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SPOFFORD.
Abijah Spofford was a teacher and singer. He was a tax-payer in 1804.
STARRETT.
David Starrett, b. Francestown, N. H., April 21, 1774, grad. Dartmouth College 1798 : was lawyer in Hillsboro. He m. Abigail Ellery Appleton, dau. Rev. Joseph Appleon of North Brookfield, Mass. She d. Mont Ver- non, May 3, 1858, age 73. Mrs. Starret with three ch. came here in 1813. Ch. b. Hillsboro :
1. * Joseph A., b. Aug. 31, 1804.
2. Emily Caroline, b. Jan. 20, 1807, 111. Rev. David Stowell of Town- send, Mass., Oct. 26, 1837; had one ch., Dr. David P. Stowell of Water- ville, Me., d.
3. * Albert Gardiner, b. Oct. 21, 1810.
Dea. Joseph A. Starrett, son of David and Abigail E. (Appleton) Star- rett, b. Hillsboro, Aug. 31, 1804, was deacon of the Congregational Church ; came to Mont Vernon in May, 1813, learned the tanner's trade, operated the tannery. D. May 22, 1894. m. Dec. 10, 1833, Maria J., dau. Dea. John and Dolly (Durant) Bruce of Mont Vernon. She was b. Mont Vernon,
JOSEPH A. STARRETT. Deacon from 1836 to 1858.
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Aug. 21, 1814. She d. Oct. 20, 1869. He lived in the brick house in the village. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Henrietta M., b. Sept. 29, 1834, m. Dec. 5, 1853, *Dr. Samuel G. Dearborn. She d. Nashua, June 29, 1893; two ch.
2. Josephine, b. March 12, 1836, d. March 11, 1846.
3. *William Sullivan A., b. June 4, 1838.
4. Emily J., b. Dec. 14, 1846, m. * John T. McCollom, July 14, 1866, d. April 4, 1867 ; one ch.
Albert Gardiner Starrett, son of David and Abigail E. (Appleton) Starrett, b. Hillsboro, Oct. 21, 1810; worked in the shops here, lived in vil- lage, d. Mont Vernon, March 24, 1855, m. Sept. 17, 1845, Mary M., dau. of Daniel and Tabitha ( Sawyer) Stevens. She was. b. May 17, 1826, Stod- dard, N. H., d. Mont Vernon, Nov. 11, 1896. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Albert Appleton, b. Aug. 8, 1847, d. July 31, 1848.
2. George Gardiner, b. May 27, 1849, m. Dec. 28, 1882, Ellen Sinnicks, b. Five Leagues, Labrador, Oc. 27, 1851. He d. Sept. 24, 1887. His wid. res. Mont Vernon. Lived in his father's house in village; farmer. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Alice Gardner, b. Oct. 6, 1883.
2. William Appleton, b. Sept. 14, 1885.
William Sullivan A. Starrett, son of Dea. Joseph A. and Maria J. (Bruce) Starrett, b. Mont Vernon, June 4, 1838, m. June 17, 1868, Frances E., dau. Milton W. and Sophronia (Trow) McCollom of Mont Vernon. She was b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 26, 1845. He res. in the brick house in vil- lage, owned by his father. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Emily C. A., b. March 15, 1871; teacher in Milford.
2. Henrietta M., b. Sept. 1, 1872, m. June 6, 1903, Fred Auryansen of New York City; res. Brooklyn, New York.
William A. Starrett, cousin Dea. Joseph A. Starrett, came here from Francestown, worked in the tannery, m. Emily Frances, dau. Dea. John and Dolly (Durant) Bruce of Mont Vernon. She d. Aug. 19, 1853, aged 23. He d. Oct. 10, 1854, aged 30. Both buried in Mont Vernon.
STEARNS.
John Stearns m, Nancy Wetherbee of New Boston. He d. June 5, 1860, aged 69. They lived in the West Dist. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Hannah Pettengill, b. Sept. 28, 1817, George Green; one ch. d. July 11, 1900.
2. *John W., b. July 29, 1819, d. He m. Sarah Jane Hodgeman.
