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1. Anna, b. Sept. 23, 1794. Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Judith, b. Sept. 4, 1796.
3. Hilliard, b. May 6, 1798; m. Philena Kenniston; rem. to Croydon.
4. Stephen, b. about 1800.+
5. David, m. Belinda Hadlock ; rem. to Lebanon, N. H.
6. Betsey.
7. Sally.
STEPHEN2, son of David and Mary (Brown) Rowell, m. 1, Irena Bartlett, of Deering; 2, Kerenhappuch Bartlett, of Deering ; 3, Sarah R. Woodbury, of Newport, N. H. He was an extensive farmer and wool-grower ; rem. to Croydon, but returned to Weare, and late in life rem. to Newport, where he d. In the absence of records we are unable to give an account of his family.
JOB1 ROWELL lived in the south part of Weare. Ch. :-
1. Robert E., m. Hannah Whit- taker.
| 2. Aaron.+
3. Polly, m. James Lull in 1811.
AARON2, son of Job Rowell, m. Eunice Blood, of Deering. Ch .:- 1. Aaron, Jr., b. July 18, 1803. 2. Sarah, b. Oct. 3, 1805.
ROY.
FRANCIS ROY, son of John and Angeline (Dygart) Roy, was b. at St. Hyacinth, C. E., March 27, 1840; m. Charlotte Phelps, of Plymouth, N. H. He served in the war of the Rebellion; res. at East Weare.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
SALTMARSH.
THOMAS SALTMARSH, son of Edward and Sally (Story) Saltmarsh, was b. in Concord, N. H., Jan. 31, 1802; m. Sophia Muzzey, of Weare. He was a blacksmith at Clinton Grove over fifty years ; he d. Aug. 5, 1885. Ch .:-
1. Jonathan M., b. March 22, 1827; res. in the north-west corner of Weare; unmd.
2. Lydia M., b. Nov. 20, 1828 ; d. young.
3. Lydia, b. Feb. 8, 1830; d. young.
4. George F., b. Jan. 13, 1831; m. Mary Gove; he is a blacksmith; lived a while in Weare, then rem. to Hillsborough.
5. Paige G., b. July 6, 1833 ; d. young.
6. Gilman M., b. Nov. 28, 1835 ; m. Almira Jones ; rem. to Claremont.
7. Adaline, b. Feb. 6, 1838 ; m. Jonathan D. Chase.
8. Emeline, b. Feb. 6, 1838 ; m. Plummer Cram.
9. Ella, b. Nov. 24, 1850; m. . Frederick Gove, of Hen- niker.
SARGENT.
ASA1 and PHILIP1 SARGENT came to Weare quite early. Asa settled in the gore, in the south-west part of the town. Two of his ch. were Jacob-+ and Asa, Jr.++
JACOB2 m. Mary Bailey. Ch .: -
1. Judith, b. Aug. 6, 1789. 3. Miriam, b. Oct. 16, 1796.
2. Hannah, b. May 15, 1791. 4. Caleb Kimball, b. May 13,1800.
ASA2, Jr., son of Asa Sargent ; m. Martha -. Ch .: - 1. Asa, b. Sept. 5, 1799; d. Aug. 22, 1800. 2. Judith, b. March 23, 1801. 3. Asa, b. July 20, 1803.
PHILIP1 lived south-east of Mount William and had several ch., most of whom rem. from town. Record is found of the following :-
1. Samuel.+
3. Rachel.
2. Philip. 4. Hannah, m. Abraham Kimball.
SAMUEL2, son of Philip Sargent, m. - Ch .:-
1. Amos W., m. Jane Goodwin. Richardson; 2, Esther B. Peaslee. No ch.
2. Aurinda, m. -- Buxton, of Danvers.
3. Samuel, b. 1811; m. 1, Jane
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4. Hannah, m. - Buxton, of Danvers.
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SARGENT; SAUNDERS.
