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Andrew Bennett, son of Amos, m. Emma, dr. o Cyrus Davis, of Royalston ; is an engineer, and lives in Oswego, N. Y. Has three children.
Wales B. Bennett, son of Amos, m., Nov. 25, 1865, Mary E., dr. of Joseph Buffum, jr .; lives in Meriden, Conn. Had Ora W., b. June 12, 1864 ; Addie A., b. July 12, 1872 ; Florence E., b. Sept. 15, 1874.
Ephraim Bennett, son of Allen, m. Hannah, dr. of Ezekiel Streeter ; was a shoemaker ; lived a while at Col. Buffum's. Had James M. and Orlando. He and his wife are now dead, and also the two sons.
James M. Bennett, son of Ephraim, m. Susanna, dr. of Thomas Boyce. He lived on a cross-road south of the Wyman Thayer place. Had one son, Willie.
Fesse Bennett came to town about 1827; lived on the Samuel Gaskill place until 1836, when he dis- appeared.
BENSON.
Capt. Isaac Benson, Ist m. Martha ; 2d m. Debo- rah Cass, of Smithfield, dr. of Ebenezer Cass, from which place it is probable Mr. Benson came. He settled on L. 16, R. 3, the farm now owned by Jacob Boyce. The buildings, still standing, were erected by him in 1788. The house was evidently designed for a tavern, and was so used for some years, being on a road from Swansey to Royalston, and a way that was much travelled for a time. The tomb con- nected with the cemetery near by was the first and only one in town for nearly one hundred years after
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its settlement. Had by Martha, as appears on record, five children, viz. : John, Irene, Isaac, Joanna, and Lydia. He d. 1818.
John Benson, son of Isaac, m. Margaret Ballou, dr. of Seth, Jan. 25, 1789. He lived on his father's other place, north of Reuben Bowen's. Had four children, viz. : Hosea, Job, John, jr., and James. He moved to Vermont.
Isaac Benson, jr., son of Isaac, m. Eunice Sawyer, May 9, 1793. He lived on his father's place a few years, and then removed to Vermont. Had eight children, viz. : Henry, Martha, Eunice, Caleb, Mar- maduke, Rufus, Lydia, and Isaac.
Henry Benson - Isaac-Isaac -m. Betsey Buf- fum, dr. of Robert, April 7, 1822. He inherited the old homestead from his grandfather. He sold to Jacob Boyce, and moved to Pennsylvania about 1835. Had five children, viz. : Henry, Zarina, Betsey, also a son and daughter who died in infancy.
BIGELOW.
Enos Bigelow, from New Boston, m. Emily, dr. of Amos Bennett, Esq., 1839. Kept the old Wake- field tavern that year, and removed to Keene, where he still resides. Is a building mover.
BISBEE.
Noah Bisbee, b. May 23, 1752, son of Elijah Bis- bee, of Plympton, Mass., 1805, bought of Joseph Sweeter his farm, L. 12, R. 4, the place now owned by Abner S. Gardner ; m. Jane Bradford, a descend-
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ant of Gov. Bradford, of the Plymouth colony. He d. Jan. 28, 1839 ; she d. March 20, 1834. Had six children, all b. in Plympton, viz. : Jane, b. Feb. 23, 1779, m. Capt. Benjamin Crooker ; Noah, b. Feb. 17, 1781 ; Job, b. Nov. 24, 1783 ; Betsey, b. April 1, 1787, m. Ono Cass ; Seth, b. June 11, 1789 ; Sally, b. June 24, 1790, m. Willard Waldron.
Noah Bisbee, jr. - Noah-m. Rachel, dr. of Daniel Man, Dec. 27, 1810. He was killed at the battle of Bridgewater, Upper Canada, July 24, 1814, in the fa- mous charge made by Col. James Miller on a British battery. Had one child, William Bradford, b. Dec. 22, ISII, who resides in Ohio.
fob Bisbee - Noah -m. Deborah, dr. of Benja- min Crooker, Aug. 28, 1810. He kept store at the Crooker place and at the Four corners, kept tavern for the widow Howe, was post-master at the same time. Afterwards lived at various places in town, and d. Aug. 2, 1855, aged 72, with no relatives in town to follow his remains to the grave ; his wife d. Feb. 25, 1811, aged 20.
