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2. Otis, b. Nov. 18, 1831.
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3. Thomas, b. Sept. 16, 1835.
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4. Seth N., b. Dec. 2, 1837.
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5. Harriet N., b. May 31, 1840.
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6. Charles, b. July 29, 1842.
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7. Albert, b. Feb. 21, 1847.
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8. Sarah I., b. Feb. 25, 1850.
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9. Ada, b. Nov. 12, 1851.
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XII. Eveline, b. Feb. 15, 1810; d. 1823.
PLATTS.
The Platts family is of English origin. The name appears upon the rec- ords of Rowley as early as 1654, and several persons bearing the name were residents of that town earlier than Lieut. Abel Platts, who was an officer in the expedition to Canada in 1690. He md. in Rowley, May 8, 1672, Lydia Holly, and their son Moses, b. 1673, by wife Hannah had Abel, of Rindge, b. 1704; Moses, b. 1707; Nathan, of Lunenburg, the father of Nathan of Fitzwilliam, b. 1715, and Jonathan, b. 1719. The following registers present conclusive proof that the descendants of Abel Platts, of Rindge, are exceedingly numerous. Those in the male line retaining the name are easily enumerated, but in the descendants of the daus. the number is still greater. From his dau. Mary are descended the Isaac Wood family, with numerous branches, and the Gragg family. From Hannah have sprung an army of Jewetts, the Pipers, the Colburns, the Converses, the children and grandchildren of Walton Brooks, the family of Thomas Smith, and other names more recently intermarried. To the family of Capt. Joseph Platts add the Ameses, the Ruggs, and the Buttricks, and with all these include the multitude bearing names not mentioned who have gone abroad, then will Abel Platts appear not only the first settler, but the father of the town.
1 CAPT. ABEL PLATTS, son of Moses, and grandson of Lieut. Abel, was b. in Rowley, Mass., Feb. 6, 1703-4. He md. in his native town, April 21, 1725, Mary Varnum, and in 1738 removed to Lunenburg. The same year, with Nathan Heywood, the surveyor, he came to this town in the capacity of chain-man, and assisted in tracing the boundaries of the Massachusetts grant. With excellent Abel Plats judgment he selected the farm now of Martin L. Goddard, and many adjoining acres, and commenced his clearing as early as 1742. His ax first awoke the echoes in the forests, and the untested soil received from his thrifty hand the first seed scattered in anticipation of fruitful harvests. Perhaps from fear of incursions by the Indians, during the continuance of the war which commenced in 1744, his labors were inter- rupted; but in 1751, or the following year, he commenced a permanent residence in this town upon the shore of Pool Pond, having given the other lot to his eldest son.
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Between 1738 and 1751 his family had remained nearly all of the time in Lunenburg, and he had served one cam- paign at least in the wars, and had participated in the capture of Louisburg. In the new township he was an active and influential citizen, and was frequently appointed on important committees. He d. July 23, 1777. His will, dated July 3, 1771, was soon after entered in probate. To his son Joseph, probably on account of a former gift of land, he only bequeaths "my blacksmith tools which I esteem to be worth five pounds." To Abel, Jr., he left all his real estate, being lots 16 and 17 in the eighth range. He also mentions his wife Mary, his dau. Hannah Jewett, and his granddau. Elizabeth Wood. She was the dau. of Michael and Mary (Platts) Wood, and subsequently the wife of Daniel Gragg, of Rindge. His widow was buried upon the farm, but the date of her death is unknown.
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II. Mary, b. -; md. in Lunenburg, Dec. 2, 1745, Michael Wood, q. v.
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III. Abel, b. in Lunenburg, March 28, 1738.+
IV. Hannah, b. in Lunenburg, Jan. 13, 1741 ; md. June 16, 1759, Ezekiel Jewett, q. v.
v. Sarah, b. in Lunenburg, Sept. 4, 1744. Sarah Platts admitted to the church in Rindge, Jan. 26, 1766, by letter from the church in Lunen- burg. Perhaps the second wife of Ensign Joseph Platts is meant, as this dau. is said to have d. at eight or ten years of age.
