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probably two. Daniel Ball, of Brookfield, Mass. (may have been grandson of Edward1) and Patience, his wife, had : Benjamin,4 b. 1752, in Brookfield ; d. Feb. 19, 1782. Silas5 Ball, b. 1775, in Lev- erett, Mass. ; d. April 5, 1844. Silas6 Ball, jr., b. 1804, in Town- shend, Vt. ; d. Aug. 20, 1887, in Leverett. Charles L.7 Ball, b. May, 16, 1831, in Leverett ; m. April 3, 1860, Mary L. (b. March 20, 1835), daughter of Seth Wood of Leverett. Children : Anna M., b. July 8, 1861; m. Walter F. Oakman. Charles H., b. Aug. 13, 1863; d. March 11, 1880. Flora M., b. May 1, 1868 ; m. J. Byron Porter.
JOSIAH BALL m. March 31, 1834, Amanda Worden.
BALDWIN.
NAHUM BALDWIN m. June 3, 1812, Philinda Harvey of Marl- borough.
BALLOU.
SILAS2 BALLOU (Jesse] of Richmond), b. Dec. 10, 1787; m., 1st, Feb. 8, 1810, Anna (b. May 23, 1790 ; d. Feb. 3, 1853), daughter of Ebenezer Saunders of Fitzwilliam; m., 2nd, July 6, 1854, Mrs. Ches- ter Coombs (d. Aug. 28, 1883). He d. Sept. 16, 1872. Children : Leonard, b. Feb. 1, 1811 ; d. in Richmond. Laura Ann, b. Aug. 23, 1812 ; m. Ansel Bourn ; d. 1872. Willard, b. Oct. 25, 1815. Elisha, b. May 28, 1817 ; d. Apr. 3, 1820. Amasa, b. Jan. 1, 1819. Alsaida, b. July 28, 1820; m. Henry Ballou, jr., of Richmond. Emily, b. March 12, 1822; m. Ozial Ballou; d. Nov. 20, 1852. Lorinda, b. Dec. 9, 1823 ; m. Ozial Ballou. Silas Warren, b. Nov. 5, 1825. Asa L., b. Feb. 4, 1829. William C., b. Apr. 9, 1832 ; d. Sept. 20, 1833.
WILLARD3 BALLOU (Silas,2 Jesse1), b. Oct. 25, 1815 ; m. March 31, 1840, Abigail (b. Feb. 11, 1819), daughter of Jesse Forrestall of Fitzwilliam ; came from Richmond in 1857. Children : Willard Irv- ing, b. July 1, 1841. Joseph W., b. Dec. 19, 1843. Frank E., b. Jan. 25, 1845. Lunette M., b. May 17, 1852 ; m. G. D. Stone.
AMASA3 BALLOU (Silas,2 Jesse1), b. Jan. 1, 1819 ; m., 1st, July 4, 1841, Lavina (b. Jan. 14, 1823; d. Dec. 13, 1844), daughter of Henry Ballou ; m., 2nd, widow Brooks (b. Jan. 25 ,1812 ; d. Oct. 25, 1849), daughter of Jesse Forrestall, Fitzwilliam ; m., 3d, Jan. 15, 1850, widow of Charles Marsh (b. June 8, 1827 ; d. Oct. 28, 1888), daughter of Josiah Hammond. Children : Albert A., b. March 17, 1843. Henrietta, b. June 19, 1846 ; d. Sept. 4, 1849. Eden Sawyer,
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b. Nov. 17, 1848; d. Aug. 30, 1849. Eleanor J., b. about 1850 ; m. Samuel Bishop. Isabel Hammond, b. March 5, 1853; d. April 28, 1855. Isabel Nancy, b. Aug. 15, 1857 ; m. John M. Prentice.
SILAS W.3 BALLOU (Silas,2 Jesse1), b. Nov. 5, 1825 ; m. Feb. 12, 1851, Sarah J., daughter of Nathan Leonard of Providence, R. I. Children : Delancy L., b. Nov. 11, 1851 ; d. Jan. 21, 1861. Elada G., b. March 27, 1865; d. Aug. 3, 1865.
ASA L.3 BALLOU (Silas,2 Jesse1).
WILLARD I.4 BALLOU ( Willard,3 Silas,2 Jesse1), b. July 1, 1841; m. Nov. 26, 1864, Eda E. (b. Dec. 14, 1851), daughter of C. C. Fuller, Gardner, Mass. Children : Viola E., b. Feb. 27, 1866; d. Oct. 19, 1873. Josephine A., b. Dec. 31, 1867; d. Sept. 29, 1873. Demeritt I., b. May 19, 1869 ; d. Oct. 19, 1873. Mary U. B., b. Apr. 26, 1871. Bernis F., b. Dec. 29, 1874.
