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I. Eleanor M., b., Apr. 8, 1838; d. in D., Apr. 23, 1838.
II. Eleanor M., b., Oct. 9, 1839; d. at Marlborough, Mar. 18, 1849.
III. Alfred Munroe, b., Jan. 2, 1842; d. at Marlborough, Sept. 5, 1861.
IV. Abbie Ann, b., May 6, 1845; m. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 9, 1867, John Henry Mason (19), q. v.
Ch. by second wife, b. at Marlborough :
V. Evander Ervin, b., Aug. 20, 1855; m. Addie Cornelia Styles; res. at Marlborough.
VI. Merton Harvey, b., May 25, 1857; d. at Marlborough, July 14, 1857.
5. CALVIN SMITH, box maker, son of Aaron, 2, was b. in D. (now H.), Mar. 2, 1827. He m. in D., Nov. 9, 1848, Mary Parker, b. at Nelson, N. H .; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Tozier) Parker. Res. in D. (now H.) and Keene, N. H., and at West- borough, Mass. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Ruth Atwood, b., Sept. 23, 1849.
II. Marion Eva, b., May 19, 1852; d. at Keene, May 8, 1869.
III. Martha Anna, b., Sept. 23, 1854; d. at Worcester, Mass., Feb. 27, 1894; m. 1st, Sept. 14, 1873, Fred D. Harris, who d., Mar. 28, 1874; m. 2d, Nov. 16, 1891, A. S. B. Lothrop. Ch. by first hus- band: 1. Fred A., b., Oct. 8, 1873; m., Sept. 1, 1895, Agnes Pearson of Tennesport, Me .; no ch.
IV. Beulah Woodward, b., Nov. 23, 1856; d. at Westborough, July 16, 1900; m., Aug. 9, 1882, Willard B. Blackwood. Ch .: 1. Edna Bernice, b., Jan. 23, 1885; 2. Arthur B., b., Jan. 7, 1887.
V. Mary Victoria, b., May 18, 1859; d. at Keene, Oct. 29, 1873.
6. CHARLES JOHNSON SMITH, son of Ira, 3, was b. in D., Oct. 20, 1834, and d. at Westborough, Mass., July 15, 1910. He m., Dec. 27, 1855, Sarepta Sophronia Culver, b. at Rox- bury, Vt., Feb. 23, 1836; d. in H. (Chesham), July 5, 1905; dau. of Rev. Lyman and Fanny (Hovey) Culver. He was a
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farmer and mill-owner, and res. in D., in H., and at West- borough. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Herman Prentice, b., Mar. 5, 1857; m. 1st Mary L. Newhall; m. 2d Minnie A. Miller; res. at Malden, Mass. One son by first wife, and one son and one daughter by second wife.
II. Flora Augusta, b., Feb. 12, 1859; m. at Keene, N. H., Feb. 15, 1882, George Willard Graves, b. at Hopkinton, Mass., Oct. 5, 1846; son of James Monroe and Elizabeth (Moulton) Graves; res. at Westborough. Ch .: 1. Charles Monroe, b. at Westborough, Aug. 17, 1886; d. there, Nov. 23, 1886.
III. Charles Morton, M.D. (Harvard, 1894), b., Oct. 20, 1867; m. at Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 27, 1896, Mary Louise Moulton, b. there; dau. of Henry William and Susan Floyd (Whittemore) Moulton; res. in Boston. Ch., b. in Boston: 1. Moulton, b. and d., Sept. 4, 1901; 2. Morton, b., Oct. 3, 1905; 3. Mary Belle.
II. FAMILY OF RUGGLES SMITH
RUGGLES SMITH, son of Aaron and Beulah (Woodward) Smith, and brother of Abner of the preceding sketch, was b. at Needham, Mass., Sept. 10, 1766, and d. in D., Mar. 11, 1833. He m., February, 1797, Lucy Kingsbury,* b. at Need- ham, Mar. 17, 1777; d. in D., Feb. 14, 1852; dau. of Jonathan and Sarah (Pratt) Kingsbury. He settled in D., March, 1797, on lot 21, range 6. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Jonathan Kingsbury, b., Nov. 9, 1797; d. in D., May 27, 1879; m. 1st, Apr. 24, 1823, Sarah Adams, b. in D., Feb. 10, 1800; d. there, Nov. 29, 1843; dau. of James and Abigail (Hayward) Adams; m. 2d, Dec. 26, 1844, Mary Livingston Strong, b., Oct. 23, 1810; d. in D., Sept. 22, 1880; dau. of Richard and Sally (Rollins) Strong. Two ch., adopted July 24, 1848: 1. Charles Henry Mussey, b., Mar. 13, 1841; 2. Mary Jane Mussey, b., Nov. 5, 1845.