THOMAS SARGENT came to Weare and lived on Barnard hill ; he m. Polly Favor. Ch .:-
1. Joseph, m. Ann Kimball, of Henniker, who d., leaving 3. Hannah.
no ch.
2. John, m. - Barrett.
4. Moses.
JOHN MILTON1 SARGENT came to Weare and m. Betsey Hunting- ton. Ch .: -
1. Maria, b. Jan. 26, 1842.
2. Maranda, b. Sept. 20, 1844; m. Hiram Gilman; res. at Clinton, Mass.
3. John M., b. Oct. 21, 1847.+-
4. Frank B., b. 1849; d. young.
JOHN M.2, son of John M. and Betsey (Huntington) Sargent, m. Etta Fish; res. at East Weare. Ch .:-
1. Morey, b. May 13, 1872. 2. Sarah, b. June 12, 1875. 3. Adell, b. March 7, 1886 ; d. Dec. 7, 1886.
MOSES D. SARGENT, son of Samuel and Sally (Bean ) Sargent, was b. in Warner in 1841; m. 1, Sarah J. George; 2, Lovilla A. (George) Boynton ; res. on Barnard hill. Ch., all by 1st wife :-
1. Ella, m. Squiers Gove. 4. Lillian, b. 1870.
2. Annie L., b. 1865.
3. Freeman, b. 1869.
5. Myrtle.
SAUNDERS.
JAMES1 SAUNDERS, son of Timothy and Mary Saunders, was b. in 1787 ; m. Sally -; lived about one mile west of Mount William pond ; he d. in 1866; his wife d. in 1881, aged 88. Mary Saunders, widow of Timothy, d. in Weare in 1844, aged 100 years. Ch. of James and Sally Saunders :-
1. George, b. in 1814.+ 2. Levi, b. in 1816; d. in 1838, unmd. 3. Amos, b. in 1825; d. in 1838.
GEORGE2, son of James and Sally Saunders, m. Ruth Peaslee; he is a farmer; now res. in New Boston. Ch .:-
1. Lucy A., b. in 1840; m. George W. Scruton.
2. Sarah J., b. in 1851; m. Hiram F. Philbrick.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
SAWYER.
WILLIAM1 SAWYER came from England and settled in Wenham, Mass., previous to 1634; he rem. to Newbury, Mass., in 1640. His wife, Ruth, was of Welsh descent. They had thirteen children, one of whom,-
STEPHEN2, b. April 25, 1663, m. Ann Titcomb. They joined the Society of Friends in 1690. Their son, -
DANIEL3, b. Jan. 28, 1689, m. Sarah Moody. Their son, -
HUMPHREY4, m. - Phillips, of Lynn. Two of their children, Phillips and Humphrey, came to Weare.
PHILLIPS5, son of Humphrey and - (Phillips) Sawyer, m. Mary, dau. of Nathan Breed, of Lynn, and rem. to Weare in 1788. Ch .:-
1. John, b. June 25, 1774.+
2. Judith, b. 1776; d. unmd.
3. Ezra, b. 1779 .- +-
4. Abigail, b. 1781; m. Jonathan Green.
5. Ruth, b. 1784; m. Chevey Chase.
6. Nathan, b. 1787; m. Abigail Gove; he always res. in
Weare; was a lifelong mem- ber of the Society of Friends ; d. Dec. 14, 1884. Ch. : (1), Sarah, m. David Neale. Ch .: I, Susan, m., and res. in Worcester, Mass. II, Fred, res. in Lynn; unmd. (2), Mary Ann, m. Daniel John- son.
