The history of Dublin, N.H., Volume 1852, Part 32

Author: Dublin, N.H; Leonard, L. W. (Levi Washburn), 1790?-1864. cn; Mason, Charles, 1810-1901. cn
Publication date: 1855
Publisher: Boston, Printed by J. Wilson and son
Number of Pages: 561


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IV. Charles Prescott, b. 1775; d. Feb. 17, 1854 ; m., May 25, 1796, Sarah Mason, dr. of Thaddeus M .; r. in Hancock ; had several ch., names not furnished. Second w., the widow of John Mason.


V. Abigail, b. Dec. 25, 1777 ; m., Aug. 31, 1794, Jas. Adams, q.v. VI. Lucy, b. Jan. 31, 1780 ; m. Ivory Perry, jun., q. v.


VII. Mary P., b. April 7, 1782; m. Stephen Harrington ; r. Nelson, and then at Keene.


VIII. John, b. June 4, 1785; d. Dec. 21, 1828, killed by the wheels of his wagon passing over him; m. Elizabeth Seaver, of Roxbury, Mass., who d. April 2, 1835, c.


IX. Rebecca, b. Nov. 3, 1787; m., Nov. 27, 1823, Ward Eaton, of Haverhill, Mass.


X. Hannah Fitch, b. July 23, 1790; m. William Parker ; r. Francestown ; ch. n. u.


ASA HEALD (Dr.), b. in Nelson, May 6, 1798; M. D. at Bow- doin College, May 6, 1823; settled in Dublin, Oct. 9, 1823, on lot 7, range 6. In 1827, built the house in which he now lives; and in 1839, erected a house on lot 7, range 5, part of which he pur- chased. He m., Oct. 12, 1830, Elmira Saunderson, of Hollis, N.H. She was b. Dec. 25, 1805. Ch. :


I. Elmira Maria, b. Aug. 28, 1833. II. Charles Henry, b. Dec. 17, 1835.


James Hayward


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JEFFERSON HEALD, from Nelson, brother of Dr. Asa H .; b. Dec. 25, 1806 ; re. to Dublin, 1827 ; m., April 3, 1836, Mary Ann Powers, of Middletown, Conn., b. Feb. 13, 1806; r. on lot 4, range 4. Ch. :


I. Alfred Weston, b. Jan. 30, 1837. II. William Powers, b. March 17, 1840. III. Mary Ann, b. May 17, 1842. IV. Sarah Eliza, b. Sept. 6, 1845. V. George Jefferson, b. Aug. 6, 1848. VI. Gilbert Atkins, b. Dec. 28, 1850.


HENRY HEARD, b. Oct. 28, 1785, in Wayland, Mass., formerly East Sudbury ; re. to Dublin, 1814, and r. on lot 17, range 3 ; m. Mehitable Colburn, of Langdon, N. H., b. May, 1789 ; d. April 28, 1826. Ch .:


I. Henry, b. Feb. 18, 1816 ; m., April 30, 1840, Orrilla F. Grant, b. in Alstead, July 6, 1813. Ch .: 1. GEORGE, b. July 17, 1841. -2. EMMA ROY, b. July 17, 1844. - 3. MARION, b. June 30, 1848. - 4. LUCY JANE, b. July 26, 1850. - 7. MARCELLA, b. Oct. 23, 1852.


II. Benjamin, b. Oct. 18, 1817 ; d. March 7, 1853 ; m., Aug. 26, 1847. Ch .: 1. MARY M., b. July 4, 1848. - 2. EUGENE CLIN- TON, b. Sept. 11, 1851.


III. Mary, b. April 25, 1820; m., Oct. 17, 1837, Augustine P. Snow, q. v.


IV. Richard, b. Nov., 1823; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Sarah Jane Gun- nison. Ch .: 1. WARREN, b. Aug. 6, 1846. - 2. WALTER C., b. April 24, 1850; d. Sept. 24, 1850.


V. Abigail, b. May, 1824; d. Jan. 8, 1840.


VI. Samuel, b. Aug., 1825; m., Nov. 26, 1851, Mrs. Fidelia Pike. Ch .: 1. ABBY, b. Sept., 1852.


Second w. of Henry H., m., June 18, 1832, Mrs. Belinda Mans- field, of Stoddard. Ch .:


VII. Hannah W., b. June 16, 1833.


EBENEZER HILL, from Sherborn; b. 1744; d. Oct. 1, 1834; settled in Dublin, 1773, on lot 5, range 7. He is put down, in the register furnished, as having settled first on lot 4, range 2, which in the list of occupants is said to have been " not settled." It is cer- tain that he r. on lot 5, range 9. He m., Jan. 19, 1771, Esther Pratt, of Sherborn, b. Nov. 20, 1748 ; d. April 4, 1834. Ch. :


I. Asahel, b. March 22, 1772 ; m. Ruth Rumrel, of New Ipswich; d. June 6, 1831. She d. Feb. 14, 1821. Ch .: 1. ALINDA, m., Oct. 21, 1821, John T. Richardson, q. v .; and others, n. u.


