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1. Ezekiel, b. June 3, 1731. d. Nov. 19, 1737.
2. Paltiah, b. Aug. 2, 1733; d. unm. 1762.
3. Sarah, b. May 17, 1736, m. (1) Ozemiah Wilkins, m. (2) Daniel Wilkins of Sutton.
4. *Aaron. b. April 24, 1738.
5. Lucy, b. June 20, 1740. m. Aquila Wilkins of New London, N. H.
6. Eunice, b. June 26, 1742 : m. Abner Wilkins : d. in Middleton, Mass.
7. Jemina, b. April 22. 1744, m. Enos Wilkins of Middleton, Mass.
8. *Jacob, b. March 16, 1746.
9. *David, b. Dec. 5, 1748.
10. James, b. Feb. 14, 1750.
11. Lydia, b. Nov. 9, 1755, m. Aaron Wilkins of Amherst ; d. March
25, 1837 ; nine ch.
12. Naomi. b. April 25. 1757, m. * Benj. Wilkins ; settled in Lyndeboro ; d. May 11, 1850.
Aaron Smith, son of Cooley and Sarah ( Burnham) Smith, b. April 24, 1738 ; m. (1) Mary Thomas; m. (2) Mrs. Bixby ; settled in Mont Ver- non. A son, Aaron, known as "Hatter Smith." was a hatter, m. Lydia. dau. Stephen and Lydia ( Fuller) Gould. She was b. April 7, 1784. After his death she went to Hillsboro. She fell over a stove and was burnt to death. He d. Feb. 5, 1840, aged 60, at Mont Vernon. They had two sons.
Jacob Smith. b. March 15, 1746, son of Cooley and Sarah ( Burnham ) Smith ; lived on the place now owned by Rufus A. Averill on the turnpike : d. in Mont Vernon, July 12, 1842 : m. Hannah Upton of Middleton, Mass. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. *Daniel.
2. * David, b. Oct. 9. 1782.
3. Jeremiah, farmer in Mont Vernon, went to Barre. Vt .. m. a French ; had ch.
4. *Jacob.
David Smith, son of Cooley and Sarah (Burnham) Smith, b. Dec. 3. 1748 : m. Sweetser ; settled South Reading, now Wakefield, Mass .; four ch. David, Noah, Archibald, Adam.
James Smith. son of Cooley and Sarah (Burnham) Smith, b. Mid- dleton, Mass., Feb. 14, 1750; d. Mont Vernon, Jan. 29, 1831; m. (1) Moriah Rolfe of Middleton, Mass., in 1775. Removed to Mont Vernon in 1778, where she d. in Dec. 1802; m. (2) April 14, 1804, Mrs. Sarah ( Hil- dreth) Jones, wid. Phinehas Jones and dau. Ephraim and Elizabeth ( El- lenwood) Hildreth. She was b. June 6, 1765, d. Mont Vernon, Nov. 21, 1842. He first settled on the farm on the turnpike now owned by R. G. Averill, where his sons, Jesse, James and Luther, were b. He then pur-
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chased the farm in the North Dist. now occupied by W. M. Gilson. Ch. by first wife:
1. *Rogers. b. Middleton, Mass., June 12, 1776.
2. Rebecca, b. 1778, Amherst; m. Maj. Robt. Christie, son Dea. Jesse and Mary (Gregg) Christie, of New Boston; d. N. B., Sept. 6, 1804; left four ch., James, Mary, Jesse, Rebecca. They moved to Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, where the sons were prominent citizens.
3. *Jesse, b. Mont Vernon, April 5, 1781.
4. *James, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 8, 1784.
5. *Luther, b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 27, 1786.
6. Mary. d. infancy.
Ch. by second wife:
*Leander, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 22, 1808.
