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Reuben Martin - George - John - m., March 18, 1810, Candace, dr. of Oliver Barrus. Lived on L. 3, R. 8, the Daniel Carpenter place. Had Converse, b. Aug. 13, 18II ; Polly, b. June 19, 1816, d. 1883 ; Lucy, b. Oct. 21, 1818, m. Calvin Pratt ; Hannah, b. June 18, 1820, m. Philip Conville, she d. 1876;
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George R., b. Sept. 23, 1822, m. Sarah Woodward, of Troy, N. H. He d. June 19, 1849; she d. Sept. 2, 1855.
George Martin, jr. - George - John - m., Aug. 24, 1816, Prudence Smith. Lived on the old farm where John Martin, his grandfather, settled. He d. Feb. 28, 1832 ; she d. May 1, 1862. Had Frederick Sumner, b. Jan. 1, 1817 ; Willard, b. Dec. 23, 1819 ; Arethusa, b. March 2, 1821, m. Nahum Perry ; Geo. Thomas, b. May 17, 1824; Roxana, b. March 6, 1827, m. Ebenezer Swan 3d; Mary L., b. 1829, d. July 9, 1831.
John Martin - Wilderness - John - John - Ist m. Hannah Kendall; 2d m. Abigail Kendall, of Fitz- william. Lived on the Cargill place, and removed to Penn. Had by Hannah : Emily, b. Nov., 1819, m. Ezra Allen. By Abigail had Hannah, b. Nov., 1825 ; Charles, b. Oct., 1827.
Daniel Martin - Wilderness-John - John -m., Sept. 5, 1827, Maria, dr. of Henry Rice. Removed to Barton ; returned to Richmond about 1840. Had nine children, viz .: Henry R., b. April 2, 1832; Mary J., b. July 21, 1833 : Daniel, b. Dec. 27, 1834, d. Dec. 30, 1856; George G., b. March 25, 1837. These, and three others d. young, were born in Bar- ton. Abbie, b. Aug. 9, 1840, and Sarah O., b. June 17, 1842, in Richmond. He d. Nov. 8, 1877, and his wife d. a few years before.
Paul Martin - Wilderness - John - John -m., Jan. 29, 1829, Lillis, dr. of Nicholas Aldrich. Re- moved to Barton ; returned, and lived at various
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places. Was a soldier in the late war. Died of a wound received in Fitzwilliam in felling a tree, 1865. Had Calvin, b. July 15, 1829; Philinda, b. March 27, 1832, m. Thomas Moore ; Philander, b. Dec. 22, 1835, d. ; Merilla, b. May 4, 1845, m. Abel Grant ; Lucy, b. Sept. 20, 1851, m. James A. Mellen, jr.
Danvers Martin -Wilderness - John - John - m. Olive, dr. of Silas Whipple ; lives on his father's place. Had thirteen children, viz. : Harriet, b. July 22, 1833, m. O. H. Gale; Warren, b. Sept. 20, 1834, m. Amanda Chase, Sept. 1, 1858, d. Jan. 27, 1860 ; Stephen W., b. April 13, 1836, was a soldier in the late war, d. at Newbern, N. C., May 16, 1862; Danford, b. Nov. 15, 1837, d. 1841 ; Tamma W., b. Sept. 14, 1839, d. Sept. 12, 1862; Emily, b. May 31, 1841 ; Laura, b. Aug. 8, 1842, m. A. C. Richardson ; Ellen O., b. Dec. II, 1843, m. Sewell A. Day ; Abbie P., b. April 18, 1845, m. Charles Welch ; Danvers, b. Sept. 28, 1846; Danford W., b. Aug. II, 1848; Silas O., b. Nov. 2, 1849; Eunice N., b. Nov. 29, 1850, m. H. E. Mellen.
Alvin Martin - Ezra - John -John -m., Sept. 6, 1829, Atrista, dr. of Hendrick Martin ; removed to Barton, Vt., where she died. He now lives with Ansel, in Richmond.
