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VII. Betsey, b. in D. (now H.), Oct. 15, 1797; d. there, September, 1799. VIII. Eli, b. in same place, April 7, 1800; d. there, Sept. 9, 1833.
IX. Mercy, b. in D. (now H.), Sept. 12, 1804; m., Dec. 28, 1826, Luke Knowlton, q. v.
2. THOMAS BEMIS, son of James, 1, b. in Weston (?), Mass., May 7, 1793; m., 1st, 1815, Sarah Williams, who d., June 22, 1818; m., 2d, 1821, Anna Knight of Sudbury, Mass. He lived on lot 20, range 9. Ch .:
I. Sarah, b. in D., July 22, 1816; d. there, Jan. 18, 1847.
II. Elbridge G., b. in D., Oct. 5, 1822, 3.
III. Elizabeth J., b. in D., March 11, 1824; m. Sylvester T. Symonds, q. v.
IV. George W., b. in D., Dec. 28, 1825. 4.
V. Samuel Dana, b. in D., Feb. 8, 1833, 5.
3. ELBRIDGE G. BEMIS, son of Thomas, 2, b. in D., Oct. 5, 1822; d. in H., Nov. 24, 1874; m., July 21, 1844, Lavina M. Symonds, b. in Rindge, Sept. 1, 1824; d. in Winchendon, Mass., Dec. 24, 1873; dau. of John P. and Susannah (Faulkner) Symonds. He lived on the north part of lot 20, range 9, and was part owner of the Bemis and Symonds sawmill. He had eleven ch .:
I. Elizabeth A., b. in D., May 25, 1847; m., 1868, Lucius A. Fisher. She d. in Richmond, Nov. 4, 1870.
II. Washington I., b. in D., May 18, 1849; d. there, May 19, 1849. III. Lillie Y., b. in D., Sept. 23, 1851; d. there, Jan. 19, 1853.
IV. Lillie S., b. in D., April 27, 1853; d. young.
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V. and VI, died in infancy.
VII. Leonora M., b. in D., Sept. 24, 1859.
VIII. to XI, died in infancy.
4. GEORGE WASHINGTON BEMIS, son of Thomas, 2, b. in D., Dec. 28, 1825; d. at Chesham, Nov. 26, 1874; m., Oct. 28, 1848, Mary Anna Smith, b. in D., May 21, 1827; d. at Chesham, Nov. 15, 1881; dau. of Ira and Mary (Mason) Smith. Six ch .:
I. Charles A., b. in D., Sept. 1, 1849; m. Martha Eaton and had three ch.
II. George Franklin (formerly George Washington), b. in D., July 16, 1852, 6.
III. James Thomas, b. in D., September, 1853; d. there, April 5, 1883. IV. Mary Anna, b. in D., Oct. 13, 1855; d., Sept. 10, 1886; m., 1st, Orren M., son of John A. and Fannie (Goodhue) Bullard of Hancock; m, 2d, F. J. Underwood. She had a son by Mr. Bul- lard, b., May 14, 1874; d., May 20, 1874.
V. Sarah Rebecca, unm .; res. at West Somerville, Mass.
VI. Ira A., with the house of McLean, Macullar, and Parker of Provi- dence, R. I.
5. SAMUEL DANA BEMIS, son of Thomas, 2, b. in Pottersville, Feb. 8, 1833, is still living opposite the Chesham station. He is a farmer and was for twenty years chairman of the H. board of selectmen. He m., Sept. 27, 1859, Calista Mary Russell, b. in Pottersville, June 22, 1841, still living; dau. of James Lewis and Anna Prentiss (Mason) Russell. Ch .:
I. Bernard Forrest, b. at Chesham, Dec. 28, 1868; res. on the home- stead with his father; m., 1st, Sept. 3, 1896, Sarah Bertha Starkey, b. in Peterborough, April 6, 1873; d. at Chesham, Nov. 23, 1902; dau. of Elmer J. and Laura (McCollester) Starkey. He m., 2d, June 15, 1904, Bertha Cornelia White, b. in Marlborough, May 22, 1870; dau. of Thomas H. and Fidelia E. (Bancroft) White. Ch., all b. at Chesham: 1. Paul Dana, b., Nov. 15, 1897; 2. Ralph Bernard, b., March 5, 1905; 3. Ruth Evelyn, b., Oct. 7, 1911.
