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x. MARTIIA, b. Jan. 18, 1824; m. May 16, 1846, Frederick J. Lee ; res. Howell, Mich. : she d. Howell, Apr. 20, 1875. Child : 1. Roseline E.,4 b. Aug. 24, 1847; m. Aug. 24, 1866, Edward G. McPherson ; res. Howell. Children : i. George Lee.5 b. June 7, 1870, unm.
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ii. Isabel, b. Sept. 16, 1878; unm. iii. John A., b. Mar. 17, 1880 ; unm. iv. William, b. Oct. 1, 1883 ; unm.
OLCOTT
TIMOTHY (s. of Timothy and Eunice ( White ) Olcott, and br. of Elias), b. 1741, was one of the earliest settlers of R. : was chosen tithing man Mar. 30, 1763 ; his wife's name was Betty, or Elizabeth. They had children bap. in R. and Chester as follows :
i. THOMAS CHANDLER,2 bap. June 11, 1775.
ii. BULKLEY, bap. May 17, 1778.
iii. Lucy, bap. at. Chester, Mar. 15, 1781.
iv. EUSEBIA, bap. at Chester, Apr. 21, 1784.
OSGOOD
CHARLES WESLEY7 ( Timothy," Peter,5 Timothy,4 Timothy,3 John,2 fohn,I emigrated from Hampshire, Eng. ), b. No. Andover, Mass., Nov. 14, 1841 ; learned machinist's trade in No. Andover and practised it in Lawrence, Mass., for 5 years ; came to B. F. Mar. 10, 1871 ; established here, in company with William G. Barker. under the firin name of Osgood & Barker, an exten- sive iron foundry and machine shop for the manufacture of paper making machinery ; sole proprietor after death of Mr. Barker until Apr. 21, 1899, when he retired ; prominent in public life of village; deacon in Ist Cong. ehh. of B. F., since 18So; teacher of one Sunday-school class since 1872.
lle m. Nov. 16, 1864, Fannie M. C. Searle, b. Hollis, N. II., Dec. 12, 1839.
Children :
i. EDWARD GARDNER,8 b. No. Andover, Aug. 29, 1865; proprietor City Plumbing and Heating Co. of B. F .; Colonel on staff of Gov. Grout 1896-7; m. June 10, 1891, Florence Mary, dau. of Ex- Gov. Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vt. ; res. B. F. ; children : 1. Florence Elizabeth,? b. B. F., Mch. 24, 1896. 2. Edward Farn- ham, b. B. F. Nov. 18, 1903.
ii. CHARLES HERBERT, b. in B. F., Aug. 14, 1871; m. Sept. 14, 1899, Mabelle L. Arnold of Clarion, Pa. ; res. Boston. Child : 1. Frances Evelyn,? b. Newtonville, Mass., Nov. 26, 1900.
iii. FRANCES REBECCA, b. in B. F. Aug. 30, 1875; res. B. F. ; unm.
OSGOOD
ELLIOT RAWSON& ( Elisha,7 Ezekiel,6 Elijah,5 Benjamin,4 Hooker,3 Stephen,2 JohnI), b. Swanzey, N. 11., Jan. 13, 1819; rem. to S. R. in 1839; established a carriage manufactory and was many years a merchant ; selectman 1859-64; representative 1870-71 ; P. M. of S. R. 3 times. aggregating about 15 yrs. ; owned a livery stable ; m. Feb. 20, 1842, Sarah Jane, dau. of Gates Perry of S. R., b. Sept. 10, 1823. d. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 1, 1906; he d. at S. R., Apr. 25, 1893 ; no children.
HOLLAND W.9 (Ezekiel.8 Elisha3 Ezekiel,6 Elijah,5 Benjamin,4 Hooker,3 Stephen,2 "fohnI ), b. S. R. Jan. 26, 1834: farmer near S. R. on the farm cleared by Obadiah Wilcox on the road to B. F. ; m. Nov. 7, 1855, Valeria A., dau. of Xenophen Earle of S. R., b. Aug. 13, 1835, d. July 28, IS66.
