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I. Betsey, b. -; insane; d. unmd. Dec. 4, 1827, aged 40.
II. Sally, b. -; md. Jonathan Sherwin, son of Capt. Asa Sherwin, q. v.
III. Benjamin, Jr., b. -; md. Phebe Temple. Resided in Rindge until 1808, when he removed to Boston. Four of the six children born in Rindge.
1. Mehitable, b. Oct. 10, 1798.
2. Phebe, b. Oct. 21, 1800.
3. Benjamin, b. Nov. 11, 1802.
4. Sally, b. Sept. 28, 1808.
5. Sophia, b. May 12, 1809.
6. Maria, b. Jan. 4, 1811.
BENJAMIN BEALS was in Rindge previous to the Revo- lution. He was in Capt. Thomas' company 1775, in Capt. Stone's and in Capt. Rand's companies 1777, and in 1780 he again enlisted for " the service at the frontiers at Coos." He md. May 11, 1779, Anna Lawrence, of Groton. Sally, their dau., was b. in Rindge March 20, 1780. The family probably removed from town soon after.
CAPT. EDMUND BEMIS, of Westminster, Mass., commanded a company in the Revolutionary service. He was a son of Philip Bemis, who removed from Cambridge, 1738, and was the third settler in West- minster. He md. 1760, Elizabeth Rand, and had sons, Elijah, Ed- mund, Samuel, Ebenezer, and three daughters. He d. Dec. 1, 1807. Edmund, second son of Capt. Edmund, was b. 1765; md. 1799, Susannah Graves. After residing in Fitchburg a few years, he removed, 1804, to Troy, N. H., where he d. Feb. 11, 1857. His third child was Elijah, who md. March 11, 1824, Lucy Butler, dau. of Joseph Butler, then of Troy. He d. in Troy, Nov. 1, 1852.
1 ELIJAH BEMIS, son of Elijah and Lucy (Butler) Bemis, was b. in Troy, March 2, 1829. Removed to Rindge 1851; md. June 2, 1852, Susan H. Kimball, dau. of Samuel M. and Melinda (Peirce) Kimball, of Rindge, q. v. He is a manufacturer of wooden-ware, at West Rindge. He was selectman 1856, 1857, 1858, and 1874.
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GILBERT C. BEMIS, a brother of the above, b. in Troy, June 23, 1830; md. Oct. 19, 1854, Sarah Ellen Metcalf, dau. of Timothy Metcalf, q. v. They resided in Rindge only a few years.
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CALVIN BEMIS, son of Jonathan Bemis, of Marlboro, N. H., b. in that town, Jan. 27, 1798; md. March 14, 1822, Deborah Brewer, dau. of Asa and Deborah (Sar- gent) Brewer, of Fitzwilliam, now included in Troy. Removed to Rindge 1831, and remained here about
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twenty years. His farm was near the Fitzwilliam line, and on the road to that town.
1. Eliza, b. Oct. 10, 1823; md. May 8, 1845, Calvin Hastings.
II. Maria, b. Jan. 24, 1826; md. March 31, 1847, Charles Perry.
III. Mary Jane, b. April 9, 1835; md. Oct. 23, 1855, Leonard Wright, son of Col. Lyman and Betsy (Bowker) Wright, of Troy, N. H.
PHINEHAS BENNETT, b. about. 1740, parentage not ascertained, settled in the northeast part of the town about 1798. He d. about 1820, and his widow near the same date.
: I. Phinchas Bennett, b. previous to 1781. After marriage removed to Hatfield, Mass., in 1810, where he d. 1813, leaving six children. Lyman Bennett, the eldest, is an aged and highly- respected citizen of Troy, N. Y.
II. Hannah, md. - Brooks, and removed to New York.
III. Edith, md. Jefts. They resided in Mason, where he d. about 1860. She resides a widow, in Ashby.
IV. Elizabeth, md. - Chamberlain ; resided in New Ipswich. A dau., the wife of Moses Cragin, d. in Rindge, Aug. 20, 1842. After the death of Mr. Chamberlain she md. (2d) - Kennedy, and, surviving him, d. in Mason about 1862.
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v. Ezra, md. Harriet Hunt, dau. of Nathan and Abigail (Hale) Hunt. They lived in Rindge and vicinity several years. There were several children, but no record is received.
