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The following is in the town records.
Children : (of Robert G.)
i. John M., b. Aug. 1, 1806.
ii. James W., b. Jan. 17, 1808; rem. to Glover, Vt.
iii. Sarah Maria, b. Oct. 7, 1811; m. Joshua Thomas, q. v.
iv. Martha W., m. Oct. 19, 1837, Elias F. Bennett of Danville.
v. Mary, m. Wm. Page of Welland, Can.
vi. Josiah P., went to Wisconsin.
* By Mr. Miller.
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ANDERSON.
JOHN, 1 lived and d. in Scotland, Lanarkshire, parish of Lesmahago. He m. Betsey Williamson.
JOHN,2 (John1) b. May 6, 1749; in Marion Twaddle of the same parish, sis- ter of Robert Twaddle who came to Ryegate. Came from Scotland to Ryegate, 1802; rem. to Barnet, 1820, St. Johnsbury, 1840, to Bar- net, 1845, where he d. Nov. 16, 1845 in his 97th year. She d. Barnet, March 12, 1834. Both bur. Barnet Ctr.
JOHN,2 (John1) Chil. all b. in Scotland except the last.
i. Betsey,3 b. 1789; m. David Miller, q. v.
ii. Helen,3 b. June 4, 1791 ; m. Robert Gibson, q. v.
iii. Janet,3 b. Apr. 15, 1801; d. March 6, 1871; m. William Watson of Barnet; d. Jan. 6, 1862
iv. John,3 b. Ryegate, Sept. 4, 1811; m. 1834, Elvira Chick; rem. to St. Johnsbury, 1842; ret. to Barnet, 1845, Ryegate, 1882, till d. Apr. 25, 1892 ; she d. in R. Dec. 24, 1879. Chil. (1) Marion,4 b. May 3, 1836; m. Wm. J. Symes, q. v. (2) Cyrus J.,4b. March 13, 1838; m. 1864, Ellen Morse, lived in Boston. (3) Harriet E,4 m. 1862, John G. Duncan of Monroe, N. H., rem. to Iowa ; 8 ch.
ARMOUR.
WILLIAM, b. in Scotland; seems to have come to Ryegate about 1805, and lived successively on farms afterwards owned by Amos Noyes, Geo. Nelson and David Bone. He was a Covenanter, and the champion on that side against the Seceders in their religious controversy from 1815 to 1817. He was a very large man. In 1819, he sold his farm to Wil- liam Page, and rem. to Schenectady, N. Y. The town records mention the birth of 4 children.
Jean, b. Apr. 3, 1806.
Janet, b. March 13, 1810.
Wm. James, b. Nov. 12, 1813.
John, b. Dec. 26, 1816.
*ARTHUR.
It is supposed that the first of the name came to Scotland from England as a peddler of wooden ware. The 1st Arthur we are sure of was James of Hardgate, Houston parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland, blacksmith. An- drew, his son, m. Jean Allison. Two of their sons, James and Robert came to America and settled in Ryegate.
JAMES,2 (Andrew1) m. Elizabeth Shaw, Jan. 20, 1794, in Houston parish ; She d. Jan. 15, 1813; nine ch. all of whom came to America at differ- ent times. Their father came with two daughters in 1844. Lived in Ryegate. Member of Ref. Pres. ch., So. Ryegate. He d. Aug. 1854 ; bur. Blue Mt. Cemetery.
Children :
I. JEAN, 3 b. Sept. 5, 1795; m. William Fyfe; lived in Prince Edward Island, and d. Nov. 20, 1877.
II. MATTHEW, 3 b. May 31, 1798; m. Jean Stevenson ; came to America 1849; nine chil. ; lived in Ryegate a short time; settled in Glover, where she d. Oct. 12, 1873; he d. May 6, 1887; members of Ref. Pres. Ch., So. Ryegate. Their dau. Jean m. in Scotland. William Crowe, and came to this country. She d. 1908. Their eldest son, George res. in South Ryegate. q v.
III. ANDREW, 3 b. July 12, 1799 ; m. at Houston, Scot., by Rev. John Monteith, Janet Allen ; came to America, 1852; their eldest son Andrew. d. in Scotland; their eldest dau. Jean, lives there now; members of Cong. ch. at McIndoes Falls; bur. Blue Mt. Cem .; d. Oct. 29, 1864 ; she d. July 3, 1863.