JOHN6, son of Phillips and Mary (Breed) Sawyer, m. Eunice Gove, of Weare, in 1799, and settled in Henniker. He was a prominent member of the Society of Friends, and held the office of represen- tative from that town in 1812, and was selectman seven years. He d. Jan. 3, 1841 ; his wife d. April 22, 1876. Ch .:--
3. Nathan, b. April 28, 1806.+ 4. Daniel, b. July 26, 1808.+
1. Mary, b. March 15, 1800 ; m. Nathan Paige, of Danvers, in 1820. 5. Albert, b. Sept. 6, 1816; d. 1832.
2. Moses, b. Oct. 26, 1803.+
MOSES7, son of John and Eunice (Gove) Sawyer (see p. 553), ni. 1, Rebecca Morrill, who d. in 1848; 2, Hannah ( Bassett ) Jones. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. John Edward, b. April 17, 1841; d. 1858. Ch. by 2d wife : -
2. Henry A., b. Aug. 1, 1853 ; m. Elizabeth A. Matthews, of Henniker. One ch., Hugh M., b. Feb. 14, 1881.
3. Rebecca Ellen, b. July 24, 1857; m. Fred Smith; res. at Fishkill-on -the- Hudson, N. Y.
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 21, 1860.
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SAWYER.
NATHAN™, son of John and Eunice ( Gove ) Sawyer, m. Anna Hodgdon, of Weare. He was in trade with his brother, Daniel, at North Weare a short time, but with this exception has always lived on the old homestead in Henniker. He has held many offices of trust in that town, and has ever been one of its most respected citizens. His wife d. in 1885. Ch .:- .
1. Mary H., b. May 23, 1833 ; m. Nathan Paige; res. in Wake- field, Mass .; he d. in 1887.
2. Moses H., b. June 8, 1835; m. 1, Emma F. Gove, of Weare; 2, Eliza Smith, of Henniker; he d. July 13, 1873.
DANIEL™,* son of John and Eunice (Gove) Sawyer, m. Dorcas N. Hodgdon, of Weare. He d. April 8, 1885; his wife d. April 26, 1882. Ch .: -
1. Susan H., b. Nov. 2, 1834; d. Jan. 24, 1836.
2. Albert H., b. Oct. 26, 1837 ; m. Ellen Boynton. One ch., Albert O., b. in 1861.
3. Oliver D., b. Nov. 19, 1839 (see p. 633) ; m. Mary Jane Morgan, of Hopkinton.
4. Amelia H., b. Feb. 3, 1848 ; m. John W. Whittle.
EZRA6, son of Phillips and Mary ( Breed) Sawyer, m. 1, Anna Kelley, of Deering, who d. in 1818; 2, Mary Green. He d. in 1858. One ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Phillips, b. Dec. 1816; m. Miriam Peaslee; he is a shoemaker; res. in Weare. Ch .: (1), Angeline G., b. Oct. 1840; d. Aug. 1856.
(2), Caroline M., b. March, 1842; m. Frederic Spiller. Ch. by 2d wife: -
2. Mary, m. James M. Eastman. 3. Moses G., d. unmd.
HUMPHREY5, son of Humphrey and - (Phillips) Sawyer, came to Weare when a young man. He was deputy sheriff for a time, and was a man of great activity ; he was a sieve-maker, and during the embargo, when the importation of foreign goods entirely ceased, he invented and operated a machine for the manufacture of wire, an article which had nearly gone out of the market. He m. Mary Hoag. Ch .:-
1. James, b. June 7, 1793.+ 2. Peace, b. Nov. 15, 1797; d. unmd. 3. Allen, b. June 27, 1803.+
* DANIEL SAWYER, when a young man, went to Portland, Me., and engaged in the wholesale grocery business. He remained there until 1838, when he returned to Weare, and for several years sold the goods of the Weare Woolen mills. In 1848 he opened the first store in North Weare, and continued in business there the rest of his life. Mr. Sawyer was a typical Quaker, and was early identified with the movement for the abolition of slavery.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
JAMES6, son of Humphrey and Mary (Hoag) Sawyer, m. 1, Nancy Tewksbury; 2, Polly George. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Eliza, b. May 3, 1814; d. young.
2. Lucy, b. May 3, 1814 ; d. young. Ch. by 2d wife: -
3. Esther B., b. Sept. 3, 1822.
4. Humphrey, b. June 3, 1824 ; m. Barbara Perry; res. in Wisconsin.
ALLEN6, son of Humphrey and Mary (Hoag) Sawyer (see p. 549), m. 1, Anna Osborne; 2, Mary B. Peaslee, of Henniker. He d. April 15, 1866. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. John O., b. Sept. 12, 1829; d. in 1856.
