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2. Calista", b. in Marlow, July 10, 1822; d. there, July 19, 1822.
3. Emily Maria7, b. in Marlow, Dec. 9, 1824; m. 1, at Peterboro', Nov. 30, 1845, Stephen, son of Capt. Francis and Sarah (Cummings) Cragin, who was b. in Temple, Aug. 25, 1821, and d. at East Jaffrey, Aug. 31, 1866 ; res. New Ipswich and East Jaffrey. He was employed in a cotton mill. She m. 2, at East Jaffrey, Sept. 1, 1870, Orlando, son of Moses and Lucy (Felt) Cragin, who was b. in Temple, Aug. 24, 1802, and d. at East Jaffrey, Sept. 30, 1880. She had by her first marriage two children : (1), Emma Jane8, b at East Jaffrey, May 9, 1853; m. in Gardner, Mass., May 8, 1870, Ellery Walker, son of John and Eliza (May) Whitcomb, of Winchendon, Mass., who was b. there, March 14, 1849; res. Winchendon; a mechanic. Children : (a), Mabel Emily9, b. in East Jaffrey, Jan. 28, 1877. (b), Morris Leon9, b. in Winchendon, Sept. 26, 1882. (2), Helen May8, b. at East Jaf- frey, Dec. 12, 1861.
4. Erastus Albert7, b. in H., Oct. 10, 1827; d. of lock-jaw on his fortieth
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birth-day, in San Francisco, Cal. ; m. 1, Oct. 21, 1858, Mary Eliza- beth, dau. of Eliphalet and Lois (Bemis) Dort, of Surry, who was b. there, April 12, 1833, and d. there, April 28, 1859; m. 2, in Washing- ton, Jan. 1, 1861, Lucy Almira, dau. of Luther and Mary II. (Stuart) Pitcher, who was b. in Stoddard, April 30, 1844, and d. in Wash- ington, Aug. 27, 1863. An infant son was b. without life, Aug. 17, 1863.
JACK WARE .*
Jack Ware was a colored man ; he had been a slave; was stolen from the coast of Africa. Mrs. Frakes (q. v.) writes that the story he told her father, Mesheck Tenney, was that " when he was a little boy a white man came along in a fine buggy and broke a cake in two; gave him one half, and his little brother the other; then he picked them up and carried them off just like a hawk would a hen." The date of his coming to II. is not known ; he res. at No. 41, and was very much beloved by all who knew him, especially the children of his neighbors, to whom he was very kind. Josiah Stone informed me that he was one of the kindest hearted men he ever knew. On his tombstone is the following inscription : -
" JACK WARE, AN AFRICAN,
DIED MARCH 2, 1826, AGED ABOUT 100 YEARS. .
This monument is erected in commemoration of his virtues, by the voluntary contributions of the Citizens of Hancock."
WARREN.
William de Varenne, a Norman baron, was one of the followers of William the Conqueror on his expedition into England. He took part in the battle of Hastings, m. the dau. of William, and when the king returned to Normandy, Earl Varenne was appointed one of the guardians of the kingdom. His chief seat anterior to the con- quest was a small town in Normandy on the banks of the river Varenne, hence the name William de Varenne. He is supposed to have been the ancestor of all who have borne the name of Warren in England and America.
* He was known in H. prior to his death as "Jack " and "Old Jack." Rev. Mr. Burgess records his death on the church records (p. 350) as " Old Negro Jack." His pastor gave the name of "Ware" to him in recognition of the helpful interest Mrs. Patience (Ward) Ware (q. v.) took in his spiritual welfare.