* By Mrs. J. B. Nelson.
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Children :
1 JAMES,+ m. Margaret Gibbs in Scotland; came to Am. 1855; d. Ryegate, Dec. 5, 1864: bur. Blue Mt. Cem ; his widow lives in Barnet, also one son, James and one dau. Mrs. Saurin Holmes.
2 ELIZABETH,4 b. Scotland; m. James Allen (b. Jan. 15, 1830; d. Apr. 7, 1899) ; lived in Topsham ; d. and bur. there.
3 JANET,+ b. Scotland ; d. March 24, 1868; 27 years.
4 MARGARET,4 b, Scotland ; m. M. Daboll of Clinton, Mass .; d. there March 28, 1889; bur. Blue Mt. Cemetery.
5 AGNES,4 b. Scotland; lived 20 years in California; ret. to Ryegate, 1900: m. Ira Welch of So. Ryegate; lives there now.
IV. JANET, 3 b. Feb. 26, 1802 ; came to America with her father ; never m. ; lived in Ryegate nearly all her life; d. Topsham at the home of her bro., John, May 3, 1877, aged 95 years. She was known as "Aunt Jenny Arthur."
V. ELIZABETH,3 b. Jan. 19, 1804; m. in Scotland, Wm. Morrison ; he d. there and she came to America, 1844, with her two chil. and m. her cousin Andrew Arthur of Topsham, in 1848; she d. Oct. 1866; bur. Blue Mt. Cem.
(Andrew Arthur m. 2d, 1869, Isabel Thom (b. Scotland, 1820) who m. 1st James McDonald, and had a dau. who m. C. F. Heath of Groton. She came to America 1868. Mr. A. d. Newbury, 1873, and she lived some years in the family of Richard Patterson of N., but d. Groton, May 19, 1897.)
VI. AGNES, 3 b. Feb. 1806 ; m. in Scotland, John Wilson ; came to America, 1844 ; lived in Ryegate a short time, then settled in Glover, where she d. April 3, 1882.
VII. JAMES, 3 b. May 27, 1808; m. Dec. 2, 1831 by Rev. John Monteith, Martha Todd, (b. Scotland Jan. 10, 1809) ; 8 ch. of whom 3 c. in Scotland; came to Ryegate, 1864; he d. Oct. 11, 1882; she d. Aug. 1st, 1893 ; buried in Blue Mt. Cemetery ; members of Pres ch. So. Ryegate. Mrs. Arthur was noted for her skill at embroidery and fancy work.
Children all born in Scotland.
1 MARTHA, 4 b. Nov. 7, 1832 ; m. Jan. 1, 1856, by Rev. John Bole, Wm. Mor- rison of Topsham ; nine ch; he is dead ; she lives there now.
2 AGNES, 4 b. July 14, 1840; m. March 24, 1870, by Rev. W. J McDowell, William Halley of Newbury ; rem. to Mass., 1874; res. Milford, Conn.
3 MARY,4 b. Dec. 20, 1842 ; m. John B. Nelson, q. v. .
4 ANNE, 4 b. July 29, 1847 ; m. James H. Guthrie q. v.
5 JESSIE,4 b. Feb. 7, 1852; m. by Rev. John Bole to Frank Hunt; res. Rye- gate till 1905; in Barnet with her son Arthur; rem. with him to Tur- lock, Cal., Dec. 1907.
VIII. WILLIAM,3 b. Apr. 14, 1810; came to America 18+2; settled in Ryegate ; m. by Rev. John Bole, March, 1855, Maria, dau. Ezra Gates ; he d. Dec. 1857 ; she d. March, 1859; bur. Blue Mt. Cemetery ; members of Ref. Pres. ch., So. Ryegate.
Children :
1 JAMES E.,4 b. Jan. 23, 1856; went to California 1877, then to Arizona, where he m. Aug. 11, 1887, Anne Whitlow; res. Turlock, Cal.
