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I. JENNETTE A., b. Dec. 19, 1853, m. Sept. 28, 1879, Tarrant M. Beale of Boston, Mass.
Child by second wife : -
2. EFFIE A., b. Nov. 23, 1868, m. Oct. 2, 1890, Starr B. Cen- ter of Wilton. Children: Carroll H., Lesley N.
HOLT.
JOHN FLETCHER HOLT, son of Benjamin Holt; born Nov. 12,
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1807 ; married Nov. 27, 1834, Abigail, daughter of Andrew and Rebecca (Cram) Harwood of Lyndeborough. She was b. June 20, 1805 ; died Nov. 24, 1869. He died April 17, 1883. He was one of the board of selectmen for several years and held other town office. He owned and lived on the farm where Emery Holt now lives. Children, all born in Lyndebor- ough : -
I. BENJAMIN F., +
2. REBECCA, b. Dec. 25, 1839, d. Jan. 4, 1840.
3. JOHN F., b. April 17, 1842, d. May 10, 1842.
BENJAMIN F. HOLT, son of John F. and Rebecca (Harwood) Holt; born Nov. 7, 1837; married Sept. 18, 1862, M. Gertrude, daughter of Luke A. and Mary (Holt) Lucas. She was born Feb. 5, 1842. He died May 12, 1889. Child : -
I. FLORA MAY.
HOLT.
ISRAEL PORTER HOLT, born Jan; 27, 1821 ; married Phebe E. She was born Nov. 18, 1814; died April 22, 1880. He died Oct. 29, 1883. Israel Porter Holt, Persons S. Holt, Charles H. Holt and David Kendall Holt were brothers. Children : -
I. MARTHA J., b. April 16, 1849, m. June 6, 1878, Francis A. Osborn of Cambridgeport, Mass.
2. ISRAEL H., b. June 15, 1850, m. March 31, 1874, Eva L. Freeman of Wilton.
3. EMER F., b. Oct. 23, 1851, d. Nov. 25, 1851.
4. GEORGIANNA F., b. Jan. 13, 1853, m. Sept. 25, 1873, Charles P. Wheeler of Amherst.
5. ELLA M., b. Oct. 21, 1854.
PERSONS S. HOLT. No record was returned of the dates of the births and deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Persons S. Holt, except the date of Mrs. Holt's death, Sept. 18, 1869. Children : -
I. MARY A., b. Aug. 15, 1844, m. Owen Varley of Wilton, d. Sept. 7, 1869.
2. CATHERINE B., b. Aug. 13, 1847, m. Lawrence Dillon of Lawrence, Mass.
3. HATTIE S., b. Feb. 19, 1851, d. July 31, 1868.
4. SARAH F., b. Oct. 11, 1852, m. Henry J. Pickett of Water- bury, d. May 13, 1888.
5. SUMNER A., b. May 19, 1861, m. Nov. 9, 1882, Ella J. Chapman of Waterbury.
CHARLES H. HOLT, born in Watertown, Mass .; married first, Oct. II, 1836, Anna, daughter of Oliver and Anna (Pierce) Perham. She was born May 20, 1812 ; died Jan. 3, 1873. He married second, Hannah J., daughter of Brackley and Sarah (Butterfield) Rose. She was born May
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31, 1827. He died Jan. 27, 1888. He was a farmer and nursery man, and owned a large farm in Perham Corner, now occupied by his son William P. He was selectman for many years and was influential in town affairs. Child by first wife : -
I. WILLIAM P., +
WILLIAM P. HOLT, son of Charles H. and Anna (Perham) Holt ; born Oct. 7, 1840; married Sept. 19, 1881, Mary E. Woodbury of New Boston. She was born April 14, 1844. Children : -
I. AUSTIN, b. May 3, 1886.
2. OLIVER, b. Aug. 14, 1887.
HOLT.
ELI HOLT and Personela, his wife, lived for a time on the Lucas place. It is presumed they came to Lyndeborough from Temple, as the two older children are recorded as born there. Children, all but two born at Lyndeborough : -
I. MARY, b. at Temple May 20, 1814.
2. HARRIET A., b. at Temple Oct. 20, 1815.
3. ADALINE M., b. April 12, 1817.
4. PAMELIA, b. Feb. 18, 1819.
5. SARAH J., b. Feb. 14, 1821.
6. HANNAH, b. June 3, 1822.
7. CLARISSA, b. Feb. 19, 1824, d. March 8, 1824.
8. GEORGE, b. Sept. 12, 1825.
9. PHEBE L., b. Oct. 20, 1827.
IO. HARRIET O., b. Aug. 16, 1829.
