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9. Charles H., b. Nov. 3, 1816.
10. Martha K., b. Oct. 3, 1818.
11. Eliza Purkitt, b. July 17, 1820 ; d. March, 1867.
12. Frederick Parker, b. Oct. 31, 1822 ; d. Sept. 9, 1886.
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2. Hiram went to Illinois in 1837; d. at Griggsville, March 1, 1882.
4. Stephen W. went South. It is supposed he d. there of yellow- fever.
5. Jacob Kimball m. Jan. 1, 1835, Cynthia Ann, b. Feb. 8, 1813, dau. of Joseph and Susan (Hancock) Gerrish, of Franklin. Children,-
(1) Frances Ann, b. May 17, 1836, at Northfield ; d. Oct. 7, 1879.
(2) Joseph Gerrish, b. April 6, 1838, at Sanbornton.
(3) Phoebe Kimball, b. Aug. 25, 1841, at Brown Co., Ill.
(4) George Henry, b. Nov. 19, 1845, at Brown Co., Ill.
(5) Albert, b. Oct. 12, 1851, at Griggsville, Ill., where he resides.
He was a very enterprising and prosperous man. They moved to Illinois in 1839, and settled later in Griggsville, where they now re- side.
(1) Frances Ann m. Dec. 19, 1861, George Scott Russell, of Jackson- ville, Ill. She d. Oct. 7, 1879, Children,-
Anna Moore, b. Nov. 17, 1862.
Andrew Scott, b. March 7, 1865; d. March 8, 1872.
George Moore, b. July 16, 1870.
John Hamilton, b. July 3, 1872.
Ellen, b. July 10, 1874.
Mary, b. July 22, 1876.
(2) Joseph Gerrish Moore m. Jan. 10, 1866, Sabrina Ensiminger, of Bloomington, Ill. They reside at Farmer City, Ill.
(3) Phœbe K. Moore m. Dec. 19, 1865, J. S. Hitt, son of Benjamin F. Hitt, of Jacksonville, Ill. They reside in Blackburn, Missouri. Children,-
Jessie Moorhead, b. Sept. 30, 1866.
Frank Kimball, b. May 2, 1868.
George Russell, b. Nov. 12, 1870.
Cynthia Ann, b. Jan. 27, 1878.
(4) George Henry Moore m. Feb. 23, 1876, Mary C. Clark, of Berlin, Ill. She d. April 23, 1877. He m. March 20, 1883, Mary V. Burdick, of North Carolina. He was a member of the 137th Ill. Reg. They reside at Bentonville, Ark. Child,-
George, b. Sept. 9, 1885.
6. Sarah Sawyer m. Nov. 7, 1837, David G. Heath, b. Dec. 25, 1808, and lived near Franklin Falls. Children, --
(1) Dr. Sylvanus H., b. Sept. 25, 1838, lived at Gilman, Ill.
(2) Caleb M., b. May 13, 1842 ; m. Nellie Colby, of Henniker, and lived at Florence, Kan.
(3) Sarah Celestia, b. Nov. 22, 1850; m. Albert A. Moore, and lived at Concord.
9. Charles H. Moore m. Feb. 10, 1840, Nancy T. Sanborn, of Hamp- ton. He lived in Chelsea, and did business in Boston. Children,-
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(1) Anna Frances, m. W. H. Porter, of San Francisco, Cal.
(2) Charles Derby.
(3) Joseph Walter.
(4) Henry Woodward.
(5) Addie.
(6) Ida, m. Herbert E. Tuttle, of Boston, Mass.
10. Martha K. Moore mn. at Canterbury, Feb. 25, 1847, James S. Coggswell, b. Nov. 29, 1816. They lived in Manchester. Mr. Coggs- well was a building-contractor. He d. instantly from a fall from a building March 26, 1863. Children,-
(1) Emma, b. Aug. 4, 1848 ; d. Aug. 25, 1848.
(2) Frank Erwin, b. Feb. 12, 1850; d. 1874.
(3) Cecillia Grace, b. June 10, 1851 ; d. Oct. 2, 1855.
(4) Mary Ella, b. Jan. 11, 1857.