JOSEPH W.4 BALLOU ( Willard,3 Silas,2 Jesse1), b. Dec. 19, 1843 ; m., Feb. 26, 1865, Flavilla M. (b. Sept. 10, 1846), daughter of Far- ris Taft. Children : Willie F., b. Nov. 12, 1866. Nora A., b. Sept. 28, 1868. Frank J., b. Feb. 25, 1871. L. Earl, b. Sept. 22, 1874. Lucy F., b. Sept. 26, 1875.
FRANK E.4 BALLOU ( Willard,3 Silas,2 Jesse1), b. Jan. 25, 1845 ; m. June 25, 1873, Julia J., daughter of Eri B. Jerome. Children : Effie J., b. Aug. 12, 1873 ; d. Aug. 28, 1874. George L., b. Sept. 8, 1874. James M., b. Jan. 22, 1877. Edgar F., b. Sept. 30, 1878. Charles J., b. June 29, 1880. Annis M., b. July 14, 1882. Ora S., b. May 1, 1884.
RUSSELL2 BALLOU (James1 of Richmond), b. July 11, 1763 ; m., 1st, Feb. 23, 1783, Henrietta Aldrich (d. June 8, 1827) ; m., 2nd, April 16, 1829, Mrs. Bebe Mellen (d. 1854). He d. Nov. 10, 1847. Chil- dren by Henrietta : Betsey, b. Oct. 6, 1783; m. Royal Blanding. Amy, b. Oct. 27, 1785. Nicene, b. March 6, 1788; m. Abel Bliss. Asquire, b. May 8, 1792. Russell, b. 1794. Luther, b. Sept. 7, 1797. Priscilla, b. Jan. 25, 1800; d. May 8, 1814. Olive, b. Aug. 29, 1803 ; m. Jacob Boyce of Richmond.
ALONZO4 BALLOU (Asquire,3 Russell,2 James1 of Richmond), b. Feb. 17, 1817; m. Oct. 18, 1838, Sarah (b. Dec. 21, 1821), daughter of Joel Mellen. He d. July 1, 1877. Children : Albert, b. Aug. 7,
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1843 ; d. Oct. 15, 1843. Jotham, b. Nov. 11, 1844. Amy D., b. June 22, 1846 ; d. Sept. 3, 1846. Charles R., b. Sept. 11, 1848. Ella Jane, b. Nov. 12, 1851 ; d. March 19, 1857. Joel Gilbert, b. Dec. 24, 1852; d. May 11, 1867. Augusta, d. young. George Oscar, b. Nov. 1, 1858. Wallace A., b. Nov. 27, 1860; d. May 12, 1867.
JOTHAMS BALLOU (Alonzo,4 Asquire,3 Russell,2 James1), b. Nov. 11, 1844 ; m. Ann Asenath (b. Oct. 22, 1845 ; d. April 20, 1867), daugh- ter of, Asa Healy.
CHARLES R.5 BALLOU (Alonzo,4 Asquire,3 Russell,2 James1), b. Sept. 11, 1848 ; m. Feb. 22, 1875, Henrietta A. (b. June 3, 1854), daughter of J. R. Brown. Children : Elmore R., b. Nov. 22, 1875. Harry L., b. July 19, 1877. Don A., b. Dec. 8, 1878. Clyde, b. Jan. 17, 1881 ; d. March 22, 1881. Charles E., b. Jan. 17, 1884.
JAMES MONROE5 BALLOU (James,4 Seth,3 Seth,2 James1 of Rich- mond), b. Sept. 24, 1841 ; m., 1st, Sarah Jane (b. Nov. 29, 1845 ; d. April 26, 1873), daughter of W. Jillson of Richmond ; m., 2nd, Nov. 16, 1875, Hattie L. Ripley (b. May 26, 1857). Children : Almer Jane, b. March 14, 1868 ; m. Frank O. Dodge. Mary E., d. Lizzie O., d.
DAVID3 BALLOU (David,2 Maturin1 of Richmond), b. Oct., 1798 ; m. June 22, 1859, Mrs. Joanna Holbrook ; d. June 1, 1872.
LORENZO3 BALLOU (Aaron,2 Jesse1 of Richmond), b. Dec. 7, 1820; d. July 11, 1890 ; m. Feb. 25, 1847, Italy Ballou of Richmond (b. March 30, 1830. Children : Silvia D., b. July 27, 1848 ; d. May 16, 1849. Truman L., b. May 28, 1850. An infant, b. Jan., 1854 ; d. Oct. 20, 1854. Ella M., b. Sept. 8, 1858 ; d. June 14, 1861. Emma L., b. Oct. 6, 1860 ; m. Nelson A. Collier. Milo L., b. March 9, 1868.
