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95. Archelaus. b. JJune 11, 1776. In the Wilton record of marriages is found the following: - 1801, Jan. 27, Archelans Putnam of Andover, Vt., to Miss Phebe Parker of Wilton." See Hananiah Parker gen. (3). He invented an accelerating wheelhead. for which he obtained a patent. About 1823 he removed into New York state.
96. Anna, b. Oct. 26, 1777.
97. Mary, b. July 19, 1779.
98. Susanna, b. Jan. 14, 1781.
99. Huldah, b. May 10, 1782.
100. Ama, b. June 2, 1784. 1
101. Peter, b. Dec. 26, 1785.
102. Abigail. b. July 8. 1787.
103. Samuel. b. May 1, 1789.
104. STEPHEN (40), b. 1772: d. Sept. 18. 1821. He worked at hewing timber, framing buildings and such other jobs as came to hand ; he also built and carried on the grist-mill on the north side of the brook at Barnes's Falls. lle m .. Sept. 19, 1797, Sarah Burton. See Burton gen. (14). Children :
105. Stephen, b. Nov. 11, 1797; m., April 24, 1828, Hannah, dau. of Theodore and Rebecca (Heald) Barker of Temple. See David Barker gen. (2). They removed to Steuben Co., N. Y.
106. Sylvester, b. Feb. 8. 1799.
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107. liram. b. Nov. 13, 1800.
108. Rebecca, b. Aug. 31. 1802.
109. Cyrus. b. Sept. 13. 1804.
110. Sarah, b. JJuly 20, 1808,
111. Moses, b. July 30, 1810.
112. Ira, b. Sept. 22, 1813.
113. John Franklin, b. March 2, 1817.
114. AARON KIMBALL (43), L. Jan. 11, 1784: d. March 25, 1871. Ile learned the trade of house finishing of Mr. Jewett of Temple, and while he worked at his trade had several apprentices. He lived on the farm now owned by Deacon Charles Wilson, and for many years before his death his business was farming. le adopted the system of soiling, and on about 30 acres kept a horse and from five to seven cows. He m. Polly Shattuck of Temple, who d. Oct. 10, 1841, aged 54 yrs. : m., 2d. Nancy Wright of Mason, who d. Aug. 28, 1875, aged 68 yrs. Children :
115. Polly Russ. b. Sept. 17. 1809: d. Oet. 10, 1838.
116. Evelina, b. March 31, 1811 : m .. April 22. 1832, William Emerson. See Emerson gen. (1).
117. Sally, b. Feb. 15. 1813: m., Dec. 25, 1834. John Mills. See Mills gen. (1).
118. Aaron K., b. Dec. 13, 1814; d. Aug. 1. 1816.
119. Aaron K., b. Jan. 23, 1817 : a. March 16. 1818.
120. Levi (195), b. Dee. 4, 1818.
121. Hervey (198), b. Sept. 21, 1820.
122. Daniel Pratt, b. July 9. 1822. He lived for several years in Beth- lehem, but removed, many years since, to Cleveland, O. He m. a Miss Peavey; n. ch.
123. Matilda Rockwood, b. Oct. 23, 1824: d. Sept. 16, 1886. She m., Jan. 1. 185, Samuel F. Maynard, who d. Ang. 10, 1856. See Maynard gen. (1). She m .. 2d. Nov. 9, 1865. Charles Wilson of New Ipswich. Not. many years after their marriage they came to Wilton. Mr. Wilson is deacon of the Second Cong. Ch.
124. Rufus (202). b. March 3, 1827.
125. Aun Jane. b. July 26. 1829; m. Stephen C. Coburn and res. in Milford.
126. Mary Cordelia, child by second wife.
127. ELIPHALET (46). b. JJan. 23, 1766: d. of lung fever. Feb. 25, 1826. He served nearly seven years with Samuel Rockwood of Groton, Mass .. to learn the cloth-dresser's trade. The first clothing mill in Wilton was fitted up by Jacob Abbot. near where Samuel W. Smith's knob shop now stands. Mr. Putnam, after he came of age, worked there four or tive years, until that mill and a grist-mill near it were burned. He took a lease of David Kenny, dated Ang. 3, 1792, and running nine hundred ninety-nine years, of the water privilege now owned by Daniel Cragin, on which he built a clothing mill that stood until 1817. when it was taken down, and a building two stories high was built. in which he put carding machines. In 1808 he bought the farm of Mr. Kenny, and in 1813 built the house now owned by Mr. Cragin. He. Abiel Wilson and Joseph Holt
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were elected selectmen in 1796 and served ten years consecutively: it" being much the longest term that the same board has served in Wilton. He held offices in the militia to the rank of captain, and was deacon of the church for about fifteen years. Ile m., Feb. 3, 1795, Dorcas Abbot. dau. of Maj. Abiel Abbot. Children :
