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5. Hannah, b. in Sandown, June 25, 1791; was an invalid for many years, and d. unm., March 1, 1829.
6. John, b. in Hollis, June 25, 1798 ; m. Rebecca Hodgman, of Chelms- ford, Mass., where and in Waltham he spent the active years of his life; d. in Bradford, July 3, 187 -.
EMERY.
The Emery family is descended from John and Agnes Emery, of Romsey Hants, Eng. Tradition, supported by records ob- tained by Rev. Rufus Emery in England, says that William the
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Conqueror at the battle of Hastings promised each of his men a cake for every man he killed. This John Emery brought proof of having killed three men, and he was awarded with three cakes, and also a grant of land. In course of time further honor was bestowed in creating a well-merited escutcheon to the Emery family. This represented on a white shield-
Arms: Silver; 3 bars nebulae; red in chief, 3 torteaux (cakes).
Crest : Out of a mural crown, a demi-horse, silver with a gold mane, a red collar studded with gold.
Motto : Fidelis et suavis-Faithful and courteous.
JOHN, SEN., s. of John and Agnes Emery, was b. in England, Sept. 29, 1598. He sailed from Southampton, April 3, 1635, and landed in Boston, June 3, 1635. His wife's given name was Mary, who d. in Newbury, Mass., April, 1649. He m. second, Mrs. Mary Webster, d. April 28, 1694. He d. Nov. 3, 1683.
III. CHILDREN.
1. John.
2. Ann.
3. Ebenezer, b. in Newbury, September 16, 1648.
4. Jonathan, b. in Newbury, Mass., May 13, 1652,; m. November 29, 1676, Mary Woodman.
IV. CHILDREN.
Ten in number; the third of whom was named Jonathan, b. February 2, 1680, in Newbury ; m. Ruth Richardson.
V. CHILDREN.
Six in number; the eldest named Caleb, b. in 1706; m. July 23, 1730, Abigail Simons, in Haverhill.
VI. CHILDREN.
Eight in number ; the third being Caleb, b. May 13, 1736, in Amesbury, Mass .; m. Susannah Worthley ; rem. to Weare, in 1758. He served in the French and Indians Wars with his father, and in the Revolu- tionary War under General Sullivan. Died on Craney Hill, Weare, N. H.
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VII. CHILDREN.
Ten in number; Jesse, b. July 17, 1759, first male child, b. in Weare, N. H .; Anne, Molly, Daniel, Mehitable, Abigail, Caleb, Jonathan, John and Daniel, fourth child, m. Elizabeth Straw, and lived in Henniker, N. H.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Polly, b. October 27, 1790; m. first, Moses Stuart; m. second, Curtis Wilkins; she d. March 16, 1877.
2. David, b. August 14, 1792; m. Lydia Flint ; d. March 9, 1875. (See)
3. Levi, b. June 13, 1794. (See)
4. John, b. November 24, 1809.
DAVID, s. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Straw) Emery, was b. in Henniker, Aug. 14, 1792; came to H. and located in the north part of the town; m. Dec. 27, 1832, Lydia, dau. of Daniel and Lydia (Shattuck) Flint, b. July 17, 1797. He d. Mar. 9, 1875; wid. d. Oct. 6, 1880.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Daniel F., b. August 7, 1834 ; m. September 29, 1864, Clara A., dau. of Hiram and Martha (Baldwin) Wilkins, b. in Nashua, May 29, 1840.
X. CHILD.
1. Minnie M., b. September 28, 1865; m. November 9, 1887, Wil- liam A. Knight, of Peterborough, where she d. November 23, 1905.
2. Leander, b. February 23, 1839; served in the Civil War, 7th Reg., N. H. Vols. He m. first, June 30, 1866, Sarah O., dau. of Rich- ard and Susan (Ordway) McAllister ; m. second, August 6, 1885, Julia A., dau. of Edward Z. and Mary J. (Tuttle) Hast- ings, b. in Antrim, January 7, 1864.
