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6. Volney (Haynes2, John1) was born in Maidstone, Vt. He became an eminent lawyer, spent many years in traveling in the Holy Land and in many parts of the Old World, and when he returned he became a resident of Kenosha, Wis. He married (I) Ann Hatch, and (2) Addie Hatch.
ARTHUR, lawyer, Kenosha, Wis.
NELLIE, m. Brooks.
ALICE.
LUMAN.
7. Abijah Sidney French (Thomas Giles2, John1) was born in Maidstone, Vt., December 31, 1799. He was brought up in the family of Elisha Baldwin, with whom he was a general favorite, and a strong tie of friendship always existed between the two families. He married Hannah Platt, daughter of David Platt, August 25, 1831. He died January 22, 1863.
Mr. French held a prominent place in the affairs of Stratford. He was chosen moderator in 1830; selectman in 1836-37-38-44- 50-51-54-56; and was representative to the General Court of New Hampshire in 1839.
He purchased the place known so long as "the French place," of Joseph Daniels, who had it of the Holbrook family, the original settlers. Besides carrying on his farm, he engaged from time to time in lumbering, and was engaged in this at the time of his death, contracting pneumonia while looking after his lumbering interests in the eastern part of the town. He died at the home of his daughter Aletta (Mrs. J. V. Wright), who lived in that lo- cality, leaving a wife and five minor children to be cared for. His
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oldest living son, Sidney, took up this burden and manfully car- ried this duty to completion.
Abijah French was a man of fair culture for his day, of exem- plary character, and commanded the universal respect and affec- tionate esteem of his fellow citizens. Mrs. French survived her husband twenty-nine years, and died January 31, 1892, aged eighty years, a life-long resident of the town, and held in high esteem by all who knew her. Her last years were spent at Strat- ford Hollow, in the house purchased of J. V. Wright.
JULIA, b. I June 1832; m. Rev. L. W. Prescott (see sketch). LUCIA B., b. 25 Sept. 1836; d. 10 Apr. 1858.
ANDREW J., b. 22 Apr. 1834; d. 9 Aug. 1859 (drowned at Stark).
II. ALETTA A., b. 27 Jan. 1839; m. J. V. Wright; d. -, 1924; I ch .: Blanche.
SIDNEY A., b. 8 May 1843; m. Persis K. Dewey; d. 8 Mar. 1909.
12. ALVIN G., b. 18 May 1847; m. (1) Nellie Taylor; (2) Hattie Hagan.
FLORA M., b. I June 1850; d. 18 Sept. 1914.
FLORENCE ANN, b. 12 Nov. 1854.
HELEN, b. II Nov. 1859; m. Rollin J. Brown.
8. Alvin Grandison French (Thomas Giles2, John1) was born September 9, 1801. From a family letter written by Myranda French to her father, Thomas Giles French, from Wisconsin, in 1839-40, we find that several members of the family were already in Wisconsin : Eunice, Munroe, Ahaz, Alvin, Harriph, and Giles, 2nd, are mentioned. Alvin G. settled at Pleasant Prairie, Wis., where he took up a quarter section of land. He married Nancy Stevens, daughter of Joseph Stevens, who left Bloomfield, Vt., in October, 1832. An extract from a letter written by Loretta French, descriptive of her mother's journey to Wisconsin, is given here, as it illustrates conditions of travel in those days:
My mother came from Vermont to Ballston, N. Y., by stage, then by cars drawn by horses to within ten miles of Saratoga; took stage to cover the gap in railroad, as it was not completed to Buffalo; then by stage to Westfield, where she spent three years with her uncle, Daniel Stevens. An- drew Jackson was elected that year, his second term to the Presidency, and the canal boat stopped at each place where the men lived so as to give them an opportunity to vote. After three years she left with her uncle, and they traveled
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with their own team and household effects, sending them by water on the lake to Chicago. They arrived at Pleasant Prairie 28 Feb. 1836; no town laid out, no roads, hardly any inhabitants, only a few log cabins. My father helped to build the first log house in Kenosha, since washed away into Lake Michigan.