6. GEORGE FRANKLIN BEMIS, son of George W., 4, b. in D., July 16, 1852; m., Feb. 2, 1871, Emma Josephine Smith, b. in Westmoreland, May 9, 1853; foster dau. of Ira Prentiss and Fanny (Buss) Smith. He res. near the Chesham station; has operated a general store, partly in conjunction with his sons, and is the proprietor of a livery stable. Six ch., all b. in Chesham:
I. Carl Hudson, b., Jan. 2, 1872; m., Feb. 25, 1890, Nellie Lydia Howe, b. in H., Jan. 27, 1873; dau. of Lambert L. and Lizzie C. (Russell) Howe. Ch., all b. at Chesham: 1: Howard Hudson,
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b., Oct. 8, 1891; 2. Chessie Zella, b., Dec. 19, 1893; 3. Agnes Al- berta, b., Sept. 14, 1895; d., May 20, 1905.
II. George Whittier, b., March 29, 1875; m. Annie Maud Atwell, a native of Boston. He is a merchant near Chesham station. Ch., all b. at Chesham: 1. Gordon Whittier, b., Aug. 8, 1895; 2. George Atwell, b., Nov. 2, 1896; 3. Marguerite Gladys, b., Nov. 14, 1897; 4. Norman Donald, b., April 28, 1899.
III. Perley Smith, b., July 13, 1878; m., 1st, Jan. 1, 1899, Lucy Eleanor Brown, b. in Nelson, June 2, 1878; d. at Chesham, Dec. 14, 1899; dau. of Samuel M. and Emma Susan (Towne) Brown. He m., 2d, Grace, dau. of Leslie L. and Harriet L. (Knight) White of Marlborough. One ch. by former w., Dorothy Lucy, b. in Chesham, Nov. 17, 1899. By the latter w., he had four ch of whom two were living in 1911.
IV. Caspar Crowninshield, b., May 24, 1880; m. a Miss Felch; res. in a new house near Chesham station, and is the postmaster of the place.
V. James Elwyn, b., Nov. 15, 1886; m. and res. in Hopkinton, Mass. VI. Grover Cleveland, b., Dec. 20, 1889; d. in Chesham, March 7, 1904.
II. JEREMIAH BEMIS
JEREMIAH BEMIS, from Weston, Mass., b., July 13, 1765; d. in D., Aug. 19, 1856; settled, 1795, on lot 21, range 3, pur- chased of Isaac Morse. He m., September, 1788, Sarah Wright of Marlborough, b. in New Haven, Conn., April 16, 1766; d. in D., July 6, 1857; dau. of Lieut. Oliver and Lois (Johnson) Wright. Ch .:
I. Jeremiah, b. in Weston, Mass., May 13, 1789; m., Dec. 25, 1816, Hannah Herrick of Marlborough, b. in Reading, Mass., Sept. 18, 1789; d. in Weathersfield, Vt., March 9, 1858; dau. of Ebenezer and Lydia (Eaton) Herrick.
II. Lucretia, b. in Weston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1791; m. John Lewis, q. v.
III. Oliver, b. in Weston, Mass., Jan. 13, 1793; m., February, 1817, Deidamia Tolman of Marlborough; re., 1819, to Guildhall, Vt.
Ch .: 1. Oliver, b., 1818; 2. Leander, b., 1819; 3. Louisa, b., 1820. IV. Horace, b., June 22, 1799; d., Nov. 20, 1801.
V. Horace, b., April 13, 1803.
VI. A dau., b., April 4, 1807; d. the same year.
BETZ
ALEXANDER BETZ, b. in Soden, Hessen Cassel, Germany, Oct. 11, 1856; son of Anton and Christina (Prill) Betz; has lived sixteen years on lot 1, range 3. He m., May 11, 1879, Crescencia Hild, b. in Soden, Hessen Cassel, May 21, 1853; dau. of Jacob and Eva (Lauer) Hild. Before settling upon this farm, he worked many years in the city of New York at his trade as a piano-maker. Ch., all b. in New York City:
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I. Joseph, b., Feb. 19, 1880; m., Ist, Mary Curran; m., 2d, Catherine Fynn; res. in Stamford, Conn. One ch. by former w., four by second w .: 1. Joseph Alexander, b. in Stamford, Conn., Feb. 10, 1904; 2. Raymond John; 3. Crescencia; 4. Arthur; 5. Lillian, d. young.
