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1. Nathan D., b. Oct. 14, 1789.+
11. Polly, b. Sept. 5, 1791; m. John Hardy of Westboro, Mass. ; d. in Windham, N.H., June 28, 1866.
111. Joseph, b. Dec. 9, 1793; d. 1799.
IV. Lucy, b. Sept. 9, 1796; m. Elijah Pratt of Mal- den; d. in Watertown, Mass., Oct. 6, 1876.
v. Betsey, b. June 10, 1798; m., March 9, 1824, John Hardy of Westboro, Mass. ; d. Aug., 1833.
VI. Joseph, b. Feb. 26, 1800; m. Mary Britton of Koene; resided in Delevan, Wis .; d. 1880.
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(14) NATHAN D. BARKER, son of Francis, m., March 18, 1818, Susanna (Allen) Hastings of Sullivan. In 1830, he sold his farm, and removed to the Cummings tavern, where he resided two years, and thence to Troy; re- mained there a short time, and afterwards resided in Fitzwilliam and Keene. He d. in Fitchburg, March 28, 1866. His widow d. in Fitchburg, Nov. 3, 1873.
I. Lucius, b. Jan. 22, 1819; removed to the West. He was a member of the 14th Wis. Reg., and was killed at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Apr. 7, 1862.
II. Thomas H., b. Jan. 4, 1821; m. Ann Jones of Reading, Vt .; d. in Fitchburg, Feb. 25, 1856.
III. Charles, b. Ang. 1, 1822; m. Elmira Ellis ; she d., and he m. (2d) Emily Hall; resides in Fitch- burg. He served in the War of the Rebellion, in the 21st and 57th Regs. Mass. Vols .; was promoted to First Lient. Aug. 21, 1861, and to Capt. Nov. 11, 1864.
IV. Lucy D., b. July 31, 1824; m., Nov. 18, 1848, Henry P. Wheelock of Leominster; resides in Fitch- burg.
v. Lorenzo, b. June 13, 1826; m. Ellen Jones of Reading, Vt .; resides in Fitchburg; is a car- penter, lumber dealer, and manufacturer of sash- doors and blinds.
VI. Sarah Jane, b. Aug. 25, 1829; resides in Fitch- burg.
VII. Francis A., b. in Fitzwilliam, June 17, 1832; d. Sept. 24, 1834.
Mrs. SALLY BARKER came to Marl. to reside in May, 1867. She is the dau. of Josiah and Sophia (Griffin) Parker; b. in Nelson, Jan. 21, 1816, and the widow of Ora Barker, who was b. in Nelson, Feb. 16, 1814, and d. in Lowell, Mass., Jan. 25, 1863. They were m. March 12, 1840. Of the children, the six eldest were b. in Nelson, the remainder in Lowell.
I. Abner Ora, b. Oct. 18, 1841 ; d. May 9, 1845.
II. Thaddeus Angelo, b. Oct. 13, 1843; m. Emma C. Howe; resides in Boston.
III. Sarah Emma, b. Feb. 4, 1846, um.
IV. Daphene Priscilla, b. Feb. 11, 1848, um.
v. Jerome Josiah, b. May 31, 1852; m., March 19, 1879, Emma F. Colburn; resides in Lancaster, Mass.
VI. Amelia Sophia, b. July 27, 1854; d. Dec. 21, 1856. VII. Charles Wilder, b. Feb. 29, 1856; d. May 16, 1856.
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VIII. James Ora, b. Aug. 3, 1857.
Ix. Edwin Chapin, b. Feb. 3, 1859.
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x. Minnie Stella, b. Oct. 8, 1862.
1 CALVIN BARNARD, b. in Schenectady, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1816; m., Sept. 29, 1846, Mary Miranda Perkins, b. in Unity, N.H., Ang. 28, 1823. They came to this town Apr., 1859, and resided on the Shaker farm, so called, at the foot of the mountain, near the Jaffrey line. The family removed to Troy in 1872, where they now reside.
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1. Adelaide Melinda, b. in Unity, N.H., Sept. 28, 1849; d. Feb. 17, 1867.
