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Willie M., b. Jan., 1847; d. at 16 years.
SWEET.
The Sweets came from Washington. Armoni and Orpha came to live with Capt. Elkanah Carpenter, an uncle, in 1810, who, upon his death, bequeathed to them a portion of his val- uable estate. They were children of Dexter and Experience (White) Sweet. Orpha m. Hon. Jeremiah Nettleton ; m., 2d, John Robbins, of Bradford.
ARMONI SWEET, a farmer and stone-mason ; b. May 2, 1805 ; m., May 24, 1827, Abigail, dau. of Jeremiah Newell, Esq., of Croydon, b. July 29, 1806.
Elkanah C., b. Feb. 17, 1829; was a barber and shoe-dealer ; m., June 8, 1851, Almira S. Muzzey, of Newbury ; r. at Sherbrook, Canada. Abby, b. Oct. 28, 1831 ; r. at the homestead.
Gardner, b. Nov. 19, 1834 ; d. Sept. 5, 1865 ; m. Justina Comstock; ch., Edgar N., b. June 11, 1856.
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SENECA SWEET, s. of Dexter ; b. July 25, ISOS ; m. Mary Ann Miller ; m., 2d, Harriet Hardy, of Langdon ; r. at Clare- mont.
HARTFORD SWEET, a brother of Armoni ; spent his youth at farming ; having attained his majority, he was a while in trade in this town, but early removed to Lancaster, where he had a successful business during the remainder of his life, and where his family now reside. M., Oct. 10, 1845, Fanny E., dau. of Hon. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, b. Nov. 25, IS21.
Helen F., b. May 18, 1848; d. July 20, 1850.
Ferry H., a twin, b. Feb. 7, 1851 ; d. Oct. 13, 1865.
Julia H., a twin, b. Feb. 7, 1851 ; d. July 10, 1868.
Henry N., b. Jan. 15, 1853; d. Jan. 16, 1854.
Henry Nettleton, b. Aug. 4, 1860 ; a student.
SWETT.
JOSEPH SWETT, b. Oct. 28, 1798 ; a farmer ; came from Clare- mont in 1852; m., Jan. 2, 1825, Mary N. Davis, b. Oct. 30, ISO3. He settled on the H. Staniels farm, on Spring street, but subsequently removed to the M. Gordon place on East moun- tain. He was scholarly in his tastes, and was well educated.
Clarissa, b. Aug. 13, 1826 ; m. Thomas J. Hunt, of Charlestown. Sarah M., b. April 10, 1828; m. Nathan Hunt ; went to Iowa.
Wilber F., b. May 28, 1831 ; a farmer; r. for a number of years at Lemp-
ster; m., March 15, 1857, Rosalie M. Crowell, of Sunapee ; ch., Celia A., b. March 13, 1858.
Ellen, b. Aug. 6, 1835 ; m., Sept., 1863, James M. Gordon.
Isabel, b. Oct. 4, 1837; m., March, 1868, Edwin R. Derby, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
JOHN L. SWETT, m., May, 1842, Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan Kimball, of Bradford, who d. June 7, 1852 ; m., 2d, June, IS53, Rebecca, dau. of Ephraim Beaman, of Provincetown, Mass. [See Physicians.]
Frances Mary, b. June 29, 1843; m. Charles C. Shattuck ; r. at San Francisco, Cal.
John K., b. Oct. 22, 1845; d. Mar. 12, 1846.
Elizabeth, b. July 4, 1847 ; d. Sept. 9, 1848.
William K., b. March 7, 1852 ; read medicine, and was in practice two years in Kerne county, Cal., where he died July 15, 1876.
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TANDY.
JAMES TANDY, b. Dec. 13, 1800 ; a native of Goshen ; came to this town in 1838; lived on the Wm. Emerson place, on the Unity road ; was a deacon of the Baptist church ; moved in 1850 to Cambridgeport, Mass., where he now resides. M., Jan. 25, 1824, Elizabeth Lewis.
Carlos M., Lovilla, Cordelia, Eleanor, Eleazer, Sarah }.
TAYLOR.
