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5. Sabrina, b. Oct. 14, 1786, d. Dec. 11, 1802.
6. Henry Hammond, b. Sept. 9, 1789, d. Feb. 20, 1829.
7. Nancy, b. March 24, 1791, m. Sept. 10, 1809, Ephraim Pike.
8. Frances W., b. Jan. 13, 1794, m. James W. Haseltine of Frances- town in 1814, d. Manchester, Dec. 12, 1877; had four ch.
9. John T., b. Nov. 15, 1795, d. 1797.
10. Elizabeth D., b. May 8, 1798, m. Newell Dean in Dec., 1828, d. Boston, Mass., July 7, 1858.
11. Mary, b. May 31, 1800, d. Feb. 22, 1802.
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12. Peter W., b. Dec. 5, 1802, lived in Salem, Mass.
13. Horace, b. Nov. 5, 1807.
RAYMOND.
John Raymond of Beverly, b. about 1616, m. Rachel Scruggs, who d. 1666. He m. (2) Mrs. Judith Woodbury, wid. William Woodbury, Jr. She d. 1702, aged 75. His ninth ch. and the first by his second wife was 2Nathaniel, b. March 15, 1670, d. Jan. 8, 1749, m. Rebecca, dau. Lot Conant, b. Jan. 31, 1671, d. Dec., 1760. They had 10 ch., of whom 3Nathaniel was the ninth, b. April 1, 1712, m. Martha Balch, Oct. 3, 1735. They had eight ch., of whom the sixth was Nathaniel, 4th generation, b. Beverly, May 8, 1749, m. Phebe Dodge, dau of Geo. Dodge, Hamilton, Mass. He d. Mont Vernon, 1800. He removed to Mont Vernon in 1773. He was a sailor. His wife d. Nov. 15, 1825, age 70. He lived on Ray- mond farm in South Dist. Ch.
1. Martha, m. Dea. Andrew Hutchinson of Milford, had sons, Nathaniel, Elisha and Stillman.
2. Mary, m. Nov. 15, 1800, David Goodell and settled in Hillsboro, d. Antrim, 1864, aged 85; had two sons, George D. and Jesse R. Goodell. George D. was the father of Dr. John Goodell of Hillsboro and Jesse R. Goodell, the father of Ex .- Gov. D. H. Goodell, of Antrim.
3. Sally, b. Jan. 26, 1781, m. Samuel Hartshorn of Lyndeboro, had six ch., of whom the first was Dea. Samuel, b. Feb. 25, 1810, d. Mason, Nov., 1846, was deacon Baptist Church, Lyndeboro, and Hancock.
4. *George, b. 1783.
5. * John, b. July, 1785.
6. * Jesse, b. 1792.
George Raymond, son of Nathaniel and Phebe (Dodge) Raymond, b. Mont Vernon, 1783, m. Dec. 19, 1809, Mary, dau. John and Polly ( Brad- ford) Wallace of Milford. She was b. May 13 1785, d. Sept. 8, 1862. He was selectman, was representative in 1842; lived on the homestead in the South Dist., d. Dec. 14, 1853 Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Mary, b. Jan. 5, 1811, was teacher and principal of the Female Seminary in Hancock, m. Jan. 19, 1839, Rev. Dura D. Pratt of Nashua, d. Aug. 8, 1902, at Evanston, Ill.
2. Phebe B .. b. Sept. 13, 1812, m. Eugene Hutchinson of Milford, d. Nov. 13, 1837 ; one dau.
3. George, b. Nov. 3, 1814, d. Aug. 9, 1818.
4. *Andrew W., b. Oct. 19, 1817.
5. Sally, b. Oct. 3, 1818, d. Oct. 14, 1819.
6. *George, b. Aug. 9, 1820.
7. Nancy, b. April 25, 1824, m. May 11, 1847, Dana W. Pratt of Pen- acook, N. H., d. Feb., 1871; one son, Charles D., who d. at Milford, N. H.
