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vi. Julia Ann,3 b. Jan. 2, 1834; d. July 28. 1904: m. Nov. 1854, Isaac Brown of Mass.
vii. Mary Abbott,3 b. Feb. 2, 1839; d. Dec. 27, 1899; m. Philander Orr, q. v.
LANG.
ROBERT,1 came from Johnston, Scotland; lived in Boston and in Ryegate. He m. Sept. 14, 1854, by Rev. J. M. Beattie, Christianna, dau. John Gates (b. Aug. 27, 1832). He d. April 27, 1863. She m. 2d, David Lang, q. v. She visited Scotland where she sustained severe injuries in a railway accident. Members of Ref. Pres. ch.
Children :
i. James Beattie,2 b. Boston, Nov. 11, 1855; machinist : member Ref. Pres. ch. and the Y. M. C. A., Boston. He d. Ryegate, May 1, 1880.
ii. Mary,2 b. Ryegate, Nov. 24, 1857; ed. Peacham Acad .; teacher; she m. 1st, at Boston by Rev. Dr. Miner, John Conrad Swizer from Geneva, Switzerland; bookkeeper at Philadelphia; rem. to California where he d. 1887. One ch. Paul Emile,3 b. Philadelphia, April 7, 1880; d. April, 1882. She m. 2d, June, 1892, Herve Friend of Gloucester, Mass., photographer. He d. Holyrood, Cal., Aug. 2, 1907. She res. with her chil. at Holyrood.
Children :
i. Ellery Chaistine,3 b. April 7, 1895.
ii. Richard Herve, 8 b. July 17, 1897.
JOHN,1 s. of David and Margaret (Corruth) b. Kilmalcolm, Scotland, Aug. 26, 1799. Left Scotland, April 27, 1820 and came to Barnet via Que- bec and Montreal; worked in B. and Ryegate. He mi. by Rev. Jas. Milligan, March 23, 1826, Eleanor, dau. Alexander Holmes (b. Kilmal- colm, Nov. 14, 1796; d. Topsham, Oct. 1, 1884.) They settled in Topsham, where he was a farmer. Members of the Ref. Pres. ch. He Dec, 30, 1871.
Children all born in Topsham :
i. Margaret,2 b. Aug. 25, 1827; never m .; d. Feb. 16, 1875.
1 ii. David,2 b. Sept. 10, 1829.
iii. Alexander,2 b. Aug. 31, 1831; m. June 6, 1882, Abbie Caswell of Han- over. N. H. ; d. Dec. 9, 1904.
iv. Nancy,2 b. Dec. 24, 1833; d. May 30, 1845.
2 v. John,2 b. Feb. 14, 1836.
vi. Eleanor,2 twin to John; teacher; res. St. Johnsbury.
3 vii. James,2 b. Oct. 23, 1839.
1 DAVID,2 (John,1) b. Sept. 10, 1829; farmer in T. except one and a half years in Boston. He m. 1st by Rev. P. N. Granger. Dec. 9, 1858, Luella A. Randall, who d. April 8, 1860, leaving 1 ch. Mary Ella, 3 (b. March 27, 1860; d. Dec. 18, 1861). He m. 2d by Rev. J. M. Beattie, Dec. 6, 1870, Christianna, widow of Robert Lang, q. v. Rem. to Ryegate. Members of Ref. Pres. ch. Barnet, in which he was a ruling elder, and
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S. S. Supt. Later lived nearer the Corner and held the same offices in the Ref. Pres. ch. there; held town offices in Topsham and in Ryegate. Rem. 1887 to Cal. Members of Knox Pres. ch., Los Angeles. Died Aug. 22, 1910.
Children ;
i. Ellen Flora, 3, b. Ryegate, Sept. 27, 1873; grad. Cal. State Normal Sch. at Los Angeles; teacher in city schools.
ii. Cornelius Alexander,3, b. Dec. 1, 1875 ; in electric business at Los Angeles ; m. May 26, 1896, Virginia Fleming.
2 JOHN,2 (David,1) b. Feb. 14, 1836; farmer in Topsham; Elder in Ref. Pres. ch. there. He m. Sept. 22, 1875, Orillor A .. dau. Hiram Mills (b. 1853.) Rem. to Newbury, 1904, and later to St. Johnsbury, where he d. March 5, 1908; bur. Topsham.
