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3. Adeline, b. January 14, 1807; m. January 22, 1837, Seth Symonds. (See)
4. Harry, b. in 1812; d. April 8, 1813, aged 10 mos.
5. Lucinda, no available facts.
.6. Jeanette, b. in 1814; d. at Moira, N. Y., October 20, 1845.
7. Susan, b. in 1820, d. September 22, 1821.
8. A dau. who d. young.
ELIPHALET, s. of Dea. Joseph and Lucy (Kimball) Symonds, was only 4 years old when his parents came to H .; he m. first, Sept. 8, 1796, Tammie Tilton, b. Feb. 10, 1774, and who d. Dec. 19, 1844 ; he m. second, July 17, 1845, Mrs. Martha (Mills) Cary, b. July 17, 1779. He settled upon a farm on the Turnpike in the extreme west part of the town. It has been said of him that "he was an industrious, earnest Christian man, very particular in all, religious observances, carefully avoiding all allusions to secular matters upon the Sabbath. Upon one occasion while at church some one asked him regarding his crops, when he replied, "Come to-morrow and I will tell you." This was not with him 'Puritan- ical cant,' but conscientious principle. The record of the date of his death has not been found.
IV. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Lucy, b. June 7, 1797 ; d. April 8, 1818, unm.
2. Amasa, b. September 9, 1799; prepared for college at Phillips Academy, North Andover, Mass .; entered Dartmouth College in 1821; d. at his father's house, November 8, 1822, just as he had fairly started upon his collegiate course.
3. Seth, b. November 6, 1801; rem. to 1827, to Waitsfield, Vt., and later to North Wilna, N. Y .; m. January 22, 1837, his cousin, Adeline, dau. of David Symonds.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Frederick O., b. in 1835; m. December 28, 1859, Ophelia, dau. of J. G. and Clarissa (Kendall) Hubbard, of North Wilna, N. Y .; one dau., Carrie, b. July 22, 1861.
2. Lucy, b. in North Wilna, in 1839 ; m. S. Hanson, of same town.
4. David, b. June 22, 1804 ; m. December 25, 18 , Nancy P. Flanders. 5. Betsy, b. February 19, 1806 ; m. April 21, 1836, Henry Jones. (See) 6. Tammie, b. December 10, 1807; m. December 22, 1831, Albert G. Burnham. (See)
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7. Phoebe, b. July 19, 1810; d. February 19, 1833, unm.
8. Sally, b. June 21, 1812 ; m. February 28, 1839, Franklin Gray. (See)
9. Tilton, b. June 27, 1814; m. November 15, 1836, Catherine B. Dutton. (See)
10. Joseph, b. September 30, 1816. (See)
FREDERICK W. (William, Joseph), b. Dec. 5, 1807, suc- ceeded to the family homestead. He m. first, Mary B., dau. of Jesse and Polly Kendall ; m. second, Oct. 7, 1839, Abby N., dau. of Rev. John and Sarah W. Lawton; rem. to Carthage, Ill., in Aug., 1847, where they res. until death, his occurring Aug. 18, 1853, and hers Aug. 30, same year.
v. CHILDREN, FOUR BY FIRST MARRIAGE, AND FOUR BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1. Sarah F., b. June 14, 1832 ; m. Joseph W. Hawley ; res. at Carthage,, Ill. Six children : Mary E., Theodore S., Charles S., Josephine, Gertrude, Frederick W.
