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Trask W. Averill, youngest child of John and Anna (Woodbury) Averill. b. March 20, 1811, m. (1) Hannah W., dau. of Joseph and Sally (Smith) Perkins, April 9, 1835. She was b. April 24, 1816, d. May 2, 1849. He m. (2) Oct. 11, 1849, Hannah, dau. of Silas and Martha (Far- num) Wilkins. She was b. May 11, 1816, d. Feb. 28, 1900. He d. May 26, 1899. He resided in the North District for many years. His children by first wife were b. Mont Vernon :
1. Sarah Frances, b. March 24, 1836, m. Oct. 19, 1858, Capt. Brown Flanders of Boston. She d. Sept. 15, 1881. She left one dau. Lilla.
2. Nancy Maria, b. May 21, 1838, m. (1) *Plumer Jones, by whom she had one son. She m. (2) his brother *Solomon Jones, by whom she had one dau. and two sons. She d. Nov. 16, 1876.
3. Emily Caroline, b. Jan. 3, 1840, m. (1) Mr. Hutchinson, m. (2) Frank H. Hopkins. She d. Feb. 15, 1900, leaving no children.
4. *Woodbury T., b. Sept. 6, 1841.
5. Josephine Eliza, b. Sept. 23, 1843, m. (1) 1867, *Stephen G. Clement, m. (2) Frank Brooks of Greenfield, Sept. 23, 1892. She d., Greenfield, May 20, 1901, leaving one daughter, Gertrude E. Clement.
6. Mary Henrietta, b. May 27, 1846. m. Samuel Leadbetter of East Boston, Mass. They had one son, William. She d. Aug. 27, 1882.
7. Franklin Perkins, b. April 6, 1849, now (1902) resides in Mont Vernon, has spent many years in California.
By his second wife:
8. * Charles Eugene, b. August 6, 1855.
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Jesse Averill, Jr., son of Jesse and Sarah (Leavitt) Averill, b. 1799, m. 1820, Eliza, dau. of Lot Conant. He d. May 24, 1850, age 51 years. She d. May 21, 1872, age 67. Their children were:
1. Joanna G., b. Jan. 12, 1821, m. 1843, Jeremiah O. Pulsifer of Man- chester. She d. July 22, 1855, no children.
2. Eliza M., b. 1824, m. * Newell D. Foster, June 10, 1846, d. June 5, 1852, age 28, three children.
3. Charlotte W., b. Sept. 6, 1827, m. George H. Chandler of Man- chester. She d. January 3, 1854.
4. * Joseph Woodbury, b. Dec. 1, 1829.
5. George G., b. Feb. 8, 1831, m. March 9, 1868, Sarah L., dau. of Benjamin F. and Betsey ( Buss) Marden. She was b. May 9, 1835, no ch. He was in the 13th N. H. Reg't in Civil War. Farmer, residence Mont Vernon Village.
6. Almira J., m. James Gilmore of Manchester, not living.
7. Mary M., b. July, 1840, m. Orville B. Stevens, d. May 1, 1870, age 29 years, 9 months. He d. Jan. 30, 1869, age 29 years, 5 months.
8. Angelia M., b. 1835, m. Jonathan F. Williams of Lowell. She d. April 15, 1898, age 53 years, 11 months ; one son, George.
George Woodbury Averill, son of John and Hannah (French) Averill, b. March 10, 1839, m. Nov. 10, 1857, Nancy E., dau. of William and Serviah Lamson. She was b. Oct. 7, 1827. He has been repeatedly elected selectman of this town and is an industrious and skillful farmer. Their children are:
1. Ella Augusta, b. Nov. 2, 1858, attended Wellesley College two years, was for three years a teacher in South Africa, m. Dec. 25, 1889, Henry F. Robinson of Hancock, has four children, resides in Hancock.
