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3. Joshua C., b. Aug. 20, 1808; m. Margaret Anderson ; res. in Deering. Ch .: (1), Mary E., m. Alfred Locke, of Deer- ing. (2), William A., m. Mary Griffin; res. at Somer-
ville, Mass. (3), Martha A., m. Horace Cressey, of Deering. (4), Sarah. (5), Irving.
4. Eliza, b. Oct. 9, 1809; m. John Parmeter, of An- trim.
5. Johnson, b. July 24, 1812; d. unmd.
6. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1814; d. unmd.
7. Dimond, Jr., b. July 31,1816; m. Aphia Straw; res. at North Weare.
8. Abiah, b. April 10, 1818; m. Abner P. Collins.
9. Reuben A., b. Oct. 26, 1820 .- +-
10. Moses H., b. July 7, 1823; m. Sarah A. Collins; he d. 1854. One ch., Lawren, d. young.
REUBEN A.3, son of Dimond and Mary (Waldron) Muzzey, m. Hannah Peaslee. He d. Dec. 2, 1886. Ch. :-
1. Lucetta, b. 1843; m. Aaron Colburn.
2. George W., b. 1845; was a soldier in the 9th N. H. vols .; d. in Salisbury, N. C.
3. Madison, b. 1847 ; d. 1860.
4. Orrin F., b. 1850; m. Abby Rowley; res. in Deering.
5. Frank P., b. 1852; d. young. 6. Lydia A., b. 1855; d. young. 7. Charles W.
BENJAMIN2, son of John and Priscilla (Johnson) Muzzey, m. Lydia Peaslee. He d. 1862; his wife d. 1858. Ch .:-
1. Jonathan P., b. June 7,1800.+
2. Hannah, b. 1802; d. young.
3. Susan, b. May 1, 1804 ; d. Aug. 9, 1824, unind.
4. Hannah, b. Feb. 3, 1807 ; m. Stephen Folsom, of Henni- ker; d. 1837.
5. Sophia, b. Sept. 2, 1809; m. Thomas Saltmarsh.
6. Lydia, b. May 15, 1812; m. Nathaniel Carnes.
7. Gilman, b. March 11, 1816.+ 8. William, b. Nov. 13, 1818; m. Betsey Peaslee; res. in Wisconsin.
9. Eliza, b. Oct. 4, 1821 ; d. 1838. 10. Abner P., b. May 19, 1824 ; m. Asenath Cressey ; res. in Wisconsin.
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JONATHAN P.3, son of Benjamin and Lydia (Peaslee) Muzzey, m. 1, Ruamah French; 2, Phebe French. He d. 1864. Ch., all by 1st wife: ---
1. Benjamin F., b. May 2, 1820; m. S. Augusta Greenleaf, of Washington, N. H., where they res One ch., Mary F., b. Aug. 13, 1866.
2. Daniel F., m. 1, Elizabeth Chase; 2, Fidelia Straw; rem. to Warner, where he d. 3. Susan, m. Jonathan Peaslee.
GILMAN3, son of Benjamin and Lydia (Peaslee) Muzzey, m. Han- nah Peaslee. He was a shoe manufacturer; d. 1853. Ch .: -
1. Eliza, b. May 17, 1838; d. | 4. Warren H., b. March 4, 1844; young.
2. Sabina, b. March 5, 1840; m. George S. Mckean; she d. in 1862. One ch., Helen, m. Charles E. Paige.
3. Sarah, b. April 10, 1842; d. 1861.
m. Susan Colby; he was a soldier in the 14th N. H. vols. ; d. Sept. 21, 1883.
5. Horace G., b. April 6, 1850; m. Abby Mckean.
THOMAS2, son of John and Priscilla (Johnson) Muzzey, m. Polly Paige, of Henniker. He was representative, selectman and deputy sheriff. Ch. :-
1. Paige, b. 1807 ; m. Fanny Em- erson ; rem. to Ohio.
2. Phebe, b. Sept. 15, 1809 ; m. Nathaniel Peaslee.
3. John D., b. April 19, 1812; m. Louisa Goodale, of Deering. One son, George W., m.
Edna J. Shirley ; res. in New Boston.
4. Emily, m. Clifton C. Colburn ; res. in Illinois.
5. Julia, m. George Herrick.
6. Melissa, m. James Baker.
NASON.