2. Edwin, b. December 28, 1833; m. Marietta Fowler; res. St. Louis, Mo.
3. Mary F., b. October 9, 1835 ; m. John B. Hawley ; res. Chicago, Ill.
4. Seth F., b. in 1837; d. in infancy.
5. John L., b. September 4, 1840; d. in Vickburg, Miss., July 26, 1863.
6. Emily A., b. August 22, 1842 ; m. Bruce Cochran ; res. Colmar, Ill.
7. William A., b. October 30, 1844; m. Mary Spangler ; res. Carthage,, Ill.
8. A. Fuller, b. May 12, 1846 ; m. Mary Griswold; res. Topeka, Kans.
TILTON (Eliphalet, Joseph), b. June 27, 1814; farmer and lived on the old homestead in the west part of the town; was Superintendent of Schools three years; rem. to Hopkinton in 1837, where he d. Sept. 20, 1904; was Deacon of the Con- gregational Church in Hopkinton for many years. He m. Nov. 15, 1836, Catherine B., dau. of Jeremiah and Betsy (Baker) Dutton.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Edward, b. October 20, 1837; went to Lowell, Mass., when 18; from thence rem. to Van Buren, Ark .; and later to Pierce City, Mo. He served over two years in Co. B., Mass. Heavy Artillery, as Corporal and Sergeant, in the Civil War. He m. first, Harriet, dau. of James Eayrs, Jr .; m. second, Mary -.
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VI. CHILDREN, TWO BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Kate; 2. Ada ; 3. Mary ; 4. Homer ; 5. Tilton ; 6. Nannie ; 7. Nora.
2. Emily H., b. November 29, 1841; m. David Gage, of Hopkinton. Children : Edward, m. Margaret Welch ; Edith, Katherine.
3. Benjamin D., b. November 5, 1843 ; m. Emma Porter ; res. in Hop- kinton. Children: Bertha, Benjamin.
4. Ephraim B., b. April 15, 1847; m. Mary Chase. Children : Sylvia, Willard, m. Irene White, who had one dau., Beatrice.
5. Samuel T., b. August 31, 184 ; m. Annie Clark; res. in Hopkinton. Children : Byron, Edna, Arthur, Mildred, Nellie, m. Henry Fol- lansbee.
JOSEPH, youngest s. of Eliphalet (Joseph, Samuel) and Tam- mie (Tilton) Symonds, b. Sept. 30, 1816; went to Concord when young, where he learned the harness-maker's trade; res. in that city ten years, after which he lived in various places for a short time each, but finally located in Colton, N. Y., where he m. Oct. 5, 1843, Louisa M., dau. of Elias C. and Dolly (Shaw) Page. Was active in public affairs and held many positions of trust.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Jane M., b. August 26, 1844; d. September 3, 1866.
2. William F., b. January 24, 1846 ; lived in Malone, N. Y.
3. Sara E., b. May 12, 1848 ; d. November 7, 1882.
4. Zenia L., b. October 10, 1851; d. July 18, 1856.
5. Carlyn M., b. July 8, 1856; d. November 29, 1862.
6. Hattie E., b. June 16, 1858 ; m. a man by the name of Harvey and had four children.
7. Charles P., b. March 7, 1860.
8. Ernest C., b. June 15, 1866.
TAGGART.
The name of Taggart, sometimes spelled Taggard, is of Cel- tic origin. Representatives of the family were among the early comers to Londonderry, N. H., then known as Nutfield, from Londonderry, Ire., and we find that Apr. 25, 1723, a dau. "Mer- rian" was b. to John and Mary Tagart, the surname given with only one "g." June 17, 1723, Hugh Taggart and Mary Maccal- laster were married by Rev. James McGregor in Londonderry.
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But it was not until 1738 that Archibald Taggart, his wife Mar- garet and two sons came to New England from Old Londonderry and joined the colony at Londonderry, N. H. An Archibald Tag- gart, who was probably the son but may have been the father by that name, was a soldier under Capt. Alexander Todd, Col. John Goffe's regiment in the expedition undertaken in 1760 against Canada. This was one of the most memorable campaigns of that stirring period. Leaving their rendezvous in Litchfield the men literally hewed their way through the wilderness from the Mer- rimack to Crown Point. The first stage to Keene a mere bridle path was opened up into a road, the Connecticut River was crossed at Wentworth's Ferry at Charlestown. Near the bank of Black River they built a blockhouse and inclosed it with pickets, as a protection in case of an attack from the Indians. From this point to the foot of Green Mountains they were 44 days in cutting a road, packing or hauling their stores over the mountains on horse-barrows. From thence they followed the road cut by Cap- tain Stark and his Rangers the year previous. In the pathway of this regiment followed a drove of cattle for the army at Crown Point. In cutting and building the road from Wentworth's Ferry to the Green Mountains, the miles were numbered and mile-posts set up. Archibald Taggart was discharged from this service Nov. 22, 1760.
