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of Windham county, and is near the line of three towns, Rockingham, Graf- ton and Athens, and draws custom from all around.
" There has been quite a change in prices since I have been in business. During the war prices stood at a figure that would stagger a man in these days. Flour sold at $20 a barrel, pork at $50 a barrel. Brown sugar of the common cooking kind was worth 28 cents a pound, and the granulated which is so common today cost the customer 32 cents for every pound bought.
" I have always believed that a man will take better care of his own busi- ness than anyone else, and for that reason I have been behind the counter nearly every day since I started the business. In the winter of 1896-7 I was obliged to remain away for a month or more, and this is the only long period that I have not been here to meet customers myself."
Hle in. Polly Adams of Medway, Mass., b. Dec. 21, 1821, d. at Cambridge- port, Oct. 8, 1897 ; he d. Cambridgeport, Jan. 30, 1899.
Children all b. in Cambridgeport except the first :
i. WINFIELD F.,8 b. West Medway, Mass., Oct. 7, 1843 ; d. July 22, 1853.
ii. ALVERTON A., b. June 9, 1845 ; a teamster ; res. Cambridgeport ; unm.
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MARY L., res. Cambridgeport ; unm.
iv. CHIARLES C., b. Apr. 2, 1852 ; d. Aug. 14, 1854.
v. DAVID F., b. May 23, 1854 ; a salesman ; res. Boston, Mass. ; unm.
vi. JAMES H., b. Jan. 3, 1856; d. May 3, 1868.
vii. THEODORE P., b. Feb. 5, 1858; d. Mar. 5, 1858.
viii. SOLON P., b. Mar. 29, 1860; conducts the mercantile business, pre- viously run by his father ; m. Jan. 15, 1884, Eva M., dau. of Ran- som and Cynthia Thrasher of Cambridgeport, b. May 17, 1864; res. Cambridgeport. Child : 1. Raymond Earl,? b. Oct. 17. 1893.
ix. SARAHI F., b. Apr. 21, 1863 ; d. Aug. 15, 1892 ; unm.
CUTLER
SAMUEL+ A. M., M. D., F. R. H. S. ( Deacon John,3 John,2 James1), b. Lexington, Mass., Mar. 7, 1744; one of the most distinguished of the early residents of this town. James1 was b in Eng., 1606, emigrated to Watertown, Mass., as early as 1634. John2 and Deacon John3 were lifelong residents of Lexington, many of their descendants becoming eminent.
Samuel+ received his early education from private teachers ; grad. Ilar- vard college, 1765, in the class with Joseph Willard, LL. D., pres. of Harvard, and Judge Edward Winslow of New Brunswick ; received degree of A. M. in 1769.
About 1770, he had spent a number of years pursuing medical studies in Germany and Scotland, receiving his degree of M. D. from the University of Edinburgh. He was soon made a Fellow (and member of the faculty ) of the Royal Hospital of Surgeons, Edinburgh. (F. R. H. S.). Residing abroad at the opening of the American Revolution, he imbibed English ideas and remained a staunch Loyalist throughout the struggle for independence. Returning to America in 1776, he remained within the British lines at Newton, L. I.
At the close of the war he settled in Edenton, N. C., residing in the family of Hon. James Iredell, justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, a warm personal friend. A son of Dr. Cutler, who became in after years a prominent citizen and business man of B. F., was named for Judge James Iredell. About 1786, Dr. Cutler settled in Hartford, Conn., and during that year he m. Jen- nette, dau. of Capt. James Caldwell, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Hartford, connected with the best New England families.
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Mrs. Cutler and her sister. the wife of Gen. David Robinson of Benning- ton, Vt .. were belles in Hartford society during Revolutionary days, and enjoyed the friendship of the Marquis de Lafayette and the acquaintance of Gen. Washington.
In the latter part of 178S. or early in 1789. Dr. Cutler with his family removed from Hartford to B. F. and erected his house on the site which since IS51 has been occupied by the Island House. The commanding position which he immediately took in the community, is shown by the fact that in 1789, the very year that he came to town he was chosen representative to the Vermont legislature. He served with distinction in that capacity during the years 1789, 1791, and from 1795 to 1800. The records of these ses- sions show that he took a position as a leader among Vermont's law mak- ers. His home in B. F. was always the meeting place of the social and intel- lectual leaders in the community, and his ability as a physician was acknowl- edged throughout this portion of New England.
