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HON. GEORGE A. BRUCE.
SYLVANUS BUNTON, M.D.
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He now lives in Boston. He m. Clara M. Hall of Groton, Mass., by whom he has one child, who survives.
1. Clara Augusta, b. Nov. 19, 1882.
BULLARD.
Edmund E. Bullard, son of Nahum and Keziah (Peabody) Bullard, b. Amherst, March 25, 1835, m. June 22, 1863, Rachel E. Roberts of Hub- bardton, Vt. He lived in the Proctor house (now burnt), near George C. Hadley, several years, moving to Amherst in the eighties. He d. Aug. 6, 1901, at Amherst. Their children were:
1. Lovicey J., b. March 23, 1864, d. Nov. 22, 1864.
2. Charles D., b. Nov. 7, 1868, m. Abby A. White, June 26, 1890, lives in Amherst.
3. Anna E., b. Oct. 29, 1871, m. Sept. 2, 1891, Willis M. Chandler, one daughter.
John A. Bullard, son of Nahum and Keziah (Peabody) Bullard, b. Amherst, June 26, 1851, m. Nov. 23, 1875, Ida B., dau. Josiah and Sally ( Farnum) Swinnington, b. May 25, 1860, Mont Vernon. He resides in Lyndeborough. Their children are:
1. Harry Orville, b. Mont Vernon, July 17, 1877.
2. Winfield Stetson, b. Amherst, Sept. 5, 1880.
3. Arthur Brooks, b. Mont Vernon, June 26, 1886.
BUNTON.
Dr. Sylvanus Bunton, b. Allenstown, N. H., March 8, 1812, graduated Dartmouth College, 1840, studied medicine in Baltimore. First settled in his profession in Manchester, N. H., where he continued until June, 1864, when he was appointed assistant surgeon of Seventh N. H. Regiment, promoted to surgeon, mustered out July 20, 1865. Then he settled in his profession at Hollis, and in 1868 removed to Mont Vernon, N. H., where he d. Aug. 13, 1884. He m. (1) Dec. 17, 1846, Clarissa Conant. She was b. Hollis, May 1, 1814, d. at Mont Vernon, July 3, 1873. He m. (2) Dec. 1874, Sarah J., dau. Capt. James T. and Sally (Gillis) Trevitt. She was b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 22, 1818, d. Mont Vernon, Dec. 26, 1899. Children by first wife :
1. Henry S., b. Manchester, N. H, April 6, 1848, m. in Winthrop, Mass., May 9, 1880, Mary G. Giles. He is treasurer Hyde Park Savings Bank, Hyde Park, Mass.
2. Leonard J., b. Dec. 28, 1858, d. 1859.
BURNHAM.
Azel W. Burnham, son of Col. Joshua Burnham of Milford, b. Mil- ford, May 15, 1787, was a farmer in Mont Vernon, where he d. April 24,
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1865, m. Sept. 20, 1816, Lydia H. Peabody of Mont Vernon, had eight ch. who reached adult age.
1. David, d. Wilton.
2. Azel, d. in Concord.
3. Sabrina, d. Nov. 9, 1846, age 24, unm.
4. Moses.
5. * William P.
6. Hiram, lives in Prescott, Minn.
7. Matthew F., b. 1832, m. Fanny Follansbee, three children d. Til- ton, N. H. He d. April 28, 1895, aged 62 years.
8. Walter, d. in Milford, leaving children.
William P. Burnham, son of Azel W. and Lydia ( Peabody) Burn- ham, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 22, 1827, resided on farm of John Bartlett 111 Milford, d. there May 3, 1885, m. Nov. 12, 1850, Frances C., dau. John Bartlett. She was b. June 15, 1831. Children b. in Milford.
