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i Horatio, b. May 3, 1817.
Frances Ann Hale, dau. of David ; b. Mar. 20, 1819; was educated at Troy, N. Y. ; m., Apr. 23, 1844, Dr. L. B. Hunter, U. S. N .; r. at Philadelphia. Ch., Richard S., b. Feb. 20, 1845 ; a graduate of Princeton, and a member of the Philadelphia bar. Mary S., b. July, 1851. Francis, b. 1855. Charles, b. Dec. 24, 1858 ; in West Point Military Academy. Sarah J. Hunter, b. Nov. 16, 1862. Lew- is, b. Jan. 4, 1867.
Sarah J. Hale, second dau. of David and Sarah J. Hale; b. Dec. 4, 1820. She was educated for a teacher at the seminary of Mrs. Wil- lard, at Troy, N. Y .; after graduating she spent several years at the South in teaching. While there she was invited to take charge of one of the most prominent seminaries in Georgia, which offer she declined, preferring to return to Philadelphia, where, in 1856, she established a school for young ladies, and where she continued her vocation until her death, which occurred May 3, 1863. The wide range of her acquirements. her varied reading, and the happy influences which came to her by a constant intercourse with culti- vated circles, are clearly evinced by the numerous, graceful, and interesting sketches which she furnished for the magazines. t William George, b. Oct. 29, 1822.
HORATIO HALE, s. of David and Sarah J. Hale ; b. May 3, IS17 ; an attorney ; was admitted to the bar at Chicago in 1855, and resides at Clinton, in the Province of Ontario, where he has since been in the practice of his profession, and where he has had charge of important real estate, which had descended to his wife. [For a more complete account of life and works, see Literature. ] M., Jan. 21, 1854, Margaret Pugh, b. Sept. 12, 1834, dau. of Wm. and Eliza C. Christy Pugh, of Clinton, for- merly of London, England.
Alfred Jarvis, b. Jan. 5. 1855; d. Jan. 21, 1855.
Florence, b. Jan. 2, 1856; was educated at Philadelphia, and soon after graduating m. an Englishman, a native of London; r. at Clinton, Ont.
William Buell, b. July, 1868, at Clinton.
WILLIAM GEORGE HALE, youngest s. of David and Sarah J. Hale ; b. Oct. 29. IS22 ; graduated from Harvard college the second of his class ; after which he turned his attention to the law, the study of which he pursued in Virginia. On being
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admitted to the bar he went South, and was for many years a prominent lawyer, residing, first, at Galveston, and subsequent- ly at New Orleans, in which city he d. Jan. S, 1876. M., Aug. 2, 1854, Fanny Eliza Simmons, dau. of James W. Simmons, of Charleston, S. C., b. June 3. 1831.
Fanny Josepha, b. May 23, 1855. Herbert, b. June 13, 1857 ; d. 1860.
William H., b. Oct. 29, 1858. Susan Buell, b. Aug. 2, 1860.
Harriett Louisa, b. Apr. 2, 1863. Sarah MM., b. Mar. 20, 1866.
Richard, b. Nov. 9, 1868.
JAMES HALE, a younger brother of David : b. March 13. 1785, at Alstead, N. H. ; came to this town, from Walpole, in IS50, and purchased a farm in the south part of the town, where he remained until his death in 1866, at the age of SI years. He was an extensive reader, and was regarded as a man of integrity and sound judgment [see Literature]. M. April S. 1807, Jerusha Yeamans, of Alstead, who d. Jan. S IS38, aged 50 years ; m., 2d, Abigail Brown, of Alstead.
Ferusha Maria, b. Feb. 10, 1810; d. June 23, 1827.
Stephen Yeamans, b. May 23, 1813; has been engaged in various spec- ulations at the West and in California. Is now retired from a suc- cessful career. Resides at Ukiah, Cal.
Harrict Ann, b. Sept. 22, 1823; m., March 4, 1845, Ephraim Hey- wood ; d. at Manitowoc, Wis., Mar. 27, 1877.
