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Gideon, b. Nov. 7, 1763, m., 1786, Chloe Shattuck of Hubbardston, Mass., b. Aug. 16, 1765, d. July 5, 1809 ; and he m. (2d) widow Huldah Abbott, who d. in 1830. He d. in Roxbury, June 13, 1840. Deacon Reuben, eldest son of Gideon and Chloe (Shattuck) Phillips, b. March 24, 1788, m., 1803, Rebecca, dau. of Enoch and Rebecca (Frenchi) Foster; settled in Roxbury, where he d. Aug. 20, 1861. His wife d. Jan. 17, 1858. They had fourteen children. Washington, the third son and sev- enth child, is number 6 in the register.
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1 GEORGE WASHINGTON PHILLIPS, son of Richard and Olive (Evens) Phillips of Dublin, b. March 2, 1783, m., Oct. 7, 1804, Lucinda, dau. of David and Lucinda (Wright) Bemis, b. Apr. 12, 1786. He d. in the army, during the war with Great Britain; and his widow m., July 25, 1815, Asa Wilcox of Surry.
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I. Freelove Puine, b. June 10, 1805; m. Otis Phil- lips ; she d. in Worcester, Mass., July 28, 1853.
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II. Lucinda W., b. March 21, 1807 ; m., June 8, 1831, William Wilson, Jr., of Keene. She d. Apr. 15, 1847.
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III. Elvira, b. May 10, 1809; m., June 1, 1825, Gilman Grimes of Hancock ; d. July 30, 1827.
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iv. George W. A., b. June 16, 1811.
WASHINGTON PHILLIPS, son of Dea. Reuben and Rebecca (Foster) Phillips, b. Feb. 7, 1826; m., May 7, 1850, Eliza Ellen, dan. of Rufus and Louisa (Barnes) Day of Nelson, b. Sept. 5, 1827. He has resided in Nel- son, Roxbury, Harrisville, and Marl., to which place he removed with his family Aug., 1877. Children all b. in Nelson.
I. Laura Ellen, b. Nov. 8, 1851; d. in Harrisville, July 19, 1873.
II. Everetta June, b. Jan. 23, 1854 ; m., Jan. 23, 1873, Melbern A. Wood of Hancock. She d. in Marl., Nov. 14, 1877.
III. Mary Lestina, b. May 10, 1856; m., Jan. 1, 1881, Charles A. Bemis.
IV. Ellsworth Washington, b. Aug. 5, 1861.
ANDREW PHILLIPS, b. Jan. 6, 1750 (genealogy not traced), came from Southborough, Mass., in 1777; and was the first settler on the Herrick farm, now owned by Merrill Mason. He is said to have been a man of good habits and comfortable pecuniary circumstances, but not a man of great business talents. He was twice mar- ried : (Ist) to Sarah Fairbanks, who d. Oct. 16, 1793 ; and (2d) to Mary Smith, probably in 1794. He d. in Chesterfield, Nov. 26, 1822. Children by first wife.
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1. Martha, b. Ang. 28, 1778; m. - Jackson; d. Dec. 24, 1858; resided in Chesterfield.
II. Experience, b. Nov. 6, 1788; d. Oct. 6, 1802.
1 SIMON PIPER (genealogy not traced) m. Abigail, dau. of Reuben and Sarah (Kendall) Ward. HIe resided for a few years in Marl., and then removed to Maine.
2 I. Abigail.
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III. John.
IV. Fannie, b. Aug. 29, 1798; m., Feb. 3, 1817, Elisha W. Bishop of Swanzey.
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v. Olive, b. Jan. 24, 1801 ; m., Oct. 21, 1822, Freder- ick Mills of Leroy, N.Y.
