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Laura A., b. Nov. 25, 1814; m. Joseph E. Wheeler. Ruel, b. April 18, 1816; r. in Indiana.
Lucy, b. April 22, 1818 ; m. Horace Adams, of Akron, O.
Lavina, b. April 23, 1820; m. Francis Turner, Dedham, Mass.
Harvey, b. March 1, 1822; m. Laura Wheeler.
Thomas B., b. Sept. 26, 1824; m. Emma A. Nichols ; r. in Minn.
Sophia, b. June 25, 1828 ; m., and lives at Dedham, Mass.
Phebe M., b. May 15, 1832 ; m. Edwin Whitney, of Cleveland, O.
SETH RICHARDS, s. of Sylvanus Richards ; b. Feb. 20, 1792 ; spent the early part of his life at farming and hotel-keeping, first at the west part of the town, and afterwards at hotel-keep- ing at the Rising Sun hotel in the village. He, however, soon turned his attention to trade, and was a clerk in the store of Erastus Baldwin. He afterwards bought the Cheney store, where, in connection with his sons, he had a successful trade " for many years. He sold out here, and was engaged in manu- facturing at the Sugar River Mills, with his son Dexter, where he had a prosperous trade until he retired from active business. He was post-master, a selectman four years, and a representa- tive in 1833, and held other offices. He was an officer in the
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militia. He was a shrewd trader, but a man of the strictest integrity, one of the most obliging of neighbors, and was through life a democrat of the Jeffersonian school. He d. Oct. 30, 1871. M., April S, 1817, Fanny Richards, of Dedham, Mass., b. Sept. 1, 1791, who d. Aug. 11, IS54; m., 2d, Maria Bardwell ; m., 3d, Mrs. Martha B. Garfield.
tDexter, b. Sept. 5, 1818.
Emily, b. Jan. 2, 1820; m., Aug. 16, 1848, Perley S. Coffin. Elisabeth, b. Nov. 19, 1821 ; m., Jan. 9, 1839, John S. Parmelee. Fanny, b. July 23, 1823; d. Aug. 23, 1857. M., July 28, 1853, J. Addi- son Gleason. Ch., Jesse R., b. Nov. 24, 1855 ; Seth R., b. June 30, 1837, d. 1862.
t Abiathar, b. Oct. 8, 1825.
Helen, b. Dec. 14, 1828 ; m., Sept. 22, 1852, Moses R. Emerson. Ann, b. Dec. 30, 1832; m. Arthur B. Chase.
Catharine, b. Jan. 13, 1834; m., Feb. 23, 1853, Ira Mitchell, b. March 27, 1834. Ch., James R., b. 1858 ; Frank, b. Nov. 14, 1859.
DEXTER RICHARDS, S. of Seth ; b. Sept. 5, ISIS ; carly en- gaged in the mercantile business,-first as a clerk, and after- wards as a partner with his father and brother Abiathar, oc- cupying the store which had formerly been the place of busi- ness of William Cheney,-to which he devoted himself with success ; later he became a part, and subsequently the sole, own- er of the Sugar River Mills, where he engaged in manufactur- ing with such success as to become the wealthiest citizen of the town. A few years since he removed the old Cheney store, re- placing it by the much larger and more finely built structure known as the " Richards block ;" he also reconstructed and greatly enlarged the old Cheney brick dwelling, more recently owned by the late Dr. Thomas Sanborn, giving it the name of the "Cheney block," and in which are the present post-office and Masonic hall ; has also erected many other buildings in the town, besides the fine dwelling which is now his residence. He has held the offices of town-clerk and selectman ; in 1865, 1866, and 1870, represented the town in the General Court ; was a delegate to the National Republican Convention in IS72 ; has been a trustee of the N. H. Asylum for the Insane, also of the Orphans' Home. In IS71 and IS72 he was a member of the executive council of the state, and in 1876 was a delegate in the convention for revising the constitution of the state. A
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member and deacon of the Congregational church in the town, he has greatly interested himself in its prosperity and success, contributing largely to the erection of its present chapel and parsonage, besides giving wholly its present fine organ. A patron, also, of educational interests in general, he gave $1,000 to found a scholarship at Dartmouth college ; he is a trustee of Kimball Union Academy. He was formerly president of the Newport Savings Bank, and is now president of the First Na- tional Bank of Newport. He interests himself largely in the prosperity of the town, giving liberally in support of its busi- ness and social interests. M., Jan. 27, 1847, Louisa F., dau. of Dr. Mason Hatch, b. April 1, 1827.
