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Kate McLeod, of Whiton, P. Q.
July 18, 1891, Daniel Spooner, 25, to Nora Bourke, 17, both of Benton.
Dec. 8, 1891, John Wallace, 23, to Myrtie E. Keyser, 18, adopted daughter of Charles B. and Mary Davis Keyser, both of Benton.
Dec. 12, 1891, Clarence A. Spooner, 26, to Lilla M. Temple, 18, both of Benton.
May 18, 1891, Nahum W. French, 37, of Haverhill, to Lena E. Brooks, 25, daughter of Charles T. and Sarah Pike Collins, of Benton.
Aug. 24, 1893, James Murdock, 37, to Eveline Fackney, 19, both of Benton.
Apr. 5, 1894, George Fillion, 22, to Delandra Derosha, 24, both of Benton.
Dec. 17, 1895, Willie I. Eastman, 22, to Lulu M. Cox, 18, daughter of Birt Cox, both of Benton.
June 30, 1896, Charles P. Collins, 19, son of Charles T. and Sarah Pike Collins, to Gracie M. Mann, 19, daughter of Orman L. and Ella Haywood Mann, both of Benton.
Oct. 21, 1896, Arthur C. Delaney, 28, to Elgie M. Bean, 28, daughter of John and Eliza Brown Flanders.
Nov. 24, 1896, Stephen H. Dexter, 24, to Estella Tyler, 18, both of Benton, daughter of Frederick M. and Ella Keyser Tyler.
Sept. 16, 1897, Edgar L. Morse, 38, of Easton, to Kate H. Buzzel, 26, of Benton, daughter of Daniel M. and Susan Clough Howe.
Sept. 12, 1897, Clarence Fifield, 23, to Charlina C. Tyler, 17, of Benton, daughter of Frederick M. and Ella Keyser Tyler.
Aug. 31, 1898, A. E. Tyler, 44, son of Charles C. and
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Diana Bishop Tyler to Isabel Muir, 36, of Bath.
June 11, 1900, William R. Severance, 22, of Stone- ham, Mass., to Edna W. Tyler, 23, of Benton, daughter of Frederick M. and Ella Keyser Tyler.
Nov. 28, 1900, Willis A. Brown, 29, of Bellows Falls, Vt., to Jennie F. Veazey, 26, of Benton, daughter of Charles and Ruth J. Veazey.
April 20, 1901, Carroll B. Tyler, 30, son of Charles C. and Diana Bishop Tyler, to Veronia D. Tibbetts, 19, daughter of De Elden Tibbetts, both of Benton.
Nov. 16, 1901, Byron M. Tyler, 43, of Benton, son of Charles C. and Diana Bishop Tyler, to Helen F. Corwin, 43, Peterborough.
Jan. 10, 1902, Alonzo Spooner, 68, of Benton to Marga- ret J. Dacey, 39, of Penacook.
March 28, 1903, Stephen H. R. Marden, 65, of Benton, to Emma J. Carden, 47, of Westford, Mass.
Apr. 20, 1903, Oscar F. Spooner, 26, son of Alonzo Spooner, to Eva Moses, 16, both of Benton.
BIRTHS. The record of births is very incomplete in the town records, and but little additional information can be gleaned from the members of the families still residing in the town. Of the early families there are almost no repre- sentatives remaining in town, and correspondence with widely scattered representatives reveals the fact that there was gross carelessness in keeping the family records, and that in many instances, such meager records as were kept have been lost. There are now widely scattered representatives of scores of families, who lived in town prior to 1850, who are anxious to learn something concerning their ancestry and of the history of their respective families during the early
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life of Coventry, but are unable themselves to furnish any- thing beyond unreliable tradition. In connection with the meager record of births found in the books of the town clerk there is also in some cases a record of the marriage of parents. The full record is here given together with such other facts as have been obtained by correspondence and inquiry.
Obadiah Eastman, Esq., b. May, 7, 1747. Mehitabel, his wife, born Apr. 27, 1747. Jesse, b. Sept. 13, 1769.
Sarah, b. July 31, 1771.
James, b. Mar. 12, 1774.
Obadiah, Jr., b. Oct. 5, 1777.
Mehitabel, b. Feb. 21, 1780.
Moses, b. Dec. 21, 1782.
Ruth, b. July 26, 1785.
Peter, b. June 3, 1788.
