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TIMOTHY5 (Ebenezer,+ Richard,3 John,2 Richard1), b. Mansfield, Conn., Dec. 26, 1745; in 1768 rem. to Grafton, Vt., and to R. about 1770; early town records indicate that he took a prominent part in public affairs during the remainder of his life, holding various offices ; directly after the battle of Lexington, he, with a number of other citizens of this town, hurried to the scene of conflict and joined Capt. John Marcy's company of New Hamp- shire men, Col. Reed's regiment, as a drummer, and took part in the battle of Bunker Hill; was among those from R. that " marcht to Ticonderogue' in 1777 and the Revolutionary Rolls of Vt., show service under two later enlistments.
His home was on a farm about half a mile south of R. village on the road to S. R. village. His death occurred in Hancock, Vt., while on his return from a visit to his son, Simeon, who was serving in the 11th U. S. Infantry near Burlington. He was buried in Rochester, Vt. For a full his- tory of this family see " Richard Clarke of Rowley, Mass., and his descend- ants in the line of Timothy Clark of Rockingham, Vt., 1638-1904. By Thomas Bellows Peck. Boston : 1905."
Ile m. Nov. 29, 1764, Amy Woodworth of Lebanon, Conn., d. in R., about Jan. 4, 1818; he d. Hancock, Vt., in Feb., 1813.
Children :
i. MARGRETT,6 b. in Conn., Mar. 9, 1766: m. May 5. 1785. John Abbe Ripley, b. 1762, d. Montgomery, Vt., Mar. S, 1848: they res. in Franklin county, Vt. Children : 1. Lydia,7 d. unm. 2. John, m. Hannah Brown. Children : Charles,& Lucretia, Julia, William. 3. Desire, d. July 11, 1871 ; m. Henry Chamberlain. Children : Willard,8 Annie, John, Butler, Hubbard, Diantha, Sibyl, Anson, Maria. 4. Joshua Webb, b. Nov. 3, 1794 ; farmer in Highgate, Vt. ; m. Rhoda Johnson ; he d. Randolph, Vt., Mar. 20, 1871. Child : Paschal P.,8 b. 1832 ; soldier in the Civil war ; editor and proprietor of the Orange County Eagle, published in Randolph, Vt. : m. Miss B. Scully ; had seven children. 5. Amy, b. Aug. 3, 1797; m. James Johnson : res. Franklin, Vt. ; she d. Mar. 24, 1850. Children : Dawson,8 Rachel, Desire, Henry,
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Elihu, Joshua, Almira, Rhoda. 6. Eunice, b. May 12, 1800; m. Nathaniel Johnson, farmer of Highgate, Vt. ; she d. Dec. 1, 1827. Children : Solomon,8 Charles, Franklin. 7. Benjamin, b. in 1802: a blacksmith in Berkshire, Vt. : d. Montgomery, Vt., June 30, 1861. Children : Olive,8 Anty, Elmira, Elizabeth and John. TIMOTHY, b. Apr. 9, 1767 ; m. Sarah Burk.
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iii. JONATHAN ROGERS, b. Apr. 12. 1769: m. Sept. 14, 1795. Betsy Green of R. ; rem. to Rochester, Vt., in 1800; killed in 1812 by a falling tree. Children : Randilla,7 m. William Goodno: Amy, m. James Morris : Jason: Solon ; Jedediah: Abigail, m. Daniel Goodnow : Marcia : Ovid E .: Simon. Col. Albert Clarkes (s. of Jedediah, gr. s. of Jonathan Rogers), b. Granville, Vt., Oct. 13, 1840; for the past 16 years has been secretary and manager of the Ilome Market club of Boston, the largest protective tariff organization in the U. S. ; an eminent authority on economic and kindred subjects and widely known throughout the country; m. Jan. 21, 1864, Josephine Briggs. Children : Josie Caroline,? d. in 1879, ae. 10 yrs. : Mary Elizabeth, b. St. Albans, Vt., Apr. 21, 1872, mn. Samuel Williams, Jr., and res. in Philadelphia ; one son, Lang- don. 10 b. Sept. 3, 1903.
iv. EUNICE, b. in R., Sept. 13, 1772: m. Abel Fletcher, a farmer, and rem. to Rochester. Vt., where she d. in 1846. Children : Emily,7 m. Samuel Brooks : Samuel, Anna, Amy.
