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1. John C., b. March 10, 1814; m. 1, Patience Martin; 2, Lydia Whittaker. One ch. by 1st wife, Sarah C., b. 1851 ; d. Nov. 4,1872.
2. Elizabeth, b. June 9, 1815; m. Hon. John L. Hadley.
3. Mary A., b. Jan. 31, 1817 ; m. Nathan McCoy.
4. Philip N., b. March 9, 1821 ; m. 1, Caroline S. Safford ; 2, Sarah K. Whitman. (See p. 632.)
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CILLEY.
JACOB5, son of Thomas and Lydia (French) Cilley, b. 1746; m. Anna Whittaker; lived in Weare; d. 1837. Ch. :-
1. Amos, b. Oct. 27, 1770.
2. Nicholas, b. Feb. 18, 1774.
3. David, b. Feb. 20, 1776.
4. Jacob, b. Jan. 7, 1778.
5. Benjamin, d. unmd.
6. Richard, b. March, 1784; m. Betsey Swan. Ch., Walter Har- ris, lived at Essex, Vt., where he d. 1883.
7. Joshua, b. 1786.+
8. Enoch, m. Hannah Wallace; lived in Weare and East Deer- ing; he was a teacher and trader in Deering. Ch .: (1), Wallace, served in 14th N. H. vols. (2), Betsey Ann, m. Captain Quinn, of Keene, N. H.
9. Judith, m. Osgood Evans, of East Weare.
JOSHUA6, seventh child of Jacob and Anna (Whittaker) Cilley, m. Hannah Davis; d. 1863. Ch .:-
1. Josiah, b. 1810 ; d. in infancy.
2. Richard, b. Jan. 4, 1812.++
3. Mahala, b. Jan., 1814; m. Arthur L. Clifford.
4. Lorenzo, b. July, 1816.
5. Adaline, b. Jan., 1818; d. 1832.
6. Florilla, b. Jan., 1820; m. John Ryder.
7. Hannah, b. 1822; m. George Emerson.
8. Nancy, b. 1824; m. William A. Hill.
9. Charlotte, b. 1826; m. Amos S. George.
10. Josiah D., b. March, 1831 ; m. Lucy Kimball.
RICHARD7, son of Joshua and Hannah (Davis) Cilley, m. Desire Tubbs, of Deering. He was a stage-driver in early life; now a farmer in Dunbarton; his wife d. April 27, 1871. Ch .:-
1. Oscar K., b. 1847; m. - Burnham; he d. 1877.
2. Alice P., m. Wesley Stone, of Dunbarton.
3. Addie.
4. Ida.
SAMUEL4, son of Benoni and Elenor (Getchell) Cilley, b. April 19, 1711 ; m. Martha -; came to Weare with his three sons, Ben-
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jamin, Thomas and Jonathan. The three sons served in the Rev- olution.
BENJAMIN5, b. 1744; m. Elizabeth Edmunds, of Salisbury, Mass. ; d. in Weare, 1812.
BENJAMIN, JR.6, m. - Bean ; rem. to Newbury, N. H. Ch .: Moses, Madison, Benjamin, Ezra and Munroe.
BENJAMIN7, m. - Ayer. His son,
EZRA8, m. - Morse ; has been selectman and representative many years. His son,
WESLEY9, is a merchant in Newbury, N. H .; m. - Bly.
JONATHAN6, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Edmunds) Cilley, b. 1776; m. Lydia Eaton, of Weare; lived the latter part of his life in Manchester. Ch. :-
1. Judith, b. 1802; m. John Cilley.
2. Ruth, b. 1804; m. Moses Johnson.
3. Albert, b. 1806.
4. Benjamin, b. 1810.
5. Lydia, b. 1811.
6. Tristram, b. 1812.
7. Eliza J., b. 1816.
8. Arvilla, b. 1818; m. - Berry, of Pittsfield, N. H.
9. Harriet, b. 1821.
10. Alfred E., b. 1829.
THOMAS5, son of Samuel and Martha Cilley, was in the battle of Bunker hill. Ch .:-
1. Paul, m. Sarah Collins, of Weare.
2. Thomas.++
3. Polly, m. - Greenleaf.
4. Betsey, d. in Weare, unmd.
5. Saul, was a minister; went to Pennsylvania.
THOMAS6, son of Thomas, m. Peggy Flanders, of Weare. Ch .:- Sarah, m. John M. Flanders.
