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9. i. POLLY, b. Oct. 17, 1787.
10. ii. BETSEY, b. May 18, 1789.
6. JOHN5 (John4, John3, John2, John1), b. May 25, 1764; d. New York state, Aug. 6, 1844; m. (1) June 6, 1793, Anna Walker (J. 3) ; (2) Jan. 25, 1816, Lucretia Fox (9). He suc- ceeded to his father's farm on Binney Hill. Children :
11. i. MARY, b. Feb., 1794; d. Oct. 11, 1794.
12. ii. JOHN, b. about 1795; d. in infancy.
13. iii. MOSES, b. Aug. 20, 1796; d. Somerville, Mass., Jan., 1880; m. (1) Phebe, dau. of John and Susanna (Page) Wetherbee of Rindge [b. Mar. 8, 1793 or 91; d. Nov. 10, 1837]; (2) 1838, Elizabeth Perham of Boston. He was a leather dealer in Boston, and a leather cushion maker in Cambridge. He had seven children, of whom most died young.
14. iv. POLLY, b. June 19, 1798; m. Apr. 12, 1819, William Merriam of Princeton, Mass. Five children.
15. v. JOHN WALKER, b. Aug. 4, 1800; m. May 9, 1826, Susan, dau. of Isaac and Elizabeth (Hartwell) Wood of Rindge [b. 1792; d. 1873]. Res. in Keene, where he was a deacon.
16. vi. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 7, 1802; m. Sept. 26, 1833, John Evans, a farmer in New York, Indiana, and Florida. Two children. SARAH, b. Nov. 6, 1804; m. Jan. 25, 1825, Emory Conant, a farmer of Sudbury, Mass. Six children.
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18. viii. ANNA W., (first named Ruth, but legally changed,) b. Mar. 27, 1807; d. Jan. 9, 1844; m. Aug. 28, 1832, Jonathan Rand of Keene. Three children.
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BLANCHARD.
The early ancestral line of this family is not easily determined, as the apparently reliable published statements are somewhat contradictory. But the following facts of colonial days appear to be satisfactorily evi- denced.
JOHN1 BLANCHARD, b. in England; d. 1693/4; m. (1) about 1657, Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph and Rose (Clark) Hills [bapt. Oct. 21, 1627; d. about 1662]; (2) Hannah, dau. of Richard and Alive Brackett, and widow of Samuel Kingsley [b. or bapt. Jan. 4, 1633/4; d. July 3, 1706]. He res. in Charlestown, Chelmsford, and Dunstable. He was a deacon.
THOMAS2 (John1), b. 1668; d. Mar. 9, 1727; m. (1) Feb. 13, 1688/9, Tabitha, dau. of Michael and Isabel Lepingwell [b. May 18, 1661; d. Nov. 29, 1696]; (2) Oct. 4, 1698, Ruth, dau. of Peletiah3 Adams (Thomas2, Henry1) [b. Mar. 8, 1673].
JOSEPH2 (John1), b. Nov. 1, 1672; d. 1727; m. May 25, 1696, Abiah, dau. of Joseph Hassell [b. about 1676; d. Dec. 8, 1746]. He was a leading man in Dunstable, and bore the title of captain.
WILLIAM3 (Thomas2, John1), b. Sept. 5, 1714; d. Feb. 17, 1805; m. Feb. 28, 1733/4, Deliverance, probably dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia Parker [b. July 28, 1714] ; but possibly dau. of Samuel Searles of Dunstable, and widow of Parker. Res. in Dunstable and in Litchfield. He was taken prisoner by the Indians, while in service at the Ashuelot garrison, and was held some months.
1. JOSEPH3 (Joseph2, John1), b. Feb. 11, 1704; d. Apr. 7, 1758; m. Sept. 26, 1728, Rebecca Hubbard, dau. of Major Jona- than and Rebecca (Brown) [b. Feb. 11, 1710/11; d. Apr. 17, 1774]. Although he was never an actual resident in New Ipswich, he was so closely connected with its early history that he rightly has a place in this record. As agent of the Masonian Proprietors he signed the Masonian Charter giving title to the land. He was owner of one of the 63 original rights and was the first treasurer of the Proprietors of the town. Very probably he might have had a part in its develop- ment but for his death a few years later. He was a colonel.
