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2. SETH6 ( Solomon,5 Seth,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Shadrach1) b. Oct. 21, 1803 ; was a prosperous farmer, and made a business of assisting the flat boats on the Connecticut river to enter and leave the eddy opposite his house with a yoke of oxen ; lived on the east side of Westminster street where his dau. still lives ; m. Feb. 18, 1829, Clarinda Harvey of Chesterfield, N. II., b. Jan. 15, 1802, d. Aug. 27, 1878 ; he d. B. F., July 26, 1881.
Children all b. in B. F. :
i. MARY PRISCILLA,7 b. Dec. 7, 1831 ; m. Nov. 8, 1855, Solomon Guild Phipps, b. July 22, 1813, d. May 2, 1881 at Charlestown, Mass. ; she d. Mar. 29, 1875. Children : 1. Charlotte Guild,8 b. Charles- town, Mass., May 9, 1858; m. Oct. 26, 1882, at Boston, Alexander Davidson, formerly of Albany, N. Y., now a merchant in Boston ; res. Boston and Walpole, N. H., b. Mar. 11, 1854. Children : i. Margaret,9 b. Oct. 19, 1887, in Brookline, Mass. ii. Alexander, b. June 11, 1892 in Waban, Mass. 2. Mary Ella, b, Dec. 12, 1859; m. June 6, 1888, at B. F., Charles W. Shaw, formerly of Bath, Me., now a merchant in Boston ; res. Walpole, N. H. One child Allan Guild,9 b. Brookline, Mass. Aug. 29, 1889.
ii. LUCRETIA ANN, b. Sept. 21, 1835; res. B. F. in the old homestead : unm.
3. CHARLES6 ( Solomon,5 Seth,+ Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Shadrach1), b. Sept. 17, 1805 : a paper maker at Bennington, Vt., later farmer at B. F., where the most of his life was spent; his residence was near the south end of Atkinson street, on the west side, just south of his brother Lyman's home; commis- sioned by Gov. Butler, Aug. 16, 1828, lieut. in the Ist Regt. Vt. militia and June 17, 1831, promoted to Capt. of the same ; late in life sold the farm and res, with his dau. in Fall River, Mass., where he d. Aug. 23, 1895 ; m. Oct. 6, IS34, Harriet Silsby of Mendon, Mass., b. Dec. 8, 1814; d. Feb. 25, 1SSo.
Children :
i. ANNA MARIA,7 b. Charlestown, N. H., Nov. 13, 1835 : m. Benjamin H. Burt of Rutland, Vt. ( See Burt.)
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ii. CHARLES BURT, b. Charlestown, N. H., July 2, 1837 ; m. at Durango. Col., Martha Bolton Ashton of Portsmouth, O .. b. Nov. 6, 1866, d. Cleveland. O., Dec. 24, 1894: no children. He served in the Union army during the Civil war: later res. N. Y. city, in Col- orado. Cleveland, O., and now res. in Providence, R. I.
iii. MARGARET, b. B. F., Jan. 3. 1844: m. Oct. 6, 1864, Edwin M. Hawkins of Fall River, Mass., b. Dec. 23, 1840; res. Fall River. Children : 1. Harriet Thurber,8 b. Oct. 11, 1865; a school teacher : res. Fall River: unm. 2. Margaret Hapgood, b. July 28, 1867: m. Feb. 3, 1891, Frederick Archer Gee of Fall River. Child : i. John Archer,9 b. Oct. 25. 1894. 3. Richard Mott, b. Fall River, Feb. 18, 1870 : and res. there.
iv. ELIZABETH SILSBY, b. B. F., Aug. 12, 1846: m. Apr. 22, 1869, Henry Clay Hawkins, a grocer ; res. Fall River. Children : I. Cornelius Silsby,8 b. May 21, 1870; grad. of Lehigh university, Penn .; a bookkeeper in Fall River savings bank. 2. Elizabeth Hapgood. b. Oct. 15, 1871 ; grad. Vassar college, 1894. 3. Caro- line, b. May 5, 1874. 4. Henry Clay, b. Apr. 16, 1878.