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JAMES BENNETT, youngest son of Phinehas Bennett; md. Nov. 18, 1813, Parna White, b. Feb. 4, 1796, dau. of Elisha and Mary (Corbet) White, of Royalston, Mass. Capt. Bennett was a farmer and box-manufacturer of Rindge. He d. Sept. 30, 1857.
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I. Hiram, b. Sept. 19, 1814; md. Nov. 17, 1836, Catherine Poland, of Winchendon. She d. 1852. He md. (2d) 1853, Charlotte Clark, who d. 1873. He is a jeweler, and resides in Sandy Hill, N. Y.
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2. William, b. -; resides in Sandy Hill.
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3. Alvah, b. -; resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.
4. Katie, b. -; md. James Langworthy.
II. Horace, b. May 21, 1816; md. March 1, 1840, Mary Morrison, of Cambridge, Mass. He d. Jan. 8, 1841.
III. Lyman, b. May 17, 1818; md. Lucinda Wellington. IV. Alonzo W., b. Dec. 12, 1820. Studied medicine with Dr. James B. Porter, of Rutland, Vt .; attended lectures at Berkshire Medical College, Pittsfield, and at College of Physicians and Sur- geons, New York, where he received his degree. He has also received the benefit of a year's attendance in the schools and practice in the hospitals of Paris. He resides, in the successful practice of his profession, in Uxbridge, Mass. He md. Margaret Taft, of Uxbridge, a lady of superior mental endowment.
v. Jane, b. July 29, 1822; md. Josiah Stratton, g. v. VI. Augusta P., b. July 21, 1830; md. H. N. But- trick, q. v.
VII. Anna S., b. Oct. 19, 1831; md. Sept. 12, 1852, Franklin H. Cutter, son of Joel Cutter, of Jaffrey. He is a farmer, a commissioner for Cheshire County 1868-70, and member of Legis- lature 1872 and 1873.
1. Florence P., b. June 30, 1853. 2. Henrietta S., b. Sept. 3, 1855.
VIII. Maria M., b. Feb. 23, 1835.
IX. Ann J., b. Jan. 2, 1837; md. March, 1860, E. B. Cutter. Vide Cutter registers, in this volume.
LYMAN BENNETT, md. Nov. 12, 1840, Lucinda Welling- ton, dau. of Capt. Leonard and Lucinda (Page) Welling- ton, of Rindge, g. v. They reside at Converseville, in Rindge.
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I. Horace C., b. Oct. 24, 1841; md. Sept. 19, 1870, Charlotte Freeland, dau. of Chester J. and Maria (Austin) Freeland. He read law with Hon. Amasa Norcross, of Fitchburg, and is engaged in the practice of his profession, in Chicago, Ill.
II. Ellen Anna, b. Sept. 6, 1843; md. Elijah T. Platts, son of Hosea Platts, q. v.
III. George L., b. July 19, 1845; md. March 25, 1873, Mary Preston, dau. of Edward F. and Mary (Appleton) Preston, of New Ipswich. He is a dentist ; resides in Winchendon.
IV. Mary Ella, b. March 6, 1848; d. April 11, 1848.
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v. Herbert E., b. June 19, 1849; resides in Chicago, Ill.
VI. Charles Wayland, b. March 28, 1852; d. Sept. 25, 1853.
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I. Joel Raymond, b. Jan. 5, 1803; was md. and lived east of the Monomonock Lake; had a large number of children, but no records are at hand.
II. Sophronia, b. April 9, 1804.
III. Jeremiah Blake, b. Dec. 24, 1805.
IV. Hollis, b. June 4, 1807.
v. Harrison, b. Jan. 9, 1809; d. unmd. 1858.
VI. Susan, b. June 24, 1810.
BLAKE.
Several generations of the Blake family had resided in Little Baddow, Essex, England, previous to the birth of William, the emigrant ancestor of the Blakes of New England. He was a son of Giles and Dorothy (Twedy) Blake, and was born in Little Baddow in 1594. With his wife Agnes he came to America in 1630. Sailing from Plymouth, March 20, he arrived at Nantasket, now Hull, May 30. With the companions of the voyage, he settled in June at Mattapan, long known as Dorchester. In 1637, he received a lot of land in the distribution of lots on Dorchester Neck. Admitted freeman March 14, 1638-9, one of the selectmen 1645, 1647, and 1651. "Died Mr. William Blake who had been Clerk of ye Writs for the County of Suffolk & Recorder for ye Town near 8 years. He was also Clerk of ye Training-band. He died ye 25th of ye 8th Mo. 1663, in ye 69th Year of his Age." ( Annals of Dorchester.)
