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3. Forrest L.4, b. March 23, 1860; m. Lillian Philbrick; res. Marlboro'.
4. Letitia J.4, b. March 27, 1862 ; m. Hollis Towne; res. Bethel, Vt.
5. Irving M.4, b. July 13, 1864 ; m. Flora E. Boutell; res. Marlow.
6. Bert D.4, b. June 24, 1868.
11. Darwin C.3, b. Feb. 10, 1838; m. 1, Emma Barrett, who d .; m. 2, Helen Metcalf, of Keene; res. Keene. Two children, one by first wife, Addie4; one by second wife, Herbert4.
12. Simon S.3, b. June 18, 1845 ; m. 1, Sept. 2, 1869, Addie M. Brown, of H., who d. June 28, 1870; m. 2, March 30, 1871, Loretta J., dau. of Moses and Mary ( Washburn ) Lakin (q. v.) ; settled on the homestead, which he sold to his cousin (q. v.); rem. to the village in 1885 ; res. place marked "S. Fogg." He is an ex- tensive dealer in cattle.
CHILDREN.
. 1. William D.4, b. Oct. 28, 1872. 2. George H.4, b. Sept. 2, 1875. 3. Alice May4, b. Sept. 18, 1887.
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JOEL FOSTER.
1. Isaac1 Foster, b. in Tewksbury, Mass .; was a soldier in the French war at the age of 18; was taken prisoner and kept three years by the Indians; was then sold to the French for ten gallons of brandy, and finally came home; his mother did not recognize him at first. He was also a soldier in the Revolutionary war, as were also two of his sons, Isaac and Ezra ; d. Nov. 8, 1808, and was buried in H. He came to H. in 1803 with his son, -
2. Joel2 (Isaac1), b. in Tewksbury; d. in H., Feb. 22, 1842,* aged 64 years ; settled at No. 83, on a farm that he purchased of Mr. Gray, and sold in 1835 to Mr. Nay and Mr. Robbe; m. 1, Re- becca Hunt, of Tewksbury; m. 2, Dec. 26, 1811, Agnes Nancy Tyrrell, of H .; she d. May 20, 1835, aged 53 years. Children :-
3. Matthias Spaulding3, b. Nov. 10, 1802; m. Dec. 18, 1830; celebrated his golden wedding; has been in the grocery business nearly sixty years; res. in Waltham, Mass. One son, Lebbeus S.4.
4. Joel8, b. May 21, 1804; d. in Boston; m.t in 1833, Sarah Lord, who d.
CHILDREN.
1. Joel H.4. 2. Susan L.4. 3. Adalaide4. 4. Louisa4. 5. Emma4.
6. Henry4, enlisted as a private in Co. H, 16th regt. Mass. vols .; served three years ; was in many battles; d. in a hospital at the age of 22, and was buried in the South.
5. John3, b. Oct. 9, 1805; d. in H. in 1866.
6. Noah Hunt3, b. March 19, 1809; d. in H., Dec. 16, 1834.
7. Rebecca Hunt3, b. Sept. 23, 1812; was a student at the academy in H. in the autumns of 1831 and 1832; res. in Boston more than twenty-five years; was matron in a reformatory institu- tion on Rutland street some twelve years; d. at the home of her brother in Waltham, Mass., Aug. 3, 1863, and was buried in H.
8. Nancy MacDonough3, b. Sept. 16, 1816; was for many years a matron in the State Alinshouse, Tewksbury, Mass .; is a woman of great force of character and of a kindly nature. To her we are indebted mainly for this record, yet she writes that of herself she has nothing to say. She res. with her brother in Meriden, Conn.
9. Thomas Mitchell®, b. June 10, 1819; d. in H., Oct. 24, 1834.
* In the church records it is stated that Joel2 Foster d. one year earlier than as re- corded here.
t In the town records it is stated that Joel? Foster, m. Rhoda Russell, Jan. 30, 1827. (See p. 213.)
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10. Asa Gray3, b. July 16, 1825; m. in 1853, Priscilla, dau. of Cyrus and Annie Knight, of Ludlow, Vt .; has been employed by the Meriden Britannia Co. for many years; res. Meriden, Conn. Three children of Joel2 Foster, names not given, d. in infancy.
JOHN FOSTER.
