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Children :
i. Emily Alice,5 b. R. Sept. 16, 1871 ; d. Montpelier, March 20, 1894.
ii. Walter Gray, b. Montpelier, Oct. 5, 1873.
iii. Arthur David, b. R. March 18; d. Aug. 14, 1876.
iv. Byron Nelson, b. R March 20, 1898.
v. Marian Isabel, b. R. Apr. 16, 1900.
BURBANK.
(By Mr. Mason, without change).
HAZEN, b. Boscawen. N. H., 1777 ; came to Peacham, 1798, and m. Hannah Garland of Barnet in 1805; lived with her parents 10 yrs .; came to Ryegate and bought land on the Passumpsic turnpike of John Duncan, where both lived in 1860.
Children: Hannah. John and Garland who d. y. Sally, m. Nathaniel Carter ; George, m. Caroline Merrill; Peter, went to sea; Rachel, m. James Huntington ; Margaret, m. Moses Moore; Rufus, m. Abbie Drake; Annie, m. Harvey Bruce.
CALDWELL .*
JAMES,1 b. Kilmalcolm, Scotland, about 1774; his father, who was a gar- dener, died when James was 16 yrs. old; he came to America and Ryegate in 1800; bought land of Josiah Darling the farm now owned by Alexander Renfrew, building the older part of that house; deacon in the Ass. Pres ch. He in. March 8, 1803, Christian, dau. James Whitehill, who d. Apr. 6, 1819, and he m. 2d, 1822, Jean, dau. Wm. Craig, who after his death m. John Renfrew of Newbury. A much worn pocket Bible, brought from Scotland by James Caldwell is owned by his gr. son, J. R. Caldwell.
* By Mason, Miller, J. R. Caldwell, Mrs. John Gates and others.
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Children :
i. Jean,2 b. March 3, 1804; m. Alexander,2 Miller, q v
ii. Mary,2 b. Oct. 2, 1806; d. July 9, 1836
1 iii. James,2 b Dec. 10, 1898.
iv. John,2 b. Dec. 27, 1810; m. 1st, Dec. 25, 1842, Jane Keenan. Chil. (1) Margaret,3 m. Fletcher Jones; 3ch. (2) Martha Jane,3 d un-m. (3) Nancy, 3 d. un-m. (+) Matthew,3 m. Eliza Welch; 4 ch. John m. 2d, Mrs. Eliza Noyes, dau. Alexander Holmes (b Ryegate, Sept. 17, 1808; d. Groton, Oct. 15, 1889 )
2 v. William,2 b. Jan. 21, 1813
vi. Christian,2 b Feb. 6, 1815: m John Orr, q v.
vii. Agnes,2 b. March 29, 1817; m. James Holmes, q. v.
viii. Elizabeth,2 b Apr. 6, 1819; d. May 27, 18+3.
By 2d marriage :
3 ix. Archibald,2 b. March 7, 1823.
1 JAMES,2 (James,1) b Dec. 10, 1808; settled about 1833, in Topsham, on the farm now owned by his son, James R. He was a well read man of excellent judgment, and was often called upon to decide matters for persons who had disagreed. He m. 1st, March 14, 1835, Jean. dau. James Craig (b. Jan. 17, 1809; d. Feb. 21, 1838); 2d, Jan 7, 1841, Nancy, dau. Joseph Chamberlin (b. Newbury, Jan. 7, 1813; d. Apr. 28, 1904). Members of Ref. Pres ch. Topsham. He d. Aug. 16, 1863. Children all b. Topsham :
i. Mary,3 b. Jan 9, 1836; m. Feb. 23, 1860, Gustavus Tebbetts from Maine, now a prosperous farmer at Neponset. Ill. Chil. Henry, Jennie, Ida, Minnie, Anna She d. May 17, 1911. By 2d marriage :
4 ii. Joseph,3 b Dec. 3, 1842.
iii. Eliza 3 b. March 20, 1845, m. James Lang, q v.
