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JOHN3, son of Edward and Hannah (Titcomb) Gove, was b. Sept. 19, 1661; m. Sarah -, of Hampton Falls; he was implicated with his father and tried for treason, but pardoned; he was a car- penter by trade, and d. about 1737.
EBENEZER3, son of Edward and Hannah (Titcomb) Gove, b. June 23, 1671; m. Judith Sanborn, Dec. 20, 1692; he d. Aug. 16, 1758.
JOHN4, son of John and Sarah Gove, of Hampton, b. May 29, 1689 ; m. Ruth Johnson March 22, 1720; he d. March 23, 1737.
JONATHAN4, son of John and Sarah Gove, of Hampton, b. May 2, 1695 ; m. 1, Mary Lancaster; 2, Hannah Worthen.
ENOCH4, son of Ebenezer and Judith (Sanborn) Gove, b. Oct. 28, 1708; m. 1, Sarah Rowe; 2, Hannah Lucy ; he d. July 24, 1759.
Ch. of John4 and Ruth (Johnson) Gove : -
1. Edward, b. Nov. 11, 1720.+ 5. Jonathan, b. Aug. 8, 1729.++
2. Daniel, b. May 8, 1722.+
3. Obadiah, b. Sept. 5, 1723.+
4. Ruth, b. Oct. 16, 1727; m. David Green.
6. David, b. May 10, 1731.++
7. Patience, b. Dec. 23, 1735 ; m. Samuel Paige.
EDWARD5, son of John and Ruth (Johnson) Gove, m. 1, Judith Hoag, of Hampton ; 2, Anna Brown, of Newbury; he lived in Hampton Falls; was proprietor of lots ninety-five, in range seven, and ninety-five, in range four, in Weare. Ch. : -
1. John, b. April 5, 1746.++ Hanson, of Dover; 2, David Green, of Weare.
2. Moses, b. 1750; m. Abigail Brown; rem. Pittsfield, N.H. 3. Ruth, b. 1764; m. 1, Otis
4. Abigail, b. 1779; m. Chevey Chase.
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JOHN6, son of Edward and Judith (Hoag) Gove, m. 1, Martha, dau. of Bildad Dow, Jan. 3, 1770 ; 2, Abigail Leighton, of Farming- ton. He came to Weare in 1768, and settled on lot thirty-three, range five ; d. Aug. 25, 1826. Ch .: -
1. James, b. Sept. 20, 1770.+ 5. Judith, b. Jan. 7, 1781.
2. John, b. April 26, 1772.+
3. Jonathan, b. May 27, 1774 ; m. Hannah Gould; rem. to Lincoln, Vt.
4. Aaron, b. Sept. 7, 1778.+
6. Moses, b. March 2, 1783 .- +-
7. Elinor, b. Jan. 7, 1787; m. David Dow, of Pittsfield, N. H.
JAMES", son of John and Martha (Dow) Gove, m. Sarah Austin ; settled on lot thirty-three with his father. He d. Jan. 19, 1808. Ch .:-
1. Mary A., b. June 22, 1802; m. Joseph Hoag, of Henniker.
2. Judith, b. 1804; m. Andrew Hussey.
JOHN", son of John and Martha (Dow) Gove, m. Hannah Chase. He was a saddler and harness-maker; rem. to Vermont, and after- wards to Massachusetts; d. at Salem in 1863. Ch .: -
1. Abigail, b. Nov. 11, 1800.
2. Squiers, b. Aug. 24, 1803; m. Lydia B. Gove; rem. to Lin- coln, Vt.
3. Rhoda, b. July 4, 1810; d. Aug. 18, 1864; unmd.
4. John H., b. May 7, 1813; m. 1, Martha J. Kenyon ; 2, Sarah Wells.
AARON7, son of John and Martha (Dow) Gove, m. Mary Dow ; rem. to Lincoln, Vt. Ch. : -
