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13. Phebe, b. April 6, 1793; m. Abner Jones; rem. to Great Falls, then Lyman; she d. 1856.
14. Samuel D., b. June 12, 1795.+
EBENEZER6, son of Ebenezer and Lydia (Bassett) Breed, m. Mar- tha Peaslee, of Newton, N. H .; he settled on the hill west of Duck pond about 1787; he d. 1848; she d. 1829. Ch. :-
1. Richard, b. Dec. 2, 1790.+
2. John, b. Jan. 14, 1793.+
3. Enoch, b. Aug. 8, 1795; m. Judith P. Dow; lived at Woburn, Mass .; he d. 1866; she d. 1877. Ch .: (1), George N., b. 1821; m. Anna Johnson; he d. 1848; she d. 1854. (2), Clarissa, b. 1827; d. 1838.
4. Thomas F., b. April 2, 1799; m. Mary Green; settled on the homestead of his father, where he now lives, at the age of 88 years. Ch .: (1), Martha Ann, b. Feb. 21, 1827. (2), Mary Ellen, b. Jan. 11, 1838.
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BREED.
RICHARD7, son of Ebenezer and Martha P. Breed, m. Bethia Hus- sey, of Henniker, and settled in Henniker. Ch. :-
1. Mary P., b. Jan. 26, 1815 ; m. Elijah B. Huntington, of Hen- niker. One ch., Sewell C.
2. James B., b. Oct. 18, 1816; d. July 13, 1817.
3. Daniel H., b. June 18, 1819; m. Ruth Peaslee, of Pittsfield, N. H .; he had a woolen mill in Deering, N. H., a few years, then rem. to Indiana; d. at Indianapolis July 13, 1876. One ch., Mary Jane, b. Feb. 12, 1850; m. Mahlon Cook, of Illinois.
4. Ebenezer, b. June 9, 1821 ; d. March 8, 1824.
5. Albert, b. April 4, 1823; m. 1, Cynthia Green ; had one son, Moses, b. 1848; d. 1865; Cynthia d. 1858; 2, Elizabeth Osborne, of Peabody, Mass .; 3, Jane Peaslee, of Henniker, 1867 ; he d. at Peabody, 1886.
6. Stephen, b. Oct. 16, 1826; m. Mary Peaslee, of Pittsfield, N. H .; rem. to Indiana; she d. about 1866. He m. 2d, Clara A. Langdon, of Mount Gilead, O., where they reside; he is a minister of the Society of Friends.
JOHN", son of Ebenezer and Martha P. Breed, m. 1, Hyrena Thompson, of Pittsfield, N. H .; 2, Wid. Lydia Gove, of Lincoln, Vt .; he settled first in Pittsfield, then came to Weare, and settled on farm one-half mile east of Center Square; he d. 1882. Ch :-
1. Lewis, b. April 1, 1826; m. Rebecca Paige, of South Hamp- ton, N. H .; he d. March 26, 1864.
2. Asa, b. Feb. 16, 1828; m. Emily Osborn, 1853; he was a farmer ; d. Dec. 16, 1868, from the effects of a fall from a hay-mow in his barn. Ch .: (1), Abby A., b. Sept. 28, 1854 ; d. May 14, 1858. (2), Clarissa A., b. Oct. 30, 1856; d. 1858. (3), Edward' T., b. Aug. 10, 1858; lives on the homestead; was selectman in 1885. (4), Edgar C., b. July 18, 1860; m. Catharine Eaton; he owns a farm in Bed- ford; she d. 1886. (5), Hyrena, b. Aug. 10, 1862; m. Albert Whiteley, of Boston; she d. 1884; left one ch. (6), Marianna, b. Feb. 23, 1868.
