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father was then living. This was not long before the breaking out of the Revolution, and though a youth in years he enlisted in the army for three years, serving his term with great credit to himself. He then went to Andover, Mass., his birth- place, to live, but soon after removed to Boston, where he established himself in mercantile business under the assistance of the Hon. William Phillips.
He was very successful in business, and having amassed a handsome fortune for those days, he came to Hillsborough and built him the handsomest and most expensive mansion in town at that time. This was in 1803, and he resided in Hillsborough with his family until Aug., 1827. Mr. Johnson married in Milton, Mass., Miss Catherine Clarke, and she died at Hillsborough, July II, 1827, aged 61 ; after her death he removed to Northwood, N. H., to live with his son-in-law Jonathan Clarke, and died the 19th of the following January in his 62d year. Their children were Maria, who m. Rev. Otis Rockwood; Charlotte, who m. Jonathan Clarke, Esq., of Northwood, N. H .; Nathaniel, Jr., who d. in Washington, D. C., in Mar., in his 21st year ; George Clarke, who d. at Exeter, May 22, 1816, aged fifteen years, while attending Phillips Exeter Academy, an uncommonly promising and amiable youth ; Catherine C., who m. - Phillips of Lynn, Mass .; Sarah M., who m. the Hon. Edward Kent of Bangor, Me., and Gov- ernor of the state in 1840-41; Lydia Elizabeth Parker, who m. Samuel Thatcher, Esq., of Bangor, Me .; Edward R. of Hartford, Conn. This was a bright and intelligent family.
EZRA, b. in Salem, Mass., in 1772, res. there and in Wilton, N. H., until 1813, when he came to H .; m. Annah Blanchard, b. in Billerica, Mass., in 1773. He d. Dec. 5, 1852 ; she d. Sept. 8, 1853.
II. CHILDREN, BORN IN WILTON, EXCEPT TWO YOUNGEST.
1. Ezra, b. in 1800, or 1802. (See)
2. Calvin, b. and d. in Wilton.
3. Annah, b. and d. in Wilton.
4. James, b. in Wilton ; d. April 1, 1818, in Hillsborough.
5. Alvin, b. September 23. 1812: rem. to Bradford, in 1841. He m. June 7, 1841, Abigail H., dau. of William and Harriet T. (Dun- can) Stowe, of this town. He d. December 9, 1897.
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III. CHILDREN,
1. Mary A., b. September 27, 1842; m. in April, 1880, James H. Blaisdell, of Bradford.
2. Harry A., b. September 24, 1844; m. February 10, 1872, Louisa Palmer, of Littleton, where they res.
3. Abbie H., b. November 30, 1849; m. in May, 1882, Erlow V. Dillingham, of Manchester ; res. in Bradford.
4. George H., b. November 12, 1856; m. in May, 1893, Louisa M. Boerig, of San Diego, Calif., where he res.
5. Effie S., b. September 24, 1866.
6. Roxanna, b. September 22, 1814; m. Samuel Howard. (See)
7. Eliza, b. in 1820.
EZRA, b. in H., in about 1800; m. Mar. 28, 1824, Eunice, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Parker) Murdough; res. in Deering from 1830 to 1840, otherwise in this town in a small house near Maj. Isaac Andrews. In 1860 Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson having . just before, went to live with his son Isaac in Middlebrook, Mo., to spend his declining years. Though a non-combatant he had an unpleasant experience here during the war between the North and the South which broke out soon. During General Price's raid in Mo., just after the battle of Pilot Knob, Mr. Johnson was taken prisoner by the retreating forces, and ordered to fall into line and march, which he flatly refused to do in no mistakable terms, consigning the whole army into perdition in vigorous language. But his Yankee spirit was pitted against numbers that could not be overcome by it, and he was ordered to be placed as a target for rifle practice by Price's men. Still, not till one or more of their bullets had given him painful flesh wounds did the doughty New Englander yield and then only under protest. To save his life he fell into line and marched with the war-begrimed soldiery to Jefferson City. Feigning a weakness ill-fitting his rugged body, he was finally told to "look out for himself, as he was too old to be of good as a soldier." So, minus his hat and boots, which his captors had appropriated, he started back to Middlebrook "a madder if not a wiser man." If he had been conservative in his feelings before, he was a strong Union man henceforth.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Frank, b. in 1822, went to California in 1849, where he not only dug gold successfully, but became a large owner and agent in stage lines in and around Sacramento. He m. Aldana Hatch.
