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ix. Archibald Buchanan,4 res. Loveland, Ohio.
3 [WALTER MILLER,3 (Andrew,2 Robert,1) b. Sept. 15, 1804; farmer in Bar- net and Newbury ; colonel in the old militia about 1834; rem to N. ab. 1850 ; he m. Dec. 20, 1832, Mary, dau. Caleb Wilson of Topsham, and gr -daughter of Thomas McKeith (b. Topsham, Oct. 10, 1814; d. Newbury, April 8, 1896). Hed. Newbury, Jan. 8, 1887. Member of the Asso. Pres. Ch. Both bur. Town House Cem., Newbury.
Children :
i. Son, b. and d. in Barnet.
ii. Mary Jane, b. Oct 26, 1842 ; m. April 21, 1866, David J. Peach of New- bury ; d. there, July 30, 1995.
iii. Sarah is m , res. Claremont N H.
iv. Susan; m. Rev. Benjamin Cross of the Baptist Board of Missions; went to India as missionaries ab. 1873, and rem. several years, and where their c. were b. Now res. in Mass.
4 JAMES, 3 ( Andrew,2 Robert, 1) b. June 9, 1806 ; lived in Charlestown, N. H., and Springfield, Vt .; d. Springfield, July 27, 1872. He m. 1845, Elizabetlı Jane Leavitt (b. Gilford, N. H., Dec. 17, 1820; d. W. Roxbury, Mass , Oct. 16, 1884).
Children :
i. Harriet A., 4 b. Feb. 24, 1847; d. Springfield, Vt., Aug. 19, 1872.
ii. Harlan W., 4 b. June 30, 1849; d. Charlestown, N. H., Oct. 11, 1907.
iii. Henry A.,4 b. Sept. 2, 1851 ; d. Boston, March, 1888.
iv. Willis J.,4 b. Sept. 9, 1853; d. Charlestown N. H .. March 16, 1858.
v. Frank,4 b. Sept. 3, 1856; res. W. Roxbury, Mass.
vi. Elizabeth I ,4 b. May 12, 1859; res. W. Roxbury, Mass.
vii. Agnes,4 b. Feb. 24, 1862; d. Charlestown, N. H., Aug. 16, 1863.
BROCK.
WALTER, came from Glasgow, Scotland, with his family in 1775; lived in Ne bury till 1780; removed to Barnet; he mi. in Scotland, Janet, dau. Claudius Stewart; she d. 1798 and he m. 2d, Martha Chamberlin of Peacham. He lived on the farm where D. Brock lived in 1860 and d.
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1827. Walter Brock's 1st w. was a cousin of Jean Stewart who m. Wm. Nelson 1st. He was called Esq. Brock, and lived at West Bar- net, and kept the only inn in that vicinity for many years.
Children :
I. JANET,2 b. Scotland, 1767 ; m. Col. Alexander Harvey. q. v.
II. JOHN,2 b. Scotland, 1769; farmer in Barnet; m. Phebe, dau. Job Ab- bott. 5 chil.
III. PHEBE,2 m. Alexander Gilchrist of B.
IV. CLAUDIUS.2 No record.
V. DAUGHTER, rem. in Scotland ; m. and d. there.
VI. ISABEL,2 b. Newbury, 1776; m. Wm. Hyndman, q. v.
VII. WALTER,2 b. Newbury, 1778; m. Sally Nutter; lived in Barnet, 9 ch.
1 VIII. JAMES,2 b. Barnet.
IX. ANNA,2 m. John Abbott of B.
X. JANET,2 m. Hugh Jameson.
XI. WILLIAM,2 m. Phebe Spencer. Settled in Canada.
XII. MARION,2 m. Geo. Nutter of B.
By 2d marriage :
XIII. SAMUEL.2
1 JAMES,2 (Walter,1) b. Barnet; m. 1805, Mary, dau. Job Abbott ; lived in W. Barnet, except while building mills in Bath, 1810-1812. 11 ch. of whom Alexander Harvey (2.)
