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50 I. Charles, b. Oct. 30, 1788; md. Dec. 30, 1813, Mary Ann Reed, dau. of Stephen and Jane (Cochran) Reed. He was a captain of the militia in the War of 1812. During thirty years a justice of the peace, and filled many other positions of trust. About 1860 he removed to Concord, N. H., when he d. May 21, 1862; his wife d. Dec. 14, 1854. Among his nine children only one survives.
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1. Oscar Cutler, b. July 26, 1816; md. June 26, 1844, Susan D. Rix. He is highly respected. He was a member of the Legislature of his native State, and re- moving to Keokuk, Iowa, he was twice elected alderman of that city. At pres- ent he is director in several corporations representing considerable capital, and cashier of the State National Bank, of Keokuk.
II. Sally, b. June 9, 1796; md. Thomas Barstow, of Piermont, N. H., where they reside. They have nine children, b. 1816-1837.
SHERBURNE HALE, son of Col. Enoch, md. Callia Cut- ler, dau. of Capt. Solomon Cutler, g. v. He resided in Walpole, N. H., Grafton and Woodstock, Vt., and d. at the last named place June 18, 1852. His widow d. March 31, 1853.
I. William, b. Feb. 20, 1805; a civil engineer. Resides at Essex Junction, Vt .; md. July 24, 1831, Ancy Gibson, who d. April 28, 1845; md.
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(2d) Jan. 1, 1851, Hannah R. Enos. His son, Henry Clay Hale, is a civil engineer at Puget Sound, Washington Territory.
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II. Nancy, b. April 20, 1807 ; d. unmd. April 8, 1829. III. Hepsibeth Townsend, b. Nov. 14, 1813; md. Oct. 11, 1840, Henry Walker, of Rockingham, Vt., and d. Aug. 1, 1848.
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ENOCH, youngest son of Col. Enoch, md. Bathsheba Stone, and resided at Clarendon, Vt., where he d. about 1824.
I. Sophia, b. - -; d. unmd.
II. Polly, b. -; md. - Wilcox.
III. Lucia, b. -; md. - Van Amburg.
IV. Marcia, b. --; d. unmd.
v. Sarah, b. - -; d. unmd.
CHARLOTTE HALE, eldest child of Col. Nathan, md. in Rindge, Oct. 30, 1788, Dr. Abraham Lowe, of Ashburn- ham, Mass. He was a highly respected and able physi- cian ; d. Oct. 23, 1834; she d. May 5, 1841.
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I. Nathan Hale, b. July 21, 1789; d. Dec. 12, 1789. II. Abigail Hale, b. Jan. 24, 1791; md. Dr. William H. Cutler, of Winchendon, and subsequently of Ashburnham. They had nine children, of whom William J., Abraham L., George, and Edward W., are wholesale merchants in Boston. Their dau., Abigail H., is the wife of Dea. Albert Abbott, of Andover, Mass.
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III. Charlotte, b. May 29, 1793; md. David Goodwin, Esq., of Chelsea, Vt .; resides in Ashburnham.
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IV. Abraham Thompson, b. Aug. 15, 1796; received the degree of M. D. from Dartmouth College 1816. For many years a wholesale druggist in Boston, and now President of the First Na- tional Bank of Boston.
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v. Thomas Hale, b. Nov. 27, 1799; d. Jan. 13, 1800. VI. Mary Hale, b. May 9, 1801; md. Samuel Woods, of Ashburnham; she d. Dec. 23, 1838, leaving three children.
VII. George Henry, b. May 12, 1803; md. Catherine M. Brigham; resided in Brookfield, Mass .; several children.
VIII. Benoni, b. Sept. 19, 1807; d. Feb. 22, 1808.
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NATHAN, son of Col. Nathan, was a merchant in Wind- sor, and in Chelsea, Vt., where he d. June 10, 1849. He resided in this town until 1797, where he md. Aug. 14, 1793, Eunice Raymond, b. July 24, 1769; d. Nov. 27,
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1794, and was buried in Rindge. He md. (2d), 1799, Ruth Tyler, who d. April 4, 1804; and (3d), Feb. 2, 1806, Sarah Caldwell Black, who d. March 29, 1839. He was a man of character and ability.
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I. Infant, b. and d. 1794.