RICHARD1 NASON came from England to South Berwick, Me., in 1648. He had two sons, Richard and Jonathan. Richard1 was shot and killed by the Indians while standing in his own door.
RICHARD2 was captured, carried to Montreal and sold to a farmer, who brought him up. He afterwards married the farmer's daughter. JONATHAN2 went to Hampton Falls and m. Molly Sanborn.
RICHARD3, son of Jonathan and Molly (Sanborn) Nason, b. in 1717 ; m. Elizabeth Tilton. He was a surveyor and was one of the
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proprietors' committee who laid out the town of Weare in 1749. He had three sons, Richard,+ Jonathan and David, and one dau., Shua, who m. Richard Philbrick, of Weare.
RICHARD4 m. Hannah Cram, in 1767, and settled in Weare. Ch. : -
1. Elizabeth, b. in Hampton Falls, April 17, 1768.
2. Deborah, b. in Weare, Sept. 6, 1770; m. John Gove, and had nine ch.
3. Hannah, b. in Weare, March 1, 1772; m. Nathan Brown, of Hampton Falls.
4. Shua, b. in Danville, June 26, 1773 ; m. 1, William Hoyt,
in 1803; 2, Winthrop Blake, of Seabrook.
5. Huldah, b. 1776.
6. Molly, b. 1779.
7. Ann, b. 1782.
8. Jonathan, b. in Hampton Falls in 1785.
9. David, b. 1788.+
10. Phebe, b. 1790.
DAVID5, son of Richard and Hannah (Cram) Nason, came to Weare early in the present century, and engaged in wool-carding, first at South Weare, and later built the mills known as the Wood- bury carding and cloth-dressing mills at North Weare. He m. Mary Peaslee ; rem. to South Hampton, N. H. One ch., Jonathan, b. in Weare; was a druggist and postmaster at Amesbury, Mass.
NICHOLS.
HUMPHREY1 NICHOLS, son of Humphrey Nichols, was b. in Ames- bury, Jan. 27, 1755; m. Ruth Sargent, of Amesbury, in 1781; settled in Weare the same year; he d. Aug. 8, 1839. Ch .:-
1. Stephen, b. at Weare, March 31, 1782; d. at Unity.
2. Hezekiah, b. March 2, 1783; d. in Ohio.
3. Sarah, b. April 29, 1785 ; m. Hazen ; d.in Hopkinton.
4. James, b. July 13, 1786 ; d. in Weare.
5. Polly, b. April 1, 1788; m. - Barnard; d. in Thorn- ton.
6. Humphrey, b. Jan. 21, 1789; d. in Ohio.
7. Betsey, b. Aug. 17, 1791; d. in Weare.
8. Ruth, b. Jan. 20, 1793; m. John Gould.
9. Simeon, b. March 18, 1794.+ 10. Achsah, b. Jan. 13, 1796; m. Ephraim Philbrick, of Weare.
11. Jesse, b. May 8, 1798. -
12. Melinda, b. March 19, 1800.
13. Hiram, b. Nov. 20, 1802.++
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SIMEON2, son of Humphrey and Ruth (Sargent) Nichols, m. Sarah Mackey. He lived in Weare; d. March 29, 1875. Ch. :-
1. Fidelia, b. Sept. 1822; m. Samuel C. Eastman.
2. Jesse, m. Helen Johnson.
3. Rufus.
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4. Elbridge.
5. Sylvester.+
6. William H. V., b. July, 1841.+ .
SYLVESTER3, son of Simeon and Sarah (Mackey) Nichols, d. Sept. 22, 1879. Ch., William H., b. 1865; m. Nora Currier.
WILLIAM H. V.8, son of Simeon and Sarah (Mackey) Nichols, m. Fannie J. Hoit. Ch. :-
1. Ethel, b. 1884.
2. Frank, b. 1886.
HIRAM2, son of Humphrey and Ruth (Sargent) Nichols, m. Sally Dearborn. He d. Feb. 4, 1882. Ch. : -
1. Alonzo D., went West.
2. Arvilla J., went West.
3. Josiah H., b. 1835.+
4. Elvira B., b. 1837.
5. Hiram R., b. 1846; m. Emma W. Shedd. Ch .: (1), Ar- thur, b. 1872. (2), J. Pete W., b. 1880.
JOSIAH H.3, son of Hiram and Sally (Dearborn) Nichols, m. Matilda Shedd ; res. at South Weare. Ch .: -
