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23. Rev. ELIHU' SMITHI b. Granby, Mass., Mar. 21, 1777; d. Hartford (Vt .? ) Oct. 12, 1857. He was graduated from Dartmouth College 1801/4; ordained pastor of the Congregational church at Castleton, Vt., Jan. 17, 1804-dismissed Dec. 30, 1826. In 1830 he began his labors in Chesterfield, was installed May 23, 1832, and was dismissed at his own request Dec. 2, 1834, then from 1839 until 1841 he was settled over the Congregational church at Marlboro, Vt. About 1842 he became pastor at the "Crane church" in S. where he labored several years, then removed to Pomfret, Vt., where he was pastor from Oct. 1847 until 1855. In Nov. 1842 Rev. Mr. Smith bought an acre of land of Philander Stone and soon after built the present house, No. 39. He m. (1) Clarissa - who d. in S. "very suddenly" June 9, 1844, aged 68 years; he m. (2) in Alstead Sept. 3, 1844, Miss Chloe Pratt of Alstead. Ch. (Record incomplete) :
i. ADDISON2 lived in town several years; probably unm .; was moderator in 1845. Hle was a friend of the village tavern, working in stables and the like, and finally drove some horses to Boston and while in a stupor walked off the wharf and was drowned in the harbor-ac- cording to tradition. His d. came abt. 1860.
BENJAMIN V. SMITH FAMILY.
24. * MOSES' SMITII was of Leicester, Mass. in 1738; in 1761 he was of Hinsdale, and in November of the same year in Chesterfield in which town he was one of the pioneers; selectman 1771-'72; m. Elizabeth who d. July 20, 1777 in her 61st year. The inscription on his headstone reads: "In memory of Ensign Moses Smith, the first settler in Chesterfield, who departed this life Dec. ye 30th, 1785, in ye 75th year of his age."
25. BENJAMIN" SMITH b. May 25, 1754; d. Chesterfield Oct. 26, 1827, m. 1779, Lois Bacon, who d. Aug. 17, 1840, aged 81; dau. of Nathaniel Bacon.
26. BENJAMIN3 SMITHI b. Apr. 19, 1790; lived in Chesterfield for many years, but d. in Dummerston, Vt. June 14, 1863; m. (1) Anna Veazey of Westmoreland who d. Dec. 8, 1843, dau. of John Veazey.
27. BENJAMIN VEAZEY' SMITH (Benjamin2, Benjamin2, Moses1) b. Chesterfield Apr. 25, 1819, res. in Chesterfield some years, rem. to No. 28 in S .; was in town between 1880 and 1887. He m. Dec. 31, 1846 Dolly Wheeler, dau. of Benjamin Wheeler of Chesterfield.
Ch .; all probably b. in Chesterfield :
i. ANNA E." Oct. 8, 1848; m. Nov. 14, 1877, Alonzo Freeman Wilbur, q.v.
ii. EMMA W. Sept. 9, 1851; d. unm. May 3, 1876.
iii. ADDIE M. Feb. 5, 1855; m. June 12, 1875, Willis H. Streeter, q.v.
iv. CHARLES LELAND Westmoreland July 17, 1857; res. Keene 1922. A farmer. (28)
v. SEDELLA H. Apr. 12, 1861; res. (1923) Otter River, Mass .; m. Nov. 26, 1884, Joseph Henry Pickett§ who d. Ch. b .: i. Annie". ii. Zada. iii. Maude. iv. Leland. v. Helen.
* History of Chesterfield, N. II. by Oran E. Randall, 1882.
Ilis name also written, "Henry J. Pickett."
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28. CHARLES LELAND" SMITHI (Benjamin V.', Benjamin", Benjamin2, Moses1) bought No. 88, Dee. 1884, and in Dee. 1887 rem. to Keene where he has since been engaged in the farming and dairy business; m. May 8, 1884, Sarah Josephine Russell, b. Keene June 24, 1863, dau. of Thomas T. Russell of Keene.
