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VI. CHILDREN.
1. Harry, b. in Weston, Mass., January 26, 1780, was a little over a year old when he came with his parents to H .; m. June 11, 1804, Sarah, dau. of Maj. Isaac and Rebecca (Symonds) An- drews; rem. to Washington soon after his marriage, where he d. September 18, 1846 ; wid. d. September 28, 1873.
2. Samuel, b. in Weston, Mass., July 21, 1781, was a baby when his parents came to H.
3. Ephraim, Jr., b. August 13, 1784; m. October 22, 1809, Lucy Lewis, b. September 1, 1790; he d. August 3, 1832 ; she d. February 2, 1858.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Mary M., b. March 30, 1817; m. February 26, 1846, Samuel M. Baker; d. December 20, 1876. (See)
2. Rebecca H., b. July 13, 1820; m. February 20, 1840, Jeremiah Dutton; d. June 11, 1868. (See)
TRASK.
DANIEL, of Billerica, Mass., b. Oct. 7, 1796, came to H. about 1830, and lived in a house on the Turnpike a little above the Lower Village at the intersection of "Sulphur Hill" road. He m. in 1822, Anna K., dau. of Thomas and Ruth (Keyes) Pike, of Hudson, b. June 27, 1798. They rem. to Lowell, Mass., about 1845, where both died.
II. CHILDREN.
1. James T., b. January 11, 1823 ; m. first, December 25, 1846, Martha Lund, of Lowell, b. March 5, 1818; she d. February 28, 1900, and he m. second, in December, 1900, Mrs. Mary E. (Fuller) Robinson ; he d. May 14, 1906. Children by first wife : Diogenes E., b. July 2, 1847, m. Mary C. Cressey; Orestes D., twin, b. July 2, 1847; d. next day.
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2. Ruth A., b. August 20, 1824 ; m. September 27, 1845, Mark Boynton ; she d. at Westfield, Mass., April 22, 1886, the mother of three children : George, Mark C., Emma.
3. Joseph H., b. June 29, 1828; m. July 30, 1849, Desire Parker, of Lowell; d. July 4, 1903 ; had two children : Ellen E., m. Milna Parker, of Waltham, Mass .; Olive J., b. in 1854 of 1855, d. in 1902, unm.
4. Lucy Ann, b. July 5, 1829 ; m. first, in December, 1847, George W. Upton, b. in South Lyndeboro, October 20, 1823 ; he d. June 19, 1863, and she m. second, William Gleason; she d. September 15, 1873. Children, by first marriage: a son, b. and d. in Townsend, -Mass., in 1852; George Whiting, b. and d. in same town; Charles R., b. July 20, 1856, clergyman, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Grafton, Vt .; he m. and had two children, Ethel A., b. in Waterville, Minn., October 2, 1800; Hazel E., b. in Grafton, Vt., December 2, 1905.
5. Daniel F., b. September 14, 1832; m. February 4, 1852.
6. Mary Eliza, b. January 28, 1834; m. November 28, 1855, George Richardson; he was killed in the army in 1862. Children : Alma, b. May 15, 1856; m. in 1876, J. S. Brown, and lived in Worcester (several children) ; Walter, lives in Waltham; Anna F., b. in 1859, m. in 1885,Leonard F. Howard, of Lowell; he d. in 1896. No issue.
7. Francis J., b. March 9, 1836, m. July 15, 1859, Benjamin S. Farns- worth ; he d. about 1900, was a veteran of the Civil War. No issue.
8. Katherine T., b. September 13, 1838; m. July 4, 1861, William Shat- tuck; d. January 15, 1897. Children d. in infancy.
9. Elijah T., b. May 10, 1840 ; d. January 17, 1841.
TUTHERLY.
RUFUS, s. of William and Patience Tutherly, b. in 1801, in Eliot, Me., m. first Hannah Folsom, of Deering ; m. second, Judith Green, of Weare; came to H. about 1860; d. Mar. 12, 1877 ; sec- ond wife d. Aug. 17, 1874. Child by first marriage, Hannah, who in. James Straw of Henniker; d. in 1871; child by second mar- riage, David G., b. in 1831 ; d. Oct. 14, 1854.
TUTTLE.