3. *Daniel, b. 1823.
4. *Seth P., b. Oct. 14, 1826.
John W. Stearns, son of John and Nancy (Wetherbee) Stearns, b. July 29, 1819, lived in Mont Vernon in West Dist., m. Sarah Jane Hodge- man. Ch. were:
1. Reuben, d. unm.
2. Hannah, m. Daniel Boardman.
3. Emeline, m. James Douglas; had several ch., lived New Boston.
4. Harriet, m. (1) Lewis Smith, had ch .; m. (2) David Bumford.
5. Frank, d. young.
6. Sarah, m. Abbott of Milford.
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7. Ida M., m. - Flagg of Mason.
8. John Frank, lives Lyndeboro.
9. Alfred, d. 1894.
10. Granville, lives Lyndeboro.
Daniel Stearns, son of John and Nancy (Wetherbee) Stearns, b. 1823, d. Feb. 18, 1899; lived in the West Dist., m. Nancy J. Mills. She was b. Chester, N. H., d. Aug. 23, 1897, age 82 yrs., 7 mos. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Caroline, m. David Ritter, lives in Washington, D. C .; four ch.
2. Daniel Augustus, m. Georgia Hartshorn of Merrimack, July 3, 1882, d. July 26, 1883, age 33.
3. Charles.
4. George, res. in West Dist .; m. (1) Christie, dau. John Christie of New Boston; m. (2) Aug. 12, 1895, Josie, dau. Peter and Emeline (Stearns) Douglass of N. B.
Seth P. Stearns, son of John and Nancy ( Wetherbee) Stearns, b. Oct. 14, 1826 ; m. Feb. 23, 1852, Mary E. Brown of Lyndeboro, b. April 23, 1832. She d. Oct. 18, 1895, age 63 yrs., 5 mos., 25 dys. He d. Jan. 26, 1902. Lived in the West Dist. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Harvey Page, b. Aug. 16, 1855, lives in West Dist., unm.
2. Almira, d. infancy.
3. Andrew Jason, b. June 26, 1862, m. May 7, 1893, Cora E. Mason of Tamworth; lives in Tamworth.
4. Elizabeth A., b. Feb. 2, 1872, unm.
STEVENS.
Calvin Stevens was a native of Rutland, Mass., where he was b. Jan. 27, 1753, but removed to Carlisle, Mass., in infancy, where he was bred. He removed to Hillsboro, N. H., in 1776. He fought in the Revolution and was in the Battle of Bunker Hill. His mind was naturally inquisitive, abounded in anecdote, and was much improved by reading. He was for many years a town officer and civil magistrate, and in these relations was distinguished for his correctness and integrity. He was a kind husband, a tender father and an humble and consistent Christian. He removed from Hillsboro to Mont Vernon in 1821, where he d. Feb. 22. 1833. He m. in 1773 Esther Wilkins of Carlisle, Mass., by whom he had 13 ch., 10 of whom survived him. She d. Aug. 24, 1828. He m. (2) his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hannah (Brown) Wilkins, wid. James Wilkins. She d. Carlisle, Feb. 8, 1852. Ch. all but eldest b. Hillsboro :
1. Isaac, b. Oct. 2, 1774, drowned at sea, Oct. 15, 1802; left a widow and two sons.
2. Polly. b. March 13, 1778, m. in Hillsboro to David Dodge, a noted and accomplished schoolmaster, a native of Amherst, subsequently located in Charlestown, Mass., and was town clerk there more than 25 yrs. He kept a select school at Hillsboro Center. He was a brother of the moth- ers of Gov. Jos. A. Gilmore of N. H. and Pres. Asa Dodge Smith of Dartmouth College (president from 1864 to 1877). He d. at Carlisle, Feb. 8. 1852. Mrs. Dodge d. July 10, 1846, leaving five dau. and one son.
3. Luther, b. Sept. 2. 1779, was by trade a copper-plate printer, set- tled in Boston. m. but had no ch., d. at Mont Vernon, Aug. 13, 1858.
