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" I love thy kingdom, Lord."
Mrs. Wilkinson was remarkable for her confidence in the love of her heavenly Father toward her, even in the midst of deep affliction. Returning from the burial of her only daughter, just blooming into womanhood, she was heard singing as usual as she went about her domes- tic duties. Many years after, when a well beloved son had been snatched away, she met the messenger bringing the details of his death with the word, "Is it well with my boy ?" meaning, Did he give evidence of a prepara- tion for death. Assured that he did, she exclaimed : "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed
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be the name of the Lord!" She was truly a devoted Christian, wife, and mother; and in all the relations of life she sought the good of others, being ever ready for every good word and work. She d. Oct. 17, 1870; and Mr. Wilkinson m. (2d), Aug. 7, 1873, Mrs. Nancy (Locke) Abbott of Concord.
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I. Warren H., b. July 9, 1824; m. (1st), Sept. 5, 1849, Almira, dan. of Capt. Asa and Harriet (Coolidge) Frost, who d. Oct. 12, 1874; and he m. (2d), Sept. 1, 1875, Emily J. Brown, b. in Brimfield, Mass., May /4, 1833; resides in Springfield, Mass .; c. (See Chap. XIII.)
11. Sarah, b. Dec. 23, 1825 ; d. June 25, 1838.
III. Solon Stone, b. March 22, 1828; m., June 22, 1852, Chestina, dau. of Charles and Polly (Con- verse) Holman ; resides in Keene ; is a harness- maker and dealer in trunks, valises, travelling- bags, etc. . 21 9/2
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1. Edward H., b. June 15, 1859.
Mary, b. June 8, 1832; d. Sept. 9, 1832.
IV. Twins. v. Martha, b. June 8, 1832 ; d. Sept. 18, 1832. VI. Mary Eliza, b. March 31, 1834 ; d. March 4, 1838. VII. Martha, b. Oct. 9, 1836; d. Nov. 20, 1836.
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VIII. Cyrus Kingsbury, b. Dec. 17, 1839. He learned the trade of harness-making of his father, and commenced business in Keene, and after a few years' residence there removed to Springfield, Mass., where he entered into partnership with Daniel C. Frost. He m., Sept. 25, 1866, Kate A. Barr of Oakham, Mass., b. March 21, 1845. He d. July 10, 1867.
1. Catharine K., b. March 20, 1868.
19 20 Ix. Oliver A., b. May 13, 1842; d. Sept. 25, 1843. 1 AARON WILLARD came to Marl. about 1811. He was b. Feb. 9, 1758; m., and resided for many years in West- minster, Mass., where he raised up a family of children. His wife d., and he came to Marl., where he m., March 11, 1813, Mrs. Anna (Pratt) Lawrence, widow of Samuel Lawrence, b. in Royalston, Mass., March 3, 1777. He d. Feb. 9, 1843. His widow d. Aug. 21, 1871.
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8 DAVID WILLARD, son of Levi and Irene (Knight) Willard of Dublin, b. Jan. 27, 1831; m., June 30, 1857,
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Irena F., dau. of Apollas Nye of Keene, b. Oct. 5, 1831. He came to Marl. in 1859, and for six years resided on the farm now occupied by Charles E. Howe. He now resides in West Harrisville.
I. George A. E., b. Oct. 19, 1859.
II. Lizzie I., b. July 11, 1862.
JOSEPH WILSON is supposed to have come from Brookfield, Mass. He was b. June 11, 1770. He m. Eunice, dau. of Lieut. Joseph and Eunice (Matthews) Collins, and settled first on the place now owned by Mrs. Sarah Davis. He was a blacksmith by trade, and a man of great mechanical ingenuity, and could make almost anything in the shape of agricultural tools. He after- wards resided on the place now owned by James Knowl- ton, and had his shop on the site of Mr. Knowlton's pail- shop. His house stood on the line between Marl. and Keene; and it is related of him that, when a constable from Marl. attempted to arrest him, he went into Keene without leaving the house, well knowing that the law would not allow that officer to arrest him except in his own town.
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I. Eunice, b. Jan. 29, 1793; m. Tower Speare.
II. Joseph, b. Dec. 14, 1795.
III. Mary, b. July 31, 1796; m., Nov. 28, 1820, Jona- than Lampson.
IV. Olive, b. June 1, 1798; m. Jonathan Roberts.
v. Stillman, b. June 25, 1800; m. Azubah Bowman ; settled in Swanzey.