Children of second wife :-
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II. Raymond, b. Aug. 28, 1800. Resided at Troy, Vt., and Chelsea, Vt. Now in the West. His son, Oscar Adrain, Dartmouth College 1860. Served 1861-64 as captain, major, and lieuten- ant-colonel of the 6th Vermont Volunteers, and d. in South America in 1868, aged 31.
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III. John Tyler, b. Feb. 20, 1802; md. Amanda Pru- dence Blake, of Chelsea, Vt. Was a merchant in Boston, then resided many years in Chelsea, Vt., and d. at Washington, Iowa, Jan. 23, 1873. He had eight children.
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IV. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1804; md. Col. Ralph Hosford, of Thetford, Vt., and (2d) John White, of Woodstock, Vt.
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v. Stella Jane, b. Jan. 2, 1807; md. Chauncy Smith, of Washington, Vt. She d. in Washington, D. C., March 3, 1857. Mr. Smith holds an appoint- ment in the post-office department.
VI. Nathan Grout, b. July 24, 1812; was formerly a merchant in Chelsea, now a dentist in Windsor, Vt. He has one dau. living.
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ELIPHALET HALE at an early age entered as clerk the house of John Cushing & Co., importers, Boston, and a few years later he commenced business as a merchant, in which he was successful. He md., early in 1809, Abigail Waters, b. in Boston 1775, dau. of Col. Josiah and Abigail Waters. She d. Sept. 10, 1829. About 1840 Mr. Hale retired from business, and Sept. 26, 1842, removed to Keene, N. H., where he d. just ten years later, Sept. 26, 1852. He was of methodical business habits, a man of strict integrity, and of a most kind and genial nature; and during a long life he commanded the respect and confidence of all who knew him. The accompanying engraving, in which can be discerned the lines of a firm purpose and a frank sincerity, was recently engraved for this volume.
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I. Mary Whitwell, b. Jan. 28, 1810, was many years a popular teacher, and possessed many womanly graces and accomplishments. She was widely
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known as a writer, both in prose and in verse. She d. unmd. in Keene Nov. 17, 1862.
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HARRY HALE, youngest son of Col. Nathan, resided in this town until 1803, where he md. Phebe Adams, dau. of David Adams, q. v .; she d. Jan. 13, 1815, and he md. (2d) Nov. 14, 1815, Lucinda Eddy, dau of Capt. Ephraim and Mary (Safford) Eddy, of Woodstock, Vt., who d. Aug 1, 1871. From 1803 to 1807 he was a merchant in Windsor, Vt., then removed to Chelsea, Vt., where he resided a merchant and farmer until his death, June 2, 1861, aged 81. He honorably filled many positions of honor and trust, both State and municipal, and was prominently and liberally associated with the benevolent and religious enterprises of his time, preserving through life a character for unblemished integrity.
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I. Polly, b. in Rindge Aug. 3, 1803; md. Dr. Hiram Bliss; removed to Waldoboro, Me., where she resides a widow. Five of her eight children are living.
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II. Henry, b. April 22, 1805; d. Dec., 1807.
III. Mark, b. Aug. 20, 1806; was appointed a mid- shipman in U. S. Navy 1825; resigned 1832. It is supposed that he is not living. No tidings of him have been received for many years.
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Iv. Son, b. and d. Jan. 26, 1808.
v. Son, b. and d. Dec. 28, 1808.
VI. Daughter (twin), b. and d. Dec. 28, 1808.
VII. Louisa, b. June 6, 1810; md. Rev. Elihu Scott (Methodist), and now resides at Hampton, N. H. Three of her six children are living.
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1. Joseph G., instructor in the Westfield, Mass., Normal School.
2. Harry Hale, Dartmouth College 1871; a teacher at Great Barrington, Mass.
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3. Julia, md. Francis Asbury Smith, Esq., Wesleyan University 1859; a lawyer at Elizabethtown, Essex Co., N. Y.
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VIII. Daughter, b. May 23, 1811; d. same day.
II. George, b. Sept. 26, 1813; md. Sarah C. Draper, who d. without issue Sept. 2, 1853; md. (2d) June 25, 1855, Mary Ford, who d. April 9, 1861, leaving a dau., Anna C. Mr. Hale for many years was an accomplished accountant and book- keeper, and for sixteen years was Secretary of the Tremont Insurance Company. He now resides in Boston, retired from active business.
