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Elizabeth, b. Jan. 17, 1822 ; m., Ist hus., Samuel C. Clement ; 2d hus., Wm. B. Hale, of Savannah, Ga .; ch., (1) William G., b. in Savannah, Ga., Feb. 9, 1849. Fitted for college at Exeter Academy, and graduated at Harvard University, Cambridge, 1870. Was a tutor in Harvard College, and is now pursuing his studies in Germany ; (2) Gertrude E., b. Jan. 3, 1853, in Savannah. Is now a teacher in Cambridgeport ; educated at Bridgewater Normal School ; (3) Charles P., b. at Peterborough, Aug. 4, 1857 ; d. May 22, 1859, æ. I yr., 9 mos.
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t George A., b. March 5, 1825 ; m., Ist w., Hannah B. Brown ; 2d w., Martha S. Fay.
t Charles, b. Oct. 23, 1827 ; m. Mrs. Martha S. Jewett. Sarah S., b. Feb. 16, 1830; m. Charles N. Thayer, Nov.
21, 1848 ; 2d hus., Charles B. Ford, April 3, 1872 ; r. St. Louis, Mo.
John, b. Feb. 17, 1833 ; r. Hanover, Mass.
Henry, b. -; d. Dwight, Ill., Oct. 8, 1861.
Mary, b. July 5, 1842 ; in., Feb. 13, 1859, Rev. H. P. Satchwell, Methodist clergyman ; r. Minnesota.
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GEORGE A. JEWETT was a deacon in the Congrega- tional Church in town. He m., Ist w., Aug. 7, 1851, Hannah B. Brown, b. Feb. 12, 1822 ; she d. July 23, 1859, æ. 37 yrs., 5 mos. ; m., 2d w., Sept. 25, 1860, Martha S. Fay, dau. Dea. Joel Fay, b. Dec. 17, 1831. He d. Jan. 29, 1861, æ. 35 yrs., 10 mos. Ist w., three ch .; 2d w., one ch. The following obituary appeared in the Peterborough Transcript at the time of his death : "We record with sadness the death of our worthy and esteemed fellow-citizen, Dea. George A. Jewett. His life was one of strict integrity and good morals, and his chief aim was, both by precept and example, that his virtues might be diffused throughout the entire com- munity. His death, just in the prime of life, is a public
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loss. His obituary can be written in a few words ; he was a good man and a Christian."
Foel _4., b. Aug. 23, 1852 ; m. Mary H., b. July 27, 1854 ; m. - Taft. George H., b. Dec. 15, 1858.
Albert E., b. Aug. 4, 1861.
CHARLES JEWETT m. Mrs. Martha S. Jewett, widow of Dea. George A. Jewett, April 19, 1865. He is a black- smith by trade.
Fannie M., b. June 13, 1867.
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ELIJAH B. KIMBALL came to Peterborough in 1816, and carried on the clothing business in company with Jefferson Butler, in Samuel Smith's fulling mill, stand- ing on the spot where Brennan's large shop now stands. He afterwards removed to Dublin, and pursued the same business there for twelve years, and then returned to Peterborough, and purchased the place near the South Factory Village begun by George McCrillis, and after- wards owned by Dea. Thomas Wilson, where he now r. He m. Achsah Buss, May 6, 1819, dau. of Richard T. and Betsey Ballard Buss. She d. Jan. 24, 1869, æ. 72 yrs. He was b. in Weare, May 8, 1794.
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Ann A., b. Sept. 21, 1820 ; d. Feb. 8, 1862, æ. 42 yrs. Imri B., b. April 3, 1822 ; r. Missouri.
Fane B., b. Dublin, March 24, 1824 ; m., Dec. 3, 1846, Granville P. Felt.
Elizabeth S., b. Dublin, April 27, 1825 ; d. June 29, 1861, æ. 36 yrs.
+ Henry A., b. May 24, 1827 ; m. Sarah B. Derby.
Abby B., b. April 15, 1829 ; m., Nov. 13, 1851, George Bruce ; d. Aug. 15, 1856, æ. 27 yrs.
Mary Ellen, b. Feb. 3, 1832 ; unm.
Sarah M., b. Peterborough, July 6, 1834 ; m., June I, 1854, George H. Longley.
Carrie C., b. April 7, 1841 ; d. Nov. 25, 1872, æ. 31 yrs.
