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J. W. Herrick, 1855.
Silas Whipple, 1855.
Ahaz Cass, 1856, 1857.
Henry Rice, 1858, 1859.
Hosea B. Aldrich, 1858, 1860, 1861, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867.
Almando Ballou, 1859.
Amos G. Bennett, 1873, 1874.
Stephen W. Williams, 1861.
Nathaniel B. Fisher, 1873.
Asa H. Bullock, 1862 to 1867.
Joseph B. Abbott, 1874 to 1878.
Cyrenus Taft, 1863.
George W. Randall, 1878.
Nathan E. Tuttle, 1878.
Charles H. Lyon, 1879 to 1885.
Almon Twitchell, 1879 to 1885.
Edwin N. Bowen, 1881, 1882.
Table Showing Where the Annual Town Meetings have been Held from 1765 to 1882.
From 1765 to 1768- At Deacon John Cass', Innholder.
1769
". Timothy Thompson's, Innholder.
1770
" Timothy Thompson's, Innholder.
66
1771
66 Timothy Thompson's, Innholder.
66
1773
" house of Jedediah Buffum, Innholder. 66 house of Jedediah Buffum, Innholder.
1774
1775
Deacon John Cass', Innholder.
1776
house of Silas Gaskill, Innholder.
66
1777
1778
" house of Abner Aldrich, jr., Innholder.
66
1780
" house of Abner Aldrich, jr., Innholder.
66
1781
66 house of Ebenezer Miller.
1782
house of Hezekiah Mann.
Aug. 27, 1782
Baptist meeting-house.
Edson Starkey, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880.
Andrew Willoby, 1870 to 1873. Hiram P. Sprague, 1871, 1875, 1876, 1877.
George H. Taylor, 1872.
Zimri Bowen, 1864, 1865.
Elbridge G. Bemis, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1872.
" house of Abner Aldrich, jr., Innholder.
" "house of Abner Aldrich, jr., Innholder.
1779
" house of Constant Barney, Innholder.
1772
From 1782 to 1883 the annual and all other town meetings were held at the Baptist meeting-house, ex- cept that, in 1784, the annual meeting was adjourned to David Bullock's shop, but for what purpose does not appear ; and that a meeting, called December 9, at the Baptist meeting-house, was adjourned to Joseph
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Barney's dwelling-house, which stood a few rods north-east of the meeting-house. Previous to 1782, special meetings were sometimes held at barns, viz. : at Constant Barney's barn, at Jedediah Buffum's barn, and at Hezekiah Mann's barn, and once, in 1778, an adjournment was made out of doors, and the busi- ness was transacted in the open air.
List of Moderators at the Annual Town Meetings from 1865 to 1885, with years each served, including the first date.
Deacon John Cass, 1765.
Abraham Randall, 1766, 1770, 1771, 1773. Edward Ainsworth, 1767, 1769.
Constant Barney, 1768.
Jonathan Thurber, 1772.
Moulton Bullock, 1774.
Oliver Capron, 1775, 1778.
Daniel Read, 1776, 1777.
Amos Garnsey, 1779.
Israel Whipple, 1780.
Asahel .Kelton, 1852, 1856.
Elbridge G. Bemis, 1866 to 1874.
Rufus Whipple, 1781 to 1790, 1793 to 1796, 1799, 1800, 1803 to 1808, 1809 to 1817.
Ahaz Cass, 1874. Asa H. Bullock, 1875.
Moses Tyler, 1790 to 1793, 1796 to 1799, 1801, 1802.
Joseph B. Abbott, 1876, 1877. Jonathan C. Bryant, 1878 to 1881.
Daniel C. Bryant, 1808.
Nahum Cass, 1881 to 1885.
List of Representatives to the General Court from 1776 to 1883, with years each served.
Oliver Capron, 1776, 1783.
Daniel Read, 1777.
David Barney, 1778.
Noah Curtis, 1779, 1782. Jonathan Gaskill, 1787, 1789, 1790.