VI. Huldah, b. Jan. 8, 1802; m., Apr. 13, 1825, Thomas Frink.
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CHARLES WILSON, m., July 16, 1818, Lovina, only dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Matthews) Collins; resided for some years in Marl., then removed to Swanzey, where he d., and his widow removed to Gilroy, Santa Clara Co., Cal., to reside with her children.
I. Hiram, d. in Randolph, Mass.
II. Horace, m. Eliza Chickering; resides in Gilroy, Cal.
III. Dawson, m .; settled in California.
IV. Dan, m .; settled in California.
v. Albert, m .; settled in California.
VI. Ann, m. William Eames of Swanzey; removed to California.
VII. Amanda, m. Carson Aldrich of Swanzey.
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WINCH.
SAMUEL WINCH, m. Hannah Gibbs of Framingham, Mass., Feb. 11, 1673. He was one of the original members of the church in that town. He d. with a cancer Aug. 3, 1718. His son Thomas, b. 1694, m., Oct. 23, 1718, Deborah Gleason ; settled in Framingham, where he d. Sept. 22, 1761. Thomas, Jr., second son of Thomas and Deborah (Gleason) Winch, b. June 25, 1723; m., Dec. 20, 1743, Elizabeth Drury.
Caleb, son of Thomas, Jr., b. in Framingham, Sept. 26, 1744, m. Mehitable Maynard, and settled in Fitzwilliam in 1768. Nathan, son of Caleb, b. in Fitzwilliam, March 1, 1781, m. Polly Davidson; settled in Troy, where he d. Aug. 28, 1851.
1 NATHAN WINCH, son of Nathan and Polly (Davidson) Winch, b. in that part of Fitzwilliam now Troy, Apr. 2, 1807 ; m., Oct. 20, 1833, Abigail Bucklin of Wallingford, Vt., and removed to Swanzey, where for six years he was engaged in manufacturing pails. Selling his pail factory, he was for seven years engaged in farming, after which he resumed the pail business. In Sept., 1852, he came to Marl., and purchased the pail factory which he now owns. In 1868, he sold out and returned to Swanzey and engaged in the same business; but, having the mis- fortune to lose his pail-shop by fire, he returned to Marl., and purchased an interest in his former place of business, and subsequently became sole proprietor. Mrs. Winch d. Apr. 23, 1867 ; and he m. (2d), Dec. 12, 1867, Mrs. Nancy Winzel of Framingham, Mass., who d. Jan. 28, 1872 ; and he m. (3d), Aug. 6,1872, Mrs. Lucinda (Stone) Scovell of Woodstock, Vt. Children by first wife.
I. Franklin B., b. in Swanzey, Aug. 17, 1833; d. Sept. 17, 1849.
II. Adelia C., b. in Swanzey, Oct. 24, 1835 ; d. Aug. 19, 1842.
III. Dorotha A., b. in Troy, Nov. 7, 1840; m. (1st), Jan. 1, 1864, Fred E. Ward, who d. March 7, 1864; and she m. (2d) George Hammond of Me- chanicsville, Vt. She d. July 31, 1872.
Iv. George B., b. in Troy, June 12, 1843 ; d. Sept. 25, 1849.
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v. Infant son, b. Aug., 1848; d. same day.
VI. George F., b. in Swanzey, Nov. 20, 1850; m., Nov. 6, 1873, Laura I., dau. of Dea. Gilman and Harriet (Atwood) Griffin, b. in Nelson, Nov. 6, 1849.
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1. Abbie Amelia, b. June 12, 1877.
1 GEORGE FREDERICK WISE was b. in Elsis, in the south-east part of France, now within the territory of Prussia, Feb. 12, 1826. He came to this country when
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only twelve years of age; and after a residence of one year in New York City, and a short time in Boston, he came to Marl. He m., Feb. 6, 1849, Sarah S., dau. of James and Nancy (Pratt) Nason, and settled on the Na- son farm, where he now resides.
I. Frederick L., b. March 9, 1850; m., March 27, 1872, Hattie Emma Clark; resides in Oregon.
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1. Mabel Maud, b. in Marl., March 5, 1873 ; d. in Oregon, 1880.
II. Nellie J., b. July 26, 1859; m., Sept. 10, 1879, Daniel Hunt of Stoddard.
1. Fred Harvey, b. Ang. 14, 1880.
WISWALL.
