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LEVI BLAKE, a noted tanner and currier, and a leading and honored citizen in town, lived on the Henry Hill place. His son, Benjamin C., on reaching manhood, was associated with him in business. His other son, Abijah, removed to Woodstock, Vt.
ALFRED S. BLAKE, a leading farmer, after his marriage, came from Keene, bought the A. B. Cook place and lived there several years previous to purchasing his present farm.
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JONAS BLODGETT kept store and hotel on Watson place and was town treasurer.
BARNEY BOLLES, a farmer, came from Richmond and lived on Wil- liam Ballou place. His son, Hiram O., soon after reaching manhood went to Springfield, Ill., and became a successful physician.
RANDALL BOLLES, a farmer, came from Richmond and lived succes- sively on B. F. Lombard and Cram places, and on that now owned by his son Hiram H. Bolles.
The BOURNE came many years ago from Richmond to East Swanzey where John C. and Edmund A. now reside. Ansel lived in the old Streeter house by the picnic grounds. Ansel E. lives at West Swan- zey, an employé in the box shop. John C. is exceedingly handy in many occupations, and has obtained celebrity especially in caring for the sick.
CHARLES A. BOUVIER, a blacksmith at East Swanzey.
RUFUS BOWEN came late in life from Richmond where he had been a prominent man, lived and died on the south farm now owned by F. E. Ballou.
HENRY R. BOWEN also came from Richmond.
BENJAMIN F. BOWEN resides at West Swanzey.
CHARLES BOWLES, a brick mason, married a daughter of G. G. Wil- lis, resided several years at East Swanzey when he moved to New- fane, Vt., and became a hotel-keeper. -
F. R. BOYCE lives near Factory Village and raises vegetables for Keene market.
ROSWELL BRAGG, a farmer, lived on L. Talbot place.
JOHN A. BREED formerly lived at Westport.
JAMES BREWER came from Marlborough and located on O. S. Eaton place. His son, Asa, lived on Jonathan Clark's place now in Troy. Silas, son of Asa, was for a time hotel-keeper at West Swanzey.
WILLIAM BRIDGE lived on E. Lane place by R. R. Ramsdell's ; came to town about 1816.
CHAUNCEY and CALVIN BRYANT were clothiers ; Hiram, a farmer.
ALFRED BRITTON, a farmer, lived at various places in town ; died on O. S. Eaton place.
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GEO. W. BROOKS, a merchant at Westport and West Swanzey ; and post master till his death.
DEACON TIMOTHY BROWN was a leading man among the first set- tlers.
BENJAMIN BROWN was a resident here in 1738. His three eldest children were born here. On account of Indian troubles a permanent home was not established till 1770 when he located on the Charles Talbot place which was ever after the family home. Here lived also his son Capt. Benjamin Brown till near the close of his life, when he went to Claremont to live with his children. The family had ever been prominent in town. Luther Brown in middle life became a druggist in Claremont.
ELEAZER BROWN lived on the hill east of Volney Marcy place and removed to Sullivan where he became a prominent man.
GEORGE BUCKLIN lived on J. S. Sargent place, a farmer, went to Marlboro, and then to Illinois.
EDGAR J. BUCKLIN is a wealthy salt manufacturer in Warsaw, N. Y.
FISHER BULLARD, a farmer and cooper, lived most of his married life in a house just west of J. M. Collier's on the west road. Of his sons, Elijah, being in poor health, lived at various places and did light work of sundry kinds. Marcus has been a successful farmer. Edwin M., on account of poor health, abandoned a course of study for the min- istry, went to Wisconsin and then to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he now resides, a farmer and mechanic. Edwin M. Bullard, son of Mar- cus, has been for many years a druggist in Keene. Elmer J., living on Mrs. E. Hill place, is an employé in pail shops, etc. Ervin M. has been a market gardener on his father's farm; now a meat and pro- vision dealer in Keene.
CASS BULLOCK came from Richmond, lived and died on A. B. Cook farm.
JACOB BUMP lived many years on W. C. Belding place.
PATRICK BURKE lived where his widow now resides at East Swan- zey.
MICHAEL BURKE, a meat and provision dealer at West Swanzey.
