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offices, and served his ward in the legislature in 1876; was made an Odd Fellow in 1849, a Mason in 1870, and lieutenant in the Amoskeag Veterans ; a gentleman foremost in all good works. He died March 24, 1885. Six children living.
71. May Ella, b. Feb. 24, 1848; m. Dec. 9, 1885, Henry Burleigh ; res. Attleboro', Mass.
72. John R., b. April 21, 1850; m. in 1875, Leonora B. Day; two children.
73. Cornelia M., b. Dec. 6, 1853. 74. Hannah E., b. April 23, 1857.
75. Cyrus H., b. June 26, 1859; d. in Minneapolis, Minn., where he had been in trade, Nov. 27, 1881.
THE SNOW FAMILY.
Joshua, known as "Fiddler Snow," was a famous character residing in the vicinity of Smith's corner. He served in the revolution, ( see war chapters ) and removed to Danbury. His wife may have been Judith, daughter of old Jacob Bohannon. He had a daughter or sister Judith, who married Phineas Bean. The following ancient document sufficiently explains itself :
To the Honorable Committee at Exeter
Whereas one Joshua Snow was lately returned from ( the ) Enemy as he says, he was taken prisoner and carad to New York, and now he is advertised as a Diserter and the young man is willing to throw himself on the favor of the Committee and says he can prove that he was taken prisoner by the Enemy near Croton River ( Hudson river ) and the youth prays that the honorable Committee wait till Conall Darborn ( Dearborn ) comes to - so that he can make it appear that he was taken prisoner and Simeon Sanborn who I send this young man by will be the young man's bail which is sufficient, so I refer the whole matter to you the honorable Committee of Safety. Obedient humble servant. EBENEZER WEBSTER.
Salisbury November
ye 27. 1780.
I. Jonathan Snow resided at the foot of the hill near the Josiah Hook place; d. at Concord, Mass .; m. Sarah. dau. of Jacob Bohannon.
2. Sarah, b. in 1816, d. young.
3. Sophia, b. in 181 -; m. William Dunn and resides at Concord, Mass,
4. George, b. in 1818; resided at Dracut, Mass. 5. Louisa, b. in 1820.
6. Charles, b. in 1822; resides at Medford, Mass.
7. Frank, b. in 1824, and resides at Charlestown.
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THE STEVENS FAMILY.
FOUR BRANCHES.
I. Major Ebenezer Stevens, of Kingston, died about 1765. His children were :
2. Ebenezer. 3. Samuel. 4. John. 5. Benjamin.
6. Hannah, m. Tristram Sanborn. 7. Mary, m. Israel Dimond.
S. Cutting, b. about 1748; came to Salisbury and served four years and three months for the 78th lot in the 3d range, it being the farm now occupied by Charles F. Green ; m. Oct. 7. 1770, Anna, dau. of Dr. Green, of Exeter ; she d. at Franklin in 1839, aged 94 years ; he d. Dec. 17, 1837.
9. Anna, b. in Salisbury, May 14, 1771 ; m. Solomon Bartlett, of Deering.
IO. Esther, b. Aug. 11, 1773; m. Joseph Calef, of Washington, Vt.
II. Abigail, b. Feb. 10, 1775; m. Richard Stevens, of Wheelock, Vt.
12. Sarah, b. March 10, 1776; m. Nov. 7, 1796, Reuben French, of Hopkinton.
I3. Abram G. See.
14. Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1779; m. Benjamin Tucker.
15 and.16. Mary and Martha, b. Feb. 27, 1781. Mary m. Nathaniel Greeley; Martha m. Samuel Sleeper, of Washington, Vt.
17. Lydia, b. -; m. Stephen Philbrick, of Corinth, Vt.
(13) Abram Green, b. Jan. 14, 1778 ; m. Judith Flanders, who was b. at South Hampton, Feb. 13, 1775 ; removed to New Chester, and afterward to Salisbury lower village and lived on the Daniel Webster farm for twelve years. They spent their last days with their son, Lorenzo D. She d. in February, 1867, at a great age ; he d. August 27, 1864.
IS. William, b. Aug. 2, 1800; m. Rebecca Joslin; he d. Jan. 30, IS52 ; she d. in December, 1881.
