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VIII. Samantha L., b. Feb. 26, 1861.
Ix. Estella L., b. April 6, 1863.
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JOSEPH GILSON, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Sept. 16, 1738, son of Jonas and Hannah (Goodridge) Gilson, md. May 5, 1768, Esther Peirce, b. Feb. 26, 1744, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Bowers) Peirce. He was in Rindge three or four years previous to his marriage. They removed from town in 1770. The name frequently appears Gillson upon the records.
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I. Jonas, b. in Rindge, May 11, 1769.
ABEL GILSON was taxed from 1793 to 1803. He was here earlier than 1793, but no older tax lists are preserved. He md. May 24, 1789, Margaret Cary, dau. of Barnabas Cary, q. v.
I. Abel, b. April 20, 1790.
II. Hepsibeth, b. Feb. 5, 1792.
III. Josiah, b. Dec. 22, 1793.
IV. Prudence, b. Feb. 26, 1796.
v. John, b. July 1, 1798.
VI. Betsey, b. March 20, 1801.
HENRY GIPSON, b. probably in Lunenburg about 1782. Resided in Rindge several years, and was last taxed in 1827. He d. in Ashburnham about 1860. No record of his marriage. He left several children, and among them was : -
I. Henry, md. Mary Perry, dau. of Obadiah and Lavina (Piper) Perry. Vide Piper register. He d. about 1865, and his widow md. (2d) Charles Taylor, of New Ipswich.
WILLIAM GIPSON, a brother of Henry, senior, md. Dolly Hawks, and resided upon the Uriah Keyes place several years previous to 1840.
I. Mary.
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GODDARD.
WILLIAM GODDARD, a grocer of London, son of Edward Goddard, a wealthy farmer of Norfolk, md. Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin Miles. He came to America in 1665, and his wife and three children came the next year. They settled in Watertown, where their five youngest children were b., and where he d. Oct. 6, 1691. His widow d. Feb. 8, 1697-8. Edward, their youngest son, b. March 24, 1674-5, md. in June, 1697, Susanna Stone, b. Nov. 6, 1675, dau. of Simon and Mary (Whipple) Stone, of Watertown. He was a teacher in Watertown and in Boston for several years. March 25, 1714, he removed to Framingham, and there taught a grammar school a number of years, and took a prominent part in the civil and religious affairs of that town. He was treasurer two, selectman ten, and town clerk eighteen, years. In 1733 he was chosen to the Provincial Council, in which capacity he served three years with distinguished ability. He was a ready writer, and numerous papers of a religious character were published. He d. Feb. 9, 1754; his wife Feb. 4, 1754. Rev. David Goddard, the fifth child of Hon. Edward, b. Sept. 26, 1706; graduated at Harvard University 1731; ordained at Leicester, Mass., June 30, 1736. He md. Aug. 19, 1736, his cousin, Mercy Stone, b. Feb. 2, 1713-14, dau. of David and Mary (Rice) Stone, who was the mother of his nine children. She d. Jan. 4, 1753; md. (2d) Dec. 20, 1753, Martha Nichols, widow of Joseph Nichols. He d. while visiting his father's family, Jan. 19, 1754, being only a few days after the death of his parents. Edward Goddard, the fifth child of Rev. David Goddard, b. in Leicester, Dec. 12, 1742; md. Jan. 17, 1771, Ruth Shaw, of Leicester, and passed the active years of his life a farmer in Athol, Mass. They had ten children. Late in life they came to Rindge and resided with their son, Deacon Luther Goddard. He d. in Rindge, April 24, 1826; his widow d. March 25, 1827.
1 DEACON LUTHER GODDARD, b. in Athol, Oct. 24, 1783, was of the fifth generation from William Goddard, the emigrant. He md. June 26, 1811, Polly Furbush, who was b. Jan. 13, 1785; settled in Rindge 1824; his wife d. Feb. 12, 1854; md. (2d) July 17, 1855, Ruthy Robbins, b. Aug. 9, 1792, dau. of David Robbins, g. v. He d. April 26, 1858; his widow d. Feb. 18, 1869. He was an estimable citizen, and universally respected. He was nearly thirty years a deacon in the Congregational Church.
