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PIPER
1. SOLOMON PIPER, the immigrant of this family to Dublin, was b. at Concord, Mass., Oct. 20, 1754, and d. in D., Dec. 20, 1827. He was the son of Joseph and Esther (Wright) Piper, and traced his ancestry from Nathaniel1 Piper, who came from England and settled at Ipswich, Mass., where he died in 1676, through Jonathan 2 (d. at Concord, May 11, 1752) to Joseph,3 his father. His mother was the daughter of Henry Wright of Westford, Mass. He m., Sept. 28, 1788, Susanna Pratt, born at Greenwich, Mass., Nov. 3, 1768; d. in D., June 27, 1844; dau. of Rufus Pratt, who d. in the army of the Revolution.
Solomon Piper removed from Concord to Acton with his father's family in 1762, and lived there till he came of age. About this time the Revolutionary War broke out, and he was one of the party that marched from Acton to Concord to meet the British troops at the "Bridge," where Capt. Davis fell, April 19, 1775. At the call of General Gates, he marched to
* Cf. Old History, p. 381.
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Saratoga, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne and his army. He was at Rhode Island with General Sullivan, and performed other tours of duty during the revolutionary struggle. At the close of the war, he purchased land in Temple, N. H., in the north part of the town, and re. to it about 1785. In 1793 he sold this land in Temple, and purchased in D., of Silas Brown, a farm situated on the north halves of lots 2 and 3, range 1, where he settled, Apr. 15, 1794. Ch., the first three b. at Temple, the others in D .:
I. Solomon, b., July 19, 1789, 2.
II. Rufus, b., Jan. 14, 1791, 3.
III. Cyrus, b., Dec. 30, 1792, 4.
IV. Jonas Brooks, b., Dec. 4, 1794, 5.
V. John, b., Feb. 17, 1797, 6.
VI. Susanna, b., Apr. 1, 1799; d. in D., Jan. 5, 1800.
VII. Susanna, b., Dec. 28, 1800; d. s. p., in Boston, Mar. 7, 1821; m., Jan. 20, 1820, Ira Gibbs of Boston.
VIII. Artemas, b., Mar. 18, 1803; d., Jan. 24, 1828; m., Sept. 21, 1824, Maria Mason, b., Mar. 6, 1804; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Jan. 26, 1880; dau. of Benjamin and Phebe (Norcross) Mason (4), q. v. Ch .: 1. Rufus Winfield, b., Nov. 8, 1826; m., Mar. 8, 1849, Caroline Townsend, dau. of David and Dorothy (Fisher) Town- send; res, at Marlborough and Manchester, N. H.
IX. James, b., Apr. 1, 1805; d. in D., Oct. 10, 1806.
X. Emily, b., Mar. 26, 1807; d. in Boston, Aug. 13, 1825; m., Mar. 16, 1824, as his second wife, Ira Gibbs of Boston. Ch .: 1. Ira Ballou, b., Mar. 13, 1825; m. Margaret Clarke of Cincinnati, Ohio.
XI. Hannah, b., Sept. 17, 1809; m., July 9, 1846, as his second wife, Jackson Greenwood (VII, 2), q. v.
XII. Elvira, b., Feb. 29, 1812; m., Nov. 26, 1829, William J. Farnsworth (VI), q. v.
2. SOLOMON PIPER, son of Solomon, 1, was b. at Temple, N. H., July 19, 1789, and d. in Boston, Oct. 15, 1866. He m. 1st, Nov. 11, 1817, Jerusha Hollis, b. in Boston, April, 1780; d. there, Aug. 20, 1851; dau. of Daniel and Esther (Owen) Hollis; and m. 2d, Nov. 4, 1852, Mary Elizabeth Taggard, b. at Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 11, 1817; d. at Cambridge, Mass., Apr. 19, 1888; dau. of William and Mary Trow (Welch) Taggard of New York City.