X. CHILD, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Scott, b. September 19, 1867.
LEVI, s. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Straw) Emery, was b. in Henniker, June 13, 1794; came to H. in 1820, and located in the northeast section of the town; m. first, in 1815, Sarah, dau. of
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Abijah and Hannah Hildreth, b. in Henniker, in 1795; she d. May 13, 1842 ; he m. second, Mar. 2, 1843, may, dau. of William and Margaret (Duncan) Stow, b. Dec. 22, 1809. He d. Aug. II, 1869; she d. Oct. 20, 1906.
IX. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Lovilla, b. December 16, 1820; m. J. H. T. Newell. (See)
2. Abijah Hildreth, b. December 29, 1822; d. January 9, 1827.
3. Horace Sprague, b. May 7, 1826; d. August 1, 1828.
4. Martha Marcy, b. September 22, 1829; m. Isaac Wilkins. (See)
5. Elsa J., b. January 15, 1833 ; d. April 21, 1833.
6. Lewis L., b. October 21, 1834; rem. to Brookline; served in the 13th Reg. N. H. Vols. in the Civil War, Captain Dodge's Co .; discharged from service by reason of surgeon's certificate for disability. He m. Frances M., dau. of Jesse and Lovina (Wy- man) Russell, of Cornville, Me .; he d. May 1, 1900. No chil- dren.
ESTEY.
JOSHUA, s. of Jonathan and Susanna (Monroe) Easty, as it was spelled in the old records, was b. in Middleton, Mass., Aug. 28, 1735 ; m. first, Elizabeth Clark. This couple came to H. before 1767, and settled where William T. Whittle has since lived. Both himself and wife were members of the First Church. She d. and he m. second, Sarah -. He d. Oct. 2, 1807. Record of chil- dren very incomplete, and doubtless inaccurate.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah, bap. in 1773.
2. Isaac, b. September 17, 1778 or 1780; m. Sarah -. They had at least one child, a son, b. August 5, 1811.
3. Jonathan, m. April 19, 1798, Mehitable Jaquith of Orford.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. John, b. June 8, 1800.
2. Samuel, b. August 24, 1802.
4. William.
5. Joshua, Jr., b. July 2, 1776; m. Mehitable. -
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Enoch, b. October 7, 1810.
2. Joshua Clark, b. October 17, 1812; m. Pauline Emerson.
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V. CHILDREN.
1. Edgar W., b. about 1844; m. March 18, 1869, Helen B. Curtis of Antrim, b. October 6, 1841; he d. January 16, 1918 ; wid. d. February 26, 1920.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Dana W., b. November 28, 1870; d. March 19, 1872.
2. Eva B., b. February 27, 1875; d. January 17, 1903; unm.
2. Joshua Bradley, b. July 1, 1846; m. September 29, 1867, at Cambridge, Mass., Florence Merton Burnham, b. August 14, 1847, Hartland, Vt. He was a leading and prosperous merchant in Manchester for many years, under the firm name of Clark & Estey. He d. at Rye Beach, January 8, 1919.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Ida Merton, b. August 3, 1868; m. April 24, 1894, George Beverly Rogers, at Manchester.
2. Eva Burnham, b. July 1, 1870, at South Boston, Mass. d. January 24, 1875.
FARLEY.
GEORGE, was among the early settlers of Woburn, Mass., and one of the first in Shawshin, now Billerica. Mass .; he was a clothier and member of the church in Boston; m. April 9, 1641, Christian Births. He d. Dec. 27, 1693. He had a son Caleb, b. April 1, 1645; m. July 5, 1666, Rebecca Hill; their s. Caleb, b. June 28, 1667, m. April 8, 1686, Sarah Godfrey, of Haverhill, Mass. This couple had a son James, b. Sept. 8, 1697, who m. May 17, 1728, Sarah Durant. James Farley was dismissed to Hollis, in 1769. He had a son Caleb, b. Oct. 19, 1730, who m. Oct. 17, 1754, Elizabeth Farley, dau. of Joseph Farley, and rem. to Hollis, in 1765, where he d. April 5, 1833, aged 102 years, 5 months and 16 days. He had a son Benjamin, b. June 27, 1763, who m. Mary Blodget.
