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3. Moses O., b. Aug. 17, 1821; m. Diantha McMullen.
4. Charles C., b. May 19, 1824; m. Lucinda Follansbee.
5. Ethelinda, b. Aug. 12, 1825; m. William Lee; res. in Stoneham.
6. John C., b. Oct. 17, 1826; m. Sarah Post; res. in Boston.
7. Oliver E., b. Jan. 12, 1831; d. Sept. 19, 1836.
8. Ophelia A., b. Dec. 31, 1833; m. Joshua W. Flanders.
LEMUEL6, son of Col. Samuel and Eleanor (Stevens) Paige, m. 1, Betsey Brown, who d. in Weare in 1785; 2, Phebe (Sargent) Green, who d. in 1833. He settled first in Weare, but rem. to Antrim in 1793. He d. in 1805. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Eleanor, b. 1773; m. Barnard ; rem. to Vermont.
2. Betsey, b. 1780; m. Robert Boyd; rem. to Pennsylvania. Ch. by 2d wife :-
3. Stevens, b. 1786; m. 1, Jen- nie McAdams; 2, Jane Dun- can; he d. 1853.
4. Reuben, b. about 1788; m. Sarah Forsaith, of Deering ; he was a blacksmith, and worked in Antrim, Deering and Oil Mill village, where he d. in 1823. Ch .: (1), Dr. Lemuel W.,* was b. in Antrim in 1807; was a
* DR. LEMUEL W. PAGE settled at East Weare, and soon built up an extensive practice. He also manufactured a patent medicine that had a considerable notoriety and a large sale. This he exchanged for wild lands in northern New Hampshire, and those for the Manchester Museum, which proved a disastrous failure. Soon after this he removed from Weare to Massachusetts, where he lived the remainder of his life.
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physician at East Weare ; he 1 Joseph C. Emerson ; rem. to Ohio.
m. 1, Harriet Little, of New London; 2, Hannah J. Ab- bott, of Concord; he rem. to Chicopee Falls, Mass., in 1853, where he d. in 1857 ; he had five dau. and one son, Edgar T., a druggist at Chicopee Falls. (2), Lor- inda P., b. in Deering ; m.
5. Adoniram, b. 1791.
6. Jonathan, b. 1793.
7. Sally, b. 1796 ; m. John Wal- lace.
8. Phebe, b. 1799; d. 1800.
9. Hannah, b. 1801; d. 1843, unmd.
BENJAMIN PAIGE, EsQ., b. 1714, came from Kensington ; m. Mary Sanborn ; lived in the north-east corner of Weare. He was one of the judges of the court as then constituted; d. Dec. 16, 1782; his wife d. Oct. 21, 1796. Ch .: -
1. Benjamin, was a physician and school-teacher; lived in Weare a number of years, then rem. from town.
2. Jeremiah, lived on Sugar hill for a time; rem. to Canada ; had two sons, Gorham and
Benjamin, and perhaps others.
3. Betsey, m. Obadiah Eaton.
4. A daughter, m. Henry Arche- laus.
5. A daughter, m. James Hogg, of Dunbarton.
ALONZO F. PAIGE res. at Rockland ; m. Julia A. Thompson. One ch., Delia, b. 1874.
ROBERT PAIGE res. near Oil Mill village; m. Mrs. Lucina (Martin) George. No ch.
PARMETER.
AARON PARMETER, b. in Hillsborough (?), m. Sarah Colby and lived in the west part of the town. He d. May 1, 1885; his wife d. Aug. 21, 1885. No ch.
PEASLEE.
JOSEPH1 PEASLEE, and his wife, Mary, came from England in 1638; went to Newbury, Mass .; from thence to Colchester (now Salisbury) in 1641, and was one of the thirty-two landholders in Haverhill, Mass., in 1645. Colchester, in 1641, contained what is now Salisbury, Amesbury, Haverhill, and the most of Seabrook,
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Newton, Plaistow, and South Hampton, N. H. It was first settled by English emigrants in 1638, and was noted in its early settlement as the location where the General Court was held for that part of the new settlement on the Atlantic, between Salem, Mass., and Portsmouth, N. H.