Mr. Piper removed with his father to Dublin and followed farming until the age of twenty-one. All his opportunities for obtaining an education beyond those enjoyed at his home were afforded by the short common schools of that day, and six weeks at New-Ipswich Academy; at the close of which term he received a certificate from the preceptor, stating that he was "well qualified for teaching an English-grammar school,"
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which he put into practice the following winter. In June, 1810, he went to Boston. On his arrival he immediately engaged himself as a clerk to Mr. Benjamin Fessenden, a dealer in wood and other fuel on Sea Street. At the close of the war of 1812, he entered into partnership with his employer. Subse- quently he purchased the stand, and, at the decease of Mr. Fessenden, succeeded to the whole business. He was a member of the Common Council of the city of Boston, representative to the Massachusetts General Court, and for many years was president of the Freeman's Bank. Ch. by first wife, b. in Boston:
I. Susan Esther, b., Feb. 21, 1819; d. in Boston, Aug. 18, 1820.
II. Sarah Hollis, b., Feb. 16, 1821, 7.
III. Susan Esther, b., July 22, 1823, 8.
Ch. by second wife:
IV. William Taggard (Harvard, Ph.D., 1883), b. in Boston, Aug. 9, 1853, 9.
3. COL. RUFUS PIPER, son of Solomon, 1, was b. at Temple, N. H., Jan. 14, 1791, and d. in D. Mar. 4, 1874. He m., Mar. 20, 1817, Anna Gowing, b., May 20, 1793; d. in D., Apr. 24, 1885; dau. of James and Abigail (Greenwood) Gowing. Ch .:
I. Abigail Greenwood, b., Jan. 21, 1818; m. Corydon Jones (3), q. v. II. James Gowing, b. in D., July 4, 1819, 10.
III. Henry Curtis, b. in D., Feb. 1, 1823, 11.
4. CYRUS PIPER, son of Solomon, 1, was b. at Temple, N. H., Dec. 30, 1792, and d. at Keene, N. H., Jan. 29, 1877. He m., Feb. 2, 1815, Catharine Greenwood, b. in D., July 14, 1791; d. at Keene, July, 1877; dau. of Joshua and Abigail (Bird) Greenwood; re. to Charlestown, N. H., in 1853. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Catharine, b., Nov. 30, 1815; m., Mar. 24, 1842, Henry Morse (I, 8, III), q. v.
II. Martha, b., Oct. 1, 1817; m., May 28, 1844, Leonard Snow (2, III), q. v.
III. Cyrus, Jr., b., Nov. 23, 1819; m. 1st, Sept. 12, 1844, Eliza Gleason, b., May 15, 1824; d., Feb. 4, 1845; dau. of Phinehas and Sarah P. (Smith) Gleason; m. 2d, Feb. 26, 1846, Abby C. Wight, b., June 10, 1825; d., Feb. 15, 1861; dau. of John and Beulah (Smith) Wight. Ch. by first wife: 1. A daughter, d. in infancy, Feb. 2, 1845; ch. by second wife: 2. Jennie M., d., Apr. 15, 1861, ae. 2 mos. 9 ds. (gravestone record).
IV. Calvin, b., Aug. 11, 1823; d., July 25, 1860.
V. Eliza Jane, b., Nov. 12, 1828; d., Mar. 14, 1854; m., Nov. 6, 1851, Everett Mansfield Evleth (I, 1. 2). q. v .; res. at Marlborough, N. H.
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VI. Ellen, b., Oct. 15, 1830; d., Jan. 15, 1862; m., May 20, 1852, Thomas S. Corey (3, VI), q. v .; res. in New York City.
5. JONAS BROOKS PIPER, son of Solomon, 1, was b. in D., Dec. 4, 1794, and d. there, Jan. 20, 1828. He m., Feb. 10, 1818, Julia Greenwood, b. in D., May 20, 1795; d. there, May 4, 1884; dau. of Moses Greenwood. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Julia Greenwood, b., Mar. 27, 1819; m. Dexter Derby (2), q. v.