Seth Bisbee - Noah - m. Leah, dr. of Levi Al- drich, Nov. 29, 1810. He was out in the war of 1812, was wounded in the battle of Bridgewater. He re- moved to Penn. soon after the close of the war.
BISHOP.
Fesse Bishop, b. July 4, 1800, was the son of Ga- briel Bishop of Fitzwilliam. He m. Lucinda, dr. of Jesse Ballou. Lived in small house near Mr. Bal- lou's. Had Smith B., b. Nov. 12, 1814 : Betsey B.,
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b. Aug. 10, 1818; and Lois, b. April 22, 1823, m. Harrison Taft. His wife d. in 1837, aged 38 ; he d. about 1860.
A hardier frame ne'er was made Than was the son of that old Gabe; Of toughest fibre he must have been, Case-hardened too was all within, Else fish and fowl he ate undrest, Would've sent him to eternal rest. He capers cut, when he was young, The devil he was the youth among. At times he had a saintly grace, Shining o'er his cunning face. His life, some warped when it begun, More tangled 't was when it was done.
BLACK.
Capt. William Black removed to the Solomon Atherton farm 1826. Sold or exchanged with Reuben Rich and removed back to Winchester 1829.
Mrs. Susan A. Black, widow of Sumner W. Black, of Swansey, and dr. of Ellery K. Aldrich, Esq., lives on the Bill Woodward place. He d. in the late war in 1863. Had Ella A., b. 1857, d. 1859; Grace E., b. Feb. 14, 1860.
BLANDING.
Ebenezer Blanding, from Royalston, who was b. in Rehobath, bought of John Ingersoll the David Cass farm, L. 5, R. 9, the place now owned by Davis Sprague; from thence he removed to Rich- field, N. Y., and there died, aged about 90. Had Otis and Royal, and fifteen others.
Otis® Blanding - Ebenezer - Ist m. Abigail, dr. of Jeremiah Barrus, Dec. 1, 1808; she d. April 18,
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1823, aged 34 ; 2d m. Sarah, dr. of Daniel Cass, jr., Jan. 20, 1825. Had by Abigail : Harvey, b. May, 1809; Jason, b. Aug. 21, 18II, d. June 12, 1840 ; Prudence, b. Jan. 24, 1813, m. Dennis Bowen ; Oscar F., b. March 4, 1819; Mansel M., b. April 17, 1822; Otis, removed to Michigan, and there died.
Royal Blanding - Ebenezer - m. Betsey Ballou, Nov. 18, 1802, dr. of Russell. No record.
Harvey Blanding- Otis - Ebenezer -m. Mary Howe; was a manufacturer of pails in Troy, N. H. He d. March 23, 1859. Had Mary J., Oscar J., Jenetta, and Adaline.
Oscar F. Blanding, son of Otis, Ist m. Lydia, dr. of Thomas Goddard, June 5, 1844; 2d m. Hannah C., dr. of Henry Whipple, May 18, 1846. Lived in the Pickering house at the Four corners, and on the Seth Curtis place a while; and, lastly, removed to Fitzwilliam, where he still resides. Had by Lydia : Oscar Goddard, b. July 24, 1845 ; and by Hannah had Aurora J., b. Feb. 28, 1848; Laura A., b. Sept. 27, 1849 ; Henry W., b. Jan. 10, 1852 ; Harriet P., b. Jan. 28, 1854; and Lyman H., b. Jan. 24, 1858. Lydia d. Aug. 21, 1845.