Charles James, r. at the farm lately occupied by his father.
Leonard, the youngest son, is an extensive farmer, residing in Califor- nia.
SYENE HALE, another brother of David ; studied medicine with Dr. Carpenter, of Alstead ; graduated at Dartmouth col- lege in 1833, and, after a brief sojourn here, went West. He practised for a while in Fredonia, O., after which he removed to Chicago, where he has been pecuniarily quite prosperous, and where he has become distinguished in his profession. He m., June 20, 1824. Betsey, dau. of Moses Dow, of this town, by whom he had two sons, Edwin Moses and Parker, both of whom studied medicine, graduated at Cleveland. O., and are in practice in Chicago. Edwin M. is a professor in Hahne- man college, Chicago [see Literature ].
ENOCH HALE, another brother of David; came to town
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about the same time. He was a fine scholar, and graduated at Dartmouth college ; became a teacher. He gave astronomi- cal lectures. Died in Hopkinton.
HANNAII HALE, a sister ; m. Hon. Cyrus Barton [see Bar- ton ].
MARY PRESCOTT HALE, dan. of Dr. Wm. Hale, of Hollis, and a cousin of the distinguished historian, Prescott, of Boston, m. James Wheeler, and came to this town in 1831. She was well educated, and a most successful teacher.
DAVID H. HALE, a brother ; a saddler ; m. Jane Forsaith, and went to California.
HALL.
AMOS HALL, one of the earliest settlers : came from Stoning- ton, Conn., and lived on the M. Hurd farm, on the Unity road. Married Jemima Carter, of Connecticut.
Esra, lived on the J. Hale farm ; no children.
Uriah, lived on the B. Logue place ; no children.
Reuben, studied medicine with Dr. Shaw, of Unity, and practised at Goshen, where he m. a Miss Willey.
LEVI HALL, brother of Amos ; settled on the M. Gove farm. M., June 8, 1783, Mrs. Patty Putney, sister of John Silver, Sen.
Samuel P., b. April 7, 1784. Anna, b. July 31, 1786.
Nancy, m. Daniel Hall, of Lempster. Ch., Sally, m. Joseph Seavey.
Edward, m. Ann Robinson ; m., 2d, Mrs. Sargent.
Melinda. m. Samuel Chase, of Laconia.
Emeline, m. Francis Durrill, of Laconia.
Edward, removed to Marlow; m. Eunice Brown, dau. of John Brown. Patty, m. Simeon Eastman, of Hopkinton ; had four children.
ALBINA HALL [see Physicians].
JAMES HALL, a farmer ; b. at Richmond, Vt., July 22, 1792. He was a son of James Hall, one of the first settlers of Croydon ; came to this town in 1836, and purchased the farm on the Croydon road long known as the Stanard place, where he has since resided. He was a selectman in 1843. In 1845
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and IS46 he represented this town in the legislature ; has also filled other offices of trust at various times in this town and in Croydon. M., April, 1813, Ruth Hall, dau. of John Hall, of Croydon, who d. Sept. 16, 1845 ; m., 2d, Nov. 10, 1847, Sarah Dustin, of Lebanon, who d. Dec. 19, 1873.
John, b. Oct. 3, 1814 ; d 1852; m. Mary Mahaney; he chose the med- ical profession, and studied with Dr. Albina Hall ; graduated at Bowdoin Coll. in 1842, and practised at Newark, Ohio. Ch., Julia, b. 1835; m. Rev. John Wesley Thompson, of the N. Y. Conference, now (1878) stationed at Troy; has three children,-John Randolph, b. 1838; was a brave soldier, and died in the army. Mary, b. 1839; m. Otis Hall, of Fredonia, N. Y. ; has two children.
Sarah M., b. Aug. 27, 1817 ; m., April 1, 1848, Isaac Miles. of Charles- town. Ch., Carrie M., b. Sept. 22, 1858; m. Barbor P'. Gregg, of Barnstead; r. at Chelmsford, Mass.
