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Children :
i. Thomas,2 b. July 21, 1813; res. in Boston many yrs., then went to Ontario and into the oil bus. Came to Groton in 1865 and bought the Daniel Darling farm of John Gates, where he d. Aug. 19, 1875. He m. Sept. 28, 1842, by Rev. Thos. Goodwillie, Elizabeth, dau. Alex. Holmes, b. Sept. 17, 1808; d. Oct. 15, 1889. (Mr. Miller says that their wedding day had been set but in reading the "publication " o f their intended marriage, Mr. Goodwillie said Moses Noyes instead of Thomas, and the wedding had to be put off for a week.) She m. 2nd, John Caldwell, q. v.
ii.
1 Moses,2 b. Jan 31, 1816.
iii. Eliza,2 b. Jan. 22, 1819; m. June 25, 1840, George Renfrew. (See His- tory of Newbury.)
2 iv. William, 2 b. Oct. 4, 1821.
3 James Hunter,2 b. March 20, 1823.
v. By 2d marriage.
vi. Jane,2 b. May 13, 1843; m. Jan. 16, 1867, Horace Clark of Groton. She d. May 1, 1908. Ch. (1) Almon,3 b. 1868; m. Sinclair ; no ch. (2) E. Ross, 3 b. 1872 ; d. 1873. (3) G. Lyle,3 b. 1878; d. 1894. (4) Geo. N., 3 b. 1880; m. a Miss Sinclair. One son in 1997.
4 vii. Harvey,2 b. May 22, 1847.
viii. Martha, 2 b. May 9, 1851 ; m. Daniel Roberts and went to Cal. No. ch.
1 MOSES,2 (Amos.1) b. Jan. 31, 1816; farmer in Topsham 9 yrs .; rem. to Bar- net, part of his land being in Ryegate, at Mosquitoville; carpenter ; m. Feb. 27, 1892, Caroline Somers, who d. March 28, 1907. He d. July 8, 1893; bur. Walter Harvey cem.
Children :
1. Viletta;3 h. Topsham, Dec. 29, 1847; m. Oct. 1870, James Lang ; res. in
Barnet. Ch. (1) Merton.4 (2) Alvin,4 d. 1892. (3) Carrie,+ d. Nov. 1897. (4) Carl,4 who has chil. Emerson, 5 and Marjorie.5
ii. Florence J.,3 b. Topsham, Feb. 1850; m. 1880, Edward Nason of Con- cord, N. H .; d. Nov. 1884. No chil.
iii. Ella R.,3 b. Barnet, July 2, 1854; d. Concord, N. H., Sept. 1871.
iv. Eva R., 3 (twin to above) m. June, 1880, Martin Sanders ; res. Pittsfield, N. H.
2 WILLIAM,2 (Amos.1) b. Oct. 4, 1821; went to Boston, when a young man and was in teaming bus. with his brothers; then to California in 1849, via Cape Horn, a journey of six mos., returning via Panama.
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Afterward was in the oil bus. in Ontario. Lived in Boston where he d. Oct. 7, 1908 ; he m. May, 1851, Martha Bailey of Peacham, who d. July 16, 1887.
Children :
5 William,3 b. Nov. 6, 1857.
3 JAMES HUNTER,2 (Amos,1) b. March 20, 1823; m. 1st, 1848, Almira Roberts 2d, Oct. 1861, Lima Hillsbard. Went to Boston and was in trucking bus., and later in oil bus. in Ontario; ret. to Boston, where he d. Oct. 10, 1869.
Children all born in Boston.
i. William, 3 b. Jan., d. May, 1851.
ii. Emma,3 b. May, 1852, d. Sept. 1854.
iii. James,3 b. 1854. d. 1856.
iv. Emma H.,3 b. 1856; d. 1858.
By 2d marriage.
iv. Geo. L.,3 b. 1864; res. in Boston.
v. Edward B.,3 b. 1867 ; res. Malden, Mass.
4 ALEXANDER HARVEY, (Amos,1) b. May 22, 1847; served in the Union army in the civil war; res. St. Johnsbury. He m. May 14, 1874, Winona Morris.
Children :
i. Lizzie, 3 who m. 1st, Mr. Farnham and had two sons. 2d, Mr. Tice ; both of St. J.