II. Jonas Brooks, b., Mar. 30, 1821, 12.
III. Samuel Greenwood, b., July 19, 1823; d., Feb. 7, 1825.
IV. Samuel Greenwood, b., July 2, 1825; d., Sept. 10, 1832.
6. JOHN PIPER, son of Solomon, 1, was b. in D., Feb. 17, 1797, and d. there, Jan. 3, 1884. He m., May 11, 1819, Prudence Greenwood, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1799; d. at Deerfield, Mass., Aug. 25, 1889; dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Twitchell) Green- wood. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Solomon, b., Feb. 10, 1820; m., Aug. 9, 1840, Jane McMichael of Philadelphia. Ch .; 1. William Henry, b., July 3, 1841; 2. George M., b., October, 1842; d., July 19, 1850; 3. Mary Anna, b., September, 1848; d., July 27, 1850.
II. Fidelia, b., Nov. 21, 1823; m. 1st, May 18, 1843, Thaddeus Perry Mason (14), q. v .; m. 2d, May 23, 1855, Dr. Ransom Noble Porter, q. v.
III. Emily Maria, b., Oct. 21, 1827; m., May 25, 1847, Frederick A. Brown of Boston. Ch .: 1. Alice Littlefield, b., May 19, 1848; d., May 30, 1848; 2. Emily Frances, b., May 28, 1849; 3. Frederick Augustus, b., Sept. 20, 1851; d., Jan. 2, 1852; 4. Gertrude, b., Dec. 15, 1852; 5. Edward Clark, b., Dec. 17, 1853.
IV. John Ellery, b., Nov. 29, 1830; res. in Boston.
V. Henrietta, b., Feb. 14, 1838.
7. SARAH HOLLIS PIPER, dau. of Solomon, 2, was b. in Boston, Feb. 16, 1821, and d., Mar. 10, 1897. She m., Dec. 23, 1841, Charles Edwin Stratton of Boston, who d., Dec. 5, 1871. Ch .:
I. Frances Maria, b., Oct. 12, 1842; d., Sept. 18, 1911; m., Oct. 12, 1865, John James French of Boston, who d., Jan. 17, 1885. Ch .: 1. Paul, b., July 16, 1866; d., July 18, 1866; 2. Hollis, b., June 26, 1868; m., June 3, 1896, Helen Goodwin of Bethlehem, Pa .; ch .: (1) Alden, b., Sept. 16, 1899; (2) Stanley Goodwin, b., June 23, 1902; (3) Hollis Stratton, b., Aug. 15, 1904; (4) Rue Elizabeth, b., Aug. 28, 1909; 3. Allen, b., Nov. 28, 1870; m., Apr. 14, 1898, Ellen Richmond Dorrance of Providence, R. I .; ch .: (1) Maude, b., Aug. 31, 1900; (2) Frances Stratton, b., Feb. 23, 1902; (3) Ellen, b., June 5, 1908; 4. Charles Stratton, b., Feb. 14, 1873; m., Mar. 2, 1905, Isabel Rockwood Mauro of Washington, D. C., ch .: (1) John Mauro, b., Jan. 22, 1906; (2) David Stratton, b., June 12, 1909; (3) Nathaniel Rockwood, b., Mar. 8, 1913; 5.
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Philip, b., Apr. 27, 1876; 6. Helen, b., Jan. 31, 1880; m., Apr. 27, 1907, John Edward Brooks of Milton, Mass .; ch .: (1) John Ed- ward, b., May 30, 1910; (2) Charles Stratton, b., May 10, 1912; (3) Francis French, b., Oct. 26, 1915.
II. Susan Elizabeth, b., Dec. 19, 1844; d., Feb. 2, 1901; m., Nov. 27, 1866, Nathaniel Wales of Boston. Ch .: 1. George Canning, b., Dec. 23, 1868; m., Apr. 25, 1906, Marie Ames Sweet of Boston; 2. Alice Stratton, b., Dec. 1, 1872.
III. Charles Edwin, b., Nov. 17, 1846.
IV. Solomon Piper, b., Oct. 5, 1848; m., Apr. 18, 1881, Annie Flagg Wales of Boston. Ch .: 1. Katherine Wales, b., Apr. 8, 1884; m., Dec. 3, 1912, Niels Christensen of Beaufort, S. C .; ch .: (1) Niels, b., Oct. 2, 1913; (2) Anne Wales, b., Oct. 30, 1915.