The settlers at Salisbury, organized in accordance with their Pur- itan notions of church government, soon established what they termed a general court and a church, before whom all matters of interest should be tried. Church and state blended in order to bring and keep in subordination to the views of the church all who might take undue liberties among the settlers. Joseph Peaslee was noticed as early as 1642 as a townsman and landholder, and located near where the settlements commenced, being where the Eastern railroad passes through Salisbury at the present time, which was also the location of their courts and church.
Joseph, while he resided at East Salisbury, seemed to give church and state some trouble. He was noted as a man prone to neglect to attend church and contribute to the support of the gospel as they understood it, and otherwise conducted himself in a manner unbe- coming a good townsman, by his example in setting up religious meetings and services not in accordance with the established order, but detrimental to the same. This general court established by the settlers then decreed that the said Joseph should be fined five shil- lings every time he exhorted the people in the absence of a minister, and also should be fined five shillings every time he failed to attend the established church. This he neglected to do, but soon moved out of the immediate jurisdiction of the church, westerly of the Powow river, now Amesbury Mills, and set up, with a few associates, a little band of believers to hold meetings and preach, all of which seemed to increase the opposing power, and the church at East Sal- isbury soon decreed that the said Joseph and his associates should each and all pay a fine of five shillings each delinquent, every time any one failed to attend without sending a good excuse, and that the said Joseph should pay in addition a fine of five shillings every time he preached. He did not heed the mandate of the court, but continued to hold meetings and preach, and retired farther and far- ther back from the settlements westerly, and made a permanent set- tlement in Haverhill, or that part of Haverhill that was set off from Massachusetts when the state line was established with New Hamp- shire in 1741. That settlement was within the present limits of
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Newton, N. H. Here he established a homestead of two hundred acres, and continued to preach the same doctrines that George Fox and John Ap John were advocating in England and Wales, - doctrines that resulted in the formation of the Society of Friends in 1653.
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Joseph is often mentioned in the old records as a preacher and gifted brother, and was also a self-educated physician of much repute. He died in what is now Newton, N. H., Dec. 3, 1660, leaving as an in-$ heritance to his descendants many prominent traits of character, which as yet have not wholly disappeared. Ch. of Joseph and Mary Peaslee :-
1. Jane, m. John Davis in 1646.
2. Mary, m. Joseph Whittier.
3. Sarah, m. Thos. Barnard, Jr.
4. Elizabeth.
5. Joseph, Jr., b. 1646.++
JOSEPH2, JR., son of Joseph and Mary Peaslee, m. Ruth Barnard in 1673; was a physician ; settled in Haverhill, Mass .; held many town offices, and was much in public life. Ch .: -
1. Joseph, who had two sons, Joshua and Daniel.
2. Robert, b. 1677; his 1st wife was Alice; 2d, Ann. Ch .: Amos, Samuel (who m. Han- nah Purington in 1734), Ruth, Abigail and Alice. 3. John.+
4. Nathaniel, m. Judith Kimball; one of their dau., Susannah, m. Christopher Sargent, of Methuen, Mass., in 1729, and one of their sons, Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent, was chief justice of Massachusetts.
5. Ruth.
JOHN3, son of Joseph and Ruth ( Barnard ) Peaslee, m. Mary Martin in 1705. Ch. : -
1. Joseph, b. 1706.+
2. John, b. 1707.+
3. Mary.
4. Jacob, b. 1710; m. Huldah Brown in 1735.
5. Nathan, b. 1711; m. Lydia Gove in 1741.
6. Ruth.
7. Moses, b. 1714.+
8. Ebenezer, m. Lydia Weed in 1744.
JOSEPH4, son of John and Mary (Martin) Peaslee, m. Martha Hoag in 1729. Ch. :-
1. Nathaniel, b. May 27, 1731.++
2. John, b. 1735; m. Mary Hunt- ington ; they had ten daugh- ters, one of whom, Martha,
m. Ebenezer Breed, of Weare, in 1785.
