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viii. Joseph Cornelius,2 b. May 15, 1849; m. Sophia Patch.
ix. David Louis Lindsay,2 b. June 4, 1851; m Mary Gould.
x. A. Frederick,2 b. July 23, 1853.
1 ROBERT W., 2 b. May 31, 1837; d. Turlock, Cal., Nov. 5, 1911. He m. Mar. 10, 1864, Janet Liddle. Ch. (1) William J., 3 b. May 20, 1866; m. A. Leona Guthrie (b. Aug. 24, 1881 ; d. May 10, 1901.) 1 ch., Leon W., (b. May 3; d. Aug. 18, 1901). (2) Andrew L., 3b. April 19, 1868; m. Carrie Peck. 1 ch., Violet. (3) Isabel Jean,3 b. Feb. 14, 1870; m. Walter E. Stevens. 1 ch., Herbert G. (4) Margaret Grace,3 b. July 8, 1877; m. Arthur S. Hunt. 1 ch., Margaret.
2 JAMES H.,2 (William,1) b. Barnet, Feb. 28, 1839; res. there till enlisted in Co. F, (the Vt. Co.,) in Col. Berdan's reg. Sharpshooters; trans. to Co. G, the Wis. Co .; served in the Peninsular campaign; ret. to Co. F, Sept. 1862; dis. Jan. 1, 1864, to re-enlist as a veteran; taken prisoner at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and was confined at Lynch- burg and Danville, Va., Andersonville, Ga., Florence, S. C., Salisbury and Raleigh, N. C., in all 10 mos .; sent inside the Union lines March, 1865; taken to Naval Sch. Hospital, Annapolis, Md., and to Jarvis Hospital, Baltimore; dis. at Hall's Hill, Va., July 13. 1865, as Corpo- ral in Co. G, Vt. ( While in southern prison the 1st U. S. S. S. had dis banded and the men from Vt., were consolidated with the 4th Vt., forming Co.'s G. and H.) Ret. to Barnet, and m. Feb. 19, 1867, Annie, dau. James Arthur (b. Renfrewshire, Scot .. July 20, 1847) ; res. in Barnet and farmer there, till he purchased the homestead of his father in R. in 1872. (This farm commands a beautiful view of the Conn. Valley n. from McIndoes.) Went to Cal. 1910; delayed there by his wife's illness and sold the farm in June, 1911. Members of Cong. ch., McIndoe Falls, in which he has been a deacon many years. Res. Tur- lock, Cal.
Children :
i. Martha Agnes,3 b. Barnet, Dec. 12, 1867; m. at Turlock, Cal., July 11, 1907, Win. Arthur, q. v. Chil. (1) James Guthrie,4 b. May 22, 1908. (2) William Lindsay,4 b. Oct. 22, 1909.
ii. Annie May ,3 b. Barnet, Oct. 24, 1869; m. in Ryegate, Jan. 8, 1901, to John H. Tilton of Newbury (b. Danville, Vt.); res. Dorchester, Mass.
iii. Alexzena Leona,3 b. Barnet, Aug. 24, 1881; m. in R. Aug 22, 1900, Wm. J. Guthrie. She d. May 10, 1901. Ch. Leon W.,+ b. May 3; d. Aug. 18, 1901.
iv. Ellen Theresa,3 b. Ryegate, Dec. 21, 1873 ; m. Apr. 8, 1903, James Liddle, q. v. Ch. (1) Theresa Jean,4 b. Aug. 23, 1904. (2) May Agnes Eliza- beth, b Nov. 6, 1909.
v. Jessie Elizabeth,3 b. Ryegate, Oct. 31, 1875; m. in R. Oct. 31, 1899, Mau- rice H. Randall of Newbury ; res. Haverhill, N. H.
vi. Ethel Birdena,3 b. Ryegate, March 10, 1878; d. in R. May 31, 1899.
HALL.
The Hallscame from Inchinnan, where the family had been settled for centuries, and where many of the name still remain. William Hall of Freelands ; John Hall, tenant in Barsale; and Agnes Hall of Barsale were among the first subscribers to the Articles of Association. Agnes Hall is be- lieved to have been the mother of John Hall and her certificate of mem- bership in the Scots-American Co , found among the Henderson papers, is as follows :
Agnes Hall in Barsale in the parish of Inchinnan having offered herself as a Member of the Scotts American Company of Farmers and having paid the sum of Five pounds sterling money to the Managers of the said company; And further has been bound to Obtemper and fulfill the whole articles, clauses
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and conditions contained in the bond of their Association, an exact copy of which is hereto prefixed : And therefore for the better security of the said Agnes Hall and to Intitle her to her proportional share of the purchase of lands and other profits arising from the Management of the said company in so far as she may be concerned-she is therefore Entered as a Member and partner upon the said companys records and the said Entrance.
