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Children by first wife :
20. Hiram, b. Jan. 16, 1802; d. Feb. 22, 1822.
21. Susan, b. Jan. 16, 1804; m. Aug. 1826, Dr. Robert Smith. See.
22. Joshua S., b. April 24, 1806.
23. Ann S., b. April 10, 1815; m. Dec. 11, 1836, Calvin Gerrish ; res. at Concord.
24. Mary B., b. April 29, 1817; d. Jan. 7, 1821.
Children by second wife :
25. John, d. young. 26. William H., d. young.
27. Mary M., m. in the west and d. there. 28. Louisa.
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(8.) Amos, (Deacon) m. April 10, 1805, Hannah Sherburne, b. at Kingston, March 1, 1788, and d. Sept. 9, 1848. After marriage he removed to the south part of Danbury, clear- ing up a large farm, and resided there until 1832, when, his father's health failing, he returned to Salisbury. After the latter's death, in 1834, he bought out his uncle Joshua's share of the homestead and with his only son, Jonathan W., carried on the farm until his death, April 26, 1858. He was made a deacon while residing at Dan- bury, and after his removal here was one of the influen- tial members of the Babtist church. Children :
29. Hannah, b. Oct. 6, 1806; m. Dec. IS26, Abraham Shaw. She d. Nov. 1, 1857.
30. Jonathan W., b. June 20, ISOS. See.
31. Nancy, b. June 4, 1814; m. Ezekiel Bartlett. She d. in Hill, Oct. 2, 1870.
32. Mary, b. Dec. 28, 1819; m. (1) Oct. 4, 1838, John Huntoon, who d. Jan. 19, 1854; m. (2) March 14, 1855, David Pavere, who d. Aug. 14, 1863; m. (3) Jan 28, 1865, Jonathan Arey. See.
(IO.) Benjamin Pettengill resided for a time with his brother Amos, at Danbury, thence removed to Franklin, resid- ing in the old Edward Eastman house. He d. at Dan- bury, March 8, 1857; m. Dorothy Taylor, of Danbury, who d. March 28, 1844. Children :
33. William, b. IS21 ; d. Dec. 5, 1846. 34. Albert, died in California.
35. Winthrop, resides in California. 36. Martha, b. in IS28, d. Sept. 29, 1846.
37. Dorothy, b. 1829, d. Oct. 25, 1856. 38. Mary A., m. and res. in the west.
(IS.) Winthrop, (Rev.) read medicine with Dr. Jesse Merrill, of Salisbury, ( Franklin ) attended medical lectures at Dartmouth, and practiced three years at Pittsfield. He studied theology with Rev. Jonathan Curtis, at Pittsfield, and at Andover Theological Seminary, and was ordained pastor of the Congregational church at Epsom, May 10, 1837, continuing there ten years. He was then settled at East Concord, March 24, 1847, and was dismissed March 25, 1850. Feb. 15, 1852, he began his christian labors with the Congregational church at South New- market, continuing until his death, May 9, 1862, “ much lamented by a kind and devoted people." Mr. Fifield
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was modest and very unassuming in manner and pos- sessed great faith through prayer. He m. (1) Oct. 1833, Sophia Garland, who was b. Feb. 10, 1815, and d. Nov. 19, 1836; m. (2) Jan. 17, 1842, Sarah A. O., dau. of Jon- athan Piper, who was b. at Northwood, Dec. 26, 1821. His children were: I. Ellen, b. -; d. Aug. 19, 1836. II. Charles W., b. at Epsom, Feb. 19, 1843. III. Ellen S., b. at Epsom, Dec. 5, 1845. IV. Ann E. G., b. at East Concord, Dec. 4, 1848. v. Sarah H., b. at East Con- cord, Jan. 26, 1851. VI. John E., b. at South Newmar- ket, Nov. 2, 1857.