5 WILLIAM,3 (William,2 Amos, 1) b. Boston, Nov. 6, 1857 ; grad. Harvard Univ. 1881 ; fellow at Johns Hopkins Univ. 1884-'85; Harvard Med. Sch., 1886; Ass't phys. Bloomingdale (N. Y.) Asylum 1885-'88; McLean Hosp., Boston, 1889-'92; Mass. Hosp. for Dipsomaniacs and Inebri- ates. 1892-'96; Supt. men's department, Boston Insane Hosp. 1896- 1905 ; Supt. of Hospital since 1905; instructor in mental diseases at Harvard Med. School; member of several medical associations. He m. at Montague, Mass., Sept. 4, 1894, Lucia J. Clapp. One son, Wil- liam.4
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JOHN,1 b. Kilmalcolm, Scotland, 1744 ; came to America in the spring of 1774, arriving in Ryegate on the 23d of May, with his brother Robert, who settled in Corinth. He took possession of Lot No. 6, and house lot No. 356. The former was afterward owned by John Cameron and from it was sold the site of the meeting house, where the town house stands. He served in the Revolutionary war, in Capt. Frye Bayley's Co., which marched to Saratoga in 1777. In 1797, he exchanged his land at the Corner with John Cameron for 200 acres in the west part of the town on the Groton line, where he cleared a farmi. He m. 1781, Sarah Mills of Chester, N. H., a sister of John Mills of Newbury. (See Newbury History.) She d. 1815; he d. Dec. 1831; bur. in the West cemetery. They were members of the Associate Pres. ch.
Children : (Dates of birth from Town and Session records.)
1. William,2 b. Nov. 10, 1782.
ii. Mary,2 b. Aug. 11. 1790; d. March 8, 1793; bur. in the pasture about 50 rods n. w. of the town house. (Mason).
2 iii. John,2 b. Sept. 25, 1794.
iv. James,2 b. Oct. 10, 1796; d. Aug. 21, 1798.
v. Sarah,2 b. Oct. 27, 1799; m. John Jones. Ch. (1) Mary Jane,3 [Jones] d. un-m. (2) Sarah,3 [Jones] m. Peter Hale. (3) Harriet,3 [Jones.] (4) William,3 [Jones] m. Rachel Ann Orr. 8 ch. (5) Charles, 3 [Jones] m. Martha Plummer. 4 ch. (6) Samuel,3 [Jones] never m. (7) Avis, 3 [Jones] d. un-m.
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2 WILLIAM,2 (John,1) b. Nov. 10, 1782; m. about 1803, Rachel Rodgers, who came to this country as a servant in the family of Rev. Wm. Gibson. Lived in the w. part of the town, and built the stone house where Frank Hooper now lives. He d. June 19, 1844 ; she d. April 30, 1865. Member of Ref Pres. ch.
Children :
3 i. James,3 b. Jan. 25, 1804.
ii. Mary, 3 b. Jan. 21, 1806; m. Nathaniel Nutt of Topsham. 3 ch.
iii. William,3 b. Nov. 10, 1807; d. July 19, 1885; m. Sarah Verbeck (or Bur- dick.) 6 ch. She d. Jan. 26, 1881
iv. Jane,3 ( Jean) b. Nov. 2, 1809; m. Jan. 13, 1842, Wm. Mckinley, q, v. v. Sarah, 3 b. Oct. 5, 1811; m. Thomas Wormwood, q. v.
vi. Annie,3 d. un-m. June 23, 1882.
4 vii. John,3 b. Dec. 18, 1818.
viii. Margaret,3 (b. Nov. 10, 1817, by Caldwell rec.); m. William Caldwell, q. v., Jan. 13, 1842.
2 JOHN,2 (John,1) b. Sept. 25, 1794; settled on his father's farm in the w. part of the town. He m. 1812, Achsah Thompson of Topsham. He d. Jan. 27, 1880.
. Children :
i. Jacob,+ b. March 6, 1815; m. Martha Frost; d. 1863. 10 ch.
ii. Rachel,4 b. 1816; d. 1874; m. 1st, Isaiah Emery. Their dau. Achsah m. James Holmes and 2d, J. L. C. Hooper.
iii. John,4 b. d. 1838, or '39.
iv. Samuel,+ b. d. Feb. 29, 1820; 1st burial in West cemetery.