1. Ensign John1 Foster came from Deerfield, Mass., as early as 1779; settled at place marked "Mrs. Cummings"; m. 1, Sarah, dau. of Isaiah Taylor (q. v.), who d. May 17, 1792, aged 33 years; m. 2, Aug. 6, 1794, Lydia Foster, of Temple, who d. July 19, 1842, aged 80 years. He was chairman of the board of selectmen in 1783; d. July 10, 1810, aged 66 years. Children : -
2. John2, b. June 29, 1780; m. - Styles, of Bradford; res. Langdon, where he d.
3. Sarah2 (Sally on records), b. June 28, 1782; m. Elisha Good- ell, of Hillsboro'; settled in Ohio, where they res. many years. After his death she returned to H., and spent the last eight years of her life with her nephew, Adolphus G. Foster; d. June 8, 1871.
4. Mercy2 (Marsey on records), b. March 30, 1786; m. Thatcher Bradford. (q. v.)
5. Isaiah2 [10], b. Oct. 28, 1789.
6. Joshua2 [11], b. Feb. 12, 1796.
7. Rebecca2, b. Jan. 3, 1800.
8. Silas2 [20], b. Oct. 24, 1802.
9. Betsey2. This name is not with the rest on the town records. In a memorandum before me it is stated that she d. Aug. 30, 1800. If this is correct, she was b. before Rebecca.
10. Isaiah2 [5] (John1), m. Patty Phipps Hartwell; res. in Hillsboro', where he d. in July, 1862. She d. at the res. of her son, C. H.3 Foster, in Hillsboro', in 1879.
CHILDREN.
1. Patty Phipps8, d. in childhood.
2. Isaiah Woodbury3, d.
3. Henry Harrison3, d. in childhood.
4. Lozina Jane3, d. in childhood.
5. Charles Harrison3, res. Hillsboro'.
6. Lorenza Jane3, d.
7. Edward Page8, res. Manchester.
8. Sarah Rebecca3, d.
9. Silas Elbridge3, res. Manchester.
11. Joshua2 [6] (John1), m. 1, Oct. 8, 1816, Sally, dau. of Boyd Hopkins, of Antrim, who was b. May 14, 1795; d. March 11, 1824;
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m. 2, March 22, 1825, Mary Ann Fletcher, of Peterboro', who d. May 28, 1851, aged 48; m. 3, Oct. 16, 1851, Mrs. Dorothy Little, of Peterboro'. Mr. Foster carried on an extensive business as a tanner (see p. 85); res. many years at place marked "J. Foster." About the year 1858 he erected a new and commodious set of buildings at place marked "J. F.," where he d. March 16, 1867. Children : -
12. Elizabeth3, m. Zebedee Bagerley; settled in Seneca, Mich. Children : John4, George4, and Abby Ann4.
13. Calista3, d. young.
14. Otis3, d. young.
15. Lydia J.3, d. young.
16. Charles O.3, b. Feb. 26, 1826 ; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Ken- dall Grey (q. v.); settled in Lowell, Mass .; rem. to Boston, then to Seneca, Mich., where he remained seventeen years, then to H. (see p. 85), then to Russell, Kan., where he now res. One child, Ada4, b. in Lowell, Mass., in 1854.
17. Sarah L.3, b. Feb. 1829; m. Oct. 28, 1847, Lewis G. Nay. (q. v.) She d. Aug. 1, 1849 ; was buried in H.
18. Adolphus G.3, b. Feb. 19, 1835; m. Oct. 28, 1858, Ellen H., dau. of William Lakin (q. v.); settled on the homestead (see p. 85); represented the town at the General Court in 1879; was elected third selectman in 1882, second selectman in 1883 and 1884, and was elected chairman of the board in 1885 and 1886.
19. Elwin C.3, b. in 1852; m. Annie M. Shaw, of Lynn, Mass .; res. Lynn ; is president of the Lynn & Boston Horse Railroad Co.
20. Silas2 [8] (John1), m. twice; d. at the res. of his son, Mar- cus A. Foster, at Colorado Springs, Dec. 4, 1881. Six children by his first wife and one by his second wife.
CHILDREN.
1. Marcus A.3, m. Lizzie Harris, who was b. in Wales. Six children; the oldest b. June, 1865; the youngest b. May, 1879.
2. Mrs. B. F. Hooper3, res. in Montana Territory ; has one son, b. in 1862.
3. W. E. C.3, res. in Iowa City, Ia. ; is m., and has two children.
PERLEY FOSTER.
1. Maj. Perley2, son of Diamond1 Foster, a Revolutionary sol- dier, was b. in Greenfield, Sept. 20, 1792. He came to H. when a small boy to live with John Morrison, with whom he lived several years; m. Mary, dau. of Moses and Mary Gray (q. v.), of H .; res.