Miss Nancy Stevens took up a quarter section also, which gave the young couple a farm of 320 acres at Pleasant Prairie. Miss Loretta French had the sole charge of this farm since her father's death, and furnished Mr. Prescott with much material for his history. We regret that our limited space will not allow more extended extracts from these family letters.
ARVILLA, b. 18 Dec. 1839; m. James Wallace Knox; d. 26 Jan. 1920; I ch .: Arthur.
LORETTA H., b. 16 July 1841 ; unm .; d. 6 Mar. 1918.
WALTER, b. 26 Aug. 1845; Michigan; 3 ch.
ALTHEA.
ELLA, b. 22 Oct. 1850; m. Charles W. Allen, Kenosha, Wis .; 3 ch .: Chester C., Robert W., Gertrude E.
9. Aletta French (Thomas Giles2, John1) was born June 12, 1803. Her childhood and youth were spent in the family of Judge Nathan Baldwin of Stratford, where she attended a 'school taught by Luther Parker of Temple, N. H., in that neighborhood, whom she married on the 18th of February, 1827. The first nine years of her married life were spent at Indian Stream, near Pitts- burg, N. H., and there her four children were born. (The story of the rise and fall of the little "Indian Stream Republic" has been told in a previous chapter.) Aletta Parker's grandson, Prof. Grant Showerman of the University of Wisconsin, has written a book of the Indian Stream Republic and the Parkers' connection with it.
In May, 1836, the family accompanied by Thomas Giles, Jr., and Eunice French joined the migration movement to the West, and settled at Muskego, Wis. Luther Parker was the first white man to become permanently domiciled at Muskego, and here his edu- cation and his capacity for leadership brought him into promi- nence, and he played a leading part in the politics and the educa- tional affairs of the new country. Aletta French Parker died August 26, 1849, and Luther Parker died June 15, 1853.
CHARLES DURHAM, b. 27 Dec. 1827; m. Angeline Flora South- worth, at Muskego, 8 Nov. 1853; in 1859 settled at Pleasant
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Valley, St. Croix Co., Wis .; was member of the Assembly in 1869; Lieut-Gov. in 1874-78; served 12 years on State Board of Control, and three years as University Regent. Mr. and Mrs. Parker are still enjoying a hale and hearty old age at their home in River Falls, Wis. 8 ch .: Eva Augusta, Charles Sumner, Marco L., Lincoln H., Elmer Hiram, M. D., Asa Willis, Esmer Geralda, Rupert Merrill, M.D.
PERSIS EUSEBIA, b. 24 Aug. 1830; m. Jared Sexton, Red Wing, Minn.
ELLEN AUGUSTA, b. 16 Mar. 1833; m. (I) Nathan Cobb; (2) Hiram Showerman; 2 ch.
AMANDA MARINDA, b. 8 Sept. 1835; d. 8 Aug. 1838.
IO. Thomas Giles French, II, (Thomas Giles2, John1) was born the 19th of June, 1809. He married Nancy Rogers and went to Wisconsin in 1836, accompanying his sisters, Aletta and Eunice, and settled in Berlin, Wis.
ALETTA, m. John Hanson; 2 ch .: Eva L., Clyde Rexford. BYRON, m. Jane B. Henderson; 3 ch .: Homer C., Letta, Dorothy.
WARREN, m. Nellie E. Hopson; 2 ch .: Nina, Warren, Jr. DORA, m. John Herrick.
FOURTH GENERATION
II. Aletta A. French (Abijah3, Thomas Giles2, John1) was born January 27, 1839, and married J. V. Wright on the 15th day of July, 1860. Mrs. Aletta Wright spent most of her life in Strat- ford. She was a woman much beloved for her kindly and gener- ous nature, to whom her friends turned in times of sorrow and need. Her last years were spent with her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Morey, and she died in Mrs. Morey's home in Lancaster, in 1924.
BLANCHE A., b. 28 Dec. 1865; m. Milo Morey, 4 Sept. 1901; 2 ch .: David Wright, b. 10 May 1903, Donald Platt, b. 25 June 1906. The Reverend Mrs. Blanche Morey was edu- cated at Lewiston High School, Bates College, and Canton (N. Y.) Theo. Seminary, and has held several pastorates in Universalist churches in the states of N. Y. and Me.
