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4. Susan, m. Lewis Graves of Lowell.
5. Levi, m. Libel Nutting of Westford, Mass., niece of Mrs. Amasa Brown. He d. Dec. 9, 1892, at Lowell. One son, Willie.
Cornelius P. Green, son of Nathan and Hannah (Trow) Green, b. Mont Vernon, Sept., 1816, d. Mont Vernon, Feb. 24, 1875, in. Achsab Haseltine of Springfield, N. H., b. April 4, 1816, one adopted dau., Vien- na, b. Sept. 16, 1861, m. * William P. Jenkins of Mont Vernon, Oct. 11 1882. Cornelius P. Green was a farmer.
Daniel H. Green, son of Edmund and Eliza (Withey) Green. b. Milford, Oct. 3. 1836, m. 1865, Antionette, dau. William and Elizabeth (Cook) Walker of Brighton, Mass. She was the widow of his cousin Lived in Mont Vernon from 1871 to 1896. He was in the 2nd N. H. Regiment, d. Mont Vernon, Aug. 20, 1896.
GREENWOOD.
Francis C. Greenwood son of Dexter and Mary (Holden) Green- wood, b. Hollis, Nov., 1853, was for a number of years agent for firms in Boston and New York, who were in the West India fruit business, and about 1883 formed a connection in that trade in New York. In 1892 he came to Mont Vernon, was in the summer-boarding business four years at Conant Hall, three years Bellevue Hotel and two years at Lin- coln Hall. He d. July 15, 1900. He m. Jan. 6, 1884, Ada E., dau, Dea. William H. and S. Emeline ( Cloutman) Conant. She was h. Sept. 6. 1859, res. Mont Vernon. Child b. Mont Vernon.
1. Miriam Conant, b. Jan. 29, 1895.
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GURDY.
William P. Gurdy, b. Bristol, N. H., Feb. 12, 1836, m. Dec. 24, 1859, Adeline Caswell of Lowell, Mass., b. July 3, 1840. She d. Mont Vernon, April 28, 1900. He lived on the Peter Jones farm, in the south- east part of the town many years. Ch. :
1. William' C., m. Miss Burnham of Amherst, is a U. S. Postal Clerk, on the route between New York and Boston, has one son, Charles W.
GUTTERSON.
Charles H. Gutterson, son John and Martha (Sawtelle) Gutterson, b. Milford, Oct. 29, 1837, m. (1) March 21, 1865, Mary, dau. William and Sarah D. (Russell) Sheldon, b. Wilton, March 31, 1837, d. Milford, May 17, 1876, m. (2) March 31, 1877, Mary E., widow James Langdell, and dau. Luke and Elizabeth (Langdell) Wilkins, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 10, 1846. He has lived in Mont Vernon several years, mainly in the South District, farmer, ch .:
1. Charles W., b. Aug. 25, 1868, d. March 18, 1869.
2. Elmer Moody, b. Jan. 4, 1879, res. with his parents.
HADLEY.
Dr. Dewitt Clinton Hadley, son of Abijah and Mary (Whittemore) Hadley, b. Hancock, June 12, 1823, graduated Woodstock Medical Col- lege, 1850, d. Hancock, Feb. 11, 1859, m. Nov., 1851, Mary A. Haggett of Lyndeboro'. Cl1. b. Hancock.
1. *George C., b. Sept. 3, 1852.
2. Andrew P., b. 1855, m. 1878, Clara Upton of Tyngsboro, Mass., lives in Tyngsboro and has two children.
George C. Hadley, son of Dr. Dewitt C. and Mary A. (Haggett) Hadley, b. Hancock, Sept. 3, 1852, fitted for college at Francestown and New Ipswich Academies, m (1) Sept. 23, 1880, Mary F., dau. of William P. and Frances C. (Bartlett) Burnham of Milford. She d. Dec. 15, 1881, age 25 years. He m. (2) Lizzie A. Goss of Kingston, N. H., dau. of Henry S. and Martha Goss. He moved to Mont Vernon in 1882, is a farmer. Ch. b. in Mont Vernon.
