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+ Theophilus Parsons, b. Aug. 22, 1813 ; m. Almira P. Far- num; 2d w., Julia Ann Peaslee.
I4 Alpha E., b. Oct. 9, 1815 ; d. Oct. 4, 1826, a. II.
Sarah, b. April 8, 1816 ; d. Aug. 11, 1822, æ. 6 yrs., 4 mos.
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Charlotte, b. April 8, 1818 ; m. Nathaniel Whittemore, Jr., Rome, N. Y.
Mary E., b. Feb. 8, 1820 ; m. Wm. Wallace, of New Boston ; q. v.
Eliza G., b. Aug. 5, 1821 ; d. Oct. 8, 1822, æ. I yr. John A.,
Benjamin F., S b. March 18, 1823 ; d. in infancy.
+ George W., b. April 25, 1824 ; m., Ist w., Julia J. Greene ; and 2d w., Eliza Brown.
Louisa E., b. Nov. 6, 1825 ; m. Feb. 5, 1863, John E. Needham, who d. Aug. 29, 1870, æ. 49 yrs., 10 mos. ; ch., Walter B., b. Nov. 12, 1863 ; d. Sept. 28, 1870, æ. 6 yrs., 10 mos ; Clara Ednah Ames, b. July 3, 1850 ; m. Charles B. Davis, of Jaffrey, June II, 1871 ; ch., Willie Burt, b. June 7, 1872. Mrs. Needham m., 2d h., William Burt.
Joseph Kneeland., b. Jan. 3, 1828; d. Oct. 24, 1844, æ. 16 yrs., 9 mos.
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Abbie E., b. June 5, 1829 ; m. March 22, 1854, Henry M. Breed ; ch., (1) Harry A., b. May 18, 1856 ; (2) Arthur G., b. Oct. 16, 1864 ; (3) Marshall E., b. July 28, 1866 ; d. Aug. 26, 1866.
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ALVAH AMES, m. Betsey Little, May 21, 1828 ; she d. March 27, 1872, æ. 68 ; 2d w., Nov. 26, 1872, Rachel A. Watts. He has always lived in the village, and for many years carried on the beef and provision business.
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Elizabeth L., b. May 2, 1829.
Sarah Maria, b. April 15, 1831 ; d. Feb. 25, 1833, a. I yr., 10 mos.
Alvah A., b. April 15, 1834 ; d. Sept. 4, 1835.
Sarah M., b. Sept. 27, 1835 ; m. June 7, 1854, Charles A. Miller ; ch., (1) Lizzie M., b. June 2, 1856 ; (2) Fred M., b. Oct. 8, 1860 ; (3) Frank E., b. West Meriden, Ct., May 5, 1866 ; d. Sept. 6, 1866, æ. 4 mos.
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Albert A., b. Feb. 24, 1845 ; m. Alice L. Kimball, 1871, of Chicopee Falls, Mass.
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JOSEPH H. AMES, m. Aug. 21, 1832, Mary Melvin. He erected the buildings where he now lives, on what is called the " Bailey place," directly north of the Congre- gational Church. He was a cabinet-maker by trade. He was many years undertaker for the town. A deacon in the Congregational Unitarian Church.
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J. Melvin, b. Sept. 8, 1835 ; d. April 19, 1850, æ. 15. Augusta F., b. Dec. 2, 1836 ; m. Oct. 9, 1865, William A. Smith. He d. Feb. 24, 1870, æ. 34. Ch., (1) Mar-
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garet E., b. Oct. 3, 1866 ; (2) Frederick W., b., Feb. 23, 1869.
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Charles A., b. Jan. 1, 1839 ; m. Oct. 13, 1865, Annie Marden ; ch., (1) Willis M., b. Dec. 29, 1867 ; (2) Arthur M., b. July 13, 1871 ; d. July 12, 1872, æ. I yr. ; (3) Leslie W., b. March 29, 1873; r. in Bay City, Mich.