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Children :
i. CHARLES W., 10 b. Nov. 12, 1859; jeweller at S. R. ; m. Boston, Dec. 28, ISSI, Blanche Lingley of St. John, N. B. Children all b. in S. R. : 1. Blanche Mary, 1 b. Sept. 14, 1882 ; m. S. R., Oct. 26, 1904, Dr. Frederick L. Osgood, b. Chittenden, Vt., Sept. 27, 1872, grad. U. V. M., 1894, practised in S. R., since May, 1896. Chil- dren : 1. Doris, 12 b. S. R., July 23, 1906. 2. Charles Fay, b. Aug. S, ISS4. 3. Holland Fletcher, b. July 28, 1889. 4. Edward Lingley, b. Apr. 21, 1893. 5. Sidney Earle, b. July IS, 1896. 6. Fred Tuthill, b. Apr. 7, 1899; d. Feb. 4, 1900.
ii. MINNIE A., b. Jan. 23, 1862 ; m. Oct. 7, 1888, Fletcher D. Benton of Brattleboro, Vt. Child : 1. Valeria A., 11 h. Mch. 24, ISS9.
iii ELLEN JANE, b. Feb. 15, 1866; m. Sept. 22, ISSS, Edward Preston Taft of S. R .. ( See Tuft.)
PERHAM
ROYAL WILDERI (s. of Oliver and Malinda Perham, who were among the first settlers of Athens, V't.), b. Athens, Jan. 26, 1822 ; rem. to Cambridge- port, 1845; wheelwright, and later drove freight teams between B. F. and Grafton ; kept Cambridgeport hotel 1850 to 1865: proprietor of stage line between B. F. and Townshend: retired in 1871 ; m. Catherine E. Plant, d. 1890; he d. Dec. 30, 1871.
Children all b. in Cambridgeport :
i. ANNA MALINDA,2 b. Oct. 21, 1848; deceased.
ii. ABBIE ROWENA, b. June 13, 1849; m. Charles B. Smith. ( Sec Smith.)
iii. ADDIE LAURETTE, b. Aug. 17, 1851 ; res. Rutland, Vt. ; unm.
iv. OLIVER JEREMIAII, b. Mar. 26, 1853 ; whereabouts unknown.
V. HATTIE EVELITH, b. July 7, 1856; m. Walter W. Scott; res. Rut- land, Vt. Child : 1. Walter James,3 b. Feb. 14, 1879.
vi. SARAHI VIOLA, b. Aug. 31, 1858; m. July 13, 1891, Baxter M. Walker who d. at S. R., July 17, 1906; she d. Feb. 17, 1905. Children all b. at S. R. : 1. Ulyssa Briggs,3 b. Oct. 3, 1892. 2. Ruth Marion, b. Apr. 18, 1896; d. Oct. 24, 1902. 3. Elizabeth Catherine, b. Aug. 15, 1898.
vii. JENNIE ETTA, b. Dec. 3, 1863 ; d. Feb. 16, ISSI.
viii. MINNIE BULAH, b. Apr. 6, 1869; m. Wm. I. Glynn. (See Glynn.)
PERRY
GATES1 (s. of Joseph, a soldier of the Revolution who d. in S. R., Nov. 20, 1819, ae. 67), b. in Mass., in 1777; came to R. in 1807 from Antrim, N. H., moved on the "Leach farm" 2 miles north of S. R .; m. Mary Fletcher, b. Greenfield, N. H., in 1777, d. in S. R., in 1850; he d. in S. R., Aug. 13, 1858.
Children (four d. young) :
i. MARY,2 b. ISOI ; m. William Campbell Wiley of S. R. ( See Wiley. )
I. ii. GATES, b. Greenfield, N. II., Mar. 29, 1803 ; in. Adeline Garfield.
iii. CLARISSA, b. Mar. 1, 1805 ; m. Kendall Patten Barry. (See Barry. )
2. iv. GEORGE, b. in S. R., Mar. 6, 1807 ; m. Apr. 2. 1828, Hannah B. Chandler.