3. Mary, b. 1736.
4. Ruth, b. 1739.
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5. Hannah, b. 1740.
6. Joseph, b. 1744.
7. Enoch, b. 1745.
8. Martha, b. 1748.
9. Stephen, b. 1750.
10. Benjamin, b. 1752.
11. Micajah, b. 1754.
NATHANIEL5, son of Joseph and Martha (Hoag) Peaslee, m. Mary Colby; came to Weare and settled on lot seventy-seven, range seven. Ch. :-
1. Jonathan, b. April 2, 1755.+
2. Mary, m. Moses Hunt; lived in Kingston.
3. Lydia, m. Thomas Putney.
4. Judith, m. Amos Johnson.
5. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 10, 1764.+
6. Abner, b. Feb. 17, 1769.++
7. Benjamin, b. Jan. 3, 1771 ; m. Esther, dau. of Silas Peaslee.
8. James, b. June 26, 1773.+
9. Sarah, b. Dec. 31, 1774; m. Nathaniel Folsom, of Hen- niker.
JONATHAN6, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Colby) Peaslee, m. Han- nah Hunt, of Kingston. Ch .:-
1. Stephen, b. 1778; d. unmd.
2. Jonathan, b. May, 1780; d. unmd.
3. Lydia, b. Aug. 4, 1782; m. Benjamin Muzzey.
4. Sarah, m. Benjamin Twiss; rem. to Warrensburg, N. Y.
5. Hannah, m. Ezekiel Morse, of Moultonborough.
6. Miriam, m. Jeremiah Twiss.
7. Abner.+
8. Nathaniel, b. 1792.+
ABNER7, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Hunt) Peaslee, m. Betsey Patch, and lived on lot seventy-seven, range seven. Ch .:-
1. Hannah, b. 1816; m. 1, Gil- man Muzzey; 2, Nathan Green; 3, Cyrus E. Wood. 2. Sarah, b. April 10, 1818; m. Josiah Dow.
3. Jonathan, b. 1823; m. Susan Muzzey; no ch.
4. Nathaniel.+
5. Almeda, m. Milton Gregg, of Deering ; rem. to Henniker.
6. George W., m. Ruth A., dau. of Jonathan and Susan (French) Peaslee; he d. 1861. Ch., Will and Nellie.
NATHANIEL8, son of Abner and Betsey (Patch) Peaslee, m. Janet Gove. He was a soldier in the 7th N. H. vols. Ch .: -
1. Josephine, d. young. 4. Bert.
2. Ida, m. Charles Glawson ; res. in Hillsborough.
5. Herman.
6. Mina.
3. Stella.
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NATHANIEL', son of Jonathan and Hannah (Hunt) Peaslee, m. Sally Patch. Ch. :-
1. Hannah, b. 1814; m. Isaac Morse, of Henniker.
2. Miriam, b. 1817; m. Phillips Sawyer.
3. Abigail, m. 1, David Folsom ; 2, George W. Carnes; she d. 1887.
4. Polly, b. 1824; m. Cyrus E. Wood.
5. Lydia, b. 1829; m. Moses W. Morse.
6. Nathaniel P., b. 1831; m. Be- thiah B. Chase. Ch .: (1), Lizzie, b. 1863. (2), Minnie, b. 1866. (3), Myra, b. 1870. (4), Harlan E., b. 1878.