7 CYRUS PIPER, son of Cyrus and Cathrine (Greenwood) Piper, b. in Dublin, Nov. 23, 1819, m., 1844, Eliza, dau. of Phinehas and Sarah P. (Smith) Gleason, who d. Feb. 4, 1845; and he m. (2d), 1846, Abby C., dau. of Capt. John and Beulah (Smith) Wight, who d. Feb. 15, 1861 ; and he m. (3d), 1863, Jerusha, dau. of John Allison of Weathersfield, Vt. He resided in Marl., from 1849 to 1856. Since 1859, he has resided in Keene.
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I. Mabel E., b. Feb. 2, 1865.
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II. Louis A., b. Oct. 14, 1866.
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DAVID PLATT, an Englishman by birth, came to Marl. about 1852, and engaged for several years in the manu- facture of pails at the brick mill, but left town about 1865. No record of the birth of his children has been received.
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I. Angeline, m., Dec. 5, 1850, Nelson Howe. II. Martha, m. George H. Stone. q.v.
III. Edward, m., and resides in Winchendon.
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IV. Sarah.
v. Albert, d. several years since.
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BENJAMIN PLYMPTON came to Marl. about 1805, and resided for a short time on the farm now owned by Calvin Farrar. He afterwards resided on the place now owned by the heirs of Gilbert Russell. He d. July 3, 1820, æ. 69. We find the names of three children.
I. Shubuel.
11. Metcalf.
III. Jael Cushing.
1 SAMUEL O. POPE, b. in Salem, Mass., March 4, 1824; m., March 21, 1854, Viana A. Ferrin, b. in Bridgewater, N.H., Feb. 15, 1829. The family have resided in Boston and Lynn; removed to Marl., Apr., 1876. Children all b. in Lynn, except Harriet, who was b. in Boston.
1. Harriet G., b. Feb. 15, 1855.
2 3 II. Betsey V., b. Oct. 22, 1858; m. Wilber Fish of Cliftondale, Mass.
4 III. Samuel A., b. March 16, 1860; d. Apr. 16, 1860.
5 IV. Oliver A., b. Nov. 11, 1861.
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v. Hiram G., b. Aug. 11, 1864. VI. Enos B., b. March 13, 1867 ; d. May, 1867. VII. Clara L., b. Nov. 11, 1868.
There were other families by the name of Pope who have resided in town, from whom we have received no registers.
PORTER.
RICHARD PORTER settled in Weymouth, Mass., in 1635. In the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 25, p. 13, his name occurs among a list of passengers at Weymouth, England, March 30, 1635, bound for New England. He was a member of the original church in Weymouth, and for many years served the town as selectman, consta- ble, etc. No record of his marriage is found. He d., probably, in 1689. He had four children. His eldest son. John, m., Feb. 9, 1660, Deliver- ence, dlau. of Nicholas and Martha (Shaw) Byrum. Ile resided in Wey- mouth, and is said to have been one of the most enterprising men of his time, and was a useful, honored citizen, holding all the various town offices at different times. He d. Aug. 17, 1717. His widow d. Sept. 30, 1720. His son Thomas m., about 1706, Susanna, dan. of Matthew and Sarah (IInnt) Pratt, b. 1684. Ezra, son of Thomas and Susanna (Pratt) Porter, b. Sept. 8, 1725, m., 1751, Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Ruth (Richards) Lovell, b. Dec. 17, 1723. She d .; and he m. (2d) Patience, dau. of Solomon and Temperance Hathaway, b. Oct. 21, 1741 ; lived in Weymouth.
1 JOEL PORTER, son of Ezra and Ruth (Lovell) Porter, b. in Weymouth, Mass., June 16, 1755; m., 1780, Lovina Woods, b. 1757; came to Marl. in 1780, and located in the south-east part of the town, near the foot of Monad- nock Mountain, his land being situated in Marl. and Dublin. In 1792, he built a house on the Dublin part of his farm, into which he moved his family. This was set off to Marl. by an act of the Legislature, in 1818.
Mr. Porter served about two years in the war of the Revolution (see Chap. III.). He d. Sept. 8, 1824. His wife d. August, 1819, æ. 62. Of the children, the five oldest were b. in Marl., the others in Dublin.
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1. Joel, b. March 19, 1783; d. 1786.
