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THE WALKER FAMILY.
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JAMES WALKER was the son of Joshua and Mary Walker, b. in Rindge, March 10, 1784, and d. in Peter- borough, Dec. 31, 1854, æ. 70 yrs. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 1804 ; a lawyer by profession. He came to Peterborough in 1814, and practised his profes- sion, with the exception of a few years, until his death. He was an eminent lawyer, and a man of talent and in-
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tegrity. He m., Ist w., Sally Smith, dau. James and Sally Ames Smith, of Cavendish, Vt., May 31, 1819. She d. Aug. 26, 1842, æ. 47 yrs. ; m., 2d w., Mary Ann Abbot, dau. Rev. Jacob Abbot, of Windham, Feb. 22, 1844. She d. Aug. 9, 1856, æ. 38 yrs. ; Ist w., three ch .; 2d w., two ch.
James S., b. July 25, 1820 .; d. of consumption, at Cav- endish; Vt., Aug. 28, 1840, æ. 20 yrs.
2 3 t George, b. April 1, 1824; m. Sarah Bliss.
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Ariana S., b. Nov. 8, 1829 ; m., Aug. 28, 1854, Frank B. Sanborn. She d. Aug. 31, 1854, æ. 24 yrs., 9 mos.
Edith Abbot, b. Dec. 31, 1846 ; d. Sept. 2, 1848, æ. I yr., 8 mos.
6 Martha, b. May 8, 1849.
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GEORGE WALKER was fitted for college at Phillips (Exeter) Academy, and entered Yale College, but took up his connections here, and entered Dartmouth College and was graduated in 1842. Studied law at Cambridge, and commenced his practice at Chicopee, Mass., 1846, but in 1849 removed to Springfield, where he now re- sides. He was a member of the Massachusetts Senate for 1857, '58 ; of the House of Representatives for 1868 ; Bank Commissioner from 1860 to 1864; President of the Third National Bank, Springfield, from 1865 to 1872. In 1865, he went to Europe as agent of the Treasury Department of United States, and while abroad he pub- lished a paper on the finances of the United States, which was extensively published in the French, German, and English papers, and widely distributed, and which rendered great service to the nation in the depressed condition of its financial affairs at the close of the war. He has been a frequent writer of reviews, essays, pam- phlets, and newspaper articles, chiefly on finances, down to the present time. He m. Sarah Bliss, dau. Hon. George Bliss of Springfield.
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Louisa Dwight, b. Nov. 8, 1850. James S., b. Springfield, May 20, 1854.
Arthur, b. Springfield, May 12, 1857 ; d. Feb. 8, 1858, æ. I yr., 2 mos.
Philip, b. June 29, 1859. Mary Bliss, b. Springfield, Nov. 29, 1861 ; d. Sept. 21, 1870, æ. 8 yrs., 9 mos.
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THE WALLACE FAMILY.
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MATTHEW WALLACE was b. in Londonderry, June 23, 1731 ; came to Peterborough, and owned the Samuel Morison place before Samuel Morison's marriage, 1789. He was town clerk in 1781; selectman 1781; and tithing-man 1785. His name does not appear on the town records after this. He re. to Vermont, and d. there. He m., Ist w., Sarah Wright, dau. of Matthew Wright, one of the first settlers of Jaffrey ; m., 2d w., Margaret Morison, dau. of Capt. Thomas Morison. The dates of the deaths of himself and wives unknown, or where they died ; Ist w., three ch. ; 2d w., five ch.
John, b. March 4, 1767. (3) William, b. Feb. 27, 1769. Fames, b. April 27, 1771.
Thomas, b. Sept. 3, 1778.
Mary, b. Jan. 31, 1780 ; d.
Sarah, b. Oct. 8, 1781 ; m. - Mitchell, Sharon, Vt .; d. in Berlin, Vt.
Jonathan, b. March 20, 1784 ; r. Potsdam, N. Y .; Uni- versalist clergyman.
Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1789.
WILLIAM WALLACE, a family distinct from above. He came to Peterborough from New Boston, and worked many years in the cotton factories. He m. Mary E. Ames, dau. of T. K. Ames, Oct. 31, 1840. He d. Aug. I, 1853, æ. 40 yrs., 9 mos.