1. Ella S., b. Nov. 30, 1851, m. Dec. 23, 1885, George C. Evans, re- sides Jefferson, N. H.
2. Annie J., b. Aug. 5, 1853, m. Oct. 16, 1890, Walter Warren.
3. Mary F., b. June 12, 1856, m. Sept. 23, 1880, George C. Hadley of Mont Vernon. She d. Mont Vernon, Dec. 15, 1881.
4. Myra E., b. July 4, 1859, m. Oct. 5, 1832, Frank L. Macomber of Boston, resides Nashua.
5. William W., b. May 17, 1862, res. Milford.
6. Carrie I., b. July 24, 1869, m. Jan. 1, 1891, Cyrus W. Foss of East Raymond, Me., resides Nashua.
Oramus Walter Burnham, youngest son of Thomas and Rachel (Conant) Burnham, and grandson of Col. Joshua Burnham of Milford, b. Antrim, May 25, 1827, m. (1) July 30, 1857, Ellen, youngest dau. of Capt. Daniel Hartshorn of Amherst, m. (2) Mrs. Ellen J. (Kittredge) Drury, dau. of Zephaniah and Elizabeth (McIntire) Kittredge, Nov. 27, 1884. She was b. Jan. 24, 1841. They lived in Mont Vernon, on the farm occupied by Stephen M. Carpenter, from 1888 to 1902, when they moved to Waltham, Mass.
John Burnham, b. Dunbarton, d. 1826, aged 46, m. Sarah Hook Appleton, dau. of Rev. Joseph Appleton, D. D .. of North Brookfield, Mass. She d. Boston, Nov. 11, 1884, aged 90 years. Their children were :
1. John A., b. Hillsboro', N. H., June 16, 1813, m. Miss Dennison of Stonington, Conn., had several children, graduate of Amherst College, 1833, was first agent of the Stark Mills, Manchester, from 1839 to 1847, was then a cotton broker in Boston and travelled through the South buy- ing cotton for New England manufacturers; accumulated a large fortune, estimated at $100,000, d. Aug. 23, 1883, aged 70.
2. William, engaged in the cotton business in the South, d. unm.
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3. Sarah, m. Capt. Augustus Whittemore, lived in Boston, had two daughters.
4. Maria Theresa, m. George Dodge of Attleboro', Mass., resided Boston.
William Gage Burnham, son of Norman and Nancy (Gage) Burn- ham, b. Lowell, Mass., Sept. 15, 1850, m. (1) Oct. 20, 1875, Ellen, dau. of Thomas H. and Nancy (Bruce) Richardson. She was b. Dec. 1, 1847, d. July 22, 1887. He m. (2) Feb. 8, 1893, Mrs. Ellen (Bragg) Haseltine, dau. Harry H. and Malvina (Wilkins) Bragg, and widow of Arthur Haseltine. She was b. April 27, 1845, d. Sharon, Mass., March 18, 1896. He d. at Holliston, Mass., April 18, 1901.
1. Nellie Blanche, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 19, 1877, d. Aug. 24, 1877.
Andrew Burnham, b. Wilton, Sept. 3, 1800, d. May 1880, m. Martha Hutchinson, June, 1823. She was b. Milford, Feb. 27, 1801, d. Oct. 17, 1887. Came to Mont Vernon from Lyndeboro'. Lived in West District.
1. William S., b. Feb., 1823, m. - Gibbons, has children, res. Hart- ford, Conn.
2. George W., b. Lyndeboro', May, 1824, m., lived in Nashua, is not living.
3. Mary Jane, m. Charles Eaton, lives Long Island, has ch. Twins.
4. Louisa, b. Lyndeboro', March 4, 1827, m. William Southworth, lived in Ashburnham.
5. Lavinia, b. Lyndeboro,' March 4, 1827, m. Daniel Kendall of Brookline. left children, is not living.
6. James A., b. Lyndeboro', drowned in Trow's Pond, June 22, 1851, aged 18.
7. Israel, was a butcher, had a slaughter house in Mont Vernon several years, res. Nashua.
8. Albert. b. Lyndeboro', Jan. 7, 1839.
CAMBRIDGE.
Charles Cambridge, an Englishman, lived in the South District, in a house, now torn down, on the Carleton farm. He had several children, one of whom, Edward, was an apprentice in the Cabinet office at Am- herst, d. of consumption, Aug. 1, 1807.
Charles, m. Anna, dau. of Joseph Langdell, July 2, 1810, had five sons and two daughters :
1. * Joseph L.
2. William G., was a Universalist minister.
3. Arthur.
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4. Eleanor, was m. and lived in Lowell.
5. Mary Ann, was m. and lived in Lowell.
6. Henry.
7. Charles.
Joseph L. Cambridge, b. Mont Vernon, moved to Lowell, then to Am- herst, practised as a Botanic physician. He returned to Lowell.
CAMPBELL.
