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Ch. b. S. (perhaps there were other ch.) :
i. BETSEY2 b. 1786.
2. MOSES HILL b. 1753 (?); d. S. May 19, 1836. He m. Lucy Adams. She is said to have been a sister to Hannah Adams, "the author of many val- uable works" and a cousin of Pres. John Quincy Adams. She was admitted to S. church from Peru, Vt., Apr. 15, 1815; and he was admitted from Gardner, Mass., Feb. 2, 1815. He lived at No. 30, 1831, until d. His w. Lucy b. 1755; d. S. Dec. 18, 1836. Ch .:
i. THOMAS A.2 b. ; in Bangor, Me., between 1816 and 1844; m. Emily S.
ii. CLEMENT 1790; d. Jan. 10, 1862, bur. S. He was a cooper by trade and lived at No. 30 as early as 1814.
iii. HARRIET BYRON June 12, 1800; d. ; m. Mar. 4, 1841 True Web- ster, Jr., q. v.
iv. AMELIA SOPHIA June 12, 1800; d. May 1818; m. Jan. 1, 1818 Calvin May of Gilsum, b. Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 17, 1792; d. Swanzey Apr. 12, 1875. He m. (2) Dec. 31, 1818, Salome Adams, b. Gilsum Mar. 22, 1789; d. Swanzey Feb. 13, 1875, dau. of David and Alice (Loveland) Adams.
3. JONATHAN1 HILL of Winchester m. Rusella Combs; went to Swanzey.
4. DAVID2 HILL b. Feb. 14, 1794; m. June 20, 1816 Keziah Franklin; res. Swanzey.
5. ABRAHAM T.3 HILL b. Winchester Jan. 9, 1819; m. Sarah B. Gary of Westmoreland.
6. CHARLES W.4 HILL (Abraham T.3, David2, Jonathan1) b. Apr. 14, 1851; from Alstead, came to S. 1883 and worked for H. N. Scripture in his saw-mill, and lived at No. 111; rem. to Keene where he was employed on the railroad. He m. Eliza Z. Porter, b. Shrewsbury, Vt. They had four or more ch. b. but the record is incomplete: i. Mabel5. ii. Myrtie. iii. Marcie. iv. Muriel. A dau. was b. in S. Dec. 15, 1882/3, and another b. here Jan. 28, 1889.
7. DANIEL B. C.3 HILL (David2, Jonathan1 of Winchester) b. Swanzey Feb. 4, 1836; d. Keene May 15, 1902; m. (1) Feb. 4, 1861 Lizzie Ann Leonard, b. Nov. 7, 1839; d. W. Swanzey Dec. 23, 1887; m. (2) May 25, 1889 Mrs. Emma L. (Poole) Carpenter, wid. of Charles Milan Carpenter, q. v .- separated. After his 2d m. he lived at No. 55 and kept hotel a year or two.
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Ch. by (1) wife b. in Swanzey:
i. DAN LEONARD' b. Apr. 30, 1864.
ii. LIZZIE EVA May 27, 1866.
iii. EARL GEORGE BURDIN May 27, 1869.
8. ELEAZER1 HILL taxed in S. 1789, n. f. r. ("Ebenezer Hill" given on one paper.)
9. ANNA1 HILL "of Surry" m. S. Aug. 8, 1805, Joel Shepard of Montague, Mass.
10. "Dr.1 HILL of Surry" (according the Sull. His. p. 1444) m. Grace War- ren, b. Mar. 7, 1760, dau. of John and Grace (- -) Warren. They lived at Harrisville and went to Ohio where she d. childless. We have no knowledge regarding this man, unless he is our "Dr. Benjamin Hills," q. v.
HILLS
1. The ancestor of this family was GEORGE1 HILLS of England .*
2. JOSEPH HILLS b. Parish of Great Bursted, Essex, Eng., Mar. 3, 1602; was the "undertaker" on the ship "Susan and Ellen" and arrived in Boston, Mass., July 17, 1638.
