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I. Rosaline M., b. in Stoddard, Feb. 11, 1844; d. in Lowell, March 28, 1860.
II. Frank H., b. in Lowell, June 8, 1852; m., June 26, 1875, Anna M., adopted dau. of Charles and Arvilla (Farrar) Ryan.
1. Rosie M., b. Apr. 25, 1879.
III. Fred. E., b. in Lowell, May 23, 1862.
6 7 1 JOHN McROY, b. in Ballygawley, Ireland, March 12, 1828; m., March 22, 1852, Emeline A., dau. of Lorenzo and Arvilla (Converse) White.
I. Mary J., b. in Troy, Feb. 13, 1854; m., Sept. 21, 1871, Milan W. Blanchard.
2 3 II. Edward, b. in Marl., Oct. 10, 1857; m., Apr. 2, 1878, Jennette Simmons; resides in Killingly, Conn.
III. Weston, b. in Marl., Dec. 4, 1859.
4 5 IV. Florence, b. in Marl., Sept. 24, 1861. 1 BENJAMIN F. MERRIAM, son of Zadock and Sally (Snow) Merriam, b. in Washington, N.H., Ang. 5, 1826 ; m., June 26, 1851, Sarah W., dau. of Joseph and Azubah (Munroe) Tubbs. He came to Marl. to reside in 1873, and is engaged in the stove and tin business. His wife d. March 1, 1879. His parents came to Marl. and re- sided with him. His father was b. in Mason, Apr. 16, 1792, and d. in Marl., Nov. 11, 1879. His mother was b. in Jaffrey, June 22, 1789, and d. in Marl., Nov. 20, 1873.
2 I. Frank Irving, b. in Peterboro, Aug. 3, 1852; m., June 17, 1874, Lucy M., dau. of Samuel and Huldah (Brooks) Jones.
1. Laura Mabell, b. May 13, 1875.
II. Joseph Sumner, b. in Peterboro, March 17, 1854; m., Nov. 18, 1880, Ella L., dau. of George W. and Sylvania P. (Esty) White.
III. Maria Louisa, b. in Peterboro, March 16, 1857; d. in Marl., Oct. 8, 1873.
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v. Mary Annabell, b. in Marlow, June 26, 1860; d. in Winchester, Feb. 11, 1865.
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VI. Rosa Tubbs, b. in Marlow, June 20, 1862; d. in Winchester, Jan. 25, 1865.
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8 4 5 6 IV. Sarah Annu, b. in Peterboro, May 3, 1859; d. May 22, 1859.
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JOHN LEVERETT MERRILL (Rev.), son of Abel Kim- ball and Mary (Leverett) Merrill, b. in Haverhill, N.II., May 24, 1833; m., Sept. 11, 1860, Mary Louisa Murphy. He came to Marl., April, 1870, and was installed pastor of the Congregational Church May 2, 1871. (See Chap. VI.)
I. Minnie Leverett, b. June 18, 1862.
2 3 II. Annie Clarkson, b. Dec. 20, 1867; d. July, 1868. 4 III. Charles Clarkson, b. in Marl., March 3, 1872. 1 ASA METCALF, son of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Dill) Metcalf, b. at Greenbush, N.Y., about 1738; m. Mehita- ble Upham of Hubbardston, Mass. Came to Marl. to reside in 1788. His father was a native of Wales, and on his arrival in this country settled at Greenbush, from which place he entered the service in the time of the French and Indian war, and was shot by Indians in ambush at Flat Rock, while on his return from the army. Asa Metcalf resided on several different farms in the north part of the town. He d. in Marl., Sept. 2, 1826; and his widow d. at Fort Ann, N.Y., in 1829.
I. Mehitable, m. Jonathan Polley of Fort Ann; d. at Fort Edward, N.Y.
II. Nathaniel, m., March 25, 1813, Hannah, dau. of Robert Worsley; removed to Barry, Ill., where he d. Oct. 25, 1853. His wife d. Aug., 1835.
1. Chauncy.
2. Loren.
3. Franklin.
4. Rosina.
5. Upham, d. Aug. 18, 1841.
6. Abigail.
III. Rebecca, m. Thomas White, q.v.
IV. Alfred, m. (1st) Sophia Weston, (2d) Ann Adams. He was a Methodist minister. (See Chap. XIII.)
v. Asa, m., Feb. 23, 1813, Sally, dau. of Jonathan Russell. He d. Aug. 28, 1820; and his widow d. Nov., 1844.