Eliza, m. Frederic Bragg.
Mary, m. Farnham H. Messer.
Jane, m. Moses Marshall.
Jonathan, m. Melissa Flanders; had three ch., Farnham, Calvin and Mary.
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JONATHAN5, son of Samuel, m. Hannah Greenleaf, of Seabrook ; lived in Seabrook a while; rem. to Weare when young. He served in the Revolutionary war, and d. in 1834. He had six ch.
SAMUEL6, the oldest, b. 1785; m. Hannah Eaton. Ch .:-
1. Susan, m. Richard Kenniston; moved to Stoddard, N. H.
2. Samuel, m. Hannah Lull; moved to Washington, N. H., where he was drowned.
JANE6, b. 1798, the sixth child of Jonathan and Hannah (Green- leaf) Cilley, m. Winthrop Getchell; rem. to Sunapee.
CLARK.
JONATHAN1 CLARK came from Hopkinton and m. Sarah Paige. He was a farmer; d. 1825, aged 46 years; his widow d. May 8, 1883. Ch .: -
1. Lois, b. 1803; m. John Hooper. One ch., Louisa.
2. John P., b. 1805; d. Oct. 19, 1826.
3. William, b. 1810; m. Delia Purington; he d. Aug. 25, 1835.
4. Martha, b. 1812; m. Nathan Downing.
5. Jacob, b. 1817; m. Fanny Wilson; lived in Ohio for a time; returned to Weare, where he d. Ch .: (1), Ellen E., b. 1844; m. 1, Perry Smith, and had one ch., Edwin M .; 2, George E. Sanborn. (2), Clark M., b. 1850; d. Dec. 23, 1867. (3), Sarah C., b. 1887.
6. Sebastian S., b. 1820.++
7. Bailey, d. in Ohio when a young man.
SEBASTIAN S.2, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Paige) Clark, m. Clar- issa Edwards. He is a farmer; was an efficient officer in the old militia, and has long been a director in the Weare Insurance Co .; his wife d. in 1885. Ch .: -
1. Josiah Bailey, b. 1848; m. Mary A. Bohonan, of Hopkinton. Ch .: (1), Jabez W., b. 1875. (2), Roy D., b. 1877.
2. Sarah E., b. 1853; d. Nov. 10, 1865.
ADDISON N. CLARK, with his mother, res. on Sugar hill; he m. Ida M. Brown. Ch .:-
1. Henry G., b. 1879.
2. Effie, b. 1884.
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ALBION G. CLARK came from Nottingham ; m. Emma F. Gregg, and res. on Paige hill ; he is employed by the Concord railroad. No ch.
CLEMENT.
JONATHAN1 CLEMENT came to Weare in 1764, and built a grist- mill on or near where the mill of Harrison Simons now stands. He carried on the grist-mill for many years, and after him his son, Henry, owned it. Mr. Clement, it is said, m. Hannah, the youngest dau. of Hannah Duston of Indian fame. Their ch. were: -
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1. James, b. 1737; d. 1812; lived in Dunbarton; m. Elizabeth Little.
2. Ezra.++
3. Henry.+
4. Jesse .- +
EZRA2, son of Jonathan, m. Sarah Emerson, Oct. 31, 1765; d. 1813. Ch. :-
1. Peter, b. Nov. 22, 1766.+
2. Abigail, b. May 1, 1768; m. Richard Hadley, of Goffstown.
3. Jonathan, b. Sept. 20, 1772; m. Ruth Eastman; rem. to Hills- borough. One ch., Rodney, b. in Weare in 1801.
4. Hannah, d. unmd.
5. Jesse. +
6. Levi, went to Hillsborough.
7. Judith, m. William George.
PETER3, son of Ezra and Sarah ( Emerson ) Clement, m. Mary Holmes; lived in Hillsborough. They had several ch., one of whom,
JESSE4, came to Weare; he was b. in Hillsborough, Oct. 8, 1805; m. 1, Eliza Colby, of Bradford, N. H., 1834; 2, Caroline V. Wood- bury, of New Boston. He bought the " Whittle stand " about 1854. Mr. Clement served as selectman and collector several years; he d. July 28, 1882. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Henry, b. Nov. 17, 1837; d. in the army Aug. 12, 1863; unmd.
