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iii. William Lloyd,4 b. May 16, 1877; attended St. J. Acad. 2 yrs .; m. Oct. 15, 1902, Jessie Margaret, dau. John Davidson (b. Topsham). Res. Calgary, Alta. Ch. (1) Dorothy Ella,5 b. St. Johnsbury, Sept. 23, 1903; d. Post Grad. Hospital, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1908. (2) Jessie Mar- garet,5 b. July 6, 1907 ; d. same day.
iv. Carlotta Pearl,4 b. April 30, 1882 ; d. Oct. 23, 1905.
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v. Olive Joy,4 b. Feb. 7, 1884 ; grad. St. J. Acad.
vi. Grace Ruth,4 b. Feb. 21, 1887; grad. Smith College. 1910.
vii. Julian Dales,4 h. Nov. 16, 1889; grad. St. Johnsbury Acad., 1907; Dart- mouth College, 1911.
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JOHN KNOX,3 (John,2 John,1) b. June 16, 1842; res. in Concord, N. H., now in Douglas, Kansas, since 1879; mem. of Ref. Pres. ch., Ryegate. He m. 1st, at Wells River, Dec. 24, 1864, Mary Jane Clark, who d.
Children :
i. Charles Eugene,4 b. Oct. 15, 1865; res. Concord, N. H. ; blacksmith in B. and M. car shops. He m. Nov. 7, 1889, by Rev. Chas. W. Bradley, Carrie Bell Thompson (b. June 10, 1870). Ch. (1) Pliny Eugene, 5 b. Sept. 21, 1890. (2) Theodore Plumer,5 b. Jan. 29, 1894, (3) Otho Charles,5 b. May 28, 1906.
He m. 2d at Concord, May 2, 1870, Rhoda Bonnett. who d. there May 14, 1872; bur. Ryegate. He m. 3d, March 20, 1879, by Rev. D. C Faris, Agnes Shields.
Children :
ii. George Ernest,+ b. Oct. 3, 1881.
iii. Mary. Edna,4 b. April 18, 1883; m. June 19, 1907, George E. Weber.
iv. Margaret Eleanor, + b. Aug. 2, 1885; m. 1910 C. W. McCamon.
9 WALTER THEOPHILUS, 3 (John,2 John.1) b. Sept. 6, 1846; ed. Peacham Acad .; went to Concord, N. H., Feb. 3, 1868, emp. seven yrs. in N. H., Asylum for the Insane, five as steward and clerk; one year in meat and gro- cery business, under the firm name of Deming & McLam; five yrs. bookkeeper for Woodworth, Dodge & Co .; three yrs. clerk and book- keeper for J. Frank Hoit; seven yrs. bookkeeper for Clapp & Co., Founders ; became partner in, and 13 yrs. treasurer of Concord Foun- dry Co .; now connected with Concord Foundry and Machine Co. He m. Ryegate, Nov. 21. 1872, by Rev. John Bole, assisted by Rev. Jas. M. Beattie, Margaret Arabella, dau, James R. Park.
Children :
i. May Belle,+ b. Ryegate, Feb. 13, 1874 ; ed. public schools, Concord. N. H .; grad. Boston Univ., 1897, with deg. of A. B .; teacher three yrs. in Spaulding High School, Barre, Vt., since in Concord; one year in 9th grade of Kimball School; four yrs. principal of Eastman Grammar School; now teacher of history in Concord High School
ii. Ernest Nelson, 4 b. Concord, N. H., Aug. 18, 1877; ed. Concord schools and Smith's Business College; entered employ of B. & M. R. R., 1897, in train despatcher's office at Concord; assistant agent at Sunapee, N. H .; agent and P. M., Henniker Junc .; agent, W. Andover ; assistant agent, Contoocook.
10 ALEXANDER WILLIAM, 3 (John,2, John.1) b. Feb. 18, 1850; farmer on the orig- inal purchase of John 1 which he bought from his father John,2 in 1881, and in 1894, the James McLam farm from J. A. McLam. He m. June 6, 1876, by Rev. D. C. Faris, Jane Shields of Peacham (b. July 14, 1848.)
