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1 DR. ASAHEL D. SHURTLEFF, a physician of Rindge 1818-1843 (vide p. 366). He md. Dec. 9, 1823, Eliza M. Morse, b. Jan. 9, 1802, dau. of Isaac and Miriam (Spof- ford) Morse, of Winchendon, and a niece of Rev. Luke A. Spofford, who ind. Grata Rand. Dr. Shurtleff d. Nov. 8, 1843; his widow d. Aug. 16, 1873.
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I. Charles Adams, b. May 22, 1825; md. Aug. 2, 1858, Jane A. Hall. Resides in Boston.
11. Ann Eliza, b. May 5, 1827; md. Aug. 20, 1851, Horace Utley, and d. in Buffalo, N. Y., May 26, 1857. He d. 1873.
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III. Asahel Milton, b. Nov. 5, 1832; md. April 14, 1856, Sarah Ann Keegon. He is of the well known firm of Codman & Shurtleff, Tremont Street, Boston.
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IV. Roswell Morse, b. June 14, 1838; md. June 14, 1866, Clara E. Halliday, of Collinsville, Conn. He is an artist in New York city. He was a lieutenant in the 99th N. Y. Vols. July 19, 1861, was severely wounded at Bethel, Va., and cap- tured and exchanged after eight months' impris- onment. Mr. Shurtleff is a landscape painter, and lives in New York City. In early life he showed remarkable aptitude for pictorial art, and many of his clever sketches of men and things about his native town are well remembered. For several years after attaining manhood he was engaged in the illustration of periodicals and books, and numerous volumes of travel and adventure contain the work of his industrious pencil. In the cultivation, under adverse circum- stances, of the art which he has chosen-or which has chosen him, -he has evinced the per- sistent and enthusiastic devotion of true genius. In recent years he has given his attention exclu- sively to oil-painting. His finest pieces are mountain and woodland views, and animal pictures. He usually passes the summer among the Adirondack Mountains, where so many of the guild find most attractive subjects. The exhibitions of the National Academy of Design in New York annually present specimens of his work, and his paintings have received the com- mendation of most competent and careful critics.
ISRAEL SLOAN was in Rindge as early as 1781. He resided on the farm now of Addison Bancroft, and was taxed until 1804. He md. in Townsend, Mass., Oct. 4, 1781, Rebecca Wilson.
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I. Israel, b. Aug. 23, 1782.
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II. Rebecca, b. March 12, 1785.
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III. Moody, b. Nov. 8, 1787.
5 IV. Samuel, b. Aug. 16, 1790.
6 v. Earl, b. April 10, 1793.
7 VI. Sophia, ( b. Feb. 10, 1796.
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SMITH.
DANIEL SMITH is presumed to have been a son of John Smith, Senior, of Watertown, who was one of the first settlers of that town. Whatever may have been his parentage, he was an early resident of Watertown. He md. Elizabeth Porter, dau. of Roger and Grace Porter. Their only child was Daniel, b. Sept. 27, 1642; md. Feb. 22, 1667-8, Mary Grant, dau. of Christopher and Mary Grant, of Watertown. He d. June 7, 1681, leaving seven children. Joseph Smith, his son, was b. June 8, 1680, and by wife Hannah had a son, Henry Smith, b. Sept. 29, 1705; he md. Feb. 18, 1730-1, Mary Stratton, b. Jan. 8, 1705-6, dau. of Thomas and Dorcas (Maxwell) Stratton; he md. (2d) Dec. 7, 1738, Mary Smith, b. June 18, 1717, dau. of William Smith, of Weston. They resided in Watertown, where she d. April 14, 1756, and he d. in Sept. following. Henry Smith, their son, settled in Rindge, and is named hereafter.
