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139. Ezra (204), h. Aug. 9, 1795.
140. Doreas, b. Sept. 24, 1797; d. Nov. 11. 1869; unm.
141. Hermon. b. 1779: d. June 21. 1836.
142. Sarah Abbot. b. Sept. 1, 1800: d. Ang. 26. 1801.
143. Joseph. b. March 14. 1803: d. March 15. 1877. He res. on the homestead : was much respected : a good neighbor and townsman. He
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m .. Oet .. 1840. Betsey Frye, who d. June 5. 1885: n. ch. See Frye gen. (41).
144. Dane. b. 1810: owned the farm formerly owned by Maj. Isaac Frye: m .. Dec .. 1839. Esther Blanchard : n. ch.
145. Mary. b .. 1816: d. Feb. 11, 1853.
146. JosEPI (61). b., Andover. Mass .. Sept. 28. 1745. He lived on lot No. 10, eighth range. now owned by his grandson. Warren Holt. A selectman of Wilton for fourteen years, and an early member of the Baptist Society. He m. Betsey Dale : see John Dale gen. (3). Children :
147. Joseph b. Ang. 17. 1772: m .. July 18. 1793. Tryphona Perry. Their dau., Betsey D .. m .. 1823. Noah Fletcher. See Chas. Fletcher gen. (S).
. 148. John Dale, b. March 9. 1774: in .. June 20. 1798. Sally Hall.
149. Simeon (206). b. Feb. 23. 1776.
150. Betty. b. Nov. 28. 1777 : d. Dee. 15. 1777.
151. Dorothy Johnson. b. Dec. 18. 1778: m .. Feb. 18. 1802. Nathan Fisk of Pepperell. Mass.
152. Betty. b. March 3, 1781: m .. Nov. 13. 1800. Daniel Peabody of Andover. Vt.
153. Anna, b. April 11. 1783 : d. March 25. 1784.
154. Anna Dale, b. March 4. 1785: m .. Dec. 31. 1805. John Wilson.
155. SIMEON (65). b. May 22. 1752. He lived ou lot No. 20. ninth range, now the northwest corner of the town: removed to Weld. Me .. about 1822. Hle m., Sept. 22. 1778. Mary Dale. See John Dale gen. (7). Children :
156. Mary, b. Dec. 28, 1778: mm.
157. Sarah, b. Sept. 21. 1780; m .. Jan. 8, 1809. Joseph Russell. and removed to Weld. Me.
158. Rachel. b. Feb. 7, 1783; m., March 1. 1809. Timothy Holt Frye and removed to Weld, Me. See Frye gen. (33).
159. Abiah, b. March 30, 1785: m., May 23. 1819. Andrew Parkhurst. and removed to Weld. Me.
160. John Johnson (217). b. July 21, 1787.
161. Jacob, b. Feb. 3, 1790; d. Jan. 24. 1796.
162. Dolly, h. May 17. 1793 : d. Jan. 31. 1796.
163. Dolly, b. Ang. 26, 1796.
164. VALENTINE (69). b. about 1758: m. Nancy Goodrich. Children :
165. Naney. b. March 13. 1788.
166. Ammi Ruhamah. b. June 8. 1789.
167. Lydia Porter, b. Aug. 17. 1791 : d. July 28. 1792.
168. Lydia Porter, b. May 13. 1793.
169. Ilannah. b. May 15. 1795.
170. Sammel Goodrich, b. April 14. 1797.
171. Israel, b. Aug. 1. 1799.
172. Robert Goodrich. b. Jan. 15. 1802.
173. BARACHIAS (76). b. Feb. 19. 1758: m .. Oct. 14, 1783. Elizabeth Shattuck. Children :
174. Elizabeth. b. July 29, 1784.
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175. Hannah. b. Ang. 12. 1786: m. JJohn Shattnek. and removed to Charlestown. N. I.