II. JOANNA, b. Aug. 23, 1831.
12. ANSTIS, b. Dec. 9, 1833.
HOLT.
STEPHEN DEXTER HOLT, son of Stephen C. and Mary (Cragin) Holt; born at Andover, Mass., July 22, 1822; married Nov. 29, 1849, Joanna, daughter of Franklin and Mary (Spaulding) Hadley. She was born June 20, 1831. He died April 25, 1876. He lived at one time on the Harwood place, and earlier on the French place, north of Badger Pond. He came to Lyndeborough from Francestown in 1859. He was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.) His widow resides in Mont Vernon. Children : -
I. CHARLES D., b. in Francestown, Jan. 25, 1851, d. in Mont Vernon, Oct. 4, 1881.
2. FRANCES A., b. March 17, 1854.
3. and 4. AUGUSTUS and AUGUSTINE (twins), b. Aug. 14, 1856. Both d. Nov. 28, 1856.
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5. GEORGE F., b. in Lyndeborough, Aug. 6, 1859, res. in Mont Vernon.
HOUSTON.
The Houstons were a prominent and influential family in the early history of the town. But few records can be obtained and the family is extinct in Lyndeborough. Samuel Houston was evidently the first of the name to come to Lyndeborough. He settled in the northwest part of the town. The site is now marked by an ancient growth of Lombardy poplars. He was born Feb. 29, 1945, and died May 23, 1824. The family were earnest supporters of the Congregational Church, and both Samuel and his son John were deacons. He was selectman one or more terms. About the year 1840, the whole family removed to Denmark, Iowa, where their descendants now reside. In the town records is the record of the birth of Samuel, son of Dea. Samuel and Rachel Houston. It would seem that he was married twice and perhaps three times, for after the death of Rachel Houston the rest of the children are recorded as sons and daughters of Samuel Houston and Mary, his wife. Rachel Houston died Nov. 19, 1775. There is a record of the marriage of Samuel Houston and Hannah Woodward of Francestown, April 1, 1817. She was probably a daughter of Ephraim Woodward of Lyndeborough. Children of Dea. Samuel Houston and Rachel, his wife : -
I. SAMUEL, b. May 28, 1771.
2. JOSEPH, b. Oct. II, 1775.
Children of Dea. Samuel Houston and Mary, his wife : -
3. CALEB, +
4. RACHEL, b. Oct. 22, 1779, m. Eleazer Woodward. (See Woodward gen.)
5. SARAH, b. Sept. 11, 1781, d. July 10, 1785.
6. LEVI, b. July 9, 1783, d. June 29, 1785.
7. IRA, +
8. JOHN, +
CALEB HOUSTON, son of Samuel and Mary Houston, born Jan. 24, 1778 ; married Nancy -. She died Aug. 7, 1807. Children recorded as born in Lyndeborough : -
I. NANCY H., b. Nov. 3, 1804.
2. RODNEY, b. Dec. 29, 1805.
3. GEORGE L., b. Aug. 3, 1807.
IRA HOUSTON, son of Dea. Samuel and Mary Houston, born June 9, 1785; married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Rand) Epps. She was born April 3, 1791 ; died May 9, 1873. He died Feb. 6, 1872. Children recorded as born in Lyndeborough :-
I. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 21, 1811, m. Jason Wilson. She d. Aug. 11, 1881.
2. MARY, b. July 21, 1813, d. May 30, 1816.
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3. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 11, 1815, m. June, 1848, Catharine Hornby.
4. MARY, b. March 5, 1818, m. Nov. 3, 1842, Francis Blake.
5. HANNAH, b. March 28, 1820, m. Sept. 9, 1840, Wm. Davis. She d. Oct. 9, 1840.
6. RACHEL, b. July 27, 1822. m. June, 1847, James Hornby.
7. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 26, 1824, d. Sept. 11, 1826.
8. IRA, b. May II, 1826, m. October, 1856, Olivia P. Porter. He d. May 17, 1889.
9. ANN, b. June 15, 1828, m. November, 1849, Gustavus B. Bracket. She d. March 17, 1886.
IO. RWOENA, b. Nov. 11, 1831, m. May, 1858, Ebenezer T. Leverett.
