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The exact date of his coming to Lyndeborough is not known but it was some time previous to 1760, for the town records contain the follow- ing date of birth : " William, son of William Holt and Bulah, his wife, born March 23, 1760." It is a tradition that William Holt came to Salem-Canada with David Stratton and as Stratton took a deed of some land in 1745, that is probably the year. After spending one winter with Stratton hunting and trapping he bought the lot numbered 76 or what was afterwards the Dr. Herrick farm, taking a deed, Aug. 9, 1753. Later he bought Stratton's farm, and removed there. This farm is the one now owned by his descendant, Andy Holt. He had three sons born in Lyndeborough, William, Oliver and Benjamin, and daughters also, but of them we find no record excepting that of Mary and Judith. William settled in Greenfield and was the ancestor of the Holts of that town. Oliver remained on the ancestral acres, and of Benjamin there is no further record. Transcript from Town Records :
" William, son of William Holt, Jr., and Betty, his wife, b. Jan. 23, 1791 ; d. Feb. 6, 1791, Levi Spaulding, son of do. b. Nov. 28, 1784.
Bulah, dau. of do. b. Jan. 13, 1787.
Oliver, son of do. b. May 16, 1789.
Betty, dau. of do. b. Jan. 23, 1791. Twin with William."
OLIVER HOLT, son of William and Bulah Holt, married Jane Karr, a daughter of James Karr, who settled in Lyndeborough in the early
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days. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and died Feb. 27, 1854, aged 93. She died September, 1844. 'Of the children of Oliver and Jane (Karr) Holt only David and Thomas remained residents of Lyndebor- ough. Oliver removed to Goshen, N. H .; Parker removed to Leroy, O .; Calvin to Newport, N. H., and later in 1851, during the gold excitement, crossed the plains with a team, taking three months to make the jour- ney. He died in Kentucky. Thomas K. married and had children born in Lyndeborough, but of them we have no record. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. JACOB, b. Aug. 27, 1790, d. Sept. 27, 1790.
2. THOMAS K., b. Jan. 10, 1792, m. Sally Messer. He d. Nov. 12, 1836.
3. JANE, b. April 28, 1794, m. Arronet Gunnison of Goshen.
4. OLIVER, +
5. JOANNA, b. Dec. 16, 1798, m. May 6, 1818, John Lewis. She died Dec. 6, 1888.
6. PARKER, b. Nov. 6, 1801, d. Aug. 21, 1802.
7. DAVID, +
8. CALVIN,
OLIVER HOLT, son of Oliver and Jane (Karr) Holt; born Oct. 30, 1796; married Harriet Willey, daughter of Reuben Willey of Goshen. She was born Aug. 1, 1799; died Dec. 22, 1877. He died Dec. 15, 1876. Children : -
I. SARAH, b. April 20, 1821, m. John Graves of Lempster, d. Nov. 8, 1850.
2. HARRIET, b. Sept. 11, 1825, d. March 15, 1900.
3. LUTHERA M., b. Jan. 16, 1828, m. Charles E. Cook of Al- stead, d. June 4, 1860.
4. OLIVER, b. Aug. 30, 1830, m. first, Nov. 25, 1852, Mary Miles of Stow, Mass. She d. May 20, 1870, and he m. second, June 31, 1871, Louisa Bigelow of N. Y. She d. Feb. 1I, 1899.
5. WILSON D., b. June 26, 1833, d. Dec. 22, 1877. This family lived in Goshen or Alstead.
DAVID HOLT, son of Oliver and Jane (Karr) Holt; born June 9, 1804 ; married first, Jan. 20, 1829, Bethiah Wilson of Greenfield. She was born in 1807 and died Jan. 5, 1837, aged 30 years; married second, Ann Coch- ran of Antrim, June 18, 1837. She was born March 2, 1802; died April 13, 1870; married third, Mrs. Julia Clark.
David Holt was a notable man in the life of the town in his day. He had a keen wit and a dry humor which made his sayings much quoted. He was a member of the Congregational church and a pretty constant at- tendant thereof. He was public spirited, and of the duties which fall to the citizens of country towns always bore his full share. He died Oct. 22, 1884. Children by first wife : --
ALFRED F. HOLT.
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I. BENJAMIN W., b. Mar. 16, 1830, d. Mar. 18, 1832.
2. MARY J., b. Jan. 20, 1833, m. Isaiah Barzillai Curtis. (See Curtis gen.)
3. Miriam M., b. March 2, 1834, m. Clark Jones. (See Jones gen.)
By second wife : -
4. ALFRED F., +
5. FRANCES A., b. Feb. 16, 1840, m. Kilburn S. Curtis. (See Curtis gen.)
6. ANDY, ++
7. ELLEN B., b. Dec. 10, 1844, m. April 18, 1882, Fred E. Hardy of Francestown, res. in California. Child : Ethel J., b. July 1, 1883, d. Nov. 20, 1883.