(30.) Jonathan Ward remained on the farm and d. suddenly, Feb. 1, 1874. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and a man much respected. He m. (I) Theodora D. Dickin- son, who d. April 22, 1850; m. (2) Elizabeth Rowell, who was b. at Alexandria, March 17, 1819, and d. March 20, 1857 ; m. (3) the widow of Dr. Carr, of Sanbornton. Children :
39. John W., b. Dec. 6, 1832. See.
40. Julia A., b. April 13, 1735; m. Nov. 25, 1855, Francis Shaw, who d. Feb. 1881.
41. Martha J., b. March 17, 1838; m. Charles W. Butler, of Lowell, Mass.
42. Mary H., b. June 25, 1843; m. Cyrus A. Sulloway, of Manchester.
43. George C., b. July 27, 1856; d. March 20, 1857.
(39.) John Ward succeeded his father on the farm, and has held several town offices. He m. Nov. 19, 1855, Martha M., dau. of Jonathan Clark, of Danbury. In speaking of the Fifield house on this homestead, Daniel Webster ( who was born near ) said " he had lived to see seven generations in the house." This being before the pres- ent occupant was married it must have been in the fol- lowing way: John, the grantee, (i); John, who built the house, (ii) ; the old lady Snow, mother of John's wife, (iii) ; Winthrop, (iv); Amos, (v); Jonathan W., (vi) ; John W., (vii)-whose daughter Adelaide made the eighth generation.
44. Adelaide M., b. Dec. 16, 1860, m. Aug. 1881, Leon Boswell, of Franklin. She d. - 1888.
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SECOND BRANCH.
45. Jonathan Fifield, a brother to John, (1) was b. at Kings- ton in 1747, and removed to Salisbury previous to 1774, settling on the north side of the centre rangeway, at the top of the hill west of Parsons corner, where he built a small frame house, it being the ell of the present F. S. Fifield residence, erected by him a few years later. He served at the battle of Bennington, in Capt. Webster's company, and in other battles of the revolution, and was a man of much ability. He d. Jan. 15, 1828, aged 81 ; m. Dorcas Pearson, who d. June 10, 1833, aged 78. His children were :
46. John. See. 47. Enoch, b. Aug. 14, 1774.
48. Ebenezer O., b. June 29, 1781. He fitted for college at Salisbury Academy and entered Dartmouth College with Ezekiel Webster, they being close friends. After grad- uation, in 1804, he read medicine with Dr. Nathan Smith, of Hanover, and when Daniel Webster went to Boston to practice law Mr. Fifield went with him, and completed his studies with Dr. Asa Ballard, the young men boarding and sharing the same room together. On the completion of his studies Dr. Fifield removed to Maine, practicing in the vicinity of Bangor, but not lik- ing there he returned to Boston. It is said that after practicing a short time he opened a store at Frankfort, and afterwards one at Boston. On the breaking out of the war of 1812 he entered as a surgeon on board the ship-of-war Oriole, (?). This vessel was captured by the French, and with others he was taken to France, remain- ing a prisoner for eight months. Returning to Boston shattered in health, he went to Alexandria, Va., where he taught the academy. In 1823 he again returned to Boston and was principal in the Bennett street school, afterwards occupying a position in the old State Bank.
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His eyesight failing, in 1830, he left the bank and re- moved to Lowell, Mass., where he d. Oct. 22, 1859. He had a large circle of honored friends. He m. July 6, 1809, Anna G., dau. of William Gough, of Boston ; she d. April 15, 1875. Five children were b. to them, the surviving ones being: I. Elizabeth, who m. John Bil- lings. II. Ellen, m. -; both reside at Boston, Mass.
49. Pearson, b. Dec. 10, 1784. See.
50. Levi, unm., went to sea, and d. at New Orleans, La.
51. Jonathan, d. in Virginia. 52. Reuben. See.
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53. Sewall, b. -; m. (1) Sarah Sawyer, who d. May 6, 1855, aged 65 ; m. (2) in 1856, Mary Morrill, of Boscawen. He d. Dec. 4, 1871, aged 75. He was by trade a cabinet maker, and was a famous fifer in the old state militia times.
54. Rebecca. b. -; m. Dec. 25, 1807, Capt. James Ruther- ford, who was b. at Newburyport, Mass., Nov. 18, 1769, and d. at Troy, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1838. He was a sea- going man for thirty years, and commanded a number of vessels. During the period of the "Embargo Act" he came to Salisbury, married, and built the house now oc- cupied by Mrs. George Kilbourne, fitting up the north- west front room as a store, remaining here till 1815. She d. at Troy, Sept. 14, 1826 ; five children, all dead.
