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[b. before 1623; d. Mar. 21, 1703; m. (2) May 21, 1666, Nicholas Holt of Andover, Mass.]. He came to America, probably from County Kent, England, in 1635, and as early as 1639 he was planter and a tanner at Ipswich, Mass. He removed to Salem, Mass., in 1660, and there was licensed to "keep an ordinary."
SAMUEL2 (Roger1), b. 1651; d. Andover, Mass., July 10, 1738; m. (1) May 27, 1671/2, Susannah Gutterson [d. Dec. 29, 1710]; (2) Sept. 24, 1713, widow Mary Blodgett [d. Mar. 1, 1739]. Res. in Andover, Mass.
SAMUEL3 (Samuel2, Roger1), b. Mar. 16, 1672/3; d. Andover, Mass., May 29, 1717; m. Apr. 2, 1694, Sarah Bridges [m. (2) Oct., 1722, William Price of Ashford, Conn.]. He was a carpenter in Andover.
SAMUEL4 (Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. 1707; d. Oct. 11, 1781; m. (1) Andover, Mass., Apr. 8, 1728, Hannah Bridges; (2) Sept. 2, 1756, widow Mary (Ivory) (Frothingham) Symes [d. before 1781]. He resided in Littleton, Mass., where he held the office of captain, serving in the French War.
1. JAMES5 (Samuel4, Samuel, Samuel2, Roger1), b. 1730; m. Mary -, (probably Mary Elizabeth -,) of Littleton, Mass. He came to New Ipswich about 1770, and settled on the southern end of the mountain range, northwestwardly from Binney Pond, on or near 106, N. D. His name appears upon the tax-lists until near the end of the century, when he went with his son Samuel to Whitingham, Vt. No record of his children has been found, and the order of their births is uncertain. Besides those given below, there were some who died in infancy, and their names are not known. Children :
4. i. JAMES.
5. ii. MARY, b. Aug. 24, 1753; d. Mar. 30, 1845; m. Sept. 8, 1787, Silas Davis (5).
6. iii. ISAAC, b. Mar., 1757.+
7. iv. JEMIMA, unm.
8. v. BETSEY, m. - Stickney of Whitingham, Vt.
9. vi. LYDIA, m. July 12, 1790; Joseph Burrows (4) of Whitingham, Vt.
10. vii. SALLY, m. May 12, 1792, Joseph Brown (T. 16).
11. viii. PATTY, m. May 28, 1792, Benjamin™ (Benjamin®, Benjamin5, Benjamin4, Michael3, Michael2, Michael1) Bacon of Bedford, Mass.
12. ix. SAMUEL, m. (1) 1797, Sukey Patch; (2) Lucy (Goldsmith) Winn. He was a teacher in his early manhood. Soon after
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his first marriage he removed to Whitingham, Vt., accom- panied by his parents. He served in the war of 1812. Chil- dren: i. Sophronia, b. Jan. 1, 1798. ii. George. iii. Abia- thar Winn. Of second marriage.
2. HANNAH5 (Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. 1733; m. Jonathan Davis. It is stated on seemingly reliable author- ity that they resided in New Ipswich and that, as late as 1781, she was thus mentioned in her father's will. But official records of the bearers of that name resident in New Ipswich, together with the inscriptions on their gravestones and those of their wives still in the town, forbid the belief that any one recorded in this work was her husband, and she is therefore entered only in the family of her birth.
3. JOHN5 (Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Littleton, Mass., 1739; d. Feb. 18, 1803; m. Nov. 29, 1764, Rebecca Far- rar (3). He served as a member of his father's company in the French War, and later, by less formal methods of study than are now demanded, he acquired such knowledge of the physician's duties as was then deemed necessary, and at the age of twenty-two came to New Ipswich, entered into practice, and continued the leading practitioner of the town nearly until his death. Despite his youth he was one of the first board of selectmen, and at different times he was town clerk, town treasurer, representative, and a member of the convention for framing the State Constitution. His dwelling and office were in the house built by him and long known as the "Seth King house," across the street upon the north from the site of the present Academy. His office, in the northwestern corner of the building, remained practically unchanged until within a few years. Children :
13. i. REBECCA, b. July 16, 1768; d. Apr. 9, 1846; m. 1791, John Hubbard (1).