V. Rhoda, + b. 1821; d. Manchester, N. H., 1856.
vi. Eliza,4 m. Perley Hamlet of Bradford, N. H. 2d, a Mr. French of Man- chester, N. H.
vii. Robina, 4 b. 1826; d. Manchester, N. H.
viii. Volence,+ m. 1st Rhoda, dau. Dr. Perry, 2d. Sarah Hewlett.
ix. Susannah, 4 m. Freeman Ellsworth; d. ab. 1882.
x. Elzina,+ m. Chester H. Chase; d. Manchster, N. H., ab. 1887.
xi. Philander,4 b. Dec. 14, 1833; m. Sept. 27, 1871, Mary A. Knight (b. Feb. 2, 1839 ; d. Dec. 27, 1899.) Hed. March 4, 1898; bur. Walter Harvey cem. Farmer ; his farm is now owned by E. Brock.
5 xii. Chester,4 b. July, 1835.
xiii. Miranda,4 b. Oct. 25, 1837; m. Isaac P. Dunn, q. v.
xiv. Lucy Ann,4 m. Arthur Mclaughlin. 2d, Charles Stevens of Peacham. 1 son.
3 JAMES,3 (William,2 John,1) b. Jan. 25, 1804; m. March 11, 1828, Margaret, dau. John Harvey,7 (b. Dec. 22, 1802, d. May 22,1887.) He d. March 22, 1892; bur. in Walter Harvey Cem. They lived in Topsham, and rem. to Groton and d. there. Members of Ref. Pres. ch.
Children : Bur. three who died.
i. Mary C.,4 b. March 9, 1831; m. 1st, David Whitehill, q. v. 2d, Wesson Crown, q. v. She d. Dec. 5, 1911.
6 ii. Robert Harvey, + b. May 2, 1838.
iii. William S.,4 m. Margaret Abbott; res. Peacham. No ch. Mem. Ref. Pres. ch.
iv. Jane,4 m. Dugald Stewart, q. v. 4 ch., three d. young. Children :
i. Emily Ann,4 b. 1843.
ii. May Eliza, 4 b. 1848; m. John Fowler of Montpelier.
iii. Olive,4 b. 1849; d. Topsham, Nov. 7, 1910.
iv. Phebe Darling,+ b. 1862; res. Waterbury.
v. Washington, 4 rem. to Groton and res. there.
4 JOHN,3 ( William,2 John,1) b. Dec, 18, 1818. He was called "Long John." and in old trainings was placed near the head of the company because
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he was so tall. He m. Jan. 7, 1841 by John Darling, Esq., Chris- tian, dau. Dea. James Caldwell. He became insane and d. at Brattle- boro in Dec. 1893. 5 chil. No record.
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CHESTER 3 (John,2 John,1) b. Ryegate, July, 1835. Served in the Civil war in Co. D, 1st Vt. Cavalry ; taken prisoner at Stony Creek, June 30, 1864, was at Andersonville prison ten mos., must. out, May 23, 1865. He m. Feb, 22, 1868, Judith Louisa, dau. Peter,2 Whitehill (b. Groton, July 21, 1843; d. July 31, 1901). Hed. May 4, 1896. He became blind.
Children :
i. Son,4 d. in infancy.
ii. Ora S.,4 b. July 5, 1874 ; d. April 5, 1875.
iii. Pliny M.,4 b. April 11, 1877; m. Jan, 29, 1907, Mrs. Sylvia Dolph.
iv. Mattie,4 b. Feb. 6, 1879; in. Aug. 9, 1898, Orange C. Frost. Ch. (1) Elmer C.,5 b. Jan. 25, 1900. (2) Millie May,5 b. Jan. 5, 1902. (3) Della Lavina,5 b. June 13, 1907.
v. Millie J.,4 b. Nov. 1, 1881; d. Feb. 29. 1895.
vi. Addie H.,4 b. Aug. 27, 1883; d. Feb. 5, 1901.
vii. Mabel C., 4 b. Sept. 14, 1884; m. May 2, 1906, Ernest M. Randall. Ch. (1) John E.,5 b. June 11, 1907.