Children ;
i. Arthur Mills, 3 b. July 23, 1876; m. June 17, 1903 Eva E. Howard.
ii. Milo J.,3 b. Nov. 8, 1878.
3 JAMES,2 (David,1) b. Oct. 23, 1839; teacher some years in the west; ret. to Topsham; farmer there. He m. Jan. 25, 1864, Eliza, dau. James Caldwell (b. March 20, 1845; d. Dec 2, 1900.)
Children :
i. James Clarence,2 b. Oct. 22, 1867; m. May 15. 1900, Myrtie Williams.
ii. Gustavus Tebbetts,3 b Sept. 21, 1869; d. Nov. 14, 1885.
iii. Nellie E., 3 b. June 3, 1871; m. April 7, 1891, Willis B. Plummer of Rye- gate. Ch. Cecil L, and Russell J.
iv. Lizzie M.,3 b. Dec. 17, 1874 ; m. April 7, 1891, Stephen N. Welch of Gro- ton. Ch. Earl E , Minnie I., Nellie (dea.), Josephine A., Clarence and Linwood.
v. Minnie A., b. July 19. 1876.
vi. Martin C.,8 b. May 6, 1884 ; d. Aug. 29, 1888.
LATTO.
JAMES,1 came from near Markinch, Fife, Scotland, where he m. 1833, Janet, dau. Alexander Barker. They left Scotland in March, 1834, with her father's family and those of William Chalmers and Alexander Laing. who settled in Newbury. They sailed around the north of Scotland being delayed by storms in the Moray Firth, their voyage being 12 weeks, during which they saw no sail. They came to Newbury via Montreal and Burlington. James Latto lived many years in Ryegate, on a farm in the Hall neighborhood, now owned by the sons of Mar- tin Hall. She d. July 15, 1864 ; he d. March 5, 1877; members of the Ref. Pres. ch., South Ryegate; bur. in Groton cem.
Children :
i. David,2 b. 1834, went to Wisconsin.
ii. Grace,2 b. 1836; d. Aug. 4, 1872; m. Feb. 21, 1854, Charles E. Lanphere of Groton. They lived later at So. R., and had several chil., among whom was James B., who m. a dau. of Orlando Carter and d. April 16, 1889.
iii. Isabel J.,2 b. Jan. 12, 1839; m. Jan. 1, 1857, Daniel Taisey of Groton ; rem. to Newbury, 1870 where she d. Sept. 29, 1872. Chil. David,3 (dec.), Frank,3 Alex.º Seth. 3
iv. Janet Alice,2 b. 1843; m. Nov. 17, 1867, James Morrison, q. v.
v. Alexander,2 b. 1845; d. April 7, 1865.
vi. John C.,2 a photographer in Boston where he died.
LAUGHLIN .*
HUGH,1 b. Ballygraffin, Co. Down, Ireland, 1761. He was of a landed family. with property entailed, his elder brother, John, succeeding to the es- tate, dying without heirs. Hugh m. Feb. 14, 1792, Elizabeth Clark
* By Mr. Mason and Mrs. Pringle.
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of Grey Abbey near Strangford-Laugh. In 1798, he joined the pa- triot cause, called the "Irish Rebellion," and was made a Lieut. Col. in their army. After the defeat of the cause, being an officer, he was pursued by the English soldiers, a reward of £60 being offered for his head, on or off. His house and barns were burned, his cattle killed, his wife and children made homeless; nothing was saved. While he was in hiding he had several thrilling escapes. Once, being hidden beneath a feather bed, while the soldiers ran their bayonets through it, the blade passing between his arm and body. At another time he was covered with the ample skirts of his cousin, while she sat by her flax wheel and spun, during the search of the house by the soldiers. About May 1st, 1799, he succeeded in getting his family embarked for America at Belfast and boarding the ship under the assumed name of Hess, reached New York about the first of July, coming at once to Ryegate where several of the Irish patriots had already settled arriv- ing here the 3d of August, and bought land in the west part of the town, and erected buildings. He was prominent in town affairs, being a Justice of the Peace, selectman 7 yrs .; town representative, 1811, '12, '16, '17. Member of and a deacon in the Congregational ch. at Bath; his funeral sermon being preached by Rev. David Suth- erland. Hed. Jan. 29, 1824; bur. in " Hall" or W. Ryegate cemetery. His homestead is now owned by Wm. N. Davidson; the original house was torn down in the spring of 1872. Mr. Mason says that Hugh Laughlin was a very courteous agreeable man, the head of a fine family. A very curious incident showing the narrow religious spirit of early days is remembered: When he built his new barn, and before it was used, a meeting was held in it and his youngest child was baptized. The babe cried and the mother, who was a Covenanter, came forward and held it during the ceremony. For this act she was censured by the church or by the minister. She d. June 22, 1852.
