History of the town of Rindge, New Hampshire, from the date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts charter, to the present time, 1736-1874, with a genealogical register of the Rindge families, Part 41

Author: Stearns, Ezra Scollay, 1838-1915
Publication date: 1875
Publisher: Boston, Press of G. H. Ellis
Number of Pages: 856


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I. Azubah, b. Oct. 4, 1811; md. Sept. 29, 1836, Lem- uel Putnam. Reside in Pittston, Me.


II. Mary, b. Sept. 14, 1813; d. Oct. 1, 1813.


I. Louisa, b. April 6, 1816; md. Nov. 28, 1844, Samuel Jefferson Hardison ; reside in Rindge.


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1. John J., b. Nov. 14, 1847.


2. Frank Herbert, b. Sept. 3, 1849; a student at Dartmouth College, class of 1876.


3. Lizzie, b. March 3, 1856.


IV. Susan, b. Feb. 3, 1818; md. Jan. 5, 1839, Sumner W. Keith, of Fitzwilliam, where she d. April 9, 1864. Their dau., Sarah J., md. Asahel S. Howe, son of Dennis Howe, q. v.


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v. Benjamin, b. March 4, 1820; md. May 31, 1855, Martha B. Kent, of Boston; resided in Boston until 1865, when he returned to Rindge, where he d. April 8, 1868, leaving two children.


VI. John Whitcomb, b. March 4, 1822; md. April 24, 1851, Louisa Godding, dau. of Ariel Godding, q. v. Enlisted Nov., 1861, in the 6th N. H. Vols .; killed at second Bull Run, Aug. 29, 1862. His widow md. (2d) Oct. 5, 1865, George M. Cram, son of Solomon Cram; they reside in Lyndeboro. Four children.


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VII. Abigail, b. Aug. 18, 1831; md. March 27, 1851, Nathaniel Hapgood Eastman, son of Timothy M. and Felicia Ann (Hapgood) Eastman. They reside in Rindge.


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Iv. John, d. in Boston.


There were other children, whose names have not been learned.


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JACOB HOBBS came from Topsfield, Mass., 1768 or 1769. He md. July 31, 1767, Vasthy Curtice. He was in Capt. Philip Thomas' company in 1775. His name disappears from the records about 1790.


1. Jacob, b. Feb. 20, 1768, in Topsfield ; d. young.


II. Abraham, b. Dec. 16, 1769, in Rindge.


III. Samuel, b. Feb. 21, 1772.


IV. Vasthy, b. Feb. 2, 1774.


v. Abbie, b. Aug. 10, 1776.


VI. Jacob, bap. Aug. 20, 1780.


SAMUEL HODGSKINS was a resident of this town pre- vious to 1760. He settled near the residence of Asa and Charles E. Stickney. The first sermons preached in this town were delivered at his house. He md. Aug. 8, 1757, Rebecca Rice. They removed from town previous to the date of incorporation, and he died in Lunenburg, Mass., 1782 or 1783. He was a son of Hezekiah Hodg- skins, of Ipswich, Mass.


I. Samuel, b. 1759.


II. John, b. 1761.


III. Sally, b. 1764.


IV. Rebecca, b. 1767.


ABIEL HOLT lived on the farm now of Charles H. Dan- forth from 1806 until his death, June 18, 1825.


I. Abiel, b. 1790; md. Nov., 1815, Ede Darling, dau. of Amos Darling, q. v. They resided in Rindge several years. He d. in Ashburnham, June 10, 1864; she d. Oct. 30, 1864.


1. Samuel D., b. Sept. 15, 1816; md. Jan. 12, 1860, Susan R. Harris, of Ashburnham, where they now reside.


2. Edah Stone (twin), b. Feb. 1, 1819; d. Jan. 17, 1820.


3. Abiel Putnam (twin), b. Feb. 1, 1819; d. March 31, 1819.


4. Abiel Putnam, b. Feb. 23, 1823; d. July 21, 1827.


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HUGH HENRY removed to the north-west part of this town 1798. He d. 1814; his widow d. April 17, 1826.