2. Sarah E., b. Sept. 4, 1839; m. J. C. W. Allen.
3. Jesse, b. May 31, 1841; d. Aug. 12, 1882.
4. Harriet A., b. Aug. 30, 1843; m. Albert B. Johnson.
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Ch. of 2d wife : -
5. Peter J., b. June 8, 1859; m. Mary E. Rash.
6. Henrietta, b. April 7, 1863 ; m. John H. Falvey; res. Henniker.
JESSE3, son of Ezra and Sarah ( Emerson ) Clement, m. Jane Stevens, and lived on the hill west of Oil Mills. Ch. :-
1. Hannah, m. James Simons.
2. Maria, m. Wheeler Perkins; rem. West.
3. Ezra, b. 1819; m. Catherine Currier; lived in Weare till he enlisted in the 2d regt. N. H. vols .; he d. soon after. Ch .: (1), Henry, b. April 4, 1844; m. Maria Cole; res. Toledo, O. (2), Ezra A., b. Nov. 7, 1850; m. Mary Markham ; res. Adrian, Mich.
4. Laura, m. James Stafford ; rem. to Maine.
5. Jesse, m. Lizzie Hadley, and lived on the homestead till after the death of his father, then rem. to Vermont.
HENRY2, son of Jonathan Clement, m. Hannah --. Ch .:-
1. Susannah, b. Oct. 16, 1773.
2. Hannah, b. Oct. 10, 1775.
3. Abigail, b. Aug. 22, 1777.
4. Sarah, b. July 20, 1779.
5. Simeon, b. July 2, 1781.
6. Samuel, b. June 20, 1783.
JESSE2, son of Jonathan, m. - Cram, and lived in Unity, N. H. Ch .: -
Zenas, lived in Unity, was representative several years, and was afterwards state treasurer; rem. to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he d.
Jonathan was representative from Unity, and held a position in the Portsmouth custom-house.
Jesse rem. to Mount Vernon, N. H., where he d.
CARLETON1 CLEMENT came to Weare about the beginning of the present century, accompanied by his brother, Richard, and two or more sisters. He bought the south end of lot forty-three, range six ; m. Keziah Dow; rem. to Deering after a few years. One of his sons,
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JONATHAN D.2, came to Weare; he m. 1, Charlotte L. Merrill, of Deering, by whom he had two ch .:-
1. Jonathan Dow, b. 1827 ; m. Vienna Dickey ; live in Antrim.
2. Charlotte, m. - Gould, of Hillsborough.
He m. 2d, Cynthia Hanson. One ch .: -
3. Moses H., b. June 29, 1839 ; m. 1, Aura A. Dow, who d. 1862, leaving one ch., (1), Julia Elma, b. Sept. 29, 1859; d. Feb., 1863. He m. 2, Eliza C. Dow. Ch .: (2), Loren D., b. Sept. 4, 1865. (3), Orison, b. Aug. 1, 1867 ; d. March 28, 1868. (4), Archie W., b. Jan. 31, 1870. (5), Arthur, b. Dec. 13, 1873; d. Oct. 9, 1876. (6), Fred D., b. Oct. 5, 1877.
LUTHER CLEMENT came from Manchester, where he was in charge of the carding department of the Stark corporation thirty-two years. Ch .: -
1. Ellen, b. 1854 ; m. Frank E. Cutting.
2. Emma, b. 1860.
CLOUGH.
DANIEL1 CLOUGH came to Weare before the Revolution ; he en- listed and served through the war. Once, during the war, he had a furlough of three months, and the town refused to pay him for the time, but were compelled to do so by law. He was a blacksmith, and lived at South Weare; had several ch., one only, Daniel, remaining in town.
DANIEL2, son of Daniel, m. Mary Colby. He enjoyed quite a local reputation as a performer on the violin. Ch. : -
1. Roxanna, m. Luke Towns.
2. Selenda, m. Joseph Mills.
3. Walter, m. Mary A. Rowell; res. Dunbarton.
4. Daniel, b. 1816.+
5. John, m. Sarah Pillsbury.
6. Cyrus, b. 1823 +
7. Sarah Ann, m. George Batchelder; res. Concord.
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8. Gilman*, m. Nancy Locke, of Deering; res. Manchester. One ch., Lewis A.
9. Mary, m. Seth Kimball.
10. Jeremiah, m. Phebe Ames; res. Weare; no ch.
11. Joseph, d. unmd.
12. Julia, m. 1, William Heath; 2, David Heath. One ch., Maggie, m. Fred L. Nay ; she d. in Antrim, leaving one ch., Harry.