WILLIAM W.3 BALLOU (Aaron,2 Jessel of Richmond), b. June 15, 1833 ; m. Mary A. Williams of Solon, Maine.
TRUMAN L.4 BALLOU (Lorenzo,3 Aaron,2 Jessel of Richmond), b. May 28, 1850 ; m. March 23, 1881, Dora M. Heath of Jaffrey.
MOSES1 BALLOU of Smithfield, R. I., b. June 2, 1781; m. Dec. 28, 1818, Martha Randall (b. Feb. 29, 1792; d. Sept. 23, 1873, in Swanzey), of North Providence, R. I. ; d. Oct. 3, 1838, in Troy. Children : John R., b. Aug. 25, 1819 ; d. Sept. 24, 1819. Deziali C., b. March 20, 1821, in Smithfield, R. I. ; m. Benjamin Read. Moses D., b. Dec. 2, 1822. Albert R., b. in Troy, Dec. 26, 1824.
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MOSES D.2 BALLOU ( Moses1 of Troy), b. Dec. 2, 1822 ; m. Jan. 18, 1850, Eunice F. (b. March 11, 1829), daughter of Elijah Lane ; d. Nov. 27, 1867. Child : Fanny Martha, b. June 19, 1855 ; m. Eugene E. Applin. 1
ALBERT R.2 BALLOU (Moses' of Troy), b. Dec. 26, 1824 ; d. Nov. 20, 1865 ; m. Dec. 26, 1849, Mary M. (b. March 31, 1829), daughter of Benjamin Mason. Children : Frank Albert, b. March 4, 1850 ; d. Feb. 11, 1890. Emma M., b. Nov. 23, 1855; d. March 28, 1856. Elwin M., b. July 24, 1857 ; d. Apr. 28, 1859. Ella M., b. Feb. 22, 1859 ; d. Nov. 3, 1865. Mary Deziah, b. June 22, 1862 ; m. Charles Eveleth.
JOHN F.5 BALLOU (Ozial,4 Ebenezer,3 Ozial,2 James1), b. July 28, 1853 ; m., 1st, March 2, 1874, Jennie, daughter of Luke Ellor; m., 2nd, M. Etta, daughter of Clark B. Holbrook of Springfield, Mass. Child : - , b. April 11, 1887.
BANKS.
JAMES1 BANKS, b. Dec. 19, 1751; m. - Marthen (b. Oct. 17, 1752 ; d. Nov. 19, 1829) ; d. Aug. 13, 1835. Child : William, b. Nov. 2, 1777, in Rutland, Mass.
WILLIAM2 BANKS (James1), b. Nov. 2, 1777 ; m., 1st, Nov. 25, 1806, Polly Wiley (d. Nov. 1, 1816) of Rockingham, Vt. ; m., 2nd, Sept. 24, 1817, Mary Weaver (d. Nov. 12, 1821) ; m., 3d, April 25, 1826, Martha H. Chapman (d. 1859). He d. March 26, 1848. Children by Polly Wiley : Almira, b. May 10, 1808. Sarah S., b. April 28, 1810. William, b. April 24, 1812. Mary M. b. May 9, 1814. Silvia and Sylvanus, b. Sept. 25, 1816 ; he d. Oct. 11, 1846. Silvia m. Lyman Parker. Children by Mary Weaver : Harriet W., b. July 18, 1818 ; m. Oren Wyley of Greenfield, Mass .; d. 1872. Philena G., b. Jan. 2, 1820 ; m. Darius Peterson of Winchester ; d. Feb., 1876. Child by Martha H. Chapman : Alanson W., b. Dec. 20, 1827.
ALANSON W.3 BANKS ( William,2 James1), b. Dec. 20, 1827 ; m., 1st, Sept. 10, 1850, Selanda S. (d. Mar. 22, 1866), daughter of Israel Applin ; m., 2nd, Jan. 14, 1870, Eunice F. Lane (d. Apr. 1, 1872), widow of Moses D. Ballou. Children : Etta V., b. July 20, 1858. Henry W., b. April 10, 1864.
HENRY W.4 BANKS (Alanson W.,3 William,2 James1), b. April 10, 1864 ; m. Mary E. (b. April 15, 1870), daughter of Andrew B. Cook. Child : Edith May, b. March 23, 1890.
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BARDEN.
CHARLES A.2 BARDEN (Abner S.1 of Richmond), b. Sept. 17, 1859 ; m. Dec. 31, 1883, Nellie M. (b. March 8, 1865), daughter of Luther Alexander. Child : Charles D., b. Aug. 21, 1885.
BARTLETT.
