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By second wife : -
7. ABBY, b. June 22, 1847, d. Oct. 21, 1858.
8. LETITIA, b. Jan. 13, 1850, m. Dec. 25, 1871, David Mc- Ginley of Houlton, Me. He was b. June 14, 1849. Their child : Abbie Winnifred, b. Nov. 14, 1872, m. March 29, 1892, Samuel Webster of Wilton.
DAVID PUTNAM, known as "Ensign David " and son of Ephraim and Sarah (Cram) Putnam, b. May 6, 1753; married Mrs. Abigail (Carle- ton) Johnson, widow of John Johnson, who was killed or died in the ' Revolutionary War. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. AMY, b. March 6, 1779, m. Gideon Cram. (See Cram gen.)
2. TIMOTHY, +
3. ABIGAIL, b. June 1, 1785.
4. DAVID, +
5. SARAH, b. Aug. 19, 1793, m. Jonathan Clark. (See Clark gen.)
COL. TIMOTHY PUTNAM, son of "Ensign" David and Abigail (Carleton Johnson) Putnam, born May 20, 1782 ; married first, Rachel, daughter of Jacob and Rachel (Dale) Dascomb of Wilton, in 1807. She was born Nov. 15, 1785; died April 14, 1838; married second, Patty Cheever of Lowell, Mass. He died June 11, 1847. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
I. LEONARD, b. Dec. 13, 1807. Rem. to the South.
2. OSGOOD CARLETON, b. Sept 30, 1810, d. Oct. 11, 1813.
3. MARIA, b. May 27, 1812, d. October, 1847.
4. SARAH, b. Nov. 23, 1815.
5. TIMOTHY THURSTON, +
6. RACHEL, b. February, 1820, d. April, 1846.
7. DAVID, +
8. ELIZABETH, b. December, 1823, m. November, 1849, Hiram Wallace of Antrim. She d. Jan. 26, 1883.
9. SOLOMON, b. June 18, 1826, d. August, 1829.
10. JACOB D., +
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TIMOTHY T. PUTNAM, son of Timothy and Rachel (Dascomb) Put- nam, born Jan. 30, 1818; married Nov. 21, 1843, Lydia Wood of Hudson. She was born Nov. II, 1822; died Jan. 2, 1880. He died June 2, 1883. Children : -
I. ALBERT, b. in Lowell, Mass., June 9, 1846, d. Jan. 29, 1847.
2. EDWIN H., +
3. FRED W., b. March 19, 1861. Rem. to California.
EDWIN H. PUTNAM, son of Timothy T. and Lydia (Wood) Putnam, born March 26, 1848 ; married Oct. 29, 1868, Eliza A., daughter of Silas and Rebecca (Pratt) Keyes. She was born Sept. 22, 1847. Children : - I. ROY N., b. July 9, 1870, m. Dec. 19, 1894, Addie W., dau. of Harlan P. and Maria (Stevens) Downs of Francestown. She was b. Nov. 23, 1873. Child : Pauline, b. March 13, 1904.
2. LYDIA W., b. July 10, 1873.
3. CHARLES E., b. Dec. 12, 1875.
4. PERCY W., b. Dec. 11, 1878, m. Aug. 27, 1902, Martha R., dau. of Dana B. and Elsie (Grant) Sargent.
5. JAMES A. G., b. Nov. 7, 1881, m. Dec. 7, 1904, K. Frances, dau. of Byron and Sarah (Carley) Putnam.
6. MARY R., b. July 4, 1885.
DAVID PUTNAM, son of Timothy and Rachel (Dascomb) Putnam, born Feb. 23, 1822; married Sally Brown, July 1, 1847. She was born May 29, 1821. He removed to Pennacook and died Nov. 4, 1879. Chil- dren : Philip W., Mary E., Eman F., David H.