Mansel M. Blanding, son of Otis, m. Persis M., dr. of Zimri Ingalls, Dec. 24, 1845. Had three chil- dren, viz. : Eugenia, Francenia, and Julia.
Gilbert Blanding, from Worcester, 1853, lived in the house now owned by Cyrel Amadon ; removed, 1856, to the farm now owned by George B. Handy,
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and again removed to Athol, 1867. Had a daughter, and a son, William, who lived with him, and m. the dr. of Horace Merrifield.
Sometimes " matches in Heaven are made," But more often are made below ; Whether this was only a jockey trade, I do not care to know.
BLISS.
Benjamin W. Bliss, son of Benjamin W. Bliss, of Royalston, Ist m., Sept. 12, 1849, Devine A. Lewis, of Winchester ; 2d m., July 2, 1866, Almira Cass, widow of Jarvis Cass. Lives nearly opposite the old house spot where Jerahmeel Allen once lived. Had by Devine: Milo W., b. May 16, 1847, d. 1868; Oscar P., b. Oct. 3, 1861. By Almira had Mary E., b. Sept. 15, 1871.
BOLLES.
Among the first settlers seven bearing the name of Bolles appear, who came from Rochester, Mass., about 1790, viz. : Nathaniel, Solomon, Jonathan, John, Elijah, David, and Obed. Only Nathaniel, John, and Elijah remained in town; of these only the first two have descendants remaining therein.
Nathaniel Bolles, b. March 26, 1758, m. Thankful Bolles, Jan. II, 1778. She was b. July 18, 1760. Settled on L. 18, R. 8, the farm now owned by John L. Howard. Was a Baptist minister, preached in the old Baptist church after the Rev. Isaac Kenney had closed his pastorate, and also a part of the time in the Baptist church at West Swansey. For some years he was the only minister in town ; he attended most
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of the funerals, and performed many of the marriage ceremonies during the time. He d. Dec. 2, 1843, aged 85 ; she d. Nov. 19, 1849, aged 89. Had eleven children, viz .: Lydia, b. Oct. 8, 1778, m. Jesse Phillips ; Jane, b. Aug. 21, 1780, m. Moses Kenney ; Deliverance, b. July 21, 1782, m. Wyman Richard- son ; Nathan, b. Sept. 2, 1784 ; Sally, b. July 25, 1786, m. Jona. Scott; Nathaniel, b. Aug. 11, 1788, removed to Bethlehem, N. H. ; Thankful, b. May 29. 1790, m. Samuel Starkey ; Bullock, b. July 12, 1792, d. Aug. 2, 1793 ; Jeremiah, b. Oct. 25, 1793 ; Mary, b. July 29, 1798, m. Elijah Buxton ; Hannah, b. 1799, m. Daniel Ball ; Phebe, b. Sept. 8, 1800, d. Sept. 2, 1823.
Nathan Bolles -Nathaniel -m. Elizabeth Bishop, Jan. 1, 1804. Had Luke, b. Nov. 26, 1804 ; Nathan, b. 18II.
Jeremiah Bolles -- Nathaniel -- Ist m. Hannah Aldrich, Jan. 9, 1814; 2d m. Lydia Batcheller, of Reading, Mass., Dec. 12, 1847. Lived on the home place. He d. March 29, 1877, aged 84 ; Hannah d. Oct. 20, 1846 ; Lydia d. Dec. 7, 1865. Had Abigail, b. Oct. 6, 1814, d. June 16, 1851 ; Nathaniel, b. May 5, 1817 ; Leonard N., b. Nov. 27, 1819, d. Sept. 28, 1836; Charles A., b. May 16, 1823 ; Phebe, b. Oct. 6, 1827, m. Charles Norwood, she d. Dec. 30, 1864 ; Jonathan, b. Feb. 7, 1833, d. April 23, 1852.