Signed by WILLIAM HOUSTON, Preses,
Houston, 19 August, 1774.
That the above is a just and true copy of the said Agnes Hall's Entrance and that in virtue thereof she was allowed by the Managers to draw for her Lots according to agreement, when she drew the Numbers Ninety-four and Ninety-five.
All which is Extracted from the said company's records and attested by, WILLIAM STEWART, Co. Clerk.
On the back of this document is the following assignment :
These are to Certify to all Concerned that I, the within named Agnes Hall, having sold the within two Lots to John Hall of Barsale, in the Par- ish of Inchinnan for which I have received full and complete pay't and hereby grant the receipt of the same. For the which cause therefore witt ye me to have sold and disposed as I hereby sell and dispose from me and my heirs to and in favor of the said John Hall the Sd within mentioned two lots of land and all other Concerns in the Scotts American Company of Farmers in their purchase of Ryegate, province of New York in North America to be used and disposed upon in all time coming by the Sd John and his heirs at their pleas- ure. In witness thereof these presents. Written by Alexander Stuart, School- master in Inchinnan are subscribed by mne at Barsale, the Fourteenth day of Sept. M. D., C. C., and 74 years, before these witnesses. A. H. JAMES HOG, Witness, DONALD SUTHERLAND, Witness.
JOHN.1 He was a member of the Scotch American Co., in which he is called "tenant in Barsale." He m. Jane, a native of the same parish (b. 1740; d. March 23, 1829.) Their sons were William, Robert and James. They came to Ameriea in 1775, leaving Scotland with others in April, reaching Boston the 27th of May. Of the ship-load of emigrants, Elizabeth Shields, who married James Smith of Ryegate, was the only one permitted to pass through the lines. William was pressed into the army and fought in the battle of Bunker Hill, on the British side. They were not permitted to leave Boston, and at its evacuation were taken to Nova Scotia. William settled in London- derry, Halifax Co., where many of his descendants are understood to be living at this day. John Hall came to Ryegate about 1791; he owned the land in the w. part of the town comprising the farms of Robert and James Hall. Jane, his w. was b. at Longhaugh, Erskine parish, 1740; d. March 23, 1829. He d., bur. in West cemetery.
ROBERT, 2 (John,1) b. Scotland, 1769; came with his parents to America, and lived in Nova Scotia till 20 yrs. of age, when he came to Ryegate, and took up Lots 308-312 in the So. Division, which his father had as one of the Scotch Company. His farm was that now owned by Albert E. Hall; the farm house was built by him in 1829, but has been remod- elled. His deed from the managers is dated Nov. 20, 1794, and in- cludes also "12400 parts of the undivided lands in the Common now owned by the Company." He m. 1796, Margaret, dau. W'm. Craig (b. Scotland, May 1, 1774; d. March 11, 1851). He d. Jan. 20, 1852; bur. in West cemetery. In person he was tall and robust. Prominent in town affairs.
Children :
i. John,3 b. July 28, 1797 ; farmer and cooper. He m. March 9, 1820, Lu- cinda, dau. Foxwell Whitcher (b. Apr. 22, 1795; d. Dec. 22, 1857). He d. Oct. 28, 1858. Noch. Bur. in West cem.
ii. Margaret,3 b. May 27, 1799; m. Moses Gates, q. v.
iii. Robert,3 b June 24, 1801.
2 iv. William, 3 b. July 18, 1803.
v. James,3 b. Jan. 29, 1806.
vi. Jane,3 b. April 10, 1808; m. Robert Symes, q. v.
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JAMES,2 (John,1) b, Scotland, 1774, came from Nova Scotia to Ryegate about 1796 He m. Nov. 17, 1800, Vodaca Chamberlin of Newbury. They settled on the Robert White farm, which he sold about 1812, being discouraged by the several cold seasons, to Francis Stewart and Rob- ert White, and emigrated to Hamburg, now Erie, near Buffalo. N. Y., where he lived four yrs. Ret. to Ryegate, where he owned and occu- pied several farms. His wife was a daughter of Louisa, dau. Richard Chamberlin ; she afterward m. Jacob Page, q. v., (b. 1772 ; d. Apr. 20, 1848). He d. Feb. 5, 1848.
