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afterwards rem. to Francestown and worked for his brother-in-law, Colonel Fuller, the owner of the freestone quarry; he remained in Francestown until his death in 1857. Ch .:-
1. Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1820; m. Thomas J. Burgess, of Wayne, Me.
2. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 4, 1824; m. Chas. Canfield, of Derry, N. H., an overseer in a cot-
ton factory at Manchester for thirty years. Ch .: (1), George H., b. 1841. (2),
Emma F., b. 1856.
3. Frances, of whom nothing is known.
JONATHAN2, son of Daniel, m. Anna -, who lost her life in their burning house. Ch .:-
1. Abigail, b. Nov. 21, 1797; m. 1
Nestor Young.
2. Isaiah, b. Dec. 29, 1799.
3. Nehemiah, b. March 6, 1806 ; m. Aphia Kinson.
4. Ithamar, b. Dec. 15, 1808.
JOSEPH2, son of Daniel, m. 1, Alice -; 2, Rhoda -. Ch. by 1st wife :---
1. Betsey, b. July 16, 1801. Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Nancy, b. Aug. 29, 1803.
3. Hannah, b. Aug. 22, 1805.
4. Mary, b. Aug. 19, 1809.
5. Luke, b. May 16, 1811.
WILLIAM A. EMERSON, son of Albert H. and Huldah Emerson, of Gilmanton, m. Cynthia C. Cram, of Weare; res. here for a time and rem. to Elkhart, Ind., where his wife d. in 1886. Ch., b. in Weare: George, Clinton, Charles, John, Myrtle, Alice, Harry and Winnie.
EMERY.
The ancestors of this family were John1, Jonathan2, Jonathan8 and Caleb4.
CALEB4 was b. in Newbury, Mass., in 1706; m. Abigail Simmons, of Haverhill, and had several ch., four of whom came to Weare : - Caleb, b. May 13, 1736.+ Lois, m. Nathaniel Corliss. Eunice, m. Timothy Corliss. Sylvanus, b. March 11, 1742.+
CALEB5, son of Caleb and Abigail (Simmons) Emery, m. Susanna Worthley and settled on lot seventy-four, range seven. He was in
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the Revolutionary war under General Sullivan, and had previously served with his father in the French and Indian war. Ch .:-
1. Jesse, b. July 17, 1759.+
2. Anna, b. July 2, 1761; m. James Brown.
3. Mary, b. July 1, 1764; m. 1, Abraham Jones ; 2, Amos Jones.
4. Daniel, b. March 31, 1766; m. Elizabeth Straw; lived in Henniker, afterwards in Hillsborough. Ch .: (1), Polly, b. Oct. 27, 1790. (2), David, b. Aug. 14, 1792; d. May 6, 1814. (3), Levi, b. June 13, 1794. (4), John, b. Nov. 24, 1799.
5. Mehitable, b. Aug. 24, 1769; m. Josiah Brown, of Ken- sington.
6. Abigail, b. June 3, 1771; m. Jonathan Hoag.
7. Caleb, b. June 13, 1773.+
8. Jonathan, b. Aug. 27, 1775; m. Rachel Simmons; rem. to Washington, Vt.
9. John, b. Oct. 6, 1777; m. Sally Noyes ; rem. to Wash- ington, Vt.
10. David, b. Feb. 4, 1780 ; d. young.
JESSE6, son of Caleb and Susanna (Worthley) Emery, m. Hannah Corliss, Nov. 20, 1783. He was a mechanic and farmer, and lived in Henniker, near the north-west corner of Weare. He made clocks, spinning-wheels, measures, etc., displaying much skill and ingenuity. One ch., Ruth, b. Sept. 8, 1786; m. Daniel Colby, who was drowned in Dudley pond, in Deering.
CALEB6, son of Caleb and Susanna (Worthley) Emery; m. Polly Harriman, of Henniker. He lived on the homestead on lot seventy- four, range seven. Ch. : -
1. Sally, b. 1803; m. Wm.Cheney.
2. Mary, b. 1805; d. unmd.
3. William, m. 1, Mary Peasley; 2, Mary Nealley; he was a farmer and lived on the homestead; d. Aug. 10, 1874. Ch .: (1), Mary Ann, m. John Colburn. (2), Lydia, b. in 1843; m. Charles Colburn.
