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106. i. MARY ELEANOR, b. July 23, 1812; m. Oct. 17, 1833, Joseph, son of Hugh and Elizabeth (Chase) Nahor of Litchfield [b. June 24, 1807]. Res. in Nashua and Lowell, Mass. He went to California in 1849. Six children, most of whom died young. One is living in California.
107. ii. ABEL HERVEY, b. Oct. 3, 1814; d. Lowell, Aug. 30, 1826.
108. iii. GEORGE, b. Nov. 6, 1816; d. May 22, 1818.
109. iv. HARRIETTE, b. Apr. 29, 1819; m. June 4, 1845, Caleb G., son of Caleb and Betsey (Clark) Weaver [b. Plymouth, Vt., Sept. 21, 1822]. He was a furniture dealer in Lowell. Child: i. Caroline Isabel Weaver, b. Apr. 4, 1850; m. Oct. 21, 1886, Edward Stuart Cragin (60).
110. v. GEORGE WALDO, b. May 20, 1821.+
111. vi. HORACE BURBANK, b. Mar. 20, 1825.+
112. vii.
ELMIRA, b. Oct. 23, 1830; d. Nov. 7, 1906; m. Apr. 19, 1855, Moses A. Johnson of Lowell, Mass. Children: i. Herbert S. Johnson; he is a physician in Malden, Mass. ii. Walter S. Johnson; treasurer of Essex Trust Co., Lynn, Mass. iii. Katie E. Johnson, m. Edward Plimpton. iv. Allen Johnson; professor of History in Bowdoin College.
42. DANIEL7 (John6, John5, Jonathan4, John3, John2, Wil- liam1), b. Ashby, July 10, 1790; d. Aug. 12, 1867 ; m. Apr. 23, 1816, Sarah, dau. of Abraham and Rebecca (Houghton) Ed- wards of Ashby [d. Aug. 30, 1858]. He prepared for college at the Academy, but at the age of sixteen plans were changed and he became a merchant's clerk in Concord, Mass., where in a very few years he entered into business for himself, and dur- ing his life he was prominent in the financial affairs of the town. He was president of the bank for a long time. He represented the town in the Legislature, and was afterward a senator. Children :
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113. i. CHARLES HENRY, b. Mar. 21, 1817; d. Sept. 21, 1837.
114. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Mar. 11, 1818; d. Feb. 14, 1844.
115. iii. HENRY LIVINGSTON, b. Mar. 17, 1823; d. Apr. 4, 1892; m. Nov.
9, 1847, Mary, dau. of Sherman and Mary H. (Worthing- ton) Barrett of Concord. He was a farmer in Concord. One dau., Kate Elizabeth.
116. iv. FRANCES JANE, b. Mar. 11, 1829; m. May 15, 1849, Louis A. Surette, a merchant in Boston.
117. v. ELLEN MILES, b. Jan. 6, 1835; m. Mar. 12, 1862, Albert Ed- ward Wood.
44. LEMUEL7 (John6, John5, Jonathan4, John3, John2, Wil- liam1), b. Ashby, Oct. 14, 1793; d. Boston, Jan. 17, 1859; m. Dec. 1, 1825, Clarissa, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (White) Bax- ter [b. Boston, Feb. 11, 1793; d. Boston, May 29, 1871]. He was brought to New Ipswich when a few months old, and this town was his home until 1815, his farm work being varied by mechanical employment and the duties of a teacher. He after- ward taught in Detroit, Mich., was for ten years associated with his brother Daniel in his store at Concord, and after 1834 he was engaged in bookselling and publishing in Boston. He was a pioneer in Sunday school work; having taught in a very early one in New Ipswich, organized what is believed to have been the first one in Michigan, while he was at Detroit, and so being called upon as an expert in such matters, he aided in forming the first one in Concord and was its superintendent as long as he remained in that town. As a member of the school committee of Concord he originated the first system of school records and reports, and as a member of the city council of Boston and of the Legislature of Massachusetts he accom- plished much in establishing orderly methods. He is best known, however, as high authority upon statistical, historical, and genealogical subjects. The publication of his History of Concord marks an undisputed epoch in local history. He was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the American Antiquarian Society, and the meeting for the organi- zation of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society was held at his house. Children :
118. i. SARAH W., b. July 30, 1827; m. June 13, 1849, John H. Shat- tuck (104).
