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I. AARON, +
2. SEWELL, b. Feb. 8, 1783.
3. EPHRAIM P., +
4. WARD, b. Sept. 12, 1785, m. Sarah York of Brooklyn, Conn.
5. DEIDAMIA, b. Oct. 8, 1787.
6. ELEAZER, b. July 11, 1790, m. Henrietta Ingraham.
7. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. II, 1792, m. Joseph Austin of Brooklyn, Conn.
8. DAVID, b. Nov. 12, 1793, m. first, Hannah P. Woodward of Lyndeborough ; m. second, Nancy Littlehale of Brooklyn, Conn.
9. SALLY, b. April 1, 1796, d. Sept. 8, 1797.
IO. ARTEMAS, b. Feb. 19, 1800, d. November, 1810.
II. AUGUSTUS, b. June 25, 1804.
AARON WOODWARD, son of Capt. Ward and Rebecca (Putnam) Woodward, "was born at Canterbury, Conn., Sept. 20, 1781; married Elizabeth Woodward of Lyndeborough, Oct. 15, 1807. She was the daughter of Eleazer and Hannah (Putnam) Woodward, born Aug. 31, 1781 ; died Jan. 27, 1879. He settled on a farm east of where R. C. Mason now lives. There is nothing but a cellar hole to mark the site. The children were born there. He died July 16, 1845. Children : -
I. REBECCA, b. Feb. 19, 1809, m. Josiah Colburn of Hollis, N. H., Dec. 29, 1856. She d. Feb. 20, 1889.
2. ARTEMAS, +
3. CORDELIA, b. May 2, 1815, d. Aug. 31, 1821.
4. HULDAH, b. June 1, 1817, d. Aug. 10, 1881.
* Bond's History of Watertown gives the date of his birth as April 5, 1751.
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5. HENRIETTA, b. April 19, 1820, m. Col. William Cross of Litchfield, N. H., April 9, 1839, d. Aug. 13, 1854.
6. AARON BURLEIGH, b. March 18, 1822, m. first, Hannah Cross of Litchfield, N. H., May 4, 1847; m. second, Susan Howard of Amherst, N. H., Dec. 14, 1853.
7. SEWELL, b. Dec. 3, 1823, d. Feb. 2, 1847.
8. ELIZABETH A., b. Dec. 14, 1826, m. Benj. K. Jones ; m. sec- ond, Walter Blake.
9. CALISTA D., b. Aug. 29, 1829, d. Feb. 7, 1856.
ARTEMAS WOODWARD, son of Aaron and Elizabeth (Woodward) Woodward, born Nov. 17, 1811; married first, Christianna Gibson of Windsor. She was born Jan. 18, 1819, and was instantly killed by being thrown from a wagon on the road from the centre to South Lyndebor- ough, May 8, 1852. A granite monument marks the spot; married sec- ond, Nancy E. Savage of Greenfield, Oct. 28, 1852. She was born Aug. 2, 1828. He died March 31, 1884 .- He was a genial, kindly man whom every one liked and respected. Children by first wife : -
I. ALFRED C., b. Aug. 14, 1842, m. Hattie F. Lakin of. Greenville. She was murdered and the murderer was never apprehended.
2, ALBERT C., b. Dec. 21, 1847, d. Sept. 19, 1858. By second wife : -
3. ETHAN A., +
4. WILLIAM A., b. Dec. 24, 1859, m. March 16, 1882, Ella J. Needham of Irisburg, Vt.
5. CHRISTIANNA E., b. Feb. 23, 1863, m. March 7, 1882, Ed- ward E. Weston. Res. in Amherst.
6. HARVEY E., b. Dec. 9, 1868, m. Sept. 1, 1889, Emma F. Giddings of Wilton.
ETHAN A. WOODWARD, son of Artemas and Nancy E. (Savage) Woodward, born May 12, 1858; married Nov. 14, 1882, Lizzie R., daughter of Franklin H. and Elsey (Fish) Kidder. She was born June 15, 1859 ; died July 20, 1904. He resides on the Kidder homestead.