ABEL, s. of Benjamin and Mary (Blodget) Farley, was b. in Hollis, Sept. 19, 1802 ; came to H., in 1830, and set. in the west part of the town on the Dr. Peter Emerson homestead, since oc- cupied by his son William E. Farley. He was a farmer and
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cooper ; m. Nov. 17, 1825, Elizabeth, dau. of Caleb and Abigail (Phelps) Farley, b. in Hollis, Oct. 10, 1799 ; he d. Oct. 23, 1869 ; wid. d. Jan. 6, 1875.
VIII. CHILDREN.
1. Elizabeth, b. April 8, 1827, in Hollis; m. David Millen. (See) She d. November 16, 1872.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Lizzie J., b. September 10, 1860; m. first, January 1, 1878, Frank J. Ripley of Henniker, who d. April 12, 1878; no children ; m. second, December 23, 1882, Benjamin Putney of Henniker, who d. November 16, 1888 ; m. third, December 26, 1894, Elijah K. West of H.
X. CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1. Edward H., b. in September, 1882; d. in June, 1883.
2. Oliver H., b. November 10, 1884.
3. Maud E., b. May 5, 1888 ; d. February 16, 1900.
X. CHILD, BY THIRD MARRIAGE.
1. Frank E., b. August 3, 1895.
2. Charles H., b. February 3, 1868 ; d. December 7, 1902.
2. Mary, b. June 6, 1828; m. Charles Murdough. (See)
3. Caleb, b. in Hollis, September 25, 1829 ; m. May 8, 1856, Sarah M., dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Johnson) Patch, b. November 29, 1823, in Hollis. He was a carpenter and res. in Hollis.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Franklin C., b. September 10, 1857, in H .; res. Kankakee, III., unm.
2. Noah W., b. December 26, 1860; m. February 14, 1883, Minnie M. Dane; R. R. Station agent ; res. Palmer, Mass.
x. CHILDREN.
1. Raymond W., b. April 8, 1891.
2. Ethel M., b. March 22, 1892.
3. Ella M., b. February 28, 1866 ; m. December 18, 1895, George H. Farley (see), a carpenter ; res. in Pepperell, Mass., until his death, March 19, 1896, after which she returned to Hollis. No children.
4. John, b. January 26, 1831, in H .; d. in July, 1831.
5. David, b. July 20, 1832, in H .; m. first, Adeline Locke; no children ; m. second, Maria Woodward.
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IX. CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1. Adeline M., b. March 26, 1856; m. first, -Pont; m. second, Arthur O. Elliott; lived in Arlington, N. J .; m. third, Frederick L. Pierce; res. in Arlington, N. J.
X. CHILD, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Lillian E.
2. Caroline E., b. April 24, 1857; m. first, September 16, 1875, John B. Eggleston. He d. March 4, 1898; m. second, Sep- tember 25, 1906, Warren P. Patch; res. in Salem, Mass .; no children.
3. Mary A., b. March 1, 1859; d. May 15, 1881.
4. Minerva J., b. April 19, 1860; d. May 29, 1879.
5. William A., b. October 8, 1861.
6. David A., b. October 18, 1862; d. January 31, 1881.
7. George H., b. September 28, 1864; m. December 18, 1895, Ella M. Farley, dau. of Caleb Farley (see) ; res. in Pepperell, Mass .; d. March 19, 1896.
6. Sarah, b. March 7, 1834, in H .; m. April 5, 1855, Perry M., s. of Ebenezer, Jr., and Leafy (Duncklee) Farley, b. in Hollis, November 26, 1833; res. in Hollis.
CHILDREN.
1. Lizzie A., b. January 14, 1858 ; d. March 3, 1878.
2. Emma L., b. November 26, 1861; d. July 2, 1890; unm.
3. Wilbert P., b. May 29, 1865 ; m. September 5, 1894, Adeline P. Keith; she d. April 9, 1912.
X. CHILDREN.
1. Scott P., b. June 24, 1895.
2. Dorothy L., b. December 24, 1897.
3. Irene.
7. William E., b. November 29, 1835; inherited his father's home- stead; was a farmer and cooper ; m. May 10, 1868, Caroline, dau. of Alden and Nancy (Ellis) Newman, b. April 26, 1851.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. R. Nathan, b. May 10, 1871; m. first, Mary A. Barron ; no chil- dren; m. second, June 3, 1903, Alice M. Barry; farmer and carpenter ; res. in Henniker.
