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VII. Betsey, b. Oct. 18, 1784 ; d. July 29, 1795. VIII. Timothy Adams, b. May 29, 1792 ; d. Feb., 1816.
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GERSHOM TWITCHELL, from Sherborn ; settled on lot 12, range 7 ; first w. d. before or soon after he re. to Dublin ; m. second w. in Dublin, Oct. 2, 1779, Priscilla Holt. His ch., so far as we have ascertained, were as stated below. No record of their births has been obtained ; and our arrangement is, with two exceptions, conjectural.
I. Gershom, b. Sept. 12, 1748; m., Sept. 12, 1771, Prudence Adams, dr. of Joseph A .; settled on lot 13, range 9. Ch .: 1. LUTHER, b. Sept. 18, 1773. - 2. HANNAH, b. May 20, 1775 ; m., first, Zenas Gibbs ; second, James Burns, q. v. - 3. PRUDENCE, b. April 19, 1777 ; d. - 4. JOSIAH, b. March 14, 1779. - 5. DANIEL, b. Feb. 22, 1781; d. Oct. 13, 1844; m. Persis Twitchell, b. May 4, 1784, d. May 4, 1851: ch. (1) Adaline, b. May 30, 1807, m., June 12, 1827, John Brooks : ch. 1. Fidelia M., m. Joseph Upton : [1] one child ; 2. George W .; 3. Mary E .; (2) Almia, b. July 15, 1808, m., July, 1854, John P. Barber, of Winchendon, Mass .; (3) Darius, b. June 25, 1810, d. Jan. 24, 1824 ; (4) Persis Almira, b. May 9, 1812, m., April 21, 1846, Marshall V. Fisk, of Columbus, O., grandson of Alexander Emes, she d. in Dublin : ch. 1. E. Fitz- roy, d .; (5) Franklin, b. June 25, 1814, m. Orinda Bowers, dr. of Jonathan S. and Elizabeth N. B., of Peterborough, r. Nashua : ch. 1. George Franklin, b. in Lowell, Sept. 7, 1840, d. in Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 23, 1842 ; 2. Ferdinand Le Roy, b. in Chicopee, Nov. 8, 1843 ; 3. Frank Alonzo, b. in Chicopee, Oct. 31, 1845, d. July 31, 1849 ; 4. Sarah Ednah, b. in Chicopee, Aug. 21, 1850; (6) Joseph, b. April 30, 1816, d. Oct. 5, 1816; (7) Horace, b. Oct. 15, 1817, d. in Meredith, N. H., Oct. 19, 1844, m., in Chicopee, Betsey G. Bartlett : ch. 1. Helen Elizabeth ; (8) Laura Ann, b. Dec. 4, 1819, d. Dec. 25, 1834; (9) George, b. Aug. 7, 1823, d. Aug. 17, 1825. - 6. PRUDENCE, b. June 10, 1783; m., Sept. 15, 1805, John Minot : ch. (1) Mary, m. Asa Greenwood, q. v. - 7. MARY, b. April 22, 1785 ; m. Eli Hamilton, q. v. - 8. DORCAS, b. June 1, 1787 ; m. Jonathan K. Southwick, q. v. - 9. GERSHOM, b. April 10, 1789 ; m .; ch., n. u. - 10. JOHN, b. April 20, 1792 ; m.
II. Sarah, b. 1750 ; d. Jan. 7, 1832 ; m. William Yeardly, q. v. III. Stephen, m., May 27, 1779, Lucy Norcross, dr. of Asa N .; lived on lot 12, range 9. Ch. : 1. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 7, 1780. - 2. SARAH, b. July 8, 1781. - 3. JULIA, b. Oct. 6, 1782. - 4. HANNAH, b. Oct. 13, 1794. IV. Comfort, m. Elisha Adams, q. v. V. Hannah, m. Joshua Greenwood, 1st, q. v. VI. Isaac, m., July 16, 1795, Lydia Swallow. He lived on lot 17, range 4 ; d. Oct. 31, 1831, æ. 64. She d. July 31, æ. 81.
