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Joseph A .. b. 8 Oct., 1826; d. 20 Feb., 1827.
Lucy A., b. 28 Aug., 1829; d. 25 Ang., 1832.
Benjamin A., b. 22 Aug., 1833.
JOHN3 (John2), b. in Canterbury, 31 May, 1798; m. Sally S., dau. of John Peverly, 24 Oct., 1826; moved to B. the next day, and settled on the farm known as the Rolfe place, High st. They resided there until his death, 30 Sept., 1829. Their child, John P., b. 23 Dec., 1827, with his mother, returned to Canterbury soon after, where they now reside. She afterwards mar- ried David Morrill.
JEREMIAH3 (Joseph2), b. in Canterbury, 30 Nov., 1799 ; educated at Phillips Exeter Academy; m., 1st, Julia, dau. of Timothy Gleason, in 1826; 2d, Kate, dau. of M. N. Brown, 4 Jan., 1869. After following the business of a merchant in Canterbury and Northfield ten years, he removed to B. in 1836, and formed a business con- nection with Luther G. Johnson. They were the first tradesmen who opened a store for the sale of goods in the south part of the town. He remained here and carried on the same business nearly twenty years, when he removed to Concord, where he is an active business man, at the age of seventy-nine.
WILLIAM MOODY3 (Joseph2), b. in Canterbury, 4 Dec., 1809; moved to B. in 1832, and associated himself in business with his cousin Benjamin; m. Luey Jane, dau. of Reuben Johnson, S Jan., 1835. He has been repeat- edly elected to fill various offices in town, for which he was well qualified. At one time he was owner in the large and valuable water-power now the basis of the
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flourishing village of Fisherville. In early life he was successfully engaged in building mills and machinery in various parts of the state, for which he and others of the same family became celebrated. For a time he was employed by one of the large manufacturing com- panies in the city of Lawrence, Mass. They removed to Minneapolis in 1857, their present residence. Dur- ing the war he served as quartermaster of Sibley's ex- pedition against the Sioux Indians,-a difficult posi- tion, requiring great energy and despatch.
William S., b. 31 March, 1837.
MI. Elizabeth, b. 28 Dec., 1838; m. Hon. E. M. Wilson, of Minne- apolis, Minn., 6 Sept., 1865.
Helen, b. 17 Aug., 1849; d. 27 Dec., 1851.
Edward J., b. 20 Nov., 1852; m. Emily, dan. of Winthrop Young, of Minneapolis, Minn., 22 Ang., 1877.
JOHN4 (Benjamin3), b. in Canterbury ; moved to B. with his par- ents in the spring of 1824; m. Maria H. Phillips, of Rupert, Vt., 21 May, 1846.
Clara Maria, b. 20 March, 1848; m. A. R. Ayres, 4 June, 1873; children,-Ruth Ames and John Kimball. [See Biog.]
BENJAMIN AMES4 (Benjamin3), b. in B., 22 Ang., 1833; m. Myra Tilton, dau. of Ira Elliott, 19 Jan., 1861.
Henry Ames, b. 19 Oct., 1864. [See Biog.]
JOHN P.4 (John3), b. in B. ; m. Mary Eliza, dau. of Samuel Hill, 3 June, 1852; settled in Canterbury.
George E., b. 23 Sept., 1856 ; d. 16 May, 1863. Frank E.,
Ida G., ( b. 13 May, 1859.
Georgiana, b. 19 Oct., 1867.
WILLIAM SMITH4 (William M.3), b. in B. ; educated in the pub- lie schools of Lawrence, Mass., Prof. Hildreth's acad- emy, Derry, and at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti- tute, Troy, N. Y .; studied to become a mechanical engineer ; m. Marion, dau. of Rufus Keeler, of Roch- ester, N. Y., 7 Oct., 1858, where he settled. During the war, 1862 and 1863, was in charge of the U. S. Naval machine shops at Port Royal, S. C. He has become, by his enterprise, prudence, and industry, one of the most successful manufacturers in the city of Roches- ter.
Charles Harold, b. 5 March, 1861.
Margaret Keeler, b. 25 March, 1864; d. 25 Aug., 1864.