5 iv. James R.,3 b Sept. 3, 1846.
v. Martin C ,3 b. Apr. 22, 1848; Barre Acad., attended Dartmouth Med. Col . but grad Rush's Med Col., Chicago; he d while in practice at Hershaw, III., Nov. 20, 1884; he m Susan Ricker of Chicago. Ch. Hattie Nancy ; res. Los Angeles, Cal.
vi. John Preston,3 b June 6, 1852; d Sept 30, 1858.
vii. Eber,3 b. Dec. 12, 1853; d. Nov. 9, 1876.
2 William,2 (James,1) b. Jan. 21, 1813; farmer, his father gave him the farm lately owned by Charles Adamns. He was m. Jan. 13, 1842, by Rev. Wm. Pringle, to Margaret, dau. Wm. Orr (b. Nov. 10, 1817; d. May 18, 1882), she d. Apr. 8, 1892.
Children :
i. Jane.3 b Sept. 28, 1842; went to Caliornia by sea in 1862, and m. there John Calvin Dickson, q v
ii. William James,3 b. June 27, 1847; m. Jan. 24, 1884, Lizzie, dau. Thos. McKinley. He was a fine musician. One son, Clarence, also a musi- cian. Res. West Barnet
iii. Sarah Ann.3 b. Feb. 20, 1850; m. Wm. A. Roy of Barnet; went to Cal., lived there 30 years, and ret to Rvegate.
iv. Margaret Maria 3 b. Apr. 28, 1852: in. John Gates, q. v.
v. Julia Etta, 3 b. June 25 1855; m. Charles L. Adams, q v.
vi. Henry,3 b June 23, 1857, res. Ryegate.
3 ARCHIBALD.2 (James, 1) b. March 7, 1823; lived where Alex Renfrew does; m. April 23, 1846, Eliza Jane, dau. Moses Gates (b. Dec. 16, 1829; miller). They went to Il1 ; then to Iowa, in 1864, and are dead.
Children :
i. Roxanna, 3 b. April 29, 1848; m. March 7, 1872, Charles Aldrich; rem. to Page Co , Iowa ; she d.
ii. Alice,3 b Aug. 6, 1853 ; m. June 6, 1871, Dr. Edward Henderson; rem. to Union Co., Iowa; res in Cal.
iii. Eunice, 3 b. Oct. 24, 1857 ; d. un-m.
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JOSEPH CHAMBERLIN, 3 (James,? James, 1) b. Dec. 3, 1842; physician, educated at Bowdoin College, studied surgery in Portland, in practice Buck- field, Me., 1870 till death; he was devoted to his profession, had a very extensive practice, covering a wide region, requiring arduous toil. Member several years of U. S. board of pension examiners. He fell dead while attending a patient, June 20, 1910. Dr. C. m. 1st, Dec. 29, 1870, Elizabeth P. Stanwood of Brunswick, Me., who d. June 5, 1888; 2d, 1895, Hattie C. Wyman of Hartford, Me
Children all by 1st marriage :
i. Josie, + b. March 6, 1872; m. Sept. 30, 1896, Alfred C. Cole; res. Buck- field. Me.
ii. Bessie,+ b. Dec. 9, 1877 ; m. Dec. 13, 1902, Charles P. Buck ; res. Traverse City, Mich.
iii. Wilber C ,+ b. June 5, 1888; res. Buckfield, Me.
5 JAMES RENWICK,3 (James,? James,1) b. Sept. 3, 1845; farmer on homestead in Topsham; town representative-1898-99; has been chairman of selectmen 7 yrs. and held other town offices; elder in Pres. ch ; he m. 1st Jan. 15, 1878, Topsham, Ella, dau. David Vance, who d. July 15, 1893: 2d, Nov. 14, 1890, Martha M. Jones, who d. Oct. 2, 1903. Children :
i. Rosamond N.,4 b. Nov. 25, 1878; m. Wm. E. Frost, farmer in Topsham. Chil. (1) Ralph E. (2) Joseph Roy. (3) Birney. (4) Frederick. (5) Renwick James. (6) Leslie.
i. Nathan R ,7 b. March 5, 1882 ; grad. Peacham Acad. 1903; now in Medi- cal College at Burlington.
iii. Joseph C.,4 b. March 14, 1885.
CAMERON.
