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V. HARRIET, b. Aug., 1797; d. Windsor, Vt., May 9, 1861 ; m. Dr. Zera Mann of Grafton, Vt., Nov., 1821; he d. Baltimore, Md., in 1832 ; no children.
vi. HARRY, b. in ISoo ; d. Sept. 16, 1833; m. Mary Sturtevant. They were parents of the late John Henry Corey Campbell,5 a writer and journalist of Roxbury, Mass.
vii. LUCIA MARIA, b. Dec. 31, 1811; m. Daniel Bowen Wheaton, Esq., Jan. 26, 1834; she d. Evanston, Ill., Mar. 18, 1900. Children : 1. Alexander Campbell,5 deceased, a well-known architect of Chi- cago. 2. Daniel B. of Evanston. 3. Harriet M. of Evanston.
I. HON. EDWARD RAYMOND+ ( Dr. Alexander,3 Dr. Alexander,2 Rev. John1), b. in R. Aug. 27, 1787 ; received a liberal education and a thorough business training. When only 23. he was reputed as one of the most success- ful and wealthiest merchants in Windham county, and conducted a flourishing
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business both in R. and Grafton. He also served as cashier of the Westmin- ster Branch of the Vermont State Bank : was clerk of the supreme and county courts, and county treasurer for the years 1816 and IS17. He resigned in the latter year because of his removal to Windsor, where he became a leading citizen, and occupied many offices of public trust and honor : was instrumental in founding the first bank of Windsor, being its cashier and vice-president ; was one of the founders of St. Paul's church of Windsor : many years its senior warden, and a prominent official of the diocese of Vermont; was a director of the Connecticut River Steamboat Co., and much interested in the navigation schemes of his day : a dignified and courtly gentleman of the old school : a man of broad cultivation, and his residence in Windsor was one of the finest homes in eastern Vermont. His widest reputation was gained from his literary ability, being a writer of much note in his day. The Bibliogra- phy of Vermont shows a volume of 334 pages published in New York and London in 1857, under the title, " The Heroine of Scutari. and other Poems."
Hle m. Ist Jan. 1, 1812, Anna Maria, dau. of Dr. Samuel Cutler of R., d. Jan. 22, 1831 ; m. 2d Sibyl Huntington, dau. of Rev. Sylvester Sage, of Westminster, Vt. ; he d. May 4, 1857.
Children :
i. ABIGAIL CUTLER,5 b. Sept. 30, 1812 : d. Nov. 27, 1827.
ii. FRANCES JARVIS, b. Nov. 14, 1814 ; d. Mar. 10, 1816.
iii. JANE ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 11, IS16; d. Oct. 27, IS46: m. Ilomer W. Stuart, Esq., a well known lawyer of Lockport, N. Y. Children : I. Helen Campbell,6 b. July 4, 1839; the authoress and lecturer now known as " Mrs. Helen Campbell." 2. Anna Maria. d. young. 3. Mary Campbell, d. young.
iv. EDWARD AUGUSTUS, b. Nov. 9, ISIS ; d. Dec. 14, 1846.
V. IJELEN MARIA, b. Oct. 4, 1820; m. B. B. Stevens, Esq., of Lock- port. N. Y. ; d. June 25, 1845.
vi. ADELAIDE GAMAGE, b. Sept. 4, 1822 : d. Sept. 8, 1856 ; in. Ist Charles Forbes Merrifield, an editor and journalist of Windsor, Vt. : m. 2d Dudley Tappan Chase. Esq., M. A., an attorney at Windsor and later of Claremont, N. H. Mr. Chase was the son of Col. Lebbeus Chase. gr. s. of Gen. Jonathan Chase and gr. gr. s. of Judge Sam- uel Chase, the founder of the celebrated Chase family, of Cornish, N. H. Child by first husband : I. Charles Campbell,6 a Boston banker. Children by second husband : 2. Edward Campbell, b. July 2, 1853 ; d. Aug. 12, 1854. 3. Dudley Frances, b. Feb. 27, I856; d. Jan. 10. 1857.
