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iii. SOLON G., b. Apr. 9, 1872; m. Aug. 8, 1899, Harriet Simons, b. Greenfield, Mass. ; res. St. Paul, Minn. Child : 1. Dorothy,3 b. Apr. 13, 1904.
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HENRY ATKINSON8 (Joshua,7 Joshua,6 Joseph,5 Rev. Joseph,4 John,3 Percival,2 George1 of Awkley, Yorkshire, Eng.), b. Wendell, Mass., Sept. 5, 1792; came from N. Y. city, where he bad been a merchant, to B. F. about ISII and was many years of the local mercantile firm of Hall & Green. Their frame store building stood where Union block now is on the east side of the Square. Green street, was named for him, and a distant relative, Henry Francis Green.
He m. May 25, 1820, Anna Amory, eldest daughter of Nathaniel and Katharine Hay (Geyer) Tucker of B. F., b. May 14, 1803, d. June 28, 1875 ; he d. Nov. 28, 1863.
Children :
i. EDWARD HENRY,9 b. B. F., Feb. 6, 1821 ; in 1838 went to Boston, and engaged in mercantile pursuits; in 1847 went to Manila, and engaged in the tea trade and became wealthy. He remained in business in Manila nearly 20 yrs. Later he res. in London, Paris and N. Y. He was generous with his family and friends, having purchased for his mother a house on Henry street now owned by Charles H. Williams and sending her an annuity from Manila; interesting conversationalist and much attached to his native place, returning here often. He d. B. F. Mar. 19, 1902 in the old Tucker mansion on Church street which he purchased July 1, 1879. He m. July 11, 1867, Hetty Howland, daughter of Edward Mott and Abby Slocum (Howland) Robinson of New Bedford, Mass., b. Nov. 22, 1834. She is well known for her great wealth, being rated the richest woman in America, and for her business capacity ; res. B. F. Children : 1. Edward Howland Robinson, 10 b. London, Aug. 22, 1868; a well known railroad owner and man- ager ; promiment in political circles in Texas; unm. 2. Hetty Sylvia Ann Howland, b. London, Jan. 7, 1871; res. B. F. ; unm. ii. HENRIANNA, b. N. Y., June 21, 1831 ; m. Oct. 15, 1850, Rev. John Jay Elmendorf, D. D., then of N. Y., later of Racine, Wis. ; he d. Chicago, Feb. 16, 1896. Children (12): 1. Agnes,10 b. Dec. 30, 1855 ; was several yrs., a teacher in the public schools of B. F. ; now teaching in Portland, Me .; res. B. F. ; unm.
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HENRY FRANCIS7 (Francis,6 Benjamin,5 Rev. Joseph,4 John,3 Perc ?- val,2 George1), b. Halifax, N. S., May 13, 1789. Previous to his marriage he was captain of various ships, engaged in commercial business, but after
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that event adopted B. F. as his residence and associated himself with his brother-in-law, Col. Alexander Fleming. in the management of the canal and other Atkinson properties, and in paper manufacture. In 1829 he erected the large residence now owned by John W. Flint on the South Terrace, and later built the Fleming residence near Immanuel chh .. these two places being his homes nearly forty years. He m. Nov. 19, 1819, Caroline Frances, dau. of John and Elizabeth ( Storer ) Atkinson, d. B. F. Feb. 2, 1865. ae. 76: he d. B. F .. Aug. 30, 1867 ; no children.
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GEORGE STANLEY6 ( Gilbert,5 Joseph, + Joseph,3 John,2 Edward1), b. Walpole, N. H., Aug. 2, 1806. He was son of Gilbert Griswold, b. Killing- worth, Conn., Nov. 6, 1761, who came to Walpole from Killingworth with his parents Joseph and Lydia in 1774. Edward.1 b. 1607. came from Kenil- worth, Eng., with his wife Margaret in 1639, to Windsor, Conn., and settled with his son John in the town now called Killingworth, which he named Kenilworth from his home in England. Gilbert5 became a farmer and tavern keeper in Walpole Valley.