ENSIGN JOSEPH PLATTS settled in Rindge as early as 1752. The conflict of titles between him and the Maso- nian proprietors is given in Chap. II., and need not be repeated in this connection. He resided upon the same farm until his death, but during several years the man- agement devolved upon his son, Capt. Joseph. He md. Nov. 16, 1752, Deborah Page, dau. of Joseph and Debo- rah (Gould) Page, q. v .; she d., leaving three children, and he md. (2d), Oct. 2, 1760, Mrs. Sarah Bowers, widow of Nehimiah Bowers, and dau. of Samuel Larrabee, q. v .; she d., also leaving three children, and he md. (3d) Mrs. Elizabeth (Page) Wright, a sister of his first wife, and widow of Thomas Wright, who d. in Lunenburg 1777. By Mr. Wright she had three children. Ensign Joseph- Platts d. Aug. 25, 1817, aged 91; his widow d. Sept. 28, 1824, aged 83.
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v. Abigail, b. 1766; bap. Nov. 17; md. Aug. 11, 1785, Ezekiel Jewett, Jr., her cousin, q. v.
VI. David, b. 1767; bap. Dec. 27; probably d. young.
ABEL PLATTS, JR., md. April 26, 1759, Phebe Wether- bee, dau. of Hezekiah Wetherbee, q. v. He resided upon the old homestead in Rindge, where he d. March 6, 1819; his widow d., at the residence of her grandson, Hosea, in Fitzwilliam, Dec. 3, 1841, aged 101 years, 4 months, and 24 days. He and his son Abel were both styled junior, and it cannot be determined with absolute certainty which is referred to in all cases. It is probable that it was the father who was a member of Capt. Hale's, Capt. Brown's, and Capt. Stone's Companies. ( Vide pp. 108, 135, 136.)
I. Mary, b. Jan. 31, 1760.
II. Abel, (Jr.), b. Dec. 10, 1761. +
III. Phebe, b. Nov. 11, 1763.
IV. Asa, b. May 28, 1766. +
v. Sarah, b. June 18, 1768.
VI. Lucy, b. April 2, 1771; md. Jan. 28, 1787, Daniel Gilson, and resided at Mt. Holley, Vermont.
VII. Dolley, b. Sept. 14, 1773. "Betsey, dau. of Dolley
Platts, b. in Rindge Feb. 8, 1796." Town records. VIII. Ruth, b. Feb. 29, 1776; md. March 17, 1799, Joel Chamberlain.
IX. Aaron, b. Nov. 2, 1778.
x. Aram, b. March 30, 1781.
XI. Huldah, b. July 3, 1783.
CAPT. JOSEPH PLATTS, son of Ensign Joseph, md. March 24, 1778, Abigail Sawtell, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Holden) Sawtell, g. v. He settled on the farm of his father, of which he soon acquired possession. He was in the Revolutionary service on four occasions (vide pp. 108, 136, 140, 164), was selectman 1796, and held other positions of trust. He d. March 29, 1799, and his widow md. (2d) Enos Lake, q. v.
I. Sally, b. Sept. 6, 1778; md. Jeremiah Ames, q. v.
II. Debby, b. Jan. 28, 1781.
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IV. John Varnum, b. April 22, 1786. ++
v. Josiah S., b. April 28, 1788; md. Oct. 31, 1811, Lydia Walton, dau. of William Walton, q. v. In 1812 they removed from town.
VI. Cynthia, b. June 8, 1790 ; md. Capt. Luke Rugg, g. v.
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VII. Warham R., b. July 18, 1792; md. Sallie Harvey, of Chesterfield, where he continued to reside until his death in 1872. He was sheriff of Cho shire county.
VIII. Fanny, b. July 14, 1794; md. Amos Buttrick, q. v. IX. Phinehas, b. Aug. - , 1796.
EBENEZER PLATTS, son of Ensign Joseph, had a saw- mill on Platts' Brook, near the highway leading from Converseville to the residence of Gilman P. Wellington. He was in the Revolutionary army. ( Vide pp. 164, 166.) He removed, about 1800, to Vermont, where his wife Priscilla d. March 9, 1806, aged 43. His name upon the Rindge records is frequently written Eben. Eight of his eleven children were b. in Rindge.
