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5. Calvin A., b. August 11, 1827; d. April 4, 1853; unm.
6. Sarah A., b. August 15, 1829 ; m. Elias Edwards, a high class car- penter ; res. in Wilmington, Del .; she d. January 20, 1899 ; he d. June 10, 1906.
X. CHILDREN.
1. Charles ; res. in Philadelphia, Pa.
2. Albert.
3. Edward; res. in Philadelphia ; supt. of match factory.
4. Arville, b. October 9, 1873; m. October 4, 1899, Sarah R. Lovell of Wilmington, Del .; she d. March 18, 1912; he went to Houston, Texas.
XI. CHILDREN.
1. Margaret A., b. April 4, 1904.
2. Dorothy L., b. May 18, 1906.
7. Martha M., b. January 17, 1831; d. June 12, 1844.
8. Elbridge B., b. March 9, 1833; d. June 5, 1836.
9. Julany B., b. February 17, 1836 ; m. May 31, 1854, Silas, s. of Samuel Tandy, b. August 5, 1824, in Goshen ; res. in Washington, where he engaged in blacksmithing ; she d. April 25, 1896 ; he d. May 2, 1906.
X. CHILDREN.
1. Cora E., b. April 17, 1859; m. January 1, 1885, Edwin W., s. of Lorenzo and Emeline Muzzy of Newbury, N. H .; they res. in Newbury for a few years, then rem. to East Washing- ton; she d. December 5, 1910.
2. Della, b. July 23, 1862; m. April 21, 1885, Charles F., s. of Nelson and Laura Wellman of Washington, N. H., b. May 25, 1856, in Dighton, Mass .; he engaged in mercantile business.
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XI. CHILD.
1. Elmer G., b. February 23, 1886, at East Washington, N. H .; m. May 20, 1907, Anna G., dau. of John and Ida Rudolph of Springfield, Mass .; res. in Springfield ; en- gaged in plumbing and heating.
XII. CHILDREN.
1. Charles R., b. May 2, 1908.
2. Bernice L., b. June 22, 1914.
POPE.
WILLIAM, s. of William and Sarah - Pope, was b. in Sudbury, Mass., Sept. 28, 173 -; m. Feb. 4, 1762, Lydia, dau. of Josiah and Deliverance (Warren) Coolidge, of Sudbury, Mass. Came to H. previous to 1766; settled the Worthley farm, on which are apple trees standing within a few years which he is said to have brought from Sudbury. He and his w. were members of the church at its formation in 1769; was one of the first board of selectmen chosen at the incorporation of the town in 1772; also served other years, and was clerk in 1780. Was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Rem. to Clarendon, Vt., about 1790.
III. CHILDREN.
1. William, b. September 16, 1762, in Sudbury, Mass.
2. Samuel, b. June 26, 1766. (See)
3. Stephen, b. January 16, 1773.
SAMUEL, s. of William and Lydia (Coolidge) Pope, b. June 26, 1766; m. Nov. 23, 1786, Ruth Burrows of Amherst, b. Feb. 8, 1770, settled on the Huntley farm; rem. from town probably about 1800.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Samuel, b. May 19, 1787.
2. William, b. November 24, 1788, at Henniker (?) ; d. August 16, 1875. Mary, his w., dau. of Dr. Peter Emerson, d. September 12, 1875, aged 89 years.
3. Levi, b. September 7, 1790.
4. Lydia, b. March 7, 1796.
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PORTER.
JONAS, s. of David and Deborah (Farrar) Porter, b. in Al- stead, Jan. 12, 1829. After working on the railroad for a few years, he engaged in the livery business at Charlestown; came to H. in 1874 and continued in the same business at the "Jackson Stable," until his death, Mar. 18, 1884. He m. Mar. 20, 1848, Caroline, dau. of Ephraim and Prudence (Symonds) Putnam, of Charlestown. She was a direct descendant of Gen. Israel Putnam of Revolutionary fame.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Mary K., b. in Charlestown, December 23, 1849; m. Warren L. Pickering.
2. Hattie L., b. in Charlestown, August 17, 1859; m. October 21, 1882, Edwin Johnson ; res. in Reading, Mass.
IV. CHILD.
A son Francis, b. in Reading, June 8, 1889.
POTTER.