Caroline F., b. Mar. 18, 1825; m. Ralph N. Hall, of Fredonia, N. Y. George Dustin, s. of the second wife of James Hall by a former husband, and who had his home here, was b. in Lebanon, Nov. 26. 1828 ; he graduated at Dartmouth college in 1852, and at the Andover Theo- logical Seminary in 1859; in the latter year was settled over the church in Peterborough, where he has since remained. He was a representative from that town in 1870 and 1871 ; he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School.
RALPH H. HALL, b. at Portland, N. Y., Nov. 3, IS21 ; he was a descendant, in the fifth generation, of Ahira Hall, one of the first settlers in the town where he was born. He was edu- cated at the academies at Jamestown and Westfield ; he pur- sued the profession of teacher for ten years ; was principal of the high school at Westfield, and also of the academy at Silver Creek ; after which he turned his attention to agriculture and stock brokerage. M., 1852, Caroline J., dau. of James Hall.
Julian J., b. April 9, 1853; d. Aug. 11, 1853.
ALBERT L. HALL, s. of Dr. Lyman Hall, of Cornish, and a descendant of James and Huldah (Cooper) Hall, of Croydon ; is a trader ; was for a while in the employ of Henry Carter, of Lebanon, since which he has been engaged for several years by prominent houses in Boston ; m. Laura Robinson, dau. of Ja- cob Robinson.
JONAS CUTTING HALL, b. Dec. 20. 1S20 ; was an adopted son of Jonas Cutting ; d. Oct. 5, 1850 ; m. Lucinda Strong.
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Hiram C., b. Dec, 20, 1844; m., June 23, 1869, Abbie J. Rider. Ch., Willard N., b. Aug. 25, 1870. Lillian M., b. April 4, 1873. Jonas C., b. Jan. 11, 1846. Ann E., b. Feb. 12, 1848.
JAMES HALL, 2d, a farmer ; came from Cornish, and settled in the north-west part of the town ; m. Prudence Jackson, of Cornish.
Adelina S., m. Luther P. Tenney.
MOSES HALL, a cabinet-maker ; was a brother of James Hall, 2d ; m. Henrietta, dau. of Maj. Wm. Harris.
Elisabeth, William, George.
ABNER HALL, a farmer ; s. of Abijah Hall, of Croydon ; b. March 21, 1804 ; came to this town in 1833 ; m., March 17, 1828, Fanny Hurd, of Croydon, b. May 2, 1800. He was a successful financier. Died in 1877, leaving a valuable estate.
AI HALL, a joiner, s. of Oliver and Lois (Clement) Hall, of Warner ; b. Feb. 5, 1839 ; came to this town in 1873 ; m., June 1, 1859, Martha A. Perry, of Croydon.
Willie Horatio, b. April 18, 1860. Charlie Fred, b. Dec. 30, 1867. Cora Electra, b. Feb. 18, 1872.
URIAH HALL, a tanner ; s. of William ; b. Aug. 20, 1823. at Hancock ; came here in 1855; m., Oct. 5, 1843, Abigail Gregg, of Deering, b. Sept. 15, 1819.
Eliza y., b. Feb. 5, 1844.
Abby F., b. June 7, 1846; m. Lorenzo Bird, of Bethel, Vt.
Adeline, b. March 17, 1848; m., Sept. 1, 1875, Sylvester S. Ingalls.
Charles E., b. Jan. 2, 1852. Mary G., b. Oct. 4, 1855.
HANSON.
ISAAC HANSON, b. Oct. 8, 1816, at Weare ; came to this town, and settled at Northville, where he has been engaged in shoemaking ; m., July 8, 1840, Zilpha O. Dunbar, of Hopkin- ton, b. April 13, 1817.
Lizzie, b. April 13, 1841.
Mina, b. Dec. 31, 1846.