7. Almira, m. Hoyt ; res. in Haverhill, Mass.
NATHANIEL6, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Colby) Peaslee, m. Ruth Osborne. Ch .:-
1. Samuel, b. 1791; m. Martha Carnes, of New Boston. Ch., Eliza Jane and Lydia Ann.
2. Lydia, b. 1792; m. James Carnes; lived in Vermont.
3. Patience, b.1794; m. Jonathan Chase, of Henniker.
4. Jonathan, b. 1796.+
5. Judith, b. 1797; d. March 25, 1885; unmd.
6. Ruth, b. 1798; m. Bar- rett, of Wilton. 4
7. Nathaniel, b. 1800; m. Phebe Muzzey.
8. Content, b. 1802; d. unmd.
JONATHAN7, son of Nathaniel and Ruth ( Osborne ) Peaslee, m. Susan French. Ch .: -
1. Francis, d. young.
2. Irene, m. Jonathan King, of Bennington.
3. Ruth A., m. 1, George W. Peaslee; 2, Nathaniel Chase, of Henniker.
4. Edwin N., m., and lives at
Hillsborough ; he was a mem- ber of the 14th N. H. vols.
5. Lorenzo D., b. 1840.
6. Judith, b. 1843.
7. Harvey F., b. 1845; m. Clara I. Morse. Ch .: (1), Carl- ton H., b. 1876. (2), Eugene H., b. 1881.
ABNER6, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Colby) Peaslee, m. Sarah Tewksbury ; lived on lot seventy-seven, range seven. Ch .:-
1. Hannah T., b. March 3, 1793; m. Samuel Collins.
2. Sally, b. 1795; d. unmd.
3. Stephen, b. Dec. 1796.++
4. Naomi, b. March 29, 1799 ; d. unmd.
5. Polly, b. March 19, 1801; d. . unmd.
6. Abner, b. 1804; d. young.
7. Samuel, b. April 21, 1806; d. 1826.
8. Jonathan, b. May 1, 1808; m. Phebe Hadlock; lived in Deering. Ch .: Augusta, Arvilla and Jane; all d. unmd.
9. Moody, d. young.
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STEPHEN7, son of Abner and Sarah (Tewksbury) Peaslee, m. 1, Lucetta Green, of Henniker; 2, Ann Morrison; 3, Lydia (Gregg) Stone, of Deering. Ch. by 1st wife :-
1. Polly, m. Hiram Colby. 2. Hannah C., m. Reuben A. Muzzey. JAMES6, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Colby) Peaslee, m. Mary Mckellips. Ch. : -
1. Lydia, b. April 15, 1796; d. Nov. 22, 1881, unmd.
2. James, b. Aug. 29, 1797; m. Elizabeth Alley; he d. Aug. 28, 1834. Ch .: (1), Abigail, m. Jonathan Alley. (2), Daniel A. (3), John.
3. Samuel, b. April 11, 1800 ; m. Betsey Collins; he d. 1858. Ch., Julia A. and Lydia.
4. David, b. Feb. 8, 1804.+
5. Mary, b. June 26, 1807; m. William Emery.
6. Ruth, b. June 29, 1810; m. George W. Saunders.
7. Nathaniel, b. July 12, 1812.++
8. Anna, b. Sept. 5, 1817; m. Jonathan Dow, of Hen- niker.
DAVID7, son of James and Mary (Mckellips) Peaslee, m. Nancy Cressey ; he d. March 21, 1860. Ch .: -
1. Helen M., d. unmd.
2. Alfred D., b. 1831; m. Louisa Stoning; he d. Sept. 4, 1876. No ch.
3. Harriet, m. Benjamin F.Lover- ing, of Deering.
4. Albert J., b. May 30, 1836 ;
m. Sarah B. Long, of New- port, in 1866. Ch .: (1), David H., b. 1868 ; d. 1877. (2), Fred L., b. 1869. (3), Ada S., b. 1872. He is a market gardener, and res. at Manchester.
NATHANIEL7, son of James and Mary ( Mckellips ) Peaslee, m. Mary Kirk, of Henniker ; he d. Dec. 23, 1880 ; his wife d. July 11, 1885. Ch .:-
1. Franklin H., b. Nov. 5, 1835; m. Asenath D. Smith; res. in Henniker. Ch .: (1), Ella F., m. G. Ed. Jones. (2), Howard, b. Aug. 1866 ; m. Belle Morrison.
