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Early in the summer of 1888 she had gone to Europe for recuperation and pleasure, by the advice of her physician. She became seriously ill in Paris. The discomforts of the return voyage developed the fatal malady that in a few weeks terminated her life. She was taken from the state- room directly to the residence of her niece, Mrs. Frank H. Chandler, in Brooklyn, where she received every attention that affection could suggest. A council of eminent physi- cians having decided that recovery was impossible, Miss Wadleigh received the intelligence with Christian resigna- tion. She bore her sufferings with heroism, arranged for the final services, selected the hymns to be used, and asked the last favors of her pastor.
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Miss Wadleigh expired quietly at 7 A. M., Oct. 27, 1888. The services were held first at the house, Rev. Dr. Cuyler being present and officiating. The services in New York were in the University Place Presbyterian church, and were conducted by Rev. Dr. George Alexander. The church was crowded, large numbers of her late pupils and former graduates, the faculty of the college, the board of education, many eminent citizens, and throngs of per- sonal friends of the deceased being present.
From New York the casket was escorted to Sutton, where it was received by relatives, and the final services held in the Wadleigh homestead, now occupied by her nephew, Mr. Milton B. Wadleigh.
The burial was in the family lot in Sutton. The rela- tives and family friends being present, and Rev. Mr. Clark assisting, the casket was lowered by four nephews whom Miss Wadleigh had tenderly loved, and from whom she . had solicited this last favor. Her own grave, and that of the brother beside whom she desired to rest, were strewn with evergreens and floral offerings.
What brighter illustration of individual influence could be desired than that afforded by the life of this representa- tive woman? From her quiet, isolated home, without wealth or patronage beyond what other maidens could command, she takes her place in the educational ranks. At a period when the most experienced teachers were poorly paid, she was not only self-supporting, but always progres- sive ! Slipping into the gaps that opened to her as she pressed forward to the front, she seems to have left traces of her influence everywhere. She visits the large cities, and where many fail Miss Wadleigh succeeds, and leaves a most honorable record. She is invited to the city of New York by the board of education, and assigned to the special trust of instructing the daughters of the better classes. For thirty long years she exerted a wonderful influence over thousands of young girls, who in their turn will mould the pliant characters of those to come after
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them. From salaries too small for mention, through her own individual merit she commanded thousands, and even then the sum was a trifle compared to the reward she re- ceived in the confidence and estimation of an appreciative public.
In Memoriam. Lydia F. Wadleigh, Lady Superintendent and Professor of Ethics in the Normal College Of the City of New York. Died October 27th, 1888.
Memorial Exercises held by the Associate Alumnæ in the Chapel of the Normal College, Saturday, Nov. 3d, at 2:30 P. M.
The Instructors, Graduates, and Students of the Normal College, The lady principals of the Grammar Schools, and Other Friends of Miss Lydia F. Wadleigh,
in appreciation of her noble work as an Educator, have decided to establish a Memorial in the Normal College building. This is to be an Alcove, filled with books on Ethics, Philosophy, and Pedagogy, to be known as the Wadleigh Alcove.
[Extract from the Business Woman's Journal.]
The graduates, pupils, and teachers of the Old Senior Depart- ment of the 12th Street school propose to honor the memory of Miss Wadleigh by equipping the microscopical and chemical labora- tories of the new building about to be purchased for the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary.
A handsome marble tablet bearing her name, and a suitable in- scription indicating the origin and intention of the endowment, will be placed in a conspicuous part of the hall devoted to that pur- pose.
One of the last acts of Miss Wadleigh's life was to make a liberal donation toward the fund of this new building.
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THOMAS WADLEIGH, ESQ.,
did not finally locate in Sutton till after the close of the Revolutionary war, in which struggle he was a participa- tor, and was among the heroes at Bunker Hill. It is related of him that on that occasion, when the little band of patriots were compelled to retreat across the Neck, exposed alike to a raking fire from sea and land, one of his comrades, run- ning for his life, cried out to him, "Why don't you run, Tom ?" His response was, "Never will I run for a red- coat !" "I walked," said he, in relating it to our informant years afterwards, " as coolly, deliberately, and with as little fear as ever I walked from my house to my barn." Thomas Wadleigh served in the Revolutionary war six years and seven months. He was a native of Hampstead, and proba- bly served for that town.