Previous to the organization of Immanuel church, he was prominently identified with the affairs of the old town church at R., serving upon various committees, and a number of his children were baptized by the town minis- ter, Rev. Samuel Whiting. Dr. Cutler was a devout Episcopalian and largely instrumental in organizing and sustaining Immanuel church, serving as its first senior warden. He drew and signed the articles of association in 1798, and in 1809, after the first articles were lost by fire, he re-wrote them. In ISIO, Dr. Cutler represented Vermont in the general convention of the church in Boston that elected Rt. Rev. Alexander Viets Griswold, D. D., as bishop.
In 1817, when the first church edifice was to be erected in B. F., Dr. Cutler took a leading part which has always been acknowledged by the parish.
In the rear of the audience room of the present Immanuel church build- ing is a beautiful marble tablet, with brass trimmings, bearing the following inscription. which tells of him very briefly but in an enduring way :
In Memory of Doctor Samuel Cutler Born, Lexington, Mass. Mar. 7, 1744 Died Bellows Falls, Vt. Oct. 30, IS21 Founder of Immanuel Parish, 1798, and its chief benefactor and Senior Warden.
In personal appearance. Dr. Cutler was dignified and commanding, and in dress he was extremely fastidious. He d. B. F., Oct. 30, 1821 and was buried in the old cemetery at R .. near his son. and an infant granddaughter, Frances Jarvis Campbell. Ile m. July 15. 1786, Jennette Caldwell of Hart- ford, Conn., who d. Jan. 22, 1851. ae. 86 yrs., in Claremont, N. H., at the home of her son-in-law, the Rt. Rev. Carlton Chase, D. D., and her remains were interred there in the Bishop Chase lot.
Children :
i. JOHN LENON,5 b. Hartford. Conn., Apr. 23, 1788; d. Jan. 12. 1806.
ii. ANNA MARIA, b. Hartford. Apr. 23, 1788; received her educa- tion from one of Boston's famous old-time schools and became
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a woman of queenly beauty and highly cultivated mind ; m. Hon. Edward Raymond Campbell of R., Jan. 1, 1812. ( See Campbell.) iii. JAMES IREDELL, b. B. F., May 20, 1792 ; became a prominent manu- facturer and merchant of B. F., associated first with Bill Blake, the firin being " Bill Blake & Co.," later "Blake, Cutler & Co," and still later " James I. Cutler & Co." These firms owned the first paper mill, the first printing office and bindery, the first news- paper and the first book store of the place. Many early books were published by the firms. ( See chapter on printing and bibliogra- phy of B. F.) About 1841, Mr. Cutler sold his interest to Col. Alexander Fleming, the firm then becoming "Green & Fleming." Under these different styles the business was the most important of any carried on in B. F. until the burning of the mills in 1846. Mr. Cutler rem. to Burlington about 1841. While there he res. in the old Gov. Van Ness mansion and was vestryman and prominent in the affairs of St. Paul's (Episcopal) parish. He later rem. to Chicago where he d. in the late '70's. He m. Catherine von Geyer, dau. of Nathaniel Tucker of B. F. ; she d. in Chicago, in 1892. Children : 1. Catherine 21.,6 d. ae. 4 yrs. 2. Anna M., m. George, son of Hon. Geo. Bailey of Burlington, Vt., and a grad. of U. V. M. Children : i. Catherine Amory,7 m. Thomas Boyd, recently deceased. Child : 1. Catherine M.8 ii. Anna C.,7m .- Carson ; deceased. iii. Frank B. unm. iv. Isabella, m. Ist John Wild ; m. 2d - Crane of Chicago. Children by Ist husband : 1. George.8 2. Arthur. 3. Marguerite. 3. John Atkinson, in. Ellen High of Chicago. Children : i. Anna H.,7 m. Peter Dudley of Chi- cago. ii. Catherine G., m. - Joussline of Paris, France. iii. Jessie, m. - de la Baer of Paris, France. 4. Charlotte Marryat, m. John Boyd of Chicago. Children : i. John Cutler,7 m. -
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of St. Louis. Child : 1. Clara Marryat.8 ii. Marryat, unm; and three sons d. in infancy. 5. William H., d. in Manila, 1869 ; unm. HARRIET, b. B. F., Nov. 15, 1796; m. Rt. Rev. Carlton Chase, D. D., the first bishop of New Hampshire, who was at that time rector of Immanuel chh. of B. F. ( See Chase.)