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William B., b. Dec. 13, 1840; d. at Memphis, Tenn., in U. S. service, Sept. 16, 1863, æ. 22 yrs. He was a brave young soldier in the war of the Rebellion, hav- ing enlisted in Co. E., 6th Reg. N. H. Vols. It is inscribed on his tombstone, "Freedom is always costly."
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Abbie L., b. April 1, 1843 ; m. J. Frank Noone, June 28, 1864; ch., (1) Katie Eva, b. March 28, 1867 ; (2) Ernest W., b. Nov. 3, 1870 ; (3) Arthur F., b. Jan. 8, 1873 ; d. May 28, 1873, æ. 4 mos.
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George F., b. April 25, 1847 ; d. Aug. 16, 1848, æ. I yr. Frank A., b. Jan. 5, 1850 ; m., July 4, 1876, Effie Preston. Lottie E., b. Nov. 25, 1852 ; m., December, 1873, Daniel Spline. One ch., Willie Morris, b. Feb. 19, 1875.
THE WASHBURN FAMILY.
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REUBEN WASHBURN was b. in Hancock, July 20, 1789. He came to Peterborough when a boy, and lived with
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Samuel Spear till he was of age. He subsequently spent a few years lumbering in the British Provinces, and returned to town and purchased the old farm of Mr. Spear, and resided there till his death. Mr. Washburn was a worthy man and a good citizen. His life was governed by the strictest principles of honor, honesty, and integrity. He was highly respected in the commu- nity as a kind neighbor, as benevolent to the poor, as a staunch supporter of good order, and always liberal in sustaining the institutions of learning and religion. He m. Sally Tuttle, of Hancock, May 10, 1821. They cel- ebrated their golden wedding, May 10, 1871. He d. Aug. 1, 1876, æ. 89 yrs.
Sarah, b. April 13, 1822 ; d. March 7, 1842, æ. 20 yrs. George, b. May 15, 1823 ; m., Sept. 16, 1847, Abby M. Cheney, b. Dec. 21, 1823 ; ch., Frank Leslie, b. May I, 1849 ; a graduate of Bates College, Lewiston, Me., 1875 ; r. Ashland.
Franklin, b. March 26, 1825 ; d. Sept. 21, 1826, æ. 1 yr., 5 mos.
Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1827.
tSampson, b. Oct. 21, 1828 ; m. Sarah E. Clark.
Leonard, b. Jan. 7, 1831 ; m., Oct. 25, 1860, Sarah A. Wood ; ch., (1) Nellie Gertrude, b. Aug. 26, 1864 ; (2) Alice M., b. May 24, 1866 ; r. San Francisco, Cal. Henry, b. Sept. 1, 1832 ; r. San Francisco, Cal.
Anna, b. July 1, 1835 ; m., July 23, 1861, Milo P. Holmes ; ch., Henry E., b. Nov. 20, 1865; r. San Francisco, Cal.
Harriet, b. Dec. 5, 1837.
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SAMPSON WASHBURN. He lives on the homestead ; has been much engaged in the lumbering business. He m., April 12, 1860, Sarah E. Clark, dau. of Samuel Clark.
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Albert Henry, b. Dec. 25, 1864 ; d. Sept. 23, 1866, æ. I yr., 8 mos. Lizzie Clark, b. Dec. 23, 1868.
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WATSON WASHBURN, son of Elijah and Betsey Watson Washburn, was b. in Hancock, June 16, 1796 ; m., June 4, 1822, Orra Stanley, dau. of Israel and Eunice Nor- wood Stanley, b. in Swanzey, Nov. 11, 1804. He came to town in 1824, and first lived on the Fletcher farm till 1832, when he purchased and occupied the Alld farm, which he sold in 1848, and removed to the village, where he now resides. He was elected a deacon in the Presby- terian Church, March 18, 1840.
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· 2 Lorenzo S., b. in Hancock, Dec. 8, 1823 ; m. Nancy M. Dinsmore ; ch., (1) Andrew ; (2) Watson ; (3) Angelia ; r. Louisville, Ky. Is a photographer in an extensive and successful business in that city.
3 William W., b. in Peterborough, Nov. 2, 1825 ; r. New Orleans, La. Is engaged in photography, in which he has attained much eminence and success.
4 Leander W., b. June 12, 1830 ; was killed in Boston by the explosion of a soda-fountain, July 1, 1848, æ. 18 yrs., 6 mos.
