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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, IO, 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 11, 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, 1 889.
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 : -
I. 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; married 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, IS4I; 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., +
July yours M. 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 : -
I. SARAH A., b. in Boston, July 2, 1843, m. Feb. 7, 1865, Joseph Richard of Sudbury, Mass.
2. MARY E., b. in Boston, Oct. 12, 1847, m. Dec. 22, 1869, John D. Wade of Natick, Mass.
3. EDWARD B., b. in Lyndeborough July 12, 1850, m. in 1872, Nellie Childs at Woonsocket, R. I.
4. FANNIE B., b. in Lyndeborough Oct. 14, 1853, m. Dec. 20, 1875, Charles A. Goodnow of Natick, Mass.
5. JAMES C., b. in Lyndeborough March 21, 1856, d. in La Salle, Ill., Sept. 7, 1881, from injuries received in trying to prevent a team from running away.
JOSEPH JONES, son of Dr. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cleaves) Jones ; born March 29, 1785 ; married Sept. 11, 1811, Ann Richardson. She was born Aug. 19, 1788; died May 19, 1827; married second, Sept. 18, 1827, Mrs. Clarissa W. Page. She d. Feb. 16, 1844. Children by first wife : -
I. JOHN, b. Sept. 8, 1812, d. June 22, 1889.
2. ELIZA, b. May 14, 1815, d. March 26, 1819.
3. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 2, 1818, d. July 1884. 4
4. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 24, 1821, d. July 5, 1824.
5. BENJAMIN CLEAVES, +
6. SARAH A., b. May 4, 1827, d. June 18, 1827. Children by second wife : -
7. CLARISSA A., b. Nov. 9, 1828.
8. ISAIAH W., b. Nov. 24, 1830, d. 1882.
BENJAMIN CLEAVES JONES, son of Joseph and Ann (Richardson) Jones; born March 30, 1824; married June 14, 1860, Augusta L. Cleaves of Mont Vernon. He removed to Chicago, Il1., in 1855, and died April 23, 1885. Children : Frank C., Alfred L., Clarissa A.
DEA. WILLIAM JONES, son of Dr. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cleaves) Jones ; born July 14, 1789; married first, June 4, 1815, Priscilla, daughter of Rev. Sewall Goodrich. She died Jan. 2, 1837; married second, Nov.
William James
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20, 1838, Eliza N. Anderson of Londonderry. She was born Feb. 9, 1802 ; died April 12, 1876. He died March 23, 1865.
Dea. Jones was one of the notable men of Lyndeborough. He was tall and of a stalwart frame, and but few men could accomplish as much farm work in a day as he. He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., for teaching, which vocation he followed for a number of years, but the active years of his life were passed in his native town on the homestead farm, where Geo. E. Spalding now lives. For nearly fifty years he was a deacon of the Congregational church and a liberal con- tributor to its support. He was a man of great energy in his business of farming. He used to raise hops extensively, and there was a hop press and a storage room on his premises, something not seen in Lyndebor- ough now, and only remembered by the older generation. He rather avoided holding public office but his influence was felt in all the affairs of town and church.
Dea. Jones opened a store in New Ipswich which he kept for a few years, but on the death of his father he returned to Lyndeborough. His second wife was the daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (Nesmith) Ander son of Londonderry. Children by second wife : -
I. ELIZA P., b. Aug. 30, 1839, m. Solon B. Richardson. (See Richardson gen.)
2. MARY A., b. March 22, 1841, m. William R. Blaney of Swampscott, Mass., res. in Swampscott. Children : George, Joanna.
3. ABBY J., b. Dec. 23, 1842, m. George E. Spalding. (See Spalding gen.)
4. JOANNA C., b. Sept. 26, 1845, m. James E. Philips of Swampscott, Mass., Jan. 25, 1869, res. in Swampscott. Children : Edward James, Mary Anderson.
JOSLIN.
TIMOTHY JOSLIN. In 1854, Timothy Joslin and his son, Henry H., bought a farm on the road leading from the Pinnacle House to Green- field, known as the Marsh place. Nothing but a cellar hole marks the spot. Timothy was a son of William Joslin of Leominster, Mass. He was born there in 1796. He married Mary Ann Lese, born in Byfield, Mass., in 1805. She died Nov. 22, 1863. She was the daughter of Samuel and Eliza Saunderson Lese of New Ipswich. Timothy afterward re- moved to the place where Mrs. Ann Cummings lives now, and died there Oct. 30, 1863. Children : -
I. SAMUEL L., d. in infancy.
2. MARY ANN, d. of accidental burning, aged 8 years.
3. SAMUEL O., b. May 20, 1831, in. Bethiah U. Swinnington of Greenfield. He d. Nov. 9, 1874. She d. in Greenfield, Dec. 2, 1890.