19. Hiram. See. 20. Cutting G., b. in 1806.
21. Enoch C., b. May 9, ISog; m. April 14, 1833, Mary Fogg, of Hampton, who was b. Jan. 15, 1812. He served in the war of the rebellion, in Co. 1, 4th Reg't N. II. Vols. Ile d. April 14, 1871; she resides at Lowell, Mass. They had one son, George W., who enlisted at the age of fourteen years and served in the same company with his father until the close of the war, and d. Jan. 18, 1867, aged 20.
22. George W., A. M., ( Col.) was b. Nov. 16, 1814. He read law with Hon. Geo. W. Nesmith, practiced at the bar in Laconia, and was considered an able political orator. Ile was a colonel in the old state militia on the staff of Gen. John Wadleigh. He m. in 1845, Sarah A. Davenport, who d. Nov. S, IS75; he d. Oct. 2, 1877.
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23. Lorenzo D., b. in New Chester, July 4, 1820; m. Ursula P., dau. of Moses Gree- ley. He was a captain of grenadiers in the 21st reg't N. H. militia, in 1841 ; served in the board of selectmen and was chosen a deacon of the Congre- gational church in Franklin, in December, 1875; he d. Jan. 22, 1876.
(19) Hiram, b. Dec. 12, 1803 ; m. (1) Malinda Pettengill ; m. (2) Esther Eastman; m. (3) Ann Lane. He was an elder in the Freewill Baptist church and preached in Salisbury, Meredith, and other places. He commenced preaching with only a common school education, and was an eloquent and powerful speaker. He d. June 6, 1880. [The foregoing sketch of the first branch of this family was compiled by Mrs. Abbie S. Brown.]
SECOND BRANCH.
24 Daniel Stevens was b. at Old Plaistow in 1747, removed to Salisbury when he became of age, (1768) settled on the site now occupied by Benj. Calef, remaining until 1777, when he removed to the site now occupied by his grand- son, Daniel C. He took part in the battle of Bunker Hill and also served in subsequent engagements. He d. Oct. 10, 1824, aged 77 ; m. Mehitable Heath, a sister to David Pettengill's wife, her mother being a Bradley ; she d. March 6, 1830, aged 93.
25. Marabah, m. Ebenezer Fellows and removed to Tunbridge, Vt.
26. Susan m. Stephen Fellows. 27. Isaac, b. in 1768. See. 28. John. 29. Jesse. 30 and 31. Lizzie and James. 32. Moses, b. Aug. 4, 1779. See.
33. David, m. June 21, 1810, Nancy Call, of Boscawen. He was a blacksmith and carried on the business nearly opp. the D. C. Stevens house ; removed to Waterloo, ( Warner ) and subsequently to Canada.
(27) Isaac resided in the J. S. Heath house and m. Nov. 13, 1789, Margaret Greeley, who d. May 21, 1837, aged 66; he d. Jan. 25, 1837.
34. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 1, 1791 ; d. July 4, 1830, unm.
35. Maria, b. in 1800; m. R. Fitts, of Boscawen ; d. Jan. 1, 1833.
36. Rhoda, b. July 22, 1813; m. May 21, 1835, John Pressey, ( see.)
37. Sarah, b. in 1796; d. May 1, 1853, unm.
38. Ruth, b. in 1797; d. Sept. 5, 1834, unm.
39. Nancy, m. Green Greeley ; d. in 1882. 40. Miriam, removed to Andover.
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(32) Moses remained on the homestead, building the present house; he m. Nancy Colby, of Enfield, who was b. March 11, 1788, and d. March 17, 1842 ; he d. May 16, 1844.
