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3. SYLVESTER SMITH® SKINNER (Abner2, Jonathan1) was a clothier; rem. to Hinsdale, N. H. about 1803; m. S. Nov. 28, 1799, Polly (Mary) Wilcox; dau. of He or another "Sylvester" of Bolton sold land in S. Sept. 22, 1807. Ch. b. S .:
i. MARIA4 Aug. 19, 1800.
ii. LEWIS (twin) Aug. 19, 1800; stillborn.
4. ELDAD3 SKINNER (Abner2, Jonathan1) also a clothier; m. Polly who was admitted to S. church July 5, 1798, from church at Bolton, Conn. They rem. from town about 1804.
Ch. b. S .:
i. ASAHEL' Aug. 12, 1799; d.
ii. BENJAMIN Sept. 28, 1801; d.
iii. TIRZAH (dau.) May 27, 1803; d.
5. BENAJAH3 SKINNER (Abner2, Jonathan1) lived in town until 1798; what became of him is unknown. He m. Patty (Martha) -. Ch. b. in S .:
i. POLLY' Feb. 6, 1795; d.
ii. PATTY (Martha) Feb. 24, (29?) 1797.
6. JONATHAN SMITH" SKINNER (Abner2, Jonathan1) rem. from town about 1809. He m. in Westmoreland May 29, 1803, Jerusha Knight b. about 1782.
NOTE-The Skinner name disappeared from Surry records abt. 1809.
7. LEVI SKINNER (parentage unknown) of New Grantham, b. in S. Mar. 1, 1802, Betsey Fay of S. n.f.r.
8. JOHN' SKINNER, probably of another family, was taxed 1823-non- res. (?)
SLADE.
1. STEPHEN' SLADE (Allen4, William3, John2 William1) b. Alstead Oct. 11, 1835; d. in Fitchburg, Mass. where he moved late in life. He m. Ellen M. Chandler and they were charter members of S. Grange, Nov. 1890. They lived at the old Slade farm in Alstead for many years.
Ch. b. Alstead:
i. ELBRIDGE" d. y.
ii. NORMAN A. 1865; rem. to Fitchburg; member of City Fire Department.
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iii. FREDERICK W. C. 1872; rem. to Fitchburg; in the plumbing business. iv. STELLA M. (adopted) b. Rickingham, Vt., 1876; d. S. Feb. 16, 1902; m. 1894, Dana D. Wilder, q.v. She was dau. of George and Mary (Farrar) Saxton. She joined S. Grange, 1891.
SLYFIELD.
1. This family name, which is borne by only a small number of persons in this country, originated possibly in Scotland; but one of the name appears as head of a family in New Hampshire, in U. S. 1790 census. This was Andrew Slyfield of Keene, doubtless near kin-perhaps grandfather of :
2. CHARLES SLYFIELD b. 1808; d. in Keene Sept. 21, 1869. For a year or so after his m. he lived at No. 27 then rem. to Keene. He m. in S. July 24, 1836, Martha D. Norton who d. at Malden, Mass. Apr. 23, 1883, aged 65 yrs. q.v.
Ch. b. (probably in Keene) :
i. ANDREW2 b. 1839; rem. to Illinois where he d. "some years ago." He enl. from Keene in first Regt. N. H. Vols., 1861; mustered out Aug. 9, 1861. He m. , had three daughters.
ii. HARRIET d. in Wisconsin within recent yrs .; m. John Holden and rem. to Wisconsin during the 70s; had b .: i. Charles3 res. in Montana. ii. Luella m. a Mr. Bullard; res. Minnesota. iii. Carrie d. y.
iii. LUCY m. Washington Keen ?; Kern? and d. soon after her m.
iv. DANIEL June 13 1842; d. Keene Apr. 30, 1869; a soldier in Civil war; in Co. C, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols .; enl. Aug. 18, 1862; dis, July 8, 1865.