4. HENRY H., +
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5. OTIs, b. August, 1835, m. Sarah J. Libby of Saco, Me., is a lumberman and resides in Saganaw, Mich. Children : Bertha A., Otis W., Clarence and Fred.
6. ISABELLA C., b. February, 1838, m. William Lewis of Wabash Co., Ind.
7. HARRIETT J., b. November, 1839, m. Wyman W. Ryan of Jaffrey, N. H.
8. WILLIAM P., b. November, 1843, m. Georgianna More- house of Osseo, Minn.
9. LEVI N., b. Oct. 14, 1847, d. April, 1862. Fatally burned by gunpowder.
HENRY H. JOSLIN, son of Timothy and Mary A. (Lese) Joslin, born May 7, 1833; married Jan. 3, 1856, Deborah J. Smith of Francestown. She was born Oct. 3, 1843. He bought the Harvey Holt place and has lived there ever since. Both he and his wife have been persons of un- tiring industry. In recent years, owing to impaired health, they have spent some of the winters in the south. Mr. Joslin has always taken a proper interest in the affairs of the town and has faithfully discharged his duties as a citizen. He is a prosperous and well-to-do farmer. Children, all but the eldest born in Lyndeborough : -
I. FRANK H., +
2. ALLEN B., b. Aug. 14, 1860, m. Sept. 23, 1885, Rose Stevens of Port Huron, Mich. Res. in Port Huron, Mich. Five children.
3, HARRY A., b. July 19, 1862, m. Sept. 19, 1889, Marion G. Burnham of Abilene, Kansas. Res. at Milford. Chil- dren : Bessie J., b. at Milford; Henry J., b. at Hartford ; Ruth, b. at Lyndeborough ; Emily S., b. at Milford.
4. OTIS W., b. June 22, 1864. Res. at Amherst.
5. WINFRED, b. Aug. 2, 1867. Res. in Alaska.
6. JENNIE M., b. July 24, 1869. Graduated from McCullom Institute and from a special course at Harvard Annex.
7. BENJAMIN H., +
8. PERRY E., b. Jan. 10, 1873. Graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1898. Res. at Milford.
9. GRACE B., b. Dec. 4, 1875.
IO. SAMUEL L., b. March 21, 1878. Graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1900.
II. BESSIE E., b. Nov. 24, 1881, d. Sept. 23, 1882.
12. FLORENCE A., b. March 18, 1883, m. William Nichols. (See Nichols gen.)
FRANK H. JOSLIN, son of Henry and Deborah J. (Smith) Joslin, born Aug. 3, 1858 ; married Jan. 8, 1885, Etta M., daughter of Jonathan
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and Emily (Woodward) Stephenson. She was born Sept. 12, 1859, Children : -
I. ELMER F., b. July 30, 1886.
2. EMMA F., b. Oct. 10, 1887.
3. EVERETT H., b. April 23, 1889.
4. LEVI H., b. Dec. 24, 1890.
BENJAMIN H. JOSLIN, son of Henry H. and Deborah J. (Smith) Joslin, born Sept. 14, 1871 ; married Oct. 18, 1894, Mary A., daughter of John and Ann (Cassidy) Cain of Greenfield. She was born Dec. 21, 1869. Children : -
I. ALBERT B., b. Sept. 24, 1897.
2. PERRY E., b. April 30, 1901.
KARR.
JAMES KARR, b. at Goffstown, Jan. 1, 1767; married Nov. 13, 1794, Sarah, daughter of Carr and and Joanna Huse of New Chester, now Hill. She died Feb. 21, 1844. At the time of his marriage he removed to New Chester, where he taught school, and held many offices of trust. In 1821 he removed to Lyndeborough and settled on the Creecy place, south of Edward Duncklee's. He afterward lived at several places in the town. It is said of him that "he was a quiet, unassuming man, but possessed of considerable ability, and amply qualified to fill a high posi- tion in the community, that he was ever ready to weep with those that weep and rejoice with those that rejoice, that he was a consistent Chris- tian, and that both he and his wife were members of the Congregational Church at Andover, N. H., at the time of their deaths." He died Oct. 3, 1845. Children : -
