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v. H. Maria, m. Joseph M. Warden of Bradford.
vi. Dan Blodget; served in the civil war in the 10th Vt. ; mustered into U. S. service Sept. 1, 1862; was in nine battles and was mortally wounded at the battle of Winchester and died on the field, Sept. 19, 1864.
3 vii. Albert C., b. July 4, 1844.
2 JOSEPH, b. Fairlee, Feb. 21, 1832; farmer in Newbury, near Round Pond; served in Co. C, 9th Vt. ; mustered in Jan. 6, 1864 ; mustered out May 13, 1865. He m. Jan. 8, 1861, Sarah J., dau. Jacob Bayley, (b. Dec. 4, 1833). Children :
i. Lizzie J., b. April 23, 1862; m. June 28, 1900, Edgar L. Smith of Lowell, Mass. He d. Oct. 4, 1900, aged 38.
ii. Henry E., b. March 25, 1864; farmer; m. Nov. 11, 1896, Emily Nichols. C., Harold E., b. Oct. 28, 1897.
iii. Dan B., b. Oct. 31, 1867 ; farmer; m. Jan. 30, 1901, Ellen Nichols.
iv. Mary E., b. Dec. 12, 1870.
3 ALBERT C., b. Fairlee, July 4, 1844; served in the civil war in Co. D, 8th Vt .; enlisted, Jan. 1, 1864; mustered out June 28, 1865; farmer of Fairlee and Newbury. He m. 1st, March 23, 1867, Nancy J., dau. of Benjamin Stebbins, of Groton. She d. at Bradford, Nov. 28, 1884. He m. 2d, in Newbury, April 8, 1886, Sarah L., dau. of Archibald McAllister. Children, one by 1st and one by 2d marriage:
i. Mary Blanche, b. Fairlee, July 17, 1870; m. Feb. 13, 1892, Fred C. Renfrew, who d. Dec. 23, 1892.
ii. Grace E., b. Fairlee, March 11, 1890.
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FULTON.
ROBERT and JAMES, twin sons of Archibald and Mary (Young) Fulton, were born July 6, 1783, at a farm known as "Leechland," in the parish of Elderslie, Scotland, nine miles from Glasgow. This parish was the birthplace of Sir William Wallace. Margaret, their sister, b. 1786, m. John Craig of Paisley, and their son, Archibald Craig, originated in 1868 the Caledonia Engine Works at Paisley. This establishment has con- stantly increased in business, and now ranks among the principal indus- trial concerns of Great Britain. Archibald Craig d. in 1894, leaving a large fortune to his son, Archibald Fulton Craig. Robert Fulton came to America in 1801, on the ship "Commerce," the voyage occupying three months. He came at once to Newbury, with others of his countrymen, and settled on the "Jacob Brock place," near the Topsham line, later removing to the farm now owned by Mrs. V. N. Daniels. At the Freemen's Meeting in 1835, at which he was First Constable, there was a very hotly
. contested election, and when there was no choice at the ninth ballot, Mr. Fulton took up the ballot box and marched out of the house, expressing his opinion of the proceedings in vigorous Scotch. As there was no one who had authority to receive the votes, Newbury was unrepresented in the General Assembly of that year. He m. 1st, 1805, Jane Park of Ryegate, who came from Scotland with her brother, Archibald, in 1794. She d. 1816, aged 30. 2d, Feb. 15, 1820, Abigail, dau. Col. John Smith (b. Feb. 21, 1783; d. May 14, 1873). He d. June 27, 1852; buried on Currier Hill, Topsham.
Children, four by first m., two by second m. :
i. Jane, b. Dec. 27, 1807; m. Thomas J. Smith, q. v .; d.
ii. Eliza, b. April 7, 1810; m. Ralph Kendrick.
1 iii. John, b. May 16, 1812.
2 iv. George, b. Nov. 21, 1814.
v. Abigail, m. John Clark, q. v.
3 vi. Robert R., b. May 20, 1824.