II. Ruggles, b., Oct. 19, 1799; d., Sept. 11, 1818.
III. Sarah Pratt, b., Aug. 10, 1802; m., Nov. 20, 1823, as his first wife, Phinehas Gleason (1, V), q. v.
IV. Curtis, b., Dec. 10, 1807; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Nov. 8, 1861; m., Sept. 8, 1835, Caroline Snow, b. in D., Nov. 18, 1816; d., Feb. 23, 1863; dau. of Josephus and Eleanor (Gilchrist) Snow. Ch .: 1. Luther Curtis, b., May 26, 1836; d., Sept. 11, 1849; 2. Ruggles, b., Nov. 14, 1840; m., Apr. 10, 1861, Caroline Hardy of Greenfield, seven ch .; 3. Sarah Caroline, b., Aug. 12, 1844; m., Feb. 28, 1866, Albert S. Corey; res. in Md.
* Caleb Kingsbury (son of Josiah), born Apr. 26, 1719, married Esther Townsend, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Townsend, first minister of Needham. His oldest son, Jonathan, born Aug. 4, 1751, married Sarah Pratt, and their oldest daughter, Lucy, married Ruggles Smith. Josiah, Caleb, and Jonathan, above named, - father, son, and grandson, - lived and died in Needham on the farm which later became the Alms- house. Jonathan Kingsbury served as an officer in the latter part of the Revolutionary War. He was an accurate surveyor of land, and held many offices of trust.
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V. Lucy, b., Nov. 5, 1816; m., Nov. 19, 1835, Ebenezer Greenwood (2, VIII), q. v.
AARON SMITH, the father of Abner and Ruggles given above, was b. and always lived in Needham, Mass. During the Revo- lutionary War he commanded the military company of that town, which organized as "minute men." When the British left for Lexington and Concord, a messenger having been dis- patched to rally the militia, Captain Smith, with his oldest son Aaron, Jr., and another man, fired three guns from the top of a neighboring hill, the signal agreed upon. Before daylight the company had collected and was marching to Lexington, fourteen miles away; before nightfall five of the band were killed, and two wounded.
III. FAMILY OF SAMUEL SMITH
SAMUEL SMITH, b., Oct. 2, 1782, d. in D., Mar. 15, 1866. He m. 1st, 1801, Esther Hill, b., July 7, 1785; d. in D., Oct. 3, 1829; dau. of Ebenezer and Esther (Pratt) Hill; m. 2d Mrs. Caroline Hill, d., Sept. 17, 1885, ae. 85. In 1797 he came to D. from Hollis, N. H., and settled on lot 2, range 8; later he re. to Hollis, then to Townsend, N. H., and again returned to D. where he res. on lot 3, range 5. He was a cooper by trade. Ch .:
I. Esther, b., June 10, 1802; m. Stephen Furbush of Peterborough, N. H.
II. Eli, b., Feb. 21, 1804; m., Jan. 20, 1828, Polly Fisk, dau. of Levi Fisk of Jaffrey, N. H.
III. Catharine, b. at Hollis, Feb. 13, 1807; m., Apr. 12, 1829, Hiram Barden.
IV. Noah, b. at Townsend, Apr. 6, 1809; m., May 24, 1835, Deidamia Barden.
V. Asenath, b. at Townsend, Feb. 21, 1811.
VI. John, b. in D., June 15, 1813; m. Sarah Upton of Peterborough, N. H.
VII. Sally Eliza, b., Apr. 15, 1815; d., Aug. 15, 1815.
VIII. Eliza, b., May 31, 1816.
IX. Elmira, b., Aug. 7, 1818.
X. Mary, b., Nov. 6, 1820; d., Dec. 1, 1823.
XI. Mary, b., July 30, 1825; m. Hosea Pierce of Peterborough, N. H. XII. Sarah Ann, b., Dec. 20, 1827.
HENRY HILLIARD SMITH
HENRY HILLIARD SMITH, M.D. (Dartmouth, 1859), son of Henry Sumner and Mary (Hilliard) Smith, was b. at Liver- pool, Medina Co., Ohio, June 16, 1837, and d. in D., Oct. 3, 1911. He m. at West Claremont, N. H., May 25, 1880, Arabella Sophia Fisk, b. in D., May 29, 1844; dau. of Thomas and Sophia (Appelton) Fisk. During the Civil War he was
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Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N. He res. at Claremont, at Tunbridge, Vt., and in D.
JOSEPH LINDON SMITH
JOSEPH LINDON SMITH, artist, play producer, and lecturer, was b. at Pawtucket, R. I., Oct. 11, 1863, the son of Henry Francis and Emma (Greenleaf) Smith. He m., Sept. 18, 1899, Corinna Haven Putnam of Rye, N. Y., b., Sept. 27, 1876; dau. of George Haven and Rebecca (Shepard) Putnam.
Mr. Smith was educated at private schools in Rhode Island, the school of drawing and painting of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and at the Académie Julien, Paris. He is known for his extensive work in mural decoration, and, also, for his active participation in excavations in Egypt. He spent three years as instructor at the school of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and from 1903 to 1906 at Harvard College. He res. in Boston, with a summer home in D. Ch .: 1. Rebecca Shepard, b. in Boston, 1902; 2. Frances Greenleaf, b. in London, Eng., 1904; 3. Lois Lindon, b. in Boston, 1911.
SNOW
I. FAMILY OF JOHN SNOW
1. JOHN SNOW, EsQ., b. at Leominster, Mass., Mar. 18, 1760, d. in D., Jan. 28, 1841. He m. 1st Hannah Parker, b. at Newton, Mass., Dec. 30, 1758; d. in D., May 27, 1823, in her 64th year; dau. of John and Abigail Pierce Parker; m. 2d, Dec. 27, 1826, Caroline Perry, b. in D., Apr. 1, 1801; d. there, June 4, 1882; dau. of John and Esther (Emery) Perry. He was a Revolutionary soldier. He re. to D. in 1800, and settled on lot 10, range 5, formerly owned by Rev. E. Sprague. Ch. by first wife:
I. Timothy, b., July 27, 1780; d. at Litchfield, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1836.
II. John, b., Mar. 7, 1782, 2.
III. Augustus Smith, b., Aug. 28, 1784; d. at Litchfield, N. Y.
"IV. Hannah Parker, b., Sept. 1, 1786; d. in Boston, Dec. 23, 1853; m. Jacob P. Willard of Ashby, N. H.
V. Josephus, b., Nov. 25, 1788, 3.
VI. Horatio Gates, b., Mar. 18, 1791; d. in Boston, June 8, 1836; m.
VII. Hollowell, b., May 25, 1793; d., Sept. 14, 1796.
VIII. Henry, b., June 15, 1795; d., May 23, 1834; m. -; res. at Shrewsbury, Mass.
IX. Louisa, b., July 27, 1797; d., Nov. 2, 1818.
X. Mary Anne, b., Sept. 9, 1799; d., Oct. 27, 1820.
XI. Emily b., Sept. 26, 1802; d., Dec. 7, 1818.
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Ch. by second wife, b. in D .:
XII. Harriet Louisa, b., Aug. 8, 1830; m. Thomas Barge Wait (4), q. v. XIII. Elbridge, b., Mar. 17, 1835, 4.
2. JOHN SNOW, son of John, Esq., 1, came from Sterling, Mass., 1800. He was b., Mar. 7, 1782, and d. in D., May 14, 1870. He m. 1st, Apr. 4, 1804, Marcia (Marcy) Twitchell, b., Feb. 9, 1779; d., Dec. 11, 1843; dau. of Joseph and Mercy (Holbrook) Twitchell; m. 2d, May 5, 1846, Mrs. Eveline Preston; dau. of Moses and Lucy Campbell Marshall, and widow of Merrick Preston. Ch. by first wife:
I. Augustine P., b., Apr. 16, 1809; d., Mar. 16, 1864; m., Oct. 17, 1837, Mary Heard, b., Apr. 25, 1820; d., Aug. 21, 1887, as the wife of Sargent Bohonan; dau. of Henry and Mehetabel (Colburn) Heard. Ch .: 1. Melissa C., d., Oct. 26, 1860, ae. 21.