ABIJAH TWITCHELL, and his w. Lydia, r., first, lot 7, range 9, and, last, on lot 8, range 7, having exchanged farms with his brother Ebenezer T. His name appears first in the tax-list, 1774. He d. July 11, 1777. Ch .:
I. Thaddeus, m. Nancy -; lived on lot 6, range 9. He d. July 28, 1841, æ. 68. Ch .: 1. ABIJAH, b. Feb. 3, 1797; d. Aug. 13,
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1825 ; m. Miranda Battle, of Dover, Mass .: ch. (1) Harvey, d. July 8, 1825. - 2. HANNAH, b. April 5, 1799 ; d. July 24, 1823. -3. MARY, b. July 6, 1801 ; d. June 3, 1826. - 4. NANCY, b. Aug. 20, 1803 ; d. Dec. 2, 1824. - 5. MIRA, b. July 31, 1806 ; d. Jan. 29, 1825. - 6. LUCY, b. Sept. 1, 1808 ; d. Feb. 6, 1830. - 7. DORCAS, d. Nov. 18, 1839, æ. 23. The foregoing seven ch. of Thaddeus and Nancy T. all d. of consumption. The widow, Nancy T., r. in Dover, Mass.
II. Dorcas, b. Oct. 5, 1774; m. John Twitchell, son of Ebenezer T., q. v. III. Lydia, b. March 2, 1776 ; d. Aug. 19, 1777.
EBENEZER TWITCHELL, brother of Abijah ; b. Aug. 27, 1745 ; d. Oct. 6, 1824; m., 1st, Waitstill Greenwood, dr. of William G. She d. June 11, 1788, æ! 43. They lived first on lot 8, range 7, which he exchanged for lot 7, range 9. Ch. :
I. Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1768 ; m. Isaac Appleton, q. v.
II. John, b. June 2, 1770 ; m., first, Dorcas Twitchell, dr. of Abijah T. He d. Aug. 19, 1825. Ch. : 1. JOHN, b. Aug. 20, 1798 ; d. Oct. 10, 1798. - 2. GILMAN, b. July 28, 1800 ; d. Oct. 19, 1800. - 3. MATILDA GOULDING, b. July 28, 1801; d. in Peterborough, 1841. - 4. SYLVIA, b. March 23, 1803 ; um. - 5. LEANDER, b. Nov. 16, 1804; d. Oct. 20, 1805. - 6. EMILY, b. Feb. 19, 1806 ; d. Oct. 31, 1807. Second w., Susan -. Ch. : 7. MARIAN, b. Nov. 24, 1818. - Two other drs., n. u.
III. Eli, b. Oct. 29, 1772 ; m., 1797, Anne Warren, b. Feb. 13, 1778, dr. of Daniel W. Ch., n. u.
IV. Daniel, b. April 3, 1775 ; m. Polly . -; re. to Vt., and back to Dublin. She d. 1841. He d. in Peterborough. Ch. : 1. MARY, b. Sept. 20, 1808. - 2. EMELINE, m. - 3. MIRA, d. Jan. 30, 1848. - 4. AsA, m. ; r. Lyndeborough. V. Lydia, b. April 2, 1781 ; d. at the West. VI. Meriam, b. April 7, 1783 ; r. Shafts- bury, Vt. VII. Waitstill, b. Jan. 21, 1786; m. first, March 13, 1806, Aaron Brooks. Ch .: 1. JOHN, m. Harriet E. Crombie, dr. of John C .: ch. (1) Anstis. Second h., Jacob Spaulding, of Sullivan. VIII. Julia, b. May 28, 1788; m. Barzillai Paul; r. Richland, N. Y.
Second w. of Ebenezer T., Emma Pratt, b. Dec. 10, 1765. Ch. : IX. Calvin, b. July 24, 1800 ; d. July 9, 1852 ; m., Sept. 7, 1843, Arvilla Crossfield, of Roxbury, N. H. Ch. 1. JULIA M., b. March 9, 1844. - 2. LUTHER EDWIN, b. March 9, 1846. X. Luther, b. Feb. 2, 1805 ; m., and r. at Salt Lake City, Utah Ter.
JOSHUA TWITCHELL, brother of Abijah and Ebenezer T .; b. at Sherborn, Mass., March 4, 1753 ; m. Sarah Cozzins, of Holliston, b. Aug. 12, 1757 ; settled on lot 11, range 9. He d. Aug. 16, 1829. She d. March 31, 1840. Ch. :
I. Abijah, b. April 10, 1778 ; re. to the State of Me. II. Sally, b. March 21, 1780; r. Vt. III. Joshua, b. Aug. 26, 1782; r. State of Me. IV. Ebenezer, b. July 7, 1784; r. Me.