1. Maud, b. 1869. 2. Hiram, b. 1871.
THOMAS1, brother to Humphrey1, b. in Amesbury, came to Weare and settled on the mountain, on the farm now known as the Jewett place. Ch .:-
1. Thomas, Jr., who had a son, Thomas, 3d, b. March 1, 1795.+
2. Humphrey.
3. A daughter, m. Charles George.
4. A daughter, m. Obadiah Gove. 5. A daughter, m. - Buzzell.
THOMAS8, son of Thomas, Jr., m. 1, Julia Green, who d. in 1833 ; 2, Mrs. Lydia (Martin) Philbrick. He served in the war of 1812; rem. from Weare to Newbury, N. H., and later to Anoka, Minn. He is thought to be still living; the only surviving soldier from Weare who served in that war. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Charles, b. April 1, 1824; d. 1846.
2. Fidelia G., b. Dec. 31, 1826 ; m. Paul Morrill; d. Illinois. 3. Cleora, b. Oct. 20, 1832; d. 1852.
4. Franklin, b. Feb. 29, 1833; d. young. Ch. by 2d wife : -
5. Luke M., b. Jan. 1840; d. 1859. 6. Franklin T., b. Oct. 1841 ; m. Helen Morse.
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GEORGE NICHOLS, son of Samuel and Dorcas (Buffum) Nichols, was b. in 1807; came to Weare in 1830 ; m. Anna Paige, and lived in Weare till 1860, when he rem. to Henniker, where he d. in 1879. Ch. : -
1. Joshua M., b. 1832 ; m. Mary Collins. He served in the 9th N. H. vols., d. at Mill- dale, Miss., July 22, 1863. One son, Elwin B., b. 1863; m., and res. at East Weare. One ch., Albert A., b. 1886.
2. Maria C., b. 1834; d. 1859.
3. Sarah, b. 1836; m. William H. Perry.
4. Eunice, b. 1840; m. Nathan Oatly.
5. Albert, b. 1842.
6. Daniel, b. 1843.
7. George W., b. 1847; m. Farley.
SAMUEL O., son of John and Sarah (Osborn) Nichols, and grand- son of Samuel and Dorcas (Buffum) Nichols, was b. in Winslow, Me., Aug. 1, 1834; m. Sarah P. Hussey, of Henniker; res. in Weare. No ch.
FOREST B. NICHOLS, son of Charles F. and Elvira (Brooks) Nichols, was b. in Lowell, April 3, 1845. He was a drummer in a Massachusetts regiment during the war of the Rebellion ; m. Ella M. Day ; res. at East Weare. Ch. : -
1. Charles F., b. 1871. 2. William B., b. May 2, 1879. 3. Grace, b. Dec. 22, 1885.
ALONZO P. NICHOLS, son of Ebenezer and Sarah (McDaniel) Nichols, was b. Aug. 5, 1828; m. Sarah J. Stevens ; he is a miller ; came to East Weare in 1885. Ch .: -
1. Charles F., b. Dec. 7, 1856.
2. Elmer P., b. Jan. 8, 1863; m. Mary F. Clapp.
ORDWAY.
JOHN ORDWAY came from Goffstown, where part of his children were born. He lived in Weare a number of years and rem. to Hop- kinton. Ch. of John and Mehitable Ordway :-
1. Sarah, b. in Goffstown; m. Jonathan Worthley, of
Weare.
2. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1759.
3. Ruth, b. June 26, 1761.
4. John, b. Feb. 15, 1764.
5. Hannah, b. Feb. 7, 1766.
6. Benjamin, b. Oct. 8, 1767.
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OSBORNE.
WILLIAM1 OSBORNE, b. in 1645, was living at Salem, Mass., as early as 1672, when he m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. John Burton, of that place ; he d. in 1728. They had four ch., the eldest, named
SAMUEL2, b. in 1675; m. Eleanor Southwick; they also had four ch .; the eldest, -
SAMUEL3, b. in 1697; d. in 1750; m. Mary Clark; they also had four ch .; the eldest, -
SAMUEL4, b. in 1718; d. in 1776; m. Patience Boyce, and lived in Danvers, now Peabody, Mass. They had eleven ch .; the eldest, -
SAMUEL5, b. in 1742; m. Sarah Buxton; moved to New Boston, N. H., and several of his descendants now live in the southern part of Weare. Six of the remaining ten ch. came to Weare :---
Patience, b. 1744, m. James Buxton. Jonathan, b. Nov. 2, 1750.+ Deliverance, b. 1752; m. Micajah Green.
