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Children :
15. i. EBENEZER,6 b. June 30, 1795 ; m. Nov. 19, 1817, Miranda Lovell of R.
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ii. JOHN BARNARD, b. Jan. 5, 1797; m. Sept. 13, 1815, Sally Onion of Chester, Vt. ; in 1820 was a merchant in Chester ; lost trace.
iii. SALLY, b. Feb. 17, 1799.
iv. WARREN, b. in R., Dee. 3. 1802 ; "Lieutenant of the Saxton's River Light Infantry," the commission dated June 10, 1822. The next year, 1823, while yet a minor he was appointed postmaster at S. R., and continued in office until 1826. In later years he became a prominent citizen of N. 11., and held many offices of trust, among them that of Judge of Probate of Belknap county over thirty-three yrs. He m. June 25, 1831. Susan Badger of Meredith, N. H .; he d. Laconia, N. II., Aug., 1875. Children : 1. Eliza Barnard,7 b. Feb. 12. 1834; m. James H. Tilton of Laconia, N. II. ; d. Mar. 19, 1894. 2. Sarah Fisk, b. May 29. 1837; m. Charles K. Ide of Philadelphia, Pa. 3. Warren, b. Aug. 30, 1840; d. Oct. 5, 1841.
10. FRINKS ( Oliver.+ Michael? Nathaniel, Alexander!), b. in R. Sept. 14' 1783: m. Mar. 2, 1808, Lydia Davis of R., b. Oct. 25, 1790: this marriage took place in the old church at R., and traditions handed down through the succeeding generations indicate them to have been " the handsomest couple that ever was married in the old church." They took up their residence on the old Lovell farm on the hills near the Springfield line, where they lived many years. Some years later they went to East Putney and purchased, with another man, the tract of land known as the "Great Meadows," and moved the family first to the upper road three-fourths of a mile from the meadow. Ilere all their children except Charles were born. Frink Lovell built the large brick house on the meadow near the Connecticut river that was destroyed by fire a few years since, and made it his home in later years.
Children :
i. Luci A.,6 b. Feb. IS, 1809; m. July 15. 1845, Ira Davis of Spring- field, Vt. ; d. July 3, 1876. Child : 1. Ellen Lucia,7 m. N. M. Young of Casselton, N. Dak. ; res. Casselton. Child: Francis Lucian.8
ii. MINERVA M., b. Jan. 29, ISII ; d. Apr. 5. 1822.
iii. OLIVER M., b. June 6, 1813: m. May 31. 1841, Syrene Patten ; d. Rochester, Minn., Jan. 24, 1889. Children : 1. Herbert M.,7 m. Feb. 23, 1876, Louisa A. Kelley ; res. Minneapolis, Minn., a retired banker. Children : i. Oliver llerbert, 8 b. Mar. 13, 1882. ii. Hazel Louise, b. Aug. 18, 1883. iii. Ilelen Syrene, b. Mar. 30, 1885. 2. Rollin B .. mn. Feb. 19, 1873, Ella Thompson ; res. Los Angeles, Cal. Child : M. Jay,8 b. Mar. 16, 1875.
iv. ABBY D., b. Nov. 4, 1815; m. June 14, 1843, Dr. Luke Miller ; d. Sept. 12, 1855. Children : 1. Luke,7 res. Chatfield, Minn. ; unm. 2. Jennie, m. - Gorman ; a banker: res. St. Cloud, Minn. Children : i. Louise.8 ii. Mary. iii. Lydia. iv. Arthur.
FRANCES E., b. May 18, 1818; m. Ist Oct. 15, 1846, Judah Ells- worth, a lawyer of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. ; m. 2d Nov. 23, 1870, Phineas Keyes of Putney, Vt. ; d. 1895. Children by Ist husband : 1. Frances Canfield. m. - Battey ; both dead ; no children. 2. Frederick Frink, res. Brattleboro, Vt.
vi. ROYAL F., b. Feb. 23, 1822; m. Dec. 13, 1858, Rosella G. Elliott ; now res. Garner, Iowa. Children : 1. Verner R.,7 a lawyer in Fargo, N. Dak .. m. Feb. 14, 1894, Bertha E. Taylor. Children : i. Virginia,8 b. Oet. 28, 1897. ii. Doris, b. Aug. 5, 1900. iii. Royal, b. Nov. 6, 1903. 2. Lulu Lydia, res. Garner, Ia. ; unm. 3. Effie Maude, m. E. 11. Miller, a journalist : res. Tacoma, Wash. 4. Guy, a lawyer ; res. Tacoma, Wash.
vii. LYDIA M., b. May 7, 1824: d. Oct. 22, 1869.