Daniel Smith, son of Jacob and Hannah (Upton) Smith. He d. June 22, 1857, age 85 yrs., 6 mos .; in. his cousin. Cynthia, dau. of Daniel and Sarah ( Smith) Wilkins of Sutton. She d. Aug. 8, 1864, age 84 yrs., 6 mos. : lived on his father's farm. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
Hannah, m. Mav, 1822, Benj. F. Hill; d. Dec. 1, 1866, age 68.
John, known as "Big John Smith," lived on his father's farm, place near turnpike now owned by R. G. Averill. He was a peddler ; m. Rebecca R. Hale of Bradford. She d. Jan. 30, 1890, aged 82 years. He d. Oct. 2. 1866, aged 64 years, 9 months : one ch .. Elizabeth, b. Sept., 1833, mn. * Wil- liam Upton of Mont Vernon. She d. Mont Vernon, Aug. 8, 1882.
David Smith, son of Jacob and Hannah (Upton) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 9, 1782, m. May 16, 1805, Mary, dau. Daniel and Mary (Weston) Averill. She was b. Mont Vernon. Oct. 26, 1783, d. Aug. 23. 1864. He lived on the turnpike above the village near his brother Daniel's house. He d. May 1, 1862. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Kilburn, b. Nov. 19, 1805, m. Maria Wood of Littleton, d. Lowell, Oct. 13, 1881, where he lived ; one dau.
2. Cynthia W., b. March 14, 1807, m. * John Smith; d. June 15, 1884.
3. Mary, b. Nov. 22, 1808; m. Nov. 17, 1836. * Elbridge Marvell : d. Aug. 5, 1895.
4. David Orrin, b. Aug. 8, 1811 ; m. Mary Stone of Antrim; had two ch .; was a blacksmith. He moved to Antrim in 1846, thence to Concord in 1852, where he d. Dec. 15, 1897.
5. Emma Carleton, b. Aug. 19, 1813, d. unm. Feb. 6, 1875, in Mont Vernon.
6. *William Harrison, b. Oct. 22, 1815.
7. Richmond, b. Sept. 15, 1817; d. unm. at Concord, July 6. 1892 : was a successful speculator and lived in Concord.
8. Mehitabel, b. May 7, 1821, m. Henry Ware of East Andover, N. H., d. there Dec. 10, 1898.
9. Sabrina, b. June 28, 1823, d. 1825.
10. Stephen Chapin, b. May 11, 1825; res. Boston : tailor; m. Augusta Straw of Lowell, d. Aug. 19, 1898; seven ch.
11. Nancy Lovett, b. March 19, 1828. m. April 2. 1860, Henry L. Walkup ; res. Worcester, Mass. ; had two ch.
Jacob Smith, son of Jacob and Hannah ( Upton) Smith, b. Mont Ver- non ; lived on the turnpike, m. Katherine White of Lyndeboro ; laborer.
1. *James.
2. Lewis, m. (1) Cynthia Mitchell; n. (2) Harriet, dau. John and
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Sarah J. (Hodgeman) Stearns ; four ch. After his death she m. David Bumford of New Boston. Lewis Smith d. Feb. 14, 1886, aged 71 yrs.
3. Samuel, lived in Orange, Vt.
4. George, went West.
5. One dau. in. a Meder of Saxonville, Mass.
There were four other dau.
Dr. Rogers Smith, son of James and Moriah ( Rolfe) Smith, b. Mid- dleton, Mass .. June 12, 1776; studied medicine with Dr. Jones of Lynde- boro, commenced practice in Amherst ; removed thence to Mont Vernon, where he resided until appointed surgeon in army; afterward to ยท Green- bush, N. Y., and Weston. Vt., where he d. March 25, 1845. He m. Jan. 15, 1802, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Sukey (Washer) Dodge. She was b. Sept. 18, 1779, d. Weston, Ang. 1840. He was a surgeon in the U. S. army in the War of 1812, and was stationed at Greenbush. N. Y .; was town clerk and moderator. Ch. were:
1. Samuel, b. Amherst, July 7. 1802. d. Sept. 24, 1804.
2. * Asa Dodge. b. Amherst. Sept. 21, 1804; fitted for college at Kim- ball Union Academy, Meriden, graduated Dartmouth College, 1830 ; taught in Limerick Academy, Me., one year; graduated Andover Theological Seminary, 1834; was settled over the Brainard Presbyterian Church, New York City. afterwards pastor of the Fourteenth St. Presbyterian Church until 1863. He d. Hanover, Aug. 1877. He was eminent and popular as a preacher.