Children all born in R. ex. two.
i. Janet,3 b. R. March 25, 1801; m. as 2d w., Dea. Win. Shearer of Barnet ; d. July 16, 1866.
ii. John,3 b. Oct. 20; d. Dec. 8, 1802.
iii. Mary,3. b. Nov. 15, 1803; d. un-m., at Exeter, N. H., June, 1880 ; she was remarkably tall.
iv. Margaret,3 b. Dec. 2, 1805; m. Dr. Eli Perry, q. v.
v. Betsey,3 b. Feb. 12, 1808; m. Oct. 12, 1826, James Somers of Danville. vi. John,3 b. Feb. 12, 1810; d. 1847.
vii. Robert,3 b. near Buffalo, May 15, 1812; lived in Barnet, Deacon in U. P. ch. He m. 1840, Hannah Nutter; rem. about 1878 to Hyde Park and d. there June 25, 1879. No ch.
viii. Agnes,3 (called Nancy) b. near Buffalo, July 17, 1815; m. Carlilse of Exeter, N. H.
ix. Sarah,3 b. Aug, 30, 1818; m. Alvin Chamberlin, q. v.
x. James,3 b. 1822 ; d. Apr. 10, 1842.
xi. William E.,3 b. March 12, 1826; R. R., engineer many years, then machin- ist at Malone, N. Y.
1 ROBERT, 3 (Robert,2 John,1) b. June 24, 1801; farmer on homestead. He m. by Rev. Jas. Milligan, Apr. 16, 1829, Jane, dau. Wm. Grant (b. Aug. 2, 1804; d. Newbury, June 7, 1889). He d. July 17, 1868.
Children :
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i. Albert,4 b. Feb. 1, 1831.
5 ii. Robert Jefferson,4 b. Feb. 2, 1833.
iii. Lucinda Jane,4 b. Oct. 23, 1836; d. Aug. 17, 1883.
iv. Alexander Grant,4 b. Jan. 7, 1838; went to Cal., d. there, Jan. 22, 1866. Edward Miller,4 b. July 20, 1843; went to Cal., d. there, Dec. 2, 1865.
2 WILLIAM, 3 (Robert,2 John,1) b. July 18, 1803; m. Nov. 30, 1826, Marion, dau. Alexander Miller, (b. Apr. 29, 1807; d. Feb. 12, 1833.) In Dec., 1826, he with Wm. Miller and their wives went to Essex Co., N. Y., to engage in a great lumber job, which proved disastrous to both and they ret. to Ryegate. Captain in the militia. Hed suddenly, June 13, 1839.
Children ,
i. Moses B.,4 b. Sept. 15, 1827. 6
7 ii. George L.,4 b. Feb. 5, 1831.
3 JAMES,3 (Robert,2 John,1) b. Jan. 29, 1806; was a prominent man; town representative 1839, '40, '41; m. Oct. 29, 1829, by Rev. Jas. Mlligan, Jane, dau. James Aiken (b. July 26, 1808; d. Apr. 20, 1875). He d. Feb. 5, 1848.
Children :
i. Margaret Aiken,4 b. July 25; d. Nov. 23, 1830.
ii. Caroline Maria,4 b. Aug. 27, 1832 ; m. Jackson P. Miller, q. v.
iii. Eliza Jane,4 b. Jan. 4, 1834 ; d. un-m. Oct. 4, 1864.
iv. Martin Jackson,4 b. March 7, 1837.
V. Mary Ann,4 b. Feb. 8. 1839; d. Apr. 20, 18+3
vi. Hannah Jennet,4 b. Nov. 1, 1842; m. Milton Farrow, q. v., of Peacham.
vii. Phebe,4 b. May 22, 1846; lived at So. Ryegate; dressmaker. She was a cripple, d. Feb. 14, 1891.
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GEORGE L. HALL.
MOSES B. HALL.
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4 ALBERT, 4 ( Robert, 3 Robert,2 John.1) b. Ryegate, Feb 1, 1831; in California several years; in. March 21, 1861, Janet, dau Wm. Renfrew (b. Sept. 7, 1828; d. May 23, 1907). They lived in Corinth, 1861-'66, re- turning to R. Hed June 3, 1904.
