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i. Prentiss Dudley, b. Westmoreland, N. H., Sept. 5, 1822; d. Medina, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1897.
ii. Harriet Melinda, b. Haverhill, Oct. 5, 1827; m. Nelson B. Stevens, q. v .; d. Sept. 28, 1870.
iii. Charles Henry, b. March 29, 1832; d. July 31, 1833.
iv. Martha Ann, b. Jan. 16, 1838; m. 1st, April 21, 1858, Henry C. Mahurin of Lemington; m. 2d, July 26, 1875, Horace B. Morse of Newbury ; res. in Boston.
v. Emmeline Louisa, b. Newbury, Jan. 31, 1840; d. April 28, 1842.
vi. Josiah Adelbert, b. Newbury, May 2, 1845; res. Dunkirk, N. Y .; machinist.
KNIGHT.
BENJAMIN, b. in Landaff, N. H., April, 1796; m. Elvira P. Morton of Concord, Jan. 13, 1831. In 1849 he located in South Newbury, where he purchased the wool carding and cloth dressing mill which he operated about two years, when he converted it into a sawmill and mackerel-kit factory. He d. Nov. 10, 1858, aged 62 years. His wife lived with her son until her death, Feb. 17, 1897, in her 92d year.
Children :
i. Almeda, b. Jan. 13, 1832, d. y.
ii. Vienna, b. Jan. 10, 1834, d. y.
iii. Andrew J., b. Aug. 27, 1836.
ANDREW J., m. Sarah E., dau. of Stillman and Jane (King) Jenne, May 16, 1859, and succeeded to his father's business in manufacturing lumber, etc., is also engaged in mill-wright work and is agent for the "Eureka" turbine water wheel.
Children :
i. Lelah C., b. July 16, 1860; m. Freeman W. Cilley of Barre, April 12, 1887. One c., (1) Andrew F., b. Dec. 9, 1888; d. Oct. 26, 1891.
ii. M. Clarence. b. Sept. 24, 1861; in business at Newbury village; m. Clara A., dau. of William H. Silsby, Dec. 26, 1887. C., (1) Horace B., b. Sept. 9, 1889. (2) William A., b. June 16, 1891. (3) Harvey S., b. Jan. 17, 1897. iii. Arthur B., b. Nov. 19, 1868; m. Sept. 12, 1894, Eva M. Nims of Manlius, N. Y., where he still res. One c., Arthur B., Jr., b. June 26, 1895.
iv. Leon E., b. Sept. 16, 1876; m. Aug. 24, 1897, Dora M. Orser; res. in Elkton, Colorado. One c., b. Feb. 2, 1899.
v. Carrie L., b. Dec. 17, 1877; m. Francis D. Hathaway, April 12, 1898. One c., Sarah M., b. March 26, 1899.
vi. Olive, b. Nov. 17, 1879; m. Ernest T. Brock, May 12, 1898. One c., Earl E., b. Feb. 6, 1899.
vii. Edith M., b. Nov. 23, 1883; res. with her parents.
LADD.
I. DANIEL, of England and Haverhill, Mass .; emigrated 1634; d. 1693.
II. SAMUEL, (1649-1699) m. Martha, dau. of George Corliss; lived in Haverhill, and was killed there by the Indians, Feb. 22, 1699.
PEABODY WEBSTER LADD.
EBENEZER CARLETON STOCKER.
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III. DANIEL, b. Nov. 19, 1676; m. Susanna Hartshorn; taken by the Indians, 1698, and retained all his life the marks of tortures inflicted by them, so that he was called "the marked man." He d. June 15, 1751.
IV. DANIEL, b. November, 1710; m. Mehitabel Roberts. Twelve c., of whom, Ezekiel. Daniel, Samuel, John, David, James and Jonathan settled in Haverhill, N. H., and gave the name to Ladd street. They have long been gone from Haverhill, and all of their lineage.
V. EZEKIEL, b. April 10, 1738; m. Ruth Hutchins; was one of the prominent men in Grafton County in his time; d. July 12, 1818. Eight children, three of whom -:
ii. Joseph, b. Dec. 15, 1764; d. Dec. 21, 1836.
1 iii. Molly, b. Feb. 14, 1766; m. Capt. Jacob Bayley of Newbury, as 2d wife; d. March 1, 1855.
v. Hannah, b. May 13, 1772; m. Col. John Bayley of Newbury, as 2d wife.