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Marshall, b. July 14, 1841 ; m. 1869, Jennet Butman, of Bay City, Mich. Ch., (1) Henry M., b. July, 1870 ; (2) Howard B., b. Peterborough, Aug. 2, 1874 .; r. Bloomington, Ill.
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Agnes, b. Sept. 23 1843; m. Chester C. Wheeler ; r. Leavenworth, Kan. One ch., b. Peterborough, Oct. 15, 1875.
Willis L., b. Sept. 29, 1845 ; m. 1868, Ella Butman. She d. Dec. 13, 1872 ; ch., (1) Charles B., b. April 27, 1869.
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THEOPHILUS PARSONS AMES, m. Nov. 17, 1835, Almira P. Farnum. She d. Dec. 18, 1835, æ. 27 ; 2d w., Julia Ann Peaslee, Nov. 27, 1836.
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Timothy K., b. Sept. 25, 1837 ; m. April 1, 1858, Louisa W., dau. Thomas and Lucretia Munson Little. Ch., Freddie, b. June 20, 1860 ; d. Aug. 29, 1860. He was educated to the law, but at the breaking out of the Rebellion he promptly enlisted, and was appointed a Lieutenant, and was killed in the 2d Bull Run battle, Aug. 29, 1862. He was an educated and promising young man.
Almira, b. Aug. 11, 1839 ; m. Frank Wheeler ; r. in Bos- ton.
Alpha E., b. April 21, 1841 ; r. New York City.
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GEORGE W. AMES, m. March 27, 1845, Julia J. Greene. She d. Feb. 4, 1859, æ. 33, two ch .; m., 2d w., Eliza Brown, Jan. 4, 1860, six ch.
Frederick f., b. Dec 25, 1851.
Charles G., b. Sept. 22, 1853 ; d. April 19, 1854, æ. 6 mos.
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42. Timothy K., b. Sept, 21, 1862.
43 Dora L., b. Dec. 21, 1865.
44 George W., b. July 11, 1866.
45 Emma B., b. July 2, 1867.
46 Mary E., b. Aug. 6, 1871 ; d. Jan. 14, 1872, æ. 5 mos.
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DAVID ANNAN.
THE ANNAN FAMILY.
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DAVID ANNAN (Rev.) was the third son of his father, John Annan, of Ceres, near Cupar of Fifeshire, Scot- land. He was the next younger brother of Robert An- nan, who was for some time pastor of the Federal Street Church in Boston. He was b. April 4, 1754, and came to America when quite young. He received his educa- tion at Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J.
His name does not appear among the graduates of the college, but in 1782 he received the honorary degree of A. M., it being the first name on the list of honorary de- grees conferred by the college. He was ordained by the Presbytery which met at Walkill, N. J., October, 1778, with Peterborough as his destination. He remained the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Peterborough till 1792, when his pastoral connection was dissolved at his request by the Presbytery of Londonderry. He was by the same Presbytery deposed from the ministry in 1800. After his withdrawal from the ministry he seems to have lost all restraint, and became so openly vicious and in- temperate as not any longer to be endured. His conduct towards his family became so brutal, that his wife was often compelled to pass a whole night with her children in the woods, from fear of violence. To rebuke such conduct as this, a party of young men of the town, in 1800, every one of whom is now deceased, thoroughly blackened and disguised, came to his house in the night to give him a ride upon a wooden horse. Having roused him at the door, he came out to drive away the intruders, when two of the party deputed for this service, seized him in his nude state, and placed him on the pole. The party now proceeded down the road as far as where Cyrus Frost now lives, and threw him into a morass just east of his house, and fled. Though Mr. Annan knew many of the perpetrators of this act, yet he was so un- popular that he could not bring them to justice. Though this mode of procedure was contrary to the wishes and feelings of the people, yet they very quietly acquiesced in the matter, thinking that little more than justice had been done. In 1801 he went to Scotland, and d. in Ire- land in 1802, on his return home. He m. Sarah Smith, dau. John Smith. She lived with him till 1800, when on account of his cruel treatment she sought and obtained a divorce. She m., 2d h., John Todd, Dec. 31, 1816, and d. April 6, 1846, æ. 85.
