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vi. MARY ANN May 15, 1802; d. June 18, 1802.
vii. CAROLINE Mar. 28, 1804; m. Anson Beals.
viii. ALVIRA July 15, 1807; d. July 24, 1807. Ch. by (2) wife:
ix. GEORGE FULLER Mar. 5, 1809; m. Sarah A. French of Stoughton, Mass. x. SIBYL FULLER July 24, 1810; d. unm. Oct. 4, 1853.
xi. EBENEZER Dec. 13, 1811; m. Sarah Jane Fuller, his cousin. He rem. late in life to Saxtons River, Vt.
9. JOHN5 BRITTON (Pendleton4, William3, William2, James1) res. in Eas- ton and Westmoreland. He m. (1) Apr. 24, 1770, Phebe Hewett of Easton; m. (2) Jerusha Thompson, b. about 1760, d. Dec. 12, 1841, bur. S. Children con- nected with S. were:
Ch. by (1) wife:
i. CALVIN" b. Apr. 4, 1780; d. Westmoreland or Westminster, Vt., May 17, 1847; taxed in S. 1819-'20.
ii. LUTHER 1782 (14).
iii. BENJAMIN 1784. (15)
iv. PHEBE Oct. 1, 1786; d. Aug. 6, 1853; m. Jonathan Hall, 3rd,, q. v .; bur. S.
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Ch. by (2) wife :
v. NANCY DEAN ; m. Nov. 24, 1828, Richard Thomas, q. v.
10. PHILIP BRITTON (Pendleton4, William3, William2, James1) was liv- ing in S. as early as 1783 and remained some 18 years; probably lived at No. 210. He m. Bathsheba
Ch. b. in S. (or their births are on record in S.)
i. JOANNA® b. Jan. 1, 1780; d. same day.
ii. CALEB June 24, 1782.
iii. ARCHELAUS Apr. 9, 1784.
iv. JESSE Apr. 10, 1786.
v. HANNAH STEELE (or Seely) July 29, 1788. (Perhaps m. June 13, 1805, Seth Hall, Jr.)
vi. JOEL Oct. 8, 1790, (1791 T. R.).
vii. FANNY (possibly) Westmoreland.
11. WILLIAM5 BRITTON (Pendleton4, William3, William2, James1) res. probably at No. 209 about seven years prior to 1789, m. Marcey (or Mercy) The births of their ch. are recorded in Westmoreland. Ch. b .:
i. ZACHARIAH® May 7, 1780.
ii. JOHN June 5, 1782; d. 1792.
iii. WILLIAM Nov. 5, 1784; m. Feb. 19, 1804, Sarah Seele of Easton, Mass.
iv. JOHN SEELY May 18, 1787; d. in S. Oct. 13, 1847; res. in S. (16)
v. MARCEY Aug. 29, 1789; d. 1790.
vi. NATHAN Dec. 1, 1791.
12. SALMON® BRITTON (David5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) a farmer at Westmoreland, came to S. in old age and for a while lived at the "Plastered House," No. 146, after which he spent his last days with his son Bradley7. He m. Westmoreland Feb. 19, 1806, Abigail Wood b. Chesterfield, Oct. 5, 1782, d. S. Mar. 23, 1854. Both bur. in S. village cemetery.
Ch. b. Westmoreland.
i. BRADLEY Aug. 25, 1809; d. in S. Aug. 17, 1864; a farmer. (17)
ii. BELINDA 1814; d. Leominster, Mass., Feb. 26, 1901; m. Eliel Cutting.
iii. BETSEY ; d. unm. Westmoreland.
iv. HARMON ; d. Forgeville, Mass .; taxed in S. 1873-'74.
v. LOIS ; d. Oct. 1832; burned by clothes taking fire.
vi. HOLLAND ; d. young.
13. JAMES® BRITTON (James5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1), a shoemaker; supposed to have had a shop by the roadside, east of No. 35. From reliable authority it is said James® got two small elms on the meadow which he set out as one enters the lane to the above place. He was of S. in 1800; rem. to Chesterfield, but returned to S. in his old age. His gr-dau .* says he ran away from home when about 15 years of age on account of a step- father, and went to live with an uncle in Chesterfield. He m. S. Feb. 17, 1800, Rhoda Benton, dau. of Abijah Benton, q. v. He res. some years at No. 101. He once said, "there were no drones in his family!"
