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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Lucy, b. September 21, 1795; d. January 26, 1803.
2. John, Jr., b. July 24, 1800; d. in New York, January 14, 1835, unm.
3. Sophy, b. June 19, 1805; d. May 10, 1806.
4. Perkins, b. January 17, 1810; m. Eliza Putney, who d. March 29, 1868, aged 58 years.
5. Samuel b. Oct. 9, 1813; d. July 30, 1893. (See)
6. Nancy, b. October 19, 1815; m. William Parker, of Francestown, b. January 17 1815 ; d. at Woburn, Mass., March 16, 1847. Had s. John.
7. Harrison, b. June 22, 1819; d. at Nashua, April 16, 1845. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College with high honors in 1844; taught school to pay way; obtained position in Custom House at Boston; he was an artist with the pen.
ABRAHAM, s. of Isaac and Lucy (Perkins) Andrews; b. in H., Jan. 25, 1772; m. Oct. 14, 1794, Mary Chandler. He was High Sheriff of the county for years; after living in H. 70 years he rem. to Concord, where he d. in 1846; his wid. d. in Worcester, Mass., in 1857.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Mary, b. in 1796; m. Edward Herrick; d. in New Boston, in 1873.
2. Hannah, b. in 1804; m. Calvin Ruggles; d. in Pelham, in 1879.
3. Betsy, b. in 1808; m. C. C. Danforth; d. in Concord, in 1882.
4. Isaac, b. in 1810; m. Sophrona Tolman; d. in Nashua in 1850.
5. Clara, b. April 14, 1812 ; m. in 1833, S. J. Emerson; lived in Fitch- burg, Lowell and Worcester, Mass., for nearly 40 years; then rem. to Concord, in 1870. Two children, both of whom d. in infancy.
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CYRUS, eldest s. of Major Isaac, Jr., and Rebecca (Symonds) Andrews; b. June 29, 1784, succeeded to the family homestead. He m. first Mandana Green, b. April 28, 1789, and who d. Aug. 30, 1827 ; he m. second, May 7, 1829, Emily, dau. of Jesse and Molly (Kimball) Kendall; he d. Mar. 12, 1853.
IV. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Emeline M., b. July 30, 1811; d. January 21, 1813.
2. Charles B., b. October 8, 1813; m. Jane Young; drowned in the Ohio River, December 25, 1862.
3. Harriet A., b. August 31, 1815 ; d. February 1, 1816.
4. Cyrus G., b. November 9, 1816 ; m. Emily Winchester ; d. June 26, 1853, at Steubenville, Ohio.
5. Emeline, b. March 16, 1819; m. Asaph Robbins; d. August 7, 1857.
6. Harriet, b. June 12, 1821; d. at LaCrosse, Wis., in 1859.
7. Henry, b. May 5, 1824. (See)
8. Edward, b. December 28, 1826; m. first, Sarah McKee; m. second, Rachel Willard; he d. at LaCrosse, Wis., in 1875.
CHILDREN OF SECOND MARRIAGE.
9. Mandana, b. April 24, 1830; d. June 2, 1859.
10. Solomon, b. February 8, 1833 ; d. December 1, 1838.
11. Leonidas, b. October 19, 1836 ; m. Delilah Davidson; res. South Point, Ohio.
12. Mary, b. February 27, 1843 ; d. December 17, 1844.
ABRAHAM, s. of Solomon and Sarah (Bradford) Andrews ; b. in H., Dec. 14, 1786; prepared for college under the tuition of his uncle, the Rev. Ephraim Putnam Bradford; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1811, being the first college graduate from Hillsborough ; studied law but it not proving congenial he chose the profession of a teacher, in which vocation he labored for nearly half a century. Taught an Academy in Charlestown, Mass., until he was chosen Principal of the Bowdoin Grammar school in Boston, which position he held until 70 years of age, when he resigned, and moved to Groton, Mass., to engage in agricultural pursuits for ten years, following which he ret. to Charlestown, where he remained until his decease, Mar. 4, 1869. He m. first, April 30, 1821, Eliza Rhodes, dau. of Capt. Benjamin and Hannah (Rhodes) Swift, who d. Oct. 2, 1829, leaving two children ; he m. second, Nov. 16, 1830, Caroline Swift, sis. of his
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former wife, who d. April 20, 1882. Two children by first mar- riage.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Caroline E., b. February 17, 1822 ; d. March 5, 1893.