1. Phebe, md. Aug. 9, 1801, George Carlton, q. v.


11. Anna, md. (pub. April 2) 1815, Elipha Peirce, q.v. m. Hugh.


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II. Daniel, b. -; d. in New York, 1871; left a family.


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III. Nathan, b. -; d. unmd. Oct. 25, 1827.


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IV. Edah, b. - -; d. in Fitchburg, 1861.


10 v. Liberty, b. -; resides in Royalston, Mass .; has a family. His son, Charles Holt, resides in Fitch- burg.


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JOHN HOWE was in Sudbury as early as 1639, and was admitted free- man 1640. He was selectman 1642, and is mentioned in the records of that town as late as 1655; soon after he removed to Marlboro, Mass., where he d. 1687, leaving a widow, Mary, five sons, and three daughters. It was his dau., Mary Howe, who md. John Wetherbee, the ancestor of the many families in this town bearing the name. Thomas Howe, son of John, was b. June 12, 1656; md. June 8, 1681, Sarah Hosmer, who d. April 7, 1724, leaving six children; and he md. Dec. 24, 1724, Mrs. Mary Baron. He was a prominent citizen of Marlboro, and much employed in municipal affairs, - a representative to the General Court, colonel in the militia, and for several years a magistrate. He was engaged on several occasions in the Indian wars, and participated in the fight at Lancaster. He d. Feb. 16, 1733. Thomas Howe, son of Col. Thomas and Sarah (Hosmer) Howe, b. June 16, 1692; by wife Rebecca


had three sons and three daus .; he d. in Marlboro, April 2, 1777. His son Thomas, b. June 20, 1710, also resided in Marlboro; by wife Dorothy he had four sons and one dau .; among them was Fiske Howe, b. in Marl- boro, June 23, 1741; md. March 31, 1767, Lydia (Brigham) Bigelow, and settled in Templeton. Two of his sons, Thomas and Ephraim, resided in Rindge, and are mentioned hereafter. Lambert, a younger son, is now living in Cleveland, O.


1 THOMAS HOWE, son of Fiske Howe, was b. in Temple- ton, Mass., Sept. 23, 1769; he md. Feb. 18, 1796, Sarah Follet, who was b. in Hubbardston, Mass., Nov. 14, 1775. They came to Rindge 1796 or 1797. He was a farmer, and resided in the north-west part of the town. He d. Oct. 22, 1834; his widow d. Feb. 10, 1853.


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I. Levi, b. Nov. 19, 1796. +


II. Lucy, b. Jan. 7, 1798.


III. Dennis, b. Feb. 28, 1800. +


IV. Thomas, b. May 25, 1801; md. Lucy Fay; was several years in business in Boston, where he d. 1865; one dau. d. young; another md. - Park- hurst.


v. Sally, b. Jan. 14, 1803 ; md. Eliphaz Allen, Jr., q.v.


VI. Stillman, b. July 16, 1810.


VII. Winslow, b. Jan. 26, 1812.


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EPHRAIM HOWE, a brother of Thomas, b. May 20, 1771; md. Jerusha Thompson, and lived upon a farm near his brother. He d. Oct. 24, 1819.


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I. Lydia, b. Dec. 26, 1797; md. - Sampson, of Westminster, and d. by suicide soon after her marriage.


II. David, b. April 16, 1799; md. Feb. 20, 1821, Olive Emery, dau. of Samuel Emery, of Jaffrey. He resided upon the family homestead, where he d., Aug. 8, 1841 ; his widow d. in Jaffrey, July 13, 1871, aged 70.


1. Jerusha, b. April 8, 1822; md. Sept. 8, 1843, John S. Dutton, son of William Dutton, of Jaffrey ; d. Jan. 25, 1845.


2. Olive M., b. Aug. 17, 1823; md. Dec. 6, 1843, Aaron Perkins, son of Moses and Rhoda (Spofford) Perkins; reside in Jaffrey. For many years he was propri- etor of the line of stages through Rindge.