Mr. Dresser, in his notes of several of the early settlers, says of Thomas Wadleigh,-" He was very highly esteemed by the citizens of this town, for capacity, integrity, and patriotism."
He was the first town-clerk after incorporation, and every year afterwards till 1806, a period of twenty-two years. He also represented the town in the legislature ten years, and was a captain in the militia. He was a civil magistrate.
All the offices of trust to which he was elected he filled with faithfulness and ability, while as a farmer he was as successful as he was in everything else he undertook. On the farm which he cleared with his own hands, and on which he reared a numerous family with comfort and honor, he resided till his death, which took place February 26, 1827, aged 72.
He was a clear-headed, large-hearted man, hospitable towards all, being one of whom the poor and needy never asked in vain for food or shelter. Sociable and affable in manner, his presence and bearing showed the stamp of nature's unmistakable seal of the true gentleman.
Thomas Wadleigh was born March 29, 1755; married
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Dec. 11, 1783, Merriam Atwood. She died in 1843, aged 80. She was born Jan. 18, 1763. They had twelve chil- dren.
MRS. MEHITABEL (WADLEIGH) CARR.
In making up personal sketches of those men and women who lived and acted in this locality, and whose graves are visible in our burying-yards, no character stands out on the pictured walls of memory more peculiarly and strongly marked than that of Mrs. Carr.
She was the eldest daughter of the first Benjamin Wad- leigh, Esq. Her mother was daughter of Ebenezer Kezar, and she thus inherited from both parents a large share of physical strength and vital energy, with a corresponding degree of mental power. Her educational advantages were such only as the common school afforded, which at that early period in the town's history were exceedingly meagre. Had her opportunities equalled her capacity for improvement, she would doubtless have taken a high rank in scholarly attainment.
She married early in life, and became the mother of two children. Her marriage, we have been told, was an un- happy one, and resulted in much domestic misery. Death, however, soon released her from matrimonial bondage, and ere long two little graves in the north burying-ground were all that remained to tell the world that Mrs. Carr had ever borne the name of wife or mother. Of this episode of her life she seldom spoke, and few there were who had the audacity to force an entrance, or even knock for admit- tance, to the secret cabinet of her heart's history, when she had closed the door in their faces. Whatever may have been her sufferings, she seemed to regard them as weak- nesses. By an iron austerity of manner she alike rejected sympathy and repelled curiosity.
Thenceforth her character seemed to assume a new phase, in the form of religious development. In this direc-
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tion, as in every other, she was strong, positive, and self- centred in her views and opinions. She was as much of a devotee in her conscientious performance of her duties to the Calvinist Church, as were her Catholic sisters, St. Cecilia and St. Ursula, to the Church of Rome. With her strong mental powers and psychologic will she became a power in the church, and could not fail to exert a control- ling influence on the minds of both clergy and laity. In all church councils, especially touching matters of doctrine and discipline, in all female organizations connected with the church, such as missionary movements and the like, she was the acknowledged head and leader. Her mental powers were ever busy in the effort to reconcile the appar- ently conflicting doctrines of predestination and free moral agency, an effort in which she seemed to be quite as suc- cessful as any one ever was among the many millions who have wrestled with that difficult problem.
We would by no means ignore the existence of the gen- tler and more womanly virtues in her nature. Though her face was hard and its expression forbidding, her manner often curt and morose, yet she has been known to walk miles in a winter's day, through snow and storm, to assist a sick or distressed fellow-being, whether of her own relig- ious creed or of no creed, thus asserting through her own act her recognition of a universal brotherhood and a com- mon humanity.
To fashion, style, and custom she was altogether a non- conformist. She was her own milliner and dressmaker, as well as the cultivator of her own land. In her little house by the pond shore she dwelt alone, supplying by the labor of her own hands her material wants, almost scorning all offers of aid or companionship from others,-strong, even in her old age, in her courage and self-reliance. The only relaxation from hard labor, apart from religious duties, which she ever afforded herself, was an occasional visit to the village singing-school, vocal music being something in which she excelled, and which she much enjoyed. Its
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influence seemed to harmonize the somewhat discordant elements of her nature.