I. Betsey, b. Sept. 27, 1782; md. - Avery ; lived in Orford, N. H.
II. Sukey, b. April 4, 1784; was md. and removed to the West.
III. Eben, b. April 22, 1786; settled in Montreal; had a family.
IV. Parmer, or Palmer, b. June 26, 1790; resided in Claremont, N. H.
v. Lucy, b. Sept. 25, 1792; removed to the West. VI. Priscilla, b. April 3, 1794.
VII. David, b. March 11, 1796; resided in Vershire, Vt .; md. Ellen Fuller. He wrote his name Platt. Among his fourteen children is Horace Platt, of Fitchburg.
VIII. Sallie, b. Aug. 16, 1798; md. - Norcross; lived in Maine, and later in Cleveland, Ohio.
IX. Joseph, b. May 2, 1800.
x. Mahala, b. May 12, 1802.
XI. Almira, b. Feb. 26, 1804.
ABEL PLATTS, JR., son of Abel, Jr., md. Dec. 26, 1786, Meletiah Metcalf, dau. of Lieut. George Metcalf, q.v. In 1781 he enlisted into the Continental service, and re- mained in the army until the close of the war. About 1802 he removed to the State of New York, and d. at or near Sacket's Harbor in 1812. Previous to his removal, four children were b. in Rindge.
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I. Henrietta, b. May 19, 1788.
II. Martin, b. May 8, 1790.
III. Abel, b. Feb. 9, 1793 ; md. Sophia Piper, q. v .; resided in Watertown, N. Y., and in Fairfield, Mich. Two sons and two daus.
IV. Asa, b. Jan. 6, 1796; d. 1812.
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ASA PLATTS, son of Abel, Jr., md. Jan. 29, 1799, Rebecca Buswell, dau. of John Buswell, q. v. He was a successful farmer, and lived in the old Ninth School Dis- trict. ( Vide p. 284.) He d. March 18, 1848, aged nearly 82; his wife d. March 20, 1848, aged nearly 76.
I. Rebecca, b. Sept. 30, 1800; d. unmd. Dec. 25, 1824.
II. Asa, b. Feb. 27, 1802. +
III. Hosea, b. Feb. 17, 1804. ++
IV. Harvey, b. Nov. 1, 1805; was for a short time engaged in the manufacture of wooden-ware with Levi Howe and Stephen Jewett. In 1852 he removed to Fitzwilliam, where he d. Sept. 20, of that year. He md. Oct. 13, 1829, Harriet Davis, who d. Oct. 10, 1852. Their dau. Susan- nah d. Oct. 11, 1852, and the other children removed to the West. They were Henry H., who md. Emily Sawtell, dau. of Solomon Saw- tell, 2d, Asa, Charles, George, Jonathan, Sally, Silas, and Abel.
v. Almon, b. Feb. 22, 1808; md. Dec. 29, 1841, Abby M. Howe, of Portsmouth, N. H. He was engaged in the lumber business, and d. in Bos- ton, Oct. 7, 1862.
1. Maria Victoria, b. Nov. 14, 1842; d. Sept. 13, 1847.
2. Henry Almon, b. Jan. 20, 1845; d. March 11, 1846.
3. Georgiana, b. Dec. 1, 1847; resides in Boston.
4. Ella M., b. Sept. 1, 1850 ; resides in Boston.
5. Almon, b. May 12, 1856; d. March 7, 1864.
VI. Laura, b. Nov. 13, 1809; md. April 12, 1832, Jonathan Peirce, q. v.
VII. John, b. Nov. 8, 1811; md. March 26, 1840, Nancy W. Stearns, dau. of Capt. Freeborn Stearns, q. v .; she d. Oct. 17, 1847; md. (2d) March 16, 1856, Louisa (Adams) Hale, widow of Mar- shall A. Hale, q. v., and dau. of Israel Adams, q. v. He has resided in Boston since 1835, and for the past twenty years has been a commis- sioned surveyor of lumber for the Suffolk Dis- trict. His residence is in Charlestown District.
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1. John Franklin, b. May 13, 1841.
