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He m. Oct. 31, 1860, Mary S., dau. of George Perry of S. R., b. Sept. 26, 1839.
Children all b. in S. R. :
i. JOHN FREDERICK,9 b. Nov. 17, 1863; m. Dec. 28, 1887, Mrs. Jennie (Martin) Prindle, who d. Oct. 4, 1902 ; no ch. ; he res. S. R.
ii. CHARLOTTE MAY, b. July 25, 1867; m. Oct. 4, 1892, Harry Gray Anderson, M. D .; res. Waterbury, Conn. Children : 1. Harry Gray, 10 b. Apr. 5, 1895. 2. Hannah Perry, born Oct., 1899.
iii. HANNAH EUNICE, b. Dec. 21, 1868; res. in S. R. ; unm.
iv. GEORGE PERRY, b. Apr. 14, 1871 ; a real estate dealer, res. S. R .; m. Sept. 11, 1901, Florence E. Forgette. Children : 1. Perry Chandler,10 born June 3, 1903. 2. Donald George, b. Oct. 27, 1904.
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NATHAN WILLIS1 (s. of Enos), b. Eaton, P. Q., Jan. 20, 1834 ; res. S. R. 1883 to 1885, Bap. State Missionary ; pastor of Bap. chh. of B. F. 1885 to 1890 ; rem. to Albuquerque. N. M. in 1892 where he now res. : m. Nov. 9, 1860, Mary K. French, b. Eaton, P. Q., July 1, 1840.
Children :
i. MINNIE J.,2 b. Eaton, Jan. 14, 1863; m. May, 1883, E. A. Field ; res. Albuquerque. Children : 1. Morey D.,3 b. S. R., Sept. 6, 1884. 2. Carroll E., b. B. F., May 3, 1890. 3. Frances II., b. Albuquerque, Aug. 14. 1904.
ii. JOHN L., b. Nov. 20, 1864; grad. Vt. Academy, 1885; Brown, 1890; Prin. Vt. Academy since 1904: m. 1896, Edith Goodyear ; res. S. R. ; no children.
iii. SUSIE E., b. Stratford, N. H., June 8, 1867 : m. George Stubbs ; res. Albuquerque.
iv. EDMUND J., b. Lunenburg, Vt., 1871 ; took dental course in San Francisco, grad. May, 1903, practised one year in Santa Cruz, Cal., since then in Albuquerque.
DIAH B., b. Lunenburg, 1873 ; d. Nov. 24, 1877.
vi. MABEL E .. b. Passumpsic, Vt., 1876 ; m. May, 1900, Rev. Bruce Kin- ney : res. Salt Lake City, Utah. Children : 1. Dorothy J.,3 b. Sept. 16, 1901. 2. Marion A .. b. Dec. 23, 1902. 3. Carolyn, b. Apr .. 1904.
ALLBEE
EBENEZER,1 b. Townsend. Mass., June 9, 1743, was the progenitor of the Allbees of this town. His father, John "Albee," and wife Abigail had six children b. in Townsend between 1733 and 1743. Ebenezer was the young- est, b. June 9, 1743. Ile m. Dec. 8, 1763, in Townsend, Rachel Avery of that town, b. 1745, d. Nov. 4, 1815. At least four of their children were b. in Townsend. They rem. to R. about 1770 or 1771, coming into possession of what has of late years been known as the " Walter Wiley place," on the " Upper Meadows." He felled the great trees of the almost unbroken forest of which the farm was at that time a part. Ebenezer, his wife Rachel, and six eldest surviving children, were all bapt. and received into the Ist chh. of R., Sept. 15, 1776. He later became a deacon in the church. The records of Townsend, Mass., spell the name, " Albee," and " Albe " but Ebenezer changed the spelling after coming to R.
Children :
i. JOHN,2 b. Jan. 26, 1765 ; d. Jan. 27, 1765.
ii. RACHEL, b. June 25, 1766; m. Aug. 12, 1784, Barnabas Graves of Walpole, N. H. She is also said to have married a man by the name of llolton.
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iii. EBENEZER, b. Apr. 17, 1768: m. Anna Johnson of Lancaster, Mass. JOHN, b. Feb. 18, 1770; d. in R., July 29, 1828; m. Sophia Smith.
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BENJAMIN, b. 1771 : m. ist in R .. May 30, 1791, Abigail Thompson ; d. Nov., 1861; m. 2d Mrs. Martha (Thompson) Shout, dau. of Amos Thompson, b. in N. II., 1788; d. Concord, N. Y., July 18, 1844. He d. Springville, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1858. He had fifteen or sixteen children.
