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I. Sarah, b., Dec. 19, 1818; d., Aug. 18, 1821.
II. Margaret, b., Oct. 18, 1820; d., June 24, 1887; m., June 30, 1843, Neverson Greenwood of D., q. v. Her 2d husband was Thomas Churchill. One ch. by first husband: Emogene, b., May 11, 1845; d., Mar. 3, 1859.
III. Sarah, b., Dec. 6, 1822; d., Mar. 31, 1898; m. Joshua S. Lakin of Hancock. Ch .: 1. Amaret, b., June 26, 1847; d., Jan. 2, 1907; m. Joseph A. Tarbell of Hancock. Ch .: 1. Sanford Mcclellan, b., May 23, 1879; m., Sept. 18, 1907, Ethel Louise Milliken; 2 ch .; 2. Edith Emogene, b., Sept. 19, 1880; m., Apr. 27, 1904, Henry Eugene Fisk of D., q. v. 2. Emogene, b., June 23, 1851; d., Feb. 15, 1881; m. Fred Richards. 3. Myron C., b., Aug. 30, 1857; d., Oct. 15, 1874.
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IV. Gilman, b., Nov. 28, 1824; m., 1st, Jane Phillips of D., by whom he had several children of whom we know the name of one, Bruce Granville, of New York. The second wife of Gilman was Nancy C. Draper, by whom he had several ch .: 1. Fred. S., b., June 1, 1864, who m. Dora Hunt of Hancock, and had three ch .; 2. Carrie Belle, b., Jan. 1, 1867; m. Edgar Ware of Hancock; four ch .; 3. Charles A., b., July 8, 1876; m. Mabel Wait of D .; 4. Martha Mary, b., Mar. 31, 1879; m. B. F. Tenney of Antrim. Gilman Gilchrest d. at the old homestead in the eastern part of H., Apr. 30, 1902. His 2d w. d., Feb. 1, 1903.
V. John Sullivan, b., Sept. 16, 1827; was a farmer in H .; m. Catherine Miller Sheldon, b. in Temple, June 17, 1829; d. in H., July 21, 1901; dau. of Artemas and Maria (Miller) Sheldon. Ch .: 1. Katherine Maria, b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 12, 1853; m. Charles P. Hayward of Hancock; 2. Augusta Anna, b. in Peterborough, Mar. 16, 1857; d. in H., Jan. 25, 1875.
VI. Charles I., b., Feb. 10, 1830; d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., 1906; m. Lydia S. Tyler of Ohio; six ch.
VII. Hannah Augusta, b., Feb. 11, 1832; d., April, 1901; m. John Rourke of Brandon, Vt. Ch .: 1. Charles G., b., Nov. 4, 1854; d. in Keene, 1916;, 2. Fannie Augusta, b., Apr. 23, 1865; d., Mar. 12, 1887.
VIII. Granville Bruce, b., Nov. 7, 1834; m. 1st, Feb. 19, 1865, Emily L. Morse; dau. of Joseph Morse of D. She d., Feb. 11, 1901. He m. 2d, Apr. 20, 1902, Mrs. Fannie Louisa (Yardley) Hunt, widow of Melvin O. Hunt. No ch.
IX. Elizabeth M., b., Aug. 14, 1837; d., May 5, 1870; m. Myron W. Eaton of Peterborough.
GLEASON
1. PHINEHAS GLEASON, though not one of the first, was one of the early settlers, and was well acquainted with the hardships and privations to which the first settlers were exposed. He was the first who began a settlement on the north side of Monadnock. He was one year in the Revolutionary Army and, for several years before his death, he received a pension. He was from Sudbury, now Wayland, Mass .; b., 1757; d. in D., Dec. 10, 1840. He settled, 1784, on lots 20 and 21, range 2, purchased by himself. His first house was on lot 20. He m., Mar. 10, 1789, Hannah Rowell, dau. of Ichabod Rowell. She was b. in Kingston, N. H., 1769, and d., Oct. 6, 1838. Ch .:
I. Phinehas, d. in infancy.
II. Rebecca, b., May 5, 1791; d., May 24, 1837; m., 1811, Ebenezer Belknap Collester of Marlborough; res. in Sullivan.
III. Sarah (Sally), b., Feb. 28, 1793; m., 1812, Asa Hemenway, b. in Marlborough, June 6, 1790; d. in Granville, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1864. She d. in the same place, Apr. 14, 1864. They had nine children.