2. Hannah S., b. June 5, 1826; d. at Revere, Mass., March 26, 1901, unm.
3. Henry S., b. August, 1831; m. in 1873, Annie Smith, of Hopkinton.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Eugene H., b. July 18, 1874.
2. George W., b. September 7, 1877; res. in Everett, Mass.
4. Sarah R., b. August, 1835; m. in 1856, Jonathan, s. of Phinehas and Hannah (Jones) Stow, b. in Weare, April 29, 1823; she d. in Feruary, 1861.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah L., b. October, 1857; m. April 2, 1879, J. Warren Patch, of Boston; she d. Dec. 17, 1887.
2. John Henry, b. December, 1860; d. December 28, 1888.
5. Mary L., b. June 2, 1833; m. November, 1863, Jonathan Stone ; res. in Revere, Mass., where she d. October 24, 1889; he d. November 26, 1897.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Carrie L., b. March 29, 1867; m. June 27, 1889, James Edwin Cuthberson, of Revere, Mass.
6. Abby M., b. May 10, 1837; d. March 16, 1895, unm.
SAMUEL, s. of John and Olive (Taylor) Andrews ; b. in this town Oct. 9, 1813. With only such educational advantages as he had obtained from attending the village schools during the winter months of his boyhood, he became a contractor in building walls, roads, bridges, etc., eventually dealing in lumber, which operations he pursued for nearly fifty years. He became in- terested in freighting goods of one sort and another in the days before the railroads, and thus teamed his lumber to the markets, Nashua, Lowell and Boston, his teams returning with "store goods," for the towns all along the routes. In 1840 he opened a store at the Lower Village, which he sold out four years later, and rem. to Bradford Springs, where he opened another store, built a tannery and conducted a hotel. Now extensively dealing in lumber he began operations at Hooksett, and from there he
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rem. to Manchester, entering into commercial business on a large scale, dealing in furniture, crockery, clothing, etc., also engaging in the drug trade, becoming a manufacturer of bedsteads, oil cloths, etc. Seeing the possibilities of the growing city, he en- gaged in land speculations buying farms in the suburbs, building streets through these properties and selling the land in house lots. He ret. to Bradford in 1858 and built the "Bradford Springs Hotel," a house 100 by 40 feet, and had it furnished and open for business in ten weeks, at the same time engaging in extensive operations in different parts of the state. In 1870 he was a large contractor in building the Bradford and Claremont railroad. In 1872 he bought the Governor Pierce place at the Lower Village, and took up his abode there, gradually relinquishing his various enterprises as age advanced. As an evidence of "General Sam's" activity, it is a fact that he operated simultaneously four large retail stores on Elm Street, Manchester; a wholesale and retail furniture store at 139-147 Blackstone Street, Boston, Mass., (this being the original of the big Paine Stores of today) ; a general store at Hillsborough Bridge Village; conducted a wood and lumber yard at Portsmouth; ran both steam and water-power mills at Hooksett; dealt extensively in lumber, and owned one- third of Wilson Hill, in Manchester, which he had cut up into house lots and was selling to individual buyers. During his long and active career he experienced varied business vicissitudes ; made and lost several fortunes, but in them all his honor and business sagacity were never doubted. In his early days he had a strong military taste, and rose from 3d Sergeant at 18 to Major General, which office he held two years. He was Commander of the Amoskeag Veterans in 1855.
Enjoying a very large acquaintance with the public and business men of this and other states, he was universally known as "General Sam." He m. Dec. 31, 1839, Abigail A., dau. of Luke G. and Mary (Niles) Hosley. He d. at his home at Bridge Village, July 30, 1893.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. John H., b. December 22, 1841. (See)
2. Charles, b. January 15, 1849 ; d. September 15, 1849.
3. Clara J., b. December 29, 1852; d. August 10, 1860.
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PERKINS, s. of John and Olive (Taylor) Andrews ; b. Jan. 17, 1810; m. May 5, 1845, Eliza J., dau. of Benjamin and Anna (Aiken) Putney; res. at the Lower Village; wife d. Mar. 29, 1868; he d. May 3, 1879.
IV. CHILD.
1. Ellen P., b. April 7, 1846 ; m. December 25, 1878, Eugene O. Pendle- ton, of Northport, Me., b. August 28, 1842; res. on the home- stead; he d. November 29, 1910.