5 Charles H., b. June 19, 1837. He was also a photogra- pher, skilful and eminent in his profession ; m. Jennie M. Stanley, July 20, 1875 ; one ch., Charles H., b. April 25, 1876. He d. Nov. 24, 1875, æ. 38 yrs., 5 mos. ; r. New Orleans.
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CALVIN WASHBURN, another family with no distinct relationship to the above, was b. in Easton, Mass., Aug. 30, 1780, and d. in Peterborough, April 10, 1864, æ. 84 yrs., 7 mos. He m. Polly Straw, 1804, and lived in various places in town. She d. Jan. 20, 1865, æ. 83 yrs. He came to town about 1795.
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Elizabeth S., b. Sept. 23, 1805 ; m. Daniel Pratt, the son of Joshua Pratt, b. in Easton, Mass., in 1797 ; came to Peterborough in 1807, and d. at Newton, Mass., in 1861, æ. 64 yrs .; ch., (I) Franklin D., b. 1824; d. in 1825 ; (2) Mary W., b. 1825; m. William R. Hay- wood, of Easton, Oct. 15, 1844; (3) Lowell H., b. 1830 ; m. Susan Watkins in 1854; d. Oct. 25, 1857, æ. 27 yrs. ; (4) Sylvia S., b. 1832 ; d. 1837, æ. 5 yrs. Mary, b. July 16, 1807 ; m. Nathan Leathers, Dec. 31, 1827.
3 4 Levina, b. Jan. 1, 1811 ; m. Horace Evans, April 30, 1833 ; d. March 4, 1857, æ. 46 yrs., 2 mos. ; ch., (1) Horace E., b. June 20, 1834 ; (2) Harrison D., b. May 2, 1836 ; (3) Samuel D., b. June 26, 1839 ; d. July 8, 1840 ; (4) Calvin A., b. Feb. 6, 1842 ; d. Feb. 7, 1843, æ. 1 yr. ; (5) Mary E., b. Nov. 23, 1845 ; (6) Abbie L., b. July 19, 1849 ; d. Oct. 5, 1849, æ. 2 mos.
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Roanza, b. Nov. 3, 1813 ; m., Nov. 27, 1835, John Holt, b. Sept. 25, 1807. He d. of a cancer of the stomach, Feb. 8, 1875, æ. 67 yrs., 4 mos. ; ch., (1) Mary M., b. July 15, 1836 ; (2) John W., b. April 15, 1840 ; m. Ann M. Bemis, of Troy, Nov. 28, 1861, b. April 30, 1842. He d. March 24, 1866, æ. 25 yrs., II mos. + Harrison D., b. April 25, 1816 ; m. Betsey M. White. Ranseleer M., b. Feb. 5, 1821 ; d. May 16, 1821, æ. 3 mos.
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Abigail S., b. May 22, 1824 ; m. William F. White. Calvin Nelson, b. Oct. 25, 1826; m. Sarah Cragin. She d. Feb. 24, 1875, æ. 49 yrs.
HARRISON D. WASHBURN m., Oct. 27, 1842, Betsey M. White, dau. of William M. White. He d. of an ab- scess of the liver, Feb. 2, 1862, æ. 45 yrs., 10 mos. He lived in the north part of the town on the Reuben Mel- vin place.
Sarah A., b. May 1, 1844 ; m., May 23, 1869, Robert S. Morrison ; r. South Acworth.
Georgiana A., b. Nov. 24, 1848 ; m., Dec. 31, 1868, Frederick F. Turner ; r. South Acworth.
William W., b. Jan. 21, 1851 ; d. Aug. 2, 1854, æ. 3 yrs., 6 mos.
Sylvia F., b. Dec. 18, 1853.
Clara A., b. Dec. 30, 1855.
Lizzie A., b. Sept. 29, 1858.
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THE WESTON FAMILY.
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ABEL WESTON came to town in 1794, from - ; b. He was a shoemaker by trade. He lived in the east part of the town. He m., February, 1796, Eliza- beth Treadwell, dau. of Samuel Treadwell. He d. Feb. 17, 1860, æ. 90 yrs.
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¡ Samuel, b. Nov. 23, 1796 ; m. Eliza Gardner.
Levi M., b. Aug. 3, 1798 ; m., Aug. 21, 1828, Erthen M. Knapp ; r. Newburg, N.Y.