119. ii. REBECCA E., b. July 7, 1829; d. Jan. 27, 1851.
120. iii. CLARISSA B., b. Aug. 19, 1831; m. Nov. 1, 1853, Isaac F. Dobson of Boston. Three children.
121. iv. MIRIAM S., b. Aug. 4, 1833.
122. v. FRANCES M., b. Apr. 12, 1835; d. June 25, 1860.
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48. FRANCIS7 (David6, David5, Jeremiah4, Samuel3, John2, William1), b. Pepperell, Jan. 9, 1794; d. New Ipswich, Apr. 8, 1842; m. Dec. 25, 1817, Polly Heald (16). He was a farmer and a bricklayer. For some years after his marriage he lived on the Heald place just east from Whittemore Hill, (12, N. L. O.,) and afterward in the house at the corner of the Turn- pike and the Starch Factory road, in the house built by Rev. Mr. Farrar. Children :
123. i. HARRIET M., b. Oct. 22, 1818; d. Jan. 17, 1843, unm.
124. ii. CHARLES F., b. Apr. 13, 1829; d. Aug. 20, 1855, unm.
49. SHEBUEL? (David6, David5, Jeremiah4, Samuel3, John2, William1), b. Temple, June 12, 1797 ; d. New Ipswich, Sept. 19, 1846; m. May 20, 1830, Eliza Knowlton (27). He was a farmer during the greater part of his life upon the Abijah Smith farm, (34, N. D.,) and later upon the farm north from the Gibson schoolhouse, (IV: 4, S. R.,) but between them he lived for two or three years at Smith Village in the "Felt house," after- ward the home of Joseph Knowlton, during which time he was associated with his brother-in-law, John Knowlton, in the ownership of the mills of the village, rebuilt by them after their destruction by fire. A few of his last years were spent in Center Village, in the Greenman house on Temple road. Children :
125. i. EDWARD H., b. Dec. 6, 1831.+-
126. ii. ALMIRA JANE, b. Jan. 28, 1833; m. Apr. 23, 1861, John W., son of Josiah and Margaret (Whitmars) Crosby of Milford [b. Oct. 19, 1836; d. Mar. 13, 1898]. He served in the Civil War in the 5th New Hampshire Regiment, lost his right arm at Fredericksburg, and was promoted to rank of first lieutenant. He was postmaster at Milford for twenty-six years. Children: i. Charles Frederick Crosby, b. Feb. 4, 1862. ii. Ada Eliza Crosby, b. May 17, 1868.
127. iii. JOHN BROWN, b. Oct. 21, 1834; d. Aug. 9, 1863, unm. He served during the Civil War in the 4th New Hampshire Regiment, and died in service at Morris Island, S. C.
128. iv. ELIZA ELLEN, b. Dec. 22, 1835; d. June 26, 1901; m. Sept. 8, 1865, Charles Simonds. Children : i. William H. Simonds,
b. Dec. 10, 1866. ii. John R. Simonds, b. Sept. 9, 1868.
129. v. HARRIET FRANCES, b. Dec. 9, 1837; d. Jan. 14, 1838.
130. vi. GEORGE W., b. Dec. 18, 1838; m. July 6, 1879, Sara R. Gibson (25). He was a woodworker in Ayer, Mass. He served during the Civil War in the 6th New Hampshire Regimen'. 131. vii. HARRISON, b. May 15, 1841.+
50. DANIEL7 (David6, David5, Jeremiah4, Samuel3, John2, William1), b. Temple, June 15, 1801; m. (1) Boston, May 16,
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1822, Lydia Eliot, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Woodbury of Salem [d. Mar., 1842]; (2) - White of Lexington, Ky. He was in business in Boston, Lowell, New York, and New Orleans. Children :
132. i. FRANCES, d. in infancy.