3. JOSEPH3 HILLS b. Aug. 2, 1629, Great Bursted, Eng .; d. Malden, Mass., Apr. 19, 1674; m. Hannah Smith.
4. SAMUEL4 HILLS b. Malden Dec. 16, 1669; d. Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 7, 1704.
5. JABEZ HILLS b. Malden June 4, 1699; d. Wrentham, Mass., July 18, 1742.
6. BENJAMIN® HILLS b. Wrentham Mar. 16, 1732; d. 1764/66; m. (1) Molly Metcalf; m. (2) Elizabeth Stevens. Ch. by (1) w .: i. Molly™ b. Oct. 25, 1758. ii. Dr. Benjamin 1760-1844, (7). Ch. by (2) wife: iii. Samuel 1766- 1827, (8).
7. Dr. BENJAMIN HILLS (Benjamin6, Jabez5, Samuel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, George1) b. Westboro, Mass., 1760/61; d. S. Oct. 8, 1844; "at Benjamin Hills," his nephew. He came to this town late in life. His family and early life un- known.
8. Esq. SAMUEL' HILLS (Benjamin®, Jabez5, Samuel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, George1) b. Grafton, Mass., Mar. 9, 1766; d. S. May 24, 1827. He was a tan- ner and moved from Alstead to No. 132 in S. which property he bought May 26, 1787. He was a smart capable business man; moderator, 1809, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21; treasurer 1820; selectman, 1793, until 1803 and 1805 till 1816; repre- sented S. and Gilsum in the General Court, 1810, 12, 14, 16. He d. suddenly at his home in S. He m. 17-, Lucy Thomson, dau. of John Thomson, q. v. She never had a stove in her house but did her cooking in the fire-place.
Ch. b. S .:
i. LUCY Mar. 23, 1788; m. Apr. 5, 1808 Daniel Robinson, q. v.
ii. POLLY Mar. 27, 1790; d. S. Mar. 4, 1803.
iii. BENJAMIN Oct. 25, 1793; d. S. Oct. 29, 1850; a farmer and tanner. (9) iv. SALMON June 8, 1796; d. same day.
*From Hill Genealogy by William Sanford Hills of Boston, Mass.
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v. SAMUEL ROBINSON July 9, 1797; d. Framingham, Mass., Oct. 24, 1889. (10)
vi. ILOCK Aug. 23, 1799; supposed to have d. in Calif., about 1830.
vii. ISAAC COBB Dec. 4, 1806; d. S. Dec. 29, 1806.
viii. ELIZABETH STEVENS Sept. 17, 1808; d. Oct. 18, 1844, S .; m. George Joslin, q. v.
9. BENJAMIN® HILLS (Esq. Samuel7, Benjamin®, Jabez5, Samuel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, George1) succeeded his father as farmer and tanner at No. 132, and took Capt. Francis Holbrook into partnership. They sold out 1834 and Ben-
BENJAMIN HILLS 1793-1850
jamin rem. to No. 135 and where he lived, except two years in Keene about 1846/7. He was moderator eight years; treasurer, 1835, 37, 38; constable, eleven years; selectman, five years; representative in General Court, 1831, 32. He m. (1) May 30, 1816, ** Dicea Wood b. E. Alstead Sept. 7, 1793; d. S. Sept. 14, 1839, dau. of Col. John and Lois (or Lucy) (Olds) Wood; a sister of Capt. Francis Holbrook's wife. He m. (2) Feb. 25, 1840, Mrs. Clarissa Stimpson (Simmons) Baker of Keene, who d. Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 15, 1860, aged 59 y. Ch. b. S. by (1) w .:
i. A sonº b. July 15, 1818; d. inf.
ii. HENRY F. Mar. 4, 1820; d. July 4th, same year.
iii. LOUISA R. June 8, 1822; d. Dec. 25, 1820.
** Her name also written, "Bordicea" Wood.
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iv. SARAH Mar. 31, 1826; d. S. May 17, 1832.
v. MARY Jan. 1, 1828; d. Keene July 6, 1900; m. Peter Baxter Hayward, q. v.
vi. JOHN Feb. 28, 1831; d. S. Aug. 18, 1833.
vii. GEORGE May 27, 1834; d. S. June 16, 1834.
viii. JULIA ANN Feb. 3, 1838; d. Keene Nov. 13, 1870; m. John E. Colony, b. Keene Apr. 17, 1831; d. there Oct. 5, 1883, s. of Josiah and Hannah (Taylor) Colony. They had b .: i. Julia Hills10 b. Nov. 5, 1870; m. Hobart Ames.