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I. Mary Ann, b. May 26, 1813; md. Addison Ban- croft, q. v. II. Lucinda, b. May 5, 1815; d. unmd. June 15, 1847. III. Elmira, b. Feb. 14, 1817 ; d. unmd. April 21, 1846. IV. Lysander, b. Oct. 8, 1818; d. unmd. Oct. 12, 1845. v. Harriet, b. Jan. 30, 1820; md. March 4, 1847, Algernon S. Butler, b. Sept. 23, 1822, son of Simon and Olive (Butler) Butler, of Troy, N. H. They resided a few years in Rindge, and removed to Troy, where she d., leaving children, May 22, 1861.
VI. Electa, b. Oct. 4, 1821; d. Feb. 13, 1822.
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VII. Martin Luther, b. April 29, 1823; resides in Rindge. +
vin. Charles Edward, b. Jan. 23, 1826; d. unmd., in Boston, Feb. 27, 1857.
MARTIN L. GODDARD md. June 1, 1847, Louisa D. Bill, dau. of David and Lucy (Dort) Bill, of Gilsum, N. H., where they resided a few years. With this exception, he has lived in Rindge, and was elected to the board of selectmen 1859, '60, '61, '68, '69, '70, '72, '73. Of his chil- dren, the first, fourth, and sixth d. young.
II. Elmer Daniel, b. Oct. 20, 1852. III. Leslie Martin, b. July 8, 1855.
v. Luthera Louisa, b. Feb 12, 1859.
VII. Charles Edward, b. Feb. 18, 1873.
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HENRY GODDING and wife Sarah came from Lexington. They resided first upon the farm since known as the Deacon Cummings farm. They were here previous to the date of incorporation. He d. about 1795; his widow survived him a few years. Their children were :-
I. Samuel, bap. in Lexington May 1, 1761. Enlisted March 20, 1777, in Col. Nathan Hale's regiment, and remained in the service three years.
II. Mary, bap. Oct. 23, 1766; probably d. young.
III. Henry, b. in Rindge June 15, 1768. +
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-; md. John Cary, q. v.
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-; d. unmd. at Harvard, Mass.
VI. Abigail, b. June 20, 1775; md. Sept. 24, 1794, John Russell, son of Amos Russell, of West- ford. Resided in Dublin. Removed 1828 to Alstead, N. H.
1. Abigail, b. June 28, 1795; md. Eli Brig- ham, of Jaffrey, and removed to McDon- ough, N. Y.
2. Mary, b. March 16, 1797; d. 1799.
3. Mary, b. May 17, 1799; md. Joseph Rollins, and removed to Peru, Vt.
4. Rebecca, b. April 19, 1801; md. Ebenezer Crane, of Dalton, N. H.
VII. Isaac, b. 1777; d. unmd., felo de se, June 2, 1852.
HENRY GODDING, Jr., md. Feb. 19, 1790, Mary Law- rence, of Gardner, Mass .; she d. May 17, 1790; md. (2d) Patty Russell, a sister of John, who md. Abigail God- ding. They removed to New Ipswich, and occupied the farm near the town line, recently of Charles W. Huse. He d. Aug. 4, 1831.
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I. Ariel, b. in Rindge Oct. 29, 1794; md. Eliza Chickering. +
II. Mary, b. in New Ipswich March 29, 1797; md. Ambrose Emory, son of Daniel, g. v.
III. Gardner, b. Nov. 7, 1799; d. unmd. 1823.
IV. Sylvia, b. July 5, 1803; d. unmd. 1818.
ARIEL GODDING md. Eliza Chickering, dau. of Abner Chickering, of New Ipswich, and a sister of Jonas Chick- ering, of Boston, the well known manufacturer of pianos. They removed to Rindge from the old homestead about 1850. She d. April 14, 1871.
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I. George Gardner, b. Feb. 12, 1824; md. Nov. 16, 1848, Nancy Mersylvia Wetherbee, dau. of Joseph Wetherbee, q. v. They reside in Lunen- burg. Five children living.
