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I. Herbert I., b. Feb. 17, 1856; a student at Har- vard University, class of 1877.
II. George R., b. June 20, 1859.
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CHARLES E. WALLACE resides in New Ipswich. He md. July 6, 1857, Elizabeth Gilson, of Groton, Mass.
I. Cora A., b. June 8, 1858.
II. Hattie E., b. Jan. 5, 1860.
III. George H., b. Feb. 5, 1861.
Iv. Delia D., b. April 15, 1862; d. July 8, 1863.
v. Charles D., b. Jan. 8, 1864.
VI. Mary E., b. Sept. 18, 1865.
VII. William R., b. Nov. 20, 1866.
VIII. Herbert C., b. Jan. 18, 1872.
WILLIAM WALTON and wife Susannah removed from Reading, Mass., to the north-east part of Rindge in 1774. He d. March 22, 1835, aged 84 ; his wife d. Feb. 27, 1835, aged 82.
I. William, b. Sept. 23, 1773.
II. Daniel, b. Oct. 10, 1775.
III. Susannah, b. July 17, 1777.
IV. Nathan, b. Oct. 7, 1779. +
v. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 18, 1782.
VI. James, b. June 28, 1784.
VII. Lydia, b. Oct 19, 1786; md. Oct. 31, 1811, Josiah Platts, q. v.
VIII. Sarah, b. July 13, 1788; md. Dec. 4, 1808, Reuben Nutting, of Jaffrey.
IX. Rebecca, b. April 3, 1791.
x. Sene, or Asenath, b. June 8, 1795.
XI. Joseph.
XII. Benjamin.
NATHAN WALTON md. Mary -. Their children were : -
I. Mary, b. Jan. 14, 1804.
II. Joseph Bates, b. Dec. 25, 1805.
III. Edwin Dennis, b. Nov. 27, 1807; md., 1854, Esther (Gilbert) Clark, widow of Henry Clark, g. v.
IV. Betsey, b. Aug. 10, 1814.
v. Charles, b. Aug. 6, 1816; md. Sarah Fiske, of Temple, N. H., and resided several years in New Ipswich; now lives in Temple.
VI. Daniel Sumner, a blacksmith of Rindge; he d. Oct. 7, 1868, aged 56.
1. Charles S., b. April 3, 1837 ; md. March, 1863, Lydia A. Danforth, dau. of B. F. Danforth, q. v.
2. Sarah E., b. Oct. 9, 1839; d. Nov. 21, 1859.
3. Sarah E., b. July 3, 1844.
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4. William M., b. Dec. 6, 1846; d. March 18, 1849.
1 BENJAMIN WARD, EsQ., (vide p. 372) md. Sept. 16, 1823, Linda Raymond, dau. of Capt. Joel Raymond, q. v. He d., leaving one dau., Feb. 19, 1828; and his widow md. (2d) Dr. Nathaniel Kingsbury, q. v.
1. Marianna, md. Rev. Samuel Watson Brown, who was b. April 7, 1828; graduate of Yale College 1850, and a student two years at Andover Theo- logical Seminary. He preached in Coventry, Conn., 1861-1864, and in Groton, Conn., from 1864 until his death, Nov. 9, 1866.
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JOSHUA WEBSTER removed from New Salem 1762. For about twenty years his name occasionally appears upon the records. By wife Mary he had nine children.
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I. Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1754.
II. Asa, b. Jan. 27, 1756; d. June 15, 1760.
III. Peter, b. May 15, 1758; was a soldier in the Revo- lution (vide pp. 110, 126, 135, 140, 166).
IV. Mehitable, b. Jan. 7, 1760.
v. Hannah, b. Jan 16, 1762.
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VI. Sarah, b. June 10, 1764.
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VIII. Mary, b. July 5, 1770.
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WELLINGTON.