ENOCH6, son of Ebenezer and Lydia (Bassett) Breed, lived in Lynn with an uncle till about 1780, when he went to Weare and
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lived with his father. He m. 1, Martha Mower, of Lynn; 2, Lydia Frye, of Bolton, Mass. He was a farmer and tanner; had been selectman; was superintendent of the Friends' boarding-school at Providence, R. I., over ten years ; they both d. at Weare in 1847. Ch. : -
1. Stephen P., b. Jan. 20, 1796.++
2. Abigail, b. Nov. 12, 1798; m. Israel Hoag.
3. Nathan, b. Nov. 12, 1798.+
4. Lydia, b. June 26, 1803; d. at Providence, R. I., 1874, unmd.
5. Moses, b. March 26, 1807.+
STEPHEN P.7, son of Enoch and Martha (Mower) Breed, m. 1, Peace N. Dow; 2, Wid. Anna G. Huse. He was a tanner, and car- ried on business first in Weare, then in Concord, N. H., then in Alton, Ill., where his first wife d., 1847. He returned to Weare, and was the first station agent at the North Weare depot, which place he held twenty-two years. He d. 1871; Anna d. 1882. Ch. of Stephen and Peace N. Breed :-
1. Lydia Ann, b. Feb. 2, 1820; m. John Roberts; res. at Los Gatos, Cal.
2. Dana F., b. Jan. 14, 1823 ; m. 1, Lizzie Farnham ; 2, is a merchant, and res. at Hannibal, Mo.
3. Mary D., b. May 17, 1825; m. Frank Cushing ; res. in California.
4. Eliza F., b. Nov. 28, 1830; m. Lorenzo Hapgood; she d. 1853.
5. Caroline S., b. Dec. 14, 1839; m. John H. Paige; res. Santa Cruz, Cal.
NATHAN7,* son of Enoch and Martha M. Breed, m. Miriam Frye; lived on the farm of his father; he d. 1871; she d. 1861. Ch. : -
1. Homer F., b. Oct. 10, 1823; m. Rhoda Chase; he is a dealer in wood and lumber; lives at Weare Center, and owns the Chase mills on Center brook. Two ch., Charles F. and George; both d. in infancy.
2. Sarah, b. Nov. 3, 1826; m. John Milton Gove; she d. 1865.
3. Dorcas F., b. Feb. 16, 1834 ; m. John Milton Gove. (See Gove.)
* NATHAN BREED was a life-long member of the Society of Friends, -one of a type now fast passing away in Weare. He never held public office because he neither sought nor desired such distinction. He was a thrifty and successful farmer, and none were more ready than he to respond to calls for aid and sympathy from those sick or in trouble.
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MOSES, son of Enoch and Martha M. Breed, m. Jerusha Rider ; he was a shoemaker; lived many years in Lynn, where his two sons were born; he returned to Weare about 1844; she d. 1864 ; he d. 1879. Ch .: -
1. Enoch Warren, b. Aug. 23, 1842; m. Susan J. Stiles, of Goffs- town ; he was formerly a shoemaker, now a farmer; lives on lot eighty-four, range three; he enlisted in Co. D, 14th N. H. vols .; was wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864; discharged at Savannah, Ga., July 8, 1865. Ch .: (1), Lillian M., b. Nov. 15, 1869; m. Harris G. Cram. (2 and 3), Frank M. and Fred L., b. Aug. 16, 1872. (4), Florence Ethel, b. Aug. 21, 1884.
2. Eugene, b. March 9, 1844; enlisted in Co. B, 9th N. H. vols .; was wounded at Poplar Grove church, Sept. 30th ; d. Oct. 3, 1864.
STEPHEN6, son of Ebenezer and Lydia B. Breed, m. Rhoda Chase ; lived on the south half of lot twenty-nine, range four; he d. 1827; her death, Oct. 23, 1830, was caused by being thrown from a car- riage. Ch .: -
1. Hannah B., b. May 4, 1798; m. Ephraim Leighton, of Farm- ington, N. H.
2. David C., b. May 6, 1800.+-
3. Clarissa, b. Jan. 29, 1804; m. George Nowell, of Wolfborough, N. H .; she d. 1862. One ch., George Dana, b. about 1832.
