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and fifty years, John Eaton, of the seventh generation, being the present owner.
John2 (John1), m. Alice -. They had eight children, four of whom lived to maturity.
William3 (John2, John1), m. Mary Starr, a granddaughter of George Bunker, of Charlestown, Mass., who was the owner of the top of "that hill of glory." Six children, one of whom, the youngest son,
Jeremiah4 (William8, John2, John1), m. Elizabeth Woodcock, and settled in Needham, Mass., where he d. about the close of the last cen- tury. Eight children, three of whom (Elizabeth5, Hannah5, Beulah5) d., when young women, in Needham ; the others settled in H.
1. Jeremiah5 (Jeremiah+, Williams, John2, John1), b. Nov. 15, 1751; was in the battle of Lexington; came to H. in 1793; res. with his brother, Samuel, at No. 6; d. April 19, 1844.
2. Moses5 [6], b. June 19, 1753.
3. Lemuel [14], b. Feb. 26, 1758.
4. Samuel5 [26], b. Oct. 20, 1760.
5. Alice5, b. March 19, 1770 ; m. Ebenezer Ware. (q. v.)
6. Moses5 [2] (Jeremiah4, William3, John2, John1), m. 1, Lois Scott; m. 2, Dec. 31, 1789, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther (Hunting) Ware, of Needham; settled in Needham; rem. to H. in 1793; res. at place marked "A. Washburn"; subsequently rem. to Dublin, where he d. Feb. 18, 1833. He was a Revolutionary sol- dier, and his name should have been included in the list on page 236. His wife d. in Dublin, Oct. 22, 1850, aged 88. Children: four b. in Needham, the rest in H .:-
7. Anna6, b. July 13, 1783; d. young.
8. Lois6, b. 1786; m. Moses Dennis, Jr. (q. v.)
9. Elizabeth6, b. May 16, 1791; d. July 2, 1792.
10. Hannah6, b. Dec. 1, 1792; d. soon after their removal to H.
11. Moses6, b: Aug. 3, 1796; m. Nov. 20, 1835, Rebecca, dau. of John and Rebecca (Derby) Pratt, of Dublin. Settled first near Harrisville Village; rem. to the place where the Barker paper mill was located, in Peterboro'; subsequently res. many years on the first place in Harrisville, south of Lakin and Tarbell's place in H .; d. at the res. of his dau., Mrs. Richardson, in Dublin, Nov. 16, 1886.
CHILDREN.
1. Luther P.7, b. Dec. 25, 1836; res. on homestead ; has been a justice of the peace, and also one of the board of selectmen in Harrisville.
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2. Mary R.7, b. Aug. 11, 1838; m. Sept. 13, 1864, Luke F. Richardson, a prominent citizen of Dublin ; he is a member of the board of select- men, and also a member of the school board. Children: (1), Wil- son B.", b. Sept. 2, 1865; m. Millie E. Hanneford ; res. Dublin ; one child, Clyde H.9 (2), Eugene F.", b. March 28, 1870; d. Dec. 9, 1872. (3), Cora B.", b. Jan. 3, 1873 ; d. Jan. 3, 1874. (4), Herbert F.", b. Aug. 23, 1874; d. Feb. 1, 1875. (5), Anna M.8, b. April 26, 1876; d. Sept. 29, 1878. (6), Clifton E.", b. April 20, 1878. (7), Harlan L.8, b. Nov. 12, 1880.
3. Sarah E.7, b. May 11, 1840; d. Jan. 7, 1858.
12. Esther6, b. Aug. 6, 1798; m. March 16, 1820, Daniel Fiske, of Dublin ; res. Dublin. She d. Dec. 2, 1858. Mr. Fiske m. 2, May 20, 1860, Betsey, dau. of Samuel Eaton, of H. (q. v.); d. Aug. 9, 1878.
CHILDREN.