His widow d. July 22, 1678. The will of William Blake represents an ample estate, and mentions his wife and five children. One of the bequests was in these words : "Item. I give and bequeath unto ye town of Dorchester twenty shillings to be bestowed for ye repairing of ye Burying place so yt swine and other vermine may not Anoy ye Graves of ye Saints." His children were William, James, Edward, John, and Ann, probably b. in England. Edward Blake, third son of William, was b. in England about 1625. With his brother William he settled in Milton, Mass. By his will, his estate was divided among two sons and five daughters. His wife was Patience Pope, of Dorchester. She d. Aug. 4, 1690. Their third son and eighth child was Jonathan Blake, who was said in his father's will to have been "afflicted with a lame- ness." He was b. July 5, 1672, and md. March 16, 1699, Elizabeth Caudage, of Cambridge. He resided in Boston, probably leaving Milton early in life, as the records of that town contain no reference to him or his family. Ebenezer Blake, his son, b. 1709, md. Dec. 11, 1729, Patron- nella Peck, of Rehoboth. He settled in Wrentham, Mass. His wife d., leaving three sons and a daughter, Sept. 11, 1757, aged 50. He md. (2d) Elizabeth Patridge, by whom he had four children. Several letters written by him to his grandsons, then serving in the patriot army during the Revolution, are still preserved, and represent him a man of ability, patriotism, and culture. He d. March 14, 1794.
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Ebenezer Blake, son of Ebenezer and Patronnella (Peck) Blake, was b. Sept. 28, 1730, and md. (1st) Oct. 11, 1756, Tamar Thompson, who d. Nov. 13, 1775, leaving nine children. He md. (2d) Feb. 8, 1777 (?), Anna Hodges. She d. June 9, 1783, and he md. (3d) Jan. 28, 1784, Rachel Balcom. He d. Sept. 11, 1819, and his widow Aug. 24, 1833. He was a farmer of Wrentham. He served in the French and Indian wars. He presented the musket carried in these campaigns to his grandson, Ebenezer Blake, Esq., of Rindge, in whose possession it still remains. It is a light, well- finished gun, of French manufacture. Letters written to his sons serving in the Revolutionary army, still preserved by his descendants, vividly por- tray the trials and privations of the period, and in patriotic sentiment and Christian counsel favorably exhibit the character of the man. His children were, Eleazer, b. April 1, 1757 (see below) ; Ebenezer, b. July 30, 1760, of Stoddard, N. H., and Solon, N. Y .; Enos, June 9, 1762, d. of hydrophobia Jan. 9, 1772; Elihu, b. May 5, 1764, of Westboro, Mass .; Levina, b. Oct. 30, 1765; md. Samuel Messenger and removed to Stod- dard, N. H .; Jason, b. Nov. 30, 1767, d. in Worthington, Mass., 1841; Barnum, Aug. 9, 1769, d. at Westboro 1811; Tamar, b. Sept. 14, 1771, md. Curtis Searles, of Sutton; Calvin, b. Oct. 1, 1773; d. in Wrentham, Mass., Feb. 26, 1865; Luther, b. Oct. 27, 1775, d. in Wrentham Jan. 9, 1834. It will be perceived that Ebenezer, Sen., d. at the advanced age of 85 years, his son, Ebenezer, Jr., at 89 years, and it will be seen that Elea- zer, son of Ebenezer, Jr., was about 95 years of age at the time of his death, and his son Enos d. at the age of 79 years, making an average of the four successive generations of above 87 years.