III. Catherine W., b. May 29, 1816; d. Sept. 13, 1817.
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89 IX. Phebe Adams (twin), b. May 23, 1811; md. Ste- phen Vincent, Esq., of Chelsea, Vt .; d. May 5, 1856. Six of her nine children are living. Her son, Dr. Walter S. Vincent, of Burlington, Vt., was an assistant-surgeon during the war.
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x. Thomas, b. Jan. 18, 1813; honorary degree of A. M. from University of Vermont 1853. He received a legal education, and was admitted to the bar 1844, but has spent the most of his life as a journalist. He has been editor and success- ful manager of the Vermont Journal, Windsor, Vt., and of the New Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, N. H., and now editor and part owner of the Fitchburg Daily and Weekly Sentinel, Fitchburg, Mass. He md. Aug. 5, 1869, Sarah Ballou, dau. of Welcome D. Ballou, of Keene, N. H. They have one son.
XI. Henry, b. June 21, 1814; University of Vermont 1840; a lawyer, now of St. Paul, Minn .; md. Mary E. Fletcher, dau. of Paris Fletcher, Esq. Two children, both d.
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XII. Abby Grout, b. April 6, 1817; resides unmd. at Chelsea, Vt.
XIII. Safford Eddy, b. Oct. 26, 1818; Dartmouth Med- ical College 1841; a physician at Elizabethtown, N. Y .; md. Elizabeth Palmer Churchill, dau. of Joseph Churchill, Esq., of Woodstock, Vt. She d. March 8, 1871. Frederick C., the eldest of their three children, is a lawyer in Chicago, Ill. XIV. Lama Charlotte, b. Sept. 24, 1820; md. Rev. Will- iam T. Herrick, who graduated at the University of Vermont 1839, now a Congregational minis- ter at West Charlestown, Vt. William Hale Herrick, the eldest of their two surviving chil- dren, graduated at Williams College 1871, now acting Professor of Chemistry, Iowa College, Grinnell, Iowa.
xv. Robert Safford, b. Sept. 24, 1822; University of Vermont 1842; LL.D., same institution, 1870; a practicing lawyer at Elizabethtown, N. Y .; was County Judge of Essex County 1857-1865, a presidential elector 1860, and a regent of the University of New York since 1859. He was a member of the Thirty-ninth and Forty-third Congresses, and was agent and special coun-' sel for the United States before the Mixed Commission under the treaty with Great Britain
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1871-1873. Mr. Hale has filled these numerous appointments with distinguished ability. It is an honorable record, and one of unremitting labor and great usefulness. He md. Lovina Sibley Stone, dau. of Capt. Jeremiah Stone, of Elizabethtown, and has five children.
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XVI. John Gardner, b. Sept. 12, 1824; University of Vermont 1845, Andover Theological Seminary 1851; a Congregational minister, now of Ches- ter, Vt .; mnd. Jane Phila Dwinell, dau. of Israel Dwinell, Esq., of Calais, Vt., and has five children.
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XVII. William Bainbridge, b. July 20, 1826, formerly a merchant, now a manufacturer and banker, and since 1857 of Northampton, Mass. He md. Harriet A. Porter, dau. of Wright Porter, Esq., of Hartford, Vt., and has two sons.
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1. Philip, student at Yale College.
2. Edward, student at Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H.
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XVIII. Matthew, b. June 20, 1829; University of Vermont 1851; is a practicing lawyer of acknowledged ability in Albany, N. Y .; was a State Senator 1868-9, and member of the Constitutional Con- vention 1867-8; md. Ellen Salome Hand, dau. of Hon. Augustus C. Hand, of Elizabethtown, N. Y., who d., s. p., Oct. 10, 1867.
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EMERSON HALE, son of Moses, Jr., was several years a merchant at Rindge Centre, and subsequently a farmer. He occupied the farm now of Wm. E. Robbins, and acquired a competence. He md. Sept. 17, 1807, Jemima Foster, b. Dec. 27, 1786, dau. of John and Dorcas (Towne) Foster, of Andover, Mass. He d. June 18, 1851.
