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7. George, b. July 20, 1824; d. Feb. 22, 1847.
* JESSE GOVE studied law and entered practice with his father. He has been very successful as a practitioner, and is a prominent politician. He was a delegate to the Republican National convention in 1884, candidate for alderman in 1886, and is now chairman of the Republican city committee of Boston.
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ALBERT7, son of Josiah and Rebecca (Breed) Gove, m. Sarah G. Stevens, of Newport, R. I. He was a shoemaker; lived at Weare, Newport, R. I., and Lynn, Mass. He was killed by the cars at Lynn, Oct. 28, 1853; his wife d. July 24, 1856. Ch .:-
1. Sarah A., d. at Lynn, April 7, 1840.
2. Charles O., graduated at high school; went South about 1859.
3. William A., b. Oct. 13, 1835 ; d. April 30, 1855, at Weare.
4. Sarah A., b. April, 1840 ; d. Sept. 15, 1845.
5. Josiah, b. July 2, 1842; m. Rebecca, dau. of Ira Gove ; is a shoe-cutter and manu- facturer; served in the 14th N. H. vols. from 1862 to 1865 .; res. Pittsfield, N. H.
IRAT, son of Josiah and Rebecca (Breed) Gove (see p. 549), m. Harriet Phillips, of Lynn. Ch .:-
1. Harriet Ella, b. at Lynn, Oct. 28, 1835; m. Eben M. Colby, of Deering ; rem. to Chicago ; she returned to Weare on a visit, and d. at her father's house, Feb. 11, 1874. Ch. : (1), Arthur G., b. April 30, 1857, at Chicago; d. Nov. 14, 1869. (2), Helen M., b. April 24, 1859; m. Robert Mc- Kean, of Manchester, N. H. Ch .: I, Helen G., b. Oct. 24, 1883. II, Arthur G., b. Dec. 16, 1884. III, George R., b. Feb. 27, 1886. IV, Clarence D., b. Feb. 27, 1886.
2. George I., b. April 10, 1837 ; m. Susan Peaslee, of East
Weare. He was engaged in the shoe business with his father a number of years ; afterwards in retail shoe trade at Manchester; now lives on the old homestead in Weare.
3. Maria A., b. July 24, 1839; m. S. L. Fogg; res. Manchester. 4. Helen E., b. Sept. 1, 1841; m. 1, Freeman Horton, M. D., who d. at Lynn, March 3, 1861; 2, Victor Samson, of Chicago. One ch., Gertrude, b. Feb. 6, 1869; 3, Roland R. Kelley.
5. Rebecca B., b. Nov. 13, 1843; m. Josiah Gove.
WILLIAM B.7,* son of Josiah and Rebecca (Breed) Gove, m. Sarah A. Thompson, May 30, 1836; d. in Washington, D. C., March 15, 1885. Ch .: -
* WILLIAM BREED GOVE worked in various branches of the boot and shoe busi- ness, at Weare and Lynn, Mass., until 1863, when he went to Washington, D. C., to ac- cept a position in the United States Pension office. Here he was twice promoted for meritorious service, and held his position until his death. On his arrival at Washing- ton, he was commissioned by the New Hampshire Sanitary commission, and was employed much of tlie time during the remainder of the war in caring for the sick and wounded New Hampshire soldiers. Mr. Gove was a warm friend of the temper- ance cause, and an active member of the Universalist church.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
1. Rebecca Ellen, b. Oct. 10, 1837 ; m. Humphrey N. Gould.
2. Herbert, b. Dec. 19, 1838 ; d. Oct. 7, 1839.
3. Caroline Elizabeth, b. March 22, 1842; m. Rev. Alexander Kent, a Universalist clergy- man ; res. at Washington, D. C. Ch .: (1), Alexander W., b. March 20, 1879. (2), Archibald, b. Oct. 21, 1880.
(3), Caroline F., b. June 9, 1884.
4. Harriet Eunice, b. Sept. 11, 1854 ; m. Wm. E. Abbott, of Washington, D. C. Ch .: (1), Russell G., b. Dec. 10, 1879. (2), Louie Emery, b. Sept. 15, 1880; d. Aug. 16, 1881. (3), Arthur Hale, b. Dec. 9, 1881. (4), Ralph T., b. Oct. 16, 1884.
