The history of Dublin, N.H. : containing the address by Charles Mason, and the proceedings at the centennial celebration, June 17, 1852, with a register of families, Part 80

Author: Dublin (N.H.); Leonard, L. W. (Levi Washburn), 1790?-1864; Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917; Mason, Charles, 1810-1901
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Dublin, N.H. : The Town
Number of Pages: 1212


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IV. Joseph, b., Aug. 8, 1764, 2.


V. Hannah,* b., Dec. 30, 1767; d., Sept. 10, 1838; m., Dec. 20 or 28, 1786, Daniel Gleason of Rutland, Vt., who d., Mar. 2, 1835, ae. 73. Ch .: 1. Lois, b., Apr. 17, 1787; 2. Daniel, b., July 8, 1789; 3. Abigail; 4. Hannah, b. in 1793; 5. Mary, b. in 1795; 6. Abel, b. in 1797; 7. James, b. in 1798; 8. Marcia, b. in 1801; 9. Ingalls, b. in 1803; 10. Emily, b. in 1807; 11. Charles, b. in 1809.


VI. Samuel, b., July 30, 1769; m. Lucy Winch, b. at Framingham, Mass .; res. at Durham, Canada East. Ch .: 1. Joel, b. in 1802; 2. James; 3. Samuel.


VII. Lydia, b., Apr. 28, 1771; m., Nov. 4, 1790, Nathan Winch, q. v. VIII. William, b., Feb. 24, 1772, 3.


IX. Fanny, b., Apr. 27, 1775; m. Noah Norcross; res. at Barre, Vt.


2. JOSEPH ROLLINS, son of James, 1, was b., Aug. 8, 1764, and d. in D., Dec. 20, 1836. He m., Oct. 6, 1785, Abigail Greenwood, who d., Sept. 17, 1852, ae. 86; dau. of William and Abigail (Death) Greenwood. Ch .:


I. Sarah, b., June 30, 1786; m. Richard Strong (3), q. v.


II. Abigail, b., Feb. 9, 1788; d., Feb. 24, 1796.


III. Betsey, b., July 25, 1790; m., Aug. 13, 1822, Dudley Smith of Gil-


* The Rawlins or Rollins Genealogy gives the fifth child as Abigail, b., Mar. 5, 1765 [sic, see Joseph]; m. Amos Morse (7), q. v.


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sum, N. H. Ch .: 1. Daniel; 2. Joseph Elliot; 3. Eliza Ann; 4. Elizabeth.


IV. Anna, b., Aug. 9, 1793; d., Feb. 27, 1796.


V. Joseph, b., July 13, 1796; m., Sept. 14, 1819, Mary Russell, b., May 17, 1799; dau. of John and Abigail (Godding) Russell; re. to Peru, Vt., before 1853. Ch .: 1. Joseph Palmer, b. in D .; d., 1844, ae. 25; 2. George W., b. at Alstead, N. H .; d., 1846; 3. Ira; 4. Charles, b. at Alstead.


VI. Mary, b., Oct. 16, 1802; m. Elliott Powers (2), q. v.


3. WILLIAM ROLLINS, son of James, 1, was b., Feb. 24, 1772, and d. at Landgrove, Vt., Sept. 25, 1833. He m., Sept. 25, 1796, Lydia Stone, b. at Jaffrey, N. H., Aug. 10, 1779; d. at Springfield, Vt., July 10, 1868; dau. of John and Lydia (Byam) Stone. Ch., the first nine b. in D .:


I. Lydia, b., Mar. 4, 1797; m., 1st, -Freeman of Weston, Vt .; m., 2d, Tisdale Lincoln of Mendon, Vt.


II. Lucy, b., Feb. 21, 1799; m. Charles Eddy of Chester, Vt.


III. Maria, b., 1801; d., 1804.


IV. William, b., Jan. 4, 1803; m. 1st, Oct. 10, 1825, Clarissa Dodge of Walpole, N. H., b. at Marlow, N. H., Aug. 11, 1803; d. at Wal- pole, July 24, 1865; m. 2d, Feb. 7, 1867, Mrs. Fanny Cragin of Marlow. Ch. by first wife; 1. William G., b., May 10, 1827; 2. Sarah Jane, b., May 17, 1828; 3. Reuben C., b., Dec. 26, 1829; 4. George II., b., Jan. 19, 1838.