JACOB D. PUTNAM, son of Timothy and Rachel (Dascomb) Putnam, born June 16, 1828 ; married June 1, 1853, Eliza (Rust) Clough. She died in Lyndeborough, Oct. 20, 1882. He died Feb. 26, 1888. His childhood days were spent in Lyndeborough, and as a youth he attended the Pem- broke Academy, boarding himself while pursuing his studies there. After graduating he found employment in a drygoods store at Laconia, and it was here he met his wife. Shortly after their marriage he removed to Lowell, Mass., where he engaged in the grocery business. He after- ward came to Lyndeborough and engaged in the manufacture of glass. While in Lowell three children were born to them : -
I. EMMA DASCOMB, b. June 2, 1854.
2. FREDERICK, b. Aug. 6, 1857.
3. GRACE E., b. Sept. 28, 1871.
DEA. DAVID PUTNAM, son of Ensign David and Abigail (Carleton- Johnson) Putnam ; born June 19, 1790 ; married first, Tryphena, daugh- ter of Jonathan and Lois (Kidder) Butler of Lyndeborough. She was born April 27, 1787; died Jan. 31, 1831; married second, Sarah Fletcher, who died June 21, 1845; married third, Mrs. Abigail Foster; married fourth, Mrs. Nancy P. Jewett of Wilton, who died Aug. 4, 1862; married
David Gutman
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fifth, Mrs. Sarah (Brown) Bradford, widow of James C. Bradford of Lynde- borough. She died Sept. 15, 1888. He died June 10, 1870. Children by first wife, born in Lyndeborough : -
I. SUSANNA B., b. May 14, 1816, m. John Hartshorn of Lynde- borough. (See Hartshorn gen.)
2. JASON, b. Nov. 18, 1817, d. May 18, 1841.
3. TRYPHENA, b. April 25, 1822, m. Dec. 17, 1847, Benjamin F. Tenney of Antrim. He was b. Feb. 25, 1821, d. Jan. I, 1867. She d. July 31, 1900. Children : Frank, Amy.
Child by second wife, born in Lyndeborough : -
4. DAVID, +
DEA. DAVID PUTNAM, son of Dea. David and Sarah (Fletcher) Put- nam ; born April 15, 1838; married Mariett D., daughter of Sumner and Polly (Dodge) Wait of Londonderry Vt., March 7, 1861. She was born Nov. 5, 1841. Children : -
I. ALGERNON W., +
2. ERWIN D., +
ALGERNON W.' PUTNAM, born Feb. 26, 1866; graduate of Brown University, class of 1895 ; married Sept. 9, 1903, Lucy, daughter of John and Sarah (Harris) Daniels of Middlebury Vt. Child : -
I. PAUL S., b. June 19, 1904.
ERWIN D. PUTNAM, born Oct. 19, 1879; married Jan. I, 1902, Alice L., daughter of James L. and Mary E. (Blanchard) Hill of Peterborough. Children : -
I. WENDELL DAVID, b, Sept. 23, 1902.
2. LESTER JAMES, b. May 15, 1905.
AARON PUTNAM, son of Ephraim and Sarah (Cram) Putnam; mar- ried Sarah -. Children : -
I. WARD, b. Dec. 4, 1781.
2. NANCY, b. June 28, 1783.
PUTNAM.
*EPHRAIM PUTNAM, known as " Danvers Ephraim," was born in Danvers, Mass., Sept. 14, 1744; died in Lyndeborough May 11, 1821; married 1768, Rachel, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Chamberlain) Cram of Lyndeborough. She was born April 16, 1746; died April 29, 1833. Children born in Lyndeborough : -
I. JONATHAN, +
*There is a divided opinion and confusion of testimony as to which of the many Ephraim Putnams was known as " Danvers " Ephraim. From a careful sifting of evi- dence we believe it is the one designated above. If any of the descendants of the Ephraim Putnams of Lyndeborough are of a contrary opinion, the evidence may be pro- duced.
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2. MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 6, 1772, m. Feb. 20, 1801, Robert Richie. He d. Nov. 17, 1832. Child : Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1805.
3. ARCHILAS, b. March 6, 1775, d. March 4, 1839.
4. EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 7, 1778, d. Feb. 20, 1785.
5. ABIJAH, b. Nov. 30, 1780, d. Feb. 16. 1785.
6. EPHRAIM, +
7. NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 22, 1788, d. March 19, 1843.
8. AMos, b. July 25, 1791, d. 1795.
JONATHAN PUTNAM, son of Ephraim and Rachel (Cram) Putnam, born Sept. 14, 1769 ; married Nov. 25, 1792, Mary, daughter of - Hil- dreth. Children, born in Lyndeborough : -