II. Charles, b., Apr. 13, 1811; d., Aug. 25, 1847; m., 1836, Mary W. Wight, b., Apr. 8, 1818; dau. of John and Beulah (Smith) Wight. Ch .: 1. A daughter; 2. Marcus; 3. Marian; 4. Henry.
III. Leonard, b. in D., June 24, 1815; m. 1st, May 28, 1844, Martha Piper, b., Oct. 1, 1817; d., Nov. 30, 1848; dau. of Cyrus and Cath- arine (Greenwood) Piper; m. 2d, Dec. 17, 1850, Mary E. Shedd of Pepperell, Mass., b., Oct. 10, 1818; res. at Marlborough, N. H., now Boston. Ch. by first wife: 1. Martha P., b. at Marlborough, Oct. 23, 1848; m., April, 1874, William J. Stewart of Cambridge, Mass .; res. at Winchester, Mass .; ch. by second wife; 2. G. Lyman, b. at Brighton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1856.
3. JOSEPHUS SNOW, son of John, Esq., 1, was b., Nov. 25, 1788, and d., May 14, 1860. He m., Dec. 23, 1813, Eleanor Gilchrist of Carlisle, Mass., who d., Aug. 28, 1873, ae. 78 years, 10 months, 28 days. Ch .:
I. Mary Louisa, b., Nov. 17, 1814; m., May 4, 1837, as his first wife, Luther Smith (4), q. v.
II. Caroline, b., Nov. 18, 1816; m., Sept. 8, 1835, Curtis Smith (IV), q. v.
III. William, b., Feb. 22, 1818; d., Mar. 6, 1818 (see p. 420).
IV. Henry Lewis, b., Mar. 10, 1819; d., Mar. 10, 1821 (see p. 420).
V. Andrew Jackson, b. in D., Mar. 29, 1822; d. at Westborough, Mass., Oct. 2, 1901; m. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 8, 1847, Lucy Jane Burpee, b. in D., Apr. 8, 1824; dau. of Ebenezer and Dorcas Gates (Bow- man) Burpee. He was a straw manufacturer, and res. in D., and at South Framingham, Medway, and Westborough, Mass. Ch., the first two b. at South Framingham, the rest at Medway: 1. Ada Jane, b., May 3, 1849; m. George Josiah Jackson; 2. Andrew Clarence, b., Sept. 22, 1851; m. Edwina Stewart; 3. Fan- nie Maria, b., May 3, 1854; m. Henry Braman Tenny; 4. Eleanor Dorcas, b., Oct. 27, 1859; d. at Southborough, Mass., Jan. 15, 1884; m. George Henry Burgoyne. 5. Mary Parker, b., Oct. 26, 1862; m. Louis Kossuth Travis.
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VI. Henry Parker, b., Nov. 29, 1824; d. at Peterborough, N. H., 1854; m. Gracia Ann Stanley, dau. of Charles and Lucy (Winch) Stanley. VII. Emily Eliza, b. Dec. 10, 1827; m. I. H. Keysar; res. at Sutton, N. H.
VIII. Lucy Maria, b., June 28, 1834.
4. ELBRIDGE SNOW, son of John, 1, b. in D., Mar. 17, 1835; m. at Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 12, 1859, Lydia Ann Jones, b. at South Reading, Vt., Sept. 17, 1827; dau. of Ephraim and Lydia Proctor (Robinson) Jones. He is a machinist, and res. at Fitchburg. Ch., b. at Fitchburg:
I. Carrie Louise, b., June 11, 1860; d. at Fitchburg, July 16, 1863.
II. Cora Blanch, b., Oct. 27, 1865; d. at Fitchburg, Sept. 26, 1888; m. Tristram Walker Sheldon. Ch .: 1. Elbridge Thomas, b. at Fitch- burg, Nov. 27, 1887.