1 JOHN,2 (Robert,1) b. May 16, 1812; farmer, where his son, Dexter S., now lives; m. 1836, Sophia F. Ordway of Corinth. He d. July 19, 1872. She d. April 20, 1879, aged 64
Children :
i. John F., b. Sept. 11, 1837; farmer and carpenter, and in other business; res. Lakeport. N. H .; m. Emma G., dau. William Grant, of East Corinth. C., Florence E., b. July 24, 1880.
ii. Asa C., b. Jan. 9, 1840; farmer in Bradford; m. Cynthia Farnham of Hartland. C., (1) Mary. (2) Edward. (3) Lambert.
4 iii. Dexter S., b. June 15, 1842.
iv. Robert, b. Oct. 23, 1844; farmer in Bradford ; m. Lucy, dau. Adams Wilson. C., (1) Aulie. (2) Mabel. (3) Frank. (4) Fay. (5) Jay.
v. Stephen C., b. Feb. 3, 1847; m. 1893, Jennie Currier; rcs. Lakeport, N. H.
vi. Henry K., b. July 20, 1854; m. Blanche Grow of Claremont, N. H. Several c. Res. Barre.
2 GEORGE 2 (Robert,1) b. Nov. 21, 1814; m. Susan, dau. Ebenezer Kendrick, (b. June 9, 1817 ; d. April 21, 1873). He d. April 21, 1879.
Children :
i. Francis R.
ii. Almira, who m. Wm. Young of Patterson, N. J., and is the only one living of the family.
iii. George.
3 ROBERT REED,2 (Robert,1) b. May 20, 1824. Educated at Thetford and Corinth Academics. Was prominent in town affairs, and town representative in 1867-68. Rem. to East Corinth, 1870. and was a merchant there, and town representative in 1888. Postmaster many ycars. Republican in politics, and member of the Cong. ch. at East Corinth. He m. Nov. 28, 1861, Ann, dau, James Halley of Newbury. No c. Hcd. Jan. 18, 1893.
4_DEXTER SMITH, b. June 15, 1842. Educated at Newbury Seminary and Barre Academy; went to Iowa in 1873, and was for some time with Col. Oscar
ROBERT REED FULTON.
DEXTER SMITH FULTON.
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C. Hale, formerly of Wells River, at Keokuk, where he succeeded in placing large amounts of money for people in Vermont and New Hampshire in county, city and town bonds; returned to Newbury and resides on the homestead near the s. w. corner of the town; director and vice-president of Wells River Savings Bank ; has been in town business, and was, in 1901, elected a school director; in 1896 he was chosen a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket, but declined to serve, not being in sympathy with the free silver movement; in 1900, with his son, he visited the Paris Exposition and other places of interest in Europe, spending some time in London and Scotland, where they were successful in locating relatives in Glasgow and Paisley. He m., 1875, Eva C. Gilman of Corinth (b. in Hardwick). C., Harley D., b. July 10, 1883.
FURY.
THOMAS. b. Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 25, 1819. Came to America 1835, and helped build the Boston and Lowell railroad from Boston to Nashua, the Concord railroad, and the Boston, Concord and Montreal, from Concord to Littleton. Came to Newbury 1856, and was employed much in laying foundation walls and stoning wells. He m. Katherine Cunningham, (b. Ireland, 1825; d. Newbury Aug. 27, 1861). He d. Feb. 22, 1891.
Children :
i. Mary A., b. Plymouth, N. H., April 10, 1853; m. Dec. 23, 1871, W. H. Martin: res. Davenport, Iowa. Three c.
ii. John, b. Haverhill, Aug. 27, 1855; in the west.
iii. Ellen, b. Newbury, March 10, 1858; m. June 24, 1878, John S. Demerritt, (b. Randolph, Aug. 26, 1848; d. Franklin, Mass., Aug. 27, 1891). C., (1) Nellie M., b. Franklin, Mass., June 1, 1879. (2) Katherine E., b. Newbury, Aug. 8, 1881. (3) James J., b. Newbury, Aug. 14, 1885.
iv. James P., b. July 4, 1860; res. Laconia, N. H.