V. Joseph, b. Sept. 16, 1786 ; d. Nov. 29, 1853 ; settled on lot
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9, range 8, Dec., 1814 ; m., Dec. 22, 1814, Hannah Greenwood, b. July 1, 1791, dr. of Joshua G., 1st. Ch .: 1. RUFUS, b. Oct. 11, 1815 ; d. May 17, 1816. - 2. HORACE, b. Nov. 21, 1816 ; m., June, 1852, J. A. Adams, of Franklin, Mass .; r. Medway, Mass. -3. JULIA ANN, b. Feb. 9, 1819 ; d. Oct. 6, 1820. - 4. JOSEPH ELLIOT, who has taken the name of ELLIOT T., b. Aug. 5, 1821. -5. RUFUS, b. Dec. 31, 1822 ; d. Jan. 23, 1825. - 6. LEWIS, who has taken the name of LEWIS POWHATAN RANDOLPH, b. Dec. 16, 1824. - 7. SARAH ANN, b. Aug. 23, 1827 ; m., March, 1850, Emmons M. Hardy, of Franklin, Mass .; r. South Boston ; she d. in Dublin, 1854. - 8. SIDNEY, b. Sept. 15, 1831. - 9. EMMA MATILDA, b. Jan. 11, 1834.
VI. Timothy, b. March 23, 1789; m .; r. on lot 14, range 3 ; re. to Sherborn, 1822. VII. Martha, b. March 28, 1791; d. Aug. 21, 1852. VIII. Betsey, b. June 12, 1793 ; um. IX. Asa, b. Oct. 12, 1795 ; d. at Troy, N. Y., or Albany, N. Y. X. Hannah, b. March 27, 1798 ; m., Jan. 20, 1825, James Crombie Chadwick, of Rindge ; d. XI. Moses, b. June 12, 1800 ; um. ; r. the homestead. XII. Aaron, b. April 27, 1803 ; m., Sept. 1, 1831, Elvira Town- send, dr. of David T., jun., 2d ; r. Pa. Ch .: 1. JOSHUA, b. June 3, 1834 ; d. March 8, 1850. - 2. AARON M., b. Jan. 8, 1840.
SAMUEL TWITCHELL, 3d, b. Aug. 1, 1801 ; d. Feb. 1, 1841 ; m., Oct. 19, 1824, Betsey Gowing, dr. of James G. Ch .:
I. Fidelia, b. July 15, 1825; m. Henry Taggart; r. Peter- borough. II. Sabrina, b. May 16, 1827 ; m. Ira Spafford, jun .; r. Peterborough. III. Miranda, d. IV. Charles, d. V. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 17, 1837 ; m. - Smith ; r. New Ipswich. VI. Mariette, b. March 16, 1839.
JAMES UPTON, m., July 24, 1788, Mary Whitney, and lived on lot 20, range 4. Ch .: I. Susanna, b. Jan. 22, 1789. II. James, b. April 16, 1792. Second w., Rebecca -. Ch .: III. Rebecca, b. May 14, 1794.
WILLIAM UPTON, m., July 2, 1789, Mary Morse ; lived on lot 20, range 4. Ch .: I. William, b. Aug. 25, 1790. II. Patty, b. July 2, 1794. III. Daniel, b. Dec. 4, 1796. IV. Pearly, b. Aug. 14, 1799. V. Hannah, b. Oct. 9, 1801.
NEHEMIAH UPTON, from Mount Vernon, N. H .; b. 1780 ; set- tled on lot 1, range 4, 1806 ; m., first, Mehitabel Broad, b. Feb. 19, 1784, dr. of Seth B. She d. March 7, 1833. Ch. :
I. Nancy, b. Jan., 1803 ; d. Feb., 1803. II. Alson, b. March, 1805 ; d. May, 1846 ; m., first, 1830, Lucy Morse, dr. of Bela M., d. Dec. 28, 1834; second w., m. 1837, Sarah Scott, of Stoddard. III. Seth, b. Sept., 1807; d. May 28, 1830. IV. Amoret, b. June, 1810 ; m., Sept. 20, 1831, Luther Wilson, of Stoddard. V. Mehita- bel, b. March, 1813 ; m., 1836, Rodney Wilson, of Stoddard. VI.
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Nehemiah, b. March, 1815 ; m., 1841, Fanny Wilson, of Royal- ston, Mass. VII. George W., b. Sept., 1817 ; m., 1842, Margaret McMahone, of Cleaveland, O. VIII. Samuel D., b. March, 1821 ; m., 1845, Lydia Ball, of Royalston, Mass. IX. Nancy E., b. Jan., 1824 ; d. April, 1838. X. Edward E., b. Nov., 1826 ; m., 1853, Mrs. Sarah Upton, of Stoddard.
Second w. of N. Upton, sen., m. Sept., 1833, Mrs. Mary G. Brown, dr. of Phinehas Gleason. Ch. : XI. John A., b. June, 1834. XII. Charles, b. Jan., 1837.
