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BENJAMIN7 WHITCOMB (Benjamin,6 Philemon,5 Joseph,4 Josiah, 3 Josiah,2 John1), b. May 23, 1821 ; m. Feb. 9, 1847, Sarah J. Fisher
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(b. Apr. 2, 1825) ; d. Oct. 24, 1887. Children : Charles S., b. March 12, 1851. Martha E., b. June 9, 1856 ; m., 1st, George S. Snow ; m., 2nd, Job Pierce and resides in Missouri.
ELBRIDGE GERRY7 WHITCOMB ( Abijah,6 Philemon,5 Joseph, 4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Oct. 3, 1817 ; m. Nov. 18, 1844, Salome (b. Sept. 19, 1822, in Roxbury), daughter of Everett Newcomb. Children : Fannie, b. Sept. 4, 1845 ; m. Dec. 6, 1866, George N. Bigelow, A.M. Jonas Fred, b. Jan. 26, 1851. Frank Herbert, b. Feb. 28, 1856. Edward Everett, b. March 31, 1862.
J. PAGE7 WHITCOMB (Joseph,6 Abijah,5 Joseph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Apr. 29, 1831 ; m. May 17, 1855, Mary E. Goodnow (b. Dec. 9, 1832), of Keene. Children : Alice M., b. Feb. 7, 1856 ; in. Marshall W. Nims, Nov. 23, 1886. Carrie E., b. Jan. 5, 1862.
IRVIN A.7 WHITCOMB (Joseph,6 Abijah,5 Joseph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. April 9, 1839 ; m., 1st, Nellie King, of Lawrence, Mass. ; m., 2nd, Emma F., daughter of Edwin F. Read. Children : Frank. Nelson. Ernest R. Emmons J.
HIRAM R.8 WHITCOMB ( Roswell,7 Jonathan, 6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Feb. 17, 1840; m. May 16, 1876, Mary A. (b. March 18, 1856), daughter of Hiram Britton of Surry. Children : Clinton B., b. June 23, 1877 ; d. Sept. 2, 1881. Chester R., b. June 15, 1879. Leslie B., b. Oct. 27, 1882; d. March 18, 1883. John H., b. April 10, 1887. Normand C., b. Sept. 5, 1888; d. July 27, 1889. Edna C., b. Feb. 17, 1890.
GEORGE E.8 WHITCOMB (Roswell,7 Jonathan,6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph, 4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. July 1, 1841 ; m. Nov. 12, 1863, Fostina W. (b. Jan. 14, 1838), daughter of Aquila Ramsdell. Children : Edna C., b. March 3, 1865. George E., b. April 17, 1867. Walter E., b. Feb. 23, 1873 ; d. Sept. 16, 1873.
ALANSON S.8 WHITCOMB ( Leonard,7 Nathan, 6' Jonathan P.,5 Joseph, 4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Nov. 17, 1822 ; m. May 20, 1847, Sam- antha M. (b. July 14, 1824), daughter of David Taylor. Resides in Keene. Children : Walter S., b. Sept. 30, 1852. Maria C., b. Nov. 18, 1860.
SYLVANDER L.8 WHITCOMB (Otis,7 Nathan,6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph, 4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Dec. 21, 1818 ; m. Dec. 22, 1842, Eliza W. (b. Nov. 18, 1820), daughter of William Woodward. Children :
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Mary E., b. Nov. 21, 1843 ; m. Henry H. Aldrich. Ellen M., b. Sept. 12, 1846 ; m. Oliver C. Whitcomb. Henry F., b. Oct. 30, 1850.
NATHANS WHITCOMB (Otis,7 Nathan,6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph,4 Jo- siah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. March 17, 1821 ; m. Nancy S. (b. March 31, 1824 ; d. April 3, 1855), daughter of Josiah Hammond.
LUCIUS& WHITCOMB (Otis,7 Nathan,6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Jan. 16, 1824 ; m. Ellen M. (b. Nov. 2, 1835 ; d. May 24, 1862), daughter of Sylvester Holman of Fitzwilliam ; d. Aug. 28, 1862. Children : Florence A., b. Sept. 5, 1860. George F. b. Feb. 2, 1862.
LEONARD8 WHITCOMB ( Otis,7 Nathan,6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph,4 Jo- siah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. April 29, 1842 ; m. April 24, 1867, Sophia L., daughter of David Hill. Children : Otis L., b. Sept. 22, 1869. Daisey S., b. June 10, 1872. An infant, b. Oct. 20, 1874 ; d. Oct. 28, 1874. Cecil J., b. Marchi 4, 1876. Nina L., b. June 5, 1878. Venie C., b. July 31, 1880. Czarina, b. Dec. 25, 1882.