1. Bertha M., b. April 18, 1884.
2. Alice M., b. April 21, 1886.
3. Dewitt C., b. Nov. 15, 1888, d. Dec. 3, 1888.
4. Lura A., b. Oct. 15, 1889.
Gilbert Hadley, b. Goffstown, N. H., June 6, 1819, m. Nov. 11, 1851, Mary E. Wilson of Weare, lived on farm in East District. He d. Mont Vernon, June 12, 1891. She d. Mont Vernon, April 15, 1896. Ch. b. New Boston.
1. William Fred, b. Feb. 10, 1854, lived on his father's farm in East District, moved to Gloucester, Mass., in 1897, was selectman three years in Mont Vernon, m. Oct. 2, 1882, Emma Babson of Gloucester, Mass. He d. Gloucester, Feb. 10, 1903. Ch. b. Mont Vernon. Ethel M., b. Feb. 5, 1883, res. Gloucester ; Edward B., b. Oct. 16, 1888, res. Gloucester.
2. Frank Henry, b. Jan. 22, 1859, d. Goffstown, June 2, 1861.
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HARTSHORN.
John Hartshorn, b. Lyndeboro,' lived on the farm owned by Maurice Herlehy in the South District several years in the thirties and forties. He m. (1) Susanah Curtis of Lyndeboro', by whom he had three ch. She d. Mont Vernon. He m. (2) Mehitable Carkin of Lyndeboro', no ch. She d. Feb. 19, 1881, aged 81 years. Ch .:
1. Susan E. R., b. Hancock, Vt., Dec. 9, 1818, m. Rodney K. Hutchinson, Nov. 12, 1840, 5 children, d. Milford, Aug. 17, 1853.
2. SirÄ—pta J., b. Lyndeboro', June 21, 1826, m. after her sister's death, Rodney K. Hutchinson of Milford, Oct. 6, 1855, had 2 ch. She d. Nov. 2, 1901 in Milford.
3. John, emigrated to Ohio, carpenter, was a captain in the Civil War.
HARWOOD.
John Harwood, b. 1777, d. Mont Vernon, Nov. 13, 1845, age 68, lived in the "old red house" west of the village, now owned by Estate of William Stevens, m. April 4, 1799, Mary, dau. of Jeremiah and Lois (Hcyt) Carleton of Lyndeboro'. She was b. Aug. 3, 1779, d. April 18, 1834, at Mont Vernon. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Hannah, b. Feb. 6, 1800, m. Nov. 28, 1837, *Joseph Trow, d. July 21, 1862.
2. John, b. 1801, d. Littleton, Col., July, 1889, age 88 years, had two ch. b. Nashua, viz .: 1. Dr. John S. Harwood, a surgeon in the army d. in practice at Lowell, Mass. 2. Angeline, m. Henry Little.
3. Joseph, b. 1802 or 1803, m. Nancy Perham of Lyndeboro', April 7, 1837. He d. May 25, 1864, age 61. She afterwards m. Edward Fowle of Woburn, Mass., and d. there July 21, 1890, aged 73. She was b. April 7, 1817. One dau., Mary Jane Harwood, b. Mont Vernon, d. Feb. 24, 1862, age 23.
4. * Kilburn.
5. Mary, b. April 13, 1807, m. Sept. 13, 1827, *Luther Coggin. She d. Nov. 4, 1856.
6. Lois Hoyt, b. 1811, m. * Clinton Roby of Mont Vernon, d. June 11, 1857, age 46.
Kilburn Harwood, son of John and Mary (Carleton) Harwood, b. Mont Vernon, m. Sally Buss of Wilton. They lived in Fitchburg, Mass., had three sons and one daughter, viz .:
1. Junius of Fitchburg.
2. Theresa, m. a lawyer.
3. George.
4. Kilburn, m. Sally Reeme, lives Decatur, Ill., has three dau., viz .: 1. Josephine, m. William C., son of Harlan P. and Saralı (Chase) Conant of Somerville, Nov. 9, 1893, lives Somerville, Mass .: 2. Kate C .; 3. Mary Theresa.
HAZEN.
