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1. Cyrus, m. Oct. 21, 1852, Almira J. Towle. [See Towle.]
Lieut. Cyrus French d. Dec. 31, 1831. His wife d. Oct. 5. 1841.
VII. Matthew H. French m. Sept. 8, 1824, Hannah N., dau. of Ensign Jacob Bean. Children,-
1. Susan, b. Aug. 5, 1825.
2. Martha, b. Aug. 12, 1827.
3. Oliver, b. May 1, 1829.
VIII. Abigail French m. - Colby. Children,-
1. Harvey. 2. Lucy. 3. Eben. 4. Cyrus. 5. Sarah.
She m., 2d, - Buswell; m., 3d, - Heyward. The chil- dren are all by the 1st husband.
X. Eliza French m. James Barney. Children,-
1. James. 2. Eliza. 3. Jacob. 4. Samuel. 5. Nancy. 6. Melvin. 7. Hira. 8. Emily. 9. Charles.
1, James, and 2, Eliza, d. Sept. 1, 1837. [See "Casualties."]
XI. Mercy French m. Samuel Martin. Children,-
1. Eunice. 2. Candace. 3. Alfred. 4. Carlo.
GREENE FRENCH
was. b. about 1771; d. Jan., 1843 ; m. Molly Page, of New London. Children,-
I. Mary, b. June 7, 1793; d. 1886.
II. Charles, b. Aug. 15, 1795; d. Sept. 5, 1859.
III. Hannah, m. Benjamin R. Andrew. IV. Lydia. 46
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I. Mary French m. - Knowlton. Child,-
1. Emmeline, m. Sylvander French.
She m., 2d, - Hartford. Children,-
2. Lydia.
3. Sophronia.
2. Lydia Hartford m. June 27, 1844, John Stinson. Children,-
(1) Edwin.
(2) Ellen, m. - Royse.
(3) Robert.
(4) Sophronia, m. - Wilson.
3. Sophronia Hartford m. - Conant. Children,-
(1) Emma, m. - Appleton.
(2) Daughter, m. Jocelyn.
II. Charles French m. Clarissa Smith, sister to Bart Smith, Esq., of Bradford. Children,-
1. Clarissa, an invalid from her birth; d. young.
2. George S., b. Dec. 23, 1829.
3. Sarah S., b. April 21, 1834.
4. Mary C., b. Feb. 1, 1837 ; m. Edward B. Moody.
2. George S. French m., about 1856, Mary Ann Felch, who d. 1878. He m , 2d, Flora M. Crane. Children,-
(1) Charles G., b. May 11, 1885.
(2) Clara R., b. Sept. 28, 1886.
(3) George, b. March 15, 1888.
3. Sarah S. French m. Josiah Rowe. Children,-
(1) Mary J. (2) Jennie. (3) Charles. (4) George. (5) Clara.
III. Hannah French m. Benjamin R. Andrew, son of Samuel, 2d. Children,-
1. George.
2. Martha, m. - Byers.
3. Mary, m. - Cochrane.
Greene French is described as a man of much practical energy and capability, of good judgment and stern moral rectitude, with a good degree of mental cultivation. He was a Royal Arch Chapter Mason, a prominent brother. He was a wealthy man. His principal residence was New London, though he lived sometimes in Sutton, owning land in both towns.
Capt. Oliver French, brother of Greene, was an active, capable man, and he also accumulated a good property. He was captain of militia, and, being possessed of more than an
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ordinary share of personal beauty, was said to make a fine appearance as an officer.
BENJAMIN B. FRENCH
came to Sutton about 1824 with his wife, who was daugh- ter of Chief-Justice Richardson. He was the first lawyer who ever opened an office in Sutton, and was also the first post-master in the North Village. He was much identified with King Solomon's Lodge of Masons, and while here received the three first degrees in Free Masonry, thus tak- ing the initiatory steps in our obscure town, and finished by receiving in Washington City the highest honors in the Grand Lodge of the United States. He removed from Sutton to Newport, and there conducted the Spectator for some time. Since then he has "made his mark " as poet, politician, and in various high positions of public trust in Washington, D. C. He has filled the offices of chief clerk of the U. S. House of Representatives, commissioner of public buildings, and mayor of the city.
