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IV. Julia A., b. July 20, 1829, in Weare; d. Jan. 30, 1863, in Sutton : m. Oct. 26, 1852, George Putney. Children,-
1. Eva G., b. Aug. 30, 1853, in Cambridgeport.
2. Wilbert G., b. Dec. 6, 1857, in Sutton ; d. April 3, 1890.
3. Leolah Sarah, b. April 23, 1860; d. Aug. 18, 1861.
V. Ezra E., b. Aug. 1, 1831, in Weare ; m. March 20, 1865, Caroline L. Brown, dau. of David and Mary (Dorr) Brown. Chil- dren, the first three b. in Council Bluffs, Ia., the others in Spring- field, Neb., ---
1. Webster Bowles, b. April 1, 1866.
2. Perley Arthur, b. June 4, 1869.
3. Clifford Wayne, b. March 17, 1872.
4. Mary Joanna, b. Feb. 23, 1875.
5. Lavina Jane, b. June 12, 1878.
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6. Grace Minerva, b. Aug. 12, 1880 ; d. Dec. 8, 1881. 7. John David, b. July 11, 1882 ; d. March 6, 1883.
Ezra E. Sanborn is engaged in farming on an extensive scale. He owns and operates a farm of 640 acres of fine land.
VI. John W., b. Sept. 16, 1834, in Sutton ; d. Oct. 22, 1875, in Sutton : m. Frances E. Gile, dau. of Philip S. Harvey Gile and his 1st wife, Sybil Wilcox. She d. Feb. 8, 1879.
VII. Mary F., b. Jan. 10, 1838 ; d. May 23, 1873, in Clinton, Kan. : m. Oct. 13, 1868, John Roby, Jr., of North Sutton. Child,- 1. Mabel F., b. May 23, 1873.
VIII. Alma A., b. Jan. 11, 1840 ; d. Aug. 24, 1869 : m. Oct. 8, 1864, Orson Burpee.
IX. Everett T., b. Jan. 16, 1844; m. Dec. 1, 1874, Mrs. Clara L. Davis, of Wilmot.
X. George R., b. Dec. 25, 1847. He and his brother, Everett T., are located in Jewell Co., Kan., both engaged in extensive farm- ing operations.
SARGENT.
Daniel Sargent, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Sargent) Sargent, of New London, b. Sept. 23, 1793; d. April 18, 1876 : m. Deborah Foss, of Charlestown, Mass., b. Aug. 18, 1794. Children,-
I. Benjamin Perry, b. Dec. 5, 1820; d. March 8, 1874.
II. Lydia C., b. April 13, 1824. [See Hazen.]
III. Daniel F., b. May 23, 1825 ; went to Illinois : m. Rebecca J. Foss. He m., 2d, Abra Deming. Children,-
1. Adelbert. 2. Nettie. 3. Adelaide. 4. Lillie. 5. Jesse. 6. Clara. 7. Gertrude.
IV. Lucy D., b. March 10, 1830; m. March 8, 1857, Esech Sischo, of Goshen. Child,-
1. Peninnah.
V. Jacob True, b. July 28, 1832; went to Illinois : m. Maria Braley. Children, --
1. Herbert. 2. Charles. 3. Ernest. 4. Venus G. 5. Edith M.
VI. Foss Wright, twin with Jacob True, went to Charlestown, Mass. ; m. Elizabeth Trafton. Children,-
1. Louisa. 2. Lucy. 3. Jacob F. 60
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Daniel F. Sargent m., 2d, Sarah Burnap. He m., 3d, Mrs. Mary, (Harvey) Hope. Her daughter, by a former marriage, Mary J. Hope, b. Feb. 17, 1845, m. Sept. 30, 1868, Henry H. Bell, b. June 29, 1839. Children,-
Harry B., b. July 31, 1869 ; d. Oct. 5, same year.
Herbert H., b. May 11, 1871 ; d. Feb. 1, 1881.
Cora C., b. April 14, 1873 ; d. Jan. 26, 1881.
Bernard, b. May 19, 1882.
Charlotte M., b. April 20, 1887.
Daniel Sargent passed many years of his life in Sutton, in the Mill village, and later in the North village, where he carried on his trade of blacksmith. When a young man he went to Charlestown, Mass., where he resided several years. He was an intelligent, industrious, useful citizen, much devoted to religion. His son, Benjamin P. Sargent, was also a blacksmith, residing at the North village. He was a very honorable man, and was deacon of the Freewill Bap- tist church, and an earnest promoter of religion.
