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ERDIX S.2 EASTMAN (Amos1 of Corinth, Vt.), b. March 15, 1836 ; m. Oct. 29, 1872, Emma E. (b. Dec. 12, 1843), daughter of Irus Met- calf. Children : Josie E., b. Sept. 6, 1873 ; d. Dec. 1, 1878. Roy E., b. Jan. 15, 1881.
EATON.
JEDUTHUN EATON m., 2nd, Nov. 14, 1844, Mrs. Phebe Turtelot of Winchester. Child : Joel, b. in Winchester, July 25, 1800.
JOEL2 EATON (Jeduthun1 of Winchester), b. July 25, 1800 ; m. Mary Ann Woolley (b. May 16, 1807) of Winchester ; d. June 3, 1863. Chil- dren : Martha A., b. in Chesterfield, Dec. 25, 1832 ; m. July 2, 1856, George A. Leonard. F. Loyd, b. June 22, 1835, in Chesterfield; resides in Michigan. Mary Lorette, b. June 16, 1837, in West- moreland. Francis H., b. July 8,.1839 ; d. Sept. 10, 1856. Amasa R., b. Nov. 23, 1841; d. May 29, 1859. Ellen F., b. Dec. 3, 1844 ; d. March 17, 1874. Joel M., b. Nov. 5, 1848 ; resides in Michigan.
JOEL6 EATON (Abel,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Jonathan,2 Jonas1 who came from England prior to 1640, later from Reading), m. Eunice (b. March 4, 1801) daughter of Abraham Stearns; removed to Wood- stock, Vt. Children : Augusta, Elizabeth, Ellen, and Jolin S.
ORLEANS S.7 EATON (Loren,6 Abel,5 Samuel4 of Holden, Mass., Samuel3 of Worcester, Jonathan2 of Reading, Mass., Jonas1 who came
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from England prior to 1640 and settled in Reading, Mass.), b. Dec. 17, 1833 ; m., 1st, Dec. 31, 1863, Ellen E. (b. March 3, 1842 ; d. Feb. 16, 1877), daughter of Rev. Tristan Aldrich ; m., 2nd, Jan. 12, 1887, Mrs. Adelphia Thayer (d. Aug. 25, 1888), daughter of Benjamin F. Draper. Children : Herbert J., b. Nov. 25, 1864. Willie O., b. Aug. 27, 1869. Mabel L., b. March 5, 1873 ; d. Sept. 4, 1888. Cora Ellen, b. Feb. 10, 1877.
JAMES T.6 EATON ( Abel,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Jonathan,2 Jonas,1 of England prior to 1640), b. June 22, 1813 ; m., July 10, 1845, Martha N. (b. June 26, 1824 ; d. March 19, 1863) daughter of Joseph Snow ; d. Jan. 25, 1872. Children : James Harvey, b. Jan. 30, 1847 ; d. June 18, 1864, at Washington, D. C. Humphrey G., b. April 9, 1849. Alfred S., b. June 30, 1851. Addie J., b. Feb. 29, 1856.
HUMPHREY G.7 EATON (James T.,6 Abel,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Jona- than,2 Jonas1), b. April 9, 1849 ; m. Sept. 5, 1875, Julia M. (b. March 9, 1849) , daughter of E. G. and M. P. Goodell of Winchester. Chil- dren : Addie Geneva, b. June 3, 1877. Ned Herman, b. July 20, 1879. Carl Wesley, b. July 30, 1882. Lelia L., b.'June 4, 1884. Children all born at Winchester.
ELLIS.
GEORGE W.1 ELLIS (formerly of Keene), b. Jan. 29, 1809 ; m., 1st, Dec., 1837, Louisa (b. Jan. 25, 1818 ; d. March 24, 1856), daughter of Mr. Farwell of Nelson ; m., 2nd, Sarah P., daughter of Daniel Thomp- son, of Keene. Children : George S., b. March 10, 1838. D. Warren, b. Nov. 7, 1839. Abbie L., b. Oct. 9, 1841; m. Homer E. White of Marlborough. Elbridge C., b. June 22, 1843. J. Lucius, b. Jan. 27, 1845. Anna M., b. Feb. 8, 1848 ; m. Arthur F. Bigelow of Keene, May 28, 1877. Emma S., b. March 31, 1850; m. Everett Adams. Ella W. (twin to Emma S.), b. March 31, 1850; m. Charles W. Pierce of Keene. Hattie M., b. Apr. 11, 1852 ; d. Sept. 10, 1854.
GEORGE S.2 ELLIS (George W.1), b. March 10, 1838 ; m., 1st, Aug. 6, 1863, Emma F. (b. Nov. 2, 1847 ; d. Nov. 9, 1863), daughter of James C. Eames ; m., 2nd, Oct. 11, 1864, Nellie M. (b. Apr. 15, 1840), daughter of Hiram Forbush.