2. Harriet Maria, b. July 12, 1842; d. Oct. 26, 1843.
3. Ellen Eliza, b. March 8, 1844.
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4. Edwin Morton, b. May 29, 1845; he was in the Union army, and was killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 14, 1863.
5. Infant son, b. and d. Oct. 17, 1847.
6. Harvey Adams, b. March 14, 1857.
VIII. Phebe, b. April 24, 1814; md. Dec. 10, 1835, John Barrett. She is now residing, his widow, in Boston.
JOSEPH PLATTS, son of Capt. Joseph, md. Charlotte, dau. of Thomas and Lucy Ames, or Eames, of Rindge. He resided upon the Bixby place, and d. from exposure April 14, 1836; his widow d. May 29, 1856.
I. Addison, b. June 25, 1810; md. Harriet Laws; resides in Waltham, Mass .; one dau. living.
1. Henrietta.
II. Charlotte A., b. Oct. 3, 1812; d., unmd., Oct. 9, 1855.
III. Phinehas, b. Feb. 8, 1815; md. Lucy Vinall; re- sides in Waltham.
1. Edwin A .; md. Lucy Chase; resides in Waltham.
IV. Abigail S., b. June 6, 1817; md. Sept. 20, 1854, Luke S. Rugg, son of Capt. Luke Rugg, q. v.
JOHN VARNUM PLATTS, son of Capt. Joseph, md. May 2, 1811, Maria Demary, dau. of Ezekiel Demary, q. v. He resided in Rindge, where he d. May 6, 1839; his wife d. Feb. 4, 1834.
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I. John Varnum, Jr., md. (pub. Dec. 11), 1840, Louisa D. Bill, of Gilsum, N. H. Removed, 1849, to Ashburnham, Mass.
II. Caroline, b. -; md. April 4, 1833, William Dana; removed to State of New York.
III. Maria, b. 1815; d., unmd., June 4, 1842.
IV. Cynthia, b. 1817 ; md. April, 1837, A. A. Fowle, g. v.
v. Fanny D., b. 1820; md. April 16, 1841, A. A. Fowle, g. v.
VI. Rowena, b. 1824; d., unmd., Nov. 10, 1848.
VII. Aaron E., b. 1828; md. Oct. 13, 1853, Susan R.' Wetherbee, dau. of Joseph Wetherbee, q. v., and in 1855 removed to Kansas; now live in Kanwa- kee, in that State.
1. Susan.
VIII. Eliza, b. 1830; d., unmd., April 3, 1846.
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ASA PLATTS, son of Aas, md. Aug. 2, 1832, Frances Jones, dau. of Asa Jones, q. v., who d. April 20, 1836, and he md. (2d) -Fidelia (Emerson) Pratt widow of Moses S. Pratt, and dau. of Ebenezer and Rhoda (Symonds) Emerson of Reading, Mass. Mr. Platts resided, until 1853, upon a farm near West Rindge, and then removed to the house now occupied by his son, Anson A. Platts, and for several years had a mill which stood upon the site of the wheelwright shop of E. B. Cutter. He d. Nov. 28, 1873.
I. Maria F., b. May 13, 1839; md. Feb. 25, 1868, J. Wallace English ; she d. March 16, 1871.
II. Asa Anson, b. Sept. 20, 1841; d. Jan. 11, 1843.
III. Almon A., b. July 18, 1845. He has pursued a regular course of study, and is a civil engineer, in Stoneham, Mass.
IV. Anson A., twin, b. July 18, 1845; md. June 29, 1869, Cynthia L. Lawrence, dau. of William and Lucinda (Lowell) Lawrence, g. v. They reside in Rindge.
v. Martin W., b. July 13, 1849; d. Aug. 26, 1849.
VI. Lyman. W., b. Sept. 11, 1852; a clerk; resides in Troy, N. H.
HOSEA PLATTS, son of Asa, md. April 14, 1831, Nancy Smith, b. Aug. 11, 1807, dau. of Elijah T. Smith. He is a farmer in Fitzwilliam. They have had eleven children.