1. Laura A.7, b. Sept. 4, 1821 ; m. April 26, 1847, Mark True. (q. v.)
2. Diantha L.7, b. April 25, 1823.
3. Warren L.7, b. March 12, 1826 ; m. July 9, 1857, Emily M., dau. of Robert and Emily (Fox) Mathews (q. v.), of Faribault, Minn. ; settled on a part of his father's farm in Dublin; was many years a school teacher ; has been town clerk and treasurer of Dublin a long time, and also clerk of the First Congregational (Unitarian) society. Children: (1), Clarence L.8, b. March 8, 1860; d. April 9, 1864. (2), Wilfred M.8, b. Dec. 27, 1863. (3), Idella M.8, b. May 6, 1868. (4), Henry E.8, b. Sept. 28, 1870. (5), Herbert L.8, b. Dec. 12, 1871. (6), Albert P.8, b. Feb. 24, 1877.
4. Sarah M.7, b. April 13, 1828; m. Charles C. Martin, of Lynn, Mass.
5. George D.7, b. Sept. 27, 1830.
6. Charles W.7, b. June 14, 1833 ; m. 1, Sarah A., dau. of Asa Matthews, of Lynn, Mass., who d. Aug. 1863; m. 2, Mary Frazer, of Lynn, Mass. Several children.
7. Josephine E.7, b. July 9, 1838 ; m. Sept. 13, 1866, Abraham Perkins, of Lynn, Mass. Children: (1), Cora E.8, b. April 17, 1867. (2), Arthur F.8, b. March 24, 1870; d. July 2, 1876. (3), Florence M. 8, b. March 18, 1881.
13. Rhoda6, b. Jan. 13, 1806; m. 1, Dec. 22, 1831, Nathan Holt; res. Dublin ; she d. March 25, 1875; he m. 2, - Harriman, who d., leaving a dau. ; he d. Feb. 6, 1885.
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE.
1. Luman7, b. Oct. 14, 1833 ; d. Nov. 21, 1856.
2. Henry H.7, b. April 15, 1841 ; was a member of Co. G, 13th N. H. vols. ; d. in the service, Aug. 21, 1863.
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14. Lemuel [3] (Jeremiah4, William8, John2, John1), was b. Feb. 26, 1758; came to H. in 1791; settled at the south place marked "L. Eaton"; m. Feb. 16, 1792, Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther ( Hunting ) Ware, of Needham. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; was present when Washington took command of the army at Cambridge. He was disabled from doing military duty in the later years of the war by the bursting of a gun, which tore off his left thumb. Mr. Eaton d. Oct. 11, 1843; his wife d. Nov. 1, 1845, aged 78 years. Chil- dren : -
15. Lemuel6 [18], b. Oct. 17, 1794.
16. Ebenezer6, b. March 20, 1797; d. Nov. 14, 1810.
17. Timothy6 [20], b. Aug. 1, 1799.
18. Lemuel6 [15] (Lemuel5, Jeremiah4, William3, John2, John1), b. Oct. 17, 1794; settled on the homestead ; m. 1, June 2, 1831, Eunice, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Chandler) Jewett (q. v.), of Nel- son, who d. Dec. 15, 1853 ; m. 2, May 4, 1854, Betsey Buxton, who d. April 28, 1870. He was much respected by his townsmen. He served several years on the board of selectmen, being chairman of the board when the separation took place between the town and the then new town of Bennington. (See p. 154.) He d. Dec. 17, 1869. Child :-*
19. Dea. Orland7, b. July 11, 1836; m. Nov. 21, 1861, Almeda E., dau. of Sherburn and Hannah (Paddleford) Barker. (q. v.) Settled on the homestead, which he has much improved, and made it one of the most attractive places in the town. He is one of the few men in town who retain the old homestead of the first settlers of the name.
His advantages for education were such as were afforded by the common schools and the academy of H. He early developed a taste for historical and genealogical research. He was the prime mover for the celebration of the centennial of the incorporation of H. in 1879, and also of the church centennial in 1888. As chairman of the Town History committee, and its agent, he has been indefati- gable. Without his persistent and earnest efforts the undertaking would have been a disastrous failure. In connection with the two centennials and the History he has written over four thousand let- ters and postal cards, and has spent several months, in the aggregate,
* A niece, Elvira A. Osgood, became a member of the family and foster dau. when young. She m. Harvey J. Ware. (q. V.)