V. CHARLES m. Elizabeth Bailey of Lynn; both living (1918) at Monett, Barry Co. Missouri.
vi. JAMES 1844? a soldier in Civil war, Co. I, 9th Regt. N. H. Vols .; he res. 1917, 515 Erie Ave., Sheboygan, Wis. m. Della Baldwin; rem. to Wisconsin. Ch. b .: i. Susie3.
vii. MARTHA "d. in Wisconsin a good many years ago."
viii. ROSANNA Feb. 11, 1850; d. East Swanzey, N. HI. Nov. 5 (or 11), 1880; m. Dec. 25, 1868, Cleon Marcellus Lane of E. Swanzey and Andover, Vt., b. July 22, 1849; s. of George F. and Sarah (Wilcox) Lane. Ch. b. in Swanzey: i. Charlotte M.3 b. Nov. 5, 1869; res. Syracuse, N. Y. (she has supplied the Slyfield records). ii. Mildred E. b. Dec. 19, 1873; m. George H. Peabody, Secy. of Y. M. C. A. at Fitchburg, Mass. and Pawtucket, R. I. iii. Rachel L. b. Jan. 28, 1876; d. unm. in Swanzey 1889. iv. Mary Emeline b. Oct. 16, 1878; m. Arthur P. Davis of Walpole, a merchant; 2 ch.
ix. WILLIAM d. y.
x. ETTA May 12, 1854; d. in E. Swanzey 1890; m. May 24, 1881, Cleon M. Lane-see above -; no ch.
xi. GEORGE d. Marshfield, Wis. Dec. 26, 1916. He m. in Wis. Ch .: i. a son who is a doctor3 and res. 1918 at Duluth, Minn.
xii. ERNEST res. 1918, Hingham, Wis. He m. in Wisconsin. Ch .: i. a son (Lester?)3.
3. BENJAMIN SLYFIELD, was living at the home of John Thayer, 1806; age unknown.
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SMITH.
The Jonathan Smith Family.
1. THOMAS' SMITH m. Mary ---; had 7 ch. b. at Eastham (or Easton), Mass.
2. JONATHAN' SMITH b. July 5, 1693; m. (1) Jan. 29, 1712/13, Susanna Thomas who d. May 11, 1724 at Middleboro, Mass. in her 30th yr .; m. (2) June 8, 1725, Sarah Churchill.
Ch. b. Middleboro:
i. SAMUEL3 Aug. 30, 1714.
ii. JONATHAN Feb. 14, 1715/16. (3)
3. JONATHAN3 SMITH (Jonathan2, Thomas1) b. Feb. 14, 1715/16; d. S. Oct. 9, 1786. He m. at Middleboro, Mass., Sept 6, 1737, Experience Cushman -descended from two Mayflower passengers-of Plympton, Mass., b. July 12, 1719; d. S. Dec. 4, 1790; dau. of Ichabod and Patience (Holmes) Cushman. They joined the church at Middleboro Feb. 14, 1742, were dismissed and joined the church at Bolton, Conn., Sept. 7, 1753. During the month of March, 1761, Col. Benjamin Bellows of Walpole purchased a large tract of land in the town of Boyle* from the original owners. On May 1, 1761, he sold "fifty nine Right or Shares of land in the Township of Boyle --- to Contain Eighteen thousand acres" for £1350 lawful money. The purchasers were, as stated in the deed, "Samuel Gilburd Esqr., Josiah Kilburn Tanner, Thomas Sumner Gent. all of Heburn in the County of Hartford & Jonathan Smith of Bolton Husbandman In the County aforesd & Joseph Mack of Lime in the County of Newton and all in the Colleney of Connecticut."
The exact time when Jonathan Smith came here is unknown but there is no doubt but what he was one of the very first to settle in what is now Surry village. His dwelling stood at (No. 61) the foot of the hill easterly of the cemetery. He may be considered not only one of the founders of Surry vil- lage, but a leading and influential citizen during these first few years. Feb. 27, 1764, Clement Sumner of Keene issued a call for a Proprietors meeting to "be holden at the house of mr Jonathan Smiths." This is proof that Mr. Smith not only was living here in February 1764, but he had already erected a dwelling house at that time, and he certainly must have arrived in this valley as early as 1763.
At a meeting, Mar. 13, 1764; Woolston Brockway (at No. 38) was chosen moderator, Obadiah Willcox (at No. 93) was chosen Proprietors clerk, Jona- than Smith, Woolston Brockway and Joseph Mack (probably at No. 62) were chosen a committee to lay out and clear necessary "Rodes or highways in Sd Gilsum."