X. CHILDREN.
1. Harold C., b. October 25, 1902.
2. Grace M., b. February 6, 1906.
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2. Alice C., b. January 12, 1874; m. October 16, 1894, Herbert C. Hoyt; farmer ; res. near Hillsborough Centre ; later rem. to Springfield, N. H.
x. CHILDREN.
1. Glenn H., b. January 7, 1896.
2. Ruth A., b. April 5, 1898.
3. Carrie M., b. February 26, 1883; m. April 11, 1901, Elgin Bacon; farmer; res. in Henniker; d. from accidental shooting, October 24, 1916.
x. CHILDREN.
1. Leslie R., b. March 16, 1903.
2. Stanley.
3. -, b. August 18, 1916.
4. Sadie E., b. September 22, 1884; res. Alice C. in Springfield.
8. Noah, b. March 1, 1838; d. August 29, 1859.
9. Louisa, b. June 26, 1839 ; m. William B. Gould. (See)
FARNUM.
CHESTER E., b. April 26, 1860; came to H. in 1882 ; opened a dental office in Loveren Block; m. Mable F. Stacy of Antrim, N. H., Dec. 25, 1884; rem. to Bristol, N. H., in 1889; now lives in Tilton, N. H.
II. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN HILLSBOROUGH.
1. Madge Ethel, b. March 30, 1887; m. Harry A. Haskell of Lawrence, Mass., May 18, 1910; lives in Lawrence.
2. Karl Stacy, b. December 2, 1888 ; m. Lillian E. Simmons of Charles- town, Mass., January 18, 1910; lives in Somerville, Mass.
FARRAR.
The name of Farrar, by some families spelled Farrah, is said to have been derived from the Latin and French word signifying iron, and was doubtless first used to designate a locality where that metal was found. As a family patronymic it was known in England from Gualkeline of Walkeline de Farrariis, a Norman of distinction attached to William, Duke of Normandy, before the Norman invasion of 1066. From that noble man have come all in England and America who bear the name.
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The name has undergone and survived almost innumerable forms of spelling. The first in New England to bear what passed for the term was John Farrow. who came from Hingham, Nor- folk County, Eng., to Hingham, Mass., in 1635, with his wife Frances and one child. This township was made up mostly of a population from the mother town whose name it was given.
ISAAC, the first of the name in Hillsborough, who came to this town in 1797 and settled on a farm which he cleared in the northeast section of the town. was b, in Townsend. Mass., Sept. 12, 1760; he m. Hannah Dix, of the same town, b. May 29, 1766. He was a Revolutionary soldier, a member of Capt. H. Moore's Co., War 1812-1814, and a sterling citizen. He d. June 15, 1841 ; wid. d. Oct. 6, 1843.
II. CHILDREN, SEVEN OF WHOM WERE BORN IN TOWNSEND, MASS.
1. Benjamin, b. February 24, 1788; m. Mary Ball, and settled at Alexandria ; later rem. to Hill, where he d.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Almira, b. October 13, 1819; m. first, in Tilton; m. second,
- - Hatch.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Darwin.
2. - who lives at Weare.
2. Betsy, b. February 15, 1790; m. Levi Clement; d. September 20, 1815.
3. Noah, b. October 11, 1791; m. Martha, dau. of Levi and Catherine (Smith) Colby, b. in Henniker, July 15, 1795. He went West, where he d. Had several children.
4. Hannah, b. May 31, 1793; m. March 27, 1812, Silas, s. of Levi and Catherine (Smith) Colby, of Henniker, bro. of Noah's wife, b. August 11, 1788; res. in Henniker, where she d. August 5, 1844 ; he m. second, Emily, sis. of Hannah Farrar. Ten chil- dren by first marriage: Eri, Isaac, Mary, Hannah, Sarah, Martha, Carrie, and Sylvia, who lived to grow up; two d. in infancy.