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of gratuitous time, to the permanent (it is feared ) injury of his health, collecting and arranging facts for this work. His numerous correspondents will be pleased to welcome his autograph here. The town owes to him a debt of gratitude it can never repay.
Orland Odton.
Mr. Eaton has served four years as one of the selectmen, and one year as representative to the legislature. He has held a commission as justice of the peace over eighteen years.
Desiring railroad facilities for the town, he drew up, signed, and circulated a petition to the selectmen for the call of the town-meet- ing, at which a gratuity was voted to the Manchester & Keene railroad, which vote decided the question in regard to the locality of the road, not only bringing it through H., instead of Peterboro', but also making necessary the Peterboro' & Hillsboro' railroad, with a junction at H.
At the age of 22 he united with the Congregational church, and has been either a teacher or the superintendent of its Sunday school nearly every year since that time. He has held the office of deacon of the church since 1874. (See p. 203.) He has also been a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for several years.
In his life-work, Mr. Eaton has been particularly fortunate in having the co-operation of his wife, who has ever proved a true helpmeet to him.
CHILD.
1. Albert Orland8 (adopted), b. May 28, 1880; d. June 19, 1883.
20. Timothy6 [17] (Lemuel5, Jeremiah4, William3, John2, John1), b. Aug. 1, 1799; m. March 25, 1825, Nancy, dau. of Shadrach and Fanny Ward, who d. Feb. 11, 1885 ; he d. May 7, 1884. He learned the trade of a blacksmith of John Washburn, of H .; rem. to Penfield, N. Y., in 1822; to Conneaut, Penn., in Feb. 1838, and to Edgewood, Ia., in 1857. He was an active Methodist, and one of the early anti-slavery men. He voted for James G. Birney in 1844, and named his youngest son for him. Children :-
21. Lemuel7, b. Feb. 3, 1828; a farmer ; res. Edgewood, Ia .; d. Feb. 12, 1883 ; m. Jan. 1, 1863, Julia A., dau. of Alexander and Sarah Millard.
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CHILDREN.
1. Mary E.s, b. Feb. 2, 1865 ; m. Oct. 11, 1886, Alson A. Holister.
2. Jane S.8, b. Aug. 12, 1866 ; m. June 29, 1887, Preston B. Saylor; res. in Fullerton, Neb.
3. Ann J.8, b. Dec. 21, 1867. 6. Rose A.8, b. April 14, 1877.
4. Timothy A.s, b. Oct. 21, 1869. 7. Almond T.8, b. June 18, 1879.
5. Moses E.8, b. Feb. 17, 1872. 8. Charles Lemuel8, b. March 1, 1882.
22. Sarah A.", b. July 29, 1831 ; d. May 13, 1888 ; m. Oliver P. Temple; res. White River, Wash. Ter.
CHILDREN.
1. Julia A.8, b. May 24, 1853 ; m. Alonzo Hubbard; res. Edgewood, Ia.
2. Ida E.s, b. Jan. 23, 1859; m. George W. Swinton, a sea captain on the Pacific ocean.
3. Nancy P.8, b. Sept. 26, 1855; d. Oct. 4, 1856.
4. Laura V.8, b. Jan. 30, 1862; d. April 20, 1864.
5. Henry D.8, b. Sept. 10, 1865 ; a railway postal clerk.
23. Moses E.", b. Nov. 14, 1837; m. Emma, dau. of Isaac and Betsey Lanning ; res. Nooksachk, Wash. Ter.
CHILDREN.
1. Hattie K.8, b. Aug. 20, 1867 ; m. Dec. 25, 1885, Martin Umstead.
2. Carries, b. April 15, 1869 ; m. Dec. 25, 1885, Albert Hopkins.
3. Timothy O.8, b. Sept. 8, 1870; d. 1872.
4. Lillie8, b. 1871.
5. Willie L.8, b. March 7, 1873.
6. Mary O.8, b. April 10, 1876.
24. John J.7, b. July 17, 1840 ; m. Frances, dau. of Lyman and Mary Coolidge, of Edgewood, Ia .; res. Edgewood. He was a sol- dier, and for a time a prisoner in Salisbury, N. C .; is a well-to-do farmer.
CHILDREN.