II. OLIVE, (Twin), b. April 6, 1834, d. Oct. 6, 1834.
12. SARAH, (Twin), b. April 6, 1834, d. Sept. 17, 1834.
DEA. JOHN HOUSTON, son of Samuel and Mary Houston, b. June 5, 1787 ; married Zervia Field of Amherst. She was born Nov. 1, 1784. He died Feb. 26, 1856. Children : -
I. ALBERT F., b. Jan, 15, 1812, d. Sept. 25, 1835.
2. LAURA, b. Aug. 12, 1813, m. William Davis. She d. Oct. 13, 1887.
3. ABIGAIL, b. April 2, 1815, d. Jan. 31, 1879, m. George Shedd.
4. SARAH, b. July 13, 1821, m. E. Warren Henderson.
5. ZERVIA, m. Peter B. Bell, d. May 31, 1874.
5. JOHN JR., b. Dec. 15, 1823, m. Maria Sturgis.
7, JOSEPH, b. Sept. 13, 1826, m. Sarah L. Bell.
8. MARY J., b. May 28, 1829, m. Joseph E. Ingalls. She d. Jan. 7, 1881.
HOWARD.
SILAS HOWARD came to Lyndeborough soon after the close of the Revolutionary War and settled in the southeast part of the town. He was a soldier in the Continental Army and drew a pension in his later years. He came to Lyndeborough from Westford, Mass. Nothing but a cellar hole marks the spot where he lived. He married Rebecca Reed, probably of Westford, Mass. He died in 1840, aged 80 years. They had nine children, of whom the records are very imperfect. Children : -
I. SILAS JR.,
2. SAMUEL. +
3. JACOB, b. March 3, 1795, mn. Oct. 10, 1824, Rachel, dau. of Isaac and Olive (Hopkins) Blanchard of Milford. Res. in Milford and d. there, May 5, 1873.
4. JOSEPH,
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5. JOHN,
6. BENJAMIN,
7. MARTHA, m. Samuel Hutchinson.
8. ABIGAIL, m. - Blanchard.
9. RACHEL, m. Allen Dodge of Mt. Vernon.
SAMUEL HOWARD. Samuel, John and Benjamin, sons of Silas and Rebecca (Reed) Howard, were soldiers in the War of 1812, and Samuel was the only one of the three that lived to return. He served three years and four months and was honorably discharged with the rank of lieutenant. He was born in Lyndeborough in 1789, and died in Milford, June 26, 1861 ; married first, June II, 1821, Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Harkness) Burns. She was born in Milford in 1781 ; died in Lyndeborough, Oct. 7, 1821 ; second, Oct. 28, 1824, Sally A., daughter of Ezekiel and Sally (Clark) Ames, born March 15, 1802 ; died Dec. 28, 1868. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. WILLIAM WELLS, +
2. ALBERT L., +
3. SARAH A., b. July 19, 1830, m. first, Lemuel Davis ; second, Charles O. Davis. She d. March 22, 1866.
4. MARIA T., b. July 24, 1832. Res. in Milford.
5. SYBIL F., b. Nov. 1I, 1834, m. Levi H., son of David K. and Alice (Harwood) Holt, June 6, 1860. Res. in Milford.
6. SAMUEL A., b. Sept. 27, 1836, d. Dec. 11, 1899, m. Oct. 20, 1862, Mary F., dau. of Silas and Clara (Lyon) Dale of Roxbury, Mass.
WILLIAM WELLS HOWARD, son of Samuel A. and Sally A. (Ames) Howard, born Oct. 18, 1826; married Nov. 28, 1850, Mary Ann, daughter of Rufus and Ann (Blanchard) Crosby, born in Milford, June 24, 1825. Mr. Howard filled many positions of trust while a citizen of Lyndebor- ough, and was highly respected by all who knew him. He was selectman five years and was closely identified with the best interests of the town. His farm was "set off " into Milford in the sixties and that town has honored him with the highest offices it could give. Children, all born in Lyndeborough but eldest : -
I. MARIETTA A., b. in Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 3, 1851, d. in Lyndeborough, Jan. 24, 1852.
2. ALONZO W., b. June 28, 1853, m. Nov. 1, 1893, Sadie J., dau. of James C. and Mary A. (Hodsdon) Moore. Chil- dren : Clarence W., Helen M.
