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3. Hannah. b. Aug. 25, 1772.
4. James, b. April 6, 1774.
5. Molly, b, Jan. 26, 1776.
1. CHRISTOPHER MARTIN was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the thirty-eight men there present from Wilton, as is inferred from the Rev. War Rolls, collated by Secretary Hammond. In March, 1777, he enlisted for three years and served in Capt. Isaac Frye's company. Hle in., dlan. 8, 1782, Sarah Gray. See Gray gen. (7). Children :
2. Ilenry, b. May 1, 1782.
3. Sarah, b. May 15, 1784.
MASON FAMILY.
1. LARKIN MASON, b. June 22, 1789. Ile was one of the soldiers from Temple to defend Portsmouth in 1814. Ile came to Wilton with his family in 1822, and worked for Asa Jones at shoemaking. In 1824 he removed to West Wilton, where he res, until his death. He min. Hannah. dan. of Capt. Daniel Heald of Temple, who was b. Dec. 11, 1791. Chil- dren :
2. Nathan, b., Temple, Dee. 6, 1810.
3. Daniel, b., Temple, March 1, 1812.
4. Ilannah, b., Temple, Jan. 28, 1814; m. Edmund C. Stanley.
5. Horace, b., Temple, March 10, 1816.
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6. Harvey, b., Temple, June 20. 1818.
7. Maria. b .. Temple, April 3, 1822 ; m. John D. Burton.
8. Lucy 1., b., Wilton, Nov. 24, 1826.
9. George L., b., Wilton, Dee. 31, 1828.
10. Mary C., b., Wilton, Sept. 27, 1834.
MAY FAMILY.
1. GEORGE D. MAY came from Harrisville to Wilton in 1872, and lived on the farm on which AAshby Morgan settled in 1770, and which had remained in the Morgan family for more than eighty years. He m., Aug. 23, 1864, Harriet Blanchard. Children :
2. George E., b. Oct. 7, 1865.
3. Harriet J. (S). b. Jan. 11, 1867.
4. Nettie E., b. JJuly 16, 1868.
5. Mary F., b. Dec. 9, 1872.
6. Lizzie B., b. Nov. 6. 1875.
7. Harry H., b. Nov. 23, 1879; d. Dec. 8, 1879.
S. HARRIET J. (3), b. Jan. 11, 1867; m., Jan. 6. 1883. Frank O. Nich- olson. Child :
9. Harry A. M. (Nicholson), b. April 4, 1883.
MAYNARD FAMILY.
1. SAMUEL F. MAYNARD came to Wilton about 1854, and worked for L. & H. Putnam. When on a journey west in 1856, he was taken ill with typhoid fever and d. Aug. 10. lle m., Jan. 1, 1855. Matikla R., dan. of Aaron K. Putnam. She m .. 2d. Nov. 9, 1865, Charles Wilson of New Ipswich .* Child :
2. Samuel F., b. Feb. 15, 1856; d. June 23, 1886. He owned and res. on a part of the Sheldon farm. He m., July 2, 1883. Carrie Taylor of New Ipswich, who d. Aug. 25, 1886. They left one child.
MCCARTHY FAMILY.
1. MICHAEL MCCARTHY, b., Ireland. He bought of Mrs. Jane P. Blood the farm on which he res .. the buildings being on the east part of the homestead where Jacob Putnam settled in 1739. He m., June 30, 1855, Mary Clancey. Children :
2. John, b. March 25, 1859.
3. Wilber. b. Feb. 4, 1862.
4. Mary. b. Nov. 13. 1863.
MCGREGOR FAMILY.
1. JOHN A. MCGREGOR, bought, Jan., 1873, of Luther A. Tarble the farm formerly owned by Capt. Moses Lovejoy, and soon after removed
* Mr. and Mrs. Wilson came to Wilton and res. on the farm formerly owned by A. K. Putnam. He rebuilt the house and for several years had summer boarders. He is deacon of the Second Cong. Ch. Mrs. Wilson d. Sept. 16, 1886, aged 61 yrs.