Peter Kimball
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KIMBALL.
RICHARD,1 at the age of thirty-nine, with his wife Ursula, came to America in the ship " Elizabeth ;" embarked at Ip- swich, 10 April, 1634, with Henry, 15, Elizabeth, 13, Richard, 11, Mary, 9, Martha, 5, John, 3, Thomas, 1. Settled in Watertown, Mass. ; moved to Ipswich, 1637. The B. family is descended from
HENRY,2 the oldest child, who lived at Ipswich, and had a son,- RICHARD,3 who was b. at Ipswich, 1648; moved to Bradford; was one of the first settlers of that town ; m. Sarah Shefford, supposed his second wife, Sept., 1682. He had a son,-
JOSEPII,4 b. 29 Dec., 1701 ; m. Abigail Peabody; lived at Brad- ford.
PETER," Capt. (Joseph,4 Richard,3 Henry,2 Richard1), b. 1 Sept., 1739; m. Elizabeth Thurston ; resided a short time in Haverhill; moved to B., 1765. [See Biog.]
Hannah, b. at Haverhill, 2 Ang., 1763.
Molly. b. 30 Ang., 1765 ; m. Isaac Chandler; d. 21 Jan., 1847.
Joseph, b. 24 Nov., 1767.
Judith, b. 23 Nov., 1769; d. 7 Oct., 1850.
Betty, b. 24 April, 1772; m. Samuel Choate, of B.
Abiak, b. 26 May, 1774; m. Theodore Atkinson; d. July, 1859.
Frances, b. 9 Aug., 1776; m. Rev. Moses Sawyer.
Sally, b. 31 Dec., 1778; m. Solomon Martin.
Priscilla, b. 7 Ang., 1781 ; m. John Chandler; d. March, 1868.
Benjamin Thurston, b. 4 May, 1784; d. 2 July, 1852.
JOSEPH6 (Peter," Capt.), b. 24 Nov., 1767; m., 1st, Eunice Atkin- son; 2d, Polly Fisher, of Newport; moved to New- port ; was one of the leading singers of B. at the be- ginning of the century ; d. at Newport, 1848.
Children of Eunice :
Peter, b. 5 March, 1793; became a minister; preached in the West; m. Mary Wilcox, of Newport.
Betsey, b. 1 Sept., 1796; m. Charles Comstock, of Newport.
Milton, b. 20 Feb., 1799 ; minister at Augusta, Ill. ; d. in 1865.
Phila, b. 16 June, 1801; m. - Blanchard; d. at Rochester, N. Y., June, 1877.
Children of Polly :
Jesse IV., b. 16 June, 1805; m. Emily Cotton, of Claremont ; d. at Galesburg, Ill., Ang., 1877.
Eunice, b. 26 Dec., 1807; m. - Griffin, of Galesburg, Ill. Solon. b. 6 Oct., 1809.
Sophonia, b. 12 Dec., 1811; d. young.
Lycurgus, b. 14 April, 1814; became a minister; d. at Galesburg, Ill.
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BENJAMIN T.6 (Peter," Capt.), b. 4 March, 1784; m., 1st, Mary, dau. of Dea. Eliphalet Kilburn; 2d, Sally, her sister. [See Biog.]
Abiah, b. 6 Oct., 1806; d. 18 Oct., 1823.
Roxy Ann, b. 22 Dec., 1809 ; m. Calvin Crane; lives in Portland.
David Flanders, b. 24 Dec., 1811.
Peter, b. 25 March, 1817.
Caroline, b. 30 Oct., 1819; m. Moses K. Sawyer, who d. in Port- land, Jan., 1875.
Austin George, b. 24 Feb., 1821.
DAVID F.7 (Benjamin T.6) m., 1st, Mary P., dan. of Enoch Kil- burn ; 2d. Mrs. Emily Burke, dan. of Geo. T. Pills- bury. [See Biog.]
Benjamin Rush, b. 29 July, 1838; m. Carrie F. Jackman ; lives in Bloomington, Ill.
Ann, b. 22 Feb., 1841.
Peter IV., b. 11 Dec., 1842; d. 11 April, 1860.