JONATHAN4, son of John and Sarah Gove, m. 1, Mary Lancaster ; 2, Hannah Worthen. He had fourteen children, two of whom set- tled in Weare.
JOHN5, b. June 28, 1722, m. Lydia Purington, of Kensington. He settled on lot thirty-six, range five. Ch .:-
1. Mary, b. Feb. 14, 1748; m. Caleb Peaslee.
2. Elisha, b. Aug. 8, 1750; m. Betsey Purington ; rem. to Montpelier, Vt.
3. Adelia, b. March 24, 1752; m. Aaron Dow.
4. Robert, b. Dec. 31, 1755; m. Huldah Brown; rem. to Deering ; he d. in 1822; she d. in 1840.
5. Mark, b. Sept. 26, 1758; m. Hannah Brown; rem. to Lincoln, Vt.
6. Phebe, b. 1761; m. Elijah Purington.
7. Lydia, b. Nov. 26, 1763 ; m. Stephen Gove.
8. Swett, b. Oct. 7, 1765; d. in 1842, unmd.
ELIJAH5, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Worthen) Gove, b. May 20, 1752; m. Sarah Mills. They came to Weare in 1773, with a pair of three-year-old steers and a four-year-old colt, she riding the colt, bringing all their household goods in two pairs of saddle-bags. They settled first on the mountain, and afterwards on lot fifty, range one, - the farm where his son, Samuel, lived and died. Ch .: -
1. Hannah, b. May 9, 1774 ; m. Hon. Joseph Philbrick.
2. Nancy, b. Feb. 28, 1776; m. Jacob Cram ; she was a Baptist preacher.
3. Elijah, b. Feb. 10, 1778.+
4. Sarah, b. March 28, 1780; m. Hilliard Cram.
5. Jonathan, b. Dec. 28, 1782.+
6. Polly, b. March 13, 1785; m. Moses Barnard.
7. John Mills, b. Apr. 27, 1787.+ 8. Samuel, b. Feb. 10, 1789.+
9. Squiers, b. Jan. 25, 1791.+
10. Elsie, b. March 8, 1793; m. James Eastman.
11. Charles, b. July 4, 1795.+
12. Rhoda, b. April 22, 1797 ; m. Moses Lull.
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ELIJAH GOVE, son of Elijah5 Gove and Ruth Johnson, of Sea- brook, b. 1772, came to Weare and worked for his father for a time; m. Rhoda George, of Weare, March 16, 1797. They settled at Charleston, Montgomery Co., N. Y. He d. Dec. 26, 1818; she d. Dec. 1826. He was called " Mohawk Elijah "; had nine children, all born in New York, and all lived to be married.
ELIJAH6, son of Elijah and Sarah (Mills) Gove, m. Polly Barnard, March, 1800. He d. Sept. 22, 1801. She m. 2, Isaac Bailey, of Acworth, N. H.
ELIJAH™, son of Elijah and Polly B. Gove, b. July 6, 1801; m. Emeline Wright; settled first in Vermont, afterwards rem. to Wisconsin.
JONATHAN6, son of Elijah and Sarah (Mills) Gove, m. 1, Polly Fisher, of Francestown, May 3, 1810, and settled in Acworth, N. H .; 2, Eunice Bingham, of Goshen, June 17, 1819. He was a land sur- veyor; was a member of the governor's council, member of the state legislature, county treasurer and held many other positions of trust. Ch .: -
1. Emeline, b. March 28, 1811; d. Jan. 23, 1813, at Weare. 2. Lucy Ann, b. Nov. 21, 1812 ; m. Hon. John W. Morse, of Bradford, N. H.