IV. Mary, b., Feb. 27, 1795; d., Dec. 6, 1861; m. 1st, 1815, Cephas Brown of Sullivan. He d., Aug. 1824, ae. 33. Her 2d husband was Nehemiah Upton, q. v. She had four ch. by Mr. Brown: 1.
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Mary Caroline, b., Feb. 7, 1816; m. Joseph R. Strong, q. v .; 2. Calista, b., July 16, 1818; m., June 8, 1846, Edmund Clark, of Royalton, Ohio; 3. Cephas, b., Sept. 3, 1820; 4. Lucy S., b., June 23, 1823; d. unm., Jan. 19, 1876.
V. Phinehas, b., Apr. 12, 1797; m. Ist, Nov. 20, 1823, Sarah P. Smith, b., Aug. 10, 1802; d., Sept. 30, 1857; dau. of Ruggles. He m. 2d, Feb. 24, 1858, Mrs. Abbie Adams (Farwell) Nims, b. in Roxbury, June 9, 1819; d. in Castleton, Ill., Apr. 7, 1907; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Adams) Farwell; widow of Rufus Franklin Nims. Mr. Gleason d. in Castleton, Ill., Mar. 26, 1874. Ch .: 1. Eliza, b., May 15, 1824; d., Feb. 4, 1845; m., Sept. 12, 1844, Cyrus Piper, Jr., q. v .; 2. L. Maria, b., Apr. 27, 1826; m., Oct. 19, 1848, John W. Corey, q. v .; 3. Charles R., b., Dec. 12, 1828; d., Sept. 5, 1832; 4. Lucy Ann, b., Jan. 7, 1831; d., Aug. 20, 1832; 5. Charles C., b., Mar. 1, 1833; 6. Jonathan S., b., Apr. 10, 1835; 7. Clo- rinda, b., Feb. 26, 1837; 8. Albert, b., Apr. 19, 1843; d., Nov. 19, 1843. Two or three ch. by 2d w. were b. in Illinois.
VI. Betsey, b., June 15, 1799; m., Mar. 29, 1825, Samuel Fisk, Jr., q. v. VII. Hannah, b., Feb. 13, 1801; m., Dec. 27, 1825, Peter Morse, q. v. VIII. A son, d. in infancy.
IX. A son, d. in infancy.
X. Lucy, b., 1805; d., 1807.
XI. John, b., July 17, 1807, 2.
XII. Jacob, b., May 3, 1809, 3.
2. JOHN GLEASON, son of Phinehas, 1, b. in D., July 17, 1807; d. in D., Apr. 4, 1879; was a successful farmer and promi- nent citizen of the town, holding many positions of trust and honor. He lived in the brick house at the northwest corner of Monadnock Lane, which is now known as Monadnock No. 1, owned by George B. Leighton. He m., Sept. 22, 1835, Harriet Morse; b. in D., Apr. 17, 1809; d. in D., Aug. 11, 1886; dau. of Thaddeus, Esq., and Betsey (Mason) Morse. Ch .:
I. Harriet Morse, b., June 27, 1836; m. Walter J. Greenwood, q. v. .
II. George Washington, b., Feb. 22, 1838, 4.
III. Ellen, b., Dec. 8, 1839; d., Feb. 4, 1845.
IV. John, b., Feb. 17, 1842; d., Feb. 5, 1845.
V. Alvin, b., May 5, 1846; d., Mar. 6, 1847.
VI. Sarah Maria, b., Jan. 17, 1849; m. Rufus P. Pierce, q. v.
VII. Emma Eliza, b., Dec. 11, 1850; m. George W. Perry, q. v.
3. JACOB GLEASON, son of Phinehas, 1, b. in D., May 3, 1809; d. in Peterborough, Sept. 27, 1873. He was an enterpris- ing and highly esteemed resident of the town. He lived upon the farm formerly owned by Samuel Twitchell, Esq., father of the celebrated Amos Twitchell, M. D., of Keene. He m., 1st, Nov. 27, 1834, Clarissa Broad, b. in D., Apr. 5, 1805; d. in D., Aug. 21, 1853; dau. of Seth Broad. He m., 2d, Martha A. Wilson, who d. in D., Feb. 12, 1872, ae. 58. Ch .:
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I. James Wilson, b., Sept. 23, 1835; d. in D., June 23, 1861.
