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4. Aaron Bruce, b. Mont Vernon Aug. 4, 1834, m. Dec. 31, 1868, Ellen, dau. of William W. and Lucinda (Hutchinson) Burns, of Milford. She was b. Aug. 5, 1848, d. Feb. 6, 1898. He lived in Milford, was a mechanic, d. there July 23, 1899.
5. Ann Jane, b. Mont Vernon May 15, 1836, m. October 16, 1864, Daniel Sargent of Milford.
6 *Lucius Bolles, b. Mont Vernon Jan. 6, 1839.
7. David Judson. b. Mont Vernon July 21, 1842, m. Oct. 26, 1881, Mary J., dau. Luther B .* and Dorothy (Keyes) Phelps, of that city. Was a broker. Retired. Resides New York City winters and Mont Vernon summers.
8. Mary Victoria, b. Mont Vernon June 22, 1845, d. South Orange, N. J., May 14, 1864.
9. Chestina Augusta, b. Mont Vernon Oct. 5, 1847, m. Hazen F. Wooster of Canaan, N. H., resides there, has two sons.
10. * Henry Appleton, b. Aug. 16, 1850.
Andrew Buxton Hutchinson, son Noah B. and Mary (Hopkins) Hutchinson, b. Milford, July 9. 1830, carpenter, resided South Orange. N. J., d. there June 24, 1890, in. Dec. 5 1857, Ellen T., dau. Rev. David and Jane (Kirkpatrick) Kline, of Glen, Gardner, N. J. Ch.
1. Frank Stuart, b. April 29, 1870, d. Aug. 21. 1871.
2. Florence K., b. Oct. 20, 1875.
Lucius Bolles Hutchinson, son of Noah B. and Mary (Hopkins) Hutchinson, b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 6, 1839, left here for New York City in 1856, was, stock broker there, is now retired, resident of Mont Vernon, m. Jan. 6, 1864, Alice M., dau. Boynton Rollins, of New York City. Ch.
1. Alice, b. June 22, 1867. m. Mr. Wallace.
2. Mary, b. Aug. 28, 1871, m. Edw. Wendelstadt.
Henry Appleton Hutchinson, son of Noah B. and Mary (Hopkins) Hutchinson, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 16. 1850, farmer and lumber dealer, resides on the homestead in South Dist., m. Oct. 14, 1871, Lucy J., dau. Luke and Elizabeth (Langdell) Wilkins, of Mont Vernon. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Roy Wilkins, b. Aug. 4, 1872, m. (1) 1893, Katherine V. Welch of
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Mont Vernon, one ch., Jean, b. 1894; m.(2) Mable Folsom of Greenville. Me., resides South Framingham, Mass.
2. Maude Lola, b. Oct. 22, 1872, m. May 21, 1896, Charles F. Isola, res. Mont Vernon.
3. Amy Victoria, b. March 28, 1878.
4. Ethelle, b. May 21, 1880.
5. Abby, b. Oct. 9, 1887.
Rodney K. Hutchinson, son of Alfred and Lydia (Foster) Hutchin- son, b. Milford, Aug. 7, 1812. Was a carpenter, lived with his father-in- law, John Hartshorn, on a farm, now owned by Maurice Herlihy, in the South Dist., lived in Milford the greater part of his life, d. Milford, Jan. 24, 1890. M. (1) Nov. 12, 1840, Susan E. R., dau. * John and Susannah (Curtis) Hartshorn. She was b. Hancock, Vt., Dec. 9, 1818, d. Milford, Aug. 17, 1853. M. (2) Oct. 6, 1855, Sarepta J., a sister of his first wife, b. Lyndeboro, June 21, 1826, d. Milford, Nov. 2, 1901. Ch. b. Milford. Ch. by first wife:
1. Alfred Alonzo, b. Jan. 7, 1842, carpenter, res. Milford, m. Jan. 6, 1867, Hattie J. Fairfield of Hancock, one ch.
2. Rodney Lorenzo, b. Feb. 14, 1844, d. Aug. 27, 1847.
3. Mary Olivia, b. Oct. 3, 1846, m. March 21, 1888, John C., son John C. and Mary Fifield, res. Candia.
4. Susan Luella, b. Oct. 6, 1849, d. July 27, 1856.
5. Viletta Jane, b. March 2, 1853, d. July 17, 1856.
Ch. by second wife:
6. Susan Viletta, b. Nov., 1857, m. April 28, 1880, George L., son of George and Melinda Y. (Bent) Parker, res. Nashua.
7. John Curtis, b. Dec. 22, 1856, mechanic, res. Milford.
8. Willie Ellsworth, b. Dec. 21, 1861, mechanic, res. Milford, m. Dec. 21, 1890, Florence E., dau. Frank J. and Esther (Fuller) Smith, of Milford.
