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I. Eusebia, b. Sept. 14, 1797; md. Oct. 23, 1823, Alvan Ward, son of Samuel and Ruth (Town- send) Ward. They resided in Ashburnham. He d. June 20, 1869.
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2. George P., b. Aug. 18, 1826; md. July 22, 1849, Eunice K. Wood, dau. of Jona- than, g. v.
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3. Achsah C., b. Aug. 12, 1828; md. Milton Brooks, son of Samuel, of Ashburnham, where they reside.
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4. Ivers, b. Feb. 15, 1830; d. Jan. - , 1832.
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5. Franklin W., b. July 9, 1833; md. Sophro- nia Stone, of Fitzwilliam. He is a book and job printer, in Winchendon.
6. Marcus L., b. March 20, 1836; md. Julia A. Muzzy, of Winchendon. Reside in Dighton, Mass.
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7. William L. G., b. Aug. 12, 1837; md. Abi- gail Bride, and resides in Sharon, Mass.
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8. Angeline G., b. Feb. 18, 1839; md. John Baldwin, of Winchendon. He was a member of the 53d Mass. Vols .; was killed May 2, 1863. She md. (2d) Henry C. Whitcomb, son of George, of Rindge. She d. Aug. 18, 1867.
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II. William, b. March 3, 1799; md. Mary Bradish, of Winchendon. Reside in Winchendon.
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III. Sarah, b. June 30, 1800; md. Samuel Forrister, of Framingham. Reside in Natick. No children. IV. Nathaniel Converse, b. May 13, 1803; md. Jan. 31, 1833, Mary A. Gibson, dau. of Abel and Achsah (Puffer) Gibson, of Sudbury. Reside in Rindge.
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1. Loammi, b. and d. Feb. 4, 1835.
2. Lucinda, b. March 25, 1837; d. April 5, 1838.
3. Amanda M., b. Feb. 1, 1838; md. Sept. 9, 1855, Edmund J. Miller, of Jamaica, Vt. She d. Dec. 24, 1864.
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4. Sarah Converse, b. Sept. 27, 1839; md. Aug. 10, 1867, Daniel W. George, of Acworth, N. H. She d. March 7, 1871.
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5. Ellen Maria, b. March 9, 1843; d. May 2, 1846.
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6. Francis Eugene, b. Dec. 15, 1847; d. May 1848.
v. Lucinda, b. May 9, 1805; d. Aug. 7, 1808.
VI. Levi, b. April 23, 1807; md. April 5, 1838, Eliza Hale, dau. of Nathan, q. v. She d. Feb. 22,
1. Maryann T., b. Dec. 17, 1824; md. Calvin Dows. He d. Feb. 18, 1874. She resides in West Medfield. Four children.
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1858; md. (2d) Mary Louisa Towne, dau. of Joshua, g. v. Reside in Rindge. Their first and fourth child d. young. .
2. James Wilson, b. May 13, 1841; md. March 9, 1864, Martha M. Webster; lives in Keene, N. H.
3. Edwin Jones, b. May 22, 1843; md. July 3, 1866, Arabella A. Nutting, of Jaffrey.
5. Lewis E., b. June 8, 1850.
VII. Rufus, b. April 4, 1809 ; md. April 23, 1838, Abby H. Forrister, b. April 2, 1807, dau. of Amariah and Sally A. Forrister, of Framingham, and a sister of Samuel Forrister, who md. his sister Sarah. Resided in Marlboro, Mass., until 1851, and since that date in Framingham, Mass. He is a farmer.