I. John Foster, b. Sept. 26, 1808; md. 1844, Re- becca Bailey. He is a farmer in Rindge.
1. Martha, b. Sept. 4, 1849; md. Geo. G. Rice, q. v.
II. Harris, b. Aug. 10, 1813; md. July 6, 1869, Eliza Kimball, dau. of William Kimball, g. v. ; a farmer. Resides in Rindge - prosperous.
III. Ruby, b. Dec. 7, 1815; md. Arad Adams, q. v.
IV. Moody, b. April 17, 1820; md. June 6, 1844, Char- lotte Keyes, dau. of Amos Keyes, Esq., g. v .; she d. Feb. 2, 1847; md. (2d) Sarah E. Wright, b.
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March 27, 1829, dau. of David Wright, of Enos- burg, Vt., who d. June 11, 1859; he d. April 28, 1860.
v. Jemima, b. July 26, 1822; md. Dea. James Ban- croft, q. v.
NATHAN HALE was a blacksmith and farmer in Rindge; md. May 25, 1809, Sarah Whitcomb, b. Oct. 22, 1788, dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Carter) Whitcomb, of Jaffrey. He d. Feb. 12, 1844.
I. Asaph Carter, b. March 16, 1810; md. Sept. 15, 1842, Caroline (Chesman) Tolman, widow of Charles Tolman, and dau. of John Chesman, of Boston. They reside in this town.
1. Sarah M., b. July 28, 1845.
II. Sybil, b. May 10, 1811 ; d. Sept. 26, 1825.
III. Caroline, b. Sept. 3, 1812; d. Nov. 21, 1814.
IV. Eliza, b. May 24, 1814 ; md. Levi Russell, g. v.
v. Oliver, b. Dec. 26, 1815; a farmer and carpenter in Rindge; md. Feb. 9, 1836, Harriet Demary, dau. of Ezekiel Demary, q. v., who d. Jan. 27, 1854; md. (2d) Nov. 2, 1856, Nancy Sloan, of Townsend, Mass.
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1. H. Eliza, b. April 14, 1837.
2. C. Jane, b. Oct. 19, 1838.
3. S. Maria, b. Feb. 2, 1841; d. Aug. 3, 1841.
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4. S. Maria, b. March 23, 1843.
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5. Oliver Chester, b. Feb. 12, 1845 ; d. Dec. 8, 1845.
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6. J. Emily, b. Oct. 26, 1846; d. April 14, 1847.
7. Chester O., b. Aug. 5, 1848; md., 1870, W. Edelia Stewart, of Montague, Mass. Reside in Rindge.
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VI. Charles Hale, b. Oct. 13, 1817 ; md. Feb. 15, 1844, Mary Ann Metcalf, dau. of Timothy Metcalf, q.v .; a farmer. Resides in Rindge. Other chil- dren d. young.
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1. Mary E., b. 1847; md., 1866, John W. Richards, son of John Richards, of Rindge, g. v.
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2. Charles E., b. 1850 ; md. Feb., 1873, Sarah A. Page, dau. of Elias and Sarah (McIn- tire) Page, of Rindge, q. v.
VII. Stephen, b. July 9, 1819; a farmer in Rindge ; selectman 1871, 1872, 1873; md. May 4, 1843, Mary Jane Hubbard, dau. of Levi Hubbard, q. v.
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1. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1850; d. Oct. 29, 1850.
2. Lizzie S., b. Sept. 26, 1852.
VIII. Caroline, b. Dec. 27, 1820; md. April 28, 1842, George Francis Holman, of Fitzwilliam, son of Sylvanus and Lucy (Fullam) Holman, who d. Oct. 30, 1847; md. (2d) June 6, 1853, Benjamin Fay, of Fitzwilliam, son of John and Lovina (Brigham) Fay, who d. March 30, 1866; md. (3d) Nov. 29, 1866, Col. William Lebourveau, son of George and Betsey (Neeland) Lebourveau. They reside in Fitzwilliam. Three children by the first marriage, two of whom d. young.
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1. Mary Jane, b. July 22, 1844; md. June 14, 1866, Charles B. Wilson, son of Benjamin and Louisa (Thompson) Wilson.
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IX. Dorcas, b. Aug. 12, 1822; d. Sept. 28, 1823.
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x. Nathan Adams, b. March 14, 1825 ; md. March 28, 1848, Mersylvia Godding, dau. of Ariel Godding, q. v. He is a farmer in Rindge.
