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3 FRANCIS3, b. Mar. 20, 1716-17 ; m. Dec. 4, 1740, Susannah HIam- mond, b. June 18, 1724. Ile d. Feb. 8, 1807, and she d. Dec. 1, 1807, both at Fitchburg, Mass. Ch. b. first two at Weston, the others at Fitch. I. Timothy ; II. Francis, b. Oct. 25, 1744, 4 ; II. Phineas ; Iv. Lydia ; v. Lucy ; VI. Jacob ; VII. Oliver ; VIII. Eunice.
4 FRANCIS' FULLAM .. b. Oct. 25, 1744; d. Feb. 12, 1823 ; came to F. in 1124 or before : m. Nov. 19. 1177, Sarah (Fisher), wid. of David Perry, g.r. She was h. Dec. 19, 1256 ; d. Aug. 5, 1849. They lived for several y. on L 2 R 7, previously owned by Mr. Perry, and then settled on L 13 R 2, now known as the Fullam home 37
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stead. While living at the south part of the town Mrs. Fullam was at one time riding up to the village on horseback, when a bear and two cubs ran across the road near where No. 8 school-house now stands. Mrs. Fullam had the first chaise in F. [Mrs. Sarah Fisher, mother of Mrs. Fullam, d. in F. Mar. 14, 1821, a. 93 y. ]
I. Polly5, b. Jan. 9, 1779 ; m. Joseph Brigham 9.v.
II. Levi, b. Nov. 13, 1780 ; d. Ang. 4, 1838, at Chelsea, Vt .; m. Oct. 11, 1803, Sally Hale, b. Jan. 8, 1780, by whom he had 9 ch.
III. David, b. Sept. 24, 1782+.
IV. Infant, d. Jan. 3, 1785.
v. Josiah5, b. May 24, 1786 ; d. Dec. 25, 1826 ; m. Feb. 8, 1810, Hannah, b. Sept. 26, 1787, dau. of Ebenezer and Phebe Cutler, q.v. Lived on the homestead till after the d. of Mr. F., when the family rem. to Vermont.
1. Betsey6, b. Feb. 8, 1816.
2. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 12, 1820.
VI. Luther, b. Feb. 13, 1489 ; d. Jan. 11, 1884, at Milton, Vt .: m. May 24, 1814, Martha Car- penter, b. May 7, 1791, by whom he had 3 ch. VII. Betsey, b. Mar. 5, 1791; m. Feb. 2, 1812, Charles Eggleston, of Plainfield (N. H .? ). They had 9 ch.
VIII. Calvin, b. July 7, 1793 ; m. Nov. 8, 1818, Nancy M. Wallin, b. July 28, 1794, by whom he had 6 ch.
IX. Elisha, b. Nov. 21, 1795 : d. May 15, 1783, at Worcester, Mass. ; interred at F .; m. Nov. 16, 1820, Martha Whitcher, of Warren, N. H .; b. July 18, 1798 ; d. Mar. 8, 1870. They had 6 ch., and res. at Warren and Holder- ness, N. H.
X. Lucy, b. June 27, 179" ; m. Sylvanus Holman, q.v.
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DAVID5 FULLAM, b. Sept. 24, 1782; d. Mar. 11. 1862 ; m. (Ist) Sophia Jonkins, who d. and he m. (2d) Nov. 7, 1832, Catherine L. Otis, b. Jan. 16, 1806. A few y. after the d. of his bro. Josiah, he bought the homestead, which is still owned in the family ; res. Boston and F.
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I. Caroline6, m. - Lamb. II. James F., b. Sept. 27, 1811.
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III. Charles L., b. June, 1816 ; d. Jan. 25, 1857. IV. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 5, 1819.
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v. Ellen, b. Dec. 17, 1824.
VI. George, b. Nov. 10, 1826; m. Dec. 7, 1864. Caroline Finney, b. Ang. 13, 1843, dan. of Henry and Mary C. Mills, of Plymouth, Mass. Ch. b. in F.
1. David7, b. Oct. 17, 1865.
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2. Emma Mills, b. Sept. 13, 1820.
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VII. Catherine Otis, b. Nov. 11, 1833 ; m. John Kimball, q.v.