ROBERT HARVEY, 4 (James,3 Wm.,2 John,1) b. May 2, 1838; m. Dec. 1876, Sarah V., dau. Wm., 3 (John,2 James, 1) Whitehill (b. March 22, 1852.) He d. in Groton, April 9, 1911.
Children :
Clarence Harvey,5 b. April 22, 1878; d. Oct. 16, 1880.
ii. William James, 5 b. July 19, 1880; m. Nov. 28, 1902, Grace Mary Crane. Ch. (1) Clarence Jesse,6 b. Sept. 22, 1903. (2) Herbert Carroll, 6 b. Oct. 19, 1905. (3) Mary Agnes,6 b. Nov. 28, 1907. (4) Marshall Crane,6 b. Oct. 25, 1909. (5) Alice Emma, 6 b. Aug. 2, 1911.
iii. Albert Faris,5 b. June 15, 1883.
iv. Grace Lillian,5 b. March 4, 1886; m. Frank Gibson, q. v.
v. Charles Harvey,5 b. March 1. 1891.
vi. Leslie Harold,5 b. Dec. 21, 1893.
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Two brothers, Josiah and Jacob Page were b. in that part of Haverhill, Mass., which is now a part of Plaistow, N. H., and came to Haverhill, N. H., then to Newbury before the Rev. war, in which both served, coming to Ryegate after the war and were prominent men, rearing large families. They were nearly related to the Page family of Haver- hill, N. H., so long prominent there.
JOSIAH,1 Page, b. ab. 1748, was bound out to an uncle from the age of four till he was 21, and learned the blacksmith trade, and worked at it in New- bury and in Ryegate. Mr. Mason says, he was the only blacksmith between Newbury and Stanstead Plain. He served in the Rev. war as sergeant in Capt. Thos. Johnson's Co., of Minutemen in 1775, and in the 2d Co. under him, his service being 20 days; also one mo. in Capt. John G. Bayley's Co., as a scout, between April 1777, and March, 1779; also was in Capt. Frve Bayley's Co., which marched to Saratoga, Sept. 23-Oct. 27, 1777; also 19 days as sergeant in Capt. Simeon Stevens' Co., 1779-1781. While living in Newbury he held town offices and in 1781 was chosen, with Col. Jacob Kent. a delegate to a constitutional convention held at Windsor. In Ryegate, where he bought land south of the Corner of John Scott, he held town offices ; was town clerk 1784-'87. town representative in 1792, '93, '94 and '96, and was delegate to the Constitutional convention of 1793. Whether a church member or not does not appear, but he served on several committees about building a meeting house and settling a min- ister. He kept tavern at the Corner and was Lieut .- Col. of the 1st
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Reg. in Cal. Co, in the old militia. Josiah Page d. 1814. He m. Lydia Pettee of So. Berwick, Me., who was b. at Haverhill, Mass. Their descendants are widely scattered and their records imperfect, but we give what can be obtained of them.
Children : Dates of birth from town record.
1 i. Jonathan,2 b. Haverhill, N. H., Feb. 22, 1770.
2 ii. Mary,2 b, Haverhill, March 14, 1772.
iii. Abigail,2 b. Newbury, July 18, 1774; m. 1st, Benjamin Wright, q. v. 2d, Hugh Johnson, q. v.
3 iv. Josiah Kimball,2 b. Newbury, Aug. 16, 1776.
v. John,2 b. Newbury, Aug. 25; d. Sept. 16, 1778.
vi. Sarah,2 b. Newbury, Sept. 18, 1780; d. Aug. 1796. A poem upon her death appeared in the Orange Nightingale and Newbury Morning Star for Aug. 25, 1796, which may be seen in the library at Newbury.
4 vii. John,2 b. R., Aug. 1, 1782.
viii. Phebe.2 b. R., Nov. 23, 1786; m. Robert G. Allen, q. v.
5 ix. William, 2 b. R. Aug. 20, 1790.
1 JONATHAN, 2 (Josiah,1) b. Haverhill, N. H., Feb. 22, 1770; m. 1st, at Danville, Nov. 26, 1788, Sarah Elliott, who d. April 19, 1804, and he m. 2d, Nov. 13, 1804, Elizabeth Shields [Mason].