James, son of Obadiah and Mehitabel Eastman, m. Betsey Boynton (b. Oct. 8, 1778), Aug. 28, 1798. Jesse, b. July 28, 1799.
Rosilla, b. Sept. 14, 1803.
Louisa, b. June 29, 1805.
Nancy, b. June 13, 1808.
Sylvester, b. Aug. 3, 1814.
Betsey, b. Sept. 22, 1816.
Moses, b. December, 14, 1818.
[There was also a younger son, James. ]
Sylvester Eastman, son of James and Betsey Boynton Eastman, m. Louisa, daughter of William and Mary Noyes Whitcher, b. Dec. 22, 1812.
[Of their three children George E., m. Rebecca Bronson,
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who with her two daughters resides at No. Haverhill ; Ruth J., m. Chas. A. Veazey, and resides in Benton, their two children having removed from town, William D. Veazey engaging in the practice of law in Laconia, and Mrs. W. A. Brown residing in Bellows Falls, Vt. ; William W. m. first Georgia A. Aldrich, of Haverhill, 2nd Mrs. Edna Eastman, of Easton, and resides in Benton.]
Phebe Eastman, b. June 9, 1808. Caroline Eastman, b. Dec. 3, 1810. [They were the daughters of Moses and Eunice Eastman. ]
Children of Peter and Sarah Eastman. Asa Eastman, b. Feb. 18, 1810. Abigail Eastman, b. Aug. 28, 1812. Adaline Eastman, b. June 18, 1814.
Obadiah Eastman 3rd, b. Nov. 6, 1804. Ezra Eastman, b. Nov. 9, 1808. Ebeneezer Eastman, b. Aug. 22, 1810. Ruth Eastman, b. Sept. 8, 1814. [These were children of Jesse Eastman. ]
Jeremiah Jackson, b. Oct. 9, 1783, d. June 12, 1817. Ann, his wife, b. May 23, 1783. CHILDREN. Olive, b. July 27, 1804. Artemas, b. April 27, 1806. Sarah, b. April 19, 1808. Hannah, b. May 8, 1810. Mary Ann, b. July 27, 1812. James, b. November 9, 1814. Betsey, b. April 19, 1817.
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William Coolidge, b. Jan. 28, 1777.
Mary Hale, his wife, daughter of Major Jonathan Hale, born Nov. 23, 1777. Married, May 19, 1800.
CHILDREN. Mary Bridge, b. July 8, 1801. William Frederick, b. July 28, 1804. Edmund Preble, b. Apr. 29, 1806. Jonathan Hale, b. Dec. 17, 1807.
Salmon Niles, b. March 11, 1768. Millie, his wife, b. Apr. 4, 1779.
CHILDREN. Joseph, b. June 28, 1798.
Ezra, b. Aug, 29, 1799.
Millie, b. July 27, 1803.
Sally, b. Mar. 16, 1805.
Synthia, b. Nov. 4, 1806.
Mira, b. Aug. 6, 1807.
Marenda, b. Sept. 9, 1808.
Jesse, b. March 8, 1810.
Salmon, Jr., b. May 14, 1812.
Levi, b. Jan. 26, 1814.
Louisa, b. October 9, 1817.
Mary, b. June, 15, 1820. Cyrus, b. December 1823.
[The family early removed from town, Salmon Niles having come from Rumney to Coventry. None of his chil- dren remained in town on reaching manhood and woman- hood, but they have descendants living in Ohio and Indiana filling responsible positions in the social, political and finan- cial world. ]
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Joseph E. Marston, b. June 20, 1777.
Ruth, his wife, b. Oct. 12, 1780.
John Westley Marston, b. Apr. 22, 1804.
[Whether Joseph E. Marston was a relative of David and Jonathan does not appear. Some of the descendants of Jonathan think he was an elder brother, but are not certain. He remained in town but a short time, living at High Street.]
Peter Howe, Jr., b. September 16, 1787.
Mary Powers, b. April 13, 1790. Married, November 22, 1812.
Sally Howe, b. July 22, 1813.