I JOHN GAGE settled near Boston, Mass., in 1633. His descendant,
2 THOMAS, was b. in Bradford, Mass., Mar. 10, 1700 ; m. Phebe Fry, of Andover, Mass. His s.,
3 JAMES, b. Aug. 21, 1736 ; d. Apr. 30, 1815 ; m. Sept. 29, 1761, Sarah, d. Oct. 27, 1832, a. 93 y., dau. of Samuel and Abigail (Bryant) Lamson, of Amherst, N. H. The family rem. from 1. and settled in Jaffrey ab. 1779. They had 10 ch., of whom the youngest was Jon- athan, b. Jan. 22, 1782.
4 JONATHAN GAGE, b. Jan. 22, 1782 ; d. in F. Mar. 13, 1868 ; m. Hannah, b. Ang. 25. 1785; d. in F. Sept. 15, 1855, dau. of William and Hannah (Frost) Worcester, of J.
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I. James, b. 1807 ; settled in Charlestown, Mass. II. Jonathan, d. June 14, 1813, a. 4 y.
III. William, d. Sept. 12, 1842, a. 30 y .: m. Dec. 20, 1837, Abigail, b. Mar. 30, 1817, dau. of Joshua and Abigail (Parker) Worcester, of F.
1. William Parker, bapt. Oct. 18, 1840 ; d. Dec. 14, 1841, a. 1} y.
IV. Nancy, m. Ephraim P. Worcester, q. v.
v. Abner, b. Feb. 9, 1816 ; d. Sept. 30, 1881 ; m. Nov. 11, 1845, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 26, 1816, dau. of Oliver and Molly (Perkins) Bayley, of J., and settled in F.
1. Julia Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 1846 ; m. Calvin B. Perry, q.v.
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2. Henry Francis, b. Nov. 20, 1848 ; d. Sept. 11, 1850.
3. Alice May, b. May 1, 1859.
14 VI. Joseph, m. Hannah, b. Aug. 10, 1826, dan. of Joshua and Lydia (Whipple) Worcester, q.v .; res. Hartford, Ct.
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VII. Mary. ---- Gilmore ; res. Canton,
VIII. Jonathan Alonzo, m .- N. Y. IX. Sarah. X. Eliza H.
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AARON GARFIELD, called of Shrewsbury, Mass., bought L 2 R 5 of Sampson Stoddard, Apr. 8, 1767, for £11. He was appointed Oct. 11, 1768, a member of the committee on roads and bridges, and doubtless moved into the town between the two dates named. He also owned L 8 R 2 and L 9 R 7. His name does not appear in the rec. after 1770.
DANIEL GARFIELD, d. Aug. 18, 1790.
DOLLY GARFIELD, wid., prob. of Daniel, was adm. to the chh. Oct. 17, 1290, and same day had ch.
I. Elisha, bapt.
JONAS GARY was in town before 1786, settling on L 7 R 10. The family rem. to Marlboro ab. 1808. His w. was Mary Putnam, sister to Gen. Israel Putnam. She was insane for some y. before they left town. The town books rec. the b. of ch. I .- IV., while the chh. book has the bapt. of I .- VI.
I. Polly, b. July 7, 1786 : m. Asa Morse, q.v. II. Benjamin, b. Mar. 25, 1791.
III. Betsey, b. Feb. 10, 1794.
IV. Samuel, b. Oct. 28, 1797.
v. Lois, bapt. Dec. 10, 1797.
VI. William, bapt. July 25, 1802.
AARON GARY m. Nov. 12, 1795, Polly, dau. of Michael and Mary Sweetser, q.v. ; rem. from town ab. 1802.
I. Aaron, b. Mar. 3, 1796 ; d. May 9, 1796.
II. Polly, b. May 29, 1797.
III. Eunice, b. Feb. 15, 1800 ; d. Nov. 27, 1801.
DAVID and JOHN GARY, bros., came to F. from Leominster, Mass., ab. 1796, and settled on L 21 R 7, also owning a part of L 21 R G. They returned to L. ab. 1801.
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JOHN GARY m. Apr. 3, 1797, Betsey, b. Feb. 21, 1174, dau. of Caleb and Mehetabel (Maynard) Winch. They came back to F. ab. 1807, and returned again to Leominster ab. 1810. They had ch. b. and rec. in F.
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15 II. Betsey, b. Feb. 10, 1800.
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ALDEN GEE, b. Dec. 12, 1795 ; came to F. ab. 1855 : d. May 3, 1842. Ilis w. was Mary Brown. [IIis mother, Mary Gee, d. in F. May 18, 185%, a. 89 y.]