14. ii. JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1770.+
15. iii. SAMUEL FARRAR, b. Dec. 26, 1770; d. Mar. 6, 1771.
16. iv. LUCY, b. Dec. 3, 1771; d. Apr. 7, 1859; m. Oct. 26, 1794, Thomas Bancroft of Pepperell, Mass.
17. v. SAMUEL FARRAR, b. Aug. 10, 1773; d. Apr. 3, 1774.
18. vi.
LYDIA, b. Oct. 26, 1774; d. Feb., 1853; m. Nov. 3, 1799, Josiah Bellows. Res. at Lancaster, Mass.
19. vii. HANNAH, b. Jan. 8, 1776; unm.
20. viii. POLLY, b. Jan. 5, 1777; d. Nov. 5, 1853, unm.
21. ix. SAMUEL, b. June 24, 1778; d. Mar. 4, 1852; m. Esther, dau. of Timothy (Timothy4, Abraham3, Abraham2, William1) and Esther (French) Taylor of Dunstable. He removed to
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Norwalk, O., where he was proprietor of a newspaper. Children : i. Charles Albert. ii. Lucy, m. - Wickham. STEPHEN FARRAR, b. June 2, 1780.+
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23. xi. TIMOTHY FARRAR, b. June 2, 1780; d. Dec. 4, 1857, unm. He was a physician practicing for a time in Rochester, N. Y., in Mason, and in Dover, but relinquishing his profession in later years.
24. xii. PETER, b. June 20, 1782; unm.
25. xiii. ANNA, b. Aug. 10, 1784; d. Sept. 3, 1863; m. Oct. 15, 1808, Seth King (W. 1).
6. ISAAC6 (James5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Mar., 1757; d. May 11, 1806; m. Susanna Fletcher (9). He succeeded to his father's farm, and like his father passed an uneventful life, leaving little matter for record. Children :
26. i. SUSANNAH, b. Sept. 20, 1782; m. Francis B. Maxwell.
27. ii. HANNAH, b. May 15, 1784; d. Apr. 23, 1861, unm.
28. iii. ISAAC, b. June 3, 1786.+
29. iv. JEREMIAH, b. Dec. 18, 1790.+
30. v. ELHANAN, b. Mar. 7, 1798.++
31. vi. SETH, b. Nov. 10, 1803.+-
32. vii. LUCY, b. Oct. 24, 1805; d. June 6, 1893; m. George Ramsdell (3).
14. JOHN6 (John5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Feb. 15, 1770; d. Oct. 23, 1828; m. Jan. 21, 1798, Elizabeth Champney (9). He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1791, studied medicine, in 1794 entered into practice with his father, and followed his profession in New Ipswich throughout his life. He lived for a time in the house built by Noah Cooke, upon the north side of the old country road, but upon the opening of the Turnpike built for his dwelling the house still standing on the north side of that highway opposite the tavern building long known as Clark's Hotel. That house, later for many years the home of Henry Otis Preston, was the first one erected in the Center Village upon the Turnpike, the home of Rev. Stephen Farrar at the summit of the hill, where the road from "Farrar's Mill" crossed, having been built long before the time of the Turnpike. The narrow house next westerly from that of Dr. Preston was also built by him for use as his office. He served the town as its clerk for a long time, and was also one of the selectmen. Children :
36. i. EBENEZER CHAMPNEY, b. May 4, 1799.+
37. ii. REBECCA, b. Nov. 4, 1800; d. Oct. 10, 1807.
38. iii. JOHN, b. Apr. 12, 1802.++-
39. iv. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 4, 1804; d. about 1878; m. Sept. 20, 1826,
Elisha L. Hammond. He was a builder in New Ipswich,
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and testimony to the abiding excellence of his work is borne by the walls of the present Academy building, erected under his charge.
40. v. LUCY, b. June 14, 1805; d. Nov. 20, 1836; m. Mar. 26, 1829, Francis K. Cragin (23).
41. vi. ABIGAIL, b. May 3, 1807; d. Feb. 15, 1886; m. Benjamin B. Brown [b. about 1807; d. May 13, 1832]. Child : i. B. Brigham Brown, b. about 1832; d. Nov. 4, 1851.
42. vii. MARIA, b. June 22, 1809; d. May 1, 1830, unm.