Nathan Bolles, jr .- Nathan-Nathaniel-m. Fati- ma, dr. of William Whipple ; lived on the Levi Mowry place, now owned by Frank E. Naromore. Had two children that d. in infancy, viz. : James E., d. 1849 ; Henry A., d. 1856; also, Eliza Ann, Emily, Albert,
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and Frederick. He d. Nov. 20, 1875, aged 64 ; she d. July 21, 1860, aged 42.
Charles A. Bolles - Jeremiah - Nathaniel - m. Harriet E. Kettridge, July 4, 1850. He d. Oct. 29, 1855. Lived in a new house near the old homestead.
John Bolles, brother of Nathaniel, Ist m. Mercey Randall ; 2d m. Cynthia, dr. of Enoch Southwick, April 19, 1805. He bought of John Robinson, 1783, his farm, L. 17, R. 8, and built the house now stand- ing on the place, which is occupied by Mrs. Benjamin Bolles ; was by trade a shoemaker. Had eighteen children, viz., by Mercey : Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1780 ; David, b. Feb. 15, 1781; Obed, b. June 12, 1782 ; Prudence, b. Feb. 16, 1784 ; John, b. June 8, 1787 ; Simeon, b. June 3, 1789 ; Mercey, b. Nov. 29, 1791 ; Hosea, b. March 12, 1794 ; Lewis, b. May 15, 1796; Lovice, b. June 28, 1798; Daniel, b. June 29, 1800 ; Amos, b. June 17, 1802. By Cynthia had Jesse, b. Nov. 11, 1805 ; Randall, b. Sept. 22, 1807 ; Stephen, b. Sept. 17, 1809; Benjamin, b. Oct. 17, 1812 ; Elisha, b. Nov. 15, 1814; Elizabeth, b. Aug. II, 1820. He d. March 22, 1829, aged 74 ; Mercey d. Dec. 23, 1804, aged 44 ; Cynthia d. April 3, 1859, aged 79.
Fesse Bolles - John - m., March 3, 1833, Han- nah, dr. of Daniel Temple ; bought the place where his son Edwin now resides, 1829; moved the Caleb Buffum house on the site of the old house, which had been removed; lived there a few years, and then removed to the Jonathan Gaskill place, his present residence. Had John, b. Dec, 3, 1833, d. in the late war; Ellen, b. Aug. 15, 1835, m. F. O.
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Bowen ; Cynthia, b. Nov. 29, 1837, m. Brigham Cass; Henry R., b. Dec. 29, 1839, killed in the war; Samuel, b. Sept. 30, 1842; Edwin, b. Jan. 15, 1845.
Benjamin Bolles - John - m. Emily, dr. of Samuel Starkey, Sept. 9, 1843. He lived on the old homestead, where the family still reside. He d. Jan. 31, 1870. Had Clara E., b. March 11, 1847 ; Walter J., b. March 11, 1851, m. Alice R. Tucker, lives in Fitchburg; Addie M., b. May 16, 1857, m. Ernest G. Naromore, lives in Lunenburg ; Ozro H., b. Aug. 21, 1859.
Elisha Bolles - John -m. Sarah Richardson, of Templeton ; lived where Edwin Bolles now resides. He d. Oct. 6, 1871. Had Eliza Jane, b. Feb. 9, 1844, m. George B. Handy ; Julia A., b. Feb. 21, 1846, m. Stephen M. Whipple ; Lucy A., b. April 19, 1848, m. Omer A. Brown; Alice M., b. Feb. 2, 1859, m. Abel Smith. Mrs. Bolles 2d m. Joseph Whitcomb, and lives on the Jonathan Sweet place.
Edwin Bolles, son of Jesse, is married, and lives on the Verney Gaskill place.
Solomon Bolles, brother of Nathaniel Bolles, m. Catherine Bolles, Aug. 18, 1779. He settled on a place north of George Buffum's old place, on an old road long since discontinued, running northerly from Benjamin Newell's old place to Swansey, and north of the Simeon Thayer farm. This was next to Swansey, L, 20, R. 7. Removed from town about 1810. Had Timothy, Elijah, Abigail, Isaac, Samuel.
