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Children all b. in R. :
i. HARRY C.,6 who rem. to Florida. later to Vareeues, Tex. and d. in Tex. about 1878.
ii. MARTIIA, b. about ISII ; m. Anthony Gould, a prominent book- seller and publisher of Albany, N. Y., d. Albany, May, IS58; she
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d. Albany, Nov., 1872. Child : John,7 b. Albany about 1842 ; d. 1882 or 1883.
iii. FREDERICK HUBBARD, b. Jan. 27. 1810; a shoemaker, and later, farmer : m. Oct. 10, 1842, Harriet M. Colby. d. Walpole, Oct. 5, 1896: he d. Plymouth, Vt., Jan. 28, 1854. Children : 1. Eugene Frederick,7 d. in Libby Prison, Aug. 15, 1864. 2. Charles Elwin. 3. Otoline Frances. 4. Alwilda L. 5. Herbert D' Lone of Wal- pole, N. H.
iv. FRANCES MARY, b. Oct. 19, 1816; m. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1840, John Aikin Millard. a prominent lawyer of Troy, N. Y. Children : 1. Mary Lovell.7 2. John Aikin. 3. Anthony Gould. 4. Edward Walgrove. 5. Herbert Bellows. 6. Frances Augusta.
MAJOR JOSEPH5 (Joseph,4 Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 John1 of Concord), b. Lunenburg, Mass., Nov. 3, 1770; came to Walpole with his father's family when 16 years old. He later engaged there in hotel business, and kept a general store, holding many town offices. In 1812, or 1813, he rem. to R. and took charge of the large meadow farm 2 miles north of B. F. owned by his brother, Abel Bellows; res. there until his death, Mar. 22, 1821. In 1820 he was prostrated by an electric shock while closing a window of his residence on the meadows, and never recovered. By the same storm his 7 barns were burned, together with outbuildings, and the large value of the season's crops was an entire loss. He was an accomplished military officer, prominent in the New Hampshire militia previous to coming to R.
He m. Ist Jan. 7, 1794, Deborah Wright of Lunenburg, d. Sept. 9, 1802 ; m. 2d Mary Adams, b. Lunenburg, July 17, 1774, d. Concord, N. H., May 26, 1859.
Children of ist wife all b. in Walpole :
i. HENRY,6 b. Oct. 3, 1794; d. Feb. 21, 1803.
ii. DAVID, b. June 23, 1796 ; d. Dec. 24, 1797.
iii. GORDON, b. June 30, 1798: d. July 7, 1798.
iv. GEORGE, b. Apr. 24, 1799; grad. Dartmouth Medical school, 1826; d. in Hartford, Vt., Jan. 15, 1830.
V. ELIZA, b. Sept. 13, 1801; m. Calvin Ainsworth, Jr., a lawyer in Littleton, N. H., Concord, N. H., and Madison, Wis., where he d. July 7, 1873 : she d. Littleton. Feb. 3, 1837.
Children of 2d wife all b. in Walpole except the last who was b. in R.
vi. HENRY ADAMS, b. Oct. 25, 1803: d. in Concord. N. H., Mar. 11, 1873; a lawyer in Littleton and Concord ; asso. justice of Supreme Court of N. H. ( 1859-1869) ; chief justice ( 1869-1873).
vii. MARY STEARNS, b. Oct. 26, 1808; d. Sept. 15, 1809.
viii. FRANCES ANN, b. Apr. IS, 1819; d. in Littleton, Dec. 22, 1836.
ix. WILLIAM JOSEPIL, b. July 3, 1817 : d. in Littleton, Aug. 29, 1906; a lawyer and successful merchant in L .. and a man of literary taste and ability.
