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I. John, b., June 12, 1768, 2.
II. Moses, b., Dec. 12, 1769; d., Mar. 24, 1818; m. 1st, November, 1806, Persis Townsend of Mason, N. H., who d., May, 1814; m. 2d, Nov. 15, 1815, Esther Colburn of Langdon, N. H., who m. 2d, Asa Fiske (1), q. v. Ch. by first wife: 1. Betsey, b., May, 1808; m., 1833, David Gray of Peterborough, N. H .; res. at Montpelier, Vt .; 2. Kezia, b., March, 1810; m., 1836, William Carly of Peter- borough; res. there.
III. Rebecca, b., Oct. 2, 1771; d., 1852; m., November, 1798, Joshua Townsend of Mason, N. H .; re. to Vermont.
IV. Thomas, b., July 11, 1774; d., Aug. 15, 1774.
V. Lydia, b., Aug. 28, 1775; m. Thaddeus Mason, Jr. (6), q. v.
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VI. Ivory, Jr., b., Aug. 6, 1777, 3.
VII. Kezia, b., Apr. 21, 1780; d., Apr. 20, 1790.
VIII. Deborah, b., Jan. 19, 1784; m. Abel Wilder, Jr. (2), q. v.
IX. Susanna, b., May 28, 1787; d., May 1, 1790.
X. Thomas, b., Sept. 24, 1793; d., Oct. 5, 1796.
2. JOHN PERRY, son of Ivory, 1, was b. in D., June 12, 1768, and d. there, Dec. 1, 1863. He m., June 15, 1800, Esther Emery, b. in D., Dec. 30, 1780; d. there, Dec. 24, 1863; dau. of Amos and Lucretia Emery. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Caroline, b., Apr. 1, 1801; m., Dec. 27, 1826, John Snow (1), q. v.
II. Thomas, b., Jan. 30, 1803; d. in D., Oct. 25, 1892; m., 1854, Mary W. Barrett, d. in D., Oct. 19, 1885, ae. 67 yrs. 6 mos .; lived on the old homestead.
III. Lucretia E., b., June 28, 1805; m., Oct. 16, 1832, as his first wife, Calmer Harris (II, V), q. v.
IV. John, Jr., b., Aug. 29, 1807; d., Nov. 2, 1886; m., Nov. 16, 1837, Elmira Jewell of Jaffrey, N. H., b., Dec. 18, 1807; d., July 7, 1884. Ch .: 1. Catherine E., b., Jan. 20, 1838; 2. Harriet M. H., b., May 16, 1839; d., Oct. 9, 1839; 3. Mary S., b., Aug. 17, 1842; 4. Elizabeth, b., Oct. 9, 1844; 5. Harriet, b., Aug. 24, 1846; 6. Elwyn H., b., Aug. 1, 1848; d., Apr. 21, 1859.
V. Orpha B., b., June 7, 1809; d., Apr. 22, 1880.
VI. Mary A., b., Oct. 26, 1811.
VII. Esther Catherine, b., Oct. 16, 1813; d., Aug. 27, 1847.
VIII. Amos E., b., May 5, 1816; m., Dec. 2, 1846, Sophia More, b. at Jaffrey, N. H., 1827. Ch .: 1. Enrico H., b., Feb. 28, 1848; 2. Frederick A., b., Mar. 24, 1850; 3. John G., b., Sept. 11, 1853. IX. Moses K., b., July 22, 1819; m., Apr. 18, 1848, Louisa A. Stanley, b., 1828. Ch .: 1. Ellen M., b., Oct. 15, 1849; 2. Kirk T., b., June 16, 1852.
3. IVORY PERRY, JR., son of Ivory, 1, was b. in D., Aug. 6, - 1777, and d., June 26, 1844. He m., June, 1802, Lucy Hayward, b. at Concord, Mass., Jan. 31, 1780; dau. of Joseph and Rebecca Prescott Hayward. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Charles, b., Apr. 3, 1803, 4.
II. George, b., Aug. 11, 1804; d., Oct. 4, 1841; m., June, 1834, Mary Johnson of Hudson, N. H .; re. to Manchester, N. H.
III. Thomas, 2d, b., Jan. 17, 1806; m., November, 1837, Cynthia Milli- kin, b., May 10, 1809. Ch .: 1. Nancy A., b., Aug. 15, 1843; 2. Mary C., b., Jan. 12, 1846.