GAGE.
Converse Gage, son of Phineas and Phebe (Eaton) Gage, of Enfield, b. in Enfield, June 18, 1817; d. in Sutton April 20, 1882: m. Nov. 17, 1844, Cerlania Carroll, dau. of John P. and Rachel (Powers) Carroll, of Croydon. Children,-
I. Susan E., b. Dec. 13, 1847 ; m. Charles W. Purmort, of En- field. Children,-
1. Frank M. 2. Herbert C. 3. George C., d. 4. Mabel M.
II. George, d. in infancy.
III. George W., b. Dec. 12, 1853. He resides on his father's estate.
Mr. Gage was much respected as a neighbor and citizen, and being a man of a cheerful, genial disposition, made many friends in this town, which he represented two years in the legislature, and was selectman nine years. In poli- tics he was a Republican, in religious belief, a Universalist.
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MRS. SUSAN WILLIAMS,
who became so widely known in Sutton through her gen- erous gifts to the soldiers who went to war from Sutton, was, for many years, a member of the family of Converse Gage, being an aunt of Mrs. Gage. To every man who went from this town to serve in the last war she made a present of five dollars, besides stockings and other needed articles, and to two orphan boys who died soon after they came home she gave ten dollars each, and one hundred dol- lars " for the purpose of setting up grave-stones and fixing up their graves." She used all her influence to encourage the soldiers, and they, to show their appreciation of her generous aid and sympathy, made her a present of a nice album containing all their portraits. This album she held sacred to the day of her death.
Mrs. Williams was in many respects a most remarkable woman; being the fortunate possessor of a strong mind in a strong body, she could do, and was in the daily habit of doing, an immense amount of physical labor. For many years she took care of twenty cows, and in that time spun and wove many hundred yards of cloth, and yet always found time to read the reports of the proceedings in congress, and, having a very retentive memory, was well posted back from her childhood, especially concerning the events of the war of 1812. As her niece said of her, in. summing up her characteristics, "She loved her God and her country, and always stood by the flag."
She died in Sutton, Aug. 8, 1880, being within a few months of 90 years of age. She was born in Croydon in 1791, being the oldest of the twenty-one children of Ezekiel Powers. Seventeen of these twenty-one were daughters, of whom fifteen lived to reach maturity. At the age of six- teen she married John Williams, but never had any chil- dren.
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GILE.
John Gile, supposed to have been born in England about 1616, came to America in 1636, with his brother Samuel and sister Ann. John settled in Dedham, Mass., where he d. Oct. 4, 1682. He m. June 24, 1645, Elizabeth Crook, of Roxbury, who d. Aug. 31, 1669. Children,-
I. Samuel.
II. John.
III. Elizabeth.
Samuel Gile, brother to the first John, was the ancestor of the Sutton Giles. He was for a brief period in Dedham, but in 1640 he was one of the twelve men who settled Pen- tucket (Haverhill). He was made freeman by the general court in 1642. He m. Sept. 1, 1647, Judith Davis, dau. of James Davis, one of the original settlers, and an emigrant from Marlborough, Eng. Samuel Gile d. Feb. 21, 1683. He had 7 children, of whom Ephraim, the 7th, b. March 21, 1661-2, m. Jan. 5, 1686, Martha Bradley. They had 9 children, of whom Samuel, the 7th, b. Feb. 13, 1702-3, m. Sarah Emerson, probably dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Philbrook) Emerson. She was b. 1708 ; d. Sept. 10, 1804. They lived in Chester in 1723, and later in Haverhill, where he d. Dec. 1, 1775. They had 11 children, of whom Ephraim, the 2d child, b. May 1, 1730, m. March 19, 1753, Mary Simons. Samuel, the 5th child of Benjamin and Sarah (Emerson) Gile, m. Phebe Kezar, dau. of John Kezar, of Haverhill, and had 8 children, of whom Elizabeth (Betsey), b. Oct. 2, 1778, is believed to be the Betsey Gile who m. Edmund Richardson, and removed to Sutton, where she d. Nov. 4, 1863, aged 84.