1. Jonathan, b. 1803; m. Dolly P. Gove, of Lincoln, Vt.
2. Rhoda, b. March 12, 1805; m. John Brown, of Bristol, Vt.
3. David D., b. Dec. 27, 1807 ; m. Diantha Meader.
4. Squiers, b. Dec. 9, 1809; m. Louisa Colby.
5. Winthrop, b. 1811; d. 1826. 6. Martha, b. July, 1813; m. Lowell Brown.
7. John, b. July 7, 1815; m. 1, Maria Tucker; 2, Lydia Tucker.
8. Anna, b. 1818; m. Wm. Fol- lansbee, of South Starks- borough, Vt.
9. Charles D., b. 1820 ; m. Sarah Abbott.
10. Elijah D., b. 1827; went to Texas.
MOSES7, son of John and Martha (Dow) Gove, m. Sally Chase, and lived in different parts of the town. He possessed great in-
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genuity, and was a very useful man; d. May 21, 1853; his wife d. March 7, 1862. Ch. : -
1. James, b. Jan. 1, 1807.++
2. Stephen B., b. June 30, 1810.+
3. Hiram, b. July 11, 1812.+
4. Mary B., b. Dec. 15, 1814; m. Josiah Bartlett, of Deering.
5. Gardner, b. Jan. 25, 1819.++
6. Morrill C., b. May 31, 1823.++
JAMES®, son of Moses and Sally (Chase) Gove, m. Lura McKel- lips in 1834. She d. Feb. 29, 1856. Ch .:-
1. Janet, b. Sept. 6, 1835; m. Nathaniel Peaslee.
2. Warren C., b. July 15, 1837.++
3. Nelson, b. Sept. 20, 1841; m. Lavina Wright, of Sut- ton.
4. Rozilla, b. April 14, 1846; m. Joel Maxfield, of Goshen.
5. Clara E., b. Aug. 4, 1848; m. Robert C. Smith.
6. Donzella F., b. July 14, 1850; m. William Chase, of Hills- borough.
WARREN C.9, son of James and Lura Gove, m. Eliza J. Collins. He is a farmer; res. in Newbury, N. H. Ch .:-
1. Lura A., b. May 5, 1864. 5. Edith L., b. Jan. 11, 1875.
2. Alice J., b. July 19, 1866. 6. Hattie I., b. May 15, 1877.
3. Lester E., b. Oct. 12, 1868. 7. Chester A., b. 1882.
4. Archie O., b. Jan. 1, 1872. 8. Herbert, b. 1885.
STEPHEN B.8, son of Moses and Sally (Chase) Gove, m. Mahala Morse. When a young man, he lost his right hand by the bursting of a gun. He d. Feb. 27, 1868. Ch .:-
1. Angelia, b. Sept. 20, 1836; m. Henry Whittle, of New Bos- ton; she d. at Weare Sept. 15, 1865. One ch., Cora, b. June 22, 1859; d. May 4, 1880.
2. Sarah Ellen, b. Aug. 30, 1838; d. May 19, 1864.
3. Celestia, b. Oct. 4, 1840 ; m.
Geo. A. Gray; she d. May 29, 1865.
4. Mary A., b. June 30, 1843 ; m. Perry A. Smith ; she d. April 9, 1871.
5. Stephen Algernon, b. June 7, 1845; enlisted Dec. 1862, in the 7th Mass. battery ; d. Feb. 27, 1865.
HIRAM8, son of Moses and Sally (Chase) Gove, m. Drusilla Carr ; rem. to Rhode Island in 1846, where he now lives. She d. Feb. 19, 1886. Ch. :-
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1. Hial C., b. April 16, 1836.++
2. Arletta D., b. Feb. 12, 1838 ; m. 1, Geo. W. Tift; 2, Wil- liam Huntress.
3. Charles F., b. Aug. 1845.
4, Raymond H., b. Nov. 8, 1847; m. Helen Danforth.
5. Frank E., b. Jan. 13, 1851; m. Josephine Cook.
HIAL C.9, son of Hiram and Drusilla (Carr) Gove, m. 1, Mary A. Brown; 2, Mary J. Brown. He was a soldier in the Rebellion ; served in the R. I. cavalry. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Evelyn, d. Jan. 21, 1856. 5. Minnie G., b. March 10, 1870.