Moses Tyler, 1793, 1796 to 1802. Rufus Whipple, 1794, 1795. James Cook, 1802 to 1807.
Joseph Weeks, 1807 to 1810, 1811 to 1814, 1821 to 1824, 1826, 1830, 1832 to 1835.
Jonathan Atherton, 1817 to 1822, 1823 to 1830, 1831, 1835.
Joseph Weeks, 1830, 1832. Timothy Pickering, 1833. Joseph Newell, 1834.
Rufus Bowen, 1836 to 1839.
Amos Bennett, 1839, 1840, 1844. Willard Randall, 1842, 1843; 1845, 1848 to 1852, 1853, 1854, 1859. Kendall Fisher, 1846, 1847, 1855, 1857, 1858, 1860 to 1866.
REPRESENTATIVES.
WILLARD RANDALL.
KENDALL FISHER.
STEPHEN RANDALL.
NICHOLAS COOK.
EDSON STARKEY.
D.B.ALDRICH.
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Nathaniel Aldrich, ISIO. Jonathan Atherton, 1814 to 1817, IS19.
Benjamin Newell, 1817, ISIS, IS20. Joseph Newell, 1824, IS25.
Jonathan Rawson, IS27 to 1830.
Russell Whipple, 1831.
Nahum Aldrich, 1837 to 1840.
Jarvis Weeks, 1840, 1841. Nicholas Cook, 1842, 1845, 1846.
Kendall Fisher, 1843, 1844.
Stephen Randall, IS47, 1848.
William Wright, 1849, 1850.
Willard Randall, I851, IS52. D. B. Aldrich, 1853, 1854.
Samuel P. French, 1855. John Starkey, 1856, 1857. Abner Twitchell, 1858, 1860.
Asahel Kelton, 1859. Hosea B. Aldrich, 1861, 1863. Asa H. Bullock, 1864.
N. G. Woodbury, 1865, 1866.
Edson Starkey, 1867, 1868.
Asa H. Bullock, 1869, 1870. Elbridge G. Bemis, 1871, 1872.
Andrew G. Willoby, 1873. Almon Twitchell, 1874. Edwin N. Bowen, 1875, 1876. Joseph B. Abbott, 1877. Hiram P. Sprague, 1878.
John E. Norwood, 1883.
List of Town Clerks from 1765 to 1882, with the years each served, including the first date.
Daniel Cass, 1765. Henry Ingalls, 1766 to 1792.
Samuel Gaskill, 1792 to 1798, 1799 to 1802. David Ballou, 1798.
Joseph Weeks, 1802 to 1822, 1823, 1827.
Jonathan Rawson, 1824 to 1827, Jarvis Ingalls, 1865 to 1871, 1880 1831.
Benjamin Newell, 1828, 1829. Ono T. Cass, 1830.
Jarvis Weeks, 1832 to 1836, 1837 to 1844, 1845, 1853, 1854, 1856, 1857. Stephen Wheeler, jr., 1836.
Amos W. Newell, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1855.
Henry B. Swan, 1848, 1849. William Bassett, 1850 to 1853. N. G. Woodbury, 1858, 1860 to 1865.
D. R. Spaulding, 1859.
to 1884. Amos G. Bennett, 1871 to 1875. Edward F. P. Dearborn, 1875 (one month). George W. Newell, 1876 to 1880. Almon Twitchell, 1884.
List of Town Treasurers from 1765 to 1882, with the years each served, including first date,
John Cass, 1765, 1766, 1772. Francis Norwood, 1767 to 177 I. Timothy Thompson, 177I. Jedediah Buffum, 1773 to 1803.
Luke Cass, 1803 to 1813. Esek Buffum, 1813 to 1822. Jonathan Rawson, 1823 to 1826, 1837, 1838.
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Joseph Weeks, 1826, 1827.
Daniel Bassett, 1828.
Luke Harris, 1829, 1831.
Timothy Pickering, 1830, 1832 to 1836.
Calvin Bryant, 1857.
John Parkhurst, 1836.