(46.) John resided east of Mrs. Wallace Sanborn, and d. in the O. N. Tucker house, May 23, 1849, aged 76; m. May 27, 1793, Hannah Elkins, who d. Oct. 30, 1850, aged 75.
55. Enoch B., b. March 27, 1794, and went west.
56. Philema A., b. Aug. 4, 1796, unm. and resided at Methuen, Mass.
57. Dorcas P., b. April 27, 1798; d. June 27, 1831, unm.
58. Sarah B., b. Dec. 9, 1799; m. - Shepherd, the hotel keeper at South road, and d. at Manchester.
59. Henry E., b. Jan. 29, 1802; m. and removed to Michigan.
60. Thomas, b. Jan. 10, 1804; d. March 1, 1805.
61. Judith E., b. Aug. 6, 1805; m. (1) Benjamin Thompson; m. (2) Moses Calef. See.
62. Thomas E., b. Dec. 8, 1807, and went west.
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63. Nancy G., b. Oct. 6, 1809, and res. at Methuen, Mass.
64. Hannah C., b. May S, ISto; m. Darius Messer and d. at Methuen, Mass.
65. Mary J., b. Nov. 4, -, and res. at Methuen, Mass.
(47.) Enoch resided on the Dr. W. W. Sleeper place. He m. in 1798, Abigail Stevens, who was b. at Salisbury, Mass., Feb. 12, 1778, and d. Feb. 20, 1851.
66. James, b. Oct. 23, 1800; m. Catherine Richards, but had no children. He d. April 21, 1839. He resided on Cash street, where he made and gilded looking-glasses and picture frames, afterwards removing to Jackson, Mich. 67. Osgood H., b. April 4, 1804, and d. at Jackson, Mich., Nov. 16, 1872.
68. John S., b. Sept. 5, 1806, and d. at Jackson, Mich., Feb. 25, 1872.
69. Levi, b. March 7, 1807 ; m. Hannah Osgood, dau. of Aaron Adams, and re- moved to Jackson, Mich., where he d. June S, 1878.
70. George W., b. Sept. 7, 1810; resides at Jackson, Mich.
71. William P., b. July 7, 1813, and d. Feb. 12, ISSO.
72. Abigail S., b. Aug. 29, IS15; m. - Woodworth, and d. at Jackson, Mich., Sept. S, IS 5S.
73. Newell J., b. Dec. S, 1817; m. Mehitable Stevens.
(49.) Pearson removed to Frankfort, near Winterport, Me., in 18OS, (?) and m. Rebecca, dau. of Stephen Atwood. He worked at the trade of tanner, currier and shoe- maker. In 1812 he returned to Salisbury with his wife and one child. From Salisbury he was drafted into the army and served at Lake Champlain. In 1815 he rem. to Vassalboro, Me. By his first wife he had six children, the youngest, Harriet B., b. June 9, 1828. She m. Dec. 10, 1855, Josiah S. Richards, and resides at Molina, Ill. In 1834 Pearson m. (2) Mary H. Whitcomb, of Bos- ton, Mass., by whom he had two daughters, the young- est, Anna D., residing at Hampden, Me.
(52.) Reuben remained on the homestead, and d. April 28, 1841 ; he m. Mary Healey, who d. Oct 23, 1858, aged 62.
74. Caroline B., b. Oct. 5, 1819; m. Jan. 6, 1858, Moody A. Kilburn, of Boscawen, who d. July 25, 1875. She d. Sept. 22, 18So.
75. Eveline C., b. Nov. 30, IS21, and d. Nov. 1, 1861, unm.
76. Joseph H., b. March 18, 1826; m. (1) Thankful -, who d. Oct 10, 1860; m. (2) Alvina Gentleman, and res. at Jackson, Mich.
77. Frederick S., b. Aug. 27, 1827, remains on the homestead, is a deacon of the Baptist church, and has also served
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the town most faithfully. He m. June 11, 1862, Mary A., dau. of Joseph and Mary Taylor Hutchins, who was b. at Charlestown, Mass., June 4, 1842.