3. v. PHILIP FLETCHER, b. in S. R., 1809; m. Laura Smith.
vi. SOPHIRONIA, b. Nov., IS13; m. - Stimpson of S. R .; she d. in IS34.
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vii. PERSIS ANN, b. May 12, 1818; m. J. S. Steele, a carriage maker of S. R. ; she d. Keene, N. H., May 3, 1885. Children : 1. George,3 m. Mary Clark; d. Child: Georgianna.4 2. Lucy, m. Oscar L. Colony of Keene; d. there May 3, 1901. 3. Dorr, b. in S. R. ; d. young. 4. Martha, m. Frank D. Griswold ; res. Keene, N. II. ; has eleven children.
viii. SARAH JANE, b. Sept. 10, 1823; m. Elliot Rawson Osgood. ( See Osgood.)
1. GATES2 (Gates1 Joseph), b. Greenfield, N. H., Mar. 29, 1803 ; came to S. R. when 3 yrs. old, res. there many years ; last 17 years of his life spent in B. F .: held various public offices, selectman, justice of the peace, deputy sheriff, and was high sheriff of Windham Co., 1836 to 1841 ; m. Adeline Garfield of Townshend, Vt. ; he d. B. F., Mar. 25, 1873.
Child :
i. FRED,3 b. in S. R., Jan. 26, 1841 ; m. in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 24, 1868, Annie Maria Watriss, b. in 1842, d. in Philadelphia, Pa., July 13, 1878; he d. N. Y. city, Aug. 14, 1876. Child: 1. Annie Fredericka,4 b. Baltimore, Jan. 27, 1872 ; res. Woodstock, Vt.
2. GEORGE2 (Gates1 Joseph), b. in S. R., Mar. 6, 1807 ; in 1831, in com- pany with his brother, Philip Fletcher, established large tin ware manufactory in S. R. and continued it until 1847, when, in connection with Theophilus Hoit and John A. Farnsworth, he erected a woolen mill on the lower falls where the factory of Ammi Smith had been burned in Apr. of that year. Manufactured black cassimeres under the firm name of George Perry & Co., and they in 1857 purchased the stone woolen mill at Cambridgeport ; a prom- inent citizen of strict honor and integrity : was state senator in 1857 ; m. Apr. 2, 1828, Ilannah Burrell Chandler, b. Petersham, Mass., June 11, ISO8, d. Mar. 3, 1899 ; he d. in S. R., Aug. 22, 1858.
Children :
i. SOLON, 3 b. in S. R., Nov. 12, 1829; res. in S. R. and B. F. till 1858, when after the death of his father, he rem. to Cambridgeport taking his father's interest in the woolen mill till 1867, then went to Leominster, Mass., and engaged in the woolen business there several years ; later res. in Boston ; postmaster of Cambridgeport, 1863-7; he m. Mar. 18, 1851, Martha E., dau. of Elijah Jones of S. R., b. in S. R., Jan. 14. 1832, d. Apr. 27, 1870 ; he d. in S. R., Apr. 4, 1905. Children : 1. Charles S.,4 b. Mar. 23, 1852; m. Jennie C. Allen ; res. Leominster, Mass. Child, i. Edith,5 b. June 9, 1878; m. Albert F. Francis, June 9, 1898; d. Mar. 26, 1902. 2. Nellie C., b. at B. F., Apr. 17, 1856; m. Ist Frank B. Scofield ( See Scofield ) : m. 2d William H. Campbell. ( See Campbell.) 3. Martha Ellen, b. Apr. 27, 1870; d. Sept. 28, 1870.
ii. MARY SOPHIRONIA, b. Sept. 26, 1839; m. John F. Alexander of S. R. ( See Alexander.)
3. PHILIP FLETCHIER2 (Gates] Joseph), b. in S. R., 1809; established a tin business in S. R., in 1831 ; was a cripple using a wheel chair ; accumu- lated considerable property ; m. in 1830, Laura Smith of R., b. 1807, d. Aug. 15, 1865 ; he d. in S. R., Sept. 25, 1862.
