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ii. HORACE Aug. 8, 1849.
iii. EDWARD GREENE Sept. 3, 1851; d. at Brattleboro Retreat, Aug. 26, 1898; left a widow; also a dau. in Australia.
iv. MARY WEBB Sept. 7, 1854; m. E. H. Sanford of N. Y. City.
v. DAVID NEVERS Sept 25, 1860; rem. to Seattle, Wash.
vi. WALTER FOLGER Jan. 20, 1864; res. N. Y. City.
BECKWITH
1. ASAPH1 BECKWITH of Alstead, a soldier from S. in war of 1812; en- listed Sept. 25, 1814 for 60 days; discharged Nov. 7, 1814, served in Capt. James M. Warner's Co., Col. John Steele's Regt. Taxed 1811-'18. Nov. 4, 1820 he was a res. of Grafton, Vt., at which time he sold his interest in the estate of "the late John Redding of Surry."
BEDAW
1. LEWIS1 BEDAW, a Canadian, lived in S. 1878/9. He perished during a snowstorm about that time while returning from Walpole. He m. Olive Vin- cellette dau. of Nicholas Vincellette, q. v. Said to have been murdered.
BELDEN
1. ARTHUR J.1 BELDEN taxed 1892, res. at No. 55; sold the property in Apr. of that year to Charles F. Britton, and returned to Alstead. Owned a woodlot on the mountain-got off lumber. He was m. ; went to Vt. where he d.
BELLOWS
1. JOHN' BELLOWS came in the Hopewell in 1635 at 12 years of age; was in Concord, Mass., 1645; m. May 9, 1655 Mary Wood, dau. of John Wood.
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2. BENJAMIN? BELLOWS b. Concord Jan. 18, 1676/7; d. Mar. 19, 1750; m. Jan. 5, 1703/4 Mrs. Dorcas (Cutler) Willard, who d. Sept. 8, 1747; wid. of Henry Willard to whom she was m. in 1689. Henry Willard d. 1701, s of Maj. Simon Willard the celebrated Indian hunter of Concord. Henry and Dorcas had several ch. one of whom was Col. Samuel Willard.
3. COL. BENJAMIN3 BELLOWS (s. of Benjamin2 & Dorcas) b. Lancas- ter, Mass., May 26, 1712; d. in Walpole, N. H., July 10, 1777. He is under- stood to have been the second settler, and "Founder of Walpole." A man of unusual intellect and business capacity who wielded more influence over this part of New Hampshire in his day and generation than any other one man. At one time he owned 18,000 acres of land in what is now S. and Gilsum. On Aug. 14, 1761 Col. Benjamin Bellows issued the first call of a Proprietors meeting at the house of Peter Hayward, No. 1, at which time he was one of "his Majesty's Justices of the Peace," in the Province of New Hampshire. He settled in Walpole in 1752 or '53; m. (1) Oct. 7, 1735 Abigail Stearns, b. Watertown, Mass., June 2 or 3, 1708; d. Walpole Nov. 9, 1757; m. (2) Apr. 21, 1758 Mrs. Mary (Hubbard) Jennison, b. Groton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1725; d. Walpole Feb. 21, 1794, dau. of Jonathan and Rebecca (Brown) Hubbard and widow of John Jennison of Lunenburg, Mass.
Col. Benjamin3 Bellows had seven ch. by 1st m. and 5 by 2nd m. His 5th child was:
4. JOSEPH BELLOWS b. May 26, 1744; d. Langdon, May 22, 1817. He res. in both Walpole and Lunenburg, Mass., when a young man; served in Rev. war as a Lieut. and captain at the Battle of Bennington. He m. Oct. 3, 1764 Lois Whitney, b. 1744; d. Walpole Mar. 26, 1834, dau. of Capt. Salmon and Sarah (- -) Whitney of Groton and Littleton, Mass. Ch. b .: i. Salmon5; d. young. ii. Salmon, Sept. 9, 1766; d. Mar. 20, 1852. iii. John. iv. Benjamin (6). v. Joseph. vi. Levi. vii. Oliver; d. young. viii. Abel. ix. Oliver. x. Thomas. xi. Susan. xii. Sarah Louise and xiii. Mary.