I. Dustin Aaron, b. Mar. 26, 183%, in Acworth, N. H .; m. Nov. 20, 1862, Hattie Elizabeth, b. May 19, 1840, dau. of Eli and Caroline (Wilson) Smith, g.v.
1. Herbert Dustin, b. Apr. 19, 1864.
1 JAMES GIBSON came from Hopkinton, Mass., ab. 1806. Some two y. later he settled on L 7 R 10, suc- ceeding Jonas Gary. He d. Apr. 21, 1833. a. 82 y. He m. (1st) Anne Albee, who d., and he m. (2d) Phebe - -, who d. May 9, 1848, a. Et y. Ch. b. in Ilopkin- ton.
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I. Samuel, d. Apr. 25, 1837, a. 55 y. II. Jemima, b. Apr. 9, 1783 ; m. Daniel Forristall, q.r.
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MORRILL GILMAN, S. of John and Sally, was b. in Vershire, Vt., May 2, 1805 ; came to F. ab. 1826 ; m. Nov. 15, 1832, Laura, b. Nov. 8. 1814; d. Jan. 11. 1855, dan. of John and Hannah (Stone) Whittemore, q.v .; rem. to Vt., and res. in Waterbury and North- field ; m. (2d) May 15. 1855, Matilda Daniels, of W. She d. in W. June 27, 1863, and he m. (3d) Harriet W. Guyer, of Hardwick, Vt. She d. in N. Aug. 12, 1883. Ch. all by Ist m., and b. in F.
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I. Henry Danvers, b. Sept. 13, 1833 ; m. Nov. 2, 1854, Mary Eliza, b. Nov. 5, 1833 : d. June 29, 1864, dau. of Isaac W. and Lydia W. (Fassett) Stone, q.r .; m. (2) m. (3d) Sept. 22, 18:3, Sarah, b. Ang. 15, 1842, in Worcester, Mass., dau. of James and Mary (Dunn) Hickey ; res. Leicester, Mass. Ch. b. 1-5 in F., 6 in L.
3 1. Eliza Jane, b. Nov. 30, 1855 ; m. William R. Stone, q.r.
4 2. Carrie Rosa, b. Dec. 25, 1857 ; d. July 12, 1864.
5 3. George, b. Dec. 21, 1860 ; d. June 29, 1864.
4. Addie Josephine, b. Jan. 16, 1863 ; m. Charles W. Stone, q.v.
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5. Fannie Elizabeth, b. Aug. 27, 1878. 6. May Whittemore, b. Nov. 19, 1884.
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II. Hannah Lucretia, b. June 12, 1835 : m. George HIaines. See Cummings Register, No. 9.
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IV. John Dexter, b. Dec. 5, 1839 ; m. Feb. 22, 1865, Mary Emma Theker, b. May 31, 1845 ; d. Apr. 25, 1885 ; m. (2d) Apr. 28, 1886, Annie C. Rogers, b. in Boston, May 7, 1856 ; res. Woburn, Mass .; business is in B.
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1. Arthur Morrill, b. Ang. 19, 1866, in Cambridge, Mass.
2. Herbert Dexter, b. Aug. 19, 1868, in B.
3. Freddy, b. July 7, 1872, in W .; d. Oct. 1, 1872.
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4. John Z., b. Jan. 4, 1876, in W.
v. Lucy Ann, b. July 19, 1842 ; m. Mar. 18, 1857, Lucius Colby, of Waterbury, Vt.
1. Ida Ann Colby, b. July 1, 1861, in W.
VI. Nancy Elizabeth, b. Nov. 4, 1844 ; m. Mar. 13, 1867, George Downer, b. Feb. 11, 1845, s. of Thomas and Susan, of Waterbury. Ch. b. in Stowe, Vt.
1. Frank T. Downer, b. Mar. 5, 1868.
2. Susie W. b. Jan. 16, 1870.
3. John M. 66 b. Oct. 15, 1876.
4. Harry H. 66 b. Jan. 28, 1884.
VII. Edward Franklin, b. Ang. 1, 1847 ; res. Bos- ton, Mass.
VIII. Zenas Morrill, b. Dec. 28, 1849 ; res. Boston.
IX. Laura Whittemore, b. Dec. 9, 1854 ; d. Oct. 13, 1867.
HENRY GILSON, b. Aug. 16, 1817, in Groton ; m. Martha Ann Patch, b. Dec. 23, 1823, in Jaffrey, and came to F. ab. 1840. Ch. b. in F.