JOSIAH WAIT, from Framingham ; m. Molly (Mary)" Adams, dr. of Joseph A., and settled on lot 3, range 4. He d. in the army during the war of the Revolution. Ch. :
I. Josiah, b. March 30, 1774; d. Aug. 25, 1850 ; m., May 17, 1797, Nancy Gilchrest, dr. of Richard G. Ch .: 1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. in a log-house on lot 3, range 4, Jan. 21, 1799 ; m., Dec. 30, 1824, Paulina Knowlton, dr. of Elisha K .; she was b. Feb. 19, 1806 : ch. (1) Thomas Barge, b. Aug. 1, 1825, m., April 2, 1850, Harriet L. Snow, b. Aug. 8, 1850, dr. of John Snow, Esq. : ch. 1. John Elbridge, b. Dec. 18, 1850 ; 2. George Albert, b. Aug. 9, 1852 ; 3. Andrew J., b. Nov. 10, 1853. - 2. THOMAS JEFFER- SON, b. July 14, 1801. - 3. MARY, b. Dec. 24, 1803 ; d. Feb. 16, 1806. - 4. ADDISON GILCHREST, b. July 11, 1806; d. Dec. 1, 1838, in Mobile, Ala. - 5. JAMES SULLIVAN, b. Dec. 13, 1808. - 6. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. July 12, 1811 ; d. Sept. 1, 1839, in Mobile, Ala. - 7. MARY, b. Nov. 13, 1813; m., 1836, John Cummings, of Hancock. - 8. ELLEN, b. Aug. 27, 1816 ; m. Rich- ard Goodell, of Troy, N. Y .; d. Jan. 26, 1843. - 9. ANDREW JACKSON, b. Jan. 9, 1819; m. Lucinda Ingalls, of Bristol, N. H.
THOMAS WAKEFIELD, b. in Reading, Mass., Jan. 12, 1751; m., 1772, Elizabeth Hardy, of Hollis, b. 1750; lived in Amherst, N. H., seven years ; settled in Dublin, 1778, on lot 21, range 5; re. to Jaffrey, 1804 ; d. Jan., 1839. She d. 1832. Ch. :
I. Thomas, b. Aug., 1773 ; m., 1805, Olive Hart, of Castine, Me .; re. to Paris, N. Y., where he now r. II. Othniel, b. April 25, 1775; d. Sept. 5, 1800, in Seneca, N. Y. III. Betsey, b. March, 1777 ; m., Oct., 1802, Timothy Wakefield, jun., of Reading, Mass., where she r., and d. Nov., 1848. IV. Cyrus, b. Sept. 16, 1779 ; m., Jan., 1803, Sally Mason ; d. Oct. 5, 1810. V. James, b. Sept. 9, 1782; m., Oct. 11, 1803, Hannah Hemenway; re. to Roxbury, N. H. VI. Abigail, b. June 3, 1784 ; m., Jan., 1807, Rev. Amos Petingal ; re. to Champlain, N. Y .; d. March, 1810. VII. Peter, b. April 16, 1786; m., Nov., 1809, Esther Whitcomb ; re. to the State of N. Y., where he now r. VIII. Martha, b. April 11, 1788 ; m., 1810, Rev. Peter Sanborn, of Reading, Mass .; d. 1849. IX. Dorcas, b. March 11, 1790; re. to Rutland, N. Y .; m., 1817, Horace Rudd; re. to the State of O., where she now r.
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X. Joseph, b. July 7, 1792; re. to Rutland, N. Y .; m., 1813, Sarah Sawyer; r. to Ohio ; and d. 1828.
EBENEZER B. WALLINGSFORD, b. in Hollis, N. H., Oct. 5, 1780; re. to Dublin, June, 1801; m., Oct. 20, 1803, Mary Hildreth, dr. of the w. of Timothy Warren, by her first h .; her sister m. Alexander Robbe, of Peterborough. The children of E. B. W. were :
I. Elvira, b. Aug. 4, 1804. II. Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1806. III. George, b. July 17, 1808. IV. Sarah M., b. May 27, 1810. V. Philander, b. June 6, 1812. VI. Elizabeth L., b. Sept. 8, 1814; d. May 5, 1836. VII. Fanny, b. Sept. 23, 1816; d. Aug. 14, 1848. VIII. Catharine, b. Feb. 1, 1819. E. B. W. re., 1812, to Rox- bury, N. H .; present residence, Claremont, N. H.
