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IV. Jesse, b., Nov. 27, 1813; d. at Adrian, Mich., Feb. 24, 1873, ae. 59 yrs. 2 mos. 27 ds .; m., Apr. 4, 1843, Sarah Jane Taggart, b., June 30, 1818; d., Jan. 28, 1879, ae. 60 yrs. 6 mos. 27 ds .; dau. of John and Hannah (Patterson) Taggart. Ch .: 1. John F., b., July 10, 1846; d., May 2, 1911; 2. Fanny Maria, b., Feb. 8, 1850; perhaps others.
V. Charles, b. and d., Mar. 12, 1815.
VI. Elizabeth, b., Oct. 18, 1816; m., May 9, 1837, Daniel Gates Jones (I, 2, II), q. v.
VII. Jane, b., Sept. 19, 1818; m., May 2, 1839, Joseph Morse (6), q. v., son of Thaddeus and Serena (Appleton) Morse.
VIII. Louisa, b., Apr. 2, 1820; m., May 3, 1842, John E. Washburn of Hancock, N. H .; res. at Manchester, N. H. Ch .: 1. Henry; 2. Mary; 3. Melicent.
IX. Nancy, b., Aug. 19, 1823; m., May 3, 1846, Stephen Robbe of Peter- borough, N. H .; b. there, May 17, 1821; son of Samuel and Betsey (Scott) Robbe. Ch., b. at Peterborough: 1. William A., b., Dec. 9, 1849; 2. Frederick G., b., Mar. 11, 1852; m., 1876, Helen S. Shedd; 3. John Warren, b., July 29, 1864.
X. Charles (twin), b., Apr. 20, 1825; m. Eunice E. White of Pennsyl- vania; res. in New York City.
XI. Caroline (twin), b., Apr. 20, 1825; m., Nov. 9, 1848, Levi Stevens; res. at Amherst, N. H. Ch .: 1. George; 2. James Edward; perhaps others.
3. JONATHAN WARREN, son of Daniel, 1, was b., Apr. 15, 1789. He m., Feb. 16, 1813, Mary (Polly) Appleton, b. in D., Sept. 22, 1792; d. there, Dec. 26, 1879; dau. of Francis, Jr., and Mary (Ripley) Appleton. Ch .:
I. Abigail M., b., Oct. 12, 1813; m., May 22, 1838, Edwin Steele of Peterborough, N. H., b., May 12, 1817; d., Nov. 10, 1862; son of
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Gov. John H. and Jane (Moore) Steele. Ch .: 1. Jane H., b., Dec. 2, 1839; m. Samuel N. Porter, D.D.S. 2. Mary C., b., Mar. 22, 1842; d., Sept. 20, 1844; 3. John Henry, b., July 24, 1845.
II. Moses, b., 1815; d. in the West.
III. Daniel A., physician, b., Oct. 20, 1817; m .; res. at New Egypt, N. J.
WATKINS
ZACCHEUS WATKINS m., May 1, 1788, Rhoda Weatherby. They lived on lot 14, range 17, and had one dau. Tabitha, b., Dec. 10, 1788.
WELLMAN
JESSE PARKER WELLMAN, farmer, the son of John Wellman, was b. at Lyndeborough, N. H., July 3, 1822, and d. at West- moreland, N. H., Apr. 28, 1898. He m., 1st, Arvilla Fottingham of Ashburnham, Mass., and 2d, at Lyndeborough, Achsah Jane Coburn, b. at Wilton, N. H., Aug. 22, 1831; d. at East Jaffrey, N. H., Jan. 10, 1904; dau. of Jonathan and Mary Ann (Fish) Coburn. Ch .:
I. Frank Pierce, b. at Milford, N. H., Oct. 26, 1850; m. Mary J. Wheeler; res. at East Jaffrey.
II. Roena Medora, b. at Lyndeborough, Apr. 18, 1852; m. Fred I. Stevens; res. at East Jaffrey.
III. Mary Lizzie, b. at Mason, N. H., Aug. 17, 1855: d. at Jaffrey, N. H., Jan. 1, 1875; m. Fred I. Stevens.
IV. Hannah Jane, b. at New Ipswich, N. H., June 8, 1857; m., 1st, Levi H. Woodward; m., 2d, Frank Graves.
V. Marion Ardelle, b. at New Ipswich, June 19, 1859; m., 1st, J. Hamil- ton Spofford; m., 2d, John W. Poole; res. at Jaffrey.