9. Grace B., b. June 7, 1866, m. Feb. 14, 1893, Charles A., son Charles and Laura A. (Hall) Baker, res. Milford.
HOLLIS.
Benjamin Hollis, shoemaker, came to Mont Vernon, from Braintree, Mass., in 1844, bought the house of Benjamin Nutter, then standing on the site where T. H. Richardson since lived; lived here until 1848, when he sold to Newell D. Foster and removed to Weare, thence to District No. 8, in Amherst, where he d. March 1, 1864. His widow, Abigail Hollis, d. at Weare, April 10, 1885. Their only ch.
Benjamin E., b. Braintree, Mass., November 16, 1833, removed from Amherst to Weare, Nov., 1865, m. Oct., 1887, Mrs. Harriet F., widow Alvah Buxton, keeps tavern in Weare.
INGALLS.
Charles Osmyn Ingalls, b. Hanover, N. H., May 5, 1862. Moved to Mont Vernon in 1894, farmer, owns and occupies the Justin Richardson farm in South Dist., m. Nov. 3, 1898, Hattie May, dau. of Daniel and Mary E. (Twiss) Richardson. She was b. Oct. 26, 1876, in Mont Vernon, Ch.
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. Mont Vernon, April 28, 1899.
LUCIUS B. HUTCHINSON.
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IRELAND.
William H. Ireland, b. Park St., Boston, Jan. 28, 1818, m. (1) Sarah A. Stone, b. Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 1, 1820, m. Dec. 5 1839. She d. Newton Centre, Mass., Sept. 21, 1889. He m. (2) Francy Laubner, Oct. 7, 1890. She was b. Aug. 5, 1867, at Falkenstein, Bavaria, Germany. He d. at Newton Centre, February 16, 1900. He came from Newton, Mass., in the early forties to Mont Vernon and lived on a farm in the southeast part of the town. He returned to Newton in 1866. Ch. by first wife:
1. William Ezra, b. Dec. 14, 1840, drowned in Mississippi River, La., July 26, 1864.
2. *James Edward, b. Aug. 16, 1846.
3. *Charles Henry, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 10, 1850.
4. Albert Frost, b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 12, 1852, m. April 12, 1896, Anna J. Richardson of Winchester, Mass., b. July 27, 1866, two ch. He was a large building contractor of the firm of C. H. and A. F. Ireland. D. Feb. 16, 1903.
5. George W., b. June 3, 1854. d. June 2, 1858.
6. Frank Fremont, b. Mont Vernon, July 8, 1856, drowned at sea, near coast of Japan, Sept. 12, 1885. He was mate of a large merchant vessel.
7. Sarah Anna, b. Mont Vernon, June 3, 1859, m. June 18, 1883, Charles E. Kendall of Winchester, Mass., one son, Frank Dana, b. Aug. 3, 1887.
8. Irving Whitney, b. Mont Vernon, July 24, 1863, m. Dec. 8, 1886, Olive E. Knowles of Newton, has three ch., is a mill owner and resides in Newton Centre. Ch. by second wife b. Newton Centre.
9. Josephine, b. Aug. 10, 1891.
10. Francy, b. March 6, 1893.
11. Frank Fremont, b. June 25, 1895.
12. Wm. Henry, b. 1897.
13. Helen, b. Dec. 16, 1899.
James Edward Ireland, son of William H. and Sarah (Stone) Ire- land, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 16, 1846, m. Oct. 9, 1871, Louisa G. Morgan, b. Bournemouth, Eng. He was a gardener in Milton, taking charge of a gentleman's greenhouses and grounds. Ch.
