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I. Amos, b. Sept. 20, 1762. +
II. Rebecca, b. May 20, 1765; md. Thomas Demary, g. v. III. Sally, b. Oct. 7, 1767; md. Joshua Hale, Esq., q. v. Iv. Polly, b. April 16, 1770; md. Lemuel Kimball, q. v. v. Solomon, b. March 16, 1773 ; md. Rhoda Whipple, and removed to Vermont. (?)
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VI. Callia, b. Oct. 12, 1775; md. Sherburne Hale, q. v. VII. Anna, b. Jan. 1, 1780; md. - Heath, and removed to Vermont.
VIII. Infant, b. Oct., 1782; d. same day.
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IX. Hepsibeth, b. -; md. John Townsend, q. v. x. Sophia, b. Jan. 30, 1794; md. June 14, 1818, Col. A. B. W. Tenney, of Newbury, Vt. They resided in the same house during fifty-five years of married life. Their many Christian graces and blameless characters are inseparable from their memory ; he d. Sept. 13, 1873; she d. Aug. 7, 1873.
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1. Asa, b. March 31, 1819; d. July 29, 1829. 2. Mary, b. April 2, 1821; d. Feb. 11, 1858.
3. Sophia Cutler, b. April 4, 1824; md. Jan. 4, 1844, Joshua Hale, of Newburyport, Mass. Their dau., Alice Little, md. Cyrus King Hale, of Boston. They have four chil- dren.
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4. H. Ann, b. Oct. 12, 1827 ; md. Jan. 29, 1851, James D. White, of Haverhill, Mass. They have three children : Elizabeth, P., b. July 27, 1856; Sophia Tenney, b. March 31, 1859; d. July 22, 1861; and Abner Tenney, b. Jan. 29, 1862.
5. Asa A., b. Sept. 29, 1829; d. Dec. 23, 1849. 6. Martha Jane, b. July 23, 1832. Resides in Haverhill, Mass.
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AMOS CUTLER, son of Capt. Solomon, md. Dec. 29, 1785, Elizabeth Carlton, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Sherwin) Carlton, g. v. He resided in several places in Rindge; was a constable several years. Many of his quaint original sayings are not forgotten by the aged who remember him. He d. Aug. 9, 1838, aged 76, and his widow Feb. 14, 1859, aged 93.
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I. James, b. Feb. 26, 1787; d. unmd. about 1860.
II. Amos, b. Jan. 4, 1789; md. Nov. 21, 1811, Polly Raymond, dau. of Capt. Joel Raymond, q. v. Mr. Cutler resided in Rindge until a few months previous to his death. He was interested in the shoe business while it continued in this town, and later occupied the Raymond farm. One or two children were b. to them and d. in infancy.
1. Caroline G. Cutler, an adopted dau., was b. Feb. 2, 1825; md. Capt. Charles H. Cole, g. v.
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III. William, b. Sept. 27, 1791; d. May 11, 1848, unmd. IV. Betsey, b. Aug. 8, 1793; d. Sept. 10, 1795.
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VI. Eliza, b. Nov. 12, 1798; d. und. Feb. 27, 1826.
VII. Leonard, b. March 20, 1802. Is living in Rindge und.
VIII. Avalina, b. March 23, 1808; d. April 4, 1808. Ix. John Carlton, b. July 28, 1809; d. Dec. 23, 1809.
CHARLES CUTLER, son of Amos, md. Oct. 18, 1831, Melinda Wright, dau. of Abel and Zilpha (Rice) Wright, of Ashby. She was b. July 22, 1805, and d. Aug. 9, 1847. He md. (2d) March 5, 1848, Esther Whitcomb, dau. of John and Esther (Morse) Whitcomb, of Swanzey, b. Feb. 3, 1805, who was the mother of one child. Mr. Cutler was a farmer and resided on the farm formerly of Capt. Asa Sherwin. He d. Feb. 15, 1864. His widow resides in Winchendon.
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I. Charles Henry, b. Aug. 30, 1832; md. Jan. 14, 1863, Elizabeth A. Burnham, of Windsor, Vt. Reside in Keene, N. H. Three children living.