FRANK L. SMITH FAMILY.
29. EBENEZER' SMITH b. in North Haven, Conn .; d. there abt. 1870; m. (1) Bassett; m. (2) Rogers. By first wife he had :
30. ROBERT WILLIAM" SMITH b. N. Haven Sept. 1, 1830, d. there Apr. (19?), 1912; m. May 1, 1858, Mrs. Elizabeth Harriett (Stiles) Brooks, a wid- ow, who d. Feb. 28, 1911.
Ch. b. North Haven, Conn .:
i. ALBERT EDWARD" Oct. 15, 1860; res. (1920) New York City; m.
ii. FRANK LESTER Nov. 16, 1867; a farmer at No. 135 in S. (31)
31. FRANK LESTERª SMITH (Robert W.2, Ebenezer1) moved from Salis- bury, Conn. to S. Nov. 6, 1920; m. Dec. 6, 19- Alice Marion Seibold b. Tarry- town, N. Y. Jan. 6, 1891, dau. of John and Lena (Rauchenbach) Seibold. Ch .:
i. MERRILL, NELSON' Westville, Conn. Dec. 13, 1910.
ii. EDITH MAE N. Haven July 5, 1914.
iii. DOROTHY ELIZABETH N. Haven Feb. 28, 1917.
iv. HAZEL MARIAN N. Haven Jan. 15, 1919.
32. CASPER1 SMITH, a transient, res. at No. 119, abt. 1914.
33. RUFUS' SMITH bought 50 acres land in 1779 and settled at or near No. 184. He sold out and left town Nov. 9, 1782; rem. probably to West- moreland.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. CALVIN2 Apr. 13, 1780.
34. BENJAMIN' SMITH b. abt. 1748; m. Hannah who d. in S June 2, 1815; fever; aged 68 years. They were living in S. 1806. Ch .:
i. PETER2 abt. 1791.
35. CORNELIUS' SMITH m. Rhoda
Ch. b. in S .:
i. CORNELIUS Jr.2 July 19, 1773.
SNOW.
1. MARTIN' SNOW b. Westmoreland Jan. 14, 1785; d. there Jan. 22, 1872; taxed in S. 1826-27. He m. in Walpole Feb. 23, 1809 (Oct. 23, 1808, family records), Lucinda Gilbert b. S. Apr. 8, 1783; dau. of Ebenezer Gilbert, q.v.
Ch. b. Westmoreland :
i. EMILY" July 28, 1809; d. there Feb. 28, 1889; m. Apr. 5, 1838, George Leach.
ii. MARTIN June 19, 1811; d. there Oct. 3, 1836; probably unm.
iii. LUCY Dec. 30, 1812; d. there Mar. 21, 1851.
iv. PARMELIA Aug. 21, 1815; d. there Apr. 5, 1862; m. Oct. 26, 1836, Charles Young.
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v. HOSEA Aug. 1, 1818; d. Keene Aug. 8, 1911; m. Keene Apr. 6, 1848, Hannah Blanchard.
vi. FRANCIS Apr 1820; d. Saxtons River, Vt., June 13, 1893; m. Nov. 28, 1842, Lucy Balch.
vii. CHARLES Apr. 4, 1823; d. Lawrence, Mass. Dec. 12, 1854; a doctor; m. 1852, Marcella Nixon.
viii. HARRIET ELIZA Oct. 15, 1827; d. Keene July 28, 1917; m. Apr. 10, 1861, Joseph Foster.
ix. DANIEL Jan. 27, 1829; d. Harvey, Ill. Dec. 27, 1907; m. 1853, Harriet Slate.
SPAULDING.