133. ii. ANSON, d. in infancy.
134. iii. HELEN MARIA, m. James Butters of Haverhill, Mass.
135. iv. MARTHA JANE, m. William Day of Bradford, Mass.
136. v. HENRY, in business with his father in New Orleans.
52. BROOKS7 (David6, David5, Jeremiah4, Samuel3, John2, William1), b. Temple, Dec. 5, 1805; m. (1) Dec. 29, 1825, Sophia Searls [b. Fitchburg, Feb. 26, 1803; d. Lowell, Apr. 24, 1830]; (2) Nov. 22, 1831, Chloe Abbott, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Lydia (Abbott) Pevey [b. Oct. 6, 1806; d. Mar. 7, 1838]; (3) Sept. 6, 1838, Mary Marshall of Lyndeboro [b. Dec. 12, 1808]. He was a machinist or a factory overseer in Waltham, Taunton, Lawrence, and New Ipswich for twenty years and afterward a farmer at Bedford, N. H. Children :
137. i. CHARLES BROOKS, b. Mar. 31, 1827; d. New Ipswich, Apr. 16, 1831.
138. ii. GEORGE BROOKS, b. Sept. 29, 1829.
139. iii. EDWARD PAYSON, b. July 24, 1832; d. Dec. 25, 1832.
AMOS BLANCHARD, b. June 24, 1834; graduated from Williams
140. iv. College in 1856; was captain in the 11th Regiment N. H. Vols., and was killed in the battle of Fredericksburg.
141. v. A son, b. Feb. 23, 1838; d. Feb. 24, 1838.
142. vi. A daughter, b. Feb. 23, 1838; d. Mar. 7, 1838.
53. CHARLES F.7 (David6, David5, Jeremiah4, Samuel3, John2, William1), b. Temple, Aug. 21, 1810; m. Sarah H. Burn- ham of Rumney, N. H. He was a machinist in Lowell for some years, afterward was a butcher in New Ipswich, whence he removed in 1885. Children :
143. i. HORACE C., b. Aug. 3, 1834; d. Mar. 19, 1847.
144. ii. HENRIETTA M., b. May 21, 1836; m. May 23, 1859, Elisha C.
Wheeler. He is employed in the U. S. Armory at Spring- field, Mass. One son.
145. iii. HARTLEY M., b. Sept. 14, 1840; m. Ellen Sackett of Westford. He served in the 46th Regiment Mass. Vols. He is a commercial traveler.
54. SIMEON HILDRETH7 (William6, William5, William4, Benjamin3, William2, William1), b. Apr. 9, 1800; d. Sharon, Vt., Oct. 4, 1849; m. (1) 1823, Sarah, dau. of Joshua Eaton of Bradford, N. H. [d. Jan., 1831]; (2) Oct. 22, 1832, Caroline A. Richards of Norwich, Vt. Children :
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146. i. WILLIAM B., b. Apr. 10, 1824; m. May 21, 1850, Elizabeth C. Richardson of Cincinnati, O. He was a journalist in Cin- cinnati.
147. ii. JOSHUA E., b. Aug. 8, 1826; d. Washington, Tex., Nov. 7, 1853, unm.
148. iii. SARAH E., b. Mar. 22, 1829; m. June 7, 1853, Charles D. Peaselee.
149. iv. HELEN MARIA, b. Feb. 25, 1836; d. Dec. 26, 1854.
150. v. SIMEON HILDRETH, b. Apr. 2, 1838.
151. vi. CAROLINE AUGUSTA, b. July 24, 1840.
152. vii.
LEVI RICHARDS, b. Oct. 19, 1842; d. May 20, 1845.
153. viii. ADELINE JENETTE, b. Feb. 12, 1845; d. Nov. 16, 1849.
154. ix. SAMUEL S., b. June 30, 1847; d. Apr. 19, 1848.