Ch. b. Keene by (2) w .:
ix. SUSAN EASTBURN July 12, 1842.
10. SAMUEL ROBINSON8 HILLS (Esq. Samuel7, Benjamin®, Jabez5, Samuel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, George1) was in the tanning and currier business at his father's old stand, and lived at No. 132 until about 1828-30, when ac- cording to tradition, he took offence at being taxed so high, sold his property and with his meager capital settled in Brookline, Mass., where he went into the market-garden business. On leaving S. his neighbors lamented, saying "Poor Sam. Hills will lose his last hard-earned-dollar in that sort of business." He was, however, remarkably successful and ten years later his old townsmen were saying, "Sam Hills could buy half the town if he saw fit, and pay for it." He finally rem. to Framingham, and his s. Samuel D. Hills became associated with him in garden trucking. He m. (1) 1821, Clarissa Dunn, b. Rockingham, Vt., Apr. 4, 1803; d. Brookline Dec. 13, 1854. He m. (2) Elizabeth B. Hyde.
Ch. by (1) wife: i-iv. b. S., others, Brookline, Mass .:
i. MARY ANNº Nov. 27, 1822; d. Boston July 14, 1866; m. Francis Howe. ii. ILOCK Apr. 30, 1824; d. Nov. 6, 1881; rem. to Fryeburg, Me.
iii. GEORGE HENRY June 7, 1826; rem. to Cal. 1897, where he d. (11)
iv. SAMUEL DUNN Mar. 11, 1828; d. (Brookline ?) Aug. 21, 1858. (12) v. ELIZABETH May 21, 1831; m. John P. Lindsay, Jamaica Plains, Mass. vi. SARAH ROBINSON Feb. 11, 1833; m. Charles R. Hardwick, Jamaica Plains.
vii. CLARA LOUISA Apr. 11, 1841; d. Phil., Jan. 18, 1880; m. George H. Lehman.
viii. WILLIAM Sept. 17, 1843; rem. to Brooklyn, N. Y. (13)
ix. JOHN Jan. 8, 1846; rem. to Brooklyn, N. Y .; d. there Jan. 12, 1902. (14)
11. GEORGE HENRY HILLS (Samuel R.8, Esq. Samuel7, Benjamin®, Jabez5, Samuel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, George1) res. Somerville, Mass .; sold out, May 1897 and rem. to Calif., where he d. He m. Oct. 27, 1853, Ann Eliza Crane, b. Arlington (formerly, West Cambridge, Mass., Mar. 27, 1833.
Ch. b. i-iv. W. Cambridge, others in Billerica, Mass .:
i. ELLA FRANCES10 Sept. 19, 1854; d. Dec. 4, 1891.
ii. GEORGE EDMUND Dec. 19, 1856.
iii. ARTHUR AUGUSTUS Feb. 10, 1859; living in Calif., 1895.
iv. FREDERICK WILLIAM Dec. 20, 1860; rem. to Chicago, Ill.
v. LILLIAN MAY Mar. 13, 1869; m. G. M. Starbird.
vi. MABEL BOYNTON May 5, 1874.
12. SAMUEL DUNNº HILLS (Samuel R.s, Esq. Samuel7, Benjamin®, Jabez5, Samuel+, Joseph3, Joseph“, George1) was in garden trucking with his father. He m. Mar. 1, 1855 Sophronia E. Coffin, b. Castine, Me., June 25, 1830.
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Ch. b. Brookline, Mass .:
i. SAMUEL LAWRENCE10 Aug. 28, 1856; res. Boston.
ii. WARREN GODDARD Oct. 15, 1858; res. Boston.
13. WILLIAM® HILLS (Samuel R.8, Esq. Samuel7, Benjamin6, Jabez®, Sam- uel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, George1) went to New York City when a young man and with his brother John rented a basement store and started in the fruit busi- ness in a small way. By close application to business and strict integrity they became the largest fruit dealers in both domestic and foreign fruits in New York City. He m. Apr. 11, 1872 Ida A. Whiting, b. Bellingham, Mass. Ch. b. Brooklyn, N. Y .:
i. WILLIAM10 b. Feb. 15, 1873; m. Sophie C. McLean. Two ch. b.
ii. FLORENCE IDA July 22, 1876; m. Alfred M. Rogers. One ch. b.
iii. ETHEL LOUISE July 25, 1880; m. Franklin D. Elmer.