Willard Randall, 1839.
N. G. Woodbury, 1861 to 1866.
Danford Tyler, 1840 to 1844.
Stephen W. Williams, 1866.
Uberto Bowen, 1844.
Hosea B. Aldrich, 1867.
Amos G. Bennett, 1868 to 1874.
Harvey Martin, 1874.
William Bassett, 1848, 1849.
Leason Martin, 1875 to 1881.
A. W. Newell, 1850.
John E. Norwood, 1881 to 1885.
List of Fustices of the Peace from the First Settlement of the Town to the Present Time, with the Year of their Appoint- ment, so far as known.
Henry Ingalls, prior to . . 1778. William Wright 1850
Samuel Gaskill,
· 1790
Uberto Bowen 1850
Oliver Capron, 66 1782
Willard Randall 1852
Rufus Whipple 1790 Samuel D. Allen 1854
Moses Tyler 1804 John W. Herrick 1855
Joseph Weeks 1808 David B. Aldrich 1855
Nathaniel Aldrich 1813 Amos W. Newell 18.56
Jonathan Atherton 1816 David Buffum, 2d 1856
Benjamin Newell 1819 Daniel R. Spaulding 1863
Jonathan Rawson 1828 Elbridge G. Bemis 1867
John Parkhurst 1829 Edson Starkey I868
Joseph Newell
1830
Stephen W. Williams 1871
Silas Jillson 1831
Andrew Willoby 1872
Timothy Pickering 1834
A. G. Bennett .
1872
Jarvis Weeks 1842 Nahum Cass
1872
Kendall Fisher 1844 Joseph B. Abbott 1874
Job Bisbee 1847 Edwin N. Bowen 1875
Amos Bennett
1847 George W. Newell 1877
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN.
The following table shows the valuation of the town at the present time, and the nature of the property represented ; with this also is presented the Recapit-
Edson Starkey, 1845 to 1848, 1852, 1853.
D. S. Swan, 1851.
O. F. Blanding, 1854, 1855. N. Naromore, 1856.
J. W. Herrick, 1858, 1859. Cyrel Amadon, 1860.
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ulation of the Selectmen, showing receipts, disburse- ments, assets, etc., for the last financial year : -
Valuation, Taxes, etc., in 1883.
Number of acres taxed in town 22,870
Assessed value of same
$182,225 00
Value per acre $7 97
Number of horses . 147
Value of horses . 10,555 00
Average value of each $72 00
Neat stock over eighteen months old . . 460
Value of same
14,676 00
Sheep over six months old
303
Value of same
1,004 00
Stock in banks
1,500 00
Value of carriages
1,345 00
Stock in trade
7,931 00
Money on hand or at interest
11,024 00
Value of mills
9,200 00
Value of hogs
III 00
Total value
$239,571 00
Recapitulation for year ending March 1, 1883. RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury
$1,985 20
Received State and County
1,075 26
66 on sundry accounts
38 41
Edson Starkey, collector
95
Lewis R. Cass, collector
2,516 73
$5,616 55
DISBURSEMENTS.
Incidental expenses . $ 191 79
Support of Town poor
235 37
County poor
204 75
State and County tax
1,052 37
Schools and school-houses
1,023 26
Highways and bridges
463 95
Abatements
32 57
Town officers .
364 50
Outstanding orders
17 00
$3,585 56
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ASSETS.
Cash in treasury March 1, 1883 $2,030 99
Barber place
25 00
Boyce place .
150 00
Due from County
6 00
State bounty on wild animals 15 40
Collector, 1882
73 50
Henry S. Whitmore, cost on taxes 1 36
66 Willard White, taxes and cost 14 47
$2,316 72
LIABILITIES.
Money due school districts
$ 348 63
Due school from dog tax unexpended 52 00
Literary fund due schools 68 54
469 17
Assets over and above indebtedness $1,847 55
Number of polls
182
Number of scholars .
153
Total amount of taxes for all purposes . $2,584 00
WM.WRIGHT, REP. & SELECTMAN.