EPHRAIM PUTMAN WOODWARD, son of Capt. Ward and Rebecca (Putnam) Woodward; born June 2, 1784; married Lucy, daughter of Ithemer and Huldah (Sharp) Woodward, April 7, 1808. She was born Sept. 9, 1784. He was born in Brooklyn, Conn., and after his marriage evidently returned there with his bride, for the three older children were born in Connecticut. He came back to Lyndeborough in 1814, but soon thereafter moved to New York to make a new home, his family remain- ing here until he should provide it, but he lived but a short time after his arrival there, and died about 1822. His wife died in 1836 or 1837. Children : -
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I & 2. JARED and LUCITTY (twins), b. at Pomfret, Conn., d. in infancy.
3. ASHER, b. at Brooklyn, Conn., Dec. 6, 1811, d. young.
4. BENJAMIN F., b. in Francestown, April 11, 1813, m. Sarah, Bradford.
5. ANSON W., b. in Lyndeborough, Aug. 1, 1815, m. Ann Richardson. Rem. to Boston, where he died. They had one child, a son, who died many years ago, and of whom I have no record.
6. JAMES G., b. in Lyndeborough, Sept. 13, 1817; m. Phebe, dau. of Capt. Nathan and Abigail (Abbott) Culver of Lowell, Mass., May 16, 1848. She was b. May 16, 1823. He rem. to Henry Co., Ill., in 1854, and in 1868, sold his Illinois farm and rem. to Kellogg, Jasper Co., Iowa, where he d. Nov. 25, 1899. He was a jovial man, always liked by all with whom he came in contact. He bought a wild prairie farm, but before his death had it nicely improved. Children : Abby Frances, James Edwin, Lucy Annett, Martha Elmira, Mary Emma, Frederick Newton, Charles, Warren. Frederic Newton Woodward rem. to Kansas, where he is an influential citizen, at one time a member of the Kansas Legislature.
7. EPHRAIM WARD, b. Aug. 12, 1820, m. Lydia, dau. of Asa and Olive (Spaulding) Manning of Lyndeborough. They rem. to Michigan, where he became a prosperous farmer, and at the time of his death, in October, 1880, was county supervisor. His widow survived him many years, and was always a liberal contributor to the Congregational Church at Lyndeborough. They had at least one child, who died young.
JOHN WOODWARD, son of Ephraim and Huldah (Cram) Woodward, born Jan. 19, 1753, in Canterbury, Conn. He came to Lyndeborough and married Judith Foster of Temple, but evidently returned with his wife to Connecticut, for Samuel, his eldest child, was an infant when they again came to Lyndeborough. They came on horseback all the way, and Samuel was brough in his mother's arms. He settled on land and built a house north of No. 9 schoolhouse. He also owned a large lot of land west of the John Dolliver place. His wife was born Nov. 13, 1753. Children : -
I. SAMUEL, +
2. DANIEL, b. March 26, 1781, m. Hannah Putnam and rem. to Ohio.
3. JOHN, +
MEIIITABLE TRASK WOODWARD. BORN AUGUST 27, 1803.
Half-tone from Photograph taken August 27, 1903.
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4. Lucy, b. March 26, 1784, m. June 29, 1818, Daniel Mason of Otsego Co., N. Y.
5. ABIGAIL, b. March 17, 1786, m. - Barker. Rem. to Ohio.
6. EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 9, 1788, m. Sept. 25, 1817, Olive Cham- berlain. Rem. to New York.
7. HANNAH, b. Jan. 20, 1781, m. Daniel, son of Ithemer and Huldah (Sharp) Woodward.
8. JUDITH, b. March 18, 1793, m. first, Charles Hadley, April 26, 1821 ; m. second, Samuel Ferson, March 1, 1838.
SAMUEL WOODWARD, son of John and Judith (Foster) Wood- ward, born Nov. 9, 1778; married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan and Margaret Chamberlain, born June 3, 1776. Children : -
I. DANIEL, b. July 24, 1803, m. Abigail Barker and rem. to the west, d. Feb. 22, 1888:
2. SAMUEL, +
3. ISAIAH, d. Jan. 4, 1836.
4. FOSTER, ++ .
DEA. SAMUEL WOODWARD, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Cham- berlain) Woodward ; married Eunice Clark of Lyndeborough, and re- moved to Amherst. In March, 1854, they removed to Illinois and settled in Brenton, Ford Co. They had eight children born to them, only one, Mary A., born in Lyndeborough, the others were born in Amherst. He was active in church and was made a deacon, and was useful in the de- velopment of the new country where he made his home. He died at Lyman, Ford Co., Illinois, June 24, 1882. His wife, Eunice (Clark) Woodward, died at the same place, Aug. 30, 1885, aged 82 years and 19 days.