14. JOHNº HILLS (Samuel R.8, Esq. Samuel7, Benjamin®, Jabez5, Samuel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, George1) was associated with his brother William in the fruit business in N. Y. City. He m. Mar. 21, 1872 Anna Louise Hastings, b. Framingham Nov. 24, 1848.
Ch. b. Brooklyn :
i. EVA LOUISE10 July 3, 1874.
ii. JOHN STUART May 14, 1877.
iii. GERTRUDE Oct. 4, 1881; d. Dec. 23, 1891.
iv. HELEN MARGARET Apr. 2, 1886.
HITCHCOCK
1. MATTHIAS' HITCHCOCK came from London, Eng., to Boston, Mass., in the ship "Susan and Ellen" in the spring of 1635; settled in East Haven, Conn.
2. ELIAKIM2 HITCHCOCK.
3. JOHN3 HITCHCOCK.
4. ELIAKIM' HITCHCOCK.
5. JOHN HITCHCOCK (Eliakim4, John3, Eliakim2, Matthias1) b. Colches- ter, Conn., bapt. Apr. 5, 1741; d. Pittsford, Vt., June 14, 1813. He located in Saybrook, Conn., where several of his ch. were b., then came to S. as early as 1780; in 1785/6 rem. to Rutland, Vt., thence to Pittsford where he was in 1790. He lived at, or in the vicinity of No. 117 in S. On Oct. 12, 1780 he witnessed a deed in S .; was juryman, 1783, and served on a committee in Nov. of that year in connection with the town and church. He was called a tanner by trade. He m. about 1758 Abigail Chapman, dau. of Benjamin and Lydia (Streeter) Chapman.
Ch. b. (several in Saybrook, Conn.) :
i. JOHN®.
ii. REMEMBERANCE.
iii. JOSEPH.
iv. CHAPMAN.
v. BENJAMIN (perhaps of Gilsum).
vi. ABIGAIL.
vii. LYDIA.
viii. ANNA.
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HIXON
The Hixon, Hickson, Hixson, family came from Mass., to Walpole early in the last century. Ezra Hixon came to W. from Franklin in 1805-7, according to Aldrich's History of Walpole, and rem. to Brookfield, Vt., where he d. Dec. 11, 1872.
1. ELKANAH1 HIXON (possibly a nephew of Ezra) was living in Walpole 1814; 1817, he was called "a miller"; in 1820 he res. in Alstead at which time ' he bought the William Hartwell farm (No. 158) containing 28 acres of land. He was a shoemaker, and traveled from house to house making up the yearly supply of boots and shoes, called in those days, "Whipping the cat." William Baxter, q. v., held a mortgage on his farm and Hixon agreed to pay off the same in foot-wear in One, Two and Three years. He res. in S. about six years, then probably returned to Walpole. He m. before 1818
He, or another of the same name, of Walpole, m. in S. July 15, 1834 to Emeline Luce of Walpole. His name also appears as "Elkhart" Hixon. Ch. (record incomplete) :
i. LORENZO" about 1818; d. S. Mar. 6, 1821; age 3 yrs .; "fever."
NOTE-We find the name of four Hixon children, but whether this family or another is unk .: i. Sally. ii. Hananh. iii. Dwight. iv. Eliza.
HODGKINS
1. DANIEL1 HODGKINS of Fitchburg, Mass., b. 1775; d. Alstead Jan. 16, 1845. Possibility he was the Daniel Hodgkins of Fitchburg, who desired to join the Calvinistic Cong'l Society, Aug. 10, 1805. He may have been kin to Amos Hodgkins of Fitchburg, a Rev. soldier, 1775. He m. Lydia , who d. Keene Oct. 9, 1867, aged 92-8-25 d .; int. Alstead Center cemetery.