5. SALMON BELLOWS (Joseph4, Col. Benjamin3, Benjamin2, John1), b. Lunenburg, Mass., Sept. 9, 1766; d. at Ashtabula, O., Mar. 20, 1852. He moved to Walpole with his parents in 1786, and later kept a ferry across Connecticut river 34 of a mile below Walpole village, and lived in a small house on its banks. He moved to No. 33 in S. about 1811; and on May 22, 1814 was ad- mitted to S. church by letter from Walpole. He was dismissed and joined the church in Langdon, Feb. 13, 1820. July 23, 1811 the town of S. paid him $9.50 for providing for Dinah Armstrong for 26 weeks. It is said, "he was strictly temperate, of an intelligent mind and amiable disposition, but so un- worldly and so contented with the present that he took little thought for the morrow"; as an example, he never had a woodpile, but every day drew and cut up enough for the day's supply. He m. Sept. 25, 1791 Lydia Cox of Har- vard, Mass., who d. at Ashtabula July 3, 1844, aged 73 years. While in Lang- don he lived on the "Hartwell farm" (in more recent years owned by the El- well family) which was not far from Drewsville village. About 1825 he rem. to Westport, N. Y .; thence to Ohio in 1834, and finally about 1839 he and his dau. Mary settled in Ashtabula, Ohio.
Ch. b .:
i. MARY® bapt. Apr. 25, 1793 in Walpole d. at Saybrook, O., June 22,
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1869. She was a successful teacher in the East and in Ohio for many years.
ii. MATILDA, Walpole, about 1799; m. in Walpole, Sept. 14, 1820, Samuel Allen Wightman of Walpole, a private in war of 1812/14. She d. Saybrook, O., Mar. 23, 1840. He was a farmer; s. of Israel and Frances (Allen) Wightman of Walpole. Soon after their m. they moved to Westport, N. Y., on the shore of Lake Champlain; 1834 rem. farther West with their children. He m. (2) about 1842, and d. at Saybrook May 12, 1865. They had b. i. Francis7. ii. Mary Maria. iii. Francis Dana. iv. Fannie Isabel. v. George Allen. All b. be- tween 1821 and 1831, and except the oldest, at Westport. By his (2) m. he had a dau. Clara7.
6. BENJAMIN5 BELLOWS (Joseph', Col. Benjamin3, Benjamin2, John1) a brother of Salmon, above, is supposed to have been the man of that name who was living in S. in 1811. Both were taxed that year for land, buildings and stock. Benjamin rem. soon after-family record not traced.
There was a Joseph4 Bellows of Walpole and a John" Bellows of Boston who had an interest in farm No. 33 while Salmon5 was living there-possibly his father' and brother5.
George5 Bellows and Clarissa Bellows, both of Charlestown were m. in S. Sept. 12, 1813. He was b. Jan. 31, 1784, s. of Theodore and gr-s of Col. Ben- jamin3 and Mary (Jennison) Bellows of Walpole.
BEMIS
1. JOSEPH1 BEMIS, b. in Eng. 1619, came to America and was a res. of Watertown, Mass., as early as 1640, was selectman, 1648, 1672 and '75; d. Aug. 7, 1684. By w. Sarah had nine ch., one of whom was Joseph2, Jr. b. Dec. 12, 1651.
Philip3 Bemis perhaps a gr-s. of Joseph1 the emigrant settled in Westmin- ster, Mass. He m. Elizabeth Lawrence, by whom he had six ch. Zaccheust, the youngest, bap. July 25, 1736; m. Elizabeth Lyon of Westminster. They had 8 ch. Zaccheus"; Polly, b. 1762; m. John Cole and settled in S. q. v. Betsey; Philip; Stephen, b. 1768. Lydia; Mercy and William.
2. STEPHEN® BEMIS, (Zaccheus4, Philip3, Joseph2, and perhaps Joseph1) b. Westminster Mar. 16, 1768; d. July 18, 1841; m. (1) Dolly Ross by whom he had two ch. when she d. He m. (2) Nov. 17, 1796, Achsah Pollard and she was mother of ten more ch .; all b. in Westminster and Ashburnham. Nov. 3, 1806 he bought No. 186 and sold to Jonas Pollard, 1811, probably a kindred of Mrs. Bemis. If the family ever lived in town it was of short duration.