John Raymond, son of Nathaniel and Phebe (Dodge) Raymond, b. Mont Vernon, July 23, 1785. m. Sally, dau. John and Polly (Bradford) Wallace of Milford. He d. April 22, 1850. They settled on the farm now of George F. Tarbell. In 1839 he sold his farm and moved to Union Co., Ohio, where he afterwards gave the name to the town of Raymond, where he and his wife, Sally, d. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 19, 1811, was taxed here five years until 1838. Went first to Raymond, Ohio, thence to Champaigne, Ill., d. May 19, 1890.
2. John Wallace, b. March 5, 1815, m. Feb., 1839, Lucinda Smart, d. Raymond, Ohio, June 30, 1841, without ch.
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3. * Robert Burns, b. May 2, 1824.
Jesse Raymond, son Nathaniel and Phebe (Dodge) Raymond, b. Mont Vernon, 1792, m. Betsey Dale of Wilton, N. H. He d. July 14, 1862. He lived on the farm in South Dist., now occupied by C. F. Isola. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. John Goodell, b. Sept., 1816, m. Oct. 8, 1839, Roxanna, dau. Alfred and Lydia (Foster) Hutchinson; m. (2) March 20, 1856, Abigail, dau. John and Rosanna ( Mills) Bullard; m. (3) March 20, 1877, Mrs. Nancy J. (Cilley) Hill. He was a blacksmith, lived and d. in Milford, Jan. 14, 1885. His ch. were Abbie, m. Albert Conant of South Lyndeboro, and David E. of Peterboro.
2. David Goodell, d. Milford, Sept. 7, 1843, aged 24 years.
Andrew Wallace Raymond, son of George and Mary (Wallace) Ray- mond, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 19, 1817, m. March 7, 1843, Abbie Stevens of Goffstown. She d. Feb. 23, 1883, age 65. He lived on the homestead, d. Julv 5, 1895. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Mary Frances, b. Jan. 7, 1844, m. March 4, 1863, Dodge G. Hart- shorn of Milford, d. Milford, Aug. 17, 1899; one dau., Mrs. D. O. Handley of Milford.
2. *Charles Henry, b. Feb. 21, 1846.
3. *George Andrew, b. July 1, 1849.
4. Abbie E., b. Oct. 13, 1851, m. Walker.
5. John W., b. April 6, 1857, m. April 14, 1886, Henrietta Colston ; has two ch., lives in Concord, Mass.
6. Dana Pratt, b. Dec. 23, 1859, d. March 8, 1870.
George Raymond, son of George and Mary (Wallace) Raymond, b. Mont Vernon, April 9, 1820, lived in Antrim, Concord, N. H .; lives Rock- bottom, Mass., m. Eleanor Pollard of Antrim. Ch.
1. * Edwin Herbert, b. Aug. 18, 1849.
2. Elsie A., b. Nov. 8, 1853, m. Nov. 30, 1882, Thomas J. Niles of Concord, N. H.
Nathaniel Raymond, son of John and Sally Bradford Raymond, b. Mont Vernon. Sept. 19, 1811, was taxed here five years until 1838. Went first to Raymond, Ohio, thence to Champaigne, Ill., d. May 19, 1890. Ch. of Nathaniel and his wife. Melissa, were:
1. Josiephine, b. May 8, 1842, m. Sept. 29, 1868, William S. Maxwell.
2. Sally, b. April 22, 1844, m. June 14, 1871, Jona B. Green.
3. John E., b. Aug. 4, 1845, merchant Girard, Kan.
4. Isaac S., b. Jan. 29, 1849. m. Oct. 27, 1875, Edith Eaton.
Robert Burns Ravmond, b. Mont Vernon, May 2, 1824, son of John and Sally (Bradford) Raymond, resides Monmouth, Il1., m. Sarah Lock- wood 1846. Ch.