UBERTO BOWEN. SELECTMAN.
CHAS.W. CONWAY, COM. ON HISTORY.
AHAZ CASS, SELECTMAN.
ALONZO RAWSON.
ZIMRI BOWEN, COM. ON HISTORY.
CAPT.DAVID BUFFUM, CO.A.
HORATIO A.NELSON.
TOWN OFFICERS AND OTHERS.
¥
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CHAPTER VII.
THE GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES.
Abbott - Adams - Ainsworth - Aldrich - Allen - Amadon - Ames - Anderson - Ar- nold - Atherton - Babcock - Baker - Ball - Ballard - Ballou - Barber - Barden Barker-Barrus-Barney-Barrett - Bassett - Battles - Beals - Bemis - Bennett- Benson - Bigelow - Bisbee - Bishop - Black - Blanding - Bliss - Bolles - Boorn - Bowen - Boyce - Brigham - Brittan - Brown - Bryant - Buffum - Bullock - Bump - Butterfield - Buxton - Capron - Cargill - Carkin - Carpenter - Carroll - Carter - Cass - Chase - Chapman - Cheever - Cheeney - Church - Clark - Clapp- Colburn - Cole -Combs - Conway - Cooley - Cook - Corey - Corliss - Crane - Crossman - Cressey - Crooker-Cummings -Cumstock - Curtis- Dand- ley - Daniels - Darling - Davenport - Day - Dexter - Dillingham - Dingman - Dodge - Doolittle -Ellis -Ellor -Emerson -Erskine -Estas-Evans - Fisher - Flint - Frazier - Freeman - French - Fuller - Gage - Garnsey - Gaskill - Gay - Gleason - Goddard - Goodwin - Goodnow - Goodnough - Graves - Grant - Green - Grout - Grover - Guild - Hamilton - Hammond - Hale - Handy - Harkness - Harris - Hayward - Herrick - Hews - Hills - Hill - Hix - Hol- brook - Howe - Howard - Hubbard - Huntley - Hunting - Hunt - Ingalls - Ingersoll - Jessop - Jillson - Johnson - Jittem - Josslin - Kelton - Kenney - Kingsley-Kinsman-Kimpton-Knap-Lawrence-Lester-Lyon-Man-Martin- Mason - Meader - Mellin - Merrifield - Miller - Mowry - Mullen - Munroe -- Naromore - Nason -- Nelson - Newell - Newton - Norwood - Nourse - Nutting - Ormsby - Page - Paine - Palmer - Parker - Parkhurst - Patch - Perry - Peck - Peters - Phillips - Pickering - Piper - Potter - Powers - Prescott - Put- ney - Ramsdall - Randall - Rawson - Raymer - Razee - Raynolds - Read - Rich - Rice - Robinson - Roper - Russell - Saben - Salisbury - Scott - Smead - Shafter - Smith - Southwick - Spaulding - Spencer - Sprague - Starkey - Streeter - St. Clair - Stoddard - Swan - Sweet - Swift - Sweetzer - Taft - Tay- lor - Temple - Tenney - Thayer - Threshire - Thompson - Thornton - Thurber -Tillson - Torrey - Truesdall -Tucker - Tuttle -Twitchell -Tyler -Wakefield Wallace - Walker - Ward - Ware - Warren - Weatherhead - Weeks - Westcoat - Wheaton - Wheeler - White - Wilson - Whipple - Whitcomb - Whitaker - Whittemore - Whitman - Whitmore - Whitney - Wing - Williams - Willoby - Wiswall - Woodbury - Woodward - Wooley - Work - Wright - Young - Yates.
ABBOTT.
Joel Abbott lived near Martin's mills about 1812 ; was a cloth dresser; shop above the mills, near the reservoir.
Joseph B. Abbott, Esq., from Surry, N. H., m. Lydia, dr. of Leason Martin, Sept. 1, 1859; during
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the war was in the sanitary commission four years ; lived in town 1866-1878 ; was on the board of select- men four years, and is now one of the county com- missioners, and lives in Keene; had Florence S., b. July 18, 1865 ; Leon M., b. August, 1867.