Theron Russell
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with his family from Nashna, and has since res. in Wilton. He has served two years as selectman. He m., Jan. 1, 1850, Emily J., dan. of Samuel and Anna (Bridges) Holt. See Holt gen. (239). Children :
2. Frank, b. Aug. 3, 1852: d. Dec. 30, 1875.
3. Ella .A., b. Dee. 6, 1856 ; d. Aug. 16, 1857.
4. Linnie (6), b. July 15, 1858.
5. Alice, b. Oet. 28, 1865 ; m., Nov. 20, 1883, John Spencer.
6. LINNIE (4), b. July 15, 1858; in., Oct. 19, 1880. Rufus S. Bruce. Child :
7. John Rufus (Bruce), b. May 20, 1883.
MCKAY FAMILY.
1. JOHN S. MCKAY, b., Scotland, Oct. 20, 1833. He came to this coun- try, and was employed a short time in the depot store in Wilton. He went on the milk train in the employ of D. Whiting & Sons for many years without a vacation, except while recovering from an injury received on the train. He has since been employed for several years at the depot store by D. E. Proctor. He m., May 1, 1866, Melissa Daniels. See Daniels gen. (2). Children :
2. George Scott, b. Feb. 24, 1867.
3. John R., b. Feb. 7, 1869.
4. Addie J., b. Aug. 24, 1871.
5. Charles W., b. July 27, 1873.
MEANS FAMILY.
1. JAMES R. MEANS, a grandson of Hon. Robert Means of Amherst, came to Wilton to learn the blacksmith's trade of John Mack. He carried on business first at Temple, and afterwards for twelve years or more in Wilton, purchasing in 1824, the shop of Mr. Mack. He then removed to Cicero, N. Y., where he res. till his death, 1884, at an advanced age. He m. Clarissa, dan. of Maj. Francis Blood of Temple, who d. some years after his removal to Cicero. He m., 2d, Mrs. James Chandler. Children :
2. Fidelia, b. Dec. 19, 1821.
3. Clarissa, b. June 18, 1826; d. Aug. 26, 1829.
4. Clarissa Amelia, b. Nov. 26, 1829.
5. Cornelia, b. Feb. 1, 1836.
6. Angelia, b. Aug. 15, 1837.
MELENDY FAMILY.
1. JOSEPH MELENDY, b. March, 1772; d. Aug. 12, 1863. He came to Wilton from Lyndeborough. and res. on the farm owned by Mrs. George Parkhurst. By his first wife he had four children. He m., 2d, March, 1814, Mrs. Betsey Prince, dan. of Ebenezer Chandler; she d. Nov. 3, 1822. See Chandler gen. (17). Children :
2. Joseph (7), b. Oct. 10, 1799.
3. Abigail, m., April, 1828; Joseph Perham of Lyndeborough.
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4. Mary F., b. Nov., 1803; m., May 2, 1823, James Hutchinson. See Geo. Hutchinson gen. (S).
5. Rebecca F., b. March 28, 1809; m., Dec. 31, 1827, Luke Chandler. See Chandler gen. (37).
6. John P. B., b. Dec. 4, 1815; d. June 23, 1816.
7. JOSEPH (2), b. Oct. 10, 1799; d. Sept. 20, 1867. He res. for a few years after his marriage in Lyndeborough, but lived the rest of his life in Wilton. Ile m., Jan. 13. 1823. Susan P. Manter of Milford, who d. Jan. 16, 1847, aged 41 yrs., 7 mos. Ile m., 2d, Mrs. Abigail S. Buxton. who d. Feb. 27, 1879. aged 68 yrs., 11 mos. Children :
8. Joseph Manter, b. Sept. 28, 1828; owns and res. on the farm on which Benjamin Rideout first settled. Hle m., March 1, 1862. Hannah HI. Gray, who d. April 24, 1880. See Gray gen. (46).
9. Albert B. (15), b. Aug. 16, 1830.
10. Sarah F., b. June 17, 1833 ; d. Sept. 26, 1855.
11. Otis 11., b. Nov. 11, 1837. He was enrolled in Co. B, Eighth Regt .. N. H. V .; reënlisted Jan. 4, 1864; was taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, La., and was one of those who returned with Col. D. W. King in the summer of 1865. Soon after his return he went to Maine, m. and settled.