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JACOB,I from 1787 until his death, Jan. 13, 1807, was a citizen of R., and lived upon a small farm on the river road near B. F. He did a small business, trading with different points in Connecticut by boat, sending down staves and shingles and other merchandise, and receiving salt and other staple articles of that day. He came with his family from Harwinton, Conn., to Alstead, N. 1I., about 1782
He was b. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 2, 1728/1729, s. of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Ilinsdell) Benton, and was a descendant of Andrew Benton, b. in Eng-
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land in 1620, d. in Hartford, Conn., in 1683. He m. Hannah - (probably Slade ).
Children :
i. PHINEAS,2 b. Harwinton, Conn., probably 1757 or 1758; probably d. in childhood.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. Harwinton, Conn., about 1759; m. Silas Gridley ; d. Harwinton, Aug. 23, 1820.
iii. MABEL, b. probably 1761 ; m. Ist Jonathan Watts of Alstead, N. H. : m. 2d John Worcester of Alstead; d. St. Johnsbury, Vt., about IS31.
iv. JACOB, b. Ilarwinton in 1766; res. Rockingham, Walpole, and St. Johnsbury ; d. St. Johnsbury Sept. 7, IS28; unm.
v. REYNOLD, b. 1768; m. Huldah Clark ; d. Hartford, Conn., Mar. 20, ISII.
vi. CHAUNCEY, b. Aug. 1, 1770; lived in Cornwall, Vt., and Hartford, Conn. ; m. Betsey Bidwell : d. Hartford, Aug. 17, 1833.
vii. MARY, b. Sept. IS, 1772 ; m. Samuel Kingsbury of Alstead, N. H .; d. Amherst, Mass., June 19, 1841.
viii. SAMUEL SLADE, b. Harwinton, Conn., April 22, 1777: m. in Charlestown, N. H., Esther Prouty. They lived in Waterford, St. Johnsbury and Newbury, Vt., and Lancaster, N. H. ; a farmer ; d. Newbury, Dec. 15, 1857. He was the grandfather of two promi- nent citizens of Boston at the present time, Col. Everett C. Ben- ton and Col. Josiah H. Benton, Jr., and of John E. Benton, a law- yer in Keene, N. H. (See "Samuel Slade Benton, his ancestors and descendants. By Josiah Henry Benton, Jr., Boston, 1901.")
BILLINGS
SAMUEL6 (Samuel,5 John,4 John,3 Roger,2 Roger, I who emigrated from England, and was living in Dorchester, Mass., in 1635), b. Lunenburg, Mass., Feb. 14, 1781 : came to R. village about 1806 from Lunenburg ; a tanner, built the tannery in the village and established an extensive business, located on the brook just west of the Lovell tavern. He erected the Billings home- stead on the hill nearby, now owned and occupied by Emerson Smith. His death occurred there after a brief illness Dec. 14, 1817. His characteristics are well told in the following obituary in the B. F. Intelligencer of Dec. 29, IS17 :
" On Sunday, Dec. 14th inst., after a short illness, much lamented, Mr. Samuel Billings, aged 36, exemplary as a Christian, useful as a citizen, and in integrity fully exemplifying that 'An honest man is the noblest work of God.'"
He m. Oct., 1804, Susannah Divoll, b. Lancaster, Mass., Jan. 25, 17SI, d. at R. Nov. 1, 1849. She was a sister of Manasseh Divoll who later engaged in the tannery business with Mr. Billings. Early left a widow with eight children to rear and educate, the struggles of this brave woman, whose por- trait adorns another page, were particularly severe. She was an exemplary Christian and devout member of the Ist chh. in R., in which each of he children were bap., and all of the family regularly attended. The remains of both Samuel Billings and his wife Susannah are interred in the old town cemetery in Rockingham village.
Children :
i. SUSAN,7 b. Groton, Mass., May 2, 1805 ; m. John Davis of R. (Sce Davis.)
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ii. JOSIAH, b. R., Nov. 9, 1806 ; a tanner ; spent his active business life in McLean, Thompkins Co .. N. Y .; m. Dec. 18, 1828, Deraxa La Mott, b. B. F., Jan. 13. 1806, d. July 3, 1886; he d. Cortland, N. Y .. Dec. 28, 1879: no children.