43. viii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Mar. 1, 1811; d. Jan. 21, 1865; m. Mary Catherine Swalzwelder.
44. ix. THOMAS BANCROFT, b. Mar. 27, 1813.+
45. x. REBECCA, b. May 17, 1815; d. about 1880; m. May 18, 1836, Benjamin F. Whipple of Charlestown, Mass. Children : i. Elizabeth Antoinette Whipple. ii. Frank Preston Whipple. iii. Kate Whipple.
22. STEPHEN FARRAR6 (John5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. June 2, 1780; d. Apr. 27, 1863; m. May 4, 1803, Hannah Kimball [b. about 1783; d. May 31, 1858]. He was a hatter. He lived in the Noah Cooke house, previously the home of his brother, Dr. John Preston. Children :
48. i. ALMIRA, b. Aug. 25, 1804; d. Oct. 2, 1829; m. Sept. 18, 1827, Jesse, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Gibson) Matthews of Bedford, Mass. [b. July 2, 1798; d. Sept. 11, 1875]. Res. at Hancock.
49. ii. STEPHEN HUBBARD, b. Mar. 7, 1807; d. Oct. 27, 1814.
50. iii. EDWARD FRANCIS, b. Feb. 25, 1812.+-
51. iv. JOHN HUBBARD, b. 1814.+
52. v. HENRY OTIS, b. July 26, 1820.+
28. ISAAC7 (Isaac6, James5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. June 3, 1786 ; d. Wilton, Sept. 29, 1869; m. (1) May 2, 1816, Sarah Sawtelle [b. Townsend, Mass., Aug. 8, 1787; d. Aug. 7, 1844]; (2) May 27, 1845, widow Hannah Foster [b. about 1796; d. Oct. 13, 1872]. He passed most of his life in New Ipswich, but continued only a few years in the same part of the town. Children :
53. i. SARAH ABIGAIL, b. July 9, 1817; d. Fitchburg, Mass., Nov. 8, 1879; m. Nov. 29, 1840, Luke Cram [d. Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 4, 1879]. He had a general store for a few years in what is now the Masonic building at the corner formed by the Turnpike and the Temple road. Later he lived in Fitchburg, Mass., and legally changed his name from Cram to Remington. Children : i. Charles A. Cram, b. Mar. 22, 1842; d. Dec. 21, 1870; he had just fitted for the ministry, having graduated from Brown University and Newton Theological Seminary. ii. George L. Cram, b. Aug. 30, 1843.
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iii. Walter D. Cram, b. July 14, 1846; d. Mar. 22, 1868. iv. Pharcellus Preston Cram, b. Apr. 14, 1852; d. Aug. 9, 1852. ISAAC FLETCHER, b. Sept. 30, 1819.+-
54. ii.
55. iii.
GEORGE PALMER, b. May 5, 1822.+
56. iv.
CHARLES BARRETT, b. Jan. 1, 1825.+
57. v. SAMUEL APPLETON, b. Dec. 26, 1827; d. Wilton, Jan. 21, 1876; m. Apr. 18, 1848, Charlotte A. Goldsmith of Wilton [d. Boston, May 24, 1854]. Children : i. Oraetta M., b. Oct. 2, 1850; m. Aug. 6, 1868, Dr. S. L. Moore; Children : Edward A. Moore, b. May 29, 1869; d. about 1887 by drowning; Elizabeth L. Moore, b. Sept. 6, 1878; d. young. ii. Estella, d. young.
29. JEREMIAH7 (Isaac6, James5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Dec. 18, 1790; m. Lucy Proctor of Hollis. He lived in the southern part of the town until about 1840, but is not easily located. Children :
58. i. HORACE, m. Lucy Wood.
59. ii. SYBIL ANN, m. Samuel Meriam.
60. iii. JEREMIAH, m. Lucretia Hannaford.
61. iv. LUCY JANE, m. John Verity.
30. ELHANAN7 (Isaac6, James5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Mar. 7, 1798; m. Wealthy Lake. He lived for a time on the farm afterward owned by Benjamin Wilson on the "old Ashby road," also in the northwestern portion of the town and later on or near Knight's Hill. But in middle life he removed to Manchester, where he was a night watchman in one of the mills ; his last years were passed in New London. Children :
62. i. AUGUSTUS E., res. New London.