3. Emerancy T., b. Jan. 15, 1825; d. unmd. Oct. 16, 1846.


4. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 18, 1826; d. unmd. Jan. 21, 1845.


5. Nancy. R., b. Aug. 22, 1831; d. Nov. 26, 1848.


LEVI HOWE, EsQ., a highly respected farmer and mer- chant in Rindge. Vide Chap. XVII. He was much employed in public affairs, -representative four, and selectman sixteen, years. He md. May 22, 1823, Sally Chadwick, dau. of Joshua Chadwick, g. v. She d. Dec. 18, 1823; he md. (2d) April 20, 1825, Almeda Richards, dau. of Capt. Moses and Sarah (Stoughton) Richards, of Gill, Mass. He d. very suddenly, Aug. 8, 1869. Mrs. Howe resides with her dau. in Orange, Mass.


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I. George Morrill, b. March 26, 1826; d. unmd. in Concord, Mass., where he was engaged in busi- ness, Nov. 14, 1855.


II. Clementine, b. July 26, 1829; md. Nov. 27, 1851, George P. Sherwin, son of Arba Sherwin, of . Winchendon. They now reside in Orange, Mass.


III. Almeda, b. Aug. 6, 1831; md. Dec. 18, 1855, John C. Felt, son of John Felt, of Jaffrey. He was a dentist, and resided in Orange, Mass. He d. 1873.


IV. Thomas Gilbert, b. Oct. 6, 1833; d. Oct. 17, 1854. v. Elvira Eveline, b. Feb. 27, 1839; d. Feb. 23, 1860.


VI. Marianna, b. Dec. 3, 1841; d. Jan. 9, 1858.


DENNIS HOWE was a farmer, and also considerably engaged in the manufacture of wooden-ware. He lived


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upon the farm now of Samuel Jones, and removed, 1855, to Jaffrey, where he d. Aug. 4, 1872. He md. Dec. 8, 1825, Lucy Ball, dau. of Jeremiah and Lucy (Putnam) Ball, of Townsend. She resides in Jaffrey.


I. Funny W., b. Dec. 1, 1826; resides in Jaffrey.


II. Andrew, b. Dec. 9, 1828; d. Dec. 26, 1828.


III. Walter H., b. March 14, 1830; d. unmd. Feb. 23, 1858.


IV. Andrew R., b. June 17, 1832; d. May 23, 1838. v. S. Warren, b. May 20, 1834; d. Oct. 6, 1853. VI. Ellen R., b. April 15, 1836; d. June 21, 1838.


VII. Milton S., b. May 4, 1838; member of 14th N. H. Vols .; d. Nov. 24, 1862.


VIII. Ann Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1840; md. Amos J. Blake, Esq., of Fitzwilliam. Vide Blake No. 17. IX. Asahel S., b. Feb. 22, 1844; md. Dec. 22, 1867, Sarah J. Keith, dau. of Sumner W. and Susan (Hastings) Keith, of Fitzwilliam. (Hastings 8.)


PETER HOWE, parentage unknown, with wife Elizabeth, removed to the north-west part of this town 1813. She d. Sept. 13, 1828; and he md. (2d) 1829, Sarah Whitney, of Lunenburg, Mass., dau. of John and Priscilla (Battles) Whitney, and soon after removed to Westfield, Mass. All the children are not named below.


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I. Emerson, md. Sarah Rand, dau. of Leonard and Sally (Hubbard) Rand, q. v. Resides in New Ipswich.


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II. Emeline, md. Luman Colburn, g. v. III. Edward, bap. July 21, 1816.


HUBBARD.


NATHAN HUBBARD, of Groton, Mass., md. April 2, 1745, Mary Patter- son. Their sons, Nathan and Hezekiah, settled in Rindge; dau. Susan- nah md. Joseph Bancroft, son of Dea. Benjamin Bancroft (vide Bancroft family) ; and dau. Amy md. Joseph Moors, and resided in this town.