II. Anton, b., June 13, 1881; unm .; res. on the homestead with his father.
III. Johann, b., 1883; d. in New York City, 1884.
IV. Kristina, b., June 18, 1884; d. in New York City, 1890.
V. Adrian, b., 1886; d. in New York City, 1890.
VI. Alexander, Jr., b., March 8, 1888; d. in Peterborough, Aug. 14, 1898. VII. Felix, b., 1890; d. in New York City, 1891.
VIII. Cornelius, b., 1892; d. in New York City, 1893.
IX. Johann, b., Nov. 8, 1894; unm .; res. with his parents.
BIXBY
NATHAN BIXBY, b. at Hopkinton, Mass., Oct. 14, 1746, was the son of Joseph, who was the son of an Englishman settled in that town, and Mehitable (Rugg) Bixby. He m., Oct. 3, 1771, Martha Twitchell, b. at Sherborn, Mass., Dec. 16, 1747; dau. of Joseph and Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell. In 1776, he volunteered as a soldier for six months, though not legally subject to military duty, owing to defect of sight. He marched into the state of New York, and was at the battle of White Plains. Next year, he purchased of Simeon Bullard a lot of land in Dublin. In 1778, he moved to Dublin with his wife and three surviving ch. He first settled on lot 12, range 6. In 1779, he moved to lot 11, range 3, where he lived till 1814, when he re. to Keene, where he d., Sept. 15, 1818. His widow d. there, March 14, 1822. Ch .:
I. Julia, b. in Framingham, Mass., July 8, 1772; d. there, Jan. 28, 1776.
II. Nathan, b. in Framingham, Mass., Feb. 26, 1774; d. at St. Mary's, Ga., March 6, 1818; for some years a merchant in Charleston, S. C.
III. Martha, b. in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 24, 1775; d. in Livermore, Me., May 17, 1831; m., May 2, 1793, Abel Munroe.
IV. Mary, b. in Framingham, Mass., Nov. 23, 1777; d. in Livermore, Me., Nov. 7, 1833; m. Andrew Thorndike.
V. Joseph, b. in D., July 19, 1780; d. at Charleston, S. C., June 21, 1821; a shipmaster and owner many years.
VI. Julia, b. in D., May 28, 1782; m. Alexander Milliken of Peterbor- ough; res. in Keene.
VII. Samuel, b. in D., May 27, 1784; d. there, Jan. 25, 1796.
VIII. Deborah, h. in D., July 2, 1786; m. John Eliot, q. v.
IX. James, b. in D., July 4, 1788; a shipmaster; d., March 10, 1819.
X. John, b. in D., June 17, 1790; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1812;
re. to the state of New York, 1813; attorney and counsellor at
John Birby
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law for many years in that state; re. to Keene, where he kept a drug store for a long time, and where he d., Dec. 19, 1865.
XI. Keziah, b. in D., June 18, 1792; d. in Keene, June 4, 1870, s. p .; m. Aaron Appleton, q. v.
BOISVERT
ALFRED F. BOISVERT. See ALFRED F. GREENWOOD.
BOND
I. ISAAC BOND
ISAAC BOND from Sherborn, Mass., settled in D., 1767, on the south half of lot 2, range 1. He m., at Sherborn, Apr. 27, 1758, Abigail Greenwood, a sister of William Greenwood, 1st. Ch., the first three b. at Sherborn:
I. Huldah, b. Feb. 27, 1759; m. Seth Cobb, q. v .; 2d hus., Stephen Davis.
II. Jonas, b. Mar. 21, 176 -; m. Ednah Bodwell of Methuen, Mass. He d. in D., March 1, 1822, ae. 63. She d. in D., Nov. 16, 1840, ae. 76.
