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iv. SAMUEL, b. Fairlee, Jan. 9. 1827; farmer ; m. in Springfield, Vt., Nov. 25, 1851 Mary Caroline, dau. of Lewis and Mary ( Aiken) Howard, b. Londonderry, Vt., Apr. 14, 1831, d. Creston, Ill., Jan. 22, 1892 : res. Rochelle, Ill. Five children.
v. ADALINE, b. Fairlee, July 11, 1829: m. Mar. 11, 1845, Rawson T. Johnson of Springfield.
vi. ELIZABETII F., b. Springfield Dec. 21, 1831 ; m. in Springfield, Vt., Feb. 4, 1855, Robert Duncan Newton, res. St. Louis, Mo.
vii. SILAS, b. Springfield, Nov. 17, 1833 ; m. in Londonderry, Vt., Feb. 26, 1855, Nancy Winship; member of 11th Vt. Regt. and he d. in Andersonville, Ga., rebel prison, Sept. 9, 1864. Two children. viii. MARY, b. Springfield, Dec. 2, 1835; m. in Londonderry, Vt., Feb. 26, 1855, Alvah Whitman : d. Sept. 30, 1866.
ix. HIANNAII, b. Springfield, May 14, 1840; m. in Londonderry, Vt., Oct. 6, 1855, Henry Ellis Benson : d. Brookfield, Mo., Aug. 17, 1868.
x. ELLEN, b. Londonderry, Mar. 28, 1844; m. William T. Wheeler ; res. Townshend, Vt.
7. ELIJAH WARREN3 ( Ebenezer2 Ebenezer]), b. in R. Feb. 29, 1812, farmer ; painter ; m. in R., Feb. 13, 1834, Ruth Maria. dau. of Samuel and Mercy (White) Adams, b. Springfield, Vt., Dec. 20, 1812 ; d. B. F., May 6, 1900 ; he d. in R., Mar. 21, 1885.
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Children all b. in R. :
i. ANN M., 4 b. Oct. 16, 1835 : m. Julius A. Eaton of B. F. (Scc Eaton.)
ii. FRANCES H., b. Sept. 6 or 16, 1837; m. in Granville. Vt., May 28,
1867, William P. Cassidy, d. B. F., June 26 or 29, 1899 : she res. B. F.
iii. VIETTS WARREN, b. June 13, IS39 ; machinist ; a soldier of the Civil war, m. Ist in Granville, Oct. 4, 1870. Lucinda Moore; m. 2d Belle Flint: res. Waterloo, Ia. Children : 1. Julian R.5 2. Lillian. 3. Vernon W. 4. Vera. 5. Hila. 6. Frances.
iv. JUETTS A .. b. Oct. 27, 1840: plumber : m. in Rochester, Vt., Jan. 1. 1867. Prudence Almira, dau. of Eleazer and Almira (Briggs) Hubbard. b. Plymouth. Vt .. Jan. 17, 1846: res. Springfield, Vt. Children : 1. Lola May.5. b. Rochester, Feb. 27. 1871. 2. Leon .J .. b. Rochester. Oct. 31. 187S.
IDA E .. b. July 1, 1848: m. June 4, 1866, John E. Goodro of Gran- ville, Vt. ; she m. 2d in R .. July 21, 1892, Frank C. Bidwell : res. Springfield.
S. SAMUEL3 (John.2 EbenezerI), b. in R., Dec. 29, 1793 : farmer : spent the larger part of his life on his father's farm on the Upper Meadows, except for a time employed in tending the canal locks at B. F .; m. in B. F., June 28, 1817, Belinda Prentiss, b. Grafton, Aug. 22. 1797, d. in R., Feb. 9, 1876 : he d. in R., Mar. S, 1889.