WILLIAM,4 b. Jan. 17, 1858; lived on the homestead where his grand- father d. till March, 1906, when he went to Cal., and m. July 11, 1907, Martha A., dau. Jas. H. Guthrie of Ryegate.
IX. JOHN, b, Aug. 20, 1812; came to America about 1840; m. March 15, 1849, Sally Emery ; lived in Topsham and d. there, Aug. 9, 1897; she d. Jan. 30, 1887 ; a dau. Agnes, d. June 19, 1873; 17 yrs. 7 mo. 10 d. ROBERT, 2 (Andrew1). in. in Scotland, March 20, 1820, Margaret Barr; came to America, 1834, via Quebec and Montreal, and thence to Ryegate
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by teams; settled at So. Rvegate and owned the land on which the village is built, on the east side of the river ; he d. Apr. 15, 1840, aged 54; she d. Dec. 13, 1865 aged 75; bur. at So. Ryegate.
Chil. all b. in Scotland :
I. JOAN,3 b. 1822; d. Dec. 2, 1841 ; buried at So. Ryegate.
II. ROBERT, 3 b. July 19, 1823; lived in South Ryegate, farmer and mechanic ; he m. June 9, 1871, by Rev. W. J. McDowell, Abby Jane, dau. David Jewell of Newbury ; he d. March 9, 1891.
Children :
(1) CHRISTY, 4 b. May 18, 1872; d. March 28, 1887.
(2) MARGARET B.,4 b April 25, 1874 ; m11. Nov. 27, 1902, by Rev. F. A. Collins to Wm. B. Davidson, q. v.
(3) CLARA T.,4 b May 8, 1878; in Sept. 7, 1898. by Rev. T. A. Jackson to Lee Brock. They live on the old Arthur place at So. Ryegate. Ch., Cecille and Roberta.
III. MARGARET, 3 b. 1825; in. Oct. 1855, Joel Dole of Danville; d. there July 25, 1864, and bur. there.
IV. JEAN, 3 b. March 13, 1827; m. Sept. 16, 1858, by Rev. John Bole. Luther Merrill of Danville ; d. and bur. there.
WALTER,3 (Robert,2 Andrew,1) eldest son of Robert by a former marriage in Scotland, Dec. 1813; in. 1838, Elizabeth Smith of Port Helen, Islay, Scotland. They came to America, 1839; lived in 1845 on the farm where Livermore Bailey lately lived; removed to Topsham, then to Jefferson Hill, Newbury, where their son Andrew lives. Members of Ref. Pres. ch., So. R .; she d. Aug. 13, 1878; he d. March 28, 1883; bur. So. R.
Children :
I. ROBERT.4 b. Scotland; m. March 15, 1864, Luthera, dau. John3 Gibson ; rem. to Iowa; d. July 16, 1908; ch., Isabel, Carrie, Charles, John, Ada, Emma, Susan.
II. AGNES J.4 b. Ryegate, Jan. 13, 1843; m. May 13, 1873, Andrew Aitken of Wells River; d. Apr. 26, 1887.
III. ANDREW,4 b. Ryegate, March 2, 1845; res. Newbury.
IV. JAMES,4 b. Topsham, March 12, 1847; m. June 5, 1879, Janet, dau. John Aitken of Newbury ; lived there and d. Apr. 29, 1902; two sons.
V. SARAH ISABEL,4 b. Ryegate, Feb. 16. 1854 ; m. M. F. McDonald, q. v.
BACHOP.
JOHN,2 b. Glasgow, Scotland, 1751, weaver; m. 1st, Mary Dirien of Paisley, who d. and 2d, Jan. 22, 1736, Janet (Miller) Thompson. They came to Am. about 1775, bringing with them John and William, his chil- dren by 1st m. Ad. to Ass. Pres. ch. Barnet by certificate from Glas- gow signed by Robert Balfour, Minister, and Wm. Walker, Session Clerk. Settled where Jackson P. Miller now lives, also bought the farms known as the Harvey and Bachop farms on the w. side of Har- vey's Lake. and the Matthew Thompson farm. He gave the two first farms to his sons, retaining the 3d. Town rep. 1804. He d. 1816; she d. 1823.
Children by first marriage :
1 i. John.2 b. 1779.
2 ii. William,2 b. 1781.