I. RACHEL, b. Nov. 23, 1792, d. Nov. 17, 1795.
2. JONATHAN, Jr., b. April 15, 1795.
3. NATHAN, +
4. EPHRAIM HILDRETH, +
NATHAN PUTNAM, son of Jonathan and Mary (Hildreth) Putnam ; born Dec. 12, 1798; married Nancy Trull Nov. 29, 1821. She died April 6, 1834. Children : -
I. NANCY, b. Feb. 28, 1823, d. April 30, 1825.
2. MARY A., b. April 17, 1826.
3. NATHAN H., b. June 13, 1828.
4. ALMIRA J., b. June 20, 1830.
5. PARKER T., b. April 6, 1834.
EPHRAIM H. PUTNAM, son of Jonathan and Mary (Hildreth) Put- nam ; born July 5, 1805 ; married Susanna Ford. She died March 3, 1879. He died June 14, 1864. Children, born in Lyndeborough : -
I. ANDREW J., b. Feb. 27, 1832.
2. RACHEL S., b. Jan. 27, 1835.
3. MARY E., m. Francis A. Allen of Peterborough. She d. Sept. 22, 1886.
4 and 5. THOMAS and BYRON, twins, b. Jan. 8, 1840. Thomas res. in Virginia.
BYRON, +
6. LEVI H., +
7. DELIA A.
BYRON PUTNAM, son of Ephraim H. and Susanna (Ford) Putnam ; born Jan. 8, 1840 ; married first, July 24, 1859, Sarah C., daughter of Asa and Sarah (Pillsbury) Carley of Peterborough. She was born May 20, 1841 ; died Oct. 21, 1893 ; married second, Mrs. Emily C. Cragin, widow of Harry Cragin of Fayette, Me., and daughter of Oliver B. and Fanny (Woodworth) Marston, of Fayette, Me., Feb. 20, 1895. She was born
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July 20, 1843. He was town treasurer one year and overseer of poor a number of years. Was a soldier in the Civil War and a prisoner at Sauls- bury, N. C., two hundred and eleven days. (See Chap. X.) He died March 24, 1903. Children by first wife, born in Lyndeborough : -
I. MYRTIE M., b. June 1, 1865, d. March 20, 1881.
2. K. FRANCES (adopted), b. in Troy, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1880.
LEVI H. PUTNAM, son of Ephraim H. and Susanna (Ford) Putnam; born Nov. 19, 1841 ; married first, April 3, 1868, Lucy A., daughter of Richard and Mary A. (Grey) Emery, born in Manchester July 12, 1850 ; died in Lyndeborough Jan. 12, 1877; married second, March 15, 1878, Lydia L., widow of Azel H. Church, and daughter of Silas and Phebe F. (Hovey) Swinnington, born in Lyndeborough May 12, 1852 ; died in Mil- ford July 26, 1899. Resides in Milford. Children, all but youngest born in Lyndeborough :-
I. NELLIE J., b. May 22, 1870.
2. ROSE A., b. Jan. 13, 1873.
3. ANNA B., Dec. 31, 1874.
4. LEROY C., b. Feb. 11, 1880.
5. ALBERT B., b. Aug. 3, 1891.
EPHRAIM PUTNAM, son of Ephraim and Rachel (Cram) Putnam, born April 30, 1785 ; married Feb. 8, 1814, Esther, daughter of Ebenezer and Esther (Holt) Pearson. She was born in Wilton, Nov. 11, 1792 ; died March 2, 1856. He died June II, 1862. Children born in Lynde- borough : -
I. EPHRAIM, b. Nov. 17, 1815, d. Aug. 4, 1834.
2. ESTHER, b. June 8, 1818, m. Joel H. Tarbell. (See Tar- bell gen.)
3. WILLARD P., b. Sept. 4, 1820, d. June 5, 1856.
4. MARY A., b. April 17, 1823, m. Nov. 22, 1850, John Fletcher of Greenfield. She d. May 23, 1853. Child : Vilana A., b. Dec. 5, 1852, m. James F. Clark. Res. in Medford, Mass.
5. EBENEZER, b. June 26, 1826, d. Oct. 9, 1826.
RAND.