(5) James E., b. April 20, 1859; d. May 10, 1869.
(6) Mary Ella, m. George Eastman, of Manchester. They have one child.,
11. Eliza Purkitt Moore m. George French, and lived at Lawrence, Mass. All of their three children are dead except Horace Eaton Moore, of Methuen, Mass. She d. March, 1867.
12. Frederick Parker Moore m. Lucy Harris, and lived at Ipswich, Mass. He d. Sept. 9, 1886. His wife has also died. Children,-
(1) Elizabeth.
(2) Harris.
(3) Lucy, m. Mr. Lewis. He d. - She resides in Paris, France.
VIII. Lavinia, b. Feb. 26, 1783, dau. of Caleb and Sarah (Saw- yer) Kimball, lived with her parents in Sutton. In June, 1841, she m. James Pinkerton, of Boscawen, where she d. April 21, 1863.
IX. Abigail, b. Feb. 10, 1785, dau. of Caleb and Sarah (Saw- yer) Kimball, m. Dr. John McCrillis in 1807, and settled in Mere- dith. She was with many a favorite, and was called the flower of the family. She d. in Sept., 1822, aged 37 years. Children,-
1. Louisa, who d. Aug. 13, 1826, in Berwick, Me., whither the doctor removed.
2. William Henry, b. Nov. 4, 1814 ; d. May 3, 1889.
3. Harriet Stanley, b. -.
2. William Henry was b. in Georgetown, Me., where his parents lived only a short time, when they moved back to New Hampshire. He resided a few months in Wakefield, and later in Great Falls, where he attended school. He was one year with the advanced class at Exeter. He studied law with Jaines Adams Burleigh, Great Falls, and was admitted to the bar in Kennebec Co., Me., a few months before he attained his majority. He commenced the practice of law in Bangor, Me., in 1834. In 1838 he was appointed county attorney. In 1838 he
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was elected to the legislature ; also in 1859-'60. He was delegate to the National Convention which nominated Lincoln, and was one of the committee to notify Mr. Lincoln. He was an ardent supporter of the Union. The later years of his life he acted with the Democratic party. Since 1850 he has dealt much in lumber. He was greatly prospered, his estate being estimated at half a million. He owned large tracts of timber land, both in Maine and the provinces. He never married. His hospitable home was for many years in the care of his sister, Mrs. Harriet S. Griswold. He d. May 3, 1889. The memorial meeting of the bar in respect to his memory brought out from Vice-President Hamlin and others most appreciative statements of his great merits as an advocate, and the high esteem in which he was held by Judge Appleton and others so greatly distinguished among the lawyers of his day.
3. Harriet Stanley McCrillis m. Rufus W. Griswold, b. Feb. 15, 1815, at Benson, Vt., who d. in New York city, Aug. 27, 1857. In his early years he travelled extensively, worked and studied in a printing- office, then studied theology and became a successful Baptist minister, and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. Later he turned his attention to literature, and was distinguished as editor and compiler. His "Poets and Poetry of America " reached the 20th edition. Mrs. Griswold is a lady of superior native ability, has improved her rare opportunities to cultivate her tastes for literature, and is widely known for her kindness of heart and her unsolicited aid for those in trouble. She is one of the most active lady members of her church. Child,-
(1) William McCrillis Griswold, b. Oct. 9, 1853.
He graduated at Harvard college in 1875, and studied two years in Europe, turned his attention to literature, endeavoring especially by improving methods of cataloguing and indexing to facilitate the use of books. His indexes have received the commendation of experts in America and Europe .. For a number of years he was associate libra- rian of congress, and also had service in the state department at Wash- ington, D. C. He m. Sept. 14, 1882, Anna Deering Merrill, b. Aug. 11, 1860, dau. of Elias and E. Augusta Merrill, of Bangor, Me. She is a lady of talent and culture. She has especially aided her husband in his literary labors. They reside in Cambridge, Mass. Children,-
Margaret, b. Dec. 14, 1884.
Merrill, b. July 15, 1886.
EATON GENEALOGY.
