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3. Eliza Stearns, b. April 24, 1843; md. George W. Wood, of Waltham.
Children of second wife :-
4. Isabel, b. 1844; md. M. H. Hughes, a tailor in Fitchburg, Mass.
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5. Infant, d. young March 9, 1847. 6. Infant, d. young March 31, 1848.
II. Stephen, b. April 13, 1816; md. Oct. 19, 1841, Eliz- abeth Cram. Reside in Somerville.
1. Edward H., b. May 10, 1843. A farmer in Warwick, Mass.
2. Lizzie, b. Nov. 4, 1845; md. - Jaynes, of Somerville.
3. Martin, b. March 5, 1851. Resides in Som- erville.
AMOS FENNO, a brother of John, b. May 19, 1790; md. June 11, 1813, Hepsibeth Reed, dau. of James Reed, q. v. She d. July 22, 1823; md. (2d) Eudocia Russell, dau. of Simeon Russell, q. v.
I. Susan R., b. Dec. 21, 1813; md. John S. Fenno, g. v.
II. Charlotte, b. Aug. 22, 1815; md. June 8, 1845, Edward Tobey. Reside in Vassalboro, Me.
1. Charles E., b. Feb. 17, 1846. Resides in Minnesota.
2. Eunice H., b. Dec. 29, 1847 ; md. Silas Bush. 3. Rowena A., b. May 18, 1850 ; d. June 10, 1874.
III. Sophronia, b. Dec. 12, 1816; md. James Stowe, of Sharon, N. H. Now reside in Minnesota. Sev- eral children.
IV. Elvira, b. Feb. 6, 1819; md. Charles Robinson, g. v.
Children of second wife :-
v. Amos Derby, b. Sept. 5, 1824; d. in Waltham, Mass.
VI. Eunice Helen, b. Nov. 12, 1825; md. Feb. 12, 1853, Oliver R. Fletcher, son of Abel and Susan (Rich- ardson) Fletcher. Reside in Waltham.
VII. Rowena A., b. March 19, 1827; md. Jerome S. Buttrick, son of Samuel, and a nephew of Amos Buttrick, of Rindge. She d. April 16, 1859, leaving one child : -
1. Amos J.
VIII. Martha E., b. March 12, 1829; md. Geo. W. Wood, son of Lewis Wood. She d. Jan. 26, 1861, and he md. (2d) Eliza, dau. of John S. Fenno, q. v.
JOHN FITCH, who was captured by the Indians, as stated in Chap. IV., with his wife and two children removed in 1739 from Bradford, Mass., to that part of Lunenburg
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now included in Ashby. His wife d. Dec. 24, 1748; he md. (2d) Feb. 14, 1750-1, Elizabeth' (Bowers) Peirce, widow of David Peirce, of Lunenburg, and not his dau., as stated in Bond's "Watertown," p. 400. He took an active part in securing an act for the incorporation of the town of Fitchburg, and was first named on a com- mittee chosen for that purpose. He also was a member of the committee which appeared before the General Court to procure the incorporation of Ashby, and on the organization of that town he was chosen constable and one of the selectmen. He came to Rindge, where he owned several lots of land, in 1772. After a residence of several years in this town, he returned to Ashby, where he d. April 8, 1795. Issue : -
I. Catherine, b. April 28, 1735.
II. John, b. May 6, 1737.
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IV. Jacob, b. June 29, 1744; a school-teacher in Rindge, and a clerk in the store of Dr. John Taylor, in Lunenburg.
v. Susannah, b. Feb. 18, 1748; md. Joshua Chase, of Shirley, Mass.
