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William f., b. Jan. 4, 1809 ; d. Aug. 4, 1828, æ. 19 yrs. Alexander H., b. Dec. 22, 1809 ; m. Jane Brackett ; r. Lawrence, Kan .; ch., (1) Ella ; (2) George ; (3) Ed- ward ; (4) Mary ; (5) Jane.
Mary A., b. March 26, 1811 ; m. George Brackett ; d. July 27, 1846, æ. 35 yrs.
John G., b. April 14, 1812 ; m. Rachel Marcy, Den- mark, Ia .; d. April 12, 1852, æ. 40 yrs. ; ch., (1) Al- bert ; (2) Henry A .; (3) Charlotte ; (4) William G.
Katharine, b. April 20, 1813 ; m. Horace Huse ; re. to Missouri ; eight ch.
Charles, b. Sept. 18, 1814; m. Electa Brockway, Den- mark, Ia .; ch., (1) Charlotte A .; (2) Henry S .; (3) Charles F.
Harriet, b. May 7, 1816 ; m. Abiel Niles, Lowell, Mass .; ch., (1) Alonzo; (2) Albertus ; (3) Frederick ; (4) Harriet E. ; (5) John.
Jeremiah S., b. July 10, 1817 ; m., June 7, 1842, Mary Harvey ; 2d w., Sarah M. Moore, Aug. 12, 1852 ; ch., (1) Fanny ; (2) Frederick ; (3) Herbert W .; (4) Kath- arine C .; r. Lawrence, Mass. ·
+ Franklin, b. May 1, 1819 ; m. Luvia Miner, of Lowell. Ruth, b. Oct. 9, 1820 ; unm .; r. Boston.
Charlotte, b. March 11, 1822 ; d. Jan. 2, 1844, æ. 21 yrs. i Henry, b. Oct. 30, 1823 ; m. Lucy Farmer.
Albert, b. July 14, 1825 ; m. Mehitable Perkins, Jan. 14, 1851 ; I ch., Lizzie P .; r. New Market.
Lois, b. Oct. 23, 1826 ; m. Samuel Cannon, Oct. 16, 1852. He d. April 6, 1860, a. 32 yrs., 9 mos. ; m., 2d hus., George M. Pierce, Jan. 23, 1866 ; r. Worcester, Mass.
Eunice, b. Aug. 9, 1829 ; unm. ; r. Cambridge, Mass.
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JOHN FIELD, Jr. He went to Boston in 1831, and suc- ceeded his brother Isaac in the hide and leather busi- ness, under the firm name of Field & Converse. By his assiduity and industry he became eminently successful in business, and acquired wealth sufficient to be able to retire partially from active pursuits, 1863. In all his business relations he was an honorable and upright man, never yielding principle, in any instance, to expediency. He was a good citizen, a sincere Christian, and a true
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man, and his life abounded with active benevolence and kind works and good deeds. He was deeply interested in many of the benevolent enterprises of the day, to which he freely gave his attention and labor, and also rendered largely of his means. He was a Director in the State National Bank, Boston ; also a Director of the American Peace Society, a corporate member of the American Board of Foreign Missions, and for many years has held a prominent office in the Orthodox Con- gregational Church, at Arlington. He m., Ist w., May 2, 1836, Sarah E. Worcester, granddau. of Noah Worces- ter, D. D. She d. June 20, 1839. She was the mother of the first two ch. He m., 2d w., Sarah A. Baldwin, of Brighton, Mass., Oct. 13, 1840; he d. July 31, 1876, æ. 66.
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Henry M., b. Oct. 3, 1837 ; m. Lydia M. Peck, Arling- ton. Appointed Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in the Dartmouth Medical College, Hanover, 1871, and now holds the office. Graduated Harvard University 1859. Medical degree at the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, and is now in the practice of his profession, Newton, Mass. John Worcester, b. June 1I, 1839 ; m. Amelia C. Reed, of So. Weymouth, Mass. ; r. Boston.
Sarah Ann B., b. May 9, 1846 ; m. Arthur C. Lawrence ; r. Newton.
William Evarts, b. May 29, 1848 ; m. Louisa T. Swan ; r. Arlington. Arthur D., b. Dec. 21, 1849. George A., b. Nov. 10, 1854.
Lilla Frances, b. June 25, 1857.
