766; m. ; d. Feb. 4, 1824. v. Susannah, b. July 23, 1768 ; m.
VI. Sally, b. July 8, 1770; m. Nath. Cummings, of Westford.
VII. Phebe, b. April 23, 1773 ; m.
VIII. Hitty, b. April 23, 1775 : m.
Ix. Samuel, b. May 16, 1777 ; m. ; re. to Maine.
x. William, b. Feb. 28, 1779 ; d. Nov. 7, 1821 ; unm.
XI. Jeremiah, b. Feb. 4, 1781 ; m. Esther Meeds, Feb. 20, 1806.+
MOSES STICKNEY m. Mary Bailey, of Andover, Dec. 9, 1786; r. in Jaffrey till 1792, when he re. to Litch- field, Herkimer county, N. Y. In 1810 he re. to Sara- toga Springs, where for two years he kept the principal hotel. In March, 1812, he bought a farm in Northum- berland, and d. there Feb. 5, 1838, a. 79.
I. Moses, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 23, 1788 ; m. Hannah Rice.
II. Mary, b. Aug. 5, 1790, at Jaffrey ; m. Philip Hodges.
III. Samuel, b. Oct. 13, 1796 ; d. 1798.
IV. Jeremiah, twin, m. Sarah J. Steele.
v. Erastus B., b. Aug. 23, 1800 ; m. L. Lawrence.
JEREMIAH STICKNEY m. Esther, dau. of Joseph and Meeds, of Jaffrey. In 1808 he re. to Northum- berland, N. Y. ; from thence to Hope, Hamilton coun- ty, where his wife d. April, 1835. He d. in Lima, Adams county, Ill., Sept. 26, 1839. Five children :
I. Jonathan, d. unm.
II. David, b. Feb. 27, 1807.
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III. Nancy Jane, b. June 15, ISII ; m. 1833.
IV. Joseph Meeds, b. June 26, 1817 ; m.
v. Alonzo, b. Oct. 5, 1819 ; m.
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LEMUEL STICKNEY, b. in Boxford, Feb. 7, 1745, m. Rebecca Kimball, Nov. 16, 1769, of Andover, Mass. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and is said to have been in the battle of Bunker Hill. He lived in Derry, Pembroke, and Jaffrey ; re. to Berlin, Vt., in 1791. He d. May 10, 1824. Eight children :
I. Phebe b. Feb. 29, 1770 ; m. John Wallace ; r. Thornton, N. H.
II. Hannah, b. Dec. 24, 1773 ; m. Joseph Pierce, I797. III. Isaac, b. March 31, 1778; m. Hannah Smith, ISI5. IV. Rebecca, b. May 18, 17SI ; m. Moses Batchel- der.
v. Polly, b. June 16, 1783 ; m. Safford Cum- mings.
VI. Lucy N., b. April 28, 1787 ; d. 1791.
VII. Lemuel, b. in Jaffrey, April 8, 1790 ; m. Mary Dodge ; r. Berlin, Vt.
VIII. Lucy, b. July 1, 1792 ; m. Asa Hyde, 1812.
AMOS STICKNEY, b. at Boxford, June 19, 1749, m. Elizabeth Thomas ; re. to Jaffrey and settled on lot 17, range S, previous to 1793. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, and held the commission of lieutenant in the militia.
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I. Amos, m. Vina Amsdale ; re. to Pa.
II. John, m. Phebe Gregg ; r. in Rindge and Rox- bury. III. Hannah, r. in Unity.
IV. Clarissa m. Daniel Newell.
v. Rebecca m. Warner Butters ; r. in Antrim.
STONE FAMILY.
I JOHN STONE came from Leominster, Mass. ; m. Lydia Byam, of Templeton. She was b. Oct., 1760 ; d. April 20, 1849. He d. Nov., 1813, a. 62. Re. to Dublin in I792.
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I. Lydia, b. Oct. 10, 1779 ; m. William Robbins ; r. Landgrove, Vt.
II. Samuel, b. Oct. 3, 1781 ; d.
III. John, b. Nov. 16, 1783 ; m. Lucy Colburn ; d. 1851 ; r. Nelson.
IV. Oliver, b. Dec. 20, 1786 ; m. Charlotte Kittridge, of Nelson.
v. Samuel, b. June 15, 1790 ; m. Alona More ; d. Aug. 15, 1832.