GAMSBY ..
HARVEY D., son of Victory Gamsby, and grandson of George Gamsby, a revolutionary soldier, b. Stratford, N. H., 1837; came to Newbury, 1860; enlisted 1861 at Stratford, N. H., in 2d U. S. Sharpshooters; was wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg in 1862; discharged from Annapolis (Md.) hospital, for disability, 1862; enlisted 2d, 1862, in 15th Vt., for nine months; enlisted, 3d, 1864, for one year, in the 42d Wisconsin; mustered out June 29, 1865; m. Nov. 25, 1868, Ellen F. Leet. Children :
i. Albert E., b. March 20, 1870; an engineer on Boston & Maine railroad.
ii. Bertha M., b. Oct. 20, 1874 ; m. Arthur D. Runnels.
GARDNER.
HUGH was an early and prominent citizen of Ryegate, and an elder in the Pres. ch. He m. Mary Nelson and reared a large family. Two of his sons lived in Newbury, of whose families the following was prepared by the late Edward Miller, Esq., of Ryegate.
1 WILLIAM, b. Ryegate, Aug. 9 1803; m. April 15, 1829, Eliza, dau. Enoch Nelson (b. Newbury, April 22, 1812). They lived at the upper end of "Scotch Hollow." He d. Oct. 15, 1879.
Children all born in Newbury, except the second and third:
i. Hugh N., b. Aug. 22, 1831; m. 1st, Sept. 11, 1859, Mary A. Elkins of Chelsea ; four c .; 2d, Aug. 29, 1870, Clarissa Emery of Groton ; one c., Timothy, b. January 9, 1872 ; was brought up by Andrew Grant; res. Newbury.
ii. Horatio W. H., b. July 27, 1833; served in the Union army; m. Sept. 10, 1854, Mrs. Wheaton, dau. of Michael Cross of Newbury ; six c.
iii. Mary H., b. Oct. 7, 1835; m. Dec. 19, 1834, Alexander Gibson, Jr .; rem. to Iowa; ten c.
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iv. John R., b. Feb. 17, 1838; m. Hannah Peach.
v. George N., b. May 22, 1840; served in Co. C, 3d Vt .; killed at the battle of Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864.
vi. Lydia N., b. Sept. 26, 1842 ; m. Aug. 6, 1865, Mark Page, Jr., of Ryegate.
vii. Nancy Jane, b. May 18, 1845; d. July 23, 1860.
viii. Abbie Ellen, b. Aug. 10, 1847; m. - Nelson in Iowa; is dead.
ix. Jane G., b. Feb. 22, 1850; m. -
x. Rebecca, b. Aug. 24, 1852; d. 1875.
xi. Lizzie Bell, b. Nov. 22, 1855; m. Allen Felch; d .; six c.
2 HUGH, b. Ryegate, May 18, 1812; farmer at Boltonville; m. Sept. 27, 1832, Nancy, dau. James Henderson, (b. May 25, 1815). He d. May 1, 1869. Children :
i. Mary Jane, b. Jan. 14, 1834; d. Oct. 22, 1849.
ii. Hannah, b. Jan. 2, 1836; d. Oct. 25, 1859.
iii. Isabel, b. Dec. 23, 1837; m. David B. Reid, q. v.
iv. Elizabeth H., b. Nov. 19, 1840; d. Aug. 9, 1862.
v. Harriet, b. Aug. 28, 1843; m. Jan. 1, 1867, James M. Boyce; d. St. Johnsbury, June 27, 1887.
3 vi. James H., b. April 6, 1849.
vii. Charles H., b. March 11, 1849; d. Jan. 1, 1850.
viii. Abbie M., b. March 29, 1852; m. Dec. 24, 1872, Alonzo Boyce.