Sometime early in the second settlement of Hillsborough, before there were any official records to show the exact date, this family of Taggarts, father, mother and six sons emigrated from Londonderry, N. H. and took up homesteads in the new town on the banks of the Contoocook. Their first house was built of logs and stood on the right hand side of the road now leading to the railroad station; later a frame house was built upon the opposite side nearly on the present site of the opera house. Leaving his son Archibald here the father removed to a homestead on the road to the Centre since known as the Dutton place, and where he died about 1790 from an injury received from an ax while at work upon the highway .*
*The Record of Rates for 1776, early list of property holders, contains the names of Archibald, James, and William Taggart.
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II. CHILDREN, TWO FIRST BORN IN LONDONDERRY, IRE., AND OTHERS BORN IN NUTFIELD.
1. Robert, b. in Londonderry, Ire., about 1735; came to N. E. with his parents and later to H., building him a house on the road to the Centre on land since owned by Joseph Nichols, near "Nichols Brook." In 1772 he rem. to Sharon with his family, and nothing further has been learned of him, except that he was a soldier in Revolutionary War.
2. Archibald, Jr., b. in Londonderry, Ire., came to H. with his father, and may have been the Taggart who served in the French and Indian War; at any rate he served in the Revolution. With others he built the first dam across the Contoocook River at Bridge Village. He also built a mill on the north side of the river at the site afterwards occupied by Cook and Waterman for their cotton factory; later he had another mill at the Up- per Village, and altogether he seems to have been a very active man. He m. Hannah Bradford; d. about 1810.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Robert, b. November 5, 1771.
2. Polly ; d. October 30, 1794 ( ?).
3. James, b. in Derryfield (now Manchester) ; settled on the Centre road near the house of his father. Joining the Continental Army, he was with Arnold in his Expedition to Quebec, and participated in the siege of that city in December, 1775. He m. in December, 1781, Mary McClary ; he d. in 1831.
III. CHILDREN.
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1. John, b. November 28, 1782.
2. Rachel, b. September 4, 1784; m. November 17, 1803, Andrew Boardman.
3. David, b. November 27, 1786.
4. James, b. July 14, 1789.
4. Joseph, b. in Derryfield; m. November 14, 1782, Lydia Jones. He, too, had a Revolutionary record, but after the close of his service he rem. to Concord, Vt., where further trace of him is lost, except the names and dates of birth of a large family of children.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Nancy, b. January 29, 1784.
2. Isaac, b. October 5, 1785.
3. Jenny, b. May 19, 1787.
4. Lecretia, b. May 25, 1789.
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5. Rebecca, b. July 2, 1791.
6. John, b. March 6, 1794.
7. Irad, b. April 8, 1796.
8. Nabby, b. March 4, 1798.
9. Mary, b. August 26, 1800.
10. Isaac, b. October 13, 1802.
11. Elizabeth, b. December 4, 1804.
5. John, b. in that part of Londonderry, later incorporated in Derry- field, but record of birth not found; served in the Revolu- tionary War from H., but after its close rem. to Maine and settled near Augusta.
6. William, b. in Nutfield, December 1, 1751; came to H. with his parents. As all of his five brothers did, he served through the War for American Independence; was under Col. Seth Warner, and in the retreat of the American troops from Crown Point when pursued by a division of Burgoyne's army, and in the engagement at Hubbardston, Vt., he was wounded in the shoulder, which proved serious for a time; afterwards he held a Lieutenant's commission. At the close of the war he ret. to H. and built a house on land since the site of the Francis Grimes residence. In the lower part of this dwelling he opened a store in 1783, the only store in town, hauling his goods from Boston by ox teams. He m. October 9, 1781, Sarah, dau. of Dea. John Mead, who came from Middleton, Mass., to this town about 1770, and settled on the Deacon Crosby farm. He d. in Hillsborough, March 20, 1830; wid. d. October 31, 1835.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Betsy, b. in 1782 ; m. April 22, 1802, Jonathan Barnes, Jr. (See)
2. Nancy, b. in 1784; m. January 17, 1805, Samuel Barnes. (See) 3. William, Jr., b. March 20, 1786 ; went to Boston when a young man, where he m. Mary Welch.