V. ABIGAIL BIGELOW, b. B. F .. Jan. 7, 1799: d. Mar. 15, 1810.
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DEXTER BATES1 (s. of Loren, gr. s. of Samuel, who settled on Parker Hill in 1793), b. Springfield, Vt., Jan. 17. 1825; came to R. in 1861, and in 1864 purchased the farm which was first occupied by Maj. Oliver Lovell in the extreme northern part of the town.
He m. Apr. 14. 1852, Jane, dau. of Hiram Weston of R. ; b. in R. Jan. 24, 1831.
Children :
i. WINSLOW DEXTER,2 b. Jan. 15, 1853 ; a meat dealer ; m. Nov. 24, ISSO, Grace E. Chatterton of Charlestown, N. II .; res. at B. F. ; no children.
ii. BURTON WESTON, b. Feb. 7, 1868; res. on the home farm in R .; unm.
DASCOMB
REV. ALFRED B.I (s. of George, gr. s. of George. gr. gr. s. of James), b. Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., June 7, 1837; grad. Dartmouth college, 1858; became pastor of Cong. chh. at Waitsfield, Vt .; was in the service of the Christian Commission during the Civil war; pastor of chh. at Woodstock, Vt., Winchester, Mass., and of the Ist Cong. chh. of B. F., from 1879 to 1890;
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m. Aug. 30, 1860, Stella R. Nutting, b. Westminster, Vt., Apr. 5, 1838, d. there Jan. 7, 1885: m. 2d Mar. 4, 1886, Celia N. French of Boston. Hle d. Westminster. July 13, 1894.
Children :
i. GEORGE ALFRED.2 b. Waitsfield, Vt .. Oct. 5, 1861: m. Nov. 24. 1882, Jean Perry of Burlington, Vt. ; a lumber dealer ; res. San Antonio, Tex. Children : 1. Mabel Vaughan,3 b. May 16, ISS4. 2. Jean, b. July 23, 1887. 3. George Alfred, b. Feb. 11, 1899.
ii. CHARLES EDMUND, b. May 19. 1865: grad. Dartmouth college : d. San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 25, 1892.
iii. HARRY NUTTING, b. Oct. 28, 1870; grad. Dartmouth college ; m. Serosa I. Wilson of Boston, Sept. 15, 1896; is pastor of Cong. chh. at Port Huron, Mich. Children : 1: Wilson Bradbury,3 b. Sept. 4, 1897. 2. Lucile Nutting, b. Jan. 5, 1899. 3. Evange- line, b. Apr., 1902.
iv. MARY STELLA, b. Oct. 28, 1870; a teacher ; res. B. F .: unm.
ARTHUR STEELE, b. Dec. 29, 1872; Dartmouth college, and theo- logical department of Chicago university ; several years pastor of Cong. chhs. in the West; now in lumber business, Eagle Pass, Tex .: m. Nellie Zahniser of Mercer, Pa .. June 11, 1900. Child : 1. Edmund Brooks,3 b. Mar. 9, 1902.
vi. ALICE STEELE, b. Dec. 29, 1872; a teacher ; res. Everett, Mass. : unm.
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HENRY,1 b. Oct. 18. 1757: a Revolutionary soldier ; took part in the battle of Bunker Hill: one of the earliest settlers of R., coming from Groton, Mass. : one of the founders of the Ist Univer. chh. of R. about 1790: his farm was near Lawrence Mills, adjoining the farm where Warren Sever- ance now lives, the foundation of the old house still being visible ; m. Mary Tuttle, b. Aug. 24, 1755, d. Apr. 12, 1849; he d. Feb. 9, 1842. Both d. and were buried in Grafton, Vt.