For several years nearly all the Proprietors and town meetings held in Boyle, Gilsum and Surry were held in Mr. Smith's house. In April 1773 an adjourned town meeting was held at the house of Jonathan . Smith "inn- holder." §This is the earliest mention of an "inn" in S. He signed the peti- tion, July 4, 1768, for the incorporation of Surry, also the Association Test,
*It must be remembered that the town of "Boyle" was re-incorporated and named "'Gilsum" and all the west end of Gilsum was taken and incorporated Mar. 9, 1769, and named Surry. The balance of S. being taken from Westmoreland.
§Jonathan3 Smith is mentioned as an "inn-keeper", Jan. 13, 1773-R. of D.
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May 31, 1776, and served in the Rev. war. In 1776 he was on a committee to join with Alstead & Marlow to petition the Legislature for a "full and free election or representation of each of the individual towns above mentioned." He represented S., Alstead and Marlow in the State Legislature, 1780 . Mr. Smith left no will; an inventory of his estate filed Oct. 28, 1786 amounted to £415-0-0. Thomas Smith his son was appointed admr. Experience, the widow, received 1-3 of the dwelling house; son Samuel 1-3 and son Ichabod, 1-3. Other heirs mentioned were: Jonathan Smith, Jr., Susanna Skinner, Abner Skinner, Patience Field, Moses D. Field, Experience Crane, Abia Crane, Sarah Hayward and Nathan Hayward.
Ch .:
i. SUSANNA4 b. Middleboro, Mass. June 2, 1738; m. Abner Skinner q.v.
ii. THOMAS b. Middleboro, Mass. Apr. 17, 1740; d. S. Dec. 6, 1802; "small- pox." (4)
iii. ICHABOD Middleboro, Mass., Aug. 21, 1742; d. S. Sept. 20, 1807. (5)
iv. JONATHAN Jr. abt. 1744; d. Rockingham, Vt., Aug. 12, 1822. (6)
v. PATIENCE Aug. 16, 1748; d. S. July 2, 1833; m. Dea. Moses D. Field, q.v.
vi. WILLIAM bapt. May 6, 1750; Bolton, Conn .; probably d. y.
vii. SAMUEL prob. abt. 1752. He was a captain in militia.
viii. EXPERIENCE bapt. at Bolton Mar. 17, 1754; d. S. Mar. 27, 1814; m. Abia Crane, q.v. (7)
ix. SARAH bapt. Sept. 26, 1756; d. July 20, 1826 (July 25? 1825?) ; m. Maj. Nathan Hayward, q.v.
X. PRUDENCE bapt. Bolton Dec. 3, 1758; probably d. y.
xi. ISAAC bapt. Bolton Oct. 26, 1760; d. S. unm. Dec. 21, 1780.
4. THOMAS SMITH (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) settled at No. 106 abt. 1770; served in Rev. war, q.v. He probably lived at Hartford, Conn. be- tween 1763 and '68. He signed the petition for the new town-Surry, in 1768. He m. Apr. 15, 1762, Elisheba Jones who d. S. Feb. 21, 1825, aged 85 yrs. In 1798 he lived at No. 43.
Ch. b. Hartford, Conn. and S .:
i. STEPHEN6 Aug. 24, 1763; d. perhaps at Brownington, Vt. (8)
ii. THOMAS Nov. 14, 1765; taxed in S. in 1798. (9)
iii. DANIEL Nov. 5, 1767. (10)
iv. CUSHMAN Sept. 12, 1769. (11)
v. THANKFUL July 19, 1772; d. S. Sept. 29, 1799; m. William Baxter, q.v.
vi. ICHABOD May 23, 1775; d. S. Sept. 17, (or 18), 1777.
vii. ROXALANA Aug. 14, 1777; d. S. Feb. 1, 1794.
5. ICHABOD SMITH (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) served in the Rev. war and probably lived in S. most of his after life. He m. Sept. 3, 1767, Lydia Wilcox of Gilsum, b. Guilford, Conn. 1745; d. S. Apr. 12, 1830, dau. of Obadiah Willcox of Gilsum.