1. Roxanna, m. Richard Davis; resided in Cambridge, Mass.
2. Calvin, m. Mary Manning of Fort Ann, N.Y. ; resides at Fort Edward, N.Y.
3. Elcenna, m. Aaron Darling of Swanzey ; resides at Stony Brook, Mass.
VI. Daniel, m. Eunice Shannon of Nelson; d. at Fort Ann, N.Y., March 12, 1826.
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THADDEUS METCALF, son of Thaddeus and Almira (Rand) Metcalf, b. in Granby, Vt., March 29, 1826, came to Marl. to reside in the spring of 1845; m., Apr. 18, 1848, Eliza H., dau. of John and Lovisa (Con- verse) Buss. Mr. Metcalf is a blacksmith and machinist, and has worked at that business the greater part of the time he has resided in town.
I. Alice L., b. Dec. 26, 1854; m. Albert S. Big- elow, q.v.
II. Walter L., b. March 5, 1859 ; is a printer ; resides in Marl., um.
GEORGE A. METCALF, son of George and Abbie (Stone) Metcalf, b. in Keene, Feb. 11, 1842; m. Iola S., dan. of Henry C. and Fidelia (Twitchell) Taggart, He removed from Harrisville to Marl. 1869.
I. Minnie L., b. in Harrisville, Dec. 7, 1866.
21 1 LAWSON MOORE, b. in Marlboro, Mass., about 1758; m., June, 1784, Lydia Goodenow of Framingham, Mass. (She is supposed to be a dau. of Daniel Goodenow, one of the early settlers of this town.) He came to Marl. in 1788, in company with his brother Thomas, and located on the farm now owned by William C. Mason. In his old age, he was afflicted with a white swelling on one of his knees, which soon rendered the amputation of his leg necessary. He d. Dec. 20, 1847.
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I. Lydia, b. May 10, 1786; m. (1st) Hugh Mason, q.v .; (2d) Ebenezer Coburn.
II. Lawson, b. Dec. 12, 1791; m. Hannah Blodgett of Swanzey ; settled in Swanzey, where he d.
III. William, b. May 21, 1798; removed to the West.
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THOMAS MOORE, a brother of Lawson, b. in Marlboro, Mass., March, 1760; m., March 1, 1786, Mary Gibson, b. March, 1758; came to Marl. 1788, where he resided till 1794, when he removed to Fitzwilliam, where he d. Dec. 13, 1837.
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I. David, b. Aug. 23, 1789; m. Joanna Prescott of Fitzwilliam ; settled in Royalston, Mass., where he resided about thirty-five years, and then re- moved to Fitzwilliam, where he d. Oct. 3, 1866. 11. Rebecca, b. Oet. 14, 1791; m. David Heaton of Keene; d. June 7, 1838.
7 8 III. Josiah, b. in Fitzwilliam, Dec. 13, 1795; m. Martha IIaskell of Fitzwilliam.
9 Iv. Polly, b. in Fitzwilliam, July 18, 1797; m. John Leathe of Royalston, Mass., where she now resides.
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LUKE MOORS, son of John and Hannah (Fitch) Moors, b. in Sharon, N.H., March 29, 1796; m., March 11, 1824, Mary, dau. of Bezaleel and Abigail (Wood) Baker; settled first in Jaffrey, but came to Marl. to reside in the spring of 1845, and located on the Baker farm. He was killed at the raising of a shed on the Al- ger place, Apr. 25, 1846. Children b. in Jaffrey.
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I. Loren L., b. May 20, 1831; m., Sept. 7, 1854, Emily, dau. of Dea. James and Roxanna (Frost) Farrar ; resides in Leominster, Mass. He en- listed into the United States service in the band of the 1st Mass. Reg., June 1, 1861; and was discharged July 27, 1862.
1. Emma M., b. May 2, 1857.
2. Clifford Loren, b. Aug. 22, 1860; d. Feb. 28, 1861.
II. Cyrus Sidney, b. July 5, 1832 ; m. (1st), Sept. 7, 1854, Caroline A., dau. of Dea. James and Rox- anna (Frost) Farrar.