Children, from town record.
i. Lydia,3 b. Feb. 14, 1789; m. P. Harriman.
ii. Elizabeth,3 b. Nov. 26, 1790; m. George Mason, q. v.
iii. Josiah, 3 b. Jan. 10, 1793; m. Catherine Spenser.
iv. Abigail,3 b May 1, 1795 ; d. April 5, 1862; m. James Dunsyre, q. v.
v. Kimball,3 b. June 14, 1799; m. Sarah Holman. By 2d marriage.
vi. Wright,3 b. 1805; m. Hannah Dow:
vii. Alexander,3 b. Dec. 30, 1806.
viii. Jonathan,3 b. Dec. 22, 1808.
ix. William,3 b. June 20, 1811.
x. Elias,3 b. June 9, 1813.
xi. Sarah, 3 b March 16, 1815.
xii. Dorothy,3 b. Jan. 10, 1819.
xiii. Hannah,3 b. April 8, 1821.
2 MARY,2 ( Josiah,2 Josiah,1) b. Haverhill, N. H., March 14, 1772. She m. 1st, 1787, William Johnston (b. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1754. When a young man be went to the West Indies where he rem. 3 yrs. and having lost his health, came to America. Served in the American army in the Rev. war, and was in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth and German- town; was orderly sergeant and muster master. Rem. in New York after the war and taught school at Schenectady, afterwards coming to Barnet where he taught school for many years which was the only school at that time. Hed. July 1, 1819, on the farm owned in 1860 by Win. Carrick, Jr .- MASON. ) She m. 2d, 1823, as 2d w., Alexander Elmsley (b. Aberdeen, Scot., 1756; went into the British army and sailed from Scotland to engage in the American war ab. 1777; was in the battle of Brandywine, Monmouth and Germantown; rem. in Am. after the war; came to Barnet 1793, and began to clear the farm owned and occupied in 1860 by Josiah Johnston, where he d. March 27, 1837 .- MASON). She d. May 20, 1837, and is bur. in the old church yard at Barnet Ctr., between her husbands.
3 JOSEPH KIMBALL,2 (Josiah,1) b. Newbury, Aug. 16, 1776; m. Abigail, dau. Benj. Chamberlin of N. They lived in Topsham many yrs.
Children, not in regular order.
Josiah,3 m. Kate Jackson of Wells River. 6 ch.
George, 3 d. in N. Y. city.
Julia,3 m. John Whitcher; d. N. Y. city.
Amanda,3 b. May 8, 1826; d. Jan. 24. 1881 ; m. Anderson Miller, q. v.
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, 3 m. Loren Whitcher, and d. in N. Y. city.
Hector,3 d. N. Y. city.
Five of this family d. within 14 mos .- MILLER.
4 JOHN,2 (Josiah,1)b. Ryegate, Aug. 1, 1782; was a great sufferer from sores, from four till 14 and did not go to school till he was 15, but had learned to read a little. In 1798 when Rev. Wm. Forsythe came to Ryegate, John attended his school and learned very rapidly, then went to Rev. W'm. Gibson, afterwards attending Peacham Acad. when Ezra Carter was principal. He taught 21 winters and 18 sum- mer terins, and lived in a house which stood in the bend of the road south of the Corner. He was called Lame John and as the late Mer- rill Goodwin who was one of his pupils says. used his crutches to en- force discipline. He wrote a beautiful hand and seems to have been a very useful man. He m. Dorcas Hibbard of Bath, who d. 1848. He d. 1860.
Children :
i. William Penn,3 b. Dec. 20, 1806; d. June 3, 1854 at Virgin Bay, Panama, on his way to California.
ii. Eliza Barker,3 b. Sept. 28, 1808.
iii. Mitchell Hibbard,3 b. April 11, 1810.
iv. Stephen P. W.,3 b. Jan. 22. 1812.
v. A. Hibbard,3 d. 1851.
vi. Josiah,3 b.
vii. Son lost at sea, 1842.