Children by second wife :-
VI. Molley, b. Nov. 23, 1752.
VII. Sarah, b. June 11, 1755.
PAUL FITCH md. April, 1767, Mary Jaquith, of Bil- lerica, Mass., b. June 25, 1747, who was the mother of his nine children. He purchased the mills formerly of James Streeter, at Converseville, and removed to this town 1774 or 1775. He was a member of Capt. Stone's company in 1777, and soon after removed to Jaffrey, and subsequently to Marlborough, N. H. His wife d. Feb. 18, 1800, and he md. (2d) in Rindge, Jan. 7, 1802, Joanna (Rice) Walker, widow of Samuel Walker, q. v. He d. in Marlboro, May 2, 1818.
I. Hannah, b. June 23, 1768; md. John Moore, of Sharon, N. H., son of David and Margaret (Taggart) Moore.
II. John, b. Oct. 11, 1770; md. Hannah -; d. in Cleveland, O., 1841.
III. Paul, b. June 21, 1773; md. Nov. 25, 1802, Sarah Walker, dau. of Samuel and Joanna (Rice) Walker, of Rindge. She d. Nov. 14, 1814; md. (2d) Dec. 21, 1815, Sarah Davis. He resided in Marlboro and Claremont; d. Dec. 18, 1843. Descendants reside in Marlboro and in Sullivan County.
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IV. Mary, b. in Rindge, March 15, 1776; md. in Jaf- frey, by Dr. Payson, of Rindge, April 15, 1799, William Moore, of Sharon, son of David and Margaret (Taggart) Moore. He d. Oct. 6, 1823. She d. Oct. 23, 1835. Their third, fourth, sev- enth, ninth, and eleventh child d. young.
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1. Nathan, b. Feb. 10, 1800; md. Sarah Rus- sell ; resides in Sharon.
2. Abner, b. July 21, 1802; md. Abigail Cook ; resides in Jaffrey.
5. William, b. Feb. 14, 1805; md. Roxana Blodgett; (2d) Priscilla Blodgett ; resided in Jaffrey, where he d. 1859.
6. Mary Fitch, b. April 20, 1807; md. Samuel Stearns, of Rindge, q. v.
8. Isaiah, b. May 3, 1811; md. Mary Wheeler ; resided in Winchendon; now in Minne- sota.
10. Jeremiah, b. May 9, 1815; md. Margaret Jewett; resides in Lancaster, Mass.
v. Alice, b. April 11, 1779; d. unmd. 1859.
VI. Abigail, b. Feb. 26, 1782; md. Joseph Piper, of Jaffrey.
VII. Jacob, b. Feb. 20, 1785; d. unmd.
VIII. Susan, b. Oct. 2, 1789; md. David Blood; (2d) Joseph Tolman.
IX. Luther Jaquith, b. Sept. 8, 1792; md. Jane Hoyt; resided at Hopkinton, N. H.
THADDEUS FITCH, then of Rindge, was a quartermaster in 1777 in Col. Nichols' Regiment, Gen. Starke's Brigade, and is also named in Capt. Stone's · letter of July 3, 1777.
LIEUT. EBENEZER FITCH came from Bedford, Mass., in May, 1779. When he was "warned out " no mention was made of his wife, as was usual when a man was thus encumbered; but in 1780, “Lieut. Ebenezer Fitch and wife " appears in the report of the committee who seated the meeting-house. He was here in 1782, and but little is known of him or of Thaddeus Fitch.
FLETCHER.