I. iji. SAMUEL LEWIS. b. R., July 28, 1808; m. Valeria Adaline Prouty.
iv. SARAH, b. R., July 21, ISIO; In. Apr. 22, 1834, Enoch D. Brown of Lunenburg, Mass., b. Dec. 14, 1So9, d. Oct. 13, 1860; she d. Ham- ilton, Ill., June 24, 1865 ; res. Riverside, Montabello Township, Ill. Children : 1. Enoch Francis, 8 b. Riverside, Ill., Sept. 19, 1836 ; d. Riverside, Oct. 3, 1865. 2. Abby Eveline, b. Riverside, Aug. 28, I842 ; d. Riverside, Nov. 4, 1845.
V. MANASSEH, b. R., July 31, 1812 : a carpenter in Galesburg, Ill. ; m. Sept. 17, 1845, Clarissa Arnold of Brimfield, Ill., b. Windham, Vt., Oct. 25, 1824, d. July 21, ISS7 ; he d. Apr. 3, 1891 ; no children.
vi. ANN MARIA, b. R., Apr. 29, 1814; in. John M. Weston, of R. ( See Weston.)
vii. SOPHIA, b. R., Apr. 7, 1816 ; m. Dec. 31, 1834, George Preston Burt, of R., b. Dec. IS, ISOS; a carpenter of Galva, Ill. ; she d. Galva, Aug. 25, 1860; he d. Galva, Apr. 19, 1896; no children.
viii. MARY. b. R., July 30. ISIS; m. Daniel Leverett Wiley. ( See Wiley.) I. SAMUEL LEWIS? ( Samuel,6 Samuel.5 John,+ John,3 Roger2 Roger1), D. R .. July 28, 1808: educated in district schools and attained marked culture through home study ; a great student of history and early became a leader in town affairs : was representative to legislature in 1840-1 ; town clerk, 1845, IS49-1851 ; president of the famous Tippecanoe Club in 1840 on the occasion of Daniel Webster's visit to Stratton and B. F. ; a man of strict integrity, honored and trusted by his townsmen ; considered authority on all political questions of the day ; at his home were frequent gatherings of prominent officials of the state and legislature ; followed the trade of his father, succeed- ing him in the tanning business in R. village. . He m. May 10, 1830, Valeria Adeline, dau. of Luke and Susannah (Davis) Prouty of R., b. Salem, N. Y., May II, ISO9, d. R., Feb. 24, 1882 ; he d. R., Sept. 2. 1863.
Children all b. in R. :
i. HENRY FRANKLIN, 8 b. Jan. 17, 1831; res. Galva, Ill., Covington, Ky .. now in Chicago, Ill. ; m. Feb. 22, 1857, at Springfield. Vt., Harriet Frances Simonds. Children : 1. Henry Frederick,9 b. Galva, Nov. 12, 1857; res. Chicago; unm. 2. Lewis Oloff, b. Galva, Feb. 16. 1859; res. Chicago; unm.
ii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 9, 1833 ; m. at B. F., Dec. 1, 1859, Laura Lovell Jackson, b. Feb. 23, 1835, d. Bartonsville, Feb. I, ISSS; res. in Chicago, Ill., where he was prominent in business until his death, which occurred there Jan. 5, 1875. Children all b. Chicago : I. Louis Fuekson,9 b. Jan. 15, 1861 ; d. Bartonsville, June 2, 1878. 2. Eugene, b. Nov., IS62 ; d. Chicago, Feb., 1863. 3. Harriet Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1864: m. Joseph R. Richardson of Chester, Vt .. Mar. 8, ISS8. They res. Chester Depot ; no children.
iii. HARRIET VALERIA, b. Dec. 28. 1834; m. Samuel Crawford Jackson of Bartonsville. (See Jackson.)
iv. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Nov. 7, 1837; went to Galesburg, Ill., 1859 ; became a merchant ; m. at Galva, Ill., Nov. 14, 1859, Char- lotte Alexine Davis, b. R., Nov. 10, 1840, d. Mar. 15, 1906 ; he d. R., Dec. 29, 1860. She m. 2d Mar. 6, 1866, John B. Minard of S. R. : res. S. R. Child : 1. George Otis,9 b. Galesburg, Ill., Aug. 25, 1860; d. R., June 28, 1864.