FOSTER WOODWARD, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Woodward, born Oct. 18, 1809; married May 30, 1828, Mrs. Mehitable (Trask) Hildreth, widow of Charles Hildreth. She was born Aug. 27, 1803. At this writing (1905) she is living in her Io3rd year, and retains a very good memory of the early days of Lyndeborough. He died Dec. 14, 1884. Children : -
I. GEORGE T., +
2. ELIZA A., b. May 30, 1841.
3. MARTHA E., b. May 25, 1843, d. Oct. 11, 1846.
4. ISAIAH F., +
5. JOSEPHINE M., b. April 20, 1848.
GEORGE TRASK WOODWARD, son of Foster and Mehitable (Hil- dreth) Woodward; born Oct. 4, 1839; married Nov. 13, 1866, Susan Odell. She died Oct. 18, 1870 ; married second, Dec. 25, 1873, Abby F. Morrison of Lowell, Mass. She died in 1896. He died at the Soldiers' Home, Chelsea, Mass., July 2, 1904.
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Besides the district schools of his native town he attended several terms at the Appleton Academy, Mont Vernon, then under the charge of Prof. Bancroft. On the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he en- listed in the company of which George A. Bruce was first lieutenant and Charles M. Kittredge second lieutenant, and was mustered in as a private on Sept. 18, 1862. This was in the 13th Regt., N. H. Vol. He was sub- sequently promoted to corporal and then to sergeant. Later he went be- fore Casey's examining board at Washington and was commissioned cap- tain in the 30th U. S. Colored Troops by President Lincoln. This regiment was commanded by Col. Delevan Bates, who was formerly an officer in the 121st New York.
Capt. Woodward was without question one of the best company com- manders. He was wounded in the battle of the Crater in the arm but not so seriously but that he extracted the bullet himself and threw it away, much to his regret afterwards. At Fort Fisher he had charge of Gen. Paine's courier line, and so well did he do his work that the general named him for promotion. In accordance therewith he was brevetted major. He was discharged at Roanoke Island, N. C., Dec. 10, 1865.
Susan Odell, who became his wife, he first met at Roanoke Island, where she was a teacher in a colored school. Her northern home was in Saco, Me. At the close of the war he bought the farm in Lyndeborough where Frank B. Tay now lives, and here his two daughters were born. After three years he sold this farm, to try his fortune in Virginia, and bought a farm on the James River of 225 acres, about twenty miles below City Point. His land was fertile and produced good crops, but the bitter- ness of defeat which rankled in the hearts of his neighbors made it un- pleasant for a man of his positive convictions, and one morning he found a rope with hangman's knot dangling from one of his trees with a placard attached saying that unless he was out of those parts within a specified time he would be hung. His wife had died leaving him alone in a hostile community with his two little daughters, and he sold his land at a sacri- fice and came back to New England.
He settled in Lowell, Mass., where in 1873 he married Abbie F. Morri- son. He became a carpenter by trade, and was contractor for building many of Lowell's business blocks. He was superintendent of public buildings for three years, and was much respected in his adopted home .. He was prominent in Grand Army circles, and was commander of Ladd and Whitney Post, Lowell, Mass., in 1891. He joined the Congregational Church, Lyndeborough, in 1857. Children : -
I. MABEL T., b. in Lyndeborough, Sept. 3, 1867.
2. GEORGIA E., b. July 2, 1869 in Biddeford, Me. Is a gradu- ate of the Lowell Normal School and makes teaching her vocation.
ISAIAH F. WOODWARD, son of Foster and Mehitable (Hildrethi) Woodward; born July 21, 1846 ; married May 31, 1870, Addie E. Pearsons of Amherst; removed to Wilton ; died Feb. 5, 1887. Children : -
I. IDA B.
2. ELIZABETH.
George J. Woodward ,
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3. ALICE M.