I. Hosea Osborn, b. March 8, 1832; md. Emily Hodge.
II. Nancy Ann, b. March 11, 1833; md. Geo. J. Strat- ton; d. Feb. 11, 1865.
III. Elijah Smith, b. Oct. 18, 1834; d. March 27, 1837. IV. Mary Rebecca, b. July 12, 1836; md. George A. Whittemore, Esq .; d. Dec. 13, 1872.
v. John Austin, b. Sept. 16, 1838; md. Feb. 13, 1864, Susie C. Crowell, dau. of Christopher and Anna (Gibbs) Crowell, of Westininster, Vt. They have three children.
VI. Sarah Maria, b. Sept. 28, 1840; md. Sylvester Underwood. Reside in St. Johnsbury, Vt.
VII. Elijah Thayer, b. Aug. 30, 1842; md. June 25, 1868, Ellen M. Bennett, dau. of Lyman and Lucinda (Wellington) Bennett, g. v. They re- side in Rindge. Two children.
VIII. Henrietta Ellen, b. Oct. 13, 1844.
Ix. Charles Frederick, b. April 22, 1847 ; md. Nov. 27, 1867, Julia M. Stearns, dau. of Col. George W. Stearns, g. v. He is a merchant in Rindge.
x. H. Agnes, b. July 13, 1849; d. Nov. 5, 1867.
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XI. Frank Warren, b. Oct. 16, 1851; md. Martha Emerson. Resides in Marlboro, N. H.
JOSEPH POLLARD was taxed 1803-1809, James Pollard, 1805-1831; William Pollard, 1848-1865; but the records preserve no memoranda of their families. Levi Pollard, son of Levi, of Winchendon, was also in this town several years, and Abel Pollard, a blacksmith, was here 1809, until his death Oct. 29, 1826, aged 41. A part of this time he lived in the Dea. Breed house, and occupied the Hunt shop. The children of Abel Pollard and Sukey, his wife, b. in Rindge were : --
I. Dawson, b. Jan. 8, 1810.
II. Grata, b. Sept. 16, 1812.
III. Sukey, b. Jan. 3, 1816.
IV. Martha, b. April 27, 1818.
NEHEMIAH PORTEB came from Weymouth near the close of the year 1771. He served several months in the army (vide p. 110). He removed or d. between 1780 and 1793. His children b. between 1750 and 1771, were as follows : Nehemiah, Joseph, Benjamin, Silvanus, Sarah, Lydia, Ebenezer, and Mary.
MOSES PORTER, from Newbury, was in Rindge 1825-31, but no connected record of his family can be given. He occupied the same farm for a time with Benjamin Barker with whom he was in some way connected by marriage. His son resided with him. His wife d. Jan. 4, 1828, and dau. Mary d. Feb. 3, 1828.
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GILMAN POWERS, md. March 10, 1833, Sarah Clark, dau. of Luther and Sarah (Walker) Clark, of Hubbards- ton, Mass., a descendant of Hugh Clark, the emigrant. They resided in Rindge a few years. Their children were:
I. Henry Newell, b. Oct. 15, 1833 ; d. Aug. 13, 1834.
II. Charles Thurston, b. Sept. 13, 1836.
III. Henry Newell, b. June 29, 1839.
IV. Arethusa Elizabeth, b. Nov. 22, 1841.
v. Augustus Gilman, b. June 22, 1844.
JOHN PRICHARD, of Boxford, Mass., md. Sept. 24, 1767, Lucy Wood, and removed to Rindge previous to 1770. "Being very sick and weak in body," he made a will, March 30, 1775, and d. July 3, following. His widow md. Nov. 10, 1781, Eliakim Darling, q. v. Their eldest child was b. in Boxford, the others in Rindge.
I. Martha, b. May 6, 1768.
II. Lucy, b. Feb. 1, 1770.
.III. John, b. Oct. 28, 1771.
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IV. Paul, b. Aug. 1, 1773.
v. Hannah, b. Aug. 10, 1775; posthumous.
7 JOHN PRICHARD, and wife Lovisa, were in Rindge 1815-21. Perhaps this John was number four of this register; if so, he returned after an absence from this town; or, possibly, he was a son of Paul, of New Ipswich. Two children were b. in Rindge.