BENJAMIN WALLINGSFORD (brother of E. B. W.), b. in Hollis ; blacksmith ; re. to Dublin, with Hannah his w., 1810; lived on lot 20, range 9. Ch .: I. Eliza Ann, b. June 17, 1809. II. Dianna, b. Aug. 27, 1811. III. Benjamin Franklin, b. April 3, 1813; taken sick, while learning the trade of a printer, and d. May 12, 1834. IV. Rufus Needham, b. March 15, 1817.
SAMUEL WARD, and Hannah his w., lived on lot 8, range 4; left before 1793. Ch .: I. Thaddeus, b. Oct. 25, 1779. II. Samuel, b. July 17, 1781. III. Catharine, b. June 28, 1783. IV. Hannah, b. Aug. 11, 1785. V. Josiah, b. Sept. 6, 1787. VI. Nathaniel, b. March 18, 1790.
DANIEL WARREN, b. in Westborough, Mass., 1752; d. Jan. 13, 1833; a soldier at the battle of Bunker Hill; m. Abigail Drury, of Shrewsbury, Mass., b. 1751, d. April 13, 1840 ; re. to Peterborough, 1777; to Dublin, 1782, and settled on lot 2, range 9. Ch. :
I. Anne, b. Feb. 13, 1778; m., 1797, Eli Twitchell, son of Ebenezer T .; r. Unity, N. H. II. Moses, b. Dec. 4, 1779; d. at Troy, N.Y. Ch .: 1. JAMES .- 2. MARY .- 3. MOSES .- 4. HENRY. -5. DANIEL. - 6. JOHN. - 7. JANE. - 8. MARTHA. - 9. ISAAC. III. Abigail, b. April 7, 1782 ; d. Oct. 7, 1844 ; um. IV. Daniel, b. Nov. 2, 1784; attorney-at-law; d., about 1818, in the city of New York.
V. John, b. Jan. 18, 1787 ; m., Jan., 1808, Mary Gilchrest. Ch. : 1. MARY, b. April 1, 1809 ; m., Sept. 22, 1839, Albert Dwelle; r. Albany, N. Y .; r. now St. Louis, Mo .: ch. (1) Charles; (2) George; (3) Mary; (4) Alice .- 2. SARAH A., b. Nov. 19, 1810; m., Oct. 8, 1835, Luke Turner, of Peterborough: ch. (1) Albert D .- 3. HANNAH A., b. June 13, 1812; m., March 31, 1835, Richard Emerson, of Hancock : ch. (1) Frances L. - 4. JESSE, b. Nov. 27, 1813 ; m., April 4, 1843, Jane Taggart, dr. of John T., jun .; r. on the homestead : ch. (1) John F., b. July 10, 1846; (2) Fanny Maria, b. Feb. 8, 1850. - 5. CHARLES, b. March 12, 1815 ; d. March 12, 1815. - 6. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 18, 1816; m., May
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9, 1837, Daniel G. Jones, q. v. - 7. JANE, b. Sept. 19, 1818 ; m., May 2, 1839, Joseph Morse, q. v .- 8. LOVISA, b. April 2, 1820 ; m., May 3, 1842, John E. Washburn, of Hancock; r. Manchester, N. H. : ch. (1) Henry; (2) Mary; (3) Melissent. - 9. NANCY, b. Aug. 19, 1823; m., May 3, 1846, Stephen Robbe, of Peterborough : ch. (1) William ; (2) n. u. - 10 and 11. CHARLES and CAROLINE, twins, b. April 20, 1825. Charles m. Eunice E. White, of Penn- sylvania; r. New York city. Caroline m., Nov. 9, 1848, Levi Stevens ; r. Amherst, N. H .: ch. (1) George ; (2) James Edward. The w. of John W. d. Feb. 11, 1849.
VI. Jonathan, b. April 15, 1789; m., Feb. 16, 1813, Mary Ap- pleton, dr. of Deacon Francis A. Ch .: 1. ABIGAIL M., b. Oct. 12, 1813; m. Edwin Steele, of Peterborough ; ch. n. u. - 2. MOSES, b. 1815; d. at the West. - 3. DANIEL A., b. Oct. 20, 1817; m .; r. New Egypt, N. J. ; a physician. VII. Jesse, b. Oct. 3, 1791; d. April 6, 1813. VIII. Nahum, b. Oct. 28, 1794; m. Sarah Dunbar, dr. of Rev. Elijah D., of Peterborough. Ch .: 1. MARY. - 2. SARAH. - 3. ABBIE ANN. - 4. GEORGE. - 5. MARTHA. - 6. ELLEN. - 7. EMILY. - 8. JULIA.
ZACCHEUS WATKINS, m., May 1, 1788, Rhoda Weatherly ; lived on lot 14, range 7. Ch .: I. Tabitha, b. Dec. 10, 1788.