I. Benjamin P. Sargent m. April 16, 1846, Charity Adeline Felch, b. Dec. 31, 1824; d. July 1, 1889: dau. of Dea. John and Hannah (Dodge) Felch. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. Mary Frances m. July 26, 1874, Walter P. Sargent. Child,-
(1) Sevira.
2. Benjamin m. March 3, 1879, Mary Jane Gladman, in Genesee, Ill. Present residence, Alexandria, Dakota.
3. Hattie D. m. Nov. 11, 1884, Charles A. Todd, son of Asa Nelson and Maroa (Harvey) Todd, of New London.
Benjamin P. Sargent died, and his widow m., 2d, Jan. 31, 1887, William W. Coburn (2d wife).
PHILIP SARGENT,
a brother to the wife of Dea. Matthew Harvey, came to Sutton from Weare previous to 1790, and probably on or soon after his marriage, as all his children are found on Sutton records. He lived not far from Newbury line, on the T. B. Lewis farm. He was quite an active, useful man, and acquired a good estate. None of his descendants
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remain in this town, as he removed with his family to Ver- mont a long time ago. Philip Sargent m., probably in Weare, Miss - Pattee. Children,-
John Pattee, b. Oct. 20, 1787.
Hannah, b. Jan. 9, 1789.
Philip, b. Oct. 24, 1790.
Polly, b. June 2, 1792. Peter, b. April 9, 1794.
Moses, b. Jan. 30, 1796.
Sally, b. Sept. 18, 1798.
Nancy, b. June 25, 1800.
Matthew Harvey, b. March 21, 1802.
Thomas W., b. Aug. 29, 1804.
Aaron Sargent was nephew to Philip Sargent. He came to Sutton previous to 1809, and resided for some years at the North village (in the Smiley cottage on the hill), where he carried on his trade of hatter, but finally returned to Weare; m. Sarah Rowell. Children,-
1. Sarah D., b. 1809.
2. Stephen Pillsbury, b. 1811.
3. Samuel Rowell, b. 1814.
Perley Sargent, son of John Sargent, of New London, b. Nov. 12, 1811. [See King.]
James M. Sargent, brother to Perley Sargent, b. Feb. 13, 1818; m. Feb. 23, 1843, Catherine Jackman, b. May 17, 1819. No children. He has been for many years engaged in mercantile business in Sutton, in connection with his brother, Perley Sargent, and later in connection with Mrs. Sargent, his wife, in dry goods and millinery. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sargent have been much respected for mental and moral worth. Mr. Sargent has held offices of trust and importance, and has been many years deacon of the Baptist church.
Rev. Joseph Sargent, son of Zebulon Sargent, of Warner, was for some years resident in Sutton, a Universalist min- ister. It was during his pastorate that the first and only Universalist church in Sutton was formed. [See sketch of him in Universalist Church.]
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SARGENT ANCESTRY.
[Some of the descendants of Thomas Sargent, 1st son of William 1st.]
William Sargent, b. in England 1602, came to this coun- try in 1633. He d. about 1675, in Amesbury. He m., 1st, Judith, and, 2d, Elizabeth Perkins, daus. of John Perkins, an original settler of Ipswich, Mass. The children of William Sargent were,-
Elizabeth, b. -; d. 1641.
Thomas, b. June 11, 1643; d. Feb. 27, 1705-'6: m. March 2, 1667-'68, Rachel Barnes.
William, b. Jan. 2, 1645-'46; m. Sept. 23, 1668, Mary, dau. of Anthony Colby.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 22, 1648.
Sarah, b. Feb. 29, 1651-'52 ; d. Oct. 3, 1701 : m. Dec. 22, 1681, Orlando Bagley.
Mary, b. -.
Thomas and Rachel (Barnes) Sargent had eleven chil- dren, of whom Thomas, b. Nov. 15, 1676, m. Dec. 17, 1702, Mary Stevens, dau. of John Stevens, and had six children, of whom three daughters d. in early infancy. The sons were,-
I. Christopher, b. Aug. 4, 1704 ; graduated M. A. at Harvard college 1725; settled in the ministry in Methuen, Mass. : m. Jan. 22, 1729, Susanna Peaslee, of Haverhill, and was father of Nathan- iel Peaslee Sargent, chief-justice supreme court of Massachusetts.