1 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 15, 1764; merchant at Haverhill; m. Sarah Ring of Newburyport; d. Dec. 21, 1836. She d. March 8, 1851, in Newbury. Thirteen children, of whom the following lived in Newbury :
i. Lavínia, b. Sept. 14, 1787; m. Dea. John Buxton; d. Sept. 6, 1855.
v. Persis, b. Jan. 11, 1793; m. Dea. Daniel Thompson; d. April 1, 1879.
x. Louisa, b. Aug. 4, 1803; m. Warren Ives of Topsham and Newbury ; d. February, 1871.
2 xi. Peabody W., b. Aug. 15, 1805.
2 PEABODY WEBSTER, b. Haverhill, Aug. 15, 1805; came to Newbury, 1826; blacksmith; then in tin and hardware business till old age. He built, 1828, the house where H. A. Webb now lives. In that year a boy named Alvi T. Twing, b. in Topsham, Feb. 9, 1812, was apprenticed to him, and joined the 1st Ch., May 2, 1828. Finding him anxious to obtain an education, Mr. Ladd cancelled his indentures, and helped him through college. He entered the Episcopal ministry, where he became very prominent and became Superintendent of Missions, receiving the degrees of D. D., and L L. D. Mr. Ladd m. Aug. 30, 1827, Elizabeth, dau. of John Johnson. He joined the 1st Ch., May 2, and his wife July 6, 1828. He was chorister in the "old meeting house" many years. Superintendent of Sunday School 15 years. Justice of the Peace, and Associate Justice of the County Court. He d. June 30, 1891. She d. May 8, 1880. Children :
3 i. John Johnson, b. May 11, 1828; d. Jan. 27, 1889.
ii. Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 21, 1830; m. Sept. 27, 1855, David Child of Montreal, who d. Newbury, Dec. 22, 1863. Mrs. Child res. in Newbury, spending one year in Europe; d. Jan. 20, 1894. C., Charles E., b. Montreal, Oct. 22, 1856; was reared in Newbury; res. Northampton, Mass., since 1873; has been in the cotton manufacturing business about 20 years. Treasurer of the Hampton Co., of Easthampton, and connected with the West Boylston Manufacturing Co. He m. Dec. 23, 1885, Annie, dau. Geo. A. Hill, of San Francisco, Cal.
iii. Ezra, b. Oct. 24, 1832; d. Oct. 29, 1856.
iv. Hallan, b. Aug. 17, 1834; d. Feb. 4, 1842.
v. Harriet, b. July 3, 1842; d. June 19, 1861.
3 JOHN JOHNSON, b. May 11, 1828; fitted for college at St. Johnsbury Academy ; graduated Dartmouth College, 1852; taught in Vermont; in Beverly, Mass .; Master of Providence High School several years; Principal of Warren Academy, Woburn, Mass. During the Civil war he was a paymaster in the army, after which he was for several years Principal of Littleton (N. H.) High School. Teacher under Dr. Sears, agent for the Peabody fund, where he was 10 years, with headquarters at Staunton, West Va. In 1881 he bought a plantation at Lyndhurst, Va. Rem. 1884, to Brockville, Ont. He m. 1st, Dec. 1, 1853, Sophia Williams, dau. Tappan Stevens, who d. at Lyndhurst, Va., January, 1882. He m. 2d, 1884, Caroline Lathrop, niece of Dr. Spalding of Haverhill. He d. Brockville, Ont., Jan. 27, 1889.
Children :
i. Jennie S .. b. Feb. 9, 1857.
ii. William S., b. May 8, 1862; res. Brockville, Ont.
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LAING.
ALEXANDER, son of Robert and Margaret (Barrick) Laing; b. Nov. 20, 1792, in Fifeshire, Scotland. He m. June 9, 1817, Mary, dau. of Robert and Christian (Wallace) Grieg, (b. Scotland, July 2, 1792; d. in Newbury, Jan. 1, 1862). Mr. Laing was a weaver in Scotland. They left Scotland in March, 1834, reached Montreal in May, and came to Newbury via Burlington. Settled first where Daniel Taisey now lives, but later bought a farm on Leighton hill. Presbyterians. Their descendants usually spell the name Lang. He d. in Newbury, Dec. 6, 1871.