41. Lydia, b. March S, ISO6; m. Feb. 4, 1846, Ebenezer Johnson ; d. Oct. 28, 1865.
42. John, b. Sept. 1, ISO8; m. Nancy Stevens and resides at Jackson, Mich.
43. Gilbert, b. May 11, ISII ; m. Elvira Wing and resides at Oysterville, Wash- ington Territory.
44. Mary, b. Aug. 3, 1813; m. April 25. 1834, George W. Morgan and resides at Plainfield.
45. Mehitable, b. Oct. 22, 1815; m. Newell J. Fifield ; he d. April 2, 1878.
46. Nancy, b. March 4, 1817 ; d. May 1, 1821.
47. Daniel, b. April 20, 1820; d. June 3, 1821.
48. Lucretia A., b. Dec. 22, 1823; d. Nov. 2, 1844.
49. Daniel C., b. Jan. 3, 1826. See.
50. Francis, b. March S, 1828; m. May 20, 185S, Sarah Shaw and resides at North- field.
51. Andrew J., b. Sept. 11, 1831 ; d. Aug. 13, 1833. 52. An infant, d. young.
(49) Daniel Colby remains on the homestead ; m. April 20, 1848, Ruth W. Severance.
53. Nancy E., d. Jan. 4, 1856. 54. True O., b. Oct. 29, 1856.
55. Amelia A., b. Oct. 29, 185S. 56. John A., b. Aug. 14, 1861.
57. Sadie M., b. May 7, 1865.
THIRD BRANCH.
58 Jesse Stevens bought the north half of the So-acre lot No. 19, second range, of Joseph Webster, Feb. 21, 1767, for £120, immediately removing here from Old Plaistow, where he was born, settling just south of the present residence of his grandson, Moses J., and died soon after. He m. Abigail Jackman, of Plaistow.
59. David. See.
60. Bartholomew removed to Vermont ; he m. May 15, ISO6, Eunice Scribner, of Salisbury.
61. Jesse, m. April 6, 1803, Betsey Hook and removed to Chelsea, Vt., where his children were born; returned to Salisbury and d. in Webster.
62. Rachel, m. Benjamin Scribner ; d. in Corinth, Vt.
63. Polly, m. (1) - Sumner ; m. (2) - Brown. 64. - m. Brackett Greenough.
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65. Moses, m. (1) Aug. 6, 1793, Elizabeth Fifield; m. (2) Dec. 29, 1796, Mary lIeath; m. (3) at Corinth, Vt., - Currier. He had a son Daniel b. here, who removed to Vermont with his father, returned to Salisbury and m. Jan. 25, 1815, Dorothy Peasley, of Sutton, then removed to Sutton for two years, but returned and eventually bought the " Lewis farm," and followed the occupation of a cattle drover. In 1851 he removed to Potter Place ( Andover ) and d. Jan. 13, 1852, aged 58; she d. April 27, 1873. Their children were: I. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 4, 1815; m. Nov. 28, 1837, Jeremiah J. Scribner; d. May 23, 18SI. II. Asenath, b. April 14, 1818; m. Oct. 8, 1840, Rev. Solomon Holman, of Concord ; she d. at Portsmouth, Jan. 21, 1866. III. Moses, b. Feb. 17, 1819; m. in January, 1846, Emily E. Call, of Boscawen, and resides at Franklin. IV. Arvilla, b. Oct. 9, 1821 ; m. Nov. 28, 1844, Timothy Eastman, who was b. at Boscawen ( Webster,) Nov. 23, 1814, and resides on the farm cleared by Daniel Brottlebank. Children all b. in Salisbury : i. Charlotte A., b. Oct. 26, 1845; ii. Delflora M., b. Aug. 15, 1849; iii. Susan B., b. March 10, 1857. v. Nancy Jane, b. in August, 1823; m. in June, 1844, James Fellows, (see.) VI. Susan S., b. June 14, 1825; m. June 10, 1845, E. M. Dunbar and resides in Warner. VII. Frank, b. in April, 1827; m. (1) in November, 1842, Miriam Glover; m. (2) Mary Mills; m. (3) Clara Stevens. VIII. Maria, b. in March, 1829; m. D. J. Calef, ( see.) Ix. Benjamin, b. Jan. 4, 1832; m. in July, 1868, Lucy Towle; he d. March 1, 1880; resided at Chichester. X. Mary Ann was b. April 13, 1834; m. Sept. 28, 1867, Pliny A. Fellows. XI. Andrew J., b. July 16, 1836; m. Mary Locke.
(59) David, his father dying when he was sixteen years of age, had the farm and its cares fall upon his young shoulders, but he conducted the same most successfully, in after years becoming quite a landowner. He built the house occupied by his son, Moses J., where he d. March 7, 7, 1865, aged 89; m. in 1799, Abigail, dau. of Hezekiah and Abigail (Pearson ) Foster, who d. April 22, 1859.