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HEZEKIAH E. HANSON, a brother of Isaac ; b. Aug. 18, 1819 ; settled in the north part of the town, on the Croydon road, on the place now ( 1878) occupied by Marshall E. Hatch ; m. Car- oline C , dau. of Nathan Taylor.
Frank L., b. Jan. 18, 1856 ; a graduate of Newport high school.
HARRIS.
JOHN HARRIS came from Killingworth, Conn., between 1780 and 1784 ; m. Lois Johnson, of Guilford, Conn.
Joel, b. Sept. 29, 1779.
John, b. Jan. 13, 1784.
DAVID HARRIS, d. May 10, 1830, aged 78 years. Rebecca, his wife, d. Feb. 20, 1831, aged So years.
WILLARD HARRIS, S. of Dr. David Harris ; a wood-worker and excellent mechanic ; came to this town in 1806; d. Aug. 11, 1848, aged 66 years. Mary, his wife, d. Feb. 27, 1840, aged 57 years [see Cabinet Makers].
Willard, d. Feb. 14, 1827, aged 19 years. t David.
Rebecca W., d. July 5, 1868, aged 63 years ; m., Dec. 14, 1845, John Lynch, who d. June 23, 1849, aged 46 years. Henrietta, m., Nov. 24, 1831, Moses Hall.
Mary, m., Sept. 29, 1840, Edward Kempton.
Sally, b. 1820; d. Feb. 11, 1846; m. Paul J. Wheeler.
Abigail, m., May 14, 1843, James W. Crowell.
James B., r. at Worcester, Mass.
Lucinda P., b. 1820; d. Dec. 16, 1850; m. Dennison Humphrey, of Croydon.
DAVID HARRIS, S. of Willard Harris : a carriage-painter ; operated in this town for many years. He was a door-keeper of the House of Representatives in 1851 and 1852, and was a deputy-sheriff, a jailer, and a fife-major in the 31st Regt. He was a Freemason. Died Feb. 6, 1855, aged 51 years. Mar- ried Rosamill Hoyt, who d. March 1, 1858, aged 53.
James B., m., Jan. 23, 1845, Emma A. Wakefield.
Simon Brown, d. Aug. 27, 1857, aged 21 years.
Sylvester, killed at Granville, on railroad, July 4, 1851, aged 22 years.
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MELVIN J. HARRIS, a cousin of Maj. David Harris ; b. at Goshen, April 3, 1805 ; came here from Orange, Vt., in I857; m. Polly Cutler, of Orange, Vt., who d. Feb. 26, 1878; m., 2d, Laura More, of Plainfield, Vt.
Viola A., b. Feb. 3, 1855. Emeline, b. Nov. 23, 1840. Marion, m. Henry A. Wilcox.
HARVEY.
MATTHEW HARVEY, S. of Col. John Harvey, of Sutton, and nephew of Gov. Matthew Harvey ; b. at Sutton, Jan. 14, 1815 ; came to this town in the autumn of 1831, and was an appren- tice in the office of the N. H. Spectator. After serving his full time here, he went to Boston, where he was engaged in printing ; returned to Newport in 1837, and in 1840, in con- nection with Henry G. Carleton, purchased the Argus and Spectator establishment, where he has since been engaged in business. M., Sept. 21, 1847, Experience R. Crossman, dau. of John Crossman, of Unity, b. June 21, 1819, d. Nov. 16, 1869 ; m., 2d, Nov. 28, 1876, R. Emma Chapman, of Providence, R. I. [For a further account of him, see Press and Literature. ] Sophia C., b. May 11, 1849. Minnie Ann, b. May 8, 1853; m., May 15, 1878, Frank P. Meserve.
HARDING.
MADISON HARDING, a farmer ; b. Mar. 24, 1835 ; came from Croydon in 1859. Married Lucinda Powers ; m., 2d, Charlotte M. Rogers, of Goshen.
Lincoln H., b. May 6, 1865. Mary L., b. Sept. 4, 1864.