The line of descent of another branch of the family is as follows:
Joseph1 Bemis the emigrant. John2, who m. Mary Harrington. John3, Jr., who m. Hannah Warren and they had s. John4 who also m. a Hannah Warren. Timothy5, their s. b. 1734; m. Martha Wesson and among their ten ch. was Davide Bemis of Marlboro, N. H., who m. 1783, Lucinda Wright. They had six ch. the youngest was :
3. CYRUS BEMIS (David", Timothy5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1) b. Sept. 30, 1803 in Marlboro, m. Mar. 25, 1824 Elmina Wilcox, dau. of Gaylord, q. v.
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He came to S. as early as 1826; being taxed that year. He lived for a time at No. 89 which was a portion of his father-in-law's home place. Ch. b. in S .:
i. CYRUS HENRY8, b. Jan. 19, 1825; taxed in S. 1849-1853; d. Westmore- land Feb. 1908; m. (1) May 1854 Mary Jane Webster, b. Gilsum, Mar. 18, 1831; dau. of Eliphalet K. and Harriet (Slade) Webster; divorced. He m. (2) Apr. 30, 1877, Elvira E. Chamberlain of Dub- lin; b. Sept. 14, 1837; d. Keene, Mar. 23, 1878; dau. of James and Anna (Marshall) Chamberlain. He m. (3) May 5, 1879, Mrs. Sarah Adeline (Moody) Wood; b. Oct. 9, 1835; d. Keene, June 22, 1907; dau. of Moses and Betsey W. (Howe) Moody, q. v. He m. (4) Angenette Tarbox of Nelson. He lived in Sullivan, Munsonville, etc. No ch. by either wife.
ii. JANE ELMINA Oct. 27, 1829; d. Dublin Apr. 5, 1904. She m. (1) Calvin May, Jr., of Gilsum; b. Apr. 7, 1823; d. Keene, Sept. 20, 1862. She m. (2) May 1, 1870, Joseph W. Powers (as his 4th wife) of Dublin; b. Apr. 23, 1824; d. Feb. 14, 1903. To Calvin and Jane was b. a dau. Mabel Estelle May, b. May 21, 1859, a teacher in S. and vicinity for many years.
4. CHARLES R.1 BEMIS a single man came to S. from Keene about 1885; working at the village hotel stable. Little can be learned of him, but he is supposed to be identical with the man of that name who served from Temple in Civil war. "Died in Surry Dec. 8, 1861, Eliza Bemis, wife of Charles Bemis, aged 29 y., 5 mos., and 11 days." K. S. item. She may have been wife of the above Charles R. He d. probably in Keene, Feb. 11, 1911; 78 yrs. -K. V. R.
BENNETT
1. Rev. (PALMER ?1) BENNETT a M. E. clergyman preached in S. about 1865. He and his w. were old people at the time. She was totally blind.
BENSON
1. MARY (WOOD)2 BENSON, formerly of Geneso, N. Y .; d. Apr. 6, 1825, at the home of Capt. Francis Holbrook; age 42 yrs. A widow; dau. of Col. John1 Wood of Alstead and a sister of Mrs. Holbrook.
BENTON
1. JOHN' BENTON b. Essex, England; m. May 25, 1618, Mary Southern- wood.
2. ANDREW2 BENTON bapt. Essex, England, Oct. 15, 1620; came to America, and settled in Milford, Conn. M. twice and had ch. in both Milford and Hartford.
3. SAMUEL3 BENTON b. Milford Aug. 15, 1658; d. Apr. 10, 1746; m. Sarah Chatterton.
4. DANIEL4 BENTON b. June 25, 1696, d. Tolland, Conn .; m. Mary Skin- ner.
5. * ELIJAH® BENTON b. June 30, 1728; m. Apr. 25, 1751, Mehetabel Chamberlain; res. at No. 142. Ch. b. Tolland, Conn.