1. William Edward, b. July 31, 1872.
2. George Albert, b. June 25, 1874.
3. Agnes Freeland, b. March 11, 1876, d. May 30, 1880.
4. Gertrude Harriet, b. Sept. 17, 1880.
5. Frank F., b. Sept. 18, 1886.
Charles Henry Ireland, son of William H. and Sarah (Stone) Ire- land, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 10, 1850, m. Sept. 23, 1879, Eliza J. Kendall of Winchester, Mass., b. Oct. 14, 1858. He is a large building contractor of the firm of C. H. & A. F. Ireland, Newton Centre, Mass. Ch. b. Newton :
1. Marion K., b. July 6, 1880.
2. Lawrence Stone, b. May 1, 1882.
3. Mary Wyman, b. Oct. 9, 1884.
4. Alice Helen, b. June 22, 1886.
5. Ruth Linda, b. Jan. 12, 1889.
6. Wallace Raymond, b. June 13, 1891.
7. Grace Pearl, b. April 12, 1893.
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ISOLA.
Charles F. Isola, b. Aug. 9, 1874, came from Pepperell in 1894. M May 21, 1876, Maude L., dau. of Henry A. and Lucy (Wilkins) Hutchin- son. She was b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 22, 1873. He built a costly house in the South Dist., where he resides.
JAQUITH.
Asa Jaquith, b. 1792, Dec., son of Isaac and Prudence Jaquith, d. Nashua, May 19, 1871, m. Mary T. Noyes, dau. of Silas Noyes. She was b. Nov. 1806, d. Jan. 12, 1862. They resided for some years on the farm now owned by Charles E. Kendall in the East District. Ch. b. in Mont Vernon :
1. Asa, b. Aug. 23, 1823, voted here in 1845 and 1846; was a mer- chant in Nashua, where he d. unm.
2. Ebenezer, b. April 4, 1825, m. Ellen J., dau. of William and Naomi S. (Wilkins) Underwood, of Amherst. He d. Nashua, May 6, 1870.
3. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 26, 1826, m. April 6, 1854, Calvin B. Duscomb, d. Wilton, July 17, 1856.
4. Almina, b. April 10. 1833, unm.
5. Emeline b. Sept. 4, 1834, d. Oct. 2, 1854.
Isaac Jacquith, father Asa Jacquith, d. Oct. 2, 1789, aged 47 years. Prudence, his wife, d. May 8, 1832, aged 84 years. Prudence their dau., and wife of John Bragg, d. May 8, 1827, aged 42 years. .
JENKINS.
Micah Jenkins, b. in Andover, Mass., 111. Betsey Mooar of Milford in 1810. She was b. Jan. 25, 1790, d. in 1825. They settled on the farm now occupied by Leander Barker. Ch. probably b. Mont Vernon : 1. Osmore, b. December 3, 1815, watchmaker, resided in Plymouth and Boston, Mass.
2. Deborah, b. April 13, 1819, in. Jotham Clark, resided in Granby, Mass. 3. Luther, b. Aug. 27, 1822, m. (1) Putnam of Reading ; 11. (2) Putnam of Reading, resided in Reading.
William Patten Jenkins, b. Milton, N. H., April 16, 1811, m. June 16, 1836, Martha S. Rogers of Milton, lived in Hancock some years, Greenfield seven years and moved to Mont Vernon in 1871, where he d. June 12, 1884, aged 73. His wife d. at St. Louis, Mo., January 5, 1889, aged 73. Their ch. were:
1. Mary Emily, b. April 14, 1837, m. Oct. 28, 1865. Calvin E. Stock- bridge of Pelham. She d. March 10, 1872.
2. Harriette A., b. May 17, 1839, m. June 30, 1869, Charles S. Free- born; resides St. Louis.
3. Ellen M., b. March 21, 1841, m. Oct. 4, 1865, Milan E. Davis of Hancock, has five ch.
4. Henry S., b. July 16, 1843, supercargo on a steamboat, d. at New Orleans, Aug. 16, 1874.
5. Charles Albert, b. July 21. 1845, m. Sarah L. Heath, January 1, 1867; lives in Milfordf farmer. Ch.
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1. Nettie L., b. Hancock, Feb. 7, 1870, m. Nov. 28, 1889, Edgar A. Littlefield of Wells, Me., res. Springfield, Mass.
2. Hattie M., b. Bennington, Aug. 11, 1871, m. May 10, 1897, Frank Davis, res. Springfield, Mass.
6. Elizabeth H., b. Aug. 12, 1847, m. June 4, 1573, John M. Holt, lives in Haverhill, Mass.
7. Addie F., b. July 10, 1853, m. Edward S. Foster of Leverett, Mass., Nov. 24, 1875. They lived here some years, returning to Leverett, Mass., in 1885 have four ch.