vii. MARY JARVIS. b. Oct. 4, 1824; m. Dec. 6, 1843, Rev. Josiah Swett, M. A., D. D., a prominent clergyman of the P. E. Church ; she d. Apr. 6, 1845. Child : 1. Mary Campbell,6 b. Dec. 21, 1844; m11. John Ashley Fitch. an attorney of Highgate and St. Albans, Vt. ; he d. in ISO1 ; she res. Boston, Mass.
viii. KATHERINE TUCKER, b. Apr. 29, 1827: m. Dec. 1. IS44, Abner Forbes, Esq., s. of Gen. Abner and Sally ( Spooner) Forbes, of Windsor, Vt. ; d. Aug. 7. ISSS. Mr. Forbes was a prominent citizen of Windsor, and later of St. Albans. Vt .. where he was cashier of the Vermont Central R. R. Children : 1. William Henry,6 b. Mar. 20, 1846 ; d. Chicago, Aug. 6. 1901 : m. Julia. adopted dau. of Hon. Hiram Harlow of Windsor, Vt. 2 Anna Maria, b. Nov. 22, I847 : d. St. Albans, Vt., Mar. 21, 1903 ; m. Feb. 6, 1866, Hon. Her- bert Brainerd, State Senator and an influential citizen of St. Albans. Children : i. Louisa.7 ii. Harry Forbes, d. in infancy. iii. Lilian Miranda; m. Nov. 13, 1895, Robert Alexander Gunn of N. Y.
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city. Child : R. Alexander.$ iv. Lawrence of N. Y. city. 3. Charles Spooner, b. Aug. 6, 1851 ; is prominent in Vermont affairs, well known in journalistic circles, politics, and in the councils of the Epis. chh. ; res. St. Albans.
2. ALEXANDER STEARNS+ ( Dr. Alexander,3 Dr. Alexander,2 Rev. JohnI), b. 1790; d. Oct. 17, 1867, ae. 77; buried in Montreal, P. Q. He was educated at Dartmouth college and received his degree in the class of ISII ; admitted to the bar and continued in active practice to the time of his death ; during his entire life he served his townspeople in some public capacity. He was town clerk of R. from 1824 to 1845, and from 1852 to 1868; repre- sentative in the state legislature for the years ISIS, 1819, 1828 and 1831 ; a justice of the peace 25 years ; state's attorney for Windham county in 1825, 1826, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1839 and 1840; judge of probate 1834 and 1835. Judge Campbell married in Montreal, Canada, July 19, 1826, Mlle. Marie Sophie de La Tremouille, daughter of M. Milliette de La Tremouille, and a great-great-granddaughter of Count de La Tremouille, first royal French governor of Canada. Mrs. Campbell, a lady of fine mind and many superior qualities, was a rigid Romanist, and several years her husband's junior. After his death she returned to Montreal, where she died; no children.
3. JOHN HUBBARD+ (Dr. Alexander,3 Dr. Alexander2 Rev. John1), b. 1793; was a lifelong resident of S. R., where he was counted as one of the most substantial men and became prominently identified with town affairs. He was a man of excellent judgment in financial affairs, prosperous in his own business and for twenty years or more a local magistrate.
Hle married Ist Mary, dau. of James McIlvane, in 1816; m. 2d Lucretia S. Gould; m. 3d Mrs. Fidelia Gould, widow of Henry Gould. He d. Feb. 16, 1869.
Children by Ist wife :
i. MARY,5 m. Judge Luther Adams of Chester, Vt.
ii. HARRIET FINLEY, m. Whipple Cone, Esq., lived in Independence, Iowa; d. Oct. 25, 1906. Children : I. Harry.5 2. Mary. 3. Alfred.
DR. EDWARD RAYMOND3 ( Dr. Alexander,2 Rev. John1), was a phy- sician of extended practice in Westminster, Vt., and vicinity, during the first half of the last century. He was familiarly known as " Dr. Ned," and was a brother of Hon. Alexander Campbell, M. D., one of the early settlers of R.
EDWARD RAYMOND+ (Dr. Edward Raymond,3 Dr. Alexander,2 Rev. John1), b. Westminster, Vt., Feb. 23, 1790; a farmer and life-long resi- dent of the town of Westminster ; m. Clarissa Chamberlain, b. Feb. 5, 1888; d. Nov., 1867 ; he d. in Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 30, 1850, of cholera, while travel ing south. They had a large family of children.
