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Zilpha E., b. Dec. 15, 1838; d. May 7, 1840.
Fanny A., b. Mar. 22, 1841 ; m., Mar. 10, 1863, Edwin Harris ; r. at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Willie, b. Mar. 7. 1843; d. young.
Z. Elisabeth, b. Oct. 19, 1844; m., Mar. 25, 1868, Grafton Griggs ; d. May 1, 1870, at Rutland, Vt.
Ellen B., b. May 22, 1847 ; m., July 6, 1871, Harvey H. Carter ; r. at Holyoke, Mass.
Edwin B., b. May 22, 1847; m. July 6, 1871, Mary L. Parsons; r. at Salisbury, N. H.
Marietta E., b. Apr. 18, 1852; d. young.
Frederick H., b. Feb. 2, 1857; r. at Lebanon.
JONATHAN EMERSON, S. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson ; b. Sept. 2, 1817 ; m., June 7, 1840, Lucretia W. Martin, of Weare, b. July S, 1815. He learned the black- smiths' trade, and opened a shop at Northville, where he has long had a prosperous business. He has an especial gift at horse-shoeing.
Christiana L., b. Nov. 13, 1843; m., Nov. 30, 1865, Edwin H. Wake- field.
t Charles M., b. Nov. 25, 1846.
Addie L., b. Sept. 18, 1848 ; m., Oct. 19, 1869, Chas. H. Matthews.
CHARLES M. EMERSON, s. of Jonathan Emerson, Jr. ; b. Nov. 25, 1846 ; was at New London Academy in 1865 and '66. The latter year he became a clerk in the store of Gilman C. Whipple, at Lebanon, where he remained seven years. He then came to Newport, and commenced business for himself. He m., April 15, 1873, Luella E., dau. of Quartus Fletcher, of Cornish, b. Feb. 7, 1849.
JAMES EMERSON, S. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emer- son ; b. Jan. 2, 1823 ; was for a while engaged in the harness business with E. Wheeler, after which he went to Manchester, and from thence to Lowell, Mass .; m. Sarah A. Whitcomb, of this town, dau. of Dea. Parmenas Whitcomb.
Ella T., Minnie, Hattie F., James.
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MOSES W. EMERSON, s. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson ; b. Mar. 21, 1825 ; removed to Enfield, where he d. Apr. 20, 1872 ; m., 1850, Ann E. Crosby, dau. of Freeman Crosby, of Croydon.
Arthur S., b. Aug. 9, 1852. Ida M., b. Sept. 8, 1855.
Florence B., b. Aug. 23, 1864. Alma C., b. July 4, 1866.
ALBRO V. EMERSON, S. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson ; b. July 10, 1827 : a farmer ; r. at Lebanon ; m., Jan. I, IS50, Josephine E. Kempton.
Mary A., b. Sept. 29, 1850. Lucy Isabel, b. July 18, 1852.
Frank V., b. Sept. 16, 1854. Helen y., b. June 10, 1857.
Elmer E., b. Sept. 22, 1858.
CYRUS J. EMERSON, S. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emer- son ; b. Mar. 11, 1830 ; m., Apr. 21, 1850, Betsey M., dau. of Harvey and Mary Straw, b. in Claremont, Oct. 24, 1830; r. at Granby, Conn.
George E., b. July 28, 1851. Cyrus f., b. Mar. 9, 1854.
Alice M., b. July 27, 1856. Katie E., b. Mar. 14, 1859
Henry E., b. Aug. 31, 1862. Arthur D., b. June 20, 1866.
Charlie H., b. Dec. 21, 1867.
WILLIAM EMERSON, b. June 1, ISO6 ; came here from Gosher m 1855, and purchased the farm on Unity road now occupied by Simon A. Tenney. After remaining there several years he sold out, and purchased the village grist-mill, where he had a successful business for several years. He m. Emily Nichols, of Lempster. He d. in IS71.
Mary E., b. Aug. 24, 1829; m. Milan G. Booth, of Unity ; ch., Will- iam G.