12. Alvin Grandison French (Abijah3, Thomas Giles2, John1) was born in Stratford May 18, 1847. He married (1) Nellie Taylor, and (2) Hattie Hagar, October 26, 1891. He died October 31, 1921.
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(First Marriage)
13. WALTER ANDREW, b. II Apr. 1872; m. (1) Georgina Gould, (2) Lulu Bryant.
(Second Marriage)
HARLAND A., b. 4 Aug. 1896; m. Cora Meyers; I ch. INEZ, b. 15 Apr. 1894.
FIFTH GENERATION
13. Walter Andrew French (Alvin G.4, Abijah3, Thomas Giles2, John1) was born April II, 1872, and married (1) Georgina Gould, and (2) Lulu Bryant. He was graduated from Lewiston High School, attended Bates College three years, and studied law at Livermore Falls, Me.
(First Marriage) -
GARDNER O., b. 17 July 1893; m. M. Beryl Foster; I ch .: Maynard.
ANDREW W., b. 26 Apr. 1895; m. Lona Gilman ; 2 ch. : Robert, Richard.
FRENCH
JOHN FRENCH, 2ND
The second John French appears in the town records of Mine- head (the early name of Bloomfield, Vt.), where he took the free- man's oath, August 9, 1802, as John J. French. (Early family records give 1803 as the year of his coming.) Later he moved to Maidstone, Vt., and after his son, Martin, was of age, to Stratford, where he bought of Ephraim Mahurin the farm known later as the "Frank Curtis place." After nearly paying for it, he found that a good title for the property could not be secured, and thus lost it. His son Martin bought in Bloomfield the farm so long the home of the French family, and here we find father and son in 1822. John French was a man of ability, served as selectman, was town clerk from 1808 to 1813, and treasurer from 1829 to 1839.
John French, 2nd, was born in Brattleboro, Vt., September 24, 1764, and was the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Frost) French, of Brattleboro. Nathaniel was born February 2, 1721, and died in June, 1801. He married (1) Elizabeth Frost, September 22, 1771; and (2) Widow Stoddard. Children of Nathaniel and
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Elizabeth: Elizabeth, born 1745; Nathaniel, Rebecca, Matilda, William, Jesse, Sarah, Asa, Hannah, John, and Joel. Asa served in the Revolutionary War. William was shot in the court house in what was often called "the Westminster Massacre," March 13, 1775; and it is claimed by some Vermont historians that his was the first blood shed in the struggle for Independence. (See Hall's "History of Southern Vermont.") A plain stone slab was erected at his grave in Westminster, Vt., with the following inscription:
In memory of William French, son of Nathaniel French, who was shot at Westminster, March ye 13, 1775, by the hands of cruel ministerial tools of George ye III, in the court house at II o'clock at night, in the twenty-third year of his age.
Here William French his body lies, For murder his blood for vengeance cries.
King George the III his tory crew, Tho' with a bawl his head shot through For liberty and his country's good He lost his life, his dearest blood.
John French married Patience Warner, daughter of Martin Warner, who was born July 10, 1768, and died October 20, 1845. Mrs. French was a granddaughter of Captain Eleazer Warner, who served in the French and Indian War, and who was a noted character among the colonists. John French died October 20, 1845.
PATIENCE, b. 6 May 1790; m. Richard Magoon, Compton, Canada.
JOHN, b. 21 Jan. 1792; m. Hannah Smith; moved to Monk- ton, Vt.
SUSANNA, b. I Apr. 1794; m. Seneca Schoff.
2. MARTIN, b. 14 Feb. 1796; m. Sally Schoff.
2. Martin W. French (John1) was born in Brattleboro, Vt., the 14th of February, 1796, and died in Bloomfield, November 10, 1846. He married Sally Schoff, granddaughter of Jacob and Annie (French) Schoff, and thus became connected with the Maidstone French family. Sally (Schoff) French was born in 1795 and died September 13, 1890.
ANGELINE, b. -; m. Thomas Holbrook, Lemington, Vt .; d. 19 Mar. 1884. LAMENTINE, b. 1822; d. 1832.
