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Daughter, b. October, 1865; d. in infancy.
Edward, b. March, 1870.
They reside at Hillsborough Bridge.
Elijah, b. March 24, 1803, m. April 16, 1835, Fanny, b. June 25, 1804, daughter of Joshua and Sarah (George) Sawyer, of Warner. They lived in Warner. He was a sharp trader, a sprightly, genial
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gentleman, possessing an even, trustful, Christian temperament. Chil- dren,-
Frances A., b. June 29, 1836 ; m. June 26, 1883, Lucius H. Tyler, of Hopkinton.
Mary S., b. Nov. 3, 1837 ; d. Sept. 25, 1853.
Roxana, b. Jan. 20, 1840; d. March 12, 1843.
Sarah, b. May 12, 1842; d. Jan. 15, 1843.
Elijah, their father, d. March 24, 1843. His wife d. Sept. 26, 1885.
Nathaniel, b. April 27, 1805, m. in western New York and settled on a farm in Alabama, Genesee county, that state, where he resided till his death. He was one of the leaders in his church, a noble man, and an esteemed citizen. He d. March 26, 1844. Children,-
Sumner, m. and lives near Buffalo.
Martha, resides with her mother.
Mary, d. when young.
Nathaniel, enlisted in the army and d. a soldier.
James Vose, b. July 27, 1807, went to Pennsylvania as a stone quar- rier about 1831 or '32; was in business later, studied and practised law in Philadelphia until his health failed. He d. Nov. 13, 1843.
Roxana, b. June 26, 1811, attended school in New Hampton and Concord. She taught in Sutton, Warner, Bradford, and Concord. She was a teacher of a select school for young ladies in Boston, and was active there in Sabbath-school and missionary work.
Ariel K., b. Dec. 1, 1813, left home in 1832 to avail himself of better opportunities for study than his district afforded. He alternated his terms of studying with teaching or working. He attended school in South Sutton, Salisbury, South Newmarket, and Claremont. . At the latter place an attempt to study Greek and Latin was interrupted and almost ended by a severe illness. He taught in Hillsborough and in South Sutton the winter of 1833-'34, when many days he counted 85 scholars in the one school-room. The winter of 1835-'36 he taught in his own district, having thirty pupils. He taught a select school in Chelmsford, Mass. In 1836 he began teaching and studying law in Ohio, mostly in Washington, Fayette county. Later he went to Indi- ana. He m. June 3, 1839, Sarah McArthur, of Ross county, Ohio. She d. June 15, 1840. Their child, Byron, b. May 29, 1840, d. in infancy.
Mr. Eaton was county auditor of Randolph county, Ind., from 1841 to 1844. He was admitted to the bar in 1842. In 1844 he went to Iowa, from that time on taking a lively interest and an active part in the growth of Iowa. From 1846 to 1855 he lived in Delhi, Delaware county, practising law, holding county and other public offices of trust, and was member of the legislature four years. From 1855 to 1858 he was "receiver of public moneys for the Turkey river land district,"
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the sale for the period covering over two million acres of public land. In 1858 his office was located in Osage, Mitchell county, where he now lives, and is occupied in the management of his business, and writing occasionally for the press. He m., 2d, Dec. 7, 1845, in Randolph Co., Ind., Sarah Jarnagin, b. April 24, 1827, in Highland Co., Ohio, Chil- dren,-
Marshall Story, b. at Delhi, Sept. 26, 1846 ; d. Feb. 13, 1848.
Willard Lee, b. Oct. 13, 1848.
Sumner Franklin, b. Dec. 5, 1851.
Jones, b. May 21, 1858, at Osage ; d. Dec. 23, 1861.
Willard L. m. Laura R. Annis, b. Nov. 24, 1848, in Vermont. He is a lawyer in Osage. Children,-
Ivan Willard, b. Feb. 18, 1882; d. Sept. 17, 1884.
Allen March, b. March 15, 1887.
Sumner Franklin m. Aug. 7, 1876, Lucy A. Sherman, b. Jan. 8, 1854. He is a farmer, and resides in Osage. Children,-
Fred, b. July 28, 1877. Lee, b. Sept. 30, 1879.
Ross, b. Sept. 5, 1881. Jesse, b. Feb. 22, 1884.
Harry, b. Feb. 9, 1886.
Leonard, b. Nov. 6, 1888.