3. WILLIAM R., b. Jan. 16, 1857, m. Feb. 3, 1881, Lizzie R., dau. of James W. and Rebecca S. (Crosby) Anderson of Milford. Child : - Wells A.
ALBERT L. HOWARD, son of Samuel and Sally A. (Ames) Howard ; born in Lyndeborough, Oct. 23, 1828; married first, Feb. 1, 1852, Sarah
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A., daughter of James W. and Esther C. (Cash) Norcross of Newton, Mass. She was born July 5, 1830; died May 1, 1896. He married second, Oct. 22, 1897, Sarah M., daughter of Josiah M. and Maria (Cash) Parker of Amherst. Children, born in Lyndeborough : -
I. EMMA F., b. May 4, 1854, d. Nov. 27, 1864.
2. ALBERT C., b. Oct. 2, 1856, m. Oct. 7, 1885, Stella M., dau. of Jason L. and Frances E. (Brown) Coffin of Athol, Mass. Child : Lillian R.
3. ANNA E., b. Oct. 13, 1863, m. Oct. 13, 1885, Nathan F. Brown of Milford.
4. LAURA F., b. Dec. 12, 1866, m. April 10, 1890, William L. Carr of Hillsborough.
HUTCHINSON.
EBENEZER HUTCHINSON, son of Nathaniel and Katherine Hutch- inson; born in Saugus, Mass., Aug. 28, 1764; married Thamazan Griffin Dec. 2, 1784. She was born on Cape Ann, Mass., Oct. 3, 1760; died in 1856. He built a log house on the farm now owned by John H. Good- rich, and lived there until 1833, when he removed to Hancock, N. H., thence to St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he died Feb. 5, 1854. To them were born eleven children, all but one in the log house at North Lyndebor- ough : -
I. SARAH, b. June, 1785.
2. EBENEZER, b. Dec. 25, 1787, m. Betsey Carter, d. Oct. 9, 1855.
3. Lucy, b. Oct., 1789, d. March, 1843.
4. BENJAMIN, b. March, 1792.
5. REV. WILLIAM, b. April 4, 1794, d. April, 1842.
6. DANIEL, b. Oct., 1796.
7. BRYANT, b. March, 1799.
8. SUSANNA, b. Sept., 1800.
9. JOSEPH, b. July, 1803, m. Esther Ide, d. Sept., 1847.
IO. HARRIET O., m. Nehemiah Rand. (See Rand gen.)
II. ARNOLD B., b. April 17, 1808, m. Martha Holt, June, 10, 1835, d. July 30, 1888.
HUTCHINSON.
CHARLES LE ROY HUTCHINSON; born in Milford, Feb. 18, 1837; died Dec. 30, 1889 ; married Aug. 19, 1865, Mary R. Davis of Milford. She was born Jan. 23, 1841. He was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.) Resided in Perham Corner. Children : -
I. JOSIE R., b. in Wilton, Nov. 19, 1866.
2. OSCAR L., born in Milford, July 4, 1868, m. first, March 5, 1890, Anabelle S., dau. of Granville S. and Harriet (Whit-
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temore) Hill. She was b. Feb. 22, 1866, d. March 8, 1891 ; m. second, Dec. 31, 1898, Nellie M., dau. of Gorham G. and Melinda (Thomas) Jones. She was b. June 9, 1869, res. in North Grafton, Mass.
3. MORTON F., b. in Milford, March 27, 1870.
4. GEORGE T., b. in Milford, April 23, 1872.
5. HARRY E., b. in Lyndeborough May 18, 1874, m. Nov. 26, 1901, Elsie B., dau. of Eli J. and Elsie (Daniels) Curtis, b. Dec. 18, 1878.
6. SAMUEL T., b. in Lyndeborough, Oct. 10, 1876.
7. ROMA B., b. in Lyndeborough, Oct. 3, 1886.
JAQUITH.