2. Elvira A., b. Nov. 5, 1835; d. unmd.
3. Marilla E., b. Dec. 13, 1845; d. July 20, 1864.
4. Horace F., b. Oct. 24, 1849; m. Sylvia A. Stevens, of Deering. Ch .: (1), Nellie E. J., b. May 13, 1873. (2), Fred W., b. Feb. 26, 1876.
5. Ella M., b. Nov. 1, 1854; d. Oct. 31, 1855.
JOHN4, son of John and Mary (Martin) Peaslee, m. Lydia Ch .: -
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1. Sarah, b. May 11, 1734.
2. Timothy, b. Aug. 20, 1735.
3. John, b. Feb. 18, 1736.+
4. Ruth, b. Sept. 13, 1738.
5. Philip, b. Jan. 8, 1740.
6. Silas, b. Oct. 15, 1742; came
to Weare and lived for a time; rem. to Canada.
7. Mary, b. Oct. 2, 1744.
8. Paul, b. Jan. 15, 1746.
9. Simeon, b. Aug. 9, 1750.
10. Jedediah, b. May 26, 1757.
JOHN5, son of John and Lydia Peaslee, m. Susannah Huntington, of Amesbury, in 1763; he d. in 1797; his wife d. in 1823. Ch. :-
1. Abigail, m. Robert Johnson in 1788. 5. Micajah, m. Judith Choate.
2. Lydia, m. Johnson Paige.
3. Polly, m. Simon Ayers.
4. Elijah, m. Esther Bean.
6. John, b. 1774.+
JOHN6, son of John and Susannah (Huntington) Peaslee, m. Lucy Dow; he d. Oct. 24, 1831 ; his wife d. July 16, 1843. Ch .: -
1. Hannah E., b. Oct. 7, 1799; m. Oliver Barnard in 1817.
2. John, b. Nov. 3, 1801.+
3. Lucy D., b. Oct. 31, 1805; m. Hazen Colby in 1829; she d. in 1879.
4. Mary E., b. Aug. 6, 1807 ; m. Rodney Presby.
5. Susan C., b. May 14, 1811 ; m. Thomas Davis; she d. in 1832.
JOHNT, son of John and Lucy (Dow) Peaslee, m. 1, Polly Butler, who d. in 1835 ; 2, Anna S. Dearborn. He d. in 1856 ; his 2d wife d. in 1879. Ch. by 1st wife : -
1. Laura A., b. March 2, 1828; m. Theodore W. Pierce.
2. Julia E., b. May, 1831; d. Feb. 1832.
3. Aurilla E., b. Dec. 29, 1832; d. May 29, 1842.
Ch. by 2d wife :-
4. Susan C., b. June 27, 1840 ; m. George I. Gove.
5. Charles E., b. 1842; was a sol- dier in the 2d N. H. vols .; killed at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862.
6. Flora, b. April 27, 1847; d. April 22, 1867.
MOSES4, son of John and Mary (Martin) Peaslee, m. Mary, dau. of Jonathan and Mary ( Lancaster ) Gove, of Hampton, in 1741. Ch. :-
1. Jonathan, b. Oct. 23, 1743.+
2. Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1745; m. Doctor Duston, of Derry- field.
3. Moses, Jr., b. Nov. 26, 1747 ; m. Elizabeth Bartlett.
4. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 12, 1749.+ 5. John, b. Feb. 4, 1752.
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6. Patience, b. March 13, 1755; m. John Merrill.
7. Humphrey, b. April 13, 1757.+
8. Elizabeth, b. April 18, 1762; m. Ebenezer Huse; she d.,
and he m. Betsey Spear, and rem. to Hopkinton.