II. John Harrison, b. Feb. 16, 1834. A physician in Peterboro. After receiving a liberal academical education, he commenced his professional stud- ies, under the direction of Dr. O. H. Bradley, of Jaffrey, and graduated at the University of Ver- mont, in 1861, having been indebted to his own industry for the means which enabled him to continue his studies. After a brief practice in New Ipswich and Mason, N. H., he was appoint- ed Assistant-Surgeon in the army, and remained in the service until the close of the war, when he located in Peterboro, where he has continu- ally enjoyed a liberal and appreciative patron- age. He md. June 6, 1865, Martha L. Ryan, dau. of Col. Samuel and Hannah (Shedd) Ryan, of Jaffrey.
III. Merrick A., b. Jan. 26, 1836; d. March 10, 1842. IV. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 26, 1839; d. Sept. 4, 1843.
v. Frances Augusta, b. June 30, 1841; md. Feb. 13, 1861, Charles H. Stanford. Reside in Keene. Four children living.
VI. Marianna C., b. Oct. 28, 1843; md. April 19, 1863, William L. Streeter, son of Lucius and Mary J. (Stratton) Streeter (Stratton family, 18).
VII. Emily M., b. Aug. 9, 1847.
VIII. Virgil M., b. Aug. 20, 1851; resides in Winchen- don.
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CUTTER.
The number of families in this town by the name of Cutter has been limited, and none of them have continued a residence here during many years. E. B. Cutter, a present inhabitant, has remained longer than any other person bearing the same name. By reference to the Cutter Gene- alogy, recently published, the ancestry of the persons named in this paragraph will be easily traced.
1 JAMES CUTTER, son of Gershom and Anna (Fillebrown) Cutter, b. in March, 1742, removed from Waltham to Rindge previous to March, 1775, when he was chosen surveyor of the highways. He was a member of Capt. Hale's company, which was called into service by the alarm at Concord and Lexington. In 1776 his signature was added to the association test, and July 21 of that year "Mary, daughter of James Cutter, was baptized." This dau. was then about three months old, and conse- quently was b. in this town. Mr. Cutter subsequently removed to Jaffrey, where he d. April 13, 1790. His wife was Catherine, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Hammond) Benjamin, who was the mother of seven children. In Bond's "Watertown," 191 and 192, the name of this person is given Cutler, and there is probably an error in the date of the letter from the church in Waltham to the church in Rindge.
NATHANIEL CUTTER, b. in Charlestown, now Winches- ter, Mass., Aug. 6, 1739; md. Oct. 24, 1758, Sarah Wyman, dau. of Benjamin and Esther (Richardson) Wyman, who was the mother of his children; he md. (2d) Nov. 20, 1777, Mary Locke, dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Butterfield) Locke. At this time, he was a resident of Princeton, Mass., from whence he removed to Rindge. (Cutter Gen., 91.) He removed between the date of his marriage and March 16, 1780, the date of "the seating of Rindge meeting-house," in which appears the name of "Lt. Nathaniel Cutter and his wife." His resi- dence in this town must have been brief, since he d. in Skeensborough, now Whitehall, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1783. He had ten children, three of whom became associated with Rindge families, and Sarah, a dau. of his eldest son, Nathaniel, became the wife of Henry Payson, Esq., son of Rev. Seth Payson, D.D.
III. Hepsibeth, the third child, b. Aug. 29, 1863; md. Daniel Lake, son of Daniel, q. v.
IV. John, b. March 16, 1765; remained in Rindge until 1789, or 1790. He md. Abigail Demary, dau. of John, g. v., and removed to Jaffrey, where he became an enterprising and honored citizen. Benjamin Cutler, Esq., his son, md. Grata Hunt,
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dau. of Nathan and Abigail (Hale) Hunt, q. v. He succeeded to the business established by his father -the manufacture of leather, -in which he has been prospered. He is President of the Monadnock National Bank, and has held many positions of trust. Mr. Cutter has devoted con- siderable time to historical researches, and no one is more conversant with the annals and former inhabitants of Jaffrey and vicinity.