12. Betsey A., b. April 24, 1840; m., Sept. 23, 1858, John Warren Keyes. Sce Keyes gen. (49).
13. Rosetta R., b. Nov. 11, 1842; m .. May 9, 1865, Summer Beede Chandler. See Chandler gen. (65).
14. Abbie Jane. b. March 7, 1851: m., March 6, 1879, Frank C. Blanch- ard. Sce Blanchard gen. (84).
15. ALBERT B. (9). b. Aug. 16, 1830. He worked in the tannery for Benjamin T. Foster, until the business was discontinued. In May, 1869, he bought the farm formerly owned by Adjt. Joseph Gray, and res. upon it. He m., May 24, 1855, Rowena J. Buxton. Children :
16. Augustus A., b. April 14. 1856; m., June 19. 1884, Ida M. Andrews.
17. Flora 1., b. Dec. 12, 1857 ; d. July 5, 1877.
18. Ida S., b. Sept. 9, 1860.
19. Fred II., b. April 18, 1863.
20. Harry 1., b. Jan. 21, 1868.
MILLIKEN FAMILY.
1. ALEXANDER MILLIKEN, b., Ireland, and came, as tradition says, "entirely for his own good." The laws of the old country at that time made almost every crime a capital offence, and as he had been guilty of some transgression of the law, self-preservation made it necessary for him to emigrate. He settled on the farm now owned by Charles II. White, several years before Wilton was incorporated. Ilis signature was by his mark, where it is often found in the registry of deeds. In the campaign of 1758 in the French and Indian War he served for some
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months. He was often elected to minor offices in town. Children by his wife, Mary :
2. Samuel, b. Oct. 2, 1752.
3. William, b. Oct. 2, 1752.
4. Alexander, b. April 5, 1755.
5. John (7), b. Aug. 19, 1757.
6. Robert, b. JJuly 20, 1760. He was one of the twenty-five men from Wilton in the expedition to Rhode Island in 1778.
7. JOHN (5), b. Aug. 19, 1757. He lived on the homestead with his father, and when it was sold, removed to Sharon, where he was living in 1832. Children by his wife, Sarah :
8. Polly, b. Sept. 3, 1788.
9. Alexander, b. March 27, 1790.
10. Joseph, b. Jan. 24, 1792.
11. Abigail, b. April 25, 1794; d. JJune 20, 1796.
12. John, b. June 20, 1796.
13. Abigail, b. Aug. 22, 1798; d. June 21, 1800.
14. Sally, b. June 14, 1801.
MILLS FAMILY.
1. JOHN MILLS came to Wilton, and worked a few years for Asa Jones. In company with B. F. Marden he carried on the tanning business four or five years until they soll out to B. T. Foster. Ile afterwards entered into partnership successively with James Lewis, and with James Lowis and William Lane at Milford in the manufacture of boots and shoes, employ- ing a large number of hands, and producing the same class of goods that Messrs. Jones & Co., manufactured in Wilton, where they had all learned their trade. He m., Dee. 25, 1834, Sarah, dau. of Aaron K. and Polly (Shattuck) Putnam. See Putnam gen. (117). Child:
2. Sarah N., m., Jan. 19, 1856, Charles II. Burns. See Burns gen. (5).
MOORE FAMILY.
1. RICHARD MANSON MOORE, son of Richard Moore, b., Monroe, Grafton Co., Ang. 10, 1850. Came to Wilton and began his duties as station agent to the railroad, April 22, 1882, which he has satisfactorily discharged to the present time. He in., June 20, 1881, Flora 1. Flanders of Laconia. Child :
2. Mary Wilbor, b. Oct. 15, 1882.
MORGAN FAMILIES.
1. ASHBY MORGAN, son of Jonathan Morgan, b., New Salem, March 27, 1749; d. Oet. 21, 1828. He began, June, 1770, to clear his farm in what was then a wilderness, lot No. 9, eighth range, and removed his family in 1772. He was of robust frame and constitution. Ile m., April 14, 1770, Hannah, dau. of Maj. Samuel Greele of Nottingham West, now Hudson, who was b. Aug. 22, 1747; d. April 30, 1839. Children ;
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2. Abigail, b .. Pelham. Nov. 2. 1770; m., Nov. 19, 1794. Benning King. See King gen. (7).