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THOMAS BAKER.
John, b. Oct. 30, 1787 ; d. Lowell, æ. 64. Mary, b. Sept. 5, 1789 ; m. Samuel Holmes. Robert, b. March 15, 1792 ; d. Manchester.
James, b. Sept. 28, 1794 ; unm. ; now living as supposed. Fane, b. May 10, 1797 ; d. Dec. 30, 1819, æ. 23. Amelia, b. Aug. 30, 1799 ; m. - Clements ; d. Concord.
THE BAILEY FAMILY.
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JOSHUA BAILEY came to town in 1822 or '23 ; m. Mary Spring, dau. of Silas Spring, and r. in the east part of the town, near to the farm of his father-in-law. He was b. May 7, 1798, and d. Feb. 18, 1873, æ. 74 yrs., 9 mos. She d. April 4, 1862, æ. 62.
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Stephen, b. Dec. 23, 1824 ; m. Cornelia W. Horton, Bos- ton, April 4, 1867. One ch., Maud Abbot, killed by falling out of a window, June, 1873, æ. 3 ; r. Charles- town, Mass.
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Mary E., b. Sept. 26, 1826 ; m. Jonathan E. Drake, of Easton, Mass., May 16, 1853; ch. (1) Lewis E., (2) Albert B., (3) Flora P., (4) Charlie E .; r. New Bed- ford, Mass.
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THE BAKER FAMILY.
THOMAS BAKER, b. in Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 23, 1779, and d. in Perington, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1851, æ. 72. He learnt his trade in Waltham, Mass. (paper-making), and in 1802 he came to Peterborough to work for Samuel Smith, who had just then commenced the manufacture of paper in town. Mr. Smith associated him and Sam- uel Russell in partnership with himself in 1806, which was dissolved Sept. 18, 1811. In the subsequent year, 1812, in connection with Samuel Russell, John White (son John White, Jr.), Mr. Baker went to Hoosac, N. Y., and there erected the first cotton factory built in that State. He soon returned to Peterborough, and was en- gaged in manufacturing cotton yarn in the Eagle Factory until April, 1822, when he removed to Franklin, and in company with John Cavender and John Smith, Jr., built a cotton factory. He remained here till 1832, when he removed to Fairport, in Perington, N. Y., and remained there till his death. The following is an extract from a short obituary in the Peterborough Transcript at the time : "He was intimately known to all the older inhabitants of the town as an honest, upright, and intelligent man, but blunt and outspoken, even to a fault. Yet no man
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ever cherished kindlier feelings than he towards his friends, or was more ready with kind offices. It was his abhorrence of hypocrisy and deceit that often made him seem rough. Never was the oft-repeated and quoted line of Pope better illustrated than in this instance : -
"' An honest man is the noblest work of God.'"
He m. June 12, 1812, Hannah Bright, b. in Watertown, Mass., June 24, 1781. She d. in Perington, N. Y., Jan. II, 1860, æ. 78 yrs., 6 mos.
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Jeremiah Smith, b. in Hoosac, N. Y., May 3, 1813. He r. in Perington, N. Y. ; m., Ist w., Oct. 8, 1839, Ada- line Sturtevant ; 2d w., Nov. 4, 1869, Almira T. Pep- per. Three ch., (1) Emma B., (2) Frances A., (3) Mary E.
Catherine Frances, b. in Peterborough, Jan. 16, 1815; unm. ; r. Fairport, N. Y.
THE BARBER FAMILY.
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SILAS BARBER was b. in Worcester, Mass., April 7, 1754; m. Prudence Rice, of Barre, Mass., who was b. Dec. 7, 1752. He removed to Peterborough about 1780, from Worcester, and first located on the Dunbar place, afterwards removed to what was called the Mitchell place, just south of the Faxon farm, and then to the place where the family now live. This place was probably oc- cupied about 1783. He d. April 19, 1850, æ. 96. She d. May 19, 1849, æ. 97.