2. SIMEON4 (William3, Thomas2, John1), b. Groton, Mass., June 11, 1747; d. June 22, 1822; m. Feb. 28, 1776, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Elizabeth Shattuck [b. about 1752; d. Feb. 9, 1844]. He settled in New Ipswich a little before his mar- riage, and bought a farm upon the Massachusetts line (84, A. D.,) where he passed his life. He served a few days in the company of Capt. Silas Wright of Stoddard which marched upon one of the Ticonderoga alarms in 1777. Children :
3. i. SIMEON, b. Nov. 25, 1776.+
4. ii. BETSEY, b. Nov. 25, 1778; m. Sept. 6, 1797, Simeon Wright.
5. iii. LEVI, b. Dec. 17, 1780 .- +-
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6. iv. LOUISA, b. Jan. 1, 1783; m. Jan. 22, 1805, Isaiah Wright.
7. v. SARAH, b. July 24, 1785; d. Jan. 18, 1859, unm. Res. New Ipswich.
8. vi. WILLIAM, b. May 3, 1788.++
9. vii. JAMES, b. Apr. 29, 1790.+
10. viii. CHARLOTTE, b. Aug. 16, 1792; m. Dec. 12, 1815, David Whitney. Res. Ashby, Mass. Children: i. James N. Whitney. ii. Lucius M. Whitney. iii. George S. Whitney. iv. Mary C. Whitney. v. Harriet M. Whitney. vi. Charles E. Whitney.
3. SIMEON5 (Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. Nov. 26, 1776; m. Submit Winship. He settled in Roxbury, N. H. Children :
11. i. HOSEA, b. Mar. 20, 1801.
12. ii. CHARLES G.
13. iii. NANCY.
14. iv. SUSAN.
15. v. SARAH.
16. vi. AMOS M.
17. vii. JOSEPH WINSHIP, b. Dec. 21, 1822.
5. LEVI5 (Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. Dec. 17, 1780; d. Mar. 12, 1857; m. Apr. 16, 1807, Hannah, dau. of Kendall and Hannah Nichols [b. Jan. 28, 1791; d. Oct. 28, 1871]. At about the age of twenty-five years he settled in the western part of Sharon, where he had a sawmill for twenty years or more, returning to New Ipswich in 1829, and after a brief residence near Kidder Mountain (N. D. 55,) he settled in the Pratt Pond region, living for several years upon the farm at the end of the road just east from the pond, (XV : 3, S. R.,) and afterward with his son Gilman, one lot farther to the north. Children :
18. i. BETSY, b. June 5, 1809; m. Oct. 31, 1833, Nathan Stone (26).
19. ii. MARINDA, b. Mar. 8, 1812; m. Dec. 24, 1835, Lebanon Brown (T. 87).
20. iii. ELVIRA, b. July 21, 1814; d. Jan. 3, 1876; m. Dec. 4, 1834, George W. Wheeler (64).
21. iv. GILMAN, b. May 4, 1817.+
22. v. HANNAH, b. Aug. 20, 1819; m. Apr. 6, 1848, Hosea Snow of Keene. Child: i. Francella Maria Snowe.
23. vi. LEVI MONROE, b. June 16, 1822.+
24. vii. CLARISSA, b. July 29, 1824; d. Apr. 7, 1895; m. May 2, 1851, Elijah Edwards of Natick, Mass. Children: i. Franklin Elijah Edwards. ii. William Alfred Edwards.
25. viii. JULIA ANN, b. Sept. 17, 1827; d. Mar. 31, 1845.
26. ix. HORACE KENDALL, b. June 9, 1830.+
27. x. CHARLES RODNEY, b. June 10, 1832.+
28. xi. SOPHRONIA, b. Aug. 22, 1835.
