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1 JONATHAN FROST, son of Joseph and Hannah (East- erbrook) Frost, was b. in Sherborn, Mass., Feb. 27, 1738;
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m., in Sherborn, 1760, Martha Leland. He came to this town in March, 1775, having previously purchased of Isaac McAllester the farm now owned by Ansel Nye. He commanded a company of militia in Sherborn before his removal, and had sent in his resignation, but it was not granted. The month following, the battle of Lex- ington took place. As soon as Capt. Frost heard of the battle, he buckled on his sword, and, mounting his horse, started for the scene of conflict. On arriving at Towns- end, he learned the particulars concerning the affray, and that the British soldiers had retreated to Boston. He then returned to his family. During the autumn of 1776, a discharged soldier on his way from Ticonderoga to Boston stopped with Capt. Frost over night, and from him all the family contracted the small-pox, of which disease he d. Sept. 25, 1776. His widow d. March 15, 1804, æ. 64. Of his eight children, seven lived to marry and settle in Marl. ; and both they and their descendants have taken an active part in shaping and sustaining the interests of the town.
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I. Hannah, b. 1761; m. James Bemis, q.v.
II. Joseph, b. 1763.+
III. Jonathan, b. 1765.++
IV. Benjamin, b. 1767.++
v. Martha, b. 1769; m. (1st) Justus Perry, M.D., q.v .; m. (2d) David Wheeler, q.v.
VI. Elijah, b. 1771.++
VII. Asa, b. 1773; d. in infancy.
VIII. Jeremiah, b. 1776.++
COL. JOSEPH FROST, son of Capt. Jonathan, m., Sept. 17, 1782, Zilpha, dau. of Col. Richard and Sybel (Goode- now) Roberts ; settled on the Stillman Woodward place, where he d. Nov. 7, 1839. His wife d. Apr. 5, 1822. It may be truly said of Mr. Frost that he passed through a long life highly respected and esteemed by all who were favored with his acquaintance. As a townsman, he was anxious for the promotion of peace, good order, the improvement of morals, and for the religious and moral education of the rising generation. His townsmen gave ample testimony of their confidence by repeatedly elect- ing him to all the civil offices in their gift. For a number of years, he was chosen to represent the town in the State Legislature, in which capacity he never disap- pointed the expectation of his constituents. He was a professor of religion for nearly fifty years, and mani- fested the sincerity of his religions faith by practising through his whole life upon the principle of pure mo- rality and Christian benevolence.
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I. Richard, b. March 19, 1783; m., March 14, 1802, Hannah Rider; removed to Granby, Canada.
II. Jonathan, b. Feb. 17, 1785.+
111. Joseph, b. Apr. 30, 1787.+
IV. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 2, 1789; d. Feb. 5, 1792. v. Aaron, b. July 29, 1792; removed to Canada.
VI. Sylvester, b. June 5, 1794.++
VII. Roxanna, b. Dec. 14, 1796 ; m. Dea. James Farrar, q.v.
VIII. Atossa, b. Dec. 1, 1798; m., Aug. 21, 1826, Rev. Cyrus Stone, q.v.
IX. Emily, b. June 24, 1801 ; m. Charles Gilbert, q.v. x. Lowell, b. Oct. 31, 1803 ; d. in Boston.
XI. Benjamin, b. March 11, 1806; settled first in Boston, afterward removed to Abington.
LIEUT. JONATHAN FROST, son of Capt. Jonathan, m. Beulah, dau. of Eliphalet and Lydia (Goddard) Stone; settled on the farm now owned by Russell Bixby. Mrs. Frost d. May 3, 1808; and he m. (2d), Dec. 21, 1808, Mrs. Esther Coolidge, widow of Hezekiah Coolidge. She d. March 15, 1848. He d. Oct. 20, 1851.