IV. Rebecca, b., Nov. 22, 1807; d. at Lowell, Mass., Feb. 21, 1841; m., Nov. 16, 1833, Philip Hardy of Peterborough, N. H .; res. at Lowell.
V. Susanna, b., Oct. 3, 1809.
VI. Lucy H., b., Dec. 5, 1810.
VII. Ivory, Jr., b., Nov. 28, 1812, 5.
4. CHARLES PERRY, son of Ivory, Jr., 3, was b. in D., Apr. 3, 1803, and d. there, Mar. 10, 1881. He m., Oct. 10, 1827, Mary
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Ann Salter, b. at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 3, 1808; d. in D., May 2, 1857. Ch .:
I. Charles Henry Franklin, b. in D., Apr. 26, 1847, 6.
5. IVORY PERRY, JR., son of Ivory, Jr., 3, was b. in D., Nov. 28, 1812, and d. there, Mar. 21 (Mar. 18, gravestone record), 1887. He m. at Manchester, N. H., July 13, 1842, Hannah Dustin Barrett, b. at Hudson, N. H., Jan. 28, 1821; d. at Upton, Mass., Apr. 14, 1894; dau. of William and Hannah (Wason) Barrett. He was both a farmer and a mechanic, and res. at Peterborough and Manchester, N. H., and at Lawrence, Mass. Ch .:
I. Ivory Alphonso, b. at Manchester, N. H., June 17, 1843; d. there, Sept. 24, 1843.
II. Charles Henry, b. at Manchester, Nov. 21, 1844; d. there, Sept. 26, 1846.
III. Sarah Susanna, b. at Manchester, Nov. 25, 1846; d. in D., July 15, 1850.
IV. George Millard, b. at Lawrence, Mass., July 24, 1849; m. 1st, in Boston, Nov. 13, 1876, Ella Frances Keyes, b. at New Ipswich, N. H., June 26, 1849; d. at Natick, Mass., Oct. 27, 1881; dau. of George Keyes; m. 2d, in D., May 11, 1882, Emma Eliza Gleason, b. in D., Dec. 11, 1850; dau. of John and Harriet (Morse) Gleason. He is a salesman, and res. at West Medford, Mass. Ch. by second wife: 1. George Wason, b. at Springfield, Mass., Aug. 3, 1883; 2. Walter Gleason, b. at Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 4, 1887.
V. Daniel Webster, b. in D., June 21, 1852; m. at Nashua, N. H., Oct. 8, 1879, Emma Augusta Cook, dau. of John March and Emeline (Hannon) Cook. He is paymaster of the Nashua Manufacturing Co. of Nashua, N. H., and res. there. Ch .: 1. Charles Webster, b. at Nashua, N. H., Aug. 16, 1880; d. there, Aug. 20, 1883; 2. Grace May, b. at Springfield, Mass., Nov. 13, 1882; 3. Jennie Ethel, b. at Nashua, N. H., Sept. 20, 1886; d. there, Feb. 2, 1890; 4. Fanny Gertrude, b. at Nashua, July 2, 1891.
VI. Mary Ida, b. in D., June 20, 1854; m. Chester Jefferds Gerry; res. at Medfield, Mass.
VII. May Bell, b. in D., Apr. 17, 1857; d. at Concord, N. H., June 3, 1905; m. Harry Emerson Farnum.
VIII. Ivory Sumner, b. in D., Dec. 12, 1860; m. Elizabeth Cragin; res. at Peterborough, N. H.
6. CHARLES HENRY FRANKLIN PERRY, son of Charles, 4, was b. in D., Apr. 26, 1847. He m. at Chesham, N. H., Mary Eliza Moore, b. in D., Sept. 28, 1848; dau. of James and Elmira (Knowlton) Moore. He is a farmer, and res. in D. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Winnie Della, b., Dec. 2, 1872; m. in D., Sept. 30, 1891, Albert Orvis Frost, q. v.
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II. Clara Luella, b., Mar. 11, 1874; m. at East Jaffrey, N. H., Oct. 3, 1894, Willis Osgood Hadley, farmer, b. at Temple, N. H., May 7, 1870; d. at Glencliff, N. H., Jan. 18, 1916; son of Osgood and Lucy Hannah (Brown) Hadley; res. at Temple. Ch .: 1. Herman Louis, b., Feb. 11, 1899; 2. Curtis Willis, b., Feb. 14, 1903; 3. Osgood Lyman, b., Aug. 18, 1907; 4. Franklin James, b., Feb. 25, 1909; 5. Perry Windsor, b., Sept. 21, 1911; 6. Wilfred Gleason, b., Nov. 6, 1914.