III. Carlos Melvin, b. in Unity, N.H., July 24, 1851 ; in., May 17, 1877, Harriet R. Lawrence of Troy.
Iv. Alice Betsey, b. in Unity, N.H., June 26, 1853. v. Homer Calcin, b. in Ashby, Mass., Oct. 17, 1855.
VI. Mary Eliza, b. in Fitchburg, July 8, 1858; d. Feb. 14, 1867.
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VII. Henry Lyman, b. in Marl., Jan. 23, 1861.
VIII. Idella Frances, b. in Marl., March 10, 1863.
Ix. Emily Lucy, b. in Marl., July 10, 1865.
1 JOHN A. BATCHELDER, b. in Northfield, N.H., Sept. 16, 1830; m., July 3, 1852, Elmina, dan. of George W. and Laura (Greenwood) Worsley ; he now resides in Keene ; is a carpenter by trade, and works for the Humphrey Machine Co.
I. Clara F., b. in Marl., Oet. 17, 1853 ; d. April 20, 1858.
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11. Clarabelle L., b. in Swanzey, Sept. 18, 1859.
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III. Ader M., b. in Ware, N.II., Ang. 11, 1861; d. Oct. 21, 1861.
1 JAMES BATCHELLER, M.D., was b. in Royalston, Mass., June 5, 1791 (see Chap. XII.). He came to Marl. in 1818, and commenced the practice of medicine ; m., Dec. 31, 1821, Persis, dau. of Phillips and Persis (Joslin) Sweet- ser. For a few years, he resided with his father-in-law in the house since owned by Moses Hunt. He then purchased the place now owned by Benjamin B. Cush- ing, and built the present house about 1825. He re- moved to Fitzwilliam in 1855, where he d. April 14, 1866. His wife d. in Marl., Aug. 14, 1851.
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1. Josephine Clarinda, b. in Marlow, Sept. 30, 1847; m .. Jan. 2, 1872, Hudson D. Hale of Rindge. Ile d. June 5, 1873; and she m. (2d), Sept. 27, 1876, Charles H. Stanford of Keene.
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1. James, b. Ang. 7, 1822; d. Dec. 24, 1831.
II. Charles, b. June 15, 1825; d. in Fitzwilliam, March 12, 1860, um.
III. Philip S., b. Sept. 2, 1828; m., Feb. 11, 1851, Frances A. Chaplin, b. in Fitzwilliam, Sept. 30, 1836, d. Dec. 28, 1871; resides in Fitzwilliam. He is a druggist in Co. with his brother.
1. Ida Louisa, b. Apr. 1, 1859.
IV. Stephen, b. Sept. 14, 1830; m., Sept. 13, 1859, Abby Briggs of Claremont, N.H., b. in Charles- town, N.H., Apr. 10, 1841; resides in Fitz- william.
1. Fannie, b. June 25, 1867.
2. James, b. March 17, 1872; d. Aug. 17, 1872.
3. James, b. June 29, 1873; d. Aug. 26, 1873.
JONATHAN BELDING, b. in Northfield, Mass., Apr. 3, 1761; m. Sarah K. Larabee, b. in Rindge, July 5, 1763; settled first in Northfield, and was a soldier of the Revo- lution from that town.
I. Sarah, b. in Northfield, Oct. 26, 1785; removed to Canada.
II. Jonathan, b. in Northfield, Nov. 27, 1787; d. May 31, 1818, um.
Mrs. Belding d. Oct. 12, 1788, and he m. (2d) Abigail Coal, b. Apr. 11, 1771. The family came to Marl. to reside in 1794, and located on the Thomas Page farm, in what is now known as the "Prescott Pasture," sonth- westerly of the farm now owned by Levi Jones. After re- siding here some eight years, they removed to Vermont. He d. in Canton, N.Y., May 17, 1851. His wife d. Oct. 26, 1850.
III. Abigail, b. in Northfield, Nov. 2, 1790; m. Samuel Williams of Dublin ; d. May 17, 1872.
Iv. Harriet, b. in Northfield, Sept. 5, 1792; m. Samuel Lewis of Cornish ; d. July 29, 1845.
v. Samuel C., b. May 6, 1794; m. Cynthia Wilson of Shoreham, Vt .; settled in Canton, N.Y .; d. Nov., 1854.