Children :
i. SAMUEL FRERERICK, + b. B. F., Feb. 13, ISIS: always res. just north of B. F. : m. in Springfield, Dec. 28, 1841. Julia Ann, dau. of Nathan Weston of R., b. Dec. 1, 1821 , he d. in R., Apr. 13, 1893. Children : 1. Merrick F .. 5 b. B. F., July 9, 1843 : d about 1848. 2. Frank W., b. B. F., Aug. 7, 1849: m. in Boston, Mass .. Feb. 23. 18SI, Nettie Sargent of Sedgwick, Me., d. Waltham, Mass., Nov. 7. 1891 ; he res. B. F. ; no ch. 3. George Hendec, b. B. F., Nov. 4, 1851 ; m. in B. F., Nov. 28, 1878, Henrietta Il. Gould : res. B. F. ; no ch. 4. James B., b. B. F., Mar. 2, 1856: farmer : m. in B. F., July 4, ISSI, Isabelle Ellison ; res. on home farm ; no children.
ii. ESTHER B., b. May 15, 1820: m. Morris Corlew. ( See Cortew. )
iii. CHARLOTTE A., b. Apr. 15, 1852 : m. Chester Hazelton of R. ( Scc Hazelton.)
iv. CHARLES P., b. Nov. 17, 1824: m. in R .. Apr. 19, 1859, Hattie L. Griswold, d. 1906; he d. in R. Mar. 4, 1894 ; lived many years on farm two m. north of B. F., now occupied by his son. Child : Charles S.,5 b. in R. Mar. 21, 1860: farmer : m. Ist in R., Oct. 7, ISS5. Mary W. McDonough : m. 2d Sept. 21. IS98. Clara B. Man- digo : res. B. F. : no children.
V. JAMES, b. about 1826: d. in infancy.
vi. JANE WEBB, b. Aug. 16, 1828; m. Carlton E. Webb of B. F. : no children. (Sce Webb.)
vii. LAURA H., b. May 24, 1832: m. John A. Liddle of Bartonsville. ( See Liddle.)
viii. RUTH F .. b. Sept. 17. 1835: m. in R., Jan. IS. 1859, Andrew J. McQuaide : she d. May 7, 1906 : he res. Chester.
ix. SIMON MILTON. b. in R., June 24, 1839: farmer : m. in Chester, Feb. 17, 1862, Harriet A,, dau. of Lucius H. and Nancy Jane (Fin- ley) Estabrook, b. in R. : res. in R. until 1891, then removed to Westminster, Vt., where they now reside. Children all b. in R. : 1. Simon Milton,5 b. Sept. 6, 1862 : d. ae. 2 yrs. 2. Belinda Har- rict, b. July 2, 1864; m. Charles C. Roundy. ( See Roundv.) 3. Annie Ruth. b Jan. IS, 1866: m. in R., Ang. 18. 1SS5. Herbert Bates : res. Charlestown, N. H. Child : Eva Linda,6 b. July 3, ISS6. 4. Albert Swain. b. Oct. 6, 1872: railway trackman : m. in Worcester. Mass., Nov. 26, IS98, Bessie Florence. dau. of Irwin
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and Elizabeth ( Wile) Wile, b. Waterville, N. S., Mar. 10, 1875. He was named by his gr. father for Hon. A.N. Swain, who was for 32 yrs. editor and publisher of the B. F. Times, to which paper the gr. father was the first subscriber when established in 1856. Res. Marlboro, Mass. ; no children.
AMADON
LEANDER,1 b. Troy, N. H., Aug. 15, 1814; came to B. F. from Fitz- william, N. H., in 1843, established a jewelry business which he continued until his death, at which time he had been longest in continuous trade of any merchant in B. F. ; a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities ; m. 1847, Sarah H. Randall, b. Chesterfield, N. H., Mar. 18, 1822, d. B. F., Mar. 18, 1885 ; he d. suddenly in Boston, while on a business visit, Dec. 12. IS78.