Children, all b. in Scotland but the last:
i. Christian, b. Jan. 7, 1818; m. March 3, 1847, Edward Mulliken; d. March 25, 1896, Medina, Mich.
ii. Margaret, b. Jan. 6, 1819; m. Sept. 7, 1841, Ransom Young of Medford, Mass. ; d. Oct. 18, 1842, Newbury.
iii. Helen, b. May 24, 1821; m. Dec. 9, 1847, Andrew Govan; d. Apr. 16, 1895, Metamara, Mich.
1 iv. Robert G., b. Nov. 22, 1823.
v. May, b. Nov. 11, 1825; d. Dec. 29, 1826.
vi. Margary, b. Nov. 3, 1827 ; d. April 28, 1854.
vii. Alexander, b. Apr. 1, 1830; m. Oct. 8, 1855, Eliza Bowley; rem. to Washington.
viii. Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1833; m. March 11, 1855, Geo. Downing; d. Jan. 21, 1860.
ix. Mary Ann, b. Newbury ; m. March 27, 1855, George Leighton; d. June 21, 1859, Barnet.
1 ROBERT GREIG, b. Nov. 22, 1823; m. June 19, 1855, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of J. B. W. Tewksbury, (b. Jan. 21. 1836) ; farmer on Leighton hill; rem. to the village, 1892.
Children :
i. Harriet Ella, b. March 18,1856; m. Feb. 21, 1878, John S. Burroughs, q. v.
ii. Alexander Nelson, b. Aug. 26, 1860; m. June 30, 1883, Sadie L. Derby of Bradford. C., (1) Ethel May, b. Apr. 14, 1888. (2) Robert Greig, b. Aug. 4, 1891. (3) Daughter, b. Aug. 20, d. Sept. 1892. (4) Sadie Josephine, b. Dec. 26, 1897; d. Jan. 28, 1899.
iii. Mabel M., b. Dec. 19, 1871; m. July 9, 1896, Dr. Hiram L. Johnson.
*LANG.
SHERBURNE, b. Feb. 25, 1782, Monroe, N. H .; farmer of Bath; m. 1815, Mehitabel, dau. of Joshua Ricker, (b. Bath, April 5, 1797; d. December, 1867). He d. 1857.
Children :
i. Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1816; m. Rev. Edward Cleveland, at one time pastor of the Cong. Ch. in Bath, and author of the History of Shipton, P. Q. She d. Burlington, Kansas, Oct. 24, 1887.
ii. Maria (twin to above), m. A. Hazen Hibbard of Bath; d. Newbury, April 6,1892.
iii. Louisa, b. Sept. 23, 1818; m. Dea. George Swasey, q. v .; d. Newbury, Dec. 25, 1881.
iv. Hannah, b. Oct. 31, 1820; m. Azro Bailey, of Newbury, Bath and Haverhill; d. Aug. 14, 1889.
v. Susan, b. Jan. 25, 1823; m. Henry Wade, of Memphis; d. Memphis, Tenn., July 4, 1895.
vi. Henry S., b. April 11, 1825; res. in Bath; m. 1st, Martha Lang; m. 2d, Martha J. Hibbard, both of Bath.
vii. John H., b. May 15, 1827; m. 1st, Luella Weeks of Bath; m. 2d, Orinda Cole; d. Monroe, N. H., June 30, 1898.
viii. David R., b. May 6, 1829; m. Josephine Smith of Bath; d. Orford, N. H.,
*By Caroline H. Lang.
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Aug. 30, 1875.
ix. Melissa R., b. April 2, 1831 ; m. Ezra B. Gale of Bath; d. Sept. 7, 1883.
x. Caroline B., b. Aug. 5, 1833; m. Dr. William Child of Bath; d. May 10, 1867.
1 xi. James, b. Oct. 5, 1835.
xii. Luvia L., b. Dec. 12, 1837; m. Dr. William Child of Bath, as 2d wife; d. New Hampton, N. H., Nov. 29, 1886.
xiii. William H., b. Sept. 11, 1840; res. Bath; m. 1st, Ellen Titus of Lyman; m. 2d, Emily A. Titus.
1 JAMES, b. Oct. 5, 1835; farmer; came to Newbury, 1862, buying the farm on the Ox-bow, which was owned successively by Maj. Nathaniel Merrill, Moses Swasey, and his son, George Swasey. He m. Sept. 28, 1859, Ellen dau. of Ezra Parker.