CHARLES BURNHAM was a resident of East Swanzey.
BENJ. W. BYAM came from Fitzwilliam a few years ago and located at Factory Village.
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The CALKINS families came from Winchester and reside at West- port and West Swanzey.
The CAPRONS have principally been farmers and identified with the interests of West Swanzey. Oliver (a grandson of Col. Oliver, who lived in Richmond and died in Swanzey) and Jonathan W., who was a shoe maker, lived where their sons, Geo. O. and Henry W., now reside. Oliver W. is a clerk for the Goodnows in their store.
P. P. CARLTON, a farmer, came from Wilton, where for many years he was overseer and manager of the poor farm. Harvey W. now lives on his father's homestead.
REV. EZRA CARPENTER, a graduate of Harvard, was the second min- ister of the church in Swanzey. He was ordained at Hull, Mass., Nov. 24, 1725, and preached at that place twenty-one years ; installed at Swanzey Oct. 4, 1753, and dismissed March 16, 1769. The follow- ing is the inscription on his tombstone in the cemetery at Walpole :
"In memory of the Rev. Ezra Carpenter, Born Attleboro April 1st, 1698, Educated at the University of Cambridge, 36 years pastor of ye Church of Christ-21 at Hull and 15 at Swanzey-An able Divine, Sound in ye faith, and a rational preacher of the Gospel-Respectable for his erudition-of man- ners easy, and polite in his conversation-Pious and entertaining-A faithful Shepherd-A kind husband, affectionate parent-A lover of good men, given to hospitality. As Christ was his hope of glory, so in the full assurance of ye mercy of God to eternal life, he died at Walpole Aug. 26th, 1785, Ætatis 88."
His residence was on Meeting-house hill which has been in posses- sion of the Carpenter family ever since, the occupants in successive generations having been Greenwood, Elijah and George. Hon. Eli- jah was sheriff of the county ten years, state senator, representative and a prominent man in town. George, a farmer, is with his wife much interested in the Mt. Cæsar Union Library, and in political mat- ters. He has been the candidate of the Greenback party both for member of Congress and governor of the state. Consider Carpenter, a farmer, lived on C. R. Worcester place. John L. Carpenter is a farmer in Richmond. William Carpenter, son of Greenwood, lived on O. S. Eaton place. His son, Judge Gilbert Carpenter, graduated at Amherst College, studied theology and also law ; moved to Akron, O., where he spent most of his life. He was a prominent lawyer, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, a state senator and represen- tative. Politically he was a stanch republican.
WILLIAM CARR, one of the first settlers, lived on Zina Taft place.
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HERBERT E. and NORRIS C. CARTER, farmers at. West Swanzey.
JOSIAN B. CASS, a shoemaker, came from Richmond about 1832 and lived at East Swanzey. Francis B., his son, lived at Keene and is now at Lunenburg, Mass. George H. resides in Erving, Mass.
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN was a prominent manufacturer at Swanzey fac- tory and afterwards at Westport; and the last years of his life a merchant at Swanzey Centre. Of his sons, Hon. William P. is an ex- tensive dry goods dealer in Keene, with branch stores in Nashua, Fitchburg, Mass., Vergennes and Burlington, Vt. He has been a member of both branches of the N. H. legislature. Herbert R. and John S. reside at Swanzey Centre.
The CLARK brothers, Asa, Jonathan, William, Henry C. and Daniel W. formerly lived at East Swanzey, where the last named still resides. Henry C. now lives in Langdon and William in Keene. Warren H., son of Asa H., is a manufacturer and prominent man in Marlboroughi.
PRESCOTT D. COBURN resided several years at West Swanzey ; died in Winchester.
AMOS D. COMBS was a farmer at West Swanzey ; now a resident in Illinois.
FRANCIS COOK lived at West Swanzey. His son, Andrew B., is a successful farmer at the Centre.
EVERSON COOK, while in town, was a merchant at West Swanzey, and prominent in town affairs.
SIMEON COOK, son of Caleb, lived on Joseph W. Ballou farm. Most of his large family of children removed from town, but became prominent men and women. George graduated at Harvard College, was quite successful in business (a shook manufacturer) and travelled extensively in this and foreign lands. Simeon was associated with him in business, and likewise successful. His son, Silas P., is a prominent Congregational minister, now in Northfield, Mass. .