HENRY, s. of Cyrus (Isaac, Jr., Isaac) and Mandana (Green) Andrews; b. May 5, 1824; m. first, Mar. 4, 1850, Eliza Stow, of Barnard, Vt .; she d. Jan. 9, 1853, and he m. second, Oct. 4, 1855, Lucy Welch, of Manchester. He was a farmer and lived on the homestead of his father and grandfather; d. Dec. 1, 1897; wid. d. April 14, 1900.
V. CHILDREN, TWO BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Mary E., b. December 18, 1850; m. December 25, 1877, A. Cummings Kimball; res. in H .; he d. July 11, 1902 ; she d. at Calgary, Alberta, Can., May 30, 1908; rests in Maplewood Cemetery beside her husband.
2. Charles Henry, b. October, 1852; d. March 15, 1853.
3. LaForrest H., b. January 17, 1857; d. January 16, 1897.
4. Zitella F., b. Mar. 18, 1859 ; m. December 2, 1891, B. Porter Buck, of Brockton, Mass .; res. in Plymouth, Mass.
GEORGE F., s. of Isaac and Sophronia (Tolman) Andrews, and gd. s. of Abraham; b. in Concord, in 1838; m. June 16, 1864, Susie, dau. of Albert and Vieanna (Paine) Mckean, of Nashua; res. in Nashua, 39 years, Alstead, 6 years ; Concord, until he d.
IV. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN NASHUA.
1. Frank A., b. August 3, 1865.
2. George N., b. July 24, 1868.
3. Mary V., b. November, 1874.
4. Susie M., b. in 1876; d. in infancy.
JOHN H., s. of Samuel and Abigail A. (Hosley) Andrews; b. Dec. 22, 1841; ed. in the Grammar Schools and High School of Manchester ; read law with Minot & Mugridge, of Concord,
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and was admitted to the New Hampshire bar, Mar. 16, 1864. Began practice in Nashua, in 1864, remaining there until Oct., 1866, when he rem. to Boston and had an office in that city until June, 1867, when he opened an office in Manchester, where he has remained ever since enjoying an extended and lucrative business. He was City Solicitor two years, and served on the Staff of Gov. George A. Ramsdell, in 1897, as Judge Advocate General; is President Hillsborough County Association. He m. Oct. 12, 1869, Sallie W., dau. of Hon. Waterman and Anna C. (Randall) Smith, of Manchester.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Harry E., b. October 1, 1870; ed. in the schools of Manchester, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1892 ; was admitted to the bar in 1895, and the same year commenced practice with his father ; he d. in Denver, Col., December 3, 1903.
2. Florence L., b. August 1, 1872; m. in February, 1903, Joseph Herrman, of New York City; he d. December 11, 1908, and she res. in Boston.
LIEUT. AMMI, bro. of Isaac (Solomon, William, John, Jr., John, Robert) ; b. in Ipswich, Mass., April 13, 1737; he was among the early comers to this town, owning at one time a large tract of land where the Upper Village now stands. Lieut. Andrews served through all of the Revolutionary War, and was a member of Capt. Isaac Baldwin's Co. at the battle of Bunker Hill, helping to bear that unfortunate officer from the field and extracting the bullet which caused his death. For a more ex- tended account of his achievements, see the military history. He m. a Molly Brown and reared a large family, but no particular record has been found. Mrs. Andrews lived for several years at Enfield among the Society of Shakers, and d. there Mar. 31, 1820. His remains rest in the cemetery at the Centre, his head- stone bearing the following epitaph :
"In Memory of Lieut. Ammi Andrews who d. Mar. 30, 1833, aged 97 years. Lieut. A. distinguished himself as a brave and vigilant officer in many perilous situations during the Rev. War and shared with Gen. Arnold the privations and dangers of the memorable campaign to Quebec in 1775."
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VII. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN H., BUT ONLY MEAGRE RECORDS FOUND.
1. Mary, b. probably in 1764 ; m. April 1, 1783, William Tolbert.
2. Bella, b. in 1767; d. September 28, 1841, at Enfield, unm.
3. Issacher, b. January 31, 1769. (See)
4. Eunice, b. in 1777 ; d. Nov. 8, 1825, unm.
5. Lucy, b. in 1781; d. October 5, 1819, unm.
6. Sally; 7. Stephen; 8. Jabez; 9. Ira.
Issacher, s. of Ammi and Molly (Brown) Andrews; b. in H., Jan. 31, 1769; lived in town most of his life; was a tanner and shoemaker at the Upper Village. He m. first, Edith, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Goodell, who d.
and he m. second, Jan. 7, 1812, Mrs. Eunice Mugford, dau. of William and Abigail (Cole) Jones, who d. July 27, 1864; he d. May 29, 1830, aged 62 years. Seven children, four by first wife and three by second wife.