THOMAS WISWALL, with his brother John, came from England in 1635, and settled in Dorchester, Mass. They were both called " Elders " in the early records, and were prominent men among the early settlers of that town. Thomas d. Dec. 6, 1683. His son Noah, bap. in Dorchester, 1638, m., Dec. 10, 1664, Theodosia Jackson. In May, 1690, about five hundred French and Indians were discovered about Casco (Portland) which was attacked, and Maj. Davis carried to Canada. Capt. Noah Wiswall, Lieut. Gershom Flagg, and Ensign Edward Walker, with a company of infantry, marched for the security of Casco. They arrived at Portsmouth July 4, where a court was called; and it was agreed to send Capt. Wiswall to scour the woods as far as Casco with one other captain and four sergeants. Several captains desired to go with Capt. Wiswall, and they cast lots to know who should go. The lot fell to Capt. Floyd. They took up their march into the wood, and were soon joined by Lieut. Davis with twenty-two men from Wells. On the 6th of July, Capt. Wiswall sent out his scouts early in the morning, found the trail of the enemy, and overtook them at Wheelwright's pond, where a bloody engagement followed. Capt. Wiswall, Lieut. Flagg, Sergt. Walker, and fifteen men were slain, and others wounded. Capt. Floyd continued the fight for several hours, when his tired and wounded men drew off, and he soon followed them.
Thomas, the eldest son of Capt. Noah Wiswall, b. 1666, m., July, 1696, Hannah Cheney, and settled on the homstead, where he died 1709. His son Noah, b. Sept. 7, 1699, m., 1720, Thankful Fuller; d. June 13, 1786.
1 JOHN WISWALL, son of Noah and Thankful (Fuller) Wiswall, b. in Newton, Mass., March 10, 1753 ; m., June 30, 1774, Esther, dau. of Thaddeus Trowbridge, b. Dec. 10, 1754; settled first in Newton, where most of his chil- dren were b. He came to Marl. previous to 1800, and settled on the farm now owned by David McIntire. About 1809, he removed to Jefferson Co., N.Y.
I. Henry, b. June 3, 1775; d. young.
2 3 II. John, b. Ang. 8, 1776.++
4 III. Polly, b. June 18, 1778.
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Iv. Beulah, b. May 29, 1780. v. Sarah, b. June 21, 1782 ; m., March 9, 1802, John Bigelow of Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Wiswall d. June 17, 1784; and he m. (2d), Dec. 10, 1784, Lois Worsley, b. Jan. 16, 1760. He d. Dec. 28, 1838.
VI. Lois, b. Oct. 6, 1785; d. Apr. 8, 1791.
VII. William, b. March 6, 1787; m., July 7, 1807, Mercy, dan. of Jacob and Mercy (Totman) Woodward ; removed to Broome Co., N.Y.
VIII. Samuel, b. June 8, 1789; settled in Broome Co., N.Y.
Ix. Lois, b. Feb. 16, 1791 ; d. Jan. 17, 1873.
x. Eunice, b. March 28, 1793; d. Oct. 3, 1847.
XI. James, b. Sept. 20, 1795 ; m., Dec. 25, 1816, Eliza, dau. of John Day; removed to Londonderry, Vt., and thence to Broome Co., N.Y.
XII. Darius, b. Apr. 25, 1799. Has descendants living in Adams, N.Y.
XIII. Susan, b. Nov. 11, 1822; d. Dec., 1871. XIV. Willard, b. Apr. 10, 1805.
MAJ. JOHN WISWALL, son of John, m., Jan. 7, 1799, Mary, dau. of Jedediah and Mary (Maynard) Tayntor; settled on the farm since owned by Hiram Collins, now owned by Charles F. Hayes. After the death of Mr. Tayntor in 1816, he removed to the farm now known as the Wiswall place, and owned by Mrs. Caroline Lawrence. He was one of the selectmen for several years; was also much interested in military affairs, and rose to the rank of major. He d. Nov. 19, 1849. His widow d. Nov. 24, 1864.
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II. Mary, b. Aug. 22, 1804; m., Apr. 26, 1861, Phi- lander T. Clark, a native of Greenfield, Mass. She is now a widow, and resides in Vineland, N.J.
III. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 18, 1807 ; m. Sumner Frost, q.v. IV. Lovisa, b. Oct. 15, 1809; m. Levi Jones, q.v.
v. Laurinda, b. Aug. 10, 1811; d. June 9, 1865, um. VI. A son, b. Jan. 4, 1815; d. Feb. 5, 1815.