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2. Maria, b. in 1824; d. in Deering, in 1841, unm.
3. Frances Ann, b. in 1826; d. in town, in 1843, unm.
4. Isaac, b. in 1828; rem. to Middlebrook, Mo., where he became a large land owner ; m. first, Elizabeth Stone, and m. second, Susan Thomas.
5. John, b. in 1830; d. in Quincy, Mass., in 1850.
6. David W., b. August 4, 1832. (See)
7. Roxanna, b. in 1834; m. George Adams, of Nashua.
8. Nathan. b. in 1836; rem. to Mo., where he m. first, Kate Barry, and m. second, Maggie Moore, at Bonne Tarre.
9. James, b. in 1838 ; d. in Derry less than 1 year old.
10. Robert, b. in 1840; d. in 1868 at Cincinnati, Ohio.
DAVID W., s. of Ezra and Eunice (Murdough) Johnson, was b. in Deering, Aug. 4, 1832 ; m. Mar. 27, 1855, Sarah A., dau. of Stephen and Sallie (Morse) Presby, of Lowell, Mass .; res. on a farm in Bradford, until 1858, when he came to H., and lived in the house formerly occupied by his father. His buildings burn- ing in 1871 (?) he rem. to Middlebrook, Mo.
IV. CHILDREN, FIRST CHILD BORN IN BRADFORD.
1. Sarah F., b. July 22, 1856.
2. Charles W., b. November 19, 1858 ; d. October 30, 1862.
3. Minnetti, b. November 17, 1860.
4. Emma E., b. February 7, 1863.
5. Jennie B., b. February 25, 1869 ; d. in Nashua, September 28, 1871.
JONES.
The surname Jones ranks first in number among the family names of Wales, or of Welsh descent, one Welshman in seven bearing it; in England it holds second place, the Smiths barely exceeding it; in New England it is outnumbered only by Smith, Brown, Clark, Johnson, White, Davis and Williams.
Jones came into use as a surname in the 15th century, and over 50 colonists, as heads of families, came to this country bear- ing the name and became progenitors of families, the majority of them of Welsh descent.
Hugh Jones, Welsh in descent, and with whom we begin our family tree, was b. about 1635 in England, and he came to Salem, Mass., about 1650, hailing from Wincanton, a small parish in Somersetshire, Eng. He was listed among the passengers as
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"servant to Mr. Robert Gutch," which service probably signified that he was the other's apprentice, as he was then but 15 years of age. Little information is extant in regard to him, not even the name of the worthy woman he married, and who bore him at least ten children. He appears to have been a farmer of small prop- erty, and no doubt had a hard struggle to rear his family. He seems to have met some tragic end before 1690, for we find it declared during the Salem witchcraft trials in 1692 by Elizabeth Booth who deposed that the restless ghosts of four murdered persons appeared to her, and that "the spectre of Hugh Jones assured her that Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor had killed him because he had a poght of syder of her he had not paid for."
The descendants of Hugh Jones for five years lived mostly in Middlesex and Worcester counties, Mass., and Hillsborough County, N. H. They were a vigorous, long-lived race of farmers and blacksmiths, reared large families, and were continually pioneers to new settlements on the advancing frontier, most of them engaged in the military service of their times. Few sought or received much public recognition.
WILLIAM, the s. of Lt. Jonathan, grandson of Samuel, and great-grandson of Hugh, was b. Aug. 23, 1724, in that part of Woburn, Mass., since set off as Wilmington, locating in Andover in 1745, where he remained about ten years, then settled in Am- herst for twenty years, following which he rem. to Hillsborough about 1775, living in this town till about 1785, when he again rem., this time to Windsor, where he d. He m. just before going to Andover, Mar. 25, 1745, Rebecca, b. about 1724, dau. of Joel and Mary (Chadwick) Jenkins, of Wilmington. Among their chil- dren was a s. William who went with them to Amherst and rem. with them to H., in 1775. He served in Capt. Benjamin Taylor's Company, which marched from Amherst, Dec. 8, 1775, to join the Continental army at Winter Hill. July 15, 1782, he was engaged by the town of H. for extra continental service. He res. in Wind- sor after the war.