Children :
i. CLARA SARAII,2 b. 1850; m. Warren F. Ballou, a tailor of B. F .. now of Hanover, N. H. Child: 1. Anna Pauline3; m. Fred- erick G. Harris ; res. Roselle, N. J. Child : Donald.4
ii. FRED LEANDER, b. 1852 ; m. Bertha Wilder Whittle of Westminster, Vt. ; a jeweller in Ticonderoga, N. Y .; no children.
iii. ALICE EDITH, b. Sept. 25, 1854; m. Ist in 1876, William G. Barker, b. Exeter, N. H., d. B. F., June 7, 1881. Children all b. in B. F. I. Edith Amadon,3 b. Sept. 8, 1877, d. 1881. 2. Lucy J. ; res. B. F. ; unm. 3. William Burnside, b. Apr. 23, 1881, emp. by Am. Exp. Co. at B. F. She m. 2d Willis H. Griswold of B. F. (See Griswold.)
iv. HENRY M., b. 1856; m. Aug. 31, 1883, Elvira Emma, dau. of Christopher Lovell of R., b. July 27, 1861 ; a jeweller of B. F. now res. in Stamford, Conn. Children : 1. Edith May,3 b. Aug. 30, 1884. 2. Clara Pauline, b. Sept. 7, 1885. 3. Leander HI., b. May 14, 1889 ; d. Jan. 27, 1890.
ARMS
RALPH5 ( Aaron,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 William,1 b. 1654, a soldier who took part in the noted fight with the Indians, May 19, 1676, at Turners Falls, Mass.), b. 1791 in Deerfield, Mass., where he spent his entire life. In 1840, four of his sons rem. to B. F. where they resided for the rest of their lives and were prominent factors in the business and development of the town, being energetic, clear headed and progressive citizens.
RALPH,5 m. 1816, Caroline, dau. of Thomas Bardwell of Deerfield. d. Aug. 16, 1855 ; he d. Aug. 3, 1857.
Children, all b. Deerfield :
i. OTIS BARDWELL,6 b. Nov. 15, 1816; came to B. F., 1840; black- smith, hardware merchant, paper manufacturer and large real estate owner ; he m. Aug. 16, 1842, Sarah N. Watkins of Walpole, N. H., d. Aug. 7, 1884; he d. Sept. S, 1886. Children : I. Edward,7 b. May 14, 1843 ; merchant, manufacturer and capitalist : m. Mary Josephine, dau. of Sheriff Ralph J. Holt of Keene, N. H., May 14, 1872 ; she was b. July 12, IS48; res. B. F. He d. Jan. 1, 1900, having spent his entire life in B. F. Child : Caroline Holt,8 b. Oct. 21, 1878; grad. Smith college in 1901 ; res. B. F. 2. Lizzie Sarah, b. July 25, 1852 ; m. Henry F. King of B. F. May 29, 1875 ; d. June 12, 1902. He d. Apr. 1, 1896. Children : i. Gertrude Arms,8 b. Oct. 23, 1876; m. James F. McLennan, an
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official of the Vt. Farm Machine Co., Sept. 23. 1903; res. B. F. ii. Henry Otis, b. Aug. 26, 1878 ; hardware merchant in Claremont, N. H.
ii. JOHN, b. May 24, 1819; came to B. F., in 1840; blacksmith and mer- chant ; m. Mary Blanchard Cragin, May 6. 1845 ; d. Apr. 30, 1875. She d. Sept. 4. 1866, ae. 42 yrs. Children : 1. Gertrude,7 b. May 5, 1849 ; m. Stephen T. Searle, Nov. 9. 1876; d. May 9, 1879: no children. 2. John Henry, b. July 19, 1857 : d. Sept. IS, 1858.
iii. CAROLINE SOPIIIA, b. Oct. 10, 1820 ; m. Samuel Guild. ( See Guild.)
iv. DANIEL, b. Feb. 2, 1823 ; prominent stage driver, later conductor on Rutland railroad, and at the time of his death, Aug. 1, 1875, sta- tion agent at B. F. : m. Susan Gowdy, Feb. 24. 1857. Child : I. Ilenry Fullerton,7 b. June 17, 1860; m. Cecelia E. Zaeder, of Worcester, Mass., Jan. 1. 1887; d. Worcester July 23, IS98; no children.