II. Mersylvia, b. Nov. 5, 1825; md. Nathan A. Hale, son of Nathan Hale, g. v.
III. Mary Jane, b. Jan. 9, 1828; md. Charles Teel, son of Samuel and Nancy (Scott) Teel, of Lunen- burg, where they reside.
IV. Louisa, b. Sept. 28, 1830; md. John W. Hastings, q. v.
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v. Ellen E., b. 1840; md. Oct. 27, 1858, Geo. M. Cram. She d. April 11, 1865, and he md. (2d) Oct. 5, 1865, her sister Louisa, widow of John W. Hastings. They reside in Lyndeboro, N. H. VI. Caroline, b. 1844; d. Feb. 10, 1862.
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LUTHER GOODRIDGE came to Rindge about 1806. He was a cabinet-maker, and occupied the house now of N. H. Eastman. He md. in Rindge, Feb. 13, 1807, Nancy Carter, dau. of Jude Carter, g. v. Early in the year 1829, they removed to Fitchburg, Mass., where he d. June 5 of that year. His widow d. in Lawrence, Mass., Dec. 26, 1847. This name is now frequently written Goodrich.
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I. Sophronia, b. Sept. 8, 1808; md. Oct. 28, 1845, Geo. L. Stafford, of Plymouth, N. H. She d. Aug. 23, 1857.
II. Asaph W., b. Sept. 24, 1810; md. Dec. 18, 1845, Hepsibeth Rugg, dau. of William Rugg, q. v. They resided in Rindge a few years, and removed to Lawrence, Mass. She d. Oct. 23, 1873.
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1. Annie Josephine, b. Feb. 4, 1847 ; md. Sept. 10, 1867, James Henry Reynolds. He was in the Union army, and lost an arm in the service. They reside in Lawrence.
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II. Ann T., b. June 9, 1817; md. May 5, 1833, Eri Holden, of Shirley, Mass .; md. (2d) Francis Goodridge, and d. in Springfield, Mass.
Iv. Luther Calvin, b. March 24, 1820; d. in Cincin- nati, O., Aug. 13, 1839.
v. Henry O., b. Aug. 31, 1824; md. Martha Hatch. They reside in Worcester, Mass.
1 CALVIN Goss and wife removed 1802 to the farm now of Henry E. Barritt. During their declining years they were supported by the town. They had no children. He d. May 3, 1836, aged 72. She d. April 12, 1830, aged 75.
GOULD.
In the early history of the town, and to the close of the Revolution, the Goulds were an important element of the population. They were indus- trious, peaceable citizens, who added much to the wealth and prosperity of the settlement. The name disappears from the records a few years before the close of the past century, although their descendants bearing other names are still numerous. The families in Rindge were descended from Zaccheus Gould, who settled in Topsfield about 1640. John, his son, b. in England in 1635, md. Sarah Baker. Among their children was Thomas, who md. Mercy Sumner. They also resided in Topsfield, and several of their children were associated with the settlement of this town. Among their children were Jacob, b. Jan. 16, 1703; Benjamin, b. May 29, 1716. These settled in Lunenburg, and five of their children came to Rindge. Abigail, b. -; md. Jonathan Stanley, of Rindge and Jaffrey; Debo- rah, b. Sept. 23, 1707; md. Joseph Page; Mercy, b. Jan. 17, 1712; md. Nathaniel Page, - both of Rindge. The registers of the Gould, Stanley, Page, and other families, found in this volume, present abundant evi- dence that the descendants of Thomas and Mercy (Sumner) Gould con- stitute no small part of the population of Rindge, Jaffrey, and other towns in this vicinity.
1 JACOB GOULD, son of Capt. Jacob and Dorothy (Good- ridge) Gould, of Lunenburg, grandson of Thomas and Mercy (Sumner) Gould, of Topsfield, was b. in Lunen- burg, Oct. 16, 1737, and came to Rindge in 1760. Capt. Jacob Gould, his father, was one of the original proprie- tors of the township, and was prominent in its prudential affairs. He was the master carpenter in building the first meeting-house, but he never resided in this town. Mercy, his dau., was the wife of Aaron Taylor, of Rindge. June 13, 1763, Jacob Gould, Jr., md. Elizabeth Hale, dau. of Moses Hale, Sr., q. v., and settled in the north-west part of the town. In 1777 he served in Capt. Stone's and in Capt. Rand's company. He was selectman in 1780, and was frequently chosen on committees and to minor offices. The family removed to Vermont, tradition names both Rockingham and Grafton, about 1788.