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8. WILLIAM5 (Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. May 3, 1788; d. Mar. 31, 1869; m. Susan Farnsworth (19) [b. about 1787 ; d. Dec. 23, 1873]. He passed his life as a farmer, suc- ceeding to his father's farm. Children :
29. i. LOUISA, b. July 14, 1811; m. (1) Austin Dinsmore; (2) Johnson; (3) Jonathan Sherwin. Children: i. Maria Dins- more. ii. George A. Dinsmore. iii. Mary Jane Dinsmore. iv. Louisa, d. young.
30. ii. SUSAN, b. Jan. 29, 1813; d. Jan. 29, 1846; m. May 7, 1833, Webster Reed. Res. at Malden, Mass. Children : i. Charles Reed. ii. George Reed.
31. iii. HARRIET MARIA, b. Oct. 2, 1814; d. Sept. 7, 1900; m. Sept. 29, 1836, John C. Hildreth (10).
32. iv. WILLIAM HALE, b. Feb. 8, 1816.+
33. v. EBEN H., b. Apr. 11, 1818; d. Aug. 7, 1819.
34. vi. MARY ANN, b. Dec. 19, 1819; d. Aug. 27, 1853; m. William Billings. She lived in Worcester. Children : i. William Billings. ii. Clarence Billings.
35. vii. ANDROS J., b. Apr. 15, 1821; d. Mar. 2, 1907; m. 1856, Eliza- beth, widow of Hiram Shepard of Worcester, Mass. He left his home at the age of nineteen and was engaged in the manufacture of shoes at Hartford, Ct., Albion, N. Y., and Worcester, Mass., successively until 1866, when he returned to his native town, and passed his remaining years on the farm of his boyhood.
36. viii. ASENATH TAYLOR, b. Oct. 28, 1822; d. Mar. 12, 1914; m. June 5, 1844, Richard H. Davis (107).
37. ix. HENRY C., b. Mar. 5, 1824; m. 1847, Sarah Jane Emory [b. Sept. 20, 1824; d. Aug. 26, 1902]. He was a farmer at Sherman, Wis. Children : i. Ernest D. ii. Edith, m. C. G. Sedgwick.
38. x. GEORGE H., b. Nov. 3, 1825; m. Vianna L. Wood. He was a machinist in Worcester, Mass. Children: i. George; he is a provision dealer in Worcester. ii. Emma.
39. xi. LURENA B., b. Jan. 20, 1829; d. Sept. 24, 1863; m. Kendall Bailey. Res. Templeton and Gardner, Mass. Children: i. Ada Bailey. ii. George K. Bailey; res. in Boston.
9. JAMES5 (Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. Apr. 29, 1790; m. June, 1822, Lydia Brown of Ashby. He lived in Peterboro. Children :
40. i. NANCY.
41. ii. JASON.
42. iii. JOSEPH.
43. iv. MARIA, d. Feb. 7, 1859; m. Horace Davis (98).
44. v. ELIZABETH.
45. vi. MYRON.
46. vii. CAROLINE.
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21. GILMAN6 (Levi5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. May 4, 1817 ; d. Mar. 28, 1894 ; m. Jan. 2, 1844, Sarah Eliza- beth Wheeler (40). He passed his life as a farmer on XV : 2, S. R., where he also had a sawmill. Children :
47. i. JULIA E., b. July 26, 1845; d. May 1, 1847.
48. ii. GEORGE GILMAN, b. May 13, 1849; d. Aug. 14, 1872.
49. iii. EMMA L., b. Jan. 12, 1858; m. (1) Jan. 31, 1876, Fred A. Wheeler (167), from whom she was separated by divorce;
(2) Sept. 15, 1893, George H. Woodward [d. Dec. 26, 1896] ; (3) Feb. 20, 1901, Freeman S. Tucker [d. June 1, 1903]. Three children.
50. iv. CARRIE M. H., b. June 19, 1862; m. Apr. 16, 1884, Herbert W. Chandler (122).