Children : Three b. in Ireland, the rest in Ryegate.
i. William,2 b. Nov. 29, 1792; went to Milton, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1840; teach- er there and in Camilla several years; studied medicine and grad. at Fairfield Medical Coll., and was in practice at Canton, Onondaga Co., being a physician widely and favorably known. His father's brother John dying without heirs he succeeded to the estate and in 1849 went to Newton Ards, Ireland, to assume control and take possession, re- turning to America in the same year. He m. Dec. 1828, Amanda Bar- ber from Conn. Both d. at Canton, many yrs. ago. Two sons, who d. when young men.
ii. Mary Jane, 2 b. Oct. 23, 1794; d. Groton, March 24, 1873, while visiting a niece; bur. in Hall cem .; teacher 15 yrs., also wrote poems and sketches for the press.
1 iii. Andrew,2 b. Feb. 21, 1797.
iv. Eliza, 2. b. Oct. 23, 1799; d. April 8, 1826.
v. Eleanor Clark,2 b. June 23, 1801 ; d. June 23, 1857.
vi. Sarah,2 b. July 14, 1803; m. Nathaniel Knight, q. v .; d. June 3, 1845.
vii. Anna,2 b. Dec. 5; d. Dec. 18, 1805.
viii. Anna,2 b. July 2, 1807; d. March 8, 1859.
ix. John,2 b. March 10, 1809; went to Canton. N. Y., 1835; teacher 3 yrs. He m. April 15, 1839, Pamelia Bovee, and setled on a farm; rem. 1846 to Marquette Co., Wis. Both dead many yrs.
x. Rachel,2 b. Sept 26, 1810; d. Oct. 14, 1883, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Pringle, with whom she had lived many yrs. Bur. in Hall cem.
1 ANDREW. 2 (Hugh,1) b. Ireland, Feb. 21, 1797; farmer on homestead; built in 1826 a house near his father's which was burned Oct. 25, 1906 .. He m. Sept. 27, 1827, Lucy Smith, dau. Nathaniel Knight (b. Groton, May 25, 1797; d. Mar. 8, 1859.) Members of United Pres. ch. in which he was an elder till death, July 12, 1872; he d. Greensboro, Vt., while on a visit there; bur. in Hall cem.
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Children all born in Ryegate.
2 i. Andrew Scott,3 b. May 25, 1832.
ii. Julia Ann, 3 b. April 29, 1834; m. A. B. Pringle, q. v.
3 iii. Nathaniel K.,3 b. March 13, 1836.
2 ANDREW SCOTT,3 (Andrew,2 Hugh,1) b. May 25, 1832; learned the watch- maker's trade with P. M. Paul of Groton; rem. with him four yrs. In 1857 he went to Lowell, Mass , worked in shop of Joseph Baynes; ret. to R. 1858; went into the watch, clock and jewelry bus. in the Chappell block at Barnet Vill., continuing there till death ; burned out in 1871, he erected the present building. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. F, 15th Vt. Reg. under Capt. Xerxes Stevens; received a sun stroke just before the battle of Gettysburg in which he was engaged but was was separated from his command, not being able to return home till after the regiment was mustered out. He never fully recovered. He 1. Aug. 31, 1857, Sarah Young of Nova Scotia. He united when a young man, with the United Pres. ch. at Barnet Ctr., later with the Cong. ch. at Barnet Vill., from which he withdrew in 1905 and became a member of the "Church of God." He d. at B. Aug. 9, 1908. Children all b. in Barnet.
i. William Andrew.4 b. Dec. 22, 1858; d. March 21, 1859.
ii. Claudie Edward,4 b. Jan. 11, 1861; watchmaker jeweler and optician at Whitefield, N. H. Hem. 1st, Feb. 6, 1889, Bertha Marion, dau. John and Emma [Brooks] Page of W. Ch. Edgar Brooks,5 b. July 25, 1892; d. March 8, 1909. 2d, at W., Sept. 19, 1901, Elizabeth Har- riet, dau. Alex. and Elizabeth [Scott] Mountain. Members 1st of M. E.ch , but now of the " Church of God."