DR. DANIELE (Edward Raymond,4 Dr. Edward Raymond,3 Dr. Alexander,2 Rev. John1), was b. March 8, 1820, on the farm in Westmin- ster now known as the "Rowe Morse farm," about 5 miles southwest of B. F. The old house, standing on the hillside between the present dwell- ing and the school-house, was burned while occupied by the family, and the present dwelling was erected by the father of Daniel.
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"Dr. Dan " was educated in common schools and at Burr and Burton seminary, Manchester, Vt .; Vermont Medical college, Woodstock, and at Berkshire Medical college, Pittsfield, Mass., where he grad. in 1842. He prac- tised his profession at Westminster West about 10 years, and then removed to S. R. village, and resided there until his death. At one time he was offered the chair of Theory and Practice of medicine in Dartmouth college, but declined, as his tastes led him to prefer the practice of his profession to a pro- fessor's chair. Always deeply interested in educational matters in his town and village, he was particularly influential and did effective work in uniting the two school districts in S. R., and in securing the old church and semi- nary building for use for public schools.
In politics, Dr. Campbell was a liberal Democrat and took an active interest in all that pertained to the welfare of his town, state and nation. He represented R. in the legislature of 1864-5, and was the Democratic candidate for speaker. He was several times his party's candidate for county senator. In ISSo, he was the Democratic nominee for congress, being defeated by Hon. James M. Tyler, of Brattleboro.
Dr. Campbell accumulated a handsome estate, having important invest- ments in Texas. During the last ten years of his life he confined himself mostly to his extensive office and consultation practice. His advice was sought by other practitioners throughout all this part of New England.
In April. 1901, the heirs of Dr. Campbell joined with the heirs of John Robertson in presenting the town of R. with the town clock and bell now in use in the tower of the town building.
He m. Jan. 21, 1846, Julia A., dau. of Capt. Edward HIall, one of the early settlers of Westminster, Vt., she was b. Nov. 27, 1824, d. at S. R., Sept. 16, 1901 ; he d. at S. R .. Feb. 3, IS9S.
Children :
i. CHARLES HAMILTON,6 b. Dec. 31, 1846 ; d. Aug. 28, 1848.
ii. FLORA ELIZABETII, b. May 1. 1848: m. 11. S. Frost. ( See Frost. )
iii. EDWARD RAYMOND, b. Sept. 27, 1853, at Westminster West, Vt .;
at present a prominent physician of this town, had a scientific course at Dartmouth and grad. from University of Vt., Med. Dept., 1875 ; represented R. in the legislature 1904-5 ; m. May 10, 1876, Inez E. Morse, b. Alstead, N. II., Aug. 29, 1852 ; res. B. F. Children : 1. Daniel Raymond,7 b. June 14, 1878; member of the firm of lloward Hardware company ; res. B. F. ; unm. 2. Henry Wales, b. Aug. 2, 1879 ; d. May 28, 1892.
iv. WILLIAM HALL. b. June 7, 1856; postmaster of S. R., ISS5-9; m. Ist Oct. 20, ISSO, Helen Watkins of Westminster, Vt., b. May 27, 1860, d. Feb. 22, IS98; m. 2d Apr. 17, 1900, Mrs. Nellie ( Perry ) Scofield, of S. R., b. April 17, 1856. He d. in S. R., Mar. 24, 1904; she res. S. R. Child by first wife : Alexander C.,7 b. Jan. 12, 1SS2 ; res. S. R.
V. HARRIET C., b. Jan. 11, 1859; m. Nov. 17, ISSI, Preston HI. Hadley, b. Chester, Vt., Nov. 7, 1859. He was many years an employee of the Nat. Bank of B. F., and its cashier from Aug., ISSI, until his death, July 16, 1906, at which time he had been town treasurer since 1893; representative in the legislature of 1896-7; she res. B. F. Children : 1. Walter C.,7 b. Apr. 17, 1884; grad. B. F. H. S., 1903. 2. Preston II., b. Nov. 3, 1886; grad. B. F. H. S., 1904. 3. Ruth M., b. June 25, 1889. 4. Marion L., b. Aug. II, IS90. 5. Raymond C., b. Sept. 18, 1891.