III. Sarah, b. Dec. 25, 1762; m., as his second wife, Asa Pratt, q. v., ae. 72. and re. to Vermont.
IV. Miriam, m. Whitcomb Powers; res. in Jaffrey.
V. Abigail, b. at Natick, Mass., Apr. 2, 1765; d., unm., Dec. 3, 1837, ae. 72.
VI. Isaac, res. in Chester, Vt.
VII. William, m. Sarah Spaulding of Jaffrey; res. in Cavendish, Vt.
II. FRANKLIN BOND
1. FRANKLIN BOND, adopted son of Jonas Bond, b., April 10, 1801; d. in D., July 8, 1882; m., Dec. 23, 1824, Mary Emer- son, b. in Rindge, Jan. 21, 1808; d. in D., May 7, 1876; lived on lot 5, range 5. Ch .:
I. George Franklin, b. in D., March 1, 1827, 2.
II. Mary Maria, b. in D., Jan. 8, 1832; m. Joseph Warren Robbe, q. v.
2. GEORGE FRANKLIN BOND, son of Franklin, 1, b. in D., March 1, 1827; d. in D., Aug. 8, 1894; m. Emeline Hawkins, b. at Ashuelot, Oct. 5, 1832; d. in Keene, March 11, 1903; dau. of Stephen Hawkins; res. in Manhassett, L. I., and D. He was a farmer and mechanic. Ch .:
I. Eugelia Maria, b. at Manhassett, L. I., Nov. 9, 1862; d. in Fitch- burg, Mass., March 19, 1886; m. Charles E. Smith of that city.
II. DeLos Hawkins, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1875; is a brakeman on the B. & M. R. R .; res. in Fitchburg, Mass., and Vernon, Vt .; m., Oct. 15, 1899, Mary Louise Jaquith, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 13, 1877; dau. of Frederick Levi and Nellie (Murphy) Jaquith.
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BOUTELL
DANIEL BOUTELL and his w., Grace, lived on lot 7, range 6. Ch .:
I. Roxana, b., Sept. 12, 1795.
II. Persis, b., July 5, 1797.
III. Daniel, b., Oct. 8, 1800.
IV. Lorendo, b., July 27, 1802.
V. Judith, b., June 4, 1804.
VI. Cynthia, b., April 25, 1806.
These ch. are supposed to have been b. in D.
BOWERS
JAMES BOWERS, b. in Groton, Mass., July 16, 1746; d. in D., Jan. 24, 1830; son of Nehemiah and Sarah (Larrabee) Bowers. His widow, Lydia, d. in D., June 11, 1840, ae. 78. About 1805, he re. from Rindge to D., and settled upon lot 7, range 1. Seven ch .:
I. Rhoda, b. in Harvard, Mass., Jan. 3, 1784, supposed to be the same who is called Nancy in the former history, who m. Paul Nelson and had two ch .: 1. Nancy, who m. William Pratt of Peter- borough; 2. Mary Ann, who m. Thomas Robbe, q. v. There were also said to have been other ch. whose names are unknown to us.
II. Jonathan S., b. in Rindge, Sept. 19, 1786; res. in Peterborough. By his w., Elizabeth N., he had several ch., one of whom, Orinda, m. Franklin, son of Daniel Twitchell, 2d, q. v.
III. Luther, b. in Rindge, Nov. 22, 1788; d. in D., July 31, 1865; res. at first in Boston; re., 1830, to the Bullard farm in D., on lot 9, range 1, in front of whose ancient cottage still stands that large, magnificent elm, often photographed, known as the Bullard or Bowers elm. He m., April 8, 1834, Sarah Bullard, b. in D., Feb. 20, 1784; d. there, May 27, 1840; dau. of Simeon and Ruth (Adams) Bullard.