Children :
i. Jeannie,5 b. Corinth, Aug. 6, 1862. A very successful and beloved teacher in Ryegate schools for 23 yrs. She m. Dr. Geo. W. Darling q. v. as 2d w. ii. Belle,5 b. Corinth, Sept 21, 1864; in. Charles Somers of Barnet. Ch. Harold.
iii. Harry,5 b. Ryegate, Sept. 8, 1867 ; bookkeeper at St. Albans; un-m.
iv. Albert Edward,5 b. Ryegate, Nov. 5, 1870 farmer on homestead. He m. 1892, Susie M., dau. Geo. Cochran. Ch. (1) Florence,6 b. Feb. 28, 1893. (2) Lou,6 d in inf. (3) Priscilla,6 b. Dec. 25, 1904.
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ROBERT JEFFERSON, 4 (Robert,3 Robert,2 John,1) b. Feb. 2, 1833; m. Apr. 2, 1857, Margaret, dau. Geo. Chalmers of Newbury (b. May 3, 1837; d. Sept. 14, 1890). They lived some years on her father's farm in New- bury, then on the Upper Meadow; rem. to Topsham after her death, where he d. Oct. 16, 1909. Bur. in Oxbow cem. Newbury.
Children :
i. George Robert,5 b. March 6, 1859; farmer in Topsham; m. Janet, dau. Wm. Ritchie (b. Derby, Vt., April 2, 1863.) Ch. (1) Bertha M., 6 b. Dec. 25, 1886; m. Nov. 27, 1905, Charles McLam, q. v. (2) Robert W.,6 b. May 15, 1890. (3) Lewis E.,6 b. Oct. 17, 1893. (4) Ida May,6 b. Aug.,19, 1897. (5) Edward Henry,6 b. Jan. 16, 1904.
ii. Lewis E.,6 b. Oct. 17, 1866 ; d. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 5, 1893.
6 MOSES BUCHANAN, 4 (Win .. 3 Robert,2 John,1) b. Sept. 15, 1827; lived with his uncle James Hall till of age; went to Boston and was in trucking bus there. Ret. to So. R., 1872 in poor health; built a house; recov- ering. ret. to Boston, and his old bus. till d, July 7, 1894; his death was caused by appendicitis and the first instance of the disease as called by that name in this vicinity. He m. May 19, 1859, Eliza J., dau. George Nelson (b. Jan. 1, 1828; d. May 6, 1898). Both bur. at So. Ryegate. No ch., but while res. in So. R., adopted a ch. of 3 yrs., named Nellie J. Robinson, who res. in Boston.
8 GEORGE LEROY, 4 (William, 3 Robert,2 John, 1) b. Feb. 5, 1831; lived with his aunt Lillian Miller, who m. James Lumsden, till 21, in Greensboro; went to Cal , via Panama, 1851, mining near Sonora; ret. to R. 1856; bought a half interest in the store of James White at So. R., where the P. O. was. In partnership with him till 1868, afterward in bus. alone. P. M. 1868-'86; democrat, holding several town offices; in- terested in building the M. and W. R R. R., and in the granite busi- ness. He m. 1862, Isabella, dau. James Lauder (b. Topsham, 1840). He d. Aug. 14, 1903.
Children :
i. Marion Jane,5 b. Feb. 20. 1864; grad. St. J., Acad. 1885; succeeded her father as P. M., at So. R., holding the office to date. Treasurer since 1901 of So. Ryegate Creamery Co., treas. and sec'y since 1908, of Vt. League of Postmasters.
ii. Elizabeth Lauder,5 b. Sept. 25, 1867; grad. St. J. Acad. 1888; special course at Boston Univ. Principal seven yrs. of Lewiston, Me., Teach- ers training School; supervisor of Primary Schools, Schenectady, N. Y., five yrs., now in simil ir positian in Minneapolis Minn.
iii. George Leroy.5 b 1871; d. 1872.
iv. Mabel Cochrane,5 b March 24, 1877 ; grad. Wells River H. S., Randolph Normal School. A successful teacher in Ryegate and Newbury.
8 MARTIN JACKSON, 4 (James.3 Robert,2 John,1) b. March 7, 1837 ; farmer, on the original Hall farm, owning also the Latto farm, which was the orig- inal Craig lot. He m. Jan. 29, 1880, Margaret, dau. John Aitken of Newbury. He d. Nov. 8, 1890, and she m. 2d, Nov. 5, 1895, John McLennan, who d. Sept. 29, 1905.