1. Sarah J., b. Aug. 12, 1841.
2. Theodore F., b. March 11, 1844; enlisted in Co. F, 45th Mass. Vols .; d. at Newburn, N. C., May 25, 1863.
3. Martha Maria, b. Jan. 25, 1847; d. June 1, 1851.
4. Abby F., b. Aug. 14, 1849.
VIII. Lucinda, b. Feb. 16, 1811; d. Dec. 23, 1815. IX. Lucy, b. July 18, 1812; md. William Brooks, of Ashburnham; md. (2d) Rev. Isaac Peaslee, and resides in Sutton, N. H. No children.
x. Ira, b. Nov. 9, 1814. A physician of Winchendon. ( Vide Chap. XVII.) He md. April 24, 1844, Rowena Greenwood, dau. of Henry and Sarah (Woodbury) Greenwood, of Winchendon.
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1. Fred William, b. Jan. 27, 1845. Graduate Harvard University 1869. During the war he was a year in the Hospital Corps. Received in 1870 the degree of M. D. at the University of the city of New York, and has since pursued his professional studies in Vienna. He is now in practice with his father in Winchendon. He md. June 11, 1871, Caroline E. Marvin, dau. of Rev. A. P. and Caroline (Holbrook) Marvin.
2. Sarah Jennie, b. Jan. 11, 1846; md. E. H. Walcott, son of Jonathan and Henrietta (Mills) Walcott, of Natick, where they reside.
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3. Frances Elizabeth, b. Feb. 18, 1848; d. April 14, 1849.
XI. Anna Worcester, b. Aug. 19, 1817; md. Sept. 8, 1852, Caleb Howard, son of Benjamin Howard, of Ashby, where they reside. Their dau. Ellen Maria, was b. Oct. 26, 1855, and d. Dec. 25, 1872. Emma Armenia was b. Nov. 25, 1856, and d. Dec. 28, 1872. One dau. survives.
1. Eliza Jane, b. Oct. 19, 1853.
XII. Eliakim Thayer, b. April 14, 1820; md. Oct. 21, 1862, Lydia A. Eveleth, of Jaffrey. They reside in Natick, Mass.
1. Alice L., b. Sept. 2, 1864.
2. Stella L., b. Sept. 7, 1867.
3. Theodore F., b. Aug. 10, 1872.
SIMEON RUSSELL, son of Nathaniel, md. Nov. 24, 1800, Martha or Patty Russell, dau. of Jeremiah. They resided in Rindge, where he d. Jan. 14, 1853. His wife d. April 5, 1845.
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I. Nancy, b. March 20, 1802; md. Nov. 24, 1821, Hiram Truell. Resided in Grafton. She d. 1872.
1. Martha; md. Charles C. Poor. Reside in Fitchburg.
2. Sumner; resides in Grafton.
3. Abigail; md. Charles Ryan.
4. Jane; md. Joseph Howard. Reside in Ashby, Mass.
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II. Eudotia, b. July 17, 1803 ; md. Amos Fenno, q. v. III. Martha, b. March 19, 1804; d., unmd., Aug. 22, 1842.
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IV. Sumner; d. young, Aug., 1808.
v. Elvira, b. Jan. 20, 1807; md. June 7, 1836, Will- iam Matthews, son of John and Phebe (Sprague) Matthews, of Jaffrey. They resided in New Ipswich, where she d., leaving four children, Aug. 12, 1842.
1. John Russell, b. March 4, 1838.
2. Elvira Ann, b. April 23, 1839; d. young.
3. Francis Harrison, b. Dec. 5, 1840.
4. Elvira Ann, b. June 27, 1842.
VI. Sumner, b. March 1, 1809; md. Ann Wilson; resided in Rindge a few years, and removed to Waltham, Mass. He returned to this town in 1872.
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1. Sarah M., b. -; md. George Fairfield ; one dau., S. Annie Fairfield,.b. Jan. 20, 1858.
2. John Henry, b. -; d. July 17, 1837.
3. John Henry, b. June 23, 1838; md. Nov. 5, 1858, Mary Elizabeth Battles, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Taylor) Battles, of Sudbury, Mass. He is a carpenter and master builder, and resides in East Rindge.
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VII. Albert, b. - , 1810; d. young.