II. David, b. Apr. 15, 1784; m., March 20, 1809, Deb- orah Farrar; removed to Sullivan, afterwards to Gilsum. Ile d. Aug. 24, 1867. She d. July 15, 1870.
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III. Lovina, b. Nov. 16, 1786; m., 1847, Jesse Knowl- ton, who d. in 1849, and she m. (2d), 1851, Chester Lyman, Esq., of Swanzey. She d. Jan. 6, 1876.
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VI. Ezra, b. July 23, 1792; m., Oct., 1821, Ada, dau. of Abiel and Rhoda (Drake) Alger; removed to Winchendon, Mass. VII. Noah, b. July 6, 1794.+
VIII. Joseph, b. May 6, 1796; m., 1824, Orathe Whit- comb ; removed to Florida.
IX. Lucy, b. Aug. 27, 1798 ; m. Chester Lyman.
x. Hannah, b. Jan. 22, 1801; d. in Nashua, 1852.
ASA PORTER, a brother of Joel, b. in Weymouth, Mass., Nov. 3, 1756; m. Eunice Williams of Groton, Mass., b. July 23, 1760. He was in several of the most famous battles of the Revolution. (See Chap. III.) He came to Marl. about 1780, and resided for a short time in the " Tomb," so called, a sort of dug-out in the side-hill, at the corner of the roads near the Alger place. He afterwards purchased a lot of wild land, which comprises the farm now owned by Fuller Clark. Here he resided until his death, Dec. 1, 1852, being the oldest person that has ever d. in Marl. His wife d. Dec. 18, 1821.
I. Asa, b. May 3, 1779; d. Oct. 14, 1780.
II. Lydia, b. March 17, 1781; m. Israel Flood, q.v.
III. Polly, b. Nov. 24, 1782; d. young.
IV. Eunice, b. July 27, 1784; m. Nathan E. Wild, q.v. v. Dun, b. Sept. 5, 1786 ; d. March 6, 1790.
VI. Asa, b. July 5, 1788.+
VII. Abel, b. March 8, 1791.
VIII. Mary, b. June 8, 1793; m. Calvin Starkey of Troy ; removed to Townsend, Vt.
IX. Levi, b. March 21, 1795.+
x. Reuben, b. June 8, 1797; m. Prudence Hills; removed to Chesterfield.
1. Charles Lovell, b. Feb. 18, 1826.
2. Ellen Maria, b. Jan. 16, 1828.
3. Sumner Williams, b. March 3, 1830.
4. Elisha Hills, b. Nov. 13, 1831.
XI. Permilla, b. June 15, 1799; m. Levi Gates, Jr., q.v. XII. Lovell, b. Feb. 20, 1801; d. Nov. 28, 1824; um. XIII. Elvira, b. March 12, 1803 ; resides in Marl., um. XIV. Aduline, b. Jan. 1, 1807 ; m. Fuller Clark, q.c.
NOAH PORTER, son of Joel, m., March 5, 1820, Abigail Hobert of Groton, Mass., b. Aug. 17, 1797. After resid- ing a short time in Groton, he removed to Jaffrey, and thence to Marl., where he resided for many years. In his old age, he removed to the village of Troy, where he d. Dec. 10, 1880. His wife d. in Marl. July 30, 1875.
I. Lorindu H., b. in Groton, Dec. 29, 1820; m. Jonathan Page; resides in Jaffrey.
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II. Roancy A., b. in Jaffrey, July 16, 1822 ; m. Joseph J. Piper of Jaffrey. He d., and she m. (2d) Abel J. Burpee of Sterling, Mass .; resides in Troy.
III. Sarah L., b. in Jaffrey, Sept. 15, 1824; m. Will- iam Ward; resides in Troy.
IV. Charles W., b. in Marl., March 26, 1826; m. Sabra Wheeler of Acworth; resides in Swanzey.
v. Catharine H., b. in Marl., Feb. 4, 1828; m. (1st) Josiah Newell of Jaffrey, and m. (2d) I. Wheeler of Acworth.