4. Mary, b. Nov. 19, 1805; d. May 15, 1810.
5. John C., b. Oct. 19, 1811; m. Eunice S. Gove; he d. 1881. No children.
DAVID C.7, son of Stephen and Rhoda C. Breed, m. 1, Almena Varney, of Wolfborough, who d. 1836; 2, Mary B. Varney, her sister. He was in the tanning business a while, but returned to the farm, where he d. Aug. 22, 1877 ; his widow survives him. Ch .:-
1. Susan V., b. May 24, 1830; m. Asaph Rand.
2. Stephen, b. Oct. 22, 1831; m. Emma R. Leister; res. Lynn.
By 2d wife :-
3. Charles W., b. Feb. 22, 1842; d. in infancy.
4. Mary Almina, b. May 25, 1845; res. with her mother.
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ISAIAH6, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Green) Breed, m. Sally Gove ; he was a farmer, and lived on lot seventy-nine, range three ; he d. March 17, 1849 ; she d. 1860. Ch .: -
1. Isaac Bassett, b. Aug. 12, 1811; m. Mary Eaton. Two ch., Addie and Frank.
2. Humphrey, b. July 7, 1820; d. Oct. 30, 1846.
MICAJAH6, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Green) Breed, m. Ruth Gove, 1811; he settled first in Henniker, rem. to Weare, then to Unity, and in 1837 to Weare, on lot thirty-five, range five, first lot west of Friends' north meeting-house; he d. May 17, 1855; she d. May 6, 1874. Ch. :-
1. Edmund, b. Aug. 2, 1813; d. at Providence, R. I., Sept. 21, 1834.
2. William, b. Oct. 20, 1816; d. May 5, 1848, on his return from Cuba, where he had been for the benefit of his health.
3. Zephaniah,* b. March 10, 1819; m. Mary B. Thompson, of Pittsfield, N. H .; res. on the farm formerly owned by his father. Ch .: (1), William O., b. Jan. 29, 1846 ; m. Abbie M. Crossman; one ch., d. young. (2), Charles H., b. Dec. 1, 1847 ; m. Caroline V. Aldrich ; one ch., Herbert A., b. Dec. 23, 1886. (3), Maria Louise, b. March 11, 1852; d. Aug. 20, 1860. (4), Francis H., b. Jan. 14, 1856; d. Feb. 20, 1860. (5), Jennie F., b. March 10, 1863.
SAMUEL D.6, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Green) Breed, m. Eliza- beth H. Maddock, of Philadelphia; he was engaged in the shoe trade in Philadelphia many years; he d. Nov. 11, 1857; his wife d. 1864. Ch .: -
1. Sarah M., b. Dec. 25, 1825.
2. William, b. Jan. 4, 1828; m. Mary B. Boyce, of Lynn; he was a physician in Philadelphia ; deceased.
3. Mary J., b. April 25, 1835.
4. Eunice B., d. young.
* ZEPHANIAH BREED has always carried on the place where he now resides; he has also engaged in making shoes when not busy on his farm. In his earlier years he taught school, and more recently has been an oeeasional contributor to the agri- eultural press. Mr. Breed is an active, progressive man, ready to adopt any im- proved methods for farm work. He is said to have been the first man in Weare to use the mowing machine, and has invented and patented several useful farm appliances. He allied himself with the temperance movement when the subject was first made an issue in Weare, and has sinee vigorously supported the cause.
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BROCKLEBANK; BROWN.
BROCKLEBANK.
LIEUT. SAMUEL BROCKLEBANK and JANE, his wife, settled south of the Peaslee tavern at East Weare; he served in the Revolution; was selectman; rem. to New London, N. H. Ch. :-
1. Samuel, b. June 12, 1765.
2. Jane, b. June 28, 1767.
3. Phebe, b. July 3, 1769.
4. Sally, b. July 15, 1771.
5. Molly, b. Nov. 13, 1773.
6. John, b. Feb. 24, 1776.
7. Hannab, b Feb. 21, 1779.
BROWN.
JOSIAH BROWN m. Deborah Corliss, and came here in 1764; settled at South Weare. Ch .:-
1. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 23, 1759; d. 1810.
