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The first two children of Benjamin Cram were by his first wife, daugh- ter of his nearest neighbor in Lyndeborough. When a young man he used to drive a double ox-team from Lyndeborough to Boston to sell the produce of the farm, and winters he lived in Boston, for the better opportunities to earn money. His first wife died in Boston, where he also met his second wife, Polly Vose, daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah ( Holmes) Vose. Children born at Lyndeborough : -
I. ABIJAH, b, December, 1800, killed by falling at a mill rais- ing in Troupsbury, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1826.
2. SARAH, b. June 12, 1804, m. Oct. 16, 1828, Thomas Whit- ing, b. at Lyndeborough, April 30, 1802, d. at Jasper, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1878. Children, all born at Jasper, N. Y .: - I. Sarah, b. Aug. 7, 1829, m. William Schenck, Dec. 25, 1849, res. at Jasper ; 2. Austis, b. March 28, 1832, res. at Jasper, d. March 12, 1855 ; 3. Oliver, b. Dec. 28, 1834, m. Martha A. Prentice, Dec. 19, 1858, res. at Jasper, N. Y .; 4. Benjamin, b. July 25, 1838, d. Feb. 11, 1850, res. Jasper ; 5. Harvey, b. May 24, 1841, d. Jan. 26, 1852, res. at Jasper ; 6. Cynthia, b. Nov. 8, 1844.
3. HANNAH V., b. Feb. 11, 1807, m. Oct. 19, 1831, Alonzo Draper. She d. Jan. 29, 1892.
4. MARY, b. Sept. 11, 1810, d. June 17, 1833.
5. LUKE, b. July 25, 1812, d. March 18, 1879, at Fitchburg, Mass., m. Nov. 29, 1840, Sarah A, Preston.
6. DANIEL, +
7. HIRAM, b. Nov. 3, 1818, d. March 2, 1854, at Yuba Co., Cal.
8. BENJAMIN H., b. March 19, 1820, m. Elizabeth Bradbury Leighton, Oct. 17, 1842.
9. JEREMIAH, b. April 11, 1822, d. Sept. 21, 1844.
DANIEL CRAM, son of Benjamin and Polly (Vose) Cram; born in Lyndeborough, Jan. 8, 1815 ; died in Boston, Mass., Jan. 10, 1898 ; occupa- tion, contractor. He married Feb. 22, 1841, Mary Ann MacNulty, born in Northumberland, Eng., June 2, 1817; died in Boston, Mass., Nov. I, 1898. He was educated in the village school. At an early age he was compelled to work, and at fifteen did a man's work in a brick yard. At the age of twenty he was a foreman in charge of railroad construction. When the Boston & Albany R.R. was in course of construction over the Berkshire hills, he had charge of some of the work. He was one of the pioneer contractors of Massachusetts, having built reservoirs, dams, sea- walls, wharves and railroad work in and around Boston. He also went
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up into New York state in the '50's and built a railroad. In 1850 he had the "gold fever," and crossed the isthmus of Panama to California, where he erected the first crushing machine put up in that country, for the Fremont Mining Co. He also had very valuable claims, but had to sell them for a small price and come away, being sick with the fever so prev- alent in those days in California.
During the Rebellion he was one of a firm which had a large govern- ment contract to supply certain regiments with beef. In 1876 he went to Canada, having a large contract on the celebrated Welland Canal at St. Catharine, Ont., remaining three years. He then came over to New York state, had contracts on the four-tracking of the N. Y. Central, and also on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. He was of an inventive turn, having invented and patented a cap for a derrick at eighty years of age. He retired from active work about his seventy-fifth year. He had always been a Baptist in faith, and at the age of seventy-seven he was baptized and taken into the church. He was a man of wonder- ful strength and fine physique, standing six feet high, weighing 250 1bs. He lifted 1,125 1bs. dead weight, without harness, three railroad rails, in the presence of a number of people in East Boston .* Children, all born in Boston : -