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viii. CHARLES M., b. Feb. 15. 1827 ; a banker and merchant; m. Ellen Hartwell of Langdon, N. Il. ; hed. 1894 ; she res. Chatfield, Minn. Children : 1. Frink,7 cashier in bank ; res. Chatfield, Minn. 2. Annie, m. Harry Jenkins, a lumber merchant ; res. Minneapolis, Minn. Children : i. Fred.8 ii. Dorothea.
II. CHRISTOPHIER5 ( Elijah,4 Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 Alexander!), b. July 19, 1785 ; a prominent farmer : lived in what is now the very old dwelling standing at the corner turning from the road from R. village to Chester, down the hill to Lawrence Mills; m. Nov. 18, 1804, Phoebe Marsh of R. ; he d. July 16, 1863.
Children :
i. ELVIRA,6 b. Dec. 30, 1805 ; m. - Campbell.
ii. PHOEBE, b. Aug. 20, [SoS; m. Ist Spaulding ; m. 2d J. J. Hill.
iii. ELUTHERIA A., b. July 6, ISIo; m. Aldis Barry. (See Barry.)
iv. LAURA, b Nov. 20, 1813; in. Daniel McQuaid.
V. IIARRIETT A., b. Nov. 23, 1815; in. George S. Griswold. ( Sec Griswold.)
16. vi. LEWIS CHRISTOPHIER, b. May 23, 1817 ; d. July 6, 1885.
17. vii. TIMOTHY BRADLEY. b. Feb. 17, 1826; m. Nancy Penniman.
18. viii. WILLIAM MORGAN, b. Jan. 2, 1827 ; d. Dec. 22, 1904.
ix. LUCIA KATHERINE, b. Aug. 9, 1828; m. James Miller.
x. MARY, b. Oct. 13, 1830; m. George Houghton.
xi. ALDICE, b. Sept. 5. 1832 ; m. Eveline Perry of R .; res. Iowa; no children.
12. ALDIS5 (Elijah,4 Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 AlexanderI). b. Aug. 2. 1789; in ISIS, entered the law office of IIon. Daniel Kellogg of S. R., and two yrs. later was admitted to Windham county bar ; commenced practice of his pro- fession in R., but soon rem. to Drewsville, N. II., where, and in Alstead, he continued his profession till his death ; was county solicitor of Cheshire county from 1840 to 1850; m. in Rockingham, June 30, 1822, Martha, dau. of Paul and Martha ( Haskell ) Willard of Lancaster, Mass., b. Lancaster, May 26, 1799, d. Drewsville, Aug. 12, 1851 ; he d. Drewsville, Mar. 12, 1866.
Children :
19. i. BOLIVAR," b. Aug. 30, 1826; m. Sarah E. B. Lathrop.
ii. MARTHA MARIA, b. Mar. IS, 1836; d. 1848.
iii. IIENRY ALDIS, b. Feb. 12, 1837; a merchant; m. Dec. 19, 1866, Georgiana Fellows ; res. Alstead, N. H. Children : 1. M. Flor- ence,7 b. Oct. 26, 1870; unm. 2. Robert Webber, b. Jan. 16, 1875 ; in. Oct., 1902, Adelaide E. Marvin of Springfield, Mass. ; res. Springfield. 3. Aldis Willard, b. Sept. 21, 1879; grad. Dart- mouth college, 1903; now in Harvard law school.
iv. WILLARD ALDIS, b. Apr. 9, 1840; a farmer and dep. sheriff at time of death ; m. Apr. S, 1862, Julia Ann Chandler ; res. Wal- pole, N. H. He d. in Drewsville, July 26, 1872, and she in. 2d Fred A. Wier of Walpole, Nov. 4, 1878. Children : 1. Henry Willard,7 b. Jan. 2, 1867 : d. July 14, 1869. 2. Willard Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1872 ; m. June 1, ISOS, Winnifred Maud Grow of Spring- field, Vt., b. Nov. 25, 1871; res. South Hadley, Mass .; in meat and express business. Children : i. Lyman Chandler,8 b. Aug. 15, 1899. ii. Winthrop Grow, b. Feb. 1, 1902 ; d. Mar. 3. 1902.