1. Patty, b. March 12, 1787 ; m. Zephaniah Harvey ; removed to Shefford, Canada, where she d. March 17, 1835.
II. Asa, b. Dec. 17, 1788.++
III. Hannah, b. June 19, 1791; m. Daniel Coolidge of Sherborn, Mass .; d. Nov. 25, 1831.
Iv. Cyrus, b. Sept. 25, 1797.++
v. Lydia, b. June 24, 1800; m. Samuel Barrett ; d. Sept. 6, 1831.
VI. Almira, b. Sept. 1, 1803 ; d. Jan. 11, 1823.
BENJAMIN FROST, son of Capt. Jonathan, m., 1789, Phebe, dau. of Col. Richard and Sybel (Goodenow) Rob- erts. He d. Feb. 27, 1800.
1. Charles, b. July 8, 1789; d. in Marl., Apr. 17, 1866.
II. Charlotte, b. Feb. 10, 1792; m. William Rider; lived in Swanzey.
III. Bildad, b. Nov. 14, 1794; d. Apr. 16, 1795.
IV. Phebe, b. June 25, 1796 ; m. - Bishop of Troy.
v. Persis, b. Apr. 13, 1798; d. young.
ELIJAH FROST, son of Capt. Jonathan, m. Betsey, dau. of Phinehas and Lovina (Warren) Farrar. He resided for a few years in Marl., and then removed to Sullivan, and thence to Thetford, Vt., where he d. in 1860.
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I. Lovina, b. March 7, 1795; m. Aylsworth Hub- bard; d. in Sullivan.
II. Betsey, b. March 11, 1797; m. Enoch Woods ; d. in Sullivan.
III. Selim, b. Oct. 22, 1799; m., 1824, Lydia Heald ; resided in Sullivan ; d. 1858.
IV. Benjamin, b. Sept. 9, 1802; m., 1825, Mary C. Barrett; d. in 1858.
v. Perley, -; m. Adaline Ingraham.
VI. Mara, -- --; m. Seth Nims of Sullivan.
32 33 34 35 36 37 (9) JEREMIAH FROST, youngest son of Capt. Jonathan, m., Aug. 7, 1804, Eunice, dau. of Capt. David and Rebecca (Hoar) Wheeler; removed to Shefford, Canada.
I. Persis, b. Jan. 14, 1805.
II. David, b. Aug. 31, 1806.
III. Selina.
IV. Charlotte.
v. Eunice.
VI, Jeremiah.
JONATHAN FROST, son of Col. Joseph, m., May 23, 1804, Sally, dau. of Capt. David and Rebecca (Hoar) Wheeler; removed to Shefford, Canada, and thence to Derby Centre, Vt.
I. Charles, b. Oct. 26, 1805.
II. Pinckney, settled in Wethersfield, Vt.
III. Joseph.
IV. Jonathan.
v. Alice.
VI. Asa.
JOSEPH FROST, son of Col. Joseph, m., July, 1805, Lucy, dau. of Capt. David and Rebecca (Hoar) Wheeler; settled first in Shefford, Canada. In 1819, he returned to Marl., and settled on the farm now owned by his son Rufus S. Frost, where he d. Oct. 23, 1830. His widow afterward removed to Boston, where she d. July 23, 1848.
I. Caroline, b. May 13, 1806; d. Aug. 20, 1819.
II. Sumner, b. Jan. 17, 1808.+
III. Joseph P., b. Aug. 29, 1809; m., Apr. 8, 1830, Martha B., dau. of John and Mary (Livingston) Lane; resided for many years in Galesburg, Ill., where he d. Apr. 19, 1880.
IV. Lowell, b. Jan. 17, 1813 ; d. Aug. 29, 1813.
v. Lucy W., b. Oct. 13, 1814; m., Aug. 4, 1836, Turner C. Fairfield; d. in Boston, 1872.
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1. Joseph, b. 1838 ; d. 1840.