Ezra Martin - Ezra - John - John - Ist m. Irena Daniels ; 2d m. Celinda Martin, dr. of Salmon, April, 1842; removed to Rochester, N. Y., and thence to Michigan; returned and lived on the Salmon Martin place. He d. June 17, 1873. Had by Irena : Mary Jane, b. Sept. 2, 1836; Irena, b. Aug. 17, 1843. Celinda d. March 3, 1883.
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Ansel Martin - Ezra - John - John - m. Laura Emerson, of Swansey, and widow of George Ken- dall, Dec. 29, 1856; lives on his father's place, in the house built by his grandfather, John Martin, jr. Has no children.
Loren Martin -Ezra - John - John - m., Jan. I, 1857, Mary L., dr. of Harvey Martin ; is a truck- man in Worcester. Had Orlan H., b. Jan. 30, 1858.
Otis Martin - David - John -John -m., Jan. 14, 1827, Esther, dr. of Ebenezer Swan, jr. ; lived on the Timothy Martin place; removed to his father's farm. He d. Feb. 1, 1856. Had Russell, b. June 9, 1829 ; Andrew, b. April 17, 1839, d. Oct. 3, 1883 ; Otis, b. Aug. 2, 1841.
David Martin - David - John - John - Ist m. Rhoda, dr. of Daniel Twitchell. She d. Aug. 17, 1853, aged 32 ; lived on the Henry Starkey farm ; re- moved to Missouri, 1858; 2d m. widow Bemis; 3d m. widow Alcista Cass. Had by Rhoda five chil- dren.
Harvey Martin - John - George - John -- m., May 5, 1833, Susan, dr. of Chandler Bryant; lives at North Richmond; is a carpenter, wheelwright, and blacksmith ; was post-master. Had Thomas B., b. Nov. 26, 1834, d. young ; Mary L., b. Dec. I, 1836, m. Loren Martin, d. March 29, 1862; Albert H., b. June 20, 1844.
Amos Martin -- John -- George-John -- m., Nov. 29, 1849, Mary Ann, dr. of Benjamin W. Bliss, of Royalston ; removed to Royalston, 1848; returned to
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Richmond, 1854 ; lives on the old Moses Allen farm, in the house built in 1777.
Leason Martin - Robert - George - John -- m., April 14, 1825, Lydia, dr. of Luke Harris; lived where his son now resides ; owned the mills, together with his brother Israel. He d. Oct. 4, 1867, aged 64 years ; she d. Sept. 29, 1865, aged 62. Had Fanny H., b. Sept. 9, 1825, m. Hiram Walker, d. Aug. I, 1852; Emily, b. Feb. 28, 1828, m. Hosea B. Al- drich ; Alzina, b. April 29, 1831, d. Aug. 22, 1852 ; Miranda, b. July 25, 1834, d. Feb. 5, 1856; Lydia E., b. June 8, 1838, m. Joseph B. Abbott ; Leason, b. Dec. 13, 1840.
Israel Martin -- Robert - George - John -- m., April 30, 1834, Martha, dr. of Henry Rice; lived where N. B. Fisher now resides. He d. April 2, 1858; she d. Dec. 24, 1872. Had Robert, b. Nov. 12, 1835, d. May 29, 1875 ; Alonzo, b. July 23, 1837, d. July 25, 1838 ; Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1838; Ellen A., b. July 31, 1841 ; Lucretia M., b. Oct. 6, 1843; Roxana P., b. Jan. 29, 1846; Zilpah, b. Sept. 2, 1849, d. March 13, 1850.
Robert Martin -- Robert - George - John - m. Margery, dr. of David Martin, Nov. 21, 1839; lived where his uncle John resided. He d. suddenly June 23, 1868; she d. Nov. 28, 1869. Had Edgar M., b. May 10, 1846; Murrey E., b. March 4, 1850.