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Richard Warren came over in the Mayflower in 1620. John Warren came to Watertown in 1635. Joseph Warren came in the Alice in 1635, first to Virginia, but afterwards to New England. From one of these, without doubt, was descended
Jacob1, of Chelmsford, Mass .; m. June 21, 1667, Mary Hildreth. Four children, the eldest of whom,
Joseph2, b. Oct. 25, 1670; m. March 11, 1696, Ruth Wheeler. Six children, of whom the fourth was
Thomas3, b. in Townsend, Mass., March 5, 1704; was captain of a company at the battle of Bunker Hill, and was a cousin of Gen. Joseph Warren; m. - Dodge. Their fourth child was
Felix Warreno
1. Peter4 (Thomas3, Joseph2, Jacob1), was b. in Townsend, Mass., June 10, 1752; m. Judith Adams; res. a few years in Townsend, Mass .; rem. to Shirley, Mass., and in 1783 to H .; res. at No. 41 .* His coming to town seems to have been almost providential (see pp. 93, 95, and 96). He remained in town some fifteen or twenty years. The place to which he rem. from H. is not known; he was in Wilton in 1814, perhaps earlier. From the tenor of a letter written by him to his son Thomas, under the date of Aug. 14, 1822, it is evident that at that time his wife was not living. Later he was cared for by his cousin, Mrs. Mary Coburn, who went with him to Charlotte, Chautauqua county, N. Y., the res. of his son Peter. He d. at the home of his son Thomas, in Fredonia, Chautauqua county, N. Y., May 12, 1833. Children :-
2. Susanna5, b. in Townsend, Mass., March 31, 1770; d. in Casadaga, N. Y., in 1840; m. Asa Pemberton, who d. in Sept. 1862, at the age of 86 years.
3. Nancy5, b. in Townsend, Mass., Aug. 18, 1778.
4. David5, b. in Shirley, Mass., April 8, 1780 ; m. at Templeton,
* Jack pond (see map) was long known in H. as Warren pond.
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Mass., March 2, 1808, Susannah Fairbanks. He d. Oct. 19, 1859 ; place of res. not given.
CHILDREN.
1. Judith Adams", b. Aug. 7, 1809; d. Dec. 11, 1875; m. in Salem, N. Y., July 4, 1832, Gardner M. Hastings. Children: (1), Warren7, b. June 11, 1833; d. April 17, 1834. (2), Twin to Warren, d. in in- fancy. (3), Sarah Jane7, b. May 7, 1835; d. Oct. 22, 1845. (4), Martin7, b. Aug. 31, 1837; m. Feb. 9, 1860, Sarah A. Stevens ; four children. (5), Walter Warren7, b. Nov. 5, 1839; m. Oct. 12, 1864, Jane E. Welch; two children. (6), Anson James7, b. April 26, 1841; m. Sept. 3, 1867, Nancy S. Smith ; three children. (7), Mary Susannah7, b. May 6, 1844; m. Nov. 28, 1866, James B. Welch; four children. (8), Leroy1, b. July 24, 1846; d. July 3, 1849. (9), Ellen M.7, b. July 15, 1848; d. Nov. 8, 1849. (10), Judith Ann7, b. Aug. 16, 1850; d. Nov. 20, 1879. (11 and 12), Gardner7 and George7, b. July 26, 1852; George7 d. June 1, 1855, and Gardner7 d. June 13, 1855.
2. Asenath Osgood6, b. Oct. 29, 1810; m. William Dedrick. Three children.
3. Minerva6, b. Aug. 29, 1812; m. in Salem, N. Y., Nov. 1829, William Blanchard.
4. Walter6, b. April 15, 1814; m. in Gorham, Ontario county, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1841, Hannah Fisher. Children: (1), A dau.7, b. in Middlesex, Yates county, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1841; m. Joseph W. Johnson; three children. (2), Marion7, b. in Middlesex, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1846; m. Jan. 8, 1874, Helen A. Stewart.
5. Juliette6, b. May 17, 1816 ; m. Patrick Archy. One son.
6. David6, b. March 17, 1818; m. 1, June 22, 1842, Eveline Blodgett, by whom he had three sons, Thompson7, Warner7, and Ephraim7, the latter being killed in the Civil war; m. 2, Margaret Johnson. Three children.
7. Elhanan Winchester6, b. Nov. 17, 1819; m .; went South and accumu- lated considerable property, but gave it all up rather than to go into the Rebel army, saying, "Take the property; I can not go back on my country." He went to southern Illinois, where he d. Three children. His only dau., Mary Susannah7, m. Nixon Welch, in Rosecrans, Ill.