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Jonathan Bolles, brother of Nathaniel, was mar- ried, and lived on the place south of George Buffum's, on the old road above described, L. 18, R. 7; re- moved to Lisbon, N. H. Had Jonathan, who m. Phebe, dr. of Reuben Parker, June 1, 1797 : she d. July 20, 1857.
Elijah Bolles, brother of Nathaniel, m. Lucy Robertson, Sept. 30, 1794; lived on the place next south of George Taylor's. Had Robinson, who d. in Winchester, 1882, aged 85; Emory, Barney, Chloe, and Lucy. He and his wife d. on the place. He d. 1832.
Obed Bolles, son of John, Ist m. Selah Goss, April 15, 1798; 2d m. Waity Aldrich, Dec. 27, 1803. He lived on a road now discontinued, leading from George Taylor's, eastwardly, to the road north of the Jeremiah Bolles place.
David Bolles, brother of Nathaniel, first lived on the old road east of George Taylor's, where Obed lived afterwards; had no permanent home; lived at various places in town.
BOORN.
Capt. Amos Boorn, son of William and Mary Boorn, b. March 25, 1737, m. Louvisa Simmons. He was one of the first settlers in the east part of the town, and was from Swansey, R. I., and had been a sea captain. He took L. 9, R. I, the farm now owned by Calvin Martin, on which he built a two-story frame house, now gone, that stood south of Mr. Martin's. Hon. A. O. Bourn, governor of R. I., is from a branch of the same family. He d. 1820, aged 84;
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she d. 1830. Had nine children, viz. ; Stephen, b. Dec. 5, 1765 : Nathan, b. July 17, 1768; William, b. Nov. 30, 1769 ; Gardner, b. Oct. 9, 1771 ; Lydia, b. March 12, 1773, m. Otis Whipple ; Louvisa, m. An- thony Corey ; Amos, b. March 25, 1778, moved to Wallingford, Vt. ; Abraham, b. Oct. 28, 1780 ; Nicene, m. William Hunt.
William Boorn -- Amos - m. Dec. 9, 1790, Abi- gail, dr. of Jonathan Sweet. He moved to Shrews- bury, Vt., 1795, where he lived several years, but re- turned ISI0, and lived on the place first settled by Enoch White, afterwards occupied by John Gorton. He remained here the rest of his days, and d. March 22, 1848; she d. Feb. 24, 1845. Had Luke and Polly, d. in infancy ; Nathaniel, b. March 3, 1791 ; Cynthia, b. July 3, 1796, d. Feb. 16, 1816, while weaving in a hand-loom.
Stephen Boorn - Amos - m. Silvia, dr. of Jacob Bump, Sept. 5, 1792. Had a part of his father's farm ; built the house where Calvin Martin now lives. He removed to the Butternuts about 1831. Had Hosea, Gardner, Richard, Lovina, m. Joel Hunt ; Maria, Diana, b. April, 1810, m. Josiah Whitcomb, the old stage driver from Keene to Fitchburg.
Abraham Boorn - Amos - m. Lydia, dr. of Dan- iel Cass, jr. She was b. March 28, 1785. Had Gard- ner, Daniel, Winslow, Phebe, Abraham.
Richard Boorn -- Stephen - Amos - m. Phila Bowen, dr. of Peleg. He lived with his grandfather Bump a few years, and then moved to the Butternuts. Had Jacob and Leonard.
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Nathaniel Boorn - William - Amos -m. Mary, dr. of John Cass, jr., March 1, 1812. He lived with his father in Vt., and returned to town with him, and they together occupied the same place. Removed to Swansey, where he lived a few years, then went to Royalston, where he d. Feb. 17, 1875, aged 83, and she d. May 7, 1863, aged 72. Had Asahel B., b. May 30, 1813 ; Ansel, b. Aug. 15, 1814 ; William, b. April 2, 1817, d. Aug. 26, 1838; Selina, b. June 13, 1821, m. Moses Garfield, of Royalston ; Nathaniel, b. Jan. 8, 1826; John C., b. Oct. 8, 1829. Mr. Boorn lived on the old farm 44 years.