VI. Silas, b. Sept. 12, 1792 ; d. 1813.
VII. Betsey, b. Oct. 11, 1794 ; m. Calvin Hastings ; d. June 13, 1832.
VIII. Asa, b. March 14, 1796 ; d. 1803.
Ix. Asenath, b. Oct. 6, 1799; m. Silas Stone, of Dublin.
x. Eunice, b. Dec. 28, 1802 ; d. Dec., ISII.
XI. Asa, b. Oct., 1807 ; d. Nov., 1811.
JOHN STONE came from Swanzey to Jaffrey in 1799 ; paid taxes that year ; was a blacksmith by trade, and carried on the business at the Spring village. He was an active business man ; was captain of the Jaffrey and Rindge cavalry company. He m. Ruth Perkins. He d. May 3, 1853, a. 76. She d. Sept. 7, 1863, a. SI.
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NATHAN STONE was in Jaffrey in 1850. From the census taken that year, we find his age to be 31 yrs ; and his wife, Mary L., a. 28; both b. in New Hamp- shire ; and children,-Albert G., a. 7, Flora E., a. 4, and Mary L., a. 2 ; paid taxes in 1846 to 1851, inclu- sive.
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JOEL STONE, a blacksmith, paid taxes in 1827-'S.
JONAS S. STONE paid taxes in 1851-'2-'3.
STRATTON FAMILY.
The name of Stratton appears on the town records in 1780.
I EBENEZER STRATTON was b. in Rutland, Mass., Nov. 2, 1751 ; was chosen auditor of accounts in 1780 ; -
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highway surveyor in 1781. In 1784 he re. to Rindge ; became a man of distinction there ; was many years a selectman, and an active member of the Baptist church. He m. Tabitha Davis, who d. Feb. 13, 1851. He d. March 27, 1837, a. 86. Children :
I. Ebenezer, b. in Princeton, July 15, 1778 ; d. Oct. S, 1785.
II. Asa, b. in Jaffrey, July 25, 1778 ; r. in Ashby.
III. Josiah, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 24, 17SI ; m. Hepsi- bah Earl ; d. Nov. 30, 1856.
IV. Tabitha, b. in Jaffrey, March 18, 1783 ; d. Oct. 11, 1786.
v. Polly, b. in Rindge, May 4, 1785 ; d. May 20, 1857.
VI. Ebenezer, b. March 12, 1787; m. Betsey Hil- dreth ; d. Jan. 4, 1864.
VII. Raymond, b. April 6, 1790 ; r. in New Ipswich. VIII. Tabitha, b. June 22, 1792.
Ix. Samuel, b. April 12, 1795 ; m. Louisa Gilson ; d. Aug. 21, 1840.
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DAVID STRATTON, a brother of Ebenezer, was b. in Rutland, Mass., April 20, 1756; came to Jaffrey, and settled on lot -, range -. He m. Polly Leland, who d. April 3, 1846, a. 79. He d. March 8, 1837, a. 79.
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I. Samuel, b. 1787 ; m., Ist, Sally Gilmore ; m., 2ª, Abigail Fife.+
II. Isaac, b. 1789 ; m. Betsey Bailey.
III. Nathan m. Susan Carter.
IV. Jabez.
v. Polly, b. 1797 ; m. John Towns.
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SAMUEL STRATTON m. Sally, dau. of David and Mary (Mower) Gilmore. She d. Jan. 2, 1822, a. 25. M., 2ª, Oct. 12, 1823, Abigail, dau. of John and Sarah (Seward) Fife, by whom he had seven children. He d. Feb. 20, 1847, a. 60.
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I. George Washington, b. May 6, 1824.
II. Samuel Augustus, b. Sept. 5, 1826.
III. Sarah Ann, b. Oct. 25, 1827 ; m. Charles A. Chadwick.
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v. Martha Ward, b. Sept. 15, 1832 ; d. July 7, IS34. VI. Julius, b. July 1, 1839 ; d. Aug. 1, 1868. \ Twins. VII. Julia, b. July 1, 1839.
ISAAC STRATTON m. Betsey, dau. of Isaac and Bet- sey (Wheelock) Bailey, who d. April 9, 1873, a. 85. Children :
I. Jonathan W., b. March 3, 1814 ; m. Edna Par- ker, of Nelson.
II. Mary Elizabeth, b. May 25, 1816; m. Wm. P. Stevens.
III. Elvira, b. Aug. S, 1818; m. Dea. Richard Spaulding.
Iv. Charles, b. 1821 ; m. ; r. Cambridge, Mass. v. Lucinda, b. Aug. 24, 1823 ; m. Benjamin Pierce.