V. CAROLINE PORTER, b. July 17, 1851 ; m. Dec. 9. 1880, Oren West- cott, b. Scituate, R. I., Nov. 22, 1836; res. Providence, R. I. Children : 1. Adah Dexter,8 b. Oct. 4, 1883. 2. Charles Hapgood, b. Aug. 4, IS85. 3. Margaret, b. Oct. 17, 1887. 4. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 21, 1889, 5. Dexter Silsby, b. May 31, 1892 ; d. Apr. S, 1895.
vi. HARRY, b. B. F .. Oct. 28, 1854; grad. B. F. H. S. : was in grocery trade in Fall River, Boston and B. F .: m. Dec. 4, 1883, Anne Frances Leonard, b. Fall River, July 4. 1859; now res. Fall River. Children : 1. Harry,8 b. Jan. 22, 1887; d. Jan. 23, 1887. 2. Leonard Silsby, b. Mar. 26, 1888; d. Nov. 13, 1894. 3. Constance. b. Dec. 13, 1890.
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SELAH DUSTINI (s. of Leander), b. in Claremont, N. H., Mar. 2, 1849 : a barber in active business in B. F. since 1870, one of the oldest busi- ness men now doing business here ; m. Jan. 12, 1875, Iantha Maria Foster, b. Ilaverhill, N. H., July 30, 1855.
Child :
i. SELANI FOSTER,2 b. Apr. 30. 1880; m. Oct. 1, 1905, Mabel B. Chand- ler of Boston : res. B. F.
HASELTON
Early in the settlement of R. four brothers became citizens, some des- cendants of whom are still residents. Their names were EPIIRAIM, WILLIAM, JONAS and RICHARD. Their ancestry is unknown. The name is variously spelled on the town records, from which most of the following data are obtained, Haseltan, Hazeltine, Hazelton, Hezeltine, Hezelton.
EPHRAIM, m. Nancy -. who d. Feb. 28, 1811, ae. 35 yrs.
WILLIAM,1 was a member of ist Univer. chh. of R. in 1791 ; m. Eunice -, d. Nov. 24, 1843, ae. 84 yrs. : he d. Mar. 5, 1832, ae. 77 yrs. ; both buried in R. cemetery.
Children :
i. THOMAS,2 b. Sept. 1, 1785 ; m. Jan. 13. 1825, Irena Allbee of R. ; he d. May 9, 1856.
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ii. DOLLY, b. July 28, 1787.
iii. CHAUNCY, b. Feb. 21, 1790.
iv. SALLY, b. Dec. 11, 1793.
V. LUCETTA, b. Dec. 7. 1796.
JONAS,1 became a member of the ist Town chh. July 27, 1783, and was chosen collector Nov. 3, 1783; joined Ist Univer. chh. of R. in 1791; m. Rachaei -; he d. Oct. 18, 1838, ae. 85 yrs.
Children :
i. HANNAH,2 b. May 18, 1787.
ii. JONAS, b. June 5, 1789; m. Fanny -. Children : 1. Annis,3 b. June 27, 1817. 2. Alvah, b. Jan. 10, 1819. 3. Caroline, b. Jan. 4, 1821. 4. Sylvia; b. Dec. 25. 1822.
iii. ORION, b. June 13, 1791.
iv. A. MILLY, b. Oct. 21, 1793.
v. CAROLINE, b. Aug. 21, 1797; d. of spotted fever during a terrible epidemic, Mar 26, 1814.
vi. AsA, b. Oct. 15, 1799; m. Feb. 23, 1824, Fanny Bancroft.
vii. SILAS, b. May 26, 1801.
viii. CERINDAY, b. Oct. 15, 1803.
ix. LEONARD, b. Oct. 15, 1803.
x. ALDEN, b. Sept. 8, 1807.
RICHARDI cleared what is now known as the " George Weston farm" in the north part of the town, built there a house which was his home during the remainder of his life. Timothy Lovell, the noted Tory, was the first owner of this land; member of Ist Univer. chh. of R. in 1791 ; Mr. Haselton m. Nov. 14, 1787, Jenny, dau. of James Campbell of R., d. Aug. 30, 1845, ae. SI ; he d. Aug. 20, 1810, ae. 54 ; both are buried in the old R. cemetery. Children all b. in R. :
I. i. URIEL,2 b. June 6, 1788; m. Amy Eddy of R.
ii. DOLLEY, b. March 28, 1790; in. Ezekiel Weston. ( See Weston.)
iii. DAVID BAVERLY, b. Jan. 18, 1792.
iv. RICHARD, b. June 23, 1794: m. Olive Eddy. Children : 2. Hyman.