51. v. GUY CLIFFORD, b. Feb. 21, 1868.+
23. LEVI MONROE6 (Levi5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. June 16, 1822; d. June 15, 1893; m. Apr. 22, 1845, Eliza Nutting, dau. of Ezekiel5 [b. Dec. 5, 1819; d. Apr. 1, 1891]. He lost one arm while a young man by an accident in the shop in which he was working, but still supported him- self and family by agricultural and mechanical labor in New Ipswich and Ashby. Children :
52. i. GEORGE MONROE, b. Dec. 15, 1849.+
53. ii. HERBERT J., b. June 5, 1856.+
26. HORACE KENDALL6 (Levi5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. June 9, 1830; d. Nov. 23, 1899; m. (1) Nov. 2, 1856, Mary Ellen, dau. of Jacob and Martha Puffer of Leominster, Mass. [d. Feb. 20, 1888] ; (2) Sept. 23, 1889, Mary J. Cochran of Clinton, Mass. Children :
54. i. MARY FRANCES, b. Aug. 29, 1858; m. Feb. 10, 1879, John Trimble of Clinton, Mass. Children: i. Frederick Elmon Trimble; he died while returning from service in the Cuban War. ii. Walter Henry Trimble. iii. Albert Everett Trim- ble. iv. Mabel Frances Trimble. v. Elmer Trimble.
55. ii. ARTHUR HORACE, b. June 8, 1859.+
56. iii. CORA ADELIA, b. Aug. 12, 1863; m. Nov. 28, 1888, William H. Benson of Clinton, Mass. Children : i. George Edward Benson. ii. Arthur Frederick Benson.
57. iv. CARRIE BERNICE, b. Nov. 21, 1870; m. Nov. 6, 1889, Myron F. Scott of Clinton, Mass. Children: i. Harold Floyd Scott. ii. Bernice Marion Scott.
27. CHARLES RODNEY6 (Levi5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. June 10, 1832; d. Apr. 13, 1908; m. May 2, 1858, Matilda Miller [d. Jan. 25, 1907]. He lived in Rindge and in Ashby. Child :
58. i. CHARLES M., b. East Rindge, May 13, 1864.+
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32. WILLIAM HALE6 (William5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. Feb. 8, 1816; d. Nov. 1, 1859; m. 1839, Hannah Conrey [b. about 1815; d. July 16, 1866]. He was a machinist at Nashua in his early manhood, but in 1845 he returned to his native town and passed his remaining life upon the paternal farm, except four years during which he lived at Smithville in the most easterly house in the village upon the road to Gibson Village. Children :
59. i. JOSEPHINE, b. Nashua, Sept. 17, 1841; d. Dec. 16, 1854.
60. ii. EDWIN FRANKLIN, b. Feb. 18, 1845.+
61. iii. JENNIE H., b. Sept. 7, 1854; m. Jan. 1, 1877, William Rayner. She has lived at Andover, Neponset, and Newton. Chil- dren : i. William A. Rayner. ii. Edwin R. Rayner. iii. Fred I. Rayner. iv. Harry W. Rayner. v. George F. Ray- ner. vi. Herbert C. Rayner.
62. iv. SUSAN J., b. Apr. 13, 1858; d. Apr. 16, 1863.
51. GUY CLIFFORD7 (Gilman6, Levi5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. Feb. 21, 1868; m. Nov. 28, 1889, Ida L. A. Partridge. He lives at Smithville. Children :
63. i. GRACE E., b. Apr. 19, 1894.
64. ii. HELEN L., b. Dec. 14, 1895.
65. iii. JAMES M., b. Dec. 19, 1897.
66. iv. INEZ, b. Oct. 13, 1901.
52. GEORGE MONROE7 (Levi Monroe6, Levi5, Simeon4, Wil- liam3, Thomas2, John1), b. Dec. 15, 1849; m. 1872, Hattie E. Lawrence of Ashby, Mass. [d. Feb. 18, 1904]. He lives in Ashby. Children :
67. i. GEORGE LEVI, b. July 12, 1873.
68. ii. FRED MONROE, b. Dec. 23, 1876.
69. iii. AMOS ANDREW, b. Dec. 12, 1879.