VI. Isaac Bailey, b. April 14, 1828 ; drowned Jan. 4, 1853, at Yuba, Cal.
STUART FAMILY.
I JOSEPH STUART came from Leominster, Mass., and settled in Jaffrey at an early date. He m. Beatrix - and d. May 5, 1811, a. 54. His widow m., 2ª, Samuel S. Parker, of Mason, Nov. 3, 1813. They had nine children :
I. An infant, d. Sept. 3, 1783. II. Joseph, b. Jan. 2, 1785.
III. Benjamin d. Aug. 2, 1790, a. 3 mos., 17 dys.
IV. Elijah d. Aug. 5, 1790, a. 3 mos., 20 dys. (twin).
v. Benjamin, b. April 1, 1791 ; m. Susan Thomp- son, Dec. 23, 1812. VI. Prudence, b. Jan. 31, 1793. VII. Polly, b. March 10, 1795. VIII. Elijah, b. March 3, 1797.
IX. John, b. July 20, 1801.
SIMPSON STUART, an early settler, was road surveyor in 1787 ; settled on lot 15, range 4, now owned by John Quinn. His last tax was in 1795 ; m. Hannah , and left a birth record of five children :
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I. Ephraim H., b. Jan. 2, 17SI ; d. Nov. 7, 1783.
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TAYLOR FAMILY.
JONATHAN and ARTHUR TAYLOR were early settlers in Jaffrey. Jonathan was highway surveyor in 1780, field-driver in 1784, and a soldier in the Revolution. He settled on lot 3, range 5, now owned by John W. Mann. M., 1789, Joanna Lacy.
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Arthur Taylor was a resident of the town in 1780; settled on lot IS, range 8; m. Rebecca Wilder, who d. June 22, 1848, a. 78. He d. Feb. 26, 1826, a. 67. Nine children :
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I. Arthur, b. Nov. 1, 1788; m. Nancy -; had one child,-Eliza, d. July 29, 1838, a. eight months. In 1856 he re. to Springfield, Vt., and d. March 22, 1868, a. 79 years, 5 months.
II. Susanna, b. Sept. 22, 1789.
III. Rebecca, b. Nov. 18, 1791.
IV. Caleb, b. Dec. 27, 1793 ; d. at Springfield, unm., Oct. 6, 1871.
v. Mary, b. March 7, 1796.
VI. Elias, b. Dec. 7, 1797; last tax in Jaffrey, 1848.++
VII. Joseph Wilder, b. Sept. 14, ISOI ; d. Feb., ISO2.
VIII. Samuel, b. May 5, 1803 ; d. Aug. 15, 1803.
Ix. Luke, b. March 17, 1804; d. in Springfield, Vt., Feb. 13, 1873.
ELIAS TAYLOR m. Abigail Brooks Bullard, of Mason.
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I. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 23, 1831.
II. Ellen M., b. July 22, 1834.
III. Anna A., } twins, b. June 26, 1836.
IV. Abba J.,
v. George H. B., b. March 21, 1842.
VI. Frances, b. May 3, 1845.
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NATHANIEL TAYLOR was taxed in 1793.
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AARON and JACOB TAYLOR warned from town 1784.
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TENNEY FAMILY.
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AMOS TENNEY came to Jaffrey about 1809. He was a shoemaker by trade. In IS17 he opened a store at Jaffrey village, now East Jaffrey, and continued in trade till 1822, when he left town. He m. and left a birth record of four children :
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I. Amos J., b. July 31, 1808. II. Benjamin B., b. June 27, 1810; d. May 6, 1813. III. Lucy A., b. Oct. 26, 1812. IV. Eveline E., b. Dec. 16, 1814.
REV. LEONARD TENNEY was settled as a colleague of the Rev. Laban Ainsworth in 1845, and held that position till 1857, when he re. to Thetford, Vt. He m. Melvina Barker.
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THOMPSON FAMILY.
I WILLIAM THOMPSON came from Rindge to Jaffrey about 1778 ; m. Dorcas -, and had three children :
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II. Timothy, b. in Rindge, Jan. 13, 1777.