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i. ABIJAHR b. Feb. 25, 1752; d. S. May 26, 1823. (6)
ii. LYDIA June 6, 1753; d.
iii. LoIs Apr. 4, 1755; d.
iv. MEHETABEL Aug. 14, 1756; d.
v. ADONIRAM Mar. 27, 1758; d. Oct. 29, 1760.
vi. ELIJAH Apr. 17, 1760; d. Stewartstown, Aug. 14, 1841; m. Oct. 20, 1793, Sally Sellingham and had seven ch. A Rev. soldier.
vii. MARY 1762; d. S. Jan. 20, 1825; m. Levi Fuller, q. v.
viii. ADONIRAM 1763; d. S. Aug. 29, 1842. (7)
6. ABIJAHR BENTON (Elijah5, Daniel4, Samuel3, Andrew2, John1) lived in S. Served in the Rev .; m. in Charlestown, Mar. 29, 1774, Rebecca, dau. of Moses Field, q. v. He res. on his father's old farm (No. 142) in 1782. Tradi- tion says he beat the drum at the execution of Major Andre, Oct. 2, 1780. Ch. b. S .:
i. ERASTUS b. Apr. 10, 1775, d. (8)
ii. REBECCA Sept. 8, 1777; d. S. Aug. 2, 1817, unm.
iii. RHODA June 29, 1779; d. Apr. 22, 1865; m. James Britton, q. v.
iv. RHEUHAMAH Mar. 15, 1782, d. S. Apr. 13, 1864; m. Aaron Davis, q. v.
v. ELIJAH Aug. 5, 1798, stillborn.
vi. ABIJAH Aug. 5, 1798 (twin) ; d. Charlestown, Mass., Apr 18, 1881; bur. S. (9)
7. ADONIRAM® BENTON (Elijah5, Daaniel4, Samuel3, Andrew2 John1) lived in S. and Keene; served from Jan. 1781 to June 1783 in Col. Shelden's Light Dragoons; also war of 1812. M. (1) Ruth who d. Keene, Nov. 10, 1815, bur. S .; m. (2) June 5, 1816, Mrs. Betsey Griffin, widow of Asa Griffin, q. v. She d. Keene, Aug. 5, 1859, aged 87 years.
Ch. b. S. and Keene (order of birth unk.) :
i. WILLIAM7 b. ; d. ; settled in Keene; m. 1820 Abi- gail Osgood. (10)
ii. BETSEY 1792; d. Keene, Dec. 6, 1813.
iii. THOMAS Sept. 23, 1793; d. Keene, Oct. 3, 1814.
iv. CLARISA 1804; d. Keene, June 30, 1813.
v. FRANKLIN B. ; a blacksmith in S. 1850. (11)
vi. POLLY S. June 7, 1799; d. Keene, Aug. 5, 1810.
vii. HARRIET S. Dec. 17, 1801; (d. probably in Keene July 16, 1803.)
viii. b. 1808; d. Keene Feb. 22, 1813.
ix. HIRAM 1810; d. S. Nov. 21, 1839.
x. SARAH ; m. Joseph Evans, q. v.
By 2nd w.
xi. RUTH MARIA S. Dec. 19, 1819; d. S. Aug. 1, 1821.
8. ERASTUS BENTON (Abijah", Elijah5, Daniel4, Samuel3, Andrew2, John1) was a blacksmith in S. between 1797 and 1815; m. (1) Sept. 19, 1797, Permelia Hathorn of Jaffrey; m. (2) Nancy Cram who d. Cavendish, Vt., Aug. 12, 1873, bur. S. His shop in 1798 was at No. 123 and he doubtless lived at No. 122.
Ch. b. S .:
i. ERASTUS® Jr., Oct. 17, 1798; d.
ii. SALLY & d. May 11, 1800.
*Benton Genealogy By John Hogan Benton.
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iii. ERVIN July 12, 1801; d. ; taxed in S. 1858. (b. in Jaffrey).
iv. ELMON May 6, 1806; d. ; m. and had: i. Alfonsoº, m. had s. Herbert10 a minister and ii. Sidney9.
v. SARAH stillborn Dec. 27, 1807.
vi. REBBECA ; m. - Grimes of Keene and had Jennieº who
m. Perry and had 1. Eugene10 Perry and 2. Rose Perry.
vii. PAMELA m. (1) Herman Rose of New York, 6 ch. M. (2) and (3) Moore who d. in Civil war. Res. Carlisle, Mass.
viii. GEORGE. Res. N. Y. A tailor. By (2) w.
ix. IRA. Res. Carlisle, Mass .; m. no ch.
x. WARREN ; res. Ilion, N. Y.
xi. ROXY ; m. Calvin W. Spaulding; res. Cavendish, Vt.
xii. NANCY M. ; m. (1) James G. Britton, q. v. m. (2) Holland Stevens, q. v.
xiii. MARY ANN Andover, Vt., Apr. 22, 1823; d. in S. July 30, 1873; m. (1) Daniel H. Tufts, q. v .; m. (2) Charles A. Britton, q. v.
xiv. MELISA ; m. Charles Pearsons; res. Cambridge, N. Y.
xv. OSCAR; res. Rutland, Vt.