Livonia Coffin, b. 18 Nov., 1841.
PETER7 (Benjamin T.6), b. 25 March, 1817; m. Nancy A. Adams, of Grafton. [See Biog.]
Mary A., b. 6 June, 1852.
Cyrus A., b. 30 April, 1855; d. 20 Ang., 1856.
Carrie A., b. 8 Jan., 1857.
Cyrus A., b. April, 1861.
George B., b. 28 Jan., 1865.
Harry C., b. 26 May, 1872; d. 26 Jan., 1876.
AUSTIN GEORGE7 (Benjamin 'T.6), b. 24 Feb., 1821; m. Ellen, dau. of Isaac Hale, of Franklin.
Mary E., b. S July, 1846; m. Thomas M. Lang, of B., 1869.
Ella G., b. 5 Sept., 1848; m. George Morse, of Fisherville, 1871.
George E., b. 26 July, 1850; m. Mary E. Nelson, of Fisherville, 1871.
Emma J., b. 28 June, 1854.
Hannah S., b. 12 March, 1858.
Peter IV., b. 29 Dec., 1860.
Willie H., b. 29 March, 1867.
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LANG.
Compiled by John Kimball.
STEPHEN1 resided in Loudon ; m. Abigail, dau. of Hon. Meshecl Weare,* of Hampton Falls.
SAMUEL WEARE2 (Stephen1), b. 26 May, 1784; settled in East Concord, and was employed in the store of Stephen Ambrose till he was twenty-one years old; moved to B. in 1805, and associated himself in business with Joel French in the sale of goods, in a building now standing opposite the meeting-house on the plain ; m. Mary, dau. of Jonathan Eastman, sen., of Concord, 9 May, 1809. He was frequently elected to fill the va- rious offices in town, and held that of town-clerk until his death, 26 April, 1816.
Esther Johnson, b. 12 May, 1810; m. Robert E. Pecker, 6 May, 1832; d. 9 April, 1847.
Jonathan Eastman, b. 27 Aug., 1811 ; m. Sophia M., dau. of Jere- miah Tilton, 29 Oct., 1838; d. 17 Oct., 1876. William, b. 1 Nov., 1812 ; d. in infancy.
Mary Chandler, b. 27 June, 1816; m. Charles II. Clough, 24 Sept., 1840.
* Meshech Weare was born in Hampton Falls, 16 June, 1713. " He was an active leader of the friends of liberty, and his name is associated with the most important transactions in New Hampshire through the whole of the Revolutionary war and the period of the formation of the general and state governments. He held almost every important position in the state, and had maintained an untarnished reputation in all." He was in the public service forty-five years; died 15 Jan., 1786.
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LITTLE.
Compiled by Alfred Little.
GEORGE,1 a resident of Unicorn st., London, by occupation a tailor, came to Newbury, Mass., in 1640. He seems to have been a man of enterprise and good judgment, and soon acquired some of the most productive land in that town, of which a large part has ever since been owned and occupied by his lineal descendants. He also bought land at Saco, Me., at Stonington and Quinnebaug, Conn. ; also in N. H. and N. J. The site of his last house, built in 1679 or 1680, is now marked by the residence of Dea. Joseph Little, at Newbury. He was a Christian man and good citizen ; d. between 15 March, 1693, and 27 Nov., 1694; m., 1st, Alice Poore, of Newbury. She, at the age of 20, with her brothers Samuel and Daniel, came to that place with Mr. Stephen Dummer, on his second voy- age to N. E., in the " Bevis," Capt. Robert Batten, which sailed from Southampton, England, May, 1638. She d. 1 Dec., 1680, aged 62. He m., 2d, Eleanor, widow of Thomas Barnard, of Amesbury, Mass., 19 July, 1681, who d. 27 Nov., 1694.
Children of Alice :
Sarah, b. 8 May, 1652; d. 19 Nov., same year.
Joseph, Capt., b. 22 Sept., 1653 ; d. 6 Sept., 1740; m. Mary, dan. of Tristram Coffin, Esq., of Newbury, Mass., 31 Oct., 1677.
John, b. 28 July, 1655; d. 20 July, 1672.