VII. Henry Trowbridge, b. Apr. 13, 1816.++
VIIL John Tayntor, b. Dec. 21, 1819; m., Dec. 19, 1849, Mary W., dau. of Sylvester D. and Cla- rissa (Johnson) Stebbins, b. in Deerfield, Mass., Dec. 12, 1826; d. Jan. 9, 1856. He d. Sept. 20, 1865. They had an adopted son.
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1. Alexander, b. in Glasgow, Scotland. He graduated from Dartmouth College in the class of 1873, and from Bangor Theo- logical Seminary in 1879. He is now pastor of the Congregational Church at Benton Falls, Me.
IX. Oren, b. Sept. 19, 1822; d. in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 8, 1851, um.
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REV. LUTHER WISWALL, son of Maj. John, m., Apr. 9, 1830, Sophronia Kendall of Athol, Mass., and settled on the farm since owned by Allen Woodward. In 1836, he commenced preaching in Jackson and Brooks, Me., where he remained seventeen years. In 1853, he removed to Windham, Me., where he still resides. (See Chap. XIII.) His wife d. in Windham, Me., Jan. 8, 1860; and he m. (2d) Mrs. Catherine (Johnston) Ginn of Winter- port, Me., b. Jan. 21, 1814.
1. Mary Sophronia, b. in Marl., May 11, 1831 ; d. in Brewer, Me., June 9, 1836.
II. Ellen Kendall, b. in Marl., Feb. 22, 1834; um.
III. Luther, b. in Brooks, Me., May 19, 1838; m., April 5, 1859, Emeline Whipple of Windham, Me .; resides in Lynn, Mass.
IV. James Buttheller, b. in Brooks, Me., May 22, 1840 ; d. Aug. 12, 1843.
v. Mary Frances, b. in Brooks, Me., Oct. 14, 1846; d. in Windham, Jan. 8, 1858.
HENRY T. WISWALL, son of Maj. John, m., Jan. 2, 1840, Harriet N., dau. of Dea. James and Roxanna (Frost) Farrar. She d. Oct. 26, 1841.
I. Francis Henry, b. July, 1841 ; d. Aug., 1842.
Mr. Wiswall m. (2d), May 6, 1845, Ruth, dau. of Joshua Lawrence of Roxbury.
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II. Osgood Rawson, b. Sept. 30, 1846; m., Apr. 3, 1873, Nettie, dan. of George and Mary (Ste- vens) Hardy of Nelson.
1. Mary Gertrude, b. Nov. 1, 1877.
III. Henry Lyman, b. July 28, 1849; m., 1873, Eliza Thomas.
1. Charles Lyman, b. Aug. 2, 1874.
2. Eugene L., b. Sept. 17, 1879 ; d. Aug. 7, 1880.
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IV. Oren Hanson, b. Sept. 5, 1851 ; m., Nov. 18, 1875, Lizzie, dau. of Addison and Mary (Loveland) Nutting of Vineland, N.J., b. Jan. 2, 1855.
1. Mary Ruth, b. Nov. 27, 1877.
2. George Oren, b. Apr. 5, 1879.
3. Infant son, b. June 4, 1881.
v. Frank Trowbridge, b. Apr. 3, 1854; um.
VI. Herbert Tayntor, b. Dec. 23, 1856; m., Feb. 24, 1880, Ina L., dau. of Isaac A. and Melissa D. (Stockwell) Davis.
1. Infant dau., b. June 19, 1881.
VII. Fred Maynard, b. Dec. 27, 1859.
TY Mrs. Wiswall d. Dec. 29, 1859; and he m. (3d), in 1861, Harriet N. Eams of Maine. He d. Jan. 5, 1878.
WOODWARD.
The Woodward family, which was once quite numerous in Marl., dates back to the first settlement of the town; and we regret we cannot give a history of their ancestry. But the older families have become extinct within the town, and their descendants are so widely scattered the writer has found it impossible to gather much information concerning them.
1 ABEL WOODWARD came to Marl. about 1765, and set- tled on what is now known as the Joslin place. He re- sided here for many years, but we find no record of his family. Tradition tells us he had two sons.
2 I. Abijah, m., 1786, Polly, dau. of Isaac and Lois (Townsend) Gibbs. He is the only person known to have made counterfeit money within the limits of Marl.