1. Lucius.3
v. BETSY, b. Jan. 10, 1798; m. Phineas White of R. Children : I.
Royal.3 2. Luke. 3. Sarah. 4. Emily ; m. - Richmond of Buffalo, N. Y.
vi. AMOS, b. May 26, 1800; m. Louisa, dau. of Nathan Weston of R., d. Feb. 19, 1875 ; he d. July 24, 1823. Children : 1. Hiram,3 d. ae. 8 yrs. 2. Norman, m. - Hawkes; he d. Sept., 1899. A dau.,4 m. - Greenwood of Chester, Vt.
I. URIEL2 (Richard1), b. June 6, 1788; a soldier of the War of 1812: m. Dec. 1, 1811, Amy Eddy of R., d. Oct. 5, 1873, ae. 85 yrs. ; he d. Feb. 17, 1853 ; both buried in the old R. cemetery.
Children :
i. JAMES,3 b. June 12, 1812; m. Ist Sarah Burke, d. Nov. 16, 1842, ae. 25 yrs. ; m. 2d Jane Holland of Westminster, Vt. ; he d. May 4. 1904, and was at that time the oldest resident of R. ; three chil- dren by Ist wife ; all buried in La Grange cemetery. Children by 2d wife : 1. James Henry,4 d. and buried at S. R. 2. George, res. in Mass. 3. Jennie, m. Bert Libby of B. F.
ii. NANCY, m. Richard Green of R .; res. Andover, Vt., where he d. : she d. Charlestown, N. H. Children : 1. Angeline,4 m. Jack Baird of Chester, Vt. 2. Mary Jane, d. of consumption, ae. about
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15 yrs. 3. Richard D., b. Andover, Vt., Ang. 19, 1842; res. in R. and later went west. 4. Henry D., b. Andover ; res. in. R., later Charlestown and Newport. N. H. ; m. Elnora Hogan of R. ; he d. Newport ; she res. there. Children : i. Walter,5 m. Hattie Ober of S. R .; res. Charlestown; one child. ii. Emma, m. Eugene Paul of Newport ; res. Newport. Two children.
iii. CHESTER EDDY, b. in R., Dec. 7, 1816; m. Oct. 26, 1842, Charlotte A., dau. of Samuel Allbee of R., b. in R., Apr. 15, 1822, d. in R. May 25, 1879: he d. Andover, Vt., Mar. 29, 1859; buried at R. : Children : 1. George Chester,4 b. Aug. 10. 1843; m. Dec. 25, 1867, Ella Jane, dau. of William M. Lovell. Children all b. in R. : i. Laroye Spafford,5 b. Oct. 12, 1868; m. Sept. 12. 1894, Carrie George of R .; res. Springfield, Vt. Children: 1. Bessie May,6 b. Mar. 27, 1896. 2. Eva Gladys, b. Sept. 7, 1898. 3. Maud Ella, b. Apr. 16, 1900. ii. Emma Etta, 5 b. Aug. 15, 1870; m. Nov. 7, 1888, Fred R. Richardson of R .; machinist; res. Springfield. Children : 1. Winnie May,6 b. Jan. 14, 1890. 2. Clarence Arthur, b. Sept. 12, 1892. 3. Nellie Elizabeth, b. Nov. 25, 1900. 4. George Richard, b. June 27, 1902 ; d. Oct. 1, 1903. iii. Mabel Julia,5 b. Apr. 1, 1877; m. Feb. 21, 1894, Albert Lane of R .; res. in R. : Child : Bernice Ann,6 b. Apr. 24, 1896. iv. Chester Morgan,5 b. Feb. 17. 1882 : m. May 3, 1905, Ada E. Cone of Claremont, N. H. ; res. in B. F. 2. May Charlotte,4 b. July 27, 1845; m. James B. Smith of B. F. Children : i. Jennie M.,5 m. Charles Tenney of R. ii. Eunice, m. - Tarbell of S. R. Children : 1. Leon.6 2. Raymond. iii. James, res. in R .; unm. iv. Charles, motorman of B. F. & S. R. Electric Ry. ; m. Lizzie Daggett of R. Child : I. Bertha May.6 v. Otis, m. and res. S. R. vi. Leverett, m. and res. S. R. vii. Ethel, m. 3. Sarah Jane, b. Apr. 2, 1848; m. James E. Little ; res. at S. R. Children : i. George C.,5 m., and res. in S. R. ii. Mary, m. Albert W. Barry. ( See Barry.) iii. James E., res. in S. R. ; unm. 4. Adah Emma, b. Oct. 19, IS50, m. T. R. McQuaide ; res. Claremont, N. H. Children : i. Amy L., teacher at Claremont. ii. Effie, teacher at So. Charlestown, N. H. iii. Truman, m. and res. Springfield, Vt. 5. Charles Rial, b. May 10, 1854; m. Kate Golden of R. ; he d. Claremont, N. H. Children : i. Otis.5 ii. Mary. Kate Golden Haselton m. 2d Harry Parker of R. 6. Otis Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1858; m. ; res. South Park, Wash. Child : Ruth.