CHILDREN.
1. Luther, b. May 11, 1791. (See)
2. Sybil, b. October 16, 1792 ; m. November 22, 1813, Mathew Buel, of Newport. (See)
3. Lucinda, b. April 19, 1794; m. James Chase. (See)
4. Lucetta, b. May 17, 1796 ; m. Daniel Wilkins. (See)
5. William Harrison, b. July 31, 1813 ; m. Atwood. ( ?)
6. Lovicy, b. December 28, 1815; m. Liberty Aldrich; d. March 16, 1893.
7. Andrew J., b. October 26, 1817; went west and is supposed to have lost his life while a member of Fremont's memorable ex- ploring expedition in 1848.
LUTHER, s. of Issacher and Edith (Goodell) Andrews ; b. May II, 1791 ; m. May 30, 1815, Nabby, dau. of Elijah and Phebe (Jones) Beard; was a shoemaker ; res. at Upper Village ; d. Nov. 27, 1870; she d. Nov. 22, 1870.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Alonzo, b. December 24, 1815 ; m. in Boston, August 17, 1843, Mary A. Tanner ; d. February 15, 1897.
2. Charles, b. October 25, 1820; m. in Boston, July 4, 1852, Julia Seavey ; she d. April 20, 1855; he d. January 18, 1877; no children.
3. Sibyl B., b. January 29, 1825; m. June 28, 1852, in Boston, Abiel H. Buttrick.
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IV. CHILDREN.
Fred and Frank (twins), b. in Boston, February 3, 1855.
4. Christopher C., b. October 27, 1829. (See)
CHRISTOPHER C. was educated in the district school and at Francestown Academy; studied law in the office of Samuel H. Ayer at Lower Village; at the Law School Harvard University and in the office of Brigham & Loring, Boston, Mass .; admitted to the Mass. Bar in 1850; practiced at Newton Lower Falls and in Boston several years. Upon the organization of Kansas as a territory he removed thither, becoming the regular correspondent of the Boston Post, improving the opportunity to advocate the admission of that territory as a free state. He re- ceived through President Pierce an appointment as Clerk in the Third Auditor's office at Washington, D. C .; later was transferred to the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury; was counsel for the U. S. in a mail contract claim involving $200,000 pending before the Comptroller and wrote the argument in the case, which was submitted by the Postmaster General. He resigned this office in 1857 and settled at St. Cloud, Minn .; served in the State Senate as a Democrat in 1859; was on the Douglas Democratic Electoral ticket of Minn. in 1860; enlisted in the 3rd Minn In- fantry, U. S. Army, Oct. 1861, and was appointed Captain of Co. I. He was in the action at Murfreesburo, Tenn., July 13, 1862, and after the surrender of his regiment, which he earnestly opposed, he was confined in a Confederate prison at Madison, Ga., three months, and for a short time in Libbey Prison, Rich- mond, Va., when he was exchanged. Upon the re-organization of the 3rd Minn. Reg., he was appointed Lieut .- Colonel, and later promoted to Colonel. Was in the campaign and battle of Little Rock, Ark., and after its capture by General Steele's army he was appointed Commander of the Post, and given a brigade command, receiving the commission of Brig. Gen., April 27, 1864. From this time he was in active service until the close of the war, and took part in several severe engagements, in one of which he had his horse shot under him while leading a charge. Mar., 1865, while at Pensacola, Fla., he was appointed Maj. Gen. by Brevet. In the campaign under General Canby, which resulted in the occupation of Mobile, Ala., he had command of the 2d Divi-
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sion, 13 Corps, Veteran Western troops of over 5,000 men. At the storming of Fort Blakely, April 9, 1865, his division carried over three-fourths of a mile in length of earth works and forts, and captured 1,300 prisoners. July 8, 1865, he took command of the District of Houston, Tex., and by order accompanied Gov. An- drew J. Hamilton to the State Capitol and was present at his re-instatement in civil authority. He favored the Republican plan of Re-construction, and was a delegate to the Chicago con- vention, which nominated General Grant for President in 1868. He served as U. S. Minister to Stockholm from July, 1869, to Nov., 1877, during which time he made many reports to the Department of State on Swedish Institutions, manufacturers and trades, which were printed by the Government. He aided in the reduction of postage and in securing participation by Sweden and Norway in the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876. Shortly before leaving Stockholm, King Oscar II, at a dinner which he gave to the Diplomatic body, proposed General An- drews' health, and among other things he said that he had been the most useful Minister that had ever been sent to Sweden from the United States. He served as Consul General of the U. S. at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1882 to 1885. Among his legal and literary works are a "Digest of Opinions of the Attorney Gen- erals," a Treatise of the Revenue Laws of the United States, and he projected and edited the Official History of the Minnesota Troops in the Civil and Indian Wars. General Andrews m. in December, 1868, Mary Frances, dau. of Hon. Enos R. Baxter, of Central City, Col .; she d. at St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 4, 1893.