1 NATHAN HUBBARD, JR., b. in Groton, June 2, 1747, with wife Sarah removed to this town 1772, and settled upon what is now known as "Hubbard Hill." Later he removed to the centre of the town, where he d. Aug. 13, 1823.


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I. Jonathan, b. March 24, 1773; md. Oct. 28, 1796, Permelia Stone, dau. of Capt. Salmon Stone, g. v. He resided in a house that formerly stood a short distance south-east of the house now of Lyman Hale. About 1818 he removed to near the line between Pennsylvania and New York, and was there accidentally killed by a gun shot.


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1. Billey, b. Feb. 3, 1797.


2. Luther, b. Dec. 10, 1798.


3. Emerson, b. March 31, 1803; d. of spotted fever, Dec. 18, 1811.


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5. Columbus.


II. Sarah, b. Aug. 31, 1774; d. Nov. 1, 1776.


III. Abigail, b. May 13, 1776; d. Oct. 27, 1776.


IV. Nathan, b. Sept. 6, 1777; d. unmd. in Rindge, Feb. 2, 1841.


v. Ede, b. Aug. 10, 1779; d. unmd.


VI. Abel, b. Aug. 3, 1781.


VII. Susannah, b. May 9, 1783; md. Nathaniel Wether- bee, son of Abraham, q. v.


VIII. Anna, b. March 14, 1785; d. April 29, 1786.


IX. Phinehas, b. March 17, 1787; d. unmd. in Ashby.


x. Esther, b. May 25, 1792.


XI. Jackson, b. Jan. 5, 1795.


ABEL HUBBARD, son of Jonathan, md. Jan. 12, 1830, Melinda Smith, dau. of Braddyll Smith, q. v. He resided in the south-west part of the town, and removed 1866 to Iowa.


I. Liberty Thomas, b. June 8, 1836; md. May 6, 1857, Julia A. Hadley; removed with his father. II. David Lawrence, b. Aug. 16, 1842.


DEA. HEZEKIAH HUBBARD, a brother of Nathan, b. in Groton, Jan. 19, 1757; md. Rebecca Hutchinson, of Bil- lerica, Mass., and settled upon "Hubbard Hill," in Rindge, about 1783. He was highly respected, and many years a deacon of the Congregational Church. He d. very sud- denly, April 22, 1822.


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I. Benjamin, b. -; md. Dorcas White. +


II. Levi, b. June 27, 1784. +


III. Rebecca, b. Feb. 29, 1788; md. May 31, 1814, Ben- jamin May, son of Benjamin and Lucy May, of Winchendon ; she d. July 8, 1865.


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1. Augustus H., b. Nov. 13, 1815.


2. Harriet Newell, b. Aug. 30, 1817; md. Sept. 15, 1857, Josiah Parker, son of John and Deborah Parker; resides in Ashland, Mass.


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3. Mersylvia, b. Aug. 26, 1819; md. April 28, 1839, Joshua Kendall.


4. Almira H., b. Nov. 26, 1822; md. Elwin Parks, son of Luke and Betsey Parks; md. (2d) Martin P. Stone.


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IV. Sally, b. Feb. 17, 1790; md. Leonard Rand, son of Solomon Rand, q. v .; md. (2d) Capt. Daniel Norcross, son of Jeremiah Norcross, q. v.


v. Polly, b. Sept. 29, 1791; d. in Rindge unmd. Jan. 1, 1855.


VI. Rodney, b. July 3, 1793; resides in Rindge unmd. VII. Harry, b. July 8, 1795 ; twice md. +


VIII. Hezekiah, b. April 25, 1797 ; d. young.


IX. Mersylvia, b. July 7, 1799; resides in Rindge unmd.


x. Eliphalet, b. July 10, 1801; md. Betsey Saw- tell. - +


XI. Otis, b. Oct. 18, 1803; unmd .; resides a farmer on the old homestead.


XII. John Hutchinson, b. Dec. 4, 1805; unmd .; resides upon the old homestead.


XIII. Addison, b. -; md. May 10, 1838, Lucy Nor- cross, dau. of Capt. Daniel Norcross, q. v .; for- merly of Fitchburg, now of Wakefield, Mass.