VI. George W., b. in Marl., Dec. 29, 1829; m. Eliz- abeth Wheeler of Acworth; resides in Keene. VII. Harriet W., b. in Marl., July 9, 1833; m. Asa C. Hemenway; resides in Keene.
VIII. Francis .J., b. in Marl., Feb. 10, 1836; m. Ellen Higgins of Hinsdale ; d. Oct. 27, 1862.
IX. Eliza A., b. in Marl., May 20, 1840; d. Nov. 23, 1856.
ASA PORTER, son of Asa, m. Sybel Osborne of Troy, and first settled in Weathersfield, Vt. He afterwards resided in Marl., Troy, and Waltham, but in 1855 he removed to Oregon, where he soon after d.
I. Henry A., b. Oct. 12, 1817; m. Czarina Foristall, Apr. 7, 1842.
IT. Leonard W., b. Sept. 14, 1820; m. Mary Howard of Hopkinton, Mass .; removed to Boston.
III. Almira, b. Jan. 1, 1823; m. Luke Bemis of Wal- tham, Mass.
IV. Lorinda, b. Dec. 25, 1828 ; m. Amos W. Buttrick of Winchendon.
v. Louisa, b. March 14, 1831; m. Oliver Smith of Winehendon.
LEVI PORTER, son of Asa, m. Sally, dau. of Moses Sawyer of Sharon, N.H. ; settled on the farm now owned by his son, George A. Porter. He d. Apr. 6, 1867. His wife d. Aug. 19, 1866.
1. Moses Sawyer, b. Aug. 23, 1824; m., May 4, 1870, Emily, dau. of Elijah and Amorite (Wild) Gates; resides in Leominster.
II. Levi Williams, b. Apr. 5, 1826; m., June 1, 1853, Caroline Philista, dau. of Charles and Emily (Frost) Gilbert ; resides in Leominster.
III. George Augustus, b. Jan. 9, 1828; m., Oct. 24, 1861, Lucy A. Smith of Fitchburg; resides on the home farm.
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1. George Wilber, b. Feb. 8, 1871.
2. Joseph Warren, b. Oct. 17, 1873.
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LEVI PORTER, another brother of Joel, resided in town a short time about 1785. He m. Margaret, dau. of Jonathan and Alice (Alden) Capron. They had one dau.
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I. Lone, b. March 7, 1785; m. Benjamin Twiss ; removed to Vermont.
PRATT.
JOSHUA PRATT came over in the third ship, " Ann," in 1620, and was among the forefathers at Plymouth. Of his children, Thomas took the freeman's oath, May 26, 1647, and settled early in Watertown, Mass. He had eleven children, among whom was Ephraim, b. in Sudbury, Nov. 1, 1687, m., 1708, Martha Wheelock. He d. in Shutesbury, Mass., May, 1804, at the age of 116 years. It is said he took no animal food for forty years, and was able to mow a good swath one hundred and one years in succession. At the time of his death, he could count fifteen hundred descendants.
1 MOSES PRATT, a grandson of Ephraim and Martha (Wheelock) Pratt, b. in Shutesbury, Mass., Aug. 12, 1765 ; m. Patty, dau. of James and Martha Banks, b. Nov. 25, 1779. They resided for many years in Marl. He d. June 4, 1855. His wife d. Aug. 16, 1854.
I. Betsey, b. Jan. 11, 1799; m., June 3, 1813, Porter White. She d. Dec. 3, 1831.
II. Martha, b. Nov. 27, 1801; d. March 28, 1862. III. Willard, b. Nov. 8, 1803.++
IV. Nancy, b. Dec. 11, 1805 ; m. James Nason, q.v. v. Mary, b. May 25, 1808 ; m. Moses Putney, q.v. VI. Ira, b. June 6, 1814; d. 1818.