v. CHILD.
A dau. Alice, b. in Stockholm, Sweden, res. with her father at St. Paul, Minn., and is a teacher in the public schools of that city.
APPLETON.
HENRY APPLETON was the grandson of Judge Robert Al- cock, an early settler in Deering ; m. Charlotte Cheney.
III. CHILD.
1. Maria.
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ASH.
DAVID B., s. of Moses and Pauline (Dubee) Ash; b. in Weare; was m., in H., to Minnie, dau. of Edwin and Almira (Stuart) Nichols, of Bradford.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Eva B., b. October 11, 1889; is a teacher in the graded schools.
2. Guy N., b. April 30, 1893 ; is a watch-maker in Boston.
3. Ruth A., b. March 25, 1899 ; graduate of Hillsborough High School.
LEWIS, s. of Moses Ash; b. in No. Weare, Aug. 11, 1874; m. in Antrim, June 8, 1901, to Alice M., dau. of David and Vesta (Corliss) Travis, b. Oct. 30, 1882.
III. CHILD.
1. Reginald Travis, b. August 19, 1903, in H.
ATKINSON.
HARRY S., b. in Shediac, N. B., Feb. 29, 1876, is the son of William and Villah (Sears) Atkinson, and his grandfather's name was George Atkinson. He m. in Peterboro, July 6, 1904, Viola Bullard.
ATWOOD.
REV. JOHN, A. M., son of John and Elizabeth (Blodgett) Atwood, was b. in Hudson, Oct. 3, 1795. He prepared for college with Rev. Daniel Merrill of Hudson, and was a member of Water- ville, Me., College from 1820 to 1824, when he grad. and studied for the ministry. He was ordained Pastor of the First Baptist Church in New Boston, in May, 1825, to be dismissed in Febru- ary, 1835, following which he preached in Francestown two years, and then came to Hillsborough as pastor of the Baptist Church in February, 1837. Differences arising between himself and certain of his parishioners, he was dismissed in 1840, when he formed what was known as "The Independent Baptist Church" Nov. 5, 1840. Becoming interested in political matters he was elected as Representative to the Legislature in 1842, and dismissed from his clerical duties over the church August 18,
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1843. He removed to Concord and was State Treasurer and Chaplain of the State Prison six years. In the campaign of 185I he was candidate for Governor, and possibly would have been elected had it not been for his pronounced anti-slavery belief. He died April 28, 1873, a man of considerable ability if somewhat erratic nature. He married November 28, 1826, Lydia, daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth Dodge of New Boston, who died April 9, 1886.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Lydia D., b. in New Boston, October 7, 1827; d. in New Boston, February 7, 1909.
2. Sarah E., b. in New Boston, December 12, 1829; m. John L. Blair and res. in Alton, Ill.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Annette, b. September 1, 1856.
2. John W., b. November 30, 1858, and d. April 28, 1880 (?).
3. Edmond H., b. November 4, 1862.
4. Lillian, b. August 10, 1865.
5. Sarah E., b. June 11, 1870.
6. Edith M., b. November 6, 187 -.
3. John B., b. in New Boston, January 15, 1832 ; d. aged 3 months.
4. Roger W., b. in New Boston, July 18, 1833 ; m. November 24, 1869, Emily Larcom, of Beverly, Mass.
IV. CHILD.
1. Amy L., b. February, 1878 ; res. in Chicago, Ill.
5. Anna J., b. in New Boston, March 2, 1835; m. Rev. J. L. A. Fish ; d. in Duluth, Mich., in March, 1874.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Leroy A., b. June 9, 1862.