CYRUS JAQUITH, son of Ebenezer and Ruth (Wright) Jaquith ; born Aug. 15, 1815; married first, Arissa, daughter of John and Lydia (Dodge) Sleeper of Francestown, Nov. 6, 1839; married second, Mrs. Cynthia S. Woodward of Lyndeborough. He removed to Lowell, Mass., where he died March 9, 1896. Children, all by first wife, and born in Milford : -
I. JOHN M., b. Oct. 18, 1840.
2. HARRIET O., b. Sept. 6, 1842, m. July 6, 1874, Charles W. Norris of Lowell, Mass., res. in Lowell.
3. CYRUS E., b, June 5, 1845.
JENSON.
LORENZ P. JENSON, b. Sept. 12, 1846, in Germany, married Annette A. Worman of Sweden, Aug. 13, 1871. She was born June II, 1851. He lived in South Lyndeborough a few years and removed to California. He was a carpenter and boat builder. Children : -
I. CAROLINE E., b. in Boston May 19, 1872, d. March 18, 1889.
2. ANNETTE H., b. in Boston, Dec. 24, 1873, d. Nov. 25, 1890.
3. CLARA C., b. in Boston Dec. 13, 1875.
4. ANNA M., b. in Lyndeborough Nov. 11, 1877.
5. ALEXANDER, b. in Lyndeborough Jan. 6, 1881, d. Feb. 16, 1881.
6. ALFRED, b. in Lyndeborough, June 20, 1882.
7. CHESTER L., born in Lyndeborough Sept. 19, 1885.
JOHNSON.
JOHN JOHNSON. But little can be learned of the Johnson family, from which Johnson's Corner takes its name. The family has been ex- tinct in town for many years, and the writer has been unable to locate any of the descendants. John Johnson and his wife Mary came to
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Lyndeborough from Lynnfield, Mass., and settled on land now the prop- erty of Aaron Russell. With him came his sons Adam and James. James settled on the lot west of his father's land, where W. H. Bowen lives, and Adam on the land where Willis Perham formerly lived. Chil- dren born in Lyndeborough : -
I. OSGOOD, b. May 23, 1772, m. Betsey -. Child, born in Lyndeborough : Betsey, b. Feb. 22, 1797.
2. DAVID, b. Aug. 16, 1774.
3. HANNAH, b. Feb. 18, 1777.
ADAM JOHNSON, the eldest son, married Abigail, daughter of Jere- miah and Eunice (Taylor) Carleton. They had seven children, viz., Lydia, John, Adam, Betty, Hannah, Mary and Lucy. These were all bap- tized Aug. 6, 1769. He was a soldier in the Continental Army, and died or was killed while in the service. He was probably born at Reading, Mass. His widow married Ensign David Putnam.
JAMES JOHNSON and Hannah, his wife, had three children : -
I. JAMES, b. in Falmouth, Mass.
2. JASPER, b. in Lyndeborough.
3. JOHN, b. Aug. 24, 1758, in Lyndeborough.
John, James and Adam Johnson were grantees of the town. For the Revolutionary War record of the Johnson family see Chap. VII.
JOHNSON.
FRANCIS D. JOHNSON came to Lyndeborough from Allenstown, N. H., in 1826. He was born May 9, 1793; died Feb. 4, 1879; married Mehitable, daughter of Elisha and Betsey (Bartlett) Haynes of Epsom. She was born Jan. 22, 1800, and died Aug. 31, 1859. Children, six born in Lyndeborough : -
I. JOSEPH A., +
I. ISAAC A., b. May 9, 1822. Rem. to Massachusetts.
3. WATERMAN B., b. March 29, 1825, d. Oct. 15, 1856.
4. SARAH E., b. Nov. 15, 1827, m. William H. Haynes of New London and removed to Wisconsin.
5. FRANCIS D., b. May 3, 1830.
6. JOHN D., b. March 4, 1833. Rem. to Dakota.
7. CHARLES H., b. March 6, 1836. Rem. to Michigan.
8. CHRISTIANNA, b. Dec. 25, 1838, d. Aug. 26, 1860.
9. FREEMAN G., b. Aug. 3, 1842. Rem. to Michigan.
JOSEPH A. JOHNSON, son of Francis D. and Mehitable (Haynes) Johnson, born Dec. 2, 1819; married Mary L., daughter of Jotham and Lucinda (Sargent) Stephenson, Nov. 16, 1848. She was born March 12, 1830. He has been elected to many offices of trust in the town, and has always taken great interest in its material welfare. He has been justice of the peace for thirty years, and has that integrity of character which
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wins the confidence of the community in which he lives. In his younger days he took great interest in military matters and is the only surviving commander of the 7th Co. of the 22d Regiment of infantry, popularly known as the " Slam-bang" Co. He resides in South Lyndeborough village. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
1. EMMA E., b. Oct. 14, 1850, m. Jacob Smith. (See Smith gen.)
2. IDA B., b. July 4, 1859, m. Frank J. Bishop." (See Bishop gen. )
3. INA E., b. March 24, 1854, m. Charles E. Dollaway of Mincer, Ind., November, 1875.
JONES.