NEHEMIAH RAND, son of Jonathan and Millicent (Estabrook) Rand; born in Charlestown, Mass., in 1734. He was evidently a resident of Charlestown until 1775, for he had two houses and a hatter's shop go up in smoke when the British burned the town, leaving him homeless. It is said he had some property in Lyndeborough, where his brother John had previously been preaching,- some land partially cleared, - and the Francestown History says, "some sheep under the care" of the before mentioned John. But as the Rev. John Rand was dismissed in 1762, and soou thereafter left the town, there is some doubt as to the sheep. At any rate Nehemiah came to Lyndeborough soon after his property was
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burned in Charlestown and built a house on land near what is now the middle of the town, ever since known as the " Rand place."* The house was situated at the end of the lane east of W. H. Clark's house. It is said that he built there supposing the road through the centre of the town would follow the brook from what is now known as Hardy's mill, up around Badger Pond. But those early settlers ignored the fact that the " bail of the kettle is no longer when lying down than when standing up," and built the road over the hill, leaving the Rand land quite a dis- tance off the main road.
He was a man of influence and ability, and soon made his mark in the town. He was moderator in 1787 and 1789, and represented the town in the General Court in 1787, 1788, 1789 and 1793. He married first, Nov. 24, 1757, Mary, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Carter) Rand ; married sec- ond, Mrs. Mary Prentice Frost of Cambridge, Mass., daughter of the Rev. Thomas Prentice of Charlestown, Mass. She was born in 1738; died Oct. 20, 1787 ; married third, Margaret Prentice, sister of his second wife, Oct. 21, 1791. He died at Lyndeborough July 15, 1794. By his first marriage he had two daughters. Children by second wife : -
I. IRENE, m. Nehemiah Frost, rem. to Temple, where she died.
2. NEHEMIAH, +
3. MARGARET, m. Dea. John Clark. (See Clark gen.)
NEHEMIAH RAND, son of Nehemiah and Mary (Prentice-Frost) Rand ; born Jan. 14, 1777; married Sarah, daughter of Richard and Lydia (Stylman) Batten of Lyndeborough May 1, 1811. She was born April 8, 1780 ; died May 4, 1870. He removed to Francestown in 1803, where he died July 13, 1850. Children, Nehemiah born in Lyndeborough, the others in Francestown : -
I. NEHEMIAH, b. Feb. 18, 1802, d. March 1, 1869, m. Harriet O., dau. of Ebenezer and Thamazan (Griffin) Hutchinson of Lyndeborough April 28, 1830. She was born Sept. 17, 1806, d. Oct. 4, 1881. He was a physician and res. at Han- cock and at Nelson. He d. in the latter place.
2. RICHARD BATTEN, b. April 11, 1804, d. Feb. 11, 1881, m. first, Mary J. Baldwin Jan. 10, 1830; m. second, Ellen Bryant, April 10, 1837. He was a clothier, and d. at Wayne, Me.
3. JOHN, +
4 and 5. Twins, unnamed, b. April 24, 1811, d. April 24 and 25, 1811.
*While Mr. Rand was building his new house, he started into the woods east of the building to look over and explore his extensive estate. He soon got lost, and com- menced to shout, in hopes to attract the attention of some one. His carpenters heard him and started to find him. By shouting back and forth they finally came up with him, and started to pilot him home. But he insisted they were taking him the wrong way, and vigorously protested, but they got him back to his own door yard, when, looking around somewhat bewildered, he exclaimed, "What fool is building a house here?"
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6. THOMAS PRENTICE, +
JOHN RAND, son of Nehemiah and Sarah (Batten) Rand, born in Francestown, April 22, 1807; married Fanny D., daughter of Eliphalet and Demarius (Duncklee) Simonds, Oct. 30, 1832. She was born in Milford, May 21, 1809; died June. 1, 1870. He removed to Milford in 1852, and died there, March 10, 1884. Children born in Lyndeborough : -
I. JOHN MILTON, b. Dec. 1, 1834; m. July, 1857, Orline A., dau. of Wesley and Rachel (Caldwell) Wilson of Benning- ton. He is a physician and resides in Newark, N. J.
2. STILLMAN N., b. July 2, 1837, m. Jan. 26, 1882, Belle M., dau. of William and Jane (Phillips) Cameron of Philadel- phia. Is a photographer and resides in New Haven, Conn.
DEA. THOMAS PRENTICE RAND, born in Francestown Sept. 21, 1814; married first, Lydia, daughter of Josiah and Dolly (Shattuck) Wheeler of Lyndeborough. She was born June 8, 1818; died Feb. 14, 1864; married second, Sarah Deborah, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Jones) Clark of Lyndeborough June 7, 1866. She died Nov. 14, 1904.