1 JOHN,2 b. 1779; m. Jean Arbuckle who came from Scotland with the Robens and others. After his death she m. Wm. Nelson 2d of Ryegate, q. v.
Children :
i. Jennet,3 b. Jan. 5, 1805; m. Feb. 25, 1825, Robert Gilfillan, q. v.
ii. Margaret,3 m. April 25, 1826, Walter Gilfillan, q. v.
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iii. Mary, 3 b. 1810, m. Harvey Warden, q. v.
iv. Christian,3 m. Ian. 6, 1830, David Warden, q. v.
v. Jane,3 d. Nov. 11, 1825, aged 14.
2 WILLIAM,2 (John1) b. 1781; m. Mary, dau. Archibald Mclaughlin, of Peacham. He was an energetic and prosperous farmer, d. 1843; bur. in Stuart Cem. Barnet.
Children ;
i. John, 3 d. un-m. at 26.
3 ii. William,3 teacher and physician ; m. Rachel Irving ; bur. Alleghany, Pa.
iii. Archibald,3 b. March 7, 1810.
iv. Mary,3 m. Rev. Win. Galbraith.
v. Christian, 3 m. a Mr. Williams ; bur. at Freeport Pa.
vi. Jane,3 m. Oct. 9, 1845, Lyman Southard of Haverhill, N. H.
vi. Janet,3 (twin to Jane) d. un-m. ; bur. at Freeport, Pa.
3 ARCHIBALD, 3 (William,2 John,1) b. Barnet, March 7, 1810; ed. Peacham Acad., teacher ; miller at W. Barnet; farmer and merchant ; captain in militia ; elder in Ref. Pres. ch. ; in trade at Wells River with A. S. Far- well; removed to Newbury. He m. 1st in R. by Rev. Thos. Goodwillie March 12, 1844, Margaret Ann, dau. James Beattie (b. R. Sept. 3, 1820; d. in B. Jan. 30, 1857) ; 2d by Rev. John Bole, Jan. 10, 1860, Margaret, dau. Andrew Buchanan (b. Ryegate, May 20, 1821; d. Newbury, Sept. 3, 1895). He d. Newbury, March 22, 1898; bur. at W. Barnet.
Children by first marriage :
i. Infant, lived 2 days.
ii. Frances Jane,4 b. Nov. 11, 1847; ed. Peacham and McIndoes Acade- mies; m. by Rev. J. W. McDowell, Oct. 29, 1868, Robert, s. of Walter and Margaret [Bachop] Gilfillan of W. Barnet; blacksmith; ch. Wal- ter Clement, b April 15, 1878; blacksmith."
iii. Katharine M., 4 b. Oct. 17, 1850; m. by Rev. John Bole, at Wells River, June 5, 1877, John Edwin Clement, who d. Oct. 8, 1894. Ch. (1) Margaret Jane, (2) Jean Frances, (3) Fanny Louisa, (4) Katharine Mitchell, all graduates of Brighton, Mass., High School and the 2d of Emerson School of Oratory.
iv. Louisa K.4, b. Sept. 1851 : d. March, 1852.
v. Infant,+ b. Jan. 29, d. Jan. 31, 1857.
By second marriage :
vi. Mary Jean Buchanan,4 b. Barnet, April 29, 1862.
vii. Margaret Lilla Belle,4 b. Barnet, Nov. 10, 1864; m. at Newbury, June 24, 1885, Jasper H. Wilson of W. Newbury; d. at Spring City, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1893; ch. (1) Jeannie Belle, m. May, 1910, Ward Burton, Bristol, Tenn. (2) Hazen Archibald.
BOLKUM.
CHARLES E., b. Rumney, N. H., March 1, 1843; farmer in Ryegate; he m. Sept. 5, 1871, Roxalana Elizabeth, dau. George R. Slye (b Nov. 30, 1842). He d. June 29, 1909.
Children :
1 George Edward, b Dec. 23, 1872; d. July 15, 1899.
2
Jennie Elizabeth, b. Oct, 30, 1877; m. by Rev. Mr. Collins, July 26, 1899, to Ernest Edwin Hanson, who d. May 1, 1907; she d. June 1, 1904. Ch., Perley Edwin, b, Sept. 1, 1902.