John Hazen, son of Horace and Betsey (Stevens) Hazen, b. Goffs- town, Sept. 10, 1853, bought the Odell farm in the West District in 1885 where he has since lived, m. Dec. 22, 1880, Ida Abbie, dau. Calvin and Armindy J. (Tucker) Martin. She was b. Grafton, N. H., April 10, 1860. Ch.
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1. Ida Belle, b. Goffstown, Feb. 9, 1884.
2. Lizzie Annie, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 8, 1888.
3. Arthur Martin, b. Mont Vernon, May 8, 1894.
HERBERT.
Rev. Charles D. Herbert, youngest son of Hon. George Herbert of Ellsworth, Me., was b. at that place, Sept. 18, 1818, graduated at Bow- doin College in 1841, and three years later at Bangor Theological Semi- nary. He was immediately ordained and went as a home missionary to the West. After several years in this service he returned to New Eng- land. He commenced preaching in Mont Vernon, July 5, 1850, as suc- cessor to Rev. Bezaleel Smith, and was installed pastor of the church on the 6th of Nov., following. He closed his pastorate here in April, 1856, and shortly afterward was settled over the Congregational Church at West Newbury, Mass., remaining there until 1862.
He had qualified himself for the practice of medicine, and for some years practised as a physician at Rutland, Mass., preaching at the same time. In 1878 he was recalled to West, Newbury, and was again pastor there eight years. In 1887 he became pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Hebron, N. Y., which he resigned on account of ill health. He d. Oct. 13, 1893, and was buried at Mt. Auburn, Mass., Oct. 17. In 1853 he m. Miss Sarah Flanders, dau. of Dr. Flanders of Durham, N. H. Two sons.
1. George Herbert, Esq., of St. Paul, Minn.
2. Rev. Charles E. Herbert, Esq., of Galway. N. Y.
HERLEHY.
David J. Herlehy, b. County Cork, Ireland, March 2, 1829, came to America in 1851, lived in Milford several years, bought the Milton Mc- Collom farm in the East District, and has resided there since Nov., 1865. He m. (1) Ellen Ahearn of Milford. She was b. in County Limerick, Ireland, July, 1834, d. Mont Vernon in 1868. He m. (2) Margaret Murphy of Milford. She d. Nashua, Dec. 15, 1895, age 52. Ch. by 1st wife b. in Milford.
1. Mary A., lives in Mont Vernon, unm.
2. Patrick H., m. lives in Nashua, has 4 children.
3. Eliza Frances, d. April 16, 1883, age 22.
4. Benjamin John, m., lives in Cambridgeport, Mass., has 3 ch. Children by 2nd wife b. in Mont Vernon.
5. David, d. young.
6. *Maurice, b. Jan. 24, 1873.
7. James, b. March, 1875, lives Mont Vernon.
8. Josephine, d. young.
Maurice Herlehy, son of David J. and Margaret (Murphy) Herlehy, b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 24, 1873, is a laborer and farmer, residing in South District, m. Sept. 21, 1898, Minnie A. Regan of Malden, Mass. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Abbie Catherine, b. Nov. 12, 1899.
2. Robert Everett, b. Feb. 8. 1901.
3. Walter Cecil, b. Nov. 9, 1902.
HERRICK.
Josiah Herrick, son of Josiah and Joanna (Dodge) Herrick. b.
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Wenham, Mass., Nov. 10, 1733, d. in Mont Vernon in April, 1799. He m. Mary Low of Ipswich, who d. in Oct., 1806, aged 71. They settled in Mont Vernon in the East District about 1781. Children :
1. Mary, d. April 6, 1836, aged 80. unm.
2. Joanna, d. in Milford, unm.
3. Josiah, m. (1) Esther Tarbell, m. (2) Fanny Howard, March 16, 1841. He settled in Antrim and d. there April 8, 1853, leaving no children. He was a soldier in the war for Independence.