1. EDWARD SPAULDING d. Chelmsford, Mass. Feb. 26, 1670; a free- man, 1640.
2. ANDREW SPAULDING b. Chelmsford Nov. 19, 1652; d. there May 5, 1713.
3. HENRY3 SPAULDING b. Chelmsford Nov. 2, 1680; d. there Apr. 4, 1720; m. Elizabeth Lund.
4. THOMAS SPAULDING b. Chelmsford July 30, 1707; d. Carlisle Aug. 13, 1795.
5. THOMAS SPAULDING b. Chelmsford Aug. 28, 1737; d. New Ipswich, N. H., Nov. 23, 1815.
6. THOMAS SPAULDING b. New Ipswich Aug. 11, 1763; m. Hannah Brown.
7. DEXTER SPAULDING b. Sullivan Nov. 17, 1794 m. (1) Nov. 24, 1825, Nancy Kingsbury b. 1801; d. Apr. 23, 1841; dau. of Joseph and Re- becca (Thompson) Kingsbury of Roxbury; m. (2) 1842, Rebecca Kingsbury, a sister of Nancy. Ch. by (1) wife:
8. HENRY DEXTER SPAULDING (Dexter7, Thomas®, Thomas5, Thomas', Henry3, Andrew2, Edward1) b. Sullivan Sept. 17, 1838; d. while a soldier in Civil war, q.v., at Natchez, Miss. July 11, 1864, in U. S. General Hospital. He was a blacksmith at No. 128, from abt. 1860 until he enlisted in the war. Res. at No. 124. He m. July 7, 1861, Elizabeth Addie Woodward b. Franklin, Mass., Jan. 19, 1841; d. Aug. 5, 1863.
SPEAR.
1. NELLIE1 (or Ellen) Spear a widow woman came to S. from North- ampton, Mass., during the '60s, and lived at Warren Carpenter's in the hotel. Her maiden name was said to have been Lee. She had a dau. b .: i. Daisy Day2 b. abt. 1864 in Massachusetts. They went West and finally she was m. to Marshall B. Britton, q.v., and all res. at Washington, Iowa.
SPENCER.
1. JOSEPH' SPENCER of Connecticut came to that part of Gilsum now S. about 1762 and settled at or near No. 89. He was a Justice of Peace as early as 1765, the first in town so far as known; in 1777 he was called a
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"weaver," and about that time he removed to Charlestown, where he and wife Lucy were living (1782) at the settlement of her father's estate-Daniel Darte. One record states he served in Rev. war, was taken prisoner at Fort Washington, where he d. Nov. 2, 1777, another suggestion is that it might have been his son Joseph who was the soldier, and was taken prisoner on Nov. 2, 1777. Joseph Sr. and Joseph Jr. both appear, were res. of Charlestown in 1790-U. S. Census. We leave the record for some enthusiastic genealogical wizard to untangle. He m. at Bolton, Conn. Aug. 30, 1753, Lucy Dart dau. of Daniel Dart, q.v.
Ch. b. (supposed in Bolton, Gilsum and S.) :
i. JOSEPH2 Bolton Feb. 25, 1756; perhaps a Rev. soldier, supposed to have settled in Charlestown prior to 1790.
ii. JERUSHA Bolton Apr. 9, 1758; m. Bailey Putnam.
iii. ERASTUS Apr. 30, 1760 ?; d. Brownington, Vt.
iv. LUTHER May 17, 1766 (probably in Gilsum); m. int. Mar. 5, 1789, Sally Putnam.
v. CHLOE Aug. 11, 1768 (probably in Gilsum) ; (perhaps m. Thaddeus Nott).
vi. ELIJAH 17 -; d. Jan. 13, 1769.
vii. RUTH S. Apr. 9, 1771. (see History of Charlestown, p. 554.)
STACY.
1. THOMAS STACY came to town, 1826, and rem. 1836/7, to Wardsboro? Vt. He was an industrious hard working man, lived at No. 17. He was m. and had three or four boys, names, unknown. One child d. in S. Aug. 17, 1833, aged three years, n.f.r.