2. Eliza L., b. Oct. 10, 1830; m. D. Warren Cogswell, of Henniker.
3. Mary Jane, b. May 13, 1832; m. John W. Hanson.
4. Lindley M., b. Sept. 25,1833.++
Ch. by 2d wife :-
5. Anna M., b. May 3, 1847.
6. Hannah E., b. May 12, 1850 ; d. young.
7. Abbie E., b. Sept. 8, 1854; d. young.
8. Addie E., b. Aug. 27, 1858; m. Lindley M. Farr.
LINDLEY M.7, son of Allen and Anna (Osborne) Sawyer (see p. 549), m. Ellen R. Dickey, of Manchester. Ch. : -
1. Allen W., b. Feb. 24, 1869. 3. Emma R., b. Dec. 19, 1875.
2. Florence E., b. March 28, 1871; d. March 16, 1875.
4. George M., b. Aug. 26, 1877.
5. Gertrude E., b. Nov. 10, 1879.
SHAW.
FOLLANSBEE SHAW, and Mary, his wife, came to Weare from Danville, N. H., and lived here many years ; they rem. to Newbury, N. H., where some of their descendants still remain. Ch .: -
1. Edward, b. Feb. 12, 1781. 6. William, b. May 14, 1791.
2. Richard T., b. Dec. 8, 1783.
3. Polly, b. May 17, 1785.
4. Sarah C., b. April 23, 1787.
5. Nathaniel, b. July 4, 1789.
7. Betty, b. Sept. 5, 1793.
8. Samuel, b. Nov. 30, 1795.
9. David, b. July 1, 1798.
BENJAMIN SHAW, and Sarah, his wife, came to Weare and lived on the River road several years, then rem. to Salisbury, N. H. Ch .:-
1. John, b. May 22, 1786.
2. Eliza, b. Oct. 27, 1788.
3. Benjamin, b. Dec. 6, 1791.
4. Sanborn, b. Feb. 20, 1793.
5. George, b. Feb. 27, 1795.
6. Diamond, b. April 5, 1798.
7. Abraham, b. April 20, 1800.
8. Eliphalet, b. Aug. 9, 1803.
9. Ira, b. March 2, 1805.
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SHAW; SIMONS.
JONATHAN SHAW, a blacksmith, m. Mary Weed and came from Chichester to Weare ; he built a large shop on the site afterwards known as the Moulton tannery stand, and did a large business in the manufacture of hoes and edge tools. Ch. :-
1. John.
2. Lydia, m. 1, John Dow; 2, Zaccheus Jackman, of Brad- ford.
3. William, d. unmd.
4. Samuel, m.Cynthia Spaulding.
5. David, m. Laura Heald.
6. Maria, d. unmd.
7. Sarah, m. Joseph Mitchell.
SIMONS.
The first account of the ancestors of the Simons family that set- tled in Weare is found in the records of Haverhill, Mass.
SAMUEL1 SIMONS m. Elizabeth Webster. Ch .: --
1. John, b. April 14, 1669.++ 2. Nathan, b. Sept. 20, 1673. 3. Jonathan, b. May 8, 1679.
JOHN2, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Webster) Simons, m., and his son, -
JOHN®, Jr., b. March 24, 1714, m. Mehitable Whittaker ; he d. in 1742, leaving two ch .:-
1. John, b. May 29, 1741.+
2. Mehitable, b. April, 1742.
JOHN4, son of John and Mehitable (Whittaker) Simons, came from that part of Hampstead which was originally part of Haverhill; he m. Betty -, and settled on the mountain. Ch. :-