9. ABIJAH BENTON (Abijah®, Elijah5, Daniel4, Samuel3, Andrew2, John1) was the village barber; also a dancing master and drummer. Lived at No. 33; m. May 6, 1821, Rebecca, dau. of Enoch Whitcomb, q. v. Ch. b. S .:
i. REBECCA A.8 June 24, 1822; m. Edwin Whitcomb, q. v.
ii. ADALINE MARIA Apr. 28, 1825; d. S. Nov. 5, 1842.
iii. CHARLES B. Feb. 25, 1828; d. ; m. Lucretia Craigg and had:
i. Lizzie Mardenº who m. Whitman, no ch. ii. Lucretia Carroll, m. Butler and had a dau. Elsie10.
iv. CATHERINE Mar. 18, 1830; d. S. Jan. 27, 1833.
v. MARY JANE Dec. 28, 1833; m.
Eaton, no ch. She res. 1921, Malden, Mass.
vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON Oct. 4, 1836; d. S. Aug. 26, 1856, unm.
vii. MARTHA ELLEN Oct. 11, 1839; m. Orin Hart and had a dau. Gertrude Bº.
viii. LOUISA JOSEPHINE Oct. 16, 1842; m. Warren Norton. No ch.
ix. A dau. June 1, 1851; d. Sept. 6, 1851.
10. WILLIAM BENTON (Adoniram®, Elijah5, Daniel4, Samuel3, Andrew?, John1) m. May 24, 1820, Abigail Osgood. Ch. b. S: and Keene:
i. ELIZAS b. S. June 1838; d. S. Dec. 27, 1839, aged 18 mos.
ii. FRANCIS WILLIAM 1843; d. Keene, Apr. 15, 1844. (aged 6 mos.)
11. FRANKLIN B.7 BENTON (Adoniram®, Elijah5, Daniel4, Samuel3, An- drew2, John1) lived at No. 108 and ran a blacksmith shop at No. 109 in 1849, later ran shop for Elijah Holbrook at No. 56, then rem. to Keene about 1854. He m. Nov. 19, 1837, Mary J. Gardner, who d. Keene Jan. 20, 1879, aged 67 yrs., 7 mos.
Ch. b. S. and Keene:
i. AUGUSTA M.8 b. 1839; d. S. Mar. 23, 1840.
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ii. F. GARDNER 1841; d. Keene, June 23, 1881; a soldier in Civil war, q. v. iii. MARTHA.
iv. MARY June 8, 1850.
v. ADDIE M. May 26, 1852; m. John A. Romans, b. Sept. 23, 1846; d. Fitch- burg, Mass. Feb. 19, 1920; s. of William and Mary (Russell) Ro- mans of Fitchburg. He was an old engineer on Cheshire and Fitch- burg Railroad; moved from Keene to Fitchburg, 1891. Ch. b .: i. George G.º. ii. J. Robert. iii. Carl A. iv. James B .- all of Fitch- burg, 1920. (There was also a s. William F.º b. in Keene, d. there July 11, 1890, aged 17-1-11.
BIGELOW
1. JOHN' BIGELOW the emigrant ancestor of most of those bearing the name in this part of America was m. in Watertown, Mass., "1642-30-8," to Mary Warin. He m. (2) Sarah Bemis, dau. of Joseph Bemis. By (1) m. he had 13 ch. He was a soldier in King Philip war, and d. July 14, 1703; aged 86 yrs.
2. JOSHUA2 BIGELOW, b. Watertown Nov. 5, 1655; a soldier in war with King Philip and was in the memorable swamp fight, Dec. 19, 1675; m. Eliza- beth Flagg.