[Sally married Streeter, of Lisbon, where she lived until her death, and where and in adjoining towns a number of her descendants are still living. Other children were Phebe M., born Feb. 24, 1815, who married 1st Alfred Tyler. One son, Isaac H. Tyler, served during the War of the Rebellion in the 11th New Hampshire Vols., and at last accounts was living in Wisconsin. She married 2nd Moses N. Howland, of Landaff, by whom she had several children, one son being a successful farmer in Pier- mont. David M., born March 9, 1817, married Betsey Tyler, lived in Benton and Stoneham, Mass, where both died. Moses W. married Laura, daughter of Jacob M. White, lived in Benton and Stoneham, Mass., where his widow and two sons, Herbert and Harry, still reside. ]
Thais Jackson, b. Feb. 6, 1801. Amos Jackson, b. Jan. 9, 1803. Moses Jackson, b. Sept. 28, 1805. Samuel Jackson, b. Nov. 14, 1807. Mehitabel Jackson, b. Mar. 13, 1810.
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CHILDREN OF THOMAS JACKSON. Marcus B., b. December 14, 1808. Dan Young, b. February 11, 1810. William Wilson, b. March 2, 1812. Fletcher, b. August 25, 1814. Eliza Jackson, b. March 3, 1818. Thomas Branch, - John, - -
[These sons and daughter of Thomas Jackson removed to Haverhill in early life, the sons becoming leading citizens of the town. ]
CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM AND POLLY NORRIS. Martha, b. April 2, 1807.
Betsey, b. March 12, 1811. James, b. July 4, 1814. David Marston, b. Nov. 5, 1816.
Merrill, b. Sept. 13, 1820.
J. Dean, b. -
David Marston, b. September 17, 1779. Susannah Bronson his wife, b. July 29, 1777. Married, January 23, 1803. CHILDREN.
Mehitabel, b. November 27, 1808. Lucy, b. September 7, 1811.
William Coolidge, b. July 28, 1815.
[William Coolidge Marston was a prominent citizen of Haverhill. One son, Moody C., married a daughter of John White, of Wells River, Vt. He rendered honorable service in the 11th N. H. vols. He is at present a prosper- ous farmer in Bath. He has two children, John G. and Clara, wife of Martin W. Howland of Woodsville. ]
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Ebenezer Gage Knight son of Jeremiah Knight, born November 19, 1829.
Benjamin R. Davis, b. June 21, 1791.
Betsey Stuart, his wife, b. December 13, 1791. Married December 12, 1811.
CHILDREN.
Elias S., b. July 27, 1813. Alvan, b, July 3, 1815.
Betsey, b. October 4, 1817.
Erastus, b. November 23, 1819.
Belinda E., b. October 31, 1821.
Benjamin R., Jr., b. November 11, 1823.
James Harford and Betsey Hill, married January 13, 1818.
CHILDREN. Viania, b. July 19, 1818.
Sylvanus, b. May 16, 1820.
James Jr., b. Sept. 29, 1822.
John, b. January 27, 1824.
James Jeffers, b. August 7, 1823.
Elvira French, b. August 10, 1822.
Submit Page, b. Sept. 21. 1822.
Addison Wyman Eastman, b. April 30, 1823.
Hugh Matthews, b. November 20, 1750. Mary, his wife, b. August 28, 1775. CHILDREN. Mary Jane, b. February 14, 1803.
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Caroline, b. October 29, 1806. Lucinda, b. April 13, 1809. David, b. August 14, 1811. Hetty, b. April 14, 1816. Sophronia, b. October 13, 1819. Eliza Swan, b. October 29, 1821.
Loeza Doty, b. June 15, 1801, d. October 21, 1816. William Doty, b. August 2, 1805. Curtis Doty, b. July 10, 1807. Niles Doty, b. February 14, 1809.
[Niles Doty lived at East Haverhill until his death at an advanced age about 1880. A daughter of his still resides on the homestead farm.]
Hugh Alexander Rogers, b. May 22, 1819.
Mary Gould Jeffers, b. August 5, 1821,
Philena Eastman, b. April 24, 1822.
Jonathan Welch, b. August 7, 1797. Ruth, his wife, b. January 14, 1790. Married, Decem- ber 2, 1819.
CHILDREN. Silas Morrill, b. April 23, 1826. Bartlett, b. February 10, 1828, d. March 17, 1829. Bartlett, b. November 9, 1829.
CHILDREN OF WIDOW MARY TYLER. Lydia, b. February 4, 1826. Jesse, b. Oct. 4, 1827. Mary Jane, b. May 19, 1829.
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James Trefren, b. May 28, 1815. Orrin Trefren, b. May 24, 1817. Amy Trefren, b. May 7, 1819. David Marston Trefren, b. February 9, 1822. Gilman Trefren, b. March 1, 1824.