(3), Maria R., b. 1845; m. Henry H. Balch.
4. John G., b. 1809; m. Sarah Piper, of Bradford, N. H .; he lived on the Jesse Emery farm in Henniker, where he d. Ch .: (1), John, b. 1849. (2), Charles, b. 1851.
SYLVANUS5, son of Caleb and Abigail (Simmons) Emery, m, - Pope, and settled on the north end of lot seventy-four, range seven. Ch .:-
1. Sylvanus,m. Abigail Knowles; rem. to Sandwich, N. H .; they had seven ch .: (1), Na-
thaniel, b. 1807; m. Lois Greenleaf. (2), Samuel, b. 1809. (3), Abijah, b. 1811;
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m. Abigail Greenleaf, of Barnard, Vt. (4), Mark, m. Lavina S. Silver; he lived in Weare a few years ; served in
2. Hannah. 3. Sally. 4. Betsey.
the war of the Rebellion, and d. 1870. (5), Abigail, b. 1818. (6), Arvilla, b. 1821. (7), John, b. 1824; d. 1868.
5. Louisa. 6. Ruth.
7. Polly. 8. Tamar. 9. Eunice.
EVANS.
THOMAS1 EVANS came from Salisbury, Mass .; m. Lydia, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (French) Cilley. Ch .: -
1. Samuel, b. Aug. 23, 1765; m. Mary Gould; rem. to Hop- kinton.
2. Sarah, b. May 9, 1769; m. Curtis Felch.
3. John, b. Feb. 15, 1772; m. Hannah Wheeler; res. in Weare for a time, then rem. from town. Ch., b. in Weare: (1), Nancy W., b. May 3, 1802. (2), Jane, b. April 8, 1804. (3), Lydia, b. Jan. 26, 1806.
4. Lydia, b. July 25, 1773 ; m. Moses Peaslee ; rem. to Canada.
5. Jacob, b. May 22, 1775; m. McAllister ; d. in the war of 1812.
6. Thomas, Jr., b. Feb. 6, 1777 ; m. Susannah Fifield, and soon rem. from town. One ch., Lydia, b. in Weare June 27, 1805.
7. Osgood, b. Jan. 15, 1781.++
8. Judith, b. July 9, 1786; m. Benjamin Boynton.
9. Betty, b. March 11, 1789; m. Capt. Jeremiah Phil- brick.
10. Nancy, d. unmd.
OSGOOD2, son of Thomas and Lydia (Cilley) Evans, m. Judith Cilley. Ch. :-
1. " Colonel" Newell, b. 1808. 4. Judith, d. unmd.
2. Olive C., b. 1810; m. Moses Dearborn.
5. Susan, m. S. L. Fogg, of Man- chester.
3. Harrison, d. unmd.
6. Nancy, d. young.
WILLIAM EVANS came to Weare about 1800; m. Miriam Blake, and settled on the west side of Rattlesnake hill. He joined the Shakers and rem. to Canterbury. One ch., Eliza Jenkins, b. in Weare May 30, 1804.
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EVERETT.
CHARLES W. EVERETT,* son of Willard and Eliza (Fairbanks) Everett (who rem. from Dedham, Mass., to Francestown), was b. in Francestown May 10, 1824; m. 1, Lucina Eaton, of Hillsborough ; 2, Laura M. Soule, of Manchester. He came to Weare about 1858. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Charles Henry, b. July 18, 1849; m. Eva M. Churchill; he d. March 11, 1876, leav- ing one ch., Gracie.
2. Mary A., b. July 19, 1851 ; m. Albert F. Dow.
Ch. by 2d wife : -
3. Edward H., b. Nov. 23, 1854;
m. Eva J. Lyon; res. in Nashua; he was representa- tive in 1885. Ch .: (1), Ed- ward. (2), Charles N.
4. Carlton H., b. April 23, 1862 ; m. Mary E. Brown, of Bow. One ch., Lula Blanche, b. Dec. 15, 1886 ; d. Sept. 1887.
FARMER.