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HENRY A. KIMBALL. He is a clothier, and succeeded his father in business. He also cards wool. He m., Nov. 25, 1852, Sarah B. Derby, of Fitchburg, Mass., b. Sept. 18, 1832. His manufactory was destroyed by fire, 1873.
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Richard H., b. Sept. 15, 1853.
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William H., b. June 18, 1855.
Robert B., b. Oct. 31, 1857.
Charles A., b. May 16, 1859.
Edgar B., b. June 26, 1861.
Frank W., b. March 1, 1865.
Daniel C., b. March 19, 1867. A seventh son.
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WILLIAM B. KIMBALL, son of Isaac Kimball and Sarah Cutter Kimball, of New Ipswich, b. May 24, 1801, at New Andover, Vt. He has lived successively at Jaffrey, Mason, and New Ipswich, and removed to Peter- borough, Nov. 1, 1830. He is a mechanic, a superior pattern-maker, and also the author of many mechanical and patented inventions. Built his house, situated on Pine Street, in 1836, where he now r. Has been County Commissioner three years, from 1856 to '59. selectman 1852, '53 ; m. Mary Ann A. Pierce, Nov. 22, . 1826, a native of Hillsboro, b. Sept. 29, 1803 ; d. Feb. 5, 1849 ; m., 2d w., Oct. 25, 1851, Louisa Goddard Oliver, b. at Swanzey, Feb. 4, 1806 ; Ist w., two ch.
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Mary Ann Thursa, b. New Ipswich, Aug. 31, 1827. She is a homœopathic physician. Was educated to the profession at the New York Medical College for Women, and the New England Female Medical Col- lege, Boston (now the Boston University). Received degree of M. D. at this institution, and commenced practice in Peterborough, April, 1870, where she now r. Sarah Elizabeth, b. New Ipswich, Sept. 17, 1830.
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THE LAWS FAMILY.
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THOMAS LAWS was b. in Billerica, Mass., July 9, 1761. He first settled in Westminster, Mass., and, March 26, 1801, he moved to Peterborough, having purchased of Uriah Buss a farm situated on the East Mountain and on the east border of the town. He m., Sept. 4, 1787, Mary Locke, of Rindge, b. Nov. 2, 1761 ; d. Dec 21, 1838, æ. 77 yrs. He d. April 4, 1844, æ. 83 yrs.
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Amos, b. Jan. 14, 1790 ; d. March 12, 1795, æ. 5 yrs. Samson, b. Oct 22, 1791 ; d. Feb. 27, 1795, æ. 3 yrs., 4 mos.
Amos, b. June 14, 1795 ; d. Sept. 5, 1797, æ. 2 yrs., 2 mos.
+ Thomas, b. May JI, 1797 ; m., Ist w., Abigail Atkinson ; 2d w., Mrs. Bean ; 3d w., Clarissa Melvin.
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Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1799 ; m. James Child, Temple, 1827. The above were b. in Westminster, Mass.
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Nathaniel F., b. May 1, 1801 ; m. Polly Child, Temple, May 17, 1825.
Ebenezer, b. May 1, 1803 ; m. Belinda Wooley ; r. Wash- ington.
9 Solomon, b. Nov. 13, 1806 ; m. Olive Johnson, Chester, Vt., a graduate of Dartmouth College, 1836. Studied divinity, joining the Universalist denomination. He preached some years at Temple, then removed to Marlboro, and more recently to Ohio.
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THOMAS LAWS. He m., Ist w., Abigail Atkinson, of Washington ; 2d w., Mrs. Bean; 3d w., Clarissa Melvin, of Peterborough. He resided many years in Washington, engaged in mechanical business, but a few years before his death he returned to Peter- borough, where he d. June 2, 1853, æ. 56 yrs.
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Alfred, b. -; graduated Dartmouth College, 1858. Thomas Marshall, b. - -. (12) Mary, b. -. Harriet, b. -.
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NATHANIEL FORD LAWS. He always resided in town ; succeeded his father on the homestead. He now resides in village ; m., May 17, 1825, Polly Child, of Temple.
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Martha C., b. July 28, 1827 ; m., Nov. 5, 1846, Wm. C. Tuttle, Wilton. She d. Oct. 11, 1853, in Amherst, æ. 26 yrs.