BENJAMIN HUBBARD md. April 3, 1811, Dorcas White, dau. of Nathan and Dorcas (Lane) White, of Cambridge, Mass .; resided in Rindge, where he d. June 9, 1841; his widow d. 1856.


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I. Elizabeth A., b. July 24, 1813; md. Aug. 9, 1857, Elijah D. Kimball, son of Philip and Lydia (Hunt) Kimball. He is a farmer. Resides in Keene, N. H.


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II. Irene A., b. Aug. 17, 1815; md. May 10, 1836, George Handy, son of George and Ruth (Estey) Handy. Removed 1837 to Dublin, N. H., where she d. Jan. 25, 1849.


1. George E., b. Nov. 30, 1843.


III. Albert Granville, b. April 30, 1819; removed to Dublin, where he md. Sept. 30, 1842, Lydia Jane Richardson, dau. of Ruel Richardson, of Peter- boro, N. H. Removed 1867 to Acworth, N. H.


1. Ellen M., b. Aug. 4, 1843; md. Jan., 1865, Charles J. Davis, son of John and Cath- erine (Houghton) Davis, of Acworth.


2. Albert J., b. Aug. 9, 1853; d. 1860.


IV. Joel, b. May 27, 1821; md. April 22, 1849, Fanny Gordon, dau. of Benjamin and Fanny (Fulson) Gordon. He is a merchant in Boston.


LEVI HUBBARD md. Nov. 29, 1814, Betsey Smith, dan. of Joseph and Abigail (Goodridge) Smith. He was a farmer, and resided near the farm of his father, now occu-


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pied by his son. He was selectman ten years, and filled other positions of trust. He d. July 28, 1862; his wife d. March 8, 1861.


1. Joseph S., b. Oct. 29, 1817; md. May 27, 1851, Rebecca Twitchel (Chadwick Family, No. 7). A farmer in Rindge.


II. Mary Jane, b. June 9, 1821; md. Stephen Hale, son of Nathan, q. v.


HARRY HUBBARD md. June 8, 1823, Clarissa Fay ; md. (2d) Dec. 6, 1832, Dorcas Whitney, dau. of Dr. Isaiah Whitney, q. v. He d. in Shrewsbury, Mass. His widow resides with his eldest son. Children by first wife :-


I. Henry B., b. Aug. 8, 1825. Conducts an extensive boot manufactory in Worcester, Mass. Has a family.


II. Appleton B., b. May 29, 1829; md. Betsey Wright. He d. Sept. 29, 1862.


ELIPHALET HUBBARD md. Feb. 1, 1827, Betsey Sawtell, dau. of Hezekiah Sawtell, q. v. He was a shoe-maker in Rindge Centre ; d. Aug. 30, 1866. His widow md. (2d) Asia Jones, q. v.


I. Eliphalet, b. Dec. 10, 1827; d. Dec. 11, 1827.


II. Hezekiah, b. Aug. 29, 1828; d. same day.


III. Rodney Augustus, b. Nov. 25, 1829; md. May 10, 1855, Eliza Jane Emory, dau of Derostus W. Emory, q. v. Was in the teaming business in Rindge until 1867, when he removed to Jaffrey and became connected with the line of stages from Jaffrey to Winchendon. Is now conductor on Monadnock Railroad.


1. Martha J., b. March 31, 1857.


IV. George Otis, b. Dec. 3, 1831; md. Julia A. Smith, of Winchendon. Resides in Winchendon.


v. Timothy F., b. June 22, 1834; md. Nov. 30, 1854, Hannah Pettengill, dau. of Asa Pettengill (Saw- tell family). He enlisted in Sept., 1862, in the 53d Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers from Winchendon, and was killed while in camp (March 23, 1863) by the fall of a limb of a tree broken by the wind.