John, Elijah, Nathaniel, Pamila1, residents of Sutton, descendants of Nathaniel, of Haverhill.2 We trace Nathaniel's ancestry to John Eaton, who with his wife, Anne, and six children-two sons and four daughters-is known to have been in Colchester, now Salis- bury, Mass., as early as June 26, 1640. He moved to Haverhill, where he d. Oct. 29, 1668. Anne, his wife, d. Feb. 5, 1660. John Eaton was a cooper and farmer, and dealt considerably in real estate. He was a man of strong will-power, tempered by sound judgment, who believed in liberty of conscience and toleration of society. His son John settled in Salisbury ; his son Thomas set- tled in Haverhill. Thomas, b. about 1631, twice m.,-1st Aug. 14, 1656, Martha Kent, who d. Mar. 9, 1657 ; 2d, Jan. 6, 1659, Eunice Singlety, who d. Oct. 5. 1715.
Ensign Thomas Eaton d. Dec. 15, 1708. He was the father of six sons and four daughters. His fifth child, Jonathan, was b. Apr. 23, 1668 ; m., 1st, Sarah Sanders, 2d, Ruth Page. Jonathan and Sarah Sanders were m. March 16, 1695. She d. Apr. 23, 1698, leaving one child, James, b. Mar. 9, 1697, who m. June 13, 1728, Mrs. Rachel Ayer, of Haverhill. He was very feeble for many years. He was the father of six sons and three daughters of more than ordinary ability.8 Nathaniel, his seventh child, b. May 5, 1743, m. May 8, 1766, Rebecca Dodge, of Lunenburg, Mass. They first settled on a farm in Concord, consisting of 154 acres, more or less, which was purchased of Ezra Tucker, Dec. 19, 1766. There it is said their first child was born. Soon, however, this farm was sold to Thomas Eaton, of Bow, viz., Oct. 6, 1768, and Nathaniel Eaton
1 Pamila (Eaton) Messer, under James Messer.
2 We are indebted to Rev. W. H. Eaton, D. D., of Nashua, for data of Haverhill Eatons.
3 His oldest son, David, was a loyalist; moved to Nova Scotia and became noted for his wealth. His descendants are numerous ; many of them reside in the United States. James was the ancestor of Rev. W. H. Eaton, of Nashua.
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with his family moved into the paternal homestead in the West Parish of Haverhill, where they passed through the trying scenes of the Revolution. According to muster rolls "Nathaniel Eaton was commissioned second lieutenant at Bunker Hill, in 1775, in Capt. James Sawyer's Company, of Haverhill," and at another time in the same company " Lieut. Nathaniel Eaton, of Haverhill," in the ab- sence of his captain, commanded his company during the battle.
Children of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Dodge) Eaton,-
John, b. Concord, Feb. 21, 1767 ; m. Mary Kimball b. in Hampstead. Eliza, b. Haverhill, Mass., March 15, 1769 ; m. Jeremiah Hutchins, of Fryeburg, Me.
Elijah, b. Haverhill, Jan. 12, 1771; m. Elizabeth Vose, of Bedford.
Ebenezer, b. Haverhill, Feb. 5, 1773; m., 1st, Deborah Vose, of Bed- ford; 2d, Sarah Carlton, of Bartlett.
Nathaniel, b. Haverhill, May 4, 1775; m. Sarah Emmerson, of Ha- verhill.
Rebecca,1 b. Haverhill, April 11, 1777 ; m Stilson Eastman Hutchins. Ichabod, b. Haverhill, June 3, 1779 ; m. Rebecca Hazeltine.
Priscilla, b. Haverhill, Dec. 12, 1781; m. Henry D. Hutchins.
Pamelia,2 b. Haverhill, Oct. 17, 1785; m. James Messer, of Sutton.