D. WARREN2 ELLIS (George W.1), b. Nov. 7, 1839 ; m. Jan. 2, 1878, Annie M. Heustis of Boston. Child : Georgiana, b. Feb. 26, 1882.
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ABBIE L.2 ELLIS (George W.1), b. Oct. 9, 1841 ; m. June 15, 1863, Homer E. White (b. June 12, 1840), of Marlborough. Children : Walter H., b. Sept. 4, 1867, in Marlborough. Louie and May, b. Apr. 3, 1873, in Keene ; May d. Apr. 3, 1873 ; Louie d. Apr. 5, 1873.
ELBRIDGE C.2 ELLIS (George W.1), b. June 22, 1843; m. May, 1879, Clara E. Ilill of Belmont, Mass.
J. LUCIUS2 ELLIS (George W.1), b. Jan. 27, 1845; m. Feb. 10, 1869, Grace A., daughter of Mr. Gurnsey, of Keene. Children : O. Mabel, b. in Keene, Sept. 8, 1871. Jessie G., b. Jan. 18, 1873, in Som- erville, Mass. Maude G., b. July 18, 1877, in Waverly, Mass. ; d. Sept. 9, 1878.
ELLA W.2 ELLIS (George W.1), b. March 31, 1850; m. Oct. 23, 1872, Charles W. Pierce of Keene. Children : Florence L., b. Aug. 2, 1875. Arthur G., b. Dec. 16, 1880. .
GEORGE W.2 ELLIS (George1 of Keene), b. March, 1829 ; m. July 3, 1852, Louisa (b. Sept. 28, 1827), daughter of David Hill. Children : Etta Jane, b. Oct. 11, 1852 ; m. in July, 1876, James Castle ; d. March 26, 1883. Abbie Louisa, b. March 21, 1854; m. Charles Davis of Bellows Falls. Emma C., b. Oct. 24, 1855 ; m. Herbert Raymond of Keene. George T., b. Jan. 24, 1858. David, b. Nov. 28, 1859. Helen Sophia, b. March 16, 1866. Murter K., b. Sept. 24, 1868.
GEORGE T.3 ELLIS (George W.,2 George1 of Keene), b. Jan. 24, 1858 ; m. Minnie Hendricks of Keene.
ELLOR.
LUKE ELLOR, b. March 31, 1836, in Canada; m. Dec. 16, 1854, Harriet M. (b. Dec. 25, 1835), daughter of Josiah B. Cass. Children : Mary I., b. Nov. 11, 1855 ; d. Nov. 9, 1859. Emma J., b. March 8, 1858 ; m. John F. Ballou. George C., b. July 14, 1861; d. Oct. 6, 1870. Eva L., b. Feb. 15, 1869 ; m. Frank Carlton of Winchester. Flora A., b. Dec. 7, 1870 ; m. Fred Spring. Leon C., b. Aug. 10, 1873.
EMERSON.
EZRA2 EMERSON (Caleb1 of Marlborough), b. 1788 ; m. May 7, 1815, Sally (b. 1798; d. Nov. 26, 1878), daughter of Oliver Carter of Marlborough ; d. Sept. 6, 1861. Children : Franklin Carter, b. Aug. 19, 1815 ; d. young. Lucinda A., b. May 21, 1817, in Marlborough ;
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m. Sylvester Whitcomb. Jerome Oliver, b. Dec. 23, 1818. Phebe Carter, b. Nov. 18, 1820. Marietta, b. Apr. 21, 1822 ; m. Jacob Polly of Gilsnm. An infant, b. June 1, 1824 ; d .-. Joseph French, b. July 12, 1825 ; d. Jan, 19, 1841. Laura, b. Sept. 27, 1827 ; m., 1st, George Kendall of Troy ; m., 2nd, Ansel Martin of Richmond. An infant son, b. June 24, 1829. Sally M., b. June 23, 1830 ; d. Sept. 19, 1837. Irena, b. March 6, 1836 ; m. - Scott, of Winchester.
EMERY.
GEORGE E.3 EMERY (Daniel,2 Daniel] of York, Me.), b. Oct. 24, 1846, at Great Falls ; m. Oct. 24, 1866, Mary (d. Jan. 27, 1868), daughter of Theodore Ricker of Great Falls; m., 2nd, March 12, 1870, Carrie M., daughter of Mark N. Silsbee of Wakefield. Chil- dren : George F., b. Jan. 15, 1868. Edgar C., b. Jan. 6, 1871. Archie C., b. June 30, 1872 ; d. Jan. 10, 1878. Frank S., b. Dec. 2, 1874. Berthold L., b. Oct. 6, 1877. Addie M., b. Jan. 24, 1879. Raymond, b. June 15, 1886. Florence M., b. Aug. 17, 1889; d. Sept. 22, 1889.