Dea. Rand was never a resident of Lyndeborough, but as both of his wives were natives of the town, and as some of his children are now resi- dents his family record should appear here. He was a prominent citizen of Francestown, a man of strong religious convictions, and maintained the faith of his Puritan ancestors. He was deacon of the Congregational church for twenty-seven years, and had held public office in his town. He died June 1, 1880. Children by first wife : -
I. SARAH C., b. Nov. 30, 1843.
2. FRANCES D., b. Nov. 10, 1846, d. March 14, 1873.
3. LYDIA H., b. Dec. 31, 1850.
4. NEHEMIAH W., b. Sept. 14, 1853.
Was a successful physi- cian and d. at Monson, Mass.
5. ABBY K., b. July 31, 1855, m. W. H. Clark. (See Clark gen.)
6. JOHN P., b. Nov. 8, 1857, m. Harriet Anderson of Monson, Mass. Is a physician and res. at Worcester, Mass.
* REV. JOHN RAND was born in Charlestown, Mass., Jan. 24, 1727. He was the son of Jonathan and Millicent (Estabrook) Rand. He was graduated from Harvard in 1748 and afterward married Sarah, daughter of Capt. John Goffe of Derryfield, now Manchester. He came to Salem-Canada in 1755 or 1756 and was the settled minister for a little more than four years. Just when he removed from the town or where he went first is not material to this record, but he lived afterward in Goffstown and Bedford and represented the latter town in the convention that formed the constitution of New Hampshire. He died Oct. 12, 1805. Children : -
I. & 2. JOHN and JONATHAN (twins), b. June 24, 1762.
* From Rev. F. G. Clark's Historical Address.
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3. MILLE, b. Feb. 5, 1764.
4. ROBERT, b. May 13, 1767.
5. SARAH, b. Jan. 20, 1774.
6. NEHEMIAH (twin), b. May 22, 1776, +
7. THOMAS (twin), b. May 22, 1776.
NEHEMIAH RAND, son of Rev. John and Sarah (Goffe) Rand, born May 22, 1776; married - Putnam. Children : -
I. EDGAR, ++
2. NEHEMIAH, m. Betsey George of New Boston. Rem. to Newport, N. H.
3. MEHITABLE, m. Perkins Patterson.
4. MARY, m. - Leman. Rem. to Illinois.
5, 6 & 7. SARAH, THOMAS and JEFFERSON, d. in infancy.
8. BETSEY, m. Benjamin Dutton. (See Dutton gen.)
9. LYDIA, m. - Woodbridge. Rem. to the west.
EDGAR RAND, son of Nehemiah and - (Putnam) Rand, born July 26, 1799; married first, Oct. 23, 1823, Mehitable Cram, daughter of John and Huldah (Woodward) Cram of Lyndeborough. She was born Nov. 2, 1801 ; died May 5, [1832; married second, Mianda, daughter of Reuben and Nancy (Clark) Dutton, March 14, 1833. She was born Dec. 2, 1806; died Dec. 15, 1870. He died Jan. 16, 1866. He bought land and built him a house in the northeast part of the town and lived there until his death. Children by first wife : -
I. M. MARIA, b. Aug. 1, 1824, m. May 1, 1849, Moses N. Emerson.
2. SARAH A., b. Dec. 17, 1825, d. Aug. 12, 1836.
3. & 4. JOHN, (twins, one d. in infancy), +
5. EDGAR J., b. Aug. 23, 1829, d. May 5, 1833.
6. & 7. NEHEMIAH, (twins, one d. in infancy), b. April 25, 1832, d. May 20, 1842.
By second wife : -
8. NANCY E., b. Jan. 6, 1834, m. Martin Whitney. (See Whitney gen.)
9. MIANDA, b. Jan. 29, 1836, d. Feb. 19, 1846.
JOHN RAND, son of Edgar and Mehitable (Cram) Rand, born July 31, 1827 ; married Dec. 4, 1856, Mrs. Lucinda Stone, widow of Sabron Stone and daughter of Enoch Colby of New Boston. She was born April 18, 1816 ; died Sept. 29, 1899. He died May 21, 1902.
RAYMOND.