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a short time in II. on the William Gray farm; rem. to Greenfield, where they remained a few years, when they rem. to Whitefield ; rem. to Nashua about the year 1833, where he d. Dec. 22, 1843; his wife d. in Nashua, July 12, 1875. Children : -
2. Newman S.8, b. in Greenfield, Nov. 20, 1816 ; d. in Lawrence, Mass., Dec. 23, 1862; was a cotton manufacturer; m. June 2, 1842, Mary E., dau. of Benjamin and Sophia Jones, of Stewartstown, who m. 2, A. G. Reed, of Nashua, where she now res.
3. Mary Jane3, b. in Greenfield, Aug. 5, 1818; d. in Nashua, March 14, 1848.
4. Maj. John Gray3, b. at Whitefield, May 27, 1823; rem. with his parents to Nashua when 10 years old ; was educated at the pub- lic schools in Nashua, at the Literary and Scientific institute in H., at David Crosby's Literary institute in Nashua, and at West Point military academy, receiving his appointment as a cadet at West Point in 1842, at the request of Hon. Charles G. Atherton and Hon. Franklin Pierce. He graduated in 1846, -ranking number four in the class, - with Generals McClellan, Reno, Couch, Seymour, Stur- gis, Stoneman, Oakes, and Gordon of the Union army, and Jackson and Wilcox of the Confederate army. He entered the army as second lieutenant of engineers, and was brevetted first lieutenant in 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Con- treras and Cherubusco. He was severely wounded at the storming of El Molino del Ray, and for his gallantry was brevetted captain. He was assistant professor of engineering at West Point in 1855-57. At the outbreaking of the Rebellion he was second in command at Fort Sumter, and for the heroism he displayed on this occasion he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers. He bore a conspic- uous part in the battle of Roanoke island, the capture of Newbern, and received the unconditional surrender of all the forces upon the island in Feb. 1862. In July he was left in command of the Depart- ment of North Carolina, with the rank of major-general, General Burnside having been ordered with the main part of his force to Fortress Monroe. Late in the autumn, having been reinforced by new regiments from Massachusetts, he again assumed the offensive. He led an expedition from Washington through Williamston to Hamilton, on the Roanoke. He expected to find and destroy some iron-clads in the process of construction, but there were none; he, however, liberated several hundred slaves.
In April, 1863, General Hill made an attack on Washington, N. C.,
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but was handsomely repulsed by General Foster. In Oct. 1863, General Foster succeeded General Burnside in east Tennessee, in command of the Department of Ohio. He was transferred to the command of the Department of the South in May, 1864, to the De- partment of Florida in 1865, and was mustered out of the volunteer service in Sept. 1866.
All through the war he occupied responsible positions, and was regarded as one of the most accomplished, brave, and prudent officers in the army. After leaving the volunteer service he re- turned to his corps, and was appointed to take charge of works for the preservation and improvement of Boston harbor and the con- struction of the defenses of Portsmouth (N. H.) harbor. These operations were conducted with much ability and professional skill. He was to the citizens of Nashua, where he was best known, the " beau ideal soldier and gentleman." In the years of the war the people looked upon him as a son and brother, and followed his career with pride. His affection for his mother, who survived him, was marked. He never forgot her early teachings, and never neg- lected to write her as often as was possible from the time he went to West Point to the close of his life. Soon after the close of the war he purchased a home for her in Nashua, where he d. Sept. 2, 1874. He m. 1, Jan. 1, 1851, Mary S. Moale, of Baltimore, Md., who d. June 6, 1871; m. 2, Nannie Davis, who res. in Washington, D. C.
CHILD, BY FIRST WIFE.
1. Anna4, m. Lieut. Henry Seaton, of the regular army.
5. Dr. Moses Gray3, b. at Whitefield, March 30, 1830; was town clerk of Nashua, and a member of the superintending school con- mittee; d. in Nashua, July 14, 1853.
6. Perley3, b. Sept. 1, 1833 ; d. at Dubuque, Ia., where he was a merchant, Aug. 19, 1856.
7. George3, b. at Nashua, Oct. 12, 1835; was in the clothing business in Nashua; d. at Nashua, May 31, 1859.
FOX.