JOHN, son of Donald, was b. on the river Spey, in the Highlands of Scotland in 1761. Came to America about 1780 in a vessel owned, says Mr. Mason, by a Mr. Willie, who was brother-in-law of Gen. John Stark, and through him Mr. Cameron became acquainted with Gen. Stark's daughter, Elizabeth, whom he m. Nov. 3, 1794 (Town rec.) He bought of John C. Jones of Boston, the tract mentioned on p. 53, containing 78134 acres for $1562, which was conveyed June 14, 1793 .* Part of this he cleared, but never lived on it. In 1797 he exchanged 200 acres of this for three lots in the center of the town,t where he built a house, and opened the first store in town, in which he con- ducted a large business for many years. He was one of the most prominent men in the county, and widely known. In politics a Dem- ocrat, he was town representative many years, Councillor 1810-11, Assistant Judge and Chief Judge of Caledonia County Court. Judge Cameron was a man of large mental endowment, a ready speaker, and as far as we can judge, not only well read, but had all his infor- mation at the service of his memory, so that he could, at any time, speak on any question in a way to hold the attention of his auditors. At one time he was wealthy, but met with reverses, and became poor. He was an ardent admirer of Jefferson and once vowed that his next child should be called Thomas Jefferson. It proved to be a daughter, but he kept his word, and she was called "Jeffie," all her life. Many anecdotes were current about him in earlier years. In religious views he was a Free Thinker. His house is now that of Wm. Thompson, where he d. March 4, 1837; bur. at the Corner. In proportion to their number the descendants of John Cameron include a larger num- ber of professional men than those of any other man who ever lived in Rvegate with the exception of Rev. James Milligan. He m. 1st, Nov. 3, 1794, Elizabeth, dau. Gen. John and Elizabeth (Page) Stark (b. Aug. 10, 1771; d. May 13, 1813) ; 2d, Feb. 28, 1814, Persis Whitta- ker, whose mother, Mr. Miller says, was a niece of Gen. Stark.
* Town Rec. Vol. II, p. 163. + Vol. II, p. 260-262.
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Children all b. in R., dates of birth from town records.
i. Archibald,2 b. Aug. 18, 1795; d. Aug. 13, 1798.
ii. Elizabeth,2 b. March 28, 1797 ; d. Aug. 27, 1798.
.iii. Archibald,2 b. Jan. 5, 1799; d. Nov. 5, 1830.
1 iv. John,2 b. Sept 28, 1800.
v. Elizabeth,2 b. July 2, 1802 ; m. Alexander Harvey, q. v.
2 vi. Thomas Jefferson,2 b. March 13, 1804.
vii. Benjamin F.,2 b. Aug. 17, 1807; d. Oct. 14, 1814.
viii. Donald,2 b. Oct. 15, 1809; d. Sept. 12, 1813.
ix. Uz,2 b. 1811 ; m. Susan Farrington ; no rec.
x. Effie,2 b. July 24, 1813 ; m. Wm. Strowbridge, clerk to Alexander Harvey , d. Louisville, Ky.
By 2d marriage :
xi. Donald,2 b. Sept. 30. 1814; teacher; went to California ; no record.
xii. Jemima,2 b. May 8, 1816; m. Foxwell Evans.
xiii. Keziah,2 b. Nov. 25, 1817 ; dressmaker at Lowell, Mass., and late in life m. Prof. Emerson of Dartmouth College and outlived him.
xiv. Karen-happuch,2 b. 1821; m. - Southey.
xv. Ann,2 b. Dec. 28, 1822; m. Enoch Harvey, q. v.
xvi. Nathan,2 b. 1825; d. March, 1837.
1 JOHN,2 * (John,1) b. Sept. 28, 1800; came to maturity during the years of his father's reverses; engaged in business with great energy ; farmer and drover, accumulated large holdings of land ; colonel in the militia, and town rep. 1846, 1861; gave his chil. a good education and a financial start in life; he m 1st, Dec. 19, 1833, Jane, dau. Wm. Gray, (b. March 27, 1814; d. Apr. 6, 1860) ; 2d Martha (Dole) wid. of David Nelson; ret. from bus. and rem. to McIndoes Falls, where he d. May 17, 1875.