4. Calvin, b. Feb. 5, 1781, d. unm. Nov. 20, 1803, at Boston, of yellow fever.
5. William, b. Jan. 21, 1783, m. - Pulsifer, d. Aug. 12, 1813, in
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New York City of wound received in War of 1812. He left two dau., viz : Adcline, m. John H. Osgood, a noted auctioneer of Boston, and Mary Ann, m. S. A. Ranlet of St. Louis, Mo.
6. Matilda, b. Dec. 14, 1785, m. George Killom of Hillsborough, moved to Buffalo, N. Y., and d. there Nov. 9, 1827, leaving five ch.
7. *Asa, b. Feb. 5, 1787.
8. Susanna, b. March 4, 1789, m. Oct. 11, 1806, *Nathan Marden, res. Mont Vernon and New Boston (res. New Boston first). She d. Mont Vernon, Aug. 20, 1843; eight ch. She was the grandmother of Hon. Geo. A. Marden.
9. Hannah, b. Feb. 1, 1791, m. May 22, 1814, *James Whittemore of Weymouth, Mass. She d. Mont Vernon, Oct. 31, 1866; six ch.
10. Zadock, h. March 9, 1793, settled in Texas, Oneida Co., N. Y. He d. there leaving ch.
11. Samuel, b. Feb. 15, 1796, settled first in Mont Vernon, removed to Clvde, N. Y., m., had no ch. While on a visit to New England he d. at Billerica. Mass., March 31, 1872, was buried at Mont Vernon.
12. Pamelia, b. Sept. 11, 1797, m. 1817, Isaac Smith ; settled in Deering. He d. Jan. 27, 1855. She d. Oct. 8, 1861 ; 10 ch.
13. Nancy, b. Feb. 11, 1800; m. * Thomas Cloutman of Mont Vernon, d. Feb. 15, 1877; 11 ch .; six dau. grew to womanhood and were m.
Asa Stevens, son of Calvin and Esther (Wilkins) Stevens, m. Mary Ann, dau. Rev. Joseph Appleton of Brookfield, Mass. He was b. Hillsboro, Feb. 5, 1787, d. Mont Vernon, Jan. 9, 1863; farmer and shoemaker, lived on the place now occupied by his descendants. His wife d. Nov. 17, 1867, aged 76. Ch. were b. Mont Vernon :
1. David, b. June 8, 1812, d. Oct. 28, 1826.
2. Calvin, b. Mav 28, 1814. m. Catherine E. Bovnton of East Cam- bridge, Mass., d. in New York City in March, 1877. He was a millionaire ; three ch .. , one son, C. Amory Stevens, and two dau., Catherine and Mrs. Grace Richardson. The dau. in 1896 gave $5000 towards the buildings of the new church here, in memory of their father.
3. * William, b. July 28, 1816.
4. Mary Ann C .. b. July 22, 1818, m. Oct. 4, 1842, George W. McCol- lom and d. in New York City in 1865, leaving no ch. Her husband, as a memorial to her, donated $10.000 to the Institute at Mont Vernon.
5. Harriet' A., b. May 22, 1821, m. John D. Nutter, Aug. 8, 1844; has three sons and resides in Montreal, Canada.
6. Sarah Frances, b. Aug. 9, 1823, m. Ignatius Tyler. res. Montreal; no ch. He d. Aug. 25, 1889.
7. Asa. b. Jan. 23, 1825, m. (1) Harriet O. Howard, by whom he had one son and three dau. m. (2) Mrs. S. J. Tremere; was a merchant in New York City, d. April 10, 1888.
William Stevens. son of Asa and Mary A. ( Appleton) Stevens, b. Mont Vernon, July 28, 1816. He was was a provision merchant in New York City many years. In June, 1865, he retired and returned to Mont Vernon, where he d. Jan. 5, 1887. For extended sketch of his life see chapter on "Prominent Men." He m. (1) Louisa W. Dye of Newark, N. J. He m. (2) Jan. 4, 1876, Helen L. (Ober) Whipple, wid. John Whipple of New Boston, and dau. Gary W. and Salome ( Mills) Ober. She was b. July 25, 1842. Ch. by first wife .:
1. Mary Ann.
2. Ella L.
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3. Katherine.