EDGAR C.4 EMERY (George E.,3 Daniel,2 Daniel1), b. Jan. 6, 1871 ; m. Oct., 1890, Florence M. (b. March 8, 1872), daughter of Norris C. Carter.
EVANS.
HOMER W.2 EVANS (Charles1 of Halifax, Vt.), b. Oct. 12, 1834 ; m. March 11, 1862, Mary A. (b. Sept. 14, 1841), daughter of James Stone of Readsborough, Vt. He d. June 11, 1884. Children : Ned H., b. Aug. 17, 1865. Leon E., b. Oct. 7, 1874 ; d. Dec. 12, 1874. Maud S., b. Sept. 17, 1875.
HENRY B.2 EVANS (Charles1), b. Feb. 7, 1841 ; m. Sept. 8, 1875, Julia A. Perry of Malone, N. Y. Child : Lelia P., b. June 14, 1881.
JOHN2 EVANS (Peter1 of Bolton, Mass.), b. 1711; m. Lydia (b. Aug. 24, 1720; d. Apr. 2, 1806), daughter of Benjamin Doolittle of Northfield, Mass ; d. Feb. 23, 1781, in Hinsdale. Child d. in Swan- zey in 1740.
EVELETH.
CHARLES E.2 EVELETH (Elisha1 of Marlow), b. Aug., 1854 ; m. June 21, 1882, Mary Deziah (b. June 22, 1862), daughter of Albert R. Ballou. Child : Lottie M., b. Feb. 1, 1889.
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FAIRBANKS.
LUTHER FAIRBANKS and his wife Thankful had : Luther bapt. Oct., 1779. Sarah, bapt. Dec. 24, 1780. Abel, bapt. June 12, 1782.
CALVIN FAIRBANKS and his wife Jennette had : Nathan, d. Jan. 14, 1777. Nathan, 2nd, bapt. Aug. 24, 1778. Polly, bapt. July 15, 1781. Ebenezer, bapt. May 16, 1784. Wilder, bapt. Aug. 24, 1788.
FAULKNER.
STEPHEN2 FAULKNER ( William' of Chesterfield), b. Feb. 14, 1816 ; m. June 27, 1847, Adaline T. (b. March 28, 1826), daugliter of Samuel Holbrook, 2d ; d. Aug. 31, 1885. Children : Addie Jane, b. June 19, 1849. Jonas, b. June 5, 1854 ; d. Sept. 9, 1854. Frank S., b. Apr. 22, 1857. A. Gertrude, b. Oct. 10, 1858.
GEORGE W. FAULKNER of Chesterfield, b. April 15, 1828 ; m. June 14, 1854, Lizzie, daughter of Calvin Field. Children : Emma A., b. Nov. 12, 1855. Almon G., b. July 30, 1860. Charles W., b. Aug. 2, 1868 ; d. Jan. 4, 1877.
FARNSWORTH.
MOSES FARNSWORTH, m. Jan. 15, 1789, Martha, daughter of Nathan Woodcock.
JOHN FARNSWORTH, m. Oct. 12, 1791, Bethiah Harvey.
FARR.
ALONZO3 FARR ( William,2 Isaac1 of Chesterfield, N. H.), b. May 30, 1816, in Chesterfield ; m., 1st, Oct. 11, 1838, Saralı E. (b. May 4, 1819), daughter of Mason Herrick ; m., 2nd, Feb. 8, 1881, Phebe G. Stowell (b. May 14, 1822, in Newfane, Vt.) ; came from Keene to Swanzey in 1870. Children : Sarah J., b. Oct. 18, 1839 ; m. William P. Coburn, Oct. 24, 1859. Helen A., b. June 21, 1841 ; m. Charles S. Fay, Sept. 13, 1865 ; d. July 17, 1889. Martha Ette, b. July 2, 1847 ; d. June 18, 1848. Lloyd A., b. March 16, 1849 ; d. Sept. 16, 1849. Fred W., b. Oct. 18, 1854 ; m. April 22, 1878, Ellen E. Bolles daughter of Randall Bolles ; d. May 29, 1884.
FRED M. FARR, m. May 30, 1858, Mary J., daughter of Elijah Hills ; resides in Keene.
HENRY I. FARR, m. Oct. 21, 1856, Sarah E. Wright (b. in Syra- cuse, N. Y., March 8, 1830 ; d. April 25, 1887, in Swanzey). Chil-
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dren : Oscar R., b. Nov. 26, 1857, in Waterford, Vt. Walter P., b. June 4, 1866, in Putney.