BENJAMIN, s. of Sampson (Samuel) Tuttle, b. in Littleton, Mass., Apr. 4, 1783, was a bro. of Hon. Jacob Tuttle, of Antrim; came to H. in 1805, settling in the extreme southwest corner of
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the town. He m. first, Apr. 17, 1804, Anne, dau. of James and Sally (McClary) McAllister, of Antrim, b. Aug. 12, 1783. She d. Apr. 20, 1855, and he m. second, Nov. 5, 1856, Maria Phil- brick ; he d. Oct. 24, 1857.
IV. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Nancy, b. December 8, 1806; m. November 9, 1837, Charles D. Robbins. (See)
2. Isaac M., b. May 3, 1808 ; d. June 10, 1810.
3. Benjamin, Jr., b. April 27, 1811. (See)
4. Isaac M., b. June 7, 1813. (See)
5. Alonzo, b. April 5, 1816. (See)
6. Sarah Ann, b. February 27, 1825 ; m. Gardner Chase. (See)
BENJAMIN, JR. (Benjamin, Sampson, Samuel), b. Apr. 27, 1811 ; res. in H. until 1864, excepting a temporary res. in Nashua of five years ; m. first, Jan. 29, 1833; Fanny, dau. of Boyd and Jane (Burns) Hopkins, of Antrim, b. Feb. 12, 1809, and d. Dec. I, 1840; he m. second, Oct. 12, 1841, Margaret, dau. of Capt. John and Apphia Spofford ( McAllister) Gilmore, of Newport, b. Dec. 27, 1810, and d. Feb. 24, 1887. Mr. Tuttle was active in public affairs, serving as Inspector of check list, three years; Postmaster, twelve years ; Deputy Sheriff, twelve years ; Represen- tative, two years; and he was Justice of the Peace, thirty-five years. Rem. to Newport in 1874, where he lived, with the ex- ception of intervals in Woburn, where he d. Jan. 6, 1892.
V. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Ann Ophilia, b. June 19, 1834, at Nashua; m. January 16, 1856, Stephen Tuttle (no relation), b. October 16, 1832. Res. in H., where he was engaged in the tannery business; rem. to El- mira, N. J., where he was killed in a railroad accident at Wellsburg, March 13, 1879. She m. second, February 2, 1888, Enoch Stillman Dickerman, b. August 19, 1819, in Manchester, and d. in Newport, December 23, 1893. No children.
2. Frances Jane, b. April 13, 1838 ; m. February 19, 1863, Edmond H. Haggens, b. December 31, 1831, s. of Edmond and Mary Ann (Hamilton) Haggens, of So. Berwick, Me. He d. in Woburn, Mass., January 11, 1892.
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VI. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin Tuttle, b. March 3, 1868; m. Mary Lucretia, dau. of Edmond and Martha (Fader) Warren, of Halifax, N. S., b. April 26, 1870.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Frances Eileen, b. in Somerville, Mass., August 20, 1895.
2. Annie Marion, b. in Somerville, December 22, 1896.
2. Mary Frances, b. July 29, 1869.
3. Ellen Josephine, b. May 30, 1840; m. May 9, 1861, Luther A., s. of Elijah and Hannah Gould, b. in Antrim, April 16, 1832; res. in Woburn, where he d. July 25, 1901.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin L., b. March 9, 1864; d. September 22, 1864.
2. Willis L., an adopted child, b. March 12, 1868; m. September 18, 1890, Mary A., dau. of Warren and Annie Wade, of Woburn, Mass., where they res .; d. September 8, 1915.
VII. CHILDREN.
1. Dorothy, b. July 12, 1892.
2. Willis, b. December 15, 1893; d. February 9, 1894.
3. Ruth, b. October 25, 1895.
4. Olive, b. September 30, 1898.
ISAAC MILES, b. in H., June 7, 1813; m. Nov. 19, 1840, So- phronia Chase, b. in H., Mar. 2, 1818, dau. of James and Lucinda (Andrews) Chase; he d. in Antrim, June 16, 1895; wid. d. in Antrim, Apr. 1, 1897.
v. CHILDREN.
1. Miles Benton, b. in Antrim, June 22, 1845 ; m. September 29, 1868, Anne Elizabeth, dau. of Sumner O. and Anne Jemina (Collier) Marshall. He was Selectman and Representative. He d. in Manchester, March 5, 1906.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. 2. Twin sons, Isaac Miles and James Chase, b. in Antrim, October 19, 1879; res. in Manchester; rem. to Worcester, Mass.