Thus she lived for years, in her isolation and stern inde- pendence, without sickness or the necessity of ever asking assistance from others. But, at last, one bleak winter's morning, her curtains remained undrawn, and no smoke ascended from the chimney. As the sun rose higher, neigh- bors drew near and entered the door, but it was found that an unseen visitor, the Death Angel, had entered before them, and held in his strong embrace the tenant of that lonely dwelling. Breath still lingered in the chill form, but all efforts to restore the physical vitality were unavail- ing, for the spirit was "outward bound " and would not turn back, and it was soon freed from the sinewy, strong structure that had served it so well for seventy-six years of mortal life.
Such types of strong individualism are not soon forgot- ten. The strongly marked features on the face of human- ity, they stand out in bold relief, doing much to relieve it from the utter insipidity and sameness that would other- wise characterize its outward expression. Were we called upon to give a term that would symbolize the entire char- acter of Mrs. Carr, we would simply utter the word strength.
WALKER.
Thomas Walker, sent to New England with other sol- diers in the service of England during the French war, found opportunity to desert, and located somewhere in eastern Massachusetts or New Hampshire. He m. Abigail Philbrook, sister to Benjamin Philbrook, the tything-man, and had the following children :
I. George, b.
II. John, b. March 4, 1775.
III. Abigail, b. Oct. 23, 1778.
IV. Thomas, b. June 17, 1782.
III. Abigail Walker m. Joshua Flanders, and lived at the South
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village, where for some years Mr. Flanders operated a rifle-shop, but later moved from this town.
Before coming to Sutton to live Thomas Walker served in the Revolutionary war, and his son George served with him some portion of the time. The Thomas Walker named among the soldiers from Sutton in the War of 1812 is sup- posed to be his son.
I. George Walker m. Olive Whitcomb, the first female school- teacher in Sutton. Their children, as found in Sutton records, were, ---
1. Thomas, b. Dec. 17, 1792 ; m. Betsey King.
2. James P., b. March 8, 1797.
3. Abigail, b. March 6, 1799.
4. Margaret, b. March 12, 1803; d. Jan. 8, 1884 : m. Isaac Little- hale.
George Walker d. in middle life ; his wife d. May, 1803.
Children of Thomas and Betsey (King) Walker, the first two found on Sutton records, the others are gathered from the recollections of those who think they are correct in the names,-
(1) Almon, b. Dec. 29, 1815.
(2) Alanson, b. Dec. 28, 1817.
(3) Adeline. (4) Alonzo. (5) Angeline. (6) Maria. (7) James.
(8) Frederick. (9) Olive. (10) Ednah.
Thomas Walker, Sr., d. in Sutton, 1822, at the great age of 103 years. Farmer and Moore's Gazetteer, printed in 1823, very shortly after Mr. Walker's death, may be sup- posed to be correct in the notice given of him under the head of Sutton. The remarkable circumstance of a man dying at that great age would naturally have led to some inquiry as to antecedents and origin, and as " Farmer and Moore " were at that very time making up their Gazetteer, it is not strange that Mr. Walker's case should have been reported to them among the Sutton items. The book says that Thomas Walker was a native of Wales, that he served in the French war and in the Revolutionary war, and was in several important battles,-Saratoga, White Plains, and Brandywine. Mr. Walker's wife also lived to a great age. She died in the winter of 1826 at the house of Sam- uel Kezar, in the north-west part of Sutton.
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MARTIN L. WALKER,
b. March 8, 1825 ; m. May 15, 1827, Judith Merrill. Chil- dren,-
I. James I., b, Jan. 7, 1849 ; m. Feb. 20, 1876, Lora S. Adams. Children,-
1. Harry L., b. Feb. 22, 1877.
2. Eva M., b. Oct. 25, 1881.
II. Susan M., b. March 31, 1852 ; m. Dec. 20, 1871, Henry R. Davis. Children,-
1. Ralph M., b. June 11, 1873.
2. Ethel W., b. Oct. 18, 1875; d. May 27, 1887.
WATSON.