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VIII. Esther, the eighth child of Lieut. Nathaniel Cutter, b. Sept. 26, 1771; md. John Carlton, son of James, q. v.
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ELIZABETH, or BETSEY, CUTTER, a dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hastings) Cutter, and granddau. of John and Rachel (Powers) Cutter, of Lexington, was b. in Lexing- ton, Mass., Dec. 28, 1753. The date and place of her birth are found upon Rindge records. She md. James Phil- brick, q. v., and became the mother of twelve children.
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RACHEL CUTTER, dau. of Nathan and Hannah Cutter, of New Ipswich, and granddau. of John and Rachel (Powers) Cutter, md. Andrew Kimball, son of Lieut. Richard, q. v .; and her sister Rhoda md. in Rindge, June 9, 1793, Amos Whitney.
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EBENEZER BANCROFT CUTTER, a carriage-maker in Rindge, was b. in Jaffrey Oct. 30, 1837; md. March 20, 1860, Ann J. Bennett, dau. of James, g. v. He is a son of Joel and Mary S. (Jones) Cutter, of Jaffrey, grandson of Joseph Cutter, Esq., of Jaffrey, who was a son of John and Susannah (Hastings) Cutter, of New Ipswich, and he was a son of John and Rachel (Powers) Cutter mentioned above. Franklin H. Cutter, who md. Anna S. Bennett, is a brother of E. B. Cutter.
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THOMAS DANFORTH was b. in Billerica, Mass., Dec. 28, 1773. His name appears upon the early records of that town, and others in the vicinity. He resided several years between the residences of Harris Hale and A. F. Chadwick. He md. 1794, Abigail Davis, b. Dec. 4, 1774, dau. of Josiah and Abigail (Hubbard) Davis, of New Ipswich; he d. March 24, 1841; his wife d. April 17, 1833. They had eight children; first, second, third, fifth, and eighth d. young.
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His son, Charles H., b. Aug. 24, 1839, md. April 25, 1859, Roxanna Haley. They reside in Rindge.
VII. Thomas D., b. Sept. 1, 1810; d. unmd. at sea.
BENJAMIN F. DANFORTH md. May 15, 1826, Lydia Cass, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Dow) Cass, of Can- dia, N. H. He is a farmer in Rindge; was four years captain of the Rindge and Jaffrey Cavalry Company. They have four children.
I. Benjamin Franklin, b. Feb. 10, 1827; md. Sarah M. Rhodes, dau. of Capt. James Rhodes, of Grafton, Vt. He is a farmer, and resides in Rindge. Three of their four children are living. Their eldest son, when twenty years of age, weighed two hundred and seventy pounds.
II. Abigail D., b. May 3, 1835; md. Dexter Dickin- son, then of Keene. They reside in Aurora, Ill. III. Lydia A., b. June 21, 1838; md. March, 1863, Charles S. Walton, son of Daniel S., g. v. Re- side in Shrewsbury, Mass.
IV. Irene Amanda, b. Oct. 26, 1840; md. James E. Carr, son of Emery and Abby (Rice) Carr, b. Dec. 30, 1833. Resides in New Ipswich, near the Rindge line, where he has a mill, and is engaged in the manufacture of coarse lumber.
ELIAKIM DARLING, from Andover, settled in Rindge in 1771. His wife, Martha, d. July 6, 1779; he md. (2d) Nov. 10, 1781, Lucy (Wood) Prichard, widow of John Prichard, of Rindge, g. v. His children were : -
I. William, b. in Andover, Aug. 11, 1769.
II. Daniel, b. in Rindge, April 1, 1772.
III. Thomas, b. April 26, 1775.
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IV. Samuel, b. Aug., 1777.
v. Infant, b. July 2, 1779.
VI. Martha, dau. of wife Lucy, b. March 2, 1782.
AMOS DARLING, also from Andover, md. in Rindge, Oct. 19, 1787, Ede Stone, dau. of Capt. Salmon, q. v. He was a blacksmith. In 1794 he removed from the Daniels farm, in the south-west part of the town, to Rindge Centre. He d. Oct. 9, 1846, aged 80.