IV. Levi, b. in Rindge, Nov. 22, 1790; res. in Boston.
V. Charles, b. in Rindge, Oct. 15, 1792; res. in Boston.
VI. Lydia, b. in Rindge, Oct. 13, 1794; m. Timothy Bullard, q. v.
VII. Roxana, b. in Rindge, May 31, 1799; unm.
BRIGHAM
JONAS BRIGHAM, b. in Sudbury, Mass., May 22, 1758; d. in D., Feb. 11, 1850; lived first in Nelson; re. to D., 1835, on part of lots 8 and 9, range 9. He m., 1807, Dorcas (Green) Pratt, b. in Bolton, Mass., May 15, 1768; d. in D., Dec. 25, 1859. She was the widow of Oliver C. Pratt. Ch .:
I. Reuel, b. in Nelson, May 30, 1808; d. in D., Dec. 10, 1873; m., 1st, June 2, 1835, Prudence Burns, b. in Nelson, Dec. 17, 1811; d. in
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D., Dec. 11, 1848; dau. of James and Hannah (Twitchell) (Gibbs) Burns. He m., 2d, Jan. 28, 1850, Maria J. Cragin, b. in the state of New York, Jan. 2, 1832; dau. of Moses and Chris- tina Cragin. Ch .: 1. Jane, b. in D., Jan. 19, 1838; 2. George Franklin, b. in D., Sept. 15, 1843; d. there, March 7, 1845.
II. Mary H., b. in Nelson, April 1, 1818.
BROAD
SETH BROAD, b. in Needham, Mass., May 3, 1756; d. in D., April 4, 1806; settled in D., 1799, on lot 1, range 5; m. Azubah Saunders of Sturbridge, Mass., b. there, Oct. 28, 1763; sister of Rev. Dr. Saunders, President of Vermont University, Bur- lington, and afterwards pastor of the Congregational Ch. at Medfield, Mass. She d., May 12, 1824, in D. Ch .:
I. Betsey, b. in Needham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1782; d. in Williamstown, Vt., Sept. 6, 1827; m. Benjamin Stearns of Mount Vernon.
Il. Mehetabel, b. in Needham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1784; m. Nehemiah Upton, q. v.
III. Enos, b. in Needham, Mass., Jan. 28, 1787; d., July 19, 1815.
IV. Rebecca, b. in Needham, Mass., April 15, 1789; d. in Keene, June 26, 1835; m. James Wilson of Peterborough; re. to Keene.
V. Martha, b. in Needham, Mass., Sept. 17, 1791; m. Samuel Adams, q. v.
VI. Azubah, b. in Needham, Mass., March 6, 1794; m. Samuel Adams, q. v.
VII. Lydia, b. in Needham, Mass., May 3, 1797; m., Ist, David Pike of Mount Vernon; re. to Montpelier, Vt .; m., 2d, Abijah Wheeler; d. in Middlesex, Vt.
VIII. Sarah (Sally), b. in D., June 27, 1802; d. there, Feb. 13, 1827.
IX. Clarissa, b. in D., April 5, 1805; m. Jacob Gleason, q. v.
BROCKWAY
JAMES LEVI BROCKWAY, b. in Brockway, N. B., July 10, 1877; son of John and Melissa (Nutting) Brockway; res. in Dublin on lot 3, range 4; at present, on lot 9, range 5. He is a carpenter. He m., May 10, 1900, Mrs. Josephine Adelle (Clukay) Emery, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 3, 1873; dau. of Patrick and Mary Ann (Boutwell) Clukay, formerly the wife of Frank R. Emery, q. v. Mrs. Brockway had a son, Walter B. Emery, q. v., by former hus.
BROOKS
I. FAMILY OF JONAS BROOKS
JONAS BROOKS, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 27, 1772; d. in Marl- borough, Dec. 22, 1842; m., 1799, Mary Tilton, b., Jan. 23, 1777, in East Sudbury (now Wayland), Mass .; re. to Dublin, Feb-
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ruary, 1816, upon lot 16, range 8; re., in 1840, to Marlborough. He was the son of Joseph and Abigail Brooks. Seven ch., the first six of whom were b. in Jaffrey.
I. Mary W., b., Nov. 7, 1800; m. Roland Farnum, q. v.
II. John, b., Nov. 21, 1803; m., June 12, 1827, Adeline Twitchell of Dublin, dau. of Daniel Twitchell, 2d. Lived in town a short time. Three ch .: 1. Fidelia Maria, b., March 16, 1828; m. Joseph Upton; 2. George W., b., Jan. 24, 1834; 3. Mary E., b., 1839.