Children :
i. Frederick Burleigh, b. Bath, N. H., Nov. 5, 1860; educated at Montebello Institute and a law school; read law with Hon. C. B. Leslie of Wells River; in practice at Minneapolis, Minn., 13 years; now at Woodsville, N. H.
ii. Ellen Wade, b. Littleton, N. H .; educated at Montebello Institute and Haverhill Academy ; res. at the homestead.
iii. James Sherburne, b. Newbury, Jan. 25, 1869; educated at New Hampton Commercial College and at St. Johnsbury Academy and at the University of Minnesota, receiving degree of B. M. E., 1896, and B. E. E., 1897.
iv. Caroline Hannah, b. Newbury, Sept. 15. 1871; graduated St. Johnsbury Academy, 1892; Woman's College, Baltimore, Md., one year, class of '99; teacher in Newbury Graded School; m. June 27, 1900, Prof. Gay W. Felton, (b. at St. Albans; graduated Vermont University, 1892; teacher; principal of Newbury High School, 1898-1900; Bradford Academy, 1900-01; appointed by the United States government, teacher in the Philippine Islands, June, 1901). C., James Lang, b. June 25, 1901.
LEAVITT.
JAMES, b. Washington, Vt., June 18, 1800; m. 1827, Affa, dau. James and Polly Atwood of Hampstead, N. H., (b. Apr. 3, 1791; d. Apr. 25, 1871). Came to Newbury, 1832, and was a farmer on Leighton hill, where he d. June 28, 1879.
Children, all b. in Tunbridge :
i. Eliza Jane, b. 1829. She became blind, or nearly so, while a young woman, and was called "Blind Jane ;" d. Freemont, N. H., Dec. 15, 1891.
ii. Hester Ann, b. 1830; m. Phineas Bede of Freemont, N. H .; d. 1876; 1 son, Charles.
iii. James Carlos, b. June 12, 1832; farmer and mechanic; m. May 1, 1853, Jane, dau. Wells Goodwin. C., (1) Frank, b. Feb. 18, 1854 ; twice m. ; res. Malden, Mass .; several c. (2) Fred, b. June 20, 1858; salesman; res. Malden, Mass .; m. Dec. 22, 1881, Lizzie Frazer, (b. Black Rock, N. S.) ; c., Lottie (b. Wellington, Mass., Oct., 1886). (3) Kate, b. March 14, 1860; m., 1st, Harlan W. Brock; 2d, F. A. Rice ; res. Malden, Mass.
LEARNED.
FRANKLIN, b. Weathersfield, Aug. 1, 1814; m. 1840, Philinda Leet; came to Newbury from Orford, N. H., in 1862, and bought the farm known as the Col. Frye Bayley farm, where he lived till 1886, when he went to live at Wells River village, where his wife d. June 28, 1884, aged 66; in the lumber and meat business with his son, Daniel W., and were part owners of the paper mill at Wells River; d. Newbury.
Children :
i. Daniel W., b. Jan. 11, 1841; in business with his father, and engaged in many other affairs; was partner in the Ryegate Granite Works Co., and president of it at the time of his death, March 26, 1890. He m., 1869,
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Cora A. Page of Ryegate, and their c. were, Frederic H. and George H. ii. Julia Ann, b. Oct. 11, 1842; d. Aug. 13, 1848.
iii. James G., b. June 24, 1849; worked for his brother, Daniel, till his death; since farmer, owning Col. Frye Bayley farm. He m. Mary A. Page of Ryegate. C., Franklin F. and Harley L.
LEET.
BENJAMIN, settled and cleared the present home farm of Wm. and Henry Chalmers. He was b. Oct. 15, 1785. He m. Eunice B. Russell, (b. Oct. 3, 1787; d. Oct. 28, 1860). Their children were: sons, Benjamin, Charles, Lemuel, and George; daus., Louisa, (b. Apr. 30, 1809; d. Apr. 10, 1890). Philinda, who m. Frank Learned; Susan, who m. Charles Webber; Sarah, who never m .; and Eunice, who m. Adams Wilson of Bradford. Benjamin was long a baggagemaster on the Connecticut River R. R .; George went to California in 1850; Charles and Lemuel remained in Newbury. He d. Sept. 1, 1848.
1 CHARLES, b. 1813; m. 1848, Mary Jackman in Boscawen, N. H .; she d. March, 1866. They had 11 c.
Caroline, Fidelia and Louise are m. and live in New York state.