Ch. b. i in S .; others probably in Chesterfield.
i. JAMES7 Aug. 15, 1800; d. Mar. 7, 1801.
ii. GORDON May 22, 1802; d. S. May 27, 1802.
*Mrs. Eliza F. Wainwright before her death gave the writer valuable information.
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iii. HENRY (usually called "Harry") May 6, 1803; d. S. Oct. 18, 1860. (18) iv. JOHN LANGDON Apr. 25, 1805; d. Keene May 3, 1898; bur. S. (19)
v. BRADFORD May 24, 1807; d. Hinsdale Feb. 2, 1887; res. S. 1844. (20) vi. LAURA 1809; d. S. Oct. 31, 1818.
vii. MARY ANNE Feb. 1811; d. S. Aug. 24, 1813.
viii. HIRAM Feb. 11, 1814; d. S. Jan. 31, 1865. A farmer; res. No. 98. (21) ix. RHODA CHAMBERLAIN 1816; d. July 31, 1882; m. Daniel Hodgkins, q. v. x. JAMES G. 1817; d. S. Sept. 3, 1857; m. Nancy M. Benton; dau. of Eras- tus, q. v.
xi. and xii. names unknown.
xiii. CHARLES ADAMS Sept. 12, 1823; d. Keene June 19, 1902; bur. S. (22)
14. LUTHER® BRITTON (John5, Pendleton4, William3, William2, James1) res. in S., Westmoreland and West Adams, Mass., b. June 27, 1782, d. West- moreland Oct. 27, 1842; bur. S. He m. Feb. 5, 1804, Ruth Winchester, dau. of David Winchester, q. v.
Ch. b .:
i. SABRA7 (Seba) Westmoreland, 1806; m. (1) Polly Harrington; had several ch.
ii. LUTHER Westmoreland, ; d.
iii. RUTH S. (?); m. John Hanson.
iv. MARTIN West Adams; m. Jane Capen.
V. JULIA ; d. about 1850.
vi. DEXTER ; m. Amelia Giles; rem. to N. Y. City.
vii. LUCIUS ; d.
viii. CUTLER R. 1822; drowned in Castleton Lake, N. Y., June 17, 1845.
ix. JANE M. Aug. 1, 1824; m. Major J. Britton, q. v .; her cousin.
x. MARY ANN ; d. aged 21 years.
15. BENJAMIN® BRITTON (John5, Pendleton4, William3, William2, James1) b. May 27, 1784, d. S. July 11, 1825. He res. at No. 207 in 1806 and for a few years thereafter, m. Aug. 14, 1806, Relief Durant, dau. of Joshua Durant, q. v. Ch. b. in S. (?) :
i. JOSHUA DURANT7 May 19, 1807; d. S. July 5, 1831.
ii. LOUISA Feb. 19, 1809; d. July 19, 1833.
iii. BENJAMIN May 27, 1811; d. S. Oct. 29, 1891. (23)
iv. HIRAM June 30, 1813; d. S. Apr. 9, 1893; a farmer at No. 207 (24)
v. MAJOR J. Dec. 22, 1817; d. Walpole May 2, 1896; res. No. 208 in 1861; m. Westmoreland Apr. 17, 1842, Jane M.7 Britton, b. Adams, Mass., dau. of Luther" Britton, q. v .; res. Walpole 1878. Ch. b .: i. Emma Janes Aug. 17, 1853. ii. Arthur A. Nov. 10, 1861.
vi. RELIEF D. 1820; d. 1904; unm.
16. JOHN SEELY BRITTON (William5, Pendleton4, William3, William?, James1), a farmer, res. at No. 228 about 1848. He m. Westmoreland, Mar. 10, 1807 (at which time he was of Easton), Susanna Allen, dau. of Abel Allen, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. SUSANNA ALLEN7 July 5, 1808; d. S. Dec. 1, 1864; m. Philip Thomas, q. v.
ii. BENJAMIN MERRIFIELD Jan. 22, 1811; d. S. Oct. 29, 1891. (25)
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iii. MARY ALLEN July 10, 1815; d. Walpole, Feb. 26, 1900; m. Levi Hall, q. v.