Thomas Smith, a son of John, the emigrant, and probably a brother of Daniel, first named above, md. Mary Knapp, dau. of William Knapp. He came to America in the summer of 1635, and d. in Watertown, March 10, 1692-3. His son, Joseph Smith, was b. June 10, 1643; md. Dec. 1, 1674, Hannah Tidd, dau. of John and Rebecca Tidd, of Woburn; he d. 1711, leaving five children, among them Daniel Smith, b. Sept. 26, 1681; md., 1708, Mary Burridge, of Newton, and soon after removed to Lexington, where he d. March 5, 1757. Jonathan Smith, his son, was b. Oct. 15, 1713 ; md. Aug. 30, 1738, Abigail Stratton. He was selectman of Lexing- ton 1771, and was in the Revolutionary service. His son, Nathan Smith, was bap. March 25, 1764; md. April 24, 1794, Catherine Bacon, and several years later removed to Fitzwilliam. He was a pensioner, and d. in that town June 14, 1855, leaving sons: Rufus, who d. unmd. Oct. 1, 1855; Royal T., who md. Ruhamah Whitcomb, and d. April 26, 1820; and Martin, who md. Grace Childs, and resided in Fitzwilliam, but was acci- dentally killed in Rindge by a fall from his wagon, Aug. 22, 1857. His son Nathan lived in this town, and is number 63 in the following register.
1 HENRY SMITH, son of Henry and Mary (Smith) Smith, was b. Feb. 16, 1741; md. April 11, 1765, Eunice Peirce, b. July 18, 1747, dau. of Jonas and Mary (Adams) Peirce, of Weston, and a sister of Benjamin and Abraham Peirce, of Rindge. He settled in Lincoln, Mass., and in 1771 removed to the south-west part of Rindge. He was in Stark's Brigade, and was at the battle of Bennington. He d. Nov. 3, 1824, aged 83; his wife d. Aug. 6, 1821, aged 74.
2 I. Edwin, b. April 11, 1766; d. young.
II. Henry, b. July 18, 1768. +
4 III. Joseph, b. Oct. 8, 1771 ; d. young.
5 IV. Braddyll, b. Oct. 5, 1774. +
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v. Dille, b. March 26, 1777; md. June 10, 1824, George Kenney, of Winchendon; and d. in Rindge Sept. 23, 1845. They had no children.
VI. Rebecca, b. March 8, 1779; d., unmd., Jan. 11, 1835.
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6 7 8 VII. Polly, b. Feb. 16, 1783; md. April 22, 1802, Nathan Estabrook; md. (2d) - Weston, and resided in Brandon, Vt., where she d., leaving six children by the first marriage, March 11, 1864.
VIII. Eunice, b. July 31, 1788; d., unmd., July 1, 1871.
HENRY SMITH was a farmer, and resided where his son, Henry A. Smith, now lives. He md. Feb. 27, 1798, Asenath Rand, dau. of Col. Daniel Rand, q. v. He d. Oct. 22, 1841; she d. March 2, 1843. It will be noticed that four of their children d. within the space of six days.
I. Eliza, b. June 1, 1799; d. Nov. 1, 1800.
II. Anna, b. Jan. 9, 1801; d. Oct. 17, 1810.
III. Daniel Rand, b. July 31, 1802; d. Oct. 19, 1810.
IV. Warham Dodge, b. May 5, 1804; d. Oct. 14, 1810. v. Candice, b. Jan. 2, 1806; d. Jan. 3, 1806.
VI. Eliza A., b. Sept. 24, 1807; resides, unmd., in Fitchburg, Mass.
VII. Asa Hemenway, b. Sept. 24, 1807; d. Oct. 15, 1810.
VIII. Lois M., b. Sept. 10, 1810; md. Dec. 1, 1847, Thomas White, of West Boylston, where she d., s. p., Oct. 3, 1868.
IX. Artemas Rand, b. June 16, 1814. He is exten- sively engaged in the foundry business, in Fitch- burg, Mass., in which he has been successful. He md. Nov. 2, 1843, Ardelia C. Fairbanks, dau. of Jacob and Lydia Fairbanks, of Ashburnham.
1. Margaret Lydia, b. April 4, 1850; md. Dec. 23, 1874, Edgar R. Ray, of Frank- lin, Mass., where they reside.
2. Ralph Hamlin, b. Feb. 19, 1855; d. March 23, 1863.
3. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. Nov. 14, 1860.
x. Henry Austin, b. June 5, 1817; md. Feb. 8, 1849, Nancy Augusta Lane, dau. of Elias and Anna (Jones) Lane, of Ashburnham. He was a man- ufacturer of pails in Townsend, Mass., 1850-55, and has resided a farmer in Rindge since 1861.