Henry Campbell came to Mont Vernon from Windham, between 1780 and 1790. He was an active citizen here. He went to Antrim in 1793, and opened a store in the east part of Antrim, where he traded 8 years. In 1801 he was drowned while bathing in the Charles River near Bos- ton, whither he had gone to purchase goods. He m. Amy, youngest dau. of Dea. Oliver Carleton. She was b. May 24, 1769. She m. after her husband's death, William Grout of Acworth, had several children by him. She moved to Ohio and d. there. Henry and Amy Campbell had two ch. who were buried on "Meeting House Hill," in Antrim, in 1793 and 1796. He is supposed to have been the Henry Campbell who signed the Asso- ciation Test in Windham in 1776.
Samuel Campbell, b. New Boston, long a single man, and long a teacher in Massachusetts. d. Sept. 27, 1867, aged 86. He came to Mont Vernon about 1830 and bought the Gurdy farm in the Southeast part of the town. He moved to the village about two years before his death. He was a quiet, sensible man, much respected, and served as school committee for several years. He m. Rebecca Kingsbury of Dedham, Mass. She d. July 24, 1878, aged 77 years, 5 months. Children :
1. Elizabeth, d. Oct. 15, 1855, aged 22 years.
2. * William Henry, b. July 30, 1835.
William Henry Campbell, b. July 30, 1835, at Mont Vernon. He was of the firm of Conant (Walter S. Conant) & Campbell, in New York City 12 years. He commenced the manufacture of paper boxes in Nashua, Nov. 1, 1886, as successor to S. S. Davis. He m. (1) March 14, 1864, Helen A. George of Newport, N. H. She d. July 14, 1865. He m. (2) Helen A. Wing, dau. of Phillip Wing of Grafton, Mass., Nov. 24, 1870. She d. Aug. 26, 1891. Children :
1. George Wing, b. Oct. 30, 1871, m. Frances Freeman of Boston, res. Nashua.
2. Bessie Rebecca, b. Aug. 14, 1874, m. Seth S. Staples of Rondout, N. Y., res. there.
Clark Campbell, son of Captain Daniel and Sabrina (Moor) Camp- bell, b. New Boston, March 17, 1836, m. (1) Ann A., dau. of Hiram and Serviah (Lamson) Perkins, Nov. 27, 1862. She was b. Jan. 15, 1838, d. August 16, 1900. He m. (2) July 2, 1902, Lillian J., dau. of William P.
CLARK CAMPBELL.
CASSIUS S. CAMPBELL,
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Cooke of Revere, Mass. In 1857 he became associated in the store here with Daniel R. Baker, having purchased the interest of C. R. Beard. He was town treasurer from 1876 to 1899; representative, 1878 and 1879, and served as moderator many years. He was Democratic candidate for State Senator and High Sheriff at one time. He served from 1894 to 1899 as United States Marshall for the State of New Hampshire. Was ap- pointed Rural Mail Inspector in 1900. Children :
1. Alice Perkins, b. Sept. 22, 1870, graduated Wellesley College, 1895, assistant teacher in Milford High School, 1895-1898, m. June 6, 1899, Fred A. Wilson of Nahant, one child, Constance P. Campbell, b. April 13, 1900, lives in Nahant.
2. Mary Grace, b. Oct. 14, 1873, d. Aug. 20, 1882.
CARKIN.
Charles Carkin of Lyndeborough, lived with his sister, Mrs. John Hartshorn several years on the Beech Hill Road. He d. unm., April 9, 1888, aged 72 years.
CARLETON.
Edward Carleton, a freeman and man of importance in Rowley, Mass., in 1642, lived in Rowley some years, returned to England, b. in England about 1630.
John settled in Haverhill. m. Hannah Jewett, had several children, d. Nov. 16, 1668. His son, Thomas, lived in Bradford, had five children, of whom George, the third child, was b. Sept. 26, 1702, in Bradford, m. Nov. 9, 1725, Mary, dau. of Samuel Hale of Boxford, to which place they removed in 1727 where she d. Nov. 28, 1780, age 75. He d. Feb. 13, 1783, age 80. They had five sons and two daughters, of whom the third. Thomas, b. Nov. 10, 1730, m. Jane Stickney, Nov. 28, 1754. She d. be- tween 1760 and 1770. He moved to Mont Vernon, m. (2) Mrs. Mary (Hartshorn) Weston, widow Daniel Weston, dau. of David and Sarah (Phelps) Hartshorn. Children :