STEARNS.
1. SAMUEL STEARNS "of Surry" sold land to John Brockway Oct. 3, 1788, in that part of S. formerly Westmoreland Leg; n.f.r. -R. of D.
STEBBINS.
1. GEORGE H.1 STEBBINS lived in S. 1902-07; worked portion of the time for George H. Wilcox at No. 88; unm. at the time. His parents lived at No. 240 about that time.
STERLING.
This name appears as Sterlin, Sterling and Starling, etc. The family ap- pear to have lived at Haverhill, Mass., and Lyme, Conn.
1. WILLIAM1 STERLING b. near London, Eng. about 1637; d. Jan. 22, 1719; buried in "Sterling City" cemetery-a local name to a cluster of about 15 houses near Lyme, Conn. He was the father of 19 ch., one of whom was:
2. Capt. DANIEL' STERLING b. Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 19, 1673.
3. JOHN3 STERLING b. Oct. 28, 1704; m. (1) Abigail Pratt; m. (2) Jane Ransom.
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4. JOHN' STERLING (John3, Capt. Daniel2, William1) (or "Starling" as the name appears in Gilsum History), was one of the proprietors of that part of Gilsum now S. and drew several lots therein. He was b. "Sterling City" Dec. 10, 1732; d. there before Oct. 20, 1764. At the first meeting of the proprietors of the town of Boyle (later charted and named Gilsum) in 1762, he was chosen First Selectman. This meeting is supposed to have been held in Lyme, Conn. If he ever lived here it was for only a short period.
5. The following record appears on the town books of Surry: Born May 6, 1769, Warren2 Starling, son of Jacob1 Starling and Dinah Armstrong. Nothing further is known of Jacob.
STEVENS.
1. JOHN' STEVENS whose ancestry is unknown b. in Mason Jan. 17, 1778; d. S. June 7, 1845. He lived in Alstead and rem. to S. as early as 1813; some years later he lived at No. 110 and had an interest in the saw-mill, No. 112. He was a man of some mechanical ability, and took an interest in ma- chinery. About 1842 he was interested in the mill at No. 174, where he built and installed a new type of water-wheel, after his own idea, and it was not a success.
He m. Mar. 6, 1800, Lydia Brown b. Mason Dec. 19, 1779; d. S. June 14, 1843; dau. of David and Lydia (-) Brown.
Ch. i-iv Alstead, v S .:
i. MARTHA2 Jan. 22, 1801; m. 1833, Dean Tyler, q.v.
ii. ALMOND Aug. 29, 1804; d. S. Nov. 18, 1865; a merchant. (2)
iii. WILLARD BROWN 1807; d. Somerville, Mass. Sept. 20, 1859. (3)
iv. LOUISA Aug. 28, 1810; d. unm. S. June 30, 1832.
v. HOLLAND May 10, 1813; d. S. Mar. 29, 1895. (4)
2. ALMOND2 STEVENS (John1) was captain in the State militia; the village merchant at No. 47 before and after 1850; town treasurer, 1851, '53, '54 and '56; selectman, 1848. He m. Elizabeth Bodge b. Dorchester, Mass. Dec. 10, 1803, dau. of David Osborne and Sally (Blake) Bodge.
Ch. b. S .:
i. SARAH LOUISA3 June 3, 1832; d. S. June 27, 1848.
ii. GEORGE ALMOND Apr. 6, 1837; d. Gilsum Jan. 7, 1877; buried S. (5)
3. WILLARD BROWN' STEVENS (John1) taxed in S. 1831; m. June 2, 1831, Mary Wilson of Hancock.
Ch. b. Hancock:
i. FRANCES LOUISA3 June 30, 1832; d. Hancock Oct. 26, 1839.
ii. MARY FRANCES Oct. 8, 1839; m. Milton Bruce of Townsend, Mass. Ch .: i. Harry4 d. y. ii. Walter.