I. Eliakim, -; md. Mary Grosvenor.
II. Ede, -; md. Abiel Holt, q. v.
III. Rocksena, b. May 26, 1802; md. Micajah Kent.
IV. Liberty, b. June 8, 1806; d. young.
v. Martha, -; md. Stephen Brooks (2d), q. v.
VI. Susan, -; md. Nahum Robbins, q. v.
VII. Rebecca, -; md. Eli S. Whitmore, g. v.
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DAVIS.
The Davis families in Rindge have been very numerous. Eight of this name signed the association test (Vide p. 122), and the number was subsequently increased by other removals to this town, and in marked contrast only two of this name are found upon the tax-list for 1807. In some instances it is impossible to indicate the kinship existing between these families. Some of them were from Groton, and others from Lin- colu, Littleton, and Weston.
1 BENJAMIN DAVIS, son of Benjamin, was b. in Groton, Mass., April 8, 1744; md. May 28, 1765, Anna Farns- worth, dau. of Dea. Isaac and Anna (Green) Farns- worth, b. in Groton, Jan. 23, 1746. They removed to Rindge in 1767. He was a sergeant in Capt. Thomas' company in 1775, and is presumed to have been one of the forty-five men in the service in 1776, which accounts for the absence of his name on the association test. He was styled ensign in 1778, and subsequently was a major in the militia. His name disappears from the tax-lists after 1797. The children, except Lucy, were b. in Rindge.
I. Lucy, b. May 29, 1766; md. Aug. 28, 1788, Jonas Wheeler.
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III. Benjamin, b. Sept. 20, 1770.
IV. Joshua, b. July 18, 1773. v. Anna, b. March 11, 1775. VI. Sarah, b. Feb. 20, 1778.
VII. Betty, b. June 13, 1780; d. April 18, 1783.
VIII. James, b. Nov. 13, 1782.
JOSEPH DAVIS, a brother of Major Benjamin, b. in Groton, Sept. 27, 1765; md. at Little Cambridge, Jan. 11, 1791, Lydia Shedd, probably a dau. of William and Lydia Shedd, of Groton. They came from Groton to Rindge in 1794. He is not taxed after 1798.
I. Joshua, b. in Groton, Nov. 30, 1791.
II. Harriet, b. in Groton, Sept. 30, 1793.
III. Lydia, b. in Rindge, Nov. 25, 1795.
IV. Lucinda, b. in Rindge, Sept. 19, 1797.
WILLIAM DAVIS came from Lincoln in 1773. He md. in Rindge, May 10, 1774, Martha Whitney, dau. of Solo- mon and Martha (Fletcher) Whitney, of Rindge, q. v. He served one enlistment in the army, and was at the battle of Bennington. In 1780 he removed to Peterbor- ough Slip (Sharon), but returned in one or two years to Rindge.
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I. Susannah, b. May 7, 1775.
II. Martha, b. Oct. 24, 1777.
III. Lucy, b. Dec. 27, 1778.
IV. Lydia, b. June 2, 1781 ; md. Feb. 22, 1808, Stephen Davis, of Enosburg, Vt.
v. Bathsheba, b. Oct. 2, 1783; d. Sept. 2, 1787.
VI. Solomon Whitney, b. May 15, 1785.
VII. Israel, b. Jan. 17, 1788.
VIII. Bathsheba, b. May 13, 1793.
IX. Timothy, b. March 23, 1795.
RICHARD DAVIS, also from Lincoln, was here in 1773. He md. in Lincoln, Nov. 19, 1771, Lois Whitney, b. in Weston, 1733. She was a sister of Martha Whitney, wife of William Davis, and perhaps William and Richard Davis were brothers. The two youngest children were b. in Rindge, but the family probably removed previous to 1780.
I. Silas, b. Aug. 1, 1772, in Weston.
II. Solomon, b. April 24, 1774.
III. Lois, b. Nov. 8, 1775.
AMOS DAVIS and Hannah Spaulding were md. in Rindge, by Mr. Dean, Dec. 7, 1775. The family removed previous to 1793. Five children were b. in Rindge.