ADAMS.
Darius Adams, the father of Obed E. Adams, lived on the Capt. Oliver Capron place, 1810-'II ; died of typhus fever, the prevailing epidemic, 1812.
Obed 'E. Adams, from Boston, bought, 1850, the farm formerly owned by Moses Tyler. Sold to Charles W. Conway, 1865, and removed to the old Wakefield hotel, which he purchased and repaired, and for a short time sold goods in the store part thereof; and finally sold and returned to Boston, where he died.
AINSWORTH.
Edward Ainsworth was f. s. on L. 2, R. 12, known as the Asahel Kelton place. He sold to Michael Barrus, 1772, and removed to Claremont, N. H.
ALDRICH.
Dr. Aaron Aldrich appears to have been the son of Moses and Hannah Aldrich, of Mendon, and was b. Jan. 3, 1734 ; m. Mary Wheat, May 1, 1753. He settled on the lot of land next north of Thomas Bowen's, now Zimri's, L. 15, R. 4. His house was on the east side of the road leading from Bowen's to Benson's, near which lived also his son Solomon. Royal, another son, built a house on the west side of the road, the same afterwards occupied by Preserved
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Whipple, Robert Swan, and others. He was prob- ably the first practicing physician in town; was chosen by the town a grammar-school master, 1778; had three sons, viz. : Solomon, b. Dec. 18, 1753, Royal, and Ziba. Solomon m. Rebecca Webber, April 5, 1775 ; had Mary, Hannah, and Aaron. Ziba m. Hannah Webber, Nov. 19, 1775 ; had Nathaniel and Ziba. No other record of the family of Dr. Aldrich or his sons. They probably removed to Mount Holly, Vt.
Rev. Artemas Aldrich, son of Jonathan and Pa- tience Aldrich, of Mendon, was b. May 21, 1746. He was f. s. on L. 20, R. 6, the place where Joseph Newell, sr., and Joseph Newell, jr., since resided. He became minister of the second Baptist church, 1776, and probably retained the pastorate during the separate existence of this church. He removed from town about 1791. Had ten children.
Capt. Abner Aldrich, son of David and Hannah Aldrich, of Mendon, was b. Nov. 17, 1727 ; Ist m. Elizabeth Cook, dr. of Dea. Nicholas Cook, of Bel- lingham, Nov. 2, 1747 ; 2d m. Anna Brown, Dec. 16, 1805. He was in the Colonial service in the old French and Indian war; went on the expedition to Canada, 1758; removed to Richmond, 1768. He bought L. 23, R. 5, and the adjoining lot north in Swansey, on the latter of which he settled ; had four children b. in Mendon, viz. : Abner, Hannah, m. Freeman ; Simeon, and Phila, m. J. A. Barney ; had also Nicholas, Susanna, Ist m. Ebenezer Cole, 2d Stephen Jillson ; and Ananias. He d. Oct. 31, 1815, aged 88, while living with his son Ananias. His first wife d. May 7, 1804 ; age 75.
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Abner Aldrich, jr., bought of Aaron Cumstock the farm known as the Henry Rice place in 1768. He lived on the Ebenezer Cole place, near the town pound, from 1777 to 1781, and there kept a tavern, and was probably the f. s. on L. 22, R. 4; had Prudence, Ezra, and Roby. He died about 1782.
Simcon Aldrich - Abner - m., Dec. 9, 1779, Abi- gail Giles.
Nicholas Aldrich - Abner - m. Lucinda, dr. of Paul Handy. He lived a while on a small place east of Levi Aldrich's. He had the misfortune to lose one of his legs. He d. about 1820, and she d. Aug. 8, 1878; both died in Swansey ; had Barbara, Simeon, Lucinda, Nicholas, Ananias, and Lillis, who m. Paul Martin.