3. Oliver, b. June 11, 1815 ; m. Eliza M. Straw.
4. Polly E., b. May 21, 1817; m. Hiram Blanchard, of Brad- ford, N. H.
Ch. of 2d wife :-
5. James, b. April 18, 1820; d. 1822. 6. Jonathan, b. May 27, 1821; m. Mary Ann Nichols.
7. James B., b. Feb. 17, 1823; m. Elizabeth Connor.
8. Charles C., b. Jan. 21, 1827 ; m. Mary E. Barnes. .
9. Eliza M., b. June 21, 1830; m. George Hilliard.
10. Henry, b. May 14, 1838; d. Oct. 14, 1839.
JOHN MILLS6, son of Elijah and Sarah (Mills) Gove, m. Anna Mont- gomery, June 27, 1809; settled in Acworth, afterwards moved to Whitefield. He was a representative in the legislature from Ac- worth and Whitefield. Ch .: -
1. Jehial, b. May 5, 1810; d. young.
2. Vienna, b. July 3, 1811; m. Leonard Bowles; settled in Acworth.
3. Laura, b. July 25, 1813 ; m. John L. Taylor.
4. John T., b. Oct. 17, 1815; m. 1, Augusta A. F. Downs; 2, Betsey C. Rich- ardson.
5. Elijah B., m. Mary Wilson.
6. Ira S. M., b. May 29, 1824 ; m. Mary Ann G. Muzzey.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
7. Hannah P., b. July 11, 1826 ; m. Joel McGregory.
8. George S., b. Sept. 22, 1828; m. Maria P. Clark, and is
now a physician in White- field, N. H.
9. Charles P., b. June 9, 1831 ; d. 1834.
SAMUEL6, son of Elijah and Sarah (Mills) Gove, m. Delia Welch, March, 1812. Settled first in Acworth; afterwards returned to Weare, and lived on the homestead during his life. He d. May 4, 1879; she d. Aug. 9, 1877. Ch .:-
1. Nancy, b. Jan. 21, 1814; m. Parker Boynton.
2. Elsie, b. July 2, 1817; m. John L. Bowers, of Nashua.
3. Orissa J., b. March 26, 1819 ; m. Sylvanus Sumner.
4. Sarah C., b. Feb. 15, 1821; m. William P. Balch.
5. John M., b. April 24, 1824;
m. Lydia R. Fiske; rem. to Wisconsin.
6. Hiram H., b. Jan. 21, 1827; m. Sarah A. Dodge; res. at South Weare.
7. Diantha M., b. June 2, 1830 ; m. Franklin Bartlett.
8. Mary A., b. Aug. 12, 1832; m. George F. Saltmarsh.
SQUIERS®, son of Elijah and Sarah (Mills) Gove, m. Dolly Atwood. He was a clothier by trade; was very fond of hunting, having, when in his 90th year, shot and killed a wild goose. He was a prominent Free Mason, and a citizen much respected; d. Jan. 14, 1881. Ch .:-
1. Adeline, b. Dec. 26, 1817; m. David Gould.
2. Charles R., b. March 16, 1820; m. Martha W. Clark; res. in Wisconsin.
3. Almina E., b. Sept. 28, 1822; d. April 25, 1825.
4. Jesse A., b. Dec. 5, 1824. (See p. 488.)
5. Squiers L., b. April 17, 1827.+
6. Elijah A.,* b. Sept. 26, 1832; m. Lovinia Haynes ; lives in Dakota.
7. Mary A., b. March 19, 1830; d. March 4, 1832.
8. George S., b. Nov. 14, 1835; d. May 15, 1858.
SQUIERS L.7, son of Squiers and Dolly (Atwood) Gove, m. 1, Lydia Dunlap, of Weare, who d. Dec. 3, 1857. Ch .: 1, Maria L., b. March 6, 1854. 2, Laura A., b. Jan. 6, 1857; d. July 5, 1857. He m. 2, Laura F. Wyman, of Hillsborough; one ch., Jesse L., b. Nov. 6, 1869. He m. 3, Ella M. Sargent, 1885.
* ELIJAH A. GOVE attended school at Weare, New Boston and Middletown, Conn., and graduated from Dartmouth college. Soon after graduating he went to Wiscon- sin, studied law and was admitted to the bar. During his residence there, he was Judge of Probate two years. He was a sutler in the army two years. Resided at Pike's peak for some time, and then went to Minnesota and resumed practice. After a residence there of about three years, he removed to Watertown, Dak., where he now resides.
