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TUFTS FAMILY.
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COTTON TUFTS came to Jaffrey in 1816 ; was taxed that year ; was a cabinet-maker by trade. In IS28 he re. to New Ipswich, and afterwards to Warsaw, Ill., where he d. He m. Abigail Tarbell, of Mason ; had four children :
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I. Henry, b. April IS, ISIS ; m., Ist, Susan Mans- field, of New Ipswich, by whom he had two ch .; m., 2ª, Lydia Wood, dau. of James and Betsey (Jones) Wood, of Mason, by whom he had one son; r. Denver City, Col.
II. Lucius, b. Feb. 15, 1821 ; d. unm.
5 3 4 III. Nancy, b. Jan. 1, 1824 ; d. Jan. 21, same year. Iv. Abigail, b. Jan. 1, 1824, d. Jan. 28 (twin).
TWISS FAMILY.
I DANIEL TwISS came to Jaffrey, and settled on lot S, range 10. He m. Alice Shedd, who d. Dec. 14, 1843, a. S6. He d. Jan. 25, 1824, a. 66.
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I. Louis d. . July 11, 1828, a. 45.
II. Rachel, b. 1787; m. Samuel Howe, of Peter- borough, May 1, 1823 ; d. Jan. 22, 1852, a. 65. He d. Sept. 18, 1872, a. SI. Had two sons.
III. Daniel, b. April 6, 1788.
IV. Rebecca, b. June S, 1790.
v. Nabby, b. March 6, 1792 ; m. Joseph Hardy.
VI. Timothy, b. Feb. 7, 1794 ; m., Ist, Almira -, who d. Feb.2, 1820, a. 28; m., 2ª, Mary Wilder ; d. Feb. 9, 1856.
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VII. Luther, b May 14, 1795 ; d. in Tewksbury, Mass.
VIII. Lydia, b. June 29, 1797 ; d. July 15, 1875. IX. Asenath, b. April 28, 1802.
UNDERWOOD FAMILY.
JOSEPH UNDERWOOD was an early resident of Massa- chusetts, b. in 1681 ; m. Susannah Parker, b. in 1689; d. Feb. 18, 1769. He d. Jan. 19, 1761 ; had thirteen children :
I. Joseph, b. March 1, 1708 ; d. April 4, 1745, a. 37. II. Thomas, b. Oct. 7, 1709 ; d. Oct. 20, 1732, a. 23. III. Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1711 ; d. Nov. 26, 1803, a. 92. IV. Elizabeth, b. Feb 2, 1714.
v. Jonathan, b. Jan. 22, 1716 ; d. at Marlborough, N. H. VI. Amy, b. Oct. 16, 1717 ; d. May 23, 1770, a. 53. VII. Ruth, b. Jan. 20, 1719 ; d. Sept. 4, 1775, a. 56. VIII. Phineas, b. Jan. 3, 1722 ; d. Sept. 24, 1757, a. 35. IX. Timothy, b. April 11, 1724.
x. Susannah, b. Dec. 26, 1725 ; d. Dec. 26, 1729, a. 4. XI. John, b. Sept. 15, 1727 ; d. Jan. 3, 1756, a. 29.+ XII. Bethia, b. Sept. 27, 1729.
XIII. James, b. Dec. 1, 1731.
JOHN UNDERWOOD m. Hannah Wright, dau. of Dea. Henry and Esther (Adams) Wright, of Westford, Mass. ; settled in Westford ; d. 1756.
I. Jereme, b. Westford, July 21, 1750.+
II. Hannah. 17. III. A son. IS. IV. John, b. 1755.
JEREME UNDERWOOD m. Lucy Wheat, b. at Con- cord, Mass., July 28, 1750. They were m. at Lincoln, Mass., Feb. 17, 1774. In 1777 he re. to Jaffrey, and settled on lots S and 9, range 8, now in possession
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of George A. Underwood, his grandson. Mr. Under- wood was a distinguished man in town and church affairs. When the church was incorporated, in 1780, he and his wife were members. He held, from time to time, most of the public offices in the gift of the town ; was member of the board of selectmen six years, five in succession. He was also a lieutenant in the military service and a soldier in the Revolution ; was at West Point in 17So, when Arnold sold that impor- tant post to the British officers, and being an artificer by trade, was ordered by Washington to open the traitor's trunk after Arnold's escape to the English lines. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he returned to Jaffrey, where he spent the remainder of his days at work on his farm and at his trade, as business required. He d. Oct. 27, 1827, a. 77. His wife d. June 16, 1824, a. 74.
