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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, Ill., 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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mond, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 21, 1846, lives on homestead, farmer, has been repeatedly selectman of the town, representative in 1900, member of Constitutional Convention 1902 : m. Oct. 8, 1868, Matilda B. Pillsbury of Springfield, N. H. She was b. Feb. 2, 1843. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Dana Charles, b. Feb. 15, 1870.
2. Wallace Andrew, b. Dec. 14, 1872.
3. Orie Matilda, b. Jan. 7, 1876, m. Jan. 7, 1903, John L. Bailey of Wakefield, Mass., res. Wakefield.
4. Milon Henry, b. March 3, 1877, res. Mont Vernon.
George A. Raymond, son of Andrew W. and Abbie ( Stevens ) Ray- mond, b. Mont Vernon, July 1, 1849, res. Milford, m. May 11, 1880, Josie A. Bailey of Milford, dau. Jos. P. and Lucy A. ( Woodbury) Bailey, b. S. Weare, March 31, 1862. Ch. b. Milford.
Clarence A., b. Feb. 27, 1881, station agent Woonsocket, R. I. Grace B., b. May 31, 1884.
Edwin H. Raymond, son of Geo. and Eleanor ( Pollard) Raymond, h. Aug. 18, 1849, lives at Antrim, Stafford Co., Kansas, m. Sept. 10, 1876, Eva G. Wheeler of Iowa. Ch.
1. Mabel, b. April 6, 1878, d. 1878.
2. George L., b. Jan. 31, 1881.
3. Wadsworth P., b. Oct. 27, .1882.
4. Mary, b. Jan. 31, 1885.
REED.
Jesse Reed lived in the East Dist., d. Oct. 25, 1875, age 15 years, 9 mos. His wife, Clarissa E., d. Nov. 23, 1860, age 39. Ch.
George W. His wife, Abbie H. Reed, d. Oct. 5, 1866, age 23.
REILLY.
James Reilly, b. Burke, N. Y., m. Nancy' S., dau. of Thomas M. and Sarah M. ( Manning) Harvell of Amherst, Feb. 24, 1873. She was b. Amherst, Feb. 24, 1853. They lived several years in the North Dist. Moved to Milford in 1885, where they now reside; stone mason. Ch.
1. Mary E., b. Aug. 22, 1873, m. Nov. 26, 1892, Gustaf Hofinson of Milford, res. Milford, m. Sept. 29, 1901, Amelia Murray of Newton. Mass., lives in Somerville ; two ch.
2. Thomas J., b. Aug. 1, 1875.
3. Frederic, b. Aug. 12, 1881, m. Feb. 17, 1900, Margaret Pequignot of Milford; res. Milford; two ch.
RICHARDSON.
Parker. Richardson, b. Andover, Mass., one of 10 ch., nine sons and one dau., m. May 12, 1789, Susannah, dau. of Nathan and Martha Fuller. She was b. April 4, 1770, d. March 22, 1843. They lived chiefly on the Joseph Conant farm in the East Dist. He was a cabinet maker. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. * Jotham, b. April 23, 1790.
2. Tamesin H., b. 1792, d. Dec. 7, 1815, m. Benj. H. Gage, settled in Lowell. A dau. m. a Norman Burnham and was the mother of William G. Burnham.
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3. Nancy D., b. Aug. 11, 1799, in. Nathan K. Seaton, Dec. 25, 1817, who was for many years employed in the Boston Custom House. He d. at Greenupsburg, Ky., March 11, 1859; no ch.
4. Mary Jane, b. Dec. 31, 1801, d. Jan., 1802.
5. Mary Jane, b. April 19, 1806. m. April 25, 1866, *William L. Kid- der, d. Aug. 27. 1880.
6. Susan. b. Nov. 10, 1809, m. Aug. 19, 1830, Francis Kidder; had ch .. Addison, Susan, Henrietta, and Maria.
Nathan, twin, d. young.