DANIEL8, son of Daniel and Mary (Colby) Clough, m. 1, Angeline Riddle; 2, Sarah Forbes; res. East Weare. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. John, b. 1844; unmd.
2. Henry, b. 1847 ; m. - Hunter; res. Manchester. Ch. by 2d wife :-
3. Albion, b. 1864; m. Emma Hopkins.
CYRUS3, son of Daniel and Mary (Colby) Clough, m. Hannah C. Ames; res. at East Weare. Ch .: -
1. Charles E., b. 1856; m. Ella Leach.
2. George F., b. 1863.
WINTHROP1 CLOUGH, and his wife, MARY, came to Weare in 1771, and were warned out of town, but did not go. He settled as a squatter on lot sixty-three, range three, on the south-east side of Lily pond. Philip Sargent drove them from this lot in 1796, and Ebenezer Peaslee built them a house on lot twelve, range four, where they lived many years, but finally settled near the Keiley bridge, where he d. in 1828, aged 85. When he was eighty years old he was six feet two inches tall, straight as an arrow, and would lead any gang of men mowing in the hay-field. Ch. :-
1. Josiah, m. Mary Stoning about 1790.+
2. Richard, m. Peggy Chase.
3. Winthrop, m. - Chase ; rem. to Deering.
4. John.
5. Robert, m. Betty Dow, 1810. One ch., John.
6. Andrew, m. Dolly Purington.
7. Polly, m. 1, Aaron Getchell; 2, David Purington. She d., and he m. 2, Betty Clough and moved to Henniker.
* GILMAN CLOUGH removed from Weare and settled in Manchester, N. H., where he has carried on an extensive wood and lumber business for many years. He has owned a large amount of real estate, and done considerable building. Mr. Clough is a far-sighted, active business man, and during his life at Manchester has accumu- lated a large property.
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JOSIAH2 and Mary (Stoning) Clough had ch .: Winthrop, Josiah, Mary, Amos and Rhoda.
RICHARD2 and Peggy (Chase) Clough had ch .: -
1. Joseph B., b. Sept. 13, 1797.
2. John G., b. Dec. 14, 1799.
3. Lydia, b. Jan. 28, 1802.
4. Gilman, b. Feb. 16, 1804.
5. Jesse, b. July 27, 1806.
COCHRANE.
ISAAC N. COCHRANE, b. in New Boston, Aug. 6, 1822; m. Jane W. Morgan, b. Sept. 25, 1828. He is a carpenter and farmer; res. at South Weare. Ch .: -
1. George H., b. June 3, 1851 ; m. Fanny Dolloff.
2. Abbie, b. March 9, 1853; d. young.
3. Hattie E., b. Aug. 9, 1854.
4. Moses, b. Jan. 25, 1857; d. 1858.
5. Abbie D., b. April 12, 1859.
6. Hannah J., b. Aug. 12, 1860.
7. Nettie M., b. Feb. 4, 1862; m. William Stevens.
8. Cora L., b. March 27, 1865.
9. Clara F., b. March 25, 1871.
COLBURN.
STEPHEN1 COLBURN, with his wife, MARY, and his ch., Thomas-+, Phebe+, Charles+ and Sarah, moved to Weare in 1765. Stephen d., and his widow m. Abraham Melvin.
THOMAS2, son of Stephen and Mary Colburn, m. Anna -. Ch .:-
1. Stephen, b. April 12, 1780.
2. Anna, b. Dec. 19, 1784.
3. Susanna, b. Sept. 8, 1786.
4. Thomas, b. Dec. 15, 1788.
5. Betsey, b. March 29, 1791.
6. John, b. Aug. 10, 1793.
7. Abraham, b. Jan. 30, 1796.
The family moved away, but where they went is unknown.
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PHEBE2, second child of Stephen and Mary Colburn, m. Elijah Flanders, and lived near Emerson bridge, on the River road.
CHARLES2, third child of Stephen and Mary Colburn, m. 1, Abigail Atwood; 2, - Bailey, of Lunenburg, Mass .; rem. to Newbury, N. H.
THOMAS&, son of Charles and - Colburn; m. Catherine Reed ; moved to Henniker; had nine ch., three of whom are now living in Weare.