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III. An infant son, b. and d. March 2, 1779.
IV. Infant daughter, b. and d. April 22, 17So.
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JOHN UNDERWOOD m., June 28, 1803, Rachel, dau. of Joseph and Rachel (Hobart) Cutter, of Jaffrey. Mr. Underwood was a carpenter and joiner, and built the first cotton factory, in what is now East Jaffrey, in 1814. He was also lieutenant in the state militia.
I. Lucy Wheat, b. Sept. 16, 1805 ; r. Ill. II. Myra, b. May 17, 1807; d. June 16, 1846 ; m. III. John Curtis, b. Jan. 23, 1810; m., and d. 1874. IV. Rachel Hobart, b. Nov. 12, 1811 ; d. Aug. 31, IS29.
v. Sabra, b. June 15, 1815 ; m. and d.
VI. Rohanna, b. Nov. 28, 1817 ; m. and d.
Mr. Underwood m., 2ª, Sophia Morrison, of Lowell, b. Aug. 3, 1786. He d. June 16, 1845 ; buried at Jaf- frey. His first wife d. Sept. 21, 1825. Children by second wife :
VII. Joseph M., b. Sept. 10, 1828.
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JEREME UNDERWOOD m., Nov. 23, 1807, Nabby, dau. of Daniel and Sarah Gage, of Marlborough, N. H. He d. Sept. 14, 1859, a. 78. She d. June 1, 1866, a. SI.
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I. Ai, b. April 26, ISO9; m. Mary Thing, of Waterbury, Me., Sept. 9, 1860. He d. June 3, 1867, a. 58.
II. Sophia, b. Feb. 19, ISII ; m. Rev. Andrew O. Warren, May 6, 1840; r. Pa.
III. George, b. March 16, 1813 ; killed by an over- turning cart, Oct. 24, 1822.
IV. Sally, b. Sept. 12, 1815 ; m. Seneca Partridge, June 9, 1844, of New York city.
v. Melissa, b. Dec. 3, 1817 ; m. Adams Partridge, Dec. 25, 1848, of Smithville, N. Y.
VI. Abby L., b. May 30, 1821 ; m. Isaac N. Bul- lard, July 4, 1852, of Montrose, Pa.
VII. George Augustus, b. Jan. 16, 1824.+ VIII. Priscilla Gage, b. Jan. 26, 1826.
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GEORGE A. UNDERWOOD m., Sept. 9, 1851, Mahala, dau. of Ezra and Caroline (Adams) Baker. Mr. Un- derwood r. on the homestead of his father and grand- father ; is an enterprising and thrifty farmer, and one of the leading men in town. He was captain of the distinguished rifle company, and chief-marshal Centen- nial day.
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I. George B., b. Oct. 29, 1854.
II. Deborah M., b. March 12, IS58, m. Daniel C. Shattuck, q. v.
III. Abby A., b. May 9, 1870.
UPTON FAMILY.
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PETER UPTON, son of Jonathan and Nancy (Whitte- more) Upton, was b. in Tyngsborough, Mass., Oct. I, 1816. He came to Jaffrey in October, 1837, and en- tered the store of Hiram Duncan as clerk, in which capacity he served until March, 1840, when he was ad- mitted by Mr. Duncan into equal partnership, and the business conducted under the firm name of Duncan & Upton, continuing thus until the death of Mr. Duncan in December of the same year.
This event left the whole business of the concern in the hands of Mr. Upton, then but 24 years of age, but in addition to taking charge of that, he settled the es- tate of Mr. Duncan, and also completed the settlement of one other quite large and complicated estate, which
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Mr. Duncan had in charge at his decease, accomplish- ing this in a manner so satisfactory as to receive the hearty approval of all those interested, some of whom had had a large experience in such business.
He continued the store business successfully, under the firm name of P. Upton & Co., and in March, 1847, admitted to one fourth interest his brother Eben, who had served him as clerk for two years, having previous- ly been in the employ of William Lacy, in the store at the Centre village.
