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V. Mary, b. in D., March 12, 1800; m., Jan. 30, 1823, Cyrus Davis of New Ipswich; re. to Illinois, where he d .; ch., n. u .; 2d hus., Asa Holt of Ashby, Mass.
VI. Samuel, b. in D., July 12, 1803, 3.
VII. Isaac, b. in D., Feb. 21, 1806; d. in Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1827.
VIII. Harriet, b. in D., Dec. 1, 1811; m. Rev. Henry A. Kendall, q. v.
2. JOSEPH APPLETON, son of Isaac, 4th, 1, b. in D., Dec. 5, 1791; d. in New Ipswich, May 7, 1840. He was a merchant for many years in Dublin village, his residence being what was afterwards Leffingwell's hotel, his store being the western end of the same building. He m., March 24, 1818, Hannah Knowl- ton; dau. of Elisha and Mary (or Polly) (Chamberlain) Knowlton. She m., for her 2d hus., Oliver Barrett of New Ipswich. Mr. Appleton had six ch .:
I. Joseph B., b. in D., March 9, 1819; m. and res. at Amboy, Ill. Five of his ch. are known by name: 1. Samuel Eugene; 2. Abby Rosetta; 3. Maria Narcissa; 4. Isaac Jewett; 5. A dau., who was b., Feb. 22, 1854.
II. Marie Theresa, b. in D., Oct. 20, 1820.
III. Isaac Henry Clay, b. in D., July 20, 1827; d. there, Marclı 30, (g. s.), 1830.
IV. Celestia, b. in D., date undetermined.
A. Appleton
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V. Isaac Henry Clay, b. in D., August, 1834; d. there, Feb. 22 (g. s.), 1837.
VI. Eugene, date of b. undetermined.
3. SAMUEL APPLETON, son of Isaac, 4th, 1, b. in D., July 12, 1803; d. there (?), June 20, 1830. He owned for a short time the Appleton store at the top of the hill. He m., March 20, 1827, Emily Hayward, b. in D., Jan. 2, 1808; dau. of Joseph, Jr., and Sally (Minot) Hayward of D. She m., 2d, June 4, 1833, Calvin Aikin of Francestown, and moved to Boston, Mass., where she died. Mr. Appleton had one ch .:
I. Mary Jane, whose birth we do not find. She m. a Mr. Marr of Portland, Me.
II. AARON APPLETON
AARON APPLETON, son of Dea. Isaac and Mary (Adams) Appleton of New Ipswich, and a brother of Isaac Appleton, head of the preceding family, was b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 6, 1768; d. in Keene, June 20, 1852. He was, for many years an enterprising and successful merchant in Dublin, at the old Appleton stand on the hill, afterwards Leffingwell's hotel. While in trade here, he became the owner of three farms, namely, that on lot 11, range 1; that on lot 11, range 4; and that on lot 11, range 8. There is no house now on either farm. Of these farms he retained possession till nearly the close of his life; renting those in ranges 1 and 8; using the other as a pasture for cattle. He finally moved to Keene, and purchased the window-glass manufactory in that place, and put it into successful operation. In company with John Eliot, a native of Dublin, he was engaged also in the usual business of a merchant, having an extensive trade. He m., 1st, Eunice Adams, b. in New Ipswich, March 8, 1770; d. in Keene, July 24, 1841, s. p., dau. of Dea. Benjamin Adams of New Ipswich. He m., 2d, May 10, 1842, Keziah Bixby of Keene, b. in Dublin, June 18, 1792; dau. of Nathan and Martha (Twitchell) Bixby. She d. in Keene, June 4, 1870. In Keene Mr. Appleton lived many years in the old Ralston house on Main Street. After his death, his widow built the elegant mansion on the site of that house, next north of the new Roman Catholic Church. The mansion is now owned by the church and used for the residence of the priests. Mr. Appleton had no ch. by either wife.