17. BRADLEY BRITTON (Salmon“, David5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) a farmer, physically probably the most powerful man that ever lived in S. On one occasion he raised a cart load of potatoes from the ground by placing his body under the cart axle. A stage team getting in a snow drift in Walpole hills, he told the driver to take off his horses, and Mr. Britton is said to have pulled the load through the drift. He went to live with Robert Brit- ton when seven years of age and attended school but little after that date. At nine he carried on a sugar orchard, doing all the work himself. After his m. he carried on the Maj. Grant farm, No. 187, several years. He settled at No. 83 about 1845, then rem. to 68, and in 1859 built and rem. to No. 71. He served as selectman several years. He m. (1) Feb. 25, 1835, Theadosia Pond, dau. of Sylvester Pond, q. v .; m. (2) Jan. 7, 1849, Mrs. Betsey Calista (Ware) Smith, dau. of Capt. Benjamin Ware, q. v., and wid. of Stephen Smith, q. v.
Ch. b. in Walpole (1) wife:
i. MARSHALL BRADLEY Nov. 30, 1835; d. Chicago, Ill., July 25, 1897. (26)
ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON May 20, 1836 (?); d. Newport, N. H., Sept. 16, 1898. (27)
iii. MARTHA JANE 1840; d. Mar. 6, 1843, "scalded to death."
iv. CHARLES EDWIN Aug. 17, 1844; d. unm .; July 30, 1864, from typhoid fever contracted while serving in Civil war. His father went South for the body, took the disease and d. soon after his return to S.
Ch. b. in S. by (2) wife:
v. ELBRIDGE WARES b. Aug. 3, 1849; res. (1921) Chicago, Ill .; d. Apr. 8, 1923. (28)
vi. MARTHA HARRIET Mar. 25, 1851; m. Frank D. W. Carpenter, q. v .; res. in S.
vii. JENNY LIND Oct. 1853; d. S. Jan. 31, 1854.
viii. FRANK HENRY Jan. 3, 1855; d. unm .; S. Aug. 11, 1877.
ix. FLORA ETTA Apr. 18, 1857; unm .; (1921) res. S. and Keene.
x. LINCOLN HAMLIN Mar. 27, 1861; d. Aug. 24, 1864.
xi. EDWARD LINCOLN Nov. 30, 1863; d. June 6, 1867.
18. HENRY7 (called HARRY) BRITTON (James®, James5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) lived at the Toll Gate (No. 98) 1833-35, then at 139 till 1839, when he rem. to 103. In 1845 the family rem. to Boston, Mass., but returned to S. later. He m. S. Jan. 22, 1829, Clarissa Robinson, dau. of Jonathan Robinson, q. v. She was mildly insane for some years. On May 5, 1829, he was appointed captain of 4th Co., 20th Regt., N. H. militia. Ch. b. in S .:
i. CLARISSA MARIA8 Nov. 12, 1829; d. Boston Aug. 20, 1858; bur. S .; m. 1846, Lewis L. Cotton, q. v.
ii. HENRY ADDISON Mar. 29, 1832; d. Boston, Mar. 12, 1899. (29)
iii. ELIZA FIELD Dec. 5, 1836; d. Keene Apr. 30, 1921; bur. West Roxbury, Mass. She spent most of her life in Boston till about 1909 when she came to res. in Keene. She m. Nov. 5, 1871, Edwin Stayner Wain- wright b. Halifax, N. S., Jan. 22, 1822; d. Charlestown, Mass., June 8, 1896; s. of William and Eliza (Stayner) Wainwright who was b. in London, England. No. ch.