1. Fred Sidney, b. Nov. 1, 1856; m., Jan. 1, 1877, Mary A., dau. of Charles B. and Sarah J. (Hancock) Hall of Walpole, b. Apr. 23, 1854. He is station-agent on the Monadnock R.R. at Peterboro, N.H. They have one child, Charles Ernest, b. in Marl., Oct. 12, 1878.
2. Lizzie C., b. Feb. 22, 1860.
3. Albert Loren, b. Oct. 13, 1865; resides in Leominster, Mass.
Mrs. Moors d. March 14, 1866 ; and he m. (2d) Apr. 9, 1867, Harriet (Frost) Harrington. He is post-master and station-agent at the Marl- boro station, on the Cheshire R.R.
1 REUBEN MORSE, son of Reuben and Betsey (Hay- ward) Morse, was b. in Sullivan, March 23, 1805. His great-grandfather, Thomas Morse, was b. in Sherborn, Dec. 5, 1709, m. Mary Treadway of Framingham. He moved to Dublin about 1762, and was the first perma- nent settler in that town. Reuben Morse m., and set- tled in Sullivan. His wife d .; and he m., Nov. 24, 1840, Melinda A., dau. of Capt. John and Mary (Livingstone) Lane, and, after residing a short time in Sullivan, came to Marl., and purchased the Lane farm, now owned by George Lovering, where he resided until a few years since, when he removed to Troy.
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I. Rose U., b. Sept. 9, 1842; m., Apr. 29, 1869, Ira W. Ellis ; resides in Ashland, Mass.
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1. Leslie E., b. Sept. 24, 1872.
2. Edith M., b. July 7, 1874.
II. Ellen M., b. Jan. 18, 1845; m., Apr. 5, 1873, George N. Parmenter ; resides in Sudbury, Mass.
III. Mary L., b. Apr. 17, 1847 ; m., March 29, 1871, Charles P. Ellis ; resides in Leominster, Mass.
1. George S., b. Dec., 1873.
IV. Sarah F., b. May 13, 1849; m., March 14, 1872, Alfred G. Lawrence of Troy; d. in Troy, Aug. 3, 1878.
v. George R., b. Dec. 31, 1851; killed by the acci- dental discharge of a gun, Apr. 6, 1863.
JOHN MORSE, son of Ezra and Agnes (Swan) Morse, b. in Dublin, Dec. 5, 1779; m., Apr. 25, 1816, Hannah Wallingsford, who d. June, 1851. He resided for many years on the farm now owned by Isaac W. Holbrook, where he d. March 11, 1857. c.
GRANVILLE MORSE, son of Peter and Hannah (Glea- son) Morse, b. in Dublin, Dec. 7, 1828; came to Marl. to reside Apr., 1848 ; m., June 22, 1852, Achsah A., dau. of Elijah and Amoret (Wild) Gates.
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I. Eva Maria, b. Nov. 29, 1853 ; m., Dec. 31, 1873, Charles W. Bailey.
II. Frank Edward, b. Sept. 17, 1856; m., Dec. 2, 1880, Fannie Hopkins of East Douglass, Mass. ; resides in Worcester.
III. Walter Wilds, b. May 23, 1860.
14 15 IV. Lucy Emma, b. March 11, 1862. 1 ZIBA NASON, a carpenter by trade, came from Wal- pole, Mass., some time previous to 1800; and settled on the farm now owned by George F. Wise. His wife was Elizabeth Whittaker, probably from Dedham, Mass. She d. March 19, 1819; and he m. (2d) Mrs. Lucy Whit- comb of Swanzey. He d. Apr. 7, 1839, æ. 74.
I. Betsey, b. June 9, 1788.
2 3 11. Charlotte, b. Feb. 15, 1790; m., June 27, 1816, Ephraim Shepherd of Foxboro, Mass.
4 III. Jemima, b. Feb. 17, 1792; m., Feb. 1, 1822, Lor- ing C. Shaw of Foxboro, Mass.
Iv. Ziba, b. March 3, 1794.+
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7 VI. Lewis, b. Apr. 3, 1798; removed to New York.
8 VII. Alvin, b. Apr. 3, 1800; m., Aug. 6, 1823, Phebe Whitcomb of Swanzey. He d. March 10, 1866.
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VIII. William, b. March 1, 1802; d. Oct. 8, 1818. Ix. Sally, b. May 21, 1806; m. James Rogers of Wal- pole, Mass.