In 1863 he was chosen President of Dartmouth College, as successor to Nathan Lord, D. D. Assuming this important trust at the age of 59 he devoted himself for 14 years with unflagging industry and energy to the interests of the college. The period of his presidency is memorable in the college annals as one of the most successful in its history. By his personal efforts individuals of large means became interested in the col- lege and contributed liberally to its finances. His arduous and incessant labors seriously impaired his health and early in 1877 he resigned. He was a man of gracious and kindly manners and he impressed his person- ality upon his students, and his memory is cherished by them with warmest affection.
Among eminent men who graduated during his Presidency are Ex- Gov. Frank S. Black of New York, Col. Melvin O. Adams, Hon. George Fred Williams, Hon. Samuel McCall of Massachusetts, Chief Justice Rob- ert M. Wallace of New Hamshire and many others. He d. Aug., 1877. He m. Sarah. dau. of John Adams, Esq., of North Andover, Mass. She d. Sept. 24. 1882. age 76. Ch. were :
1. Dr. William T., h. March 30, 1839, graduated Yale College. is Dean of the Medical Dept. of Dartmouth College; m. Miss Susan Kel- logg : res. Hanover, and has two ch.
2. Sarah, unm., resides Hanover.
3. Albert D., a retired merchant of New York City.
4. Henry B., a graduate of Dartmouth College, is business manager of Scribner's Magazine.
5. Harriet, m. a Mr. Bigelow.
Ch. of Dr. Rogers and Sarah ( Dodge) Smith continued :-
3. Sarah. b. Mont Vernon. Aug. 21, 1806. m. (1) John Dale of Wes- ton. Vt., by whom she had one son, Geo. L. Dale: m. (?) Elijah Munson of Wallingford. Vt. She d. Aug., 1851.
4. Rebecca. b. Mont Vernon. Nov. 12. 1808. m. Cephas Dale of Weston. Vt .: lived Wallingford, Vt. ; had one dau., Ellen.
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5. Annah R., b. Greenbush, N. Y., m. Rev. Dennis Chapin, 1840, a Universalist minister of Cambridge, N. Y.
6. Horace E., b. 1817 in Weston, Vt .; studied law at Broad Albin, N. Y., practised law in Boston, where he was partner of Henry M. Stan- ton: was a member of the Mass. Legislature; from 1879 to 1892 was dean of the law school at Albany, N. Y. ; was a member of the New York Con- stitutional Convention of 1876. He was the most eminent lawyer in Fulton Co., N. Y. He was married three times and had several ch. He resided at Johnstown, N. Y., where he d. Oct. 19, 1902.
Rev. James G. Smith, b. Dec. 22. 1805, went to Claremont when young to live with his uncle ( McLaughlin) there, grew up with Method- ism there. He was granted a local preacher's license, April 8, 1826, at a quarterly meeting at Salem, N. H. He preached at Nashua and Man- chester, went to Portsmouth in 1838, was superannuated in 1847, since which time he resided at Plymouth, N. H., where he d. April 10, 1888. He preached constantly. "He was an excellent singer, gifted in prayer, a strong and vigorous thinker, and expressed his thoughts with con- siderable force and effectiveness." He m. 1828, Mary Lathrop of Royalton, Vt., b. March 4, 1801, d. Nov. 26, 1879. Three ch., Joseph, Mary, and Col. Francis A. Smith. a graduate Wesleyan University, officer Union Army in Civil War, is now a successful lawyer in Essex Co., New York.