GEN. ALFRED F. HOLT, son of David and Ann (Cochran) Holt; born Dec. 16, 1838; married in 1868, Lizzie B. Gardner of Cambridge, Mass. Until the age of nineteen years his life was the common lot of farmers' boys of that time. He worked on the farm summers, attended the district school winters, and had the advantage of a few terms at the Academy at Mont Vernon. At about the age of nineteen he commenced the study of medicine under the supervision of Dr. William A. Jones, spending a year with him. The next two years he studied with Dr. Woodbury of East Boston, and attending courses of medical lectures at Harvard University in the winters of 1858, 1859, and 1860. In the spring of 1860, he attended a course of medical lectures at the University of Vermont, where he received his degree of M.D. in June of that year.
In August, 1860, he removed to Cambridge, Mass., and commenced the practice of medicine. But the breaking out of the Civil War changed the life of this young man as it changed the lives of so many others. Imbued with a spirit of patriotism and a love for the Union, he enlisted April 16, 1861, in the first company raised in the northern states to defend the Union and the flag. This company was attached to the Third Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia, and on the evening of April 17, 1861, sailed for Fortress Munroe. During the voyage he was made hospital steward of the regiment, which position he held during his three months of service. His regiment assisted at the burning of the navy yard near Norfolk, Va., April 22, 1861, and was afterward stationed at Fortress Munroe and Hampton, Va. When the term of enlistment expired, Dr. Holt at once sought a position in the medical corps of the army. He was successful and was made assistant surgeon of the Thirtieth Massa- chusetts, a regiment organized for duty under Gen. Butler in the ex. treme south. Jan. 2, 1862, this regiment embarked on the Steamer Constitution, and a few days after sailed for Ship Island, that death spot for so many northern boys. During the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip this regiment was on shipboard a few miles be. low on the river, and after the surrender of the forts was first to enter New Orleans. He saw service in front of Vicksburg, Miss., and later at Baton Rouge and Carrolton. At the Battle of Baton Rouge he was
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especially mentioned in general orders for bravery and humanity in giv- ing aid to the wounded as they fell. In December, 1862, he was pro- moted to surgeon of the First Texas Cavalry, a regiment made up largely of men who were obliged to leave their homes on account of their Union sentiments. It can readily be seen that to win promotion in a regiment of men embittered by loss of home, and imbued with a strong desire to avenge themselves on their foes required courage and ability of high degree.
Dr. Holt held up the banner of New England grit evidently, for in December, 1863, he left the medical department and was made senior major of the regiment, and a few months after was promoted to lieuten- ant colonel, which position he held until the final muster out, October, 1865, at San. Antonio, Texas, commanding his regiment almost contin- uously from the time he was made field officer. During this time he took part in nearly all the campaigns, battles and skirmishes that oc- curred in the Department of the Gulf. In 1866 he returned to Cam- bridge and again commenced the practice of his profession. He became a member of the American Medical Association, of the Massachusetts Medical Society, of the Cambridge Medical Improvement Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He stood high in his profession, was noted as a microscopist and was an author- ity in the study of morbid anatomy.
In June, 1879, Dr. Holt was appointed one of the medical examiners for Massachusetts, and in January, 1884, was made surgeon-general of the State with the rank of brigadier-general, which position he held until his death. He was a member of the Grand Army and also of the Loyal Legion. He died at Martin, Florida, where he had gone for his health, Dec. 28, 1890. The resolutions passed by the various societies to which he belonged, and the letters of condolence by the governor and fellow members of the staff show the esteem in which he was held. He won fame and honor in the state of his adoption, but to his greater credit he never lost his love for his native town and the old homestead farm where he spent his boyhood days. In the last years of his life, as much time as could be spared from his duties at Cambridge was spent on the old farm in Lyndeborough. Gov. Brackett of Massachusetts says of him, "His straight-forward manliness, his unswerving integrity, his kindness of heart endeared him to me and now that he has gone from among us they have left a fragrant memory."
The Massachusetts Medico Legal Society, of which he was president, in resolutions on his death say, that " for his services to humanity and to the medical profession for his researches, his study and his skill in his chosen field of pathology, for his zeal and ability as a surgeon and physician. . We deploré his loss."
ANDY HOLT, son of David and Ann (Cochran) Holt; born Feb. I, 1842; married May 4, 1864, Abby J., daughter of Harvey and Lois (Cram) Holt. She was born Feb. 20, 1846. He has been largely identified with the business and social interests of the town. Elected a member of the board of selectmen first in 1870, he has held that office fourteen times since. He represented the town in the legislature of 1903, and has at one time or another been chosen to fill about all the offices in the gift of the
ANDY HOLT.