8. Annie P., b. May 15, 1855, d. St. Louis, unm., Sept. 19, 1889. She was buried at Mont Vernon.
9. William P., b. May 23, 1857, m. Oct. 11, 1882, Vienna, adopted dau. of Cornelius and Aihsalı (Haseltine) Green, of Mont Vernon. She was b. Sept. 16, 1861.
Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Annie May, b. July 16, 1883.
2. Viola Ida, b. May 18, 1885.
3. Eva Maria, b. Feb. 18, 1888.
TENNISON.
Rev. Edwin Jennison, b. Walpole, N. H., 1805, graduated Dartmouth College 1827, was minister at Walpole from 1831 to 1835. He was min- ister in Mont Vernon from 1836 until 1841. After a voyage to Europe he settled in Ashburnham, Mass., and was from 1847 to 1849 at Hopkin- ton, N. H. His frequent ill-health compelled his retirement from pastoral service. He located as a farmer in Alstead, N. H., supplying for a time one of the churches in that town, and from 1852 to 1854 the church in the adjoining town of Langdon, N. H. He d. in Conway, Mass., Dec. 5, 1887, age 82. He m. Miss Mary B. Shannon of Saco, Me., had ch. She d. Nov. 22, 1885, age 75 years.
JOHNSON.
Sardis Johnson, b. Jaffrey, N. H., moved here from Jaffrey, N. H., and lived many years on the farm now owned by George C. Hadley, where he d. April 22, 1865, age 69. His wife, Charlotte (Goodrich) John- son, d. Aug. 13, 1852, age 62. Their adopted dau., Sophia Goodrich, b. Bedford, Mass., m. Samuel Daland, lived on her father's farm moved to Milford where he d. Sept. 17, 1887, age 76. She d. Milford, May 13, 1899, aged 74.
Warren D. Johnson, b. Boston, March 28, 1843, d. Mont Vernon, Sept. 6, 1893. He was a member of the Fifth N. H. Regt. in Civil War. He came here from Danbury, N. H., in 1870. He was a laborer. He m. Jan. 1, 1870, Martha A. Brown, b. Wilmot, May 30, 1851. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. George F., b. February 10, 1872, m. March 28, 1895, Carrie Avery of Francestown.
2. James William. b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 28. 1876, teamster, res. Mont Vernon.
George T. Johnson, son of Warren D. and Martha A. (Brown) John- son, b. Springfield, N. H., Feb. 10, 1872, m. (1) Carrie Avery of Frances- town, who d. Nov. 1, 1901, m. (2) 1902, Nellie Wyman of Francestown. He resides New Boston, is a laborer. Ch.
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1. Carl Avery, b. Francestown, June 23, 1897.
2. Carrie Gladys, b. New Boston, Oct. 26, 1901.
JONES.
Nathan Jones and Elizabeth Coburn were in. in Dracut, Mass., in October, 1743, moved to the farm southeast of Mont Vernon village( now owned by Sanborn P. Worthen) in 1760, where he d. Sept. 2, 1799. She was a dau. of Josiah and Sarah Coburn and was b. June 24, 1724. They had ten ch., of whom eight reached adult age:
1. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 10, 1744, m. Matthew Parker of Litchfield June 1763. They were the grandparents of the late Hon. James U. and Nathan Parker of Manchester.
2. Thomas, b. March 20, 1746.
3. * Nathan, b. Feb. 25, 1748.
4. Rachel, b. Sept. 25, 1750, m. Jan. 2, 1772, Samuel Durant of Not- tingham, West, now Hudson; d. 1786.
5. Peter, b. March 1, 1753, d. young.
6. *Timothy, b. July 27, 1755.
7. Phinehas, b. Feb. 16, 1758, d. 1799, m. Sarah Hildreth, June 15, 1784, had four ch. After his death she m. * James Smith.
8. Mary, b. April 21, 1760, m. Levi Kimball of Landgrove, Vt.
9. * Peter, b. June 16, 1762, in Mont Vernon.
10. Dolly, b. March 21, 1765, in Mont Vernon, m. Dodge of New Boston.
Nathan Jones, Jr., son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Coburn) Jones, b. Dracut, b. Feb. 25, 1748, d. in Mont Vernon, Nov. 6, 1813, m. Esther But- terfield. They settled on what was since known as the McCollom place, in the north part of Mont Vernon (buildings not standing now). Ch. b. Mont Vernon were:
1. Betsey, b. April 25, 1777, m. Feb. 28, 1815, Nathan Fuller of Am- herst, one dau. She d. Mont Vernon Feb. 8, 1829.
2. Dorcas, b. March 22, 1779, m. John Farrington.
3. Dolly, b. Oct. 17, 1781, m. John Trow.
4. Serviah, b. Oct. 1, 1783, m. * William Lamson.
5. *Nathan, b. July 10, 1787.