III. Rebecca T., b., Dec. 1, 1805; m., 1st, Minot Hayward, q. v., by whom she had a dau .; m., 2d, William B. Powers; res. in Royalton, Vt .; one ch. by Mr. Powers, Mary E., b., February, 1843.
IV. Ebenezer A., b., Dec. 1, 1810; m., 1833, Henrietta Bruce of Peter- sham, Mass .; res. in Nashua; four ch .: 1. Rosanna, d. young; 2. Isaac M .; 3. Henry; 4. Caroline L.
V. Elizabeth D., b., March 14, 1814.
VI. Jonas H., b., July 10, 1815; m., 1842, Julia Foster of Fitzwilliam, b. there, Sept. 5, 1820; dau. of Abiel and Lydia Foster; res. for a time in D. Ch .: 1. Charles; 2. James, d. in D., March 20, 1846; ae. 11 mos., 11 days; 3. Zebuda, d. young; 4. Alfred Lillburn; 5. Julia.
VII. Joseph, b., Oct. 14, 1822; m. Eliza A. B. Hurlburt; res. in Nashua. One ch .: Mary Eliza.
II. FAMILY OF JOHN BROOKS
JOHN BROOKS, son of Aaron and Waitstill Greenwood (Twitchell) Brooks, b. in Nelson, Oct. 14, 1806, went to Sulli- van to live with his mother, when the latter became the first wife of Jacob Spaulding. He m. in D., April 29, 1841, Harriet E. Crombie, who was born in D., Oct. 7, 1819; d. in Jaffrey, Nov. 30, 1895; dau. of John and Betsey (Wilder) Crombie. They lived in D. 32 years. In 1874, he moved to Jaffrey and d. there, April 7, 1885. He was a farmer. They had one ch .:
I. Anstis R., b. in D., Oct. 24, 1846; m., June 29, 1881, Charles Jesse Ellis, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 26, 1845; son of Obed and Mercy (Stodard) Ellis. They res. in Jaffrey. No ch.
BRUSH
GEORGE DE FOREST BRUSH was b. at Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1855, the son of Alfred Clark and Nancy (Douglas) Brush. His father, b. at Danbury, Conn., 1824, d. at Portland, Orc., 1908, the son of Hull and Rachel (Norris) Brush, and his mother, b. at New London, Conn., d. at Norton, Conn., the dau. of Alexander and Lydia (Treby) Douglas. He m. in New York City, Jan. 11, 1886, Mary (called Mittie) Taylor Whelpley, b. in Boston, Mass., Jan. 11, 1866. Her father, James Davenport Whelpley, M. D., son of Rev. Philip
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Melancthon and Abigail Fitch (Davenport) Whelpley, was b. in New York City, 1817, and d. in Boston, 1872, and her mother, Mary Louise Breed, b. at Norfolk, Va., 1841, was the dau. of Rev. Joseph Blainer and Frances Ann Catherine (Taylor) Breed.
Mr. Brush is an artist of national prominence. He was educated in his profession at the National Academy of Design, New York City, and École des Beaux Arts, Paris, under Gerôme. He was awarded gold medals at the Chicago Exposi- tion, 1893; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1897; Paris Exposition, 1900; Buffalo Exposition, 1901; St. Louis Exposi- tion, 1904. He res. in New York City during the winter, and in D. during the summer. Ch .:
I. Alfred Payne, b. in Montreal, Can., 1887; d., 1887.
II. Gerome, b. in New York City, Mar. 11, 1888; m. Louise Seymour. Ch .: 1. Joan, b. at Lausanne, Switzerland, about 1914; 2. Rose- mary, b. in D., 1916.
III. Nancy Douglas, b., in Paris, France, July 4, 1890; m. 1st, in D., Sept. 11, 1909, William Robert Pearmain, b. at Chelsea, Mass., Mar. 17, 1888; d. at Framingham, Mass., Sept. 27, 1912; son of Sumner Bass and Alice Whittemore Upton Pearmain of East Jaffrey, N. H .; m. 2d, in Boston, Oct. 25, 1916, as his second wife, Harold Bowditch (Harvard, A.B., 1905, Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1909), b. in Boston, June 8, 1883; son of Henry Pickering and Selma (Knauth) Bowditch; res. at Brookline, Mass. Ch. by first husband: 1. Mary Alice, b., May 16, 1911; ch. by second husband: 2. Martha Seaver, b. in Boston, Sept. 13, 1912; 3. Henry Pickering, b. at Brookline, June 16, 1914.