SAMUEL, b. in 1747, came to this town from Wilmington, Mass., in 1774; m. Hannah Hoar, b. in 1750; he d. Oct. 4, 1812, aged 65 years ; she d. Oct. 16, 1809, aged 59 years.
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II. CHILDREN, THREE BORN IN WILMINGTON.
1. Hannah. b. June 9, 1769 : m. a Stone.
2. Nehemiah. b. March 26, 1771. (See)
3. Rhoda, b. June 6. 1773; m. November 7. 1791, John Copeland, of Stoddard.
4. George W., b. August 14, 1775 ; d. May 11, 1794.
5. Samuel, Jr., b. September 30, 1777; m. January 7, 1799, Deborah Bradford ; rem. to Washington, afterwards to Boston and New York state.
6. Stillman, b. April 14, 1780; m. March 29, 1801, Polly, dau. of Jona- than and Betsy Clark, of Washington; rem. to Irasburg, Vt., where he was killed by a falling tree. Children : Owen, Daniel, Stillman, Jr., Hiram, and Sewell, who m. Maria, dau. of David Tobey.
7. Milton, b. February 19, 1782 ; m. in 1811, Susanna Shedd, of Wash- ington.
III. CHILDREN, BORN IN WASHINGTON.
1. Cordelia, b. October 9, 1811.
2. Betsy, b. September 29. 1812.
3. Jeremiah, b. January 27, 1815.
4. Anna, b. in 1819; d. September 7, 1839.
8. Polly, b. August 17, 1784; m. - Goggins ; rem. to Vt.
9. Sophia, b. May 20, 1787 ; d. January 18, 1810.
10. Runnels, b. February 28, 1790; m. Margaret Meighur ; res. in Bos- ton ; d. July 15, 1823.
11. Chauncy, b. October 11, 1792; m. Matilda Spaulding, of Washing- ton ; he d. in Stoddard, March 27, 1850.
III. CHILDREN, FIRST BORN IN HILLSBOROUGH.
1. Leonard, b. July 10, 1814.
.2. Luman, b. July 14, 1816.
3. Loven, b. October 6, 1818.
12. Rodney, b. July 14, 1795; d. January 24, 1809,
NEHEMIAH. s. of Samuel and Hannah (Hoar) Jones, b. in Wilmington, Mass., Mar. 26, 1771 ; came to H. with his parents ; m., in 1799, Mary, dau. of David and Mehitable (Swett) Perkins, of Windsor; rem. to Washington, afterwards to Stoddard, and back to H., about 1812; and lived where W. S. Carter res .; was in trade with John Towns; was a custom officer for several years ; rem. to Windsor on the turnpike about 1818, where he d. Dec. 26, 1832; wife d. Oct. 21, 1830.
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III. CHILDREN.
1. Nabby, b. May 23, 1800; m. in 1824, Joseph Lewis; d. October 21, 1878, in Campbello, Mass.
2. David P., b. March 18, 1802 ; m. November 1, 1851, Cynthia (Spauld- ing) Shaw, dau. of Warren Spaulding; res. on her father's farm in the northwest part of the town; she d. May 20, 1896.
3. Thomas J., b. May 17, 1804; m. November 30, 1834, Nancy N. Averill; d. March 14, 1876 ; wid. d. in November, 1890.
4. Mary, b. July 2, 1806; m. in 1825, Daniel P. Lewis; d. March 11, 1872.
5. Eliza, b. October 13, 1809; d. August 17, 1813.
6. Eliza, b. November 17, 1813; m. in 1837, Daniel Nichols, of South Reading, Mass .; d. February 6, 1851.
7. Roxanna, b. April 24, 1819; m. February 5, 1865, Silas Blanchard. A child, Warren P.
WILLIAM (probably a brother of Samuel) came here from Wilmington, Mass., before the Revolution ; his first res. was on the site of the Town Farm. the house standing on the lower side of the road; m. before coming here, but name of wife unknown.