Children :
i. SARAII,2 b. Dec. 9. 1782.
ii. HENRY, b. Jan. 22, 1784: a farmer on " Burt Hill " in R. : m. Sally Stoddard of Cambridgeport, d. Dec. 14, 1871: he d. Sept. 20, 1863. Children : 1. Henry.3 2. Wallace, d. Oct .. 1889. iii. POLLY, b. Jan. 22, 1784: d. Dec. 22, 1784.
iv. POLLY, b. June 24, 1785 : d. Mar. 23, 1787.
V. JOSEPHI, b. Dec. 16. 1786; m. Nancy Fish of Bartonsville, b. Jan. 22, 1788, d. Mar. 31. 1844 ; he d. Sept. 18, 1866: res. in R. Children : 1. Delila,3 b. Sept. 14, 1814 ; m. Horace Henry ; deceased. 2. John Henry, b. Mar. 3, 1816: d. in the West. 3. Hiland Hall. b. Oct. 16, ISIS; deceased. 4. Delucy, b. Dec. 3, 1820; m. Sept. 10, 1843, Antonio Marten: res. Boston, Mass .; deceased. Children : i. John C. ; + deceased. ii. Antonia G., m. George Quinsler of Brook- line. Mass. : now res. there; has two children, a dau. and son. iii. Ilubbard Davis, b. 1854; m. Kate Tarbell of Boston : res. Boston. Children : 1. Ivonetta,5 b. July 20, 1877; m. H. Mason White. Child : Trentwell," now ae. about 5 vrs. 2. Vivian Ione.5 b. Aug. 15, 1891 ; d. voung. iv. Ivonetta J. . + d. unm. v. Baby, deceased. 5. Delana, b. June 8. 1823 : m. --- Shapleigh, deceased : res. Ashland, Mass. : one dau., Carrie.+ 6. Joseph Hubbard, b. Dec. 5, 1825: m. - Barnes; res. Ashland, Mass. Two sons : Leon.+ and Bertie.
1. vi. DAVID, b. R., Oct. 20, 1788: m. Betsey Burt Stearns ; d. S. R., Sept. 20, 1871.
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vii. JEDEDIAHI, b. Apr. 27, 1790; m. Dec. 7, 1815, Mary dau. of Lynds Simonds ; lived at Lawrence Mills and later on the " Upper Mead- ows." Children : 1. Mary Almarene,3 m. John Hastings Olcott. (See Olcott.) 2. Dr. Marshall A., b. in R., Apr. 21, 1824; m. Rebecca, dau. of Elijah Pulsipher, b. in R., Dec. 2, 1827, d. May 9, 1896; resided some years in North Walpole, N. II. ; he now res. Keene, N. H. Children : i. Ella Frances,+ b. Apr., 1849; m. Emerson E. Parker ; res. Alstead, N. H. ; no children. ii. Charles Allen, b. Jan. 7, 1850; m. Abby S. Ellis ; res. Keene, N. H. Children : 1. Mabel A.5 2. Abby G. 3. Frank A. 4. Bertha F. 5. Ethel. iii. Emma Rebecca,4 b. Jan. 7, 1856; m. William A. Miller ; res. Orange, Mass. Child : 1. Maud Agnes,5 m. and res. in Orange. Children : i. Ermie M.6 ii. Paul Eugene. iii. Ralph. iv. Frank Marshall,+ b. Feb. 23, IS58; m. Roszilyan M. Swartz, deceased; res. in Iowa. Two children d. in infancy. v. Alice May, b. Oct. 15, 1862; m. Edward T. Stevens; res. Wal- pole, N. H. Child : 1. Paul Edward,5 d. ae. 3 yrs. vi. Ned Albert, b. Sept. 12, 1867 ; d. in infancy. vii. Fred Eugene (twin brother of Ned Albert), b. Sept. 12, 1867 ; d. in infancy.