155. x. CATHERINE L., b. June 29, 1849; d. Aug. 26, 1854.
57. WILLIAM7 (William6, William5, William4, Benjamin3, William2, William1), b. Oct. 16, 1804; m. May 5, 1828, Delia Presby of Bradford, N. H. He lived in Meriden, N. H., until 1850, and after a brief residence in Newport, Vt., he removed to California. Children :
156. i. DAVID DUSTIN, b. May 28, 1830.
157. ii. FRANCIS WILLARD, b. June 11, 1832.
158. iii. JOHN HENRY, b. Oct. 28, 1833.
159. iv. LUCY ANN, b. Sept. 1, 1835.
160. v. MARTHA JANE, b. Mar. 2, 1837.
161. vi. WILLIAM HARRISON, b. Mar. 27, 1840; d. Dec. 30, 1846.
162. vii. CHARLES CURTIS, b. Dec. 28, 1842.
163. viii. RODNEY PRESBY, b. Dec. 5, 1844.
164. ix. HARRIET ELIZA, b. Nov. 12, 1847.
165. x. MILTON HARRISON, b. Aug. 30, 1849.
166. xi. WILLIAM CARLOS, b. Nov. 30, 1851.
110. GEORGE WALDO8 (Abel7, John6, John5, Jonathan4, John3, John2, William1), b. May 20, 1821 ; d. California, Jan. 11, 1880; m. Lowell, July 11, 1846, Sarah Jane, dau. of Artemas and Ann (Bowers) Holden [b. Chelmsford, Dec. 18, 1824; d. Lowell, June 16, 1892]. He was a teacher at Lowell, after- ward a lumber dealer, held a position in the custom house at Boston for fifteen years, and then was cashier of the J. C. Ayer Co. while his health permitted. Children :
167. i. EMMA HARRIETTE, b. Mar. 30, 1847; d. Mar. 23, 1905; m. Wil- liam Eliot Barrows, manager of the Welsbach Light Co. Four children.
168. ii. JENNIE HOLDEN, b. May 6, 1851; m. Reginald Canning. Three children.
169. iii. MARY ANNIE, b. Sept. 4, 1854.
170. iv. HELEN MYRA, b. Aug. 2, 1859; m. Arthur M. Parent, manager of the Pullman Company works in Chicago. Two children, died young.
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111. HORACE B.8 (Abel7, John6, John5, Jonathan4, John3, John2, William1), b. Mar. 20, 1825; d. June 21, 1908; m. Mary Frances Comins [d. June 14, 1907]. He was a prominent hard- ware dealer in Lowell, Mass., which business he followed for more than fifty years. He was a deacon and interested in worthy activities. Children :
171. i. GRACE MILES, b. Nov. 21, 1857; d. Aug. 1, 1864.
172. ii. LAURA FRANCES, b. Feb. 15, 1859; d. July 11, 1883.
173. iii. EDWARD HORACE, b. July 2, 1861; unm.
174. iv. BERTHA COMINS, b. May 23, 1864; m. Frederick William Ely, agent of Columbian Manufacturing Co., Greenville. Chil-
dren : i. Joseph Shattuck Ely. ii. Richard Sanford Ely. AMY LOUISE, b. Oct. 10, 1866; d. Nov. 22, 1868.
175. v.
176. vi. GEORGE BURBANK, b. Sept. 28, 1869; m. Dec. 16, 1896, Annie Belle Gibson. He is professor of Geology at Vassar Col- lege. He has received the degree of Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins University. Children: i. Helen Gibson. ii. Fran- ces Gibson.
125. EDWARD H.8 (Shebuel7, David6, David5, Jeremiah4, Samuel3, John2, William1), b. Dec. 6, 1831; m. Feb. 6, 1861, Lizzie A., dau. of William and Mary E. (May) Gassett [b. Feb. 5, 1842]. He was a cigarmaker in New Ipswich until about 1868, when he removed to Peterboro. Children :
177. i. ELEONORA, b. Dec. 9, 1861.