Safford Watson, b. Dec. 29, 1791, in Salisbury ; d. July 18, 1872, in Sutton : m. Sept. 25, 1817, Abigail L. Currier, b. Oct. 27, 1793, in Deerfield ; d. June 16, 1885, in Sut- ton. Children, b. in Warner,-
I. Martha J., b. July 22, 1819; d. June, 1870 : m. John Duke, of Warner; 2 ch.
II. Carrie P., b. Nov. 15, 1822.
III. Minerva C., b. May 14, 1828 ; m. Daniel Putney, of Hen- niker (2d wife). Child,-Carrie W.
IV. Charles S., b. July 18, 1830.
V. Augusta E., b. March 8, 1833; d. Ang. 10, 1887 : m. Moses S. Blaisdell, of Sutton (2d wife). No ch.
II. Carrie P. Watson has been a school-teacher ever since she was of sufficient age to commence. She has instructed district schools in the country, and in primary and grammar schools in cities. Before the present year she has taught, in all, 596 weeks, and always with success.
IV. Charles S. Watson is considered one of the best men in town. He is a fine scholar and a close student, and was prepared to enter college, but circumstances forced him to give up the course.
Safford Watson was son of Caleb and Lydia (-) Wat- son. His father was b. in Salisbury, and his mother in
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Hillsborough. During his life in Warner he became cap- tain of the artillery company, and was said to make a fine appearance as an officer. He came to Sutton in 1837, pur- chasing one of the Wheeler farms upon Birch hill. He became prominent as a citizen, holding several town offices, and was very popular with all classes of people. Himself and wife celebrated their golden wedding Sept. 25, 1867.
Hiram Watson was for several years a merchant at North Sutton, where he m. Hannah, dau. of Hon. Jonathan Har- vey. [See the same.]
Elder Elijah Watson. [See Freewill Baptist church.]
WELCH.
Dr. Selim N. Welch, since 1877 a resident of Sutton, was born in Burke, Vt., Sept. 6, 1834. He was son of Moses Welch, of Warren, and Mary (Whicher), his wife, a native of Danville, Vt. He received his education at the common schools of his native town, and at St. Johnsbury academy. He studied medicine from 1860 to 1863 with Drs. Holbrook and Sanborn, of St. Johnsbury, and commenced practice in Peacham, Vt., April, 1863. In 1864 he moved to Cabot, Vt., where he resided till 1870. While living in Cabot he was engaged somewhat in real estate business, in connec- tion with his practice. He was also connected with the U. S. Soldiers Hospital, at Montpelier, Vt., in the fall and winter of 1864-'65.
He married August, 1865, Louisa, eldest daughter of Theophilus E. and Rosetta Wilson, of Cabot, Vt. No chil- dren.
In 1870 Dr. Welch sold out in Cabot and moved to Rox- bury, Vt., where he remained in the practice of his profes- sion till 1875. He then sold out and spent a year in attend- ing medical lectures, taking a degree from Dartmouth col- lege in the fall of 1876. He bought out Dr. Bronson, in Sutton, in March, 1877. Since that time Dr. Welch has
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been a resident in Sutton, engaged in a very large and lucra- tive practice.
He is a member of the N. H. Medical Association, and is also a Freemason and a Granger.
While attending school at the academy, and while study- ing his profession, Dr. Welch followed teaching a portion of the time to procure funds necessary to pursue his studies. He has a local reputation as a public speaker, and has, by invitation, lectured at various places in this state and Ver- mont before good audiences. He was one of the historians of his native town for Miss Hemenway's " Vermont Gazet- teer." In religious belief he is inclined to Universalism. In politics, he has usually acted with the Democratic party. He has never sought office, though something of a politician, preferring to give his time and attention to his profession, but has served as moderator at town-meetings several times, and is at present a member of the school- board.
WELLS.
Several of this name came from Sandown to Sutton early. How nearly they were related to each other is not known. The wife of Samuel Bean was Dorothy Wells. Timothy Wells was father of Benjamin Wells, of Birch hill, who m. Lois Wheeler; and Ruth Wells, sister to Timothy, was wife of Isaac Bean. Benjamin Wells, who m. Mary Bean, came here a very early settler. Later came Thomas Wells, the ancestor of the Wells families that lived in the Gore.
