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he has resided he has taken a lively interest in whatever related to the good of the community, and has been honored with many im- portant trusts. He has been deacon, county superintendent of schools, president of agricultural societies, county commissioner, and state senator. Ch., William F., b. Oct. 5, 1856, at Davenport, Iowa, d. Sept. 13, 1862; Mary Hannah, b. Sept. 11, 1859, gradu- ated at the Framingham Normal School in 1878; Samuel W., b. July 29, 1862; Julia, b. Sept. 10, 1864-the two latter in South- borough high school ; Grace, b. Dec. 15, 1868.
Hannah Maria, b. Oct. 23, 1832 ; m. Austin Corbin; r. in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Esther M., b. April 14, 1835 ; d. young.
Nathaniel James, b. Dec. 17, 1837; d. young.
SIMEON WHEELER, S. of Simeon and Lucy (Putnam) Wheeler ; b. Aug. 30, 1815 ; d. in Demopolis, Alabama, in February, 1864. He graduated at Norwich University in IS40, and was for several years at the South, engaged in teaching. He pursued his legal studies at Charlotteville, Va., and prac- tised law with decided success for several years at Portsmouth, in the same state. He took an active part in the discussions of the political questions of the day, and was for several years a member of the general assembly of the state. He was gener- ous, ardent, and impulsive. With a clear intellect, active tem- perament, good scholarship, and decided opinions, he had great influence with those with whom he associated. He married a lady of Portsmouth, Va., who had valuable estates in Alabama which required his personal attention, and soon after their mar- riage they removed to Demopolis, in that state, where he was a successful planter until his death.
JAMES WHEELER, a brother of Simeon ; b. Dec. 5, 17SS ; d. April 19, 1832 ; was a successful business man ; a saddler and harness-maker, and a dealer in horse-findings ; m. Ruth Putnam, of Croydon ; m., 2d, Susan Wilcox ; m., 3d, Mary P. Hale, a teacher, and dau. of Dr. Wm. Hale, of Hollis. She d. Oct. 17, 1844, aged 48 years.
Lucy Miranda, b. April 7, 1828; m. Rev. Josiah Swett, D. D., an Epis-
copal clergyman of the Vermont diocese, a graduate and professor at Norwich University, and Professor of Theology at Burlington. Ch., Mary C., a teacher ; Sibyl H., preceptress at Cleveland, O .; James W., a physician; Marilla E., a graduate at "Agnes Hall ;" William P., a physician; Josiah ; Hester M .; Paul F .; Catherine H. ; Jane L.
Fames W'., d. Aug. 24, 1829, aged one year.
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WILLIAM PLUMMER WHEELER [see Lawyers].
EDMUND WHEELER, S. of Nathaniel and Huldah (Whipple) Wheeler ; b. Aug. 25, 1814, at Croydon ; was educated at Kim- ball Union Academy ; came to this town in 1833, and com- menced the harness trade with his brother, William P. Wheel- er ; in 1839, his brother having turned his attention to the law, he purchased the establishment, and began business for him- self. He had an extensive and successful trade until IS66, when he sold out and retired from the business ; since which he has published the "Croydon Centennial," and has devoted much time and labor to the preparation of the " History of New- port." He was an adjutant in the state militia, and was for two years a member of the staff of Gov. Williams. He was a member of the legislature in IS51, and again in 1852,-the latter year was chairman of the committee on incorporations ; was also a member of several important special committees, and took an active part in the discussion of the leading measures be- fore the house. In 1863 and 1864 he was a candidate for coun- ty treasurer, and in 187S a candidate for state senator. He was a director in the Sugar River Bank, and is now a director in the Newport Savings Bank, and also in the First National Bank of Newport. He was an early friend of the project of uniting our village schools, and has been one of the committee in the Union school district since its organization in 1874, and to the promotion of its interests has given much time and attention. He is now president of the Board of Education. M., Sept. 21, IS51, S. C. Rossiter, dau. of Sherman Rossiter, of Claremont, b. May 2, 1819, d. March 2, 1865 ; m., 2d, June 25, 1863, Au- gusta L. Sawyer, dau. of Joseph Sawyer, Jr., of Newport, b. Aug. 31, 1839. [See Literature.]
George Baldwin, a printer ; b. Feb. 4, 1854.