V. DANIEL RANDALL, b. in R., Apr. 9. 1775: rem. in 1806 to Rochester, Vt., where he d. Nov. 19. 1848; m. Lucy Claflin of Hancock, Vt., d. May 22, 1860. Children : Daniel Randall7 Solomon Brad- ford, Lucy, Clarissa A., Ambrose E., Retire Trask, Achsah E., Cordell Al.
vi. AMA, b. in R., Feb. 10, 1779: m. in R., Feb. 18, 1800, David Eaton of Westminster, Vt .: rem. in 1810 to Hancock, Vt., later to Rochester and Granville, Vt., where he d. Feb. 16, 1837. Children : Betsey,7 mn. Harvey Shipman : Harriet, m. Thomas B. Martin ; Ovid, David, Achsah, m. Bela R. Perry; Timothy Clark, Abigail, m. Marshall Martin : Lucius. Freedom.
vii. JEDEDIAH, b. in R., Aug. S. 1781 ; rem. to Roxbury. Vt., about 1818 where he res. until his death, May 30, 1834; m. Elizabeth Stearns of Grafton, Vt. Children (Ist seven b. in R. and the rest in Roxbury) : Harriet,7 Theophilus Flagg, Eliza, Leonard Elliott, Ebenezer Bradford, Jedediah Stearns, Mahala B., Permelia. m. William B. Freeman ; Simeon Tyler, Sarah. m. Samuel Batchelder. viii. ANNA, b. in R., Aug. 17. 1784; m. Apr. 23, 1809. Solomon Pulsipher of R. who enlisted in the army in the War of 1812 and d. in the service : m. 2d Nathaniel Cushman of Rochester, Vt. Her only child d. young. She d. in Rochester, July 13, 1846.
ix. SIMEON. b. Apr. 1. 1787: enlisted as Simon Clark, in the 11th U. S. Infantry, June 10, 1812 : was a drummer: d. while in the service at Burlington, Vt .. Jan. ( or June ) 3, 1813: unm.
EBENEZER, b. June 29, 1790: enlisted May 3, 1831. as a fifer in the 31st Regt. U. S. Infantry, War of 1812: d. in service the same year ; unm.
xi. SOLOMON BRADFORD, b. in R., July 21. 1793: m. Mar. 24, 1819, Clarissa. dau. of Daniel Houghton of R., b. Winchester, N. H., June 20. 1796: served in U. S. army in the War of 1812: about 1820 rem. to Essex county. N. Y .. where he spent the remainder of his life and d. near Wadhams Mills, N. Y. Children : Soph- ronia Louise, mn. - Davis: Amy. m. - Bullis: Sarak, m. Cross : Mary, Caroline, Cleopatra. m. Edward Soper : Brad- ford, Charles.
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1. TIMOTHY6 (Timothy,5 Ebenezer,4 Richard,8 John,2 Richard1), b. in Conn., Apr. 9, 1767 ; was brought to R. at the age of 4 and res. here the rest of his life ; a prominent citizen living on a farm cleared by him about 1 mile north of S. R. village on the road to R., the place having been occupied till her death in 1906 by his dau., Miss Julia A. Clarke, and his gr. s., Joseph Clarke. The first house on this farm stood a few rods north of the present one which was erected in 1812. He was always a farmer and was prom- inent in the Univ. chh. of S. R. during its existence. He m. Dec. 28, 1794, Sarah, dau. of Major Silas Burk of Westminster, Vt., b. July 8, 1778, d. May 2, 1851 ; he d. Sept. 19, 1848, and was interred in the cemetery in S. R. village.