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19. JOHN LANGDON BRITTON (James®, James5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) a soldier in Civil war, q. v., res. in California several years. Was a fine violinist and played in the old Boston Theatre for Fanny Estes, who was considered the wonder of the dance steps in those days. He lived in the north part of this town, then at No. 171 and finally in Keene. He m. (1) 1831, Mary Dean who d. 1838; m. (2) about 1860 Sabra Maria Tufts who d. Keene, Jan. 30, 1908, dau. of Daniel H. Tufts, q. v. (It is said he had four ch. by (1) w. and five by (2) w.)
Ch by (1) wife (so far as known) :
i. FRED FROSTS Roxbury, Mass., about 1841; d. Springfield, Mass .; bur. S. He was a soldier in Civil war, q. v .; res. some years in Wisconsin; d. unm.
ii. iii. iv. supposed all d. in early life. Ch. by (2) wife:
v. IDA MARY Jan. 18, 1861; d. S. Aug. 5, 1863.
vi. SIDNEY ELMER S. Dec. 31, 1863; res. (1921) in Keene; a clerk. (30)
vii. WARREN BENTON Feb. 20, 1869; d. ; bur. S. (31)
viii. JENNIE CELUDA 1877; m. Robert Cheeseman, b. Liverpool, England. They had a s .: i. Robert Leslieº b. Keene Sept. 14, 1911.
ix. LEWIS G. 1882. He m. in Keene Apr. 5 ,1902, Alice Milton, b. Saltaire, England, 1883; dau. of John and Ann (Walton) Milton.
20. GEORGE BRADFORD7 BRITTON (usually called "Bradford") (James®, James5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) was a soldier in Civil war, q. v. While in the service he played the drum in his company. He lived at No. 122 in 1844-46, also in Chesterfield and Hinsdale. He m. Dec. 15, 1842, Elmira Emily Hildreth b. Chesterfield 1825; d. Hinsdale July 1, 1895, dau. of George and Louisa (Fletcher) Hildreth.
Ch. b. Chesterfield all but last two:
i. GEORGE BRADFORD8 Aug. 14, 1845; d. Hinsdale, Aug. 6, 1916. When 17 years of age he enlisted in 20th Mass. Vols .; was transferred in 1862 to Co. G, 2nd Cav .; was taken prisoner at Battle of Bull Run and for eight months was in Rebel prisons when he was released, was re- captured at Winchester, Va., Aug. 16, 1864, and held until Feb. 22, 1865. He m. Aug. 6 1868, Alice E. Bailey.
ii. NOYES EDWIN June 11, 1847; d. Sept. 16, 1848.
iii. PRISCILLA LUELLA Dec. 20, 1850; a wid. res. (1921) Millers Falls, Mass. She m. 1868, Lewis Russell of Hoosick Falls, N. Y .; d. 1908.
iv. CHARLES FRED Oct. 16, 1852; res. (1921) Springfield, Mass .; (known as, "Fred") ; m. Helen Partridge of Hinsdale who d. some years ago. v. STELLA LOUISA Mar. 15, 1856; m. Hinsdale, Jan. 12, 1886, George Wil- liam Stebbins of Millers Falls, where they now res. Has worked in shops there since 16 years of age; is now Supt.
vi. JOSIAH HENRY July 4, 1858; res. Springfield; m. Mrs. Lucy Hildreth.
vii. FRANK EDGAR Sept. 1859; d. Jan. 11, 1864.
viii. ANNA ELMIRA Dec. 2, 1863; res. Millers Falls; m. Frank Thurber; separated.
ix. NELLIE GRAY July 5, 1869; d. June 11, 1890; m. 1889, Archie Stoddard of Hinsdale.