III. Edna Mary, b., Aug. 12, 1875; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 5, 1895; m. Walter E. Lawrence. Ch .: 1. Edna May, b., Dec. 1, 1895; d., Aug. 13, 1896.
IV. Henrietta, b., Dec. 8, 1876.
V. Emogene Eveleth, b., Jan. 15, 1879; m., Jan. 24, 1906, Albert Free- man Wheeler of Milford, N. H. Ch .: 1. Elmer Moore, b., July 11, 1907; 2. Gertrude Emogene, b., Aug. 8, 1908; 3. Karl Free- man, b., Oct. 10, 1909; 4. Alice Edna, b., Oct. 9, 1910; 5. Kenneth Theodore, b., Dec. 23, 1911; 6. Madelon, b., Apr. 7, 1913: 7. Howard Morris, b., June 4, 1914; 8. Mark Gleason, b., Sept. 11, 1915.
VI. Edith Alberta, b., Mar. 14, 1881; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Feb. 18, 1911.
VII. Forrest Charles, b., Sept. 26, 1883.
VIII. Louis Greenwood, b., Nov. 17, 1885.
II. FAMILY OF JONATHAN PERRY
1. JONATHAN PERRY, born at West Cambridge, Mass., now Arlington. Mar. 4, 1757,* died in D., Aug. 20, 1824. He m. at West Cambridge, June 29, 1780, Betty Hill, b. there, Jan. 19, 1763; d. in D., Nov. 8, 1842; dau. of Zachariah and Rebecca (Cutter) Hill. He settled in D., 1798, on lot 8, range 4. Ch .:
I. Jonathan, b. at West Cambridge, Mar. 5, 1782; left D., 1803; m. at Danvers, Mass., Apr. 17, 1808, Rebecca Wellington, b. at Ashby, Mass., Mar. 29, 1789; dau. of Benjamin and Polly Wellington, with whom he lived until their death. Ch., b. at Danvers; 1. Jonathan, b., Jan. 30, 1809; 2. Mary Hill, b., Jan. 21, 1811; 3. Benjamin Wellington, b., Jan. 17, 1813; 4. Rebecca, b., Jan. 17, 1815; 5. Horatio, b., Oct. 23, 1816; 6. James Munro, b., Dec. 24, 1818; 7. Harriet, b., Mar. 21, 1820; 8. Edwin Augustus, b., Mar. 21 or 22, 1822; 9. Henry, b., July 19, 1825.
II. Elizabeth, b., Jan. 6, 1784; left D., 1803; m., Feb. 1, 1810, Charles Hill, a maternal cousin, oldest son of Zachariah and Abigail Hill of West Cambridge. Ch .: 1. Charles; 2. Darius; 3. Joseph; 4. George; 5. Martha; 6. Mary; 7. Martha.
III. Rebecca, b., Dec. 27, 1785; left D., 1807; d. at Danvers, Mass., Feb. 19, 1848; m., Nov. 29, 1812, her maternal cousin, Samuel Fowls, only ch. of Nathaniel and Love Fowls of Danvers, with whom they lived. Ch., the first one b. at Wenham, Mass., the
* In the Arlington Vital Records occurs the birth of a Jonathan Perry, son of James, Nov. 4, 1757.
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others at Danvers: 1. Rebecca, b., Sept. 10, 1813; 2. Samuel, b., Aug. 20, 1815; 3. Louisa, b., July 30, 1817; 4. Martha Watts, b., Aug. 2, 1819; 5. William, b., Aug. 10, 1821; 6. Ruth Perry, b., July 19, 1824; 7. Joseph Braman (twin), b., Dec. 23, 1827; 8. Mary Parker (twin), b., Dec. 23, 1827.
IV. Benjamin, b., Nov. 14, 1787, 2.
V. Ruth, b., Nov. 21, 1789; m., May 29, 1834, as his third wife, Samuel Derby, q. v. She left D. in 1808, and res. in Boston, Danvers, Beverly, and Salem, Mass., and after her husband's death re. to Chelsea, Mass.