VIII. Henry, b. Sept. 19, 1811; md. Feb. 22, 1838, Almira Burt, b. Dec. 12, 1811, dau. of Lloyd B. and Lydia Burt, of Killingly, Conn. He was engaged several years in the manufacture of various kinds of wooden-ware, at the mill now of R. Ramsdell & Co. ( Vide Chap. XIV.) Resides in East Rindge.
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1. Henry Augustus, b. May 13, 1842; md. Oct. 24, 1872, Martha Aurilla May. He is accountant and foreman at the mills of the Union Box and Lumber Co.
2. Albert Eugene, b. Jan. 18, 1848.
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IX. Frederick, b. July, 1813; d. March 26, 1816.
x. Betsey, b. Oct. 1, 1816; md. Oct. 8, 1839, Alfred Giles, son of Daniel and Anna (Russell) Giles (No. 56, of this register). Lived in Rindge. He d. Sept. 7, 1872. She resides in Jaffrey with her dau.
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1. Hattie E., b. March 26, 1841; md. Jan. 20, 1859, Orlando J. Raymond, son of Joel, . q. v., and resides in Jaffrey.
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XI. Sarah Ann, b. Feb., 1818; d. Jan. 30, 1819. XII. Mersilvia, b. Dec. 28, 1819; md. Nov. 26, 1850, Samuel E. Adams. He is a farmer, in Mason, N. H. They have two children.
1. Maria M., b. Dec. 25, 1851.
2. Albert, b. July 30, 1854.
XIII. Mary Ann, b. April 5, 1824; md. Ivory L. Coz- zens, and d. a few years later, leaving one dau.
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JEREMIAH RUSSELL, a son of Isaac, and grandson of Nathaniel Russell, Esq., was b. in Littleton, Jan. 5, 1752. He md. in New Salem, Mass., July 6, 1772, Martha Barker, of Andover, Mass., and came to Rindge in the
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autumn of that year. During the Revolution he was prompt to enter the service, and his patriotism is attested by the evidence of pages 108, 110, 126, 141. About 1785, leaving his family in Rindge, he went to the State of New York, with the hope of improving his fortunes. He never returned to this town, and the date of his death is not known. His widow md. (2d) March 8, 1792, Daniel Poor, and continued her residence in this town. He d. Jan. 9, 1816, aged 66; she d. July 1, 1834, aged 81. There were seven children of Jeremiah and Hannah Russell.
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I. Jeremiah, b. Oct. 20, 1772; md., 1795, Polly Smith, dau. of Daniel Smith, of Bloomfield, Me. They resided in Bloomfield, and had but one child, non comp.
II. Asa, b. May 30, 1774. He removed to Bloom- field, Me., where he md. Nov. 28, 1798, Sally Conant, b. in Sudbury, Mass., June 10, 1775, who d. at Corinna, Me., June 8, 1816; md. (2d) Nov. 28, 1817, Huldah Pratt, b. in Abington, Mass., Sept. 2, 1784; d. in St. Albans, Me., Oct. 23, 1851. He came with his family to this town in 1800, and four years later returned to Maine, and d. in Norridgewock, Sept. 2, 1858.
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1. Charlotte Temple, b. in Canaan, Me., Nov. 28, 1799; md. Nov. 29, 1826, Levi Higgins, b. April 1, 1800, son of Elhana and Polly Hig- gins. They resided in Palmyra, and in St. Albans, Me. He d. Jan. 5, 1850; she d. March 30, 1861. Their children were : Edwin G., b. Feb. 17, 1829; md., 1858, Miranda Jackson; Mary Jane, b. Nov. 5, 1830; md. Dec. 25, 1856, William Sumner Whitman; Elizabeth Sarah, b, May 15, 1836; md. Feb. 22, 1858, Loring D. Hayes.