JOHN WOODWARD, son of John and Judith (Foster) Woodward; born Jan. 10, 1782 ; married Anna Thompson of Lyndeborough. She died July 18, 1829. He died Aug. 21, 1858. Children : -
I. JOHN THOMPSON, b. Feb. 29, 1808.
2. ESTHER, b. Sept. 19, 1809.
3. ANNA, b. June 2, 1811. .
4. ELIJAH, b. March 21, 1813.
5. EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 26, 1814.
6. MARY, b. May 2, 1819, d. May 29, 1848.
7. JUDITH, b. July 28, 1821.
WRIGHT.
JULIEN E. WRIGHT was born Oct. 7, 1825; married Aug. 15, 1861, Abby S. Bridge of Dexter, Me. She was born Dec. 16, 1835; died March 12, 1903. He died April 30, 1896. He lived on the farm formerly owned by Samuel Jones. Children : -
I. HATTIE E., b. Feb. 27, 1863 ; married Jan. 4, 1881, Charles H. Goss of Dunstable, Mass.
2. SARAH A., b. April 15, 1865 ; married June 4, 1889, Herman A. Walker of Kittery, Me.
YOUNG.
RICHARD YOUNG was born May 15, 1796 at Derryfield, now Man- chester ; married Sarah Stevens. She was born at Manchester, April I, 1807; died May 28, 1880. He died March 13, 1877. He came to Lynde- borough from Manchester in 1858, and settled in the southwest part of the town. There were born to them seventeen children, nine boys and eight girls. Of these children, born at Manchester, the following came to Lyndeborough : -
CHARLES, b. - , d. Jan. 6,: 1898.
SARAH S., b. Oct. 24, 1841, m. Azro D. Cram. (See Cram gen.)
HARRIET E., b. Nov. 4, 1843.
MARY A., b. Sept. 22, 1845.
ESTES J., b. May 13, 1847.
ROSINA, b. July 20, 1848, m. Jason Holt. (See Holt gen.) RICHARD A., b. May 24, 1853.
The following are transcripts from the town records of fami- lies of whom we have been unable to find any further trace : -
ABBOTT.
DANIEL, son of Josiah and Hannah Abbott, b. July 31, 1769.
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BALDWIN.
RHODA, dau. of Jeremiah Baldwin and Rebecca his wife, b. Sept. 25, 1790.
RISPEE, dau. of do., b. March 13, 1793.
BEVINS.
SUSANNA, dau. of Edward and Eunice Bevins, b. Mar. 16, 1765.
CAMPBELL.
JOHN IVORY, son of John Campbell and Martha his wife, b. Oct. 9, 1789.
JAMES, son of do., b. Nov. 21, 1791.
CLOUGH.
BENJAMIN, son of John and Tabithy Clough, b. May 29, 1750.
JOHN, son of Benjamin and Thankful Clough, b. March 6, 1773. TABITHA W., dau. of do., b. July 16, 1775.
DAMON.
LORENZO, son of Warren and Nancy Damon, b. May 25, 1813. NANCY, dau. of do., b. April 7, 1816.
WARREN, son of do., b. Jan. 14, 1819.
DAY.
SUSANNA, dau. of Isaac Day and Susanna his wife, b. Sept. 10, 1774, d. Aug. 7, 1776.
SUSANNA, 2ND., dau. of do. b. March 9, 1777.
ELIZABETH, dau. of do., b. July 8, 1779, m. Ward Woodward. NANCY, dau. of do., b. Oct. 16, 1781.
LYDIA, dau. of do., b. Jan. 16, 1784.
ISAAC, son of do., b. May 14, 1786, d. June 25, 1786.
MARY, dau. of Robert and Mary Day, b. Aug. 30, 1769. HANNAH, dau. of do., b. April 30, 1771. JAMES, son of do., b. Jan. 30, 1773.
JOSEPH, son of do., b. June 19, 1777.
BETTY, dau. of do., b. May 8, 1780.
ROBERT, son of do., b. March 30, 1782.
ISAAC, son of do., b. Aug. 6, 1787.
FARNUM.
BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin and Mehitable Farnum, b. Aug. 26, 1800.