WILLIAM B. RAYMOND came to Lyndeborough from Amherst in 1840. He was a shoemaker by trade, and cobbled the boots and shoes for a generation of Lyndeborough people. He was born Aug. 20, 1818; mar-
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ried Ann Boutwell of Amherst March 8, 1837 .* 1818. Children, all born in Lyndeborough : -
She was born Aug. 13,
I. GEORGE B., +
2. JOHN P., +
3. ELIZABETH A., b. March 29, 1849, d. Oct. 6, 1856.
4. ABBY L. F., b. March 3, 1852, d. Aug. 30, 1875, m. Robert W. Bell of Wilton, Sept. 17, 1870.
GEORGE B. RAYMOND, born July 25, 1845 ; died Dec. 5, 1876; mar- ried Addie Gould of Lyndeborough July 4, 1865. Was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.) Children : -
I. ROSE, b. Nov. 12, 1869.
2. GRACE, b. Aug., 1871.
JOHN P. RAYMOND, born Nov. 28, 1846; died Dec. 19, 1873 ; married Mary Shea of Wilton Jan. 12, 1861. Was a soldier in the Civil War. (See Chap. X.) Children : -
I. ANNIE MAY, b. May 1, 1861.
2. BERTHA, b. Nov. 3, 1862.
3. JOHN W., b. Sept. 2, 1871.
REYNOLDS.
FRANK E. REYNOLDS, son of John Q. and Mary (Brown) Reynolds, born May 15, 1857, in Ashburnham, Mass .; married first, May 9, 1882, Flora E. Hilt. She was born in Presque Isle, Me .; died April 11, 1894 ; married second, May 8, 1895, Lizzie C. Blood, born March 15, 1868. Lives on what is known as the Annie Fish place. Children : -
I. EVA M., b. in Lyndeborough, June 10, 1883.
2. ADDIE E., b. in Benton, N. H., Sept. 15, 1884.
3. WALTER E., b. in Benton, N. H., March 17, 1886.
4. GRACE, b. in East Warren, N. H., April 6, 1888.
5. ETHEL, b. in Lyndeborough, Oct. 13, 1889.
6. Guy, b. in Lyndeborough, Feb. 21, 1891.
7. GEORGE B., b. in Lyndeborough, July 17,
RICHARDS.
FRED B. RICHARDS, adopted son of Pascal and Helen (Pascal) Richards, born June 27, 1852; married first, July 1, 1879, Emogen F., daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Gilchrist) Lakin of Hancock. She was born January, 1851 ; died Feb. 15, 1881 ; married second, Oct. 31, 1882, Elizabeth M., daughter of John and Susanna (Putnam) Hartshorn of Lyndeborough. She was born July 27, 1863. He came to Lyndebor- ough from Hancock in 1876 and entered the employ of Mr. Tarbell in the
*Mr. Raymond has lived in town sixty-five years, and during that time has attended every town meeting and voted. He and his wife have lived together as man and wife sixty-eight years. A very remarkable record, as very few come so near the diamond anniversary.
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manufacture and sale of extracts, etc., and afterward became the proprie- tor of the business. He has been a school teacher and has always been interested in and identified with the educational matters of the town, and has served several terms on the board of education. He represented the town in the Legislature of 1899, and is a member of and a liberal supporter of the Baptist church at South Lyndeborough. He is a whole- sale travelling merchant, visiting many towns in the southern part of the state. Children : -
I. RALPH, b. March 18, 1884.
2. MYRTIE E., b. May 21, 1886.
3. LORIN F., b. May 9, 1893.
4. SARAH C., b. Jan. 24, 1901.
RICHARDS.
DR. MARSHALL B. RICHARDS, son of John C. and Sarah F. (Flanders) Richards, b. at Boston, April 27, 1839; married Sept. 16, 1894, Addie A., daughter of William W. and Esther J. (Cragin) Burton of Lyndeborough. She was born June 3, 1871. They reside on the Russell place in the southwest part of the town. Children : -
I. WALLACE B., b. Nov. 21, 1895.
2. ESTHER G., b. July 21, 1897.
3. ORMAN M., b. Dec. 31, 1898.
4. JOHN C., b. Dec. 27, 1899.
5. RUTH G., b. Jan. 11, 1901.
6. ADDIE A., b. April 7, 1902.
7. AGNES B., b. Sept. 4, 1903.
8. DOROTHY A., b. Nov. 29, 1904.
RICHARDSON.