3 JAMES H., b. April 6, 1849; farmer on the homestead at Boltonville; m. Oct. 26, 1870, Martha W., dau. Royal H. Abbott.
Children :
i. Herbert M., b. June 8, 1871; merchant at Barton; m. Carrie Whitney. One c.
ii. Emogene, b. Jan. 20, 1873; m. George A. Kelley, manager of Marshfield creamery ; four c.
iii. Lizzie, b. Oct. 26, 1875; m. William Reid; d. Sept. 22, 1896. One c.
iv. Ethel, b. Sept. 7, 1880.
v. Birdella, b. March 19, 1887.
vi. Lawrence, b. Dec. 25, 1890.
GARLAND.
JOHN PARKER, b. Topsham, March 6, 1825. His father, Amos Garland, b. in Sept., 1795, was the fifth child of Amos, son of John Garland of Hampstead, N. H. His mother, Betsey Parker, b. March 18, 1797, was a daughter of Daniel Parker, who was a lad of twelve at the burning of Charlestown, in 1775, and served in 'the revolutionary war. while very young. Amos Garland moved from Salisbury to Topsham in 1819. The father, son and grandson were blacksmiths, who began to learn the trade in childhood. John P. Garland m. in 1849, while at work in Billerica. He worked at Concord, then at Meredith, and at the latter place was badly injured by the giving way of the floor of the town hall, when several were killed. He lived in Stowe, thenin Montpelier, doing carriage ironing. His wife died in 1858, leaving one son, George D., now of Chicago. He m., 2d, in May, 1861, Eliza N., dau. of Hale Grow. Hecame to Newbury 1863, buying the shop of H. N. Burnham, which was a brick building, back of M. A. Galc's house, and afterwards built a shop on Pine street. His wife d. in Jan., 1890. Of their five children, only one, Alfred C., survived infancy. He m., 3d, Aug. 1892, Emilie, dau. of Moses Knight. Member of Charity Masonic lodge of Bradford. He was a good musician and had belonged to sevcral bands; d. Newbury, Aug. 1896.
GEORGE.
STEPHEN, of English descent, was b. June 8, 1793; settled first in Bradford, but about 1827 came to Newbury and settled on Leighton hill, at the corner of the road near the schoolhouse; m. in Bradford, March 10, 1822, Lydia, dau. of Reuben Leighton, (b. May 3, 1794; d. March 9, 1883). They were members of the Methodist church, as were most of their children, and
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MOSES L. BROCK, 1ST LIEUT., 1ST REGT. INFANTRY, VT. VOLS., SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
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many of their grandchildren. As nearly as can be ascertained he was born in Keene, N. H. He d. Oct. 2, 1867.
Children :
1 i. Reuben L., b. Bradford, Feb. 4, 1823; d. Aug. 26, 1886, q. v.
ii. Samuel L., b. Bradford, July 30, 1824.
iii. Gideon, b. Bradford, May 7, 1826.
iv. Stephen L., b. Newbury, April 16, 1828.
2 v. John S., b. Newbury, Aug. 29, 1830, q. v.
3 vi. James W .. b. Newbury, May 13, 1832, q. v.
vii. Alphonso W., b. Newbury, Feb. 4, 1836.
1 REUBEN L., b. Bradford, Feb. 4, 1823; farmer; he cleared most of the farm which his son, John F., now owns, and erected the buildings. He m. in Topsham, Feb. 12, 1850. Mehetabel, dau. of Blanchard and Susanna (Carleton) Chamberlain, (b. Sept. 11, 1822; d. Jan. 7, 1889). They were members of the Methodist church, in which he was a steward and class-leader for many years. He d. Aug. 26, 1886.
Children, all b. in Newbury :
i. Charles N., b. April 19, 1851; m. Eliza Burrell of Winthrop, Mass. C., (1) Willard. (2) Clifford.
ii. W. Scott, b. July 14, 1853; m. Nettie Morse of Newton Center, Mass .; stone cutter; now in California in orange business.
iii. R. Dexter, b. May 13, 1855; now in the west.
iv. John F., b. May 12, 1858; farmer on homestead; m. Sept. 24, 1883, Charlien F., dau. Benjamin Wheeler. C., (1) Roscoe M., b. Dec. 7, 1885. (2) D. Albertis b. Dec. 13, 1888.
v. Eri C., b. July 25, 1860; res. Plymouth, N. H .; plumber; m. Nov. 29, 1887, Lilla, dau. of Samuel M. Rollins. One c., Hattie M., b. Plymouth, June 5, 1889.