6. Rhoda, b. May 21, 1790, m. James Pike, May 7, 1812.
Timothy Jones, son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Coburn) Jones, b. July 27, 1755, d. in Amherst in spring of 1793, m. June 13, 1782, Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Kendrick, of Hollis settled on a farm in the westerly part of Amherst near Mont Vernon line. After his decease his widow m. Andrew Leavitt of Mont Vernon. She d. May, 1818. Ch.
1. John, m. and settled in New Boston, where he d.
2. Bowen, d. at sea, never m.
3. Betsey, m. * Edmund Batchelder of Mont Vernon, settled in Landgrove, Vt., d. in Peru, Vt., July 9, 1869, age 83 years three months.
4. Rachel, m. Eben Batchelder, June 30, 1811, d. Amherst, Jan. 9, 1863, age 76.
5. Hannah insane many years, d. at Concord Insane Asylum Aug. 12, 1847, age 55.
6. Timothy Jones, Jr., b. July 28, 1793, d. June 24, 1882, m. (1) Sophia, dau. of Reuben Stearns, Dec. 18, 1821. She d. July 7, 1830, age 26. He m. (2) Hannah, dau. Alexander Carr, lived in Amherst, four ch. by first wife.
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Peter Jones, son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Coburn) Jones, b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 9, 1762, d. Amherst, Oct. 11, 1842 m. Betsey Woodbury, dau. of Peter and Elizabeth (Dodge) Ray Woodbury, June 5, 1787. She was an aunt of Julge Levi Woodbury and was b. Feb. 9, 1770, d. April 3, 1843. They settled on the frm occupied by his father, but removed thence to Amherst in 1825. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Mahala, b. 1788, m. Feb., 1809, *Mark D. Perkins. She d. June 24, 1843.
2. *Levi, b. Jan. 9, 1790.
3. Hannah, b. Nov. 20, 1793, m. December 1, 1814, *Capt. William Bruce, d. Tuly 18, 1870.
4. Peter W., b. June 19, 1795, d. June 4, 1797.
Nathan Jones, 3rd., son of Nathan, Jr., and Esther (Butterfield) Jones, b. Mont Vernon, July 10, 1787 d. 1820, m. Sarah Bancroft. After his death she removed to Belleville, Canada, West, and d. there 1876, age 87. Her remains were brought to Mont Vernon and buried near those of her husband. Ch. were:
1. Nathan, 4th, lived in Belleville, Can., d. Ontario, April 22, 1892, age 47.
2. Timothy.
3. Adams.
4. Sarah, m. John D. Nutter, resided Montreal.
Col. Levi Jones, son of Peter and Betsey (Woodbury) Jones, b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 9, 1790, d. Amherst, Oct. 11, 1858, m. Sophia, dau. of Thomas Gilmore, June 11, 1815. She was a great-granddaughter of Rev. Daniel Wilkins of Amherst, and a cousin of Gen. John Adams Dix of New York. She was b. Jan. 27, 1796, d. April 13, 1875. They settled on the Jones homestead in Mont Vernon, but removed to Amherst in 1825. First four ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Peter Woodbury, b. March 30, 1817, m. Cynthia Marland Nov. 14, 1841. She d. Sept. 20, 1870, age 50. No ch. He d. Amherst, Dec. 6, 1886, age 69.