2 ALEXANDER HARVEY,3 (James,2 Walter.1) b. Bath, N. H., Jan. 10, 1811; carpenter ; built barns still standing in Newbury, Ryegate and Barnet, also the sawmill at Boltonville in 1841 ; bought in 1846 of Wm. Mc- Phee, the farm in Ryegate, which had been that of Campbell Symes, where he d May 3, 1890; he m. March 17, 1842, by Rev. Wm. Prin- gle, Janet, dau. Robert Gibson, (b. Johnston, Scot., Oct. 9, 1813; d. Ryegate, March 30, 1894).
Children :
3 i. Robert Gibson, + b. June 11. 1843.
ii. Phebe Jane.+ b Jan. 7, 1845 ; m. John H. Symes, q v.
4 iii. David,+ b. March 5, 1847.
iv. Matthew J., + b. March 6, 1850.
v. John C., + b. Aug. 23, 1852.
The two last live on the home farm also own the place formerly owned by the Symes sisters, Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Buchanan.
ROBERT GIBSON,4 (A. Harvey.3 Jas.,2 Walter,1) b. Ryegate. June 11, 1843; ed. McIndoes Acad. ; served in the Union Army as corporal in Co. F. 15th Vt .; clerk 1864, '5 for Azro Dutton at McIndoes; worked in Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville, Mass., 1865-'72; came to Wells River, 1872, working for Carpenter & Jones, buying out the former in 1872, the latter 1878; res. Wells River in Co. with his bro. David, in manufacture of water tubs and house finish ; he m. 1st, Oct. 5, 1867, Martha Helen, dau. Geo. Rhodes of Ryegate (b. Dec. 26, 1846; d. Sept. 2, 1872). 2d, Nov. 2, 1875, Addie Dorilla Jay of St. Johnsbury who d. Nov 19, 1883; 3d, July 5, 1906, Mrs. Minnie (Chamberlin) Duren of Carlisle, Mass. Members of Cong. ch. at Wells River. Children :
i. Flora Emily,5 b. Whitinsville, Mass., Sept. 28, 1868; m. Nov. 29, 1894; Samuel F. Goss of Wells River, and res. there.
ii. Alice Janet.5 b. Whitinsville, Nov. 13, 1871 ; pupil in N. E. Conservatory of Music; she married Dec. 11, 1895, John H. Morrill of Ashland, N. H. Ch. Olney Smith,6 b. Nov. 19, 1896.
By 2d marriage, all b. Wells River :
iii. Frank Dean,5 b. Aug. 20, 1876; d. April 26, 1875.
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iv. Frederick Harvey,5 b. April 3, 1880; traveling salesman; res. Wells River; he m. Aug. 1905, Margaret Beaton of Ryegate. Ch. (1) Rob- ert Donald.6 b. March 28, 1906; (2) Jean Russell, b. July 23, 1907.
v. Herbert Jay,5 b. Nov. 6, 1883; grad. W. R. H. S. ; telephone manager, Stoneham, Mass ; he m. Edna McCord of Boston. Ch. (1) Frederic H., b. July 6, 1906. (2) Richard, b. Jan. 15, 1908 : d. Aug. 12, 1908. (3) Merle, b. Sept. 9, 1909. ( : ) Helen. b. Jan. 19. 1911.
DAVID,4 (A. H.,3 Jas.,2 Walter.1) b. March 5, 1847; ed. McIndoes Acad. ; bought 1871 of Samuel A. Moore the farm on the w. side of Tickle- naked Pond which he sold 1876. to W. T. McLam; rem. to Wells River, bought the Dr Trask place; in Co. with his bro. R. G .; he m. May 2, 1871. Emily Annette dau Geo. Rhodes, h. Ryegate Members of Cong ch. Wells River, and Supt. of S. S.
Children :
Cora Annette,5 b. Ryegate. Nov. 19, 1872; grad. Middlebury Col. ; pre- ceptress some years of Lyndon Institute; m. Oct. 19, 1903, Prof. Martin E Daniels of Lyndonville. Ch. Phillip Brock, b. July 16, 1904.
ii. George Harvey,5 b. Newbury, March 24, 1877; grad. W. R. H. S .; mes- senger for Am. Ex Co., bet. Boston and Newport; m. March 15, 1911, Carolyn A. Warden of Boston.