8. George Washington6, b. July 11, 1822.
9. Mary Susannah6, b. Nov. 7, 1824; m. in Illinois, and d. soon afterward.
5. Daniel5, b. in Shirley,* Mass., April 8, 1780; m. in 1803, Nancy Morton, who was b. in Orange, Mass., Feb. 5, 1785. Soon after their marriage they emigrated to Madison county, N. Y .; rem. in 1807 to Conadaway (now Fredonia), Chautauqua county,
* There can be but little doubt that he was b. in Shirley, as I have the date before me, in H. records, written by Peter Warren.
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N. Y., then an almost unbroken wilderness. He remained in Chau- tauqua county, experiencing a variety of fortune, engaged in clear- ing land, carrying on a distillery, in mercantile business, and in farming until 1833, when he rem. to Illinois and settled on a farm about one and a half miles from Napierville. Some years later he retired from active business pursuits, and spent the evening of his days at Warrenville, near the farm on which he had previously lived, having been a pioneer at not less than three different places, and after a long and useful life passed quietly to his rest, July 6, 1866, beloved and respected by all who enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance.
CHILDREN.
1. Philinda H.6, m. Alvah Fowler.
2. Louisa G.6, m. 1, Frederic Bird, who d. in 1840; m. 2, Sept. 15, 1861, Silas, son of Jonas Warren, a younger brother of Peter+.
3. Col. Julius M.6 .. While the family res. in Westfield, Chautauqua county, he was commissioned colonel of the 196th regt., 43d brigade, 26th division. N. Y. state militia. On going to Illinois he took up land on the west branch of the Du Page river previous to the govern- ment survey, and on this land, in the autumn of 1836, a town was laid out which afterwards took its name from him. In 1838 he was appointed postmaster, which office he held until 1861, and in 1878 he was reappointed to the same office. In 1844 he was elected to the state legislature, at which time he aided in passing a bill au- thorizing the construction of the Illinois River and Lake Michigan canal, which, in connection with other legislation on the subject, gave the state an impetus that enabled it to enter upon a career of prosperity rarely excelled in the history of our country. He was also elected to the same position some years later; unm.
4. Sally L.6, m. Abel E. Carpenter.
5. Harriet N.6, m. Christian B. Dodson.
6. Mary6, m. Jerome Beecher.
7. Maria6 (twin to Mary), m. Silas B. Cobb.
8. Jane M.6, m. Nathaniel B. Curtis.
6. Levi Reed5, b. in Shirley, Mass., Feb. 4, 1782; was killed by the bursting of a gun.
7. Peter5, b. in H., May 10, 1784; m. June 11, 1805, Anna Force; soon rem. to Eaton, Madison county, N. Y. He served a short time in the war of 1812-14, being with the company, to which he belonged, called out in 1813, for the defence of Sackett's harbor ; went into camp at Brownville, but saw no active service. The family rem. to Charlotte, Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1819, and in
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1836 to Cook county, Ill., on the west branch of the Du Page river. The county has since been divided, and Warrenville, where they settled, is now in Du Page county.
CHILDREN.
1. Elvira", b. April 30, 1806; m. June 22, 1823, Pelmedus Perkins, who d. July 27, 1870, aged 68 years. Children: (1), Henry W.7, b. May 3, 1824. (2), Sarah Ann7, b. Sept. 30, 1826. (3), William W.7, b. Nov. 25, 1828; d. Nov. 10, 1878. (4), Franklin P.7, b. Jan. 19, 1831. (5), Charles E.7, b. Feb. 23, 1836; d. March 5, 1837. (6), Charles W.7, b. May 18, 1838. (7), Seraph A.7, b. Sept. 15, 1812; d. March 18, 1843.