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. vi. CLARA ORPHA, b. Oct. 5, 1861 ; m. Geo. R. Wales. ( See Wales.)
vii. MARY E., b. May 9, 1867 at S. R. ; m. Jan. 6, 1892, Charles M. Potter, b. Ellenburgh Corners, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1862 ; res. Lowell, Mass. Children all b. Lowell, Mass. : 1. Robert Campbell,7 b. Jan. 15, 1893. 2. Madeline Julia, b. Feb. 24, 1894. 3. Daniel William, b. Mar. S, 1896.
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JAMESI was a resident of R. as early as Oct., 1774; June 22, 1779, he purchased the farm near the Springfield line now owned by Erving A. Lillie, receiving his deed from Thomas Chandler, Jr., commissioner to sell confis- cated lands in Vt., " said land being forfeited to this state by James Rogers by his treasonable conduct." Nothing is known of the ancestry of Mr. Camp- bell or whether he was related to the other large Campbell family of this town, of whom Dr. Alexander was the first to settle here.
His wife's name was Margaret -, d. Mar. 26, 1779; he d. Aug. 18, 1796, ae. 69.
The records of the old town church show the baptisms of three children, Elizabeth and Sarah, Oct. 2, 1774, and Margaret, Sept. 15, 1776. He also had a son, David.
DAVID2 (James1), b. May 26, 1762 ; succeeded to the ownership of his father's farm in the north part of the town and lived there until his death. He took an active part in town matters, the records showing that he was a man of influence and frequently held public offices.
He m. Ist Aug. 14, 1783, Ammilla Johnson, b. Aug. 14, 1763, d. Mar. 31, 1812 ; m. 2d June 13, 1814, Susan Dorand ; he d. Apr. 12, 1830.
Children :
i. JAMES,3 b. June 3, 1784.
ii. ANNA, b. May 30, 1787.
iii. MARGARET, b. Oct. 6, 1789.
I. iv. DAVID RICHARD, b. Apr. 25, 1794; a noted philanthropist.
v. ROBERT AVERY, b. Jan. 1, 1796.
vi. AMOS FAREWELL, b. Sept. 14, 1797.
vii. HIRAM, b. Oct. 19, 1804.
viii. AMMILLA, b. Oct. 14, 1814.
1. DAVID RICHARD3 (David,2 James1), b. Apr. 25, 1794, on the home- stead farm of his father and gr. father in R. described above; received a common school education with the advantage of a few terms at Chester acad- emy ; taught school several years, the last term being in B. F., in the old brick school-house then located on Westminster St .; was then employed some years as clerk in the country store of Hall & Goodridge in Mammoth block, on the south side of the Square in B. F., thus beginning about 1823 a mercantile career in which he amassed a comfortable fortune in the later years of his life ; in 1832 went to Boston and became a member of the firm of Charles Valentine & Co. on So. Market St., extensive dealers in salted pro- visions, the firm having extensive slaughtering works at Alton, Ill .; with- drew from the firm in 1854. and never engaged further in business.
Mr. Campbell never married, and upon his retirement from business, having no immediate relatives, he rem. to Windsor, Vt., into the family of
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his nephew, Col. Iliram Harlow, who was for 17 yrs. supt. of the Vt. state prison. Ilere he remained for the last 31 yrs. of his life enjoying a quiet, peaceful and happy old age. He d. of pneumonia, Feb. 19, 1885, at the advanced age of 92, at the residence of Col. Harlow of Windsor, and his remains were interred in Col. Harlow's family lot in that village.
In 1876 he divided $28,000 among six towns in this vicinity, and by his will left $40,000 more to be divided among other towns. the different amounts being held as a perpetual trust fund. the income to be distributed annually among the worthy poor. Of this amount his native town of R. received $20,000, as shown on p. 475.
His will dated Oct. 26, 1881, gives additional information regarding his relatives. In addition to the public bequests are the following, in some instances a little uncertain owing to illegible writing :
" Brother James, $100 annually. To his four children $1,000 each, Mrs. Daralba (?) Orvis, Leonard C. Campbell, Ellen H. Stiles, Clara McPherson.