LUTHER M. FARMER came from Goffstown; is a blacksmith by trade ; res. at South Weare ; m. Marcia Eastman. One ch., Albert S., b. 1876.
FARR.
LINDLEY H. FARR, son of Noah and Eliza (Meader) Farr, was b. in West Gardiner, Me., Dec. 18, 1853. He m. Addie E., dau. of Allen and Mary B. Sawyer. He has been a teacher and farmer, and is now a teacher in Peabody, Mass. Ch. :-
1. Edna M., b. Oct. 6, 1880. 2. Carroll W., b. June 14, 1883.
FAVOR.
JOHN1 FAVOR came from Newton, N. H. ; m. Lydia Hoyt, and settled on Barnard hill. Ch .: -
* CHARLES W. EVERETT entered railroad business as a conductor on the Manches- ter & North Weare line in 1850, and has held that position continuously until the pres ent time. He also owns a farm, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation, and during the summer months his pleasant and commodious house is filled with city people. In 1871 he represented Weare in the legislature, and was the Democratic candidate for state senator in 1886.
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1. John.+
2. Joseph, m. Hannah Burnham; rem. to Hill, N. H.
3. Moses, m. - -; rem. to Society Land, now Benning- ton.
4. Cutting, m. Ruth -; rem. to Newbury, N. H.
5. Reuben, rem. to Maine.
6. Zebadiah .- +
7. William, rem. to Maine.
8. Timothy, rem. to Maine.
9. Betsey, m. James Peaslee ; rem. to Canada.
10. Sarah, m. Obadiah Johnson ; rem. to Newbury, N. H.
11. Polly, m. Jonathan Worth- ley.
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JOHN2, son of John and Lydia (Hoyt) Favor, m. Fanny Chase, of Hopkinton. Ch .: -
1. John .- +-
2. Lydia, m. David Boynton.
3. Sally, b. 1796 ; m. Jacob Bar- rett.
4. Polly, m. 1, Thomas Sargent ; 2, - Parker. .
JOHN3, son of John and Fanny (Chase) Favor, m. Betsey E. George. Ch .: -
1. George, b. July 11, 1821; m. Anna Hadley. Ch .: (1), Nelson, served in the 14th N. H. vols .; res. at Hills- borough Bridge. (2), Sarah Jane. (3), John P., m. Mil- lie C.Waldo, of New Boston.
2. Hiram H., b. Dec. 13, 1826 ; m. Mary Proctor, of Mount
Vernon; he was selectman in 1859, and station agent at Oil Mills ; res. at Nashua. Ch .: (1), Sidney H., b. June 5, 1855. (2), Eveline M., b. Nov. 24, 1856. (3), Nel- lie A., b. July 7, 1858. (4), Bertie P., b. 1865.
ZEBADIAH2, son of John and Lydia (Hoyt) Favor, m. Sarah Burn- ham, of Dunbarton. Ch .: -
1. William, b. 1800.+ 3. Harriet, b. 1804 ; d. young.
2. Nathaniel, b. 1802; d. unmd. 4. Thomas, b. Dec. 20, 1812.++
WILLIAM®, son of Zebadiah and Sarah (Burnham) Favor, m. Bet- sey Worthley; lived on the homestead. Ch. : -
1. Almon, m. Mary Beede. 4. John B.+ 5. Nathan, d. young.
2. Orrin C., lives on the home- stead; unmd.
6. Frances, d. young.
3. Asa, d. young.
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JOHN B.4, son of William and Betsey (Worthley) Favor, m. Jen- nie M. Carr; res. on the River road. Ch .:-
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1. Frances I., b. 1863; m. Thomas H. Eaton. 2. William A. 3. Alfred A. 4. John M. 5. Adeline P. 6. Hermon E. 7. Almon B. 8. Frank N.
THOMASS, son of Zebadiah and Sarah (Burnham) Favor, m. Bet- sey Boynton; res. about one mile east of the Center. He is a farmer and hunter. Ch .: -
1. Sarah B., b. May 1, 1847 ; d. 3. Fred F., b. March 31, 1856.
1848. 4. Ellen B., b. July 29, 1858; d. Aug. 29, 1880.