ZIBA NASON, son of Ziba, m., Sept. 30, 1817, Eunice, dau. of John and Mary (Wood) Buss ; settled on that part of the homestead which is now owned by Josiah H. Knight. In 1856, he removed to the village, where he d. Feb. 25, 1857. His widow d. June 3, 1867.
I. Harriet, b. Sept. 27, 1818; m. Curtis F. Hunt, q.v. II. Emily, b. July 24, 1822; d. Jan. 17, 1830.
III. Louisa, b. June 12, 1826 ; m. Austin G. Parmen- ter, q.v.
Iv. William M., b. Aug. 7, 1832; m., June 6, 1855, Caroline E., dau. of Luke and Mercy (Bemis) Knowlton. Mr. Nason has been for many years a successful merchant in Marl. He was chosen deacon of the Congregational Church, 1870, and holds that office at the present time.
1. Carrie, b. March 23, 1862; d. Oct. 9, 1862.
Mrs. Carrie Nason d. Apr. 9, 1862; and he m. (2d), Nov. 27, 1862, Sarah A. Knowlton, a sister of his first wife.
2. Nellie I. (adopted dau.), b. March 9, 1866.
JAMES NASON, son of Ziba, m., Jan. 31, 1826, Sarah, dan. of Calvin and Mehitable (Dodge) Stone; settled on home farm. Mr. Nason was for many years one of our most enterprising business men, and in his early days contributed his share towards building up our beautiful village.
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I. James, b. Apr. 5, 1827; m., June 8, 1854, Anna S. Foster of Baltimore, Md .; resides in Plain- field, N.J.
Mrs. Sarah Nason d. June 22, 1827; and he m. (2d), July 10, 1828, Nancy, dau. of Moses and Sally (Banks) Pratt. He d. March 9, 1875.
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II. Sarah S., b. Sept. 18, 1828; m. George F. Wise, q.v.
1 JACOB NEWELL came from Attleborough, Mass., about 1769, and located in the south part of the town (now Troy). He m. Hepzibeth Hart of Lynn, Mass., by whom he had six children.
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II. Pearson, -; d. in the army.
III. James, - -; removed to Vermont.
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VI. Hepzibeth, -; d. in Troy.
JACOB NEWELL, eldest son of Jacob, m., Jan. 12, 1782, Anna Finney of Richmond; settled in Pennsylvania. Children all b. in Marl.
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I. Nathan, b. Nov. 4, 1783; m. Adelia Wheeler.
II. Pearson, b. June 29, 1785.
III. Urana, b. Aug. 28, 1786; m., March 4, 1806, John Lawrence of Troy.
IV. Martha, b. Aug. 18, 1788.
v. Prudence, b. July 29, 1790; m. Elijah Harring- ton; d. in Troy, June 3, 1827.
VI. Holton.
REUBEN NEWELL, son of Jacob, m., 1804, Polly, dau. of Nathan Wheeler. He d. in Troy, May 30, 1847. Children b. in Marl. and Troy.
I. Stillman, b. March 7, 1806; m. Lucy Clark.
II. Miranda, b. 1807; m., Feb. 18, 1841, Sampson Wheeler.
III. Pearson, b. 1808; perished with cold on board the schooner Hudson, in returning from New York in 1832.
iv. Harlow, b. 1810; m. Mary E. Simons ; removed to Wisconsin.
v. Mary, b. 1811; m. Horatio Lawrence of Troy. VI. Eliza, b. 1817 ; m. William Whitman of Troy, N.Y.
VII. Sarah, b. 1822; m. Sumner Taylor of Richmond.
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JAMES NEWELL (not connected with the above fam- ily) was b. in Canada, March 17, 1828; came to Marl. in 1848; m., Oct. 1, 1849, Mary, dau. of John and Annie (Lewis) Sargent. She d. March 28, 1852, and he m. (2d), May 17, 1853, Mary Ann, dau. of Noah and Arvilla (Lewis) White. Children by second wife.
I. Ellen L., b. Aug. 8, 1854; m., Dec. 21, 1871, Ralph F. Turnbull, a brakeman on the Cheshire R.R. He was killed by the cars, Dec. 10, 1872.
1. Ralph F., b. July 21, 1873; d. Jan. 27, 1875.
She m. (2d), July 18, 1875, James W. Flem- ing, who d. Oct. 14, 1876.
2. Agnes, b. July 3, 1876.
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II. George E., b. June 4, 1856; m., April 3, 1878, Laura H. Howard of Gilsum ; resides in Surry.