Jesse Eastman 2nd, b. July 28, 1799.
Sarah, his wife, b. Dec. 29, 1796. Married, August 12, 1821.
James Eastman, b. May 12, 1823.
Mary H. Palmer, b. June 24, 1800.
Joseph F. Palmer, b. October 7, 1803. James Palmer, b. March 24, 1805. Sally W. Palmer, b. Apr. 28, 1807. Judith G. Palmer, b. August 17, 1809.
Daniel Doty, b. June 15, 1766. Salatha, his wife, b. August 28, 1768. CHILDREN. Adaniah, b. September 11, 1789, d. July 1, 1813. Levi, b. June 15, 1792, d. April 22, 1813. Barnabas, b. June 15, 1794, d. Oct. 9, 1798. Jesse, b. May 8, 1795, d. June 14, 1795. Clarinda, b. April 5, 1798.
Jacob Currier, b. Nov. 27, 1798. Susan Whitcher, b. Dec. 25, 1802. Married, December 25, 1821.
CHILDREN. Susan W., b. January 1, 1823. John W., b. May 7, 1824. Patience F., b. November 28, 1825.
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Moses C., b. January 8, 1829. Alonzo, b. Dec. 23, 1830.
CHILDREN OF JONATHAN AND PHEBE HOWE MARSTON. Orrin, b. Jan. 15, 1809.
Bartlett, b. April 28, 1816. Jonathan Hale, b. July 1, 1818. Phebe, b. March 7, 1823.
[Phebe married Gilbert P. Wright. They had a large family of children, several residing in Haverhill, while others have made homes in other localities. Mrs. Wright is still living in Haverhill. ]
James B. Ball, b. Dec. 31, 1797, married Roxana Co- burn, May, 1816.
CHILDREN.
Mary, b. October 3, 1816.
Rachel, b. August 3, 1818. Lois W., b. December 1, 1821. Enos W., b. April 6, 1823.
[This family removed to East Landaff, now Easton, where several descendants of James B. and Roxana Ball are still living.]
Kimball Tyler, b. September 9, 1783. Sally Streeter, b. February 28, 1784. Married, April 15, 1805.
CHILDREN.
Relief, b. November 2, 1805. Lucy, b. August 2, 1807, d. May 4, 1812. Kimball, b. December 9, 1808.
[He lived but a little time in Coventry after reaching his
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majority, but removed to Stoneham, Mass., where he spent most of his life. ]
Sally, b. May 27, 1810. [m. Hazen Whitcher]. Susan K., b. September 14, 1812.
[m. Jeremiah B. Davis, by whom she had issue. Wes- ley, deceased ; Mary, married Charles B. Keyser, resides in Benton ; Laban T., resides in Lynn, Mass. ; Eliza, m. Burton French of Haverhill ; Kimball T .; Sally, deceased ; Jeremiah B., Jr., resides in Easton ; Constantine, deceased ; Dennis D.]
Edwin, b. August 20, 1814.
Alfred b. March 13, 1816.
Betsey, b. March 22, 1818. [m. David M. Howe. ]
Laban, b. January 26, 1820. [Lived for several years in Stoneham, Mass., then removed to Michigan.] Eliza, b. October 16, 1821.
Moses K., b. March 14, 1823. [m. daughter of Prescott Parker, lived in Stoneham, Mass. and Benton and then removed to Michigan. ]
Charles C., b. July 2, 1827. [m. Diana Bishop, and lived in Benton till his death at the age of 51.] George, b. May 27, 1831. [m. Jane Siddons, daughter of William Siddons and lived in Benton, Stone- ham, and Lynn, Mass. ]
Lucetta, b. January 9, 1832. [Unmarried and resides in Stoneham, Mass.]
Asa Page Knight, b. August 13, 1827.
Ezekiel Day, b. January 10, 1819. Samuel E. Day, b. January 3, 1821. Daniel Day, b. April 28, 1822. Abigail G. Day, b. May 30, 1823.
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James Hopkins Cox, b. January 10, 1797. Hannah French, b. June 28, 1800. Married, March 1, 1821.
CHILDREN.
James Albert, b. February 20, 1822. [There were two other sons, Thomas F., who lived with his father until the family removed from town, and George W., who learned the wheelwrights trade, lived at Swiftwater and Haverhill for a few years and removed to Manchester. ]
Aaron Knight and Betsey Currier were married, Decem- ber 23, 1819.