VI. Charles Fred, b. at Jaffrey, Aug. 17, 1862; m. Minnie Spillet.
VII. Annie Keziah, b. at Jaffrey, Nov. 19, 1864; m. Clark E. Sweatt; res. at East Jaffrey.
VIII. Carrie Emogene, b. in D., June 6, 1872; m. Charles G. Whitney; res. at Beverly, Mass.
XI. Marietta Estelle, b. in D., Mar. 26, 1875; m. Leslie H. Whitney; res. at East Jaffrey.
WELSH
LAURENCE EDWARD WELSH, gardener, was b. at Hancock, N. H., May 20, 1877, the son of Thomas Edward and Ellen (McGrath) Welsh. He m. in Boston, Mass., Mar. 31, 1907, Mary Travers, b. in Ireland, Oct. 23, 1884, dau. of James and Catherine (Kerrigan) Travers. Ch., b., in D .:
I. Thomas James, b., Apr. 16, 1908.
II. Mary Catherine, b., Jan. 21, 1910.
III. Alice Isabelle, b., Apr. 5, 1913.
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WESTON
SUMNER JAMES WESTON, son of Rogers and Mary (Winn) Weston, was b. at Townsend, Mass., July 18, 1816, and d. in D., May 6, 1896. He m. at Mason, N. H., July 12, 1846, Sarah Ann Morse, b. at Mason, Aug. 7, 1825; d. at Peter- borough, N. H., Feb. 1, 1907; dau. of Thaddeus and Polly (White) Morse. He was a farmer and carpenter, and res. at Mason and in D. Ch., the first four b. at Mason, the remaining two b. in D .:
I. Sarah Arvena, b., Apr. 15, 1847; m. Frank Clifton Moore (II), q. v., son of James and Elmira (Knowlton) Moore (I, 2), q. v.
II. Sylvia Ada, b., Aug. 15, 1850; m. Frank H. Davis.
III. Charles Alfred, b., June 26, 1853; d. in D., Jan. 7, 1874.
IV. Frank Herbert, b., Apr. 23, 1858; d. at Peterborough, Feb. 19, 1907; m. at Chelmsford, Mass., Oct. 16, 1893, Emma Jane Allison, b. in D., Jan. 27, 1864; dau. of James and Sarah Jane (Darracott) Allison. He was a farmer, and res. in D. and at Peterborough. Ch .: 1. Ruth, b. in D., Nov. 8, 1896; 2. Roger Allison, b. in D., July 11, 1899; 3. Zelma, b. at Peterborough, Aug. 18, 1902; d. there, Mar. 5, 1903.
V. Fred Rogers, b., May 16, 1864; d. in D., Sept. 22, 1871.
VI. Edward Albert, b., Apr. 20, 1868; d. in D., Jan. 9, 1874.
WHEELER
LEMUEL WHEELER came to D. from Ashby, Mass., about 1788, with his wife Catharine. In 1816 he re. with his family to Jefferson County, N. Y. Ch .:
I. John, b. at Lincoln, Mass., Mar. 7, 1784.
II. Timothy, b. at Ashby, Nov. 27, 1785.
III. Sally, b. at Ashby, Dec. 28, 1787.
IV. Lemuel, b., Jan. 13, 1790; d., May, 1813.
V. Eli, b., Mar. 13, 1792.
VI. Asa, b., Jan. 31, 1794.
VII. Silas, b., Feb. 21, 1796.
VIII. Polly, b., Mar. 16, 1798.
IX. James (twin), b., Mar. 7, 1800.
X. Nancy (twin), b., Mar. 7, 1800.
XI. Charles, b., Mar. 16, 1802.
XII. Daniel, b., July 9, 1805.
JOHN AUGUSTUS WHEELER, son of John Wheeler, was b. at Ashby, Mass., June 10, 1820, and d. in D., Aug. 4, 1863, ae. 43 yrs. 1 mo. 27 ds. He m., May 25, 1843, Mary Almira Prichard of New Ipswich, N. H., who d. in D., Dec. 17, 1862 (1863, gravestone), ae. 42 yrs. 4 mos. 10 ds. He was a farmer and a preacher of the gospel, and came to D. from
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Ashby in 1851. Ch., the first six b. at Ashby, the last two b. in D .:
I. Mary Louisa, b., Sept. 13, 1844; m. James A. Goodfellow, res. at Fitchburg, Mass.
II. John Prichard, b., Oct. 28, 1845; m .; d. in D., Nov. 16, 1880, ae. 35 yrs. One ch .: Louisa of Greenville, N. H .; perhaps others.