Mary, b. May 2, 1800; m., October, 1823, Joseph True ; d. March 15, 1831, æ. 31 yrs.
Helen, b. Aug. 16, 1802 ; m. Thomas Floyd, Nov. 15; 1823 ; d. June 9, 1831, æ. 29 yrs.
Nancy, b. May 2, 1804 ; d. Aug. 17, 1831, æ. 27 yrs.
Harriet, b. May 6, 1806 ; m. Cyrus Brown, April, 1826 ; d. May 14, 1833, æ. 27 yrs.
Clarissa, b. Dec. 16, 1808 ; m. Hale True, March 17, 1829 ; r. Derry.
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Timothy, b. Dec. 11, 1810 ; m. Eunice O. Cushman, July I, 1839 ; d. April 13, 1856, æ. 46 yrs.
Amos, b. Aug. 10, 1813 ; m. Betsey Patch, March, 1837 ; r. Wisconsin.
II Cummings, b. Jan. 15, 1816 ; m. Adaline Champion, July 3, 1842 ; d. March 27, 1870, æ. 54 yrs.
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Elizabeth, b. Sept. 17, 1818 ; m. Hiram Wheeler, July 29, 1840 ; r. California.
Martha, b. Nov. 13, 1822 ; m., May 7, 1874, Daniel Sawyer, Greenfield.
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Ann E., b. June 28, 1823 ; m. James Ferren, Oct. 24, 1848 ; ch., (1) Eliza Annie, b. Oct. 13, 1849 ; m. Her- bert Ollis ; ch., Harry Frank, b. Feb. 23, 1875 ; (2) Frank W., b. May 31, 1852 ; d. Aug. 15, 1858, æ. 6 yrs. Samuel T., b. March 2, 1825 ; m., Feb. 3, 1857, Laura S. Smiley. He d. March 3, 1876, æ. 51 yrs.
Orland, b. Nov. 18, 1826 ; d. Nov. 1, 1838, æ. 12 yrs.
EPHRAIM WESTON m. Betsey Nay, dau. of Deacon William Nay, 2d. He d. She d. at Hancock, May 7, 1844, æ. 70 yrs.
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Ephraim, b. -; d. in Cambridge, Mass,
Betsey, b. -; unm. ; d. Feb. 26, 1865.
William, b. April 15, 1798 ; m. Harriet Hale ; 2d w., Wid. Fisher. He d. June 24, 1848, æ. 50 yrs. Harriet, b. -; m.
Fohn, b. - -; m. Sarah Farwell, Washington.
Timothy, b. -; m. Matilda Nay ; d. in Hancock. Esther, b. -; m. - - McClure, Antrim.
THE WHITE FAMILY.
All the inhabitants in town, at the present time, by the name of White are the descendants of Patrick White. John White, his son (called Pond John), came before his father Patrick, and settled in the east part of the town, near the Cuningham pond. There are now of the descendants of John White ten voters in town, five of the third and five of the fourth generation.
It is supposed that, in the earliest settlement of the town, say from 1740 to 1750, his farm must have been a somewhat dangerous locality, from the fact, that the Indians had a trail through the notch of the moun- tain near where the road now is. Their course must have been by the Town Line Brook, which runs through this farm. This stream was called by them Nubanusit (little waters). Samuel White (son to John), who lived
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on the brook, had noticed the foundations of the Indians' wigwams on his land, and had often ploughed up Indian implements ; once in particular a tomahawk, and also flint arrow-points from three to eight inches in length. James G. White, Esq., his son, to whom I am indebted for all the data relating to the White family, recollects his father showing him these foundations, and giving him a tomahawk for a plaything when a small boy.
Game was plenty at this time - wild turkeys were then common, -and the brook was well supplied with. trout. It is reported on good authority that within two hundred rods of John White's house, Maj. Heald, the Nimrod of Temple, caught eleven bears in wood-traps, in one season.
No one of this race has ever been imprisoned for debt or crime, and all have been distinguished as quiet and industrious citizens and as kind, peaceable and honest men. No quarrels were known among them, no over- reaching or prevarication or insincerity. Though they took little part in the administration of the municipal affairs of the town, yet on all occasions requiring physi- cal effort or personal skill none went before them. They were hardy and resolute. Though not strictly religious men, they nevertheless attended and supported cheer- fully all the ordinances of religion ; but in patriotism, in those times when all men were tried, they came up true and earnest patriots. The name of this race is found in every quota of troops furnished by the town during the Revolution.