I. Amos, b. Sept. 3, 1776. II. Joseph, b. July 23, 1778.
III. Ruth, b. Feb. 17, 1780.
IV. Jonathan, b. July 13, 1781.
v. Jonas, b. Feb. 21, 1783.
DANIEL DAVIS was b. in Bedford, April 3, 1742. He md. May 1, 1765, Susanna Lane, of Bedford, b. 1737. After a few years' residence in Jaffrey they came to Rindge in 1774, but probably did not remain many years. Children recorded in Rindge :-
I. Susannah, b. in Bedford, Nov. 6, 1767.
II. Sarah, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 1, 1770.
III. Paul, bap. in Rindge, Aug. 4, 1771; probably d. young.
IV. Hannah, b. in Jaffrey, April 5, 1773.
v. Daniel, b. in Rindge, June 15, 1775.
RANDALL DAVIS and wife were seated in the meeting in 1780. He was here several years previous, but no record of his family has been secured. They removed previous to 1793, and if all the Davises who went from this town about that time had gone to the same place they would have founded a city.
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JESSE DAVIS, son of Major Benjamin, md. Nov. 27, 1788, Esther Page, dau. of John, q. v. She d. March 14, 1790; md. (2d) Dec. 20, 1791, Mille Farwell, of Rindge. In 1795 this family removed to Ludlow, Vt.
1. Sewell, b. May 3, 1789; d. Oct. 4, 1790.
1. Sewell, b. July 4, 1792.
III. Esther, b. Sept. 6, 1794.
IV. Joshua, b. June 22, 1796.
v. Betsy, b. April 18, 1798.
VI. Jesse, b. Jan. 28, 1800.
The three youngest were b. in Ludlow.
PETER DAVIS, a clock-maker, resided several years in this town. He md. Aug. 28, 1783, Hannah Eaton, dau. of John Eaton, of Jaffrey. His wife d. May 20, 1818. Hannah, his dau., was the bandbox-maker of Jaffrey.
LIEUT. EBENEZER DAVIS, a son of Simon Davis, was from Littleton, Mass. Resided in Rindge a few years previous to his marriage; md. Nov. 26, 1777, Maria Whitney, of Littleton. His farm was east of and adjacent to the farm of Ebenezer Stratton, senior. He was styled Lieutenant from and after 1778, and was respected for his ability and integrity. He d. Dec. 10, 1831, aged 88; his wife d. May 4, 1830, aged 84.
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I. Simon, b. Nov. 12, 1778; d. unmd. July 1,
1841. He was a school-teacher of good repute. II. Ebenezer, b. May 10, 1780; d. Feb. 17, 1808.
III. Sarah, b. Nov. 1, 1781; md. in Rindge, May 4, 1808, Rufus Bullock, Esq., of Royalston, Mass. Ex-Gov. A. H. Bullock, of Massachusetts, is a son of this marriage.
IV. Joseph, b. May 13, 1784; d. unmd. April 27, 1849. v. Polly, b. July 14, 1790; d. unmd. Aug. 11, 1869.
SIMON DAVIS resided in Rindge a part or all of the time between 1770 and 1780. He was in the Revolutionary service from this town. No information of his family is found.
CALVIN DAVIS, b. 1799, resided several years in the north-east part of this town. He d. by suicide, Jan. 19, 1838. No complete record of his family is received.
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JOSEPH DAVIS, b. 1794, was a son of Ebenezer Bennett Davis, and a grandson of Deliverance and Dorothy (Wood) Davis, of Littleton, Mass., and a great-grandson of Ebenezer and Sarah Davis. He md. May 26, 1828,
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Huldah Lawrence, of Ashby, and settled in Ashburnham, where she d. Dec. 9, 1838, aged 38 years. He md. (2d) April 15, 1839, Jane McIntire, of Jefferson Co., New York. He removed to Rindge 1840, where his second wife d. Feb. 22, 1846, and he md. (3d) Feb. 11, 1847, Rachel Brooks (Brooks family No. 7). He was a farmer and a respected citizen. He d. Oct. 10, 1873.