Ephraim and Mary (Simons) Gile removed in 1770 to Sutton, where he d. 1820. Children, b. in Haverhill,-
I. Mary, b. March 24, 1754; d. unmarried in New London about 1823.
II. Sarah, b. Feb. 3, 1756; m. Paul Page in Haverhill. Child,- 1. Amos, b. 1778.
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III. Lydia, b. Aug. 6, 1758; d. in Sutton, Jan. 11, 1795 : m. Jacob Mastin. [See the same.]
IV. Reuben, b. Dec. 24, 1760; d. in Sutton April 19, 1829 : m. Sarah Messer.
V. David, b. April 29, 1763 ; d. in New London about 1803 : m. Phebe Mastin.
IV. Reuben Gile m. April 14, 1783, Sarah Messer, dau. of Daniel Messer, of Sutton, b. 1764; d. 1851. Children, b. in Sut- ton, --
1. Levi, b. Oct. 22, 1786 ; d. May, 1872 : m. Asenath Fletcher.
2. Sarah, b. March 14, 1790; d. June 12, 1805.
3. Polly, b. Oct. 11, 1792; d. Aug. 21, 1824 : m. William Lowell.
4. Reuben, b. March 14, 1794 ; d. July 25, 1796.
5. Roxana, b. March 22, 1799 ; d. Sept. 27, 1881 : m. Daniel Mastin. [See the same.].
6. Jane, b. Sept. 22, 1803; m. William Lowell.
Reuben Gile lived in Sutton, and was an industrious and useful man, and much respected. He was a church member, as was also his wife. She had been at the time of her death a professor of re- ligion more than fifty years. She was considered a very worthy and pious woman.
1. Captain Levi Gile resided on his father's estate, and there brought up his family. He m. 1808, Asenath Fletcher, of Springfield, b. 1787; d. Jan. 22, 1847. He m., 2d, Eliza Pervere. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Reuben, b. Oct. 6, 1809 ; d. Feb. 21, 1869, in Sharon, Vt.
(2) Joel Fletcher, b. April 2, 1811; d. March 6, 1871, in Lyman : m. 1850, Caroline Beckwith, of Lempster. No children.
(3) Mahaleth F., b. Feb. 6, 1813; d. Oct., 1859, in Springfield : m. 1843, Daniel S. Perley.
(4) Anthony Sargent, b. Feb. 27, 1815.
(5) Philip Sargent Harvey, b. May 20, 1817.
(6) Quartus Fletcher, b. Feb. 7, 1821; d. Jan. 31, 1848, in Spring- field.
(7) Orson Parker, b. Oct. 2, 1825; d. Dec. 5, 1847, in Lempster.
(1) Reuben Gile m. Feb. 12, 1839, Malvina Williams, dau. of John and Molly (Fellows) Williams, b. Feb. 12, 1818; d. Nov. 23, 1872, in Sharon, Vt. Children,-
Alvira, b. Feb. 16, 1841; m. March 29, 1863, Robert Porter. 6 children b. in Hartford, Vt.
Joel F., b. March 11, 1843.
Marilla W., b. April 5, 1845.
Perley D., b. Aug. 18, 1847, in Enfield ; m. Aug. 23, 1871, Augusta A. Nott.
Reuben, b. June 5, 1849, in Enfield.
Charles H., b. Dec. 6, 1854, in Enfield ; m. Dec. 6, 1880, Mrs. Mary A, Colman, of Manchester.
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Frank, b. June 21, 1856, in Sharon, Vt.
Maria, b. 1858, in Sharon, Vt .; d. June 20, 1859.
(3) Mahaleth F. Gile m. 1843, Daniel S. Perley, of Springfield. Children,-
Mary Ann, b. March 24, 1844 ; m. 1869, Woodbury Hutchins : d. in Wilmot, 1875. One child, Guy. Asenath, b. 1847.