ROGER WELLINGTON, b. in England about 1610, was an early settler of Watertown, Mass. He was admitted freeman April 18, 1690, and d. March 11, 1697-8. He md. Mary Palgrave, eldest dau. of Dr. Richard Palgrave. Hon. Roger Sherman, of Conn., was a great-grandson of Roger Wellington, and received his name from him. Joseph Wellington, son of Roger, was b. in Watertown, Oct. 9, 1643, and admitted freeman 1677. He md. Sarah -, who d. Feb. 5, 1683-4; md. (2d) June 6, 1684, Elizabeth Straight, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Elizabeth (Kemball) Straight, of Watertown. He d. Oct. 30, 1714. By his second wife he had four children. Of these, Thomas Wellington was b. in Watertown, Nov. 10, 1686; md. about 1708, Rebecca Whittemore, dau. of Samuel and Isabelle (Park) Whittemore ; she d. Nov. 6, 1734, and he again md. He d. 1759. Thomas Wellington, his son by his first wife, was b. in Watertown, Aug. 6, 1714. He resided in Watertown, where he was probably a farmer, and an innholder. He md. March 13, 1734-5,
Margaret Stone, b. Sept. 15, 1718, dau. of Jonathan and Chary (Adams) Stone, of Lexington. He d. Nov. 4, 1783; she d. Sept. 7, 1800. George Wellington, the ninth of their fourteen children, was b. in Watertown Oct. 21, 1749; he md. Dec. 24, 1772, Lucy Peirce, b. Nov. 27, 1755, dau. of Ephraim and Lydia (White) Peirce, of Waltham. He served in the Revolution, and removed to Jaffrey, N. H., and subsequently to Cavendish, Vt. Capt. Leonard Wellington, his son, and of the sixth generation from Roger Wellington, the emigrant, resided many years in Rindge, and is named hereafter.
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Benjamin Wellington, another son of Roger Wellington, the emi- grant, md. Dec. 7, 1671, Elizabeth Sweetman, dau. of Thomas Sweet- man, of Cambridge. He d. Jan. 8, 1709-10. His son, Benjamin Well- ington, b. June 21, 1676, md. Jan. 16, 1698-9, Lydia Brown, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Shattuck) Brown, also of Watertown; she d. May 13, 1711, and he again married. His son Benjamin Wellington, by his first wife, was b. May 21, 1702; he resided in Watertown, where he md. Lydia - .. md. (2d) Abigail Fessenden, b. July 13, 1713, dau. of Thomas and Abigail (Poulter) Fessenden; he -d. Nov. 15, 1738, and his widow md. Ebenezer Smith, of Lexington. Benjamin Wellington, his son by the second wife, was b. April 22, 1738; md. in Lexington, Sept. 5, 1763, Lucy Smith, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Burridge) Smith. He was a mason, and in 1777 removed to Ashby, Mass., where he d. Oct. 26, 1814; his widow d. July 30, 1817. Liberty Wellington, the fifth of his eight children, and of the sixth generation from Roger Wellington, was b. Sept. 21, 1774; md. April 16, 1808, Mary Lawrence. Their eldest son is Ivers Wellington, who is number 24 in the following register.
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1 CAPT. LEONARD WELLINGTON, son of George Welling- ton, of Jaffrey and Cavendish, removed to Rindge 1803, where he d. May 22, 1849, aged 69. He was a hatter, and occupied for several years the house now of Dr. Josiah Abbott. Later he became a farmer, and moved to the farm now of his son, Gilman P. Wellington, and for many years he was considerably employed as an auctioneer. In the war of 1812 he was a lieutenant in Capt. Gregg's company. He md. Dec. 4, 1805, Eunice Earl, dau. of John Earl, q. v. She d. 1808; md. (2d) Sept. 6, 1809, Dorcas Priest, who d. Aug. 3, 1817; md. (3d) Jan , 1818, Lucinda Page, dau. of Abijah Page, q. v. She d. Dec. 22, 1847.