V. Maria, b., 1805; d., 1818 or 1819.


VI. Julian Augustus, b., Nov. 24, 1806; m., Feb. 3, 1836, Joanna Blodget of Grafton, N. H. Ch .: 1. George W., b. at Chester, Vt., May 20, 1837; 2. Charles A., b. at Weston, Aug. 13, 1838; d., Sept. 25, 1841; 3. Mary F., b. at Grafton, Mar. 23, 1847.


VII. James M., b., Mar. 4, 1809; d., June 21, 1865; m., Mar. 8, 1835, Hannah Eddy of Rockingham, Vt., dau. of Benjamin and Alice (Abbott) Eddy. Ch .: 1. Royal J., b., 1840.


VIII. Asa, b., July 23, 1811; m., Mar. 31, 1836, Lydia Byam of Templeton, Mass., dau. of Samuel and Patty (Howe) Byam; res. at Chester, Vt. Ch .: 1. Lydia Jane, b., Mar. 15, 1838; d., Feb. 11, 1840; 2. Ellen, b., Jan. 11, 1843; m. Sylvester Putnam; 3. Asa H., b., Dec. 17, 1846; m., June 3, 1873, Eliza A. Perry.


IX. Martha, b., 1813; d., 1816.


X. Abigail, b. at Roxbury, Vt., May 21, 1816 ;* m., Jan. 4, 1849, Samuel W. Byam of Chester, Vt.


XI. Samuel, b. at Rockingham, Vt., July 26, 1820 ;* m., Catherine Moore of Rockingham, Vt., b., July 12, 1831; res. at Springfield, Vt. Ch .: 1. Gertie M., b., Aug. 3, 1863; 2. Edwin J. b., Mar. 30, 1868.


XII. Mary A., b., 1824 ;* m., May 10, 1849, Solon Robinson of Abington, Mass., where they res. until 1855, when they re. to Springfield, Vt. Five ch.


* Correcting the Old History. See Rawlins or Rollins Genealogy.


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ROWELL


ICHABOD ROWELL came to D. from Temple, N. H., July, 1780, and d. there, June 25, 1802, in the 72d year of his age. He m. Sarah Tucker, who d. at Temple, nearly 100 years old. He lived on lot 19, range 4. Ch .:


I. Rachel, d., June 16, 1848; m. Lt. Archelaus Cummings of Temple, d., July 4, 1814; five ch.


II. Rebecca, d., Sept. 25, 1811; m., as his second wife, Peter Heald, Jr., of Temple.


III. Hannah, b. at Kingston, N. H., 1769; d., Oct. 6, 1838; m., Mar. 10, 1789, Phinehas Gleason (1), q. v.


IV. Jacob.


V. Moses.


VI. Mary (Polly), m. John Knowlton, Jr. (1, II), q. v.


VII. Richard, m.


VIII. Phillip.


IX. Dorothy (Dolly), m., 1803, Solomon Cutter, b., Jan. 10, 1783; d. at Temple, Dec. 27, 1831; res. at Temple; nine ch. b. there.


There was a daughter named Sarah, who stands first in the list of ch. warned out of town.


ROYCE


WINSLOW ROYCE, farmer, was b. at Marlow, N. H., June 10, 1824, and d. at Harrisville, May 6, 1904, the son of Samuel and Betsey (Hemenway) Royce. He m. 1st at Stoddard, N. H., June 3, 1846, Susan R. Barden, b. at Stoddard, in August, 1828; d. at Harrisville, Jan. 12, 1869; dau. of Lewis and Sally (Stacey) Barden; m. 2d at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 13, 1871, Sarah Gould, b. at Peterborough, Jan. 10, 1841; dau. of Gilman and Mersylvia (Walton) Gould. He served the town of H. as selectman. Ch. by first wife:


I. Lorenzo Samuel, b. at West Peterborough, June 3, 1851; d. at El Paso, Tex., May 9, 1903; m. Eliza Dixon.


II. Osmon Winslow, b. in D., May, 1856.


Ch. by second wife, b. in H .:


III. Ervin Gilman, b., July 7, 1876; d. in H., Dec. 6, 1877.


IV. Elmer Gould, b., Nov. 6, 1878; m. at Campton Village, N. H., June 26, 1903, Carrie Ethelyn Plummer, b. at Campton Village, Dec. 4, 1878; dau. of John Haines and Ellen (Russel) Plummer. He graduated at Tilton Seminary, 1898, and received the degree of A.B. from Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.), 1902. He is principal of the High School of Chelmsford, Mass., where he res.