BRADDYLL SMITH, md. Oct. 23, 1798, Persis Pratt, dau. of Reuben and Ruth (Williams) Pratt, of Fitzwilliam.
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He was a farmer and a manufacturer of boxes. He d. Jan. 10, 1862; his widow d. Aug. 15, 1864. Their sixth child d. young.
I. Matilda, b. Oct. 2, 1798; md. Jonathan W. Allen, q. v.
II. Cyrus, b. Feb. 3, 1800; resides, unmd., in La Porte, Iowa.
III. Joseph, b. April 1, 1805; d. Dec. 10, 1810.
Iv. Melinda, b. Feb. 19, 1808 ; md. Abel Hubbard, q. v. They reside in La Porte, Iowa.
v. Maria, b. May 31, 1809; d., unmd., in La Porte, Iowa, about 1870.
VII. Joseph B., b. Oct. 31, 1814; md. Sept. 10, 1855, Emeline Hadley, dau. of Daniel Hadley. They reside in Brookline, Ohio.
VIII. Marcia, b. Nov. 30, 1818; resides, unmd., in La Porte, Iowa.
JOSEPH SMITH, son of Samuel and Judith Smith, of Newbury, Mass., md. Abigail Goodrich, and settled in Leominster Mass., where their children were b., and where they resided until their removal to Rindge in 1791. He was a cabinet-maker, and resided upon the farm now of Joshua T. Hunt.
I. Lucinda, d. unmd.
II. Polly, md. James Burditt; resided in Leominster.
III. Betsey, b. 1783; md. Levi Hubbard, q. v.
IV. Thomas, b. Jan. 10, 1786.+
THOMAS SMITH, son of Joseph, md. March 28, 1810, Hepsibeth Piper, dau. of Thomas and Hepsibeth (Jewett) Piper, q. v., and resided upon the old homestead. Like his father, he was an exemplary citizen. He d. June 27, 1856, and his widow d. in Worcester, Mass., July 27, 1869.
I. Hiram, b. Nov. 20, 1810; md. Oct. 1, 1834, Mary W. Phelps, who d. 1841 ; md. (2d) Jan. 13, 1842, Sarah Grover, of Ware, Mass., who d. 1874. He resides in Worcester.
II. Harriet, b. March 18, 1812. Resides in Worcester. III. Eliza Ann, b. Oct. 28, 1813; md. June 13, 1843, Royal H. Chaffin. They reside in Holden, Mass.
IV. Thomas, b. May 11, 1817; md. Sept. 30, 1841, Phebe Grover, of Ware, Mass .; md. (2d) Dec. 10, 1846, Mary Ann Wheeler, of New Ipswich. He resides in Worcester, Mass., and conducts an extensive manufacture of punching-presses, bolts,
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scythe-bars for mowing machines, and other sim- ilar wares.
1. Lora Jane, b. Sept. 20, 1842; md. Nov. 19, 1868, A. P. Cutting.
2. Walter Willie, b. Oct. 23, 1845; d. probably March 31, 1865 (vide page 318).
Child of second wife :-
3. Ella Marianna, b. Dec. 11, 1855.
v. George E., b. July 13, 1819; md. Sept. 14, 1841, Eunice Whitney, dau. of John Whitney, q. v. He was proprietor of a mill in West Rindge several years. He now resides in Fitchburg, Mass. Their son, Darwin A., d. in the army (p. 325), and other children d. in childhood or youth.
1. George A., b. July 28, 1854.
VI. Hepsibeth, b. Feb. 24, 1821; md. Zachariah F. Whitney, son of John Whitney, q. v.
FRANCIS SMITH, a Revolutionary soldier from Chelms- ford, or vicinity, removed to Rindge, 1794; md. Hannah Russell, b. in Westford, a sister of John Russell, of Dub- lin, who md. Abigail Godding, and of Patty Russell, second wife of Henry Godding, Jr., q. v. He d. March 13, 1847, aged 93; she d. Aug. 30, 1840, aged 86.