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1. Ellen M., b. Aug. 17, 1849; md. Sept. 25, 1874, Charles A. Buzzell, son of Reuben and Eliza (Cook) Buzzell, of Rindge.
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2. George A., b. Jan. 24, 1852.
3. Lewis F., b. May 13, 1854.
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4. Emma C., b. Jan. 11, 1857.
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5. Edward A., b. July 31, 1859; d. June 2, 1874.
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6. Willie E., b. Dec. 9, 1861.
7. Etta F., b. Nov. 22, 1864; d. Jan. 13, 1865.
XI. Lyman, b. Feb. 7, 1827; md. April 24, 1849, Sarah L. Jones, dau. of Asia Jones, q. v. A farmer. Resides in this town.
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1. Anna S., b. April 21, 1850; md. June 4, 1867, John M. Ballou, b. March 2, 1845, son of Hosea Ballou, of Richmond. He is a mechanic. Resides in East Rindge.
2. Ella A., b. June 11, 1851.
3. Albert L., b. Nov. 14, 1852.
XII. Sybil, b. Nov. 4, 1828; md. Nov. 8, 1848, Elias B. Flint, of Winchendon, son of Ephraim and Deborah (Brooks) Flint. He d. Oct. 5, 1853, leaving two children. She md. (2d) Feb. 11, 1857, Col. Benjamin Gilmore, of Newport, N. H., son of John and Apphia (McAllister) Gilmore, by whom she has had five children, three of whom d. in childhood.
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1. Mary E., b. Nov. 25, 1849; not living.
2. Carrie M., b. Jan. 4, 1852; md. March 2, 1871, Mason H. Baldwin, son of Samuel C. and Sarah (Hatch) Baldwin.
3. Emma F., b. Sept. 24, 1863.
4. Maggie A., b. March 1, 1866.
146 XIII. William Augustus, b. Jan. 6, 1832; md. Elvira J. Rugg, dau. of Capt. William S. Rugg, q. v. He was a manufacturer of wooden ware at West Rindge; d. Aug. 16, 1867, leaving two sons.
1. Alfred Augustus, b. April 23, 1858.
2. Erwin Arthur, b. April 22, 1865.
BENJAMIN HALE, son of Moses, Jr., md. Nov. 29, 1812, Miriam Peirce, dau. of Jacob Peirce, of Jaffrey. He resided a few years in Ohio ; returned to this town and occupied the farm now of N. A. Hale, where he d. Feb. 12, 1832. His widow d. in Harrisville, N. H., April 26, 1863, aged 74. No complete record of their children has been received.
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I. Triphosa Peirce, b. Oct. 8, 1813.
II. Almina.
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III. Benjamin O., md. Jan. 1, 1841, Maria Spaulding ; md. (2d) Dec. 13, 1849, Lydia Spaulding, daugh- ters of Dea. Abel Spaulding.
IV. Jacob Welsh.
v. Moses.
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MOSES HALE, youngest son of Moses, Jr .; a farmer; occupied the farm now of his son, Julius A. Hale; md. Ruthy Towne, dau. of Simeon and Hepsibeth Towne, of Andover, Mass .; d. Sept. 24, 1850 ; his widow d. Aug. 9, 1852, aged 56.
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I. Moses Washington, b. Jan. 22, 1818; md. Dec. 30, 1858, Lucina O. Ware, dau. of Ziba and Eliza (Olcott) Ware, of Winchester, N. H. Resides in Rindge, a farmer and manufacturer of brooms. Three children.
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1. Nellie L., b. Aug. 29, 1861.
2. Arthur Moses, b. Nov. 16, 1863.
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3. Pearl W., b. Oct. 21, 1865.
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II. Benjamin, b. Aug. 18, 1819; md. May 15, 1845, Mary Ann Spaulding, of Lowell, who d. Oct. 29, 1847, and he md. (2d) her sister, Eliza F. Spauld- ing; was a farmer, and for a short time hotel- keeper; selectman 1860, 1861, and 1862; re- moved, 1866, to Minnesota, where he d. by suicide about 1870, leaving two children; his wife d. about the same date.
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In. Marshall Adams, b. July 11, 1822; mnd. Louisa Adams, dau. of Israel Adams, q. v .; he d. by suicide, June 18, 1852; his widow md. (2d) John Platts, son of Asa Platts, q. v.