III. Alice Emelie, b., Apr. 12, 1867; d. at Fitchburg, Nov. 4, 1902; m. David William Colburn. Ch., b. at Fitchburg: 1. David Morse, b., May 30, 1894; 2. William Snow, b., July 3, 1898.
II. FAMILY OF EZRA SNOW
EZRA SNOW, son of Samuel and Dorothea Richardson Snow of Jaffrey, N. H., was b. at Jaffrey, Aug. 19, 1785, and d. at Brattleborough, Vt., Feb. 4, 1849. He m., Dec. 15, 1807, Mary Rider, b., Aug. 13, 1788; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 4, 1872; dau. of Moses and Mary (Twitchell) Rider. Ch .:
I. Mary, b., Mar. 3, 1809; d., July 4, 1844.
II. Dorothy R., b., May 2, 1811; d., Mar. 15, 1873; m., 1853, Augustus Berry of Pelham, Mass.
III. Edward, b., May 29, 1813; d., Feb. 14, 1861.
IV. Ezra G., b., Dec. 9, 1815; d. in Mississippi, Oct. 3, 1839, while studying medicine with his uncle, Dr. Mark Snow.
V. Eliza, b., Aug. 25, 1818; res. in Boston, Mass.
VI. Julia, b., Oct. 5, 1820; d. at Peterborough, Feb. 20, 1877.
VII. Harriet S., b., Mar. 22, 1823; m., Ist, Aaron B. Grant, who d. at Concord, N. H., Sept. 29, 1850, ae. 33; m., 2d, John Wilder of Peterborough.
VIII. Emma A., b., July 4, 1825.
IX. Francis M., b., Mar. 2, 1829; d. at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1861; m., 1856, Julia F. Miller of Buffalo; dau. of James Miller. Ch .: 1. Albert F., b., Mar. 2, 1858, res. in Colorado; 2. James Miller, b., Jan. 23, 1860.
SOUTHWICK
1. JEDEDIAH KILBURN SOUTHWICK, from Massachusetts, the son of William Southwick, d. in D., Apr. 8, 1843, ae. 59. He m., Jan. 11, 1809, Dorcas Twitchell, b. in D., June 1, 1787; d. at Sullivan, N. H., Jan. 31, 1854; dau. of Gershon and Prudence (Adams) Twitchell. Previous to 1820 he built a brick house on
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lot 21, range 8; he was engaged in manufacturing brown earthen- ware. Ch., b. in D. (Pottersville) :
I. Augustus, d., Apr. 1, 1815, ae. 5.
II. Sarah, m. - - Nims; res. at Sullivan, N. H.
III. Augustus, b., July 12, 1816, 2.
IV. Martha, d., Oct. 2, 1896, ae. 73 yrs. 2 mos. 26 ds.
2. AUGUSTUS SOUTHWICK, son of Jedediah Kilburn, 1, was b. in D. (Pottersville), July 12, 1816, and d. at Keene, N. H., Dec. 8, 1899. He m. at Marlborough, N. H., Aug. 22, 1844, Mary Holman McCollester, b. there, Nov. 13, 1820; d. there, Jan. 27, 1886; dau. of Silas and Achsah (Holman) McCollester. He was a farmer and potter, and res. at Pottersville, Marl- borough, and Keene. Ch., b. at Pottersville:
I. Frederick Augustus, merchant, b., June 20, 1845; m. 1st, at Marl- borough, Mar. 28, 1871, Abbie Sarah Hardy, b. in D., Oct. 30, 1848; d. at Carthage, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Feb. 21, 1874; dau. of Cyrus Edmund and Sarah Hardy; m. 2d, at Carthage, Sept. 1, 1875, Eva Susan Potter, b. at Copenhagen, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1851; dau. of Henry G. and Susan C. Potter; no ch.
II. Jedediah Kilburn, farmer, b., Nov. 8, 1847; d. at Marlborough, Sept. 5, 1909; m. in D., May 16, 1882, Emma Josephine Moore, b. at Jaffrey, N. H., Jan. 10, 1855; dau. of Abraham and Julia Maria Moore; res. at Marlborough, where he was a selectman and a member of the school committee. Ch .: 1. Viola Emma (adopted), b. at Upton, Mass., Sept. 11, 1877; 2. Mary Josephine, b. at Marlborough, Mar. 19, 1884; 3. Arthur Lincoln, b. at Marlborough, May 28, 1888.