2. Timothy, b. March 6, 1761.
3. Sarah, b. March 29, 1763.
4. Lydia, b. June 10, 1765; d., unmd., May 4, 1851.
5. Deborah, b. June 15, 1767 ; d., unmd., Aug. 23, 1851.
6. David, b. May 9, 1769.
7. Moses, b. March 12, 1772.
8. Mary, b. May 25, 1774.
9. Jeremiah, b. June 12, 1776; d. Sept. 20, 1809.
10. Josiah, b. Feb. 4, 1781; m. Sarah Dudley, of Alton ; lived at South Weare; he d. Sept. 26, 1846; the other sons went to Vermont.
JAMES BROWN came from Kensington previous to the Revolution; served in the army at Rhode Island and at Saratoga; he settled in the north range, near the north-west corner of the town, and moved over the town line into Henniker about 1800. He m. Anna Emery. Ch .: -
1. Lydia, b. Feb. 16, 1780; m. John Newton; rem. to Newport, N. H.
2. Susanna, b. Feb. 21, 1783; d. unmd.
3. Moses, b. Nov. 2, 1785.+
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4. Josiah, b. Sept. 22, 1788; m. Lydia Newton. One ch., Susan, b. 1814; m. Rev. Hiram Holmes, of Bradford, N. H.
5. James, b. Nov. 26, 1791 ; m. Lucy Newton; he d. in Bradford, N. H.
MOSES2, son of James and Anna (Emery) Brown, m. Abigail Folsom, of Deering, and settled in Henniker. Mr. Brown held many offices in that town; was selectman ten years, moderator seven and representative nine; he d. April 26, 1858; his wife d. Oct. 17, 1863. Ch. :-
1. Anna, b. Feb. 20, 1810; d. unmd.
2. Jesse, b. April 22, 1812; d. unmd.
3. David F., b. Oct. 29, 1813.+
4. Josiah, b. Oct. 14, 1818; was a physician in Lynn; now de- ceased.
5. Mary J., b. Dec. 2, 1820; m. Augustus Savory.
6. James, b. Sept. 7, 1826; lives in Henniker; m. Mary S. Newhall.
DAVID F.8, son of Moses and Abigail F. Brown, m. Betsey J. But- ler, of Hillsborough ; he was for many years a merchant in Weare Center; res. in Concord, N. H. One ch .:-
James B., b. Sept. 23, 1848; a merchant in Wentworth, N. H.
ENOCH BROWN1 came from Seabrook in 1771; settled on lot eighteen, range five. Ch. of Enoch and Betty Brown, the first seven being b. in Seabrook :-
1. Elizabeth, b. March 17, 1755; m. William Collins.
2. Enoch, b. June 10, 1756.+
3. Josiah, b. Nov. 30, 1759; d. unmd.
4. Sarah, b. March 2, 1761; d. unmd.
5. Elijah, b. Sept. 30, 1765.+
6. Eliphalet, b. July 16, 1767.+
7. Simon, b. Jan. 8, 1770.+
8. Comfort, b. Nov. 5, 1772; d. unmd.
9. Elisha, b. Feb. 1, 1775.+
ENOCH2, son of Enoch and Betty Brown, m. Sarah Davis, of Gos- port, N. H. Ch .: Benjamin, John, Mary, Dexter, Squires and perhaps others ; the family rem. to Bridgewater, N. H.
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ELIJAH2, son of Enoch and Betty Brown, m. Dorothy Chase, of Seabrook; lived on the south end of lot seventy-four, range seven. Ch. : -
1. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 2, 1790 ; m. Ninian Follansbee.