Elizabeth A., b. Nov. 9, 1847; d. May 25, 1868.
Seth Mason, b. June 6, 1850; was a clerk for a while in Boston, but returned to this town, and was admitted as a partner with his father in the manufacturing business, since which he has devoted himself wholly to its interests, and has been a valuable and efficient mem- ber of the firm ; m., Oct. 9, 1878, Lizzie, dau. of Oliver Farnsworth, of Boston, and grand-dau. of Dea. Joseph Farnsworth, of this town. Josephine E., b. Oct. 30, 1855 ; graduated at Andover, Mass., in 1877. James D., b. Oct. 11, 1860; d. July 17, 1861.
Eugene D., b. Nov. 24, 1863; d. y. William F., b. Jan. 28, 1867.
ABIATHAR RICHARDS, S. of Seth ; b. Oct. S, IS25 ; was bred a merchant, and has devoted his life mainly to trade ; he began as a clerk in his father's store, and on attaining his majority was admitted as a partner with his father and brother Dexter. This firm, of which he was the active member, his father and brother being engaged in manufacturing, did a successful busi- ness ; he continued there until 1868, when he disposed of his interest, and went into trade in Boston. After an absence of two years he returned to this town, purchased the Newport Mills, and engaged in manufactures ; at the expiration of one year his mill was burned, and he returned to trade, in which he has since continued. M., May 7, 1854, Amanda E. Durant, of Charlestown, b. Dec. 16, 1830.
Hallet C., b. Dec. 5, 1854; d. 1855.
Frederick IV., b. Jan. 31, 1856; a clerk in the Newport Savings Bank, and assistant cashier in the First National Bank in this town.
Emma F., b. July 6, 1857; d. y. Henry D., b. April 1, 1860; d. y. Dexter, b. Nov. 11, 1868.
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SYLVANUS RICHARDS, a farmer ; s. of Sylvanus ; b. March 4, ISII ; d. June 16, 1878; m. Clarissa, dau. of Dea. Elnathan Hurd, b. Oct. 17, 1817.
Charles, a boot- and shoe-trader; was killed by the falling of a chimney on Elm street.
Lucy Ann, b. Feb. 5, 1845 ; m. James B. Sawyer, of Sutton.
RICHARDSON.
ASA RICHARDSON, S. of David ; b. Aug. 16, 1809; came to this town with his father in 1848 from Goshen, and purchased the lower tannery, where he and his father carried on business for a number of years, and where they introduced several valu- able improvements in tanning ; he sold out, and became land- lord at the Eagle hotel. He was in the army during the Rebel- lion. Married Marilla, dau. of Samuel Allen, who lived on Page hill, on the Goshen road ; she d. Feb. 14, 1836, aged 28 years ; m., 2d, Mary J. Colden, of Thornton. [See Tanners.]
Sarah A., b. Dec., 1841 ; m. Sherman Woodbury, of Plymouth. George, b. Sept. 1843; d. in the army during the Rebellion.
Marilla F., b. 1845 ; m. Martin V. Dickey, of Plymouth.
HARMON RICHARDSON, b. May 6, ISOS ; came from Goshen to this town in IS22, and settled on his farm, on the old road between Northville and Kelleyville, on which is the celebrated mineral spring. He d. Jan. 4, 1878. M., 1852, Alvira G. George, of Sunapee.
Marilla A., b. Dec. 2, 1836.
Almira F., b. July 26, 1846.
LEONARD RICHARDSON, b. March 20, 1807 ; came to this town and bought what was formerly known as the Joseph Kim- ball farm at Northville, where he has since resided. M., May, 24, 1831, Lucena Jenneson, of Auburn, Mass., b. Dec. S, 1809.
Cyrus E., b. March 19, 1832. + Leonard E., b. Oct. 15, 1833. Caroline D., b. Sept. 3, 1835; m., Nov. 2, 1858, Alexander H. Dean. Hannah L., b. Jan. 26, 1838. Joseph F., b. Nov. 13, 1840.
Mary S., b. Jan. 20, 1843.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1844; m., Nov. 26, 1871, Edward N. Dean.