I. George Washington, b. March 18, 1816.
II. Nancy, b. June 24, 1819.
JOHN PRIEST, b. 1761; md. Rebecca Gibson, b. 1765, and came to Rindge about 1785. He resided near the residence of Asa and Charles E. Stickney. He removed from this town 1811; his wife d. 1814, and he d. April 12, 1830. His sons have a most honorable record in mercan- tile and other pursuits.
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I. John Fox, b. May 30, 1786. He was an importer of iron and steel, and an extensive dealer in hard- ware, Boston. He md. Catherine Brewer Ma- rean. Of their thirteen children, several d. in childhood or youth; (1) Sarah A., the eldest, md. Hall, of Boston; (2) John Lothrop, resides in Boston; (3) Catherine Brewer, md., 1841, Sam- uel Hammond Gibbens, Esq., son of Col. Daniel and Mary L. (King) Gibbens, and a brother of the wife of Thomas Sherwin ; their son, Fred- erick H. Gibbens, is Treasurer of the Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad Company, office in New York; (4) George A., resides in Boston ; (5) Adaline M., md. - - Lewis, of Boston ; (6) Ellen Marean, md. - Kingsbury; md. (2d) - Langford, of Boston.
II. Josiah, b. Feb. 14, 1788, resided in Lunenburg, Mass.
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III. Abraham Gibson, b. July 10, 1791. At the re- quest of a maternal uncle, he assumed the name of Abraham Priest Gibson. He was consul many years at St. Petersburg, Russia, and d., unmd., in England, possessed of considerable wealth.
IV. Warham, b. May 26, 1793.
v. Rebecca, b. May 15, 1795; md. - Hayward.
VI. Dole Johnson, b. April 26, 1796.
VII. Joel, b. May 11, 1799; a merchant in Boston.
VIII. Miranda, b. July 16, 1802; md. Abraham G. Wy- man, a most worthy citizen of Boston.
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x. Fannie, b. June 12, 1809; mnd. Dr. Chandler, of Natick, Mass.
XI. Jonas Heyward, b. July 6, 1812; a merchant in Watertown, Mass.
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AMOS RAMSDELL, son of Amos and Phebe (Henry) Ramsdell, was b. in Boston June 18, 1801. He md. Sept. 10, 1830, Harriet Wright, b. in Pepperell, Mass., Sept. 4, 1804, dau. of Liberty and Betsey Wright. Soon after his marriage he removed to this town, and engaged in the manufacture of wooden-ware and coarse lumber. He was a man of quiet manner, and of unfailing integrity. He d. March 5, 1862; she d. Oct. 5, 1874.
I. Harriet Elizabeth, b. March 16, 1837; md. Nov. 30, 1854, Joel Wellington, q. v.
II. Charles Henry, b. Oct. 12, 1841; d. April 4, 1863.
COL. JAMES RAMSDELL, a brother of Amos, was b. in Boston June 26, 1807; md. Nov. 16, 1837, Lucy Rice, dau. of Abijah and Sophia (Waters) Rice, q. v. Previ- ous to his removal from New Ipswich to Rindge, he was lieutenant-colonel of the regiment of militia to which that town belonged. He was engaged, with his brother Amos, and later on his own account, in the manufacture of lumber. For a few years previous to his death he had mills in Benton, N. H. He d. Sept. 20, 1873. Four children were b. in Rindge.
I. James Gardner, b. July 7, 1841; md. Sept. 30, 1863, Julia Alice Carter. Resides in Philadel- phia.
II. Cassius G., b. Oct. 30, 1845. Resides in San Francisco, Cal.
III. Eva Josephine, b. April 14, 1854; md. June 17, 1874, D. L. White, son of C. A. White, of Boston.
IV. Lucy F., b. Feb. 13, 1856; d. March 16, 1856.
REUBEN RAMSDELL, a brother of Amos and Col. James, was b. in New Ipswich Aug. 11, 1811. He md. in Rindge, Dec. 24, 1835, Lavina P: Converse, dau. of Joshua Converse, Esq., g. v. He resides in the east part of the town, where he has been, and continues, extensively en- gaged in the manufacture of wood-ware. ( Vide p. 305.)
I. Henrietta Lovina, b. Nov. 3, 1836; d. Feb. 14, 1842.
II. Phebe Amanda, b. Dec. 19, 1839; md. Dec. 21, 1855, Edward Jewett, son of Stephen and Hannah (Barker) Jewett, q. v.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
RAND.