To Mrs. Creel (?), said brother's grand-daughter, $250.
To Mrs. Wilkins Ransom, daughter of deceased sister. Anna Parker, $1,000.
To Mrs. Maria L. Fuller, my sister's niece, $1,000.
To Mary and Frances, daughters of my deceased nephew Lucius Parker, $250 each.
To my brother, Robert A. Campbell. $1,000.
To his sons, Henry D., Robert A., Jr., and George G. S. Campbell, $1,000, each.
To my sister, Amelia Holden, $1,000.
To my nephews, Hiram Harlow, John B. ( ?) Harlow, and George Har- low, $1,000 each.
To William T. Button (or Butler or Britton?) and his sister Harriet S. Seymour, $500 each.
One thousand each to six daughters of deceased brother, Hiram A. Camp- bell, all married and changed their name and I give given name only : Say- mantha E., Gracy S .. Harriet E .. Mary Ell, Elisa Jane and Ella S.
To the widow and daughter of the late Henry A. Campbell, son of Hiram A. Campbell, $500 each.
To widow and two children of the late Lewis Cass Campbell, $1,000 to be divided among the three.
To Charles G. Campbell, son of Hiram A., $1,000."
Mr. Campbell was never a member of any church, although a constant attendant upon church services, at Windsor during his last years attending the Congregational church with Col. Harlow. He was familiarly known there as " Deacon " Campbell. He was a tall, well formed old man, slightly stooping, face clean shaven, and with " banged hair," that was only slightly gray.
Recollections of those who knew him, letters written by him in the hands of the writer, and all other sources of information indicate this benefactor of R. to have been a peculiarly kind-hearted man, with a beautiful nature, always noted for his strict integrity and honesty. Just before his death, a Boston paper gave an acccount of his returning to a tailoress who had made a coat for him fifty years before, the amount of the bill and fifty years of interest added thereto. The bill had amounted to only " three-and-nine- pence," and when he went to pay it she was not in. As they both soon left town he failed to settle, but he always bore it in mind and paid it to her the first time he saw her, after a lapse of fifty years.
BARNEY CANNON, JR. IS47-1906.
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BARNEY1 (s. of Barney and Anna [ Bonner] Cannon), b. Montreal, Que., Jan. 25, 1847 ; enlisted at 14 years of age from Mount Holly, Vt., served during the Civil war and was mustered out as sergeant-major ; came to B. F. in 1866; conducted business of carriage, sign and ornamental painter ; res. B. F. during remainder of life except between the years of 1868 and 1876 when he res. in Brattleboro, Vt. ; appointed postmaster of B. F. 1890 and was reappointed twice, his death occurring just previous to the expiration of his third term ; was prominent in G. A. R. of Vermont, serving in many offices, including those of commander of E. H. Stoughton post, and as adjutant general and commander of the Department of Vermont. His mother was a native of Scotland.
He m. Sept. 18, 1870, Rosanna, dau. of John Corbally of B. F. ; d. B. F. Sept. 13, 1906; she res. B. F.
Child :
i. ALICE BONNER,2 b. B. F. July 19, 1873; m. Oct. 14, 1890, Charles Theophilus Grout, b. Newport, Vt., Jan. 11, 1874; res. B. F. Children : I. William Wallace,3 b. Aug. 3, 1897; 2. Rosanna Augusta, b. Apr. 16, 1900.
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REV. NATHAN F.7 (Nathan,6 Samuel,5 Ezra,4 Ebenezer,3 Thomas,2 Rev. Thomas, I who was b. Eng., 1610, came to America in the ship " Planter" and settled in Dedham, Mass.), b. Henniker, N. H., Jan. 6, 1830; grad. Dartmouth college, '53, Bangor Theological seminary, '65 ; was pastor of the Ist. Cong. chh. of B. F. 1874 to 1879. Besides his pastorate here were those at Pembroke, N. H., North Yarmouth, Me., Orfordville, N. II., and Quechee, Vt .; has been librarian of the N. H. Historical Society at Concord since 1895.