2. Frank P., b. Oct. 2, 1850; d. Jan. 8, 1879.
DAVID FAVOR came from Dunbarton; m. Sarah (Prescott) Gove, widow of Jonathan Gove; lived on Sugar hill.
FELCH.
HENRY1 FELCH, the emigrant ancestor of the Felch family in America, came from Wales, and is first found in Gloucester, Mass., in 1641.
HENRY2, son of Henry, undoubtedly came from Wales with his father, and settled in Reading, Mass.
DANIEL3, known as Dr. Daniel, fifth son of Henry, settled in Sea- brook, and was the common progenitor of the Felch family in New Hampshire.
JOSEPH4, fourth son of Dr. Daniel, was the founder of the family in Weare, and was probably b. in Seabrook. He bought of Stephen Rowell, in 1779, the farm which has ever since remained in the pos- session of his descendants. He m. Mary Hoyt in 1756; d. 1803; she d. 1804. Ch., all b. in Seabrook : -
1. Annie, b. 1756. Vt .; 2, Abigail Manches- ter; d. 1846.
2. Jabez, b. 1759.+
3. Curtis, b. 1761 .- +-
4. Molley, b. 1764; m. James Brown.
5. Joseph, b. 1765; m. 1, Sarah Ayers; rem. to Waterford,
6. Jonathan, b. 1768.+
7. John,b. 1773; m. Olive Thomp- son ; settled in Deering, N. H., and was a soldier in the war of 1812.
8. Benjamin, b. Nov. 12, 1775.+
JABEZ5, son of Joseph and Mary (Hoyt) Felch, enlisted in the Revolutionary army at the age of sixteen, serving seven years. He
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m. Patience Johnson, 1785, and settled near his father. They rem. to Unity, N. H., in 1822; he d. 1830; his wife d. 1844. Ch .:-
1. Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1785; d. June 21, 1815.
2. Judith, b. Aug. 10, 1788; m. 1, Samuel White; 2, Cyrus Field; she d. 1868.
3. Hannah, b. Feb. 29, 1792; d. Feb. 11, 1875.
4. Patience, b. Jan. 24, 1795; m. John Marshall.
5. Rhoda, b. Sept. 13, 1802; m. John Lufkin. ·
CURTIS5, second son of Joseph and Mary (Hoyt) Felch, m. Sally Evans. He d. 1849; his wife d. 1846. Ch .:-
1. Lydia, m. Daniel Straw ; rem. to Manchester.
2. Thomas, b. July 11, 1797 ; m. 1, Hannah Brown; 2, Sally (Gould) Stockwell; res. in Henniker, where he d. 1853. 3. Joseph, b. Feb. 24, 1799; m. Nancy B. Straw in 1821; he lived in Hopkinton till late in life, when he rem. to Michigan.
4. Lewis, b. Sept. 2, 1801.+
5. Mary, b. May, 1803; m. Isaac May.
6. Harris, b. Feb. 9, 1805; m. 1, Eunice Willey ; 2, Bet- sey P. Chase.
7. Leonard, b. Jan, 8, 1807; m. Sarah Straw; he d. 1847; his wife d. 1876. One ch., Elzora E.,m. Seth W.Straw.
8. Sarah, b. 1809; m. Abraham Melvin.
9. Emily, b. May 7, 1810; m. Wm. H. Sawyer, of Hen- niker; she d. 1872.
10. Lovina, b. April 26, 1812; m. Levi Howe.
LEWIS6, son of Curtis and Sally (Evans) Felch, m. Polly Ed- munds. He d. 1872. Ch .:-
1. Julia E., b. 1832; m. Pillsbury | 2. Sidney, b. 1835; d. Aug. 15, R. Eaton.
1874; unmd.