176. Amos. b. Dec. 10. 1788.
177. Barachias (219). b. Dec. 21. 1790.
178. Dolly. b. May 5. 1793.
179. Phebe.
180. AMos (92). b. Oct. 20. 1768; dropped dead in his barn. Dec. 13. 1826. He lived on the homestead with his father: was captain of militia and selectman. He m. Mary Ballard. See Nathan Ballard gen. (4). Children :
181. Polly. b. Inly 13. 1791 ; m., Nov. 22. 1810, William Savory. Mr. Savory traded for a few years in the Fiske store,
182. Isaiah. b. March 14. 1794 ; d. young.
183. Luther (226), b. March 22, 1797.
184. Calvin, b. May 16. 1801; m .. June 26. 1825. Mary Dale. They had one son who went to sea and was never heard from afterward.
185. Orville (228), b. May 16. 1801.
186. Hannah Ballard. h. June 22. 1806: m .. March 4. 1829. David M. Ray of Henniker. They had one son. Lewis P. Ray. who was first ser- geant in Co. C. Sixteenth Regt .. N. H. V .; soon after the war he went west and has been employed on a railroad as an engineer. They had one daughter. Mary, who m. Sanmel Barrett. See Ebenezer Barrett gen. (20.) 187. Isaiah. b. June 5. 1812.
1SS. DANIEL (112), b. Oct. 29. 1769: resided on the homestead and was a snecessful farmer: m .. Feb. 3. 1795. Dorcas. dan. of Jeremiah and Chloe (Abbot ) Abbot, who was b. Aug. 24. 1772. Children:
189. Daniel (230), b. Feb. 13, 1796.
190. Dorcas. b. JJune 10. 1798: d. Oct. 3. 1801.
191. Samuel (237). b. May 30, 1800.
192. Ilervey (245). b. Feb., 1803.
193. Ralph (251), b. May 2, 1805.
194. Mark. b. May 17. 1807 : d. Oct. 16. 1809.
195. Dorcas. b. May 23, 1809; m .. Aug. 15. 1833. Capt. Jonathan Liv- ermore. See Livermore gen.
196. Mark (253). b. May 22. 1812.
197. Lorenzo (256), b. July 15. 1814:
198. JOSEPH (134), b. Jan. 28. 1792. He was for a time a carpenter. then a proprietor of the first line of stages running through Wilton, but. for the greater part of his life. a peddler. He m .. Jan. 31. 1813. Betsey. dan. of Uriah Smith. Children :
199. Varnum S. (262). an adopted son. h. JJan. 21. 1815.
200. Elizabeth M .. b. Ang. 18. 1817 : d. Sept. 26. 1837.
201. Oliva A., b. Feb. 11. 1820; d. March 7. 1820.
202. Joseph Smith. b. May 27, 1823 : m .. July 31. 1855. Hannah Celes- tia, dan. of Moses Merriam of Mason : res. Koene: n. ch.
203. Helen Jane. b. JJuly 16. 1829: m .. Ang. 31. 1853. Philander Ring.
204. EZRA (139). b. Aug. 9. 1795: res. Milford: m. Sarah, dau. of Abel and Sally Shattuck. Child :
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205. Joshua M. (268).
206. SIMEON (149). b. Feb. 23. 1776: res. on the homestead and was a successful farmer: m. Esther Brooks, Children :
207. Joseph Brooks, b. Ang. 8. 1800: d. Dec. 20. 1851. Hle kept a public house at South Merrimack for twenty-five years, and was twice elected representative to the Legislature. Hle m .. Nov. 25. 1825. Clara Mansur.
208. Ezra (270). b. Dec. 22. 1802.
209. Roxana, b. Jan. 19, 1805: m .. Nov. 11, 1824, John Tufts of Bil- lerica, Mass. Ile was a mason and lived in Newton, Mass.