In 1851 the firm name was changed to E. Upton & Co., and Charles H. Powers, who had been their clerk for two years, was admitted to one fourth interest, the business continuing thus until the death of Eben in 1860.
Mr. Upton settled his brother's estate, and sold out his (Eben's) share in the store and his own to Mr. Powers and J. L. Bolster in 1861. They continued to- gether only one year, when Mr. Powers bought out the whole, and has since continued it.
January 6, 1851, the Monadnock Bank went into operation, with a capital of $50,000. Mr. Upton was chosen cashier at the beginning, and has held that posi- tion ever since (December, 18So), though the style of the bank was changed in 1865 to the Monadnock Na- tional Bank, and the capital increased to $100,000.
During the early part of its existence the bank suf- fered severe losses by the bad management of its first president, but, notwithstanding this, the shareholders under the old organization received an average annual dividend of about seven per cent.
Mr. Upton, having a large pecuniary interest at stake in the success of the bank, gradually assumed almost entire control of its affairs, having for the past quarter of a century made all, or nearly all, the loans, during which time the losses from bad paper will not exceed $500, nearly all of that being from forged paper. Since 1865 the bank paid dividends of eight per cent. for about four years, and ever since then of ten per cent., without passing any, and has accumulated a cash sur- plus of 25,000, and in addition has lost by fire at least $10,000.
From the beginning, in 1851, the office was in Mr. Upton's house until their first building was completed, in November, 1873. This edifice cost about $15,000, was conveniently arranged, well built, and nicely fin-
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ished. It was burned March 21, 1875, together with the Granite State hotel. The second building was similar to the first, built on the same foundations, and cost about $11,000, over and above what was saved of the ruins of the other. This, too, was burned, March 23, 1877, the fire doubtless being the work of an incen- diary. Each building was insured for $8,000.
After being thus tried by fire, it was decided to build only large enough for the business of the bank. Accord- ingly the old site, with the brick walls still standing and the nice hammered stone-work remaining uninjured, was sold to Mr. Benj. Pierce, who erected the present Granite State hotel thereon. The former hotel site was secured by the bank, and a building erected second to none in the state in architectural beauty, convenience of arrangement, and elegance of finish.
All three of these buildings were planned and ar- ranged by Mr. Upton, and the contracts made and every detail looked after by him, while their whole construction received his personal supervision.
In this connection should be mentioned the Monad- nock Savings Bank, which went into operation in Jan- uary, 1870. In April following Mr. Upton was chosen treasurer, which position he still holds, though he has not had the almost exclusive control of its affairs which he has had of the other bank. Its deposits have accu- mulated in eleven years to about $350,000, and its de- positors received up to 1875 an average of six per cent., and since that time five per cent., while its losses have been small and unimportant.
During the whole time which Mr. Upton has been in town, he has been actively interested in all public measures, and closely identified with every important enterprise. He represented the town in the legislatures of 1848, '49, and '50. At the first session he obtained the charter for the East Jaffrey Fire Engine Co. ; at the second, the charter for the Monadnock Railroad ; and at the last, for the Monadnock Bank. He served as town treasurer during 1860 and '61, declining a reelection in '62. He was one of the incorporators of the Monad- nock Railroad, of the Monadnock Bank, and later of the Monadnock Savings Bank.
To Mr. Upton and Dr. Bradley, perhaps more than to any other two men, is due the credit of pushing through our railroad. They both devoted a great amount of time and labor to this work, beside con-
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tributing liberally to its treasury. The town voted to aid the enterprise to the extent of five per cent. of its valuation, while our citizens contributed to an amount even larger. To the credit of our town, we take pride in remembering that the voted aid was all paid prompt- ly and willingly, without opposition from any source. Mr. Upton was chosen one of the directors of the Mo- nadnock Railroad at its first meeting, and still holds the position.
The amount of the five per cent. gratuity voted by the town was nearly $35,000, and towards the payment of it $30,000 bonds were issued, bearing six per cent. in- terest, and Mr. Upton was chosen agent for selling them, in which work he was very successful, as he placed them all at par, while some other towns were selling theirs at less than par.