II. Adam, b. Jan. 12, 1774; m. Rebecca Frost, of Pepperell ; d. Ch. : 1. SUMNER, b. June 15, 1799, in Townsend ; re. to Bos- ton ; m. Abigail Hook. - 2. REBECCA, b. Sept. 30, 1801; m. Ed. R. Broaders ; r. in Boston. - 3. MERCY, b. May 1, 1803; d. - 4. RUFUS, b. April 19, 1807 ; d .- 5. LUCINDA, b. Aug. 8, 1809 ; m. Reuben Torrey. - 6. CONVERSE, b. July 1, 1812; m. Dorothy Garner; d. - 7. JEREMIAH F., b. 1818 ; m. Susan Brown.


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III. Asenath, d. young. IV. Ebenezer, d. young.


V. Asenath, b. Aug. 17, 1778 ; m. Moses Greenwood, jun., q. v.


VI. Abigail, b. Aug. 31, 1780; m. James Going, of Lunenburg, Mass.


VII. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 13, 1783 ; re. to Boston ; m. Dorothy Simonds, of Marlborough, Vt. ; d. Sept. 24, 1842. Ch. : 1. ABBY S., b. Jan. 8, 1817. - 2. THOMAS BALDWIN, b. June 27, 1818; d. July 6, 1829 .- 3. MARTHA ESTHER, b. Feb. 17, 1820 ; d. Aug. 8, 1822 .- 4. LUCY S., b. June 17, 1822; re. to Mississippi; m. William D. Dougherty, of St. Louis, Mo. ; d. in St. Louis, May 21, 1847 .- 5. HARRIET E., b. July 28, 1824; d. Nov. 28, 1841 .- 6. EBENEZER A., b. April 29, 1826. - 7. JOHN H., b. Sept. 17, 1828; d. Sept. 11, 1829.


VIII. Esther, b. July 7, 1785; m. Samuel Smith, q. v.


IX. Noah, b. Feb. 20, 1787 ; d. Nov. 21, 1821; re. to Boston ; m. twice in a family of Chases ; Nancy, first w., had two ch., who d .; she d. Sarah, 2d w. Ch .: 1. NANCY, b. Jan. 24, 1813; m. Benj. Sweetser ; d. Dec. 2, 1836. - 2. CHARLES H., b. Dec. 11, 1814; r. Boston ; m. Lucretia D. Mansfield, of Salem. - 3. SARAH F., b. Dec. 26, 1816; m. Elbridge Lovejoy, of Lynn; d. May 10, 1842. -4. WILLIAM S. W., b. Aug. 8, 1819 ; d. Sept., 1821.


X. Olive, b. July 15, 1789 ; m. Joel Shattuck, of Pepperell; c. She d. Sept. 19, 1827. He d. April, 1832.


BENJAMIN HILLS (Dr.), m., May 9, 1787, Mrs. Grace Warren ; r. on lot 15, range 10; re. 1821.


ABNER HINDS, b. in West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 25, 1750; d. Oct. 27, 1834; m., April 1, 1782, Lydia Ball, of Concord, Mass., b. Dec. 3, 1751 ; settled in Dublin, April, 1782, on lot 8, range 3. Ch. :


I. Persis, b. March 28, 1783 ; um.


II. Abner, b. Oct. 30, 1784; m., June 2, 1812 ; r. Milan, N. H .; d., supposed with his eldest son to have been murdered in the win- ter of 1828, when hunting in the north-west part of Maine. She d. Dec. 14, 1848. Ch .: 1. BENJAMIN F., b. March 17, 1813; d. 1828. - 2. SILAS P., b. Oct. 23, 1815; r. Newark, N. J. - 3. ELIZA W., b. Jan. 23, 1819 ; d. Nov. 26, 1833. - 4. W. H. H., b. Jan. 20, 1821 ; d. Sept. 3, 1824. - 5. LORENZO, b. March 16, 1824 ; d. Sept. 3, 1824. - 6. ALDRIDGE C., b. May 1, 1827 ; r. in Ohio.