BROCK.
ALDEN, 3 (Jacob, Thomas,1) b Newbury, Jan. 3, 1814; lived in Topsham ; served in the Union army, went to Col. ; he m. March 17, 1842, Agnes, dau. John Somers of Ryegate, who d. 1888.
Children :
i. Louisa, d. 1864.
ii. Reuben, served in the army, killed at Fredericksburg.
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iii. Claudius Alden, b. June 12, 1844.
iv. Isabel, b. Aug. 22, 1848; lives in Ryegate.
V. Milo, b. Apr. 1850; m. Leonora Mills.
1 CLAUDIUS ALDEN,4 b. June 12, 1844; in Montana some years; ret. to Vt. and m. Nov. 29, 1871, Cora A. Butterfield of Topsham, who d. Nov. 3, 1875; he m. 2d, Sept. 3, 1879, Agnes, dau. Wm. Hunter, and widow of Lee Somers. They lived in Barnet 3 yrs .; bought the Moses Gates place in Ryegate, March, 1882.
Children by 1st. marriage :
i. Lee C ,5 b. Topsham, Nov. 8, 1872.
ii. Cora Helen,5 b. Topsham, July 8, 1875. By 2d marriage :
iii. Katherine May,5 b. Barnet, June 2, 1880.
iv. Walter.5 b. Ryegate, Aug. 22, 1882.
v. Perley Milo,5 b. Regate. Dec. 5, 1884.
vi. Agnes Vida,5 b. R. Sept. 16, 1887. Stenographer at Worcester, Mass.
vii. Avis Verna Jean,5 b. May 21, 1890.
viii. Gertrude Ruth,5 b. R. Aug. 19, 1892.
BROWN.
ROBERT,1 from the north of Ireland, of Scotch descent, came to America with his dau. Mrs. Samuel Allen. in his old age, and lived with her till his death. His children were Stafford, Jane, who m. Samuel Allen, and Agnes.
STAFFORD,2 (Robert,1) b. Parish of Velston, Antrim Co., Ireland; m. there in 1794, Nancy Houston. He was implicated in the Irish rebellion, and came to America in 1800, with his family ; lived in N. J., and N. Y., some years, then came to R., and settled on the farm owned later by John Park ; he d. 1840.
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Children :
i. Mary,3 b. 1796; m. Josiah Rhodes of Groton
1 ii. Robert,3 b. 1797.
iii. Agnes,3 d. in New York.
1 ROBERT,3 (Stafford,? Robert,1) b. 1797. Came to America with parents and to Ryegate, where he located on the place now owned by George R. Brown; carpenter ; he m. Aug. 13, 1818, Elizabeth [Betsey], dau. Ebenezer Heath, (b. March 10, 1798, d. Jan. 7, 1872). He d. Feb. 28, 1872.
Children :
i. William,4 b. 1819; carpenter ; lived for a time in the house now owned by J. F. Whitehill at So. R. Rem. to Groton, but ret. to So. R., in 1872, and lived on the home place till d. 1883, bur. Groton; he m. a dau of Jacob and Sally (Morrison) Hatch of G., who after his d. m. Charles Varnum of Peacham, and they lived on the home place some time ; she d. 1910. One ch. George R.3
ñ. Nancy,4 m. 1st Bradley Plummer of Groton, 5 ch .; 2d James R. Park of Ryegate.
iii. Phebe,4 (twin to Nancy) ; m Daniel Coffrin of Groton, 6 ch.
iv. Thomas H., b. Jan. 9, 1823.
v. James, + b. in. Chastina Morrison of Groton ; 6 ch. ; carpenter.
vi. Robert.+ He was a sailor for some years, m. a lady from Glasgow and settled in Australia ; 6 cl.
2 THOMAS H.,+ b. Jan. 9, 1823; mechanic; he m. 1845. Lydia Chandler of Mercer, Maine. He enlisted, Sept. 20, 1862, for 3 yrs. in Co. F., U. S. S. S. and fell in the Wilderness near Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; she d. June 5, 1879.