2 JOHN S., son of Stephen, b. Aug. 29, 1830; lived when a boy six years in the family of Edward Hale; went to Boston at the age of 18; returned 1853; farmer on Upper Meadow ; carried on the town farm, as overseer, for several years; steward in the M. E. church ; he m., in Haverhill, Jan. 24, 1854, Mary Jane, dau. of George and Mary (Lake) Woodward (b. Springfield, Vt., Oct. 7, 1833 ; d. July 20, 1897).
Children :
i. Frank W., b. Oct. 4, 1859 ; m. Feb. 17, 1880, Flora J., dau. of Warren K. Chamberlain ; farmer on homestead.
ii. William J., b. Nov. 14, 1872; m. - Mary, dau. of William Allen ; one c. 3 JAMES W., b. Newbury, May 13, 1832; farmer on Leighton hill; steward in Meth. ch .; he m. in Topsham, March 9, 1856, Diadama, dau. of Welbe Butterfield, (b. Topsham, Oct. 18, 1836) ; d. Newbury, Aug. 1, 1892. Children :
i. Stephen W., b. Nov. 15, 1856; farmer and stonecutter; res. in Newbury and Dover, N. H .; now in Montpelier; m. Aug. 20, 1885, Eliza, dau. of J. Welbe Butterfield of Topsham and Dover, N. H .; c. all b. in Dover; (1) Laura A., b. Sept. 16, 1887; (2) Diodama, b. July 13, 1889; (3) Florence, b. Feb. 6, 1891; d. Aug. 23, 1892; (4) Prudence, b. Nov. 10, 1895.
ii. James Herbert, b. Sept. 20, 1858; lives in California; he m. in San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 22, 1888, Hannah Cousins; c (1) Adah Ruby.
iii. Ira W., b. Jan. 12, 1862; farmer on homestead; un-m .; d. Oct. 18, 1894.
iv. Eliza J., b. Aug. 1, 1863; res. Newbury.
v. Ruby D., b. Aug. 3, 1870; teacher; m. Feb. 28, 1898, Homer A. Barrows; lives in Underhill, Vt .; c. William L., b. Troy, Vt., Feb. 6, 1899.
vi. Laura, b. March 11, 1872; d. Jan. 13, 1884.
GEORGE.
JOHN, of Hopkinton, N. H., came to Topsham with his wife and 15 children, and cleared a farm on George hill, where were born to them two children more. Fifteen of these children lived till the youngest was 40 years old.
Their oldest son, James, m. Lydia Jones, and settled in Warner, but rem. to Topsham.
Children :
1 i. Charles, b. Nov. 30, 1796.
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ii. Judith, m. George Divoll.
iii. Lydia, d. Jan. 4, 1888.
iv. Sally.
2 v. James, b. Jan. 26, 1804, q. v.
vi. Martha, m. Thomas Mellen, Jr., q. v.
vii. Joanna, m. John S. Cook.
viii. Eliza.
1 CHARLES,3 (James,2 John,1) b. South Hampton, N. H., Nov. 30, 1796; lived in Corinth, but came to Newbury, about 1820; m. 1st, Fidelia Blanchard, who d. about a year later. One c., Hiram, d. y. He m. 2d, Jan. 1, 1823, Abigail, dau. Capt. Jacob Bayley, (b. Jan. 10, 1798; d. March 21, 1886). He d. Aug. 24, 1851.