I. GEORGE WASHINGTON, +
2. MARY JANE, b. June 25, 1843.
3. ELIZABETH ANN, b. Aug. 14, 1845.
4. DANIEL HENRY, b. Aug. 12, 1847, m. Alice E. Barry of Boston, Mass.
5. SARAH MELISSA, b. July 24, 1849, m. Menas Faustinode de Mena of Porto Rico.
6. JOSEPHINE LILLY, June 11, 1852, m. Eugene Francis Smith of Newark, N. J.
7. ADELINE NELDA, b. Sept. 13, 1854, m. Alva Leonard Spring, d. New York City.
8. IDA MAY, b. July 25, 1856, d. Boston, May 16, 1858.
9. BENJAMIN MANLY, b. Aug. 19, 1858, m. Olive Orinda Hunt of Bath, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1883.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CRAM, son of Daniel and Mary Ann (MacNulty) Cram, was born at East Boston, Mass., Jan. 25, 1842 ; married Lydia Ann Bartlett of Newburyport, Mass., Jan. 25, 1865, who was born July II, 1841, daughter of Horace William Bartlett of Salem, Mass., and Ann Maria Currier of Newburyport, Mass. He was by occupation a rail- road contractor. Mr. Cram, though but a grandson of Lyndeborough, with commendable loyalty to his kindred, wished to have a name and place with his worthy ancestry in our history. When he had been re- quested by a relative to give some account of what he had done in his line of work, he gave a summary of his achievements which is so re- markable as to have few parallels anywhere. He is a railroad contractor and builder and wrote, "I built the Bethel and Hawleyville Branch
* Substance of above sketch given by his son George Washington Cram.
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Road, the Peterboro R. R. from Wilton to Greenfield, N. H .; the Swampscott & Marblehead Branch road, the North Brookfield Branch road, the additional tracks from New Rochelle Junction to Mamaroneck, for the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., that portion of the Meriden, Water- bury & Cromwell R. R. through Waterbury, difficult work it was too; and the contract for the rock excavations through the Newtons in 1896- 1897, for the Boston & Albany R. R. Co., and portions of the old Boston & Hartford R. R. east of Willimantic and west of Waterbury, Conn, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. through Steuben Co., and sub- contract for sections 17 and 18, earth work and timber, do. the Welland Canal through Thorold, Canada. I have built Waterworks, Sewers in various cities and towns here in the New England States."
"I superintended and built the dam for the Borough of Norwalk, Ct., in Lewisboro, N. Y. I do not suppose every grandson of Lyndeborough has built as many miles of railroad as I have here in the New England States. I have done more large contracts than my father and brother together have done."
" The Sewer contracts, large ones, were for the city of Salem, towns of North Brookfield and Southbridge, Mass. The same for the Borough of Norwalk, Conn., in the town of New Rochelle, N. Y., New Bedford Water Works, City of Salem extensions to the Willows; So. Norwalk, Ct., Norwalk and Waterbury, Ct., and Welland Canal." Children : - .
I. ALBERT STEVENS, b. at Newburyport, Oct. 31, 1865, d. at Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 26, 1890. He studied law during the years 1884 and 1885, at the law school of Yale Uni- versity, New Haven, Conn. He had to give up studying, owing to ill health.
2. GEORGE EVERSLEIGH, b. at Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 14, 1875. He graduated from the Norwalk "Over River" school in . 1892, and prepared with private tutors for the Sheffield Scientific School. He graduated from the Sheffield Scien- tific School June 28, 1898, with the degree of Ph.B. He was a member of the Freshman boat crew of 1898, which beat the Harvard and Columbia Freshmen boat crews at New London. He pulled the bow oar. He entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University in the City of New York, October, 1897. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of which the entire family of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cram are members.