III. FRANCIS APPLETON FAMILY
The ancestral line of this family is the same as that of the two preceding families, through the first four generations:
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I. SAMUEL; II. SAMUEL, Jr .; III. ISAAC; IV. ISAAC, Jr. FRANCIS APPLETON of New Ipswich was the son of Isaac, Jr., and Elizabeth (Sawyer) Appleton, and was of the fifth gene- ration.
1. FRANCIS APPLETON, Jr., the son of Francis of Ipswich, Mass., and New Ipswich, N. H., was b. in Ipswich, Mass., May 28, 1759; d. in D., July 16, 1849. He was 12 years of age when his parents moved from Ispwich to New Ipswich. He was a brother of President Jesse Appleton of Bowdoin College, a man of renown in the educational circles of his time. He settled in D., 1786, on lot 4, range 6, where his descendants have lived to the present time. He m., June 2, 1789, Polly (or Mary) Ripley,1 b. in Rutland District (now Barre), Mass., Sept. 3, 1766; d. in D., Aug. 1 (g. s.), 1840; dau. of Noah and Lydia (Kent) Ripley. He and his wife united with the church in D., Jan. 3, 1790. He was made a deacon in 1795; resigned, 1831, having held the office 36 years. Nine ch .:
I. An infant, b. in D., March 9, 1790; d. there, March 10, 1790.
II. Polly (Mary), b. in D., Sept. 22, 1792; m. Jonathan Warren, q. v.
III. Betsey, b. in D., Feb. 12, 1795; d. there, Sept. 11, 1798.
IV. Ashley, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1796, 2.
V. Francis Gilman, b. in D., Feb. 24, 1799; m., Sept. 29, 1825, Mary Hayward, b. in D., Aug. 26, 1803; dau. of Joseph, Jr., and Sally (Minot) Hayward. They res. in Troy, N. Y., and had three ch .: 1. Alfred Curtis; 2. Mary Elizabeth; 3. Frances. VI. Eliza, b. in D., May 28, 1801; m. John Gould.
VII. Serena, b. in D., June 1, 1804; m. Thaddeus Morse, Jr., q. v.
VIII. Sophia, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1806; m. Thomas Fisk, q. v.
IX. Jesse Ripley, b. in D., April 25, 1809, 3.
2. ASHLEY APPLETON, son of Dea. Francis, 1, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1796; m., Jan. 27, 1823, Nancy Metcalf, b. in Keene,
1 WILLIAM RIPLEY, from England to Hingham, 1635; d., 1656; ch. John and Abraham. JOHN d., Feb. 2, 1683; ch. 6 sons: John, Joshua, Jeremiah, Josiah, Peter, and Hezekiah. PETER d., April 22, 1742, ae. 74; ch: Peter, Nehemiah, Ezra, Eliza- beth, Sarah, and Lydia. PETER, Jr., d., April 28, 1765, ae. 70; ch: Noah and Nehe- miah. NOAH, b., Sept. 18, 1721, at Hingham; m., Dec. 29, 1743, Lydia Kent; dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah Kent; rem. to Woodstock, Conn., Oct. 26, 1747; to Rutland District (now Barre), Mass., May 26, 1762. They lived together 34 years and 10 months, and had 19 ch. Two of their ch. d. young; 17 lived and were m .; all but one had ch. Noah Ripley d., Sept. 28, 1788. She d., June 27, 1816, ae. 91, leaving 13 ch., 105 grandch., and 96 great-grandch. The ch. of Noah Ripley were: 1. Peter; 2. Silence; 3. Rachel, d. young; 4. Noah; 5. Ezra (the Rev. Dr. Ezra Ripley of Con- cord, Mass., who d. in 1841, ae. 90, who lived in the old manse of which Hawthorne wrote); 6. Elizabeth (usually called Betty); 7. Rachel; 8. Lydia; 9. Laban, res. in Jaffrey; 10. Sarah, who m. Dr. Adonijah Howe of Jaffrey; 11. Lincoln (the Rev. Lin- coln Ripley of Waterford, Me.); 12. Abigail; 13. Hannah; 14. Ebenezer; 15. Polly (or Mary), who m. Francis Appleton of Dublin; 16. Lucretia; 17. Parthenia, d. young; 18. N. Hobart; 19. Eli.