The Jones family of Lyndeborough is of Welsh origin, descendants of Nathaniel and Rachel (Bradford) Jones, who came with a Welsh colony and settled, probably in Gloucester, Mass. But they are on record in Ipswich, Mass., in 1704. That year Nathaniel married Rachel Bradford. They had six children of record. William, the second son, settled in Ipswich, where he acquired considerable wealth. He was a " felt maker " and made the three-cornered felt hats then in fashion. He was converted under the preaching of the celebrated Whitefield, and often entertained that great divine at his home in Ipswich. He was very devout and was often called Whitefield's "New Light." He always dressed with scrupu- lous care, in velvet coat and knee breeches, silver shoe and knee buckles, and always carried a gold-headed cane. By endorsing the paper of a friend, who proved to be a rogue, he lost most of his wealth, and was limited in means in his old age. He was born Oct. 31, 1707; married Joanna Lord, Oct. 13, 1728. He died November, 1782. They had 15 children.
DR. BENJAMIN JONES was the fourteenth child of William and Joanna (Lord) Jones, and was the first of that name to come to Lynde- borough. He was born in Ipswich, Mass., Oct. 18, 1751; inarried Eliza- beth Cleaves of Ipswich, Mass. She was born Oct. 20, 1752; died June 6, 1819. He died Jan. 12, 1819. He was a physician and a very skilful surgeon, and was the first M. D. to come to Lyndeborough. He came Dec. 18, 1772, and settled where H. H. Joslin now lives, but some time after built the brick house where George Spalding now lives and re- moved there. He had a large practice and took great interest in the wel- fare of the town and of the church. He was a man of great influence in the community, and in connection with his extensive medical practice, he carried on his large farm, hiring much of the labor. He was town treasurer, 1792-95, and again in 1805. He died very suddenly of heart disease. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. BENJAMIN, ++
2. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 18, 1776, m. Nehemiah Boutwell.
3. JOANNA, b. Jan. 27, 1779, m. James Crombie. Rem. to Francestown.
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4. MARY C., b. Jan. 20, 1781, m. - Cleaves.
5. HULDAH, b. March 26, 1783, m. Royal Tupper.
6. JOSEPH, +
7. NATHANIEL, b. June 22, 1787, d. Oct. 17, 1811.
8. WILLIAM, +
9. SARAH, b. March 5, 1792, d. March 31, 1795.
IO. NATHAN, b. April 25, 1794. Was a physician and prac- ticed his profession in Lyndeborough from 1828 until 1834, when he removed to Wenham, Mass. He died March II, 1860. He lived where Herman A. Walker now lives. He sold this place and his practice to Dr. Israel Herrick.
BENJAMIN JONES, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cleaves) Jones, born May 18, 1774; married Dec. 13, 1797, Chloe Farrington of Lynde- borough. She was born May 25, 1772 ; died Sept. 4, 1830. He died Feb. 20, 1846. Children : -
I. SARAH, b. Dec. 21, 1798, m. Peter Clark. (See Clark gen.)
2. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 7, 1800, m. Joseph Woodward, d. June 1, 1836.
3. SAMUEL, +
4. ABIGAIL, b. August, 1804, m. Charles Parker. (See Parker gen.)
5. JOANNA, b. Nov. 27, 1806, m. Thorpe Fisher and removed to Salem, Mass., d. Oct. 4, 1855.
6. BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 26. 1808. Rem. to Iowa, d. in 1880.
7. NATHANIEL, ++
SAMUEL JONES, son of Benjamin and Chloe (Farrington) Jones, born July 21, 1802 ; married first, April 10, 1828, Olive, daughter of Wil- liam and Sarah (Barron) Clark. She was born Aug. 5, 1805 ; died Dec. 17, 1841; second, April 8, 1848, Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Sally (Clark) Goodrich. She was born Nov. 24, 1805; died Jan. 9, 1869. He died July 23, 1868. He was a very influential citizen of the town and at one time or another was honored by about all the offices the town could bestow. He was very popular with all, but especially with the young. "Uncle Sam" was the friend and comrade of every boy and girl with whom he became acquainted. Always genial, always merry and kind and sympathetic with all, to meet with him was a pleasure.