(4) Anthony Sargent Gile m. Feb. 20, 1840, Mary Hull Brockway, in Lempster. Children,-
a. Charles Hull, b. Nov. 19, 1842, in Lempster ; m. Sept. 10, 1867, Abby Eugenia Davis ; m., 2d, July 4, 1882, Catharine Lovilla Davis. Children by 1st wife,-
Flora May, b. Oct. 29, 1869, at Hillsborough. Ada Matilda, b. June 26, 1873, at Lempster.
Eva Myrtie, b. Feb. 25, 1876, at Lempster.
b. George Levi, b. March 29, 1845, in Lempster; m. June 5, 1867, Mary Louisa Davis. Their children were,-
Etta Luella, b. Feb. 10, 1870, in Hillsborough.
Fred Sargent, b. May 22, 1872, in Hillsborough.
George Levi Gile d. in Hillsborough, June 19, 1879, being killed by a falling tree.
(5) Philip Sargent Harvey Gile m. Feb., 1841, Sybil M. Wilcox, of Newport. Children,-
Josephine Sybil, b. May, 1842, in Newport ; d. Feb. 3, 1849.
Frances Elizabeth, b. Jan. 21, 1844, at Sunapee ; d. Feb. 8,
1880, in Sutton : m. 1867, John W. Sanborn; m., 2d, 1877, Truman Putney, of Sutton.
Prentiss Harvey, b. Aug: 19, 1845, in Claremont ; d. Feb. 23, 1849.
Philip Sargent Harvey Gile m., 2d, Feb., 1852, Lucy Jane Messer, of Sutton, who d. Aug. 20, 1852. He m., 3d, May, 1853, Mary Rowena Dodge. Children,-
Alfrida M., b. March 5, 1854, in Bennington ; d. March 13, 1862.
Orison Levi, b. Oct. 22, 1856, in Bennington.
Orison Levi Gile took a course of study at New Hampton Institution and at Bates College, Lewiston, Me., and at the Theological Seminary, at Lewiston. He was pastor of the Free Baptist church in Lewiston from 1883 to 1885, and since of Richmond village Free Will Baptist church. He m. Jan. 1, 1884, Linda E. Nelson, of Sutton, dau. of Frank and Lydia (Bailey) Nelson, who d. Jan. 25, 1886. He m., 2d, June 22, 1887, Sadie E. Libby, of Richmond, Me.
3. Polly S. Gile m. William Lowell. Children,-
(1) Sally. (2) William. (3) Reuben. (4) Roxana.
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6. Jane Gile, sister to Polly S., m. May 30, 1826, William Lowell (his 2d wife). Child,-
(5) Chestina.
Mrs. Jane (Gile) Lowell m., 2d, - Stowell, in Newport.
V. David Gile m. April 10, 1788, Phebe Mastin, dau. of Benja- min and Elizabeth (Chandler) Mastin. She was sister to Jacob Mastin, who m. Lydia Gile. After a few years they removed to New London, where they remained till his death, about 1803. Children,-
1. Eliza, b. Jan. 21, 1789, in Sutton.
2. Benjamin, b. in New London, where he d., leaving one daughter, Delia.
3. Betsey, b. --; d. Oct. 20, 1870 : m. Feb. 4, 1812, Joshua Her- rick, of Corinth, Me. Children,-
(1) David Gile. (2) Betsey Matilda. (3) Joshua Manning. (4) Charles. (5) Joseph Colby. (6) Rapsima B. (7) Nathan C. (8) Emily Ann. (9) Charlotte B.
4. David Simpson, b. Oct., 1794 ; m. Emily Gage.
5. James Manning.
6. Asa Mastin, b. March 29, 1801; m. Rebecca P. Sweet.
7. Rapsima.
Abiah Gile, b. 1746, in Haverhill, dau. of Daniel Gile, who was son of Ephraim and Martha Bradley, m. - Heath, of Sutton.
Ephraim Gile, or Guile, as his name is sometimes spelled, brother to Abiah, b. April 9, 1752, m. Lois Currier. He lived in Sanford, Me., in 1777, and later, for several years, in New London, and perhaps some in Sutton. His children were Zeriah, Daniel, Ruth, Theodata, Lois, and Mary. (This Ephraim Gile is not to be confounded with the Ephraim Gile who m. Mary Simons and became ancestor of the Sutton Giles. The two Ephraim Giles were cous- ins.)