178. ii. GERTIE W., b. Sept. 5, 1864.
179. iii. BESSIE A., b. Apr. 25, 1874.
180. iv. ERNEST A. (adopted), b. Aug. 27, 1883.
131. HARRISON H.8 (Shebuel7, Davide, David5, Jeremiah4, Samuel3, John2, William1), b. May 15, 1841; m. 1870, Clara Putnam of Wilton. Children :
181. i. CHARLES P., b. May 22, 1871; d. Oct. 6, 1872.
182. ii. ARTHUR H., b. Aug. 6, 1872.
183. iii. MARIAN I., b. Mar. 17, 1879.
184. iv. GEORGE W., b. Apr. 1, 1884.
185. AMOS FRANKLIN8 (Amos7, Zachariah6, Zachariah5, William4, William3, John2, William1), b. Hollis, July 9, 1832; d. Nov. 27, 1895 ; m. June 11, 1883, Mary Caroline Locke (18). He was son of Amos and Margaret (Ball) Shattuck, but there being no other New Ipswich members of his branch of the family his lineage is here given only in the brief form of this paragraph. He graduated from Amherst College in 1859, from Union Theological Seminary in 1862, and was pastor for some years, but after his marriage his home was on the Locke home- stead, which his wife was the last of the family to leave, until an attack of melancholia compelled his removal to an asylum.
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SIMONDS.
SAMUEL1 SIMONDS, m. before 1669, Elizabeth Webster.
JONATHAN2 (Samuel1), b. May 8, 1678; d. Apr. 8, 1764; m. Nov. 4, 1707, Sarah Heath, probably dau. of Josiah and Mary (Davis) Heath [b. June 17, 1685; d. Feb. 10, 1763].
JONATHAN3 (Jonathan2, Samuel1), b. Oct. 11, 1718; m. June 2, 1742, Mary Follansbee, probably dau. of William and Mary (Robinson) Fol- lansbee [b. July 3, 1724; d. May 24, 1764].
MOSES4 (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Samuel1), b. May 2, 1764; m. July 2, 1782, Sarah Follansbee.
1. JAMES5 (Moses4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Samuel1), b. Oct. 7, 1802 ; d. Oct. 9, 1883; m. Oct. 5, 1829, Hannah, dau. of Ste- phen and Asenath (Shedd) Woods of Groton [b. Oct. 28, 1809; d. May 18, 1888]. His parents died when he was young and he had his home in Haverhill. He came to Groton in early manhood, and removed to New Ipswich in 1848, and purchased the Parker farm, (XIII: 4, S. R.,) upon which he lived until 1856, when he removed to the Adams farm, (31, N. D.,) and there passed his remaining years. Children :
2. i. MARTHA ANN ELIZABETH, b. June 21, 1830; m. Jan. 6, 1848, Almon Austin Hill [b. Apr. 27, 1820; d. Mar. 8, 1898] ; son of Daniel Hill. Children : i. Mary Lizzie Hill, b. in Hollis, Mar. 3, 1851. ii. Nellie Maria Hill, b. in Hollis, Sept. 16, 1856. iii. Ella Mabel Hill, b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 1, 1865. iv. Willard Simonds Hill, date of birth not known.
3. ii. MARY EMELINE FRANCES, b. July 23, 1834; d. Hollis, Jan. 7, 1911; m. Dec. 30, 1852, Charles B. Richardson.
4. iii. JAMES WILLARD, b. June 11, 1836; d. Oct., 1906; m. June 20, 1871, Lizzie Miller. Served in 6th N. H. Regiment.
5. iv. JOSEPHINE HANNAH MARIA, b. Dec. 1, 1838; m. Dec. 31, 1868, William T. Bucknam (36).
6. v. ABBIE WALTER CHAMPNEY, b. Dec. 18, 1844; d .; m. Sept. 4, 1862, Charles H. Pratt (Joshua 6).
7. vi. CHARLES FREDERIC, b. May 4, 1848; d. Aug. 17, 1850.