4. Lydia, b. April, 1765, m. John Cochran, Jr., of Amherst, Jan. 10, 1803, d. Sept. 23, 1836, 2 children.
5. William, b. Jan. 19, 1767, m. Elizabeth Kilman, settled in Essex, Mass., and d. there.
6. Betsey, b. May 7, 1769, m. Sept. 5, 1795, *Joseph Coggin, Jr., d. Mont Vernon, April 6, 1846, 6 children.
7. Daniel Low, b. Dec. 4, 1771, m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac and Han- nah (Cole) Weston, resided in Merrimack, and d. there.
8. * Jonathan, b. Jan. 22, 1774.
9. * Joseph, b. Nov. 3, 1775.
10. Sarah, b. Feb. 28, 1778, m. Ebenezer Weston of Amherst, 3 ch., d. June 22, 1857.
11. Hannah, b. in 1780, d. young.
Joseph Herrick, son of Joseph and Mary (Low) Herrick, b. Wen- ham, Nov. 3, 1775, mn. Mary Cox of Beverly, Mass., April 18, 1805. They settled in Beverly, rem. to Mont Vernon, lived in the East District, was a farmer, rem. to Antrim where he d. Jan. 18, 1833. Children were:
1. Joseph, b. in March, 1806, was m., lived in Antrim, had ch.
2. William Cox, b. in May. 1808, m. May 16, 1833, Sally Russell, lived in Nashua. Had one son, Fred, liquor dealer, Blackstone St., Bos- ton, d. Brooklyn, N. Y.
3. Sarah Batchelder, b. Dec. 23, 1810.
4. Samuel D., b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 22, 1815, m. Dec. 12, 1841, Mary Elizabeth Abbott who was b. June 11, 1822. Lived in Beverly and Amherst, had 5 ch., d. Amherst, May 17, 1901.
5. Josiah, b. Sept. 27, 1818.
6. John, b. 1822, lived in Lyndeboro' and Peterboro', tanner, was m. twice and had ch.
7. Harriet, b. 1825, m. William H. Gilmore of Hillsboro', lived in Hillsboro', Lower Village.
Jonathan Herrick, son of Josiah and Mary (Low) Herrick, b. Wen- ham, Mass., Jan. 22, 1774, d. in Amherst, Aug. 28, 1858, m. Deborah Col- burn of Dracut, Mass. She was b. Jan. 10, 1779, d. Oct. 18, 1860. They resided in Merrimack, Mont Vernon and Amherst. He was one of the selectmen of Mont Vernon several years. Their ch. were:
1. Mary C., b. Nov. 5, 1805, d. in Amherst, Dec. 12, 1871, unm.
2. Nancy, b. Nov. 19, 1810, m. April 7, 1831, Levi J. Secomb, had 2 ch.
3. Fanny C., b. March 27, 1816, m. Dec. 11, 1850. Daniel F. Secomb of Amherst. She d. Sept. 7, 1859.
4. Jonathan. b. June 26, 1822, d. in Francestown, Sept. 7, 1852, unm.
HEYWOOD.
Nathaniel Heywood was prominent in the organization of the north- west parish of Amherst (now Mont Vernon). He d. 1790. His will
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dated June 29, 1787, was presented for probate April 26, 1790. In it he names his wife, Annie and ch.
1. Sarah, m. William Manning.
2. Mary, m. Timothy Manning.
3. Nathaniel.
4. Abigail.
5. Huldah, m. William Burnam.
6. *Joshua, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1795, ordained and installed minister of Dunstable, Mass., June 5, 1799, d. there Nov. 11, 1814, age 51, m. Lydia French of Boston, Jan. 27, 1800.
7. *William.
Rev. Joshua Heywood was a large man, dark complexioned, digni- fied and courteous in his demeanor, and respected by all who knew him. Dr. Loring said of him at Dunstable, Sept. 17, 1873, "Of minister here or elsewhere can higher praise be uttered, than of Joshua Heywood, who, recognizing the burdens, which pressed upon his people, declined to avail himself of any statute for his pecuniary advantage, refused to make the stipulation between him and his people, a matter of speculation and ap- pealed to their sense of honor to stand by the contract he had made with them, though it be to his own loss.
William Heywood, son of Nathaniel and Annie Heywood, lived in the South District. He m. Ely Parker. Ch.