8. Charlotte, twin, d. young.
Jotham Richardson, son of Parker and Susannah (Fuller) Richard- son, b. Mont Vernon, April 23, 1790, m. Dec. 1, 1814, Ruthey, dau. Capt. Thomas and Susannah ( Haskell) Cloutman. She was b. Marblehead, Mass., Oct. 23, 1791. He d. Aug. 8, 1854. He lived the most of his life near Beech Hill. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. *Nathan Fuller, b. Jan. 5, 1816.
2. * Thomas Haskell, b. May 19, 1817.
3. Mark .A. b. Sept. 30, 1818, m. Lydia Martin, d. Mont Vernon, Jan. 26, 1886 ; one dau., Carrie E., m. Augustus Nichols. He operated the poor farm in Arlington, Mass.
4. * John C., b. Jan. 12, 1821, lives Cambridgeport, Mass., has two sons.
5. *William B., b. Aug. 8. 1822.
6. Susan, b. Nov. 3, 1823, m. March 21, 1844, *Luther Odell; three ch.
Nathan Fuller Richardson, son of Jotham and Ruthey ( Cloutman) Richardson, b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 5. 1816, in. Abigail Tuttle, dan. of *Thomas and Lucy ( Wilkins) Weston. She was b. Mont Vernon, March 4, 1815, m. in 1840. She d. Nov. 16. 1853. He m. (2) Lodema Semantha Butler of Antrim. He lived in the North Dist. on farm now occupied by Cleon M. Hill. He d. March 5, 1884. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
By first wife :
1. Laura A., m. * John T. Perkins, d. Jan. 19, 1873, age 30 yrs., 11
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3.
2. Eveline Frances, d. unm. Wilton. Jan. 24, 1884, age 35 yrs .. 4 mos. John Franklin.
By second wife :
4. Susan Inez, m. Frank M. Elliott of Milford.
5. Estella. m. Benj. Chadwick, Marblehead, Mass.
6. Mary Anna Evans, mn. Frederic Hopkins of Greenfield.
Emma Grace, m. Dalrymple of Marlboro, N. H.
Clarence, m. Lula Summer of Wilton, res. Milford.
9. Mark Ambrose, m. Mytie Parker, lives in Francestown.
Mark A., d. Oct. 14, 1858, age 4 yrs.
Geo. H., d. Sept. 9, 1834, age 9 mos.
Thomas Haskell Richardson, b. Mont Vernon, May 19, 1817, d. Sept. 21, 1890. m. Sept. 23. 1843. Nancy B., dau. Capt. Wm. and Hannah (Jones) Bruce. She was b. Oct. 1. 1825. d. June 6, 1892. He kept one of the stores for many years. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
Ellen B., b. Dec. 1. 1842, m. * William Gage Burnham. She d. July 22, 1SST.
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John C. Richardson, son of Jotham and Ruthey (Cloutman) Richard- son, b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 12, 1821, real estate business in Cambridgeport, Mass., m. Esther Bodwell of Danvers in 1852. Ch.
1. John Wilbur, pastor Centennial Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.
2. Willis K., lives at home, unm.
William B. Richardson, son of Jotham and Ruthey (Cloutman) Rich- ardson, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 8, 1822, m. Aug. 8, 1848, Mary Ann Ken- dall dau. Franklin Kendall. She was b. Dec. 22, 1828; was depot master Newtonville. Mass., d. there Aug. 13, 1886. Was buried here. She d. Newtonville, Mass., April 11, 1900. Ch.,
1. Catherine Augusta, b. July 9, 1850, d. Jan. 19. 1855.
2. Alice Ware, b. Feb. 3, 1854, d. July 7, 1900, at Newtonville, Mass.
3. Edward Austin, b. April, 1856.
4. Lydia Adams, b. June 9, 1860.
William Richardson, b. Billerica, Mass., came here from Milford about 1820, lived on the farm (owned by C. O. Ingalls) near the big maple on the Milford road; d. March 16, 1863, 84 yrs., 7 mos .: m. Phebe Batchelder of Greenfield. She d. Feb. 20, 1866, age 82 yrs., 3 mos. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. William H., d. May 5, 1845, age 23. unm.