SILAS SMITH, son of Francis above, md. 1823 (pub. Aug. 13), Anna Watson, of Peterboro, N. H. He d. Feb. 22, 1873, aged 87.
I. Eliza A., md. Hiram Robinson, q. v.
II. Sophronia, md. Eleazer Spaulding, of New Ips- wich.
III. Albert, resides, unmd., on the homestead.
ABEL SMITH, perhaps not related to the other families of Smiths, removed to Rindge about 1830; he md. Betsey Loring, q. v. He d. Jan. 15, 1859; she d. March 26, 1857.
I. Loring, md. April 9, 1834, Isabella Miller, and removed from town.
II. John, at about twenty years of age received a severe blow upon the head, and was subse- quently subject to fits. He d., a town charge, July 4, 1847, aged 35.
III. Joseph, lived with his parents; d. by suicide June 3, 1857.
IV. Betsey, md., 1857, George Whitcomb, son of Ephraim, q. v.
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55 JOHN SMITH, son of Elijah T. and Agnes (Hodge) Smith, was b. in Fitzwilliam July 25, 1814. He md. April 9, 1840, Sarah Maria Mavery, dau. of Rev. Charles and Deborah (Ingalls) Mavery, and a great-granddau. of Dea. Josiah Ingalls, of this town. Since their marriage they have resided in Rindge.
I. Charles M., b. Jan. 26, 1841 ; d. in the Union army Jan. 12, 1863.
II. Henry A., b. May 22, 1842. He enlisted in the 14th regiment with his brother, and d. Jan. 7, 1863.
III. Ellen M., b. Oct. 9, 1843; md. Nov. 24, 1869, Edwin D. Farnum. They reside in Hern- don, Va.
IV. George H., b. April 10, 1850.
v. Julia I., b. Dec. 13, 1853.
VI. Walter F., b. May 7, 1856.
VII. Annie I., b. Nov. 11, 1857.
NATHAN SMITH, son of Martin and Grace (Childs) Smith, of Fitzwilliam, md. Oct. 22, 1849, Rosetta Whit- comb, dau. of Asa and Olive (Buzzell) Whitcomb. He resided in East Rindge from the date of his marriage until he enlisted in the 6th N. H. Vols. He was taken prisoner Sept. 30, 1864, and d. at Salisbury, N. C., Jan. 7, 1865.
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I. Willard W., b. Oct. 4, 1855.
II. Francis W., b. Dec. 22, 1857.
III. Nellie R., b. May 16, 1860.
IV. Ada M., b. July 21, 1862.
STANLEY.
The name of Stanley is intimately associated with the early history of this town, but the last words of Marmion, "On, Stanley, on!" appear to have ordered them forward to new settlements, and the name, after an honorable record, fades from these pages of local history soon after the Revolution. These families were descendants of Matthew Stanley, who was in Lynn as early as 1646. His son Samuel, b. probably about 1656, and wife Joanna, were residents of Topsfield, where their seven children were b. 1678-1703. Of these, their eldest son, Samuel, was b. Oct. 24, 1678 ; md. Jan. 2, 1705-6, Mary Kinney, also of Topsfield. Of their nine children, Jonathan settled in Rindge, and is number 1 in the following register. Another son of Samuel and Mary (Kinney) Stanley was David, b. Sept. 28, 1717; md. at Wilmington, Mass., March 25, 1746, Sarah Butters, by whom he had ten children, all of whom were b. in Wilming- ton. Of these, Jonathan and Jeduthan came to this town, and are numbers 23 and 33, in this register.