Mary, m. Charles Merrill, and d. in Warren, N. H .; Elvira, m. Milo Aiken of Wentworth, N. H., where she d .; Ida, m. W. F. Colton of Warren, N. H., and d. at Kensington, Conn.
Charles served in the Civil War; m. Abbie, dau. of David Jewell, and lives at Haverhill; two c., Abbie, who m. Warren Carleton, d. in 1889; Edgar B., res. in Keene, N. H.
Henry, youngest son of Charles, Sr., b. Sept. 19, 1845; enlisted Dec. 8, 1863, with his brother. Charles, in the 1st Vt. cavalry, was in 28 battles and skirmishes, and once wounded, He was a farm laborer and sheep shearer; settled in Topsham in 1872, where he has held public offices, and commander for four years of Ransom Post, G. A. R. He m. 1st, Sept. 30, 1868, Caroline, dau. Calvin Mills, who d. Nov. 28, 1878; m. 2d, Feb. 25, 1879, Mary O. Lambert.
Children, two by 1st, b. in Newbury, and 5 by 2d, b. in Topsham:
i. Frank H., b. March 16, 1870; d. July 11, 1896.
ii. Cora E., b. Dec. 1, 1871.
iii. Gertrude L., b. Feb. 20, 1880.,
iv. Felette F. G., b. June 6, 1883.
v. Carrie M. O., b. Aug. 28, 1888.
vi. Helena G., b. Oct. 19, 1890.
vii. Christie L., b. Aug. 11, 1892.
2 LEMUEL, b. Jan. 5, 1824; farmer at West Newbury. He m. Mary Ann Gage, who d. July 16, 1877, aged 49 years 8 months. He d. July 31, 1892. They had several c. of whom we have no record.
LEIGHTON.
This name is sometimes spelled Laton, Layton and Laiton.
REUBEN, b. Dover, N. H., 1770; came to Newbury about 1800, and lived two years on the Ben Porter place at South Newbury. He bought wild land on Leighton hill, then a wilderness and began to clear a farm where the late Barsabas Dinsmore long lived. He and his wife were early members of the M. E. ch. and aided greatly in its usefulness and growth in that part of the town. He d. June 28, 1842, aged 72, and his wife, Mary, Feb. 21, 1862, aged 92 years, 5 months. Their c. were Reuben, (q. v.) Samuel and Silas, who settled in York state; Jacob, who settled on Waits River in Bradford; Jonathan, who went to Massachusetts; Stephen, who settled in Bath ; Hannah, who m. Ross Ford; Sarah, who m. Stephen Bennett; and Mary, who d. y.
REUBEN, Jr., b. about 1791; m. Mary Sargent of Strafford, who d. Sept. 29, 1878, aged 84. He d. Feb. 25, 1843, aged 52.
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Children :
1 i. Lorenzo Dow, b. March 26, 1815; d. Apr. 19, 1872.
2 ii. Roswell, b. Oct. 22, 1818; d. March 15, 1897, q. v.
iii. Susan, b. ·; m. William Wallace, jr., q. v.
iv. Mary Ann, b. -; m. John Wallace.
v. Charles, b. Oct. 27, 1827; m. Aug. 29, 1851, Jane, dau. Justin Lindsey ; d. Oct. 29, 1858.
3 vi. John Lovejoy.
. Children :
1 LORENZO Dow, b. March 26, 1815; farmer. He m. Dec. 3, 1857, Salina R., dau. Hardy Lindsey, (b. Whitefield, N. H., Jan. 4, 1840; d. Deerfield, N. H., July 22, 1888. She m. as 2d husband, Nov. 26, 1884, Martin W. Childs of Deerfield). He d. Apr. 19, 1872.
i. Harry Bailey, b. Oct. 1, 1858; res. Milford, N. H.
ii. Ida May, b. May 18, 1860; m. Oct. 27, 1891, Charles A. Childs of Deerfield, N. H. C., Martin L., b. Manchester, N. H., June 15, 1897.
iii. George Watkins, b. Dec. 7, 1861 ; res. Minneapolis, Minn.
iv. Herbert C., b. Dec. 27, 1863 ; m. Jan. 5, 1893, Emma L. Brown of Bradford.
v. William Dow, b. May 6, 1865; m. June 19, 1889, Velma Chamberlin. C., Harold, b. Sept. 19, 1893.
vi. Jennie Inez, b. March 19, 1867 ; m. Geo. H. King, q. v.
vii. Katie Belle, b. Dec. 20, 1869: adopted by Alfred Chase of Stoneham; m. June 17, 1891, John Wilson Crowley of Stoneham, but b. in Newbury.
viii. John Wesley, b. Jan. 27, 1872; some time manager of the creamery at West Newbury, He m. May 10, 1899, Katharine Adams of Bradford.