8. SUSAN ESTHER PIPER, daughter of Solomon, 2, was b. in Boston, July 22, 1823, and d., Oct. 25, 1910. She m. in Boston, Oct. 22, 1856, Bartholomew Welch Taggard, b. in Boston, June 10, 1820, son of William (b. in Boston) and Mary Trow Taggard (b. in Boston; m. there, Nov. 22, 1813). Ch., b. in Boston:
I. Sarah Hollis, b., Feb. 12, 1858; m. in Boston, Mar. 16, 1892, George Edmund Durgin. Ch., b. at Malden, Mass .: 1. Henry Edmund, b., Nov. 9, 1893; 2. Hollis Taggard, b., Nov. 3, 1896.
II. Henry, b., Nov. 9, 1861; m. in Boston, Oct. 19, 1897, Mary Parker, dau. of Charles Wallingford (b. at Framingham, Mass.) and Mary Jane (Schoff) Parker (m. at Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 30, 1854). Ch .: 1. Henry Parker, b. in Boston, Feb. 5, 1899.
9. WILLIAM TAGGARD PIPER (Harvard, Ph.D., 1883), son of Solomon, 2, was b. in Boston, Aug. 9, 1853, and d. at Cam- bridge, Mass., July 29, 1911. He m., July 10, 1879, Anne Palfrey Bridge, b. at Lexington, Mass., Dec. 19, 1854; d. at Cambridge, May 27, 1911; dau. of William Frederick and Elizabeth Gould (Crosby) Bridge. Ch., b. at Cambridge:
I. William Bridge, b., Nov. 21, 1880; m. at East Towas, Mich., Jan. 14, 1914, Stella Oakes.
II. Elizabeth Bridge, b., Sept. 19, 1883.
III. Anne Taggard, b., Sept. 26, 1887; m. at Cambridge, Feb. 23, 1907, Matthew Hale of Boston. Ch., all but the first b. in Boston: 1. Anne, b. at Cambridge, June 3, 1908; 2. Matthew, b., Nov. 21, 1909; 3. Elizabeth Crosby, b., June 11, 1912; 4. Mary Lee, b., Dec. 3, 1914; d., Apr. 4, 1915; 5. Ellen, b., Dec. 10, 1916.
IV. Ralph Crosby, b., Aug. 29, 1890; m. at Newton, Mass., June 15, 1914, Catherine Worcester Cutler. Ch .: 1. Ralph Crosby, b. at Cambridge, Apr. 1, 1916; d. there, May 2, 1917.
10. JAMES GOWING PIPER, son of Col. Rufus, 3, was b. in D., July 4, 1819, and d. there, Nov. 12, 1887. He m. 1st, Jan. 31, 1849, Abby Dodge Clifford of Edgecombe, Me., who d.
John Piper
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in D., Jan. 30, 1851, ae. 31; m., 2d, Eliza Sweetser Batchelder, b., Feb. 16, 1832; d. in D., Sept. 27, 1886; dau. of John and Charlotte (Sweetser) Batchelder. He was a lumber dealer by trade; a selectman and member of the school committee of Dublin, of the school committee of Boston, where he also resided, and a member of the N. H. Militia, Dublin Grenadiers. Ch. by first wife, b. in D .:
I. Rufus, b., January, 1851; d., Aug. 2, 1851.
Ch. by second wife, b. in Boston:
II. Anna Charlotte, b., June 2, 1860; m. at Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 13, 1881, Fremont Emery Mason (12, VI), q. v.
III. James Rufus, b., Jan. 2, 1864; is a dentist and practises in Boston. IV. Emma Harriet, b., Jan. 1, 1866.
11. HENRY CURTIS PIPER, son of Col. Rufus, 3, was b. in D., Feb. 1, 1823, and d. there, June 4, 1894. He m. 1st, Apr. 12, 1849, Maria E. Perry, b. in D., Dec. 31, 1826; d. there, Dec. 28, 1849; dau. of Benjamin and Susan (Sheldon) Perry; m. 2d, at Marlborough, N. H., Nov. 6, 1851, Harriet Elvira Stone, b. at Marlborough, July 31, 1829; d. in D., Dec. 27, 1914; dau. of Calvin and Elvira Warner (Wallingford) Stone.