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JOHN CLARK5 (Abner,4 Abisha,3 Samuel,2 Thomas,I who was one of the founders of New London, Conn., 1660), b. Scotland, Conn., 1765 ; owned a farm and res. on Parker Hill in R. from 1812 to 1820; served in the Revo- lution, enlisting in Springfield, Vt., under Ira Allen as recruiting officer. He signed the papers in a hotel which stood on the east side of the river near Gould's mills ; in 1820 he rem. with his family to Londonderry, Vt., where he d. and was interred in the old cemetery near the first church at the center of that town ; m. Ist in 1786 or 1787, Caroline Charity Brockway, b. Marlow, N. H., 1770, d. Marlow, 1809 ; in. 2d Oct. 28, 1810, Silence Harlow of Spring- field, Vt., d. Dec. 27, 1864; he d. Mar. 11, 1826.
Children :
i. ELISHA,6 b. Marlow, Feb. 19, 1788; d. Aug. 10, 1849.
ii. WILLIAM, b. Marlow, Apr. 4, 1790; d. Ovid, Mich., Dec. 25, 1861.
iii. JOHN, b. Marlow, about 1791.
iv. CAROLINE, E., b. in R. about ISII ; m. Asahel Dodge of Stoddard, N. H., who d. Nov. 23, 1864.
v. LYMAN H., b. in R., about 1812 or 1813; m. Mary Brown of Phila., Pa. ; he d. Mar. 9, 1850.
vi. FANNY, b. in R., 1814; d. Springfield, Vt., May 2, 1896; unm.
vii. ABNER CLARK, b. in R., Dec. 16, 1815 or Jan. 16, 1816; d. Spring- field, Vt., Apr. 9, 1897.
viii. SOPIIIA (Sophie), b. in R., Sept. 24, 1817 or Jan. 6, ISIS; d. Spring- field, May 27, 1883; unm.
ix. SARAH CLARK, b. in R., Dec. 17, 1819; now living in Springfield, Vt., and is one of the few " Real Daughters " of the American Revolution now living in New England; unm.
BLAKE
BILL6 ( Seth,5 Ebenezer,4 Joseph,3 James,2 William,1 who emigrated from Little Baddow, Essex County, England to Dorchester, Mass., in 1630), b. Dorchester, Mass., April 2, 1774; came to Alstead, N. H., in 1799 and built the first paper-mill in this vicinity; came to B. F. in 1802 and erected the first paper-mill in Vt., which was burned and rebuilt in 1812, as described in Chapter XXIX. ; sold the mill in 1824 to Green & Fleming and rem. to " The Forest," one mile west, where he erected a paper-mill, saw-mill, general store, and a number of dwellings; owned large tracts of land and dealt in lumber ; these mills were destroyed by flood in 1826 and rebuilt ; in 1836 sold the busi- ness to his three sons, William, Leonard and Schuyler, and rem. to S. R. village where he spent the remainder of his life; had been interested in erect- ing six paper-mills ; bought the iron foundry in S. R. and operated it until 1849, then retired from active business.
In addition to his paper-mill business he established the first printing office in B. F., and in 1817 established and published the first newspaper here, The Vermont Intelligencer and Bellows Falls Advertiser, employing Thomas Green Fessenden as the first editor ; the first edition of a Bible to be printed in Vt., was issued from his press in large quarto form and many other books were published as shown in Chapter XXX. He established the first book bindery and book store in B. F., and had in addition a dry goods and grocery store. In 1830 he purchased the wheelwright business in B. F., formerly carried on by Solomon Snow.