1. George, b. Jan. 9, 1847, d. Oct. 17, 1867.
2. Chas. W., of Monmouth, b. July 21, 1849, m. Dec., 1870; had two dau. Wife d. June, 1875. He m. (2) Hattie Hovier, Sept., 1879; has son and dau.
3. Pratt. b. March 29, 1852, d. Aug. 15, 1869.
4. David B., b. July 4, 1855, m. Dec., 1882, Alice Lake, one son.
Charles Henry Raymond, son Andrew W. and Abbie (Stevens) Ray-
CHARLES H. RAYMOND.
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educated principally at the Easton State Normal School. Became a preacher of the Maine Methodist Conference, and as such was stationed at Dover, Tremont and Pembroke. March 7, 1882, he was ordained as a Congregational minister at Harrington, Me., was acting pastor at Tur- ner, Me., from Dec., 1883 to Nov., 1885, and at Mont Vernon from Dec., 1885 to Feb. 26, 1888. Was two years each at Cornish, Me., and North- wood, N. H. Was pastor of a Congregational church in Everett, Mass., where he d. He m. Abby F. Rowe of Ellsworth, Me., ch.
1. Ruth M., b. 1876.
2. Ralph S., b. 1877.
3. Anna E., b. June, 1879.
4. Roy, b. Dec. 4, 1880.
McQUESTION.
Hugh N. McQuestion, b. Merrimack, Feb. 14, 1805, lived on the farm where Martin L. Wheeler now lives in the East District, d. Feb. 13, 1889, age 84; removed to farm near East School. He m. Sarah F. Hartshorn of Merrimack, April 2, 1829. She d. Oct. 18, 1877, age 72 years, 11 months, 19 days. She was b. Oct. 29, 1804. Ch. b. Mont Vernon. 1. Henry N., b. Feb. 15, 1830, m. Hattie Hunt, enlisted in the Fifth N. H. Regt. in the Civil War, d. diseased, Newport News, Va., June 6, 1862, one son, Fred.
2. *Thomas H., b. May 8, 1832.
3. Nathan P., d. March 26, 1842, age 7 yrs., 5 mos.
4. Harriet J., d. March 13, 1846, age 10 yrs., 2 mos.
5. Sarah F., b. Feb. 23, 1844, m. May 8, 1873, Wm. W. Grafton, Friendship, Me., res. Milford, d. Milford, Nov. 12, 1886; one dau.
6. Mary A., b. Feb. 2, 1846, d. unm. Milford, Dec. 19, 1893.
Thomas H. McQuestion, b. Mont Vernon, May 8, 1832, son Hugh M. and Sarah F. (Hartshorn) McQuestion. Lived on his father's farm near East School in East District. d. there Aug. 26, 1896, m. July 4, 1861, Hannah P., dau. Stephen and Hannah Gage of Amherst. She was b. 1838, res. Goffstown. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. George N., b. Dec. 2, 1862, m. Addie S. Grant of Goffstown, April 28, 1891, who d. April 30, 1897, m. (2) Nov. 28, 1900, Carrie A. Richards ; carpenter, res. Goffstown; one ch., Ruth E., b. Nov. 16, 1892.
2. William P., b. Sept. 1, 1867, m. Nov. 6, 1885, Edith Richards of New Boston ; two ch., Ethel and Geo. R., res. Merrimack.
3. Bertha S., b. Dec. 13, 1868, m. Jan., 1885, Truman Parker, res. Lowell, Mass.
4. Mary J., b. June 10, 1876, m. Dec. 31, 1896, James E. Venio; one ch., Arthur E., b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 23, 1897, res. South Weare, N. H.
MILLS.