George Martin - Reuben -- George - John - m. Sarah Woodward, of Troy, Jan. 7, 1861. . He, with Converse, lived on their father's place until 1857, when they removed to the Henry Goddard farm, in
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Royalston. Had five children, four of which d. in infancy ; Mary Jane, b. Sept., 1863, m. Russell Ward. George d. Jan. 5, 1884.
Frederick Sumner Martin - George - George - John - m. Abigail Kendrick, of Winchester; lives in Providence, R. I. ; is by trade a moulder.
Willard Martin - George -George - John - m. Celestia, dr. of Ezra Martin. Had Celestia S., b. Jan. 29, 1846, m. George Chamberlin, and lives in Keene. Celestia, his wife, d. Feb., 1846. He lives in Swansey.
Henry R. Martin -- Daniel -- Wilderness -- John -- John - m. Delila E., dr. of Ansel Harris, Aug. 24, 1864; lives on the Stephen Buffum place. Had Leslie H., b. June 18, 1865 ; G. LeRoy, b. Oct. 5, 1872 ; Henry L., b. Dec. 28, 1874 ; F. Lulu, b. Oct. 25, 1878.
Calvin Martin - Paul - Wilderness - John - John - m., Jan. 28, 1861, Lucy A. Wilson, of Royalston ; lives on the Stephen Boorn place. Had Florence A., b. Jan. 12, 1862 ; Walter J., b. Sept. 29, 1863 ; Edgar U., b. Jan. 1, 1867; Eva E., b. July 28, 1870; Ida L., b. Aug. 12, 1872 ; Josie L., b. April 12, 1874 ; Lizzie G., b. April 12, 1877.
Danvers Martin - Danvers - Wilderness - John -John -m., Dec. 2, 1873, Myra O., dr. of James A. Mellen. Lives with his father. Had Warren E., b. July 3, 1874 ; Nellie M., b. Dec. 28, 1875.
Stephen W. Martin - Danvers - Wilderness - John - John - m., June 6, 1860, Jennie E., dr. of
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Ozial Ballou. Enlisted in Co. I, 25th Reg. Mass. Vol., in the late war ; d. at Newbern, N. C., May 16, 1863. Had Addie E., b. March 27, 1861.
Danford W. Martin - Danvers -- Wilderness - John -John -m., Aug. 18, 1875, Emma J., dr. of John Starkey, jr. Lives at North Richmond, on the Lovett place. Manufactures staves at the Capron mill. Had Edna M., b. Aug. 21, 1876; Olive L., b. Nov. II, 1877, d. July 11, 1880; Clifford W., b. Aug. 5, 1878; Clarence G., b. May 4, 1881 ; Edith G., b. Dec. 23, 1882.
Silas O. Martin - Danvers - Wilderness - John -John - m., July 6., 1875, Hattie E., dr. of A. San- ford Borden. Lives at North Richmond, on the John M. Sawyer place. Manufactures staves, etc. Had Percy A., b. Feb. 12, 1876 ; Stella R., b. April 13, 1878.
Russell Martin - Otis - David - John - John - m. Melissa Richardson, of Deering, N. H. Lives at North Richmond. Had Abbie Jane, d. ; Esther Ann, d. ; Madison M., d. ; Cora, b. Jan. 6, 1871.
Otis Martin, son of Otis, m. Lucretia, dr. of Israel Martin, Feb. 24, 1869; lives on the David Martin place.
Leason Martin, jr. - Leason - Robert - George -- John- m., Feb. 13, 1878, Cora F., dr. of B. F. Lombard, of Swansey. Lives on his father's ยท place. Had Leason A., b. Jan. 28, 1880 ; Ruth L., b. March 20, 1883.
Albert H. Martin - Harvey - John - George - John - m., Aug. 7, 1878, Lena C. Vose. Lives with his father. He is engaged in the provision bus- iness.
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Edgar M. Martin - Robert - Robert - George -John-m. Edna Smith, of Newfane, Vt. Lives in Reading, Mass. Had Ethel, b. 1873.