2. DANIEL2 HODGKINS (Daniel1) lived in a substantial brick house which formerly stood in the southerly part of Alstead, a mile and one-fourth north of No. 140. In the fall of 1856 he moved to No. 132 where he, his s. Charles H.3 and gr-s. Leon A.4 Hodgkins have since res. He was b. Alstead Nov. 4, 1814; d. S. May 26, 1890; m. 1843, Rhoda Chamberlain Britton, d. July 31, 1882, dau. of James Britton, q. v.
Ch. b. Alstead :
i. HIRAM LUZERN3 Apr. 27, 1845; d. S. Feb. 13, 1880.
ii. CHARLES HENRY May 16, 1848; res. 1922 Keene. (3)
iii. SUSAN L. 1851; d. 1853.
iv. GEORGE MILAN June 12, 1852. (4)
3. CHARLES HENRY3 HODGKINS (Daniel2, Daniel1) res. on the home- place until Oct. 1921 when he rem. to Keene. A farmer and ran the cider- mill at No. 133 until about 1916. He m. Dec. 17, 1882 Bonnibel French, b. Walpole Aug. 7, 1865, dau. of Charles F. French, q. v. In 1915 she compiled and had published a genealogy of the French family. Ch. b. S .:
i. LEON ASA4 Dec. 22, 1885; a farmer at No. 132 in 1922. (5)
ii. INEZ SUSAN Apr. 6, 1890; m. Aug. 1, 1908 Lewis C. Buntlin, q. v .; res. Keene.
4. GEORGE MILAN® HODGKINS (Daniel2, Daniel1) resided on the home
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place, joint owner with his brother, Charles H .; was selectman, 1886; later he lived at Keene, Bartonsville, Vt. He res. (1922) Leominster, Mass. He m. Dec. 22, 1885, Josephine Vincellette, dau. of Nicholas Vincellette, q. v. He is in a comb shop in which his s., George A., is foreman.
Ch. b. i-ii, S., others in Keene:
i. HENRY VALENTINE' Feb. 14, 1887; res. Fitchburg, Mass. (6)
ii. GEORGE ARTHUR Apr. 5, 1889; res. Leominster, Mass. (7)
iii. GUY CARLTON July 27, 1892; res. Winchester. (8)
iv. EARLE BENTON Jan. 21, 1895; res. Westmoreland Depot. (9)
v. RICHARD LANGDON Nov. 26, 1896.
vi. LOUISE MILDRED Jan. 22, 1903.
5. LEON ASA+ HODGKINS (Charles H.3, Daniel2, Daniel1) Selectman 1909- 13. He m. Dec. 25, 1905, Elizabeth Cleveland Randall, b. Keene Apr. 28, 1885, dau. of George H. Randall, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. ALWYN RANDALL® Oct. 4, 1906.
ii. CHRISTINE BONNIBEL Oct. 21, 1909; d. S. Nov. 2, 1909.
iii. GALE MARTIN Nov. 20, 1911.
iv. EDNA MAY Nov. 10, 1913.
v. A dau. stillborn Apr. 5, 1918.
6. HENRY VALENTINE HODGKINS (George M.3, Daniel2, Daniel1) m. Winchester Aug. 8, 1907, Ada Eva Naramore, b. Dec. 4, 1886; d. Dec. 15, 1907; m. (2) in Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 15, 1909 Bertha Susie Mahan, b. No. Leom- inster, Mass., Aug. 27, 1875. He is foreman at Fitchburg Enamel Works of which his uncle, A. E. Vincellette, q. v., is proprietor.
7. GEORGE ARTHUR4 HODGKINS (George M.3, Daniel2, Daniel1) m. in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 19, 1907, Matilda Rose Shepard, b. Canada Feb. 3, 1884. He is foreman in a comb shop.
Ch .:
i. ALLIENE DORRIS" b. Aug. 6, 1908; d. Feb. 7, 1909.
8. GUY CARLTON+ HODGKINS (George M.3, Daniel2, Daniel1) m. Win- chester, Oct. 31, 1914, Edna May Rivers, b. Winchester July 6, 1896. He is a carpenter.
Ch.
i. GLENROY MILAN5 b. Winchester Jan. 31, 1915.
ii. EARLE DEWEY Winchester, June 30, 1917.
iii. JOSEPH GUY Winchester, June 1, 1919.