3 William Henry, b June 24, 1879.
4 Annie May, b. Nov. 14, 1882; d. Aug. 1, 1883.
5 Eva Belle, b. Feb. 6, 1886; teacher in Wells River High School.
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BEATON.
DONALD,1 s. of James and Margaret ; b. Jan. 3, 1837, at Portree, Invernes- shire, Scotland; boiler maker by trade, then quarrier; he m. Aug. 8, 1858, Annie Russell of Woodside, Elgin. Came to Mason, N. H., 1884, his family following him in 1885, living there 11 years, in Barre, Vt., one year, at So. Ryegate since 1896. They have 19 gr. chil., and 3 great gr. chil. Children all born in Scotland except the last.
I. James,2 b. Jan. 10. 1859; stone cutter; came to Quincy, Mass., 1882; in granite bus. at So. Ryegate 12 yrs. He m. at Quincy, Mass., Jean- nie Liddell. Ch. Margaret, Annie, Alexander, Forbes, Raymond and Jeannie.
II. Margaret,2 b. March 16, 1861; m. at Quincy, Frank Stacy, who d. 1897. Chil., Margaret, Katherine, Helen, Herman, Frank and Ina, who m. Charles Weeks of No. Dana, Mass.
III. Ellen,2 b. June 9, 1864; m. 1883, in Aberdeen, Scotland, Charles Ord ; res. Barre, Vt.
IV. Annie,2 b. Oct. 17, 1866; m. George Delnargo; res. Iola, Kan. Chil., Annie Bella, George, Jeanie, Viola and Mary.
V. Janet,2 b, Nov. 5, 1869; m. Dec. 25, 1896, Alvin Dodge Grant of So. R. Ch. (adopted) in 1904, Harold William Grant then 6 years of age.
VI. Alexander, 2 b. Aug. 4, 1872; in granite bus. at So. R., for ten years; he m. Aug. 12, 1903, Cecile M. Buck of E. Roxbury. Ch., Barbara Alex- andra, b. July 29, 1909.
VII. Mary Ann,2 b. Nov. 13, 1874, d. April 13, 1890.
VIII. George,2 b. June 30, 1879; tool sharpener at So. R. He m. Sept. 2, 1903, Nettie May Carpenter of R.
BEATTIE.
JAMES,1 b. about 1776 at Beaton's Wall, near Antrim, Ireland, of Scotch an- cestry. His father was a farmer. Came to America 1801 and went to Nine Partners, in Armenia, N. Y., and lived in the family of James Smith, who afterwards settled in Ryegate, and with whom he made his home after coming to Vermont in 1804. He became a salesman of Irish linen, and traveled afoot all over the state; went to Va. and had his headquarters at Richmond. Settled in Ryegate in 1807, buying the "minister's lot" of 110 acres of Rev. Wm. Gibson, and 80 acres of Reuben Chamberlin. He m. April 11, 1808, Margaret Gillespie, a neice of Mrs. Gibson, b. of Scotch ancestry in Ireland; her ancestor, James Gillespie, took part in the siege of Londonderry ; they settled on the farm, then an unbroken forest, which he cleared, and made a fine farm ; in lumbering, buying and manufacturing lumber 23 winters ; he also built a large share of the Passumpsic Turnpike. They were very hard working people, strict in religious views; members of the Ref. Pres. Ch. at the Corner, in which he was a deacon. This farm remained in the family till sold in April, 1908, to W. J. Smith and F. W. Whitehill. He d. 1866; she d. April 5, 1861 ; buried at Ryegate Corner.
Children all born in Ryegate:
I. William John,2 b. Feb. 16, 1809; went south and became an Indian agent for the government, and helped remove the Seminole Indians. He d. un-m. Nov. 9, 1837.
1 II. Jane,2 b. Jan. 6, 1811.
III. Rebecca, 2 b. April 4, 1813; d. July 27, 1813.
IV. Thomas M.,2 b. Dec. 14, 1814 ; d. Jan. 20, 1816.
2 V. David H., 2 b. Oct. 3, 1816.
3 VI. James,2 b. Aug. 20, 1818.
VII. Margaret Ann,2 b. Sept. 3, 1820; m. Archibald Bachop, q. v.
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4 VIII. Thomas Gillespie,2 b. July 10, 1822.