IV. CHILDREN.
Mary E., William H., Fisher A., Bartholemew W., Sarah, Car- oline, John.
4. Samuel, b. in 1788 ; m. November 2, 1809, Sally, dau. of Samuel Hartwell, b. June 21, 1786; rem. to Marlboro, where he d. October 5, 1866 ; his wife d. February 17, 1855.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Samuel L., b. April 20, 1810; m. December 7, 1837, Silence Griffin, of Nelson ; rem. to Dublin; d. in Boston, April 12, 1860, while on a business trip, leaving two chil- dren, Ellen M., and Frank E.
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2. Sarah A., b. June 14, 1811; m. May 11, 1830, Willard B. Scott, of Bellingham, Mass., where she d. May 10, 1881. Children : Lucius M., George M., Edgar.
3. William S., b. January 23, 1813; m. November 21, 1838, Elvira M., dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Robbins) Jones; she d. October 25, 1841, and he m. second, September 8, 1842, Mrs. Sarah (Moore) Minot, wid. of John S. Minor. He built the house near that of his father-in-law Jones and since occupied by Henry F. Gould; later he built a house in Bridge Village, but afterwards rem. to Wilton, and then to Lowell, Mass., where he d. October 8, 1895 ; second wife d. March 10, 1881.
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1. Sarah, b. March 6, 1844; d. August 20, 1895.
4. Mary A., b. February 17, 1815.
5. Caroline A., b. October 16, 1817; m. March 14, 1839, Char- les O. Floyd, of Hopkinton; rem. to Keene; d. at Bel- lingham, Mass., while on a visit. Children : Theodore S., Eugene, Frank T.
6. Elizabeth A., b. March 3, 1820; m. September 16, 1850, Adams J. Barbour, of Bellingham, Mass., where they res. Children : Isabella, Medora.
7. Cyrus Henry, b. July 27, 1822; rem. to Boston, where he m. September 6, 1849, Ann E. Phillips; d. in East Boston, January 18, 1897; wid. d. March 9, 1901, aged 84 years.
8. Elmira B., b. October 6, 1825; m. April 26, 1854, W. B. Farrar, of Marlboro; two children.
9. John W., b. December 26, 1827; m. February 17, 1852, Fanny Moore, of Swansey ; settled in Marlboro; after- wards rem. to Walpole. Children : Charles H., John H., Willie, George, Edward, Fannie.
5. Cyrus, b. in 1790; went to Boston, when young; afterwards rem. to Iowa, where he d. about 1865, unm.
6. Henry, b. in 1792; went to Boston when young; later rem. to La Guara, South America, where he d. about 1820, unm.
7. John, b. in 1794; went to Boston when young, where he m. Eliza Welch; rem. to Watertown, Mass., where he d. in 1879.
8. Luther, b. July 4, 1796; m. Mary Bradford; rem. to Nashua, where he d .; no children.
7. Jane; m. January 8, 1777.
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TAYLOR.
NATHANIEL, s. of Reuben and Abigail (Breed) Taylor, was b. in Hancock, Oct. 17, 1798; came to H. in 1826 and res. on a farm on road from Bridge Village to the Centre. Ht m. first, April 29, 1824, at Pembroke, Eunice Moore, of Pembroke, b. Aug. 28, 1803 ; d. Nov. 17, 1857 ; he m. second, in 1858, Eliza J. Adams, of Nashua ; he d. June 6, 1880; sec. w. d. Dec. 6, 1901.
III. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Charles W., b. march 3, 1826 ; m. August 23, 1857, Aura A., dau. of Seth and Betsy (Taylor) Clark. At 21 years of age he went to Boston, and engaged in the trucking business which he fol- lowed for 26 years, when he ret. to H., in 1873, and bought the "Gerry Farm," where he res. until his death, September 30, 1906.