Children all b. in R. :
i. TIMOTHY,7 b. Oct. S, 1796; rem. to Boston, Mass. ; m. Mahala , and d. without children.
ii. SILAS, b. July 15, 1798; grad. of Vt. Academy of Medicine, Castle- ton, Vt., 1824 ; began practice in Windham, Vt., later rem. to Towns- hend, Vt., where he d. Nov. 20, 1831 ; in. Abigail Everett of Boston, b. May 31, 1804, d. Warner, N. H., Sept. 9, 1853. Children : 1. Silas Anderson,8 b. Windham, Vt., June 17, 1826; is now clerk of the District Court in Passaic, N. J. ; m. in Manchester, N. H., Nov. 9, 1858, Lorinda Alverson. Children: i. Martha H.,9 b. Methuen, Mass., Sept. 1, 1859; d. Nov. 13, 1859. ii. Henry Wilder, b. Ipswich, Mass., Mar. 20, 1862 ; res. Bloomfield, N. J. ; m. Bertha Lee Thompson. Children : 1. Henry Clifford.10 2. Homer Thompson. 3. Howard Arthur. 4. Warren Alverson. iii. Harriet Alverson, b. Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 29, 1863 ; m. at Passaic, N. J., Sept. 26, 1895, Rev. Warren Roberts Neff, pastor of the DeGroot M. E. church at Newark, N. J., since Apr., 1904. Child : Warren Herbert.10 iv. Warren Everett, b. June 20, 1870; m. at Passaic, Oct. 21, 1895, Etta L. Watson. Child : Everett Watson. 10 2. David Everett, b. Windham, Vt., Oct. 19, 1827; rem. to Con- cord, N. H., 1846, where he still resides, engaged in dry goods trade until he retired in 1890; m. Nov. 15, 1853, Henrietta Sarah Clark of Townshend, Vt. Children all b. in Concord : i. Charles Everett,9 b. Nov. 13, 1857; d. Aug. 3, 1861. ii. George Haven, b. June 16, 1859; grad. Tufts College Medical School, 1902; now in practice in Allston, Mass .; unm. iii. Henrietta Burke, b. Feb. 11, 1861; m. William W. Bemis of Boston. iv. Emily Ann, b. June 20, 1863 ; res. Concord, N. H. v. Helen Currier, b. Aug. 22, 1868. 3. Martha Abigail, b. Mar. 29, 1830; m. in 1851, Erastus George of Fisherville, N. H., who d. about 1862; she d. Oct. 13. 1878. Children : i. Ellen Mather,9 b. Warner, N. H., 1852 ; m. Sept. 1, 1870, James Albert Shattuck of Concord, N. H .; res. Newburyport, Mass. ii. Erastus Baldwin, b. Ogdensburg, N. Y., May 14, 1856; res. Westminster, Vt., Concord, N. H., Chicago, Ill., and in 1883 rem. to Boston ; engaged in mercantile business ; mn. Nov. 25, 1885, Emma Elizabeth Tessler of Boston.
iii. SARAH, b. Nov. 11, ISO0; m. Rev. Erastus Willard who fitted for college with Rev. Joseph Elliott of S. R. : grad. at Waterville in 1829; studied Newton Theological seminary; ordained pastor of the Baptist chh. in Grafton, Vt., Oct. 30, 1833; in 1835 was sent as a missionary to France and with others established a school for the education of native preachers in Douai, of which he had sole charge after 1839: remained in France the most of the time until 1856, when, after serving a short time as missionary to the Ottawas in Kansas, he became pastor of the Ist Baptist chh. in Salem, N. Y .; he d. Newport, R. I., Dec. 29, 1871 ; she d. Douai, France.