Children :
i. Fidelia, b. Corinth, Dee. 6, 1823; m. Samuel M. Rollins, q. v .; d. March 20, 1850.
ii. Sophila, b. Jan. 24, 1824; d. Dec. 26, 1841.
iii. James L., b. Feb. 26, 1828; res. Newbury ; served three years in the civil war; m. 1st, Mary Randall; m. 2d, Sophronia Kasson.
iv. Mary E., b. Dec. 13, 1831; m. Henry E. Dunbar, q. v.
v. Edmond Harriman, b. Dec. 29, 1834; served in the Union army, (see record) ; res. Newbury ; house painter; m. Nov. 29, 1876, Jane E. Ham of Bath, (b. 1857). C., (1) Lula May, b. July 14, 1878; d. Dec. 25, 1895. (2) Leona, b. Scpt. 11, 1880. (3) Emma Sophila, b. Aug. 23, 1882. (4) Russell Lowell, b. June 21, 1889. (5) Forrest Wesley, b. April 15, 1898. vi. Abigail, b. Aug. 4, 1836; d. Aug. 7, 1854.
2 JAMES,3 (James,2 John,1) b. Jan. 26, 1804; m. May 22, 1828, Maria, dau. of Jeremiah Nourse, (b. Feb. 25, 1809; d. June 15, 1890) ; farmer in Topsham and Newbury ; d. Nov. 7, 1882.
Children :
3 i. Ann Maria, b. May 16, 1829; m. Rev. G. N. Bryant.
4 ii. Charles H., b. Feb. 15, 1831.
5 iii. Ruth N., b. April 24, 1834 ; m. B. B. Clifford.
6 iv. Jeremiah N .. b. Oet. 5, 1837.
v. Osman C. B., b. Sept. 26, 1840; served in the Union army and died in service Dec. 2, 1863, (see war record).
7 vi. James Herbert, b. Oet. 28, 1843.
8 vii. Emma S., b. April 3, 1848.
3 ANN MARIA, dau. of James George, b. May 26, 1829; m. May 16, 1851, Rev. Geo. N. Bryant. Mr. Bryant was b. in New Boston, N. H., May 21, 1824; son of Asa Bryant, a soldier in the war of 1812, and a near relative of William Cullen Bryant, the poet and journalist. Of the seven children of Asa, two sons made their way to the ministry; James C., the elder, was pastor of the 1st Cong. ch. at Littleton, Mass., but died a missionary of the American Board to South Africa, at the age of 38, in 1850. George N. entered Newbury Seminary in 1844, taught school winters, worked for his board while at school and on farms summers, studied for the ministry, being one of the last surviving pupils of the Newbury Biblical Institute; entered the N. H. Conference 1849, his first appointment being at Stark and Milan. He was 41 years in the ministry, a faithful pastor and diligent student. Superintendent of schools at Lancaster, Littleton and Lisbon. Retired from active ministry, 1891, and settled in Newbury. Mrs. Bryant was his pupil while teaching in the "Nourse neighborhood." He d. May 9, 1901. C., Arthur Peyton, b. May 7, 1868; res. Middletown, Ct .; in work connceted with the Department of Agriculture, Washington ; he m. April 4, 1893, Fannie W. Burr, b. April 27, 1874.
4 CHARLES HARVEY, b. Feb. 15, 1831 ; served in the Union army (sce record) ; m. Oct. 15, 1856, Ellen M., dau. of John Pcach; rem. west about 1870; res. River Falls, Wis. C., (1) Nellie E, b. - - -; in. Dr. Elbridge A. Toby, formerly in practice at Warren, N. H., but now at River Falls ; four c. are living. (2) Arabella, b. 1869; d. young. (3) Eva B., b. Dec. 13, 1870; m. Charle's Ritchie; two e .; res. in Dakota. (4) Bessie L., b. April 13, 1873 ; m. Geo. MeLean; res. Dakota.
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5 RUTH N., b. Feb. 15, 1831; m. April 30, 1856, B. B. Clifford, who d. August, 1873. C., (1) George B., b. March 10, 1858; m. May 23, 1888, Minnie E. Cooley. Two c. Res. Grand Forks, N. D. (2) Charles H., b. July 18, 1860; drowned in North Dakota, Aug. 4, 1883. (3) Joseph E., b. July 2, 1862; m. May 14, 1890, Anna H. Parsons. Three c. Res. Grand Forks, N. D. (4) Frederic W., b. Nov. 13, 1867; m. Nov. 24, 1898, Grace Parsons; res. Minneapolis, Minn. (5) Alvin P., b. Sept. 4, 1871; m. June 15, 1897, Katherine Stewart; res. Grand Forks, N. D.