iii. Annie Lucy, + b. July 3, 1862; d. April 2, 1864.
iv. Rollin Knight,4 b. March 8, 1866; druggist at Barnet some yrs .; now res. at St. Johnsbury, emp. by the Fairbanks Co., as a sealer of scales. Hem. Feb 14. 1891, Mary, dau. Loren F., and Lydia [Smith] Miner. He is the leader of "Laughlin's Orchestra." One son, Raymond R., 5 b. Barnet, Jan. 29, 1894; now in Conservatory of Music, Boston. Members of So. Cong. ch., St. J.
v. Julian Pringle,4 b. June 28, 1868; watchmaker and jeweler at Barnet succeeding his father. He m. June 25, 1901, Nellie Edith, dau. Charles D., and Isabel [Farrow] Harris of Waterford; his mother makes her home with them. Members of the "Church of God."
vi. Nellie Sarah,4 b. March 24, 1872; ed. Peacham and St. J. Acads., and grad. Plymouth [N. H.] Normal School; teacher in the Union schools of St. Johnsbury. Member of the "Church of God."
3 NATHANIEL KNIGHT,3 (Andrew,2 Hugh,1) b. March 13, 1836; farmer on homestead. Hem. Sept. 13, 1859, Jane C., dau. John Smith. He d. June 15, 1865.
Children :
i. Rose Anna.4 b. July 18, 1861; d. Aug. 24, 1865.
ii. Robina Lucy,4 b. Aug. 25, 1862; milliner at Barnet some yrs .; is now a nurse. Member of the "Church of God."
LEITCH.
ARCHIBALD,1 son of Dougall and Mary (Campbell) b. Roseneath, Scotland, June 28, 1767; m. in 1799, by Rev. Thomas Henderson of Kilmal- colm, Mary McCum, (b. Jan. 16, 1779). In 1801 they rem. to Green- ock, and rented a farm where they lived 30 yrs. In the herring sea- son he was a fisherman. They came to America in 1839 and bought a farm in Danville. In 1852 they came to R. to live with their son Archibald, where he d. Dec. 28, 1864, aged 97. She d. Jan. 16, 1863. Members of the Ref. Pres. ch.
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Children (besides six who d y.) all b. in Scotland.
i. Elizabeth,2 b. May 15, 1801 ; m Archibald Ritchie, q1. v.
ii. Mary,2 b. 1803; in. John Gillies. 7 ch.
iii. Margaret,2 b. 1805; m. James Lang.
1 iv. Archibald,2 b. July 5, 1807.
v. Janet,2 b 1811; in. John Adams.
vi. Agnes,2 b. 1816; in James McLam, q. v.
vii. Jane,2 b. 1820; in. Jacob Foster. Hon. D. J. Foster of Burlington, Mem- ber of Congress, is their son.
1 ARCHIBALD,2 (Archibald,1) b. Greenock, Scot., July 5, 1807; farmer and fish- erman ; came to Am. with parents; farmer in Danville till ab. 1850, when he came to R. and bought the farm now owned by Colin Mc- Donald. This is a very productive farm, high on the eastern slope of Blue Mountain. He was a very successful and enterprising farmer, devoting much attention to fruit raising. Hed. July 5, 1883 ; she d. April 7, 1872.
Members of the Ref. Pres. ch.
Children all born in Danville except the last.
i. George Washington,3 b. Jan. 25, 1843.
ii. Wm. Buchanan,3 b. Feb. 1, 1845.
iii. Archibald.3 b, July 15, 1847 ; d.
iv. Mary Ann,3 b. Nov. 23, 1849.
v. Margaret Winning,3 b. Ryegate March 18, 1857.