2. Lucy Amelia, b. in Antrim, October 24, 1849; m. December 17, 1867, Jotham Scott, s. of Jotham and Amanda (Brown) Moore.
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VI. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin Scott, b. October 6, 1870; d. January 12, 1871.
2. Ralph Howe, b. February 16, 1876; m. January 15, 1907, Anna. L. Proctor, of E. Washington, dau. of Harvey A. and Caroline (Hopkins) Chamberlain, of Thetford, Vt .; res. in Franklin.
3. Charles Jotham, b. August 5, 1879; m. first, June 14, 1900, Edith J., dau. of Clifford and Jane (Riggs) Ricker, of Cor- daville, Mass. She d. in H., May 6, 1905, and he m. second, January 30, 1907, Sarah W., dau. of Harrison E. and Nancy (Vaughan) Chamberlain of Woburn, Mass .; he: d. in Woburn, October 15, 1910.
VII. CHILD, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Mildred Amelia, b. in H., March 24, 1901.
3. Anna Lucetta, b. in Antrim, September 1, 1855; m. January 25, 1881, Frank Deloss, s. of James Madison and Caroline (Mc- Coy) Appleton, of Deering; he d. December 18, 1904.
ALONZO, s. of Benjamin (Sampson, Samuel) and Anne (Mc- Allister ) Tuttle, b. Apr. 5, 1816; m. Nov. 12, 1839, Charlotte, dau. of Eben and Mary (Carr) Jones, b. Jan. 6, 1818; he was a. farmer and settled on Bible Hill, owning a large tract of land; served three years as Selectman; wife d. Aug. 31, 1861 ; he d .. Sept. 4, 1903.
v. CHILDREN.
1. George, b. October 7, 1843 ; d. September 20, 1853.
2. Sarah E., b. December 10, 1847; d. October 4, 1853.
3. Henry A., b. September 21, 1849 ; d. September 23, 1853.
4. Charlotte A., b. July 17, 1851; d. September 21, 1853. (These four- children all died of dysentery within fourteen days.)
5. George H., b. April 23, 1854. (See)
6. Elizabeth A., b. January 30, 1856 ; m. October 24, 1882, William H. Alden, of Burlington, Ia .; she d. in H., February 3, 1894; he d. in June, 1908.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Charlotte T., b. August 4, 1883; m. in Marion, Ind., May 10, 1911, Arthur G. Sawyer, b. February 13, 1883, s. of Rev. and Mrs. Benaville Sawyer; res. in Ind.
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2. William A., b. May 8, 1887, in Toledo, Ia .; m. June 25, 1913, Josephine M., b. in Somerville, Mass., March 12, 1891, dau. of W. G. Parker and Eveline C. (Carter) Reade, of Lexing- ton, Mass.
7. Charlotte, b. June 11, 1859; m. February 14, 1893, Charles S., s. of John C. and Mary (Dodge) Ray, b. October 27, 1858, in Hen- niker. Mr. Ray lives on the farm that has been occupied by six generations of the family, his ancester having come there in 1777, when the homestead was a part of the primeval wil- derness.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Mary, b. August 3, 1894.
2. Marion, b. September 18, 1895; m. October 13, 1917, Lieut. Warren H. McNaught, training officer at Tacoma, Wash.
VII. CHILD.
1. Marion Warren, b. at Tacoma, Wash., September 16, 1920.
GEORGE H., s. of Alonzo and Charlotte (Jones) Tuttle, b. Apr. 23, 1854; ed. in the town schools and Mont Vernon Aca- demy ; m. Nov. 27, 1878, Lizzie S., dau. of Charles P. and Sarah A. (Goodale) Pike, b. in Bradford, Jan. 16, 1854; he is a farmer and lived on Bible Hill on a farm adjoining his father's, twenty- five years; later rem. to the Silas Sawyer farm on "The Flats."
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Ethel, b. December 3, 1885; d. December 12, 1885.
2. Charles A., b. May 30, 1887; d. by accidental drowning, July 21, 1900.
3. G. Archibald, b. April 29, 1892; d. March 27, 1908.
VARNEY.