1. Amy, b. April 15, 1791, m. Jan. 31, 1812, *Abial Wilkins. She d. Aug. 23, 1872.
2. Lucy, b. July 9, 1795, m. March 6, 1827, John Town of Milford, d. Milford, Feb. 13, 1879, had 5. ch.
HILDRETH.
Edward Hildreth, son of Mrs. Eliza Wheeler, b. Amherst, June 19, 1841, m. (1) Jane, dau. of Nahum and Keziah (Peabody) Bullard of Amherst, Aug. 30, 1864, m. (2) Jan. 1, 1894, Mrs. Isaphine (Jackson) Milliken, b. Bluehill, Me. Since 1868 (1902) he has lived in Mont Vernon. By 1st wife.
1. Albert, b. Mont Vernon, Jan., 1874, lives Sharon, N. H.
HILL.
Timothy Hill m. Judith Sherwin. He lived on the farm lately oc- cupied by W. F. Hadley in the East District. Ch. b. in Mont Vernon probably. The sons were :
1. Ralph.
2. Samuel.
3. *James.
4. Calvin.
5. Mary, m. William Dodge, Nov. 27, 1806.
6. Sarah, dau., in. Alva Wilkins of Mont Vernon.
James Hill, son of Timothy and Judith (Sherwin) Hill, b. Mont Vernon, m. Huldah Peabody of New Boston. He lived on his father's farm in the East District and d. there Jan. 8, 1852, age 61 years, 6 months. She d. Nov. 2, 1854, age 56 years. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. James, b. Jan., 1820, resides Malden, Mass., m. Mrs. Jones of Mal- den.
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2. *Ira, b. Dec. 18, 1821.
3. Samuel Harris, m. a Miss Cram of Lyndeboro', lived and d. in Amherst, was an iron foundry man, had several ch.
4. Deborah J., m. Amos Putnam of Milford, had 5 ch.
5. William, b. 1827, was a merchant and prominent citizen in Til- ton, N. H., d. 1891.
6. Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1826, m. * Charles Marvell, Oct. 16, 1851, d. April 29, 1880.
7. Granville, m. Harriet Whittemore, lived in Amherst, had 7 ch. 8. *Timothy B., b. June 22, 1832.
9. Joseph was a merchant associated in business with his brother William, in Tilton, N. H., had 3 ch.
10. Eliza, m. Mr. Mygatt of Nashua, had two sons, one of them, Harry, is a doctor in Franklin, N. H.
11. Hiram, d. Wakefield, Mass., had 4 ch.
12. Levi, unm.
13. Abby, d. unm.
Ira Hill, son of James and Huldah (Peabody) Hill, b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 18, 1821, m. Feb., 1845, Harriet, dau. of David and Delinda (Saun- ders) Dutton, b. Mont Vernon, May 12, 1826, d. Sept. 6, 1875. He m. (2) July, 1879, Arvilla J. Wilson, b. Weare, N. H., Dec. 3, 1825. He d. March 12, 1899. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Josephine Estelle, b. Dec. 18, 1847, d. Nov. 9, 1852.
2. Clarence Latimer, b. Aug. 10, 1856, in. Annie F. Raymond of Dunstable, Mass., Sept. 3, 1882, lives in Reed's Ferry, Merrimack, N. H. Cooper. Ch. 1. Flora Estelle, b. Jan. 17, 1888 ; 2. Lillian Pearl, b. Feb. 6, 1887.
3. Cleon Mortimer, b. Feb., 1863, mn. Eva Robinson of Dover, N. H. Ch. b. Mont Vernon. 1. Hazel Maude, b. Feb. 23, 1887, d. Nov. 25, 1896 ; 2. Chrystabel Florence, b. Aug. 25, 1890.
4. George Edward, b. Sept. 19, 1865, m. Ida Shirley, dau. of Daniel C. and Julia A. (Chickering) Shirley of Amherst. She was b. March 19, 1871. They live in Amherst.