Grace, b. Nov. 10, 1867 ; d. Dec. 28, 1870.
Anna L., b. March 8, 1872; d. Aug. 5, 1872.
MORRILL WHEELER, S. of Nathaniel ; b. Oct. 2S, IS16 ; came here, from Croydon, in 1844 ; m., April 15, 1844, Sophia Lati- mer, b. IS14.
James P., b. Dec. 4, 1844; was a boy of uncommon courage; was for eight months with Gen. Sickles as dispatch bearer ; was for a long
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time an inmate of "Libby prison," and shared with others in the famous " black bean soup." He reenlisted, and d. a prisoner at Danville, Va.
HOSEA WHEELER was graduated at Dartmouth college in ISIr ; studied theology with Rev. Abijah Wines ; was settled at Newburyport, Mass., where he had a successful pastorate ; afterwards removed to Eastport, where he d. in 1823. Mar- ried Sarah, dau. of Rev. Abijah Wines, and is the father of Rev. F. B. Wheeler, D. D., an eminent divine, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
WHITTIER.
THOMAS WHITTIER, s. of Abner ; b. at Kingston, N. H. ; came to this town in 17So, and settled on the T. Whittier farm. He d. Oct. 17, 1842 ; m. Elizabeth Eastman, of Boscawen.
Elizabeth, b. July 14, 1781; m. John Richardson.
Jeremiah, b. May 25, 1783; m. Nancy Webster ; went to Canaan.
Susanna, b. April 21, 1785. t Thomas, b. March 27, 1787.
Enoch, b. June 3, 1789; drowned in 1799.
Naomi, b. June 13, 1791. Rhoda. b. April 1, 1794.
Irena, b. May 18. 1797 ; m. Richard H. Thompson.
Abner. b. Aug. 18, 1799; d. 1801. Betsey. Simeon.
THOMAS WHITTIER, S. of Thomas ; b. March 27, 1787 ; d. Aug. 9, 1867 ; remained at the homestead ; m. Polly Dow ; m., 2d, Charlotte Currier, of Unity, b. July 7, 1793.
Deborah, b. Oct. 19, 1812; d. at 20. Irene, b. Nov. 28, 1814; d. at 20. Mary A., b. Jan. 5, 1817.
Polly C., b. July 11, 1819 ; m. Almon H. Gilman ; went to Lowell, Mass.
Alvin P. b. Sept. 1, 1821 ; d. at 21.
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 4, 1823 ; d. at 20.
Hial T., b. Nov. 15, 1825 ; m. Sarah Thomas ; r. at Kendall, N. Y.
Matilda L., b. March 1, 1827 ; m. Barnabas C. Logue ; r. at Lowell, Mass.
Laura A., b. July 31, 1832 ; m. John T. Bingham ; r. at Northfield, Minn.
Charles F., b. Jan. 15, 1834; m. Margaret A. Wilmarth; r. at North- field, Minn.
+Martin L., a joiner; b. April 20, 1836.
MARTIN L. WHITTIER, s. of Thomas Whittier, Jr. ; b. April 20, 1836; was in early life engaged at farm-work, and after
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marriage took the Wm. Haven farm, but his superior mechan- ical skill has led him into more profitable ways. He has been in the employ of Dexter Richards, as a mechanic of all works, for nearly ten years. M., Nov. 24, 1864, Cynthia, dau. of Will- iam Haven ; m., 2d, Oct. 24, 1865, Susan A. Fisk, b. May 6, I S40.
William H., b. May 18, 1868. Nellie Lucette, b. May 14, 1871. Charles E., b. May 1, 1872.
Arthur C. and Alice D., twins, b. Nov. 22, 1875.
SIMEON WHITTIER, S. of Jeremiah ; a farmer ; b. May 4, IS16 ; m., Sept. 20, 1843, Mrs. Cynthia P. Hurd; r. in the south part of the town, on the Isaac Flint place, on the Unity road.
Georgiana A. Hurd, by her first husband; b. Nov. 1, 1837.
Henry MI., b. June 2, 1846; m. Anna Syas.
Mary B., b. July 20, 1850.
Emma F., b. Jan. 12, 1852 ; m. Frank Reed.
Edgar S., b. Oct. 24, 1855.
WHITTLESEY.