V. ABIGAIL FOSTER, b. Sept. 17, 1825; m. Apr. 2, 1847, Francis M. Ball of Montague, Mass., d. 1883 ; she d. Montague, Oct. 16, 1903. Children : 1. Alice M.,7 b. Feb. 25. 1849; d. Sept. 6, 1851. 2. Walter J., b. Sept. 8, 1851 ; d. Jan. 20, 1891. 3. Carrie A., b. Oct. 30, 1855 : d. July 25, 1858. 4. Annie, b. Mar. 16, 1858; d. Apr. 15, 1858. 5. Edward A., b. Dec. 12, 1859; hardware mer- chant in Claremont, N. H. ; m. Ist Fanny L. Sartwell of Alstead, N. H., who d. May 19, 1887 ; m. 2d Fanny II. Thompson of Clare- mont, Dec. 27, ISSS. Children : i. Alice S.,8 b. Sept 9, ISS9. ii. Howard T., b. Mar. 28, 1891. 6. Willard W., b. Sept. 4, 1861 ; d. Aug. 20, 1877. 7. Katherine B., b. Aug. 4, 1863: m. Waldo E. Goodell, Oct. 25, ISS3 ; res. Montague, Mass. Child : Frank E.,8 b. Oct. 1, 1884.
vi. AARON, b. Aug. 22. 1829; a hardware merchant in B. F .; m. Dec. 25, 1855, Mary J. Towns of Keene, N. HI., b. Apr. 20, 1830; he d. Aug. 6, 1877 ; she res. B. F. Children : 1. Lilla J.,7 b. Oct. 27, 1856. 2. Louis A., b. Jan. 14, 1865 ; d. Aug. 1, 1866.
vii. EDWARD, b. Oct. 1, 1832 ; d. Mar. 16, 1843.
viii. MARY ANN JACKSON, b. Sept. 16, 1836; m. Frederick M. Willson, of B. F. ( See Willson.)
ATKINSON
JOHNI (s. of William). b. Kirby Moorside. Yorkshire. Eng .. 1742; came to Boston in 1771, engaged in mercantile business until about 1776, when he returned to England and lived at London and at Kirby Moorside until the latter part of 1777. He then rem. to New York and was a prominent and prosperous merchant in that city until June 4, 1819, when he rem. to B. F. and res. in what was then known as the " Mansion house," now owned by the estate of Mrs. Frances Williams on the north corner of Henry and West- minster streets.
Mr. Atkinson's business life was very active. He was characterized by an abiding faith in the future of his adopted country. During his successful career as a merchant in New York city he invested largely in lands in the present states of West Virginia and Ohio, in western New York and more particularly in Vermont. In the latter state, in addition to large purchases in various counties, he invested, about 1791, in the lands and properties of what is now the B. F. Canal company. With his own resources and the assistance of his brothers, Hodgson and Francis Atkinson, in England, and the Storers in Boston, he financed and constructed the canal at B. F .. which remained continuously the property of the family seventy-four years.
GEORGE HI. BABBITT. IS2S-ISOS.
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Previous to his removal to this town, and while still actively engaged in business in New York, he made frequent trips to B. F., making it practically his summer home. His was a strong character in every way. While he was one of the most prosperous and public spirited of New York city's business men, his chief weakness seems to have been, perhaps, a too great faith in the immediate future of his adopted country. This was shown not only by the purchase of vast tracts of land in the various states and territories, but by the advances which he made in connection with Rhode Island claims for the payment of Revolutionary soldiers, which were never repaid, and finally by his purchase and development of the water power at B. F. This optimism, when a period of financial depression came about, brought business troubles and necessitated the help of his English relatives through whom many of his large holdings were liquidated and the canal property at B. F. retained.
Mr. Atkinson was one of the early benefactors of Immanuel chh. and presented the land for it and the cemetery in 1816.
He m. Dec. 2, 1773, Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Green) Storer, b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 23, 1756, d. B. F., Sept. 29, 1829; he d. B. F., Aug. 11, 1823.