70. iv. CORA MARTHA, b. Mar. 17, 1884; d. Jan. 15, 1904.
71. v. GRACE AMANDA, b. Oct. 8, 1889.
53. HERBERT J.7 (Levi Monroe6, Levi5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. June 5, 1856; m. Lizzie Booth of Ashby. Children :
72. i. NELSON HERBERT, b. Aug. 5, 1875.
73. ii. FRANCELLA ELIZA, b. Mar. 15, 1877.
74. iii. HORACE LEVI, b. Jan. 14, 1879.
75. iv. LINNIE ETTA, b. Jan. 23, 1881.
76. v. ELMER, b. June 18, 1885.
55. ARTHUR HORACE7 (Horace K.6, Levi5, Simeon4, Wil- liam3, Thomas2, John1), b. June 8, 1859; m. Isabella Colton. He lives at Clinton, Mass. Children :
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77. i. MARY ELLEN, b. Aug. 30, 1881; d. Jan. 25, 1886.
78. ii. CORA BERNICE, b. Jan. 10, 1884.
79. iii. WILLIAM COLTER, b. Oct. 4, 1889.
80. iv. ARTHUR PERLEY, b. July 12, 1892.
58. CHARLES M.7 (Charles R.6, Levi5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. May 13, 1864; m. Oct. 19, 1898, Sarah J. Gnider. Res. at Natick, Mass. Children :
81. i. DOROTHY ALICE, b. Oct. 2, 1907.
60. EDWIN FRANKLIN7 (William Hale6, William5, Simeon4, William3, Thomas2, John1), b. Feb. 18, 1845; m. Oct. 21, 1868, Mary E. Knowlton (72). He succeeded to his father's home in Smithville, and has lived there except during a few years of his early manhood. He also occupies the shop and water- power a few rods above the Smithville bridge, where he has facilities for various kinds of woodwork. He has held the office of selectman for several years, and has also represented the town in the Legislature and in Constitutional Convention. He served in the Civil War for a year, 1864-65, in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Children :
82. i. SUSIE E., b. July 25, 1869; d. July 6, 1903; m. Sept. 17, 1890, Elwood E. Livingston. Res. in Fitchburg, Mass. Child : i. Ruth Harriet Livingston, b. July 6, 1892.
83. ii. EDITH A., b. Mar. 1, 1874; m. 1897, Charles W. Woodward. Res. in Fitchburg, Mass. Child: i. Mildred Mary Wood- ward, b. Apr. 24, 1898.
84. iii. ALICE M., b. Feb. 23, 1877; m. Oct. 28, 1897, Charles Hardy. Res. at Concord Junction, Mass.
BLISS.
THOMAS1 BLISS, of Belstone parish, Devonshire, England, b. 1550-60; d. 1635-40. He was a Puritan, ruined in health and estate by the perse- cution of Archbishop Laud.
JONATHAN2 (Thomas1), b. at Belstone, 1575-80; d. 1635-36. He was a victim of the same persecution as his father, and died from a fever contracted while in prison.
THOMAS3 (Jonathan2, Thomas1), b. at Belstone; d. Rehoboth, Mass., June, 1649; m. probably a widow Ide (or Hyde). He came to America in 1636, and having landed at Boston, went to Braintree, Mass., thence to Hartford, Conn., and then back to Weymouth, before settling with others at Rehoboth in 1643.
JONATHAN4 (Thomas3, Jonathan2, Thomas1), b. about 1625; d. about 1687 ; m. Miriam Harmon. He probably came to America with his father. He was a blacksmith at Rehoboth.
JONATHAN5 (Jonathan4, Thomas®, Jonathan2, Thomas1), b. Rehoboth, Sept., 1666; d. Oct. 16, 1719; m. (1) June 23, 1691, Miriam Carpenter [b.
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Oct. 24, 1674; d. May 23, 1706]; (2) Apr. 10, 1711, Mary French of Reho- both. He was a blacksmith and a leading citizen of his native town.
EPHRAIM6 (Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Thomas3, Jonathan2, Thomas1), b. Rehoboth, Aug. 15, 1699; m. Dec., 1723, Rachel Carpenter. He held a lieutenant's commission.