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1. Jacob, b. March 17, 1764; md. July 19, 1788, Bet- sey Townsend, dau. of Dr. Townsend, q. v.
II. Lucy, b. April 18, 1765.
III. Dolly, b. Jan. 4, 1767.
IV. Nathaniel, b. March 5, 1768.
v. Daniel, b. June 17, 1770.
VI. Nathan, b. Feb. 23, 1772.
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VII. Lucinda, b. July 4, 1774.
VIII. Betsey, b. Oct. 10, 1776; d. Dec. 25, 1777.
IX. Cally, b. Nov. 1, 1778.
11 OLIVER GOULD, brother of Jacob, Jr., b. in Lunenburg, Oct. 3, 1733, md. May 3, 1759, Mary Stockwell, of Peters- ham. They resided in Lunenburg until 1766, and per- haps longer. In 1776 he was in Rindge, but the date of his removal is uncertain, nor do the records indicate the date of his removal to Jaffrey, where he passed the remainder of his days. In the probate records of Che- shire County is found his will, dated in 1792, about three years previous to his death, in which he names wife Mary, sons Oliver, Jesse, and Sewall, and daughters Sarah Mcclintock, Lucy Parker, Mary, Mercy, Susannah, and Sibel. The date of birth of the four eldest children appears upon the Lunenburg records. It is probable that the order of age of the younger children is not preserved in the following record.
I. Oliver, b. in Lunenburg, May 31, 1760; d. of small- pox about 1795.
II. Sarah, b. Aug. 16, 1762; md. - McClintock.
III. Lucy, b. in Lunenburg, Sept. 9, 1764; md. April 21, 1791, Asa Parker, son of Samuel Parker, of Jaffrey. He d. 1838; she d. 1819. They had several children.
IV. Mary, b. in Lunenburg, Oct. 16, 1766.
v. Susannah, bap. in Lunenburg, Jan. 8, 1769.
VI. Mercy, -; md. Enos Mayo. Resided in Lud- low, Vt.
VII. Sibel. VIII. Jesse.
IX. Sewall, b. 1783; md. Catherine Mayo. Several children.
ELIJAH GOULD, brother of Jacob and Oliver, b. Aug. 8, 1743; md. Feb. 26, 1767, Eunice Patch. They were in Rindge a short time, and returned to Lunenburg in 1770. Lois, their dau., was b. in Rindge Dec. 22, 1767; bap. Jan. 3, 1768. After their return to Lunenburg, they were made happy by nine other children.
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BENJAMIN GOULD, son of Benjamin and Esther (Peirce) Gould, grandson of Thomas and Mercy (Sumner) Gould, and consequently a cousin of Jacob, Jr., was b. in Lunen- burg Jan. 31, 1741; md. May 16, 1764, Sarah Foster. They were md. in Lunenburg, but he had been here two or three years at that date. In 1780 the family removed to Rockingham, Vt.
I. Esther, b. Sept. 19, 1765.
II. Benjamin, b. July 26, 1767.
III. Martha, b. June 18, 1770; d. March 10, 1776.
IV. Rebecca, b. Nov. 25, 1772; d. Feb. 17, 1776. v. Joseph, b. June 2, 1774; d. Feb. 9, 1776. VI. Joseph, b. Dec. 19, 1776.
VII. Sarah, b. May 4, 1779; d. Dec. 27, 1780.
VIII., Sarah, b. in Vermont June 7, 1785.
EBENEZER GOULD, parentage unknown, and his wife Anne may have resided in this town a few years. Their names appear only on the church records. Perhaps they lived in Jaffrey.