Gardner Boorn - Stephen - Amos -m. Sarah, dr. of Thomas Bowen. Was killed blasting rocks on the new road south of Preston Freeman's, 1832. Had three children, viz. : Sarah M., m. Frank Towne; Henry G., m. Susan Temple ; and Silvia, d. 9 years of age.
Hosea Boorn - Stephen - Amos - Ist m. Amy Martin, dr. of Wilderness, June 28, 1815; 2d m. Nancy Kendall, July 8, 1821. He lived in the house with his father until he removed to Penn. about 1831. Had by Amy, Danvers and Danford ; and by Nancy, Amy, Amos, and Cyrus.
Daniel Boorn - Abraham -- Amos - m. Olive, dr. of Silas Ballou, jr., Feb. 23, 1824. Lived at various places. Had eleven children, viz. : Daniel G., Nel- son D., Horatio A., Velorus A., Isaac W., Olive M., Mary A., Marshall H., Julia E., George M., Olive Maria. The family removed west.
Asahel B. Boorn - Nathaniel - William -- Amos - m. 1833, Nancy, dr. of Aaron Aldrich. He lived
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in town a number of years, and then removed to Penn., where his wife d. Nov. 7, 1846. He returned to Richmond, and thence removed to Wallingford, Vt., where he m. Patience Dawson, Sept. 2, 1849. Had by Nancy five children ; by Patience had nine children. He d. in Wallingford, May 13, 1881.
Ansel Boorn -- Nathaniel - William -- Amos -- m., March 19, 1832, Laura Ann, dr. of Silas Ballou 3d, Moved to Swansey. Had ten children. He d. Aug. 1, 1848 ; his widow m. William Wheelock, and d. Sept. 14, 1872.
Nathaniel Boorn, jr., m., Aug. 20, 1851, Mary Butler, of Troy. Removed to Swansey, and thence, in 1870, went to St. Augustine, Ill., where he now resides. Has three children.
John C. Boorn - Nathaniel - William - Amos - m. Esther M. Emerson, of Troy, Nov. 24, 1853. He resides in East Swansey. No children.
BOWEN.
Thomas Bowen, the ancestor of all bearing the name in town, came from Warren, R. I., 1767 ; m. Penelope Aldrich, of Northbridge, b. Nov. 26, 1748, dr. of John and Mary, and a sister to the wife of Joseph Newell, and also to the wife of Reuben Randall. Had two children when he came, Nathan and Nathaniel. He settled on L. 14, R. 4, the place now owned and occupied by his grandson, Zimri. The house he built and lived in was on the north side the road, west of the new one built by the present owner. He d. July 12, 1834, in his 91st year ; she
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d. June 10, 1825, in her 77th year. Had thirteen children, viz. : Nathan, b. Sept. 11, 1765 ; Nathaniel A .; Catherine, b. Jan. 28, 1770, m. Aaron Ballou ; Peleg, b. March 3, 1772 ; Reuben, b. April 16, 1774 ; Zephaniah, b. Oct. 10, 1776; Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1778 ; Jesse, b. Feb. 25, 1782 ; Esther, b. Aug. 29, 1784, d. Feb. 12, 1854 ; Phebe, b. Aug. 7, 1786, m. Barnet Bump; Lydia, b. Aug. 7, 1786, m. Jacob Bump, jr .; Sarah, b. Dec. 22, 1789, m. Gardner Boorn.