IV. Tribbie, b. at Plainfield, N. H., June 27, 1893; d. at Hartford, Conn., July 24, 1917.
V. Georgia, b. in New York City, Dec. 2, 1895; d. in Florence, Italy, Apr. 28, 1898.
VI. Mary, b. at Worcester, Mass., Feb. 28, 1898.
VII. Jane, b. at East Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 2, 1900.
VIII. Thea, b. in Florence, Italy, Oct. 2, 1903.
BULLARD
I. ASA BULLARD
ASA BULLARD, a younger brother of Simeon Bullard, who lived many years in D., was born in New Ipswich, April 18, 1765; taught school in D. in 1785; graduated at Dartmouth, 1793, received at Harvard the degrees of A.M. (1809), and M.D. (1813), and was for several years a successful teacher in Boston, where he afterwards practised medicine. He died, May 1, 1826, while on a visit at Mt. Vernon, N. H. He was a soldier of the Revolution, credited to D.
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II. SIMEON BULLARD
1. SIMEON BULLARD, b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 30, 1745; d. in D., Jan. 21, 1828; m. Ruth Adams, born in Dunstable (now Nashua), Dec. 30, 1749. Ch .:
I. Ruth, b., Aug. 7, 1772.
II. Azubah, b., July 20, 1774; m., Feb. 16, 1790, Aaron Swan. Ch .: 1. John, b., 1790; perhaps others.
III. Caleb, b., Sept. 7, 1776; d., Jan. 1, 1777.
IV. Ebenezer, b., Aug. 8, 1780; d., Jan. 15, 1811.
V. Mary, b., May 20, 1782.
VI. Sarah, b., Feb. 20, 1784; m. Luther Bowers, q. v.
VII. Asahel, b., March 13, 1786.
VIII. Timothy, b., Aug. 4, 1789; 2.
IX. Nathan, b., July 18, 1792.
2. TIMOTHY BULLARD, son of Simeon, 1, b. in D., Aug. 4, 1789; d., Aug. 23, 1833; m. Lydia Bowers, dau. of James Bowers, q. v. Ch .:
I. Charles, b., Feb. 10, 1814.
II. Caroline, b., May 11, 1815.
III. Clarissa, b., Dec. 4, 1816.
IV. George, b., May 28, 1818; m. Sophronia Emery of Jaffrey; d., November, 1853. Ch .: 1. Ellen S .; 2. Adelia C.
V. Luthur Sawyer, b., Nov. 18, 1819.
VI. Mary Adams, b., Oct. 13, 1821.
VII. John Allison, b., Oct. 29, 1823.
BURNHAM
NATHANIEL BURNHAM, b. in Greenfield, N. H., March 2, 1796; m., 1st, Lucy Butler, b. in 1801, dau. of Jonathan Butler of Lyndeborough. She d., Oct. 18, 1830, leaving one ch. He m., 2d, June 30, 1835, Mary Wilder, b. in D., July 27, 1804; dau. of Abel Wilder, q. v. Ch .:
I. Sarah, b., Feb. 10, 1830; m., Dec. 8, 1852, George D. Bonner; res. in Roxbury, Mass.
II. Nathaniel, b., April 16, 1836.
III. Mary, b., May 25, 1837; d., Jan. 20, 1842.
IV. John, b., Dec. 14, 1839.
V. Lucy Kezia, b., Aug. 29, 1841.
VI. Emeline Emma, b., March 12, 1843.
VII. Abel W., b., Dec. 23, 1845.
BURNS
JAMES BURNS, from Nelson, m. Mrs. Hannah (Twitchell) Gibbs, widow of Zenas Gibbs, of Whitestown, N. Y .; to whom she was m., Oct. 12, 1794, and by whom she had three sons:
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1. Zenas, b., Feb. 29, 1796; 2. John, b., May 7, 1797; 3. Ira, b., Jan. 5, 1798, who res. in Boston. Mr. Burns d., April 28, 1838, ae. 77. His widow d., Sept. 20, 1859. The ch. of Mr. Burns were:
I. Hannah, b., April 4, 1802; d., Nov. 30, 1871; m., Nov. 15, 1849, Nathaniel Holt, of Milford; res. in D.
II. Christiana, b., June 22, 1804; m., March 30, 1824, Moses Cragin of New Ipswich.
III. James, b., Nov. 22, 1806; d., Nov. 14, 1832.
IV. Samuel, b., June 9, 1807 [sic]; m., May 21, 1835, Melinda, dau. of David Pierce.
V. Prudence, b., Dec. 17, 1811; m., June 2, 1835, Reuel Brigham, q. v. VI. Mary, b., Aug. 11, 1814; d., Nov. 28, 1871; m. Joseph Morrison.
VII. William, b., April 1, 1817; d., May 14, 1842.
VIII. David, b., July 6, 1820.
BURPEE
1. EBENEZER BURPEE, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 21, 1801; d. in D., Nov. 4, 1890; m. Dorcas Bowman, b., June 17, 1802; d. in D., Aug. 11, 1879. Ch .:
I. Lucy Jane, b. in D., April 8, 1824; m. Andrew J. Snow, q. v.
II. Julia Ann, b. in D., Jan. 1, 1826; m. Joseph Blanchard.
III. Maria Eunice, b. in D., Nov. 12, 1827; d. in Bennington, Dec. 2, 1896; m. George Fislı.
IV. Abbott Bowman, b. in D., June 12, 1830, 2.
V. Dorcas A., b. in D., Mar. 26, 1832; d. there, August, 1835.
VI. Asaph, b. in D., Feb. 22, 1835; d. there, April 3, 1835.
VII. Asaph Ebenezer, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1836; unm.
VIII. Martha Elmira, b. in D., Sept. 2, 1838; d. in Peterborough, Mar. 8, 1867; unm.
IX. George W., b. in D., Feb. 22, 1841; m. Mary Brady.
X. Alonzo J., b. in D., Aug. 9, 1846; d. in Upton, Mass., April 13, 1893; m. Angelia Foster.
2. ABBOTT B. BURPEE, son of Ebenezer, 1, b. in D., June 12, 1830; d. in D., August 21, 1879. He was a farmer on the old homestead. He m., March, 1853, Eliza Ann Lawrence, b. in Groton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1836; d. in Antrim, Dec. 29, 1903; dau. of Edward M. and Annis (Frost) Lawrence. He res. a short time in Jaffrey before removing to the homestead farm in D. Ch .:
I. Frank Edgar, b. in Jaffrey, Dec. 20, 1853, 3.
II. Eugenie Ann, b. in D., May 9, 1856; m. Leonard W. Harrington, q. v.
III. Laura Annette, b. in D., June 22, 1858; d. in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 6, 1893; m. William Gill.
IV. Miranda Arvilla, b. in D., Oct. 13, 1860; d. in Leominster, Mass., June 4, 1903; m. Lloyd D. Barrows.
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V. Benjamin Abbott, b. in D., Aug. 8, 1863; m. Jane S. Erlandson; res. in Harvard, Mass.
VI. Millie Louisa, b. in D., Dec. 19, 1865; m. George McCurdy; now addressed as "Mrs. Millie L. Webber," Troy, N. H.
VII. Lucius Edwin, b. in D., March 26, 1868; unm.
VIII. George Willis, b., in D., June 23, 1871; unm .; res. in Harvard, Mass.
IX. Louis Henry, b. in D., Jan. 6, 1876; m. Abby Rathburn Parlow; res. on Fisher's Island, N. Y.
X. Winfield Alonzo, b. in D., Mar. 12, 1880; m. Addie Hill.
3. FRANK E. BURPEE, son of Abbott B., 2., b. in Jaffrey, Dec. 20, 1853; d. in Boston, Mass., Jan. 23, 1901; m., Nov. 26, 1886, Mary Frances Dalton, b. in Liverpool, Eng., Mar. 29, 1857; dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Byrne) Dalton. He was a farmer in D., where she now res. Ch .:
I. Francis Abbott, b. in D., June 8, 1891.
II. Cecilia Maria, b. in D., Nov. 13, 1893.
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