Children :
i. Carlyle Shields,+ b. March 2, 1877; grad. Peacham Acad. 1900; one year in Geneva Coll ; farmer with his father ; m. Sept. 27, 1911, by Rev. D. C. Faris. Kate A. Atwell, (b. Peacham, July 2, 1878; grad. Peacham Acad., 1908, and later of N. J. Normal Sch. at Trenton ; teacher 6 yrs. in N. J.)
ii. Linwood Allen,4 b. Nov. 28, 1878; ed. Peacham Acad., one year in busi- ness course there; emp, one and a half yrs. by Boston Elevated Rail- way; went to Seattle, Wash., 1904; now on farm there.
iii. Vida Ernestine,4 b. Dec. 1, 1880.
iv. Winifred Jean,+ b. Aug. 3, 1882; grad. Peacham Acad. 1904; teacher.
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v. Alexander McLeod Milligan,4 b. Nov. 18, 1884; grad. Peacham Acad., 1904; grad. Geneva Coll. 1909; he m. at Olathe, Kan .. Sept. 12, 1911, Orlena C. Aiken, (b. Olanthe, Kan .. July 8, 1884; 2 yrs. in Geneva Coll., and later a teacher in the Indian Mission of the Ref. Pres. ch. in Oklahoma.)
vi. Agnes Ellen,+ b. Nov. 10, 1888; grad. Peacham Aead., 1908.
vii. Mary Elizabeth,+ b. Sept. 29, 1891 ; student in Peacham Acad.
11 JAMES RENWICK, 3 (James,2 John, 1) b. Nov. 24, 1841; ed. Com. Sch., Mcl., and Peacham Acads. In Boston some yrs .; located at Topsham Jan. 1, 1869; merchant and undertaker; town clerk and treas., 22 yrs., supt. of schools 5 yrs., lister 10 yrs. ; justice of the peace 12 yrs .; ass. judge of Orange Co. Court 4 yrs. ; chairman of Rep. Co. Com., 4 yrs., town Rep 1882; Senator from Orange Co. 1908-'09. He m. by Rev. J. M. Faris, Feb. 1, 1871, Susan J., dau. Daniel Wormwood of Rye- gate, q. v. Members of United Pres ch., Topsham.
Children all born in Topsham.
i. Elmer D.,4 b. Sept. 6, 1872 ; d. Nov. 30, 1886.
ii. George L.,+ b. June 5, 1874 ; merchant at Topsham. He m. July 3, 1805, by Rev. S. A. Jackson, Ida F. Morrison of T. Ch. (1) Alice A., b. Dec. 30, 1895; (2) Hazel J.,5 b. Dec. 12, 1897. (3) Norman W., 5 b. Aug. 24, 1889. (4) Wendall R.,5 b. June 17, 1907.
iii. Cora J.,4 b. July 2, 1875; m. May 29, 1901, Winthrop T. Jackman of Corinth. Ch. Lawrence M.5, b. June 14, 1908.
iv. Agnes M.,+ b. March 10, 1884. Postmistress at Topsham.
12 JOSEPH B.,3 (James,2 John.1) b. Jan. 13, 1849; res. Topsham; farmer, hold- ing town offices; elder in the Pres. ch. He m. Nov. 5, 1874, Ruby A. Bell of Danville, P. Q.
Children :
i. James F.,4 b. Aug. 27, 1875; m. June 5, 1901, Kate R. Willey of T. Ch. James Wilbur,5 b. March 12, 1903.
ii. Charles E.,4 b. Feb. 28, 1881; m. Nov. 29, 1906, Bertha. dau. Geo. R. Hall of T. Ch. (1) Marion L.,5 b. May 27: 1906. (2) Inis May,5 b. Oct. 17, 1907.
iii. Louisa J.,+ b. Sept. 29. 1877 ; m. Sept. 1902, Rodney F. Willard of Mont- pelier. Ch. (1) Ruby,5 [Willard] b. Nov. 6, 1803. (2) Christie, 5 b. June 3, 1905. (3) John Jay,5 b. Aug. 30, 1910.
iv. Harry C.,+ b. Feb. 21, 1884; m. Oct. 9, 1907, Ella May Hood of T. Ch. Donald Clifford,5 b. March 24, 1910.
13 JOHN A., 3 (James,2 John,1) b. March 10, 1852; farmer in No Ryegate till 1887 when he bought the "Old Corner Store," where he has since been engaged in a general mercantile bus .: is also town clerk and Mrs. McLam is postmistress; was for seven yrs. an elder in the Ref Pres. ch .; they attend the United Pres. ch. of which all their chil. are mem- bers. He m. Oct. 3, 1876, by Rev. D. C. Faris, Martha, dau. Robert Dickson.