13. TIMOTIIY5 (Elijah,+ Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 Alexander!), b. Dec. 3, 1794; m. Laura Farwell of Chesterfield, N. II. : a farmer, res. in R.
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Children :
i. LEVERETT TIMOTHY,6 b. Dec. S, 1817; m. Ist May 6, 1841, Lucinda Colton of Fairlee, Vt .; m. 2d Mar. 10, 1853, Clarissa J. Allbee of R .; m. 3rd, Oct. 5, 1857, Olive Cutler Woodward of Springfield, Vt .; m. 4th Sept. 4, 1860, Myra Stilwell of R .; res. in R. ; he d. Mar., 1900. Children : 1. Flora Maria,7 b. Apr. 13, 1843: m. July 3, 1864, Levi R. Chase of Claremont, N. H. Children : i. Abbie M.8 ii. Frank E. 2. Lavina Lucinda, b. June 18, 1844; m. June 6, 1863, Charles E. Weeden, a farmer of R. Child : Henry Marshall,8 m. May 15, 1895, Mattie C. Wiley of R. 3. George Leverett, b. Aug. 7, 1859: in. Lizzie Collins of Holyoke, Mass. Children : i. Olive.8 ii. Mary. iii. Henry.
ii. LAURA, b. Nov. 21, 1821 ; in. Cyrus Royce, b. Walpole Valley, N. II., Jan. 8, 1814; she d. Walpole, Jan. 11, 1907. Children : 1. Cyrus,7 m. Ida Richardson of Brattleboro, Vt. ; he d. in Wal- pole, June 24, 1903, age 59. 2. Lafayette, m. a dau. of Rev. A. B. Flanders, of Chester. Vt. 3. Grace S., b. Sept. 10, 1849; m. Lucius Wellington of Walpole. Children : 1. Bertha,8 m. Wal- lace C. Leonard. 2. Stella, m. Earl Stevens. 3. Alice; res. Chicago. 4. Albert. 4. Laura Ella, b. Aug. 7. 1853.
iii. MICHAEL L., b. Jan. 14, 1823; m. Ist Feb. 12, 1852, Sarah Barton of R .. b. Jan. 30, 1833, d. Jan. 29, 1899; m. 2d, Nov. 18, 1874, Ellen F. Fuller of Grafton, Vt. ; res. in R. Child by first wife : I. George Farwell,7 b. Dec. 31, 1853; m. and res. Boston, Mass. Children by 2d wife : 2. Arthur, res. Spokane, Wash. 3. Ada, m. Aug. 11, 1897, Louis W. Jennings of R.
iv. TRIPHENA, b. Mar. 8, 1825; m. Isaac Rice.
14. RANDALL6 (Randall,5 Capt. Michael,4 Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 Alexan- der1), b. Apr. 28, 1797: m. Electa Hatch of Weathersfield, Vt .; res. Claremont, N. H.
Children :
i. JOHN C.,7 m. Rosamond Chapin ; res. Nevada, Iowa. Children : 1. Frederick Randall,8 m. Clementine Whitcomb ; res. Juneau, Wis. Children : i. Margaret,9 m. Miles Porter. ii. John, res. Juneau, Wis. : unm. iii. James, res. Juneau, Wis. : unm, 2. Emma Fanc, m. J. W. Martin. 3. Ray Clinton, m. Ella Kruger; res. Juneau, Wis. Children : i. Florence Rosamond.9 ii. Dorothy Rachael.
ii. MARK, m. Georgie Barber ; res. Waupun, Wis. Child: 1. Doane Mark,8 m. Clara Williams ; res. Waupun, Wis. ; no children.
iii. JAMES, m. Mary Romaine ; res. Juneau, Wis. Children : 1. James C.,8 m. Minnie Emmons ; res. Juneau, Wis. Child: i. Walter.9 ' 2. Carrie, m. A. M. Hill.
iv. CHARLES P., m. Ist Margarett Cook; m. 2d Kate W. Cook ; res. Minneapolis, Minn. Children : 1. Charles C.,8 res. Minneapo- lis, Minn. ; unm. 2. Eleanor. 3. Margarett. 4. Mary.