VI. Lois, b., Feb. 6, 1792; m. Joseph Proctor of Lyndeborough, N. H., and settled at Danvers, Mass. Ch., b. at Danvers: 1. Louisa, b., Mar. 23, 1824; 2. Joseph, b., Oct. 2, 1825; 3. Charles; b., Apr. 18, 1828; 4. Almira Elizabeth, b., Apr. 23, 1830; 5. Alfred Putnam, b., Jan. 16, 1832.
VII. Mary, b., Apr. 30, 1794, m. Daniel Proctor of Lyndeborough, N. H., where they settled after living in several places. Ch .: 1. John, b. at Danvers, Jan. 4, 1828; 2. Mary; 3. Lydia; 4. Susan.
VIII. Charles, b., Nov. 27, 1796; m., Apr. 7, 1822, Mary Berry of Beverly, Mass., where they res. Ch., b. at Beverly: 1. Caroline Perkins, b., Mar. 2, 1823; 2. Charles Henry, b., Feb. 19, 1825; 3. Mary Jane, b., Apr. 2, 1827; 4. Albert, b., July 14, 1829; 5. George Austin, b., Jan. 7, 1832; 6. Ellen Eliza, b., Feb. 1, 1836; 7. William Harrison, b., June 11, 1838; 8. Isabella Seaton, b., Feb. 18, 1841.
IX. Ebenezer, b., Aug. 26, 1799; m. at Beverly, Mass., Apr. 3, 1825, Emma Thorndike Dodge, dau. of Thomas and Emma Dodge of Beverly. He settled on the old homestead, but sold the farm eventually, and re., 1846, to Peterborough, N. H. Several winters he taught school. Ch .: 1. Emma Thorndike, b., Oct. 9, 1826; m. Willard Olcott Carey, q. v .; 2. Ebenezer Herbert, b., Oct. 5, 1829; re. to California; 3. Lucy Elizabeth, b., Jan. 5, 1832; 4. George Sidney, b., Sept. 22, 1834; 5. Rhoda Ann, b., Dec. 19, 1836; 6. John Arthur, b., Nov. 18, 1838; 7. Thomas Allen, b., Dec. 23, 1840; 8. Alfred, b., Sept. 24, 1843; 9. Serene Frances, b., Apr. 18, 1846.
X. Jefferson, b., Jan. 9, 1802; went to Beverly, Mass., where he m., July 7, 1829, Abigail Friend; re. to Danvers, Mass. Ch., recorded at Beverly: 1. Helen Elizabeth, d., in infancy, Aug. 24, 1832; 2. Edith Elizabeth, d., June 12, 1836, aged 2 yrs. 6 mos .; 3. Abigail Maria, bapt., July 2, 1843; 4. Sarah Ellen, b., Nov. 18, 1844.
XI. James J., b., Aug. 18, 1804; m. at Beverly, Mass., May 15, 1827, Maria Friend, b. at Beverly, Apr. 16, 1804; dau. of William and Elizabeth (Patch) Friend; res. at Danvers, Mass. Ch .: 1. James Albert, b. at Beverly, Jan. 10, 1829; 2. William Francis, b. at Beverly, Nov. 22, 1830; 3. Adaline, b. at Beverly, Feb. 7, 1835; d. there, Feb. 15 or 17, 1836; 4. Emmeline, b. at Danvers, June 16, 1837; 5. Mary Adelaide, b. at Danvers, May 5, 1840; 6. Horace Derby, b. at Danvers, Aug. 6, 1845.
2. BENJAMIN PERRY, son of Jonathan 1, was b., Nov. 14, 1787, and d. in D., Sept. 16, 1849. He m. at Beverly, Mass.,
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Mar. 29, 1812, Susan Sheldon, b. there, May 7, 1792; d. in D., May 23, 1867; dau. of John and Sarah (Pierce) Sheldon. They lived at Beverly until April, 1821, when they re. to D. and settled on the "Sprague Place," lot 9, range 5. Ch .:
I. Susan, b., Mar. 4, 1813; m. Charles Augustus Hamilton (IV), q. v.
II. Sarah, b., Apr. 20, 1815; m., Oct. 29, 1835, David Taggart (I, 3), q. v.
III. Benjamin F., b., Mar. 22, 1817; d. in Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1842. IV. Joseph, b., Apr. 16, 1819; m., Oct. 22, 1845, Maria Rice of Freedom, N. H .; res. on the homestead.