The two sisters were educated at St. Johnsbury Academy, and went south teaching among the colored people in Va., several years, assisted by their oldest brother. In 1880 they received appointments from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to the Ceylon mission, where they spent ten years in teaching and mis- sionary work ; in order to interest others they delivered addresses at public gatherings in the U. S., which met with such favor that they traveled through Great Britain and this country, delivering addresses, and soliciting funds for a girls boarding school and for Jaffna College at Jaffna, Ceylon. They also collected funds and arranged for the erection of the McLeod Hospital for women and children at Jaffna, and for the General Medical Mission there; they also collected funds to erect the Lady Havelock Hospital at Colombo, Ceylon; they helped to secure funds for the Woman's and Children's Hospital under the care of the American Board at Madura and toward the erection of the Lady Kincaid Hospital at Lucknow, India ; they cooperated with Rev. F. D. Greene in collecting nearly a quarter of a million dollars for the relief of the Armenian sufferers in Turkey ; they co-operated with the Christian Herald in helping to secure two ship-loads of grain for the famine sufferers of India, and helped to secure the passage of a bill in Congress for the free transportation of the last ship-load. This grain was mainly distributed through the missionaries and their helpers. In cooperation with Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Crafts they prepared a book entitled," The Protection of Native Races from Intoxicants and Opium," containing the testimonies of over 100 statesmen, missionaries and travelers. When the treaty between Great Britain and China regard- ing the importation of opium from India to China was up for revision, this book was used to influence British statesmen, and helped to bring about the passage of a treaty looking toward the abolition of the opium traffic in China. After 28 years of strenuous missionary and philanthropic work these sisters retired, purchased a small estate at Ridgewood, N. J., where they reside. The brothers were associated with the sisters in much of their work.
LIDDLE.
JAMES,2 son of Andrew and Jean [Dunn] Liddle, b. 1783 at Camrie, Broad Lands of Craigallen, parish of Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland. (He was bro. of Mrs. John McLam and youngest of a large family).
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Farmer; m. Jane McColl of Drummond, and lived afterward at the town foot of Curbath, till they came to Am. in 1832, landing in Que- bec and came immediately here, settling where their son William lives, in the n. e. part of the town. She d. 1864; he in 1866; bur. Ryegate Corner.
Children, the four eldest born in Scotland.
i. Margaret,3 b Scotland, 1829; never m .; d. Barnet, March 11, 1887.
ii. Jane, 3 b. ab. 1828; d. on the voyage to America, and bur. at sea.
iii. Janet,3 b. 1827 in Glasgow; m. March 10, 1864, Robert W. Guth. rie of Ryegate. Chil. besides two who d. in infancy. (1) William J.,4 b. May 20, 1866. (2) Andrew L.,4 b. April 19, 1868. Druggist and jeweler at Melndoes. (3) Isabel Jane,4 b. Feb. 14, 1870. (4) Marga- ret Grace,4 b. July 8, 1877. They lived in Barnet till 1907, when the entire family with the exception of Andrew L., rem. to Turlock, Cal., where they now reside.
iv. Andrew,3 b. Oct. 18, 1830; farmer with his bro. William on the home- stead in Ryegate. Never m .; d. Aug. 10, 1909.
v. William,3 b. Ryegate, 1835; farmer with bro. Andrew.
vi. James A.,3 b. 1837; farmer in R. owning the Robert [Rock Rob] Gib- son farm. He m. April 8, 1903 Ellen Theresa, dau. James H. Guthrie Chil. (1) Theresa Jean,+ b. Aug. 23, 1904. (2) May Agnes Elizabeth,4 b. Oct. 6, 1909. They rem. to McIndoe Falls 1911.
On Nov. 1, 1859, Andrew and James Liddle started for California, via the Isthmus of Panama, reaching San Francisco the 27th, an un- usually quick trip for those days ; rem. at S. F. till Jan. 1, 1860, when they went to Downicville; in mining and mill work there till June 23, 1863; went to Portland, Ore., thence to the Dells of the Columbia. from there to Umatilla Landing and by stage to Bannock City (now Idaho City) Idaho, on their way to the Bois mines, reaching there July 16, 1863; worked there and at Grand or " Lone" Creek, also up Salmon River prospecting as far as the Yellowstone Park in Wyo- ming; ret. to Vt. in 1870. On March 23, 1871, William and James started for the Pacific coast, leaving Andrew at home on the farm, going by rail on the newly opened Pacific Railroad, then the only transcontinental line. They worked in San Francisco and in Morin Co., ab. a year, going thence to Austin, Nev., where they tried silver mining ; left A. on a prospecting expedition that took them as far as Soda Springs, Idaho, going west from there to Battle Mountain, where they worked about a year, returning to San Francisco; rem. there ranching. at carpenter work and brick laying ; Wm. returned to Vt., 1882, James remaining to settle affairs, ret. to Vt. 1884. The Liddle brothers are progressive and successful farmers, noted for their fine stock and productive farms. Their reminiscences of mining and frontier life are very interesting.