Capt. John Mills, the first of the family of six generations to the present day, was b. in Scotland. He is first found in Amherst, N. H., where he was married and settled in the Northwest Parish (now Mont Vernon). He is mentioned twelve times in Secombe's History of Am- herst, and several times subsequently in petitions to prevent the settle- ment of a minister at Amherst Plain, insomuch as the Northwest Parish was without a Christian Church. On page 209 John Mills is mentioned as giving one shilling, four pence toward defraying the expenses of a
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delegate to the first Provincial Congress at Exeter. John Mills served in Col. John Hart's Co. at Crown Point in 1758, and in Col. John Goffe's Co. at Crown Point in 1760 in the French and Indian War. He was sergeant in Col. Reed's Regt., Capt. Crosby's Co. at Bunker Hill, was Second Lieut. in Col. T. Bedell's Regt. Dec., 1775. Joined army in New York to march northward to Canada, surrendered by Maj. Butterfield to the British and Indians at "The Cedars," was stripped and ran the gauntlet ; May 19, 1776, exchanged and went to Crown Point. John Mills was First Lieut. in Col. Stark's Regt., Col. John Bradford's Co., at Battle of Bennington, was first company to attack. He went to Rhode Island in 1778 under Col. Nichols and Col. Josiah Crosby.
In autumn of 1781, Capt. John Mills led a company to Charlestown, N. H., to protect our frontier. The fighting done, Capt. John went to Winham, Vt., a place with which he was well pleased, having passed through it in his army marches, and settled with his family there for the rest of his life, dying in 1812, living there less than eight years.
He came to Mont Vernon prior to the Revolution, and made a home- stead on the farm afterwards known as the Cloutman place, now occupied by Hon. Charles J. Smith. He lived here until about 1804, as there is no record of his living elsewhere. He was an active and prominent citizen of the then Northwest Parish. He m. Keziah Lyon about 1765. She d. in Windham, Vt., in 1824. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Abigail, b. Aug. 1, 1766, m. Witherspoon, temoved to Maine, where she d.
2. *Ebenezer, b. April 23, 1770.
3. * John, b. April 24, 1772.
4. Keziah, b. June 11, 1774, m. Jonathan Sherwin, moved to Land- grove, Vt., and d. there.
5. Betsey, m. John Dudley, they removed to Windham, Vt. She afterward removed to Canada with her son and d. there.
Ebenezer Mills, son Capt. John and Keziah (Lyon) Mills, b. Mont Vernon, April 23, 1770, m. Hannah W., dau. Ezekiel and Hannah (Washer) Upton of Mont Vernon, left his family with his son, Ebenezer, Jr., 20 years of age, went to Bellows Falls, Vt., to work. While there he enlisted in the War of 1812 from Rockingham, Vt. He d. in the army at Burlington, Vt., in 1812. His wife d. in Milford, Sept. 20, 1856, aged 83 years. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. *Ebenezer.
2. Abigail, m. Daniel Bullard of Hyde Park, Vt., had two boys and three girls, and d. Hyde Park.
3. Annie or Rosanna, m. John Bullard, lived in Mont Vernon, three ch., Abbie, Edward and John.
4. * Ezekial, b. Feb. 23, 1800.
5. Hannah. m. Dennis Holden of Milford. She d. Dec. 6, 1870. age 68 years, 5 months; six ch.
6. Lavina, b. Dec. 3, 1805, d. April 6, 1889, m. * Asa Wetherbee of Mont Vernon, May 1, 1824. Ch.
7. Salome, b. April 27, 1807, m. Gary W. Ober of Hyde Park, Vt., d. Sept. 14, 1883. He d. Sept. 2, 1857. Ch.
1. Hannah, m. James Hunt, has two ch. lives Montana.
2. Emily, m. Geo. V. Tarleton, two ch., son Geo., res. Nashua.
3. Harriet, d. at 18.
4. Everett, m. Emma McCauley of New Boston, d. Suncook, one dau., Etta.
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5. Jennie D., b. Ang. 6, 1840, m. Kneeland C. White, res. Mont Vernon.
6. Helen L., b. July 25, 1842, m. (1) John Whipple of New Boston; m. (2) William Stevens of Mont Vernon, res. Mont Vernon.