VI. Mary, b. in Marl., April 24, 1797; m. James White of Cornish ; removed to the West about 1834.
VII. Submit, b. in Marl., Nov. 19, 1800; m. Oliver · Holden of Pittsford, Vt .; d. 1869.
VIII. Asa, b. in Marl., Oct. 10, 1802; m. Cynthia Mus- sey of Brandon, Vt.
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IX. Alonso, b. in Crown Point, N.Y., Ang. 24, 1804; m. Maria Stillman of Brandon, Vt .; removed to the West.
x. Jemima, b. in Crown Point, Apr. 6, 1807 ; m. Alverus Kilburn of Whiting, Vt .; d. Jan. 14, 1849.
XI. Danford R., b. in Shoreham, Vt., Apr. 3, 1809; m. Betsey Tasker of Cornish ; resides in Iowa. XII. Clement M., b. in Shoreham, Vt., Feb. 7, 1812; m. Mehitable Wheeler of Pittsford, Vt .; d. Nov. 1, 1848.
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XIII. Lucina, b. in Leicester, Vt., May 22, 1815; m. Mason Simons of Orwell, Vt. He d., and she m. (2d) William McEwin of Marley, N.Y.
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EBENEZER BELKNAP, eldest son of Jedediah and Deb- orah (Streeter) Belknap of Framingham, Mass., came to Marl. at an early date, and settled in the north part of the town, on what is now called the Capron place in Roxbury.
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I. Silence, m. Samuel McCollester, q.v.
II. Deborah, m. - - Taylor. 4
III. Ebenezer, d. young.
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IV. A daughter, m. - - Hadley.
v. A daughter, m. - Winch.
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Capt. Ebenezer Belknap m. Mrs. Polly Rogers, Dec. 19, 1792. (Town records.)
BEMIS.
JOSEPH BEMIS, b. in 1619; was in Watertown, Mass., as early as 1640; was selectman, 1648, 1672, and 1675; d. Aug. 7, 1684. By wife Sarah, he had nine children. John, the youngest, b. Aug., 1659; m. Mary, dau. of George and Susannah Harrington, b. Jan. 12, 1663-64. She d., and he m. (2d), Jan. 1, 1716-17, Sarah, widow of Jonathan Phillips, Esq. She d., and he m. (3d), May 30, 1726, Judith, widow of James Barnard. He d. Oct. 24, 1732. John, son of John and Mary (Harrington) Benis, b. Oct. 6, 1686; m., May 8, 1710, Hannah, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Whitney) Warren, b. Jan. 25, 1690-91. Their eldest son, John, b. Feb. 11, 1711-12; m., Feb. 16, 1731-32, Hannah, dan. of Capt. Daniel and Hannah (Bigilow) Warren, b. Apr. 28, 1715; settled in Weston, and had twelve children.
1 TIMOTHY BEMIS, Son of John and Hannah (Warren) Bemis, b. in Weston, Mass., March 6, 1734; m. Martha Wesson, Jan. 10, 1756; settled first in Weston, where several of his children were b. He came to this town as early as 1776, and settled on the farm now owned by Samuel Jones. He was killed in 1806, by falling from a load of corn-stalks. His widow d. Apr. 24, 1808.
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I. James, b. Sept. 7, 1756.+
II. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 7, 1759.
III. Martha, b. March 3, 1761 ; in. Josiah Lewis, q.2.
IV. David, b. June 13, 1763.+
v. Jeremiah, b. July 13, 1765.+ VI. Abel, m., March 4, 1793, Prudence Swan.
VII. Jonathan, b. July 2, 1769.++
VIII. Daniel, settled in Boston.
IX. Sally.
x. Timothy, b. July 19, 1776.++
JAMES BEMIS, son of Timothy, m. Hannah, dau. of Jonathan and Martha (Leland) Frost, and settled in what is now called "the Log-house Pasture," in the northerly part of the town; removed to Dublin about 1792.