A. Frances, b. May 16, 1832 ; m. William E. Dadman, Jan. 6, 1859 ; r. Peterborough.
Albert D., b. Feb. 4, 1836 ; m. Sarah E. Robbe, Dublin, Jan. 7, 1863 ; re. to Bridgeport, Conn., where he now lives.
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JOHN LEATHERS, Sen., came to town with his wife, Martha, from Lee, early in 1801, and occupied the farm known as the Nathan Leathers farm, and d. there. He d. April 13, 1805, æ. 52 yrs. She d. June 2, 1816, æ. 63 yrs.
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t Fohn, b. in Lee, July 24, 1780 ; m. Emily Mitchell. + Nathan, b. in Lee, April 15, 1782 ; m., Ist w., Mary McCoy ; 2d w., Mary Washburn.
Isaac, b. in Lee, 1789 ; killed by falling from a tree May 19, 1801, æ. 12 yrs. Sally, b. -. (6) Abigail, b. -. (7) Fane, b. -. 5
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JOHN LEATHERS, Jr. He lived on the East Mountain, on the Wm. McCoy farm. He m. Emily Mitchell. He d. Dec. 22, 1860, æ. 80 yrs. She d. Dec. 3, 1858, æ. 80 yrs.
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t Fohn, b. Sept. 26, 1810 ; m. Mrs. Susan Davis, Sept. 8, 1853. Oliver C., b. March 30, 1812 ; d. April 19, 1812, æ. 19 dys. Franklin, b. May 23, 1813 ; d. Dec. 26, 1845, æ. 32 yrs., 7 mos.
George R., b. May 10, 1815 ; d. Nov. 13, 1843, æ. 28 yrs. ; Lowell. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 25, 1817 ; d. Oct. 16, 1851, @. 33 yrs., Io mos.
Isaac Milton, b. Feb. 10, 1820 ; m. -; r. Lowell, Mass.
NATHAN LEATHERS. He succeeded his father on the homestead. He m., Ist w., Mary McCoy, Dec. 5, 1810. She d. April 17, 1827, æ. 37 yrs. ; m., 2d w., Mary Wash- burn, dau. Calvin Washburn, Dec. 31, 1827. He d. Dec. 4, 1843, æ. 61 yrs. ; Ist w., eight ch .; 2d w., two ch.
Robert, b. Dec. 30, 1811 ; d. Nov. 18, 1848, æ. 36 yrs., 10 mos. Mary B., b. Aug. 30, 1813 ; unm. ; d. April 22, 1865, æ. 51 yrs.
Nathan, b. July 14, 1815 ; m. Eleanor Howe. She d. Dec. 9, 1861, æ. 46 yrs. One son, George; r. Lowell. Edward B., b. Aug. 24, 1817 ; m. Elizabeth Cudworth ; d. Oct. 26, 1849, æ. 32 yrs. Two ch., Albert and Edward Newton.
Samuel, b. Sept. 2, 1819 ; m. Rosanna Goodell, Sept. 28, 1843 ; r. Lowell.
Martha, b. Oct. 9, 1821 ; unm. ; d. May 18, 1844, æ. 22 yrs.
Fane, b. Dec. 9, 1823 ; unm. ; d. April 5, 1863, æ. 39 yrs. Emily, b. Oct. 6, 1825 ; unm.
Calvin W., b. May 9, 1830 ; unm. ; d. April 9, 1874, æ. 43 yrs., II mos.
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Isaac N., b. May 21, 1834 ; m. Hannah A. Foland, Nov. 14, 1855. One ch., Mary Addie, b. Aug. 30, 1857.
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JOHN LEATHERS, 3d. He remained on the homestead. He enlisted in the United States service in the Rebellion, and d. in the army, March, 1865, æ. 54 yrs., 6 mos. He m. Mrs. Susan Davis, Sept. 8, 1853.
Clara F., b. June 27, 1855 ; d. Aug. 23, 1869, æ. 14 yrs.
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THE LITTLE FAMILY.
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THOMAS LITTLE. We are uncertain when he came to Peterborough, but think it must have been not far from 1764, after the birth of Thomas, Jr., who was b. in Lunenburg in 1763. He lived on a farm out east from the John Little farm. He m. Susanna Wallace, dau. of William and Elizabeth Wallace, who are both buried by her side in the old cemetery, and also her grandmother, Elizabeth Clayland, according to the gravestone there erected. He was b. 1726, and d. on a visit to Shirley, Mass., and was buried there, June 6, 1808, æ. 82 yrs. She d. March 6, 1822, æ. 88 yrs.