63. ii. MARIA, b. about May, 1822; d. Jan. 5, 1829.
64. iii. MARTHA, b. about July, 1824; d. Jan. 17, 1829.
65. iv. MALISSA, b. about 1827; d. June 1, 1832.
31. SETH7 (Isaac6, James5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Nov. 10, 1803; d. Nov. 8, 1890; m. (1) Jane (Fletcher) Blanchard [b. about 1808; d. Dec. 1, 1857]; (2) Esther F., widow of Eben Blood of Mason [b. about 1796; d. Nov. 19, 1879]; (3) Apr. 26, 1880, Sarah Weston [b. Mason, Aug., 1793]. He passed the early years of his manhood in the southern and western states, but after his marriage resided in Nashua, Greenville, and Mason. He followed the occupa- tion of a stonecutter and later was a farmer. Children :
66. i. SETH, b. about 1840; d. Dec. 19, 1867; m. Sept. 17, 1863, Kate A. Fulton [d. Mar. 18, 1867]. He served four years in the Civil War, enlisting from Mason in the 8th New Hamp-
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shire Regiment, in which he was a sergeant. He was wounded at Port Hudson and served later in the Veteran Battalion. He afterward lived at Greenville, where he was killed by a falling tree.
67. ii. MELVINA, b. Aug., 1841; d. Apr. 21, 1871; m. Abial Currier of Brookline. Children : i. Emma Currier. ii. Flora Currier.
68. iii. GEORGE HENRY, b. Nashua, Oct. 26, 1846; m. (1) 1873, Martha Jane Eaton of Wilton [d. Sept. 26, 1877]; (2) Ada L. Ben- son of Norridgewock, Me. He was a cabinetmaker at Greenville, and later became a farmer at Dublin. Children : 69. iv. i. Eva M., b. Feb. 16, 1874. ii. Albert A., b. Aug. 21, 1877. ALBERT MARCUS, b. Apr. 19, 1851; d. Aug. 19, 1870.
36. EBENEZER CHAMPNEY7 (John6, John5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. May 4, 1799; d. Apr. 9, 1828; m. Ruby Bridges. He was an apothecary in Boston. Children:
70. i. ELLEN MARIA, m. George Main.
71. ii. JAMES MONTGOMERY.
72. iii. MARY ELIZABETH.
38. JOHN7 (John6, John5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Apr. 12, 1802; d. Mar. 5, 1867; m. Oct. 27, 1828, Elizabeth Smith, dau. of Abram and Elizabeth (Kidder) French [b. Boston, Mar. 1, 1808; d. Dec. 20, 1882]. He grad- uated from Harvard College in 1823, studied law, and after a brief period of practice in Townsend, Mass., returned to his native town, and there passed his after life, during the greater part of which he was the only lawyer in the town. The house of his grandfather Champney, on the old country road, was his home as it still is of his descendants. His office still re- mains at the corner between his dwelling and the Baptist church. He was always a prominent townsman, representing the town for several years in the Legislature, and holding a seat in the state Senate, when all the other members of that body were of the opposite party. He was an early advocate of the freedom of the slave, and was the candidate of the Free Soil party for representative in Congress, and also for United States senator. He was also an earnest advocate of the tem- perance movement. His place in the town is evidenced by the following resolutions unanimously adopted at the annual town- meeting following his death :
Resolved, That in the recent death of Hon. John Preston this town has lost a valued citizen, one who has long been identified with most of the leading interests of the people, and often honored with important public trusts.
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Resolved, That we remember with gratitude to God, and commend to young men as a worthy example, his energy and perseverance, his enterprising spirit, his love for his native town and country, his active sympathy in the cause of education and reform, his cheerful hospitality, and the purity of his domestic life.
Children :
73. i. JOHN LORENZO, b. Nov. 10, 1829; d. June 19, 1836.
74. ii. ELIZABETH ANTOINETTE, b. Sept. 8, 1831; d. Feb. 28, 1837.
75. iii. WILLIAM ARTHUR, b. Jan. 31, 1834.+
76. iv. MARIA A. F., b. Feb. 10, 1836; d. Mar. 18, 1851.
77. v. FRANK WHIPPLE, b. Feb. 17, 1838.+
78. vi. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. July 30, 1840; d. Mar. 26, 1842.