III. Lydia, b. Aug. 26, 1788; d. Jan. 14, 1847 ; m., June 16, 1814, Moses Corey, q. v.


IV. Benjamin, b. Nov. 9, 1790; d. Aug. 13, 1804.


SAMUEL HOGG, name altered to Shepherd, q. v.


NATHAN HOLT, from Nelson ; b. April 25, 1803; re. to Dublin, 1817 ; settled first on lots 16 and 17, range 3, purchased of Jona- than Emery ; sold to Daniel Fiske, and re. to north half of lot 1, range 7 ; m., Dec. 22, 1831, Rhoda Eaton, dr. of Moses E., sen., b. June 13, 1806. Ch .: I. Lewman, b. Oct. 14, 1833. II. Henry H., b. April 15, 1841.


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MARSTIN HOLT, with his w. Abigail, from Holden, Mass., Feb. 2, 1779, lived on lot 10, range 6. Ch .: I. Moses. II. Amos. III. Phebe, b. Feb. 13, 1785.


JAMES HOUGHTON, with his w. Phebe, and six children, came to Dublin, July, 1781, and settled on lot 3, range 5. Ch. : I. Silvanus. II. Rinde (Orinde), m., Nov. 25, 1790, Benjamin Learned, jun. III. Bethiah, m., June 1, 1789, John Mason, son of Moses M., sen. IV. Asenath. V. Experience. VI. Molly. James Houghton, jun., came to Dublin, May, 1786.


ALBERT G. HUBBARD, from Rindge; b. April 30, 1819; re. to Dublin, Feb., 1839 ; bought, 1841, the " Pierce Farm," lot 5, range 9 ; m., Sept. 20, 1842, Lydia Jane Richardson, b. April 22, 1822, dr. of Ruel R., of Peterborough; re., 1847, to part of lots 6, in ranges 7 and 8. Ch .: I. Ellen M., b. Aug. 4, 1843. II. Albert Z., b. Aug. 9, 1853.


WILLARD HUNT, with his w. Martha, lived on lot 14, range 8. Ch .: I. Phebe, b. May 8, 1764. II. Isaac, b. April 6, 1767 ; m. Martha Knowlton, dr. of Deacon John K. Ch. : 1. MOSES, b. Dec. 27, 1788 .- 2. AARON, b. Oct. 10, 1790. - 3. DAVID, b. Dec. 26, 1792. - 4. ISAAC, b. Feb. 4, 1795. III. Lois, b. Feb. 23, 1770. IV. Eunice, b. Aug. 10, 1772. V. Moses, b. Nov. 12, 1774.


AMOS JACKSON, m., Jan. 1, 1787, Judith Porter. Ch. : I. Janet, b. May 23, 1790; d. II. Joseph, b. Feb. 19, 1792 ; r. in Illinois. III. Janet, b. Dec. 29, 1793. IV. Abijah, b. July 2, 1795. V. Amos, b. March 16, 1788.


SIMEON JOHNSON, settled in Dublin as early as 1771, on lot 7, range 8. He re. with his family, 1819, to Keene, Ohio. His dr. Peggy (Margaret) m., July 31, 1783, Joshua Stanley, q. v. A son, Silas, was b. Feb. 3, 1779. Another dr., Charlotte, m., Dec. 24, 1816, Reuben Rice, of Ashburnham, Mass. His son, Adam, m. Patty -; was a successful teacher in the schools of Dublin ; much employed, and often sought after for his ability to secure good discipline in a disorderly school. He was often rough in manner ; but his literary qualifications were above the common standard of his day.


SAMUEL JONES, from Framingham ; b. Jan. 5, 1746; d. Jan. 22, 1820; m., 1770, Anna Gates, of Framingham, b. Jan. 30, 1748, d. Sept. 17, 1826; settled in Dublin on lot 8, range 5, March, 1777. Ch .: I. Betsey, b. Feb. 28, 1773; m., 1793, William Davis, q. v. II. Anna, b. 1775; d. 1776. III. Anna, b. July 27, 1778; m., 1801, David Bass, of Marlborough ; re. to Marlow. IV. John, b. June 28, 1780; m., 1804, Mary Bass, of Marlborough; re. to Marlow; d. 1846. V. Samuel, b. 1783 ; d. 1785.