IV. CHILD.
1. Clara B., b. April 4, 1869 ; m. October 8, 1893, John Miller, b. in Antrim, December 19, 1859, and d. February 18, 1910.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Bernice Monroe, b. September 1, 1895.
2. Doris Hazel, b. June 14, 1897.
2. Daniel M., b. May 30, 1827; d. February 3, 1832.
3. George B., b. November 11, 1834; d. January 16, 1875.
4. Lucy Ann, b. July 22, 1841; d. May 28, 1854.
SAMUEL, s. of William and Polly (-) Taylor, came to H. from Milford about 1795, and built a house on the north side of the road opposite where Perley Dodge has since lived. Mr. Taylor built a "malt house" on that site, and a sawmill a few rods north of the stone bridge near the foundry, and operated it for many years; he also manufactured brick. He m. Rebecca Baker of Wilton; he d. March 12, 1824, aged 64 years; wife d. Sept. 5, 1859, aged 82 years.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Samuel, d. in infancy.
2. Rebecca, d. in infancy.
3. Betsy, b. May 3, 1801; m. Seth Clark. (See)
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4. Mary, b. April 30, 1803 ; m. Capt. Zebediah Shattuck. (See)
5. Sybil, b. September 26, 1805; m. Capt. John G. Robbins. (See)
6. Clarissa, b. April 20, 1808 ; m. Ira Cochran, of Antrim; d. May 27, 1868.
TEMPLE.
ROBERT, who settled in Saco, Me., had a s. Richard, b. in 1668, who d. at Reading, Mass., in 1737, aged 69 years. He m. Deborah Parker.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Josiah, who d. unm.
2. Jonathan, m. first Sarah Harnden, and m. second, Sarah Dumont ; settled in Reading, Mass.
3. Phoebe, m. John Townsend, of Charlestown, Mass.
4. John, m. first, Rebecca Parker, and second, Sarah Weston.
5, Elizabeth, m. James Townsend, of Reading.
6. Jabez, m. Mehitable Nichols, and settled in Wilmington, Mass.
7. Ruth, date of b. unknown; d. unm.
8. Thomas, m. Sarah Parker, sister of Rebecca, John's wife, and settled in Framingham, Mass.
9. Ebenezer, m. Hepsibeth Jenkins, lived in Wilmington and Tewks- bury, Mass.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Hepsibeth, m. Peter Cornell.
2. Ebenezer, d. in infancy.
3. Benjamin. (See)
4. Phoebe, m. Jonathan Foster.
BENJAMIN, s. of Ebenezer and Hepsibetlı (Jenkins) Temple, b. in Wilmington or Tewksbury, Mass., Sept. 2, -; m. first, Sarah Saunders, and settled in H. in 1789, in west section of the town on farm occupied by his grandson Joel. First wife d. and he m. second, Oct. 2, 1806, Mary Fletcher.
V. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Joel, b. February 28, 1767. (See)
2. Ebenezer, b. March 4, 1770; m. Rebecca Gilman and settled in New- bury, Vt.
3. Sally, b. in May, 1774; m. Daniel Gordon, of Windsor.
4. Benjamin, Jr., b. September 2, 1776 ; m. Alice Jenkins.
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5. Betsy, b. in November, 1778 ; m. Archibald Mcclintock, of Windsor; she left the town $2,600. Son : John McClintock.
6. Lucy, b. in October, 1781; m. Jonathan Johnson.
7. George, b. July 12, 1784 ; d. in Antrim, unm.
8. William, b. February 15, 1787; lived on the homestead until his de- cease in 1831, unm.
JOEL, oldest s. of Benjamin and Sarah (Saunders) Temple, b. Feb. 28, 1767, came to H. with his parents when a young man ; settled on the farm previously occupied by Alexander McClintock, and since owned by his s. Joel. Joel Temple, Sr., was a large landowner in this town and in Windsor. He m. first, Feb. 16, 1806, Abigail Cummings, who d. Sept. 20, 1831 ; he m. second, Sarah Dodge, of Stoddard, who d. Sept. 5, 1846, aged 39 years ; he d. Dec. 12. 1853, aged 86 years.