9. EARLE BENTON' HODGKINS (George M.3, Daniel2, Daniel1) m. in Chester, Vt., Aug. 7, 1913 Francese Mabel Clayton, b. Rockingham, Vt., June 16, 1894. He is employed in a general store. Ch .:
i. MARJORIE LOUISE" b. Bartonsville, Vt., April 2, 1914.
10. RICHARD LANGDON' HODGKINS (George M.3, Daniel2, Daniel1) m. in Fitchburg, May 29, 1919, Lillian Gertrude Foster, b. Boston Jan. 10, 1899.
11. WILLIAM1 HODKINS (as the name was written) was taxed in S. in 1796.
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12. AARONª HODGKINS* (a s. of Aaron1 according to Walpole History) was an early settler in Walpole. He was b. 1741; d. Apr. 17, 1813; m. Eunice b. 1742; d. Mar. 20, 1829. One of their ch. was:
13. DAVID3 HODGKINS b. Mar. 25, 1777; d. ; m. June 23, 1799, Patty March, dau. of John March.
14. IRA4 HODGKINS* (David3, Aaron Jr.2, Aaron1) b. 1805; d. He m. in S. Apr. 4, 1830, Susan Brown of S., at which time he was "of Town- send, Mass." Possibly she was a dau. of Calvin Brown, q. v., who was b. Apr. 17, 1816.
They had five ch. as noted in Walpole History.
15. JOHN NELSON4 HODGKINS* (David3, Aaron Jr.2, Aaron1) a bro. of Ira above, b. Walpole June 20, 1808, was living in Walpole in 1878. He res. in S. 1849-50-51. He m. Emily Hall, b. Walpole Sept. 10, 1808, dau. of Recom- pense and Lucretia (Farnham) Hall. They had four sons, one of whom was: i. JOHN NELSON JR.5 b. Walpole; res. in Gilsum; m. Frances M. Holt of Hollis. Ch. b .: i. A dau.º b. Nov. 16, 1863-From G. H.
HOLBROOK
1. THOMAS' HOLBROOKE came from Weymouth, Eng., with his family Mar. 20, 1635 and settled in northern part of Weymouth, Mass. His 2nd s. was:
2. THOMAS' HOLBROOKE b. England about 1625; res. Scituate, Wey- mouth and Braintree, Mass .; was a man of property and d. July 22, 1797 (?). He m. Joanna
3. PETER3 HOLBROOK b. Braintree Aug. 5, 1655; res. a short distance southeast of Mendon village. He m. Elizabeth Pool.
4. JOSEPH HOLBROOK b. May 8, 1683; m. Mary Cook.
5. ASHEL® (or Asahel) Holbrook b. Jan. 3, 1718/'19; m. Anna Puffer of Medway.
6. ELIJAH® HOLBROOK b. Bellingham, Mass., Jan. 18, 1755; d. Alstead May 19, 1808. He rem. to Alstead 1779 (?) and settled near the east village. *He served as quartermaster in the Rev. war and at time of his d. was called "Captain Holbrook." He m. at Walpole Sept. 19, 1781 Abigail Wilson of Coventry, Conn., who d. at "New Alstead" Jan. 21, 1848; aged 88 years. She was b. July 1, 1759. They had 9 ch .:
i. ELIJAH7 JR. b. May 16, 1782; d. 1800.
ii. FRANCES 1784-1855, (7)
iii. ABIGAIL Apr. 14, 1786; d. Sept. 13, 1850; m. Samuel Hartwell, q. v.
iv. ANNA 1788-1796.
v. ASA 1791-1803.
vi. RUTH 1793-1807.
vii. SALLY 1795-1810.
viii. STEPHEN 1797; m. Lydia Brigham of Alstead.
ix. POLLY 1799-1808.
7. Capt. FRANCIS HOLBROOK (Capt. Elijah®, Asahel5, Joseph4, Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) b. East (formerly New) Alstead "at 8 A. M." Feb. 25,
*This name is spelled "Hodskins" in George Aldrich's History of Walpole.
*Served as staff and field officer in Mass. Regt. July 25, 1778-Sept. 12, 1778.