ABADIAL' (Ephraim6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Thomas3, Jonathan2, Thomas1), b. Dec. 15, 1740; d. Calais, Vt., June 10, 1805; m. Nov. 6, 1759, Lydia Smith of Rehoboth [b. 1740; d. Mar. 27, 1820]. He was a farmer in Rehoboth, and also at Calais, whither he removed about 1798. He represented Calais in the legislature.
ABADIAL® (Abadial", Ephraim6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Thomas3, Jona- than2, Thomas1), b. Rehoboth, July 8, 1768; m. Jan. 20, 1785, Sybil Whea- ton [b. Feb. 28, 1755; d. June 13, 1850]. He remained in his native town, not removing with the rest of his father's family to Vermont.
1. JAMES WHEATON9 (Abadial8, Abadial7, Ephraim6, Jona- than5, Jonathan4, Thomas3, Jonathan2, Thomas1), b. Rehoboth, Nov. 8, 1792; d. June 17, 1867 ; m. July 27, 1817, Dolly Claflin [b. Rome, N. Y., Mar. 14, 1798; d. May 16, 1870]. He came to New Ipswich in 1821 and settled in Bank Village, where he was a machinist and carpenter. He built himself a house upon the north side of the main road, it being the second house northerly from the brick bank building. This was his home until his death and has since been occupied by his descendants. He was a skilful and trustworthy mechanic in largely varied lines of work, as is evidenced by his long-continued connection with the cotton factories. He superintended the erection of three of the factories upon the Souhegan, the "Waterloom," now standing unused in the Bank Village, the "Souhegan," standing until its destruction by fire in 1838 on the site of the present Columbian factory below the High Bridge, and the first of the factories of the same company at Greenville. Nearly all of the machinery in those mills was made by him or under his inspection in the machine shop connected with the "Waterloom" mill, and he was manager of all those mills until a division of such duties in 1835. Children :
2. i. MARY B., b. Nov. 19, 1819; d. in infancy.
3. ii. HARRIET NEWELL, b. Nov. 1, 1821; d. Feb. 26, 1907; m. Aug. 30, 1842, Dr. Jeoffard E. Goldsmith [b. Wilton, June 14, 1817; d. Sept. 28, 1843]. He had taken his medical degree at Harvard Medical School, and had settled in Rindge, but his brief practice was closed by a fatal illness. She re- turned to New Ipswich and was a successful teacher for many years, and the same is true of her only child, Anna Augusta Goldsmith, who was also one of the first women to receive election as a member of the school board of the town.
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4. iii. SARAH CLAFLIN, b. Mar. 24, 1824; d. Nov. 23, 1895; m. Oct. 12, 1853, Andrew Henry, an engineer on the Fitchburg railroad for more than thirty years [b. Worcester, Mass., Oct. 22, 1821]. Children : i. James Wheaton Henry, b. Sept. 25, 1854; d. Nov. 26, 1911; he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1878, and was a teacher in Missouri and Cali- fornia. ii. Anne Claflin Henry, b. Dec. 11, 1856; d. June 2, 1858. iii. William Claflin Henry, b. Mar. 6, 1859 ; he is treas- urer and manager of the Waltham Clock Co.
5. iv. JAMES WHEATON, b. Mar. 1, 1826; d. Mar. 29, 1826.
6. v. MARTHA ANN, b. June 29, 1828; d. Oct. 28, 1828.
7. vi. GEORGE BARRETT, b. July 12, 1830; d. Temple, Feb. 9, 1888. He was a machinist.
8. vii. JAMES HENRY, b. Sept. 27, 1834; d. Jan. 29, 1888; m. Oct. 31, 1874, Elvira L. Lane. Children : i. Anna Sophronia, b. July 23, 1875; d. Dec. 23, 1875. ii. James Henry Wheaton, b. Nov. 3, 1876.
BLOOD.
JAMES1 BLOOD, d. Dec. 17, 1683; m. Ellen - [d. Aug. 1, 1674]. He is said to have come from England and to have settled in Concord, Mass., about 1638, and to have made that place his home until his death.