78. Fred. H., b. March 16, 1866. 79. Grace M., b. Feb. 16, 1874.
THIRD BRANCH.
80. Abraham Fifield, (Ensign) a brother to John, (1) and Jon- athan, (45) is said to have come from Hampstead, but was a native of Kingston. He settled on the farm now occupied by B. F. Shaw, building the house. In the war of the revolution he served at Bunker Hill, and was in Capt. Webster's company at Bennington, being the sec- ond man that crossed the breastworks. He d. June 9, 1840; m. Abigail Sulloway, of the Centre road village, who d. May 9, 1838, aged 83.
81. Peter, b. May 20, 1781. See. 82. Betsey, d. unm. Feb. 27, 1856, aged 77.
83. Abigail, d. unm. Aug. 13, 1848, aged 62.
84. Amos, b. -; m. May 22, 1813, Agnes Greenough, who d. in Salisbury. His children were : I. Melinda, b. in 1815, and d. Dec. 7, 1817. II. William, b. in 1819, and d. Dec. 27, 1824.
85. Daniel, continued on the farm and d. July 21, 1845, aged 48. (?)
86. Samuel, removed to Michigan where he d. He m. Sarah Norris, of Danbury.
(81.) Peter purchased the Chase farm, on the southwest slope of Loverin hill, removed to Andover in 1814, (?) and d. Nov. 17, 1856; m. Lydia, dau. of Samuel Eaton. (See.) She d. June 9, 1880.
87. John L., b. Aug. 1, 1805; m. Laura Cushman. Ile read medicine with Dr. Elkins, at Andover, and became a successful practitioner at Victoria, Ill., where he still resides,
88. Peter F., b. April 7, 1812 ; m. Aug. 2, 1842, Mary Norton. He was a farmer and d. at French Grove, Ill., July 7, 1880.
89. Samuel, b. in Andover, Sept. 24, 1816; m. Laurena, dau. of Moses Stevens, of Canterbury, and d. at Buda, Ill., March 23, 1869.
90. Hiram, b, Nov. 14, 1818; m. Mary E. Holmes and res. at Andover.
91. Silas C., b. Jan. 7, 1821 ; m. Lucy A., daughter of William Jackman, of En- field, and res. at Andover.
92. Lucy J., b. Aug. 1, 1826; m. Marcus Nelson and res. at New London.
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FOURTH BRANCII.
93. Edward Fifield, a brother of John, Jonathan and Abraham, (1, 45, So,) removed here in 1776, settling on the farm now owned by Michael Lorden. After a few years he sold out and removed to Meriden, then nearly a wilder- ness, purchasing 250 acres of land, and building a large frame house, still standing, one half mile from Kimball Union Academy, where he d. Aug. 19, 1834, aged 83. This would make him nearly the same age as Ensign Abraham. With his brothers he served in the revolu- ' tionary war. He m. Dorothy Sleeper, who d. Aug. 26, 1827, aged 79. They had twelve children, all born in Salisbury, as follows :
94. Dorothy, d. unm. 95. Ira. 96. Josiah, removed to Irasburg, Vt.
97. Susan, m. Everiston Jennings and resided at Queechee, Vt. Had seven chil- dren, all d. but E. J. Jennings, who. m. Maria Jones and res. at Wood- stock, Vt.
98. Lydia, m. Oliver Taylor, and rem. to N. Y. 99. Mehitable G., d. unm.
100. Phebe, m. Enos Richard, or Ricard, and resided at Weathersfield, Vt. Re- moved to Plainfield, Vt. and died.
IO1. Perley, m. Marian, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Morgan; she d. May 29, 1849, aged 52 ; he d. June 11, 1863, aged 75.
IO2. James, (M. D.) b. -; m. Lucinda Palmer, of Claremont, where he practiced medicine and d. April 30, 1827, aged 33. She d. Aug. 22, 1881, aged 78.
103. Edward, m. and d. at Weathersfield, Vt.
104. Lucinda, b. at Meriden, and m. Cyrus Beckley.
105. Jesse, (M. D.) m. Susan Burnham and settled at Waterloo, N. Y. Had four children and the youngest ni. D. N. Burnham, Esq., and resides at 1274 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Il1.