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Oct. 4, 1844, of consumption. Children : 1. Harriet,8 b. Sept. 22, 1834: taught in Mrs. Buell's school in Providence, R. I. : m. Rev. C. Edwin Barrows, D. D .. for 19 yrs. pastor of the First Baptist chh. in Newport. R. I., b. Dec. 11. 1831, d. Dec. 26, 18S3 ; she d. Mar. 13, 1883; no ch. 2. Charles, d. in Douai, France, Mar. 27, 1840, ae. 3 yrs. 3. Sarah, b. Douai, France, Jan. 19, 1839; was a teacher of languages in Wellesley college : d. in Newport, R. I., Oct. 5, 1877.
iv. CHARLES, b. Dec. 27, 1802 ; studied medicine at the Vt. Academy of Medicine at Castleton. Vt., and with his brother, Dr. Silas Clarke, in Townshend, Vt., succeeded to his practice in 1831 ; many years clerk of the Baptist chh. and trustee of Leland & Gray seminary, at Townshend. Hle m. July 4, 1832, Hannah F. Ober of Townshend, b. Apr. 6, ISIo, d. Aug. S. IS85 ; he d. Townshend, Jan. 13, ISS3. Children : 1. Henrietta Sarah,8 b. Dec. 29, 1833; m. David E. Clarke of Concord, N. H. 2. Silas Burke, b. Feb. 4, 1836; drug- gist in Townshend until 1894: unm. 3. Emily Ann, b. July 17, IS38; d. ae. IS mos. 4. Charles Wayland, b. Oct. 6, 1840: res. Concord, N. II. 5. John Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1843: physician of Townshend, afterwards rem. to Michigan : d. Apr. 5. 1891 ; unm. 6. Hannah Agnes, b. Jan. 22. 1846; m. Aug. 4. 1869, W. W. Bemis of Boston. Children : i. Blanche Agnes.9 ii. Alice
Clarke. iii. Annie Louise. iv. Florence Tracy. Mrs. Bemis d. and Mr. Bemis m. 2d Henrietta Burke Clarke ; res. in Swampscott, Mass. 7. George Leland, b. Oct. 24, 1848; m. Martha Frances Stark ; res. Jamaica, Vt. Children : i. Edith Mae.ยบ ii. George Joshna. S. Frank Albert, b. Mar. 11, 1851 ; res. Townshend ; unm. MARY, b. Apr. 21, 1805; in. Osborne Marsh and d. ae. 33. Child : 1. Mary C.,8 res. Concord. N. 11.
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vi. LUCINDA, b. Aug. 26, 1807: d. in R., Aug. 30, 1885 ; unm.
vii. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 23, ISIO: farmer in Westminster, Vt. ; m. Mar. 31, 1846, Mary Eliza Willard of Westminster; he d. Nov. 16, 18SS ; she res. Westminster until her death in the fall of 1906.
viii. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 20, 1813: a blacksmith in Westminster West until 1857; rem. to Iowa, following his trade and farming ; m. 1834, Rhoda H. Ranney of Westminster: d. Aug., ISSo; he res. Algona, lowa. Child : 1. Mary,8 m. O. F. Hale. a civil engineer of Algona.
ix. JULIA ANN. b. May 2. 1815; res. on the old homestead near S. R. village, until her death. June 24. 1906: unm.
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ALBERT, b. June 13, 1817 ; a farmer : lived upon the family home- stead near S. R. village, caring for his parents in their declining years, and for his unmarried sisters ; m. Mar. 2, 1854, Ann Wood- bury ( Crafts) Willard. b. Boston, Aug. 16, 1828, d. in S. R .. May 26, 1871 ; he d. June 22, 1897. Children all b. in R. : I. Joseph." b. Dec. 9, 1854 ; res. on the old homestead caring for his aunt, Julia A., until her death. 2. Harriet Woodbury, b. Aug. 8, 1860 ; attained eminence as a singer ; a soprano many years in the choir of the First Unitarian chh., Brookline. Mass. : a member of the famous Cecilia club of Boston : her sunny disposition and personal attractiveness won for her a wide circle of friends ; she d. in S. R., Dec. 30. 1902 : unm. 3. Charles Timothy, b. Jan. 7, 1862 ; studied dentistry in several offices and at Tufts Dental college of Boston : in 18SS began practice of his profession ; now located in B. F. lle m. in Providence. R. I., Aug. 16, 1886, Mina Amerette Stead- man, b. Wolfville, N. S .. Feb. 6, 1860. Children : i. Marion Hertha,9 b. in S. R .. Feb. 22, IS90. ii. Marie Woodbury, b. Alstead, N. H., Jan. 21, 1895.