2. Josiah, b. Sept. 3, 1793.+'
3. Sarah, b. May 30, 1800; m. John Gale.
JOSIAH3, son of Elijah and Dorothy (Chase) Brown, m. Susan Kezar, of Henniker; lived on lot seventy-four, range seven ; he d. April 3, 1871; she d. April 7, 1871. Ch .:-
1. William H., b. Dec. 30, 1817.++
2. John K., b. 1823.+
3. Anna, m. Aaron Hall. Two ch .: (1), Annie S. (2), Mary.
WILLIAM H.4, son of Josiah and Susan (Kezar) Brown, m. 1, Abigail Brown, of Deering, in 1840; 2, Ruth A. Eaton, who d. 1876; 3, Delia G. Andrews ; lives on Barnard hill. Ch .:-
1. Elvira, by 1st wife, b. 1842.
Ch. by 2d wife : -
2. Thomas F., b. Sept. 13, 1852; m. Alice Davis ; lives in Boston.
3. Ann Louisa, b. Oct. 18, 1855 ; m. John P. Young, of Manchester.
4. Lizzie P., b. April 1, 1863.
JOHN K.4, son of Josiah and Susan (Kezar) Brown, m. 1, Louisa Seavey ; 2, Janet Dwyer, 1883; lives on lot twenty, range six. Ch .:-
1. George W., b. 1845; d. 1864.
2. Mary Jane, m. Hial C. Gove.
3. Mark L.
4. Maria.
5. Frank L.
6. Flora,
ELIPHALET2, son of Enoch and Betty Brown, went to Pennsylvania, and afterwards to Vicksburg, Miss. One son, Charles, d. in Penn- sylvania.
SIMON2, son of Enoch and Betty Brown, m. Betty Dow, of Weare. Ch .: -
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1. Eliza, b. 1800; m. William Smith, of Henniker.
2. Mary, b. 1800; m. Joseph Hussey, of Henniker.
3. Simon, served in the Florida war about 1820; m. Mary A. Getchell.
4. David, m. Lavina Dudley. One son, George, d. in New Jersey.
ELISHA2, son of Enoch and Betty Brown, m. Hannah Pope, of Henniker; he d. May 20, 1869; she d. Feb. 2, 1869. One ch .: -
David, b. Oct. 25, 1802; m. 1, Martha Eastman ; 2, Mehitable East- man; he moved to Sunapee, N. H., where he d. Oct. 7, 1883. Ch., b. in Weare: (1), Hannah A., b. Jan. 8, 1826; m. Eli Chase. (2), Harvey, b. Dec. 17, 1829; m. Mary Cooper; res. Sunapee.
Another ELIJAH BROWN m. Anna Hilliard; came from Kensing- ton about 1771. His father, Benjamin Brown, came with him, and was the first person buried in East Weare cemetery. Ch. of Elijah and Anna Brown : -
1. Jonathan, b. Sept. 8, 1763 ; m. Elizabeth Bean.
2. Anna, b. Sept. 8, 1763 ; d. young.
3. Benjamin, b. Oct. 26, 1765 ; m. Margaret Beck.
4. John, b. March 1, 1768.
5. Mary, b. Jan. 4, 1770; m. David Rowell; she was killed by lightning.
6. Elijah, b. Jan. 30, 1772; joined the Shakers.
7. Anna, b. Jan. 4, 1775 ; m. Joseph Kimball.
8. Martha, b. Jan. 31, 1777.
Another ELIJAH BROWN settled at South Weare, on the moun- tain. Ch .: --
1. Huldah, m. Robert Gove, of Deering.
. 2. Hannah, m. Mark Gove, brother of Robert.
3. Sarah, b. 1760; m. Daniel Brackenbury.
BURBECK.
AMOS C. BURBECK came to South Weare and lived with the Brackenbury family ; he m. - Tuttle, and d., leaving four young ch .: -
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1. Sarah.
2. John, served in the N. H. battery during the Rebellion.
3. Huldah Jane.
4. Amos Jerome, served in the war of Rebellion in N. H. heavy artillery ; now lives at Newton, N. H. ; m. Lizzie Scribner. Two ch.
BUSWELL.
HIRAM BUSWELL, son of Samuel and Lydia (Morrill) Buswell, was born in Wilmot, N. H., in 1826 ; m. 1, Mary J. Frazier; she d. April 26, 1877 ; 2, Achsah Matthews, of Weare. Mr. Buswell came to Weare in 1866; has long been connected with the Weare Mutual Fire Insurance Co., as secretary and directer. He is a farmer, and lives on the Robie farm, lot forty, range five. One son :-
Albert C., b. 1853; is a physician ; m., res. at Epping, N. H.