EDWARD K., m. Maria (Floyd) Varney, of Porter, Maine.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Llewelyn, b. in 1863 ; m. first, in May, 1893, Lucy E. Cole of Porter, Me. She d. in 1896; m. second, in 1900, Della K. Johnson. Came to H. in 1904 to live on the old Captain Carr farm, which had been owned by George Jones, Levi G. Jones, Chandler, and Arthur C. Wade, the latter deeding it to Llewelyn and his brother that year.
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ILI. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Josephine, d. in infancy.
2. Clarence A. C., d. at age of 4 years, 6 months.
2. Ivory, b. in 1870; m. in 1896, Martha E. Chase, Parsonfield, Me. Came to H. with his brother in 1904.
VICKERY.
LEWIS, JR., s. of Lewis and Betsy (Bond) Vickery, was b. in Lempster, Dec. 10, 1808; m. Lucy, dau. of Mark and Lucy (Blood) Peasley, of Goshen, b. Aug. 5, 1814. Res. in Washing- ton for a time and then came to H. and located on the "Codman Farm," later buying the Uriah Coolidge farm, where he d. Feb. 18, 1902 ; his w. d. June 8, 1888.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Daniel L., b. in Washington, July 24, 1836; m. January 1, 1864, Emma M., dau. of Charles H. and Martha A. (Sargent) Foster, b. June 21, 1848; she d. December 13, 1864. One s. Aiden W., b. in H., November 13, 1864.
2. George H., b. in Washington, November 12, 1837; d. February 15, 1844.
3. Mary E., b. in Washington, April 25, 1842 ; m. first, September 10, 1868, William H. Myers; one child, Emma A., b. in Washing- ton, January 19, 1872 ; he d. in Manchester, August 15, 1874; she m. second, December 22, 1886, Rev. Samuel E. Miller.
4. Jennie E., b. in Washington, February 13, 1846.
5. George C., b. in H., February 20, 1854; m. Sarah Edwards, of Bos- ton; res. at Aspen, Col.
WALKER.
ALDEN, s. of Samuel and Anna (Carpenter) Walker, b. Dec. I, 1793, in Langdon, came to this town about 1828; was a mer- chant and cotton manufacturer at Bridge Village; was deputy sheriff several years. He m. first, Nov. 24, 1829, Susan, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Wilson) Grimes; upon her decease he m. second, Sept. 14, 1848, Elizabeth B., dau. of John and Lucy (Howe) Fisk, of East Washington, b. May 22, 1814; she d. June 6, 1850, and he m. third, May 4, 1852, Mrs. Abigail (Stearns) McKean. He rem. from H. about 1855 to Grafton, Vt.
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III. CHILDREN, THREE BY FIRST MARRIAGE, AND TWO BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
1. Francis A., b. February 6, 1831; m. Martha C. Blake, dau. of Char- les R. and Lydia Blake, b. June 28, 1833, at East Highgate, Vt .; prosperous farmer ; d. May 12, 1897 at Mediapolis, Ia.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Oscar H., b. May 14, 1860; res. at Atlanta, Kan.
2. John G., b. July 6, 1862; res. at Mediapolis, Iowa.
3. Charles R., b. December 10, 1865 ; res. at Mediapolis, Iowa.
2. John G., b. March 2, 1835; m. Rebecca White (Pickering) Walker. (See Grimes Genealogy.)
3. Betsy Ann, b. April 2, 1840.
4. William Eddy, b. July 14, 1849; when an infant was taken into the family of his grandfather, John Fisk, and res. at New Hampton, E. Washington, Webster and Lynn, Mass .; was grad. from N. H. State Normal School at Plymouth; m. January 20, 1882, Jane M., dau. of John Sylvester and Sarah M. (Newhall) Mansfield of Lynn, Mass .; employed over thirty years by the Sampson & Murdock Co., directory publishers, of Boston, Mass.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Marian Gerrish, b. December 3, 1883; d. July 21, 1887.
2. Eleanor Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1889.
5. Charles Edwin (twin of William), b. July 14, 1849 ; was adopted by Isaac N. Gage, of E. Washington, when an infant, with whose family he remained until 21; was grad. from Denmark Aca- demy, Ia; res. at Lynn, Mass .; m. first, April 12, 1881, Jos- ephine M., dau. of George W. and Nancy E. (Crane) Gage, of Washington; she d. January 9, 1894, and he m. second, July 27, 1898, Alice M., dau. of James and Lois M. (Newhall) Dillon of Lynn, Mass .; in the employ of Sampson & Murdock Co., directory publishers, of Boston, Mass., for thirty-three years.