NATHAN TAYLOR, b. Oct. 20, 1786, at Newfane, Vt. ; came here in 1829 ; d. Jan. 17, 1869; m., Dec. 10, ISII, Hannah Bixby, of Dummerstown, Vt. [See Literature. ]
Mary Jane, b. June 28, 1815 ; m. Aug. 30, 1849, Abijah Williams, of Cornish ; m., 2d, James Stone.
Cornelia C., b. Feb. 10, 1817 ; m., Feb. 29, 1848, Hezekiah E. Hanson. Nathan, b. Sept. 12, 1818 ; d. Oct. 16, 1834.
George C., b. Aug. 1, 1821; d. Oct. 19, 1834.
John IV., b. April 3, 1823 ; m. Mary Carr, of Salisbury; r. at New Lon- don.
Charles H., b. Nov. 22, 1824 ; drowned March 9, 1832.
ERASTUS D. TAYLOR, a joiner ; b. Aug. 27, 1806 ; came from Lempster, his native town, in 1867. Married Tryphena Dodge, of Lempster, b. July 10, ISII ; d. July 7, 1834 ; m., 2d, Mary Colby, of Henniker, d. June 29, 1865 ; m., 3d, Feb. 7, 1857, Charlotte M. Clark, of Croydon.
Eliza M., b. Jan. 1, 1833; d. y. Helen M., b. Aug. 11, 1838; d. y. Levi C., b. Dec. 12, 1841 ; m., Dec. 8, 1874, Nellie Thayer, of Peter- borough.
Ella M., b. Jan. 13, 1843; m., May 11, 1866, Eugene W. Ober, of Graf- ton, Vt.
Delora A., b. March 2, 1852.
TENNEY.
THOMAS TENNEY, a carpenter ; b. Sept. 21, 1771 ; came to this town in 1795, and settled on the Hial Call farm, but spent most of his life and d. at the H. F. Pike place ; m. Hannah Long ; m., 2d, Susan Cheney.
t Joshua, b. Dec. 2, 1795.
Mary, b. Dec. 3, 1798; m. James Ashley, of Claremont. Ch., Fran- ces, who m. Austin Griffin.
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Hannah, b. Sept. 8, 1800: m. Elihu Bascom.
Temperance, b. July 20, 1802; m. Elisha Bascom.
Susan, b. Jan. 10, 1807 ; m. Adolphus Tenney, of Windsor, Vt.
t Abijah W., b. Nov. 25, 1810. tIsaac C., b. July 11, 1814.
Daniel, b. Oct. 17, 1816; m. Henrietta Powers ; r. at Morristown, Vt.
ABIJANI W. TENNEY, S. of Thomas Tenney ; b. Nov. 25, ISIO; an excellent mechanic ; r. at Southville, where he has been engaged in various kinds of mechanical business nearly all of his life. The business of a millwright has been his specialty. Married Hannah S., a dau. of Bela W. Jenks, b. Nov. 26, 1816, d. Sept. 12, 1848; m., 2d, Emily, dau. of James Baker, b. April 22, 1823. Ch. by first wife :
Mary Jenks, b. May 18, 1845; m. Thomas Montague.
Arthur Burton, a superior architect and builder; b. May 22, 1846; m. Hattie Grey, of Worcester, Mass. He was the favorite builder here while he remained in town.
George Hubbard, b. July 26, 1848 ; d. Dec. 11, 1866.
ISAAC C. TENNEY, S. of Thomas Tenney ; b. July 11, ISI4 ; was a mechanic and r. at Southville ; m. Louisa Dunklee.
+Simon A., b. Dec. 18, 1842.
Abby S., b. April 6, 1845; m. Tracy Cowles, of Claremont. Ch., Ora E., Eugene E.
Nellie, b. Aug. 20, 1847 ; m. Bela Hurd.
Edwin H., b. Aug. 6, 1849 ; a joiner ; m., Oct. 15, 1878, Alice Ken- ion.
Lucy A., b. Feb. 1, 1857; d. in 1878.
Charles W., b. Oct. 9, 1859.
SIMON A. TENNEY, s. of Isaac C. Tenney ; b. Dec. IS, 1842 ; a farmer and milk-dealer; r. at the W. Emerson place, on the Unity road. He has been an active member and an officer in the Agricultural and Mechanical Association in this town. Was an officer during the civil war. He is a valuable member of the Congregational church. M., Feb. 12, 1870, Clara A. Rol- lins, of Burlington, Mass., b. April 7, 1852.