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The title of "Captain" by which Mr. Blake was always known, and which is given upon his tombstone in Immanuel cemetery, was probably derived from his having been a captain in the old militia company here in his early days. During the residence of Capt. Blake in B. F., he can rightfully be termed the leading citizen of the place, and was connected with most of its prominent enterprises.
The Blake record is an interesting family history as it is traced distinctly for six hundred years to a member of " King Arthur's Round Table," or one- tenth of the time to Adam, according to Jewish chronology.
Bill Blake m. Jan. 15, 1799, Polly, 3d dau. of Joseph Wait, M. D., of Millbury, Mass. ; d. Nov. 19, 1856; he d. at S. R., Dec. 4, 1856.
Children. Ist b. in Alstead, N. H., and the rest in B. F. :
i. LUCINDA, b. Nov. 21. 1799; in. Solomon Snow : d. Sept. 15, 1870.
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ii. WILLIAM BILL, b. May 9, 1803: m. Betsey Robertson.
iii. BELANA B., b. June 15, 1805 : m. Simeon White ; d. June 7, 1862.
2. iv. LEONARD WAIT, b. Aug. 27, 1807 ; m. Rhoda Russell of S. R.
v. SCHUYLER, b. Apr. 29, 1809; m. Mary A. Rhoades.
vi. MARY ANN, b. Mar. IS, ISII ; m. Stephen Mellish ; d. June 30, 1836. vii. JOSHUA, b. Aug. 14, 1815 : d. Aug. 27, 1815.
viii. ALBERT, b. Oct. 12, 1816 : d. Oct. 28, 1816.
ix. LOUISA, b. Dec. 21, 1817; m. Lucius E. Locke of S. R. (See Locke.)
x. HARRIET, b. Jan. 28, 1821 ; d. Sept. 12, 1839 : unin.
I. WILLIAM BILL? ( Bill.6 Seth,5 Ebenezer.+ Joseph,3 James,2 William1 ), b. in B. F., May 9, 1803 ; many years a paper manufacturer at " The Forest" and had a store there ; was a justice of the peace, served on school committee 20 years : was captain in the local militia: left "The Forest" in 1861 and with his son-in-law, A. R. Johonnot, opened a drug store in Walpole, N. H. ; later res. in Greenfield, Mass .. where he d. and was buried. He m. Nov. 29, 1830, Betsey, only dau. of John Robertson of B. F. ; d. in Greenfield, Feb. 26, 1884 ; he d. Aug. 30, 1887.
Children :
i. MARY ELIZABETHI,8 b. Jan. 29, 1836; m. Apr. 25, 1859, Artemas Rob- bins Johonnot, a descendant of the Huguenots ; he d. Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 7, 1874; buried in Greenfield, Mass. ; she res. Holyoke. Children : 1. Ellen Louisa.º b. Waukesha, Wis., Sept. 22, 1860; m. July 10, 1892. George Taylor, M. D. ; res. Holyoke, Mass. ; no children. 2. Charles William. b. Walpole, N. H., Apr. 21, 1863 ; m. Apr. 20, 1892, Fannie Billings of Newton Upper Falls, Mass. ; res. there. Child : Caroline Wilmington, 10 b. May 5, 1897. 3. Margaret Lockwood, b. Walpole, Apr. 17, 1865: res. Holyoke, unm. 4. Mary Blake, b. Lyndon, Vt., Feb. 21, 1868 ; d. Aug. 31, IS68.
ii. ELLEN REBEKAH, b. Jan. 24, 1838; m. Albert Allen, Mar. 26, 1860; d. Greenfield, July 22, 1878; she d. Dec. 4, 1902. Children: I. William Blake,9 b. at " The Forest," Mar. 28, 1861; m. Abbie Varnie ; res. Greenfield. Children : i. Burt.10 ii. Charles Henry. iii. Ethel. 2. Mary Elizabeth. b. Greenfield, Aug. 20, 1864; m. Frank R. Seaver : res. in Springfield, Mass. ; one son. 3. George Albert, b. Greenfield. Sept. 4. 1866 : d. Oct. 19, 1867.