VII. Albert, b. Dec. 13, 1817 ; d. 1818.
VIII. Laura, b. Apr. 8, 1820; d. 1829. IX. Ira, b. May 27, 1823.+
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WILLARD PRATT, son of Moses, m., Feb. 16, 1828, Sophronia Goodspeed, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., May 29, 1809. This family removed to New- Ipswich, March, 1850, where Mrs. Pratt still resides. He d. Jan. 3, 1859.
1. Mary A., b. Sept. 16, 1830; m., Jan. 28, 1848, Slocum Colman of Hubbardston, Mass .; resides in Gardner.
II. Laura E., b. in Troy, July 26, 1832; m., Jan. 5, 1855, Joel Colman of Hubbardston; resides in Gardner.
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IV. Catharine W., b. in Troy, Nov. 29, 1835; m. Phi- lander Colman of Hubbardston. She d. Nov. 29, 1858.
v. Charles II., b. July 14, 1838; m., Sept. 4, 1862, Abbie W. C. Simonds; resides in New Ipswich. He served three years in the late war, being a member of Co. G, 13th Reg. N.II. Vols.
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VI. David F., b. June 30, 1840; m., Nov. 24, 1864, Helen Weston; resides in Winchendon, Mass. He served three years in the 13th Reg. N.H. Vols.
VII. Otis P., b. May 12, 1842; m., Oct. 24, 1867, Emma C. Ball ; resides in Greenville.
VIII. Louisa L., b. May 27, 1844; m., May 27, 1872, William Hawkins of Wilton.
Ix. Edward W., b. in New Ipswich, Sept. 15, 1853.
IRA PRATT, son of Moses, m. Lizzie A. Davis of Rock- ingham, Vt. She d. several years since.
1. Mary June, b. in Troy, Feb. 9, 1853; m. Richard Cram.
II. Ida May, b. May 8, 1855; m. Francis Bates.
III. Minnie Adell, b. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1863.
Iv. Myrtie Aurilla, b. Feb. 3, 1867.
ALBERT PRATT, adopted son of Moses, m., April 30, 1861, Nancy W., dau. of John W. and Nancy B. (Fos- ter) Wheeler of Fitzwilliam. He now resides in Troy, where his wife d. May 13, 1875. Children b. in Troy.
I. Fannie M., b. Sept. 20, 1865.
II. Edith MM., b. 1869; d. July 9, 1871.
III. A son, b. and d. Dec. 18, 1873.
ASA PRATT (genealogy not traced) appears on the tax-list of 1794. He resided for a few years in a house which formerly stood in the orchard on the Newton farm, now owned by George Thatcher. We learn noth- ing respecting his family except that while residing here he had a child scalded to death.
There was a Jared Pratt who resided in town for a few years about this time, who may have been one of this family.
1 DANIEL PRIEST, son of Daniel and Betsey (Partrin) Priest was b. in Bolton, Mass., Dec. 17, 1773. His parents removed to Jaffrey soon after his birth. He m., March 25, 1802, Abigail, dau. of Dea. James and Betsey (Whitcomb) Flood, and resided for many years on the old Flood place now owned by the widow of Dea.
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Augustus Smith. He was a carpenter, and a very good workman at that trade. Most of the houses built at that time were finished by him, and give evidence that he was an uncommonly skilful mechanic. He d. June 11, 1839.
I. Gilman, b. Aug. 14, 1803; d. May, 1849.
II. Carroll, b. Sept. 17, 1806; d. Dec. 20, 1810.
III. Henry H., b. Oct. 6, 1810; m., May 1, 1839, Martha Coolidge of Gardner, where he now resides.
IV. Sarah, b. Oct. 1, 1812; m., May 3, 1838, David Brick of Gardner; d. in Fitchburg, June 6, 1842.
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v. Silas, b. Ang. 14, 1814.+
VI. Franklin F., b. March 7, 1818; m., May 28, 1845, Abbie Coolidge of Gardner, where he now resides. She d. Sept. 11, 1860.