II. Henry Harrison, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1837; d. in D., Apr. 8, 1864.
4. GEORGE WASHINGTON GLEASON, son of John, 2, b. in D., Feb. 22, 1838; has been a merchant for a half century in the village of D. Notices of his business experiences have appeared in former pages of this work. He m., Dec. 11, 1866, Harriet Amelia Morse, b. in D., Mar. 28, 1840; d. in D., Aug. 16, 1900; dau. of Thaddeus, Jr., and Serena (Appleton) Morse. Ch .:
I. Ellen Amelia, b. in D., Dec. 13, 1867; d. in D., July 1, 1886.
II. A dau., b. in D., Feb. 17, 1870; d. there the following day.
III. Ada Gertrude, b. in D., Feb. 17, 1871; d. in D., Dec. 8, 1880.
IV. John Arthur, b. in D., July 15, 1875, 5.
V. George Herbert, b. in D., Jan. 8, 1878; d. there, Dec. 8, 1880.
5. JOHN ARTHUR GLEASON, son of George W., 4, b. in D., July 15, 1875; a merchant in the store in which his father has done business for so many years. He has been postmaster and town clerk and filled many other important positions, and has been a representative to the General Court. He m., Nov. 14, 1900, Ellen Emelia Appleton, b. in D., Nov. 14, 1880; dau. of Charles Francis and Lillian Gertrude (Jones) Appleton. Ch .:
I. John Ripley, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1907.
II. Eleanor, b. in D., Mar. 17, 1909.
GOWING
I. JAMES GOWING
1. JAMES GOWING, JR., b., Apr. 16, 1763, was the son of James Gowing of Lynnfield, Mass., who was b., Jan. 18, 1736; d., June 6, 1805. The elder James m. Lydia Wellman, b., - May 7, 1735; d., Jan. 4, 1826. He was of Scotch, and she of Welsh descent. The elder James had 12 ch. 1. Lydia, b., Aug. 13, 1760; m. Joab Evleth, q. v .; 2. Samuel, b., Jan. 6, 1762; m. Betsey Hill; res. in Vermont; 3. James, who forms the subject of this paragraph, who settled in D., 1788, on lots 6 and 7, range 2, and d., Jan. 15, 1836; 4. Benjamin, b., Jan. 4, 1765; m. Polly Emery; res. in Vermont; 5. William, b., Mar. 1, 1767; m. Abigail Miller; res. in Peterborough; d., October, 1854; 6. Azel, b., June 10, 1769; m. Nancy Taggart; res. in Jaffrey; m. 2d, Betsey Gibson; re. to New York State; 7. Levi, b., May 16, 1771; m. Achsah Hill; res. in Vermont; 8. Rosan- nah, b., May 10, 1773; m. Oliver Hale; res. in Vermont; 9. Sim- eon, b., July 3, 1775; m. Mary Frost; res. in Vermont; 10. Tirzah (twin), b., July 3, 1775; m. Samuel White; res. in Peter- borough; 11. Joseph, q. v., in a subsequent section; 12. Esther,
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b. in Jaffrey, June 2, 1780; m. Perley Fassett; res. in Winches- ter; and m., 2d, Josiah Burbank. The elder James Gowing moved from Lynnfield, Mass., to Jaffrey in 1777. JAMES GOWING, JR., m., 1792, Abigail Greenwood, b., Apr. 27, 1774; d., Jan. 10, 1817, the dau. of Moses Greenwood, Sr. He m. 2d, February, 1818, Mrs. Lucy Wilder of Keene. Ch .:
I. Anna, b., May 20, 1793; m. Rufus Piper, q. v.
II. Elmira, b., Nov. 21, 1794; m. Jackson Greenwood, q. v.
III. Moses Greenwood, b., June 25, 1797; m., Mar. 17, 1824, Lucy Derby; dau. of Samuel Derby. Ch .: 1. Maria B., h., Mar. 16, 1825; d., July 4, 1895; 2. Lucy, b., June 7, 1827; d., June 13, 1827; 3. Calvin Clark, b., Aug. 14, 1831; d., Aug. 25, 1883. The latter's wife, E. Maria, d., Jan. 27, 1867, ae. 33 years 5 months. Moses G. Gowing lived where Miss Adele Thayer's house stands. He d., Sept. 11, 1860; Lucy, his wife, d., Oct. 13, 1884.