Nathan Bowen -Thomas - Ist m., Feb. 15, 1783, Rachel Stoddard, who was b. March 11, 1763; 2d m., Dec. 4, 1804, Lavina Sweet, dr. of Jacob Bump, and widow of Richard Sweet. He settled on L. II, R. I, the same now owned by his sons Nathan and Richard, in the year 1783, and in the fall of that year built a log-house, and afterwards a frame-house, on the spot where Richard's house now stands. He d. Nov. 25, 1828; Rachel d. March 8, 1804 ; Lavina d. Dec. 19, 1851. Had fourteen children by Rachel, viz. : Ezra, b. June 14, 1783 ; Hannah, b. March 20, 1785, Ist m. David Cobleigh, 2d m. John Harkness ; Thomas, b. Dec. 3, 1786, m. Hannah Harkness ; Abigail, b. Feb. 13, 1789 ; Jesse, b. March 22, 1791, m. Dilla Cole; Eleanor, b. April 28, 1793, m. Eli Carroll, had an infant b. and d. April 28, 1795 : Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1796, m. Aaron Ballou ; Rachel, b. Nov. 26, 1799, m. Barney Ballou ; Nathan, jr., b. Aug. 27, 1803, d. young. By Lavina had Lavina, b. Aug. 28, 1805, d. March 31, 1821; Nathan, b. May 7, 1807 ; Richard, b. March 23, 1809 ; Eliza, b. Dec. 28, 1811, m. Wheaton C. Jillson, d. Aug., I842.
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Nathaniel A. Bowen -Thomas - m., April 5, 1789, Lovice Gaskill, dr. of Jonathan. He bought of Verney Gaskill, 1799, the east part of the Gaskill farm, L. 8, R. 4, on which was a two-story house, on the spot where Edwin Bolles now lives. Here he kept a public house and store. The house was taken down by Levi Wheeler about 1826, and the material used for the construction of the house now occupied by Jonas Wheeler. Had nine children, viz. : James, b. July 7, 1789 ; Richard, b. Nov. 5, 1791, m. Can- dace, dr. of William Buffum, and moved to the Hol- land purchase ; Rufus, b. July 20, 1794, d. young ; Olive, b. June 20, 1798, m. Gideon Hix; Nathaniel A., b. Jan. 28, 1801, moved to the Holland pur- chase. Had also Patience, Marinda, Julia Ann, and Hannah.
Peleg Bowen -Thomas- Ist m., Jan. 1, 1795, Patience Streeter, dr. of Barzillai; 2d m., May 3, 1807, Sally Gleason. He lived on the place next north of his father's, on the part of L. 15, R. 4, first settled by Royal Aldrich. Had by Patience : Polly, b. Nov. 13, 1796, m. David Harris ; Phila, b. Nov. 8, 1798, m. Richard Boorn; Betsey, b. March 7, 1801, m. Aaron Whipple ; David, b. April 2, 1803, moved to the Butternuts, a place in central New York ; Candace, b. March 24, 1795, d. young. By Sally had Isaac G., moved to Illinois ; and Lucinda, moved to New York.
Reuben Bowen - Thomas -- m. Hannah Allen, dr. of Moses, sr. He d. Sept. 5, 1825, aged 51 ; she d. June 6, 1843, aged 67. Lived on the farm next north of the Benson place, L. 17, R. 3. Had Olive, b. May II, 1797, m. Enoch Stewart ; Penelope, b. May
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8, 1799, m. Nicholas Hart; Rufus, b. Oct 8, 1800 ; Brittania, b. May 24, 1802, m. Abner Ballou ; Sally, b. March 16, 1804, m. Ira Fisher ; Allen, b. Sept. 15, 1805 ; Louisa, b. Aug. 3, 1807, m. Caleb Boyce ; Hannah, b. June 18, 1809, m. Darius Hart ; Reuben, b. July 21, 1811 ; Martha, b. July 15, 1813, Ist m. Ira Fisher, 2d m. D. B. Aldrich ; Sarah, b. Oct. 5, 1815, m. Thomas Fenner ; Fostina, b. Dec. 7, 1818, m. Silas White; Lydia, b. Nov. 4, 1820, m. Farris Taft.