1. Henry Marshall, b. Feb. 25, 1846.
2. Francis Edwin, b. Aug. 3, 1849.
IV. Julius Augustus, b. Nov. 15, 1824; ind. Jan. 4, 1855, Eliza Perry, dau. of Col. J. B. Perry, q. v. He is a successful farmer in Rindge. His farm has been owned by members of the Hale family without interruption since the first settlement of this town.
1. Hattie A., b. Dec. 24, 1855.
2. Lizzie A., b. Aug. 16, 1857.
3. Ella F., b. March 17, 1859.
4. Walter A., b. Jan. 17, 1861.
5. Herbert J., b. Aug. 11, 1863.
6. Jennie M., b. May 10, 1865.
7. Anna M., b. Jan. 18, 1867.
8. Harvey P., b. Nov. 28, 1868.
9. Henry M., b. Feb. 17, 1872.
10. Ruthy M., b. Dec. 15, 1873.
v. David Ancil, b. Feb. 13, 1827; d. Sept. 26, 1847. VI. Sherburne, b. April 5, 1829; d. Jan. 6, 1831.
VII. Sherburne P., b. May 29, 1831; md. Emma Stew- art, and was divorced 1874. Three children. VIII. Appleton, b. Oct. 16, 1833; md. March 31, 1857, Ellen Perham, of Troy, N. H. Resides at Owa- tonna, Steele County, Minn.
IX. Mersylvia J., b. Aug. 20, 1835; md. 1855, Daniel W. Brooks, of Keene, N. H., where they reside. x. Ruthy M., b. Oct. 19, 1838; md. George H. Nims, a provision merchant, of Keene, N. H.
XI. Hudson D., b. July 13, 1841; was a manufacturer of brooms; md. Dec., 1860, Mary E. Stickney, dau. of Asa Stickney, of Rindge; she d., leaving one dau., March 14, 1871; he md. (2d) Jan. 2, 1872, Josie C. Barnard, of Troy; he d. June 5, 1873.
DANIEL C. HALL removed to the north-east part of Rindge in 1831.
I. Elizabeth M., md. William R. Emerson, of Hol- liston, Mass.
II. Henry, resides in Fitzwilliam; has a family.
III. Erastus D., resides in Holliston ; has a family.
IV. Lyman, resides in Peterboro, N. H.
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v. Adaline, md. James Chisholm, of Holliston, who d. 1871.
VI. Thomas, b. Feb., 1842; d. June 7, 1864.
VII. Francis, resided in Worcester; d. about 1870. VIII. Charles.
IX. George.
DAVID HAMMOND and wife Mary were in this town as early as 1766. He was constable in 1771, and was elected to a minor office in 1773, but the name soon fades from the records.
I. Ruth, bap. in Rindge 1766.
II. Thomas, bap. in Rindge 1766.
JOHN HANDSOME was in Wyman's Regiment in 1776, and in the 2d Continental Battalion, March 20, 1777, until the date of his death, Aug. 3, 1777. Widow Hand- some was seated in the meeting-house in 1780.
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JOHN HANNAFORD, with his wife and several children, removed from Marlboro, Mass., 1774. He was a member of Capt. Hale's company 1775. He resided south of the residence of Lyman Bennett, and it is said that he was accustomed to boast that he was always ready to hoe his crops while others were planting, to which his neighbors replied that he maintained the precedence throughout, for he also had his entire produce eaten before they were ready to harvest. Removed about 1790. The name of only one of their children is known.
I. John, b. -; md. March 20, 1787, Lucy Russell, dau. of Jabez Russell, q. v.
HAPGOOD.