6. JONATHAN SMITH (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) "was a brave soldier of the Revolution, served in three campaigns as captain, and fought at the memorable Battle of Bennington." Later he became colonel, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. One record states he represented S. and Gilsum in the Constitutional Convention of 1788, which is believed to be erroneous.
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He lived in the old house near the foot of "Sand-hill" (near No. 24) during the Rev. war and not long after finishing his service for American liberty, tradition says, an Indian from New York state appeared in town in search of Capt. Smith with evil intent. He was seen on one occasion concealed under the highway bridge at the foot of the hill south of Capt. Thomas Harvey's house-No. 176. Imbedded in a timber in the old barn on Capt. Smith's farm was a bullet, remembered by some now living, which tradition says was shot at Smith by the old red-skin. The Captain being a good shot, soon after buried his foe near the brook north of the present barns. Jonathan was Capt. in 1777; Major in 1782 and Col. 1787. He res. in town as late as 1809, and d. in Rockingham, Vt. He m. in Westmoreland, Mar. 10, 1768, Huldah Hay- ward who d. in Gilsum Mar. 11, 1839; aged 90,-K. S. They had no ch. but several were reared in their home, one of whom was Amherst Hayward (1788- 1867), q.v., a nephew of Mrs. Smith's.
7. SAMUEL SMITH (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) lived on his father's farm and kept tavern before 1790. He served in the Rev. war, was "Lieut." in the state militia, 1783, and "Capt." 1785. In 1815 he sold his property in S. to his s. Samuel, Jr., and probably rem. from town. He m. S .. Nov. 21, 1771, Deborah Dart, dau. of Joshua Darte, q.v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. SAMUEL5 Sept. 25, 1772; d. Brownington, Vt .?- after 1820.
ii. JONATHAN Aug. 10, 1774.
iii. JUSTUS Aug. 8, 1776.
iv. JOSHUA Feb. 20, 1778.
v. ALPHEUS Feb. 29, 1780 (also given, Apr, 23, 1780).
vi. DEBORAH June 2, 1782 (also 1792).
vii. LYDIA Apr. 28, 1784.
viii. ISAAC May 27, 1786.
ix. ICHABOD Apr. 24, 1788.
x. JOHN Jan. 16, 1790; d. S. Mar. 18, 1790.
xi. JOSEPH Mar. 18, 1791; d. S. Mar. 22, 1791.
xii. LUCY Mar. 26, 1793.
xiii. PHEBE Apr. 4, 1795; d. S. Apr. 13, 1795.
8. STEPHEN" SMITH (Thomas', Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) res. in S. until abt. 1804, to what place he rem. is unknown. He m. S. Apr. 9, 1789, Phebe Wilcox, dau. of Obadiah Wilcox, q.v. He sold his pew No. 38 in S. meeting-house Mar. 16, 1812, at which time he was living at Brownington, Vt.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. PHEBER Mar. 1, 1790.
ii. SUSANNA Sept. 30, 1791.
iii. ELISHABAH Dec. 31, 1793.
iv. MARYLOVISA Aug. 16 (22?), 1798.
v. LUCINDA June 19, 1800.
vi. PRUDENCE Apr. 20, 1802.
9. THOMAS5 SMITH (Thomas', Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) is sup- posed, was the "Thomas Smith of Surry" appointed Post Rider, May 17, 1791 -N. H. State Papers. This, however, may have been his father Thomas. It
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was at a period when the Rider covered the southern part of New Hampshire. He m. S. Feb. 3, 1787, Arethusa Willard.
Ch. b. S .:
i. WILLARD® Apr. 22, 1787; d. S. July 22, 1825. (12)
ii. ARETHUSA Apr. 2, 1789.
iii. RHODA May 11, 1791; m. S. Nov. 22, 1814, Simon Ingalls, q.v.
iv. ROXALANA Sept. 7, 1793.
v. PRUDENCE May 17, 1796, (b. in Alstead?).