210. John (278), b. Oct. 3. 1806.
211. Simeon Durant. b. Jan. 18. 1809: m .. June. 1836. Lney Spalding: removed to Ada, Michigan.
212. Mary. b. Oct. 7. 1811: m .. Nov. 11. 1832. Peter Cutter of Cam- bridgeport. Mass.
213. Abby. b. May 13, 1813: m. Allen Smith.
214. Willard. b. Feb. 11. 1817: m., Ang. 16, 1847. Joanna Hawkins of Troy : removed to California and d. there 1853.
215. Warren (283). b. JJuly 23. 1820.
216. Rebecca. b. July 18. 1824: m .. Nov. 12. 1843. Edwin W. Richards of Chicago, IlI.
217. JOHN JOHNSON ( 160), b. July 21. 1787 : m. Betsey. dan. of Dea. Joseph Batchelder of Greenfield: removed. 1822. to Steuben Co .. N. Y. : several children. but we can only name the following :
218. John. b. July 9. 1816.
219. BARACIIIAS (177). b. Dec. 21. 1790: m. Elizabeth A. Shattuck. Children :
220. Barachias.
221. Amos.
222. Hannah. d. Oct. 22. 1817 : m. John Shattuck : removed to Charles- town.
223. Dolly.
224. Zebadiah.
225. Phebe.
226. LUTHER (183). b. March 22. 1797: a stone-entter and lived in Milford : m., Sept. 7. 1819. Catherine Blanchard. See Simon Blanchard gen. (3). Several children : we can name but one :
227. Ilorace. b. 1829: m .. July 8. 1852, Helen M. Risher of Winches- ter, Mass.
228. ORVILLE (185). h. May 16, 1801; m. Rebecca Blanchard. sister of wife of his brother Luther. Several children ; we can name but one ;
229. Mary Jane. b. 1835 : m., June 2, 1853. Thomas Nottage of Lowell. Mass.
230. DANIEL (189). b. Feb. 13, 1796 : removed to Antrim: m .. March 13, 1822. Hannah Green. Children :
231. Sarah W .. b. March 19, 1824: m. L. M. Parker.
232. Samuel .A., b. April 27, 1827 : d. Ang. 29. 1834.
233. Doreas Abbot. b. March 29. 1829.
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234. Elizabeth L., b. March 11. 1830; m .. Feb. 10. 1849. T. S. Preston. 235. Sanmel, b. Jan. 27, 1836.
236. Abbot D .. b. July 21. 1839: enlisted in a N. H. regt. during the Rebellion.
237. SAMUEL (191). b. May 30, 1800: res, Nashua : m .. May 1. 1828. Anna Bridges, See Bridges gen. (20). Children :
238. Mary Ann. b. March 5. 1829: m .. Dec. 6. 1846. Dexter AA. Reed , whose business is wood-turning.
239. Emily J. (287), b. Oct. 16. 1830.
240. Harriet L .. b. Oct. 2. 1832: m. Sept. 2. 1852. Her husband is a mariner: mate of a vessel.
241. Samnel A .: m. : works in the lock-shop at Nashna.
242. Ellen M., m .. April 30, 1864. George Hartshorn. See Hartshorn gen. (31).
243. Lorenzo; m .; an iron worker.
244. Abba F .. b. Nov. 15, 1846 : m .. Oct. 13. 1870. David M. Roby. who works in a railroad shop.
245. HERVEY (192), b. Feb. 13. 1803 : lived in Antrim and had a saw- mill; m., Feb. 4, 1831. Minda Gregg. Children :
246. Mary G .. b .. Antrim. Nov. 9. 1834.
247. Caroline. b., Antrim. Sept. 3. 1836.
248. Charles F .; b., Antrim. July 27. 1841 : enlisted in Co. G. Second Regt .. N. H. V., was severely wounded in the face and discharged for dis- ability, Oct. 31. 1862.
249. Margaret. b .. Antrim. May H. 1843.
250. Sarah. b., Antrim. May 20. 1847.
251. RALPHI (193), b. May 2. 1805; m .. July 4. 1844. Hannah L. Hale. Child :
252. Lydia Morette. b. Dec. 21. 1845: m .. April 5, 1877, Timothy L. Hale.
253. MARK (196). b. May 22. 1812: a farmer. and lives on the home- stead ; m .. Sept. 29. 1836, Elizabeth Rockwood. Children :
254. Henry .1 .. (292). b. Sept. 4. 1839.
255. Abbie A., b. Nov. 3, 1846; m. Henry L. Emerson.
256. LORENZO (197). b. JJuly 15. 1814. A cabinet-maker; lived several years in Wilton, then removed to Peterborough and bought a farm near Noone's factory. He m .. Oct. 29, 1839. Lavinia L. Brown. Children :
257. Alma L., b. Nov. 3, 1842; m., Oct. 1. 1868, Charles W. Hunter: res. Peterborough.
258. George W .. b. Feb. 22, 1845. Res. in Silver City. New Mexico: has held the offices of notary, judge of probate. connty commissioner, school commissioner and post-master. He m .. Dee. 25. 1877. Louisa Trnesdell.