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April 2, 1793; dau. of Capt. Thaddeus and Hephzibah Met- calf of that place. Ch .:
I. George Ashley, b., Nov. 23, 1823; m., May 11, 1851, Fanny Reed Wooster, dau. of Rev. John Wooster of Granby, Vt. Ch .: 1. Flora Louella, b., Nov. 4, 1852.
II. Francis Gilman, b., June 15, 1825; d., April 27, 1849.
III. Nancy Metcalf, b., Oct. 26, 1831.
3. JESSE RIPLEY APPLETON, son of Dea. Francis, 1, b. in D., April 25, 1809; d. there, July 27, 1904. Like his father, he was, for many years, a deacon in the Unitarian church. He res. upon the homestead, on lot 4, range 6. He represented Dublin in the General Court several years. He m., 1st, April 13, 1841, Louisa Mason, b. in D., Oct. 21, 1807; d. there, Nov. 3, 1844; dau. of Thaddeus, Jr., and Lydia (Perry) Mason. He m., 2d, March 11, 1852, Abigail Sophia Mason, b. in D., April 6, 1825; d. there, Dec. 9, 1910; dau. of Calvin and Rebecca (Kendall) Mason. Two ch .:
I. Ellen Rebecca, b. in D., Nov. 30, 1853; d. there, Sept. 14, 1859.
II. Charles Francis, b. in D., April 6, 1856, 4.
4. CHARLES FRANCIS APPLETON, son of Dea. Jesse R., 3, b. in D., April 6, 1856; still living upon the homestead farm, lot 4, range 6. This is one of the few farms in Dublin still in- habited by persons whose families are the living representa- tives of several generations of the same name who have lived upon the same estate. He has been selectman several times and held other town offices, and has represented the town in the General Court. He was the superintendent of the Dublin Electric Co., which was formed on Feb. 11, 1899, and con- tinued in that capacity until the business was purchased by the Keene Gas and Electric Co. He m., Nov. 2, 1879, Lilian Gertrude Jones, b. in D., Oct. 16, 1857; dau. of Corydon and Abigail Greenwood (Piper) Jones. Three ch .:
I. Ellen Emelia, b. in D., Nov. 14, 1880; m. John A. Gleason, q. v.
II. Martin, b. in D., Jan. 30, 1882; d. there, Feb. 6, 1882.
III. Arthur Taggard, b. in D., May 8, 1884, 5.
5. ARTHUR TAGGARD APPLETON, b. in D., May 8, 1884, son of Charles F., 4, graduated at the University of Vermont, in 1907, with the degree of B.S., in the course of Electrical Engineering. He was a selectman in Dublin, in 1910-'11-'12. He was, for a few years, connected with the Dublin Electric Co., res. in the house south of the road, west of the Hannaford house, in lot 2, range 6. He re. to East Weymouth, Mass.,
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and became the superintendent of the Weymouth Light & Power Co. He m., Sept 26, 1908, Alice Ethel Fox, b. in Brad- ford, Pa., April 6, 1883; dau. of Harry Francis and Jane Anne (Tait) Fox. Three ch., to 1916:
I. Francis Merrill, b. in D., Aug. 18, 1909.
II. Lois Gertrude, b. in D., Nov. 11, 1910.
III. Janet, b. in D., Aug. 1, 1912.
ARMSTRONG
EDWARD FAY ARMSTRONG, b. in Wallingford, Vt., April 27, 1871, son of Edward V. and Marion Adella (Hemenway) Armstrong, is a laborer and has res. in the Dexter Mason house, next west of Allison's store, and in the Beal house, the last in the village, on the north side of the road, in going to Peter- borough. He m., Sept. 3, 1900, Emma Lillian Gamarsh, b. in Newport, N. H., March 11, 1880; dau. of Joseph and Mary Emma (Shackett) Gamarsh. One ch .: Ella Marion, b. in D., Nov. 27, 1901.