25 26 III. Fred L., b. Dec. 25, 1857; m., Aug. 18, 1880, Hattie Griffith of Albany, N.Y., where he now resides. 27 IV. Will A., b. Apr., 3, 1859. 28 v. Eda L., b. May 20, 1860; adopted at the age of eight years by Mr. and Mrs. David Woodward of Worcester, Mass. 29 VI. Viola, b. Feb. 4, 1864; adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Bemis; resides in Bethel, Vt. 30 VII. Byrde L., b. Dec. 4, 1865. 31 VIII. Lettie A., b. May 23, 1867. 32 IX. Eloise I., b. Dec. 2, 1868. 33 x. Leon Duane, b. May 9, 1870. 34 XI. Everett White, b. Nov. 11, 1871. 35 XII. Kate D., b. May 1, 1873. XIII. Italie A., b. May 3, 1877. XIV. Faye, b. Nov., 1878, d. Jan. 2, 1879. 36 37 38 xv. Lee, b. Nov. 16, 1879. 1 ELNATHAN NEWTON came from New Braintree, Mass., in 1771. It is probable, however, that he had not resided long in that place, as his family is not mentioned on the records of that town, but he is supposed to have emi- grated from Southborough, which contained at that time many families by the name of Newton. He settled on the farm since owned by Moses Putney, in the south-east part of the town. He d. Aug. 12, 1792, in the 68th year' of his age. Jemima, widow of Elnathan, d. Apr. 16, 1801, æ. 71. Children all b. in Mass.
I. Jemima, b. May 30, 1751.
II. Azubah, b. Feb. 3, 1753.
III. Zeneth, b. Nov. 6, 1755.+
IV. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 21, 1756.
v. Asahel, b. Aug. 29, 1758. VI. Joannah, b. Feb. 4, 1761. VII. Elnathan, b. March 14, 1764.
VIII. Bethiah, b. Jan. 4, 1767 ; d. Feb. 18, 1793. Ix. Silas, b. Apr. 9, 1769.
LUKE NEWTON, supposed to be the same as Zeneth, who is mentioned as the eldest son of Elnathan and Jemima Newton, was b. Nov. 6, 1755. His wife was Sally -, b. 1757. He resided on the farm with Elna- than, was joint owner with him, and came into full pos- session of the place on the death of the latter. He d. July 22, 1839. His wife d. Nov. 8, 1826.
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II. Sally, b. May 11, 1789; d. Apr. 26, 1810.
III. Mary, b. May 13, 1793 ; d. Jan. 6, 1813.
LUKE NEWTON, son of Luke, m., Jan. 9, 1806, Susan- nah, dau. of Silas Parmenter of Notown, Mass .; settled on the home farm. Ilis wife d. Sept. 14, 1827; and he d. in Berlin, Mass., Sept. 13, 1859.
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I. Susannah, b. Aug. 15, 1806; m., Feb. 14, 1839, Jacob Hammond of Jaffrey ; d. in Lunenburg, Mass., June 21, 1871.
II. Mira, b. May 17, 1808; d. Aug. 1, 1813.
III. Luke, b. Apr. 24, 1811; d. Aug. 1, 1813.
IV. Mary, b. Dec. 30, 1812; d. Dec. 23, 1875.
v. Luke, b. Feb. 22, 1815; d. in infancy.
VI. Sarah, b. June 7, 1817 ; d. Sept. 30, 1821.
VII. Marthu, b. Apr. 17, 1819; d. in infancy.
VIII. Azubah, b. May 23, 1822; d. July 12, 1827.
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Ix. David Alexander, b. Feb. 8, 1824; m. Jan. 21, 1849, Lovisa Ellison, b. Jan. 26, 1828; resides in Vineland, N.J .; is a contractor and builder, also a dealer in lumber, doors, sash, blinds, etc.
1. Eugene D., b. Nov. 17, 1849.
2. Emma L., b. Sept. 7, 1858.
3. Henry E., b. Apr. 5, 1860; d. May 9, 1860.
4. Clara, b. Feb. 27, 1865.
x. Luke, b. March 1, 1827 ; d. June 13, 1827.