Murrey E. Martin - Robert -- Robert -- George -John -m. Emma Irish. Lives at Bellows Falls. Had Leon E., b. June 28, 1879. Shed. Feb. 2, 1883.
Other Martin Families.
Eleazer Martin m. Mehetabel, dr. of Ebenezer Peters, Nov. 21, 1771. Was f. s. on L. 17, R. 2, north-east of the Benson place. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and died in the service, of a wound received at the battle of Saratoga, Sept. 19, 1777. He probably came from R. I., but it is not known that he was related to the other Martin fam- ilies.
Fesse Martin, from Warwick, m. Mary Wolper, March 30, 1798. He lived on Whipple hill, at the John Barrus place. His wife was mother of the Rev. Robert Bartlett, a Universalist minister, who preached in town a few years ago. His lineage we have been unable to trace. Children : Hannah, m. Tolman ; Atlanta, m. David B. Aldrich ; had a son also.
MASON.
Oliver Mason was f. s. on L. 10, R. 6, the William Buffum place, 1763 ; sold to Constant Barney, 1772 ; removed to L. 23, R. 4, and was f. s. on that lot also; this he sold to Stephen Harris, and removed from town, 1787. Had four children.
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MEADER.
Elijah Meader was f. s. on L. 10, R. 8, the place north of the Enos Holbrook farm. The house was removed by Derrick Hews about 1830, and is the same now owned by Mrs. Robert Aldrich.
MELLEN.
James A. Mellen, b. Nov. 14, 1818, m. Sybil, dr. of Henry Ballou, June, 1839 ; lived where his widow still resides. Had Arvilla J., b. Feb. 15, 1844; James' H., b. June 28, 1846; John, b. April 9, 1848 ; Hiram E., b. Dec. 11, 1851 ; Almira L., b. Oct. 10, 1854. He d. Nov. 12, 1870.
Hiram E. Mellen -James A. - m. Eunice N., dr. of Danvers Martin, Nov. 21, 1875. He lives on his father's place. Had Clarence B., b. Aug. 6, 1878; Roy, b. April 26, 1882.
Isaac N. Mellen, from Hopkinton, Mass., 1877, b. Nov. 26, 1826, m. Sarah Phipps, b. Oct. 19, 1824, d. Oct. II, 1848; lives on the Jerrill Curtis place. Had Edward F., b. Sept., 1849; Frederick M., b. Dec. 10, 1851 ; Charles H., b. March 16, 1854, d. April 21, 1861 ; Herbert L., b. Nov. 1, 1855 ; Anna A., b. Nov. 21, 1857 ; Lilla G., b. May 26, 1863. Isaac N. d. Dec., 1883.
MERRIFIELD.
Cyrus Merrifield, from Barre, Mass., m., April 12, 1835, Jemima Morse ; lived on the Oliver Perry farm, known as the Dr. Ware place. She d. 1867.
Horace Merrifield -Cyrus - m. Maria Morse ; lives where his father lived. Had Mary and Leonard.
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MILLER.
Ebenezer Miller was f. s. on L. 7, R. 1, 1784, the place now owned by Danvers Martin.
H. W. W. Miller, a temperance and anti-slavery lecturer, from Vermont, came to town 1848. Through his influence the old Wakefield tavern was purchased by a company formed for the purpose of transforming it into a temperance house, which was kept by Miller as such about two years.
He shone like meteoric light Flashing through the sky ; Nought was left the gazer's sight On which he might rely.
MOWRY.
Levi Mowry m., Feb. 8, 1778, Rachel, dr. of Silas Taft; lived on L. II, R. 12, known as the Nathan Bolles place, now owned by Frank E. Naro- more. He d. 1812.
MULLEN.