I. Jonathan, b. in Marl., Dec. 30, 1780.
Mrs. Bemis d. Feb. 9, 1785 ; and he m. (2d), in 1786, Lois Walker of Sudbury, Mass. HIe d. Dec. 15, 1832.
II. Hannah, b. Jan. 30, 1786; m. Benjamin Fair- banks.
III. James, b. Oct. 17, 1787 ; d. July, 1807.
IV. Lois, b. Apr. 12, 1789; m. John Knowlton ; re- moved to N.Y. State.
v. Thomas, b. May 7, 1793 ; m., 1815, Sally Williams, who d. June 22, 1818; and he m. (2d) Anna Knight of Sudbury, Mass .; settled in that part of Dublin called Pottersville.
VI. Josiah, b. Aug. 20, 1795; m. Esther Riggs of Cornish. She d., and he m. (2d) Sybil Emery of Jaffrey. He d. March 6, 1852.
VII. Betsey, b. Oct. 15, 1797; d. Sept., 1799. VIII. Eli, b. Apr. 30, 1800; d. Sept. 9, 1833.
Ix. Mercy, b. Sept. 12, 1804; m. Luke Knowlton, q.v.
DAVID BEMIS, son of Timothy, m., 1783, Lucinda, dan. of Oliver and Lois (Johnson) Wright; removed to Londonderry, Vi.
I. Oliver Wright, b. Jan. 31, 1784; d. Feb. 3, 1785.
II. Lucinda, b. Apr. 12, 1786; m. George W. Phillips,
III. Patty, b. Apr. 2, 1788; m., Oct., 1811, Oliver Plumly of Keene.
IV. Lois, b. Jan. 7, 1792.
v. David, b. Feb. 9, 1795.
v1. Cyrus, b. Sept. 3, 1802.
JEREMIAH BEMIS, son of Timothy, m., Sept., 1788,
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HISTORY OF MARLBOROUGH.
Sarah, dau. of Oliver and Lois (Johnson) Wright; re- moved to Dublin in 1795.
I. Jeremiah, b. in Marl., May 23, 1789 ; m. Hannah, dau. of Ebenezer and Lydia (Eaton) Herrick ; removed to Wethersfield, Vt.
11. Lucretia, b. in Marl., Feb. 16, 1791; m. John Lewis, q.v.
III. Oliver, b. in Marl., Jan. 13, 1793; m. Diadama, dau. of Joseph and Martha (Clark) Tolman ; removed to Guildhall, Vt.
IV. Horace, b. in Dublin, June 22, 1799; d. Nov. 20, 1801.
v. Horace, b. in Dublin, Apr. 13, 1803; resides in Williston, Vt.
VI. A daughter, b. in Dublin, Apr. 4, 1807; d. the same year.
JONATHAN BEMIS, son of Timothy, m., Feb., 1789, Delila, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Page) Rhodes; settled on the farm afterwards owned by his son Enoch, where he d. Jan. 31, 1835. His widow d. Oct. 23, 1856.
1. Jonathan, b. June 5, 1789; d. in infancy.
II. Sarah, b. Jan. 4, 1791; m. William Thatcher; d. Feb. 23, 1816.
III. A son, b. Jan. 22, 1792; d. in infancy.
IV. Delila, b. Dec. 17, 1793; m., Dec. 17, 1815, Stephen Farrar of Troy ; d. July 31, 1838.
v. Jonathan, b. Sept. 17, 1794; d. in infancy.
VI. Luther, b. May 21, 1796.+
VII. Calvin, b. Jan. 27, 1798.+
VIII. Martha, b. Sept. 12, 1799; d. Feb. 23, 1829, um. Ix. Anna, b. July 5, 1801; m. Amasa Fuller, q.v. x. Jonathan, b. Sept. 16, 1803.++
XI. Dolly, b. June 13, 1805; m., Dec. 23, 1827, How- ard Clark ; resides in Troy.
XII. Betsey, b. March 19, 1807 ; d. Apr. 4, 1831.
XIII. Asa, b. March 13, 1809.+
XIV. Enoch, b. Jan. 28, 1811.++
xv. Artemas, b. Dec. 21, 1812.+
XVI. Harriet, b. Oct. 12, 1815; m., Sept. 21, 1841, Daniel Bugbee; removed to Vermont.
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TIMOTHY BEMIS, youngest son of Timothy, In., June 3, 1795, Lois, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Page) Rhodes; settled on the home farm. In 1812, he removed with his family to Malone, N.Y. Children all but four b. in Marl.