Children :
i. Horace E., 5 b. June 14, 1848; farmer some years on the "Nourse Farm." in Newbury; he m. Dec. 24, 1874. Emily Sulham. Ch., Mary E., 6 b. Jan. 29, 1876; in. Jan. 18, 1898, Walter Hood, and d. June 29, 1908. Ch. (1) Gladys L. [Hood], b. Oct. 19, 1898. (2) Clarence [Hood], b. Nov. 11, 1901.
ii. Warren,5 b. Oct. 6, 1854; m. 1897, Lizzie Jackson, who d. April 1, 1902.
iii. Carlos H.,5 b. June 24, 1856; carpenter and farmer, Newbury Ctr. He m. July 7, 1891, Emma Corey. Ch., Roscoe C., b. May 3, 1893.
iv. Annette J.,5 b. Feb. 22, 1859; m Sept. 7, 1880, Thomas Courtney (b. Kenduskeag. Me., June 22, 1850. In granite business over 30 yrs.) Ch. (1) James Carroll [Courtney] b. April 22, 1882. (2) Elizabeth Inez [Courtney], b. June 6, 1884 ; d. Dec. 11, 1889. (3) Thomas Fran- cis [Courtney] b. Jan. 21, 1895. (4) John Earl [Courtney] b. Dec. 18, 1898.
3 GEORGE R.,5 (William.+ Robert,3) b. Dec. 20, 1848; carpenter; m. March 30, 1871, Ida E., dau. Alonzo and Eliza [Vose] George of Rumney, N. H.
Children :
i. Cora Bell, 6 b. Jan. 3, 1875; m, Oct. 24, 1892, Geo A. Lackie of Newbury. Ch. (1) Edith May, b. June 22, 1894. (2) Alive R., b. May 11, 1896.
ii. Hattie May,6 b. Feb. 13, 1877; m. Luther B. Crow, q. v.
iii. Frank C .. 6 b. Aug. 15, 1881; stone cutter, and farmer ; lives on what was once called the Quint place. He m. Ethel, dau. James Gardner of Newbury.
iv. Blanche J.,6 b. March 7, 1887; m. March 9, 1905. Ernest. son of John and Mary (Plummer) Ingram ; stone cutter. Ch. Geo. J., b. Dec. 18, 1905.
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BUCHANAN .*
JOHN, b. Buchanan Parish, Scotland, 1744; m. Ann Campbell; lived some years in Glasgow and Paisley ; came to America, 1785; lived two or three years at Hampstead, N. H., then came here and bought the farm where Claudius Somers afterwards lived. There was a small clearing and a log house on the place at the time. They had never heard of fire flies, and were terribly frightened when they saw them for the first time. She d. 1817 ; he in 1831. Children all born in Scotland :
ANN, m. - Carrick ; 2d Robert Cross.
JOHN, d. un-m. in 1801.
JANET, m. Wm. Somers.
ARCHIBALD, was impressed into the British navy, and was a sailor 38 years. At the taking of the Isle of France he was severely wounded. Mr. Miller remembered his visiting R. about 1840
ELIZABETH, fell upon some burning brush and was burned so she died.
MABEL, her twin sister, m. John Somers.
BUCHANAN.+
MOSES Buchanan lived in Barnallan, Baldernock Parish, Sterlingshire, Scot- land. He m. Lillias Angus, and they had seven sons and three daugh- ters Three sons came to America and settled in Ryegate.
1 WALTER,2 the oldest son, b. 1765.
2 ANDREW,2 b. March 11, 1770.
3 WILLIAM.2
1 WALTER,2 (Moses,1) b. Scotland, 1765; he came to America in 1800, and bought land of the Scotch Co., and began to clear the farm where Wm. N. Gilfillan now lives clearing about 100 acres. He m.
1807, Mary. dau. John Johnston (b Scotland, March 1789; d. Aug. 6, 1869). He d. May 24 1843. He built about 1835, the house where his son Andrew long lived. He built the first dam and mill at Groton Pond. Planted an apple orchard of seven acres.
Children :
i. Infant, 3 b and d. 1808.
ii. Mary,3 b. Apr. 15, 1810; d. Oct. 24, 1898; m George Lumsden of New- burv.