VI. Samuel, b. Sept. 27, 1786; m., Nov. 23, 1809, Mary Far-


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num, b. Dec. 30, 1784, dr. of Joshua F .; r. on the homestead, lot 8, range 5. Ch. : 1. MARY ANN, b. March 5, 1810 ; m., Dec. 30, 1841, Leander Clark, q. v. - 2. DANIEL GATES, b. Feb. 24, 1811; m., May 9, 1837, Elizabeth Warren, dr. of John W .; re. to Jaffrey, 1840 ; present residence, Dublin : ch. (1) Mary Elizabeth, b. in Jaffrey, June 12, 1840; (2) Nancy Adelaide, b. in Jaffrey, Sept. 2, 1843; (3) Sarah Adielle, b. in Peterborough, Oct. 25, 1848. - 3. AURORA, b. Jan. 27, 1816; m., Oct. 1, 1835, Daniel H. Mason; r. Sullivan ; ch., n. u. - 4. CORYDON, b. Dec. 4, 1818 ; m., Oct. 23, 1846, Abby G. Piper, dr. of Rufus P .; r. on the homestead : ch. (1) Anna Isabel, b. July 31, 1847, d. Sept. 22, 1849; (2) Walter Buckminster, b. April 23, 1849, d. Sept. 19, 1849; (3) Abby Maria, b. Aug. 11, 1850; (4) Emelia Sarah, b. July 11, 1853. - 5. SARAH A., b. June 27, 1821 ; d. Sept. 5, 1842 .- 6. EMILY, b. Dec. 3, 1825 ; d. May 22, 1845.


VII. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1788; m., Nov. 3, 1824, Charles Frost, of Swanzey; d. March, 1827. VIII. Daniel, b. Nov. 20, 1790; d. 1793. IX. Ruth, b. April 30, 1792 ; m., 1812, John Sanders, q. v. She d. Nov., 1825. X. Daniel, b. April 30, 1794 ; d. Jan. 5, 1800.


JOHN JONES, b. Nov. 24, 1783, Princeton, Mass. ; m., Dec. 17, 1809, Lucy Lane, b. July 6, 1783, dr. of Col. Francis L., of Ash- burnham; purchased in Dublin, lot 10, range 1, 1808; re. with w., Nov. 16, 1810; d. May 3, 1849. Ch .: I. Frederick, b. July 20, 1813 ; graduated at Harvard College, 1835; M.D. at Medical School, Philadelphia ; translator of Rotteck's " General History of the World," 4 vols., published in 1840, at Philadelphia; r. New Ipswich ; a practitioner of medicine ; m., 1849, Caroline F. Gibson, dr. of Dr. Stillman G., of New Ipswich. II. Lucy Ann, b. Nov. 30, 1819 ; m., May 14, 1848, Eri J. Spaulding, of Troy, N. H.


JOEL KENDALL, b. Dec. 16, 1766, at Burlington, Mass. ; m., May 7, 1789, Abigail Babcock, of Sherborn, b. April 2, 1769, dr. of Malachi B., of Sherborn; r. on lot 19, range 10. Mr. Kendall, his son, and his brother, who was on a visit at his house, were killed by lightning, June 1, 1806. Ch .: I. Moses, b. July 14, 1790; d. June 1, 1806. II. Sophia, b. Nov. 22, 1792; m. Abraham Shat- tuck, q. v. III. Almira, b. April 3, 1795 ; m. Samuel Adams, q. v. IV. Mary, b. May 25, 1797; m. Whitcomb French, jun. V. Anna, b. Aug. 18, 1799 ; m. Samuel Mason, jun., q. v. VI. Re- becca, b. Aug. 16, 1802; m. Calvin Mason, q. v. VII. Lyman, b. Dec. 14, 1804; d. VIII. Abigail, b. Jan. 14, 1807 ; m. Calvin J. Parker, of Jaffrey. She d. 1852.


The second h. of Mrs. Kendall, m., Jan. 27, 1807, was Joshua Farnum, q. v.


HENRY A. KENDALL (Rev.), son of Asa K .; b. June 10, 1778, at Leominster, Mass., and Lydia Adams, b. Oct. 15, 1784, at Townsend, Mass., m., 1807, and their ch. were : 1. Augusta, b.


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June 26, 1808; m. George E. Dean ; 2. Henry Adams, b. Aug. 6, 1810. Henry A. Kendall (Rev.) graduated, Aug., 1839, at the Gilmanton Theological Seminary ; was ordained at Dublin, Oct., 1840; dismissed, July, 1850; installed, June, 1851, minister of the East Congregational Church, Concord, N. H. He m., May 27, 1844, Harriet G. Appleton, b. Dec. 1, 1811, dr. of Isaac Appleton. Ch. : I. Henry Appleton, b. March 29, 1845. II. Samuel Adams, b. Dec. 27, 1846. III. Sarah Harriet, b. April 20, 1850; d. June 26, 1853, at East Concord.