Benjamin Wells m. Mary, dau. of Samuel and Mary (- ) Bean. Children,-
Isaac removed from Sutton soon after attaining his majority. He was a carpenter, a very good man, and had great physical strength.
Benjamin, m. Polly Pressy.
Joseph, m. Nancy Pressey.
Ruth B., m. David Woodward. [See same.]
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Mary A., m. Thomas Peaslee. [See same. ] Dorothy, m. Joseph Peaslee. [See same.]
The above family came to Perrystown 1771, and settled on the north side of Pinnacle hill. Benjamin Wells d. near 1825, in Sutton. His wife d. 1832, in Sutton. They were remembered as very honorable, religious people.
Benjamin Wells m. April 12, 1792, Polly Pressey, b. 1769, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Smiley) Pressey. Children,-
I. Nancy, b. Dec. 12, 1792.
II. Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1794.
III. Gideon C., b. Dec. 29, 1796.
IV. Benjamin, b. Nov. 12, 1799.
V. William, b. March 23, 1802.
VI. Thomas, b. May 11, 1804.
VII. Edwin, b. Jan. 10, 1807.
VIII. Betsey, b. March 25, 1809.
IX. John, b. Oct. 28, 1812.
Benjamin Wells was in War of 1812, and did not return. He was supposed to have been killed about 1815, as he was never heard from after the war was over. He settled on the east side of Bean hill. His wife died in 1857, in Sut- ton. His family mostly left Sutton.
II. Joseph Wells m. Hannah Peaslee, of Sutton, dau. of Abra- ham and Sally (Scribner) Peaslee. Children, b. in Sutton,-
1. G. W. Llewellyn, b. June 27, 1852.
2. Infant son, b. Nov. 4, 1857 ; d. Nov. 5, 1857.
3. Frank P., b. Sept. 13, 1859; d. Sept. 18, 1864.
4. Leonard P., b. Sept. 11, 1862 ; d. Sept. 29, 1864.
Joseph Wells d. Dec. 29, 1873, in Sutton. His wife d. March 2, 1878, in Sutton.
[Silas Gove, of Weare, m April 2, 1839, Lavina Lovering, of Sutton, dau. of Dr. Benjamin and Abigail (Greeley) Lovering. Their child, Lorinda R. Gove, m. Oct. 24, 1858, John W. Moore; and Emma L. Moore, their daughter, m. G. W. Llewellyn Wells.]
1. G. W. Llewellyn Wells m. Aug. 24, 1876, Emma L. Moore, of
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Sutton, dau. of John W. and Lorinda R. (Gove) Moore. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) William L., b. Oct. 12, 1877; d. March 20, 1878.
(2) Carrie B., b. Aug. 7, 1879.
(3) Charles J., b. Oct. 18, 1881.
Present residence of the above family near Mill Village.
VIII. Betsey Wells m. 1830, Joel Stone, of Peterborough. Chil- dren, b. in Peterborough,-
1. Louise P., b. Dec., 1831 ; d. Feb. 5, 1849.
2. Elizabeth, b. Dec., 1831; d. Dec. 8, 1831.
3. Calvin, b. April 17, 1833 ; d. June 11, 1870.
4. Emily, b. 1835.
5. Emmeline, b. 1837.
6. Adeline, b. 1837.
Born in Sutton,-
7. John H., b. July 22, 1841.
8. Mary, b. March 14, 1843.
9. Ruth P., b. Jan. 18, 1845.
Joel Stone d. in Sutton, 1844, and Mrs. Stone m., 2d, Dec. 10, 1856, Abraham Peaslee, 3d. She d. in 1867.
3. Calvin Stone m. March 12, 1855, Myra C. Henderson, of Roches- ter. Children, b. in Sutton,-
(1) Charles J., b. Jan. 10, 1857.
(2) Fred D., b. Sept. 1, 1859 ; d. Dec. 1, 1859.
(3) Lulie J., b. March 18, 1861 : d. Sept. 6, 1863.
Calvin Stone d. June 11, 1870, in Boston.