viii. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 2, 1792 : m. Oct. 27, 1819, Mary Johnson of R. ; res. in R.
ix. DOLLY TUTTLE, b. Mar. 2, 1792; m. in R., Oct. 29, ISIS, IIon. Hiland Hall, governor of Vt., IS58-9 and author of an early his- tory of Vt., b. July 20, 1795 ; she d. Dec., 1855; res. Bennington, Vt. Children : 1. Charles.3 res. Springfield, Mass. 2. Henry Davis, b. May 5, 1823, d. about 1904: res. No. Bennington, Vt. 3. Yohn I., res. Bennington. 4. Nathaniel B., res. Michigan. 5. Laura I'., m. Trenor W. Park. a noted railroad capitalist : res. Bennington : deceased.
x. BETSEY, b. Mar. 12, 1794; m. Asher Putnam of Grafton and is buried in Grafton.
xi. MARY ANN. b. Oct. 25, 1796; m. in R. April S, 1821, Levi Sabin Gowing of Grafton, Vt., d. Nov. 4, 1845 ; she d. S. R., Feb. 4 .. IS83 ; res. Grafton. Children : 1. Eliza Davis,3 b. Springfield, Vt., Sept. 3, 1822 : m. James Blake : d. Unity, N. H., June IS. 1844. 2. Mary T., b. Grafton, Jan. IS, 1824; m. Nov. 4, 1873. Dea. Monroe J. Amsden ; she d. B. F., Jan. 23, 1901 ; res. Grafton and S. R. 3. George Gilbert, b. Grafton, Oct. 26. 1828: d. Mar. 15, IS31. 4. Lucy Ellen. b. Grafton, Sept. 17. 1833 : m. Nov. 23. IS52, George N. French, a carriage-maker ; res. Grafton and B. F. : she d. B. F .. Feb. 24, 1895; he is in business in B. F. Child : i. George D.,+ b. Grafton, Oct. 16, 1853 ; is now a carriage-maker in company with his father ; m. Dec. I, ISSO, Minerva A. Walker : res. B. F. Child : 1. Marion,5 b. B. F., Jan. 23. 1896 : res. B. F.
I. DAVID2 ( HenryI), b. R., Oct. 20, 17SS ; was a farmer near S. R. village on the farm now occupied by Ellsworth H. Richardson ; his first farm was in the western part of R., now abandoned ; was member of Cong. chh. of S. R. ; m. Betsey Burt. dau. of John Stearns of R .. b. Feb. 14. 1790. d. Nov. 25, IS71 : lie d. S. R., Sept. 20, 1871 ; always res. in R.
Children all b. in R. :
i. LOUISA MARIA,3 b. Oct. 12. IS12 : m. Sept. 22, 1835, George Walker, d. May 2. 1877 : she d. Apr. 30, 1877 ; res. Grafton, Vt. Children : I. George W.,4 b. Nov. 26. 1836: served 34 months in Co. G. IIth Regt. Vt. Vol. during the Civil war ; d. Feb. 17, 1896; unm. : res. Grafton, Vt. 2. Stearns D .. b. June 20, [1843: d. Apr. 3, IS49; res. Grafton. 3. Charles S., b. Oct. 19, 1848; deacon of Cong. chh. of Bartonsville and later of Cong. chh. in Cambridge-
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port : m. Sept. 23, 1875. Mary A. Ayers of Grafton: res. Cam- bridgeport since ISSS. Child: 1. George E.5 b. Grafton, Feb. 10. 1877 ; in. Sept. 12, 1900. Flora T. Bemis : res. Cambridgeport. Child : Clarence E.,6 h. Oct. 19. 1903.
