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4. ELISHA ADAMS, son of Joseph, 1, m., Sept. 22, 1782, Comfort Twitchell, dau. of Gershom and Hannah Sawin Twitchell of D. Mrs. Adams became insane, and Mr. Adams removed to the state of Maine, m. a 2d w., and had seven ch. The following ch. of the former w., b. in D .:
I. Hannah, b., Aug. 22, 1783; m. a Mr. Joslin of Jaffrey, who was deaf and dumb.
II. Timothy, b., May 8, 1785; d., May 8, 1786.
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III. Eunice, b., March 22, 1787.
IV. Polly, b., Feb. 23, 1789; m. Mr. Joslin of Jaffrey, who m. her sister Hannah for his former w.
III. FAMILY OF TIMOTHY ADAMS, 2D
TIMOTHY ADAMS, 2d, from Athol, Mass., a nephew of Joseph Adams, head of the preceding family; m. Deidamia Hemen- way. He came to D. in 1796, and left in 1805. He lived on the farm with his uncle Joseph, on lot 12, range 9. It is said that he had agreed to care for his uncle in his old age. He was employed at several times as a teacher of sacred music. We have the births of four of his ch., of whom the elder two must have been b. in Athol, Mass. and the other two in D .:
I. Dexter, b., Feb. 5, 1794.
II. Martin, b., Oct. 9, 1795.
III. Roland, b., July 12, 1797.
IV. Milly, b., July 2, 1799.
IV. FAMILY OF LUTHER ADAMS
LUTHER ADAMS, b. at New Ipswich, N. H., abt. 1760, was the son of Gen. Stephen5 (Gen. Thomas, 4 Gen. Timothy, 3 Gen. Thomas, 2 Henry, 1 the emigrant from England) and Rebecca Adams. He m., Oct. 2, 1792, Fanny Stanford, b. at Sherborn, Mass., October, 1771; dau. of Josiah and Esther (Boyce) Stanford; and was frozen to death in 1803-04, while trying to cross the mountains for provisions for his family. Ch., the first four b. in D., the last two b. at Weston, Vt .:
I. Polly, b., Jan. 8, 1793; d., Apr. 13, 1877; m., March, 1816, Robert Nichols, b., 1792; d., Dec. 10, 1860; son of Solomon and Ruth Goodell Nichols. Res. at Lunenburg and Concord, Vt. Two ch. II. James, b., Aug. 2, 1795; d. young.
III. Luther (Capt.), b., Nov. 6, 1796; d. at St. Johnsbury, Vt., Aug. 8, 1878; m., Mar. 20, 1822, Adah Brown, b. at Littleton, N. H., Mar. 6, 1797; d., Nov. 28, 1867; dau. of Benjamin and Adah (Warren) Brown. Nine ch.
IV. Syrene, b., Apr. 1, 1801; d. at North Littleton, N. H., Apr. 13, 1841; m., 1823, as his first wife, Ira Caswell, b. at Lisbon, N. H., Aug. 14, 1796; d. at Concord, Vt., July 29, 1874; a descendant of Nathan Caswell and Hannah Brigham. Five ch.
V. Elvira, b., Mar. 30, 1803; d. at Bath, S. D., Apr. 21, 1888; m., Mar. 20, 1828, Daniel Howe, b. at Lancaster, N. H., Aug. 12, 1793; d. at Guildhall, Vt., Oct. 24, 1854; son of Daniel and Eunice Bucknam Howe. Four ch.
VI. Mercy, b., June 3, 1805; d., June 7, 1840; m., Dec. 28, 1828, as his first wife, Levi Ball of Concord, Vt., b., Feb. 24, 1805; son of Joseph Ball. Four ch.
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V. EPHRAIM ADAMS
EPHRAIM ADAMS, b. in Lincoln, Mass., Aug. 11, 1767; son of John and Lucy (Hubbard) Adams; m., 1st, Oct. 25, 1795, Martha Mason, b. in D. (now Harrisville), Dec. 20, 1777; d. in Homer, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1813; dau. of Joseph and Ann (Prentiss) Mason. He d. in or near Texas township, Senaca Co., Ohio, Oct. 20, 1820, ae. 53. They never lived in D. They had six ch., the first three b. in Sullivan, and the last three in the state of New York. After Martha's death, he m., 2d, in 1814, a Mrs. Ludden, by whom he had two daus. After his death, she took the two daus. and went to the Mormons.