3. ALICE BARTLETT, b. at Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 15, 1877.
4. CLARENCE CURRIER, b. at Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 28, 1880.
JOHN CRAM, son of John and Susanna (Fuller) Cram, born in Wilton, Oct. 15, 1768; married Nov. 25, 1784, Olive, daughter of Jacob and Isabella (Hutchinson) Cram of Lyndeborough. She was born Oct. 6, 1769; died at Hallowell, Me., March 16, 1851. He died at Hallowell,
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Me., June 4, 1818. Two of their children born at Lyndeborough and the last two at Gardiner, Me. : -
I. DANIEL, b. July 23, 1790, m. Polly French of Jay, Me., March 20, 1813. He d. at Hallowell, Me., May 8, 1827.
2. OLIVE, b. June 14, 1792, m. Nov. 3, 1814, Jeremiah Mc- Causlin, d. Oct. 18, 1851, at West Gardiner, Me.
3. BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 3, 1802, m. Sept. 30, 1824, Phebe Good- win of Hallowell, Me. He d. at New Orleans, June 4, 1829.
4. JACOB, b. Aug. 2, 1804, d. young.
CUMMINGS.
DEA. SAMUEL S. CUMMINGS came to Lyndeborough from Bed- ford, N. H., in 1850. He came on a bed, having been accidently shot at a muster, and his shoulder shattered. He lived at the Center in the house with Nathaniel Jones for a short time and then removed to a farm about a mile north of the South Village where he lived the remain- der of his days. He was made a deacon of the Baptist Church in 1881. He was born in Bedford, N. H., July 26, 1818; married Mary E. Dow of Wolfboro, N. H., Sept. 7, 1845. She was born Jan. 5, 1828. He died Sept. 7, 1897. Children : -
I. CHARLES P., ++
2. MARY T. ELLA, b. in Bedford, N. H., July 29, 1848, m. James F. Haley of Salem, Mass., Nov. 28, 1867, d. Nov. 5, 1881.
3. LYDIA J., b. in Lyndeborough, April 18, 1850, d. Aug. 28, 1854.
4. ALFARETTA, b. in Lyndeborough, April 24, 1853, d. June 5, 1854.
5. WILLIE H., b. in Lyndeborough, Sept. 25, 1855, m. Minnie F. Roach of Boston, Mass., June 27, 1887. She was born March 27, 1861. Res. in Manchester, N. H.
6. SANFORD S., b. in Lyndeborough, Jan. 24, 1858, m. Jennie S. Jacobs of Lynn, Mass., April 4, 1884. She was b. Jan. 14, 1864. Res. in Lynn, Mass.
7. HARRY E., b. Nov. 24, 1860, m. Sadie E. Blake of Lynn, Mass., May 31, 1888. She was b. Feb. 5, 1868. Res. in Beverly, Mass.
8. EMMA A., b. April 7, 1853, d. Oct. 1, 1854. (Adopted)
CHARLES P. CUMMINGS, son of Samuel S. and Mary (Dow) Cum- mings, born in Bedford, N. H., April 16, 1847; married Nellie E. Wood- worth of Fayette, Me., Nov. 30, 1871. She was born July 16, 1849. He is a carpenter and resides in Manchester, N. H.
CUMMINGS.
LANGDON B. CUMMINGS. Langdon, Nathan, and Charles J. Cum-
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mings were brothers. Langdon B., born March 13, 1826; married Sept. 5, 1861, Sarah A. French, daughter of Sumner French of Lyndeborough. She was born Dec. 9, 1844. He removed to Milford, N. H., and died April 29, 1887. Children : -
I. MARY H., b. March 11, 1863, in Lyndeborough.
2. NELLIE M., b. Jan. 19, 1868, m. Fred N. Burnham of Mil- ford, N. H., Jan. 21, 1890.
3. CHARLES P., b. Oct. 16, 1871.
4. MARSHALL F., b. Oct. 16, 1871.
5. ABBIE B., b. Jan. 25, 1874.
NATHAN P. CUMMINGS, born in Rindge, N. H., June 29, 1828 ; married July 3, 1851, Mary A. Whitcomb of Rindge, N. H. She was born June 21, 1833. He died Sept. 3, 1883. Children : -
I. NETTIE M., m. Robert C. Mason. (See Mason gen.)
2. ELIZA J., b. Feb. 8, 1855, m. Myron E. Smith of Ashby, Mass., Feb. 22, 1882.
3. EMMA E., b. Feb. 25, 1857, m. Alton Battles of Westminster, Mass., Dec. 25, 1882.
4. GEORGE P., b. March 15, 1859, m. Myra L. Brackett of Peterboro, N. H., Jan. 16, 1889.
5. LULA E., b. Oct. 4, 1861, m. July 5, 1880, Frank O. Baxter of Boston, b. May 13, 1863.
6. HENRY A., b. Jan. 24, 1864.
7. ERNEST J., b. July 7, 1867, m. May Lynch of Lynn, Mass.
8. BURTT L., b. Aug. 15, 1871.
9. SADIE G., b. May 9, 1876.
ERNEST J., BURTT L., SADIE G. were b. in Lyndeborough.