2. Levi Reed6, b. Sept. 21, 1807; m. Nov. 8, 1832, at Forestville, N. Y., Sylvia Mixer. He studied medicine at Forestville with Doctor Avery, but never had much experience as a practitioner; was for some years engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1857 he rem. with his family to northern California, and settled in Yreka, Siskiyou county, whither his dau., Mrs. Moses, had preceded him, and where he continues to res. He has been engaged in agriculture, horticulture, and mining. Children : (1), Adelaide7, b. in Char- lotte, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1833; m. in 1856, William S. Moses. (2), Homer B.7, b. in Forestville, N. Y., July 8, 1835; m. in 1866, Mary R. Wells; he is highly educated, and a successful lawyer; res. Yreka, Cal. Children: (a), William Henry8, b. Oct. 6, 1867. (b), Addie Jeannette8, b. April 22, 1870. (c), Walter Wells8, b. July 10, 1872. (d), Calvin Homer8, b. March 25, 1875. (e), Frederic A.8, b. Aug. 16, 1877; d. June 22, 1878. (f), Emery Edwin8, b. July 10, 1879.
3. Emery Force6, b. Nov. 16, 1810; m. 1, at Fredonia, Dec. 24, 1833, Trin- andra J. Sackett, who d. April 10, 1862; m. 2, at Fredonia, May 26, 1863, Mrs. Grace S. Whitlock, who d. in Fredonia, Jan. 19, 1883 ; m. 3, at Rolling Prairie, Wis., Oct. 2, 1883, Mrs. Eleanor B. Baldwin. In May, 1831, he entered the office of Hon. R. P. Marvin, of Jamestown, N. Y., and began the study of law; was admitted to practice in 1834. At the May term of the supreme court in 1837 he was admitted as an attorney in that court, and in due course took the degree of counselor in the court of chancery, and all the degrees, entitling him to full practice in the circuit and district courts of the United States for the northern district of New York. He was appointed examiner in chancery Feb. 13, 1840, by Governor Seward; was elected a member of the assembly in 1841, and re- elected in 1842; was elected county judge in 1871 for a term of six years; was appointed postmaster at Gerry (now Sinclairville), in 1849, which office he held four years, and was elected surrogate of the county in Nov. 1851, and held the office until Dec. 31, 1855. " His school advantages were quite limited, yet by uniting in- dustry, a choice selection of reading, and the discipline of
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his profession he has acquired the essentials of a collegiate education, and has won the confidence of the people of the county among whom he has lived and labored by his ability as a lawyer and his integrity as a judge." He has res. in Chau- tauqua county since 1819. Children: (1), Ellen Sackett7, b. at Jamestown, N. Y., May 1, 1837; m. Jerome Pierce. (2), Alice Anna, b. at Jamestown, Sept. 22, 1839; d. Oct. 17, 1839. (3), Edwin Force7, b. at Jamestown, Sept. 3, 1841; was graduated at Yale college; a lawyer of marked ability; res. Nebraska City, Neb .; m. Minnie Wygant. Child: Gertrude Stella8 (adopted ; see Mrs. Ricker, below). (4), Stella Rose7, b. in Sinclairville, May 17, 1852; m. 1, -; m. 2, - Ricker. Child: Gertrude8; previous to her mother's second marriage she was adopted by her uncle (q. v.), and took the name of Gertrude Stella Warren.
4. Seraph", b. May 18, 1813; m. at Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 3, 1849, Albert P. Holmes, who d. at Galena, Ill., May 22, 1849. Mrs. Holmes was a successful teacher for over fifty-five years ; her early advantages were limited, "yet her attainments, her ability, and success as an educator are rarely excelled by those having the superior advan- tages of a collegiate course "; res. Rockford, Ill.
a. H. starren.