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CHARLES6, son of Elijah and Sarah (Mills) Gove, m. 1, Hannah Huntoon, of Unity, N. H., who d. March 14, 1821; 2, Phebe A. Hun- toon, of Unity, N. H. He was a farmer and lumberman, and lived about two miles west of Oil Mill. He d. Oct. 1, 1870. Ch. by 1st wife: -
1. Elijah Frank, b. May 7,1819.+
2. Hannah, b. Feb. 23, 1821; m. Lewis Simons.
Ch. by 2d wife : --
3. Elvira, b. Aug. 9, 1833; m. John M. Barnard.
4. Harrison E., b. June 11, 1835 ; d. Dec. 6, 1841.
5. Asa W., b. Aug. 29, 1838; d. Nov. 30, 1840.
6. Ezra C., b. Aug. 29, 1838 ; m. Garrie M. Barr; res. at Cambridge, Mass.
7. Charles E., b. Jan. 7, 1844; m. Martha A. Hoyt; he has been several years super- visor ; is a dealer in lumber; res. at Oil Mill village. Ch .: (1), Charles A., b. 1877. (2), Garrie E., b. 1880.
ELIJAH FRANK", son of Charles and Hannah (Huntoon) Gove, m. 1, Nancy Peaslee, of Weare, who d. Nov. 22, 1853; 2, Sarah Connor, of Henniker; 3, Sophia Blanchard, of Red Wing, Minn., where he now res. Ch .: -
Mary m. George Cotton ; res. at Red Wing.
Persis m. John Jameson ; res. at Red Wing. Charles res. at Red Wing.
ENOCH4, son of Ebenezer and Judith (Sanborn) Gove, was one of the original proprietors of Weare. He lived in Seabrook; m. 1, Sarah Rowe; 2, Hannah Lucy. Ch. of 1st wife, who came to Weare :-
1. Nathan, b. Dec. 27, 1742.+ Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Mary, b. April 18, 1744; m. Joseph Perkins.
3. William, b. 1754.++
NATHAN5, son of Enoch and Sarah (Rowe) Gove, m. Abigail Norton, of Hampton ; settled in Weare on mountain lot seventy- five, range two, about 1775. Ch .:-
1. Jane, b. 1767.
2. Nathan, b. 1770.
3. Hepsibeth, m. George Kennis- ton ; moved to Canada West.
4. Sally, d. unmd., 1849.
5. Hannah, m. Caleb Mudgett; moved to Newport, N. H.
6. Daniel, m. Sarah Lovering, of Deering; settled on the homestead; was known as
" Mountain Daniel "; was captain of militia, and select- man. Ch .: (1), Nancy, b. 1805; m. Thomas Smith, of New Boston. (2), Abigail, d. young. (3), Reuben L., b. 1808; d. in 1836; unmd.
7. Betsey, m. James Cunning- ham, of Goffstown.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
WILLIAM5, son of Enoch and Hannah (Lucy) Gove, m. Mehitable Philbrick; settled on lot eighty-four, range three, about 1780. Ch .: -
1. Abner, b. May 4, 1775 ; m. 1, Oct. 1, 1799, Abigail Hasty Lewis, who was killed by lightning; 2, Nabby Nudd. Ch., by 1st wife: (1), Me- hitable, b. March 8, 1803;
m. Edward G. Clark, of Henniker. (2), Lois, b. Dec. 17, 1804; m. Samuel G. Dun- lap.
2. Hannah, b. Jan. 1, 1778; m. Jesse Hadley.
GRANT.
ISAAC1 GRANT was a blacksmith and lived in the north part of the town. He m. Tamar Hadley. Ch. :-
1. David, b. May 9, 1795; m. Fanny Smith and rem. from town. David Grant, his son, returned to Weare, served in the war of the Rebellion, and was twice elected select-
man in Weare; he now res. in Goffstown.
2. Isaac, b. Jan. 13, 1797 .- +-
3. Jonathan, b. Jan. 24, 1799.
4. Mehitable, m. Ezekiel Wood- bury.
ISAAC2, son of Isaac and Tamar (Hadley) Grant, m. Miriam Web- ster, of Sandwich. Ch :-
1. James M., b. Sept. 10, 1820; m. Mrs. Laura Dow; one ch., Hiram E., b. 1873.
2. Sarah D., b. Aug. 3, 1823.
3. Betsey B., b. Oct. 3, 1825.
4. Mary Ann, b. July 27, 1829.
GRAY.
DODIVAH H. GRAY came to Weare about 1815, m. Rachel Paine. He was a carriage maker and lived near the Hodgdon farm. He d. Nov. 4, 1850; his wife d. Nov. 3, 1855. One ch., by adoption, Eliza A., m. Alvah Gove.
LUCY P. GRAY, widow of Samuel Gray, b. in 1763, lived at South Weare, where she d. in 1845. Ch .:-
1. Hannah C., d. in 1815. 2. William, served in the war of 1812.
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GREEN.