CHARLES J. CUMMINGS came to Lyndeborough from Rindge in 1861 ; born Dec. 9, 1830 ; married Nov. 27, 1852, Sarah Eliza, daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Newell) Moore of Sharon. She was born April 25, 1834. Resides on the Chenery place. Children : -
I. WILLIAM H., b. at Rindge.
2. VIOLA E., b. at Sharon, April 7, 1856, d. May 25, 1856.
3. MYRA L., b. at Leola, Wis., May 14, 1858, m. Oct. 11, 1886, Charles A. Hibbard of Stoneham, Mass. He d. at Lynde- borough, July 4, 1891.
4. CHARLES W., b. at Lyndeborough, July 20, 1862, d. Oct. I, I862.
5. FRANK E., +
FRANK E. CUMMINGS, son of Charles J. and Sarah E. (Moore) Cummings, born July 24, 1863; married Oct. 1, 1885, Minnie F., daughter
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of Brackley and Abigail (Rutherford) Rose of Wilton. She was born May 14, 1865. Child : -
I. IRWIN E., b. Aug. 19, 1886. CURTIS.
The name Curtis is of English origin and was first adopted by a family residing in Bucks County, England. The descendants of this family spread into Essex and Lincolnshire Counties during the reign of Edward I, and also to Cambridgeshire and Hunts.
From this line was one Israel Curtis, born in London, England, who sailed for America in 1725, bringing with him a son also named Israel. They settled in Middleton, Mass., where the younger Israel married Abigail - in 1744. They had eight children, some of the descen- dants of whom still reside in Middleton, Mass. Eli, son of Israel and Abigail, born Jan. 18, 1754, married Susanna Wilkins and removed to Reading, Mass. They had four children and this family moved to Lyndborough May 8, 1796, and settled on what has since been known as Beech Hill, then a part of Lyndeborough, since annexed to Mt. Vernon.
ELI CURTIS, son of Israel and Abigail Curtis, born Jan. 18, 1754; died Aug. 18, 1835 ; married Susanna Wilkins. Children born in Reading, Mass. : -
I. ELI, +
2. ASHER, +
3. EDITH,
4. SUSAN, m. John Hartshorn. (See Hartshorn gen.)
ELI CURTIS, son of Eli and Susanna (Wilkins) Curtis, born Jan. 10, 1784 ; married Sarah Loring of New Boston, N. H. She was a daughter of William Loring and granddaughter of John Loring, who sailed from England under command of Gen. Wolf and fought at the capture of Quebec. She died Nov. 30, -. He died Aug. 7, 1876. Although Mr. Curtis owned a farm his chief occupation was lumbering, sawing the logs in his own mill which was situated east of where E. C. Curtis lives on the brook running from Badger Pond. He also teamed to Boston, carry- ing goods both ways and making the entire trip with oxen. He was firm in his religious and political beliefs. A strong Republican, he always considered it his duty to be at town meeting and cast his vote. A stanch Orthodox and member of the Congregational Church, with keen black eyes, snow-white hair, his presence at church was noticeable long after deafness prevented his hearing a word the preacher said. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. JOHN L., b. July 19, 1817, d. April 16, 1834.
2. SARAH A., b. Nov. 15, 1818, d. April 30, 1894.
3. ELI C., +
4. ISRAEL W., +
5. WILLIAM, b. April 17, 1826, d. May 31, 1836.
6. BETSEY A., b. May 5, 1827, m. Robert K. Lynch. (See Lynch gen.)
..