JOHN4, son of Thomas and Catherine Colburn, b. 1832; m. Mary Ann Emery; she d. April 16, 1874, leaving two ch .:-
1. Mary Ann, b. 1862 ; m. George Hadley.
2. Ina, b. 1868.
John m. 2, Eleanor M. Kidder, who d., leaving no ch.
AARON4, son of Thomas and Catherine Colburn, was b. 1834; m. Lucetta P. Muzzy. Ch .:-
1. Hannah, b. Aug. 12, 1863; m. William Hadley, of Dunbarton.
2. Fred, b. Nov. 3, 1874.
3. Lena, b. 1879. .
4. Albert, b. 1881.
CHARLES4, son of Thomas and Catherine Colburn, was b. 1847; m. Lydia P. Emery. Ch .:-
1. William C., b. 1865.
2. Frank E., b. 1871.
3. Luna M., b. 1878.
4. Clinton H., b. 1880.
MARK COLBURN came from New Boston; m. Caltha Lufkin; is a blacksmith and carriage-maker; res. at South Weare. Ch .:-
1. Cyrus L., b. 1848; m. Henrietta A. (Dodge) Putney. Ch., Al- feretta, b. 1873.
2. Edson H., b. 1862; unmd.
COLBY.
The name is spelled Coleby and Colebey on the old records, and is said to be Welsh in its origin, although our information makes it probable that this family lived in London, Eng., and that the land
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on which the Houses of Parliament now stand was once in their possession. The first definite knowledge is the fact of Anthony1 and Thomas1 Colby (brothers) coming to this country with Win- throp and others, landing in Salem, 1630. Of Thomas we have no trace.
ANTHONY1 was in Cambridge in 1632, made a freeman in 1634, went to Salisbury (that part which afterward became Amesbury) in 1640, with his family of eight ch. - five sons and three dau. Here he d.
His oldest son2 m. Frances Hoyt, in 1650. His will, dated 1673, may be seen at the court-house, Salem, Mass. He left seven ch. - two sons and five dau. His eldest son bore the name of
JOHN3, m. one Ruth O .-; dying, left two sons, John4 and Joseph4. The records give us the fact of
JOSEPH4 being administrator of his father's estate, and of the gift to himself and brother of certain land in Amesbury. In 1718 he sold to his brother's widow all his right and title to said land, and bought land in Hampstead, N. H. In 1719 he m. Mary -; they had three ch. (perhaps others), -Theophilus, John+, Sarah.
THEOPHILUS5 m. and d. in Hampstead, leaving a widow and ch. SARAH5 m. Obadiah Eaton and came to Weare.
JOHN5, the youngest son, m. about 1755 Ruth Stevens. They res. in Hampstead till 1764, when they rem. to Weare, where they both d. of fever very near the same date, leaving five young ch., three of whom were b. in Hampstead :-
1. Mary, b. 1756; d. Jan. 2, 1802.+
2. Joseph, b. 1757; went West, on his majority, and was never afterward heard from.
3. John, b. 1760; d. Aug. 29, 1829.+
4. Ezekiel, b. 1765; went to New York state with his wife.+
5. Abigail, b. 1768; d. in Keene, N. Y.++
MARY6, the eldest, m. Lieut. Joseph Huntington, of Amesbury, Mass., March 3, 1775; res. in Weare till about 1782; then moved to Society Land, now Bennington, where they both d., leav- ing a family of eight ch.
JOHNG lived in the family of Dea. James Emerson, of Weare, till his majority, when he bought land in Society Land. He served some time in the Revolutionary war. He m. 1, Sally Hale, of Goffs- town, Jan. 27, 1787, and having cleared ten acres of land and built
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a framed house in Society Land, took his young wife to his new home, where, without chimney, making a fire on a broad, flat rock, surrounded by almost unbroken forest, these pioneers settled down to make for themselves and posterity a home; and God, who always helps those who help themselves, blessed their efforts, and they literally saw the wilderness become a fruitful field. Sally Colby d. May 12, 1795. Ch. : -
1. Obadiah Eaton, b. Oct. 27, 1787; d. Nov. 4, 1799.
2. Enoch, b. Nov. 7, 1789; d. Feb. 17, 1819, unmd.
3. Betsey, b. Oct. 27, 1791; d. April 23, 1793.
Mr. Colby m. for a second wife, Eunice Dane, dau. of Daniel and Prudence (Phelps) Dane, of Society Land. She was b. in Andover, Mass., April, 1773; m. June 23, 1796; d. March 24, 1851. Ch .:-