Zephaniah Bowen -Thomas - m., Feb. 25, 1798, Martha, dr. of Moses Allen, sr. He bought the David Russell place, and lived on the same, L. 15, R. 4, a few years after his marriage, and then moved onto the old homestead and took care of his father and mother. He d. June 4, 1851, aged 74 ; she d. Oct. 10, 1854, aged 72. Had Hannah, b. May 28, 1799, Ist m. Alva Howard, 2d m. Robert Boyce ; Moses A., b. Nov. 16, 1800, m. Eliza Angier, and moved to Illinois ; Margaret, b. May 15, 1802, Ist m. Walter Erskine, 2d m. Maturin Ballou; Phebe, b. Sept. 4, 1804, m. Nahum Sisson, of Texas ; Zimri, b. June 29, 1806; Thomas, b. March II, 1808, m. Sally T. Boyce, dr. of John, jr., and moved to Indiana ; Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1810, m. Reuben Angier ; Den- nis, b. March 5, 1812, m. Prudence Blanding, dr. of Otis, and d. on the old place ; Eliza A. M., b. Jan., 1814, m. Reuben Angier ; Zephaniah A., b. March 24, 1816, d. July 11, 1819; Savalla L., b. March 6, 1823, m. Noah Perry.
Ezra Bowen- Nathan - Thomas - m., March 15, 1807, widow Lois Harris. He moved to Sutton, Vt.
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Thomas Bowen - Nathan -Thomas -- m. Feb. 18, ISIO, Hannah, dr. of John Harkness. He removed to western N. Y.
Fesse Bowen - Nathan - Thomas -m. Jan. 30, 18II, Dilla Cole. Had one child, Harris, b. Sept. 22, 1812. He moved to Vt.
Nathan Bowen, -Nathan- Thomas-m. Nov. 19, 1829, Alpha, dr. of Otis Whipple, b. Dec. 2, 1808. Lived in the old house until 1840, when he built a new house, where he has since resided. He built a saw-mill on Tully, which he operated for more than 20 years. He was on the board of selectmen in 1849. Had ten children, viz. : Harriet E., b. May 14, 1830, m. Nov. 26, 1851, Robert F. Boyce, lives in Athol ; Olive J. A., b. Oct. 5, 1831, Ist m. Romanzo Howard, 2d m. Samuel Thompson, lives in Troy ; Franklin O., b. Aug. 28, 1833; Frederick A., h. July 3, 1835 ; Eliza E., b. Feb. 7, 1837 ; Nathan P., b. June 15, 1840, d. July 4, 1841 ; Alfred R., b. March 20, 1842 ; Edwin N., b. Nov. 14, 1843 ; Sid- ney B., b. Dec. 28, 1846 ; Emma J., b. Nov. 15, 1851, m. James B. Cass, Jan. 1, 1882.
Richard Bowen -- Nathan -- Thomas - m. Oct. 1832, Joanna, dr. of Moses Allen. Lives on the old homestead ; replaced the old house by a new one about 1858. Had no children ; she d. Dec. 25, 1868, aged 62.
James Bowen -- Nathaniel A. - Thomas -- m. April 27, 1809, Abigail Estes, dr. of Zacheus. Lived on the David Ingersoll place 1817, and removed to Monroe, Mass., the same year ; he d. Feb. 22, 1851,
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aged 61; she d. 1833, aged 42. Had Horatio, Uberto, b. Feb. 22, 1813 ; Lorenzo, d. young ; Loren- zo, Orrin, Emily, Albert, and Nancy, the last four b. in Monroe.
Rufus Bowen - Reuben - Thomas - m. March 2, 1826, Alona Aldrich, dr. of Rhoda Aldrich. He lived on his father's place until he sold and moved to Swansey, about 1840. Was a justice of the peace, and moderator several times. Had no children ; he d. Oct. 6, 1866 ; she d. Jan. 13, 1866.
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