V. Oliver Hazard, b., June 19, 1821, 3.
VI. Maria E., b., June 24, 1824; d., May 12, 1826.
VII. Maria E., b., Dec. 31, 1826; m., as his first wife, Henry Curtis Piper (8), q. v.
VIII. Lydia Sheldon, b., Mar. 31, 1829; m. George Almerin Gowing (3), q. v.
IX. John S., b., Apr. 23, 1832; d., Mar. 6, 1837.
X. Edwin, b., May 16, 1834; d., Oct. 17, 1836.
3. OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, son of Benjamin, 2, was b., June 19, 1821, and d. at Paso Robles, Cal., Sept. 26, 1901. He m. 1st, in Boston, October, 1844, Alida E. Goodnow, who d., April, 1845; and m. 2d, at Stockton, Cal., Feb. 22, 1859, Sarah Elizabeth Sparks, b. at Sheffield, Mass., Oct. 25, 1839; dau. of Horace and Delia (Cook) Sparks. In 1849 he went to California where he engaged in farming. He served in the Mexican War as Ist lieutenant, and during the Civil War he was captain of the Castoria Guards, Third Brigade, California Militia. He was an alderman at Stockton, and res. at Stock- ton, Graysonville, Chualar, Salinas, and French Camp, Cal. Ch. by second wife:
I. Sarah Alida, b. at Stockton, Apr. 16, 1860; m. at Chualar, Nov. 6, 1879, Garrett Jasper Patton, Ph.D., b. at Juda, Green Co., Wis., Sept. 1, 1850; University of Wisconsin, 1873; son of Garrett Randall and Ruth (Johns) Patton; res. at Gonzales, Cal., where Dr. Patton is a stock raiser. Ch., b. at Gonzales: 1. Clyde Elmer, b., Dec. 30, 1881; 2. Ina, b., Aug. 14, 1884; 3. Edith, b., June 3, 1887; 4. Ruth Elizabeth, b., May 7, 1890; 5. Perry Jasper, b., Aug. 28, 1895.
II. Susan Delia, b. at French Camp, Jan. 24, 1862; d. at Stockton, Apr 8, 1862.
III. Oliver Andrew, b. at Stockton, Sept. 5, 1863; m. at Gonzales, Cal., July 3, 1887, Margaret E. McBride, b. at Sligo, Pa., 1870; dau. of David and Elizabeth Jane (Downs) McBride; res. at Paso Robles, Cal. Ch .: 1. Clarence Eugene, b. at Salinas, Jan. 12, 1888; 2. Alice Leila, b. at San Lucas, Cal., Nov. 8, 1889; 3. Olive Alida, b. at San Lucas, Aug. 5, 1891; 4. Marguerite, b. at Paso Robles, Feb. 2, 1895; 5. Irving Elmer, b. at Paso Robles, Sept. 13, 1900.
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IV. Irving Edson, b. near Graysonville, Sept. 7, 1869; d. there, Sept. 18, 1870.
V. Clarence Eugene, b. near Graysonville, June 22, 1871; d. there, Mar. 13, 1873.
VI. Orrin Hanson, b. near Graysonville, Sept. 24, 1873; m. at Gonzales, June 7, 1899, Dorinda H. Mantes, b., Nov. 30, 1877; dau. of William and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Mantes. He is a merchant at Soledad, Cal. Ch .: 1. Orrin Herbert, b. at Salinas, Dec. 23, 1904.
VII. Amos, b. at Salinas, May 30, 1876; d. there, June 2, 1876.
PHILLIPS
RICHARD PHILLIPS, from Smithfield, R. I., was b., Sept. 4, 1754, and d. in D., Nov. 18, 1834. He m. at Rutland, Mass., 1778, Olive Evans, b., Mar. 7, 1755; d. in D., Apr. 10 or 11, 1850; dau. of David Evans of Hopkinton, Mass. He was a Revolutionary soldier; came to D. in 1781, and settled on lot 12, range 5. Ch., all but the first b. in D .:
I. Richard, b., Mar. 25, 1779; d. in D., Aug. 21 or 25, 1785.
II. James, b., May 13, 1781; d., Sept. 24, 1785.
III. George Washington, b., Mar, 2, 1783; d. in the army during the war of 1812; m., Oct. 7, 1804, Lucinda Bemis, b. at Marlborough, N. H., Apr. 12, 1786; dau. of David and Lucinda (Wright) Bemis; res. at Marlborough. Ch .: 1. Freelove Paine, b., June 10, 1805; d. at Worcester, Mass., July 28, 1853; m. Otis Phillips; 2. Lu- cinda W., b., Mar. 21, 1807; d., Apr. 15, 1847; m., June 8, 1831, William Wilson, Jr., of Keene, N. H .; 3. Elvira, b., May 10, 1809; d., July 30, 1827; m., June 1, 1825, Gilman Grimes of Hancock, N. H .; 4. George W. A., b., June 16, 1811; m., Oct. 15, 1830.
IV. Olive, b., Jan. 12, 1785; d., July 12, 1856; m. 1st, Oct. 7, 1803, Ebenezer Bullard, d., Jan. 11, 1811; m. 2d, June 28, 1826, Richard Phillips of Roxbury, N. H. Ch. by first husband: 1. Richard, b., June 21, 1808; d., Apr. 9, 1810; 2. James, b., May 11, 1810; m. 1st, Sept. 15, 1836, Rebecca Souther, d., Mar. 10, 1847; m. 2d, Jan. 25, 1849, Levina Ford of Marshfield, Mass. Ch. by second husband: 1. Freelove, b., Feb. 5, 1827; m., Aug. 30, 1846, Isaiah Souther of Boston; 2. Andrew, b., June 10, 1828; d., Sept. 19, 1828; 3. Rebecca, b., July 13, 1829; d., July 14, 1829; 4. William, b., Sept. 25, 1831.
PICKFORD
CHARLES HENRY PICKFORD, a farmer in D., was b. at West Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 5, 1874; son of William and Catharine Pickford. He m. at Peterborough, September, 1901, Elizabeth Murphy, b., at Maryhill (now in Glasgow), Scotland, Feb. 26, 1880; dau. of Hugh and Eleanor (Harper) Murphy. Hugh Murphy, b. in Ireland, d., Dec. 12, 1889;
Will ard H. Pierce
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his w., b. in Ireland about Aug. 2, 1838, still res. in D. Ch., b. in D .: 1. Charles, b., Aug. 25, 1902; 2. Marian, b., Mar. 23, 1907; 3. William, b., Aug. 23, 1908; 4. Elizabeth, b., July 2, 1910.
PIERCE
ASA PIERCE, son of Jonas and Sarah (Bridge) Pierce, m. (intention recorded May 11, 1783) Betsey Pike, sister of Sarah, wife of Lieut. Josiah Allen. He came from Weston, Mass., in 1786 or '87, and settled on the southern half of lot 2, range 3, where he died a few years later. He left two ch., and his widow, who m., July 29, 1790, Thomas Davison, and re. to Jaffrey, N. H.
FAMILY OF CHARLES W. PIERCE
1. COL. CHARLES WHITNEY PIERCE was b. at Jaffrey, N. H., May 27, 1812, and d. in D., Aug. 24, 1865, the son of Samuel and Hetty (Brooks) Pierce. He m., May 27, 1835, Abigail Greenwood Gowing, b. in D., May 15, 1811; d. there, Mar. 10, 1890; dau. of James, Jr., and Abigail (Greenwood) Gowing. He re. from Jaffrey to D., May 7, 1838; purchased the mill formerly owned by Samuel Twitchell, Esq., on lot 7, range 1, and the house built by William Stanley, 1812. He was a manufacturer of woodenware, and served the town as select- man. Ch., the first two b. at Jaffrey, the others in D .:
I. Phebe, b., Feb. 18, 1836; d. in D., Jan. 1, 1857.
II. Charles Henry, b., June 6, 1837; d. in D., Apr. 5, 1860.
III. James Edwin, b., July 1, 1839; d., Mar. 21, 1866.
IV. Asaph Webster, b., Sept. 28, 1840; d. at Poolsville, Md., Jan. 21, 1863; Corp. Co. A, 14 Regt. N. H. Vols.
V. Harriet Elmira, b., Oct. 6, 1842; m. John Elbridge F. Baldwin, q. v. VI. Almon Gowing, b., Oct. 28, 1843; d. at Carroltown, La., June 8, 1864; Sergt. Co. C, 14 Regt. N. H. Vols.