6 JEREMIAH NOURSE, b. Oct. 5, 1837; first telegraph operator at Newbury ; served in the Union army, (see record); m. August, 1869, Olivia E. Glazier; d. Dec. 24, 1887. C., Frank L., b. Aug. 18, 1870; m. Sept. 12, 1893, Nettie Legg. Two c. Res. Boston.
7 JAMES HERBERT, b. Oct. 28, 1843. A musician from his cradle; studied telegraphy. but enlisted while stationed at Greenfield, Mass., as drum major in the 10th Vt., in 1861; promoted band leader and served till the end of the war; served apprenticeship in a piano factory, Boston; res. since 1871, Norwich, Conn .; leader of church choirs, concerts; teacher the past ten years of vocal music in the public schools of Norwich, and in the Y. M. C. A. of that city. Is prominent in Grand Army matters. He m. Sept. S, 1870, Mary A. Mason. C., (1) Mabel D., b. Dec. 16, 1872; d. Jan. 1, 1875. (2) Herbert M., b. Sept. 24, 1876. (3) Marian L., d. at three years old. (4) James E., d. at two years old.
8 EMMA SOPHIA, b. April 3, 1848; teacher one year at Drew Female Seminary ; m. May 10, 1871, Robert W. C. Farnsworth, b. Haverhill, N. H .. Feb. 20, 1844; he enlisted in the 10th Vt., 1862 ; after two years of hard service was transferred and made captain in a colored regiment ; severely wounded in hip and arm; dis. March, 1865; fitted for college at Newbury Seminary; grad. Wesleyan University, 1871; professor of Latin at Fort Edward Institute one year; in Boston Theo. Sem. one year; in the M. E. ministry in New England seven or eight years. Went to Southern California; pastor three years at Pasadena; presiding elder four years; dean of the Theo. Sem. connected with Leland Stanford University one term, where he d. of pneumonia, Jan. 3, 1888. He was a man of very high standing in the Methodist church. C., (1) Ruth W., b. Aug. 20, 1872; m. Nov. 8, 1893. Elmer E. Hall. (2) Edith E., b, July 5, 1877. Mrs. Farnsworth m. 2d, Nov. 12, 1896, Prof. G. Wharton James; res. Pasadena, Cal.
GEORGE.
STEPHEN, and his wife, Sarah Towle, came from Kingston, N. H., about 1795, and made a pitch near what is now called Bradford Center. After two or three years they rem. to the southwest corner of Newbury and took up land, on which he built a house 20x24, with timber which he hewed, framed and raised in one day. The boards for covering the building he dragged upon the ground from South Newbury through the woods with an ox team. He d. Aug. 27, 1853, aged 81 years, 7 months, 10 days, and his wife, April 2, 1865, aged 93 years, 6 months, 26 days.
Children :
i. Electa, b. Feb. 12; d. May 12, 1797.
ii. Jeremy, b. Oct. 16, 1799; settled on Indian Stream, N. H., and d. there, leaving four c.
1 iii. Nicholas, b. Oct. 11, 1801; m. Laura Farr, who d. July 14, 1860, aged 59. He d. June 3, 1891.
iv. Stephen, b. Nov. 8, 1804; d. Jan. 20, 1829.
v. Charles G., b. June 11, 1811; went west; is believed to be dead.
vi. Sargent T., b. Sept. 3, 1813; lives in Bradford.
1 NICHOLAS and Laura (Farr) had children :
i. Augustus, d. in infancy.
ii. Relectas. m. Joseph F. Laird.
iii. Roswell F., m. Avarissa Simpson; res. in East Corinth; served in the Union army from 1863 to the end of the war. C., (1) Lestina E., m. Dr. R. C. Jenne. (2) Harriet A. (3) Charles F. (4) Roswell E. (5) Laura A. (6) John H. (7) Jennie B.