ii. LUCRETIA EASTMAN, h. July 2, 1815: m. Dec. 13, 1836. Charles P. Burt. d. Nov. 9. 1870: she d. May 2. 1874 ; res. Brimfield, Il1. Children all b. in R. : 1. Ellen A. ,4 b. Nov. 24, 1837 ; in. Nov. 21, 1861, J. Milton Dungan ; d. Feb. 22, 1903 : res. Brimfield. Child : i. Charles L .. 5 m. Carrie Tucker ; res. Brimfield : has two sons and three dau. 2. Edward E., b. Oct. 16. 1839: served in Co. G. 77th Regt. Ill. Vol. : m. Apr. 14, 1864, Annie E. Barber : res. Peoria, Ill. Children : i. Annie P.,5 b. Feb. 5, 1865: res. Peoria. ii. Charles P., b. June 17, 1870: m. Carrie Iliggins : res. Elmwood, Ill. : has one dau. and two sons. iii. Lottie L., h. Jan. 24, 1872 ; in. George Higgins: res. Arkansas ; has one son and 2 dau. iv. Frank F., b. Sept. 29, 1877 ; m. Maud Runyon, Feb. 18, 1903 ; res. Trivoli, Ill. ; has one dau. 3. Eliza MI .. b. Jan. 20, 1841 ; m. June 27, 1867, Charles L. Bowers, d. June 8, 1901 ; res. Elmwood. 4. Harrict F., b. Sept. 3, 1842 : m. Jan. 2, 1866, Lorenzo D). Ford ; she d. Mar. 15. 1900; res. Brimfield. Children : (four) i. Frank,5 res. Peoria ; ii. Ella, m. Henry Vanseckle ; res. Brimfield ; has one son and two dau.
iii. LUCIA TUTTLE, b. Feb. 21, 1819: m. Dec. 9, 1866, John H. Greer ; he d. May 31, ISSS: she d. Jan. 13, 1896: res. S. R. ; no chil- dren.
iv. HENRY STEARNS, b. Apr. 21, 1823 ; m. Jan. 3, 1854. Eliza Tarbell, d. May 14, 1906 : he d. July 14, 1896; res. R. and Grafton. Chil- dren : 1. Roscoe J.,4 b. Grafton, 1856: d. Sept. 19, 1879: res. Grafton. 2. Aldo, b. S. R., Dec. 25, 1864; m. Hattie Williams : he d. Millers Falls, Mass., June 9, 1897 ; res. Millers Falls. Child : Merle E.,5 b. Millers Falls, about 1892 : res. Millers Falls.
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HENRY HIRAM (s. of Webster C.), b. Acworth, N. H., May 3, 1847; m. at B. F., June 11. 1874, Sarah A. Burroughs, b. Cambridgeport, Mass., June 25, 1848, d. Oct. 25, 1900. He came to B. F., Oct. 11, 1870, from Lock- port, N. Y., where he was engaged in drug business, and has since con- tinued the same business here : no children.
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NATIIANIEL,1 b. 1715 ; one of the very first settlers in town ; witnessed a deed on record July 5, 1766 ; was member of Coroner's jury Mar. 15, 1775. to try the King's Court officials for the Westminster massacre ; was promi- nent in early town and church affairs; tradition says his ancestors were among emigrants from Wales in 1635; his farm, located on the hill north of the Rockingham station, next above that of Charles E. Weeden's present home, was covered by thick forest when he came to it. The old dwelling was across the road west of the brick one destroyed by fire a few years ago. Here he lived taking a prominent part in public affairs of his time, and here he reared his large family of children. He was one of the original members of the Ist Town chh. when organized, 1773, and always prominent in its affairs. Ilis Ist wife lived but a short time, he m 2d Mary -, b. 1717, d. July 30. 1795 ; he d. Oct. 26, 1802.
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Children (number unknown, record of the following only has been obtained) :
i. JOIIN2 was a Revolutionary pensioner ; wandered away demented in his old age and froze to death ; was buried in the old cemetery at R .; his wife lived 20 years later and drew a pension. A record shows that "John Davis and Mrs. Sarah Atcherson of R. were m. Dec. 1, 1803," possibly a second m. of this John. Children : I. Eric. 2. Warren. 3. Laura. 4. George. 5. Hiram John.
ii. JOSHUA, a physician. Child: 1. MMaria,3 m. Dr. Blakesley of Williamsville, Vt., was living there in IS47 ; no children.
iii. HANNAH, d. unm.