JONATHAN5, fourth son of Joseph and Mary (Hoyt) Felch, m. Abigail Favor, and settled on the old homestead. He was a tanner and shoemaker, as well as an extensive farmer. He d. 1852, aged 84; his wife d. 1862, aged 84. Ch .:-
1. John, b. June 27, 1794; m. Sally Clark, of Hopkinton ; he d. at Bradford, N. H., May 22, 1858. One son, Horace, res. in Bradford. 2. Betsey, b. April 10, 1796; m. Joseph Goodhue, of New Boston; she d. 1834.
3. Olive, b. Aug. 19, 1799; m. Amos W. Bailey.
4. Leonard, b. May 21, 1801.+
5. Nancy, b. July 31, 1803; m. Hezekiah Blaisdell, of Sut- ton, N. H.
6. Abigail, b. April 17, 1809; m. President Felch.
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LEONARD6, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Favor) Felch, m. 1, Katherine Blodgett, of Plymouth, N. H., who d. 1851; 2, Mrs. Sarah D. Palmer, who is still living. He owned and lived on the. old homestead in Weare until he sold to his son, Hiram M., and rem. to Hopkinton, where he d. Feb. 17, 1878. Ch. :-
1. John H., b. June 24, 1834; m. Abigail Tuttle; he res. in Hancock; has been select- man and representative for that town. Ch .: (1), Lu- cinda Katherine, b. Jan. 1, 1864. (2), Edgar B., b. Nov. 2, 1865. (3), Arthur T., b. 1868.
2. Hiram M.,* b. July 1, 1836;
m. Maria E. Simonds, of Hancock. Ch .: (1), Em- ma Katie, b. Aug. 14, 1862; d. Feb. 3, 1865. (2), Asa E., b. Dec. 2, 1865; m. Jennie E. Black. (3), Willis S., b. May 7, 1871; d. Feb. 9, 1883. (4), Jennie M., b. Aug. 28, 1879.
BENJAMIN5, son of Joseph and Mary (Hoyt) Felch, m. Polly Thompson, who d. 1837; he d. 1848. Ch .:-
1. Lucinda, b. May 17, 1800; m. Moody Johnson, of Sutton ; had six ch .; she d. 1879.
2. Lucintha, twin-sister of above, m. John Manahan; had eight ch.
3. Samuel, b. Aug. 9, 1802; m. 1, Sarah Scoles ; 2, Hannah Phelps ; he d. 1843.
4. Joseph, b. March 26, 1805; d. Aug. 1861; unmd.
5. Benjamin, b. June 20, 1807.+ 6. Stephen, b. May 17, 1810; m. Lucinda Phelps; live in Wilmot. No ch.
7. Mary, b. March 10, 1813; m. Horace J. Hoyt.
8. Squire, b. Nov. 6, 1815.+
9. Justice, b. Aug. 1, 1820; m. Almira Hutchinson, 1840; he d. 1865. Ch .: (1), Hosea B., m. 1, Lizzie Clark, who d. 1865; 2, Ann Maria Snow. (2), Elvira.
10. President, b. March 26,1823 ; m. Abigail, dau. of Jona- than Felch; live at South Weare. Mr. Felch owns a large amount of real estate in Weare, and is a promi- nent citizen. One son, Amos B., b. March 22, 1851. 11. Ira, b. Aug. 23, 1825.+
BENJAMIN6, son of Benjamin and Polly (Thompson) Felch, m. Lydia Hoyt, of Hopkinton. He d. Feb. 1, 1856, aged 48. Ch. : -
* HIRAM M. FELCH started a meat business at Weare in 1866, which, in company with his son, Asa E., he still carries on. He has also been extensively engaged in cattle trading, farming and teaming. From 1868 to 1876 he collected droves of cattle and sheep to drive to Lowell, Mass., once a fortnight. Mr. Felch is a stirring, wide- awake business-man; was at one time a member of the board of selectmen; and is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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1. Lydia, b. Dec. 1, 1833; m. John G. Wadleigh.