1. Thomas.
2. Sally.
3. David Hartshorn, left Antrim, 1820.
4. Joseph Stickney, moved to Antrim, 1790, lived there in 1816.
1. Edward Carleton.
2. John Carleton.
3. Thomas Carleton.
4. George Carleton.
Deacon Oliver Carleton, son of George and Mary (Hale) Carleton of Boxford, Mass., b. Boxford, Sept. 11, 1732, came to Mont Vernon about 1760. He was a prominent man in the Northwest parish. now Mont Ver-
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non. He was on the Committee that provided for soldiers' families in the War for Independence. It was related that he was so zealous to accomp- lish the completion of the first church building here (being on the Build- ing Committee), that he neglected his own work so, that he was obliged to sell a pair of steers to cancel his indebtedness. He m. Amy dau. of John and Hannah (Wilkins) Washer, 1761. She was b. in Middleton, Mass., d. 1812. He d. 1801. He lived on farm in South District occupied by his great-great-grandson, Joseph G. Carleton. Children :
1. * John, b. Oct. 16, 1762.
2. Rebecca, b. Jan. 21, 1764, m. Sept. 11, 1783, *Robert Parker, Jr.
3. *Enoch, b. Sept. 15, 1765.
4. Oliver, b. Aug. 23, 1767, m. Mary, dau. of Lieut. Joseph Farnum, removed to Vermont before 1800, had a large family mostly sons, and d. in Claremont about 1860, aged 92. He was a carpenter by trade.
5. Amy, b. May 24, 1769, m. (1) *Henry Campbell, m. (2) Wm. Grout.
6. Stephen, b. Oct. 23, 1771, studied medicine with Dr. B. Jones of Lyndeboro', settled in Acworth as a physician in 1803, and d. there in 1857, aged 86 years, never married. He was a man of few words, a gentleman, very much esteemed as a physician, and valued as a citizen, was noted for his kind and generous assistance to deserving young men. He represented Acworth in the Legislature several years.
Deacon John Carleton, son of Deacon Oliver and Amy (Washer) Carleton, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 16, 1762, d. Dec. 20, 1838, m. (1) Judith Weston, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Hartshorn) Weston. She was b. March 29, 1763, d. Nov. 25, 1824. He m. (2) Mrs. Tabitha (Wilkins) Gilmore, March 30, 1825. She was b. Oct. 28, 1774, d. in South Marlow, Sept. 16, 1848. He was a prominent, public spirited and respected citizen for many years, a Justice of the Peace, selectman and town clerk. In 1800 he was elected a deacon of the church in place of his father who d. that year. Lived on the Carleton farm in South District. Children b. Mont Vernon.
1. Clarissa, b. Sept. 9, 1781, m. William Davis of Acworth, who set- tled in Denmark, Me. She d. in 1869, had five sons and three daughters. 1. William; 2. John, settled in Naples, Me., was a state senator two years ; 3. Josiah; 4. Oliver; 5. Ezra, settled in Nashua, was first lieutenant in Company B., 7th N. H. Regiment, d. on board transport, New York har- bor, July 30, 1863; 6. Clarissa, d. unm .; 7. Emma, m. a Mr. Pingree of Denmark, Me., had three sons; 8. Elizabeth, m. (1) Oliver Smith of Den- mark, Me., by whom she had one son, Peleg Smith, m. (2) George E. Dean of Rockford, Ill.
2. Judith, b. July 8, 1783, m. April 21, 1804, *Josiah Coburn, d. Oct. 5, 1864.
3. Emma, b. Aug. 21, 1785, d. of spotted fever, Feb., 1812.
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4. * John, b. July 26, 1787, d. Jan. 14, 1868.
5. Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1790. m. * Dr. Luther Smith, July 22, 1817, d. March 20, 1872.
6. Daniel Weston, b. Dec. 5, 1791, d. in infancy.
7. Daniel Weston, b. Nov. 26, 1793, d. in infancy.
8. Achsah, b. July 21, 1795, d. Jan. 2, 1842.
9. George, b. May 16, 1797, d. young.
10. Lucy, b. May 2, 1799 d. young.
11. *Oliver, b. July 20, 1801.
12. * Daniel, b. Oct. 27, 1805, m. Hannah Goodrich of Biddeford, Me., had four sons and a daughter.
John Carleton, son of Dea. John and Judith (Weston) Carleton, b. July 26, 1787, d. Jan. 14, 1868, m. Fanny Lewis of Milford, b. April 9, 1791, d. Sept. 10, 1863. He was an industrious, worthy farmer, living on the Carleton farm in the South District. Ch. all b. in Mont Vernon.