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TIMOTHY,1 was aresident of R. previous to 1789 ; an early emigrant from Eng. to Jamestown, Va. ; little is known regarding his ancestry or life until he came to R. ; was a weaver by trade ; was a farmer here, owning a farm on Parker Hill ; a member of the Bap. chh. ; he had two sons, Ichabod and Wil- bur, possibly more : m. Eunice Poppleton ; he died Aug. 9, 1807.
ICHABOD2 (Timothy1), b. 1764; was a member of Capt. William Simond's Rockingham company in Col. Bradley's regiment during the Revo- lution, and was afterward a citizen of this town until his death ; the town records frequently refer to him in transfers of real estate and he was a man highly respected ; his home was on Parker Hill on the line between Spring- field and R., the door of one side of his dwelling opened into Springfield, the other into R., but he always retained his citizenship in this town. The cel- lar- hole of the house where he lived, and which is understood to have been his father's home also, is still discernable and his grave is in the little bury- ing-ground nearby.
He m. Mar. 14, 1787, Sally, dau. of Lieut. Philip Safford of R., the hero of the Westminster massacre. She m. the second time, Capt. Michael Gilson of Westminster, Vt., and d. July 4, 1857 ; he d. May 9, 1807.
Children :
i. GEORGE,3 b. Feb. 17, 1788; d. 1810.
ii. REBECCA, b. May 15, 1791 ; m. Major Joel Page of Westminster, Vt. ; she d. Apr. 3, 1873.
iii. ORIN, b. Oct. 9, 1792.
iv. BETSEY, b. July 29, 1794 ; m. Dec. 22, 1814, Asahel Burr of Spring- field, Vt. : she d. 1833.
v. ALVIN SAFFORD, b. Dec. 25, 1796; m. Bethania Pierce, d. Mar. 18, IS27 ; he d. 1836.
vi. HENRY, b. Feb. 1, 1799; became a prominent citizen of Springfield, Vt. ; studied law with Judge Asa Keyes of Putney, Vt. ; admitted to Windham county bar 1824. After practising in Michigan, New York and Whitingham, Vt., he rem. to Springfield, Vt., in 1835, where he practised his profession the remainder of his life; held various town and county offices ; a member of the legislature 1839 and 1840 and a member of the constitutional convention in 1870. He m. June 1, 1830, Emily Whitney of Marlboro, Vt., b. Oct. 6, 1806, d. Nov. 16, 1886 ; he d. Apr. 24, 1880. Children : 1. Henry WV.,+ b. June 6, 1832 ; grad. of West Point, was prominent during the Civil war and later a colonel in the regular army; was retired in 1896 as a brigadier general; res. Washington, D. C. 2. Emily Safford, b. Sept. 26, 1833; m. Dr. A. M. Fellows of Parsons, Kan. 3. Gershom L., b. Apr. 20, 1838; a prominent business man of Springfield, Vt .; now res. Seattle, Wash .; m. Lina W. Loveland. 4. Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 26, 1844; m. May 31, 1865, Henry M. Arms of Springfield. 5. Frank II., b. Feb. 19, 1848; d. Aug. 26, 1848.
vii. CYNTHIA, b. Apr. 1, 1802; m. Jan. 16, 1821, Samuel L. Damon of Springfield, Vt. ; she d. July, 1877.
viii. ANNA. b. May 19, 1804; m. Harry Floyd of Westminster, Vt. ; d. Mar. 19, 1877.
ix. SALLY, b. May 21, 1806; d. Apr. 12, 180S.
x. ICHABOD, b. May 9. 1807.