10. DANIEL SMITH (Thomas', Jonathan3, Jonathan", Thomas1) moved from town between 1812 and '15. He m. (1) July 24, 1788, Abigail Holmes, dau. of Hon. Lemuel Holmes, q.v. She d. S. Dec. 3, 1798; m. (2) S. Nov. 28, 1799, Sybil Hayward who m. (2) S. July 9, 1820, Ezra Carpenter, q.v. She was dau. of Peter Hayward, q.v. Daniel Smith moved to Canada where he d. about 1816/18, and his widow Sybil returned to S.
Ch. b. S. by (1) wife:
i. CHARLOTTE® Dec. 25, 1788; m. Mar. 12, 1809, Jesse Jaquith, q.v.
ii. DANIEL Jr. Oct. 25, 1790.
iii. JAMES Apr. 18, 1794.
iv. THANKFUL July 6, 1796.
v. NABBY (Abigail) Sept. 1798; d. inf. Ch. b. S. by (2) wife:
vi. NABBY ANN" Nov. 25, 1800; m. and d. in Wisconsin. On one occasion she spun 200 knots of woolen yarn in 17 hours .- K. S. item. She lived in Gilsum in 1849 and abt. two years later rem. West .- G. H. p. 190.
vii. SAREPTA May 31, 1803; d. S. Oct. 3, 1863; m. 1823, Willard Carpen- ter, q.v.
viii. THOMAS JEFFERSON Jan. 3, 1806, rem. to Wisconsin; m. and had a large family.
ix. JONATHAN HAYWARD Feb. 5, 1808.
X. ELIAS HAYWARD Jan. 12, 1810; rem. to Corning, N. Y. Taxed in S. 1831.
xi. STEPHEN July 10, 1812; d. S. Apr. 28, 1848; a farmer at No. 149. He m. Apr. 29, 1847, Betsey Calista Ware b. Gilsum Sept. 19, 1819; d. S. Nov. 3, 1917, aged 98 y., 1 m., 15 d. She m. (2) 1849, Bradley Britton, q.v.
11. CUSHMAN& SMITH (Thomas+, Jonathan3, Jonathan", Thomas1) in a deed of 1798, is called, "Thomas Cushman Smith." He was a farmer at No. 43 which property he received of his father; in 1802 he opened a store here and was licensed "to mix and sell." In 1806 either wittingly or un-wittingly, he was accused of passing counterfeit money (which was quite a common practice about that time) and was arrested and lodged in jail. His trial came up in Superior Court, May term, 1806, and in 1807/8, he left S. and nothing further is known of him or family. Some account of this affair was printed at that period in local papers, and from other sources, it is believed his prop- erty in S. was largely sacrificed during the trial. He m. 179-, Azubah b. 1770 ?.
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Ch. b. in S .:
i. SOPHRONIA® May 19, 1795.
ii. AZUBAH Apr. 17, 1797.
iii. TRUMBULL Apr. 17, 1799.
iv. ALDEN Aug. 2, 1804.
12. WILLARD® SMITH (Thomas", Thomas', Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) was a farmer at No. 17 in 1823, but d. within three years; m. S. May 14, 1815, Betsey Robinson who d. S. 1821, dau. of Capt. Jonathan Robinson, q.v.
Ch. b. S .: (13)
i. HENRY WILLARD Feb. 25, 1816.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH Dec. 20, 1817; d. Oct. 21, 1888 in Keene; m. Thompson.
iii. LAURA FAIRBANKS Mar. 3, 1820; d. Keene unm. Aug. 23, 1868.
13. HENRY WILLARD SMITH (Willard®, Thomas®, Thomas4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Thomas1) res. Orange, Mass. till about 1843, after which he settled in Keene. He m. Eunice Davis of Shutesbury, Mass.