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2. Ede Patch, b. in Rindge, Feb. 2, 1803; md. 1826, Thomas Philbrick, son of Michael and Jane Philbrick, of Livermore, Me., where he was b. Jan. 20, 1802; she d. April 17, 1771. Of their seven children only one is living: Charles Boardman, b. in St. Albans, Aug. 23, 1837; md. April 27, 1861, Hattie Maxim, dau. of Rev. Sullivan A. and Clara Maxim.
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3. Philenia Sawyer, b. in Canaan, Me., Feb. 24, 1805; md. Oct. 31, 1833, Charles Franklin Boardman, son of Samuel L. and Mehitable (Hill) Boardman. He d.
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in Norridgewock, Jan. 14, 1870; she d. in Augusta, Nov. 8, 1870, leaving three chil- dren : Sally R., b. July 31, 1834; md. Oct. 23, 1855, Rufus Alonzo Davis, b. July 6, 1829, son of Rufus and Mary Davis, of Temple, Me .; she d. May 24, 1865, leaving four children; Samuel Lane, b. March 30, 1836; md. June 12, 1860, Temperance Ann Bates, b. Jan. 11, 1838, dau. of John and Cynthia (Burgess) Bates. Mr. Boardman is the well known and able editor of the Maine Farmer. He is Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture and Trustee of the Agri- cultural College, a member of the City Council of Augusta, and also a member of the New England Historic Genea- logical Society, Maine Historical Society, and several other associations of a similar character; Asa R., b. Sept. 17, 1841 ; md. Jan. 1, 1870, Susan J. Jackson, b. in Milton, Me., Aug. 19, 1841, dau. of Orrin and Rebecca (Higgins) Jackson.
4. Seth Payson, b. March 22, 1807; md. July 22, 1836, Martha Walker, dau. of Edward and Sarah Walker, and had six children, b. 1837-1850.
5. Laura Jane, b. April 11, 1809; md. Jan. 23, 1833, Joseph Bigelow, b. May 13, 1804, in Canaan, now Skowhegan, Me., son of George and Polly (Clark) Bigelow. Two children: Henry K., b. Nov. 27, 1833 ; md. June 6, 1854, Mary Frances Piper, dau. of Cyrus and Abby Piper. He d. leaving two children June 27, 1864; Anna Laura, b. July 7, 1847 ; an accomplished teacher, and one of the board of school supervisors of Skowhegan.
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6. Phebe Fifield, b. April 23, 1811; md. Jan. 23, 1833, Oliver Walker, b. Jan. 10, 1807, son of Edward and Sarah Walker, of Canaan. She d. Feb. 29, 1868. Two children : Frank G., b. March 14, 1835; a musician ; d. in the army Feb. 20, 1862; Flora E., b. April 24, 1841; md. April 16, 1863, Warren H. Orcutt.
7. Stephen, son of Asa Russell, by his second wife, b. March 25, 1820; md., 1851, Lucinda H. Johnson, dau. of Edward and
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Abigail (Sampson) Johnson, b. in Nor- ridgewock April 18, 1829. He d. a pris- oner in a hospital within the enemy's lines Aug. 21, 1861, leaving two children : Benjamin Piper Merrill, b. Nov. 24, 1852; Sanzio Raphael, b. Sept. 2, 1854.
III. David, b. Nov. 1, 1775; removed to Maine ; md., 1795, Betsey Smith.
Iv. Patty, b. Aug. 14, 1777; md. Simeon Russell, son of Nathaniel, q. v.
v. Phebe, b. Oct. 1, 1778; md. Benjamin Rumrill, of New Ipswich, and removed to Moriah, Vt. Their children were, Benjamin, Daniel, Roxana, Clarissa, Dorothy, Martha, Phebe, Warren, John, Maria, but no dates or other information has been secured.
VI. Isaac, b. March 3, 1780. Resided in Maine and in the city of New York, where he md. Mary Ann McKissock, dau. of William McKissock, a native of Ireland, but of Scotch descent.