3. Benjamin, b., Wilton. Nov. 27. 1772: removed to Landgrove, Vt. He m., Dee. 4, 1800, Polly Bradford.
4. Jacob (11). b. Jan 26. 1775.
5. David, b. March 1, 1777 ; d. March 18. 1777.
6. Hannah, b. April 5, 1778; m .. 1806, Eleazer Brown, who owned and carried on one of the factories in New Ipswich.
7. Isaac, b. Jan. 31, 1781; d. Wilton Junction, Wis. He res. several years in Nashua. He m. Tabitha Pearsons of Nashua.
8. Abraham, b. May 5. 1783; res. in Vt.
9. Ashby .(16), b. July 2, 1787.
10. Samuel. b. Sept. 25. 1789; d. 1790.
11. JACOB (4). b. Jan. 26. 1775; m .. Feb. 26, 1801, Rachel Parkhurst, who d. Andover Vt. Children.
12. Rachel, b. Nov. 17, 1801.
13. Jacob, b. May 26, 1804.
14. Melinda, b. JJan. 10. 1806.
15. Samuel, b. Jan. 8, 1807. He removed to Andover. Vt.
16. ASHBY (9), b. July 2, 1787 ; d. suddenly Jan. 26, 1850. He res. on the homestead and was a successful farmer, and a prominent member of the Second Cong. Ch. He drove a pair of fat oxen to Milford, and when he drew the bow from the yoke, it struck him in the side. He returned home in great suffering, and died in a few hours from the injury. He m .. April 4, 1809, Luey Burton, who d. Dee. S. 1850, aged 62 yrs. See Burton gen. (39). Children :
17. David (24), b. Oct. 14, 1810.
18. Laura, b. Dee. 11, 1811; d. May 5, 1880. She m., April 9, 1833, Capt. Matthias Wilson of New Ipswich, who d. Feb. 25, 1880.
19. Lucy Ann, b. Jan. 4, 1814; m .. Dec. 31, 1839. Stephen D. Greele of Hudson.
20. Ashby. b. June 17, 1816; a mechanic and res. in Wilton, until Nov., 1850, when he removed to Prattville, Ala., where he d. March 1. 1860. He m., April 18. 1843, Augusta D. Pratt of Wilton.
21. Samuel Greele, b. Sept. 29, 18IS; d. Sept. 18, 1822.
22. Hannah Maria, b. July 23, 1823; m., April 22. 1849, Charles W. Edwards of Temple; res. in Wilton until 1865. when they removed to Nashua.
23. Augustus Greele (28), b. Jan. 29, 1827.
24. DAVID (17), b. Oct. 14, 1810; d., Minneapolis, Minn., April 8. 1871. He grad., Dartmouth College, 1835, studied law in Boston, and practised his profession in that city until 1855, when he removed to Min- neapolis. He pursued the practice of law until 1858, when he was chosen a member of the constitutional convention. He was afterwards county treasurer, and also postmaster of the city during Lincoln's administration. He m., Aug. 19, 1841, Marianne L. Pierce of Boston, who d. Nov. 25, 1861. Ile m., 2d, Mrs. Taylor of Minneapolis. Children by the first wife :
25. Luey Maria.
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26. David Llewellyn.
27. Charles Lincoln.
28. ATGUSTES GREELE (23). b. Jan. 29, 1827. Ile left Wilton and removed to Minnesota. where he res. in Anoka. He m .. May 1, 1851, Joanna M. Bales of Wilton : m., 2d. June 17, 1864, Mary A. Wedgewood of Monticello, Minn., who d. Ang. 14, 1867: m .. 3d. June 5. 1869, Cath- arine S. Elliot of Anoka. Child :
29. Charles Ashby, b. March 17, 1875.
1. JONATHAN MORGAN. We have been unable to ascertain what relation he sustained to Ashby Morgan (1). Children by his wife Lydia.
2. Lydia. b. Oct. 1. 1781 ; d. Oct. 13. 1781.
3. Jonathan. b. Jan. 6, 1783; d. Jan. 26. 1783.
4. Oliver Jones. b. May 23. 1784.
5. John Butler. b. Jan. 14. 1786.
NEWELL FAMILY.
1. JOSEPH NEWELL Was b., Reading, Mass., 1794; d., Wilton, Feb. 17, 1881. For an extended sketch of his life. see page 277. ITe m., 1822, Lavinia, dau. of Col. Samuel Hopkins of Wilmington, Mass. Children :
2. George Augustus, b. Nov. 25. 1823. In early life he was engaged in a store in Boston. and eventually hecame one of the firm of Talbot & Newell in the manufacture and sale of clothing in which business he spent many years. He res. in Wilton in summer and in Boston in winter. Ilis country res. is the homestead of his father, which he has enlarged and improved.
3. Mary Lavina. b., Feb. 16. 1826. She m. Ephraim Hacket, Jun .. and lived but a few years after her marriage.
4. Charles Henry. b. May 10, 1829; he m. Miss Gage of Arlington. Mass. He was engaged in the ice business several years before he died. The old brick store with the hall adjoining has been made into an attrae- tive summer res. where his family spend the summer months.