SYLVANUS BARTLETTI (Sylvanus2 of Northfield, Mass.), m., 1st, July 10, 1845, Catherine L. (d. Jan. 8, 1849), daughter of Seth Willard of Winchester ; m., 2nd, Nov. 7, 1868, Mary Jane, daughter of Jonathan Ellis of Kentucky. Children : Cassius M. C., d. Aug. 27, 1849. Percey Gordon, b. Aug. 30, 1870. Lula E., b. Sept. 6, 1875.
FRED F.2 BARTLETT (Royal] of Guilford, Vt.), b. Apr. 29, 1836 ; m. Jan. 28, 1864, Livonia M. (b. March 20, 1846), daughter of Lyman Leach. Children : Fred E., b. Nov. 11, 1864. Lillian M., b. July 5, 1866. Rosie E., b. Oct. 8, 1868. Mary E., b. Feb. 7, 1871. Sarah J., b. Jan. 7, 1873. Laura W., b. Apr. 21, 1875. Anna R., b. Apr. 16, 1877.
BARRETT.
ALFRED BARRETT m. Aug. 5, 1806, Philinda Hale.
BATTLES.
PHINEHAS BATTLES m. July 27, 1797, Lydia Blodgett.
BATES.
JARVIS BATES and his wife Eliza Ann had : Julius Jarvis, b. Aug. 15, 1839. Ann Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1842 ; d. Aug. 20, 1843. Edwin Earl, b. Jan. 7, 1843.
DANIEL H. BATES m. Apr. 28, 1840, Mary Ann, daughter of Ben- jamin Thatcher.
BAXTER.
DR. HENRY2 BAXTER (Robert1 of Providence, R. I.), of Pomfret, Vt., b. March 15, 1784 ; m., 1st, Sept. 24, 1804, Mary (b. 1779 ; d. Feb. 23, 1843), daughter of Elijah Weedon of Conn .; m., 2nd, Feb. 4, 1844, Mary Ann, widow of Clark Wilson ; he d. April 4, 1853. Children by Mary : Edith, b. July 8, 1805 ; m. George Johnson of Surry. Anna H., b. Nov. 20, 1807 ; m. Aug. 14, 1831, Rufus Thompson. Mary G., b. Oct. 24, 1809 ; d. May 16, 1845. Darwin D., b. April 10,
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1811 ; d. July 7, 1863. Henry C., b. Jan. 1, 1813 ; d. Aug. 22, 1843. Belinda B., b. March 11, 1815; m. Jonathan W. Capron. Sarah W., b. Oct. 24, 1817 ; m. Hiram Drewry of Girard, Pa. Philotha P., b. Dec. 12, 1822 ; m. Thomas H. Wellington of Holyoke, Mass. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 15, 1845 ; m. B. F. Evans of Keene.
DARWIN D.3 BAXTER (Henry,2 Robert1), b. April 10, 1811 ; m., 1st, Parmelia Smith of Warwick, Mass .; m., 2nd, 1835, Mary Rogers (d. Dec. 25, 1858) of Dover; m., 3d, 1861, Octavia Farnum of Holyoke. He d. July 7, 1863.
BEAL.
LUTHER2 BEAL (Samuel1 of Chesterfield), b. Nov. 4, 1819 ; m. Al- freda (b. Oct. 13, 1822), daughter of John Martin of Richmond ; d. Aug. 22, 1865. Children : J. S. Commodore, b. March 4, 1847. Lucy, b. Sept. 13, 1857 ; m. George A. Seaver. Amos E., b. March 9,1862.
HARVEY H.2 BEAL (Samuel] of Chesterfield), b. Oct. 11, 1821 ; m. Oct. 17, 1850, Julia A. (b. Aug. 8, 1824), daughter of Jonathan Hill; d. Feb. 28, 1876. Children : Cora Jane, b. May 6, 1855 ; m. Will. H. Lovering. Leonard E., b. March 22, 1860. Elmer E., b. Feb. 23, 1864 ; d. Jan. 26, 1866. Annie E., m. Fred E. Wellington.
J. S. COMMODORE3 BEAL (Luther,2 Samuel1), b. March 4, 1847 ; m. Oct. 6, 1870, Addie P., daughter of Andrew J. Bliss of Royalston, Mass. Children : Olin L., b. Apr. 21, 1873. Archie A., b. Aug. 25, 1874. Henrietta A. F., b. June 20, 1877 ; d. March 24, 1878. C. Ivo, b. Feb. 5, 1879. Phebe M., b. Apr. 8, 1882.
AMOS E.3 BEAL (Luther,2 Samuel1), b. March 9, 1862; m. March 17, 1888, Grace L., daughter of Jonathan Bryant of Richmond. Child : Leon Eugene, b. Oct. 24, 1889.
BELDING.