Mercy, b. Oct. 18, 1782 ; m. Frederick Poor. She d. Feb. 13, 1875, æ. 93 yrs., 3 mos.
t John, b. March 31, 1783 ; m. Betsey Washburn.
Fonas, b. Aug. 12, 1787 ; m. Hannah Gates ; d. Feb. 23, 1831, æ. 45, c.
Martha, b. June 25, 1789 ; m. Thomas Hadley.
Lucy, b. Dec. 18, 1791 ; m. William Allen ; re. to New York.
+Silas, b. Feb. 12, 1794 ; m. Lydia Washburn.
JOHN BARBER settled in the northwest corner of the town, until a few years before his death, when he removed to the village. He m. Betsey Washburn, of Hancock, b. March 27, 1792. He d. Dec. 22, 1848, æ. 65. She d. in Le Roy, Barton Co., Mo., Aug. 12, 1872, æ. 80 yrs., 4 mos.
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Silas, b. Nov. 27, 1811 ; d. Aug. 22, 1813, æ. I yr., 8 mos. Elizabeth, b. April 21, 1816 ; m. George Haywood Han- cock. Two ch. .
Prudence, b. May 17, 1818 ; m. Rev. John Jones ; r. Le Roy, Barton Co., Mo. One ch.
SILAS BARBER settled on the homestead, and now lives there. He m. Lydia Washburn.
Lydia Ann, b. Dec. 18, 1820; m. A. C. Blodgett. She d. Nov. 6, 1843, æ. 22. One ch. John H. Blodgett, b. Nov. 6, 1842. M. D. University, Vt., 1866, now a physician in Concord, N. H. A. C. Blodgett d. Sept. 23, 1858, æ. 48.
William, b. March 27, 1824 ; d. - , 1825, æ. I. t Charles, b. Sept. 22, 1826 ; m. Abby A. Parker. Louisa, b. Dec. 19, 1830 ; m., 1849, Jones Dodge ; ch. Ella L., b. March, 1851 ; Albert J., b. Aug. - , 1857.
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JOHN W. BARBER, m., Ist w., Elmina D. Davis, of Hancock, who d. July 30, 1846, æ. 34 yrs., 3 mos. ; 2d w., Eliza Carley, dau. Jabez Carley, who d. at Grass- hopper Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas, March 10, 1862, æ. 34 ; 3d w., Mrs. Penelope Holden, of Grasshopper Falls. Mr. Barber removed from Peterborough to Grasshopper Falls in March, 1855, where he now resides, engaged in farming. Five ch. by Ist w., and three by 2d w.
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Frances Elmina, b. Nov. 7, 1838 ; d. Dec. 29, 1844, æ. 6. Marietta L., b. Dec. 22, 1840 ; m. Sidney J. Squiers ; r. Grasshopper Falls.
Albert D., b. Oct. 6, 1842 ; d. in Kansas, March 10, 1862, æ. 19 yrs., 5 mos.
Ellen Maria, b. Sept. 26, 1844 ; m., Nov. 26, 1863, Riley B. Hatch, a native of Williamstown, Vt. He was ed- ucated at Middlebury College, in class of 1857, and came to town in 1859 to take charge of the academy. He afterwards studied law and commenced the prac- tice in town. He was appointed Treasurer of the Peterborough Savings Bank in 1864, which office he held until 1873. He represented the town in the Leg- islature in 1868-9. He first started the business of Fire and Life Insurance in town in March, 1863, and built up a large and successful agency here for numer. ous insurance companies. He still resides in town. Ch., Charles A., b. July 25, 1865 ; Ida Frances, b. Nov. 1, 1866 ; Ellen Maria, b. April 20, 1868 ; George Er- nest, b. Jan. 22, 1870 ; d. Nov. 22, 1870, æ. 10 mos.