FIFTH BRANCH.
106. Joseph,* brother to the foregoing heads of families, (1, 45, So and 93,) was b. at Kingston in 1740, and was the first of the family to locate here, having removed to Salisbury previous to 1769, building a large two-story house on the site occupied by Mrs. Tenney's residence, at Parsons corner. His gravestone in the Baptist church-
* In this sketch there are undoubtedly many inaccuracies, as the compiler has been able to gather but little trustworthy information.
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yard at Centre road has this inscription : " Esqr. Joseph Fifield, d. Sept. 29, 1813, aged 73." He was also called "Ensign Joseph," and served in the revolutionary war. He m. - Badger.
107. Sherburne. See. 108. John. See. 109. Joseph.
IIO. Amanda, m. John Chellis. 111. Ezra, see 139. 112. Jonathan. See.
II3. Miriam, m. Joseph Adams.
114. Polly, m. March 13, 1796, Deacon William Cate. 115. Josiah. (?). See.
(107.) Sherburne erected a large house near the present house of Mrs. L. B. Graves, and subsequently removed to the College road west of the George Farm, where he died. He m. (1) Nov. 29, 1785, Alice Barnard, who d. May 8, 1791 ; m. (2) Nov. 20, 1791, Elisabeth Sanborn.
116. Stephen, b. March 20, 1787; m. Hannah, dau. of Moses Morse and removed to Meriden.
II7. Polly, b. Nov. 12, 1788, and d. unm.
118. Moses, b. June 6, 1793; m. Sally Bachelder, of Andover, and rem. west.
II9. Joseph, b. Jan. 25, 1795; m. - Nichols, settled in Hill and rem. west.
120. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 23, 1796, and d. young.
(108.) John, called "Mountain John," settled in Kearsarge Gore, removing thence to the foot of Garland hill, where he died. He m. (1) Betsey, dau. of Capt. Benjamin Pet- tengill ; m. (2) Hannah Farnum. His children by first wife were :
121. Moses, removed to N. Y.
I22. Amos P., m. (1) Sally Tucker ; m. (2) - and removed to N. Y.
123. Levi, lived in Warner and afterwards went to Illinois.
124. Benjamin P., m. - Merrill and d. in Canaan ; she d. May 3, 1883.
125. Eliza, m. Ransom Brooks and d. in Claremont.
126. Ruth, m. William Forest and d. in New York.
Children by second wife :
127. True, m. - Conner and resided in Andover, 128. David. (?)
(109.) Joseph (Ensign) m. Hannah Pettengill, of Newburyport, Mass., and removed to Plainfield.
129. Nancy B., m. David Winkley, of Strafford. Children: I. Alonzo, m. Eliza- beth Daniels, of Plainfield, and res. in Iowa. II. Mary A., m. Martin Cole and res. in Meriden.
1 30. David. (?) 131. Polly, m. Calvin Fifield, of Plainfield, and res. in Meriden.
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132. Joseph, m. Ann Powell, of Pottsdam, N. Y.
133. Rosannah, m. (1) David Raymond. (?) m. (2) - King, (?) and resided at Pottsdam, N. Y.
134. Jefferson, m. Elizabeth Wilcox, of Orford. 135. Hannah, d. unm.
136. Dorothy, res. at Plainfield. 137. - in. Oliver Raymond ; res. at Plainfield.
(112.) Jonathan (Ensign) resided with Sherburne Fifield and thence removed to the Dr. G. P. Titcomb house, where he died.
138. Frank, learned the cabinet maker's trade of Deacon Parsons; m. Hannah Fifield ; he d. - and his widow again married.
139. Thankful A., m. John Severance, of Andover, and removed west.
140. Adelaide, d. -
(115.) Josiah, (?) or Ezra. (?) [I do not know whether this is the son of Ensign Joseph or not. He lived on the Sher- burne Fifield place and was twice married.]
141. Sherburne, resided at Deerfield. There were also: David, who m. Polly Brooks and d. in Plainfield ; Calvin, m. -
142. Benjamin Fifield was at Rumford (Concord) Jan. 2, 1747-8, and signed the petition to Benning Wentworth . to furnish a guard for the gristmill at that place. He also signed the "Association Test Act." He m. Han- nah Peters, who d. March 8, 1794.
