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1. Frank T., b. 1863, d. Sept. 30, 1864, aged 15 months. Ch. by second wife :
2. Geo. Frank Chapin, b. Rindge, N. H., July 9, 1880; res. Holyoke, Mass.
TOWLE.
Charles A. Towle, b. Epsom, N. H., grad. Dartmouth College 1864, Principal McCollom Institute from 1864 to 1866 ; studied at Andover Theo- logical Seminary two years and one year at Chicago, grad. Chicago Theo- logical Seminary, 1869 ; pastor in Sandwich, Ill., four years and in Chicago nine years, and in Monticello, Iowa, was Supt. Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society for Iowa, with residence at Ginnell in that State. He d. Feb. 22, 1899.
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TOWNE.
James D. Towne, son of Samuel Towne, b. Mont Vernon, April 23, 1810 ; lived in the South Dist., in the house near Trow's Pond; was select- man, farmer and miller: d. Dec. 10, 1856, age 46 yrs., 7 mos., 17 dys. He m. Jane E., dau. Jesse and Nancy ( Cochran) Trow of Mont Vernon, July 11, 1839. She was b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 2, 1818, d. April 5, 1856. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. James D., b. Jan. 4. 1840, enlisted as private in 1861 in the Second Regt., U. S. Vol. Sharpshooters. d. Washington, D. C., Dec. 20, 1861.
2. * George E., b. March 22, 1842.
3 Nancy Jane, b. Feb. 12, 1844. d. Mont Vernon, March 26, 1883.
4. Pamelia Annett. b. March 13, 1851, d. March 14 1855.
5. Willie E., d. Aug., 1856, age five mos.
George E. Towne, son of James D. and Jane E. (Trow) Towne, b. Mont Vernon, March 22, 1842; lived in South Dist., in Mont Vernon; moved to Amherst, 18St; lives on a farm which he owns ( formerly of Amos Green) on Christian Hill, Amherst, m. Nov. 28, 1882, Sarah E. Cullen of Glenham, N. Y. She was b. Feb. 23, 1851. Ch.
1. Laura Ella, b. Mont Vernon, April 27, 1884.
2. Alice Emma. b. Amherst, Sept. 8, 1887.
3. Guy Everett, b. Amherst, Nov. 19, 1889.
4. Maud Ethelyn, b. Amherst, Dec. 12, 1891.
James C. Towne, b. Greenfield, N. H., Aug. 2, 1822; m. (1) Mary Jane Swinnington, 1849. She was a native of Mont Vernon and a dau. of Job Swinnington. She d. 1852. He m. (2) Margaret Walker of Antrim, who d. 1868. He m. (3) Jan. 9, 1873, Mrs. Esther W. (Smith) Douglass, dau. James and Catherine (Caswell) Smith. She was b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 25, 1873. He came here from Hancock, lived on the Reilly place on the turnpike several years; was a butcher; moved to Peterboro in 1891. Ch. by first wife:
1. Lizzie B., twin, b. 1852, res. Peterboro.
2. George A., twin, b. 1852, res. Greenfield.
Ch. by third wife:
3. James Otis, b. Hancock, July 22, 1873; in., res. Dunbarton.
4. William W., b. Hancock, Nov. 6, 1874.
5. Charles A., b. Hancock, Nov. 4, 1876.
6. Laura Josephine, b. Hancock, Nov. 26, 1878.
7. Bessie M., b. Mont Vernon, May 7, 1881.
8. Ida Belle, b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 9, 1882.
9. Frederic H., b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 26, 1886.
10. Daisy, b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 3, 1889.
11. Winnie, b. Mont Vernon.
12. Ernest, twin, b. Peterboro.
13. Elmer, twin, b. Peterboro.
TRAVIS.
Alonzo Travis, son of William and Lydia (Sargent) Travis, b. Hills- borough, Oct., 1816, in. Maria, dau. of James and Abigail (Pollard) Baldwin of Hillsboro, April 3, 1846. She was b. Hillsboro, Jan. 24, 1821, d. Mont Vernon, Sept. 20, 1891; was moderator 14 years, town clerk 10 years, selectman four years, Representative in 1853, 1854 and 1855, also justice of peace. He d. Aug. 22, 1891. Ch.