Timothy2, son of John1 Fox, rem. from Littleton, Mass., to New Ipswich in 1765; m. Abigail Dudley. He d. in 1827, aged 86; his
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wife d. in 1808. To them were b. ten children, three of whom came to H. to res .*
1. Peter8 (Timothy2, John1), b. in New Ipswich, Sept. 15, 1771 ; m. May 25, 1797, Mittee (for Submit), dau. of Joseph and Mittee Sy- monds (q. v.); rem. to Peterboro', and from there to H. about 1800; res. place marked "R. B. Simonds "; rem. to Marlow about the year 1812 (name on tax-list from 1800 to 1811, inclusive). Children :-
2. Sally4, b. in Peterboro', Nov. 29, 1797; m. Calvin Phelps; res. in Marlow, where she d. about the year 1867.
CHILDREN.
1. George S.5, res. Marlow. 2. Maria5, res. Acworth.
3. Elbridge5, res. Marlow. 4. Freeman5, res. Marlow. 5. An infant5.
3. Charles4, b. in H., Jan. 8, 1801; d. Dec. 16, 1801.
4. George Washington4, b. in H., Nov. 26, 1802; m. 1, Rebecca Royce, who d. about 1843; m. 2, Rectina Boyden, of Guilford, Vt., who d. in the winter of 1882-83. He rem. to Fairbault, Minn., about the year 1862, where he res. until his death in 1885. His body was brought to Marlow for burial.
CHILDREN.
1. Edward Alonzo5, res. in Marlow; has carried on the currying business many years.
2. Charles Gilman5, is a locomotive engineer, and for many years has been employed by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad; res. in Baltimore.
5. Peter4, b. in H., Nov. 27, 1804; d. July, 1807.
6. Roxana4, b. in H., Oct. 27, 1807; m. Ora Monroe; res. in Marlow; d. about the year 1862.
CHILDREN.
1. Marion E.5, b. Dec. 25, 1846; m. Oct. 20, 1866, John C. Stone, of Marl- boro'. Five children.
2. Abbie5, d. in Springfield, Mass., in 1886.
7. Orin4 C. (Oring"Senter on records), b. in H., Sept. 7, 1809 ; res. Marlow; m. Harriet J. Hodgman ; he d. in 1854.
CHILDREN. 1. Cynthia A.5, m. Samuel J. Lowell.
2. Orin D.5, was a soldier in the Civil war; d. in service. 3. Paulina5.
4. Perley W.5, res. Marlow.
* Timothy Fox was a non-resident land-owner in H. The family is supposed to have settled first in Woburn.
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8. Peter Tuttle4, b. in H., May 17, 1811; m. March, 1833, Emily Perley ; res. Marlow.
CHILDREN.
1. Perley E.5, res. Marlow ; has been in charge of the stove and tin busi- ness in town for some twenty years; has taken out three patents, one of which is the " Granite State Evaporator," well known among sugar makers.
2. Ashbury T.5, was killed by an accident when about 9 years old.
3. Frank E.5, was also killed by accident when about 10 years old.
9. William P.4, b. in Marlow; m. Manda Jacobs; rem. to Min- nesota about the year 1862; d. about the year 1872. His wife res. in Minneapolis, Minn.
CHILDREN.
1. Ellen5, 2. Louisa5, ? All res. in Minnesota, except Ellen5, who res. in Ash- burnham, Mass.
3. Granville H.5,
4. Jennette5,
5. Sylvia5,
10. Emily4, b. in Marlow, Nov. 17, 1815; m. Robert W. Mat- thews. (q. v.)
11. Samuel3 (Timothy2, John1), b. in New Ipswich, April 12, 1773; came to H. as early as 1795; m. 1, March 25, 1800, Sarah,* dau. of James Duncan (q. v.); m. 2, Dec. 26, 1805, Thankful Breed, of Nelson, who was b. May 22, 1786. He built the Fox tannery about the year 1800; res. first opposite the place marked "J. Wash- burn " (see p. 83), which he sold to his brother (q. v.), and res. later at No. 31; rem. to Stoddard in 1814, where he d. Nov. 27, 1814. Children, all b. in H .:-
12. Eliphalet4, b. Feb. 10, 1802; went to Antrim to learn the tanner's trade with his uncle, George Duncan ; m. in 1837, Mary Barker; rem. to Stoddard, where he d. Oct. 11, 1862.