259. Alonzo A .. b. JJuly 9. 1849: m .. Oct. 24. 1871. Carrie P. Keen : res. Lynn, Mass.
260. Mary A .. b. April 26. 1852: m. Joseph R. Allen. a carpenter living in Kingston. New Mexico.
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261. Willis C., b. Jan. 6. 1855 : a deputy sheriff. living in Georgetown. New Mexico.
262. VARNUM S. (199). an adopted son. b. Jan. 21, 1815 : lived in Hen- niker. Wilton and in Cambridgeport. Mass. : m .. May 5. 1839. Caroline S. Gibson of Henniker.
263. Joseph. b .. Henniker, March 9. 1839.
264. Charles Varnum. b., Henniker. Feb. 7. 1841 ; was a lient. in First Mass. Cavalry.
265. Homer ( .. b .. Wilton, April 5. 1846.
266. Caroline E .. b .. Wilton. Oet. 27, 1851.
267. Edward H., b., Wilton. July 9. 1854.
268. JOSHUA M. (205). A tailor; lived a few years in Wilton and then removed to Milford. He m., Dec. 14. 1843. Helen M. Barnes. Child : 269. Charles H. (295), b .. Wilton. March 19. 1844.
270. EZRA (208). b. Dec. 22, 1802. A mason: lived in Wilton nutil 1870. when he removed to Burlington, Coffey Co., Kansas. He m .. Nov. 11. 1824, Lucy Lawrence. dan. of Jonas Lawrence: she d. July 31. 1830. Hem .. 2d, Nov. 1. 1830. Abby Holt of Temple, who d. Oct. 26, 1846: Spp Abiel Holt gen. (7). He m .. 3d. Feb. 23. 1847. Joanna. dan. of Henry and Ansan Howard. Children :
271. Ezra Wilder. b. Dec. 12, 1826; d. 1829.
272. Daniel Freeman, b. Sept. 17. 1832: d. Nov. 9. 1833.
273. George Franklin, b. July 10. 1835; m. : spent a few years in C'ali- fornia, returned to Wilton and remained until 1870. when he went to Burlington, Kansas.
274. Mary Jane, b. July 20. 1838: d. Feb. 1. 1840.
275. Abbie Sophia. b. Sept. 7. 1841.
276. John Minot, b. Sept. 30. 1846.
277. Joanna Howard. b. Nov. 30. 1847.
278. JOHN (210). b. Oct. 3. 1806: d .. 1839. When the stage line through Wilton was started. 1828. he became a proprietor and driver. and was connected with the line until his death. He m .. Feb .. 1826. Dorcas W. Wimm, who d. 1842. Children :
279. Amanda. b .. Nashua : d. Jan .. 1836.
280. Abby Francia. b. Nashna : d. Sept. 15. 1834.
281. Edward Lewis. .. Nashua : d. Oct. 13. 1835.
282. Edward Lewis, b .. Nashna : d. Ang. 15. 1838.
283. WARREN (215), b. JJuly 23. 1820: lived on the homestead : m .. Nov. 16. 1848. Mary W. Whitcomb of Henniker. Children :
284. Edwin W .. b. Jan. 21. 1850.
285. Mary E .. b. March 25, 1853: d. Sept. 26. 1875.
286. Willard F .. b. Nov. 14, 1856; d. Ang. 30, 1861.
287. EMILY J. (239). b. Oct. 16. 1830; m .. Jan. 1, 1850. John A. McGregor: he has served two years as selectman since he came to Wilton. Children :
2SS. Frank (Mediregor). b. Ang. 3. 1852: d. Dec. 30. 1875.