.V. CARRIE, m. David Kribbs.
vi. HELEN, m. Samuel Clemons.
15. EBENEZER6 ( Ebenezer,5 Ebenezer,4 Michael,3 Nathaniel2 Alexander1). b. June 30, 1795: m. Nov. 19, 1817, Miranda Lovell of R.
Children :
i. LAURA ABIGAIL,7 b. July 26, 1818; m. Solon Wetherbee.
ii. SARAHI MIRANDA, b. Feb. 16, 1820; m. Charles Abbott.
iii. EBENEZER (4th ), b. Feb. 16, 1822 ; m. Lizzie Keyes of Putney, Vt. ; d. Groton, Vt., about 1901 ; no children.
iv. JouN, b. Feb. 2, 1824; m. Emma Campbell of Putney ; no children.
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V. HENRY M., b. Nov. 13, 1826; m. Nov. 14, 1856, Marietta Kelley of Putney ; res. Putney. Child : 1. Arthur II.,8 b. Jan. 26, 1873; m. Dec. 25, 1898, Rosa F. Howard of Putney ; res. Putney. Child- ren : i. Charlie,9 b. Sept. 16, 1899. ii. Perley, b. Mar. 5, 1901. iii. Clarence, b. July 23, 1903.
vi. MARY, b. 1828; m. Amos Wilbur.
vii. MARTIIA, b. 1830; in. Luther Spencer.
viii. RHODA, b. 1832 ; in. Parker McRae.
ix. JOSEPHINE, b. 1834 ; m. James Nash.
x. ISABELLA, b. 1834 ; m. William Lane.
16. LEWIS CHRISTOPHER6 ( Christopher,5 Elijah,4 Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 Alexander1), b. May 23, 1817; from 1844 until his death a well-known hotel keeper, proprietor of the old Lovell Tavern in the village of R., still owned and occupied by his widow. In staging days this hotel was one of the important ones of this vicinity and had a wide reputation ; m. Ist Oct 15, 1838, Louisa Maria Wilson of R .; m. 2d Aug. 26, 1856, Ann Jones Ladd of Charlestown, N. H. ; he d. July 6, 1885.
Children all b. in R.
i. LEVERETT TIMOTHY,7 b. Oct. 14, 1841 has for many years been a prominent business man of B. F., farmer, merchant, deputy sheriff, liveryman, hotel proprietor, etc. ; owns a number of farms ; m. Feb. 14, 1861, Amine Putnam of Springfield, Vt. Children : I. Fred Leverett,8 b. July 11, 1862; liveryman at B. F. ; m. Apr. 8, 1892, Emma A. Goodale of Charlestown, N. H .; he d. B. F., Sept. 19, 1895. Child: i. Archie Fred,9 b. Aug. 8, 1892 ; res. Fitchburg, Mass. 2. Lewis Christopher, b. Jan. 1, 1867; in busi- ness with his father in B. F. ; has compiled many records of the Lovell family ; m. Oct. 25, 1887, Mamie O. Gough, b. Easthamp- ton, Mass., Aug. 2, 1867. Children : i. Flora Amine,9 b. July 23, 1888 ii. Leverett Charles, b. Oct. 2, 1889. iii. Lewis Christo- pher, b. Jan. 29, 1891. iv. Mamie Emily, b. Mar. 4, 1892. v. Marjorie Lura, b. May 8, 1893. 3. Lura Amine, b. Oct. 21, 1870; m. June 28, 1899, Lewis T. Moseley, proprietor of R. R. restau- rant at B. F. ; no children.