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1. Rebecca, b. May 2, 1787.
2. Patty, b. May 4, 1790.
3. Nelly, b. May 1, 1792.
4. Polly, b. Jan. 1, 1794.
5. Eunice, b. Nov. 28, 1795.
6. Betsey, b. Sept. 27, 1797.
II. Stephen. He is said to have been the first to make a beginning on the farm now owned by Calvin Farrar. He removed with his family to Vermont previous to 1800.
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1. Stephen, b. Aug. 29, 1779.
2. Hepsy, b. March 29, 1781.
3. Asa, b. Oct. 22, 1782.
4. Abel, b. June 6, 1785.
5. Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1788.
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SOLOMON WOODWARD came from Sutton, Mass., and was one of the early settlers. He probably resided on the farm now occupied by Almon C. Mason.
I. Ruth, b. May 2, 1763.
II. Jonathan, b. Dec. 25, 1764.
III. Josiah, b. Dec. 15, 1766.
IV. Solomon, b. Dec. 5, 1768; m. Susannah Wilson ; removed to Keene.
v. Samuel, b. Dec. 1, 1770; removed to Spencer, Mass.
VI. Molly Holmes, b. Feb. 20, 1773.
VII. Sally, b. July 1, 1775.
VIII. Jacob, b. Aug. 25, 1778; went to Peru, Vt.
Ix. Priscilla, b. Aug. 23, 1780; m. David Rugg; re- moved to Vermont.
x. Phebe, b. Jan. 23, 1783; m. Caleb Warner.
XI. Robert, bap. July 15, 1787 ; went to New York.
SAMUEL WOODWARD, a brother of Solomon, settled at an early date on the farm now owned by Philander Thatcher, which was much larger than at present, and owned in company with his brother Solomon. They sold to their nephews Daniel and Jacob, and Samuel left town.
I. Eunice, b. June 11, 1773.
II. Submit, b. Aug. 15, 1774.
III. Polly, b. Sept. 13, 1776.
IV. Samuel, b. Nov. 1, 1778.
v. Joshua B., b. Oct. 14, 1780.
DANIEL WOODWARD, b. in Sutton, Mass., Nov. 2, 1760. He settled on the farm known as the Joseph Woodward place. He m., Apr. 14, 1786, Dinah, dau. of Robert and Sally (Newton) Converse, who d. Jan. 8, 1820. He d. May 3, 1837.
I. Caty, b. Feb. 12, 1787 ; m. Elias Thatcher, q.v.
II. Sally, b. Jan. 17, 1789; d. Sept., 1839, um.
III. Daniel, b. March 24, 1791; d. March, 1793.
IV. Joseph, b. June 12, 1793.++
v. Allen, b. Nov. 9, 1796.+
VI. David, b. Oct. 20, 1798; m. Patty Moore, b. in Worcester, Mass., 1797; settled in Worcester, where he d. Feb. 3, 1858.
VII. Roxanna, b.Jan. 21, 1800 ; m., Sept. 14, 1823, John Robb, b. in Stoddard, May 23, 1799; settled in Stoddard. She d. in Antrim, Feb. 11, 1846.
VIII. Esther, b. Aug. 15, 1804; m., May 11, 1836, Silas Buttrick of Winchendon. She d. Jan. 22, 1840. IX. Stillman, b. June 2, 1807.+
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(38) JOSEPH WOODWARD, son of Daniel, m., April, 1817, Nancy, dau. of Jesse Lincoln. Settled on the home farm, where he d. July 18, 1854. His widow afterwards m. Clark B. Holbrook of Swanzey ; and d. Aug. 15, 1870.
I. Thomas L., b. Aug. 25, 1819; m., May 11, 1843, Mary A. Stone of Hubbardston, Mass., where he settled, and d. Feb. 24, 1846.
II. Cynthia, b. Apr. 15, 1821 ; m. Lorenzo Hunt, q.v.
III. Maria A., b. Feb. 18, 1826 ; m., March 10, 1846, Andrew A. Stone of Hubbardston, Mass .; d. Oct. 15, 1870.
IV. Charles W., b. May 10, 1829; m. Mary B. Stock- well; resided in Wendell, Mass .; d. in Ohio, Feb. 6, 1859.
v. Lucretia J., b. July 18, 1831; m. William Collins, q.v.