MOSES KIDDER (Dr.), b. Jan. 15, 1789, in Billerica, Mass .; a descendant of James K., who was in Cambridge at or before 1650. The father of Dr. K. lived on land which had been in possession of the family from the first settlement of the town; but, in 1790, he sold his farm, and re. to Townsend, Mass. After receiving his medical degree, Dr. K. was a surgeon in the army, and in practice at Townsend till Dec., 1815. He m., Jan., 1815, Rachel S. Ken- drick, of Amherst, N. H., b. Jan. 30, 1793, dr. of Stephen Kendrick, who was brother of Gen. Benjamin Pierce's wife. Dr. K. spent most of the winter of 1815-16 with Rev. Mr. Sprague in Dublin, and, in the spring of 1816, re. his family. Ch .:


I. Nancy, b. Oct. 29, 1815. II. Sophia K., b. April 10, 1817 ; m., March 6, 1842, B. Hale; two ch. III. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 14, 1819 ; m., May 16, 1847, William Wood; one ch., a son. IV. Martha L., b. June 2, 1821 ; m., Dec. 17, 1851, Avery Wellington ; one ch., a daughter. V. Walter, b. June 18, 1823; m., Feb. 15, 1854, Lucy Burnap, of Lowell; med. deg., 1845; not now a prac- titioner in medicine, but engaged in manufacturing patent electro- magnetical machines. VI. Franklin, b. June 26, 1826; an apothecary by trade, but at present in the factory of his brother Walter. VII. Moses Warren, b. Sept. 11, 1828; um. VIII. Rufus K., b. Feb. 10, 1831 ; d. Jan. 7, 1849. Dr. K. re. from Dublin to Ashby ; then to Townsend ; now r. at Lowell.


JOSIAH H. KNIGHT, from Sudbury, Mass .; b. June 1, 1808 ; m., April 4, 1833, Martha Mason, dr. of Samuel M., sen., b. June 24, 1814. Ch .:


I. Hannah M., b. Feb. 5, 1834 ; d. Oct. 3, 1852. II. Hosea B., b. Oct. 22, 1836. III. Harriet, b. Jan. 13, 1838. IV. Joel, b. Aug. 5, 1840. V. Caroline M., b. July 29, 1842. VI. John A., b. March 5, 1845. VII. Sarah E., b. Oct. 3, 1848. VIII. Josiah, b. Jan. 24, 1851. IX. Charles B., b. Oct. 8, 1853.


JOHN KNOWLTON (Deacon), b. Jan. 24, 1745, Holliston, Mass. ; m., April 20, 1769, Martha Jennings ; came to Dublin, June, 1770, with his wife and one ch .; she d. Aug. 7, 1797. Ch. :


I. Martha, b. Aug. 16, 1769 ; m. Isaac Hunt, q. v .; r. Hancock. II. John, b. Oct. 7, 1771; m. Polly Rowell; re. to Dummerston, Vt .; d. Nov. 14, 1775. III. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 11, 1774. IV.


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James, b. July 25, 1776; d. May 2, 1778, N. Y. V. Abigail, b. Dec. 18, 1778 ; m. Samuel Moor, q. v. VI. Betsey, b. May 14, 1781; m. Samuel Derby, q.v. VII. Thaddeus, b. Dec. 26, 1783; m. Rebecca -, who d. Jan. 14, 1826. VIII. Simeon, b. Aug. 3, 1786; d. Aug. 2, 1813. IX. Kenny, b. March 5, 1789 ; m., Oct. 14, 1829, Polly Learned, dr. of Deacon Benjamin L. Ch. : 1. LEVI, b. July, 1831 ; re. to Chester, Vt. ; m. Caroline Simons. X. James, b. Nov. 25, 1791 ; m. Sally Adams ; r. Richland, N. Y.


Deacon John Knowlton's second wife, m., Feb. 19, 1798, was Elizabeth Wight, dr. of John W., sen. ; d. April, 1835, æ. 89. Ch. by second w. were :


XI. Eliza, b. Feb. 28, 1799 ; m. Barzillai Davis ; re. to Nelson.


XII. Luke, b. Aug. 1, 1801 ; m., Dec. 28, 1826, Mercy Bemis, dr. of James B. Ch .: 1. JAMES, b. Dec. 20, 1828; m., May 23, 1854, Emilia L. Mason, dr. of Dexter M. - 2. LUKE, b. Sept. 5, 1830. - 3. ELI B., b. Dec. 3, 1833. - 4. CAROLINE E., b. Jan. 27, 1836. - 5. CHARLES, b. June 23, 1838. - 6. LOIS JANE, b. March 10, 1842; d. Dec. 8, 1845. - 7. SARAH ANN, b. Nov. 27, 1843. - 8. MARIA JANE, b. Sept. 3, 1845 ; d. Sept. 30, 1847.