1. Mehitable, b. Nov. 14, 1764.
2. John, b. April 29, 1766.++
3. Ebenezer, b. April 14, 1768.
4. Mary, b. June 20, 1770; m. John Bartlett.
5. Ruth, b. Feb. 20, 1772; m. Daniel George.
6. Hannah, b. April 11, 1774.
7. Christopher, b. Aug.11,1776.+
8. Enoch, b. July 16, 1779.+
9. Joseph, b. July 30, 1783.++
JOHN5, son of John and Betty Simons, m. Lydia Bartlett and set- tled in Deering. Ch .:-
1. Daniel, m. Huldah Lovering.
2. Bartlett, m. Almira Stewart.
3. Garvin, d. unmd .; killed by lightning.
4. Hannah, m. Stephen Brown.
5. Eliza, m. Eaton Sleeper.
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CHRISTOPHER5, son of John and Betty Simons (see p. 530), m. Nancy Locke, of Deering. Ch. :-
1. Hiram, b. Feb. 22, 1805.+
2. Clarissa, m. Perry Richards.
3. James, b. 1809.+
4. Harrison, b. 1813.+
5. Lewis, b. Aug. 12, 1815.+
6. Lurinda, b. 1818; m. James Priest.
7. George, b. May 13, 1828.+
HIRAM6, son of Christopher and Nancy (Locke) Simons (see p. 325), m. Almeda Chase. He d. June 1, 1882. Ch .: -
1. Hiram Augustus, b. May 25, 1843 ; enlisted as a musician in the war of the Rebellion;
d. in Washington, July 19, 1864.
2. George Frank, b. Oct. 11, 1847; d. Aug. 9, 1865.
JAMES6, son of Christopher and Nancy (Locke) Simons (see p. 542), m. Hannah E. Clement. Ch .:-
1. George, b. 1835; d. young.
2. Lewis M., b. 1836; d. March 26, 1842.
3. Marabelle, d. Aug. 29, 1864.
4. Ellen Maria, d. Sept. 9, 1851.
HARRISON6, son of Christopher and Nancy (Locke) Simons (see p. 556), m. Lydia A. Foster. Ch .:-
1. Willie Frank, b. May 5, 1842; m. Lydia A. Huntoon. One ch., Grace F., b. July 28, 1875.
2. Eliza A., b. Feb. 27, 1844; m. Abel F. Moore.
3. Mary E., b. July 12, 1846.
4. Clara M., b. Sept. 2, 1848 ; m. John G. Sumner.
5. Sarah N., b. March 2, 1852; m. George Smith.
6. Nina M., b. Aug. 2, 1854 ..
7. Harry H., b. May 10, 1859 ; m. Adah Whitney; he is a merchant and postmaster at Oil Mill.
LEWISE, son of Christopher and Nancy (Locke) Simons (see p. 531), m. 1, Hannah W. Gove, who d. Jan. 1861; 2, Mary J. Gilmore, who d. 1886; 3, Grace A. Darling, Dec. 7, 1887. Ch. by 1st wife :- 1. Langdon, b. July 20, 1841; m. Shepard; d. in 1886.
2. Almeda, b. Nov. 24, 1842; m.
Darwin A. Simons, of Man- chester. 3. Minot, b. June 12, 1849.
GEORGE6, son of Christopher and Nancy (Locke) Simons (see p. 326), m. 1, Mary C. Bagley, who d. June 3, 1870; 2, Elsie G. Dear- born. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. George Fred, b. Aug. 3, 1856; is a trader and postmaster at North Weare; m. Marianna
Gove. One ch., George Clayton, b. May 21, 1883. 2. Frank N., b. Dec. 10, 1866.
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SIMONS; SLEEPER.