ii. ROYAL LEWIS, b. July 3, 1843 ; is a leading business man of Spring- field, Vt. ; m. Feb. 5, 1863, Etta S. Proctor of R. Children : I. Edgar Royal,8 b. Nov. 20, 1866; res. Boston, Mass. 2. Pamelia Hattie, b. Aug. 15, 1869; m. Oct. 1, 1890, W. F. Black of Kear- ney, Neb. ; res. Kearney. Children : i. William C.9 b. July II, 1896. ii. Robert L., b. Aug. 23, 1898. iii. Arthur P., b. June 16, 1900. iv. Alice L., b. June 20, 1902. 3. Cora L., b. Sept. 29, 1871 ; m. June 20, 1894, Horace T. Eastman of Bradford, Vt. ; res. Boston, Mass. Children : i. Hattie L.9 b. Mar. 28, 1895 ; d. Nov. 25, 1902. ii. Helen L., b. Oct. 20, 1902. 4. Maitland Clare, b. Oct. 28, 1874; m Oct. 12, 1897, Ethel Loveland of Springfield, Vt. ; res. Springfield. Child : i. Clare M.,9 b. Apr. 8, 1899. 5. Ray O., b. Sept. 25, 1879; res. Springfield.
iii. WILSON SOLOMON, b. Mar. 11, 1845; res. many years in Spring- field, Vt. ; has been high sheriff of Windsor county, is now super- intendent of the Vt. State prison ; m. Sept. 18, 1886, Sarah White ; res. Windsor, Vt. Child : 1. Clara Sarah,8 b. July 23, 1872 ; m. May 15, 1894, George Otis Gridley of Windsor, Vt. ; res. Windsor. Children : i. Wilson Lovell,9 b. June 13, 1896. ii. Frances Irene, b. Mar. 28, 1899.
iv. FLORENCE MARIA, b. Mar. 5, 1848; m. Apr. 13, 1865, William A. Straight, a builder of B. F .; res. Everett, Mass. Children : 1.
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Frederick William,8 b. Dec. 13, 1867; m. Jan. 28, 1892, Elena L. Whitten of Fitchburg, Mass .; res. Everett. Children: i. Flor- ence Elena,9 b. June 25, 1893. ii. Jennie Louise, b. Feb. 6, 1897. iii. Frederick Lovell, b. Mar. 29, 1903. 2. Hennie Florence, b. Sept, 21, 1873 ; res. Everett. 3. Wilson Lovell, b. Jan. 11. 1876 : m. Dec. 4, 1902, Jessie L. Cobb of Everett ; res. Everett.
V. MARIA ANN, b. Oct. 14, 1857 ; m. Aug. 13, ISS2, A. P. Pollard, hotel manager ; res. R .; he d. June 30, 1905. Children : I. Blanche Louise,8 b. Dec. 13, 1886; d. Sept. 4, 1887. 2. Madeline Lovell, b. May 6, 1890; res. R.
vi. LIZZIE OCTAVIA, b. Jan. 14. 1859; m. Seymour A., s. of the late Marvin W. Davis of Westminster, Vt. ; res. Everett. Children : 1. Gertrude Lovell,8 b. in R., Jan. 10, 1876; m. May 4, 1899, Rinaldo R. Goff of Chelsea, Mass .; res. Everett. Child: i. Seymour Rinaldo,9 b. Everett, Dec. 7, 1904. 2. Lewis Marvin, b. Westminster, Jan. 22, 1884; res. Everett. 3. Mildred Lizzie, b. Westminster, Dec. 30, ISSS; res. Everett.
vii. ELVIRA EMMA, b. July 27, 1861 : m. Henry M. Amadon of B. F. ( See Amadon.)
viii. ALBERTA SARAII. b. Nov. 3, 1867 ; m. Dr. E. W. Knight, b. Marlow, N. H., Sept. 14, 1863, dentist; res. B. F. Children : 1. Leroy Eugene,8 b. Marlow, Sept. 10, 1886. 2. Ralph Mortimer, b. Mar- low, July 26, ISSS.
17. TIMOTHY BRADLEY6 ( Christopher,5 Elijah,4 Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 Alexander1), b. in R., Feb. 17, 1826: toll gatherer at Cheshire Bridge, Charlestown, N. H., after 1866; m. Mar. 12, 1846, Nancy Penniman of Cam- bridgeport, Vt., d. in 1853; he d. April 24, 1874.
Children :
i. ALBERT C.,7 b. June 21, 1850; m. Nellie A., dau. of John and Lucy A. Farr of Bartonsville, Vt., b. Oct. 18, 1848; res. Boston, Mass. ; Child : 1. Lillian Mabel,8 b. Apr. 17, 1874; m. Sept. 11, 1901, Allen H. Sabin of S. R. ; res. B. F. Child : i. Laura Lillian,9 b. Jan. 25, 1904. 2. Don Washington, b. Sept. 4, 1876. 3. Grace Gertrude, b. June 14, ISSI.
ii. GEORGE T., b. Sept. 26, 1851 ; m. Nov. 17, 1875, Hattie E., dan. of the late Henry W. Sabin of B. F., b. July 3, 1855; res. B. F. ; no children.