ATWOOD
I. EBENEZER ATWOOD
EBENEZER ATWOOD, son of Josiah and Prudence (Knight) Atwood, was b. in Nelson, Feb. 19, 1785; d. in Marlborough, April 12, 1863. He m. Betsey Farnum, b. in Dublin, June 29, 1786; d. in Marlborough, June 29, 1864; dau. of Joshua and Polly (Borden) Farnum. He lived in Nelson, Roxbury, and Marlborough; also, for a short time, on the old Farnum farm in Dublin. They had three ch .:
I. Prudence, b., April 6, 1810; d., unm., in Marlborough, Aug. 25, 1870.
II. Eliza, b., Dec. 25, 1811; m. Franklin Wight.
III. Milan, b., March 2, 1822; d. in Charlestown, N. H., Aug. 18, 1879; m. Eveline Townsend of Dublin; b. there, May 5, 1821; dau. of David, 3d, and Dolly (Fisher) Townsend. No ch.
II. CHARLES M. AND FRANK DON ATWOOD
CHARLES MILTON ATWOOD, son of Rufus and Mary Ann (Patterson) Atwood, was b. in Keene, July 23, 1858. He is unmarried; is a teamster in Dublin, and boards with his brother, F. D. Atwood.
FRANK DON ATWOOD, son of Rufus and Mary Ann (Patter- son) Atwood, was b. in Keene, Feb. 24, 1860. He is a painter and lives in Dublin village. He m. in Boston, Mass., March
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12, 1898, Cora Belle Morse, b. in Wellesley, Mass., Sept. 4, 1860; dau. of Oliver and Clarissa (Kingsbury) Morse. They have lived in Hopedale, Mass., and Dublin. Ch .:
I. Rufus, b. in Boston, Mass., March 10, 1899; d. there, June 9, 1899.
BABCOCK
I. AMOS BABCOCK
AMOS BABCOCK from Sherborn, Mass., lived on lot 10, range 3. He married at Sherborn, Oct. 2, 1783, Betty Gardner, who was b. there, Sept. 3, 1762, dau. of Addington and Mary Gardner. The births of four ch. were recorded in Dublin:
I. Alvin, b., Aug. 11, 1785.
II. Amos, b., Feb. 2, 1788.
III. Benjamin, b., Aug. 3, 1790.
IV. Leonard, b., March 1, 1794.
II. EBENEZER BABCOCK
EBENEZER BABCOCK, probably a brother of Amos, and his w., Rhoda, from Sherborn, Mass., lived on lot 21, range 10. They moved back to Sherborn. Three ch. are recorded in Dublin:
I. Patience, b., April 11, 1788.
II. Anna, b., Feb. 25, 1791.
III. Ebenezer, b., May 15, 1793.
BAILEY
WALTER BILLINGS BAILEY, son of George Billings and Elizabeth Mahala (Harris) Bailey, was b. in Quincy, Mass., Jan. 13, 1873. He is a contractor and builder, and has built a house for himself in lot 9, range 6, on the new road to Harris- ville. He m., Nov. 20, 1909, Grace Edith Davidson, b. in Milton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1880; dau. of Joseph and Isabella (Mitchell) Davidson. Ch .:
I. George Harvey, b. in Jamaica Plain, Mass., May 2, 1912.
BALCH
HART BALCH, Jr., as we learn from monographs of Prof. S. C. Derby on "Early Dublin," was a direct descendant, in the seventh generation, of the emigrant, John Balch, who came to Weymouth, Mass., in 1623, and removed thence to Beverly, Mass., where he built a house that is still used for a dwelling. Hart Balch, Jr., was b. at Newbury, Mass., Nov. 9, 1751. He was a posthumous and only child of Hart Balch. His
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mother was a Bourne. His father was a sea captain, who was lost, with all his crew, on a voyage to the West Indies. His mother subsequently married a British officer and moved to Halifax, N. S. Hart Balch, Jr., m., 1st, Priscilla Holt, by whom he had three ch. She probably d. in Jaffrey. He m., 2d, Sept. 27, 1779, Dorcas, dau. of Isaac and Abigail Somes of Dublin. By her he had eight ch. He d. in Andover, Vt., Feb. 15, 1846. The first three of his ch. by Dorcas were re- corded in Dublin, as follows:
I. Deborah, b., Nov. 1, 1780.
II. Hart, b., Sept. 27, 1784.
III. Francis, b., Sept. 2, 1786.
BALDWIN
I. JAMES A. BALDWIN
JAMES ADAMS BALDWIN, b. in Pepperell, Mass., March 10, 1810; d. at East Jaffrey, Oct. 14, 1884; son of Abial and Lucy (Gassett) Baldwin; res. in Ashby, Mass., Hinsdale, Dublin, and Jaffrey. He lived ten or a dozen years, from 1844, on lot 5, range 1. He m., May 14, 1837, Catherine Woodworth Meade, b. in Richmond, Va., Dec. 27, 1816; d. in Keene, March 16, 1894; dau. of Isaiah and Charlotte (Suitor) Meade. Seven ch .:
I. Sarah Louisa, b. in Hinsdale, March 22, 1839; d. at Tidioute, Pa., date not furnished; m. Charles Albert Willard. Her only ch. was Leon M. Willard, an electrician in Keene.
II. Ellen Semira, b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 23, 1841; d. in Ashburnham, Mass., May 21, 1861.
III. Eliza Clark, b. in Hinsdale, Jan. 16, 1843; unm.
IV. Emily Fiske, b. in D., June 7, 1845; d. in Omaha, Neb., in 1882; m. George Welcome Woodburn, and had one ch., Cassindana Faith, who m. James P. Morse of Keene.
V. Charles Alpha, b. in D., Jan. 30, 1848; m. Maria Lydia Hodge; res. at East Jaffrey; had four ch., Elsie, Clifford, Ethel, and Arthur, of whom the eldest d. young; the other three are m.
VI. Lucy Harriet, b. in D., Nov. 21, 1850; m. George Laban Rice of Jaffrey; res. in Manchester; two ch., George Leslie and Jessie Edith, both m.
VII. James Appleton, b. in D., Sept. 11, 1855; res. at East Jaffrey; m. Emma F. Carter; three ch., Marian, Herbert, and Edith.
II. ELBRIDGE BALDWIN
1. J. ELBRIDGE F. BALDWIN, son of Abial and Lucy (Gassett) Baldwin, and grandson of David Baldwin, was b. in Pepperell, Mass., Oct. 16, 1812; m. Mary Fisk, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 11,
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1802; dau. of Levi and Hannah (Mellen) Fisk. He res. in D., Claremont, and Jaffrey. One ch., John E. F., 2.
2. JOHN ELBRIDGE FISK BALDWIN, son of Elbridge, 1, b. in Dublin, July 28, 1842, now res. at East Jaffrey. After marriage, he lived at first in Dublin, then several years in Jaffrey, after which he returned to Dublin and settled on the Fisk farm on lot 5, range 4, where he lived many years. He was a good practical farmer and a good auctioneer. He m. Harriet Elmira Pierce, b. in D., Oct. 6, 1842; d. at East Jaffrey, Feb. 11, 1907; dau. of Col. Charles Whitney and Abigail Greenwood (Gowing) Pierce. Eleven ch .:
I. Charles Elbridge, b. in D., April 28, 1865; d. in Ashburnham, Mass., April 4, 1894; m. Cecelia R. Edwards. No ch.
II. Mary Abbie, b. in Jaffrey, March 9, 1868; d. there, March 11, 1868. III. Edwin Pierce, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 4, 1869; a blacksmith at West Rindge; m., Nov. 29, 1894, Lizzie Fredrika Stevens, b. in Jaffrey, May 23, 1876; dau. of Fred. Irving and Rolna Medora (Wellman) Stevens. Nine ch., when the record was taken: 1. Ralph Irving, b. in Temple, June 12, 1895; 2. Rolna Medora, b. at East Jaffrey, June 27, 1896; 3. Faye Mildred, b. in Jaffrey, Oct. 14, 1897; 4. Edwin Stevens, b. in Jaffrey, Nov. 10, 1901; 5. Hazel Frances, b. in Westminster, Vt., March 29, 1903; 6. Charles, b. at West Rindge, June 6, 1906; 7. Ruth Harriet, b. at West Rindge, Aug. 11, 1908; 8. Ray Waldo, b. at West Rindge, Aug. 23, 1911; 9. Dora Lizzie, b. at West Rindge, June 4, 1913.