III. Silas Collester, clerk, b., Aug. 19, 1849; d. at Carthage, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1878; m. there, Aug. 9, 1877, Louisa E. Wilmot, b., August, 1855; dau. of Reuben and Jeanette (Herrick) Wilmot. Ch .: 1. Maude Jeanette, b. at Carthage, July 1, 1878.
IV. Sarah Orrilla, b., Feb. 27, 1853; m. Orison Hull Moore (II, 2), q. v.
SPAULDING
I. FAMILY OF WILLIAM SPAULDING
1. WILLIAM SPAULDING, farmer, b. at Milford, N. H., Dec. 10, 1821, d. at Groton, Mass., Feb. 6, 1906, the son of Abel and Anna (Shattuck) Spaulding. He m. at Worcester, Mass., February, 1855, Abby Roxanna Stearns, b. at Amherst, N. H., Jan. 2, 1833; d. at Newton, Mass., Mar. 4, 1909; dau. of Oliver and Abby (Farnsworth) Stearns. They res. at Milford until 1856, when they re. to D., where they remained until 1883, when they settled in Groton. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Otis William, b., 1862; d., Aug. 6, 1862, ae. 4 mos.
II. Fred Samson, b., Dec. 25, 1863, 2.
III. Frank Ellsworth, b., Nov. 30, 1866, 3.
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2. FRED SAMSON SPAULDING, son of William, 1, was b. in D., Dec. 25, 1863, and d. at Watertown, Mass., Oct. 3, 1912. He m. at South Framingham, Mass., Apr. 16, 1884, Elenah Cleone Hall, b. at Northfield, N. H., Feb. 17, 1866; dau. of Sylvester Ferrin and Harriet Mehitable (Groves) Hall. He was a carpenter and builder, and res. at Framingham and Watertown. Ch., b. at Framingham:
I. Ashley Williams, b., July 13, 1885; m. Mary Elizabeth Leger; res. at Watertown.
II. Marion, b., Apr. 2, 1887; m. Alfred Lockhart Bodge; res. at West Somerville, Mass.
III. Ralph Hartley, b., June 30, 1888; m. Florence Agnes Bouret; res. at Watertown.
IV. Lyndon Ellsworth, b., Feb. 3, 1890; m. Josephine Elmena Leger; res. at Waltham, Mass.
3. FRANK ELLSWORTH SPAULDING, educator and author, son of William, 1, was b. in D., Nov. 30, 1866. He m. at North- ampton, Mass., Oct. 17, 1895, Mary Elizabeth Trow, b. at Haydenville, Mass., Jan. 28, 1867; dau. of William Marshall and Thankful Graves (Smith) Trow.
Mr. Spaulding was educated at Amherst College (A.B., 1889); University of Leipsic (magna cum laude, 1894); Uni- versity of Berlin, Sorbonne, and College of France, Paris; and Clark University, Worcester, Mass. (A.M., Ph.D.). He was superintendent of schools at Ware, Mass., 1895-1897; at Passaic, N. J., 1897-1904; at Newton, Mass., 1904-1914; at Minneapolis, Minn., 1914-1917; and at Cleveland, Ohio, since 1917. Scores of school text books have been written by him in cluding readers, spellers and language books, of which several - million copies have been sold throughout the country. Ch .:
I. Francis Trow, b. at Ware, Nov. 23, 1896.
II. William Ellsworth, b. at Passaic, Feb. 5, 1898.
III. Mary, b. at Passaic, Apr. 16, 1899.
IV. Catherine, b. at Buckland, Mass., Aug. 21, 1904.
II. FAMILY OF FRANCIS ASHLEY SPAULDING
FRANCIS ASHLEY SPAULDING was b. at Hancock, N. H., July 5, 1833, the son of Daniel and Amity (Cudworth) Spauld- ing. He m. at Mason, N. H., Dec. 5, 1865, Orinda York, b. at Guildhall, Vt .; d., Aug. 26, 1915; dau. of Ebenezer Dow and Tamson (Corser) York of Peterborough, N. H. He is a mason, and res. in D. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Ellen Evadel, b., June 1, 1873; m. Anderson M. Worcester; res. at West Swanzey, N. H. Ch .: 1. Clarence Fay, b. at Peterborough,
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July 22, 1889; 2. Harry Anderson, b. at West Swanzey, Mar. 10, 1898; m. Esther Naomi Smith.