VII. Rufus Piper, b., May 11, 1846; d. in D., June 6, 1902; m., July 1, 1874, Sarah Maria Gleason, b. in D., Jan. 17, 1849; dau. of John and Harriet (Morse) Gleason. He was a carpenter and farmer. Ch., b. in D .: 1. Emma Gertrude, b., Nov. 17, 1876; m. Edward Lyman Gay; 2. Elsie Gleason, b., July 27, 1880; d. in D., Mar. 7, 1881.
VIII. Eudora Francina, b., Oct. 31, 1847; d. in D., Mar. 19, 1869.
IX. Willard Holt, b., Feb. 5, 1849, 2.
X. Clara Gleason, b., Mar. 23, 1851; d. in D., Apr. 16, 1871.
XI. Frank Elmer, b., Feb. 3, 1853, 3.
XII. Fred Adelbert, b., Oct. 12, 1854, 4.
XIII. Abbie Greenwood, b., May 22, 1856; d. in D., Apr. 20, 1857.
2. WILLARD HOLT PIERCE, son of Col. Charles Whitney, 1, was b. in D., Feb. 5, 1849. He m., Mar. 31, 1872, Ellen Maria
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Simmonds, b. at New Braintree, Mass., d. in D., Feb. 20, 1917; dau. of Job and Mary Simmonds. He has followed the trade of carpenter, and represented the town as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1912, and was representative to the General Court, 1918-19. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Henry Herbert, b., Nov. 7, 1875; d. in D., June 25, 1879.
II. Clara Amy, b., July 14, 1880; m., Oct. 12, 1904, Harry Floyd Mason, b. at Fitchburg, Mass., Nov. 20, 1875; son of Charles Sumner and Ida Matilda (Barker) Mason. Mr. Mason is a contractor and builder; has served on the school board, and has res. at Harrisville, Manchester, and in D. Ch .: 1. Muriel Ruth, b. in D., May 15, 1906.
III. Ned Monroe, carpenter, b., Dec. 4, 1882; m. at Peterborough, N. H .; Oct. 6, 1904, Eva L. Carpenter, b. at Peterborough; dau. of John B. and Lucy (Dupree) Carpenter. Ch .: 1. Ernest Bertell, b. at Peterborough, May 25, 1905; 2. Willard Monroe, b. in D., May 24, 1906.
3. FRANK ELMER PIERCE, carpenter, son of Col. Charles Whitney, 1, was b. in D., Feb. 3, 1853, and d. at Peterborough, N. H., Nov. 17, 1903. He m. at Peterborough, Dec. 22, 1883, Ida May Hannaford, b. at West Peterborough, Mar. 3, 1864, dau. of James Munroe and Jane Margaret (Chandler) Hanna- ford. Ch., the first five b. in D., the last one at Peterborough :
I. Elmer Ewing, b., July 20, 1886; m. at Winchendon, Mass., June 23, 1913, Gertrude Ellen Clark; b. at Williamstown, Mass., Apr. 4, 1880; dau. of Robert Romney and Laura Maria (Bates) Clark. He is director of music in the public schools of Gardner and Winchendon, having received his musical education at the Insti- tute of Music Pedagogy, Hartford, Conn., and at Northampton, Mass. Ch .: 1. Theodore Clark, b. at Springfield, Mass., Apr. 19, 1914.
II. May Eva, b., Feb. 18, 1888; d., Apr. 24, 1888.
III. Viola Beulah, b., July 11, 1889; m. at Laconia, N. H., July 16, 1909, Arthur Daniel Wilder, b. at Peterborough, Jan. 5, 1889; son of Rodney H. and Laura G. Wilder. They res. at Leominster, Mass., where he is freight and express agent. Ch., the first one b. at Fitchburg, Mass., the rest at Leominster: 1. Robert Leonard, b., June 23, 1910; 2. Norman Pierce, b., Aug. 11, 1911; 3. Carl Vernon, b., Sept. 7, 1913; 4. Ruth Evangeline, b., May 7, 1916.