Cora B., b. April 23, 1872.
Flora D., b. Jan. 31, 1878.
Ada R., b. March 26, 1877.
JOSHUA TENNEY, S. of Thomas ; b. Dec. 31, ISIS ; m. Lydia Wilmarth ; m., 2d, Eliza Peters, of Sutton ; lived on Pike hill.
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Hannah L .; b. Oct. 25, 1820; d. in 1840.
+ Luther P., a joiner; b. Feb. 15, 1823.
Sarah A., b. Dec. 28, 1824; d. 1841.
Nathan }., b. Sept. 27, 1829 ; d. 1840.
Eunice E., b. June 22, 1831 ; d. 1840.
Franklin }., b. June 13, 1843.
John A., b. Oct. 19, 1844; m. Martha Williams, of Conn.
Josephine E., b. Oct. 14, 1849.
LUTHER P. TENNEY, s. of Joshua Tenney ; b. Feb. 15, IS23. He was a joiner by trade. Married Martha A., dau. of Stephen Howe ; m., 2d, Adeline S., a dau. of James Hall, 2d.
Lydia, b. Feb. 5, 1850; m. Geo. Chase ; m., 2d, Theodore Snow. Henry C., b. Nov. 25, 1851; m. Ada Balch.
William P., b. Nov. 9. 1854; m. Alice Dunbar.
Myron II., b. June 16, 1867; m. May 11, 1878, May M. Putney, of Washington, b. Aug. 31, 1859.
Flora G., b. Nov. 25, 1868.
THATCHER.
ELISHA THATCHER, b. in Connecticut : came from Goshen, and settled on what has since been known as Thatcher hill,- his residence there giving it the name,-on the O. Whitney farm ; d. Dec. 24, 1835, aged 75 years. Married Temperance Sholes.
+Elias, b. July 6, 1787. Polly, m. John Meserve.
Harvey, m. a Miss Cummings. Eliakim, m. Asenath Tandy.
Sally, m. Silas Dunklee, of Amherst.
tCalvin, b. April 21, 1800.
ELIAS THATCHER, S. of Elisha ; b. July 6, 1787 ; d. Aug. 22, IS67 ; lived on Thatcher hill. M., March 29, ISOS, Sally Tandy, of Goshen, b. May 19, 1786, d. Nov. 13, IS74.
Lorenzo, b. Jan. 6, 1809; d. Sept. 6, 1811.
Betsey W., b. May 7, 1811; m., May 29, 1833, James L. Riley.
Carlos M., b. July 4, 1813; d. Nov. 29, 1825.
Sophronia, b. Nov. 12, 1815; m., Aug. 8, 1837, Chauncy Beckwith ; r. in McHenry county, Ill.
Sirena, b. July 11, 1818; m., Aug. 16, 1839, David S. Wilcox ; d. May 10, 1850.
Caroline A., b. June 29, 1820 ; m., Sept. 16, 1847, Henry H. Stevens, of Wisconsin.
Roxana, b. Aug. 4, 1822; m., June 6, 1843, Austin C. Fletcher. tIra P., b. April 18, 1824.
Sylvia, b. Jan. 10, 1827 ; m., Dec. 21, 1848, Solomon Bartlett, of Sun- apee.
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IRA P. THATCHER, S. of Elias ; b. April IS, IS24 ; a farmer ; r. at Derby Centre, Vt. M., Nov. 10, 1846, Miranda B. Willey, of Claremont, who d. May 14, 1861, aged 33 years ; m., 2d, Oct. 17, 1861, Fanny Howe, b. Oct. 17, IS21.
Frank.
Albert M., b. Feb. 3, 1850.
Emma S., b. Feb. 4, 1854.
CALVIN THATCHIER, s. of Elisha ; b. April 21, ISoo ; lived on the O. Whitney place on Thatcher hill ; was an extensive farmer. M., Sept. 25, 1823, Hannah Meserve, of Goshen, b. April 20, ISO1.
Mary A., b. July 18, 1825 ; m., Sept. 12, 1849, Parker Richardson, of Goshen ; r. in Buffalo, N. Y.