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PATRICK WHITE, son of John and Elizabeth White, was b. in Ireland in 1710. He was a man of education, and possessed some wealth. He studied for a Catholic priest, but renounced the doctrine and fled his country. He came first to Londonderry, and m. Jane White, Dec. 14, 1741 ; re. to Lunenburg, where he raised a large family. He came to Peterborough about the year 1778, and located himself on the Mussey place, so called, now occupied by Benjamin Crosby, where he d., May 10, 1792, æ. 82 yrs. ; she d. Dec. 16, 1803, æ. 84 yrs.
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t Fohn, b. Dec. 5, 1742 ; m. Hannah Miller.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 6, 1745 ; m. William Stuart ; 2d hus., Lieut. John Gregg.
4 Mary, b. May 10, 1747 ; unm. ; re. to Unadilla, N. Y .; d. March 21, 1840 ; æ. 92 yrs.
5 t William, b. Jan. 7, 1750 ; m., June 22, 1776, Betsey Shearer, of Palmer, Mass.
6 Fane, b. July 19, 1752 ; m. John Shearer, Jr., of Palmer.
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Eleanor, b. Jan. 5, 1755 ; m. Jacob Gregg ; 2d hus., Richard Gilchrist.
James, b. June 6, 1756 ; re. to Coleraine, Mass.
David, b. Sept. 17, 1758 ; m. Betsey Miller ; 2d w., Sally Dutton.
t Thomas, b. Jan. 3, 1762 ; m. Nancy Wiley ; d. March 6, 1843, æ. 82 yrs.
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JOHN WHITE (Pond), called thus to distinguish the individual from others of the same name, lived near the Cuningham Pond. He was the first of Patrick White's family, that settled in Peterborough about the year 1770. He first purchased land in Rindge, which he exchanged with a Mr. Hendricks for the farm on which he lived to the close of his life. About one acre of trees had been felled, which was all the betterment that had been made on it. It is situated in the south-east part of the town, adjoining the Cuningham Pond, being nearly the same farm now occupied by Isaac D. White. He went to work with a will, and being a strong and athletic man he soon, with hewn timber, built him a house and barn. It was to him then a howling wilderness all around him, and the forests abounded with a plenty of bears and wolves, and lesser animals. The wild turkey was then found here. In these early days, once during a hard snow-storm, the wolves broke into his barn in the night, and killed his cow, which was a severe loss.
Mr. White. was a quiet, unostentatious man, a kind husband, a generous father, and always at home and at work. He is said to have been uncommonly expert with his axe, even among those who used this instrument more than all others in the early settlement. This anec- dote is told of him : At one of the country stores of that day, a number of the early settlers were assembled, when those whose names were William boasted that the Will- iams could beat any other name in town in chopping, or in any other use of the axe. John Smith, Esq., being present, said, "No, they cannot. I will bring you a man by the name of John that can beat any man in town." "Produce your man," said they. He said they dare not take the stakes against John White ; nor, indeed, did they dare. Hon. Samuel Smith being also present, said, "I will wager a certain sum that John White will hew one side of a stick of timber, in one day, reaching from the meeting-house in Peterborough to the meeting-house in Hancock, provided that it is properly laid up for this purpose." He served in the Revolution, -how much we cannot tell. It is often difficult to know which John White rendered the service. The homestead of John
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White consisted of a part of the Stuart, the Samuel and" William White farms, now occupied by Albert Clark, Josiah Brackett, and F. P. Condy. He m. Hannah Miller, dau. of Samuel and Margaret Miller. She d. Dec. 23, 1825, æ. 77 yrs. He d. Jan. 1I, 1823, æ. 79 yrs.
Fane, b. 1776 ; d. 1778.
tSamuel, b. March 30, 1778 ; m. Thirza Gowing. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 27, 1781 ; m. Nathan Cram. t James, b. March 30, 1784 ; m. Milly Law.
Nellie, m. Eli Upton ; d. Oct. 23,
b. Oct. 2, 1788 ; 1859, æ. 71 yrs.
Sally, m. Joseph Cram.