2. Nancy R., b. February 2, 1819, d. Aug., 1826.
3. Mary L., b. June 13, 1821, m. Elbridge F. Perkins, Jan. 31, 1854, d. Wilton.
4. Abby D., b. April 29, 1823, m. James H. Parmalee of New York, Jan., 1848, d. Manchester, Jan. 24, 1881.
5. George W., b. Feb. 2, 1825, was one of the city officers in Lowell, Mass., d. unm. in Amherst, Sept. 7, 1851.
6. Thomas, b. Feb. 3, 1827, lived in Amherst, d. there unm. Feb. 15, 1900; farmer.
7. Nancy R., b. Jan. 18, 1829, d. Lowell, April 20, 1843.
8. Charles F., b. March 12, 1831, d. Oct. 10, 1840.
9. Harriet N., b. Jan. 15, 1833, m. Dr. William E. Rogers of West- boro, Mass., March 4, 1861. 2 ch.
10. Jane M. W., b. April 3, 1835, m. Oct. 14, 1856, David R. Brant of Brooklyn, N. Y.
11. Amelia Frances, b. May 3, 1837, d. Oct. 10, 1840.
12. Daniel G., b. Aug. 3, 1839, d. Aug., 1840.
George Jones, son of b. New Boston, m. 1831, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Atwood) Battles. He d. 1857, age 55. After
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his death his widow lived in Mont Vernon, d. Jan. 2, 1894, age 80 years.
Ch. b. New Boston :
1. *Solomon, b. March 15, 1836.
2. Servilla, murdered at 16 yrs. of age, 1857.
3. *Plumer.
4. Sarah J., d. in infancy.
5. Eliza J., d. in infancy.
6. Rebecca, b. 1849, m. * Woodbury Averill. She d. March 23, 1885.
7. Elnora, b. March 22, 1851, m. 1871, Alonzo Winn of Antrim, res.
Mont Vernon.
8. George Frank, b. July 4, 1854, m. April 3, 1889, Marianna, dau. Rufus Harwood of Lowell. She d. Oct. 29, 1895 age 44 yrs.
Bradley Jones, b. New Boston, Aug. 20, 1815, lived on the farm in East Dist. after his m. He built the house. Farm was l.nown as the "Bradley Jones place." He was a carpenter. He d. Oct. 12, 1885, age 70 yrs. M. Mary W., dau. Daniel and Deborah (Battles) Kendall, March 7, 1843. She was b. Mont Vernon, April 30, 1820, d. May 18, 1882. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Emma Jane, b. March 1, 1848, m. Feb. 4, 1879, George H. Board- man of Lowell, res. Lowell, one ch., Blanche G., b. July 11, 1881.
2. Albert P., b. Aug. 31, 1851, d. Aug. 10, 1880.
Plumer Jones, son of George and .Sarah (Battles) Jones, b. New Boston, m. Nancy M., dau. of Trask W. and Hannah W. (Perkins) Aver- ill. She was b. Mont Vernon, Ma" 21, 1838, d. Nov. 16, 1876, lived in house in East Dist., now burnt, on left-hand side, between James Brown's mill and Stiles place. His widow, after his death, m. his brother, Sol- omon Jones. Ch.
1. Edwin Augustus, b. March 2, 1862, lived in Francestown, now res. Goffstown.
Solomon Jones, son of George and Sarah (Battles) Jones, b. New Boston, March 15, 1836, lived in smaller house on the best farm in East District, moved to Lowell, where he now res., was a farmer, hunter and laborer. M. (1) his brother's, Plumer Jones, widow, Nancy M., dau. Trask W. and Hannah W. (Perkins) Averill. She was b. Mont Vernon, May 21, 1838, d. Nov. 16, 1876. He m. (2) July 7, 1877, Martha Cook, by whom he has ch. Ch. by first wife b. Mont Vernon :
1. Annie Elletta, b. Sept. 10, 1867, m. Oct. 18, 1885, Frank Smith, son of Daniel H. and Mary J. (Holt) Smith, of Mont Vernon, res. Mont Vernon, two ch.
2. Samuel Prescott, b. Jan. 3, 1870.
3. Frank Eugene, b. April 30, 1874, d. Sept. 17, 1878.
KEELER.
Rev. Seth H. Keeler, graduate Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., was pastor at Windsor, Vt., So. Berwick, Me., and for many years at Calais, Me. From 1867 to 1875 he was settled at Mont Vernon. Removed to Somerville, Mass., in 1875, where he d. Sept. 26, 1886, aged 86 years. He m. a dau. of Peter Felt, of New Ipswich, where he taught in the Acad- emy, prior to his settlement as a minister. They had three ch., one son and two dau.
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KENDALL.
Capt. Thaddeus Kendall, son of Nathan and Rebecca (Colburn) Ken- dall, b. Amherst, Aug. 2, 1772, m. (1) Catharine, dau. of Robert Fletcher, Esq., Sept. 25, 1800. She d. April 27, 1801, age 22. mn (2) Abigail, dau. Dea. Samuel and Abigail (Farwell) Wilkins, of Amherst, Nov. 13, 1808. She was b. April 30, 1773, in Amherst, d. Moble, Ala., Sept. 27, 1853. He settled in Mont Vernon, where he was a merchant several years. While here he was interested in the militia and under his leadership and instruction the North West Parish (or Mont Vernon) Company became one of the best in the old Fifth Regt. Leaving Mont Vernon he settled in Vergennes, Vt. He d. in Burlington, Vt., in 1843. Their ch. were:
1. *George Wilkins, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 22, 1809.