Eli de curtis
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7. WILLIAM W., +
8. ISAIAH B., +
9. ASHER, +
IO. HANNAH D., b. June 27, 1835, m. Levi A. Tyler. (See Tyler gen.)
II. HIRAM F., b. Oct. 7, 1837, d. Mar. 19, 1896.
12. OLIVA J., b. May 23, 1842, m. John Baldwin of Wilton, N. H., d. Sept. 19, 1866.
ELI CLARK CURTIS, son of Eli and Sarah (Loring) [Curtis; born May 3, 1821; married Betsey A., daughter of Asher and Clarissa (Carkin) Curtis, Nov. 14, 1844. She was born May 21, 1827. In his boyhood days he worked in his father's mill and in the timber districts, excepting the few weeks that was then considered necessary for school purposes. But, nevertheless, he improved the spare moments in reading and study, and being an earnest student, succeeded in gaining a good education. He possessed great musical ability, and devoted much time and money to gaining a thorough knowledge of the art. Probably no one in the state has a better technical knowledge of the science of music than he. For many years he taught singing classes in adjoining towns, driving there and returning home the same night after a hard day's work in the woods. He was a member of the Philharmonic Institute of Boston, and a leader of church choirs for many years.
He was largely engaged in lumbering operations, owning and running a saw mill on his farm. For the last twenty years farming and raising milk for the Boston market has been his business. He is a Republican in politics and a strong supporter of the Congregational church, of which he is a member and a deacon. He was a member of the Lafayette Artillery Co., serving as captain at one time. He was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.) He was a charter member of Pinnacle Grange, and also a charter member of Hillsborough County Pomona Grange. He has served on the board of selectmen, and represented his town in the legis- lature in 1872 and 1873. His wife, Betsey Ann Curtis, is a woman of marked individuality, and leaves an impress upon all with whom she be- comes associated. With a good musical education and a magnificent voice she was indeed a noted singer in her day. In the social life of Lyndeborough, in the grange that was dear to her heart, she has been a helper of ability and influence. Their daughters, Clara and S. Kate, were educated as teachers. Children : -
I. ISAIAH B., b. Oct. 10, 1849.
2. CLARA A., b. Aug. 6, 1863, m. first, Everett A. Cram of Lyndeborough ; second, Samuel J., son of James and Nancy (Morse) Sheldon of Wilton, N. H., d. May 19, 1884. 3. S. KATE, b. March 4, 1858. m. Albert E. Swinnington. (See Swinnington gen.)
ISRAEL W. CURTIS, son of Eli and Sarah (Loring) Curtis, born Dec. 21, 1823 ; married Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Charlotte (Merrill)
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Haggett, Nov. 28, 1850. She was born Aug. 16, 1833. He removed to Wilton, N. H., and died Oct. 8, 1889. Children : -
I. ELI J., b. Dec. 29, 1851, m. first, Elsie Daniels ; second, Jan. 4, 1886, Ella, dau. of Nathan and Sarah (Bruce) Richardson. She was b. March 12, 1854, d. June 27, 1891. He d. Aug. 31, 1891.
2. CLINTINA S., b. Dec. 28, 1854, m. Dr. A. A. Whitney of Adrian, Mich.
3. HATTIE L., b. Dec. 16, 1859, d. March 28, 1866.
4. NETTIE C., b. March 11, 1862, d. Sept. 13, 1878.
5. WALTER J., b. March 3, 1867.
WILLIAM W. CURTIS, son of Eli and Sarah (Loring) Curtis, born June 28, 1829; married Oct. 23, 1851, Hannah D., daughter of Charles and Abigail (Jones) Parker. She was born Dec. 1, 1834. He received his education in the schools of Lyndeborough, at Mont Vernon academy and had private instruction by Rev. E. B. Claggett. He taught school for a number of years, and was superintendent of schools for seven years. He then turned his attention to farming and lumbering. Always on the alert for business, he bought many wood lots and had the wood cut and shipped from Wilton. He also kept a general store at the "centre " for a number of years.