VII. Eliza, b. Aug., 1819; m., Sept. 19, 1844, William Bruce ; resides in Hudson, Mass.
VIII. James, b. June 28, 1821 ; m., Sept., 1845, Elvira Ray of Gardner; d. in California, 1862.
SILAS PRIEST, son of Daniel, m., Dec., 1839, Nancy M. Wilder of Jaffrey, b. June 25, 1822. They resided in Marl. until about 1848, when they removed to Ashuelot. They now reside in Gardner, Mass. First four children b. in Marl., the rest in Ashuelot.
I. Nancy, b. Sept. 9, 1840 ; m. Logan Burt of Win- chester.
II. Maria S., b. May 23, 1842.
III. Eliza A., b. Dec. 27, 1843; m. Joel Blanden of Troy.
IV. William Henry, b. July 15, 1845; m. Nellie Phil- lips of Ashuelot.
v. Abbie A., b. Sept. 22, 1849; m. (1st) George Capron of Troy. He d., and she m. (2d) Emmet Fitch, q.v.
VI. James G., b. Aug. 6, 1851; d. Dec. 12, 1857.
VII. Florence A., b. May 5, 1854; d. June 7, 1855. VIII. Anna, b. Oct. 13, 1855; m. Henry Tenney of Winchendon.
Ix. Rose E., b. Oct. 17, 1857 ; m. Albert Cushing of Baldwinsville.
x. Frank S., b. July 18, 1859.
XI. Fred C., b. Aug. 26, 1861.
XII. Minnie E., b. Feb. 29, 1864.
ABRAHAM PRIEST, a brother of Daniel, m. Huldah Wells. Came to Marl, to reside in 1809. He was fond
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of relating improbable stories, of which the following will serve as a sample : " When I was down below, sir, I saw a machine for making nail-hammers, which was worked by two horses. A junk of iron of a ton's weight was put into a hopper at the top, alongside a piece of wood, and the hammers came out at the bottom all handled and ready for use, just about as fast as you can count, sir." They had one child.
I. Laurana, b. Apr. 2, 1811; m. Luke Parkhurst, 9.0.
1 JACOB PROCTOR is the eldest of a family of three brothers and four sisters, children of Edmund and Eliz- abeth (Goodrich) Proctor of Lunenburg, Mass. Edmund Proctor was the second son of Nathaniel and Mercy (Russell) Proctor of Littleton, Mass. The ancestor of the Proctor family was one of five brothers who came from England, and settled in Littleton and vicinity. Sub- sequently, a branch of the family settled in that part of Cavendish, Vt., known as Proctorsville. Jacob Proctor was b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Feb. 20, 1816, m., Jan. 27, 1848, Nancy, dau. of James Bowers of South Acworth, b. in Marlow, Dec. 18, 1816. He came from Nelson to this town in 1867.
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1. Edmund J., b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 4, 1849 ; um.
II. Anna E., b. in South Acworth, Feb. 9, 1857; um.
1 MOSES PUTNEY, son of Jedediah and Abigail (Knights) Putney, b. in Fitzwilliam, May 12, 1812; m., Feb. 17, 1841, Mary, dau. of Moses and Patty (Banks) Pratt. He came to Marl. to reside in 1858.
I. [ Mary L., b. Aug. 23, 1842; m. Henry A. Atherton, q.v.
2 3 1I. Twins. Martha L., b. Aug. 23, 1842; d. Sept. 2, 1842.
4 III. Elizabeth M., b. Sept. 18, 1845; m. Henry A. Atherton, q.v.
IV. Sarah A., b. Aug. 30, 1847 ; d. Jan. 9, 1865. v. Susan M., b. Oct. 13, 1849 ; um.
5 6 1 SUMNER RAYMOND, son of Paul and Sarah (Gale) Ray- mond, was b. in Winchendon, Apr. 5, 1799. He was a tanner, and resided for several years in Rindge, from which place he came to Marl., and located on the farm now owned by Henry Esty. He m., Dec. 19, 1824, Irene, dau. of Dr. Thomas and Rebecca (Green) Jewett of Rindge, who d. Aug. 29, 1847; and he m. (2d) Ann C. Willis of Winchester. He d. in Moline, Ill., Jan. 20,
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1869; and his widow m. (2d) Samuel Parsons, who d. about 1875. She now resides in Vernon, Vt. Children by first wife.