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JOHN LANGDON BRITTON 1805-1898
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21. HIRAM BRITTON (James", James5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) lived in several places in town, the last at No. 98 where he d. He m. Nov. 30, 1855, Caroline Putnam Wilbur; dau. of Chandler Wilbur, q. v. She m. (2) Daniel F. Caldwell, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. MARY ADELINES Mar. 18, 1856; d. W. Swanzey Oct. 11, 1917. She m. May 16, 1876, Hiram R. Whitcomb, b. W. Swanzey Feb. 17, 1840; d. Lock Haven, Penn., July 1, 1898; s. of Roswell and Rhoda (Bullard) Whitcomb. They rem. to Penn., 1877; res. at Lock Haven and Phil- ipsburg. Six ch. b. at Lock Haven: i. Clinton Brittonº June 23, 1877; d. in S. Sept. 2, 1881. ii. Chester Roswell June 15, 1879; d. May 16, 1904. iii. Leslie Bernard Oct. 27, 1882; d. Lock Haven, Mar. 18, 1883. iv. John Harvey Apr. 10, 1887; res. (1921) Keene; m. Keene June 26, 1911, Angie O. Person, b. Chester, Vt., Feb. 13, 1887; dau. of David E. and Alla M. (Beard) Person. v. Normand Christie Sept. 5, 1888; d. July 27, 1889. vi. Edna Caroline Feb. 17, 1890; unm. (1921) an instructor, University of Vermont, at Burlington.
ii. MARTHA ANN Jan. 28, 1858; d. Westmoreland Dec. 14, 1915. She wrote for a few years in the "Cooking Department for the Boston Globe, under the nom de plume, "Dearlove." She m. (1) Wesley O. Blake, q. v .; divorced; m. (2) Israel Burnham of Nashua, N. H .; di- vorced; m. (3) Nov. 13, 1902, Lewis D. Warren, b. Darien, Wis., Mar. 1, 1862; d. Libby, Minn., Feb. 9, 1912; s. of Samuel B. and Lura (Parker) Warren, of Bristol, N. Y. By last m. triplets were b. at Omaha, Neb., Aug. 12, 1903: i. Vane Randall Russellº, now living with Leon A. Hodgkins, q. v. in S. ii. Verna Caroline Caldwell; d. Burlington, June 3, 1920; bur. S. iii. Vera Wilbur Whitcomb, a stu- dent at Burlington, Vt. (1922).
iii. MARIA JANE WILBUR Jan. 5, 1860; d. S. Jan. 3, 1916; m. George H. Randall, q. v.
22. CHARLES ADAMS' BRITTON (James6, James5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) lived at No. 62 in 1852; at 53 in 1856; at 4 in 1862, and also at No. 38 and 124. He m. (1) Mar. 16, 1850, Mrs. Mary Ann (Benton) Tufts, widow of Daniel H. Tufts, q. v .; m. (2) July 27, 1876, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Pond) Balch, dau. of Levi Pond of Keene and wid. of Perley S. Balch. By Mr. Balch two ch. were b .; probably in Keene: i. Lizzie A. m. William H. Britton. ii. A dau. who m. Edwin H. Stone of Keene; s. of Warren W. Stone, q. v.
Ch. b. S:
i. WILLIAM HENRY8 b. May 23, 1852; a truckman in K. (1922). (32)
ii. LILLIAN SOPHIA June 5, 1856; res. (1922) Keene; m. May 3, 1883, Ozro H. Holbrook of Swanzey; divorced. No ch.
23. BENJAMIN' BRITTON (Benjamin®, John5, Pendleton4, William3, Wil- liam2, James1) m. Adaline West and rem. to North Easton, Mass. He m. (2) Mrs. Azubah (Allen) Whitcomb, wid. of David Whitcomb, q. v. and they lived at No. 239.
Ch. b. N. Easton, Mass .:
i. BENJAMIN HOWARD® June 7, 1833; d. Gilsum, Jan. 25, 1899. (33)
ii. MAJOR LAWSON ; rem. to Iowa; was m. and had three ch.
iii. HENRY Killed near Vicksburg during the Civil war.