EZEKIEL O.8 WHITCOMB (Joel,7 Jotham,6 Philemon,5 Joseph,4 Jo- siah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Feb. 17, 1835 ; m. May 21, 1863, Martha E. Newmarsh (b. Nov. 13, 1839), of Boston. Children : Lucy A., b. Oct. 26, 1864. Forest O., b. Oct. 15, 1867. Mary J. and Frank A., b. Feb. 1, 1871. F. T. Willard, b. Oct. 3, 1883.
CHARLES S.8 WHITCOMB (Benjamin,7 Benjamin,6 Philemon,5 Jo- seph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. March 12, 1851 ; m., 1st, April 24, 1871, Ellen M., daughter of Edwin Graves; m. 2d, Nov. 6, 1880, Carrie L. Snow. Children : Blanche E., b. April 5, 1872. George H., b. Oct. 27, 1874. Ada C., b. May 23, 1882. Minnie R., b. June 25, 1886.
JONAS FRED8 WHITCOMB (Elbridge G.,7 Abijah,6 Philemon,5 Joseph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Jan. 26, 1851 ; m. Aug. 21, 1872, Han- nalı Perham Keyes. Children : Jonas Fred, b. May 17, 1873. Hannah, b. Feb. 16, 1875 ; d. March 19, 1883. Charles Keyes, b. May 28, 1877. Elizabeth Salome, b. May 3, 1879. Fannie, b. June 11, 1881. Mary Isabel, b. Aug. 22, 1883. Charlotte, b. Sept. 6, 1885. Ruth, b. Aug. 14, 1887. Bertha Eulalia, b. Aug. 29, 1889.
FRANK HERBERT8 WHITCOMB (Elbridge G.,7 Abijah,6 Philemon,5 Joseph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Feb. 28, 1856 ; m. Sept. 1, 1880,
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Grace Nims. Children : Edson Gerry, b. Dec. 30, 1881. Ralph Nims, b. Oct. 25, 1883. Margaret, b. Jan. 1, 1885. James Lamon, b. Oct. 1, 1889.
OLIVER C.8 WHITCOMB (George,7 Ephraim,6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph, 4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Feb. 25, 1844 ; m. Ella M. (b. Sept. 12, 1846), daughter of Sylvander L. Whitcomb.
HENRY F.9 WHITCOMB (Sylvander L.,8 Otis,7 Nathan,6 Jonathan P.,5 Joseph,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Oct. 30, 1850 ; m. Feb. 23, 1879, Mabel E. (b. Aug. 26, 1862), daughter of Henry Abott. Children : Eva M., b. Aug. 22, 1879. A son, b. June 27, 1889.
OTIS L.9 WHITCOMB (Leonard,8 Otis,7 Nathan,6 Jonathan P.,5 .Joseph, 4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Sept. 22, 1869 ; m. April 13, 1889, Susie F. (b. July 12, 1869), daughter of Oratus J. Verry. Child : Horace Verry, b. July 6, 1890.
DAVID3 WHITCOMB (Josiah,2 John1), m. Jan. 13, 1730, Betty White. Children : John, b. Nov. 24, 1731. Eunice, b. Dec. 10, 1733. Prudence, b. Oct. 29, 1735. Betty or Tilly, b. Nov. 22, 1737. Levi. David. Joshua. Mabel. Relief. , Silence. John, only, came from Bolton, Mass.
JOHN4 WHITCOMB (David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Nov. 24, 1731 ; m. Sarah Whitcomb (d. 1803) ; d. March 31, 1835. Children : Thomas. John, b. March 4, 1761. Silas. Sarah, b. Nov. 24, 1765. Ruhamah, b. May 3, 1769. Betty, b. Jan. 9, 1775 ; m. Daniel Goodhue. Dama- ris, m. Asahel Randall.
THOMAS5 WHITCOMB (John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), m. Sept. 19, 1781, Betsey Bishop.
JOHN5 WHITCOMB (John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. March 4, 1761; m. March 7, 1791, Dolly (d. March 26, 1858), daughter of Pentecost Stanley. [Hed. April 15, 1835. Children : John, b. Feb. 23,. 1792 ; d. Feb. 5, 1855. Dolly, b. Feb. 22, 1794 ; m. Hubbard Wil- liams. David, b. Jan. 27, 1796. Nathaniel, b. July 13, 1803.