COLONEL CHANDLER E., s. of Joseph and Ann (Drake) Pot- ter, was b. at East Concord, Mar. 7, 1807, and he was educated in the common schools and at Pembroke Academy, graduating from Dartmouth College in the class of 1827. He taught high school at Concord and Portsmouth, while studying law. He practiced his profession at Concord, but in 1843 removed to Manchester, where he became editor of the "Manchester Democrat," and in 1852 and 1853 was editor of "The Family Monthly Visitor," dur- ing which period he contributed for each number an historical article of great interest which attracted wide attention. He was. a writer of marked power and wide research, becoming noted for his Indian knowledge, contributing an article for Schoolcraft's work upon the Indians. In 1856 he wrote and published a His- tory of Manchester, which was a little storehouse of historical information relating not only to his adopted city but to the state. Upon completing that he wrote "The Military History of New Hampshire," which was published by the state.
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For several years he was Judge of the Police Court, and acquired a reputation for the ability and impartiality in which he discharged the duties of that office.
He became commander of the Amoskeag Veterans, which gave him his official standing, and added much to his reputation by the efficient manner in which he conducted himself in connec- tion with this body.
He married first, Nov. 1, 1832, Miss Clara A. Underwood of Portsmouth. She d. and he m. second, Nov. 11, 1856, Frances M., dau. of Gen. John and Elizabeth A. (Pierce) McNiel. Came to H. soon after and lived on the Pierce-McNiel homestead at Lower Village. He d. at Flint, Mich., Aug. 3, 1868, whither he had gone on a business trip accompanied by his wife. Widow died at Brooklyn, N. Y.
II. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Joe H., b. in Portsmouth, June 22, 1833. He m. in Manchester, in August, 1859, Olivia, dau. of Robert and Hannah (Wood- cock) Smiley. He was a printer by trade and lived in Man- chester, Saginaw, Mich., and Hillsborough, where he d. Janu- ary 19, 1904. His wid. rem. to Manchester.
III. CHILD.
1. Clara Frances, b. in Saginaw, Mich., November 24, 1861. She came here early in life with her parents. Educated in the schools of this town and Manchester, she became a popular school teacher of unusual ability, and was a most estimable young lady; d. April 3, 1888, aged 26 years, 4 mos., 9 days.
2. Ann, b. June 22, 1833, twin to Joe H .; d. young.
3. Treat, b. in Portsmouth, January 1, 1836; d. at Manchester, June 16, 1879. Was a printer.
4. Drown, b. in Portsmouth, January 1, 1838. At the breaking out of the Civil War he enlisted in the First Reg., Michigan Vols., of which he was Quartermaster Sergeant. He was killed at Garlick's Landing, Va., June 16, 1862.
POWERS.
REV. LEVI M., s. of Robert and Polly Powers, was b. in Ber- lin, Mass., June II, 1808; m. Arabella Rider, of Woodford, Vt., Nov. 5, 1831. Mr. Powers preached several years in the Baptist
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church in H. and East Washington, also supplying many other churches. He was an esteemed citizen, and represented Washing- ton in the State Legislature in 1854. He d. at East Washington.
LEWIS A., s. of the above, was b. in Bolton, Mass., Feb. 8, 1838; m. Sarah J. Marshall, b. in Unity, Feb. 22, 1824. He served in the 7th Reg., N. H. Vols., Company A, in the Civil War, dying while in the service at Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 7, 1862. They res. in East Washington, where all of their children were b.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Dana A., b. February 4, 1858 ; m. in Henniker, April 15, 1880, Ida F., dau. of Luke and Parmelia (Wood) Merrill, who d. July 6, 1914, aged 55 years. Mr. Powers came to H. in 1865 to live.
V. CHILD.
1. Winfred C., b. May 15, 1887; m. Isabel Ingals, b. August 15, 1914, in Bradford.
2. Sidney C., b. July 12, 1859; m. in 1882, Orlena Sturtevant. Two children, George and Arlo.
3. Nellie S., b. April 6, 1861; d. January 20, 1862.
HENRY, ancestor of the family in H., was b. in Harvard, Mass., April 3, 1753. He m. Hannah Moore, of Boylston, Mass., and lived in Berlin, Mass., at the time of his death, June 17, 1822 ; w. d. in Boylston, Aug. 23, 1811. Their son Robert, b. in Ber- lin, Mass., Aug. 3, 1780, m. Polly, dau. of John Powers, and lived in his native town.
PRESTON.