IV. Almerin, b., Oct. 1, 1799, 2.
V. Harriet, d. in infancy.
VI. Lyman, d. in infancy.
VII. Betsey, b., Sept. 22, 1805; d., Mar. 29, 1851; m., October, 1824, Samuel Twitchell; res. in Peterborough.
VIII. James, d. in infancy.
IX. Jonathan, d. in infancy.
X. Abigail Greenwood, b., May 15, 1811; m. Charles W. Pierce, q. v.
XI. James, d. in infancy.
XII. Harriet, b., Mar. 4, 1814; d. unm., June 4, 1859.
XIII. James R., b., Dec. 14, 1818; d. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 7, 1842.
2. ALMERIN GOWING, son of James, 1, b. in D., Oct. 1, 1799; d. in D., Sept. 9, 1882; was the captain of a militia company. He m., Sept. 19, 1826, Sarah Sanders, b. in Jaffrey, Aug. 9, 1806; d. in D., Aug. 18, 1877; dau. of Samuel Sanders. Ch .:
I. George Almerin, b., Dec. 8, 1827, 3.
II. Elizabeth M., b., July 13, 1829; m. Jonas B. Piper, q. v.
III. Ellen A., b., Dec. 10, 1832; m. Joseph Granville Evleth, q. v.
IV. Elbridge J., b., Jan. 26, 1838.
V. Albert J., b., Jan. 26, 1838; d., Feb. 18, 1838. (Twin to the pre- ceding.)
VI. Adelaide L., b., Mar. 8, 1842; d. unm., Nov. 20, 1863.
3. GEORGE ALMERIN GOWING, son of Almerin, 2, b. in D., Dec. 8, 1827; d. in D., June 21, 1911; was a farmer and the proprietor of a livery stable in D. village, He m., Oct. 15, 1850, Lydia Sheldon Perry; b. in D., Mar. 31, 1829; still living as these pages go to the press, beloved by a large circle of friends. She was the dau. of Benjamin and Susan (Sheldon) Perry. Ch .:
I. Ellen, b. in D., Aug. 9, 1851; m. Milton D. Mason, Esq., q. v.
II. Clifford, b. in D., Oct. 2, 1858, 4.
III. Clesson Elbridge, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1865, 5.
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4. CLIFFORD GOWING, son of George A., 3, b. in D., Oct. 2, 1858; res. in D. village, engaged in farming and the livery business. He m. Mary Elizabeth Hardy, b. in Peterborough, July 30, 1860; d. in Peterborough, Mar. 4, 1912. Ch .: 1. Mar- guerite, b. in H., Feb. 9, 1880; m. Marshall Ellon Willard, q. v.
5. CLESSON ELBRIDGE GOWING, son of George A., 3, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1865; res. in D. village, operating a livery and garage. He m. Mary Kate McIntosh; dau. of Ebenezer W. and Ruth A. (Vose) McIntosh. Ch .: 1. Almerin M., b. in D., Mar. 19, 1896.
II. JOSEPH GOWING
1. JOSEPH GOWING, eleventh child of the elder James Gowing of the preceding family; b., Dec. 12, 1777; d., Jan. 26, 1838; settled in D., 1806, on lots 6 and 7, range 2, purchased of his brother, William Gowing; m., Nov. 17, 1807, Hephzibah Fairbanks, b., Mar. 31, 1785; d., Oct. 13, 1843; dau. of Asa Fairbanks. Ch .:
I. Asa Fairbanks, b., Dec. 8, 1808; d. in D., June 30, 1872; m. Ist, Dec. 2, 1845, Agnes Robbe, d., May 20, 1852, ae. 37; m. 2d, May 31, 1853, Catharine Robbe, sister of his first wife; res. at Peterborough. Ch .: 1. Lizzie R., b., Dec. 15, 1847; 2. Frederick, b., Aug. 15, 1851; d., Dec. 4, 1851.