I. Adaline L., b. May 28, 1806; md. Ira Lake, q. v. II. Eunice E., b. Oct. 9, 1807; d. Aug. 21, 1820.
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III. Eliza G., b. Dec. 20, 1810; md. her cousin, Addi- son Weeks. Resided in Rindge a few years.
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IV. Leonard W., b. Feb. 5, 1812 ; d. Sept. 9, 1813. v. Charles W., b. Sept. 17, 1813.
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VI. Leonard P., b. June 20, 1815; md. May 15, 1850, Nancy Demary, dau. of James L. Demary, q. v. She d. April 18, 1859; and he md. (2d) Nov. 1, 1863, Mrs. Mary A. Reynolds, widow of John I. Reynolds (vide Russell Register, No. - ), and removed 1865 to Maine.
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1. John F., b. Aug. 8, 1852.
2. Nancy Mersylvia, b. March 28, 1855.
3. Ida Maria, b. Aug. 6, 1858; now Ida M. Bennett, adopted dau. of Lyman Bennett.
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Children of third wife :-
VII. Gilman P., b. June 18, 1819; a farmer, residing upon the homestead; md. Sept. 11, 1849, Mary Ann Jones, dau. of Asia Jones, q. v.
1. Henry W., b. Nov. 6, 1850; resides in Rindge.
2. Frank E., b. May 27, 1852; md. May 27, 1874, Ellen M. Weston, dau. of James A. and Elizabeth Weston ; resides in Rindge.
3. Addie Flora, b. May 24, 1865.
VIII. Lucinda, b. March 31, 1821; md. Lyman Ben- nett, q. v.
IX. George P., b. Sept. 29, 1823; md. Gratia L. How- ard, of Royalston, Mass. He is a manufacturer, in Hinsdale, N. H.
x. Mary Ann W., b. Aug. 9, 1825; d., unmd., Nov. 8, 1846.
XI. Lucy G., b. Nov. 13, 1828; md. June 24, 1851, Albert Whittier, of Grafton, N. H .; now of Empire City, Minn.
XII. Joel, b. July 7, 1831; md. Nov. 30, 1854, Harriet Elizabeth Ramsdell, dau. of Amos Ramsdell, q. v. He is the principal owner and manager of the Union Box and Lumber Company, whose mills are at East Rindge. The company annu- ally manufacture a large number of nest and fruit boxes, and much coarse lumber; and the prosperity of that portion of the town is much indebted to his successful management and enterprise. He was representative 1873 and 1874.
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1. Herbert D., b. Sept. 18, 1856.
2. Arthur J., b. Feb. 28, 1860.
XIII. John, b. Sept. 3, 1833; d. in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 2, 1859.
XIV. Caroline, b. Oct. 12, 1836; d. Jan. 14, 1850.
IVERS WELLINGTON, son of Liberty Wellington, of Ashby, Mass., was b. in that town Jan. 12, 1812. He md. Jan. 6, 1857, Mary Townsend, dau. of Joshua Townsend, and removed at that time to this town. He is a success- ful farmer, and resides at Converseville.
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I. Cyrus Walter, b. Nov. 12, 1857.
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II. Edwin Ivers, b. June 29, 1860.
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WETHERBEE.
The Wetherbees of New England are of English origin. The name upon the earliest American records was spelled Witherby, but the present orthography has generally prevailed for many years. John Wetherbee, the emigrant ancestor of this family, resided in Marlboro and in Stow, Mass. He md. in the former place Sept. 18, 1672, Mary Howe, dau. of .John and Mary Howe (vide Howe Register). She was b. June 18, 1654, and is mentioned in the will of her father as "my daughter Mary With- erby." She d. in Stow June 5, 1684, and he md. (2d) Lydia Moore, who - survived him. The date of his death does not appear upon the records of Stow, where he d; but from the probate records it appears that he d. about 1711. John Wetherbee, son of John and Mary (Howe) Wether- bee, was b. in Marlboro March 26, 1675. He resided in Stow, where he d. about 1720. By wife Catherine he had seven sons and one dau. Of these, Hezekiah is named hereafter, and Thomas, b. June 16, 1716, by wife Elizabeth had eight children, and among them was Thomas, who came to Rindge, and is No. 96 in this Register.