Ebenezer Gile, named in the Sutton Proprietors' Book of Records as being at one period active in affairs connected with the settling of Perrystown, was uncle to Ephraim Gile. Ebenezer moved from Haverhill to Hampstead in 1740, thence to Henniker in 1765, thence to Hopkinton, where he d. about 1775. He m., in Haverhill, June 6, 1731, Lydia Johnson. She d. in Enfield.
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Ephraim Gile, the early settler in Sutton, was a liberal, 'benevolent man, and became a useful and prominent citi- zen. Previous to incorporation he was for several years- 1779-1783-town-clerk, and to his records, carefully pre- served by his descendants, we are indebted for all the knowledge we have of the town-meeting proceedings in those early years. It is by their help we are able to carry back the list of town officers chosen to the very earliest attempt at organization. Those ancient records are now so faded by time that they are no longer entirely legible, but some two and twenty years ago the present writer was so fortunate as to be able to make out the whole, though with some effort and careful study.
The first wife of Ephraim Gile was the mother of his children. He m., 2d, the widow of Ebenezer Kezar, who was also Mr. Kezar's 2d wife, and not the mother of his children. He m., 3d, Mrs. Rebecca D. Eaton, who sur- vived him, dying in 1827, aged 82. She was the mother of John, Elijah, and Nathaniel Eaton.
GREELEY.
Andrew Greeley, the immigrant ancestor of the Sutton Greeleys, came to this country previous to 1640. He was an original proprietor of Salisbury, Mass. In 1669, and perhaps before that time, he was an inhabitant of Haver- hill, where he d. June 30, 1697. He married Mary - Children,-
A. Philip, b. Sept. 21, 1644.
B. Andrew, b. Dec. 10, 1646.
C. Mary, b. July 16, 1649.
D. Joseph, b. Feb. 5, 1652.
E. Benjamin, b. Dec. 9, 1654.
A. Philip m. Feb. 17, 1670, Hannah, dau. of John Illsley, or Ins- ley, whence the name of Insley Greeley, occasionally, among their descendants. It is believed that the Wilmot Greeleys are descend- ants of Philip Greeley, the oldest son of Andrew. The Sutton
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Greeleys are descendants of Joseph, second son of the same Andrew, and their pedigree line runs thus,-
D. Joseph, b. in Salisbury, Mass., Feb. 5, 1652; m. Martha Cor- liss. Son,- Benjamin, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 28, 1699; m. Ruth Whittier. Son,-
Joseph, b. in Haverhill, Feb. 18, 1730 ; m. Prudence Clement. Son,-
Joseph, b. in Haverhill, Sept. 30, 1762 ; m. Dorothy Sargent.
The pedigree of Prudence Clement, as obtained from J. W. Clement, of Warner, is as follows :
Robert, b. in England, 1590; settled in Haverhill, Mass., 1642; 6 ch.
Robert (2d) b. in England, 1624, came to this country with his father, and m. Dec. 8, 1652, Elizabeth, dau. of John Fane. He settled in Haverhill ; 11 ch.
Fane (3d) b. March 2, 1662, in Haverhill; m. Sarah Hoyt, of Amesbury, and settled in Newburyport. He was a ship carpenter ; 3 cl.
Jonathan (4th) b. Jan. 11, 1695 ; m. Nov. 30, 1721, Mary Green- leaf, of Newburyport. They settled in West Amesbury and had 5 children, of whom Prudence, 4th child, was born 1730.
Joseph Greeley, 4th, and his wife, Prudence Clement, had also sons, Reuben and Moses, who settled in Hudson, Jonathan, who settled in New London, and Stephen and Clement, m. and settled in Haverhill.
Dea. Jonathan Greeley m. Polly Shepherd, of New Lon- don, where they had several children, and where they both died, and where also they were much esteemed. Their son James, a remarkable scholar, and very promising in other respects, died in young manhood. Their dau. Susan m. Walter P. Flanders, Esq., and with him removed West. They have reared a family.