BAILEY CORLIS, a farmer, lived on J. Prentice place ; died at West Swanzey.
AMOS L. COREY is a farmer and carpenter.
THOMAS CRESSON, one of the earliest settlers, located near Sawyer's crossing, by Cresson bridge. Although he was owner of one of the street lots, his residence was probably the west side of the river. His
SIMEON COOK,
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son, Thomas, living to be nearly 99 years old, was a prominent man in town affairs.
CAPT. JOSEPH CROSS and his brothers, Thomas and Dea. Nathan, were farmers, and, with their large families, lived on Pine Hill. Of their descendants, Peter was a farmer and lived near H. W. Leonard place. Benjamin was an engineer in a factory in Peterborough, where he lost his life. Joseph and Otis were shoemakers, the latter living and dying in Westport. Eldad, a farmer and carpenter, lived on E. Holbrook and A. Talbot places, and died in Worcester, Mass. Daniel and Allen were clothing merchants respectively in Fitch- burg, Mass., and Winchester. Nathan, a farmer, removed to High- gate, Vt. Charles was a machinist and, with Levi, lives in Keene. George, a farmer, lived at West Swanzey, and his son, Irvin G., is station agent at that place. Sullivan Cross was a farmer and exten- sive dealer in horses, living at one time on James Wilson place, previous to his removal to the West. Ira went to Manchester, was a merchant tailor, and a few years since was mayor of that city. Enos is a farmer in Gilsum. Geo. H. lives in Winchester, a meat and provision dealer.
RICHARD3 CROSSETT, a farmer and mill owner, lived on Martin Cram place. His brother, Robert, was a prominent Congregational minister ; he died in Cincinnati. Robert, son of Richard, accumulated quite a fortune in making flour barrel stock in Michigan.
Most of the CROUCH families came from Chesterfield. They are farmers. Ephraim and Amos C. are also butchers. Daniel E. Crouch was a shoemaker at West Swanzey.
The early CUMMINGS families were farmers, and located as follows : Capt. Enoch, a prominent man in town and church affairs, on A. B. Dickinson place. Nehemiah, on L. Leach place. Capt. Daniel, on Ephraim Crouch place. James, on the east side of the road opposite A. B. Dickinsons. Jolin, on P. D. Angier place. Joseph, on B. F. Mead place, removed to Sullivan. Thaddeus and John H., on P. E. Gay farm. Ephraim, a son of Joseph, on T. W. Parkinson place. Enoch, son of John, inherited his father's homestead, but went West many years ago. Ebenezer lived on a now abandoned farm, west of E. Holbrook's. Amos E. lives in Richmond. The first five of the above-named Cummings were brothers.
CALVIN CURTIS lived on a now discontinued road between the Starkey and Perry farms. His son, Calvin, a farmer and jobber, died in Keene in 1890. Caleb Curtis, a wall layer, lived in the south part of the town. Luther C. went to Vermont, and Thaddeus to Illinois.
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DR. GEO. I. CUTLER was born in Keene and afterwards lived with his parents in Charlestown and Alstead; attended the high schools in Alstead and Brattleborough, Vt., and the seminary at Westmin- ster, Vt. ; studied medicine with Drs. D. L. M. Comings, of Swanzey, and William M. French, of Alstead ; graduated at the medical depart- ment of the University of Vermont, at Burlington, in 1864, and has since practised his profession in this and adjoining towns, residing at West Swanzey. He has been town clerk since 1867, justice of the peace for many years, and a member of the school committee most of the time since his residence here.
GEORGE 'DARLING lived in school district No. 8, and was a wheel- wright. His son, Elijah S., has been nearly all his life an officer in the house of correction at Boston, and state prison at Charlestown.
ARTHUR B. DAVIDSON is a clerk in Goodnow's store.
The DAYS were farmers and lived in district No. 8, except Berialı, who resided on the Oliver farm, southeast of Edmund Stone's ; and Enoch Day, who lived on B. & L. Hill farm. . Israel Day bought 500 acres of land for himself and sons on Day hill.
FRED H. DICKERMAN lives at West Swanzey, a musician and team- ster.