CAPT. JOHN TREVITT.
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1. Addie M., b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 16, 1846, m. John G. Dodge of Goffstown, d. Jan. 14, 1883, at Goffstown, aged 36; no ch.
Jennie W. Beal, an adopted dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Travis, m. Elmer E. Smith of Manchester. in 1892.
TREVITT.
Richard Trevitt came from England and was killed by the Indians at Fort William Henry. He left a little son, Henry Trevitt, b. at Marble- head in 1755, who at ten years of age came to Mont Vernon with his step- father, Amos Steel, and here grew to manhood, engaged in active service in the War of the Revolution and fought under Stark at Bennington. He moved to Ohio and died in Licking Co., Aug. 27, 1850, aged 96. His ch. were nine, seven sons and two dau. His wife, Jane, b. 1761, d. Oct. 28, 1816.
Capt. James Thompson Trevitt, eldest son of Henry and Jane (Steel) Trevitt, led a company at Portsmouth in 1814 ( War of 1812). He lived on the farm now occupied by his dau .- in-law, Mrs. John Trevitt. He d. Aug. 2, 1858, aged 72. He m. June 29, 1815, Sally, dau. of Jonathan and Margaret Gillis of Greenfield, N. H. She was b. Greenfield, Jan. 10, 1788, d. Mont Vernon, Dec. 10, 1867. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Margaret, d. July 18, 1817. aged one day.
2. Sarah Jane, b. Sent. 22, 1818, m. Dec. 17, 1874, *Dr. Sylvanus Bun- ton of Mont Vernon. She d. Mont Vernon, Dec. 26, 1899.
3. Henry Flint, b. April 23, 1820, d. Dec. 31, 1820.
4. *John, b. Oct. 9, 1821.
5. *Henry, b. Aug. 10, 1823.
6. James T., b. Sept. 23, 1825, d. Oct. 14, 1825.
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Capt. John Trevitt, son of Capt. James T. and Sally ( Gillis) Trevitt, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 9, 1821. In Sept., 1837, he went to Perry Co., Ohio, to study medicine with his uncle, Dr. Wm. Trevitt. From there he was appointed a cadet to West Point Military Academy, which he entered in 1840, graduating in 1844. He entered the army as Lieut. of Infantry. He served successfully on garrison duty at Plattsburg, N. Y., in the Mexican War, and on frontier service. From 1850 to 1853 he was in charge of the recruiting service in the Third Infantry in Boston. In Dec., 1860, he resigned and returned to Mont Vernon, where he lived on his father's farm. He was a farmer and fruit grower. In 1874 and 1875 he was Rep- resentative, and was selectman five years, was also Trustee of McCollom Institute. He m. Feb. 24, 1862, Ellen W. Stayner, dau. of Henry M. Stay- ner of Lyndeboro. She res. Newtonville, Mass., and Mont Vernon. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Lucia Ellen, b. June 17, 1863, mn. June 11. 1891, George W. Aur- yansen of Newtonville, Mass .; res. Newtonville, Mass.
2. Mary Victoria, b. Dec. 23, 1864; res. Mont Vernon and Newton- ville, Mass.
Dr. Henry Trevitt, son of Capt. James T. and Sally ( Gillis) Trevitt, b. Mont Vernon, N. H., Aug. 10, 1823, completed his medical studies at Columbus, Ohio, returned to New Hampshire in 1861, settled in East Wil- ton and practised there until his death, July 3, 1898. Jan. 27, 1874, he m Eleanor Winslow Benedict, dau. John and Margaret ( Winslow) Benedict of Boston. She was b. May 11, 1850. Ch. b. Wilton.
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1. Carita, b. Sept. 25, 1875.