2. Lillian, b. May 17, 1860; m. Harry Hadley.
3. Hial E., b. April 15, 1864.
4. George M., b. Nov. 28, 1866. Ch. by 2d wife :-
6. Bertha F., b. Feb. 16, 1874.
7. Delia L., b. Sept. 9, 1876.
8. Clarence S., b. Aug. 30, 1878.
9. Arthur W., b. July 6, 1883.
10. Maud G., b. Feb. 28, 1886.
GARDNERS, son of Moses and Sally (Chase) Gove, m. Belinda Hodgdon. He was a carpenter; served in the 16th N. H. vols .; d. of disease contracted in the army. Ch. : -
1. Loriman G., b. July 12, 184 -; served in 16th N. H. vols.
2. Nellie H., b. May 11, 18 -; d. Oct. 23, 1872.
3. Morris H., b. May 3, 1854 ; d. 1873.
4. Willis, b. Dec. 12, 1857 ; m. Ella Morgrage. 5. Ada, b. 1859; d. 1859.
MORRILL C.8, son of Moses and Sally (Chase) Gove, went to Lowell in 1841, worked in the Machine shop, afterwards went to Augusta, Ga., was in the manufacturing business till 1852, when he returned to Lowell. In 1861 he enlisted in the 6th Mass. vols .; he was in the celebrated march through Baltimore, was afterwards in a Mass. battery and saw much service. He m. Editha Chaffer ; res. in Lowell. Ch .: Helen G., Edith and Frances.
DANIEL5, son of John and Ruth (Johnson) Gove, m. Rebecca Hunt; lived in Hampton. He d. Aug. 23, 1761, aged 39. Ch. : -
1. Stephen, b. May 4, 1747.++ 4. David, b. Aug. 18, 1757.+
2. Daniel, b. March 3, 1749.+ 5. Johnson, b. Oct. 14, 1759 .- +
3. Johnson, b. July, 1755; d. young.
6. Edmund, b. Nov. 23, 1761.++-
STEPHEN6, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Hunt) Gove, m. Lydia Purington, Oct. 29, 1783. He came to Weare previous to 1774. Ch. : -
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1. Abraham, b. Jan. 20, 1784; went to Montpelier, Vt.
2. Lydia, b. March 19, 1786 ; m. Joseph Colby ; rem. to Lin- coln, Vt.
3. Phebe, b. Nov. 6, 1792; d. unmd.
4. Stephen, b. Nov. 19, 1795; went to Montpelier, Vt.
5. Brooks, h. June 29, 1801; went to Lynn, Mass. ; d. 1874.
DANIEL6, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Hunt) Gove, m. Miriam Cartland ; settled on lot thirty-two, house on the hill, east of Friends' South meeting-house. He worked two summers on the lot before he settled in 1773. Ch. :-
1. Moses, b. Dec. 22, 1774.+
2. Levi, b. 1776.+
3. Lydia, b. May 31, 1779; m. Stephen Dow.
4. Eunice, b. March 26, 1781; m. John Sawyer; rem. to Hen- niker.
5. Daniel, b. April 12, 1783.+ 6. Pelatiah, b. May 25, 1785.+ 7. Joseph, b. July 22, 1787.+
8. Enoch, b. Aug. 17, 1789.+
9. Miriam, b. Jan. 22, 1792; d. unmd., Feb. 22, 1820.
MOSES7, son of Daniel and Miriam (Cartland) Gove, m. 1, Hannah Chase; rem. to Vermont in 1804. She d. 1831; he m. 2, Martha Worth ; he d. June 8, 1851. Ch. : -
1. Nathan C., b. July 17, 1800; m. Lydia Huntington, of Lin- coln, Vt .; he d. 1850; she m. 2, John Breed, of Weare. 2. Levi, b. Feb. 22, 1802; m. 1, Ruth Varney; 2, Sarah Hoag; 3, Mary Meader ; he d. Aug. 12, 1885. .
3. John C., b. Nov. 14, 1803.+- 4. Phebe, b. Dec. 26, 1805; m. Daniel Huntington.
5. Daniel, b. Oct. 10, 1810; m. Sarah Tabor, of Lincoln, Vt. 6. Miriam, b. March 22, 1813 ; m. Sisson A. Chase, and joined the Mormons in Utah.
7. Moses D., b. May 28, 1816; m. Sally B. Stroud ; he d. in Michigan Aug. 1, 1854.
8. Pelatiah, b. June 10, 1818; m. Phebe L. Tabor.
JOHN C.8, son of Moses and Hannah (Chase) Gove, b. in Weare; rem. to Vermont with his parents in 1804. He returned to Weare and m. Hannah G. Gove, afterwards to Lynn, Mass., where he lived many years. In 1867 he went to Washington, D. C., and took charge of the Freedmen's school ; they now res. in New York city. Ch. : -
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1. Emily, b. Nov. 20, 1829; m. Joseph B. Holder, M. D., of Lynn, Mass .; has one ch., Charles F., b. Aug. 5, 1851; educated at Friends' school at Providence, R. I., and U. S. naval academy, Annapolis, Md. ; res. in New York city.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1835; m. Lieut. John B. Eaton, U. S. A.