66. Abby C. W., b. Aug. 6, 1799; m. March 15, 1819, Stephen Carter, formerly of Canterbury ; he d. January 22, 1830; m. (2) April 2, 1845, James Worces- ter, of Sanford, Me. She d. from accidental injuries, April 17, 1863; he d. June 16, 1843.
67. Hezekiah F., b. in 1801 ; m. Rahannah Titcomb. He built the house opposite the homestead, where he remained ten years, then removing to Salem, Mass., where he was overseer of the city farm, then to Amesbury, where he d. April 27, 1848. Children all b. here : (?) Henry A. ( Rev.) graduated at Amherst College in 1857, studied for the ministry at Andover Theologi- cal Seminary, completing in 1860, was ordained Sept. 12, 1861, and settled as pastor at Melrose, Mass. He was dismissed May 18, 1868, and became pastor of the First church, North Bridgewater, in June, 1868; was installed
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at Brighton, June 11, 1874; became pastor of the Congregational church at Bristol, R. I., July 26, ISS1, where he still continues. He m. Oct. 23, 1861. Sarah N., dau. of Hon. Moses Tenney, of Georgetown, Mass. II. Moses. III. Charles A., resides in Colorado. IV. Ellen, b. at Salem, Mass., d. -. Judith, b. in September, 1802; m. July IS, 1822, Joseph Scribner, of Sutton ; removed to Ohio ; d. in May, 1879.
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69. Ruth G., b. May 15, 1804; m. Nov. 12, 1831, Ira Worcester, of Ipswich, Mass., where she d. Oct. 17, 1879.
70. David, b. in 1So6; d. Sept. 17, 1825. 71. Jesse, b. Aug. 14, 1807. See.
72. Betsey, b. in July, ISog; d. Dec. 7, 1827.
73. Rachel, b. in ISII; m. in 1839, Israel B. Bean, who d. May 2, 1874, aged 84 ; she d. March 3, 18.11. 74. Moses J., b. Sept. 27, 1816. See.
75. William J., b. Feb. 5, 1821 ; m. Cynthia Young, of Acworth.
(71) Jesse m. (1) April 18, 1847, Sarah E. Currier, who d. May 24, 1851 ; m. (2) May 6, 1859, Sarah, dau. of Paul and Sarah ( Marcutor ) Tebbetts, who d. July 16, 1881, leav- ing no children. He d. Jan. 7, 1890.
(74) Moses J. continued on the homestead, as one of our lead- ing farmers, an active member of the "Kearsarge Agri- cultural Association," and a justice of the peace. He gave material aid in the erection of the Union meeting house. He m. Sept. 3, 1846, Phebe W. Rogers. In 1850 he went to Andover, Mass., where he had charge of the almshouse for four years, was turnkey at the house of correction, at Ipswich, and afterwards filled the same position in the jail, at Salem. He d. Dec. 11, 1886.
76. Annie A., b. Aug. 5, 1847 ; m. John Shaw. See.
77. Justin F., b. June 13, 1859; m. May 5, 1885, Lizzie Corser.
POURTII BRANCH.
78. Deacon Hubbard Stevens was b. at Durham in 1767. When eleven years of age he went to Gilmanton, living in the family of Joseph Parsons, with whom he learned the trade of tanner and currier. He remained with Mr. Parsons during his minority, after which he went to Maine and visited his parents whom he had not seen for nearly eleven years. Returning to Gilmanton he became 51
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acquainted with and married, Jan. 31, 1768, Miss Lydia Berry, who was born at Gilmanton (?) in 1768. Shortly afterwards, in 1788-9, he removed to Salisbury, settling on North Road, in what is now known as the Morrison house. Here he opened up a tanning business and shoe-making. He afterwards returned to Gilmanton, remaining there three years. He returned to Salisbury, and d. in the S. B. Sweatt house, Jan. 31, 1852. His first wife d. Aug. 19, 1826, and he m. (2) Dec. 12, 1827, Miss Mary Baker, of Pembroke. Mr. Stevens, soon after his removal here, united with the Congregational Church, of which he was chosen Deacon in 1801, holding that office thirty-five years.