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William, b. in Shirley, Oct. 20, 1753. Was a physician. Studied medicine with Dr. Young. He was settled as a physician at Hillsboro, and was drowned in the Con- toocook River. He had two ch., Dea. William Little, of Antrim, and a daughter unm.
Betsey, b. in Shirley, Nov. 19, 1756 ; m. William Blair, Dec. 2, 1787.
Sally, b. in Shirley, 1758 ; m. John Livingston ; r. Wal- pole. Four ch.
Joseph, b. in Shirley, Jan. 22, 1761 ; re. East.
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John, b. 1764 ; m. Lucinda Longley, of Shirley.
Walter, b. in Peterborough, 1766. A graduate of Dart- mouth College, 1796. He was a clergyman, and was settled as the first minister in Antrim, in 1800; re- mained till 1804, when he changed his surname to Fullerton, and subsequently went to the State of Maryland, where he d. in 1815. He did not sustain his good character to the last, as I have learned of those who knew a little of him ; but both he and his errors are now consigned to oblivion.
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THOMAS LITTLE, Jr. His father's family came to town from Lunenburg, about 1764, after the birth of Thomas, 1763. He (son) re. to Belmont, Me., and re- mained there a few years, where a number of his ch. were born. He returned to Peterborough, and spent his last days in town. He m. Relief White, of Leominster, April, 1793 ; she was b. July 4, 1776 ; d. Sept. 21, 1839, æ. 63 yrs. He d. Oct. 19, 1847, æ. 84 yrs., 7 mos.
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Relief, b. Dec. 3, 1800 ; m., 1858, Oliver Heald, Esq. ; b. Oct. 1, 1790 ; d. Oct. 5, 1867, æ. 77 yrs.
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IO Betsey, b. Belmont, May 10, 1803 ; m. Alvah Ames, May 21, 1828 ; d. March 27, 1872, æ. 68 yrs.
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Fane, b. Belmont, April 3, 1804 ; m., March 30, 1826, Willard Youngman. He d. Nov. 29, 1833, æ. 29. She m., 2d hus., Benj. Read, Newport, November, 1834; she d. Feb. 12, 1866, æ. 61 yrs.
Harriet, b. Belmont, April 14, 1806 ; d. Dec. 10, 1833, æ. 28 yrs.
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+ Thomas, 3d, b. Sept. 22, 1808 ; m., Sept. 3, 1832, Lucretia Munson ; 2d w., Mary W. Leathers.
Mary, b. Sept. 14, 1810 ; m., Jan. 3, 1834, Frederick Loring ; r. Carthage, Ill. ; d. February, 1848, æ. 38 yrs. John Wallace, b. Feb. 28, 1812 ; m., Oct. 26, 1837, Clarissa Parker. He d. Sept. 23, 1867, æ. 55 yrs. Fesse C., b. Sept. 26, 1815 ; m., Sept. 29, 1840, Eliza G. French, dau. of Whitcomb French ; re., 1852, to Salt Lake City. He is a professed Mormon, and has a number of additional wives. He has held important offices in this community, and is now one of the lead- ing men.
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JOHN LITTLE. He lived on the old homestead till he built a new house on the Street Road, about 1804 (which was burnt the winter of 1876), where he lived till his death. He m., in 1809, Lucinda Longley, of Shirley. He d. Sept. 19, 1850, æ. 85 yrs. She d. Sept. 13, 1850, æ. 66 yrs.
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t John, Fr., b. Aug. 7, 1810; m. Mary Hunt. t Joshua L., b. Sept. 8, 1812 ; m. Dorothy Carter. Lucinda, b. Sept. 16, 1814; m. Ezra Peavey, April 14, 1836 ; she d. March 12, 1847, æ. 32 yrs., 5 mos. ; ch., (1) John, b. Dec. 12, 1837; (2) Henry, b. August, 1839 ; (3) Wallace, b. 1841.
THOMAS LITTLE, 3d, resided many years in Munson- ville, engaged in the cotton manufacture, when he. re- turned to Peterborough, and has here been engaged many years in agricultural pursuits. Selectman, 1856, '64, '65 ; also overseer of the poor, 1869, '70. He is a trustee in the Peterborough Savings Bank, and director in the First Peterborough National Bank ; m., Ist w., Lucretia Munson ; she d. Nov. 2, 1874, æ. 68 yrs. ; m., 2d w., Mrs. Mary W. Leathers, East Jaffrey, Dec. 5, 1875.