ENOCH5, son of John and Betty Simons, m. Polly Cram, and lived on the mountain at South Weare. Ch .:-
1. Ira, d. unmd.
2. Eliza, m. George Courser.
3. Polly, m. George Bartlett, of Deering.
4. Lucinda, m. John Palmer.
5. Rebecca, m. Daniel Peaslee.
JOSEPH5, son of John and Betty Simons, m. Dolly Green and lived at Weare Center. Ch .: -
1. Dolly, m. Alfred Richards.
2. William B., b. 1819 .- +- 3. Elbridge C., b. 1823.+
WILLIAM B.6, son of Joseph and Dolly (Green) Simons, m. Lu- cetta Woodbury; he d. Sept. 30, 1879; she d. Jan. 12, 1885. Ch .:-
1. Josephine S., b. Oct. 8, 1843; m. Stephen P. Colby.
2. Josette, b. April 28, 1845; m. A. J. Morgrage, of Goffs- town.
3. Jason P., b. May 18, 1847; m. Mary F. De Courcy. Ch. : (1), J. Minot, b. 1875. (2), Willie J., b. 1877.
4. Joseph B., b. Oct. 8, 1849.
ELBRIDGE C.6, son of Joseph and Dolly (Green) Simons, m. Lucy Ann Green ; he d. Dec. 1, 1886. Ch. :-
1. Kate, b. May 29, 1851; d. April 4, 1874. 2. Eva, b. Nov. 3, 1860. 3. Morton E., b. in 1864.
SLEEPER.
GRAVES WILLIAM P. SLEEPER, son of Abraham Sleeper, of Deer- field, was b. in Deerfield in 1814; came to Weare and m. 1, Ruth G. Hanson, who d. April 7, 1857; 2, Polly (Peaslee) Colby ; 3, Mary (Morse) Cram. He d. Nov. 24, 1877. Ch., both by 1st wife :-
1. William Harvey, b. Oct. 12, 1837; m. Delia P. Vitty. One ch., Ruth A., b. April 12, 1860 ; m. Frank P. Gregg.
| 2. Cyrus H., b. Sept. 11, 1839; d. Sept. 1877, unmd.
PIKE SLEEPER came from Francestown and m. Roxanna Lufkin. He d. Feb. 1860, leaving three ch .:- 1. Almon L.,* b. Feb. 2, 1845; m. 2. Ida E., b. Dec. 9, 1854; m. Perley E. Bartlett. Sarah Frances Currier ; res. at South Weare. No ch.
3. Otis H., b. Oct. 14, 1856.
* ALMON L. SLEEPER is a successful farmer, and has done a large amount of town business. He was selectman from 1878 to 1881, inclusive; representative to the legislature in 1883; was elected member of the school board in 1886, and re-elected for three years in 1887. Mr. Sleeper is a man of strong opinions, fortified with good judgment and sound, common sense.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
SMITH.
ETHAN SMITH, son of Thomas Smith, m. Elvira Morrill. Ch .:-
1. Belden, b. March 19, 1845.
2. Albe M., b. March 13, 1847 ; m. Clara A. Barnard.
3. Althea, b. Nov. 24, 1848; m. Dighton Jeffers.
4. Georgianna, b. Sept. 26, 1850; d. young.
5. George E., b. March 30, 1852; m. Sarah Simons.
6. Clarence, b. May 3, 1856.
7. Flora B., b. Jan. 28, 1859.
8. Ethan E., b. Feb. 7, 1865.
REUBEN SMITH, son of William and Jane (Montgomery) Smith, was b. in Acworth ; m. Nancy Dow, of Weare, and settled first in Unity, afterwards rem. to Weare. He d. at Pike's Peak. Ch .:-
1. Sarah L., b. 1835; m. Albert S. Fisher.
2. Mary J., m. John T. Hutchins.
3. George W., b. 1843; d. Sept. 10, 1855.
REV. NATHANIEL B. SMITH, b. in Newport, N. H., in 1810, was a Freewill Baptist clergyman who preached in Weare many years. He m. 1, Rebecca Dow, who d. July 11, 1869; 2, Susanna P. Collins. He d. Sept. 17, 1886. Ch., all by 1st wife :-
1. Lucette, m. Lyman Cheney, of Henniker.
2. Asenath D., m. Franklin H. Peaslee; res. in Henniker.
3. Abby H., m. Geo. W. Dearborn.
4. Edgar, b. 1846; was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion; m. Mary J. Gould. Ch .: (1), Alice R., b. June 6, 1873. (2), Sherman N., b.