5. Isaac, b. March 8, 1795.
6. Samuel Dix, b. March 8, 1797; d. March 5, 1817, in his 20th year, of spotted fever, a young man of rare promise.
7. Sarah, b. December 15, 1798; d. at Henniker, March 30, 1891, unm.
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8. Emily, b. December 2, 1800 ; m. after the death of her sis. Hannah, Silas Colby, of Henniker. He d. December 16, 1854; she d. in April, 1883.
9. Stephen, b. May 24, 1802. (See)
10. Mark, b. February 15, 1804; m. Ann Wilson, of New Ipswich.
11. Mary, b. September 11, 1805 ; m. Alfred Aldrich, of Westmoreland.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Alfred, who d. young.
2. Benton, b. in 1831; lives at Brock, Neb .; has several children, all m. and settled around him.
3. Hanson, b. in 1833 ; killed when 14 years old by roller passing over him.
4. Elsie, m. a man by name of Chickering.
5. Hattie, d. young.
6. Lina, m. Frank Fisk, and lives at Hinsdale.
12. Rebekah, b. March 5, 1807; m. Samuel Spaulding, and lived at Lansingburg, N. Y.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Elmina ; 2. Elberton ; 3. Emily; 4. and 5. Twins, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth Angeline.
13. Salmon, b. May 13, 1809; m. May 27, 1832, Elizabeth Sawyer, of Woodstock, who d. October 18, 1839; he m. second, July 2, 1840, Mahala R. Hawkins, of Meredith, who d. April 18, 1848; he m. third, July 22, 1849, Mrs. Sarah S. (Chase) Blood, of Meredith; he d. May 4, 1876 ; wid. d. April 20, 1889.
III. CHILDREN, FOUR BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Elizabeth A., b. April 19, 1833; m. George D. Downing, of Concord.
2. Howard M., b. February 2, 1835; m. Jennie L. Fifield, of Ma- lone, N. Y.
3. Ellen, b. October 31, 1838 ; m. Barnard S. Reed, of Concord.
4. Emily, b. October 31, 1838 ; m. David W. Welton, of Concord.
5. Mary S., b. January 16, 1842 ; m. Franklin B. Reed, of Concord.
6. Rebecca H., b. May 10, 1845.
7. Janette, b. July 12, 1846 ; m. George Swain; d. August 22, 1870.
14. Achsah, b. November 24, 1812 ; m. April 12, 1839, Joseph Modica, of Boston, b. in Palermo, Sicily, June 9, 1805 ; he d. in Henniker, August 11, 1871.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Joseph A., b. May 6, 1840; m. August 23, 1877, Rosa Donlevay, who d. June 1, 1879. He served in the Civil War.
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2. Frank B., b. May 13, 1843 ; m. April 29, 1872, Delfina Fernandez, of Bogota, W. S. of Columbia, S. A.
3. Georgiana A., b. August 22, 1849; m. September 5, 1872, John H. Albin, of Concord; d. in Concord.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Henry Allison.
2. Edith.
STEPHEN, s. of Isaac and Hannah (Dix) Farrar, b. May 24, 1802, succeeded to his father's homestead; served as Ensign in the Militia. He m. June 3, 1830, Almira, dau. of Samuel P. and Elizabeth (Brown) Prescott, b. in Concord, Mass., Sept. 26, 1805. (See Prescott.) He d. Aug. 25, 1886; wife d. June 28, 1886,
III. CHILDREN.
1. George H., b. August 25, 1831; m. November 3, 1862, Carrie M., dau. of Moses and Emeline (Savage) Colby, b. in Henniker, June 8, 1835; res. in Henniker. She d. in Boscawen; he d. in Dan- bury, in 1904.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Fred A., b. October 22, 1863; d. August 11, 1865.
2. George P., b. May 21, 1868.
3. Willie F., b. December 18, 1869 ; m. Hattie Sturtevant.
4. Arthur A., b. June 5, 1872 ; d. in February, 1900.
5. Harry M., b. July 2, 1877. In militia from Newport. At front.
6. Fannie M., b. December 24, 1879; m. Herbert Staniels.
2. Ervin Otis, b. August 30, 1833; m. December 4, 1861, Mary A., dau. of Cyrus and Eliza (Carr) Colby ; res. in Henniker.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Minnie E., b. Mar. 5, 1863 ; d. October 4, 1888.