I. Elmira Green, b. Nov. 29, 1825 ; m., 1850, Frank- lin J. Carlton. She d. in Shirley, Mass., Apr. 24, 1857.
II. Cynthia Anne, b. Jan. 25, 1829; m., July 19, 1853, Charles R. Whitcomb ; resides in Winchendon.
III. Thomas, b. May 2, 1831; m. at Moline, Ill., 1856, Hannah Lawton.
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IV. Rebecca, b. May 2, 1831; d. June 25, 1832.
v. William, b. Oct. 21, 1833 ; d. in Moline, Ill., Apr. 29, 1860.
VI. Samuel, b. in Bellows Falls, Vt., March 10, 1839; was a member of the 3d Minn. Vols .; d. on board the steamer " Undine," bound for Fort Donaldson, March 22, 1862.
EBENEZER RHODES came from Walpole, Mass., about 1770, and was the first settler on the farm now owned by Levi Jones. His wife was Sarah Page, a sister of Libieus Page. She d. Oct. 6, 1821, æ. 76. He d. July 4, 1825, æ. 80.
I. Ebenezer, b. March 13, 1768.+
II. Sarah, b. Apr. 11, 1770; d. 1777.
III. Deliverance, b. Feb. 8, 1772; m. Jonathan Bemis, q.v.
IV. Thomas, b. Jan. 6, 1773 ; d. Apr. 11, 1790. v. Lois, b. May 1, 1775 ; m. Timothy Bemis, q.v.
VI. Sally, b. Jan. 31, 1776; d. in infancy.
VII. Anna, b. Aug. 9, 1779; d. Feb. 2, 1844, um. VIII. Libieus, b. Apr. 10, 1781.+
IX. Silas, b. Sept. 24, 1782.+
x. Stephen, b. Sept. 14, 1784; m., Dec. 14, 1808, Ruth, dau. of Daniel and Lydia (Smith) Ball ; removed to the State of New York. He had two children b. in Marl.
1. Mary, b. Dec. 19, 1809.
2. George, b. Sept. 3, 1810.
XI. Justus, b. Jan. 18, 1787.+
EBENEZER RHODES, son of Ebenezer, m. Sarah, dau. of Robert and Sarah (Newton) Converse. They were m. by the Rev. Mr. Hall of Keene, who received a quantity of beans for the marriage fee. He was the first settler on the farm now owned by Elijah Gates, but removed to Windham, Vt., about 1800. Tradition tells us there
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were fourteen children in this family, but the names of only two are found upon the town records.
I. Chloa, b. July 14, 1790.
II. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 13, 1792.
LIBIEUS RHODES, son of Ebenezer, m., Dec. 30, 1800, Relief, dau. of Daniel and Lydia (Smith) Ball. She d. Dec. 26, 1842. He d. 1864.
I. Sarah, b. May 17, 1802; m. John Cummings of Athol, Mass .; d. July 20, 1846.
II. Nancy, b. Nov. 18, 1803; m. William Butler of Pennsylvania ; d. Nov. 17, 1836.
III. Thomas, b. Jan. 13, 1806; m. Eliza Edson of Andover, Vt .; d. June 23, 1872.
IV. Robert, b. June 28, 1807; m., Jan. 1, 1830, Aseneth Abbott of Andover, Vt .; resides in Dresden, N.Y.
v. Stillman, b. Oct. 29, 1809 ; resides in Eastport, Me.