Children :
i. FRANCES,3 b. 1832 ; m. Dr. Lewis Simonds of Chester, Vt .; she d. Hudson, Mass., Apr. 23, 1891. Child: 1. Emma,4 m. Alvan B. Felker ; d. Feb. 3, 1901.
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ii. SIDNEY F., b. 1841 ; m. Harriet, dau. of Jonas Aldrich of R. ; she d. B. F., May 29, 1905 ; he res. B. F. ; no children.
PETTENGILL
DR. EDWARD HENRY1 (eldest s. of Dea. Jonathan and Sally ( Barrett) Pettengill), b. Grafton, Vt., May 14, 1837 ; fitted for college at Burr & Burton seminary, Manchester, Vt., entered Middlebury college with the class in 1862 ; a severe illness at the end of his second year prevented graduation, but the degree of M. A. was afterward given him by the college; enlisted in Co. D. 16th Vt., and served through Gettysburg campaign ; after an honorable discharge began the study of medicine under Dr. Daniel Campbell in S. R. ; grad. Harvard Medical college 1866, and also took courses in the University of Vt. and the College of Physicians and Surgeons in N. Y., after which he immediately began practice of medicine in partnership with Dr. Campbell in S. R .. Jan., 1869, and was continuously in practice in S. R. until his death ; charter member of E. H. Stoughton Post, G. A. R., at B. F. ; the first U. S. Pension Examiner in this part of the state, and acted as sole examiner four years until the formation of the Board of Examiners, on which he served for many years ; occupied many public offices in town, among them superinten- dent of schools, health officer and trustee of the Rockingham Free Library.
His ancestry on the paternal side went back to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and still further to a dissenting minister in the west of England. His maternal gr. gr. father was Col. John Barrett, who served under Gen. Gates in the Revolution, and who was also member and clerk of the first legislative assembly of Vt.
He m. May 21, 1868, R. Jennie Wilder of Keene, N. H. ; she res. S. R. ; he d. S. R., Feb. 8, 1900.
Children :
i. GEORGE THOMAS,2 b. July 11, 1869; m. Dec. 28, 1868, Louise Bun- nell of N. Y. city ; res. Orange, N. J. Children : 1. John Edward.3 b. Sept. 17, 1902. 2. Robert Bunnell, b. Mar. 6, 1904.
ii. FANNY MABEL, b. Sept. 22, 1870; res. S. R. ; unm.
iii. FLORENCE WILDER, b. July 23, 1872 ; res. N. Y. city ; unm.
iv. EDWARD BARRETT SANGER, b. Nov. 19, 1874; res. S. R. ; unm.
v. HELEN BARRETT, b. Aug. 4, 1878; res. S. R. ; unm.
PETTES
SIMON1 (s. of John), b. Brattleboro, Vt., Mar. 31, 1801; came from Brattleboro and established first tin-shop in B. F., in 1823, in a small frame building that stood on the site of the present " Mammoth Block." This building was later rem. to the site of the present Church homestead on West- minster street, and occupied for a " select school," and again rem. a little further south where it is now used as a dwelling. le rem. to Schenectady, N. Y. in 1838 and later to N. Y. city ; owned valuable patent rights for door locks and rock drilling machines ; m. May 16, 1826, Fanny Wightman, dau. of Zachariah Carpenter of Walpole, N. H., b. Walpole. Jan. 29, 1805, d. Wal- pole, Mar. 14, 1841 ; he d. B. F., July 11, 1855.
Children all b. in B. F. :
i. CATHERINE A.,2 b. Feb. 5, 1828; m. Hiram Hosmer Stone. ( See Stone. )
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ii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 19, 1829; m. Feb. 19, 1846, Elizabeth Stebbins of Deerfield, Mass. ; res. B. F., St. Johnsbury, Rutland and Keene: d. Aug. 18, 1SS7; she now res. Keene. N. H .; no children
iii. FANNY CARPENTER, b. Nov. 4, 1831 : d. Feb. 2, 1832.
iv. GEORGE PARKER, b. Nov. 18, 1836: d. Aug. 15, 1837.