Jesse Smith, son of James and Moriah ( Rolfe) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, April 5, 1781, d. April 14, 1862; lived where Mrs. M. J. Blood now does, afterwards Bridge cottage. m. June 28. 1804, Abigail or Nabby, dau. Dr. Zephaniah and Elizabeth (Stickney) Kittredge of Mont Vernon. She was b. March 22, 1784, d. May 7, 1866. Carpenter. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Jesse Kittredge, b. Oct. 29, 1804; m. April 7, 1829, Pamelia, dau. Peter and Lydia (Farmer) Foster. She was b. Aug. 20. 1806, d. Mont Vernon, May 13, 1880. He d. Dec. 24, 1851; a skilful surgeon and physician in Mont Vernon. Ch.
2. Ambrose, b. Sept. 10, 1808, m. 1833, Mahala, dau. William L. and Nabby (Jenkins) Kidder, widow - Partridge, Blacksmith, lived in Goffstown where he d. Oct. 29, 1882. 3 ch., Chas. E., Perry and Almira.
3. *Norman, b. Oct. 13, 1811.
4. Laurania, b. Nov. 24, 1814, music teacher, d. unm. Mont Vernon, Jan. 19, 1887.
5. James, b. Sept. 23, 1817, d. Sept. 27, 1818.
James Smith, son of James and Moriah (Rolfe) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 8, 1784; d. Mont Vernon, Sept. 26, 1809, m. Jan. 1, 1805, Susannah White of Lyndeboro'. Ch. were b. Mont Vernon.
1. James G., b. Dec. 22, 1805.
2. Luther, b. Oct. 6, 1807, m. Mary, dau. John and Elizabeth ( Moore) Eaton of Hillsboro' Bridge, N. H. He was a foundryman. lived the greater part of his life in Manchester, where he d. March. 1862. He had three ch .. two dau., Emily and Ellen, d. young, one son, Edwin R.
3. Moriah Rolfe, b. Jan. 11, 1810, d. infancy.
Dr. Luther Smith, son of James and Moriah (Rolfe) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 27. 1786; studied medicine with his brother, Dr. Rogers
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Smith, began practising at Hillsboro' Bridge, 1809, continued there until his death, Aug. 5. 1824. He m. July 22, 1817, Mary, dau. Dea. John and Judith (Weston) Carleton. She was b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 19, 1790. After her husband's death or from 1837 until her death, March 20, 1872, she resided in Mont Vernon. Ch. b. Hillsboro' Bridge.
1. Mary Ellen, b. May 7, 1818, teacher, d. June 10, 1853, unm., in Chesterfield Co., Va., where she was teaching.
2. *Charles James, b. Sept. 3, 1820.
Capt. Leander Smith, son of James and Sarah (Hildreth) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 22, 1808 : was selectman and representative of Mont Vernon several years; moved to Antrim in 1860, where he d. Dec. 22, 1884. He m. Dec. 15, 1832, Sophronia, dau. Silas and Martha (Farnum) Wilkins. She was b. June 22, 1812, d. Antrim, Nov. 25, 1882. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. George W., b. April 19, 1835, d. in the army Oct. 15, 1863, being a soldier of the 16th N. H. Vol.
2. Augusta, b. June 5, 1837, m. (1) Moses Carr of Newport, N. H., who d. in 1864; m. (2) William N. Conn of Antrim, July 26, 1877, where she now res. : one son by first m., George M. Carr, b. Nov. 6, 1864.
3. Elbridge Franklin, b. Dec. 14, 1839, d. in the army at New Orleans, Dec. 15, 1862, member of the 8th N. H. Regt., Vol.
4. James McCauley, b. Sept. 19, 1842, d. Antrim, July 15, 1865, from disease contracted in the army, member 9th N. H. Regt.