II. Moses, b. Aug. 21, 1707 ; d. July 24, 1756 : m. Aug. 14, 1727, Sarah, dau. of Orlando Bagley, 3d. This Sarah Bagley was b. 1708; d. March 16, 1801. Moses and Sarah had six children, of whom Christopher, b. May 18, 1740, d. Nov. 10, 1830, m. Anna Sargent, and three of his daughters came to Sutton.
III. Stephen, b. Sept. 14, 1710; d. Oct. 2, 1773; m. Sept. 26, 1730, Judith Ordway of West Newbury. Children,-
1. Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1731.
2. James, b. July 3, 1733.
3. Stephen, b. March 16, 1734; m. in Amesbury, Dec. 17, 1760, Eliz- abeth Hoyt, and removed to Hopkinton.
4. Peter, b. Nov. 2, 1736 ; removed to Hopkinton 1763, and in 1781 to New London.
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5. Nathan, b. April 10, 1738 ; removed to Hopkinton.
6. Judith, b. Feb. 9, 1739 ; m. June 26, 1760, Elliot Colby, and went to Warner.
7. Abner, b. Aug. 18, 1741; m. Oct. 22, 1766, Sarah Rowell, and had seven children b. in Amesbury, and then removed to Warner.
8. Lois, b. April 15, 1743 ; m. May 26, 1762, Stephen Kelley, of Amesbury.
9. Amasa, b. Dec. 11, 1744; m. Mary Webster, of Amesbury.
10. Moses, b. June 30, 1746 ; d. young.
11. Ezekiel, b. March 12, 1747.
12. Moses, b. Jan. 25, 1749 ; m. May 11, 1775, Mary Sargent ; 6 ch.
13. Mary, b. Nov. 17, 1751 ; m. June 12, 1777, Hezekiah Sargent.
14. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 10, 1753 ; m. April 12, 1782, Lydia Williams, in Amesbury, and removed to Warner.
4. The children of Peter Sargent were Anthony, Abigail, Ruth, Judith, Peter, Ebenezer, Amasa, John, Molly, Ezekiel, Stephen, Will- iam, and Lois. His son, Peter, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Philip and Hannah (Hadley) Sargent, of Weare, and had several children, among whom were Matthew H., Ezekiel, Daniel, Ebenezer, and William.
6. Judith Sargent m. June 26, 1760, Elliott Colby, of Amesbury, b. May 22, 1735; d. Feb. 20, 1811, in Warner. Children,-
(1) Naomi, b. Oct. 27, 1761; d. April 26, 1763.
(2) Ezekiel, b. Aug. 22, 1763.
(3) Stephen, b. June 18, 1765.
(4) John, b. June 28, 1767.
(5) Elliot, b. Sept. 9, 1769.
(6) Judith, b. Sept. 24, 1771.
(7) Naomi, b. Dec. 18, 1773; d. April 9, 1870.
(8) Anna, b. May 4, 1776.
(9) Molly, b. July 11, 1778.
(10) Phineas, b. June 24, 1780.
Mrs. Judith (Sargent) Colby d. June 30, 1782, and her husband m., 2d, Nov. 30, 1782, Mrs. Hannah (Smith) Pearson.
Christopher Sargent, son of Moses and Sarah Bagley, m. June 12, 1759, Anna, dau. of Capt. Robert Sargent. She d. July 31, 1824, aged 82. Children, b. in Amesbury,-
1. Anna, b. April 5, 1760; m. Hezekiah Blaisdell, and went to Sut- ton.
2. Moses, b. April 22, 1762; d. in infancy.
3. Nicholas, b. June 21, 1764; d. in infancy.
4. Dorothy, b. Oct. 14, 1766; m. Joseph Greeley : went to Sutton.
5. Betsey, b. April 1, 1769 ; m. Thomas Sargent.
6. Christopher, b. Oct. 24, 1771; m. Jane Patten.
7. Rhoda, b. Feb. 4, 1774; m. Jacob Harvey : went to Sutton.
8. Sarah, b. July 12, 1776 ; d. Aug. 23, 1796.
9. Stephen, b. Dec. 1, 1778.
10. Moses, b. May 9, 1781 ; d. in infancy.
11. Polly, b. Feb. 21, 1784 ; m. Joseph Harvey : lived in Carmel, Me., and had six children, viz.,-Hannah, Ann, John, Mary, Joseph, and Sally.