He and his son, Clark B., were digging in the sandbank near Badger Pond when they unearthed several skeletons of Indians buried there. Clark Jones, says his brother, William A., presented the most complete one to Francestown Academy, where he was a pupil at the time. Mr. Jones died very suddenly one evening while milking the cows. Children by first wife : -
I. WILLIAM A., +
1
Junky yours n. Agomes
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2. CHLOE A., b. Feb. 27, 1831, m. William J. Herrick. (See Herrick gen.)
3. CLARK B., +
4. GEORGE T., + By second wife : -
5. SARAH O., b. Feb. 18, 1846, m. James O. Fiske. (See Fiske gen.)
DR. WILLIAM A. JONES, son of Samuel and Olive (Clark) Jones ; born Jan. 19, 1829 ; married Feb. 28, 1855, Harriet J., daughter of Moses and Nancy A. (Haley) Chenery. She was born Oct. 12, 1834; died March 10, 1897. He died Dec. 18, 1880. He was educated at Frances- town Academy and in the schools of Lyndeborough. He graduated from the Western College of Homeopathy at Cleveland, O., in 1854. He com- menced the practice of medicine in Wilton, and was a resident of that town for a few years after his marriage. Then he came to Lyndebor- ough. He had the qualifications for a good physician, and was success- ful from the start. When Dr. Herrick retired he had most of the prac- tice in this and adjoining towns, and he was the last resident physician of Lyndeborough. He took a lively interest in the business affairs of the town and in its social welfare, and was one of the promoters of the Franklin Library. His wife was a woman of much refinement, and was very helpful in the social affairs of the town.
Dr. Jones was superintendent of schools for some years, representative to the General Court in 1871, town clerk seven years and justice of the peace twenty years ; was vice-president of the N. H. Medical Society and a member from its beginning. He was the enrolling officer of Lynde- borough during the War of the Rebellion. When he removed to Wilton, in 1871, he leased the Whiting house for three years. He retired from practice in 1880. Children : -
I. MINA O., b. Oct. 5, 1856, in Wilton, m. Oct. 5, 1881, Charles N. Grey of Wilton. He d. Sept. 10, 1889 ; m. second, March 18, 1896, Amos A. Wyman of Hillsborough, res. at Hillsborough Bridge. Child : Lena.
2. MYRTA M., b. June 7, 1859, m. April 26, 1899, Hadley F. Higgins of Manchester, res. in Dorchester, Mass.
3. LULIE C., b. July 31, 1861, m. Oct. 31, 1885, Charles A. Burns of Wilton. She d. Aug. 26, 1896.
CLARK B. JONES, son of Samuel and Olive (Clark) Jones; born Feb. 28, 1834 ; married May 20, 1857, Miriam M. Holt, daughter of David and Bethiah (Wilson) Holt of Lyndeborough. She was born March 2, 1835. Resides at Maplewood, Mass. Children : -
I. FRANK W., b. Feb. 28, 1858, m. Nov. 21, 1888, Lucy M. Simmons of Brewer, Me.
2. HARRY E., b. Dec. 25, 1859.
3. FRED C., b. Aug. 12, 1867.
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GEORGE T. JONES, son of Samuel and Olive (Clark) Jones, born Nov. 30, 1840; married Feb. 4, 1868, Josephine H. Farwell of Milford ; was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.) Children : -
I. A daughter, b. May 1, 1869, d. May 1, 1869.
2. KATIE S., b. May 31, 1878.
NATHANIEL JONES, son of Benjamin and Chloe (Farrington ) Jones ; born Nov. 15, 1811 ; married May 28, 1841, Ann P. Perkins of Alfred, Me. She was born Jan. 28, 1815; died in Marlborough, Mass., Jan. 21, 1865. He died in Natick, Mass., Dec. 28, 1878. He lived for a number of years where Herman A. Walker now lives. He removed to Marlboro, Mass., and lived there a short time when he removed to Natick, Mass., where he died. Children : -
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