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1. John A., b. May 5, 1815. Resides, unmd., in New York. He is a clerk and account- ant, and for several years held a position in the city post-office. Mr. Russell is well versed in the historical literature of the country in which he evinces a lively inter- est, and possesses a valuable collection of historical and genealogical publications. To his intelligent assistance these registers of the Russell family are indebted.
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2. Martha Ann, md. Gustavus A. Conner, of New York. He d. Jan. 21, 1867. Their children are: Anna Augusta, Edwin D., Josephine, William E., Lizzie D., Mattie A.
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VII. Henry, b. Nov. 14, 1781; d. March 10, 1784.
Children of Daniel and Martha Poor :-
I. Betsey, b. March 17, 1793.
II. Daniel, b. July 22, 1794; d. Dec. 26, 1799.
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JABEZ RUSSELL, probably not related to other families of this name, came from Bedford, Mass., in June, 1777. By wife Hannah he had nine children, b. previous to this date. He afterwards became blind, and was in reduced circumstances. He d. March 9, 1818.
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I. Molley, b. Feb. 26, 1754.
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154 II. Reuben, b. Oct. 23, 1756; md. Oct. 20, 1778, Susannah Streeter, probably a dau. of James Streeter, g. v. He served three enlistments in the army, and removed from town between 1783 and 1793. The birth of one child is found upon the records.
1. Susanna, b. in Rindge March 2, 1779.
III. Hannah, b. Sept. 29, 1759 ; md. James French, g. v. IV. Sarah, b. Jan. 23, 1762; md. Hezekiah Sawtell, son of Jonathan, q. v.
v. Benjamin, b. July 15, 1764.
VI. Lucy, b. May 11, 1767 ; md. John Hannaford, g. v. VII. Rhoda, b. Feb. 23, 1770.
VIII. Lydia, b. April 1, 1773.
IX. John, b. April 3, 1776.
AMOS B. RUSSELL came from Gardner, Mass., 1838, and removed to Mason, N. H., 1844. The names of two chil- dren of Amos B. and Mary Russell are found upon the records.
I. Lorena, b. in South Gardner, Oct. 9, 1836.
II. Louisa, b. in Rindge June 20, 1839.
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DANIEL H. SARGENT, son of Eliphalet R. and Lydia (Wells) Sargent, of Dunbarton, N. H., and grandson of Daniel Sargent, was b. in Goffstown, N. H., Jan. 18, 1831. His father, formerly of Goffstown, has resided many years in Dunbarton, where he has been much employed in public affairs, and has represented the town in the Legislature. Mr. Sargent md. Oct. 7, 1858, Clarinda A. Woodbury, dau. of Nathan Woodbury, g. v., and removed to this town in 1864.
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I. Edwin H., b. in Dunbarton Aug. 21, 1859.
II. George A., b. in Dunbarton June 16, 1862.
III. Stella A., b. in Rindge July 12, 1869.
SAWTELL.
RICHARD SAWTELL, the ancestor of all the families bearing the name in Rindge, was a native of England. The date of his emigration is not exactly known, but he was a resident and proprietor of Watertown pre- vious to 1637. Subsequently he was a proprietor and one of the first settlers of Groton, Mass., and was the clerk of that town the first three years after its organization, 1662, '63, '64. He d. Aug. 2, 1694, and his widow, Elizabeth, d. Oct. 18, of the same year. They had ten chil- dren, and descendants of two of them are residents of this town. Obadiah, their eldest son, resided in Groton, and by wife Hannah had a son, Obadiah, Jr., who md., about 1680, Hannah They were the parents of six children. Of these, Hezekiah, b. March 2, 1703, md. Joanna Wilson. Their eleven children were b. in Groton 1724-1 747. He d. March 18, 1779; she d. Sept. 11, 1786. Their eldest son, Jona-
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than, removed to Rindge, and the register of his family is hereafter given. Another son of Hezekiah and Joanna (Wilson) Sawtell was Obadiah, b. Oct. 11, 1732. He probably resided in that part of Groton which was included in the town of Shirley, which he represented 1776 in the General Court, and was three years in the army. He was an inn- holder, and a prominent citizen in the affairs of that town. His name appears upon the Rindge records, but he did not become a permanent resident of this town. He md. Mary Gould, who d. Feb. 14, 1773, and who was the mother of eight children. Among them was Solomon Saw- tell, who came to Rindge, and is named below.