1 HEZEKIAH WETHERBEE, son of John and Catherine, md. April 23, 1728, Huldah Martyn, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Gove) Martyn, and resided a short time in Marl- boro, Mass., where his eldest child was b. In 1729 he removed to Lunenburg, and there resided until his death. The date of his death is not exactly known, but it was previous to 1759, when " Abel Platts, of Rowley Canada, was published to Phebe Wetherbee, dau. of Widow Wetherbee from over beyond Mulpus." Mulpus is the name of a brook in Lunenburg. Widow Huldah md. (2d) Jan. 12, 1773, Dea. Ephraim Peirce, of Lunenburg, the father of Sarah, wife of Dea. John Lovejoy, of Rindge, and grandfather of Josiah Peirce and Benjamin Gould, of Rindge. After his death, his widow came to Rindge and resided with her children.
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I. Benjamin, b. Nov. 3, 1728. +
II. Thomas, b. Nov. 27, 1730. +
III. Phebe, b. Feb. 12, 1733-4; d. young.
IV. Phebe, b. July 7, 1740; md. Abel Platts, g. v. v. Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1742; md. May 21, 1763, Noah Dodge, son of Noah and Margaret Dodge, of Lunenburg. He was b. in Wenham, Mass., and was a soldier in the Revolution.
VI. John, b. Sept. 14, 1746. + VII. Abraham, b. June 5, 1752. +
BENJAMIN WETHERBEE, eldest son of Hezekiah, md. Sept. 24, 1755, Kezia Munroe, b. Oct. 16, 1731, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth Munroe, of Carlisle, Mass. He removed his family to this town in 1761, and d. July 12, 1771; she d. July 12, 1772.
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I. Betsey, b. in Lunenburg Jan. 5, 1756; md. Matthew Osborn.
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11. Hezekiah, b. in Lunenburg June 20, 1757. +
III. Rachel, b. in Lunenburg, Jan. 5, 1759; md. Parker.
Iv. Benjamin, b. in Rindge Oct. 2, 1762; d. in the Revolutionary army of small-pox.
v. Mary, b. in Rindge Aug. 16, 1765.
VI. Kezia, b. in Rindge July 4, 1768.
THOMAS WETHERBEE md. April 22, 1756, Hannah Munroe, of Carlisle, probably a sister of the wife of his brother Benjamin; and perhaps Hudson's "Lexington " mistakes in the marriage of this person to Gershom Will- iams. He removed to Rindge between 1777 and 1780, and to New Ipswich in 1800. Children all b. in Lunen- burg.
I. Thomas, b. Aug. 7, 1757; md. June 23, 1788, Maria Sawtell, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Hol- den) Sawtell, g. v. They removed in 1800 to New Ipswich, and soon after to Ludlow, Vt. Of many children only one survived the years of childhood.
1. Luther, b. March 18, 1789; md., 1810, Nancy Kendall, and settled in Ludlow.
II. Daniel, b. Dec. 16, 1758; md. Hepsibah Merriam, and left several children. His son Josiah md. Abigail Jones, dau. of Jonathan Jones, and resided in New Hampton, N. H. Isaac J. Wetherbee, Esq., of Charlestown, Mass., is a son of Josiah.
III. Hepsibah, b. Feb. 28, 1760; md. Nathan Hewett. IV. Isaac, b. Sept. 2, 1761; md. Hannah Knapp.
v. Sarah, b. March 30, 1763; md. Joshua Heald ; (2d) - - Hamblin ; (3d) - Nesmith.
VI. David, b. May 31, 1764; md. Esther Hathorne. VII. Hannah , b. Feb. 16, 1766; md. Tilley Mason. VIII. Lucy, b. Aug. 4, 1767 ; md. Gregory Faulie.