George Stanley6 came to R. about 1835; res. in town until his death ; business largely that of a butcher, but was noted far and wide as an expert dancing master ; rem. to B. F. about 1874: m. Harriet A. dau. of Capt. Christopher Lovell of R .. b. R. Nov. 20. 1815, d. Dec. 15, 1895 ; he d. Aug. 11, 18SS.
Children :
i. HARRIET LOVELL,7 b. June 12, 1839; m. Charles P. Allbee of R. (See Allbee.)
ii. GEORGE LEWIS, b. Sept. 2, 1844 ; d. Apr. 20, 1890; unm.
iii. WILLIS HERBERT, b. July 18, 1855; formerly merchant and now real estate owner of B. F .; m. Dec. 3, 1883, Mrs. Alice E. (Ama- don ) Barker, dau. of Leander and Sarah (Randall) Amadon of B. F. Children : 1. Stanley George,8 b. Dec. 20. 1889. 2. Ray- mond Herbert, b. Nov. 12. 1894.
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SAMUEL5 ( Samuel,4 Joseph,3 Samuel2 John,1 emigrated from Eng. to Dedham. Mass., in 1636). b. Dedham, Nov. 2, 1766; owned a saw and grist mill in Langdon, N. H., that was burned ; in 1804 in company with his twin brother, Rufus, he came to B. F. from Langdon, N. II., and they engaged in the lumber business : res. in B. F. until his death, Sept. 28. 1817, caused by a log rolling over him near the bank of the canal.
Children :
I. i. SAMUEL,6 b. Needham, Mass .. Oct. 29, 1793 ; m. Roxanna S. Stevens.
ii. ANNIE, b. June 5, 1796; m. Oct. 18, 1817, John Blake of Alstead, N. H. ; later a farmer at Claremont. N. II. Ten children.
iii. SALLY SMITH, b. Apr. 26, 1801: milliner at B. F. for 50 years in company with her sister, Betsey R. : d. B. F. Aug. 27, 1878; unm.
iv. LAURA, b. Feb. 4, 1803; d. Charlestown, N. H., Mar. 2, 1874; m. June 29, 1825, John G. Wightman, who became a prominent citi- zen and builder of B. F. ; she d. Mar. 2, 1874. Children : 1. Henry G.,7 b. July 12, 1828; m. May 1, 1851, Harriet E. Gates of
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Walpole, N. H .; res. B. F. and Walpole, N. H. Children : i. Carrie L.,8 b. Walpole, Oct. 5, 1854 ; has been many years teacher in public schools of Walpole; unm. ii. George H., b. Walpole. Jan. 6, 1859; m. Annette Braley of Westminster, Vt. ; res. Wal- pole. Children : 1. Ruth.9 2. Harriet. 3. Esther. 4. Henry. iii. Walter B., b. in B F., July 12, 1866: m. Carrie Sawyer of Fitchburg, Mass. ; res. Claremont, N. H. ; no children. 2. John A. : res. and d. Charlestown, N. H., Jan. 27, 1875, age 34 yrs. ; unm. 3. Anna L., m. John F. Horton who d. several years since; she res. Charlestown. Child: William :8 is m, ; res. Charlestown.
V. LUCY, b. Feb. 4, 1805 ; lived at B. F. ; d. Aug. 16, ISS7 ; unm.
vi. HARRIET, b. Feb. 15, ISOS : d. B. F., May 2, 1837.
vii. BETSEY ROWENA, b. June 20, 1809 : in millinery business with Sally about 50 yrs. ; d. B. F., June 22. 1886 ; unm.
viii. EMILY AUGUSTA, b. Jan. 20, 1813; m. Sept. 15, 1835, Harrison G. Smart of Washington, N. H. ; res. Garnavillo, Iowa.