Troupe N., b. Dec. 18, 1831 ; d. young.
Helen N., b. July 28, 1837; m. Aaron N. Griffin.
Emily, b. May 7, 1840; d. young.
William O., b. Mar. 12, 1843; d. in the army.
Mira E., b. Dec. 30, 1848 ; m. Edward Stevens.
EMERY.
ELIJAH P. EMERY, S. of Amos ; b. May 24, 1S24, at New- bury ; came here in 1855. He m., Dec. 20, 1849, Ruth M. Blodgett, dau. of Nathaniel Blodgett; had two ch., both d. young.
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SIMON A. EMERY, brother of Elijah P. ; came to this town about IS55. He m .. Feb., 1853, Elvira D. Blodgett ; m., 2d, a lady from Maine ; had two ch., d. young.
EMMONS.
MORRIS J. EMMONS, S. of Samuel Emmons ; b. May 13. IS33, at Charlestown. His father was the former landlord of the Newport House. He has devoted his life to the tanning business ; is now in the establishment of Lyman Rounsevel ; m. Jane E. Osgood.
Edwin H., b. Jan. 1, 1862. Mary S., b. Oct. 16, 1865. Samuel M., b. Mar. 17, 1873.
ENDICOTT.
SAMUEL ENDICOTT was b. at North Danvers, Mass., Dec. 14, 1754. He and his son, Timothy Leach, came to this town, and bought the Giles mill in the east part of the town, on the spot now occupied by the Granite Mills, where the family resided until 1836, when they sold out and removed to the place since occupied by them.in the west part of the town. He was a de- scendant, in the sixth generation, from John Endicott, the first governor of Massachusetts. He was a surgeon's mate in the Revolution ; d. Apr. 8, 1840, aged S4. He m. Demaris Os- born, who d. May 9, 1834, aged S4.
TIMOTHY LEACH ENDICOTT, s. of Dr. Samuel Endicott ; b. Dec. 26, 1785 ; d. June 15, 1849. He m. Mary Trask, of Rox- bury, Mass., Apr. 5, 1812, who d. May 27, 1871, aged 78 years. t William, b. Aug. 20, 1813. Mary, b. May 8, 1815.
Lydia, b. Feb. 7, 1817; m. Reuben Roberts, of Amherst, Mass. Ch., Mary Catherine.
John, b. Sept. 9, 1821. Jacob O., b. Apr. 20, 1823. John and Jacob r. at the homestead, west of Kelleyville.
WILLIAM ENDICOTT, S. of Timothy Leach, a farmer residing in the Kelleyville district. He m., Apr. 9, 1839, Lydia K. Goodwin, of Tunbridge, Vt., b. Mar. 17, 1815.
+ George W., b. Nov. 17, 1840. +Henry IV., b. Jan. 10, 1845. Ellen M., b. Apr. 6, 1856.
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GEORGE W. ENDICOTT, s. of William ; b. Nov. 17, 1840 ; a farmer, residing in the Kelleyville district. He m., June S, 1865, Marietta Lewis, of Amherst, Mass.
Fred E., b. Apr. 3, 1867. Clara, b. May 30, 1871.
Ida MI., b. Mar. 29, 1873.
HENRY W. ENDICOTT, S. of William ; b. Jan. 10, 1845 ; a farm in the Kelleyville district. He m., Feb. 22, 1872, Phebe Skilton, of Burlington, Mass.
Stella.
EVANS.
RANDALL EVANS, a farmer ; b. Mar. 3, 1822 ; m., Feb. II, 1845, Harriet E. Howe, and occupies the A. Howe farm in the south-west part of the town.
Albro Q., b. Mar. 18, 1846; m., Sept. 10, 1872, Ada Farnsworth, of Claremont. Ch., Charles A., b. Mar. 4, 1873.
Emma F., b. July 18, 1852 ; m., Oct. 10, 1869, Horace D. J. Sprague. Ch., Minnie, b. May 3, 1870; Herman H., b. July 29, 1873.