ISAIAH1 and MARY (Purington) GREEN, came from Kensington, N. H., in 1768; they were among the first Quakers who settled in Weare. He lived on lot thirty-nine, range five, at Weare Center ; town meetings were sometimes held at his house, and the first Quaker meeting-house was built on his land. Ch .:-
1. Micajah, b. May 14, 1746.+
2. Isaiah, b. Aug. 9, 1750.++
3. Mary, b. Nov. 18, 1753; m. Ebenezer Breed.
4. Jeremiah, b. 1755.+
5. Lydia, b. Aug. 5, 1757; d. in 1822, unmd.
6. Abial, b. Oct. 9, 1759; m. John Philbrick ; settled in Epsom.
7. Elisha, b. Feb. 27, 1762.+
8. David, b. June 20, 1766 .- +-
9. Dolly, b. Oct. 8, 1770; d. May 25, 1853.
MICAJAH2, son of Isaiah and Mary (Purington) Green, m. Deliv- erance Osborne, and settled on lot thirty-three, range five; d. Jan. 11, 1824 ; his wife d. Sept. 12, 1811. Ch .: -
1. Patience, b. 1779 ; d. young.
2. Mary, b. March 23, 1782; d. in 1861, unmd.
3. Ruth, b. Sept. 14, 1786; m. Daniel Robinson, of Ver- mont.
ISAIAH2, son of Isaiah and Mary (Purington) Green, m. Mehitable Gove, of Seabrook, and settled on lot fourteen, range four, where Edward T. Breed now lives. He was a lame man, and was called Doctor Green, as he compounded an ointment, which became cele- brated, and gave him quite a practice. He d. at Bristol, Vt., 1823. Ch .:-
1. Ruth, b. Sept. 3, 1791; m. Eliphalet Johnson.
2. Anna, b. Aug. 24, 1793 ; m. 1, Obadiah Huse; 2, Stephen P. Breed.
3. Isaiah, b. July 14, 1795; m. Polly Gage, of Canada, and
settled in Bristol, Vt .; sub- sequently rem. to Illinois, where he d. in 1866.
4. Mehitable, b. March 3, 1798; m. John G. Dow.
5. Mary, b. July 13, 1801 ; m. Thomas F. Breed.
JEREMIAH2, son of Isaiah and Mary (Purington) Green, m. Dolly Blake. He d. 1855. Ch .:-
1. Simon, b. June, 1781. 3. Jeremiah, b. March 4, 1787.
2. Dolly, b. April 14, 1784; m. Joseph Simons.
4. Abigail, b. March 10, 1793 ; m. John Osborne.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
SIMON&, son of Jeremiah and Dolly (Blake) Green, m. 1, Naomi Tewksbury; 2, Elizabeth Follansbee. Ch .:-
1. Phebe, b. Nov. 19, 1806; d. in 1825.
2. Stephen, b. April 20, 1803 ; m. Lydia Chase, of Starks- borough, Vt.
3. John L., b. May 14, 1810 .- +-
4. David, b. May 14, 1810 ; lost at sea in 1834, while on his way to the Pacific coast.
5. Lydia, b. Feb. 3, 1813 ; m. David Foster, of Warner ; she lives in Manchester, N. H .; one dau., Harriet, who m. 1, Alvah Buxton ; 2, Benjamin E. Hollis.
6. Jeremiah, b. Feb. 20, 1816; d. in Vermont in 1842, unmd.
7. Simon, b. April 30, 1818; m. 1, Lydia Brown; 2, - Tar- box ; 3, - Tarbox ; lives in Minnesota; one dau., m Travis.
8. Phebe, b. Sept. 18, 1820 ; m. Erwin Britnall, of Moriah, N.Y. Ch .: (1), Elbridge. (2), Oramel. (3), Miriam. Mr. Britnall, with his two sons, served in the war of the Re- bellion and returned unhurt.