The Richardson family in America are descended from Ezekiel, Samuel and Thomas Richardson, brothers who came to this country from Eng- land in the early days of the Massachusetts Colony. Ezekiel came first with Winthrop in 1630 and was soon after joined by his two brothers. Ezekiel was made a freeman in 1631 and settled in Charlestown. His descendants and those of his brothers, Samuel and Thomas, soon became active in the settlement of the new towns of Woburn and what are now Malden and Billerica. George K. Wood in the History of Francestown says that Samuel paid the highest tax in Woburn in 1645. He says the name can be traced back to the Norman Conquest. Thomas was the youngest of the brothers and from him the Richardsons of Lyndebor- ough are descended as follows : Thomas, Thomas, Nathaniel, Hezekiah, Jacob, and Jacob was the first of the name to come to Lyndeborough.
Hezekiah was born in Billerica, May 8, 1715, and married Sept. 30, 1740, Elizabeth Walker of Billerica. They settled in Townsend, Mass., where he died June 17, 1795.
LIEUT. JACOB RICHARDSON, second son of Hezekiah and Eliza- beth (Walker) Richardson, born at Townsend, Mass., Dec. 13, 1742;
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married May 19, 1766, Sarah Brown of Billerica, Mass. She was born July 28, 1742 ; died March 1, 1825. He died in Lyndeborough, Sept. 5, 1817. He came to Lyndeborough from Billerica in 1805 and bought the farm at the centre owned by Daniel Gould, since known as the Richard- son farm. His descendants have owned the land ever since. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was a lieutenant in a company that went from Billerica in 1777 and assisted in the defeat and capture of Burgoyne. He was a blacksmith, as were three of his sons. His shop used to stand nearly opposite the Congregational parsonage. One of his sons, Timothy, came to Lyndeborough with him. Another, Jacob, Jr., came to Greenfield and settled.
Lieut. Jacob Richardson and Sarah (Brown) Richardson had eleven children, all born at Billerica, Mass.
I. SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1767, d. at Billerica.
2. JACOB, b. Aug. 10, 1769.
3. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 11, 1771, d. Feb. 29, 1776.
4. & 5. JOSIAH and TIMOTHY (twins), + Josiah b. Oct. 1, 1773, m. Mary Wyman.
6. JOHN, b. June 15, 1776, m. Lydia Johnson.
7. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 20, 1778, m. Phebe Bachelder.
8. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 22, 1780.
9. ELIJAH, b. July 5, 1783, d. young.
IO. JULIA, b. Aug. 25, 1785, d. June 22, 1802.
II. ANNA, b. Aug. 19, 1788, m. Joseph Jones.
TIMOTHY RICHARDSON, son of Jacob and Sarah ( Brown) Richard- son, was born in Billerica, Oct. 1, 1773; married Judith N. Reynolds. daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pickett) Reynolds of Greenfield. She was born Nov. 10, 1780. She died Sept. 3, 1833. He died Dec. 2, 1855. Children : -
I. HARRIET, b. Oct. 5, 1806, d. Aug. 19, 1807.
2. HOOPER, b. Jan. 31, 1808, d. Aug. 6, 1839.
3. JOHN, +
4. IRA, b. March 22, 1811, m. 1839, Harriet, dau. of Patrick and Mary (Kilpatrick) Cassidy of Pennsylvania. He d. August, 1871, in Washington, D. C.
5. TIMOTHY, b. Oct. 14, 1813.
6. NATHAN, +
JOHN RICHARDSON, son of Timothy and Judith (Reynolds) Rich- ardson, was born in Lyndeborough, July 26, 1809; married Sarah Ann, daughter of Nathan and Ann (Remick) Barnes of Bedford, N. H. She died Dec. 18, 1860. He died April 7, 1876. He was a very successful farmer, and a man of marked influence in the town. He was very methodical in his habits and could never tolerate work half done. His farm implements were of the best of the kind in use at the time. His farm was well cultivated and he gradually replaced the old buildings
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with a commodious barn and modern dwelling house and ell. He loved to sing and was the leader of the Congregational church choir for years. He always performed his duties as a citizen at the town meatings and was one of the foremost in promoting the welfare of any movement that promised to be for the good of the community. For a long series of years he was the moderator of the town meetings and presided with justice and impartiality. He was one of the board of selectmen and was a member of the school committee in 1851. He represented the town in the state legislature. When a young man he resided for a short time in Lowell, Mass. With that exception he spent his whole life in Lynde- borough. His wife was a sister of Isaac O. Barnes of Boston, the noted wit and lawyer, and was a woman of refinement. Another sister married Rodney C. Boutwell of Lyndeborough. Children, all born in Lynde- borough : -
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