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5. Betsey Sargent m. Thomas Sargent, and had eight children, of whom Betsey, b. March 7, 1791, m. Jacob Worthen, in Amesbury, and removed to New London. She d. Dec. 31, 1823. Children,-
a. Albert S., b. Jan. 21, 1812 ; d. May 12, 1885.
b. Thomas, b. 1819; d. aged about 58, m. Betsey Roby, of Spring- field. No children.
a. Albert S. Worthen m. Sally Abbott. Children, b. in New Lon- don,-
Lorenzo b. Nov. 12, 1834. Jerome B., b. May 14, 1837.
Betsey R., b. Feb. 26, 1840 ; m. Nov. 28, 1860, John Pressey, of Sutton.
Eugene B., b. Aug. 21, 1846.
Maryette, b. Jan. 2, 1849.
Ai, b. April 25, 1851.
Byron, b. June 3, 1853.
Cora E., b. April 1, 1855.
Jacob N., b. Dec. 9, 1857 ; d. April 8, 1859.
By reviewing the foregoing record of Sargent ancestry, it will be seen that a great many Sutton people and their issue are the descendants of Christopher Sargent, Esq., of Amesbury, viz., the wife and all the descendants of Heze- kiah Blaisdell, Sr., the same of Dea. Joseph Greeley, the same of Jacob Harvey, and also the same of the wife and children of John Pressey of North Sutton. A brief sketch of their ancestor, who was, in his long life, a very eminent man, will not be out of place here.
Christopher Sargent, Esq., d. Nov. 10, 1830, being more than 90 years of age. He was son of Moses and Sarah (Bagley) Sargent, b. May 18, 1740. William Sargent, the immigrant, was his great-grandfather. For nearly half a century he was a very prominent man, holding all the offices in the gift of the people. He spent his life in Ames- bury, where he was first chosen selectman in 1771, and subsequently served the town in that capacity for thirteen years, his last term being in 1813. He was representative fourteen years and town-clerk nine years. During the Revolutionary struggle he was one of the few who directed public affairs, and gave his whole great influence to the cause of freedom. He not only managed his large farm, but as a justice of the peace wrote deeds and wills, settled
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estates, and performed many other duties which were con- nected with the office in those days." (From Merrill's History of Amesbury.)
He was the great grandfather of the compiler of this history of Sutton, who is the fortunate possessor of his justice of peace commission, signed by John Hancock, and the signature looks very much as the same name does on the most important document connected with our national history,-the Declaration of Independence.
Esquire Sargent's faculties held out wonderfully till the very last of his life. For several weeks before his death he had driven out daily in his chaise, making calls on all his friends, and bidding them what he assured them was a last good-bye, though he was to appearance as well as usual. One Sunday morning he was, according to his custom, winding up his eight-day clock, and, turning around to de- scend from the chair he was standing on, became dizzy and fell. His son, who was present, ran to him, placed him on the bed, called for help, and was hastening to summon a doctor, but the father called him back. "No doctor," he said, " can reach my case. The wheels of nature are stop- ping for me, and can never be wound up again like that clock." And so it proved : the clock he had set going was doing duty several days after he ceased to breathe.
The mother of Christopher Sargent, Sarah (Bagley) Sar- gent, lived to the age of 93. Her pedigree is as follows : Or- lando Bagley, 1st, m. March 6, 1634, Sarah, dau. of Anthony Colby ; and their son, Orlando Bagley, 2d, m. Dec. 22, 1681, Sarah, dau. of William Sargent, 1st. Their son, Orlando Bagley, 3d, m. Feb. 19, 1705, Dorothy Harvey, dau. of John and Sarah (Barnes) Harvey, b. probably in 1686. She d. Jan. 2, 1757, and her husband, Orlando Bagley, 3d, d. May 2, 1756. Sarah Bagley, who m. Moses Sargent, was their dau.
The wife of Christopher Sargent was Anna, dau. of Capt. Robert Sargent, of whom the History of Amesbury says,- " Capt. Robert Sargent d. Jan. 28, 1808, in the 92d year of
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his age, being born in 1716. He was a man of some note, having held a commission in the militia for some years, and served the town in various offices as selectman, etc.