I. Anna, bap. in Rindge Aug. 13, 1780.
II. Ebenezer, bap. in Rindge Oct. 21, 1781.
DANIEL GRAGG md. in Rindge July 16, 1772, Elizabeth Wood, dau. of Michael and Mary (Platts) Wood, q. v. They resided in the north part of the town. He d. Oct. 29, 1801, aged 66. She d. May 21, 1825, aged 74.
I. Daniel, b. Dec. 14, 1772. One of the few in the early part of the present century who regularly received a newspaper. He was accustomed to read the news to groups of inquiring listeners assembled at Todd's Tavern. Returning on foot to his home on the evening of Feb. 12, 1830, he perished in the cold within a short distance of his home.
II. Asa, b. July 31, 1774.
III. Elizabeth, b. June 25, 1776; md. Francis Thomas, q. v.
IV. Abel, b. March 14, 1778.
v. Molley, b. March 21, 1780.
VI. Ruth, b. May 16, 1782; d. unmd. Oct. 5, 1801.
VII. Sarah, b. June 27, 1784.
VIII. Enos, b. Aug. 13, 1790.
IX. Mille, b. Sept. 6, 1792; md. Nathan Jewett, son of Ezekiel, g. v.
x. Eunice Wood, b. Aug. 25, 1791.
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1 JOHN GRAY, wife Beulah, and son Eliphalet, came from Milton, N. H., in Feb., 1773. He signed the test in 1776, and was in Col. Enoch Hale's regiment in 1778. No more is known of the family.
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EDWARD GRAY and wife Sarah, from Andover, Mass., were warned out in 1773, and perhaps they thought the warning was in earnest, for they are not again heard from.
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ISAAC GREEN and wife Abigail were in Rindge from 1795 to 1805, and the following two children were b. in this town :-
I. James, b. March 7, 1795.
II. Esther, b. Nov. 6, 1798.
FRANCIS GREEN, previous to his removal to Rindge, had served in the army, and was a pensioner. He md. Lucy Towne, dau. of Jonathan Towne, of Rindge. They settled upon the farm formerly occupied by Mr. Towne, west of the farm now of Col. Perry. He d. Aug. 25, 1844, aged 90; she d. Sept. 8, 1849, aged 82.
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I. Harry, b. Oct. 17, 1793; md. Abigail (Miller) Turner, and resided upon the home place until 1850, when he removed to Hubbardston, Mass. He d. June 4, 1865.
HALE.
THOMAS HALE, the ancestor of very many families bearing the name, residing in nearly or quite every State in the Union, was b. at King's Walden, Herts., England, May 15, 1606. He was a glover, and was residing at Newbury, Mass., as early as 1635, where he d. Dec. 21, 1682. His wife Tamosin, or Thomasine, d. on the 30th of the following month. They had three sons: Thomas, b. 1633; John, b. 1636; and Samuel, b. 1640; and one dau., Apphia, who md. Nov. 3, 1659, Benjamin Rolfe.
Thomas Hale, eldest son of Thomas the emigrant, md. May 26, 1657, Mary Hutchinson, dau. of Richard and Alice (Bosworth) Hutchinson, of Salem. He also resided in Newbury, where he d. Oct. 22, 1688, leaving three sons and five daughters.
Capt. Thomas Hale, son of Thomas, Jr., b. Feb. 11, 1658-9, md. May 16, 1682, Sarah Northend, dau. of Ezekiel and Edna (Lambert) North- end. For many years he was a magistrate and a man of distinction in Newbury. His name appears upon the proprietors' records of Lunen- burg as having purchased in that township a lot of land for his son Joshua. His children were seven sons and four daughters.
1 MOSES HALE, the youngest son of Capt. Thomas, was b. in Newbury 1702 or 1703. His name does not appear in Coffin's "History of Newbury," but he is named, with the other sons, in his father's will. He md. Dec. 4, 1727, Elizabeth Wheeler, dau. of Jethro and Hannah (French)
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Wheeler. He resided many years in Rowley, Mass., where several of his children were b. From Rowley he removed to Hampstead, N. H., about 1740. Previous to its incorporation in 1749 the records of Hampstead afford little information of its inhabitants. He was town treas- urer 1750, selectman 1752, and in 1753 he was chosen one of a committee to locate pews in the meeting-house then building. In 1760, accompanied by his wife, six children, and two grandchildren, he removed to this town. He d. June 19, 1762; his widow d. Jan. 9, 1780, aged 75.