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I. Henry Marcus, b. Jan. 29, 1841 ; m. Mar. 1, 1864, Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 3, 1844, dau. of Joseph N. and Lydia F. (Moore) Bosworth.q.v. 1. Willie Edwin, b. Aug. 14, 1866, in F. II. Martha Itterly, b. 1846 (?) ; m. Aug. 17, 1865, George B. Roberts, of Chelsea, Vt.
5 III. Daniel Edgar, b. Ang. 11, 1855 ; m. May 5, 1875, Ella Maria, b. Oct. 22, 1853, in Me- nasha, Wis., dau. of George Bosworth.
1. George H., d. Jan. 6, 1876, a. 3 mos.
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2. Herbert Hayes, b. Nov. 9, 1876, in Roy- alston.
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III. Warren Chandler, b. July 17, 1837 ; m. July 4, 1867, Cordelia C., b. May 10, 1850 ; d. Feb. 14, 1879, dau. of John and Mary Byers, of Monticello, Ia .; res. Boston, Mass.
1. Edward, b. Apr. 25, 1868, in M.
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S JOEL LEROY GILSON, s. of Hosea B. and Mary A. (Wheeler), was b. in Plymouth, Vt., Dec. 27, 1844; m. Dec. 31, 1864, Louisa A., b. Jan. 9, 1847, dau. of Artemas and Ann L. (Simonds) Stone, q. v.
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I. Leroy E., b. July 5, 1880.
1 THOMAS GLEASON early took the oath of fidelity in Watertown, Mass .; is named 1657 on town rec. of Cambridge ; in March, 1662, was in occupation of a tract of land in Charlestown, and d. in Camb. ab. 1684. His descendants were numerous in Sudbury, Framingham, Marl- boro, and the other borough towns.
2 RICHARD GLEASON and w. Rachel were adm. to the chh. in F. July 10, 1792, on letter from Northboro, and they prob. came to town but little earlier than this date. Hle d. Aug. 18, 1820, a. 82 y .; she d. Jan. 8, 1820, a. 77 y. She was dan. of Nathaniel and Rachel (Lovell) Eames, of Framingham. The following names are found in the various rec. in F. They were prob. all ch. of Richard and Rachel, and there may have been other ch. who remained in N.
I. Nathaniel, b. 1766 (?), d. Dec. 23, 1797, a. 31 y. II. Anna, b. 1470 (?), d. Mar. 21, 1811, a. 40 y .; adm. to chh. Nov. 11, 1298.
III. Richard, b. 1743 (?). d. June 6, 1843, a. 70 y .; m. Dec. 31, 1805, Mindwell, b. Mar. 1, 1778 ; d. Oct. 18, 1849, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Brigham) Davison, q.c., s.p. IV. Mary, adm. to chh. Nov. 11, 1298 ; m. Nov. 12, 1818, Peter Gleason, of Greenfield, N. Y. v. Alexander. b. 1778 (?), d. Apr. 25, 1818, a. 40 y .; m. Sept. 6, 1801. Annis, b. Ang. 11, 1782, dau. of Moses and Cata (Adams) Drury, q.v.
Dr. AARON RYSING GLEASON, b. June 1, 1835, at Warren, Vt., s. of Windsor and Sophia (Clark), both natives of Langdon, N. H .; m. Jan. 19, 1869, Etta Eliza, b. Mar. 15, 1842, only ch. of Dr. Kimball D. and Eliza Ann (Hubbard) Webster, of Gilsum, N. H. For a sketch of Dr. G.'s professional life, see page 434. That he has enjoyed the confidence of his fellow-citizens is shown by the positions of responsibility and trust that he has been called upon to fill. This family is doubtless from the same stock as the preceding.
I. Mand Webster, b. June 2, 1873.
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Mrs. GODDING, wid. of John, Sr., and eight ch., four s. and four dau., came from Attleboro, Mass., to F. ab.
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1779, and settled on L 21 R 11, the farm being pur- chased by John, the oldest of the s.
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I. John, m. Mary Robbins, of Warwick, Mass. Ab. 1805 the family rem. to Wallingford, Vt., and later to the western part of New York. Ch. b. and rec. in F.
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1. Hannah, b. May 5, 1783.