2. Lotta T., b. Jan. 3, 1879, d. Aug., 1903.
3. Harry B., b. May 3, 1881.
4. Annie L., b. May 21, 1883.
Eli Trevitt, son of Henry and Jane Trevitt, m. (1) Sally Stinson of Johnson, Vt., Feb. 4, 1825. She was b. Dunbarton, N. H., March 4, 1800, d. Alexandria, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1846. He m. (2) Sept. 7, 1847, Mary Richards, b. Jan. 18, 1813. He removed from Johnson, Vt. to Mont Ver- non in 1829. In 1842 they went to Alexandria, Ohio, where he d. Ch.
1. David, b. Dec. 13. 1825, m. Usena Ames. He d. Ohio, May 2, 1880; 2 ch., Frank and Lina.
2. Victor, b. May 2, 1827. In 1846 he entered the printing office of Col. Medary in Columbus, Ohio. In 1846 he went to the Mexican War. In 1851 he emigrated overland to Oregon, and resumed his trade in Oregon City. In 1882 he m. the widow of Judge Miller in Idaho. He d. in San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 22, 1883, whence he had gone for the benefit of his health.
Dr. William Trevitt, youngest son of Henry and Jane Trevitt, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 7, 1809, lived in Columbus, Ohio, (For extended ac- count of him see Chapter on "Prominent Men," in History Manuscript). m. Lucinda Butler in Columbus, Ohio, had 6 ch., only two of whom are living, Butler and Carlos. He d. Feb. 8, 1881.
TROW.
Joseph Trow, b. Beverly, m. Martha Dodge, May 21, 1767. He was a minute man of the Revolution. He settled on the farm now occupied by his grandson, Arthur A. Trow, in the South District. He was a shoemaker, and probably came here in the early eighties. His older children were born at Beverly, the youngest ones at Mont Vernon. He d. May 8, 1833, aged 93. His wife d. Nov. 30, 1843, aged 97. Ch.
1. *Joseph, b. Feb. 13, 1768.
2. George, b. Feb. 21, 1770, grew up.
3. Martha, b. March 31. 1772, m. Dec. 6, 1795, Dr. Stephen Pea- body, son of Col. Stephen Peabody, settled in Orange, Vt.
4. Molly, b. March 5, 1774.
5. John, b. March 10, 1776.
6. Josiah, b. March 20, 1778, of Barre, Vt.
7. Joanna, b. Feb. 28, 1780, m. March 11, 1802, Nathaniel Phillips of Vermont.
8. John, b. Oct. 24, 1782.
9. Allen, b. Sept. 13, 1784, m. Sarah, dau. Phineas and Sarah (Hil- dreth) Jones of Amherst.
10. Hannah, b. July 21, 1786, m. March 10, 1812, *Nathan Green of Mont Vernon. He d. Lowell, Jan. 15, 1857. She d. Boston, Sept. 8, 1862. Five ch.
11. * Jesse, b. Mont Vernon, July 20, 1788.
12. Levi, b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 18, 1790, m. May 7, 1812, Betsey Averill. Settled in Goshen.
13. Anstis, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 17, 1795, m. a Mr. Frost of Cambridge.
Joseph Trow, son of Joseph and Martha (Dodge) Trow, b. Feb. 13. 1768, came with his parents to Mont Vernon, m. Betsey, dau. Joseph and
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Emma (Dodge) Perkins, m. Feb. 10. 1791. She d. Aug. 22, 1851, age 83. He d. Aug. 1, 1859. He lived on the farm now occupied by his great grandson, Charles H. Trow, in the North District. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Emma. b. Aug. 18. 1791, m. March 2, 1815. * Charles W. Wilkins. She d. Lowell. Jan. 26, 1868.
2. * Joseph. b. Jan. 28, 1794. 3. Martha D .. b. Feb. 7, 1796, m. July 3, 1825, *Stowell Bancroft. She d. Dec. 15, 1876.
4. Betsey, b. Jan. 28. 1798. d. unm., May 16, 1879.
5. Sabrina. b. Oct. 15, 1800, m. Joseph Underwood, June 30, 1844, of Mont Vernon. She d. Lancaster. Mass., May 22, 1890. no ch.