BUTLER.
DR. ELIJAH BUTLER, b. in Pelham ; m. Lydia Fifield ; lived on Sugar hill, and practised his profession. Ch. : -
1. James, b. Aug. 10, 1791; m. - Grimes; lived at Hills- borough ; brother was in trade there.
2. William, b. April 18, 1793.
3. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 7, 1795.
4. Elijah, b. Oct. 14, 1797.
5. Lydia, b. Aug. 29, 1802; m. Ami Smith, of Hillsborough. Their son, Hon. J. B. Smith, is extensively engaged in woolen manufacture in Hillsborough; is a member of the governor's council (1887).
6. Hazen K., b. Jan. 13, 1805.
BENJAMIN BUTLER, m. Lydia Paige; was a tanner on Paige hill.
BUXTON.
JAMES BUXTON1 came to South Weare; m. Patience Osborne. Their ch. were James+, David, Joseph and Patience.
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JAMES2, son of James and Patience (Osborne) Buxton, m. Sarah Huntington. Ch. : -
1. Lydia, m. William Osborn.
2. Ira, b. 1801.+
3. Patience, m. Daniel Gile.
4. James, m. Jemima Worthley ; lived in New Boston.
5. Eliza H., b. Jan., 1816; m. William B. Tenney.
6. Sarah, m. Simon Tuttle.
IRA3, son of James and Sarah (Huntington) Buxton; m. Patience Huntington; he d. July 15, 1867 ; she d. March 18, 1866. Ch .: -
1. Amos H., b. 1829; m. Julia Moody ; he d. Oct. 4, 1862.
2. Sarah J., b. 1838 ; d. July 17, 1883; unmd.
3. George M., m., and res. at South Hampton, N. H.
4. Ira M., m. - Bailey ; lives in New Boston.
5. Charles N., b. 1848; d. June 19, 1885; unmd.
DAVID2, son of James and Patience (Osborne) Buxton, b. Nov. 22, 1775; m. 1, Anna Dodge; 2, Dorothy Tewksbury ; he d. 1863 ; Dorothy d. 1865. One child by 1st wife : -
1. David, m. Louisa Woodward; rem. to Sunapee, N. H. Ch. of 2d wife : ---
2. Ursula, b. Feb. 12, 1815; d. young.
3. Anna D., b. March 9, 1817 ; d. July 18, 1847.
4. Eliza S., b. Feb. 18, 1819 ; d. 1838.
5. Dorothy, b. April 18, 1820; d. young.
6. Asenath, b. June 20, 1821 ; d. Sept. 3, 1840.
7. Alvah, b. March 25, 1824 ; m. Hattie Foster, of Warner ; he d. 1865; she res. at Manchester. One dau., Jennie, b. Nov. 17, 1864.
8. Lucretia O., b. May 25, 1825; d. Oct. 17, 1846.
JOSEPH2, son of James and Patience (Osborne) Buxton, m. 1, Abiah Whittaker; 2, Rachel Whittaker. One ch. : -
John, m. Margaret Follansbee. They had one son, Luther; res. in Deering, N. H.
TIMOTHY1, son of David Buxton, of Danvers, Mass., m. Alice Buxton ; lived on lot sixty-four, range two; he d. 1842; she d. 1832. Ch .: -
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1. David, b. 1814.+
2. Abigail, m. Wellman Osborne.
3. Lizzie, b. 1821; d. 1847.
4. Jonathan,* b. 1830 ; m. 1, Sarah J. Dearborn ; 2, Elvira Gould; he was in trade at South Weare ; d. June 3, 1878. One ch. by 1st wife, Alphonso C., b. 1857 ; m. Sarah E. Thorpe ; he d. 1877. One ch., Alphonso, b. 1877.