IS. WILLIAM MORGAN6 ( Christopher Elijah.4 Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 Alexander!), b. Jan. 2, 1827; m. Ist Nov. 15, 1848, Fanny Jane Smith of R. m. 2d Apr. 24, 1856, Julia Ann Perry of Westminster, Vt .; he d. Dec. 22, 1904; res. Bartonsville.
Children :
i. WILLIAM FRANK, b. May 20, 1850; unm.
ii. ELLA JANE, b. Aug. 18, 1852; m. George Chester Ilaselton of R. ( See Ilaselton.)
iii. CHARLES MORGAN, m. Jessie Whitney; res. Bartonsville. Child- ren : 1. Mary Whitney,8 b. Feb. 21, ISS5. 2. Myrtie Evelyn, m. Curtis Damon of Bartonsville; res. Bartonsville. 3. Guy. 4. Charles Edward.
iv. FRED LAMONT, b. Jan. 17, 1859; m. Feb. 10, 1885, Lizzie E. Tuliper of B. F. ; res. B. F. Children : 1. Ilarry Mitchell.8 b. Feb. 6, ISS6. 2. William Morgan, b. Sept. 28, ISSS. 3. Arthur Fred, b. Mar. 5, 1891.
WINFIELD SCOTT, b. May IS, 1861; m. Dec. 25, ISSI, Sarah Jane Davis ; res. B. F. Children : 1. Lena Budd,8 b. Nov. 26, 1SS3. 2. Winifred Sarah, b. Nov. 11, 1885. 3. Cora Belle Julia, b. Sept. 25, 1887. 4. Winfield Scott, b. June 22, 1889.
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19. BOLIVAR6 (Aldis,5 Elijah,+ Michael,3 Nathaniel,2 Alexander!), b. Drewsville, N. H., Aug. 30, 1826; studied law in his father's office in Alstead, and was a prominent figure in public affairs of Cheshire county during a long life ; in 1847 appointed deputy sheriff ; high sheriff in 1855, holding the office 10 years ; for 8 years, commencing 1862, was U. S. assessor of internal revenue for the third N. H. district; member of the governor's council 1873-4; in ISSo he rem. from Alstead to Drewsville, built an elegant residence and there spent the last years of his life; m. June 28, 1848, Sarah Elizabeth Bond, dau. of Hope and Fanny (Cooper) Lathrop, b. Mar. 18, 1829; he d. June 10, 1893 ; she d. in Athol, Mass., Dec. 7, 1904.
Children all b. in Alstead :
i. MARTHA ELLEN,7 b. Aug. 28, 1849; m. June 12, 1873, Dr. Sumner Timothy Smith of Alstead, N. H., b. West Claremont, N. II., June 8, 1839; res. Athol, Mass. ; he d. in Athol, Mar. 26, 1891, and she m. 2d July 6, 1898, Rev. Charles James Shrimpton of Athol, Mass., an Epis. clergyman, b. Montreal, Can., Apr. 17, 1835 ; they res. Athol. Children by Ist husband : 1. Dr. William Ben- jamin Tyng,8 b. Alstead, N. H., Feb. 21, 1875. 2. Lovell Bolivar, b. Alstead, July 6, 1877 ; res. and business Athol, Mass. ; m. Sept. 11, 1901, Lottie Swan. Child: i. Charlotte Lathrop,9 b. Athol, Apr. 13, 1903.
ii. HOPE LATHROP, b. July 2, 1851; m. Mrs. Abbie A. Huntley of Drewsville, who d. in Alstead, Oct. 3, 1906; no children.
iii. ALDIS, b. July 14, 1859; a grad. of Dartmouth college ; d. at Drews- ville, Jan. 26, 1901 ; unm.