Children all born in Ryegate.
i. Alice E.,4 b. May 27, 1877 ; d. April 8. 1899.
ii Orpha I.,4 b. March 8, 1880; attended St. J. Acad., 1887.
iii. James Clarence.+ b. Sept. 26, 1881; grad. Phillips Andover Acad., 1904 ; Dartmouth Coll., 1910.
iv. John Leslie,4 b. Sept. 12. 1887; grad. Goddard Sem. (Barre, Vt.,) 1910; entered Michigan Univ. 1910.
v. Robert Knox,+ b. Nov. 17, 1889; student St. J. Acad., 1908-09; grad. Goddard Sem., 1910; entered Mich. Univ , 1910.
vii Clara Alida,4 b. May 18, 1898.
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GENEALOGY-MCLAUGHLIN.
MCLAUGHLIN.
This name was originally Mclachlin, but the present spelling is usually as above.
WILLIAM McLachlin came from Perthshire, and was one of the company who came from Scotland under the leaderhip of Col. Alexander Harvey. He was one of the 1st settlers in Peacham arriving there in June, 1775, and made his pitch where Lewis C. McLachlin now lives. His sons were John, Archibald and Peter.
ARCHIBALD,2 (William,1) came with parents to Peacham; m. Christian Mc- Kinley, and their dau. Mary b. Barnet, 1783, m. William Bachop, q. v.
PETER,2 ( William,1) b. Scotland, March 10, 1774; came to Peacham with parents, settled in Groton; town representative 1813-'17. He m. by Rev. David Goodwillie, June 9, 1808, Isabel, dau. Wmn. Neilson (b. Ryegate, 1785 or 1786; d. Groton, Nov. 14, 1831.) He d March 21, 1852; bur. on their farm in Groton.
Children all born in Groton.
i. Christian,3 b. July 16, 1809; m. Oct. 3. 1850, by Rev. Wm. Pringle, James M. Heath of Groton.
ii. Jane,3 b. Oct. 28, 1811; d. July 3. 1853; m. Moses Plummer, Jr. of Groton.
iii. Mary,3 b Aug. 30, 1814; d. July 17, 1862; m. James McLure, q. v.
iv. Nancy,3 b. May 21, 1818; d. Aug. 14, 1868; m. March, 1848, John D. Stewart (b. April 20, 1819; d. Grass Valley, Cal., Aug. 1, 1869).
1 v. William, 3 b. Sept. 30, 1820,
vi. Isabel,3 b. Dec. 7, 1823; d. June 11, 1857.
vii. Hannah,3 b. May 31, 1827; d. July 1, 1836.
JOHN,2 ( William,? ) b. Scotland, 1770; came to Peacham with parents. He m. Dec. 3, 1801. Mary, dau. James Whitehill (b. Scotland, 1779; d. Peacham, Jan. 18, 1856.) He d. Feb. 5, 1845 ; bur. in Walter Harvey cem. Members of Ref. Pres. ch.
Children all born in Peacham, except one.
i. Mary 3 b. Nov. 8, 1802.
ii. Jane,3 b. May 24, 1804.
iii. Elizabeth, 3 b. Groton, April 5, 1806.
iv. Nancy,3 b. April 5, 1808.
v. Archibald,3 b. Jan. 5, 1810; d. April 3, 1888; m. June 26, 1848, Mary A., dau. Nathan and Lois [Rowell] Thorn. (b. Candia, N. H., Nov. 10, 1823).
vi. John,3 b. Dec. 1811; d. 1813.
vii. Anna,3 b. Nov. 6, 1813; d. Oct 1, 1847.
viii. John,3 b. April 9, 1816.
ix. Susan,3 (twin to John); m. Gardner Whitehill ; d. April 15, 1880.
x. James, 3 b. Oct. 24, 1818.
xi. William,3 b. June 5, 1821.
1 WILLIAM,3 (Peter,2 William,1) b. Sept. 30, 1820; farmer in Groton; town rep. 1854, '55, '56. He m. 1st. April 17, 1851, Janet E., dau. James 2 (James 1) Whitehill (b. Jnly 3, 1831 ; d. March 3, 1862.) 2d. Nov. 13, 1862 by Rev. W. H. Reed, Elizabeth M., dau., Dea. John Smith (b. Dec. 9, 1836.) He d. Ryegate, Sept. 3, 1892.