4. HOLLAND2 STEVENS (John1) inherited considerable mechanical tal- ent; in early life worked for his father in the saw-mill. It is recalled at the time Caswell & Carpenter were running the north mill they had difficulty in turning rake handles. Finally they sent for Holland who soon had the lathe in perfect order. About 1845 he bought the saw-mill No. 4 which he ran several years, living at the time in the 2nd story of the mill. In 1851 he bought
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an acre of land on which he erected dwelling No. 44. After his m. he lived at No. 45 till d. During his old age he repaired clocks, watches and tinkered at odd jobs. Not far from 1880 he built the first bicycle (?) ever seen or used in this town, using three wheels, some two feet in diameter and with boards he built his coupe body into which he entered, using a crank as motive power. After a few evening trips he abandoned his "car". He m. S. (by Dr. W. H. Porter) Jan. 13, 1859, Mrs. Nancy Maria (Benton) Britton, widow of James Britton, q.v. No ch.
5. GEORGE ALMOND3 STEVENS (Capt. Almond2, John1) m. Oct. 22, 1855, Mary Urbanah Mack, b. Gilsum Mar. 14, 1833, dau. of Solomon and Adaline (Knight) Mack.
Ch. b. S .:
i. MARY ADALINE4 Oct. 31, 1857, d. Gilsum July 11, 1908; m. McDonald.
ii. FREDERIC ARTHUR May 28, 1862.
iii. MABEL ESTELLA Sept. 13, 1870; d. Gilsum unm. Feb. 3, 1913.
STICKNEY.
1. JOSEPH H.1 STICKNEY was of Tyson, Vt. lived at No. 39 in 1880; left town suddenly that or the next year. He m. 1874, Sarah Addie Butler, b. Lyndeboro Aug. 27, 1856; dau. of Olney P. and Hannah W. (Langdell) Butler.
Ch. (record incomplete) :
i. A s.2 is a prominent lawyer at Rutland, Vt.
ii.
iii. A stillborn s. S. July 17, 1880. iv.
STILES.
1. JOHN' STILES settled in Keene as early as 1785 which year he bought a pew in the old meeting house. He was a carpenter and settled on the "Whackle lot" in 1799, where he remained until 1807/8. He was b. abt. 1750 and d. at Waterford, Vt. before May 16, 1818. He m. Keziah who d. at St. Johnsbury, Vt. May 11, 1819, aged 71 years .- K. S. Phebe Stiles who m. Cyrus Harvey, q.v. is believed to have been their dau.
Hannah Stiles, perhaps another dau. of John, m. David Forbes, q.v.
STILL.
1. JOHN' STILL appears in town as early as 1769; in 1772 he was chosen "hog reef." He lived at No. 37 a few years then rem. to Walpole where he was a res. as late as 1788. He was a Rev. soldier from the latter town, q.v. He m. Mar. 19, 1772, Phebe Wade, dau. of Duran Wade, q.v. Ch .:
i. ANNA2 bapt. Apr. 11, 1773, S.
ii. DURAN (or Durant) bapt. in Walpole June 16, 1776.
iii. JOHN bapt. in Walpole July 13, 1777.
iv. PEMBER? bapt. in Walpole May 21, 1780. (One record says, "Pember Wade").
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STILLINGS.
This is a very unusual family name, in fact not a person by the name of Stillings is known to have resided in New England until after 1825. Our earliest knowledge of the family was:
1. JOSEPH' STILLINGS of Maryland who m. Eleanor" Sprigg, dau. of James' Sprigg.§
2. Dr. JOHN SPRIGG? STILLINGS b. Maryland; d. Washington, D. C. 1855; m. 1825? Elizabeth Elenor Pomeroy of Richmond, Va., b. 1800, of English parentage.