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RUSSELL


I. FAMILY OF JONATHAN RUSSELL


1. JONATHAN RUSSELL was b. at Andover, Mass., 1757, and d., April, 1834. He m. Rachel White of Nelson, N. H., who was b., 1758, and d., June 1, 1821. He re. to Nelson from Andover about 1780, and thence to D. about 1790. Ch .:


I. Hephzibah, b., Mar. 17, 1783; d., May, 1834.


II. Jonathan, b., Jan. 26, 1785, 2.


III. Elias, b., Mar. 8, 1787; d. young.


IV. Sally, b., Apr. 6, 1788; d., November, 1844; m. Asa Metcalf of Marlborough, N. H.


V. Abner, b. in D., Mar. 3, 1791, 3.


VI. Nancy, b., Apr. 9, 1793; m. David Heaton of Keene, N. H., and res. there.


VII. Huldah, b., May 3, 1795.


VIII. Eben, b., Nov. 27, 1797, 4.


IX. Amelia, b., Jan. 9, 1800; m. Alvin Keyes; res. at Putney, Vt.


X. Mary, b., June 15, 1806; m. Proctor Keyes.


2. JONATHAN RUSSELL, son of Jonathan, 1, was b., Jan. 26, 1785, and d., Sept. 10, 1848. He m., Jan. 2, 1806, Mary Lewis of Marlborough, N. H., b., Dec. 14, 1786 or 1787; dau. of John Lewis. Ch .:


I. Lyman, b., Nov. 5, 1808; m., Mar. 16, 1837, Ursula Mason, b., Jan. 5, 1820; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Willard) Mason. Ch .: 1. Cyrus E., b., Sept. 10, 1849,


II. James Lewis, b., Oct. 30, 1814; m., Oct. 31, 1839, Anna Prentiss Mason, b., Apr. 5, 1822; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Willard) Mason. Ch .: 1. Calista Mary, b., June 22, 1841; m. Samuel Dana Bemis, q. v .; 2. Albert L., b., July 16, 1843; d., Mar. 23, 1898; m. Emily F. Williams, b., Jan. 1, 1842; d., May 27, 1906; 3. Edward G, b., Nov. 23, 1845; 4. James Edson, b., Apr. 16, 1850.


3. ABNER RUSSELL, son of Jonathan, 1, was b. in D., Mar. 3, 1791, and d., Mar. 24, 1855. He m., 1816, Betsey Herrick, b. at Marlborough, N. H., Sept. 2, 1794; d. in H., Jan. 21, 1875; dau. of Ebenezer and Lydia (Eaton) Herrick. Ch .:


I. Ebenezer H., b., Mar. 29, 1817; m., Nov. 23, 1841, Almira Mason, b. in D., Sept. 8, 1823; dau. of Samuel and Anna (Kendall) Mason. He res. in D., at Marlborough, Harrisville, and Troy, N. H., and finally settled in Marlborough. Ch .: 1. Anna E., b. at Walpole, N. H., Oct. 30, 1842; d., February, 1864; 2. George H., b. at Marlborough, Oct. 6, 1844; d., Aug. 1, 1864; 3. Mary Imogene, b. in D., Aug. 7, 1846; m. Austin E. Chamberlain of Hanover, N. H .; res. in Iowa; 4. Emily M., b. at Marlborough, Nov. 14, 1848; d., May 27, 1861; 5. William A., b. at Troy, May 18, 1857; m., Sept. 3, 1878, Jennie A. Capron, dau. of Curtis and Emeline (Thatcher) Capron; 6. Eva A., b. at Nelson, Nov. 4, 1862.


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II. Gilbert, b., Feb. 28, 1819; d., July 28, 1880; m., Jan. 25, 1842, Nancy Heaton, b., Mar. 9, 1823; dau. of David and Rebecca (Moors) Heaton of Keene, N. H. Ch .: 1. Stella M., b., June 28, 1847; m., Nov. 12, 1871, Newell McQuade; one ch .; 2. Mary E., b., June 23, 1855; m. John Connelly; 3. Samuel A., b., May 3, 1860.


III. Jonathan F., b., May 12, 1821; d. in infancy.


IV. Mary Eliza, b., May 27, 1823; m. Merrill Mason (II, 8, X), q. v.


V. William A., b., July 16, 1825; d. at Keene, N. H., Sept. 6, 1878; m. Carrie A. Dudley, dau. of Rev. S. Dudley; three ch.