Moses, b. 11 March, 1657 ; d. 8 March, 1691.
Sarah, b. 24 Nov., 1661 ; m. Joseph Ilsley of Newbury, 3 March, 1682.
MOSES2 (George1) lived on the homestead at Newbury. His es- tate was returned to probate court, 3 Nov., 1691, as amounting to £1065.6; m. Lydia, dau. of Tristram Coffin, Esq., of Newbury.
John, b. 8 Jan., 1680; d. 25 March, 1753.
Tristram, b. 9 Dec., 1681; d. 11 Nov., 1765.
Sarah, b. 28 April, 1684; d. 10 Dec., 1710; m. Thomas Pike, 3 Jan., 1710.
Mary, b. 13 Jan., 1686; m. Col. Joseph Gerrish, of Newbury; date of marriage publishment, 26 Feb., 1703-4.
Elizabeth, b. 25 May, 1688 ; d. 17 March, 1719; m. Anthony Morse, 21 Jan., 1718.
Moses, b. 26 Feb., 1691; d. 17 Oct., 1780; m. Sarah Jagnes, 12 Feb., 1716.
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TRISTRAM3 (Moses,2 George1) was a farmer. The house which he erected on the paternal estate still stands, and is now the residence of William Little, Esq., town-clerk of Newbury ; m. Sarah, dau. of Henry Dole, of New- bury, Mass., 30 Oct., 1707, who was b. 12 Feb., 1689. Sarah, b. 6 Aug., 1708; m. James Noyes, 30 May, 1729; lived in Atkinson.
Henry, b. 31 Dec., 1710; m. Lydia Little, 7 Dec., 1738; d. Dec., 1786.
Samuel, b. 18 Feb., 1713; d. 29 Sept., 1792; m. Dorothy Noyes, 18 Feb., 1736 ; lived in Atkinson.
Apphia, baptized 1715; d. 15 Feb., 1743.
Jane b. 6 June, 1718; m. Edmund Knight, 25 May, 1741.
Elizabeth, b. 20 Nov., 1720; d. 15 April, 1818; m. Humphrey Noyes, 22 Nov., 1743; lived in Atkinson.
Nathaniel, b. 24 May, 1723; d. before Louisburg, C. B., 13 Nov., 1745.
Richard, b. 6 June, 1725; d. 13 Feb., 1806; m. Jane Noyes, 17 Sept., 1754.
Enoch, b. 21 May, 1728; d. at B., 21 Oct., 1816.
Mary, b. 4 Feb., 1731 ; d. young.
John, b. 14 July. 1735; d. 25 Aug., 1800; m. Hannah Noyes, 27 Oct., 1767 .*
ENOCH4 (Tristram,3 Moses,2 George1) lived near the "Upper Green," at Newbury, Mass., where his first seven children were born; removed to Hampstead in April, 1766, and to B. in April, 1774. At the age of 11 years, while listening to the preaching of Whitefield in Newburyport, he became a Christian, and united with the Old South church in that place, 7 Aug., 1773, while living at Hampstead. After his removal to B., until enfeebled by age, he went to Newburyport every year (over 60 miles) to be present at the August com- munion. He m., 1st, Sarah Pettengill, of Newbury, Mass., 19 Feb., 1755, who was b. 6 Sept., 1731, and d. 10 March, 1758 ; 2d, Hannah Hovey, of New- bury, Mass., 5 June, 1759, who was b. 27 Feb., 1734, and d. 15 March, 1801. [See Biog.]
Children of Sarah :
Friend, b. 19 Jan., 1756; d. 19 Nov., 1836.
Mary, b. 19 Sept., 1757 ; d. 25 July, 1807 ; m. David Burbank, of B., 20 April, 1778.
Children of Hannah :
Benjamin, b. 13 April, 1760; d. 30 Aug., 1846. Joseph, b. 30 May, 1761; d. 26 March, 1843.
* In giving the families of GEORGE,1 MOSES,2 and TRISTRAM,3 the compiler is greatly indebted to the "Genealogy of the Little Family," by George T. Little, pub- Jished in 1877.
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Enoch, b. 17 Jan., 1763; d. 31 March, 1848.