SILAS5 WHITCOMB (John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), m. March 26, 1789, Rhoda, daughter of Pentecost Stanley. Children : Silas, b. Aug. 20, 1790 ; d. young. Sally, b. Oct. 24, 1792; m. Joseph Whit- comb. Rhoda, b. Dec. 13, 1794. Silas, b. April 9, 1797. Luther and Calvin, b. in 1800. Pedee, b. in 1802. Susan, b. in 1804. Syl- vester, b. in 1808. Roswell. Cyrel, b. Feb. 27, 1814.
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DAVID6 WHITCOMB (John,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Jan. 27, 1796 ; m. Nov. 3, 1824, Mrs. Sarah Whittaker (b. Sept. 4, 1797; d. May 31, 1883), daughter of Azariah Dickinson. He d. Oct. 13, 1879. Children : Harriet, b. Nov. 17, 1825 ; m. Jan. 10, 1849, Jonathan W. Jones of Marlborough ; d. April 3, 1878. David, b. Nov. 2, 1827. Ruhamah, b. Dec. 12, 1829 ; m., 1st, Martin Dix; m., 2d, Martin Seaver of Townsend, Mass. Clarena Elizabeth, b. April 15, 1832 ; m. Menzies E. Stratton. Martha J., b. Aug. 28, 1834; m. Edwin Hill. Saralı C., b. Aug. 2, 1836; m. Henry Hill. Hubbard W., b. April 14, 1840.
NATHANIEL6 WHITCOMB (John,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. July 13, 1803 ; m. Phebe, daughter of Jesse Ballou of Richmond ; d. 1882. Children : Emily. John Andrew. Harriet Augusta, m .- Stanley.
SILAS6 WHITCOMB (Silas,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. April 9, 1797 ; m. Dec. 18, 1823, Louisa Lincoln (d. July 29, 1877) of Leomin- ster, Mass. He d. Aug. 27, 1877. Children : Louisa J., m., 1st, Wil- liam A. Woodward of Marlborough ; m., 2d, Warren Farrar. Rox- alina, m. Philander Thatcher. Silas L., b. Aug. 6, 1827. Susan S., m. Levi H. Whitney of Royalston, Mass. Charles W., m. Mary Ann Simonds of Ashby, Mass. Maria D., m. Daniel W. Clark. Henry W., m. Mary Hunt of Marlborough. Lydia Ann, m. Edward E. Cut- ter of Marlborough.
SYLVESTER6 WHITCOMB (Silas,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. 1808 ; m. Oct. 21, 1835, Lucinda (d. 1882), daughter of Ezra Emer- son. He d. Oct. 15, 1856. Children : Laura, b. 1837. Jerome, b. 1839 ; d. May 14, 1853. Juliette, b. 1841 ; m. John Kenney of Win- chendon, Mass. Frank C. and Frances C., b. Dec. 14, 1843 ; Frances C., m. - Lamb of Orange, Mass. George A., b. June 14, 1850. Edgar C. and Ella F., d. young.
CYREI,6 WHITCOMB (Silas,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Feb. 27, 1814; m. Dec. 22, 1840, Eunice A., daughter of Artemas Col- lins of Marlborough. Children : Eveline A., b. April 24, 1841; ni. Charles R. Collins of Marlborough. Olive Ann, b. Sept. 18, 1843 ; m. Ivory E. Gates. Ella V., b. Dec. 1, 1847; d. Sept. 25, 1849. William F., b. June 16, 1850. Ella V., b. April 15, 1855 ; d. June, 1863. Lucy E., b. Aug. 18, 1859 ; m. Charles Calkins of Winchen- don, Mass., Sept. 18, 1878.
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DAVIDS WHITCOMB (David,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Nov. 2, 1827 ; m. March 1, 1870, Lucia A. (b. Jan. 2, 1846), daugh- ter of Mark Cook of Chesterfield. Children : Ernest C., b. Jan. 6, 1872. Millie E., b. Oct., 1879.
HUBBARD W.6 WHITCOMB (David,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. April 14, 1840 ; m. Dec. 12, 1866, Mary C. Ramsdell (b. July 27, 1844), daughter of Aquila. Child : Addie F., b. July 13, 1868.
SILAS L.7 WHITCOMB (Silas,6 Silas,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. Aug. 6, 1827; m. March 20, 1851, Clarissa S. (b. Jan., 1833), daughter of Virgil Woodcock ; d. Feb. 11, 1877. Children : Virgil V., b. Feb. 23, 1853 ; d. July 5, 1854. Carrie L., b. Jan. 9, 1860 ; m. Alberto Hassam of Keene. Emma I., b. Dec. 8, 1865.
THOMAS W.7 WHITCOMB (Silas,6 Silas,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), m. Sarah Whitcomb of Ashby, Mass.