9. Anna, b. June 20, 1764 ; m. John French, of Kingston.
10. Obadiah, b. Aug. 12, 1767; m. Hannah Bartlett.
JONATHAN5, son of Moses and Mary ( Gove ) Peaslee, m. Sally Carr and settled in Weare in 1765; rem. to Canada in 1801. Ch. : -
1. Francis, b. 1767; m. Betsey Hogg, of Dunbarton ; he d. in Canada in 1803. Ch., b. in Weare: (1), James,* b. in 1792. (2), Sally.
2. Moses, m. 1, Lydia Evans ; 2,
Betsey Ayer. Ch. of 1st wife, b. in Weare, Moses and Lydia.
3. James .- +-
4. Sally, m. Abraham Channel; rem. to Canada.
JAMES6, son of Jonathan and Sally ( Carr ) Peaslee, m. Betsey Favor in 1797; rem. to Canada in 1825. Ch. :-
1. Jonathan, m. Electa Currier in 1822. Ch., b. in Weare, James and Electa.
2. John, m. Sally Chadwick in 1821. Ch., b. in Weare, George and Willis.
3. Sally.
4. James.
5. Betsey.
6. Moses.
7. Lavinia.
8. Nathan.
9. Israel, twin of above.
10. Jesse.
EBENEZER5,¿ son of Moses and Mary (Gove) Peaslee, m. Abigail, daughter of Israel and Mary (Johnson) Hodgdon, in 1780; settled in Weare in 1772. He d. Dec. 17, 1817; his wife d. June 28, 1844. Ch. :-
* After Francis moved to Canada, all of his family, except his wife, had the small-pox at the same time. Francis got up one night to fix the fire, and dropped dead beside his son James' bed ; this so frightened the boy that his disease struck in and settled in one arm, which was taken off at the shoulder joint the day he was eleven years old; this operation produced lock-jaw, and his teeth were knocked out to feed him. He eventually recovered, but was never able to move his jaws afterwards. He lived to be an active and successful business man, and frequently came to Weare.
+ EBENEZER PEASLEE came to Weare in 1772, with neither education nor money to aid him. He was constable and collector many years; was often on important town committees; became a large owner of real estate, and the most extensive farmer in town ; run a store, a hotel, a saw- and grist-mill and was a large employer of other men; but never kept any written accounts or made any mistake in his settlements. Always careful of his promises, but prompt to fulfill them, he was just as ready to compel others to fulfill theirs. Imagine a tall, broad-shouldered, coarse-featured man, riding on a spirited horse, seldom sitting in his saddle, but standing in the stirrups, invariably riding on a gallop, and leaning forward as he rode; wearing a broad-brimmed Quaker hat, turned up in front, hail fellow, well met, with every one, and you have a correct picture of Ebenezer Peaslee in 1795.
THE SOUTHERN - VIEW.
MARY (Johnson ) PEASLEE.
MOSES PEASLEE.
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1. Israel,* b. May 18, 1781; m. 1, Anna Austin, who d. Nov. 9, 1832; 2, Wid. Polly Pat- tee, of Goffstown, in 1833. He d. July 10, 1834. One ch., Abigail, b. Aug. 23, 1817 ; m. Moses A. Hodgdon. 2. Mary, b. Feb. 11, 1783 ; m. James Flanders ; settled in Hopkinton; he d. Nov. 11, 1828 ; she d. July 16, 1853. Ch .: (1), Betsey. (2), Eb- enezer, m. Mercy Holbrook; res. in Henniker. (3), Mary
Ann, m. William Straw; res. in Hopkinton.