iv. MARY, d. young of spotted fever.
HAYES
LYMAN SIMPSON7 (Simpson,6 Daniel,5 Moses,4 Moses,3 Ichabod,2 John,1 who emigrated from Scotland to Dover, N. H., 1680), b. Middlesex, Vt., June 2, 1850; common school education ; railroad, telegraph and express business until 1875 when he came to B. F. and engaged in mercantile and insurance business ; sold mercantile business in 1883 and has continued insurance since ; author of " History of Rockingham ; " m. Apr. 14, 1874, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. Samuel Parkman' Danforth of Royalton, Vt. ; b. Barnard, Vt., Sept. 25, 1845; res. B. F.
Children :
i. GERTRUDE SIMPSON,8 b. at B. F., Feb. 11, 1878; grad. B. F. H. S., 94; teacher in public schools of B. F. ; unm.
ii. WILLIAM DANFORTHI, b. at B. F., July 11, 1884 ; grad. B. F. H. S., '02 ; an employee of the U. S. Forest Service ; unm.
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HAZELTON
DR. WILLIAM FRENCH1 (s. of Dr. Daniel W., gr. s. of Daniel), b. Cavendish, Vt., Jan. 5, 1860; grad. Vt. Academy and studied medicine at U. V. M. and Columbia college from which he grad. 1884; practised medi- cine Bellevue hospital, N. Y. city, Springfield, Vt., and B. F., where he is now in active practice ; m. Dec. 29, 1892, Grace Atherton of Nashua, N. II., b. Feb. 8, 1869; res. B. F.
Child :
i. FRANCES,2 b. in B. F., Oct. 28, 1902.
HEMPIIILL
REV. JOSEPHI,1 b. Acworth, N. H., Feb. 1, 1805; studied for the minis- try with Rev. Warren Skinner of Cavendish, Vt. ; ordained a Univer. clergy- man at Bethel, Vt., Aug. 29, 1833 ; preached at Bethel. Springfield, Saxtons River, Ludlow and Rockingham. Vt., Swanzey, N. H., Weymouth, Middle- boro, So. Orange and Orleans, Mass., and Ridgeway, N. Y .; was P. M. of R. from 1847 to 1849; he m. Ist Nov. 14, 1836, Mary A. Cambridge of Cam- bridgeport, Vt. ; m. 2d in 1858, Hannah O. Rogers of Lowell, Mass.
HENRY
FRANKLIN1 (s. of John), b. Charlestown, N. H., Dec. 11, 1805 : res. many years in B. F. ; book binder, village bell ringer, undertaker and sexton ; resigned Jan., 1866 ; m. Mary Milisa Thomas, b. Dummerston, Vt., May 18, ISII, d. B. F., June 1, 1852 ; he d. Athiol, Mass., July 30. 1876.
Children :
i. BENJAMIN F.,2 b. July 24, 1834 ; d. July 31, 1834.
ii. WARREN MILTON, b. Aug 3, 1835 ; enlisted at B. F., Aug. 25, 1862. Co. E, 6th Vt. Vol. ; killed in action May 6, 1863.
iii. LEVERETT REYNOLDS, b. Feb. 20, 1838 ; d. Aug. 5, 1844.
iv. WALLIS APLIN, b. July 13, 1840; d. July 27, 1840.