Timothy Barrett Hill, son of James and Huldah ( Peabody) Hill, b. Mont Vernon, June 22, 1832, m. Aug. 26, 1862, Janette, dau. of Joel and Lucinda (Averill) Duncklee of Milford. He has resided Amherst, Gard- ner, Mass., Milford, d. in Amherst, May 27, 1903. Ch. b. Amherst.
1. Minnie B., h. March 14, 1864, m. Frank Boutelle of Milford.
2. Annie L., b. Aug. 20, 1866, m. John G. Boutelle of Pepperell, Mass., one son.
. Katie, b. July 17, 1870, d. unm., July 29, 1891.
Benjamin Franklin Hill, b. Brookfield, Mass., May, 1822, m. Hannah, dau. of Daniel and Cynthia (Wilkins) Smith. He d. Nov. 5, 1860, age 66. She d. Dec. 1, 1866, age 68. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Rufus Franklin, d. Lowell. Mass., March 23, 1883, age 58. He m. Sarah Lawrence of Peterboro', 3 ch., viz .: Charles, Susan, Frank.
2. Daniel S., d. Peterboro', Jan. 7, 1867, age 42, left 2 dau, m. (1) Ellen O'Donald of Peterboro', 2 ch .. Freeman and Caroline, m. (2) Caroline Stiles of Peterboro'.
3. Maria F., b. Oct. 16, 1829, m. Jan .. 1865, Benjamin F. Livingstone, d. Sept. 13, 1880, left 3 dau.
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4. Nancy E., b. Sept. 6, 1832, m. Dec., 1847, *Peter F. Pike of Mont Vernon.
William Orledge Hill, b. Meadville, Pa., March 22, 1846, m. Dec., 1879, at Milford, Etta May, dau. of Clinton and Elizabeth (Bennett) May. She was b. Jan. 25, 1863. He purchased the Hartshorn house in the East District, living there several years, leaving here in 1894 for Manchester, supposed to live in Haverhill. He is not living. Ch. b. in Mont Vernon.
1. Harry Orledge, b. Aug. 30, 1880.
2. Arthur Cordell, b. Sept. 19, 1882.
3. Fanny Cordell, b. July 6, 1885.
4. Gilbert Townsend, b. May 1, 1891.
HOLT.
Ebenezer, son of Samuel and Hannah (Farnum) Holt, was b. in Andover, Mass., April 8, 1705, mn. Mehitable Stevens, Dec. 4, 1729. About 1750 they removed to Mont Vernon, where she d. May, 1805, aged 97. Their ch. all b. in Andover, were:
1. *Ebenezer, b. Sept. 7, 1730.
2. Mehitable, b. Sept. 3, 1733, m. James Holt, Jan. 2, 1755, d. March
4, 1767.
Twins.
3. Mary, b. June 15, 1737, m. Darius Abbott, had 9 ch.
4. Priscilla, b. June 15, 1737.
Twins.
5. Rachel, b. July 7, 1741, d. July 14, 1747.
6. * Ezekiel, b. July 7, 1741.
7. Reuben Holt, b. June 27, 1744, d. Landgrove, Vt .. March 2, 1836, m. Lydia Small, had 6 ch.
8. Hepsibah, b. June 13, 1747, m. William Hartshorn, no ch. She d. Amherst, Jan. 11, 1851, aged 1031/2 years.
Ebenezer Holt, Jr., son of Ebenezer and Mehitable (Stevens) Holt, b. Andover, Sept. 7, 1730, m Lydia, dau. of Moses and Sarah (Holt) Peabody. She was b. July 5, 1731. They settled on the farm now occu- pied by W. L. Robinson, in Mont Vernon, where he d. in April, 1805. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Rebecca, b. Sept. 7. 1752, m. Jonathan Lamson, March 14, 1782, one son.
2. Sarah, b. 1757, m. Moses Peabody, May 25, 1786. She d. Mont Vernon, May 25, 1845, had 2 ch.
Ezekiel Holt, son of Ebenezer and Mehitable (Stevens) Holt, b. Andover, July 7, 1741, m. Mary Stewart, dau. of Samuel Stewart, and sister of David Stewart, who was County Treasurer from 1803 until 1821. She was b. Sept. 2, 1749. Ezekiel Holt was a citizen of Mont Vernon in 1804. Ch.