3. SAMUEL VINTON3 STILLINGS (Dr. John S.2, Joseph1) b. Washing- ton Feb. 26, 1841; d. at Woods Hole (Falmouth), Mass., Feb. 28, 1897. He entered the United States Navy as an apprentice in the Engineering Depart- ment, 1857. At the inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln he served on the staff of Chief Marshal, as aid. He volunteered as a private in the Washington Light Infantry; mustered in Apr. 10, 1861 for three months, and did guard duty at the President's mansion. Mr. Stillings, a beardless youth of 20 years at that time remembered till the day of his death the pleasant smile and provident care the President held for the men's comfort.
He was under the command of Capt. Leonard Towers when five steamers of the Potomac line were captured; was one of nineteen to volunteer for a crew to patrol the Potomac River on the steamboat Mt. Vernon, that fired
· §The paternal ancestry of Eleanor Sprigg was as follows:
1. THOMAS' SPRIGG, b. Northamptonshire England, 1630; d. 1704. He came to America when a young man and settled in Calvert County, Maryland. The land records state he obtained grants for a large amount of land; one tract was called "Kettering"; another "Northampton" while his home place was near "Resurrection Manor," a district, later set off to Prince George's county. He was Justice of Calvert Co., and of the Quorum, 1658-'67, '69-'74, then presiding Justice of the county, and was commissioned High Sheriff of the county Apr. 1, 1664, which office he held until May 4, 1665. He m. Eleanor Nuthall. They had b .:
2. THOMAS SPRIGG b. 1670; d. Prince George Co., Md., 1739. He was colonel; Justice Prince George Co., 1697-1704; Represented the County in the General Assembly, 1712-'15 and Lieut-Col. of the County Militia. He m. Margaret Mariarte. They had b .:
3. EDWARD3 SPRIGG b. 1697; d. Prince George Co. Nov. 30, 1751. He also was Justice of the County and Apr. 29, 1732 was commissioned one of the Justices of the Provincial Court. He represented the County in the House of Burgesses, 1730-1751; was Speaker of the House, 1742-'48. The records of the House Journal state he was called, Capt. 1730-35; Maj. 1735-'42, and Col. 1742-'51. He m. Elizabeth Pile. They had b .:
4. JAMES' SPRIGG who m. Elizabeth They had b .:
5. ELEANOR SPRIGG (James4, Col. Edward3, Col. Thomas2, Thomas1) who m. Joseph1 Stillings and their son, was Dr. John Sprigg? Stillings.
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the memorable "first shot" at the enemy on that river. For this service Private Stillings was honorably mentioned and transferred with promotion to the U. S. Navy. He was appointed lieutenant and was in active service on ten ships, during and after the Civil war; under Admirals Farragut, Wilkes, Paulding, Stringhas, Dahlgren, Lee and Gherardi, on the Potomac, Rappa- hannock, York and James Rivers' flotillas. He participated in the First and Second battles of Malvern Hill in 1862 and during Gen. McClellan's seven days' fight before Richmond, covered the army on its retreat. After serving in many important battles and sharing in several naval engagements he re- signed on account of physical disability and was honorably discharged after the close of the war, on Nov. 8, 1866.
Reared as a Southern Loyalist, with kindred and friends of strong dis- union sentiments, his firmness for the Stars and Stripes through all this ordeal was marvelous. After being discharged, Lieut. Stillings came to Keene where he lived until 1874 when he rem. to Boston, Mass. He was a member of the Kearsarge Veteran Association; an officer in the G. A. R. and for many years was identified with the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. He m. Mary Curtis Chamberlain, b. Keene June 1, 1837; d. there Apr. 3, 1917, dau. of Hon. Levi and Harriet A. (Goodhue) Chamberlain .* She and her children lived at No. 126 for several years; Mr. Stillings being here a portion of the time, but never having a legal residence.