V. MARY EMMA, b. Sept. 27, 1841 ; m. Feb. 20, 1864, Charles C. Phelps at Worcester, Mass. ; d. June 30, 1870 ; no children.
vi. EDWARD HERBERT, b. Mar. 12, 1844 ; m. Aug. 4, 1864, Sarah Kelley at Keene, N. H .; res. Worcester, Mass. ; no children.
vii. ROLLIN ANDREW, b. May IS, 1846: d. Mar. 7, 1866.
viii. GERTRUDE M., b. Jan. 1, 1849; m. Sept. 4, 1867, Julius C. Con- verse, at B. F. ; d. Worcester, Mass. Children : i. Eva May,3 d. May 7, 1871, ae. 9 months. 2. Edward Lewis, res. Worcester. 3. Harry Julius, d. Oct. 13, 1888, ae. 4 mos. 13 days.
HENRY
WILLIAMI (s. of William and Polly [ Holden ] Heury, gr. s. of William and Mary [ Harper] Henry), b. Charlestown, N. H., Mar. 22, 1788; from about 1831 until his death was prominently identified with the business of B. F. ; came here at the time of the organization of the first local bank, of which he was the first cashier, holding the position 16 years. In connection with Daniel Kellogg, the first president, was prominent in organizing, and they largely owned the bank; had previously been in manufacturing and mercantile business with Nathaniel Fullerton under the firm name of Fuller- ton & Henry, in the states of Vermont and New York, and at Jaffrey, N. H. ; had earlier been in business at Chester, Vt., with his uncle, Hugh Henry.
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lle represented R. in the legislatures of 1834 and 1835, and in 1836 was a member of the first senate of Vermont representing Windham county ; was much interested in the building of the Rutland & Burlington R. R. ; a mem- ber of its first board of directors ; member of the Whig national convention at Harrisburg, Pa., in 1839, which nominated Gen. Harrison, and a presiden- tial elector from Vermont the following year; in 1847 elected to congress, and became acquainted with, and warmly attached to, Abraham Lincoln, who then represented his district in Illinois ; was again a presidential elector when Lincoln was elected, thus renewing their earlier association.
He was a broad minded, honest and conscientious citizen and public officer ; an ardent lover of nature and an inveterate fisherman. His knowledge of fish and their habits made him an authority so that men like Agassiz sent to him for information in regard to them. Many stories of his experiences in fishing are still told by early residents. While cashier and the sole employee of the bank in its early days, and when the business did not require close attention, he frequently used to close the bank summer afternoons and go fishing, putting a notice upon the door " Down to the Eddy." In 1851 when the present Henry street was laid out, it was named for him. He arranged for setting out the beautiful row of trees upon each side that have given sue- ceeding generations pleasure.
His mother was a dau. of Lieut. William Holden who served under Wolfe at Quebec and at Louisburg. His maternal gr. mother was Mary Alden, a direct descendant of John Alden of Plymouth colony. He m. Fanny Goodhue at Keene, N. II., dau. of Dr. Josiah Goodhue of Vermont and west- ern Massachusetts ; she d. Chester, Vt., 1823 ; he d. B. F., Apr. 16, 1861.
Children :
i. ELIZABETH FANNY,2 b. Mar. 22. 1821 ; d. July 5, ISS8; m. at Keene, May 5, 1841, Dr. Charles Vose Bemis, of Medford, Mass., grad. Ilarvard, 1835. Children : 1. Fanny Elizabeth,3 res. Medford, Mass. ; 2. Alice Goodhue, m. June 20, 1894, Dr. Norman Fitch Chandler of Medford, Mass., Harvard medical school 18SS; res. Medford, Mass. Children : i. Norman Bemis, + b. Medford, Mass., July 1, 1896. ii. Fanny Bemis, b. Medford, Mass., Aug. 14, IS98. ii. PATRICK HENRY, b. IS22 ; d. Burlington, Vt., 1842, while a member of the senior class of U. V. M.
HILLS
JABEZ6 (David,5 Jabez,+ Samuel,3 Joseph,2 Joseph,1 came from England in the " Susan & Ellen," 1638, one of the first Speakers of the General Court of the Mass. Bay Colony), b. New Ipswich, N. H. in 17SS; came to B. F. in 1805 and res. here the remainder of his life; probably the most eccentric character in the history of the town; always strictly honest, conscientious and of kindly heart ; late in life developed a greed for money getting approach- ing a mania, and lived the life of a recluse with marked miserly instincts ; accumulated much property and at death owned a large part of the real estate upon the west and south sides of the Square, the old paper mill site and water privilege, and other real estate and mortgages.