Albert M. Mullen, from Peru, Vt., m. Irena, dr. of Ezra Martin, jr., Nov. 28, 1868; lives on the Salmon Martin farm. Had Mary J., b. June 17, 1869; Charles A., b. July 9, 1871 ; Willie E., b. March 25, 1873 ; Josie E., b. Aug. 26, 1875, d. Aug. 28, 1878 ; Roy ; Lionel, b. July 17, 1881 ; Minnie I., b. March 20, 1883.
MUNROE.
Joseph Munroe was f. s. on L. 12, R. Io, known as the Peleg Taft place. He d. Dec. 14, 1770.
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NAROMORE.
Nathaniel Naromore, son of Abiel Naromore, from Winchester, b. Dec. 16, 1788, m., April 29, 1810, Anna, dr. of George Buffum. Lived where Andrew Dodge now resides. Was a carpenter ; d. Feb. 6, 1869, aged 80 ; she d. April 5, 1863, aged 72. Had eight children, viz. : Harriet, b. Nov. 18, 1810, m. Elisha M. Holbrook ; Diancy, b. July 24, 1812, m. Silas Whipple 2d; Roselma, b. Jan. 9, 1814, m. Abel Marshall, of Lunenburg ; Charlotte, b. Aug. 20, 18,15, m. Charles M. Roper, d. July 17, 1837 ; George A., b. Dec. 12, 1817, d. 1818; Nathaniel, b. May 16, 1819 ; George B., b. April 26, 1822 ; Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1824, m. Sumner Downs, of Boston.
Nathaniel Naromore, jr. - Nathaniel - m. Abbie M. Taylor. Owns the James Kingsley place, also the Jedediah Buffum farm, and has recently bought the Woodbury mills. Had ten children, viz. : Char- lotte M., b. March 5, 1841, Ist m. Charles Johnson, 2d m. Thomas B. Clark ; Mary H., b. June 4, 1843, Ist m. Enoch Aldrich, 2d m. Andrew Jackson ; Sum- ner P., b. Nov. 3, 1845, lives in New Haven, Ct. ; Albert H., b. July 20, 1847 ; Clarence H., b. April 30, 1849 ; Frank E., b. March 10, 1852; Frederick J., b. July 11, 1854 ; Etta F., b. Aug. 11, 1857, m. Charles S. Hale ; Lillian F., b. April 12, 1859, m. John Briggs ; Willie E., b. May 24, 1861.
George B. Naromore - Nathaniel - Ist m. Abbie Marshall, of Lunenburg ; 2d m. widow Mary Ware, of Fitchburg. He lived on the Dr. Parkhurst place a number of years, then removed to Lunenburg, and now resides in Fitchburg. Had Elizabeth S., Fanny E., George E., and three that died in infancy.
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Frank E. Naromore - Nathaniel - Nathaniel - m., March 16, 1879, Irena L., dr. of Nathaniel Bry- ant. Lives on the Nathan Bolles place.
Frederick f. Naromore - Nathaniel - Nathaniel - m., Jan. 15, 1871, Addie, dr. of Wheaton C. Jillson. Lives at the mills. Had Frank B., b. May 3, 1872 ; Fred. N., b. Feb. 22, 1875 ; Victor E., b. Aug. 22, 1877 ; Blanche M., b. Aug. 25, 1879 ; Minnie L., b. June 7, 1882.
Willie E. Naromore - Nathaniel - Nathaniel - m. Mary A. Ballou. Lives at the mills.
NASON.
Alvin Nason came from Marlboro', 1828 ; m. Phebe Whitcomb, of Swansey. Lived on a place north- east of the Noah Aldrich farm, which was first settled by Ichabod Crossman. No record of family. He d. in Concord, N. H., state-prison.
NELSON.