DAVID2, son of Timothy and Alice Buxton, m. 1, Eliza B. East- man; 2, Miriam S. Eastman ; he d. about 1864. Ch .:-
1. Mary E., b. 1842.
2. Charles W., b. 1846; m. Josie K. Carter, of Hillsborough. One ch., Elliott E., b. Sept. 7, 1874.
3. Eliza, b. 1849.
4. Alice, b. 1851.
5. Willis D., b. 1857.
JOSEPH, son of David Buxton, of Henniker ; m. Mary Osborne. Ch .: -
1. Hannah, m. Damon Hedding.
2. Alice, m. Joseph Hoag.
BUZZELL.
REV. HEZEKIAH D. BUZZELL, b. in Alton, N. H., 1777, was a clergyman, settled at South Weare. He was representative from Weare five years, and senator one year; he returned to Alton, where he d. 1858. Ch. of Hezekiah D. and Polly (Flanders) Buz- zell : -
1. Sarah F., b. June 16, 1797 ; m. Daniel Bailey.
2. Nathaniel, b. March 2, 1799; d. 1808.
3. Ezekiel, b. March 4, 1801 ; d. 1802.
* JONATHAN BUXTON attended school at Clinton Grove, Pembroke academy and the Friends' school at Providence. Soon after completing his education he entered the employ of Ezekiel W. Osborne, at South Weare, and bought out the business in 1860. He was postmaster there from 1852 to 1854 and from 1866 to 1877, and was twice chosen to represent the town at the General Court. In 1876 he removed to Lynn, Mass., and bought out Mr. Osborne's business in that place. Mr. Buxton was an intelligent and public-spirited citizen, and gave freely to all public enterprises at South Weare. A man of broad and liberal thought, he was ever tolerant of the opinions of others.
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4. Simeon Dana, b. April 11, 1803; was physician in Alton ; d. 1869.
5. Eliza F., b. July 18, 1805; m. Dr. Hiram Hadley.
6. Mary, b. Nov. 17, 1808; d. 1810.
7. Mary, b. June 4, 1811 ; d. 1815.
8. Adaline M., b. May 27, 1814.
9. Arvilla J., b. April 17, 1816; d. 1844.
CALDWELL.
SAMUEL CALDWELL came from Merrimack, N. H., about 1770. He bought lots twenty-four, forty-one and forty-two, range six, said lots being part of the farm now owned by James Baker. He soon built a saw- and grist-mill, and did a very extensive business. He d. Aug. 10, 1801, aged 76; she d. Feb. 4, 1825, aged 97. Ch .:-
1. Samuel, b. in Newburyport, Mass., in 1756; served through the whole of the Revolutionary war, and had many hair- breadth escapes and slight wounds; he m. Ednah, dau. of Col. Samuel Paige, of Weare; rem. to Antrim about 1790. Ch .: (1), John, m. Mary Cleaves; was in trade, but d. in early life. (2), Samuel, was in the war of 1812; went south, and d. at Baton Rouge, La.
. 2. William, m. Polly Walker, and kept store at the foot of Baker's hill, and kept tavern in the old Huntington house; after a few years he moved to Newburyport, and lived in the Lord Dexter house. His ch., b. in Weare, were: (1), Samuel. (2), Charlotte. (3), Anna, who m. Samuel Belcher.
3. James, b. March 6, 1758.+
4. Betsey, m. Samuel B. Tobie.
5. Dau., m. John C. McNeal.
6. John, b. 1760; was in the Revolution; d. Feb. 19, 1780.
7. Robert; nothing is known of him.
8. Daniel, m. Mary Paige. Their ch .: (1), Samuel, b. 1792. (2), Polly, b. June 14, 1794. (3), Daniel, b. Feb. 20, 1796.
(4), Lucinda, b. April 23, 1798; m. Moses Lull. (5), Lucretia, b. 1800; m. Abraham Dow.
JAMES2, son of Samuel Caldwell, m. Lettice Walker; he settled on lot sixty-five, range five. He held the offices of representative, selectman and colonel of the militia. He rem. to Henniker. Ch .: -
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1. Betsey, m. Ira Whitcomb, of Henniker.