2. Carrie Frances, b. Aug. 24, 1861, m. * Charles H. Trow of Mont Vernon, Dec. 19, 1882, one son.
3. George Franklin, b. April 18, 1866, m. Oct. 26, 1893, Fanny L., dau. of John A. and Amanda (Wilson) Carleton of Mont Vernon. He is an enterprising and successful merchant of Milford, N. H.
Woodbury T., son of Trask W. and Hannah (Perkins) Averill, b. Sept. 6, 1841, m. Rebecca, dau. of George Jones of New Boston. She d. West Medford, Mass., March 23, 1885, age 35. He lived in Hancock from 1873 to 1877, went to Manchester, thence to Boston, where he d. Feb. 23, 1895, age 53. He was a massage physician, also a great hunter and fisher. Their children were;
1. Belle, b. Mont Vernon, July 31, 1867, m. Albert Shepard of Ips- wich, Mass.
2. Alonzo W., b. Hancock, Nov. 14, 1868, resides in Boston.
3. Willie, b. April 4, 1877, d. Dec. 26, 1895.
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Charles E. Averill, son of Trask W. and Hannah ( Wilkins) Averill, b. Aug. 6, 1855, in. Sept. 1, 1875, Ruth A., only child of Almus and Lydia A. Fairfield of Antrim. She was b. Nov. 12, 1853. He d. Nashua, Sept. 20, 1883, leaving one son, Ernest.
Joseph W. Averill, son of Jesse and Eliza (Conant) Averill, b. Dec. 1, 1829, m. Sabrina F., dau. of Timothy and Sylvia ( Averill) Baldwin, Dec. 3. 1857. . She was b. March 15, 1836, d. June 16, 1896. He has been five years selectman, and is respected by all. They had one son.
1. Chester B., b. Jan. 17, 1867, m. Oct. 19, 1892, to Edith Leonard of Warren, N. H. They reside in Warren, N. H., and have one daughter.
James J. Averill, son of Ebenezer and Anna (Johnson) Averill, b. Milford, Aug. 6, 1778, m. March 3, 1807, Lucy Wallace Burnham of Mil- ford, b. March 20, 1785, d. Jan. 16, 1855. He lived for many years in the South District on the farm known as "Chas. H. Raymond's old farm." He d. here July 11, 1867. Children :
1. Mary Ann, b. Milford, June 1, 1809, d. unm. in Mont Vernon, May 24, 1883.
2. Lucy B., b. Oct. 4, 1816, in Mont Vernon, m. 1844, *Stephen C. Langdell. She d. Feb. 9, 1903. Four children.
3. Helen M., b. Mont Vernon, March 15, 1827, m. March 28, 1847, *Joseph Fitch Crosby. She d. Milford, Nov. 14, 1879.
Granville C. Averill, b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 21, 1832, was reared in the family of his grandfather, James Hopkins, mn. 1867, Nancy Jane, only ch. of George and Hannah P. (Stearns) Green. She was b. Feb. 8, 1843, d. Dec. 4, 1900. He d. June 24, 1901. They lived in the West District. Their children were:
1. *Edward G., b. April 6, 1868, New Boston.
2. Rufus G., b. Jan. 6, 1876, resides Mont Vernon.
3. Hannah J., b. June 29, 1878, 111. (1) Dec. 15, 1895, Walter J. Blanchard, by whom she had one son, m. (2) George Page, 1901, d. July 18, 1901.
Edward G. Averill, son of G. C. and N. J. (Green) Averill, b. April 6, 1868, at New Boston, m. March 9, 1892, Mrs. Abbie M. (Pollard) Pease. She was b. Jan. 27, 1871. They reside in Mont Vernon. Ch :
1. Eva Belle Pease (Mrs. Averill's ch. by first husband), b. Epping, Feb. 2, 1890.
2. Ina May, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 1893.
Moses Averill, Jr., was a son of Moses, who was a son of Ebenezer, who was the first Averill to settle in Milford. He was b. in Mont Ver- non, Jan. 26, 1785. Came from New Boston to Milford in 1824, d. Mil- ford, July 14, 1861, m. Sally Odell, June 6, 1811. She was b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 21, 1787, d. Milford, Nov. 30, 1873. Ch :
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1. Sophronia, b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 4, 1811, m. Oct. 11, 1832, John B. Wilson of Canaan, d. Oct. 18, 1897.