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James D., b. July 21, 1846 ; d. Aug. 25, 1846, æ. I mo., 4 days. Francis W., b. May 13, 1851 ; d. Aug. 23, 1852, æ. I yr., 3 mos. Frances E., b. Nov. 17, 1852, m. Henry James ; r. Bar- ton Co., Mo.
Alfred C., b. July 3, 1861 ; d. July 22, 1862, æ. I yr.
CHARLES BARBER settled on the homestead, as his father did before him. He m. Abby A. Parker. Se- lectman 1869, '70, '71.
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Gilbert A., b. May 2, 1856.
Charles P., b. Oct. 28, 1858 ; d. March 21, 1866, æ. 7 yrs. Nellie,
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Ednah M.,
Clifford P., b. March 5, 1870 ; d. April, 1871, æ. 13 mos. Ida Mabel, b. Oct. 17, 1872.
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THE BLAIR FAMILY.
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JOHN BLAIR. It cannot be determined when he came to town. He was an early settler. It seems he had two wives, the first, Nancy Brown, of Groton, Mass. ; 2d w., Mary Freeman. He d. March 9, 1780, æ. 63.
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Mary, b. March 4, 1749 ; m. Randall McAllister. One ch., Mary, m. Wm. Field.
t William, b. May 20, 1750 ; m. Elizabeth Little.
John, b. -; re. to New York.
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Nancy, b. -; m. Willard, Westminster, Vt.
Margaret, b. -; m. Mixer, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Samuel, b. (8) George, b.
Anna, b. -; d. when about 20 yrs. of age.
There was said to be an Esther, who was very small in size, and unm. She left town with George. She was by the Ist w.
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WILLIAM BLAIR. He served in the Revolutionary war, and was present at the battle of Bunker Hill. He lived in the east part of the town, near to the Cuningham Pond, on the farm now occupied by Franklin Field. The house has been demolished. He m. Elizabeth Little, dau. Thomas Little, Sen., Dec. 2, 1787. He d. Oct. 13, 1825, æ. 76. She d. Jan. 12, 1842, æ. 86.
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Agnes Nancy, b. Sept. 22, 1788 ; m. James W. Swan. + William, b. Oct. 13, 1794; m. Abigail Palmer. John, b. July 1, 1796 ; d. Albany, N. Y.
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WILLIAM BLAIR. He succeeded his father on the homestead. He m. Abigail Palmer, b. Feb. 12, 1800. He d. Aug. 2, 1852, æ. 58. She d. March 2, 1859, æ. 59.
John, b. July 24, 1818 ; m. Eliza Thurston, Jan. 1, 1846 ; r. Fayville, Mass. Two ch.
William, b. Dec. 24, 1819 ; d. June 22, 1826, æ. 6 yrs., 5 mos.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1821 ; m. Silas Bullard, Aug. 10, 1841 ; r. Mason.
Joseph L., b. July 28, 1823 ; d. May 13, 1824, æ. 9 mos. Lucinda, b. Feb. 6, 1825 ; d. Sept. 24, 1826, æ. I yr., 7 mos.
William, b. Sept. 13, 1827 ; m. Elizabeth A. Pease, Dec. 21, 1852 ; r. Brighton, Mass.
Abbie Jane, b. Jan. 11, 1830 ; m. George H. Gleason ; d. May 16, 1861, æ. 31 yrs., 4 mos. ; r. Marlboro, Mass. Charlotte A., b. May 26, 1832 ; m. Henry W. Nieman ; d. Sept. 21, 1865, æ. 33 yrs., 3 mos.
Agnes Maria, b. July 23, 1834 ; m. Christopher Decker, Aug. 10, 1854 ; d. April 25, 1869, æ. 34 yrs., 9 mos. Mary Catharine, b. Nov. 12, 1836; d. Aug. 28, 1848, æ. II yrs., 8 mos.
t George W., b. Dec. 16, 1839 ; m. Susan F. Goodhue. James P., b. March 19, 1842 ; m. Elvira D. Clark, May 26, 1864.