3. Charles Dennis, b. Dec. 17, 1839; d. at Tortugas in 1868.
LEVI7, son of Daniel and Miriam (Cartland) Gove, m. Lydia Green, of Rochester, N. H. He d. Oct. 6, 1866, aged 90; she d. Feb. 9, 1879, aged 97. Ch. : -
1. Mary, b. Sept. 24, 1804; m. Daniel Paige.
2. Moses, b. Jan. 5, 1807.+
3. Anna, b. March 1, 1809; m. Nathan G. Chase, Jr.
4. Abial, b. March 6, 1812; m. Moses Cram.
5. Simon G., b. Aug. 1, 1814.+ 6. Nathan C., b. Jan. 28, 1817; m. Eliza Mullison, of Penn-
sylvania. They had eleven ch .; he served in the war of the Rebellion; res. in Penn- sylvania.
7. John Milton, b. Jan. 28, 1819.+
8. Abby, b. Feb. 16, 1825; m. Cyrus Hayes, of Stoneham, Mass.
MOSES8, son of Levi and Lydia (Green) Gove, m. Lydia G. Chase, of Weare. She d. Sept. 22, 1881; he res. in Iowa. Ch., b. in Weare : -
1. Francis W., b. Nov. 16, 1830; m. Hannah Taylor, of Lam- bertville, N. J.
2. Mary, b. Aug. 20, 1833; m. Lindley M. Chase; settled in Iowa.
3. Caroline, b. Feb. 9, 1837; d. 1845.
4. John M., b. at Penndale, Pa .; m. Susan Benedict; res. in Iowa; he is entirely blind.
SIMON G.8, son of Levi and Lydia (Green) Gove, m. Hannah Chase, of Weare. He was in trade at Clinton Grove, then rem. to Pennsylvania, and engaged in the lumber trade; he afterwards re- turned to Weare and carried on the farm at Clinton Grove and tannery at North Weare. He was a member of the New Hamp- shire legislature two years; now res. in Minneapolis, Minn. Ch. : -
1. Pliny E., b. April 23, 1838; d. young.
2. Charles L., b. April 21, 1845; m. Hannah M. Hurd, of
Stoneham, Mass .; res. in Minneapolis.
3. Archibald R., b. April 12, 1847; m. Eunice Annette
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Gove. He is a milk con- tractor, and res. in Cam- bridgeport, Mass .; they have three ch .: (1), Percy E., b. March 22, 1874. (2), Harold
C., b. March 21, 1881. (3), Arthur L., b. March 24,
1883.
4. Elizabeth F., b. Dec. 17, 1848 ; m. Daniel W. Jones.
JOHN MILTON8, son of Levi and Lydia (Green) Gove, m. 1, Sarah F. Breed, who d. Jan. 13, 1865; 2, Dorcas F. Breed. Ch. : -
1. Henry H., b. Dec. 12, 1850; d. July 4, 1871.
2. Kate, b. Aug. 5, 1853.
3. Mary A., b. Sept. 21, 1857; m. G. F. Simons.
4. Alice M., b. June 28, 1859; m. Edward G. Paige.
Ch. by 2d wife : -
5. Howard M., b. Oct. 24, 1872.
DANIEL7, son of Daniel and Miriam (Cartland) Gove, m. Eliza- beth Paige; he was a tanner and shoemaker; lived first at Clinton Grove, afterwards on lot seventy-two, range two. He d. April 25, 1869; she d. 1874. Ch .: -
1. Eliza, b. June 14, 1809; m. Abijah Johnson.
3. Richard, b. May 29, 1817; d. young.
2. Paige E., b. Feb. 22, 1812.++
4. Alvah, b. April 27, 1821.+
PAIGE E.8, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Paige) Gove, m. 1, Clarissa Twiss; 2, Mary P. Peaslee; 3, Harriet Moody. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Angie E., b. Sept. 9, 1837; m. A. W. Collins.