Emily C., b. Sept. 19, 1827 ; m., March 13, 1847, James T. Gilmore ; r. in Indiana.
Lucinda M., b. June 23, 1829; m., May 8, 1851, Charles Henry Graves, a farmer at Walpole.
Marilla A., b. Feb. 28, 1831 ; m., Jan. 6, 1856, Calvin B. Angell, of Sunapee.
Charles C., b. Feb. 5, 1834; m., Dec. 4, 1862, Ellen M. Tisdale ; a merchant in St. Louis, Mo.
Hervey D., b. Dec. 10, 1837; m., Oct. 4, 1865, Adda Bornhart, of Pots- dam, N. Y .; a druggist.
Jennie S., b. April 19, 1840; m., Oct. 21, 1873, Harold Jackson, of Buf- falo, N. Y.
Warren D., b. Jan. 10, 1844; m., Dec. 4, 1867, Louisa Ellsworth, of Stockholm, N. Y.
THISSELL.
FRANCIS W. THISSELL, s. of Richard Thissell, of Newbury ; b. Jan. 5, 1820 ; came here in 1862 ; was in trade with George W. Nourse, and afterwards with George Herrick. M., Nov. 15, 1842, Harriet G. Chandler, of Newbury, who d. Feb. 9, IS61 ; m., 2d, Sept. 22, 1862, Nancy M., a sister of Perley S. Coffin. They now r. at Washington, D. C.
Alice M., b. Sept. 2, 1843; m., July 6, 1868, H. K. Fulton, of Wash- ington, D. C .; ch., Florence.
Herbert R., b. April 16, 1848; d. May 26, 1867.
Chandler A., b. May 8, 1853 ; d. July 4, 1870.
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THOMPSON.
SAMUEL THOMPSON, a Revolutionary soldier ; b. June IS, 1761, at Canterbury ; came here about 1783 ; d. Feb. 23, IS46. M., July 2, 1782, Patience Emery, of Croydon, b. in Boscawen, April 14, 1760, who d. Nov. 13, 1837.
Sabrie, b. March 16, 1783. Samuel, b. Nov. 13, 1784.
Eunice, b. May 29, 1786. John, b. Jan. 8, 1788.
David, b. Jan. 14, 1790. Mary, d. Nov. 21, 1825, aged 32.
MOSES THOMPSON, a mechanic ; b. July 28, 1797 ; came to this town from Salisbury. Married Hannah True, of Salisbury.
Belinda P., m. Stephen Page, of New London.
t Jabez, b. Nov. 10, 1816.
Sarah R., b. Feb. 26, 1819; m., Feb. 8, 1841, Rev. John Young, of Sunapee.
Benjamin F., r. in California. Harriet K., d. at 16.
Elvira F., b. Dec. 19, 1826; m. Allen W. Bingham; r. at Bristol.
Abby H., m. Sewell T. Nute ; r. at Lowell, Mass.
Mary y., unmarried ; r. at Manchester.
James B., m. Elizabeth Dale; r. at Lowell, Mass.
Lucinda C., m. Thomas Vose; r. at Manchester.
JABEZ THOMPSON, S. of Moses ; b. Nov. 10, IS16 ; was bred a tanner at the establishment of John B. Stowell at the lower tannery, after which he purchased the upper tannery, where he carried on an extensive and thriving business ; sold out, and was in New York awhile, but returned to this state, and was in business with Daniel Nettleton, at Wilmot, some three years, when he went to Sunapee, purchased the tannery, and carried on business there during the remainder of his life. He was a shrewd and active business man ; was a representative from this town in 1856. Married Maria C. Whittemore.
Alice M., b. March 19, 1842 ; m., Sept. 15, 1869, Jacob D. Sleeper, of Sunapee.
Harriet A., b. Feb. 26, 1844; m., June 29, 1876, Albert Rossiter, of Claremont, treasurer of the Sullivan Savings Bank.
Alvah f., b. Aug. 9, 1845. Charles E., b. Sept. 26, 1850.