OSCAR R.2 FARR (Henry I.1), b. Nov. 26, 1857 ; m. Aug. 21, 1884, Emma L. (b. in Grafton, Vt.), daughter of E. B. Rugg. Children : G. Bernard, b. July 18, 1886 ; d. Feb. 7, 1887. W. Percy, b. March 26,1888.
WALTER P.2 FARR (Henry1), b. June 4, 1866, in Putney, Vt. ; m. Nov. 30, 1889, Mrs. Gertrude M. Simonds (b. 1861), daughter of John Q. A. Wilson.
FARRIS.
SAMUEL S.2 FARRIS (Samuel,1 of Yarmouth, Mass.), b. Jan. 23, 1805 ; m. May 7, 1855, Clementine R. (b. March 23, 1819), daughter of Elisha Ramsdell. He d. Sept. 7, 1878. Child : Hattie E., b. July 18, 1857 ; m. Frank Hewes.
FASSETT.
ALBERT A. FASSETT, of Winchester, m. Nov. 18, 1846, Rachel (b. Oct. 24, 1816), daughter of Abel Dickinson. Children : Hattie E., Henry, b. Apr. 18, 1849. Walter C.
HENRY2 FASSETT (Albert1), b. Apr., 1849 ; m. Nov. 5, 1876, Mary J., daughter of Joseph W. Cummings of Keene. Child : Warren H., b. March 2, 1880.
FESSENDEN.
TIMOTHY1 FESSENDEN had children : Timothy. John. Lucy, b. June 26, 1795 ; m. Israel Applin. Sally, d. Jan. 15, 1826. Nathan. Nancy, m. Benjamin Applin. Benjamin and Charles.
TIMOTHY2 FESSENDEN (Timothy1), m. Dec. 15, 1814, Angelina (bapt. Sept. 16, 1798), daughter of Mathew Robley.
NATHAN2 FESSENDEN (Timothy1), m. Maria, daughter of Levi Blake. .
FIELD.
CALVIN FIELD, b. May 4, 1787, in Winchester ; m., 1st, Lovice (b. June 28, 1798), daughter of John Bolles of Richmond ; m., 2nd, Feb. 28, 1830, Sarali Pomroy. Children : Willard, b. Sept. 25, 1819. Lizzie, m. June 14, 1854, G. W. Faulkner,
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WILLARD2 FIELD (Calvin1), b. Sept. 25, 1819; m. Nov. 6, 1859, Sophia, daughter of Artemus Rixford of Winchester.
LYMAN2 FIELD ( Phinehas] of Winchester), m. Feb. 11, 1829, Lucy Read (d. June 3, 1866). Children : Elsie, b. 1833 ; m. Arza Higgins ; d. Feb. 5, 1873. Lyman, b. Nov. 20, 1837 ; d. June 18, 1862.
JEROME C.2 FIELD (Erastus] of Winchester), b. May 24, 1831 ; m., 1st, Electa Guillow of Gilsum ; m., 2nd, Dec., 1859, Mary Ellen, daughter of Stephen Fay, of Walpole. Children : Mary E., b. Sept. 14, 1861. Mattie J., b. Oct. 25, 1863.
ZACHARIAH FIELD of Winchester, m. Oct. 21, 1811, Meribalı (b. March 27, 1785), daughter of John Pierce. Children : Alvin. George, b. 1814. Bradford, b. 1816. Harriet, b. 1819. Gilbert, 1821. Syl- via, b. 1821.
FIFIELD.
STILLMAN2 FIFIELD (Paul] of Roxbury), b. June 12, 1802 ; m. Sept. 28, 1828, Julia Robbins (b. in 1808 ; d. Apr. 5, 1881), of Nelson ; d. Dec. 15, 1878.
FISH.
SETH FISH and wife had Lois, b. May 31, 1781. Chloe, b. Nov. 23, 1782. Susanna, b. Jan. 25, 1786. Esther, b. in Aug., 1787.
FARNUM FISH, b. in Uxbridge, Mass., March 5, 1775 ; m. Feb. 25, 1796, Rachel Thayer (b. Aug. 27, 1778, in Mendon, Mass ; d. Oct. 20, 1845) ; d. July 14, 1826. Children : Rachel T., b. July 27, 1796 ; m. Ezekiel Lane. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 18, 1799. Susan, b. Nov. 19, 1802 ; m., 1st, Feb. 6, 1822, Alpheus Bridge ; m., 2d, Feb. 3, 1828, Daniel Slate of Bernardston, Mass. Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1805 ; d. Aug. 9, 1840. Amos F., b. Apr. 29, 1809. Ezra T., b. May 28, 1813. Caro- line, b. Feb. 20, 1816 ; m. Abram Spofford, May 6, 1841.