2. LEONARD WAIT7 (Bill.6 Seth,5 Ebenezer,+ Joseph.3 James.2 Wil- liam1), b. B. F .. Aug. 27, 1807: always followed the business of his father, that of paper making, and at the time of his death was in company with his
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i. LEONARD WAIT, 8 b. at "The Forest," Nov. 23, 1841 ; m. May 14, 1865, Mary E. Stevens of Goffstown, N. H. ; res. S. R. Children : I. Bessie E.,9 b. Apr. 1, 1873 ; m. Nov. 27, 1890, John I1. Eastman of Cambridgeport, Vt. ; d. Aug. 6, 1902. Child : Clarence H., 10 b. Nov. 2, 1891. 2. Charles Leonard, b. Dec. 21, 1875; m. Feb. 14, 1896, Bernice White of R. ; res. Springfield, Vt. ; no children.
3. SCHUYLER7 (Bill,6 Seth,5 Ebenezer,4 Joseph,3 James,2 William1), b. in B. F., Apr. 29, 1809; rem. to Dalton, Mass., in 1860 where he was employed by the Crane Co., paper makers ; prepared the first pulp which was used in making bank note paper ; in 1864 rem. to Holyoke, Mass. He m. Mary A. Rhoades of Grafton, Vt., d. Holyoke, May 3, 1897 ; he d. Holyoke, Mass., Feb. 25, 1867 ; both are interred in Immanuel church-yard in B. F.
Children :
i. MARTHA A.,8 b. Jan. 13, 1838; m. in Springfield, Mass., Nov. 24, IS64, Willis A. Brown of Peru, Mass., res. Providence, R. I. Child : 1. George E.,9 b. Hinsdale, Mass., Jan. 28, 1869; in. Ger- trude J. Gladding of Bristol, R. I .; res. Providence, R. I. No children.
ii. HENRY S., b. 1839, was the first man to enlist in the town of R. in the Civil war and was the only member of the ist Vt. Regt. from R .; was later warden of the almshouse at Holyoke, Mass. ; d. May 7, 1903 ; interred in B. F. ; unm.
iii. WILLIAM H., b. 1843, was learning the printing business with Hiram Atkins at B. F. when the Civil war broke out; served 2 yrs. in " Berdan's Sharpshooters ;" later a druggist in Springfield, Mass. ; m. in Holyoke, Mass., in 1868, Elizabeth E. Casey. Children : I. Grace M.,9 b. Holyoke, 1873; m. 1893, William E. Parsons of Springfield, Mass .; res. Springfield. Children : i. Gladys,10 b. 1896. ii. William E., b. 1900. 2. G. Lulu, b. Holyoke, IS78; m. 1902 Henry Thayer of Springfield; res. Springfield. Child, Wel- come, 10 b. 1903.
iv. EDWARD M., d. in infancy.
v. GEORGE, d. in infancy.
vi. LULIE M., b. Oct. 7, 1856: m. Sept. 1, 1881, Frank L. Buck; res. Holyoke. Children : 1. Earl HI.,9 b. 1891. 2. Mattie Lolo, b. IS94.
BLAKE
EDMUND™ (James,6 Seth,5 Ebenezer,4 Joseph,3 James,2 William1), b. B. F., Jan. 27, 1807 ; engaged first in paper making (when made by hand), then in lumber business ; also had charge of the canal and locks from 1844 to IS71 ; a mechanical genius ; in 1847 prepared and published " A Hand-Book for Farmers, Mechanics, Merchants, Lumber Dealers and Working Men," used extensively in New England.
He m. Ist Nov. 27, 1834, Mary C. Wood of Alstead, N. H., d. in Alstead, Sept. 29, 1842 ; m. 2d Sept. 3, 1844, Caroline T. Wood of Alstead, d. B. F., Mar. 10, 1895 ; he d. B. F., Aug. S, ISS2.