1. Ezekiel, b. April 5, 1797; d. in infancy.
2. John, b. May 31, 1798; d. Oct. 29, 1799.
3. Sally, b. Oct. 15, 1799; d. Oct., 1877.+
4. John, 2d, b. April 1, 1801; d. Nov. 5, 1849.+
5. Prudence P., b. Nov. 3, 1802; d. May 18, 1878.+
6. Roxannah, b. April 4, 1804; d. May 29, 1886.+
7. Hannah, b. Jan. 5, 1806; d. May 22, 1884.++
8. Dane, b. March 21, 1808; d. Feb. 26, 1854.++
9. Obadiah, b. March 18, 1812; d. Feb. 24, 1816.
SALLY7 m. Moses B. Ferson, son of James and Mary (Starrett) Ferson, of Francestown, Oct. 21, 1823; res. first in Antrim, then in Francestown, Lowell, Mass., and Nashua. He d. May 6, 1855. After his death, Mrs. Ferson for several years kept a boarding-house on the Nashua corporation, in Nashua. She d. in Fitchburg, Mass., at the residence of her dau., aged 78. Ch .: -
1. Levi Colby, b. Dec. 13, 1824.+
2. Horace Dane, b. June 30, 1826.+
3. Sarah Maria, b. June 27, 1829.+
4. John James, b. Dec. 8, 1831.+
5. Verona Eveline, b. Dec. 16, 1833.+
6. Mary Ann, b. June 27, 1836.+
7. George Leonard, b. Aug. 20, 1842.+
LEVI C.8 m. Roxanna E., dau. of Seth P. and Sarah (Closson)
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Field, of Northfield, Vt., April 29, 1848. A farmer, and res. in Hanover, N. H. Ch. : -
1. Melbourne Scott, b. July 20, 1850.
2. E. Everington, b. Aug. 10, 1852.
3. Adnah Pierce, b. Oct. 12, 1857.
4. Charles A., b. Sept. 15, 1860.
5. Levi Elmer, b. June 12, 1864.
6. Stillman W., b. Jan. 18, 1868; d. April 23, 1868.
HORACE D.8 m. Lucy, dau. of Moses and Betsey (Bennett) Cod- man, of Deering; res. in Chico, Cal .; one ch., Laura Jane.
SARAH M.8 m. George B. Holt, son of Joseph B. and Clara (Man- sur) Holt, of Merrimack, May 31, 1860; they res. in Chelmsford, Mass .; no ch.
JOHN J.8 m. Ann, dau. of Thomas and Eunice (Harrington) Doyle, of Plainfield, N. H., May, 1861; res. in Hanover. Ch .: -
1. Lizzie E., b. Sept. 26, 1868.
2. James W., b. Oct. 8, 1876.
VERONA E.8 m. Stillman P., son of Daniel and Sarah (Carr) Wil- lard, of Harvard, Mass., July 22, 1863 ; res. in Lawrence, Mass. One ch., Blanche, b. Sept. 6, 1871; d. Jan. 21, 1883.
MARY A.8 m. John, son of Hiram and Hannah (Elliott) Webster, of Warren, N. H., Dec. 2, 1863; res. in Bennington ; no ch.
GEORGE L.8 m. Maria (Hansell) Dawson, dau. of George H. and Hannah (Webb) Hansell, of New York city, Jan. 25, 1882; res. in Lowell, Mass .; no ch.
JOHN7 m. Mary H., dau. of Benjamin and Bathsheba (Barker) Holt, of Lyndeborough, April 29, 1831; res. in Bennington, where he d. Mrs. Colby d. in Wilton, 1880, at the residence of her dau. Ch .: -
1. Samantha Augusta, b. March 7, 1833.+
2. John Freeman, b. March 3,' 1834.+
3. Augustus Grosvenor, b. May 23, 1838.+
SAMANTHA A.8 m. John M., son of Joseph and Charlotte (Merrill) Haggett, of Lyndeborough, Nov. 11, 1851; res. in Wilton, Milford, Boston, Mass. She d. May 16, 1884; one ch., Carrie A., b. April 30, 1858.