When he came to B. F. he became clerk in the store of Hall & Green upon the east side of the Square ; was appointed postmaster 1810 to 1830 and kept the
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post office in this store ; noted as being very accommodating ; wore an English queue and knee buckles, later discarded for an extremely beggarly suit and battered tall hat that became noticeable upon him; after 1830 had no busi- ness except to tend his hay scales that were located on the west side of the Square, in front of the present bank block; he d. Sept. 16, 1871, in an extremely forlorn room in a building owned by him on the west side of the Square where is now the block occupied by Goodnow Bros. & Pearson ; $700 in gold was found in an old tin teapot in a cupboard of his room, and securi- ties to the amount of many thousands were also found.
Old residents never tire of telling the peculiarities of Mr. Hills, but underlying all were many traits of character to be highly commended. He never married.
HITCHCOCK
AMOSI (s. of Ichabod and Rebecca [ Pardee] Hitchcock of Claremont, N. H.), b. in Claremont, Nov. 2, 1796; came to R. village as a young man and was merchant, hotel-keeper and farmer; one of the earliest members of the first Masonic lodge here in 1817; m. Jan. 10, 1814, Philenia, dau. of Eliphalet Felt of R., b. May 3, 1790, d. Claremont, Dec. 20. 1872 ; he d. Claremont, Aug. 9, 1873.
Children all b. in R.
i. HELEN PHILENIA,2 b. Jan. 16, 1817.
ii. MORTIMER, b. Dec. 9, 1818; d. Feb. 22, 1824.
iii. ALEXANDER VIETS GRISWOLD, b. Nov. 4, 1821.
HOIT
LEVII (son of Israel Robbins and Jemima Hoit or "Hoyt" of Stowe, Mass. ), b. Stowe. Aug. 19, 1783; came to R. about 1809; was a mechanic and proprietor of a hotel in R. village; charter member of the first Masonic lodge in town in 1817, and the meetings were held in his hotel hall the next year ; he later res. Windsor, Vt. ; m. June 18, 1812, Eunice, dau. of Eliphalet Felt of R., b. in R. Oct. 20, 1787, d. in Windsor, Vt., Sept. 19, 1856; he d. Springfield, Vt., May 15, 1850; both buried in R. cemetery. They had a number of children b. in R.
HOIT
THEOPHILUSI (s. of Theophilus, gr. s. Eastman, gr. gr. s. of Joseph) , b. Westmoreland, N. H., Feb. 19, 1813; now the oldest man living in this town ; early learned the trade of wool carding, cloth dressing and weaving ingrain carpets ; employed in 1833 in mill of Faulkner & Company, Keene, N. H .; in Mar. 1835, rem. to S. R., worked for Jefferson T. Butler and later for Ammi Smith, woolen manufacturers; in 1836 went West, returning in Apr. 1838 and has since res. continuously in S. R. village ; was member of firm of Geo. Perry & Co., owning mills at S. R. and Cambridgeport; later member of the firm of Farnsworth & Hoit, but sold his interest in Aug., 1866 and retired ; member of ist Bap. chh. of S. R., fifty-four years; with other citizens he secured the location of Vt. Academy at S. R., and also contributed to its funds at one time, $5,000.
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He m. Mar. 13, 1839, Mary D., dau. of Abel Chandler of Petersham, Mass.
Children :
i. ELLEN J.,2 b. Nov. 28. 1839; m. Henry D. Holton, M. D. (See Holton.)
ii. ABBY E., b. March 14, 1845; m. Charles L. Hubbard. (See Hubbard.)
HOLTON
DR. HENRY DWIGHT8 ( Elihu Dwight,7 Zoeth,6 Joel,5 John,4 William,8 John,2 William,1 emigrated from Ipswich, Eng., 1634, ship "Frances," rep- resentative in General Court of Mass. Bay, 1664-72), b. in S. R., July 24, 1838; grad. M. D., University of New York, 1860; opened an office in what is now " Barry's block " on Westminster street (then new) : in 1867 rem. to Brattleboro, Vt., where he has since res. and is now one of the leading physi- cians in New England : has filled many offices of responsibility in the medi- cal world, and in the politics of his native state ; m. Nov. 19, 1862, Ellen J., dau. of Theophilus Hoit of S. R. ; res. Brattleboro, Vt. ; no children.