Children all b. in Ryegate,
i. William, 3 b. 1835; d. Audubon, Iowa, 1890; no ch.
ii. Elizabeth,3 b. 1837; m. Capt. Frank Williams; res. San Francisco; no chil. .
iii. Isabel R.,3 b. 1839; d. Marysville, Cal.
3 iv. John S.,3 b. March 28, 1841.
2 THOMAS JEFFERSON, 2 called "Jeffie," dau. Judge John Cameron; b. March 13, 1804; m. Jan. 5, 1824, Col. Jacob Blanchard of Peacham (b. Oct. 7, 1789; d. May 7, 1870). She d. Feb. 8, 1844.
Children all b. in Peacham.
i. Mary,3 [Blanchard] b. Oct. 23, 1824; d. Dec. 27, 1841.
ii. John,3 [Blanchard] b. Nov. 1; d. Nov. 12, 1826.
iii. John Cameron,3 [Blanchard ] b. Aug. 18, 1827. Seryed in the army in the civil war ; he m. Oct. 28. 1858, Ahbie M. Staples of Wells, Maine; Res. Peacham; 11 ch. of whom a son is a dentist at White River Junc- tion. A dau. Mary Elizabeth, m. Dec. 20, 1892, Renwick Wilson of Peacham. She owns part of Molly Stark's wedding dress. Two sons grad. Dartmouth College.
iv. Enoch,3 [Blanchard] b. July 4, 1830; grad. Dartmouth Coll. 1855, Dart- mouth Med. Coll. 1857; surgeon of the 7th Vt. in the Civil war; he m. Susan, dau. Dr. Ralph Bugbee of Waterford; in practice at Minonk, Ill , where he d. March 11, 1887. 2 ch. Jennette and Irene.
v. Elizabeth Stark,3 [Blanchard] b. Aug. 18, 1832; d. Nov. 20, 1845.
vi. Nathaniel.3 [Blanchard] b. March 13, 1835; served 31/2 yrs. in the Civil war, in the 13th and 27th Ill. ; d. at Osceola, Ill., Nov. 24, 1864.
vii. Jean. Gray,3 [Blanchard] b. July 11, 1836, d. Feb. 11, 1842.
viii. Flora Merrill,3 [Blanchard], b. Aug. 2, 1840; m. Oct. 2, 1871; Jacob Trussell who served in Co. D, Ist. Vt. Cav. in Civil war; lawyer; town rep. 1884; she d. Aug. 16, 1886. 2 ch.
* By John C. Cameron
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3 JOHN STARK,3 (John,2 John,1) b. R. March 28, 1841; educated in common schools and Newbury Seminary ; grad. Dartmouth College (Chandler Scientific Department) 1863. Served in 1862, 4 mos. in the "Dart- mouth Cavalry," (7th Squadron, R. I. Cavalry ) mainly on picket and scouting duty in Va., in the civil war; entered the engineer corp of the Boston, Hartford & Erie R. R., locating the road through Dutchess Co., N. Y. In 1865, went to Burlington, Iowa. in service of the pres- ent C. B & Q. R. R., as locating and constructing engineer. In 1867, appointed chief engineer of Burlington & Cedar Rapids R. R., andcom- pleted the construction of the road. Engaged in building, financing and operating different railroads till 1901, when as president and prin- cipal owner of the Salt Lake Rapid Transit R. R., he sold that prop- erty, and retired from active business; res. New York City. He m. Jan. 4, 1876, Sarah M. Palmer of Burlington, Iowa.
Children :
i. John Stark,+ b. Burlington, Iowa, Dec. 9, 1876; ed. at St, Johnsbury Academy, grad. Yale Univ. 1899; now banker in Oklahoma.
ii. Donald P.,4 b. Burlington, Iowa, March 6, 1878; ed. at St. Johnsbury Academy, grad. Yale Univ. (Sheffield Scientific School) 1899. In lum- ber business, Oregon.
iii. Sarah P.,4 b. Denver, Colorado, Jan. 14, 1881; ed. St. Johnsbury Acad., Andover, Mass., and Boston.
CANFIELD.