9. Dorothy, b. May 5, 1823 ; d. Aug. 22, 1847.
JOHN L.4, son of Simon and Naomi (Tewksbury) Green, m. Mary Ann, dau. of David and Jeremiah Dow. He was a shoe- maker; rem. to Iowa. Ch .:-
1. Sewell, b. April 11, 1839; d. in 1856.
2. Frank, b. 1841; m. Anna Neil.
3. George, b. July 18, 1843; d. in 1860.
4. Emma, b. in 1847; m. H. C. Roberts.
5. Wesley, b. Jan. 2, 1849; m. Sarah Canfield.
6. Edson, b. April 22, 1852 ; m. Rosetta Babcock.
JEREMIAH3, son of Jeremiah and Dolly (Blake) Green, m. Betsey Carruth; lived in Rutland, Vt. Ch .: William, Fred, Edward and Ann. Ann m. Elbridge C. Simons.
ELISHA2, son of Isaiah and Mary (Purington) Green, m. Abigail Gove, and settled in the south-west part of the town, near Frances- town line. Ch .: -
1. Elisha, b. Oct. 27, 1792; m. Sylvia A. Chase; went West.
2. Josiah, b. Dec. 31, 1795.
3. Abigail, b. Dec. 12, 1798; d. in 1866, unmd.
4. Pelatiah, b. May 9, 1800; d. in 1839, unmd.
5. Ezra, b. April 18, 1803; m. Anna White, of Deering ; one son, Horace P.
DAVID2, son of Isaiah, m. 1, Hannah Gove; 2, Ruth, widow of Otis Hanson; lived one mile east of the Center. Ch. of 1st wife: -
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GREEN.
1. Hannah, b. Oct. 28, 1789; d. in 1814.
2. David Sands, b. Sep.12,1791.+ Ch. of 2d wife :-
3. Ruth, b. July 4, 1801; m. James Chase.
4. Abigail, b. Oct. 8, 1803 ; d. in 1856, unmd.
5. Judith, b. Dec. 30, 1805; m. Rufus Tutherly.
DAVID SANDS®, known as Sands Green, son of David and Hannah (Gove) Green, m. 1, Mehitable Carr; 2, Mary Tuttle. One ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Squiers, b. 1812; m. Rhoda Rathburn ; he d. 186 -. Ch. by 2d wife : -
2. Gardner.
3. David, m. Mary -.
4. Cynthia, b. June 20, 1827; m. - Johnson.
5. Jesse T., b. June, 1829; m. Lucy Hunt.
6. Charles, b. 1836 ; d. 1842.
LEVI1, MOSES1 and ABRAHAM1 GREEN, sons of Jonathan Green, of Kensington, and nephews of Isaiah, who settled at the Center, came to Weare about 1780.
LEVI1, b. March 27, 1753; m. 1, Judith Chase, who d. in 1799; 2, Sarah Cartland ; he d. 1833; she d. 1848. Ch. : -
1. Jonathan, b. Dec. 7, 1776.+
2. Huldah, b. Oct. 3, 1779; m. Edmund Johnson, of Unity.
3. John, b. Oct. 23, 1783; lived
in Vermont; m. Abigail Harris; he d. 1867.
4. Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1786.
5. Theodate, d. 1820; unmd.
JONATHAN2, son of Levi and Judith (Chase) Green, m. 1, Abigail Sawyer; 2, Lydia Osborn. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Stephen, b. Dec. 9, 1804; d. 1805.
2. Mary, b. May 25, 1806; m. Thaddeus M. Hanson, M. D. 3. Judith, b. June 18, 1809; m. Charles T. Hanson.
4. Lydia, b. July 14, 1811; d. Aug. 27, 1827.
5. Eliza, b. March 16, 1815; m. James Hanson.
6. Nathan, b. May 20, 1818; m. Hannah Muzzey ; he d. June, 1869.
7. Abby, b. April 16, 1823 ; m. J. B. Moulton.
Ch. by 2d wife : -
8. Lucretia, b. Jan. 15, 1846; d. young.
MOSES1, son of Jonathan Green, of Kensington, b. Oct. 28, 1760; came to Weare with his brothers, and m. Hannah Paige. He d. 1817; she d. 1858, aged 90. Ch .: -
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
1. Mary, b. July 13, 1786; d. 1788.
2. Huldah, b. Feb. 13, 1789; m. Amos Johnson, of Unity, N. H.
3. Molly, b. Dec. 12, 1791; m. Ezra Sawyer.
4. Ruth, b. July 5, 1794; m. John Buxton.
5. Moses, b. May 6, 1796.+-
6. Hannah, b. Feb. 20, 1799 ; m. Zaccheus Gove.
7. Sarah, b. 1805; d. 1817.
MOSES2, son of Moses and Hannah ( Paige ) Green, m. Betty Johnson; lived in the west part of the town. Ch .: -
1. Daniel, b. Feb. 5, 1819; d. April 12, 1819.
2. Enoch, b. Oct. 29, 1820; m. 1, Phebe Chase; 2, Susan Brandegee ; he was a phy- sician; d. at Newcastle, N. Y .; no ch.