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1784; d. S. Feb. 28, 1855. On Mar. 21, 1811 Mr. Holbrook was granted his first license to keep tavern at No. 126, and for a period of over 54 years he and his s. George W., kept "open house" at this well known stand. He had a keen eye to perceive an active and well balanced mind and during his business career was one of the most successful men in town. He possessed those genial social qualities which made the traveller immediately at home while under the roof of "mine-host." He probably was captain in the state militia for he was familiarly known for years as "Capt. Holbrook."
Served as moderator ten years, treasurer two years, selectman 17 years, represented the town in General Court, 1826, 27, 28, 36 and was councilor dur- ing Gov. Henry Hubbard's administration. Capt. Holbrook m. (1) Dec. 15, 1805, Hannah Wood, b. Alstead May 8, 1784; d. S. July 27, 1845, dau. of Col. John and Lucy (or Lois) (Olds) Wood; m. (2) May 5, 1846 Amanda Car- penter of Walpole, b. Apr. 28, 1796; she was of Rockingham, Vt., 1856, dau. of Zachariah® and Lydia (Wightman) Carpenter, (Zachariah5, Zachariah4, Zachariah3, Samuel“, William1 Carpenter, q. v.)
Ch. by (1) w. i and ii b. E. Alstead; iii and iv S .:
i. MARYS Dec. 29, 1806; d. Troy, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1887; m. Simon B. Har- vey, q. v.
ii. ELIJAH July 12, 1809; d. Keene Nov. 22, 1880; an innkeeper in S. and Keene. (8)
iii. PERSIS LOUISA Jan. 12, 1815; d. Troy, N. Y., July 19, 1860; m. S. Sept. 14, 1837 Albe C. Daniels of Troy; (or "Alby" C. Daniels). Had 6 ch. iv. GEORGE WOOD June 6, 1819; d. Keene June 9, 1877. (9)
8. ELIJAH8 HOLBROOK (Capt. Francis7, Capt. Elijah6, Asahel5, Joseph4, Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) succeeded his father-in-law Samuel Robinson as tavern keeper at No. 55 in 1842 and conducted business there until Dec. 1855, then for two years he res. in Walpole after which he purchased the Cheshire House in Keene and which he carried on with marked success for many years. He m. (1) Oct. 20, 1831, Abigail Ann Robinson who d. S. Dec. 15, 1855, dau. of Samuel Robinson, q. v .; m. (2) Walpole Dec. 1, 1857, Eliza Ann Johnson, b. 1828, dau. of Stephen S. Johnson of Walpole. He was moderator two years; treasurer two years; selectman six years; state representative, 1848-9.
Ch. by (1) w. b. in S .:
i. LOUISA MARIAº b. Nov. 15, 1832; d. Troy Apr. 29, 1878; m. Feb. 1, 1855, Pierson Cowen Doty of Fitchburg, Mass., and had b. Keene: i. Mary - Louisa10 July 25, 1858; m. July 25, 1883, Edward Warren Cate of Boston, Mass.
ii. SAMUEL FRANCIS May 20, 1840; d. Keene Mar. 13, 1894. (10)
iii. MARY JANE Apr. 30, 1843; d. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 28, 1918; m. July 19, 1865, Charles Cleminshaw of Troy, N. Y., who d. about 1917. Ch. b. in Troy: i. William Holbrookº b. Nov. 7, 1868; res. (1918) Cleveland, O .; m. 1892 Mary Emma Higbee; have 3 ch. ii. Walter George b. May 27, 1872; d. July 30, 1872, Wells River, Vt.
iv. GEORGE EDWARD Jan. 22, 1845; d. Keene (?), Aug. 10, 1905; a merchant in Keene. (11)
v. FREDERICK ROBINSON Aug. 9, 1847; settled at Mississippi City, Miss. (12)
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vi. CHARLES HENRY Oct. 15, 1849; d. Keene, July 28, 1916.
vii. WILLIAM CHADWICK Aug. 13, 1851; res. San Jose, Cal.