WEBSTER D. DERBY has a vegetable and fruit farm at West Swan- zey.
JOSEPH DICKINSON and his son, Dea. Joseph, lived and died on H. Atwood place. Luther built the brick house on the hill (A. Atwood place)and lived there many years, when he removed to A. H. Freeman place, and died May 3, 1870.
NATHANIEL DICKINSON and his son, Abel, and grandchildren, George and Cordelia, lived on Geo. Dickinson place. George, since 1876, has been at the asylum at Concord. Cordelia died April 9, 1888, aged 57 years, 3 months, 2 days. William and his son, Nathaniel, lived on A. A. Morse place.
AZARIAH DICKINSON lived on Ella Sparks place. Asa built and occupied the brick house by the Ashuelot R. R., which was burned about 1872. Aaron lived in a house southerly of Joseph Dickinson's.
GEN. ERASTUS DICKINSON, DAVID and CAPT. ANSEL located in Win- chester and engaged in manufacturing pursuits, the latter becoming quite wealthy.
ORRIN DICKINSON was also a successful manufacturer at the Factory Village. His son, Abbott W., continues his father's business.
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ANSEL B. DICKINSON is a farmer at West Swanzey. Joseph G., Nathaniel W. and Daniel B. are residents of West Swanzey, and employés in the mills.
JOHN W. DICKINSON returned to Harvard, Mass., where he died several years ago. Daniel H. resides in Keene.
FRANK O. DODGE is a blacksmith at West Swanzey.
FRANKLIN AND FAYETTE F. DOWNING, farmers at Swanzey Centre, came from Marlow in 1872. Clarence W. is a physician in Man- chester.
ABRAHAM DRAPER, a wheelwright, lived on Mrs. A. D. Draper place.
G. W. DRAPER is a farmer, carpenter and painter.
HORACE DREWRY lived on J. L. Starkey and E. W. Handy places ; moved from town some forty-five years ago.
LEVI DURANT, a prominent citizen, lived on C. H. Rockwood place. JETHRO EAMES was one of the first proprietors.
JOTHAM EAMES owned the farms now occupied by Ethan I. In- man and B. Porter. His son, Jotham, inherited the former, and William G. the latter, and their sons, James C. and Henry, were the respective occupants of their father's homesteads-all farmers and active business men. Of the sons of James C. and Henry, Clarence J. resides in West Swanzey Village, an employé in the shops ; Frank H. went West ; George H. is a grain dealer in Keene, and Fred B. is in business in Wichita, Kan.
GEORGE W. EASTMAN raises vegetables very extensively for the Keene market.
ERDIX S. EASTMAN, a carpenter at West Swanzey.
JOEL2 EATON lived on L. Leach and H. Carter places. He was a veteran school teacher. His sons, F. Lloyd and Joel M., are lawyers in Michigan.
O. S. EATON is a farmer.
HUMPHREY G. EATON is an employe in the mills at Factory Village.
GEO. W. ELLIS, for many years a prominent farmer where he now resides. His sons, D. Warren and J. Lucius, are successful produce dealers in Boston. Elbridge C. also resides in Boston. Geo. S. has been a farmer in Swanzey and Marlborough.
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LUKE ELLOR, farmer and dealer in horses, lived at West Swanzey, more recently at Athiol, Mass.
EZRA EMERSON was a millwright, lived at Westport, Swanzey Cen- tre, and East Swanzey, where he died. He was a nice workman and a prominent Free Mason. His son, Jerome, is a farmer in Framing- ham, Mass.
GEORGE E. and EDGAR C. EMERY are employés in West Swanzey shops.
JOIIN EVANS, one of the first settlers, went to Northfield about 1743.
HOMER W. EVANS was a hotel keeper at West Swanzey. Since his death his widow and son, Ned, have continued the business.
HENRY B. EVANS keeps a livery stable and deals in coal.
CHARLES E. EVELETH, a farmer and teamster, on Mrs. A. R. Ballou place.
LUTHER AND CALVIN FAIRBANKS, it is supposed, were blacksmiths, and resided near F. A. Watson place.
ALONZO FARR, a farmer near Westport, has been assessor and selectman.