RICHARD H. THOMPSON, S. of Richard H. and Irena (Whit- tier) Thompson, of Salisbury ; b. April 15, 1819 ; came to this town in 1871, from Royalton, Vt. ; r. in the south part of the
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town, on the S. Sears farm. M., 1840, Hannah J. Jacobs, of Grafton ; m., 2d, Jan. 23, 1870, Margaret, dau. of John Hoyt, of Weare, b. July 23, 1833.
Lizzie Irene, b. March 17, 1873.
CYRUS A. THOMPSON, a joiner ; brother of Richard H. : b. Dec. 16, 1836, at Grafton ; came from Lebanon, in 1874, and settled on the B. Reed farm. Married Bell Wright, of Han- over.
Josiah B., b. Sept. 21. 1867.
Arthur B., b. Aug. 17, 1874.
TILTON.
WILLIAM W. TILTON, b. Aug. 2, 1825; came from Ply- mouth in 1856; m. Mary Seavey.
John P., b. July 2, 1846; m. Betsey S. Lewis ; ch., Gracie L., b. Mar. 20, 1870.
+ Rodney II"., b. Dec. 12, 1847.
George II' .. b. Dec. 30. 1849; m. Hannah Allen, of Acworth.
Jacob C., b. Oct. 1, 1853; m. Ina Stevens.
Andrew, b. June 21, 1856. Mary Z., b. June 25, 1860.
Martha A., b. Feb. 16, 1864.
RODNEY W. TILTON, S. of Wm. W. Tilton ; b. Dec. 12, IS47 ; a manufacturer ; has been engaged at the Granite Mills in this town since their erection. Married Ella Perry.
Gertie, b. Jan. 20, 1871.
Hattie, b. March 15, 1872.
Alice, b. Sept., 1874.
TOWLES.
GEORGE H. TOWLES, b. Oct. 6, 1832 ; came to this town from New London in IS57, and was engaged for several years at manufacturing, after which he purchased his farm at Kelley- ville, where he has since resided. He was a selectman in IS75 and '76. M., May 7, 1857, Theoda Ware, of Gilsum, b. June 22, IS32 ; d. Sept. 18, 1870; m., 2d, Oct. 26, 1871, Mary A. Goward, of Claremont, b. March 20, 1844.
George IV .. b. March 7, 1861. Charles H., b. Jan. 16, 1867.
Loran D., b. March 25, 1874.
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TOWNE.
JOHN TOWNE, a s. of John Towne, was b. at Croydon, Aug. 17, 1805. He was a teacher by profession, and was educated at the Newport academy. He came to this town early in life. He was appointed deputy secretary of state in 1840, and held the office four years, often doing the duties of the secretary. He was elected register of deeds for Sullivan county in 1851, and was three times reelected to the same office. He was town- clerk in 1840, and in 1866 and '67. He was for several years en- gaged as a clerk in the First National Bank. M., June 17, 1856, Mary J. Clough, of Unity, b. Feb. 13, 1829.
TOWNER.
EPHRAIM TOWNER was among the early settlers. His home was near the junction of the old turnpike and the Break-neck Hill road, where he had a saw-mill on the brook which has since taken his name. M., Oct. 20, 1774, Hepsibah Amidown, of Claremont. He d. July 12, 1799, aged 56 years.
Asa L., b. Aug. 12, 1775 ; m., Dec. 24, 1797, Mary Goodwin. Benjamin, b. Oct. 2, 1776. Ephraim, b. April 6, 1778.
Joseph, b. April 27, 1781.
Hepsibah, b. July 7, 1783 ; m. Samuel Stiles.
Ichabod A., b. April 14, 1786; m., Nov. 24, 1807. Olive Newton.
Zacheus, b. Aug. 5, 1791; m. June 9, 1816, Nancy Houghton, of Orange, N. Y.
TRASK.
JOHN TRASK, a farmer ; came from Beverly, Mass., in 1810, and settled in the east part of the town, on the farm afterwards occupied by his son John, and now by his grandson, Augustus K. Trask.
Betsey, m. Benj. Woodbury. Mary, m. Timothy Endicott. Nancy, m. John Moulton. Zachariah.
Sarah, m. Nathaniel Batchelder, of Sunapee. Ch., Nathaniel; Mary; Henry; Alfred T., a lawyer of Keene, and a graduate of Dartmouth college.