128. Rachel, b. Feb. 11. 1796; m .. July 23. 1820. Calvin Dascomb. See Dascomb gen. (36).
129. Eliphalet, b. Oct. 25, 1797 ; d. Oct. 7, 1799.
130. Eliphalet, b. Oct. 26, 1799; d. Oct. 16, 1862. He taught school for several winters, and for a few years worked at cloth-dressing and carding. In 1833 he began to manufacture bobbins. He was for many years a justice of the peace and was administrator of many estates. He m., July 27. 1823, Hannah Russell, who d. March 14, 1857; m., 2d, Persis Lovejoy of Milford. . See William Lovejoy gen. (44) ; n. ch.
131. Abiel Abbot (206), b. July 29, 1801.
132. Sewall, b. Aug. 10, 1803: d. Oct. 21. 1803.
133. Sewall (213). b. April 27, 1805.
134. Samuel, b. May 5, 1807 : d. Dec. 6, 1814.
135. Dorcas, b. April 8, 1809: d. May 15, 1810.
136. Dorcas, b. April 8. 1811: d. March 15, 1887: m., Sept. 2, 1834, Amos Putnam (246).
137. Mary Eastman, b. July 30, 1813: d. April 13, 1830.
138. Abigail, b. March 11, 1817: m .. Ang. 27. 1835. George Buss. See Buss gen. (35).
139. Sammel (220), b. Sept. 14. 1819.
140. PHILIP (62), b. JJan. 13, 1781. He lived on the homestead with his father: received the appointment of coroner, and was generally known as " Esquire Philip." He m., Ang. 18, 1802. Ziba Sheldon; m .. 21, Mary Allen of Billerica, Mass. Children :
141. Rachel. b. Ang. 15, 1805; d. Feb. 14, 1830; m .. March 31. 1828. Isaac Giddings.
142. Hannah, b. July 1. 1808: m .. June 1. 1830. Isaac Giddings. They lived in Temple. He was a blacksmith and farmer: removed to West Wilton, 1873.
143. Sally, b. Oct. 10. 1809: d. 1846; m .. 1843, Benjamin Beard of Billerica, Mass.
144. Philip. first child by second wife, b. AAng. 30, 1815: d. Feb. 13, 1853: umm. He worked for several years in Maine as a sawyer.
145. John Allen (222), b. Nov. 1, 1823.
146. George H .. b. April 26, 1827 ; d. young.
147. JOSEPH (75). b. Dec. 6, 1763; d., Amherst, Feb. 5. 1861. aged 97 yrs .. 2 mos. lle was the oldest man, born in Wilton, of whom we have any record. At the time of his marriage he was living at Society Land. He went from there to Amherst and for many years ran the mill near the village. He m., Nov. 28. 1787. Rebecca Burton. See Burton gen. (10). Children :
148. Joseph (229), b. Jan. 4, 1790.
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. 149. John, b. May 7, 1793 : a machinist and lived in Lowell, Mass. ; m .. April 6, 1817. Sabrina Willey and had several children.
150. JJames. b. JJune 19, 1797 : res .. Goffstown : in. Elizabeth Marsh.
151. Jacob. b. Dec. 14. 1801.
152. Pamela. m. Hugh Brown.
153. Mary. m. Hiram D. Stearns.
154. JACOB (87). b. Nov. 4, 1771. He lived for several years in And- over, Vi., thence went to Manchester. Vt .. and to Pawlet, Vt., where he resided for some years, then removed to Westfield. N. Y. He m .. Jan. 14. 1796, Mary Burton. See Burton gen. (30). Children :