WARD.
GEORGE B., s. of Capt. Jesse and Sally (Nichols) Ward, b. in Henniker, Oct. 18, 1821 ; m. first, Phebe N. Tracy, of Keene, b. in 1825 ; she d. Mar. 25, 1852, and he m. second, in Jan., 1858, Clara W., dau. of Ephraim and Phebe (Wilson) Dutton. (See Dutton.) Mr. Ward d. Oct. 12, 1859; she d. July 20, 1899.
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III. CHILD.
1. Isabel, b. Aug. 3, 1851; ed. in Andover and Boston, Mass .; m. in Hillsborough Edward David, s. of Henry and Mary Ann (Mc- Crillis) Towle, of Boston, Mass. Mr. Towle was educated at Boston Latin School, Wesleyan University and Boston The- ological School, and is a clergyman of the Unitarian faith having preached in Chattanooga, Tenn., Salem and Brookline, Mass., and has a pastorate at the present time in Peabody, Mass. He res. summers with his family at the spacious Dutton house on Main Street, Hillsborough, living winters in Pea- body, Mass. He is a thorough scholar and eloquent preacher.
IV. CHILD.
1. Ethel Ward Towle, b. April 8, 1880, in Stafford, Conn .; m. October 15, 1921, George W. Haslet. (See)
WALTER J. A., s. of Horace J. and Almira B. (Bowman) Ward, b. in Bradford, Feb. II, 1858, where he was educated, went to Henniker in 1873; rem. to H. in 1890; is a carpenter and builder ; res. at Bridge Village. He was a member of the Board of Education, 1897-1899; Precinct Treasurer at the same time ; Representative, 1903-1904; chairman of Board of Selectmen, 1903-1904; Chairman of Board of Fire Commissioners, 1905; Doorkeeper N. H. House of Representatives, 1907-1912, and elected Sergeant-at-Arms in 1915. He m. at Henniker, Apr. 8, 1879, Mabel, dau. of Ephraim and Mary J. (Pressy) Bailey.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Cora Bell, b. in Henniker, January 10, 1880; m. at H., August 19, 1899, Daniel J. Harrigan, DD. S.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Daniel Ward, b. December 29, 1900, at Hillsborough.
2. Constance Lorraine, b. May 23, 1906, at Lebanon.
2. Jennie May, b. in Henniker, Sept. 6, 1884; m. at H., May 29, 1912, Herbert H. Eaton.
IV. CHILD.
1. Natalie, b. at H., November 26, 1913.
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WATSON.
HENRY W., s. of Levi H. and Alice B. (White) Watson, b. in Weare, Jan. 17, 1830, res. there until he was 21 years of age, when he came to H. Was a millwright. He m. in Marlow, June 6, 1853, Susan E., dau. of John and Elizabeth (Moore) Eaton, of H. He served as a private in Co. B., 16th Reg. N. H. Vols .; was wounded at the siege of Port Hudson, La., July 2, 1863, and discharged at expiration of 9 mos. Was a charter member of Valley Lodge, No. 43, I. O. O. F. Wife was a member and Past President of Senator Grimes W. R. C., and one of the Marcy Mills Associates. She d. Feb. 8, 1908; he d. July 29, 1911.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Charles E., b. December 11, 1855; d. May 26, 1872.
2. Arthur G., b. June 11, 1864; m. Mary Fountain.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Susie M., b. September 4, 1889.
2. Harrison E., b. June 20, 1895; d. in infancy.
WATTS.
WILLIAM, was b. in Malden, Mass., Mar. 26, 1787, his father having been a soldier in the Revolution. When he was about 4 years old William was brought to H. to live with a sister, Lydia, who had m. Col. Moses Woods. Upon attaining his majority he bought a farm at the foot of Stow Mountain, and m. in 1811, Sally, dau. of Ebenezer and Relief (Farnsworth) Davis, of Wash- ington, b. Oct. 17, 1791. About 1825 he rem. to Washington for a short time, and afterwards to Boston, Mass., and later to Mal- den, where he d. in 1852 ; his wife d. in New York, aged 80 years.