II. Joseph M., b., Apr. 8, 1810; m., Dec. 10, 1840, Harriet M. Brown; res. in Batavia, N. Y.
III. Zaman A., b. in D., Nov. 10, 1811; d. there, May 12, 1855; m., Oct. 11, 1842, Mary Greenwood; b., Dec. 24, 1818; d. in D., Jan. 17, 1868, having m. for her 2d huband Joseph Willard Powers. Ch .: 1. Eugene Lavater, b., May 11, 1844; d., Dec. 30, 1847. 2. Emily Amelia, b., Mar. 28, 1849; m., Jan. 15, 1880, John Parr Nichol- son, b. in Delaware, Oct. 7, 1844; son of Robert and Sarah (Bur- gess) Nicholson; res. in Fairlee, Kent Co., Md. He is a lawyer, was a member of the Maryland legislature in 1897, and is now Judge of the Orphan's Court in Kent County. Ch .: 1. Mary Burgess, b., Jan. 28, 1881; d. in Fairlee, Md., July 20, 1882; 2. Howard Parr, b., Aug. 27, 1882; d., Mar. 27, 1883; 3. Mabel Gowing, b., June 27, 1884; 4. Florence Frances, b., Jan. 27, 1887. All four of the ch. were born at Fairlee.
IV. Louisa H., b., June 7, 1814; m., Sept. 27, 1842, James Adams, q. v.
V. Anna A., b., Mar. 7, 1817; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Abel Wilder, Jr .; res. in Peterborough.
VI. Charles Wellman, b., Dec. 21, 1819, 2.
VII. Lavater L., b., Jan. 17, 1827; d., Sept. 19, 1851.
VIII. Lydia R., b., Dec. 1, 1829; m., June 30, 1850, Joseph Willard Powers, q. v.
2. CHARLES WELLMAN GOWING, son of Joseph, 1, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1819; d. in D., Sept. 8, 1909; was an enterprising and
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prosperous farmer, his farm, one of the best in town, being in a high state of cultivation. He was a representative to the General Court, a selectman several years and, for fourteen years, agent of the Appelton Fund. He m., May 24, 1846, Julia Foster, b. in Walpole, Sept. 5, 1826; d. in D., Apr. 27, 1903; dau. of Ephraim and Julia (Rider) Foster. Ch .:
I. Fred Charles, b. in D., Oct. 23, 1855, 3.
II. Mary Abbie, b. in D., Apr. 21, 1860; m., June 7, 1886, James Henry Hamill; b. in Sharon, Apr. 11, 1858; d. in Washington, D. C., 1916; son of Bernard and Ann (Beirne) Hamill. Ch .: 1. Charles Bernard, b. at Washington, D. C., May 4, 1892; a graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N. Y.
III. George Foster, b. in D., July 8, 1864; d. there, Dec. 7, 1881.
3. FRED CHARLES GOWING, son of Charles W., 2, b. in D., Oct. 23, 1855; succeeded his father on the homestead farm on the eastern side of the town. He was a representative to the General Court in 1893 and 1895, and was a selectman three years. He m., Jan. 17, 1883, Jennie Newton, b. in Marl- borough, Sept. 3, 1855; dau. of Martin Luther and Sarah Maria (Strong) Newton. Ch .:
I. Alice Mary, b. in D., Nov. 28, 1884.
II. Henry Newton, b. in D., Oct. 17, 1886, 4.
III. Albert Charles, b. in D., June 2, 1889; a graduate of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
4. HENRY NEWTON GOWING, son of Fred C., 3, b. in D., Oct. 17, 1886; m., Dec. 27, 1909, Belle Lesley Fairbanks, b. in Keene, Sept. 17, 1883; dau. of Joseph L. and Louisa F. (Cas- well) Fairbanks. He res. upon the homestead farm.