CHILDREN. Louisa K., b. September 15, 1820.
Caleb, b. March 5, 1822.
Moses, b. November 15, 1823.
Moses Mead, b. August 11, 1800.
Mary, his wife, b. December, 1797. CHILDREN. Warren, b. August 20, 1820. Emeline, b. January 1, 1823.
CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AND POLLY WELLS FLANDERS. John, b. July 9, 1826. [m. Eliza J. daughter of John Brown, d. 1904.]
Mahala, b. July 3, 1828. [married John E. Key- ser. Since the the death of her husband in 1896, resides in Benton.]
Lafayette Wells, b. September 18, 1830. [m. 1st, Ann Wright, daughter of Russell Wright of Haverhill, 2nd, Marietta, daughter of Joseph Hutchins. Removed to
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Haverhill about 1870, d. 1905.]
Hannah Goodwin, b. May 6, 1832. [m. 1st, Nel- son F. Noyes, 2nd, - Dexter. Resides with daughter in St. Johnsbury, Vt.]
CHILDREN OF DAVID AND PHEBE SMITH WHITCHER. David Marston, b. June 30, 1831. Daniel Batchelder, b. July 6, 1833. Joseph, b.
[These three brothers removed to Meredith and have since with their children resided in Meredith and New Hampton. ] Samuel Coburn Young, son of David Young, Jr., b. December 24, 1827. Augustus Coburn Young, son of David Young, Jr., b. September 16, 1830.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND ELATA KIMBALL. Chauncey, b. June 24, 1831. Daniel, b. January 1, 1833. Mary, b. Sept. 23, 1834.
CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND BETSEY TORSEY COBURN. Moore Russell, b. July 4, 1824.
Rosella, b. July 7. 1826. Robert Gilman, b. June 28, 1828.
Betsey Jane, b. September 16, 1830. Moses Torsey, b. February 19, 1833. Augustus, b. April 1, 1836. Josiah Nelson, b. January 11, 1846.
Chester Hutchins Noyes, son of Jonathan Noyes, b. June 12, 1833.
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Nathan Coburn Stow and Nathaniel Howe Stowe, sons of John and Sally Stow, b. May 3, 1829.
[These brothers married sisters, Ruth Weed and Ann Weed and removed to Stoneham, Mass. ]
Sarah Stow, daughter of John and Sally Stow, b. April 3, 1831.
CHILDREN OF KINSLEY AND BETSEY BATCHELDER. Sally Sanborn, b. February 13, 1832. Mary Ann, b. November 15, 1833.
CHILDREN OF NATHAN AND MARY PARKER COBURN. Nathan Parker, b. February 6, 1817. Levi Parker, b. May 12, 1819. Alonzo, b. October 16, 1821. Lydia W., b. July 23, 1823. James Fisk, b. November 6, 1825.
Benjamin Franklin, b. November 13, 1827. Mary Jane, b. March 24, 1830, d. Oct. 5, 1832. Sally Ann, b. Sept. 20, 1832. Daniel Jenness, b. May 15, 1835.
CHILDREN OF NATHANIEL AND RACHEL COBURN HOWE. Nathan Coburn, b. September 7, 1817. Stedman Willard, b. Apr. 21, 1822. Ira Goodall, b. May 19, 1827. Kimball Tyler, b. May 19, 1828.
CHILDREN OF ENOS AND SALLY CLARK WELLS. Caleb, b. Oct. 19, 1826. George, b. March 18, 1828. [d. July 29, 1905.] Enos C., b. March 20, 1830, [d. August 8, 1905.]
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William Whitcher, b. Mar. 23, 1783.
Mary Noyes, b. Nov. 5, 1787. Married, February 15, 1807.
CHILDREN.
Moses, b. December 26, 1807 ; [see p. 54.]
William, Jr., b. December 26, 1808, d. Oct. 16, 1833, [see p. 54.]
Amos, b. May 18, 1810; [see pp. 63-64. ]
Louisa, b. December 22, 1811 ; [m. Sylvester East- man, ] see p. 245.
Winthrop Chandler, b. February 20, 1813. Samuel, b. August 24, 1814 ; [see p. 69.] Ira, b. December 2, 1815, [see pp. 75-78.] Sally, b. May 25, 1817, [see p. 93.] Hannah, b. April 4, 1819, [see p. 239.] James, b. October 1, 1820, d. Aug. 20, 1837.