2. Justin E., b. March 23. 1823, lived on homestead, d. unm. Jan. 12. 1890.
Daniel Richardson, b. New Portland, Me., Feb. 23, 1836, m. May 9. 1857, Mary E., dau. Dimon and Harrie ( Parmenter) Twiss. She was b. Antrim, June 20, 1838. He came here from Lowell about 1868. Car- penter and farmer ; res. in South Dist. Ch.
1. Albert D., b. Sept. 26. 1860. d. Nov. 20, 1872.
2. Willie F., b. Oct. 2, 1862, m. Feb. 4, 1892, Anna G. Wheeler of Hollis. She d. March 7. 1901 in Mont Vernon. Carpenter. No ch.
3. Cora Belle. b. April 30, 1865, d. April 30, 1866.
4. Augustine, b. Dec. 1. 1868, d. Dec. 21, 1868.
5. Hattie May, b. Oct. 26, 1876. m. Nov. 3. 1898. * Charles O. Ingalls : one ch1.
RILEY.
Patrick Riley, b. Ireland, County Caban, m. there. His wife was b. in County Caban. Ire. They came to Mont Vernon in 1856 and lived in the big yellow house on the turnpike, moved to Winchester in 1881, where he d. Feb. 14. 1897, age 66. He worked in the tannery here and tannery in Milford while living here. His wife d. July 22. 1898, age 57. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Daniel, b. 1857, teamster, m., res. Somerville, Mass .; has three ch.
2. John, b. 1859, lives in Boston.
3. Anna I .. b. Oct. 1. 1861, unm., res. Winchester.
4. Thomas, b. July, 1863.
5. Bridget H .. b. Feb., 1865, m. Sept., 1899, James H. Cronin. res. Winchester, Mass.
6. Mary F., b. June, 1867, grad. Salem Normal School, was Prin. Rumford School, Winchester, is now Prin. Chapin School. Winchester.
7. James. b. July, 1873, m., lives in Malden.
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ROBERTS.
Benjamin F. Roberts, son of Samuel and Almira (Berry) Roberts, b. Peabody, Mass., July 5, 1859, came to Mont Vernon when young, farm- er and laborer, mn. Feb. 2, 1884, Sarah E., dau. Samuel K. and Almira (Young) Russell of Nashua. She was b. Nashua, March 22, 1861. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Clarence F., b. Sept. 2, 1884.
2. Henry F., b. Jan. 20, 1886.
3. Carrie B., b. July 18, 1887.
4. Emma A., b. Nov. 12, 1888.
5. Helen S .. b. Dec. 25, 1890.
ROBINSON.
Jesse Robinson of Bedford, Mass., b. Bedford, Mass .. June 4, 1797, m. April 7, 1827, Asenath Buttrick of Pelham. She was b. Pelham, April 12, 1803, d. Dec. 28, 1880. He lived on Becch Hill, then on the farm now occupied by William Ryan. He d. Nov. 14, 1876. Ch. b. Mont Vernon. 1. Marion R., b. March 18, 1829, mn. Feb. 24, 1850, Rev. Charles Pike, resided Waterbury, Conn., d. Sept. 6, 1887.
2. * Jesse Orrin, b. May 9, 1830.
3. Edwin Wallace, b. Feb. 12, 1832, m. Oct. 6, 1858, Caroline E. Nve of Littleton. Mass., res. Littleton, Mass .; had three ch .; d. Dec. 9, 1892.
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1833, in. May 19, 1856. James M. Hutchinson of Wilton; res. Wilton; had five ch., d. Oct. 27. 1896.
5. Harriet Ann., b. March 1, 1836. m. Oct. 6, 1858. Henry Nye of Littleton, Mass., res. Worcester, Mass., has one ch.
6. Sarah Jane, b. Dec. 15, 1839, m. Jan. 30, 1859, Frank Holcombe of Southwick, Mass., res. in Milford; has two sons, Dr. Chas. H. Hol- combe of Brookline and Newton Holcombe of Hollis.