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FRANKLIN FIELD. He lives on a part of the old homestead. He has held important offices in town. Selectman 1864, '65, '66 ; surveyor, &c. Representative in 1875, '76. He m. Luvia Miner, of Lowell, Jan. 19, 1847, b. in Coventry, Vt., July 30, 1827.
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Clara f., b. Lowell, Feb. 15, 1850 ; d. at Peterborough, April 17, 1865, æ. 15 yrs. William F., b. Peterborough, Feb. 16, 1852.
Martin E., b. Dec. 30, 1854. Forrest G., b. Feb. 20, 1856.
Charles G., b. Jan. 27, 1859 ; d. March 22, 1865, æ. 6 yrs. Walter E., b. Dec. 14, 1861.
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HENRY FIELD m. Lucy Farmer, b. Francestown, May 3, 1834. Is a carpenter by trade. He lives on the place begun by Moses Chapman, near the Mears place.
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Mary E., b. Oct. 18, 1855. Charles A., b. Dec. 23, 1857.
Emma f., b. Nov. 27, 1859.
Alice H., b. May 28, 1867.
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RICHARD FINCH was a British soldier. He came over early in the Revolutionary War, probably in 1775 or '76, and deserted from the British ranks while in Boston, and went to Reading and worked for a Mr. Melendy, a shoemaker. He was a boot-maker by trade, and here first became acquainted with his wife, Hepzibeth Me- lendy. He married, and after a short residence in Am- herst he removed to Peterborough, and bought land in this village, on site and north of the Unitarian Church, where he built a house on the very ground on which the church now stands, and lived here till his death in 1797. No person now living remembers him, though many recollect the widow, who survived him many years. She d. at Waltham, Mass., Feb. 11, 1837, æ. 83 yrs., 8 mos .; b. May 27, 1753. Richard Finch's name appears last on the tax-list of 1797.
William, b. 1783 ; d. at Woodstock, Vt., while away from home, about 1813 or '14, æ. 27 or 28 yrs. Taxed 1807, '8, '9.
Fanny, b. 1786 ; m. Charles Martin, a paper-maker, Feb. I, 1803 ; two ch., William and Mary. Mary was b. in 1805 ; d. May 19, 1812, æ. 7 yrs. The mother d. Aug. 29, 1810 ; in the church records no age, but it says of her, "a victim of intemperance" ; æ. about 24 yrs.
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Sarah, b. Nov. 2, 1788 ; m. Francis Field, Oct. 12, 1812 ; d. Dec. 9, 1858, æ. 70 yrs. Three ch .; (1) Francis ; (2) Joseph Badger ; (3) Mary Gridley ; r. Waltham. Harriet, b. Feb. 12, 1793 ; m. Zaccheus Farwell, March 4, 1810. He d. April 15, 1861 ; ch., (1) Zaccheus, b. Oct. 20, 1810 ; d. July 10, 1840 ; (2) Harriet, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 26, 1812 ; m. Jesse E. Farns- worth ; r. Waltham, Mass. ; (3) Mary, b. in Peterbor- ough, May 3, 1815; m. Daniel Smith Baxter ; r. Brighton ; (4) Sarah, b. July 13, 1817, at Mount Ta- bor, Vt. ; m. Almon H. Hemenway ; r. Waltham ; (5) Lucy, b. March 29, 1820, at Mount Tabor, Vt. ; m. Nahum Chapin ; r. Boston ; (6) Frances, b. July 15, 1828 ; d. Oct. 29, 1832 ; (7) Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1833 ; m. Noah W. Sanborn ; r. Brighton.
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Mary, b. -; m. Richard Moules ; re. to North Caro- lina, and d. there.
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THE FOLLANSBEE FAMILY.
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WILLIAM FOLLANSBEE, M.D., came to Peterborough from Francestown in 1826, and on the death of Dr. Jabez B. Priest, he succeeded him in the practice of medicine, and continued in the same until his death. He took his medical degree at the Dartmouth Medical College in 1825. He was a good practitioner of medi- cine, and a worthy and respectable man. He represent- ed the town in the State Legislature in 1842, '3. He was b. Dec. 12, 1800 ; d. of an affection of the heart May 30, 1867, æ. 66 yrs. He m., Ist w., Hannah J. Follansbee ; b. May 24, 1805, who was the mother of all the children. She d. Aug. 27, 1849, a. 43 yrs. He m., 2d w., Rachel P. Moore, widow of Deacon William Moore, and dau. of Capt. Alexander Robbe.
t George Fred., b. July 26, 1825 ; m. Mary C. Pierce, East Jaffrey, Aug. 29, 1846. t Charles P., b. Aug. 28, 1828 ; m. Charlotte E. Whit- comb.