2. Mary, b. July 12, 1785.
3. John, b. June 3, 1788.
4. Asenath, b. July 13, 1:91.
5. Asa, b. Dec. 1, 1:93.
6. Levi, b. Sept. 2%, 1997.
9 II. Timothy, another s., m. 1190 Ruth Robbins, sister of his bro. John's wife. She d. in Troy Nov. 7, 1854. Hle d. in Winchendon Mar. 7, 1856 ; res. T. Ch. b. and rec. in F.
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3. Alvah, b. Nov. 5, 1796 ; settled in Win- chendon ; was a physician of wide reputation.
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4. Rufus, b. Aug. 8, 1799 ; res. Burke, Vt.
5. Ira, b. Mar. 5, 1802 ; d. Dec. 10, 1849 : m. Dec. 5. 1833, Eliza White. She d. Oct. 28, 1849.
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6. Loney, b. Ang. 29, 1804; d. Feb. 24, 1833, unm.
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". Philinda, b. Feb. 18, 1807 ; d. y. (?)
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THOMAS GOLDSMITH was in town before 1793*, and was taxed 1793-1813 ; m. Dec. 25, 1794, Sally Nichols, of F. Ile was in trade several y., and held various town offices, which are noticed at the proper places : rem. to Malone, N. Y. Ch. rec. in F.
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I. John Nichols, b. Mar. 28, 1795.
1I. Theodocia, b. Feb. 15, 1198.
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III. Thomas, b. Oct. 5, 1800.
IV. George, b. June 19, 1802 ; d. Oct. 16, 1803.
v. Sally, b. Nov. 21, 1804.
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VI. Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1806. VII. Harriot, b. Mar. 10, 1810.
1 ASA GOODALE and w. "Timmerson" settled on L 1 R 11 in 1789 or 1790. Mr. Bigelow says that he bought of his bro. Ebenezer, but the lot named is taxed to
1. William, b. Nov. 1, 1790 ; res. Hector, N. Y.
2. Rebecca, b. Apr. 21, 1793 ; d. Oct. 10, 1799.
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Josiah Goodale in 1:88, and the name of Ebenezer does not appear in the town rec. Sept. 13, 1218, Josiah Goodell m. Persis Badcock, and the same year his name first appears in the town rec. Asa rem. to Jaffrey ab. 1814. Asa and .w. had ? ch. die in infancy between Feb. 12, 1489, and Mar. 11. 1296, with no names given in the rec. Named ch. as follows :
I. Asa Godding. d. Feb. 18, 1491.
II. Betsey, b. July 3, 1994 : m. Stilman Collins, 9. 7. III. Lucy. b. May 26. 1798 ; d. in Jaffrey unm. IV. James, b. Aug. 13, 1800.
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v. Royal, b. Sept. 3, 1803.
VI. Sully. b. June 17, 1806 ; m. Mar. 10, 1825, Asa Nichols. of Jaffrey ; rem. to Concord. Vt.
VII. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 6, 1812 : d. in Jaffrey unm.
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ISAAC GOODNOW, from Sudbury. Mass., was in F. as early as 1:85. He was taxed on L 2 R 1 in 1188 and 1789, and on L 6 R 1 in 1790. He res. on L 6 R 1 till he rem. to Lincoln, Mass .. ab. 1803. The name is also spelled Goodenow and Goodenough. His w. Jane d. Nov. 21, 1486, " in the 52d year of her age." Their dau.,
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I. Hannah, d. June 22, 1785.
EUNICE GOODNOW was adm. to the chh. Jan. 13. 1:91.
DANIEL GOULD was in town as early as 1:28. By w. Rachel he had
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bapt. Aug. 26, 1181.
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DANIEL GOULD, JR., m. July 23, 1786, Sally Chad- wick.
1 ARTEMAS WARREN GOWEN, b. Sept. 20, 1812, in Franklin, Mass .; m. Cynthia, b. June 30, 1813. in Stockbridge, Vt., dau. of Samuel and Cynthia (Ran- dall) Ellis. q. c .; res. on L & R 2. No rec. of family rec'd, but they had ch.
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I. Luther W .. b. ab. 1843. Served in a Mass. Reg. in the War of the Rebellion.
II. Cynthia J., b. ab. 1845 : m. Dec. 28 (2), 1864, Charles I. Flint, of Winchendon.
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1 III. Mary S., b. ab. 1849.
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IV. Charles H., b. Nov. 25, 1855 ; m. Nov. 1, 1884. Cora M., dan. of Moses and Mary A. ( Ken- dall) Cndworth, of Rindge.