Moses, b. 1757.+ Ruth, b. 1761; m. Nathaniel Peaslee.
Robert, b. 1764; m. Lucretia Osborne; lived in Henniker.
JONATHAN5, son of Samuel and Patience (Boyce ) Osborne, m. Esther Buxton. Ch. :-
1. Samuel, b. Jan. 10, 1779.
2. Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1781.
3. Jonathan, b. Dec. 31, 1783.
4. John, b. Feb. 28, 1786; m. Abigail Green. Ch .: (1), Esther B., m. Charles
Thatcher; lives in Laconia. (2), Abigail, m. William B. Tenney.
5. Patience, b. Aug. 11, 1788.
6. Esther, b. May 28, 1791; d. July 18, 1796.
MOSES5, son of Samuel and Patience (Boyce) Osborne, m. Ruth Paige ; lived in Weare; he d. in 1815 ; his wife d. in 1844. Ch .:-
1. Mary, b. 1784; m. Joseph Buxton.
2. Daniel, b. 1787; d. 1796.
3. Samuel, b. 1789 .- +-
4. Patience, b. 1790; d. 1848, unmd.
5. Ruth, b. 1792; m. Timothy Buxton.
6. Hannah, b. 1794; m. John Peaslee, of Henniker; she d. 1867.
7. Moses, b. 1796; lived in Winslow, Me.
8. Abigail, b. 1798; m. Moses Paige ; lived at Lincoln, Vt. 9. Daniel, b. 1800.+
10. John P., b. 1802; m. Abigail Cartland; he d. 1864. Ch. : (1), Emily, m. Asa Breed. (2), Mary P., m. Nathan C. Paige.
11. Sarah, b. 1804; m. John Nichols ; d. 1878.
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SAMUEL6, son of Moses and Ruth (Paige) Osborne, m. Anna Hoag ; he d. in 1858; his wife d. in 1874. Ch .: - "
1. Jonathan. Charles, b. 1865. (2), Henry, b. 1868. (3), Alfred, b.
2. Lindley H., b. 1833; m. Lucy
P. Thorndike. Ch .: (1),
1874.
DANIEL6, son of Moses and Ruth (Paige) Osborne, m. 1, Rebecca Nichols, of Berwick, Me., who d. in 1838; 2, Lucy Owen, who d. in 1853. He was a clock-cleaner. Ch .:-
1. Lydia S., b. 1825; d. 1866. 2. Hannah, b. 1832; d. 1838.
3. John, b. 1835; m. Salina Pop- ham, of Skaneateles, N. Y.
4. Mark, b. 1837; m. 1, Hannah Bailey; 2, Martha Magoon; res. at Manchester, Me.
SAMUEL6, son of Samuel and Sarah (Buxton) Osborne, was b. in Danvers, Mass., Oct. 7, 1779 ; m. Elizabeth Huntington, of Ames- bury, and came to South Weare, where he d. March 29, 1850; his wife d. Oct. 23, 1858. Ch .: --
1. William.+ 2. Daniel.+ 3. Samuel, b. Feb. 7, 1820.
WILLIAM™, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Huntington) Osborne, m. Lydia Buxton. He d. Oct. 1887 ; his wife d. Ch .:-
1. Daniel B., b. Oct. 21, 1830.++ 1 4. Lydia A., b. 1842; m. John Towns.
2. James B., b. 1832 .- +
3. William H., b. 1835; m. - Eaton; rem. from town.
DANIEL B.8, son of William and Lydia (Buxton) Osborne, m. Mary A. Follansbee. Ch .:-
1. George W., b. July 22, 1851; m. Mary Fowler.
2. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1855; m. Joseph Fowler.
3. Sylvester, b. 1857; m. Nettie Schlim.
4. Mary A., b. Aug. 1, 1859. 5. Jennie, b. Nov. 29, 1861; m. George Fipphen.
JAMES B.8, son of William and Lydia ( Buxton ) Osborne, m. Melissa Wilson. Ch .: -
1. Warren J. 3. Caroline E., b. 1866.
2. Edgar S., b. 1860.
4. Frank H., b. 1871.
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DANIEL7, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Huntington) Osborne, m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. Jesse Whittaker. Ch .:-
1. Jesse B., b. 1841; m. Lucinda B. Stoning. One ch., Louise S., m. James A. Purington.
2. Hiram D., b. 1844; m. Mary J. Chase. Ch .: (1), Eldene, b. 1865; m. Perlin W. Soule
in 1886. (2), Heman, b.