3. Moses, b. Feb. 13, 1785.+
4. Obadiah, b. May 19, 1787 ; d. young.
5. Betsey, b. April 7, 1789; m. Daniel Breed, of Unity.
6. Nancy, b. April 19, 1792; m. 1, Dr. Samuel Peterson ; 2, Charles Chase ; she d. March 2, 1862.
7. Abigail, b. April 6, 1795 ; d. Aug. 3, 1873, unmd.
MOSES6,t son of Ebenezer and Abigail ( Hodgdon ) Peaslee, m. Mary, dau. of Robert and Abigail (Peaslee) Johnson. He d. Nov. 14, 1849; his wife d. Sept. 13, 1864. Ch .: -
1. Ebenezer, b. July 9, 1816.+ 3. Nancy, b. June 8, 1821; m. 2. Robert, b. March 11, 1818.+ Elijah F. Gove; she d. Nov. 22, 1853.
EBENEZER7,# son of Moses and Mary (Johnson) Peaslee, m. Rozille A. Huntoon, of Unity, in 1842. He d. Nov. 2, 1859. Ch. :-
1. Moses R., b. March 14, 1844.+
2. Mary Jane, b. June 18, 1845; m. Albert O. Vitty.
MOSES R.8,§ son of Ebenezer and Rozille (Huntoon) Peaslee, m. Luella H. Moore in 1874. Ch .: -
* ISRAEL PEASLEE was for years the leading business man of Weare; carrying on a large private business, and serving in various town offices. Seven large barns were annually filled with the products of his fertile fields, and their bounteous stores were emblematic of the generous manner in which he dealt with every man. He died in the prime of life, and in the midst of his usefulness, aged fifty-three.
t MOSES PEASLEE was reared under the most rigid of New England circumstances. On each winter morning he would set out before day-light, travel two miles and care for a stock of cattle, then two miles farther, and provide for anotlier stock, then still another mile to the old log school-house, where it was his boast that he always led his class in spelling. He afterwards attended Kingston Academy, and taught school in Weare and the neighboring towns for several years. For a few years he was in trade at East Weare, when he returned to the farm where he lived the remainder of his life. He was a man of strong character, respected by his townsmen, and often called by them to fill positions of trust and honor.
¿ EBENEZER PEASLEE carried on a large farm for several years, after which he was extensively engaged in lumber business. He took a prominent part in town affairs, and was for several years selectman and moderator. A man of strong convictions and independent actions, he had many staunch friends wherever he was known.
§ MOSES R. PEASLEE carries on the farm settled by his great-grandfather, Ebenezer Peaslee. He was one of the charter-members of Mount William lodge, I. O. O. F., has held every elective office in that society, and has been a district deputy grand master in the Grand lodge of New Hampshire. Mr. Peaslee has been prominent among the town politicians, and has filled for several years the offices of selectman and tax collector.
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1. Ebenezer F.,b. March 31, 1876. 3. Moses L., b. Oct. 9, 1881.
2. Rosa M., b. Jan. 23, 1879. 4. Frank H., b. Oct. 5, 1883.
ROBERT7 (see p. 663), son of Moses and Mary (Johnson) Peaslee, In. Persis B. Dodge, of New Boston, in 1846. Ch .:-
1. Emma F., b. Jan. 13, 1848; m. Allen L. French, of Man- chester, in 1880.
2. Ella M., b. Oct. 18, 1850; m. Charles J. Hadley, in 1879.
3. Sarah E., b. Aug. 2, 1852; d. Nov. 10, 1857.
4. Mary J., b. Sept. 9, 1854 ; m. Elton W. French, of Man- chester, in 1881. Ch .: (1), Edith M., b. Feb. 9, 1883. (2), Lucille G., b. Nov. 6, 1885.