155. Jacob, b. Oct. 4. 1796.
156. Polly, b. Dec. 29. 1797.
157. Sophia, b. July 28, 1799.
158. Abigail, b. Jan. 12, 1801.
159. Abram (233). b., Andover, Vt., April 13, 1802.
160. Amos (246), b .. Audover. Vt .. April 14, 1804.
161. Ruth. b. Nov. 24. 1805.
162. Lydia. b. March 6, 1807.
163. Sophronia, b. JJuly 13. 1808.
164. Betsey, b. Dec. IS. 1809.
165. Ransom, b. July 29, 1811.
166. John, b. June 3. 1813 : res. in Westfield. N. Y.
167. William, d. young.
168. George Washington. b. July 7. 1818: has for many years been postal clerk on the route from Syracuse to Cleveland.
169. JOHN (89), b. Nov. 24, 1771; d., Nashua, March 16. 1835. He was a botanical physician and practised in Wilton and the neighboring towns. He resided at Wilton Centre, on the place now owned by Mrs. Davis, until 1832. when he removed to Hudson and thence to Nashua. He m., July 7, 1803, Mary Herrick, who d., Dexter. Me., in her one hun- dredth year, being the oldest native of Wilton of whom we have any knowledge. See Herrick gen. (60). Children :
170. Mary Farnum, b. Nov. 3, 1803 : 10 .. 1830, Henchman Sylvester.
171. Sarah H., b. JJune 5, 1805 : 10., Aug., 1831, Sammel Farrar of Ban- gor, Me .: n. ch. They adopted the two children left by her sister, Mary.
172. John. b. June 8, 1807. A carpenter. As he was loading a can- non at the reception of Gen. Samuel Houston at Nashua in 1848, a prema- ture discharge tore off his right hand, and it was amputated above the wrist. Hle m., Sept. 12. 1834, Abigail Ilolt of Temple. They had seven children.
173. Ephraim Abbot, b. April 3. 1809. A shoemaker. He m. a Miss Emerson : four children.
174. Nancy. b. Ang. 17, 1811 : m. Dr. Albert Thayer.
175. Abigail, b. May 4. 1813.
176. Adaline, b. May 18, 1815 : m., 1834. Nathaniel Bryant.
177. Lyman. b. Jan. 29, 1818: d. Feb. 23, 1881. He m. in 1867 and had one child, but his wife and child d. before his death.
178. George, b. May 23, 1820: d. June 8, 1821.
Cabel Putnam
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179. George Quincy Hill, b. May 31, 1822; m. 18-19.
180. Franklin Reed, b. Oct. 3, 1823; d. 1876. Hle m. and lived in Davenport, Iowa; eight children.
181. Charles Edwin, b. Sept. 14, 1826 ; went to California.
182. CALEB (91), b. March 24, 1779; d. Sept. 8, 1862. A farmer and lived on the homestead. He held military offices to the rank of captain in the Cavalry Co. of the 22d Regt. of militia. For several years he took the lead of the singing in church. He m., Feb. 4, 1801, Lydia Spalding, who d. Nov. 17, 1811, aged 37 yrs. ; m., 2d, Jane Longley of Shirley, Mass .. who d. Jan. 2, 1854, aged 65 yrs. ; m., 3d, Mrs. Sarah Shattuck Putnam of Lyudeborough. Children :
183. Caleb, d. young.
184. Lydia. b. Sept. 3, 1813; m., April 30, 1844, Samuel Goldsmith. See Goldsmith gen. (23).
185. Jane, b. Dec. 25, 1814; m., May 8, 1856, Orin Blood. See Blood gen. (16).
186. Caleb, b. Sept. 15, 1816; d., Wilton, Jan. 23, 1845; unm. 1 machinist.
187. Roxana, b. July 16, 1818 ; m., June 6, 1849, Augustus F. Peacock.
188. Samuel, b. May 18, 1820. After his marriage he lived in Leon- inster, Mass. He worked as a carpenter until Dee., 1850, when he formed a partnership with Lewis Phelps to carry on the tanning and currying business on the Burrage place in North Leominster. In June, 1876, he was chosen president of the First National Bank of Leominster. He m .. Nov. 27, 1845, Jane Augusta. Pierce, who d. Jan. 12, 1880; m., 2d, Melora F. Goodridge; n. ch. An adopted daughter m., June 10, 1879, George Pratt.