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Children :
i. Infant son, b. Feb. 3; d. Feb. 5, 1881.
ii. Catherine Jane,5 b. March 23, 1882; m. Apr. 27, 1898, Henry Smith. They were div. July 13, 1903 and she m. 2d. Oct. 21, 1908, Charles E. Carruth of Groton. Ch. by Ist in. (1) Alice Miriam,6 [Smith] b. Aug. 10, 1898. (2) Gladys Margarete,6 [Smith] b. Feb. 14, 1901. (3) Lawrence Hall,6 [Smith] b. Oct 14, 1902.
iii. Lloyd Raymond,5 b. Oct. 18. 1884. On homestead.
iv. Leslie Freeman,5 b. March 25, 1887. On homestead.
HALL.
JOHN J.1 (Rev.) b. Edinburgh, Scot., Sept. 7, 1854; attended school there and the New College. He m. April 20, 1886, Agnes B. Hardie, sailing for America May 7th of the same year. Ord. and in. pastor of the Cong. ch., Berlin, Vt., where he rem. 5 years, which were years of hard and fruitful work; ins. pastor of 1st Pres. ch., So. Ryegate, Nov 3, 1891; res. in the spring of 1899. "Mr Hall's pastorate was a faithful and fruitful one. A convincing preacher, a persuasive pastor and the church was very active under his administration."" Pastor of 2d church at Providence, R. I. till d. suddenly, Dec. 2, 1908. Children :
i. Mary Isabelle, b. Berlin, Vt., May 7, 1887; grad. Brown Univ., June, 1908 ; preceptress of Worcester (N. Y.) High School.
ii. James Alexander, b. Berlin, July 26, 1888; grad. Brown Univ .; June, 1908, post grad. course of 2 yrs. taking another degree, 1910; assis- tant prof. in engineering at Brown Univ.
iii. Agnes Ruth, b Berlin, Jan. 4, 1890; music student at Providence.
iv. John Joseph, b. So. Ryegate, Oct. 13, 1896; in Classical High School, Providence, fitting for Brown Univ.
HARVEY.
The family of Col. Alexander Harvey of Barnet was so intimately connected both by residence and marriage with Ryegate people that a particular account of them is desirable. An inn called Three Mile House, half way between Paisley and Glasgow, has been kept by the Harveys for several hundred years. and from this family all the Harvey families of Caledonia Co., are descended.
COL. ALEXANDER,1 b May, 1747, in Parish of Gargunock, Stirlingshire, Scot. Mr. Harvey and John Clark were agents of a company of farmers in the shires of Perth and Stirling, to seek out and purchase a large tract of land in America. They left Scotland May 9, 1774, and arrived in New York, July 22, and after examining lands elsewhere, purchased 7,000 acres in the s. w. part of Barnet. for £408, 6s, 8d. Later, thecom- pany purchased 5,000 additional acres in different parts of B. The first ones to come were, Alexander Harvey, Cloud Stuart, Robert Brock, John Scot, John McLaren, and Robert Bentley and began to clear land near the n. end of the pond The site on which he first camped and built his first house is on the farm of Jeremiah Abbott a few rods above the stone house, built by William Bachop; afterward he built a house of hewn logs on the Hazen Road, in which his son Cloud lived before he built a new house. In 1796 he sold his farm on the n. side of Harvey's Mountain, and moved down the Hazen Road and lived on the south side of the mountain where Wm. McPhee lives, and where he d. Dec. 14, 1809 at 62 yrs. Bur. in Stuart cem. W. Barnet. Mem. State Convention, 1777; Gen. Ass. 1778-1788; Council of Censors, 1791; Associate Judge of Caledonia Co., 1781-'94; president of the Trustees of Peacham Acad., colonel in the militia. He was m. by Rev.
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Peter Powers, Oct. 5, 1781, to Jennett, dau. Walter Brock (b. in Scot- land, Oct. 10, 1767.) She was m. 2d by Rev. David Goodwillie, Aug. 29, 1815 to Gen. James Whitelaw of Ryegate, and d. Dec. 28, 1854. Children all b. in Barnet.
i. John,2 b. 1782; d. Barnet, June 3, 1869 ; lived in R. and in New York.
ii. Helen,2 b. Dec. 14, 1783; d. March 17, 1872; m. William Whitelaw, q. v.
iii. Janet,2 (twin to above), m. Peter Buchanan. No ch.
iv. Elizabeth,2 b. July 31, 1787 ; d. July 5, 1847 ; m. E. H. Strobridge.