IX. Hannah,2 b. July 9, 1824; m. Oct. 29, 1850, Rev. Loren P. Thayer of Lisbon, N. H. ; d. July 19, 1852. See History of Windham, N. H.
X. Katharine,2 b, July 30, 1826; m. June 21, 1859. Jarvis Jewett of San Francisco, Cal, ; d. Jan. , 1898. One dau. Mrs. Jennie M. Nicholson of San Francisco.
5 XI. Alexander MI.,2 b. July 29, 1828.
6 XII. Robert Gibson,2 b. Oct. 23, 1831,
1 JANE,2 (James 1) b. Jan. 6, 1811; m. June 21, 1843, by Rev. Thos. Good- willie, John Cameron Stanley, who settled in Maidstone, 1842, buying the farm known as the Wooster Bow, from Stephen Ames, ( He was b. Dec. 13, 1809; d. Aug. 12, 1886). She was an invalid in her last years, being confined to her bed 16 yrs. by a spinal trouble ; d. July 9, 1887 ; member in Ryegate of Ref Pres. Ch.
Children :
i. William John Beattie, 3 [Stanley ], b. April 13, 1844; m. June 21, 1874, Dora Estelle Russell. Ch. (1) Eugene Arthur,+ b. June 10, 1875; phy- sician at Waterbury Vt. ; (2) Harry Houghton,+ b. April 14, 1877; traveling salesman.
ii Margaret Ann, 3 [Stanley ], b. Sept. 3, 1845; m. Jan. 24, 1872, Samuel F. Brown of Stratford, N. H. Ch. (1) Raymond Stanley,+ b. Feb. 27, 1873, merchant at Derby, Ct .; (2) Grace Beattie,+ b. Oct. 11, 1874; d. Jan. 31, 1881.
iii. Katherine Jane,3 [Stanley], b. Sept. 23, 1846; res. on homestead.
iv. Robert James, 3 [Stanley], b. March 28, 1848; m. Jan. 1883, at Stock- ton, Cal., Lucretia Dowling Mattison. One son b. Feb. 1884, who is on a wheat ranch at Farmington, Cal.
V. Harriet Elizabeth,3 [Stanley]. b. June 9, 1849; in. Oct. 28, 1874, Arthur Herbert Carpenter of Maidstone. Ch. (1) John Currier Stanley,+ b. April 16, 1876 ; d. Apr. 7, 1890; (2) Katherine Celeste,4 b. Aug. 27, 1878; in. Dec 13, 1898, James Adam Armstrong. Mrs. C. d. March, 1910.
2 DAVID HI.,2 (James,1) b. Oct. 3, 1816; left home at 21, went to Georgia as senior partner in a commission bus. with his bro. James. and a Mr. Knowles; this firm failed, he ret. to Vt., was sheriff of Caledonia Co .; in 1844, with his bro. Thos. G., farming and lumbering in Maidstone, and other parts of Essex Co .; he withdrew from the firm in 1876 or '77 ; in partnership with his sons from 1877. in lumbering in Wenlock, \'t , where their large mill was burned, Dec. 16, 1886; in 1887, he sold this property to the Nulhegan Co., who, later, sold it to Geo. Van Dyke; in the latter year, with his sons Gillespie and Thos C., he began lumbering operations in an unorganized township in northern Maine, where they built up a village in the wilderness, with stores, hotels, railroad station, schools, which they named Beattie, and where they manufactured many million feet of lumber ; this was sold, a few days before his death, to Van Dyke. Judge of Probate for Essex Co., several years before and after 1886; Ass't Judge of Co. Court; state senator from Essex Co., 1863, elected by a unanimous vote ; Presidential elec- tor, 1880; in politics, whig, and later republican. In the winter of 1855, he made a journey to Ireland, in a sailing vessel, in the interest of his sister, Kate, who had received a legacy from her aunt at Antrim. He was a quiet, gentlemanly man, a wise counsellor, possessed of a keen. logical mind, and decision of character. He in. at Maidstone, Vt, March 18, 1846, Harriet Dana Carlisle of Lancaster, N. H., a cousin of Richard H. Dana of Cambridge, Mass. They rem. to Guild- hall, 1886, and to Lancaster, N. H., 1888, where he d. Christmas eve, 1849. and she d. 7 weeks later, Feb. 7, 1890. This was the only year he spent out of \'t.