VI. Sarah R., b. Sept. 6, 1839; a teacher in Rindge.


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HUNT.


There are several distinct families in New England bearing the name of Hunt. Those of this town are descendants of William Hunt, the ancestor of the Concord family. He was b. in England about 1605, and


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emigrated to America with wife Elizabeth and two children, in 1635, and settled in Concord, Mass. His wife dying, Dec. 27, 1661, he md. (2d) 1664, Mercy Rice, widow of Edmund Rice. This was her third marriage ; her maiden name was Mercy Hurd, and her first husband was Thomas Brigham. (Vide Brigham.) William Hunt d. in Marlboro, Mass., 1667, and his widow d. 1693. His eldest son, Nehemiah Hunt, was b. in Eng- land 1631; md. June 1, 1663, Mary Toll, and had twelve children, three of whom d. in childhood. He resided in Concord, where he d. March 6, 1717-18. John Hunt, their son, b. Jan. 12, 1673, md. Mary Brown, who was the mother of his nine children. Late in life he md: (2d) Dorothy Merriam. He d. in Concord, May 3, 1765. Dea. Simon Hunt, of Con- cord, was his eldest son, b. July 3, 1704; md. Mary Raymond. He was a leading spirit of his time; d. Dec. 13, 1790. Among his children was Ephraim Hunt, whose name is repeated hereafter; and Simon Hunt, b. April 8, 1734, md. April 15, 1755, Lucy Raymond, and settled in Acton, Mass., where he d. 1820. His son Nathan (No. 10 in the following register) md. Abigail Hale, of Rindge; and his dau. Tabitha md. Joshua Todd, of Rindge, q. v .; and dau. Sarah md. David Carlton, q. v.


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1 EPHRAIM HUNT, son of Dea. Simon, was b. in Concord, May 28, 1736. Reference is made 1768 in Rindge records to Hunt's mill, and Jan. 29, 1770, he was admitted to the church in Rindge by recommendation of the church in . Concord. At this time he was a resident of Jaffrey, and his mill was upon the site of the mills of Murdock and Annett, in the south-east part of that town. In 1791 he removed to Rindge, where he d. Dec. 21, 1821. He md. about 1756 Tabitha Raymond.


I. Tabitha, b. July 3, 1757 ; md. Nathaniel Ingalls, q.v.


II. Hepsibeth, b. July 10, 1761; md. Nathan Page, probably a son of Daniel Page, q. v., and removed to Jackson, Me., where she d. about 1840.


III. James, b. April 10, 1766.


IV. Paul Raymond, bap. in Rindge, Nov. 26, 1768.


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EPHRAIM HUNT was a blacksmith in Rindge; md. Aug. 16, 1797, Persis Perry, dau. of John Perry, q. v. ; he d. Sept. 2, 1856; his wife d. Feb. 16, 1832.


I. Maria, b. May 21, 1798; md. Oct. 16, 1821, Rev. Joseph Brown, b. in Ashby, Mass., Sept. 8, 1788. She was a woman of culture and amiable char- acter; d. in South Carolina, July 18, 1827. Rev. Joseph Brown graduated at Middlebury (Vt.) College 1817; at Andover Theological Seminary 1820; ordained Jan. 3, 1821. He was a preacher to seamen, at Charleston, S. C., 1821-9; an agent of the American Seaman's Friend Society, New York, 1829-32; subse- quently general agent and secretary of the society until his death, Sept. 16, 1833.


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1. Mary Russell, b. Sept. 6, 1822; d. April 19, 1823.


2. Joseph Brownlee, b. Oct. 4, 1824; Dart- mouth College 1845; a lawyer at New- burgh, N. Y .; md. Caroline Elizabeth Stanford. Vide page 361.