Sarah E .. b. Jan. 19, 1867. Frank M., b. Aug. 3, 1869.
Increase }., b. June 3, 1872.
HASTINGS.
BENJAMIN B. HASTINGS, b. Dec. 6, 1804 ; a native of Maine ; came here from Grantham in 1858, and lived on what was known as the Silas Wakefield farm. Married Eliza Smith, of Grantham.
Elijah D., b. Nov. 2, 1831 ; studied the profession of law with Amasa Edes, Esq., of this town ; r. at St. Louis, Mo. ; m. Frances Corbin, dau. of Col. Charles Corbin.
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Alexander, b. July 20, 1834; m. Helen A. Tibbetts. Ch., Nellie M., Lillian F. Andrew J., b. June 27, 1836; m. Marcia M. Story. Ch., Eugene F., Josephine.
Edwin, b. Mar. 20, 1838; m. Abbie M. Beman. Ch., Frank C., Fred E., Grace.
Zilpha C., b. Mar. 27, 1840 ; m. William H. Dewey. Ch., Albert E., Alpheus B., Mary A., George, Frank E., Fred L.
Alvira B., b. Sept. 5, 1842 ; m. Frank S. Taylor.
Lyman B., b. Oct. 10, 1846; m. Jennie Beman.
Eliza A., b. July 11, 1848 ; m. Stephen H. Hurd. Ch., Delmer G. James L., b. Mar. 24, 1850 ; m. Isabel A. Crowell.
EBEN HASTINGS came from Granthan ; lived at Northville. Richard M. }., b. Dec. 14, 1837; m. Betsey A. Fletcher. Ch., Ella.
HATCH.
The Hatches descended from Joseph Hatch, who came from England to this country, and settled at Plymouth, Mass.
ALVIN HATCH came from Alstead ; for a number of years drove a large team between this town and Boston ; afterwards turned his attention to mercantile business, and, in connection with Dea Joseph Farnsworth, built the brick building now owned by Sylvanus Stowell, where he continued trade until his death, which occurred Dec. 16, 1848, at the age of 56 years. HIe was a selectman in 1835 and 1836, and a representative in 1838 and 1840. M., Nov. 29, 1825, Sally B. Stevens, who d. July 17, 1828, aged 24 ; m., 2d, Mary Fairbanks, sister of Ste- phen Fairbanks, of Boston, who d. Feb. 25, 1849, aged 56 years. Had two children.
TRYPHENA HATCH [see Col. William Cheney].
REUBEN HATCHI, b. June 29, 1787. at Alstead ; m., May 6, IS10, Lucy Andrews, of Hillsborough, b. Nov. 16, 1787 ; m., 2d, Mary A. Gilmore, sister of Hon. Thomas W. Gilmore, who d. at Greggville, Ill.
Scth Chellis, b. Nov. 9, 1810; became a physician at the West.
MASON HATCH, b. in Alstead, Mar. 3, 1791 ; m., March 5,
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ISIS, Apphia Andrews, b. Mar. 5, 1795, d. Sept. 18, 1855 ; m., 2d, Nov. 12, 1856, Mary R. Day, b. May 11, 1812. [See Phy- sicians. ]
Emily Train, b. April 1, 1819; d. Oct. 1, 1839.
Abigail Andrews, b. Feb. 6, 1821: d. Oct. 13, 1839.
Leonard Mason, b. May 14, 1823; d. May 26, 1823.
Sarah S., b. June 19, 1824; m. Samuel C. Baldwin.
Louisa F., b. April 11, 1827 ; m. Hon. Dexter Richards.
Charles M., b. Jan. 7, 1833 ; d. Mar. 20, 1834.
Ellen M., b. Sept. 19, 1834 ; m. William Nourse ; d. Feb. 27, 1872. Caroline E. B., d. April 3, 1837.
ISAAC HATCII, b. Oct. 30, 1795, at Alstead ; d. Oct. 3, 1838 ; a brother of Reuben. M., Sept. 1, 1824, Philena Hammond, of Gilsum, b. Aug. 6, 1806, d. May 14, 1863. [See Physicians.]