JEDEDIAH, was of English descent, b. April 21, 1749 ; came to H. from Andover, Mass., about 1775 (his name is on the first tax list made out for 1776), and he built his first house on logs on the plains below Bridge Village, near the family burial lot. He m. Esther Burtt, of Andover, Mass., b. in 1752. He served in the Revolutionary War, and was present at the surrender of Gen. John Burgoyne. At the expiration of his term of service he walked home, bringing with him his gun, a large smooth-bore piece, which was still in the possession of the family a few years
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since. An incident which illustrates the use to which he could put the old weapon was told by his descendants. Salmon were at that time plentiful in the Contoocook River which flowed near his house, and he was in the habit of placing a "fish pot" in the river, thus catching a good haul often. But these pots were fre- quently robbed, and he determined to put a stop to such dealing, so one night he loaded "Old Smooth-bore," putting in coarse salt instead of shot, and concealed himself in the bushes nearby, to await developments. In due time three men approached care- fully, and after reconnoitring one of them crept upon the tem- porary dam and stooped down to remove the pot, thus presenting a good target to Preston, who immediately fired. The discharge was followed by a yell, and without making any search for the concealed marksman the uninjured men assisted their wounded comrade home, and Mr. Preston was never troubled by any such depredations afterwards. He d. in 1823; his wid. d. in 1829.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Jedediah, Jr., b. January 21, 1773. (See)
2. Esther, b. February 27, 1776; m. Jedediah Fowler; rem. to N. Y. and d. there in 1842.
3. Thomas, b. June 23, 1781. (See)
4. Luther, b. August 5, 1784; d. March 5, 1842.
5. Mercy, b. April 17, 1786; m. June 7, 1813, Dr. James S. Burtt, of Hancock (now Bennington), b. April 18, 1791, and d. Decem- ber 16, 1873 ; she d. June 21, 1837.
III. CHILD.
1. Elizabeth P. Burtt, b. January 18, 1814; m. Walter Straw, of H .; she d. May 28, 1850.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Martha J., m. Brigham Otis, of Deering, and had one child, Amy.
2. Annie, of whom nothing further has been found.
6. Eben, b. August 6, 1788; m. November 22, 1810, Dorcas Burtt, of Bennington ; rem. to Cleveland, O., where he d. in 1847.
7. Hannah, b. September 19, 1791; m. Thomas Burtt, of Bennington, b. July 5, 1794; res. in H. but d. in Bennington, December 12, 1844.
8. Elizabeth, b. February 20, 1794; m. Joel Whitcomb, of Henniker ; rem. to N. Y. state, where she d. in 1860.
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JEDEDIAH, JR., b. Jan. 21, 1773, probably in Andover, Mass., came to H. with his parents, where he res. all of his life. He m. Hepsabeth Hardy, of Andover; he d. May 2, 1814; wid. d. in 1866, aged 92 years.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Hammon, b. November 8, 1799, in H .; m. in 1824, Sophia Huse, b. in Henniker, May 3, 1799 ; d. February 25, 1850, in H.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Amoritt Huse, b. July 22, 1824; m. first, November 1, 1848, Allen Parker, of Antrim, b. January 14, 1827; d. November 29, 1857; m. second, November 17, 1874, David W. Bow- man, and he d. November 5, 1877; she m. third, Morris Heath, b. August 24, 1821; he d. in 1902.
V. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Ella Jane, b. October 18, 1849 ; m. first, Alonzo Hoyt; di- vorced, and m. second, August 29, 1877, Enoch E. Jack- son; she d. August 31, 1877; he d. March 1, 1880.
2. Charles Allen, b. March 6, 1852 ; d. November 3, 1872 ; unm.
3. Sarah Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1854; d. May 23, 1880, unm.
4. Georgiannah Amoritt, b. June 17, 1857; d. April 27, 1872, unm.
2. Fannie Elizabeth, b. May 28, 1826; m. Walter P. Straw, b. September 7, 1815; d. in April, 1886. (See)
3. James Hardinge, b. September 14, 1829; m. December 29, 1852, Lucinda, dau. of William and Phebe (Curtis) Millen, b. July 2, 1829. He was buried in Deering cemetery.
v. CHILDREN.
1. John S. Wyman, b. November 14, 1857; m. May 1, 1880, Sarah E. Martin, in Boston.
2. Sophia P., b. March 28, 1866 ; m. February 28, 1884, Charles A., s. of Lionel and Alwilla M. (Burtt) Nelson, b. Sep- tember 26, 1865.
3. William Hammon, b. June 15, 1868 ; m. April 8, 1889, Mary E. Carr of Boston; res. at Boston.
4. Eveline Marshall, b. October 4, 1834; m. January 20, 1854, Charles H. Foster, of Jaffrey ; lived in Manchester, Detroit, Mich., Chicago, Ill., and other places; he was master mechanic in machine shop; served in Co. C., 89th Reg., Ill. Vols., Civil War; d. January 6, 1894.