VI. Emily Milly (twin), b., January, 1832; d., Apr. 5, 1837.


VII. Emelia Mary (twin), b., January, 1832; d., May 2, 1837.


VIII. Joseph Merrill, b., July 7, 1834; m., April, 1854, Helen M. Knowlton, dau. of Elisha and Hannah (Chamberlain) Knowlton of D. Res. in H. Ch .: 1. Ella M., b., August, 1856; d., December, 1858; 2. Fred A., b., September, 1857; 3. Ella R., b., December, 1859; 4. Frank M., b., January, 1862; 5. Chester W., b., September, 1864; 6. Burdette E., b., May, 1867.


4. EBEN RUSSELL, son of Jonathan, 1, was b. in D., Nov. 27, 1797. He m., Feb. 18, 1823, Olive Newell of Jaffrey, N. H., who was b., Mar. 20, 1801. He res. for some years at Marl- borough and then returned to D. Ch., the first two b. at Marlborough, the others in D .:


I. Rachel Diantha, b., Aug. 10, 1824; d. in D., Mar. 19, 1837.


II. Osgood N., b., Aug. 12, 1827; m., Sept. 12, 1847, Amelia N. Sin- clair of Maine. Ch .: 1. Amelia Elizabeth, b., June 1, 1848; 2. Theodore Charles, b., Nov. 27, 1849; 3. Waldo Adolphus, b., Apr. 19, 1851.


III. Jonathan Milan, b., June 16, 1830; m., Apr. 25, 1854, Rosilla D. White, dau. of Noah and Arvilla (Lewis) White; res. at Salt Lake City, Utah.


IV. Allen K., b., Jan. 7, 1833; d., December, 1861, in the Civil War; a member of the 61st Regt. N. Y. Vols.


V. Charles J., b., Jan. 25, 1836; m., March, 1858, Helen Wakely of Cazenovia, N. Y.


II. FAMILY OF JOHN RUSSELL


JOHN RUSSELL was b. at Harvard, Mass., June 20, 1760, and d. at Alstead, N. H., Jan. 26, 1829. He m., Sept. 25, 1794, Abigail Godding, b. at Rindge, N. H., June 20, 1775. He was a Revolutionary soldier. In 1794 he came to D. and settled on lot 5, range 1, where he remained until May, 1828, when he re. to Alstead, N. H., to live with his son-in-law, Joseph Rollins. Ch .:


I. Abigail, b., June 28, 1795; m. Eli Brigham of New Hampshire; re. to McDonough, N. Y.


II. Mary, b. Mar. 16, 1797; d., 1799.


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III. Mary, b., May 17, 1799; m. Joseph Rollins (2, V), q. v.


IV. Rebecca, b., Apr. 19, 1801; m., Jan. 19, 1823, Ebenezer Crane of Dalton, N. H.


III. SIMEON RUSSELL


SIMEON RUSSELL was the son of Amos Russell of Westford, Mass., and the brother of John of the preceding sketch. He m., July 21, 1785, Abigail Learned, perhaps the daughter of John and Mary Learned, who came from Temple, N. H., in 1777. They had several ch. One, Anna, was said to have been a handsome girl "but ugly as she was handsome."


AMOS RUSSELL, the father of Simeon, bought John Elliot's farm. He had three daughters, Hannah, Patty, and Polly. Polly, m., Apr. 28, 1784, Asa Chamberlain, who lived with his father-in-law a few years, and then re. to Vermont, taking Amos Russell with him. Before moving Mr. Russell sold his farm to William Howard of Carlisle, Mass., who was very poor and finally had to sell it. Mr. Howard then purchased a few acres of land at the southeast corner of the same lot and built a house there. Soon after his wife was sick, and as payment for his attendance the doctor took the house. Mr. Howard then returned to his native town.