ROBERT FLETCHER, the ancestor of the families in Rindge bearing this name, probably came from Yorkshire, in England. In 1630, then about thirty-eight years of age, with three sons, Luke, William, and Samuel, he arrived in New England, and settled in Concord, Mass. He was a wealthy and influential man, and d. in that town April 3, 1677. William Fletcher, son of Robert, was b. in England 1622, and was admitted free- man May 10, 1643. He md. Oct. 7, 1645, Lydia Bates, and in 1653 removed to Chelmsford, Mass. He was an extensive proprietor of lands,
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and owned nearly or all of what is now the city of Lowell, and a farm of 200 acres in Chelmsford is still owned by his descendants. He d. Nov. 6, 1677 ; his widow d. Oct. 12, 1704. Joshua Fletcher, his son, b. March 30, 1648, md. May 4, 1668, Grissies JJewell, who d. Jan. 16, 1682, and he md. (2d) July 18, 1682, Sarah Willey. He d. Nov. 11, 1713. Capt. Joseph Fletcher, son of Joshua by his second wife, was b. in Chelmsford June 10, 1689 ; ind. Nov. 17, 1712, Sarah Adams, of Concord, Mass. They . resided in Westford, Mass., where their ten children were b. He was a man of influence, and highly respected. He d. Oct. 4, 1772; his wife d. April 24, 1761. Their eighth child was Dea. Joshua Fletcher, who was b. Nov. 20, 1731. He md. Elizabeth Raymond, by whom he had nine children. They resided in Westford, and about two miles from the home- stead of his father. He d. June 10, 1783. Joshua Fletcher, his son, b. Feb. 27, 1760, was three years in the Revolutionary army, and was at the battle of White Plains, and at the surrender of Burgoyne. He md. April 20, 1815, Lucy Jones, b. May 20, 1779, dau. of Enos and Mary (Whit- more) Jones, of Ashburnham. He resided in Westford and in Ashburn- ham, and d. in the last named place April 14, 1843; his widow d. in Rindge Dec. 21, 1850. Two of their children now reside in Rindge, and are named hereafter. Lyman Fletcher, also a son of Dea. Joshua and Elizabeth (Raymond) Fletcher, was b. June 12, 1758; md. 1794, Louisa Gates, of Ashburnham. He resided in Westford, where he d. 1834; his widow d. 1861. Their son, Walter Fletcher, was b. July 20, 1805; md. Aug. 31, 1828, Mary Chamberlain, and about 1830 removed to Vermont, residing in Plymouth, Mt. Holly, and Weston in that State. His wife d. May 12, 1841, and he is now living with his third wife. His eldest son is Samuel W. Fletcher, of this town.
1 MARY E. FLETCHER, dau. of Joshua and Lucy (Jones) Fletcher, b. in Westford May 1, 1816; md. Dea. Joseph Wetherbee, of Ashburnham; md. (2d) George W. Todd, of Rindge, q. v.
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JOSHUA FLETCHER, son of Joshua and Lucy (Jones) Fletcher, b. in Ashburnham Aug. 27, 1820; md. April 24, 1846, Emeline Stimpson, who d. Sept 16, 1847, leaving one dau. who d. young. He md. (2d) April 14, 1852, Mrs. Frances (Partridge) Sampson. He resides a farmer in Rindge.
I. Emeline F., b. Jan. 15, 1853; d. March 18, 1854.
II. Arthur J., b. Feb. 22, 1855; d. April 27, 1855.
III. Ada Maria, b. June 24, 1856.
IV. Walter Irving, b. Jan. 28, 1858.
v. Winslow Ordway, b. March 15, 1859.
VI. William Frederick, b. June 9, 1861. VII. Myrtilla Ines, b. Feb. 14, 1864.
VIII. Edwin C., b. Aug. 25, 1866.
SAMUEL W. FLETCHER, son of Walter and Mary (Chamberlain) Fletcher, was b. in Westford Jan. 24, 1829. He md. in Rindge, April 25, 1850, Emily T. Brooks, dau. of Joseph Brooks, q. v. She d. June 24, 1852, and he md. (2d) Nov. 9, 1852, her sister, Caroline M. Brooks. Mr.
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Fletcher resided a few years in Bennington, N. H., and Haverhill, Mass. Returning to Rindge in 1857, he has continued his residence in this town. He is a merchant, and since 1869 has been postmaster of the Rindge post- office. Vide pp. 382, 390.
I. Henry W., b. Dec. 8, 1851. Is postmaster of the West Rindge office, and was formerly engaged with his father in trade.
II. Frederick Perley, b. and d. 1855.
III. Frank Leslie, b. and d. 1860.
IV. Mary Emma, b. April 24, 1866.
v. Irving Taylor, b. April 24, 1868.