PHELPS
FRANK B.7 ( Horace,6 Capt. Bissell,5 Solomon,4 Nathaniel,3 Timothy,2 William1). b. Moretown, Vt., Dec. 10, 1851 ; Revolutionary ancestry same as his brother, Henry A .; builder and merchant; member of Meth. chh. of B. F .; m. Sept. 19, 1871, Hattie G. Young, b. Royalton, Vt., Sept. IS, IS53; res. B. F.
Child :
i. ANNIE JULIA, 8 b. Oct. 7, 1882: m. Henry K. Brown of Windsor, Vt., June 25, 1902 ; res. B. F.
PHELPS
HENRY A.3 ( Horace,6 Capt. Bissell,5 Solomon,4 Nathaniel,3 Timothy,2 WilliamI), b. Moretown, Vt., Dec. 25, 1845: came to B. F. in 1882 ; con- tractor and builder ; member of Ist Bap. chh. of B. F .; m. Feb. 24, 1867 Aramantha C. Parker, b. Sharon, Vt., July 27, 1842. Capt. Bissell,5 served 7 yrs. in the Continental Army and held a captain's commission, served under Washington, later under Lafayette, later moved his family with 2 yoke of oxen up the Connecticut valley from Mass. to Waitsfield, Vt .. about the time Gen. Wait, with whom he had been intimate in army service. moved to that town ; res. B. F.
Children :
i. LUCY ARAMANTIIA, 8 b. Sharon, Vt., May 1, 1872 ; grad. B. F. II. S., and a business college at Worcester, Mass. ; stenographer; res. B. F. ; unm.
ii. ROLLIN IIENRY, b. Keene, N. 11., Oct 1. 1874; killed by accident, B. F., May 18, 1889.
PHELPS
JAMES 11.1 (s. of Simeon, gr. s. of Henry, gr. gr. s. of Abraham), b. Sutton, Mass., Dec. 30. 1822; had livery stable on Bridge street in B. F. many years ; later engaged in restaurant business, at St. Catherines, Ont., where he d. Feb. 16, 1878; traced ancestry to James Phyllyppes of Tewks- bury, Eng., b. 1520, the emigrant to America being George, who was one of the founders of Windsor, Conn., and Westfield, Mass.
Hle m. May 2, 1848, Sarah A., dau. of Thomas Russell, Jr. of Walpole, N. JI., b. July 10, 1822, d. B. F., Aug. 9, 1896.
Children :
i. LUCY LAVINIA,2 b. Apr. 16, 1852 : m. Henry F. King of B. F., May 22, 1872, d. B. F. June 12, [902 : she d. B. F. Sept. 2, 1873. Child : I. Lizzie Phelps3, b. May 17. 1873 ; d. Aug. 28, 1873.
ii. FREDDY WELLINGTON, b. Sept. 8, 1855 : d. June 30, 1857.
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FRANK GORDON1 (s. of Joseph B. and Lucinda T. ( White) Pierce), b. Peterboro, N. H., May 4, 1854; came from Peterboro to B. F., in ISSo, and engaged first in grocery, later in clothing trade, which he continues ; prominent official of the Universalist church, and in Masonic fraternity ; m. Nov. 19, 1876, H. Alta Robbe, b. Peterboro, N. H., Nov. 5, 1855.
Children :
i. DANA JOSEPH,2 b. Apr. 20, 1878 ; is an employee of a bank in Minne- apolis, Minn. ; unm.
ii. HERBERT ROBBE, b. Nov. 10, ISSS.
iii. MARION FRANK, b. May 5, 1891.
PIERCE
NED9 (Alvah Warren,8 Alvah,7 Benjamin,G Lieut. William,5 Samuel,4 William,3 Sergt. Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Londonderry, Vt., Feb. 10, 1859; came to B. F., Feb., 1893 ; contract slater ; m. Ist. Jan. 2, 1889, Martha Gould, b. East Cambridge, Mass., May 3, 1868, d. Londonderry, Vt., Jan. 6, 1891 ; m. 2d. Nov. 14, 1894, Alice Merial Morse of Westminster, Vt., b. Nov. 6, 1854; res. B. F. ; no children.