LEONARD E. RICHARDSON, s. of , Leonard ; b. Oct. 15, IS33 ; was well educated, and early in life a successful teacher ; studied
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medicine with Dr. John L. Swett, of this town, and graduated at Harvard Medical College, after which he removed to Hart- ford, Conn., where he commenced his professional life, and where he still resides. M., Sept. 28, 1858, Lois M., dau. of Dea. Austin L. Kibbey, of this town.
RIDER.
WARREN RIDER, a stage proprietor ; b. May 1, 1795, at Croy- don ; d. June 5, 1866 ; m. Polly Brown, of Croydon.
Louisa A., b. May 29, 1818 ; m. Sylvester E. H. Wakefield. Nathaniel B., b. Dec. 12, 1824.
Warren, b. July 9, 1829; d. July 21, 1870 ; m. Mary Foster.
Willard W., b. Aug. 10, 1831 ; m. Mary J. Way, of Unity; m., 2d,
Deborah S. Hyde, of New Bedford, Mass. Ch., Abbie J., b. Feb. 26, 1849 ; m. Hiram C. Hall. Hattie F., b. March 29, 1866. Will- iam Nourse.
RILEY.
JAMES L. RILEY, a native of Goffstown ; b. April 8, 1810; d. April 23, 1871 ; came here in 1822. He was a deputy sher- iff four years, and a jailor fourteen years. M., May 29, 1833, Elizabeth, dau. of Elias Thatcher, b. May 7, 1811.
Harvey M., b. May 30, 1835; d. in 1847.
Fames E., d. 1848.
Frances E., b. Feb. 9, 1851; a singer ; m., 1877, E. A. Kenion.
ROBINSON.
JACOB ROBINSON, a tin-ware manufacturer and stove and hardware dealer; b. May 20, 1814. at Greenfield ; learned his trade at Leominster, Mass. ; was in trade at Canaan ten years ; came here in 1849. M., June 20, 1841, Mrs. Mary W. Dean, of Queechy, Vt., b. April 20, 1807. He d. March 14, 1877.
Lucia P. Dean, her child by a former husband; b. Sept. 22, 1835 ; was in 1876 one of a troupe of ballad singers giving concerts to the élite of London, with tickets at a guinea an evening ($4.66) ; m. Aaron F. Nettleton [see Music].
Frank, b. June 4, 1842; d. 1849. Ella, b. Nov. 8, 1844.
Laurenza, b. Dec. 15, 1846; d. 1848.
Laura, b. Sept. 30, 1848 ; m., Sept. 15, 1869, Albert L. Hall.
ALVAII ROBINSON came from Unity in 1833 ; lived on the S. Marston place ; m. Lucy Bean.
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+ Davis B., b. Mar. 20, 1825.
Betsey, b. Sept. 27, 1827 ; m. Dana Town, of Manchester; ch., George, Mary.
DAVIS B. ROBINSON, S. of Alvah Robinson ; b. March 20, IS25 ; lives on East mountain ; m., Dec. 26, 1844, Abby R. Cross, of Methuen, Mass.
William D., b. July 3, 1848 ; d. y. Mary E., b. Mar. 27, 1855. Lucy E., b. Sept. 10, 1861. George D., b. May 27, 1862 ; d. y. Betsey B., b. Oct. 25, 1870.
JOHN ROBERTS, a farmer ; came from Orford ; lives on the P. Scranton farm on the Claremont road ; m. Phebe A. Rob- bins.
C. Elmadow, Anna, Clark, Martha L., Ida }., Ada F., George B. McClellan, Estella M., Nellie, Cora B.
ROCKWELL.
BENJAMIN ROCKWELL, b. April 4, 1804 ; came to this town from Claremont, in 1832, and, in connection with John Smith, bought out the cloth-dressing mill of Nathan Hurd, which was situated at the bridge east of the village, near the present resi- dence of Austin C. Fletcher, and converted it into a satinet fac- tory. At the end of three years, in 1835, their establishment was burned, after which Mr. R. purchased the farm which he now occupies, in the west part of the town, near Blueberry Ledge, where he has since been engaged in farming. M., Nov. 6, 1830, Cynthia Cutting, a dau. of Jonas, senior, b. May 19, ISO7; and d. Sept. 17, 1877.