1868. (3), Delphine. (4), Freola, b. 1883. (5), Percy, b. 1885.
3. Susan W., b. 1846; m. James I. Schofield ; she d. 1868.
SAMUEL7, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Huntington) Osborne, m. 1, Abigail Dunlap, who d. in 1854; 2, Susan J. Whittaker. Ch. by 1st wife :--
1. Frank G., b. May 17, 1853; d. 1854. 4. Susie E., b. March 1, 1860.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Abby E., b. Aug. 2, 1858; m. Almus Marshall.
3. Frank R., b. Aug. 2, 1858.
5. Vesta P., b. July 18, 1862 ; m. Sewell Gove.
6. Lillian M., b. Jan. 29, 1871.
E. WELLMAN OSBORNE* res. at South Weare for a long time; m. Abigail Buxton, of South Weare; they rem. to Lynn. Ch .:-
1. 'Alice, m. - Huntington. 3. Wallace.
2. Wellman. 4. Frank, d. unmd.
PAIGE.
NICHOLAS1 PAIGE, or PAGE, came from Wales about 1638, and settled near Hampton.
AMOS2, son of Nicholas, was the father of
THEOPHILUS3, who was b. about 1707, m. Hannah Dow, and set- tled at Kensington, N. H .; he d. June 12, 1782, aged 75; his wife d. in 1786. Ch .:-
1. Daniel.+ 3. Nathan, m. Molly Brown; lived at Kensington.
2. Enoch, m. Ruth Peaslee; set- tled at Berwick, Me.
4. Samuel.+
* EZEKIEL WELLMAN OSBORNE was for several years engaged in trade at South Weare, and from there removed to Lynn, Mass., in 1860, where he continued in busi- ness many years. Among Mr. Osborne's most prominent characteristics are prompt- ness in meeting every business obligation, and his uniformly straightforward course of dealing with men. He has been very successful in business, both while at Weare, and since removing to a larger field.
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DANIEL4, son of Theophilus and Hannah (Dow) Paige, m. Mary Peaslee, and came to Weare about 1772 or '73, and settled on lot twenty-three, range six. Ch .: -
1. Hannah, m. Moses Green. 3. Sarah, m. Joseph Hussey.
2. Ruth, b. 1765; m. Moses Os- borne.
4. John, b. 1767.+
5. Daniel, b. 1772.+
JOHN5, son of Daniel and Mary (Peaslee) Paige, m. Hannah Paige and lived on the homestead ; he d. in 1848; she d. in 1848. Ch. :-
1. Mary, b. 1791; d. 1826, unmd.
2. Eliphalet, b. 1795.+
3. Ruth, b. 1797; m. John Bux- ton.
4. Abigail, b. 1799; d. 1815. . Joshua, b. 1802.+ . Hannah, b. 1806.
. Judith, b. 1808; m. 1, Daniel Frye ; 2, Daniel B. Johnson.
8. John, b. 1811; m. Mary B. Kimmins, of Bolton, Mass., who d. April 6, 1884; he is a minister of the Society of Friends. Ch .: (1), Abby, b. March 9, 1837; d. Oct. 15, 1884. (2), J. Elwood, b. May 3, 1840; m. Anna Wing; res. in Lynn, Mass.
ELIPHALET6, son of John and Hannah Paige, m. Anna Gove; he 1. in 1855; his wife d. in 1883. Ch .:-
1. Enoch, b. 1826. 2. Hannah, b. 1827; d. 1849.
3. Abby, b. 1829; m. John C. White.
4. Rachel G., b. 1833; m. P. B. Thurston.
5. John H., b. 1834; m. Anna L. Rogers; rem. to Kansas.
6. Ruth B., b. 1842; m. Henry C. Stearns; res. at Newport, N. H.
JOSHUA6, son of John and Hannah Paige, m. 1, Alice Butman, who d. in 1849; 2, Jane Peaslee; he d. in 1862. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Anna B., b. 1829; m. Henry Thorndike.
2. Nathan C., b. 1832 ; m. Eliza- beth Roberts. One ch., Mari- anna.
. Hannah M., b. 1835 ; m. John Thorndike.