EVERETT.
RICHARD C. EVERETT, b. Mar. 7, 1792, at Lunenburg, Vt. ; a farmer ; lived on the west slope of Oak hill, on the farm now occupied by his son, Charles P., where he d. Aug. IS, 1869. He m. Rhoda Hoskins, of Grafton, who d. Feb. 15, 1877, aged S4 years.
Samuel H. N. B., b. Sept. 17, 1820 ; had a literary taste, and was ac- tively engaged in its pursuits during his brief life ; d. May 5, 1843. [See Literature.]
+ Charles P., b. Mar. 28, 1825.
Rhoda H. E., b. Aug. 26, 1829; m. James M. Kenerson. [See Litera- ture. ]
CHARLES P. EVERETT, S. of Richard C. Everett ; b. Mar. 2S, 1825 ; has devoted himself to farming, operating at the home- stead on Oak hill. Has twice been a candidate for represent- ative. Hle m., May 6, IS58, Rosaline G. Page, dau. of John Page.
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FAIRBANKS.
JABEZ FAIRBANKS, b. Feb. 24, 17SS; came from Frances- town in 1840, and purchased the farm on Elm street now occu- pied by his son, George H. Fairbanks, and there remained until his death. He m., Jan. 2, 1814, Sally Bixby, b. Jan. 29, 1789; m., 2d, Mary Bixby.
Elmira, b. Dec., 1814; d. May 30, 1846.
Sarah Ann, b. Dec. 16, 1818 ; m. Henry Davis.
Eliza F., b. Mar. 5, 1821 ; d. Aug. 31, 1821.
Mary E., b. Jan. 29, 1826; m. Dexter Peabody.
+George H., b. June 4, 1830.
GEORGE H. FAIRBANKS, S. of Jabez ; b. June 4, 1830 ; came to this town with his father in 1840, and labored with him on his farm until he attained his majority ; since which time he has had charge of the farm and stock, and has been a thriving and successful farmer. He has also for many years been en- gaged in trade, at first with George W. Nourse, and since with Philip Royce, with whom he still operates. He was a rep- resentative in 1877; is an active and leading member in the Methodist church. He m. Eunice E. Chapin, dau. of Dea. Henry Chapin ; m., 2d, Nov. 19, 1855, Helen M. Nourse, b. Aug. 18, 1829.
Charles H., b. Nov. 28, 1856.
Mary H., b. June 26, 1861 ; d. Aug. 1, 1863.
George A., b. Mar. 24, 1863. Burton E., b. Nov. 15, 1870.
FARNSWORTH.
JOSEPH FARNSWORTH, b. June 25, 1772, at New Ipswich ; came to this town from Alstead in 1814, and was in trade for a while in the Nettleton block ; afterwards, in connection with Alvin Hatch, he built the Stowell building, now occupied by C. M. Emerson, where they carried on a prosperous business until his death, which occurred July 19, 1837. He was an ex- emplary deacon in the Baptist church, and had the confidence of all who knew him. He m., Feb. 28, 1803, Martha Shep- herd, of Alstead, b. Nov. 4, 1780, d. Apr. 2, 1834 ; m., 2d, Nov. 27, 1834, Mrs. Tryphena Cheney, widow of Col. William Cheney.
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Zerviah, b. Jan. 20, 1804; m. Nov. 12, 1828, Dea. David B. Chapin. Martha A., b. Oct. 2, 1806; m., Sept. 6, 1831, Rev. Leonard Tracy ; she d. Apr. 22, 1845. Ch., Jane E., Martha J., Joseph L. Joseph Shepherd, b. Mar. 31, 1811 ; was bred a merchant in his father's store, and upon the death of his father took his interest and con- tinued in trade with Mr. Hatch. He was a fine penman, and later in life taught writing.