1. Orland M.8, b. Dec. 31, 1866. 2. Abner Q.8, b. June 21, 1868. 3. Almeda P.8, b. Aug. 23, 1870.
25. James Birney7, b. Sept. 25, 1845; settled on the homestead ; present res. Hemingford, Neb .; m. Ann Coonfair.
CHILDREN.
1. Carrie May8, b. April 21, 1871.
2. Cora May8, A
3. Charles W.8, b. March 8, 1881.
26. Samuel5 [5] (Jeremiah4, William3, John2, John1), b. Oct. 20, 1760; was a Revolutionary soldier; came to H. as early as 1792 ;
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settled at No. 6 ;* m. July 8, 1799, Lucy Jewell, of Stow, Mass., who d. April 7, 1838 ; he d. July 2, 1825. Children : -
27. Lucy", b. Oct. 7, 1800; d. April 15, 1825.
28. Rebecca5, b. May 25, 1802; m. Hiram Fairfield. (q. v.)
29. John6, b. Sept. 19, 1803; d. March 31, 1868; m. Sybil, dau. of Oliver and Lucy Farmer. He was an extensive jobber in road and wall building. He built the house which is marked "J. Eaton," near the railroad. After his death the buildings were burned ; his widow res. with her son. Children : -
30. Charles Edward7, b. 1833; d. Sept. 27, 1836.
31. Charles Edwin7, b. March 31, 1836; d. Aug. 19, 1865.
32. Frances Maria7, b. Feb. 21, 1839; d. April 9, 1841.
33. John Freeman7, b. April 20, 1842; m. Aug. 4, 1870, Lucy, dau. of David and Lucinda (Matthews) Hunt. (q. v.) He is the proprietor of Hancock hotel, in the village.
CHILDREN.
1. Freddie E.8, b. Aug. 9, 1873. 2. Norman8, b. Dec. 11, 1877. 3. Addie H.8, b. 1880; d. July 28, 1884.
34. Betsey6, b. June 12, 1809; m. Daniel Fiske. (q. v.)
ELLINWOOD.
John1 Ellinwood and his wife, Zeruiah, came from Lyndeboro' to H. in March, 1790; res. at or near No. 81. It is not known how long they remained, or where they went to.
CHILDREN.
1. Sarah Stevens2, b. in H., Sept. 24, 1790.
2. Anne2, b. in H., March 12, 1792.
ELLIOTT.
Asahel1 and Charlotte Elliott rem. from Salem to Mason, where Martin B.2 was b. He served in the 13th regt. N. H. vols. three years, and was discharged June 21, 1865. He m. Mary J. Nichols, and purchased the place near abandoned mill-site No. 1 in 1884, where they now res. Child: Carrie B.8, b. Feb. 17, 1875.
* The dots representing Nos. 5 and 6 should be west of the highway. The dot in- dicating the res. of Joseph Baker (see p. 320) should be directly under the figure 2, thus : 25.
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EMERSON.
Thomas1 Emerson was one of the early settlers of Ipswich, Mass. Rev. Joseph2 (Thomas1) was settled in the ministry in Mendon, Mass., in 1667. He was there eight years, when the town was broken up by the Indians, and he returned to Boston, where he d. not long afterwards. He m. Jan. 1670, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Edward Bulkley, whose father was Rev. Peter Bulkley, of Concord, Mass. They had one son, Peter3. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Emerson m. 2, "Capt. John Brown, Esq.," of Reading (now Wakefield), Mass., who was a widower and had one dau., Anna.
Peter3 (Rev. Joseph2, Thomas1), b. in Mendon, Mass., in 1672; m. about 1696, Anna Brown (see above); res. in Reading; d. in 1751. They had nine children. The fourth child and oldest son was
Dea. Brown4 (Peter3, Rev. Joseph2, Thomas1), b. April 16, 1704; m. Sarah Townsend ; had ten children ; res. in Reading ; was dea- con of the Congregational church about thirty years. The sixth child and fourth son was
1. John5 (Dea. Brown4, Peter3, Rev. Joseph2, Thomas1), b. in Reading, April 5, 1739; m. Dec. 20, 1764, Katherine, dau. of Noah and Phebe (Lilley) Eaton, who was b. in Reading, Dec. 19, 1744, and baptized the 16th of the same month ;* settled in Ashby, Mass., rem. to New Ipswich, and to H., about the year 1793; settled at No. 22, between Skatutahkee and Little Skatutahkee, where he d. Nov. 14, 1809; his wife having d. Jan. 21st of the same year. It is a romantic place, and was abandoned about 1812. His auto- graph, as signed to the church covenant of 1805, is inserted here: -
John Emerson
Children : -
2. John6, b. Sept. 2, 1765; became a wealthy farmer in Read- ing, Vt .; left one thousand dollars for the Vermont Missionary society ; d. at about the age of 70; left a widow and three children, who also had children.