GEORGE A.7 WHITCOMB (Sylvester,6 Silas,5 John,4 David,3 Josiah,2 John1), b. June 14, 1850; m. Oct. 31, 1874, Clara A. (b. March 8, 1853), daughter of Josephus Handy. Child : Verne, b. Nov. 12, 1878.
ANTHONY S.3 WHITCOMB (Jacob,2 Oliver1 of Fitzwilliam), b. Au- gust 2, 1820; m. Oct. 23, 1870, Abbie A. (b. Aug. 5, 1849), daughter of Nathaniel Fisher of Richmond. Children : Cora A., b. Feb. 27, 1871. Minnie B., b. Sept. 15, 1872. Arthur A., b. Sept. 5, 1874. Grace E., b. March 7, 1876. Susie M., b. Nov. 1, 1878. Nellie C., b. April 15, 1884.
WHITTAKER.
ISAAC WHITTAKER, m. March 28, 1830, Polly, daughter of Nathan Smith.
WHITE.
EBENEZER WHITE, d. March 10, 1812, aged eighty-six years.
CALVIN WHITE, b. 1785 ; m. Sarah (d. April 2, 1854, aged seventy six years) ; d. 1856.
JEHIEL2 WHITE (David1 of Nelson, N. H.), b. Oct. 11, 1813 ; m. March 29, 1841, Sarah (b. Aug. 4, 1822), daughter of Cyrus Cheney of Concord ; d. Feb. 23, 1879, by the fall of a tree. Children : Emily,
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b. Jan. 27, 1842 ; m. Thomas Mints of Keene. Lucy, b. Feb. 23, 1843 ; m. Osgood Bemis of Marlboro. Augustus C., b. Oct. 5, 1845. Hattie, b. April 20, 1848 ; d. Sept., 1867. Edward J., b. April 10, 1855 ; m. Mary Fisher of Richmond.
WILCOX.
EDWARD2 WILCOX (Edward' of Gilsum), b. Dec. 31, 1824 ; m. Nov., 1847, Eliza A. (b. March 14, 1830), daughter of Thomas P. Hayward of Troy. Children : Rosalie, b. Apr. 29, 1848; d. Feb. 26. 1863. Clara E., b. Jan. 10, 1850 ; m. Solon H. Lane. George E., b. April 8, 1852 ; d. June 6, 1852. Flora E., b. Sept. 3, 1853 ; m. Martin L. Lane. Valerea A., b. May 9, 1857 ; d. March 16, 1859. Allen C., b. Jan. 9, 1860. Mary E., b. Aug. 6, 1862 ; d. April 17, 1873.
ALLEN C.3 WILCOX (Edward,2 Edward1), b. Jan. 9, 1860 ; m. Jan., 1882, Addie, daughter of Leonard Lyman. Child : Florence, b. Aug. 16, 1885. Grace Irene, b. Jan. 28, 1887.
WILDER.
ABEL WILDER, m. Fanny Children : David, b. Aug. 20, 1813, in Winchendon, Mass. Sarah, b. Jan. 7, 1815, in Fitzwilliam, Charles, b. May 30, 1817. Caleb, b.Oct. 16, 1818.
WILLARD.
LONGLEY WILLARD, m. Feb. 21, 1786, Deliverance, daughter of Shubael Seaver.
SETH WILLARD, d. Aug. 20, 1849, in Westport.
. ISAAC7 WILLARD (Abraham,6 Abraham,5 Abraham,4 Henry,3 Henry,2 Simeon,1 from County Kent, England), b. Jan. 16, 1779 ; d. Feb. 16, 1840, at Swanzey Factory.
LEVI7 WILLARD (Abraham,6 Abraham,5 Abraham, 4 Henry,3 Henry,2 Simeon,1 of England), b. Oct 15, 1781, in Fitchburg, Mass. ; m. Clarissa (b. 1788; d. May 2, 1811), daughter of Dea. S. Hayward of Gilsum ; d. Aug. 17, 1855. She m., 2nd, --. Children : Mira H., b. April 12, 1808, in Dublin ; m. Caleb Carpenter of Keene. Miranda Clara, b. May 28, 1809, in Dublin ; m. Dr. Henry C. Gray of Cambridge, N. Y. ; d. July 12, 1887. Preston G., b. April 1, 1816, in Swanzey, resides in Chicago, Ill. Eliza G., b. April 30, 1818 ; m. Rev. W. C.