REV. CHARLES KEELER, b. Stevensville, Pa., March, 16, 1843; served three yrs. in the Union army in the 141st Pa. Vols. Twice wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville; entered Lafayette Coll. and grad. 1870; Union Theo. Sem. 1873; ordained Nov. 1873; pastor Pres. ch. Bow- man's Creek, Pa., 1873-'77; pastor at Orangeville, Pa., and princigal of Orangeville Acad .. 1877-'88; pastor 1st Pres. ch., So. Ryegate, 1888, till death, March 1, 1891 ; town representative, 1890; bur. So. Ryegate ; Mrs. Canfield res. at York, Pa.
CARBEE.
JOEL,1 from Dedham, Mass., a revolutionary soldier, settled in Newbury where Charles Anderson lives, before 1779; he d. Feb. 19, 1834; seven chil., all but one settling in Bath.
JOEL,2 b. April 24, 1795; settled in the Whitelaw neighborhood in R., and m. Aug. 24, 1823, Dorcas, dau. Hugh Johnson (b. Feb. 23, 1806; d. Jan. 23, 1874.
Children all b. in the house where Willard White now lives :
i. Lois,3 b. Nov. 22, 1824; m. George White, q. v.
ii. Jane,3 b. Sept 22, 1826; d. June 15, 1833.
iii. Sarah,3 b Dec. 14, 1828; m. David S. Simonds, who d. in Greenfield, Mass.
1 iv. Joel,3 b. July 19, 1831.
v. Mary A.,3 b. April 8, 1833; m. Nov. 15, 1866, as 3d w. Charles H. Bai- ley, who d. in R.
vi. Jane,3 b. Jan. 14, 1836; m. L. W. Jay of Pittsfield, N. H .; d. at Hook- sett, N. H., May 22, 1906.
vii. George,3 b. Sept. 22, 1838; d. y.
viii. John F.,3 b. Aug. 7, 1840; served in the civil war enlisting at St. Johns- bury, in Co. K., 15th Vt .; he m. Elizabeth Marshall of Wells River; res. Greenfield, Mass., where she d. May 1906.
ix. Henry C.,3 b. Oct. 13, 1842; served in the civil war in 2d Vt. Battery ; he m. Martha A. Fuller; res. Hooksett, N. H.
x. Francena M.,3 b. April 17, 1848; m. Harvey S. Powers, q. v.
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JOEL,2 (Joel,2) (Joel,1) b. July 17, 1831; m. in Boston, Mass., Apr. 3, 1858, Maria, dau. Daniel Meader; res. in Ryegate, but d. in Hooksett, N. H., June 4, 1899; bur. in R. She d. Bedford, N. H., July 22, 1892 ; bur. in R.
Children :
i. Charles C.,4 b. Boston, April 3, 1858; res. Ryegate.
ii. Isabel R.,+ b. Ryegate, Jan. 12, 1860; m. James Reid from Granville, Vt.
iii. Ella G., b. Boston, March 31, 1863; m. Charles Crosby of New York State.
iv. Everest L.,4 b. Rvegate, Sept. 28, 1865; in. Aug. 13, 1901, Julia Titus Cochrane, whose people came from Aberdeen, Scotland, about 1849; he bought in May, 1873, of Samuel Hancock, the John Reid farm in Newbury, and moved there. 1 ch. Theron Olin, b. Newbury, May 28, 1902.
v. Lutheria C., b. Ryegate, March 13, 1860; d. March 23, 1871.
CARPENTER.
LAFAYETTE, son of Lafayette and Hannah (Glover) Carpenter, one of 12 chil., b. Corinth, Vt., Sept. 17, 1835; enlisted Sept. 15, 1862, Co. D. 15th Vt., for 9 mos , but served 10 mos. 21d .; dis. Aug. 5, 1863; came to Ryegate and bought the John Smith farm. now owned by George Dunnett. He m. Dec. 15, 1874, Jane, dau. Andrew.Dunnett, q. v. (b. Peacham, Dec. 21, 1848) ; he d. Dec. 28, 1903; she res. in Rye- gate.