2. Sarah L., b. Sept. 16, 1813, m. 1834, Joseph P. Myrick, resided Cleveland, O., d. March, 1891.
3. Clementine, b. Aug. 9, 1815, resided Valrico, Fla.
4. Abby L. O., b. New Boston, May 5, 1820, m. 1850, resided Cleve- land, Ohio.
5. Calvin H., b. New Boston, Dec. 29, 1822. Came to Milford in 1824 with his father, was a matchmaker, m. Sept. 1848, Mary B., dau. of Amos and Mary (Burns) Gutterson, b. Milford, March 27, 1831, d. April 30, 1865, one dau.
6. Clementine Elexene, b. Milford, March 9, 1850, m. Herbert O. Lilly, resided Cleveland, Ohio.
BAKER.
Daniel W. Baker, b. Stoddard, N. H., June 13, 1795, m. (1) Desire Rose, dau. of Abraham Rose of Lyndeborough, Nov., 1823. She was b. Nov. 5, 1802, d. June 30, 1828, m. (2) Mrs. Delinda Dutton, Jan. 6, 1851. She d. March 29, 1862, m. (3) Mrs. Helena C. Atherton of Nashua, Sept. 8, 1863. He d. at Nashua, Jan. 11, 1865. He was appointed postmaster in 1829, serving as such until 1832. He was Representative to the Legisla- ture in 1834-1835. By his first wife he had one child.
1. Daniel Rose Baker, b. June 17, 1828, m. Dec. 20, 1860, Mary E., dau. of Milton and Sophronia (Trow) McCollom. She was b. May 5, 1860. He was postmaster from 1835 to 1842 and from 1853 to 1861. He d. July 25, 1879, aged 51 years. They had no children.
BALDWIN.
Timothy Baldwin, b. Billerica, Mass., Oct. 11, 1791, m. (1) Sally Marshall, June, 1815. She d. May 21, 1824, age 32 years. He m. (2) Sylvia, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Weston) Averill, Nov. 11, 1824. She d. March 28, 1867, age 62 years, 6 months. He d. May 25, 1869. His ch., five by his first wife, were :
1. Lydia J., b. June 30, 1816, Mt. Vernon, m. * Wm. Harrison Smith. She d. April 26, 1868, leaving three daughters.
2. Ruth A., b. Sept. 19, 1818, Mt. Vernon, d. Dec. 22, 1853, unm.
3. Hannah, b. April 14, 1820, Mt. Vernon, d. April 7, 1861, unm.
4. Samuel B., b. Jan. 1, 1822, Mt. Vernon, d. Sept. 18, 1822.
5. John B., b. Aug. 8, 1823, Mt Vernon, d. Nov. 20, 1823. By his second wife he had :
6. Sarah C., b. Sept. 27, 1830, Mt. Vernon, d. March 3, 1832.
7. Mary A., b. Aug. 2, 1832, Mt. Vernon, d. Aug. 21, 1834.
8. Sabrina Frances, b. March 15, 1836, Mont Vernon, m. * Joseph G.
Averill, Dec. 3, 1857. She d. June 16, 1896, leaving one son.
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Samuel Baldwin owned and occupied the farm now of E. C. Flanders. He was b. Wilmington, Mass., Sept. 7, 1789, d. Mont Vernon, July 8, 1856, m. Mary Dane, Feb. 1, 1816. She was b. Chelmsford, Mass., April 18, 1794, d. Bedford, Nov. 23, 1874. Children :
1. Samuel Dane, b. Oct. 4, 1817, m. (1) June 3, 1840, Clarissa Hild- reth. She d. July 24, 1852, m. (2) Sarah S. Sanders, Sept. 28, 1853, re- sided Nashua. He d. Feb. 18, 1885.