Data taken from the statement of Benj. Albee, 2d, in the history of the original town of Concord, N. Y., printed in 1883 :
" My father, Benjamin Albee, Ist, was b. on the Connecticut river in Vermont in 1771; my mother's maiden name was Abigail
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Thompson. I had four brothers and three sisters ; we were all b. in Danby, Vt., from which place my father and mother and their eight children came to Collins (N. Y.) in March 1811. * * * My father d. Dec. 30, 1858, in Concord (N. Y.), to which place he rem. from Collins. My mother d. in Nov., 1861. Of my brothers and sisters, Jehiel d. in Collins : Adolpheus in Indiana ; Howard in Mich. ; and Enoch in Wis. My sisters are living : Mrs. Rachael Palmerton in Collins : Mrs. Clarissa Wright in Avon, N. Y., and Mrs. Diantha Hunt in Collins. I was b. in Vermont in 179S, m. Rhoda Wheeler, and have reared a family of eight children."
The town records of Collins show that Benj. Albee, 2d, farmer, died in that town March 22, ISS9.
vi. MARY, born in R., Feb. 7, 1774; m. Lynds Simonds of R. (Sce Simonds.)
vii. SUBMIT (called Mehitable in a family record), b. in R., Dec. 19, 1775 ; m. Crane.
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viii. SARAH, b. in R., Feb. 16, 1781 ; m. Apr. 24, 1798, Timothy Ross.
ix. ELIJAH, b. in R., Aug. 14, 1782 ; m. Sarah Adams.
x. ELEAZER, b. in R., June 19, 1785 ; d. Stanstead, Que., Aug. 28, 1864.
I . EBENEZER2 (EbenezerI), b. Townsend, Mass., Apr. 17, 1768; was about four years old when brought to R. to live and spent his life in this town ; m. May 25, 1790, Anna Johnson of Lancaster, Mass., b. Jan. 20, 1771, d. in R., Sept. 16, 1849; he d. in R .. Dec. 13, 1846.
Children :
i. EBENEZER, 3 b. in R., June 20, 1791 ; farmer ; m. in R., Jan. 27, 1814, Bethia Bisbee, b. Springfield, Mass., Dec. 27, 1793. d. Bradford, Vt .. Nov. 29, 1859; he d. Neponset, Ill., Aug. 21, 1867. Children : I. Ann Adaline,+ b. in R., Feb. 2, 18IS. 2. Martha, b. Thetford, Vt., Mar. 22, 1820. 3. Mary Ilelen. b. Thetford, Aug. 8, 1821. 4. Emily, b. Fairlee, Vt., Aug. 21, 1824. 5. Margaret. b. Fairlee, Apr. 13, 1826. 6. Harvey Allen. b. Thetford, Apr. 15, 1828. 7. Rosanna, b. Orford, N. H., June 18, 1832.
5. ii. TIMOTHY JOHNSON, b. in R., Dec. 10, 1792 : d. Fairlee, Aug. 9, 1874. iii. PHILENA, b. in R., Mar. 29, 1795: m. Mark White Adams of R. (See Adams. )
6. iv. HORACE, b. in R., May 21, 1797 : m. Hannah Herrick of Spring- field, Vt.
v. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. in R., Dec. 24, 1799 ; shoemaker : moved to Iowa in 1855; m. Theda Currier who d. Fulton, Ia., Dec. 27, 1872 ; he d. Pleasant Prairie, Ia., Nov. 27, 1872. Children : I. Eliza Malvina,4 b. Feb. 2, 1828; m. in Springfield, Vt., Jan. 29, 1844, Gustavus, s. of Eleazer and Hepzibah (Bancroft) Allbee, b. in R., April 27, 1822 ; she d. Montpelier, Ia .. Oct. 3, 1893. 2. Arozina. 3. Maria. 4. Anna Jemima. 5. Ezra Ebenezer.
7. vi. ELIJANI WARREN, b. in R., Feb. 29, 1812 ; m. Ruth Maria Adams.
2. JOHN2 (Ebenezer1), b. Townsend, Mass., Feb. 18, 1770; farmer ; lived many years in a dwelling near the site of the first mill in R., about I m. from the mouth of Williams river and owned a mill on Hinds brook ; in 1809, rem. to his farm on the Upper Meadows where he res. until his death, July 29, 1828; was deacon of ist Town chh. of R .; m. Sophia Smith of Deerfield, Mass., b. about 1772. d. in R., Nov. 26, 1857.