He m. Ist Mar. 12, 1860, Harriet Frances, dau. of Major Nathaniel and Harriet (Gilman ) Weeks of Exeter, N. II., b. July 15, 1833, d. Concord, N. H., Oct. 8, 1890; m. 2d. Oct. 12, 1892, Harriet Louisa (Jewell) Gale of Exeter, N. H. ; no children.
CHANDLER
ALBERT H.9 ( Austin N.8 Samuel,7 Nathan,6 Joel, Nehemiah,4 Henry,3 Thomas,2 William,I settled in Roxbury, Mass., from Eng. in 1637), b. June 27, 1867; came to B. F. in 1887; employed in the P. O., and the National Bank of B. F. After the organization of the B. F. Trust Co., in 1902, was elected a director and its treasurer, which position he still holds ; vestryman of Immanuel chh. and prominent in Masonic fraternity. He m. Adah Edwards of Richmond, Vt., Oct. 11, 1905, b. Jan. 3, 1880.
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REV. GEORGE F.7 (David B.,6 Daniel,5 Moses,4 Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 Dea. Samuel,1 who came with his family to Springfield, Mass., in 1642), b. Newport, N. H., May 26, 1836; grad. Kimball Union academy, 1856; Amherst college, 1860; Union Theol. seminary, 1863 ; pastor of Presbyterian
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chh. at Lawrence, Kan., 1865 to 1868; pastor at Irving, Kan., 1869 to 1872 ; pastor of Cong. chh. at Alstead and Langdon, N. H., 1873 to 1883; from Aug. 1, 1883 to 1893 was pastor of Cong. churches at S. R. and Cambridge- port : from 1893 continues pastor at S. R.
lle m. Ist Oct. 2, 1862, Mary F., dau. of Calvin Wilcox of Newport. N. H., d. Sept. 16. 1868; m. 2d Feb. 26, 1873, Isabelle S., dau. of Charles Perry of Beverly, Mass.
Children :
i. JESSIE ZERVIAH,8 b. Lawrence. Kan., Dec. 11, 1866; d. Newport, N. II., Dec. 24, 1868.
ii. MARY ELLA, b. Alstead, N. Il., Apr. 12, 1874; grad. Vt. Academy, 1891 : Wellesley college, 1895; m. Sept. 10, 1896, at S. R., Rev. Charles Ambrose Bowen ; she d. Zanesville, O., Jan. 27, 1906. Children : 1. Joseph Chapin,9 b. Apr. 25. 1900. 2. Margaret Isabelle, b. Jan. 16, 1903. 3. Grace Louise. b. Jan. 19, 1906.
iii. GRACE MAUDE, b. Feb. 5. 1877: grad. Vt. Academy, 1893 ; Welles- ley college, 1898 ; since then a teacher in various places ; now head of the Betsey Moody Cottage at Northfield seminary, East North- field, Mass .; unm.
iv. ALICE LOUISE, b. May 27, 1882; grad. Vt. Academy 1899; special music course at Wellesley college, 1901-2 ; now teacher of music ; res. at S. R. ; unm.
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LEVI6 (Josiah,5 Seth.+ Seth,3 Josiah,2 Deacon Samuel,1 came to Roxbury, Mass., about 1635, one of the founders of Springfield, Mass., in 1642), b. Mendon, Mass., May 5. 1766; rem. to Westmoreland, N. H., about 1784, later to Westminster, Vt., where he invested in large tracts of land with Capt. Charles Church; in 1810, with his son Nathaniel, bought 700 acres of land opposite the village of B. F., a part of which is now covered by No. Walpole, N. H., village, - then covered with fine timber of large original growth pine. A mill was built on Governor's brook and for many years they conducted extensive lumbering operations, sending their product down the river on flat boats and rafts. He invented and improved a water-wheel, went to Vir- ginia to dispose of his rights, and d. there of yellow fever, Sept. 18, 1833.
He m. in Orange. Mass., Anna (Russell) Church, b. Bristol, R. I., Jan. 5, 1772 ; she d. No. Walpole, Nov. S. 1846.