XIII. Ira, b. March 31, 1803 ; re. to Worcester, Mass .; m. Eliza Lovekin. He d. Oct. 25, 1845. XIV. Mary, b. July 2, 1804 ; m. Cornelius Towne. She d. May 19, 1836. XV. Levi, b. March 31, 1806 ; m. Mrs. Lucy Hadley, Worcester, and d. 1854.


JOHN KNOWLTON (2d), from Sherborn ; b. Feb. 23, 1763; d. Feb. 11, 1830; settled in Dublin, 1789, on part of lot 17, range 5. He was in the army of the Revolution three years. He m., 1799, Susannah Jennings, b. April 3, 1761, in Holliston ; and d. March 20, 1819. Ch .:


I. Ebenezer, b. June 6, 1790 ; m., 1813, Nancy Knowlton ; r. in Hopkinton, N. Y. II. Jesse, b. July 22, 1791; m., first, 1816, Sarah Wight, dr. of Jabez Wight. She d. Feb., 1824. Ch .: 1. JESSE, d. - 2. MARY W., m. Jason Phelps: ch. (1) Mary R .; (2) Sarah M .; (3) Martha J .; (4) William P.


III. Silas, b. Aug. 1, 1793 ; m., April 6, 1817, Susannah Nut- ting, b. 1787, d. Jan. 1, 1832; r. on the homestead. Ch .: 1. B. FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 1, 1818 ; d. Aug. 18, 1826. - 2. ASA H., b. Sept. 8, 1820 ; d. Jan. 22, 1832. - 3. ELMIRA, b. Oct. 23, 1823; m., Sept. 24, 1846, James Moore, q. v. - 4. SUSAN, b. Sept. 1, 1825 ; m., April 18, 1844, Phinehas Hemenway; r. Fort Ann, N. Y. Second w. of Silas K., m., May 26, 1832, Elizabeth Hardy, dr. of Thomas H. Ch. : 5. HARRIET E., b. March 10, 1833. - 6. ASA, b. March 2, 1834.


IV. John, b. Sept. 30, 1795 ; m., 1817, Lois Bemis ; re. to Sandy Creek, N. Y., where he d., Jan., 1832. V. Jeremy, b. March 15, 1798 ; m., May, 1819, Elizabeth Tolman, of Marlborough; r. Brooklyn, Ill. VI. Eunice, b. April 3, 1800; m., 1825, James Upton, r. Sandy Creek, N. Y. VII. Mary, b. Sept. 23, 1803; d. July, 1826.


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ELIAS KNOWLTON, brother of John K., 2d; settled on lot 15, range 7 ; m. - Jennings, sister of John K.'s wife. Nathan K., another brother, m. a sister of the preceding, and lived on lot 15, range 6, but of his family, nothing is known to us. Elias K. had several ch :


I. Elisha, m., first, Jan. 1, 1795, Polly (Mary) Chamberlain, b. Sept. 24, 1773, dr. of James C., sen. She d. Dec. 5, 1835, æ. 69. Ch. : 1. HANNAH, m. Joseph Appleton, q. v. Second w. of Elisha K., Hannah Chamberlain, dr. of James C., sen. Ch. by second w. : 2. MARY, b. July 8, 1812 ; m., Nov. 3, 1829, Reuben H. Thwing, of Brighton, Mass. - 3. JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN, b. Dec. 20, 1813 ; d. - 4. ELVIRA, m. - 5. EMELINE, m., Oct. 23, 1834, John W. Learned, jun., q. v. - 6. HARRIET, b. 1820 ; m. Prentiss W. Green- wood, q. v. - 7. ANDREW ALLISON. - 8. HELEN M., m. Russell. The names of the other ch. of Elias K. are not known to us ; a son lived in Warwick, Mass. Elisha K. was a blacksmith ; r. on lot 10, range 5, and worked many years in the shop opposite the Appleton Store.


ALVARUS LAWRENCE (M. D.), b. April 17, 1796, in Ashby, Mass .; m. Eliza Farnsworth, b. Aug. 7, 1797. Ch .:


I. Ambrose, b. in Boscawen, N. H., May 2, 1816; m., July 8, 1838, Emily Smith, b. March 10, 1818, in Marlborough, Vt. Ch. : 1. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. July 9, 1839, in Lumpkin County, Ga. - 2. A SON, b. in Lowell, June 11, 1849 ; d. June 18, 1849. - Ambrose L. is a practising dentist ; r. in Lowell, and established an office there, 1838; elected mayor of Lowell, Dec., 1854.