Children all b. in R. :
i. JOHN,3 b. Mar. 14, 1790 : farmer ; in 1824 had built and owned half of a grist-mill in S. R. village which he advertised for sale; m. in R., Aug. 13, 1809, Betsey Reed, b. in R., Jan. 21. 1794. d. Derby,
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Vt .. Oct. 28, 1874 ; he d. Derby, Aug. 12, 1862. Children all born in R. : 1. Eliza, + b. Feb. 28, 1810 ; d. in R., July 16, ISII. 2. Betsey, b. Aug. 12. 1812, d. Holland. Vt., Jan. 20, 1855 : m. William Dear- born. 3. John Gardner, b. Oct. 9, 1814: farmer; m. in Derby, Sarah. dau. of Moses and Nancy (Strong) Blake, b. Thornton, N. H., June 9, ISII, d. Brighton, Vt., May 15, 1892 ; he d. Granby, Vt., Feb. 10, 1895. Two children. 4. David, b. May 13, 1817 or ISIS : farmer, shoemaker: m. in Derby, Zeruiah, dau. of Clark and Ilannah (Clifford) Nason, b. Holland, Mar. 7, 1823, d. Derby, Jan. 12, 1896; he d. Barnston, Que., Oct. 26, 1874, other authorities say Nov. 24, 1872 and Oct. 26, 1871. Six children. 5. Martha II"., b. in R., June 29. 1819: m. Azro Crosby. d. Holland, 1902 ; she d. Ilolland, Sept. 11, 1870. 6. Eliza, b. Feb. 24, 1822 : m. Joshua Dearborn ; she d. Holland, Feb. 2. 1843. 7. Sarah Dyer, b. Dec. 25, 1824: m. Joshua Dearborn, d. Charleston, Vt., about 1886; she d. Charleston, Mar. 9, 1892. S. Helen Mahala, b. Aug. 17, 1827: mn. Ist Colby George; she d. llolland, Oct. 15, 1891 :
he m. 2d Mrs. Reed; res. Charleston. 9. Andrew Jack- son, b. Apr. 25, 1832; manufacturer of sash. doors, etc .; m. in Derby, Dec. 3, 1856, Mary, dau. of David and Betsey ( Perkins) Gilman, b. Chelsea, Apr. 3, 1832: res. Derby. Three children. IO. James Carroll, b. Aug. 15. 1834 : d. Derby, Oct. 19, 1857; unm. ii. SOPHIA b. Apr. 28, 1792; m. in R., Jan. 16, 1822, George, s. of Loami Cutler, b. Chesterfield, N. Il., Aug. 22, 1790: both d. Springfield. Vt.
S iii. SAMUEL. b. Dec. 29, 1793 : m. Belinda Prentiss : d. Mar. 8, 1889. P. 580 iv. SIMEON, b. in R., Jan. 27, 1796; farmer : m. in Springfield, Sept. S. 1816, Polly Read of R., d. Morgan, Vt., Dec .. 1882 ; he d. West Derby about 1871. Children : 1. Simeon,+ b. in R., Jan. 30. 1817 ; m. Arabella Gaskill, d. about 1897: he d. St. Johnsbury Center, Vt., about 1896. Three children. 2. Cyrus Smith, b. in R., Dec. 16, 1818: farmer : m. ist in Morgan, Dec. 12, 1844, Cynthia, dau. of Ruell and Nancy ( Anderson) Cobb, b. Morgan, Sept. 2, 1823, d. May 4, 1874: m. 2d in Holland, Jan. 9, 1878, Mrs. Mary Wood- ward, dau. of - Berry and widow of William Woodward, b. Jan. 24, 1838, d. Morgan, June 21, 1895 ; he d. Morgan, Aug. 10, 1901. Thirteen children. 3. Alexander Campbell, b. in R., Jan. 6. 1821. 4. Mary Mine. b. in R., Sept. 16, 1823: m. Luther Page, d. Hol- land. 1902 : she res. Holland. 5. John Reed, d. before 1845; unm. 6. Lucia, b. about 1826; m. Dec. 15, 1853. William P. Bartlett ; res. Morgan.