1 ALLEN GRANT and w. Mary came from Cumberland, R. I., in 1782, and settled on L 7 R 12, which was given him by his father on condition that he would settle upon it. He d. Dec. 31, 1835, a. 89 y .; she d. Sept. 17, 1840, a. 80 y.
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I. Allen, b. ab. 1776.
II. Alpheus, b. Feb. 25, 1748; d. ab. 1806 : m. Jan. 17, 1802, Phillis, b. June 28, 1783, dan. of Anthony and Elizabeth (Handy) Sweet, of Richmond. (She m. (2d) Jacob Whitcomb, q .? '., and d. Nov. 23, 1866.)
1. Elizabeth, b. Ang. 24, 1802.
2. Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1804 : m. Ephraim Taft, s. of Brown and Urania (Al- drich).
1. Ephraim Taft, b. 1830 ; d. Aug. 28, 1853.
III. Anna, b. Sept. 8, 1780 ; d. Jan. 9, 1865, unm. IV. John, b. Sept. 5, 1782 ; m. Martha -; res. Jaffrey.
v. Darid, b. Sept. 27, 1785 ; d. Oct. 12, 1867. VI. Gilbert, b. Oct. 20, 1788.
VII. Thomas Waterman, b. ab. 1792 ; d. a. 3 y.
VIII. Tamar, b. Aug. 31, 1795 ; m. Samuel Hayden, q.v.
IX. Betsey, b. Oct. 20, 1797 ; m. Paul Handy, q.v. X. Isaac, b. May, 1799.
ORREN ALDRICH GRANT, S. of Aaron, was b. in Cumberland, R. I., Mar. 3, 1795 ; d. in Royalston Oct. 3. 1884 ; came to F. ab. 1833, and soon settled on L 1 R 12 ; rem. to R. several y. before his d .; m. (1st) Ballon ; (2d) Apr. 21, 1836, Cynthia G., b. 1812, dau. of Moses Nichols, of R. Ch. b. I .- III. in Cumberland by 1st m., IV .- VIII. in F. by 2d m.
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I. Laura.
II. Burton, b. Aug. 4, 1817+. III. Philip.
IV. Abel Franklin, b. ab. 1837 ; m. Olive R. b. Dec. 1, 1843 ; d. Dec. 3, 1815 ; res. R. No rec. of family bnt a s.
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1. Elwin A., b. May, 1872; d. Dec. 24, 18,5.
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v. Lucy Mehitable, b. ab. 1839 ; d. VI. Aaron, d. in infancy.
VII. Orren Edward, b. July 6, 1842 : m. Oct. 2, 1865, Mary E., b. 1845; d. Dec. 11, 1875, dau. of Moses and Olive Nichols, of R .; m. (2d) - VIII. Charles Henry, b. ab. 1851 ; m. June 22, 1878, Julia Amanda, dan. of Nathan and Susan A. (Bemis) Smith, of R.
BARTON GRANT, b. Aug. 4, 1817 ; m. Sarah Emeline, b. Dec. 28, 1829 ; d. Apr. 20. 1861. dau. of Ilenry and Sibyl (Briggs) Ballon, of Richmond ; m. (2d) Sept. 26, 1865. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 18, 1835, dau. of Levi and Sophia (Stanford) Streeter, of Troy.
I. Surah E., b. ab. 1850 ; m. Albert W. Wilson, 9.2. II. Relief. b. ab. 1852.
III. Barton, b. Nov., 1854; d. Sept. 29, 1815 ; m. June 26 (?). 1813, Nettie E., b. Dec. 21, 1854, dau. of David C. and Hannah M. (Wyman) Stone. (She m. (2d) Nov. 6. 1877. Daniel Lyman Streeter, s. of Levi and Sophia (Stan- ford) of 'T.)
1. Addie, b. June 12, 1874. 2. Walter, b. Apr. 21, 1876. IV. A daughter, b. Aug., 1856 ; d. Nov. 30, 1857. v. Capitalo, b. 1859 ; d. July 8, 1862.
VI. Elizabeth, b. 1866 ; d. Aug. 18, 1867.
VII. Cora, b. Mar. 28, 1868.
SAMUEL GRAVES was chosen highway surveyor June 19, 1621 : was out in the Revolutionary War ; d. in the woods between Charlestown, N. H., and Ticonderoga, N. Y., Dec., 1776.
MICAH GRAVES and family came to F. in 1:99. He d. Jan. 30, 1825, a. 79 y .; his w. d. Jan. 6, 1825, a. 71 y .; his s ..