79. Sally, b. Apr. 10, 1789; m. Deacon William Parsons. See.
So. Lydia, b. Dec. 2, 1790; m. Dec. 1, 1814, William Huntoon, of Andover.
81. Betsy, b. Sept. 1, -; m. Capt. Moses Sanborn; she d. Sept. 4, 1867; he resides in Bristol. S2. Deborah, b. Sept. 29, -; d. at Wilmot, unm.
83. Joseph P., b. in 1799. See. 84. Amos P., b. March 11, 1806. See.
(83) Joseph Parsons m. (1) Laura, dau. of Dr. Sayles, of Graf- ton ; m. (2) Mrs. Nancy Randall, of Canterbury ; she resides in Franklin ; he d. Sept. 28, 1869. He resided in the first house west of D. R. McAllister's. Children by first wife :
S5. Almina M. 86. Emma, unm .; a school teacher in Lawrence.
S7. Ellen, m. Perry Martin ; res. Grafton. SS. Isabella, d. young.
(84) Amos Pettengill m. (1) July 10, 1834, Abigail C. Phil- brick, who d. Feb. 22, 1864; m. (2) March 27, 1866, Asenath Upton, of Wilmot. He resided on the Philbrick farm in the north-west part of the town until 1870, when he removed to Wilmot.
89. Elbridge G., b. Aug. 20, 1842; d. Aug. 31, 1872.
90. Martha P., b. Oct. 18, 1836; d. Dec. 25, 1838.
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THE SWETT FAMILY.
Formerly spelled Sweate and various ways as it was pro- nounced. John Sweate was admitted to the freedom of the Massachusetts colony May 18, 1642, and was one of the New- bury grantees, Dec. 7, 1642. His son (?) Elisha, b. at Hampton in 1670, m. Barthiah, dau. of Thomas Page, Oct. 3, 1696. He d. at Kingston in 1753; had two children: John, b. Dec. 4, 1702; Elisha, b. Sept. 30, 1705, and d. in 1788. Frequent mention is made of this Elisha, who was a grantee of Salisbury - "a smart, capable and much respected man." He was chosen Deacon of the First Congregational Church at Kingston in July, 1755.
I. Joseph Swett removed here from Danville in 1754, settling on Cash street; removed thence to Raccoon Hill, where he cleared up the George Shaw farm, the latter pur- chasing it of Joseph Swett, Jr. Mr. Swett then removed to Andover, and cleared up the C. J. White place. He d. Sept. 25, 1806, aged 77. He was a member of the society called "Friends," and of that portion known as "White Quakers," which name was applied on account of the drab clothing worn by them. He m. Hannah Sleeper, who d. Feb. 21, 1825, aged 92. He had a brother Elisha, who removed to Vermont and d. "very aged."
2. Joseph, b. in Salisbury; remained on the Raccoon Ilill farm some years ; re- moved to Andover ; m. -; no issue. Ife was one of our leading citizens and an active member of the Baptist Church.
3. Peter, b. Oct. 22, 1756. See.
4. John D., b. -; m. (?) April 6, 1824, Hannah Webster. ( See IS.)
5. Mary. 6. Sally.
(3) Peter remained on the homestead and, like his brother, was strongly interested in the Baptist Church. He m. Mary Wadleigh, who was b. in 1760 and d. Nov. 14, 1814. He d. May 13, 1822. Children all b. in Salisbury :
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7. Sally, b. Nov. 17, 1785; d. in May, 1859, unm. [A Sally Sweatt m. Sept. 29, 1807, John W. Cushing, of Bath.] 8. Mary, b. Feb. 22, 1788; d. young.
9. Polly, b. May 14, 1791 ; m. Jan. 24, 1819, Capt. Joseph Brown ; d. in Andover, Feb. 23, 1861. Had Daniel and Peter.
10. Joseph (Col.), b. Jan. 4, 1795; m. Betsey Burbank; no issue. He resided in the William Haddock house. He was appointed Adjutant of the 21st Regt. in 1826, Major in 1830, Lt. Col. in 1831, and Col. in 1834. He held state and county offices, was a man of much respectability and honored by all who were acquainted with him. He d. Jan. 25, 1878.