5. Emeline Willis, twin, b. Jan. 19, 1844, m. Chas. F. Holt of Antrim, Nov. 26, 1863; seven ch., d. Oct., 1883.
6. Emily Wilkins, twin, b. Jan. 19, 1844, m. Francis White of Bos- ton. Nov. 7. 1865, lives in Boston ; has two sons.
7. Arthur Linwood. b. July 29, 1885, m. Clara A. Conn of Antrim, Nov. 22, 1882, resides Antrim.
William Harrison Smith, son of David and Mary S. (Averill) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 22, 1815. He worked in the box shop and resided on the Wilkins place in the valley in East Dist., moved to Milford in 1873, where he d. July 27, 1889. He m. Jan. 1, 1841, Lydia J., dau. of Timothy and Sally ( Marshall) Baldwin. She was b. Mont Vernon, June 30, 1816, d. Mont Vernon, April 26, 1868. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Emeline M .. b. Sept. 18, 1841, d. Aug. 13, 1847.
2. Lenora A., b. Feb. 27, 1845; res. Wilton, unm.
3. A. Josephine, b. Jan. 27, 1847; res. Wilton, unm.
Marcella, b. March 13, 1856, m. Feb. 25, 1880, Dr. Geo. W. Hatch ; 4. res. Wilton, where she d. March 17, 1899; two ch., Fred and Lydia.
James Smith, son of Jacob and Katherine ( White) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, m. Catherine, dau. Charles and Catherine (Newton) Caswell. She was b. Bandon, Vt. He lived in Francestown, afterwards in Mont Vernon in house now torn down (near Secombe's) in South Dist. He afterward lived in West Dist., where he d. 1878. After his death she m. Aug. 26, 1885, Augustus Johnson of Bennington. She d. Mont Vernon, Oct. 12, 1901, age 81 yrs., 3 mos., 3 dys. Ch.
1. Deborah, m. Henry H. Joslin, an enterprising farmer of Lynde- boro, has a large family of ch .; res. Lyndeboro.
2. Andrew, res. Bennington.
3. Alvin, m. his cousin, dau. of Samnel Smith of Orange, Vt .; two ch .; is a rural mail-carrier and resides in New Boston.
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4. James W., has resided in South Keene and Walpole, N. H., is m., has five ch .; res. Gilmanton.
5. Esther W., b. Nov. 25, 1853, m. (1) James Douglas, m. (2) *James C. Towne; res. Peterboro.
Dr. Norman Smith, son of Jesse and Nabby (Kittredge) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 13, 1811. He grad. Vermont Medical College, Wood- stock, in 1843, and the same year established himself in the practice of medicine and surgery at Groton, Mass. He acquired a wide practice in the surgical branch of his profession extending over the northern part of Med- dlesex Co., Mass., and the southern part of Hillsboro Co., in N. II. In April, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War he went out as surgeon of the 6th Mass. Regt. and was with it in its famous march through Balti- more, and during its first campaign of three months. In 1874 he went to Europe and passed one year attending medical lectures and hospital prac- tice on the continent. Returning in 1875 he resided in Nashua. He pur- chased a fine estate near Groton, Mass., where he closed his busy and use- ful life May 24, 1888. During his earlier years Dr. Smith was proficient in music, which he taught with great success. He was a member of the Mass. Medical Society and was a public-spirited citizen, prominent in what- ever promoted the welfare of the community in which he lived. In early life he united with the church in Mont Vernon, and was one of the oldest members of the evangelical church in Groton. He m. (1) May 1, 1838, Harriet, dau. John and Lydia Sleeper of Francestown. She d. Sept. 2, 1839. He m. (2) Nov. 6, 1843, Adeline Sleeper, a sister of his first wife, who d. July 6, 1846. He m. (3) Sept. 22, 1847, Abby Maria, dau. Ephraim and Sarah (King) Brown of Wilton. She d. July 17, 1852. He m. (4) Sept. 12, 1853, Sarah, dau. Solomon and Dorcas ( Hopkins) Frost, who d. Dec. 4, 1856. He m. (5) Sept. 11, 1860, Mrs. Mary J. (King) Lee, wid. David Lee of Barre, Mass., dau. Daniel and Rebecca ( Parmenter) King of Rutland, Mass. She d. 1901, in Boston. Ch. by first wife :