LOW OR LOWE.
OBADIAH,1 a revolutionary soldier, came from Maine and settled where Gro- ton cemetery is. His wife's maiden name was Sally Hobbs. He went as a soldier in the war of 1812 and never came back; d. in N. Y. state. Children :
i. Henry,2 lived in the n. part of Groton some 20 yrs., went west in 1836, with a horse team, and family.
ii. Ivory,2 settled in Maine.
1 iii. Hosea.2
iv. Asa,2 b. Jan. 13, 1796; res. in Bradford where he was very prominent. (See McKeen's History of Bradford, pp. 349-352.)
v. Ira,2 (twin to Asa.) Farmer where Groton cem. is; rem. to W. Bradford. He m. the widow of Andrew Gray of Groton ..
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vi. Ephraim,2 kept store in Groton; began ab. 1830; m. 1st, Emily Hall of Rumney, N. H., who d. Feb. 4, 1843. 2d, Sarah Darling. Several ch .; no record. He d. Danville, 1850.
vii. Mary,2 m. a Dr. Kelley of Bath, Me.
viii. Abigail,2 m. a Dr. Frastus of Bath. Me.
1 HOSEA,2 (Obadiah,1) m. 1st, Mary Abbie James, who d. ab. 1836. 2d, the widow of Joseph Morrison. He went west and d. at Money Creek, Minn.
Children :
i. Lucinda,3 d. 1848.
ii. Comfort,3 in. Joel Mann in Boston; they lived in R. some yrs; went to Cal., where she d. Aug. 1, 1876.
iii. Emilv,3 b. Jan. 6, 1821; d. 1883; m. Peter 3 Gibson, q. v.
iv. Fanny,3 b. 1823; d. Bay Point, Cal., Nov. 24, 1871.
v. Louis Isaac,3 b. June 30, 1828; carpenter; built the Covenanter ch. at the Corner in 1850; Precentor in the Covenanter (Ref. Pres.) ch. some years; went to Cai. 1849, and was engaged in lumbering some years ; began the study of medicine ab. 1860, and was in practice at Straw- berry Hill, Col., where he m. Martha Jackman from Solon, Maine, who d. Oct. 2, 1870. He went to the Sandwich Islands, where he was in practice and seems to have been a naval surgeon, re-visiting Rye- gate several times. Ch. (1) Fanny,4 b. San Jose, Cal., June 1, 1863. (2) James Milligan,4 b. March 15, 1865.
vi. Lester,3 b. April 11, 1832; farmer on homestead and carpenter; member of M. E. ch. Groton. He m. by Rev. John Bole, March 12, 1856, Mar- garet, dau. James P. Whitehill (b. July 23, 1834; d. Oct. 18, 1911). He d. Sept. 5, 1902 ; bur. Groton.
Children, all attended Peacham Academy.
1. Mary Alice,4 h. Oct. 24, 1857; m. Geo. P. Sanderson. q. v.
2. James Renwick,4 b. Nov. 25, 1859; carpenter; res. Woodsville, N. H .; m. 1st. by Rev. E. J. Ranslow, July 3, 1883, Mary Pope of R., who d. May 12, 1894; bur. at So. R. Ch. Geo. Lester,5 b. Nov. 17, 1884; res. N. Y. City. Hem. 2d, July 14, 1897, Mrs. Julia Ladd of Spring- field, Mass., who d. Aug. 18, 1910; bur. Groton.
3. Margaret Galbraith,4 b. Aug. 5, 1862; mem. R. F. Pres. ch. So. R .; m. Jan. 20, 1897, Leon F. Knox of Kirby, Vt .; d. June 6, 1908; bur. Groton. Ch. Margaret G ,5 b. Jan. 8, 1898.
4. Abram Ellsworth, 4 b. May 4, 1867; contractor and builder; member of R. P. ch., So. R. Hem. June 28, 1893, by Rev. Mr. Harris, Mary Ellen, dau. Edward Miller. He d. April 6, 1899; bur. at Ryegate Cor- ner. Ch. (1) Burton Miller,5 b. Groveton, N. H., July 7. 1896. (2) Norman Ahram,5 Ellsworth. b. Nov. 12, 1898.