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NATHAN HUNT, a son of Simon and Lucy (Raymond) Hunt, of Acton, and grandson of Dea. Simon Hunt, of Concord, b. July 17, 1760; md. Abigail Hale, dau. of Moses Hale, of Rindge, q. v. They resided in Jaffrey, but she was admitted 1812 a member of the church in Rindge, and the five youngest of their children were there bap. He d. July 18, 1853.


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I. Abigail, b. Nov., 1788; md. Reuben Streeter. Their son, Nathan Streeter, was many years proprietor of an extensive livery stable in Bow- doin Square, Boston; md. (2d) Jonathan Web- ster.


II. Nathan, b. April 17, 1791; md. Violante Hodg- man, and resided in Jaffrey; several children. III. Grata, b. June 26, 1793; md. Sept. 9, 1819, Ben- jamin Cutter, Esq., of Jaffrey. Vide Cutter family, No. 4, and Cutter genealogy, page 272.


IV. Moses, b. Nov. 9, 1795; md. Maria Rouse; removed to New York.


v. Harriet, b. June 1, 1798; md. Ezra Bennett, q. v. VI. Sally, b. Sept. 3, 1800; md. David French.


VII. Fanny, b. Dec. 3, 1802; md. William H. Salis- bury.


VIII. John Edwards, b. Nov. 9, 1805; md. Elizabeth White; removed to New York.


IX. Elvira, b. March 24, 1808; md. Geo. A. Willard. x. Raymond, b. May 18, 1810; md. Maria A. Chap- man ; removed to Boston.


PETER HUNT, son of Samuel and Dorothy (Bulkley) Hunt, of Littleton, b. July 20, 1729; d. Jan. 13, 1816; md. Sarah Leighton, and with their four children removed 1779 from Littleton to Rindge, but did not tarry many years.


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I. Hannah, b. June 8, 1765.


II. Bulkley, b. Sept. 21, 1768; md. Betsey Chaplin, dau. of Micah Chaplin, g. v .; removed to Bran- don, Vt.


III. Peter, md. Sept. 17, 1809, Kezia Hobart, and settled in Ashburnham.


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JOSHUA HUNT, who md. Jan. 23, 1823, Lucia Todd, dau. of Joshua and Tabitha (Hunt) Todd, q. v., was also a descendant of William Hunt, of Concord, but in a dif- ferent line. Samuel Hunt, the second son of William, was b. in England 1633; md. Elizabeth Redding, and settled in Ipswich. His eldest son, Samuel Hunt, b. Nov. 17, 1657, md. Ruth Todd, and settled in Tewks- bury. His son, Peter Hunt, b. May 6, 1792, md. Mary Sheldon, and resided in Tewksbury. His eldest son, Peter Hunt, b. May 2, 1720, md. Mary Kimball, and also resided in Tewksbury. His youngest son, Joshua Hunt, b. Jan. 12, 1771, md. Olive Chamberlain (a sister of Martha [Chamberlain ] Calhoun, wife of Andrew Calhoun, of Rindge). They resided in Chelmsford, where he d. April 13, 1843. Joshua Hunt, their eldest son, b. Oct. 22, 1795, removed to Rindge 1852, where he d. July 13, 1863; his widow resides in Rindge with her son, Joshua T. Hunt.


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I. Lucia M., b. Nov. 17, 1823; d. Oct. 3, 1824.


II. Joshua Todd, b. in Chelmsford, Mass., June 26, 1825; md. May 3, 1871, Carrie R. Hayward, b. in Mendon, Mass., Sept. 21, 1836. They reside in Rindge, upon the farm formerly owned by Joseph Smith and his descendants.


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III. Lucia M., b. June 22, 1827; md. Dec. 10, 1849, William E. Robbins, son of John and Jane (Templeton) Robbins, of Carlisle, Mass. He is a farmer, and resides upon the Nathaniel Russell farm.