His pedigree is as follows: (William, Thomas, John) John was b. May 18, 1692; d. May 19, 1762; m. Jan. 12, 1713-'14, Hannah Quimby. They had six children, of whom Robert, b. 1716, m., about 1740, Anna Coffin, of West Newbury, a descendant of Tristram Coffin. Their dau., Anna, who m. Christopher Sargent, Esq., was b. Aug. 29, 1741. She was a second cousin to her husband.
[Some of the descendants of William, 2d son of William 1st.] :
William, third child of William 1st, m. Sept. 23, 1668, Mary, dau. of Anthony Colby. They had five sons and perhaps more children, of whom Philip, b. Aug. 12, 1672, m. Mary They had ten children, of whom Philip, b. April 7, 1703, m. July 23, 1724, Martha Hadley. They had ten children, viz,-
Martha, b. July 14, 1725.
Rachel, b. March 22, 1727.
Margaret, b. March 15, 1729.
Philip, b. May 9, 1731. Removed to Kingston, and later to Weare; d. March 3, 1809.
Abel, b. April 10, 1734; m. Susan Hadley ; lived in Dunbarton ; ten children.
Samuel, b. Oct. 10, 1737. Removed to Kingston.
Dorothy, b. Sept. 12, 1740.
Noah, b. July 4, 1743.
Sarah, b. Dec. 3, 1745.
Jesse, b. Jan. 15, 1749; dropped dead in the road: never mar- ried.
Samuel Sargent m. May 19, 1757, Sarah Kendrick, of Amesbury, and removed to Kingston soon afterward, where was born, 1763, their dau., Sarah Sargent, who became the wife of Micajah Pillsbury, and later removed to Sutton.
Of the above children of Philip and Martha Hadley, the
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fourth one, Philip, m. Hannah Hadley, b. 1838 ; d. Jan. 25, 1811. Children,-
I. Ebenezer, m. Esther Quimby, by whom he had several chil- ren. She d., and he m., 2d, Phebe Flanders, by whom he had four sons and three daughters. He lived in New London, but removed when his children were quite young to Orange, Vt., where he lived about 20 years, when he removed to Chautauqua, N. Y., where he resided till his death, near the close of the last century. He had by both wives thirteen children. He served in the Revolutionary war, and in his last years received a pension.
II. Philip lived a while in Sutton, but sold out, and went, per- haps, to Orange, Vt. m. Marcha latter
III. Joseph, b. 1760; m. -; d. in Vermont, 1813.
IV. Hannah, b. 1761, in Kingston ; d. Nov. 8, 1827 : m. Mat- thew Harvey, and came to Sutton with him and reared their family, whose record is given in the Harvey genealogy. Mr. Harvey d. 1799, and she m., 2d, 1804, Thomas Bailey, Esq., of Hopkinton. They had one son, John Milton Bailey, b. April 17, 1805; d. Jan. 18, 1886 : m. April 9, 1827, Lucy P. Knowlton, b. in Hopkinton, March 20, 1808. Children born in Hopkinton :
1. George Harvey Bailey, b. July 14, 1829; d. Aug. 1, 1883 : m. Oct. 15, 1860, Helen Young, of New Albion, N. Y., who d. Aug. 1884, aged 52.
2. Frederick Harvey Bailey, b. in Hopkinton, Sept. 18, 1832: m. Sept. 10, 1855, Lovilla G. Jones, of Washington, who d. in Chicago, Sept. 20, 1868, aged 36. Children, born in Chicago,-
(1) Lucy Eliza, b. July 2, 1857 ; d. Jan. 23, 1863.
(2) Frank Milton, b. Oct. 14, 1863.
(3) Robert Rollo, b. Jan. 9, 1865.
Frederick Harvey Bailey m., 2d, Jan. 1, 1885, Sarah Maria Knowl- ton ; residence, Hopkinton.
V. Robert, b. - -; lived in Tunbridge, Vt.
VI. Sarah, b. -; m. Brigham : went to Canada West.
VII. Rachel, b. 1770; d. June 4, 1838 : m. - Kimball, and had children,-
1. Miriam.
2. Polly m. Thomas Wadleigh (3d wife).
3. Philip Sargent m. Priscilla McIntyre, and had a son, George, d. in infancy, and Augusta H., b. about 1840.
VIII. Jane, b. 1773; d. March 26, 1864 : m. Jonathan Eaton, of Sutton ; m., 2d, John Sargent (2d wife).
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IX. Martha, b. 1776 ; d. Aug. 9, 1851 : m. Samuel Kezar, of Sutton.