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Children :
i. James Henry,3 res. Brunswick, Vt .; held many Co. offices, being Ass't Judge; m. Celia M. French of Brunswick, Vt .; d. March 16, 1908. Ch. (1) David H.,+ d. at 16 yrs ; (2) Matty L.,4 b. 1885; grad. Brown Univ. (3) Roy F.,+ b. 1887; (+) James H.,4 b. 1888; grad. Brown Univ.
ii. Gillespie,3 in lumber bus. with his father ; he d. un-m. Jan. 11, 1891.
iii. Stella,3 res. Salem, Mass.
iv. Richard, 3 res. Maidstone, Vt., High Sheriff of Essex Co .; he m. Feb. 1882, Isabel L. Webb of Maidstone. Ch. (1) Neal W.,4 b. 1885; grad. Nor- wich Univ. In 1909 he was awarded $1000 and a medal of honor by the Carnegie hero fund, in recognition of bravery in saving from drowning a schoolmate who had broken through the ice on Waitt River; (2) Irving R.,4 b. 1887; (3) Carlisle H.,+ b. 1889; (4) John G., b. 1890.
v. Harriet C .. 3 res. Salem, Mass.
vi. Thomas Carlisle,3 was high sheriff of Coös Co., N. H. ; he m. d. Lancaster, N. H., Oct. 16, 1899 ; no ch.
3 JAMES,2 (James,1) b. Aug. 20, 1818; went to Georgia with his brother David and remained there, and m. May 6, 1856, Catherine G. Clark, of Augusta, Ga., where he d. Sept. 20, 1858. Ch. Elsie B.,3 b. Feb. 27, 1858; res. Atlanta, Ga.
4 THOMAS GILLESPIE,2 (James,1) b. July 10, 1822; in lumber bus. with his bro. David H., from 1844 in Maidstone, Vt., and Lancaster, N. H., carrying on a very extensive business, owning several mills, and em- ploying many men. Town rep. from Maidstone, three times; State Sen- ator from Essex Co., 1860-'61. In politics a war democrat, and was employed by Gov. Fairbanks to raise a Co. for the 3d Vt. from Essex Co. Ret. to the homestead in Ryegate, 1884, and was one of the most extensive farmers in town. He m. 1876, Mary O'Brien ; he d. in R. Jan. 12, 1907.
Children :
i. Mary Gillespie,3 b. May 30, 1877; m. Sept. 16, 1900, Wm. B. Lackie of Peacham; res. Ryegate. Ch. Margaret Beattie [Lackie]; b. Aug. 3, 1907.
5 ALEXANDER MITCHELL,2 (James,1) b. July 29, 1828; ed. Peacham and St. Johnsbury Acady's; teacher. In California, bus. and mining 1857- 58; ret. to Vt. and at the opening of the Civil War recruited a Co. of lumbermen in Essex Co. Second Lieut. Co. 9, 3d Vt., afterward cap- tain of Co. F, of that regiment ; Captain also of a Co. of sharpshoot- ers from that division. He saw hard service, was in 20 battles, includ- ing some of the fiercest of the war. Over 200 men served in his Co. and its losses were heavy. At the battle of Cold Harbor, June 5, 1864, he removed a wounded member of his company, who lay be- tween the lines, for which act of daring he received a gold medal by special act of Congress. Must. out July, 1864, and engaged in lum- bering. Res. Brunswick, Vt., where was town rep. 1867-8. In poli- tics a democrat. Rem. to Lancaster, N. H., 1869, which he rep. in the N. H. legislature 1893-4. Farmer and lumbering in Pittsburgh, N. H., and Granby, Vt., also owned the Bellows farm in Lancaster. He m. at L., Dec. 30. 1869, Celestia, dau. Andrew J., and Emily (Lincoln) Congdon (b. Lebanon, Conn., June 11, 1847). He d. L. March 7, 1907.