2. Mary T., b. May 5, 1835; d. unmd.
3. Harvey B., b. Jan. 4, 1837 ; m. Ellen Hoyt. One ch., Al- mina, b. Sept. 19, 1866 ; m. Charles Goodwin.
4. Elbridge, b. Nov. 1838; d. young.
5. Stephen A., b. Sept. 3, 1840; d. young.
6. Martha, b. May 14, 1842; m. George W. Eastman.
7. Almina, b. Feb. 14, 1844 ; m. Madison Howe.
8. Harriet, b. Nov. 14, 1845; m. Gilman Danforth.
9. Clarissa, b. 1846; m. 1, - Johnson ; 2, Frank Clark.
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SQUIRE6, son of Benjamin and Polly (Thompson) Felch, m. Laura A. Silver, who d. Feb. 26, 1886; he d. July 3, 1886. Ch .: -
1. Sylvester S., b. Feb. 15, 1841; m. 1, Lydia Haley ; 2, - - Brown.
2. George, b. May 20, 1843.
3. Stephen, b. June 13, 1845; m. Julia Emery, of Berwick, Me .; d. 1886.
4. William B., b. March 3, 1848; m. Anna Bartley.
5. Ira J., b. Sept. 4, 1850; m. Addie A. Currier. Ch .: (1),
Irving L., b. Jan. 15, 1874. (2), Myrtle M., b. Aug. 26, 1876.
6. Franklin P., b. Dec. 11, 1853 ; m. Hattie Boardman; res. in Lowell.
7. James B., b. Dec. 20, 1855; m. Mary Rushlow.
8. Abby L., b. 1859; m. Samuel Kendall, of Loudon.
9. Georgianna, b. 1863.
IRA6, son of Benjamin and Polly (Thompson) Felch, m. Phebe Brown, of Danvers, Mass. He was a farmer; d. May, 1876; his wife d. April 20, 1883. Ch. : -
1. Henry, b. March 10, 1854 ; m. Mary Kenney; res. in Maine.
2. Herbert I., b. April 24, 1857; d. Feb. 21, 1886.
3. Chas. T., b. Oct. 20, 1859 ; m. Delia M.Kenney, who d.1885. 4. Emma J., b. June 18, 1861 ; res. in Danvers.
FELLOWS.
RUFUS FELLOWS came to East Weare about 1850. He was sta- tion agent, trader and postmaster; rem. to Plaistow, and from there to Center Harbor, where he now res. Ch., Stark,* b. 1841.
* STARK FELLOWS graduated from Dartmouth college in 1862, He afterwards studied military tacties at Norwich, Vt., and enlisted in the 14th regt. N. H. vols., with the rank of first lieutenant. He was a good soldier and a very able officer, and was soon promoted to the command of a colored regiment. He died at Key West, Fla., of yellow fever.
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FERREN.
ENOS FERREN lived near Ferren pond. He served for a time in the Revolution. No record is to be found of his family, excepting two daughters: Olive, who m. Samuel Jones, and Polly, who m. Moses Currier.
PHINEHAS FERREN lived in Weare at about the same time as Enos, but whether they were relatives or not is now unknown. Phinehas served in the army a while during the Revolution; he afterwards joined the Shakers and rem. to Enfield.
FIFIELD.
COL. NATHANIEL FIFIELD was a tailor, and came from Salisbury, Mass., about 1765, and settled on Sugar hill. He served as a private in Capt. Philip Johnson's company, Colonel Goff's regiment, in an expedition against Canada in 1760. There were ten or twelve men in the regiment who afterwards settled in Weare. The regiment had its rendezvous at Litchfield, N. H., and marched by the way of Milford and Keene to Charlestown, then cut a road twenty-six miles to the Green mountains, and from there to Crown Point, following the road cut the year before by the rangers under Stark. They were forty-four days in cutting the road to the mountains, which they crossed, drawing their stores on horse-barrows. Colonel Fifield served in the Revolution first as lieutenant and then as captain in Colonel Gilman's regiment at Newcastle. He was an enterprising farmer, and a large land owner; kept a tavern and store; was select- man, and one of the Committee of Safety, and afterwards colonel of the 9th regt. of the militia. He m. Janet Cilley; d. April 2, 1813, aged 73; she d. Aug. 1813, aged 68. Ch .:-
1. Edward, b. Nov. 6, 1763; m. Polly Moore, and moved to Maine, where he res. most of his life; they had a large family of ch., one of whom, Robert S., made his home in Weare; he was b. Jan. 1805; m. Polly Hazen, of Weare, who. d. Sept. 1887, aged 86; he d. Dec. 1885. No ch.