* In the list of marriages this name is given Sally. She d. July 2, 1805. Thankful Breed was the dau. of Nathaniel Breed, of Nelson, and the granddaughter of Dr. Nathaniel Breed, of New Ipswich, a native of Salem, Mass., a graduate of Harvard college, eminent for learning and piety, and a successful physician and surgeon. He purchased a large tract of land for his sons in Packersfield, served in the army as a surgeon during the Revolutionary war, and came home broken in health and in fortune, and retired to a farm in Packersfield, where he d. Mrs. Fox was left with her little family without a dollar. Two years after the death of her husband she rem. to Washington, taking with her three children, the others having been provided for by friends. She was a tailoress, and by working hard at her trade she was able to keep her little ones from want. She was a truly good woman, and her deeds deserve a record. She rem. to Bradford in 1831, and to Warner in 1865, where she d. Oct. 22, 1869.
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CHILDREN.
1. Sarah J.5. b. in Stoddard, March 9, 1840; m. May 2, 1865, Rev. Joseph Moulton, who was b. in Antrim, Aug. 12, 1834; was a colporteur in the service of Bible and missionary societies some fourteen years ; has been pastor of Methodist Episcopal churches in Maine for the past ten years ; res. Jan. 1886, in North Auburn, Me. Mrs. Moulton d. in Newry, Me., Nov. 4, 1881. Children : Arthur A.6, Berthie Florence6, Agnes Lucetta6.
2. George Duncan5, b. 1843; killed at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862.
3. Samuel B.5, b. in 1846; m. in 1869, Louise C. Gray ; res. Southampton, Mass. Children : Gracie Louise", d., Helen Louise", Edith".
4. Mary A.5, h. 1852 ; m. Wm. J. Smith ; res. Lisbon Falls, Me. Three children.
13. George Duncan4, b. Jan. 16, 1804 ; d. Jan. 2, 1831.
14. Sally4, b. Oct. 13, 1806; m. in 1830, Thomas Morse, of Bradford; rem. to Candia, where she d. March 22, 1839.
15. Samuel4, b. Feb. 21, 1808; d. in Bradford, Jan. 25, 1844.
16. Cynthia4, b. Nov. 3, 1809; d. in Bradford, June 16, 1852; m. Walter H. Morse, of Bradford.
17. Rev. Nathaniel Breed4, b. Oct. 3, 1811. After the death of his father he went to live with a Mrs. Moore in H., where he re- mained until he was 13; then he went to Keene, and remained two years with his uncle, Cyrus Breed, when he went to Nelson, and here he formed the purpose of becoming a missionary, and at the age of 17, encouraged by the church in Nelson, he went to H. and studied one year with Mr. Burgess, working for his board ; then, by teaching school, etc., he was able to sustain himself and continue his studies in Meriden and Dartmouth, and finally he was graduated at Amherst college. At the close of his second year at Dartmouth he taught a high school in H. one term, and he also spent one year teaching in Fitchburg, Mass.
He was graduated at the seminary in Andover, Mass., but at the close of his course his health was not deemed firm enough for the life of a missionary. After he was ordained he preached a few months in Dracut, Mass., and was then sent by the missionary society to Granby, Canada East. After a prosperous pastorate of five years, he left, with regret, this field of his self-denying labors. He subsequently engaged for several months, with much acceptance, in the work of a city missionary in Worcester, Mass .; but the en- ergies of his life were exhausted, and he resigned his charge and retired to the res. of his father-in-law, in Abington, Conn., where, after a lingering illness of fourteen months, he d., Jan. 30, 1848.
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He m. Arethusa J. Ingalls, of Abington, Conn., who, after his death, became a teacher; was four years in a young ladies' seminary in Freehold, N. J., and for a long term of years in the Brooklyn Heights Seminary for Young Ladies.
CHILD.
1. Katie was for ten years a teacher; m. John Tucker, of Hartford, Conn. ; res. Hartford.
18. Thankful4, b. July 21, 1813; res. in Warner. A dau. of her sister, Cynthia, res. with her.
19. Jedediah3 (Timothy2, John1), b. in New Ipswich, Nov. 30, 1780; began to pay taxes in H. in 1803. From 1805 onward for many years, including 1811, he paid taxes on real estate and stock in trade, which he would hardly have done if he had been living and at work in Antrim. There is no doubt but that he settled in H. in 1805, as indicated on page 83. He m. Dec. 27, 1810, Mary, dau. of Noah and Mary (Butterfield) Wheeler. (q. v.) He is best known as a success- ful hotel-keeper. Many strange stories are told of his eccentrici- ties, some of them no doubt exaggerated. He was a man of marked ability, rigidly honest, and universally respected.