Ch. b. i-ii in Keene, iii in S .:
i. LEE CHAMBERLAIN4 Oct. 7, 1869; res. 1919, Alstead. A doctor. (4)
ii. JAMES VINTON Apr. 10, 1872; res. at No. 88; a farmer (5)
iii. RACHEL GOODHUE Apr. 26, 1881; res. 1919, Andover, Mass .; m. John MacDonald b. in Scotland. Ch .: i. Mary Marguerite5 b. Hamilton, Mass. Aug. 1, 1906. ii. Grace b. Andover Feb. 14, 1914.
4. LEE CHAMBERLAIN+ STILLINGS (Samuel V.3, Dr. John S.2, Jo- seph1) came to S. about 1874 and lived at No. 126 with his mother and brother (at the Milton Reed hotel) in early life, then he entered the "Allen Home School" at Northboro, Mass., where he fitted for college; in 1886 entered the Massachusetts State College, and in 1890 matriculated at the University of Vermont, from which he was graduated with the degree of Medicine in 1893. For ten years he practiced in Philadelphia, Pa., then for several years he was in the Merchant Marine service, in this and foreign countries.
Dr. Stillings has specialized on internal diseases and neuro-psychiatry and was prominently identified in three well known institutions-The Pennsyl- vania State Hospital, Danville, Penn .; Northern Michigan Asylum, Travis City, Mich., and the Channing Hospital, Boston, Mass.
He volunteered Apr. 15, 1917 in the World war and began active service, June 24, at the Barracks, Plattsburg, N. Y .; was appointed captain of the Medical Corps, after which he entered the Neurological Institute, N. Y. City where he received an intensive course in mental and nervous diseases.
On June 6, 1918, Capt. Stillings entered the Base Hospital, Camp Pike, Arkansas, as Chief of Neuro-psychiatric service, and president of the S. C. D. Board, as well as being Camp Examiner in nervous and mental diseases. He
*Hon. Levi Chamberlain was an eminent lawyer in Keene for many years; b. in Worces- ter, Mass. in 1788; d. 1868; Whig candidate for governor in 1849 and '50, and held many positions of honor and trust.
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was promoted to Major and relieved from duty at Camp Pike, July 26, 1919, and ordered to Camp Devens, (Ayer) Mass., where he was honorably dis- charged, August, 1919. Since the war Maj. Stillings has been in the U. S. Public Health Service as Surgeon in charge of the Government Hospital at Parkview, Penn., and in a hospital in Massachusetts, etc. He m. (1) Jenette R. Sheldon b. Rutland, Vt., dau. of Charles H. Sheldon; m. (2) May 4, 1916, Eva Reed Burge b. Alstead 1877, dau. of Asa H. and Martha A. (Reed, q.v. of S.) Burge.
5. JAMES VINTON' STILLINGS (Samuel V.3, Dr. John S.2, Joseph1) lived in the family of George Milton Reed at No. 126 with his folks. For two years he attended the Locke Home School for boys where he prepared for Dartmouth College which he entered in the class of 1893.
He has lived at No. 126 in recent years, now at 88, farming. Has been selectman 1916-'17-'18; during the World war was chairman of the Liberty Loan drives for the town of Surry. He m. S. Dec. 19, 1907, Grace Emma Wilcox, dau. of George H. Wilcox, q.v.
Ch. b. in S .:
i. HOLLIS VINTON® Dec. 14, 1908.
ii. FREDERICK LEE July 8, 1910.
iii. WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN June 24, 1914.
STIMSON.
1. STEPHEN' STIMSON (or Stimpson) b. abt. 1746, d. in S. Sept. 3, 1833, aged 84 or 87 years. He appears to have lived in Templeton, Groton, Shirley and perhaps other Massachusetts towns; from the latter he settled at No. 214 in 1809. The Shirley History states he settled in that town pre- vious to 1777 and that "he was jestingly called 'the governor.' " He m. abt. 1771, Maria Lawrence of Pepperell, Mass., b. abt. 1752; d. in S. Apr. 14, 1824. "Stimson road" was named for him.