2. Silas H., b. June 20, 1819, d. Dec. 13, 1844.
3. William O., minister, b. Aug. 25, 1821, m. (1) Oct. 4, 1854, Mary Proctor. She d. Jan. 24, 1872. He m. (2) Letty A. Gilman. He graduated Amherst College, settled in Central New York as a Presbyterian clergy- man, and d. there.
4. Jonathan N., b. Jan. 19, 1824, d. Oct. 12, 1825.
5. Mary, b. June 26, 1826, m. Daniel K. Mack of Manchester, Oct. 8, 1856.
6. Susan A., b. Francestown, Nov. 2, 1828, m. Leonard C. Farwell, Dec. 10, 1856, resided Temple, d. Sept. 4, 1895. 3 children.
7. . Sophia J., b. Dec. 23, 1830, d. March 17, 1832.
8. Sophia M., b. July 18, 1832, unm.
9. Charles H., b. March 7, 1835, d. May 20, 1836.
10. Almira J., b. March 25, 1838, m. Isaac G. Wheeler, Jan. 12, 1864,
d. Allston, Mass., March 26, 1895.
BANCROFT.
Stowell Bancroft, b. Groton, Mass., April 11, 1799, m. Martha D., dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Perkins) Trow, July 3, 1825. She was b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 7, 1796, d. Dec. 15, 1876. He was a brick-mason, and lived in the North District. He d. at Lancaster, Mass., Feb. 14, 1883, age 83. Their children were:
1. Emily, b. Lowell, Mass., July 29, 1826, m. John P. Batchelder of Lowell, d. at Worcester, Mass., Dec. 29, 1826, leaving four children.
2. Andrew J., b. Dunstable, Mass., April 28, 1829, m. Mary A. Clough of Lowell. He is a prominent and wealthy citizen of Lancaster, Mass. They have five children, viz .: Edward E. M. Bancroft, M. D .; William L., lumber dealer; George A. Bancroft, M. D .; Charles G., a lawyer; Martha S., a teacher.
3. Sabrina F., b. Amherst, Aug. 28, 1831, lives unm. in Lancaster, Mass.
4. William H., b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 10, 1833, m. Martha Varney of Lowell, lives in Lancaster, Mass., has three children, two sons and one daughter.
5. Charles B., b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 4, 1838, m. Eunice Billings of Newton, Mass., has ch., resides in Lunenburg, Mass., d. June 3, 1903.
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Dr. Cecil Franklin Patch Bancroft, son of Dea. James and Sarah W. (Kendall) Bancroft of New Ipswich, N. H., was b. in that town, Nov. 25, 1839. He fitted for college at Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1860. He came here in Aug., 1860, as Principal of Appleton Academy (now McCollom Institute), remain- ing four years. He was young, genial and enthusiastic, with conceded ability and soundness in judgment. He graduated at Andover Theological Seminary, 1867, was ordained at Mont Vernon, 1867. He then went to take charge of Robert College on Lookout Mountain, Tenn. He re- mained there five years. In 1873 he was chosen Principal of Phillips Andover Academy, which position he filled with eminent success until his death, Oct. 4, 1901. He received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from New York State University, 1874, the degree of Doctor of Laws from Yale University in 1892. He was appointed a trustee of Dart- mouth College in 1897. He was one of the most accomplished educators in America, and prepared for college a larger number of boys than any other American teacher, by whom he was universally beloved and honored. He was a man of rare insight and wonderful business ability. One of his townsmen said of him, "Had Dr. Bancroft been a business man, he would have become a millionaire." He had a gracious kindly manner, and was ever courteous to all.