Carlos S., b. May 4, 1818, was reared by his widowed mother. He in turn remained with her, and always lived on the home farm. He was a hard-working, economical, upright citizen. By his prudence and good management he doubled the estate. He m. May 14, 1850, Laura, b. Dec. 11, 1822, daughter of Ezekiel and Lydia (Hardy) Dimond, of Warner. His wife was an ever ready aid by her industry and frugality. The sick and those in trouble were sure of a friend in Mrs. Eaton. She has walked alone at midnight across pastures and streams to re- lieve the suffering. Her influence was always for Christianity. Chil- dren,-
Martha A., b. March 17, 1851. Ellen M., b. May 29, 1853. Mary Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1855.
These three daughters, aside from close application in study in their own district, attended school in Warner and New London, and each taught several of the district schools in Sutton, Warner, and Wilmot, Martha teaching in the more distant town of Pottsville. Mr. Carlos S. Eaton d. Nov. 18, 1886. Mrs. Eaton resides in Charlstown, Mass.
Martha A., b. March 17, 1851, m. Oct. 17, 1872, Charles A., b. Sept. 2, 1848, son of George W. and Mary A. (Smith) Bemis, of Dublin. They reside at Boston Highlands, Mass. Children,-
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Florence M., b. July 27, 1873, in Harrisville.
Shirley Eaton, b. April 30, 1876,
Laura B., b. Jan. 20, 1878,
Melville C., b. Nov. 13, 1883, in Boston, Mass.
Ellen Maria, b. May 29, 1853, m. Sept. 23, 1880, Austin Calvin, b. July 13, 1836, son of Alanson and Maria (Gibson) Stearns, of Hopkin- ton, Mass. Child,-
Austin Eaton, b. March 16, 1883, in Westborough, Mass.
They reside in Peterborough.
Mary Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1855, m. Sept. 14, 1889, Benning M., b. Oct. 5, 1852, son of Dolphas S. and Anna R. (Eaton) Bean, of War- ner. Mr. Benning M. Bean is a stock-raiser in Montana. Their resi- dence is Grass Range, Montana.
Nathaniel Eaton, b. in Haverhill, Mass., May 4, 1775, son of Na- thaniel and Rebecca (Dodge) Eaton, m. in that town Oct. 11, 1797, Sarah Emerson, of the same place, b. April 21, 1778, daughter of Eltrimer and Sarah Eaton Emerson. He first moved to Hopkinton, and bought a farm about a mile north of Contoocookville. Here he remained but two years, when he sold out and bought for $950 the eighty acre farm of Josiah Cutler, in Sutton, where he estab- lished his home in 1801 and spent the remainder of his life. Mr. Cutler bought of Abraham Wells, and had a small frame building on the site of the present mansion, and barns where the present barns are.
In 1814 Nathaniel Eaton built the house in which he afterward lived and died, and in 1822 the large barns opposite. He had the first chaise in use in the neighborhood. He was an enterprising and thrifty farmer, of clear and strong mind, and decided convictions. He was a good neighbor, and his relations to all were cordial, but that between "Neighbor Adams"-John Adams, who lived near him- and " Neighbor Eaton," as each called the other, was for over sixty years a model of unbroken friendliness. He was an active member and a zealous supporter of the Baptist church in Sutton, and after- ward of that in Warner. He was greatly attached to all his rela- tives, and followed them with a lively interest wherever scattered. His mother spent her last days with him and his brother Elijah, and died at his house. He made long journeys to visit his scattered kindred in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. He was accustomed for years with his wife to visit his relatives in Haver- hill, Mass., and then always to make a stay at the beach at Plum Island near Salisbury, Mass., and sometimes he was able to take
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trips to Saratoga Springs. On one of these visits to Haverhill his wife suddenly sickened and died, aged 67 years. Hers was the first burial in the neighborhood burying-ground on the Waterloo road. He died on the 9th day of May, 1875, over one hundred years of age, in full possession of all his faculties, revered as a patriarch by a large circle of relatives, and respected by all who knew him. His cen- tennial birthday was celebrated at his home on May 4, 1875, by a large gathering of his kindred and friends. A letter in the Boston Journal gave the following account of that interesting event :
To-day the venerable centenarian, Nathaniel Eaton, of Sutton, completed the full term of a hundred years, and the rare and un- frequent occurrence of such an event was duly observed and com- memorated by the many relatives, friends, and neighbors of this worthy patriarch, who paid their respects to him and his in a way so cordial that it was made the source of much pleasure to all. Mr. Eaton lives with his son, George C. Eaton, Esq., one of the most respected, hard-working, and, withal, well-to-do farmers in all this section of the country, and on the identical farm to which the father moved when yet a young man, now nearly three fourths of a cen- tury ago, and on which he has ever since resided, and reared a large family of children, who are and have been among the most worthy and respected of the community. Here he has toiled and prospered, and lived to see his whole ancestry, the companions of his youth, the associates of his mature years, and the companion of his bosom, all fall, one by one, in the way of life, until now only he remains among them.