V. IRENE. b. in R., June 29, 1798: m. in R., Thomas Haseltine.
vi. SARAII, b. in R., Oct. 29, 1800 ; m. in R., Oct. 23, 1827, David, s. of Elisha and Mary ( Grout ) Bisbee, b. Springfield, Nov. 28, 1801, d. West Derby. Oct. 7, 1857: she d. Independence, la., Sept. 12. 1874.
vii. HENRY, b. in R .. Aug. 31, 1802 ; d. young.
viii. OBADIAH, b. in R., Mar. 1, 1804: farmer ; m. Ist in R., Oct. 31. 1825 or 1826, Relief Wood, dau. of Thomas and Rhoda (Wood) Green, b. Springfield, Apr. 18, 1800, d. Weathersfield, Vt., Jan. 21. 1864: m. 2d in Chester, Vt., Oct. 22. 1868, Laura Clough, d. before 1905 : he d. Chester. Aug. 30, 1883. Children : 1. Aug- usta Lucretia,4 b. in R., July 19, 1828; m. in Andover, Vt., Jan. 1. 1870, Selden Nichols. d. Perkinsville, Vt .. Dec. 7, 1896; she d. Chester, Oct. 28, 1896. 2. Lucia Maria, b. Springfield, Dec. 7. 1829; m. there, May 4, 1855, Willard Bailey, d. there before 1905 : she d. there. July 14, 1887. 3. Emily Jane, b. Springfield, Apr. 11, 1833; m. in Springfield. Jan. 1, 1852. Chandler Downs ; she d. Weathersfield, June 25, 1874. 4. Mary Ann, b. Springfield, Mar. 31, 1840: d. Apr. 27. 1841. 5. Hiram Squire. b. in R., Oct.
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31, 1842 ; farmer; m. in Weathersfield, Dec. 21, 1861, Josephine Joanna Bigelow, dau. of William Perry and Joanna (Dickinson) Nichols, b. Weathersfield, Oct. 19, 1843, and legally adopted, when 6 yrs. old, by William Bigelow; he d. Simonsville, Vt., Mar. 30, 1896. Five children.
ix. HANNAII, b. in R., Feb. 17, 1806; d. in R. ; unin.
x. HENRY, b. in R., Feb. 1, 1808; farmer; m. in R., Aug. 30, 1833, Betsey, dau. of Simeon and Esther Mead, b. Surry, N. H., Sept. 17, 1814, d. Townshend, Vt., Dec. 25, 1900; he d. Cambridgeport, Oct. 10, 1887. Children all born in R. : 1. Elizabeth,4 b. July 10, 1835 : d. Saratoga. N. Y., May 3, 1853; unm. 2. Fanny, b. Nov. 26, 1837; m. in R., Sept. 11, 1853, Samuel A. Hinkley of R .; he res. Soldiers' Home, Bennington, Vt., she res. Springfield, Vt. 3. Susan, b. Dec. 20, 1839; m. in Springfield, Dec. 20, 1858, George L. Woodward; res. in R. 4. John Henry, b. Dec. 30, 1841; farmer ; enlisted as private in Co. K., 16th Vt., Sept. 15, 1862, and served till Aug. 10, 1863 ; m. Ist in R., Oct. 29, 1861, Melissa, dau. of Joseph and Lucy (Martin) Tuttle, b. in R., Nov. 11, 1841, d. there June 11, 1863; m. 2d in Charlestown. N. H., Sept. 29, 1863, Maria Tuttle, b. in R., Sept. 21, 1844, d. Cambridgeport, Oct. 10, 1890; m. 3rd in Windham, Vt., Jan. 2, 1892, Mrs. Julia Ellison Patnode, dau. of William and Adeline B. (Hatch) Ellison, b. Springfield, Vt., Feb. 25, 1856; res. Cambridgeport. Children : i. Nellie Maria,5 b. Springfield, Aug. 22, 1862 : d. Oct. II, 1863. ii. Edgar Henry, b. Springfield, July 11, 1864 ; mail and expressman ; m. in Townshend, Vt., June 15. 1887, Winnie M., dau. of John and Miranda (Snell) Moar of R .: res. Townshend : no children. iii. Angie A., b. Chester, Oct. 6, 1865: m. in Cam- bridgeport, Feb. 28, 1894, Silas, s. of Orpthnail Ross and Maria Annie (Powers) Edwards, b. Athens, Vt .; res. Grafton, Vt. iv. Lura P., b. in R., Jan. 23, 1872 ; m. in Cambridgeport, Aug. 28. 1889, Frank Abraham, s. of Abraham and - (Boutell) Stev- ens, b. Athens ; res. Townshend, Vt. 5. Esther Lucy, b. in R., Feb. 14, 1844; m. in R., Dec. 31, 1859, Alfred Bolster or Bolder ; she d. Springfield, June 17, 1863 ; he m. 2d and d. Chelsea, Mass. 6. Mary Melissa, b. in R., June, 1846; m. in Charlestown, N. H., Sept. 9, 1864, Levi Lawrence, died about Dec., 1888; she m. 2d about Dec., 1890, George Genzier; res. Lawrence Mills in R. 7. William Edward, b. in R., June 19, 1849; engineer ; m. Sept. 15, 1872, Mattie Mossman of Gardner, Mass. ; res. Fitchburg, Mass. One son. S. Olive Sophia b. in R., Nov. 24, 1851 ; m. in R., Mar. 8, 1870, Roscius B. Butterfield ; res. Landgrove, Vt. 9. Sarah Maria, b. in R., Nov. 24, 1851: d. there Mar. 15, 1852. 10. George. b. in R., July 22, 1854: farmer: m. in S. R., Oct. 4, 1881, Angie Belle, dau. of John and Mary Marinda (Snell) Moar, b. in S. R., Aug. 3, 1862; res. Townshend, Vt. Two children. 11. Julia, b. in R., July 22, 1854; d. there Sept. 10, 1873; unm. 12. Silas Charles b. in R., Nov. 13, 1856: carpenter and joiner ; m. in B. F., Nov. 30, 1878, Nellie E., dau. of Hubbard and Minerva (Sherwin ) Amsden, b. Grafton, 1857: m. 2d in Burlington. Vt., Sept. 14, 1891, Lucy, dau. of John and Mary (Snow) Lamere, b. Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 20, 1866: res. Keene, N. H. Two children.