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III. Hiram, b. July 14, 1798.
Iv. Ebenezer, b. March 28, 1800.
v. Thirsa, b. Ang. 12, 1801.
VI. Varanes, b. Dec. 9, 1802.
VII. Nancy, b. Dec. 13, 1804.
VIII. Mary, b. May 9, 1807.
IX. Harry, b. Oct. 1, 1808; d. Aug. 26, 1810.
x. Eunice, b. in Malone.
XI. George, b. in Malone.
XII. Charles A., b. in Malone.
XIII. Harry, b. in Malone.
Timothy Bemis purchased a tract of wild land in Malone, built a saw-mill, and soon acquired quite a fortune for those times. In 1840, he became blind, and remained so until his death, which took place May 24, 1848. His widow d. Aug. 2, 1856.
LUTHER BEMIS, son of Jonathan, mn., June 1, 1820, Sally, dan. of George Farrar; resided for many years in Troy, where he d. Sept. 6, 1842. His widow d. March 24, 1845, æ. 48.
I. A son, b. Apr. 4, 1821; d. Apr. 19, 1821.
II. George F., b. Apr. 11, 1822.++
III. Luther G., b. July 11, 1828.+=
CALVIN BEMIS, son of Jonathan, m., March 14, 1822. Deborah, dau. of Asa and Deborah (Sargent) Brewer, HIe settled first in Swanzey, where he remained eight years, then came to Marl., and, after a residence of one year, removed to Rindge, where he lived twenty years, and thence to Troy in 1851, where he d. Aug. 9, 1872. He was a man of sound judgment, and universally re- spected.
I. Eliza, b. Oct. 10, 1823 ; m. Calvin Hastings, q.v.
II. Maria, b. Jan. 24, 1826; m., March 31, 1847, Charles Perry ; resides in Fitzwilliam.
III. Mary Jane, b. Apr. 9, 1839; m., Oct. 23, 1855, Leonard Wright; resides in Keene.
JONATHAN BEMIS, son of Jonathan, m., Jan. 11, 1844, Lois, dau. of Silas and Nabby (Wright) Collins; resided in the house with his brother Asa, where he d. July 4, 1854. Ilis widow m. (2d) David Martin of Richmond, and d. July 22, 1856.
I. Abbie J., b. Apr. 10, 1845; d. Oct. 10, 1851.
II. Maria L., b. Sept. 6, 1846; m., Dec. 9, 1869, James M. Robbins of Leominster, Mass.
III. Osgood J., b. Jan. 16, 1848.+
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iv. George L., b. Jan 4, 1850; m., Jan. 11, 1870, Nettie Willson of Fitzwilliam.
v. Abbie J., b. Aug. 5, 1852.
VI. John IV., b. May 16, 1854; d. Oct. 30, 1854.
ASA BEMIS, son of Jonathan, m., Nov. 8, 1838, Mary, dau. of Abel and Rachel (Cutter) Nutting.
I. James H., b. May 27, 1846; m., Aug. 7, 1871, Louisa B. Mentyer of Stowe, Mass., who d. Sept. 9, 1876, æ. 25 yrs. 9 mo.
1. Leon M., b. Sept. 7, 1872.
2. Harvey Clement, b. Feb. 25, 1874.
3. May Louise, b. Apr. 15, 1875.
ENOCH BEMIS, son of Jonathan, m., Feb. 19, 1840, Abigail Bugbee, b. Feb. 19, 1820; settled first in Bethel, Vt .; returned to Marl., and settled on the home farm, where he remained till Oct., 1865, when he again re- moved. to Bethel, Vt., where he d. Feb. 11, 1868. His widow m. (2d) Justin H. Beckwith of Bethel, Jan. 1, 1870, and d. May 30, 1873.