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Richards of Natick, Mass. Curtis E., b. May 22, 1823 (a twin), m., 1st, Nov. 25, 1844, Catherine C. Holt of Milford, N. H. ; m., 2nd, Oct. 26, 1846, Amy F. Dyer of Providence, R. I. ; d. Oct. 13, 1873, in Keene. Lucius A., b. May 22, 1823 (a twin), m. July 8, 1845, Mary A. T. Sawyer, of Boscawen ; removed to Chicago in 1853. An- nette M., b. Jan. 14, 1828 ; d. May 5, 1845. They spent their last days with their daughter, Eliza S. Richards in Natick, Mass. ; she d. Oct. 30, 1858, being buried in the family lot at Swanzey Factory Village.
WILLIS.
GIDEON WILLIS, m. Milla -; she m., 2nd, Daniel Osborn. Children : William W., b. 1806. Eliza S., b. Feb. 23, 1810 ; m. Jo- siah B. Cass. Gideon G., b. Jan. 2, 1812. Sally O., b. about 1817.
WILLIAM W.2 WILLIS (Gideon1), b. 1806 ; m. Sarah Cass (b. 1813 ; d. 1887). He d. 1861. Children : Benjamin F., b. Dec. 7, 1839 ; d. April 24, 1858. Willard C., b. July 6, 1843 ; d. young. George W., b. Sept. 10, 1844.
GIDEON G.2 WILLIS, b. Jan. 2, 1812, in Stony Brook, Mass. ; m. June 5, 1839, Harriet N. Howe (b. June 6, 1816 ; d. May 12, 1878) of Troy. He died June 11, 1869. Children : Martha, b. Sept. 4, 1840 ; m. May 28, 1861, Charles Bowles ; d. Jan. 8, 1890. George G., b. March, 1842 ; m. Mary Allen of New Haven, Ct. Lyman C., b. Aug. 29, 1843 ; m., 1st, Oct. 15, 1862, Nancy Lane (d. Dec. 6, 1862) ; m., 2nd, Mrs. Clark of New Haven, Conn. Nelson H., b. Jan. 20, 1845 ; d. March 7, 1865. Hattie R., b. Feb. 15, 1847; m. Dec. 15, 1869, Lemuel O. Hunt. Angeline, b. May 7, 1850 ; d. Aug. 7, 1872.
WILLIAMS.
JOHN2 WILLIAMS (John1 from Lynn, Mass. ), b. 1714 ; m. Oct. 9, 1740, Martha Boardman ; d. Oct. 17, 1788. Came to Swanzey about 1776.
MOSES B.3 WILLIAMS (John,2 John1), b. Nov. 15, 1748 ; m., 1st, Martha Brown ; m. 2nd, Rebecca Forbes ; m., 3rd, Elizabeth Miles ; d. Feb. 8, 1824. Children : Martha, d. at Rutland, Mass. Board- man, d. Sept. 28, 1777. John, b. Dec. 13, 1779 ; d. at Richmond, Vt. Martha, b. March 18, 1781; d. June 1, 1798. Boardman, b. Aug. 2, 1783 ; d. Oct. 23, 1827, at Charlestown, Mass. William, b. Sept. 15, 1786 ; d. Sept. 8, 1808. Rebecca, b. Feb. 6, 1791 ; d. Mar.
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18, 1798. Benjamin. Hubbard. Rebecca, b. Oct. 10, 1798; m. 1848, Enoch Sprague of Richmond.
BENJAMIN4 WILLIAMS ( Moses B.,3 John,2 John1), b. Jan. 13, 1793 ; m. April 11, 1816, Sabrina (b. Oct. 30, 1793; d. Aug. 22, 1849), daughter of Ezekiel Osgood ; d. Nov. 17, 1841. Children : Emeline, b. April 26, 1817 ; m. Edward Perry. Almira E., b. Sept. 3, 1819 ; m. Alfred Marble. Benjamin O., b. Aug. 24, 1821; m., 1st, Louisa Scott ; m., 2nd, Maria Marble, both of Winchester, resides in Iowa. Esther S., b. Feb. 10, 1825 ; d. Dec. 10, 1841. Moses B., b. June 20, 1827 ; d. Aug. 17, 1846.
HUBBARD4 WILLIAMS (Moses B.,3 John,2 John1), b. Nov. 16, 1794 ; m. Oct. 19, 1818, Dolly (b. Feb. 26, 1794 ; d. Dec. 18, 1878), daugh- ter of John Whitcomb ; d. Jan. 18, 1869. Children : David W. Arvilla S., m., 1st, Timothy Pickering of Richmond; m., 2d, Sanford S. Wilber. Elizabethi M., b. Feb. 14, 1826 ; d. Dec. 21, 1865. Dolly W., b. April 11, 1828; m. Josiah Parsons. Mary, b. July 22, 1830; d. May 1, 1852. Rebecca, b. Dec. 25, 1832 ; d. Nov. 3, 1886.