5. Emmeline Stone m. Nov., 1857, Nathaniel Sawyer, of Sutton. Children,-
(1) Nellie, b. 1859.
(2) Addie, b. 1861.
Present residence, Brainard, Minn.
6. Adeline Stone m. Sept., 1857, Lane Stevens, of Wilmot. They removed West some years ago, and Mrs. Stevens died there.
8. Mary Stone m. Edwin White, of Epsom. Children,-
(1) Nellie, b. 1871.
(2) Edwin, b. 1863.
Edwin White d. 1873, at Epsom. His wife m., 2d, 1874, Morris Sharps, of Suncook. Children,-
(3) James, b. 1876.
(4) Charles, b. 1878; d.
(5) Viola, b. 1881.
(6) Fred, b. 1886; d.
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9. Ruth P. Stone m. Augustus Burgess, of Lowell, Mass. Chil- dren,-
(1) George, b. Sept., 1868.
(2) Fred, b. 1875.
(3) Frank, b. 1879.
(4) Nelma, b. 1881.
Present residence of the above family, Barre, Vt.
Joseph Wells m. Nov. 17, 1796, Nancy Pressey, who d. near 1816. No children. He m., 2d, 1818, Mrs. Betsey (Littlehale) Jones. Children,-
I. Samuel, b. 1820; d. in infancy.
II. Benjamin, b. 1822.
III. Betsey, m. Gage Woodward.
II. Benjamin Wells m. and had a daughter, Lydia Ann, and per- haps other children. He lived in Lowell, and in various parts of Sutton.
ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE WELLS FAMILIES.
Thomas Wells, ancestor of the Wells families that settled in the "Gore," married Rebecca Hunt, probably of San- down, where a part of the family continued to reside. Among their children were Samuel, Caleb, Joseph, Sarah, Phebe, and Rachel. Of these children Samuel had a large family, born, it is thought, in Warner.
Joseph married Mary Palmer, of Warner, dau. of James and Miriam (Flanders) Palmer. A part of their children were born in Warner, and a part in Sutton. Their names were as follows, the dates not given : Joseph, Jr., Miriam, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Abigail, Philip, Daniel, Thomas, Hial, Mary and Sarah, twins, Caleb, and James.
Of these Thomas was b. May 29, 1807, and d. Nov. 24, 1877.
Joseph Wells and wife, Mary (Palmer), died in Sutton.
Joseph Wells, Jr., m. Eliza Johnson, of Sutton, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Merrill) Johnson. They had nine
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children,-some died young; their names were Joseph, John, Johnson, George, Thomas, Eliza, Harriet, Dorothy, and Sarah.
None of the daughters married except Abigail. She m. Dec. 12, 1822, Jonathan Palmer.
Hial Wells married Lois Harvey, of Warner. No chil- dren.
James Wells married Louise Tucker, of Warner. They had four children b. in Warner and Sutton, viz.,-Leavitt, Addie, Lillian, and Frank.
Leavitt Wells was a physician, but died a young man. He lived in the Gore upon the John Palmer farm, later in Warner some years, and then in Tilton, where he died.
Thomas Wells m. Sept. 21, 1841, Deborah Gale, of Alex- andria, b. Nov. 6, 1808, dau. of Tudor and Mary (Tenney) Gale. Children, b. in Sutton,-
Meribah A., b. Jan. 9, 1843.
George Gale, b. Nov. 15, 1849.
Thomas Wells d. Nov. 24, 1877, in Sutton. His wife d. Dec. 3, 1874, in Sutton.
Meribah A. Wells m. June 25, 1863, Joseph B. Dustin, of Hop- kinton, who d. in Virginia in service. She m., 2d, April 29, 1875, David K. Johnson, of Warner. Since their marriage they have resided in Sutton. No children.
George G. Wells m. March 11, 1874, Sarah A. Cheney, of Sut- ton, dau. of Thomas and Sally (Rowell) Cheney. No ch. Mrs. Wells d. Jan. 7, 1879, in Sutton, and her husband m., 2d, Sept. 3, 1882, Annie L. Jones, of Warner, dau. of Richard and Abigail M. (Cross) Jones. Children, b. in Sutton,-
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