VI. SAMUEL ADAMS
SAMUEL ADAMS of Leicester, Vt., according to D. records, m., July 7, 1783, Anna Stone, b. July 25, 1765; dau. of Silas and Elizabeth (Russell) Stone. They had one ch., recorded here:
I. Amos, b., Nov. 26, 1783.
VIII. ELI AND JAMES ADAMS
ELI and JAMES ADAMS were merchants on the Appleton stand, many years ago. James lived for a short time on lot 19, range 2. We fail to find any record of his family.
VIII. ABEL ADAMS
ABEL ADAMS, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 10, 1791; d. in Dublin, May 27, 1865; son of Dea. Ephraim and Betsey (Pierce) Adams. His mother was first cousin of Gov. Benjamin Pierce, the father of President Franklin Pierce. He was a direct descendant of Henry Adams, the immigrant, through the line of Samuel, Benjamin, John, and Dea. Ephraim. He m., Dec. 10, 1819 (correcting the former history, page 333), Sally Farnum, b. in D., Sept. 4, 1783; d. there, Dec. 17, 1868; dau. of Joshua and Polly (Borden) Farnum. He lived in Stoddard thirty-eight years after his marriage, and moved to Dublin, Dec. 10, 1857, on the thirty-eighth anniversary of his wedding, to his wife's native town. They were a very worthy couple and died s. p.
IX. FAMILY OF FRED. A. ADAMS
FRED. ALBERT ADAMS, b. at East Jaffrey, July 6, 1875; son of John Brooks and Mary Jane (Woodbury) Adams, has
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res. in Hancock and D. He lives at Bond's Corner, on the Benjamin Marshall, or Kibling, place. He m., May 12, 1901, Lizzie Ethel Piper, b. in Dublin, April 7, 1884; dau. of George Almerin and Adeline (Lassonde) Piper. He has had two ch .:
I. Aubrey Kenneth, b. in D., Feb. 5, 1905.
II. Mary Adeline, b. in D., April 20, 1911; d. there, Dec. 17, 1911.
ALDEN
THOMAS ALDEN and Mary his w. were in Dublin as early as 1773. He lived on lot 13, range 6, on or near the site of Mr. Leighton's mansion. Ch .:
I. Timothy, b., Nov. 23, 1774.
II. Sally, b., April 24, 1778.
III. Deborah, b., March 8, 1780.
IV. Polly, b., May 12, 1781.
V. Rufus, b., Oct. 31, 1783.
VI. Joseph, b., Dec. 16, 1787.
ALLEN
JOSIAH ALLEN came to Dublin from Weston, Mass., and settled upon lot 2, range 3, in 1786 or 1787. He m. Sarah Pike, b. in Boston, Mass., about 1756; d. in D., Feb. 3, 1791, ae. nearly thirty-five years. He m., 2d, a dau. of Wm. Robbe of Pe- terborough. He left his farm in 1812, and went to Peterborough, where he d. in the thirties. There were eight ch. by the 2d w., six of whom survived their mother, but their names have not been made known to us. He had two ch. by the former w., who survived their mother, Amos and Charles. He sold his farm to a man from whom it passed to Nehemiah Upton. The following is an extract from a letter to the chairman of the publishing committee of the former history of the town, by his son, Amos Allen, Esq., of Newton, Mass .:
"My father, the late Lieut. Josiah Allen, was born in 1755, in Weston, Mass. His ancestors were originally from Wales, Eng .; came to this country at a very early period of our national history, and settled upon the farm where my father was born, and which re- mained in possession of the Allen family nearly or quite two hun- dred years.