189. Jacob (254), b. Ang. 16, 1822.
190. Ruth Ann, b. June 19, 1824; d. Oct. 28, 1838.
191. Asa Longley (257), b. July 9, 1826.
192. Andrew Jackson (263), b. July 25, 1828.
193. Artemas (269), b. Jan. 1, 1831.
194. Sarah M., b. Oct. 13, 1834; m., April 11, 1861, Calvin D. Blanch- ard, a farmer; res. Harvard, Mass.
195. LEVI (120), b. Dee. 4, 1818. For several years he lived in Mil- ford, and, in company with Joseph Lundy, ran the first cylinder planing machine used in Milford for dressing lumber. In 1850 he built a dam on Rocky River and erected a mill for dressing lumber and for the manufact- ure of furniture, and was the first to use a cylindrical planing machine in Wilton. He m., June 5, 1845, Harriet E. Stevens of Bedford, who d. Oct. 14, 1866 ; m., 20, Alicia S. Kendall of Dunstable, Mass. Children :
196. Ella Elizabeth, b. Aug. 17, 1847 ; m., 1873, Joshua II. Putnam of Danvers, Mass. ; d. March 24, 1874, leaving one daughter.
197. Levi Ernest, b. Aug. 2, 1861; d. March 12, 1879.
198. HIERVEY (121), b. Sept. 21, 1820. Ile lived in Milford until 1850, when he removed to Wilton and carried on business with his brother, Levi, for several years; a few years after the dissolution of the partner- ship he returned to Milford. In 1855 he was chosen a selectman of
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Wilton. He m., May 11, 1843, Lavinia Hall, who was b., Milford, March 29, 1823. Children :
199. Louise Maria, b. April 1, 1844; m., Jan. 19, 1871, William S. Phelan ; res. Oakland, Cal.
200. William Kimball, b. Aug. 7, 1846; m., Oct. 31, 1878, Emma J. Jordan; carries on harness-making and carriage-trimming at Milford, N. H.
201. Martin Waterman, b. Nov. 16, 1851; in., Oct. 28, 1875, Annie Brown; res. in Brightwood, Ind.
202. RUFUS (124), b. March 3, 1827 ; m., May 6, 1861, Mary J. Rams- dell of New Ipswich, where he res. Children :
203. Daniel Elmer, b. Sept. 28, 1864.
204. Mary Estelle, b. Dec. 9, 1867 ; d. Feb. 25, 1868.
205. Alice Luella, b. Jan. 30, 1871.
206. ABIEL ABBOT (131), b. July 29, 1801; d. Dec. 30, 1881. When he was eighteen years old he had a severe illness, and for a few years his chest was so diseased that he was unable to labor. He studied for one term at Union Academy, Meriden, and taught school for several terms. For a few years he worked at carding and cloth-dressing, and afterward at wood-turning. He m., Feb. 12, 1835, Mary Ann Raddin, who was b., Saugus, Mass., July 18, 1803, and d. Dec. 9, 1859. Children :
207. Abiel Edwin, b. March 13, 1836. Ile enlisted as a recruit, Aug. 21, 1862, and was assigned to Co. D., Fourth Regt., N. HI. V. He d. on the hospital boat on the James River, Va., Aug. 17, 1864.
208. Henry Eliphalet (274), b. May 12, 1837.
209. Josephine (277), b. Nov. 24, 1838.
210. Samuel Abbot, b. July 12. 1840. He enlisted in the Sixteenth Regt., N. II. V., a regiment which lost more men by disease than any other from New Hampshire. As the regiment was on its way home, he was left on the hospital boat at Vicksburg, but arrived home a week later than the rest. IIe is engaged in the manufacture of furniture. He Il .. May 2, 1877, Sophia Jennie Gardner of Charlestown, Mass., where he res. 211. Arthur Herbert, b. Sept. 2, 1812. furniture manufacturer; res. Nashua. He m., Dec. 20, 1876, Lucy Isabelle Putnam (295).
212. Abro Hale (284), b. April 18, 1846.
213. SEWALL (133), b. April 27, 1805. He has been a farmer; was elected selectman ten times, and once refused to serve; was county com- missioner three years, and a justice of the peace for twenty years. For about fifty years he practised surveying land and running lines, as occa- sion called. Ile m., Aug. 27, 1835, Hannah M. Glidden of Gilmanton, who was b. Aug. 6, 1813, and d. Feb. 21, 1867. Children :
214. Laura Ann (286), b. June 25, 1836.
215. Mary Augusta, b. Sept. 30, 1838; m., June 14, 1866. Charles H. Gilman of Gilmanton, who for some years, in company with a nephew, carried on a grocery and provision store in Greenbush, N. Y. While on his return from Southern California, he d., March, 1886, in the car before reaching Little Rock.