NATHANIEL2 FISH (Farnum1 of Uxbridge), b. Feb. 18, 1799 ; m. May 10, 1823, Judith (b. in 1798; d. Nov. 20, 1837), daughter of Barzillai Streeter; d. May 13, 1839. Children : Rachel, b. Oct. 14, 1824 ; m. Alonzo F. Lane. Nancy B., b. Sept. 24, 1827 ; m. Josiah Parsons. Susan M., b. Feb. 1, 1830 ; m. Elisha F. Lane.
AMOS F.2 FISH (Farnum1), b. Apr. 29, 1809 ; m. Aug. 26, 1834,
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Lovilla (b. Nov. 3, 1812), daughter of John Stratton. Children : Fayette Farnum, b. Aug. 22, 1836 ; d. March 3, 1839. John Strat- ton, b. Sept. 19, 1838. Nathaniel F., b. Dec. 15, 1840 ; d. May 5, 1842. Ezra Farnum, b. Oct. 22, 1843. Ellen R., b. July 15, 1848 ; adopted by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Alexander.
EZRA THAYER2 FISH (Farnum1), b. May 28, 1813 ; m. Apr. 28, 1850, Sarah Jane Campbell (b. Feb. 9, 1827) ; d. March 14, 1886. Children : Ella Amanda, b. March 23, 1851. Adeline S., b. Dec. 5, 1854 ; d. May 29, 1855. Caroline Susan, b. Dec. 5, 1854 ; d. July 15, 1858. Farnum Thayer, b. Nov. 24, 1857. William Campbell, b. July 23, 1860. Charles Winthrop.
FITZGERALD.
JOHN FITZGERALD, b. in Kerry County, Ireland, in 1825; m. in 1849, Joanna Murphy (b. 1828). Children : Thomas J., b. Nov. 28, 1850. Kate C., b. Dec. 5, 1852 ; m. Charles Hanrahan. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 8, 1854 ; d. Dec., 1862. Joanna, b. Dec. 6, 1856 ; d. Jan. 1863. John, d. Jan., 1863. Frank, d. young. Elizabeth Jane, b. Jan. 25, 1866. Charles, b. in 1868; d. in 1870.
THOMAS J.2 FITZGERALD (John1), b. Nov. 28, 1850; m. Feb. 23, 1879, Ann Dorothy McPhee of Prince Edward Island. Children : Mary A., b. Nov. 1, 1880. John M., b. Jan. 31, 1884. Laura, b. Aug. 30, 1885. Vincent, b. Jan. 14, 1887.
TIMOTHY FITZGERALD and wife Ellen Leahey, b. in Ireland. Chil- dren : Mary A., b. July 20, 1875. Frank A. George.
FLINT.
BENJAMIN FLINT, b. in Winchester, Nov. 17, 1784 ; m. Jan. 1, 1811, Harriet Rixford (b. Sept. 24, 1793, in Winchester). Children : Wil- liam R., b. June 19, 1812, in Stowe, Vt. Harriet, b. Aug. 13, 1813, in Stowe, Vt. Swain S., b. Dec. 21, 1818, in Winchester. Wilson, b. Sept. 11, 1820, in Youngstown, Ohio. Ephraim, b. in Bloomfield, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1822; d. in Swanzey. Lucy A., b. Nov. 6, 1824, in Bloomfield, Ohio ; m. Mr. Rice of South Royalston, Mass. Mary, b. May 15, 1827, in Winchester ; d. in N. Y. City. Hepzi, b. Sept. 20, 1859, in Winchester; d. in Winchester. Daniel, b. May 9, 1832, in Swanzey.
WILLIAM R.2 FLINT (Benjamin1), b. June 19, 1812, and liis wife Han- nah, had : Royal M., b. Feb. 28, 1836. Harriet Rand, b. Oct. 1, 1837 ;
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d. Aug. 30, 1841. James William, b. Jan. 28, 1839; d. Feb. 22, 1839. Hannah Rand, b. Sept. 24, 1840. Eliza Abbie, b. Nov. 27, 1842.
ROYAL M.3 FLINT ( William R.,2 Benjamin1), b. Feb. 28, 1836 ; m. Fanny M., daughter of Mellen Holbrook.
FOLLET.
JOHN FOLLET and his wife Rachel had : John. Hannah, d. Dec. 13, 1770. Hiram, b. June 18, 1770.
JOHN2 FOLLET (John1), m., 1st, Dec. 7, 1773, Christian (d. Feb. 11, 1778), daughter of Samuel Belding ; m., 2d, Feb. 9, 1779, Sybil Willard of Winchester. Children : Silas, d. Sept. 2, 1777. Luther, d. Sept. 5, 1777. Levi, b. June 6, 1776.
FORBUSH.