5. Addison Wood", b. Feb. 17, 1817; m. 1, in Warrenville, Ill., Sept. 14, 1842, Sarah Cornelia Cambell, who d. at Rockford, Ill., July 26, 1875 ; m. 2, at Atea, N. J., Aug. 8, 1877, Leanda A. Lake. It will be noticed, by referring to the brief sketch we have made of his father's family, that Mr. Warren was brought up on the frontier in Madison county and Chautauqua county, N. Y., and at Warren- ville, Ill., where educational advantages were limited, and only the most inquiring minds, with great painstaking, could glean enough to develop the energy of mind and purpose that have charac- terized his subsequent career. At an early age he began to write for the press. The temperance and anti-slavery questions were at that time much agitated, and were his favorite themes, and in later years other subjects of reform. He was interested in agriculture, but the climate of Illinois proving unfavorable to his health, he was compelled to relinquish in part that employment, and learned the shoe trade, which has continued to be his principal business. In the spring of 1847 he returned to New York, and settled in Charlotte. In 1851 he was appointed postmaster at Char- lotte Centre, which office he resigned in 1855, in favor of Miss Leanda A. Lake. In 1864 he was re-appointed to the same office,
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holding it until Jan. 1, 1866. In Feb. 1867, he rem. to Rockford, Ill., where he remained until 1870, when he rem. to Olathe, John- son county, Kan., where he res. thirteen years. In 1883, leaving his youngest son in charge of the property in Kansas, he returned to Chautauqua county, N. Y., " the place of all others most endeared to him by fond associations and the tender memories of childhood and youth, as well as of his riper years. . .. In the struggle of life he has preserved his integrity, and gives the world an ex- ample of the true nobility of human nature."* Children: (1), Alice Bryant7, b. at Warrenville, Ill., Dec. 22, 1843; d. at Charlotte Centre, Dec. 13, 1849. (2), Alburn Wallace7, b. at Charlotte, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1848; m. 1, at Chicago, III., Sept. 30, 1869, Ida E. Hart- well; m. 2, at Garland, Pa., June 2, 1883, Ellen Woodcock. Chil- dren : (a), Alburn Wallace8, b. at Englewood, Ill., Sept. 11, 1870; d. Nov. 11, 1870. (b), Edith Maude8, b. at Chicago, Nov. 5, 1871. (c), Daisy May8, b. at Hammonton, N. J., June 6, 1874. (3), Alice Cornelia7, b. at Charlotte, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1850; m. at Rockford, Ill., July, 1867, John O. Anderson. Child : Mellie8, b. at Rock- ford, July 3, 1868. (4), Albert Holmes7, b. at West Urbana, Ill., Aug. 23, 1856; d. at Charlotte, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1860. (5), Alfred Emmet7, b. at Charlotte, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1858; m. at Olathe, Kan., Aug. 1879, Julia McIntyre.
8. Thomas5, b. in H., July 16, 1786; d. at Chicago, Dec. 23, 1862; m. 1, Philena Risley ; m. 2, Sally Brooks.
9. Porter5, b. in H., June 7, 1791; d. at Erie, Pa., Nov. 12, 1863. He was in the service in the war of 1812-14; was at the battle of Queenstown, and taken prisoner there; was taken to Little York (now Toronto), sent to Kingston, then to Quebec, thence down the St. Lawrence and round by the ocean to Boston, and there ex- changed ; m. 1, March 10, 1815, Lydia Howard; m. 2, June 6, 1830, Mrs. Margaret Gillespie, who d. at Erie, Pa., Jan. 18, 1843 ; m. 3, April 11, 1844, Mrs. Amanda Giles, who d. at Erie, Pa., April 20, 1868, in the 70th year of her age.
CHILDREN.
1. Maria L.6, b. Dec. 18, 1815; d. in Iowa, April 22, 1847; m. at Charlotte Centre, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1834, Leonard L. Randall. Children: (1), Lydia Sophia7, b. Jan. 30, 1836; m. in Keokuk, Ia., June 6, 1871, George H. White; res. Fredonia, N. Y. (2), David Porter7, b. July 28, 1837. (3), Martha Valeria7, b. March 25, 1839. (4), Eliza
* To him we are indebted for the history of the Peter Warren family, but this sketch of his own life is mainly from his sister, Mrs. Holmes. I have given the family more space than I should have done had it not been for the great debt of gratitude we all owe to Peter Warren for preserving our early records.
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Jane, b. July 9, 1840; m. in Farmington, Ia., Oct. 12, 1862, Harry Jones. Children : (a), Annie S.8, b. June 2, 1864. (b), Minnie B.8, b. Dec. 10, 1867. (c), Walters, b. July 29, 1869. (d), Harry R.8, b. July 31, 1871. (e), Nellie8, b. April 22, 1874. (f), Edith E.s, b. July 3, 1879. (5), Sarah Louisa7, b. Aug. 12, 1841. (6), Julia Maria, b. Feb. 11, 1843. (7), Lucy Adelaide7, b. May 6, 1844; m. at Farmington, Ia., June 10, 1870, William Moreland. Children : (a), Sophies, b. Feb. 17, 1872. (b), Richard8, b. Oct- 10, 1873. (c), Arthurs, b. Aug. 14, 1875. (d), Stella May8, b. March 28, 1877. (e), George W.8, b. Oct. 10, 1881. (8), Iowa E.", b. Oct. 17, 1846.