Harrison H., b. Nov. 6, 1831, an overseer in the mills at Lawrence, Mass. ; d. April, 1859; m., 1853, Abby Campbell, of Augusta, Me.
George B., b. Mar. 12, 1834 ; a mechanic at Springfield, Vt .; m., Oct. 31, 1854, Caroline V. Hurd, b. Apr. 21, 1840; ch., Charles H.
Charles H., b. Sept. 28, 1835 ; d. Mar. 28, 1858. +Samuel M., b. June 12, 1839.
Marion, b. Dec. 14, 1850; m., Oct. 19, 1871, Geo. S. Stone; r. at her homestead.
SAMUEL M. ROCKWELL, S. of Benjamin ; b. June 12, 1839 ; r. on the hill between Northville and the village, on the farm
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recently owned by Dr. Sanborn ; m., Jan. 9, 1861, Hannah L., dau. of Nathaniel O. Page, b. Sept. 25, 1840.
Katie, b. Oct. 18, 1869.
ROSSITER.
TIMOTHY B. ROSSITER, S. of Sherman and Olive (Baldwin) Rossiter, of Claremont ; b. Sept. 18, 1807 ; came to this town in 1836, and settled on the S. H. Cutting place in the west part of the town, where he was a most industrious and thriving farmer. In the autumn of IS58 he sold out and returned to his native town, where he purchased a farm on the main road be- tween Claremont village and Charlestown, one of the best in town, where he has since resided. He is one of the weal- thiest farmers in the county. M., May 31, 1836, Elvira, dau. of Moody Dustin, of Claremont, b. Dec. 14, IS09.
tGeorge P., b. May 6, 1840.
Edward A., b. Mar. 10, 1844; was bred a merchant; was for several years in trade at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he was agent for a firm in Boston. Is now doing a successful business for himself in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Ellen A., b. Feb. 26, 1850 ; d. young.
GEORGE P. ROSSITER, S. of Timothy B. Rossiter ; b. May 6, IS40 ; was reared a farmer ; remains at the homestead, where he is engaged in farming. He takes a deep interest in agricul- ture, and is often a successful competitor at our county fairs. He was educated at Kimball Union Academy. M., April 27, 1865, Carrie Lewis, dau. of Charles Gleason, of Plainfield, b. May 30, 1842.
Charles Timothy, b. Dec. 21, 1868. James Edward, b. Apr. 29, 1871. Robert Gleason, b. June 13, 1875.
ROUNSEVEL.
LYMAN ROUNSEVEL, b. Nov. 7, 1805, at Unity. While in his native town he was a drover, and was extensively engaged in farming. He has sound judgment, and has had a success- ful business career. He came to this town in 1867, having dis- posed of his homestead for a county farm. He purchased the tannery, where he now carries on business. He was for a
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while a partner of Milton S. Jackson. While in Unity he was often a selectman, and was a representative three years. Since coming to this town he was a selectman in 1874, and the Dem- ocratic candidate for councillor in 1876 and 1877. M., Jan. 27, 1829, Sarah G. P. Sparling, of Henniker, b. Aug. 27, 1804.
Thomas E. B., b. Oct. 30, 1831 ; d. Aug. 28, 1832.
Vienna E., b. Aug. 28, 1833; d. Jan. 1, 1834.
Lyman E. B., b. Nov. 17, 1834 ; d. Feb. 21, 1846.
Homer S., b. Dec. 11, 1837; d. Oct. 7, 1860.
Almira C., b. Nov. 19, 1840 ; m. Alexis J. Groves.
Diantha S., b. Sept. 19, 1843.
Ashton IV., b. Dec. 6, 1847; a tanner; is engaged in business in his father's establishment; m. Mary Richards, of Charlestown, Mass., in 1871. Ch., Nellie J., b. Sept. 10, 1873.
RUSS.
JOHN RUSS, b. in 1791. He was a shoemaker, a livery-man, and a horse-trader, and always delighted in the fleetest nag. While here he built a store, and the dwellings of A. W. Clark and Dr. J. L. Swett. He went to Chicago, III., in 1839, and d. at Aurora, in that state, in 1861. He m. a Miss Angell, of Sun- apee.
Sarah Ann, m. Charles Peck, a wealthy mechanic at Chicago, Il1. Sidney, a conductor on the B., C. & M. R. R. ; m. and r. at Concord. Catharine and Jane, the two youngest daughters, m. and r. in Ill.