II. CHILDREN, BIRTHPLACE UNKNOWN.
1. William, Jr., b. (date not given) ; m. Abigail Cole; res. in Wind- sor ; little is known of their large family of children beyond their names as follows.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Relief, b. March 11, 1772.
2. Simeon, b. May 19, 1774.
3. Archibald, b. September 29, 1776.
4. John.
5. William.
6. Zebrina.
7. Harriet.
8. Eunice, b. April 14, 1783; m. first, -Mufford; m. second, Issacher Andrews. (See)
9. Mehitable, m. Samuel Murdough. (See)
2. Benjamin, b. in 1747. (See)
3. Joel, m. Mary Bishop.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Joel, Jr., b. August 7, 1783 ; m. first, Nancy Abbott ; m. second, Hannah, sis. of first wife.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Adeline, b. October 8, 1806.
2. Nancy, b. August 9, 1808.
3. Catherine, b. April 11, 1810.
4. Eliza, b. August 14, 1811.
5. Emmeline, b. February 17, 1813.
2. Polly, b. April 7, 1785 ; m. John ( ?) Averill.
3. Lucy, b. April 27, 1787 ; m.
4. Jonathan, b. December 20, 1789; rem. to Milton, where he d., unm.
5. Betsy, b. December 24, 1791; rem. to Milton, where she d. unm.
6. Nabby, b. January 3, 1795.
7. Asa, b. February 14, 1798 ; rem. to Milton, where he m.
8. Solomon, b. September 20, 1804; rem. to Milton, and m.
9. Cyrus, of whom no record is at hand.
4. James, b. June 25, 1756. (See)
5. Lydia, m. November 14, 1782, Joseph Taggard ; rem. to Stockbridge, Vt.
6. Rebecca, m. Capt. Jonathan Brockway, of Washington, where she d. a centenarian. Had a dau. Rebecca, b. May 15, 1793; m. February 16, 1809, Hezekiah Brown, of Washington, b. May 15, 1793. Children : Mary, Betsy, Charles, Edward.
7. Mary, m. June 23, 1781, Samuel Murdough. (See)
8. Abigail, b. April 30, 1772 ; m. November 25, 1789, Robert Carr. (See)
9. Elizabeth (twin), b. April 30, 1772 ; m. November 25, 1789, Thomas Carr, twin of Robert. (See)
BENJAMIN, s. of William, b. in Wilmington, Mass., in 1747, came to H. before 1780, in which year his name is on the tax rates, and set. on a farm of 200 acres on Sulphur Hill. He m. first, Jemina Boynton, whose birthplace is unknown; she d. and he m. second, Apr. 15, 1798, Polly (Mary) Adams : he d. Oct. 2, 1829; wid. d. Oct. 31, 1850.
III. CHILDREN, NINE BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Benjamin, m. September 22, 1790, Rebecca Steele.
2. Jacob, m. Hannah -
3. Andrew, b. July 23, 1773 ; m. March 3, 1793, Rebecca Love or Lowe;
he d. December 23, 1830 ; wid. d. November 24, 1834.
4. Hannah.
5. Rebecca.
6. William.
7. David, m. a Miss Baker, sis. of Daniel Baker.
8. Lavinia, m. John McAllister, of Antrim ( ?).
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9. John, who was killed by a falling tree, when about 25 years old.
10. Mina, b. March 28, 1799 ; d. in 1805.
11. Mary, b. April 11, 1800; m. in March, 1835, Samuel Root, of Roches- ter, Vt., where he was b. August 10, 1799. She d. December 31, 1886; he d. January 6, 1888.
IV. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN GOSHEN, VT.