Philena P., b. June 10, 1826 ; lives at Milford, Mass.
George H., b. Sept. 26, 1828; a merchant in Boston; m. Marcia A. Sim- mons, of Plymouth, Mass .; m., 2d, Mary A. Austin.
Mary V., b. Sept. 16, 1830; m. William Lewis, of Plymouth, Mass. Ellen, b. July 28, 1833 ; d. Sept. 12, 1833.
Emily F., b. July 6, 1838; m. Leonard L. Bullard, of Boston ; r. at Re- vere, Mass.
MARSHALL E. HATCH, a tin-worker and hardware trader ; b. Aug. 27, 1828 ; is a native of Berlin, Vt. ; came to this town in 1872 ; was in trade with F. A. Sibley, and afterwards with S. G. Stowell. Married Sarah J. Fogg, of Meredith. They had a silver wedding in 1877.
Clara M., b. Oct. 23, 1857.
HAVEN.
WILLIAM HAVEN, b. May 4, 1759 ; came to Newport from Royalston, Mass., in 1778, and settled in the north part of the town, on the farm still owned by his son William, fr. He m. Rebecca Jacobs, dau. of Rev. Whitman Jacobs, of Royals- ton. He had mechanical skill, and made most of the plows, yokes, and carts for his neighbors, in the earlier days. He raised fine stock, and had unusual tact at training houses and oxen. He was a soldier in the Revolution.
Polly, b. Nov. 27, 1782 ; m. Jacob Perkins, and removed to Vermont. Rebecca, b. Nov. 23, 1786; m. Jonathan Wakefield, Jr.
Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1790; d. unmarried.
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Martha, b. Aug. 5, 1793; m. Harvey Whipple, of Croydon ; had a fam- ily ; d. at the West.
Jacob, b. May 5, 1795; a mechanic and preacher; m. Catherine Streeter ; r. at the West.
+William, b. Jan. 21, 1797.
Mehitable, b. Jan. 6, 1799; m. Ansel Metcalf, of Croydon; has a fami- ly.
Thomas, b. Aug. 2, 1801 ; a noted fox hunter ; delighted in rifles and greyhounds ; r. at Goshen ; m. Jane Libbey. Ch., Benj. F., d. in the war ; Rebecca P. ; Sophronia A. ; Henry H. ; George W. Phebe, b. July 29, 1803; m. Horatio Metcalf.
WILLIAM HAVEN, S. of William ; b. Jan. 21, 1797 ; has ever remained at the old homestead, and has devoted his life mainly to farming. He inherited much of his father's mechanical gen- ius. M., Dec. IS, 1834, Sarah M., dau. of Moody Dustin, of Claremont, b. Ang. S, ISOS.
Lucy A., b. Nov. 1, 1835.
Cynthia WI'., b. April 14, 1840 ; m. Martin L. Whittier.
JONATHAN HAVEN, b. May 17, 1769 : came from Royalston, Mass., about 1775, and settled on the M. W. Emerson farm, on the Cornish turnpike ; m. Sarah Wakefield.
Chloe, b. Feb. 5. 1794; m. John Jones.
tJames, b. Feb. 27, 1796.
Reuben, b. June 20, 1798 ; m. Abigail Cheney. Ch., Richard C., b. April 19, 1823.
Simeon, b. April 22, 1801; m. Susan Rice ; r. in Michigan.
JAMES HAVEN, s. of Jonathan ; a mechanic and a lover of books ; lived at Northville ; m., April 1, IS19, Calista Freeto, b. Nov. 23, 1796.
tBenjamin F., b. Dec. 25, 1819. Sally, b. June 4, 1822. Nancy, b. Nov. 6. 1823.
Ann, b. Oct. 21, 1825 ; m. Hon. Samuel P. Thrasher, of Cornish.