ROWELL.
HILLIARD ROWELL, S. of Hilliard Rowell, of Ryder Corner, Croydon ; b. Nov. 29, 1826 ; a prosperous farmer ; came from Croydon in 1854, and settled on the S. Kempton farm, in the north part of the town. M., Dec. 28, 1852, Charlotte N. Rob- erts, of Medford, Mass., b. June 7, 1825.
Ellen, d. at 20.
Alice D., b. March 15, 1860.
Stella M., b. June 11, 1865.
ALBERT ROWELL, b. Nov. 10, 1827 ; a brother of Hilliard, Jr. ; came to this town in IS4S. M., Nov. 10, 1853, Orpha, dau. of Hon. Jeremiah D. Nettleton. He operated the village grist-mill with Levi Bennett,-afterwards with Mr. Wright.
George A., b. Jan. 13, 1857. Freddie E., b. Sept 20, 1862.
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EBEN L. ROWELL, another brother of Hilliard ; b. Sept. 7, 1829 ; a successful farmer ; came here in 1864, and settled on the C. C. Shedd farm in the north part of the town ; was a representative in 1875 and 1876. Married Martha Carleton, of Haverhill.
Etta B., b. Nov. 1, 1864.
Edgar E., b. Jan. 11, 1868.
STEPHEN ROWELL, s. of David ; b. June 27, 1802, at Croy- don ; when an infant, sleeping in his mother's arms, she was killed by lightning while he escaped unharmed, and d. in this town at an advanced age. Married Keron H. Bartlett ; m., 2d, Irene B. Bartlett ; m., 3d, Mary R. Woodbury.
Richard S., b. Dec. 19, 1833 ; m. Sarah L. Stevens ; d. Aug. 29, 1864. Almond B., b. Sept. 19, 1838 ; d. Dec. 27, 1855.
George F., b. June 29, 1846; d. Dec. 10, 1862.
tFranklin P., b. Aug. 26, 1850. Irving C., b. Nov. 6, 1854.
FRANKLIN P. ROWELL, s. of Stephen ; b. Aug. 26, 1850; came here with his father, and purchased an interest in the vil- lage grist-mill, where he operated in connection with Mr. Wright ; he subsequently sold out, and purchased a grain and lumber store of U. H. Dutton, on Corn alley, where he soon after erected a steam grist-mill, and where he has since carried on the grain and lumber trade. Married Eliza I. Young, of Manchester.
Arthur, b. Oct. 26, 1876. Stephen S., b. Oct. 4, 1878.
CHRISTOPHER ROWELL, s. of David ; came to this town from Croydon, and was one of our finest artists ; in 1866 he went to Boston, where he has had a successful career.
ROWE.
ROBERT M. ROWE, s. of John and Elsa (More) Rowe ; b. at Wilmot, Aug. 30, 1816 ; was in trade in his native town some twenty-five years ; while there was a selectman and town treas- urer for a number of years. He came to this town in Aug., 1876; m. Nancy Tilton, of Andover; m., 2d, Sarah Pillsbury,
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of Sutton ; m., 3d, Nov. 18, 1855, Mary E. Severance, of Wil- mot, a sister of Ransom Severance of this town.
Clarence R., b. Sept. 16, 1861. Ednor M., b. March 18, 1864.
ROYCE.
PHILIP ROYCE, s. of Philip ; b. Feb. 11, 1839; came to this town in 1871, from Barnard, Vt., where he had been a success- ful teacher, and went into trade with George H. Fairbanks, un- der the firm name of Fairbanks & Royce, with whom he has since operated. M., Jan. 5, 1863, Betsey L. Lamb, of Bridge- water, Vt., b. Sept. 2, 1843.
Charles S., b. May 3, 1864. Grace S., b. Feb. 26, 1866.
Bertha L., b. May 25, 1878.
SANBORN.
THOMAS SANBORN [see Physicians], m., 1845, Harriet, dau. of Hon. David Allen.
Harriet E., b. Oct. 30. 1845 ; d. in 1864.
Mary J., b. March 16, 1847; d. in 1875 ; graduated at South Hadley, Mass. ; m. Rev. George Ide, of Hopkinton, Mass., a graduate of Dartmouth college and at Andover Theological Seminary. Ch., Carrie S., b. June 2, 1872; Charles E., b. Jan. 22, 1874.