7. Charles Henry, b. April 27, 1842, served in 13th N. H. Regt. in Civil War, d. unm. May 23, 1864.
Jesse O. Robinson, son of Jesse and Asenath ( Buttrick) Robinson, b. Mont Vernon, May 9, 1830, m. (1) April 30, 1858, Helen E., dau. Levi J. and Nancy (Herrick) Secomb of Amherst. She was b. July 13, 1833. d. June 27, 1861. He m. (2) March 27, 1862, Laura Frye, b. Man- chester, Vt., May 14, 1827. He settled on the farm now occupied by his son in the East part of Centre Dist., d. Nov. 20, 1887. His wid. res. on the farm with her son, Willie. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
Ch. by first wife :
1. George Alfred, b. March 21, 1859, m. Feb. 6, 1883, Anna E. Proc- tor, dau. Jacob and Nancy S. Proctor of Marlboro, N. H. She was b. Marlboro, Feb. 9, 1856, resides Marlboro: 1 ch.
2. Helen Elizabeth, b. May 11, 1861. res. Amherst, unm.
Ch. by second wife :
3. Willie Lincoln, b. May 1, 1864, res. on homestead, unm.
4. Jennie B., h. Oct. 7, 1865, milliner.
ROBY.
John Roby, b. Merrimack, 1743, m. 1771, Esther Blodgett of Chelms- ford. Mass., d Mont Vernon, June 8, 1826. They settled in Mont Vernon soon after their marriage on farm in East Dist .. now occupied by
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George F. Jones. She d. Dec. 21, 1810, aged 71 years. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Lydia, d. unm., North Chelmsford, Mass.
2. * John, Jr., b. Sept. 7. 1776.
3. Hannah, b. Sept. 7, 1779, m. Joseph Gilbert, Aug. 29, 1799, d. Francestown, Ang. 14, 1858.
John Roby, Jr., son of John and Esther ( Blodgett) Roby, b. Sept. 7, 1779; lived on homestead in East. Dist., d. June 1, 1856, in. Hannah Haseltine. She d. Oct. 30, 1860, aged 85. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Levi, b. Jan. 28, 1801, m. Louisa Trow, d. Nashua, April 16, 1855 ; three ch.
2. Reuben, b. Jan. 5, 1803, d. May 5, 1805.
3. Hiram, b. July 27, 1804, m. April 17, 1830, Rebecca Cummings, d. Nashua, June 7, 1868 ; left one dau.
4. * Clinton, b. May 6, 1808.
5. Hannah, b. Nov. 30, 1809, m. Asa McMillen, d. New Boston, Dec. 21, 1861.
6. Luther, b. July 21, 1813, d. Aug. 14, 1826.
7. Ira Roby, b. Oct. 20, 1815, m. Hannah Wilkins of Merrimack, April 27, 1847. He d. Jan. 9, 1888, in Amherst. He lived on the farm now owned by C. E. Kendall in East Dist., was representative in 1862, moved to Amherst, where he d. Jan. 9, 1888. No ch. She d. March 12, 1889, age 68.
Clinton Roby, son of John, Jr. and Hannah ( Haseltine) Roby, b. Mont Vernon, May 6, 1808, d. Oet. 25, 1870. Lived on the homestead in East. Dist. He m. (1) Lois, dau. of John and Mary (Carleton) Haywood. She d. June 11, 1857. age 46. He m. (2) Sarah Jenkins of New Boston She d. May 5, 1868, aged 47 years. Ch. by first wife b. Mont Vernon.
1. John Clinton, b. Aug. 10, 1835, m. Orinthia, dau. Thomas and Lucy (Stevens) Battles, March 14, 1861. Went to Illinois 1862. Res. Decatur, Il1. One son, Ira. b. Jan., 1814.
Kilburn Harwood, b. Sept. 2, 1837, went West in 1858; lawyer and banker; res. Decatur, Ill., m. Dec. 1, 1863, Anna Haworth of Wilming- ton, Ohio, b. Dec. 24, 1839. Ch.