Mr. Eaton, dressed in a new and his centennial suit of black, received his friends in a cordial way, easily recognizing and remem- bering all, and gave each as hearty a grasp of the hand and as warm a welcome as most men of seventy. His mental organism shows little impairment, and he yet converses fluently and quite intelligently, while his physical strength, with the store of latent vitality yet left to draw upon, warrants his friends in hoping for sev- eral years.
As previously stated in the Journal, Mr. Eaton was born in Haverhill, Mass., and was the son of Capt. Nathaniel Eaton. His wife was Mrs. Sarah Emerson, by whom he had ten children, four of whom are now living, three being present. Hon. Leonard Eaton, for many years a successful practitioner in the healing art at War- ner, and now deceased, was his eldest son. Among those present were six nieces and nephews, between the ages of seventy and eighty, whose average is seventy-three-a fact pleasing to the new advocates of biometry had they been present, as length of years seems to attach to all bearing this name.
Among the relatives present were Dr. Jacob Eaton of Harvard, Mass., Hon. John Y. Mugridge and family of Concord, Miss Susan
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Eaton, Mrs. Sherburne, and Mrs. Col. Jesse A. Gove, also of Con- cord, Hon. George C. Gilmore of Manchester, D. C. Emerson, Esq., of Chelmsford, Mass., Mr. R. Mason of North Conway, Jubal Eaton, and Carlos Eaton and family.
Among those present not related to the hero of the occasion were Rev. David Gage of Manchester, Rev. W. H. Walker of Warner, R. Thompson, Esq., A. Whittier of Newburyport, Mass., and sev- eral representatives of the press. The exercises closed at a late hour with music, singing, speaking, the reading of a spicy, witty, and humorous poem from Dr. Jacob S. Eaton, and letters from absent ones, including that of Gen. John Eaton, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Charles Eaton, Esq., of Washington, D. C., Rev. Horace Eaton, D. D., of New York, and Rev. Albert Heald, of Amherst. The day and the occasion were most enjoyable.
Children,-
Leonard, b. in Hopkinton, June 10, 1800; d. March 22, 1868. Mesehellum, b. in Sutton, October, 1803; d. June 28, 1864. Alvin, b. in Sutton, Dec. 18, 1805 ; d. March, 1873. Nathaniel, b. in Sutton, Jan. 22, 1808 ; d. April, 1874. Rolinda, b. in Sutton, June 12, 1810 ; d. Sept. 14, 1818. George Clinton, b. in Sutton, July 28, 1814.
Cynthia, b. in Sutton, May 21, 1821.
Hon. Leonard Eaton, b. June 10, 1800, m. at Warner, 1828, Susan Evans, b. Jan. 25, 1801, daughter of Hon. Benjamin and Susan (Wad- leigh) Evans. He lived all of his married life in Warner. He studied medicine with Dr. Caleb Buswell, of Warner, and graduated at the medical department of Dartmouth college in 1826, and began the prac- tice of his profession at Hampstead, but soon after he bought out his old instructor, Dr. Buswell, and settled in Warner, where he remained until his death. He was a skilful physician, and enjoyed an extensive practice in his own and adjoining towns. He was a cordial supporter . of the Baptist church and a faithful leader of the choir. He was a rep- resentative in the state legislature in 1851-'52, a member of the consti- tutional convention in 1852, and a member of the state senate 1853-'54. He d. Nov. 22, 1868, and his wife d. July, 1874. Children,-
Susan Evans, b. Feb. 24, 1833; d. Dec. 11, 1889.
Maria George, b. Aug. 22, 1835.
Sophronia Badger, b. Feb. 19, 1837 ; d. Feb. 28, 1864.
Susan E. was a ready scholar; she completed her studies at New Hampton, and became one of the most successful teachers in this region, teaching some of the most difficult schools with marked approval. Her wit and humor were of rare quality, and her kindness of heart was unbounded. She died at her sister's, Mrs. Mugridge's, in Concord, Dec. 11, 1889.