1 DEA. ELEAZER BLAKE, the immediate ancestor of the Blake family of Rindge, was b. in Wrentham, April 1, 1757. At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to Capt. Cowell, a wheelwright in his native town. In 1775, he marched with a company from Wrentham, under com- mand of Capt. Cowell, and arrived in Roxbury on the morning of April 20, and continued in the patriot army during the entire war. Until February, 1776, he partici- pated in the siege of Boston, and on the day of the battle Eleazer Blake of Bunker Hill, he, with others, was engaged in fortify- ing Prospect Hill, where he witnessed the bloody engage- ment of June 17. The scene was vividly imprinted in his memory, and his intelligent descriptions of the incidents of the day, the fierce combat, the discharge of musketry, the deafening cannonade from the British navy, the smoke of burning Charlestown, and the groups of women and children gathered upon the surrounding hills, where they witnessed the destruction of their homes, were frequently narrated by Dea. B. to groups of children who were wont to listen with delight to his stories of the Revolution.
He continued to serve until the early part of another year, in what was styled the Massachusetts or Bay State Line, which included several months of service in Rhode Island. In 1777, the State having called for enlistments
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for three years, or during the war, he enlisted, May 19, in the Continental service for the entire war. His regiment was sent to New York, and subsequently joined the army of Gen. Gates, where he participated in the triumphs of the patriots over Gen. Burgoyne, and bore an honorable part in the memorable battles of Stillwater and Saratoga. The following winter he endured the exposure and nakedness of Valley Forge. The following spring and summer he was with the army immediately under the command of Washington. From the effect of the heat and fatigue of the battle of Monmouth he never fully recovered. Subsequently he was in Sullivan's army during a part of the Rhode Island campaign, and soon after joined the army in the State of New York, where he remained almost continuously until his discharge from the service. In 1780, he was an eye-witness to the escape of Arnold, and was one of the guards at the execution of Major Andre. His account of the death of this lamented and spirited officer, which he seldom related without deep emotion, and often with tears, is well remembered by many of his youthful auditors. "The gallows was composed of two posts and a bar joining their summits, from which a rope was suspended; a wagon placed beneath the bar completed the arrange- ments for the execution. Being conducted to the scene, Major Andre bowed familiarly to the officers with whom he had become acquainted during his imprisonment, his countenance evincing both calmness and fortitude. Tall in stature, of unusual symmetry of form, he was a man of singular beauty. His light auburn hair, of uncommon length and profusion, hung gracefully about his head and shoulders, and his garments were of the finest and most costly fabric. When informed that the fatal hour had arrived, he promptly stepped upon the wagon beneath the gallows, and looking down upon his open coffin and to the guards who stood around, he exclaimed, ' Must I die in this manner? Once more I beg that I may be shot.' Upon receiving an assurance that his sentence could not be evaded, he said : 'I am reconciled to my fate, but not to the manner of my death. I have nothing to say,' he continued, 'but to request that you witness to the world that I die like a brave man.' Removing his gold-laced hat, he cast it upon the ground, and having bared his neck, by removing the heavy stock worn at the time by the British officer, he adjusted the rope with his own hands; and taking two handkerchiefs from his pocket he carefully tied one over his own eyes, and shut out forever the light of day; the other he handed to the executioner, requesting him to bind his hands. The word was now given, the wagon moved from
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beneath the gallows, and Major Andre was suspended in the air. The executioner, thrice seizing hold of the expiring man, added his weight to hasten the progress of his death." The scene was ever vivid in the memory of Dea. Blake, who stood among the guards and within a few feet of the gallows, and in the narration he appeared to witness afresh the painful affair.
In 1780, Mr. Blake, then in Col. William Shepard's regiment, was appointed sergeant, and in 1782 was detailed as assistant-quartermaster of the Fourth Massa- chusetts Brigade, in which line of service he continued until his discharge, at "Camp New Windsor," in New York, June 12, 1783, from whence he traveled on foot a distance of 220 miles, to his home in Wrentham, where he arrived June 21, after an almost continuous service of more than eight years. From a journal kept during these years by Sergeant Blake, much can be learned of his inner life, and abundant evidence is presented that he was a sincere Christian as well as a patriot. Prompt and conscientious in the discharge of every duty, firm and unyielding in principle, he also embellished his service in the army with many acts of kindness to the sick and suffering.