4 Walter, 3 b. Dec. 1, 1811.
iii.
5 iv. John,3 b Oct. 1, 1813.
V. Moses, 3 b 1816; d. 1817.
vi. William,3 b Aug. 1, 1818; d un-m. March 4, 1892.
vii. Lillias, 3 b. May 1, 1820; m. David Miller, 3 q. v.
viii. James, 3 b. Feb 16, 1822 ; d. April 16, 1823.
ix. Jane,3 b. Feb. 17, 1825; m. James Gilfillan.
x. Margaret, 3 b. March 31, 1826: m. May 2, 1854 Samuel W. Clark, q. v.
xi. Moses, 3 b. Dec. 8. 1829; lived in Newbury ; m. Dec. 31, 1868, Jane, dau. Nathaniel Roy of Barnet (b. 1829; d. May 23, 1911). He d. Feb. 13, 1904; one dau. Jennie; m. Doane Cook, who d. June, 1905 ; 6 chil.
6 xii. Andrew,3 b. Oct. 5, 1830.
xiii. James,3 b. 1835. Went to Cal , then to Texas; has been lost sight of for many years.
2 ANDREW,2 (Moses), b. Scotland, March 11, 1770. Came to America in 1801 with James Wallace, the Robens, Robert Fulton who settled in Newbury, Jean Arbuckle and others. There were 40 in the party.
* By Mr. Mason. + By Mr. Miller, Mrs. Cole, Miss I. L. Buchanan, W. G. Buchanan and others.
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They came up the river from Hartford in a flat boat run by Joseph Chamberlin, and reached Newbury on a Sabbath morning, when Col. Win. Wallace invited the whole party to his tavern to breakfast. Their boat was finally tied up to an elm tree still standing on the river bank at the foot of Ingalls Hill in Newbury .* He bought land of the Scotch Co., before he left Scotland, and later of John Allen, the farm where Fred Boardway lives. He m. Aug. 29, 1801, Jean, dau. Mat- thew Roben (b. May 19, 1783; d. Jan. 18, 1862). He d Nov. 17. 1837.
BALDERNOCK, 11th March, 1770.
Moses Buchanan, tenant in Boisale, and Lillias Angus his spouse, had a son Baptized named Andrew.
Extracted from the Register of Baldernock by Janes Duncan, Sess. Clerk.
He presented the following church certificate :
That the Bearer, Andrew Buchanan, was Born and resided in this par- ish until the term of Whitsunday, 1797, behaving himself soberly, Honestly and unoffensively, free from all public scandal or ground of Church Censure known to us, is an ordinary Communicant, and may be received into any Christian Congregation or Society where God in his providence shall order his lot. Is attested at Baldernock this 26th March, 1801.
JAS. COWPER, Minister. JAMES DUNCAN. Clerk.
Children all born in Rvegate:
i. Moses, 3 b. March 16, 1805; went to Wells River in 1826, and worked for Timothy Shedd; in 1830 he went into company with Samuel Hutch- ins as general merchants, in the "Marsh Building." now called the "Bachop Block," the firm name being Hutch ns & Buchanan till 1851. He d. un-m. July 1. 1859.
ii. Andrew.3 b Feb. 15, 1807 : went into business in Philadelphia, where he continued about 20 yrs ; d. June 25, 1863.
iii. James, 3 b. March 9, 1809; went to Wells River 1834, and entered the firm of Hutchins & Buchanan. the firm naine being Hutchins, Buch- anan & Co In 1851, he bought out Mr. Hutchins, and his brother Wm. bought out Moses, the firm name then was J. & W. G. Buchanan, which continued till his death; colonel in the old militia; town rep. from Newbury, 1845-'46; he m. 1st Sarah Jane, dau. Charles Hale (b. Feb. 11, 1819; d. March 21, 1843) ; 2d, Mrs. Eveline Watson Mansfield ; he d. June 24, 1867.
iv. Matthew,3 b. Feb. 9, 1811; d July 19, 1854; m. Sarah Fenton Shanks in Kentucky.