2. Elizabeth, b. April 29, 1766; m. - Minard.
3. Jonathan G., b. May 6, 1768; d. young.
4. Lydia, b. April 20, 1770; m. Dr. Elijah Butler.
5. Jane, b. April 12, 1772; m. Benjamin Cook; rem. to Canada.
6. Abraham, b. 1775.+
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7. Sarah, b. Aug. 7, 1778; m. Cot- ton Fisk; rem. to Canada.
8. Jonathan Greeley, b. May 29, 1780.+
9. Mary, b. April 22, 1782; m. Parker Noyes.
10. Susanna, b. June 3, 1784; m. Thomas Evans, Jr.
11. Ruth, b. Feb. 9, 1786; m. Robert Collins, Jr .; rem. to Canada.
ABRAHAM2, son of Col. Nathaniel and Janet (Cilley) Fifield, m. Mary Boynton; lived near the old east meeting-house. He was captain in the militia; d. April 8, 1813; she d. May 8, 1831. Ch .:-
1. Eleazer, b. 1800; m. Mary Wilkins.
2. Osgood, b. 1804; m. Nancy Hackett.
3. Moses, b. 1806; m. Julia -; went West; he d. 1870.
4. Abraham, b. 1807; m. Betsey Crosby.
5. Edward, b. 1809; m. Mary J. Little.
6. Mary A., b. 1811; m. 'Abra- ham Paige.
7. Eliza, b. April 23, 1813; m. John Barrett.
JONATHAN GREELEY2, son of Col. Nathaniel and Janet (Cilley) Fifield, m. Betsey Huntington; d. May 23, 1833. Ch .:-
1. Gilman, b. May 11, 1812; m. Lestina Houston.
2. John, b. Nov. 13, 1813. (See Merrill.)
3. George E., b. 1816; m. Mary J. Workham.
4. William, b. 1818; m. Lorinda Seavey; she d .; he lives at Bradford.
5. Moses.
6. Stephen K., m. Sarah Bailey.
7. Rodney, b. 1824; d. July 18, 1827.
8. Rodney.
9. Abraham.
10. Greeley.
FIPPHEN.
HARVEY H. FIPPHEN, son of Stephen Fipphen, of New Boston, m. Sarah L. Mills; res. at South Weare.
LEROY, another son of Stephen Fipphen, m. Delcina Purington,; res. at North Weare. Ch .: -
1. Charles A., b. 1872. 2. Susie E., b. 1878.
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FISHER; FLANDERS.
FISHER.
THOMAS FISHER, son of David and Mehitable (Hewins) Fisher, came from Francestown, and was engaged in carriage making. He m. Lydia G. Hanson; d. in Weare. Ch. : -
1. Thomas Elbridge, b. 1831; was a shoemaker ; lived at North Weare; he was well known as a singer of much talent ; m. Clara McAllister of Hills- borough, who d. in 1865; he d. Dec. 9, 1878. One son, Fred F., res. in Manchester. 2. Albert S., b. Dec. 4, 1833; m.
1,Margaret A.Parker, of An- trim; 2, S. Lorette Smith, of Weare; 3, Susie M. Ren- ton, of Lynn; all three d. in Weare. Ch., both by 2d wife : (1), Harry G., b. Feb. 20, 1862. (2), Addie M., b. Nov. 14, 1864.
FLANDERS.
THOMAS, JACOB and JOHN FLANDERS lived in Weare, and served in the Revolution. John served several enlistments ; came back after the war, and was drowned in Peaslee's mill-pond in 1784. Ch. of John and Phebe Flanders, recorded in Weare: -
1. Miriam, b. Aug. 22, 1775. 2. Jacob, b. Dec. 29, 1781.
ELIJAH FLANDERS, a sailor, came to Weare just after the Revo- lution, and settled on the river road. He m. Sarah Colburn, of Weare. Ch .: -
1. Sarah, b. Feb. 25, 1785; m. Francis Hoyt.
2. Mary, b. April 22, 1787.
3. John, b. June 4, 1789; moved to Canaan.
4. Peggy, b. Sept. 29, 1791; m. Thomas Cilley.
5. Jonathan, b. Oct. 13, 1793 ; m. Amy Wells, of Goffstown; he served in the war of 1812; lived in Weare till 1850, when he moved to Henniker, where he d. Sept. 14, 1879. Ch .: (1), John M., b. 1818; m. Sarah Cilley. (2), J. Gould, b. Feb. 5, 1820; m.