1. Elizabeth, b. July 8, 1773.
2. Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1775.
3. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1780.
4. Ezekiel, b .. Aug. 19, 1782.
5. David. b. Feb. 27, 1792.
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Stephen D. Holt, b. Andover, Mass., July, 1822, m. Nov. 29, 1849, Joanna Augusta, dau. of Franklin and Mary (Spaulding) Hadley of Lyndeboro'. He d. Lyndeboro', April 25, 1876. Mrs. Hadley removed to Mont Vernon village with her three ch. in fall of 1877. Ch. :
1. Charles Dexter, b. Francestown, Jan. 25, 1851, d. Mont Vernon. Oct. 4, 1881.
2. Frances Augusta, b. Francestown, March 17, 1854, resides Mont Vernon, unm.
3. George Franklin, b. Lyndeboro', Aug. 6, 1856, carpenter, resides Mont Vernon.
HOOPER.
Wallace D. Hooper, son of Nathaniel and Lucy ( Carson) Hooper, b. New Boston, Jan. 27, 1838. Mrs. Lucy D. (Carson) Hooper d. Dec. 27, 1888, age 78. He came to Mont Vernon and bought the Fox farm, Jan., 1894. He m. (1) Mary Applebee. He m. (2) Martha Ann, dau. of Alexander and Margaretta (Hopkins) Carson. She was b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 28, 1846, m. May 9, 1878. Ch. by first wife :
1. Nathanial Frank, b. Fort Warren, Boston, Nov. 20, 1868, farmer, res. Mont Vernon, m. 1898, Nettie, dau. of Alexander and Margaretta ( Hopkins ) Carson. She was b. Mont Vernon, has one dau., Lucy, b. 1898. Ch. Lucy, h. Mont Vernon, March 30, 1898.
Ch. by second wife:
2. Wallace D., b. April 17, 1879, d. July, 1879.
HOPKINS.
James Hopkins, m. (1) Mary Beard, m. (2) Mary Taylor of Hollis, ch. were b. in Mont Vernon.
Ch. by first wife:
1. A dau.
Ch. by second wife :
2. Sarah, m. David Marshall of New Boston, June 6, 1796.
3. *James, b. June 10, 1781.
4. Mary, b. March 15, 1783, d. unm., Feb., 1803.
James Hopkins, Jr., son of James and Mary (Taylor Hopkins, b. Mont Vernon, June 10, 1781, m. Aug. 9, 1804, Azubah Curtis of Lynde- boro'. She d. Sept. 26, 1855, age 74. He m. (2) Mrs. Nancy Gould of. Nashua. She d. 1857. He d. Sept. 26. 1862. He lived on the farm now owned by his son-in-law, Alexander Carson, in the South District. Ch. b. in Mont Vernon.
1. David, b. Jan., 1805, mn. (1) Mary Gould. She d. Aug. 12, 1870, age 52 years. m. (2) Ede E., dau. Amos and Sarah (Whiting) Phelps. He d. Wilton, Oct. 13, 1888.
Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1806, d. May 16. 1867, m. * Noah Hutchinson. Twins.
3. * Tacob, b. March 12, 1809.
4. John W., d. July 29, 1811.
5. James W., b. Feb., 1813, m. 1836, Mary Jane Patch. She was b. Antrim. 1818. d. Mont Vernon, 1863. He d. New Boston, Sept. 10, 1890. They had six ch .- five sons and one dau. Fanny, all b. in Mont Vernon.
6. Sarah, b. 1816, m. * John J. Carson. She d. Nov. 18, 1887, age 71.
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7. Olive, b. Feb. 5, 1819, m. Thomas Carr Kidder, had two sons and four daughters, who grew up. She d. in Milford, June 16, 1894.
8. Margaretta, b. Dec. 14, 1822, m. Dec. 23, 1843, *Alexander Carson.
9. Harriet N., b. April 26, 1824, m. * Joseph H. Tarbell, Aug. 23, 1844, res. Mont Vernon.
Jacob Hopkins, son of James and Azubah (Curtis) Hopkins, b. Mont Vernon, March 12, 1809, d. Feb. 24, 1881, was a shoemaker, m. Mary Marhsall of New Boston, who d. Nov. 12, 1840, aged 38. Ch.