Ch. b. i-iii, South Orange, Mass., others in Keene:
i. JAMES HENRYS June 15, 1836; d. (Keene?) Oct. 23, 1914, a soldier in Civil war from Keene (Co. E 6th Regt. N. H. V.) He m. Mrs. Ann Mary Black b. Putney, Vt., Aug. 29, 1832. Two ch.
ii. WILLARD DAVIS Mar. 20, 1839.
iii. RHODA ELIZABETH Oct. 12, 1842; d. Keene unm. Sept. 14, 1860.
iv. LOUISA FAIRBANKS May 7, 1844.
v. THOMAS WILLARD Aug. 21, 1845; d. Keene Jan. 1, 1853.
vi. NANCY ROBINSON June 23, 1847.
vii. FLAVEL PARMENTER Sept. 26, 1849.
viii. DANIEL WEBSTER June 2, 1851; d. Keene Jan. 17, 1853.
ix. ARETHUSA LINSEY Mar. 30, 1853; m. Elbridge H. Ingalls. Ch .: i. Rose Araº b. Keene Feb. 18, 1872; m. Keene Sept. 6, 1894, Leston M. Bar- rett.
x. A son Feb. 24, 1855; d. Keene Feb. 27, 1855.
xi. DANIEL SEWARD July 12, 1856.
xii. SAMUEL ROBINSON Apr. 25, 1858.
xiii. MARY EMELINE Mar. 16, 1860.
xiv. JONATHAN ROBINSON Jan. 10, 1861.
ABRAHAM SMITH FAMILY.
14. ABRAHAM SMITH b. about 1719; d. S. Oct. 3, 1807. From records it would appear he lived in Brimfield, Mass., in 1755; in 1762 was living in Walpole where he served as selectman, 1765-66; moving thence to Cornish, but returned to Walpole where he bought a pew in the meeting house Oct. 3, 1778. In 1774 he bought a 100 acre lot in Westmoreland which he sold Feb. 20, 1790 to his s. Abraham2 Jr. "of Surry." He m. Ruth b. about 1721, d. S. Sept 21, 1807.
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Ch .:
i. ABRAHAM2. (15)
ii .* EUNICE Brimfield, Mass. Aug. 1755; m. in Westmoreland Jan. 1, 1778, Jonathan Winchester of the same town. She d. Westminster, Vt., Dec. 19, 1845.
iii. MOLLY m. Westmoreland Jan. 16, 1783, David Winchester, a twin bro. of Jonathan.
15. ABRAHAMª SMITH Jr. (Abraham1) of Westmoreland sold land on Surry line in 1787, and Feb. 20, 1790 was living in S. where he res. until abt. 1799 when he settled at Tinmouth, Vt. where several ch. were b. He m. Delilah Willey.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. REUBEN3 Aug. 17, 1790; Had a gr-son, William V.5 Smith living at Olean, N. Y., in 1905.
ii. MARTHA Dec. 19, 1791.
iii. SIMMONS July 1, 1794.
iv. DANIEL Aug. 8, 1796.
RALPH E. SMITH FAMILY
16. EMERSON' SMITH of Hollis b. Feb. 11, 1744, d. there Apr. 26, 1828. He m. (1) -; m. (2) Jan. 4, 1775, Abigail Ayers, b. Dec. 12, 1755, d. Sept. 28, 1835. Their 7th ch. was:
17. RALPH EMERSON2 SMITH (Emerson1) b. Hollis Aug. 13, 1791, d. Alstead Jan. 7, 1855. He came to S. when a young lad; in 1806 he was living with Jonathan Locke the clothier; in 1816 he purchased a half interest in the Fulling mill (No. 120) which he sold four years later and rem. to Alstead. He probably lived at No. 121. He m. Mar. 4, 1816, Bia Hale of Alstead, b. Al- stead 1793 ?; d. S. Apr. 2, 1874, dau. of Moses Hale and a cousin of Hon. Salma Hale of Alstead and Keene.
Ch. b. in S. and Alstead:
i. RUFUS EMERSON3 May 19, 1817; d. Marlboro Sept. 12 (or 21), 1869. (18) ii. ANNA HALE Oct. 30, 1818; d. unm. Alstead May 27, 1841.
iii. MARIA LOUISA July 22, 1820; d. Keene Jan. 5, 1904; m. (1) Alstead, Sept. 24, 1851, James Quincy Newell of Alstead, a printer, Brooklyn, N. Y., who d. in Marlboro Mar. 4, 1860. She m. (2) May 14, 1867, Stillman Woodward of Marlboro b. June 2, 1807; d. Jan. 26, 1879, s. of Daniel and Dinah (Converse) Woodward. She had no ch.
iv. HANNAH REBECCA Jan 23, 1822; d. Alstead Nov. 2, 1867; m. Francis A. Bolster, q.v.
v. MARY URSULA Apr. 2, 1826; d. Needham, Mass. Jan. 29, 1903; m. John Kingsbury, q.v.
vi. SUSAN CORNELIA Dec. 1, 1829; d. unm. S. Apr. 17, 1872.
vii. MOSES HENRY Mar. 20, 1833; d. by accident, Loup City, Neb. Mar. 17, 1903. (19)
*Charles O.6 Bailey, a lawyer, Sioux Falls, S. D., 1916, is her gr-gr-grandson ..