1 v. Walter,2 b. Feb. 12, 1789.
Alexander,2 b July 31, 1791.
2 vi.
vii. Cloud,2 b, March 5, 1793 ; prominent farmer at West Barnet; town rep. 1832-'33. He m. Elizabeth, dau. John Harvey of Topsham. Chil. Jeannette and Hannah, who m. Joel and Harvey Brock and went w. ab. 1853; James, merchant at Barnet, went to lowa; Parnel, who m. M. R. Gray, q. v .; Cloud, Meroe, Elizabeth and Isabelle.
viii. William,2 b. March 5. 1795; d. Sept. 8, 1883; m. 1st, Lucinda Stewart of Peachanı; 2d, Caroline Johnson of Bath.
ix. Isabel,2 b. Nov. 21, 1798 ; d. Aug. 23, 1889; m. Alex. H. Brock, q. v.
x. Jane,2 b. July 29, 1801; d. Peacham, Oct. 29, 1872; m. Mordecai Hale, a lawyer of Barnet.
xi. Robert,2 b. March 25, 1804; d. July 2, 1872; State senator, 1838, '39; Ass. Judge, 1848, '49; Member Council of Censors, 1834, '35; Town rep. 1853, '54; in. Louisa Coburn of Cabot. He was president of Wells River Bank. Candidate for State Senator against his brother Walter, who was a Whig and who was elected.
xii. James,2 b. April 30, 1806; d. Feb. 28, 1837; m. Caroline Coburn. Their dau. Julia m. Hon. Joseph Poland of Montpelier, and d. at M. July 29, 1911.
xiii. Peter,2 b. July 10, 1808 ; became a hardware merchant in Boston; was connected with several benevolent institutions; inember of Park St. ch., and later of St. Paul's. He was intimately and for more than forty years, acquainted with Daniel Webster and prepared a most val- uable work of personal recollections of the great statesman which was published after his death, which was June 27, 1887.
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ALEXANDER,2 (Alexander,1) b. Barnet, Jan. 20, 1791; became clerk for Mat- tocks and Newell at Peacham, and was appointed by them to sell goods in Ryegate, where he succeeded so well that he bought the goods and opened a store on his own account in 1818 or 1819, and built the "Old Corner Store," about that time, and where he was in trade till Jan. 1835. He kept a general country store, buying stock and produce, making frequent trips to Boston. He m. Nov. 27, 1822, Elizabeth, dau. Hon. John Cameron, q. v. They rem. to Peacham, 1837, to educate their children. High sheriff of the county many years and engaged in much public business and the settlement of estates; rem. to MeIndoe Falls where he d. March 15, 1862; she d. at Newport, N. H., Nov. 15, 1876. She was long a member of the Ass. Pres. ch. in Ryegate and later of the Cong. Ch. at McIndoes; both bur. in Stuart cemetery in Barnet. Alexander Harvey built and occupied the house in which J. A. McLam now lives.
Children all born in Ryegate.
i. Isabella,3 b Dec. 23, 1823; m. by Rev. Thos. Goodwillie. Oct. 24, 1843, to Rev. David Bullions of Cambridge, N. Y. (On their wedding day the ground was covered with snow, which did not go off until the next spring.) She d. at Cambridge, May 19, 1855; he d. at W. Milton, N. Y., his 2d parish.
Children :
1. Lewis H.,4 [Bullions] b. Cambridge, March 18, 1846 ; fitted for college at Cambridge and McI. Acad's; in Dartmouth nearly a year, but left be- cause of ill health; studied medicine at Bellevue Medical College, N. Y. Settled in Minnesota where he had an extensive practice; his health failed, and he d. at Racine, Wis., on his way home; bur. at Cambridge.