Hannah, b. 3 Sept., 1764 ; d. 17 Oct., 1764.
Noah, b. 1 Nov., 1765 ; d. in Cass county, Mich., 14 Aug., 1837.
Jesse, b. 30 July, 1767: d. 19 Aug., 1840.
Phebe, b. 19 Feb., 1769; d. 7 June, 1769.
Sarah Ilsley, b. 20 April, 1770; d. 10 Dec., 1836; m. Moses Ger- rish, of B.
John II., b. 12 March, 1772; d. 29 Aug., 1773.
Hannah, b. 10 April, 1775; d. 4 Nov., 1811; m. Moses Coffin, of B., 25 Dec., 1792, who was b. at Newbury, Mass., 9 Sept., 1767, and d. at Salisbury, 3 Feb., 1843.
FRIEND5 (Enoch,4 Tristram3) lived on Little hill, then at Bashan, in B. ; a soldier of the Revolution ; was at the battle of Bennington ; brought the first apple-trees to Little hill; m. Mary Couch, 6 Feb., 1781.
Samuel, b. 7 Dec., 1781; d. 24 Aug., 1840.
Moses, b. 5 Nov., 1783; d. 5 June, 1871.
Sally, b. 12 Sept., 1785; d. 4 Aug., 1869; m. Wm. Couch, of Hop- kinton, 12 May, 1836.
Joseph, b. 1 Aug., 1787 ; d. 28 Oct., 1847.
Judith, b. 4 April, 1789; d. 29 April, 1858; m. Stephen Sweatt, of B., 1 March, 1814, who d. at Pittsfield, 11 Dec., 1851.
Mary, b. 19 Sept., 1791; d. 26 Nov., 1869.
Hannah, b. 24 April, 1798; m. Asa Kimball, of Hopkinton, 30 Dec., 1819.
BENJAMIN,5 Capt. (Enoch,4 Tristram3), lived on the homestead ; at the age of 17 was a soldier in the battle of Ben- nington He was a man of sound judgment, and pos- sessed in a high degree the confidence of his fellow- citizens, being chosen selectman eight years, and representative four years ; was the fifth man in town to receive a magistrate's commission. Married, 1st, Rhoda Bartlett, of Warner, 25 Nov., 1790, who was b. 13 April, 1768, and d. 27 Aug., 1814. She was niece of Dr. Josiah Bartlett, of Kingston, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and first governor of N. H. under its free constitution. Married, 2d, Persis Herbert, of Concord, 5 March, 1816.
Children of Rhoda :
Richard, b. 27 Nov., 1791; d. 29 Oct., 1840.
John, b. 30 June, 1794; d. 17 Jan., 1797.
Simeon Bartlett, b. 16 Dec., 1797; d. 29 Dec., 1874.
Rhoda, b. 14 April, 1801; d. at Windham, 15 Aug., 1852 ; m. Rev. Calvin Cutler, 3 June, 1824, who was a beloved pastor of the Presbyterian church at Windham for many years. Carrol Cutler, president of Western Reserve college, is their son.
Charles Herbert, Rev., b. 5 Dec., 1804; d. 1 Jan., 1836. [See Biog.]
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JOSEPH,5 Lieut. (Enoch,4 Tristram3), lived on Little hill ; was a soldier of the Revolution; enlisted on his seventeenth birthday in Capt. Spurr's company, Col. Nixon's regi- ment, Mass. Line; served nine months; also two other terms of two months each; was with Washing- ton at White Plains ; was stationed at West Point at the time of Arnold's treason, and saw Andre led to execution. Married Anna, dau. of Rev. Robie and Elizabeth Morrill, of B., 30 Nov., 1784, who was b. 20 Oct., 1763, and d. 17 Nov., 1839.
Eliza, b. 7 April, 1787 ; d. 17 Feb., 1835.
Phebe, b. 26 Jan., 1789; d. 8 Dec., 1850, at Rochester, N. Y.
Jane, b. 23 Aug., 1791; d. 21 Feb., 1836, at Jerseyville, Ill. ; m. Rev. Amos P. Brown, of Campton, 11 Feb., 1817, who was afterwards missionary in the West for many years, aud d. at Rushville, 111., 16 April, 1859, aged 67.