4. Frances E.
Daniel Stevens, son of Daniel and Phebe (Durant) Stevens, b. Stod- dard, N. H., March 26, 1785. His parents were from Billerica, Mass., where most of their ch. were b. He m. Tabitha, dau. Benjmain and Tabitha (Kittredge) Sawyer, b. Nelson, N. H., July 16, 1792, d. Mont Vernon, Jan. 26, 1883. He moved from Stoddard to Mont Vernon in 1839 and d. Sept. 24, 1844. Ch. b. Stoddard :
1. James, b. 1810, d. Sept. 17, 1838, unm., at Daysville, Ill.
2. Elizabeth, b. March 22, 1814, m. Griffin Wilson of Peterboro who d. Nashua, Jan. 26, 1861. She m. (2) Ebenezer Fiske of Lyndeboro. She d. Milford, Dec. 30, 1893, age 79 yrs., 9 mos. By her first husband she had two ch., Mrs. Jacob Nichols and Albro M. Wilson.
3. Elmira, d. at the age of three years.
4. Joshua D., d. Daysville, Ill., unm., Oct. 4, 1838.
5. Levi, m. Caroline Warren of Dublin, N. H., Nov. 9, 1848. She d. Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 2, 1872. He m. (2) Jan. 6, 1874, Mary E. Moore. He d. Boston, July 9, 1890.
6. Sarah B., b. - , m. June 9, 1846, Samuel G. Parker of Lowell. She d. Lowell, Jan. 10, 1865; three dau., Alice C., Evie M. and Lena S.
7. Lydia, m. June 18, 1848, George W. Wilkins of New Boston, d. May 16, 1857; one son.
8. * Hon. George W., b. Oct. 23, 1824, d. Lowell, June 6, 1884, m. Sept., 1850, Elizabeth Kimball of Littleton, Mass. She d. Oct. 26, 1891, at St. Paul, age 59; three ch., the eldest, George H., was b. Mont Vernon, July, 1851, lawyer in Lowell.
9. Mary M., b. May 17, 1826, m. Sept. 17, 1845, *Albert G. Starrett of Mont Vernon. She d. Nov. 11, 1896; two ch.
10. * Samuel N., b. March 13, 1828.
11. Adeline, m. Thomas C. Ryder of Dunbarton, March 23, 1847, d. Feb. 19, 1852 ; one ch., George H. Ryder.
12. Caroline A., m. March 16, 1865, Dr. John P. Brown of Raymond, N. H., now Supt. of Insane Asylum, Taunton, Mass .; one dau., Gertrude, m
Samuel N. Stevens, son of Daniel and Tabitha (Sawyer) Stevens, b. Stoddard, March 13, 1828, provision dealer ; moved to Milford 1867, rem. to Mont Vernon 1895, m. March 19, 1854, Nancy M., dau. Dea. Josiah and Relief (Batchelder) Kittredge, b. Mc.it Vernon, March 9, 1832. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Josephine M., b. May 30, 1855, m. Sept. 27, 1883, William F., son of Francis J. and Betsey A. (Robinson) French of Milford and res. there.
2. Charles Newell, b. July 10, 1857, is a hotel steward, res. in Phila- delphia, Pa., m. Jan. 11, 1892, Jennie J. Shattuck of Brooklyn, N. Y.
3. Hattie Adella, b. May 6, 1860.
SAWYER.
Hon. Aaron Flint Sawyer was b. April 24, 1780, at Westminster, Mass. grad. Dartmouth College, 1804, commenced practice of law in Mont Ver- non in 1807, removed to Nashua about 1828, d. there Jan. 4, 1847. Repre- sented Mont Vernon in 1827, and Nashua in 1847; m. Aug. 20, 1811, Han- nah, granddaughter Rev. Samuel Locke, D. D., president of Harvard Col- lege from 1770 to 1773. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Samuel Locke, m. Mary Cathaway; had two sons and one dau.,
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lived Independence, Mo., where he d. March 30, 1890, age 77 yrs., 4 mos. He was a leading member of the bar of Missouri, a circuit judge and mem- ber Congress one term.