HOLTON
CAPT. JONATHAN ( probably son of Joshua,+ Thomas, 3 John,2 William,1 emigrated from England in the ship "Frances," 1634), probably b. in Northfield, Mass., Sept. 15, 1743, as there has been no record found of another of the name who could have come here. Joshua4 was " killed by the Indians Apr. 26. 1746, while on his way home from Boston with money to pay the soldiers." William1 was one of the earliest settlers of Northampton, Mass., and from there the Holton's worked their way northward and settled upon both sides of the river, a number in the neighboring town of West- minster.
Capt. Jonathan came to R. previous to Mar., 1778 and at once took a prominent part in public affairs of his town, particularly in military matters ; was lieut. of one of the earliest companies here, and capt. of the company from R. that responded to the " Royalton alarm " in Oct., 1780 (See p. 223) ; selectman, 1781, 1787-8: town clerk and representative to the legislature in 1788. Definite information regarding his family, except the births of his children is lacking. The following is their record given in Vol. I, p. 94, of the R. town records :
" The Names and Age of our Children Jonth Holten and Hannah his Wife Simeon was born Apriel ye 7 1765 att Charlstown Bela was born February ye 7 1772 att Westmoreland " Jonathan was born March ye 27 1774 att Westmoreland Adolphus was b. Apriel ye 28 1777 att Westmoreland Bulkley was b. Apriel ye 29 1779 att Rockingham David was born July ye 2 1781 att Rockingham
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LUTHER G. HOWARD. b. July 19, 1821.
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HOWARD
LUTHER G.7 (Dea. John,6 Timothy,5 Samuel,4 Benjamin,8 Nathaniel,2 Robert,1 who emigrated from England to Dorchester, Mass., 1632), b. Lunen- burg, Mass., July 19, 1822 ; learned the blacksmith's trade; came to B. F. in 1848 and from then till 1859 engaged in livery business here and in Fitch- burg, Mass., and held contract for sawing wood for the locomotives of the Cheshire R. R .; 1859 to 1877 in lumber business in Paxton, Mass .; rem. to B. F., in 1877, engaged in hardware business with his son, Charles E. ; they soon purchased " Mammoth block " on the south side of the Square which they remodeled and enlarged, putting in the first large plate glass windows used in town ; in 1900 the firm of L. G. and C. E. Howard was merged into a corporation, lloward Hardware Co., of which Mr. Howard is still president.
He has filled many offices of trust : selectman many years including those in which important improvements were made, among them the sewerage system of B. F., widening Westminster street and placing the bank wall on the east side ; was first president of the New Bellows Falls Building associa- tion, and superintended erecting the building of the Vt. Farm Mach. Co. ; always a wise counsellor in matters of public importance, and a public spir- ited citizen.
In 1895 he made the village of B. F. a gift of $10,000 as a perpetual memorial of his deceased wife, the income to be used to assist the worthy poor of the village. (See page 477.) Since 1887 he has made his home in Reading, Mass.
He m. May 13, 1847, Sarah Burr, (dan. of Ebenezer Damon), b. Read- ing, North Parish, Mass., July 16, 1826, a descendant upon her mother's side of Rev. Jonathan Burr, b. 1604 in Red Grove, County of Suffolk, Eng. She was a woman of strong personality and Christian character; of marked domestic qualities, and one whose light shone brightest in her own home; a most devoted wife and mother; always mindful of the needy of the village, she took an active interest in the unfortunate during her life, thus making the memorial later given the village in her memory especially appropriate ; she d. in B. F. Sept. 29, 1884.
Children :
i. LYDIA FRANCES,8 b. Mar. 25, 1848; res. in B. F., with her brother, Charles E. ; unm.
ii. SARAH MARIA, b. Aug. 16, 1850; d. Jan. 7, 1852.
iii. CHARLES ELLIOTT, b. Sept. 19, 1852 ; has been town treasurer and is now the treasurer and acting manager of the Howard Hdwe. Co. ; representative to the legislature in 1900-1 ; m. Apr. 17, 1894, Bertha M. Griffith of Claremont, N. H. ; res. B. F. ; no children.
iv. HERBERT BURR, b. Mar. 24, 1855 ; received degree of " B. A." from Harvard College in 1881 and "M. D." in 1884; Supt. of State Hospital, Tewksbury, Mass., 1891 to 1897; resident physician of Mass. General Hospital, Boston, Mass., since 1897; member of . Mass. State Board of Insanity, 1898 to 1902 ; chairman of board of
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