Children :
i. JOHN,2 b. Boston, July 12, 1775 ; d. B. F., June 27, 1838; unm.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. London, Eng., Jan. 12, 1777; d. Kirby Moorside, Eng., June 19, 1777.
iii. ELIZABETH STORER, b. N. Y., Apr. 16, 1778; d. N. Y., July 13, 1779.
iv. WILLIAM DAWSON, b. N. Y., Dec. 23, 1779 ; d. N. Y., Dec. 24, 1779.
v. CHARLES, b. London, Eng., July 29, 1783 ; d. N. Y., May 14, 1799.
vi. ELIZABETHI STORER, b. London, July 29, 1783 ; d. B. F., Mar. 12, 1861 ; unm.
vii. GEORGE HODGSON, b. London, Apr. 16, 1785; d. N. Y., Nov. 23, 1817 ; unm.
viii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Boston, Sept. 17, 1786; d. Boston, Nov. 1, 1787.
ix. MARY ANNE, b. N. Y., Nov. 2, 1787; m. Col. Joseph May ; she d. Boston, Jan. 27, 1839.
x. CAROLINE FRANCES, b. N. Y., May 11, 1789; m. Henry F. Green. (See Green.)
xi. WILLIAM, b. N. Y., July 24, 1790; d. Rochester, N. Y., July 17, 1843; unm.
xii. HENRY FRANCIS, b. N. Y., Aug. 19, 1791 ; d. N. Y., May 23, 1793.
xiii. EMMA SETON, b. N. Y., Nov. 19, 1793 ; d. N. Y., Sept. 1, 1794.
xiv. EMMA SETON, b. N. Y., Sept. 7, 1795 ; m. Col. Alexander Fleming. ( See Fleming.)
BABBITT
GEORGE HEWES1 (s. of Joseph H.), b. Westmoreland, N. H., July 25, 1828; came to B. F., about 1862 ; filled many public offices ; prominent in Masonry, being a past-master, Knight Templar and 32d degree; engaged in mercantile and insurance business, and was many years superintendent of the U. S. and C., and American Express Co .; m. May 4, 1856, Frances Allen Johnson, b. Walpole, N. H., Dec. 8, 1835, d. B. F., Sept. 5, 1901 ; he d. B. F., Nov. 6, 1898.
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Children :
i. CLARA FRANCES,2 b. Windsor, Vt., Nov. 23, 1857; m. Ist Edmund II. Willson of B. F., Oct. 7, ISSo ; m. 2d Frank Benning Jenness, Dec. 19, 1899; res. Fitchburg, Mass. Children: I. Elizabeth Frances,3 b. Aug. 23, 1881. 2. Marion AAllen, b. Oct. 26, 1883 : m. Apr. 30, 1906, Charles Leo Abrey : res. Cranford, N. J. 3. Ruth Content, b. Nov. S, ISS5.
ii. FREDERICK HERBERT, b. Keene, N. II., November 23, 1859; paper manufacturer ; m. Katharine E. Britton of Hartland, Vt., Sept. 19, 1883 : res. B. F. Child : 1. Madeline,3 b. May 8, 1885.
iii. GEORGE HEWES, b. Windsor, Vt., September 13, 1861 ; paper manu- facturer : m. May IS, 1887, Jennie M. Robertson, b. Putney, Vt., Feb. 13, 1866; res. Bangor, Me. Children all born in B. F. : I. Frances Robertson,3 b. Mar. 23, ISSS. 2. Donald George, b. Nov. 5, 1891. 3. Virginia, b. Oct. 7, 1903.
iv. JOHN EDWARD, b. B. F., Jan. 21, 1872 ; proprietor of machine shop ; res. B. F. ; unm.
BAILEY
SAMUEL6 (Rev. Ebenezer,5 Joseph,4 James,3 John,2 James,1 emigrated from England to Rowley, Mass. about 1640), b. Westmoreland, N. H .. Mar. 25, 1786; rem. from Westmoreland to S. R. in Apr. 1817, where he spent the remainder of his life; m. Crissana Britton at Westmoreland. b. Raynham, Mass., Oct. 23, 1790. d. at S. R., May 22. 1843 ; he d. at S. R., Sept. 16, ISSO. Children :
i. CRISSANA,7 b. Westmoreland, Mar. 29, ISII ; m. Dec. 1, 1842, John G. Whiting. ( See Whiting.)