Thomas1 emigrated from England to Charlestown, Mass., 1633-4. William3 res. Woburn and was a Colonial soldier 1675. Benjamin6 res. Wilton, N. H. and was a Revolutionary soldier, buried in Londonderry, Vt.
PORTER
TISDALE1 (s. of George, b. Jan. 29, 1759, d . July 11, 1844, served 2 years in the Revolutionary war), b. Athens, Vt., Oct. 31, 1803; a farmer at Cambridgeport for many years ; m. Ist Dec. 31, 1835, Sarah Caroline, dau. of Benj. Smith of R., b. Feb., ISIo, d. Oct. 15, 1846; m. 2d Apr. 8, 1852, Peninah Thompson ; he d. Cambridgeport, Apr. 28, 1876.
Children :
i. GEORGE,2 b. Jan. 3, 1837; res. Derby Line, Vt .; unm.
ii. SUSAN ANN, b. July 23, 1854 ; m. Joseph F. Rand ; d. June 10, 1894 ; no children.
iii. CAROLINE SMITHI, b. Nov. 15, 1856; m. Apr. 2, 1885, Charles Warren ; res. Keene, N. H. Children : 1. Helen May,3 b. May 3, ISSS. 2. Howard Porter, b. July 28, 1890.
PROCTOR
NATHAN4 (Israel,3 Gershom,2 Robert,1 emigrated from England to Concord, Mass., in 1635), b. Chelmsford, Mass. in 1751 ; m. Lydia Robins in 1774, and that year rem. to Washington, N. II. ; served during the Revolu- tion in Capt. Brockway's company, later in Capt. Twitchell's company, Col. Enoch Hale's regiment. He later rem. to R. and cleared a farm one-half mile north of Lawrence Mills, and there built a home where he res. until his death, Oct. 27, 1836; the farm is now tenantless, and the buildings are gone ; she d. Nov. 25, 1817, ae. 67 yrs. both are buried in R. cemetery.
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Children :
i. LYDIA,5 b. Sept. 26. 1775.
ii. POLLY, b. Nov. 27, 1776; m. Edward Darby ; she d. Aug. 20, 1850: no children.
iii. SALLY, m. Daniel Locke : rem. to Moriah, N. Y.
iv. NATHAN, res. Springfield, Vt.
1. v. JONAS, b. in 1783 ; m. Betsy Dakin.
vi. PATTY.
1. JONAS5 ( Nathan,4 Israel,3 Gershom,2 RobertI), b. in 1783; m. Betsey Dakin, who d. Dec. 4, 1864, ae. 78; he d. June 10, 1857; they always res. in R.
Children all b. in R. :
i. SARAIL,6 b. 1807; m. Curtis Bagley ; res. in R. and Westminster, later rem. to Bolton, Mass.
2. ii. NATHAN, b. July 1, 1809; m. Harriet Dorand.
iii. MARY, b. 1812 ; m. Iliram Caruth and rem. to Brookfield, Mass.
iv. AMos, b. ISI4: in. Rebecca Powers and rem. to Bolton, Mass. : Children : 1. Emory.7 2. Mima.
V. ELI, b. 1816; m. Mary Woodward : after res. in R. several yrs., rem. to Janesville, Wis. and still res. there in 1905. Children : 1. Adin. 2. Hiram. 3. Joel. 4. Mary. 5. Ellen.