IV. Almon Alvin, b. in Jaffrey, Oct. 18, 1870. He is a farmer and car- penter and was, for a time, superintendent of the Dublin Stage Co. He has res. in Dublin and Harrisville. He m., April 12, 1903, Mary Anne Travers, b. in Ireland, Nov. 12, 1870; dau. of Patrick and Catherine (Meehan) Travers. No ch.
V. Carl Fisk, b. in Jaffrey, July 30, 1872; a tool-maker in Hartford, Conn .; m., Oct. 23, 1900, Elizabeth Cooke Wilder, b. in Alstead, Oct. 15, 1877; dau. of Samuel Seymour and Harriet Alberta (Cooke) Wilder. One ch .: Claire Harriet, b. in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 6, 1914.
VI. Mark Elmer, b. in Jaffrey, March 22, 1874; a machinist in Spring- field, Vt .; m., Oct. 4, 1905, Bessie Jane Turner, b. at Isle au Haut, Me., Jan. 17, 1879; dau. of Ezra and Margaret Dowling (Sholes) Turner. No ch.
VII. Clarabel, b. in Jaffrey, Nov. 19, 1875; unm .; res. in Keene, em- ployed in the office of J. A. Wright & Co.
VIII. Edith, b. in Jaffrey, July 9, 1877; d. there, July 10, 1877.
IX. Earl Frederick, b. in Jaffrey, June 23, 1878; a machinist in Gard- ner, Mass .; m., Sept. 1, 1908, Lucy Mildred Babcock, b. in Clin- ton, Mass., Oct. 12, 1881; dau. of George Abram and Sarah Josephine (Furbush) Babcock. No ch.
X. Guy Waldo, b. in Jaffrey, May 9, 1880; unm .; with the Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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XI. Ray Miguel, b. in D., Sept. 18, 1882; a machinist in Springfield, Vt .; m. Cora Elizabeth Wyman, b. in Springfield, Vt., May 30, 1887; dau. of James L. and Charlotte (Morgan) Wyman. Three ch. when the record was taken, all b. in Springfield, Vt .: 1. Rus- sell, b., Aug. 4, 1910; 2. Clarabel, b., April 2, 1913; 3. James El- bridge, b., July 12, 1915.
BARNES
LUTHER BARNES m. Ruth Hardy; both b. in Westborough, Mass .; re. to Bradford, N. H., and, in 1816, to D., where they res. till 1840, when they re. to Waltham, Mass., where he died. Ch .:
I. Gillam, m. and res. in Waltham, Mass.
II. Parker, a merchant and florist in Boston; m.
III. Seba, m., 1823, Joseph Evleth, q. v.
IV. Lucy, m., Nov. 28, 1838, Nelson Kidder; re. to Lyndeborough.
V. Luther, m. and res. in Boston.
VI. Elmira, m., 1841, Joshua Shed; re. to Michigan City, Ind., where she d.
VII. Loring Brigham, m. a Parker; res. in Boston; ch., names unknown.
BARRETT
I. JEREMIAH BARRETT
JEREMIAH BARRETT and his w., Sarah, from Carlisle, Mass., lived on lot 4, range 1. He was a mason and worked at his trade, making little or no improvements on his farm. Ch .:
I. Sarah, b. in D., April 1, 1774.
II. Lucy, b. in D., Sept. 26, 1775; d. there, Feb. 10, 1777.
III. Lucy, b. in D., Sept. 27, 1777; d. there, Jan. 21, 1788.
IV. Susannah, b. in D., March 7, 1779; m., Sept. 21, 1797, William Steele of Rindge, N. H.
V. Rebecca, b. in D., May 10, 1782.
VI. Rachel, b. in D., May 6, 1784.
VII. Hazelelponi, b. in D., Sept. 16, 1786.
II. JOHN BARRETT
JOHN BARRETT and his w., Sarah, lived on lot 19, range 6. Ch .:
I. Levi, b. in D., Oct. 24, 1784; d. there, Nov. 5, 1785.
II. Lucinda, b. in D., Feb. 12, 1786.
John Barrett's name was in the tax-list till 1809.
BATES
NATHANIEL BATES, a Revolutionary soldier, lived on lot 6, range 1, afterwards the Derby farm. He was killed in the first battle of Stillwater, Sept. 19, 1777, leaving a widow and two
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young children. The widow was subsequently m. to John Stroud, who lived on the same lot. The ch. of Mr. Bates were:
I. Edward, m., 1798, Polly Corey of Stoddard and lived there.
II. Nathaniel.
BEAL
1. PERSIA BEAL lived on lot 14, range 10. He m., March 14, 1833, Emily Yeardly, b., Oct. 3, 1806; dau. of William, Jr., and Rhoda (Brooks) Yeardly. Ch .:
I. Mary Jane.
II. George Thomas, 2.
III. Caroline A.
IV. William Yeardly, b. in D., 1842; in the 6th Reg. of N. H. Vols. in the Civil War; killed at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862.
V. Andrew Jackson, b. in D., about 1844; in the 9th Vermont Vols. in the Civil War: served through the war; has res. in Nelson and Nashua.
VI. Nelson L.
VII. Franklin Pierce.
2. GEORGE THOMAS BEAL, son of Persia, 1, b. in D., Nov. 7, 1837; d. in Athol, Mass., March 14, 1910; m., Aug. 23, 1862, Lestina Phillips, b. in Nelson, Sept. 21, 1834; d. in H., Nov. 7, 1884; dau. of Reuben and Rebecca (Foster) Phillips. He was a farmer; res. in H. and D. He passed his last years in D., on lot 7, range 6. Ch .:
I. Addie Mary, b. in D. (now H.), Sept. 13, 1863; unm .; res. in D.
II. William Minot, b. in D. (now H.), Feb. 15, 1865, 3.
3. WILLIAM MINOT BEAL, son of George T., 2, b. in D. (now H.), Feb. 15, 1865; m., Nov. 27, 1890, Elizabeth Gillis, b. at East Bay, Cape Breton, N. S., June 15, 1869; dau. of Donald and Anastasia (McGillivray) Gillis. He res. in Boston. Ch .:
I. Lestina Anastasia, b. in Boston, Dec. 12, 1897.
BEAULIEU
FREDERICK CYPRIEN BEAULIEU, son of Cyprien and Clarice (St. Pierre) Beaulieu, was b. at Madawaska, Me., Aug. 16, 1880. He married at East Jaffrey, N. H., Oct. 23, 1900, Elizabeth Price, b. at Dublin, Ire., Oct. 6, 1880; dau. of Patrick Joseph and Mary Warren (Lawless) Price. He is a building superintendent and has resided in Harrisville, Peekskill, N. Y., Dublin, and Plainville, Conn. Ch .:
I. Mary Elizabeth, b. at Peekskill, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1902.
II. Frederick Cyprien, b. at D., Sept. 23, 1904.
III. Margaret Anna, b. at D., June 12, 1906.
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IV. Katherine Price, b. at D., Feb. 13, 1910.