I. SAMUEL6 ( Samuel,5 Samuel,+ Joseph,3 Samuel,2 John1), b. Needham, Mass., Oct. 29, 1793 : always a paper maker ; came to B. F. from Langdon with his father in 1804 and at the age of 13 began work in the mill of Bill Blake & Co., continuing until 1846 when the mill was burned. The Guild family lived in a house that stood about where the rear of Howard's Block now is on the south side of the square While a young man he built a house on Canal street, opposite Depot street, that became his home in later years, his sisters, Sally, Betsey and Lucy, together with his mother, resided with him until the sisters built for themselves a house on Rockingham street where Maynard block is now, in which for many years they carried on the millinery trade. After the burning of the mill in 1846 he engaged in paper making 4 years in Claremont, N. H., and later in Fitchburg, Mass., but always retained his residence at B. F. He m. Oct. 27, 1829, Roxanna Styles, dau. of William Stevens of Chester, Vt., b. Aug. S. 1804, d. Nov. 5. 1886; he d. in B. F., June 26, 1872.
Children :
i. SAMUEL HARVEY,7 b. Sept. 2, 1831 ; tailor at B. F. ; m. June 9, 1857, Caroline S. Arms, who d. Nov. 1, 1876 ; he d. Jan. 1, 1878 ; no children.
ii. WILLIAM STEVENS, b. Sept. IS, 1832 ; m. Eliza M. Slate; res. Brat- tleboro, Vt. : 2 children.
2. iii. GEORGE OTIS, b. Feb. 21, 1836; m. Martha Jane Aldrich.
iv. ELLEN ROXANA, b. Mar. 1, 1839: m. Mar. 1. 1858, Lyman C. Gale, a tailor at B. F., and Lieut. Co. K, 10th Vt. Vol. ; d. Chicago, Ill., Feb. 17, 1869, ae. 32 ; she d. B. F., Nov. 13, 1886. Children : 1. George Frank,8 b. at B. F. Dec. 26, 1858 ; m. Annie Maria Wilson of Middletown, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1884; an expert accountant ; res. Natick, Mass. ; no children. 2. Henry Lyman. b. Jan. 10, 1861 : deceased. 3. Mary Caroline, b. Dec. 4, 1869: m. George C. Flint ; res. Boston, Mass. Children, Ruth9 and Bavanah.
V. CAROLINE FRANCES, b. Feb. 14, 1844 ; unm. ; res. B. F.
2. GEORGE OTIS7 (Samuel,6 Samuel,5 Samuel,4 Joseph,3 Samuel,2 .John.1) b. Claremont, N. H., Feb. 21, 1836; merchant of B. F. since 1860: paper manufacturer ; held various public offices ; treasurer of the village; post- master 1886-1890; officer of Immanuel chh. ; prominent in Masonry ; m. Jan. 1, 1863, Martha Jane, dau. of Jonas and Louise ( Lovejoy) Aldrich of West- minster, Vt., b. July 21, 1838; res. B. F.
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Children :
i. MARY LOUISE, 8 b. July 24, 1865 : m. George H. Holmes of Grafton, Vt., b. May 1, 1860, commercial traveller, d. Jan. 23, 1893 ; she is in mercantile business in B. F. Children : 1. Henry Guild,9 b. Somerville, Mass., Apr. 18, 1886. 2. Marion, b. in B. F., Sept. 3, 1SSS ; d. Sept. 15, 1903.
ii. EDGAR ALDRICH, b. Nov. 16, 1871 ; m. Sept. 15, 1896, Esther Minnie White b. Bath, Eng. ; has been clerk for many years in Bellows Falls Savings Institution. Child : 1. Elizabeth,? b. July 1, 1900.
iii. GEORGE HENRY, b. July 12, 1873 ; res. B. F. ; unm.
iv. HELEN GERTRUDE, b. July 26, 1879 ; music teacher ; res. B. F. ; unm.
RUFUS5 ( twin brother of Samuel5), b. Dedham, Mass., Nov. 3, 1766; came to B. F. in 1804; res. here until his death, Jan. 27, 1848; m. 1798, Mary Hoadley ; she d. Newton, Mass., Oct., 1865 ; d. Oct., 1865.