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I. Henry F., b. Apr. 16, 1841; d. May 17, 1861.
II. Sarah E., b. Dec. 8, 1845; m., Oct. 19, 1872, Charles A. Beckwith ; resides in Bethel, Vt.
III. Edward, b. March 4, 1849; m. Minnie French.
ARTEMAS BEMIS, son of Jonathan, m., Nov. 6, 1845, Catharine, dau. of Elias and Caty (Woodward) Thatcher. He d. Nov. 14, 1863.
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I. Calista D., b. Oct. 15, 1846, um.
II. Lucy E., b. Oct. 16, 1850; m. George E. Gould, q.r.
III. Rosa L., b. May 2, 1853; m., Apr. 15, IV. Twins. 1874, Horace A. McLane. Rossa L., b. May 2, 1853 ; m., Aug. 25, 1874, Moses Maynard.
v. Clarence A., b. Apr. 27, 1858; d. Apr. 11, 1864.
GEORGE F. BEMIS, son of Luther, m., June 1, 1845, Rowena L. Jackson of Fitzwilliam, b. March 31, 1826; resided for several years in Troy. He was a member of Co. F, 3d Reg. Vt. Vols. ; d. of wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness.
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I. Martin L., b. May 21, 1846; d. July 3, 1852.
II. Harlan A., b. July 14, 1847 ; d. Aug. 21, 1872. .
III. Sarah I., b. March 22, 1849; m., Nov. 24, 1866, Clinton J. Parker.
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v. Ada R., b. Feb. 19, 1854; d. Oct. 12, 1859.
VI. George L., b. Dec. 15, 1855.
VII. Byron C., b. Dec. 16, 1861 ; d. Oct. 12, 1862.
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LUTHER G. BEMIS, son of Luther, m., March 30, 1852, Abby H., dau. of Moses and Abagail (Davidson) Cutter, b. in Jaffrey, Nov. 26, 1832.
I. Charles L., b. June 6, 1854; m., March 13, 1877, Sarah A., dau. of Henry and Sarah (Flint) Goukl.
II. Frederick C., b. Oct. 16, 1857.
III. Abby L., b. Nov. 12, 1859.
OSGOOD J. BEMIS, son of Jonathan and Lois (Collins) Bemis, m., Sept. 23, 1868, Hattie S. Houghton of Leo- minster, Mass., d. Feb. 8, 1870; m. (2d) Lucy J. (White) Shepherd, Dec. 25, 1871. Children by first wife.
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I. Minnie L., b. June 17, 1869.
IT. Frankie J .. b. Jan. 12, 1870.
PHILIP BEMIS, perhaps grandson of Joseph, who settled in Water- town, Mass., in 1640; was in Cambridge in 1723, and m., Nov. 21, 1723, Elizabeth Lawrence. In 1738, he moved to Westminster, Mass., being the third settler in that township. IIe had six children, all born in Cambridge. The date of their birth is not recorded, but the church records give the date of baptism as follows : Philip and William, Nov. 13, 1726; David, July 30, 1727; Abagail, July 25, 1731 ; Edmund, Oct. 22, 1732; Zacheus, July 25, 1736. Zacheus m. Elizabeth Lyon, and settled in Westminster. He had several children, among whom was William, b. Jan. 11, 1777; m., Nov. 28, 1799, Hannah, dau. of John and Hannah (Garey) Derby, b. in Westminster, Nov. 17, 1781. He was a blacksmith, and resided for the most part of his life in Westminster, where he d. Oct. 8, 1835. His wife survived him, and d. in Ashburnham, Apr. 12, 1861.