3. ELIEZER3 BIGELOW, b. Mar. 14, 1704/5; d. Feb. 24, 1762; m. Mary Fiske.
4. JABEZ4 BIGELOW, b. Dec. 19, 1736; d. Aug. 13, 1822; m. Deborah Knowlton.
5. ASA' BIGELOW (Jabez4, Eliezer3, Joshua2, John1) b. Westminster, Mass., Aug. 19, 1779; d. June 2, 1845. "Mr. Bigelow was a man of ability and good practical judgment, as well as of integrity and moral worth." In his home town he served as Assessor; Selectman and on the School Board; Capt. of the militia and in 1820 was promoted to Col. His fine physique and commanding presence rendered him an admirable and marked staff officer.
Col. Bigelow m. (1) 1800, Sally Puffer who d. Oct. 5, 1811. He m. (2) Nancy Bartlett who d. Mar. 19, 1815? He came to S. and was taxed in 1814- 1818. He was m. (3) in S. Jan. 25, 1814, to Mrs. Lucinda (Field) Hayward, q. v., at which time he was of Westminster, Mass. (His 2nd w. probably d. in 1813.)
Ch. by (1) m. in Westminster, Mass .:
i. SALLY® b. Aug. 24, 1801; d. Jan. 16, 1802.
ii. SALLY Feb. 3, 1803; m. (1) Simeon Sanderson; m. (2) Phineas W. Reed.
iii. DEBORAH K. Jan. 10, 1805; d. July 8, 1808.
iv. DEBORAH K. July 23, 1808; m. R. D. Dunbar; settled in Worcester, Mass.
v. MARY REED Feb. 22, 1811; m. 1828 Emory Bates of Westminster.
6. MARVIN' BIGELOW whose ancestral line and early history has not been ascertained was a blacksmith and came to S. in 1837 or '38 and remained two or more years then moved to Vermont according to tradition. While in S. he lived at No. 124 and ran the shop No. 128. Without doubt he was the man of that name mentioned in G. H., page 141, 226 and 230. Possibly he was
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a s. of Ebenezer and Sally (-) Bigelow who were warned out of Rock- ingham, Vt., with others, on June 28, 1806. Ch. b .:
i. GILBERT2 b. (probably about 1830)
ii. EDWARD (probably about 1832)
7. GEORGE M.2 BIGELOW, b. Chester, Vt .; d. Wells River, Vt. about 1885. He m. Priscilla Hull b. Potton, Canada (a town 15 miles from New- port, Vt.) ; d. at Plymouth. The father1 of Mr. Bigelow is said to have come from England and lived at Bebee Plains, Canada from where he moved to Chester, Vt.
8. HIRAM PHILEMON3 BIGELOW (George M.2) b. at Gilmanton Iron Works, May 24, 1849; res. 1920, Keene. He enlisted in Civil war at Burling- ton, Vt., Feb. 11, 1865,-when less than 16 years of age-being credited to Moretown. He was discharged June 28, 1865 at which time his name was ac- cidentally written "Hiram" in place of Horace, his true name, and which he held until about the time he applied for a U. S. pension. For years the axe was his chief weapon, and "when I was a young man I had no trouble in put- ting up my three cords of wood in a day." From Keene he came to S. about 1871, living while here at Nos. 172, 81 and 35; in 1873 he settled in Acworth. Since that time he has lived at Dorchester, Unity, Hopkinton, Swanzey, Keene, Surry, St. Johnbury, Vt., and Peacham, Vt., and Canada. In 1890 was at No. 240, and at No. 7 in 1895 (?).
It appears his (1) m. 1870 (?) was illegal, she having a husband then living. He next m. Mrs. Mary Ann (Howe) Buckland b. 1834, Hopkinton, N. H .; d. Swanzey 1902 (?); widow of Alexander Buckland by whom she had four ch. He next m. June 30, 1903, Ellen F. Cantlin, b. Winchester, N. H., July 14, 1859; dau. of Michael and Mary (Cunningham) Cantlin.