v. Jean.3. b. March 8, 1813; d. in Kentucky ; m. 1st James Gilkerson; 2d Daniel Dickenson of Kentucky.
vi. John,3 b. and bapt. March 6, 1815; d. July 3, 1897; m. Jennie Birch of Crab Orchard, Kentucky.
vii. Lillias,3 b June 9, 1817 ; m. Samuel A. Moore, q. v.
viii Isabel, 3 b. May 22, 1819; m. Robert Nelson, q. v.
ix. Margaret,3 b. May 20. 1821 ; m. Archibald Bachop. q. v.
x. Walter.3 b. Feb. 6, 1824; d. Oct. 30, 1873; m. 1st, Dorcas Kincaid; 2d, her sister Harriet. Lived in Tennessee.
William G., b. Jan. 22, 1828. Went into partnership with his brother James in 1851. and after the latter's death in 1867, settled the estate. Res. in Wells River till death. He m. Oct. 11, 1854, Helen, dau. Ira White tb 1830; d. Oct. 1903). He d. Jan. 16, 1906. Ch., Kate; m. F. L. Moore ; d. June 14, 1895.
WILLIAM,2 ( Moses.1) He m. Margaret Winning about 1798, who d. in Scot-
land : he came to Barnet, Nov. 4, 1835, bringing his grandson, Andrew
* Information by John Wallace, 1898. F. P. W.
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ANDREW BUCHANAN.
DANIEL R. BUCHANAN.
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Wylie; he m. 2d about 1839, Nancy, dau. Campbell Symes, (b. July 20, 1791 ; d. Apr. 4, 1864). He was an elder in the Ref. Pres. ch. at So Ryegate from its formation till his death in 1856. He came to Ryegate ab. 1836.
Children all b. in Scotland :
i. Moses, 3 b. July 10, 1800; d. Bath, N. H , July 10, 1843.
ii. Margaret,3 b. 1802; d. March 4, 1853 ; m. David Bone. q. v.
iii. Lillias, 3 b Aug. 8, 1804; d. Aug. 27, 1880; m. Andrew Wylie of New- bury. 1806; d. March 9, 1883; m. William Nelson of New-
iv. Mary,3 b. burv.
v. Ann,3 b. 1819; d. Apr. 17, 1872; m. Archibald Leitch, q. v.
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WALTER,3 (Walter,2 Moses,1) b. Ryegate, Dec. 1, 1811 ; lived on the home- stead after his father's.d. Went to Cal. and d. there, Dec. 22, 1875; he m. Jan. 19, 1837, Margaret, dau James Lumsden, (b. Oct. 22, 1815; d. Jan. 28, 1886).
Children :
i. Walter,+ b. Oct. 22, 1837; d. San Jose, Cal., July 12, 1874.
ii. Margaret,+ b. Nov. 25, 1839; m. C. B. Fisk, q. v.
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iii. Mary,4 b. Sept. 25, 1841.
8 iv. David,4 b. Aug. 10, 1844, q. v.
9 v. Martha,4 b. March 23, 1847 ; m.
vi. Agnes,4 b. Aug. 1, 1849 ; m. George N. Park, q. v.
10 vii. Joseph,4 b. May 20, 1852.
11 viii. James,+ b. Jan. 24, 1857.
5 JOHN,3 (Walter,? Moses.1) b. Ryegate, Oct. 1, 1813; went to Boston about 1834; in meat bus. with Nelson Heath. Went to Groton, about 1840. clerk for Moses Buchanan then in trade with Mr. Whitehill. In Cal , 1850-'52. Ret. to Groton and built the store and other build- ings now occupied by L. S. Blanchard. In trade there till 1882, when he sold to Hill & Cochran. Hem. Jan. 4, 1844. Sophia F. Clark, who d. Oct 25, 1868, aged +5. He rem. to Wells River 1882, and d. June 20,1895.
Children :
i. Orange W.,4 b. Sept. 12, 1846; d. Apr. 26, 1894.
ii. Adela J.,+ b. June 17, 1856; 111. Albert H. Bailey of Wells River. (See Newbury history) .