LUTHER NEWTON, son of Seth Newton * of Southboro, Mass., m. Miriam, dau. of Ezra Newton of Southboro. They came to Marl. in May, 1788, and resided for a short time on the farm now owned by Hon. R. S. Frost. Hle purchased a lot of land, and erected a house near what has since been known as the "Newton meadow." This house was built of logs which were hewn on the inside, making it much better than most of the log houses of that day. Mr. Newton was a very industrious man, and, possessing a strong constitution and great powers of endurance, was able to perform more labor than most men. His land being rather poor, he was obliged to work out by the day to procure grain and other necessaries to support his family, and often, on his return home, would make shingles until a late hour at night. Ile soon purchased another lot of land, where he began to level the forest, and built a house, which is the one now owned by George Thatcher, into which he moved in 1797. Mrs. Newton was no less industrious than her husband. While he was raising stock and
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making shingles to pay for his land, she worked at dress- making and millinery, taking spinning and weaving for pay, which helped to supply the family with clothing. Mr. Newton d. Nov. 19, 1829. His widow d. Sept. 22, 1852.
I. Artemas, b. June 18, 1785; m., 1811, Anna Mat- thews of Southboro, Mass .; removed to Shef- ford, Canada. They had ten children. He d. May 14, 1868. His widow d. May 25, 1869.
II. Catharine, b. Oct. 10, 1786 ; m. Luke Blodgett, q.v. III. Calvin, b. Feb. 1, 1791.+
Iv. Dana, b. June 17, 1795; m., Sept. 24, 1817, Nancy Moffet of Shefford, Canada; m. (2d), Jan. 1, 1831, Martha Reed of Rockingham, Vt. He d. at Freeport, Ill., Sept. 26, 1875.
v. Nancy, b. Feb. 16, 1801; resides in Troy, um.
CALVIN NEWTON, son of Luther, m. Sally, dau. of Reuben Newton of Southboro, Mass. She d. May 25, 1832. At the death of his father, Mr. Newton came into possession of the home farm, where he resided for many years.
I. Emily, b. Oct. 3, 1818; d. June 18, 1834.
11. Martin L., b. July 21, 1820.+
Mr. Newton m. (2d), Feb. 24, 1833, Lucretia Lebour- veau of Keene, who d. July 25, 1840.
III. John C., b. Apr. 24, 1835; m. Sarah J. Swallow of East Bridgewater, Mass .; resides in North Abington. During the Rebellion, he enlisted in the United States service, and was promoted to sergeant in the 1st Battalion of Heavy Artillery stationed at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor. He was afterward promoted to lieu- tenant. Served three years and eight months. Iv. Charles W., b. Sept. 9, 1836; removed to Illinois. In 1862, he enlisted in the 51st Reg. Ill. Vols., and served three years and four months.
Mr. Newton m. (3d), April 6, 1841, Sally Elmina, dau. of Benjamin and Phebe (Norcross) Mason of Dublin, b. July 11, 1811, d. March 24, 1843.
v. Emily E., b. Nov. 27, 1842; m. Shepherd Wat- son of Winchendon.
Mr. Newton m. (4th), Oct. 1, 1844, Sally Hart of Hancock, who d. March 28, 1849; and he m. (5th), May 13, 1857, Sabra Worster of Swanzey. She d. Oct. 16, 1871. Soon after the death of his wife, Mr. Newton sold his place in Swanzey, where he had resided for several
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years, and removed to Troy to live with his son, where he d. Dec. 16, 1873.
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MARTIN L. NEWTON, son of Calvin, m., Feb. 14, 1845, Mary Ann Crombie of Hancock; settled on home farm, where he lived until 1870, when he removed to Troy, where he now resides.
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I. Hiram C., b. Dec. 8, 1845; resides in Troy, um .; is publisher of The Home Companion, a literary paper which he started in Apr., 1872.
Mrs. Newton d. Apr. 12, 1847 ; and he m. (2d), May 14, 1848, Sarah M., dau. of Richard and Sally Strong of Dublin, b. Nov. 19, 1823.
II. Jennie, b. Sept. 3, 1855; um.
III. Ora W., b. July 22, 1857 ; m., Feb. 5, 1878, Louie E. Leaden of East Berkshire, Vt .; resides in Proctorsville, Vt.
1. Warren O., b. Nov. 22, 1879.
SIMEON NEWTON, a brother of Luther before men- tioned, resided for a short time in a house which for- merly stood near the late residence of George Harvey. Ile afterward purchased the farm now owned by George A. Porter, where he resided until 1818 or 1819, when he sold his farm and removed to Templeton, Mass., where he d. May 3, 1829, æ. 61. Ilis wife was Sarah Fisk. She d. Oct. 18, 1854, æ. 83. Children all except the oldest b. in Marl.