Ix. Josiah, b. March 17, 1769; md. Lavina Hyde. x. Martha, b. Oct. 16, 1771 ; md. Benjamin Bacheller. XI. Molley, b. Nov. 14, 1773, as recorded, but she was bap. 1772. The error is probably in the date of birth. She d. unmd.
JOHN WETHERBEE md. Jan. 21, 1773, Susannah Page, dau. of Joseph and Deborah (Gould) Page, q.v. He set- tled upon the farm in Rindge which has since been occu- pied by his son, Joseph, and grandson, Joseph Sylvester. He was a man of unexceptionable character, and was highly respected. He d. March 31, 1838, aged 91; she d.
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Aug. 21, 1840, aged 93. Several of their children also lived to a great age, and his sister Phebe was 101 years, 4 months, and 27 days old when she d.
I. Susannah, b. Nov. 7, 1773; md. Benjamin Fos- ter, q. v.
II. Huldah, b. Nov. 18, 1775; d. of cancer Jan. 15, 1826, unmd.
III. John, b. Dec. 18, 1777; d. April 19, 1779.
IV. Jeremiah, b. Dec. 31, 1779.+
v. Joseph, b. Oct. 8, 1781. +
VI. Sarah, b. Jan. 23, 1784; md. Enoch Breed; (2d) Dea. Adin Cummings.
VII. Hezekiah, b. May 6, 1786. Resided in Rindge until 1818, and subsequently in Concord, Mass., and Londonderry, N. H. While a resident of this town he was captain of the company of cavalry belonging to the Twelfth Regiment. He md. Grace Baker, and d. March 11, 1869, leaving children, of whom no record is received.
VIII. Deborah, b. Aug. 11, 1788; d. in Rindge, unmd., July 14, 1874, aged nearly 86.
IX. Phebe, b. March 8, 1791; md. Moses Binney, of New Ipswich, and d. Nov. 10, 1837, leaving sev- eral children, all of whom d. in childhood.
ABRAHAM WETHERBEE settled in Rindge on the farm now of Abraham J. Converse, where he cultivated several acres of hops. He md. Joanna Sawtell, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Holden) Sawtell, and sister of Maria, wife of Thomas Wetherbee, Jr. In 1805 he removed to Pennsyl- vania.
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I. Abraham, b. Aug. 2, 1776. He and Ephraim Cummings, from Swanzey, N. H., of about the same age, were drowned in Pecker Pond June 12, 1793.
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II. Benjamin, b. July 8, 1778.
III. Nathaniel, b. May 31, 1780; md. Susannah Hub- bard, dau. of Jonathan Hubbard, q. v.
IV. John, b. June 2, 1782.
v. Solomon, b. Aug. 15, 1784; md. in Rindge April 14, 1807, Sarah Wetherbee, dau. of Thomas, No. 100 of this Register.
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1. Louisa, b. in Rindge March 28, 1809.
2. Larinda, b. in Rindge Jan. 14, 1811.
VI. Joanna, b. Aug. 16, 1785; md. Amaziah Sawtell, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Whitaker) Saw- tell, q. v.
VII. Tirzah, b. Feb. 8, 1788; d. March 22, 1789.
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VIII. Tirzah, b. Jan. 1, 1790.
IX. Levi, b. March 3, 1792.
x. Abraham, b. March 19, 1794; d. May 25, 1794.
XI. Ephraim Cummings, b. May 15, 1795.
XII. Asenath, b. June 5, 1797.
HEZEKIAH WETHERBEE, son of Benjamin, served in Capt. Thomas' company, and in Capt. Rand's company (vide pp. 110, 141), and subsequently removed to Grafton, Vt. He md. Lucy Hale, dau. of Col. Enoch Hale, q. v., and d. March 31, 1823, and his widow md. (2d) Jonathan Lake. His eleven children were b. in Grafton.