5 WILLIAM,2 (Josiah,1) b. Aug. 20, 1790. He m. Sept. 16. 1812, Amity, dau. Benj. Chamberlin of N. He lived where John F. Nelson afterwards lived. Rem to So. Ryegate, 1819 and bought a farm which he sold in 1838 to David Bone, and rem. to Newbury. Captain of Ryegate Light Infantry, 1832. He d. Lebanon, N. H., Oct. 16, 1883. (For family see Hist. of Newbury.)
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JACOB,1 (Brother of preceding,) b. Haverhill, Mass., or Plaistow, N. H., 1750. Came to Newbury with his bro. Josiah before the Rev. war and settled at the Oxbow. Served in Capt, Johnson's Co. of Minute- men 1775; also one mo. in Capt. John G. Bayley's Co,, guarding and scouting ; 19 days in Capt. Simeon Stevens' Co., 1780, and probably in other service; taken prisoner at Peacham with Col. Thomas John- son and Jonathan Elkins and taken to Quebec; kept in irons for sev- eral months, exchanged and ret. to Newbury. Lived some time in Haverhill. About 1789 he bought land of Alexander McDonald, in Ryegate on the "town spot," now part of "Fairview" farm. His house which stood opposite W. F. McLam's was torn down by W. W. Wright. He m. 1st, July 29, 1773, Sarah, dau. John Johnson, sister of Col. Thomas Johnson (b. Oct. 29, 1751; d. Ryegate, Sept. 17, 1791.) 2d, 1792, Louisa, dau. Richard Chamberlin, (b. Dec. 25, 1751; d. 1835.) He d. 1831; bur. at Ryegate Corner. A tall old fashioned clock, once the family clock of Jacob Page is owned by his gt. gr. dau., Mrs. D. W. Learned.
Children: The 1st 6 b. Newbury.
i. Eunice, 2 b. Jan. 26, 1775; m. Jonathan Fowler.
ii. Sarah,2 b. Oct. 17, 1776 ; d. Oct. 17, 1778.
iii. Sarah,2 b. April 24, 1778 ; m. Rufus Hosmer.
iv. Jacob,2 b. 1781 ; m. Judith Carter.
v. Ruth,2 b. May 4, 1783; m. Samuel Whitaker, q. v.
vi. Abigail,2 b. Aug. 5, 1785. m. Stephen Smith of Danville.
vii. John O.,2 b. April 30, 1787.
1 viii. Hannah,2 b. July 15, 1789, Haverhill; in. Daniel Lang of Bath.
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By 2d marriage.
ix. Polly,2 b. Rvegate, Nov. 26, 1792; d. 1852.
x. Betsey,2 b. Ryegate, Jan. 27, 1795.
1 JOHN O,,2 (Jacob,1) b. Haverhill, N. H., April 30, 1787. Came to Ryegate with parents, and lived with his father succeeding him on the farm. Served in the war of 1812. He m. Sarah Heath, dau. Jesse Heath (b. May 22, 1795; d,) He d. Feb- 3, 1865.
Children. (Dates of birth from town rec.)
2 i. Jacob Fowler,3 b. Sept. 2, 1815.
3 ii. Voda,3 b. Jan. 22, 1817.
4 iii. Alanson D., 3 b. Aug. 30, 1818.
iv. Ruth Whitaker,3 b. May 17, 1820; d. March 16, 1867.
v. Jesse Heath, 3 b. Dec. 25, 1821; m. Avis Hatch.
vi. Dennison Burnham,3 b. Jan. 23, 1823; m. Sarah Ann Moore of Corinth, Vt.
vii. Polly Taplin,3 b. Oct. 2, 1825; m. Frank Burgess of Waltham, Mass. viii. Phebe Heath,3 b. Nov. 3. 1827: d. 1851.
ix. Mary,3 b. Aug. 29, 1829; m. 1st, Geo, Pollard, q. v. 2d, Thomas Taisey.
x. William, 3 (twin to Mary); in. Janet Emerson.
xi. Samuel Whitaker,3 b. Aug. 17, 1831.
xii. Jonathan Fowler,3 b. June 30, 1833; d. Chicago, Feb. 29, 1892.
xiii. Lydia,3 b. Aug. 20, 1835 ; d. June 23, 1870.
xiv. Caroline Bradley,3 b. Sept. 7, 1837; in. Homer Hosmer ; d. Dec. 8, 1872, All the above children lived to be men and women.