ii. SAMUEL S., b. Westmoreland, Mar. 25, 1813; m. Mary Conant of Grafton, Vt., b. Grafton, Nov. 17. ISIS, d. Grafton. May 30, ISSS ; he d. Feb. 28, 1896. Children : 1. Marcia A .. 8 b. Grafton. Oct. 22, 1836; m. Oct. 16, 1860, George Myron Taylor, who served in the Civil war, was a prisoner at Andersonville. and has been many yrs. messenger of the Finance Committee of the U. S. Senate ; they res. Washington, D. C. ; no children. 2. Ossian, b. Grafton. in 1839; m. Nancy Carpenter of Brattleboro, Vt. ; res. Brattleboro. Three children.
iii. EMORY. b. Westmoreland. Feb. 15, 1815; m. Jan. 23, 1843. Caroline Palmer, d. S. R., Apr. 25. 1903 ; he d. Mar. 21, 1901. Children : I. Sidney,8 b. Sept. 24, 1844: m. Mar. 29. ISSO, Ida E. Martin ; res. Swampscott, Mass. ; no children. 2. Harriet R., b. Aug. 11, 1846; m. Feb. 3, 1891, Charles Ranney, farmer ; res. at S. R. ; no children.
iv. AMANDA, b. Westmoreland, Mar. S, 1817: m. Oct. 4, 1838, Horace Frost ; rem. to Rochester, Wis., where he d. Jan. 11, 1900: she d. May 27, 1903.
v. AMELIA, b. Apr. 11, IS19: m. Cyrus Locke of S. R. ( See Locke.)
vi. LOUISE, b. May 31, IS21; m. William Lorenzo Wiley of R. ( See Wiley.)
vii. LUCY ANN, b. Sept. 16, 1825 ; d. June 15, 1856.
viii. CAROLINE E., b. June 30, 1828; m. Henry C. Wiley of S. R. ( See Wiley.)
ix. ROYAL FRANKLIN, b. Nov. 23, 1831; m. Oct. 12. 1857. Helen Emerson of Walpole, N. II. : she d. in Galva, Ill., Mar. 3. 1890. Children : 1. Bennie, 8 b. Mar. 10. 1859 ; d. Oct. 31, 1867. 2. Louise, b. Aug. 13, 1867 ; she has a chair of oratory in Hastings College, Neb. ; m. Frank Babcock ; one son, b. Dec. 3, 1899; all res. Has- tings, Neb.
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FRANKLIN P. BALL. IS2S-1896.
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FRANKLIN PHINEAS8 (Abraham,7 Abraham,6 Ebenezer,5 Jeremiah,+ Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 John.1 who emigrated from Eng. to Concord. Mass .. 1640), b. Athens, Vt., May 2, 1828; engaged in scythe snath manufacture at Springfield, Vt., 1853-1882 ; in 1882 came to B. F. and with Albert Derby continued the business until death ; represented Springfield in the legislature of 1866-7; represented R. in the legislature of 1888-9; senator from Wind- ham county 1892-3 ; a man of excellent judgment and exemplary Christian character, prominently identified with the Methodist chh ..; m. ist May 23, 1852, Margaret L. Wilson, b. Mar. 21, 1828, d. Jan. 2, 1855; m. 2d July 21, 1857, Elizabeth Meacham, b. Sept. 7, 1834 ; res. B. F. ; he d. Strathroy, Ont., Aug. 9. 1896, while on a business trip.
Children :
i. TWIN DAUGHTERS,9 b. Feb., 1858; d. in infancy.
ii. MARGARET ELIZABETHI, b. July 3, 1861, m. Herbert D. Ryder of B. F. (See Ryder.)
iii. GEORGE FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 10, 1863; a member of the snath manufacturing firm of Derby & Ball; res. B. F. ; d. B. F. Nov. 13, 1906; unm.
iv. EVERETT MEACHAM, b. Dec. 15, 1864 ; grad. Wesleyan University ; d. Mar. 20, 1888; unm.