1. *William Davis, b. June 15, 1815.
2. Emma Frances, b. July 19, 1818, d. April 20, 1826.
3. Harriet Elizabeth, b. Sept. 19, 1823, m. Sept. 19, 1846, Luther WViswell. She d. Sept. 25, 1859, one child, Emma F. Wiswell, b. July 9, 1$54, m. Gilbert A. Heald.
4. * John Adams, b. Aug. 8, 1826.
5. Abby Temple, b. Jan. 29, 1829, m. Spencer Guild of Milford, Oct. 16. 1850. He was b. in June, 1820, d. Nov. 17. 1885. Children : 1. Fanny Carleton, b. Sept. 17, 1856, head Miss Gilman School, Boston: 2. William Albert, b. March 7, 1862, insurance business, Boston ; 3. Frank Spencer, b. April 12. 1866, Art Editor, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia.
Enoch Carleton, son of Deacon Oliver and Amy ( Washer) Carleton, b. Mont Vernon. Sept. 1. 1765, m. (1) Hannah, eldest dau. of Col. Stephen Peabody. She was b. July 2, 1768. He moved to Cambridge, Vt., prior to 1800, had four children by this wife, viz. :
1. Enoch, Jr., m. Rosamond Chadwick, had nine children.
2. George, accidentally killed.
3. Stephen Peabody, twice married. d. Dixon, N. Y., about 1842, left four children.
4. Hannah, m. Luke Nichols. They d. about 1850, leaving four sons, 1. Jonathan, lives Westford, Vt .: 2. Franklin, d. at 25; 3. Chandler, lives northwest part of Illinois; 4. Levi, lives Westford, Vt. They are all sterling and energetic men.
Enoch Carleton, Sr., m. (2) Eliza Thurston, two children. He d. Richford. Vt., Sept., 1845, age 80.
5. Levi Atwood, m. a Warner, both d. leaving a son Charles, who d. and left a widow and daughter in New York City.
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6. Caroline, m. Alden Sears, had six children, most of whom grew up and settled in California, and ultimately went to Oregon.
7. * Andrew J., b. July 23, 1828, m. Esther Brown, had three ch., lives Springfield, Mass.
E. Carleton, m. (3) Clarissa (Goffe) descendant of Wm. Goffe.
Oliver Carleton, Esq., son of Deacon John and Judith (Weston) Carleton, b. July 20, 1801, at Mont Vernon, prepared for college at Phillips' Academy, Andover, graduated Dartmouth College, 1824, tutor in Dart- mouth College, Aug. 1824 to Aug., 1826, principal of Academies in various places in Mass. and N. H. From 1832 to 1856 was principal of the Salem Latin School, Salem, where he distinguished himself as an able educator. He was afterwards head of private schools in Portsmouth. N. H. and Salem, Mass. He d. Salem, Mass., June 21, 1882. He m. (1) Margaretta, dau. Hon. Clifton and Margaret (McQuestion) Clagget of Amherst. She d. March 13, 1829, age 26. He m. (2) Louisa A., dau. Hon. Bailey Bartlett of Haverhill, Mass. She was b. Oct. 17, 1809. d. June 20, 1840. He m. (3) Aug. 18, 1841, Mary Smith of Salem, Mass. She was b. Bath, N. H .. July 23, 1803, d. Salem, 1874.
Children by first wife :
1. Clifton C., d. in infancy.
Children by second wife :
2. Edwin Bartlett, b. Nov. 2, 1832, drowned at sea in 1851.
3. William Jarvis, b. May 12, 1835. d. 1861, m. Eliza Ham of Danvers.
4. Joseph George Sprague, b. Aug. 10, 1837, resides Lynn, Mass.
5. Mary Louisa. b. Oct. 16, 1838, res. Salem, Mass., unm. Children by third wife:
6. Harriet E., b. July 21, 1842, res. Salem, Mass., unm.
Daniel Carleton, youngest son of Dea. John and Judith (Weston ) Carleton, b. Oct. 27, 1805. m. Hannah Goodrich of Biddeford, Me., had five children. He d. in Biddeford, Me., in 1852. Children were:
1. Caroline.
2. Chas. Henry, d. at about 18 years of age.
3. Daniel Freeman, lives in Springfield, Mass.
4. Thomas Lord.
5. Benjamin, d. young.
William Davis Carleton, son of John and Fanny (Lewis) Carleton, b. Mont Vernon. June 15, 1815, m. Dec. 27. 1840, Clarissa J. Wells of Goffs- town, b. June 25, 1818. He was for a time Master of the Yard of the Stark Corporation, Manchester, went West in 1847, settled respectively in Trenton. Beaver Dam, and Sun Prairie, Wis. He lived for many years and d. at Sun Prairie, Oct. 5. 1900.' He was an active business man. Mrs. Carleton d. 1898. Children :
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yours cordially, la C. compenter.