ARPHAXAD WHITTLESEY came from Saybrook, Conn. ; was well educated, and is remembered by one of his old pupils as " a very competent teacher, an able writer, and a fluent and forcible speaker." His sister MARTHA m. Gordon Buell, and was the mother of Sarah J. Hale.
WHITTEMORE.
LORENZO WHITTEMORE, b. June 27, IS34 ; came from Mar- low ; m. Ellen E. Messer. He owned the mill on River street, where he carried on business until it was destroyed by fire in IS7S.
Merton L., b. Oct. 13, 1870.
WHITNEY.
JAZANIAH WHITNEY, b. Sept. 1, 1780 ; came from St. Johns- bury, Vt., in 1820; m. Rebecca, a dau. of Elisha Whipple.
Sally M., b. Aug. 11, 1804; m. Moses B. Hatch.
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Orlando, b. March 26, 1806; m. Eliza A. Carleton. t Orange, b. May 8, 1808.
Lambert, b. Oct. 10, 1812 ; a physician at Olean, N. Y .; m. Sally Sen- ter. Ch., Russell, Lambert, Jr. (a successful physician at San Fran- cisco, Cal.), James, Frances.
ORANGE WHITNEY, S. of Jazaniah ; b. May 8, 1808 ; was for several years engaged at farming on Thatcher hill ; has devoted a part of his life to the boot and shoe business ; he built the Phenix hotel. Married Emeline Harris.
+George F., b. Feb. 9, 1839. Calvin H., b. Dec. 6, 1840.
Charles H., b. March 6, 1843. tAlbert O., b. March 10, 1850.
Amanda L., b. May 29, 1854.
GEORGE F. WHITNEY, s. of Orange and Emeline (Harris) Whitney ; b. Feb. 9, 1839; r. on Thatcher hill ; is one of our most industrious and thriving farmers ; was a representative in 1878, and in the fall of the same year was reelected, under the new constitution, to the same office for two years,-1879 and 1880. He is a devoted worker in the Baptist society. Married Azuba, dau. of Cyril Wheeler.
Frank G., b. March 11, 1865.
CALVIN H. WHITNEY, s. of Orange ; b. Dec. 6, IS40 ; was bred a merchant in the Richards store in this town ; was for a while landlord at the Phenix hotel, but has devoted his life mainly to trade. Married Laura Emerson, of Chelsea, Vt.
ALBERT O. WHITNEY, s. of Orange ; b. March 10, 1850; early in life became a clerk in the store of his brother Calvin ; after which he went to Boston, where he was devoted to trade until 1878, when he returned to this town and purchased his brother's store, where he is now engaged in business. M., Dec. II, 1875, Hattie Burroughs, of Alstead, b. Nov. 10, 1856.
STEPHEN WHITNEY, b. June 10, 1792 ; came from Claremont, and settled on a farm in the north-east part of the town. Mar- ried Sarah Bailey.
Edwin R., b. Nov. 19, 1825; m. Prudence S. Conner.
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Sarah F., b. Dec. 25, 1827 ; m. Barney C. Whipple; r. at Croydon. Stephen P., b. April 9, 1830; m. Mary J. Pollard ; ch., Stephen. +George F., b. Aug. 12, 1832.
Mary E., b: Sept. 14, 1834; m. Hon. Edmund Burke.
GEORGE F. WHITNEY, 2D, S. of Stephen ; b. Aug. 12, 1832, at Claremont ; a farmer and job-teamster. Married Ann E. Durgin ; m., 2d, Mrs. George Comstock, who d. June S, IS7S, aged 45 years.
Clara M., b. Feb. 4, 1855.
Mary Lillie, b. Oct., 1856; graduated at Tilton Female College, in 1878, with the highest honors.
WHITCOMB.
BENJAMIN WHITCOMB, b. July 6, 1765 ; a farmer. Married Sarah, a sister of Rev. James Watson ; they lived in the north part of the town.
Eleanor, b. Dec. 8, 1788 ; m. John Keyser, of Sutton.
Lydia, b. Jan. 14, 1791; d. March 13, 1878; unmarried.
tParmenas, b. June 23, 1795.
Mehitable, b. Aug. 14, 1801 ; m. Moses Hutchinson.
Sarah, b. July 17, 1803; m. Ambrose Stevens, of Claremont. Ch., Hi- ram, Abigail.