2 ROSWELL, son of Reuben, b. Oct. 22, 1818; m. Feb. 28, 1849, Mary Ann, dau. Levi James, who d. March 24, 1889. He d. March 15, 1897.
Children :
i. Henry E., b. April 15, 1850.
ii. Silas M., b. Sept. 12, 1851; farmer on Ox-bow; m. 1st, June 20, 1888, Harriet, dau. Charles and Sarah Boyce Bartlett, who d. June 5, 1893, aged 34 ; 2d, Oct. 16, 1895, Alice Jenne, (b. Oct. 14, 1862 ; d. June 21, 1898). iii. Frank P., b. Sept. 25, 1853; farmer on homestead; m. October, 1888, Mary E., dau. of Dea. George Burroughs. C., (1) Mary Frances, b. Feb. 13, 1890. (2) Agnes Amy, b. May 30, 1892. (3) Margaret Helen, b. July 13, 1894. (4) George, b. Aug. 19, 1896. (5) Martha Emma, b. July 4, 1901.
iv. Milo, b. Oct. 3, 1855; d. Oct. 17, 1892.
v. Mary Etta, b. Feb. 14, 1858; m. Sept. 18, 1888, Frank P. Downs of Groton. C., Katie May, b. July 17, 1890; Carrie, b. Nov. 29, 1893.
3 JOHN LOVEJOY, farmer in Newbury on Wallace Hill; m. Aug. 8, 1849, Mary Jane, dau. Hardy Lindsey.
One child :
i. Charles Wesley, b. July 5, 1853; farmer, his farm adjoining his father's; steward in Methodist church, and superintendent of its Sunday school. He m. Nov. 27, 1878, Ermina Holt of Derby. Drowned, Jan. 21, 1895, while gathering ice in Harriman's Pond. So far as is known, no other person was ever drowned in any of the ponds in this town.
LESLIE.
This family is of Scotch descent, tracing its ancestry back for centuries.
ALEXANDER, of Londonderry, N. H., m. Lucy Warriner. They had two sons who settled at Wells River, and were prominent there.
Children :
1 i. John W., b. Aug. 18, 1791; d. Feb. 1, 1868.
2 ii. George R., b. November, 1798; d. May 10, 1865.
1 JOHN WARRINER, b. Aug. 18, 1791; fuller and cloth dresser at Wells River; m. 1818, Lucia, dau. Dr. Thomas Brigham of Norwich and granddaughter of Paul Brigham, a Revolutionary soldier, who was lieutenant governor of this state for 22 years, (b. March 8, 1796; d. May 1, 1873).
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Children :
3 i. Charles Brigham, b. Nov. 5, 1819; d. Aug. 2, 1901.
ii. Elizabeth B., b. Oct. 19, 1822; m. Aug. 31, 1843, Judge Julius A. Hayden, then a resident of St. Louis; d. She d. at Memphis, Tenn., March 5, 1845. iii. Lucia A., res. Wells River.
2 GEORGE REID, b. Londonderry, N. H .; came to Wells River, 1820, and carried on the business of finishing and dressing of woolen cloth. He lived where his dau., Mrs. Graves, now does. He m. Aug. 2, 1831, Mary, dau. William Grant, a woman of rare excellence, (b. Ryegate, May 12, 1810; d. Jan. 30, 1895). He d. May 10, 1865.
4 i. George, b. Apr. 24, 1834; d. Nov. 21, 1893.
ii. Kate, m. Sept. 25, 1867, J. L. Whitcomb, of Savannah, Ga.
iii. Harry A., res. Boston, Mass .; salesman; m. Feb. 8, 1872, Clara Perry, of Gardiner, Me. C., (1) Marion Grant. (2) Harry M.
iv. Mary Elizabeth, d. Aug. 12, 1849.
v. Ella J., m. Dec. 5, 1883, Edgar C. Graves of Wells River. C., (1) Arthur L. (2) Katherine J.