HIRAM2 FORBUSH (Daniel of Harvard, Mass.), b. Dec. 13, 1812 ; m. Aug. 20, 1836, Lucina L. (b. Jan. 27, 1816 ; d. Sept. 8, 1870), daughter of Asa Willis of Winchester; d. Sept. 24, 1883. Children : Nellie M., b. Apr. 15, 1840; m. George S. Ellis. Lucius M., b. Aug. 3, 1841 ; d. Sept. 24, 1866, in Iowa. Fay M., b. Sept. 5, 1843 ; d. Dec. 17, 1864, in Marlborough. Charles H., b. Jan. 10, 1846. Net- tie L., b. July 29, 1848 ; m. J. Frank Perry of Worcester, Mass. Emma E., b. July 28, 1850 ; m. Solon W. Nelson of Worcester. Anna L. S., b. Jan. 8, 1856 ; d. July 26, 1857.
FORRISTALL.
FRANKLIN B.2 FORRISTALL (Joseph M.1 of Troy), b. Dec. 15, 1821 ; m. Sept. 15, 1846, Martha Ann (b. Nov. 24, 1827 ; d. Oct. 7, 1890, in Keene), daughter of William Lawrence; d. May 5, 1884. Chil- dren : Marietta, m. Levi Randall; d. Nov. 21, 1890. Jane, d. June 5, 1884. George H.
JOSEPH N.2 FORRISTALL (Joseph M.1), b. April 19, 1826 ; m. Sept. 10, 1851, Mary Ann, daughter of Abner Haskell of Troy ; d. June 1, 1871. Child : Willie.
FOSTER.
AMOS FOSTER, d. March 2, 1761, and Mary, his wife, d. Feb. 5, 1761. JOEL FOSTER, m. Jan. 24, 1793, Martha, daughter of Philemon Whitcomb. Children : Patty, m. Willard Whitcomb. Hannah, b. Apr. 20, 1794.
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NATHANIEL FOSTER, m. Feb. 16, 1797, Silence (b. Dec. 3, 1772) , daughter of Philemon Whitcomb. A child, b. in 1805; d. Dec. 5, 1814.
ABRAHAM FOSTER had a child b. Sept. 12, 1812; d. March 12, 1813.
JOEL2 FOSTER (Joel1), m. Betsey (b. May 19, 1806 ; d. April 11, 1890), daughter of Amos Richardson ; removed to Waitsfield, Vt., where both died leaving a son Joel, and a daughter who m. O. C. Campbell of Omaha.
PHILEMON W.2 FOSTER (Nathaniel1), b. 1807 ; m. June, 1835, Mar- iam (b. June 9, 1817), daughter of John Stratton ; d. March 20, 1877. Children : Mary J., b. 1836 ; d. Aug. 15, 1847. Helen S., b. 1839 ; m. Charles L. Pond (d. Oct. 19, 1873) ; d. July 3, 1860. Edson H., b. 1841. Julia B., b. 1844 ; m. Charles G. Howard of Winchester, in 1866; d. May 21, 1871. Emogene S., b. 1846; m. Feb. 28, 1864, Daniel A. Potter, Middlebury, Vt. Jennie M., b. 1848; m. Clarence A. Parker. Flora H., b. 1851 ; m. Edwin H. Aldrich. Fred W., b. July 16, 1853. Abbie L., b. Dec. 26, 1857 ; m. May 13, 1879. Willie M. Moore, of Hadley, Mass. Clinton, b. 1859 ; d. March 27, 1860.
FOWLER.
REV. THOMAS L.7 FOWLER (David,6 b. 1783, Abner,5 b. 1753, Sam- uel,4 b. 1722, Jacob,3 b. 1692, Samuel,2 b. 1660, Abner,1 b. 1635 in Killarney, Munster County, Ireland), b. Oct. 10, 1823, in Bridgewa- ter, N. H. ; m., 1st, Aug. 20, 1844, Mary F. (d. 1847) daughter of Rev. Benjamin Hazelton of Northfield ; m., 2nd, May 10, 1848, Nancy M. (b. Feb. 25, 1827, in Windsor, Me.), daughter of Levi Giles. Children : Eugene A., b. Feb. 1, 1846. Herschel J., b. Apr. 23, 1849. Orrin R., b. May 21, 1851. Oris Lee, b. April 13, 1853 ; d. April, 1854. Manson L., b. Feb. 3, 1859.
FOX.
SALMON H.2 Fox (Jared1 of Bernardston, Mass.), b. Nov. 25, 1822 ; m., 1st, April 21, 1847, Mary Thayer (d. Dec. 5, 1848, aged 28 years), of Bernardston, Mass. ; m., 2nd, Apr. 16, 1851, Harriet (b. July 6, 1832 ; d. Dec. 6, 1860), daughter of David Wilson ; m., 3rd, Dec. 1, 1864, Almira J. (b. 1832), sister to Alfred Marble of Hinsdale. Children : Mary, b. May 6, 1852; m. Frank L. Snow. Willie, b. Jan. 3, 1859 ; d. Sept. 30, 1881.