I. Micah, b. Sept. 20, 1722; d. Mar. 24, 1832 ; m. Apr. 9, 1802. Thankful, b. June 21. 1788 : d. Sept. 9, 1867, dau. of Jesse and Martha (Gibson) Forristall, q.v .; rem. from town in 1824; went to Canada ; settled in what is now Prince Edward Co., Province of Ontario. Ch. b. 1-9 in F., 10-11 in Canada.
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1. Olive, b. Jan. 12, 1808; d. Jan. 25, 1882.
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2. Sophia, b. Oct. 1, 1809.
3. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 21, 1812.
4. Inke, h. May 9, 1814 ; d. July, 1883.
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5. Jeremiah, b. Apr. 9, 1816; d. Feb., 1855.
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6. Levi, b. May 30, 1818 ; d. May 1, 1858.
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7. Reuben, b. July 4, 1820.
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8. George, b. May 17, 1822 ; d. Mar. 12, 1842.
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9. Aaron, b. Mar. 9, 1824.
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10. Levina, b. June 7, 1827; d. Oct. 13, 1856.
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11. Michael, b. Mar., 1830; d. June 28, 1866.
Some of the following were doubtless s. of Micah the senior.
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JAMES GRAVES was taxed in 1806.
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DANIEL GRAVES was taxed in 1811, 1812, and 1813.
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SAMUEL GRAVES was taxed in 1813, 1814, 1816, and 1817.
AARON GRAVES was taxed in 1824.
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DAVID GRAVES was taxed in 1815, and thenceforward till he d., Feb. 15, 1829, a. 35 y. Hem. Jan. 10, 1822, Roxana Carroll. No rec. of b. of ch., but the following d. are noted :
I. Infant, d. Feb., 1823, a. 4 weeks.
II. Roxana, d. Apr. 18, 1826, a. 4 mos.
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I. Edward C., b. ab. 1850.
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II. Frank Osgood, b. May 29, 1854; m. Dec. 26. 1880, Ellen G., b. Feb. 28, 1861, dan. of Adna L. and Mary E. (Henry) Monroe, q.v.
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III. Cora May, b. Dec. 31, 1857. IV. Willie Vernon, b. Aug. 5, 1859.
v. Flora Alice, b. Dec. 11, 1861.
VI. George Herbert, b. Sept. 14, 1863.
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VII. Nahum, b. May 5, 1865. VIII. Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 26, 1868.
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IX. Kate Merriam, b. Oct. 21, 1871.
20 21 1 NAHUM GREEN was b. Jan. 27, 1822, in Kennebunk- port, Me .; m. (1st) Mary -, who d., and he m. (2d) Margaret -, b. May 23, 1835, in Ireland. The family came to F. ab. 1860. The following rec. is as correct as can be given. Ch. b. I .- III. in Natick, Mass .; IV. in Needham, Mass .; v .- Ix. in F.
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Dea. SAMUEL GRIFFIN came to F. prob. before 1188 *. and settled on L 20 R 6, where he d. May 20, 1828, a. 68 y. He was, perhaps, from Scituate. Mass. His w. Hannah was dau. of John and Anna (Wright) Bowker, of S., and their m. is not rec. in F. She d. in Troy July 28, 1842, a. 863 y. (See Bowker Register.)
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Infants, twins, d. May 9 and 12, 1:91. Infants, twins, d. Mar. 7, 1792. v. Mary, b. Ang. 16, 1793 : d. Ang. 27, 1861 : m. Nov. 10. 1818. Dr. Charles Whitman Whitney, of Troy, b. Nov. 15, 1:91 ; d. Oet. 31, 1861, s. of Dr. Isaiah and Dorcas (Whitman) Whit- ney, of Rindge. Ch. b. in 'T.
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1. Samuel Griffin Whitney, b. Sept. 20, 1819 ; m. Abigail N. Whittemore, q.2. 2. Charles Whitney, b. July 21, 1824 ; d. Jan. 10, 1827.
3. Henry N. Whitney, b. Oct. 8, 1825 ; d. Feb. 17, 1827.
4. Charles Whitman Whitney, b. Nov. 26. 1827 ; m. Sept. 2, 1850, Sarah Frances, b. Oct. 23. 1829, dau. of William and Mary ( Balch) Taylor, of Francestown, N. H. Mr. W. is a merchant in T. at the old Farrar and Robeson stand. Ch. b., 1-2 in F .. 3 in T.