SMITH (ABIJAH).
ABIJAH1 SMITH, b. 1715 or a little later; d. Jan. 10, 1785; m. Lydia, dau. of Rev. John Rogers, minister at Boxford and at Leominster, Mass. [b. Aug. 7, 1720]. He lived at Leominster, Mass.
1. ABIJAH2 (Abijah1), b. Oct. 29, 1740; d. Nov. 13, 1786; m. 1764, Abigail Wheelock of Leominster [b. 1744; d. Dec. 4, 1815; m. (2) Jan. 9, 1806, David Hills (1)]. He came from Leominster to New Ipswich at about the time of his marriage, his name first appearing on the records in 1764, and bought the
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farm previously owned by Benjamin King, (34, N. D.,) now at the end of the road, and there he passed his life, being a shoemaker as well as a farmer. He had served in the French War, which fact tended to give him prominence when the Revolutionary contest arose, and he served for some months as a captain. Children :
2. i. ABIJAH, b. June 27, 1765.+
3. ii. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 5, 1767; d. May 8, 1812; m. Jan. 10, 1792, Ambrose Arnold of Boston.
4. iii. CYRUS, b. Nov. 20, 1768; d. June 7, 1828; m. Nov. 13, 1794, Sibbel Whitney.
5. iv. LYDIA, b. Mar. 25, 1770; d. Sept. 4, 1785.
6. v. DAVID, b. Sept. 7, 1771; d. Gardiner, Me., Aug., 1835; m. Jan. 17, 1795, Ruth Emerson.
7. vi. SALLY, b. May 26, 1773; m. Jan. 13, 1799, Levi Farwell, a farmer of Washington. Children : i. John Farwell, b. Nov. 19, 1800; d. in California, May 8, 1883; m. Charlotte -; five children. ii. Cynthia Farwell, b. Aug. 9, 1805; m.
Eaton. iii. Levi Farwell, b. June 23, 1807; d. unm. iv. Sarah Farwell, b. Sept. 28, 1808; m. Judson Wilkins of Washington; two children who d. young. v. Abby Farwell, b. June 28, 1812; m. George Benjamin of Jaffrey; five children. vi. Joseph Farwell, b. Jan. 27, 1817; m. Hannah Warren; res. in Leominster, Mass .; engaged in piano man- ufacture; two sons.
8. vii. ELIJAH, b. Oct. 10, 1774; d. Sept. 23, 1849. He was a hatter at Troy, N. Y. Child: i. George.
9. viii. REBECCA, b. June 14, 1776; m. William Farwell of Waltham, Mass.
10. ix. SAMUEL, b. May 20, 1778.+
11. x. BETSEY, b. Nov. 5, 1779; d. Sept. 16, 1786.
12. xi. POLLY, b. Mar. 6, 1781; d. Mar. 27, 1816.
13. xii. JEREMIAH, b. Oct. 12, 1782; d. June 10, 1808.
14. xiii. RELIEF, b. Aug. 3, 1784; d. Oct. 10, 1808.
15. xiv. JESSE, b. Sept. 30, 1785.+
16. xv. LYDIA, b. Oct. 30, 1786; d. Oct. 28, 1849; m. Mar. 22, 1807, John Todd of Temple. Removed to Utica, N. Y., where he was a cabinetmaker. In later years removed to Mobile, Ala., where their children were living. Children : i. John Todd; he became an influential citizen and mayor of Mobile. ii. William Todd. iii. Samuel Todd. iv. Martha Todd, m. her cousin Charles Smith (20). v. Adaline Todd.
17. xvi. BETSEY, b. Oct. 30, 1786; m. - Van Bruant, of Troy, N. Y.