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5. Ariannah Deodamy, b. March 30, 1840; m. February 16, 1859, Charles Henry Clement, of Deering; he followed hotel business for several years; res. in H.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Mary Ellen, b. May 28, 1864; d. August 7, 1865.
2. Squiers Sawyer, b. February 13, 1879; m. December 25, 1901, Grace Seavy, of Warner; res. in Bellows Falls, Vt ..
2. Merrick, b. March 16, 1801; m. Eveline Marshall.
3. Sophronia, b. April 12, 1803; d. unm.
4. Sally, b. June 7, 1805 ; m. John Lucius Farwell.
5. Luther.
6. Dorcas, b. November 24, 1809 ; m. Frank Burtt, of N. Y.
DR. THOMAS, 2nd s. of Jedediah and Esther (Burtt) Pres- ton, b. June 23, 1781, was accorded the following tribute by one who knew him well: "Dr. Preston's advantages for schooling were poor, consequently his education was somewhat deficient, but he was blessed with a sound mind, good judgment and a very retentive memory. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Smith and continued with him some time, located in Deering, where he lived two or three years. On the death of Dr. Smith he returned to Hillsborough. There being no other physician here it proved a good opening, and by his faithfulness and strict attention to his practice, he soon built up a good business, which he retained until obliged to give it up on account of the infirm- ities of years." Dr. Preston m. Mrs. Mary (Jameson) Hosley, of Antrim, who d. Aug. 20, 1831, aged 33 years.
III. CHILD.
1. Thomas Scott, b. January 24, 1829 ; m. Elizabeth L., dau. of Daniel and Dorcas (Abbott) Holt, of Antrim; was a talented mu- sician. He d. December 7, 1860. His wid. afterwards m. Or- rell A. Abbott.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Mary E., b. June 6, 1850; m. January 1, 1873, James H. McAl- lister.
2. Flora A., b. January 14, 1858 ; m. July 3, 1873, Henry C. Colby.
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PRICHARD.
The ancient house of Prichard (Welch contraction of ap Richard, son of Richard) is a family of great antiquity. The fatherland of all the Prichards in the world is Wales. The lineage has an unbroken male record back to 520, and is exceedingly in- teresting. Before Wales became annexed to Great Britain it was divided into principalities. One of these lying between the rivers Nye and Severn had for its ruler an ancient prince known Car- adoc Varich Vras (Strong Arm), pronounced Ffraish Ffraish, in English Earl of Hereford. He married Togae, dau. of the King Beleanace of Monmoth. Their children inherited the crown and ruled this principality for more than five hundred years (520- 1090), the last prince being in unbroken male descent.
This Caradoc dynasty continued to give to posterity Welch names to the time of Henry VIII of England. The frequent re- petition of the Welch word "ap" (properly ab) caused much con- fusion, so the Bishop of Wales put forth an edict ordering all Welsh families to take a surname.
The house of Caradoc had a ruling prince named Richard, and his son and heir to the crown was named William ap Richard, which became William P. Richard, in 1537 changed to Prichard, the first by that name. The inscription over his tomb in Llanover Church, Wales, 1622, surmounted by the family coat of arms : "Here lyeth ye bodies of William Prichard of Llanover, Esq., and of Mathew Prichard his sonne of Llanover, and heirs lineally descended from the lodge of Caradoc Vraish Uras, Earl of Here- ford, Prince between Nye and Severn."
JOHN, b. in 1665, was a member of Old South Church of Boston, Mass. His son, Paul Prichard, was b. in Falmouth, Me., now Portland, Me., in 1721. He m. Hannah Perley, and settled in Ipswich, Mass., in 1772. He was a "Captain of the Horse" in the Revolutionary War. He d. in 1787.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM, s. of Captain Paul Prichard, b. Sept. 19, 1759, served three years in the Revolution as "Captain of the Troops." He m. Deidamia Cummings. He was killed July 25, 1835, by being thrown from his chaise, when his horse stumbled
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from stepping on a rolling stone. His wid. was burned to death, Dec. 17, 1840, when her clothing caught on fire from the fireplace.