James Harvey, b. May 2, 1813, at Alstead; early in life removed to Windsor, Vt., where he now resides ; m., Oct. 3. 1836, Caroline J. Barry, of Windsor, Vt. Ch., Shepherd, Leonard Tracy, Martha. Elizabeth Emery, b. Nov. 12, 1814; m., Sept. 23, 1838, Jesse Wilcox, s. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; she d. Dec. 16, 1845. [See Literature.] tOliver Thomas, b. July 3 1818.
OLIVER THOMAS FARNSWORTHI, S. of Joseph Farnsworth ; b. July 3, ISI8 ; was educated at Newport and Lebanon acade- mies ; became a merchant, and spent his life at trade in Boston, where he d. Mar. 5, 1875. Ile m., 1854, Caroline A. Hunt, of Boston, b. at Gilmanton, Aug. 24, 1832.
Lizsie M., b. Oct. 23, 1855, at Newport ; m., Oct. 9, 1878, Seth M. Richards, of this town.
Carrie Edith, b. Dec. 11, 1858, in Boston, where she now resides.
FERREN.
ZEBULON FERREN, m., Sept. 25, 1785, Lydia Coburn.
Daniel, b. June 10, 1786. John, b. Dec. 25, 1789.
Cynthia, b. Apr. 22, 1791. Zebulon, b. Oct. 23, 1793.
Orren, b. Nov. 27, 1798.
FITCH.
LUTHIER J. FITCH, b. Feb. 14, IS20; came from Marl- borough, N. H. ; m. Erosina Dame ; m., 2d, Rusilla C. Haven.
Wilbur, b. Sept. 9, 1845. Sarah E., b. Apr. 28, 1852.
Lucy A., b. Apr. 20, 1853. Levi IV .. b. Dec. 24, 1854.
Della L., b. June 24, 1857. Emma C., b. Nov. 24, 1860.
Etta M., b. July 17, 1863.
FISHER.
NATHANIEL FISHER, a tanner and merchant ; lived at the E. Noyes place, having his store in the upper story.
NATHANIEL FISHER, JR., s. of the above ; was a hatter, and
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worked in the basement of his father's house ; m. Mary Wilcox, dau. of Maj. Jesse Wilcox.
Nathaniel Wilcox, b. 1799.
Catherine, b. Jan. 15, 1801 ; m. Dea. Henry Chapin.
NATHANIEL WILCOX FISIIER, S. of Nathaniel Fisher, Jr., was b. at Auburn in 1799, graduated at Amherst college, and stud- ied theology at Auburn, N. Y. He was for several years a missionary in Ohio, and was an agent for Marietta college in that state. After preaching a while at Lockport and Palmyra, N. Y., he was settled at Sandusky, O., where he d. at the age of 50 years. He was a man of talent and a fluent speaker.
AMOS FISHER, b. Mar. 3, 1766 ; a native of Dedham, Mass. ; lived on the A. Wright farm ; m., Apr. 21, 179S, Huldah Arms, of Deerfield, b. Apr. 28, 1766.
Gustavus, b. Feb. 22, 1796.
Daniel, b. Mar. 15, 1797.
Amos, b. May 10, 1800.
TIMOTHY FISHER, lived with his son, Timothy, Jr., on the R. P. Claggett farm. They also came from Dedham, Mass.
ELISHA P. FISHER, a jeweller ; b. June 30, 1843, at Nantuck- et, Mass. ; came here from Concord, N. H., in IS73 ; m. Hel- en J. Knight.
Elijah K., b. Aug. 25, 1869; d. y. Phebe, b. Jan. 12, 1873 ; d. y.
FISKE.
ERASTUS FISKE, S. of Samuel Fisk, 2d ; b. June 1, ISO9 ; came from Claremont to this town in 1863, and purchased a farm at Northville, where he has since resided. Married Anna, dau. of Timothy Perry.
Charles H., b. Aug. 8, 1838 ; m. Ruth McGowen, of Unity.
Susan A., b. May 6, 1840 ; m. Martin L. Whittier.
Samuel E., b. Sept. 20, 1842 ; a printer ; r. at Fall River, Mass.