GOYER
BARTHOLOMEW GOYER, with Joanna his w., was the first set- tler on the Derby farm, lot 8, range 1. He was a foreigner, said to have been b. in France, played upon the violin, and told fortunes with cards and by inspecting the palms of hands. He sold his farm to Samuel Derby and re. to North Adams, Mass. Ch .:
I. Sarah, b., July 28, 1774; d., Aug. 12, 1774.
II. Jemima, b., Oct. 4, 1775.
III. William Alexander, b., Nov. 4, 1777.
IV. Bartholomew, b., Nov. 4, 1779.
V. Ebenezer, b., July 22, 1781.
VI. Deborah, b., Mar. 5, 1785; d., Sept. 10, 1786.
VII. Benjamin, b., July 8, 1786.
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GREENWOOD
I. WILLIAM GREENWOOD
1. WILLIAM GREENWOOD, from Sherborn, Mass., worked on the roads in D. as early as 1762. He settled on lot 8, range 6, in 1765; was a carpenter by trade and was killed at the raising of the frame of a barn belonging to Deacon Benjamin Learned, June 28, 1782, ae. 61. He m. Abigail Death of Sherborn, who d., Oct. 1, 1814, ae. 91. Ch .:
I. Daniel, by whose wife Rebecca is recorded the birth of one ch., Simon, b., Mar. 2, 1773.
II. Waitstill; m. Ebenezer Twitchell, q. v. She d., June, 1788.
III. Elizabeth; m., Aug. 27, 1772, Moses Greenwood, q. v.
IV. Eli, b., 1751, 2.
V. Joshua, 3.
VI. Hephzibah, m., Nov. 4, 1779, James Rollins, Jr .; res. in Parkers- town, Vt.
VII. Abigail, m., Oct. 6, 1785, Joseph Rollins, q. v.
VIII. William, 4.
2. ELI GREENWOOD, son of William, 1, b. in Sherborn, Mass., in 1751; d. in D., Oct. 8, 1827. He m., Dec. 12, 1776, Elizabeth French; b. in Hollis, Aug. 22, 1759; d. in D., Jan. 17, 1833; dau. of John French. He came to D. with his father, 1762, and settled on a farm, lot 21, range 9, which his father gave him. Ch .:
I. Betsey, b., Mar. 5, 1791, d., Jan. 8, 1818.
II. Lucinda, b., November, 1795; d., Apr. 25, 1797.
III. Eli, b., Mar. 13, 1799; m., Sept. 25, 1822, Roxana Carlton, b., Jan. 20, 1801; dau. of Luther Carlton of Lunenburg, Mass. Mr. Carlton re. to D., where he d., 1838. Eli Greenwood, Jr., re. to Marlborough, March, 1836, thence to Nashua, April, 1842, where he d., July 31, 1868. His widow re. to Troy, N. Y. Ch .: 1. Arvada T. b. in D., Oct. 30, 1824; d., Nov. 21, 1824; 2. Eliza M., b. in D., Dec. 6, 1825; m., June 10, 1846, John P. Wight; res. in Troy, N. Y .; 3. Zoa Ann, b. in D., Oct. 14, 1829; d., Mar. 7, 1866; 4. Martha A., b. in D., Aug. 24, 1832; d., Sept. 19, 1848; 5. Charles I., b. in Marlborough, Nov. 12, 1837; d., Dec. 14, 1858; 6. Sarah S., b. in Marlborough, Dec. 10, 1838; d., Sept. 10, 1839.
3. JOSHUA GREENWOOD, son of William, 1, m., Aug. 22, 1779, Hannah Twitchell, dau. of Gershom, Sr., and settled on his father's homestead. He d., Dec. 1, 1827, ae. 72; Hannah his w. d., May 26, 1836, in her eighty-first year. Ch .:
I. Sarah, b., June 7, 1780; m. Philo Sage; res. in Richland, N. Y.
II. Abner, b., Aug. 30, 1781; m. Polly Edson; res. in the State of New York.
III. William, b., July 9, 1783; m. Betsey Morse; dau. of Thaddeus
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Morse, Sr. Ch .: 1. George G., b., Nov. 13, 1808; 2. William A., b., Aug. 14, 1811,; m. Sophia Hopewell, res. in Peoria, Ill. Wil- liam Greenwood, the son of Joshua, was distinguished while in D. for his ingenuity as a mechanic; and his portrait which his friends secured for the former history of the town was a good representa- tion of the features and expression of his countenance in 1852, when he visited his old home for the centennial.
IV. John, b., Jan. 26, 1785; m., March, 1811, Polly Mason; dau. of Thaddeus Mason, Sr .; re. to Richland, N. Y., where he d., having had six ch.