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i. JAMES HATCH.8 b. B. F., May 7, 1836; res. Rutland. Children : 1. May Bird,9 b. B. F., June 12, 1862; m. Donald Cameron in California, d. there Feb., 1902. 2. Edmund James, b. Rutland, Nov. 22, 1893.
ii. EMMA ELIZABETHI, b. B. F., June 21, 1848 ; res. B. F. ; unm.
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SETH MARSHALL? ( Joseph,6 Seth,5 Ebenezer,4 Joseph,3 James,2 Wil- liamI), b. Brookfield, Vt., Aug. 17, 1817; learned printer's trade in Mont- pelier, Vt., and in 1839 came to B. F. as compositor in the office of the Bellows Falls Gazette; in June 1843, in company with Goldsmith F. Bailey, purchased the paper and later owned it alone ; published many books from his office ; sold the printing business in 1846; learned the dental profession, and established an office in B. F. in 1847, which he continued for 30 years. His office was in the 2d story of the Barry block on the east side of Westmin- ster street.
Dr. Blake was active and instrumental in creating sentiment for the building of railroads between 1847 and 1851, and secured important subscrip- tions to the stock for them. He was always prominent in all business affairs of his time.
Early in life he developed a great interest in astronomy and articles from his pen upon this subject attracted the attention of the scientific world. He had one of the most powerful and best telescopes then in Vt., well mounted in a tower erected upon his dwelling on Atkinson street. In 1885 he was credited by several observatories and colleges with the discovery of a planet called the "Star of Bethlehem," appearing only once in 300 yrs., before it had been announced by others.
Dr. Blake had the name of being the best marksman with a rifle in this part of New England, and was frequently spoken of as a "crack shot."
He m. Aug., IS, 1842, Martha Jane Glover of Concord, N. H., b. Dec. 24, 1820, d. B. F., June 7, 1892 ; he d. B. F., June 25, 1904.
Children all b. in B. F. :
i. GEORGE SPURZHEIM,8 b. Aug. 16, 1843 ; was a R. R. engineer dur- ing most of his life ; a veteran of the Civil war ; m. Apr. 10, 1866, Lizzie Harvey of Keene, N. H. ; he d. Windsor, Vt., May 14, 1906. Child : 1. George Ernest,9 b. B. F., Aug. 17, 1867 ; is employed by the B. &. M. R. R., at B. F. ; unm.
ii. HELEN LOUISE, b. Apr. 11, 1845; m. Dec. 25, 1862, E. E. Dewey, then of B. F., now res. Brookline, Mass. ; she d. Aug. 12, 1890. Children : 1. Lela,9 m. O. Atashian. 2. Virginia, m. M Atashian. 3. Helen, deceased.
iii. ELIZABET11, b. Aug. 11, 1847 : d. Oct. 6, 1848.
iv. CHARLES MARSHALL, b. July 21, 1849; one of the founders of the Brewing Co., located in Walpole on Cold river; is now owner of a paper-mill at the mouth of Saxton's river, firm of Blake & Hig- gins ; in. Sept. 2, 18So, Eva L., dau. of Warren Walker of B. F. ; res. B. F. Children : 1. Emily Isabelle Walker,9 b. Jan. 27, 1883. 2. Margaret Louise, b. June 14, 1890.
v. FRANKLIN, b. B. F., July 6, 1851 : d. Dec. 12, 1851.
vi. FREDERICK JOSEPH, b. Dec. 3. 1853 ; photographer of B. F. ; now of Rutland, Vt. : m. ist Jan. 2, 1884, Gratia M. Jones of Claremont, N. H., d. Mar., 1884, m. 2d June 11, 1888, Rosaline E. Banfil of
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Nashua, N. H .; d. Mar. 1900. Child : 1. Francis Banfil,9 b. Jan. 4, 1892.