He packed and sealed the first fruit ever sold on the market in glass cans. They were sold by J. W. Tufts of Boston, pharmacist. He was the first to ship a lading of apples from this country to England to be sold by auction. The undertaking was a success and he followed the business of buying apples for twelve years, shipping about four hundred thousand barrels. For sending a most excellent package to Queen Victoria he was made a purveyor to her majesty. The apples were selected and packed by Oliver Perham of Lyndeborough. The queen accepted the fruit and acknowledged its receipt by a letter written by her private secretary and sealed by her own hand. He made a study of music, and was a member of the Congregational Church choir for many years. He was active and energetic in all that he undertook to do. He was connected with many business enterprises. He died at Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 24, 1904. Children : -
I. ABBIE F., b. June 10, 1856, m. Luke Beard of Wilton, d. Dec. 23, 1899. Children : Elmer, Gertrude, Florence.
2. CHARLES P., b. Oct. 4, 1858, d. Jan. 23, 1882.
3. WILLIS C., b. June 26, 1860, m. Feb. 9, 1891, Carrie Trow- bridge.
4. GEORGE B., b. Sept. 29, 1862, d. Oct. 16, 1862.
ISAIAH B. CURTIS, son of Eli and Sarah (Loring) Curtis, born July 23, 1831 ; married June 6, 1855, Mary J., daughter of David and Bethiah (Wilson) Holt of Lyndeborough. She was born Jan. 20, 1833. Chil- dren : -
I. ASHER B., b. April 8, 1856, d. July 19, 1862.
W. W. levites
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2. LIZZIE B., b. Jan, II, 1859, d. Sept. 19, 1862.
3. IDA B., b. Sept. 22, 1860, d. July 4, 1886.
4. LAVADE, b. June 20, 1863, d. Jan. 19, 1884.
5. DELBERT W., b. Oct. 6, 1864, d. Oct. 24, 1867.
6. LIZZIE G., b. April 3, 1870, m. Walter S. Tarbell. (See Tarbell gen.)
7. AGNES C., b. April 5, 1875.
ASHER CURTIS, son of Eli and Sarah (Loring) Curtis, born Aug. 9, 1833 ; married Clara, daughter of Albert and Reliance (Reed) Farns- worth of Wilton, N. H., April 28, 1864. She was born Feb. 24, 1849. He resides on the Amaziah Blanchard place. Was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chapter X.) Children : -
I. ETTA J., b. Aug. 25, 1865, m. George P. Chandler of Wil- ton, N. H., Sept. 15, 1885. Children : Eva, Carl L., Lora A., Grace E.
1 2. EDWARD L., b. Dec. 8, 1867, m. Ella, dau. of John and Martha (Blodgett) Hall of South Dudswell, Canada. She was b. March 28, 1867. They were m. Sept. 13, 1893. She d. March 4, 1905.
3. ALICE C., b. Nov. 19, 1874, d. April 9, 1898.
ASHER CURTIS, son of Eli and Susanna (Wilkins) Curtis; born July 14, 1786 ; married Clarissa A., daughter of Aaron and Betsey (Duncklee) Carkin of Lyndeborough, Dec. 22, 1818. She was born Nov. 13, 1797; died Dec. 8, 1880. He lived on one of the best farms in Johnson's Corner. He was an extensive farmer and his wife an expert in the converting of wool into yarn and cloth, and flax into a great variety of table linen. This old-fashioned way of carding, spinning and weaving, by which our ancestors were clothed, and the skill and labor of the mothers of those days in making their families comfortable is worthy of mention, for it is almost a " lost art."