2. Emma F., b. 1848; m., 1867, Charles S. Dunnells.
3. Lucy A., b. 1850; m., 1870, Charles H. Cutler.
VI. Luther, b. May 12, 1817; um.
VII. Emeline, b. Feb. 21, 1820; m., Nov. 30, 1853, Henry B. Swazey ; resides in Chelsea, Mass.
1. George Henry, b. 1855.
2. Emma Frost, b. 1857; d. 1872.
3. Walter B., b. 1862; d. 1863.
VIII. Rufus S., b. July 18, 1826 ; m., Aug. 4, 1847, Ellen M. Hubbard. She d. Feb. 28, 1878; and he m. (2d), June 18, 1879, Mrs. Catherine Emily Willard of Tioga, Penn .; resides in Chelsea, Mass. (See Chap. XIII.)
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1. Charles Hubbard, b. 1848; m., 1871, Emma H. Tripp. Children: Edith, b. 1873; Gertrude, b. 1876, d. 1880; George T., b. 1878.
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2. Ellen A., b. 1849; m., 1869, Rufus Frost, Greeley. Children : Marion, b. 1870 ; Norman, 1871; Russell, b. 1878.
3. John Osgood, b. 1852; d. May 23, 1879.
4. Emma Wheeler, b. 1856.
5. Rufus H., b. 1857.
6. Albert Plumb, b. 1859.
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SYLVESTER FROST, son of Col. Joseph, m., Nov. 4, 1817, Damariss, dau. of Kimber and Polly (Hazleton) Harvey; resided for some time in Troy, and afterward in Fitchburg.
I. David, b. Aug. 11, 1818.
II. Perley, b. July 12, 1821; d. Oct. 10, 1844.
III. Milton, b. Apr. 30, 1824.
IV. Mary Z., b. Nov. 29, 1826; d. Nov. 29, 1827.
CAPT. ASA FROST, son of Lieut. Jonathan, m., Nov. 21, 1811, Harriet, dau. of Hezekiah Coolidge; settled on the home farm. In his old age, he built the house now owned by Elisha O. Woodward, where he resided till after the death of his wife, Apr. 12, 1863, when he removed to Springfield, Mass., where he d. March 18, 1868.
I. Loring Coolidge, b. Feb. 8, 1813; m., Nov. 1, 1838, Amanda, dau. of John B. and Anna (Harvey) Farrar; d. in Cleveland, Ohio.
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II. Charles Milton, b. March 5, 1815; d. Apr. 25, 1867, um.
III. Harlow, b. Nov. 18, 1816; m. Eliza Wright of Keene; d. in Vermont.
Iv. Cyrus, b. Jume 13, 1821; d. Aug. 19, 1845.
v. Almira, b. June 18, 1825 ; m., Sept. 5, 1849, Warren H. Wilkinson ; resided in Springfield, Mass. ; d. Oct. 12, 1874.
VI. Daniel C., b. Sept. 12, 1839; m. Esther Merriam ; resides in Springfield, Mass.
COL. CYRUS FROST, son of Lieut. Jonathan, m., Nov. 1, 1821, Caroline, dau. of Ebenezer and Rhoda (Cool- idge) Richardson of Dublin, b. May 22, 1797.
I. Almira, b. July 20, 1823; d. Dec. 21, 1823.
II. Sarah Jane, b. Apr. 20, 1825 ; d. Feb. 5, 1826.
III. Ebenezer R., b. May 26, 1828; m. Rachel L. Clemons of Belgrade, Me., Dec. 8, 1853; resided in Boston, where he d.
IV. Laura Sophia, b. May 16, 1830; m. O. H. Perry of Springfield, Mass .; d. Feb. 6, 1872.
v. Edward Jonathan, b. June 17, 1833 ; m. Eliza- beth Mott of Peterboro; resides in Philadel- phia.
VI. Sarah Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1836; m., March 2, 1862, Clark Farrar of Keene. He d. Apr. 20, 1866; and she m. (2d), July 26, 1868, Hervey Upham ; resides in Texas.