289. Ella A. (McGregor). b. Dec. 6, 1856: d. Ang. 16. 1857.
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290. Linnie (McGregor), b. July 16, 1858: m .. Oct. 19, 1880. Rufus S. Bruce.
291. AAlice (McGregor). b. Oct. 28. 1865; IM., Nov. 20, 1883. John Spence.
292. HENRY A. (254). b. Sept. 4, 1839. A wheelwright and maker of writing-desks and fancy-boxes ; employs from tive to seven hands. He m., July 4, 1869, Emily F. Pierce. Children :
293. Harry P., b. June 7. 1870.
294. Myrtie F., b. July 12. 1873.
295. CHARLES HI. (269). b., Wilton. March 19, 1844; a machinist, and has, for several years. lived in North Chelmsford. Mass. : m .. Nov. 10. 1870, Georgiana K. Bales. See Bales gen. (34). Children :
296. Leon Brooks, b. March 27. 1872: d. July 23. 1873.
297. Fannie Gertrude. b. April 6, 1875. .
1. ABIEL HOLT, b., Lunenburg, Mass .. April 8. 1744; d., Temple, Jan. 11, 1811. He settled on lot No. 11. in the range that was taken from Wilton and annexed to Temple when that town was incorporated. lle did military service at different times during the Revolution. He in .. 1775, Sarah, dan. of Job Abbot of Pembroke. She was b. 1751. and d. Oct. 9. 1854, aged 103 yrs.
2. ABIEL. son of preceding, b. Nov. 25. 1778: lived on the home- stead; m., Jan. 31. 1799, Elizabeth. dau. of Deacon Sammel Howard. Children :
3. biel, b. Sept. 29, 1799; has lived in Pittsburg. Temple, Wilton and Merrimack ; m., May 12, 1825, Betsey, dan. of Nathan Colburn.
4. Phebe lloward. b. Aug. 27. 1801.
5. Daniel. b. Nov. 6. 1803: m. Eliza Pratt. and lived in Pratt- ville, AAla.
6. Elizabeth, b. June 2. 1805; m. Burleigh Blood and res. in Pitts- burg. Coos Co.
7. Abigail, b. July 16. 1807: d. Oct. 28, 1846; m .. Nov. 1. 1830, Ezra Holt of Wilton. See Nicholas Holt gen. (270).
8. Sarah, b. Feb. 17, 1810; m. Peter U'. Colburn and lived in Nashua.
9. Joseph (13), born Sept. 27, 1813.
10. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1815: 10. William L. Morgan.
11. James Howard (16), b. Aug. 16. 1818.
12. Leander (22), b. Oct. 4. 1820.
13. JOSEPH (9), b. Sept. 27, 1813. He lived in Wilton for several years, then bought the farm formerly owned by his father and still occupies it. He m .. Nov. 17, 1835, Eveline Blanchard. See Thomas Blanchard gen. (73). Children :
14. Freeman ; has a farm in Temple.
15. Lewis 1 .. mn .. June 28. 1870, Orietta F. Gage. See Gage gen.
16. JAMES HOWARD (11). b. Aug. 16. 1818. Has a cider-mill, and manufactures milk-can stopples and knobs. He m .. March 23, 1843. Nancy Pierce, of Jaffrey, who d. Aug. 20, 1869; m., 2d. 1870. Lucy Il.
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Hawkins, who was killed by lightning, July 11, 1876: m., 3d, Nov. 21. 1878, Louise J. Goodspeed. Children :
17. Samuel P .. b. Sept. 1. 1845: enlisted from Dublin and d. in the army, Oct. 24. 1864.
18. James Abiel (27), b. May 22, 1847.
19. Nathaniel K., b. Nov. 24, 1855; in. Ella Lindsley and lives in Mil- ford.
20. Charles Daniel. b. Nov. 29, 1857.
21. Emma R., b. Sept. 21, 1864.
22. LEANDER (12), b. Oct. 4, 1820; has been a manufacturer of knobs ; has lived, for a time, in Roxbury, Mass., and for several years past in Saratoga. N. Y. ; m. Mary Griffin. Children :