Maria George, b. Aug. 22, 1835, m. Dec. 31, 1857, Hon. John Y.
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Mugridge, b. April 14, 1832, son of Benning W. and Nancy C. Mug- ridge, and lived in Concord. He was one of the most eminent and successful lawyers in New Hampshire. He had perhaps the most lucrative practice of any in the state. He was a member of the state senate, and president of that body in 1868-'69. He d. April 14, 1884. Since his death Mrs. Mugridge and family, and her sister Susan, spent a year travelling in Europe. Children,-
Annie M., b. Aug. 20, 1860. v John Minot, b. Aug. 27, 1867.
Sophronia Badger Eaton m. July 3, 1863, Hilliard Davis, of Davis- ville, Warner. She d. Feb. 28, 1864.
Mesehellum Eaton, b. October, 1803, never married ; lived in the edge of Warner across the road, and a fourth of a mile below his father's homestead. For several years he lived with his brother Alvin, in Maryland, but died in Sutton, June 28, 1864.
Alvin Eaton, b. Dec. 18, 1805, m. March 3, 1845, Hannah W. Hardy, b. Dec. 21, 1820. She d. June 11, 1857. He settled in Woodstock, Md., in 1829 or 1830. He was a worker on stone, and owned and managed the Fox Rock granite quarries, at Woodstock. He furnished stone for the court-house, jail, and city hall, and for the depot of the B. & O. Railroad, at Baltimore, and for the post-office extension in Washington, D. C. He was a large contractor, and a man of great enterprise and indomitable energy. Children,-
Alvin, b. Dec. 10, 1847 ; d. 1847.
Ellen Maria, b. March 3, 1849.
George S., b. Oct. 7, 1852; d. May 1857.
Alvin Eaton m., 2d, Jan. 3, 1859, Sylvia Hazeltine, b. in Rocking- ham, Vt., Dec. 25, 1823, daughter of James and Fanny Hazeltine. He d. March, 1873.
Ellen Maria Eaton graduated at the Penacook high school, and March 3, 1875, m. John J. Evans, of Wales, England, and settled at Wookstock, Md. Children,-
Sylvia Hannah, b. May 24, 1876.
Alvin Eaton, b. June 11, 1879.
George Isaac, b. Aug. 9, 1881.
Nathaniel Eaton, Jr., b. Jan. 22, 1808, m. Feb. 18, 1855, Harriet Augustine Ricketts. He studied medicine with his brother, Dr. Leon- ard Eaton, and attended lectures at Dartmouth and Bowdoin colleges. He practised his profession in Mississippi and Texas, and after a visit to his old home removed to Mountain View, Cal., where he d. April, 1874.
Rolinda Eaton, b. June 12, 1810, d. Sept. 14, 1818.
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Hon. George C. Eaton, b. July 28, 1814, m. October, 1842, Lorinda Rowell, b. October, 1821, daughter of Silas and Susan (Pettee) Rowell. She d. July 15, 1851. He has lived all his life at his father's old homestead. He has made this one of the best farms in Sutton. His circumstances have enabled him to travel in many of the states of the Union. He is a man who has been greatly trusted by his neighbors. He was for many years a selectman, and the supervisor of elections for Sutton, and has represented the town in the state legislature. ' Child,- Georgiana, b. Dec. 31, 1849 ; d. July 7, 1865.
Hon. George C. Eaton in., 2d, March 19, 1863, Betsey Jane Pressey, b. April 12, 1837, daughter of Winthrop and Hannah (Bean) Pressey.
Cynthia Eaton, b. May 21, 1821, m. Dec. 20, 1860, William H. Allen, b. July 21, 1815, and lives at Penacook. He is a prosperous merchant. She taught many schools with marked success before mar- riage.
SAMUEL ANDREW, AND HIS DESCENDANTS, ANDREWS, PEASLEE, MARTIN, PUTNAM, AND JONES.
The Andrew or Andrews family, resident in Sutton, trace their origin to Samuel and Mary Dodge Andrew, who came from Danvers, Mass., and settled in Sutton. The orchard and site of the house where they once resided are now pointed out on the old road that leads from Long pond to Sutton Centre.1 Samuel Andrew was here before 1786, for that year he was appointed one of a commit- tee to locate the meeting-house. His ancestors, it appears, inter- married with those of the name of Porter, Putnam, and Peabody.