MEACHAM
DR. CHARLES F.I (s. of Edmund, M. D., gr. s. of Asa, gr. gr. s. of Asa), b. Springfield, Vt., Mar. IS, 1855; grad. Phil. Dental college, 1892 ; assistant postmaster at B. F. from 1883-1890, previously at Springfield, Vt. ; practised dentistry at Ludlow, Vt., 1891-1900; now at B. F. ; prominently identified with Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities; m. Dec. 28, 1881, Emma L., dau. of Morris Corlew, b. Aug. 26, 1852 ; res. B. F.
Child :
i. ESTHER ELIZABETHI,2 b. Feb. 2, 1885.
MINARD
WILLIAMI came from Massachusetts, was one of the early settlers in this town ; records show his residence here before 1787; built a log house just south of Minard's pond and the location was used many years by his descendants ; the cellar hole of the last house is still visible, but no dwellings are in the vicinity ; later owned and built a house on what is now the Barber park farm, on which, according to tradition, black bears were very trouble- some. He m. Abigail -.
Children :
i. WILLIAM,2 b. Sept. 5, 1759 ; m. Sept. 7, 1797, Abigail Cushing.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 18, 1761.
iii. ELEANOR, b. Feb. 14, 1763.
iv. CHARLOTTE, b. Mar. 15, 1765.
V. BETSEY, b. Mar. 9, 1767.
vi. POLLY, b. Apr. 5, 1769.
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vii. ICHABOD, b. Aug. 30, 1771 ; m. Lydia -, d. Aug. 26, 1862 ae. S7 ; he d. Feb. 2, 1840, and both are buried in the S. R. cemetery. Children : 1. Harriet,3 b. Jan. 28, 1798; m. June 22, 1820, Allen Gilchrist of R. 2. Maria, b. Apr. 12, 1803. 3. William, b. June 8, 1806.
I. viii. ISAAC, b. Mar. 30, 1773: m. Lucy Waite.
ix. SUSANNA, b. Apr. 9, 1775.
x. MIRIAM, b. June 1, 1777 ; m. Oct. 17, 1812, Lemuel Maxam of R.
xi. MAHLON, b. Oct. 5, 1779; buried at S. R.
xii. GEORGE, b. Oct. 4, 1784; a dwarf who was well known in the vicin- ity of S. R.
I. ISAAC2 ( IsaacI), b. Mar. 30, 1774: settled on the farm now known as the " Christy place, " on the " valley road " between R. and S. R., and built the dwelling now there ; m. Lucy Waite, b. Apr. 29, 1770, d. June 13, IS38; he d. July 5, 1829.
Children all b. in R. :
i. JOHN,3 b. Aug. 27, 1798: res. on a farm one and one-half miles south- west of S. R., on the road to Westminster West : m. Dec. 19, 1824, Caroline, dau. of Jehiel Webb of R., d. Aug. 24, 18S9 ; he d. Aug. 28. [SS2. Children : 1. George,4 b. Sept. 26, 1826; m. Jan. 29, 1848, Althine Baldwin; he d. Anderson, Texas, Sept. 30, ISS7. Child : Fanny A.,5 m. Tyler Williams ; res. Leominster, Mass. 2. Lucy A., b. Aug. 10, 1828; m. Mar. IS, 1850, Patten B. Ober of R. (See Ober.) 3. Harriet Aun, b. Jan. 29, 1831 ; m. Apr. 9, IS51, William G. Ober ; she d. Westminster, Vt., July 9, 1853. Child : Charles.5 4. Caroline Webb, b. Apr. 5, 1833: m. Lemon A. Wilder ; res. Westminster. 5. John Baxter, b. Dec. 15, 1838; m. Ist Katharine Williams; m. 2d Mrs. Charlotte A. (Davis) Billings ; she d. Mar. 15, 1906; he res. many years on the old homestead in Westminster, now in S. R. Child by Ist wife : Kate Williams,5 a teacher of B. F., who d. ae. 32. 6. Henry Oscar, b. Dec. 15, 1841 ; res. Westminster West, Vt. : m. Mar. 5, 1867, Lizzie E. Wilcox. Children : i. Seymour,5 res. Worcester, Mass. ii. Charles, a machinist ; res. Dorchester, Mass., and owns the old Minard homestead farm ; m. Lucy Taylor. Child : John Hannum.6
ii. BETSEY, b. Mar. 12, 1800; m. Jehiel Simonds of R. ( See Simonds. )
iii. GEORGE, b. May 31, 1802 ; m. Maria Stearns of R. ; res. many years and d. Fillmore, N. Y. Children all b. Fillmore: 1. George.4 2. Mary. 3. John 4. Florence.
iv. Lucy, b. Mar. 21, 1804; d. Mar. 21, 1813.