I. iv. NATHANIEL, b. 1754; m. Lydia Harwood.
I. NATHANIEL? (Nathaniel1), b. 1754: when he came to manhood he came into possession of the farm now known as the "Weeden farm " just north of the R. railroad station and it remained in the family until 1855, his son, John Harwood Davis, owning and occupying it, and the father living with him until death ; Nathaniel, in 1796, joined the Universalist society, was of a determined, stern character and a successful farmer ; he m. Aug. 14, 17So, Lydia, dau. of John and Mary ( Pulsipher) Harwood of R., b. 1761, d. Mar. 10, 1836 (or 1838) ; he d. June 10, 1835 ; she had some fame as a local poet and was of a quick wit. They had fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters, twelve of whom came to maturity, reared on the home place. Later years find their descendants scattered throughout the length and breadth of the United States.
Children :
i. SUSANNA LANE,3 b. Apr. 4, 17SI ; m. Mar. 13, ISOS, Luke Prouty, d. Mar. 26, 1842, ae. 62 yrs. ; she d. Oct. 22, 1863 ; both are buried in S. R. cemetery. Children : 1. Valeria Adeline,4 b. Salem, N. Y., May 11, 1809; m. Samuel L. Billings of R. (See Billings.) 2. Nathaniel Davis, b. Salem, Dec. 16, 1809 : lived near Keokuk, Ia. ; had a family. 3. Lydia Aurilla. b. Salem, Jan. 10, ISII ; m. in Me. ; no children. 4. Luke, b. in R., May 23, IS16; went West and all trace lost. 5. John, b. in R., Sept. 20, ISIS; settled near Boston, Mass., and had children. 6. Susan Lenora, b. in R., May 20, 1821.
ii. FANNY, b. Jan. 17, 1785 ; m. May 24, ISOS, Jonathan Burt, Jr., of R. (See Burt.)
iii. MARY, b. Dec. 14, 1787; m. in R., Sept. 9. ISII, John Morse of Salem, N. Y. Children : 1. Hiram.4 2. Elijah. 3. Sarah. 4 . Charles. 5. Adeline. 6. Clark. 7. Janc.
I. iv. HIRAM, b. in R., May 28, 1788; m. Melinda Stevens.
V. LYDIA, b. Oct. 5, 1790; m. Frink Lovell of R. ( See Lovell.)
vi. ELIJAII, b. June 4, 1792 ; m. Sept. 17. ISIS, Nancy Tyler, b. Mar. 20, 1799. d. Dec. 7, ISSo: he d. June 16, 1876. Children : I. Henry Tyler, 4 b. Mar. 16, 1823 ; m. Dec. 28, 1847, Eliza D. Ross ; d. Feb. 29, ISS4 ; he d. - -. Children : i. Ellen E., 5 b. Oct. 14, 1848. ii. George H., b. June 24, 1851. iii. Cora, b. Lawrence. Kan. iv. Walter, b. Lawrence, Kan. 2. Martha Knight, b. July 27, 1824 : m. Apr. 9, 1845, E. H. Flint ; m. 2d W. B. Glover, Dec. 12, 1878. Children : i. Henry 11.,5 b. May 2. 1846. ii. Nannie. d. young. iii. Lizzie F .. b. May 22, 1855. iv. Hattie A., b. Dec. 4, 1859. 3. Frances C., b. Feb. 28, 1826; m. Apr. 22, 1846. R. W. Silsby : d. Dec. 21, IS98. Children : i. Julia Arlettia,5 b. May 14, 1849. ii. Charles F., b. Dec. 12, 1861. 4. Julia Ann, b. Apr. 8, 1827; m. Sept. 20, 1855, Osmon G. Emerson, d. July 13, 1859: m. 2d Dec.