X. Elizabeth, b. -; d. 1856 : m. Peter Sargent, of New London.
XI. Miriam, b. - -; m. - Trussell, of New London. She had no children, but her husband had by former marriage two sons,-John and Joseph; the latter m. Helen M., dau. of Samuel and Martha (Sargent) Kezar.
XII. Samuel, b. Feb. 25, 1779 ; d. June 11, 1837 : m. Elizabeth Burpee ; lived in Weare.
SAVARY.
Daniel Savary came from Amesbury to Sutton, and set- tled in the south-west part of the town, near Newbury, where he lived many years, and until his death, at an advanced age. His wife was Lois Goodwin, of Amesbury, and they had several children, most of whom were born in this town.
Mr. Savary was possessed of many excellent qualities,- industry, honesty, and sobriety,-by means of which he brought up his family in comfort and honor, and also brought up an orphan boy, named Reuell Noyes, who after- wards became a school-teacher and a Universalist clergy- man.
Four daughters of Mr. Savary married and lived in Sut- ton, viz.,-
Lois m. Nathan Burpee, Jan. 3, 1825.
Sally m. James Russell.
Hannah m. Harris Burpee.
Rhoda m. John Nelson.
Mary m. Samuel Simons, of Newbury.
John Savary, whose name is found on the list of new tax-payers between 1810 and 1820, was son of Samuel Savary and Elizabeth (Sargent), his wife. They were res- idents in the Gore at the time of the great tornado, and the father, Mr. Samuel Savary, was killed.
Daniel Savary, of Kearsarge Gore, m. Mary Straw, of Salisbury, March, 1813.
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SAWYER.
Theodore Sawyer, son of Benjamin and Rebecca Sawyer, was b. in Methuen, Mass., June 30, 1793. He came to Warner with his parents when he was eleven years old, and lived there until April 1, 1857, when he came to Sut- ton, and lived at the Rowell tavern stand till his death, at the age of 88 years.
Two sons survive him, N. B. Sawyer, of Cherryvale, Kan., and J. B. Sawyer, who became successor to his father's estate, and now lives there. He was b. in Warner, Jan. 19, 1836 ; m. Lucy Ann Richards, formerly of Newport, Nov. 29, 1860. She was b. Feb. 5, 1845.
Sylvanus Richards, b. March 4, 1811, m. Clarissa, dau. of Dea. Elnathan Hurd. She was b. Oct. 17, 1817. Their children were Charles E. and Lucy Ann, who m. James B. Sawyer, of Sutton.
The children of James B. and Lucy Ann Sawyer are,-
Elmer E., b. April 17, 1862.
Charies E., b. Oct. 13, 1864. Fred A., b. Aug. 27, 1872.
Mary Ella, b. March 11, 1874.
Elmer E. Sawyer obtained a good education, enjoying the advan- tages of a good district school, and also was a student of Simonds Free High School, Warner, from which he graduated June, 1883. In Aug., 1884, he entered Bates college, at Lewiston, Me., as a student, pursuing his studies with determined purpose, teaching school during vacations to help pay expenses, having taught the high school at Topsham, Me., two terms with excellent success, and many other schools in Maine and New Hampshire. He grad- uated from college June, 1888.
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SHATTUCK.
Europe Shattuck, b. Jan. 1, 1809 ; d. Dec. 11, 1839 : m. Oct. 30, 1834, Olive Holmes, of Hopkinton, b. July 9, 1812; d. Nov. 1, 1880, in Sutton. Children,-
I. Moses C., b. Oct. 7, 1835 ; m. Sept., 1872, Jennie Abbott, who d. July 8, 1887.
II. Martin Van Buren, b. March 13, 1837.
III. Proctor, b. Sept. 3, 1838 ; d. June 21, 1839.
Europe Shattuck came into this town from Brookline, on his marriage. He owned and occupied the farm next to the Burpee place, in South Sutton, which was formerly the Dea. Greeley farm. The parents of Mr. Shattuck had four sons, all born in Brookline, and also two daughters. The sons were named Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
After the death of her husband Mrs. Olive Shattuck be- came the wife of Dr. Dimond Davis, and m., 3d, Erastus Wadleigh, Esq.