VI. Dulcena, b. July 15, 1811 ; m., Feb. 22, 1834, Joel Howard of Andover, Vt.
VII. Philinda, b. Nov. 10, 1813; m., Jan. 1, 1835, Nathan Mann.
VIII. Sophia C., b. Jan. 6, 1815; m., Jan. 1, 1836, Charles Cummings of Athol, Mass.
Ix. Aaron A., b. Dec. 24, 1819; m., Nov. 2, 1841, Susan, dau. of Reuben and Anna (Cass) Mann; resides in Windham, Vt.
x. Charles W., b. Feb. 24, 1824 ; m. Sarah T. Gros- venor of Paxton, Mass .; resides in Lancaster, Mass.
SILAS RHODES, son of Ebenezer, m., Ang. 19, 1804, Beulah, dau. of Benjamin and Rhaney (Harvey) Thatcher, who d. Nov. 3, 1826. In 1830, he removed with his family to Malone, N.Y., where he resided two years, thence to Cleveland, Ohio, where he m. (2d), Dec. 27, 1836, Ruth Ann Sawyer. He d. July 6, 1859. Children by first wife.
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I. Cyrus, b. Apr. 25, 1805 ; resided for many years in Swanton, Vt.
II. Rufus, b. Nov. 4, 1806; m. Eveline Wheeler of Keene, who d. Oct. 30, 1871, æ. 64. He resides in Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.
In. Roxanna, b. Aug. 12, 1808; m. Joseph Merrill ; removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where she d. June 14, 1844.
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VI. Harriet, b. Nov. 20, 1814; m. Simeon Morey ; d. Sept. 27, 1845.
VII. Silas, b. Dec. 20, 1816; resides in St. Francis, Cal .; is a mason by trade.
VIII. Charles, b. Feb. 27, 1819; m. Nancy Pitman; resides in St. Francis, Cal .; is a mason by trade. IX. Levi, b. Feb. 1, 1821. He resided in Cleveland, until the Mexican war, when he received from James K. Polk a commission in the army, and went to Mexico, where he d. July 4, 1847.
x. Edwin B., b. Apr. 23, 1823; m. Jane Harris; is a merchant; resides in Solon, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
XI. James, b. Aug. 16, 1825; resides in Cleveland. Children by second wife.
XII. Fanny Delila, b. May 29, 1838; d. July 13, 1839. XIII. Alvin, b. Dec. 24, 1840 ; resides in Sidney, Ill.
XIV. Lovina, b. Jan. 10, 1845 ; d. Jan. 29, 1846.
xv. Herman, b. March 10, 1847 ; resides in Jackson- ville, Ark.
XVI. Reuben H., b. May 10, 1851; resides in Illinois.
JUSTUS RHODES, son of Ebenezer, m. Sophia -, and d. Sept. 17, 1828. A son of his, living in New York, was written to for a record of the family, and replied that he possessed all the record there was, which he would forward when it could be made to appear what the fam- ily had to do with the history of the town now they had left it. The birth of one child only is on the town records.
I. Justus Addison, b. June 3, 1807.
RICHARDSON.
The Richardsons of New England are mostly descendants of three brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas, who came to this country from England, Ezekiel in 1630, and his two brothers soon after. Samuel came in the fleet with Winthrop, 1636, and settled first in Charlestown, Mass. In 1641, he, with his two brothers and several others, went to Woburn and commenced a settlement, but did not move their families until the following year. The church in Woburn was constituted Ang. 14, 1642. These three brothers and four others were the "seven pillars " (Proverbs ix., 1). They were the nucleus around which the new church was to be gathered, and to them was committed the responsible duty of deciding who should belong to it. Samuel Richardson m. Joanna - He d. March 23, 1658. They had eight children. Lieut. John, the eldest son, baptized in Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 12, 1639, m. (1st), Oct. 22, 1658, Elizabeth, dau. of Michael Bacon of Woburn, b. Jan. 4, 1641-42. He m. (2d) Mary, dau. of Bartholomew and Ursula Pierson. He m. (3d) Mar- garet Willing, who d. Oct. 28, 1726. He was a soldier in King Philip's War, 1675-76. He d. Jan. 1, 1696-97. His son Jacob, b. Feb. 15, 1675-
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