SARAH ANN, b. 18 Jan. 1824; m. Constant Allen of Otto, N. Y.
Mrs. Allen was a teacher by profession, a woman of fine
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intelligence and character. To her cordial cooperation we are indebted for much of the information gained of this branch of the French family. She died April 14, 1893. No children.
HORATIO NELSON, b. 22 Nov. 1825; d. 24 Nov. 1904; unm. URBINO, b. 16 Aug. 1827; d. Feb. 1828.
EMILY R., b. 12 July 1829; d. 6 Aug. 1920; unm.
FANNY SCHOFF, b. 15 May 1831; d. 17 June 1869; unm. ORPHA JEANETTE, b. 16 Jan. 1833; m. Wm. Rollin Holbrook, Lemington, Vt .; 10 ch .: Etta F., Katie D., Martin F.,
Erwin L., Constant B., Francis F., Charles R., Jesse W., Nelson H., Jennie.
JULIETTA, b. 14 Feb. 1835; d. 18 Mar. 1838.
FULLER
Three brothers came from England, William, Isaac, and Luther Fuller. Hezekiah and Luther, sons of William, came to Stratford. In 1783 we find that John Gamsby transfers one fourth of a saw- mill by right of purchase to Hezekiah Fuller of Maidstone. He was living in Maidstone during the Revolution, where his house was visited by the Indians one night. "Hearing them coming Mr. Fuller slipped down behind the bed. They asked Mrs. Fuller where he was, who replied that he was gone. They then took her large apron, filled it with sugar and left, much to the relief of the frightened ones." (Sketch of Maidstone in "Essex and Caledonia Gazetteer.")
"The Fuller genealogy gives Tryphena Lambkin as wife of Hezekiah Fuller, who with his brother went to Stratford, N. H." Tryphena was the daughter of Joshua Lambkin. They settled on the Fuller homestead, which has ever since been occupied by the Fuller family.
JASON, m. Ruth Aldrich ; lived in Belchertown, Mass .; 10 ch .: 6 boys, 4 girls.
AMARILLAS, b. about 1780; m. Isaac Schoff about 1801 ; d. in Stratford 1821.
JERRY, b. 1784; killed in battle, Plattsburg, N. Y., 15 Aug. 1814; 2 ch .: George, Jerry. RHODA, m. (I) - - Hilton, (2) - Smith.
SAMANTHA, m. 2 July 1815; 9 ch .: Warren, Abner, Mahala, Harriett, Isaac, Walter, Eddie, Samantha, Melissa.
ANN, m. William Styles; 5 ch .: William, Mehitable, George, Hannah, Roxy. Three of them died young.
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SAMUEL, m. Almira Fuller; 4 ch .: Deborah, Clark, Monroe, Angelina.
MEHITABLE, m. Simeon Lindsay ; 5 ch. : Jessie, George, Ralph, Frank, Louisa.
2. GRANT, m. (1) Abigail Clough, (2) Mary Thompson.
2. Grant Fuller (Hezekiah1) was born 1798. He married Abigal Clough, 23 August 1813, and died 24 March 1849.
DULCENE, b. 1817; m. Seth Chase; d. 5 Aug. 1898.
PERSIS ELVIRA, b. 1820; m. David Emerson; d. 4 Apr. 1900; 2 ch .: Willie, Mary.
MARTHA and MARY, twins, d. in infancy.
SAMUEL ALLEN, d. at 4 yrs.
SUSAN ELLEN, twin of Samuel A., m. Charles Gamsby ; 2 ch .: Mary, Will.
3. WILLIAM GRANDISON, b. 3 Nov. 1822; m. Ann Merriam.
3. William Grandison Fuller (Grant2, Hezekiah1) was born November 3, 1822, and died June 24, 1900. He married in 1853, Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Abigal (Blake) Merriam, who was born October 15, 1826, and died March 18, 1871.
William G. Fuller served the town of Stratford from 1855 to the time of his death as town clerk, an unbroken term of forty-five years. As a young man he spent considerable time in teaching in the local schools, fitting himself for his work by attendance at Derby Academy, Derby, Vt. The latter years of his life were devoted principally to his work as town clerk, in which he took great pride, and in the care of his fine garden.