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24. HIRAM BRITTON (Benjamin®, John5, Pendleton4, William3, William2, James1) a farmer in S. res. many years at No. 207; m. (1) Oct. 14, 1834, Fanny Harvey Reed who d. S. July 1, 1847, dau. of Lewis Reed, q. v .; m. (2) Jan. 2, 1848, Fanny Hall Harvey who d. 1907, dau. of Asahel Harvey, (di- vorced) ; m. (3) Mrs. Sally (Blake) Merrill, b. New Hampton, Oct. 10, 1824, d. Keene May 18, 1910, dau. of Joseph and Sally (Sanborn) Blake. She was the mother of Mrs. Lucius L. Allen, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. GEORGE LEWIS® Nov. 25, 1835; d. S. Sept. 29, 1905. A farmer. (34)
25. BENJAMIN MERRIFIELD BRITTON (John S.", William3, Pendle- ton+, William3, William2, James1), a farmer in S., built No. 229 about 1833 where he lived for a few years, then at No. 207. In 1847 he settled at No. 43 where he and his s. George B.8 lived and d. He m. (1) Oct. 9, 1834, Mary Thomas who d. Oct. 11, 1847, dau. of Philip Thomas, q. v .; m. (2) May 4, 1848, Elizabeth J. Wright who d. July 6, 1860, dau. of Ephraim Wright, q. v .; m. (3) Apr. 10, 1861, Narcissa H. Hastings b. June 8, 1821; d. S. Oct. 2, 1883, dau. of Alvan and Nancy (Bailey) Hastings of Bath.
Ch. b. S. by (2) wife:
i. GEORGE BENJAMIN8 Oct. 7, 1850; d. S. Apr. 13, 1921. A farmer. (35)
ii. MARY ELIZABETH May 1, 1852; d. unm., S. Mar. 28, 1882.
Ch. b. S. by (3) wife:
iii. CORA NARCISSA Apr. 11, 1864; d. unm. Portland, Me., Aug. 12, 1892; bur. S.
26. MARSHALL BRADLEY& BRITTON (Bradley7, Salmone, David5, Eben- ezer4, William3, William2, James1) was a merchant in S. about four years around 1870, then went to Keene about 1871 where he lived several months, then rem. West. In 1887 he was proprietor of the Bryson House, Washington, Iowa. He m. (1) in S. Nov. 20, 1861, Lucy A. Allen who d. S. 1909; dau. of Rev. Joseph Allen, q. v. She and her sons remained in S. He m. (2) in the West, about 1876, Miss Nellie Spear, q. v. who d. and he m. (3)
Ch. b. S. by (1) wife:
i. CHARLES HENRY9 b. Jan. 14, 1865; unm. (1921) res. in K.
ii. EDWARD MARSHALL Sept. 28, 1867; res. at No. 62. Sexton and janitor. (36)
Ch. by (2) wife:
iii. DAISY (SPEAR) b. Mass. about 1864; adopted; settled in West with her mother; said to have m. there, n. f. r.
iv. HATTIE Iowa about 1878 (?); m. and res. in Iowa or Minn.
27. GEORGE WASHINGTON& BRITTON (Bradley7, Salmone, David5, Ebenezer', William3, William2, James1) "one of Newport's most influential and respected citizens." His early life was spent in S., continuing his education at Powers institute, Bernardston, Mass., and at Dartmouth college, then he was engaged in teaching for several years. He then entered mercantile pur- suits in this town in company with E. A. Kenyon. In 1875 they removed to Newport where they were in the dry good business, and later he was in com- pany with E. M. Wiggins in the meat and grocery business. About 1878 he entered the employ of the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co., Springfield, Ohio, as their New England agent. He rem. about 1885 to Concord, N. H., where in company with a Mr. Scribner, under the firm name of "Scribner & Britton"
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he was engaged in the hardware business. Late in life he retired from that business and he and Mrs. Britton returned to their former home at Newport. He was a trustee of Newport Savings Bank; a member of the board of educa- tion; a man of firm convictions and solid financially. He res. at No. 73. He
GEORGE W. BRITTON 1836-1898
m. (1) Apr. 5, 1863, Sarah Barnes Harvey who d. Nov. 7, 1881, dau. of Jona- than Harvey, Jr., q. v .; m. (2) 1883, Claribel Adams of Newport, dau. of Rev. Paul S. Adams.
Ch. b. in S. by (1) wife:
i. ARTHUR HARVEY' b. Sept. 28, 1865; a hardware merchant at Concord, N. H. (37)
ii. STELLA MAY May 20, 1868; m. July 10, 1907, Walter Jenks; res. Con- cord.
iii. SIDNEY MAYO (twin) May 20, 1868; d. S. Dec. 8, 1875.
iv. GERTRUDE ELIZA July 1870; d. Newport, Nov. 14, 1875, bur. S.