In the autumn following his discharge, accompanied by his brother Ebenezer, who had served four years in the army, he visited Coos County, N. H., where he remained several months, and was engaged as a school-teacher. After a brief residence in New York, he md. Nov. 29, 1785, Jerusha Gerould, dau. of Gamaliel and Jerusha (Mann) Gerould, of Wrentham, and settled in Stoddard, N. H. In 1792 he removed to Rindge, where he con- tinued to reside, following the occupation of a farmer and a wheelwright. Under the ministry of Dr. Payson he was chosen deacon of the Congregational Church, in which capacity he officiated until eighty years of age. The blameless character of Dea. Blake, his unimpeach- able integrity, and his Christian counsels, will long be treasured by his townsmen and acquaintances. He d. Sept. 27, 1858, aged 95 years and nearly 6 months. His wife d. May 20, 1849, aged 89. Issue : -
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III. Eri, b. Nov. 16, 1792; d., unmd., in Watertown, Mass., Dec. 14, 1813.
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ENOS BLAKE md. April 29, 1814, Almira Stratton, dau. of. Elisha and Mehitabel (Russell) Stratton, of Weston, Mass., where she was b. March 29, 1793. Mr. Blake was an estimable citizen. He was a farmer, wheelwright, and one of the first to engage in the manufacture of wooden- ware at West Rindge. In 1832, in company with Asa Stickney, he built the saw-mill now owned by A. S. Sawtell. He d. Dec. 3, 1867, aged 79. His widow resides on the homestead.
I. George Morrill, b. Aug. 23, 1820; md. Jan. 2, 1849, Mary S. Lovejoy, dau. of Selah Lovejoy, 7. v. In 1856 he removed to Hastings, Minn., where he owns an extensive farm on the bank of the Mississippi River. Four children.
II. Almira J., b. March 22, 1826; md. Aaron S. Sawtell, q. v.
III. Martha M., b. Sept. 11, 1834; d. July 14, 1844.
BELA BLAKE, the second son of Dea. Blake, was early imbued with a desire of receiving a liberal education. At the age of eighteen his father gave him his time during the remainder of his minority. The following winter he resided with Dea. Abner Spofford, of Jaffrey, where he attended school, working morning and evening for his board. Subsequently for several months he pur- sued his studies under the tuition of Samuel Leach, of Jaffrey, and the succeeding winter he taught one of the district schools in that town. Re-
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turning to Rindge, he continued his studies, under the instruction of Dr. Payson. In 1811, abandoning the idea of a collegiate education, he obtained a situation in Boston as an accountant, where he remained five years, pursuing, meanwhile, the study of modern languages, in which he made considerable progress. In 1816 he embarked as clerk of a merchant vessel, bound for the western coast of Mexico, and from thence to Canton. Arriving at San Blas, they traded to a considerable amount, and sailed for Mazetland, a small port in the Gulf of Cali- fornia, at the time in the hands of insurgents engaged in a rebellion against the government of Mexico. The Spaniards, visiting the vessel under the cloak of friend- ship, treacherously overpowered the officers and crew. The vessel and a valuable cargo were confiscated, and the captives, receiving the most cruel treatment, were thrown into prison. Soon after, Mr. Blake and several of his
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companions were conducted to Arispe, in the province of Sonora, a journey of twelve hundred miles, which was attended with many exposures and hardships. Here they remained imprisoned for more than two years, when they were released, and, after much suffering, again arrived at San Blas, December 14, 1820, and immediately took passage on a friendly vessel to Manilla, which was destined to be his abode during the remainder of his life. In December, 1821, he formed a partnership with Jose de Ortega, a Spanish gentleman, for the purpose of manu- facturing sugar, and transacting a general commission business. With one or more changes of partners, he successfully continued the business until his death, event- ually owning several ships, and sending valuable cargoes to the ports of Europe, Asia, and America. His business qualities are said to have been of a superior order. He spoke fluently several languages, and owing to the diffi- culty in procuring suitable clerks, he became to himself a most rigid task-master. Although inheriting a strong constitution, the warm climate and incessant labor under- mined his health, which was made known to his friends from his frequent letters to his relatives. In these letters he manifested great solicitude for the comfort of his parents, and his generous remittances attested his sin-
cerity. He frequently expressed a determination to leave his business and return to his native land, to which he remained ardently attached. In a letter to his father, March 3, 1828, he writes: "I am fully convinced and certain of your disapprobation, mingled, no doubt, with sentiments of displeasure, when I inform you that I am about to embark, and not for home. Be assured that I feel as much as yourself on the occasion; but for the present it must be so. I have been so long in a warm climate that I need a little bracing up, and have con- cluded to embark for California; and, God willing, shall return in about ten months, after which I am determined to take a voyage home, be the consequences what they may." But fate had decreed that he should never return, even to the home of his adoption. On his return voyage from California, and as the vessel was entering Manilla Bay, Mr. Blake d. unmd. April 12, 1829, in the 39th year of his age. The vessel being detained in the bay by adverse winds, his body was buried in the sea, far from the home and friends which he ardently loved.