Ananias Aldrich - Abner - m. Mary Randall, dr. of Abraham, June 27, 1774. He settled on L. 23, R. 5, the farm now owned by David W. Williams. He was the first builder of a saw-mill on the premises, which were formerly described as "Aldrich's mill." He died 1826. Children : Abraham, b. Jan. 23, 1775 ; Isaac, b. April 9, 1777, m. Abigail Aldrich, March 12, 1801 ; Silence, b. June 30, 1779; Na- thaniel, b. June 2, 1781 ; Waity, b. June 3, 1783 ; Rufus, b. Sept. 28, 1785, m. Elizabeth Aldrich, March 15, 1807; Phila, b. Aug. 27, 1787, Ist m. Aaron Tenney, 2d m. John Wheeler ; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1789, m. Marshall; Judith, b. Oct. 20, 1791, m. Joseph Buffum, May 13, 1810; Susanna, m. Calvin Bryant, Feb. 27, 1812.
Isaac Aldrich - Ananias - Abner -m., March 12, 1801, Abigail, dr. of Levi Aldrich ; had David, b. Aug. 10, 1801 ; Ananias, b. April 2, 1803.
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Lot Aldrich, son of John and Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1754, of Northbridge, bought, 1784, the Job Newell place, L. 16, R. 8, situated north of the Dea. Simeon Thayer farm. He lived there a few years, and then exchanged the place with Levi Randall for a farm in Troy, where he removed about 1800. He Ist m. Sarah Robertson, daughter of John, April 18. 1779; 2d m. wid. Bethiah Nigh, of Swansey, Nov. 24, 1800. Children by Sarah : Olive, b. Dec. 20, 1779 ; Ezra, b. Oct. 13, 1781 ; Huldah, b. Nov. 28, 1783 ; Mary, Lucy, Elijah, Lydia, Bethsheba, Sarah, John. Record incomplete.
William Aldrich lived in a house east of John Scott's, probably on L. 19, R. II, in 1783. The house is mentioned as that of the late William Aldrich. Had one son named Doctor Aldrich, b. Mar. 12, 1776. No other record.
Silas Aldrich m. Mehetabel; was the first settler on the farm where Joseph Starkey, jr., lived. He re- removed to Danby, Vt. Had four children, viz. : Merriam, Lucy, Hannah, and Joanna.
Henry Aldrich, a brother of Silas, lived on the west side of the road, south of the Luke Cass place, and north of the watering place. He went to Liver- more, Me. Had Sarah, m. Seth Ballou, jr.
Paul Aldrich m. Susanna Cook, Dec. 11, 1777. He lived on the east side of the road south of Nahum Aldrich's, part L. 19, R. 4. Had five children, viz. : Peter, Esther, Phila, Sylvanus, and Paul.
Uriah Aldrich m. Mary Dawson, Oct. 15, 1786, and lived south of Luke Cass'; had Moses, who went to Middlesex, Vt., and Ira, born Feb. 13. 1787,
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who m. Anna Holbrook, dr. of David, March 25, 1810. Ira had Mary Ann, Marcellus L., b. June 23, 1809; Lorinda, b. Feb. 1, 1813, m. Christopher Robinson, and Luke Cass, b. April 18, 1824.
Marcellus L. Aldrich - Ira - Uriah - m. Eliza- beth S. Crooker, dr. of Benjamin, Sept. 17, 1832. He removed to Rochester, N. Y.
Levi, Nathaniel, and Nathan Aldrich, together with Amasa, who settled in Swansey, were brothers, and came from Mendon and settled in the north-east part of the town. Two other brothers, Luther and David, settled in Pennsylvania.