V. John Philip, b. at Plainville, Conn., June 5, 1913.
BELKNAP
NATHANIEL BELKNAP, b. in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 3, 1748; d. in D., July 18, 1826; settled in D., 1774. He m., 1st, 1777, Hannah Ayers of Brookfield, Mass .; m., 2d, Nov. 26, 1797, Rebecca Clark, b. in Townsend, Mass., July 29, 1764; d. in D., Sept. 21, 1866, ae. 102 yrs., 1 mo., and 23 days, the oldest person who has died in D. Mr. Belknap's Revolution- ary service has been narrated in the chapter on the Revolu- tion. He lived on lot 6, range 3. Ch .:
I. Eunice, b. in D., March 8, 1778; m., 1800, Cyrus Twitchell, q. v .; res. in Milan.
II. Martha (Patty), b. in D., March 23, 1779; m., April, 1800, Joseph Whittemore, q. v. She d., Sept. 6, 1840.
III. William, b. in D., Jan. 23, 1781; m. Betsey Barker; res. at Orange- burg, S. C., where he d., Aug. 12, 1812.
IV. Nathaniel, Jr., b. in D., Aug. 22, 1783; m., June, 1808, Sarah Saw- yer of Nelson; res. in Goshen, Vt.
V. Hannah, b. in D., Sept. 14, 1785; m., Dec. 22, 1803, Peter Twitchell; res. in Middlebury, Vt., where she d., June 2, 1821.
VI. Luke, b. in D., Oct. 19, 1787; d. there, Oct. 25, 1822; m., June, 1818, Polly Felt, b., April, 1793; d. in Clinton, Mass., Nov. 13, 1875. Two ch .: 1. Mary; 2. Rachel Maria.
VII. Rachel, b. in D., Sept. 19, 1789; m., November, 1839, Timothy Marshall; res. in Lunenburg, Mass., where she d., Nov. 15, 1849. VIII. Lawson, b. in D., Oct. 3, 1799; d. there, Oct. 14, 1853; res. on the paternal homestead; m., May 8, 1832, Sally Munroe, b. in Stod- dard, March 16, 1800; d. in D., Dec. 26, 1865. No ch.
IX. Alonzo, b. in D., Oct. 14, 1801; d. at Shiawasse, Mich., Nov. 8, 1843; m., May, 1831, Cynthia Sophronia Stewart of Bergen, N. Y., b., Oct. 14, 1810; d., May, 1843.
X. Sally, b. in D., July 25, 1804; d. there, March 14, 1864.
BEMIS
I. JAMES BEMIS
1. JAMES BEMIS, from Weston, Mass., b., Sept. 7, 1757; d. in D. (now H.), Dec. 15, 1832. He settled in D., 1793, on lot 17, range 9, in what is now Chesham. He m., 1st, 1783, Hannah Frost of Marlborough, dau, of Jonathan and Hannah (Leland) Frost. He m., 2d, 1786, Lois Walker of Sudbury, Mass. Mr. Bemis was a soldier of the Revolution. He en- listed at the age of 18, and served three years. His father was much opposed to his enlisting, because he was so young; but, one day, while chopping wood near the road, a party of men
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came along, who were going to join the army at Boston. They told him the news of the battle at Lexington, and this so in- creased his ardor for serving his country that he struck his axe into a stump, declaring that he would never take it out till he had struck a blow for the liberty of his country. He joined the little party and reached the headquarters of the army just before the battle of Bunker Hill. Ch .:
I. Jonathan, b. in 1785; d. in 1829.
II. Hannah, b., Jan. 30, 1787; m. Benjamin Fairbanks of Keene. She had three ch .: 1. Madison; 2. Franklin; 3. Ward.
III. James, b., March 15, 1789; d., July, 1807.
IV. Lois, b., April 12, 1791; m. John Knowlton; re. to the state of New York, where they d., leaving a large family.
V. Thomas, b., May 7, 1793, 2.
VI. Josiah, b. in D. (now H.), Aug. 20, 1795; d. in Jaffrey, March 6, 1852; m., 1st, Esther Riggs of Cornish; m., 2d, Sibyl Emery, of Jaffrey; by whom he had two ch., Alvin J. and Emery; m., 3d, Dec. 31, 1833, Sarah W. Lewis, dau. of John and Lucretia (Bemis) Lewis, q. v., by whom he had one ch., Sarah A .; m., 4th, Rebecca Greenwood of Marlborough.
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