"My father served as a soldier in our Revolutionary war four years. His first enlistment was in what was called the year service; the second, in the three years' service. Soon after leaving the army, he, with a Mr. Asa Pierce, also of Weston, purchased the second lot in the third range in Dublin, which they divided equally between them. The northerly half was taken by my father, the southerly
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half by Mr. Pierce. My father and Mr. Pierce had married sisters, and, after clearing off a few acres, and preparing small but comfort- able dwellings, they, with their families, in 1786 or 7, moved to Dublin. Mr. Pierce died a few years after, leaving two children. His widow married Thomas Davison, and removed to Jaffrey.
"My mother's maiden name was Sarah Pike. She was born in Cross St., Boston. When the British troops occupied the town, her father and his family moved to Charlestown; and, when that town was burnt, they went to Weston, where her father and mother died at an advanced age. My mother died, Feb. 3, 1791, at the age of 35; leaving as survivors myself and my brother Charles, now of North- port, Me. My father married a second wife, of the family of Lieut. Wm. Robbe of Peterborough. She died a few years before my father. They had eight children, six of whom survived her, and are now alive, but have all deserted their native town.
"My father remained in possession of his farm till about 1812. He then sold it to Mr. N. Upton,1 and moved to Peterborough; where he died, about twenty years since [in the thirties], very poor, and solely dependent upon the pension granted by the government for his four years' service in the Revolution. In the early years of his residence in Dublin, matters went well with him, and he was re- spected. He was chosen Lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt. James Adams, the trader. But, in the latter years of my father's residence in Dublin, affairs went badly with him. He was obliged to sell his farm; and he left the town nearly destitute; but he re- tained his principles of integrity, and his kind feelings as a neighbor and a friend."
ALLISON
1. ANDREW ALLISON, from Londonderry, N. H., was b. abt. 1754; d. in D., May 26, 1841 (gravestone). The date of his death in the former history, May 28, was the date of his funeral, as given in the church records. The use of church records by town historians has led to hundreds of errors, where funeral dates have been mistaken for death dates. He settled in Dublin, 1783, on land (lots 16 and 17, range 6) purchased by his father Samuel Allison. His house was on lot 16. He m., 1st, Feb. 5, 1784, Sarah Morse, b. in D., in 1769; d. there, July 2, 1801; dau. of Dea. Eli and Sarah (Chenery) Morse. He m., 2d, October, 1802, Mrs. Betsey Evans of Peterborough, the widow of Heman Evans. She was b. ab. 1772; d. in D., Oct. 14, 1852, ae. 80. She brought with her, at least, two ch. by her former husband: 1. Heman Evans, who d. in D., May 9, 1819, ae. 23 years; 2. Betsey Evans, who d. in D., June
1 There was an owner between Mr. Allen and Mr. Upton, who remained a short time.
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13, 1808, in the twentieth year of her age. Andrew Allison had five ch .:
I. Sarah, b. in D., March 13, 1787; d. in Marlborough, May 4, 1878, at the house of her brother, Capt. Samuel Allison, ae. 91.
II. Ebenezer, b. in D., March 18, 1789; m. Phebe Phelps, 1816, and res. at Brownsville, N. Y.
III. Eli, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1791, 2.
IV. Samuel, b. in D., March 20, 1795; d. in Marlborough, July 31, 1880. He settled on lot 17, range 6, at the Micah Howe site, now owned by the Hart estate. He re. to Marlborough in 1848, and lived in the stone house in that village, where Dr. Aldrich lives. He was a captain in the old militia, and a prominent man in Marlborough. He m., Jan. 28, 1851, Mrs. Maria (Mason) Piper, widow of Artemas Piper. She was b. in D., March 6, 1804; d. in Marlborough, Jan. 26, 1880; dau. of Benjamin, Jr., and Phebe (Norcross) Mason. They had no ch. He moved from Marlborough to Charlestown in 1859, but returned to Marl- borough in 1867.