Pamelia, b. Oct. 17, 1785, dau. of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Dodge) Eaton, was a teacher among the district schools of War- ner and Sutton. She possessed a sympathetic, genial, and happy disposition, and was a devout Christian. She m. James E., b. March 28, 1782, the eleventh child of Daniel and Sarah (Emerson) Messer, of Methuen, Mass. They moved to Perrytown in 1776. The History of Essex County says,-" Abial Messer settled in Methuen about 1700, and is believed to be the first of that name in this country. Mrs. Pamelia (Eaton) Messer d. April 9, 1828. James E. Messer m., 2d, Lucy M. Worth, b. 1802; d. Sept. 18, 1866. She m. 2d, Jan. 7, 1862, Aaron Russell (2d wife). Chil- dren of James E. and Pamelia (Eaton) Messer,-
1. Pamelia, b. Jan. 21, 1810 ; d. Dec. 10, 1854.
2. Matilda, b. Feb. 15, 1815; d. Nov. 7, 1875.
3. Amanda, b. April 26, 1823.
Child of 2d wife,-
4. Lucy Jane, b. May 4, 1832; d. Aug. 20, 1852 : m. Feb. 14, 1852, Philip S. Harvey Gile (2d wife).
1. Pamelia Messer m. Sept. 13, 1832, Moses Hazen. She d. Dec. 10, 1854, and he m., 2d, Jan. 20, 1859, Mary A. Hazen, who d. Oct. 17, 1882. Children by 1st wife,-
1 Hon. Stilson Hutchins, of Washington, D. C., is her grandson.
2 Prof. J. W. Jenks, Ph. D., of Ind. University, is her grandson. .
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(1) Pamelia A., b. June 8, 1835.
(2) Rachel E., b. March 25, 1838; in. June 15, 1867, Orison Little.
(3) Mary Amanda, b. Oct. 15, 1842; m. April 6, 1864, Robert Camp- bell; m , 2d, Enoch P. Davis.
2. Matilda Messer m. Jan. 5, 1836, Reuben G. Messer, son of Adam and Sally (Colcord) Messer. Child,-
(1) Sarah M., b. May 1, 1838; d. March 28, 1880 : m. Nov. 23, 1864, Augustus D. Follansbee. Children,-
a. Ada M., b. Jan. 16, 1866.
b. Charles R., b. April 15, 1870.
c. Sarah E., b. Feb. 28, 1880 ; d. March, 1881.
a. Ada M. Follansbee m. Nov. 10, 1885, Henry H. Cook. Chil- dren,-
Arthur G., b. July 13, 1886; d. 1889. Charles R., b. July 15, 1888.
Augustus D. Follansbee m., 2d, June 2, 1881, - Webster, b. Oct. 28, 1844. He was b. May 11, 1842. His brother, Herman D. Follans- bee, b. June 19, 1856, m. Aug. 22, 1882, Lilian A. Webster, b. March 2,1862.
3. Amanda Messer m. March 8, 1849, Benjamin L. Jenks, who was b. at Crown Point, N. Y., April 25, 1820. They removed to Michigan in 1856. He d. Dec. 10, 1869, and she m., 2d, April 29, 1874, his brother, Jeremiah Jenks, a widower. Children of Amanda (Messer) and Benjamin L. Jenks,-
(1) James Messer, b. July 14, 1850.
(2) Robert Henry, b. July 26, 1854.
(3) Jeremiah Whipple, b. Sept. 2, 1856.
(4) Hester Pamelia, b. Dec. 12, 1858.
(5) Martin Lane, b. July 15, 1861.
(1) James Messer Jenks m. 1877, Nellie Neill. Child,- Max, b. 1878.
(2) Robert Henry Jenks m. 1881, Clara Bouton. Children,- Lorine Amanda, b. Feb. 3, 1887. Florence Mary, b. Feb. 3, 1887.
He is a lumber dealer, and manufactures all kinds of dressed lumber, in Cleveland, Ohio.
(3) Jeremiah Whipple Jenks, b. Sept. 2, 1856; m. Aug. 28, 1884, Georgia Bixler, of Mt. Harris, Ill. Children,-
Margaret Bixler, b. May 8, 1887. Benjamin Lane, b. May 20, 1889.
Jeremiah W. Jenks received the degrees A. B., in 1878, and A. M., in 1879, at Michigan University. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1881, in Michigan. He received the degree of Ph. D. at
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Hallë, Germany, in 1885. He taught English Literature, Greek, and Latin three years at Mt. Harris college in Illinois ; English, in Peoria, Ill., high school, one year. He was Professor of Political Science and English Literature in Knox college, Galesburg, Ill., three years, and has been Professor of Economics and Social Science in Indiana univer- sity, at Bloomington, Ind., since June, 1889. He is author of several works on political economy, and has contributed to the "Political Science Quarterly," and other periodicals.