2. Charlotte, b. July 1, 1816, m. Aaron P. Hughes, Esq., of Nashua, Nov. 17, 1845; ch., James A. D., b. Sept. 6, 1846, grad. Dartmouth 1869, m. Emma Mininger; for many years was an Episcopal clergyman in Mo., now a farmer there.
2. Aaron, b. Feb. 20, 1849, grad. Dartmouth 1871, res. Nashua, unm.
3. * Aaron W., b. Oct. 11, 1818.
4. Flint H., b. Nov. 2, 1821, m. Martha J. Colburn; no ch.
5. Catherine, b. April 25, 1825, m. John Taft of Worcester, two chi. lived in Worcester.
Hon. Aaron Worcester Sawyer, son of Hon. Aaron F. and Hannah (Locke) Sawyer, was b. in Mont Vernon, Oct. 11, 1818, and d. in Nashua, Aug. 23, 1882. The first few years of his life was passed in Mont Vernon, from which place his father removed about 1828 to Nashua. He was edu- cated at the public schools of Nashua and the academies of Hancock, Derry and Nashua. Afterwards he taught school several years, also studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1844, and in 1846 began the practice of law in Nashua. From that time until 1872 his professional career was continuous, uninterrupted and successful. He served as Rep- resentative from Nashua and Senator in the State Legislature, and from 1867 until July, 1876, he held the office of register in bankruptcy. On the 22d of July, 1876, he received from Governor Cheney his commission as associate justice of the Supreme Court, but failing health obliged him to resign his office within two years. Judge Sawyer was not only an emi- nent lawyer and jurist, but also a devoted laborer in the vineyard of Christ. He was a licensed minister of the Congregational faith, active and useful in all Christian work. He m. (1) Mary Frances Ingalls of New York City, m. (2) Fanny, dau. of Francis and Almira (Stetson) Winch, of Nashua, Sept. 12, 1855. Their ch. were: Fanny Ingalls (deceased), Fanny Locke, m. Dr. Bowers a dentist in Nashua; Aaron Frank (deceased), and William Merriam, b. Sept. 9, 1873, fitted for college, Exeter, N. H., graduated Williams College, 1893, Boston Law School, 1898, admitted to bar at Concord, m. June 23, 1898, Marion Stimpson.
STILES.
David Stiles, b. Feb. 4, 1811, d. Jan. 24, 1881, m. Margery M. Good- ridge, May 13, 1841, of Lyndeboro. She was b. April 23, 1810, d. Dec. 31, 1884. He came to Mont Vernon about 1840, occupied the farm now oc- cupied by Wm. Ryan, afterwards in East Dist., moved to Lyndeboro, was killed by railroad, Jan. 24, 1881. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Benjamin G., b. Jan. 9, 1845, d. Jan. 28, 1845.
2. Maria, b. Jan. 2, 1847, d. Jan. 2, 1847.
3. *David A., b. June 24, 1849.
4. Maria E., b. May 11, 1851, d. April 5, 1868.
5. Lucie S., b. March 28, 1854; teacher ; res. Minneapolis, Minn.
David A. Stiles, son of David and Margery M. (Goodridge) Stiles, b. Mont Vernon, June 24, 1849, d. Wilton, April 11, 1899, m. Nov. 27, 1873, Eugelia J. Brooks of Greenfield, N. H. She was b. Dublin, N. H., Sept. 30, 1854, res. Wilton. Mr. Stiles was a schoolmaster, taught Antrim, Greenfield and Mont Vernon; moved from here to Wilton. Ch.
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1. Lillian F., b. Francestown, May 15, 1877.
2. Edith M., b. Francestown, Jan. 23, 1879.
3. Annabel M., b. Antrim, June 13, 1883.
4. Lucie G., b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 21, 1886.
All the ch. live in Wilton.