AUGUSTUS FOWLE was b. in Woburn, Mass., 1781. He md. Susan Brown, dau. of Edward Brown, q. v., and after a residence of eight years in Hubbardston, Mass., he removed to Rindge in 1817, and soon after purchased the farm now of Ivers H. Brooks, where he resided until his death, Oct. 26, 1855. His widow d. April 10, 1860.
I. Catherine, md. Oct. 29, 1829, Luke Minot, of West- minster, Mass., who d. about 1850. She resides his widow in W. Five children.
II. Mary, md. Nov. 19, 1834, Samuel G. Kendall. They reside in Westminster. No children.
1 3 4 III. Augustus A., md. April, 1837, Cynthia Platts, dau. of John V. Platts, q. v., who d. Dec. 19, 1839; and he md. (2d) April 6, 1841, Fanny D. Platts, her sister. She d. Nov. 27, 1845. Mr. Fowle resides in Rindge Centre.
IV. Susan, md. Elbridge G. Tarbox, of Rindge. He was a shoe-maker, and resided many years in Rindge. He d. about 1866.
1. Mary Jane, md. J. M. M. Lacy, of Jaffrey.
2. Edward A., b. April 2, 1841; md. Esther L. Heath, of Stoddard.
JACOB FOSTER and wife Hannah were in Rindge sev- eral years, but his name does not appear upon the records after 1786. Two children were b. in this town.
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LIEUT. BENJAMIN FOSTER was from Boxford, Mass. With wife Lucy and three children he removed to Rindge in 1777. His wife d. April 8, 1778, and he md. (2d). March 13, 1780, Elizabeth Carey, dau. of Barnabas Carey, g. v. He d. Feb. 23, 1813. He was a successful school- teacher, and was familiarly styled "Master " Foster. He was much employed in town affairs, and proved a faithful,
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efficient officer. For fifteen years he was town clerk, and transcribed the records with unusual neatness and legi- bility. During the same number of years he was select- man, and was also employed in the transaction of other public business.
1. Samuel, b. in Boxford, April 18, 1765.
II. Eunice, b. July 1, 1767.
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IV. Lucy, b. in Rindge, Dec. 25, 1782; md. Jonathan Sawtell, son of Hezekiah, q. v.
v. Abigail, b. Feb. 28, 1790.
BENJAMIN FOSTER, Jr., md. March 4, 1795, Susannah Wetherbee, dau. of John Wetherbee, q. v. They resided in Rindge until about 1803, when they removed to New York State, where he d. Returning to Rindge, his widow lived here several years, and d. Sept. 12, 1866, aged 93.
I. Benjamin, b. March 24, 1796.
II. Susannah, b. May 31, 1798; md. - Eddy.
III. Eunice, b. March 14, 1800.
IV. Lucy, b. April 8, 1802.
v. Deborah, md. - Lyons.
ABNER FOSTER was b. in Rowley, Mass., Oct. 8, 1760 ; md. Betsey Towne, dau. of Joseph Towne, of Andover, b. May 15, 1763. They settled in Rindge, upon the farm of the late John A. Gibson, about 1785. He d. Jan. 3, 1841; his widow d. Oct. 10, 1854. They had no children.
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II. George, b. Oct. 16, 1805; d. Oct. 11, 1806.
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JAMES FRENCH md. April 13, 1781, Hannah Russell, dau. of Jabez Russell, q. v. She d. about 1805, and he md. (2d) July 12, 1809, Olive Sawyer, and removed from town about 1813. The following children were b. in Rindge, except Isaac, the eldest, who was b. in Jaffrey. He was a manufacturer of baskets, and resided upon the Calvin Davis farm, in the north-east part of Rindge.
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II. Hannah, b. Feb. 6, 1783; d. March 6, 1783.
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v. James, b. Feb. 28, 1789.