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WILBUR2 (TimothyI ), b. Jamestown, Va., to which place his father was one of the early emigrants ; after coming to manhood, employed in a hotel in the city of New York by a man named Cane; later lived in Fredericksburg, Westchester county, N. Y., and from there he came to R. previous to 1789 ; a soldier of the Revolution under Capt. Woodhouse; he d. in R., in May, 1830 and his unmarked grave in the old Rockingham cemetery is near that of his dau. Elizabeth D., and her husband, John Smith. He m. Elizabeth Daley. Children :
i. JOHN,3 b. Nov. 18, 1776; m. Abiah -. Child : 1. Abigail Daley.+
ii. ANNA, b. Oct. 16, 1778.
iii. ELNATIIAN, b. Jan. 24, 1781.
iv ELIZABETHII DALEY, b. Apr. 10, 1785 ; m. John Smith, a soldier of the War of 1812. ( See Smith.)
CHIARLES CANE, b. Sept. 4, 1787.
vi. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 11, 1789.
vii. ROSWELL, b. Apr. 13, 1794.
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WILLIAMS (Josiah,5 Josiah,+ Roger,3 Lot,2 Roger!), b. Hollis, N. H., June 1, ISO1 : began business as a cabinet maker in Walpole, N. H. ; came to B. F. in 1835, and engaged in furniture and cabinet making; erected the brick block on Bridge street known as "Conant block " in 1836; for many years power was transmitted into the rear of this block by a rope from a shop located " under the hill." He m. Ist Nov., 1827, Sarah HI. Hale, b. IIollis, N. 11., d. Mar. 8, 1830; m. 2d April 23, 1840, Laurinda lluntington, b. Wal- pole, N. II., d. Jan. 12, ISS8; he d. B. F., July 8, 1866. RogerI emigrated from England to Plymouth, Mass. in 1623. Josiah5 was sergeant in the Rev- olutionary war.
Children :
i. SARAII E.,7 b. Oct. 19. 1828; m. J. D. Bridgman. (See Bridgman. )
ii. WILLIAM J., b. B. F., Feb. 28, 1843; was engaged some years in furniture trade in B. F. : m. Harriet D. Hackett, Mar. 29, 1866, b. Clinton, N. Y., Nov. 9. 1848; res. B. F. Children all b. in B. F. : 1. William 21.,8 b. Feb. 16, 1870; was in U. S. postal service ; m. lIelen Y. Walker, Cleveland, O., Feb. 2, 1897 ; d. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 1, 1905: buried Cleveland, O .; she res. Jacksonville, Fla. Child: i. William Walker,9 b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 19, 1900. 2. Henrietta S., b. Jan. 27, 1872 ; m. June 6, 1893, Henry Oldfield Durant of Holyoke, Mass., an employee of the Dean Steam Pump Works. Children : i. William Conant,9 b. Oct. 4, 1895, Holyoke, Mass. ii. Henrietta O., b. May 9, 1899, Holyoke, Mass.
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SAMUEL SAWIN1 (s. of James, gr. s. of James), b. Gardner, Mass., Aug. 24, 1812 ; came to B. F. in Oct., 1853, from Winchendon, Mass .; held various town offices inchiding that of selectman, 1861, 1863, 1870, 1872 ; m. Aug. 24, 1842, Lucy Townsend, b. Ashburnham, Mass., July 20, 18IS, d. B. F., Dec. 18, 1891 ; he d. B. F., Mar. 9, 1SS9.