PARMENAS WHITCOMB, S. of Benjamin ; m. Rua Hurd ; m., 2d, Orpha Keith ; m., 3d, Lydia Nettleton. He was a select- man, and a deacon in the Baptist church ; lives at Northville.
Ruel, b. Dec. 20, 1822; m. Semantha Crosby, and went to New Lon- don ; m., 2d, Lucy Woodbury.
Sarah A., b. Jan. 18, 1827 ; m. James Emerson.
Parmenas, b. April 13, 1830 ; a printer; learned his trade with Carleton & Harvey; r. at Hanover [see Printers]. Married Sarah Hoskins; ch., Frederick, Willie.
Lydia, b. June 23, 1835; m. Willard Morse, of Sharon, Mass .; ch., Willard W., Minnie.
WHIPPLE.
JAMES WIIIPPLE, b. 1769 ; a miller ; s. of Moses Whipple, of Croydon ; d. Jan. 26, 1835, aged 66 years ; m. Mary Hawes, who d. April 3, 1846, aged 77 years. Lived at Southville.
Elias, b. 1791; m. Rhoda Whittier; moved to New York. Nathan, b. 1792.
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James, b. 1793; a merchant; moved to Eastport, Me.
Jacob, b. 1794; m. Reuhema Locke.
Jonathan, b. 1796; m. Betsey Huntoon; ch., Perley, who m. Simeon Harvey.
Polly, b. 1798; m. Samuel Thurston.
George, b. 1800; went to Georgia.
Betsey, b. 1802; m. Freeman Crosby, of Croydon, and had a family.
Alexander, b. 1805; m. Dorothy Shepard.
Abel, b. 1805; a physician ; r. in Springfield, O .; m. Mary A. Madson. Parmelia, b. 1807; d. at Cincinnati, O.
ABNER WHIPPLE, s. of Abner : b. at Malone, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1807 ; m. Deborah, dau. of Joel Kelsey, of this town ; set- tled here in 1846, on the Kelsey farm, on East mountain, where he r. until his death.
tEdwin D., b. Nov. 30, 1831.
Reuben S., a carpenter; b. May 3, 1834.
Alice, d. young.
Arzelia, b. Jan. 3, 1841; m. Levi Bennett.
EDWIN D. WHIPPLE, s. of Abner Whipple ; b. Nov. 30, 1831 ; a farmer ; settled on East mountain, where he now r. ; m., 1854, Ruth Moorhouse.
William E., b. March 24, 1855. Edwin E., b. Aug. 20, 1856.
Charles A., d. young. Lelah S., b. April 2, 1863.
Alice D., b. Feb. 8, 1871.
ORSAMUS WHIPPLE, S. of David Whipple, of Croydon ; b. June 6, 1815 ; came to this town in 1846; m., May 25, 1853, Diantha Batchelder, of Sunapee, b. March 23, 1823.
Daniel P., b. March 23, 1849; d. Oct. 25, 1873.
Benjamin, b. June 7, 1851 ; d. Oct. 13, 1851.
David C., b. Oct. 6, 1852; d. Sept. 26, 1877.
Albro A., b. March 18, 1855.
BARNABAS C. WHIPPLE, b. 1822 ; a farmer ; brother of Or- samus ; lived on the T. Herrick farm, on Buell hill ; m. Sarah J., dau. of Stephen Whitney ; now r. in Croydon.
Edgar B., b. Nov. 12, 1850. Warren L., b. April 6, 1852. Mason E., b. March 4, 1854. Ruby }., b. July 6, 1861. Aaron M., b. Oct. 20, 1863. Alice }., b. April 14, 1866.
EUGENE A. WHIPPLE, a manufacturer, engaged at the Eagle
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Mills ; b. Aug. 4, 1832, at Boston ; came here in IS54 ; m. Elizabeth Edminster, of Cornish ; m., 2d, Sarah J. Dunlap, of Plymouth, Vt.
Fannie L , b. July 1, 1865. Richard E., b. Sept. 25, 1870.
Josephine B., b. June 30, 1873. Abirtha, b. Feb. 1, 1878.
WHITE.
ENOCH WHITE came from Richmond, N. H., in 1771, and settled, first, in the village, where he owned some four hundred acres of land, commencing at the bridge on Claremont road and running to the north-east, but, on account of the frosts which greatly damaged his crops, sold out and bought the J. Emerson farm, on Thatcher hill, where he d. July 25, 1853, aged S2 years. Married Lydia Sprague.