Later, in 1879, when the town had decided to call in their then outstanding bonds and re-fund them at a lower rate, he got up the new bonds, and sold the whole amount, bearing four per cent., at par.
But in building up and improving the East village Mr. Upton has been especially conspicuous. The older residents will remember the condition of things in 1837. The houses were few, and mostly small, while some of the other buildings were, seemingly, located in the worst possible manner, among them the old black- smith-shop and coal-house on the corner ; the old red tin-shop on the common, under the elm ; and the long string of old hotel buildings, standing almost in the street, and the stable quite. The village school was half a mile away, out of sight of every house, and no good water nearer than the village ; and there was no post-office. There was no " River road" to Peterbor- ough, and the only road to Cheshire Factory was down the turnpike and over the Bacon hill. The road to Rindge was even worse, being outrageously crooked, and leading over such eminences as the Tyler, Carter, and Davis hills. Mr. Upton was largely instrumental in changing these roads to their present locations.
In 1842, after many unsuccessful efforts in previous years by others, the district, at last, voted to move the village school, the decision being brought about, large- ly, by the personal efforts of Mr. Upton. The building then erected is now known as the "Caldwell house," and, while a great improvement over the old one, was soon found to be inadequate to the wants of the district,
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it having been built in a manner very inferior to what its friends desired owing to the fierce opposition, the whole matter having been finally left to the* select- men. In IS53, after a great amount of lively agitation, the district passed the vote which resulted in the present handsome brick structure-at that time, and perhaps now, the best village school-house in the country. Mr. Upton was one of the prime movers in this matter, and alone was the means of selecting the site of the building, undoubtedly the best in the village. As a consequence of this location, the town laid out and built "School street" for its accommodation, which has now grown to be one of the best streets in the village.
Until IS45 every attempt to establish a post-office at East Jaffrey had been defeated by the stubborn opposition of interested parties at the Centre village. At length, de- termined to get a fair hearing at the post-office depart- ment, Mr. Upton and Alonzo Bascom, jointly, paid the expenses of an advocate to Washington. This quickly decided the case, and the office was at once established, and, by a curious mistake of the authorities, the office at the Centre was discontinued. This error, however, was soon after corrected, and the name of "Factory Village " changed to East Jaffrey. The administration being at that time Democratic, Alonzo Bascom was appointed post-master, though the office was kept in Mr. Upton's store. To accommodate the public, Mr. Upton fitted up a set of post-office boxes-quite an innovation at that time, and in marked contrast with the dingy old show-case in use at the Centre. In IS49, on a change of administration, L. L. Pierce was ap- pointed post-master, and the office located in the store of Foster & Brown, now owned and occupied by J. S. Lacy. A few months later, however, Eben Upton was appointed post-master, and the office was returned to its first location, where it remained several years, until, on another change of administration, Alonzo Bascom was a second time appointed, and the office removed to his " counting-room." In IS61, at a meet- ing of citizens to nominate a suitable candidate for recommendation to the department, Mr. Upton was chosen, receiving every vote cast but one, and was ac- cordingly soon after appointed post-master, which posi- tion he still holds.