1 CAPT. JONATHAN STANLEY, b. in Topsfield May 2, 1711, a great-grandson of Matthew Stanley, of Lynn, md. Aug. 2, 1737, Abigail Gould, dau. of Thomas and Mercy (Sum-
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ner) Gould, a sister of the wives of Lieut. Nathaniel and Joseph Page, of Rindge, and a descendant of Zaccheus Gould, the emigrant. Mr. Stanley was in Rindge as early as 1752, and in 1754 he removed his family hither. The fact that he was taxed in Lunenburg in 1753 and '54 suggests that his family may have made a temporary abode in that town, while he was clearing land and rearing a shel- ter for their accommodation. The church records of Lunen-
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burg also verify this date of the removal of his family, "July 14, 1754, Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan Stanley, of Rowley Canada, bap." Two brothers of Mrs. Stanley, Jacob and Benjamin Gould, were residents of Lunenburg, which possibly accounts for their temporary home in that place. His name appears upon the earliest records, and it is apparent that he was one of the leading men in the affairs of the proprietors. Soon after the organization of this town he removed to Jaffrey, where in 1773 he called the first town meeting held under the charter of incorpora- tion. His subsequent career will be ably presented in the "History of Jaffrey," by Dr. D. B. Cutter, which is soon to be published.
I. Abigail, b. March 20, 1738-9; md. Col. Enoch Hale, q. v.
II. Mary, b. April 20, 1740; probably md. Samuel Sherwin, g. v.
III. Samuel, b. March 15, 1741-2. +
IV. John, b. Jan. 29, 1743-4. +
v. Joseph, b. Dec. 16, 1745; d. young.
VI. Jedidiah, b. Jan. 31, 1747-8.
VII. Joseph, b. Jan. 17, 1749-50. +
VIII. Hannah, b. Dec. 1, 1751; md. Jonathan Parker, Jr., q. v.
IX. Elizabeth, bap. July 14, 1754.
SAMUEL STANLEY md. Sibyl Page, dau. of Lieut. Nathaniel Page, and she is mentioned in the will of her father as Sibyl Stanley. They resided in Rindge until about 1780, when they removed to Jaffrey. Samuel Stanley, son of David and Sarah (Butters) Stanley, was probably a resident of this town a few years, and some difficulty arises in determining which is referred to in every instance. This Samuel Stanley removed to Jaffrey, where the younger of his eleven children were b. Charles C. Stanley, of Brooklyn, N. Y., a descendant of this fam-
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ily, has gathered much valuable information of this and other branches of the Stanleys of New England.
(5) JOHN STANLEY resided in Rindge until the close of the Revolution. He was in Wyman's Regiment in 1776, and the following year he was a lieutenant in Stark's Brigade, and was at the battle of Bennington. In 1780, then styled "Lieut.," he and his wife were seated in the meet- ing-house ; but soon after this date he removed to Jaffrey. The following children of John and Sarah Stanley were bap. in Rindge :-
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I. Ellen, 1768.
II. Jedidiah, 1770.
III. Jonathan Parker, 1773.
Iv. Daniel, 1775.
v. Sarah, 1779.
VI. Susannah, 1779.
The record states that Sarah and Susannah were twins.
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JOSEPH STANLEY md. Aug. 19, 1773, Lucy Hosmer, who was b. in Acton, Mass., Nov. 14, 1752. They came to Rindge in 1774. He served three enlistments in the Revolution (vide pp. 108, 135, 164), and was residing here in 1788, but not in 1793. The eldest child was b. in Acton.
I. Lucy, b. Nov. 17, 1773.
II. Jonathan, b. Dec. 15, 1775.
III. Martha, b. April 7, 1778.
IV. Jonas, b. March 9, 1781.
v. Ruth, b. Oct. 12, 1784.
VI. Joel, bap. Feb. 10, 1788.
JONATHAN STANLEY, a son of David and Sarah (But- ters) Stanley, b. 1748, md. Lois Moors, perhaps a dau. of Benjamin Moors, of Rindge, g. v. He resided in Rindge a short time, and his son Jonathan was b. in this town, but he probably removed previous to the summer of 1776. He d. in Jaffrey July 12, 1789, aged 41; his widow d. Dec. 9, 1828, aged 81.
I. Jonathan, b. in Rindge July 16, 1774; md. Betsey Ross, of Jaffrey, and had six children. II. John.
III. Benjamin Moors. His dau., Lydia Ann, md. Col. Charles A. Jewell, formerly of Rindge, now of Adrian, Mich.
IV. Jedidiah. v. Nathan.
VI. Sarah. VII. Abiah.
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VIII. Keziah.