1. Henry J., b. Aug. 26, 1836, d. Aug. 1858, at the age of nearly 19; a remarkably amiable and pious youth.
Ch. by third wife
2. Frank. b. Aug. 2, 1851, d. July 27, 1860.
Ch. by fifth wife :
3. Norman K., Sept. 28, 1868; res. Boston.
4. Frederic L., Feb. 26, 1871; res. Boston.
5. Laura K., Oct. 27, 1872; res. Boston.
Honorable Charles James Smith, son of Dr. Luther and Mary ( Carle- ton) Smith, b. Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., Sept. 3, 1820, attended the public schools until 1835; attended the Hopkinton, N. H., Academy three years and Milford Academy a few months. In Jan., 1839, he entered the law office of Albert Baker, Esq., (brother of Mrs. Mary (Baker) Eddy, the founder of Christian Science) at Hillsborough, and continued with him until Mr. Baker's death in Oct., 1841, pursuing the study of law and gen- eral literature. He subsequently spent a few months in the office of George Barstow, Esq., then at Hillsborough, but he never entered upon the prac- tice of law. From 1842 until 1853 he was for the larger part of the time occupied in school teaching in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, with the exception of three years, serving in 1846 as register of deeds for Hills- borough county and in 1850 and 1851 he was employed in the office of the U. S. military engineers at Boston. In April, 1853, he was appointed an inspector in the Boston custom house, holding the position until July, 1857
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He has sustained remarkable reverses of fortune, losing heavily in the great fires of Chicago and Boston, in the latter of which he was financially over- whelmed by the loss of over $40,000 in insurance stocks, owning 252 shares in 13 of what was, prior to the fire, the strongest companies in New Eng- land. Since 1873 he has been engaged in fire insurance, having an office in Boston several years. An historical sketch of his native town, entitled, "Annals of Hillsborough," from his pen, was published in 1841. He con- tributed to the History of Hillsborough County, published in 1885, the his- torical sketch of Mont Vernon. He has had a voting residence in Mont Vernon since 1842 and has held the offices of selectman four years, town clerk six years, moderator 16 years, and for over 20 years had the super- vision of his schools. He was a representative in 1860 and 1861, member of the Senate in 1863 and 1864, and of the Constitutional Convention in 1876 and 1889. From 1845 to 1871 he resided with his mother in the house now owned by the Dr. C. M. Kittredge Estate in South Dist. In 1871 he purchased the "Cloutman place" of Mrs. C. L. Wilkins, southeast of the village, where he now resides. June 6, 1878, he m. Mrs. Marguerite ( Hay- mand) Burt of Plymouth, Mass. She was b. Feb. 15, 1847. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Mary Ellen Rolfe, b. May 13, 1879, is a teacher.
2. Edward Lorhair, b. Jan. 24, 1881, has a position with a publishing company in Lowell and Lawrence, Mass.
3. Lelia Eugenie, b. Oct. 15, 1882, stenographer in Boston.
4. Helen Adelaide, b. Oct. 1, 1884, d. Aug. 24, 1885.
Mr. Smith's stepson, Charles J. Smith, Jr., b. Feb. 4, 1874, has resided in Somerville since 1889 ; is a foreman in a large teaming establishment in Boston ; m. Feb. 6, 1897, Ada K., dau. John K. and Mary ( Sexton ) Stin- son of Somerville ; one ch.