SHADRACH HAPGOOD, aged 14, embarked at Gravesend, England, May 30, 1656, and subsequently settled in Sudbury, Mass., where he md. Oct. 21, 1664, Elizabeth Treadway. In 1675 Captains Hutchinson, of Boston, and Wheeler, of Concord, with a party of men, among whom was Mr. Hapgood, were sent to Quaboag, now Brookfield, to treat with the Indians, who had manifested a desire to hold a conference with the English. The party were treacherously ambushed, and eight of them, including Hap- good, were slain. He left three or more children, of whom Thomas Hapgood was b. in Sudbury, Oct. 1, 1669. He settled in the north- easterly part of Marlboro, Mass., where he d. Oct. 4, 1764, aged 95, leaving 9 children, 92 grandchildren, 208 great-grandchildren, and 4 great great-grandchildren. (Hudson's "Marlboro.") John Hapgood, seventh child of Thomas, was b. June 9, 1707. He md. Feb. 17, 1731, Abigail Morse, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Stowe) Morse. He resided in Marl- boro, where he d. May 26, 1762; his widow d. March 31, 1798. John Hapgood, their ninth child, was b. Oct. 8, 1752; md. Jan. 5, 1775, Lois Stevens, who d. April 10, 1776, leaving an infant two months old. He
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md. (2d) Feb. 2, 1783, Lucy Munroe, of Lincoln, by whom he had seven children ; he d. Feb. 10, 1835, aged 82. John Hapgood, the only son of the first wife, was b. Feb. 9, 1776. He md., 1779, Betsey Temple, and in 1801 removed to Winchendon, Mass., where he d.
1 GEORGE DANA HAPGOOD, son of John, of Winchendon, was b. Dec. 3, 1811. He learned the trade of tanner, and came to Rindge in 1840, and two years later, succeeding Mr. Mixer, he conducted the business until 1855, when the buildings were burned. He was selectman 1850, 1851, 1852, and 1857, and held other positions of trust. In 1858 he removed to Chester, Mass., and is there engaged in the same business. He md., 1841, Catherine W. Mixer, dau. of Charles Mixer, g. v.
I. George Henry, b. April 20, 1842; md. Nov. 2, 1864, Marietta Wilcox, b. Sept. 12, 1843, dau. of Elbridge G. and Lucy (Smith) Wilcox, of Ches- ter. Resides in Chester.
II. Anna Elizabeth, b. June 24, 1844; md. Nov. 7, 1866, William P. Alderman, son of Daniel and Electa (Root) Alderman, of Middlefield, Mass.
III. Jennie Emma, b. Feb. 21, 1846.
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DANIEL HARPER was a roving planet, whose name appears upon the records of many towns in this vicinity. Perhaps his occupation controlled his frequent removals. He md. in Lunenburg, Nov. 23, 1758, Rachel Colman, dau. of James and Rachel Colman, formerly of Ipswich, then of Lunenburg, Mass. He came to Rindge in 1765, and his family the following year. Four or five years later they removed to Littleton, Mass.
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1. Rachel, b. in Ashburnham April 1, 1761.
II. James Colman, b. in Ashburnham March 10, 1762.
III. Daniel, b. in Shirley, Mass., March 10, 1766.
IV. Mary, b. in Littleton, Mass., Feb. 27, 1770.
v. Aaron, b. in Littleton, Mass., Jan. 29, 1772.
VI. Ezekiel, b. in Shirley, Mass., Feb. 8, 1778.
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SAMUEL HARPER and wife Mary came to Rindge 1760, and remained several years, but removed previous to the Revolution. Samuel and Thomas Harper were in the First New Hampshire Battalion, Jan., 1777, to Aug. 8, 1778, and Daniel Harper, March to Dec., 1781. The chil- dren of Samuel and Mary Harper were as follows : -
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I. Samuel.
II. William.
III. Thomas.
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IV. John. v. Mary. VI. Lucy.
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VII. Esther, all b. previous to 1765.
1 DR. EBENEZER HARTSHORN, from Athol, Mass .; md. April 20, 1767, Eunice Hapgood, b. Aug. 17, 1744, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Damaris (Hutchins) Hapgood, of Shrewsbury, Mass. They removed to Rindge about 1780. Vide Chap. XVII. He d. Nov., 1811; his widow d. Jan. 27, 1812.
ABIJAH HASKELL, d. in the army, July 26, 1778. No record found of his family. Vide pp. 124, 131, 162, 163.
BENJAMIN HASTINGS, son of John Hastings, of Bolton, was b. in that place, June 29, 1781; md. Sept. 7, 1809, Nabby Whitcomb, b. May 6, 1786, dau. of John and Azubah (Whitcomb) Whitcomb, of Winchendon. They removed to Rindge 1809, and settled upon the "Hastings Farm," in the north-east part of the town. He d. Jan. 16, 1873; his wife d. July 24, 1855.
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