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20, 1861, William Cheene (or Chum) ; she d. Sept. 17, 1903. Child : i. N. Emma,5 b. Sept. 15, 1857.
vii. CHARLOTTE, b. Feb. 6, 1794; m. Manasseh Divoll of R. (See Divoll.)
viii. BETSEY, b. Aug. 30, 1795: m. R., Sept. 21, ISIS, John Boynton, b. July 2, 1798: res. McLean, Tompkins Co., N. Y. ; she d. June 23, 1833 ; he d. Apr. 27, 1869. Children : 1. Mary A .. + b. Apr. 12, 1819; m. Daniel Marsh, b. June 11, 1814. d. Sept. 29. 1897: she d. Jan. 9, 1846; res. McLean : two children : deceased. 2. Eliza M., b. Mar. 22, 1821; m. John P. Hart of McLean. b. Jan. 25, IS16, d. July 23, 1870: she d. May 28, ISSS. Of six children, three are living, Mrs. D. W. Crowley.5 Mrs. Jerome Fitts, and a brother, all living in McLean. 3. John Henry, b. 1823: d. Nov. 29, 1895 : m. Elizabeth Noyes : one son, Daniel.5 4. Charles O., b. R., July 19, 1826 : early rem. to Tompkins Co., N. Y. : in I847 merchant in Chicago : in 1849 rem. to Sycamore, Ill., in banking and timber land trade ; m. Nov. 26, 1861, Lucetta P. Stark of Pa. Four children : one d. in infancy. i. Charles Douglas,5 a lumber man of Arkansas. ii. Mary : m. Frederick B. Townsend. a banker and ex-mayor of Sycamore. iii. Elmer ; m. and res. Sycamore. 5. Laura B. : m. H. W. Carr ; she d. Aug. 23. 1901 : he is a prom- inent railroad official ; res. Jersey City. N. J. ; has a dau., Ella M.5 6. Lydia : m. Henry Jarvis : she d. Dec. 8. 1899: had one child. Charles ;5 family extinct.
JOHN HARWOOD. b. Aug. 30. 1797 ; m. Susan Billings.
2. ix. x JAMES. b. in R., Apr. 26, ISO1 : was known as " Major :" m. Aug. 14, 1826, Amanda Grimes, b. Jan. 16. 1804, d. Apr. 17, 1863 : he d. R., Sept. 19, IS;S. Children all b. R .: 1. Harriet A.,+ b. Mar. S, 1827 ; m. Himan Weston of R. ( See Weston.) 2. Emeline S., b. Apr. 9, 1829; m. Oct. 13, 1847, George W. Saupaw of N. Y., he d. ; she res. Calhoun, Tenn. Children : i. Henry ;5 no children.
ii. Lilla: m. - - Templeton : res. Colorado Springs ; six chil- dren. iii. George; res. Calhoun, Tenn. and has children. iv. Nellie ; m. - Martin : res. Calhoun ; three children. v. Thomas ; res. Calhoun : four children. vi. Hattie; m. - Bates : res. Cal- houn : she d., left one daughter : he m. 2d. vii. (Deceased.) viii. Kate, m. --- Barnell; he d., res. Calhoun ; she m. 2d ; has four sons. ix. Lizzie. 3. Betsey B., b. June 6, 1831 ; m. Nov. 29, IS47, Zenas Parker ; she d. : he res. Stewart, Tenn. Children (five ) : i. Julia.5 ii. Mary Jane. iii. Hattie. 4. Mary J., b. June 1 , 1833 ; m. Nov. 17, 1858, - Rice: he d .: she res. Ill. Children : i. Frank,5 res. Ill. ii. (Boy. ) iii. Charlie. iv. (Girl.) 5. Fanny F., b. Aug. 14, 1835 : m. Ist Sept. 18, 1855, Nathaniel Abbott ; m. 2nd Ira Smith ; she d. Children : i. Clarence :5 res. Worcester, Mass. ii. Arthur J .; m. Nettie Hill; res. Manchester, N. H. Children : 1. Ruth.6 2. Viola. 3. Arthur. 6. Oliver BIT., b. Feb. 14, 1838: m. ist Apr. 22, 1860. Etta Jay : she d. ; he m. 2d ; res. Oklahama. Child : i. Clarence.5 7. Melinda C., b. Jan. 29, IS40: m. Mar. 1, 1863, William T. Britton : res. Windsor, Vt. ; no children. S. Helen A., b. Nov. 1, 1843, m. July 1, 1872, George Beach ; he d. ; she res. Milford, Conn. Children : i. Sam- uel.5 ii. Charlie.
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