V. WINIFRED EVELINE, b. Oct. 3, 1867 ; m. Dec. 27. 1894, Rev. Joseph W. Naramore, a member of the N. Y. Methodist Conference, b. Mar. 15, 1868. Children : 1. Elizabeth Everett, 10 b. Nov. 28, 1895. 2. Margaret Curtis, b. Dec. 6, 1899.
BANCROFT
FABIUSI (s. of Benjamin), b. Rindge, N. H., Aug. S, 1792 ; located Grafton, Vt., early in 19th century : established country store ; postmaster there 25 years ; came to B. F. about 1855 and res. here until his death : was a Jacksonian Democrat until Lincoln's time, and deeply interested in all public affairs ; m. Nov. 5, 1817, Nancy Thompson, b. New Braintree, Mass., May 2, 1796, d. B. F., Apr. 1, 1874 ; he d. B. F., Dec. 16, 1866.
Children all b. Grafton, Vt. :
i. EDWARD WHIPPLE,2 b. Dec. 23, 1818; prominent merchant Charles- ton, S. C. and New York city ; came to B. F. about 1873; m. Aug. 10, 1843, Ellen F. Wrignt; d. B. F. Oct. 10, ISSS; no children.
ii. WILLIAM GOODELL, b. Oct. 25, 1820; a prominent and successful merchant in Charleston, S. C., and Buffalo, N. Y. ; m. Aug. 13, IS49, Ruth Washburn ; d. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1SSI : no chil- dren.
iii. JAMES K .. b. Dec. 21, 1823 ; a successful merchant in Buffalo, N. Y., has a summer home at S. R .; m. Oct. 11, 1859. Fanny, dau. of Benj. Smith, Jr., of S. R .; res. Buffalo, N. Y. and S. R. Children : 1. Carrie E.,3 b. Oct. 18, 1860; m. Albert B. Neill, June 27, 1891. Children : i. Elizabeth Bancroft, 4 b. June 27, 1892. ii. Humphrey, b. Jan. 21, 1895. 2. James F., b. Sep. 2, 1869 ; d. June 25, 1905. MARTHA K., b. May 24, 1826; d. Sept. 8, 1839.
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v. CAROLINE T., b. Aug. 24, 1828; d. Aug. 10, 1852: res. Grafton : unm.
vi. JOSEPH S., b. Feb. 11, 1831 ; d. Apr. 16. 1831.
vii. JOHN H., b. Feb. 11, 1831 ; d. Dec. 6, 1832.
viii. SARAH W., b. Apr. 28, 1833; m, Feb. 11, 1868, Edwin Kraetzer ; d. Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 27, 1887 ; he res. Cambridge ; no children.
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BARBER
LYSANDER C.+ (Calvin,3 Thomas.2 Capt. George.1 who was a Puri- tan. and one of the first settlers of Dedham and Medfield. Mass .. 1635). came from Townshend, Vt., to R. and lived on the farm now known as the "Barber Park " farm near S. R. : m. Sept .. 1839, Sarah Adaline, dau. of John D. Barry of R., she was b. 1814. and d. 1899: he d. S. R. Dec. 16, 1868.
Children :
i. CALVIN LYSANDER,5 b. Sept. 25, 1843, was a noted musician, vocal instructor and dealer in musical instruments; member of the Cong. chh. of S. R. ; one of the chief promoters of the B. F. & S. R. Street Railway Co., and gave land to the corporation for a park and outing place for the citizens of the two villages, now known as "Barber Park ;" m. Hattie E. dau. of James Brown of B. F., Feb. 4, 1886; he d. June 17, 1900; she res. B. F .: no children.
ii. MARY, b. Aug. 12, 1845 : d. B. F., Dec. 31, 1892 ; unm.