Dr. A. P. Putnam, who, by one of these marriages, is connected with the Andrews, says that Daniel, the father of Samuel Andrew, was born at Danvers, or Salem Village, as it was called, Sept. 28, 1725. This Daniel was descended from the Daniel who came from Watertown to Danvers, who was descended from Thomas, the first of the line to arrive in America, and who settled in Cambridge, Mass.
Daniel, the father of Samuel Andrew, married, Sept. 20, 1730, Ginger Hutchinson, widow of Elisha Hutchinson, and daughter of Israel and Sarah (Putnam) Porter. He died before 1756.
Israel Porter was son of Israel, son of John Porter, emigrant from England, and settler at Salem Village. His wife, Sarah, was daughter of James Putnam, son of Capt. John, son of John Putnam, immigrant, also settler of Danvers, and progenitor of all the Put- nams in the country.
The only child of above Elisha and Ginger (Porter) Hutchinson was Col. Israel Hutchinson, a very prominent citizen of Danvers, and greatly distinguished in the Revolutionary war.
The father of the last named Daniel Andrew was also named Daniel. He was born at Salem or Salem Village, and was baptized
1 This farm was sold to Dea. Joseph Greeley, but it is now owned by Walter G. Andrews, great-grandson of Samuel and Mary (Dodge) Andrews.
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at the First church, Salem, Sept. 2, 1677, and died Feb. 6, 1728. He married, Feb. 12, 1701-'2, Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. John and Hannah (Andrew) Peabody, of Boston, Mass. This' Daniel's father was the Daniel, born in Watertown, Mass., in March, 1643, who removed to Danvers. He married Sarah, daughter of the above John Porter, immigrant, and died Dec. 3, 1702.
Israel Andrew, brother of Daniel, and uncle of Samuel, married Anne Porter, descendant of John Porter, immigrant, and had five daughters,-Sarah, Anna, Mary, Eunice, and Hulda. Sarah married Dea. Edmund Putnam. Mary married a kinsman, John Andrew, grandfather of Israel W. Andrew, resident of Dan- vers, Mass., and recent Greenback candidate for governor in Mas- sachusetts. Eunice married Elias Endicott, who was a lineal descendant of Gov. John Endicott, and whose daughter, Anna, married Israel Putnam, grandfather of Dr. A. P. Putnam, and son of the above Dea. Edmund Putnam. To simplify this matter, it may be put thus :
Thomas and Rebecca Andrew.
Daniel and Sarah (Porter) Andrew.
Daniel and Elizabeth (Peabody) Andrew.
Daniel and Ginger (Hutchinson) (Porter) Andrew.
Samuel and Mary (Dodge) Andrew.
This Samuel, the first Andrew in Sutton, was lame,-tradition has it, from injuries received in the French and Indian war. He worked at the trade of tailor. He was a very kind neighbor. He was born in Danvers, Mass., April 11, 1741, and died in Sutton March 7, 1796.1 He married, June 1, 1762, Mary Dodge who died in Sutton, April 19, 1809, in her 65th year. Children,-
Daniel, b. May 13, 1764 ; d. -.
Mary, b. March, 14, 1766 ; d. 1831.
Nathan, b. Nov. 15, 1767; d. Sept. 7. 1853.
Samuel, b. Jan. 16, 1770; d. March 1, 1837.
John, b. Dec. 18, 1772; d. Sept. 6, 1808.
Israel, b. June 21, 1776 ; d. Aug. 18, 1859.
Sarah, b. April 21, 1779; d. Jan. 1, 1858.
Hannah, b. May 10, 1781 ; d. Jan 5, 1844.
Perley, b. Sept. 4, 1783 ; d. May 8, 1859.
Betsey, b. Jan 28, 1787 ; d. March 23, 1849.
Daniel, oldest child of Samuel and Mary (Dodge) Andrew, m. Jan. 1, 1790, Sally, daughter of Moses and Judith (Bean) Quinby. Chil- dren,-
1 Mrs. Worthen's mother, Sally (Greeley) Harvey, said,-" Samuel Andrew's was the first funeral I ever attended. My mother charged me to remember the text of the ser- mon. It was Job 7 : 9th and 10th verses."
Dr. Jesse H. Foster.
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Daniel, b. Jan. 7, 1791 ; d. --.
John, b. April 17, 1795 ; d.
Moses, b. Oct. 7, 1799 ; d. - -. Mary, b. Sept. 23, 1802; d. Sept. 20, 1868.