VI. Samuel Brooks, b. Aug. 2, 1791.
VII. Betsey, b. May 13, 1793.
VIII. Edward Jewett, b. June 29, 1795. IX. Mahala, b. May 25, 1804.
x. Francis Sawyer, b. May 31, 1810, a child of second wife.
1 NATHANIEL FROST, son of Stephen and Sally (Twad- dle) Frost, b. in West Cambridge, Mass., March 25, 1805; md. March 5, 1829, Sophronia Cass, b. March 18, 1805, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Dow) Cass, of Candia, N. H. After a brief residence in Cornish, N. H., they removed to Rindge. He is a mason, and resides at East Rindge.
I. Abbie, b. Feb. 2, 1834; md. June 9, 1856, George W. Tarbell, g. v. ; md. (2d) Sept. 19, 1871, Jacob M. Cass, of Sheffield, Vt.
1 COL. WILLIAM GARDNER came to this town in 1785. He was b. in Brookline, Mass., 1761, and consequently was twenty-four years of age at the time of his removal. On the 19th of April, 1775, his father, Isaac Gardner, Esq., one of His Majesty's justices of the peace, with the minute-men of Brookline, marched for Lexington. Meeting the retreat- ing column near Watson's Corner, he was instantly killed in a skirmish which ensued, receiving no less than twelve ball and bayonet wounds. It is of him that Bancroft, the historian, writes: "Isaac Gardner, one on whom the colony rested many hopes, fell about a mile west of Har- vard College." About the time of his emigration to Rindge, Col. Gardner md. Rebecca Raymond, a dau. of Dr. Raymond, an Englishman. She was a lady of talent and refinement, and, during her residence in this town, was an intimate friend of the wife of Dr. Payson. Col. Gardner is described by the aged citizens of this town as a man of commanding personal appearance, comely in feature and proportions, and unusually pleasing and affable in his manner. His promotion in civil and in mil- itary affairs was rapid and uninterrupted. He soon rose to the command of the regiment to which the two compa- nies of militia in this town were assigned, and was exceedingly popular with both his superior and inferior officers. He was three years a member of the Legislature, and was chosen by his townsmen to many other positions of trust. He built the spacious mansion now owned by Mr. Washington Snelling, and the store occupied by Fletcher & Emory. In 1809, Mr. Gardner removed to Boston, and soon after to Manlius, Onondaga County, N. Y., where he became a prosperous merchant and man-
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ufacturer. He d. of apoplexy, 1833; his wife survived him some six or seven years. Their children were b. in Rindge.
1. William, b. May 13, 1787. He resided several years in Lowell, Mass., but passed the later years of his life in Texas, and d. upon his plantation near San Antonio, about 1855.
II. Charles, b. Feb. 13, 1789; became a merchant in . New Orleans, La., where he d. in 1860.
III. Rebecca, b. April 24, 1791; md. Oren Stone, a merchant, and at the time of his marriage a partner of the father of Gov. Seymour. They early removed to Watertown, N. Y., where she d. as early as 1818.
Iv. Dorothy, b. March 4, 1794; md. Thomas A. Gold, a lawyer of Pittsfield, Mass., where she resided until her death, in 1857.
v. Addison, b. March 19, 1797. He entered upon the practice of law in Rochester, N. Y., in 1822. Three years later he was appointed District Attorney. In 1829, at the age of thirty-three years, he was appointed Circuit Judge, which position he resigned after nine years of efficient service. In the autumn of 1844 he was elected Lieutenant-Governor on a ticket with Hon. Silas Wright for Governor. At the succeeding elec- tion, in 1846, he was again elected to the same office, which he resigned in 1847, and was elected Judge of the Court of Appeals. In all these positions Mr. Gardner has served the State with distinguished ability. He is now spending the evening of an active, useful life at Rochester.