*BINGHAM
1. Dea. THOMAS' BINGHAM res. in Norwich and Windham, Conn .; m. Mary Rudd.
2. ABEL2 BINGHAM res. Stratford, Conn .; m. Elizabeth
3. JOHN3 BINGHAM res. in Windham; m. Mary Moulton.
4. JOHN BINGHAM b. Windham Dec. 22, 1737; d. Gilsum, Dec. 18, 1815; m. Sibyl Wright.
5. JOHN BINGHAM b. Montague, Mass., May 25, 1777; d. N. Y. state; m. Anna Hebbard.
6. ALANSON BINGHAM (John5, John4, John3, Abel2, Dea. Thomas1) b. Alstead Apr. 21, 1813; d. Keene Feb. 2, 1887. He res. in Pawlet, Vt., about 1838; in Sullivan 1842-43; then at Nelson and rem. to S. during May 1866 and remained a year or two living at No. 67. Possessing an inventive turn of mind he not only procured several U. S. patents but is understood to have had the honor of making the first basket, or split-seat chairs in America. The first chairs were made in Pawlet about 1838, "where he found out, perhaps from Indian basket makers, how to make the splints from ash logs." While in this town he made chairs in the lower story in the present Town Hall. He m.
This family is more fully given in Sullivan History, pp. 854-55.
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Apr. 5, 1836, Olive Beverstock, b. Gilsum July 27, 1806; d. Marlboro, Sept. 22, 1875; dau. of Daniel and Lucinda (Bingham) Beverstock.
Ch. b. i. in Alstead, ii & iii in Sullivan:
i. LAURA ANN7 b. Nov. 29, 1836; m. Apr. 9, 1856, Daniel W. Willoughby, b. Hillsboro, Dec. 25, 1833; d. Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 3, 1894; s. of Daniel B. and Mahala (Pike) Willoughby. Ch. b .: i. Sumner F.8 b. 1857; d. 1862. ii. Nellie J. 1859; d. 1862. iii. Ina L. 1861; d. 1861. iv. Reno E. 1862; d. 1865. v. Frances L. 1864; d. 1865. vi. Fred E. 1866; d. 1876. vii. Helen M. F. 1867; d. same year. viii. Elberton 1869; m. 1887, Josephine Emerson of Northwood, N. H., who d. 1906; m. (2) 1908, Beatrice Sarah Robinson and has two ch. ix. Katherine Josephine 1871; d. 1872. x. Daniel F. 1875; d. same yr. xi. Addie May Foster, adopted child, b. 1871.
ii. OSMORE ALANSON Sept. 8, 1840; d. Manchester Apr. 2, 1908. (7)
iii. ELMAETTA AUGUSTA Sept. 30, 1842; res. Beech Hill, Keene. She m. (1) Sept. 30, 1863, Nahum Wright, b. Keene Sept. 24, 1821; d. there Mar. 15, 1900; s. of James Wright, Jr .; m. (2) Keene, Dec. 7, 1909, Winslow G. Harvey, b. Keene 1849 (?); s. of George and Hannah (Perry) Harvey. Ch. by (1) m .: i. Anna May Evangeline® b. Keene June 6, 1876; m. Jan. 29, 1895, John Fred Price, b Nov. 29, 1876 and they have two ch.
7. OSMORE ALANSON BINGHAM (Alanson6, John5, John4, John3, Abel2, Dea. Thomas1) was in the chair business. He m. (1) Aug. 2, 1870, Emma A. Piper b. Weathersfield, Vt., Aug. 10, 1848; d. June 26, 1898; dau. of Thomas Piper; m. (2) Nov. 8, 1900, Eva M. Haskell; dau. of Orrick L. Haskell of Troy, N. H. No ch .:
1. LEMUEL? BINGHAM b. Jan. 4, 1785; d. Keene, Jan. 13, 1857; s. of John1 and Sibyll (Wright) Bingham of Gilsum was taxed 1809-'10; m. Oct. 2, 1804 Elsea Fuller, dau. of David Fuller, Jr., q. v. They had eleven ch .; the 3rd, Elsea b. S. Mar. 6, 1810; d. Sept. 2, 1810. (For other ch. b. see G. His- tory.)
2. JAMES H.1 BINGHAM, b. Lempster Apr. 11, 1781; d. Washington, D. C., Mar. 31, 1859; a graduate from Dartmouth College 1801, a classmate of Hon. Daniel Webster; a lawyer and commenced his practice in Alstead; rem. to Claremont 1826 where he was cashier of the 1st Claremont bank; town clerk, 1828-'38; rep. in the N. H. legislature, 1840-1. Subsequently he was for many years clerk in the treasury department at Washington. In 1826 he became associated with Asa Wentworth, Jr., in "the fulling mill" in S. and which he relinquished in 1829. He probably never lived in town.