(4) Hester Pamelia Jenks was a very successful teacher, and was principal of the high school at Vinton, Iowa, when a severe illness of her mother called her home.
(5) Martin Lane Jenks is with Findlay Rolling Mills Co., at Find- lay, Ohio.
Benjamin L. Jenks, father of the foregoing family, was a farmer and lumber dealer. Jeremiah Jenks, his brother, the present husband of Mrs. Amanda (Messer) Jenks, is head of the firm of J. Jenks & Co., of Sand Beach, Mich., manufacturers of flour, salt, etc., and dealers in grain and general merchandise.
Nathaniel Eaton, the father, died in Haverhill, Dec. 29, 1796. His widow afterward came to Sutton where she m. Mr. Gile. After his death she lived with her sons Elijah and Nathaniel. She was a woman of marked ability, faith, and good cheer.
John Eaton, the son of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Dodge) Eaton, of Haverhill, Mass., was born Feb. 21, 1767, near the present vil- lage of Penacook, on the banks of the Merrimack river, just below the site of the monument erected to commemorate the heroic escape of Hannah Dustin from the Indians. He was a brazier, trader, and farmer, and removed in early manhood to Sutton, where, Dec. 20, 1792, he m. Mary Kimball, b. Dec. 11, 1770, the eldest child of Caleb and Sarah (Sawyer) Kimball.1 John Eaton built and occu- pied a new house on the brow of Kimball's hill near the Kimball home, where were born to him the following children,-
Frederick, b. Nov. 16, 1793; d. Jan. 31, 1865. Ruth Kimball, b. Feb. 10, 1795; d. Sept. 13, 1882.
Rebecca Dodge, June 3, 1796 ; d. Dec. 9, 1852. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1797 ; d. in infancy.
John, b. Nov. 7, 1798; d. May 19, 1873,
Sarah Sawyer, b. April 27, 1800 ; d. Dec. 4, 1878.
John Eaton and wife removed to near Warner Lower Village, where were b. to them the following children,-
1 See Eaton Grange.
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Hiram, b. Jan. 14, 1802 ; d. Aug. 8, 1876.
Lucretia Kimball, b. Mar. 12, 1803; d. July 13, 1881. Jacob Sawyer, b. Jan. 4, 1805; d. Sept. 5, 1888.
Returning to Sutton there was born to them,-
Charles, b. Feb. 4, 1807; d. Nov. 14, 1877.
Removing to Hartley, Lower Canada, there was born to them,- Lucien Bonaparte, b. Dec. 17, 1808 ; d. Feb. 27, 1889. Returning to Sutton, there was born to them,-
Horace, b. Oct. 7, 1810; d. Oct. 21, 1883.
This John Eaton was a man of splendid physique, of a vigorous mind, a natural leader of men, but not thrifty. He d. in Montreal, Canada, in Nov., 1817. His wife, Mary Kimball, was a woman of medium stature and of remarkable strength of mind. She early gave herself to a life of faith. She found great joy and strength in communion with her Heavenly Father, in reading and repeating the Scriptures, and in prayer. She often surprised her friends by repeating whole chapters and even books of the Bible. She d. at the house of her son, Jacob S. Eaton, M. D., at Bristol, Sept. 20, 1848, aged 78 years. She lies buried in the South Sutton grave- yard.
Frederick Eaton, b. Nov. 16, 1793, son of John and Mary (Kim- ball) Eaton, learned the clothier's trade, which he followed for a time at Warner. He subsequently devoted himself to study and teaching, and once had the ministry in view. He m. Polly S. Badg- er, June 18, 1829, and settled down to farming. He became a very active member, and was for twenty-eight years deacon of the Congregational church of Warner. He was also for many years the superintendent of its Sabbath-school. His wife d. Aug. 27, 1861. He m. 2d, Mar. 26, 1863, Abiah Heath, and d. at Warner, Jan. 31, 1865. His second wife still survives him. His life of severest labor was consecrated to his religious zeal. He was wont. to rise every night several times for secret prayer, and had special hours devoted to prayer for relatives by name. Though a farmer of small means, he contributed sums of $30 and $40 at times to objects of Christian charity. He was a member of the American Bible Society, the American Tract Society, the Home Mission So- ciety, and the American and Foreign Christian Union.