Boy, d. in infancy.
HELEN, b. 8 Sept. 1856; m. Wm. R. Roberts; 2 ch .: Anna M. (m. Watson Taylor), Ray (m. Brenda Drew).
MAY, b. 2 May 1859; unm.
FRED H., b., 31 Oct. 1866; d. II Mar. 1868.
4. EDWARD B., b. Feb. 1869; m. Annie Phillips.
4. Edward B. Fuller (Wm. Grandison3, Grant2, Hezekiah1) was born February 3, 1869. He married Annie, daughter of Thomas Phillips. Mr. Fuller succeeded his father as town clerk with but one break in the twenty-five years.
PAULINE ALICE, b. 4 Dec. 1903.
WILLIAM MORRISON, b. 4 Oct. 1910.
EDNA ANNETTE, b. 21 July 1913.
SECOND FAMILY
Luther Fuller, brother to Hezekiah and son of William, came early to Stratford, but we are unable to give the date. He was a
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teamster, and his business brought him to Portland, Me. At a hotel where he was accustomed to put up he became acquainted with the landlady's sister, Lydia Hutchins of Kennebunk. This acquaintance resulted in their marriage, and he brought his bride to Stratford and settled on the farm now occupied by the village of North Stratford.
Mr. Fuller was in the War of 1812, and during his absence his house was raided by Indians, five hundred of them being en- camped on the site of the village. The story of this raid was related by Mrs. Annie Lillybridge, a daughter of Luther, who was a child at the time. The family was unharmed, but their store of provisions was carried away by the Indians.
2. WILLIAM, b. 1791; m. Mary Cleaveland.
LYDIA, m. Enoch Rich; I ch .: Calvin, East Colebrook. CALVIN, d. of spotted fever in War of 1812.
LUTHER, m. Mary Shanks; 4 ch .: Sidney, Clark, Luther, Lydia.
PETER C., m. Rebecca Blodgett; 8 ch .: William, Howard, Luther, Nancy, John, Maria, Andrew, Alma.
ANNIE, m. Benj. Lillybridge, and went to Connecticut; d. in Colebrook, N. H., at the age of 80 yrs.
MARY, m. Josiah Blodgett; lived in Northumberland; 5 ch .: Lucy, James, Lydia, Eliza, Calvin.
2. William Fuller (Luther 1) was born in 1791, and died Septem- ber 17, 1859. He married Mary Cleaveland, who was born in 1797, and died September 7, 1852. William Fuller was a hard- working farmer, and brought up his large family in the little house on the old road, which was burned August 23, 1923. When the G. T. R. came to North Stratford, he sold his meadows for $50 an acre, and land speculators from Colebrook reaped the advantage of the boom in real estate. Mr. Fuller was a man much respected by his neighbors, industrious, and just in his dealings with men. He and his wife were worthy members of the Baptist Church in its early years.
MARY, m. ADELAIDE, m. William Norcott.
EMOGENE, m. William Crawford; 2 ch .: Willie, Emily. HUTCHINS.
CARLTON, m. Mrs. Angeline (Knapp) Forbes; I ch .: Eddie. LYDIA, m. Shepard Hoskins; I ch .: Alice.
OCTA, m. Oliver Hibbard. KATE.
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GAMSBY
John Gamsby came from England to Lynn, Mass., in 1773. A brother, George Gamsby, lived in Boston, but, upon the evacua- tion of that city, in 1776, he went to Halifax with the British sympathizers. A daughter of John, Dorothea, accompanied her uncle to Canada, where she married Richard Imeson. She later returned to Salem, Mass., carrying with her a little daughter, Margaret, who afterwards married William Marshall of Bruns- wick, Vt. (See chapter on "After the Revolution.")
John Gamsby was a miller, and built the first gristmill in Stratford. It was not accepted by the proprietors, and he did not receive the land granted for that purpose. His name appears signed to a petition, dated 1780, and it is supposed the mill was built about that time.
JOHN, m. 1798, Lucina Smith, b. 1776; 5 ch .: John, Guy, James, Ralph, Lucina.