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Louisa W., b. Aug. 19, 1833 ; d. March 20, 1834, æ. 7 mos. Thomas f., b. May 29, 1835 ; m., Feb. 20, 1834, Louisa A. Stearns, Greenfield.
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Louisa W., b. Aug. 14, 1837 ; m., April 1, 1858, Lieut. Timothy K. Ames, 2d, Ist Lieut., Co. K, 6th Reg. N. H. Vols. He was killed in the second Bull Run battle, Aug. 29, 1862, æ. 33 yrs. ; 2d hus., - Peaslee, 1875.
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JOHN LITTLE, Jr. He m. Mary R. Hunt, Dec. I, 1837. Was Colonel of the 22d Reg. N. H. Militia. He now lives on the Eli Hunt place.
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Mary Lucinda, b. Oct. 19, 1838 ; d. Aug. 10, 1865, æ. 26 yrs., 9 mos.
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Ann Maria, b. Jan. 30, 1840; d. July 1, 1869, æ. 29 yrs., 6 mos. Lydia Carloener, b. Nov. 28, 1841 ; d. Nov. 28, 1862, æ 2 1 yrs.
Lucretia Fane, b. Aug. 22, 1846 ; d. June 3, 1849, æ. 2 yrs., 9 mos.
John, b. May 21, 1848 ; d. April 13, 1866, æ. 18 yrs. Carrie Wallace, b. March 7, 1851 ; died Aug. 8, 1865, a. 14 yrs., 5 mos.
All the above d. of consumption, but Lucretia Jane.
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JOSHUA L. LITTLE m. Dorothy Carter, April 27, 1837. She was b. in Leominster, Mass., Jan. 30, 1814. He d. at West Wilton, Sept. 8, 1846, a. 34 yrs. He was a tanner, and built a large tannery near his father's resi- dence, and carried on the business a number of years before his death .*
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t John L., b. March 3, 1838 ; m. Ann Lakin, Aug. 6, 1862. t Charles C., b. May 12, 1843 ; m. Mary W. Lakin, Oct. 18, 1860.
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JOHN L. LITTLE. He m. Ann Lakin, Aug. 6, 1862. He has resided in Hancock ; re. to California.
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William L., b. in Hancock, March 19, 1864.
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CHARLES C. LITTLE. He m. Mary W. Lakin, Oct. 18, 1860 ; r. Hancock.
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Minnie M., b. in Hancock, March 21, 1861 ; d. July 25, 1861, æ. 4 mos.
Annie M., b. April 14, 1864. Ellen D., b. Oct. 26, 1867.
THE LIVINGSTON FAMILY.
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FREDERICK LIVINGSTON is the son of William and Elizabeth Saunders Livingston, and was b. in Town-
* Mrs. Dorothy Little m. Joshua Foster, Hancock, Oct. 10, 1851; one ch., El- wyn C., b. in Hancock, Oct. 23, 1852. Joshua Foster d. March 18, 1867.
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send, Mass., Oct. 23, 1801. He came to Sharon with his parents when he was three years of age. His parents were honest people, but very poor, and unable to do much for their ch. They lived in an obscure neigh- borhood in Sharon, where the ch. had little advantage of schooling ; were also far from the short schools they had, and often lacked suitable clothing to appear among their companions at school. Even as early as thirteen years of age he started out himself to seek employment, and to better his condition. He first entered the em- ployment of Benjamin Chamberlain, who then owned and carried on the saw and grist mill at the South Fac- tory Village, and he was principally employed in the same while he remained with Mr. Chamberlain. During this time he attended four winter schools, from 1813 to 1817, which comprises the amount of his school priv- ileges. He then apprenticed himself to Zadoc Chapman to learn the brick and stone mason trade. He contin- ued with him seven years, working for wages after the trade was acquired. He attained the greatest perfection in this business, so that he was sought for and trusted with the best business in his calling. His motto was always to do his best. While a mason he was engaged in erecting the Water Loom Factory, High Bridge, New Ipswich ; the Phoenix, in this town ; the Cheshire, in Jaffrey ; the Union Mill, No. 1, West Peterborough ; also in laying the brick in that nice work, the front of the Congregational (Unitarian) Meeting-house ; besides many dwelling-houses in this vicinity.