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The most important village improvement was the remodelling of the old hotel in 1859, it having been pur- chased the previous fall by Mr. N. R. Corning, of Boston. As before stated, the old buildings stood almost in the street. Mr. Corning was intending to repair them where they stood, but Mr. Upton, fearing that they would in that case always remain there, pro- posed to Mr. Corning to move them back and enlarge them. Accordingly, plans were drawn which provided for almost entire new buildings, and required a large outlay. A subscription of about $1,Soo was collected by Mr. Upton in aid of the enterprise, and, at the request of Mr. Corning, he took entire charge of the work until finished, and advanced the balance of the money necessary for its completion, declining all compensation for his services in connection with it, considering himself as amply repaid by its improved appearance and the business it soon drew to the town, making the enterprise, from the start, a complete suc- cess, contrary to the predictions of many that " such a great house would never pay." "The Granite State hotel," thus built, would have been a credit to any town in the state, while the business of taking "summer boarders " has grown, from that as a beginning, to be one of the most important and lucrative occupations in which our people are engaged, and has made our town quite a popular "resort." This house was burned March 21, 1875, as already stated, causing the destruc- tion of the Bank block. It was owned and occupied, at that time, by Joseph S. Wells, formerly of Keene, having cost him, the April previous, about $20,000. It was insured for $12,000. The ruins remained undis- turbed until the summer of 1877, after the burning of the second Bank building, when, chiefly by the efforts of Mr. Upton, an arrangement was effected by which Mr. Benj. Pierce bought the ruins of the bank building, and the hotel lot secured for the bank. A subscription of about $1,100 was raised by his efforts, to aid Mr. Pierce in the erection of the present "Granite State hotel," and to grade off the ground in front of the hotel and bank into a common, extending the whole distance from School street to North street, forming as fine a square as any village can boast. This arrangement of the buildings and common was brought about princi- pally by the active efforts of Mr. Upton, and to him are the people doubtless indebted a second time, in great
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measure, for a fine hotel. During the whole time, over forty-three years, that Mr. Upton has been in town, he has never lost a whole day from business by sickness, and even now retains his vigor and activity very little impaired, though, of necessity, showing some evidences of approaching age. He was m., in Townsend, Mass., by Rev. Stillman Clarke, June 28, 1853, to Sarah Miller Duncan, b. July S, 1833, dan. of Hiram and Emeline (Cutter) Duncan, of East Jaffrey, N. H. Their ch., all b. in East Jaffrey, are,-
1. Mary Adelaide, b. Nov. 4, 1856 ; m., Dec. 25, 1878, Walter L. Goodnow, son of William E. and Abigail (Beaman) Goodnow. They have one child,-Jessie Emeline, b. Nov. 10, IS79.
II. Hiram Duncan, b. May 5, 1859, m., Oct. 14, 1879, Annie E., dau. of Dr. Marshall and Harriet A. (Fiske) Perkins, of Marlow, N. H. He graduated from Dartmouth col- lege in June, 1879.
III. Alice Whittemore, b. July 5, 1863.
EBENEZER UPTON, son of Jonathan and Nancy (Whittemore) Upton, was b. in Tyngsborough, Mass., March 17, 1819. He came to Jaffrey in 1843, as a clerk in the store of William Lacy, where he remained a year or more, when he became a clerk in the store of his brother Peter in East Jaffrey, remaining in this capacity till 1847, when he became a partner with his brother, remaining such as long as he lived. He was post-master under the administration of Gen. Taylor, and town treasurer at the time of his death, June 25, 1860. He m., Ist, Paulina Cutter Rice, dau. of Laban and Esther (Cutter) Rice, Dec. 26, 1850, by Rev. Still- man Clarke. She d. Jan. 15, 1857. M., 2ª, by Rev. E. W. Coffin, Eliza (Smith) Perkins, widow of Dr. R. R. Perkins, and dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Burt) Smith, of Winchendon, Mass., b. in Barre, Mass., Oct. 7, IS26. Children :
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WILLIAM UPTON, third son of Thomas Upton, of Peterborough, a descendant of John Upton, the emi- grant, was b. Dec. 31, 1792 ; m. Mary, dau. of James Taggart, of Sharon : settled in Jaffrey, on lot 22, range 5 ; was the owner of a farm and saw-mill, where his son William now lives ; d. June 2, 1862. She d. June 17, 1867, a. 73.
I. William, b. June 7, 1820 ; m. Sally Upton, dau. of Jacob Upton. One child,-James, b. Nov. 28, 1858. She d. Nov. 16, 1874.
II. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 24, 1829 ; m. Luke H. Nut- ting, q. v.
III. Priscilla R., b. Nov. 23, 1837 ; m. Charles Cor- ser ; r. Fitchburg.
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THOMAS UPTON, son of Eli, a brother of William, b. Aug. 31, ISIS, in Peterborough ; m., Ist, Nov. 14, 1839, Marietta, dau. of Abel and Mary (Spaulding) Cutter, who d. Feb. 16, 1857, a. 37 ; m., 2ª, July 14, 1857, Lucinda Sophia, dau. of Salmon Allen, of Rindge.
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VERDER FAMILY.
I JOHN VERDER, b. 1800, m. Sarah Smith, b. 1807. Six children :
2 I. Sarah J., b. 1826; m. John B. Shedd. One child,-Frank E., b. 1867 ; a graduate of Dartmouth college.
II. John R., b. 1828.
III. Mary C., b. 1830.
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IV. Albert S., b. IS31 ; m. Priscilla -; b. IS31. One child,-Sofy A., b. 1868.
v. Myra J., b. 1834. VI. Charles W., b. 1838; m. Sarah E. -, b. I831.