28. ELBRIDGE WARES BRITTON (Bradley™, Salmon®, David5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) res. in S. at Nos. 71, 23, 41; rem. to Chicago about 1882 where for some years he was employed as gripman on the street cars; then in bakery business; res. (1921) Indiana Harbor, Ind. He m. S. Oct. 19, 1871, Elsie J. White, dau. of William M. White, q. v.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. JENNIE BETSEYº b. June 12, 1873; d. Chicago Feb. 13, 1911, m. John
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Atkinson of Chicago, who also d. 1918. Ch. b .: i. James Ware10 Feb. 17, 1908; d. Feb. 24, 1908. ii. Elsie Ware July 31, 1910.
ii. DELBERT WILLIAM Aug. 17, 1875; res. in Chicago; m. Jan. 1, 1902, Etta Adella Worthington, his cousin, dau. of William R. and Har- riet A. (White) Worthington and had: i. Marjorie Irena10 Oct. 14, 1908; d. next day.
29. HENRY ADDISON BRITTON (Henry7, James®, James" Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) for many years was night watchman at Brown & Durrell Co., in Boston, where he res., m. Aug. 22, 1864, Eliza Fader, b. Rob- binston, Me., Dec. 16, 1834, d. Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1916.
Ch b. Cambridge, Mass .:
i. LOUISE MARIAº Aug. 23, 1865; d. Rochester, Aug. 11, 1915, m. Apr. 13, 1892, William L. Stolz of Rochester; b. 1865 and had b. Rochester: Henry Britton10 Sept. 18, 1898, m. Oct. 25, 1919, and res. Rochester.
30. SIDNEY ELMERS BRITTON (John L.7, Jamesº, James5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) m. Feb. 23, 1885, Helen J. Hall, b. Westmoreland July 13, 1866, dau. of James G. and Lodema M. (Pratt) Hall, sister of Mrs. Fred A. Carpenter, q. v.
Ch. b. in Keene.
i. ELMER SIDNEYº Jan. 9, 1886; m. July 1, 1905, Edia A. Cloud b. Island Pond, Vt., June 7, 1887, dau. of George and Florence (Colburn) Cloud. Ch. : i. Elmer Sidney10 Jr., b. Keene, May 17, 1906. ii. Howard John b. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 19, 1908.
31. WARREN BENTONS BRITTON (John L.7, James", James", Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1), a photographer in Keene; m. Keene, Jan. 3, 1888, Elizabeth H. Smith, b. Winchendon, Mass., about 1870, dau. of Wilmer S. Smith. She res. Keene.
32. WILLIAM HENRY BRITTON (Charles A.", Jamesº, James5, Eben- ezer4, William3, William2, James1) m. (1) Mar. 7, 1877, Lizzie A. Balch (his step-sister) b. about 1858; d. S. Sept. 3, 1880, dau. of Mrs. Perley S. Balch, his father's (2) w. He m. (2) Aug. 16, 1882, Alice M. Shelley who d. Keene Dec. 16, 1902, dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Balch) Shelley, q. v. He m. Keene (3) Jan. 5, 1904, Mary Josephine Whitcomb, of Swanzey, dau. of Ezekiel O. Whitcomb, q. v. No ch.
33. BENJAMIN HOWARDS BRITTON (Benjamin™, Benjamin", John5, Pen- dleton*, William3, William2, James1) m. Sept. 24, 1861, Emily Eliza Wright, dau. of Calvin Wright, q. v.
Ch. b .:
i. WILTON EVERETTº b. Marlboro, Mass., Sept. 18, 1868, state and station, entomologist of Connecticut, res. New Haven (see American Men of Science). He m. Bertha M. Perkins, dau. of Charles H. Perkins, q. v. ii. FRANK CLIFTON Aug. 29, 1870.
iii. FRED HERBERT Nov. 29, 1877.
iv. ANNA LOUISE Mar. 24, 1884.