III. William Augustus, b., Nov. 15, 1846; d. at Ashby, Sept. 30, 1847, ae. 10 mos. 15 ds.
IV. William Augustus, b., Feb. 20, 1848; m., 1st, Mary Anna Emerson; m., 2d, Lavina Johnson; res. at Santa Ana, Cal.
V. Nancy Almira, b., Apr. 22, 1850; m. Herbert E. Carter, res. at West Swanzey, N. H.
VI. Nellie Frances, b., Aug. 30, 1851; m. James S. Hayward; res. at Hancock, N. H.
VII. Abbie Jane, b., Feb. 4, 1853; m. John Lavater Adams (11), q. v.
VIII. George Steven, b., Dec. 17, 1856; res. at Antrim, N. H.
WHITCOMB
FRANK AUGUSTUS WHITCOMB, farmer, son of Ezekiel Osgood and Martha (Newmarch) Whitcomb, was b. at East Swanzey, N. H., Feb. 1, 1871. He m. in D., July 6, 1893, Lucy Anna Knowlton, b. in D., Jan. 25, 1870; dau. of Asa and Lydia Ann (Darling) Knowlton. He has resided at Keene, Swanzey, Dublin, and Greenfield, N. H., Kennebunk, Me., and is now settled in D. Ch .:
I. Lewis Newmarch, b. at South Keene, N. H., Sept. 21, 1894; m. at South Lyndeborough, N. H., July 4, 1912, Helen Hilton, b. at Wells, Me., Feb. 6, 1894; dau. of Alvirda Freeman and Estella Florence (Moody) Hilton. They res. at Unionville, Mass. Ch .: 1. Jose- phine, b. at Kennebunk, Me., May 10, 1913; 2. Ruth Inez, b. in D., Apr. 17, 1915.
II. Ralph Homer, b. in D., Feb. 20, 1899; d. there, Mar. 10, 1900.
III. Arthur Knowlton, b. at Greenfield, Nov. 5, 1906.
IV. Frank William, b. at Greenfield, Apr. 26, 1910.
REV. WILLIAM FRANCIS WHITCOMB was b. at Claremont, N. H., Oct. 16, 1873. He m., Oct. 12, 1899, Minnette Eliza Washburn, who was b. at Springfield, Vt. He was educated at Dartmouth College (A.B., 1896), and attended the Hart- ford Theological Seminary for one year. His first pastorate was in D. from May, 1897, to October, 1900, when he was installed at Surry, N. H., where he remained until January, 1906. At this date he entered upon a pastorate at Westminster, Vt., which continued until October, 1910. He res. at Claremont, N. H., and has supplied at Croydon, N. H., since October, 1910. Ch .: I. Vernon Francis, b. at Keene, Apr. 21, 1903. II. Vera May, b. at Surry, July 29, 1905.
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WHITE
THOMAS WHITE m. Mary (Molly) French, who was b. at Hollis, N. H., July 12, 1750, the dau. of John and Mary (Whitcomb) French. He re. to D., about 1744, and before 1820 he re. to Cornish, N. H. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Molly or Polly (twin), b., 1775; m. Samuel Lewis, q. v., son of Samuel and Polly Williams Lewis.
II. Esther (twin), b., 1775; m. John Gill Riggs, q. v.
III. Susanna, b., 1777; m., Jan. 3, 1799, Abijah Williams, son of Samuel and Lois Williams.
IV. Oliver, b., 1779; m., 1804, Hannah Williams, dau. of Samuel and Lois Williams.
V. Betsey, b., 1781; m., Feb. 19, 1801, Stephen Williams, son of Samuel and Lois Williams.
VI. Abigail, b., 1784; m., 1814, - Holbrook.
VII. Aaron, b., Feb. 21, 1787; m., 1806, Rebecca Williams, b., Mar. 30, 1788; dau. of Samuel and Lois Williams.
VIII. Moses, b., June 17, 1791.
IX. John, b., July 20, 1793; m. Lucy Davis, dau. of Matthew Davis. X. James, b., Aug. 3, 1796.
WHITTAKER
MOSES WHITTAKER, with his wife Betsey, settled on lot 19, range 8. Ch .: I. Moses, b. at Fisherfield, N. H., Dec. 15, 1788. II. Betsey, b. at Fisherfield, Apr. 20, 1790. III. Annas, b. at Weare, N. H., June 1, 1792. IV. Caleb, b. in D., June 1, 1794.