WILLIAM WHITE. He settled on the farm now occu- pied by F. P. Condy, in south-east part of the town. He was a worthy, excellent man. He rendered service in the Revolution at various times ; he was called out at the alarm at Lexington, April 19, 1775 ; was in the army at Cambridge, 1775 ; three months in New York, at Saratoga, 1777. He m. Betsey Shearer, of Palmer, Mass., June 12, 1777, b. Aug. 4, 1754. She d. July 14, 1836, æ. 82 yrs. He d. March 10, 1837, æ. 87 yrs,
t John S., b. June 9, 1778 ; m. Jean Gray. Fane, b. May 30, 1780 ; unm. ; d. Dec. 22, 1849, æ. 69 yrs.
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Betsey, b. Sept. 29, 1785 ; m., Nov. 17, 1808, Wm. Stearns, of Temple ; d. May 7, 1818, æ. 33 yrs. t William L., b. April 13, 1789 ; m. Jane White.
t Jonathan, b. March 17, 1792; m. Sarah B. Goss, Amherst.
Nellie, b. June 16, 1797 ; m. Dexter D. Carley ; d. Han- over, Ill., January, 1874, æ. 77 yrs.
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DAVID WHITE. He settled in the north part of the town. He m., Ist w., Betsey Miller, dau. of William Miller, Sen. She d. Sept 19, 1796, æ. 29 yrs. ; m., 2d w., Sally Dutton, of Greenfield. She d. He d. Sept. 25, 1843, æ. 84 yrs. For some years he owned and carried on the grist-mill at the Holmes or Bowers Mills. He served in the Revolution, alarm at Lexington, in army at Cambridge, 1775, and three months in Rhode Island, 1778 ; Ist w., three ch .; 2d w., eight ch.
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Fane, b. Sept. 12, 1790; m. William L. White. Sarah, b. March 31, 1793 ; m. James Parker.
Lydia, b. Aug. 1, 1799 ; m. Philip Grant ; r. Orleans, N.Y.
28 Alvah, b. May 7, 1801 ; m., March 25, 1828, Almira Parker, of Antrim; m., 2d w., Susan Goodwin, of Dover ; lived in Lowell, and re. to Exeter, where he d. Jan. 23, 1861, æ. 59 yrs., 8 mos.
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Reuben, d. young, 1804. b. July 8, 1803 ; m., Nov. 15, 1843, William Nancy, Dennis ; r. Hancock.
Louis, b. Oct. 9, 1807 ; m., Oct. 12, 1827, Silas Farmer, of Greenfield ; re. to Redfield, N.Y. She d. July 14, 1856, æ. 48 yrs., 9 mos.
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David, b. Nov. 18, 1809 ; m., Dec. 12, 1838, Mary Ann ' Carr ; r. Antrim.
Deidamia, b. Oct. 6, 1814 ; m., April 20, 1834, Franklin Perry ; r. Antrim.
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Belinda, b. Aug. 30, 1817 ; m., Dec. 22, 1842, Alfred Swain ; r. Epping.
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THOMAS WHITE. He settled on the farm afterwards occupied by Deacon Samuel Miller. He re. to Unadil- la, N.Y., 1824. He m., March 4, 1790, Nancy Wiley. She d. March 31, 1856, æ. 90 yrs. He d. March 6, 1843, æ. 82 yrs.
Fane, b. Jan. 22, 1791 ; unm. ; d. May 19, 1862, æ. 71 yrs. John, b. Nov. 17, 1792 ; m., Oct. 9, 1820, Sally Fay ; five ch .; d. Sept. 9, 1872, æ. 79 yrs., 9 mos.
Thomas, Fr., b. June 29, 1795 ; d. from the kick of a horse, Oct. 1, 1818, æ. 23 yrs.
Samuel, b. June 7, 1798 ; d. March 14, 1811, æ. 12 yrs. Daniel, b. Feb. 22, 1801 ; m., June 26, 1832, Sarah Pren- tiss ; d.
Stephen S., b. March 17, 1807 ; unm. ; d. May 13, 1860, æ. 53 yrs.
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SAMUEL WHITE. He went to Belfast when a young man, and assisted in laying out some townships in that section. He returned to Peterborough, and settled on land owned by his father, which he cleared, and on which built a set of buildings ; which place he occupied till his death. He was a worthy, good man, always amiable, kind, and honest. He m. Thirza Gowing, dau. of James Gowing, of Dublin, b. July 3, 1775 ; she d.