Cyrus Stiles, b. Middleton, Mass., May 13, 1753, d. in Amherst, Aug. 24, 1831, m. Oct. 29, 1789, Hannah Berry. She was b. in Middleton, March 14, 1771, d. Amherst, Sept. 28, 1852. They lived in the East Dist. but af- terwards rem. to Amherst. He was a voter here in 1804. Ch.
1. Cyrus, b. Middleton, Mass., Feb. 25, 1790, d. Amherst, 1794.
2. Hannah, b. Middleton, Mass., April 1, 1792, m. Nov. 29, 1813, Joseph Prince of Amherst, rem. to Warren, Pa., d. Jan. 13, 1837.
3. Hiram, d. young.
4. Mary, m. Peter McNeil of New Boston, Sept. 23, 1818, d. New Boston, 1882.
5. Abby, d. Mont Vernon, aged 14.
6. Cynthia, d. Mont Vernon, aged 14.
7. Elizabethi B., d. March 13, 1874, aged 74, unm.
8. Lydia, b. May 10, 1804, m. April, 1838, George H. Shaw of Am- She d. July 20, 1884, aged 80 years.
herst.
9. Josiah, d. Lynn, Mass., Aug. 3,; 1868, age 59 yrs.
STINSON.
William Stark Stinson, b. July 9, 1792, came to Mont Vernon from Dunbarton; lived in village : jeweller ; d. Feb. 23, 1845, age 56 yrs., 7 mos., 14 dys. He m. (1) Sept. 12, 1816, Lois, dau. Rev. John and Lois (Wil- kins) Bruce of Mont Vernon. She was b. 1793, d. Oct. 5, 1823. He m. (2) Anna Gray, who d. July 26, 1829, age 29. He m. (3) Sarah Twiss of Dunbarton. She was b. May 4, 1798, Dunbatron, d. Dunbarton, July 12, 1884. Ch. all b. Mont Vernon.
Ch. by first wife:
1. Mary L., b. June, 1817, d. July. 1818.
2. *\Villiam A., b. Feb. 22, 1819.
3. Bruce, was a shoemaker in Stonehamn.
4. Washington, minister, lived in Illinois.
Ch. by third wife :
5. Sarah A., b. Dec. 21, 1835, m. David Story of Dunbarton, d. Dun- barton, March 4, 1887 ; three ch.
6. Mary A., b. March 18, 1838, d. July 14, 1875, unm.
*Charles F., b. Oct. 24, 1840.
William A. Stinson, son of William S. and Lois (Bruce) Stinson, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 22, 1819; lived in his father' house in village; worked in Conant's box shop, d. Sept. 10, 1876; m. Sept. 24, 1846, Nancy A., dau. Thomas and Nancy (Stevens) Cloutman. She was b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 26, 1824, d. Mont Vernon, Oct. 18, 1898. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. *Thomas Henry, b. Nov. 18, 1848.
2. Emmie F., b. April 1, 1855, m. Dec. 5, 1883, Guilford U. Carlton of Goffstown; res. Minneapolis, Minn.
3. Annie F., b. April 22, 1860, d. June 30, 1872.
Major Charles Frederick Stinson, son of William S. and Sarah (Twiss) Stinson, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 24, 1840, d. Mont Vernon, March
MAJOR CHARLES F. STINSON. Deacon from 1891 to 1893.
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10, 1893; m. Nov. 28, 1867, Ella Louise Russell, dau. Walter Russell of Watertown, Mass. She was b. Aug. 27, 1846, d. March 3, 1900. He was in the 13th N. H. Regt. in Civil War, afterwards Major of a colored com- pany. He was a partner with his nephew, T. H. Stinson, in Boston, in manufacture of boxes, etc. ; came to Mont Vernon 1882. Ch. b. Charles- town, Mass.
1. * William Stark, b. Jan. 22, 1870.
2. Charles Frederick, b. May 24, 1876; has a position in a chemical factory in Boston.
3. Lucy Russell, b. Aug. 17, 1877; res. Waltham, Mass.
Thomas Henry Stinson, son of William A. and Nancy A. (Cloutman) Stinson, b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 18, 1848; m. Sept. 24, 1874, Nellie M. Woods of Hollis, N. H. He d. Jan. 3, 1895, Winchester. He was in the real estate business for a few years; in business in the manufacture of boxes with G. F. Stinson, afterwards was town clerk of Winchester. Ch.