Mr. Piper was a successful farmer, an honest builder, and an eminent teacher. He won the respect and trust of his towns- people, who made him superintendent of the schools for thirty- two years, selectman for about seventeen years, representative to the New Hampshire General Court for 1867 to 1868, and delegate to a Constitutional Convention. Ch., by second wife, b. in D .:
I. Henry Hildreth, b., Oct. 28, 1852, 13.
II. Minnie Elvira, b., June 23, 1855; m. Charles Whiting Leffingwell, q. v.
12. JONAS BROOKS PIPER, son of Jonas Brooks, 5, was b. in D., Mar. 30, 1821, and d. at Peterborough, N. H., Sept. 3, 1910. He m. in D., Sept. 29, 1846, Elizabeth Melville Gowing, b. in D., July 13, 1829; d. at Peterborough, Oct. 28, 1910; dau. of Almerin and Sarah (Saunders) Gowing. He was a shoemaker, farmer, and mechanic, and served on the school committee of Peterborough for one term; res. at Peterborough and in D. Ch., b. in D .:
I. George Almerin, b., Jan. 18, 1851; d., Sept. 27, 1905; m. at Salem, Mass., May 30, 1878, Adeline L. Lassonde, b. at St. Hyacinthe, P. Q., Nov. 8, 1854; dau. of Joseph and Lucy (Lussier) Lassonde. He was a farmer, and res. at Peterborough and in D. Ch., b. in D .: 1. Lizzie Ethel, b., Apr. 7, 1884; m. Fred Albert Adams, q. v.
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II. Granville Edwin, b., June 27, 1853; d. s. p., Feb. 20, 1911; m. at Peterborough, Jan. 14, 1874, Clara Atabell Tilden, b. at Win- chendon, Mass., May 8, 1853; dau. of George B. Tilden. He was a barber, and res. at Woburn, Mass., and in D.
III. Charles Elbridge (twin), b., Apr. 19, 1857; m. at Northborough, Mass., Oct. 4, 1879, Ellen H. Fayerweather, b. at Northborough, Oct. 4, 1859; dau. of Charles H. and Harriet F. (Fay) Fayerweather. He is a cashier; has res. in D .; now living (1918) at Somerville, Mass. No ch.
IV. A son (twin), b. and d., Apr. 19, 1857.
V. A daughter, b. and d., Dec. 30, 1862.
VI. Fred Smith, b., Nov. 21, 1867, 14.
13. HENRY HILDRETH PIPER, D.M.D., son of Henry Curtis, 8, was b. in D., Oct. 28, 1852. He m., Jan. 12, 1881, Laura Weeks Rice, b. at Lancaster, N. H., Feb. 24, 1856; dau. of George Matthias and Persis Fayette (Weeks) Rice. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1876, received the degree of D.D.S. from Boston Dental College in 1889, and for the past thirty years has practised his profession in Somerville, Mass. In 1905 he received the degree of D.M.D. from Tufts College Dental School, in which institution he holds the position of instructor in operative dentistry and dental history. In 1914-1915 he was President of the Massachusetts Dental Society. He has res. at Hanover, N. H., New York City, New Orleans, La., Milford, N. H., Boston, Somerville, and West Medford, Mass. Ch .:
I. Mary Stone, b. at Milford, Mar. 13, 1882; m. at West Medford, Dec. 7, 1910, Samuel Henry Wilkins, M.D., b. at Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 4, 1881; Dartmouth, A.B., 1905; Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1908; son of Samuel Henry and Ella Frances (Phillips) Wilkins. Ch .: 1. Ann Elizabeth, b. at West Medford, Sept. 18, 1916.