V. Abigail, b. in D., April 20, 1804; m. Cyrus Mason, q. v.
2. ELI ALLISON, son of Andrew, 1, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1791; d. there, March 25, 1860; m., Dec. 30, 1817, Persis Learned, b. in D., Dec. 3, 1797; dau. of John Wilson and Hannah (Wight) Learned. She d. in D., March 31, 1885. He was a farmer and lived on lot 15, range 4. Seven ch .:
I. Andrew, b. in D., May 16, 1821; d. there, January 17, 1850. II. John Wilson, b. in D., March 15, 1823, 3.
III. Samuel, b. in D., June 1, 1825; d. there, Dec. 10, 1834.
IV. Webster, b. in D., July 12, 1827; d. there, Dec. 21, 1834.
V. James, b. in D., March 13, 1830, 4.
VI. Sarah Jane, b. in D., Jan. 21, 1835; d. there, July 16, 1841.
VII. Persis J., b. in D., Nov. 15, 1837; d. there, July 16, 1841.
3. JOHN WILSON ALLISON, son of Eli, 2, b. in D., March 15, 1823; d. in Dorchester, Mass., Oct. 30, 1902. He was a ship chandler in Boston, Mass .; res. in Boston and Dor- chester, Mass. He m., June 26, 1853, Priscilla Charlotte Allen, b. in Augusta, Me., in 1828; d. in Dorchester, Mass., Dec. 5, 1901. Seven ch .:
I. Fred. Lincoln, b. in Boston, Mass., Dec. 31, 1854; d. in Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 3, 1890; m. Emma Bassett.
II. Edwin Charles, b. in B., 1856; d. six months after birth.
III. Lillie Frances, b. in B., August, 1858.
IV. Sarah Persis, b. in B., November, 1861.
V. Nellie Hope, b. in B., May, 1865; m., Sept. 11, 1893, Edwin Ells- worth Chesley. Two ch .: 1. Henry Allison, b. in Roxbury, Mass., June 14, 1895; d. there, Aug. 8, 1895; 2. Walcott Ells- worth, b. in R., March 10, 1897.
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VI. John Wilson, Jr., b. in Boston, Sept. 1, 1868.
VII. Charles Morrison, b. in B., Sept. 1, 1868, twin to preceding; d. in Roxbury, Mass., in 1876.
4. JAMES ALLISON, son of Eli, 2, b. in D., March 13, 1830; d. there, April 7, 1914. He was a farmer and settled upon the homestead, on lot 15, range 4. Late in life, he sold this place and built a house in the village, which he afterwards sold to his son, Henry D., and built a smaller house, a few rods north upon the same lot. He was prominently identified with the affairs of the town. He represented Dublin in the General Court, and held important town offices. Was select- man fourteen years. For several years he served on the school board and was always much interested in school work and school methods. The prosperity of the Dublin schools, beginning under the able care of Dr. Leonard, was continued under the wise leadership of a succession of good school-men of whom Mr. Allison was one, whose work in that line was of great benefit. He was, for many years, a deacon of the Uni- tarian church, and was a lineal descendant of both of the first two deacons of that church. He m., 1st, March 9, 1854, Sarah Jane Darracott, b. in D., May 27, 1837; d. there, May 1, 1878; dau. of William and Julia (Johnson) Darracott. She was the mother of his children. He m., 2d, Dec. 3, 1878, Betsey Maria Darracott, b. in D., April 29, 1839; d. there, July 10, 1880; same parents as the former wife. There were nine ch .:
I. William Andrew, b. in D., May 14, 1855; d. there, Oct. 5, 1862.
II. Annie Maria, b. in D., March 7, 1859.
III. Flora Gertrude, b. in D., April 2, 1860, 5.
IV. John Learned, b. in D., Aug. 3, 1861, 6.
V. Emma Jane, b. in D., Jan. 27, 1864; m. Frank H. Weston, q. v. VI. James Francis, b. in D., March 29, 1865, 7.
VII. Henry Darracott, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1869, 8.
VIII. Edwin Sherman, b. in D., Aug. 19, 1871, 9.
IX. Mabel Persis, b. in D., March, 26, 1874, 10.
5. FLORA GERTRUDE ALLISON, dau. of James, 4, b. in D., April 2, 1860; m., 1st, Oct. 16, 1894, Edward Warren Roper, b. at Revere, Mass., Oct. 12, 1858; d. at San Diego, Cal., Dec. 31, 1898; son of Edward Franklin and Henrietta Matilda (Green) Roper. She m., 2d, Sept. 17, 1902, Charles Torrey Simpson, b. at Tiskilwa, Ill., June 3, 1846; son of Jabez and Matilda Hubbard (Cook) Simpson. She was a graduate of the N. H. Normal School at Plymouth, and was a successful teacher. Mr. Simpson was in an Ill. regiment in the Civil War, and was in Sherman's march "from Atlanta to the sea."
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He was, for thirteen years, a member of the scientific staff of the Smithsonian Institution; was a lecturer and instructor, for several years, in Georgetown University; and author of "Synopsis of the Naiades or Pearly Fresh-water Mussels," and "Report on the Mollusca of Porto Rico," and other scien- tific papers. One ch. by former hus .:
I. Marion Roper, b. at Colorado Springs, Colo., March 12, 1896.
6. JOHN LEARNED ALLISON, son of James, 4, b. in D., Aug. 3, 1861; is a contractor and builder; has res. at Colorado Springs, Colo., and Riverside, Cal. He m., Nov. 1, 1886, Myrtle Aurilla Pratt, b. in Marlborough, Feb. 3, 1867; dau. of Ira Banks and Elizabeth A. (Davis) Pratt. Two ch .:
I. Gertrude Mabel, b. at Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 5, 1891. II. John Raymond, b. at Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 14, 1894.
7. JAMES FRANCIS ALLISON, son of James, 4, b. in D., March 29, 1865; graudated at Cushing Academy, 1886; at Dartmouth College, A.B., 1891; Phi Beta Kappa; President of Class; A.M., 1894. Principal of High Schools, Mendon, Mass., Sherborn, Mass., Essex, Conn., '91-'05. Supervising Principal, High and Graded Schools, No. Bennington, Vt., and Examiner of Teachers, Bennington Co., '02-'05; Supt. of Schools, Berkshire Hills District, Mass., '05-'07; Supt. of Schools, Great Barrington, Mass., '07-'14; Supt. of Schools, Andover, Mass., '14 -.
Past D. D. G. M. 16th Mass. Masonic District. He m., June 29, 1895, Emily Blanchard Ware, b. in Sherborn, Mass., Aug, 15, 1867; dau. of Vorestus and Mary Rosaline (Butler) Ware. Three ch .:
I. Theodore Francis, b. in Essex, Conn., April 4, 1896.
II. Margaret, b. in Essex, Conn., Oct. 11, 1897.
III. Robert Ware, b. in Essex, Conn., June 17, 1899.
8. HENRY DARRACOTT ALLISON, son of James, 4, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1869; graduated from Bryant and Stratton Business College, Boston, '88; is a merchant and real estate agent. Representative to the General Court, 1913-'14; was chairman Committee on Public Improvments; chairman of the Progres- sive caucus; member, committee to form new senatorial and councillor districts; chosen candidate for Governor, on the Progressive ticket in 1914, and has been postmaster of Dublin since 1914. Past Master, Altemont Lodge, A. F. and A. M., Peterborough. He was one of the six of the eight children of
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his father who reached maturity who taught school. He m., Feb. 3, 1891, Florence Gowing Mason, b. in D., December 16, 1871; dau. of Milton Dexter and Ellen (Gowing) Mason. Three ch .:
I. Hildreth Mason, b. in D., Oct. 1, 1897; graduated at the Keene High School, 1914; Phillips Exeter Academy, 1915; in Dartmouth College (1916).