5. Nellie Estelle,4 b. March 13, 1872; mem. R. F. Pres. ch. So. R .; m. June 20, 1896, by Rev. Mr. Wolcott to Thomas Buzzo of Montgomery, Vt. She d. Aug. 17, 1897; bur. Groton, Vt.
LUMSDEN.
JAMES,1 b. Scotland ; linen weaver; m. Margaret Gourly. They came from Star-MarKinch, Fife. James came to Newbury with his son George, about 1830. and sent for his family two years later; lived near New- bury Vil., rem. to Jefferson Hill, but spent his last days at So. Ryegate with his dau., Mrs. Ritchie, where he d. May 24, 1854, aged 73 and is bur on Jefferson Hill. His wife and son David are buried in the Ox- bow cem .. Newbury. He was a man of extensive information and all the family were Presbyterians.
Children all b. in Scotland.
i. Agnes,2 b. Sept. 6, 1807 ; m. Archibald Ritchie, q. v. 1 ii. James J.,2 b. 1809.
2 iii. George,2 b. April, 1811.
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iv. Margaret.2 b. Oct. 22, 1815; m. Walter, 3 Buchanan, q v. v. David,2 d. y.
JAMES J.,2 (James,1) b. Scotland, 1809; came to Am. ab. 1832; m. 1834, Lil- lias, dau. Alexander Miller (b. R. March 11, 1804; d. July 8, 1863). Lived on the Quint place so-called, but rem. 1842 to Greensboro. She d. in Boston of cancer. Mem. of Ref. Pres., now U. P. ch. in G. He d. March 17, 1883 ; both bur. in G. She was a member of the Un. Pres. ch., Greensboro.
Children :
i. David Alexander,3 b. Ryegate, 1835; went to Cal., ab. 1856, with his bro. James; in mining road building and stage business. Is m. no chil.
ii. James John, 3 b. R. 1836; went to Cal , with his bro. He m. 1871, Clar- issa Alexander. Children all b. in Cal. (1) David Alexander,4 b. March 5. 1872. (2) Calvin Erastus,4 b. Aug. 5, 1874. (3) Forest,4 b. July 3, 1876. (4) James John,+ b. March 8, 1879. (5) John E., 4, b. Aug. 22, 1881. (6) Martha Elizabeth,4 b. Oct 4, 1883. (7) George Franklin,4 b. Oct. 22, 1885. (8) Leander Quint,+ b. June 7, 1888. (9) Thomas Joseph,4 b. July 11, 1890.
iii. Erastus Calvin,3 b. R. 1838. Member of 4th Vt., in Civil war; taken prisoner and d. at Andersonville.
iv. Margaret Jane,3 b. R. 1839; d. 1869 in Greensboro.
v. Martha Ann,3 b. R. 1840; m. Jan. 1, 1864, George W. Pettee, mem. 15th Vt., in Civil war; he d. 1903. She res. Jericho, Vt.
Children :
1. Oscar William,4 [Pettee] b. Jan. 10, 1866; m. Oct. 15, 1890, Viola E. Stearns.
2. Ethelyn Estelle,+ h. July 3, 1870; m. Dec. 23, 1891, Elmer E. Alger. Ch. (a) Myrtle Martha,5 b. Sept. 9, 1894. (b) Bernice Mildred,5 b. May 15, 1901.
3. Lillie May,+ b. Dec. 27, 1873; m. Oct. 16, 1896, Alden G. Perrin. Chil. (a) Marjorie Louise, b. Sept. 21, 1898. (b) Everett Bernard, b. April 16, 1903.
vi. Nancy,3 b. Ryegate, 1840; d. Barre, Vt., 1903.
vii. Geo. Washington,3 b. Greensboro. 1843; m. Jan, 28, 1874, Janette Geb- bie; mem. Un. Pres. ch. at G. in which he was leader of the choir over 40 yrs. He d. April 28, 1911.
Children :
1. George Forrest,4 b. Sept. 17, 1875; m. April 4, 1900, Lilla B. Swett.
2. Willis Gebbie,4 b. Oct. 2, 1881 ; m. Sept. 30, 1903, Bertha B. Batten. Ch. (a) Nina Margaret,5 b. Jan. 17, 1905. (b) Donald Batten,5 b. April 11, 1907.
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