143. Mary, b. April 1, 1748; m. Ezra Carter and res. at New Marlborough, Me.
144. Obediah P., b. Aug. 31, 1749. See. 145. William, b. May 6, 1751. See.
146. Hannah, b. Dec. 21, 1752; m. - Bagley.
147. Benjamin, b. Oct. 4, 1754, and settled soon after his brother, Obediah P., at the top of the hill west of M. J. Stevens. He m. (1) Mehitable Bean and resided on the farm now occupied by Ernest C. Currier, thence removing to Grafton. He m. (2) Susanna Chote, of Chelsea, Vt.
148. Jonathan, b. Aug. 9, 1756. 1.49. Sarah, b July 13, 1758.
1 50. Paul, b. Aug. 5, 1760; m. Temperance Furber and removed to Maine.
151. John, b. May 20, 1762; m. Phebe Fry.
152. Moses, b. Aug. 11, 1764, and resided at Plainfield.
153. David, b. Jan. 16, 1767, and resided at Plainfield.
1 54. Shuah, b. Jan. 27, 1769; m. Zeneth Wheeler, of Concord, and rem. to N. Y.
(144.) Obediah Peters, at the age of 32, (viz. in 1781 ) removed to the western part of the town, settling on the north side of the centre rangeway, beyond M. J. Stevens, the old "cellar hole"; still remaining, he and the Scribners
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being the first settlers in that neighborhood. He. m. Sarah, dau. of Sinclair Bean.
155. Elizabeth, m. Aug. 6, 1793, Moses Stevens.
I 56. Benjamin, b. Aug. 8, 1777. See. 157. Polly, m. David Tenney, of Hill.
I 58. Sally, m. March 3, 1807, Ebenezer Mason, of Hill.
159. Jonathan, m. March 17, 1806, Hannah Thompson, of Salisbury. He was by trade a blacksmith, and was noted for his ingenuity in the manufacture of iron tools of all descriptions and the tempering of steel. He resided for a time east of his father's, afterwards removing to War- ner. Children : I. Benjamin, m. Caroline Perkins, of South Boston, Mass., and resided in Sutton. He had seventeen children, six b. in Salisbury.
160. Susan, m. Russell Adams.
161. Obediah, m. (1) - Hildreth, of Sutton; m. (2) Rebecca Savery, of Kearsarge Gore, Warner. He was by trade a blacksmith and removed to New York, where he died.
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162. Shuah, m. Jan. 12, 1815, Israel Bean. See.
163. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Dickinson.
(155.) Benjamin remained on the farm and with the assistance of his father built the large double house, (near the site of the first house) destroyed by fire some years ago. This house was the largest dwelling in that part of the town and was a prominent landmark. He removed to Wilmot in 1837, (?) and d. Jan. 10, 1842; m. Rachel Chote, of Enfield, who d. -
164. Mary, b. Oct. 2, 1801 ; m. in 1820, Samuel Currier. He d. - , she d. Dec. 8, ISS4. Children: I. Lavina, b. - , m. Elisha R. Horton, both dead. II. James, m. Sarah Bean. He d. - III. Clement S., d. -
165. Asa, b. in 1815; m. (1) Lydia Eastman, of Andover; m. (2) widow Sarah Bailey, who d. - He res. in Wilmot.
166. Abigail, b. in 1817, and m. Jonathan Bean.
167. Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1824; m. Thomas Addison, of Weare. She d. -
(145.) William resided at the East Village, (Franklin.) He was a miller by trade, and employed by Ebenezer East- man to conduct his gristmill. He removed here in 1799 and d. in 1822; m. Nov. 21, 1776, Dorothy Eastman.
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168. Molly, b. Sept. 30, 1777; drowned in 1786.
169 Jeremiah, b. March 20, 1779 and removed west.
170. Rebecca, b. Sept. 22, 1782; m. Ralph Webster. She d. - aged 90; he d. in I854.
17I. William, b. Oct. 24, 1784, and settled at New Hampton.