1 JONATHAN SAWTELL, son of Hezekiah and Joanna (Wilson) Sawtell, b. June 6, 1724; md. Dec. 13, 1749, Mary Holden, b. April 3, 1728, dau. of Nathaniel and Abigail (Stone) Holden. They removed to Rindge pre- vious to the Revolution. He d. Aug. 12, 1801. Their children were b. in Groton.
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11. Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1754; md. Abijah Page, q. v.
III. Joanna, b. June 17, 1756; md. Abraham Wether- bee, g. v.
IV. Abigail, b. June 27, 1758; md. Capt. Joseph Platts, q. v .; md. (2d) Enos Lake, q. v.
v. Hezekiah, b. Feb. 26, 1761. +
VI. Maria, b. Jan. 18, 1763; md. Thomas Wetherbee, Jr., q. v.
VII. Rebecca, b. Jan. 28, 1765; md. in Rindge Feb. 4, 1796, Enoch Day, and resided in this town until 1810.
1. Dorinda, b. June 26, 1797.
2. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 22, 1800.
3. Enoch, b. April 23, 1803.
4. Rebecca, b. Jan. 9, 1805.
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VIII. Josiah, b. Nov. 24, 1766; md. Sept. 4, 1788, Molley Page, dau. of John and Esther (Lawrence) Page, q. v., and resided upon the Griswold farm in the south-east part of the town. She d. Dec. 1, 1821, and he md. (2d) Sibyl (Howe) Stone, b. 1772, widow of Capt. Ebenezer Stone, and dau. of Isaac and Sibyl Howe, of New Ipswich. Mr. Sawtell was selectman 1805, '6, '7, '8, '9. He d. Oct. 1, 1825, and his widow md. Moses Hale, her third husband.
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1. Eliphalet (son of Josiah and Molley), b. June 3, 1789; was a merchant in this town a few years, and d., unmd., May 22, 1822.
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JONATHAN, b. Jan. 31, 1753; md. Oct. 9, 1777, Hannah Whitaker. He served two enlistments in the Revolution
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(vide pp. 136, 164). He d. Dec. 29, 1830; his widow d. July 15, 1842, aged 88.
I. Amaziah, b. Jan. 9; d. July 12, 1778.
II. Amaziah, b. July 10, 1779; md. Nov. 15, 1804, Joanna Wetherbee, dau. of John Wetherbee, g. v. He was taxed in Rindge until 1810. Two chil- dren b. here.
1. Irene, b. March 26, 1805.
2. Adaline, b. May 18, 1806.
III. Rebecca, b. May 7, 1781; md. Jonathan Page, son of John, No. 93, q. v.
IV. Clarissa, b. April 6, 1785 ; md. Josiah Wetha bee, g. v.
v. Solomon, b. 1786. ++-
VI. Luther, b. May 18, 1789.
VII. Sophia, b. May 30, 1790; md. Salmon Allen, q. v. VIII. Mille, d. young.
IX. Mille, b. Nov. 16, 1796.
x. Edmund, b. Jan. 1, 1799; d. Nov. 12, 1814.
HEZEKIAH SAWTELL, b. Feb. 26, 1761; md. Nov. 26, 1782, Sarah Russell, dau. of Jabez Russell, q. v. She d. March 14, 1816. He md. (2d) April 28, 1818, Lucy Taylor, b. June 1, 1772. He was in the Revolutionary army, and was wounded. He d. Oct. 1, 1824 ; his widow d. in New Ipswich, of small-pox, June 1, 1849.