VII. Harriet Coolidge, b. Dec. 31, 1838 ; m. Rev. Charles E. Houghton, q.v.
VIII. Amanda Caroline, b. Apr. 4, 1842; m. Charles H. Thurston, q.v.
SUMNER FROST, son of Joseph, m., Oct. 14, 1828, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Mary (Tayntor) Wiswall ; resided first in Newport, and afterward in Derby, Vt. She d. Jan. 3, 1835; and he m. (2d), Apr. 8, 1835, Lucinda Olive Field, b. Sept. 2, 1816, d. Aug. 7, 1849; and he m. (3d), Jan. 28, 1850, Lydia E. Blake, b. Nov. 19, 1821. He d. Nov., 1876. Children by first wife as follows : -
I. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Aug. 23, 1829; m. Justus Lawrence of Roxbury. He d. in Yonkers, N.Y. His widow is now in Europe.
89 Il. Harriet A., b. Apr. 20, 1833; m. (1st) Fernando C. Harrington, by whom she had one child, and m. (2d) Cyrus S. Moors, q.v.
1. George K. Harrington, b. in West Charles- ton, Vt., June 23, 1853; m., Nov, 13, 1877, Carrie A. Osborne.
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Children by second wife :-
III. Lucinda Maria, b. Jan. 13, 1836; d. Aug. 21, 1864.
IV. Sumner Webster, b. May 1, 1837 ; d. in Marl., Sept. 18, 1877, um.
v. Luther Wesley, b. Sept. 14, 1838.
VI. Henry Warren, b. Dec. 7, 1842; d. June 24, 1844.
VII. Lucia M., b. Apr. 18, 1844; d. Aug. 26, 1871. VIII. Rufus Chester, b. Sept. 27, 1845.
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EPHRAIM K. FROST, M.D. (genealogy not traced), b. in Jaffrey, Dec. 17, 1790 ; eame to Marl. and commenced the practice of medicine, 1812. (See Chap. XII.) He m., Nov. 11, 1×13, Persis, dau. of Jonadab and Tabatha (Wilson) Baker; removed to Swanzey in 1818; d. in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nov. 18, 1871.
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I. Charles, d. æ. 2 years.
II. Feronia, b. Dec. 26, 1815; m., 1835, G. N. Sher- wood.
III. Lyman, b. Feb. 10, 1820; m .; resides at Lincoln, Nebraska. IV. Lafayette S., b. June 4, 1824.
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v. Caroline, b. Jan., 1826; d. in her fifth
Twins. year.
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VI. Emeline, b. Jan., 1826.
VII. Franklin, b. 1831; d. in Wisconsin, 1857.
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ABRAHAM FROST, In., Nov. 24, 1796, Polly Woodbury. (Town records.)
FULLER.
JOHN FULLER, the ancestor of the families in Marl. bearing this name, was one of the first settlers of Cambridge Village, now Newton, Mass. He was b. in 1611, and settled there about 1644, and was one of the largest land-owners in the village, owning upwards of one thousand acres. This land at his death was divided among his five sons, who lived to the following ages: John, 75; Jonathan, 74; Joseph, 88; Joshua, 98; JJeremiah, 83. The History of Newton says that twenty-two of the descendants of John Fuller went into the army of the Revolution He d. Feb. 7, 1698-99 ; and his widow, Elizabeth, d. Apr. 13, 1700. His son JJohn, b. 1645, m., 1682, Abigail Boylston ; settled in Newton, and had nine children, among whom was Isaac, b. Nov. 22, 1695, m. Abigail -, and had, among others, Abijah, b. June 1, 1723, m. Lydia Rich- ardson of Newton.