VI. Andu Lucia, bap. May 4, 1800; the date of her birth does not appear upon the Rindge records ; md. Hon. Elijah Rhoades, of Manlius, a merchant and State Senator. He d. at Pittsfield, Mass. His widow resides, with an adopted daughter, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
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NOTE. - The name has been spelled in this register as it appears upon the records, and as spelled by the family through several generations. The sons of Col. Gardner, restoring the original orthography of this ancient name, have written it Gardiner.
1 STEPHEN GATES had resided in Sharon, Ct., previous to his removal to this town, where the only child of whom any record appears was b. The family was here previous to the incorporation of the town, but the name soon fades from the records. The name of his wife was Betty.
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I. Timothy, b. Jan. 25, 1746-7.
1 WILLIAM P. GERRY resided upon the Dea. Goddard farm, and where N. C. Russell now resides. He was in Rindge from 1821 to 1832.
I. William, bap. July 9, 1825.
II. Martha A., bap. May 4, 1828.
III. Sarah C., bap. Oct. 7, 1832.
1 ISAAC GIBSON, the first of the name in Rindge, was a son of Isaac Gibson, of Lunenburg, and a grandson of Timothy Gibson, of Sudbury. "Timothy Gibson of Sud- bury" was an original proprietor of two lots of land in Lunenburg " for his sons Isaac and Reuben." Isaac, son of Timothy, md. Feb. 4, 1744-5, Keziah Johnson, dau. of Dea. Samuel and Rebecca Johnson, of Lunenburg. The eldest of their children was Isaac Gibson, b. in that part of Lunenburg which is included in Fitchburg, Nov. 28, 1745. He md. Lois Samson, of Bolton, by whom he had four children. (1) Hannah, d. young; (2) Joel, d. young; (3) Sarah, b. 1776; md. William Stickney, of Grafton, Vt. (Wood family 49 and 56); (4) Lois, b. 1781; md. Elijah Houghton. Lois, wife of Isaac Gibson, d. in Fitch- burg June 17, 1782, and he md. (2d) Ruth Eaton, and removed to Rindge early in the year 1783. They resided in the south-west part of the town. He d. Dec. 6, 1815 ; she d. Feb. 25, 1835. Their seven children were :-
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II. Ruth, b. May 22, 1786; d. 1812.
III. Israel, b. Sept. 15, 1789; md. Dec. 17, 1815, Betsey Rugg, dau. of Thomas Rugg, and resided in Rindge until 1838, when he removed to Claren- don, Vt. He d. Aug. 16, 1863; she d. Aug. 14, 1855. They d. in Mendon, Vt.
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1. Edward, b. Sept. 18, 1816; d. in Clarendon April 8, 1845.
2. Clarissa, b. April 14, 1818; md. Elisha Fair- banks; d. in Aurora, Ill., Sept. 13, 1859, leaving five children.
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3. Isaac, b. March 20, 1820; resides in Rut- land, Vt. He has a family, but no record has been received.
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7. Julia A., b. Sept. 22, 1829; d. March 8, 1848. 8. William B., b. Dec. 11, 1831; d. Nov. 23, 1834.
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9. Susan M., b. Jan. 12, 1834; d. Aug. 28, 1845.
10. Maria C., b. April 27, 1836. Resides in Springfield, Mass.
IV. Patty, b. Oct. 1, 1791; md. Samuel Howard, of Clarendon.
v. John, b. April 4, 1794; md. Lucy Day, of Winch- endon. He d. 1856.
VI. Catherine, b. Aug. 13, 1796; d. unmd. March 25, 1823.
VII. Nathaniel, twin, b. Aug. 13, 1796; . md. Dec. 9, 1839, Susan Eaton; resided in Binghampton, N. Y. Five of their six children d. in infancy.
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ISAAC GIBSON, son of Isaac, md. Dec. 14, 1814, Nancy Kimball, dau. of Aquilla Kimball, q. v., and resided in Winchendon until 1827, when he removed to the farm now of Charles A. Wilder, and after 1846 he resided in Rindge Centre. He d. Sept. 25, 1858; his wife d. Aug. 29 of the same year.