CHARLES RUSSELL BEMIS, son of William and Hannah (Derby) Bemis, was b. in Princeton, Mass., Dec. 5, 1814. His youthful days were spent in Westminster at work on the farm or in his father's shop, until twenty years of age, when he learned the painter's trade, serving an apprenticeship with E. and G. Kendall. He afterwards resided in Ashburnham, and in 1838 removed to Jaffrey, . where he m., July 21, 1839, Elmira, dau. of Etheel and Rebecca (Baker) Parmenter, b. in Marl., Jan. 9, 1818. After a short residence in Jaffrey, he went to Troy, where he remained until the spring of 1842, when he came to Marl. to take charge of the Baker farm. In 1845, in company with Amos A. Mason, he commenced the manufacture of chair seats, in the mill since owned
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by Tarbell & Whitney. He soon sold his interest in this mill, and commenced the same business with Austin G. Parmenter, in the mill now owned by Osgood R. Wis- wall, where he remained for nearly twenty years, since which time he has followed painting. His wife d. Apr. 7, 1880.
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I. Ellen R., b. in Troy, May 15, 1841.
II. Charles A., b. in Marl., Jan. 29, 1848.
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EDMUND BEMIS, son of Capt. Edmund and Elizabeth (Rand) Bemis, and grandson of Philip and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Bemis, b. in Westminster, Mass., in 1765; m. Susannah Graves, and settled first in Fitchburg, but in 1807 he purchased a farm in that part of Marl. now included in Troy. He d. Feb. 12, 1857; his wife, Jan. 5, 1848.
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I. Clarissa, m. William Whitcomb.
II. Elijah, d. in infancy.
III. Elijah, m. Lucy Butler; d. Nov. 5, 1852.
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IV. Susannah, m. William Jackson of Wallingford, Vt .; d. Dec. 5, 1826.
v. Jonas, m. Fannie Lawrence ; d. in Troy.
VI. Polly, m. George W. Brown ; resides in Troy. . VII. Sumner, m. R. Ann Thompson.
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Rev. SALMON BENNETT was b. in Brattleboro, Vt., Jan. 6, 1790. He received academic education in his native town, and entered the Sophomore class of Middle- bury College at the age of twenty-two. At that time, there were one hundred and fifty students. Among his college mates were many who attained eminence, both in Church and State; Silas Wright, the distinguished Senator and Governor of New York, Pliny Fisk, Levi Parsons, Myron Winslow, and others. After leaving college, he studied theology with the Rev. Mr. Newton of Marlboro, Vt. In the winter of 1816, he had a call to preach in Winchester, which he accepted, and was ordained and installed their pastor the September follow- ing. He labored there eight years; and, after preaching one year in Roxbury, he came to Marl., and was installed pastor of the Congregational Church, Sept. 28, 1825. He purchased the farm now owned by Elias A. Thatcher, where he resided during his pastorate here. In 1832, he accepted a call to Boscawen, where he was for some time the associate pastor with the Rev. Dr. Wood. He after- wards preached at Irving, Wendell, and Heath, Mass., and Halifax, Vt. He was now past threescore years, and failing health made it necessary for him to make
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other arrangements for his comfort; and, in the fall of 1862, he removed to Sherman, N.Y., to reside with his children, where he was living in 1876. He m. in 1821 Hepsibah N. Jewell of Winchester.
I. Henry Martin, b. in Winchester, Apr. 10, 1822; in., Oct., 1851, Sarah Warfield of Heath, Mass .; d. at Painted Post, Steuben Co., N.Y., Jan. 17, 1873. His parents intended him for the minis- try, but bronchitis affected his voice so that he was obliged to relinquish the idea, but at the age of nineteen commenced teaching, which he followed till his death.
II. Hepsibah C., b. in Roxbury, Ang. 18, 1824; m., July 14, 1847, Leonard Scott of Heath, Mass .; resides in Dunkirk, N.Y.
III. Frances B., b. in Marl., July 25, 1826; m., May 16, 1849, Henry L. Kendrick of Heath, Mass .; resides in Sherman, N.Y.
Iv. Salmon, b. in Marl., Apr. 11, 1829; m., 1855, Lydia Heath of Sherman, N.Y.
v. Noah, b. in Marl., Apr. 26, 1831 ; m., Sept., 1855, Nancy Hill; d. in Sherman, N.Y., Feb. 7, 1875.