VI. CHILDREN, ONE BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Sally, b. April 14, 1807; d. May 26, 1829.
2. Sally, b. August, 1, 1834; m. Harry Batchelder, of Thetford, Vt .; she d. in 1901, aged 67 years.
3. Joel, Jr., b. October 27, 1836 ; m. September 17, 1863, Anna P., dau. of Humphrey and Elizabeth B. (Brown) Peasley, of Deering. He res. on his grandfather's farm; d. May 5, 1914.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Fred J., b. March 10, 1866 ; m. February 3, 1896, Eva M., dau. of Dr. J. Q. A. and Cordelia French.
2. Fannie E., b. July 24, 1874 ; m. Fred Wells, of Stoddard; div., and m. second, Scott A. Richardson; res. in Pittsfield, Mass.
VIII. CHILD.
1. Fay O., b. March 31, 1896.
4. William, b. October 8, 1838; m. November 3, 1864, Susan H., dau. of Judson A. and Harriet R. (Eayrs) Senter, b. November 3, 1846; res. on old Temple Homestead.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Hattie M., b. November 24, 1866; m. April 8, 1896, Perry M. Gould; d. September 19, 1903.
VIII. CHILD.
1. Mason P. Gould, b. May 23, 1900.
2. Carrie M., b. September 26, 1869; res. at home.
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THOMPSON.
CHARLES W., s. of Arvin and Elizabeth (Leland) Thompson, was b. in Worcester, Mass., Jan. 21, 1850; m. in Hillsborough, Feb. 23, 1891, Emma F., dau. of Dr. Israel P. and Sarah F. (Vose) Chase, of Henniker, b. July 7, 1859. Mr. Thompson was Special Agent under U. S. Dept. of Labor from 1892 to 1905. He took up his res. in H. in 1891 and is a photographer. Mrs. Thompson is a very successful music teacher and has played ac- companiments to the celebrated cello player, Wulfries, the most famous second bass improvisor in the world.
III. CHILD.
1. Elizabeth, b. November 4, 1895; grad. of H. High School, and Normal School, now teaching.
TOLBERT.
WILLIAM, lived at the Upper Village, and was first taxed in 1783 ; the same year he m. Mary, dau. of Lieut. Ammi and Molly (Brown) Andrews. They had a large family, but little record has been found. The names of the children are James, m. Esther Weare; Sally, m. Abram Merrill of Stoddard; Betsy ; Polly ; Wil- liam, Jr .; Hannah, went to Lowell; Nabby ; Anna; Andrews.
TOWNE.
WILLIAM, was an early settler of Topsfield, Mass., and his son, Capt. Israel, who m. Grace Gardner, was an early comer to Souhegan West, now Amherst. Their son, Capt. Archelaus, who m. first, Mary Abbott, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and d. in the service at Fishkill, N. Y., in Nov., 1779; m. second, Martha Abbott. The second child and oldest s. of this couple was Archelaus, Jr., b. July 13, 1760. He m. September 20, 1787, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther (Taylor) Weston, b. July 7, 1763; they settled in H. the same year upon the farm owned in later years by George Hazen. He d. July 8, 1818; she d. Apr. .29, 1850.
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V. CHILDREN.
1. Lucy, b. April 22, 1789; m. November 9, 1812, Benjamin Danforth. (See)
2. Esther, b. May 30, 1791; m. July 7, 1818, Dr. John Baker, of Salis- bury, and d. December 6, 1831.
3. Ebenezer, b. December 11, 1793. (See)
4. Patty, b. July 19, 1797 ; m. May 14, 1818, John Kittredge, of Wash- ington ; went to Boston, Mass., in 1823; d. January 25, 1856.