Mary, m. Joseph Thayer. Ch., Zilpha, Oliver, Lovica, Russell.
Rhoda, m. Christopher Sholes. Ch., Parlor, John, Reuben, Daniel, Hannah, Levi.
Rachel, m. Tomas Lane. Ch., Jared, Maria.
tEnoch, b. Aug. 30, 1771.
ENOCH WHITE, S. of Enoch ; b. Aug. 30, 1771 ; a farmer ; lived on Thatcher hill. Married Betsey Tandy.
tNathan, b. Dec. 21, 1800.
Sally, b. Aug. 24, 1802 ; m. Jonathan Emerson.
Parker T., b. Jan. 22, 1805.
William T., b. March 26, 1807; m. Nancy Reynolds; was a trader here ; since a merchant in Michigan.
Linda, b. March 4, 1809.
Asenath. b. Feb. 12, 1811 ; m. John Adams Hubbell, a descendant of John Adams ; r. for a while at the West, where he d. Ch., Will- iam W., b. Dec. 10, 1835; has spent his life mainly in the manufac- ture of and trade in furniture ; has been a deputy-sheriff, having a reputation as a shrewd detective; built the Hubbell block. Married Abbie A. Wight, of Woodstock, Vt., a lady noted for her superior taste in floral decorations. John A., b. Feb. 10, 1840. Almere, b. June 20, 1813.
Mary P., b. Aug. 18, 1815; m. Warren Chase; r. at the West.
NATHAN WHITE, S. of Enoch, Jr. ; b. Dec. 20, 1Soo ; d. May 27, 1875 ; commenced life as a farmer on Thatcher hill ; became a commission merchant ; was a selectman in 1842, and a repre- sentative in 1846 and IS47. Married Diploma, dau. of Abel Wheeler, who d. Sept., 1877, aged 75 years.
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Almon, a merchant; b. Aug. 13, 1825; d. Jan. 6, 1859; m. Laura C. Walker, who d. Feb. 22, 1860; ch., Mary E., b. Oct. 17, 1858. + Lovell, b. March 23, 1827.
Elon, b. Oct. 1, 1829 ; a merchant at San Juan, Cal .; m. Mary E. Stan- ton.
Abel IV., b. Jan. 31, 1832; was a banker at Salt Lake City; is now sec- retary and manager of the Virginia Savings Bank at Virginia City, Nevada; m. Sarah K. Foote.
Hannah, b. Sept. 21, 1833 ; d. in 1878; m. Edward B. Knight, then of New London, now a lawyer at Charleston, W. Va. He graduated at Dartmouth in 1861 ; was admitted to the bar in this town; was a member of the constitutional convention in West Virginia in 1871 and 1872. They have a family.
Asenath, b. Feb. 17, 1835 ; m. Joseph A. Stickney, a banker at Great Falls.
Wallace W., b. June 26, 1842 ; a commission merchant ; was in busi- ness with his father ; m. Nancy M., dau. of Isaac B. Hurd.
LOVELL WHITE, s. of Nathan ; b. March 23, IS27 ; became a clerk in the store of Hatch & Newell ; upon the death of Mr. Hatch, in 1849, Mr. Newell having previously left the firm, he succeeded to the business ; in 1854 he removed to the West, engaging in banking at Davenport, and subsequently at Des Moines, Iowa ; in 1858 went to California, where he was en- gaged in mining and mercantile business until 1865, when he was appointed superintendent of the Pacific & Colorado Steam Navigation Co. ; in 1868 he became one of the managers of the Bank of California ; and in 1870 was elected cashier and secre- tary of the San Francisco Savings Union, a savings bank having an aggregate capital, stocks, and deposits of nearly $10,000,000, a position he now holds. He was two years alderman of the city of Des Moines ; and in 1876 was president of the Mercan- tile Library of San Francisco, which has an annual revenue of nearly $40,000 [see 'Literature]. M., March 23, 1858, Laura Lyon, of Des Moines, Iowa, a lady of literary tastes and acquire- ments.
Ralston Lovell, b. Aug. 27, 1877.
CONSTANT WHITE, a brother of Enoch, senior ; came to town about the same time. He was a millwright, and a superior mechanic. He built the first grist-mill in the village. He went to Canada.