23. Josephine Elizabeth.
24. Alvan Everett.
25. Francis Eugene.
26. Franklin E. (30), b. April 21. 1852.
27. JAMES ABIEL (18). b. May 22. 1847 : makes milk can stopples and knobs; m., Nov. 20, 1870, M. Lizzie Dodge. Children :
28. Hattie F., b. May 31, 1872.
29. Fred 1 .. b. July 13. 1877.
30. FRANKLIN E. (26), b. April 21. 1852. He is an agent of A. H. Dunlap of Nashua for selling garden seeds and also a manufacturer of suspenders. Ile m., May 10, 1874. Emma B. Munsey of Chichester. Children :
31. Eldora Emma. b. July 9. 1875.
32. Franklin E., b. May 13, 1877 : d. Oct. 29. 1877.
HOPKINS FAMILY.
1. BENJAMIN HOPKINS, b., Milford. Oct. 15. 1797. Early in the war of 1812 he enlisted from Mont Vernon. A furlough, dated Dec. 15, 1813, and a certificate of discharge. dated Dec. 15. 1814, speak of his zeal and fidelity in his service as a soldier. He has been a res, of Wilton most of the time since the close of the war of 1812. He lived some years where Moses Clark's house now stands, working in saw mills and shingle mills. lle bought, about 1830. the mill site now occupied by Messrs. Patterson & Son. and built a saw mill and a threshing mill. In 1864 he sold his mill to the New Hampshire Silex Co. In Nov .. 1841. he bought the east part of the farm formerly owned by Dea. William L. Bales, and occupied it until he sold it to D. Whiting & Sons. He m .. April 17. 1819. Peggy Hutchinson. See Hutchinson gen. (34). Children :
2. Benjamin, b. Nov. 12. 1820: he has res. many years in New Boston.
3. Ilermon, b. Aug. 12. 1821. About 1857 he built on Mill brook. on lot No. 17, seventh range, a grist and saw mill. but discontinued the grist mill after running it several years. He m. Mary Aun Stiles; n. ch.
4. Phebe M., m., Nov. 15. 1859. David C. Lane.
5. William (6), b. Aug. 30. 1838.
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6. WILLIAM (5), b. Ang. 30. 1838. He has been employed for several years by D. Whiting & Sons. He mm .. June 14. 1864, Emily Ann Burton. See Burton gen. (84). Children :
7. Willis Benjamin. b. June 30. 1865.
8. Edward James. b. July 29. 1870.
HOWARD FAMILY.
1. LEWIS HOWARD. b., Temple. Nov. 14, 1804, was the son of William and Mary (Hawkins) Howard. See Hawkins gen. (17). In April, 1821. he went to Andover, Mass., to learn the carpenter's trade of John Brown. and worked in Andover and Lowell until May, 1827. when he came to Wilton and finished the brick Baptist meeting-house. He worked at his trade in various places; in Bangor and Brewer. Me .. and in Lowell, Mass .. until Ang., 1850, when he came to Wilton and bought the mill at the West village. In Oct., 1870. he removed to Temple, where he now res. While a res. of Wilton, he served three years as selectman. was administrator of several estates, and did considerable business as justice of the peace. Hle had one son and one daughter.
HOWE FAMILY.
1. ISRAEL HOWE was enrolled. April 27, 1775. in Capt. William Walk- er's co., which was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The pay-roll. dated Aug. 1, 1775, gives him eredit for three months and twelve days' service. He m. Eleanor -, who d. Sept. 22. 1775. He m .. 2d, April 29. 1877, Submit Keyes.
2. Eleanor, b. Sept. 1. 1772; d. Oct. 7, 1775.
3. Phebe, b. Ang. 26. 1774: d. Sept. 10. 1774.
4. Israel, b. April 15, 1778.
5. Mitte, b. Oct. 11. 1779.
6. Phebe, b. April 6. 1781.
7. Eleanor, b. Sept. 28. 1784.
HUTCHINSON FAMILIES.