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II. Molley, b. July 26, 1785 ; md. June 26, 1808, Rufus Farr. She d., leaving five children, Aug. 21, 1859.
III. Sarah, b. May 23, 1787; md. 1804, Joseph Howe. She d. Jan. 25, 1826.
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v. Jabez, b. May 14, 1791; d., unmd., Sept. 29, 1862. VI. Kinsley, b. July 9, 1793; d. 1795.
VII. Levina, b. June 2, 1795; md., 1821, Asa Petten- gill. Only a portion of their married life was passed in Rindge. He d. -; she d. Oct. 3, 1865.
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1. Almena S., b. May 22, 1824; d., unmd., Dec. 23, 1855.
2. Hannah, b. Oct. 20, 1833; md. Timothy F. Hubbard, son of Eliphalet, q. v.
3. Asa, b. Sept. 2, 1835; md. Hannah Heard.
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VIII. Betsey, b. May 5, 1797; md. Eliphalet Hub- bard, g. v.
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x. Josiah, b. March 5, 1802; md. May 8, 1828, Re- becca B. Barbour, dau. of Dr. William and Rachel (Cutter) Barbour. They resided in Mason, now Greenville, N. H., where he d. May 14, 1871.
XI. Almena, b. May 17, 1805 ; d., unmd., April 6, 1853.
SOLOMON SAWTELL, b. 1786; mnd. Nov. 12, 1812, Re- becca Dwinnell, who d. Aug. 12, 1818. He md. (2d) 1819 (pub. May 8), Nancy Whitney, of Marlboro, N. H. He was at Portsmouth in the War of 1812. He d. Dec. 13, 1861 ; she d. April 17, 1864, aged 67.
I. Harriet, b. 1813; d., unmd., Aug. 27, 1832.
II. Clarissa, b. 1814; md. William S. Rugg, q. v. III. Lucinda.
IV. Solomon Nelson, b. 1817; enlisted from Harris- ville, N. H., into the 6th N. H. Vols., and d. of wounds Sept. 27, 1864.
Children of second wife :-
v. Benjamin Whitney.
VI. Joshua Towne.
VII. John Leonard, md. Lucy Towne, of Marlboro.
VIII. Jane L., resides, unmd., in Fitchburg, Mass.
IX. Emily, md. Henry H. Platts, son of Harvey, q. v. x. Amaziah, md. Louisa Hardy.
XI. Edwin, b. Aug. 25, 1838; md. Nov. 24, 1859, Anna L. Holbrook ; resides in Brockton, Mass.
XII. J. Warren, b. 1840; enlisted into a New York regiment; d. in the service July 9, 1864.
JONATHAN, son of Hezekiah, md. April 14, 1807, Mary Wetherbee, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Gates) Wether- bee, g. v. She d. May 6, 1843; and he md. (2d) April 9, 1844, Lucy Foster, dau. of Lieut. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cary) Foster. He d. April 14, 1857. Iv. and v. d. young.
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I. Alvin, b. March 9, 1808; md. Lydia Baker; md. (2d) Sarah Dwinnell; resides in Northboro, Mass.
II. Mary Ann, b. April 25, 1807; md. John E. Lake, g. v.
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III. Almira, b. April 18, 1811; md. Alison Lake, q. v. VI. Irene, b. May 11, 1816; md. Thomas Saunders, of Townsend, Mass., who d. in Ayer, Mass.
VII. Lavina, b. June 13, 1818; md. Dana Davis, of Fitzwilliam.
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VIII. Lucy, b. Jan. 26, 1821; mnd. Robert McDonald, of Fitzwilliam, where she d. 1864.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
IX. Sibyl, b. March 4, 1826; md. Hiram George, of Vershire, Vt., where they now reside.
ASA SAWTELL, son of Hezekiah, md. Nov. 8, 1812, Anna B. Hastings, dau. of Capt. Charles and Anna Hast- ings, b. in Ashburnham. They resided in Rindge until 1818, and later in Mason, N. H., and in Ashburnham, Mass.