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FRANKLIN.
EBENEZER FRANKLIN and his wife Esther had : Esther, b. July 29, 1798. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 28, 1800.
FRARY.
JONATHAN FRARY and Prudence, his wife, had : Prudence, bapt. Oct. 4,1743.
JOHN FRARY and Abigail, his wife, had : Mary, b. Nov. 25, 1752; m. Feb. 16, 1772, John Pierce. John, b. June 4, 1755 ; d. John, b. 1757. Sarah, b. June 7, 1759 ; d. March 23, 1777. Abigail, b. Feb. 10, 1761 ; m. William Hills. Phebe, b. Sept. 4, 1763. Jonathan, b. in Feb., 1770. Sarah, m. April 26, 1802, Caleb Chase.
FREEMAN.
AMOS FREEMAN, m. Sept. 12, 1786, Delilah Hill.
ASA FREEMAN m. Dec. 30, 1790, Thankful (b. Jan. 19, 1767), daughter of Thomas Applin. Child : Ahaz, b. Nov. 3, 1791.
EBENEZER FREEMAN m. Feb. 7, 1791, Betty Wilson.
AMOS H.2 FREEMAN (Luther1 of Glens Falls, N. Y.), b. Apr. 9, 1817 ; m. Jan. 17, 1838, Harriet E., daughter of Asa Hemenway of Granville, N. Y. Children : Georgianna, b. Aug. 15, 1839. Sarah R., b. May, 1843. Emma H., b. Aug. 8, 1845 ; d. May 30, 1874. Flora E., b. May 14, 1849.
FRENCH.
JAMES FRENCH and Malinda Shaw were m. Jan. 19, 1868.
ALBERT A.2 FRENCH (Luke1 of Jaffrey), b. Feb. 10, 1846 ; m. Jan. 26, 1872, Ella F. (b. Aug. 20, 1849), daughter of John S. Lawrence. Children : Rosa M., b. July 19, 1875. Wilmer O., b. Dec. 21, 1879.
JONAH and Melatiah French had Silas and Melatiah, bapt. July 14, 1754.
FRINK.
CALVIN FRINK and his wife Sarah had : Arethusa, b. May 9, 1773 ; m. Thomas Trowbridge. Sarah, b. Sept. 17, 1779. Wyman, b. Sept. 16, 1784.
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JOSIAH FRINK, m. Feb. 1, 1790, Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Smead of Montague, Mass. Child : Samuel.
SAMUEL2 FRINK (Josiah1), m. July 11, 1816, Damaris (b. 1786), daughter of Philemon Whitcomb. He d. Apr. 1, 1826. Children : Jotham W. Isabel.
JOTHAM WHITCOMB3 FRINK (Samuel,2 Josiah1), b. 1817 ; m. Julia (b. Jan. 10, 1823 ; d. July 9, 1883), daughter of John Stratton. Child: Willie, d. young.
ORLANDO FRINK, b. in Greenfield, Mass., March 10, 1809 ; m., 1st, Apr. 20, 1830, Eunice Russell (b. in Walpole, March 7, 1808 ; d. Oct. 23, 1852 ; m., 2nd, March 1, 1853, Mary A., daughter of Ebenezer Willard, Winchester ; d. Apr. 16, 1877. Children : Mary E., b. July 23, 1831 ; m. Judson A. Read. Henry C., b. March 9, 1836. Sarah E., m. Charles Maynard of Berlin, Mass. Fanny M., b. Nov. 28, 1853 ; d. March 19, 1866. Emma L., b. Nov. 1, 1855 ; m. Willard B. Smith. Charles H., b. Sept. 19, 1860 ; m. April 8, 1883, Mary L. (b. Oct. 2, 1860), daughter of Josiah Stebbins, of Jaffrey.
FROST.
EPHRAIM KIMBALL FROST b. in Jaffrey, Dec. 17, 1790 ; m. Nov. 11, 1813, Persis (b. June 19, 1790; d. in Burlington, Iowa, March 4, 1872), daughter of Jonadab Baker, of Marlborough ; d. in Lincoln, Ne- braska, Nov. 23, 1870. Children : Charles, b. Sept. 3, 1814 ; d. Sept. 23, 1814. Feronia, b. Dec. 26, 1816; m. George N. Sherwood of McDonough, N. Y. Lyman, b. Feb. 10, 1820. Lafayette S., b. June 4, 1824. Caroline and Emeline, b. Jan. 12, 1826 ; Caroline d. July 3, 1830; Emeline, m. John Speed Lee, of Wellsville, N. Y. Franklin, b. Apr. 14, 1831.