6. Sophronia, b. June 4, 1806. m. June 18, 1829, Milton McCollom of Mont Vernon. She d. Feb. 12, 1885, 4 ch.
7. Perkins, d. Aug. 30, 1812, aged 3 years, 4 months.
Jesse Trow, son of Joseph and Martha (Dodge) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, July 20, 1788. m. Nov. 16. 1815. Nancy, dan. of John and Nancy (Washer) Cochran. She d. Sept. 25, 1878. age 86. He lived on the home- stead in the South District. d. May 20. 1866. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Nancy, b. May 29. 1816. d. July 22, 1838.
2. Jane E., b. Dec. 2, 1518, m. James D. Towne, July 11, 1839, d. April 5, 1856.
3. * Franklin, b. Oct. 27, 1821.
4. George W., h. Aug. 12. 1823. m. Permelia, dau. Noah and Clarissa ( Saunders) Shattuck of Mont Vernon, lived in Hudson in 1858, farmer, d. there Feb. 28, 1903, had 2 sons.
5. Martha Ann. b. March 10. 1825. m. June 14, 1848, Horace S. Boutell of Hillsboro' Bridge. d. Amherst. Aug. 18, 1893. Ch. : 5 sons.
6. Tames C., d. Dec. 15. 1829, aged 2 years, 4 months.
7. *Arthur Allen, b. Aug. 9, 1829.
S. Mary A .. b. Aug. 10. 1831, d. Nov. 10, 1836.
9. *Daniel Webster, b. March 15, 1835.
Joseph Trow, son of Joseph and Elizabeth or Betsey (Perkins) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Jan. 17, 1794, d. Sept. 22, 1875, lived on the farm now occupied by Stillman Curtis in North District. He m. (1) Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Woodbury) Perkins, March 22, 1825. She was b. Mont Vernon, April 20, 1800. d. July 31, 1837. He m. (2) Nov. 28. 1837. Hannah. dau. Joseph and Mary ( Carleton) Harwood. She d. July 21, 1862, age 62 years, 5 months. He m. (3) Mrs. Abigail (Carson) Andrews, of New Boston. She d. Feb. 14, 1885, age 80. Ch. all by first wife b. Mont Vernon.
1. * Joseph Perkins. b. Sept. 26. 1826.
2. Irene Augusta. b. Aug. 10. 1828, d. Sept. 5, 1847.
3. Almira Lucretia, b. May 11. 1830, m. Jan. 2, 1854, *Charles For- saith. one dau. She d. April 13. 1897.
4. Abigail Frances, b. Tan. 1, 1832, d. Aug. 9, 1837.
5. *Henry Hiram. b. Feb. 12, 1834.
6. *Elbridge Fisk, b. Oct. 24, 1835.
Franklin Trow, son of Jesse and Nancy (Cochran) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 27, 1821, was a stone mason, hunter and farmer. After marriage, lived in the house near Trow's pond, m. Nov. 20, 1879, Abby, dau. Josiah and Sarah (Farnum) Swimington. She was b. Mont Ver- non, Dec. 23, 1848. He d. Nov. 22, 1882. She d. June 1, 1886. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
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1. Elmer, b. Nov. 5. 1880, lives Nashua, m. Florence McDonald of Nashua.
Arthur Allen Trow, son of Jesse and Nancy (Cochran) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 9, 1829, m. Jan. 23, 1872, Lucretia H. Rideout, dau. Gardiner and Lucretia (Wilson) Rideout. She was b. March 5, 1849, d. March 23, 1901. Lives on his father's farm in South Dist. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. Charles Arthur, b. Aug. 29, 1872; civil engineer, lives in Utah; m. Aug. 10, 1902, Jennie E. Gracier of San Francisco.
2. * Louis Allen, b. Nov. 19, 1873.
3. Jessię Alice, b. Jan. 24, 1875, m. Oct. 30, 1895, *William H. I.ox, one ch.
4. Edward Wilson, b. Aug. 17, 1877, m. Jan. 31, 1900, Josie L., dau. William H. and Emma J. (Foster) Marvel. She was b. Mont Vernon, June 11, 1877; resides with his father ; one ch., Arthur William, b. July 9, 1902.