216. Ellen (289), b. Nov. 5, 1840.
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217. Emily Dorothy, b. Dec. 12, 1842; d. July 18, 1858.
218. Warren Prescott, b. Feb. 8, 1845. On Aug. 8, 1863, he began to learn the blacksmith's trade of Charles 1. Bales, and worked for him until April 1, 1871. Ile then hired the shop and tools for five years; at the end of that period he and Mr. Bales became partners, under the firm- name of Bales & Putnam, and have so continued to this time. He m., Nov. 26, 1874, Helen Merritt of Bedford, Mass.
219. Eliza Jane, b. June 29, 1848. For sixteen years she was employed by the Watch Factory at Waltham. In 1876 she assisted in running the company's machinery at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, and from April to November, 1885, she performed the same service at the International Inventors' Exhibition in London. She m., June 15, 1886, Nelson HI. Tenney of South Acton, Mass.
220. SAMUEL (139), b. Sept. 14, 1819; d. Nov. 11, 1853. He was for several years in the firm of A. & W. Jones & Co., manufacturers of boots and shoes. He m., May 14, 1845, Phebe S. Jones. See Joel Jones gen. (4). Child :
221. Martha, a successful teacher.
222. JOIIN ALLEN (145), b. Nov. 1, 1823. For several years he carried on the mill built by his father, sold it about 1853 and removed to Lynde- borough. Hle m., July 13, 1849, Louise E. Cram of Lyndeborough. Children :
223. Elvira M., b. June 4, 1851; m. George Cheney.
221. Philip, b. Sept. 17, 1853; m. L. Atwood.
225. Abba, b. Sept. 8, 1854; m. George Brown.
226. John F., b. June 3, 1865; d. Ang. 11, 1865.
227. Hattie M., b. April 6, 1866 ; m. Henry U. Hanover.
298. Clintie A., b. March 20, 1868; d. Sept. 13, 1880.
229. JOSEPH (148), b. Jan. 4, 1790. A machinist and iron-forger. Ile worked at making the machinery for the first factory in Wilton, where he lived for several years. Le m. Lucy Rumrill. Children :
230. Peter Hamilton (292), b. Sept. 11, 1819.
231. Caroline.
232. Harriet.
233. ABRAM (159), b., Andover, Vt., April 13, 1802; d., Manchester, April 9, 1876. Hle came to Wilton about 1812 and worked at farming until 1828, when he began to make bobbins, and worked at that business for the rest of his life. IIe removed from Wilton and lived one year in Antrim, four years in Danbury. three in Lowell, two in Plaistow and fourteen years in Manchester. He was an industrious, trustworthy man, and a deacon in the Baptist Church. Ile m., Sept. 29, 1829, Mary Russell, who d. June 30, 1835. See Russell gen. (26). Ile m., 2d, Clarissa, dau. of Deacon Moses Greeley of Hudson. Children :
234. William H., b., Wilton, Sept. 12, 1830; a dry-goods salesman ; res. in Boston; in., Sept. 13, 1858, Mattie 1. Bruce of Clinton, Mass.
235. George R., b., Wilton, Dec. 4, 1831; d. Dec. 21, 1831.
236. Moses G., b., Wilton, Sept. 21, 1837 ; d., Antrim, Oct. 5, 1845.
237. Mary R., b., Wilton, Dec. 21, 1838; d., Nashua, April 11, 1858.
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238. George T. D., b., Wilton, Nov. 22, 1840; d., Plaistow, April 18, 1SS1; m., Feb. 6, 1876, Laura S. Carlton of Plaistow.
239. Lucy A., b., Wilton, Dee. 28, 1841 : d., Manchester, May 18, 1872.
240. Hannah C., b., Wilton, April, 1843; d. April, 1843.
241. Abram B., b., Antrim, May 4, 1845; d. Oet. 29, 1871. A carpen- ter. He m., May 9, 1871, Anna W. Lufkin of South Levant, Me.
242. Clara S. G., b., Danbury, June 5, 1847 ; d. March 27, 1870.
243. Joseph G., b., Danbury, May 25, 1849. A designer and carver ; res., Fitchburg, Mass. He m., May 26, 1881, Mary Anna George of Man- chester.