SANDERS


JOHN SANDERS (SAUNDERS), son of Samuel Sanders of Jaffrey, N. H., was b. Dec. 13, 1791. He m. 1st, 1812, Ruth Jones, b., Apr. 30, 1792, d., Nov. 7, 1825; dau. of Samuel and Anna (Gates) Jones; m. 2d Sally Lacy of Jaffrey ; m. 3d Sarah A. Ward of Peterborough, N. H .; m. 4th Lucretia Hastings of Boston. He was a blacksmith by trade, and res. first at Peter- borough, then, 1819, in D. Later he sold out to Joseph Thurston and returned to Peterborough, from whence he re. to Jaffrey. Ch. by first wife:


I. Caroline A., b., Dec. 6, 1812; m. Asa Morrill; res. in Boston.


II. Samuel, b., May 6, 1814; d., May 20, 1814.


III. Harriet C., b., Sept. 14, 1815; m. Edwin W. Buswell; res. at Malden, Mass.


IV. Mary L., b., Aug. 31, 1817; m. John Clough; res. at Nashua, N. H.


V. Susan, b., Feb. 18, 1820; m. Lemuel W. Page; res. at Burlington [? Vt.].


VI. Emily, b., Jan. 20, 1822; m. Charles Moulton; res. in Boston.


VII. Elvira, b., Dec. 5, 1824; m. Jedediah Traman; res. in Boston.


Ch. by third wife:


VIII. Sally, b., Jan. 31, 1842; d., May 6, 1842.


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THOMAS WILLARD SANDERS, contractor and builder, was b. at Mooers, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1872, son of William Henry and Malindia (Turnbull) Sanders. He m. at Keene, N. H., Sept. 16, 1906, Minnie Rose Boutwell, b. at Highbridge, N. H., Aug. 26, 1878; dau. of James Clark and Lena Mary (Bussier) Boutwell. Ch .: I. Madeline Isabel, b. at Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 2, 1913. II. Harold Francis, b. in D., June 2, 1914. III. Mary Arlene, b. at Peterborough, Apr. 20, 1916; d. at Nashua, N. H., June 22, 1917.


SANGER


ABNER SANGER came with his wife from Keene, N. H., to D., about 1790, and settled on lot 16, range 4. Later, in 1799, he re. to Keene, where he d., Sept. 30, 1822, in his 84th year. He m. Elizabeth Johnson, who was b., Nov. 7, 1767, and d. in D., Mar. 19, 1799 (gravestone record). Ch .:


I. Abner, b. at Keene; res. at Danvers, Mass.


II. Hepzibah, b. at Keene; m. John Wilder; re. to Canada.


III. Abigail, b., Aug. 1, 1790; d., Apr. 1, 1791.


IV. Abigail Wiley, b. in D., May 22, 1792; m. Wilcox of Surry,


N. H., who d. in D .; res. in D.


V. Rhoda Jackson, b., Aug. 12, 1794; m. Abijah Wilder of Keene. VI. Sally, b., Oct. 8, 1796; unm.


SARGENT


I. VRYLING SARGENT


VRYLING SARGENT, b. probably at Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 23, 1788, d. about 1841, the son of Samuel 6 (John,5 John, 4 Joseph,3 John,2 William,1 who came from England, 1638) and Mary (Darling) Sargent. He m. Esther Maynard, b. in D., Feb. 21, 1788; d. there, Sept. 18, 1868; dau. of Dr. Abel and Margaret (McDowell) (Nicholas) Maynard. Ch., b. in D .:


I. Mary Darling, b., Jan. 4, 1812, d., July 2, 1852; m., Sept. 8, 1833, Hubbard Adams Hamilton, q. v.


II. George, b., July 1, 1813; d. in Boston, May 16, 1847; m., Jan. 5, 1843, Hannah Sweet Brown, b., May 3, 1819, who m. 2d Alexander Hamilton Weld, and res. at Somerville, Mass .* Ch .: 1. Mary Esther, b. in Boston, Nov. 14, 1843.


II. EDWARD EUGENE SARGENT


EDWARD EUGENE SARGENT, son of Josiah Lewis and Hannah Willard (Miller) Sargent of Marlborough, N. H., was b. in H., Mar. 18, 1843. His descent from the common an- cestor William1 Sargent, is traced through John,2 Samuel,3


* There were three children by this second marriage: Willie E., Hattie, and Allie.