xi. WILLIAM II., b. in R., Jan. 31. 1810; was prominent in town affairs of Springfield, Vt. ; was many years trial justice, and held other positions of trust ; m. in R., Feb. 5, 1829, Lucretia, dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Estabrook) Johnson, d. Springfield, Mar. 1895: he d. Springfield, Dec. 29, 1878. Children, all b. in R. : 1. Gracia,4 b. Jan. 14, 1830: m. Emerson E. Brown. 2. Elizabeth. b. June 19, 1834: m. in Springfield, Sept. 6, 1870, Enos Holmes, s. of Jonathan
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and Hannah ( Adams) Adams, b. Jaffrey, N. H., Dec. 31, 1829: res. Lowell, Mass. 3. William. b. Feb. 22, 1836. 4. Ellen, b. Aug. 31, 1838. 5. Isadore, b. May 11. 1841; m. Eugene S. Taylor. 6. Jane O .. b. Feb. 26. 1843 : m. in Springfield, Aug. 12, 1872, Curtis M. Ball; res. Springfield. 7. Sophia L., b. Mar. 12, I845: m. in Springfield, June 14, 1870, Edmund D. Wright ; res. Springfield.
xii. Lucy, b. in R., May 15, 1812: m. in R., Jan. 20, 1831, Seymour. s. of Samuel and Ruth ( Bellows) Loekwood, b. Springfield, Mar. 21. 1805, d. Springfield, Oct. 28, 1889 : she d. Springfield, Dec. 16. IS98. xiii. LEWIS, b. in R., Jan. 24, 1816; farmer ; m. in Springfield, Apr. 5, 1842, Sarah Kidder, dau. of William and Sarah ( Joslin ) Thayer, b. Springfield. Dec. 15. 1822 ; d. in R., Feb. 9, 1894; he d. there Dec. 3, 1899. Three children, all born in Springfield.
3. ELIJAII2 (Ebenezer1), b. in R., Aug. 14, 1782 : farmer : m. in R., Jan. 2, ISO1, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Adams, b. Reading, Vt., May 10, 1780 or 1781, d. Charleston, Vt., 1864 ; he d. Stanstead, Que., Mar. 30, 1857.
Children :
i. FANNY,3 b. in R .. Feb. 3, 1804: m. Orson Augustus Grow, d. Brownington, Vt., before 1905 ; she d. Brownington, Nov. ISOS.
ii. LOREN. b. Stanstead, Dec. 25, 1805; m. Ist in Derby, Vt., in 1826, Eunice, dau. of David and - (Boardman ) Dustin, b. Derby C'enter, Vt., d. Charleston, Vt., July 9, 1870; m. 2d in Charles- ton -; he d. Island Pond. Vt., Feb. 2. 1887: she res. Island Pond. Five children.
iii. SUBMIT, b. Holland, Vt., Mar. 31, 1807: in. Nathan Davis. d. before 1905 ; she d. in Michigan.
iv. WARREN, b. Sept. 2, ISOS ; d. Mar. IS, ISI5.