CHARLES2 FROST (Benjamin1 of Marlborough), b. July 8, 1789 ; m., 1st, Feb. 23, 1824, Sarah - (d. Feb. 28, 1826) ; m., 2nd, Vilura, daughter of Joseph Slate; d. Apr. 17, 1866. Children : Jane Char- lotte, b. Apr. 3, 1842. Henry Morse and Charles Roberts, b. March 31, 1814 ; Charles, d. Oct. 4, 1849.
FULLER.
AMASA2 FULLER (Isaac1 of Troy) b. Dec. 7, 1797 ; m., 1st, Anna (b. July 5, 1801 ; d. June 19, 1826), daughter of Jonathan Bemis of Troy ; m., 2nd, Jan. 11, 1827, Hannah Jackson (b. Nov. 5, 1803 ;
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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
d. April 5, 1845), of Wallingford, Vt. ; m., 3rd, Oct. 2, 1845, Mary Knight (Widow Hager) b. Feb. 14, 1802 ; m., 4th, in 1857, Lovey P. Kidder (b. Oct. 6, 1814), of Marlborough. He d. July 18, 1879. Children : Isaac, b. Aug. 10, 1819. Elmira, b. Apr. 9, 1822 ; m. Stephen Harris. Anna, b. Feb. 14, 1826; d. Nov. 23, 1826. A daughter, b. June 11, 1828; d. July 18, 1828. A son, b. Apr. 29, 1829; d. Apr. 30, 1829. Elvira, b. Sept. 21, 1830; d. March 14, 1832. A daughter, b. March 1, 1832 ; d. March 6, 1833. Amasa, b. Sept. 28, 1833. Levi A., b. May 4, 1836. A son, b. July 1, 1838 ; d. same day. Erwin J., b. Sept. 19, 1839.
LEVI A.3 FULLER (Amasa,2 Isaac1), b. May 4, 1836 ; m., 1st, Feb. 22, 1860, Elvira L. (b. June 4, 1839 ; d. Nov. 15, 1865), adopted daughter of Joseph P. Bemis ; m., 2nd, Oct. 30, 1866, Emily L. (b. July 28, 1848), daughter of Dr. Willard Adams. Children : Cora A., b. June 24, 1862 ; d. July 27, 1862. Elmer A., b. Dec. 27, 1863. Ida E., b. Nov. 16, 1871. Walter T., b. July 6, 1876. Cora Anstris, b. July 2, 1887.
GARY.
JOSEPH O.2 GARY (Aaron1 of Keene), b. Aug. 19, 1819 ; m. Sept. 29, 1844, Eliza Jane (b. May, 1825), daughter of Hiram Underwood. He d. July 26, 1890. Children : Joseph E. and Francis E. (twins), b. Feb. 15, 1846 ; Joseph E. d. March 11, 1847. Edna M. and Ella M. (twins), b. Dec. 19, 1847; Ella M. was stillborn, Edna d. a few months later. Edna M., b. July 27, 1849 ; d. Aug. 15, 1851. Joseph E., b. Sept. 18, 1851. Gertrude M., b. Aug. 1, 1856 ; m. May 25, 1886, William K. Merrill of Paterson, N. J.
GATES.
RUFUS2 GATES (Elijah1 of Marlborough), b. Sept. 12, 1807 ; m. May 12, 1836, Minerva (b. May 12, 1812), daughter of Ezekiel Page. He died in Keene.
LYMAN GATES, m. Fanny Ann, daughter of Consider Carpenter. Children : Elbridge, b. July 4, 1841 ; d. Aug. 12, 1843. Edwin G., b. Sept. 30, 1842. Ellen, b. May 26, 1844 ; d. June 17, 1855.
GAY.
SETH GAY m., 1st, Sarah - (d. Apr. 7, 1756) ; m., 2nd, March 7, 1776, Sarah Parker. Children : Chloe and Lois bapt. Aug. 18, 1754. Silas, bapt. Dec. 14, 1755. A child d. about Apr. 7, 1756.
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JOHN1 GAY who came to America in 1630, was the emigrant ances- tor of Willard2 Gay of Swanzey.
WILLARD GAY, b. Feb. 8, 1811, in West Dedham, Mass ; m., 1st, Fanny, daughter of Caleb Wright of Keene ; m., 2nd, in 1843, Emily H. (d. Jan. 21, 1886), daughter of Samuel Farwell, of Nelson ; d. 1882. Children : George W., b. Jan. 14, 1842. Ella H., b. Feb. 4, 1844 ; m. Zina G. Taft. Phineas Ellis, b. May 10, 1846. Annie, b. Nov. 22, 1847 ; m. Calvin E. Hills.
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