WILLIAM, JR., s. of William and Deidamia (Cummings) Prichard, was b. in New Ipswich, N. H., Sept. 19, 1792; m. Dec. 10, 1818, Eliza, dau. of John and Betsy (Wheeler) Butman. This couple res. in Antrim for several years, where he taught school in the "hard districts," and was superintendent of School Com- mittee in 1826. About 1840 he leased a saw and grist mill in Hillsborough, operating it, with the help of his son, William Barnard, for a number of years. His wife d. Oct. 20, 1835, and he m. second, May 18, 1837, Mary, dau. of Solomon and Polly Dane, of Hancock. She d. Oct. II, 1854; he d. in New Salem, Mass., Apr. 19, 1857.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND ELIZA (BUTMAN) PRICHARD.
1. William H., b. March 27, 1820; d. March 11, 1822.
2. Emily W., b. October 22, 1821; m. Sumner Chamberlain, New Salem, Mass.
3. William Barnard, b. in Antrim, July 30, 1823; m. December 30, 1845, Lynda Elizabeth, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Ross) Temple- ton, of Bellows Falls, Vt. He worked in the saw and grist mill for his father when a boy; learned the carpenter's trade of his cousin, James B. Prichard, Fitchburg, Mass. Upon mastering his trade he returned to Hillsborough, where he built many of the early houses. He built the first house on Henniker, Cross, Wyman and Union streets. In company with Peter Rumrill he built the Hillsborough Woolen Mill. At the age of 78 years he drafted the plan and frame of the new arch bridge across the Contoocook.
Mr. Prichard was very fond of music, dancing and base- ball, walking ten miles on his 77th birthday to see a league game. He was a great lover of birds and flowers. He joined the Valley Lodge, No. 43, I. O. O. F., the night it was in- stituted, April 9, 1858, and witnessed the initiation of every member for fifty years; also of the North Star Encampment. He was presented a jewel in that honor April 9, 1908.
Mrs. Prichard died March 9, 1884; he d. at the home he had lived in for over fifty years, January 14, 1915, then the oldest man in town.
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CHILDREN OF WILLIAM B. AND LYNDA E. PRICHARD.
1. James William, b. in Deering, May 19, 1847, came to H. with his parents in June, 1847, and has lived here ever since; he is a carpenter ; unmarried.
2. Mary Eliza, b. in H., March 24, 1849; m. May 7, 1872, Walter J. Farrah. One child, Jamie M.
3. John G., b. November 30, 1852 ; was drowned in the Contoocook River, July 23, 1865.
4. Fannie S., b. November 23, 1856; m. Nathan B. Peaslee, of Hillsborough; one child, Willie, d. in infancy; she d. October 22, 1917.
5. Emma L., b. March 7, 1858 ; d. April 23, 1858.
6. Henry H., b. September 10, 1860; carriage maker; d. April 3, 1903, in the house in which he was born; unmarried.
7. Helen A., b. October 19, 1862; m. July 9, 1884, William J. Marsh, of Hillsborough; she d. January 12, 1922, in the house in which she was born.
8. George A., b. November 3, 1864; m. March 2, 1891, Sarah A. Kane; one child, Doris Isabelle; she m. John Everett Beane now of Hillsborough.
9. Jennie Isadore, b. September 29, 1867; nurse; unm.
10. Emily Templeton, b. January 10, 1869; m. June 27, 1889, Charles Edgar Courser, an engineer on the B. & M. R. R .; one child, Lynda May; res. in Manchester.
4. Eliza M., b. July 3, 1825 ; r. August 17, 1826.
5. John Wallace, b. February 4, 1829 ; m. Fannie C. Benjamin, of Wen- dell, Mass. Was a conductor on the railroad, and killed by an overhead bridge in Gardner, Mass., August 24, 1854.
6. George H., b. in New Ipswich, June 17, 1830; harness maker. He enlisted August 29, 1862, in the Eleventh Reg., Co. D, N. H. Vols. He was wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, and again June 16, 1864, before Petersburg, Va., by which shot he lost his left arm at the shoulder, and Dr. Sam- uel O. Gibson his right one. He was discharged from the Columbus Hospital, October 25, 1864. His commanding officer, Col. L. W. Coggswell, said of him: "He was always ready for duty and could always be relied upon as a brave, daring sol- dier." Mr. Prichard was killed in a railroad accident, while fighting fire at Hillsborough Bridge, August 19, 1884.
7. Charles Hartwell, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., March 5, 1832 ; he was a carpenter ; d. in Fitchburg, Mass., December 29, 1897; unm.
8. Edward Marcellus, b. in Wilton, January 28, 1834; m. Annie E. Rathburn, of Springfield, Mass .; d. in New Haven, Conn.