Daniel Webster Trow, b. Mont Vernon, March 15, 1835, m. June 12, 1859, Mary Emily, dau. Samuel L. and Mary Ann ( Ober) Shepard of Am- herst. She was b. April 5, 1840. d. Feb. 24, 1902, at Amherst. He lived for many years on a farm which he owned in Amherst, where he d. April 24, 1899. Ch. b. Amherst.
1. * Jesse S., b. April 23, 1862, m. April 23, 1891, Helen P., dau. Benj. B. and Minday S. ( Peaslee) Whiting of Amherst. She was b. May 10, 1864.
2. Kate E., b. Dec. 30, 1864, res. Milford.
3. Emma, b. June 2, 1868, mn. Arthur G. Burns of Lowell ; res. Lowell, one ch.
Joseph Perkins Trow, son of Joseph and Sarah ( Perkins) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Sept. 26, 1826, m. Jan. 8, 1856, Lenora F., dau. William and Naomi (Wilkins) Underwood. She was b. New Boston, June 10, 1836. They settled in Amherst in 1857 and occupy the farm formerly occupied by Capt. Elijah Putnam on Christian Hill. Ch.
1. Clarence L., b. Nov. 13, 1860, in., resides Milford.
2. Geo. A., b. Dec. 18, 1862, res. Milford.
Henry Hiram Trow son of Joseph and Sarah ( Perkins) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 12, 1834, m. Oct. 8. 1856. Harriet C., dau. Jesse and Eliza (Glidden) Clement. She was b. Lowell, Dec. 8, 1830, d. March 31, 1897. Lived and owned a farm in the North Dist. for many years, where he d. April 2, 1903. Ch. b. Mont Vernon :
1. *Charles Henry, b. June 22. 1858.
2. Emma F., b. Aug. 20, 1860, m. Sept. 23, 1893, Harlan P. Odell of Amherst. d. Milford, March 19, 1902.
3. Milton J., b. Sept. 9, 1868, d. Nov. 13, 1890.
Elbridge Fisk Trow, son of Joseph and Sarah (Perkins) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 24, 1835, in. Jan. 1, 1863, Hannah M., dau. Dimon, and she was b. Oct. 17, 1840, d. New Boston, March 28, 1802. He lived for many years on the Cleaves farm in South Dist., now owned by Jesse S. Trow, moved to New Boston and was proprietor of the tavern there, d. March 19, 1892. Ch.
1. Frank Dimond, b. April 22, 1866.
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2. Albert Fisk, b. May 4, 1874, in. Miss Clark of New Boston: res. New Boston.
Louis Allen Trow, son of Arthur A. and Lucretia H. (Rideout) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Nov. 19, 1873, m. Oct. 15, 1895, Millie A. Goodrich of Lyndeboro. She was b. Lyndeboro, Sept. 9, 1876. They live on the farm of heirs of Dr. C. M. Kittredge in South Dist. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Harold Arthur, b. Jan. 10, 1897.
2. Sewall Atwood, b. Feb. 2, 1898.
3. Amy Irene, b. June 26, 1899.
4. Jesse Everett, b. Dec. 27, 1901.
Charles Henry Trow, son of Henry H. and Harriet C. (Clement) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, June 22, 1858, m. Dec. 19, 1882, Carrie F., dau. Geo. W. and Nancy E. (Lamson) Averill. She was b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 24, 1861. He lives on and owns the Joseph Trow, Sr., farm in North Dist. Ch.
1. Herbert Averill, b. Amherst, Nov. 17, 1885.
Jesse S. Trow, son of Daniel W. and Mary E. ( Shepard) Trow, b. April 23, 1862, in Amherst : bought farm of E. F. Trow in 1890, on Cleaves farm, lives in the South Dist .; farmer, mn. April 23, 1891, Helen P., dau. Benj. B. and Minday S. Peaslee Whiting of Amherst. She was b. May 10, 1864. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Norman Daniel, b. May 10, 1896.
2. Lila Whiting, b. April 7, 1899.
TUPPER.