3 CHARLES BRIGHAM, b. Newbury, Nov. 5, 1819; was a river man for one or two seasons; attended Bradford Academy; read law with Elijah Farr, and was admitted to the bar June, 1843; in Mr. Farr's office one year; in practice at East Corinth, June to November, 1844; in partnership at Wells River with Mr. Farr, till the latter's death, July, 1845; in partnership with Asa M. Dickey, 1852-56; R. H. Heath, -; D. A. Rogers, 1860-81, and since the latter's death, with A. H. Carpenter and W. D. Laird. Postmaster at Wells River during two terms; register of probate for Bradford district, 1850-52; Judge of Probate, 1853, '54, '58; U. S. commissioner of the Circuit Conrt for the district of Vermont from 1859. His practice has been in Vermont and in Grafton and Coös Counties, N. H. His reputation was that of a well read lawyer, who thoroughly prepared his cases, and was always honorable and fair toward his opponents at the bar. In his latter years his growing infirmity of deafness restricted his practice to his desk work, but, as he often said, he had always found enough to do. He had been for several years the senior member of the bar of Orange County." Judge Leslie spent his entire life at Wells River, he had known all its business and professional men, and he was interested in preserving the history and traditions of his native town. He was one of the first to suggest to the editor of this volume the preparation of the work, and has aided him in every possible way. He prepared, while in feeble and failing health, from time to time, as his strength permitted, the chapter upon Wells River, in which he has preserved much which had otherwise passed into oblivion. He contributed to the press occasionally, and prepared several of the biographies in "Bench and Bar of Orleans County." In politics he was a democrat, but not an active politician. He had long been a member of the Congregational church. Mr. Leslie m. Jan. 16, 1845, Harriet Heaton, dau. of Smith and Rhoda (Heaton) Skinner. Judge Leslie d. Aug. 2, 1901. He was one of the last of a race of lawyers, who came into practice in the earlier days; he had known all the legal giants of two states; he was familiar with the details of a thousand cases famous in their time. "He was esteemed an excellent lawyer by the members of his profession, as well as by the business public; in his d. the Vermont bar has lost one of its ablest and wisest members; the Cong. Ch. an earnest member, and the town of Newbury an honest citizen."
Children :
i. Julius Hayden, res. Wells River with his father.
ii. Elizabeth B., res. with her parents.
iii. Charles E., fitted for college at St. Johnsbury Academy; graduated; admitted Dartmouth College, 1877; read law with Leslie & Rogers; to the bar, 1879; in practice at Hillsboro, N. D., where he has an extensive practice, and has held many positions of trust. Is m. ; three c.
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4 GEORGE, was for a short time in the Barre Bank, but became cashier, Jan. 1, 1858, of the Wells River Bank, and continued in the position after it became a National Bank, till his death, Nov. 21, 1893, filling this responsible place, and other positions of trust, to the entire satisfaction of all with whom he had any business. He was long the treasurer of the town, the village, and the Congregational society, and was the friend of every one. He was a large man, in frame and in heart.
Mr. Leslie was probably known to more people than any other business man in the Connecticut valley. The confidence which every one had in his perfect honesty and sound judgment brought people to the bank; they liked to do business with him. He loved to assist hard working people in the investment of their small savings. "In private life he was always willing to do more than his share for any worthy cause, and his death brought sadness to hundreds of homes." He m. May 25, 1859, Anna D. Smith, of Thetford.
Children :
i. Margaret, (Mrs. F. M. Kendall of Montpelier).
ii. Roscoe, now in business at Fargo, North Dakota.
*LESLIE.
GEORGE W., b. in Claremont, N. H., April 29, 1804 ; m. Dec. 18, 1828, Mehitabel Williams of Plainfield, N. H., and they immediately settled in Newbury, their first house being located on the present road-bed of the Passumpsic railroad near where the station now stands, the possibility of such an institution in that locality being then an entirely unthought-of thing. Eight c. were b. to them, but three d. in infancy. The survivors are Mrs. Jane L. Cobleigh, who res. at Newbury, Mrs. Mary P. Wells and Emma L. Freeman, both of Montpelier, Mrs. Helen L. Worthen, who res. at the old homestead and George W. Leslie of Montpelier. Squire Leslie, as he was familiarly called, was identified with the organization of Newbury Seminary and gave liberally to the institution in its infancy, and probably no other resident of the town has been more pleasantly remembered by the thousands of students of this grand old seminary. During his long residence in town he was an active, honorable and highly respected citizen. He d. Sept. 21, 1885, aged 81 years. His wife survived him five years when she too was called home, March 13, 1890,
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