3 VODA, 3 (John O.,2 Jacob,1) b. Ryegate, Jan. 22, 1817; m. Jan. 7, 1836, John Gracey, b. in Ireland. Rem. to Peacham, 1867, where he d. April 1, 1901. She d. May 10, 1909, the oldest person in town. She had been a church member over 60 years.
Children :
i. Mary Ellen,4 [Gracey] b. Ryegate, Dec. 5, 1836 ; m. Jan, 19, 1862, John F. Morse of P., a soldier in the civil war.
ii. Adaline O.,4 [Gracey] b. Peacham, March 25, 1839; m. April, 1862, Jo- seph W. Wilson. Res. Stoneham, Mass.
iii. John C.,4 [Gracey ] b. Peacham, July 4. 1842; served 4 yrs. in 1st Vt. Cavalry. Res. Peacham; m11. Sept. 1868, Elizabeth Ferguson of P.
iv. Sarah A ,4 [Gracey] b. April 1, 1844; m. Sept. 1867, E. C. Potter of St. Johnsbury.
v. Orice F. Martin,4 [Gracey] b. March 12, 1846; m. May 1871, Esther M. Gray. Res. Somerville, Mass.
4 ALANSON SMITH, 3 (John O.,2 Jacob 1) b. Aug. 30, 1818; m. Betsey Merrill of Maidstone. Lived in Ryegate. He d. July 17, 1862; she d. in R., May 1891, aged 73.
Children :
i. Sarah Elizabeth,4 b. March 9, 1847; m. June 14, 1865, F. Ezra Clark of Newbury. She d. June 20, 1894. 3 chil.
ii. Susan Jane,4 b. Feb. 25, 1849; m. Apri 5, 1870, Abner T. Heath of Newbury. Noch. Res. Orford, N. H.
iii. James Lewis Merrill,4 b. April 19, 1853. Went to Cal. iv. Alex. Smith, 4 b. March 1, 1861. Went to Cal.
2 Jacob Fowler.3 ( John O.,2 Josiah,1) b. Ryegate, Sept. 2, 1815; carpenter ; lived in Newbury, near Boltonville. He m. Dec. 26, 1839, Lydia C., dau. Enoch Nelson. (This family usually spell the name Paige.)
Children all born in Newbury.
i. Hill Bradley,4 b. June 20, 1840; served in the Union army in the Civil war. He m. Catherine Limmington of Iowa and d. Jan. 12, 1910. 1 son, 2 daus.
ii. Charles N.,5 b. Jan. 13, 1842 ; served in the Union army in the Civil war ; m. Dec. 14, 1866, Mary J., dau. John McLure. (For chil. see p. 429.) iii. Alonzo,4 b. Sept. 28, 1844 ; d. June 6, 1857.
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iv. Harriet Bradley,4 b. July 10, 1845; m. Major N. Wheeler, then of Wau- sau, Wis., later of Newbury. Shed. July 31, 1884. Several sons who live in Newbury and vicinity 2 daus. d. y.
v. Cora A.,4 b. Aug. 9, 1847; m. Daniel W. Learned of Newbury, who d. March 20, 1890. She res. at Wells River. 2 sons.
vi. Sarah Elizabeth,4 b, Aug. 2, 1849; m. E. D. Chamberlin of Bath, N. H. 2 sons. 1 dau.
vii. Mary A.,4 b. April 16, 1852; m. James G. Learned of Newbury. One son, Frank.
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Nathan Barker.1 Mr. Mason says that he was a cousin to Josiah and Joshua Page. He lived in the n. part of the town, on the road from Ryegate Corner to Pcacham. He m. Both bur. at Ryegate Corner. They seem to have been Covenanters. We give all that is known of them.
Children, from Mason and town records.
i. Hannah,2 b. 1787; d. un.m. 1854.
ii. Job,2 b. Oct. 25, 1789 ; d. May 1, 1812.