2. ABIJAH3 (Abijah2, Abijah1), b. June 27, 1765; d. Nov. 9, 1825 ; m. Dec. 29, 1796, Hannah, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Fay) Jones (7) [b. 1775 ; d. Oct. 10, 1829]. He succeeded to his father's business as a shoemaker and lived in the same house until destroyed by fire. He removed to the Center Vil-
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lage and occupied a house then standing where the street now passes between the southern end of the burying-ground and the house near the church since built and occupied by Stedman Houghton. The street, when first laid out, was farther west than at present, taking in the land to the row of tombs now mostly closed. Children :
18. i. JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 5, 1797.+
19. ii. JONAS, b. Aug. 8, 1799.+
20. iii. CHARLES, b. Sept. 12, 1801.+
21. iv. HANNAH, b. Apr. 19, 1804; d. July 19, 1806.
22. v.
SALLY JONES, b. Nov. 9, 1806; d. Feb. 22, 1883; m. Mar. 29, 1824, John Francis, son of George and Nancy (Tarbox) Verder of Townsend, Mass. [b. Apr. 20, 1800; d. Feb. 28, 1883]. He was a tinsmith in Peterboro, and later for many years in Jaffrey. Children: i. Sarah Jane Verder, b. Aug. 20, 1825; d. Aug. 9, 1900; m. Apr. 12, 1853, John Brooks Shedd; res. in Sharon and Jaffrey. ii. John Rowes Verder, b. Aug. 10, 1827; d. Mar. 30, 1865; m. Calista Sawyer; he served during the Civil War in the 21st Connecticut Regi- ment, was captured and confined in Andersonville prison, and died soon after being exchanged, as a result of his suf- ferings there. iii. Mary Caroline Verder, b. June 7, 1829; d. Aug. 24, 1889; m. July 17, 1858, Henry R. Stevens, whose first wife was her cousin Abby M. Smith (38) ; he was a coal dealer in Boston; two sons. iv. Albert Smith Verder, b. July 20, 1831; d. Apr. 7, 1906; m. May 1, 1854, his cousin Priscilla M. Whitcomb; he served in the Civil War in the 6th New Hampshire Regiment, and one year in the Reserve Corps; he was severely wounded at Antietam; res. at Jaf- frey and later at Vineland, N. J .; he was a harnessmaker ; one daughter. v. Myra Jones Verder, b. May 4, 1834; d. July 29, 1894; m. Dec. 2, 1853, Harvey E. Kidder; res. at East Jaffrey; seven children. vi. Charles William Verder, b. July 3, 1838; d. Apr. 7, 1906; m. May 24, 1863, Mrs. Elizabeth Sarah (Chadwick) Heald; he was a carpenter at East Jaffrey; he served during the Civil War in the 14th New Hampshire Regiment.
23. vi. LEFY A., b. July 13, 1809; d. July 7, 1841; m. Nov. 17, 1828, Silas Whitcomb. He was a shoemaker in New Ipswich and Townsend in succession. Child: i. Priscilla Martha Whit- comb, b. Dec. 2, 1831; m. May 1, 1854, her cousin Albert Smith Verder.
24. vii. ALBERT, b. July 20, 1812; d. Mobile, Ala., Sept. 5, 1831.
25. viii. WILLIAM, b. Apr. 29, 1816; d. Mobile, Ala, Oct. 2, 1843.
26. ix. EDWARD, b. July 15, 1818; d. New Orleans, La., Feb. 6, 1846. He had conducted a successful china and glassware business in Mobile, Ala.
10. SAMUEL3 (Abijah2, Abijah1), b. May 20, 1778. He was a merchant in Philadelphia and in New York city. Children :
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28. i. ADON, b. Mar. 26, 1874; m. (1) -- Hunt; (2) Martha (Todd), his cousin and widow of Charles Smith (20). Res. New York city.
29. ii. DELIA MARIA.
30. iii. JANE.
31. iv. SYDNEY.
32. v. CHARLOTTE.
15. JESSE3 (Abijah2, Abijah1), b. Sept. 30, 1785 ; d. Mar. 8, 1852. Res. Gardiner, Me. Children :
33. i. CYRUS.
34. ii. EDWIN.
35. iii. OLIVE.
36. iv. RACHEL.
37. v. CHARLES.