5. Harriet, b. July 16, 1832 : m. - Tufts.
PARKER FAMILIES.
1. HANANIAH PARKER came to Wilton in 1786; d. Jan. 1, 1793, aged 56. Ile lived on the farm now owned by Charles E. Barrett, and on which Mr. Parker's family res. for several years after his death. Chil- dren, so far as we have been able to ascertain them :
2. Abigail, m. Lewis Smith. See Smith gen.
3. Phebe, m., Jan. 27, 1801, Archelans Putnam of Andover, Vt. See Putnam gen. (95).
4. Pierpont, res, with the family for a time, and was last taxed in town in 1799. Ile removed to Me. and was the father of Harvey D. Parker of the Parker House. Boston.
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5. Joseph, d., Chester, Vt., March 12, 1831. He kept a tavern in Hinsdale for several years. He m., May 10, 1808, Olive, dan. of Nathaniel Sawyer. She had six children, and d., Parksburg, Pa., Jan. 31, 1871.
6. William (7), b., Wilton, 1790.
7. WILLIAM (6), b., Wilton, 1790; d., Wilton, Oct. 18, 1859. HIe learned the tanner's trade in Dublin, and about 1813, he bought the place now owned by George S. Buss, where he carried on the tanning business for several years. In 1822, he removed to Francestown where he kept the hotel about thirty years until it was burned. When Hon. JJacob Whitte- more became ineligible by age to hold the office of county judge, Mr. Parker was appointed to succeed him, and hell the office until it was abolished in 1855. He was a man of well balanced mind and decided in his opinions. He returned to Wilton and res. there until his death. IIe m. Hannah Fitch Hayward of Dublin, who d. Aug. 7, 1819. aged 29. He m., 20, April 11, 1820, Anna llartshorn, who d. Oct. 13, 1887, aged 91 yrs. See Hartshorn gen. (24). Children :
8. Hayward Prescott, b., Dublin, July 9, 1811; m. Catharine P. Caton.
9. Rebecca Hayward, b. Oct. 14, 1813; m., May 15, 1831, Thomas P. Wilson.
10. William Warren, b. Jan. 17, 1815. He kept one of the hotels in Nashua for a few years; res. for a time in Wilton, but for about twenty years has been at the Astor House, New York city. Ho mn. Nancy Andrews, by whom he had one son. She d. March 16, 1847.
11. Charles Hanson, b. Ang. 8, 1816; d. July 31. 1853. He m., April 21, 1841, Rhoda II. Buxton.
12. James Swain, b. Feb. 17, 1818 ; d. May 7, 1819.
13. James Swain, b. July 24, 1819; d. Oet. 1. 1819.
14. James Swain. b. Dec. 25, 1820; d. Feb. 23, 1879. He m .. Nov. 1.
1849, Susan A. Davis, who d. June 3, 1879.
15. Thomas Beede, b. Feb. 8, 1823; d., Wilton. Ang. 25. 1859. lle m .. Oct. 16, 1855, Emily E. Owen. He res. in California, and his remains were carried there.
16. Marion Nourse, b. June 4, 1825; m., Nov. 29, 1847, Levi B. Morse. They res. in Boston.
17. George Franklin, b. Oct. 19, 1827; d. Dec. 25, 1883. He m., Aug. 6, 1857, Elizabeth W. Nichols.
18. Mary Prescott, b. Feb. 8. 1830; d. Jan. 28. 1883. She m .. Sept. G. 1860, William II. Haskell.
19. Joanna Crombie. b. April 2. 1833; m .. Sept. 2, 1878, John D. Butler of Bennington.
20. Joseph Maynard, b. June 28. 1835.
21. Harvey D., b. Sept. 19, 1837; m., Dec. 25, 1864. Emily D. Parker.
1. HENRY PARKER was an early res. of Wilton and settled on the south part of lot No. 7, third range. He built the first bridge over the Souhegan river in Wilton on the site of the one now near Gilman R.