II. CHILDREN.
1. William D., b. April 24, 1812; m. Julia A. Goodspeed, of Plymouth, Mass .; d. in Hyannis, Mass., in 1891.
2. Sarah, b. March 26, 1814; d. in Boston.
3. Samuel F., b. May 23, 1816 ; m. Eliza Hopkins ; d. in Norridgewock, Me., in 1897.
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4. Nancy J., b. January 22, 1820; m. James Bartlett, and res. in Mal- den, Mass., where she was an active worker in the parish, being at the time of her death the oldest member of the First Universalist Church. She was a member of the Old and New Woman's club, the W. C. T. U., and a Director of the Home for Aged Persons.
5. Mary C., b. September 4, 1822; d. in infancy.
6. Isaac, b. October 8, 1824; m. first, Alica J. Gerrish ; m. second, Aries Spooner ; m. third, Helen Ripley; d. in Lexington, in 1898.
7. Ira (twin of Isaac), b. October 8, 1824; m. Sarah Hutchins; d. in Malden, Mass., in 1859.
8. Hiram, b. September 26, 1826, in Washington; m. Mary O. Towns- end ; d. in Chatham, Mass., in 1884.
9. Charles H., b. February 13, 1833; m. in Boston, Mary A. Adams; d. in Norridgewock, Me., in 1886.
10. Oliver D., b. in Malden, Mass., January 17, 1838.
WEBBER.
BROOKS K., s. of Maximillian J. and Clarissa (Swett) Webber, b. in that part of Boscawen, now Webster, Aug. 12, 1837, was educated in the schools of that town and Colby Academy, New London, studied law at Newport and Woodstock, Vt .; was ad- mitted to the Bar in 1859, and opened a law office in Antrim in May, 1862. In August of the same year he enlisted in Co. I, 16th Reg. N. H. Vols., of which he was promoted to first Lieutenant, and shared with it all of the hardships and privations of that regiment in the swamps of Louisiana. Upon returning from the war he came to the Lower Village, in H., and re-opened the office made vacant by the death of Francis N. Blood. In 1872 he rem. to Bridge Village, succeeding to the office of James E. Briggs, Esq., who had recently rem. to Manchester. He was active in town affairs ; was Representative in 1868 and 1869; was a mem- ber of the Constitutional Convention in 1876; served as Superin- tendent of Schools and member of Board of Education for nearly twenty-five years; was also member of the Board of Health and Water Commissioner and Supervisor of Checklist. He was deeply interested in the welfare of the town, and was a prime mover in the building of the "new mill." He was frank and open and fearless in the discussion of all local affairs ; was a safe coun- sellor in law and enjoyed a wide practice, as well as a large
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Probate business, selling and settling many large estates. He was a member of Harmony Lodge A. F. & A. M. and of the G. A. R.
He m. first, Dec. 1, 1863, Elizabeth F., dau. of Isaac and Lucy H. (Fisk) Gage, of Washington ; she d. Nov. 18, 1870, and he m. second, Mar. 7, 1872, Louisa M. Bingham, of Lempster ; she d. Aug. 16, 1874; he m. third, Annie L. Merrill, of Deering ; m. fourth, Dec. 13, 1882, Maria L. Taggart, who survived him. He d. July 1, 1903.
III. CHILDREN, ONE BY FIRST, ONE BY SECOND, AND THREE BY THIRD MARRIAGE.
1. Ned D., b. January 19, 1865 ; res. in Providence, R. I.
2. Clara S., b. October 6, 1872.
3. Winifred T., b. October 8, 1883; m. in 1904, Ralph Mank; res. Waltham, Mass.
4. Henry Max, b. October 20, 1886; res. Providence, R. I.
5. Bernard A., b. December 8, 1895; res. Lowell, Mass.
WHEELER.
OLIVER, JR., s. of Oliver, Sen. of Carlisle, Mass., and Abigail Wood, m. Oct. 10, 1747; came here from Acton, Mass., in 1776, and settled in the "Concord End"; he m. March 3, 1773, in Acton, Mass., Hepsibah Monroe, of Billerica, Mass., a sister of Thad- deus Monroe. He saw active service in the Revolution. (See Rolls, Vol. I.) Wife d. Nov. 4, 1829 ; he d. Apr. 9, 1833, aged 84 years.