2. Abby E., b. Oct. 12, 1841; d. young.
· Ch. by 2d wife :-
3. Edwin P., b. April 14, 1850; d. young.
4. Clara V., b. Jan. 17, 1852; m. Charles Pike, of Lowell, Mass.
5. Daniel N., b. Aug. 6, 1854; m. Susie Downing,of Weare ; res. in Manchester, N. H.
6. Almina M., b. Nov. 20, 1857; m. Elbridge Peaslee, of Weare.
7. Freeman P., b. Dec. 30, 1859; m. Minnie Stevens, of Man- chester.
ALVAH8, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Paige) Gove, m. Eliza A. Gray. He lives on the homestead. Ch .: -
1. Myra E., b. Sept. 22, 1854; m. Fred G. Carlton, of Goffs- town. One ch., Grace M., b. Jan. 14, 1884.
2. Ida A., b. March 3, 1857.
3. Hattie A., b. Feb. 6, 1859; m.
John F. Marden. They have two ch .: (1), Edith, b. Jan. 1883. (2), Harry A., b. Oct. 13, 1884; res. in Goffstown, N. H.
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PELATIAH7, son of Daniel and Miriam (Cartland) Gove, was a tan- ner, lived at Clinton Grove, and afterwards at North Weare; m. 1, Hannah Frye; 2, Phebe Hoag. He d. at Providence, R. I, 1875. Ch .: -
1. Miriam F., b. June 19, 1821; m. 1, Joseph C. Fowle; 2, Alexander Ransom. One ch. by 1st husband, Abby E.
2. Sabra S., b. March 13, 1824; m. Cyrus E. Wood.
3. Lydia Maria, b. Oct. 15, 1835; m. William Applebee; d. at Providence, R. I.
JOSEPH", son of Daniel and Miriam C. Gove, m. Abial Chase. She d. Oct. 18, 1837; he d. March 3, 1840. Ch. : -
1. Peter C., b. Dec. 12, 1812.+
2. Eunice, b. July 29, 1814; m. John C. Breed.
3. Mary P., b. Sept. 25, 1823;
m. Moses A. Cartland, of Lee.
4. Jonathan, b. May 12, 1819; d. young.
PETER C.8,* son of Joseph and Abial (Chase) Gove, m. Charlotte Sumner. He d. May 8, 1873. Ch .: -
1. George H., b. Feb. 5, 1838; d. Oct. 6, 1860, on board U. S. sloop of war, Hartford, while off the coast of China. He was a musician in the ship's band, and had previ- ously been leader of the North Weare cornet band, being elected to that place when 18 years of age.
2. Emma F., b. Aug. 1, 1847 ; m. Moses H. Sawyer, of Hen- niker; she d. May 4, 1867; no ch.
3. Eunice Annette, b. Dec. 25, 1850; m. Archie R. Gove.
4. Josephine, b. July 6, 1853; d. May 25, 1867.
5. Jennie I., b. May 5, 1855; d. Sept. 4, 1857.
ENOCH", son of Daniel and Miriam (Cartland) Gove, m. Rachel Chase, of Deering. He was a farmer; lived on lot forty-two, range six. He d. March 28, 1853; she d. Feb. 9, 1884, aged 95. Ch. :- 1. Pelatiah, b. Dec. 20, 1814; d. Aug. 22, 1821.
2. William H., b. July 10, 1817 ; m. Eliza Buxton. (See p. 544.) Ch .: (1), Abby M .; res. at Manchester; unmd. (2), Florence A., m. Henry Harrow. (3), Grace H.
3. Edwin, b. May 20, 1825 .- + 4. Levi W., b. Sept. 30, 1827.+ 5. Elizabeth, b. April 29, 1832; m. 1, Solon Goss, of Hen- niker ; 2, Samuel M. Baker, of Hillsborough.
* PETER C. GOVE was one of the active business men of Weare for a long time. He was at one time engaged in manufacturing woolen goods at the present hosiery mill in North Weare, operating it in company with Moses Sawyer. For many years he was in trade in the store now occupied by Oliver D. Sawyer, and was postmaster at North Weare from 1855 to 1860.
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EDWIN8, son of Enoch and Rachel (Chase) Gove, m. Mary L. Madison. He settled on the farm with his father, where he still remains. Ch .: -
1. Alice M., b. Sept. 23, 1852; d. in infancy.
2. Adelaide M., b. Sept. 23, 1852;
m. Henry Smith ; he d. Sept. 22, 1872. One ch., Mary H., b. May 23, 1873.