II. Alonzo Francis Wood, b., Jan. 28, 1882; res. at Providence, R. I.
STANFORD
1. CALEB STANFORD came with his family from Sherborn, Mass., and settled, 1775, on lot 14, range 10. Son of David and Lydia (Morse) Stanford, he was b. at Sherborn, Aug. 31, 1716. He m., Apr. 2, 1740, Ruth Cozens of Holliston, Mass., b., Jan. 12, 1723/4; dau. of Abraham and Abigail Wilkinson Cozens. Ch .:
I. Lydia, b. at Holliston, Apr. 19, 1741; d., May 22, 1766; m. at Natick, Mass., Dec. 30, 1762, John Bacon of Natick; d. there, Apr. 28, 1764. One ch.
II. Josiah, b. at Natick, Mass., Oct. 27, 1742, 2.
III. Joseph, b. at Sherborn, Mar. 9, 1744/5; m. Sarah -; four ch.
IV. Abner, b. at Sherborn, May 12, 1747; d. at Chesterfield, Vt., April, 1820; m. 1st, at Mendon, Mass., Nov. 24, 1768, Jemima Green, b. at Upton, Mass., Jan. 30, 1748/9; d., June 15, 1818; dau. of William and Hannah Green; m. 2d, at Dummerston, Vt., Nov. 24, 1800, Sarah McIntyre, who d., January, 1855, as the wife of Israel Gould of West Fairlee, Vt. Abner Stanford was a Revolu- tionary soldier, and res. at Peterborough, N. H., Upton, Mass., and Chesterfield, Vt. Six ch. by first wife, and six by second wife. V. Phinehas, b. at Sherborn, Feb. 1, 1748/9, 3.
VI. Betty, b. at Sherborn, May 22, 1751; d. there, Mar. 2, 1756.
VII. Caleb (twin), b. at Sherborn, Mar. 27, 1753; d. there, Dec. 12, 1754. VIII. Joshua (twin), b. at Sherborn, Mar. 27, 1753; d. there, Dec. 23, 1754. IX. Caleb, b. at Sherborn, Dec. 27, 1754; d. there, Jan. 26, 1755.
X. Caleb, b. at Sherborn, Feb. 27, 1756; d. in D., unm., Mar. 10, 1828.
XI. Joshua, b. at Sherborn, May 4, 1758; d. in D., Mar. 20, 1855 (see incorrect statements on pages 175, 603 and 604).
XII. Betty, b. at Sherborn, June 1, 1760; m., as his first wife, Asa Pratt q. v.
XIII. David, b. at Sherborn, May 8, 1762; m., Jan. 16, 1786, Levina White. He was the first settler in D. on lot 22, range 7, which he sold to Zebulon Norris before 1793. Ch .: 1. Levina, b., Jan. 17, 1787; 2. Charlotte, b., Feb. 13, 1789; 3. Lucretia, b., Mar. 6, 1791.
2. JOSIAH STANFORD, son of Caleb, 1, was b. at Natick, Mass., Oct. 27, 1742, and d. at Concord, Vt. He m. at Natick, Dec. 10, 1769, Esther Boyce, b., 1745; d. at Concord, Vt .; dau. of Samuel and Esther Hastings Boyce. He came from Sher- born, Mass., and settled in D. on lot 15, range 10, near the other Stanfords. In 1800 he re. to Littleton, N. H. Ch., all but the first one b. in D .:
I. Fanny, b. at Sherborn, October, 1771; m., Oct. 2, 1792, Luther Adams, q. v.
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II. Samuel Boyce, b., Feb. 4, 1773; d. at Burke, Vt., Nov. 2, 1838; m. at Chesterfield, N. H., June 4, 1800, Polly Cobleigh, b., Mar. 11, 1778 or 1779; d. at Burke, Mar. 28, 1854; dau. of John and Deborah Harris Cobleigh. Seven ch.