34. GEORGE LEWIS BRITTON (Hiram7, Benjamin“, John5, Pendleton4, William3, William®, James1) with the exception of six years while clerking in a Walpole store, spent nearly all his life on his farm in s. w. part of this town, at No. 208, where he was b. He m. June 2, 1863, Adelia Melissa Shelley b.
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Westmoreland, May 29, 1836, dau. of Jonathan Shelley, q. v. She res. on old homestead (1922).
Ch. b. in S .:
i. WALTER HENRYº Dec. 6, 1864; a farmer; res. at No. 207. (38)
ii. WALDO LEWIS June 4, 1867; res. at No. 208; a farmer. (39)
iii. HATTIE MABEL Oct. 8, 1869; d. Keene, Jan. 1922; m. June 3, 1890, Fred Woodbury Davis, b. Roxbury, Apr. 30, 1862; res. Keene, s. of Calvin and Ellen M. (Kingsbury) Davis. Ch. b. in Keene. i. Bertha Ellen10 Apr. 17, 1891; m. Aug. 8, 1916, Elmo Daniel Starkey, b. Roxbury, Feb. 3, 1883, s. of Milan E. and Flora E. (Gay) Starkey. Ch. b. (Starkey) : 1. Harold Elmo11 Aug. 30, 1917. ii. Bernice Adelia June 12, 1894; m. June 25, 1919, Ralph Henry Turner of E. Jaffrey. iii. Hazel Viola Apr. 15, 1897. iv. A son b. and d. Nov. 3, 1900. v. Fannie Alma Oct. 8, 1902. vi. Eldora Mabel June 26, 1908.
iv. VIOLA MINNIE Sept. 21, 1872, res. S. and Westmoreland; m. 1890, Ed- win S. White, q. v.
v. GEORGE ERVIN Dec. 19, 1875, unm. res. at home, 1921.
35. GEORGE BENJAMIN8 BRITTON (Benjamin M.7, John S.6, William5, Pendleton', William3, William2, James1), with the exception of two years, 1875 to '77 when he res. near Webb. R. R. station in Marlboro, spent his life in his native town. He rem. to No. 30 in 1877, lost his buildings by fire and built present ones in 1878; rem. to No. 43, Oct. 1892 where he was assistant post- master for about 20 years; served as town treasurer several years; a member of School Board and Grange. He m. Apr. 28, 1875, Sabrina Williams Perry, . b. Swanzey Apr. 8, 1849, dau. of Edward and Emeline (Williams) Perry. She taught school in S.
Ch. b. i in Marlboro, ii in S .:
i. ELIZABETH EMELINE9 May 20, 1876; m. S. Nov. 9, 1901, Hollis W. Har- vey, q. v.
ii. MARY ETHEL July 25, 1879; unm. Postmistress of S. since 1901.
36. EDWARD MARSHALLº BRITTON (Marshall B.8, Bradley7, Salmon®, David5, Ebenezer4, William3, William2, James1) highway patrolman; m. Feb. 17, 1898, Bertha May Clark, dau. of Frank W. and Laura V. (French) Clark -see French famiy.
Ch. b. S .:
i. FRANK CLARK1º Aug. 9, 1898; served in World war in France.
ii. CARL EDWARD July 27, 1900; res. S.
iii. ARTHUR DARWIN Sept. 15, 1902.
iv. FLOYD ERNEST Apr. 15, 1905.
v. LOUISE MAY Aug. 12, 1907.
vi. FLORENCE LUCY Apr. 26, 1910.
vii. DORIS CATHERINE Apr. 14, 1914.
37. ARTHUR HARVEY BRITTON (George W.8, Bradley7, Salmone, David5, Ebenezer', William3, William“, James1) was a member of the House of Representatives of his home city, Concord, 1901-02 and County Commissioner from 1904; m. Feb. 14, 1895, Myrta M. Chase of Newport. No issue.
38. WALTER HENRY BRITTON (George L.8, Hiram7, Benjamin®, John5, Pendleton4, William3, William2, James1), a farmer, has a blacksmith shop
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where he does his own and some custom work. He m. June 5, 1887, Emma Josephine Wilbur, dau. of Freeman Wilbur, q. v.
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