2. Walter E., b. August 21, 1882 ; m. September 24, 1904, Martha A. Stache.
V. CHILD.
1. Evelyn, b. in January, 1910, resides in Concord.
3. Lizzie H., b. September 17, 1835 ; d. in October, 1917.
4. Alden P., b. January 26, 1838; m. April 10, 1866, Mary A., dau. of Samuel and Ruth (Snow) Brown, b. in New Boston. He served in Co. D, 11th Reg., N. H. Vol., in the Civil War; owns the old homestead. He served on the Board of Education and as Selectman from 1886 to 1889; resides in Henniker. His wife d. in Henniker, June 20, 1904.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Walter, b. September 12, 1867; d. September 22, 1867.
2. Lizzie P., b. February 26, 1874; d. March 21, 1876.
3. Charles P., b. January 19, 1878 ; m. May 28, 1903, Eva N. Cut- ting.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Paul C., b. June 20, 1904.
2. Norman H., b. December 9, 1905.
3. Elizabeth E., b. August, 1910.
4. Merton D., b. May 21, 1881; m. September, 1908, Rachel Par- sons, resides in Franklin.
FAVOR.
HIRAM NELSON, s. of Moses G. and Annie J. (Hadley) Favor, was b. in Weare, Jan. 25, 1846; m. first, Eliza J., dau. of Nahum G. and Eliza J. (Batchelder) Abbott, b. in Rumney, July 27, 1845; she d. Nov. 22, 1898, and he m. second, Dec. 24, 1902, Nellie B., dau. of William D. and Mary G. (Dickey) Owen, of H. He was mustered into the U. S. service, Sept. 20, 1862, in the 14th Reg., Co. D., N. H. Vols., serving until the close of the Civil War. It was his pleasure to be with the troops that the gallant Sheridan rallied to battle and victory when that officer made his famous ride to Winchester "twenty miles away." Mr. Favor upon his return home learned the trade of machinist, work- ing at the following places : Manchester, Laconia, Dunkirk, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Lawrence, Mass., Franklin and Tilton, to come to Hillsborough in May, 1883, to accept the position of Overseer in Contoocook mills, which position he filled for 29 years. He was a member of Valley Lodge I. O. O. F., Harmony Lodge of Masons and belonged to the G. A. R. He d. Oct. 28, 1914.
III. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. George Henry, b. in Manchester, December 25, 1868 (?) ; m. June 30, 1891, Sadie M. Goss; res. in Bow.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. George E., b. April 15, 1892.
2. Gertrude A., b. October 9, 1893.
3. Hazel L., b. June 30, 1896.
4. Celia W., b. December 22, 1898.
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2. Chestley P., b. in Manchester, March 10, 1872; m. January 15, 1902, Florence, dau. of Clark and Annie (McAllister) Kimball, b. December 11, 1879. He is a barber at Bridge Village; Mrs. Favor has literary tastes and has written a book of poems be- sides numerous articles for magazines and periodicals. She has some beautiful paintings that were painted by her.
3. Annie G., b. in Manchester, August 23, 1874; m. December 15, 1897, Charles Fogg, res. in Concord.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Luella F. Fogg, b. October 31, 1899.
2. Robert E., b. April 22, 1901.
4. Minnie Maude, b. in Manchester, April 11, 1877; m. April 17, 1897, Fred A. Peters, of Francestown.
5. Jennie Arvilla, b. in Lawrence, Mass., August 23, 1880; m. August 14, 1901, Henry Allison, Concord. Live in Houston, Tex.
IV. CHILD.
1. Sybil M. Allison, b. October 3, 1903.
6. Josephine Maybelle, b. in H., May 24, 1887; m. John Burkhalter ; res. in Aiken, S. C
FELT.