I. Harriet Augusta, b. in Ashburnham, Aug. 16, 1829; md. Derostus P. Emory, g. v.
II. George W., b. in Ashburnham, May 22, 1832; md. Aug. 16, 1861, Melissa A. Metcalf, dau. of Eras- tus Metcalf, q. v. He resides, a successful mer- chant, in Hudson, Mass.
1. Fanny M., b. July 16, 1867.
2. George Fred, b. Feb. 19, 1869.
III. Andrew Lysander, b. in Ashburnham, Dec. 14, 1834; d. Feb 27, 1836.
IV. Emily F., b. in Ashburnham, Sept. 15, 1836; md. Samuel Warren Kimball, son of Samuel M. Kimball, g. v.
v. Joseph Lysander, of second wife, b. in Rindge, May 29, 1843 ; drowned in Deerfield River, Deer- field, Mass., Oct. 14, 1869.
BENJAMIN DAVISON had resided in Fitzwilliam previous to his removal to Rindge in 1837. Four of his children d. in childhood, between 1822 and 1830. He md. (2d) about 1820, Nancy Colburn, dau. of Ebenezer Colburn, Jr., q. v. He was many years an officer in the Methodist Society, and was an esteemed citizen. He d. Sept. 20, 1860, aged 71; his widow d. March 21, 1874.
I. Benjamin Brigham, b. 1818; md. Dec. 7, 1843, Almira Peirce, dau. of Zebadiel Peirce, of Jaf- frey. He was a farmer, and resided upon the farm with his father. He d. Nov. 16, 1861.
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III. David, md. Lydia Sears, of East Dennis, Mass., and (2d) Mary E. Foster, of Brewster, Mass. Five of his six children are deceased.
1. Lydia S., md. - Cutter, of Cambridge, Mass.
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REV. SETH DEAN, the first settled minister in Rindge, a son of William Dean, of Plainfield, Ct., and a grandson of James Dean, of Stonington and Groton, was b. in Plainfield, Ct., Aug. 7, 1715. Graduated at Yale 1738.
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After preaching in several places he came to Rindge carly in the year 1765, and was ordained in November of that year. Vide Chap. IX. Upon his dismissal in 1780, he returned to his native State, and supplied the pulpit in North Killingly, now East Putnam, where he d. in April, 1782. Mr. Dean md. Mercy Fenner, of Providence, R. I. She d. about 1776, and he md. (2d) widow Allen, of Brookline, Ct. The following baptisms are found upon the church records: -
John, son of Rev. Seth Dean, baptized April 13, 1766. Anne and Eunice, daughters of Rev. Seth Dean, baptized Aug. 10, 1766.
Sarah, daughter of Rev. Seth Dean, baptized Dec. 6, 1767. Esther, daughter of Rev. Seth Dean, baptized Aug. 25, 1771.
John, who was bap. in 1766, was md. in 1772, and con- sequently was a youth when bap., and it will hereafter appear that he was b. in 1746 or 1747. Esther was md. in 1774, and her baptism may possibly have occurred on the occasion of admission to the church. The fact that her name does not appear in the record of membership does not destroy the supposition, since the early records of the church are fragmentary and imperfect. Through the kindness of John Ward Dean, Esq., the efficient libra- rian of the New England Historical Genealogical Society, additional information of the children of Rev. Seth Dean is gleaned from a copy of a letter written by John Dean, son of John, and grandson of Rev. Seth Dean, under date of Feb. 18, 1847. The order in which they are named is conjectural.
I. Amy, md. Isaac Allen, probably the Isaac Allen of Rindge, q. v.
II. Seth, killed when thirteen years of age by the over- turning of a cart.
III. John, b. 1747; md. Prudence Page. +
IV. Esther, md. Dr. Asher Palmer, q. v .; (2d) David Main.
v. Anne. VI. Eunice, md. Brooks, and settled in Reading, Vt .; and (2d) - Crofut, of Grantville, N. Y. VII. Sarah.