Ch. b. i in Templeton, ii in Groton, others in Shirley :
i. ASA2 Apr. 27, 1773.
ii. THIRSA Apr. 28, 1775; m. Nov. 28, 1799, William Shaw of Shirley.
iii. RUTH Feb. 7, 1777; m. (pub) Mar. 2, 1794, James Dodge of Lunen- burg, Mass.
iv. THOMAS LAWRENCE Jan. 1, 1779; taxed in S. 1817, n.f.r.
v. MARIA Feb. 25, 1781, n.f.r.
vi. STEPHEN Jr. July 12, 1783; d. in S. July 2, 1817.
vii. DAVID Oct. 11, 1785.
viii. SALLY Jan. 20, 1788.
ix. NABBY (Abigail) Apr. 12, 1791; m. Apr. 16, 1815, William Harrington of Lexington, Mass.
x. SOLOMON May 4, 1793; was living at Brattleboro, Vt., Sept. 9, 1814. xi. LUCY Apr. 4, 1799; m. Jan. 5, 1819, Dr. James Fuller of Milford.
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ST. JOHN.
1. PETER1 ST. JOHN m. Jennie Hayes. They had :
2. CHARLES2 ST. JOHN (Peter1) b. in N. Y. State; m. Mar. 17, 1896, .Anna Richards b. in New Brunswick; dau. of Joseph and Ada (Cole) Richards.
STONE.
*1. DAVID STONE b. Mass. abt. 1778; d. S. Aug. 25, 1853 at No. 26. He came to S. from Walpole 1805/6; settled at No. 182 where he lived until abt. 1828, when he rem. to No. 26. He is remembered as a short, stocky man with a cheerful nature, and as was the custom of many, he usually went barefoot in summer. He was nicknamed "Whackle Stone" and a lot of land at No. 182 is known as "The Whackle lot." He res. in Walpole probably in Weston, Vt. and in S. He m. (1) abt. 1799 Asenath Willey, who d. S. Dec. 28, 1837, dau. of Barnabas Willey, q.v. A shoemaker and farmer. He m. (2) July 10, 1845? Mrs. Roxanna (Gale) Woodcock of Swanzey, who d. in a year.
Ch. b. i-iii in Walpole, iv, Weston, Vt. and others probably in S .:
i. LAURA2 Aug. 4, 1800; d. 1882; m. Hidders; res. Canada or N. Y. state. Had ch.
ii. ABIGAIL July 29, 1801; d. Keene July 25, 1861; m. 1825 Silas Whit- comb, q.v.
iii. GEORGE Jan. 20, 1803; d. unm. S. Oct. 23, 1830.
iv. ASAHEL Dec. 6, 1804; d. Keene May 15, 1870. (2)
v. PHILANDER Apr. 11, 1806; d. S. May 4, 1865. A farmer at No. 35. (3) vi. ASENATH Feb. 22, 1808; d. unm. S. Aug. 20, 1839; res. awhile in N. Y. state.
vii. HULDAH Dec. 27, 1809; d. S. Aug. 19, 1885; m. 1846, William Kings- bury, q.v.
viii. BELINDA Nov. 25, 1811; d. Keene Oct. 10, 1869; m. 1832, Charles Emer- son, q.v.
ix. THEODOCIA Aug. 13, 1813; d. Keene Mar. 25, 1889; m. 1836, Daniel Darling, q.v.
x. EUNICE Nov. 24, 1815; d. Fitchburg, Mass. July 8, 1870; m. Keene 1839, Augustus Kingsbury, q.v. (She was also called, "Eunice Willey Stone.")
xi. WARREN WATKINS Sept. 20, 1817; d. Keene Jan. 31, 1905; R. R. en- gineer many years. (4)
xii. HENRY FRANCIS Feb. 22, 1820; d. Keene June 26, 1848; consumption; unm.
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