244. Augustine T., b. Feb., 1851 ; d., Lowell. Aug. 15, 1851.
245. Stephen G., b., Nashua, Oct. 17, 1852. A wood engraver; res. in Jersey City, N. J. Ile m., May 21, 1881, Fannie Vetter of New York City.
246. AMos (160), b., Andover, Vt., April 14, 1804. He resided in Wilton for a few years before and after his marriage. then removed to Westfield, N. Y .; after a few years he returned to Wilton, where he lived until the death of his wife; since then he has been in Nashua. lle m., Sept. 2, 1834, Dorcas Putnam (136), who d. March 15, 1887. Children : 247. Mary Augusta, b. Sept. 15, 1835; d. Oct. 5, 1835.
248. Emma Frances, b. Sept. 3, 1836; d. Oct. 20, 1841.
249. Samuel Abbot (297), b., Westfield, N. Y., July 23, 1840.
250. William JJacob (300), b., Wilton, April 17, 1842.
251. Emma Dorcas (303), b. Feb. 28, 1844.
252. George Tillon, b. Sept. 9, 1816. photographer and lives in Middleborough, Mass. He m., Nov. 24, 1870, Abbie Sumner.
253. Mary Alma, b. Jan. 16, 1849; d. July 25, 1872.
254. JACOB (189), b. Aug. 16, 1822. He resides on the homestead of his father and grandfather, to which he has added a large pasture and the larger part of the farm of Jacob Putnam, the original settler. The house, built more than one hundred years ago by his grandfather, JJacob (86), was a square building of two stories with the chimney in the middle. Ile has remodelled it and added to it so as to make it convenient for two fam- ilies. He has built a barn, 130x40 feet, with a cellar under the whole, keeps from 30 to 40 cows and sells the milk to D. Whiting & Sons. Like most of the farmers of Wilton, he has cleared his plough-fields of rocks so that they can be mowed with a machine. For the last ten years he has raised, on an average, from 1000 to 1200 baskets of corn a year; in 1885 and 1886 he raised over 1700 baskets each year. He has served as selectman for three years, and has twice been elected a representative to the Legislature. On July 4, 1882, the centennial of the building of his house, he received by invitation the Putnams of Wilton and its vicinity, with others, to the number of some hundreds. His guests were hospita- bly entertained with a dinner, mnsie and the flow of soul to the entire sat- isfaction of all present. He m., Dec. 31, 1850, Flora Ann, dan. of Micah Hartshorn of Lyndeborough; she d. Oct. 24. 1875. lle m., 20. Jan. 15, 1877, Anna F. Upton of Nashua. Children :
255. Flora Jane (310), b. Feb. 4, 1854.
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256. Hannah Annabelle (314), b. May 21, 1857.
257. ASA LONGLEY (191), b. July 9, 1826; lives on a farm in North Leominster; m., May 5, 1864, Isabelle Chute. Children :
258. Samuel, b. Feb. 12, 1865.
259. Sarah Maria, b. Sept. 20. 1867 ; d. May 7, 1870.
260. Asa, b. March 31, 1869.
261. George, b. Dec. 11. 1870: d. Feb. 2. 1877.
262. Andrew Worcester, b. Dec. 28, 1872.
263. ANDREW JACKSON (192). b. JJuly 25, 1828. Hle with his brother, Artemas, built, 1863, the tannery at East Wilton and carried it on for some years, but, owing to financial embarrassment, it is now unoccupied. He m., May 1, 1861, Sarah Flagg Whitney of Adrian, Mich. Children :
264. Samuel HI., b. Oct. 26, 1862: d. Nov. 10. 1863.
265. Willie, b. Feb. 13, 1864. Clerk in the Savings Bank at Leom- inster, Mass.
266. Hattie L., b. Dee. 6, 1865.
267. Mabel L., b. April 23, 1868.
268. Angusta W., b. March 26, 1873.
269. ARTEMAS (193), b. Jan. 1, 1831. A tanner and eurrier : he lived for several years at North Leominster, Mass., and removed. 1863, to Wilton, where he has twice been chosen selectman. ITe in .. May 2, 1854, Mary O. Kidder. See Kidder gon. (S). Children :