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Thomas, 4 Samuel,5 John,6 and Josiah Lewis,7 his father. He m. 1st, Oct. 1, 1867, Lura Diana Yeardly, b. at Nelson (now H.), Apr. 25, 1841; d. in H., May 22, 1879; dau. of John and Laura (Bryant) Yeardly (2, VI), q. v .; and m. 2d in D., Nov. 13, 1879, Sarah Longley (Worcester) Hitchings, b. at Groton, Mass., May 8, 1834; d., Nov. 30, 1911; dau. of Jesse and Hannah Reed (Craft) Worcester. He is a farmer, having been a mill operative for fourteen years, and has served both Marlborough and H. as a member of their respective Prudential School Committees. Ch., b. in H .:


I. William Edward, b., May 8, 1869; living unm. 1917.


II. Mary Addie Lizzie, b., Apr. 7, 1873; d. in D., Sept. 24, 1881.


III. Lewis Josiah, b., Nov. 19, 1877; d. in H., Feb. 5, 1878.


DEA. AMOS SARGENT was b. at Marlborough, N. H., Feb. 17, 1787, and d. at Pottersville, Oct. 13, 1871, the son of Samuel 5 (Thomas,4 Samuel,3 John,2 William1) and Deborah Sylvester Sargent. He m., Nov. 5, 1811, Lucy Hardy, b. in D., Nov. 25, 1792; dau. of Thomas and Lucy Colburn Hardy.


SCRIBNER


CLARENCE DANIEL SCRIBNER, farmer, was b. at Salisbury, N. H., July 2, 1876, the son of Daniel Steven and Mary Lucre- tia (Flanders) Scribner. He m. at Webster, N. H., Mar. 12, 1902, Bertha Grace Blanchard, b. at Webster, May 21, 1880; dau. of Frank David and Eliza Anne (Brown) Blanchard. He has held various town offices, including that of postmaster, town clerk, and town treasurer for Webster; res. at Salisbury, Webster, and in D. Ch .: 1. Glen Howard, b. at Webster, Feb. 14, 1903; 2. Emery Daniel, b. at Warner, N. H., Oct. 25, 1910.


SHATTUCK


ABRAHAM SHATTUCK was b. at Pepperell, Mass., Oct. 29, 1791, and d. at Easton, Pa., Dec. 28, 1863. He was the oldest child of Abraham6 (Jeremiah,5 Jeremiah,4 Samuel,3 John, 2 William 1 of Watertown) and Mary Shattuck, who re. to N. H., 1795. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to Benjamin Wallingford to learn the trade of blacksmith. Wallingford re. to D., 1810, and four years later Shattuck bought the Jason Harris Stand. The same year, 1814, he m. Ist Sophia Kendall, b., Nov. 22, 1792; d., Oct. 10, 1814; dau. of Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. Soon after the death of his wife, Mr. Shattuck let his stand to Joshua Greenwood, 2d, and re. to Cornwall, Canada West. Returning to D. two


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years later, he m. 2d, Nov. 22, 1817, Jerusha H. French, b., Dec. 17, 1798; d., July 8, 1839; dau. of Whitcomb and Sally (Patrick) French. Ch. by first wife:


I. Abraham, b. and d. in D., Oct. 10, 1814.


Ch. by second wife, the first seven b. in D .:


II. Kendall, b., Sept. 24, 1819; d., Oct. 4, 1821.


III. Orville W., b., Aug. 23, 1820; m. 1st, Jan. 22, 1846, Emily G. Herrick of Marlborough, N. H .; d. at Philadelphia, Pa., July 26, 1850; dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah (Smith) Herrick; m. 2d, Mar. 17, 1859, Harriet J. Pike of Plymouth, N. H. He was su- perintendent of the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley R. R .; res. at Columbus, Ohio. Ch. by first wife: 1. Emma E., b., Mar. 23, 1847; m. and res. at Pendleton, Ind .; 2. Ella H., b., Jan. 31, 1849; d., Aug. 15, 1850; ch. by second wife: 3. Edith; 4. Ethel; 5. Eva.


IV. Elizabeth G., b., Oct. 21, 1822; d. at Philadelphia, Jan. 27, 1865; graduated at the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, February, 1850.


V. Julia S., b., Oct. 21, 1824; res. at Minneapolis, Minn.


VI. Oren K. (twin), b., Feb. 8, 1827; d., Mar. 5, 1832.


VII. Orson F. (twin), b., Feb. 8, 1827; accidentally killed at Bethleliem, Pa., Nov. 17, 1857.


VIII. Mandana M., b., May 25, 1831; res. at Philadelphia.


IX. Joseph C., b. at Marlborough, N. H., Feb. 28, 1835; m., Aug. 17, 1858, Harriet M. Knight, b. in D., Jan. 13, 1838; dau. of Josiah H. and Martha (Mason) Knight. Ch .: 1. Fannie McClurg, b., Sept. 18, 1861; 2. Hubert L., b., at Phillipsburg, N. J., Aug. 20, 1865; 3. Orville F., b. at Linn Creek, Mo., Nov. 17, 1868.