Merinda, m. Andrew Baker. Israel, m. Elizabeth Day.
tJohn, b. Aug. 17, 1802. Alfred, m. Mary J. Blackey.
JOIIN TRASK, S. of John ; a farmer and drover ; was a repre-
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sentative in 1856 and '57; m. Hannah B. Kelsey ; r. at the homestead.
Frances K., b. Nov. 23, 1836; a teacher, and a graduate at the Albany Normal Institute, N. Y .; m. Chas. A. Silsby.
Augustus K., b. Oct. 29, 1839; a farmer; resides at the homestead ; m. Mrs. Lamira Angell ; ch., Fanny Angell. who m., Dec. 25, 1878, Henry Batchelder, of Sunapee.
Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1842; a teacher ; educated at New London.
Hannah B., b. March 13, 1845; a teacher ; educated at New London. John E., b. May 20, 1850 ; d. at the age of 16.
TRAVIS.
SHEPHERD H. TRAVIS, b. April 11, ISOS, at Natick, Mass. ; d. Oct. 31, 1873 ; came to this town in 1867, and settled at Northville ; m., July 1, IS47, Betsey Jane Trow, of Mt. Vernon, b. July 6, 1822.
Curtis S., b. June 27, 1849, at Newton, Mass.
TROW.
JAMES W. TROW, S. of Wm. Trow, of Sunapee ; b. June 24, ISI4 ; came here in 1874; m. Ruth A. Davis, dau. of Eli Davis, of Sunapee ; b. Dec. 10, 1829.
Alvina A., b. Oct. 9, 1850 ; d. y. Willis WV., b. Jan. 30, 1851. Alice A., b. June, 1852 ; m. Edward A. Todd, of New London. William H., b. March 15, 1855; d. April 3, 1875.
Anna MI., b. Dec. 9, 1860. Chester E., b. April 28, 1867.
TRUMBULL.
SAMUEL T. TRUMBULL, s. of Andrew Trumbull, of Wilmot ; b. April 1, 1826 ; a joiner ; came to this town in 1869 ; m., Jan. 22, 1847, Laura J. Tilton, of Andover, b. Oct. 13, IS27.
Eliza, b. March 13, 1850; m. Oct. 22, 1875, Geo. E. Marston. Medora S., b. Dec. 22. 1854; m. Sept. 12, 1875, Joseph Karr. Sarah, b. March 22, 1866.
TUBBS.
HENRY TUBBS, s. of Joseph and Azubah (Monroe) Tubbs ; b. Feb. 24, 1831, at Peterborough. He was a brother of the late Elijah M. Tubbs, of Manchester, who amassed a fortune by the
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sale of "Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia," and in other specula- tions. He studied dentistry, and in 1860 came to this town and opened an office, and has since had a prosperous business. He m., Dec. 25, 1865, Mary Ann, dau. of Charles Rogers, of Suna- pee.
Annie L., b. Aug. 3, 1868.
Gertie M., b. Oct. 27, 1874.
TURNER.
JONATHAN TURNER, a joiner ; b. Mar. 22, 1833, at Washing- ton ; was a soldier in the Union army ; came here from Keene in 1872 ; m. Almira Newton, of Walpole.
Emma M., b. Sept. 13, 1859.
TUTTLE.
BENJAMIN TUTTLE, b. at Hillsborough, April 27, ISII ; came here in Oct., 1874 ; while in his native town he had been a rep- resentative in 1856 and again in 1857, a sheriff some twelve years, and a number of years a justice. M., Jan. 29, 1833, Fan- ny H. Hopkins, of Antrim ; m., 2d, Oct. 12, 1841, Margaret Jane, dau. of Capt. John Gilmore, of this town.
Ann Ophelia, b. June 19, 1834; m., Jan. 16, 1854, Stephen Tuttle, of Boston.
Frances Jane, b. April 14, 1838; m., Feb. 19, 1863, Edmund H. Hug- gins, of Woburn, Mass.
Ellen Josephine, b. May 30, 1840; m. Luther A. Gould, of Woburn, Mass.
TWITCHELL.