Children :
i. Mabel Alexander,3 b. L. Feb. 26, 1871; m. May 31, 1893, Charles D. Sawin, M. D., of Somerville, Mass.
ROBERT GIBSON,2 ( James,1) b. Oct. 23, 1831 ; Com. school education, St. 6 Johnsbury Academy and Newbury Seminary. Farmer on the home- stead, and took care of his parents in old age. He m. by Rev. J. M.
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GENEALOGY-BEATTIE.
Beattie, Jan. 1, 1857, Susan Lang, dau. John M. Child of Monroe, (b. d. ). On Aug. 11, 1872, his youngest child aged 26 mos., was killed by a train on the railroad near his home, in sight of his father and two brothers. Mr. Beattie never recovered from the shock of his death, and the railroad company refused to make any compensation for the loss of the child. A few nights later on, the 22d, Mr. B. having discovered a washout on the railroad near his house, stopped a heavily loaded passenger train just in time to avert a terrible disaster. For this he was thanked by vote of the stockhold- ers at their annual meeting, Sept. 4, 1872. He failed in business, 1876, giving up all his property to his creditors, and began life anew. Was afterward in agency business, and selling nursery stock, and dealing in horses. Has been an invalid many years and almost helpless. Res. Lancaster, N. H. Rem. from R. 1882.
Children all b. in Ryegate:
i. William John,3 b. March 7, 1858; res. Oakland, Cal .; Pullman car con- ductor on Raymond excursions between Boston and California.
ii. James Gillespie,3 b. Nov. 8, 1859 ; a natural mathematician, and an ex- pert bookkeeper; ed. McIndoes and St. Johnsbury Acad's, grad. Comer's Commercial School, Boston ; he d. at St. Louis, aged 22, while emp. by E. and T. Fairbanks and Co.
iii. John May,3 b. April 29, 1862; d.
iv. Robert Child.3 b. Sept. 21, 1864; in lumber bus. with his uncle, Capt. A. M. Beattie, then with Wright, Blanchard & Twitchell, and with the Bath Lumber Co .; rem. to West Va., then to Miss., where he is in the lumber bus. on a high salary ; he m. Martha Hutchins of Bath.
v. Susan L.,3 grad. Salem, (Mass.,) Normal School; teacher.
vi. Blanche, 3 grad. Salem (Mass.,) Normal School; teacher in Duluth.
vii. Daughter, d. at a little over one year.
viii. Thomas, 3 killed on the R. R. Aug. 11, 1872, as before mentioned.
BEATTIE.
The emigrant ancestor of Rev. James M. Beattie came from the n. of Ireland before the rev. war, and settled in Orange Co., N. Y., where he ob- tained much land, and left a large estate to his son John, who had several chil. one of whom was also named John. The latter, b. Orange Co., N. Y., Apr. 14, 1780, m. 1st 1808, Sarah Haines (b. 1790 or '94). She was of Long Island ancestry and a very pious woman; she d. April 8, 1823, and he m. 2d, Eliza, dau. Rev. James McKinney of the Ref. Pres. Ch .; he m. 3d, Rachel Kelso. By his 1st m. he had 11 chil. of whom Rev. James M., lived in R. ; John F. m. Feb. 26, 1856, Agnes E., dau. Jonathan Coburn, (q. v.) They lived in St. Andrews, N. Y. A sister, Mary E. Beattie, lived here; m. Rev. Mr. Williams and d. 4 yrs. later. ( John B. Williams of Pa., Sept. 19, 1850.) By his 2d m. John Beattie had a son who d. y. and Joseph, b. Ulster Co., N. Y., 1830. The latter lived with his brother in Ryegate some years; grad. Union Col., Schenectady, N. Y., 1853; studied theology with Rev. Jas. Wilson of Philadelphia; ord. by the N. Y. Presbytery, Sept. 27, 1856, and m. in that month Martha Ellen Lord of Delaware. They sailed as missionaries to Syria, Oct. 16, 1856, and settled at Yalah, near Damascus, later at Latakia, a seaport. They were missionaries 27 yrs .; re-visited America, 1863, '4, and 1876; she d. 1877 ; he d. Oct. 8, 1883; several chil .; received the degree of D. D. from Geneva, Col.
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