DAVID W.5 WILLIAMS (Hubbard, 4 Moses B.,3 John,2 John1), b. Sept. 23, 1819 ; m., 1st, Sept. 17, 1846, Elmina (b. Jan. 31, 1827 ; d. Aug. 16, 1847), daughter of Benjamin Aldrich ; m., 2nd, Oct. 18, 1849, Waitstill Aldrich. Children : Emily E., b. Aug. 8, 1847; d. Sept. 3, 1847. Boardman A., b. Sept. 6, 1850; d. Sept. 11, 1861. Wil- liam H., b. Dec. 28, 1853. David W., b. Oct. 1, 1856. Elmina A., b. Oct. 31, 1858 ; m. Fred E. Willard ; d. Oct. 17, 1884. Benjamin H., b. Sept. 18, 1860. Hubbard M., b. Oct. 22, 1862. Mary E., b. June 5, 1865 ; d. March 18, 1885. Esther M., b. Feb. 18, 1868 ; d. April 5, 1886. John F., b. May 9, 1871.
HUBBARD M.6 WILLIAMS (David W.,5 Hubbard,4 Moses B.,3 John,2 John1), b. Oct. 22, 1862 ; m. Oct. 3, 1886, Annie J. Orr (b. Sept. 12, 1861, in England), of Fitchburg, Mass. Children : Arthur B., b. July 14, 1887 ; d. Oct. 22, 1887. Gertrude E., b. Jan. 4, 1889.
WILSON.
BENJAMIN WILSON, b. in Leeds, England, came to America and m. Mary (b. Nov. 10, 1744), daughter of William Grimes. Children : Benjamin. Samuel, d. in Canada. John, m. Lois Wheelock. Wil- liam, m. Amy Wheelock. Abel, b. Oct. 10, 1766. Susan, m. Solo- mon Philips and lived in Middlebury, Vt. Eunice. Olive. Mary, m. Joseplı Whitcomb. David, b. May 29, 1786.
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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
BENJAMIN2 WILSON (Benjamin1), b. abont 1762 ; m. Dec. 19, 1790, Rachel Freeman ; d. March 27, 1821. Lived in West Swanzey.
ABEL2 WILSON (Benjamin1), b. Oct. 10, 1766; m. Feb. 10, 1789, Lucy (b. Feb. 26, 1764; d. Aug. 7, 1837), daughter of Benjamin Ol- cott. He d. Oct. 8, 1825. Children : Luey, b. April, 1791 ; m. Wil- liam Fairbrother ; d. Feb. 21, 1855. Mary, b. Oct. 14, 1792 ; m. Cal- vin Fairbrother ; d. Nov. 18, 1881. Lois, b. Apr. 9, 1794 ; m. Oliver Capron ; d. Aug. 31, 1852. Sally, b. June 3, 1796 ; m. Feb. 9, 1820, James Wheeler. Naomi, b. Feb. 21, 1801 ; m. Eli Brooks ; d. Mar. 26, 1843. Dolly, b. Mar. 29, 1806 ; m. Philemon Foster ; d. Jan. 24, 1862.
DAVIDE WILSON (Benjamin1), b. May 29, 1786 ; m. April 24, 1811, Sophia Graves (b. July 30, 1789 ; d. Feb. 20, 1875) ; d. Mar. 30, 1856. Children : Horace, b. Sept. 16, 1813 ; d. Oct. 4, 1845, in III. Charles, b. June 27, 1817; d. March 4, 1860, in Kansas. Mary, b. Feb. 11, 1821 ; m. Jan. 1, 1846, Willard Fairbrother, of Coventry, Vt. Susan, b. June 22, 1823; m. Charles Day, of Chesterfield ; d. March 14, 1845. David, b. June 14, 1825. James, b. Aug. 20, 1827. Jane S., b. May 27, 1830 ; m. Charles Temple ; resides in Buffalo, N. Y. Harriet, b. July 6, 1832 ; m. Salmon H. Fox.
DAVID3 WILSON (David,2 Benjamin1), b. June 14, 1825; m. Sept. 5, 1848, Mary L. (b. Nov. 1, 1830 ; d. April 17, 1889), daughter of Luther Lakin. Children : Julius E., b. July 16, 1849 ; lives in Lake Village. Adella M., b. March 23, 1856 ; d. Dec. 13, 1864. Vara J., b. Feb. 13, 1860 ; m. Fred H. Dickerman.