1. William H., b. July 7, 1875.
2. Annie E., b. Nov. 10, 1876.
3. Mabel W., b. Feb. 19, 1878.
4. Charles Pressy, b. July 19, 1880. d. July 6, 1900.
5. Richard I., b. July 22, 1881.
6. Helen E., b. May 19, 1887.
William Stark Stinson, son of Major Charles F. and Ella L. (Russell) Stinson, b. Charlestown, Mass., Jan. 22, 1870; m. June 13, 1893, Myra W., dau. Henry and Myra (Woodman) Clement of Winterport, Me. She was b. Winterport, Me., Feb. 28, 1872. Res. Mont Vernon. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Clement Russell, b. Dec. 2, 1894.
2. Mildred Louise, b. May 30, 1896.
3. Katherine Shepard, b. Feb. 8, 1898.
Col. William H. Stinson, son of William C. and Sarah E. ( Poor) Stinson, b. Dunbarton, July 2, 1851, m. Sept. 30, 1885, Ellen F., dau. Dea. William H. and S. Emeline ( Cloutman) Conant of Mont Vernon. She was b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 18, 1857. Was Master of State Grange; was a member of Gov. Chas. H. Bell's staff ; was a statistican several years ; moved from Mont Vernon to Dunbarton in 1895, now resides at Goffstown. Ch.
1. Daniel Chase, b. Mont Vernon, June 9, 1886.
2. William Conant, b. Mont Vernon, Dce. 9, 1888.
3. Grace Isabel, b. Mont Vernon, April 9, 1891.
4. Cecil Ray, b. Dunbarton, May 28, 1895.
5. Dorothy May, b. Dunbarton, Dec. 16, 1896.
STORY.
Simon Story lived in the North Dist., near the New Boston line, m Mindwill Smith, dau. Dea. Daniel and Polly (Carleton) Smith. They moved to Antrim in 1860.
William, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 13, 1846, m. Nellie Brooks, now of Antrim; one ch., William.
Albert T., d. Nov. 2, 1850, aged 1 year.
SWINNINGTON.
Elisha Swinnington, m. (1) Betsey Temple. She d. July. 25, 1840, age
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45. He m. (2) Sarah Hood, dau. Joseph and Eleanor (Woodbury) Hood of Milford, b. Milford, Jan. 25, 1807, d. June 28, 1883, age 76. He d. May 6, 1870, age 80. He lived on the farm in the South Dist. after- wards owned by his son, Josiah, now by his granddaughter, Mrs. O. M. Spalding. He d. May 6, 1870, age 80. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
Ch. by first wife :
1. * Josiah, b. Dec. 4, 1819.
2. Hannah, d. of consumption.
3. Elizabeth, m. * Granville Parker ; d.
Josiah Swinnington, son of Elisha and Betsey (Temple) Swinning- ton, b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 4, 1819, d. April 21, 1902; lived on and owned his father's farm in South Dist., m. Oct. 27, 1842, Sarah J., dau. Israel and Catherine (Talbot) Farnum. She was b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 25, 1818; d. Mont Vernon, Jan. 28, 1879. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Martin L., b. Feb. 10, 1844, d. Feb. 25, 1845.
2. Abby T., b. Dec. 23, 1848, m. Nov. 20, 1879, *Franklin Trow, d. June 1, 1886; one son.
3. Hannah E., b. Oct. 4, 1850, m. Jan. 18, 1869, *Otis M. Spalding ; res. Mont Vernon; four ch.
4. Albert E., b. May 30, 1855, m. June 29, 1881, Kate, dau. Eli Clark and Betsey A. (Curtis) Curtis of Lyndeboro; res. Lyndeboro; one dau., Clara B.
5. Ida B., b. May 25, 1860, m. Nov. 23, 1875, *John A. Bullard of Mont Vernon; three ch .; res. Lyndeboro.
Abigail Swinnington (sister Elisha) m. Dec. 11, 1825, Jesse Averill of Mont Vernon.