REV. CHARLES C. CARPENTER. Thirteenth Pastor, 1880-1885.
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1. Frances Jane, b. Manchester, Feb. 23, 1842.
2. William Munroe, b. Manchester, Nov. 27, 1844, m. Margaret Graham, lives in Minneapolis, has two daughters.
Twins.
3. Emma Ellen, b. Sept. 14, 1847, in Wis., in. Oct., 1865, David Samuels, has two children.
4. Anna Viola. b. Sept. 14, 1847, in Wis., m.
5. Charles Edwin, b. Sept. 26, 1850.
6. Mary Alletta, b. Feb. 20, 1852.
7. John, b. July 10, 1858.
8. Ernest, b. May, 1862.
John Adams Carleton, son of John and Fanny (Lewis) Carleton, b. Aug. 8, 1826, m. June 14, 1848, Amanda Wilson, b. Norwich, Vt., Jan. 21. 1827, d. April 28, 1896. He d. Milford, May 29, 1898. He lived on his father's farm in South District. His children were all b. in Mont Vernon.
1. Ella Amanda, b. July 16, 1850. d. Sept. 2, 1852.
2. John William, b. Dec. 17, 1852, m. June 12, 1883, Ida M. Adams, resides Manchester.
3. Charles Frederic, b. Jan. 1, 1857, d. Jan. 4, 1857.
4. Lilla, b. Aug. 4, 1858, m. William F. Easton, Dec. 25, 1880, lives in Wilton.
5. Elmer E., b. June 29, 1861, m. 1894, Dora J. Pillsbury, d. Oct. 4, 1894.
6. *Joseph George, b. May 20, 1863.
7. Will Stearns, b. Oct. 31, 1864, lives in Manchester.
8. Fannie Lewis, b. Nov. 7, 1866, m. Oct. 26, 1893, George F. Averill, lives in Milford.
9. Charles Gage, b. June 1, 1868, m. Oct. 11, 1894, Lillie M. Butler of Lyndeborough, has one son, and resides in Nashua, is a clerk.
Joseph G. Carleton, son of John A. and Amanda (Wilson) Carleton, b. May 20, 1863, m. Nov. 25, 1891, Minnie B .. dau. of Otis and Hannah (Swinnington) Spaulding, of Mont Vernon. She was b. Milford, Sept. 1. 1869. He resides on the ancestral farm in the South District. Children b. Mont Vernon.
1. George Otis, b. April 29, 1894.
2. Elmer Ellsworth, b. April 25, 1896.
3. Alwin, b. April 7, 1897.
4. Oliver Wilson, b. April 10, 1901.
5. Abby, b. Dec. 7, 1902.
CARPENTER.
Rev. Charles C. Carpenter, was b. at Bernardston, Mass., July 9, 1836. His father was Dr. Elijah W. Carpenter, a physician of that town.
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Mr. Carpenter fitted for college at Williston Seminary, Mass., and at Kimball Union Academy, New Hampshire. He studied theology at An- dover, and was ordained to the ministry at Montreal in 1860. He was in the service of the Canada Foreign Missionary Society, principally at Caribou Island, Labrador, from 1858 to 1867. In 1866 he was appointed financial superintendent of Robert College. Lookout Mt., Tenn., where he remained until 1872. In 1875 he became pastor of a church at South Pea- body, Mass., resigning in 1880, to accept a call to a less arduous charge at Mont Vernon. The honorary degree of A. MI. was conferred on Mr. Carpenter by Hamilton College, New York. In 1885 he removed to An- dover, Mass. Mr. Carpenter performed his work here with energy and fidelity, so diligently and thoroughly that the impress long abided. He was a beloved pastor. He now (1902) preaches occasionally, and is editor of a department in the Congregationalist. He is a man of antiquarian tastes, and is extensively and accurately informed in many lines. He m. May 1, 1862, Feronia Rice of Auburn, Mass. Children :
1. George Rice, b. Labrador, Oct. 25, 1863, graduated Harvard Uni- versity. 1886, now Prof. Rhetoric, Columbia University, m. Mary Sey- mour, has one daughter.