2. Jesse, m. Nancy Tenney; went to Vermont.
3. James, Jr., b. Dec. 24, 1792; m. Persis Welch; was a teacher of penmanship; d. in Illinois. One ch., Angeline; b. Oct. 9, 1827; m. William C. Hale.
4. Alexander, b. Nov. 22, 1794; m. Mehitable Marsh; lived in Henniker, and had ten ch .; two d. in the army, James and Andrew.
5. John.
6. Sarah.
7. Lettice.
8. Abigail.
CALL.
REUBEN and MARY JANE (McCoy) CALL came from Warner, and lived in different parts of the town. He d. Dec. 15, 1872; his wife d. March 1, 1882. Ch .: -
1. Mary, m. Cyrus S. Willard ; res. in Hopkinton.
2. Ruany W., m. Rodnia Nutt, of Manchester.
CAMPBELL.
HARVEY P. CAMPBELL came to Weare in 1883, and settled on lot seven, range five, known as the John George place. He m. Jennie E. Palmer, of Whitefield, in 1880. Ch .:-
1. Walter W., b. Feb. 22, 1885.
2. Rosie M., b. May 24, 1886.
HENRY and MODICA PALMER, grandparents of Mrs. Campbell, came to Weare with them; he d. Aug. 11, 1887, aged 82.
CARR.
Several families named Carr settled in this town, the earliest one probably being that of NATHAN and ELIZABETH, who came from Haverhill, Mass., and settled in the east part of Weare. Their ch., of whom we find any record, were :-
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Moses, who lived in Dunbarton, where he d., 1838.
Nathan, who lived in Hillsborough. Jacob, b. 1758.+
Aaron, b. in Weare, 1767; went West.
Robert, b. in Weare, 1771; settled in Ohio.
JACOB2, son of Nathan and Elizabeth Carr, m. Betsey Hart, and lived on the homestead. He served in the Revolution; d. Dec., 1836. Ch. :-
1. Jacob, m. - Pollard; lived in Fisherfield, now Newbury, N. H .; he was representative from that town at the time of his death. Two ch., Jesse and Hiram.
2. Nathan, m. and lived in Thornton, N. H.
3. Jesse, m. 1, Hannah Gale, of Weare; 2, Mary Smith, of Brad- ford; he lived a few years in Weare, then rem. to Goffs- town, where he was much engaged in public affairs, and was for a time a judge of the Court of Common Pleas; he d. in Goffstown, aged 92.
4. John was a physician; lived at Sanbornton Bridge, now Tilton. He m. 1, - Babb; 2, - McCoy, who survives him.
5. Belcher Dole, m. Letty Martin, of Goffstown, 1817; went to Franklin.
6. James, went to Goffstown; d. unmd.
7. Elliott, m. Sarah Dwinnell; lived in Derry.
8. Aaron.++
9. Sarah, m. Job Sargent.
10. Betsey, m. William Emerson.
AARON®, son of Jacob and Betsey ( Hart ) Carr, m. 1, Lavinia Brown, 1822; 2, Betsey Huntoon, of Lempster. He lived on the Carr homestead, in Weare, till late in life, when he sold out and rem. to Lempster, where he d. Jan. 20, 1877. Ch., all by 1st wife :-
1. Olive, m. Tristram Barnard, of Dunbarton.
2. Cynthia B., m. Philip Judd; live in Vermont.
3. Henry A., m. Emily J. Campbell; he d. July 16, 1863, aged 30.
4. Horatio H., d. Feb. 26, 1858, unmd.
5. Elizabeth A., m. William H. Hill; live in Vermont.
EZEKIEL and MOLLY CARR lived east of the Peaslee mills. Ch .:-
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1. Jonathan.+
2. Abner.
3. Asahel, was a blacksmith; was succeeded by Winthrop Chase.
4. John E.++
5. Molly, m. John Maxfield.
6. Betty, m. Stephen Clough.
JONATHAN2 and MIRIAM CARR lived at Weare Center. Their ch. were :-
1. True, b. Jan. 30, 1798.
2. Charlotte, b. Dec. 2, 1801; m. Amos Jones.
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