SAMUEL BELDING, from Straffordshire, England, settled in Wethers- field, Conn. Had four sons and two daughters. The sons' names were Noah, Kiah, Samuel and David. Samuel and David settled in Swanzey very soon after the first settlement in the town was made. One of the daughters married Noah Nash of Hatfield and the other William Ames of Deerfield.
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SAMUEL2 BELDING (Samuel1 of Wethersfield, Conn.), had by his wife Christian : Eleanor, bapt. May 27, 1744. Seth, d. Dec. 12, 1745. Mary, b. 1752 ; m. Jethro Kimball. Martha, b. May 4, 1756. Samuel, bapt. July 15, 1758. Charlotte, bapt. Nov. 16, 1760 ; mn. Abraham Page. Sarah, bapt. Jan. 29, 1764 ; d. Aug. 4, 1764. Sa- rah, m. Ephraim Page.
DAVID2 BELDING (Samuel of Wethersfield, Conn.), had by his wife Thankful : Moses. Elijah, b. in May, 1743. David. Lydia, m. Mr. Read. Thankful, m. Roger Thompson. He d. in Aug., 1804. She d. May 6, 1798.
SAMUEL3 BELDING (Samuel,2 Samuel1), bapt. July 15, 1758. The name of his wife was Naomi. Children : Seth, b. Nov. 16, 1787. Cynthia, b. Aug. 30, 1789. Milley, b. Aug. 3, 1791. Christian, b. May 11, 1793 ; m. Erasmus Marble. Wealthy, b. June 28, 1795. Samuel, b. Oct. 12, 1807.
MOSES3 BELDING (David,2 Samuel1), m. Feb. 25, 1762, Rachel Hayes. Children : Lucinda, bapt. Oct. 2, 1763. James, b. May 4, 1765. John and Asa, bapt. Jan. 15, 1771. Polly, bapt. June 6, 1773. Dolly, bapt. March 19, 1775. Rachel, bapt. June 1, 1777. Moses, bapt. Nov. 7, 1779. Thankful, bapt. Sept. 8, 1782. David, bapt. Feb. 13, 1791.
ELIJAH3 BELDING (David,2 Samuel1) bapt. May 20, 1743; m., 1st, Dec. 9, 1767, Rlioda (b. about 1747 ; d. Jan. 25, 1802), daughter of William Carr; m., 2nd, March 26, 1806, Submit Graves ; d. June 29, 1809 ; m., 3d, May 7, 1812, Mrs. Elizabetlı Warner. He d. Jan. 19, 1813. She m. May 14, 1816, Abel Twitchel of Dublin. Chil- dren : Elizabeth, b. Jan. 8, 1769 ; m. Israel Houghton Gunn. Esther, b. Feb. 10, 1770 ; m. Cyprian Wright. Mary, b. Apr. 7, 1772 ; m. Moses Hills. Rachel, b. Oct. 2, 1774 ; m. Luther Wright. W. Carr, b. Feb. 28, 1776 ; d. July 5, 1814. Elijah, b. March 17, 1778. Sa- rah, b. Feb. 18, 1780 ; m. Calvin Hills. Thankful, b. Nov. 4, 1782 ; m. Consider Carpenter. Sophia, b. Apr. 6, 1789 ; m. Elkanah Lane Richardson. Sylvia, b. Sept. 21, 1792 ; m. Samuel B. Brown.
DAVID3 BELDING (David,2 Samuel1), m. Feb. 5, 1770, Lucy, prob- ably a daughter of Abraham Graves. Children : Lovina, bapt. Dec. 15, 1771. An infant d. Aug. 28, 1775. Twins d. Dec. 18, 1776. Solomon, bapt. May 23, 1784.
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SETH4 BELDING (Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Samuel1), b. Nov. 16, 1787 ; m. widow Abijah Whitcomb (d. March 31, 1869, aged 72} years) ; d. May 11, 1876, aged 88 years.
JAMES4 BELDING (Moses,3 David,2 Samuel1), b. May 4, 1765 ; m. Jan. 18, 1787, Dolly (b. Feb. 12, 1765, and was the first child b. in Marlborough), daughter of Isaac McAlister of Marlborough. Chil- dren : Philander, b. July 29, 1787. Anna, b. Oct. 5, 1789. Asa, b. Aug. 4, 1792. Moses, b. Feb. 11, 1795. Ira, b. Aug. 14, 1797. Dolly, b. Nov. 30, 1799 ; in. a Mr. Goodnow. Almira, b. Oct. 1, 1802.
ELIJAH4 BELDING (Elijah,3 David,2 Samuel1), b. March 17, 1778; m. Nov. 1, 1796, Margaret (b. Apr. 6, 1774 ; d. in Woodstock, Vt., Dec. 25, 1863), daughter of Thomas Trowbridge ; d. in Woodstock, Vt., Nov. 18, 1867. Children : Eliza, b. July 15, 1797 ; m. Abraham Stearns. Maria, b. Feb. 2, 1799 ; d. Feb. 19, 1803. Maria, b. Jan. 14, 1803 ; m. Abijah Blake.