Children :
3 i. Peter,4 b. Jan. 28, 1852.
ii. James,4 b. Oct. 24, 1853.
iii John Bole,4 b. 1856 ; d. April 12, 1858.
iv. David,4 b. Nov. 6, 1859; d. Feb. 2, 1862.
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By 2d marriage :
v. Mary E .4 b. Aug. 13, 1864; m. April 23, 1891. James Vance of Ryegate ; res. Boltonville. Ch. (1) Edith E ,5 [Vance] b. Dec. 24, 1893. (2) Ethel E.,5 [Vance] b. June 9, 1896; d. Dec. 10, 1902. (3) Julia M., 5 [Vance] b. July 27, 1905.
vi. Edwin Knight,+ b. May 20, 1868; res Boltonville.
2 ARCHIBALD, 3 (John,2 William.1)
Children :
i. Harrison,4 b. May 8, 1849; res. Peacham; m. Susan, dau. Rev. P. N. Granger. Ch. (1) Alice S.5 (2) Mary E.5
ii. Alice M.,4 b. May 22. 1851; m. Charles B. Dubois; res. Nashua, N. H. Ch. (1) Clarence A.5 (2) Anna M.5
iii. Lewis C.,4 b. June 3, 1853; res. Peacham; m. 1st. Jennie A. Dean (dea. ) Ch. (1) Clyde C.5 (2) J. Stanley.5 He m. 2d. Elizabeth Needham.
iv. Lucia C.,4 (twin to Lewis) m. Allison N. Daniels of Waterford (dea.) Ch. (1) Bertha M 5 (2) Carl A.5 (3) Benjamin E.5
v. Knight Laughlin 4 b. March 22, 1857; d. Dec. 19, 1861.
vi. Loella,4 (twin to Knight L.,) m. Benjamin Manchester, q. v.
3 PETER,4 (Wmn .. 3 Peter,2 Wm.,1) b. Jan 28, 1852; m. Feb. 8, 1875, Lucy Ann, dau. Thos. Mckinley (b. Barnet, Sept. 8, 1845; d. April 29, 1886). He d. Jan. 29, 1887.
Children :
i. Julia K ,5 b. June 24, 1878.
ii. WVm. T.,5 b. Oct. 17, 1880.
iit. Clarence R., 5 b. Sept. 18, 1883.
iv. Ralph B.,5 b. March 31, 1886
MCLEOD.
ALEXANDER,1 of Glasgow, Scotland, m. Marion Pendre. They had six sons, James, William, Robert, Alexander, John and Magnus.
ROBERT,2 b. Glasgow, Oct. 8, 1831; came to Am. 1849, and worked at his trade, a machinist, in N. Y. city ; went to Australia 1852, and m. at Balarat, Aust., 1834, Margaret, dau. Andrew Wylie, and gr. dau. of Wm. Buchanan (b. Paisley, Scot., Feb. 14, 1832.) Ret. to Am. 1857, lived in Ryegate a short time, then bought the Robert Renfrew farm in Newbury. Rem. to Burlington, Kan , in the early '80s. He is still an active man, an elder in the Pres. ch. Mrs. M. d. at Denver, Col., May 30, 1901 ; bur. at Burlington.
Children :
i. Marion Pendre, 3 b. Balarat, Aust., May 23, 1855; came to Am. with parents; teacher in Leadville, Col., also in Bradford and Woodsville. She m. Newbury, Oct. 31, 1893, Wm. H. Gray of Ryegatc, q. v. Res. Burlington, Kan. Ch. (1) Matthew Robert,4 b. Dec. 9, 1894; now in Dartmouth Coll. (2) Harry Douglas, 4 b. June 13, 1898.
ii. Lillian B.,3 b. at sea, on board ship "Morning Star." while coming round Cape Horn, March 12, 1857; teacher; m. 1885, Cyrus Snow ; res. Texas. Ch. Wylie M.,4 Walter D.,4 Annie J.,4 Robert S., 4 Helen C.4
iii. Robert Douglass,3 b. Newbury, Oct. 9, 1858; grad. Mich. Univ., 1888; lawyer at Leadville, Col. Judge in City Court. He m. Jan. 1900, Helen T. Stebbins of L.
iv. Andrew A.,3 b. Newbury, Jan. 12, 1861 ; d. 1863.
v. Flora B .. 3 b. N., Dec. 14, 1863; teacher ; m. Manfred Frazer of Leadville. Ch. Margaret.4
vi. Annie N., 3 b. N. Dec. 26, 1866; music teacher ; Burlington, Kan.
vii. John W., 3 b. N., June 2, 1869; d. in inf.
viii. Wm. N.,3 b. N., Oct. 29, 1862. Res. Chilicothe, Mo.