Sewell, b. June 9, 1846. Franklin, b. Sept. 27, 1847.
Harriet H., b. Nov. 9, 1849; m. Ruel Loverin, of Croydon; has a fam ily.
Minerva E., b. June 10, 1853.
Isabel Maria, b. Sept. 22, 1856; m. Mar. 4, 1877, Frank P. Winter Ch., Arthur George, b. Jan. 10, 1878.
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FLANDERS.
WILLIAM H. FLANDERS, a native of Concord ; came here in IS56 ; lived on the East mountain ; resides at Haverhill, Mass. Married Lois B. Kempton.
FLINT.
Isaac C. Flint, b. Sept. 3, 1798 ; came from Mont Vernon in IS55, and purchased a farm in the south part of the town, on the Unity road. He afterwards lived on the Goshen road, on the place now occupied by F. S. Little, but removed to Goshen, where he d. soon after. Married Susan Russell.
FLETCHER.
EPHRAIM FLETCHER came from Sturbridge, Mass., with his three sons, Joel, Ephraim, and Timothy ; d. Jan. 1, 1836, aged 94. He m. Sarah M. Davenport, who d. Nov. 4, 1So6, aged 66. Joel went to Sunapee, where he was drowned in Sunapee lake.
EPHRAIM FLETCHER, S. of Ephraim ; b. Nov. 23, 1767 ; r. on the west slope of Oak hill, his farm bordering on Sugar river. He d. Apr. 27, 1854 ; m., Feb. 20, 1794, Jael Mores, b. Mar. 22, 1775, d. Jan. 3, 1862.
Oliver, b. Jan. 19, 1795 ; d. young.
Orpha, b. Mar. 23, 1797 ; d. Dec. 3, 1867 ; m., June 1, 1825, Silas Met- calf; m., 2d, Jan. 9, 1855, Ruel H. Keith ; m., 3d, Parmenas Whit- comb. She bequeathed at her death several thousand dollars to the Baptist church, which aided very materially in the erection of their present beautiful church edifice.
t Quartus, b. Apr. 22, 1799. William, b. Nov. 20, 1801 ; d. y. Mahala, b. June 11, 1804; m. David Wilmarth, Dec. 19, 1802.
Polly, b. June 29, 1806; d. young.
Electa M., b. Mar. 23, 1809; m. William Kelley, Apr. 18, 1833.
Bela F., b. Jan. 16, 1811 ; d., July 26, 1877, at Claremont; m. Marcia L. Cummings, Jan. 26, 1841. Ch., Frances E.
Austin C., b. Mar. 23, 1813; m. Roxana Thatcher, June 6, 1843. + Lyman, b. Mar. 26, - 1819.
QUARTUS FLETCHER, S. of Ephraim Fletcher; b. Apr. 22, 1799 ; early in life removed to Cornish, and settled in the south- east corner of the town, in a neighborhood called Hempyard,
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where he spent his life in farming, and where he d. Apr. 27, IS74. He m., Feb. 6, 1827, Annie Kelley, sister of William Kelley ; m., 2d., Jan. 16, 1844, Charlotte Hillard, of Cornish.
William K., b. Feb. 12, 1828 ; m. Annie L. Tufts, Dec. 30, 1874 ; r. at Somerville, Mass.
Ruel H., b. May 16, 1829 ; m. Rebecca C. Wyman ; r. at E. Cambridge, Mass.
Fames IV., b. Oct. 24, 1830; m. Lucy C. Fletcher, of Preemption, Ill. Elisabeth A., b. 1832; m. Edwin N. Fletcher; m., 2d, Benjamin Brooks.
Charles F., b. Feb. 24, 1834 ; m. Martha J. Wilmarth, of Newport. Ursula K., b. Nov. 22, 1836; m. George W. Hillard, of Cornish.
Oliver M., b. Aug. 7, 1838 ; m. Josie Merrill; r. at Elmira, N. Y.
Orphia MM., b. Feb. 24. 1840; m. Benjamin F. Atwood; r. at E. Cam- bridge, Mass.