BIRCH
1. WILLIAM BIRCH b. Manchester, England, 1843; m. Sarah Ann Jones, b. Leeds, England, 1841. Their son
2. ARTHUR W.2 BIRCH (William1) b. England; res. Arlington, Mass .; bought No. 33 of H. Moses Blake May 12, 1899 and sold to Mrs. Oscar B. Deane, 1904. He m. June 8, 1888, Martha W. Page, dau. of George W. Page, q. v.
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Ch. b:
i. HELEN ELIZABETH3 Dec. 26, 1889; m. June 10, 1914, Harlow Welch. Ch. b .: i. Arthur Williston4 Nov .. 24, 1915. ii. Elizabeth Dec. 5, 1916. iii. Martha Aug 3, 1918. iv. Peter Aug. 21, 1919.
ii. MARGARET PAGE Dec. 31, 1892; m. Oct. 9, 1920, Harold Freeman Barnes and had i. Richard Freeman4 Dec. 3, 1922.
iii. EDWARD ARTHUR Jan. 23, 1897; m. Apr. 12, 1923, Edith A. Semter, b. Prescott, England, Dec. 17, 1898.
BISSELL
1. TYLER1 BISSELL was b. in Conn., 1799-1800; d. Swanzey, Apr. 1, 1866; bur. S. He was taxed in S. as early as 1849 then went to Springfield, but about 1855 returned to S. While here he lived at No. 62 and at 190. He m. Melinda -, b. Vt., 1800; d. S. Mar. 12, 1885.
Ch. b .:
i. MARIA A.2 b. Vt., 1830 (?); m. Oct. 14, 1852, Edward M. Watson of Swanzey, b. Cleveland, Ohio, June 16, 1829. Ch, b .: i. Ella3 b. Aug. 8, 1854; d. in Ill., Apr. 8, 1858. ii. Fred Albert Columbus, O., Aug. 29, 1862; d. Swanzey Nov. 24, 1896. He m. Jan. 1, 1889, Minnie J. Carpenter, dau. of Haskell Carpenter, q. v. Edward M. Watson, d. in Ohio, Apr. (?) 1897, and his w. d. in Worcester, Mass.
ii. MARY Vt., 1833 (?).
iii. ELLEN Vt., 1835 (?).
iv. ALBERT E. N. H., 1840 (?) ; d. Washington, D. C., Oct. 9, 1864; a sol- dier in Civil war, q. v. Buried in S.
v. EDWARD b. N. H., 1842 (?).
vi. HENRY b. N. H., 1844 (?).
BLACK
1. JOHN' BLACK b. Jan. 29, 1730; came to America Oct. 1740; settled in Barre, Mass. and d. July 6, 1786. He m. Nov. 27, 1760, Isabella Moore.
2. WILLIAM2 BLACK b. Dec. 6, 1761; d. Chesterfield, July 26, 1842. He settled in that town in March 1799; he was a Rev. soldier; was on the pension roll in 1840. He m. Catherine Boyden b. Aug. 3, 1766; d. in Keene, May 22, 1857. They had 12 ch., the eldest was Sarah, b. June 1, 1785 who m. * Zadock Taft and they were the parents of Eloisa Taft wife of Josiah Kingsbury, q. v. Another ch. was:
3. ELI3 BLACK, b. Mar. 6, 1792; res. in Chesterfield; m. Abigail Colburn. 4. SUMNER W.4 BLACK (Eli3, William2, John1) b. 1819; came to S. where he paid tax 1855-'56 and lived at No. 106 working at the saw mill; he is said to have also lived a short time at No. 190. He m. (1) Rebecca Willard b. 1825; d. July 25, 1853; m. (2) Jan. 20, 1855, Augusta Susan Aldrich of Richmond b. May 26, 1838; dau. of Ellery K. Aldrich. He was a soldier in Civil war; d. while in service, q. v. He made staves for hogshead; res. S., Richmond and Swanzey. By (1) wife he had a son and two daus., and a dau. Grace by (2) wife:
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