270. Willie. b. June 6, 1855 : d., June 7, 1855.
271. Mary Ida. b. Feb. 4, 1858; m., Oet. 5, 1882, Charles A. Burtt. See Burtt gen. (10).
272. John C. (317), b. March 31, 1860.
273. Fred Brooks (319), b. June 12, 1862.
274. HENRY ELIPHALET (208), b. May 12, 1837. In the time of the Rebellion he was on garrison duty at Fort Independence in Boston ITarbor. He lives in Reading, Mass., and is engaged in the manufacture of furniture. Hle m., Nov. 2, 1863, Mary Eliza Cook. Children :
275. Grace Cook, b. July 7, 1867.
276. Ada Kendall, b. Oct. 10, 1871.
277. JOSEPHINE (209), b. Nov. 24, 1838; m., Ang. 9, 1861, Orange S. Cook. Mr. Cook enlisted in the Twenty-first Regt., Mass. V .; served under Burnside in North Carolina, and under Pope in Virginia; was severely wounded at Chantilly, and. after being in the hospital for several months, was honorably discharged. Children :
278. Horace Burnside (Cook), b. April 21, 1864.
279. Edwin Putnam (Cook), b. Dec. 12, 1865.
280. Mary JJosephine (Cook), b. April 3, 18GS.
281. Brooks Dascomb (Cook), b. Sept. 15, 1871.
282. Marion Raddin (Cook), b. Jan. 3, 1877.
283. Olive Scott (Cook), b. Dec. 28, 1877.
284. ABRO HALE (212), b. April 18, 1846; d., Gainsville, Flor .. April 22, 1883. A furniture manufacturer. Ho m., Dee. 31, 1879. Ellen Jane Russell of Brookline. Child :
285. Edwin Ernest, b. Nov. 22, 1880.
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HISTORY OF WILTON.
286. LAURA ANN (214), b. June 25, 1836; m., June 8, 1862, Joseph Tirrell, a farmer; res. in Goffstown. Children :
287. Carrie Augusta (Tirrell), b. June 11. 1864. 1 grad. of MeGaw Institute ; is engaged in teaching.
288. Albert Sewall (Tirrell), b. Jan. 20, 1870.
289. ELLEN (216), b. Nov. 5, 1840; d. April 7, 1875: m., Sept. 27. 1866, Charles A. Emerson of Wilton, a carpenter. See Emerson gen. (19). Children :
290. Mabel Putnam (Emerson), b. Jan. 23, 1868. A grad. of Nashua High School, 1887.
291. Abiel Livermore (Emerson), d. in infancy.
292. PETER HAMILTON (230), b. Sept. 11, 1819. A carpenter, machin- ist and furniture maker; lived for some time in California, He m., May. 1816, Ruby Steele, who d. Feb. 1. 1848; m., Oct., 1818, Lavinia Lane, who d. July 26, 1854; m., 3d, July, 1862, Mrs. Hannah W. (Perkins) Beard. who d. Feb. 8, 1884. See Beard gen. (1). Children :
293. Ella M., b. Dec., 1847; d. Sept. 8. 1860.
294. Clara A., b. May, 1849; m. Henry II. Shattuck.
295. Lucy Isabelle, b. Sept., 1850; m. Arthur HI. Putnam (211).
296. William HI. (322), b. Aug., 1852.
297. SAMUEL ABBOT (249), b., Westfield, N. Y., July 23, 1840. HIe was mustered, Sept. 18, 1861, into Co. D, Fourth Regt., N. II. V. Hle went with the regiment to South Carolina and was honorably discharged for disability, Sept. 18, 1862. A photographer, and lives in Ilyannis, Mass. He m., Sept. 25, 1861, Harriet Parker of Wilton. Children :
298. Eldon, b. Nov. 25, 1865; lives in Kansas.
299. Arthur Ernest, b. Nov. 4, 1867; d. Ang. 12, 1868.
300. WILLIAM JACOB (250), b., Wilton, April 17, 1812. Resides on a farın in Nashua. Hle m., May 24, 1874, Eldora, dau. of Luther A. Tarbell. Children :
301. Dora Arlin, b. Oet. 30, 1877.
302. George William, b. Feb. 6, 1883.
303. EMMA DORCAS (251), b. Feb. 28, 1841; m., April 30. 1871, Charles L. Otis of Hancock. He is a farmer and lives near the depot in Hancock. Children :
304. Mary Emma (Otis), b. March 22, 1873.
305. Helen Frances (Otis), b. March 30, 1875.
306. Louis Royal (Otis), b. March 15. 1877.
307. Ernest Mansel (Otis), b. JJune 9. 1879; d. April 24, 1881.
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