LEVI W.8, son of Enoch and Rachel ( Chase ) Gove, m. Ellen M. Leavitt, of Grantham. He was a shoemaker, and was after- wards in trade with his brother, William H. Gove, at North Weare; d. May 4, 1869. One child, Burton W., b. May 2, 1860; d. 1869.
DAVID6, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Hunt) Gove, m. Mary Rines ; came to Weare about 1770. Ch .: -
1. Johnson, b. March 18, 1785.+
2. Joshua, b. Sept. 9, 1789.
3. Abigail, b. Sept. 9, 1789; d. July 24, 1821; unmd.
4. Huldah, b. Jan. 28, 1792; d. July 17, 1835 ; unmd.
5. Hannah, b. Feb. 12, 1795 ; d. Jan. 7, 1820; unmd.
6. Mary, b. Aug. 20, 1797 ; d. Sept. 13, 1797.
JOHNSON7, son of David and Mary (Rines) Gove, m. Lois Cart- land; lived on lot eighty-three, range three. Ch .:-
1. David, b. March 28, 1818. 3. Mary, b. March 4, 1825; d. March 16, 1838.
2. Cynthia, b. Jan. 24, 1821; d. 1823.
4. John, b. Aug. 6, 1829; d. Oct. 18, 1853.
DAVID8, son of Johnson and Lois (Cartland) Gove, m. Mary P. Chase ; lives on lot eighty-six, range three. One ch., Sewell, m. Vesta Osborn. He d. in Goffstown in 1886.
JOHNSON6, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Hunt) Gove, m. Dolly Purington; settled first on Tobie hill, then built a house on lot fifty- one, range four, then moved to Weare Center and built the house now occupied by Dr. J. P. Whittle, in 1805; he rem. to Montpelier, Vt., and engaged in woolen manufacture, and subsequently rem. to Watervliet, N. Y., where he d. Ch. :-
1. Betsey, b. Jan. 4, 1781; d. unmd.
2. Dolly, b. Dec. 15, 1782; d. unmd.
3. Ruth, b. Feb. 23, 1785; m.
Jesse Bassett, of Mont- pelier.
4. Elijah, b. Feb. 4, 1787 ; m. Mary Bennett.
5. Anna, b. June 19, 1789; m.
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Ralph Smith, of Albany, N. Y.
6. Patience, b. Sept. 8, 1791 ; m. John Cate, of Montpelier.
7. Cynthia, b. Feb. 22, 1795; m. John C. Draper, of Albany, N. Y.
EDMUND®, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Hunt) Gove, m. 1, Mary, dau. of Zephaniah Breed, who d. Dec. 10, 1797; 2, Lydia Cartland, of Lee, N. H. He settled on lot sixty-nine, range five, and was a successful farmer and tanner. He d. April 12, 1840. Ch .: -
1. Ruth, b. Jan. 28, 1791; m. Micajah Breed.
2. David, b. June 10, 1793.+
3. Anna, b. April 19, 1796; m. Enoch Paige.
Ch. of 2d wife : -
4. Eunice, b. Dec. 11, 1801; m. Abijah Johnson.
DAVID7, son of Edmund and Mary (Breed) Gove, m. Irene Arlin, of Concord, N. H .; settled first on the farm with his father, then rem. to Henniker, and afterwards to Wisconsin, where he d. in 1882. Ch .: -
1. James B., b. Dec. 23, 1816.
2. Imri, b. Sept. 4, 1818 ; m. Cornelia Trussell; lives in Henniker.
3. Elijah, b. Dec. 2, 1820; m. Dorothy Peabody.
4. Enoch, b. Jan. 19, 1823; m. Lucy A. Cram.
5. Johnson, b. Dec. 11, 1824; d. unmd.
6. Edmund, b. Dec. 30, 1826.
7. Mary, b. March 5, 1829; d. unmd.
8. George, b. March 29, 1833; went to Wisconsin.
9. Sarah, b. June 7, 1835; m. John C. Philbrick.
OBADIAH5, son of John and Ruth (Johnson) Gove, m. Mary Dow, of Seabrook (?). Only one of his descendants came to Weare.