1. Willard J., b. February 13, 1836.
2. Mary E., b. December 6, 1838.
3. Samuel S., b. June 26, 1840.
12. David, b. March 28, 1802 ; d. January 18, 1834.
13. Henry, b. September 29, 1804; m. April 21, 1836, Betsy, dau. of Eliphalet and Tammie (Tilton) Symonds. (See)
14. Willard, b. July 17, 1809. (See)
REV. HENRY, s. of Benjamin Jones, was b. September 29, 1804, and prepared himself for college at Union Academy, Plain- field, now known as Kimball Union, and graduated at Dartmouth College in 1835. He m. in April, 1836, Miss Betsy, dau. of Mr. Eliphalet Symonds, of this town, and accepted a position as Preceptor of an Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn.
PROF. WILLARD, a brother of Henry, was b. July 17, 1809. He was fitted for college at Union Academy, Plainfield, graduated from Dartmouth in 1835. He acquired a Theological education at the Lanes Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, and at the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. He was ordained as a missionary at North Weymouth, Mass., and on the same day was united in marriage to Miss Meriam Pratt, of that town. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Jones went to the missionary station in Oeroomiah, Persia.
JAMES (William), b. in Wilmington, Mass., June 25, 1756; came here with his parents; m. June II, 1778, Anna, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Parker) Cooledge; res. in Windsor. He d. July 18, 1839; wid. d. Mar. 30, 1841.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Jonathan, b. September 3, 1778; d. March 5, 1810, unm.
2. Anna, b. February 18, 1780; m. Alexander McClintock, of Windsor ; d. March 18, 1829.
3. James, b. December 9, 1782; m. Sarah Smith, of Sudbury, Mass .; settled on Bible Hill; he d. November 11, 1844; wid d. February 3, 1866.
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IV. CHILD.
1. Charles, who d. in April, 1825, aged 13 years, 7 mos.
4. Silas, b. March 6, 1784; m. Catherine Rolfe; res. for a time at Up- per Village, and then rem. to Penn., where he d. October 6, 1832.
5. Cooledge, b. February 4, 1786 ; d. February 9, 1856.
6. Sarah, b. March 22, 1788; d. July 3, 1788.
7. Nathaniel, b. May 3, 1789. (See)
8. Ebenezer, b. February 7, 1792. (See)
9. Parker, b. February 13, 1794; m. in 1828, Judith O. Clapp; res. in Duxbury, Mass., where he d. May 31, 1861.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin P., b. December 12, 1829 ; d. in New York City, May 15, 1885.
2. James O., b. in August, 1832 ; d. in 1836.
3. Charles W., b. July 7, 1835 ; m. June 24, 1862, Mary L. Wright, of New York City.
v. CHILD.
1. Charles P., b. October 21, 1868.
4. Elizabeth J., b. July 23, 1840; m. May 25, 1865, George L. Richardson, of Boston, Mass .; res. in Chelsea, Mass.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Parker J., b. April 24, 1867.
2. Susan L., b. July 8, 1868.
3. Alice E., b. July 19, 1874.
10. Solomon, b. February 7, 1796 ; d. at Pittsburg, Pa., August 23, 1842, unm.
11. Sarah P., b. June 7, 1801; m. Charles Baldwin. (See)
NATHANIEL, s. of James and Anna (Cooledge) Jones, b. in Windsor, May 3, 1789; m. Jan. 1, 18II, Betsy, dau. of Zachariah and Abigail (Hildreth) Robbins, b. Feb. 28, 1791. He was a farmer and large dealer in cattle; res. on Bible Hill. He J. Aug. 19, 1867; wid. d. Aug. 29, 1869.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Elvira M., b. October 22, 1811; m. William S. Taggart. (See)
2. Abigail, b. September 27, 1814; m. December 28, 1837, Harvey Silver. (See)
3. Ann, b. September 27, 1814 ; m. in 1833, John G. Fuller. (See)
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4. Edward N., b. August 3, 1817; m. in New York, July 8, 1840, Jane A. Corrigan, b. October 28, 1817. Res. for several years in New York and in Va., engaged in the livery and hack business ; ret. to his native town and lived for a time on farm formerly occupied by Charles O. Smith ; but this house burning, with all its contents while family were absent at church, he lived on a portion of what was his father's homestead on Bible Hill. His wife d. January 1, 1892 ; he d. February 4, 1893.