ELIJAH CARR5 BELDING (grandson of Elijah,3 David,2 Samuel1), b. Aug. 7, 1795 ; m. Feb. 27, 1825, Elvira (b. March 13, 1804), daughter of Levi Blake. Children : William Carr, b. Jan. 11, 1826. Mary Grout, b. Nov. 4, 1827; m. Joseph Ware. George Blake, b. Sept. ' 23, 1829. Maria Elizabeth, b. May 25, 1831 ; m. Aaron Richardson of Keene. Francis Abijah, b. Feb. 19, 1833. Elvira S., b. Dec. 7, 1835 ; m. William C. Oakman of Hazel Green, Ia. Augusta Jane, b. Jan. 4, 1837 ; m. Frank Holden. Emeline Edith, b. April 9, 1841; m. William S. Jackson. Ellen Eliza, b. Dec. 11, 1843 ; m. Charles S. Perry. Abbie Malvina, m. Frank Holden of Brattleboro', Vt.
WILLIAM C.6 BELDING (Elijah C.,5 grandson of Elijah,3 David,2 Samuel1), b. Jan. 11, 1826 ; m. Jan. 29, 1862, Rebecca Hammond (b. Feb. 17, 1841 ; d. April 17, 1882) daughter of Mark Cook of Ches- terfield. Children : Mary Juliette, b. April 9, 1863 ; d. Oct. 31, 1863. William C., b. Dec. 4, 1864. Nellie Maria, b. March 8, 1867. Levi Lowell, b. Dec. 22, 1871.
BENNETT.
JOHN BENNETT b. about 1740 ; came from Douglas, Mass., in 1787. and settled in Richmond, N. H., and afterwards came to Swanzey. Children : Levi, David and Deborah, b. July 3, 1765 ; Deborah, m.
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Isaac Mann. Asahel, b. July 16, 1766. Mary, b. Dec. 15, 1768 ; m. Cyrus Garnsey. Nehemiah, b. Dec. 28, 1770. Joanna, b. Feb. 12, 1778 ; m. Jonas Twitchell. Naomi, m. Mr. Curtis.
DAVID2 BENNETT (John1 of Douglas, Mass.), b. July 3, 1765 ; m. June 10, 1787, Ama (b. March 19, 1764), daughter of Anthony Harris. Children : Levi, b. Feb. 9, 1789. Caleb, b. Aug. 30, 1794. David, b. March 12, 1797. Luke, b. Jan. 6, 1799. Lydia, b. Nov. 29, 1803 ; m. Jan. 1, 1829, Arthur Hinds of Chesterfield. Allen, b. July 3, 1806.
NEHEMIAH2 BENNETT (John1), b. Dec. 28, 1770 ; m. Lucy (b. Nov. 29, 1774 ; came from Richmond and d. June 30, 1836), daughter of Amos Garnsey. Children : Hiram. Esther, m. Aug. 16, 1815, Na- thaniel Prime of Chesterfield. Nellie, m. March 1, 1818, Job Whit- comb. Amos. Asahel went west. John, m. Ruth Britton of West- moreland ; residence unknown. Lucy m. Alvah Keyes ; removed to Hartland, Vt.
JOHN3 BENNETT, m. Jan. 10, 1822, Mrs. Abigail Genney of West- moreland.
ALLEN3 BENNETT (David,2 John1), m. Mary Cooly. Child : Eph- raim.
CALEB3 BENNETT (David,2 John1), b. Aug. 30, 1794 ; m. Dec. 23, 1819, Sophia (b. Feb. 9, 1797), daughter of Isaac Hinds of Chester- field.
DAVID3 BENNETT (David,2 John1), b. March 12, 1797 ; m. Feb. 3, 1825, Harriet (b. May 6, 1801 ; d. Aug. 6, 1849), daughter of Cal- vin Curtis. He d. Aug. 2, 1845. Children : Fernando Byron, b. Dec. 31, 1826. Calfurna Amanda, b. Jan. 25, 1830; m. Oct. 12, 1847, George A. Sprague ; d. Dec. 30, 1850. Samuel P., b. June 22, 1834. William H., b. Oct. 24, 1840; m. Sept. 17, 1867, Ellen A. Martin.
LUKE3 BENNETT (David,2 John1), b. Jan. 6, 1799 ; m. Feb. 8, 1825, Anna (b. Aug. 31, 1799 ; d. April 21, 1883), daughter of Amasa Aldrich ; d. April 22, 1854. Children : Irvin Boliver, b. Sept. 1, 1826. Addis Emmit, b. Feb. 3, 1828. Amelia, b. Sept. 16, 1829 ; m. Gilbert S. Howard of Springfield, Mass. Albert Gallatin, b. Sept. 9, 1831 ; d. Jan. 18, 1856. Amasa A., b. 1836.