OBADIAH6, son of Obadiah and Mary (Dow) Gove, b. Oct. 10, 1756, m. Sarah Nichols, of Weare; settled on lot seventy-nine, range three, about 1785; he d. 1814. Ch .: --
1. Mary, b. May 9, 1786; m. Asa Dow.
2. Sally, b. July 11, 1788; m. Isaiah Breed.
3. Hannah, b. May 18, 1790; m. Caleb Twiss.
4. Thomas N., b. March 29, 1792; m. Eleanor Gilbert, of Fran- cestown. He d. in Frances-
town in 1862. Ch .: (1), Tennessee, b. Dec. 26, 1823; m. C. S. Sheldon; lives in Iowa. (2), Vienna, b. April 2, 1827; m. John Hoit, of Georgetown, Mass. (3), Virginia, b. 1828; m. Chas. L. Adams, of Lynn. (4), Obadiah, b. Jan. 20, 1832;
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d. young. (5), Humphrey, b. Jan. 20, 1832; d. in Mat- agorda, Texas; left two sons and three dau.
5. Obadiah, b. March 15, 1794; d. 1842; unmd.
6. Humphrey N., b. May 14, 1796; went West as a teach- er, and about 1830 settled in Matagorda, Texas, where he was noted as a skilful
land surveyor ; he served in the Mexican war; d. at Mat- agorda March 11, 1874; unmd.
7. Abigail, b. May 1, 1798; m. Nathan Sawyer.
8. Luke, b. April 26, 1804; m. Harriet Edwards, of Weare; he d. at Stoneham, Mass., in 1876.
JONATHAN5, son of John and Ruth (Johnson) Gove, lived in Hampton. Ch .: -
1. Ruth, b. 1758; m. Joseph Jones.
2. Mehitable, b. 1760; m. Isaiah Green, Jr.
3. Hannah, b. 1763; m. Benja- min Clark, of Henniker.
4. Jonathan, b. 1765; m. Sarah Prescott, of Seabrook ; set- tled northerly of Peaslee's mills about 1788; he d. 1823. Ch .: (1), James, b. Feb. 19, 1788; m. 1, Anna Emerson; 2, Betsey Kim- ball. (2), Jonathan, b. July 16, 1790.+- (3), Hannah, m. Jonathan Edmunds. (4),
Ruth, m. Jonathan Carr. (5), Lyman, went West. (6), Nathaniel, went West. (7), Betsey, m. James Howard, of Boston. (8), John, m. Betsey Thubb, of Otsego Co., N. Y. (9), Sarah, m. Amos Jones, of Bangor, Me. (10), Christopher T., m. Sophronia Gilman; went West. (11), Simeon P., m. Eliza Bradford; d. at Co- hasset, Mass., 1875. (12), Edward, m. Martha Wright, of Charlestown, Mass.
JONATHAN7, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Prescott) Gove, m. Patty Bartlett. He lived in Weare many years, then went to Deer- ing, where he was killed by being run over by a sled, Dec. 29, 1857. Ch .:-
1. Squiers, b. July 14, 1814; went to Massachusetts.
2. Abigail, b. March 26, 1817; m. David Owen, of Deer- ing.
3. Martha B., b. June 17, 1819 ; m. Hiram Brown; res. in Hillsborough.
4. Otis W., b. April 8, 1821; m. 1, Susanna Thompson; 2,
Mary E. Thompson; res. in Pittsfield, N. H.
5. Betsey P., b. Jan. 26, 1824; m. Horace J. Hoyt.
6. Edward, b. Oct. 15, 1826; d. young.
7. Sanford D., b. 1827; m. Eliza B. Thayer ; he d. on the way to California. Left one ch., Maria Ellen, b. Mar. 24, 1851.
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8. Ruth P., b. Nov. 1, 1829; m. Samuel Parr, of Boston.
9. Sarah E., b. Oct. 15, 1831 ; d. Aug. 4, 1838.
DAVID5, son of John and Ruth (Johnson) Gove, m. Martha Hoag. They came to Weare in 1780, and settled on lot thirty, range four. Ch., all b. before they came to Weare: -
1. Hannah, b. 1763; m. David Green.
2. Daniel, b. 1765.+
3. David, b. 1767.+
4. Abigail, b. 1771; m. Elisha Green. 5. Josiah, b. 1773.++
DANIEL6, son of David and Martha (Hoag) Gove, m. Content Breed ; lived on the homestead. Ch .: -