EBENEZER BLAKE md. July 12, 1824, Hepsibeth Jewett, dau. of Amos Jewett, q. v. Mr. Blake resided for several years on the farm formerly owned by his father on the shore of Long Pond. In 1854 he built the house he now occupies on the site of the residence of the father of his
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wife. He is a Justice of the Peace, and in his more act- ive years took a lively interest in public affairs. Mrs. Blake d. Nov. 10, 1874, aged 72.
I. Bela Shedd, b. June 25, 1825; md. Dec. 25, 1857, Sarah Howard, of New York City. After resid- ing several years in New York, he removed to Cincinnati, O., and is a successful merchant of that city. Two children.
II. Henry, b. Sept. 17, 1826; a mechanic and draughts- man. Resides unmd. in Keene, N. H.
III. Pliny Fiske, b. Oct. 14, 1827; d. in Rindge Aug. 1,1853.
IV. Milton, b. May 22, 1829; md. Sept. 14, 1857, Au- gusta N. Paul, dau. of Hial and Nancy (Willard) Paul, of Hartland, Vt. A mechanic; resides in Keene, N. H. No children.
v. Charles Locke, b. Jan. 17, 1831. He studied medi- cine, and commenced the practice of his profes- sion in Worcester under the most flattering auspices. After a short but honorable profess- ional career, he d. unmd. Oct. 3, 1864.
VI. Arvilla, b. Dec. 22, 1832; md. Eliphaz H. Allen, g. v.
VII. John Marshall, b. May 14, 1835; he maintained an excellent character, and won a multitude of warm personal friends, and d., soon after reaching majority, in Iowa, Oct. 18, 1857.
VIII. Amos Jewett, b. Oct. 20, 1836; md. Dec. 26, 1865, Lizzie A. Howe, dau. of Dennis Howe, q. v. She d. June 22, 1867. Son Howard, b. Feb. 23, 1867, and d. Sept. 8 of the same year. Mr. B. is a lawyer in Fitzwilliam, where he commenced the practice of his profession in 1863. He was an efficient Assistant Assessor of the Internal Reve- nue 1862-1871. Has been superintendent of schools in Fitzwilliam many years, and repre- sented the town in the Legislature 1872-73.
IX. Hiram, b. Feb. 9, 1838. Is a lawyer; has resided several years at the West, and recently opened a law office in Keene, N. H. It affords me pleas- ure to acknowledge the receipt from him of intelligent suggestions and no small amount of material during the preparation of these registers. x. Maria Elizabeth, b. July 17, 1839; md. Eliphaz H. Allen, q. v.
1 LEVI BLANCHARD and wife Hannah came from Sharon, N. H., in 1821. The three eldest children were b. in Sharon. They removed from Rindge previous to 1830.
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I. Elvira, b. July 21, 1814.
II. Gilman, b. May 4, 1817.
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5 IV. Levi M., b. June 16, 1822.
6 v. Clarissa, b. July 29, 1824.
7 VI. Julia Ann, b. Sept. 17, 1827.
BOWERS.
NEHEMIAH BOWERS, son of Samuel and Esther Bowers, of Groton, was b. Sept. 14, 1719; md. March 18, 1745, Sarah Larrabee, dau. of Samuel Larrabee, then of Lunenburg, but subsequently of Rindge, q. v. He re- sided in Groton and in Lunenburg. Their children were : (1) James, b. July 16, 1746; settled in Rindge; (2) Jonathan, b. Oct. 24, 1748 ; d. Feb. 2, 1749; (3) Sarah, b. Jan. 25, 1749-50; md. Josiah Ingalls, of Rindge; (4) Nehemiah, b. Feb. 26, 1752; settled in Rindge; (5) Esther, b. May 26, 1754; md. Nov. 22, 1773, Dudley Griffin, and lived in Jaffrey; (6) Eliza- beth, b. Aug. 29, 1756 ; md. Feb. 21, 1799, Robert Dunbar.
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