DR. MARCELLUS H., s. of Rev. Leander and Almira (Col- lester) Felt, was b. in Sullivan, July 11, 1845; ed. in the common and high schools of Nelson and Winchester; studied medicine with A. H. Taft, M. D., of Winchester; attended lectures at the Maine Medical School and at Dartmouth Medical College, from which he graduated Nov. 1, 1876. He came to H. in Jan., 1877, where he became one of the leading physicians of the town. He was a member of the N. H. Medical Society and its Treas. for twenty-five years; was elected its President in 1904, but resigned on account of failing health. He filled many town offices : Board of Health, Trustee of Fuller Public Library, Moderator of town meetings, Selectman, Representative to the Legislature in 1893- 1894, State Senator from the Ninth District in 1902; member of the School Board for nearly twenty years, and for several years its Chairman. He was a member of Harmony Lodge A. F. & A. M., and its Master for five years, and of Woods Chapter R. A. Masons of Henniker, and High Priest for two years. He m. July 1, 1879, Emma A., dau. of Lorenzo and Susan (Colburn) Wilson. He d. Aug. 21, 1905.
MARCELLUS H. FELT, M. D.
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FELT-FISK.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Paul Revere, b. November 18, 1882; att. graded and high schools at H .; grad. from latter in 1902; grad. from Dartmouth college in 1906, receiving degree of Bachelor of Arts; continued four years more in the Medical Department and received degree of Doctor 'of Medicine in 1910; was assistant physician at the Gardner Colony for Insane located at Gardner, Mass .; m. April 15, 1911, Miss Flossie C. Kimball. The next three years spent in general practice at Amherst, N. H., from which place he accepted position as assistant physician at Waukesha Springs Sanatorium, Waukesha, Wis .; well known for musical ability ; baritone ; leader of Glee Club and Singing Orchestra while at Dartmouth.
2. Fannie Fern, b. August 27, 1887; att. schools of H .; grad. from high school in 1906; ent. Tilton Seminary to perfect herself in general study and to cultivate her vocal talent; became ill and d. September 30, 1906.
FISK.
FISK or FISKE is of Danish o igin and was introduced into England at the time of the Danish invasion. Its meaning in that tongue is "fish," spelled "fiske." In Anglo-Saxon times the ter- mination sh was sounded like sk, or sc. Thus the Englishman of those days ate his fisc (fish) from a disc (dish). Hence the transition from "fish" to "fisk" was not only natural but quite unconsciously accepted by the people. It was not until the 15th century that the use of family names became fixed, though the style of distinction had originated 400 years before. Hence it is not surprising to find that the family patronymic of "Fisk" alias "Fish" was known in Laxfield, Eng., as early as 1208. Laxfield. by the way, meant "Salmon field."
ELIJAH, s. of Moses and Mehitable (Broad) Fisk, was a descendant in a direct line from Nathan Fisk, who was b. at Broad Gates, Laxfield, Framingham, Suffolk County, Eng., who emigrated to this country in 1636 and settled at Watertown, Mass. He was a lineal descendant, was b. in Natick, Mass., Sept. 14, 1753, and served in the War of the Revolution until its close. In 1781 he m. Elizabeth Binney, b. in Lincoln, Mass., June 22, 1756. They rem. to Hillsborough in 1782, and were the first
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settlers on the farm now owned by George Brockway. While clearing the land they lived on the farm afterwards owned by Lemuel and Isaac Coolidge. She d. Jan. 2, 1798; he d. Sept. 6, 1818.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Elijah, b. October 4, 1782 ; m. Mary Wheeler, and had six children.
2. Moses, b. April 13, 1785 ; m. Elizabeth B. Waterhouse, of Me .; had one s., John W., who went to Minn., and has never been heard from. He d. in Lowell, Me., July 8, 1844.
3. John, b. August 19, 1789 ; m. first, July 5, 1812, Lucy, dau. of Otis Howe; res. in Washington, where she d. September 29, 1815, and he m. second, December 31, 1820, Susan Craige, of Brad- ford. He was a Deacon of the church for many years. They rem. to New Hampton, in 1832; ret. to Washington in 1856; went to Webster in 1864, where she d. September 10, 1873 ; he d. May 24, 1878.
IV. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. and 2. Calvin and Luther, twins, b. April 26, 1813; first d. the 28th ; second, the 26th.
3. Elizabeth B., b. May 22, 1814; m. September 14, 1848, Alden Walker, res. in H., where she d. June 6, 1850.
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