VI. Abby S., b. May 15, 1839; m. James Smiley of Peterboro.
ALLEN WOODWARD, son of Daniel, m., Jan. 27, 1824, Lydia Knight, b. in Leominster, Mass., Apr. 20, 1803 ; he d. Feb. 2, 1862.
I. William Allen, b. in Swanzey, Dec. 21, 1824; m., Apr. 15, 1845, Louisa J., dau. of Silas and Louisa (Lincoln) Whitcomb, b. in Swanzey, Oct. 27, 1824. He d: March 21, 1856; and his widow m. Warren Farrar, q.v.
1. Edward M., b. Nov. 11, 1846; m. Elsie, dau. of Jonathan Jones.
2. Frederick William, b. Nov. 19, 1850; d. Sept. 12, 1851.
II. Jane A., b. in Swanzey, May 6, 1828; m. Charles Buss, q.v.
III. Mary Ann, b. in Swanzey, May 21, 1832; m. David Woodward of Worcester, Mass., where she now resides.
STILLMAN WOODWARD, son of Daniel, m., Dec. 11, 1834, Eunice, dau. of Daniel Buttrick; settled on the farm now occupied by Almon C. Mason. His wife d. Apr. 1, 1866; and he m. (2d), May 14, 1867, Mrs. Maria (Smith) Newell, b. July 22, 1826. He d. Jan. 26, 1879. His widow now resides in Iowa.
I. Daniel B., b. Oct. 1, 1835; m., May 17, 1865, Ellen A. Burt of Plymouth, Vt., b. May 17, 1838. He is a physician, and resides in Ellen- burg, N.Y. (See Chap. XIII.)
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II. James Batcheller, b. Apr. 5, 1837; m., June 20, 1865, Ellen L. Burnham, b. in Boston, July 20, 1845; resides in Watertown, Mass .; is a drug- gist.
III. Mary M., b. May 26, 1839; m., March 16, 1858, Maynard F. Burt of Plymouth, Vt .; resides in Rockingham, Vt.
IV. John E., b. Oct. 17, 1842; m., Oct. 27, 1869, Lucy J., dau. of Joseph and Ruth (White) Haskell; resides in Fitchburg.
1. Willie S., b. March 20, 1874 ; d., Sept. 1, 1874.
2. Gerty May, b. Jan. 25, 1877.
v. Martha Ann, b. Sept. 20, 1849; m., June 5, 1878, Friend B. Peabody of Fitchburg, Mass.
VI. Stillman Edmund, b. Aug. 12, 1851.
DEA. JACOB WOODWARD, a brother of Daniel, b. in Sutton, Mass., May 28, 1762; in. Mercy Totman of Barre, Mass. He came to Marl. about 1785, and settled on the farm now owned by Philander Thatcher, where he d. Apr. 9, 1849. His wife d. Sept. 2, 1853. He was for many years deacon of the Congregational Church.
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I. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 4, 1785; m. (1st) Nancy Stone of Fitzwilliam. She d., and he m. (2d) Ruth Jackson; removed to Newport, after- wards to Ohio.
II. Lucinda, b. Jan. 6, 1787 ; d. Aug. 24, 1788.
III. Mercy, b. Aug. 1, 1788; m. William Wiswall.
IV. Rachel, b. Oct. 24, 1790 ; m. Jonathan Ward; re- moved to Troy, N.Y.
v. Jonas, b. March 7, 1792.++ VI. Josiah, b. Jan. 6, 1794.+
VII. Hannah, b. July 2, 1795; m., Apr. 25, 1816, Martin Rockwood of Fitzwilliam. He d., and she m. (2d), 1833, Jedediah Putney. She d. in Troy, 1880.
VIII. Bildad, b. Jan. 27, 1796; d. 1805.
IX. Reuben, d. 1805.
x. Polly, b. March 8, 1799; m., Apr. 6, 1826, Rufus B. Phillips of Fitzwilliam.
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XI. Louisa, b. Oct. 7, 1801; m. (1st) William Heaton of Keene. He d., and she m. (2d) Orlando Coolidge.
XII. Sophia, b. 1805; d. Oct. 30, 1807.
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JONAS WOODWARD, son of Dea. Jacob, m., Nov. 8, 1814, Phebe, dau. of Thaddeus and Ruth (Tower) Par- menter. Settled on the home farm. He afterwards sold his farm to Philander Thatcher; and, after a few years' residence on the place now owned by Curtis Capron, he purchased the Luke Blodgett farm, now owned by his son, Augustus T. Woodward. He d. Nov. 2, 1876. His wife d. June 15, 1866.