II. Peter ( Hon.), b. March 27, ISO1. He began life's business as a merchant at Grafton; removed to Brockport, N. Y., in 1830, remaining until 1836 when he removed to Peoria, Ill., where he did a large mercantile business. He d. at Peoria, July 29, 1868. In 1853 he represented the Peoria district in the State Senate; was postmaster of Peoria, re-appointed by President Buchanan, and was city treasurer. He m. in Brockport, Frances Trum- bull, of Philadelphia, Pa., where she d. in 1872. Had one daughter, Josephine, b. in 1832; m. L. D. Collins, who died in 1867 ; she resides in New Orleans, La.
12. John W., b. May 11, 1803. On becoming of age he began trade at New Ches- ter; sold out in 1831 and removed to Brockport, N. Y., where he re- mained till 1843; returning, he went into business in the old "Factory Store" at Franklin Falls, where he remained until 1853; he continued in trade until 1873. He d. May 29, 1879. He m. Eliza Tucker, by whom he had five children, all of whom are dead but Mrs. Ann Tilton, who resides in Franklin Falls.
13 John Sweatt [may have been son of Joseph (1) ], m. Nov. 4, 1779, Hannah Patterson.
14. Anne, b. Aug. 7, 1780. 15. Hannah, b. June 17, 1782.
16. Sarah, b. April 17, 1784. 17. Polly, b. April 11, 1786.
18. John, b. April 17, 1789; may have m. Hannah Webster, instead of 4.
Huldah Sweatt m. Dec. 2, 1818, Ebenezer Lang, Jr. Moses Sweatt m. April 13, 1823, Abigail Eastman. Susan Sweatt m. Dec. 14, 1814, Nathaniel Clark, of San- bornton.
THE TANDY FAMILY.
I. Abel, accompanied by two brothers, emigrated from Scotland. He settled just west of the hill west of the present house, which is over one hundred years old. He was a power- ful built and muscular man. He settled here just after his
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marriage, Nov. 5, 1751, to Rachel Smith, a sister to Ezekiel Webster's first wife. In 1819, when going to her home from Shaw's Corner, she was caught in a whirlwind on the sand hill just south of the house, was thrown down by its violence and choked by the sand from the effects of which she died in a few hours. He died May 19, 1797. An Abel Tandy had baptized at Kingston, July 19, 1761, a son Abel.
2. Samuel, b. Sept. 10, 1766. See. 3. Rachel, b. Oct. 7, 1768; m. - Blake.
4. Priscilla, b. Dec. 28, 1770; m. - Blake, a brother to above; rem. to Canada.
(2) Samuel m. Nov. 29, 1787, Hannah Sanborn.
5. Polly, b. Oct. 30, 1789; d. young. 6. Sally, b. Sept. 12, 1791 ; d. unm., aged 83.
7. Polly, b. Aug. 4, 1793; d. young.
S. Moses, b. Sept. 28, 1795; m. Susan Moody; rem. to Charlestown, Mass .; d. -; he was a cooper by trade. 9. Abel, b. 1797. See.
IO. Hannah, b. July 24, 1799; m. June 11, ISIS, Capt. Joseph Morrill ; d. 1876.
II. Deliverance, b. July 11, ISO1 ; d. young.
12. Lavina, b. May 25, 1803; m. Sept. 25, 1828, Osgood Colby, of Bristol.
13. Mehitable, b. July 29, 1805; m. May 12, 1825, Walter HI. Cross ; d. -.
14. Eliza, b. June 1, 1807 ; m. April 25, 1830, William Cross ; he d. Oct. 3, 1877.
I 5. Samuel, b. in July, 1809; d. in 1816.
(9) Abel removed to Vermont ; returned to the River Road, north of Orphans' Home; thence removed to Haverhill, Mass. ; d. -. He was a cooper by trade. He m. Sarah, dau. of Moses Page. Children born in Salisbury :
16. Almira, m. Joseph Bean; res. Haverhill, Mass.
17. Sarah, m. (1) - Taylor ; m. (2) - Sebley.
IS. Mehitable, b. in Vt .; m. Jesse Sargent. 19. John, b. in Salisbury ; d. young.