III. Mary, b., Aug. 19, 1775; d., June 29, 1840; m., Aug. 11, 1795, John Cobleigh, b. at Chesterfield, N. H., Apr. 10, 1777; son of John and Deborah Harris Cobleigh. Twelve ch.
IV. John, b., May 11, 1779; d. at Albany, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1849; m., Apr. 11, 1811, Almira Eastman, b. at Littleton, N. H., July 15, 1791; d. at Irasburg, Vt., July 15, 1879; dau. of Jonathan East- man. Eleven ch.
V. Persis, b., Jan. 16, 1783; d. at Lyman, N. H., Mar. 3, 1865; m. (intention recorded Oct. 5, 1807), David Hoskins, b., Aug. 30, 1778; d. at Lyman, July 26, 1859; son of Elkanah and Mindwell Barney Hoskins of Taunton and Petersham, Mass. Eight ch.
VI. Betsey, b., Mar. 19, 1785; d., unm., at Concord, Vt., Oct. 17, 1862.
VII. Alona, b., Oct. 5, 1789; d. at Concord, Vt., June 14, 1860; m., June 12, 1809, Joseph Buckminster of Concord, b. at Roxbury, N. H., Sept. 11, 1780; d., Sept. 27, 1831; son of Solomon and Betsey Davis Buckminster. Seven ch.
3. PHINEHAS STANFORD, son of Caleb, 1, was b. at Sherborn, Mass., Feb. 1, 1748/9. He m. there, Aug. 26, 1773, his cousin, Comfort Morse of Natick, Mass., b. at Uxbridge, Mass., Nov. 7, 1752; dau. of Abijah and Lydia (Fairbanks) Morse. Res. in D. Ch .:
I. Abigail, bapt. at Natick, Nov. 7, 1773, "aged about 5 years."
II. Lydia, b., Feb. 18, 1774.
III. Amos, b., June 25, 1776; m. at Marlborough, N. H., Mar. 24, 1807, Betsey Ball; dau. of Daniel and Lydia Smith Ball of Marlborough or Troy, N. H .; res. several years in D., on the farm of Aaron Appleton, lot 11, range 8.
IV. Molly, b., September, 1778.
V. Dorcas, m. Taylor Gregory; re. to Pa.
VI. Daniel, b., June 10, 1782; d. in Pa., m. Ruth Ross.
STANLEY
1. JOSHUA STANLEY was b. at Wilmington, Mass., Feb. 22, 1766, and d. in D., Feb. 10, 1843. He m. 1st, July 31, 1783, Margaret Johnson, who d. in D., Aug. 3, 1819, aged 55; dau. of Simeon Johnson; m. 2d, Ruth Sanderson of Lunenburg, Mass.
When but seventeen years old, Joshua Stanley began to labor in D. on lot 4, range 3, which was eventually given to him by an uncle named Stewart with whom he worked. The first night after their arrival in D., Stewart and his nephew slept on a bed of boughs under the shelter of a log poised above the ground by its branches. Their first dwelling was a cave
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dug out on the side of the hill and covered with bark. Although there was hardly room for a bed and table, they lived there several years. When Mr. Stanley married he built a log house for his bride, and later a clapboard house. At the time of his death his eight children were all living; forty-five of his fifty- two grandchildren were living, and twenty great-grandchildren -eighty descendants. To this number the addition of twenty- three husbands and wives gives one hundred and three persons, of whom ninety-five were living February, 1843. Ch. by first wife:
I. William, b., Sept. 4, 1784; m. Mary (Polly) Yeardly, b., 1786; dau. of William and Sarah (Twitchell) Yeardly; re. to McDonough, N. Y., with a family of seven ch. One ch., a daughter, d. in D., July 15, 1821, ae. 212 years.
II. Joshua, b., Sept. 4, 1786, 2.
III. Betsey, b., Dec. 23, 1788; d., Aug. 10, 1849; m., December, 1809, Jacob Gragg Lakin of Hancock, N. H., b., Nov. 14, 1785; d., May, 1852; son of Capt. Lemuel and Hannah (Morrison) Lakin. Ch .: 1. Ann, b., Dec. 19, 1810; m., Nov. 14, 1833, Charles Hayward, b. in D., Feb. 22, 1806; son of Charles Prescott and Sarah (Mason) Hayward; six ch.
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