Jeremiah, b. 1 Sept., 1794; d. 5 April, 1853, at Rochester, N. Y.
Sarah, b. 18 April, 1800; d. 30 Sept., 1856, at Rochester, N. Y.
Caroline, b. 8 June, 1803 ; resides with her nephew, Rev. John M. Brown, at Highland, Doniphan county, Kansas.
ENOCH,5 Dea. (Enoch,4 Tristram3), lived on Little hill; m. Polly, dau. of Capt. James Noyes, of Atkinson, 30 Nov., 1790, who was b. 15 March, 1771, and d. 14 July, 1833. [See Biog.]
Henry, b. 1 Jan., 1792; d. 29 April, 1838, at Peoria, Ill.
Jane, b. 1 June, 1796; d. 27 Oct., 1796.
Polly, b. 11 Nov., 1797; d. 3 Feb., 1820.
Jane, b. 2 Feb., 1800; d. 9 April, 1877 ; m. Dea. Jeremiah Gerrish, of B., 8 March, 1821.
Enoch, b. 8 Nov., 1802; d. 13 Oct., 1875.
James, b. 3 Aug., 1804 ; d. 8 Sept., 1836 ; m. Mary Gerrish, of B., 15 Dec., 1829; removed to New Buffalo, Mich., in 1835.
NOAH5 (Enoch,4 Tristram3) lived in B. for a time, then at the " Gore," in Warner; was a man of observation and intelligence ; travelled extensively through various states of the Union ; m. Ascenath Elliot, of B., who d. 8 June, 1808, aged 41.
John, b. in B. 19 March, 1788; d. 11 Sept., 1832.
Elsey, b. 9 Oct., 1789; m. Samuel Wells, of Warner; lived there, also at Lisbon; where she d. about 1830.
Silas, b. 29 Jan., 1791; settled at Cleveland, O .; d. 22 May, 1821; in. Adelia Doan, who d. in 1820; had four children, who d. young.
Enoch, b. 11 Sept., 1796 ; d. about 1824; was a hatter; removed to the state of N. Y .; m. and had one child, who d. in infancy.
Laura, b. 23 June, 1799; d. 25 Aug., 1838.
David, b. 11 Oct., 1801 ; d. 13 May, 1875, in Adams county, Iowa.
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Hannah Lucia, b. 25 Aug., 1803; d. 1 March, 1846; m. Joseph Story, 6 April, 1826 ; lived at Bashan.
Harriet, b. 25 May, 1806; m. Richard Webber, of B., 24 Nov., 1829; who d. 11 March, 1835, aged 30.
JESSE5 (Enoch,4 Tristram3) built and resided in the house on Lit- tle hill now owned by Hiram Clifford; was a consist- ent Christian and good citizen, beloved and respected by all ; was a good thinker, and his mind was a store- house of useful and entertaining information. He m. Martha, dau. of Col. Henry Gerrish, of B., who was b. 14 May, 1777, and d. at New Buffalo, Mich., 28 Aug., 1855.
Jacob, b. 1 May, 1795; d. at Wabash, Ind., 17 Dec., 1876. John, b. 25 Nov., 1796; d. 15 Feb., 1829.
Susan, b. 23 March, 1798; m., 1st, Henry Little, of B., 7 Dec .. 1815; 2d, Dea. Timothy M. Rose, of Granville, O., 28 April, 1858.
Henry, b. 23 March, 1800.
Thomas, b. 2 Jan., 1802; d. at West Creek, Ind., 19 Aug., 1877.
Martha, b. 2 June, 1803; in. Dea. Joseph Pillsbury, of B., 19 May, 1825.
Leavitt C., b. 24 Feb., 1805; d. at Buffalo, N. Y., 23 March, 1854. Infant son, b. 13 and d. 15 March, 1807.
Emma, b. 4 May, 1808 ; d. in Belpre, O., 11 Aug., 1830; m. Addi- son Kingsbury, D. D., of North Coventry, Ct., 27 April, 1830.