I. THOMAS, b. Nov. 19, 1795, d. Oct. 25, 1851.
2. HUSE, +
3. JOHN, b. Nov. 21, 1800, d. Jan. 25, 1877, m. Hannah Parker.
4. JOANNA, b. April 6, 1803, d. Aug. 5, 1874, m. Ebenezer Pearson.
5. JAMES, b. Nov. 5, 1805, d. May 23, 1887, m. Harriet P. Cunningham.
6. JOSEPH, b. March 13, 1808, d. July 22, 1869.
7. MARTHA, b. July 21, 1810, d. Feb. 15, 1857.
8. SARAH, b. Dec. 23, 1813, d. Aug. 2, 1891, m. James M. Floyd.
9. SAMUEL, b. May 2, 1816, d. June 3, 1884.
IO. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 5, 1819, d. Oct. 11, 1883.
II. MARY, b. March 8, 1822. Res. at Wilson's Crossing, N. H.
HUSE KARR, son of James and Sarah (Huse) Karr, born March 28, 1798; married Dec. 27, 1821, Sally Ordway of Lyndeborough. She died May 18, 1826 ; second, June 24, 1832, Susanna Pickle. He died April 5, 1879. Children by first wife : -
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I. SARAH, b. Oct. 25, 1822. d. March 17, 1824.
2. SARAH MARIA, b. Aug. 21, 1824, d. Oct. 31, 1824.
3. JAMES H., + By second wife : -
4. MARY J., b. Sept. 13, 1836, m. Edward Lambert of Nashua.
5. JOHN H., b. Sept. 6, 1838, d. Aug. 10, 1863. Was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.)
6. FRANCES A., b. Jan. 9, 1841, d. Feb. 6, 1852.
7. HARRIET S., b. April 13, 1844, m. Levi Brooks of Green- field.
8. ELLEN C., b. Sept. 13, 1847, m. William Duncklee of Greenfield.
9. THOMAS E., b. July 31, 1849, m. Lizzie Ford.
IO. JOANNA, b. Aug. 12, 1853, m. Morris Edmands.
II. EMMA E., b. March 21, 1857, m. William Felton.
JAMES H. KARR, son of Huse and Sally (Ordway) Karr; born Feb. 26, 1826; married May 6, 1857, Clarinda F., daughter of James and Sally (Parker) Bruce of Mont Vernon. She was born Jan. 10, 1831; died Feb. 28, 1901. Child : -
I. FRED B., b. Feb. 21, 1868.
KIDDER.
The Kidder family had much to do with the early settlement of Lynde- borough, but the records are very meagre. John Kidder was probably the first of the name to come, and he probably came when the grant was called Salem-Canada. He was of the fourth generation from James Kidder, the immigrant ancestor of the Kidders of America. He was the son of Joseph and Hannah (Proctor) Kidder, and was born, in Sutton, Mass., June 3, 1727. Just when he came to Lyndeborough is unknown. Tracing back the ownership of farms in Lyndeborough, we find many of them were owned by Kidders in the early days of the town. On which one John 'settled is not known. He married Triphena, daughter of Ephraim Powers. She was born April 20, 1731. He died Jan. 14, 1810. Children : -
I. TRIPHENA, b. May 4, 1755.
2. JOHN, b. March 4, 1757, m. Molly Chamberlain, probably a daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Cram) Chamberlain. He removed to Maine.
3. LoIs, b. July 10, 1760, m. Jonathan Butler.
4. EPHRAIM, +
5. JOSEPH, +
6. RACHEL, b. March 8, 1769, m. Nathaniel Tay.
EPHRAIM KIDDER, son of John and Triphena (Powers) Kidder; born Oct. 12, 1761; married Martha Karr of New Boston. He died in
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Lyndeborough in January, 1841. He lived on the farm where the late Franklin H. Kidder lived. Children : -
I. THOMAS, +
2. MARTHA, b. April 2, 1788.
3. EPHRAIM, +
4. LUCY P., b. Aug. 25, 1793.
5. JAMES, b. Aug. 21, 1798, m. Betsey Kidder, daughter of Joseph and Polly (Epps) Kidder, rem. to Westfield, O.
THOMAS KIDDER, son of Ephraim and Martha (Karr) Kidder; born Nov. 24, 1786; married Aug. 11, 1811, Elizabeth Holt. She was born June 5, 1788; died Nov. 9, 1856. He died Sept. 5, 1854. Children : -
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