I. Benjamin, b. Feb. 7, 1785; d., unmd., in Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 23, 1805.
II. Enoch, b. Feb. 16, 1787; md. Betsey Cutler. He d. in Rockingham, Vt., July 25, 1863.
III. Elizabeth , b. March 27, 1789; d., unmd., in Rock- ingham June 9, 1866.
IV. Moses, b. Sept. 3, 1791; md. Mary Wheelock; d. in Rockingham Nov. 23, 1868.
v. Abigail, b. March 23, 1793; md. Cephas Wilder, of Plymouth, Vt .; d. March 26, 1857.
VI. Ruth, b. Feb. 3, 1795; d. Oct. 26, 1797.
VII. Lucy, b. Dec. 12, 1797; md. Ellis Colburn, of Grafton, Vt .; still living.
VIII. Sarah, b. March 29, 1800; md. Jeremiah Barton ; d. March 16, 1863.
IX. Azubah, b. Feb. 16, 1802; md. Dr. Eli Perry, and d. in Ryegate, Vt., Jan. 25, 1840.
x. Eunice, b. Jan. 27, 1805; md. Abiel Chamberlain, of Newbury, Vt .; d. Sept. 6, 1852.
XI. Caroline, b. July 3, 1807; md. James Spaulding, of New Ipswich ; still living.
JEREMIAH WETHERBEE, son of John, upon attainment of his majority, removed to Cambridgeport, Mass., where he md. Mary Pope, who d. soon after without offspring. He md. (2d) Oct. 19, 1809, Mercy Holden, b. in Barre, Mass., Dec. 1, 1790, dau. of Moses and Mercy (Perry) Holden, and a descendant of Francis Holden, who em- barked for America from Ipswich, England, in April, 1634, and settled in Watertown, but subsequently removed to Groton, where he d. March 1, 1696. Mr. Wetherbee d. Aug. 24, 1863.
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I. Sarah Holden, b. July 27, 1810; md. Aug. 19, 1833, William Henshaw, of Cambridge.
II. Mary Pope, b. June 12, 1812; md. April 30, 1833, George W. Eddy, of Waterford, N. Y. She d. May 9, 1836.
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III. Moses Holden, b. July 5, 1814; md. April 21, 1842, Frances Hull. He d. Sept. 28, 1855.
IV. George Williams, b. June 28, 1816; d. June 19, 1818.
v. Susannah, b. Nov. 10, 1818; d. Sept. 14, 1820.
VI. Mercy, b. Sept. 21, 1820; md. May 13, 1850, Isaac K. Bronson, of Peterboro, N. Y.
VII. Charles, b. Sept. 22, 1822 ; d. July 24, 1825. VIII. Eliza H., b. Nov. 1, 1824; md. May 25, 1847, Avery W. Gilbert, of New Braintree, Mass.
IX. Henry, b Feb. 19, 1827 ; md. March 14, 1860, Ellen Merrill, of Westfield, Mass.
x. Seth, b. Nov. 12, 1829; md. Sept. 17, 1859, Mary Rand, who d. Sept. 23, 1868; and he md. (2d) Dec. 20, 1871, Lucy Stafford.
XI. Jeremiah Otis, b. Jan. 16, 1832, is of the firm of L. Lovejoy & Co., dealers in lumber, Causeway Street, Boston. He md. Jan. 29, 1863, Martha Frundy Lovejoy, b. April 19, 1841, dau. of Loyal Lovejoy, the senior partner of the firm. To this gentleman the Wetherbees of Rindge are much indebted, and this register of the family contains many facts and dates that have been secured through his persistent efforts. His children, the seventh generation from John and Mary (Howe) Wetherbee, are as follows :-
1. Winthrop, b. Nov. 5, 1863.
2. Lila, b. Feb. 11, 1866.
3. Mattie, b. June 23, 1868.
4. Henry, b. Dec. 5, 1871.
5. Nellie, b. Aug. 16, 1873.
XII. John W., b. April 30, 1835; d. Oct. 26, 1836.
JOSEPH WETHERBEE md. Jan 23, 1810, Nancy Conant, dau. of Zebulon Conant, of New Ipswich. He resided upon the homestead; d. Jan. 6, 1867, aged 85. His wife d. April 11, 1835.