He began his career as a manufacturer in 1826, at the urgent request and by the personal influence of Gov. J. H. Steele, who gave him employment and good opportu- nities in the Union Mill, West Peterborough, of learning the art of manufacturing. He continued in his employ till 1834, when he took charge of the Bell Factory, so called, and the subsequent year he was appointed superintend- ent of the Phoenix Factory. He relinquished the charge of the Bell Factory in 1835, and was succeeded by his brother, Jonas Livingston. In addition to the charge of the Phoenix, he also took the superintendence of the Union Mills, in 1845, and retained it till 1857, after the erection of the new mill, No. 2.
On the removal of his brother to Claremont, he again took charge of the Bell Factory, which he retained till 1865, when he resigned and sold out all his interest in the same. He resigned the charge of the Phoenix in 1860, and in 1865 he entirely retired from the manufact- uring business, having been engaged in the same nearly forty years.
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Mr. Livingston has been connected with both of the banks in town, the First National Bank of Peterborough and the Peterborough Savings Bank, from their com- mencement. He has been a director in the first men- tioned bank from its beginning, and president since 1865, which office he now holds. He is also a trustee in the Savings Bank. He has been an entirely self- educated and self-made man. He acquired such a competent knowledge of mechanics, by his own efforts, as to be ready for any of the complicated calculations required in the building of machinery of various kinds employed in town. We have often heard Mr. Livingston modestly and gratefully acknowledge his obligation to three men in particular who had much to do, by their advice and encouragement, in promoting his success in life, viz., Charles Barrett, Esq., New Ipswich ; Hon. Samuel Smith, and Gov. John H. Steele, of Peterbor- ough. To the aid and counsel of these men, just as he was starting out in life, he ascribes, in a great degree, his present standing in society, both as to respectability and property. He m., May 14, 1832, Lucy Law, of Sharon, b. April 12, 1806.
t George F., b. Oct. 30, 1834 ; m., May 20, 1858, Eliza- beth R. Holmes.
Ariana C., b. June 1, 1837 ; d. Oct. 30, 1838, æ. I yr., 5 mos.
t William G., b. Feb. 26, 1840 ; m., May 26, 1863, Ellen J. Cummings.
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Mary Ella, b. June 30, 1848 ; m., Jan. 2, 1871, Harry H. Templeton, b. Oct. 8, 1845.
GEORGE F. LIVINGSTON. He m., May 20, 1858, Eliz abeth R. Holmes, dau. Abraham and Mary Dickey Holmes ; she d. Nov. 1, 1875, æ. 45 yrs.
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Helen, b. March 19, 1859. Frank W., b. Jan. 10, 1861. Lucy A., b. Aug. 13, 1865.
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WILLIAM G. LIVINGSTON m., May 26, 1863, Ellen J. Cummings, dau. John Cummings, b. Sept. 6, 1841. He is a trader in the village, and was for some years cashier of the First National Bank in Peterborough, which he was obliged to relinquish on account of his health.
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JONAS LIVINGSTON.
JONAS LIVINGSTON, son of William and Elizabeth Saunders Livingston, and brother of the above, was b. in Sharon, Dec. 13, 1806. He incurred all the difficulties that attended the early life of his brother - poverty, limited advantages of education and all social privileges. He was early thrown on his own resources, and sur- mounted all these obstacles to success by his strong will, industry, and perseverance. He also acquired the trade of brick and stone mason early in life, and became an excellent workman. He, however, gave up the business, and went into the cotton mills in Peterborough, and was in 1838 appointed superintendent of the first Peterbor- ough cotton factory (or Bell Factory). He removed to Claremont in 1845, and took charge of the Monadnock Mills there for nineteen years, when he returned to Peterborough, and bought out a majority of the stock in the Phoenix Factory, which he now controls and manages. He is also president of the Monadnock Railroad, which he did more than any other man to establish. He repre- sented the town of Claremont in the Legislature when he resided there, and has served, since his return to Peterborough, as Senator for the 8th Senatorial District. He m., Ist w., Angelina Morse, Aug. 27, 1832. She was the mother of all his ch. ; b. April 30, 1808 ; d. in Peter- borough, June 15, 1867, æ. 59 yrs. He m., 2d w., Susan Robbe, dau. Samuel and Betsey Scott Robbe.