Children :
i. ARTHUR,2 b. Ashburnham, Mass., June 5, 1844; m. Eliza J. Shum- way, May 31, 1869; res. B. F. ; was a pulp maker and held various village offices ; he d. Oct. 29, 1906. Child: 1. Arthur Waldo,3
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b. Mar. 17, 1879; m. Mather Annie Ball at Waterville, P. Q., Oct. 4. 1899 ; a letter carrier ; res. B. F. Children : i. Ruth Eliza, + h. July 29, 1900. ii. Frances, b. Nov. 26, 1904.
ii. CLEMENT, b. Winchendon, Mass., May 12, 1849: d. B. F., July 9, 1861.
iii. SAMUEL JOSEPH, b. B. F., Apr. 2, 1855; a machinist; m. Flora S. Prentice of Charlestown, N. H., Nov. 28, ISS2; res. B. F .; no children.
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JOHNI (s. of John and Mary [ Gorman ] Corbally ), b. in Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 29, 1798; came to B. F. with his bride in September, 1828; res. here until his death ; was a paper maker and accumulated considerable property, owning at the time of his death all the land on Cherry street extending from the Dennis Flavin homestead to the place now owned by David Savage, purchased in 1832. IIe m. June 10, 1828, Julia, dan. of James and Mary Pow- derly Drew, b. Jan. 2, 1800, d. B. F., Dec. 12, 1865 ; he d. B. F., Feb. 11, 1876. Children all b. in B. F. :
i. MARY,2 b. May 4. 1829; d. B. F., May 10, 1831.
ii. MARY ANN, b. May 11, 1832; m. Ist William Conway, Nov. 7, 1847. Child : 1. William Edward,3 b. B. F., Sept. 25, 1856 ; a mer- chant; m. Catharine A. Carmody of Springfield, Vt .; res. B. F .; no ch. She m. 2d Feb. 4, 1871, John D. Tiffany of Biddeford, Me. Child : 2. John Joseph, b. Keene, N. H., Nov. 1, IS75.
iii. KATHERINE LORENA, b. Apr. 7, 1834; m. May 23, 1861, Jesse Snyder of Chester, Pa. Children (those living res. Columbus, Ga.) : I. Jessie Ann,3 b. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 27, 1862 ; d. Aug. 28, 1862. 2. Jessie May, b. B. F., Feb. 11, 1865 ; unm. ; 3. Harry Drew, b. Columbus, Ga., Feb. 11, 186S. 4. Katherine Miller. b. Columbus, Ga., Sept. 12, 1872. 5. Rosa Belle, b. Columbus, Ga., July 24, 1875.
iv. MARGARET, b. May 28, 1835 ; d. Aug. 13, 1848.
v. JOIIN ALLEN, b. Dec. 4, 1837; moved to Atlanta, Ga., in 1858; became a prominent architect and builder, having built the Georgia State Capitol and many other prominent buildings throughout the south ; m. Ist Marie Barber, Columbus, Ga., in Nov., IS66, d. Feb. 7, 1868; m. 2d Louis Y. Ryckley, Feb. 7, 1873 ; res. Atlanta, Ga. ; no children.
vi. ROSANNA, b. B. F., Sept 29, 1844; m. Barney Cannon, Jr. (Scc Cannon.)
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MORRIS5 ( Solomon,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Edward,1 who emigrated from England in 1730), b. Springfield, Vt., Jan. 11, 1817; rem. in 1855 to West- minster, Vt., just south of B. F. ; a farmer ; m. Mar. 14, 1843, Esther B., dau. of Samuel Allbee, b. B. F., May 15, 1820, d. Westminster, Vt .. Oct. 14, 1878; he d. Westminster, Mar. 4, 1899.