X. Lucius H., b. at Peterborough, N. H., June 18, 1839; d. at Alex- andria, Va., June 29, 1877; m. 1st, Feb. 9, 1863, Evaline H. Knapp of Portland, Me., who d., Apr. 24, 1864; m. 2d, 1873, Alice De Kalk Armstrong.


HENRY VRYLING SHATTUCK, farmer, was b. at Pepperell, Mass., Nov. 20, 1841, the son of Vryling Davis 8 (Vryling,7 Jonathan,6 Jonathan,5 Jonathan,4 John,3 John,2 William 1 of Watertown) and Sally Maria (Cutter) Shattuck. He m. at Milford, N. H., Oct. 4, 1864, Clara Edna Mixer; b. at Brook- line, N. H., Mar. 2, 1847; d. at Townsend, Mass., Oct. 27, 1874; dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Bennett) Mixer; res. at Townsend, and in D. Ch .: 1. Edward Cutter, b. at Townsend, Oct. 22, 1874; d. there, Oct. 26, 1874.


SHAY


CHARLES BURTON SHAY was b. at Hainesville, N. J., Sept. 26, 1864, the son of William Wesley and Caroline (Smith) Shay. He m. at Oswego, N. Y., Emma May Smith, b. at Binghamton,


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N. Y., May 3, 1864; dau. of Royal Lewis and Elsie Miranda (McCannoy) Smith. He is a dairyman, and res. in D.


SHEPHERD


SAMUEL SHEPHERD (by an act of the General Court, the name Shepherd was taken by this family instead of Hogg) m. Mary Taggart, b. at Roxbury, Mass., June 23, 1752; dau. of John and Barbara Taggart. Ch .: 1. Sarah, b., Apr. 5, 1774; 2. Joseph, b., Apr. 9, 1776; 3. Agnes, b., Aug. 27, 1778; 4. Rachel, b., Aug. 28, 1780; m. Abijah Twitchell (XI, 1, I), q.v .; 5. Mary, b., Nov. 9, 1782. There were other ch., but their names are not recorded in the town-clerk's book. One of them, named Samuel, was adopted by a benevolent gentleman from the State of New York, and educated by him. The name of the benefactor was Shepherd; and for him the name Shepherd was chosen by the family. Samuel Shepherd proved worthy of the care bestowed upon him. He early manifested superior capacity; and long before arriving at middle age became dis- tinguished as a lawyer and a judge in New York State. A daughter, named Nancy, m., February, 1822, William Smith of Peterborough, N. H .; she was his third wife, and the mother of his twelfth and thirteenth children. The widow Shepherd d. at her daughter's house in Peterborough, ae. about 90.


SILSBEE


JOHN BOARDMAN SILSBEE, merchant, b. at Salem, Mass., Apr. 10, 1813, d. there, Apr. 1, 1867, son of Zachariah Fowle and Sarah (Boardman) Silsbee. He m. at Salem, May 12, 1849, Martha Mansfield Shepard, b. at Salem, May 3, 1828; d. in Boston, Feb. 28, 1911; dau. of Michael and Harriet Fairfax (Clarke) Shepard. Ch., b. at Salem:


I. Emily Fairfax, b., 1850; d. in Boston, Apr. 5, 1895; m. A. A. Law- rence.


II. Arthur Boardman, b., 1854.


III. Martha, b., 1859; for many years a member of the summer colony in D., and now, 1918, a legal resident.


IV. Thomas, b., 1863.


SMITH


I. FAMILY OF ABNER SMITH


1. ABNER SMITH, from Needham, Mass., the son of Aaron and Beulah (Woodward) Smith, was b. at Needham, Mar. 30, 1762, and d. in D., Apr. 7, 1833. He m. 1st, Jan. 23, 1791, Hannah Prentice of Needham, b., June 5, 1764; d., Aug. 14,


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1813; m., 2d, - . Oct. 11, 1784, he purchased of Joseph Greenwood lot 22, range 9, which had been partially cleared by a Mr. Broad; but it was not until 1791, when his house, later occupied by Ira, his son, was completed, that he settled in D. He was a Revolutionary soldier. Ch., b. in D .:


I. Aaron, b., Nov. 5, 1791, 2.


II. Prentice, b., May 30, 1793; d., Feb. 17, 1819.


III. Beulah, b., Jan. 24, 1795; m., Apr. 22, 1813, John Wight (II, 3), q. v.


IV. Elisha, b., Nov. 5, 1796; m. Thanksgiving Day, 1821, Sally Thomson. Ch .: 1. Harriet, b., August, 1822; 2. Mary, b., 1824; re. to Troy, N. H., 1825; res. at Sterling, Mass. (1852).