LEMUEL WHEELER, and his w. Catharine, came from Ashby, Mass., about 1788; and re. with the family to Jefferson County, N. Y., 1816. Ch. :
I. John, b. in Lincoln, Mass., March 7, 1784. II. Timothy, b. in Ashby, Nov. 27, 1785. III. Sally, b. in Ashby, Dec. 28, 1787. IV. Lemuel, b. Jan. 13, 1790; d. May, 1813. V. Eli, b. March 13, 1792. VI. Asa, b. Jan. 31, 1794. VII. Silas, b. Feb. 21, 1796. VIII. Polly, b. March 16, 1798. IX. and X. James and Nancy, twins, b. March 7, 1800. XI. Charles, b. March 16, 1702. XII. Daniel, b. July 9, 1805.
JOHN A. WHEELER, from Ashby, Mass., 1851 ; b. June 10, 1820; m., May 25, 1843, Mary A. Prichard, of New Ipswich, dr. of John P .; settled on lot 4, range 1. Ch. :
I. Mary L., b. Sept. 13, 1844. II. John P., b. Oct. 28, 1845. III. William A., b. Nov. 15, 1846 ; d. Sept. 30, 1847. IV. William A., b. Feb. 20, 1848. V. Nancy A., b. April 22, 1850. VI. Nelley F., b. Aug. 30, 1851. VII. Abby, b. Feb. 4, 1853.
THOMAS WHITE, m. Molly French ; b. in Hollis, N. H .; re. to Dublin, about 1774; re. to Cornish, N. H., before 1820. Ch .:
I. and II. Molly and Esther, twins, b. 1775. Molly m., Aug. 23. 1796, Samuel Lewis. Esther m. John Riggs. III. Susanna, b. 1777 ; m., Jan. 3, 1799, Abijah Williams. IV. Oliver, b. 1779; m., 1804, Hannah Williams. V. Betsey, b. 1781; m., Feb. 19, 1801, Stephen Williams. VI. Abigail, b. 1784; m. 1814,
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Holbrook. VII. Aaron, b. Feb. 21, 1787; m. 1806, Rebecca Williams. VIII. Moses, b. June 17, 1791. IX. John, b. July 20, 1793 ; m. Lucy Davis, dr. of Matthew D. X. James, b. Aug. 3, 1796.
MOSES WHITTAKER, and his w. Betsey, settled on lot 19, range 8. Ch .: I. Moses, b. in Fishersfield, Dec. 15, 1788. II. Betsey, b. in Fishersfield, April 20, 1790. III. Annas, b. in Weare, June 1, 1792. IV. Caleb, b. in Dublin, June 1, 1794.
JOSEPH WHITTEMORE, m., April, 1800, Patty (Martha) Belknap, dr. of Nathaniel B .; settled on lot 16, range 7; sold to Thomas Fisk, 1831 ; d. Aug. 21, 1833. She d. Sept. 6, 1840. Ch. :
I. Jervice, b. Feb. 28, 1801; r. Boston, and other places ; first established the beer business on a large scale in Boston. II. Herald, b. Oct. 28, 1803; m., May 1, 1803, Adaline Walker. III. Arvilla, b. April 28, 1806.
IV. Charles, b. Jan. 7, 1808 ; m., Jan. 29, 1839, Betsey Jane Derby, dr. of Samuel D .; r., first in Philadelphia, where, for seve- ral years, he successfully pursued the beer business; r. now at Ravenswood, Long Island, N. Y. See page 70 of Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration. Ch. n. u.
V. James, b. Nov. 25, 1809 ; r. Wisconsin, or Illinois. VI. Eliza, b. Nov. 30, 1811 ; m., Dec. 3, 1832, Nathan Newton. VII. Martha, b. Jan. 23, 1814; d. May 3, 1823. VIII. Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 1816; d. April 9, 1832. IX. Mary, b. March 21, 1818. X. Paulina, b. April 18, 1822.
JOEL WIGHT lived in several parts of the town ; m., first, Eliza- beth Twitchell, dr. of Joseph T., Esq., of Sherborn. Ch. :
I. Hannah, b. March 11, 1763; m. John Wilson Learned, q. v. II. Anna, b. Aug. 23, 1775; d. Aug. 24, 1775. III. Olive, b. April 30, 1777. IV. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1780. V. Seth, b. May 21, 1783. Second w., Martha Moore, of Jaffrey. Ch .: VI. Eli, b. March 26, 1786; re. to the State of Maine.