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ASA, son of do., b. in Society Land, July 31, 1802.
MOLLY and JAMES (twins), children of James and Molly Far- num, b. April 25, 1800.
FARRINGTON.
DORCAS GOULD, dau. of Thomas and Susanna Farrington, b. April 29, 1798.
WILLIAM, son of do. b. Jan. 11, 1800.
FLETCHER.
WILLIAM ALFRED, son of Michael Fletcher and Sally his wife, b. Feb. 27, 1809.
HILDRETH.
JACOB, son of Ephraim Hildreth and Elizabeth his wife, b. Feb. 3, 1791.
CARLOS, son of do. b. Feb. 10, 1793-
HEALD.
OLIVE CLARK, b. in Carlisle, May 25, 1819.
JOHN ESTABROOK, b. April 29, 1821.
REBECCA, wife of John Heald, d. Aug. 20, 1822.
HUTCHINSON.
WARREN, son of Thomas Hutchinson and Phebe his wife, b. Oct. 30, 1787.
NATHANIEL, son of do., b. Jan. 24, 1790.
GRIMES.
HANNAH, dau. of David W. and Lydia Grimes, b. June 4, 1825. DAVID ELBRIDGE, son of do., b. March 21, 1827.
KILLAM.
ALFRED CLARK, son of Alfred and Hannah Killam, b. Jan. I, 1812
HANNAH, consort of Alfred Killam, died suddenly Feb. 19, ISI2.
LOVEJOY.
ELIZABETH, dau. of Jacob and Polly Lovejoy. b. Nov. 15. 1813. MARIA, dau. of do., b. Jan. 9, IS15. JACOB, son of do., b. Dec. 31, 1817. WILLIAM, son of do., b. April 4, 1820.
OLIVER C., son of do., b. July 15, 1822.
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PAINE.
ELIZA, dau. of Moses Paine and Betsey his wife, b. Feb. II, 1823.
LUCY F., b. July 28, 1824.
PEARSON.
NATHAN, son of Nathan and Anna Pearson, b. Feb. 7, 1775. ANNA, dau. of do., b. June 29, 1770. TABBA, dau. of do., b. Dec. 31, 1772. 1 MOLLY, dau. of do., b. Nov. 23, 1779.
PERSONS.
NANCY, dau. of Samuel Persons and Abigail, his wife, b. May 24, 1794.
SALLY, dau. of do., b. July 25, 1801.
POLLY, dau. of do., b. June 9, 1804.
SAMUEL, son of do., b. May 28, 1808.
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PHELPS.
LYDIA, dau. of Nathaniel and Dorcas Phelps, b. Jan. 29, 1772. ABIGAIL, dau. of do., b. Jan. 14, 1774.
NATHANIEL, son of do., b. Dec. 12, 1775. AARON, son of do., b. July 11, 1777. BETHIAH, dau. of do., b. April 5, 1779. DORCAS, dau. of do., b. March 22, 1781. ASA, son of do., b. July 28, 1783. SIMEON, son of do., b. June 22, 1785.
SUSANNA, dau. of do., b. April 18, 1788.
RICHARDS.
JOSEPH, son of Joseph and Martha Richards, b. April 7, 1775. MARTHA, dau. of do., b. June 24, 1777.
RICHARDSON.
THOMAS, son of John Richardson and Bethiah his wife, b. Jan. 26, 1790.
JOHN BARTLETT, son of do., b. Oct. 14, 1791.
JOSEPH HERRICK, son of do., b. Aug. 13, 1793.
HENRY, son of do., b. Sept. 6, 1795.
GEORGE, son of do., b. Jan. 6, 1798.
RICHARDSON.
ABEL, son of Zedekiah Richardson and Sarah his wife, b. Feb. 16, 1802.
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STEPHEN BURNHAM, son of do., b. April 16, 1804.
ROWE.
JOHN, son of John and Mary Rowe, b. Aug. 30, 1766.
JOSEPH, son of do., b. March 9, 1769.
THOMAS, son of do., b. March 20, 1771.
MARY, dau. of do., b. March 22, 1773.
MARGARET S., dau. of do., b. Jan. 1, 1775.
RUSSELL.
MARY JANE, dau. of James Russell and Hannah his wife, b. Dec. 5, 1816.