Tyler Tupper, b. Dec. 13, 1812, son Royal Tupper, Esq., of Lyndeboro, came here from Claremont, lived in the South Dist., where he d. Aug. 17. 1833. He m. (1) April, 1834, Anna H., dau. Hon. Jedidiah K. and Anna ( Henchman) Smith of Amherst; three ch .; m. (2) Almira, dau. Abiel and Amy ( Heywood) Wilkins of Mont Vernon, b. Jan. 17, 1825. She d. Dec. 13. 1852, age 27; two ch.
1. Abby S., d. April 6, 1869, age 32 years, 6 months.
2. Henry B., d. April 25, 1856, age 6 years, 7 months.
TUTEN.
Robert P. Tuten was b. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1806, d. Cambridge. Mass .. Sept. 7, 1851, age 46; m. Nancy S., dau. Isaac and Pamelia (Stevens) Smith. She was b. Deering, April 14, 1820, d. Bellefonte, Pa .. March 14, 1883. After her husband's death she purchased the Dr. Adams place and came to Mont Vernon in 1852, lived here until her death, March 14, 1883, age 62 : ch. all b. in Cambridge, brought up in Mont Vernon. Ch.
1. Edward T., b. Sept. 18, 1841, m. Feb. 10, 1870, Maria P. (Fifield) Gray wid. Edw. L. Gray, E. Cambridge, Mass. ; one ch., Earle C., b. Shel- burn Falls, Mass .. Dec. 4, 1870. Mr. Tuten has lived in Bellefonte, Pa., many years, where he is now editor and proprietor of the "Bellefonte Re- publican.'
2. Maria N., b. Sept. 20, 1843, m. May 31, 1865, *Alonzo S. Bruce; three ch., res. Mont Vernon.
3. Susan R., b. July 14, 1845, res. Ayer, Mass.
4. Robert P., b. April 11, 1847, in. Miss Amy Mason of Galesburg.
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I11., left Mont Vernon in 1861, has resided at Iron Mt., Mich., now resides Burlington, Mo., one ch. ; is a printer.
5. Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1848, treasurer Ayer Savings Bank, Ayer, Mass. 6. Esther P., b. Oct. 11, 1850, matron of Children's Home, Dover, N. H.
TUTTLE.
Charles Bell Tuttle, son of Dr. Peter and Gratia (Kittredge) Tuttle, b. Hancock, May 9, 1818, m. (1) June 8, 1843, Lydia Ann, dau. Joshua and Elizabeth ( Lincoln) Cleaves. She was b. Mont Vernon, April 8, 1823, d. July 26, 1866. He m. (2) Cornelia E .. dau. Hon. Leonard and Mary G. ( Dickey ) Chase of Milford, Sept. 4, 1867. She was b. Milford, May 19, 1839. He lived for a few years in Mont Vernon with his father-in-law, Joshua Cleaves. Ch. by first wife :
1. Charles W., b. Oct. 27, 1847, d. Aug. 19, 1866.
2. Catherine A., b. June 19, 1849, m. June 18, 1847, Frank W. Chase of Milford.
3. Charlotte E., b. July 25, 1851, d. June 14. 1852.
4. Caroline L., b. Aug. 3, 1854, d. Sept. 6, 1854.
5. Edward S., b. July 8, 1849, d. Sept. 12, 1860.
6. Anna L., b. March 19. 1862. d. Oct. 6, 1862.
Isabella L., b. Feb. 12. 1865, d. July 22, 1866.
Ch. by second wife b. Milford :
S. Morton C., b. June 2, 1875, res. Boston.
9. Leonard W., b. Ang. 30, 1877. res. Boston.
10. Donald D .. b. May 29, 1879, res. Milford.
TWISS.
Dimon Twiss, son of Dimon C. and Sarah ( Ireson) Twiss. b. Antrim, Aug. 1, 1803, m. (1) Harriet, dan. George Parmenter of Antrim, Oct. 30, 1834. She d. 1844. He m. (2) June 10, 1845, Mehitable Hills. She d. June 4, 1874. He was a blacksmith and carried on business in Antrim several years, thence he rem. in 1868 to Mont Vernon. where he d. Nov. 10, 1888. age 85 years. Ch. b. Antrim.