Dea. Daniel Smith, lived west of McCollom Hill in North Dist., m. (1); m. (2) Polly Carleton of Lyndeboro. He d. Sept. 1, 1829, age 80. His wife, Polly, d. June 13, 1847, age 59. Ch. by first wife b. Mont Vernon. 1. William, a tanner, settled in Greenfield. His widow, Clara, m. Charles Richardson of Amherst. She d. July 16, 1863.
Ch. by second wife b. Mont Vernon.
1. *John, b. Sept. 12, 1809.
2. Sarah, m. Asa Goodale of Antrim, a man of wealth ; one dau., Olive Jane, m. Melvin Temple of Windsor ; had two ch.
3. Mindwill, m. * Simeon Story, moved to Antrim, 1860: one ch.
4. Hiram, m. Eliza Bertram, went from Antrim to Minnesota in 1834.
John Smith, son of Dea. Daniel and Polly (Carleton) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 12, 1809 ; m. Cynthia W., dau. of David and Mary ( Averill) Smith. She was b. Mont Vernon, March 4, 1807, d. June 15, 1884. He lived in the village. He d. July 5, 1881. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. John Henry, b. Aug. 5, 1835, served in 2nd and 13th N. H. Regts. in Civil War, m. (1) Aug. 13, 1862, Almira Fletcher of Antrim, who d. June 29, 1861; m. (2) Mrs. Sarah R. Sargent, wid. William Sargent of Amherst and dan. Dea. Enoch and Jane ( Jameson) Sargent. She was b. Goffstown, March 5, 1833, d. May 14, 1896. He m. (3) Mrs. Eleanor M. Perkins, wid. Joseph E. Perkins and dau. Jesse and Eleanor ( Morgan) Manning, Sept. 6, 1900. She was b. Billerica, Mass., Dec. 13, 1841, d. June 29, 1902. He m. (4) Nov. 22, 1902, Mrs. Bridget (Quinn) Gould.
2. * Daniel Harrison, b. March 15, 1838.
3. Emma Angeline, b. Oct. 11, 1840, d. unm. Sept. 12, 1881.
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4. Charles Richmond, b. April 4, 1844, d. unm. June 29, 1901.
5. Nancy Maria, b. Oct. 26, 1848, m. Russell Farrington ; res. near Liv- ermore Falls, Me. ; has two dau.
Daniel Harrison Smith, son of John and Cynthia (Smith) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, March 15, 1838. He is a farmer and resides at the upper end of village at "Pine Grove Farm." He m. June 1, 1858, Mary J., dau. Daniel and Olive ( Proctor) Holt of Milford. She was b. Milford, Jan. 27, 1840. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Richmond, b. July 11, 1863, m. Nov. 2, 1887, Jessie D. Nye. He is a meat and provision dealer in Boston; res. in Dorchester, Mass., has one ch.
2. * Frank, b. Aug. 20, 1865.
3. L. Belle, b. Feb. 16, 1867, m. July 3, 1893, Peter W. Pattec of Goffstown; res. Goffstown ; one ch., Wardner.
4. Annie E., b. June 30, 1869, m. June 2, 1890, *J. Frank Perham; res. Mont Vernon.
5. Grace H., b. June 16, 1872, m. Nov. 8, 1894, Louis H. Hall of Mil- ford; res. Milford.
6. Harry A., b. Dec. 13, 1874, res. Mont Vernon with his parents.
Frank Smith, son of Daniel H. and Mary J. (Holt) Smith, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 20, 1865. He resides in the village, is a carpenter ; m. Oct. 18, 1885, Annie E., dau. Solomon and Nancy ( Averill) Jones. She was b. Sept. 10, 1867, in Mont Vernon. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Cecil Frank, b. April 4, 1886.