3. Mary, b. Nov. 29, 1821; m. George Estes ; no ch.
4. Cynthia, b. Aug. 24, 1824; m.
Albert Breed; she d. May, 1858.
5. Ceba, m. Micajah Peaslee, of Henniker.
6. Anna, b. Jan. 1, 1830; m. Isaac H. Thorpe.
7. Jane, b. June 20, 1832; m. 1, Daniel Estes ; 2, Charles Fisher.
ABRAHAM1, son of Jonathan Green, of Kensington, m. Abigail Perkins, sister of Simon and Joseph Perkins. Ch. : -
1. Betsey, b. 1785; m. Wells Hadley.
2. Nabby, b. Jan. 6, 1788; m. Asa Weed; rem. to Hart- land, Vt.
3. Lucy, b. Nov. 24, 1789 ; m. 1, Theodore Davis, of Epsom ; rem. to Croydon, where he d., and she m. 2, Hilliard Rowell.
4. Molly, b. 1792; d. 1796.
5. Dolly, b. Aug. 18, 1794; m. George H. Tewksbury.
6. Sarah, b. Jan. 4, 1797 ; m. Josiah Dearborn.
7. Jeremiah, b. 1799; d. 1802.
8. Julia, b. 1802; m. Thomas Nichols.
9. Judith, b. 1806; m. Parker Boynton.
GREENLEAF.
NATHAN1 GREENLEAF, a Revolutionary soldier, came from Haver- hill, Mass., and settled near Clinton Grove; he rem. to Henniker, where he d. Ch. were Moses,+ William, Enoch, Abigail, Lydia, Mary and Pluma.
MOSES2, son of Nathan Greenleaf, b. April 11, 1786, m. Lois Dow, of Moultonborough. He lived in Weare, also in Moultonborough and Henniker. Ch. : -
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GREENLEAF; GREGG; GUTTERSON.
1. John D., b. in Weare Nov. 22, 1806; d. unmd.
2. Lucy, b. in Weare July 4, 1809; m. 1, James Dwinnells ; 2, Baruch Chase; res. in Con- cord.
3. Lewis, b. in Moultonborough March 28, 1815 ; m. Eliza A. Paige, of Henniker ; he was a shoecutter and shoemaker;
d. at North Weare March 27, 1870. One ch., Julia Maria, b. June 10, 1856 ; d. Aug. 18, 1856.
4. Lois, m. 1, Nathaniel Emery ; 2, Harrison Slocum; res. in Kansas.
5. Abigail, m. Abijah Emery ; d. in Vermont. 6. Lydia, d. unmd.
GREGG.
JOHN GREGG, son of Reuben Gregg, of Deering, m. Betsey Dodge, of Weare; he d. in Weare, in 1841. One ch., Joseph H., m. Emily Lord. He was a soldier in the 7th N. H. vols., and was killed at Fort Wagner. Ch. : -
1. John, b. 1848 ; unmd.
2. William, b. 1848; unmd.
3. Frank, b. 1852.
4. Edd J., b. 1857; m. Abby Boynton.
FRANK P. GREGG, son of John and Mary J. (Batchelder) Gregg, was b. in New Boston in 1855; m. Ruth A. Sleeper in 1878. One ch., John William, b. Jan. 8, 1880.
GUTTERSON.
NATHAN GUTTERSON, son of Josiah and Rachel Gutterson, was b. in Francestown March 8, 1796; m. Sarah Atwood; settled in Weare Center; rem. to Dunbarton, then to Henniker, where he d. Dec. 2, 1872 ; his wife d. Nov. 22, 1873. Ch. : -
1. William W., b. in Weare, Sept. 10, 1821; m. Lois F. Mer- rick ; res. in Henniker.
2. John, b. June 16, 1832; m. S. Frances Stearns ; rem. to Henniker in 1862. Ch .: (1), Kate M., b. Dec. 4, 1855; m. Richard F. Childs. (2),
Clara C., b. Aug. 4, 1859 ; (3), Alice M., b. Feb. 10, 1861. (4), Sarah B., b. Dec. 25, 1868.