Henry A., b. Aug. 16, 1833 ; m., July, 1857, Lucy Ann Law ; r. Manchester.
Orrin C., b. Sept. 24, 1846 ; d. Oct. 26, 1846, æ. I mo.
GEORGE F. FOLLANSBEE m. Mary C. Pierce, Aug. 29, 1846 ; re. to Pierpont, O., and d. there, Sept. 27, 1858, æ. 33 yrs. After his death his family returned to East Jaf- frey, where they now reside. He was a harness-maker by trade.
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Ella M., b. East Jaffrey, July 3, 1847 ; m. Addison Pierce, Jr., March 29, 1869.
Annie S., b. Peterborough, Jan. 29, 1850 ; m. John H. Steele, Nov. 6, 1867.
George W., b. Cleveland, O., March 19, 1853. Fred. A., b. Cleveland, O., July 20, 1855. Ida M., b. Pierpont, O., Nov. 10, 1857.
CHARLES P. FOLLANSBEE, after residing in various places, returned to Peterborough in 1867, and has re- sided here since. He m. Charlotte E. Whitcomb in 1855 ; b. Sept. 15, 1828.
II Frances E., b. Peterborough, Jan. 29, 1856 ; d. Dec. 6, 1870, æ. 14 yrs., 10 mos.
Hattie A., b. Peterborough, Jan. 12, 1859.
I2 I3 I4 Lizzie E., b. Enfield, June 1I, 1865.
William Fred., b. Enfield, April 12, 1861.
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THE FORBUSH FAMILY.
SIMEON FORBUSH was b. in Acton, Mass., Feb. 22, 1770 ; d. at Peterborough, April 13, 1860, æ. 90 yrs. He m. Catharine Hosmer ; b. in Acton, June 3, 1774; d. Sept. 13, 1841, æ. 67 yrs. They came to Peterborough in 1804, and lived on the Capt. Thomas Morison place, in the same house with Betty and Sally Morison.
f.Luke, b. Jan. 31, 1799 ; m. Nancy Carey. ¡ Rufus, b. Sept. 9, 1800 ; m. Almira Cram.
tStephen, b. Feb. 2, 1803 ; m., Ist w., Esther P. Hill ; 2d w., Esther S. Smith ; 3d w., Eleanor Machett. *Ira, b. March 17, 1805 ; m. Hannah Brown.
Sally, b. March 15, 1807 ; m. Leonard Hill ; re. to Utah, and d. there.
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LUKE FORBUSH. A carpenter by trade. He m. Nan- cy Ann Carey ; b. March 16, 1802 ; d. March 1, 1869, æ. 66 yrs., II mos. He d. May 11, 1836, æ. 37 yrs.
*Luke O., b. Nov. 8, 1823 ; m., March 2, 1846, Hannah M. Stearns ; b. Aug. 27, 1824.
Alpha A., b. Aug. 23, 1825 ; d. June 15, 1865, æ. 40 yrs. ; m., Ist w., Eliza Ryder ; 2d w., Emily B. Dexter ; one daughter by last wife.
Simeon, b. Jan. 28, 1827 ; d. Aug. 15, 1828, æ. 1 yr., 6 mos. George E., b. Jan. 15, 1830 ; unm.
Henry C., b. Sept. 20, 1831 ; m. Lydia A. Shores. Four ch.
Chancellor S., b. March 15, 1834; m. Nancy J. Ethridge, July 17, 1853.
LUKE O. FORBUSH. A machinist. Has erected buildings directly south of the Senter place, - near old Baptist meeting-house. He m., March 2, 1846, Hannah M. Stearns, b. Aug. 27, 1824.
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Lucinda C., b. June 26, 1847 ; m., May 1, 1866, John Scott.
Abbie G., b. Aug, 30, 1849 ; m. Willard Lee ; r. Clare- mont.
George L., b. Oct. 4, 1851 ; m., 1875, Clara W. Keith. Druggist in town.