Children :
i. RUFUS, b. 1799; became a leading boot and shoe dealer of B. F., and established here the silk worm culture ; m. June 10, 1828, widow Elizabeth Johnson, d. June S, 1840, ae. 48 yrs. ; he d. June 13, 1867; nine children.
ii. MARY ADELINE, b. Mar. 1, 1802; m. Albert Brackett of Newton, Mass. : res. Newton.
iii. ROSWELL SMITH, d. 1834; unm.
iv. JOSIAH, m. Eleutheria Derby ; res. Rochester, N. Y.
v. MARIA, b. May 19, 1813; m. Ist Luther Phillips ; m. 2d Paul Fitch ; eight children by 2d husband.
vi. WILLIAM, b. May 5, 1816: m. Lydia A. Drew; res. Newton, Mass.
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CHESTER B. (s. of Oliver R., gr. s. of Barney, gr. gr. s, of John, of English descent ), b. Granville, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1855; justice of peace in R. since 1892 ; selectman since 1904 ; a farmer ; res. near the Springfield line ; m. Emily Fletcher at Plattsburg, N. Y., 1879, b. Keeseville, N. Y. : no children.
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COL. ENOCH5 ( Moses,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Rowley, Mass., Nov. 28, 1733 ; res. Hampstead, Rindge, Jaffrey and Walpole, N. H .; became an extensive land owner and about 1795 lived for a time in B. F. ; held various offices in this town and was moderator of town meeting Sept. 1, 1795 ; later rem. to Grafton, Vt., where he died Apr. 9, 1813; built the first toll-bridge across the Connecticut at B. F. in 1785 ; always prominent in civil and military affairs ; high sheriff of Cheshire County, N. H. 1778 to 1783, ( see p. 229) ; was Col. in the N. H. militia during the Revolutionary war and had previously served in the old French war; was under Col. Munroe at the Ft. William Henry massacre, and in the expedition to Crown Point in 1757; after his rem. to Grafton he represented that town in the Vt. legislature one or two years when about 75 yrs. of age ; wherever he lived his vigorous intel- lect and energy of character impressed themselves on all about him and made him always a leader among men of his time.
HIe m. Dec. 22, 1763, Abigail (Gould) Stanley of Rindge, N. H .; she d. Grafton, Vt., Dec. 10, 1810.
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i. JOSHUA,6 b. Aug. 24, 1764; m. Sarah Cutler.
ii. LUCY, b. Apr. 29, 1766; m. Ist Hezekiah Wetherbee; m. 2d Jona- than Lake.
iii. DANIEL, b. July 19, 1768 ; d. Ang. 12, 1768.
iv. HANNAH, b. June 10, 1769; m. Jonathan Lake.
v. DANIEL, b. Apr. 1, 1772 ; d. Jan. 6, 1773.
vi. SHERBURNE, b. Dec. 30, 1773; for some years, about 1805-1810, owned the large farm now covered by the village of North Wal- pole, N. H., which he sold to Levi Chapin, Sr., and rem. to Graf- ton, Vt., later to Woodstock, Vt. He m. in R., Feb. 6, 1803, Callia Cutler, b. Rindge, Oct. 12, 1775, d. Woodstock, Mar. 31, 1853; he d. Woodstock, Jan. IS, 1852. Children : 1. William,7 b. No. Walpole, N. H., Feb. 20, 1805 : res. some years in Bartonsville, Vt. ; was a civil engineer nearly 50 yrs. ; rem. to Essex Jct., Vt., where he d. ; he m. Ist Ancy Gibson ; m. 2d Hannah Ray Enos. 2. Nancy, b. No. Walpole, Apr. 20, 1807 ; d. Apr. 8, 1829; unm. 3. Hepzibah, b. Grafton, Vt., Nov. 14, 1813; m. Henry Walker. vii. ENOCII, b. May 30, 1777 ; d. June 16, 1777.
viii. ENOCH, b. Feb. 24, 1779; m. Bathsheba Stone.
1. LUCY6 ( Col. Enoch,5 Moses,+ Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Rindge, N. H., Apr. 29, 1766; m. June 8, 1783, Hezekiah Wetherbee, b. Lunenburg, Mass., June 20, 1757; he served in the revolutionary army and soon after marriage rem. to Grafton, Vt., where all their children were b. ; he d. Graf- ton, Mar. 31, 1823.
In 1836, at the age of 70, she m. 2d Jonathan Lake of Springfield, Vt. He d. Springfield, May 20. 1846, after which she res. with her dau. Sarah, (Mrs. Jeremiah Barton ) in Bartonsville, where she d. Dec. 24, 1857.