2. PETER, m. Thankful Smith.
3. GEORGE, m. Polly Jennison.
DOROTHEA, m. Richard Imeson. A daughter, d. young.
2. Peter Gamsby (John1) married, in 1778, Thankful Smith, who was born in 1781, and died October 9, 1849. Peter died in 1857. He settled first on the meadow of the Elisha Johnson place. The brothers, Peter and John, moved to Canada. Their numerous descendants are found in Eaton, Cookshire, and other towns in the vicinity.
HENRY B., b. 1800; m. Adaline Learned; d. 24 Jan. 1875; 7 ch .: Thankful, Henry, Adaline, Sarah Ann, Roxana, William, Alva.
MARGARET, b. 30 Aug. 1802; m. John Hall; d. 20 Mar. 1872; IO ch .: Ruel, Daniel, John, Martha, Margaret, Thankful, Mary, Dorothy, Julia.
LYDIA, b. 15 Sept. 1804; m. Hamilton Carr.
ANN, b. 17 Oct. 1808; m. David Edward Hodge; d. 27 Jan. 1883; 3 ch .: Horace Edward, George Nelson, Volney French. DOROTHY, b. 2 Nov. 1810; m. Amasa Frizzell; d. 20 Feb. 1888; 2 ch .: Elvira Dorothy, Amanda M.
NELSON, b. 2 Mar. 1811 ; m. Catherine Sophia Stevens; d. 27 Dec. 1893; 5 ch .: George Nelson, Catherine A., Sabra J., Mary E., Clem B.
WALTER SCOTT, b. 1816; m. Sophia Hidge; d. 1899; 3 ch .: Melvina, Delia, Ethel.
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JOHN B., b. 1818; m. Lenox Foster; 10 ch. : Sarah A., Mary E., Charles, Lucy, Arthur, Luvina, Julia, Martha, Amanda, Ernest.
ROXANA, b. 2 July 1820; m. Beach Blodgett; 2 ch .: Sarah J., Walter S.
ROYAL, b. 1822; m. Betsey Hall; d. 1901 ; 9 ch .: George R., Phebe, John B., Rufus, Fred, Mary, Alamo, Charles.
3. George Gamsby (John1) married Polly Jennison, who was born in 1773, and died April 7, 1848. George Gamsby settled on the farm north of the Elisha Johnson place. He was called "Captain George," and dropped dead at a muster in Colebrook.
PETER, b. 15 May 1792; m. Clarissa Lounsbury; drowned in Conn. River; 6 ch .: Edwin, Sarah, Persis, Henderson, Albert, Alfred.
GEORGE, b. 20 July 1794; m. Olive Hodgon; 3 ch .: Charles D. (7), Robinson S., Mary.
RELIEF, b. 23 July 1796; m. James Payton; 3 ch .: Amanda, Mandana, Charles.
4. VICTORY, b. 21 Sept. 1799; m. Elmina Schoff.
ALVA, no further trace.
FLETCHER, b. 13 Apr. 1805; m. (1) Eleanor Holden, (2) Lucina Farman; 6 ch .: Madison, George, Lucinda, Julia, Delia, Eveline.
5. RUSSELL, b. 15 Nov. 1809; m. Eveline Marshall.
MARY, m. James Davis.
IRVIN, killed in war.
CLINTON, unm.
LUCINDA, b. 16 Sept. 1811; m. (1) Shubael Day, (2) Jonas Merriam.
4. Victory Gamsby (George2, John1) was born September 21, 1799. He married Elmina, daughter of Jacob Schoff of Bruns- wick, Vt., who was born February 27, 1808, and died July 12, 1893. Victory Gamsby was killed by the falling of a tree, May 27, 1850.
SUSAN J., b. 4 Aug. 1826; m. Riley McAllister; d. 30 Sept. 1852; 2 ch .: Ellen, George.
DELPHA A., b. 15 Aug. 1828; d. 25 July 1910.
HORACE A., b. 22 Aug. 1830; d. I June 1857.
SARAH S., b. 6 Dec. 1832 ; m. Jacob Paterson; d. 13 June 1918; 4 ch .: Elmira, Frank, Albert, Atlanta; Lodi, Wisc.