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I Ezra Hastings, b. Dec. 11, 1813; md. Feb. 29, 1836, Betsey Scripture, dau. of James and Lucy (Dakin) Scripture, of Mason, N. H. She d. in Warwick, R. I., July 29, 1853; md. (2d) March 26, 1856, Sultyna (Jones) Woods, widow of Asa Elbridge Woods, and dau. of Dea. Daniel Jones. ( Vide Converse Register, No. 27.) They reside in Ayer, Mass. He has one child by his first wife.
1. Mary E., b. Feb. 23, 1837.
II. Seth P., b. April 1, 1816; d. July 30, 1818.
III. Mary A. B., b. Sept. 18, 1818; md. Jonas Morse. She d. Oct. 18, 1873.
IV. Sarah J., b. Oct. 3, 1820; d. May 24, 1821.
v. Eliza J., b. May 11, 1822; md. Henry Stevens. They resided in Caledonia, Wis., where he d. 1874. She resides in Racine, Wis.
VI. Lucy R., b. March 11, 1824; md. John Bemis. They live in New York City.
VII. Sarah L., b. July 30, 1826 ; md. Lorenzo A. Fisher, and removed to New York City.
VIII. Leonard W., b. June 30, 1829; md. Harriet Rus- sell ; md. (2d) Maria Sawyer, of New York City, where they reside.
Ix. Augusta E., b. Oct. 3, 1832; md. Dexter Russell, son of Walter Russell, of Ashburnham. Re- sided in Ashburnham several years. She now resides, his widow, in Philadelphia.
x. Josiah P., b. Aug. 22, 1835; md. Mary Foster, dau. of Jerome Foster. Reside in New York City.
KINSLEY SAWTELL, son of Hezekiah, md., 1818, Thank- ful Watkins, dau. of Stephen and Susan Watkins. They resided in Wendell, Mass., and in Walpole, N. H., where he d. Jan. 8, 1864.
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I. Lyman, b. Nov. 2, 1820; d. Jan 28, 1834.
II. Sarah J., b. May 22, 1822.
III. S. Edwin, b. May 29, 1824.
IV. J. Almena, b. May 7, 1826; d. Aug. 2, 1827.
v. Lucius E., b. May 12, 1828.
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HISTORY OF RINDGE.
VI. Julia A., b. April 18, 1830; md. Ai Shattuck. VII. Horace C., b. July 22, 1832.
VIII. Charles H., b. Sept. 29, 1834.
Ix. Mary A., b. May 29, 1837; md. Charles Howard. x. Emily E., b. June 30, 1839; md. Samuel Oliver.
XI. Lyman R., b. April 11, 1842 ; md. Mary J. White- head.
XII. Henry J., b. July 2, 1845.
SOLOMON SAWTELL, son of Obadiah and Mary (Gould) Sawtell, was b. in Shirley, Feb. 23, 1762. Obadiah, the father appears to have been in this town a short time, but he probably never became a resident here, as he was town clerk of Shirley for the years 1763, '73, '74, '75, 76, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, and '85. Solomon, the son, came to Rindge about 1796; he md. Nov. 19, 1801, Olive Converse, dau. of Zebulon Converse, g. v. With the exception of a residence in Chelmsford, Mass., from 1809 to 1815, they resided in Rindge until their death. He d. Ang. 11, 1834; his widow d. Aug. 10, 1843.
I. Mary, b. Sept. 4, 1802; d. Oct. 11, 1805.
II. Arvilla, b. June 4, 1804; d. Oct. 29, 1805.
III. Mary, b. June 3, 1806; d. young.
IV. Arvilla, b. July 24, 1807; md. Ezra Hudson, of Templeton, Mass., and after her death, he md. Nov. 27, 1847, Caroline Jones, dau. of Edmund and Caty (Taylor) Jones, of Ashburnham. Two children by first wife.
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