14. FRED SMITH PIPER, M.D., son of Jonas Brooks, 9, was b. in D., Nov. 21, 1867. He m. 1st, at Peterborough, N. H., Aug. 27, 1891, Mabel Marion Scott, b. at Peterborough, Aug. 1, 1872; dau. of John and Lucinda (Forbush) Scott; divorced; m. 2d, at Skowhegan, Me., Oct. 3, 1900, Grace Elise Judkins, b. at Skowhegan, June 25, 1874; dau. of John Franklin and Christiana Lavonia (Smith) Judkins. Dr. Piper studied medi- cine at the Boston University (M.D., 1890), and began his practice at Hillsborough, N. H., where he remained until 1896, when he re. to Lexington, Mass. He is a leading physician and citizen, and a 32d degree Mason and Life Member of
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Massachusetts Consistory. Ch. by first wife, b. at Hills- borough:
I. Dorothy Gertrude, b., Nov. 19, 1893; graduated at the Massa- chusetts Normal Art School, 1916; m., Aug. 23, 1916, Walter Herbert Neaves of Keene, N. H. (Harvard, B.S., 1916.)
Ch. by second wife, b. at Lexington:
II. Randolph, b., Dec. 19, 1906.
PORTER
I. FAMILY OF JOEL PORTER
1. JOEL PORTER, son of Ezra 4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Richard1 of Weymouth, Mass.) and Ruth (Lovell) Porter, was b. at Weymouth, June 16, 1755, and d., Sept. 8, 1824. He m., 1780, Lovina Woods, b., 1757; d., August, 1819. He lived on lot 22, range 2, set off to Marlborough, 1818. In 1780, he re. to Marlborough, returning to D., 1792. He served about two years in the Revolutionary War, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and was shot through the ankle by a musket-ball, near the commencement of the action. The bone was badly shat- tered, but, pouring some rum from his canteen through the wound, he continued in the action till his ammunition gave out, and retreat was ordered. In consequence of his wound, he received a pension of twenty dollars per annum during the last twenty or twenty-five years of his life. Ch., the first five b. at Marlborough, the last five in D .:
I. Joel, b., Mar. 19, 1783; d., 1786.
II. David, b., Apr. 15, 1784 or 1785; d., Aug. 24, 1867; m., Mar. 20, 1809, Deborah Farrar; d., July 15, 1870; res, at Gilsum, N. H. III. Lovina, b., Nov. 16, 1786; d., Jan. 6, 1876; m. Ist, 1847, Jesse Knowlton, who d., 1849; m. 2d, 1851, Chester Lyman, Esq., of Swanzey, N. H.
IV. James, b., July 13, 1788; m., 1812, Betsey Williams; res. at Marl- borough, then re. to Potsdam, N. Y.
V. Joel, b., June 22, 1790; d., October, 1810.
VI. Ezra, b., July 23, 1792; m., October, 1821, Adah Alger; dau. of Abiel and Rhoda (Drake) Alger; res. at Winchendon, Mass.
VII. Noah, b., July 6, 1794, 2.
VIII. Joseph, b., May 6, 1796; m., 1824, Orathe Whitcomb; res. at Florida, Mass.
IX. Lucy, b., Aug. 27, 1798; d. at Swanzey, N. H., 1849; m. Chester Lyman, Esq., of Troy, N. H.
X. Hannah, b., Jan. 22, 1801; d. at Nashua, N. H., 1852.
2. NOAH PORTER, son of Joel, 1, was b. in D., July 6, 1794, and d. at Troy, N. H., Dec. 10, 1880. He m., Mar. 5, 1820,
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Abigail Hobart of Groton, Mass., b., Aug. 17, 1797; d. at Marl- borough, N. H., July 30, 1875. After a short residence at Groton, he re. to Jaffrey, N. H., and thence to Marlborough, where he res. until advanced in age, when he re. to Troy. Ch., the first b. at Groton, the next two at Jaffrey, and the others at Marlborough:
I. Lorinda H., b., Dec. 29, 1820; m. Jonathan Page; res. at Jaffrey.
II. Roancy A., b., July 16, 1822; m., Ist, Joseph J. Piper of Jaffrey; m., 2d, Abel J. Burpee of Stirling, Mass .; res. at Troy.