May 22, 1878. (3), Herman M., b. May 22, 1878; d. young. (4), Walter E., b. Feb. 8, 1885. (5 and 6), Elwin G. and Derwin H., b. Sept. 28, 1887.
5. Alice L., is a teacher at the West.
6. Herbert, m. Emma Farnum, of Francestown.
REUBEN A. SMITH, son of Alexander and Sarah (Melvin) Smith, was b. in Londonderry in 1824; m. Laura J. Jones, of Hopkinton. Ch. : -
1. Story A., b. June 1, 1851.
2. Etta, b. Aug. 20, 1855 ; m. Henry C. Jones, of Goffstown.
ROBERT CLARK SMITH, son of Lorenzo D. and Martha W. (Straw) Smith, was b. in 1841; m. Clara Gove. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion. Ch .: --
1. Celia E., b. May 25, 1877; d. June 27, 1878.
2. Henry G., b. in 1880.
3. Annie M., b. May 4, 1883.
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SMITH; SPAULDING; SPILLER; STONE.
HENRY, a brother to Robert Clark Smith, m. Addie, dau. of Ed- win Gove; he d. Sept. 22, 1872. One ch., Mary.
MOSES S. SMITH, son of Elias and Matilda (Stiles) Smith, was b. June 18, 1825; m. 1, Adeline Adams; 2, Sarah A. (Collins) Muzzey ; res. one mile east of Weare Center. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Marvin F., b. Jan. 28, 1852; he is a physician; res. at Pittsfield, N. H.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Abbott G., b. May 1, 1856 ; d. in infancy.
3. Lucius M., b. Jan. 12, 1858; d. young.
4. Anna E., b. April 13, 1862; m. Henry W. Chase.
5. Minnie M., b. Aug. 20, 1863 ; d. young.
SPAULDING.
ELISHA SPAULDING, son of Abel Spaulding, m. Susan Colby ; res. at South Weare several years ; rem. to Massachusetts.
HENRY SPAULDING, brother to Elisha, came to South Weare from Boston. He is a farmer and dealer in wood and lumber. No ch.
SPILLER.
FREDERICK SPILLER came to Weare and m. Caroline M., dau. of Phillips Sawyer; she d. in 1871. He rem. from town. Ch .: Angie and Harry.
STONE.
PHINEHAS STONE (see p. 365), son of Silas and Eunice Stone, was b. in Boxborough, Middlesex county, Mass., July 3, 1776. He moved to Weare in 1803, where he built an oil-mill for the manufacture of linseed oil. A village in the immediate vicinity took the name of Oil Mill village, and retains that name to the present time. He kept store north of Emerson bridge and at East Weare. May 3, 1808, he m. Hannah Jones, a native of Londonderry, who was b. April 27, 1783, and taught school at Oil Mill village. Their eight ch. were all b. in Weare. Colonel Stone d. Jan. 9, 1852; his wife d. Dec. 17, 1867. He, with his family, moved to Charlestown, Mass., in 1824. Ch .:-
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
1. Sarah, b. March 18, 1809; m. Seth W. Lewis in 1834; she d. April 27, 1872; he d. July 1, 1872. Both were buried at Woodlawn cemetery.
2. Phinehas J., b. May 23, 1810 (see p. 380); m. Ann Maria Lindsey, June 20, 1841. They had three ch .; she d. Sept. 6, 1851.
3. Silas, b. Sept. 30, 1812 (see p. 366); m. Sarah Ann Hall, June 8, 1838. One ch., who d. June 22, 1841, aged 22 mos. Mr. Stone d. March 2, 1842.
4. Josiah, b. Jan. 7, 1815; d. Sept. 7, 1815.
5. Amos,* b. Aug. 16, 1816 (see p. 366); m. Sarah Elizabeth Mills, June 13, 1871.
6. Jasper, b. Aug. 26, 1818; m. 1, Elizabeth Ann Gray, Oct. 19, 1845, who d. Feb. 17, 1847, aged 25 yrs. 10 mos., leaving one son ; 2, Mary Pat- ten Swett, May 6, 1849. Ch., one son and five daughters.