* We are able to give the genealogy of Mrs. Katherine Emerson.
Jonas1 Eaton and Grace, his wife, were early settlers of Reading. They came from England, but it is not known whether they were married in England or here. They had seven sons and two daughters. He d. Feb. 24, 1674.
Jonathan2 (Jonas1), b. in Reading, Dec. 8, 1655; d. July 8, 1743; was lieutenant and selectman. His second wife was Mary -. By his two wives he had eleven children. Noah" (Jonathan?, Jonas1) was next to the youngest; he was b. in 1704; m. Dec. 21, 1726, Phebe Lilley, of Woburn; nine children ; he d. in 1774.
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3. Hiram", b. April 9, 1767; a mason by trade; res. in Charles- town, Mass. ; lived to be over 80. One son, whose name was Hiram, and one dau.
4. Catherine", b. April 30, 1769; d. of a fever, when compara- tively young, in Reading; m. David Smith; left one dau., who has many descendants.
5. Rev. Reuben" [14], b. Aug. 12, 1771.
6. Jacob6 [20], b. June 10, 1773.
2. Noah6, b. Aug. 28, 1775 ; d. 1777.
8. Rev. Brown6 [29], b. Jan. 8, 1778.
9. Phebe", b. June 19, 1780; d. 1785.
10. Romanus", b. Sept. 1, 1782 ; has numerous descendants.
11. Anne6 [30], b. May 8, 1785.
12. Rev. Noah6 [35], b. Oct. 4, 1787.
14. Rev. Reuben6 [5], b. Aug. 12, 1771 ; was graduated at Dart- mouth college; m. in 1798, Persis Hardy, of Rindge. His wife d. Oct. 12, 1846, aged 76. He was settled first in Westminster, Vt., where he remained four years; was dismissed and settled in Read- ing (afterwards South Reading, now Wakefield), Mass., in Oct. 1804, where he remained until the close of his life, being pastor of the church over 55 years ; d. March 12, 1860. He was a strong man, and exerted great influence in the community where he lived. He was the last of a long line of Puritan pastors who lived and died with that people, and whose remains rest side by side in the burying ground in the old South parish of what was the town of Reading. Since his time other men, good and true, have occupied his pulpit; but the old custom of retaining a pastor for life seems to have passed away, and this present season (1888) will witness the removal of the old meeting-house, where for more than half a century he met his people, and a new and more modern structure will take its place. Children :-
15. Dr. Brown Handel Bulkley7, b. Feb. 1801 ; was a physician ; settled in Williamson, Wayne county, N. Y., where he remained through life.
16. Charles Milton7, b. Jan. 16, 1802; was graduated at Dart- mouth college; was a lawyer; became a judge; m. Charlotte Chap- man ; settled in New Orleans; d. April, 1881.
17. John Calvin7, b. April, 1803; d. in Savannah, Ga .; was a professor of music.
18. Catherine Ann Fisk7, b. May 10, 1805.
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19. Reuben Washington™, b. Aug. 1807 ; was a printer; d. in Zanesville, O.
20. Jacob6 [6], b. June 10, 1773; m. 1, Dorcas, dau. of Enos and Dorcas (Nooning) Knight (q. v.), who d. in H. previous to her husband's first visit to Ohio, in 1818, but the date has not been given; m. 2, Mrs. (Spaulding) Knight, about the year 1819 .* He settled on the homestead in H .; rem. to place marked "S. Tuttle," on the same farm, about 1813, removing the barn and building a new house, and in 1819; rem. with his family to Keene, O., where he remained until the close of his life; d. April 3, 1839. Children, all b. in H. : -
21. Dorcas™, b. Feb. 18, 1799; m. John Wietsell. She d. Feb. 18, 1835.
CHILDREN.