V. Anna, b., Apr. 11, 1787; m., William Spaulding of Cavendish, Vt., and raised a family of ch.
VI. Joshua, Jr., b., Aug. 3, 1789; m. Eunice H. Bond; res. in Richland, N. Y.
VII. Hannah, b., July 1, 1791; m., Dec. 22, 1814, Joseph Twitchell, q. v., son of Joshua.
VIII. Jeremiah, b., June 1, 1793; m. Dorcas Wilder, dau. of Col. Abel Wilder; res. in Keene. Ch .: 1. Edward Sprague, b., May 18, 1818; m., and had a family. 2. James Wilder, b., Mar. 5, 1820; m. and had one dau .; 3. Cyrus, b., May 14, 1822; d., Oct. 24, 1822; 4. Hannah Sprague, m., Aug. 27, 1839, Jeremiah Lanphear, who d., Dec. 5, 1842. Ch. names unknown; 5. Julia,; m .; 6. Dorcas Elvira, b., July 5, 1827; d., Feb. 24, 1829; 7. Jeremiah; 8. Electa; d., Aug. 3, 1837, ae. 7; 9. Albert; d., February, 1837, ae. 2.
IX. Julia, b., Mar. 29, 1795; d., Aug. 31, 1796.
X. Asa, b., July 3, 1797; m., Dec. 31, 1821, Mrs. Lucy Evans, widow of Heman Evans; dau. of Benjamin Mason. Among his ch. were Heman, John, and others. He moved to Marlborough, where he built a house of granite. His wife d., and he m., 2d, Mary Minot, and re. to Illinois. He built the granite bridge on the road from Keene to Swanzey, another in the village of Peterborough, and the granite factory of the Cheshire Mills in Harrisville.
XI. Prudence, b., Dec. 23, 1799; m., May 11, 1819, John Piper. Ch .: 1. Solomon, b., Feb. 10, 1820; m., Aug. 9, 1840, Jane McMicheal of Philadelphia. For their descendants see John Piper (6).
4. WILLIAM GREENWOOD, son of William, 1, d., Aug. 30, 1830, ae. 74. By his w. Azubah he had the following ch .:
I. Azubah, b., Mar. 3, 1783.
II. Lovisa, b., Jan. 10, 1785.
III. Sylvia, b., Feb. 4, 1787; d. unm., May 21, 1830.
IV. Arba, b., June 12, 1790; d., May, 1836. By his w. Betsey had the following ch .: 1. Laura Adeline, b., Sept. 17, 1813; m. George W. Worsley, q. v. 2. Prentiss William, b., Oct. 22, 1815; m. Harriet Knowlton, dau. of Elisha Knowlton, by whom he had two ch. 1. Leroy P .; 2. Washington H. H .; 3. Lucinda Azuba, b., Apr. 16, 1822. Arba Greenwood's 2d w., Nancy S., d., 1854, ae. 53. V. William, b., Sept. 18, 1791.
VI. Daniel, b., Feb. 13, 1794.
VII. Emily, b., June 25, 1798.
VIII. Elmina, b., January, 1816.
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II. JOSEPH GREENWOOD
JOSEPH GREENWOOD, EsQ., was an early settler in town, and succeeded John Alexander on lot 7, range 5. He is said to have been a carpenter and a weaver. He was employed as a teacher of youth, and gave instruction in his own house. The town records, which he kept from the date of incorporation till 1793, are legibly written. In the record of births, we do not find the names of his own ch. His wife's name was Sarah. Among the few deaths recorded is the following: "Ebenezer Greenwood, son of Joseph and Sarah Greenwood, deceased Jan. 30, 1780." He re. with his family to the District of Maine in 1793.
III. MOSES GREENWOOD
1. MOSES GREENWOOD, from Newton, Mass .; b., 1750; d., July 2, 1827; settled in D., 1771, on lot 6, range 5. He m., Aug. 27, 1772, Elizabeth Greenwood, b. in Sherborn, Mass., Apr. 8, 1754; dau. of William, Jr., and Abigail (Death) Green- wood; came to D. with her father's family; d. in D., Apr. 5, 1827. Ch .:
I. Abigail, b., Apr. 27, 1774; m. James Gowing, q. v.
II. Moses, Jr., b., June 29, 1776, 2.
III. Aaron, b., Sept. 23, 1778, 3.
IV. Hannah, b., May 5, 1781; d., Jan. 2, 1828; m., 1799, Jesse Ocking- ton. Ch .: 1. Horatio; 2. Maria, m., Dec. 20, 1823, Isaac Whitney of Jaffrey; 3. Benjamin.