I. Nathan, b. Jan. 22, 1729-30; d. young.
II. Moses, b. Feb. 28, 1731-2. +
III. Enoch, b. Nov. 28, 1733. +
IV. Elizabeth, b. -; md. Jacob Gould, q. v.
v. Eunice, b. July, 1739; md. James Philbrick, q. v.
VI. Lucy, b. -; md. Henry Coffeen, q. v.
VII. Nathan, b. Sept. 23, 1743. +
MOSES HALE was b. in Rowley, Mass., Feb. 28, 1731-2. He md. in Hampstead, Feb. 20, 1751-2, Abigail Emerson, who was b. in that place, April 16, 1736. Four children were b. in Hampstead, two of whom d. young, and were buried there previous to their removal to Rindge. He was prominent in the affairs of this town, and was fre- quently chosen to office. He was selectman 1772. July 16, 1776, he was appointed coroner for Cheshire County, and was subsequently elected county treasurer. He d. March 2, 1799.
I. Sarah, b. March 22, 1753; d. Dec. 11, 1759.
II. David, b. March 22, 1755. +
III. Abigail, b. June 2, 1757; d. Dec. 13, 1759.
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v. Sarah, b. Feb. 7, 1765 ; md. Nathaniel Ingalls, q. v. VI. Abigail, b. Feb. 1, 1768; md. Nathan Hunt, g. v. VII. Jesse, b. Feb. 24, 1770 ; d. May 10, 1774.
VIII. Enoch, b. April 16, 1772; d. Feb. 9, 1776.
IX. Jesse, b. June 16, 1774; d. Feb. 10, 1776. x. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 31, 1776.
COL. ENOCH HALE was b. in Rowley, Nov. 28, 1833. With the exception of a brief sojourn in Middle Monad- nock, now Jaffrey, in the latter part of 1768 and 1769, he resided in Rindge from 1760 to 1784. No one has been more thoroughly identified with the town's history. He was the first magistrate in this town, was selectman 1772, 1774, 1775, 1778, and 1783; town clerk 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, and 1783 ; and was much employed in military, pro- vincial, and State affairs. For a record of his distin- guished service, see chapters V. to VIII. He md. in
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Rindge, Dec. 22, 1763, Abigail Stanley, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Gould) Stanley, of Rindge, q. v. In 1784 he removed to Walpole, and subsequently to Grafton, Vt., where he d. April 9, 1813, aged 79. The third and fourth children were b. in Jaffrey.
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II. Lucy, b. April 29, 1766; md. Hezekiah Wetherbee, q. v.
III. Daniel, b. July 19, 1768; d. Aug. 12, 1768.
IV. Hannah, b. June 10, 1769; md. Jonathan Lake, q. v. v. Daniel, b. April 1, 1772; d. Jan. 6, 1773.
VI. Sherburne, b. Dec. 30, 1773. +
VII. Enoch, b. May 30, 1777 ; d. June 16, 1777.
VIII. Enoch, b. Feb. 24, 1779. +
COL. NATHAN HALE was b. in Rowley or Hampstead, probably in the latter place, Sept. 23, 1743. Chapters V. and VI. contain an account of his military service during the Revolution. He was a merchant and a farmer, and, like his brothers, was an extensive land proprietor in this town. The position he occupied in civil affairs, consider- ing his age, gave promise of future distinction and useful-
ness. In 1774, when thirty-one years of age, he was commissioned a captain of a company of militia in this town, and nobly did he and his command respond to the call from Lexington. His subsequent commissions were as follows. The dates follow immediately after the date of his several appointments by the Provincial Congress of New Hampshire : June 2, 1774, captain in the militia; June 6, 1775, major of third regiment -foot (Col. Reed) ; July 1, 1775, major of third regiment - foot ; Jan. 1, 1776, major of second regiment-foot; Nov. 8, 1776, lieutenant-colonel second battalion New Hampshire troops; April 2, 1777, colonel second battalion New Hampshire troops (three years men). As previously stated, he d. a prisoner within the enemy's line, Sept. 23, 1780. He md. Jan. 28, 1766, Abigail Grout, dau. of Col. John and Joanna (Boynton) Grout, of Lunenburg, Mass .; she md. (2d) Oct. 30, 1796, Samuel Parker, of Rindge, but soon after obtained a divorce and resumed the name of Hale. She was a woman of ability and unfailing res- olution, and many anecdotes illustrative of her character are frequently narrated by the aged in this town who remember her. She d. 1838 at the residence of her son, Harry Hale, Esq., Chelsea, Vt., aged 93.