1. Frank Clinton, b. June, 1865, m. Ida Worden, 1893. has a dau. Helen.
2. Mary Lois, b. July, 1867, m. Frederic A. Brown of Tacoma, Wash.
3. Kilburn H., b. Oct. 10, 1872.
4. Luther Edward, b. Feb. 10, 1874.
5. Sarah Jane, b. Jan. 14, 1876.
6. Anna Haworth, b. April 10, 1878.
ROTCH.
Matthew Griffin Rotch, son of Samuel and Susannah (Johnson) Rotch, b. Boston, Sept. 24, 1806, d. Mont Vernon, July 24, 1878 ; m. July 7, 1835, Tamesin Hale, dau. Nathan and Tamesin (Brown) Fuller. She was b. Amherst, Aug. 27, 1804, d. Mont Vernon, May 7, 1895. He was a mechanic and lived in the village, in the house now "Syringa Cottage," owned by Hon. G. A. Marden. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Maria Adelaide, b. Jan. 25, 1837, d. unm. Jan. 21, 1877; was a woman of good intellectual endowment. literary taste and fine education.
2. Albert Atwood, b. May 5, 1840, d. Amherst, Dec. 10, 1890, m.
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1859, Helen Reade, dau. of Dea. Edward D. and Mercy P. ( Perkins) Boylston. She was b. Amherst, 1843. After his death she m. William Warren. He res. in Amherst, was editor Farmers' Cabinet and was in real estate business. Ch.
William Boylston Rotch, b. Amherst, June 6, 1859, m. Oct. 17, 1882, Grace Marston, dau. Joseph W. and Susan C. (Hunt) Burnell of Wey- mouth, Mass. He is editor and proprietor of the Milford Cabinet; res. Milford : one son, Arthur B.
RUSSELL.
Joseph Russell, b. Euston Sq., London, Eng., Jan. 20, 1863, came to America in 1883; m. Ellen V. Connors, dau. of Jeremiah Connors of Manchester, N. H., Oct. 30, 1866; lived in Mont Vernon near Purgatory, from winter of 1891-1892 to Dec. 1894, now resides Manchester. Ch.
1. Jennie V., b. June 27, 1887.
2. Joseph, b. Oct. 5, 1889.
3. Sarah E,. b. Mont Vernon, June 15, 1891.
4. Anna Frances, b. Mont Vernon, April 3, 1894.
Walter Wood Russell, son of Walter and Caroline C. (Leonard) Russell, b. Watertown, Mass., May 27, 1835, teamster and farmer; lived in Watertown until 15 years of age, in Vermont 18 years, in Stowe, Mass., 4 years, in Charlestown, Mass., almost 25 years; came to Mount Vernon in 1894; m1. April 14, 1858, Mary M., dau. Joseph and Mary ( Sloan) Beede. She was b. Wilmington, Mass., Nov. 12, 1837. Ch.
1. Alice Shepard, b. Royalton, Vt., May 14, 1861, m. Frederick Ben- nett, lives in Waltham.
2. Carrie L .. b. Stowe, Mass., Dec. 11, 1869; stenographer in Boston.
Catherine T. (Bond) Russell, widow Walter Russell. d. Dec. 11. 1887, age 84. She had lived with her dau., Mrs. Charles F. Stinson, sever- al years. She was the step-mother of Walter W. Russell. She was b. in Watertown, Mass., May 14, 1803.
Josiah Russell, Jr., b. Mason, Sept. 1, 1799, m. Ruby Wyman, Oct. S. 1826. She was b. Woburn, Mass., March 13. 1803. They lived in Derry. Lived in Mont Vernon several years in the thirties in the house in South Dist., now owned by estate Dr. C. M. Kittredge. He was select- man in 1835 and 1836. He moved to Amherst. d. at Lowell. Ch.
1. Maria Louisa, b. Derry, Sept. 23, 1827.
2. Almira Josephine, b. Derry, Sept. 28, 1830.
3. Edwin, b. Mont Vernon, June 13, 1833.
4. Albert Gallatin, b. Mont Vernon, April 3. 1835.
RYAN.