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RUFUS FORBUSH. He had the misfortune to lose his right arm at West Cambridge, Mass., in May, 1822, while , tending a machine for preparing hair for stuffing furni-
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ture. Under this great loss he has been able com- fortably to support and educate his family by his in- dustry and perseverance. He soon qualified himself for teaching and surveying, and has been much employed in these pursuits. Having acquired facility in writing with his left hand, his fellow-citizens elected him town clerk, at first out of sympathy on account of his misfort- une, and subsequently because no one could discharge the duties of the office better. He held this office twen- ty-one years, longer than any other person since the in- corporation of the town. Thomas Steele, Esq., came next to him, having been town clerk nineteen years. The records during this long period that Mr. Forbush held this office are plain, clear, and legible, and will com- pare favorably with any records of the town before or since. He m. Almira W. Cram, dau. of Nathan and Elizabeth Cram, of Belfast, Me., Nov. 16, 1828.
Elizabeth E., b. April 3, 1829 ; m. Frederick W. Nichols. Augusta A., b. March 17, 1831; m. Capt. Louis E. Crone, from Leipsic, Germany, now residing at East Lexington.
Annie ., b. March 19, 1834 ; m .. Abel G. Alexander, Woburn, Mass.
¿Nathan C., b. June 15, 1838 ; m. Clara J. Blodgett, of Chesterfield.
Sallie W., b. June 20, 1840 ; d. Nov. 1, 1856, æ. 16 yrs., 4 mos.
NATHAN C. Forbush. He was a soldier in Company G., 13th Regiment N. H. Vols., in the war of the Rebel- lion, and returned slightly wounded, for which he re- ceives a small pension. He m. Clara J. Blodgett.
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STEPHEN FORBUSH. A carpenter by trade. By his labor and industry he raised a large family. The few last years of his life he lived on the Deacon Samuel Maynard place, which he bought, and occupied at the time of his death. He m., Ist w., Esther P. Hill, Oct. 28, 1824 ; b. Oct. 25, 1802 ; d. June 29, 1835, æ. 33 yrs. ; 2d w., Esther S. Smith, Aug. 16, 1835 ; b. June 10, 1802 ; d. May 22, 1862, æ. 60 yrs .; 3d w., Eleanor Machett, b. Nov. 24, 1802 ; m. Aug. 27, 1863. He d. July 30, 1873, æ. 70 yrs., 5 mos.
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Leonard A., b. April 3, 1825 ; d. Sept. 10, 1826, æ. I yr., 5 mos.
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John R., b. Feb. 28, 1827 ; m. Lucinda F. Foster, Oct. II, 1846 ; d. Jan. 30, 1857, æ. 30 yrs.
Catharine H., b. Sept. 8, 1828 ; m. Amos B. Drown, Nov. 29, 1848 ; one ch., Isabel A., b. Jan. 22, 1850. Stephen, b. March 12, 1831 ; m. Abby C. Smith, June 10,
1853 ; d. Jan. 18, 1855, æ. 23 yrs., 10 mos. ; r. Maine. Lucy E., b. June 7, 1833 ; m. Wilson Cobb, Sept. 18, 1853.
Charles S., b. June 2, 1838 ; m. Mary Davis, Nashua, Sept. 6, 1871 ; r. Nashua.
Mary Ann, b. Feb. 19, 1841.
Sarah A., b. Dec. 22, 1842 ; d. 1875.
Martha E., b. April 22, 1844 ; d. Aug. 25, 1845, æ. I yr., 4 mos.
Martha E., b. Feb. 17, 1846 ; d. April 20, 1873, æ. 27 yrs.
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IRA FORBUSH. A carpenter by trade. He m. Han- nah Brown, of Andover ; has always lived in the village.
Elvira Y., b. July 21, 1825 ; m. Charles J. Smith ; d. Aug. 20, 1857, æ. 32 yrs.
Amos B., b. Sept. 3, 1827 ; m., Ist w., Lydia Haggett ; 2d w., Louisa - -; r. Buffalo, N.Y. Maria L., b. Sept. 14, 1829 ; m. A. H. Stebbins ; d. Feb. 1I, 1857, æ. 27 yrs.
t Gustavus A., b. Dec. 31, 1831 ; m. M. Frances Colman, Oyster Bay, Long Island.
Hannah C., b. June 4, 1834 ; m. German F. Day ; one ch., Katie H.
Ariana W., b. Dec. 21, 1836 ; m. A. H. Stebbins.
Abial A., b. Nov. 13, 1839 ; m. Lizzie Putnam, of Ma- son.