HENRY I. FARR came from Vermont, lived on J. Handy place, has returned to Vermont. His sons, Oscar R., a farmer, and Walter P., a laborer, live at East Swanzey.
FRED M. FARR, a carpenter, born in Chesterfield, lived on W. B. Hill place but now resides in Keene.
SAMUEL S. FARRIS, a farmer, lived and died on E. Lane place, near E. P. Woodward's.
HENRY FASSETT, a farmer, lives on Geo. Dickinson place.
STEPHEN FAULKNER was for many years station agent at Westport, on Ashuelot R. R. ; justice of the peace, selectman, delegate to con- stitutional convention, etc. Since his death, his son, Frank S., has been station agent, selectman and postmaster. His daughter, Addie J., is postmistress at West Swanzey, and Miss A. Gertrude Faulkner, the deputy at Westport.
GEO. W. FAULKNER has been a farmer and peddler, and is now a manufacturer of wire spring beds.
CALVIN FIELD was a farmer in Westport, also manufacturer of shoe lasts, living where his son, Willard, now resides. Willard has been an assessor of the town at two different times.
Shurtas
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MARK FERRY, the hermit, lived in a cave or dug-out in the bank of the meadow westerly of Geo. W. Eastman's. But little is known of him. In the great freshet of 1739 he was driven from his quarters, and several years after this he left town. "Mark" meadow is sup- posed to take its name from him.
LYMAN FIELD, father and son, were employés in the shops at Westport.
J. C. FIELD has been lumber dealer and manufacturer in Westport, and is now proprietor of the steam mill there, but resides in Worces- ter, Mass.
HORACE FIFIELD, son of Stillman, lived several years on J. Parsons place, but removed to Sullivan.
FARNUM FISH, a farmer, justice of the peace, and an active busi- ness man in church and town affairs, lived and died on F. P. Atkinson farm. Most of his daughters were school teachers. Nathaniel built the house on Amasa Ballou place and lived there. Amos F. remained on his father's homestead most of his life, a successful farmer. Ezra T. engaged in several employments previous to emigrating to Meadville, Penn .. where he became wealthy in the coal mining business.
JOHN FITZGERALD, a farmer, lived where his son, T. J., now resides. The latter is a farmer and dealer in milk.
TIMOTHY FITZGERALD is a farmer and dairy man.
BENJAMIN FLINT came from Winchester and lived on a now aban- doned farin southeast of Edmund Stone's. He was a land surveyor.
WILLIAM R. FLINT built the house where F. Downing now lives and resided there several years; lived also at other places in town. He was an active, stirring man ; died in Royalston, Mass. Royal M. removed from town ; has been hotel keeper in several places; now resides in Leominster, Mass. Wilson and Daniel, sons of Benjamin, are very prominent men in California.
H. FORBUSH and son were farmers.
FRANKLIN B. AND JOSEPH N. FORRISTALL lived at Factory Village, employés in the mills. The latter for many years was manager for E. Murdock, jr.
The FOSTERS were farmers and lived in the northwest part of the town. Philemon W. removed to West Swanzey Village. Fred W. is a musician.
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REV. THOMAS L. FOWLER, a M. E. clergyman and wooden-ware manufacturer, recently came from Chesterfield and resides at West- port. His sons, Eugene A. and Herschell J., are in business at Fac- tory Village.
SALMON H. Fox came from Bernardston, Mass., was a farmer on Alonzo Farr place, then a merchant in West Swanzey till his death in 1891.
ASA FREEMAN, a resident of East Swanzey, removed to New York.
AMOS H. FREEMAN, once a blacksmith and merchant in Keene, a blacksmith at West Swanzey and now at Swanzey Centre.
ALBERT A. FRENCH, a farmer and blacksmith at Westport.
DR. CALVIN FRINK lived on F. Downing place and was one of the leading men among the early settlers both in municipal and ecclesias- tical matters. He was surgeon in the army of the revolutionary war.
JOTHAM W. FRINK, a leading citizen at West Swanzey, merchant, postmaster, etc.
ORLANDO FRINK was a shoemaker in Westport.
DR. EPHRAIM K. FROST lived on F. A. Watson place, and was prom- inent in educational matters in town.