Children :
i. BENJAMIN,7 b. Feb. 7, 1785 ; d. Oct. 23, 1805 ; unm.
ii. ENOCH, b. Feb. 16, 1787; m. Elizabeth Cutter ; d. July 25, 1863.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. Mar. 27, 1789; d. June 9, 1866; unm.
iv. MOSES, b. Sept. 3, 1791 ; m. Apr. 11, 1830, Mary D. Wheelock, b. June 12, 1809, d. Apr. 9, 1865 : he d. Nov. 23, 1868. They res. Springfield, Vt. Children : 1. Mary M., 8 b. May 7, 1834; m .- Barney ; d. in Washington, D. C. 2. Lucy E., b. May IS, 1837. 3. Henry H., b. May 26, IS40; m. -- Lake. 4. Enoch HI'., b. June 12, 1843; m. 2d Abbie Henry of Chester, Vt. : now res. Springfield, Vt. 5. Abbie IV., b. Feb. 17, 1845 ; m. John Buxton ; she d. Sept. 2, 1890 ; he res. Cambridgeport. Vt. 6. Hattie B., h. July 29, 1847 : m. George W. Morrison. ( See Morrison. ) 7. Benja- min B., b. Oct. 2, 1849 : paper manufacturer of B. F. ; now res. Nut- ley, N. J. ; m. Ist Mar. 7, 1870, Frances E. Darby of Grafton, b. Nov. 29, 1849 : she d. B. F. Oct. 17, 1902. Children : i. Levi L.,9 b. Mar. 20, 1871 ; a paper maker ; m. Hattie Whitney of Westminster ; res. B. F. ; no children. ii. Florence F., b. May 19, 1873 ; m. June 7, 1893, Nat. A. Wheeler of B. F .; res. Northfield, Vt. Children : I. Henry N.,10 b. Nov. 14, 1894. 2. Dorothy F .. b. June 4, 1902. 3. Marjorie Laura, b. Nov. 13, 1904. iii. Leon H., b. Aug. 30, 1874; d. Aug. 1, 1877. iv. Jay Benjamin, b. May 11, 1877 ; a paper maker : m. Oct. S, 1902. Erma M. Frost; res. B. F. ; no children. v. Edith O., b. Nov. 10, ISSO; res. Nutley; unm. vi. Laeta G., b. Mar. 12, 1892. vii. Winnifred C., b. Apr. 26, 1894. S. Caroline S., b. Jan. 3, 1852 ; d. Jan. 29, 1852.
v. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 23, 1793; m. Cephas Wilder ; she d. Mar. 26, 1857.
vi. RUTH, b. Feb. 3, 1795 ; d. Oct. 26, 1797.
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vii. LUCY, b. Dec. 12, 1797; m. Ellis Colburn : she d. Feb. 1, 1879; res. Ryegate, Vt.
viii. SARAII, b. March 29. 1800: m. Jeremiah Barton. ( See Barton. )
ix. AZUBAII, b. Feb. 16, 1802 : m. Dr. Eli Perry ; she d. Jan. 25, 1840 ; res. Ryegate, Vt.
x. EUNICE, b. Jan. 27, 1805; m. Abial Chamberlain ; she d. Sept. 6, 1852 ; res. Ryegate, Vt.
xi. CAROLINE, b. July 3, 1807 ; m. James Spaulding.
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WILLIAMS ( Rev. William,4 Caleb,3 John,2 Richard,1 of Bradford, Mass. ), b. Salem, N. H., Jan. 13, 1774 ; became an early merchant in R. vil- lage : at one time in company with Daniel W. Ilall: postmaster 1802-8; in 1817 owned a grist mill near the mouth of Williams river, burned in March of that year : later merchant in B. F., with Henry Atkinson Green, firm of Hall & Green : still later firm of Hall & Goodridge; in 1822 had a commis- sion house in Hartford. Conn., in partnership with Thomas H. Brace, and did a large business by boats up and down the Connecticut river ; dealt heavily in wool ; a trustee of Middlebury college ; a member of the Hartford conven- tion, representing Windham and Windsor counties, and was a strong Federal- ist ; a member of the Governor's council in 1814, and represented R. in legislatures of 1826-7; erected the brick dwelling near the intersection of Church and Westminster streets now owned by Mrs. Hetty Green, and this was his home until death.