Mary Swinnington (sister Elisha) m. Jan. 22, 1824, John Phelps, Jr., of Wilmot.
Job Swinnington (brother Elisha) m. 1818, Betsey Clark.
TARBELL.
Joseph H. Tarbell, son of William and Lydia (Spaulding) Tarbell, b. Exeter, N. H., Aug. 25, 1822, d. Dec. 25, 1898; m. Aug. 23, 1844, Harriet N., dau. James and Azubah (Curtis) Hopkins Hopkins. She was b. Mont Vernon, April 26, 1824. At the age of four he entered the family of an uncle, Col. Benj. Hutchinson of Milford, where he lived until 18 years of age. He located here upon marriage, lived on a farm in South Dist. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. George Fred, b. Oct. 19, 1848, m. March 25, 1874, Helen M., dau. Stephen C. and Lucy (Averill) Langdell. She was b. Nov. 8, 1846, in Mont Vernon; farmer; res. South Dist. Ch.
1. Alice Grace, b. Mont Vernon, Tune 22, 1882.
2. Emma, b. Aug. 29, 1855, m. Charles L. Perham of Lyndeboro, Feb. 14, 1878; res. Lyndeboro; one dau., Bertha, b. Oct. 20, 1884.
TEMPLE.
Arthur Prince Temple, son of George T. and Hattie A. (Prince) Temple, b. Milford, May 12, 1875. He has resided in Mont Vernon since 1895 and is a junior partner of the firm of Blood & Temple, village grocers. He is a lineal descendant on his mother's side of Lieut. Joseph Prince, one of the proprietors of that part of Souhegan West, which is now
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Mont Vernon. He m. April 27, 1898, M. Susie, dau. of D. Porter and Susan (Cloutman) Kendall. She was b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 3, 1867. Ch.
Blanche E., b. Aug. 12, 1900, d. Sept. 29, 1900.
THORPE.
Rev. John Thorpe, b. May 4, 1845, Newton Heath, Manchester, Eng., son of Joel and Sarah (Brown) Thorpe, both silk weavers. John was the sixth of 11 ch: seven girls and four boys; m. 1869, Emily A. Bennett; came to Mont Vernon as minister in 1888; remained until Sept., 1894; is now preaching at Centre Harbor, N. H .; no ch.
TODD.
George W. Todd, b. Rindge, N. H., Nov. 9, 1828. He obtained his earlier education there. He grad. at the Law School, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Was admitted to the bar in 1856. Was engaged in the practice of his profession eight years principally in Glover, Vt. In this place he was also Principal of the Orleans Institute for seven years. During this time and previously he had acquired a good knowledge of medicine, so that when he decided upon teaching for his life work as being best adapted to his taste and inclination he brought to that profession a general knowledge that was invaluable to him as an instructor. To teaching he devoted his talents. his large experience, his life. He taught 6000 students in the gram- mar, high schools and academies of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massa- chusetts. He was a Supt. of Schools 16 years. In 1872 he came to McCol- lom Institute and continued here six years. He began with less than 30 students and by his energy and constant exertion increased the number to 100 several terms. His enthusiasm for the success of the school was al- most boundless. He infused new life into every department. Interest in the classics and higher English branches was revived and the standard of the institution improved. The dull were encouraged, and for those who needed he always had a helping hand and a kind word. In May, 1878, he resigned, but having been elected a State Senator for two years he did not change his residence until the Spring of 1880, when he removed to Rindge. teaching there until 1884, when he accepted the principalship of Eaton's Commercial College, Norwidgewock, Me., where he d. of typhoid pneumo- nia, April 15, 1884. Mr. Todd represented Rindge in the N. H. Legisla- ture two years. In Aug., 1857, he m. Miss Mary J. Blodgett of Jaffrey. N. H. She d. Sept., 1864. In 1869 he m. Miss Sarah J., dau. of Dea. Henry Chapin of Holyoke, Mass., and a successful teacher in her native city. She resides in Holyoke. Ch. by first wife:
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