Chase, b. January 20, 1822, [see pp. 84-85.] Mary, b. October 28, 1823.
Susan, b. May 20, 1825, [see p. 59.]
Daniel, b. January 20, 1827, [see pp. 90-91.]
David, b. June 17, 1828, [see p. 94.]
Phebe, b. February 24, 1831, [m. Mosely M. Brooks of Franconia, lived in Woburn, Mass., d. June 4, 1870.]
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[William Whitcher was a descendant of Thomas Whittier -the name formerly pronounced Whit-cher- who came to America from "Millchill part of Wiltshire," England, Apr. 24, 1638. Thomas settled first in Salisbury, Mass., after- wards lived for a short time in Newbury, Mass., where he married Ruth Green, and shortly afterwards removed to Haverhill, Mass., where he was prominent in the early his- tory of that town. He died in Haverhill, November 28, 1696.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND RUTH GREEN WHITTIER.
Mary, b. August 9, 1647. John, b. December 23, 1649. Ruth, b. August 1, 1651.
Thomas, b. June 12, 1653.
Susanna, b. March 27, 1656. Nathaniel, b. August 11, 1658.
Hannah, b. September 10, 1660.
Richard, b. June 27, 1663.
Elizabeth, b. November 21, 1666. Joseph, b. May 8, 1669.
Nathaniel, son of Thomas and Ruth Green Whittier, m. August 26, 1685, Mary, daughter of William Osgood, of Salisbury, Mass. They resided in Salisbury, Mass.
CHILDREN. Reuben, b May 17, 1686. Ruth, b. October, 14, 1688.
Reuben, son of Nathaniel and Mary Osgood Whittier, m. December 19, 1708, Deborah Pillsbury, of Newbury, Mass. They resided in Salisbury, Mass.
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CHILDREN.
Mary, b. September 25, 1709.
Nathaniel, b. August 12, 1711.
William, b. November 20, 1714.
Reuben, b. 1716.
Richard, b.
1717.
Joseph, b. May 2, 1721.
Benjamin, b. May 4, 1722.
Joseph, son of Reuben and Deborah Pillsbury Whittier, m. January 13, 1743, Martha, daughter of John Evans, of Nottingham, N. H. They also resided in Salisbury, Mass. CHILDREN. Deborah, b. September 4, 1744.
Dorothy, b. November 30, 1745.
Sarah, b. September 18, 1747. John, b. June 19, 1749.
Reuben. b. September 19, 1751.
Chase, b. October 6, 1753. Joseph, b. October 31, 1755.
John, Chase and Joseph were among the first settlers of Warren, N. H., and spelled their names according to pro- nunciation-Whitcher-this spelling being retained by the descendants of John and Chase.
Chase Whitcher, son of Joseph and Martha Evans Whit- tier, m. July 6, 1777, Hannah Morrill, of Amesbury, Mass. They resided in Warren.
CHILDREN.
Levi, b. September 22, 1779, died in infancy. Dolly, b. January 22, 1781, m. John Atwell. William, b, May 23, 1783.
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Molly, b. April 16, 1785, died unmarried.
Chase, b. Sept. 5, 1787.
Levi 2d, b. August 31, 1789, died unmarried.
Jacob. b. June 22, 1791.
Miriam, b. March 18, 1794, m. Joseph Davis Wil- loughby, of Holderness.
Martha, b. July 18, 1798, m. Elisha Fullam. David, b. January 15, 1803.
The four sons of Chase and Hannah Morrill Whitcher were among the first settlers of Benton, as has already been noted, and his daughters, Dolly and Martha, also lived for some years in town.
David m. Phebe P. Smith, March 20, 1828. Their eldest son, Joseph, was born August 25, 1829. (For this family see p. 256.)
Jacob married Sarah Richardson, of Warren, and moved to Coventry where he died in 1834. Their children were all born in Coventry and were :
Levi, b. October 29, 1815, (see p. 78.)
Hazen, b. May 21, 1817, (see p. 82.) Stephen, b. June 18, 1819.
Alonzo, b. June 8, 1821.
Lorinda, b. August 3, 1825.
Jacob, b. June 8, 1827. Sarah Jane, b. Aug. 31, 1830.
The sixteen children of William and Mary Noyes Whit- cher were all born in Benton and, as has already been noted, most of them settled in town, becoming important factors in its life.
Amos Whitcher m. Polly Young, of Lisbon, December 24, 1835. (See p. 63.)