6 ANDREW,3 ( Walter,2 Moses,1) b. Oct. 5, 1830; common sch. education. Went to Cal., Oct. 1851; mining in Talumue Co. Ret. 1857; in trade in Groton, and with John Henderson at W. Barnet. He bought the home farm in 1862, which he sold to Andrew Gilfillan in 1867, then buying the farm on which he spent the rest of his life, which was part of his father's original farm. He in. 1st Oct. 25, 1860, Lydia Maria, dau. Daniel Roberts of Groton, (b. Feb. 1837 ; d. Nov. 1878). Member of the Ref. Pres. ch., W. Barnet, and in 1864 became member of the Ref. Pres. ch., So. Ryegate, in which he was elected a ruling elder in 1889. He m 2d, 1884, Mrs. Jane Heath Welch, whose dau. Ida May. m. C. H. Grant in 1899, the latter purchasing the farm in 1907. Mr. B. d. Feb. 24, 1910.
Children :
i. Daniel Roberts,4 b. Aug. 30, 1863; ed. Peacham Academy, grad. East- man's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1885. In 1887, became Prof of mathematics in Tulane High School, New Orleans, La., which position he held till the abolishment of the High School system. In banking and insurance, and now treasurer of the firm of Marshall J. Smith & Co., Marine Insurance, New Orleans. He m. June 22, 1892, Sadie Brandon, of Bayou Sara, La. Chil. (1) Lydia Emery,5 b. May 17, 1893. (2) Brandon.5 b. Sept. 14, 1895. (3) Anna,5 b. Oct. 21, 1897. (4) Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1898. (5) Belle, b. Dec. 1, 1901.
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ii. Pliny Walter, + b. Sept. 17, 1870; ed. Peacham Acad. Member Rei. Pres. Ch , So Ryegate, farmer with his father, till death. He m. in. Concord, N. H., 1892, Mattie J. Leizer, (b. March 17, 1875). He d. Jan. 1, 1902. Chil. (1) Andrew Steven,5 b. Nov. 2. 1893; d. 1894. (2) Walter Roberts,5 b. Dec. 5, 1894. (3) Harold Clair,5 b. Apr. 1, 1897 ; d. April 21, 1906. (4) Infant,5 b. and d. Aug. 1898. (6) Anna E.5 b. Aug. 11, 1899. (6) Ida Arlene,5 b. Oct. 10, 1901.
MARY, + (Walter.3 Walter,2 Moses,1) b. Sept. 25. 1842; m. George F. Cowdery (b. Newbury, Vt .. Feb. 18, 1835), machinist and blacksmith, So. Newbury, then worked for Paul Mckinstry, Newbury ; now res. Bradford ; she d. Bradford, Jan. 28, 1907.
Children ;
i. Bell Elmer.5 [Cowdery], b. Newbury, March 29, 1863; d. Bradford, March 18, 1869.
ii. Agnes Anna 5 [Cowdery], b. Bradford, Sept. 1. 1864; became a composi- tor in the Opinion Office, Bradford, worked in several places; d. sud- denly, Nov. 25, 1900, at St. Johnsbury while employed in the Caledo- nian office.
iii. George Franklin,5 [Cowdery] b. Bradford, Sept. 9, 1868; d. March 9, 1882.
DAVID, + ( Walter, 3 Walter,? Moses,1) b. Aug. 10, 1844; went to Boston, April 9, 1864, and entered the employ of the Boston and Worcester R. R., which later became part of the Boston and Albany system rising to the position of baggage master between New York and Boston, and passenger conductor. On his retirement, July 31, 1878, he received letters of warm commendation from W. H. Wallace, Supt. of the Exp. Co , and from W. H. Barnes, Supt. of the B. & A. R R. He was asso- ciated with Joseph E. Martin, a native of Wells River, who after- wards became Asst. Supt. of the N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R. Ret. to Rye- gate, 1878, bought part of the W. J. Nelson farm. erecting the present buildings. He m. March 18 1874. by Rev. John Bole, Martha C., dau. Wm. J. Nelson ; grad. Randolph Normal School, teacher ; member of Ref. Pres. Cli., So. Ryegate. Instantly killed at Wells River, Oct. 5, 1904 by being thrown from a carriage.