1 ELIJAHI FULLER, son of Abijah and Lydia (Richard- son) Fuller, was b. in Newton, Mass., Feb. 11, 1766. He was put out to service at an early age with Norman
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Clark, of whom he learned the carpenter's trade. In 1797, he came to Marl., and located on what is now " West Hill" in Troy, working at his trade a considera- ble portion of his time. Previous to his coming to this town, he m. Lucretia Smith, b. in Holden, Mass., about 1765. Soon after her birth, her father moved with his family to Pennsylvania, and located at Wyoming on the Susquehanna River, where they remained until the fa- mous " Wyoming massacre," when two thousand Tories and nine hundred Indians came upon the place, and mur- dered the inhabitants without discrimination. Lucretia Smith was one of the few who escaped. She, being at that time thirteen years of age, remembered well the horrors of those distressing scenes which took place at that time, when so many fell a prey to savage warfare. The family after their escape returned to Holden. Mr. Fuller d. 1822. His wife survived him, and d. 1863, at the ripe age of 97. Children, all but Isaac, born in Marl.
I. Isaac, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., Nov. 14, 1794 ; m., Feb. 7, 1818, Temperance Hinckley of Barn- stable, Mass., b. Nov. 11, 1792. He d. in Troy, Dec. 14, 1833.
II. Martha, b. Dec. 14, 1797; m. Abel Garfield of Troy.
III. Lydia, b. June 9, 1800 ; d. March 11, 1811.
IV. Lucretia, b. Aug. 1, 1805; m. John E. Jackson ; removed to Vermont.
v. Elijah, b. Apr. 6, 1808; fell into scalding water, and d. Jan. 19, 1812.
VI. Harriet, b. Apr. 21, 1810.
CAPT. ISAAC FULLER, a brother of Elijah, b. in New- ton, Mass., 1775; came to Marl. about 1797. He m. Patty Howe of Holden, Mass., at which place he resided a short time before his removal to this town. He first moved into the school-house in the south-west part of the town, in what is now Troy, where he resided for several months, and finally located on the William Barker farm. He was a carpenter, and a skilful workman. On returning home from Troy village one stormy night in the winter of 1819, he perished in the storm at the age of 44. His widow d. Aug. 16, 1836, æ. 57. Chil- dren all but Amasa b. in Marl.
I. Amasa, b. in Holden, Mass., Dec. 7, 1797.+
II. Lucretia, b. Jan. 11, 1800; m. Ezra Alexander of Troy; d. June 11, 1873.
III. Patty, b. Sept. 6, 1802; m. David Jackson of Wallingford, Vt .; she was killed by lightning, Sept. 3, 1847.
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Iv. Nancy, b. Jan. 11, 1805 ; m., Ang. 17, 1823, Andrew Sherman, who d. May 26, 1871. She now resides in Keene.
v. Dorothy, b. Apr. 5, 1807 ; d. June 22, 1807.
VI. Stillman, b. July 22, 1808; d. March 16, 1809.
VII. Lydia, b. Feb. 9, 1810; m. Rufus Jackson; resides in Wallingford, Vt.
VIII. Isaac, b. Aug. 1, 1812; d. July 3, 1814.
1x. Harriet, b. Feb. 28, 1815; d. Sept. 14, 1818.
x. Eliza, b. June 28, 1817; m. Sherman ; resides in Brookfield, Mass.
AMASA FULLER, son of Capt. Isaac, m. (1st) Anna, dau. of Jonathan and Delilah (Rhodes) Bemis. She d. June 19, 1826. .
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I. Isaac, b. in Troy, Aug. 10, 1819.+
11. Elmira, b. Apr. 9, 1822; m., July 16, 1846, Stephen Harris of Troy; she d. in Swanzey, May, 1847.
III. Anna, b. Feb. 14, 1826; d. Nov. 23, 1826.
Mr. Fuller m. (2d), Jan. 11, 1827, Hannah Jackson of Wallingford, Vt., b. Nov. 5, 1803.
IV, A daughter, b. June 11, 1828 ; d. July 18, 1828. v. A son, b. Apr. 29, 1829; d. Apr. 30, 1829.