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JEDUTHAN STANLEY, also a son of David, was b. Oct. 12, 1750, and md. in Wilmington, Mass., Jan. 23, 1772, Dorcas Kidder. They resided in Rindge a few years. Dorcas, their dau., was b. here in 1774, and in 1776 he signed the " Association Test" (vide p. 123). It is sup- posed that he removed to Groton, Mass.
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1. Molley, b. June 10, 1772; md. Joshua Jaquith.
II. Dorcas, b. Sept. 27, 1774; md. Ebenezer Hop- kins.
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IV. Betsey, b. - -; md. Joel Davis.
STEARNS.
ISAAC STEARNS, probably from Nayland, Suffolk, England, came to New England in 1630, in the ship with Gov. Winthrop, and settled in Watertown, Mass., near Mt. Auburn. He was admitted freeman May 18, 1631, which is the earliest date of such admissions. He was select- man several years, and in' 1647, with Mr. Biscoe, he was appointed by the selectmen "to consider how the bridge over the river shall be built, and to agree with the workmen for doing it according to their best discretion." He d. June 19, 1671, leaving a widow, Mary, who d. April 2, 1677. The signature to his will is written Sternes, and in England the name has generally been written Sterne. The Anglo-Saxon of the name of the bird, the starling, which appears upon the coat-of- arms of this family, is stearn, and in other dialects it is stern, and also starn, which is probably associated with the origin of the name. The present orthography has been more recently adopted. Samuel Stearns, son of Isaac and Mary, was b. in Watertown April 24, 1638; md. Feb. 1,
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1662-3, Hannah Manning, dau. of William and Dorothy Manning, of Cambridge, and a sister of Samuel Manning, who md. his sister, Elizabeth. He resided in Watertown, where he d. Aug. 3, 1683; she d. Feb. 26, 1723-4. Of their ten children, the second son was Nathaniel, b. Dec. 13, 1668. In the partition of his father's estate he received the farm which had been the homestead of his grandfather, Isaac Stearns. He md., 1694, Elizabeth Dix, b. Dec. 4, 1671, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Barnard) Dix. She d. June 16, 1712 ; and he md. (2d) Oct. 29, 1713, Sarah Nevinson, b. July 22, 1672, dau. of John Nevinson. He d. Aug. 24, 1716; and his widow md. April 24, 1718, Samuel Livermore. Daniel Stearns, son of Nathaniel and Eliza- beth (Dix) Stearns, b. March 1, 1700-1, resided in Watertown, and probably upon the homestead of the first Isaac Stearns. By his first wife, Anna, he had one dau. He md. (2d) Mercy Grant; he d. about 1747. Of his ten children, Isaiah Stearns was his second son, b. Jan. 22, 1727-8, and d. 1768. He resided in West Cambridge, and by wife Eliza- beth had seven sons. Of these, Daniel was b. Dec. 17, 1760. He was sev- eral years in the Revolutionary army, and, under Gen. Wayne, partici- pated in the daring and impetuous assault of Stony Point. He resided in Bolton, Mass., and in Dummerston and Brattleboro, Vt. He md. Sept. 7, 1783, Elizabeth Knowlton, b. March 17, 1764, dau. of Josiah Knowlton, of Sudbury, Mass. He d. in Brattleboro June 14, 1824; she d. Aug. 6, 1820. Of their children, Charles, b. July 17, 1800, md. Almira Bancroft, dau. of Major John Bancroft, of Rindge, q. v .; and Samuel, b. Aug. 27, 1802, resided many years in Rindge, and is named hereafter.
1 JOSIAH STEARNS came to Rindge in June, 1768, but remained here only two or three years. He was a son of Josiah and Susanna (Ball) Stearns, a grandson of John and Abigail (Fiske) Stearns, and a great-grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Manning) Stearns, who, as formerly stated, was a son of Isaac Stearns, the emigrant. This Jo- siah Stearns was b. in Watertown, where all his American ancestors had resided, July 11, 1730, and md., 1765, Abi- gail Emerson. He' removed from this town to West- minster, Mass., and subsequently to Wilmington, Vt., where he d. Jan. 31, 1802. His descendants are numerous.