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GENEALOGY-MCLURE.
McLURE.
THEOPHILUS, 1 b. County Down, Ireland, 1751. He belonged to the patriot army in 1798, was apprehended and confined two years in jail before his trial by court martial. His wife visited him in jail every week, not knowing but each time might be the last. He was sentenced to leave the country and settle either in New South Wales or North America; they came to America in 1799, lived in New York a few years and learning that several of his compatriots had settled in Rye- gate, they bought land of the Scotch Co. and settled in Ryegate on the farm now owned by C. H. Taplin, between South Ryegate and the Corner, where he d. June 30, 1838, and she d. Oct. 23, 1846. Her name was Elizabeth Findley. Members of the Ref. Pres. ch. Bur. at Ryegate Corner.
Children :
i Elizabeth,2 (called Betty,) b. Ireland, March 25, 1795; d. March 13, 1884.
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ii. John.2 b. Jan. 18, 1798.
iii. William,2 b. New York, April 2, 1801; m. by Rev. Jas. Milligan, March 18, 1830, Mary Smith; they had one son Theophilus; they went to Missouri long ago ; members of the Ref. Pres. ch.
iv. Jean,2 b. Ryegate, Feb. 20, 1804; m. Thomas Smith, q. v.
2 v. James,2 b. April 2, 1806.
vi. Janet,2 b. Oct. 8, 1808; m. William McLam, q. v.
vii Mary.2 b. May 27, 1811 ; m. John McLam, q. v.
1 JOHN,2 (Theophilus,1) b. Co. Down, Ireland. Jan. 18, 1798 ; came to America with parents. He bought the farm near Boltonville where his gr. son Charles H., lives; he owned and conducted a brickyard, which was halfway between the farm buildings and Boltonville, where he made brick as late as 1858; he was a prominent man, holding all town offices and was town representative in 1847 and 1848. Covenanter, but became one of the original members of the Ref. Pres. ch. at So. Ryegate, and chosen elder there; he built a nice brick house (after- wards burned) where the buildings now stand. S. S. Supt. over 20 yrs. He was m. April 2,1829, by Rev. Jas. Milligan, to Irena Learned (h. Colebrook, N. H., June 20, 1807; d. April 9, 1876). He d. April 26, 1876; bur. at So. Ryegate.
Children :
i. Elizabeth S., 3 b. Sept. 2, 1830; m. July 4, 1854, William W. Carson ; d. in Chicago, Sept. 2, 1901. Ch. (1) Alice Irene,+ b. Aug. 3, 1855 ; m. 1st, Louis Hose Penteado, a Brazilian. She m. 2d, H. Whitcomb. (2) John Alden,+ b. Sept. 9, 1856 ; injured by a R. R. train and d. from its effects, Aug. 3, 1885. He m. - who d. Dec. 6, 1883. ii. Marilla J. 3 b. July 1, 1832; m. Nov. 17, 1853, Charles R. Bailey (b. New- bury, May 20, 1827; killed on the M. & W. R. R., Sept. 28, 1873.) She d. Oct. 28, 1896. Ch. (1) Sophronia MI.,4 b. Newbury, Oct. 8, 1859; ad. to Oxbow Chapt. (D. A. R ) July, 1907; m. Jan. 12, 1892, Charles M. Libbey (b. Lowell, Mass., Feb. 27, 1857; came to So. R. 1893; station agent 1893-1901; now in coal and wood bus .; pres. Blue Mt. Telephone Co., 3 yrs., 1907-'09; pres. Vt. and N. H. Ind. Tel. Ass., 1909-11.) (2) Charles John,+ b. July 20, 1867; res. Gro- ton; station agent since Jan. 1895; has held several town offices ; town rep. 1902. He m. July 27, 1892, Mary E. Adams of Chelsea, Mass.