JOHN WIGHT, from Medfield, Mass., b. March 29, 1736; settled in Dublin, on lot 17, range 8 ; m., 1759, Elizabeth Reed, dr. of Josiah R. She was b. Sept. 29, 1739, and d. Dec. 13, 1815. Ch. :
I. Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1763.
II. Jabez, b. Dec. 21, 1764; m., 1787, Mary Webster, the great- granddaughter of Hannah Dunstan, who was taken prisoner by the Indians at Haverhill, and afterwards escaped by killing several of the savages. She d. Sept. 30, 1853. Ch .: 1. BETSEY, b. Dec. 21, 1788 ; m., Oct. 13, 1805, Hughenos Tyrrell. - 2. JOHN, b. Jan. 24, 1791; m., April 22, 1813, Beulah Smith, dr. of Aaron S., sen. : ch. (1) Franklin, b. March 11, 1814, m., Dec. 26, 1839, Eliza Atwood, dr. of Major Ebenezer A., r. St. Johnsbury, Vt .; (2) Hannah P., m., Sept. 11, 1834, Reuben W. Twitchell. She d. May
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3, 1842; (3) Mary W., b. April 8, 1818, m., 1836, Charles Snow ; (4) John P., b. April 11, 1820, m. Eliza M. Greenwood, dr. of Eli G., jun. ; (5) Abner S., b. July 28, 1822, m. Harriet L. Nims ; (6) Abby C., b. June 10, 1825, m. Feb. 26, 1846, Cyrus Piper, jun. ; (7) Sarah B., b. Nov. 27, 1828, m. Walter Greenwood, d. May 13, 1850; (8) Jonas D., b. Aug. 30, 1831; (9) Melissa, b. July 15, 1834, m., Dec., 1853, George Carey ; (10) Marrion, b. Oct. 9, 1836, d. March 1, 1842. - 3. SALLY, b. Sept. 18, 1793 ; m. Jesse Knowl- ton, q. v.
III. Merriam, b. Oct. 14, 1766; m. Ezra Morse, sen. IV. Jonas, b. Oct. 27, 1768; d. Aug. 10, 1844. V. John, b. Oct. 14, 1770. VI. Susanna, b. Feb. 13, 1772; d. April 8, 1854. VII. Abigail, b. Sept. 4, 1774. VIII. Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1778; m. Benjamin Nye; r. Fairfield, Vt. IX. Josiah, b. Sept. 10, 1784; m. Rebecca Towne, dr. of Cornelius T. He d. March, 1853. Ch. : 1. JONAS, b. 1823.
ABEL WILDER (Col.), from Bolton, Mass., came to Dublin, May 20, 1780; settled on lot 5, range 7; b. 1760; d. June 6, 1806, æ. 46; m. Hannah Green, of Bolton, who d. Sept. 22, 1831, æ. 72. Abel Wilder was commander-in-chief of the 12th Regiment of New Hampshire Militia, when he died, and was buried with military honors. Though young, he performed some service in the war of the Revolution. Ch .:
I. Abel, b. March 27, 1779 ; m. Deborah Perry, dr. of Ivory P .; r. Peterborough. Ch .: 1. Kezia, b. July 7, 1802 ; d. June 2, 1822. -2. MARY, b. July 27, 1804; m. Nathaniel Burnham, q. v. - 3. MARK, b. Aug. 3, 1806; m. Eliza Thayer; r. Peterborough. - 4. ABEL, b. July 27, 1808 ; m., Nov. 6, 1825, Abigail Amna Gowing, dr. of Joseph G .; r. Peterborough. - 5. EMELINE, b. Oct. 8, 1810 ; d. Dec. 15, 1843 .- 6. IVORY PERRY, b. Aug. 17, 1815; r. Peter- borough. - 7. DEBORAH, b. Aug. 21, 1818; m. - Cross; r. Manchester, N. H. - 8. FRANKLIN, b. April 10, 1821; d. Aug. 1, 1821 .- 9. JOHN, b. Oct. 8, 1822; m. Dorothy Royce; r. Peter- borough .- 10. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 9, 1824; m. Sarah Smith ; r. Peterborough.
II. Betsey, b. 26, 1780; m. John Crombie, q. v. III. Daniel, b. Jan. 15, 1783; m. - Blake; r. unknown. IV. Hannah, b. May 12, 1785 ; m. Lewis Stiles; r. Coburg, Canada West. V. Sally, b. Aug. 19, 1787 ; m., first, Reuben Twitchell, q. v .; second, Alline Newell, q. v. VI. Cyrus, b. Aug. 13, 1789 ; m. Nancy Erwin; r. New Boston, N. H. VII. Dorcas, b. Jan. 1, 1792; m. Jeremiah Greenwood, q. v. VIII. Levi, b. Aug. 18, 1794 ; m. Betsey Piper ; r. Concord, N. H. IX. Polly, b. Aug. 11, 1796; d. young. X. James, b. May 24, 1799; m., first, Mary Crombie ; second, Betsey Boyd; r. Pennsylvania. XI. John, b. June 18, 1801; m. Harriet Lakin, of Hancock; r. unknown. Ch. : 1. SALLY. - 2. JOHN.