2. Charlotte6. b. March 29, 1817; d. in Erie, Pa., June 29, 1840.
3. Frances Philena6, b. May 5, 1820 ; d. in Erie, Pa., Feb. 17, 1844.
4. Lafayette6, m. at Erie, Pa., Dec. 22, 1841, Sarah Ann Hood; he d. in San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 17, 1852. Several children.
5. Sophronia", b. in 1823; d. in Erie, Pa., Feb. 23, 1880; m. - May, Oct. 11, 1846.
6. Julia6, b. Feb. 28, 1824; d. May 23, 1843.
7. Susan H.6, b. at Erie, Pa., Sept. 6, 1831; d. at Erie, Aug. 27, 1869; m. Oct. 10, 1856, George C. Bennett.
10. Cummings5, b. in H .; d. young ; was drowned.
WASHBURN.
This name has been written variously, Washborn, Washborne, Washbourne, Washburne, and Washburn.
John1 Washburn was in Duxbury, Mass., as early as 1632. He came from Evesham, Worcestershire, an ancient town situated on the river Avon, and was one of the original proprietors of Bridge- water, Mass .; d. before 1670.
John2 (John1), came over in the schooner Elizabeth Ann, from London, in 1635; was also one of the original proprietors of Bridge- water; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Experience Mitchell, in 1645.
Joseph3 (John2, John1), probably res. in Bridgewater, Mass.
Joseph4 (Josephª, John2, John1), was a blacksmith; settled in Bridgewater ; probably rem. to Kingston, Mass., or Plympton, Mass., as early as 1728; to Middletown, Conn., in 1739 or 1740, and to Leicester, Mass., in 1745.
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Elijah5* (Joseph4, Joseph3, John2, John1), was b. in Bridgewater, Mass., in 1714; rem. from Leicester, Mass., to Natick, Mass., about the year 1760, where he purchased a farm of the original Indian proprietors, on which he continued to res. the rest of his life. The deed of this farm was dated Nov. 29, 1760, and was given to him by Sarah Rumnamah. Three of his children came to H. to res .: Joseph®, Elijah6, and Sarah6.
1. Joseph6 (Elijah5, Joseph4, Joseph3, John2, John1), b. (proba- bly) in Leicester, Mass., in 1754; was a soldier in the Revolution; m. in 1786, Sarah Gay, of Natick, Mass .; soon after his marriage came from Natick, Mass., to H .; settled on the place marked "J. H.," where he continued to res. until the close of his life; d. May 24, 1841; his wife d. Aug. 14, 1845, aged 84 years. Children :-
2. Reuben7 [8], b. July 20, 1787.
3. Polly7, b. Nov. 5, 1790; m. Jabez Carley. (q. v.)
4. Eli7 [18], b. Jan. 20, 1793.
5. Joseph7, b. March 4, 1795; was a soldier in the war of 1812-15; rem. early in life to the province of New Brunswick; m. in 1824, Eliza Monroe, of the province of New Brunswick. Chil- dren: George W.8, Sarah Ann8, William8, Martha8, Eliza8, Joseph F.8, Mary Jane8, Reuben8.
6. Asa7 [29], b. July 16, 1797.
7. Reed7, b. July 8, 1799; m. May 8, 1823, Polly, dau. of David Davis (q. v.); res. on the homestead, where he d., Oct. 13, 1842.
8. Reuben7 [2], m. May 10, 1821, Sally, dau. of Sampson Tuttle (q. v.), who d. April 13, 1877. At the age of 13 years he went to live with Samuel Spear in Peterboro'. Here he remained until he was 21 years of age, when he went to New Brunswick and engaged in the lumber business. In 1819 he purchased the Spear farm, where he res. until his death, Aug. 1, 1876. Children : -
9. Sarah8, b. April 13, 1822; d. March 7, 1842.
10. George8, b. May 15, 1823; d. in Goffstown, May 6, 1881; m. Sept. 16, 1847, Abby M. Cheney, of Holderness, b. Dec. 21, 1823.