Levi Aldrich, one of the brothers above named, m. Elizabeth Perry. Settled on L. 22, R. 3, the place afterwards occupied by his son Noah. He was a blacksmith ; had a trip-hammer shop and small iron furnace, by means of which he supplied the settlers with castings. He d. May 19, 1818, aged 65 ; she d. April 28, 1829, aged 76. Had ten chil- dren, viz. : Olney, b. April 25, 1775, m. Mollie Woodward, Feb. 25, 1796; Louis, b. Sept. 23, 1776, d. Sept. II, 1788; Sylvanus, b. Oct. 6, 1778, m. Sarah Wheeler, of Swansey, July 3, 1798; Abigail, b. Sept. 12, 1781, m. Isaac Aldrich, March 12, 1801 ; · Levi, b. Sept. 10, 1783, m. Waity Aldrich, dr. of Ananias ; Noah, b. Dec. 9, 1788, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 9, 1788, m. Rufus Aldrich, March 15, 1807; Lucy, m. Samuel Doty ; Leah, b. April 20, 1790, m. Seth Bisbee, Nov. 29, 1810; Lydia, m. Joseph Starkey, jr., Feb. 20, 1812. None of the descendants of Levi Aldrich now live in Richmond, and the buildings have disappeared from the place.
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Noah Aldrich - Levi -m. Waitstill Starkey, dr. of Joseph, sr., May 15, 18II. He was a blacksmith. Removed to Pennsylvania soon after his marriage, but returned to his father's place, and then went to Rhode Island; returned again, and worked at his trade at the Four corners and at the old homestead, and finally removed again to Pennsylvania, about IS45. He utilized the water-power on the old farm by putting in an overshot water-wheel, probably the first of the kind ever made in town. Had seven chil- dren, viz. : Angela, who m. Augustus Cass; Mi- randa, m. Bradley Flemings ; Joseph, Benjamin, m. Lona Thayer, dr. of Asa; Waitstill, m. Joseph Oakman; Leander, and Jillson.
Nathaniel Aldrich, Esq., brother of Levi, b. Dec. 3, 1755, m. Cleopatra Ramsdell. He settled on L. 19, R. 2, on the road leading to Troy, by the Merri- field place. He held many important town offices, and was a representative to the General Court. He removed to Danby, Vt., 1825, and spent the last years of his life with his daughter Nancy, who m. Isaac Wilbur. Had twelve children, viz. : William, b. May 20, 1775, d. Sept. 26, 1778 ; Luther, b. May 20, 1775, d. May 22, 1775 ; John, b. Nov. 23, 1777, m. Prusia Streeter, Oct. 18, 1798; Nancy, b. June 6, 1779, m. Isaac Wilbur ; Moses, b. April 20, 1783, m. Priscilla Dexter, of Royalston, Feb. 20, 18II, and lived in Marlborough; Lois, b. June 20, 1785, m. Ezra Bowen; Anna, b. June 28, 1788, m. Hosea Benson ; Aaron, b. Jan. 4, 1790, m. Mary Harkness, dr. of John ; Seth, b. May 27, 1792, d. May 9, 1793 ; Mary, b. Sept. 24, 1794, m. Moses B. Wheaton ; Phila, b. March 17, 1797, m. Job Benson ; Nathaniel, jr., b. June 8, 1781, d. July 29, 1800. None of the
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descendants of Esquire Aldrich are known to be in town. The buildings on the old farm are gone, and the place is unoccupied.
Aaron Aldrich -Nathaniel-m. Mary, dr. of John Harkness. He settled on the homestead, and lived there until about 1835, when he removed to Tioga County, Penn. Had Horace, Nancy, John, Caroline, Elliot, Aaron, and perhaps others.
John Aldrich - Nathaniel - m. Prusia Streeter, and had one son, Nathaniel. This son m. Betsy Woodward, and removed to Pennsylvania.
Nathan Aldrich, brother of Levi and Nathaniel, m. Martha Jillson ; settled on L. 20, R. 4. His house was on the road leading from the Benson place to Swansey; had a family of nine children, from whom have descended all of the family name now residing in Richmond. The farm is unoccupied, and the buildings have been removed. He d. April 8, 1832, aged 82; she d. Feb. 8, 1827, aged 75. Children : Nahum, b. Aug. 28, 1774; Levin, b. May 24, 1777 ; Rhoda, b. Sept. 1, 1779, m. William Crane, April 20, 1800; Waity, b. March II, 1782, m. Obed Bolles, 2d, Dec. 27, 1803 ; Nathan, b. April 9, 1784, m. Betsy Wheelock and removed to Pennsyl- vania ; Patty, b. Aug. 6, 1786, m. Stephen Potter ; Luke, b. Oct. 25, 1788; Vina, b. Sept. 17, 1790, d. young ; Sarah, b. Oct. 9, 1792, m. Eli Page.