2. Charles Lincoln, b. June 17, 1867, a graduate and post-graduate of Scientific School, Dartmouth College, 1Sss, m. Catherine F. Sullivan of Charlestown, Mass., one child.
3. William, b. Feb. 9, 1869, studied at Amherst, three years, graduated Harvard University, 1890, m. Catherine Hoyt of Newfane, Vt. Sub-Mas- ter High School, Woonsocket, R. I. One son.
4. Jennie Bradie, b. Nov. 14, 1871, gra luate MIt. Holyoke Seminary, 1896.
5. Miriam Feronia, b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 21, 1881.
CARSON.
John J. Carson, son of John Carson and Hannah (Austin) Carson, of Lyndeborough, b. Lyndeborough, March 3, 1816, lived on the Carleton farm in the South District, and on the farm now owned by his son in the West District, m. Sarah Hopkins, dau. of James and Azubah (Curtis) Hopkins. She was b. in Mont Vernon in 1816, and d. Ment Vernon, Nov. 18. 1887, age 71 years. He d. Sept. 15, 1896, age 80 years. Children all b. in Mont Vernon except Emily.
1. Emily J., b. Jan. 16, 1843, Milford, m. * David E. Upton of New Boston, resides New Boston, had four children.
2. * George J., b. Oct. 18, 1848.
3. Harriet J., b. Oct. 19, 1852, m. June 24, 1879, Ira A. Parker of Mont Vernon, d. June 26, 1881, Deering.
4. * Frank, b. March 26, 1855.
George J. Carson, son of John J. and Sarah (Hopkins) Carson, b.
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Mont Vernon, Oct. 18, 1848, m1. Laura A., dau. David D. and Sophronia (Dickinson) Clark, of Lyndeboro'. She was b. Lyndeboro', March 7, 1852. Farmer, lives in Lyndeboro'. Children b. Mont Vernon.
1. Roy Clark, b. Dec. 8, 1879.
2. Cora Alice, b. Sept. 20, 1881, d. March 5, 1889.
3. Hattie Marion, b. Aug. 13, 1883.
Frank Carson, son of John J. and Sarah (Hopkins) Carson, b. Mont Vernon, March 26, 1855, m. Aug. 24, ISSO, Eda M., dau. of Frank and Mary G. (Hooper) Carson. She was b. New Boston, July 21, 1862, farmer, res. West District. Ch. :
1. Fred, b. Mont Vernon, April 14, 1SS1.
Alexander Carson, brother of John J. Carson, b. Lyndeborough, Dec., 1822, settled in the South District, m. Dec. 23, 1843, Margaretta, d=u. James and Azubah (Curtis) Hopkins. She was b. Dec. 14, 1823. Ch : Twins.
1. Sarah Helen, b. Sept. 30, 1844, d. Oct. 14, 1867.
2. Mary Ellen, b. Sept. 30, 1844, d. May 4, 1860.
3. Martha Ann, b. Feb. 28, 1846, m. * Wallace D. Hooper.
4. John Washington, b. Nov. 16, 1848, m. Julia Dodge of Frances- town. Dec., 1884. She was b. June, 1850, dau. Adoniram and Maria (Bixby) Dodge of Francestown, lives in Francestown. Have ch., Ralph D., b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 23, 1886; Forrest G., b. Francestown, Jan. 18, 1890.
5. Abbie L., b. June 9, 1854, d. Oct. 14, 1867.
6. Alwilda, b. July, 1855, d. Oct. 16, 1867.
7. Nettie M., b. Feb. 20, 1860, m. March 29, 1898, Nathaniel F. Hooper of Mont Vernon, one child.
8. Theresa D., b. May 6, 1861, d. May 16, 1867.
Asa Carson, b. Francestown, March 10, 1810. m. (1) Edah Cooper. She d. Sept. 3, 1858, m. (2) Miss Annette Lee. She d. Sept. 6, 1886, age 47. He d.
Children by first wife :
1. Jacob W., b. May 27, 1840, d. unm.
2. Frank S., b. Sept. 26, 1842.
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