He m. Ist Feb. 25, 1801, Martha, dau. of David Hills of New Ipswich, N. H. (half sister of Jabez Ilills of B. F. ), b. Dec. 27, 1772, d. Jan. 3, 1814; mn. 2d Sarah Hills, sister of his first wife ; she d. Mar. 24, 1815 ; m. 3rd Nancy Watson of East Windsor, Conn., who d. Aug., 1850 : he d. in R. Feb. 7, 1831.
Children all b. in R. :
1. i. WILLIAM FREDERICK, 6 b. Sept. 19, 1802 ; m. Mary Lucina Mack.
ii. MARCIA, b. Mar. 5, 1804; d. Nov., 1828; unm.
iii. LUCIA, (twin sister of Marcia ), b. Mar. 5, 1804 ; d. June, 1831 ; unm.
iv. EDWARD, b. June 7, 1806; d. Sept., 1815.
V. MARTHA, b. June, ISI0; m. Aug. 26, 1832, Hamilton Smith. Children : 1. Martha,7 b. June 23, 1836; m. 2. Hamilton, b. July 5, 1840: d. 1890.
I. WILLIAM FREDERICK6 ( William,5 Rev. William,4 Caleb,3 John,2 Richard1), b. Sept. 19, 1802 ; grad. Middlebury college ; a lawyer by profes- sion ; rem. to Washington, D. C., in 1850: m. at B. F., July 27. 1840, Mary Lucina, dan. of William and Betsey (Brown ) Mack, b. Alstead, N. II., July 23, 1822 ; he d. Washington, D. C., Feb. 3. 1884.
Children, first five b. at B. F., the others at Washington :
i. FREDERICK HILLSGROVE,7 b. May 31, 1841 : is on the editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune : m. at Chicago, Ill., May 19, 1870, Matilda Louise Campbell : res. Chicago, Il. Child : 1. Matilda Louise, 8 b. Dec. 31, 1871 ; m. Gilson Gardner, a journalist of Washington, D. C.
ii. EDWARD EVERETT, b. Apr. 23, 1843 ; d. Sept. 6, 1843.
iii. EDWARD WILLIAM, b. Nov. 11, 1844; d. 1868; unm.
iv. EVELYN SMITHI, b. Jan. 27, 1847; m. at Washington, D. C., Emma Barnard: he d. at Washington. Child : 1. Evelyn,8 b. Dec. 23, ISSO.
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V. MARTHA SMITH, b. June 5, 1850; m. Alfred Hennen of New Orleans ; d. Dec. 23, 1852. res. Hawesville, Ky. ; they have children.
vi. EDITH, b. Nov. 8, 1853; unm.
vii. FRANCIS HENRY, b. Sept. 3, 1856; unm.
viii. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 22, 1859; d. Mar. 30, 1862.
ix. MABEL JANE, b. Mar. 31, 1864 ; d. July 12, 1865.
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JOHN+ (John,3 Samuel,2 Walter,I emigrated from Scotland), b. Sims- bury, (now Granby ) Conn., in 1745; was an early settler of R., coming here from Granby. He built his log cabin at the junction of the roads, one-half mile north of the R. R. station at R., where can still be seen the cellar hole, apple trees and red rose bushes. He d. in R., Oct. 22, 1782.
RICHARD M.5 (John,4 John,3 Samuel,2 Walter1), b. in R., 1774; m. July 15, 1796, Sarah Kendall, d. in 1838; he d. in 1845. They had nine chil- dren, all lived to old age having large families now scattered from Maine to California. They were : SIMEON,6, JAMES, BETSEY, FANNY, SARAH, BELINDA, MARY, LYMAN and RICHARD H.