2. Alice B., b. March 26, 1871.
6. Mary F., b. in H., March 26, 1837; d. in New Boston, November 13, 1892.
7. Solomon D., b. in H., May 7, 1839; m. February 4, 1864, Florence A., dau. of Issacher and Louisa (Emerson) Dodge of Frances- town. They have lived in New Boston, where they have passed active lives. Mr. Atwood is a trader in general mer- chandise, and postmaster since President Lincoln's first term, excepting under the administrations of Presidents Johnson and Cleveland, until
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CHILDREN.
1. John A., b. December 16, 1864; d. March 3, 1867.
2. Lillie L., b. June 16, 1866 ; d. December 26, 1882.
3. Myttie M., b. May 10, 1868.
4. Emily M., b. October 7, 1869, m. 29, 1894. Skinner, d. October
5. Roger D., b. September 9, 1871; d. March 19, 1872.
6. Annie A., b. November 24, 1872.
7. Florence F., b. December 20, 1874.
8. Solomon R., b. March 18, 1877.
9. Howard D., b. June 22, 1879.
10. Ruby M., b. October 16, 1881.
8. John H., b. in Concord, August 28, 1848; d. February 22, 1849.
SYLVESTER, b. in Bridgewater, Vt., April 3, 1839; came to H. in 1859. Enlisted in Dec. 1861, at Woodstock, Vt., in Co. H. 7th Reg. Vt. Vols .; ret. in 1863; m. Jan. 15, 1867, Lucy Emeline Sawyer, only child of Enoch and Jemina (Jones) Sawyer; lived on Jones farm at Sulphur Hill, until Nov., 1868, when they rem. to the McNiel place. He was Selectman in 1894, and Represent- ative in 1899. His first wife d. Dec. 29, 1902, and he m. second, Aug. 25, 1904, Mary A. Clement, dau. of J. Dow Clement, a government engineer, and Vienna Dickey, both b. in Deering and d. in Antrim. She was a teacher in Manchester North Main Street school fourteen years.
AYER, AYERS OR EAYRS.
WILLIAM AYERS, or EAYRS as it was spelled then, was b. in Scotland. Had son William, Jr., b. in North Ireland, who came to N. E. with his father when a young man; was among the first settlers of Londonderry. Their house was the first on English Range, one of the first frame houses in Londonderry. William, Jr., had son Joseph, b. in L., Nov. 4, 1728; he d. in 1798; left a widow and 12 children.
JAMES, s. of Joseph and Jenat, b. Mar. 18, 1774; m. Jan. 25, 1798, Susan Senter, of Hudson, b. April 27, 1781. He kept a tavern for many years on the Turnpike one mile above the Upper Village, which was a popular resort for travelers. He
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was Deacon of the Baptist Church from its formation until his death, Dec. 23, 1839. Dea. Eayrs was a genial, energetic, wide- awake man, whose piety no one ever questioned.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Susan, b. January 9, 1799; m. Alexander Smith. (See)
2. James, Jr., b. June 15, 1800 ; m. Grace.
3. Thomas, b. December 9, 1802 ; d. April 18, 1803.
4. Thomas J., b. March 31, 1805; d. out west April 9, 1844.
5. Wealthy, b. January 9, 1809 ; m. Luke Smith, bro. of Sandy. (See)
6. John G., b. February 8, 1811.
7. Harriet R., b. October 1, 1822 ; m. Judson A. Senter. (See)
SAMUEL H. was born at Eastport, Me., in 1812, and was edu- cated at Bowdoin College; read law with Messrs. Pierce and Fowler, at Concord; was admitted to the Hillsborough County Bar in 1841, and immediately settled in H., becoming a very suc- cessful lawyer. He represented the town in the state legislature for 1845-6-7-8, being Speaker of the House the last two years. He was Judge Advocate Fourth Brigade, N. H. Militia, under Gen. Samuel Andrews, and was appointed Solicitor for the County in 1847. In 1850 he removed to Manchester, and he was one of the commission for revising the Statutes of the State. He died suddenly in Manchester, October 10, 1858.
BACHELDER.
DAVID, b. Jan. 15, 1768; came to H. from Wenham, Mass., about 1790; built a house at Upper Village, since res. of Dr. French, which he sold to Governor Pierce for $40, and then built another on the Franklin Gray place; later rem. to the Nathaniel Johnson farm, and finally to the Lower Village; was a black- smith, largely employed in making nails before the invention of machinery for that purpose. It is said he made the greater por- tion of the nails used in building the "Old Meeting House." He m., July, 1791, Hannah, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah Kimball.
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