Thomas B., b. July 9, 1853. [See Physicians.]
Christopher A., b. April 5, 1855 ; a printer and telegraph operator; is now a medical student.
TAPPAN SANBORN, b. Jan. 24, 1800, at Hill ; d. Jan. 28, 1873 ; came here in 1860 from Unity, where he had been post-master and selectman several years. Married Mary Flanders, of Bos- cawen ; m., 2d, Sarah Sanborn, of Unity.
Mary F., b. April 4, 1835 ; m. John Paul, of Unity.
Ruth S., b. Sept. 2, 1838; d. March 5, 1847.
SARGENT.
STEPHEN SARGENT, b. April 13, 1787, at Amesbury, Mass. ; m. Feb. 13, 1814, Sarah Davis, of Plaistow.
Daniel D., b. Dec. 28, 1816. Ezekiel, b. Nov. 1, 1821.
MOSES M. SARGENT, a farmer ; b. Nov. 25, ISII, at Gran-
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tham ; came here from Canterbury, in 1871 ; r. at Northville : m. Mary C. Currier.
John C., b. Feb. 15, 1845; m. Fanny Watson.
Luilla S., b. Nov. 30, 1851. Loren E., b. Aug. 23, 1862.
JAMES SARGENT, a farmer ; b. Jan. 20, 1813, at Grantham ; r. on Oak street ; m., Sept. 10, 1842, Nancy Sargent, of War- ner, b. March 14, IS12 ; she d. Feb. 27, 1876.
Elhanan WV., b. Dec., 1843; d. March, 1846.
Grace A., b. Dec. 28, 1846; a teacher.
Granville A., b. March 30, 1849; r. at Waltham, Mass.
Mary E., b. March 18, 1852 ; a teacher; m., Nov. 2, 1874, James A.
Stone; r. at Waltham, Mass.
SAWYER.
JOSEPH SAWYER, b. Feb. 4, 1771 ; d. July 30, 1856 ; came here in 1796, and settled in the south-west part of the town ; m., June 20, 1796, Ruth Page, of Dunbarton, b. Oct. 7, 1772 ; d. Nov. IS, 1842.
Lydia P., b. Nov. 27, 1799; m. Rev. John Wilcox.
William, b. May 10, 1803; d. Feb. 10, 1805.
Edmund, b. Dec. 22, 1805.
Laura, b. Aug. 30, 1807; a successful teacher ; m. Calvin Hurd, of Boston ; m., 2d, Stoddard Tower, of Springfield, Vt. She d. July 6, 1877.
t Joseph, b. April 10, 1809.
Uriah, b. May 18, 1813 ; m. Marilla Gunnison, of Goshen ; r. at Broad- head, Green county, Wisconsin. Ch., Ellen M., m. Oliver Parker ; Annah, d. at 18.
t Langdon, b. Sept. 7, 1815.
tJohn B., b. Sept. 10, 1817.
Benjamin F., b. Dec. 14, 1819.
JOSEPH SAWYER, S. of Joseph ; b. April 10, IS09 ; d. Aug. 13, 1857 ; r. at the L. W. Darling place on East mountain. He was an enterprising and prosperous farmer, and an active member of the Methodist church. He m., April 6, IS37, Mary Colby, of Hopkinton, b. Aug. 15, 1812.
Mary Jane, b. Mar. 31, 1838; m. James Wesley Miller.
Augusta L., b. Aug. 31, 1839; m. Edmund Wheeler. +Andrew y., b. July 6, 1844.
ANDREW J. SAWYER, s. of Joseph Sawyer, Jr. ; b. July 6, IS44 ; was three years a soldier during the Rebellion. On his
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return went to Croydon, where he has been engaged in farming ; was a selectman ; m., Sept. 18, 1866, Marcia A., dau. of Piam Humphrey, and now occupies the homestead of her father.
Henry Joseph, b. Nov. 10, 1867. Bertha E., b. June 21, 1869. Kittie Florence, b. Feb. 14, 1871. Annie Marcia, b. Sept. 22, 1872.