1. RICHARD HUTCHINSON, of Arnold, England. b. 1602. He emi- grated to America. 1634, with his wife, Alice, and four children. and set- tled in Salem near Hathorne's Hill. Two of his children had descend- ants living in Wilton.
2. Elizabeth, b .. England. 1628; d. June 24. 1688. She m. Nathaniel Putnam, who came to America with his father in 1634. They were the ancestors of the Putnams settled in this part of New Hampshire, also of Ebenezer Flint of Wilton. See Flint gen. (6).
3. Joseph (4), b. 1633.
4. JOSEPH (3), b. Muskham. Eng., 1633.
5. BENJAMIN, son of preceding by first wife. m .. 1st, Jane. dan. of Walter and Margaret Phillips, by whom he had 11 children. She d. F711.
6. BENJAMIN. son of preceding. b., Salem, Jan. 27, 1694: d .. Bedford.
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Mass., 1780. He probably removed to Bedford about 1734. He m., Feb. 7. 1715-16, Sarah, dan. of JJohn and Mary (Nurse) Tarbell; 7 ch.
7. NATHAN, son of preceding. baptized at the First Church, Salem, Feb. 10, 1717 : d. 1795. Hle removed to Bedford with his father, 1731. and later to that part of Amherst now Milford. and died there. He was a large land-owner in Milford, and recorded deeds show that he owned sev- eral lots in Wilton. He built a saw and grist-mill. the second mill in Wil- ton, where the Messrs. Whiting's grist-mill now stands. We find the first mention of the mill in the town records for April 27, 1768 : see page 69. Nathan gave to his son. Samuel, the west part of lots numbered 12 and 13. first range in Wilton, and to his son, Ebenezer, the east part of same lots, both deeds dated March 8, 1788. He m. Rachel Stearns. Children :
S. Nathan, lived in Milford on the farm now owned by the heirs of the late Holland Pronty.
9. Bartholomew, lived in Milford on the farm now owned by Mr. Searles.
10. Benjamin, lived in Milford on the south side of the road, opposite B. F. Hutchinson's.
11. Sarah, m., about 1770. Ephraim Peabody. See Peabody gen.
12. Samuel (14) b .. Amherst, now Milford, 1749.
13. Ebenezer (24). b .. Amherst. Sept. 10. 1756.
14. SAMUEL (12). b., Amherst, now Milford, 1749: d. Sept. 27, 1821. A farmer and miller; much respected as a townsman. He lived in the house, afterward burned. that was situated where I. A. Whiting's house now stands. He m. Mary Wilkins, who d. June 29. 1841, aged 89 years. Children :
15. Samuel (35), b. Nov. 19, 1775.
16. Mary, b. Sept. 17. 1777; d. Sept. 19. 1838; m., March 12, 1801. Joshua Blanchard: see Blanchard gen. (58). She m., 2d, Moses Gage of Pelham.
17. Rachel, b. June 3. 1799; m .. March 17. 1803. David Lovejoy: see Lovejoy gen.
18. Jotham (37), b. April 11, 1781.
19. Frederick (41), b. July 10, 1783.
20. Betsey, b. July 3, 1785; m., March 16. 1809. Richard Gage. See Gage gen. (11).
21. Abiel (49), b. Nov. 1, 1787.
22. Fanny, b. May 5. 1790: m., July 12, 1812. Putnam Wilson: sce Wilson gen.
23. Solomon. b. March 27, 1792: a musician and lived in Nashua ; m. ('atherine P. Flynn.
24. EBENEZER (13), b., Amherst. Sept. 10, 1756: a farmer and lived where Artemas Putnam now res. : m .. Feb. 3. 1780. Phebe Sawtell, who was b., Shirley, Mass. Children:
25. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 18, 1780: d. Jan. 23. 1845. A farmer. He m .. Der. 22, 1803, Rhoda Dale, who d. June 27, 1852; they had several chil- dren. See Dale gen. (18). He removed. Jan .. 1804, to Weld. Me.
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GENEALOGIES : HUTCHINSON.
26. Phebe, b. June 21, 1782; m. Jotham Hutchinson (37).
27. John, b. July 10, 1784; d. Oct. 28, 1853. He was a lieut. of militia. He m. Esther Lakin of Francestown, who was drowned in the Souhegan river, Nov. 28, 1850.