ELI TWITCHELL, b. Feb. 18, 1800; a farmer; came from Unity, and lived on the D. F. Pike place, on Claremont hill ; was a man of cool judgment, and fond of books ; was a select- man in 1840; moved to Lempster. Married Lyma, a sister of Jonathan Silsby.
Mary A., b. Oct. 12, 1829; d. Oct. II, 1858; m. Y. G. Hurd, of Lemp- ster. H. Augusta, b. Sept. 7, 1838 ; d. Dec. 9, 1872; m. William Welch, of Claremont.
Nettie M., b. March 8, 1844 ; m., Feb. 24, 1864, Kimball Pollard, of
Lempster. He came to this town in 1878, and purchased a farm at Southville.
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THOMAS A. TWITCHELL, brother of Eli ; b. April 13, 1810, at Unity ; was a manufacturer, and for a number of years had a thriving business at the Eagle Mills, and at a similar establish- ment at Gilsum ; employed many hands, and was one of our largest tax-payers. He was a director in the Sugar River Bank ; was one of the leading men in the organization of the M. E. church of this town, and devoted both time and money, liber- ally, to the promotion of its interests ; was a leading singer in its choir. Married Esther Walker, of Langdon.
Hamilton, b. July 6, 1840; d. young.
M. Amanda, b. July 10, 1842; m. Jesse T. Cobb.
WADLEIGH.
BENJAMIN WADLEIGHI, b. July 5, 1819, at Sutton ; was in trade for a while at Sunapee, and came from there to this town ; here continued in trade in the Nettleton block ; was town-clerk in 1865. Married Hannah P., dau. of Capt. William Young, of Sunapee.
Arthur E., b. July 12, 1852. William Young, b. Nov. 10, 1854. Benjamin G., b. May 31, 1865.
WAIT.
ALBERT S. WAIT, m., Oct., 1849, Caroline Arnold, who d. May, 1851 ; m., 2d, June 23, 1853, Harriet E. Kingsbury, of Alstead, who d. Feb. 21, 1873. [Sce Lawyers, also Litera- ture.]
Fred Arnold, d. young.
THOMAS WAIT, a saddler ; operated in this town during the first half of the century ; m. Asenath, dau. of Abiathar Bow- man. [See Saddlers. ]
Caleb. Charles H., a hatter. Violet.
WAKEFIELD.
The Wakefields came from Sutton, Mass., during Shay's Re- bellion ; all of them, with the exception of Silas, were children of Jonathan, who was killed at Dorchester Heights.
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JONATHAN WAKEFIELD, S. of Jonathan ; b. March, 1761 ; d. Oct. 14, 1857 ; came here in 1779 ; first settled on the H. Brown farm, but spent most of his life at the Kibbey place. Married Sally Fletcher ; m., 2d, Elizabeth Goodwin.
Anna, m. William Wakefield. Sally, m. Abel Fairbanks.
Jonathan, m. Rebecca Haven. Amos, m. Chloe Cooper.
Ira, a teacher and deacon ; m. Prudence Wheeler.
Polly, unmarried. Achsa, m. William Knapp.
Betsey, m. David Fletcher.
JOSIAH WAKEFIELD, s. of Jonathan, of Sutton, Mass. ; b. May, 1762 ; spent most of his life on his farm in the north part of the town, where he died. He had a literary taste, and for many years kept the Northville library ; was a man of excellent judg- ment, and enjoyed the confidence of his townsmen. He had no children. Married Polly Putnam ; m., 2d, Emma Putnam ; m., 3d, Polly Newton ; the latter attained the age of nearly one hundred years.
SALLY WAKEFIELD, a sister of Josiah ; m. Jonathan Haven.
JOEL WAKEFIELD, s. of Jonathan, Sen. ; b. at Sutton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1764 ; settled on the J. Rice place at Northville. At one time he was the largest dairyman and land-holder in town. M., Jan. 26, 1792, Mercy Morse, of Douglass, Mass., b. Dec. 31, 1765.
Zilpha, b. March 13, 1793 ; m. Abel Wheeler.
Clark, b. Oct. 16, 1794; m. Caroline Rice.
Willard, b. June 19, 1797 ; m., March 9, 1820, Martha McGregor.
Charles, b. Aug. 30, 1805; m. Martha A. Fletcher. Ch., Maroa, Clar- issa.