Nahum Aldrich- Nathan - Ist m. Sarah Jillson, 2d m. widow Esther Davenport, Oct. 8, 1818. His residence was the one next south of his father's. He was twice elected representative to the General Court ; he d. March 29, 1863, aged 88; Sarah d. Feb. 13, 1818; Esther d. Dec. 15, 1867. Children by Sarah :
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Liberty, m. Mary, dr. of Laban Thornton ; Susanna, m. William Jones ; Amasa, Ist m. Susanna Thomp- son, 2d m. Anna Tolman; Clarissa, died March 3, 1829, aged 25 ; Ellery K., b. Sept. 8, 1811. Children by Esther : Sarah, Esther, Nahum, d. March 15, 1831, aged 7 ; Waitstill, Jillson, d. young.
Levin Aldrich - Nathan - m. Mary Bolles, dr. of John, Jan. 3, 1800. He bought the Moses Martin farm, and continued on the same during his life ; had ten children, viz. : Eunice, b. Jan. 26, 1801 ; Benja- min, b. May 25, 1803 ; Arnold, b. May 25, 1803, d. May 16, 1852, aged 49; Vienna, b. Sept. 19, 1806, Ist m. Robert Swan, jr., 2d m. Lucius Scott ; Jerome B., b. April 16, 1808 ; David B., b. June 19, 1811 ; Adaline, b. June 19, 1814, m. Abner Twitchell ; Morandy, b. April 14, 1817, m. Lyman Holbrook ; Lucius, b. May 5, 1820 ; Hosea B. b. Feb. 1, 1823. He d. May 15, 1855, aged 78 ; she d. April 29, 1859, aged 79.
Luke Aldrich - Nathan -m. Mary Martin, dr. of George, March 7, 1816. He settled on the same lot of land with his father ; his house stood north of the old homestead. He d. March 24, 1846, of small- pox ; she d. Dec. 4, 1864. Had eight children, viz. : Elbridge, b. May 18, 1817, lived in Worcester, d. Dec. 4, 1879 ; Mary Ann, b. Nov. 1, 1818; Robert, b. March 5, 1820; Emily, b. May 20, 1823, d. April 29, 1878 ; Sally, m. Christopher Tracy, b. March 29, 1826, d. May 20, 1873 ; Nathan, b. Aug. 31, 1828, d. April 27, 1858 ; George, b. May 15, 1830, moved to Pennsylvania, d. Jan. 18, 1861 ; Martha J., b. May 22, 1832, m. Nahum Cass.
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HISTORY OF THE
Liberty Aldrich - Nahum - Nathan - m. Mary, dr. of Laban Thornton ; was a wheelwright ; lived on the place since owned by Ellery K. ; had Eunice and Laban T. ; d. April 11, 1828.
Amasa Aldrich - Nahum - Ist m. Susanna Thompson, 2d m. Anna Tolman, of Troy. By Anna, had Andrew, lives in Keene; Angeline, m. Garfield, lives in Swansey.
Ellery K. Aldrich - Nahum - Nathan - Ist m. Candace Taylor, dr. of Elias, Dec. 15, 1834, 2d m. widow Angela M. Price, of Boston ; 3d m. Sarah, dr. of John Starkey, Jan. 1, 1879. Candace d. March 8, 1873 ; Angela d. July 4, 1877. By Can- dace, had Harriet S., b. July 20, 1836; Susan, b. May 26, 1838; Lydia, b. Oct. 16, 1841 ; Frank S., b. June 19, 1842. He lived on the Liberty Aldrich place until he removed to Swansey, 1872.
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