7. Alma J., m. Charles Spencer of Pittsford, Vt., d. Milford; one dau., Mabel A., lived Mont Vernon ; 14 years teacher.
8. John, b. Feb. 2, 1810, m. (1) Sarah Putnam, dat. Aaron K. Put- nam of Wilton, 1835, lived in Wilton, came to Milford and engaged in boot and shoe manufacture till 1863, when he engaged in coopering and farming. Was a zealous antislavery man and Unitarian. His wife d. 1855. By her he had one dau., Sarah, who m. Hon. Charles H. Burns of Wilton, and two sons. He m. (2) 1858, Alvina Davis of Temple, by whom he had three sons and one dau. He d. March, 1892.
9. Aaron, b. April, 1812, m. Almira Bullard of Brookline, lived in Milford, was a boot manufacturer, farmer and cooper. He d. Aug. 5, 1893. His wife d. July 24, 1892. Six ch., only one living now (1903), Mrs. Geo. V. Tarleton.
John Mills, son Capt. John and Keziah ( Lyon) Mills, b. Mont Ver- non, April 24, 1772, m. Ednah Wilkins. He went to Nova Scotia to work upon a church, received his pay and started for home, which he never reached, was presumably murdered for his money. The story handed down is that a body was found in the vicinity of Lowell, thought to be that of John Mills. Ch. were :
1. Polly, b. Jan. 16, 1793.
2. Hezekiah, b. Dec. 15, 1795.
Ebenezer Mills, Jr., son of Ebenezer and Hannah W. (Upton) Mills, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 4, 1792, enlisted from Rockingham, Vt., War of 1812, m. (1) Lovia P. Holden of Brookline, N. H., lived in Grafton, Vt .. where nine ch. were born. She d. June, 1829. He then lived in Herki- mer, N. Y., coming to Milford in 1844, where he worked at his trade as a carpenter the rest of his days. He m. (2) Jan. 10, 1830, Fanny Park of Grafton, Vt., had three sons by this wife. She d. in Milford, Aug. 8, 1864, aged 66 years. 8 months. Ch. by first wife b. Grafton, Vt., all but oldest :
1. Alphonse T., b. Weston, Vt., July 9, 1816, d. June 5, 1818.
2. Ebenezer U., b. Grafton, Feb. 23, 1818, lived in Boston, Mass., from boyhood, m. Sarah Stevens in 1844, who d. 1883. He d. June 12. 1882; one ch.
3. Maria A., b. Feb. 15, 1819, m. Lucius W. Woodard of Stratton, Vt., d. Manhattan, Kan., Dec. 25, 1891; had four ch.
4. Hannah, b. Oct. 16, 1820, m. John McIntire of Waterboro, Me., about 1844. She lived in Wilton and Boston, where she d. April 10, 1849; four ch.
5. John Frank, b. June 22, 1822. Went to Boston, was hotel-keeper, was proprietor of the Parker House from 1872 to 1876. He d. April 9, 1876. Wife d. Feb., 1864; eight ch.
6. Zenophon E., b. Oct. 18, 1823. Went to Milford, N. H., m. Har- riet Russell Melzer of Milford, employed in J. & A. Mills shoe factory, was a quarryman, served three years as private in Co. C, 8th N. H. Regt., N. H. Volunteers; four ch.
7. Marion F., b. June 25, 1825, d. June 9, 1829.
8. Corydon S., b. Nov. 10, 1826, followed the sea for nine years on
a whaler, went to the California gold mines about 1850, m. and was
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killed Jan. 22, 1858, by a Uba mountain sliding.
9. Loisa, b. Jan. 2, 1829, d. March 5, 1832.
Ch. by second wife b. Grafton.
10. John Avery, b. Dec. 14, 1830, m. Emma Wheeler. Had one son Edgar, who d. young. Was mill owner in Nashua and Manchester, and shoe dealer in Penacook, Medford, Mass., and Milford, where he d. June 20, 1899. One adopted dau., Harriet.