VI. Elvira, b. Sept. 21, 1830; d. March 14, 1832. VII. A daughter, b. March 1, 1832; d. March 6, 1833. VIII. Amasa, b. Sept. 28, 1833; m., Sept. 13, 1855, Georgianna D. Taylor of Winchendon, b. Sept. 13, 1834.
1. Edward S. (adopted son), b. in Winchen- don, June 25, 1866.
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XI. Erwin J., b. Sept. 19, 1839; m., Sept. 16, 1865, Czarina W. Jacobs, b. in Royalston, June 8, 1841; resides in Winchendon. During the Rebellion, he was in the army as hospital stew- ard eighteen months.
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2. Winfred E., b. Ang. 5, 1868.
3. Herbert W., b. Dec. 22, 1870.
Mrs. Hannah Fuller d. Apr. 5, 1845; and Mr. Fuller m. (3d), Oct. 2, 1845, Mrs. Mary (Knight) Hager of Troy, b. Feb. 14, 1802. £ He m. (4th) Mrs. Lovey P. Kidder, b. Oct. 6, 1813. He d. in Swanzey, July 18, 1879.
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ISAAC FULLER, son of Amasa, m., Dec. 12, 1843, Hep- zibah, dau. of Abel and Martha (Fuller) Garfield, b. in Troy, March 2, 1825. He d. Nov. 7, 1866; and she m. (2d), Dec. 8, 1870, Asa B. Clark of Troy. She m. (3d) Samuel B. Aldrich, Dec. 2, 1875; resides in Keene.
I. Julia M., b. Feb. 4, 1847 ; m., July 16, 1868, Edwin F. Stockwell of Keene; d. July 28, 1868. He d. Apr. 26, 1871.
II. George E., b. Dec. 13, 1850; m., Jan. 24, 1872, Mattie A. Alexander of Swanzey, b. Dec. 24, 1853; resides in Swanzey.
III. Frederick A., b. Sept. 2, 1853 ; m., Apr. 8, 1874, Fannie M. Blanding, b. Apr. 24, 1853.
1. Winfred I., b. Oct. 29, 1875.
IV. Andrew I., b. Sept. 22, 1858; m., Oct. 18, 1876, Bessie A. Gates ; resides in Troy.
1. Julia M., b. March 14, 1879.
DEA. LEVI A. FULLER, son of Amasa, m., Feb. 22, 1860, Elvira L., adopted dau. of Joseph Bemis of Ash- burnham, b. June 4, 1839; d. Nov. 15, 1865. He was elected deacon of the Congregational Church Oct. 30, 1874.
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I. Cora A., b. June 24, 1862 ; d. July 27, 1862. II. Elmer A., b. Dec. 27, 1863.
Mr. Fuller m. (2d), Oct. 30, 1866, Emily L., dau. of Dr. Willard and Anstrice (Joslin) Adams of Swanzey, b. July 28, 1848.
III. Ida E., b. Nov. 16, 1871.
42 43 IV. Walter T., b. July 6, 1876. 1 DANIEL GAGE was b. Dec. 16, 1757. He came from Hubbardston, Mass., to Marl. some time previous to 1793, and located on the farm now owned by Daniel Towne, where he continued to reside till his death, Jan. 15, 1818. His wife, Sarah, who was b. March 14, 1763, d. Jan. 30, 1818.
I. Samuel, b. March 7, 1782; m., Apr. 3, 1805, Patty, dau. of William and Mehitable (Jones) Tenney. He d. in Templeton, Mass.
II. Abigail, b. Aug. 9, 1784; m., Nov. 23, 1807, Jeremy Underwood of Jaffrey.
III. Daniel, b. March 28, 1787 ; removed to Jamaica, Vt.
IV. Aaron, b. Aug. 8, 1791.
v. Sally, b. July 30, 1793 ; d. Jan. 26, 1814.
VI. Priscilla, b. Apr. 23, 1795; m., Apr. 23, 1815, John Simonds of Templeton, Mass.
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8 VII. Phinehas, b. Apr. 19, 1797; removed to the West.