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WAKEFIELD FAMILY.
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THOMAS WAKEFIELD, b. in Reading, Mass., Jan. 12, 1751. He was a descendant of Joseph Wakefield, of Welch descent, and a resident of Boston in 1727. He m., in 1772, Elizabeth Hardy, of Hollis ; settled in Am- herst, and in 1778 re. to Dublin, and in 1808 to Jaffrey. He paid taxes from ISOS to 1812, inclusive. He d. in 1839. His wife d. in 1832.
I. Thomas, b. Aug., 1773 ; m., 1805, Olive Hart ; re. to Maine.
II. Othaniel, b. April 25, 1775 ; d. Sept. 5, 1800, in Seneca, N. Y.
III. Betsey, b. March, 1777; m., 1802, Timothy Wakefield, of Reading, and d. 1848.
IV. Cyrus, b. Sept. 16, 1779; m., 1803, Sally Ma- son ; d. ISIO.
v. James, b. Sept. 9, 1782 ; m. Oct. 11, 1803, Hannah Hemmingway ; re. to Roxbury. His son Cyrus, b. in ISII, by his own efforts in business rose from obscurity, built a large rattan manufactory in South Reading, accumulated a large estate, and was held in such high esteem by his fellow-citizens that the name of South Reading was, to his honor, changed to Wakefield.
VI. Abigail, b. June 3, 1784 ; m. Jan., 1807, Rev. Amos Petingal ; re. to Champlain, N. Y .; d. ISIO.
VII. Peter, b. April 16, 1786; m., 1809, Esther Whitcomb ; re. to N. Y. state.
VIII. Martha, b. April, 1788; m., 1810, Rev. Peter Sanborn, Reading, Mass. ; d. 1849.
IX. Dorcas, b. March 11, 1790 ; m. Horace Rudd ; re. to Ohio.
x. Joseph, b. July 7, 1792 ; m. Sarah Sawyer, 1813 ; re. to Ohio ; d. 1828.
AMASA WAKEFIELD was a resident of Jaffrey from 1813 to about 1819 ; m., and had a son, George.
PETER WAKEFIELD was taxed in 1808.
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WARREN FAMILY.
PETER and SIMON WARREN were residents of the town when organized, in 1773, or soon after. In 1775 Peter Warren was chosen a member of the board of selectmen, and clerk of the military company organized that year.
Simon came from Littleton, Mass., to Jaffrey, and settled on lot 6, range S. He was b. Nov. 21, 1750 ; m. Martha Harper, b. in Harvard, Mass., Sept. 11, 1749. He was in service as teamster during the Revolutionary war. He d. Nov. 22, 1803. His widow d. Aug. 2, IS25, a. 76. Children :
I. Oliver, b. April 26, 1776; re. to McDonough, N. Y., 1838.+
II. John, b. Sept. 3, 1779 ; r. in Brookline, Mass. ; had five ch.
III. Simon, b. Nov. 7, 1781 ; m. Dolly, dau. of Caleb Brown. He was a saddle- and harness- maker ; re. to Chesterfield, and from thence to Woodstock, Vt., where he d.
IV. Martha, b. June 8, 1788 ; m. - Boynton ; re. to Stow, Vt., and d. there.
OLIVER WARREN m., Sept. 17, 1801, Abiah Stanley, dau. of Jonathan and Lois (Moore) Stanley. He was an active business man ; was a farmer and a stone-cut- ter ; built the granite mansion-house of Jonas M. Mell- ville, Esq., now the summer residence of the Hon. Leonard R. Cutter, of Boston. In the war of 1812, he held the commission of captain, and when the rifle company was organized, in 1814. he was chosen first in command. In the spring of 1838 he re. to McDonough, N. Y., and d. April 12, 1842, a. 66. Children :
I. Abiah Stanley, b. May 11, 1805 ; m. Wm. Hil- ler, of McDonough, N. Y., May 18, 1842 ; d. Nov., 1863. They had two ch.,-Phebe A., and Josephine.
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