6. HARVEY D., b. 2 JAN. 1837; m. Frances Leet; d 12 Nov. 1912. ANNIE M., b. 22 Nov. 1841; m. Harvey Goodwin; d. 18 May 1912; I ch .: Lillian A. (Mrs. Geo. H. Bride, Portland, Me.).
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5. Russell Gamsby (George2, John1) was born November 15, 1809. He married, in 1833, Eveline, daughter of Joshua Marshall, who was born April 27, 18II, and died November 18, 1889. Russell Gamsby was one of the substantial men of Stratford; a man of unbending integrity, of whom it could be said in truth, "His word was as good as his bond." Most of his long life was spent in Stratford, where the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens was repeatedly manifested by bestowing upon him posi- tions of honor and trust. A genial friend and neighbor, he was one to whom an appeal for help was never made in vain. He was a farmer, living on the farm now owned by Warren Dowse. He sold to J. M. Baldwin in the fifties, and moved to the Hollow, building the house where Harry Merriam now lives. He died in 1884. His two children, Horace and Henry, died in infancy.
6. Harvey D. Gamsby (Victory3, George2, John1) was born in Stratford, January 2, 1837. He was a Civil War veteran. He married Ellen Frances Leet of Newbury, Vt., who was born July 18, 1847, and died November 8, 1901. Harvey D. died November 12, 1912.
8. ALBERT EVERETT, b. 20 Mar. 1870; m. Flora Barber. FRANK EDSON, b. July 1872; d. 25 May 1890.
BERTHA MARY, b. 20 Oct. 1874; m: Arthur Runells; 3 ch .: Lester Carter, Elnora Ruth, Evelyn.
7. Charles D. Gamsby (George3, George2, John1) married Susan Fuller, daughter of Grant Fuller.
MARY, m. Will Dennis.
WILL, m. Delana S. Woodrow; 4 ch .: Melrose m. Nellie Blodgett, Fay m. Lucretia Dowse, Cora m. Guy Dowse, Leslie m. Mrs. Annis.
8. Albert Everett Gamsby (Harvey D.4, Victory3, George2, John1) was born March 20, 1870. He married Flora Barber of ยท Newbury, Vt., November II, 1903.
FRANK BARBER, b. 30 Jan. 1908.
RICHARD CLARE, b. 17 Aug. 1910.
HATCH
Noah Hatch was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1766. He came to Stratford in 1780 or 1782. He lived on the Thomas Connary place until 1814, when he bought the Atherton place in North- umberland. During his residence in Stratford he was one of the
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foremost men. He married Ann Brown, daughter of James and Hannah (Lamkin) Brown, who was born March 17, 1776, the first child of the settlers to be born here. She married, for her second husband, Joshua Kimball. Mr. Hatch died February 17, 1826. Mrs. (Hatch) Kimball died May 9, 1850.
CHARLOTTE, b. 1792; m. I. K. Waters.
2. LEONARD, b. 24 Feb. 1795; m. Annie Daniels. IRA, b. 25 June 1797; deaf mute.
3. ALPHEUS, b. 20 June 1801; m. (I) Lucinda Marshall, (2) Mrs. Eliza Swett Bowles.
ROXANA, b. Sept. 1803, or -5; m. (I) Joseph S. Daniels, 30 Mar. 1825; m. (2) Geo. W. Moore, 26 June 1843; St. Peter, Minn .; d. 16 Apr. 1889.
NOAH, b. 7 Dec. 1805; d. 3 Apr. 1807.
4. PHEBE, b. 20 Jan. 1808; m. Joel Forbes.
5. NOAH BROWN, b. 12 Nov. 1812; m. (I) Ann Byron, (2) Josephine Kimball.
6. AsA, b. 15 May 1815; m. Elvira Curtis.
DR. FRANKLIN, b. 3 May 1817; successful physician; m. (I) Clarinda Schoff, (2) Cora V. Hatch, the eminent spiritu- alist.
2. Leonard Hatch (Noah1) was born February 24, 1795. He married Annie Daniels, daughter of Joseph Daniels. He was town clerk for several years, and finally moved to Kenosha, Wis.
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