Nancy H. Flanders. Ch. : I, John G., b. 1844; m. Em- ma Bell; res. Garland, Me. II, George O., b. 1853; m. 1, Grace Card; 2, Ida Piper; one ch., by 1st wife, Grace E. (3), Betsey O., b. Feb. 5, 1823; m. Madison Flan- ders ; moved to Maine. (4), Abraham M., b. 1824; m. Emily J. Colby ; res. in North Weare. (5), Elijah P., b. 1826; m. 1, Clara Morse; 2, Lucy Plummer; he d. in Henniker, 1886. (6), Mel- issa, b. 1829; m. Jonathan
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
Cilley. (7), Jane, m. Charles Knott. (8), James P .; m. Betsey E. Kimball; res. in Henniker. (9), Jonathan, b. June 10, 1838; m. Maria A.
Smith ; res. in Henniker; he served nine months in the' 16th N. H. vols .; d. at Hen- niker in 1864.
JOSHUA W. FLANDERS, son of Nathaniel and - Flanders, was b. in Bradford in 1826; is a farmer; m. Ophelia A. Paige. Ch .:- 1. Ada May, b. 1858. 2. Roy, b. 1860. 3. Bessie P., b. 1863.
WILLIAM FLANDERS came from Warner; m. Julia A. Locke; res. at Clinton Grove. Ch .: Edward, Wallace, Susie B. and Bert J.
CYRUS W. FLANDERS, b. in Warner ; m. 1, - Bailey; 2, Electa (Wadleigh) Beard; res. at South Weare. Ch., by 1st wife, b. in Warner: Frank, Susan and Willis.
FRANK FLANDERS was a painter who came from New Boston. He m. Josephine H. Ball; res. at South Weare many years. He rem. to Nashua, where he d. in 1886. Ch .: Edward F. and Lizzie A.
PHILIP FLANDERS m. Clara Kimball; res. in North Weare a long time, then rem. to Hillsborough. Clara d. in Hillsborough. Ch .:- 1. Georgianna, m. James B. Day. 2. Herbert. 3. Eva.
FLETCHER.
WILLIAM B. FLETCHER settled one mile north of Oil Mill village. Ch. : -
1. William, who rem. to Vermont. 2. Harriet. 3. Sarah, who remained in Weare.
FLOOD.
MARK FLOOD lived in the south-east part of the town. He served in the Revolution, enlisting to go to Charlestown, Mass., soon after the battle of Bunker hill.
MOSES FLOOD enlisted in 1776, and again in 1781.
DANIEL FLOOD enlisted in 1777.
JOSEPH FLOOD enlisted in 1777, and again in 1781.
CATRINE FLOOD m. James Gile July 4, 1776.
No further record of the Floods could be found.
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FOLLANSBEE.
FOLLANSBEE.
THOMAS1 FOLLANSBEE came from Hampstead about 1775, and settled on lot twelve, range three. He m. Martha Collins, of Hawke, now Danville, N. H. Ch .:-
1. Samuel, m. Abigail (Hoyt) Collins, widow of Shubael Collins, and lived in New Chester, now Hill, N. H.
2. William.
3. Benjamin, was m. three times, and had seven ch. by each wife; one of his wives also had seven ch. by a former husband, making in all twenty-eight ch. in his family.
4. Polly, m. - Noyes; went to Ossipee.
5. John.++
6. Thomas, m. Susanna Colby; went to Bow.
7. Mehitable, m. Joseph Luf- kin.
8. Miriam, d. unmd.
9. Jacob, m. Dorcas Colby ; lived in Alexandria.
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