38. vi. ABBY, m. Henry R. Stevens, a coal dealer in Boston. Chil- dren: i. Henrietta F. Stevens, b. 1852. ii. Charles E. Stevens, b. Feb. 14, 1854.
18. JEREMIAH4 (Abijah3, Abijah2, Abijah1), b. Sept. 5, 1797; d. July 4, 1872; m. Apr. 16, 1829, Betsey Spear (20). While yet a young man he bought the place of Ebenezer Fletcher, the largest house in Smith Village, situated just north of the bridge, and made it his home for the rest of his life. For more than twenty years he had a thriving country store in the same building. He was a prominent citizen in many respects, as is evidenced by the village coming to be known by his name, which is still perpetuated in the postoffice established long after his death. He was selectman for fifteen years, town treasurer eighteen years, and representative four years. He had an interest in military affairs and rose to the rank of colonel in the militia. Children :
39. i. JANE, b. Oct. 19, 1835; d. Feb. 19, 1842.
40. ii. JANE, b. Nov. 18, 1843; d. Feb. 4, 1844.
41. iii. MARCIA, b. Jan. 4, 1845; d. Aug. 9, 1845.
19. JONAS4 (Abijah3, Abijah2, Abijah1), b. Aug. 8, 1799; d. Sept. 15, 1832; m. Apr. 17, 1820, Lucy Bennett [b. Feb. 24, 1795 ; d. Mar. 3, 1863]. He lived at Troy, N. Y., and later at Manchester, Vt. Children :
42. i. DANIEL BENNETT, b. Aug. 17, 1821.+
43. ii. HANNAH LOWELL, b. Sept. 15, 1823; d. 1839.
20. CHARLES4 (Abijah3, Abijah2, Abijah1), b. Sept. 12, 1801 ; d. Jan. 19, 1852; m. his cousin Martha Todd, dau. of John and Lydia (Smith) (16) Todd. He was the first of the family to remove to the South, whither he went on account of his health. He entered mercantile business in Mobile, Ala., and amassed
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a considerable property. A few of the last years of his life were spent at Tampa, Fla. His widow m. (2) her cousin Adon Smith (28). Children :
44. i. CHARLES EDWARD, b. about 1839; unm. He studied in Rens- selaer Polytechnic Institute, and served as an engineer in the Confederate Army. After the close of the war he studied law at Columbia College and practiced in Kansas and in New York city.
45. ii. HELEN, b. 1841; m. Theodore F. W. Taylor.
46. iii. ALBERT, d. young.
47. iv. WILLIAM, d. young.
48. v. SAMUEL TODD, b. June 27, 1849; d. May 8, 1850.
42. DANIEL BENNETT5 (Jonas4, Abijah3, Abijah2, Abijah1), b. Aug. 17, 1821; d. Mar. 9, 1848; m. May 16, 1843, Mary H. Goodale [b. May 12, 1824]. He was a farmer at Hillsboro. His widow m. (2) George Jones of Hillsboro. Children :
49. i. ORLENA C., b. Mar. 30, 1846; d. Jan. 10, 1875; m. Nov. 8, 1865, Warren Jones of New York city.
50. ii. DANIEL BENNETT, b. Apr. 10, 1848; m. May, 1867, Mary E. Small. He was a farmer in Concord.
SMITH (JOHN).
JOHN SMITH, b. about 1579, with wife Isabella, lived in Watertown at an early date, but removed to Lexington, where he d. July 12, 1639, and his widow d. just three months later.
THOMAS2 (John1), believed to be the son of John1, b. about 1600; d. Mar. 10, 1693; m. Mary, dau. of William Knapp. He came to America in 1635, and was admitted freeman in 1637, probably living in Lexington at that time.
THOMAS3 (Thomas2, John1), b. Aug. 26, 1640; d. at Lexington, Dec. 25, 1727; m. Jan. 19, 1663, Mary, dau. of James Hosmer of Concord [b. about 1655; d. Oct. 1, 1719]. He removed to Lexington from Wey- mouth in middle life.
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