CHILD.
1. Frank L.9, b. in Peterboro', May 1, 1849; m. June 14, 1877, Annabelle E. Philbrick, of Candia. He was graduated at Bates college, in Maine, in 1875 ; studied law in Boston, where he res .; is a partner with Gen. B. F. Butler; office in Boston. Child : Grace10, b. in Boston, Nov. 25, 1879.
* Col. Seth Washburn, of Leicester, who had command of a company of minute- men at Bunker Hill, was a younger brother of Elijah5.
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11. Franklins, b. March 25, 1825; d. Sept. 21, 1826.
12. Marys, b. Feb. 2, 1827 ; a successful school-teacher; attended the academy in H. in 1844; res. San Francisco, Cal. We are under obligations to her for valuable letters, including a record of her father's family.
13. Sampson8, b. Oct. 21, 1828; m. April 12, 1860, Sarah E. Clark, of Peterboro'; res. on the homestead.
CHILDREN.
1. Albert H.9, b. Dec. 25, 1864; d. Sept. 23, 1866.
2. Lizzie C.9, b. Dec. 23, 1868.
3. Anna9, b. May 14, 1877.
14. Leonard8, b. Jan. 7, 1831 ; m. Oct. 25, 1860, Sarah A., dau. of David Wood (q. v.); res. San Francisco, Cal.
CHILDREN.
1. Nellie G.9, b. in H., Aug. 25, 1864.
2. Alice M.9, b. in San Francisco, May 24, 1866.
15. Henry8, b. Sept. 1, 1832 ; m. April 15, 1875, Olive M. Daw- son, of San Francisco, where he res.
16. Anna8, b. July 1, 1835 ; m. July 23, 1861, Milo P. Holmes, of Dalton; res. San Francisco, Cal.
CHILD.
1. Henry E.9, b. in San Francisco, Nov. 20, 1865.
17. Harriet8, b. Dec. 5, 1837 ; res. San Francisco, Cal.
18. Eli7 [4], was a soldier in the war of 1812-15 ; m. Nov. 20, 1817, Nancy, dau. of Ebenezer Pratt (q. v.), who was b. in Lancas- ter, Mass., July 29, 1794; d. Nov. 17, 1880. They settled on the homestead in H .; rem. to Alstead in 1824, where they continued to res. until the close of their lives. He was a farmer; d. March 15, 1877. Children: -
19. Reuben8, b. in H., Sept. 11, 1818; m. in 1845, Caroline M. Holt, who was b. in Stoddard in April, 1812. He is a farmer; res. Alstead.
20. Susan P.8, b. in H., Oct. 12, 1819 ; m. Oct. 12, 1840, James A. Kidder, who was b. in Alstead, Jan. 21, 1812. He is a farmer; res. Alstead.
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GENEALOGY : WASIIBURN.
CHILDREN.
1. Mary J.º, b. July 19, 1841 ; d. Oct. 5, 1844.
2. Merrill J.9, b. Feb. 4, 1811; m. March 18, 1869, Carrie M. Kidder. Children : (1), Wilfred J.19, b. July 3, 1873. (2), Herbert L.1º, b. March 15, 1878.
3. Sarah A.º, b. Oct. 30, 1851; m. Jan. 13, 1874, Andrew J. Gates, of Alstead. Children : (1), Idella S.19, b. Nov. 21, 1876. (2), an infant1), b. Sept. 9, 1883.
4. Abbie M.º, b. Jan. 25, 1859.
21. Charles8, b. in H., July 26, 1821; m. Dec. 28, 1843, Sarah A. Holt, who was b. in Stoddard, March 2, 1818. He is a farmer ; res. Alstead .
CHILDREN.
1. Charles H.9, b. Oct. 12, 1844; m. April 27, 1870, Susan E. Kidder, who was b. in Alstead, Nov. 14, 1842. Child : Maurice E.10, b. in Mar- low, June 19, 1875.
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