Margarets, m. Dorcas8, m. Midian8. Manning8, d. Olive8, m.
22. Brown', b. Jan. 14, 1801; m. Lucinda Spellman; res. in Keene, O. He d. Jan. 13, 1861 ;} his wife was living in 1886.
CHILDREN.
1. Louisas.
2. Martha8.
These daughters are d.
3. Jane8.
4. Francesº.
5. Chesters, res. in Colorado ; has two sons and three daughters.
6. Johns, res. in Kansas ; has one son and one dau. living ; three children have d.
7. James8, res. in Idaho; was a member of Co. C, 51st regt. O. V. I .; has two sons and three daughters.
8. Albert8, res. in Kansas; was a member of Co. C, 51st regt. O. V. I .;
* Mrs. Hannah (Whittemore) Todd writes that Mr. Emerson and his son, Brown, made a journey to Ohio in 1818, and on the way met Mrs. Knight, whom he m. before he returned for his family. She was the widow of Joseph Knight, who was a brother of the Knight brothers who settled in H. She survived her second husband, and about the year 1846 rem. to Michigan, where she d. at a ripe old age, at the home of her son, Benjamin Knight.
t The family say 1818, but Mrs. Todd was a near neighbor, her father and the second Mrs. Emerson were old friends, her brother Stephen went with the family, and her authority is 1819. It is possible that he made his first journey to Ohio in the early part of 1818, and his final journey in the fall, as Timothy Emerson's family (q. v.) seem to have the exact dates, and they probably went together. A strong evidence in this direction is the fact that neither of the two cousins was taxed for real estate in 1818, but sampson Tuttle, Jr., was taxed for about the same real estate in 1818 that Jacob Emerson was in 1817; Abel Winship also was taxed for about the same real estate in 1818 that Timothy Emerson was in 1817. When these families rem. to Ohio, they went, as the custom was in those days, with their own teams, carrying their household goods with them and their provisions. Jacob Emerson forgot an ovenful of brown-bread, which had been prepared for the journey, and it was found by Sampson Tuttle when he took possession of the house. The bread must have been sadly missed by those hungry children.
* This is the testimony of a granddaughter; another authority, unknown to me, is that he d. Jan. 24, 1843.
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has four sons and four daughters. Lib. A.º res. in Keene, ( .. with her grandmother. They are the only members of the family left in the state.
23. Enos, b. April 21, 1803 ; d. March 10, 1862; m. Nov. 24, 1828, Eliza Bassett, of Roxbury, N. HI .;* res. Keene, O.
CHILDREN.
1. William Bassett", b. Oct. 6, 1829; d. in Linn county, Kan., Dec. 1869; m. March 29, 1855, Josephine Adams, who was b. in Dublin, N. HI., Nov. 16, 1834. Children: (1), Idaº, b. Jan. 5, 1856; m. Lewis Herman. Children : (a), Arvilla May!», b. Jan. 5, 1882. (b), Jose- phinelo, b. Jan. 9, 1884. (c), Charles Lewis1, b. Aug. 15, 1886. (2), Ellenº, b. Jan. 4, 1858. (3), Lura9, b. Oct. 5, 1859; d. (4), Reo Lester", b. Sept. 1862. (5), Maryº, b. Dec. 30, 1864.
2. Elizabeth Stowes, b. May 15, 1831 ; m. Reo W. Adams ; res. Quasque- ton, Ia. Children: (1), Abbie9, b. Oct. 20, 1856; m. - Baker. Children : (a), Sherman1", b. June 10, 1876. (b), Ida1, b. Sept. 23, 1877. (c), Irene10, b. Nov. 10, 1879. (d), Blanche19, b. Nov. 5, 1886. (2), Frank?, b. July 17, 1858. Child : Maro", b. Dec. 8, 1883. (3), Irene9, b. March 15, 1859; m. J. J. Plank. Child : Enos1", h. Jan. 22, 1886. (4), Maro9, b. Feb. 5, 1861. (5), Lura9, b. March 29, 1863. (6 and 7), Candace9 and twin, b. June 10, 1866; Candace m. - Monson. Child : Maud10, b. Sept. 13, 1887. (8), May9, b. Oct. 10, 1868. (9), Infant9, b. Feb. 8, 1872.