William Ryan, son of James and Margaret (Fox) Ryan, b. Kilworth, Cork Co. Ire., 1834, came to America in 1856, settled in Mont Vernon, 1858: m. at Nashua, Oct. 28, 1856, Catherine Oates. She was b. in Boyle, Ire., d. Feb .. 17, 1885, age 47. He m. (2) Mrs. Mary Burns of Manchester, April 29, 1886. She d. Jan. 26, 1888, age 40. He m. (3) Ellen Murray, June 26, 1898. She was b. Ballynock, Ire., May 27, 1840. Ch. by his first wife:
1. James, b. Lowell, Aug. 24, 1857, unm., res. Mont Vernon.
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2. Edmund, b. Mont Vernon, July 18, 1859, res. Worcester, m. Bridget Magnir of Worcester ; one ch.
3. John, b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 11, 1861, res. Boston.
4. Wm. Bruce, b. March 12, 1864, d. Milford, May 26, 1887.
5. Mary, b. June 1, 1866, in. Nov. 26. 1888, Thos. P. Garrity, d. Feb. 21, 1896; two ch.
6. Katherine, b. Aug. 12, 1875, m. Jan. 11, 1900, James Cassidy of Milford, res. Milford: two ch.
SANBORNE.
George E. Sanborne, b. Reading, Mass., April 2, 1827, fitted for col- lege at Andover, East Hampton and Monson, grad. Amherst College 1853, Andover Theological Seminary 1856, settled in Georgia, Vt., as pastor from 1856 to 1861; supplied at Portsmouth, came to Mont Vernon Dec. 1861, installed pastor April 10, 1862, left in June in 1865 to accept a call at Northboro, Mass .. left there to
accept the superintendency of the Orphan Asylum, Hartford. In May, 1885, he was ap- pointed steward of Insane Retreat, Hartford, held that position until May, 1895. He m. June 10, 1858, Anna E., dau. Dea. John Knowlton of Portsmouth, N. H. : no ch. He d. Hartford, Jan. 7. 1900.
SANDERSON.
Henry Sanderson, b. Beverly, Mass., Feb. 19, 1810, m. Mary Frances, dau. Amos and Mary W. ( Hartshorn) Hubbard, March 18, 1841. She was b. Amherst, Oct. 26, 1816, d. Milford, Dec. 13, 1893. He settled in Mont Vernon on a farm in the East Dist. in the forties, moved to Milford in the eighties. He. d. there Dec. 13, 1888. Ch.
1. Sarah Frances, b. May 26, 1843, m. Charles Lovejoy of Milford, July 1, 1865. d. Dec. 2. 1893; had three ch.
2. Eliza A. H., b. May 17, 1845, m. March 19, 1866. Albert F. Boutell, res. Milford.
3. Henry Hubbard, b. Jan. 31, 1850, in. Helen Brown, 1881, res. Milford.
4. Leander Calvin, b. Mont Vernon, March 19, 1852, carpenter, came to Milford as a young man, res. village, m. Sept. 8, 1888, Mary L., dau. of James and Betsey ( McQuestion ) Sanderson. She was b. Mil- ford. Jan. 7, 1859. Ch.
Gladys B., b. Leominster, Mass., Aug. 17. 1889.
SARGENT.
Daniel Sargent, Jr., son Daniel and Charlotte ( Winslow) Sargent, b. Goffstown, Aug. 14, 1823; lived here a few years in the later sixties ; came to Milford in 1844 from New Boston, quarryman, d. April 27, 1874, m. (1) Aug. 31, 1846, Nancy E., dau. John and Betsey ( Moore) Well- man, b. Lyndeboro, Feb. 24, 1823; m. (2) Oct. 16, 1864, Ann Jane, dau. Noah B. and Mary ( Hopkins) Hutchinson: she was b. Mont Vernon, May 15, 1836; resides Milford. Ch. by first wife :
Frank D., b. Milford, Oct. 29, 1853, d. Nov. 8, 1862.
Ch. by second wife :
Edwin D., b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 2, 1867, mechanic; m. Feb. 28, 1899, Bertha, dau. Sylvester S. and Nettie (Schlim) Osborn of Nashua.