79. vii. MARY ARABELLA, b. May 11, 1844; d. Feb. 15, 1869; m. Sept. 17, 1867, George J.8 (William T.", William6, Nathan5, John4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1) Chandler of Boston. Child : i. Elizabeth Antoinette Chandler, b. Feb. 8, 1869; m. Charles E. Simmons; one child.
44. THOMAS BANCROFT7 (John6, John5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Mar. 27, 1813; d. about 1862; m. Oct. 3, 1843, Sarah W. Woodberry. Children :
80. i. WILLIAM HENRY, b. July 11, 1844; d. 1895, unm. He was a bookkeeper in Boston.
81. ii. SARAH FRANCES, b. Mar. 13, 1846; m. Henry F. Ames.
82. iii. SAMUEL THORNDIKE, b. Jan. 1, 1848; d. 1900, unm. He was a hide and leather dealer in New York city.
83. iv. JANE RICE, b. Oct. 1, 1850; d. Mar. 4, 1853.
84. v. GEORGE WOODBERRY, b. Nov. 3, 1854; m. Anna Kreiling.
50. EDWARD FRANCIS7 (Stephen Farrar6, John5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Feb. 25, 1812; d. Jan. 3, 1884; m. Apr. 20, 1843, Mary Theresia Gold Appleton (66). He was a farmer on the Isaac Appleton farm upon the old country road, (41, N. D.,) but upon the death of his brother John re- turned to the home of his boyhood, and there passed his later years. Children :
85. i. MARY CELESTIA, b. Oct. 3, 1846; m. May 25, 1873, George L., son of Lyman and Lucinda (Wellington) Bennett of Rindge [b. July 19, 1845]. He was a dentist in Winchendon, Mass., and removed thence to Chicago, Il1.
86. ii. ELLA THERESIA, b. Nov. 10, 1848; d. Aug. 8, 1863.
87. iii. EDWARD APPLETON, b. Oct. 13, 1852; d. Jan. 16, 1873.
88. iv. FRANCIS EUGENE, b. Sept. 18, 1854; d. Jan. 4, 1889; m. Ada, dau. of Samuel and Parmelia (Whitney) Wheeler.
89. v. WILLIAM ARTHUR, b. Nov. 20, 1858; m. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 5, 1884, Hattie G., dau. of Benjamin F. and Lydia F. (Gimman) Parks [d. Nov. 8, 1907].
90. vi. GUY HENRY, b. July 30, 1865; d. Nov. 30, 1902; m. Wickes, Mont., Oct. 13, 1889, Jessie Blanche, dau. of Chancey and
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Ellen (Grant) Stubbs. He went to Montana in 1889, and there made his home, living successively in Helena, Butte, Bigtimber, and Stevenson. He was a druggist, but was largely occupied by duties as a member of the Montana National Guard, in which he rose to the rank of captain, commanding companies in three different places of his resi- dence, and serving with that rank in the Philippine cam- paign of 1898-99. Child: i. Edward Chancey, b. Aug. 3, 1892.
51. JOHN HUBBARD7 (Stephen Farrar6, John5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. 1814; d. Oct. 15, 1863; m. Han- nah Whitcomb of Boxboro, Mass. During most of his life he lived in the home of his boyhood. Children :
91. i. ALMIRA, b. Aug. 2, 1842; m. Henry Levi, son of Levi and Julia Ann (Adams) Willard of Harvard, Mass. [b. Sept. 22, 1837; d. Nov. 26, 1901]. He was a farmer. He served in the Civil War in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment. Chil- dren: i. Ada Frances Willard, b. Nov. 20, 1862; d. Nov. 8, 1904; m. Fremont S. Vining of Phillips, Me. ii. Frank Herbert Willard, b. July 15, 1865; m. Cora M. Price of Somerville, Mass .; he is a druggist and optician at South Acton, Mass. iii. Alice Preston Willard, b. Feb. 13, 1880; m. David P. Valley, a contractor and builder at Sandring- ham, Ont.
92. ii. EDWARD OSCAR, b. July 27, 1844; m. May N. Fuller of Acton, Mass. He is employed by the Boston Dairy Co. He served during the Civil War in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment and later in response to a 100 days' call. Children: i. Alberta M., m. Hobart Mead of Acton, Mass. ii. Viola, m. Arthur Anderson of Nashua.