V. Ira, b., Apr. 20, 1799, 3.


VI. Abigail, b., May 9, 1801; m., April, 1822, Martin Thomson.


VII. Hannah, b., July 7, 1804; d., Mar. 1, 1854; m., March, 1823, Jere- miah Herrick of Marlborough, N. H.


VIII. Luther, b., Feb. 25, 1808, 4.


2. AARON SMITH, son of Abner, 1, was b., Nov. 5, 1791. He m., June 5, 1821, Ruth Atwood of Nelson, N. H .; b., November, 1787; d., Mar. 24, 1853. Ch .:


I. Aaron, b. in D. (now H.), Apr. 17, 1822; d. in H., Oct. 26, 1900; m. at Fitchburg, Mass., June 18, 1874, Mrs. Susan Atwood Bromley, b. at Nelson, Mar. 9, 1828; d. in H., Jan. 16, 1887; dau. of Rufus and Hannah (Griffin) Atwood. He was a farmer, and res. in H., where he was a selectman, and representative to the General Court for six years. No ch.


II. George, b., Jan. 23, 1824; d., Nov. 4, 1847.


III. A child, b., Mar. 1, 1826; d., Mar. 6, 1826.


IV. Calvin, b., Mar. 2, 1827, 5.


V. Jonathan, b., May 20, 1829; d., Apr. 17, 1832.


VI. Abner, b., Aug. 2, 1835; d., Oct. 8, 1838.


3. IRA SMITH, son of Abner, 1, was b. Apr. 20, 1799, and d. at Pottersville, Jan. 11, 1875. He m., June 3, 1823, Mary Mason, b. in D., Dec. 13, 1802; d., Apr. 15, 1879; dau. of Samuel, Sr., and Mary (Willard) Mason. Ch .:


I. Ira Prentice, b., Feb. 24, 1824; d., Apr. 10, 1877; m., May 5, 1846, Fanny Buss of Marlborough, N. H., b., Jan. 11, 1822; d., Jan. 9, 1897, as the wife of Caleb Goodnow. Ch .: 1. Grace Annis (adopted), the dau. of Thomas and Annis (Willard) Hardy (2, VII), q. v.


II. Samuel, b., Jan. 11, 1826; d., June 23, 1826.


III. Mary Anna, b. in D., May 21, 1827; m. George Washington Bemis (4), q. v.


IV. Franklin M., b., Aug. 24, 1830; d., Apr. 7, 1874; m., Nov. 29, 1855, Chloe M. Titus of Keene, N. H., who d., Mar. 30, 1883, ae. 51; re. to Marlborough, N. H., 1865. Ch .: 1. Sarah Edith, b. in D., Oct. 26, 1856; 2. Ira Frank, b. in D., June 6, 1859; d., Nov. 15,


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1864; 3. Mary Isabelle, b. at Marlborough, July 2, 1867; 4. Fannie Florence, b. in D., Aug. 27, 1869; d., May 22, 1874.


V. Charles Johnson, b., Oct. 20, 1834, 6.


VI. Lyman Albert, b., Aug. 24, 1840; d., Aug. 6, 1842.


4. LUTHER SMITH, son of Abner, 1, was b. in D., Feb. 25, 1808, and d. at Marlborough, N. H., Sept. 22, 1878. He m. Ist, in D., May 4, 1837, Mary Louisa Snow, b. in D., Nov. 17, 1814; d. at Marlborough, July 16, 1849; dau. of Josephus and Eleanor (Gilchrist) Snow; m. 2d, at Nelson, N. H., June 6, 1850, Mary Griffin, b. at Nelson, Feb. 17, 1817; d. at Marl- borough, Nov. 8, 1895; dau. of Nathan and Sally (Wright) Griffin. He was a potter and farmer, and res. in D., at Welles- ley, Mass., and at Marlborough. Ch. by first wife, b. in D .:




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