1. Harriet M., b. Jan. 29, 1836, m. Dr. W. H. Hinds of Milford, Aug. 23, 1861. She d. Milford, Feb. 7. 1870, leaving two sons.
2. Mary E., b. June 20, 1838, m. May 9. 1857. * Daniel Richardson, res. Mont Vernon: two ch.
3. Hannah M .. b. Oct. 18, 1840. m. Jan. 1, 1863. * Elbridge F. Trow, 1. New Boston, March 28, 1892; left two sons.
Abraham G. Twiss ( half-brother to Dimon), son Dimon C. and Mary ( Jones) Twiss. b. Antrim, May 19, 1818: m. Sabra G .. dau. Alexander M. and Hannah ( McIlwaine) Cart. She was b. 1818. He lived on the "David Stiles" place in East Dist. with his father-in-law several years, moved to Manchester, where he d. April 8, 1826; one ch., dau., m. Henry M. Parker of Amherst; res. Amherst.
THOMPSON.
Alpha Thompson had a blacksmith's shop on a brook in the North Dist., when a young man, moved to Woburn, Mass .. and after it was an incorporated city became its first mayor. He lived to be an old man.
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UPTON.
Ezekiel Upton, Sr., d. 1835, age 90, lived in house afterwards of John O'Brien, burned in 1871, on Purgatory Road, m. Hannah, dau. John and Hannah ( Wilkins ) Washer. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
Mary, m. * Allen Dodge of Mont Vernon.
*Ezekiel, Jr. Other ch.
Hannah. m: * Ebenezer Mills, Sr., and had nine ch. She d. Milford, Sept. 20. 1856, aged 83 years.
Ezekiel Upton, Jr., son of Ezekiel, Sr., and Hannah ( Washer ) Upton, d. Feb. 2. 1863, age 87 ; lived on Beech Hill; m. Abigail, dau. Josiah and Ellinor (Edwards) Dodge. She was b. Sept. 19, 1774, d. June 26, 1837. He was selectman 15 years and representative five years. He m. (2) 1843, Mehitable, dau. Jonathan and Polly ( Baker) Conant, and wid. of Wm. Marvel. She d. 1873. age 80. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Mary, m. Geo. W. Green, Oct. 6, 1838. She d. April 29, 1841, age 36. 2. *Josiah. 3. *David.
4. Alvan, d. unm. May 18, 1883, aged 75 yrs., 5 mos.
5. Abigail, m. Hiram Nichols of Lowell, Nov. 20. 1832. Ezekiel E., d. Sept. 24, 1818, age three yrs., six mos. Hannah, d. Jan. 29, 1827. age 17. Daniel, d. Dec. 6, 1831, age 27.
Josiah Upton, son of Ezekiel and Abigail (Dodge) Upton, d. Dec. 27. 1845, age 27; lived on his father-in-law's farm, Wm. Odell, Jr., in West Dist .. m. Jan. 2, 1842, Orinda F., dau. Wm., Jr., and Susannah ( Lovejoy) Odell. She was b. Mont Vernon, Feb. 19, 1819. After his death she m. Jan. 10, 1849, Capt. Wm. Lamson. She d. Nov. 24, 1874. Ch.
1. Alvan, b. Feb. 17, 1845, d. Sept., 1845.
2. William Henry, b. New Boston, Sept. 22. 1842, enlisted in 16th N. H. Regt., d. in Carrolton, La., Feb. 18, 1863.
David Upton. son of Ezekiel and Abigail ( Dodge) Upton. m. Rebecca Avery of Lyndeboro. She was b. Nov. 14, 1809, d. June 29, 1896, age 89. Cl1.
David E., b. Oct. 3, 1830, res. New Boston, m. Emily J., dau. John J. and Sarah ( Hopkins ) Carson of Mont Vernon. She was b. Milford. Jan. 16. 1843. resides on farm in the southwest part of New Boston. Ch.
1. Chas. H., b. Aug. 11, 1865.
2. Alvan E., b. Oct. 27. 1868, d. Aug. 1, 1898.
3. John F., b. Jan. 30, 1877.
4. Emily Josephine. b. Oct. 27, 1883.
Enos Upton.