Children :
i. NATHANIEL.7 b. Orange, Mass., Nov. 21, 1792 ; res. No. Walpole, N. 1I., 1810-1835 ; served in the War of 1812 and was clerk of the Walpole company that went to Portsmouth, N. 11., in 1814; first clerk of school district No. 2, in No. Walpole, organized in 1817; rem. to Pine Meadow, Conn .. in 1835, and in company with his brother, Herman, manufactured mechanic's tools ; later established a factory of his own at Westfield, Mass. He m. Jan. 19, 1815, Fanny Bowen Brown, b. Charlestown, N. H., May 10, 1791, d. Westfield. Mar. 19, 1852; he d. Westfield, Sept. 21, 1876. Had ten children : two sons and five daughters lived to maturity. A daughter, IIelen, b. No. Walpole, was the mother of Miss Anna Chapin Ray, the authoress of West Haven, Conn.
ii. LEVI, b. Westmoreland, July 2. 1796; the father's farm was divided between Levi and his brother, Jonathan. Levi's farm comprised the land on which the most of No. Walpole village is built, while Jonathan's was the land lying north of Governor's brook and also
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that between River street and the Connecticut river, later owned by the B. F. Canal Co. He m. Oct. 9, 1827, Cynthia Smith, b. Langdon, N. H., July 31, 1805, d. Oct. 30, 1851 ; he d. Mar. 20, 1877. Both d. at No. Walpole. Children all b. No. Walpole : I. Philip,8 b. Sept. 1, 1828; d. No. Walpole, Feb. 22, 1841. 2. Thomas Fessenden, b. Dec. 12, 1829; d. Jacksonville, Fla., Mar. 7, 1855 ; unm. 3. Cynthia Maria, b. July 26, 1832 ; m. Apr. 7, 1870, Albert Frederick Nims, b. Sullivan, N. II., Apr. 14, 1838, came to No. Walpole in 1867 and engaged extensively in agriculture, lumbering and real estate; d. Burlington, Vt., Mar. 7, 1902 ; she d. No. Walpole, Sept. 23, 1905. Child : Mary Chapin,9 b. No. Walpole, Oct. 23, 1871 ; m. June 17, 1897, Almon Ithamar Bolles. ( See Bolles.)
iii. HERMON, b. Westmoreland, Oct. 9, 1799; engaged in manufacture of tools in Pine Meadow, Conn .. in company with his brother, Nathaniel, in 1835; m. May 28, 1828, Catherine Merrill of New Hartford, Conn., b. June 23, 1805 ; he d. Savannah, Ga .. Jan. 31, 1866. Had nine children, three sons lived to maturity.
iv. JONATHAN, b. Westmoreland, Mar. 6, 18o2; was always a farmer, his farm being the meadows now covered by the north part of the village of No. Walpole ; he d. July 29, 1874; unm.
V. PHILIP, b. Westmoreland, Sept. 5, 1805; was a successful business man of Baltimore, Md., until the Civil war when he ret. with his family to No. Walpole ; was then employed in the B. F. Machine shop, later in his brother Hermon's shops at Pine Meadow, Conn. ; he m. Mar. 12, 1838, at Baltimore, Md., Sarah J. Wright, b. Balti- more, Aug. 15, 1820, d. New Hartford, Conn., Apr. 26, 1885; he d. Aug. 16, 1887 ; both d. New Hartford, Conn. Eight children. All lived to maturity.
vi. RHODA ANNA, b. Westminster, Vt., May 12, 1808; m. June 13, 1838, at No. Walpole, N. H., Rufus Harvey, b. Chesterfield. N. II., Sept. 13, 1797. Three children.
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RT. REV. CARLTON5 (Capt. Charles,4 Jonathan,3 David,2 Aquila,1 who landed in New England, 1639), b. Hopkinton, N. II., Feb. 20, 1794; grad. Dartmouth college, 1817, and received the degree of S. T. D. from U. V. M., 1839; was rector of Immanuel chh. of B. F., from Sept. 26, 1819 until Mar. 23, 1844; rem. to Claremont, N. H., becoming rector of Trin- ity chh .; was consecrated bishop of the Episcopal diocese of N. II., Oct. 20, 1844, which office he held until his death. During the years 1849-52, Bishop Chase was appointed to the oversight of the diocese of N. Y.
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