CHARLES FROST was a painter and lived in Westport.
AMASA FULLER, a carpenter, came late in life from Marlborough, lived a few years on Mrs. S. Davis place and died where his widow now resides.
JOSEPH O. GARY, a farmer and shoemaker, lived both in Massa- chusetts and Vermont; on L. N. Hewes' east farm, and in Swanzey Centre. Was supervisor of the check-list.
WILLARD GAY, a farmer, spent forty years of his manhood and old age on the farm now owned by his daughter Mrs. Zina G. Taft.
DR. GEORGE W. GAY received his academic education at Mt. Cæsar Seminary, and Powers' Institute, Bernardson, Mass., being at one time a teacher of mathematics in the latter school. In 1863, being twenty-one years of age, he commenced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Geo. B. Twitchell of Keene. In 1864 he entered the Harvard Medical school, spent a year in the hospital at Rainsford Island, and was then successful in obtaining, after a competitive ex- amination, the position of house surgeon at the Boston City Hospital
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and took his degree of M.D. in 1868. He immediately began prac- tice in Boston, and in 1869 was appointed surgeon to out patients in the City Hospital and, in 1872, visiting surgeon to the same institu- tion, which position he has since held. He stands at the head of his profession in Boston. His practice has been very extensive and va- ried, many of his surgical operations having been of the most difficult nature. He is a member of many medical societies in this country and one in England, and has contributed a variety of valuable articles to medical science. To obtain much needed rest he has several times torn himself away from his business and visited Europe and the Pa- cific coast. Dr. Gay married for his first wife Mary E., daughter of B. F. and E. C. Hutchinson of Milford. who died Feb. 22, 1873. His present wife is a daughter of Mr. J. H. Hathorn, of Boston, proprietor of the Citizens' line of coaches.
REV. EDWARD GODDARD, the third settled minister in town, lived on the David Parsons place which, until quite recently, has been the home of his descendants. He preached the election sermon at Con- cord in 1795. His son, Edward, was a farmer and an influential man in town affairs. Edward H., also a farmer, lived and died on Ella Spark place.
ELBRIDGE G. GOODELL, a mechanic, lived several years at the foot of Swanzey pond, and afterwards in Winchester and Richmond. Wyman J. is a farmer and teamster.
FRANCIS GOODHUE, father and son, lived on F. A. Watson place. The son was a prominent man, merchant, surveyor, etc. ; removed to Rutland, Vt.
FRANKLIN GOODNOW lived on George Ballou place, kept hotel at Factory Village, then went to Hinsdale and manufactured wooden ware.
WILLIAM W. GOODNOW, a farmer, lived on A. S. Whitcomb place, but now resides in Richmond.
CHARLES GOVE lived in town a few years, married Thankful Se- bastian, now lives in Troy.
ABRAHAM GRAVES, one of the original founders of the church, was an active business man in the early history of the town. His sons were manufacturers at the Factory Village and Graves' place as narrated in Chapter IX. The grandsons were mostly farmers and mill owners and residents of the easterly part of the town.
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CHARLES GREEN, a farmer, lived on L. Leach place.
DANIEL GREENLEAF came from Winchester and lived on the place now occupied by his son Charles.
WILLIAM GRIFFITH was a mill owner at Factory Village, and after- wards lived near E. Wilcox farm. His sons, Samuel and Barney, lived successively on the E. Holbrook farm. Both moved to Keene some fifty years ago.
WILLIAM GRIMES, one of the original grantees of the town, located where Mrs. Susan Johnson, his great granddaughter, now resides. The place has always been in the Grimes family, Dea. John living there during his long life.
SAMUEL, NATHANIEL and WYOT GUNN, brothers, were among the original settlers of the town, Samuel and Nathaniel living on C. Whit- comb place and Wyot near the Iron Bridge on the east side of the South Branch. Wyot was the ancestor of all of the name since re- siding in Swanzey. The descendants have been mostly farmers and laborers. Israel H. lived on the farm now occupied by his son Phil- ander W., and Daniel H. lives in Winchester.
JEREMIAH HALE and his two brothers John D. and Otis D., all farm- ers, lived at East Swanzey. Jeremiah removed to East Alstead.
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