WHITTEMORE
JOSEPH WHITTEMORE, b. about 1768, d. in D., Aug. 21, 1833, ae. 65. He m., April, 1800, Martha (Patty) Belknap, b. in D., Mar. 23, 1779; d. there Sept. 6, 1840, ae. 62; dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Ayers) Belknap. He settled on lot 16, range 7, which he sold, in 1831, to Thomas Fisk. Ch .:
I. Jervice, b., Feb. 28, 1801; res. in Boston and other places. He was the first to establish in Boston the beer business on a large scale.
II. Herald, b., Oct. 28, 1803; m. Adaline Walker.
III. Arvilla, b., Apr. 28, 1806.
IV. Charles, b., Jan. 7, 1808; m., Jan. 29, 1839, Betsey Jane Derby, b., Nov. 27, 1819; dau. of Samuel and Betsey (Knowlton) Derby. He res. first in Philadelphia, where, for several years, he had a successful beer business; he res. later at Ravenswood, Long Island,
N. Y. See page 58 of Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration. V. James, b., Nov. 25, 1809; res. in Wisconsin or Illinois.
VI. Eliza, b., Nov. 30, 1811; m., Dec. 3, 1832, Nathan Newton.
VII. Martha, b., Jan. 23, 1814; d., May 3, 1823.
VIII. Hannah, b., Jan. 24, 1816; d., Apr. 9, 1832.
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IX. Mary, b., Mar. 21, 1818.
X. Paulina, b., Apr. 18, 1822.
WIGHT
I. FAMILY OF JOEL WIGHT
JOEL WIGHT of Medfield, Mass., m. Ist, May 30, 1768, Elizabeth Twitchell, b. at Sherborn, Mass., July 27, 1743; d. in D., Apr. 19, 1800, in the 57th year of her age; dau. of Joseph and Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell; m. 2d Martha Moore of Jaffrey, N. H. He lived in several parts of the town. Ch., by first wife:
I. Hannah, b., Mar. 11, 1769; m., Mar. 2, 1797, John Wilson Learned (I, 2), q. v.
II. Anna, b., Aug. 23, 1775; d., Aug. 24, 1775.
III. Olive, b., Apr. 30, 1777.
IV. Elizabeth, b., Dec. 20, 1780.
V. Seth, b., May 21, 1783.
VI. Eli, b., Mar. 26, 1786; re. to Maine.
II. FAMILY OF JOHN WIGHT
1. JOHN WIGHT, from Medfield, Mass., was b. there, Mar. 29, 1736; He m., 1759, Elizabeth Reed, b., Sept. 29, 1739; d., Dec. 13, 1815; dau. of Josiah Reed. About 1763 he settled in D. on lot 17, range 8. Ch .:
I. Elizabeth, b., Mar. 27, 1763.
II. Jabez, b., Dec. 21, 1764, 2.
III. Miriam, b., Oct. 14, 1766; m., as his second wife, Ezra Morse, Sr. (4), q. v.
IV. Jonas, b., Oct. 27, 1768; d., Aug. 10 or 16, 1844.
V. John, b., Oct. 14, 1770.
VI. Susanna, b., Feb. 13, 1772; d., Apr. 8, 1854.
VII. Abigail, b., Sept. 4, 1774.
VIII. Mary, b., Feb. 19, 1778; m. Benjamin Nye; re. to Fairfield, Vt.
IX. Josiah, b., Sept. 10, 1784; d., March, 1853; m. Rebecca Towne, b., May 2, 1794; dau. of Cornelius and Hannah (Chaplin) Towne. Ch .: 1. Jonas, b., 1823.
2. JABEZ WIGHT, son of John, 1, was b. probably in D., Dec. 21, 1764. He m., 1787, Mary Webster, the great-granddaughter of Hannah Dustin, who was taken prisoner by the Indians at Haverhill, and escaped by killing several of the savages. She d., Sept. 30, 1853. They re. to Marlborough, N. H., 1812; later, about 1851 to Sterling, Mass. Ch .:
I. Betsey, b., Dec. 21, 1788; m., Oct. 13, 1805, Hughenos Tyrrell.
II. John, b., Jan. 24, 1791, 3.
III. Sarah, b., Sept. 18, 1793; m., 1816, as his first wife, Jesse Knowlton (II, II), q. v.
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3. JOHN WIGHT, son of Jabez, 2, was b. in D., Jan. 24, 1791. He m., Apr. 22, 1813, Beulah Smith, b., Jan. 24, 1795; dau. of Abner, Sr., and Hannah Prentice Smith. Ch .:
I. Franklin, b., Mar. 11, 1814; m., Dec. 26, 1839, Eliza Atwood, b., Dec. 25, 1811; dau. of Maj. Ebenezer and Betsey (Farnum) Atwood; res. at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
II. Hannah P., d., May 3, 1842, ae. 26; m., Sept. 11, 1834, Reuben Wilder Twitchell (II, IX, 2), q. v.
III. Mary W., b., Apr. 8, 1818, m., 1836, Charles Snow (I, 2, II), q. v.
IV. John P., b., Apr. 11, 1820; m., June 10, 1846, Eliza M. Greenwood, b. in D., Dec. 6, 1825; dau. of Eli J., and Roxana (Carlton) Greenwood; res. at Troy, N. Y.
V. Abner S., b., July 28, 1822; m. Harriet L. Nims.
VI. Abby C., b., June 10, 1825; m., Feb. 26, 1846, as his second wife, Cyrus Piper, Jr. (4, III), q. v.
VII. Sarah Beulah, b., Nov. 27, 1828 or 1829; m., Mar. 9, 1850, as his first wife, Walter Jackson Greenwood (VII, 3), q. v.
VIII. Jonas D., b., Aug. 30, 1831.
IX. Melissa, b., July 15, 1834; m., December, 1853, George Carey.
X. Marion, b., Oct. 9, 1836; d., Mar. 1, 1842.
WILDER
1. COL. ABEL WILDER, from Bolton, Mass., was b. in 1760, and d. in D., June 16, 1806, ae. 46. He m. Hannah Green of Bolton, who d., Sept. 22, 1831, ae. 72. Though young, he served in the Revolution, and at the time of his death he was buried with military honors as commander-in-chief of the 12th Regi- ment of New Hampshire Militia. He came to D., May 20, 1780, and settled on lot 5, range 7. Ch .:
I. Abel, b., Mar. 27, 1779, 2.
II. Betsey, b., Dec. 26, 1780; m. John Crombie, q. v.
III. Daniel, b., Jan. 15, 1783; m. - Blake.
IV. Hannah, b., May 12, 1785; m. Lewis Stiles, res. at Coburg, Canada West.
V. Sally, b., Aug. 19, 1787; m., 1st, Reuben Twitchell (II, IX), q. v .; m., 2d, Alline Newell, q. v.
VI. Cyrus, b., Aug. 13, 1789; m. Nancy Erwin, res. at New Boston, N. H. VII. Dorcas, b., Jan. 1, 1792; m. Jeremiah Greenwood (I, 3, VIII), q. v. VIII. Levi, b., Aug. 18, 1794; m. Betsey Piper; res. at Concord, N. H. IX. Polly, b., Aug. 11, 1796; d. young.
X. James, b., May 24, 1799; m., 1st, Mary Crombie; m., 2d, Betsey Boyd; res. in Pennsylvania.
XI. John, b., June 18, 1801, 3.
2. ABEL WILDER, son of Col. Abel, 1, was b., Mar. 27, 1779, and d. in D., July 26, 1858. He m. Deborah Perry, b. in D., Jan. 19, 1784; d. there, July 30, 1862; dau. of Ivory and Keziah (Broad) Perry. They res. at Peterborough, N. H. Ch .:
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I. Keziah, b., July 7, 1802; d., June 2, 1822.
II. Mary, b., July 27, 1804; m., as his second wife, Nathaniel Burnham, q. v.
III. Mark, b., Aug. 3, 1806; m. Eliza Thayer; res. at Peterborough.
IV. Abel, b., July 27, 1808; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Anna Abigail Gowing, b., Mar. 7, 1817; dau. of Joseph and Hephzibah (Fairbanks) Gowing.