Henry L., b. Apr. 18, 1845 ; m., Feb. 20, 1869, Angeline N. Freeman, of Cornish.
Luella E., b. Feb. 7, 1849; m., Apr. 15, 1873, Charles M. Emerson, of Newport.
Emma }., b. Mar. 15, 1852 ; m., Jan. 3, 1871, Orlando P. Burr; r. at Cornish.
Fael M., b. May 1, 1855; m., Sept. 15, 1877, Orison W. Page ; r. at Newport.
CHARLES W. FLETCHER, S. of Quartus Fletcher ; b. May 24, 1834 ; early in life came to this town, and settled on East moun- tain. Upon the death of David Wilmarth, his father-in-law, he took a part of the Wilmarth homestead, and erected a res- idence at the north end of the village ; is one of our thriving farmers. He m. Martha Wilmarth, b. Jan. 27, 1836.
Etta, b. Apr. 26, 1860. Lillian, b. Dec. 10, 1861.
Henry, b. May 1, 1864. William, b. Nov. 20, 1866.
LYMAN M. FLETCHER, s. of Ephraim Fletcher ; b. Mar. 26, IS19 ; a farmer ; occupied the homestead, which is on the west slope of Oak hill, and borders on Sugar river. M., Nov. 29, 1844, Sarah S. Carr, dau. of David Carr, who d. Sept. 4, 1872 ; m., 2d, Dec. 24, 1874, Mary L. Bascom, dau. of Reuben Bas- com, who d. Nov. 15, 1877; aged 43 years.
Ann, b Jan. 14, 1850 ; m. Allen Marshall.
Alice }., b. Feb. 25, 1852 ; m. Simeon C. Ayer. Ch., Frank A.
Fred C., b. Apr. 10, 1856. Mary E., b. Mar. 13, 1859 ; d. y.
TIMOTHY FLETCHER, b. July 14, 1778; lived in the north- west part of the town ; and was an active and devoted deacon
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in the Baptist church. Married Lois Metcalf, of Croydon, who is now (1878) in the 99th year of her age.
Laura, b. Apr. 18, 1804; m. Josiah Nichols : d. at Sutton.
Aurilla, b. Nov. 3, 1807 ; m. Austin L. Kibbey.
Samuel M., b. June 6, 1810; m. Lucy Hagar, and went West.
Cyrus K., b. Oct. 8, 1812 ; a farmer at Croydon ; m., Mar. 8, 1835, Rachel S. Jacobs ; m., 2d, Mrs. Albert Sprague. Ch., Aurora W., d. at 20 Silas J. Melvin S., b. November, 1843; m. Georgie Perry. Eveline A.
t Timothy S., b. Aug. 6, 1817.
Benjamin F., b. Mar. 18, 1823 ; went to Oregon.
TIMOTIIY S. FLETCHER, s. of Timothy ; b. Aug. 6, 1817 ; m., Sept. 13, 1840, Parmela Spicer ; m., 2d, Dec. 21, 1859, Mary Allen, who d. Nov. 18, 1876, aged 44 years.
Edward S., b. Dec. 21, 1843 ; m. Lizzie Dixon, of Dayton, O .; r. at Boston, Mass.
Henry W., b. June 12, 1846; a farmer ; m., Oct. 4, 1872, Laura Morse, Groveland, Mass.
Miriam L., b. June 30, 1848 ; m., Nov. 26, 1868, David Newton.
Malvin L., b. May 25, 1850. George M., b. Oct. 6, 1853.
William S., b. Nov. 24, 1855. Aurilla P., b. Nov. 26, 1863. Laura E., b. Feb. 11, 1869.
DAVID FLETCHER, a blacksmith, and s. of Joseph ; b. 1799 ; came from Sturbridge, Mass. ; m. Polly Wakefield.
Clarissa, b. Mar. 8, 1805 ; m. Erastus Huntoon.
t David, a rakemaker; b. July 13, 1807.