Ellen, b. Feb. 11, 1844 ; m., April 22, 1874, E. Harris Jewett ; one ch., H. Paul, b. Feb. 11, 1876.
Orrin, b. Nov. 5, 1846 ; m. Margaret Burns, of Clinton, Mass. She d. March, 1873, æ. 23 yrs. ; one ch., Har- ry O., b. March 2, 1873.
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GUSTAVUS A. FORBUSH. A carpenter by trade. He enlisted in the United States service in the war of the Rebellion, Aug. 9, 1862, as First Lieutenant in the 13th Regiment, Company G., New Hampshire Volunteers. He was promoted to a captaincy May 5, 1863, and trans- ferred to Company F. He was in the battles of Freder- icksburg and Cold Harbor, sieges of Suffolk and of Pet- ersburg, and at Fort Harrison, in storming of which, Sept. 29, 1864, he was killed, while leading his men to the attack, just as he had attained the parapet, and had
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secured the taking of the fort. His commanding officer, Gen. A. F. Stevens, who received a very serious wound in the same battle, from the effects of which he has never yet fully recovered, says of Capt. Forbush, in a letter of April 29, 1875 : "Captain Forbush was a man moderate in thought and action, yet quite methodical and thorough. Hence in time he made himself a fair proficient in com- pany and regimental drill, in which he always evinced a sincere interest, and in which he assiduously sought to improve his command. Towards his men he was con- siderate and kind, though not wanting in the average discipline of the volunteer service. His moral character was exemplary, his habits correct, his patriotism firm and strong, and his desire and determination to remain in the service so long as his efforts were needed overcame all obstacles, and closed only with the heroic termina- tion of his life. He was, in a military view, a good lieutenant and captain, and would in the course of events have deserved and attained promotion in the service. I can only add to these few words the assurance of my personal esteem for Capt. Forbush as a man, and my satisfaction and pride, as his regimental commander, in his military service and record." He m. M. Frances Coleman, of Oyster Bay, L. I. She d. Jan. 11, 1866.
Willis Herbert, b. Oct. 7, 1861 ; d. Dec. 24, 1862, æ. I yr., 2 mos.
Addie Frances, b. July 16, 1864 ; d. Sept. 29, 1864, æ. 2 mos.
THE FRENCH FAMILY.
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WHITCOMB FRENCH was the son of the late Whitcomb and Sally Patrick French, b. in Dublin, July 9, 1794. He m., Nov. 27, 1817, Mary Kendall, dau. of Joel Ken- dall, of Dublin, b. May 25, 1797. He had r. in various places, as in Nelson, Jaffrey, Keene, &c. Engaged in staging and in the livery-stable business till he moved to Peterborough, 1833. He had charge of the hotel in town to December, 1849, nearly seventeen years. He was a very acceptable landlord, and kept a very respectable house, with a good reputation far and wide. When he left the hotel he bought the Ferguson farm, and occupied it for some years. Unable to carry on a large farm, on account of his declining years, he sold the same, and purchased a residence in the village, where he now r.
Their golden wedding was celebrated Nov. 27, 1867, by a gathering of all the children, grandchildren, and other friends, on this occasion. Of their eight ch., all
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were alive, the youngest being twenty-six years old, and five of them were present; and of the thirteen grand- children and four great-grandchildren, seven grand- children were also present.
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Eliza G., b. in Nelson, Sept. 2, 1818 ; m., Sept. 28, 1840, Jesse C. Little ; r. Salt Lake City, Utah. Had eleven ch., five of whom are now living in Utah Territory.
Granville, b. Dublin, July 2, 1820 ; m., April 26, 1843, Relief Walker, b. in Dummerston, Vt., Sept. 15, 1817. I ch., Frederick W., b. July 19, 1847 ; r. Epworth, Ia. Mary S., b. Jaffrey, Dec. 4, 1823 ; unm.
Henry K., b. Jaffrey, Jan. 21, 1826 ; m., Ist w., Harriet N. Gray ; 2d w., Amanda Adams.
Marshall W., b. Jaffrey, Sept. 4, 1827 ; m., Jan. 10, 1855, Lizzie T. Wales, b. Sept. 26, 1830 ; r. Palmer, Mass. t Charles D., b. Keene, March 29, 1830 ; m., Jan. 23, 1851, Nancy L. Holbrook.
Sarah F., b. Keene, Feb. 22, 1832 ; unm.