4. Mary H., b. 1838; m. William L. Dean.
5. Thomas B., b. 1843; m. Rosina Johnson. Ch. by 2d wife : -
6. Alice C., b. 1856; m. Edward Winslow.
7. Joshua, Jr., b. 1858; d. 1861.
8. John P., b. 1862 ; res. in Man- chester.
DANIEL5, son of Daniel and Mary (Peaslee) Paige, m. Comfort Hoag. He d. in 1855 ; his wife d. in 1850. Ch .:-
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1. Sarah, b. 1798; m. Moses Wheeler.
2. Joseph, b. 1801.
3. Anna, b. 1804; m. George Nichols.
4. Daniel, b. 1808; m. 1, Eliza- beth Nichols, who d. 1838 ; 2, Mary Jones. Ch. : (1), James J., b. 1844. (2),
Moses B., b. 1846. (3),
Martha L., b. 1850.
5. Jonathan, b. 1812; m. 1, El- eanor Locke; 2, Mary Wil- lard. 3, Nancy Shaw. Ch., by 1st wife, Eben L.,* b. 1838; m. S. Frances Bart- lett ; res. at South Weare.
SAMUEL4, son of Theophilus and Hannah ( Dow ) Paige, m. 1, Patience Gove; 2, Mary Johnson. He d. in 1769; after his death his widow rem. with her ch. to Weare. Their names were :-
1. Eliphalet, b. Jan. 20, 1760.+
2. Johnson, b. Aug. 25, 1761.++
4. Judith, b. Aug. 10, 1766 ; m. Elijah Dow.
3. Enoch, b. June 6, 1764.++ 5. Hannah, m. John Paige.
ELIPHALET5, son of Samuel and Mary (Johnson) Paige, m. Rachel Chase; he d. in 1841; his wife d. in 1847. Ch .:-
1. Mary, b. 1784; d. 1822, unmd.
2. Samuel, b. 1786.+
3. Elizabeth P., b. 1788; m. Daniel Gove.
4. Judith, b. 1791; d. unmd.
5. Anna, b. 1796; m. Eliphalet Johnson.
6. Rachel, b. 1800; m. Dodival Gray.
SAMUEL6, son of Eliphalet and Rachel (Chase) Paige, m. Abigail Gove; he d. April 5, 1865; his wife d. in 1887. Ch .:-
1. Sewell, b. 1812; d. 1825.
2. David, b. 1815; lives in New York city.
3. Louisa, b. 1822; d. young.
4. George C., b. 1824; m. Abby Boynton ; he d. in 1887 ; his wife d. in 1886. Ch .: (1),
G. Fred, res. in Lynn. (2), Charles S., b. 1859; a grad- uate of Tufts college; now engaged in teaching.
5. Asa G., b. 1828; m., and d. 1883.
JOHNSON5, son of Samuel and Mary (Johnson) Paige, m. Lydia Peaslee. He rem. with his family to Henniker in 1807, where he d. March 3, 1830; his wife d. Nov. 30, 1841. Ch .:-
* EBEN L. PAIGE worked at the blacksmith's trade at North Weare until his health failed, when he sold out his business there and removed to the farm at South Weare, where he now resides. Mr. Paige is noted for being a bright and ready speaker, has been a prominent granger, and was a member of the board of selectmen in 1885.
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1. Hannah, b. Oct. 3, 1784; m. Thomas Morrison; d. in Vermont.
2. Abigail, b. May 12, 1786; m. Daniel Buxton.
3. John, b. July 30, 1788.+
4. Enoch (see p. 424), b. Nov. 7, 1790; m. 1, Peace Puring- ton; 2, Anna Gove; 3, So- phronia Foster; 4, Ruth Devoll. Ch. by 1st wife : (1), Pelatiah, m. Amelia Merritt; res. at Brooklyn. Ch .: I, Wilson, m. Anna Thorndike. Ch. by 3d wife: (2), Peace, m. Joseph Nich- ols, of Salem. (3), Nathan C., m. 1, Phebe H. Osborne; 2, Mary Osborne. One ch.,
by 1st wife, Charles E., m. Helen Mckean ; res. at Pitts- field, N. H. (4), Julia A .. m. Moses A. Hodgdon. Ch, by 4th wife: (5), William S., unmd.