He sold the hotel in 1828, and soon after built the house known as the Fox place, marked "C. W. Farmer," where he res. until the close of his life. He had some land, which he cultivated; beyond this, I do not know as he carried on any business. He was not idle, however, nor did he grow old early. As an example of his activity, I may be permitted to give a personal reminiscence. When a student at the seminary in the fall of 1849, I went out one day into the fields to pick some black cherries. To do so, I climbed into a large tree, and when I began to feel that it might be a little dangerous to ven- ture so high, I looked up, and right over my head stood Mr. Fox, in his stocking feet, with a large pail almost full of cherries. He d. Sent. 21, 1858. Mrs. Fox continued to res. at the homestead; she d. Nov. 8, 1875, aged 86. Child :-
Charles J. Fox,
20. Hon. Charles James4, b. in H.,* Oct. 28, 1811; was fitted for college under the instruction of Rev. Mr. Burgess, and at Francestown
* The statement made above in regard to Jedediah Fox's paying taxes in H., seems to me to settle the matter in regard to the birthplace of his son, but out of deference to the wishes of Mr. Eaton, I append the following note, which is substan-
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academy; was graduated with high honors at Dartmouth college in 1831. Previous to his graduation he taught at least one term of school in district No. 5, and perhaps in other places. He was grad- uated at the New Haven Law school, having also spent some time in the office of Hon. Isaac O. Barnes, of Francestown. He became a law-partner with Hon. Daniel Abbott, of Nashua, in 1834; was county solicitor from 1835 to 1844; a member of the legislature in 1837; a member of the commission to revise the statutes of New Hampshire in 1841-42; went to Egypt in 1843, and to the West Indies in 1844; was also commissioner of bankruptcy, and treasurer of the Nashua & Lowell Railroad company.
He also found time to compile, in connection with his pastor, Rev. Samuel Osgood, D. D., "The New Hampshire Book of Prose and Poetry" (1842), a work of great merit; to prepare the "Town Officer " (1843), and to publish the " History of Dunstable " (1846), besides writing many poems of more than ordinary merit. And all this work, with the preparation therefor, was crowded into a short life of a little more than thirty-four years. Whatever mistake Mr. Cochran may have made in regard to the place of his birth, I am sure no one will question the truth of his verdict: "He was one of the ablest and best men New Hampshire ever produced." Mr. Fox d. in Nashua, after a long illness, Feb. 17, 1846. (See pp. 43, 44.) He m. in June, 1840, Catherine Pickman, dau. of Hon. Daniel Abbott, his law partner. She was a woman of remarkable grace of
tially as he sent it: Under ordinary circumstances we should deem the mere state- ment of this fact sufficient, but in view of the fact that it has been claimed that he was b. elsewhere, we give some of our proof. First, Mrs. Mansel Alcock has repeatedly stated to her children (now living) that she was present when he was b. here. Sec- ond, Jacob P. Boynton stated in a letter to us that he was at work for and with Mr. Fox in the tannery, on the day when his son was b. here. Third, Mrs. Dinsmore writes that she always understood from him that he was b. in H. Fourth, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Ware understood Mrs. Fox (his mother) to say that he was b. where they res. (Sworn to.) Fifth, his mother stated to Orland Eaton, that he was b. in H. This statement was made during an evening that Mr. Eaton was spending at her house. (Sworn to.) Sixth, Remington Tuttle, who was then 14 years old, recollects distinctly that he heard Doctor Tuttle apologize for a late appearance professionally at his father's, on account of his presence at Jedediah Fox's res. under the hill, when his son was b. Seventh, Jedediah Fox took his deed of this place and the tannery, of his brother, Samuel, March 13, 1805. Eighth, there is a note in the town records which states distinctly, if not grammatically, "All those children (that the Town is not mentioned where they was b.) was b. in the town of H." The record of his birth was made by Joseph Symonds, who was town clerk that year, as a comparison with other records will show. Ninth, several copies of the history of Dunstable, written in part by Mr. Fox, but printed after his death, were left in his parents' hands. Ebenezer Ware purchased one copy of Mr. Fox with Antrim crossed out, and Han- cock inserted, as his birthplace. D. T. Ware purchased another copy with the same alteration made. Another copy was presented to the town library by Mrs. Dins- more, with the same correction made. These corrections are all in one handwrit- ing, and that evidently his mother's. We have not been able to find a copy procured from the family that has not this correction.
We will rest the case here with the remark, that while ten cities claim the honor of being Homer's birthplace, it is hoped that there never will be more than two towns to claim the honor of being the birthplace of this modern Homer.
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