George W., b. May 22, 1828. Abial L., b. Oct. 15. 1829.
Drucilla, b. Jan. 27, 1832. John L., b. Sept. 29, 1833- Calista, b. Nov. 13, 1837 ; m. Lorenzo D. Dow. James, b. Nov. 13, 1837.
BENJAMIN F. HAVEN, S. of James ; b. Dec. 25, IS19 ; took the old homestead at Northville. where he has been engaged in milling. He was for several years in the hame business, and has been engaged to some extent in the joiners' trade.
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He was, at one time, a military officer. M., Oct. 25, 1842, Sarah B. Howe, b. Jan. 21, 1820.
t John B., b. Feb. 4, 1844.
Edgar Willis, b. Oct. 27, 1847 ; a jeweller; m., Nov., 1869, Julia
Bridgeman, of Binghampton, N. Y .; r. at Syracuse, N. Y. Ch., Mabel B., b. Jan. 18, 1872.
Fanny E., b. Sept. 3, 1852.
Luella A., b. April 6, 1855 ; m., April 11, 1878, Sanford H. Bascom.
Willie Frank, b. May 16, 1859. George McClellan, b. Feb. 10, 1861.
JOHN B. HAVEN, S. of Benj. F., b. Feb. 4, 1844 ; a butcher and provision dealer ; m., March 23, 1867, Matilda A. Picker- ing, of Mendon, Mass., b. Aug. 10, 1838.
Guy Alton, b. Mar. II, 1875.
GEORGE P. HAVEN, S. of Moses, and a grandson of Rev. Ja- cob Haven, of Croydon ; b. Feb. 25, IS28 ; d. June 18, 1866 ; came here from Plainfield in 1857 ; lived in the north-west part of the town, on the old Cornish turnpike ; m., June 8, 1852, Martha Jane Sherman, of Croydon.
Fred George, b. June 9, 1853. John Sherman, b. April 23, 1856. Moses H., b. Feb. 26, 1859. Nellie Eastman, b. Sept. 23, 1864.
HAWES.
SHUBAEL HAWES, a sea-captain ; b. Dec. 2, 1So2 ; came from New Bedford, Mass., and settled on the A. P. Wellcome place, on the Croydon road, where he was engaged in farming. While in town, at the time of the gold excitement in California, he formed a trading and mining company, purchased a vessel for them, and sailed for San Francisco. Like a true sailor, he was warm-hearted and generous. He d. at Calcutta, June 3, 1856, aged 53 years. M., July 27, 1827, Nancy B. Smith, b. Aug. 11, ISO5.
Frances B., b. Nov. 28, 1832 ; m .. Dec. 28, 1851, Frederic Crocker, of North Bridgewater, Mass., a sea-captain. She d. June 29, 1853, while on a voyage to Europe.
Mary J., b. May 21, 1837; m., May 21, 1861, Henry M. Wilmarth ; r. at Chicago, III.
Shubael H .. b. May 5, 1840; m. Lucinda B. Pratt, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Ch., Lillian Clark, b. Oct. 8, 1864; Maria Louisa, b. March 3, 1868.
George E., b. Aug. 28, 1842 ; d. Dec. 14, 1863, at Fortress Monroe.
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HEALD.
THOMAS H. HEALD, a joiner ; b. April 3, 1820, at Madison, Me. ; came to this town in 1873; m., March 24, 1841, Mary A. Rogers, of Norridgewock, Me., b. June 15, 1821 ; had nine children, two of whom came to this town.
tDaniel R., b. Sept. 21, 1846.
Cora M., b. April 24, 1864.
DANIEL R. HEALD, s. of Thomas H. ; b. Sept. 21, 1846 ; a joiner ; came to this town with his father in IS73 ; m., Feb. 22, 1871, Susy A. Walker, of Topsfield, Mc.
Bell, b. Oct. 9, 1873; d. young. Effie, b. Dec. 12, 1875.
HEATH.