THE THOMSON FAMILY.
TWO BRANCHES.
I. Hon. Thomas White (see lawyers) was the son of Thomas Thompson, who was b. Oct. 3, 1742, near Alnwick (?), North- umberland, England, and d. at Newburyport, Mass., March 7, 1808, and Isabella White, who was b. at Glasgow, Scotland,
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May 16, 1743, and d. at Newburyport, Aug. 24, 1791. He was b. at Boston, Mass., March 15, 1766 ; m. Dec. 25, 1796, Elisa- beth Porter, who was b. at Haverhill, N. H., June 21, 1775. He d. at Plymouth, Sept. 2, 1834.
2. Lucia Kinsman, b. in Salisbury, May 6, 1798; d. June 29, 1824; m. Jan. 9, 1823, Rev. Thomas J. Murdock, of Norwich, Vt.
3. Caroline, b. Jan. 8, 1801 ; d. Jan. 19, ISOI.
4. William Coombs, b. March 17, 1802. He read law with Hon. George Blake, of Boston, and Parker Noyes (see), at Salisbury. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1820, and began the practice of his chosen profession at Concord in 1824, removing to Plymouth in 1826. In 1852, he removed to Worcester, Mass., and there con- tinued until his death, April 27, 1877. The following obituary, by William R. Hooper, Esq., appeared in the Congregationalist :
"In his early life he settled at Plymouth, N. H., where he took high rank at the bar as a safe and judicious counsellor. Too modest and quiet to be a successful jury advocate, he acquired a large practice by the confidence the community felt in his legal knowledge and his sound judgment. He early identified himself with the church there, and became one of its steadfast pillars. On his removal to Worcester, he joined the Central Church, Rev. Dr. Sweetser, pastor, where he was a uniform supporter of every good work. Age brought blindness, and blindness brought grace. In the last few years of a life shut off from all outward activity, he found no occasion for murmur, but only for rejoicing. He ripened for heaven by meditation on God's goodness. 'My cup runneth over with blessings,' he was wont to say. He came to his grave in full age, like a shock of corn fully ripe, leaving behind him a high reputation as a man, a lawyer and a christian."
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GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY
He m. (1) Oct. 15, 1828, at Windsor, Vt., Martha H., dau. of John Leverett, of Windsor, who d. April 26, 1841 ; m. (2) June 21, 1843, Susan B., dau. of John Nelson, of Haverhill. 1. William Charles (LL. B., Harvard, 1856), b. at Plymouth, Sept. 25, 1832 ; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1853 ; practised law several years at St. Paul, Minn. ; present residence, Worcester, Mass. 11. John Leverett, b. at Plymouth, Feb. 2, 1835; served through the war of the rebellion ; Colonel of ist N. H. Cavalry, and brevetted Brigadier General at the close of the war ; at present engaged in the practice of law in Chicago ; m. Sept. 5, 1866, Laura Chandler, of Concord; their children, born in Chicago, are, Leverett, b. Nov. 11, 1869, and Susan, b. Jan. 26, 1874. 11I. Thomas W., (A. M.), named for his grandfather, b. at Plymouth, Aug. 31, 1837; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1859, and at Andover Theological Seminary in 1866; from 1868 to 1875, missionary of the American Board in Pekin, China; resides in Worcester, Mass. I. Martha Lev- erett, b. at Plymonth, Sept. 3, 1840; d. at Plymouth, April 30, 1846.
5. Francis, b. at Salisbury, Feb. 24, ISO4; drowned in Merrimack river, June 22, 1814.
6. Charles Edward, b. at Salisbury, June 19, 1807. Fitted for college at the Salisbury Academy and graduated at Dartmouth in 1828. Read law one year with his brother at Plymouth, then traveled three years in South America and the south seas, after which he engaged in trade at Mobile, Ala., until 1835. Returning to Plym- outh, he completed his law studies and was admitted to the bar in 1838. He commenced practice, Nov. 28, 1838, at Haverhill, where he continued till 1854, when he removed to Chicago, Ill. Resides at Cresskill, N. J. He m. May 20, 1835, Mary, dau. of Hon. Miles Olcott, of Hanover. 1. Isabella D., b. Mobile, March 29, 1836 ;
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