WILLIAM STEARNS, parentage unknown, was here pre- vious to the date of incorporation, and in 1769 was lessee of one of the public lots. He removed from this town previous to the Revolution. The name of his wife was Elizabeth. Their eldest child was b. in Harvard, Mass., and two in Rindge.
I. John Burt, b. Sept. 7, 1764.
II. Jabez, b. Nov. 5, 1766.
III. Barbary, b. July 30, 1769.
6 ISAAC STEARNS, b. Oct. 28, 1781, son of Isaac and Mary (Crosby) Stearns, of Ashburnham, grandson of Hon. Isaac and Sarah (Abbott) Stearns, of Billerica, great-
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grandson of John and Esther (Johnson) Stearns, great- great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Bigelow) Stearns, great-great-great-grandson of John and Sarah (Mixer) Stearns, all of Billerica, and great-great-great-great-grand- son of Isaac Stearns, the emigrant. This Isaac Stearns was a brother of Abigail, wife of Chauncey Perry, and a cousin of Charles Stearns who md. Rebecca Converse, and of Roxanna, wife of Amasa Jones. He md. Belinda Bedlow, probably of Ashby, and resided in this town 1823-1840.
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I. Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1823; d. Feb. 12, 1824.
II. Isaac, b. Sept. 24, 1825.
III. Sarah Whitney, b. Dec. 24, 1827.
IV. Albert, b. Dec. 20, 1833.
10 11 SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Knowl- ton) Stearns, and of the seventh generation of the descendants of Isaac and Mary Stearns, was b. Aug. 27, 1802. He md. March 4, 1830, Mary Fitch Moore, b. April 20, 1807, dau. of William and Mary (Fitch) Moore, of Sharon, N. H. (vide Fitch Register, No. 16), and removed the same month to the farm now of Ste- phen Hale. His wife d. Aug. 28, 1849, and he md. (2d) Sept. 26,
Samuel Stearns 1850, Almira
Hall, dau. of John and Betsey (Bennett) Hall, of Ashburnham. He was selectman 1841, '42, '43, '44, '47, '48, '50, '51, repre- sented the town in the Legislature 1850 and '51, and was frequently chosen to other positions in municipal affairs. Unusually free from any selfish or uncharitable thought, he possessed an affectionate heart, and maintained through life an even and unclouded temper. He d. April 6, 1871.
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I. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1831; d. Aug. 24, 1832.
II. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 18, 1832; md. Dec. 29, 1864, James Van Derveer, son of Peter and Ann (Boylan) Van Derveer, of Somerset County, N. J. He was formerly a merchant in Chester, N. J., where he still resides. For several years he was an assessor of Internal Revenue, and sheriff of Morris County 1870-1873.
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1. Julia Louise, b. Feb. 6, 1866.
III. Samuel Augustus, b. Oct. 14, 1834; d. Sept. 4, 1837.
IV. Almira, b. Sept. 18, 1836; d. Sept. 14, 1837.
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v. Ezra Scollay, b. Sept. 1, 1838; resides, unmd., in Rindge.
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18 VI. Samuel Henry, b. July 27, 1840. Served three years in the War of the Rebellion; was clerk in the Treasury Department, Washington, two years; and now resides in Colorado.
19 VII. George, b. Aug. 16, 1842. Enlisted in the 9th . N. H. Vols .; d. of disease at West Philadelphia Hospital Dec. 24, 1862, and was buried at Rindge.
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EPHRAIM STEARNS, b. in Athol, Mass., July 19, 1798, son of Samuel and Lydia (Clement) Stearns, grandson of Col. Ephraim and Prudence (Wilder) Stearns, of Peters- ham, great-grandson of Ebenezer and Mary (Spring) Stearns, of Worcester, great-great-grandson of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Dix) Stearns, of Waltham, who, as already represented, was a grandson of Isaac Stearns, the emi- grant. Ephraim Stearns, the subject of this paragraph, md. Feb. 11, 1824, Lucy Willard, b. July 4, 1802, dau. of Silas and Molley (Jones) Willard, of Ashburnham. Pre- vious to his removal to Rindge, in 1844, he had resided in Montague (and of that town was a selectman), in Temple- ton and in Ashburnham. In 1850 he removed to Winch- endon.
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