V. Samuel, b., Aug. 12, 1783; d., Mar. 29, 1785.
VI. Samuel, b., June 27, 1786; d., Aug. 3, 1830; m., 1827, in Lower Canada.
VII. James, b., June 23, 1788; m. Mary Symonds. Ch .: 1. Cyrus, b., Nov. 16, 1810; 2. Joseph, b., 1815; 3. Julia, b., 1816; 4, James; 5. Mary. The first three of these ch. were b. in D., the other two in Weld, Me., where they res.
VIII. Betsey, who d., Mar. 23, 1826, ae. 36.
IX. Phebe, who d., Sept. 2, 1816, ae. 24 years.
2. MOSES GREENWOOD, JR., son of Moses, 1, b. in D., June 29, 1776; d. there, Sept. 6, 1827; m., 1792, Asenath Hill, b., Aug. 17, 1778; d., May 31, 1851. Ch .:
I. Asenath (Sene), b., Oct. 23, 1798; d., Mar. 6, 1803.
II. Nathan, b., Aug. 22, 1800; m. Merinda Cragin of New Ipswich. He d. of cholera, 1832, in New York.
III. Alvin, b., Dec. 7, 1802; m. Sophia Wood of Hancock. He d. in Georgia.
IV. Asenath, b., July 8, 1804; m., Mar. 3, 1824, Charles Cragin of New Ipswich. She d. in Northville, N. Y.
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V. Moses, 3d, b., Mar. 6, 1806; m. Serena Willis of Newton, Mass .; res. in North Leeds, Me.
VI. William Allen, b., Feb. 19, 1809; m., Apr. 12, 1836, Martha Green, of Northborough, Mass., b., Apr. 25, 1813; re. to Boston, Mass., in 1833. Ch .: 1. William, b., July 16, 1837; d., Feb. 19, 1853; 2. Mary, b., Nov. 5, 1838; 3. Arthur, b., Sept. 4, 1845; d., Apr. 3, 1846; 4. Annie, b., Nov. 18, 1850.
VII. Olive, b., Oct. 21, 1810; unm.
VIII. Ebenezer, b., Oct. 23, 1812, in a log house opposite the "Rider Mill," lot 3, range 5; m., Nov. 19, 1835, Lucy Smith, b., Nov. 5, 1816; dau. of Ruggles Smith. Mr. Greenwood held the office of town clerk for several successive years and, for a portion of that time, was the town treasurer; he was postmaster from 1849 to 1853. Ch .: 1. Lucy Marcella, b., Aug. 21, 1836; 2. Mark True, b., Nov. 18, 1838; 3. Ebenezer Tyler, b., Feb. 27, 1841; 4. Jona- than Allen, b., Jan. 16, 1844; 5. George Leonard, b., July 16, 1849; 6. Sarah Maria, b., Apr. 28, 1852. Ebenezer Greenwood's family moved from D.
IX. Horatio, b., Oct. 21, 1814; d., May 12, 1891; m., Jan. 16, 1838, Sophronia Wilson, b., Feb. 2, 1816; d., Apr. 14, 1902; dau. of James Wilson, 2d, of Keene; granddau. of Seth Broad. He re., 1854, from lot 6, range 5, to the "Belknap Farm," which he had purchased. Ch .: 1. Charles A., b., Mar. 8, 1839; d., November, 1839; 2. Charles A., b., July 24, 1842; d., Dec. 23, 1864; 3. Mary, b., Nov. 4, 1844; 4. Ellen S., b., Oct. 11, 1849; d., Apr. 23, 1884; m. L. C. Baldwin; 5. James F., b., Sept. 3, 1851; d., Feb. 12, 1880.
X. Edmund Quincy Sewall, b., Mar. 27, 1820; m., Nov. 8, 1843, Mary Jane Hill; b., Mar. 27, 1822. Ch .: 1. Ellen W., b., Aug. 12, 1844; 2. Almira L., b., May 1, 1846; m. Horace G. Wood, q. v .; 3. Charles E., b., July 3, 1848; 4. Caroline A., b., Apr. 19, 1851. Mr. Greenwood d., Apr. 7, 1896; Mary J., his w., d., Oct. 17, 1899.
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