3. Emily Amanda8, b. May, 1833 ; d. June, 1844.
4. Lester Post8, b. Feb. 1835; d. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 21, 1862; was in the border war in Kansas; was orderly sergeant in Co. C, 51st regt. O. V. I .; was a true soldier.
5. Cyrus8, b. Jan. 9, 1837 ; d. April 15, 1839.
6. Sewall Spaulding8, b. Aug. 22, 1838; d. Feb. 1883; was a member of Co. C, 51st regt. O. V. I. ; was away from home less than a year, but never fully recovered from the illness caused by exposure in the ser- vice; m. in 1867, Lizzie Walsh; rem. to Lyon county, Kan., in 1871, where the family res .; Mrs. Enos Emerson res. with them. Children: (1), William9, b. 1868. (2), Thayer9, b.1870.
7. Joseph J.8,+ b. June 24, 1840; m. in 1869, Elizabeth -; res. in Esk-
* Her grandfather, Samuel Bassett, was wounded at Bunker hill. Her grand- mother was Martha Belding. They both were buried in Keene, N. H.
t He was a member of Co. I, 97th regt. O. V. I., and served almost three years. He lost his voice in December, 1862. At the battle of Missionary ridge, at the begin- ning of that terrible charge, the color-bearer fell; Emerson dropped his musket, caught up the colors, and led on. In the excitement his voice was restored, and he shouted, -"To the top of the mountain, boys!" He continued to carry the colors through many battles, until he was taken prisoner at the battle of Franklin, Tenn. He spent the winter at Andersonville. After he was exchanged he was on board the steamer Sultana when it blew up about seven miles above Memphis, on the Missis- sippi river. Hundreds of brave men perished, but he escaped and drifted down to Memphis. In 1885 the Confederate soldiers, who captured him and his flag, returned the flag to its former owner. It is " badly used up," many clippings having been taken from it.
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ridge, Waubaunsee county, Kan. Children : Belle9, Jabez Oscar9, Harvey9. Josephine?, Edith9.
8. Benjamin^, b. June 3, 1842 ; was a member of Co. G, 122d regt. O. V. I. He was on his way home on a sick furlough. At Wheeling, W. Va., he had an unele, with whom he stopped. His mother was sent for ; she was with him three days, when he d., Feb. 13, 1863.
9. Lura A.8, b. June 30, 1844; d. Dec. 28, 1851.
10. Rev. Oscar Adamss, b. Oct. 7, 1846. At the age of 15 his father d. ; two brothers were in the army, and two more soon followed. The farm was sold for debt, but they managed to retain and finally to redeem forty acres. With the aid of his younger brother and his invalid soldier-brother, he was able to carry on the farm and keep the family together. He spent one term at an academy, and at- tended the district school, as he could, in connection with the farm-work, and at the age of 20 taught his first school. He en- tered the preparatory department of the Ohio Wesleyan university in the spring of 1868; was graduated at Scio college, Har- rison county, O., in June, 1874. He had at that time spent two years in Kansas, to which state he drove a two-horse team in the summer of 1871. He taught school twelve months in Kansas, and spent six months in the Kansas State Normal school ; he soon entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has been ac- tively engaged in that work for the past fourteen years. He has had charges most of the time in the mountain district of Pennsyl- vania, and has been eminently successful in building up new churches and reviving old ones. His present charge is in the city of Pittsburgh, Penn .; m. Nov. 27, 1877, Carrie F. Boucher, of Ligonier, Westmoreland county, Penn. Children : (1), E. Blanche9, b. Nov. 21, 1878. (2), Charles Oscar9, b. Feb. 24, 1881. (3), Hiram B.º, b. April 10, 1883; d. at the age of 5 weeks. (4), How- ard Bassett9, b. Nov. 20, 1884. (5), Joseph Brown9, b. March 23, 1887.
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