V. ISAAC, b. Sept. 15, 1807; a physician ; m. Sarah Webb of R. ; res. Utica, N. Y. Children : 1. Sarah.4 2. Wesley. 3. Florence. 7.
vi. LUKE L., b. Aug. 23, 1809; went to the state of N. Y., m. had children and d. there.
vii. ROSWELL, b. Sept. 23, ISHI ; factory employee in Cambridgeport ; m. Hannah Warner of Londonderry. Vt. ; later in life res. in N. Y. state and d. there. Children : 1. Helen.4 2. Wallace. 3. Charles. 4. Luella.
viii. MARY, b. Sept. 29, 1815; m. John Ober, a farmer of Cambridgeport ; no children.
ix. HULDAII, b. July 15, 1819; d. at the age of 8 months.
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MINER
DR. ALBERT LAWRENCE1 (s. of Clement Stebbins, gr. s. of Clement Stebbins of Chazy, N. Y., gr. gr. s. of Clement of Mass. ), b. Chazy, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1869; grad. Baltimore Med. college, 1894; practised in Westminster and Weston, Vt., and in the U. S. Indian service in the West ; came to B. F. 1897, and has practised here since; m. Oct. 9, 1895, Leila B., dau. of Henry A. and Justina E. (White) Jaquith of Weston, Vt., a descendant in the Sth generation from Peregrine White born on the Mayflower.
Children :
i. HENRY ALBERT,2 b. White Earth Reservation, Minn., Nov. 19, 1896.
ii. ROBERT JAQUITII, b. at B. F., Oct. 23, 1899.
iii. CLEMENT STEBBINS, b. at B. F., May 11, 1902.
iv. EDWIN HAROLD, b. B. F., Dec. 24, 1906.
MOORE
JOHN WEEKS (3d s. of Dr. Jacob Bailey and Mary [ Eaton] Moore), b. Apr. 11, 1807; when 10 years old began seven yrs. apprenticeship as printer in the office of the New Hampshire Patriot; in 1825-26 was assistant editor of the Dover Gazette, and later established a number of newspapers in Maine and New Hampshire; in 1838 established in B. F. the Bellows Falls Gazette, publishing the same here 13 yrs., except 3 yrs. from 1843 to 1846, when it was published by Dr. S. M. Blake; established Jan. 1, 1840, the " World of Music," an S page quarto issued bi-monthly, a musical publication which attracted much attention throughout New England. This he contin- ued here until 1848. He was thrice appointed postmaster of B. F., Apr. 24, 1841 to May 4, 1843, Nov. 9, 1843 to Mar. 23, 1846, and again July 24, 1849, to July 24, 1850. His printing office and the post office were in a frame build- ing on the west side of the Square just north of the old Mansion House hotel. For some years previous to his rem. from B. F. he owned the only drug and book store of the village located on Bridge street. In 1863 he rem. to Man- chester, N. 11., where he continued his journalistic enterprises. While in B. F., and after his rem., he exhibited a great interest in the history of this locality, and contributed at various times valuable articles to the local papers. He was a ready writer, and wrote more than 40 books largely upon musical sub- jects, many of which were written and printed in B. F. "Moore's Complete Encyclopedia of Music," a work of over 1,000 pages, and a " Dictionary of Musical Information " were among his most important ones. He was a life- long communicant in the Episcopal chh.
Mr. Moore m. Sept. 17, 1832, Emily Eastman of Concord, N. H., who d. about 1881 ; he d. Manchester, N. H., Mar. 23, 1889, leaving two daughters, Misses Ellen and Emily Moore, who still res. in Manchester ; unm.
MORGAN
QUARTUS5 ( Titus,4 Joseph,3 Nathaniel,2 Miles,1 emigrated from Bris- tol, England, 1636, and settled in Springfield, Mass.), b. Jan. 14, 1766; during the Revolutionary war was private secretary to the distinguished officer, Baron Steuben ; came to B. F. in the spring of 1798 from West Springfield, Mass., making the journey with his wife on horseback. Their
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