II. Elliott Sheldon, b. in D., April 18, 1901; in Keene High School, fitting for college.
III. Christine, b. in D., June 9, 1908.
9. EDWIN SHERMAN ALLISON, son of James, 4, b. in D., Aug. 19, 1871; is a carpenter in Riverside, Cal. He m., Nov. 24, 1904, Anna Isidore Clark, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., May 11, 1882; dau. of Edward and Flora (Davis) Clark. Four ch .:
I. James Edward, b. at Riverside, Cal., Oct. 24, 1905.
II. Flora Jane, b. at Riverside, Cal., Dec. 2, 1908.
III. Erma Mabelle, b. at Alpaugh, Cal., Aug. 19, 1911.
IV. Harry Sherman, b. at Long Beach, Cal., Aug. 6, 1913.
10. MABEL PERSIS ALLISON, dau. of James, 4, b. in D., March 26, 1874; m., Aug. 29, 1899, Percy Shields Brayton, b. in Worcester, Mass., April 18, 1875; son of Theodore Eli- phalet and Sarah Louisa (Shields) Brayton. He graduated at Harvard University, A.B., 1899. Submaster, Nichols Academy, Dudley, Mass., 1899-'01; Submaster, Keene High School, '01-'03; head of department of Physics and Mathe- matics, Medford, Mass., '03 -. Ch .:
I. Theodore Allison Brayton, b. in Keene, July 27, 1902.
II. Donald Stuart Brayton, b. in Keene, Nov. 13, 1908.
III. Douglas Percy Brayton, b. in Keene, April 30, 1910.
IV. Persis Learned Brayton, b. in Medford, Mass., Oct. 20, 1911; d. there, March 24, 1912.
V. Benjamin Brayton, b. in Medford, Mass., Nov. 16, 1912.
VI. Clarence Knowlton Brayton, b. in Medford, Mass., April 21, 1914.
VIII. Allison Brayton (a dau.), b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1916.
AMES
STEPHEN AMES and his wife Jane, from Mass., came to Dublin, 1782, and lived on lot 11, range 1. He was one of the selectmen and moderator of a town-meeting, 1785. She d., Feb. 25, 1800, in the 90th year of her age. He d., February 1801, in the 91st year of his age. They appear to have come to town with their ch., who took care of them in their old age. Three ch. are known to us:
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I. JONATHAN AMES, who m. Fanny Powers of Hollis, N. H. He lived on the homestead, lot 11, range 1, and cared for his aged parents until their deaths. Seven of his ch. are known to us by name, but we do not know when and where the one nun- bered 7 was b. They were: 1. Jonathan, b. in Mass., 1777; 2. Simon, b. in Mass., 1779; 3. Stephen Kimball, b. in D., Dec. 5, 1783; 4. Rachel, b. in D., June 30, 1785; res. in North- field, Mass .; 5. Moody, b. in D., Nov. 12, 1787; 6. Joseph, b. in D., Aug. 19, 1789; 7. Fanny, the date and place of whose birth we have not ascertained, who m. Benjamin Darling, a blacksmith. He worked for Aaron Appleton, then moved to the state of New York, and, afterwards, to Northfield, Mass. It is also said that Jonathan had another ch. named Whitcomb.
II. DAVID AMES, who, with his wife Anna, came to Dublin, with his father and brother, in 1882. He probably lived on the same lot. The births of two of his ch. are recorded in Dub- lin: 1. Anna, b. in D., April 21, 1782; 2. Hannah, b. in D., Jan. 11, 1784. We do not know where they went from Dublin. Probably other ch. were born to them elsewhere.
III. A daughter, whose first name we do not know, who m. a Mr. Emery of Jaffrey. There were two or three Emerys in Jaffrey, whose wives are not mentioned in the records, and we do not know which of them was the hus. of this woman.
ANDERSON
WILLIAM ANDERSON, born in Finland, June 17, 1867, is a laborer, unm., the son of Andrew and Anna (Nassau) Ander- son. He has worked a few years in Dublin.