CAROLINE. b. Mar. II, ISI0 ; d. Mar. 11, 1815.
vi. ELIJAH, b. Holland, Dec. 11, ISI1 ; m. Ist, in Derby, Vt., Sally Tib- betts, d. Stanstead. Que. : m. 2d in Stanstead, Mary Mack, d. in Derby ; m. 3d Mary Gustin ; he d. Stanstead, Feb .. 1894.
vii. SALLY, b. May 12, IS13 ; d. Mar. 16, 1815.
viii. RACHEL, b. Holland, Jan. 28, 1816: m. Matthew Price Davis; d. Bath, N. H., Apr. 28, 1849.
ix. LEWIS. b. Derby. Vt., Oct. 3, . 1817: farmer ; m. Ist in East Berk- shire, Vt .. Mar. 9, 1840, Julia Emeline, dau. of Bushnell and Amanda (Hart) Kent. b. Milton, Vt., June. ISIS, d. Holland, Aug., 1870, m. 2d -: m. 3d in Barton. Vt., Dec. 19, 1874, Mrs. Jeanette F. ( White) Christie : m. 4th in Barton Landing, May 20. 1876, Mrs. Martha Colman Rundlett, b. Lyman, N. II., May 20, 1822: res. Barton Landing. Four children.
x. ORRIN. b. Derby, June 21, IS19: farmer ; m. in Charleston, Vt., Lucy Brackett, d. Charles City, Ia .. he d. Charles City.
xi. MARIA. b. Derby, Oct. 13. 1820.
xii. JANE. b. Derby, Aug. 20. 1822 : m. in Holland, Nov. S. 1843, Zenas C'obh, son of Ebenezer and Martha ( West) Cole. b. West Charles- ton. Vt .. Mar. 22, 1819, d. Colfax, Wis., Mar. 7, 1902 ; res. Retreat, Wis.
xiii. GEORGE, b. Derby, Feb. 2, 1824; farmer ; m. Hannah A. Briggs. and Mary Ann Robinson : he d. Nashua, N. II., about 1904. Seven children.
xiv. JEMIEL, b. Derby. Jan. 31, 1826: d. Derby, Vt .. mmm.
4. ELEAZER? ( Ebenezer]). b. in R., June 19, 1785 : taught school several years; was prominent in public affairs of R. ; member of constitutional conventions of 1822 and 1836 and legislature from R., 1822 and 1823 : owned the farm just north of Williams river one-half mile from its mouth, now
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occupied by Lewis F. Fairbanks, until Aug., 1861, when he sold all his property in town and rem. to Canada where he d. 3 yrs. later. This rem. was occasioned by his conviction that the U. S. was committing a great sin in prosecuting the Civil war. Previous to his death, he wrote the follow- ing inscription to be placed upon the stone at the head of his grave as a permanent declaration of his sentiments. It stands in the cemetery of Stan- stead, Que. :
ELEAZER ALLBEE WAS BORN IN
ROCKINGHAM, VT. JUNE 19, 1785
DIED IN STANSTEAD, C. E. AUG. 28, 1864
HE WENT INTO VOLUNTARY BANISHMENT FROMEHIS BELOVED NATIVE COUNTRY DURING THE REIGN OF TEROR IN THE THIRD YEAR OF THE MISRULE OF ABRAHAM THE FIRST
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He m. July 23, 1804, Hepzibah, dau. of Capt. James and Lucy (Whitney ) Ban- croft, b. Nelson, N. H., Oct. 1, 1785, d. in R. Mar. 22, 1833 ; he d. Stanstead, Que., Aug. 28, 1864.
Children all b. in R. :
i. HARRIET, 3 b. Dec. 28, 1804; m. Ist in R., Dec. 16, 1824, Samuel Rawson, d. Mar., 1831 ; m. 2d in Nelson, Sept. 2, 1838, James Kim- ball, d. Dublin, N. H., Mar. 25, 1858; she d. Nelson, N. H., July 27 or 28, 1868.
ii. LUCINDA, b. Feb. 22, 1807 ; m. in Derby, Vt., Aug. 12, 1850, Mat- thew P. Davis, b. Falmouth, Mass., May 23, 1807, d. Brattleboro, Vt., Apr. 22, 1887 ; she d. Marlboro, N. H., Mar., 1897.
iii. JULIA, b. June 16, 1809 ; m. in R., June 19, 1828, Joel, s. of Timothy and Abigail (Taylor ) Bancroft, b. Nelson, N. H., March 28, 1803, d. Harrisville, N. H., Nov. 17, 1889 or 1891 ; she d. Harrisville, Mar. 9, 1894.
iv. MARCIA, b. Apr. 17, 1811 ; in. Charles E. Davis, of R. (See Davis.)
v. FIDELIA, b. June 10, 1813 ; d. in R., June 12, 1832 ; 1inm.