Children :
i. Ida May,5 b. Boston, May 28, 1878; m. Wesson Sargent, q v.
ii. Walter,5 b. Sept. 9. 1885 ; d in inf.
iii. Eva Nan.5 b. Apr. 27, 1887 ; m. May 24, 1909, Albert Achilles.
iv. Ina Lou.5 b. Apr. 24, 1890. The latter has collected and prepared in an admirable manner, many records of the Buchanan family.
MARTHA,4 (Walter,3 Walter,2 Moses,1) b. Ryegate, March 23, 1844 ; lived with her aunt, Mrs. Ritchie. Weaver in cotton factory, 2 yrs., at Sun- cook, N H. : 111 Jan 18, 1869 at Newbury, by Rev. H. N. Burton, Henry Ira Hotchkiss of Bradford, Vt, grain dealer (s. of Wm. and Betsey [Dow]. b. Stratford, N. H ; served in the Civil war in the 38th Maine; mechanic and inventor, securing several valuable patents. He d. So. Ryegate, Dec. 5, 1890, bur. in new cemetery ; his mother, a native of Corinth, is still living at Berlin Falls, N. H ) She res. Sher- man, Cal .; Pres. W. R. C., at Soldier's Home, Sawtell. Cal .; joined in youth the Ref. Pres. (Covenanter) church at Ryegate Corner.
Children :
1. Agnes Georgianna,5 [Hotchkiss] b. Berlin Falls, N. H., Aug. 17, 1870; as- sistant in P. O., So. Ryegate, 1885-92 ; n1. Aug. 22, 1892. Henry Han- cock Randall of Newbury. (In California some time, settling his un- cle's estate ; in 1889, he bought a large farm in Monroe, N. H .; rem. to Sherman, Cal., where he d. June 12, 1903.) She m. 2d, at Santa Barbara, Cal., Willis L. Leach [b. Salt Lake City, while his parents were en route to Cal .. from Niagara Falls with an ox team. In bus. Los Angeles, Cal.] Children all by 1st marriage: (1) John Hancock, 6
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[Randall], b. Bradford, \'t., Dec. 2. 1893. (2) Reginald Henry, 6 [Ran- dall], b. Monroe, N. H , Oct. 6, 1898. (3) R. Retta,6 [Randall] b. Sherman, Cal., Jan. 7, 1902.
ii. William Emerson,5 Hotchkiss, b. Rock Island, P. Q., Feb. 25, 1875; in Ryegate, 1881-92: in Montpelier, learned the hardware business with Barrows and Peck. In Cal. since 1904; in hardware business at Sher- man, Cal., also engaged in Y. M. C. A work for R. R. men and in Sun- day School work connected with the Cong. ch. at that place; m. Theresa Cross. Ch. Esther Marie; b.
JOSEPH,+ (Walter,3 Walter,2 Moses, 1) b. May 20, 1852; went to Rockford, Ill. ; in real estate, loan and insurance bus. He m. by Rev. John Lei- chenberg at Utica, N. Y., June 16, 1885, Elizabeth Gebhard, (b. Boon- ville, Oneida Co., N. Y. )
Children :
i. Leah Gebhard,5 h. Rockford, Oct. 29, 1887; grad. Rockford High School and College; stenographer and bookkeeper in an insurance office at R. m. Leslie Opie.
ii. Dawn Loretta,5 b. Rockford, Nov. 8, 1890; grad. Rockford High School and college ; stenographer and clerk for Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. at R.
JAMES,4 ( Walter,3 Walter,2 Moses, 1) b. Jan. 24, 1857; res. in So. R. till 1892, began work for the M. & W. R. R. R., 1889, at bridge work; rem. to Montpelier, Aug. 1892, and worked as a carpenter in the shop; ret. to So. R., Aug. 1896, and lived on the Wm. Wilson farm; in Nov. 1879, he bought the W. H. Page place at the Corner, where he d. June 10, 1905. The place was sold to Albert Achilles. He m. Apr. 27, 1887, Isabel, dau. M. R. Gray, (b. July 24, 1865; d. 1910).
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