RICHARD2 (James1), d. Dec. 7, 1638. He was a prominent original proprietor of Groton, Mass., holding the offices of selectman and town clerk.
ROBERT2 (James1), d. Oct. 27, 1701; m. Apr. 8, 1653, Elizabeth, dau. of Maj. Simon Willard of Concord [d. Aug. 29, 1692]. He was a large landowner in that part of Concord, Mass., which is now Carlisle.
JAMES3 (Richard2, James1), d. Sept. 16, 1692; m. (1) Sept. 7, 1669, Elizabeth Longley; (2) after 1675, Abigail -. Res. Groton, Mass. He was killed by the Indians.
JOSIAH3 (Robert2, James1), b. Apr. 6, 1664; d. July 2, 1731; m. (1) March 4, 1688, Mary Barrett; (2) Feb. 3, 1690/2, Mary Tory. Res. Con- cord, Mass.
JOHN4 (James3, Richard2, James1), b. March 16, 1689; d. Aug. 23, 1758; m. July 13, 1712, Joanna Nutting. Res. Groton, Mass.
STEPHEN4 (Josiah3, Robert2, James1), b. Feb. 22, 1703/4; m. Mary Res. Concord.
CALEB5 (John4, James3, Richard2, James1), b. Nov. 23, 1734; d. Dec. 9, 1804; m. (1) Nov. 1, 1753, Hannah Holden [b. July 6, 1735; d. Sept. 1, 1773]; (2) March 3, 1774, Elizabeth Farnsworth [d. Dec. 9, 1819]. Res. Groton, Mass.
FRANCIS5 (Stephen4, Josiah3, Robert2, James1), b. March 18, 1735/6; m. Elizabeth Spaulding of Pepperell, Mass. He removed from his native town, Concord, Mass., in 1763, and settled in Temple, where he passed his life, acquiring a large property for those days, holding nearly every office in the gift of the town, sitting in the Senate and Council of the state, and holding a commission as brigadier-general.
TIMOTHY® (Caleb5, John4, James3, Richard2, James1), b. Sept. 8, 1778; m. Nov. 15, 1798, Sibbel, dau. of Levi and Sibbel (Gibson) Woods of Pepperell, Mass. [b. Apr. 23, 1777; d. July 28, 1812]. Res. Groton, Mass.
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EPHRAIM® (Francis", Stephen4, Josiah3, Robert2, James1), b. Mar. 6, 1779; m. (1) Patty, dau. of Oliver Whiting of Temple [b. Feb. 13, 1780; d. Jan. 17, 1800]; (2) Apr. 6, 1802, Rebecca, dau. of Caleb Maynard of Temple ; (3) - Goldsmith. Res. Temple.
EPHRAIM WHITING" (Ephraim6, Francis5, Stephen4, Josiah3, Robert2, James1), b. July 26, 1799; d. Dec. 29, 1837; m. (1) June 8, 1828, Fanny, dau. of Oliver Whiting, Jr., of Temple [b. Mar. 17, 1807; d. July 18, 1830] ; (2) June 2, 1835, Lavinia Ames (5). Res. Temple.
1. CALVIN7 (Timothy6, Caleb5, John4, James3, Richard2, James1), b. Sept. 10, 1806; d. Nov. 2, 1894; m. (1) ; (2) Caroline, dau. of Stephen and Asenath (Shedd) Woods of Pepperell, Mass. [b. Aug. 1, 1814; d. March 20, 1895]. He came to New Ipswich about 1858 and settled upon the Abijah Smith farm, (34, N. D.,) where he passed his life. Children :
2. i. LUTHER, b. March 20, 1836; m. (1) - Walker; (2) Res. South Easton, Mass. Three sons of first marriage.
3. ii. ELIZABETH, m. James Hitchings. Res. Groton, Mass.
4. iii. SARAH, m. Luther Blodgett. Seven children.
5. iv. CALVIN, m. Nov. 22, 1864, Nettie E. Wright of Pepperell, Mass. Res. Ayer, Mass.