Sarah G., b. 7 Aug., 1810 ; m. Rev. Hervey O. Higley, of Castle- ton, Vt., 29 Sept., 1829, who was b. 14 July, 1801, and d. 4 April, 1878. Prof. E. H. Higley, of Middlebury col- lege, is their son.
SAMUEL6 (Friend,5 Enoch4) was a surveyor; justice of the peace ; succeeded Dea. Enoch Little, Sen., as chorister, and led the choir at West B. 20 years ; m. Sally Couch, of B., 23 June, 1811, who d. 7 June, 1852.
Hiram C., b. 19 Feb., 1813; d. 4 Dec., 1869.
Rhoda B., b. 16 July, 1815 ; d. 21 July, 1822.
Samuel, b. 29 Nov., 1817.
Sarah P., b. 2 June, 1820 ; m. Jonathan K. Pillsbury, 21 Nov., 1850.
Joseph C., b. 21 April. 1822 ; d. 29 Dec .. 1850.
Mary, b. S Aug., 1826 ; d. 21 June, 1853; m. Albe Cady Sweatt, of B., 17 May, 1849.
Enoch C., b. 16 July, 1829 ; d. in San Francisco, Cal., 16 Jan., 1870.
MOSES6 (Friend,5 Enoch4) was a farmer; resided for a time at B., and d. there ; m. Sally Call, of Warner, 15 Jan., 1818, who was b. 24 July, 1787, and d. 28 Sept., 1866.
Mary C., b. at B., 9 Dec., 1819; d. 3 Oct., 1851; m. Capt. Hiram Scribner, of Salisbury, 14 Nov., 1849.
Moses C., b. 11 June, 1824.
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JOSEPHIG (Friend,5 Enoch4) lived on the homestead at Bashan ; was a farmer ; m. Sarah Burns Seavy, of Milford (a second cousin of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet), 12 March, 1812, who was b. 28 Jan., 1786, and d. 22 June, 1869.
Adaline T., b. 19 Jan., 1813; m. William Trussell, of B., 27 June, 1850.
Mary B., b. 6 and d. 23 Feb., 1814.
Joshua P., b. 31 May, 1815; d. 10 April, 1818.
Joshua P., b. 23 June, 1819; d. 20 Nov., 1850.
Charles B., b. 26 June, 1822.
RICHARD,6 Capt. (Benjamin,5 Capt., Enoch4), resided on Little hill; an officer in the war of 1812; was stationed at Portsmouth in 1814. He was a man of few words, but of clear thoughts and decided convictions; was a faithful friend, a valuable citizen, and a consistent Christian man. Married, 1st, Priscilla Plumer, of B., 7 Dec., 1815; 2d, Mary C. Pillsbury, of B., 22 May, 1827.
Children of Priscilla :
Rhoda B., b. 9 Dec., 1816; m. Rev. John Gerrish, of St. Armand, L. C., 14 Jan., 1837.
Bitfield Plumer, b. 15 Aug., 1818; d. at Brandy Camp, Elk county, Pa., 2 May, 1863.
Ephraim, b. 14 April, 1820; lived on Pleasant st. ; present resi- dence near the Blackwater, on the farm formerly owned by Nathan Pearson, in Webster; m. Jane Grey, youngest dan. of Col. John Farmer, of B., 22 Dec., 1847, who was b. 7 June, 1828, and d. 27 June, 1867.
Lurana C., b. 30 June, 1822; d. 15 Nov., 1843.
Charles, b. 13 Jan., 1825; d. 9 Oct., 1835.
Children of Mary :
Calvin, b. 29 Feb., 1828; resides on the homestead. Though only 12 years of age at his father's decease, after the first year he took charge of the farm and managed it with success, greatly assisting his younger brothers and sisters in ac- quiring an education, and getting a start in life.
Levi, b. 18 July, 1830. Horace, b. 17 Sept., 1832.
Emily, b. 10 Jan., 1835 ; d. 3 Dec., 1847.
Charles, b. 14 Feb., 1837; d. 16 Nov., 1869 ; was a physician at Acton, Mass., and there m. Helen E., dau. of Harris Cow- drey, M. D., 11 June, 1866. [See Biog.]