Children all b. in Ryegate :
i. Christie A , b. Nov. 12, 1875; d. Sept. 25, 1882.
ii. Clara B., b. May 5, 1877 ; d. Jan 13, 1878.
iii. Leola M., b. Nov 9, 1878 ; m. James Craigie, q. v.
iv. Nettie M., b. Nov. 22, 1880; m. Sept. 2, 1903, George R. Beaton.
v. John Dunnett, b. Oct. 8, 1882. Enlisted for the Spanish war, Sept. 23, 1899, not quite 17; left home for So. Framingham, Mass., Sept. 25, and for San Francisco, Oct. 13; at Camp Presidio till Nov. 14th, when they sailed for Manila, arriving there Dec. 14, serving in the battle of Montaban; in scout duty, taking prisoners and aided in making a map of the country ; changed to police force, June 7, 1900; taken sick and d. Nov. 13, 1900; bur. at So. Ryegate.
CLARK.
SAMUEL WARD, son of Samuel and Luseba (Ward), b. Royalston, Mass .. Sept. 1, 1823; com. sch. education, was always a reader and student : left home and was watchman 8 yrs. for the Smith & Dove Co., And- over, Mass. Sailed from Boston for Calif. Nov. 22, 1850, sighting Cape Horn, Jan. 24th, were 10 days rounding the Cape, made their first stop of 7 days at Valpariso, reaching San Francisco, Apr. 3, 1851, a voyage of 130 days; worked successfully about two yrs. re- turning via Panama, crossing the isthmus on the back of a donkey. In the fall of 1853, he bought the Alex. Dow farm in Dist No. 3, on which he lived about 47 yrs. (That farm house was built 1845 or '46 by Alex. Dow; to this house two brides have been brought, and four have gone from it; in it eight children have been born, but there has never been a death or a funeral in it.) He m. May 2, 1854, by Rev. J .: M. Beattie, Margaret. dau. Walter and Mary (Johnston) Buchanan (b. March 31, 1826; emp. in cotton mill at Lowell, Mass., 1842-'54, still living). Sold his farm, 1901, to Thomas Merrin, and lived at Groton with his dau Mrs Weld, till his sudden death, in his usual health, Jan. 26, 1909. Ad. to Ref. Pres. ch. June 18, 1858; ordained ruling elder, Nov. 10, 1872, holding that office till death. "A man of strong characteristics, a worthy man."
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Children all b. in Ryegate:
i. Luseba Jane, b. Sept. 5. 1855; m. by Rev. J. M. Beattie, Oct. 2, 1879, John C. Hood (b. Topsham, March 29, 1854), res. Arlington, Mass. Ch. Samuel Clark, b. Topsham, July 9, 1880 ; m. Oct. 6, 1905, Nellie E. Parmenter of Montpelier ; 3 ch. ; res. in Florida.
ii. Maryette Sophia, b. Aug. 5, 1857; m. June 4, 1884, by Rev. C. H. Farns- worth, James Willson Eastman of Newbury. Ch. (1) Isaac Walter, b. Apr. 12, 1885; res. Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, Can. (2) Margaret Etta, b. Nov. 10, 1887. (3) James Willson, b. Aug. 22, 1893. (4) son, Inf. b. March 6; d. March 18, 1896.
iii. Mertie Marie, b. Oct. 27, 1862; m. by Rev. D. C. Faris, Jan. 26, 1893, Fuller M. Weld of Groton Ch. (1) Ruth Marie, b. Dec. 16, 1893 ; d. Sept. 10, 1895. (2) Gladys Irene, b. March 12, 1897.
iv. Margaret Esther, b. March 16, 1869; res. Waverly, Mass.
CHAMBERLIN.
RICHARD,1 in the 4th generation from Richard of England and Braintree Mass., soldier in the Indian wars, came to Newbury, 1762. He m. Abigail, dau. Remembrance Wright, and gr. dau. of Capt. Benjamin Wright, whose diary is given in Chap. I. He d. 1784. 13 chil. He has had many descendants in Ryegate.