2. Alice Belle, b. June 18, 1889. V
Rev. Bezaleel Smith ( for more information see chapter on "Ecclesias- tical History"), grad. Dartmouth College in 1825, came to Mont Vernon from Rye, N. H., in Aug., 1841. He m. 1829, Eliza E. Morrison of New Hampton, N. H. She d. March 21, 1847, age 35. He closed his ministry here in 1850, removed from here to Roxbury, N. H., thence to New Al- stead, N. H., thence to Hanover Centre, N. H., d. May 15, 1879, age 82, at Randolph, Vt. He m. (2) Miss Davis of Royalston, Vt. Ch.
1. John B., grad. Dartmouth College, 1854, d. Nashua, June 17, 1858, age 27 years.
2. Horace Morrison, merchant tailor in Boston, m. a dau. of Ira Gay of Nashua, lived in Malden, where he d. April 25, 1884, age 51.
3. Caroline Eliza, d. Nov. 23, 1850, age 16.
4. * Huntingdon Porter, b. Jan. 11, 1837.
5. Martha Haven, d. March 3, 1866, age 26 years, seven months.
6. George Henry. b. Mont Vernon, 1842, m. Sept. 9, 1866, Jane L. Fletcher of Antrim: laborer, lived in Lebanon, d. 1898, age 56.
7. Levi W., d. Aug. 12, 1846, age seven months.
8. Daniel A., d. May 28, 1844, age five months; seven ch.
Huntingdon Porter Smith, son of Rev. Bezaleel and Eliza E. (Mor- rison) Smith, b. Rye. N. H., Jan. 11, 1837, m. Anna D. Berry, dau. Dr. Chas. T. Berry of Pittsfield, N. H. He is a merchant of woolen cloth in Boston ; res. Cambridge. He is an elocutionist of considerable ability. Ch.
1. Charles P., b. 1867.
2. Chadbourne, b. 1869, d. at 18 months.
3. Winifred B., b. 1871.
4. Bertha M., b. 1875, d. May, 1887.
5. Robert L., b. 1883.
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HISTORY OF MONT VERNON.
SPAULDING.
Otis M. Spaulding, son of Stephen and Sarah (Blodgett) Spaulding, b. Tyngsboro, Mass., Aug. 23, 1841, was a stone mason in Milford, came to Mont Vernon in 1886; lives on his father-in-law's (Josiah Swinnington) farm in South Dist .; m. Jan. 18, 1869, Hannah E., dau. Josiah and Sarah (Farnum) Swinnington. She was b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 4, 1850. Ch. b. Milford :
1. Minnie B., b. Sept. 1, 1869, m. Nov. 25, 1891, Joseph G. Carleton of Mont Vernon, res. Mont Vernon; five ch.
2. Wilbert O., b. Jan. 14, 1874, laborer.
3. Frank C., b. July 27, 1876, m. Dec. 24, 1901, Mrs. Mary Storer of Rochester. N. H., res. Nashua; one son.
4. Ernest Holmes, b. May 30. 1882, res. at home.
SOUTHWORTH.
Capt. Chester B. Southworth was b. in West Fairlee, Vt. He lived there until 21 years of age. In 1836 he came to Mont Vernon and worked for some years at his trade of currier in the tannery of Dea. Joseph A. Starrett. While thus employed a permanent injury to his left arm com- pelled a change of occupation, and he was engaged as a travelling merchant for S. Thayer & Co. of New Ipswich, and later through the remainder of his life very successfully, on his own account. During his 25 years' resi- dence 'in Mont Vernon, from 1836 to 1861, he owned and occupied the place just above the cemetery, now occupied by Kneeland C. White. In 1861 he removed to Manchester, where he d. May 26, 1893, age 78 years. He m. (1) Augusta, dau. Capt. William and Serviah (Jones) Lamson, July 21, 1842. She was b. Mont Vernon, March 9. 1817, d. Manchester, Feb. 1, 1879 ; 10 ch. He m. (2) Miss Southworth of Thetford, Vt., who d. shortly after. He m. (3) Mrs. Harriet Holbrook of Bedford, N. H., who still lives in Manchester.
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