Ezekiel Nelson, from Hebron, N. Y., m., April 16, 1816, Ruth, dr. of John Harkness. He settled on part of L. 13, R. 2, north of the Benjamin Buffum place, where he built a log house and lived several years ; thence he removed to the Jona. Sweet farm, 1832, and finally went to Warwick, 1835, where he d. May 29, 1854, aged 78 ; she d. Sept., 1859, aged 64. Had Horatio A., b. Oct. 22, 1816; Eliza, b. July 31, 1818, d. 1853 ; E. Melissa, b. June 3, 1820 ; John M., b. June 9, 1822, d. 1826; Mary, b. Nov. 7, 1824, d. 1832; Lafayette, b. Jan. 2, 1827, d. in the late war, 1863 ; Ezekiel V., b. Oct. 25, 1829 ; George W., b. Feb. 22, 1832.
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Horatio A. Nelson - Ezekiel - m., June, 1841, Maria D. Davison, of Burlington, Vt. He first en- gaged in peddling wooden ware; about 1840 he re- moved to Montreal, C. E., where, in company with a Mr. Butters, he commenced manufacturing and sel- ling wooden ware. This business he continued to enlarge, until finally he had two large stores filled with American and European fancy goods. One of these was at Montreal, and the other at Toronto, and each was in charge of two of his sons. He was for fourteen years alderman in the City Council of Mon- treal. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Cana- dian Parliament ; he held various other offices of honor and trust. The following, from the Canadian Biographical Dictionary, shows the high regard en- tertained for his memory : -
A man of the old Puritan type of character, which in his case has never been impeached or suspected of blemish. No community can have too many citizens of his class.
He d. Dec. 24, 1882 ; she d. June 25, 1882. Had ten children, of whom seven are now living.
Ezekiel V. Nelson, - Ezekiel - m. A. Melissa, dr. of Enoch Sprague. Lives in Royalston, and is one of the more enterprising and successful farmers in the town.
NEWELL.
Joseph Newell, b. in Cumberland, 1744, m., 1770, Catherine Aldrich, b. 1756. Was f. s. on L. 16, R. 7, known as the Ben. Newell place. Removed to the Artemas Aldrich farm, about 1792, where his son Joseph has since lived. The buildings he erected on the former place are now all gone. He d. April 9,
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1814, aged 71 ; she d. April 4, 1833, aged 77. Had ten children, viz. : Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1771 ; Huldah, b. Jan. 25, 1772, m. Levi Randall ; Joseph and Ben- jamin, twins, b. Feb. 24, 1776; Job, b. Oct. 6, 1779 ; Jonathan, b. Aug. 6, 1781 ; John, b. Oct. 13, 1783 ; Catherine, b. Sept. 10, 1785, m. Rufus Taft ; Asa, b. Sept. 1, 1787 ; Arnold, b. Oct. 21, 1789; Rhoda, b. Dec. 25, 1791, Ist m. George Buffum, jr., 2d m. Stephen Rice, of Chesterfield.
Joseph Newell - Joseph -m. Polly, dr. of Joseph Hammond, of Swansey. Succeeded his father on the Rev. Artemas Aldrich place. He d. Feb. 7, 1861 ; she d. May 12, 1858. Had Joseph, b. March 5, 1802 ; Josiah, b. Oct. 27, 1804, d. in Boston about 1845 ; George, b. May 22, 1806.
Benjamin Newell - Joseph - Ist m., Aug. 30, 1798, Patience, dr. of Jonathan Gaskill; 2d m. Kez- iah, widow of Aaron Whipple, and dr. of John Cass, jr. Lived on the Ephraim Taft place. Removed to his father's old place, north of Sandy pond, and there built a new house, where he spent his last days. He d. 1868 ; Patience d. Feb. 26, 1802; Keziah d. Had thirteen children. By Patience had : Job, b. Jan. 29, 1800 ; Gaskill, b. Jan. 29, 1802. By Keziah had : Patience, b. Sept. 30, 1803, d. Sept. 19, 1805 ; Jason, b. June 6, 1805 ; Thomas, b. March 30, 1807, lives in N. Y .; Lorenzo, b. June 22, 1809, d. in Woon- socket, March 23, 1850 ; Silence, b. June 29, 1811, m. Joseph Man ; infant, b. Nov. 2, 1813, d. ; Lydia, b. Feb. 13, 1815; Almira, b. June 6, 1817, m. Asa Piper ; Benjamin, b. Aug. 12, 1819 ; Joseph, b. Mar. 17, 1822, d. Oct. 26, 1849; Keziah, b. March 28, 1824, m. Asa Piper.