V. CHILD.
1. Frederick B., b. in Richmond, Va., March 4, 1843; m. Emma, dau. of Samuel E. and Sabrina (Burtt) Mckean; he d. March 7, 1893. Son, Edward Newton.
5. Nathaniel G., b. May 30, 1819; d. February 15, 1845, unm.
6. Mary Gates, b. April 9, 1822; m. April 7, 1841, Dexter Bemis, of Weston, Mass., where they res. until his death, April 29, 1870, when she rem. to Waltham, Mass., in 1872 ; she d. July 17, 1897.
V. CHILDREN, BORN IN WESTON, MASS.
1. Mary Jane, b. August 13, 1843; m. October 9, 1862, Clark C. Hastings, of Weston.
VI. CHILD.
1. Herbert Clark Hastings, b. April 3, 1863 ; m. September 18, 1893, Alice Stilpen.
2. Abbie Ann, b. August 25, 1852 ; m. November, 19, 1871, Ernest G. M. Banks. Child : Maude E., b. September 9, 1872.
7. Sarah Bates, b. April 9, 1822 (twin of Mary Gates) ; m. June 12, 1856, George Garfield, of Weston, b. January 12, 1820: she d. at Concord, Mass., January 25, 1879.
8. Solomon, b. September 4, 1825 ; d. September 12, 1826.
9. Elizabeth P., b. May 27, 1827; m. in 1851 (?), Alpha Baldwin ; she d. May 13, 1898.
V. CHILD.
1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. August 18, 1853, at No. Chelmsford, Mass .; m. May 30, 1870, George O. Wardwell, of Keene.
EBENEZER, s. of James (William) and Anna (Cooledge) Jones, b. Feb. 7, 1792 ; m. Oct. 6, 1816, Mary T., dau. of Nathan and Elizabeth (Smith) Carr; two years later he rem. to Unity, where he res. about ten years, when he ret. to H. and purchased the Nathaniel Johnson farm. He d. Dec. 3, 1864; wid. d. Jan. 6, 1868.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Charlotte, b. January 6, 1818, in H .; m. November 19, 1839, Alonzo Tuttle. (See)
2. Nathan P., b. January 3, 1820, in Unity ; d. in U., August 4, 1820.
3. Parker, b. July 31, 1821, in Unity ; chief clerk in Astor House, New York, until obliged to resign on account of ill health ; m. June 14, 1859, Julia C. Andrews of Pawlet, Vt., who survived him. He d. in 1862.
4. James, b. November 17, 1823, in Unity ; d. January 23, 1898, unm.
5. George, b. February 16, 1826, in Unity ; went to New York City while in his minority and was employed at the Astor House for several years. Returning, he m. Mrs. Mary H. (Goodale) Smith, dau. of Levi and Mary (Howlett) Goodale, and oc- cupied the Carr farm adjoining his father's ; d. April 23, 1889; wid. d. March 26, 1897.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Levi G., b. September 26, 1855. (See Goodale)
2. Mary Lizzie, b. in May, 1860; d. December 19, 1881, unm.
6. Mary E., b. May 22, 1828 ; in Unity ; m. David W. Grimes; rem. to Iowa, and there d.
7. Harvey, b. July 6, 1830, in Unity ; employed at the Astor House, New York, for a time; ret. to H. and George Nelson farm, where he lived until his death.
8. Ebenezer, b. October 24, 1832 ; m. December 11, 1836, Malvina, dau. of Levi and Jane (Hosley) Shedd; succeeded to the home- stead ; he d. September 12, 1894; wid. d. September 1, 1913.