Another dau. of Dea. Jonathan Greeley m. Samuel Carr, and had a family. They resided many years in New Lon- don, but none of them are now living there. One dau. m. Col. Benjamin P. Burpee, and for some years lived in Sut- ton.
Joseph Greeley, 5th, m. in Amesbury, Dec. 15, 1785,
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Dorothy, dau. of Christopher Sargent, Esq., of Amesbury. She was b. Oct. 14, 1766 ; d. in Sutton, July 25, 1835. Soon after their marriage they removed to Warner, and settled on Tory Hill, and there were b. their two oldest children. In 1792 he bought land in the south part of Sutton, and removed thither. With the exception of a few years spent in Haverhill they passed the remainder of their lives in Sutton. He d. in Sutton June 1, 1843. Chil- dren,-
I. Polly, b. June 17, 1786, in Warner; d. Dec. 3, 1842, in Nashua.
II. Sally b. Aug. 24, 1788, in Warner; d. Nov. 10, 1876, in Lynn, Mass.
III. Dolly, born Aug. 3, 1796, in Sutton ; d. Aug. 4, 1859, in Sutton.
IV. Sophia, b. Nov. 7, 1798, in Sutton ; d. Aug. 21, 1872, in Bristol.
V. Joseph, b. Oct. 19, 1803, in Haverhill ; d. July 2, 1873, in Sutton.
VI. Gilman, born Jan. 8, 1807, in Sutton; d. Oct. 16, 1881, in Haverhill.
I. Polly Greeley m. 1808, Henry Carleton, b. in Billerica, Mass., July 10, 1778; d. in Salisbury, Jan. 27, 1864. About 1759 John Carleton, of Bradford, Mass., purchased the mill and privilege at North Billerica, Mass., and removed thither. Among his eleven children was Moses, b. Sept. 13, 1749, in Haverhill or Bradford ; m. Jan. 15, 1771, Margaret Sprague, dau. of Nicholas Sprague, b. May 22, 1754; d. July 7, 1782. Among the children of Moses and Margaret (Sprague) Carleton was Henry, who became a resi- dent in Sutton, and here m. Polly Greeley, soon after which they removed to Bucksport, Me., where most, if not all their children were born. In 1823 they returned to Sutton, and Mr. Carleton there owned and operated the clothing-mill above Mill Village, and subsequently purchased the Dea. Greeley farm. Some years after the death of his first wife he m., 2d, Miss Mary Thompson, of Salisbury, in which town he spent the remainder of his life. Chil- dren, all of 1st wife,-
1. Sylvia, b. Sept. 30, 1808 ; unmarried.
2. Joseph G., b. May 24, 1812 ; d. May 29, 1885 : unmarried, lived in Nashua.
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3. Henry Guy, b. Nov. 30, 1813.
4. Mary H., b. Feb. 4, 1816 ; d. March 28, 1889 : unmarried, lived in Nashua.
5. Margaret S., b. Sept. 20, 1817 ; m. May 9, 1841, Geo. A. Pillsbury. [See Pillsbury.]
6. Sarah E., b. Jan. 20, 1820; m. Solomon Searls. No ch.
7. John, b. Feb. 5, 1822; d. Feb. 12, 1890.
8. Charles, b. -; d, in childhood.
3. Henry G. Carleton m. Dec. 12, 1848, Hannah E. French, of Hop- kinton, b. 1827; d. June 11, 1856. He m., 2d, July 3, 1860, Mrs. Mary J. (Haskins) Nelson. Children, b. in Newport, all of 1st wife,-
(1) Frank Henry, b. Oct. 8, 1849.
(2) George F., b. Oct. 18, 1853 ; d. March 5, 1855.
(1) Frank H. Carleton m. March 24, 1881, Ella Jones, dau. of Hon. E. S. Jones, of Minneapolis, Minn., b. Sept., 1858. Children, b. in Minneapolis,-
Edwin Jones, b. April 15, 1883. Henry Guy, b. March 21, 1885.
George Alfred, b. April 24, 1888. A son, b. 1889.