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town. He was a charter member of and the first master of Pinnacle Grange and captain of the Lafayette Artillery Co. for several years. He has always taken great interest in military affairs, and is an active mem- ber of the above named organization. In social affairs, in committees in educational interests, he has always been a prominent figure. He is the conceded leader of his political party in town, and of late years has de- voted much time to state politics and to Grand Army affairs. He was a soldier in the Civil War, and is a man to whom the Grand Army organiza- tion appeals strongly. He lives at South Lyndeborough. (For his mili- tary record see Chap. X.) Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. FLORA M., b. Aug. 21, 1867, m. June 2, 1887, Edwin W. H. Farnum of Francestown.
2. PARKER, b. April 3, 1870, d. Aug. 9, 1876.
3. FRED A., b. Nov. 30, 1881, m. Feb. 11, 1903, Annie M., dau. of Charles H. and Susie (Watkins) Senter of Lynde- borough.
4. HARRY W., b. April 11, 1883.
HOLT.
HARVEY HOLT, born May 5, 1808; married Lois, daughter of Gideon and Amy (Putnam) Cram. She was born March 20, 1813; died Sept. 11, 1893. He died Nov. 14, 1865. Children : -
I. LOIS, b. March 16, 1836, m. William N. Ryerson of Lynde- borough. (See Ryerson gen.)
2. AMY, b. April 21, 1838, m. Edward H. Spaulding of Nashua, N. H., Aug. 1, 1860. d. Dec. 2, 1860.
3. HARVEY, b. Sept. 20, 1840. Killed at the Battle of Bull Run. (See Chap. X.)
4. JASON, +
5. ABBY JANE, b. Feb. 21, 1846, m. Andy Holt. (See Holt gen.)
6. EMERY, +
7. GEORGIANNA, b. March 17, 1851, m. Harlan P. Bradford of Lyndeborough. (See Bradford gen.)
8. EUGENE, b. Sept. 30, 1855, m. Lizzie, dau. of J. King of New Boston, N. H., May 11, 1875. Res. in Hudson, N. H.
JASON HOLT, son of Harvey and Lois (Cram) Holt, born April 3, 1843 ; married Rosie, daughter of Richard and Sarah (Stevens) Young. She was born July 20, 1848; died March 10, 1868. He has served on the board of selectmen a number of years. Was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.) Child : -
I. ROSIE E., b. March 9, 1868, m. John M. Curtis, son of Kilburn S. and Frances (Holt) Curtis of Lyndeborough, Sept. 11, 1894.
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EMERY HOLT, son of Harvey and Lois (Cram) Holt, born May 27, 1848 ; married Ella T., daughter of Adoniram and Maria (Lakin) Rus- sell of Lyndeborough, April 5, 1870. She was born May 7, 1852. Chil- dren, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. ADRIA A., b. Jan. 8, 1873, m. William C. Wilder. (See Wilder gen.)
2. BERTHA E., b. April 20, 1874, d. Nov. 8, 1892.
3. HARVEY E., b. July 3, 1876, m. Margaret Polk of Lynde- borough, Jan. 1, 1902. Child : - Herbert H., b. Nov. 22, 1902.
4. ELMA L., b. July 18, 1877.
5. IDA L., b. May 26, 1881, m. Albert C. Mason. (See Mason gen.)
6. FOREST A., b. July 13, 1882.
7. CHARLOTTE M., b. July 6, 1883, d. Feb. 2, 1884.
8. ANNIE T., b. Aug. 12, 1885.
9. RUTH C., b. May 21, 1887.
10. JASON R., b. May 19, 1891.
HOLT.
CHARLES HENRY HOLT, son of Abiel and Olivia (Proctor) Holt; born Jan. 14, 1828, at Milford ; married first, July 2, 1852, Mary A., daughter of Jonas and Mary (Hall) Wheeler of Lyndeborough. She was born March 4, 1833; died Sept. 13, 1854. He married second, May 22, 1857, Harriet E., daughter of John and Jemima (Hopkins) Lowe of Dedham, Mass. She was born Aug. 20, 1827; died Sept. 6, 1880. He came to Lyndeborough when a young man and worked for his brother Lorenzo at carriage painting. He went to California during the gold ex- citement, in 1848, going "round the Horn" in a whaling ship, and re- turning in 1850 by way of the Isthmus of Panama. While there he helped build the first framed houses in San Francisco. He was a car- penter by trade, and owned a saw mill at South Lyndeborough. He was a selectman four years, and at the time of his death had been postmaster at South Lyndeborough twenty-five years. He was always interested in military matters and was a member of the Lafayette Artillery Co., thirty- seven years, serving as lieutenant eleven years, and captain thirteen years. He was major in the N. H. Militia four years. (See Chap. VIII.) He died Jan. 31, 1897 at South Lyndeborough. Child by first wife : -
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, 1745, 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. 11, 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 11, 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, m. 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 11, 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. 11, 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 : -
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