RICHARD H.6 ( Richard M.5 John,+ John,8 Samuel,2 Walter'), b. in R., in 1814 ; was a farmer, and later in life a prominent contractor and builder of the town ; m. Ist Fanny Arvilla Gould, b. in 1818, d. in 1843; m. 2d in 1845, Maria Mason Willard, b. in 1825, d. Nov. 12, 1881 ; he d. in R. Dec. 24, 1884.
Children all b. in R. :
i. HELEN M., b. 18397 : m. F. B. Richardson ; she d. July 20, 1892.
ii. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. in 1841 : d. Apr. 12, 1845.
iii. RICHARD FRANKLIN, b. June 13, 1843 ; soldier of the Civil war, 7th Vt. Regt. ; m. Ist June 28, 1863, Sarah Isabell Pulsipher, b. 1846, d. Oct. 12, 1881 : m. 2d Dec. 11, 1888, Carrie W. Sanderson Burns ; he d. Mar. 24, 1903. Children : 1. Richard Fred,8 b. Jan. I, 1864 : d. Aug. 14, 18SI. 2. Eva Gracia, b. July 8, 1869; m. May 24, 1893, Elmer J. Preston of Worcester, Mass. ; she d. July 24, 1898. 3. Richard Franklin, b. Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 13, 1881 ; res. in Boston.
iv. ANN S., b. in 1846; m. James II. Stowell : d. Oct. 5, 1874. Child : I. James Henry,8 b. Dec. 23, 1866; m. May 29, 1891, Mrs. Nellie . L. Dresser ; res. Grafton, Vt.
V. ALBERT A., b. Feb, 23, 1849; employed 5 yrs. by the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vt .; in 1871 engaged in furniture trade and upholstering in B. F. : in 1891, in company with his two youngest sons, established his present extensive early fruit and vegetable farm at the north end of B. F .; m. Ist Feb. 22, 1870. Alzina S. Wetherbee, d. Aug. 22, 1877; m. 2d Oct. 16, 1878, Emma S., dau. of Solomon Sanders of B. F. ; res. B. F. Children all b. B. F. : I. Albert C.8 b. Oct. 6, 1872; mail carrier at B. F. ; m. Ist Isa- belle Chase, d. Jan. 14, 1902 ; m. 2d Sept. 12, 1905, Mabel French of B. F. Child : i. May Isabelle,9 b. Jan, 23, 1900. 2. Dan., b. Aug. 29, 1874 ; d. Aug. 29, 1874. 3. Annie A., b. Mar. 11, 1877: d. Sept. 20, 1877. 4. George A., b. Nov. 6, ISSO ; res. B. F. : unm. 5. Arthur S., b. Dec. 4, ISSI ; res. B. F ; unm.
vi. BELINDA S., b. Feb. 11, 1851 ; d. June 16, 1863.
vii. CYRUS H., b. 1855 ; d. Feb. 23, 1856.
viii. GRACIA M., b. 1857; d. Jan. 29, 1867.
ix. LYMAN H., b. 1859; m. Mary J. Tarbell; now res. in Bedford, Mass. Son, deceased.
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History of Rockingham
HAPGOOD
JANE? ( Capt. Artemas,6 David,5 Asa,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Shadrach1), b. on the ancestral farm at Reading, Vt., Sept. 18, 1831 ; grad. Troy female seminary, 1850: taught in South Carolina four years ; in Illinois four years ; vice-principal of Cleveland female seminary two years : came to B. F. and assumed charge of St. Agnes hall, an Episcopal boarding school for young ladies, and a year or two later, in 1869, took a lease for twenty years of the property on School street where now stands the B. F. high school; at the expiration of the lease she surrendered it as the founding of the female school by the diocese of Vt. rendered it obsolete : was a much loved instructor under whose tutelage hundreds of young ladies from all sections of the country passed, and who remember her with a deep love ; she res. now at Spring- field, Vt .; unm.
HAPGOOD
SOLOMONS (Seth,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Shadrach1), b. Petersham, Mass., Dec. 30, 1766; came to B. F. previous to 1791 ; a blacksmith. his shop stood on the east side of Westminster street about where the present residence of Ann L. Hapgood is : an extensive farmer : his farm comprised the south half of the 500 acre lot which originally belonged to Gov. Wentworth and was reserved for his own use when the town was divided among the different proprietors. This land now comprises the larger part of the village of B. F. His residence, which was on the north corner of Westminster and Hapgood streets, was taken down a few years ago to make room for the present home of Francis G. Flint. His farm was divided among his children, each of whom had a residence near by. During his last years Mr. Hapgood devoted his life more to his farm than to the shop. He was industrious, upright and pros- perous.