Mary L., b. Aug. 24, 1844 ; m. George W. Towle, Nov. 16, 1869.
GEORGE W. BLAIR, m. Susan F. Goodhue, June 17, 1864 ; b. in Hancock, Oct. 29, 1842.
Anna f., b. Nov. 23, 1866. Lucy G., b. July 30, 1868 ; d. Nov. 25, 1872, æ. 4 yrs., 3 mos.
Ned G., b. Nov. 3, 1873.
THE BLANCHARD FAMILY.
JOTHAM BLANCHARD (Capt.). His farm lay east of the east line of the farm B, or Bogle farm. It was bounded on the north by Wiley, and east by Miller ; south by Kelso Gray's farm. The road began at the south-west corner, and run to the north-east corner, dividing it into two equal parts or proportions. Jotham Blanchard took the north-western portion, and lived on the Alld place probably in 1776, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81 ; and James McKean occupied the south-eastern part.
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Blanchard attached his portion to the Alld farm. Capt. Blanchard appears by the records of the town to have been an important character in its proceedings. We find that he was first made moderator at a town-meeting, April 5, 1774, and this is his first appearance ; and then also moderator 1776, '77, '78, '80, '81, and selectman 1777, '78, '79, '80, '81, and on committee of safety 1776. After this his name does not occur again. There is no record of his family, or tradition how he disappeared from town without leaving some traces behind.
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CYRUS BLANCHARD is entirely distinct from the fam- ily of the above. He was born in Milford, Oct. 9, 1781, and was the son of Stephen Blanchard. He m., 1807, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Mary Blanchard, of Billerica, Mass. He purchased the farm where he lived (the McKean place), and moved to town in 1807. He d. March 31, 1851, æ. 70 yrs., 5 mos. She d. Aug. 4, 1872, æ. 91 yrs., 7 mos.
t Cyrus, b. Sept. 15, 1809 ; m., Ist w., Maranda Persons; 2d w., Abigail Davis.
David, b. Oct. 10, 1813 ; m. Maria J. Moar, of Milford,. Feb. 10, 1844 ; c.
2 3 4 William, b. Aug. 7, 1816 ; m. Elizabeth Edes, dau. Isaac Edes, August, 1859. He d. April 23, 1861, æ. 44 yrs. She d. Oct. 22, 1867, æ. 41 yrs.
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CYRUS BLANCHARD, Jun., m., Ist w., Feb. 22, 1834, Maranda Persons. She d. July 11, 1836 ; 2d w., Sept. 10, 1840, Abigail Davis. He lives on the Andrew Miller place.
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Mary E., b. April 5, 1843; m. B. Wyman Crosby, d. July 7, 1872, æ. 29 yrs., 3 mos. One ch., Wm. Wy- man, b. Aug. 11, 1865 ..
Fanny M., b. Nov. 26, 1844; m. Joseph Crosby, killed in battle in war of the Rebellion. Ch., (1) Gentian- ella, b. Sept. 6, 1860; (2) Etta M., b. October, 1862 ; m., 2d h., Charles Austin. Two ch., Freddie and Ed- die.
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Harriet f., b. Feb. 27, 1848 ; m. George May ; r. Wilton. Four ch.
Sarah J., b. Feb. 27, 1854 ; d. August, 1856, æ. 2 yrs., 6 mos.
IO Carrie M., b. May 21, 1858.
II Willie, b. April 29, 1861.
I2 Emma, b. Oct. 18, 1864.
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PHEBE F. BOWERS.
THE BOWERS FAMILY.
JONATHAN S. BOWERS came to Peterborough from Dublin probably about 1821, being first taxed this year. He was a shoemaker by trade ; m. Elizabeth Nay, dau. George and Sally Nay. . He was b. Sept 19, 1786; d. Jan. 23, 1871, æ. 87 yrs. She d. March 16, 1873, æ. 78 yrs.