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JOHN F.8* m. Ruthey E., dau. of Thomas and Nancy (Stevens) Cloutman, of Mount Vernon, Jan. 24, 1861; a lawyer; res. in Bos- ton, Mass. Ch. :-
1. John H., b. Jan. 13, 1862.
2. Charles D., b. June 30, 1865; d. Sept. 2, 1865.
3. Arthur S., b. March 24, 1869.
* JOHN FREEMAN COLBY was born on his father's farm in that part of Society Land which became a part of the town of Bennington on its incorporation in 1842. His early opportunities for education were few and small, but he had a strong thirst for knowledge, which his father encouraged. His father dying, he was thrown upon his own resources. By industry and economy, he saved money enough to secure two terms of schooling, and at the age of seventeen taught his first school. He fitted for college at Mount Vernon and Reed's Ferry, and as a private pupil of the late Hon. George Stevens, of Lowell, Mass., and entered Dartmouth in 1855. He took the broad, liberal college course of that time; he taught school every winter; he learned books as librarian for three years in one of the college libraries. Hc commanded the confi- dence of officers and students alike, and at his graduation, in 1859, was assured that in the judgment of the Faculty his progress during the four years had been relatively greater than that of any other man in the entire class of seventy. A place was wait- ing for him, and he became principal of the Stetson high school, Randolph, Mass. Distinction and promotion were open to him as a teacher, and tempting business offers were urged upon him. But he had devoted himself to the legal profession, and accordingly, in 1864, he moved to Boston, and entered the offices of Hon. Ambrose A. Ranney and Nathan Morse, Esq. In December, 1865, after less than two years of study, on examination he was admitted to the Suffolk bar, and has continued in gen- eral practice, almost without interruption, to the present time, acquiring a valuable clientage, and the reputation of a sound lawyer, a conscientious and faithful attorney, and an able advocate, with a lofty conception of the dignity of the profession and an enthusiasm for it which never fails.
For the most part Mr. Colby has resisted political preferment, but he occupied a seat in the common council of the city of Boston in 1878-79, serving on the judiciary and other important committees, and in 1886 he was elected representative to the Massachusetts legislature for the eighteenth Suffolk district. He was made House chairman of the joint committee on harbors and public lands, and a member of the joint committee on parishes and religious societies.
Mr. Colby's religious convictions matured while he was a student at the Merri- mack Normal Institute, Reed's Ferry, and he joined the Congregational church at Mount Vernon in 1854, since which time he has been actively engaged in Christian work. When he moved to Boston, he connected himself first with the Mount Vernon church, under the ministry successively of Rev. E. N. Kirk, D. D., and Rev. S. E. Her- rick, D. D., where he became prominent in all the affairs of the parish, being a teacher and superintendent in the Sunday school, clerk and treasurer of the church, a mem- ber of the examining committee, and treasurer of the society. The office of deacon, to which he was elected, he declined. Since 1884 he has been connected with the Union church, Rev. R. R. Meredith, D. D., pastor. He is also an officer of the Congre- gational club, and active in several benevolent organizations.
Devoting himself with great ardor to his profession, Mr. Colby has avoided busi- ness responsibilities for the most part, but he served as receiver of the Mechanics' bank after its failure in 1877, and has been for several years one of the trustees of the North End savings bank. He also combines business with pleasure in the manage- ment of the farm connected with his attractive summer home in Mount Vernon, N. H.
Mr. Colby's family life has been singularly happy. He married Miss Ruthey Ellen Cloutman, of Mount Vernon, on the 24th of January, 1861. Three children have been born to them : John Henry, born at Randolph, Mass., Jan. 13, 1862; graduated at Dart- mouth college, 1885; student of law in his father's office, and in the Law school of Boston university. Charles Dane, born at Mount Vernon, June 30, 1865; died Sept. 2, 1865. Arthur Stevens, born in Boston, March 24, 1869; scholar in the English high school, Boston. Since 1869 the family residence in Boston has been at No. 1 Welling- ton street, a home always open in generous hospitality to friends old and new.
Thus it will be seen that Mr. Colby is the product of the best New England forces. There is the strength of the hills in his convictions, his integrity, his indomitable will. Industry and method have been the watchwords of his success, -an industry which fills every hour with some serious endeavor towards some worthy end, -a method which reduces to symmetry and order what would otherwise be fragmentary and confusing. Around his life have gathered choice friendships with strong and cultivated minds, and the fruits of a well-ordered intellectual and spiritual manhood. In the full energy of his matured powers he is still making history for himself and for his generation. - Sketch prepared by Rev. Cecil F. P. Bancroft, Ph. D., of Andover, Mass.
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