II. Charles, b. in Dublin, March 11, 1821; m .; r. in Dublin ; ch., n. u. III. Samuel, b. in Peterborough, Jan. 29, 1823; m. Dorothy Ann Jones; r. in Lowell. Ch. : 1. HELEN. IV. John, b. Dec. 15, 1824; m., and r. in Brooklyn, N. Y. V. Eliza, b. March 30, 1827 ; m. Jacob Upton; ch., two sons and a daughter. VI. Sarah, b. Sept. 11, 1829 ; m. Rufus F. Hill ; c .; r. in Lowell. VII. Lucy, b. Aug. 1, 1831 ; m. John Cromarll. Ch .: 1. ELIZA- BETH. VIII. Alvin, b. June 17, 1833; r. in Lowell; um. IX. Susan, b. July 7, 1835; r. in Lowell; um. X. Emily, b. March 23, 1838 ; r. in Peterborough ; um.


BENJAMIN LEARNED (Deacon), from Sherborn; b. July 24, 1741 ; d. Sept. 5, 1818; settled in Dublin, 1767, on lot 9, range 4; n. Elizabeth Wilson, b. 1742, dr. of Dr. John Wilson, of Sherborn ; d. March 12, 1771. Ch. :


I. John Wilson, b. Feb. 20, 1766; m., March 2, 1797, Hannah Wight, dr. of Joel W., b. March 11, 1763, d. July 1, 1846; settled, first, on lot 14, range 7; and in 1818 re. to lot 9, range 4, the homestead, where he still lives, in the 89th year of his age. Ch. : 1. PERSIS, b. Dec. 3, 1797 ; m. Eli Allison, q. v. - 2. HERVEY, b. May 24, 1799 ; m., Dec. 20, 1825, Elvira Derby, b. Dec. 8, 1806, dr. of Samuel D .: ch. (1) Samuel Derby, b. Oct. 11, 1826; m.,


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Aug. 5, 1852, Cynthia Woolly ; r. in Westmoreland, N. H .; (2) Betsey Mary Ann, b. Sept. 15, 1828, d. Sept. 1, 1833 ; (3) Hervey Dexter, b. June 29, 1830; (4) Franklin Dana, b. Nov. 15, 1831; (5) Betsey Mary Ann, b. Dec. 12, 1833 ; (6) Webster Dennis, b. Dec. 16, 1835 ; (7) Adams Darius, b. Jan. 17, 1838 ; (8) Louisa Viola, b. Nov. 6, 1839 ; (9) Lewis Dudley, b. Sept. 11, 1841 ; (10) Marion Deroy, b. Nov. 10, 1843; (11) Elenora Martin, b. Sept. 8, 1845; (12) Willard Duren, b. Oct. 20, 1847; (13) Henry Dwight, b. Dec. 28, 1849. - 3. ELIZA, b. Feb. 2, 1801; m., June 1, 1841, Samuel Adams ; r. Watertown, N. Y. - 4. IRA, b. March 2, 1803 ; d. March 25, 1803. - 5. CALVIN, b. March 25, 1804 ; m., March 8, 1832, Hannah Dunster Barrett, b. July 11, 1812, dr. of Joel B., of Ashburnham, d. March 12, 1838 : ch. (1) Hannah Emeline, b. Dec. 30, 1832, d. July 14, 1833 ; (2) John Calvin, b. Aug. 7, 1834 ; (3) Charles Barrett, b. April 12, 1836, d. June 11, 1836. Calvin L.'s second w., m., Oct. 11, 1838, was Cynthia M. Fisk. b. Sept. 2, 1804: ch. (4) Sarah Elizabeth, b. Oct. 8, 1839, d. March 4, 1840; (5) Sarah Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1841, d. Aug. 3, 1843 ; (6) Eme- line Sophia, b. Dec. 31, 1842. - 6. HANNAH, b. July 11, 1806 ; m. Moses Corey, q. v. - 7. JOHN WILSON, jun., b. Sept. 6, 1808 ; m., Oct. 23, 1834, Emeline Knowlton, dr. of Elisha Knowlton ; r. St. Johnsbury, Vt.