III. Dorcas, b. in Jaffrey, July 1, 1779.
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EBENEZER THOMPSON was in Jaffrey about 1781. He settled on lot 5, range 5 ; m. Rachel -, and had a son,-Henry.
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HENRY THOMPSON, b. March 28, 1782, settled on the homestead, and m. Betsey, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther Jaquith. He d. Feb. 18, 1837, a. 55. His widow d. March 3, 1840.
I. Betsey, b. May 9, 1807.
II. Nabby, b. Dec. 31, ISO8 ; d. Aug. 27, 1814.
III. Rachel, b. Aug. 24, 1810 ; d. June 23, 1836.
IV. Hannah, b. March 10, 1812 ; d. June 23, 1836. v. Aphia, b. Oct. 23, 1813 ; m., Oct. 18, 1836, Avery Jones, of Billerica, Mass.
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VII. Rispian, b. July 22, 1818.
VIII. Cyrus, b. April 22, 1820.
ABEL THOMPSON settled on the homestead and m., Ist, Lois Fassett, dau. of Joseph and Tabitha (Wright) Fassett, who d. Oct. 7, 1846 ; m., 2ª, - Fassett.
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I. Elbridge J., b. Aug. 10, 1842 ; d. Sept. 27, IS42. II. Alfred J., b. Jan., 1844.
III. Henry A., twin, b. Jan., 1844 ; lost his arm in the battle of the Wilderness.
IV. Loren J., b. Aug., 1846.
ISAAC THOMPSON was chosen field-driver in 1777.
ASA THOMPSON lived west of the mountain ; taxed from 1793 to 1818 inclusive ; m. --- Fletcher.
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THORNDIKE FAMILY.
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JOSEPH THORNDIKE came from Beverly, Mass., and settled in Jaffrey, on lot 12, range 3, about 1774. The first settler on that lot was Robert Holmes, from Lon- donderry, and it is now known as the Conant farm, the former residence of John Conant, Esq. He was a man of wealth and influence, a prominent leader in town af- fairs, represented the town in the state legislature, and was for many years justice of the peace. In addition to his farm, he built a store in the centre of the town,
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and was for many years engaged in trade. He m., Ist, Sarah -, who d. July 10, 1794, a. 45 ; m., 2ª, Mrs. Lydia Blanchard, of Cambridgeport, who survived him. He d. June 25, 1814, a. 65.
I. Joseph, on the tax-list 1795, '96.
II. Andrew, b. March 19, 1778; m. Mary Bixby, of Dublin ; re. to Livermore, Me., where she d. Nov. 2, 1833.
III. Nancy d. of small-pox, 1792.
IV. Henry, b. 17SI ; graduated at Dartmouth col- lege, 1809.
v. Mary m. Dr. Luke Lincoln ; one child; d. in Jaffrey, 1804.
VI. Sally m. Dr. Abner Howe, q. v.
VII. Luke (captain of a vessel) d. in the West In- dies.
VIII. Timothy.
IX. Israel re. to Ohio. x. Mercy.
JOSHUA THORNDIKE, a relative of Joseph, m. Rebec- ca -; had one son, Jonathan, b. 17SI, whose last tax in town was in 1805. His wife Rebecca d. in IS23. He d. in 1825. He was a man highly respected for his honesty and integrity. His wife, equally meritorious, was beloved by all.
TILTON FAMILY.
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JOHN TILTON (Capt.) came from East Sudbury, Mass., with his son Joseph, and settled in the south-west part of Jaffrey about 1802 ; paid taxes that year, and was a resident of the town till IS12. John, his son, paid taxes in 1804 ; last tax in ISI0.
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EPHRAIM TILTON, first tax was in ISIo, last tax in IS19.
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JOSEPH TILTON was b. in 1779 ; m. Abigail Brooks, dau. of Joseph Brooks, of Jaffrey. He re. from Jaffrey to Michigan, and purchased a farm near Coldwater, where he d. Nov. 26, 1838. His wife d. July 10, 1864. They had nine ch., five b. in Jaffrey :
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
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I. William W., b. July 31, ISO3 ; was twice m. ; r. Tecumseh, Mich.
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II. Joseph B., b. Nov. 15, 1804.
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III. Elbridge Gerry, b. April 4, 1806.
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IV. Abigail Brooks, b. Feb. 12, ISOS.
v. Mary Nichols, b. March 12, ISI0.
TURNER FAMILY.