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I. Charlotte, b. Dec. 30, 1766; md. Dr. Abraham Lowe, of Ashburnham. Vide p. 544.
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II. Thomas, b. Sept. 6, 1769; was by occupation a mason ; he md. Hannah Goldsmith. He d. in Rindge, Dec. 1, 1797.
1. Polly, b. July, 1797; d. Dec. 28, 1797.
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IV. Son, b. July, 1773; d. same day.
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VI. Polly, b. April 26, 1778; d. unmd. Sept. 26, 1795. VII. Harry, b. Feb. 10, 1780. +
DAVID HALE, son of Moses, md. Oct. 16, 1777, Mara Russell, dau. of Nathaniel Russell, Esq., g. v. She d. Jan. 30, 1778; md. (2d) Oct. 28, 1780, Bathsheba Barker, q. v. He d. Nov. 22, 1830, aged 75. She d. Aug. 2, 1830, aged 80.
I. Infant, ( b. Jan. 19, 1778; d. young.
II. Infant, S
Children of second wife : -
III. Infant, ( b. Feb. 4, 1781; d. young. IV. Infant, S
v. Horatio, b. July 6, 1782; md. May 30, 1804, Susan Sawyer, dau. of Francis Sawyer, g. v. They removed to Vermont, name of town not known, about 1810.
1. Susan Elvira, b. in Rindge March 5, 1805.
VI. David, b. Feb. 2, 1784; md., 1821, Ann Plummer, of Newbury, Mass., who d. March 5, 1824, aged 39. He removed to Groton, Mass., where he again md., and d. about 1865. No children. VII. Enoch, b. Sept. 11, 1786.
VIII. Polly, b. Feb. 8, 1788; md. Ezra Scollay, g. v.
IX. Zipporah, b. Dec. 12, 1789; md. Enos Emory, q. v. x. Permelia, b. June 10, 1795; md. June 16, 1831, Charles Tolman, of Winchendon. She d. soon after her marriage, leaving one son, David. Mr. Tolman md. (2d) Caroline Chesman. He d. Jan. 10, 1842, and his widow md. Asaph C. Hale, of Rindge, q. v.
MOSES HALE, son of Moses, was a prosperous farmer in Rindge. He served in Stark's brigade in 1777, being at the time seventeen years of age. He md. March 21, 1782, Sibyl Adams, of Chelmsford, a sister of Oliver Adams, of Rindge. She d. June 18, 1828. He md. (2d) Jan. 29, 1829, Sibyl (Howe) Sawtell, widow of Josiah Sawtell, and dau. of Isaac Howe, of New Ipswich. He d. Oct. 21, 1829.
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I. Emerson, b. March 20, 1783. +
II. Nathan, b. April 23, 1788. +
III. Benjamin, b. Sept. 19, 1790. +
IV. Moses, b. Oct. 29, 1792. +
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JOSHUA HALE, EsQ., son of Col. Enoch Hale, was a soldier in the Revolution (page 167) ; md. April 23, 1787, Sally Cutler, dau. of Capt. Solomon Cutler, g. v. He removed to Walpole 1785, and returned to Rindge 1794, and was selectman 1795. In 1798 he removed again to Walpole, and a few years later to Wells River, Vt., where he d. July 22, 1825; his widow d. June, 1853. He was an officer in the militia, and for many years a justice of the peace. He was a large man, and very fleshy in his latter years, weighing nearly four hundred pounds. In this he resembled his great-grandfather, Capt. Thomas Hale, who was of most generous proportions.
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