Frank Henry Carleton, while a mere youth, learned the printer's trade in his father's office. Later he fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth in 1872. He was for some time on the editorial staff of the Union Democrat, Manchester, and afterwards on that of the St. Paul Press, Minn. In 1874 he com- menced the study of law in the office of Gov. C. K. Davis, in St. Paul, and has for several years been practising law in Minneapolis.
3. Henry G. Carleton was ten years of age when his parents returned to Sutton. Here his educational advantages were such as our common schools then afforded, which, however, at a later period, he supple- mented by some terms at the New Hampton Institution. In January, 1832, he commenced his apprenticeship to the printing business in the office of the Argus and Spectator, in Newport, at the conclusion of which he went to Boston, and was there employed as journeyman printer some four years. He then returned to Newport, and in com- pany with Matthew Harvey, purchased the Argus and Spectator, and from that date for about forty years the paper was edited and pub- lished by them. At the time of their retirement it was the oldest newspaper firm in the state. They were co-editors and proprietors, each taking his turn on alternate weeks at the editing and superin- tendence of the printing. They were cousins, had been playmates, and at some times schoolmates during the later years of their boyhood, and learned their trade by serving their apprenticeship in the same office at the same time. All this, together with the fact named above, that their connection as business partners lasted forty years, makes it evi-
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dent that the lives of the two men became so intimately associated that the recital of the career of either one tells the story of the other, very nearly.
Henry G. Carleton was register of deeds in 1844-5, register of pro- bate for Sullivan county in 1854-6, and represented the town of New- port in the state legislature. For a long term of years he was director of the Sugar River Bank, and subsequently of the First National Bank in Newport, and president of the Newport Savings Bank. Having said this, it is hardly necessary to add that he has long been recognized as a man of the highest honor, possessed of sound judgment, prudence, and much business sagacity.
7. John Carleton m. April 10, 1851, Mary E. Griffith, of Royalston, Mass. Children,-
(1) Emma Frances, b. Jan. 22, 1852, at Holyoke, Mass. ; m. May 1, 1873, John H. Goodall, of North Brookfield. Children,-
Jura H., b. Jan. 3, 1875.
Florence Carleton, b. Jan. 11, 1878.
Robert H., b. Nov. 6, 1879.
(2) Eva May, b. Nov. 15, 1855, at Holyoke ; m. May 12, 1881, C. C. Bausman, of Minneapolis, Minn. No ch.
The following notice of John Carleton is taken from the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, in which paper it appeared shortly after his recent, death :
The death of John Carleton, of West Springfield, is a loss to the town at large and his neighbors in particular. Mr. Carleton was a. man of powerful frame and strong constitution, eminently social in his nature, of clear and positive opinions, shrewd and thoughtful in his views, but never obtrusive in his speech. He was a remarkably well. balanced man, and thoroughly honest and truthful. Born in Bucks- port, Me., in 1823, the youngest of seven children, he started out early to help himself, and learned the machinists' trade. He worked at this. business in various places, and went to West Springfield from Holyoke: about 1858. Since then he had successfully carried on a farm, occa- sionally spending the winter in the Mitteneague mills and the railroad repair-shops in this city. He was about his usual work Saturday, and the doctor was first called Sunday. He died on the 4th day after his first attack, of pneumonia.
II. Sally Greeley m. Oct. 9, 1809, John Harvey, of Sutton. [See Harvey.]
III. Dolly Greeley m. 1819, Stephen B. Carleton, of Bradford, Mass. Children,-
1. Dolly, b. Sept. 14, 1820; d. Feb. 5, 1858.
2. Sophia, b. 1822 ; d. Feb., 1875.
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3. Charles, b. -; d. in infancy.
4. Charles E., b. March 12, 1829, in New London ; d. Jan. 29, 1881, in Concord.
5. Theresa E., b. 1835, in Sutton ; d. June, 1868, in Lebanon.
1. Dolly Carleton m. Dec. 27, 1842, Curtis Messer, of Newbury. Children,-
(1) Addie, b. Nov. 18, 1843.
(2) Charles C., b. Nov. 4, 1845.
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