9 VIII. John, b. June 14, 1799; was a tanner; settled in Petersham, Mass.
10 Ix. Luke, b. March 2, 1802 ; d. in New York City.
GARFIELD.
The Garfields of this country are mostly descendants of Edward Gar- field, one of the earliest proprietors of Watertown, Mass. He m. (1st) Rebecca -, the mother of his children. She d. Apr. 16, 1661, æ. 55; and he m. (2d), Sept. 1, 1661, Johanna, widow of Thomas Buckminster of Brookline. He d. June 14, 1672. His youngest son, Benjamin, b. 1643, m. (1st) Mehitable Hawkins, who d. Dec. 9, 1675; and he m. (2d), Jan. 17, 1677-78, Elizabeth Bridge. He was representative of Watertown nine times between 1689 and 1717. He d. Nov. 28, 1717. Thomas, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Bridge) Garfield, b. Dec. 12, 1680, settled in Weston, Mass., where he m., Jan. 2, 1706-7, Mary, dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth (Flagg) Bigelow, who d. Feb. 28, 1744-45. He d. Feb. 4, 1752. His son John, b. Dec. 3, 1718, m., 1744-45, Thankful Stowell. He d. May, 1767.
1 JOHN GARFIELD, son of John and Thankful (Stowell) Garfield, b. in Weston, Mass., Oct. 11, 1751 ; m., July 6, 1775, Lucy Smith of Weston, and settled first in Lincoln, where ten of his children were born. About 1792, he removed to Marl., and purchased the farm after- wards owned by his son Abel, now within the limits of Troy. He gained the reputation of being an industrious man and a good citizen.
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I. Sarah, b. Apr. 11, 1776; m. Richard Davis; d. in Vermont.
II. John, b. Oct., 1777 ; m. Lucy Davis; d. in Lon- donderry, Vt.
III. Abraham, b. June 12, 1779; m., Oct. 6, 1805, Eunice, dau. of David and Eunice (Whitney) Thurston; settled in Troy.
IV. Lucy, b. Feb. 19, 1781; m. Easman Alexander, g.2.
v. Samuel, b. Apr. 8, 1782; d. in New York.
VI. James, b. Apr. 18, 1784; d. 1844.
VII. Thomas, b. Sept. 29, 1785; m., Sept. 1, 1811, Lois Cobb of Jaffrey; settled in Londonderry, Vt.
VIII. Isaac, b. July 7, 1787 ; m. Submit Alexander.
IX. Thankful, b. May 1, 1790; m. Israel Davis; set- tled in Montgomery, Vt.
x. Abel, b. Apr. 20, 1792; m. Martha Fuller ; settled in Troy.
x1. Elijah, b. in Marl., June 14, 1794; m. Polly Pierce; d. in N.Y.
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XII. Enoch, b. in Marl., Oct. 26, 1796; m. Lucy Hodg- kins ; settled in Troy.
XIII. Abigail, b. in Marl., Nov. 10, 1798; m.
Twins. - Newell Day; settled in Winchendon. XIV. Hepzibeth, b. in Marl., Nov. 10, 1798; m. Amos Ray ; settled in Gardner.
GEORGE WASHINGTON GARFIELD, son of Abel and Martha (Fuller) Garfield, b. in Troy, 1825 ; m., Oct. 31, 1852, Augusta L., dau. of George and Louisa (Jones) Harvey. He came to Marl. in 1851, and was for a short time in company with Isaac Fuller in the manufacture of boxes, after which he was station-agent at Marl. depot five years. He then moved to the village, and was asso- ciated with Elisha O. Woodward in the store, three years. He removed to Keene in 1862, where he was freight agent for Cheshire R.R. four years; then removed to Lawrence, N.Y., in 1867, where he was for nine years engaged in the pail and butter-tub business ; returned to Keene in 1876, where he now resides. Mrs. Garfield d. May 27, 1878.