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CHILDREN.
Lucinda C., b. October 7, 1836, m. Horace W. Gor- don, d. October 27, 1871.
Amarett A., b. June 23, 1840, m. Emery B. White.
Charles H., b. February 10, 1843, deceased.
Winthrop C., b., March 22, 1845.
James E., b. November 29, 1847, deceased.
Florence V., b. May 3, 1852, m. December 4, 1878, William C. Young.
Albion G., b. August 28, 1854.
Winthrop Chandler Whitcher, son of William and Mary Noyes, m. Mrs. Mary Priest Noyes, the widow of Samuel Noyes, Jr., of Landaff, where he resided until his death, leaving four children, Moses, Ward P., Henry and Sarah. Moses was twice married, residing in Landaff until shortly before his death in May, 1902, when he removed to Lisbon. He left two daughters, one, Pheeb, the wife of Daniel J. Whitcher, of Easton, and Jean, a teacher in the schools of Quincy, Mass. Ward P. m. Pheeb Perkins, of New Hamp- ton, and lived at Tilton and later at Lisbon where he was engaged in the insurance and drug business until his death in 1896. He left two sons, Frank P., who resides in Wash- ington, and Chase R., a successful architect in Lisbon. Henry is a prosperous farmer in Landaff. His sons, Charles C. and John W., have been extensively engaged in the lum- ber business. One daughter, Mrs. H. E. Heath, resides in Ponema, and another, Mercy, with her parents. Sarah . married La Fayette McConnell and resides in Landaff,
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Mary, daughter of William and Mary Noyes Whitcher, m. June 1, 1841, Jason Titus of Lyman, residing in that town for many years when they removed to Lisbon where
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they lived during the remainder of their lives, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 1891. Of their children, Charles H., Holman D., Theron W., Fred M. and Bertha May are living, and Herman P. and George W. are deceased. ]
CHILDREN OF BARLTETT AND ANNA BROWN MARSTON. Laura A., b. June 20, 1840, married George Wilson. Wesley B., b. October 24, 1841, [deceased. ] Sarah L., b. May 18, 1844, [deceased. ] George W., b. Aug. 14, 1846, [deceased. ] Rhoda J., b. June 26, 1848, m. C. C. Hildreth. Henry G., b. March 27, 1851.
Elvah S., b. May 3, 1853, m. A. A. Clement.
Lucy M., b. April 7, 1855, m. George Sargent.
Hosea M., b. Feb. 2, 1858, [deceased. ]
May B., b. March 6, 1860, [deceased. ] Luvia E., b. April 13, 1863, m. C. W. Sawyer.
Peter Howe 2d, b. July 4, 1814. Harriett W. Tyler, his wife, b. April 4, 1814, m. October 24, 1837.
CHILDREN. Rufus W., b. June 16, 1839. Harriet Ellen, b. December 22. 1844.
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Lucena M., b. June 10, 1846.
Samuel Whitcher m. May 4, 1840, Emily Quimby, of Lisbon.
CHILDREN.
Lydia E., b. June 22, 1841, m. William H. Polley.
Betsey S., b. February 5, 1844, m. William Kendall.
David S., b. November 30, 1846, [deceased. ]
Daniel J., b. February 2, 1849.
Charles O., b. November 21, 1852.
Susan E., b. April 20, 1859, [deceased. ]
CHILDREN OF JAMES J. AND FANNY MEAD PAGE. Lavinia Farnham Mead, b. August 13, 1826.
Eliza Ann, b. October 20, 1828.
Laura Ann Whittaker, b. September 28, 1831. James, b. February 10, 1834.
Elizabeth R., b. -
Mary, b.
CHILDREN OF IRA AND LUCY ROYCE WHITCHER. William F., b. August 10, 1845.
Mary E., b. July 17, 1847, (deceased. )
Frank, b. June 21, 1849, (deceased. ) Scott, b. Nov. 2, 1852, (deceased. )
William F. m. let, December 4, 1872, Jeanette M., daughter of Dr. Ellsworth Burr, of Middletown Conn. She died in Malden, Mass., Sept. 30, 1894. Their son, Burr Royce, b. New Bedford, Mass., November 6, 1878, gradu- ated Dartmouth college 1902, Dartmouth Medical 1905, is house physician St. Luke's hospital, New Bedford, Mass. William F. m. 2d, November 4, 1896, Marietta A. Hadley, of Stoneham, Mass. ]
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