93. iii. HERBERT EDGAR, b. Jan. 1, 1847; d. Feb. 27, 1908; m. Emma S. Symonds of Acton, Mass. He served during the Civil War in the 35th Massachusetts Regiment. Children: i. Roy S .; res. East Templeton, Mass. Two other children died young.
94. iv. FLORENCE MARIA, b. Apr. 20, 1849; m. Hanson Littlefield of Boxboro, Mass. [d. Aug. 28, 1903]. Children : i. Ida Maria Littlefield, m. John McGregor. ii. Raymond Otis Littlefield; he has a position in the custom house. iii. Sheldon E. Littlefield, m. Marian Wood of Acton, Mass. iv. Guy Pres- ton Littlefield, m. Zina Donnie; he is a travelling salesman. v. Carrie Adelia Littlefield, m. John King of Maynard, Mass. vi. John Hubbard Littlefield; he is in the telephone service. vii. Harold A. Littlefield; he is engaged in the automobile business.
95. v. ALICE CAROLINE, b. July 27, 1851; d. July 27, 1883; m. Eugene M. Vinney of Phillips, Me. They had two sons who died in infancy.
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52. HENRY OTIS7 (Stephen Farrar6, John5, Samuel4, Sam- uel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. July 26, 1820; d. Dec. 28, 1902; m. Nov. 25, 1844, Clarissa Nichols (5). He went to California in 1852 and returned in 1854, but with this exception he passed his life as a resident in New Ipswich, living for a time just outside the Center Village on 29, N. D., at the end of a short road extending eastwardly from the "back road" to Greenville, and later in the house previously mentioned as built by his uncle, Dr. John Preston, immediately after the opening of the Turnpike. He was for a period engaged with Stephen Thayer in the cigar business. He was postmaster for several years, and also held the offices of town clerk and selectman. He was valued by his neighbors for his helpful counsel in financial matters. Children :
96. i. ELLEN L., b. Aug. 18, 1845; m. Jan. 1, 1867, Charles E. Robin- son [b. June 5, 1845; d. Mar. 1, 1905]. He was a grain in- spector at East Boston, Mass., and at Chicago, Ill., until 1905, after which time he lived in New Ipswich. Children : i. Mamie Estelle Robinson, b. Aug. 17, 1870; d. July 16, 1879. ii. Henry Otis Robinson, b. Feb. 23, 1876; m. Marga- ret Maloney; he is superintendent of a brick company at Green Ridge, N. Y.
54. ISAAC FLETCHER8 (Isaac7, Isaac6, James5, Samuel4, Sam- uel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Sept. 30, 1819; d. Dec. 31, 1904; m. Mar. 28, 1843, Dorothy S., dau. of Asa Fiske of Dublin [d. Feb. 6, 1904]. He removed to Peterboro in 1847 and there made his home. He was a machinist for many years, and in his later life a farmer. Children :
97. i. SARAH ISABELL, b. Apr. 14, 1844; d. Nov. 23, 1905; m. Oct. 9, 1870, Frank J. Shedd. Res. Peterboro. Children: i. Cora Belle Shedd, b. Apr. 28, 1872; d. July 15, 1884. ii. Edith Maude Shedd, b. Feb. 20, 1874. iii. Ernest Frank Shedd, b. June 13, 1877; m. May 18, 1903, Anna M. Wheeler; res. Winchendon, Mass. iv. Harry Preston Shedd, b. Sept. 26, 1885; d. Jan. 29, 1886.
98. ii. ISAAC WILLIS, b. Feb. 6, 1847; d. Jan. 15, 1853.
99. iii. HENRY FISKE, b. Dec. 8, 1848; m. Nov. 11, 1875, Belle L. Bartlett. Res. Athol, Mass. He is a professional musician, having been a bandleader in different places, and a player at various summer resorts. Children: i. Alice Maria, b. Oct. 6, 1876; res. Millers Falls, Mass. ii. Inez Esther, b. Aug. 18, 1878; d. Nov. 25, 1907. iii. Nina H., b. Apr. 27, 1880; m. June 11, 1904, Charles H. Alden; res. Orange, Mass .; four children.
100. iv. MARIA LOUISE, b. Feb. 2, 1851; unm. Res. in Peterboro.