Orinda, b. March 17, 1817; m. Frank Twitchell. Four ch; r. Nashua.
Luther, b. Nov. 22, 1818 ; d. June 30, 1833, by explosion of powder, æ. 14 yrs., 7 mos.
Sarah, b. March 26, 1821 ; d. Dec. 20, 1825, æ. 4 yrs., by accidentally falling downstairs.
George, b. April 6, 1823 ; m. Nancy Lawrence. One ch. Alonzo, b. June 22, 1825 ; m. Mary Ann Scott; r. Wal- tham, Mass.
Melville, b. Oct. 3, 1827 ; unm. ; served in army of Rebel- lion ; was wounded.
Levi, b. July 14, 1830 ; m. Julia A. Bemis ; r. Waltham. Three ch.
Alfred, \ b. June 29, 1834 ; both drowned June 21, 1841, Albert, S æ. 6 yrs., II mos.
FRANCIS BOWERS (Capt.) ; a distinct race from the above. He came to town in 1800, and lived many years on the David Holt place. He purchased about 1820, and carried on until his death, the "Holmes' Mills," so called, at Spaulding's Corner. He was b. in Chelms- ford, Mass., May 20, 1775. He d. Oct. 15, 1835, æ. 60 yrs. He m. Chloe Holt, dau. of Joshua and Phebe Far- num Holt, of Andover, Mass .; b. May 27, 1775. She d. Nov. 6, 1849, æ. 74 yrs., 5 mos.
Chloe, b. Jan. 15, 1799 ; m. John Dane ; d. Oct. 8, 1844, æ: 45 yrs., 8 mos. Two ch., John B. and Fannie B. Ruth D., b. Jan. 20, 1803 ; m., 1831, Dea. Samuel Miller. Benjamin, b. March 16, 1807 ; d. March 16, 1811, æ. 4 yrs. Phebe F., b. April 18, 1809 ; d. Feb. 28, 1811, æ. I yr., IO mos.
Francis H., b. Feb. 24, 1812 ; m. Martha A. Sherburn, of Lowell ; d. Feb. 5, 1864, æ. 51 yrs., II mos. ; r. Biller- ca, Mass.
Hannah, b. June 11, 1812 ; m., Ist h., Ezra Dane ; 2d h., Dr. Luke Miller, Lanesborough, Minn.
Betsey H., b. Nov. 28, 1820 ; d. Oct. 15, 1861, æ. 40 yrs., Io mos.
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ABEL BOYNTON.
THE BOYNTON FAMILY.
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ABEL BOYNTON was the sixth son of Elias and Betsey Blood Boynton, b. in Temple, Feb. 22, 1793. When seventeen years of age he was apprenticed to Josiah Wheeler, of Lyndeboro, for the term of four years, to learn the carpenter's trade. He was m. to Serena Law- rence, of Lexington, Mass., May 17, 1817. He removed to Peterborough in March, 1819, purchasing a farm near Samuel Morison's place, where he lived till June 9, 1836, when he bought of William Smith the "old John Smith Farm," to which he removed, and continued to reside there until March 29, 1856, when he removed to New Lisbon, Juneau Co., Wis., where he and his wife live in a ripe old age.
While in Peterborough he worked at his trade at inter- vals from his farm. All his leisure was filled up with reading ; few men read as many volumes as he did. His reading was general, embracing all subjects he could un- derstand, but was not digested enough to render the various subjects about which he read very available for use. He read too much and thought .too little.
Mary. Ann, b. July 22, 1822 ; d. Jan. 15, 1855, æ. 32 yrs., 6 mos.
Abel S., b. Dec. 25, 1824 ; a woolen manufacturer ; m. Sarah B. Tyler, of Lyndeboro. Now r. in New Lis- bon, Wis.