V. CHILDREN.
I. James Harvey, b. November 25, 1860; m. December 14, 1887, Edith Luella Steele, Stoneham, Mass. He d. February 26, 1913.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Clara L., b. November 23, 1888 ; m. Charles L. Shedd. (See)
2. Jeannette E., b. March 23, 1890; m. September 15, 1915, Parker I. Hutchins, of Stoneham, Mass.
3. Edna S., b. July 1, 1892.
4. Eben P., b. March 18, 1897.
5. Arthur J., b. September 3, 1901.
2. Parker, b. October 11, 1864; m. Jennie Greene, of Lowell, Mass. No children.
9. Sarah A., b. March 29, 1836 ; m. Col. James Grimes. (See) She d. March 15, 1906.
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FOSTER, s. of Joshua and -(Bixby) Jones, b. in Windsor, "does not seem to have been related to the other families in town by that surname. He was a shoemaker and lived at the Upper Village; built the only brick house in that vicinity. He m. Dec. 23, 1824, Rachel, dau. of Solomon and Sarah (Bradford) An- drews. He d. Sept. 17, 1864; wid. d. Mar. 29, 1885.
III. CHILDREN.
1 .George F., b. April 4, 1827; went to California in 1850; m. June 1, 1853, Sydnia Ann McIntosh, b. at Paris, Ky., June 3, 1832 ; res. in Shasta, Colusa and Butte Cos .; was Sheriff of Colusa Co. from 1859 to 1863; was a merchant at Chico, Butte Co. at the time of his death, November 7, 1873.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Mary Ellen, b. in April, 1854; m. John R. Robinson, of Chico. 2. Caroline E. A., b. January 18, 1856: m. John A. Turner, of San Antonio, Tex.
3. Albert F., b. February 14, 1858 ; educated at Yale College, New Haven, Conn .; lawyer, District Attorney of Butte Co., Cal., Major and Judge Advocate of 5th Brigade, N. G. Cal .; m. December 21, 1881, Mary S. Evans: one child, George Foster, b. November 18, 1883.
4. Frances V., b. August 19, 1860; m. John H. Wheeler, Oakland, Cal.
5. Isabell H., b. September 27, 1862.
6. George Anne (?), b. August 26, 1865.
7. James H., b. October 30, 1867.
8. Julia Alice, b. December 1, 1870.
2. Caroline E., b. in 1846 ; d. August 12, 1854.
SOLOMON, was born Apr. 1741, probably in Weston, Mass. He m. March 14, 1764, Belvah Stratton, b. Jan. 17, 1744; came to H. about 1800, where he d. Feb. 18, 1806. His wid. d. in Wash- ington, June 28, 1832.
II. CHILD.
1. Moses, b. June 20, 1763, in Weston, Mass .; m. first, May 12, 1786, Hepzibath Dilloway; came to H. directly after his m. and res. a short time on "Bible Hill"; afterwards settled on the High- lands in the northwest part of the town about a mile and a half south of East Washington Village, the farm though long since deserted is still well known as the "Tenney Place." He res. there until 1817, when he rem. to East Washington; his
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w. d. in January, 1801. He m. second, February 9, 1802, Cath- erine, dau. of William and Lucy (Wheeler) Graves, b. Sep- tember 29, 1784, in Washington; he d. May 7, 1840; she d. January 21, 1865.
III. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Moses, b. August 10, 1787; settled in Brookline, Mass.
2. Charles, b. September 25, 1789 ; m. in 1809, Abigail Severns, b. September 15, 1786, in Westford, Mass .; res. in Roxbury, Mass., until about 1812; rem. to Washington; returned to H. and res. with his son William F. Jones at the Upper Village until his death, December 12, 1872. Of their four- teen children the two oldest were born in Roxbury, Mass., the remainder in Washington.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Abigail S., b. March 26, 1810; m. April 29, 1830, Nathaniel B. Wilson ; she d. in Terre Haute, Ind., June 13, 1880; he d. in the same city, January 20, 1884.
2. Adeline B., b. June 18, 1811 ; m. November 25, 1829, William Leonard Woods ; she d. in East Washington, July 25, 1880.
3. Charles, b. September 12, 1812; m. September 12, 1838, Clarissa Cutler.
4. Samuel, b. March 29, 1814; d. April 15, 1818.
5. Martha J., b. March 23, 1815; m. first, January 15, 1839, George, s. of John and Mary (Conn) Smith, b. April 15, 1805, in Milford ; he d. December 14, 1856, in Wash- ington. She m. second, January 24, 1860, Simeon Buck of Windsor ; he d. April 14, 1883.
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