I. Laura, b. Dec. 20, 1810; md., 1833, Smith South- erland, and removed to Medina, Mich., where they still reside.
II. John, b. Nov. 4, 1812; md., 1846, Sophia Fay, and for many years resided in Rockport, Mass., where he d. Dec. 10, 1874.
III. Arvilla, b. Jan. 24, 1815; md. April 23, 1839, Apollos Griswold, b. in Savoy, Mass., March 17, 1812, son of Apollos and Prudence (Crapoe) Griswold. They resided in Rindge until 1865, when they removed to Ashburnham.
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Iv. Marinda B., bap. March 16, 1817; md., 1862, John Barrett, of Ashby, Mass., where they reside.
v. Eliza Ann, b. July 29, 1819; md. Dec. 1, 1842, Stephen Sylvester, of New Ipswich; she d. Jan. 10, 1851, and he md. (2d) Augusta (Bennett) Buttrick, widow of Hiram N. Buttrick, q.v. Hc d. 1871.
VI. Harriet N., b. Sept. 27, 1821; md. Nov. 16, 1848, Benjamin Stowe, Jr., q. v.
VII. Mersylvia, b. Aug. 24, 1824; d. Feb. 28, 1825.
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VIII. Joseph Sylvester, b. May 12, 1828; md. June 19, 1851, Laura M. Nutting, dau. of Jonas and Lucy (Sylvester) Nutting, of New Ipswich. He re- sided upon the homestead, was selectman 1863 and 1864, and removed, 1871, to New Ipswich.
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1. Ellen Maria, b. April 27, 1852; md. Aug., 1871, Andrew C. Robertson, son of Sam- uel Robertson of Jaffrey. They reside in Rindge.
2. Clara Louisa, b. Aug. 2, 1854; md. 1873, Oliver J. Nutting. He is a pail manufact- urer in Richmond, N. H.
3. Charles S., b. June 10, 1857; d. Jan. 31, 1858.
4. George E., b. Oct. 19, 1858.
5. Charles E., b. July 9, 1861; d. March 30, 1862.
6. Susie, b. Feb. 19, 1863; d. March 31, 1863.
7. Henry Lincoln, b. Dec. 28, 1865.
8. Hattie Augusta, b. March 4, 1868.
9. Willis Grant, b. April 20, 1870.
VIII. Nancy M., twin, b. May 12, 1828; md. George G. Godding, son of Ariel Godding, g. v.
IX. Susan R., b. Dec. 1, 1832; md. Aaron E. Platts, q. v.
THOMAS WETHERBEE, who removed to Rindge from Westminster, Mass., in the early spring of 1801, was a cousin of the brothers Benjamin, Thomas, John, and Abraham. He was b. Aug. 1, 1750, and was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Wetherbee, a grandson of John and Catherine Wetherbee, and great-grandson of John and Mary (Howe) Wetherbee. He md. Oct. 20, 1799, Mary Gates, of Stowe. May 29, 1801, a few weeks after he removed to the home he had reared for his family, he was instantly killed while felling trees. His widow md. Dec. 14, 1808, Charles Lawrence, of Ashby, Mass .; she d. May 1, 1831, aged 76.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
I. Mary, b. March 28, 1780 ; md. Jonathan Sawtell (vide Sawtell Register, No. 27).
II. Josiah, b. March 19, 1783. ++
III. Sally, b. March 14, 1786; md. Solomon Wetherbee, son of Abraham, q. v.
IV. Arna, b. Jan. 21, 1793 ; md. Mary Gates, and settled in Harvard, Mass .; he d. 1862.
v. Betsey, b. -; md. William Washburn, and removed to the State of New York; she d. Nov. 22, 1873; he d. about 1845.