2 3 4 Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1828 ; machinist and sailor ; m. Mar- garet Townsend, 1874 ; r. Siegal, Wood Co., Wis. He has been all over the world, - is intelligent and phil- osophical in his habits of thought and in action.
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George, b. May 3, 1830. Attended Phillips Academy, at Exeter, where by undue application to his studies he broke down, and had epileptic fits, which resulted in insanity. He d. Feb. 5, 1854, æ. 24 yrs.
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Elias, b. Nov. 30, 1832 ; r. New Lisbon, Wis. A teacher and supervisor of schools in New Lisbon ; also assessor, justice of the peace, and town clerk, etc.
Syrena, b. May 23, 1834 ; m. John H. Crandall, of Lake George, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1864; r. New Lisbon. . Ch., (1) James Cramer, (2) Jessie Alice.
Edmund, b. May 18, 1836 ; d. of typhoid fever at Mar- low, where he had located himself in the tin and sheet- iron business, Oct. 1, 1856, æ. 20 yIS.
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Frederick E., b. March 19, 1839; m. Anna E. Temple, Point Bluff, Wis. Was in 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers in the war of the Rebellion; was in the battles of South Mountain and 2d Bull Run ; r. New
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MARY BRACKETT.
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Lisbon. Ch., (1) Frank Leslie, (2) Nellie M., (3) Win- nifred.
Elnathan, b. July 28, 1842. Enlisted in 4th Wisconsin Volunteers, infantry, afterwards changed to cavalry. Was in Gen. Butler's expedition to New Orleans, and saw much military service ; m. Annie E. Marshall (b. in Virginia) in Baton Rouge, Feb. 5, 1864 ; r. New Lisbon ; a carpenter by trade. Ch., (1) Sarah Lorena, (2) Halber Elnathan, (3) Roberta Lee, (4) Arthur Stilwell.
THE BRACKETT FAMILY.
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SAMUEL BRACKETT was b. in Braintree, Mass., in 1742, and m. Rebecca Hayward, Dec. 17, 1765. They came to Peterborough about this time. He lived on the north side of the Cuningham Pond, where his descendants now live. He d. March 16, 1826, æ. 84 yrs. She d. July 7, 1832, æ. 86 yrs.
Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1766 ; unm. ; d. April 25, 1790, æ. 24 yrs. Samuel,. b. Nov. 26, 1768 ; d. unm. An imbecile.
Betsey, b. Nov. 7, 1770 ; m. John Collins ; d. -
Dorothy, b. Oct. 7, 1772 ; m. John Bertram, name changed from Woodcock.
t John, b. June 24, 1775 ; m., Ist w., Elizabeth Stuart ; 2d w., Elizabeth Lewis.
James, b. May 10, 1777 ; m., 1803, Hannah Carr ; re. to Antrim.
t Josiah, b. Jan. 28, 1779 ; m. Mary Stuart, April 9, 1801. Isaac, b. July 1, 1781 ; m. Nancy Field, of Quincy ; r. Charlestown, Mass.
Rebecca, b. Aug. 15, 1783 ; unm .; d. 1837, æ. 54 yrs.
William, b. May 11, 1786 ; m. Sarah Ward; r. Cole- brook ; d. April 19, 1835, æ. 48 yrs., II mos.
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Ebenezer, b. Nov. 27, 1788 ; m. Clarissa Hildreth, Oct. I, 1817. He d. March 19, 1830, æ. 41 yrs. Six ch. t Joseph, b. March 31, 1791 ; m. Sarah Bliss.
+ Benjamin, b. Aug. 21, 1795 ; m., Ist w., Lavinia Cun- ingham ; 2d w., Sally Wilcox, of Nashua.
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JOHN BRACKETT ; m., Dec. 7, 1801, Elizabeth Stuart, dau. Thomas Stuart; she d. in Peterborough, Oct. 12, 1813, æ. 37 yrs. ; m., 2d w., Elizabeth Lewis, who had two ch. He d. Dec. 8, 1852, æ. 77 yrs., 5 mos.
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