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I. Alonzo, b. Sept. 30, 1815; resided with his par- ents ; d. unmd. Jan. 2, 1850. His father's house, which stood upon the site of the residence of Willard G. Jones, was burned in the night, and in attempting to secure some articles of value he perished in the flames.
II. Elvira, b. April 16, 1817; d. Sept. 16, 1819.
III. Ruth Ann, b. May 10, 1819; md. Oct. 20, 1851, E. Henry Howe, of Barre, Mass. He was b. July 28, 1830, and d. Nov. 15, 1853. She md. (2d) Feb. 2, 1854, Timothy Jenkins Howland, b. in Barre, Nov. 18, 1812. They reside in Barre. To Mrs. Howland I am indebted for many facts and dates incorporated in this family record. By the former marriage she had one son : -
1. Edward Alonzo, b. Nov. 21, 1852. Being the only grandson of Isaac Gibson, and to gratify an expressed desire, his name was legally changed to Alonzo Edward Gibson. He was drowned in Sterling, Aug. 25, 1868, aged nearly 16 years.
IV. Elvira, b. May 8, 1821. By an act of the Legis- lature her name was changed to Ellen Elvira Gibson. For several years she was a teacher in the public schools of Rindge and vicinity, and
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subsequently became better known to the public as a lecturer and contributor to the press. In 1864 she was ordained by the Religious Philo- sophical Society a minister of the Gospel. She md. 1861, - - Hobart, and was divorced 1868, when she assumed her maiden name. During the war of the Rebellion, she was prominently connected with several sanitary fairs in the Western States. She accompanied the 8th Wis- consin Vols. to the South, and was there con- stant in attendance upon the sick. This regi- ment was known as the "Live Eagle Regiment," and the history of the eagle which during three years shared the fortunes of war is familiar to the public. In 1864, being recommended to the position by the State officers of Wisconsin, she was appointed chaplain of the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, which was stationed at Alexan- dria, Va. The duties of the position were per- formed until the close of the war, although the Secretary of War refused to muster her into the United States service, for reasons which were stated by President Lincoln under date of Nov. 10, 1864. "This lady would be appointed chap- lain of the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, only she is a woman. The President has nothing legally to do with the question, but approves the appointment. [Signed ] A. Lincoln." Congress subsequently passed a bill granting her full pay of a chaplain for the time she performed the duty; but on account of the phraseology of the bill, the payment has not been made.
v. Amasa, b. Aug. 13, 1823; md. Jan. 1, 1847, Lois H. Stevens. They had no children. He d. in Barre, Mass., Oct. 1, 1865; she d. Oct. 17, 1865. For many years he was successfully engaged in the manufacture of palm-leaf goods, and was a partner in business with Hon. George M. But- trick. He contributed liberally to the Methodist Church, with which he was connected, and to several benevolent societies, and was esteemed a useful citizen and a zealous Christian.
JOHN A. GIBSON, son of Abel and Achsah (Puffer) Gibson, was b. in Sudbury, Mass., May 29, 1811; md. Mary Ann Knowlton; md. (2d) Nov. 13, 1847, Mrs. Mary S. (Davis) Hooper, dau. of Eli S. and Asenath (Nourse) Davis. They removed to this town in 1856. He d. Oct. 27, 1874.
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1. Charles F., b. Jan. 10, 1839; md. Adaline Parker, dau. of Calvin J. and Abigail (Kendall) Parker, of Jaffrey. (Jewett Register, No. 28.)
II. John Francis, b. April 21, 1849; md. Jan., 1871, Joanna G. Damon. Resides in Leominster, Mass. III. Stephen W., b. June 22, 1850; md., 1872, Mary A. Robbins. Lives in Rindge.
Iv. Alonzo W., b. Sept. 23, 1852.
v. Lucy A., b. Nov. 19, 1854.
VI. Adaline M., b. Sept. 27, 1856; d. Jan. 20, 1858. VII. Alwis A., b. Dec. 16, 1858.
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