William P., b. in Peterborough, June 4, 1841 ; m., June 29, 1868, Helen A. Shearer, of Palmer, Mass., b. Nov. 2, 1841 ; 2 ch., Willie S., and John W .; r. Palmer.
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HENRY K. FRENCH. He succeeded his father in the same house, and has shown himself eminently possessed of all the qualities necessary "to run a hotel." He thoroughly repaired and enlarged the house at a great expense, and has ever since kept a first-class hotel. He m., Ist w., July 9, 1850, Harriet N. Gray, of Wilton, b. Aug. 21, 1829 ; d. Oct. 13, 1852, æ. 23 yrs. ; 2d w., Nov. 20, 1855, S. Amanda Adams, b. Mason, July 10, 1834 ; Ist w., one ch. ; 2d w., three ch.
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Frank G., b. June 10, 1852. Charlie H., b. Dec. 22, 1856.
Hattie A., b. Aug. 27, 1858. George A., b. Sept. 22, 1860.
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CHARLES D. FRENCH. He re. to Chickasaw and Deerfield, Ia., and after a short residence returned to Peterborough in 1858, where he now resides. He served in the war of the Rebellion. He m., Jan. 23, 1851, Nancy L. Holbrook ; b. Swanzey, Aug. 1, 1827.
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Charles W., b. Nov. 20, 1854 ; d. Feb. 26, 1856, æ. I yr., 3 mos.
H. Edward, b. March 15, 1857. Minnie M., b. June 17, 1861. Katie H., b. Nov. 11, 1871.
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CYRUS FROST, son of Benjamin and Annis Pierce Frost, was b. in Dublin, May 12, 1807. He lived on the old homestead in Dublin till March 13, 1852, when he re. to Peterborough, and occupied the Charles Davison farm, being a part of the Gridley farm, or farm A, so called, of five hundred acres. He m., Ist w., November, 1829, Cyntha Nay, of Sharon. She d. Jan. 20, 1837 ; 2d w., Betsey McCoy, of Sharon, Nov. 9, 1837 ; b. Sept. 24, 1807. She d. Sept. 3, 1858, æ. 50 yrs., II mos. ; Ist w., one ch .; 2d w., three ch.
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Lydia Ann, b. July 30, 1831.
Charles Albert, b. Sept. 9, 1838 ; m., June 16, 1868, Sarah A. Garfield, b. May 22, 1841, dau. of Wm. and Annis Walker Garfield, of Claremont.
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Sarah E., b. Dec. 15, 1839 ; m. Miflin Bailey, Tremont, Ill. Cyntha A., b. Aug. 6, 1843 ; m., 1876, Henry F. Mears ; r. Nashua.
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ALBERT FROST, a brother of Cyrus Frost, was b. in Dublin, March 20, 1817. He m., Feb. 21, 1843, Mary Boutelle, of Antrim. He came to Peterborough in 1848, and bought the Daniel Abbot place, where Dr. Young formerly lived, and has resided there since. He has been sexton for the town for a number of years. He is a carpenter by trade.
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George A., b. March 23, 1844. He m. Oriseville S. Fisher, b. Jan. 21, 1848 ; ch., Albert Orvis, b. Dec. 10, 1869. Mary E., b. April 30, 1847. Eugene L., b. Aug. 30, 1849 ; d. Aug. 21, 1852, æ. 2 yrs., II mos.
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. THE GATES FAMILY.
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SAMUEL GATES was the son of Samuel and Susanna Laughton Gates, of Hancock, b. Feb. 15, 1791. His parents came from Rutland, Mass. His father d. in Hancock, Aug. 28, 1838, æ. 86 yrs., 9 mos. ; his mother d. May 15, 1857, æ. 99 yrs. Samuel Gates was a black- smith by trade, came to Peterborough in 1814, and car- ried on his business half a mile west of the village, on High Street, near where Isaac F. Preston now lives, and continued his work till his health failed in 1841, when he
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was appointed postmaster, which office he held till his death, 1854. He was also made town clerk, which office he held nine years, from 1841 to 1850. During the last years of his life he suffered from a severe paralysis, which hopelessly impaired the use of his limbs ; and the duties of the post-office were very acceptably performed for some years by his dau. Susan, afterwards Mrs. M. L. Morrison. He m., Ist w., Sarah S. Ferguson, Sept. 3, 1816. She d. June 25, 1822, æ. 27 yrs. ; 2d w., Oct. 26, 1824, Charlotte Mitchell. She d. Oct. 16, 1851, æ. 53 yrs. He d. May 7, 1854, æ. 63 yrs. ; Ist w., three ch. ; 2d w., five ch.