V. Emmeline, b., Oct. 8, 1810; d., Dec. 15, 1843.
VI. Ivory Perry, b., Aug. 17, 1815; res. at Peterborough.
VII. Deborah, b., Aug. 21, 1818; m. - - Cross; res. at Manchester, N. H.
VIII. Franklin, b., Apr. 10, 1821; d., Aug. 1, 1821.
IX. John, b., Oct. 8, 1822; m. Dorothy Royce; res. at Peterborough.
X. Benjamin Franklin, b., Dec. 9, 1824; m. Sarah Smith; res. at Peter- borough.
3. JOHN WILDER, son of Col. Abel, 1, was b., June 18, 1801. He m., Aug. 29, 1824, Harriet Lakin of Hancock. N. H., b., June 10, 1800; d., Feb. 5, 1869; dau. of Capt. Lemuel and Hannah (Morrison) Lakin. Ch .:
I. Sally Broad, b. in D., Dec. 18, 1826; d. at Hancock, Apr. 16, 1847. II. Mariah Eames, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1828; m., Dec. 29, 1852, as his second wife, Harvey Washburn, b. at Alstead, N. H., Aug. 13, 1824; son of Eli and Nancy (Pratt) Washburn. Ch .: 1. Myrtie M., b., Apr. 11, 1868; d., June 19, 1868; 2. Lora A., b., July 5, 1870.
III. Julia Chamberlain, b., Apr. 13, 1831; m. Alfred Judson Tenney, son of Stephen and Lucy Parker Tenney.
IV. John Gragg, b., Mar. 26, 1834; m. Harriet Frost.
WILEY
JONATHAN WILEY was b. at Lynn, Mass., 1720, and d., 1795. He m., Aug. 30, 1750, Tamesin Upham of Marblehead, Mass. (marriage intention reads Malden, see Lynn Vital Records). They lived in D. on lot 6, range 8. Ch .:
I. Benjamin, b., 1750; d., 1852 [sic]; m., May 20, 1784, Abigail Town- send, b. at Lynn, Mass., June 13, 1759; d., 1830; dau. of David, Sr., and Judith (Wiley) Townsend. Res. at Granville, Vt. Ch .: 1. Benjamin, b., Sept. 2, 1785; 2. Jonathan, b., Sept. 6, 1786; 3. Abigail, b., Mar. 25, 1788; 4. Mehitabel, b., Oct. 1, 1791; 5. Phinehas, b., June 20, 1793; 6. Tamesin, b., April, 1795; 7. James, b., Mar. 12, 1796; 8. Judith, b., Sept. 1, 1798; 9. David, b., Apr. 3, 1800; 10. Esther, b., Mar. 9, 1809.
II. Tamesin, b., 1757; d. in D., Apr. 1, 1837; m. David Townsend, Jr. (2), q. v.
III. Mehitabel, b., 1758; d., 1768.
WILLARD
I. FAMILY OF ELIJAH WILLARD
1. REV. ELIJAH WILLARD, from Fitchburg, Mass., was b. at Harvard, Mass., Mar. 12, 1750/1, and d. in D., Aug. 19, 1839.
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He was the son of Abraham, who d. in the American army dur- ing the old French War, and Mary Haskel Willard. He m. 1st, Mar. 30, 1775, Mary Atherton of Harvard, b., Jan. 28, 1753; d., January, 1794; dau. of Oliver and Rachel (Godfrey) Ather- ton; m. 2d, at Keene, N. H., Jan. 15, 1795, Phebe Archer, b., Jan. 15, 1772; d., Jan. 15, 1826; m. 3d, Jan. 24, 1827, Betsey Knight of Sudbury, Mass., d., May 19, 1871, ae. 95 yrs. 10 mos.
He served in the Revolution, and was in the Battle of White Plains. February, 1794, he moved to D., where he was or- dained pastor of the Baptist Church, and remained such until his death. He united one hundred and forty-six couples in marriage; and his health remained so firm that, only four weeks before his death, he preached a funeral sermon. Ch. by first wife, the first four b. at Harvard:
I. Elijah, b., Feb. 7, 1776; m., June 16, 1807, Nancy Mason, b. in D., Oct. 27, 1779; dan. of Joseph and Anne (Prentiss) Mason; res. at Wheelock, Vt.
II. Mary (Polly), b., Dec. 9, 1777; d., March, 1847; m., Oct. 15, 1795, Capt. Samuel Mason (II, 8), q. v.
III. Rachel, b., May 1, 1780; d. at Harvard, May 21, 1813; m. there, Nov. 26, 1801, Ezra Wetherbee.
IV. Martin, b., Mar. 4, 1782; d., December, 1813.
V. Oliver Atherton, b., May 12, 1784, 2.
VI. Annis, b., May 19, 1786; d., December, 1793.
VII. Zophar, b., Sept. 12, 1788; d., February, 1812.
VIII. Abraham, b., Nov. 20, 1791; d., December, 1813.
Ch. by second wife, b. in D .:
IX. Levi, b., Nov. 3, 1795, 3.
X. Loring, b., Feb. 12, 1797; d., June 24, 1817.
XI. Annis, b., Dec. 11, 1798; d., Feb. 1, 1822.
XII. Roxana, b., Aug. 8, 1800; d., Dec. 20, 1821.
XIII. Sally, b., Mar. 19, 1803; d., Feb. 10, 1822.
XIV. Solon, b., Feb. 9, 1804; d., Feb. 3, 1822.
XV. Maria, m., May 29, 1828, Lucius Baldwin.
2. OLIVER ATHERTON WILLARD, son of Rev. Elijah, 1, was b., May 12, 1784, and d., May, 1826. He m., Jan. 23, 1805, Catherine Lewis, dau. of Capt. James and Martha (Collins) Lewis. Res. in D .; re. to Wheelock, Vt., and later to Churchill, N. Y. Ch .:
I. Josiah Flint, b., Nov. 17, 1805; d., Jan. 24, 1868; m. at Ogden, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1831, Mary Thompson Hill, b. at North Danville, Vt., Jan. 3, 1805; d., Aug. 7, 1892; dau. of John and Mary (Thompson) Hill. Ch .: 1. A child, d. in infancy; 2. Olive, b., Oct. 27, 1834; 3. Caroline Elizabeth, b., 1836, d. ae. 14 mos .; 4. Frances Elizabeth Caroline, b. at Churchill, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1839; d., Feb. 18, 1898;
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famous as a temperance speaker; 5. May, b., 1843; d., June 8, 1862.
II. Rebecca, b., 1808; m., 1830, Aaron Robinson.
III. Zophar, b., Oct. 5, 1814; m. Abigail Hill, dau. of Dea. John and Mary (Thompson) Hill of Lee, N. H.
IV. Caroline, b., 1816; m. Hosea Towne of Calais, Vt.
3. LEVI WILLARD, son of Elijah, 1, was b. in D., Nov. 3, 1795, and d., Feb. 24, 1860. He m., June 1, 1824, Irene Knight of Sudbury, Mass., who was b., July 8, 1816, and d., Apr. 11, 1893, ae. 85 yrs. 9 mos. 3 ds. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Annis, b., Mar. 9, 1825; m., Nov. 4, 1847, Thomas Hardy (I, 2, VIII), q. v.
II. Solon, b., Oct. 4, 1826, 4.
III. Zophar, b. in D., Oct. 5, 1828; d. in H., Dec. 7, 1899; m. at Bellows Falls, Vt., Oct. 20, 1853, Betsey Hovey Culver, b., Apr. 8, 1834; dau. of Rev. Lyman and Fanny (Hovey) Culver. He was a manufacturer of wooden ware in D .; held many town offices; representative to Legislature, 1893 and 1894. Ch., b. in D .: 1. Addie Eleanor, b., Jan. 1, 1856; m., 1st, Nathaniel N. Wheeler; m. 2d, Oct. 11, 1893, Frank S. Harris, b., Mar. 16, 1862; 2. Levi Alfred, b., Sept. 2, 1861; d. at Taylor, Tex., Feb. 5, 1888; 3. Fannie Belle, b., Dec. 21, 1864; d. at Boston, Mass., Mar. 16, 1886.
IV. David, b., Jan. 27, 1831, 5.
V. Rachel, b., Dec. 14, 1832; d. at Winchester, N. H., Mar. 16, 1855; m. Joseph Ware.
VI. James Marshall, b. in D., Nov. 13, 1834; d. there, Oct. 8, 1861; m., 1st, Sarah Adelia - -; m., 2d, Nov. 29, 1860, Maria Ware, b., Aug. 16, 1842; dau. of Ziba and Eliza (Olcott) Ware of Winchester, N. H. Ch .: 1. Ida Loretta, b. at Harvard, Mass., Apr. 20, 1851; 2. Etta Laurilla, b., Oct. 1, 1853; 3. Addie, b., 1854; m. at Lowell, Mass., Nov. 22, 1873, Nelson Brown; 4. Hattie Jeanette, b., Feb. 19, 1857; 5. Sara Frances, b., Apr. 14, 1860; m. at Lowell, Nov. 24, 1881, George E. Dudley; 6. Hattie Jeanette, b., 1861.
VII. Charles Judson, b. in D., Nov. 4, 1836; d. at Nelson, N. H., Oct. 14, 1865; m., Mar. 27, 1863, Maria M. Flagg, dau. of Elijah and Sarah E. (Fales) Flagg. One ch .: Grace E.