LANGDON SAWYER, M. D., s. of Joseph Sawyer ; b. Sept. 7, IS15 ; was educated at the academies of Newport, Hopkinton, and Unity ; studied his profession with Dr. J. L. Swett, of this town ; graduated at the Castleton Medical College, Vt., in 1843 ; spent one year at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and at the hospitals in the city of New York ; in 1844, com- menced the practice of medicine at Springfield, Vt., where he has had a successful business, and where he has since resided. He received the honorary degree of M. D., from Dartmouth col- lege, in 1869. Married Marcia Smith, of Springfield, Vt .; m., 2d, Sarah G. Gregg, dau. of Dr. James A. Gregg, of this town.
Frank Page, s. by first wife ; d. at an early age.
Helen Frances, b. May 4, 1865. Frederick Langdon, b. Aug. 12, 1867. . William Gregg, b. July 6, 1869. George Thompson, b. Apr. 23, 1871.
JOHN B SAWYER, s. of Joseph Sawyer, b. Sept. 10, IS17 ; early in life went to Decatur, Wisconsin, but has spent most of his life at Broadhead, in that state, where he now re- sides. Has been a farmer and speculator ; was at one time quite wealthy. Married Julia A. Copp, of Albany, Wis .. b. May 25, IS20.
Laura, b. July 11, 1849; a successful teacher at Lincoln, Neb. Daniel, b. Nov. 4, 1851 ; d. in 1878; in 1870 went to Lincoln, Neb .; he was a surveyor, and a Sir Royal Arch and Master Mason. Frank, b. Feb. 22, 1853. Nettie, b. March 18, 1854.
Langdon, b. July 26, 1857. Carrie, b. Oct. 11, 1859.
William, b. Sept. 4, 1861. Julia, b. Sept. 10, 1863.
Kittie, b. Aug. 18, 1865. Charles, b. May 18, 1868.
BENJAMIN F. SAWYER, S. of Joseph ; b. Dec. 14, 1819 : de- voted the earlier part of his life to farm work in this town ; subsequently became a tanner, and owned the upper tannery. He received a good academical education ; was a successful
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teacher, and for many years a superintending school committee. Was an active member of the Methodist church, and a superin- tendent of the Sabbath-school. He was moderator in 1856 and 1857, a representative in 1854 and 1855, and again in 1868 and 1869, and a candidate for state senator in IS51 and 1852. He removed to Napa City, Cal .; in 1870, where he has been a tanner, and has been engaged in the hide and wool trade, in which he is doing an entensive business ; is superintendent of a Sabbath-school, and trustee of the Napa Collegiate Institute at Napa City. M., April 24, 1844, Lois M. Gunnison, of Goshen, b. Nov. 13, 1823, who d. in 1878.
French A., b. Jan. 30, 1845.
Lydia Sophira, b. April 30, 1847 ; d. Jan. 5, 1865; was educated at New London.
FRENCH A. SAWYER, S. of Benj. F. ; b. Jan. 30, 1845 ; pre- pared for college at the N. H. Conference Seminary at Tilton ; was two years at Middletown college, Conn., when failing health compelled him, in 1868, to seek the more congenial cli- mate of California, where he now resides, and, in connection with his father, is doing an extensive business. M., Nov., . 1869, Mattie J. Holden, of Concord, the dau. of a prominent manufacturer.
Hattie S., b. Sept. 22, 1870. Benjamin F., b. April 6, 1872. Lois M., b. Jan. 16, 1874.
RICHARD K. SAWYER, a brother of Joseph, Sen. ; settled near the A. Howe place.
Jonathan B., b. March 27, 1806. Moses, b. Oct. 15, 1807.
Anna C., b. Sept. 2, 1809. Lovenda, b. Feb. 6, 1813.
ELIAS SAWYER, a joiner ; b. March 29, 1832; came from Grantham, his native town, in 1852 ; m., 1853, Angusta C. Heath, of Croydon, b. in 1836.
Charles F., b. Feb., 1855; d. Feb., 1859. Ada F., b. Feb., 1856; d. Feb. 13, 1859. Herbert W., b. Sept. 8, 1861.
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SCRIBNER.
JOHN SCRIBNER, a manufacturer ; b. at Andover, Jan. 1, IS16 ; came here in 1850. M., March 16, 1843, Martha M. Scovell, of Walpole, b. April 3, 1821, who d. Nov. IS, 1850; m., 2d, Aug. 31, 1851, Matilda H. Booth, of Lempster, b. May 3, 1826.
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