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HISTORY OF NEWBURY, VERMONT.
GILMORE.
WILLIAM GILMORE, b. Fifeshire, Scotland, 1799; m. Ann, dau. Wm. Halley, (q.v.) b. Scotland, 1801; d. Illinois, August, 1877. They came from Scotland to Ryegate, 1830 or '31, to Topsham in 1833, to Newbury, 1838, and lived where William Allen has long lived. In 1860, they rem. to Illinois, where some of the children had already gone. He d. near Rockford, Ill., June, 1871.
Children :
i. Ann, b. Scotland, 1823; m. Feb. 25, 1845, David Webster, q. v.
ii. John, b. Scotland, 1824; m. Jan. 4, 1854, Margaret, dau. Richard Patterson; res. in Illinois.
iii. William, b. Scotland, 1826; m. 1857, Jane Mack; d. near Rockford, Ill., 1891. Five c.
iv. Elizabeth, b. Scotland, 1828; m. 1860, Charles Bates, who d. 1888; res. Cass County, Neb. One son.
v. Mary J., b. Ryegate, 1832; m. Oct. 15, 1855, Nathan Marston; res. Black Hawk, Iowa.
vi. James, b. Topsham, 1834; m. 1869, Elizabeth Mills; res. Rockford, Ill.
vii. Robert, b. Topsham, 1838; rem. from Illinois to Iowa, 1869; res. Cherokee County, lowa.
viii. Margaret, b. Newbury, 1840; m. 1869, Edward Mascrip; res. Sioux Falls, S. D.
ix. Janette, b. Newbury, 1842; m. 1879, George Clark; res. Cherokee, Iowa.
x. Jane, b. Newbury, 1845; m. 1877, James Patterson; res. Cherokee, Iowa.
GIBSON.
MATTHEW, son of Samuel Gibson of Merrimack, N. H., came to Newbury from Francestown, N. H., before 1780. His wife was Betsey McClary, of Litchfield, N. H. Settled on the farm where Albert Fuller now lives, and rem. to Great Valley, N. Y., about 1823. She returned to Newbury and d. March 21, 1830.
Children :
i: David, m. Jean, dau. of Archibald and Maria (McKeen) McAllister; rem. to Grand Isle, and d. at Great Valley, N. Y.
ii. Mary, m. Zaccheus Dustin. His farm was that now owned by Hale G. Bailey, and old people still call it the " old Dustin place." The building stood up the "lane" toward R. S. Chamberlain's. Six children b. between 1808 and 1818; rem. to Chazy, N. Y.
iii. Margaret, b. Jan. 14, 1784; m. Benjamin Brock, Dec. 29, 1806, q. v .; d. Aug. 27, 1815.
iv. Matthew, b.
; rem. to Michigan.
v. Lowell, b. ; rem. to Great Valley, N. Y., and d. there.
vi. Rebecca, b. May 23, 1770; m. Ebenezer Temple, q. v.
vii. Rachel, m. William Gibson of Hillsborough, N. H., Jan. 6, 1807.
viii. Samuel was born in 1778 ; captain in the militia; built the house at the Center where John Wood lived many years and kept tavern there; m. 1st, Jan. 17, 1804, Betsey, dau. of Thos. Mellen ; d. Aug. 25, 1830, (church record). C., (1) Samuel, m. Catherine Crawford, Junc 15, 1837; built the house where Hale G. Bailey now lives. (2) Jane, m. 1829, Seth Austin, a lawyer of Topsham and Bradford, (b. Suffield, Conn., September, 1797; d. Bradford, March 1, 1855) ; three c. (3) Ann, b. June 12, 1805; m. Capt. James Wallace as 1st wife; d. March 28, 1836. (4) Alexander, b. ; m. and went west. (5) Adalinc, b. . (6) Jolın, b .- ; un-m .; d. (7) Louisa, b. - ; m. -
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