JOHN DEAN md. July 14, 1772, Prudence Page, dau. of Nathaniel, of Rindge, g. v. He was a member of Capt. Stone's Company in 1777, and was at the battle of Ben- nington. "My daughter Prudence Dean" is mentioned in the will of Nathaniel Page, dated Aug. 26, 1779. " Leonard, Seth, and John, children of John and Prudence Dean, baptized Dec. 21, 1777." In 1780 he removed with his father to Connecticut, and ten years later to Haver-
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hill, N. H., the home of a brother of his wife. From Haverhill he removed to Bradford, Vt., where he d. 1796, aged 49. Their children were: (1) Leonard, d. about 1830, leaving a family; (2) Seth, lived in Mayfield, O .; (3) John, md. Elizabeth, dau. of Gen. Moody Bedell, of Haverhill; resided in Lunenburg, Vt .; his son John was a lawyer in Montpelier ; (4) Nathaniel P., went to Ohio; (5) Fenner, d. about 1830, leaving a family ; (6) Dan- forth, settled in Wells, Vt .; (7) Silas; (8) William, resided in Pawlet, Vt .; had a family ; (9) Caleb, d. unmd. in Mayfield, O.
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HIRAM DEAN, not known to have been a kinsman of Rev. Seth Dean, was a steelyard-maker. He was a roving planet, and his frequent removals were perhaps an incident of his occupation and in quest of new markets for his wares. He came from Groton to Rindge in May, 1779. Two years later he removed to Townsend, and subsequently to Jaffrey. By his wife Eleanor he had six children : -
I. Hiram, b. previous to 1779.
II. Eleanor, b. previous to 1779; md. May 21, 1801, Thomas Wilson.
III. Elizabeth, b. in Rindge Feb. 17, 1780. (Rindge records.)
IV. Molley, b. in Townsend Dec. 17, 1781. (Townsend records.)
v. Moses, a cripple, d. about 1807. VI. Dudley.
EZEKIEL DEMARY, the son of a French emigrant, was b. in Boston 1738, and resided in Rindge with his brother John, and with other families, during the greater portion of the last thirty or more years of his life. He was an ardent patriot, and is said to have been of the party who threw the tea into Boston harbor. He served several years in the Revolutionary army, enlisting from this town. He was never md., and d. in Rindge 1811.
JOHN DEMARY, older than his brother Ezekiel, was also b. in Boston about 1728. He md. Rebecca Corneille, - whose parents were also natives of France. Previous to their removal to Rindge they had resided in Billerica and Lunenburg, Mass. They were admitted to the church in Lunenburg by letter from the church in Billerica Sept. 1, 1751. In 1763 he removed with his wife and six children, and settled upon the farm occupied for many years by the late Hubbard Moors. He d. in Nov., 1807; his wife d. previous to this date. He served two short terms in the army.
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HISTORY OF RINDGE.
I. John, b. in Lunenburg Aug. 27, 1751. Killed by Indians while in the Revolutionary army, Nov. 1, 1781, after more than four years of continuous service.
HI. Rebecca, b. Feb. 24, 1754; md. John Buswell, q. v. III. Hannah, b. Feb. 13, 1756.
IV. Anna, b. April 15, 1758; md. Ensign Ezekiel Rand, q. v.
v. Sarah, b. June 1, 1760; md. Lemuel Page, g. v.
VI. Thomas, b. July 15, 1762; md. Rebecca Cutler, 9.v. +
VII. Ezekiel, b. in Rindge; bap. in Lunenburg Aug. 5, 1764. +
VIII. Silas, bap. in Rindge Aug. 10, 1766; md. Dec. 23, 1794, Sally Rand, q. v., and removed to Weath- ersfield, Vt.
IX. Abigail, b. Aug. 21, 1768; md. John Cutter, q. v. x. Peter, bap. May 26, 1771.
XI. Newcomb, bap. April 30, 1775. Lived in New York State.
THOMAS DEMARY, md. May 4, 1786, Rebecca Cutler, dau. of Capt. Solomon, and resided in Rindge until 1798, when the family removed to Lebanon, N. H. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and his name appears in the history of that period.
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