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Sherman E., b. July 7, 1833 ; m. Zilpha Keith, of Pom- fret, Vt., July 11, 1854 ; ch., (1) Loyd L., b. Oct. 31, 1858 ; (2) Northman C., b. Jan. 2, 1862.
13 Chancellor G., b. Oct. 11, 1835 ; d. Feb. 26, 1857, æ. 21 yrs., 4 mos.
Northman C., b. April 23, 1839 ; d. April 18, 1860, æ. 20 yrs., II mos.
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Viola F., b. May 30, 1844 ; m. Elbert O. Stone, May II, 1871.
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Alfonso y. , b. April 12, 1850 ; d. April 12, 1867, æ. 17 yrs. All the above deaths occurred at Claremont ; the re- mains were removed to town.
THE LONGLEY FAMILY.
JACOB LONGLEY is a native of Shirley, Mass. When quite young he went to Stoddard and lived many years in the family of Samuel Morrison, and when they re. to Peterborough he came with them. He has since resided in town, and devoted himself successfully to agriculture. He was b. July 1, 1801. He m., March 10, 1831, Hepzibeth Ames, dau. of Timothy and Sarah K. Ames ; she d. Sept. 13, 1871, æ. 68 yrs. He is a
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AMARETTE LORING.
justice of the peace. He lives on the David Robbe place, near the old Johnny Morrison farm, now aban- doned.
George H., b. April 4, 1832 ; m. Sarah M. Kimball. William Hiram, b. June 7, 1834 ; m. Mary White. t Timothy M., b. May 9, 1837 ; m. Emma Converse. ¡ Stillman P., b. April 8, 1841 ; m. Sarah S. Converse.
GEORGE H. LONGLEY. He lives near Briggs' manu- factory of piano-stools. He is engaged in the baking business. He m. Sarah M. Kimball, June 1, 1854.
George Wason, b. March 23, 1855. Fred Kimball, b. Aug. 31, 1856. Jacob W., b. Feb. 13, 1862.
WILLIAM H. LONGLEY has generally been engaged in the butchering business in town. He m. Mary White, dau. James G. and Sarah Gibbs White, Dec. 11, 1856.
Frank White, b. May 20, 1858 ; d. Sept. 29, 1858, æ. 4 mos. William H. C., b. Sept. 20, 1862. Samuel P., b. Oct. 20, 1864. Henry C., b. June 20, 1867.
TIMOTHY MORRISON LONGLEY. He m. Emma Con- verse, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth T. Converse, Feb. 28, 1860 ; r. Royalston, Mass.
Edith, b. Jan. 6, 1861. (14) Arthur, b. Aug. 20, 1863. Maurice, b. April 9, 1865.
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STILLMAN PARKER LONGLEY. He lives in the village. He m. Sarah S. Converse, 1867.
Frank, b. March 13, 1869. (17) Albert, b. Oct. 12, 1871. THE LORING FAMILY.
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JONAS LORING came to town in 1798 or '99 ; was a hatter by trade, and carried on the business many years at Carter's Corner, so called, where he lived. He built here a large brick house, in which he r. till he re. to Ohio. He left town about 1838 for Medina, O. He m. Mary White, dau. John White, Jr., Aug. 11, 1801. He was b. March 17, 1775 ; d. at Medina, O., March 16, 1856, æ. 81 yrs. She d. Nov. 15, 1852, æ. 74 yrs.
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Amarette, b. March 26, 1802 ; d. July 4, 1837, æ. 35 yrs.
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LORENZO LORING.
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Lorenzo, b. Jan. 2, 1804; d., New Orleans, June 10, 1835, æ. 31 yrs., 5 mos.
4 John, b. July 21, 1805 ; m. Mary Merrit, of Pennfield, N. Y. ; r. Michigan.
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5 Ashley, b. April 21, 1807 ; m., June 29, 1821, Elizabeth Wheelock ; d. in Ohio, Jan. 28, 1849, æ. 41 yrs., 9 mos. Frederick, b. Feb. 12, 1809 ; m., Jan. 3, 1834, Mary Lit- tle ; she d. February, 1848, a. 38 yrs. ; r. Carthage, Ill. Sally, b. Sept. 6, 1811 ; m., Oct. 5, 1820, Jefferson Nay ; r. Ohio.
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