Mary A., b. Mar. 1, 1810; m. Chas. Wakefield.
Thomas B., b. Apr. 12, 1812; m. Mary P. George. Ch., Betsey J., b. Sept, 18, 1832. Frances M., b. Oct. 15, 1843 ; m. Warden White. T. Wallace, b. Sept. 12, 1849. Alice O., b. Oct. 14, 1851 ; m. Simon A. Hale.
Betsey, b. June 22, 1814 ; m. Reuben Johnson.
+Luther F., b. Nov. 25, 1818.
Melita M., b. May 10, 1819; m. Austin Stockwell.
DAVID FLETCHER, S. of David Fletcher ; m. Betsey Wake- field ; m., 2d, Martha Vining.
Calvin H., b. Apr. 9, 1828 ; a clergyman ; educated at Newport acade- my ; secretary of N. H. Conference of Advent Christians for three years ; m. Hannah Crowell. Ch., Ella E., b. July 17, 1853; Em- ma G., b. Apr. 26, 1858.
David II'., m. Sarah McIntire.
Hiram M., b. Aug. 3, 1835; m. Martha Jackson. Ch., Edith M., b. Aug. 22, 1854; Effie A., b. Aug. 9, 1856; George H., b. Oct. 12, 1859.
Betsey A., m. Richard M. J. Hastings.
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LUTHER JACOBS FLETCHER, S. of David, senior ; b. Nov. 28, 18IS; came to this town from Croydon, with his father, when quite a lad. His father was a blacksmith, and he, the youngest son, was " heir apparent" to the bellows and the anvil, but his love of books was his master passion. He had his preparatory training at Unity academy, and graduated at Norwich Univer- sity in 1841. He was a successful teacher and writer. He was in the practice of law at Lowell, Mass., where he was appoint- ed a Commissioner of Insolvency, and soon after elevated to the position of judge : but he has devoted most of his life to the ministry. He was first settled over the Universalist church at Surry, since which time he has had charge of the church at Brattleborough, Vt., at Cambridge and Lowell, Mass., at Bath, Me., and at Brooklyn and Buffalo, N. Y., and now r. at the latter place. He was a member of the Mass. House of Repre- sentatives in 1856, in which body he took an active part. [See Literature.] Married a dau. of Rev. Dr. Whittemore, of Bos- ton ; m., 2d, Caroline Greenwood, of Brighton, Mass.
Rosa, Ella, Eugene.
FOGG.
JEREMIAH FOGG, a cooper by trade ; s. of Joseph Fogg ; b. at Kensington, May 27, 1782. His father was quarter- master in Col. Poor's regiment, in the war of the Revolution. Jeremiah came from Enfield to Newport in February, 1834, and settled at Northville, where he followed his trade until the spring of 1848. He then removed to Northwood, where he re- sided with his son, Alonzo J., until his death, which occurred Jan. 1, 1852. He was fond of books, and possessed a consider- able fund of information, which he took pleasure in displaying in the discussions of the village lyceums. M., Sept. 2, 1809, Mary, dau. of Ira James, of Deerfield, b. July 25, 1788.
Almira, b. Apr. 19, 1811 ; m., Aug. 7, 1836, Ephraim Kempton, who d. 1855.
Hannah, b. Feb. 17, 1814; d. Mar. 7, 1857.
Alonzo y., b. Jan. 2, 1820; d. Nov. 22, 1822. ยก Alonzo }., b. Aug. 29, 1823.