9. GEORGE WOOD HOLBROOK (Capt. Francis7, Capt. Elijah®, Asahel5, Joseph4, Peter3, Thomas', Thomas1) succeeded his father as innkeeper at No. 126; rem. to Keene about 1866 where he was in the mercantile business with William Kilburn. After three years he associated with George E. Holbrook in
ELIJAH HOLBROOK 1809-1880
the wholesale and retail grocery and feed business at Keene, which was con- tinued for three years when he retired. He served as moderator eight years; selectman six years; constable two years; state representative, 1853, 54, 63, 64, 65. During the Civil war he was Deputy U. S. Marshal of N. H., and was High Sheriff of Cheshire County at one time. A well known man in the coun- ty, and like his father, social and courteous. He m. June 10, 1841, Susan Jenette Robinson, dau. of Capt. Samuel Robinson, q. v. Politically he was a loyal member of the democratic party.
Ch. b. S .:
i. A dau.º b. June 29, 1850; d. young.
ii. A son Dec. 7, 1858; d. young.
10. SAMUEL FRANCIS HOLBROOK (Elijah8, Capt. Francis7, Capt. Eli- jah®, Asahel5, Joseph4, Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) a soldier in Civil war, res. in Keene. He m. Dec. 30, 1869 Mary Ann Ellis, b. Keene May 31, 1851, dau. of George S. and Rebecca R. (Richardson) Ellis.
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Ch. b. Keene:
i. ELLIS CLEMINSHAW10 b. Apr. 4, 1878; d. July 11, 1910; m.
ii. FLORENCE MARIA Feb. 3, 1882; m.
11. GEORGE EDWARD® HOLBROOK (Elijah8, Capt. Francis7, Capt. Eli- jah®, Asahel5, Joseph4, Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) founded the Holbrook Gro- cery Co .; wholesale and retail in Keene, both of which are in a prosperous and thriving condition. The wholesale department has branches at Nashua and
GEORGE W. HOLBROOK 1819-1877
Woodsville, N. H. He m. May 19, 1869 Clara Augusta French b. Walpole Mar. 25, 1846; she res. Keene, a widow.
Ch. b. Keene :
i. WILLIAM FRENCH10 Feb. 17, 1870; res. Keene; with the Holbrook Gro- cery Co .; m. Keene June 17, 1893 Annie L. Bishop of Keene, dau. of Willard I. and Mary E. (Parsons) Bishop. Ch. b. Keene: i. Richard Lawrence11 b. Mar. 4, 1894. ii. Sidney Wallace Aug. 9, 1895. iii. A son Feb. 12, 1897.
ii. EDWARD FISK Apr. 30, 1876; res. Keene; with the Holbrook Grocery Co .; m. Feb. 2, 1899 Florence A. Richard of Abington, Mass., dau. of Ran- dall and Susan M. (Cushing) Richards. During the World war he was in Washington, D. C., where he had charge of buying the tea and coffee for the soldiers in the U. S. army and navy.
iii. WALTER ROBINSON Dec. 11, 1878; d. Mar. 1, 1879.
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12. FREDERICK ROBINSON HOLBROOK (Elijah8, Capt. Francis7, Capt. Elijah®, Asahel5, Joseph4, Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) res. in New Orleans, La .; m. Jan. 11, 1871, Mary Annis Hayes of Floyd, La. Ch .:
i. MAUD ELIZA10 b. Apr. 4, 1875.
ii. FREDERICK ROBINSON Aug. 31, 1877.
iii. CHARLES CLEMINSHAW Nov. 2, 1883.
iv. CHARLES SHUTE Dec. 10, 1889.
13. LUTHER' HOLBROOK lived at No. 23, 1834-1838; renting the farm. He was m. and said to have had two or more sons, and rem. to Vermont.
HOLLAND
1. GEORGE D.2 HOLLAND, s. of Thomas W.1 and Rosella (Parker) Hol- land, b. in Vt. (?), Aug. 24, 1846; d. Keene Apr. 2, 1914, unm. He came to S. about 1877 and remained for around 30 years working as a farm-hand in vari- ous places, then went to Keene where he d. For some years he did house painting with other work. Mr. Holland lived at Woodstock, Vt., previous to his coming to S. His father m. (2) Mrs. (Hadley) Moore, the mother of Frank Moore, q. v. She was a sister of Mrs. Ephraim B. Newton, q. v.
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