I. Winfred G., b. Apr. 27, 1854; d. Apr. 4, 1859.
II. Infant daughter, b. Nov. 26, 1859; d. Nov. 29, 1859.
ASA GARFIELD, probably not connected with the fore- going families, settled on land now known as the Pres- cott pasture, about 1802. He had previously resided in Orange and Chelsea, Vt.
I. Cevy, b. in Orange, Vt., March 31, 1800.
II. Phebe, b. in Chelsea, Vt., July 11, 1802.
III. Hollis, b. in Marl., Oct. 17, 1804.
IV. Frederick, b. in Marl., Apr. 7, 1807.
v. Asa, b. in Marl., June 28, 1809.
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LEVI GATES came from Marl., Mass., about 1795, and settled on the farm now occupied by Ivers L. Richard- son. Mr. Gates was in some respects a self-made man : he stored his mind with considerable history, and was well versed in the affairs of the country. By close appli- cation to the branches of a common-school education, he qualified himself for teaching, which he followed for several winters, with good success. In 1807, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace, and was employed by the people of the town to draft deeds and other legal instruments. He also held courts for justice trials, when- ever it was necessary so to do. He held the office of Selectman and Town Clerk for several years, and repre-
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sented the town in the General Court two years. He was a man possessed of considerable natural ability, comparing favorably in that and other respects with the leading men of the town. His wife was Hannah, dau. of Caleb and Hannah (Barnes) Brigham of Marlboro, Mass., b. Apr. 17, 1767, and d. Oct. 2, 1837. He d. Jan. 3, 1832, æ. 71. The first three children b. in Marlboro, Mass.
1. Levi, b. June 26, 1789.+ II. . . Dolly, b. Feb. 12, 1791 ; d. Jan. 23, 1798.
III. Nancy, b. March 20, 1793; m., Jan. 22, 1818, Elliott Coolidge.
2 3 4 5 6 v. Dolly, b. Aug. 8, 1798; m., March 5, 1819, John Harris of Fitchburg.
iv. Hannah, b. July 29, 1796 ; d. Dec. 3, 1814.
VI. Hepsibeth, b. Dec. 11, 1800; d. Dec. 2, 1807.
VII. Eliza, b. Apr. 22, 1803; m. Enoch Foster; re- moved to Michigan.
VIII. Joseph, b. Apr. 19, 1805; d. March 2, 1806.
Ix. Joseph Brigham, b. Aug. 23, 1810; d. July 14, 1811.
LEVI GATES, son of Levi, m. Permilla, dau. of Asa and Eunice (Williams) Porter, and settled on home farm, where he d. Sept. 23, 1858.
1. Austin Brigham, b. March 8, 1821; m., Sept. 19, 1844, Samira, dau. of Joseph M. and Fannie (Brigham) Forristall of Troy, b. Oct. 31, 1823 ; resides in Troy.
II. Elmina W., b. Oct. 31, 1822; m. Ivers L. Rich- ardson, q.v.
III. Winslow Lovell, b. Feb. 20, 1824; m., Jan. 20, 1876, Sarah M. Derby of Harrisville.
IV. Ann Jannett, b. June 29, 1828; d. Dec. 13, 1836. v. Everett Felton, b. Feb. 19, 1843; d. Aug. 30, 1863.
ELIJAHI GATES, a brother of Levi, Sen., b. 1765; m. Dorcas Farnsworth, and settled first in Bolton, Mass. He came to Marl. in 1800, and purchased of Ebenezer Rhodes, Jr., the farm on which his son Elijah now resides. He d. Oct. 16, 1824. His widow d. Jan. 12, 1857, æ. 87.
I. Walter, b. in Bolton, July 25, 1791 ; d. um.
II. Winsor, b. in Bolton, Sept. 26, 1794; m., June 19, 1825, Esther, dau. of Amasa, and Zeuriah (Capron) Converse; d. in Westmoreland. His wife d. Feb. 6, 1828.
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