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JOSIAH WETHERBEE, son of Thomas (No. 97), resided upon the homestead now owned by his grandson, Henry A. Wetherbee. He md. Nov. 28, 1805, Clarissa Sawtell, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Whitaker) Sawtell. He d. Oct. 5, 1873, aged 90; she d. May 6, 1874, aged 89.
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I. Josiah Lyman, b. Sept. 5, 1806; resides in Fitch- burg. He md. Fanny Colburn, dau. of Ebenezer, q. v. ; she d. March 10, 1831. He md. (2d) June 7, 1832, Mary Whitaker.
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1. Norris C.
2. Julia.
3. Abbie J.
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II. Clarissa, b. April 15, 1809; d. Sept. 2, 1825.
III. Adalucia, b. April 19, 1811; md. Sept. 6, 1831, Warren Whitaker ; she d., leaving four children, Oct. 24, 1848. He resides in Mason, N. H.
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IV. Thomas, b. Jan. 8, 1813; md. Sept. 20, 1838, . Almira Whitaker, dau. of Levi and Eunice (Tarbell) Whitaker, of Mason, N. H. He is a farmer in Rindge.
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1. Levi Warren, b. Oct. 9, 1839.
2. Henry A., b. Jan. 25, 1841; md. March 10, 1862, Amanda Crouch, dau. of Joel and Rebecca (Gilson) Crouch. They reside in Rindge.
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3. Arna W., b. Feb. 4, 1847; md., 1871, Amy R. Tileston, dau. of Spencer Tileston ; resides in Ashburnham, Mass.
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4. Herbert E., b. July 26, 1849; clerk for Fletcher & Emory.
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5. Adalucia, b. Jan. 1, 1852.
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6. Luther E., b. Oct. 28, 1854.
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7. Frank T., b. April 1, 1860.
v. Edmund, b. Jan. 25, 1815; md. April 17, 1848, Abbie G. Miller, of Mason. He d. Jan. 1, 1862. No children.
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VI. Marshall, b. June 30, 1817; md. Oct. 13, 1842, Marinda Whitaker, of Mason, dau. of Levi and Eunice (Tarbell) Whitaker, and removed to Ashburnham, Mass., where he still resides. He was deputy sheriff 1857-1869, State constable one or more years, and has frequently served the town as selectman, overseer of the poor, and in other offices.
1. George M., b. Dec. 25, 1843.
2. Charles H., b. June 2, 1847 ; d. young.
3. Charles H., b. Oct. 2, 1848; d. young.
4. Sidney J., b. Jan. 8, 1851.
5. Charles P., b. Nov. 4, 1852.
6. Clara J., b. Sept. 7, 1854.
7. Emma J., b. Sept. 28, 1856.
8. William H., b. Sept. 5, 1858.
VII. Levi Warren, b. Jan. 3, 1820; was killed in a mill in Ashburnham, April 10, 1837.
DEA. JOSEPH WETHERBEE, who md. Mary E. Fletcher, q. v., was b. in Ashby, Mass., and was the son of Joseph Wetherbee, b. Aug. 13, 1783 ; grandson of Israel Weth- erbee, also of Ashby, b. July 18, 1756 ; great-grandson of Phinehas Wetherbee, b. Oct. 6, 1716; and great-great- grandson of David Wetherbee, who was a son of John (the emigrant) and Mary (Howe) Wetherbee. Dea. Wetherbee and Mary E. Fletcher were md. April 18, 1844; he d. in Ashburnham, Aug. 13, 1847, and his widow md. George W. Todd, q. v.
I. Prescott W., b. Feb. 1, d. Feb. 22, 1847.
II. Joseph F., b. Jan. 8, 1848; md. Dec., 1872, Arabella S. Nichols, dau. of Thomas S. Nichols, of Peterboro, N.H. He resides in Ringde (vide p. 294).
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