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In Andover, he won his way up to being "the first citizen of the town." He was a man of tireless energy, and wrought so intensely as to probably shorten his life. He d. Oct. 4, 1901, loved and esteemed by all who knew him. For several summers preceding his death, he made his summer home at "The Hearthstone," and ever manifested a cordial in- terest in the welfare of Mont Vernon. May 6, 1867, he m. Frances Adelia, dau. of Capt. Timothy and Frances (Marsh) Kittredge, an ac- complished and lovely lady. She was b. Feb. 15, 1844, d. at Andover, Mass., March 29, 1898. Their children are:
1. Cecil Kittredge, b. Dec. 15, 1868 ; is a Professor in Yale University.
2. Frances Marsh, b. Sept. 12, 1872, m. Sept. 5, 1900, Rev. William J. Long of Stamford, Conn., has one daughter.
3. Arthur Kendall, b. March 10, 1874, d. Aug. 9, 1880.
4. Phillips, b. April 21, 1878.
5. Mary Ethel, b. May 22, 1882.
BATCHELDER.
Ebenezer Batchelder, b. Nov. 24, 1710, m. Jerusha Kimball in 1740, settled in Wenham, Mass. Their children were:
1. Anna, b. 1741.
2. Mary, b. 1743.
3. Lydia, b. 1745.
4. Jerusha, b. 1747.
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5. *Ebenezer, b. Nov. 5, 1750, settled in Amherst (now Mont Ver- non).
6. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 25, 1753.
7. *John, b. Aug. 16, 1755, settled in Amherst (now Mont Vernon).
8. Mehitable, b. March 9, 1761.
9. Samuel, b. June 15, 1763.
*Ebenezer Batchelder, son of Ebenezer and Jerusha (Kimball) Batchelder, b. Wenham, Mass., Nov. 5, 1750, m. Elizabeth (Thompson) Sherwin. He settled in the East District, Mont Vernon about 1778, where he d. April 24, 1849, aged 98 years. She d. March 10, 1841, aged 85 years. Their children were:
Children probably b. Mt. Vernon.
1. Betsey, b. July 18, 1779, m. David Wiley, d. in Landgrove, Vt.
2. Joseph, b. Nov. 21, 1781, m. Anna Cochran, lived in Landgrove, Vt., and afterward in Illinois.
3. * Ebenezer, b. March 16, 1783.
4. Fanny, b. July 8, 1785, m. * Robert Parker, May 29, 1806, d. in Landgrove, Vt.
5. Lydia, b. Nov. 21, 1786, m. Benjamin Wilkins, Nov. 27, 1806, d. in Hillsborough.
6. Mehitable, b. Aug. 25, 1788, m. * Isaac Weston.
7. *Reuben Kimball, b. Feb. 7, 1790.
8. *Ezra, b. March 2, 1792.
9. Atness, b. April 5, 1794, m. * William Coggin, 2nd, Dec, 1814, set- tled in Mt. Vernon, d. Oct. 4, 1835.
10. Levi, b. March 10, 1797, m. Mary Peabody, d. Landgrove, Vt., Aug. 10, 1856, father of E. C. Batchelder, who was a well known mer- chant of Milford.
Capt. John Batchelder, son of Ebenezer and Jerusha (Kimball) Batchelder, b. Wenham, Mass., Aug. 16, 1755, m. his second cousin Betsey or Elizabeth Batchelder, dau. of Amos Batchelder of Woburn, Mass. She was b. Nov. 20, 1758, d. April 15, 1815. Capt. Batchelder settled in Mont Vernon in the East Ditsrict, on the farm now (1902) owned by Edward H. Best. He represented the town 1808, 1809, 1810. He d. Dec. 8, 1848. Their children were b. in Mt. Vernon.
1. * John, b. July 6, 1780.
2. Israel, b. Oct. 18, 1782, m. July 28, 1805, Abigail Wiley. He d. Peru, Vt., Aug. 31, 1858. She d. April 20, 1842. Had two daughters, Mary Jane and Abigail.
3. Betsey, b. Jan. 19, 1785, m. John Haseltine of Amherst, Dec. 25, 1805. She d. April 20, 1842, had eight children.
4. *Edmund, b. Aug. 5, 1787.