III. Sarah L., b., Sept. 15, 1824; m. William Ward; res. at Troy.
IV. Charles W., b., Mar. 26, 1826; m. Sabra Wheeler of Acworth, N. H .; res. at Swanzy.
V. Catherine H., b., Feb. 4, 1828; m. Ist, Josiah Newell of Jaffrey; m. 2d, J. Wheeler of Acworth.
VI. George W., b., Dec. 29, 1829; m. Elizabeth. Wheeler of Acworth; res. at Keene, N. H.
VII. Harriet W., b., July 9, 1833; m. Asa C. Hemenway; res. at Keene.
VIII. Francis J., b., Feb. 10, 1836; m. Ellen Higgins of Hinsdale, N. H., who d., Oct. 26, 1862.
IX. Eliza A., b., May 20, 1840; d., Nov. 23, 1856.
II. FAMILY OF RANSOM NOBLE PORTER
RANSOM NOBLE PORTER, M.D., was b. at Wendell, Mass., May 21, 1823, and d. at Deerfield, Mass., Dec. 29, 1883, the son of Noah and Nabby (Cummings) Porter. He m. in D., May 23, 1855, Mrs. Fidelia (Piper) Mason, b. there, Nov. 21, 1823; dau. of John and Prudence (Greenwood) Piper, and widow of Thaddeus Perry Mason. He studied medicine with Dr. A. Twitchell of Keene, N. H., and received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, 1848. He res. at Wendell and New Salem, N. H., and Deerfield, Mass. Ch., b. at Deerfield:
I. Nellie Brown, b., Apr. 24, 1857; m. 1st, Sept. 5, 1887, William D. Harris, farmer, b. at Windham, Vt .; d., Oct. 3, 1892; m., 2d, Rev. George F. Piper, b. at Northfield, Mass .; res. at Bedford, Mass.
II. Gertrude Greenwood, b., Dec. 23, 1858; m. at Deerfield, Jan. 2, 1889, Charles Hart Ashley; res. at Deerfield: Ch .: 1. Jonathan Porter, b., Apr. 5, 1890; graduated at Amherst College, 1911; 2. Natalie May, b., Apr. 27, 1891; graduated at the New England Conservatory of Music, 1913; 3. Mildred Porter, b., Apr. 4, 1892; graduated at Wellesley College, 1914; after a course of study at the Tuckerman School, Boston, was given charge of the Unitarian Headquarters in New York City; 4. Thomas Williams, b., Jan. 9, 1894; graduated at Amherst College, 1916; took a summer course at Columbia College; is instructor in the Dickinson High School.
III. Ellery Ransom, contractor and builder, b. at Deerfield, July 15, 1860;
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m., Apr. 16, 1885, Grace G. Holcomb, b. at Cheshire, Mass .; d. in New York City, Oct. 31, 1904.
IV. Susan Esther, b., Sept. 8, 1862; m., Jan. 12, 1893, John Edward Driscoll, bookkeeper, b. at Greenfield, Mass .; res. at Savannah, Ga. Ch., the first one b. at Deerfield, the others at Savannah: 1. Sidney Porter, b., Apr. 6, 1894; m., Oct. 6, 1917, Jane Louise Fulton; 2. Gertrude Porter, b., Mar. 27, 1898; 3. Hilda Porter, b., Dec. 9, 1904.
POWERS
1. ASA POWERS was b. at Temple, N. H., Sept. 19, 1774, and d. in D., Mar. 4, 1857. He m., Sept. 23, 1798, Rachel Cutter, b., Oct. 16, 1777; d. in D., July 21, 1857; dau. of Ben- jamin Cutter. He re. to D. in April, 1812, and settled on lot 3, range 4. Ch., b. at Temple:
I. Elliott, b., Jan. 12, 1801, 2.
II. Jeremiah, b., May 1, 1802; d., May 10, 1821.
III. Cyrus, b., Jan. 16, 1804; d. at Pittsfield, N. H., Nov. 9, 1834; m. 1st, May 10, 1827, Lucretia Pierce, d., September, 1833; dau. of Stephen Pierce; m. 2d, 1834, Mary J. Hilton of Newmarket, N. H. Ch. by first wife: 1. Charles, m. Bailey, dau. of Rev. E. K. Bailey; res. at Jaffrey, N. H .; 2. George E .; ch. by second wife; 3. Helen E.