ER,2 (Richard,1) b. Northfield, Mass., June 24, 1744; came to Newbury with parents. Served in the rev. war in local service. About 1770 he be- came the 1st settler at Wells River, where he built a sawmill and a grist mill, his house standing about where Franklin Deming's now does. According to Mason he came to Ryegate about 1806 having bought land of Josiah Marsh in the Whitelaw neighborhood, on which there was some cleared land, a log house and an orchard. He m. 1st, Fowler, 2d, Mary Wright of Northfield, Mass. He d. in 1831, and his wife Oct. 8, 1823, aged 61; bur. in the Whitelaw cemetery. Children, not in regular order :
Nicholas,3 m. March 15, 1792, Widow Sarah Gates; no record of family.
Rodolphus, 3 m. Abigail Gowing; lived in Newbury, Ryegate and Bath.
Eri, 3 m. Betsey Slye.
Hardy,3 b. Newbury, March 23, 1777; m. Lucretia Clark; kept the toll bridge at Wells River many years, and his daughters after him ; he d. May 26, 1850.
Titus; 2d, Moulton ; has descendants in Lisbon, Sarah,3 m. N. H.
Stephen,3 m. Prudence Poor.
Dudley,3 m. Hannah ; lived in R. The births of two chl. are 're- corded : Lucinda, b. Nov. 15, 1809; Abigail, b. Dec. 15. 1811.
By 2d marriage :
Fanny,3 m. James F. Drake.
Electa, 3 m. Sept. 30, 1813, by Robert Whitelaw, Daniel Miles.
Sophila.3 never m11.
Elsie,3 m. Peter Gilchrist ; lived where James Guthrie does ; has a son John in Newbury.
1 Reuben. 3
Anna.3
Mr. Miller says there were 18 children.
1 REUBEN, 3 (Er,2 Richard,1) b. Newbury, about 1792; lived in Ryegate and Barnet ; d. in R. about 1883; he m. Martha Sanborn of Lyman, who d. 1865, aged ab. 69.
Children :
i. d in infancy.
ii. Maria,4 mm. 1st. ab. 1862, Chauncey Alden of Barnet ; lived in Ryegate; 2d, Robert Dick of Bath ; no ch.
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2 iii. Eri G.,+ b. March 16, 1825.
3 iv. Solomon. b. April 25, 1827.
v. John, d. y.
vi. James, went to Cal., ret ; m11. Emily B. Parker of Lowell, Vt. ; lived at McIndoes a year or more, when they went to Cal. where 4 ch. were b. He d. there and she ret. to Vt., with her family.
vii. Phebe, d. when 20 or more.
4 viii. Reuben, b. Sept. 4, 1836.
ix. Mary, m. George S. Trask, q. v.
2 ERI GOING, 4 (Reuben,3 Er,2 Richard1) b. March 16, 1825; farmer in Ryegate ; m. Nov. 12, 1850, Eliza J., dau. Welbe Butterfield of Topsham ; he d. June 30, 1898.
Children :
i. Laura Jane.5 b. Nov. 22, 1851; m. July 25, 1872, M. Carleton Rodgers ; res. MeIndoes, Vt .; one son, Bradley Carleton,6 [Rodgers], b. April 14, 1874; grad. Dartmouth Coll .. teacher in Wayland, Mass., High School. He m. July 15, 1900, Grace Ladd Aiken ; ch. Laura Jean,7 b. March 24, 1906.
ii. Frances Lorinda,5 b. June 28, 1854; m. Jan. 29, 1872, Abbott Clarence Collins, who d. 1902; one dau. Ruth, who d. at birth. She m. 2d, Aug. 2, 1905, Frederick John Lyon : res. McIndoes, Vt.
iii. Henry Welbe,5 b. July 2, 1856; m. Dec. 6, 1888, Lizzie Williams; he d. May 13, 1900. Ch. Henry W., 6 student in Washington Univ., Seattle, Wash.
4 REUBEN,4 (Reuben,3 Er,2 Richard,1) b. Barnet, Sept. 4, 1836 ; went to Cal. ab. 1855; ret. to Ryegate, 1890; farmer. He m. in Reno, Nevada, 1874, by Rev. J. H. Poor, Frances A. Robinson, (b. Manchester. Eng., March 10, 1857).