5. Nancy, b. Oct. 19, 1789, m. Dec. 26, 1808, Robert Wason, settled in
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New Boston, d. July 28, 1863, had nine children, viz .: Elbridge, Louisa, Hiram, Nancy, Mary, Robert B., Adeline, Caroline, George Austin.
6. * Lydia, b. Feb. 11, 1792, m. her cousin *Ezra Batchelder, d. Sept. 29, 1882.
7. * Perley, b. July 26, 1794.
8. * Relief, b. Dec. 16, 1796, m. Sept. 2, 1830, *Dea. Josiah Kittredge, of Mont Vernon. She d. July 19, 1868.
9. * Amos, b. June 4, 1799.
10. Cyrene, b. Oct. 17, 1803, m. May 10, 1832, *Ira Kendall. She d. Goffstown, Dec. 16, 1872.
Ebenezer Batchelder, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Batchelder, b. March 16, 1783, m. June 30, 1811, Rachel, dau. of Timothy and Elizabeth (Kendrick) Jones of Amherst. She was b. 1786, d. Jan. 9, 1863, in Am- herst, aged 76. He d. Feb. 26, 1815. Had several children. A daughter, Mrs. Fanny (Batchelder) Blaisdell, d. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 28, 1890, aged 76 years. His son, William Batchelder, d. Feb. 20, 1860, aged 48. There were other daughters.
Reuben K. Batchelder, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth T. S. Batchel- der, b. Feb. 7, 1790. He m. (1) Alice, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Love- joy) Kendall. She was b. August 1, 1800, d. June 26, 1846. He m. (2) Mary, dau. of John and Abigail ( Haseltine) Weston. She d. July 22, 1877, age 66 years, 28 days. He d. Dec. 13, 1867, age 77 years, 10 months. Two children by first wife, b. Mt. Vernon :
1. Reuben K., b. Feb. 17, 1836, left Mt. Vernon, 1861, lived in Mil- ford. Has resided in Nashua for several years, is unm.
2. Sarah Eliza, b. March 30, 1838, m. Dr. David P. Stowell, resides at Waterville, Maine, no children.
18. Ezra Batchelder, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Batchelder, b. March 2, 1792. m. his cousin, Lydia Batchelder, dau. of Capt. John Batchel- der, d. May 19, 1875. She was b. February 11, 1792, d. Sept. 29, 1882. He lived on his father's farm in the East District. Their children were b. in Mont Vernon.
1. *Hiram, b. April 20, 1820.
2. * George Gage, b. Nov. 16, 1824.
3. Susan Frances, b. Aug. 4, 1827, m. Sanford Trow, Aug. 3, 1847, son of Richard Trow of Hopkinton. They lived in Milford, moved from there to Haverhill, Mass., had several children.
4. Charles, b. Jan. 29, 1830, m. Dec. 15, 1853, Sarah J. Dinsmore of Londonderry, N. H., she d. Feb. 5, 1838, aged 28 years, 1 month. He d. Jan. 18, 1856, Nashua, N. H.
5. John A., b. Dec. 29, 1831, d. March 24, 1859.
6. Nancy Richards, b. Feb. 4, 1834. d. at Wareham, Mass., unm., Jan. 26, 1892.
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Deacon John Batchelder, son of Capt. John and Betsey B. Batchelder, b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 14, 1780, m. (1) Sept. 13, 1802, Polly Hildreth, m. (2) Nancy Barnard of Peru, Vt. He d. Peru, Vt., June 9, 1851. By his first wife he had eight children :
1. Mark.
2. Fanny.
3. Eliza.
4. John.
5. Lucy Ann.
6. Edmund.
7. Mary Ann.
8. Mahala.
By his second wife he had :
9. Josiah.
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Edmund Batchelder, son of Capt. John and Betsey B. Batchelder, b. Aug. 5, 1787, m. Betsey, dau. of Timothy and Elizabeth (Kendrick) Jones of Amherst. She d. in Peru, Vt., July 9. 1869, aged 83 years, 3 months. He d. at Peru. Vt., July 23, 1869. Children probably b. in Ver- mont. Their children were .