28. Hezekiah, b. May 11, 1786; m., Oct. 6, 1807, Rachel Gould. . A carpenter and lived in Bedford and in Lowell, Mass., where he d. March 18, 1852.
29. Sylvester (63), b. JJune 21, 1789.
30. Sylvanus (71), b. Aug. 12, 1791.
31. Asenath, b. Aug. 16, 1793; m. Daniel llopkins.
32. James (76), b. JJune 12, 1797.
33. Stearns, b. JJune 13. 1800: d. Dec. 26. 1860; res. Francestown : m., Nov. 11, 1824, Nancy HI. Houston.
34. Peggy, b. Nov. 4, 1802; m., April 6, 1819, Benjamin Hopkins. See Hopkins gen. (1).
35. SAMUEL (15), b. Nov. 19, 1775; res. Milford; m. Martha, dan. of Silas and Sibyl (Reed) Howard; thirteen children, of whom one lived in Wilton :
36. Freeman (78), b. Oct. 21, 1805.
37. JOTHAM (18), b. April 11, 1781; m. Phebe Hutchinson (26). Children :
38. Maria, b. Feb. 14, 1811.
39. Harvey (88), b. Aug. 6, 1816.
40. Alathena, b., May 4, 1819.
41. FREDERICK (19), b. July 10, 1783; m., Aug. 8, 1811, Mary Dale. . See Dale gen. (20). Children :
42. Charles, b. Jan. 20, 1812; removed to Pepperell and worked in the shoe factory ; m., Nov. 30, 1842. Thyrza Shattuck ; n. ch.
43. Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1813; m., April 28, 1840, Nathaniel Hesselton. See Hesselton gen. (29).
44. Lydia, b. Feb. 5, 1816; she was killed in the autumn of 1818 by a cart-body falling upon her.
45. Abel F., b. JJune 27, 1818; a merchant, living in Mechanicsburg, Ohio; m. Mary Mowry.
46. Lyman, b. Oct. 28, 1820; d. March 19, 1822.
47. Lydia, b. Feb. 27, 1823.
48. Lyman F., b. Sept. 13, 1827; m., May 15, 1852, Joanna Sophronia, dan. of Robert and Eliza Ann Hutchinson of Milford. She d. April 16. 1881, aged 44 yrs. ; five children, all d. young.
49. ABIEL (21). b. Nov. 1, 1787; he, with his brother Frederick (41). lived on the homestead and carried on the mills. He m., Nov. 13, 1813. Sophia Pettengill ; m., 2d, Sarah Miller. Children :
50. Sophia, b. Aug. 10, 1815.
51. Abiel, b. JJune 22, 1817.
52. Orin, b. Aug. 25, 1819.
53. Laorsa, b. Aug. 26, 1821.
54. Sarah Melissa, first child by second wife. b. Sept. 25, 1828.
55. Sardis Miller, b. May 11, 1830.
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HISTORY OF WILTON.
56. Stephen Barnard, b. Oct. 1. 1831.
57. Andrew Jackson. b. Nov. 30. 1833.
58. William D., b. April 9, 1835.
59. Oscar, b. Ang. 12. 1836.
60. Albert, b. March 11, 1838.
61. Aman, b. Aug. 25, 1839.
62. George D .. b. April 26, 1841.
63. SYLVESTER (29), b. June 21. 1789; d .. Wilton, March 29, 1858. A life-long resident of Wilton ; worked several years in the factory. He m., Dee. 15, 1815, Charlotte Blanchard, who d. Jan. 26, 1871. aged 74 yrs. Children :
64. Emily, b. Feb. 27. 1816; d. Aug. 29. 1859: m. Samuel Brown, who d. April 13, 1882. aged 74 yrs. : he worked many years for Messrs. Jones & Co.
65. Isaiah. b. Jan. 26, 1819. He worked many years in the tannery at Milford ; a few years since he bought a farm in Amherst and in the spring of 1884, while ploughing, he dropped dead behind the plough. He m. Celesta 1. Brown.
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