IV. Sam Ellsworth, b., Feb. 3, 1891; d. at Peterborough, Sept. 29, 1907. V. Ina Dora, b., Sept. 17, 1894.
VI. Harry Frank, b., Feb. 22, 1900.
4. FRED ADELBERT PIERCE, son of Col. Charles Whitney, 1, was b. in D., Oct. 12, 1854. He m. at Bennington, Vt., May 11, 1879, Eurania Almira Parker, b. at Nelson, N. H., May 15, 1847; dau. of Samuel and Achsah (Jewett) Parker. He has
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been a selectman of D., tax collector, and representative; he is a carpenter and farmer; res. at Peterborough and in D. Ch .:
I. Claude Clayton, b. at Peterborough, June 5, 1880; m. at Somerville, Mass., Aug. 12, 1907, Bertha Emma Griffin, b. at Merrimack, Mass., Apr. 16, 1874; dau. of James Francis and Addie Grant (Pearson) Griffin; res. at Merrimack, Newburyport, and Boston, Mass., and at Providence, R. I., where he is a salesman. Ch., b. at Providence: 1. Howard Addison, b., Nov. 14, 1908; 2. Edna Elizabeth, b., Nov. 9, 1910; 3. Dorothy Carleton, b., Oct. 16, 1915.
FAMILY OF DAVID PIERCE
DAVID PIERCE m. Hepsibah Davis and lived on lot 5, range 9; re. to Indiana, in 1837. Ch .:
I. Luther, m., Dec. 24, 1835, Harriet G. Clyde of Hancock, N. H., b., Apr. 10, 1815; dau. of William and Susanna (Whittemore) Clyde.
II. Melinda, m., May 21, 1835, Samuel Burns, q. v.
III. Hepzibah W., m., June 27, 1837, William Page.
IV. David.
V. Lucy D., m., Oct. 18, 1836, David Knight of Alstead, N. H.
VI. Mary Ann D.
VII. Harriet Rebecca, b., June 10, 1820; m., as his second wife, William Clyde, b., Feb. 4, 1808; father of Harriet G., wife of Luther given above.
CAPT. SILAS PIERCE, b. at Shirley, Mass., in 1750, d. in D., Nov. 22, 1809. He m. Hannah Woods, b. at Pepperell, Mass., Oct. 6, 1770; dau. of Gen. Lemuel and Sarah Woods of Pepperell.
"He purchased, 1790, the farm of Asa Pierce (no relation), with the exception of the widow's third, and a part of the Hogg or Shepherd farm. He was an officer in the army of the Revolution during the war. The late Gov. Benjamin Pierce is said to have been his cousin, and to have been, for a time, his waiter in the army. Capt. P. was wounded in the left arm, in consideration of which, a pension was granted to him. His arm was rendered stiff by the wound. He was a stout, thick-set man, with a Roman nose, and commanding personal presence. After the war he moved to Peterborough, went into trade at Hunt's Corner, soon failed by some bad management of a partner, and was left laden with debts. He and his wife now laid aside all show of gentility, to which they had before made some claim; moved into a log-house on the hill east of the house of the Hayes family; went to work, - he as a layer of stone-wall for fence, she as a weaver. They soon moved into better quarters, but still humble, near the house which he afterwards built, in which Moses Fairbanks now lives. They
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both worked very hard many years, paid off their old debts and purchases of real estate, and acquired the means, with the aid of a small property left to Mrs. P. by the will of her father, to pass the latter years of their lives in comparative ease and comfort. But he did not live long to enjoy his improved con- dition. They were both much respected. The widow Pierce m. James Brazer, Esq., of Groton, Mass., a wealthy merchant of that place."*
FAMILY OF STEPHEN PIERCE
STEPHEN PIERCE, a tanner, worked for Joseph Hayward, Jr., and lived on his farm, lot 13, range 6; re. to Chesterfield, N. H., in 1822. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Mary M., m., June 21, 1821, Salmon Blodgett. Ch .: 1. Mary Williams, b., Jan. 11, 1822; 2. Walter Morris, b., Dec. 11, 1823.
II. Lucretia, m., May 10, 1827, Cyrus Powers (1, III), q. v.
REV. GRANVILLE PIERCE was b. at Townsend, Mass., Dec. 17, 1847, the son of Jonathan and Abigail (Turner) Pierce. He m. 1st, at Fitchburg, Mass., 1873, Jennie C. Emerson, who d. at Northfield, Vt., 1873; m. 2d, at Fitchburg, 1876, Georgiana H. Damon. He was educated at the Meadville Theological School, Meadville, Pa., and at Emerson College, Boston.
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