DANIEL RAND was a resident of Shrewsbury, Mass., at the time of his marriage, Jan. 18, 1720, to Mary Keyes, b. Oct. 24, 1700, dau. of Col. John and Mary (Eames) Keyes, of Marlboro, and later of Shrewsbury, granddau. of Elias and Sarah (Blanford) Keyes, of Sudbury, and great- granddau. of Robert Keyes, the emigrant. In 1723, the house of Col. Keyes was burned in the night, and three of the brothers of Mrs. Rand perished in the flames. Mr. Rand was one of the founders of the church in Shrewsbury, and his son Solomon was the first child baptized after its organization, the pastor being Rev. Job Cushing, the father of Rev. John Cushing, D. D., of Ashburnham. His wife d. March 5, 1757, aged nearly 57, and he md. (2d) Martha Bruce. The date of his death is not known. Solomon Rand, the eldest son of Daniel and Mary (Keyes) Rand, was b. March 13, 1723; md. Sept. 15, 1741, Deborah Dodge, dau. of Jabez Dodge, of Ipswich and Shrewsbury, and a sister of Rev. Ezekiel Dodge, of Abington. He settled upon the farm formerly of his father, where he d. 1801, aged 78, and his widow, 1810, aged 84. Their sons, Daniel, Ezekiel, and Solomon, settled in Rindge. Their son Artemas was in Rindge a short time, but never became a permanent resident here. He subsequently d. in the Revolutionary army.
1 COL. DANIEL RAND, son of Solomon, grandson of Daniel, was b. in Shrewsbury, Oct. 15, 1742; he md. May 21, 1767, Susannah Hemenway, b. April 16, 1746, dau. of Daniel and Ruth (Bigelow) Hemenway, of Shrewsbury. She was a cousin of the second wife of John Perry, of Rindge. They settled upon a lot of land since occupied by Gates Rand and Liberty Rand, and there resided until their death. In the Revolution, he was an ensign in the Lexington company, a lieutenant in Col. Isaac Wyman's regiment in 1776, and a captain in Col. Moore's regimentin 1777 (pp. 108, 125, 141), and was several years a member of the committee of safety. In the militia, he was major in 1782, and a colonel as early as 1785. He represented the town in the Legislature ten years, and was elected seven times to the board of selectmen. His superior ability was acknowledged by his townsmen in these repeated elections, while his faithful and able service, his strict integrity and unimpeachable character, are revealed in the light of his honorable career. He d. July 3, 1811; his widow d. Sept. 6, 1817, and were buried upon the homestead.
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I. Ruth, b., May 20, 1768; md. William Moore, of Worcester, where she d. June 20, 1844.
II. Warham, b. Jan. 30, 1770; d., unmd., Feb. 9, 1792.
III. Asenath, b. Oct. 22, 1771; md. Henry Smith, q. v. IV. Rezinah, b. Oct. 2, 1773; md. Joseph Parker, q. v. v. Liberty, b. June 3, 1775 ; d., unmd., May 21, 1804. VI. Anna, b. Nov. 7, 1777; md. Jan. 26, 1800, Lewis Colburn, and removed to Plainfield, N. Y., where she d., 1801.
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VII. Gates, b. Sept. 17, 1779.+ VIII. Susannah, b. Aug. 27, 1781. She was drowned in a well June 17, 1784.
IX. Asa, b. Aug. 6, 1783. +
x. Candice, b. Aug. 1, 1785; d., unmd., June 26, 1805. XI. Grata, b. May 10, 1787 ; md. Nov. 12, 1816, Rev. Luke Ainsworth Spofford, b. Nov. 5, 1785, son of Dea. Eleazer and Mary (Flint) Spofford, of Jaf- frey. He was a graduate of Middlebury College, 1817, and 'was a devoted and faithful minister in Gilmanton, Brentwood, Lancaster, and Atkin- son, in this State, and was later engaged in mis- sionary labor. She d. in Williamsburg, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1851. Mr. Spofford d. in Rockport, Ind., Sept. 27, 1855.
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