1. Zaccheus, b. Aug. 11, 1789 .- +
2. Abigail, b. March 15, 1792; m. Samuel Paige.
3. Ebenezer, b. March 13, 1794.+-
4. Jesse, b. July 5, 1796.+
5. Asa, b. Oct. 17, 1798.
6. Ezra, b. Oct. 17, 1798.
7. Sewell, b. Feb. 25, 1803; d. in 1804.
8. Lydia B., b. May 25, 1805; m. Squiers Gove.
9. Hannah G., b. Aug. 21, 1810; m. John C. Gove.
ZACCHEUS7, son of Daniel and Content (Breed) Gove, m. Hannah Green ; was a shoemaker; lived on lot forty-three, range six ; d. Feb. 4, 1842. Ch .:-
1. Lavinia, b. Nov. 15, 1834; m. Franklin Huntington, of Henniker.
2. Almeda, b. March 31, 1837; m. John C. Nutter, of Roch- ester, N. H.
EBENEZER7, son of Daniel and Content (Breed) Gove, m. 1, Elsie Paige; 2, Hannah B. Gove, of Francestown. He lived on the home- stead, lot thirty; was a successful farmer, highly esteemed, held the offices of representative, selectman and town treasurer many years. Ch. : -
1. Elvira J., b. June 1, 1826; d. | 2. Maria E., b. July 3, 1831; Nov. 13, 1851; unmd. res. at Weare.
JESSE7, son of Daniel and Content (Breed) Gove, m. Rhoda Atwood. He was a clothier by trade; d. in 1822, leaving one ch .:- 1. Dana B.,* b. Oct. 20, 1821; m. Vt. Ch .: (1), Horace Dana, Susan Morse, of Craftsbury, b. in Weare, May 26, 1851;
* DANA B. GOVE studied law at Lowell, Mass., and practised there five years, when he removed to Boston, continuing in practice there until 1885. He then re- turned to Weare, purchased the old homestead, and is making it a model farm.
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res. in Boston. (2), Jesse,* b. in North Weare, Dec. 11, 1852; m. Agnes E. Ballan- tyne; one ch., Dana B. (3), Edward, b. in Lowell, July
5, 1856; d. young. (4), Susan M., b. July 7, 1859; d. young. (5), Anna Louise, b. March 7, 1861; m. Oscar Richard- son; res. in East Boston.
EZRA7, son of Daniel and Content (Breed) Gove, m. Abigail -; went to Danvers, Mass .; d. in 1843. Ch .: -
1. George, b. July 31, 1821, at Weare; d. at Danvers, Oct. 19, 1844.
| 2. Caroline M., b. Oct. 20, 1824; m. William Osborne, of Dan- vers; she d. Aug. 25, 1845.
DAVID6, son of David and Martha (Hoag) Gove, m. Hannah Dow, of Berwick, Me .; d. in 1805. Ch. : -
1. Anna, b. Jan. 25, 1797; m. Eliphalet Paige.
2. Hannah, b. Nov. 24, 1798; m. Samuel Reynolds, of Port- land, Me.
3. Hiram, b. Feb. 23, 1800.+
4. Charles, b. Feb. 2, 1802; m. Mary Richards, of Goffs- town ; d. in 1848.
5. Ruth, b. in 1805; m. Hollis Witt; settled in Henniker.
HIRAM7, son of David and Hannah (Dow) Gove, m. 1, Mary S. Neale in 1831; 2, Mary Thurber in 1848. He carried on the busi- ness of a hatter near Baker's mills; afterwards studied medicine and graduated at a medical college in Baltimore, Md. He practised in Rochester, N. H., Salem, Mass., and East Boston, and was very successful. He d. at East Boston, Feb. 13, 1875. One ch., Elma Penn, b. Jan. 3, 1832; m. - Litchfield.
JOSIAH6, son of David and Martha (Hoag) Gove, m. Rebecca Breed; settled on the west part of his father's farm, one and one- fourth miles west of Weare Center. Ch .: -
1. Albert, b. March 6, 1802.+
2. Ira, b. July 4, 1805.+
3. George, b. Dec. 27, 1807; d. Sept. 9, 1818.
4. Otis, b. Feb. 18, 1810; m. Car- oline Day, of Salem; he d. Aug. 26, 1842.
5. William B., b. May 11, 1812.+ 6. Ezra C., b. April 13, 1813 ; m. Hannah Bradford ; he d. Feb. 27, 1854.
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