Mytie Ardelle b. April 21, 1869, in. May 30, 1893. Frank G. Easter ; res. Milford.
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Eva Bell, b. March 6, 1871. d. Milford, Dec. 28, 1875.
Thomas Sargent, son of Enoch P. and Jane (Jameson) Sargent, -b. Nov. 5, 1828, m. Nov. 12, 1853, Elizabeth B. Tenney of Goffstown. She was b. Goffstown, March 31, 1837. He lived in Amherst, came to Mont Vernon 1888; lived on the Edward Hildreth farm until 1893, when he moved to Bedford, where he now lives. Ch.
1. Sarah Jane. b. New York, Nov. 16, 1858, m. William Schwartz, Dec., 1879; res. Bedford.
2. George W., b. Goffstown, Nov. 19, 1861, d. Feb. 20, 1865.
3. Cora F., b. Manchester, July 5, 1866; m. Harry S. Bagley, Oct. 17, 1887: lives Manchester.
4. *James W., b. Goffstown, April 19, 1870.
5. John M., b. Goffstown, Jan. 19, 1874, m. Aug. 21, 1898, Hannah A. Chase of East Deering, N. H .; two ch. ; res. Bedford.
Orcutt J. Sargent, son of Dea. Enoch P. and Jane ( Jameson) Sar- gent, b. Goffstown, Sept. 6, 1845; farmer ; lived on the Best farm in East Dist. several years; moved to Milford in 1891. He m. Sept 25, 1871, Mary C., dan. Nathaniel and Charlotte C. (Buxton) Lawrence, b. Tyngs- boro, Mass., July 20, 1845. Ch.
1. Tola L., b. Templeton, Mass., July 17, 1873; m. March 5, 1892, Sidney A., son Chas. M. and Susan J. (Wilkins) Pond of Milford; d. Milford, Jan. 8. 1896.
2. Edith B., b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 28, 1878 ; res. Milford.
3. Flossie I., b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 6, 1882, d. Milford, Jan. 4, 1895.
James W. Sargent, son Thomas and Elizabeth ( Tenney ) Sargent, b. Goffstown, April 19, 1870. m. Sept. 11, 1892, Emma Anderson. She was b. Germany ; res. Bedford ; has six ch.
SECOMBE.
Daniel Secombe, b. April 6, 1781. d. Jan. 12. 1846: settled on a farm in the East Dist., m. (1) Betsey Durant, July 23, 1805. She d. Oct. 12, 1826, age 42. He m. (2) Elizabeth Austin, b. Sept. 28, 1828. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Mahala Jones, b. July 27. 1806. m. * George C. Coburn. d. April 23, 1838; two ch.
2. Nancy Durant, b. Sept. 27, 1812; d. Concord. Tan. 30, 1857, unm.
3. Mary, b. March 11, 1814, m. Charles Austin : lived in Lowell.
4. Jane. b. Oct. 27, 1821, d. Concord, Nov. 22, 1846.
By second wife :
5. Daniel Andrew Jackson, b. Sept. 16, 1829, m. Oct. 17, 1861, Emily A. Glover of Franklin, Vt. He lived on the farm occupied by his wife and son, George, in south part of the town. He d. Aug. 16, 1880. One ch., George, unm.
6. John, b. Aug. 21, 1833, d. Aug. 18, 1835.
7. Charles, b. Jan. 16, 1836 ; lives Lowell, Mass., unm.
8. Harriet Newell, b. Sept. 9. 1838, m. April 9, 1866, John H. Coggin of Amherst; d. Jan 8, 1882 ; two ch.
9. John, b. Feb. 20, 1840, d. Sept., 1844.
SHEDD.
Nelson E. Shedd, b. Hollis, Sept. 22, 1820, son Ebenczer and Betsey
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Shedd; came here from Nashua in 1846, where he was overseer in mili of Nashua Manufacturing Co. He m. at Nashua, Oct. 13, 1842, Fidelia, dau, Paul and Betsey (Woodbury ) Whipple. She was b. in Barre, Vt., Aug. 17, 1823, d. Mont Vernon, April 21, 1899. They lived on what is known as the Shedd farm on the turnpike in the West Dist. He d. Vineland, N. J., March 25, 1885. She m. (2) Nathaniel Cutter of Jaffrey. Ch. . Mont Vernon : 1. Sarah F., b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 18, 1847; m. Jan. 22, 1866, Milo R. Burnham; four ch.