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BENJAMIN WILEY, b. in Lynn, Mass., 1720; d. 1795; m. Tame- sin Upham, of Marblehead, Mass. ; lived on lot 6, range 8. Ch. :
I. Benjamin, b. 1750; d., according to register furnished, 1852; m., May 20, 1784, Abigail Townsend, dr. of David T., sen. She d. 1830; r. Granville, Vt. Ch .: 1. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 2, 1785. -2. JONATHAN, b. Sept. 6, 1786. - 3. ABIGAIL, b. March 25, 1788. - 4. MEHITABEL, b. Oct. 1, 1791. - 5. PHINEHAS, b. June 20, 1793. - 6. TAMESIN, b. April, 1795. - 7. JAMES, b. March 12, 1796 .- 8. JUDITH, b. Sept. 1, 1798. - 9. DAVID, b. April 3, 1800. - 10. ESTHER, b. March 9, 1809.
II. Tamesin, b. 1757 ; d. April, 1837 ; m. David Townsend, jun., q. v. III. Mehitabel, b. 1758, and d. 1768.
ELIJAH WILLARD (Rev.), from Fitchburg, Mass .; b. in Har- vard, Mass., March, 1751; d. Aug. 19, 1839; the son of Abraham W., who d. in the American army during the old French War. Elijah served in the war of the Revolution, and was in the battle of White Plains. He m., first, Mary Atherton, of Harvard, b. Dec., 1753, d. Jan., 1794. Ch .:
I. Elijah, b. Feb. 7, 1776 ; m., June 16, 1807, Nancy Mason, dr. of Joseph M .; r. Wheelock, Vt. II. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1777; d. March, 1847; m., Oct. 15, 1795, Samuel Mason, q. v. III. Rachel, b. May 1, 1780 ; d. May 1, 1813. IV. Martin, b. March 4, 1782; d. Dec., 1813. V. Oliver M., b. May 12, 1784; d. May, 1826. VI. Annis, b. May 19, 1786; d. Dec., 1793. VII. Zopher, b. Sept. 12, 1788; d. Feb., 1812. VIII. Abraham, b. Nov. 20, 1791; d. Dec., 1813.
Rev. Elijah Willard moved to Dublin, Feb., 1794; ordained pastor of the Baptist Church, and remained such until his death. He united one hundred and forty-six couples in marriage ; and his health remained so firm that, only four weeks before his death, he preached a funeral sermon. His second w. was Phebe Archer, of Keene, b. Jan., 1772, d. Jan., 1826. Ch .:
IX. Levi, b. Nov. 3, 1795; m., June 1, 1824, Irene Knight, of Sudbury, Mass., b. July 8, 1806. Ch .: 1. ANNIS, b. March 9, 1825; m., Nov., 1847, Thomas Hardy .- 2. SOLON, b. Oct. 4, 1826; m., April, 1850, Mary Ann Mason, dr. of Samuel M., jun. -3. ZOPHER, b. Oct. 5, 1828; m., Oct., 1853, Betsey H. Culver, dr. of Rev. Lyman C. - 4. DAVID, b. Jan. 27, 1831. - 5. RACHEL, b. Dec. 14, 1832. - 6. MARSHALL, b. Nov. 13, 1834. - 7. CHARLES J., b. Nov. 4, 1836. - 8. EMILY, b. Oct. 28, 1838. - 9. HARRIET, b. Sept. 29, 1840. - 10. LEVI, b. July 30, 1842. - 11. BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 24, 1844. - 12. MILTON B., b. Aug. 26, 1847 .- 13. IRENE, b. Feb. 11, 1850.
X. Loring, b. Feb. 12, 1797 ; d. June 24, 1817. XI. Annis, b. Dec. 11, 1798; d. Feb. 1, 1822. XII. Roxana, b. Aug. 8, 1800; d. Dec. 20, 1821. XIII. Sally, b. March 19, 1803; d. Feb. 10, 1822. XIV. Solon, b. Feb. 9, 1804; d. Feb. 3, 1822.
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The third w. of Rev. Elijah Willard, m., Feb., 1827, was Betsey Knight, of Sudbury, Mass.
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