ANDREW
WILLIAM WANES ANDREW, b. in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Jan. 17, 1859; son of William and Jessie (Milne) Andrew; came to D. about the beginning of the present cen- tury, and became the superintendent of the estate of Wm. Amory, a summer resident. More recently he moved to the village, and lived a short time in the Dexter Mason house, next building west of Allison's store. He then built a fine house on the new road to Harrisville, on lot 9, range 6, on the west side of the road, a few rods north of H. A. Carey's resi- dence. While superintending the Amory estate, he lived in the former Allison house, on lot 15, range 4. He served sev- eral years as a selectman, and has represented Dublin in
Grove Appleton
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the General Court. He has sung bass and his wife soprano, in the Unitarian church, for many years. He m., Nov. 14, 1887, Jean Bremner Davidson, b. in Ellon, Scotland, Aug. 2, 1869; dau. of Joseph and Isabella (Mitchel) Davidson. They have res. in Milton, Mass .; Lenox, Mass .; and Dublin. Two ch .:
I. Jessie Isabella, b. in Milton, Mass., April 9, 1894; d. there, April 23, 1894.
II. William Edward, b. in Lenox, Mass., Aug. 29, 1896; d. there, July 24, 1897.
APPLETON
I. FAMILY OF ISAAC APPLETON
SAMUEL APPLETON came to this country from England about 1636. SAMUEL APPLETON, Jr., 2d son of the preceding, came to this country, with his father, at eleven yrs. of age. ISAAC APPLETON, 5th ch. of the preceding, was b. at Ipswich, Mass., about 1664. ISAAC APPLETON, Jr., 3d ch. of the preceding, was b. at Ipswich, Mass., about 1704. He m. Elizabeth Sawyer. Their ch. were Deacon Isaac and Francis, both of whom res. at New Ipswich, N. H. Dea. ISAAC APPLETON, 3d, b., May 31, 1731; m., April 24, 1760, Mary Adams, dau. of Joseph Adams of Concord, Mass. Their ch. were: 1. Isaac, q. v .; 2. Joseph; 3. Samuel; 4. Aaron, q. v. Samuel Appleton, the third ch., was b., June 22, 1766; d. in 1853. As stated in Mr. Mason's address, he taught school in Dublin, and was the donor of the Dublin Appleton Fund. A few weeks previous to his death, he was heard to say that, before he began the business of a merchant, he worked chopping down trees on - one of the lots of land which his father had purchased in Dublin, and that he then thought of settling upon it; but, as it was in the month of June, and the weather very hot, he was not satis- fied with that kind of labor, and concluded to procure a living in some other way. Accordingly, he left the woods, and en- gaged in trade. The result is well known. The town of Dublin will have reason to remember him with gratitude. Besides the thousand dollars which he gave for educational purposes, he added two hundred dollars more to aid in the publication of the Centennial Address, and the accompanying history of the town. For a brief sketch of his life, see the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. viii, No. 1.
1. ISAAC APPLETON, 4th in direct line to bear the name, son of Dea. Isaac and Mary (Adams) Appleton, was b. in New
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Ipswich, June 6, 1762; d. in D., Aug. 10, 1853. He settled in D., 1785; m., Dec. 9, 1788, Sarah Twitchell, b. in D., Jan. 9, 1768; d. there, March 28, 1838; dau. of Ebenezer and Wait- still (Greenwood) Twitchell. His father had bought lots 1 and 2 in the 5th range; also lots 1 and 2 in the 6th range. These lots were known as the Thornton farm, and William Thornton, a brother of Matthew Thornton, who signed the Declaration of Independence, settled upon lot 1, range 5, the site of whose cabin is now marked by a monument, with a suitable inscrip- tion. Isaac Appleton settled upon lot 2, range 6, where the Hannafords now live. He was much employed in the manage- ment of town affairs, and was chosen ten times to represent the town in the General Court. He had eight ch .:
I. Sarah, b. in D., March 5, 1790; m., in 1816, James B. Todd, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 25, 1787; d., May 29, 1863; son of John and Rachel (Duncan) Todd of P. They res. in Byron, N. Y .; had ch., names unknown.
II. Joseph, b. in D., Dec. 5, 1791, 2.
III. Emily, b. in D., May 15, 1794; m., June 9, 1825, Samuel Esta- brook of New Ipswich. She d., Sept. 9, 1842. Ch., n. u.
IV. David, b. in D., July 16, 1796; d. there, March 17, 1870. He was unm., and res. on the homestead.
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