11. George Edgar, b. Oct. 27, 1833, followed sea seven years, lives Medford, Mass., m. Frances, dau. James and Mary J. (Patch) Hopkins of Mont Vernon; four ch.
12. Henry Martin, b. Dec. 28, 1837, Lieut. in Co. C, Second N. H. Regt. Vol., in Civil War, m. Nellie Jewett of Nashua, lived in Nashua and Lowell; one son.
Ezekiel Mills, son of Ebenezer, Jr., and Hannah W. (Upton) Mills, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 23, 1800, m. Betsey Holt of Lyndeboro, lived in Windham, Vt., and in Milford, was Milford tax collector 12 years, clerk in store and kept boarding house. His wife d. Jan. 3, 1869. He d. June 18, 1881, Milford. Had two dau., Sarah R., m. Charles Buxton.
MITCHELL.
Joshua Mitchell, m. April 30, 1818, Mehitable Codman, dau. Thomas and Tabitha (Wilkins) Gilmore of Mont Vernon. They lived where A. W. Bragg does. He was a mechanic and moved to Woodstock, Vt., where they d. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Sarah Mehitable, b. Jan. 24, 1819.
2. Thomas Gilmore, b. Nov. 19, 1820, a graduate of Dartmouth Col- lege, was a Congregational clergyman in Maine.
NICHOLS.
Jacob Nichols, son of Ensign S. and Sarah (Dinsmore) Nichols, b. Londonderry, June 23, 1822. Mr. Nichols came to Mont Vernon about 1859, lived on the Reilly place on the turnpike, then on the old poor farm. From 1867 to 1871 he lived on the farm in the South Dist., now owned by Daniel Richardson, then in the village where A. W. Bragg, now lives. He is a farmer, was formerly a merchant. Married (1) Sept., 1847, Ara- bella E. Y., dau. of Henry Demeritt, b. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 22, 1822, and d. in Mont Vernon, March, 1870; m. (2) Sept. 24, 1872, Georgia E. Hall, widow of James Hall and dau. of Griffin and Elizabeth (Stevens) Wilson, b. in Nelson, Aug. 4, 1842, and d. in Milford, July 6, 1900. Ch.
1. Fannie Arabella, b. in Manchester, Feb. 21, 1850, m. March 22, 1877. Ellis H. Williams of Easton, Mass., and res. in Hyde Park, Mass. 2. Henry James, h. in Manchester, Jan. 7, 1854. is assistant cashier in Souhegan National Bank and res. in Milford; m. June 13, 1883, Nellie M. Newman, widow of Henry A. Newman and dau. of George A. and Diana (Woods) Graves of Cambridgenort. Mass.
3. Carrie Maud, b. in Milford, May 22, 1874, m. June 28, 1891, Clar- ence A., son of John A. and Ella (Richards) Lovejcy of Milford: res. in Concord Junction, Mass.
NEWMAN.
Moses Newman lived on James Reilly place, northeast of where Chas.
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H. Trow now lives, in North Dist. He d. March 22, 1846, aged 70. His first wife, Polly, d. Aug. 21, 1825, age 40. His second wife, Abigail R., d. May 12, 1860, aged 77 years, 3 months. She was originally Abigail Haseltine (sister John Haseltine) of Amherst. She m. (1) Lt. John Weston, Sept. 27, 1802. He was killed by the falling of a mill-stone in 1810. She had five ch. by Lt. Weston. She m. Moses Newman, Jan. 31, 1826.
NUTTER.
Benjamin Nutter, son of John and Hannah (Dennett) Nutter, b. Barnstead, N. H., came to Mont Vernon in the thirties, engaged in the business of manufacturing organs. He removed to Belleville, Canada. He m. Sarah, dau. Benjamin Nathan and Sarah ( Bancroft) Jones. Ch b. Mont Vernon.