ALONZO JAMES FOGG, s. of Jeremiah ; b. Aug. 29, 1823, at
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Enfield ; removed, with his father, to Newport, in February, 1834, and settled at Northville. His educational advantages were limited to the common school of his district, except that he enjoyed the advantages of a high school kept in the same part of the town during a portion of his youth. In the year 1842 he was employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store in North- ville, and in 1843 he obtained similar employment in Nashua, but returned to Newport in the autumn of the same year. On reaching his majority he settled in Northwood, where he en- gaged with success in the manufacture and sale of shoes, in connection with G. & J. P. Lancaster, the name of the partner- ship being Lancaster, Fogg & Co., until 1860. except that a portion of the year 1856 he spent in a banking-house in New York city. In 1855 and 1856 he was a selectman of the town of Northwood. In 1860 he was elected register of deeds for the county of Rockingham, which office he held by successive elec- tions for three years, his residence during that time being at Exeter. In the autumn of 1863 he was appointed by the sec- retary of war to a position in the adjutant-general's office at Washington, D. C., which place he held until 1865, when he resigned and returned to Exeter. In the fall of 1866 he re- moved to Concord, and for a period of about five years was connected with various mercantile houses in Boston and Chica- go. In 1871 he was chosen sergeant-at-arms to the House of Representatives. In the fall of this year he was appointed bank commissioner, and held the office under that appointment for one year only, but in the year 1875 he was again appointed to the same office, which he held till July, 1876. In the autumn of 1877 he removed from Concord to Troy, N. Y., where he now r., and is in the employ of the Boston & Troy Railroad. [Sce Literature.] M., Sept. 27, 1847, Mary A. Lancaster, dau. of Jonathan Lancaster, of Northwood.
Elgina, b. 1849.
Austin, b. 1856; married, and resides in Troy, N. Y.
Lizzie B. W., b. 1861.
FORSAITH.
JOSIAHI FORSAITH [sce Lawyers], b. Dec. 14, 17So ; m., Oct. 6, 1822, Maria, dan. of William Southworth, of Hingham, Mass., b. Sept. 30, ISO2.
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HISTORY OF NEWPORT.
Charles L., b. Oct. 14, 1826; d. May 29, 1833.
George Wilder, b. Nov. 22, 1828; r. at Princeton, Ill ; m., and has two daughters. Henry, b. June 1, 1832 ; d. y. t William Josiah, b. Apr. 19, 1836. Edward, b. Sept. 28, 1839; r. at the homestead.
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WILLIAM JOSIAH FORSAITH, s. of Josiah Forsaith ; b. Apr. 19, 1836 ; fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy ; was at Amherst college from 1853 to 1855, and at Dartmouth college from 1855 to 1857, and graduated at the latter institution in 1857. He commenced the study of law with Burke & Wait, of this town, in 1858, and continued it with Hon. Benjamin F. Hallett, of Boston, at the Harvard Law School, and with Ran- ney & Morse, of Boston, until 1860, when he was admitted to the bar. In May of the same year he began practice in Boston, where he has since resided. He was appointed judge of the municipal court of Boston in 1872, which office he still holds. M., Oct. 31, 1865, Annie Maria, dau. of John W. Veazie, and grand-daughter of Gen. Veazie, of Bangor, Me. He has one son and two daughters.
LYDIA FORSAITH, b. July 11, 1774 ; was the widow of David Forsaith, a merchant in Boston, and brother of Josiah. Upon her husband's decease, she came here with her young family, and was for many years a successful milliner. She d. Oct. 21, I854.
Frances M., b. Jan. 30, 1813; d. Mar., 1874; m., Nov. 16, 1831, Ros- well Elmer, editor of the Spectator, at Rutherford, N. C., but after- wards became a planter on the Red river in Louisiana.
William W., b. Feb. 15, 1815 ; became a printer ; d. on his way to California.
Helen L., b. Oct. 20, 1817 ; m., Jan. 14, 1841, William P. Hale, Esq., of Hollis.
Fane IV., b. Sept. 17, 1819; m., May II, 1837, David H. Hale ; went to California.
Caroline L., b. June 13, 1821 ; m., Jan. 20, 1842, Parker N. Newell, who afterwards became a merchant at Princeton, Ill; now lives at Santa Barbara, Cal.
FOOTE.
FRANCIS FOOTE, b. Jan. 27, 1826, at Leeds, Eng. ; came to this town from Vermont, and has been for many years an over- seer in the Sugar River Mills. He is a deacon, and an active
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