Mr. Curtis used to burn quantities of charcoal and carry it to market. He was an old-fashioned Whig and Republican in politics and a Congre- gationalist in religious belief, and a noted singer in his day. He died April 21, 1876. Children : -
I. KILBURN S., +
2. BETSEY ANN, b. May 21, 1827, m. Eli Clark Curtis.
KILBURN S. CURTIS, son of Asher and Clarissa (Carkin) Curtis, born July 6, 1821 ; died Sept. 5, 1893 ; married first, Lucy, daughter of Daniel and Lucy (Burnham) Woodward, November, 1850. She was born - -; d. May 19, 1853; second, Frances A., daughter of David and Ann (Cochran) Holt, Oct. 9, 1861. She was born Feb. 16, 1840. He was a very active, energetic man, widely known. At one time he was largely interested in the buying of wood lots and the cutting and sale of wood. Like all the Curtis family he was a great lover of music and a member of the church choir for years. He had the misfortune to become almost
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wholly blind the last year or two of his life. Children, all by second wife : -
I. ALLISON W., b. Nov. 3., 1862, d. Aug. 29, 1863.
2. ANNIE M., b. Dec. 19, 1864.
3. ELTON G., b. Oct. 26, 1867.
4. JOHN M., b. Sept. 3, 1869, m. Rosie E., dau. of Jason and Rosie (Young) Holt, Sept. 11, 1894. Child : Frances A., b. April 5, 1904.
5. ALFRED L., b. July 23, 1875. Educated at Harvard College.
DANFORTH.
EDGAR A. DANFORTH, son of Capt. George and Sarah (Melzer) Danforth, born May 12, 1846; married first, Oct. 1, 1867, Susie A., daugh- ter of John and Sophia (Ober) Marvell of Milford. She was born 1847; died Aug. 28, 1869 ; second, Jennie, daughter of Stephen and Caroline (Austin) Clay of Lowell, Mass, Aug. 13, 1870. She was born Jan. 10, 1853 ; died Sept. 3, 1898; third, March 9, 1904, Lizzie M., daughter of Samuel and Eliza (Kenson) Eaton, and widow of Frank Lovejoy. She was born Nov. 14, 1853, at Amherst.
In 1868 he owned and operated the stage line from Francestown to Milford. He disposed of this May 1, 1874, and in 1875 came to Lynde- borough and entered the employ of the Boston & Lowell R. R. Company as station agent, which position he has held ever since. He is the present efficient town clerk and has held that office 18 years. He was tax collector 14 years. To all the various duties of his positions he brings fidelity and courtesy.
DASCOMB.
JACOB DASCOMB, son of James and Elizabeth (Farrington) Das- comb, born Aug. 15, 1760; married Aug. 11, 1785, Rachel, daughter of John and Mary (Ellingwood) Dale. She was born July 24, 1762; died July 1, 1827. He died July 4, 1827. He was a soldier in the Revolution- ary army. In 1809 he removed to Wilton. While in Lyndeborough, he was for several years town clerk and selectman. Children born at Lyndeborough : -
I. RACHEL, b. Nov. 15, 1745, m. Timothy Putnam. (See Putnam gen.)
2. SARAH, b. Aug. 12, 1787, m. October, 1809. Archelaus Ful- ler. (See Fuller gen.)
3. JACOB, b. May 5, 1789, d. Dec. 17, 1789.
4. CALVIN, b. Oct. 29, 1790, m. Rachel Putnam, July 23, 1820. She d. Oct. 10, 1856. He d. Oct. 13, 1859.
5. BETSEY, b. Aug. 14, 1792, m. 1816, John Thurston.
6. LUTHER, b. March 15, 1795, d. Feb. 28, 1797.
7. MARY, b. June 3, 1797, m. Dec. 3, 1835, Samuel W. Dutton of Northfield, Mass.
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GENEALOGIES
8. JACOB, 2ND., b. Aug. 13, 1799. Rem. to Andover, Mass., Nov. 30, 1875. Twice married.
9. LUTHER, b. Dec. 20, 1801.
IO. JAMES, b. June 1, 1805.
DICKEY.
DAVID G. DICKEY, son of Adam and Keziah (Clement) Dickey, born Oct. 24, 1836; married first, Oct. 16, 1864, Mary E., daughter of John J. and Abby (Mudgett) Balch. She was born July 17, 1842; died March 26, 1900; second, Aug. 28, 1900, Mrs. Nellie E. Kenniston of Andover, Mass. She was born March 1, 1867. He came to Lyndebor- ough from Deering in 1864. Was superintendent of the town farm for a number of years; was selectman and held other town offices; was a soldier in the Civil War. Child, by first wife : -
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