1. George, m., not living lived in Belleville Canada.
2. Charles, m., lives Toronto, Canada.
3. Annette, m. Booth, lived in Belleville, Canada, not living.
John D. Nutter, son of John and Hannah (Dennett) Nutter, b. Barn- stead, N. H., 1811. He learned the trade of a cabinet maker in Rochester, N. H., and after attaining his majority came to Mont Vernon, where his elder brother, Benjamin Nutter had settled and engaged in the business of manufacturing organs for nearly ten years. In 1844 he removed to Nashua and here pursued the same industry some four years, returning to Mont Vernon in 1848 and remaining until 1853, when he went to Attica, Ind., and engaged in a banking business. In 1855 he sold out his busi- ness and returned to New Hampshire and for one or two years was a merchant at Nashua, removing thence to Montreal, where he resided some 31 years, extensively engaged in the lumber business. In 1888 he removed to Malden, Mass., where he d. Jan. 19, 1890, age 78 years. Aug. 8, 1844, he nı. Harriet A., dau. Asa and Mary A. ( Appleton) Stevens of Mont Vernon. She was b. Mont Vernon, May 22, 1821; res. Montreal. 1. John Appleton, b. Nashua, July 18, 1846, m. Katherine Howard of Hardwick, Mass., has five ch., res. Montreal.
2. Asa, b. Mont Vernon, d. unm. at 33 yrs. of age.
3. Dr. William D .. b. Montreal, m. Charlotte Bartlett of Malden, res. Malden, Mass., physician ; one dau.
O'BRIEN.
John O'Brien, son of Patrick and Mary ( Magner ) O'Brien, born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1837. Was a farin-r. Lived here about 15 years, on the Purgatory Road, in a house now burnt down. He removed to Mil- ford in 1870, where he d., June 30, 1889. Married Catherine, dau. of James and Margaret (Fox) Ryan, b. in Country Cork, Ireland. Ch.
1. James F., b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 15, 1856, d. here Dec., 1865.
2. Thomas C., b. Mont Vernon, Aug., 1859, d. here Dec., 1861.
3. John P., b. Mont Vernon in 1860, d. here Jan., 1862.
4. Joseph T. b. Mont Vernon, July. 1862, res. Milford; is a farmer ; m. Nov. 18, 1896, Mary A., dau. of Jeremiah and Anistatia (Splain) Calnan. of Woburn, Mass.
5. George N., b. Mont Vernon, May 15, 1867, d. Milford, April 4, 1881.
6. Mary F., b. Milford, Jan. 10, 1872.
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ODELL.
William Odell was a resident of Souhegan West as early as 1759. Lived on the farm owned by John Hazen, in West District, d. March, 1812, age 85. He m. Phebe Boutelle. She d. Jan. 24, 1817, age 85. Ch. were :
1. Phebe, b. 1750, m. David Duncklee. She d. Jan. 6, 1839.
2. *William, b. 1752.
3. Martha, b. Aug. 6, 1754. m. John Lovejoy about 1775.
4. Ebenezer, b. May 22, 1756, m. Sarah Johnson, May 29, 1782.
5. John, b. Dec. 4, 1761, m. Edith Nourse, d. Nov. 5, 1844; nine ch.
William Odell, Jr., son of William and Phebe ( Boutelle) Odell of Amherst, b. 1752, d. Aug. 26, 1829, m. Susannah, dan. Capt Hezekiah and Hannah ( Phelps) Lovejoy of Amherst. She was b. July 25, 1756, d. March 17, 1831. Lived on his father's farm. Ch.
1. Susannah, b. Nov. 9, 1774, d. unm. Sept. 28, 1813.
2. William, b. Feb. 23, 1777, d. Nov. 7, 1850 : had three ch.
3. Hannah, b. Aug. 9, 1779, d. Feb. 11, 1781.
4. Hannah, b. May 23, 1783, d. Jan. 5, 1830.
5. *Luther, b. Sept. 9, 1785.