JAMES3 WILSON (David,2 Benjamin1), b. Aug. 20, 1827; m. Feb. 9, 1857, Jane H., daughter of David Taylor; d. Oct. 16, 1889. Children : Helen Augusta, b. Sept. 11, 1859 ; d. April 26, 1860. Alice M., b. Dec. 30, 1861.
JULIUS E.4 WILSON (David,3 David,2 Benjamin1), b. July 16, 1849 ; m. June 12, 1873, Morgia M., daughter of Charles C. Porter, of Man- chester.
CHARLES WILSON, a brick mason, came to Swanzey in 1825 ; m. July 16, 1818, Lovina (d. June 17, 1883), daughter of Samuel Collins, of Marlboro', N. H. ; d. May 5, 1845. Children : Hiram B. Horace, b. in Marlborough. Dorson, b. July 23, 1824. Dan, b. Jan. 22, 1827. Albert, b. March 10, 1829. Sarah Ann, b. May 3, 1833 ; m. William Eames. All the above live in California. Lydia Amanda, b. Aug. 29, 1835 ; m. C. C. Aldrich ; lives in Ill.
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CLARK WILSON, m. Mary Ann -; d. Feb. 14, 1836. Children : George, b. June 28, 1825. Aaron, b. July 13, 1827 ; d. July 9, 1828. Saralı, b. Aug. 10, 1829. Aaron, b. June 12, 1831. Mary, b. April 18, 1833. Olive, b. Aug. 2, 1834. Clark, b. Jan. 10, 1836.
STILMAN WILSON, m. Azubah. Children : Lorinda W., b. Oct. 8, 1824. Lucy Elmina, b. Mar. 16, 1827. Francis Bowman, b. Mar. 12, 1829.
JOHN Q. A. WILSON, m. Sarah, daughter of Joseph Whitcomb ; d. April 19, 1890. Children : Lillian, m. William Sebastian, of Keene. Gertrude, m., 1st, Elmer Simonds ; m., 2nd, Walter P. Farr.
JOSIAH WILSON, m. Abigail (b. 1785 ; d. May 18, 1851), daughter of Major Elisha Whitcomb. Children : Josialı, b. Feb. 25, 1816 ; d. in Westmoreland. Cynthia, b. June 19, 1823 ; m. Josiah Kellogg. An infant, d. June 8, 1814.
WINCH.
JOHN L.2 WINCH (Leonard] of Hancock, N. H.), b. Nov. 19, 1847, in Hancock ; m. July 3, 1868, Elba (b. March 8, 1844), daughter of Richard Weeks.
WITHINGTON.
JOHN2 WITHINGTON ( William' of Fitzwilliam), b. March 7, 1779 ; m. Betsey -. Children : Zillalı, b. 1817; d. Oct. 10, 1851. Wealthy, b. April 6, 1820. Asa, b. Oct. 4, 1822 ; d. April 4, 1849.
WOOD.
ABIEL WOOD, m. Phebe -; d. April 18, 1811. Children : Phebe, b. 1797. Amaziah, b. Feb. 23, 1799. Washington, b. May 9, 1801. Abiel, b. May 29, 1803. William, b. May 15, 1806. Emery, b. Nov. 7, 1808.
WOODCOCK.
NATHAN WOODCOCK, b. Jan. 20, 1738; m. Lovina Goodnow (b. March 2, 1749 ; d. Sept., 1836) ; d. about 1817. Children : Martha, b. Feb. 14, 1768 ; m. - Farnsworth. Azubah, b. Nov., 1769 ; d. 1806. Nathan, b. 1772; d. July 3, 1777. Lovina, b. Sept. 3, 1777 ; m., 1st, David Starkey ; m., 2nd, Capt. Enoch Cummings ; d. Sept. 5, 1831. Levi, b. Dec. 1, 1780. , Polly and Sally, b. March 1, 1783 ; Polly, m. Isaiah Townsend of Wheelock, Vt. ; d. Nov., 1842. Nathan, b. March 19, 1786; d. July 27, 1870, in A legany Co., N. Y. David, b. Jan. 21, 1791.
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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
LEVI2 WOODCOCK ( Nathan1), b. Dec. 1, 1780; m. July 21, 1805, Roxanna Gale, who m. July 10, 1835, David Stone of Surry ; d. March 6, 1836. Children : Virgil, b. July 16, 1806. Almeda, m. Benja- jamin Mason. Marilla, m. - Long. Eliza, m. Henry Wright of Northfield, Mass. Levi L., d. Aug. 6, 1851.