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Joseph Newell 3d- Joseph -Joseph - m., Oct. 28, 1827, Harriet, dr. of Josiah Lawrence. Lived with his father. He died suddenly, Oct. 8, 1871 ; his widow and daughter continue on the old homestead. Had Josiah L., b. April 22, 1828; Polly Angela, b. Nov. 14, 1830, m. Oscar Bennett.
George Newell - Joseph - Joseph - removed to Pawtucket, R. I., where for many years he was en- gaged in the lumber business. Has a wife, but no children.
Benjamin Newell, jr. - Benjamin - Joseph - m. Sarah Walker, of Woonsocket, where he lived some years. Removed to Richmond, and lived with his father, when he enlisted in Company F, 14th Reg. N. H. volunteers, and d. Oct., 1864, of disease con- tracted in the service. Had George W., b. Nov. 30, 1845 ; Emily, b. Sept. 1, 1847 ; Benjamin, b. 1849, d. April, 1880 ; Amanda E., b. April 16, 1852 ; Thomas W., b. Aug. 16, 1854; Lorin S., b. Oct. 25, 1856; Moses R., b. Aug. 18, 1861.
Josiah L. Newell - Joseph - Joseph - Joseph - m. Mary, dr. of Abner Barden, Nov. 26, 1856. Lives on the Otis Cass place. No children.
George W. Newell - Benjamin - Benjamin - Jo- seph -- was never married. Was town clerk four years, and was licensed to preach by the Methodists. He d. Nov. 1879.
Nathan Newell m., March 27, 1806, Delila, dr. of Reuben Wheeler, of Marlboro'. Removed from Troy to the house now owned by Willard Randall, about 1825. , Was a blacksmith, and his shop was
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opposite the Dr. Parkhurst house. He d. May 2, 1835 ; she d. Oct. 16, 1862. Had Amos W., b. Aug. 13, 1806 ; Annie, b. June 22, 1809, m. Aaron Whee- ler, and lived in Swansey, d. some years ago ; Nathan F., b. July 31, 1820.
Amos W. Newell -Nathan -- m. Sarah L. Lar- kin. Is a blacksmith at middle of the town. Lives in the house built by Amos Bennett.
Nathan F. Newell, - Nathan -- m. Emily B., dr. of Luke Harris. Has lived in Mass., N. Y., and Ill., and now resides in East Swansey. Is a black- smith and machinist. Had Edgar L., b. July 26, 1750, m. F. E. Fisher ; Leonard A., b. Feb. 12, 1858, m. N. I. Lewis; Emma F., b. Jan. 30, 1862, m. Chester L. Lane. He d. 1884.
John Newell was a shingle-maker from New Salem. Came to town about 1830; often lived in shanties in the woods ; had a home for some years with David Buffum; was somewhat cranky, and was a great lover of old cider. The spiritual afflatus in. duced by its immoderate use caused him to preach
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by the wayside by night and by day. He spoke of " garments dipped in blood," of the "thunders of Mount Sinai," and of the " wonders of the transit of Venus." He died 1865.
To heights sublime sometimes he soared, But of the lower depths more often roared ; Sometimes on all his blessings fell, More often all he sent to hell.
NEWTON.
Reuben Newton came from Royalston, 1838. Lived on the Jona. Thurber farm. Sold to Joseph N. Taft.
NORWOOD.
Francis Norwood, blacksmith, and f. s. on L. 8, R. II. His house was near the big rock on the present Winchester road, and on the old road first laid through the town. He was among the first of the early settlers. Had two sons, viz. : Francis, who m., July 9, 1778, Lydia Barney ; and Micajah, who m., Feb. 5, 1792, Lydia Cooper, and removed to Swansey. No other record of family.