George S., b. July 23, 1817 ; m. Christine Fletcher ; r. Groton, Mass. ; c.
Sybil E., b. April 14, 1819 ; m. John Holmes, June 15, 1858 ; r. Springfield, Vt. ; d. April 24, 1863, æ. 43 yrs., 9 mos. ; ch., George G., b. July 15, 1859 ; d. Sept. 15, 1860, æ. I yr., 2 mos.
Sarah S., b. June 8, 1822 ; d. July 27, 1822, æ. I mo., 19 dys.
Henry, b. May 3, 1825 ; d. July 5, 1826, æ. 1 yr., 2 mos. John, b. Feb. 27, 1827 ; m., Sept. 21, 1856, Octavia Sampson, of Hartford, Me.
Charlotte M., b. Feb. 14, 1830 ; m., Dec. 23, 1860, Chas. M. Townsend ; r. Springfield, Vt. ; ch., John G., b. Dec. 19, 1865.
Henry, b. March 24, 1832 ; r. at the South ; d. Savan- nah, Ga., 1875, æ. 43 yrs.
Susan M., b. March 13, 1835 ; m. Mortier L. Morrison, Aug. 4, 1861.
THE GIBBS FAMILY.
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DANIEL GIBBS, as near as can be ascertained, came to Peterborough about 1793 from Ashburnham, Mass. He moved to the place he occupied during his life, in the east part of the town, one-half a mile directly north of the Cuningham Pond. He began to carry the mail on horseback in 1804, and continued to do so for about ten years, from Brattleboro, Vt., to Portsmouth, once a week. All Boston mail-matter came by way of Keene every Saturday afternoon - a mail once a week from Boston ! After this Mr. Gibbs carried the mail in a lit- tle one-horse wagon. He was as regular on his course as the sun. He pursued this course about twenty years, and just before the mail was to be carried on a stage, then about to be established, he was killed in passing the great bridge in the village, then under repair, by one
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wheel of his vehicle running off the bridge, and he being precipitated with the seat of the wagon down upon the rocks below, and so injured that he lived but two hours. The first words that he uttered to those who came to his assistance were: "Take care of the mail," and then "that he was fatally injured." He was an honest and worthy man. He m. Lydia Woods, of Ashburnham, Mass., who d. April 14, 1836, æ. 75 yrs. He d. Sept. 25, 1824, æ. 74 yrs.
Polly, b. April 1, 1780 ; d. April 17, 1795, æ. 14 yrs. ¡Asa, b. Aug. 29, 1783 ; m., Ist w., Polly Gregg ; 2d w., Sally Porter.
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¡ Abel, b. July 18, 1787 ; m. Nancy Porter.
Lydia W., b. Aug. 29, 1798 ; m. John Gardner ; 2d hus., Rev. Wm. Hogan, January, 1828, in Savannah, Ga. He d. January, 1848, æ. 52 yrs. She d. at Peterbor- ough, Sept. 20, 1875, æ. 77 yrs.
Sally f., b. 1800 ; d. May 29, 1820, æ. 20 yrs.
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ASA GIBBS. He m., Ist w., Mary Gregg, dau. Major Samuel Gregg, March 16, 1809. She d. Feb. 24, 1813, æ. 31 yrs. He m., 2d w., Sally Porter, dau. James Por- ter, July 4, 1815. She d. Oct. 24, 1859, æ. 77 yrs. He d. May 27, 1849, æ. 65 yrs. After the death of his fa- ther, Mr. Gibbs carried the mail in a two-horse carriage until stages were established in 1826 or '7 ; Ist w., two ch .; 2d w., two ch.
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Mary, b. Dec. 10, 1808 ; m. Philip Alexander ; d. at Woburn, Sept. 14, 1872, æ. 64 yrs. Sarah S., b. May 7, 1812 ; m. James G. White.
Nancy Curtis, b. May 1, 1820 ; d. Dec. 18, 1866, æ. 46 yrs.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1823 ; d. Dec. 2, 1861, æ. 39 yrs.
ABEL GIBBS m. Nancy C. Porter, dau. James Porter, March 13, 1816. He d. in Savannah, Ga., in 1819, æ. 32 yrs. They had one ch.
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