3. Sarah, m. Alfred Boynton.
4. Louise, m. David S. Carr ; res. in Henniker.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
JOSIAH1 GUTTERSON was a blacksmith who came from Frances- town to Weare Center. Ch. of Josiah and Rachel Gutterson : ---
1. Nathan, b. in Francestown March 8, 1796.+
2. Samuel, m. Belinda Paige ; rem. to Lynn, Mass .; had several ch .; he afterwards rem. to Dunbarton, where he d.
3. John, was a blacksmith at Weare Center; d. unmd.
4. Roxanna.
5. William.
6. Bradley.
7. Mary Ann, m. Peter C. Down- ing; rem. to Lynn.
NATHAN2, son of 'Josiah and Rachel Gutterson, m. Sarah Atwood and settled in Weare Center; rem. to Dunbarton, then to Henniker, where he d. Dec. 2, 1872.
HACKETT.
AARON Y. HACKETT, b. 1837, was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion ; m. Helen (Colby) Merrill. One ch.
HADLEY.
CAPT. GEORGE1 HADLEY, b. in Haverhill, Mass., in 1742, settled in South Weare about 1771, having lived at Hampstead and Goffs- town, N. H., before coming here. He served in the Revolutionary war. He m. 1, Lydia Wells; 2, Mehitable Toy; he d. Nov. 1823. Ch .: -
1. Enoch, b. Aug. 13, 1764, at Hampstead.+
2. Betsey, b. Dec. 22, 1766, at Goffstown ; m. Jacob Tewks- bury.
3. Sarah, b. Sept. 24, 1768, at Goffstown ; m. Ralph Blais- dell.
4. Philip, b. Aug. 6, 1770, at Goffstown; m. Catherine Kelley.
5. Jesse, b. Aug. 18, 1772, at Weare.+
6. George, b. Sept. 20, 1776, at Weare; m. Betsey Colby.
7. Hannah, b. June 6, 1780, at Weare; m. David Hadley.
8. Wells, b. Aug. 4, 1783.+ 9. James, b. July 5, 1785.+ 10. Amos, b. Dec. 21, 1788.+ Ch. by 2d wife: -
11. John Langdon, b. Feb. 19, 1810.++
ENOCH2, son of Capt. George and Lydia (Wells) Hadley, m. Abigail George, and lived just over the line in Deering. Ch .: -
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HADLEY.
1. Sarah, b. Feb. 2, 1788; m. True Morrill.
2. Lydia, b. Aug. 22, 1789; m. Daniel Cram.
3. Betsey, b. May 11, 1793 ; m. David Sleeper, of Frances- town.
4. Nancy, b. Jan. 4, 1796; m. Nathan Sleeper, of Frances- town.
5. Worthen, b. April 27, 1797; d. Dec. 1797.
6. Worthen, b. Sept. 28, 1798; d. young.
7. Worthen, b. Nov. 4, 1800; d. young.
8. Enoch, b. March 27, 1804; m. 1, Mary Ann Bailey; 2, Mary Ann Gove; his 1st wife d. July 30, 1844; he d. Aug. 19, 1879; his widow lives at West Andover, N. H. Ch. by 1st wife: (1), Mark M., b. Nov. 14, 1831;
m. Abbie J. Carr; res. at Hillsborough Bridge; he is editor and publisher of the Hillsborough Messenger. Ch .: I, Alma C., b. Nov. 25, 1863. II and III, Clifton H. and Harrison C., b. March 30, 1866. (2), Elbridge D., b. Sept. 16, 1842; m. Mary Elizabeth Bourne; he is a lawyer, and res. at Lucerne, Minn. Ch. by 2d wife: (3), Enoch Cleaves, b. Aug. 14, 1848; is a stock broker; res. in Boston. (4), Harry C., b. Oct. 29, 1849; is a lawyer; res. at Burlington, Ia. (5), Vienna S., b. June 20, 1850; m. Bartlett R. Peaslee; she d. Jan. 15, 1875, leaving one ch., Myrtle. (6), Armenia J., b. April 11, 1854; d. Aug. 19, 1879.
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