6. v. STEPHEN DANA, b. Dec., 1842.+
7. vi. ALBERT, b. May 28, 1845.++
6. STEPHEN DANA8 (Calvin7, Timothy6, Caleb5, John4, James3, Richard2, James1), b. Dec., 1842; m. Nov. 27, 1867, Jennie E. Withington. Res. New Ipswich. Children :
9. i. ORANGE ADAMS, b. June 16, 1869; d. Oct. 21, 1869.
10. ii. ALICE CORDELIA, b. Oct. 8, 1870; m. May 25, 1891, Andrew H. Willard, Jr. (14).
11. iii. HENRY HERBERT, b. Apr. 5, 1873; d. Aug. 25, 1876.
12. iv. GILBERT CALVIN, b. Nov. 19, 1874.
13. v. CAROLINE ISABEL, b. Dec. 29, 1876.
14. vi. EUGENE NELSON, b. June 13, 1879.
15. vii. WALDO, b. May 30, 1881.
16. viii. OSCAR, b. Oct. 8, 1884.
17. ix. MABEL ELSIE, b. Jan. 12, 1887; m. Dec. 8, 1908, C. Alvah Farwell.
18. x. EDITH MAY, b. Sept. 21, 1891.
7. ALBERT8 (Calvin7, Timothy6, Caleb5, John4, James3, Richard2, James1), b. May 28, 1845; m. Sept. 12, 1872, Sarah Jane, dau. of Albert Taylor [b. Jan. 20, 1852]. Res. New Ipswich. Children :
19. i. GEORGE A., b. May 12, 1875; d. Sept. 12, 1897.
20. ii. CHARLES A., b. Oct. 25, 1877; m. Oct. 11, 1899, Lottie A. Thompson of Fitzwilliam. He is a clerk in Fitchburg, Mass. Six children.
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8. HENRY AMES8 (Ephraim W.7, Ephraim6, Francis5, Stephen4, Josiah3, Robert2, James1), b. June 7, 1836; d. Dec. 30, 1900; m. (1) August 15, 1862, Mary Jane Marshall (7) ; (2) Oct. 14, 1880, Mary Ellen Miller of Salem, Mass. [b. about 1842; d. Aug., 1905]. He passed his youth with his mother in New Ipswich, preparing for college at Appleton Academy. He then entered Dartmouth, graduating in 1857. The follow- ing years were devoted to writing the History of Temple, published in 1860. After teaching for two years he removed to Washington, D. C., where he passed the remainder of his life, being for many years a clerk in the State Department. He was favorably known as a writer, especially of short poems. Child :
21. i. ROYAL HENRY, b. July 29, 1884; d. Oct. 18, 1892.
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1. JAMES1 BOLTON, b. about 1804; d. Mar. 21, 1874; m. Margaret McGregor [b. about 1810; d. Mar. 27, 1874]. He lived in Paisley, Scotland, where he was a weaver of Paisley cashmere shawls. He came to America with his wife and younger children in 1859, his older sons having come, one by one, somewhat earlier. They settled at the High Bridge Vil- lage. Children :
2. i. ALEXANDER, b. about 1835.+
3. ii. JAMES, b. about 1837; d. young.
4. iii. CHARLES S., b. about 1838.+
5. iv. GEORGE G., b. about 1840.+
6. v. JOHN S., b. about 1843.+
7. vi. MARGARET, b. about 1845; m. Henry Wilkes. Res. Lawrence, Mass. Four children.
8. vii. JAMES, b. May 1, 1847.+
9. viii. THOMAS KING, b. about 1849.+
10. ix. LIZZIE K., b. about 1851; m. Walter Thorn, an artist in Bos- ton.
2. ALEXANDER2 (James1), b. about 1835; d. Dec., 1908; m. Margaret Bisland. He was the first of the family in America, coming about 1854, and working for a time in the Columbian mills, but later removing to New York city, where he was occupied with stoves and tinware and also as a plumber. Children :
11. i. WILLIAM.
12. ii. CORA.
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