5. Benjamin D. (see p. 632), b. April 18, 1857; m. Alice
M. Hammond, of Dunbar- ton, Feb. 11, 1880; she d. Oct. 23, 1887. One ch., Carl H., b. Jan. 7, 1881.
6. Charles H., b. Oct. 3, 1859 ; m. Caddie A. Chamberlin, of Dunbarton, in 1885; she d. Aug. 10, 1887.
7. Harland, b. Dec. 23, 1861 ; d. Jan. 24, 1862.
8. Fred, b. Oct. 16, 1862; d. Jan. 29, 1865.
9. Robert J.,* b. Sept. 23, 1864. 10. Arthur N., b. April 16, 1867.
HUMPHREY5, son of Moses and Mary (Gove) Peaslee, m. Phebe Dow, of Weare, and settled in Deering. Ch .:-
1. Keziah, m. Abraham Chase, of Henniker.
2. Mary, m. Dudley Chase, of Deering.
3. Jonathan, m. Sally Hook, of Deering.
4. Stephen, not m.
5. Nancy, d. young.
6. Abraham.
7. Humphrey, m. Abigail At- wood.
8. Obadiah.
9. Nancy.
10. Patience.
11. Phebe, m. Nathan W. Bailey ; res. in Manchester.
CALEB PEASLEE, son of James and Abigail Peaslee, was b. in Newton, Dec. 10, 1744; came to Weare about 1773, and m. Mary Gove. Ch .: -
1. Abigail, b. July 8, 1777; d. unmd.
2. Lydia, b. April 2, 1781; m. Andrew Woodbury.
* ROBERT JAMES PEASLEE was cducated in the common schools of Weare, at Cushing academy, Ashburnham, Mass., and at Arms academy, Shelburne Falls, Mass. He studied law with Charles J. Hadley, of Weare, Burnham & Brown, of Manchester, and graduated at the Boston University law school in 1886. He was one of the first scholars in his class, and made the best record of any student who ever attended that institution. In the spring of 1887 he took the census of Weare, and in the sum- mer following opened a law office in Manchester, where he is now in practice with flattering prospects of success.
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3. Sarah, b. Oct. 4, 1782; m. James Adams.
4. Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1784 ; m. David Nason.
5. Caleb, b. July 5, 1786; d. unmd.
6. James, b. March 16, 1788; m. Abigail Blake. Ch .: (1), Mary, m. Thomas Jewell. (2), Betsey, m. William Muzzey.
AMOS1 PEASLEE, son of James and Abigail Peaslee, b. in Newton, March 16, 1788; settled in Deering, and m. Anna Hadlock. One of his ch.,
JAMES2, m. Comfort Rowell, of Sutton, and lived in Deering.
DANIEL R.3, son of James and Comfort (Rowell) Peaslee, was b. in 1818; m. Rebecca Simons. He is a blacksmith; res. on the mountain at South Weare. Ch. :-
1. Elbridge, b. 1849; m. Minnie Gove. Ch .: Arthur, Ellie and Elmer.
2. Mary, b. 1853.
3. Dennis C., b. 1855; m. Mary F. Leash.
PERKINS.
JOSEPH1 PERKINS m. Mary Gove and lived at South Weare. Ch .:-
1. Benjamin, b. 1770; d. young.
2. Hannah, b. Sept. 30, 1772; d. unmd.
3. Benjamin, b. Nov. 12, 1774.+
4. Lydia, b. July 6, 1777; d. unmd.
5. Joseph, b. 1780; m. Betsey Richardson.
6. Enoch, b. 1784.
7. Shua, b. 1786; m. Daniel Martin.
BENJAMIN2, son of Joseph and Mary (Gove) Perkins, m. Ruth Worthen. Ch .: -
1. Mary, b. 1797; m. Hugh.| Crombie, of Chester, N. H.
2. Lydia, b. 1801; d. young.
3. Joseph,b. 1804 ; m .- Colby.
4. Enoch, b. Dec. 14, 1806.+
5. Ruth, b. March 21, 1808; m. 1, Andrew Philbrick; 2, Hills Welch.
ENOCH3, son of Benjamin and Ruth (Worthen) Perkins, m. Sarah Currier. Ch .: -
1. Jane, b. July 23, 1831; d. young.
2. Mary, b. Oct. 22, 1832; d. young.
3. Sarah, b. Sept. 12, 1839; d. young.
4. Squires, b. March 13, 1841; d. young.
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5. Millie, b. Jan. 29, 1843. 7. Charles, b. March 26, 1849.
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