He m. in 1791, Azubah, dau. of Judge Benjamin Burt, who resided near the mouth of Saxtons river. She was b. in 1741 and d. in B. F., Feb. 10 1858; he d. B. F., Mar. 5, 1856.
Children all b. in B. F. :
i. LUCRETIA,6 b. June 12, 1792: said to have been the second white child b. in B. F. : m. 1808 at B. F., Daniel Tuttle, b. New Haven, Conn., June 5, 1788; he d. June 6, 1861 ; she d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 19. 1871. Children : 1. Quartus Morgan,7 b, Aug. 28, 1809 ; d. Althuna, Can., Mar. 19, 1877 ; unm. 2. Frances Adeline, b. Grafton, Vt., Mar. 15, 1811 ; m. Ist Nov. 27, 1834, at B. F., Holland Wheeler, who d. 1842 at S. R. : m. 2d, 1846, Edward Hall of Westminster, Vt. 3. Adaline, b. Oct .. 1813 ; d. Oct. 3, 1818. 4. Daniel Atwater, b. July 3, 1815 ; m. July 27, 1842, Harriet Lombard of Springfield, Mass., who d. July 17, 1882. 5. Caroline Matilda, b. Aug. 18, 1817; m. Solon Foster Goodridge. ( See Goodridge.) 6. Lyman Hapgood, b. Oct. 28, 1819; lost at sea Oct. 3, 1841.
ii. FANNY, b. Oct. 5, 1793 : d. Sept. 14, 1794.
iii. SOLOMON, b. Apr. 6, 1795: d. Mar. 3, 1839; unm.
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iv. LYMAN, b. Oct. 29, 1799; m. Emma Church of Westminster.
2. V. SETII, b. Oct. 21, 1803 ; m. Clarinda Harvey of Chesterfield, N. H.
3. vi. CHARLES, b. Sept. 17, 1805 ; m. Harriet Silsby.
vii. LEVI, b. Mar. 12, 1809; m. Lucretia Leonard ; he d. June 8, 1839 ; no children.
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viii. FRANCES MARY, b. July 31, 1811 ; m. James H. Williams ( 1), of B. F. ( See Williams.)
I. LYMAN6 (Solomon,5 Seth,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Shadrach1), b. B. F., Oct. 29, 1799; always res. in Westminster and B. F .; his life was one of industry and integrity ; his home late in life was at the south end, on the west side of Atkinson street ; m. Nov. 10, 1822. Emma, dau. of Capt. Charles Church of Westminster, b. June 3, 1801, d. B. F. Aug. 26, 1884 ; he d. B. F. Mar. 4, ISS1.
Child :
i. CHARLES CHURCH,7 b. B. F. July 11, 1824; an extensive and well-to- do farmer ; m. Ist Nov. 1, 1848, Jane, dau. of Charles Burt of Rut- land, Vt., b. July 11, 1822, d. Oct. 3, 1850; m. 2d Dec. 16, 1857, Jerusha L., dau. of Ira Wiley of S. R., b. May 3, [828; he d. B. F., Nov. 16, 1867; she res. Providence, R. I. Children : 1. Fane Burt,8 b. Aug. 29, 1850; m. Sept. 5, 1871, Charles Burt Hilliard of Rutland. Children : i. Minor Hapgood,9 b. Feb. 26, 1882. ii. Emma Jane, b. June 4, 1885. 2. Emma King, (twin with Jane Burt ), b. Aug. 29, 1850; res. B. F. ; unm. 3. Fanny May, b. May 9, 1867 ; m. C. C. House, June 14, 1898; res. Prov., R. I. Child- dren : 1. Harriet Hapgood,9 b. Oct. 10, 1902. 2. Charlotte Wal- dron, b. June 7, 1904.
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