RUTH PEABODY, dau. of do., b. Dec. 19, 1818, d. Feb. 14, 1820.
GEORGE GOULD, son of Daniel Russell and Rachel his wife, b. Feb. 21, 1785.
HULDAH, dau. of do., b. Sept: 11, 1786.
JOHN GILMORE, son of do., b. June 21, 1788.
DANIEL, son of do., b. March 25, 1790.
ELIJAH, son of do., b. April 22, 1793.
SALLY, dau. of do, b. May 16, 1795.
SARGENT.
JOHN, son of John Sargent and Mary his wife, b. April 17, 1814. MARY, dau. of do., b. Oct. 1, 1817.
MARY, wife of John Sargent, d. Oct. 25, 1820.
TAYLOR.
ADALINE REBECCA TOWN, dau. of James Taylor and his wife, b. Dec. 5, 1805.
EPHRAIM, son of Ephraim Taylor and Rachel his wife, b. Feb. 10, 1805.
WARDWELL.
WILLIAM HENRY, son of Dr. Daniel Wardwell and Sarah his wife, b. Oct. 24, 1818.
WILSON.
GEORGE, son of George and Marthia Wilson, b. Jan. 26, 1758. ABIGAIL, dau. of do., b. Nov. 10, 1759. JOSEPH, son of do., b. April 4, 1762. JOHN, son of do., b. Dec. 31, 1764.
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ELIZABETH, dau. of do., b. May 27, 1767. AARON, son of do., b. May 28, 1769. HANNAH, dau. of do., b. July 17, 1771.
ABIAL, son of Abiel Wilson and Abigail his wife, b. April 7, 1790.
PHILLIP PUTNAM, son of do., b. Oct. 9, 1791.
Appendix.
THE SONS OF VETERANS.
Camp A. F. Holt, No. 16, Sons of Veterans, was organized May 18, 1888, by Capt. Bert E. Fisher and Charles H. Hall of Dover, N. H., with fourteen charter members, whose names follow : -
Edward Ross Andy J. Gould
· Hartwell M. Stephenson
W. S. Tarbell
W. F. Herrick
Charles H. Stephenson
J. A. Carkin
George W. Steele
Edward L. Curtis
Harvey Boutwell Andy F. Cram
Leon E. Hartshorn
Nelson S. Cram Richard W. Cram
The camp was named for Alfred F. Holt, a native of Lynde- borough and at that time surgeon general of the State of Massa -. chusetts. On Feb. 12, 1889, at a special meeting of the camp, in the presence of several of the division officers and a large number of the citizens, Col. Holt presented the camp with a very fine silk flag, appropriately inscribed with the name, num- ber and division of the camp.
By reason of the limited population from which to draw mem- bers, this has always been one of the smaller camps of the New Hampshire division. But it has been prosperous, and has al- ways stood well with the officers of the division, receiving a good mark at its inspection each year. It has been an interest- ing feature in the memorial day services, and also on the occa- sion of burying the soldier dead. The camp holds a separate religious service on memorial day morning at the grave of Col. Holt, and it also shares in the general services of the day at Citizens' Hall and also at the cemetery.
The names of those who have served as commanders are ap- pended, with the years in which they served : -
1888-1889 Edward Ross
1898 W. S. Tarbell
1890 W. S. Tarbell
1899 J. A. Carkin
1891 W. F. Herrick
1900 Charles R. Carter
1892 F. E. Carkin
1901-1902
Fred A. Holt
1893 Edward Ross
1903 Harry W. Holt
1894 Milo J. Burton
1904 W. H. Cheever
1895 W. C. Carkin
1905
Harry W. Holt
1896 R. N. Putnam
1906 Fred B. Richards
1897 C. H. Tarbell
Since its organization the camp has mustered about seventy members.
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THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The Woman's Relief Corps No. 55, auxiliary to the Harvey Holt Post No. 15, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized April 18, 1889, with thirteen charter members.