1. Ira K.
2. Frances.
3. Porter.
4. Roxana.
5. Amos.
6. Hannah.
7. Daniel.
8. Charles.
9. James.
Perley Batchelder, son of Capt. John and Betsey B. Batchelder, b. July 26, 1794, m. (1) 1823, Rebecca, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Hosea) Damon of Amherst. She was b. Feb. 12, 1800, d. July 4, 1840. He m. (2) Alsinda Wason of New Boston, who d. Nov. 18, 1870, age 66. He d. Oct. 22, 1878. He lived on the farm and buildings in the East District, now owned by Edward H. Best. His children, all by first wife, were:
1. Clarissa D., b. June 12, 1825, d. Nov. 12, 1850, unm.
2. Rebecca Jane, b. Aug. 4, 1827, d. July 28, 1828.
3. Henry, b. July 28, 1829, m. Mary Anna, dau. of Samuel Brown of New Boston, Dec. 18, 1861. He d. of consumption, Jan. 19, 1863, aged 33 years. His widow m. for second husband, Prescott Farrar of Hillsboro', April 11. 1866.
4. Mary Jane, b. July 26, 1831, d. Lowell, 1903, m. Dec. 10, 1862, William A. Mack of Lowell, Mass., formerly of Amherst, where all their children were born. Maria A., b. Feb. 1. 1864; Emma, b. April 18, 1866; William L., b. July 13, 1868; Julia, b. July 27, 1870, d. Aug. 15, 1870.
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29. Amos· Batchelder, son of Capt. John and Betsey B. Batchelder, b. June 4, 1799, m. Sept. 1, 1831, Nancy, dau. of William L. and Nabby (Jenkins) Kidder. He lived in the smaller house on the farm in the East District now owned by E. H. Best. He d. Feb. 10, 1847. Their ch. were :
1. Eliza E., b. Aug. 15, 1833.
2. Abby Maria, b. Oct. 9, 1838, m. (1) Henry Winchester, Feb. 14,
1855. He d. 1856. She m. (2) William Ryerson of Roxbury, Mass, children : William H., b. Wisconsin, March 31, 1859; Abby Francis, b. Dec. 8, 1862; Edith L., b. Wisconsin, April 9, 1865; Tillar, b. Aug. 2, 1870.
33. Hiram Batchelder, son of Ezra and Lydia Batchelder, b. April 20, 1820, m. (1) Jane Howard of Amherst, dau. of Henry and Polly O. Howard, Nov. 10, 1842. She was b. April 10, 1818, d. May 25, 1857. He m. (2) Mrs. Sarah A. Decatur of Mont Vernon, b. July 27, 1826. She was the dau. of James and Jane (Bixby) Upton, d. June 22, 1897. He settled in Reading, Mass., was a foundryman, children b. Reading. He d. Feb. 1, 1883. His children all by first wife were:
1. Nelson, b. Nov. 6, 1844, d. Feb. 19, 1857.
2. Eleanor, b. Sept. 16, 1846, m. April 16, 1868, Edward Eaton.
3. George, b. May 11, 1849, m. Jennie Wylie, July 31, 1870.
4. Harlon, b. Jan. 6, 1852.
5. Willie, b. April 27, 1854.
Deacon George Gage Batchelder, son of Ezra and Lydia Batchelder, b. Nov. 16, 1824, m. Nov. 25, 1849, Mary Elizabeth Horne of Dover, N. H. She was b. Aug. 10, 1826, d. June 23, 1899. He d. Jan. 8, 1896. Lived on his father's farm in East District, now owned by Vict. D. Gustine. Their children were b. Mont Vernon :
1. Charles Albert, b. Oct. 20, 1850, d. unm., Nov. 11, 1885.
2. George Herbert, b. July 18, 1852.
3. Marcia Ellen, b. March 3, 1864, m. Jan. 9, 1890, Frank O. Lam- son of Mt. Vernon, has three children.
Susan Frances Batchelder, dau. of Ezra and Lydia Batchelder, b. Aug. 4, 1827, m. Aug. 3, 1847, Sanford Trow, resided Milford, children were :
1. Willie A., b. Sept. 26, 1860.
2. Charles Albert, b. Sept. 3, 1863.
3. Gracie Eaton, b. Dec. 10, 1869.
4. George Eaton, b. April 14, 1876.
BATTLES.