3 iii. James T. H., 3 b. March 7, 1835.
iv. Mary Jane,3 b. Dec. 12, 1838; m. Dec. 14, 1866, Charles N. Paige (b. Jan. 14, 1842.) Ch. (1) Viola Jessete,+ b. April 4, 1867; d. May 31, 1883. (2) Una Alloise,4 b. Aug. 20, 1868; m. Henry Fortune. (3) John Mc- Lure,+ b. Aug. 17, 1874; d. May 27, 1883.
v. Sophronia M.,3 b. June 10, 1842; m. Oct. 25, 1865, DeWitt Tousley (b. April 10, 1834.) Both are deaf-mutes. Mr. Tousley began to learn the printers trade in 1851, and now after 61 years, is still at his "case," a competent workman. He is much in demand for making
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addresses at meetings of deaf mutes. Res. Le Sueur, Minn. Their chil- dren are normal. Ch. (1) Clark Sherman.+ b. Sept. 25, 1866; m. Sept. 6, 1892, Eunice A. Lockhart (b. Sept. 25, 1870.) Ch. (a) Hor- ace Winfield,5 b. Jan. 28, 1894. (b) Elizabeth Irene.5 b. Nov. 3, 1895. (c) Albert Sherman,5 b. Sept. 3. 1899. (2) Orr John Dewitt,4 b. March 25, 1875; m. Aug. 22, 1906, Marion Johnson. Ch. Orr DeWitt,5 b. June 13, 1907.
vi. Martha C.,3 b. March 20, 1844; m. Jan. 14, 1885, Archibald Park; she d June 30, 1897.
2 JAMES,2 (Theophilus,1) b. Ryegate, April 2, 1806; farmer, succeeding his father. He m. March 5, 1840, Mary, dau. Peter Mclaughlin (b Gro- ton, Aug. 30, 1814; d. July 17, 1862). She d. Feb. 7, 1874; bur. at So. Ryegate. They were members of the Ref. Pres. ch. at So. R., in which he was an elder. The chil. all rem. to Cal. after the death of their parents.
Children :
i. Eliza Jane,3 b. Feb. 5, 1841 ; m. Andrew J. Miller, q. v.
ii. Peter Mclaughlin,3 b. Feb. 2, 1843; went to Cal. 1863; in bus. San Francisco and became wealthy, but lost heavily by the disaster of 1906; has a country place on Russian River. He m. Sept. 29, 1883, Mrs. Lucena (Clark) Cummings, who crossed the plains with her par- ents in 1864. No chil.
iii. John Finley,3 b. Feb, 10, 1844; went to Cal. 1866; farming and dairying in Santa Cruz; ret. and res. Lampoc of which town he is a trustee. He m. Aug. 3, 1874, by Rev. H. S Willie, Fannie L. Hall. Ch. Besides 2 who d. in inf. (1) Winnie,4 (Mrs. Holst) who has a dau. Leona. (2) Blanche ( Mrs. Schuyler).
iv. Maria Isabel.3 b. May 24, 1846; m. 1st, Archibald Park of R. Went to Cal., and m. June 14, 1882 by Rev. Mr. Field, Richard Griffin of Lam- poc. Ch. Bertha and George.
v. William James,3 b. Jan. 12, 1S50; went to Cal., in the early '70's : in dairying some years; res. San Francisco ; has never m.
vi. Henry Nelson,3 b, July 17, 1853; went to Cal. 1874 ; farming at Lampoc. 1875-'88; removed to San Francisco, grading contractor ; he m. Jan.
1, 1887, Amy Hodges of Lampoc, who d. 1899. Ch. One dau. who m. Gordon Chamberlin of San Francisco.
vii. Harriet Violette,3 b. March 16, 1855; went to Cal. and m. Feb. 1878, Henry Martin, who was in the hotel business. She d. suddenly, Aug. 1, 1878; bur. at Lampoc.
viii. Mary Lillie,3 b. June 25, 1862; went to Cal. and m. Nov. 16, 1878, Hor- ace, s. of Judge Heacock. U. S. Com. at San. Francisco; she d. May 4, 1894; bur. at Lampoc. Ch. (1) Edwin Russell,4 who is m. and has three sons, Horace, Homer and Howard. (2) Nathaniel Estee,4 who is m. (3) Horace Peters.4
3 JAMES THEOPHILUS HENDERSON,3 (John.2 Theophilus,1) b. March 7, 1835; enlisted June 17, 1862 Co. G. 9th Vt .; dis June 6, 1865 at Fort. Mon- roe ; farmer on homestead till 1891 when he rem. to So. Ryegate. He mı. Sept 23, 1858, Mary Ann, dau. George Nelson (b. Nov. 2, 1834). He d. Nov. 6, 1908. Members 1st Pres. ch., So. Ryegate.