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Mansur's. The abutments and piers were of wood. Tradition says he m. Sarah Farwell. Children :
2. Henry was in the French war, and was killed at the massacre of Fort Edward.
3. Josiah (8), d. Oct. 22. 1776.
4. Benjamin (16).
5. Sarah.
6. Susanna.
7. Tabitha. The three last-named lived on the homestead.
S. JOSIAII (3), d. Oct. 22, 1776. Hle settled on lot No. 5. seventh range. He was mustered, July 16. 1776, as a corporal in Capt. William Barron's co., Col. Isaac Wyman's regt., for the Ticonderoga campaign. He started for home and d. at Castleton, Vt. He left a widow and a fam- ily of children. Children by his wife, Phebe:
9. Josiah, b. Oct. 28, 1765; m., June 5, 1788, Eunice Pierce.
10. Phebe, b. Feb. 27, 1767.
11. Henry, b. Dec. 28, 1768 : d. Feb. 24. 1769.
12. Henry, b. Jan. 24, 1770.
13. Samuel, b. Aug. 17, 1772.
14. Farewell, b. Nov. 6, 1774.
15. John Brown, b. April 2, 1777 ; d. April 16, 1777.
16. BENJAMIN (4), lived awhile on the homestead with his father, but owing to uncongenial feelings between his father and his wife, he built a house on the easterly part of the lot. and res. there. He m. Anna Hardy. Children :
17. Ilannah, b. April 3, 1771; m., Nov. 12, 1789, Elias Holt.
18. Benjamin (22), b. April 24, 1774.
19. Rebecca, b. Jan. 6, 1776 ; d. Feb. 8, 1852.
20. Mary, b. March 17, 1779.
21. John Hardy, b. Aug. 11. 1785.
22. BENJAMIN (18), b. April 24, 1774. He owned and res. on lot No. 9, second range. He did much teaming for the stores from Boston with four oxen and two horses. He was prominent at the first six plowing matches at the Hillsborough Co. fairs. He m .. Ang. 25, 1799, Hannah Hartshoru. See Hartshorn gen. (10). Children :
23. Loammi, b. Nov. 8, 1800. IIe m. and res. in Milford. In an alter- cation with one of his neighbors he received a blow on his head from which he d. in a few hours. He had one son. who was drowned in the river at Milford village.
24. Hannah, m., May, 1828, Daniel Dutton, who d. Nov. 28. 1879, aged 82. He owned and res. on the farm which formerly belonged to Capt. Joshua Blanchard.
25. Abiah HI .. m., April 3, 1832, Joseph Howard. who lived but a few years after his marriage. They had two daughters.
1. JOSIAH PARKER, b .. Woburn, Mass., Nov. 6, 1774; d. Nov. 30. 1852. The farm in Wilton now owned by Nathan A. Cragin and F. P. Kent was bought in 1801 by Lieut. Abel Wyman of Burlington, Mass.,
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who owned it six years. Ile grafted several apple trees with Baldwin scions, which were probably the first of the kind in town. In 1807, Lieut. Wyman sold the farm to Simon Carter of Woburn, who occupied it until his death, Dec .. 1817. Mr. Carter conveyed the farm by will on certain conditions to his son-in-law, Josiah Parker, who occupied it from 1818 till 1852. Ile was by trade a wheelwright, a good neighbor and townsman and a man of pronounced opinions. Ile m., Sept. 6, 1807, Abigail Carter, who was b., Woburn, Sept. 15, 1781. and d. Sept. 8, 1836. He m., 2d. Feb. 15, 1838, Mrs. Betsey S. Converse, who d., Woburn, Mass .; Dec. 3. 1881, aged 81 yrs. Children:
2. Abigail Manning, b. Jan. 6, 1808; m., June, 1832, James Burton. See Burton gen. (79).
3. Susan Richardson, b. May 26, 1809; m. Lyman Stone, who had charge for several years of the weaving room in the Wilton Man. Co. His health was affected by his employment, and he has resorted to farm- ing in different places-Temple and Nelson-and now res. in Milford.
4. Hannah Gardiner (13), b. Feb. 23, 1811.
5. Lydia Ann (16), b. Ang. 5, 1813.
6. John Flagg (20), b. Dec. 27. 1815.
7. Josiah (24), b. April 10, 1819.
S. Andrew Jackson (29), b. May 26, 1821.
9. Maria Louisa, b. Oct. 24. 1823; m., March 5, 1848. Samuel R. Dolliver of Woburn, Mass., where they res. until 1868, when they removed to San Francisco, Cal., where Mr. Dolliver is a leather merchant.