Samuel Battles, Sr., came to Mont Vernon from Plymouth, Mass., in 1813. He m. Deborah Atwood. He settled on the farm now of C. W.
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HISTORY OF MONT VERNON.
Blood, in the East District. Three children, viz .: 1. William, 2. William, 3. Louis, d. in infancy at Plymouth. He had six children when he came here, Deborah, Samuel, Jr., John, Edward, Louis and Sarah. Of these Edward and Louis grew up, but were not m. He d. 1864, age 93. Ch:
1. Deborah, m. * Daniel Kendall, Dec. 31, 1818. She d. April 24, 1871.
2. Samuel Battles, Jr., m. Lydia Holmes, about 1820, moved from Mont Vernon to North Randolph, Vt., d. there April 16, 1880, had three sons, Charles, Lysander, and Edward (killed in the army) and several daughters.
3. John, b. Aug. 14, 1797, m. Sarah Kendall, dau. Daniel and Sarah (Lovejoy) Kendall in year about 1827. She was b. July 26, 1794, d. March 6, 1858. He d. Dec. 11, 1877, had adopted son, Samuel F. Living- stone.
4. Edward.
5. Louis.
6. Sarah, m. * George Jones, about 1831. She had three sons and three daughters. She d. Jan. 2, 1894.
7. * Thomas W., b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 17, 1817.
Thomas W. Battles, son of Samuel, Sr., and Deborah (Atwood) Bat- tles, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 17, 1817, m. Lucy M. Stevens, June 1, 1837. She was b. in Mont Vernon, Oct. 23, 1818, d. Decatur, Ill., Aug. 8, 1900. He lived for many years on the farm owned and occupied by Charles W. Blood. He moved to Decatur, Ill., several years since, where he now resides. Children b. Mont Vernon :
1. Orintha M., b. March 5, 1838, m. March 14, 1861, John C. Roby, resides Decatur, Ill.
2. Charles W., b. August 18, 1843, m. Emma L. Spring, Aug. 18, 1869, has two daughters, Flora E., and Ella L., both b. in Decatur, Ill., where he resides. Carpenter.
3. George W., b. March 23, 1851, m. Lizzie A. Parker of Goffstown, March 25, 1880, is in shoe business, resides Decatur, Ill.
4. Orrin W., b. Sept. 30, 1852, m. Ella E. Whittemore of Goffstown, June 15, 1886. Resides Decatur, Ill.
Children b. Mont Vernon :
1. Alice E., b. Nov. 5, 1887.
2. Maude, b. Aug. 29, 1889.
BEARD.
Charles Rodney Beard, b. New Ipswich, N. H., 1799, moved to Mont Vernon about 1825, formed a partnership in the tannery with Dea. Joseph A. Starrett, sold out and removed to Newport, N. H., came back here after his first wife's death, and bought out D. W. Baker's half of store. He was representative in 1856-1857. He d. in New Ipswich, Dec. 16,
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HISTORY OF MONT VERNON.
1880, age 81 years. He m. (1) 1829, his cousin, Betsey J., dau. of Mark and Mahala Perkins, she d. Jan. 26, 1850, age 40. He m. (2) Fanny, dau. of Capt. William Bruce of Mont Vernon. She was the widow of David Boardman. She d. Nov. 13, 1873, age 62. Three children by first wife: 1. Charles E., b. May 31, 1832, lived in New Ipswich.
2. Sarah W., b. May 24, 1835, m. Jesse Hutchinson of Milford, lived in Baltimore.
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