vi. CALISTA ANN, b. Sept. 9, 1815; m. Lucius W. Adams. (See Adams.)
vii. ALFRED AUGUSTUS, b. Mar. 2, 1818; horse dealer ; m. in London- derry, Vt., March 2, 1849. Emily Cheney. Both d. before 1905. Child : Ellery.
viii. ELLERY EBENEZER, b. Mar. 21, 1820; d. in R., Aug. 14, 1822.
ix. GUSTAVUS, b. Apr. 27, 1822 : farmer ; moved to Muscatine County, Ia., 1855 ; m. in Springfield, Vt., Jan. 29, 1844, Eliza Malvina, dau. of George Washington and Theda (Currier ) Allbee, b. Feb. 2, 1828, d. Montpelier, Ia., Oct. 3, 1893 ; he d. Montpelier, Ia., Sept. 10, 1905. Children : 1. Calista,4 b. in R., Sept. 8, 1846; m. in Pleasant Prairie, Ia., Mar. 8, 1862, Even Benshoof, d. Milford, Ia.,
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Oct. 11, 1902 ; she res. Montpelier. 2. Elbert Argene, b. in R., June 9, 1849: farmer ; superintendent of schools in Muscatine county, Ia. : m. in Montpelier, Ia., Jan. 1, 1873, Celia Elizabeth, dau. of James Erwin and Margaret (Jordan) McElroy, b. Shouston, Pa., Nov. 21. 1844: res. Montpelier. Five children. 3. Eleazer, b. in R., Nov. 20, 1852 : d. Pleasant Prairie, Ia .. July 26, 1863. 4. George Washington, b. in R., Nov. 30, 1853; stock farmer ; real estate and insurance agent : m. Ist in Blue Grass, la., Nov. 30, 1876, Josephine, dau. of John Perry and Jane (Pace) Cooper, b. Blue Grass, Jan. 12, 1861, d. Wayne, Neb., Sept. 4, 1904; m. 2d in Sioux City, Ia., Mar. 1, 1906, Edith Eliza Almira Allbee, b. Suth- erland, Ia., June 13, 1871 ; res. Council Bluffs, Ia., and has full data regarding his grandfather's descendants. Address, 608 West Broadway. Three children. 5. Leslie, b. Montpelier, Ia., Feb. 2, 1859; farmer ; m. in Kellogg, Ia., Mar. 22, 1883, Mary Delilah, dau. of James Dickey and Caroline Delilah (Hogeland) Fowler, b. Sullivan, Ind., Apr. 7, 1864; res. Muscatine, Ia. Seven chil- dren. 6. Arozina Malvina, b. Montpelier, la., July 15. 1860 ; d. Pleasant Prairie, la., Sept. 8, 1863. 7. Eliza Malvina, b. Mont- pelier, la., June 30, 1864; m. in Pleasant Prairie, Oct. 25, 1882, Joseph William, s. of James D., and Caroline Delilah (Hogeland) Fowler, b. Oct. 31, 1859; res. Grinnell, Ia. S. Theda, b. Mont- pelier, Ia., Dec. 6, 1866; m. in Pleasant Prairie, Dec. 16, 1891, Ellery Jacob, s. of Jacob and Rebecca (Irwin ) Eis ; res. Fairport, Ia.
5. TIMOTHY JOHNSON3 ( Ebenezer,2 Ebenezer1), b. in R., Dec. 10, 1792 : farmer; m. Ist in Thetford, Vt., Fanny Ware, b. Thetford, d. there ; in. 2d in West Fairlee, Vt., June 24, 1828, Clarissa Colton, dau. of Solomon and Olive Morey. b. Fairlee, Jan. 10, 1803. d. Fairlee, May 2, 1883 ; he d. Fairlee, Aug. 9, 1874.
Child by first wife :
i. LEWIS LYMAN,4 b. Thetford, Sept. 1, 1822; farmer ; when 11 yrs. old came to R., lived with his gr. father, Ebenezer, on Upper Meadows. When 21 yrs. old learned stone cutter's trade ; assisted in construction of railroad bridges in Connecticut valley when R. R. built ; in 1857 bought farm near Rockingham depot: in 1883 engaged in plumbing trade in B. F., now conducted by his son ; he m. in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1859, Georgianna, dau. of John and Sarah (Holstein) Brandt, b. Delaware County, Pa., Apr. 14, 1827, d. in R., Oct. 8, 1871 ; m. 2d in R., Oct. 9, 1872, Mrs. Jane E. ( Moore) Sherwin, b. Rochester, N. Y., June 14, 1827; he d. B. F., Jan. 21, 1896: she res. B. F. Child: George Brandt,5 b. in R., Jan. 25, 1860; plumber and dealer in electric materials ; m. in Springfield, Vt .. Mar. 15, 1882, Martha L., dau. of William and Jane ( Ford) Sparrow, b. Hyde Park, Vt., Sept. 3, 1857 ; res. B. F. Children : i. Russell Lewis,6 b. in R., Oct. 12, 1883. ii. Geor- gianna Jane, b. B. F .. Jan. 25, 1888. iii. Robert Brandt, b. B. F., May 23, 1891.