1. Sarah A., d. June 7, 1843, d. young.
2. John A., d. Oct. 26, 1854, age 17.
HUMPHREY.
Leander F. Humphrey, son of Franklin and Mary (Lane) Humphrey, b. Barnston, Canada, May 7, 1855, came to Mont Vernon from Manchester in1894, owns and operates the stage route from Milford to Mont Vernon. He m. Sept. 2, 1894, Cora E. Davis, dau. Freeman and Caroline (Ryan) Davis. She was b. Richford, Vt., Feb. 27, 1866. She came to Mont Ver- non from Manchester, m. 1894. Ch.
1. Carl Lawrence, b. Jan. 19, 1902.
HUTCHINSON.
Elisha Hutchinson, a Revolutionary soldier, was b. at Middleton, Mass., Dec. 6, 1751, d. at Milford, Oct. 12, 1800, m. Sarah Buxton, Nov. 10, 1772. She was b. at Middleton in 1751, d. Feb., 1828. They settled in that part of Amherst now Milford in 1779. Ch.
1. Andrew, b. Feb. 1, 1775, m. Martha Rayment (or Raymond, sister of George Raymond, who was grandfather of Charles H. Raymond), d. Milford, Oct. 22, 1862.
2. *Jesse, b. Middleton, Feb. 3, 1778.
3. Sarah, m. * William Marvell.
Jesse Hutchinson, son of Elisha and Sarah ( Buxton) Hutchinson, b. Feb. 3, 1778, at Middleton, m. Mary, dau. of Andrew Leavitt. She was b. Mont Vernon, July 25, 1785, was m. Aug. 7, 1800, d. Milford, Sept. 20, 1868. He was a farmer, and lived in the North part of Milford on the Hutchinson farm, bought the Col. Burnham place in Milford, and d. there Feb. 16, 1851. Ch. b. in Milford.
1. Jesse, b. Feb. 25, 1802, d. April 11, 1811.
2. David, b. Oct. 11, 1803.
3. *Noah, b. Jan. 26, 1805.
4. Polly or Mary, b. June 7, 1806.
5. Andrew B., b. Aug. 19, 1808.
6. Zephaniah K., b. Jan. 6, 1810.
Twins.
7. Caleb, b. Nov. 25, 1811.
8. Joshua, b. Nov. 25, 1811.
9. Jesse, Jr., b. Sept. 29, 1813.
10. Benjamin Pierce, b. Oct. 3, 1815.
11. Adoniran Judson Joseph, b. March 24, 1817.
12. Sarah Rhoda Jane, b. March 14, 1819.
13. John Wallace, b. Jan. 4, 1821.
14. Asa Burnham, b. March 14, 1823.
NOAH B. HUTCHINSON.
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HISTORY OF MONT VERNON.
15. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 14, 1824.
16. Abigail (Jemina) (Abby), b. Aug. 29, 1829.
Four of these children, three sons and one daughter, Judson, John, Asa and Abby, were the famous Hutchinson singers of the "Tribe of Jesse."
John W. Hutchinson is the only member of the family surviving. He lives at Lynn Mass.
Noah B. Hutchinson, son of Jesse and Mary (Leavitt) Hutchinson, b. Milford, Jan. 26, 1805, moved on to the Odell farm in South Dist. in 1822, now occupied by his son, Appleton, and lived there many years. He d. March 10, 1873. He m. April 5, 1827, Mary, dau. James and Azubah (Curtis Hopkins), of Mont Vernon. She was b. Mont Vernon Jan. 9, 1806, d. May 16, 1867. Ch.
1. Frances J., b. Milford, May 21, 1828, d. Oct. 25. 1833.
2. *Andrew Buxton, b. Milford, July 9, 1830
3. Matthew Bartlett. b. Milford, April 16, 1832, d. unm. March 11, 1895, lived in Mont Vernon.
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