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2. Mary G., b. Cambridge, Nov. 5, 1848; d. West Milton, N. Y., 1859.
ii. Alexander Whitelaw,3 b. Dec. 5, 1827; fitted for college at Peacham Acad., entered Vt. Univ., 1843 and was there one year; studied law with Gov. Mattocks at Peacham finishing his studies at Harvard Law School; in 1850 he began the practice of law at Buffalo, N. Y., in Co. with Messrs. Metz and Tracy ; when their firm dissolved he became a partner with Onesimus Marshall, the firm name being Marshall & Harvey ; in very large practice there till about 1864. Judge Advo- cate under Gov Fenton; rem. to N. Y. City, in practice there tilldeath, and attorney for collection of arrears of taxes; in Europe with his family 1873. He m. 1853, Eliza Ripley, dau. of Geo. Coit of Buffalo, a noble woman. He d N. Y. City, March 4, 1875. She survived him 14 years, several of which were spent in Europe with her children. Children :
1. Eliza Coit,+ b. ab. 1856; an invalid, d. 1890.
2. Alexander,4 b. Buffalo, March 28, 1859; fitted for college at St. Paul's School, Concord. N. H .; 2 yrs. in England and Germany ; grad. Colum- bia College and Law School; in practice N. Y. City ; sec. to Supt. of Public Works ; d. Sept. 26, 1902.
iii. George Newel,3 b. June 30, 1829; ed. Peacham Acad. In travel and ad- venture many years; entered the Union Army, ap. Major on Col. Stetson's staff; d. from sunstroke, Washington, Aug. 17, 1862.
iv. Elizabeth Stark,3 b. Dec. 30, 1830; ed. Peacham and Bradford, Mass. Acad's; m. April 18, 1860, Frank C. Bill of Barnet; d. No. Conway, N. H., Aug 14, 1883; bur. Mt. Auburn, Cambridge, Mass.
Children :
1. Harry Cameron,4 [Bill] b. E. St. Johnsbury, May 23, 1861; m. St. Paul, Minn., April, 1903, Loretta McGinley. 2 chil. S.
2. Caroline Eliza, 4 [Bill] b. E. St. J., April 17, 1863; res. Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. E. E. P. Abbott and Miss Bill have given most of these careful records of the Harvey family for this volume.
3. Alexander H.,4 [Bill] b. McIndoes, May 30, 1865; m. at Cambridge, Mass , April 12, 1899, Marion C. Edgerly. 4 ch.
4. Mary Frances, 4 [Bill] b. Cambridge, Mass , May 9, 1867; in. March 28, 1894, Elmer H. Bright. 4 ch.
5. Frederick Abbott,4 [Bill] b. Cambridge, Feb. 23, 1873; d. July 13, 1898.
v. Lewis Henry.3 b. Dec. 20, 1832 ; d. Peacham, July 14, 1840.
vi. Edwin,3 b March 22, 1835; studied law with Judge Underwood at Wells River; in practice at Burlington, Vt., with Wm. W. Peck; d. after a long illness at McIndoes, April 10, 1863.
vii. Caroline H ,3 b. March 9, 1837 ; ed. Peacham and Mcl. Acad's. Was m. June 30, 1868, Rev. E. E. P. Abbott, of Manchester, N. H. [Rev. E. E. P. Abbott, b Concord, N. H., Sept. 20, 1841; Dartmouth Coll., 1863; Andover Theo. Sem., 1867; pastor Meriden, N. H., 1868-'72; Newport, N. H, 1874-'84; Cedar Rapids, lowa, 1884-'88; in Col. since .- Native Ministry of N. H.]
2 WALTER,2 (Alexander,1) b. Barnet, Feb. 12, 1789; lived where Gilmore Mor- rison does, building that house. Member of Executive Council, 1835; town rep. 7 yrs., Ass. Judge 1850. The " Walter Harvey Meeting House," and the "Walter Harvey Cemetery," are on land given by him for both purposes. He m. at Peacham, Feb. 12, 1816, Phebe, dat. Abiel Blanchard (b. Peacham, Jan 3, 1785; d. Barnet, June 20, 1861.) He d. April 2, 1865.
Children all born in Barnet.
i. Alexander,3 b. Dec 27, 1816; d. Boston, Sept. 5, 1838.
ii. John B.,3 b. May 9, 1819; d July 26, 1825.
iii. Walter.3 b May 5, d. Sept 22, 1821.
3 iv. Enoch B.,3 b. Fcb. 14, 1823.
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v. Walter,3 b. April 17, 1825; served in Union army, killed before Peters- burg, April 2, 1865.
- vi. Elizabeth M.,3 b. July 9, 1837; d. Jnly 10, 1908; m. Xerxes C. Stevens of Barnet, (b. Mar. 25, 1832; d. Mar. 27, 1876.) Ch. (1) Nellie J.,4 b. Mar. 27, 1866. (2) Robert W.,4 b. Aug. 23, 1870. 3 ch.
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