LUCY WAKEFIELD, a sister of Joel ; m. Urias Powers, of Croy- don.
Urias, a clergyman ; the first graduate from Croydon at Dartmouth col- lege.
Frederick. Simeon. Jonathan.
Anna, first wife of Col. D. R. Hall, of Croydon. Willard.
Horace, an eminent physician, politician, and banker, at Morristown, Vt.
Josiah W., a clergyman ; a graduate of Dartmouth college.
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GENEALOGY.
PETER WAKEFIELD, s. of Jonathan, Sen. ; was the father of Methodism here ; built the Reed saw-mill and the chapel at Northville ; lived many years in the west part of the town, near the plumbago mines ; spent the latter portion of his life at Northville. Married Hannah, sister of William Haven.
Nancy, b. May 17, 1778.
Lavina, b. March 8, 1791 ; m. Stephen Reed.
Hannah, b. March 31, 1793; m. Cyrus McGregor.
Lucy, b. Aug. 17, 1795; m. Jeremiah Adams.
tSimcon, b. April 20, 1798.
Ruth, b. Sept. 8, 1801 ; m., Sept. 22, 1822, Lorenzo Freeto.
Orpha, b. Oct. 24, 1804. Mahala, b. April 26, 1809.
Peter, b. June 21, 1810. Philena, b. July 31, 1812.
SIMEON WAKEFIELD, s. of Peter ; b. April 20, 1798 ; m. Amy Freeto ; lived at Northville.
Diana, b. 1818 : m. Chauncy Wellington. Ch., Elwin, Martha.
Howard P., b. Sept., 1820; m. Asenath F. Dow. Ch., Edwin H., b.
Jan. 2, 1845; m., Nov. 30, 1865, Justina, dau. of Jonathan Emer- son, Jr. ; is a merchant at Northville.
John M., b. Jan. 5, 1823; m. Betsey S. Whittier, of New London; ch., Lilla L., b. March 24, 1856; he has been a successful farmer. Emma F., b. 1825 ; m. John Frye, of Claremont; ch., Nettie.
JESSE WAKEFIELD, s. of Jonathan Wakefield, senior; b. March 27, 1769, at Sutton, Mass ; m. Aug. 27, 1787, Polly Scovel, of Croydon, b. Feb. 5, 1763.
Amma, b. July, 1788; m. David Taylor, of Conn.
Josiah, b. Nov. 5, 1790 ; m. Miss Warner, of Conn.
t Chauncy, b. Oct. 18, 1792.
Sabra, b. 1794; m. Ela Harvey, of Penn.
Fesse, b. 1796; m. Christina Madison.
Patty, b. 1798; m. Joseph Taylor, of Conn.
Polly, b. 1800 ; m. Lowell Taylor, of Conn.
Dilly, b. 1802 ; m. James Peat. Alden, b. 1807; d. young.
CHAUNCY WAKEFIELD, S. of Jesse ; b. Oct. IS, 1792 ; m., March 24, ISII, Lydia, a dau. of Rev. Thomas Brown ; m., 2d, Eliza Tompkins.
James, b. Oct. 15, ISII ; m. Emma Brattlebank; r. in Cornish, Minn. William, b. Sept. 15, 1819 ; d. at 14.
Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1822; m. Bryant Wheeler.
Emma A., b. Jan. 2, 1814; m. James B. Harris; r. at Worcester, Mass.
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HISTORY OF NEWPORT.
Ruth D., b. Nov. 17, 1832 ; m., March 26, 1856, Horace Rice, of Hol- den, Mass.
Josiah, b. Jan. 27, 1826; m. Susan Avery; r. at Worcester, Mass.
CHLOE WAKEFIELD, a sister of Jesse ; m. Asaph Stow, of Croydon, an uncle of Baron Stow, D. D.
SILAS WAKEFIELD, a brother of Jonathan Wakefield, senior ; came from Sutton, Mass. Married Anna Marsh.
James, m. Susan Ledoyt, a dau. of Rev. Bial Ledoyt ; has two sons. Elias. m. Jonanna Cutting. Ch., Silas, a clergyman at Montpelier, Vt. ; ch., Elias, Sydney, Lorinda, Matilda.
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