1. Ella Frances Whitney, b. Sept. 26, 1854.
2. Cora Mabel Whitney. b. May 29, 1858.
3. Charles W. Whitney, b. Mar. 14. 1861.
5. Mary Jane Whitney. b. Aug. 13, 1830 : m. Dec. 18, 1856, Dr. Samuel A. Rich- ardson, of Marlboro, s. of Dea. Abijah and Mary (Hayes), of Dublin.
6. Sarah Ann Whitney, b. Aug. 1, 1838 ; d. Aug. 7, 1838. VI. Betsey, b. Sept. 21, 1794; m. Col. Daniel W. Farrar, q.r. VII. Hannah, b. Sept. 14, 1795 ; d. in T. Apr. 3, 1854, unm.
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NATHANIEL GROVER and family came to F. ab. 1789. and settled on L 3-R 7. which he bought of Simeon Perry. In the descriptive list of 1198 this lot is set to
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him and his s. Nathaniel, Jr. He seems to have left town ab. 1802.
NATHANIEL GROVER. Jr., b. ab. 1779 ; prob. came to F. with his father. His name first appears in the town tax lists in 1800 ; left town ab. 1806 ; by w. Susanna had ch. rec. in F.
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I. Luke, b. Oct. 25, 1797.
II. Lucy, b. July 9, 1799.
III. Laura, b. May 19, 1801 ; d. Sept. 28, 1805.
Some of the following were doubtless ch. of Nathaniel the senior :
HULDAII GROVER, b. ab. 1770, and Oliver Hill, of Royalston, m. Dec. 20, 1792.
EUNICE GROVER and Lot Richardson, of R., m. June 3, 1802.
ANTIPAS GROVER, b. in Lexington, Mass., ab. 1767 : d. in F. Dec. 17, 1830 ; m. Sarah Pierce, of Groton, Mass., who d. in F. Apr. 10, 1849, a. 80 y. He is taxed in F. first in 1825, and onward till his d. The follow- ing list of his ch. may not be complete and the order may not be correct. Benjamin appears to have been the only one of the ch. who res. in F. after becoming of age.
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I. Nahum, m. Mar. 20, 1823, Almira, b. 1806, dau. of Luke and Asenath (Cole) Harris, of Richmond. Ch. b. in R.
1. Lorenzo H. 2. Delilah.
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II. Samuel, d. in New Orleans, La.
III. Levi, d. Niagara Falls, N. Y.
IV. James, d. Cottage Grove, Wis.
v. Elijah, d. Highgate, Vt.
VI. John, served in the U. S. regular army, and was killed by the Indians in Florida.
VII. Lucy, m. Aaron Grant, of Royalston.
VIII. Benjamin, b. May 7, 1816.
IX. Hannah, m. Andrew Corbett, of Ware, Mass.
16 17 18 19 1 JOSEPH GROW and w. Tirzah were adm. to chh. in F. Dec. 17, 1772, on letter from chh. in Pomfret, Ct., and were dism. to chh. in Hartford (Ct .? ) June 13, 1779. Ch. bapt. rec. in T.
I. Samuel, bapt. May 9, 1773.
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III. James Reed, bapt. Oct. 13, 1:16. IV. Lucretia, bapt. Sept. 21, 1:78.
JOSEPH HALE, h. July 4, 1809, in Winchendon ; m. Nov. 20. 1838. Adaline Chase, of Rovalston, b. June 29, 1819: d. Nov. 10, 1865 ; m. (2d) Feb. 2, 1861. Mary Jane, b. Nov. 20, 1815 ; d. Oct. 9, 1815, dau. of Edward and Ruth Perkins, of Jaffrey, and wid. of Jabez Morse, Jr., q.v. Settled in F. ab. 1864. Ch. all b. in W.
I. Sarah M., b. Sept. 13, 1840 ; d. Dec. 25, 1844. II. Ozro Joseph, b. Aug. 20, 1842.
III. Lizzie Susan, b. Aug. 28, 1844.
IV. Addie, b. July 23, 1849 ; d. Aug. 28, 1849. V. Clara E .. b. Oct. 8. 1855 : d. Apr. 13, 1883 : m. Dec. 25. 1813, Albert Henry Sawyer, b. Feb. 27. 1849, s. of Amos B. and Dorothy (Davis). (See Davis, No. 24.)
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