9. Augustus Dane, s. of second wife, b. April 11, 1838 ; m. Amanda E. Vose, of Boston, Mass .; d. in Boston.
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PRIEST.
ASA, was living in Leominster, Mass., at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. He had three sons, all of whom served in the American army. The youngest of this trio, Levi, enlisted at the age of 14 years, and served until the close of the war bear- ing his full share in the dangers and hardships of a soldier's life. After his discharge he m. Mary Brooks of Sterling, Mass., b. Mar. 3, 1764, and rem. to Hancock, where he d. Dec. 23, 1828; his wid. d. Oct. 25, 1848. Of their fourteen children, two sons, Daniel and Benjamin, came to H.
DANIEL, s. of Levi and Mary (Brooks) Priest, b. in Han- cock, Mar. 14, 1792, came to Hillsborough Centre about 1815; m. first, Oct. 12, 1816, Nancy, dau. of Maj. Isaac and Rebecca (Symonds) Andrews, who d. Sept. 26, 1832, and he m. second, Feb. 28, 1833, Mehitable, dau. of William and Rhoda (Symonds) Howard. He remained here until 1829, when he ret. to Hancock, where he d. Dec. II, 1860; his second w. d. in Nashua, aged 100 years.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. John B., b. December 17, 1817; m. Harriet F. Knight; he was a painter ; res. in Lowell, Mass .; d. May 3, 1845 ; wid. d. in May, 1848. One s. George Henry, who d. March 11, 1863, unm.
2. Howard E., b. May 13, 1821; m. May 29, 1853, Wealthy H. Worden. He was a machinist and res. in Nashua.
3. Joseph K., b. September 17, 1824; m. April 24, 1850, Lucinda A. Davis. He was a machinist and res. in Nashua. Had a s. Dr. Fred K., b. October 12, 1860.
4. Isaac A., b. September 24, 1828 ; was a teacher of penmanship, and subsequently gave his attention to music; was chief musician in the 91st N. Y. during the Civil War; at close of war he en- listed in the regular army, filling a similar position, in the 25th Infantry stationed at Fort Clark, Tex., where he d. August 8, 1870, unm.
5. Rebecca A. (twin of Isaac), b. September 24, 1828 ; m. December 11, 1851, David L. Wood, of Hancock; d. December 8, 1855. No children.
BENJAMIN, s. of Levi (Asa) and Mary (Brooks) Priest, was b. in Hancock, Feb. 16, 1796; came to Hillsborough Centre in 1823, or 1824; he m. Sept. 22, 1824, Nancy, dau. of Paul and
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Sarah (Parker) Coolidge, b. June 3, 1803. He united the occupa- tions of farming and blacksmithing, also giving considerable at- tention to fruit culture, being a pioneer in improvements of this nature. He was Postmaster at the Centre for twenty-seven years, probably the first to hold the office at that place. (See post-offices.) His wife d. Feb. 20, 1875 ; he d. Aug. 26, 1879.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Nancy Elizabeth, b. August 24, 1826; m. September 18, 1851, Edward S. Morris, of Biddeford, Me., where they res.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Lizzie Estelle, b. August 5, 1852.
2. Belle P., b. March 31, 1854.
3. Emily B., b. August 5, 1858.
4. Arthur E., b. May 28, 1860; d. young.
5. Bessie E., b. August 10, 1864.
6. Annie E., b. January 1, 1866.
2. George A., b. December 24, 1828; ed. in common schools and Hills- borough Academy ; studied medicine with Dr. Byley Lyford in his native village. After practicing a few years at the Centre, he rem. to Manchester, Mass., where he took high rank in his profession and in the educational life of the city. He served on the school committee for twenty years; was trustee of the public library ; a charter member of Magnolia Lodge I. O. O. F., of which he was first Noble Grand, and he was interested in every movement for the improvement of the community. He d. April 25, 1888, unm.
3. Charles A., b. May 3, 1832 ; was ed. at Hillsborough and Frances- town academies, and about the time he attained his majority he engaged in trade in his native village, in which he was very successful. Rem. to Brookline in 1865, and engaged in the lumber business for five years, when he became Superin- tendent of the Fitchburg, Mass., Lumber Company, and rem. to that city ; later he became the sole proprietor of the busi- ness ; served four years as a member of the Common Council of that city ; was a member of Harmony Lodge and Jerusalem Commandery of Fitchburg, and Eminent Commander for three years. He m. December 12, 1855, Emily Bailey of Brook- line; d. September 19, 1887.
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