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March 18, 1851, æ. 75 yrs., 8 mos. He d. May 28, 1860, æ. 82 yrs.
Irene, b. Dec. 23, 1808 ; unm .; d. July 20, 1875, æ. 66 yrs., 6 mos. t Fames G., b. Sept. 29, 1810; m. Sarah S. Gibbs.
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JAMES WHITE (Capt.). He lived on the old home- stead. He was at one time captain of the artillery. He m. Milly Law, of Sharon, Feb. 4, 1812 ; she d. August, 1873, æ. 82 yrs. He d. July 6, 1859, æ. 75 yrs.
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tIsaac D., b. April 10, 1812 ; m. Timnah Mansfield. t Stephen, b. Nov. 30, 1813 ; m. Phebe Greenfield. Nathan C., b. August, 1815 ; m. Polly Greenfield ; c. t John Milton, b. Aug. 19, 1820 ; m. Mary Fitts ; r. New Ipswich.
Emily, b. May 12, 1817 ; unm. Charlotte, b. July 11, 1825 ; unm.
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JOHN SHEARER WHITE. He lived on the Maj. Sam- uel Gregg place in the north part of the town. He m. Jean Gray, Dec. 2, 1813 ; she d. Sept. 27, 1854, æ. 78 yrs. He d. Feb. 22, 1855, æ. 77 yrs.
Elizabeth P., b. June 24, 1817 ; m. James Swan, March 17, 1846. t John Kelso, b. July 2, 1819 ; m. Mary H. Swan.
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WILLIAM L. WHITE. He settled on his father's place, but not permanently ; m. Jane. White, dau. of David White, June 6, 1811 ; she d. Aug. 8, 1846, æ. 55 yrs., 10 mos. He d.
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Sarah E., b. July 18, 1817 ; m. Thomas Upton ; d. at Reading, Mass., June 3, 1840, æ. 22 yrs., 10 mos. Lucinda, b. Sept. 28, 1819 ; m. Joseph B. Pierce.
JONATHAN WHITE left Peterborough in 1812 when he was twenty years of age, and took up his residence in Amherst. Soon after, he became associated in the busi- ness of manufacturing cards for cotton and wool with David Holmes, in which he continued till 1830, when he removed to Lowell, to carry on his business by the aid of water power. He continued in the business till 1850, new inventions having entirely superseded all the old processes of manufacture, when he removed to Hanover, Ill., where he subsequently interested himself
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in various pursuits, as farming, trade, etc., and was post- master of the place till he resigned in his eightieth year. In Lowell, he was many years a member of the Common Council, but declined other municipal offices. He m. Sarah B. Goss, dau. of Ephraim and Anah Goss, of Am- herst, Jan. 1, 1817. Mrs. Goss was b. in Lunenburg, Feb. I, 1770 ; d. March 20, 1875, æ. 105 yrs., I mo., 19 dys. He had a large family of eleven ch., of whom seven are now living.
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WILLIAM M. WHITE. He lived on the Wiley farm, now occupied by his son, Wm. Franklin. He held many offices in town. Selectman 1839, '40. He m. Sally Law, of Sharon, April 10, 1817, b. Dec. 25, 1788 ; d. July 29, 1874, æ. 85 yrs., 7 mos. He d. June 12, 1863, æ. 74 yrs., II mos.
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Betsey M., b. March 30, 1818 ; m. Harrison Washburn. Reuben L., b. Dec. 2, 1819 ; d. Jan. 5, 1822, æ. 2 yrs., I mo. Sarah }., b. Aug. 16, 1824 ; m. Levi W. Fisk, Harris- ville, Feb. 26, 1857. Wm. Franklin, b. Nov. 18, 1822 ; m. Abby Washburn, Dec. 31, 1850, b. May 22, 1824.
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JAMES G. WHITE. He was absent from town nine years after he came of age, and then returned and built a house on School Street, where he now lives. County commissioner 1852, '53 ; justice of the peace ; select- man 1845, '46 ; m. Sarah S. Gibbs, dau. of Asa Gibbs.
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¡Samuel G., b. March 3, 1842 ; m. Nancy Carter. Mary, b. July 14, 1838 ; m. Wm. H. Longley. Nellie Gertrude, b. Nov. 8, 1846 ; d. May. 16, 1864, æ. 18 yrs., 6 mos.
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