CALEB HEATHI came from Bow, N. H., about 1800, and set- tled on the I. Millen farm ; m. Abigail Page.
Betsey C., b. July 26, 1792.
Washington, b. May 22, 1794.
Harris, b. March 30, 1796.
Gilman, b. April 1, 1798; d. Jan., 1804.
David P., b. April 22, 1800.
Nelly, b. Dec. 30, 1803; d. young.
Solomon, b. Feb. 10, 1805; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1826;
studied law ; was admitted to the bar ; practised his profession at Belfast, Me., until 1849. when he removed to Waterville, Me., where he d. June 30, 1875.
JOSIAHI HEATH, b. Oct. 5, 1767 ; came to this town about 1793, and settled on the P. & J. Crowell farm, in the west part of the town, and built the house now there. He was several times a selectman. M., Feb. 6, 1794, Rachel Nettleton, a dau. of Jeremiah. Moved to Vermont.
Daniel, b. Feb. 15, 1795. William, b. March 9, 1797.
Mehitable, b. Jan. 5, 1800. Sally, b. Sept. 5, 1801.
Rachel, b. March 18, 1804. Deborah, b. Aug. 13, 1806.
ELIAS HEATH came from Plymouth, Mass., in 1791, and set- tled on the N. C. Todd farm. Married Lucy Cutler. He re- moved with his family to Woodbury, Vt.
t Libbeus, b. Dec. 7, 1794. Lucy, d. at 16.
Richard, m. a dau. of Sam. Sawins, of Woodbury, Vt.
Elias, a large dairyman at Woodbury, Vt .; father of Hon. Chas. H.
Heath, of Montpelier ; a distinguished lawyer, who was two years president of the senate of Vt.
Elvira, m. Titus Wheelock; r. at Plainfield, Vt.
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HISTORY OF NEWPORT.
LIBBEUS HEATH, S. of Elias ; b. Dec. 7, 1794 : m., 1816, Lu- cinda Rickard, of Cornish, b. April 12, 1799. They resided a while at Woodbury, Vt., but returned here in IS32.
Fesse, b. Dec. 9, 1820; m. Dolly Goddard ; r. at San Francisco, Cal.
Lydia, b. Feb. 2, 1822 ; m. Amos Rawson, of Croydon.
Ingalls, the second son, m. Betsey A. Perry, of Croydon. Ch., George, m. Clara Pike, of Springfield, Vt .; r. at Claremont.
Eliza, b. Feb. 27, 1828; m., Mar., 1843, Caleb Young ; m., 2d, April 1, 1871, Nathan P. Gilmore.
+ Truman L., b. Dec. 5, 1830.
Alvira, b. Oct. 21, 1833 ; m., July 4, 1855, Daniel D. Muzzey.
Augusta C., b. 1836; m. Elias Sawyer.
TRUMAN L. HEATH, S. of Libbeus Heath, b. Dec. 5, 1830; is a carriage-painter ; he was a first lieutenant in Co. H, Ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, during the civil war ; r. at Claremont. Mar- ried Sarah I. Russell ; m., 2d, Sept. 18, 1865, Frances L. Young, of Sunapee, b. Feb. 11, 1846.
Charles F., b. Jan. 30, 1868.
Lillian S., b. Nov. 16, 1873.
BARTHOLOMEW HEATH was for a while a resident of this town.
Keziah, b. April 12, 1808.
Lucy, b. Oct. 7, 1810.
SARGENT HEATH, a drover and hotel-keeper ; came from Henniker ; he built the residence now occupied by W. A. F. Ladd, south of the bridge on Main street, then known as the "Newport Coffee House," where he kept a hotel while he re- mained in town.
Robert R. Heath, eldest son, was graduated at Dartmouth college in 1825 ; taught the academy at Hillsborough, where he studied law with President Pierce. After being admitted to the bar, he re- moved to Jefferson county, N. C., where he held several important positions, and where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1871, at the age of 65. He was an able lawyer, and fully real- ized the promise of his youth.
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