JAMES WHITE, S. of Moses ; b. at Upper Middletown, Conn ,
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Feb. 1, 1761 ; came to this town carly in life, and settled on the Z. Goldthwaite farm. He was a hatter, and for a while a hotel- keeper. He d. of spotted fever in 1813. Married Tirzah Tay- lor, of Cornish, N. H.
tJames, b. Feb., 1784.
Experience, b. Sept. 20, 1788 ; m. Asa McGregor, and moved to Can- ada.
Calvin, m. Hannah Fields, and went to Dalton.
Huldah, m. Ruel Durkee, and went to Hanover.
Fanny, m. Laomy McGregor, s. of Joel, and went to Whitefield.
Elisha, b. Feb. 26, 1807; m. Lucinda S. Bennett, of West Charles- town, Vt.
Orpha E., b. Sept. 21, 1808; m. Elias Powers, of Croydon. Ch., Al- bina H., m. Lydia Stocker, of Springfield : Myra A., m. Stephen Bickford, of Nashua ; Abijah ; Elias F. ; Wilbur H., a graduate at Dartmouth college,-a lawyer.
JAMES WHITE, s. of James ; b. Feb., 1784 ; lived near his father ; m. Grace, dau. of Dea. Jesse Wilcox.
Caroline, b. Feb. 14, 1806; m. J. E. Rowell, of Claremont. Ch., George E., Henry L., Ellen M.
Maroa, b. Dec. 16, 1808; m. John L. Manning, of Goffstown.
Harriet A., b. May 18, ISI0; m. Rev. John L. Smith, of Brookfield, Vt. Ch., Ceylon P., Hiland H., John R., Martha M.
tAlverse L., b. July 31, 1811.
James L., b. Aug. 21, 1813; went to Oregon.
ALVERSE L. WHITE, s. of James and Grace (Wilcox) White ; b. July 31, ISHI ; turned his attention to trade ; early in life went to Boston, where he has had a successful mercantile ca- reer, and where he now resides ; m. Mary Cole, of Biddeford, Me. Has two children, Mary A. and George A.
WIGGIN.
E. M. WIGGIN, b. June 1, 1820, at Virshire, Vt. ; came here in Aug., 1871, from Manchester ; was in trade with George W. Britton, merchant, butcher, and provision dealer ; m. Sarah J. Perley, of Manchester.
WILKINS.
EDWARD WILKINS, a blacksmith ; b. Nov. 15, 1S20, at Deer- ing ; came to this town, from Sunapee, in IS58; now occupies
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the establishment on Sunapee street ; m. Annette Warren, of Denmark, Me.
E. Adaline, b. Feb. 6, 1849; m. David Leach.
Russell F., b. March 14, 1856; m. Elvira Barton; ch .. Ernest E.
Edward WV., b. June 20, 1858. Ruthven F., b. June 3, 1862. George G., b. June 9, 1869.
WILSON.
JAMES WILSON, b. May 23, 1792 ; came from New Boston ; lived on East mountain ; m. Mehitable Atwood, Aug. 25, 1825.
Fanny }., b. Feb. 9, 1826. Cemantha, b. March 28, 1828.
James, b. Dec. 27, 1829. Parker, b. April 19, 1838.
WILCOX.
JESSE, URIAH, and PHINEHAS WILCOX, and Mrs. Samuel Hurd, children of Stephen Wilcox, of Killingworth, Conn., were among the very earliest settlers of the town. The father gave them 300 acres of land apiece, and came up and assisted them in starting in life. They came in June, 1766.
JESSE WILCOX, S. of Stephen, located on the J. E. Wilcox farm, on the Unity road. He was town-clerk in 1770 and 1771, and selectman seven years. Married Thankful Stevens.
Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1768; d. March 9, 1768; was the first child b. in town.
Nathaniel, b. Nov. 28, 1769 ; d. June 22, 1805.
t Fesse, b. Sept. 14, 1771 ; m. Wealthy Kelsey.
tNathan, b. May 30, 1774; removed to Orwell, Vt.
Mary, b. March 14, 1776; m. Nathaniel Fisher; m., 2d, Joseph Kim- ball.
Stephen, b. March 25, 1778; went to N. Y. ; d. Sept. 10, 1806. Oliver, b. Nov. II, 1779 ; a merchant in N. Y.