Children :
i. Charles Herbert,4 b. Sept. 8, 1859; farmer on homestead ; has held many town offices. He m. Sept. 26, 1883, Nellie, dau. Wm. Allen of New- bury. Ch. (1) Frank P.,5 b. Oct. 17, 1884; electrician ; res. Newbury. He m. Sept. 3, 1906, Louise Tullar of Vershire. Ch. (a) Charles George,6 b. March 9, 1909. (b) Clifford Frank,6 b. Jan. 25, 1912. (2) Joy,5 b. Aug. 15, 1891; grad. Randolph Normal School, 1908; teacher ; she m. Dec. 17, 1910, Olin Bemis of E. Haverhill, N. H. Ch. Madaline Charlotte.6 b. Dec. 6, 1911.
ii. Lizzie J.,4 b. Feb 3, 1862; d. May 8, 1877.
ii. Myrtie J.,4 b. Nov. 10, 1869 ; d. Oct. 8. 1883.
v. Infant, 4 b. June 13; d. June 21, 1878.
JOHN MCCLURE.
JAMES T. H. MCCLURE.
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GENEALOGY-MEADER.
MEADER.
JOHN Meader, the ancestor of all of the name in thiscountry, so far as known, was born in 1630; came to this country about 1650 (tradition says from Yorkshire, England;) lived at Oyster River near Dover, N. H., was taxed 1661-'77; his garrison was destroyed in 1694; his name appears among the settlers of Essex and old Norfolk in 1653 and in the Dover Town records in a rate bill dated July 21, 1657. John Meader, Senior, and his son John Meader, Junior, signed a petition Feb 20, 1689 for protection and government.
SAMUEL Meader, 1 a descendant of John the pioneer, through John Jr., Nicho- las, and Daniel whose wife was Mary Harvey, was b. in 1745 and was 30 yrs. old when he served in the 6th, Poor's Regiment, two months and ten days in the Revolutionary War, his service dating from May 27. 1775. Tradition says he fought at Bunker Hill. He married Ruth Hill and moved from Barrington, N. H. to Vermont.
His children were as follows:
1
i. Samuel,? b. d. 1843.
2 ii. Stephen, 2 b. July 27, 1779; d. July 3, 1855.
3 iii. Daniel,2 b. Oct. 21, 1782; d. Mar. 19, 1872.
iv. Deborah.2
v. Lydia,2 m. Joshua Otis and moved to the west.
vi. Betsy.2 m. Samuel Davis.
vii. Sally,2 m. Andrew Lockey, a Scotch laird.
1 SAMUEL,2 (Samuel,1) m. 1st Mary Downs of Lyman, Me., and lived in the north part of Ryegate. 2d, Louisa Higgins.
Children :
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i. Mary, 3 m. Granville Carleton.
ii. Daniel,3 b. 1794 ; m. Betsey Higgins.
iii. Hannah,3 m. Augustus Merriman and settled in Addison, Steuben Co., N. Y.
iv. Jerusha,3 m. Stephen Watkins and settled in Kirby, Vt.
v. Ruth, 3 m. Peter Woodcock.
vi. Samuel W.,3 m. Mary Harriman.
By 2d marriage.
vii. Andrew,3 b. 1824; went to Massachusetts.
viii. Lois W.,3 b. 1826; d. 1909 ..
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ix. John Hanson,3 b. 1832; m. Mary A. Fleming. 3 ch.
2 STEPHEN,2 (Samuel,1) b. Barrington, N. H., 1779; came to R. 1798 and m. Sept. 18, 1799 Sally. sister of Jonathan Gates who d. and he m. 1812, Mary, dau. Benjamin Bailey of Peacham. He was a tailor and served in that capacity in the war of 1812. They rem. to Wells River ab. 1822 where he d. 1855.
Children :
6 i. Hiram,3 b. Jan. 20, 1800.
ii. Eliza,3 ( Betsey,) b. May 27, 1802; d. 1823.
iii. Louisa, 3 b. Oct. 16, 1804; m. 1st Everett Heath of Newbury and had ch. Henry, who went to Australia and Maria S., who m. Abner Webber. She m. 2d. William Webber father of Abner as 2d w.