Although an organization of this kind had previously received casual mention, it was through the influence of Mrs. Martha M. Butler that it received existence. In the sixteen years of its life it has gained a good reputation among its sister organiza- tions, has furnished some department officials and has been a helpful factor in the town. It has not only worked "for the good of the order," but has always been alert in cases which needed assistance. The corps has raised and expended for the post, for charity and for improvements in the hall, including a piano, $425. The corps now (Dec. 12, 1905) numbers thirty members. Miss Abbie F. Cram was the first president, and was several times re-elected. The following is the full roll of the presiding officers : -
Miss Abbie F. Cram Mrs. Lizzie G. Tarbell Mrs. Jennie A. Holt
Mrs. Elsie M. Sargent Mrs. Camelia Winn Mrs. Ella R. Holt
Miss Minnie E. Stacy ( Mrs. Hadley) Mrs. Addie W. Putnam
Mrs. Emma S. Barden Mrs. Martha M. Butler Mrs. Abbie A. Ford Mrs. Mary Jane Curtis Mrs. Carrie M. G. Johnson
THE UNION VETERANS' UNION.
An organization of the Union Veterans' Union and also of an auxiliary called the Woman's Veteran Relief Union were main- tained here for several years with considerable interest. But their membership became reduced by both deaths and removals from town, and they no longer maintain a visible organization.
OSGOOD CARLETON.
Osgood Carleton, for a quarter of a century before 1810, was the leading teacher of mathematics and navigation in Boston. He had pupils from many portions of New England. His was the school of the day for in- struction in navigation and in the art of map construction. As a teacher and cartographer he easily held a foremost rank. . ... Osgood Carle- ton enlisted May 2, 1758, in the company of Capt. Aaron Fay, Col. Eben- ezer Nichols, and served seven months for the "Reduction of Canada." Residence given as Litchfield. (Mass. Archives, xcvi : p. 419.) April 6, 1759, aged eighteen years, and especially named as the son of Jeremiah Carleton, residing in Woburn, he was attached to the regiment of Col. Eleazer Tyng, under command of Gen. Jeffry Amherst for invasion of
* From an article by Rev. Anson Titus, of Somerville, Mass., in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Jan., 1901.
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Canada. The Regimental Return was dated at Dunstable [Mass. Arch., xcvi : 378]. January Ist, 1760, he enlists as a private in the company of Captain Joseph Newhall, Colonel Jacob Bayley, then stationed at Louis- berg. He was discharged December 20, 1760. [Mass. Archives, xvciii : 482]. These separate enlistments, however, only show that he was in the pay of the province: This service brought him into the home and ser- vice of Major-General John Henry Bastide, director and engineer of the king's ordnance at Louisburg and Annapolis. It was while rendering service in the army of Nova Scotia that his talent for mathematics and his skill at original work were recognized, and he was made a part of the working force among the navigators and artillerists of the King's army and navy. It is said that for five years young Carleton was under his tutelage in the provinces and on the high seas. General Bastide as chief engineer of ordinance found in Carleton a young man of large ability and capable of hard work in engineering, pilotage and navigation. Carleton's residence, with General Bastide, introduced him to affairs at Louisberg, Annapolis, Liverpool and various colonies of the kingdom in North America. .... There is a brief account of the career of Carleton in the History of the Society of Cincinnati of Massachusetts, and slight mentions in other publications where the subject of the cartography of Boston is up- permost ; but still there has been a scarcity of information as to where he obtained his wide knowledge of engineering and navigation, and his great skill in surveying. His residence in the home and as the clerk of Gen- eral Bastide, the eminent royal engineer, explains it.
Index of Names, Places and Subjects.
BY REV. D. DONOVAN.
The indexes are quite full. Some things are, however, omitted. Of these are, the Revolutionary Roll ; Tabulated lists of Town Officers, 257-275 ; Captains of the Lafayette Artil- lery ; Tax List of 1786; List of teachers from printed Town Reports ; the Mortuary lists, and the genealogies.
NAMES
Abbott, Chas. E., Mrs., 310 John 4th, 72 Jonas, 536 Josiah, 354, 486, 487, 534 William, 494, 496, 533 William H., 496, 497 505, 510, 515 William H., Mrs.,506 Adams, Zabdiel, Rev., 144, 286 & Mudgett, 536
Aiken, Rev. Silas, 297
Allen, Samuel, 19, 635 Seth, 491
Ames, Benj. B., 536, 636 Howard B., 236
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