2. Helen M., b. June 9, 1849, d. Aug. 23, 1851.
3. Frank, b. June 9, 1849, d. Aug. 28. 1851.
4. Franklin W., b. July 3. 1852, m. Anna Gilgua, Nov. 28, 1872. He lived in South Dist. He d. May 17, 1876, leaving three ch.
5. Celia MI., b. July 17, 1855, m. Aug. 2, 1881, George W. Putnam ; res. Lowell; no ch.
6. Henry Nelson, b. April 10, 1857, m. Oct. 4, 1886, Irene Christine of Washington, D. C .; res. Philadelphia ; two ch.
7. Clarence A., b. Nov. 26, 1860; res. New York City; in insurance business.
SHATTUCK.
Noah Shattuck, b. Brookline, N. H., 1800, d. Aug. 7, 1843 : m. Clarissa Saunders of Brookline ( sister of Delinda Saunders that m. David Dut- ton). He lived in the village in the house J. M. Fox now owns. She d. Sept. 8, 1843. Ch. all but Samuel h. Mont Vernon.
1. Ingalls K., b. June 21, 1821 ; lives in Hudson, unm.
2. Quincy, b. May 16. 1824. m. Mary Chase. d. Bristol, Vt .: left one son, E .W. Shattuck of Bristol, Vt.
3. Dau. b. Jan. 9, 1826, d. infancy.
4. Milo. b. Sept. 18, 1827. d. New Britain, Conn .. m.
5. Pamelia, b. Jan. 10, 1829; in. May 26. 1858, George W. Trow, son of Jesse and Nancy ( Cochran) Trow ; lives Hudson, N. H.
6. Alfred, b. Sept. 22, 1831. m. (1) Roseanna Holden of Milford, m. (2) Mary E. Baker of Hudson: three ch .: d. Nashua. Jan. 3. 1902.
7. Alonzo. b. June 22, 1833. d. in San Francisco, Cal., unm.
8. Samuel, b. New Boston, d. Nashua, m. : one ch.
9. Wallace, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 28, 1838, d. San Francisco, Cal.
10. Henry K., b. Mont Vernon, enlisted in 13th N. H. Regt. in Civil War, d. diseased, Nov. 30, 1863.
11. Edwin. b. Mont Vernon: lives Mont Vernon. unm.
SIMONDS.
Benjamin Simonds, m. Mary, dau. of John and Mary ( Bradford) Averill. Settled in Mont Vernon, rem. to Antrim in 1793 and d. there in 1826. age 65. Four eldest ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Lucy, b. Jan. 30, 1784, m. Enoch Sawyer in 1802. d. June 7, 1853. 2. Polly. b. May 21, 1787: m. Sept. 1. 1812. Robert Burns: d. Oct. 3. 1857.
3. John. b. May 3, 1790, m. Sally B. Preston, Feb. 3. 1814; settled in Antrim; d. 1858.
4. Sally, h. March 8, 1792, m. May 7, 1812, William D. Atwood; rem. to Hartland, Vt., d. in 1836.
5. Benjamin, b. Antrim, June 5, 1796 : m. Betsey Parsons of Windsor, d .Antrim, Oct. 27. 1850.
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6. Nancy, b. Feb. 24, 1798, m. Simeon Buck, Dec. 29, 1818; d. in Windsor.
7. Sabrina, b. Feb. 25, 1803, m. Simeon Buck ; d. in Windsor.
8. Mark, b. May 24, 1807. d. Nov. 1. 1807.
SMITH.
Cooley Smith, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Smith. b. April 9, 1709, m. Sarah, dau. Thomas and Eunice Burnham of Ipswich, Mass. They settled in Middleton, Mass. Ch. b. Middleton, Mass.
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