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HIRAM P.3 BENNETT (Nehemiah,2 John1), m., 1st, July 5, 1825, Polly, daughter of Jesse Thompson ; m. a second wife in Indiana. She m. a Mr. Blake of Surry for a second husband; resides in Illi- nois. Children : Esther Maria, m. William Marian of Walpole ; re- sides in Burlington, Wis. Mary Elizabeth, m. Frank Blake of Surry ; resides in Wheaton, Ill.
AMOS3 BENNETT (Nehemiah,2 John1), m. April 18, 1821, Lucretia (d. May 13, 1882), daughter of Esek Buffum of Richmond; d. Sept. 2, 1856. Children : Emily B., b. 1824 ; m. Enos Bigelow. Amos G., b. Oct. 7, 1826. Asahel, b. March 23, 1828. Oscar, b. July, 1830. John, b. March 4, 1834. Andrew, b. Nov., 1836. Wales B., b. Oct. 26, 1839. Fanny, b. Aug. 7, 1843 ; m. William Garnsey. Sarah Jane, b. June 23, 1848; m. John M. Swain.
FERNANDO B.4 BENNETT (David,3 David,2 John1), b. Dec. 31, 1826 ; m. May 2, 1849, Charlotte W., daughter of John L. Aldrich ; d. June 22, 1863.
ADDIS E.4 BENNETT (Luke,3 David,2 John1), b. Feb. 3, 1828 ; m. April 24, 1850, Elida Ann (d. Feb. 25, 1871), daughter of David Read. Child : Carrie M., b. Jan. 12, 1862.
SAMUEL P.4 BENNETT (David,3 David,2 John1), b. June 22, 1834 ; m. June 7, 1854, Harriet M., daughter of Aaron R. Hammond, 3d ; slie resides in Somerville, Mass. He d. Oct. 24, 1868. Children : Eddie, b. Aug. 25, 1854 ; m. and d. in Somerville, Mass. Emma H., b. April 18, 1862 ; d. Feb. 5, 1864. Leon S., b. May 14, 1866 ; m. July 15, 1889, Edith Snell ; lives in Somerville, Mass.
IRVIN B.4 BENNETT (Luke,3 David,2 John1), b. Sept. 1, 1826 ; m. May 1, 1848, Abby J. Barlow. He d. Apr. 20, 1854. Children : Frank H., b. April 24, 1850; d. May 5, 1850. Addis Eldorus, b. Oct. 15, 1853 ; d. May 28, 1854.
AMos G.4 BENNETT (Amos,3 Nehemiah,2 John1), b. Oct. 7, 1826 ; m. Apr. 18, 1847, Almina C. (b. Jan. 22, 1828), daughter of Peleg Taft. Children : Oscar C., b. Feb. 28, 1848. Otto P., b. Nov. 7, 1857.
OSCAR C.5 BENNETT (Amos G.,4 Amos,3 Nehemiah,2 John1), b. Feb. 28, 1848 ; m. Feb. 1, 1870, Emma S. Balston (b. Jan. 24, 1851). Child : Ivo A., b. Aug. 4, 1871.
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OTTO P.5 BENNETT (Amos G.,4 Amos,3 Nehemiah,2 John1), b. Nov. 7, 1857 ; m. March 29, 1879, Attie H., daughter of David B. Aldrich of Richmond.
BEVERSTOCK.
EDWARD BEVERSTOCK, m. June 17, 1773, Anna Hill.
DANIEL BEVERSTOCK, m. Nov. 18, 1788, Molly, daughter of Thomas Cresson.
BIDWELL.
GROVE2 BIDWELL (Allen1 of Langdon), b. 1801 ; m. May 18, 1823, Lucinda (b. 1803 ; d. Nov. 25, 1882), daughter of Lawrence Jefts of Charlestown. He d. Apr. 20, 1881. Children : Maria L., b. June 4, 1831 ; m. Geo. W. Draper. George G., b. Dec. 23, 1834. Osman A., b. April 29, 1837. Henry G., b. Sept. 13, 1847.
GEORGE G.3 BIDWELL (Grove,2 Allen1), b. Dec. 23, 1834 ; m. Nov. 16, 1865, Emily A. (b. Sept. 24, 1837), daughter of Col. Ethan B. Wells of Rockingham, Vt., where he d. March 20, 1889.
OSMAN A.3 BIDWELL (Grove,2 Allen1), b. April 29, 1837 ; m., 1st, April, 1870, Augusta (b. Nov. 5, 1853 ; d. June 26, 1874), daughter of George W. Eastman; m., 2nd, Clara E., daughter of John D. Hale. He d. May 12, 1883.