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1. Amos, b. in Holliston, Mass., Sept. 3, 1792.
II. David F., b. Dec. 18, 1796.
III. Dexter, b. Dec. 29, 1799.
Iv. Sarah B., b. Dec. 1, 1805.
v. Myra, b. Aug. 23, 1807.
VI. Cyrus, b. July 12, 1813. VII. Simeon.
GIDEON NEWTON is supposed to have come from Southboro, Mass. He settled, about 1780, on the farm now known as the Guild place, in Roxbury, since owned by G. W. Nye. His wife was Phebe Temple, a sister of Ebenezer, b. in Framingham, Mass., Apr. 1, 1750 ; d. Jan. 13, 1822. He d. March 1, 1822.
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1. Sally, b. Aug. 25, 1777 ; m. Moses Guild, q.v.
11. Silas, b. Sept. 3, 1779.++ (Town-Records.)
III. Josiah, b. July 20, 1784; d. Dec. 10, 1789.
SILAS NEWTON, son of Gideon, m. Sarah, dau. of Robert Chaffin of Acton, Mass. Ile resided in several
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different places in town, and in 1823 he removed to West- minster, Vt., where he resided about three years, and thence to Surry, where he lived three years, and from there to Westmoreland in 1829, where he was engaged for a time in the manufacture of earthen-ware, and was known in that town as " Potter Newton." He is spoken of as being a very religious man, strictly inculcating the views and practising the duties enjoined by the Congre- gational Church, to which he was attached. He had more than an ordinary inquisitive and penetrating mind, holding opinions on many topics different from those around him, and probably for this reason was considered by his neighbors rather eccentric. When a young man, he had a strong desire to obtain a collegiate education and fit himself for the ministry; but his parents were unable or did not see fit to second his wishes, and he was obliged to give up the idea of obtaining an educa- tion. He d. in 1833. His widow d. in Lowell, Mass., in 1868, æ. 87.
I. Silas Franklin, b. March 23, 1808; d. in West- moreland, about 1831, um.
II. Julia Ann, b. Apr. 23, 1809 ; d. in Lowell, 1840, um.
III. Harriet, b. Oct. 6, 1810 ; m. Capt. John H. Fuller of Lowell; resided in Boston, Acton, and Spring- field, Mass .; d. 1860.
Iv. Gilman, b. Sept. 25, 1812; removed to the West. v. Alvin H., b. Dec. 26, 1814; d. in Lowell, 1836.
VI. Charles Addison, b. March 9, 1817; d. in West- minster, Vt., æ. 8 years.
VII. Sarah Chaffin, b. Feb. 2, 1819; d. in Lowell, æ. 16.
VIII. Alonzo Elliott, b. Feb. 23, 1821. He learned the business of printing in Lowell; removed to Bos- ton 1844, and in 1845 he m. Miss Sarah I. Em- ery. He followed the occupation of printer, proof-reader, and journalist about twenty years. In 1863, he went to Washington, D.C., where he held a clerkship in the War Department, Quartermaster-General's office, for some time. He organized and superintended the public col- ored schools for about five years, was clerk and book-keeper to the municipal government for two years, when ill-health compelled him to give up regular employment. In 1876, he was residing in Ancora, Camden Co., N.J.
Ix. Henry L. C., b. March 21, 1823. He learned the printing business in Lowell, which he pursued in the same city until his decease in 1856.
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PAUL NEWTON, b. Nov. 27, 1780; came from Belcher- town, Mass., and resided for some time in the house since owned by Jonah Davis. He was a blacksmith, and worked in the shop which formerly stood on "Library Square." He removed to Hadley, Mass., about 1817.
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I. Lyman A., b. July 22, 1806.
II. Sevilla, b. Sept. 10, 1808.
III. Albert F., b. Jan. 11, 1812.
A child of Paul Newton d. Feb. 6, 1814, æ. about 2 years. (Fish records.)
1 JUSTUS WOODBURY NIMS, b. in Sullivan, July 28, 1821, m. Lois Wright, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., March 25, 1821. He resided for several years on the farm now owned by Jacob Proctor. He now resides in Keene. Children b. in Marl.
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