1V. Ruth, 3 b. April 2, 1807; d. 1820.
v. Sarah B.,3 b. Oct. 28, 1809; went to New York state.
vi. Stephen,3 b. Oct. 30, 1811; in. Lizzie Bard of Washington.
vii. Mary Ann., 3 b - in. John Lamphear of Wells River.
viii. Sally Maria,3 b. April 10, 1813; m. Peter M. Paul. 2d, Geo. Mason, q. v.
ix. Franklin M.,3 b. April 3, 1815; m. Sarah Frost ; lived in Maine and d. suddenly in 1874.
x. Smith,3 b. Dec. 28, 1816; m. Ida Parker of Danville.
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HISTORY OF RYEGATE, VERMONT.
xi. Nelson,3 m. Elizabeth
of Springfield.
xii. Mary Jane,3 m. John Kelley.
xiii. Harriet Eliza,3 m. 1st, James Varnum ; 2d, Joseph Parsons.
xiv. Caroline A.,3 11. Moses Gilpatrick.
xV. Wm. Eames, 3 drowned at Wells River. 2 yrs. old.
xvi. Laura A.,3 d. at b.
xvii. Victoria,3 d. in ch.
3 DANIEL,2 (Samuel,1) b. Oct. 21, 1782; settled in Newbury ; farmer and prac- ticed law in small cases. He m. Nancy. dau. Nathan Avery and had 14 ch., who are all d. He d. March 19, 1872. His son John A. b. Jan. 30, 1813; m. Dec. 7, 1843, Ann, dau. Capt. Wm. Page (b. Rye- gate, March 22, 1816; d. Sept. 15, 1898). He d. March 6, 1897.
4 DANIEL,3 (Samuel,2 Samuel,1) b. in Maine, 1794; m. Oct. 16, 1821, Betsey' dau. Peletial Higgins (b. May 20, 1802; d. Jan. 20, 1871). He d. 1862.
Children :
- 7 i. Granville Carleton,4 b, Oct. 12, 1822.
ii. Jacob D.,4 b. June 26, 1874; en. in the U. S. Army, and d. at Las Vegas, N. M., in the Mexican war.
iii. Geo. W., 4 b. May 15, 1826 ; d. June 26, 1852.
iv. Mary Jane,4 b. March 20, 1828; d. Oct. 1857; m. Seth F. Blackwell. Ch. Louisa, Emma, Frances, Jennie, Geo. L.
v. Franklin,4 b. March 20, 1830; d. Oct. 30, 1852.
vi. Mariah L., 4 b. Oct. 26, 1832; m. Joel Carbee, q. v.
vii. Charles H., 4 b. Nov. 2, 1834; served in Co. C, 11th Vt., in Civil war ; d. June 26, 1865.
viii. Eliza A.,4 b. Jan, 26, 1836; d. Nov. 30, 1854.
ix. Horace P.,4 b. Oct. 23, 1838; d. 1886.
x. Franklin,4 b. March 2, 1840; d. Aug. 20, 1862.
5 JOHN H.,3 (Samuel,2 Samuel,1) b. 1832 in R .; worked in Manchester, N. H., as a stone mason; m. there, 1857. Mary Ann Fleming (b. May 1, 1838, near Dublin, Ireland, who came to Am. at the age of 15). They came to R., he worked at his trade. Enlisted Aug. 1862 in Co. F, Col. Berdan's Sharpshooters; d. June 9, 1863 from wounds received at Gettysburg.
Children :
i. Andrew D.,+ b. Aug. 21, 1858; d. 1879.
ii. Thomas A., 4 b. June 3, 1860; com. sch. ed. with two terms at Newbury Seminary. His widowed mother with three small chil. rem. from the Corner in 1869, and bought the Wormwood place, where Edward Mil- ler had lived, on the n. e. slope of Blue Mt. They cleared off a heavy debt for farm and stock, and are successful farmers; dairying products their specialty. Writer for the press on agricultural subjects many yrs., and correspondent for county papers. Has held nearly all town offices ; elected Ass. Judge of Caledonia County Court, 1902 and 1904 ; Deputy Sheriff, 1911 ; census enumerator 1900; trial justice, and has acquired extensive legal knowledge ; sec'y of Ryegate and Wells River Valley Dairyman's Ass .; is a director of the St. Johnsbury Fair Ground Co., and with his sister prominent members of Blue Mt. Grange. Neither are m. and with their mother are members of Un. Pres. ch.
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