Children by second wife :
ii. TIMOTHY MOREY, b. in R., Feb. 24, 1841 : farmer : m. Ist in Brattle- boro, Vt., Apr. 17, 1866, Emily Elizabeth, dau. of Luther and Elizabeth Arethusa (Park) Osgood, b. Brookline, Vt., Jan. 28, 1847, d. Brookline, Jan. 20, 1868; m. 2d in Brattleboro, Nov. 22, 1869, Eliza Ann, dau. of Henry and Eliza ( Nichols) Morse, b. Dummerston, Vt., Aug. IS, 1847: res. Brookline. Chil- dren all b. Brookline: 1. Della Elizabeth,5 b. June 5, 1867. 2. Alice Eliza, b. Oct. 30, 1870. 3. Guy Henry, b. Mar. 25, 1872. 4. Hugh Lloyd, b. Sept. 1, 1876. 5. Minnie Belle, b. Aug. 15, .
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1879. 6. Timothy Mark, b. May 4, 1881. 7. Perlie Page, b. Apr. 25, 1888.
iii. WARREN EBENEZER, b. Hartford, Vt., Sept. 26, 1843; farmer ; m. in Brattleboro, Apr. 17, 1866, Dora Vionna, dau. of Russell and Almira (Barnes ) Mason, b. Townshend, Vt., Feb. 1, 1847: res. Fairlee, Vt. Children : I. Clara Elmira,5 b. Brookline, May 6, 1867. 2. Cora Vionna, b. Brookline, Mar. 31, 1869. 3. Ada Dora, b. Brookline, Jan. 14, 1871. 4. Alma Sarah, b. Jamaica, Vt., Sept. 8, 1873. 5. MMarion Colton, b. Fairlee, Dec. 18, 1876.
iv. CLARISSA, m. L. T. Lovell ( Ist ) ; no children.
6. HIORACE3 (Ebenezer,2 Ebenezer1), b. in R., May 21, 1797 ; clergyman and farmer; m. Ist in Springfield, Vt., May 22, 1819, Hannah, dau. of Sam- uel 'and Mary (Spaulding) Herrick, b. Springfield, July 24, 1800, d. Lon- donderry, Vt., Aug. 28, 1863; m. 2d in Springfield, Jan. 11, 1866, Hannah White, dau. of Samuel and Mercy (White) Adams, b. in R., Nov. 18, 1815.
Children :
i. HORACE H.,+ b. Fairlee, Vt., June 26, 1821 ; res. Middlebury, Vt.
ii. ALMIRA, b. Fairlee, July 23, 1823.
iii. EBENEZER ( 4th), b. May 23, 1825; farmer ; m. Ist in Londonderry, Vt., Nov. 25, 1846, Angeline Z., dau. of John and Zeruah (Howard) Whitcomb, b. Londonderry, Nov. 18, 1829, d. in R., Nov. 15, 1880 ; m. 2d in R., Apr. 19, 1883, Clarissa J. Perry, d. Westminster, Sept. 28, 1899 ; he res. B. F. Children : 1. Elmore S.,5 b. London- derry, Vt .. May 6, 1848 : physician ; grad. Albany Medical college, 1870; m. in Springfield. Vt., May 5. 1881, Cara Annette, dau. of Albert Merriam and Mary Clark (Wait) Allbe, b. Londonderry, Feb. 7. 1852; res. B. F. Child: Angeline Gertrude,6 b. B. F., June 25, 1882 ; grad. B. F. H. S., 1898; res. B. F. 2. Zina Harrington, b. Grafton, Vt., Apr. 17, 1854; lawyer; judge of probate, dist. of Westminster; m. in Springfield, Mass., Oct. 23, 1889, Annie Tinkham, dau. of James and Mary A. (Tinkham) Goodwin, b. Claremont, N. H., Dec. 31, 1858; res. B. F. Child : Sumner Goodwin,6 b. B. F., Oct. 4, 1890.
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