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IV. Benjamin P., b. Dec. 22, 1829; md., 1855, Sarah Olney; resides in Burrillville, R. I.


v. Martha P., b. Sept. 15, 1831; md. July 1, 1855, Caleb C. Curtis ; live in Gloucester, Mass. VI. Julia B., b. June 1, 1833 ; d. Jan. 19, 1837.


VII. Simeon Howard Calhoun, b. April 3, 1835; md. 1860, Viola N. Butler, of Jaffrey. He is a painter, and resides in Jaffrey.


VIII. Susan B., b. Nov. 20, 1837 ; d. July 17, 1838. IX. Julia A., b. July 1, 1839; md. 1861, Marshall P. Wood, son of Addison M. Wood, q. v.


34 35 1 CALEB HUSTON, b. in Dunstable June 12, 1740; md. Dec. 22, 1763, Priscilla Coffeen, dau. of Michael Coffeen, q. v., and settled in this town. His name appears upon the records previous to the date of his marriage. He enlisted early in the patriot army, and d. at Quaker Ridges, in New York, Nov. 5, 1776.


I. Caleb, b. Sept. 12, 1764; md. Prudence -, and resided in Rindge until 1800.


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· 1. Varnum, b. Aug. 26, 1794.


2. Sally, b. Dec. 6, 1796.


3. Caleb, b. Feb. 1, 1799.


II. Priscilla, b. May 3, 1766; md. June 26, 1794, Samuel Huston, and resided three or four years in this town.


1. Joseph, b. May 3, 1795.


III. Molley, b. Dec. 3, 1767; d. Feb. 29, 1768.


IV. Releaf, b. Oct. 1, 1769 ; md. Francis Towne, Jr., q. v.


v. Luther, b. Oct. 11, 1771.


VI. Varnum, b. June 23, 1774.


VII. Ephraim, b. May 26, 1777, posthumous.


THOMAS HUTCHINSON and wife Molley removed from Ashby to this town in the summer of 1771. He served eight months in 1775 in Capt. Philip Thomas' Company, and March 19, 1777, enlisted for three years into Col. Nathan Hale's Regiment, where he remained until the expiration of the term of enlistment, but removed from the town soon after the close of the war.


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INGALLS.


EDMUND INGALLS, a farmer, from Lincolnshire, England, with wife Ann and six children, settled in Lynn, 1629, where three other children were b. He was drowned in Saugus River, March, 1648, by falling with his horse through a bridge. Henry Ingalls, their third son, was b. in England, 1627, and early removed from Lynn to Andover, where he md. July 6, 1653, Mary Osgood, who d. Dec. 16, 1686, leaving twelve children; he md. (2d) Aug. 1, 1689, Sarah (Farnum) Abbott, widow of George Abbott; he d. 1719, and his widow d. May 12, 1728, aged 90. Henry Ingalls, his son, was b. in Andover Dec. 8, 1656; md. Aug. 1, 1689, Sarah Abbott, dau. of George and Hannah (Chandler) Abbott; he d. Feb. 8, 1695; his widow d. May 12, 1728. Among his children was Josiah Ingalls, birth not recorded on Andover records, whose son Josiah removed to this town.


1 DEA. JOSIAH INGALLS, of the fifth generation from Edmund the emigrant, wife Eunice, and six sons, removed from Andover to this town in 1760. He settled near Grassy Pond, and became an early proprietor of the first mill in Rindge. He was prominent in the affairs of the proprietors and later of the town, an original member of the church, and one of the two first deacons chosen. He d. about 1775. It is possible that Amos Ingalls, who - removed from Rindge to Acworth 1785, was also a son of Dea. Josiah.


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I. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 7, 1745. +


II. Josiah, b. Oct. 31, 1747. +


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III. Simeon, b. Aug. 24, 1749; he was in Capt. Philip Thomas' Company in 1775, and d. in Rindge 1790. His estate was settled by his widow, Mary, who md. (2d) Aug. 16, 1794, Levi May- nard. The birth of two children is recorded in Jaffrey.




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