III. CHILDREN, TWO OLDEST BORN IN ACTON.
1. Abi, b. February 12, 1775; m. May 27, 1802, James Carter.
2. Louis, b. September 4, 1776.
3. Esther, b. March 24, 1778; m. April 2, 1806, Timothy Dane.
4. Eli, b. March 12, 1780.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin F., b. May 2, 1820; m. Susan Reed.
2. Eli, Jr., b. August 5, 1822 ; m. Julia Fish.
3. Abigail H., b. August 18, 1824; m. Richard Thayer.
4. Hannah C., b. July 31, 1826; m. Isaac Jones.
5. Hiram M., b. June 11, 1828 ; m. Agnes Lee.
6. Caroline, b. January 18, 1830; m. William Jones.
7. Mary E., b. December 16, 1832 ; m. John A. Mills.
8. Clara A., b. September 30, 1834; m. Edward Thayer.
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH.
5. Oliver, 3rd, b. June 12, 1782; m. May 27, 1802, Hannah Ashby.
6. Eunice, b. May 29, 1784; d. May 27, 1786.
7. Isaiah, b. April 17, 1786 ; m. Polly --.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Maryanna, b. October 30, 1806.
2. Oliver, b. January 17, 1809.
3. Sally, b. January 2, 1811.
4. Emeline, b. October 7, 1812.
5. Anna, b. August 6, 1814.
8. 9. Abigail and Reuben, twins, b. July 16, 1788 ; she m. Simon Hart- well. (See)
10. Anna, b. August 20, 1790; m. December 4, 1815, Darius Underwood.
11. Betsy, b. July 16, 1792; m. first, June 8, 1815, Joseph Carter ; m. second, September 20, 1838, Barnard Whitcomb. (See)
12. Daniel, b. December 27, 1794; d. January 1, 1795.
FORTUNATUS, came from Marlboro, Mass., first settling on Elias Smith farm, and later selling to Joel Stow. He was active during the Revolutionary period and later, being prominent in the adjustment of the Windsor controversy and settlement of the town line.
WHIPPLE.
EDGAR BARNEY, b. in Croydon, Nov. 12, 1850, the oldest child of Barney, b. in Croydon, in 1822, and Sarah G. (Whitney) Whipple, b. in Henniker, in 1827, was educated in the schools of New London and Woodstock, Vt. His grandparents were David and Sally (Cutting) Whipple, his great-grandfather, Aaron Whipple, having been a Revolutionary soldier. Edgar m. at H., June 18, 1876, Mary Jane, dau. of James and Mary (Flower) Pollard. She d. September 4, 1914, aged 77 years and IO mos.
WHITAKER.
CAPT. HENRY P., son of Isaac P. and Maria (Huntoon) Whitaker, b. in Cornish, Feb. 23, 1843, educated in common school ; enlisted as private, Oct. 10, 1861, in Co. G., 6th Reg. N. H. Vols., re-enlisted as Vet. Vol., Dec. 22, 1863, promoted to Corp., Jan. 1, 1864; to Sergt., Aug. 1, 1864, detailed as color
HENRY P. WHITTAKER
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WHITAKER-WHITCOMB-WHITFORD.
bearer Mar. 1, 1865, commissioned 2nd Lieut. Co. I., June I, 1865; was severely wounded in thigh at "Bull Run", Va., Aug. 29, 1862, and in left shoulder at "Wilderness" Va., May 6, 1864; honorably discharged at close of war July 30, 1865; rem. to this town in 1870. At the formation of Co. K, 2nd Reg. N. H. Nat. G. in Apr., 1879; was elected and commissioned Capt .; resigned fol- lowing year on account of absence from town; was re-commis- sioned Capt. same Co. Feb. 24, 1886, honorably discharged Feb. I, 1889; m. first, Aug. 10, 1865, Eliza A., dau. of Archibald and Mary (McAllister) Dow; she d. May 2, 1894; he m. second, Feb. 1, 1896, Mrs. Mary B. True, of Antrim; was supervisor of check-list from 1892 to 1894; d. June 4, 1909.
II. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE AND BORN IN GOSHEN.
1. Mary S., b. December 12, 1866; m. Adny Sawyer.
2. Elisa J., b. in January, 1868, d. in infancy.
3. William A., b. in March, 1869; d. in infancy.
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