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viii. GEORGE HILLS Aug. 7, 1835; d. Keene Sept. 15 (or 18), 1916. (20)
18. RUFUS EMERSON" SMITH (Ralph E.º, Emerson1) m. (1) Nov. 24, 1853, Ellen Fisher of Walpole who d. 1863; m. (2) 1864, Orrille Wilson who d. at Troy, N. Y.
Ch. by (1) wife:
i. JULIA ANN Sept. 2, 1858; rem. to Montreal, Canada; supposed d. unm.
ii. MARY ELLEN May 17, 1863, d. Jan. 19, 1868.
19. MOSES HENRY3 SMITH (Ralph E.2, Emerson1) met death while working on a windmill. He m. (1) Apr. 19, 1855, Elsie Gale of Brandon, Vt., who d. abt. 1897; m. (2) Aug. 29, 1899, Mrs. Harriet (Emerson) Titus. Ch. by (1) wife:
i. MABEL FRANCES' Sept. 15, 1856; m. Feb. 3, 1884, John Papendick; res. in middle-west states.
ii. EMERSON HENRY Aug. 21, 1858; a lawyer, Loup City; m.
iii. ELSIE GALE Oct. 14, 1872; m. James Depew; hes. Loup City, Neb.
20. GEORGE HILLS3 SMITH (Ralph E.", Emerson1) a soldier in Civil war, Co. E, 6th Regt. N. H. Vols .; a machinist and blacksmith in Marlboro, rem. to Keene 1871. He m. Apr. 7, 1857, Elmira E. White b. July 9, 1836; d. July 22, 1911; dau. of Isaiah and Emily S. (Parker) White of Marlboro.
Ch. b. i, iii-iv, in Marlboro, ii, in East Alstead, others in Keene:
i. WILLIAM HALE Feb. 13, 1858; d. Feb. 25, 1858.
ii. ANNA LOUISE Mar. 12, 1859; res. (1923) Portland, Me. After her (1) m. she was emp. on the Hon. A. T. Batchelder farm in S. for a year or so, 1890. She m. (1) 1880?, William Dexter Morrison of Marlow; divorced. She m. (2) Asa M. Holt of Keene, b. Ashburnham, Mass., 1831; d. Keene June 11, 1901, s. of Simon and Roxanna (Be- mis) Holt; m. (3) James Hall of Fitchburg, Mass., who d. Portland, 1912/13. By (1) m. she had: i. Helen Charlotte5 b. Marlow Nov. 23, 1887; m. twice.
iii. ETHEL BIA Sept. 24, 1865; res. Keene; m. Feb. 3, 1883, Herbert Allen Davis, b. Roxbury Jan. 28, 1860, s. of Charles and Mary Eliza (Allen -see Phinehas Allen Jr. family) Davis. Ch. b. Keene: i. Bertram Stuart5 b. Sept. 3, 1883; settled in California, 1910; res. (1923) Venice that state, and emp. as U. S. mail carrier. He m. Nov. 24, 1910, Nellie (Brooks) Caldwell. ii. Alice Harriet b. Aug. 2, 1888; res. Keene. She m. Aug. 1912, Joseph J. Matthews of Rutland, Vt. b. Proctor, Vt. 1885; res. unknown. Ch. b .: 1. John Rogers® b. Rut- land Sept. 17, 1913. 2. Margaret Rowena b. Keene Aug. 30, 1915. iii. Ralph Isaac b. June 5, 1894; res. Keene m. Keene Apr. 5, 1916, Hel- en Ella Weltch b. Keene Apr. 21, 1893, dau. of Oliver R. and Etta R. (Russell) Weltch. Ch. b. Keene: 1. Ruth Arlene® b. Apr. 10, 1918. He is emp. by B. & M. R. R. iv. Dorothy Gertrude b. Sept. 29, 1897; res. Keene; m. Apr. 5, 1916, Roy W. Frink of Keene, s. of William M. and Jennie (Stevens) Frink. He is emp. Standard Oil Co. Ch. b. Keene: 1. Elbert Allison® b. Oct. 26, 1918. 2. Shirley Adele b. Dec. 31, 1920. 3. Howard Carleton b. Dec. 4, 1922.