2. Thaddeus Richmond, b. Mont Vernon. He m. Amanda Hutchins of Alabama, had several ch., two of whom are now living. He was a lawyer in Moble, Ala., also engaged in mercantile business there. He re- moved to Concord, N. H., thence to Binghamton, N. Y., where he d. Sept. 19, 1882.
3. Catherine, b. Mont Vernon, m. William Rix in 1837. They had several ch., only two now living-two dau. (married) live near her in Royalton, Vt. She lived in Mobile, Ala., until the war of 1860 broke out, when she moved to Vermont. Mr. R. is dead.
George Wilkins Kendall, son of Capt. Thaddeus and Abigail (Wil- kins) Kendall, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 22, 1809, d. on his ranch, "Post Oak Springs," near Boerne Kendall Co., Texas, Oct. 21, 1867. He learned the printer's trade while still a boy, which was a means for making a liveli- hood. From the age of 14 he earned his own living, pushing out far from civilization, seeking adventure and fortune. In 1837 he founded the New Orleans Picayune, a small, bright newsy sleet, that to this day exists and that for years was a power in the South and in all of its existence only suspended for a short time during the war of 1860-1865. The paper only passed out of the hands of the family after his death, when his share was purchased by a partner, whose heirs still have possession. He served in the Mexican War with great credit. He was a member of Gen. Edmund Worth's staff. After the end of the Mexican War he traveled extensively in Europe. During his travels he married his wife, Adeline de Valcourt, a French lady, and for several years they lived in Paris, France. He came back to America in December, 1855. From that time until 1860 the winters were spent in New Orleans and the summers on a ranch in Texas, where he engaged in raising fine sheep, many of which were imported from France. During the War of 1860 he remained on the Texas ranch, taking but little part in the conflict, the scarcity of men making it difficult to handle hiis large flocks of sheep, causing the Indians to grow very bold and for years making it dangerous to go about alone or unarmed.
After the war he spent the winters again in New Orleans, the paper showing to a marked degree the interesting articles, editorials and letters from his most versatile pen. In 1866 he made a flying trip to his old home in New Hampshire, visited many of the old-home scenes, and also spent a couple of months in Europe.
During the years he spent on the ranch he busied himself writing a History of the Mexican War and completed it but a few weeks prior to his death, which occurred after a short illness on Oct. 21, 1867, (the manuscript of said history is still in the hands of his heirs).
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HISTORY OF MONT VERNON.
George W. Kendall was a man of very strong character, a man that stood six feet, with regular features and a most affable manner. He had a keen sense of humor and had, perhaps, the widest range of friends of any man in his community or indeed wherever he might find himself. He was enthusiastically fond of Texas and never tired extolling its oppor- tunities, climate, etc., and was buried in the little cemetery in the town or village of Boerne, in Kendall Co., (named after him) in Texas, the state of his adoption. The printers from his paper erected to his memory a marble monument upon which are inscribed the following words: "He was a poet, journalist, author, and farmer, eminent in all."
Ch. b. France:
1. Georgina, b. 1851, m. a lawver, Eugene J. Fellowes (a native of New Orleans), son of Thomas and Irene (Panavar) Fellowes, Dec. 15, 1873, at Binghamton, N. Y. Lived in Chicago, Il1. Now resides Spokane, Wash. She is a highly educated woman, speaking several European languages. One son, Kendall Fellowes, b. Chicago, Oct. 14, 1879, served in Spanish-American War, is now engaged in insurance business in San Francisco, Cal.
2. George Williams, b. 1853, d. 1878, unm.
3. Caroline Louise, b. 1854, d. Texas, July 4, 1898, unm.
4. Henry Fletcher, b. 1855, m. 1886, Mary A. Jordan. dau. W. H. (retired colonel 21st. Inf., U. S. A.,) and Mary Adiar, his wife, two ch. He graduated from West Point in 1878. He was promoted a major and assigned to the 12th cavalry. He served in the Spanish-American War, and is now stationed at Ft. Clark, Texas.
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