7. Joseph, b. Aug. 12, 1820; d. Jan. 28, 1846. (See p. 365.) 8. Jonathan, the seventh son, b. April 29, 1823 (see p. 366); m. 1, Sarah Rebecca, dau. of Abraham and Caroline S. Andrews, of Groton, Mass., Dec. 29, 1857, who d. Feb. 17, 1862, leaving one dau., Sarah Lizzie, and a son, John Henry; 2, Mary Louisa An- drews, July 23, 1863, a sis- ter of his first wife. They have one dau., Carrie Louisa.
* AMOS STONE was educated in the Charlestown free schools. At the age of fifteen he went into his father's grocery store, and remained there until he was twenty-one years of age; he then bought his first parcel of land, which he now owns, and com- menced a real-estate business; built and sold houses, and has continued in that busi- ness, more or less, down to the present time, until now lie has become one of the largest real-estate holders in Middlesex county. Not unfrequently legal questions arose in reference to titles and boundaries, and it became necessary to appeal to the law ; he always prepared his own cases, employed the most eminent counselors to manage them, and never lost a case in court.
Charlestown became a city in 1847, when he was clected its first city treasurer and collector of taxes, and held that office until 1854. In that year he was elected treas- urer of the county of Middlesex, and held the office until January, 1886, when he declined a re-election. In 1854 the Charlestown Five Cents Savings bank was incor- porated. He took an active and leading part in its organization, and was elected one of its trustees and its first treasurer, and now holds both positions. It has proved one of the most prosperous and successful banks in the commonwealth. For more than ten years, he, as treasurer, with the assistance of the president, performed all the labor of the savings bank without any compensation to either. In 1861, the Mu- tual Protection Fire Insurance company was incorporated and organized, in which he took a leading part, and was chosen one of its directors, and soon succeeded to the presidency, which position he now holds. In 1863 he was elected a director of the Monument National bank, and still retains that position. He was one of the original shareholders of the Mystic River corporation, a large landed company, and for more than twenty years has been its clerk and treasurer, and is now president of the Ocean Terminal Railroad, Dock and Elevator company.
In the several positions as treasurer, he has administered the duties with signal ability. His attention to business, great executive ability and physical endurance, enabled him to work sixteen hours per day, and to perform all the duties in the sev- eral offices that he held at the same time, and during the thirty years he held the office of county treasurer, he never employed a clerk or assistant.
In politics he was originally a Democrat, voted for Franklin Pierce for president ; then he became a Republican, and voted for John C. Fremont, and has continued in the party since. When the Rebellion was begun he was one of the first to come to the support of the government, and was one of twenty-one persons who paid the expense of fitting out the first three companies from Charlestown, to go to Washing- ton to defend the capitol; although exempt from draft, by reason of age, he sent the first representative recruit from Charlestown at his own expense, and contributed hundreds of dollars during the continuance of the war. Early in life he joined the Free Masons, and is quite prominent in the Masonic order, having taken the thirty - second degree, and is now treasurer of two Masonic organizations. He remained a single man until after lie was fifty years of age, when he married Sarah E. Mills; they now live in Everett, Mass., having a beautiful and pleasant home.
P.T Stuart. Boston
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STONING; STORY.
STONING.
AMos1 STONING came from Danvers, Mass., in 1780, with his mother, Mary Stoning, his brother, Samuel, and sister, Mary, who m. Josiah Clough and rem. to Vermont. Amos settled on lot two, range five; he was a tanner, farmer and shoemaker; he m. 1, Han- nah Whittemore, of Lyndeborough; 2, Dolly Kimball; 3, Wid. Judith (Johnson) Gould. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Hannah, b. Nov. 30, 1786 ; m. Whittemore, of Lynde- borough. One ch., Amos.
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