5. Polly, b. December 26, 1800; m. September 1, 1833, Dr. John Baker, of Salisbury ; d. January 22, 1845.
6. Harriet, b. December 19, 1804; m. December 31, 1832, John Coolidge. (See)
7. Mehitable, b. November 6, 1809 ; m. July 14, 1835, Rev. Amos Kidder ; d. April 22, 1837.
EBENEZER, b. Dec. II, 1793, succeeded to the family home- stead; m. July 2, 1823, Ruth Faulkner, of Littleton, Mass., b. Apr. 29, 1795 ; she d. and he m. second, September 1, 1846, Mary Duncan, b. Apr. 23, 1801, of Antrim; rem. from home farm to Bridge Village, where he d. Jan. 16, 1880; she d. Jan. 5, 1886.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Esther Maria, b. August 2, 1824; m. February 12, 1847, Grandison D. Livermore, b. November 24, 1825 ; d. November 22, 1851, leav- ing two children.
2. Charlotte W., b. September 2, 1825; d. unm. in Lynn, Mass., Feb- ruary 6, 1911.
3. Catherine W., b. October 24, 1830; m. May 3, 1865, John Bascom, of Sharon, Vt., July 18, 1830 ; d. in Newport, N. H., December 29, 1872 ; she d. in Lynn, Mass., December 23, 1898.
4. Franklin ; d. in Lynn, April 11, 1908.
ENos, m. Elizabeth -; he d. in 1795.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Thomas Mower, b. February 25, 1784.
2. Enos, Jr., b. June 20, 1786.
3. Betty, b. October 3, 1788.
4. Seth, b. September 8, 1790.
5. Polly, b. January 8, 1793.
GARDNER, s. of Benjamin and Hannah (Frost) Towne, b. in Kingsley, P. Q., July 25, 1813, came to Stoddard, when 18 years of age, where he res. for several years; also in Nashua and
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TOWNE-TRAIN.
Boston, Mass. He was a carpenter by trade, and was Ensign, Lieutenant and Captain of the State Militia, and was Justice of the Peace. He m. first, Susan, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Towne) Bancroft, of Tyngsborough, Mass .; m. second, July 22, 1874, Cynthia S., dau. of Samuel and Salome (Keith) Gerould, of Stoddard. He came to H. about 1876, and settled at Bridge Village.
II. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE AND BORN IN STODDARD.
1. Lydia, b. July 3, 1845 ; d. in Nashua, in 1870.
2. Eben B., b. February 3, 1847.
3. Hannah, b. April 4, 1849.
4. Joseph, b. in 1851; d. in Stoddard, 1853.
II. CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE AND BORN IN HILLSBOROUGH.
5. Harry G., b. January 20, 1876; ed. at Common and High School, Hillsborough ; employed for a long time at Keith's Theatre, Boston.
6. Maud G. b. March 6, 1880.
7. Clara L., b. May 9, 1887; d. October 2, 1887.
TRAIN.
JOHN, b. in Dumfries, Eng., in 1610, shipped in the spring of 1635 upon the ship "Susan and Ellen," to come to New England. Upon the voyage, which was a somewhat stormy one, he made the acquaintance of Margaret Dix, a buxom maiden of 19, and the twain immediately became lovers. Soon after their arrival at Salem they were married and settled in Watertown, Mass.
JOHN, JR., s. of the above couple, was b. May 25, 1651, and he married Mar. 24, 1674 or 1675, Mary Stubbs, of Water- town, and they reared a large family of children.
They, too, named one of their sons John, b. Oct. 31, 1682 ; m. May 5, 1705, Lydia, dau. of Samuel and Judith (Macomber) Jennison, and res. in Watertown.
SAMUEL, s. of John 3rd and Lydia (Jennison) Train, b. Dec. 22, 1711 ; m. first, in 1738, Mary Holding, of Concord, Mass. He m. second, Rachel, dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia Allen, and by this marriage had a son.
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH.
EPHRAIM, b. in Weston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1750, and he m. for his first wife, Jan. 26, 1775, Susanna Willis, who d. Aug. 29, 1777, and he m. second, Mar. 18, 1779, Rebecca, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Fisk) Hammond, of Newton, Mass., b. Jan. 17, 1757. With this second wife he came to H. in 1781. Tradition gives him as a man of original ideas, and many of his quaint sayings were among the folktales of the day. He d. in Washington, Mar. 10, 1837; wid. d. Sept. 12, 1845.
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