172. Moses, b. Oct. 20, 1786, and settled at Northfield, Mass. He m. (1) Sylvia Warren.
173. Philip, b. Dec. 18, 1788, and d. young.
174. Molly, b. Aug. 9, 1791 ; m. Benjamin Judkins. See.
175. Susan, b. Nov. 12, 1793-94; m. (1) John Robertson, who d. Feb. 2, IS25; m. (2) Nov. 18, 1849, Jeremiah Sanborn. She d. Jan. 17, 1869.
176. Sally, b. Jan. 3, 1796; m. May 22, 1817, John Russell, Jr., who was b. at An- dover, May 30, 1793, and d. at Franklin, May 25, 1867; she d. July 5, 1868.
177. Ruth, d. - aged 7 years.
THE FITZ FAMILY.
TWO BRANCHES.
The ancient source of this family in America was Sir John Fitz, of Fitz-ford, Devonshire county, England, in the 13th century. The immediate American ancestor of the Fitz (or Fitts) family was Robert Fitz, (1) who, with his wife, Grace D., were among the original settlers of Salisbury, Mass., as early as 1639, first settling in Ipswich, in 1835. He left one son, Abraham, (2) who m. (1) May, 1655, Sarah Thompson ; m. (2) Jan. 7, 1668, the widow of Tyler Bradley ; among the child- ren by his second wife was Richard, (3) b. Feb. 26, 1672 ; m. April, 1727, Sarah Brown, and settled at South Hampton. He had Daniel, (4) b. Sept. 25, 1729 ; m. Abigail Currier and set- tled at Sandown. He had Richard, (5) b. Aug. 8, 1758; m. Dorothy Kimball and settled at Sandown ; had nine children.
FIRST BRANCH.
6. Daniel, the eldest, b. at Sandown, March 7, 1789, where he m. (1) Nov. 12, 1812, Abigail Mitchell, who was b. at Haverhill, Mass. He removed to Salisbury in ISIS, purchasing the farm of Abial Wardwell, known as the
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"Sinkler Bean farm." In April, 1836, he removed to that part of Boscawen now Webster, where he d. July 13, 1865 ; she d. Dec. 27, 1837, aged 49; m. (2) March 17, 1846, Sarah A. Weeks, of Hopkinton. By his second wife he had no children. Mr. Fitz was a man of positive character, indomitable energy, and a public spirited citi- zen. Embracing christianity in 1831, with others, he established the "Union meeting house." After his re- moval to Webster he was one of the foremost members of the society in building the Methodist church. His political creed was "that the people should govern."
7. Almira, b. Sept. 2, 1813; m. May 9, 1875, John Tebbetts, of Charlestown, Mass. She d. March 10, 1879.
8. George Washington, b. April 21, 1815. By trade he was a miller and dealt in grain at Cambridge, Mass. He be- came one of the early settlers of Lawrence, Kan., where he entered into the struggle to prevent "border ruffian- ism." He m. at Cambridge, May 1, 1842, Sarah A. Thompson, who d. April 22, 1851 ; m. (2) Ellen Malone. Had five children by his first wife, three of whom died, and five children by his second wife.
9. Cyrus, b. Sept. 16, ISIS. See.
10. John Mitchel, (M. D.) b. Oct. 19, 1820. He attended the school at the South road, living with Mrs. Andrew Bow- ers, and then entered the Samuel Greenleaf store where he remained during his minority. In 1845 he began the study of medicine under Charles P. Gage, M. D., of Con- cord. He also attended medical lectures at Harvard, and after some years of study and practice graduated at Dartmouth Medical College in 1865. He began the practice of medicine at Bainbridge, Ga., and in 1849 lo- cated at Vershire, Vt. In 1852 he opened an office at Warner, remaining there tlll 1865, when he removed to South Sutton, and thence to Bradford, where he contin- ued with a large and successful practice. He was an
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active member of the N. H. Medical Society, and one of the first members of the state board of censors, to exam- ine medical graduates for a license. A man of great perseverance, and gifted with quick faculties of percep- tion, he arrived at a diagnosis seemingly by intuition ; he never failed to respond to a professional call, by rea- son of the pecuniary circumstances or on account of the weather. He m. April 13, 1858, Nancy, dau. of H. B. Chase, of Warner ; he d. Feb. 8, 1883.
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