I JOSEPH TURNER, son of Joseph and Rachel Turner, was b. in Ireland, and emigrated to this country with his parents and two brothers, Thomas and William. Thomas settled in Peterborough, and Joseph and Will- iam in Jaffrey. His parents died in Peterborough. Joseph, Sen'r, died June 10, 1783, a. 77. Rachel, his wife, d. Dec. 23, 1787, a. 87. Joseph, Jr., settled on lot 21, range I, now uninhabited, and m. Mary Scott, July 21, 1760. He was a selectman in 1776; constable in 1780 ; d. about 1791. She d. 1813.
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I. James, b. July 25, 1761 ; m. Betsey Davidson. II. Margaret, b. Oct. 25, 1762 ; d.
III. Rachel, b. Dec. 10, 1764 ; m. Samuel Sanders, q. v.
IV. Elizabeth, b. July 17, 1766 ; m. - Chapin.
v. Jean, b. May, 1768 ; m. - Albro ; r. N. Y.
VI. Mary, b. April 15, 1770 ; m. - Moore ; r.
Maine.
VII. Sarah, b. Feb. 24, 1772; m. Wm. Robbe; r. N. Y.
VIII. Agnes, b. Nov., 1773 ; m. John Davidson, Jr. IX. Milla, b. Sept. 5, 1775 ; d.
x. David, b. May 2, 1777 ; r. N. Y.
twins.
XI. Joseph, b. May 2, 1777 ; r. N. Y.
XII. John, b. Jan. 27, 1779 ; r. Bolton, N. Y.
XIII. Milla, b. April 5, 1781 ; m. Mathew Mitchell ; sixteen ch.
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XIV. Lydia, b. June 1, 1782 ; m. James Wilder.
xv. Susannah, b. May 12, 1784 ; m. Joseph Wilder.
XVI. Joanna, b. May 14, 1786 ; m. Simpson Wilder.
WILLIAM TURNER (Lieut.), a brother of Joseph, was one of the earliest settlers of Jaffrey ; settled on lot 16, range 5. He was one of the prominent men ; held
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many offices of trust, and was an officer in the Revolu- tion. He m. Jane, dau. of Mathew Wright, and d. Jan. 5, 1799, a. 60. She d. Feb. 15, 1832, a. 82.
I. Sarah, b. 1766 ; m. Jacob Baldwin, q. v.
II. Rachel, b. Sept. 30, 1769 ; m. Moses Cutter, q. v.
III. Mary, b. 1770 ; m. Oliver Jewett, q. v.
IV. Jane, b. 1773 ; m. Jonas Nutting, q. v.
JOHN TURNER, son of Thomas and Jenny (McCoy) Turner, b. at Peterborough, Sept. 9, 1763 ; m., June 10, 1803, Mary Davis, b. in New Ipswich, June 3, 1769 ; settled in Jaffrey, on lot 21, range 4, about 1803. He d. May 22, 1844. His wife d. Nov. 29, 1836.
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I. Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1804 ; m., April 24, 1834, H. W. Green, of Merrimack, N. H.
II. Jonathan D., b. March 15, 1806 ; m.+ III. John, b. March 5, 1809 ; d. Feb. 11, 1810.
IV. Rachel, b. Nov. 18, ISII; m., Oct., 1840, Orford Capron, q. v.
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JONATHAN D. TURNER m. Cynthia E. Ames, of Swan- zey, Sept. 18, 1834 ; r. on the homestead till -, when he re. to East Jaffrey, where he now resides.
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I. Henry Alanson, b. May 5, 1837 ; d.++
II. Sarah M., b. Aug. 19, 1839; m. Greenville Shedd ; three ch.
III. Henry A., b. May 12, 1841.
IV. Clara A., b. April 27, 1847 ; m. Sydney Reed ; one ch.
v. Julia R., b. June 15, 1850; m. Frank H. Co- burn ; one ch.
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HENRY A. TURNER m., Dec. 6, 1865, Lucy A. Rob- bins, dau. of Harvey Robbins ; r. East Jaffrey. He is an active business man, and chairman (1877) of the board of selectmen.
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I. Lucy L., b. 1867.
II. Eunice B., b. 1869.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
35 SOLOMON TURNER, an early settler on lot 17, range 6, was highway surveyor in 1776; re. to New York state.
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NATHANIEL TURNER came to Jaffrey from Rindge in 1772 ; settled in school district No. 5, on lot 2, range 8 ; was in town in 1774.
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