5. Nathan, b. June 2, 1793; m. Mary Sawyer; he d. at Dan- vers, 1883. Ch .: (1), Maria S., m. 1,Oliver Swain ; 2, Gas- ton Fowler. (2), Nathan, m. Mary Sawyer, of Henni- ker. (3), Eunice, m. Henry Learnard. (4), Lydia, m. George Whipple, of Lynn. (5), John, m. - Gove; res. in Florida.
6. Lydia, m. Paul Buxton; she d. at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
JOHNG, son of Johnson and Lydia ( Peaslee ) Paige, m. Abigail Alley, and lived in the south part of Henniker. He d. March 18, 1837; his wife d. at North Weare, Dec. 30, 1854. Ch .:-
1. Eliza A., b. Sept. 30, 1818; m. Lewis Greenleaf.
2. Anna G., b. Sept. 4, 1821; m. James P. Adams.
3. Daniel B., b. April 20, 1826; d. at North Weare, July 9, 1849.
4. Enoch J., b. April 15, 1828;
d. at North Weare, Dec. 17, 1847.
5. John H., b. May 25, 1837; m. Caroline S. Breed ; now res. at Santa Cruz, Cal. Ch .: (1), Annie, b. Dec. 2, 1863; m. Harry Breed, of Lynn. (2), Herbert L., b. June 10, 1873.
ENOCH5, son of Samuel and Mary (Johnson) Paige, m. Cornelia Breed ; lived in the west part of Weare. Ch .:-
1. Alice, b. Dec. 23, 1795; m. Ebenezer Gove.
2. Daniel, b. Nov. 3, 1798.+
3. Mary, b. July 7, 1800; m. Nathan Hanson.
4. Abigail, b. April 13, 1807; m. Samuel Paige.
5. Elizabeth, d. unmd.
DANIEL6, son of Enoch and Cornelia (Breed) Paige (see p. 419), m. 1, Mary Gove; 2, Sabina Hanson. He d. Feb. 6, 1875; his 2d wife d. in 1882. Ch. by 1st wife: -
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1. Franklin E., b. 1829; res. in Philadelphia.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
2. Dennis A., b. 1839; m. Laura Craig; res. in Somerville.
3. Charles A., b. 1841; d. 1864. 4. Warren D., b. 1845; d. 1868.
5. Edward G., b. 1853; m. Alice Gove. One ch., Winifred M., b. 1878.
ENOCH1 PAIGE, 2d, m. Theodate Chase and lived in Weare a few years, then rem. to Vermont. Ch. :-
1. Samuel, b. 1800.++ Ch. : (1), Austin B., b. 2. Ruth, b. 1802; m. Zephaniah Johnson, of Unity; she d. in 1885. 1832; m. Mary Stone. (2), Moses Sylvester, b. 1838. (3), Mary Elma, b. 1846; m. Matthew Phelps.
3. John C., b. 1804; m. Abigail H. Breed; went West.
SAMUEL2, son of Enoch and Theodate (Chase) Paige, m. Abigail B. Paige. He was a tanner at Clinton Grove; d. in 1870; his wife d. in 1862. Ch. : -
1. Caroline E., b. 1837. Herman D., b. in 1873. (2), 2. Alfred F., b. 1841; m. Eliza Gillis; he is a tanner at North Weare. Ch .: (1), Ernest A., b. in 1876. (3), Clarence G., b. in 1877. (4), Ralph S., b. in 1884.
JOHN1 PAIGE, b. in Dedham, Eng., in 1586, emigrated to New England in 1630, and settled in Watertown, Mass. He d. Dec. 18, 1676. Ch. of John and Phebe Paige: Roger, Edmund, Robert, Samuel+ and Daniel.
SAMUEL2, son of John and Phebe Paige, was b. in 1633; lived in Salisbury, Mass .; had ch .: Joseph+ and others.
JOSEPH3, eldest son of Samuel Paige, was b. in 1667; had ch .: John,+ Joseph, Mary, Judith and others.