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55. GEORGE PALMER8 (Isaac7, Isaac6, James5, Samuel4, Sam- uel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. May 5, 1822; d. Jaffrey, Apr. 10, 1879; m. Nov. 4, 1847, Harriet E.8 (John7, Cornelius6, Jere- miah5, Jeremiah4, William3, Edmund2, William1) Towne [b. Dec. 31, 1823] of Jaffrey. Children :
101. i. GEORGE, b. Nov. 5, 1848; m. Jan. 1, 1880, Hattie M. Paige. Res. East Jaffrey. Children: i. John H., b. July 10, 1881; m. May 15, 1907, Freda Morrow May; child, Eunice E., b. Nov. 20, 1908. ii. Dora B., b. Sept. 25, 1884; m. June 15, 1910, Henry C. Buckwold. iii. George I., b. June 21, 1887; m. Dec. 25, 1911, - Frye.
56. CHARLES BARRETT8 (Isaac7, Isaac6, James5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Jan. 1, 1825; d. Jan. 29, 1897; m. July 15, 1851, Hannah Maria Chapman (6). He passed his life in Bank Village. Children :
102. i. CHARLES ALBERT, b. Nov. 19, 1867; m. Mar. 29, 1892, Hattie A. Stiles [b. Apr., 1870].
103. ii. WILLIAM E., b. Apr. 4, 1870; m. June 10, 1902, Eva Marion Davis (168). He is a farmer on the Benjamin Hoar farm, (V : 2, S. R.,) next east from the river on the old country road. He has been selectman several years.
104. iii. EDWARD W., b. Mar. 24, 1874; d. Nov. 4, 1879.
75. WILLIAM ARTHUR8 (John7, John6, John5, Samuel4, Sam- uel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Jan. 31, 1834; d. Dec. 5, 1902; m. Apr. 6, 1859, Martha Maria, dau. of Charles and Clarissa Page (Bullard (J. 17) Granger. He graduated from Harvard Col- lege in 1854, and afterward studied law, but did not follow the practice of that profession. He was principal of Appleton Academy for twenty-eight years. Children :
109. i. JOHN, b. Feb. 22, 1860. He graduated from Harvard College in 1882.
110. ii. FREDERIC, b. Mar. 17, 1863; d. Dec. 19, 1910; m. May 11, 1891, Lena A. Brooks (53). He first entered into mercantile pursuits in Boston, later was proprietor of the corner store at New Ipswich for a time, and after other business ac- tivities in Columbus, O., he became a dealer in dress goods in New York city, which business he followed until his death. Child: i. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 17, 1892.
77. FRANK WHIPPLE8 (John7, John6, John5, Samuel4, Sam- uel3, Samuel2, Roger1), b. Feb. 17, 1838; d. Aug. 29, 1905; m. (1) Feb. 19, 1862, Fanny H., dau. of John H. and Catherine (Granger) (J. Bullard, 17) Coy [b. Oct. 3, 1840; d. Mar. 29, 1865]; (2) May 13, 1867, Mary F., dau. of Daniel G. and Randilla B. (Farmer) Murphy [b. Aug. 17, 1845]. He gradu-
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ated from the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard Univer- sity in 1858. He was in the lumber business at Sharon until 1870, was treasurer of New Ipswich Savings Bank until his death, and at the same time was a teacher in Appleton Acad- emy. He was town treasurer for twenty years, and like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, was treasurer of the Academy. Children :
111. i. KATHERINE, b. Dec. 15, 1862. She studied at Wellesley Col- lege, and has been a teacher in Columbus, O.
112. ii. WILLIAM ARTHUR, b. Aug. 2, 1873; m. Dec. 7, 1905, Bertha T., dau. of Henry F. and Sarah F. (Preston) (81) Ames. He is a farmer and insurance agent in New Ipswich. He has represented the town in the Legislature. Children: i. . ", b. and d. Apr. 30, 1907. ii. William Arthur, b. Jan. 11, 1911; d. Apr. 5, 1914.
113. iii. FRANK HERBERT, b. Oct. 17, 1874; m. Feb. 5, 1900, Mabel Louise Thayer (19). He studied at the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, and is now master fitter of the Wa- son Car Co. at Springfield, Mass. Child: i. Frank Whip- ple, b. June 6, 1904.
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