VI. Lucia Maria, b. in Winchester, Dec. 12, 1836; m., Oct., 1861, L. Clark of Waterford, Pa .; resides in Sherman, N.Y.
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NATHANIEL BIGELOW, son of Nathaniel and Susannah (Jennings) Bigelow, b. in Framingham, Mass .; m., 1813, Catharine Tyler of Leominster, Mass .; came to this town, and located on the farm since owned by Noah Porter. He removed to Leominster about 1818, and thence to Jaffrey, where he d. July 28, 1876.
1. Perkins, b. Nov. 11, 1814; resides in Mansfield, O .; is a wholesale druggist, and was the first mayor of that city.
II. Catherine, b. March 29, 1817 ; m. William Carter of Jaffrey ; resides in Fitchburg.
1 JOHN BIGELOW, a brother of Nathaniel, m. Betsey Follansbee of Leominster, Mass .; came to Marl. with his brother, and resided on the same farm; returned to Framingham about 1818. We find no record of this family.
5 ALBERT S. BIGELOW was b. in Montpelier, Vt., Sept. 10, 1831. He came to Marl. in Jan., 1855, and m., May 14, 1855, Lydia Maria, dan. of John and Lovisa (Con- verse) Buss. In the spring of 1859, he removed to
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Swanzey, but returned to Marl., June, 1872, where he has since resided. He is a machinist by trade.
I. Arthur Fremont, b. March 21, 1856; m., May 28, 1877, Anna M., dau. of George W. Ellis of Swanzey; resides in Keene, and is employed in the Keene National Bank.
11. Edith Maria, b. March 7, 1860; d. Aug. 23, 1861.
III. Arlie Wilson, b. Ang. 15, 1862.
IV. Lester Lyman, b. June 6, 1869; d. Feb. 10, 1871.
Mrs. Bigelow d. Sept. 24, 1872; and lie m. (2d), Apr. 10, 1873, Alice L., dau. of Thaddeus and Eliza H. (Buss) Metcalf.
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RUSSELL BIXBY, b. in Windsor, N.H., March 1, 1816; m., May 15, 1842, Sarah L. Wright, b. in Washington, N.H., Aug. 15, 1813, d. Apr. 24, 1849; and he m. (2d), Aug. 1, 1850, Emily R. Dame, b. in Goshen, Aug. 29, 1826. Mr. Bixby moved from Lempster to this town, Dec. 29, 1870, and located on the farm formerly owned by Capt. Asa Frost, where he now resides.
2 I. Helen Ettu (an adopted dau.), b. in Keene, Apr. 7, 1860 ; m., Apr. 29, 1877, Walter H. Bruce, b. in Shirley, Mass., March 28, 1855.
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1. Clinton Russell, b. in Marl., May 24, 1878.
2. Maud M., b. in Marl., March 4, 1880.
BLANCHARD.
The history of the Blanchard family dates back to the time of Louis XIV. of France, when there was living a race of people called the Huguenots, who were persecuted to such an extent on account of their religion that they were obliged to flee from the country; they went to England, and there took up their abode. Among this race was a family of Blancher (or Blanshaw as pronounced in French), who resided in the town of Preston. In the year 1639, several families in that place decided to emigrate to America, and among them was one THOMAS BLANCHARD and his wife Agnes, who, with four sons, all by his first wife, and an infant of his then present wife, embarked with this colony in a vessel by the name of "Jonathan." Thomas Blanchard, who was the ancestor of the larger part of the New England families of that name, arrived in Charlestown, Mass., June 23, 1639. Before the vessel arrived, his wife d., leaving an infant, who survived her but a short time. lle m. a third wife, Mary -, who survived him, and d. a widow in 1676. After leaving Charlestown, it is supposed he settled in Braintree, where he resided from 1646 to 1651. Hle then purchased a house and farm of two hundred acres on Mystic-Side, Charlestown, now Malden, to which he removed the same year, and where he d. May, 1654. He left four sons,-George, who settled in Charlestown, Thomas, who settled in Malden, Samuel and Nathaniel, who settled in Weymouth. Samuel, the third son of Thomas, the emigrant, was b. in England, Ang. 6, 1627, and was twelve years old when he came to this country. lle m., Jan. 3, 1654,
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