Ruth Kimball Eaton, b. Feb. 10, 1795, was a tall woman, of queenly bearing, of strong memory, of wonderful geniality and ex- ecutive capacity. She educated herself at the academies of Salis-
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bury and Pembroke, and on Sept. 5, 1825, m., at what is now known as Eaton Grange, Robert H. Sherburne, b. Sept. 10, 1801. Mr. Sherburne was a bookseller and publisher in Concord, Portland, Me., and Boston, Mass. This couple were spared to celebrate their golden wedding, Sept. 6, 1875, in the same room in which they were married. Mr. Sherburne d. July 25, 1877, aged 75 years, and Mrs. Sherburne d. Sept. 13, 1882, aged 87 years. Children,-
Joseph, b. Nov. 17, 1826.
Mary Rebecca, b. Sept. 20, 1828.
Maria Louisa, b. Dec. 17, 1830.
Robert Hall, b. Feb. 3, 1833.
Joseph pursued his studies at Portland and at South Berwick, Me. He was clerk in a grocery store in Boston for several years, and later was clerk for his father in the book business. He now resides in Concord.
Mary Rebecca Sherburne, b. Sept. 20, 1828, on Nov. 22, 1853, m. Hon. Henry P. Rolfe, b. Feb. 13, 1821, the son of Benjamin and Margaret (Searle) Rolfe. His mother was the daughter of the first settled minister of Salisbury. He graduated at Dartmouth in 1848, was admitted to the bar in 1851, and belongs to the front rank of New Hampshire lawyers. He was a member of the board of education in Concord in 1852, and chairman of the same in 1853; member of the legislature in 1853, 1863, 1864; appointed post- master of Concord in 1866, but his commission was withheld for political reasons. He was U. S. district attorney from. 1869 to 1874, member of the lake commission for the state in 1878-'79, U. S. commissioner from 1866 to this time. Children,-
Marshall Potter, b. Sept. 29, 1854; d. Aug. 6, 1862.
Margaret Florence, b. Jan. 12, 1858; d. May 2, 1858. Henrietta Maria, b. Jan. 17, 1861; d. Sept. 22, 1862. Robert Henry, b. Oct. 16, 1863.
George Hamilton, b. Dec. 24, 1866.
Robert Henry Rolfe graduated at the Concord high school in 1880, and at Dartmouth college in 1884. He has since been en- gaged in the railroad and insurance business.
George H., after leaving the high school, studied at the academy in Holderness, and is engaged in railroad business.
Maria L. Sherburne, b. Dec. 17, 1830, m. in Concord, Oct. 6, 1852, Col. Jesse Augustus Gove, of Weare, b. Dec. 5, 1824. He graduated at Norwich (Vt.) Military University in 1847, and served as lieutenant in the 9th U. S. Infantry, and on General Pierce's
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staff in the Mexican war. At its close, his regiment being dis- banded, he studied law with President Pierce, of Pierce & Minot, and was admitted to the bar and opened a law office in Concord in 1851. He was deputy secretary of state from 1850 to 1855, and was then appointed captain of Company I, 10th Regular U. S. In- fantry, recruited his company, and was ordered to Fort Snelling, Minn. Here he served until the Mormon rebellion broke out. He participated with his regiment in this service and in other arduous frontier duty until the War of the Rebellion. Vice-President Henry Wilson had just raised the 22d Massachusetts Infantry, and ten- dered him the colonelcy of it, which he accepted. Massachusetts had no better regiment and no abler commander. His regiment in the Army of the Potomac, under Mcclellan, actively participated in the battles before Richmond, and Colonel Gove fell while gallantly leading his command at Gaines's Mill, Va., June 22, 1862. His portrait is preserved in the state capitol at Concord. Children,-
Charles Augustus, b. in Concord, July 5, 1854.