James Upton, son of Enos Upton. b. St. Stephens, N. B .. Oct. 11, 1792, lived on the farm on Purgatory Road, afterwards occupied by his son. James Unton, m. March 14, 1822, Jane Bixbie of Litchfield. She was b. Feb. 2. 1799. d. Feb. 19, 1868. He d. July 12, 1831. Ch.
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. St. Stephens, N. B., June 24, 1823, d. unm., June 9, 1881.
2. Jane, b. May 7, 1825, m. Amos Melvin ; three ch. ; lives Concord, Mass.
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3. Sarah Ann, b. July 27, 1826, m. (1) Albert Decatur, m. (2) *Hiram Batchelder. She d. Goffstown, June 22, 1897.
4. James, b. Feb. 16, 1829, representative 1872. 1873, selectman eight years, now res. Amherst.
5. William, b. Aug. 9. 1830, d. July 10, 1877, m. Elizabeth, dau. John and Rebecca (Hale) Smith. She d. Aug. 8, 1882, age 49. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
Willis, d. July 23, 1879, aged about 18.
John, b. 1868. res. Providence, R. I.
UNDERWOOD.
Joseph Underwood came to this town, was a stone mason. lived where Mrs. Mary J. Blood now does in the village where he d. Feb. 13, 1871, age 68. He m. June 30, 1844, Sabrina, dau. of Joseph and Betsey ( Per- kins) Trow, b. Mont Vernon, Oct. 15, 1800, d. Lancaster, Mass., May 22, 1890; no ch.
Charles Underwood, son of Thomas and Mehitable (Gage) Under- wood, b. Amherst, lived in the South Dist., where J. H. Tarbell since lived; rem. to Lowell, where he d .: m. Aurelia, dau. Ezra and Rebecca (Langdell) Langdell, Oct. 8, 1829. She was b. Mont Vernon, Aug. 13, 1810. Ch. b. Mont Vernon.
1. Charles Henry, b. Feb. 9, 1833, m. Nov. 9, 1859, Elvira L. Hewey, b. Jan. 4, 1837 ; lived in Lowell; four ch.
WALLACE.
Andrew Wallace, second son Dea. John and Polly ( Bradford) Wal- lace of Milford. b. Milford, March 28, 1783. d. Amherst, Sept. 23. 1856; m. Hepsibah Cummings, Dec .. 1820. She was b. 1794, d. Sept. 17, 1874. After fitting for the practice of law he settled in Mont Vernon in 1814, which town he represented 1816; rem. to Hancock 1817, where he remained until April, 1824, when he received the appointment of Clerk of the Courts in Hillsborough County and rem. to Amherst, where he spent the re- mainder of his life. He resumed the practice of law Nov. 1, 1839. He was moderator and representative of Mont Vernon in 1816, school com- mittee 1815 and 1816. Was school commissioner in Hancock in 1818 and 1822. representative of there in 1822, 1823 and 1824. He was greatly re- spected as a man and citizen. Ch.
1. Horace W., b. Hancock, March 25, 1822. d. Oct. 9, 1826.
2. Charles A., b. Amherst, Aug. 5, 1825, d. March 8, 1832.
3. Mary C .. b. Amherst, May 30, 1828, d. Aug. 14, 1833.
4. Henry H., b. Amherst, Tan. 10, 1831. d. Aug. 18, 1833.
5. Mary C., b. Amherst. July 4, 1834, d. Jan. 4, 1846.
6. Charles Henry. b. Amherst, Sept. 14, 1835, grad. Dartmouth Col- lege. 1857; studied law; d. June 21, 1861.
Milton W. Wallace, son of George O. and Olive (Wilkins) Wallace, b. Bedford, N. H., 1829, lived Reed's Ferry from 1851 to 1855: went to California 1855: returned to Reed's Ferry 1863; moved to Nashua 1868, and to Mont Vernon March, 1882, on a farm. on Beech Hill; m. May, 1851, Margaret P., dau. Robert and Ruth A. (Clark) Mears. She was b. Reed's Ferry, N. H., 1829. He d. March 5. 1902. Ch.
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