Charles Norwood, from North Reading, Ist m. Mary Hart; 2d m., Oct. 6, 1852, Phebe, dr. of Jeremiah Bolles ; 3d m. Olive, dr. of Timothy Pick- ering ; lived on the Jeremiah Bolles place from 1855 to 1874 ; has kept the store at the Four corners since 1877. Had by Mary : Mary, b. April 18, 1840, d. Jan. 2, 1863 ; Clara, b. May 2, 1842 ; John E., b. June 28, 1846. By Phebe had Florence, b. Feb. 6, 1855 ; Nellie, b. April 29, 1859.
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John E. Norwood -Charles - is unmarried ; has charge of the old corner store at the Four corners ; was out in the 14th N. H. in the late war ; was rep- resentative to the General Court, 1883, and is now town treasurer.
NOURSE.
Brown Nourse m. Mary Wheeler, of Troy ; was from Boxboro'; opened a store at the Four corners, 1831 ; removed to Troy, 1835. Had Mary Jane, b. Aug. 2, 1833. He d. in Fitchburg ; she d. in Troy.
NUTTING.
John Nutting, from New Ipswich, 1870, bought the Woodbury mills. He d. March 6, 1876. Had six children, four of whom came with him, viz. : John P., Oliver J., b. Aug. 9, 1848 ; Laura M., and Jennie, m. George Sprague.
John P. Nutting -John- m. Lizzie, dr. of Asa Bullock; lived at the mills with his father. Had Victor P., b. June, 1875, removed to Lyme, N. H., Dec., 1882.
Oliver . Nutting - John -m., Dec. 2, 1873, Clara Wetherly, of New Ipswich; lives now on the Henry Rice place. Had four children, viz. : Cora M., b. April 10, 1876; John G., b. Sept. 16, 1877 ; Stella L., b. Oct. 3, 1879; Myrta C., b. Nov. 15, 1880; d. April 2, 1882.
ORMSBY.
Oliver Ormsby m. Alice, dr. of Deacon John Cass, March 15, 1770. Had eight children, whose names
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are now illegible on the records. A part of his chil- dren were born in Charlemont, and in Buckland, Mass. He d. 1790. The family probably returned to one of those places. We have the record of the marriage of Ebenezer Ormsby with Experience Clark, Nov. 29, 1787, and also of Joseph with Deb- orah Stone, Aug. 17, 1789. Ebenezer was prob- ably the f. s. on L. 15, R. I, the place where Reuben and Laban Phillips lived.
Royal Ormsby, the reputed son of Joseph Ormsby and Nancy Linty, b. Dec. 23, 1786, Ist m. Lydia -; 2d m. Mary Taft, dr. of Nathaniel, March 5, 1812. He was a blacksmith, and had a shop north of Leason Martin's ; removed to Monroe, Mass., 1816. Had by Lydia : Laura, b. Jan. 10, 1807 ; Louisa, b. Dec. 5, 1808.
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Eli Page, from Smithfield, b. Feb. 26, 1750, m. Sylvia -; was f. s. on L. 20, R. II, the place west of the Saben farm. Had Caleb, b. Nov. I, 1776, m. Deborah Hammond, of Swansey, March 21, 1799; Stephen, b. May 11, 1779, m. Lucy Dar- ling, May 31, 1801; Joseph, m. Patty Marble, of Winchester, March 22, 1800; Jeremiah, m. Han- nah Robinson, Oct. 4, 1811 ; Eli, m. Margery Mar- tin, Jan. 25, 1816. All removed from town many years ago. Record of family incomplete.
PAINE.
Addison Paine, b. in Smithfield, April 4, 1824, son of Tyler Paine, brought up by his grandfather Bas- sett, m. Lucy, dr. of Elijah Harkness. He carried
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