NATHAN2 WOODCOCK (Nathan1), b. March 19, 1786; m. Feb. 25, 1808, Abigail Crossett (d. Oct. 27, 1852) ; d. July 27, 1870. Chil- dren : Adaline, b. Oct. 21, 1808, in Prescott, Mass .; d. April 18, 1857. Albert C., b. July 22, 1810, in Swanzey ; m. Hannah Lee. Lavina, b. March 15, 1812 ; d. Sept. 19, 1813. Azubalı, b. April 18, 1814 ; m. Dec. 28, 1834, Stephen S. Clarke. S. Dennison, b. Jan. 15, 1817 ; in. April 9, 1841, Rebecca Wilson. Relief A., b. Feb. 6, 1819 ; m. Oct. 24, 1839, William B. Clarke. Nathan R., b. May 1, 1821 ; m. Jan. 13, 1847, Delia C. Burrow. Lestina L., b. Aug. 30, 1823 ; m. Oct. 14, 1840, Nicholas Fortune. Abigail L., b. Nov. 23, 1825 ; m. Dec. 5, 1843, David Wilson. Sally M., b. Nov. 14, 1827 ; m. Hubbard Griswold. (The last two records from Gilsum history.)
DAVID2 WOODCOCK (Nathan1), b. Jan. 21, 1791 ; m. Patty Osgood ; d. May 15, 1860. Children : George. Angelia. Rachel. Elijah. Hugh. John, removed from town.
VIRGIL3 WOODCOCK (Levi,2 Nathan1), b. July 16, 1806; m. Jan. 31, 1830, Clarissa (b. May 2, 1812), daughter of Henry Sawyer; d. July 18, 1875. Children : Virgil, b. March, 1831; d. May 8, 1849, on the way to California. Clarissa, b. Jan. 4, 1833; m. March 20, 1851, Silas L. Whitcomb. Volney, b. Nov. 24, 1835. Verwell, b. Sept. 15, 1839 ; d. Dec., 1843.
VOLNEY4 WOODCOCK ( Virgil,3 Levi,2 Nathan1), b. Nov. 24, 1835 ; m., 1st, Jan. 29, 1858, Keziah W. (b. Aug. 25, 1837), daughter of Amos Richardson ; m., 2nd, Mrs. Abbie Smiley. Children : Jennie W., b. Nov. 28, 1858; d. April 2, 1862. Leonora R., b. Jan. 16, 1861.
JONATHAN] WOODCOCK, m. Meletial - (d. March 28, 1777). Children : Jonathan. Meletiah. Elizabethı. Lydia. Elkanah.
JONATHAN2 WOODCOCK (Jonathan1), m. Abigail -. Children : An infant, d. about Aug. 17, 1753. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1753. Sam- uel, b. Oct. 8, 1755. A son, b. Dec. 9, 1757 ; d. Dec. 31, 1757. Abi- gail, b. Dec. 7, 1758. Jonathan, b. Feb. 14, 1764 ; d. young. Comfort, b. Sept. 26, 1766. Jonathan, b. Sept. 28, 1768.
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WOODWARD.
ICHABODI WOODWARD came from Sudbury, Mass., b. 1734; m. - Parmenter ; d. March 9, 1814. Children : Molly, m. Ona Al- drich of Richmond. Josiah, b. 1761. Isaac. Ichabod settled in Dummerston, Vt.
JOSIAH2 WOODWARD (Ichabod1), b. 1761; m. Betsey Follett (b. 1764 ; d. Dec. 24, 1838), of Winchester ; d. Oct. 6, 1833. Children : Susan, b. 1786 ; m. David Dwinnell; d. Oct. 6, 1861. Joseplı, b. 1787. Luther, b. 1791 ; d. Oct. 27, 1837. Josiah, b. 1796 ; d. March 20, 1815. Betsey, m. Leonard Whitcomb. Fanny, m. Jefferson Taft. Polly, m. Sept. 29, 1819, Alanson Skinner of Chesterfield.
ISAAC2 WOODWARD (Ichabod1), b. 1762 ; m., 1st, Polly Brackett (d. Oct. 28, 1811) ; m., 2nd, Oct. 5, 1814, Lucy Whitcomb; d. Aug. 12, 1819. Children : Daniel, b. Oct. 14, 1788. David, b. Oct. 4, 1790 ; d. Nov. 19, 1796. John, b. July 23, 1792. Solomon, b. July 18, 1794. Lucy, b. April 23, 1797. William, b. April 8, 1799. Elizabeth, b. March 10, 1801 ; d. Nov. 25, 1853.
JOSEPH3 WOODWARD (Josiah,2 Ichabod1), b. 1787; m. Nov., 1803, Esther (b. 1788 ; d. Sept. 28, 1849), daughter of Aquila R. Rams- dell ; d. Nov. 4, 1858.
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