BISHOP.
TIMOTHY BISHOP and Hannah had : Lucy, b. Jan. 23, 1771. Abi- gail, b. May 23, 1773.
BETSEY BISHOP m. Nov. 6, 1783, Ezekiel Kellogg of Clarendon, Vt.
DANIEL BISHOP, 2d, m. May 24, 1787, Edith Steel.
TIMOTHY BISHOP m. Dec. 9, 1790, Lois Whitcomb.
ELISHA BISHOP m. Feb. 3, 1819, Fanny Piper.
SAMUEL2 BISHOP (David1 of Hubbardston, Mass.), b. Dec. 31, 1844 ; m. Dec. 12, 1867, Eleanor J. (b. about 1850), daughter of Amasa Ballou. Children : Eugene R., b. Dec. 3, 1868. James B., b. April 26, 1871. Jennie E., b. Nov. 9, 1872 ; d. Feb. 24, 1873. Fred O., b. Aug. 17, 1875. Stella A., b. March 18, 1881.
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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
BLACK.
SUMNER W.2 BLACK ( Eli' of Chesterfield), b. 1819 ; m., 1st, in Ches- terfield, Rebecca Willard (b. 1825; d. July 25, 1853) ; in., 2nd, Jan. 20, 1855, Susan A. (b. May 26, 1838), daughter of Ellery K. Aldrich of Richmond. Children : Ella A., b. Feb. 20, 1857, in Surry ; d. July 16, 1858. Gracie E., b. Feb. 14, 1860, in Ashburnham, Mass. ; m. Edgar E. Ramsdell.
ORRIN2 BLACK (John1 of Putney, Vt.), b. July 5, 1800, in Northfield, Vt .; m. Feb. 25, 1828, Abigail (b. June 24, 1800), daughter of Cal- vin Chapin of Craftsbury, Vt. Children : Ellen M., b. March 25, 1830 ; m. Oct. 24, 1850, David R. Marshall. Ann M., b. Aug. 29, 1832 ; m. May 16, 1850, Elbridge H. Ingalls of Keene; m., 2nd, April 12, 1870, James H. Smith. Sarah Jane, b. Dec. 29, 1834 ; m. 1875, John Dummer. Orrin, b. Sept. 12, 1836; lives in Canada. George L., b. Oct. 3, 1843; drowned in Lake Michigan, Oct. 20, 1865.
BLAKE.
The emigrant ancestor of LEVI BLAKE, who settled in Swanzey, settled in Sandwich, Mass. His descendants Andrew,1 Andrew,2 and Abijah,3 ancestors of Levi, resided in Wrentham, Mass.
LEVI4 BLAKE (Abijah,3 Andrew,2 Andrew1), b. Jan 14, 1778 ; m. Aug. 17, 1800, Polly Kelly (b. Aug. 25, 1773 ; d. Dec. 6, 1856). He d. Sept. 19, 1855. Children : Abijah, b. Aug. 11, 1801. Elvira, b. March 13, 1804 ; m. Elijah C. Belding. Maria Cornell, b. Nov. 5, 1806 ; m. Nathan Fessenden. Polly Kelley, b. Jan. 12, 1809 ; d. Oct. 5, 1830. Levi, twin to Polly, b. Jan. 12, 1809; d. Feb. 1, 1809. Levi and Lowell (twins), b. Apr. 8, 1811 ; Lowell, d. May 30, 1811 ; Levi, d. June 4, 1811. Benjamin Chever, b. Sept. 8, 1816.
ABIJAH5 BLAKE (Levi,4 Abijah,3 Andrew,2 Andrew1), b. Aug. 11, 1801; m. Feb. 8, 1826, Maria (b. Jan. 14, 1803), daughter of Eli- jah Belding.
BENJAMIN C.5 BLAKE (Levi,4 Abijah,3 Andrew,2 Andrew1), b. Sept. 8, 1816 ; m. March 11, 1841, Emeline A. (b. March 14, 1818), daugh- ter of Amasa Aldrich ; d. Feb. 28, 1843. Child : Nancy Maria, b. June 11, 1842 ; m. a Mr. Leach of Westmoreland.
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ALFRED S.2 BLAKE (Elijah1 of Keene), m. June 9, 1864, Martha Malinda (b. Jan. 20, 1840), daughter of William Read. Children : Gracie M. and Cata F. (twins), b. July 15, 1872.
CARLOSTINE BLAKE of Weare, m. Sophia (b. June 3, 1811), daugh- ter of John Holbrook. Children : John, b. Dec., 1838 ; d. April 22, 1855. Nathan C., b. 1841 ; d. May 15, 1863.
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