Children ;
i. George Reuben,5 b. Long Valley, Lassen Co., Cal., May 30, 1875; m. Hattie McDonald Chil. (1) Moverette Frances 6 Riverdale, N. H., July 5, (2) Myrtie Lucinda,6 b. Riverdale, N. H., (3) Herman George,6 b. Peacham, Vt., July 18, 1905. (4) Ervin James, 6 b. Peacham, Dec. 18. 1906.
ii. Mae Josephine,5 b. Truckee, Cal., Dec. 13, 1876.
iii. Fred Hines,5 b. Long Valley, Sept. 29. 1878.
iv. Dora Belle,5 b. Long Valley, June 9, 1880.
v. Charles Ellis, 5 b. Long Valley, Nov. 28, 1882 : m. Irena McLaren.
vi. Lottie Pearl 5 b. Loyalton, Sierra Co., Cal., Dec. 13, 1884; m. Elmer W. Chamberlin, q. v.
vii. Clarence Elmer,5 b. Honey Lake Valley, Lassen Co, Cal., May 7, 1886 ; m. Hazel Welch.
viii. Ira J.,5 b. Honey Lake, Feb. 26, 1888; m. Eva Belle Wallace. Ch. Edith Frances, b. Nov. 24, 1910.
ix. Lewis Winfield.5 b. Ryegate, June 23, 1890.
x. Harry Bradley,5 b. Ryegate, Dec. 14, 1891.
xi. Cora Frances,5 b. Ryegate, Aug. 11, 1893.
xii. Harley John Lee,5 b. McIndoes, March 22, 1897.
3 SOLOMON,4 (Reuben,3 Eri,2 Richard,1) b. Ryegate, April 25, 1827. Went to Cal. in 1850, was there two years; bought in 1856 the farm of Wm. Pollard, where he spent his life; built the present house 1879; the large barn, built 1872, was burned by lightning and rebuilt; town rep. 1892 ; selectman four years. He m. Nov. 20, 1856, by Rev. Archi- bald Renfrew, Martha, dau. Wm. McColl; members of Cong. ch. at McIndoes ; he d. Oct. 8, 1906 ; bur. at McIndoes.
Children :
i. Lizzie Evelyn,5 b. Dec. 3, 1857; m. April 1891, Rev. Wm. Perley White, (b. W. Peabody, Mass., Sept. 17, 1851) ; worked in shoe shops at Lynn, till he was converted, when he entered the Methodist ministry ;
S. CHAMBERLIN.
THOS. G. BEATTIE.
BENJ. MANCHESTER.
LUTHER MANCHESTER.
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was a member of the N. H. Conference, had several charges, among them Haverhill, N H. Hem. 1st. Jennie Ward of Andover, Mass. 4 ch .- 2 living. By 2d mn. Alice,6 and Howard.6 He d. Moultonboro, N. H., Sept. 19, 1909.
ii. Frank Herbert,5 b. Aug. 2, 1859; d. in Calif., Dec. 28, 1902.
iii. Elmer W.,5 b. June 15, 1862; went to Iowa, 1883, and m. there Bessie Mabel Lewis. Ch. (1) d. in inf. (2) Freda Beatrice,6 d. at 7 mos. (3) Mabel Bessie,6 b. Feb. 19, 1898 ; her inother d. when she was a few days old, and she lives with her grandmother. He m 2d, Lottie Pearl,5 dau. Reuben Chamberlin. Chil. (4) Robert Elmer,6 b. Sept. 28. 1905; (5) Wilmot McColl.6 b Jan. 28, 1907. (6) Percy Alexan- der,6 b. April 10, 1908. (7) Theda Pearl,6 b. Feb. 1. 1911.
iv. Merton Harris,5 b. July 4, 1868; d. Dec. 7, 1889 of La Grippe, one of the 1st cases in R.
v. Horace F.,5 b. Aug. 17, 1870; farmer on homestead; m. June 5, 1897, Mabel Louise, dau. Wm. and Louisa [Clark] Folsom of Hardwick, Vt. Ch. (1) d. in inf. (2) Dale Solomon,6 b July 18, 1904. (3) Scott Folsom,6 b. Feb. 17, 1906. (4) Perley Horace, b. Sept. 22, 1908.
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