John, b. April 17, 1795, m. Mary Sweetser. They spent most of their lives in North Sutton. Children, three,-two died in infancy. Their daughter, Elizabeth Q., b. Oct., 1826, in Painesville, Ohio ; m. Thomas J. Cloudman, of Concord : d. April, 1878, in Concord. Children, --
John A., b. Sept. 15, 1850, m. Mary F. Messer, June 12, 1882. They live in Concord.
Mary Ella, b. May 15, 1852 ; m. C. S. Chadwick. Children, five,- three sons and two daughters.
Fred E., b. Oct. 22, 1854; m. Ellen L. Bourlet, Dec. 6, 1877. Three children, born in Concord,-Carl, b. Feb. 1, 1879, d. May, 1880; Don, b. June, 1880, d. -; Lizzie Maud, b. Sept. 6, 1882. He is foreman in the press-room of the Statesman office, Concord.
Mary, b. in Sutton, Sept. 23, 1802; d. in Illinois, Sept. 20, 1868. She m. Jan. 8, 1827, Dr. Jesse Haven Foster, b. June 20, 1801, in Hanover, son of Jonathan and Mary (Greeley) Foster. Shubel Greeley, of Salisbury, was father of Mary (Greeley) Foster. Dr. Foster com- menced the study of medicine with Dr. Benjamin Lovering, in Sutton, in 1820. In the years 1821 to 1824 he studied with Dr. Lyman of Warner; graduated at Burlington, Vt., in December, 1824; began the practice of medicine in Washington, Vt., June, 1825, and there re- mained till 1837, when he removed to Lake county, Ill., where he prac- tised many years, being the first physician in the county. In all, his medical practice extended over a period of fifty years. On retiring he returned East to spend the remaining years of his life. He now resides with his daughter in Auburndale, Mass.
By the practice of his profession, and by the rise in value of land in and near Chicago, purchased before the city was built, Dr. Foster be- came quite wealthy, and being of an amiable, friendly disposition and an excellent physical constitution, with every faculty of body and mind unimpaired, though now in his 90th year, seems to have as complete enjoyment of life as if he were half a century younger. He reads with- out the help of glasses, eats and sleeps well, drives out in his carriage, and goes unattended in railroad and other cars, studies the daily pa- pers, and keeps well acquainted with current public events, tells a good story, and laughs at other people's jokes as heartily as ever he did.
Children,-
Helen M., b. March 3, 1829 ; m. Dec. 2, 1849, Ansel B. Cook. She d. Jan. 20, 1881, in a railroad accident.
Elizabeth C., b. June 15, 1834 ; m. Oct. 14, 1867, George B. Deming, senior partner of Deming, Davis & Co., wholesale iron, coal, and coke merchants, Boston, Mass. Residence, Auburndale, Mass. Child,- Helen Adéle Deming, b. July 15, 1868.
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Mary Andrew, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Dodge) Andrew, m. Timothy Peaslee. She was found dead in her bed in the morning, about 1831. She had no children.
Nathan Andrew, Samuel Andrew's third child, b. in Danvers, Mass., Nov. 15, 1767, m. at Bradford, Feb. 13, 1798, Hannah Gregg, of New Boston, and settled in Fishersfield near the mill-pond. Mrs. Hannah G. Andrew was born in New Boston, Aug. 26, 1771. Her parents were James and Janet (Collins) Gregg.1 Mrs. Andrew's brother, John Gregg, built the first mills at Bradford Mills, and died from a rupture of a blood-vessel at the age of thirty, leaving behind him the memory of a character of marked excellence. Tradition has it that at a time of great scarcity he restored, unobserved, the toll to the sacks of the poor and needy, who discovered his generosity on emptying them.
The first immigrant of the line of Hannah (Gregg) Andrew is believed by Miss C. Augusta Gregg 2 to be Capt. James Gregg, born in Scot- land ; settled in Antrim, Ireland, with his parents, in 1690; married Janet Cargil; had four sons and one daughter; and came to London- derry in 1718. He had acquired considerable property as linen draper, and received honorable mention for his generous use of it and for his resolute and encouraging bearing among his fellow-colonists who landed at Cape Elizabeth, where they were obliged to pass the winter. In addition to his pro rata share of land he received one hundred and fifty acres and control of Beaver river for building the first saw- and grist-mill in his town. His descendant, Dea. James Gregg, in 1814 built the first horse-wagon in town. Another descendant, Thomas Gregg, who married Ann Leslie, was Mrs. Hannah Andrew's grand- father. He settled in the northern part of New Boston, where he pur- sued the trade of weaver.
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