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I. George Hamilton, b. Apr. 12, 1816.
II. Caroline, b. Apr. 7, 1818; m. (1st) Lewis Cud- worth, q.v. He d., and she m. (2d) Asahel Collins, q.v.
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III. Augustus Tower, b. Dec. 24, 1826; m., Oct. 11, 1850, Emily J., dau. of Lawson and Hannah (Blodgett) Moors of Swanzey.
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1. Elmer Tower, b. Apr. 8, 1852; m., Jan. 1, 1873, Charlotte M. Streeter.
2. Lucia Anna, b. Apr. 20, 1855 ; d. Feb. 5, 1863.
3. Lizzie O., b. Aug. 29, 1858; m., Jan. 24, 1877, Herbert O. Wardwell.
4. Carrie P., b. Apr. 2, 1862.
5. Walter A., b. Feb. 12, 1868.
JOSIAH WOODWARD, son of Dea. Jacob, m., Nov. 6, 1816, Olive, dau. of Thaddeus and Ruth (Tower) Par- menter. He was by trade a tanner, and settled first in Plainfield. After a short residence there, he returned to Marl., and worked at his trade for several years, then turned his attention to farming, which occupation he followed until his death, Oct. 16, 1872. His widow d. March 1, 1877.
I. Ruth Tower, b. Jan. 29, 1820; m. Darius Rich- ardson, q.v.
II. Alzina, b. May 7, 1823 ; m. Amos A. Mason, q.v.
FRANKLIN WOODWARD, son of Dea. Jacob, m., May 26, 1830, Louisa Dyer of Athol, Mass. After residing on several different farms in Marl., he removed to Rindge, and thence to Troy, where he still resides.
I. Louisa Maria, b. Feb. 4, 1831; m., March 17, 1850, Farwell Cobb of Troy.
II. Charles Franklin, b. Jan. 14, 1833.
III. Mary Sophia, b. July 29, 1837; m., Oct. 28, 1857, Ambrose S. Wilder.
IV. Sarah Abigail, b. Sept. 29, 1838.
v. James Warren, b. Dec. 17, 1849; in. Etta Due.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
ELISHA O. WOODWARD, son of John and Rebecah (Osgood) Woodward, was b. in Swanzey, Aug. 15, 1828; m., Apr. 12, 1852, Mary C. Wilder, b. in Rockingham, Vt., May 15, 1832.
I. M. Ida, b. Feb. 19, 1858.
Mr. Woodward came to Marl. in 1851, and was employed as clerk in the Protective Union Store while that organization existed. In 1855, he bought out the stockholders, and continued the business on his own account in the Lowellville store until 1858, when he pur- chased and removed into the store now occupied by him and Mr. Nason. Here he carried on a very successful business until 1874, when he sold out his goods to Frank Robertson, and rented the store to him. In 1875, he re- moved to Grafton, Mass., purchasing a farm there, and occupying himself in farming a couple of years. In 1877, he returned to Marl., and in company with William M. Nason bought out Mr. Robertson, and entered the mer- cantile business again, in which business he is engaged at the present time (1881). Mr. Woodward has an excellent business tact, and is one of our most popular and successful merchants. He has held the office of post- master for fifteen years, and has been elected town clerk for seventeen years in succession, in sixteen of which he also held the office of town treasurer in connection with it.
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MOSES WARK, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1787 ; m., Feb. 10, 1814, Rebecca, dau. of John and Rebecca (Upham) Lewis. He resided for several years on the Abner Russell place. He afterwards lived in Potters- ville, and kept a store in the house now occupied by Dea. Amos Sargent. He d. in Claremont, Feb. 10, 1845.
I. Rebecca J., b. June 6, 1815; m., May 28, 1840, Albert Cowles ; resides in Claremont.
1 ROBERT WORSLEY was a native of Walpole, Mass. He came to Marl. probably about 1775, and was the first settler on the farm now owned by William Harradon. He was among the first to strike for liberty and the sup- pression of British rule in America. (See Chap. III.) His wife was Abigail Wheeler of Keene. Mr. Worsley said he was the son of Robert Worsley, who was b. in England, and whose parents d. when he was only eight years of age, leaving a large amount of property. His uncle with whom he was left in charge, desiring to obtain the property himself, put Robert on board a vessel, in care of the captain, with orders to leave him in Boston,
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