Jessie Ridgely, b. in Fort Ridgely, Minn., Aug. 30, 1856.
Charles Augustus Gove entered as a cadet in the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., in June, 1871, and graduated June, 1876. He served on the Pacific station three years, in China and Japan three years ; he has also served in the hydrographic office, Washington, D. C., and in Boston, Mass. He is now on coast sur- vey duty on the steamer McArthur in the north Pacific, off Wash- ington. Lieut. Charles A. Gove m. in Boston, Mass., May 23, 1887, Minnie, daughter of Horace Webster, of San Francisco, Cal.
Jessie Ridgely m. in Concord, Dec. 12, 1889, John Harris Pear- son, b. March 17, 1818, in Sutton, son of Thomas and Abigail (Ambrose) Pearson. Mr. Pearson was born in Sutton, and by dint of great energy, industry, and perseverance, and by faithful dis- charge of all responsibilities entrusted to him, has won for himself a position of prominence socially and politically, has acquired large wealth, and has been for many years one of the most influential directors of the Concord Railroad.
Robert H. Sherburne, b. Feb. 3, 1833, m. July 4, 1861, at Chelms- ford, Mass., Betsey Stocker, and settled at Green Bay, Wis. They returned to Concord in August, 1853, and in 1857 moved to McHenry, Ill., where he is a successful farmer. Betsey (Stocker) Sherburne d. at McHenry, Nov. 14, 1868, Children,-
John Eaton
ARTOTYPE, E BIERSTADT, N. Y.
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Maria Calista, b. at Howard, Wis., Mar. 20, 1852; m. at McHenry, Ill., Sept., 1869, Serene M. Gale.
Mary Rebecca, b. at Howard, Wis., Sept. 10, 1853; m. at Bethany, Mo., Mar., 1871, Oliver C. Churchill.
Annie Ashley, b. at Concord, Aug. 6, 1855.
Roberta Josephine, b. at McHenry, Ill., Jan. 22, 1857 ; m. at McHenry, Ill .. April, 1877, M. E. Whedon.
Ruth Kimball, b. at McHenry, Ill., Oct. 14, 1862; m. at McHenry, Ill., Dec. 4, 1884, E. J. Mansfield.
Robert Hall, b. at McHenry, Ill., Oct. 14, 1862; m. at Akron, Neb., Sept. 22, 1886, Marion Young.
Frederick I., b. at McHenry, Ill., July 15, 1864.
Newell Stocker, b. at McHenry, Ill., June 19, 1866 ; d. Mar. 5, 1867.
Robert H. Sherburne m., 2d, at McHenry, Ill., Jan. 2, 1870, Sarah M. Colby. Child,-
Flora Winifred, b. at McHenry, Ill., Dec. 11, 1870.
Rebecca Dodge Eaton, .b. June 3, 1796, spent her youth with her aunt, Mrs. Lucretia Haddock, in Salisbury, now Franklin. She devoted her life to teaching, mainly at Utica and Rochester, N. Y. She was gifted with a fine literary and poetic taste. She came to see her mother, and to aid in the care of her the last of her life. She spent her last years with her brother John, in Sutton, and d. at Eaton Grange, Dec. 9, 1852.
John Eaton, b. Nov. 7, 1798, learned the currier's trade at Croy- don, and worked at this for Consul Jarvis at Weathersfield, Vt., and afterward for his uncle, Wm. Haddock, in that portion of Salisbury now known as Franklin. His grandfather, Caleb Kimball, when aged, offered him his homestead farm on Kimball's hill if he would take charge of it and support him and wife till death. He accepted this proposition, and became a farmer. He m. in Sutton, June 5, 1828, Janet Collins, b. in Fishersfield, Jan. 2, 1808, the daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Gregg) Andrews. In John Eaton was united remarkable vigor of mind and body. He was a man of great energy and industry, and added farm to farm until he was the largest land owner in his section. He contributed to the excellent education which his children received. In Mrs. Eaton were blended strength and gentleness with the loftiest spirit of consecration of the New England mother. She sought to communicate to her chil- dren aspirations for a broader and higher life. She seized every opportunity for their education, but was still more eager for their religious training. She often gathered them about her, "as a hen
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