Thankful, b. Nov. 7, 1781 ; m. Oliver Lund.
Marrian, b. Jan. 24, 1784; m., March 9, 1807, Worcester Baldwin.
Grace, b. Feb. 4, 1786; m. James White, Jr.
Abigail, b. Nov. 4, 1787 ; m. Stephen Hurd, Jr.
JESSE WILCOX, s. of Jesse Wilcox ; b. Sept. 14, 1771 ; d. Feb. 27, 1811. At an early age he became clerk in a store with an uncle at Hartford, Conn. He subsequently returned to his native town, and engaged in trade, in connection with
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which he kept a hotel. He had business tact and energy of character, and accumulated a fortune. He was town-clerk twelve years, selectman six years, and a representative four years. It is said, by one who was present. that when the head of the funeral cortege extended from his home, at the present residence of J. H. Hunton, corner of Maple and Main streets, to the church on the Unity road, all had not yet joined the pro- cession, thus showing how much a favorite he was among his townsmen. M., March 15, 1798, Wealthy Kelsey.
Eliza, b. Jan. 21, 1799; m. John McKinney.
Harry, b. May 31, 1803 ; d. Aug. 8, 1817. t Calvin, b. Nov. 24, 1804. tAlbert, b. Nov. 17, 1807. t Jesse, b. Nov. 5, 1809.
CALVIN WILCOX, S. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; b. Nov. 24, 1804; took his father's store, in connection with his brothers, and has always been a merchant ; was town-clerk in 1854 and 1855; was representative in 1863 and 1864, and was also register of deeds. Married Dorcas Faxon ; d. Dec. 26, 1842, aged 33 ; m., 2d, Isabel Silver ; m., 3d, Mary A. Babson.
Mary F., b. March 5, 1835; m. Rev. George F. Chapin.
Isabel D., b. May 27, 1845; graduated at Meriden ; m. Judson W. Ew- ing. [See Literature.]
Jesse, b. Nov. 16, 1849; a merchant, in the hardware trade with his father.
ALBERT WILCOX, S. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; b. Nov. 17, 1807 ; has been a merchant ; has also been engaged in agriculture and milling ; m., Aug., 1833, Charlotte Belknap, a sister of Sawyer Belknap ; m., 2d, Feb. 23, 1841, Mrs. Caroline Mason, of Con- cord, b. July 28, 1811.
Mason A., b. Dec. 25, 1844 [see Physicians] ; m. Mary A., dau. of B. T. Brown, of Tilton.
Georgie C., b. Jan. 3. 1849 ; a teacher ; a graduate of Kimball Union Academy. In the summer of 1876 she went to Germany, and after spending fourteen months there, in the study of music and the Ger- man language, made the tour of Europe, stopping six months in Rome; returned home in July, 1878.
JESSE WILCOX, s. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; b. Nov. 5, ISog ; d. Feb. 21, 1875. He received an academical education ; was in
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trade here for several years, in connection with his brothers, but at a comparatively early age removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he had a successful mercantile career. He r. in Coving- ton, Ky., immediately across the river from Cincinnati, and was the chief instrument in procuring the erection of the sus- pension bridge which spans the Ohio between the two cities. He was social, and inherited much of his father's energy of character. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. Joseph Farnsworth ; m., 2d, Sarah Ellis ; m., 3d, Elizabeth Ellis, a niece of his sec- ond wife. He left one dau., Jessie.
NATHAN WILCOX, s. of Jesse, Sen. ; b. May 30, 1774 ; m., June 3, 1798, Lucy Hurd, b. April 28, 1772.
Fanny, b. May 13, 1799. Maria, b. May 19, 1801.
URIAH WILCOX, a brother of Jesse, Sen. ; settled on the A. Hurd place on the Goshen road. He was prominent in the early affairs of the town ; was a selectman eleven years, several years a representative, and a state senator in 1826. Married Hannah Wright, of Killingworth, Conn .; m., 2d, Hannah Bartlett, of Unity.
Uriah, b. March 18, 1779; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1804, and went to Riceborough, Ga., where he became a broker, and d. wealthy, leaving his property to his brothers and sisters here, hav- ing never married.
Hannah, b. July 12, 1780 ; m. Hon. David Allen.
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