II. Benjamin, b. Sept. 23, 1767; d. in Wilton, Me., Sept. 16, 1853 ; m. Rinde (Orinde) Houghton ; r., when in Dublin, on lot 2, range 4, and on lot 4, range 4 ; name last in the tax-list, 1809, and, about this time, he re. to the State of Maine. Ch .: 1. AsA, b. May 18, 1791. - 2. BENJAMIN, b. April 7, 1793. - 3. ASENATH, b. March 26, 1795. - 4. PHEBE, b. July 12, 1797. - 5. JOSEPH, b. June 22, 1799. - 6. GILMAN, b. Aug. 30, 1801. - 7. POLLY, b. Sept. 22, 1803. - 8. ORINDE, b. Jan. 17, 1806. - 9. BETSEY, b. March 18, 1808.


III. Samuel, b. June 2, 1770; d. Feb. 19, 1777.


Second w. of Benjamin L., sen., m., Oct. 31, 1771, Margaret Swan, b. Oct. 27, 1751, of Peterborough ; d. Jan. 16, 1818. Ch. by second wife :


IV. Eli, b. Aug. 7, 1772 ; a physician in Danby, Vt. V. Moses, b. April 12, 1774; r. Windham, Vt. VI. Joseph, b. March 2, 1776; d. Aug. 12, 1777. VII. Abigail, b. Oct. 7, 1777 ; m., Dec. 9, 1817, Jonas Davis. Marrying this couple was the last official act of Rev. Edward Sprague. The carriage was overturned as he started from the door. VIII. Amos, b. Sept. 1, 1780; m., 1818, Hannah Daniels ; r. Canton, Me. Ch .: 1. AMos, b. June 20, 1819. -2. LOUISA, b. Oct. 27, 1820. IX. Betsey, b. June 7, 1782 ; d. March 19, 1839 ; um. X. Thaddeus, b. June 9, 1784; m. Sophro- nia Sanderson ; r. Modena, N. Y. XI. Jesse, b. July 25, 1784; d. at Brattleborough, Vt., March 29, 1853. XII. David, b. June 14, 1789. He was a volunteer in the army during the last war with Great Britain, and, with several others, deserted. They were all taken, and sentenced to be shot. But, on being taken out for exe-


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cution, a passer-by recognized Learned, and knew him to be insane ; and, in consequence of this, he was pardoned, while the others were shot. Learned died in the army soon afterward, a natural death. XIII. Reuben, b. July 20, 1791 ; d. May 6, 1792. XIV. Polly, b. March 20, 1793; d. Dec. 16, 1850; m. Kenny Knowlton, q. v. XV. Samuel, b. April 3, 1796 ; re. to Madison, N. Y.


JOHN LEARNED, from Temple, 1777, with his w. Mary and five children, and settled on lot 8, range 4. Ch .: I. John, jun., m., Dec. 28, 1791, Patty Townsend. II. Daniel, m. Eunice -, and had Ch. : 1. BETSEY, b. Jan. 9, 1792. - 2. REUEL, b. June 30, 1793. III. Abigail. IV. Mary. V. Sarah. VI. Joseph, b. Oct. 2, 1780. VII. Rebecca, b. May 20, 1785.


LEVI W. LEONARD (Rev.), from Bridgewater, Mass., South Parish ; son of Jacob and Mary (Swift) Leonard; b. June 1, 1790 ; graduated at Harvard College, 1815; Preceptor of Bridgewater Academy two years ; ordained at Dublin, N. H., Sept. 6, 1820, as minister of the First Congregational Society ; m., first, Sept. 8, 1830, Elizabeth Morison Smith, dr. of Samuel S., of Peterborough. She d. Sept. 13, 1848. Ch .: I. William Smith, b. Oct. 13, 1832. II. Ellen Elizabeth, b. June 25, 1846.


Second w., m., March 25, 1851,. Mrs. Elizabeth Dow Smith, of Exeter, N. H., dr. of Jeremiah D., widow of Samuel G. Smith, who d. at Peterborough, Sept. 9, 1842, leaving three ch : 1. Ellen Par- ker Smith, b. July 18, 1837; 2. Sarah Abbot Smith, b. July 7, 1839 ; 3. Ednah Dow Smith, b. May 12, 1841.


SAMUEL LEWIS, from Amherst, N. H., before 1780 ; m. Polly Williams ; settled on lot 20, range 5. Ch .: I. Samuel, b. in Am- herst ; m., Aug., 1796, Polly White, b. 1775, dr. of Thomas and Molly White. Ch .: 1. SAMUEL, b. 1796 .- 2. POLLY, b. 1798; d. 1799. - 3. NABBY, b. 1800. - 4. THOMAS, b. 1802. - 5. BEN- JAMIN, b. 1804. The family re. to Concord, N. H., 1805. II. Thomas, b. 1776; re. to Canada. III. Polly, b. 1778; re. to Cornish. Samuel L., sen., d. 1790, and his w. d. 1798.




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