IV. Mary, b., Apr. 25, 1805; m., Nov. 11, 1825, James Robbe (1), q. v.
V. Lucy, b., Dec. 29, 1806; d., Aug. 22, 1832; m., Apr. 28, 1830, Andrews Emery of Jaffrey, N. H.
VI. Hannah, b., Mar. 14, 1809; d., Sept. 12, 1849; m., Nov. 11, 1834, Harrison Bement; res. at Peterborough, N. H .; re. from thence to Mishawaka, Ind.
VII. Emilia, b., May 22, 1811; m., Nov. 16, 1834, as his first wife, Drury Morse Marshall (I, II, 5), q. v.
2. ELLIOTT POWERS, son of Asa, 1, was b. at Temple, N. H., Jan. 12, 1801, and d., Oct. 15, 1885. He m., Feb. 11, 1823, Mary Rollins, b., Oct. 16, 1802; d., Nov. 17, 1885, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Greenwood) Rollins. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Joseph Willard, b., Apr. 23, 1824, 3.
3. JOSEPH WILLARD POWERS, farmer, son of Elliott, 2, was b. in D., Apr. 23, 1824, and d. there, Feb. 14, 1903. He m. 1st, Apr. 27, 1848, Rachel B. Cavender; b. at Hancock, N. H., May 26, 1826; d. in D., Oct. 11, 1849; dau. of James Cavender; m. 2d, June 30, 1850, Lydia Roancy Gowing, b. in D., Dec. 1, 1829; d. there, Jan. 10, 1856; dau. of Joseph and Hephzibah (Fairbanks) Gowing; m., 3d, Mrs. Mary (Greenwood) Gowing, b. in D., Dec. 24, 1818; d. there, Jan. 17, 1868; dau. of Aaron and Mary (Townsend) Greenwood, and widow of Zaman A. Gowing; m. 4th, at Gilsum, N. H., May 1, 1870, Mrs. Jane
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HISTORY OF DUBLIN
Elmina (Bemis) May, b. at Surry, N. H., Oct. 27, 1829; d. in D., Apr. 5, 1904; widow of Calvin May, Jr. Ch. by second wife, b. in D .:
I. Rachel Viola, b., Jan. 9, 1852; m. 1st, at Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 8, 1877, G. Walter Bricher, b., Nov. 12, 1852; d. in Philadelphia, Apr. 21, 1882; m. 2d, in Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 1883, George S. Bricher, b. at Newburyport, Mass., July 26, 1826; d. at Gardner, Mass., Dec. 18, 1897; res. at Elkhart, Ind., and Gardner, Mass. Ch. by second husband, b. at Elkhart: 1. Walter Powers, b., Dec. 21, 1885; living unm. (1917).
II. Lavater Willard, b., Dec. 26, 1853, 4.
III. Roansa Sabrina (twin), b., Jan. 3, 1856; d. at Gardner, Mass., Feb. 24, 1915; m. in D., Jan. 1, 1878, Henry Maro Collester, b. at Gardner, June 9, 1852; son of Maro and Lucy (Temple) Collester; res. at Gardner. Ch., b. at Gardner: 1. Clinton Henry, b., Sept. 6, 1881; m., Aug. 22, 1916, Eleanor McKee Munroe of Southern Pines, N. C.
IV. L. Lavina (twin), b., Jan. 3, 1856.
Ch. by third wife, b. in D .:
V. Clinton E., b., Nov. 6, 1858; d. in D., Sept. 30, 1883.
4. LAVATER WILLARD POWERS, son of Joseph Willard, 3, was b. in D., Dec. 26, 1853. He m., Aug. 6, 1879, Emma Ger- trude Chase, b. at South Waterford, Me., Aug. 20, 1858; dau. of Marshall Dean and Flora Amanda (Fairbanks) Chase. He is general superintendent of the New York Mills, Oneida Co., N. Y .; served three years on the school committee of Waltham, Mass .; res. at Utica, N. Y., with a summer residence in D. Ch .:
I. Mary Viola, b. at Lowell, Mass., Nov. 10, 1880; m. at New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 25, 1902, George Henry Comstock, Jr., stationary engineer, b. at Rochester, Mass., Aug. 30, 1879; son of George Henry and Mary Emma (Robinson) Comstock; res. at New Bedford. Ch .: 1. Viola Emma, b. at New Bedford, Oct. 26, 1904.
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