6. Betsey, b. Sept. 28, 1787, m. Jacob Hildreth, Jr., of Amherst, May 15, 1807, d. Aug. 27. 1850; five ch.
7. Polly, b. Oct. 13, 1789, m. Henry Howard in 1809, d. Nov. 6, 1875 ; had 12 ch.
Luther Odell, son William, Jr., and Susannah ( Lovejoy) Odell, b. Amherst, Sept. 9, 1785, lived on the farm now owned by John Hazen in West District, d. there July 6, 1862. He m. March 16, 1806, Betsey, dau. Amos and Keturah (Stewart) Green. She was b. Amherst, Oct. 15, 1783, d. Mont Vernon, Dec. 18, 1868. Ch. b.
1. Charles, b. Amherst, June 5, 1806, m. Maria J. Roberts of Wake- field, N. H., June 24, 1834, d. Biddeford, Me. ; had eight ch.
12. *William, b. Amherst, July 13, 1808.
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3. *Luther, b. Amherst, July 18, 1816.
4. Orinda Felton, b. Amherst, Feb. 19, 1819: in. (1) Josiah Upton, Jan. 2, 1842 ; m. (2) Jan. 10, 1849, *Capt William Osborn Lamson. She d. Nov. 24, 1874.
5. Susan, b. Goffstown, July 16, 1821, m. Nov. 15, 1845, Francis Brown of Lowell; had two ch., a son and dau.
6. Harriet, b. May 21, 1827, at Mont Vernon, m. Dec. 23, 1848, George Jones of Durham, N. H .; three ch.
William Odell, b. Amherst, July 13, 1808, son of Luther and B. (Green) Odell, lived on his father's farm in Mont Vernon, moved to Petrosky, Mich., where he d., Jan. 10, 1884; m. Mary Ann Kingsbury of Dedham, Mass. She d. Mont Vernon, July 5, 1877, aged 59 yrs., 4 mos. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Mary, b. Jan. 13, 1838, d. Jan. 15, 1838.
2. William, b. Dec. 1, 1842, d. same day.
3. Luther, b. 1844, m. Mrs. Green of Vermont, lives Petrosky, Mich.
Luther Odell, son of Luther and Betsey (Green) Odell, b. Amherst, July 18, 1816. Lived in Mont Vernon, Lyndeboro, Bennington and Han cock, where he d. Feb. 13, 1887. He was a carpenter and built the body of the house in Mont Vernon Village, now occupied as a summer resi-
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HISTORY OF MONT VERNON.
dence by John F. Colby, m. March 21, 1844, Susan, dau. Jotham and Ruth (Cloutman) Richardson.
1. Susan Annette, b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 12, 1845, d. Lyndeboro, Dec. 24, 1859.
2. William Haskell, b. Mont Vernon, April 22, 1848, m Josie S. Kimball of Bennington, Dec. 7, 1875, lives Bennington; ch .: (1) Fred Wilton, b. March 11, 1877; (2) Ethel May, b. Dec. 24, 1882.
3. Hattie Elizabeth, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 11, 1848. d. Wilton, Aug. 15, 1864.
Ebenezer Odell, Sr., d. 1824, age 75.
Ebenezer Odell, Jr., m. Esther Langdell, June 5, 1807.
ORDWAY.
Daniel Ordway, b. Pelham, N. H., April 5, 1813, m. Nancy B., dau. Ezra and Rebecca (Langdell) Langdell. She was b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 28. 1812. d. She res. Francestown. He came to " nt Vernon rch ise one-half of the farm now occupied by George F. Tarbell, and lived there until 1859, when he purchased a farm in the east part of Francestown, where he resided until his death, April 19, 1900. He was a pious man and much respected. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Nancy.
2. Frances Rebecca.
3. Henrietta.
PARKER.
Lieut. Robert Parker and wife, Penelope, both from Andover, Mass., settled in the extreme south part of the town, where Charles H. Ray- mond did live, before the Revolution. He d. Mont Vernon, April, 1805, age 73. Ch.
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