10. Abramı, b. June 21, 1826; d. Ang. 8, 1832.
11. Albert, b. April 12, 1839; ro. in Merrimac, Essex Co .. Mass. ; a blacksmith ; m. and has three children.
12. George, b. March 2, 1841 ; d. March 24, 1841.
13. HIANNAII GARDINER (4), b. Feb. 23. 1811; m., Sept. 24, 1850, Jonathan Snow. See below. (16). Mr. Snow was a blacksmith and machinist ; and in pursuit of his trade has res, successively in Wilton, Concord, Worcester, Mass., Piermont, N. Y., Waterford, N. J., and Mil- ford, where he now res. At the last two places his business has been farming. Children :
14. Amelia (Snow), b. June 18, 1852 ; d. June 21, 1852.
15. Emma Josephine (Snow), b. June 30, 1853.
16. LYDIA ANN (5), b. Ang. 5, 1813; d. March 4, 1849. She m .. Nov. 14, 1844, Jonathan Snow. Children :
17. Ann Louisa (Snow), b. Sept. 6. 1845 : d. July 20, 1864.
18. Adeline Frances (Snow), b. May 1, 1847 ; d. July 14, 1864.
19. Jonathan Parker (Snow), b. Nov. 19, 1848; he is a grad. of the Scientific Department of Dartmouth College, and a civil engineer; res. at Woonsocket, R. I. He m. Mrs. Marietta HI. Eaton. They have had one child, not now living.
20. JOHN FLAGG (6), b. Dec. 27. 1815. Before he was of age he went to Woburn and learned the wheelwright's trade, which has been his principal business. Hle has res, at different times at Woburn. Mass., Peterborough, and Wilton, but is now on a farm in Groton, Mass. Hle
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GENEALOGIES : PARKHURST.
m., May 29, 1845, Martha Jane Jones, dau. of Asa Jones. Sec Joel Jones gen. (5). Children :
21. Ella Evory, b. April 21. 1819.
22. Everett Leland, b. 1849; d. 1853.
23. Marion Jane, b. Dee. 20, 1856.
24. JOSIAHI (7), b. April 10, 1819; d. Jan. 22, 1880. lfe went before he was of age to Woburn to learn the wheelwright's trade, and res. there in the business during his life. He m. Nancy M. Wyman. Children :
25. Wyman.
26. Mary Franeis.
27. Wilber A.
28. Lillian.
29. ANDREW JACKSON (S). b. May 26, 1821; a wheelwright. He has res, at different times in Woburn, Concord, Worcester and Wilton, where he now lives. At Concord and Worcester he was in the employ of the railroad. He m., Nov. 29. 1849, Abbie. dau. of Gilbert and Nancy (Stiles) Tapley. Child :
30. Charles, m., April, 1883, Grace M. Wright.
PARKHURST FAMILY.
1. JONATHAN PARKHURST was from Chelmsford, Mass., but we have found no dates of his birth, marriage or death. He was chosen constable at the annual town meeting in 1781. On a tax-list found in the " Old Chest," not dated, but not later than 1789, are the names of Jonathan Parkhurst, Jonathan Parkhurst. Jun., Jesse Parkhurst and Isaac Park- hurst. Jonathan Parkhurst res. on lot No. 1. ninth range. now the south- west corner of the town.
2. JONATHAN PARKHURST, d. Feb. 24, 1818. aged 66 yrs. Ile came to Wilton with his father, or a few years after. lle was a soldier in the army of the Revolution. and suffered the hardships of Valley Forge. White Plains and other historie fields. He was a successful farmer and res. on the homestead with his father. He m. Rachel Coburn of Dracut. Mass., who d. July 30, 1825, aged 70 yrs. Children :
3. Jonathan (6), b. April 5, 1786.
4. Timothy (17). b. 1793.
5. Rachel, m .. Feb. 26. 1801, Jacob Morgan. See Morgan gen. (11). Some years after their marriage they removed to Andover, Vt.
6. JONATHAN (3), b. April 5. 1786; d. Jan. 28, 1857. He taught school before and after his marriage many terms. and often where others had failed to govern the scholars. Ile was of large and commanding appearance, but of pleasant and affable address. It is related that in one of the schools he taught, where there had been trouble before in school government, the parents asked of the boys whether they were going to put the master out of doors that winter, and they replied: "No, not unless you move out one end of the school house, for there isn't room to put him through the door." He res. on the homestead, to which he made large additions, and kept many cattle and sheep. In 1817 and 1818 he
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