Children :
i. IRA,6 b. Charlestown, N. H., in 1844, d. in infancy.
ii. HENRY M., b. in R. Mar. 25, 1845 ; served in Co. G., 1Ith Vt. Regt. in the Civil war; at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 2, 1864, he lost a leg by the same cannon ball that took a leg from his comrade, Daniel Higgins of B. F., and both returned to R. and lived many years in town ; a harness-maker at S. R .; m. Dec. IS, 1870, Sarah
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Greenwood; he d. Westminster, Nov. 17, 1902. Children b. at S. R. : 1. Alma E., b. Sept. 15, 1873 ; m. Wilbur J. Rugg ; no children 2. Iva I1., b. Nov. 20. 1874: d. June 19. 1876.
iii. MARY E., b. in R .. Aug. 15. 1846; res. Westminster ; unm.
iv. ELLEN B .. b. in R., Sept. 20, 1849: res. Westminster ; unm.
V. EMMA L., b. in R., Aug. 26, 1852 : m. Dec. 28, 18SI, Dr. Charles F.
Meacham. a dentist of B. F. ; res. B. F. Child : 1. Esther E.7 b. in B. F., Feb. 2, 1885.
vi. MARK R., b. Westminster, Aug. 13, 1855; m. Mar. 29, 1883, Inez F. Smith; employed in Walter Baker's chocolate factory, Boston Mass. ; d. Boston, June 26, 1898. Children : 1. Deborah 1.,7 b. Orange, Mass., Jan. 9, 1884 : an opera singer ; unm. ; res. Boston. 2. Morris M., b. in B. F., Feb. 3. 1887; a book-keeper ; res. Boston.
CRAGIN
SAMUEL S.4 ( Francis,3 John,2 John,1 b. Scotland, 1634, emigrated to Woburn. Mass. ). b. Temple, N. H., Jan. 24, 1794 ; came to B. F. from Alstead, N. H., in 1860; engaged in mercantile pursuits ; was deacon of the Cong. chh., and highly esteemed ; m. ist June 2, 1817, Mary Campbell, b. New Ips- wich, N. H., Feb. 5, 1795, d. Alstead, Mar. 14, 1847; m. 2d Dec. 26, 1848, Mrs. Sarah ( Hooper ) Cooper. b. Alstead, d. B. F., July S. 1875 : he d. B. F .. Dec. 6, ISS3.
Children b. Alstead, N. H. :
i. MARY ANN,5 b. Jan. 24, ISIS; m. Samuel S. Vilas. (See Vilas.)
ii. HARRIET C .. b. Mar. 18, 1821 ; d. Alstead. Oct. 2, 1845 ; unm.
CUSHING
DEA. DAVID F.7 ( Warren," Solomon,5 Samuel,4 Matthew,3 Daniel,2 Matthew1 of Norfolk. Eng., who with his wife, Nazareth Pitcher, and five children landed in Boston. Aug. 10, 1638, in the good ship "Diligent," and settled in Hingham, lass. ), b. Newfane, Vt., Oct. 24. 1814; at the age of sixteen learned the tailor's trade in West Medway, Mass. ; located in Cam- bridgeport, Vt., in 1843, and for 56 years, was the merchant of the village, in the building now occupied by his son ; postmaster of Cambridgeport, 1845- IS53 and 1857-1861, deacon of the Cong. chh. of Cambridgeport from 1868 until his death in 1899.
Deacon Cushing was a landmark of the olden time and a connecting link with the distant past. Two years before his death he gave the following interesting account of his experiences in early days at Cambridgeport :
"I had to go to Boston to get my stock. The list comprised almost everything from a barrel of flour to a needle. Transportation was not in those days the easy matter it is to-day. It meant a seven-day ride in the old- fashioned stage coach to get to the city and back. And the cost was quite an item in the account. We paid $10 for the inconvenience we suffered, and our freight cost $1 a hundred, and it took the teams fourteen days to get from here to Boston and back. With all this we did not grumble. It was the best we could do and we made the most of it. From 1843 I went over the road regularly in the stage until 1857. From then until 1877 when I gave up buy- ing from the principals and began to buy from drummers, I used the rail- roads. I have been in this old building since I began business here 54 years ago, and it has a history extending far back from there. The old white build- ing with its green painted piazza posts and shutters is one of the landmarks
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