1 iii. William,2 b. Aug. 30, 1791.
iv. Nathan,2 b. June 21, 1793; m. Cynthia Chapman of Haverhill.
v. Abraham A .. 2 b. Aug. 4, 1795; m. Sarah A. Clark of Thetford.
vi. Martha,2 b. June 11. 1797 ; m. 1st, Isaac Merrill of Danville. 2d, Daniel Powers of Thetford.
vii. Isaac,2 b. May 6, 1800; m. Eliza Hunt of Maine and d. there in 1834.
viii. Janet,2 b. March 29, 1803 ; d. Sept. 12, 1870; m. John Dunn q. v.
ix. Abigail,2 b. July 9, 1805 ; m. Cyrus Heaton of Thetford ; d. 1841. x. Helen,2 b. May 9, 1809; m. Daniel Powers of Thetford.
1 WILLIAM B.,2 (Nathan B.,1) h. Aug. 30, 1791; farmer ; d. on the farm owned in 1860 by Daniel Wormwood. He m. 1st, by Rev. Jas. Milligan, March 18, 1819, Hannah Cole of Barton, who d. leaving one son Job. 2d. Jan. 23, 1828, by the same, Rhoda, dau. Jonathan Coburn (b. Jan. 14, 1813).
Children, from town record.
ii. Rhoda Jane,3 b. Dec. 2, 1832,
iii. William Wallace,3 b. March 6, 1836.
iv. Horace Hibbard,3 b. Aug. 16, 1838
v. Charles Augustus,3 b. Aug. 17, 1840.
vi. Francis Adine, 3 b. May 6, 1843.
vii. Josiah Warren,3 b. July 19, 1845.
viii. James Milton,3 b. Aug. 11, 1847.
ix. EllietCoburn,3 b. July 16, 1850.
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JOHN C.,1 b. Nov. 7, 1824; m. Sept. 29, 1846, Nancy, dau. Ezra, 3 Gates (b. Ryegate, Sept. 1, 1821; d. Feb. 6, 1880; bur. at Westmore, Vt.) He d. Oct 25, 1899. He lived near the outlet of Sym's Pond, and ran the saw mill some years. He was a fine marksman. Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862 in the U. S. Sharpshooters; dis. June 19, 1866; twice wounded. A very fine rifle, which he had made but was not not allowed to use in the army, is now owned by Mr. John Gates. Not related to the other Page families. Rem. to Westmore.
Children :
i. George W.,2 b. June 16. 1847; m. Eliza M. Clark. He d. in Ark., June 23, 1898.
ii. Harriet M.,2 b. Oct. 21, 1851 ; m. H. H. Carpenter of E. Concord, N. H.
iii. Flora E.,2 b. April 17, 1854 ; m. O. D. Bailey of Lakeport, N. H.
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HISTORY OF RYEGATE, VERMONT.
iv. Ida J.,2 b. June 29, 1856; m. July 4, 1881, H. Deveraux of Barton Vt., (b. June 28, 1854.) Ch. (1) Myrtie E.,3b. Jan. 30, 1888. (2) Ralph E.,3 b. July 8, 1893.
v. Calista J.,2 b. Oct. 27, 1859 ; m. N. C. Simonds of York Beach, Me.
vi. Eugene H.,2 Feb. 26, 1862; m. Feb. 5, 1873, Mary Jane Gerrish of Fran- cistown. N. H. Res. Sharon, Vt., in lumber bus. Ch. both b. Nashua, N. H. (1) Ethel Flora,3 b, May 31, 1894. (2) Bert Lewis,3 b. Oct. 20, 1897.
PARK.
This family has representatives in most of the parishes in the shires of Lan- ark, Dunbarton and Renfrew, where the name frequently recurs. In the "Church and Parish of Inchinnan," it is mentioned that "On the 3d of February, 1685, James Algie and John Park were hanged at the Cross of Paisley for refusing to take the Test and Oath of Abjura- tion." Whether the Park family of Ryegate is descended from this John Park who thus "suffered for the faith," in the days of the perse- cution cannot be ascertained, but in 1740 and for many years after- ward, Alexander Park was an elder in the church at that place. The names John and Alexander often recur in the annals of the Park family here in Ryegate.
JOHN,1 and Margaret (Read) his wife, came from near the Iron Works at Paisley, Scotland in 1794 and settled on the farm on part of which N. A. Park lives, dividing it between his sons Archibald and James. They were ad. to the Ass. Pres. ch. June 25, 1795 by certificate from the New Relief ch. at Glasgow.
GLASGOW, March 24, 1795,
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