vii. WALTER GLOVER, b. Oct. 21, 1855; clerk in paper-mill office ; m. Oct. 5, ISS1, Ida Green of Burlington, Vt. ; res. B. F. ; no children. viii. JOIIN FREMONT, b. Feb. 23, 1858; m. Oct. 21, 1885, Florence Lally of Augusta, Me. Children : 1. Philip Evans,9 b. Nov. 4, 1886. 2. Marguerite, b. Mar. 30, 1889. 3. Gordon, b. 1890. 4. Harry, b. 1894. 5. Frank, b. 1896.
ix. HENRY LINCOLN, b. Feb. 26, 1860; florist and fish dealer ; m. Mar. 31, 1885, Nettie B. Carr of Claremont, N. H. ; res. B. F. Children : I. Marion Gertrude,9 b. Mar. 9, 1887. 2. Gladys H., b. June 26, 1 889.
x. JENNIE S., b. Nov. 14, 1864; m. Sept. 15, 1886, Carroll W. Black, clerk in paper-mill office ; res. B. F. Child : 1. Evaline,? b. Sept., ISSS ; d. ae. 2 yrs.
BLODGETT
DR. JOHN HENRY (s. of Henry, gr. s. of Ira, gr. gr. s. of Ruel), b. Grafton, Vt., Dec. 31, 1867; grad. Vt. Academy, 1891; University of Vt. Ph. B., 1895, and M. D., 1897; Boston City Hospital, 1899; school director and health officer of the town of R., m. Oct. 9, 1901, Mary L. Abercrombie of Boston, Mass., b. St. Helens, Lancashire, Eng. ; res. S. R .; no children.
BOLLES
LEMUEL,1 was one of the early settlers in R., coming here from West- minster as early as 1799. He lived on a farm in " Atcherson Hollow " about one mile north of Cambridgeport during the remainder of his life. He m. Nancy Chamberlain ; he d. Aug. 26, 1827, ae. 51 ; was buried at S. R.
Children all b. in R. :
i. NANCY,2 m. Peleg Winslow; res. Townshend, Vt .; d. there ae. nearly 100 yrs.
ii. HANNAH, m. Prosper Merrill of Cambridgeport; later res. in Read- ing and Woodstock, Vt. He was a prominent woolen manufac- turer.
iii. LEMUEL, m. a dau. of Esek Weaver ; a trader ; res. Cambridgeport.
iv. ITHAMAR, b. 1813; a trader and farmer; res. Cambridgeport; m. Ist Martha S., dau. of Hiram Wood of Cambridgeport, d. Nov. 29, 1859; m. 2d Rebecca E. Farr of Athens, Vt., d. Mar. 7, ISS7 ; he d. Aug. 11, 1882. Children all b. in R. : 1. Francis Almon,3 b. Aug. 31, 1843 ; grad. Tuft's college 1870; admitted to Windham county bar 1873, and has practised in R. since; town clerk since 1872 ; m. Aug. 25, 1870, Augusta R. Carleton of Woodstock, Vt. Children all b. B. F. : i. Almon Ithamar,+ b. Mar. 15, 1871 ; an attorney of B. F., and No. Walpole, N. H .; m. June 17, 1897, Mary Chapin Nims, b. No. Walpole, Oct. 23, 1871 ; res. No. Walpole. Children all b. No. Walpole : 1. Margaret Chapin,5 b. July 22, 1899. 2. Gertrude Nims, b. June 13, 1901. 3. Albert Thomas, b. June 25, 1903. ii. Edmond Carleton, b. Oct. 27, 1873; an employee of Nat. Bank of B. F. ; m. Sept. 9, 1897, Myrtie Barrus of Keene, N. H., d. Aug. 20, 1905 ; he res. B. F. Child : Carleton Francis,5 b. White River Jct. Vt., June 24, IS9S. iii. Francis Richardson, b. Sept. 14, 1886; grad. B. F. H. S. 1905; a student of Harvard college. 2. Frederick C., b. Mar. 9, 1862 ; res. in R. until about ISS6; later res. in Boston, Mass.
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