VIII. Emily, b., Oct. 28, 1838; d., Oct. 18, 1856.
IX. Harriet Hardy, b., Sept. 29, 1840; m. Ist, at Bellows Falls, Vt., May 1, 1867, Lucius E. Nims, b. at Sullivan, N. H., October, 1832; d. at Roxbury, N. H., Aug. 9, 1871; son of Henry and Anna (Phillips) Nims; m. 2d, at Bellows Falls, Jan. 1, 1876, Charles H. Nye, b. at Keene, N. H., June 14, 1837; son of Apollos and Lucy (Kingsbury) Nye. Ch. by first husband: 1. Leon Austin, b. at Roxbury, N. H., Mar. 2, 1868; unm.
X. Levi, b., July 30, 1842; killed at Battle of Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862.
XI. Benjamin, b. in D., Nov. 24, 1844, 6.
XII. Milton Ball, b. in H., Aug. 24 or 26, 1847; d., Feb. 14, 1911; m. 1st, May 21, 1874, Margaret G. Seaver; dau. of George W. and Eliza-
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beth (Gould) Seaver; m. 2d, Apr. 11, 1882, Hannah C. Percival, dau. of George and Josephine Percival of Lebanon, N. H.
XIII. Jennie Irene, b., Feb. 11, 1850; m. Martin Melville Mason (8, X, 2), q. v.
4. SOLON WILLARD, farmer, son of Levi, 3, was b. in D., Oct. 4, 1826, and d. at Nashua, N. H., Apr. 28, 1908. He m. at Royalston, Vt., Apr. 11, 1850, Mary Ann Mason, b. in D., Mar. 24, 1831; d. in H., Nov. 3, 1901, dau. of Samuel, Jr., and Anna (Kendall) Mason. Ch., the first three b. in D .:
I. Everard Carson, b., May 17, 1851, 7.
II. Emery Mason, druggist, b., Jan. 28, 1855; m. at East Boston, Mass., Aug. 24, 1886, Nellie Morse Coombs, b. at Bath, Me., Apr. 26, 1865; dau. of Albert Milton and Sarah Elizabeth (Vaughan) Coombs. He graduated from the N. H. State College, 1875 (B.S.); res. in D., at Hinsdale, N. H., and Boston, Mass. Ch., b. in Boston: 1. Arthur Emery, b., July 17, 1887; 2. Mabel Vaughan, b., Mar. 8, 1889; m., Sept. 6, 1911, William Thomas Fairclough; 3. Alice, b., Nov. 22, 1895.
III. Eva Annette, b., Dec. 20, 1857; m. 1st, at Westborough, Mass., Jan. 22, 1881, Charles Quincy Nye, b. at Keene, Aug. 1, 1859; d. in H., Aug. 31, 1889; son of Charles H. and Emogene (Petts) Nye; m. 2d, Feb. 27, 1901, John Otis Marshall, b. at Windham, N. H., Sept. 17, 1840; d. at Nashua, Feb. 22, 1902; son of Randall and Sarah (Burbank) Marshall; res. at Nashua, N. H.
IV. Samuel Elbert, farmer, b. at Chesham, N. H., Oct. 14, 1873; m. at Keene, May 24, 1905, Florence Annie Gilson, b. in D., Sept. 29, 1884; dau. of George Warren and Julia Ann (Barnes) Gilson. Ch., b. in H .: 1. Samuel Elbert, b., Apr. 5, 1906; 2. Eva Helena, b., Nov. 2, 1907; 3. Ralph Emile, b., May 28, 1909; 4. Doris Elizabeth, b., June 7, 1911.
5. DAVID WILLARD, son of Levi, 3, b. in D., Jan. 27, 1831; d., Mar. 17, 1908. He m. at Keene, N. H., June 30, 1857, Irene Fisher Nye, b. at Keene, Oct. 5, 1831; d. in H., Dec. 29, 1898; dau. of Apollos and Lucy Kingsbury Nye. He was a farmer, and res. in D., Swanzey, Marlborough, and H., N. H. Ch., b. at Marlborough :
I. George Austin Eddie, traveling salesman; b., Oct. 17, 1859; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 19, 1901; m. at Pittsfield, Mass., Aug. 29, 1885, Fannie Mabel Jewett, b. at Peterborough, June 13, 1867; dau. of Charles and Martha Sophronia Fay Jewett. Ch., b. at Pittsfield: 1. Ernest Charles, b., Apr. 11, 1886; d. at Pittsfield, July 29, 1886. 2. Eva May, b., Mar. 24, 1887.
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