BARRON
JONATHAN.I was one of the earliest settlers in S. R. village ; an exten- sive land owner ; before 1817 commenced the erection of the old S. R. tavern that was taken down in 1903 : he built the ell and, becoming embarrassed. the front was not added for some years: was high sheriff of the county 1813, 1814, 1820. and 1821 : was always prominent as a marshal of parades ; in 1824, he rem. to the valley of the Genessee river in western N. Y. and d. there a few years later ; his wife's name was Susannah Dustin. Children : i. POLLY AIKEN,2 b. July 29, 1791. ii. ANNIS, b. May 15, 1793. iii. MOSES, b. Sept. 26, 1795. iv. HARRIET, 'b. June 3, 1798. v. ABEL. b. Nov. 6, 1801. vi. SALLY. b. Mar. 30. 1804.
BARRY
I. JONATHANI (at first spelled " Berry"), was one of the early settlers of the town, of English descent. who with his wife, Joanna came here from Lynn. Mass., about 1784 and took up a large tract of land in the southwest corner of the town ih the vicinity of S. R. village. Late in life he divided this land among his four sons. To John D., the eldest, was given the first choice, and he selected the portion lying on the hillside near Cambridgeport (since known as the "William Barry farm"), because it was on the public highway between Grafton and Rockingham Center. Later the river road was constructed, and the road over the hill thrown up, leaving the farm at the end of the road. Asa had the land just south of this on the river, known as the " John Albee place ;" Joel had the farm directly beyond towards S. R., the " Mark Fairbrother place;" and Samuel, the section east of these over the hill, the ". George Fairbanks farm." There were two sisters, Joanna and Elizabeth.
An interesting early record in the town clerk's office is the transfer by Abraham Boyington to Jonathan Berry, John Berry, Asa Berry and Joel Berry, for a consideration of $40, of " one whole pew, being the middle pew on the west side of the body pews, so called, that stand on the west side of the
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broad alley in Rockingham Meeting-house." Jonathan Berry and Samuel Ober were the first deacons of the Ist town chh.
The bodies of Jonathan and Joanna Berry, and of Joanna and John Barry were interred in the cemetery adjacent to this old church, and the other mem- bers of the original family were buried at S. R., with the exception of Elizabeth. On the tombstone of Mrs. Joanna Berry is this quaint epitaph :
" Adieu vain world with all your stuff, For we've enjoyed you long enough; And now my Jesus bids me come, I thus obey him and go home."
The reason for the change of spelling of the name is not known, but on the gravestones of all the sons of Jonathan, the name is Barry. The real estate transactions of the town show the change of the " e" to the " a" to have been made in 1813.
JONATHANI BERRY (later Barry), b. 1737; d. May 6, 1822; m. Joanna -, b. 1739; d. 1806.
Children :
i. JOANNA,2 b. 1763; d. Oct. 7, 1847; in. Oct. 30, 1787, John Stowell of R. Children 1. Foanna3, b. Oct. 14, 1790: d. Nov. 28, 1798. 2. John, b. Mar. 3, 1793; d. Sept. 6, 1809. 3. David, b. Aug. 9, 1795; d. Aug. 24, 1795. 4. Betsey, b. May 27, 1797 ; d. June 26, 1852.
I. ii. ELIZABETH, m. Samuel McCurdy.
2. iii. JOHN D., b. 1767 ; d. Oct. 1823.
3. iv. AsA, b. Jan. 15, 1773 ; m. Sarah Stewart.
4. v. JOEL, b. Jan. 11, 1775 ; m. Hannah Ober.
vi. SAMUEL, b. 1778; d. Oct. 19, 1859.
5.
I. ELIZABETH2 (Jonathan1), m. Dec. 30. 1788, Samuel McCurdy of Surry, N. H.
Children all b. Surry, N. H. :
i. ELIZABETH,3 b. Dec. 4, 1789.
ii. JOANNA, b. Oct. 18, 1791 ; m. Walker Hinman of Mt. Morris, N. Y.
Children : 1. Portus,4 m. 2. Catharine, d. unm. 3. Helen, d. unm. 4. Martha, d. unm. 5. Charles, m. 6. Harriet, d. unm. iii. SALLY, b. Apr. 22, 1794; m. first - Smith of Canada ; m. second -- Boardman of Canada. Children by Ist husband : 1. Charles.4 2. Sophia. 3. Louisa. 4. Lucy. Child by 2d husband : 5. Moses.
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