JOHN4, EsQ., son of Joseph Paige, was b. June 17, 1696; m. Mary Winslow in 1720. They lived in South Hampton and also in Salisbury, Mass. Ch .:-
1. Ebenezer, settled in Gilman- ton.
2. Samuel, b. in 1749.++
3. Betsy.
4. Moses, settled in Gilmanton.
5. John.
6. Ephraim, settled in Went- worth, N. H.
7. Mary.
8. Benjamin, d. young.
9. Benjamin, d. young.
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COL. SAMUEL5, son of John and Mary (Winslow) Paige, m. 1, Eleanor Stevens; 2, Mrs. Sally ( Osgood ) Evans. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Samuel, Jr.+
2. Jonathan.+
3. Lemuel, b. 1752.+
4. John, m. Hannah Barnard. Ch .: (1), Hannah, b. June ·18, 1783; m. Ezra Edmunds.
(2), Sarah, b. Jan. 29, 1785; m. Jonathan Clark. (3), Dolly, m. 1, Benjamin Al- cock ; 2, John A. Vitty.
5. Eleanor, m. Samuel Caldwell; rem. to Antrim.
SAMUEL6, JR., son of Col. Samuel and Eleanor (Stevens) Paige, m. Mary -. He was called Deacon Samuel. He d. March 23, 1815; his wife d. Jan. 25, 1826. Ch. : -
1. Molly, b. June 4, 1770.
2. Lydia, b. Nov. 15, 1771; m. Benjamin Butler.
3. Samuel, b. Aug. 15, 1773; m. Jerusha Barnard; rem. to Thornton. Ch., b. in Weare: (1), John, b. March 5, 1798. (2), Samuel, b. Sept. 9, 1799. (3), Barnard, b. May 3, 1802.
4. Sarah, b. Aug. 12, 1775.
5. Hannah, b. Nov. 21, 1777; d. Dec. 12, 1787.
6. Eleanor, b. April 11, 1780 ; d. Dec. 17, 1787.
7. David, b. July 31, 1782.+
8. Betsey, b. June 21, 1784; m. William Straw, of Hop- kinton.
9. Isaac, b. Sept. 20, 1786.
10. Lucretia, b. Sept. 3, 1789; m. Daniel Caldwell.
11. Osgood, b. Feb. 18, 1794; m. Martha Blaisdell; he rem. to Manchester; was deacon of the Freewill Baptist church and a prominent citizen. Ch .: (1), Samuel B., b. July 28, 1817; m. Ruth Felch, of Newbury; res. in California. (2), Mary A., b. Jan. 26, 1819; m. George Eaton; went West. (3), Betsey B., b. Feb. 19, 1822. (4), Her- man D., b. Oct. 26, 1823 ; d. young. (5), Lucretia, b. Aug. 31, 1825; d. young. (6), Martha B., b. Dec. 17, 1826; d. young. (7), Sarah B., b. Jan. 31, 1829. (8), Louisa B., b. July 2, 1831.
DAVID7, son of Samuel, Jr., and Mary Paige, m. 1, Jerusha Archer, who d. in 1825; 2, Mrs. Ruth (Hoyt) Mitchell. He d. Nov. 7, 1868. Ch., all by 1st wife :-
1. Cyrillus, b. June 23, 1804.
2. Albe, b. Feb. 5, 1808; m. 1, Sally Call, who d. March 15, 1836; 2, - Call.
3. Mary Jane, b. July 1, 1810; m. Elijah Purington.
4. Eleanor, b. Oct. 6, 1812; d. Aug. 6, 1813.
5. Samuel, b. July 3, 1815; d. young.
6. Selinda, m. Randolph Gibson.
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GENEALOGY OF FAMILIES IN WEARE.
JONATHAN6, son of Samuel and Eleanor (Stevens) Paige, m. 1, Miriam Barnard, who d. 1792; 2, Hannah French. He d. 1814. Ch. :-
1. Jonathan, b. 1775.+
2. Tristram, b. May 11, 1777, d. unmd.
3. Enoch, b. Feb. 24, 1783; m. Mary Edwards.
4. Moses, b. Dec. 27, 1788; m. Archer; rem. from
town.
5. John, b. Oct. 25, 1791.+
JONATHAN7, son of Jonathan and Miriam (Barnard) Paige, m. Judith Coburn ; rem. to Deering, where he d. One of his ch., Tris- tram B., b. 1804, m. Sophronia Duncan; lived in Antrim many years; d. in Amherst, N. H., in 1855.
JOHN7, son of Jonathan and Miriam (Barnard) Paige, m. Betsey Edwards. Ch .: -
1. Amanda W., b. Aug. 25, 1817; m. John H. Chase; res. in New York.
2. Benjamin O., b. Aug. 19, 1819; m. Maria Moore ; d. in Low- ell in 1863.
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