iv. SARAH BELLE Sept. 22, 1867; d. Keene Nov. 7, 1888; m. Dec. 25, 1885, Alvin Wright Davis (a bro. of Herbert A. Davis above).
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v. HARRIET BUSS Jan. 27, 1870; res. (1923) Keene m. Mar. 9, 1889, George M. Towns, b. Keene 1865 ?; s. of John and Maria (Davis) Towns.
vi. BERTHA INEZ Feb. 3, 1873; res. Marlboro; m. 189-, Fred D. Hemenway b. Marlboro Apr. 30, 1866; s. of Luther and Mary C. (Davis) Hemen- way.
vii. LEON HENRY July 16, 1875; res. Greenfield, Mass .; m. Mar. 17, 1897, Elizabeth E. Hall of Keene dau. of Samuel C. and Frances (Stur- tevant) Hall.
viii. MARGARET LILLIAN Keene Dec. 31, 1877; res. Acworth; m. (1) Leonard Goodenow of Marlboro; m. (2) about 1904, Thomas D. Miller of Acworth.
SYLVESTER SMITH FAMILY
21. SYLVESTER1 SMITH b. abt. 1780; d. S. Aug. 18, 1863. He came to town in 1802 and taught the winter term of school in the North District, 15 weeks and two days, for which he received on Feb. 22, 1803, a salary of $37.10, "in full payment." He taught same school the winter of 1803/4 for which he received $37.50, Feb. 14, 1804. During the latter year he bought a farm at No. 164, where he spent most of his after life. He was well educated for those times and a good penman. For many years he held the office of Jus- tice of Peace making out deeds, wills and other documents, and was known as "Esq. Smith." He m. (1) Rebecca b. abt. 1780, d. S. Jan. 3, 1844; m. (2) Mar. 5, 1844, Betsey Carpenter, dau. of Ezra Carpenter, q.v. There were no ch. by either wife. He enl. Sept. 20, 1814 for three months in "1812 war"; was appointed Sergt. in Capt. Oliver Warren's Co. He also res. at No. 106.
Adopted ch .:
i. ZEBINA LEACH May 1816; d. S. July 5, 1816; a child of Mr. Leach of Walpole which had been adopted by Sylvester Smith; aged 6 weeks. ii. LUTHER2 WYMAN Walpole Oct. 22, 1820, was adopted by Sylvester Smith (22)
iii. ROSETTA 18 -. She was known as "Rosetta Smith," although we are not certain that she was legally adopted; m. a Mr. Cleveland and is believed to have settled in Hardwick, Mass.
22. LUTHER (Wyman)? SMITH was the son of Timothy and Nancy (Parker) Wyman of Gilsum and a twin brother of Calvin Wyman. He lived in town till about 1845 then was elsewhere till about 1853 when he returned and lived at No. 38 some two years then settled at Chester, Vt. He m. Eliza- beth Esther Grant.
Ch. (Record incomplete) :
i. (Name and date of b. not given).
ii. (Name and date of b. not given).
iii. A son3 S. Dec. 23, 1853.
iv. ADDIE S. b. S. Oct. 27, 1855; m. Robert Putnam of Springfield, Vt., b. Feb. 23, 1853; s. of Solon and Mary A. (Rice) Putnam. Ch. b .: i. Ada A.4 and Edna A. (twins) b. Nov. 16, 1874; Ada A. m. Sept. 18, 1895, Frank C. Lawrence of Rockingham, Vt. iii. Minnie b. June 28, .1878. iv. Ervin b. June 3, 1882.
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