Priscilla, b. 30 Jan., 1839; grad. at Mt. Holyoke Sem .; has been a successful teacher in N. E. and Pa.
SIMEON B.,6 Esq. (Benjamin," Capt., Enoch4), lived on the home- stead, then on Corser hill, in Webster; m., 1st, Har- riet Boyd, of Antrim, 16 Sept., 1824, who was b. 17
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Sept., 1798, and d. 3 Oct., 1850; 2d, Phebe Kilburn, of B., 20 Oct., 1851. [See Biog.]
Children of Harriet :
George, b. 23 Aug., 1825.
Alice, b. 30 Dec., 1829 ; d. 31 Oct., 1835.
Narcissa, b. 25 Dec., 1831; d. 8 Feb., 1832.
Eveline, b. 13 Dec., 1832.
Sherman, b. 6 Feb., 1835.
Luther, S Arthur, ( b. 24 May, 1837; 3 d. 19 July, 1858.
JEREMIAH6 (Joseph,5 Lieut., Enoch4) lived in B. ; was a merchant on Corser hill for several years ; removed to Roches- ter, N. Y., in Sept., 1830; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Joshua Pillsbury, of B., 5 March, 1816.
Joshua P., b. 19 Nov., 1817; d. 5 Feb., 1840; learned the printers' trade in Concord, and worked as journeyman in the States- man office.
HENRY6 (Enoch,5 Dea., Enoch4) resided on the farm now owned by Capt. William D. George; built the house after- wards occupied by Enoch Kilburn and John Shaw, which was burned 10 Nov., 1856; was a farmer, sur- veyor, and owned the saw-mill situated on the Knight meadow brook ; was a school-teacher for several years, before and after marriage, in various towns in N. H. and Mass. ; excelled as a player on the bass-viol; was the first president of the Martin Luther Musical Soci- ety, and its secretary for many years ; removed West in Sept., 1835, and settled in Peoria, Ill., May, 1836; was a genial, kind, and Christian gentleman; m. Su- san, dau. of Jesse Little, of B., 7 Dec., 1815.
Albert Gerrish, b. 27 Sept., 1817. Polly, b. 7 May, 1820 ; d. 6 March, 1821.
Alfred, b. 3 June, 1823. [See Biog.]
Emma Kingsbury, b. 27 Sept., 1830; grad. at Granville Female college, O., in 1848; a faithful and successful music teacher; m. Rev. Joseph Little (son of Jacob Little, D. D.) 15 Aug., 1854.
ENOCH,6 Dea. (Enoch,5 Dea., Enoch4), lived on the homestead ; m. Apphia C., dau. of Lieut. Thomas Coffin, of B., 18 Nov., 1829. [See Biog. ]
Mary Frances, b. 28 Jan., 1831 ; d. 15 June, 1849.
Ellen, b. 27 Feb., 1833; d. 5 Oct., 1870; m. Dea. Francis B. Saw- yer, of Salisbury, 11 Sept., 1851, who was b. 14 April, 1823.
Henry Lyman, b. 28 March, 1835; d. 26 March, 1836. Louisa, b. 1 Dec .. 1836 ; d. 19 April, 1866; m. Geo. Little, of B., 29 Nov., 1855.
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JOHN6 (Noah,5 Enoch4) settled in Sanbornton ; lived afterwards at Plymouth and Meredith; m. Nancy Hoit, of San- bornton, who was b. 13 May, 1797.
Mary A. II., b. 5 March, 1815 ; m. Ruel West, of Concord, 9 March, 1854.
John E., b. 11 March, 1817.
Henry, b. 28 April, 1819.
Harriet IV., b. 16 April, 1822; d. 21 March, 1844.
Noah, b. 31 May, 1824.
Martha J., b. 29 July, 1827; d. 22 July, 1829.
George WV., b. 24 Feb., 1830.
DAVID6 (Noah,5 Enoch4) lived in Cleveland, O., then in Cass coun- ty, Mich ; removed thence to Minn., near Blue Earth City ; m. Mary Hulbert, of Granville, ()., 2 Aug., 1825, who was b. in Vt., 13 Sept., 1801, and d. in Minn., 25 Aug., 1866.
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