II. Martin V. B. Shattuck m. Sept. 30, 1856, Deborah Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. David Moody, b. Jan. 10, 1838; d. Nov. 18, 1877. Children,-
1. Walter, b. July, 1857; d. young.
2. Sarah Olive, b. Sept. 1, 1858; d. June 16, 1865.
3. George Meade, b. July, 1863.
4. Grace M., b. April, 1865 ; m., 1882, Fred H. Keyser. Child,-
(1) Herbert Fred, b. 1883.
Martin V. B. Shattuck m., 2d, Feb., 1879, Antha M. Cilley.
SIMONS.
Ebenezer Simons m. Elizabeth Steel, Jan. 1, 1794. Chil- dren, born in Sutton,-
I. Enoch, b. Sept. 1795; m. Mary Grant, and removed to Spring- field.
II. John, b. March 16, 1797.
III. Betsey, b. May, 1799; m. John Philbrook, of Sutton.
IV. Hannah, b. March, 1801; m. Mr. Evans, of Haverhill, Mass. V. Franklin, b. March, 1803.
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VI. Daniel, b. March, 1805.
VII. Bartlett, b. March, 1807.
VIII. James, b. June, 1809; d. November, 1824.
IX. Ebenezer, b. March, 1811.
X. Thirza, b. March, 1813; d. May 23, 1879.
XI. Lucinda, b. March, 1815.
XII. Sabrina, b. May, 1817 ; d. 1837.
Ebenezer Simons d. aged 95 years. His wife Elizabeth (Steele) d. aged 105 years. They came from Weare to this town, and settled first in a log-house near the small pond that bears their name. Later, they built a frame house on the hill, where they spent the remainder of their lives, and where some of their descendants have lived. This farm is now owned and occupied by Peter Sawyer.
V. Franklin Simons never married. He went to New York to work, and died there, in middle life.
VI. Daniel Simons went to Lowell to work when a young man, and there married Lucy Grant.
VII. Bartlett Simons also went to Lowell, and there married Jane Grant, sister to Daniel's wife. Both brothers had large fam- ilies, and lived and died in Lowell, both at an advanced age.
VIII. James Simons died when young, the first death in this large family. He was always a feeble child.
IX. Ebenezer Simons went to Haverhill, Mass., and there mar- ried a Miss Green of that city.
XI. Lucinda Simons went to Haverhill with her brother, and later to Boston, where she lived many years, and died there un- married.
XII. Sabrina Simons went to New York, where her brother was in business, and there died very suddenly, being about 20 years of age.
II. John Simons, of Sutton, m. Jan. 10, 1824, Polly Swett, of Warner, dau. of John and Eunice (Presby) Swett. Child,-
1. Warren H. Simons, b. March 16, 1825, in Warner.
Mrs. Polly Swett d. Nov. 21, 1881, in Sutton.
John Simons lived in Sutton till he was twenty-five years of age ; then in Warner for five years ; moved to Newport, and there lived fifteen years ; moved to Springfield, and there lived twenty years ; then returned to Sutton, where he has since lived, and at the age.
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of 92 years has given this record from memory with remarkable correctness as to dates. Mr. Simons has been farmer and drover, and while a young man was often employed upon stone-work, such as bridge abutments, mill-dams and sluice-ways, and double-faced walls ; especially while living in Newport he was able to command extra pay for the superior quality of his work.
As a rule, great length of days on earth is not to be desired. Extreme old age is very often accompanied by much that is un- pleasant,-feebleness or even helplessness of body, loss of faculty and memory, failure of the organs of sight and hearing, and conse- quent increasing dulness of perception,-making association and conversation with the unfortunate old man or woman very tiresome and disagreeable for others. In the case of Mr. Simons, however, none of these unpleasant conditions seem to attach to his old age. When the present writer last saw him, which was in the autumn of 1888, he was erect in person, and still able to do useful work if occasion called for it, tidy in his dress, and with the deportment of a gentleman, sight and hearing good, and ready and agreeable in ยท conversation. It seemed almost as if his life had been thus well preserved and prolonged for the sole purpose of encouraging those feeling themselves foredoomed to extreme longevity, by exhibiting in this one individual all the pleasant and desirable possibilities of old age.
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