3. vi. JOHN, b. ISIS; m. Louisa Woodward.
vii. JOEL, b. 1820; m. Pamelia Powers; rem. to Bolton, Mass., where they passed the remainder of their lives and accumulated a sub- stantial fortune that at their decease was donated to Vt. Academy at S. R. One of the principal buildings was named "Proctor Hall" in their memory : no children.
viii. JONAS, b. 1822 ; m. Susan (Dorand ) Gould and after res. in R. sev- eral yrs. rem. to Janesville, Wis., later to lowa; he d. IS91. Children : 1. William.7 2. Charles. 3. Hattie.
ix. ELIZABETHI, b. 1826; m. Aaron R. Powers of Boston, Mass. Chil- dren : 1. Milton7 2. Ella. 3. Henry. 4. Carrie. 5. Hattie. 6. Flora. 7. Charles. All live in Mass.
2. NATHIANG (Jonas,5 Nathan,4 Israel,3 Gershom,2 RobertI), b. July 1, 1809; m. Harriet. dau. of Peter Dorand of R., b. Sept. 1, ISO8; settled on a farm on the road leading from Lawrence Mills to Springfield in 1836, and after 25 yrs. they rem. to the R. meadows farm formerly owned by Lucius Baneroft ; later removed to R. village and spent the remainder of their lives with their dau. Harriet. He d. Oet. 23, 1900; she d. Oct. 30, 1891.
Children :
i. NATHAN SCHUYLER,7 b. 1837; res. in R., Chester, Vt., and Spring- field, Vt., and held responsible positions in these towns ; m. May 15, 1861, Martha Ann, dau. of Warren Felt of R., b. May 1, 1840 ; d. Mar. 15, 1895; he res. in R. Child: 1. Wells Herbert,8 b. Nov. 27, 1865 : a machinist: m. in 1890, Laura MeIntyre of Springfield ; res. in Springfield ; no children.
ii. CHARLES HERBERT, b. 1838; engaged in grain business in Boston until IS91 when he returned to R. village where he still resides ; in. in 1867, Mary Harlow, b. Windsor, Vt., June 28, 1844. Child : 1. Arthur H.,8 b. Boston, Mass., July 7, 1868 ; is in grain business in Cambridge, Mass.
iii. ETTA S., b. 1840: m. Royal Lewis Lovell of Springfield, Vt. (See Lovell.)
iv. HARRIET, b. 1842 ; m. 1861, Josiah B. Divoll of R. ( See Divoll.)
V. GEORGE O., b. Feb. 23, 1847; m. Feb. 7, 1869, Lilian Clark of
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Chester, Vt .; after a few years' business in R. rem. to Boston and engaged in grain business, first with his brother, Charles Herbert ; is now carrying on alone a large retail trade; represented Somer- ville in Mass. legislature 2 yrs., and has been 2 yrs. mayor of the eity ; res. Somerville. Children : 1. Mabel C.8 b. Dec. 2, 1869; m. Oct., 1900. 2. Guy H., b. July 23, 1871 ; in. Oct. 30, 1901. 3. Grace L., b. Apr. 3, 1874; m. Oet. 18. 1905. 4. George Waldo, b. Nov. 15, 1882 ; grad. Harvard college in 1906.
vi. PARMELIA, b. Oct. 15, 1848; d. May 1, 1864.
vii. AMOS L., b. May 19, 1851 ; m. Sept. 9, 1874, Emma Aseneth Bid- well; lived on homestead farm in R .; rem. to B. F., engaging in meat and provision trade; rem. 1890 to Somerville, Mass., and in 1902 to Derry, N. II., where he is now carrying on the same busi- ness. Children : 1. Florence Bidwell,8 b. in R., Aug. 9, 1875. 2. Nathan Clinton, b. in R., July 28, 1877. 3. Clarence Divoll, b. Charlestown, N. H., July 31, 1884; grad. Harvard college and is a civil engineer in Boston.
3. JOHN6 (Jonas,5 Nathan,+ Israel,3 Gershom,2 Robert1), b. Mar. 29, 1818; m. Louisa dau. of Samuel Woodward of Bartonsville, and settled on the plain, a inile west of R. Center on the farm since known as the "Rodney Wiley place," later res. where his son, Frank, still res ; he d. Nov. 15, 1903.
Children :
i. REBECCA LOUISE,7 b. Oct. 27, 1842 ; m. Jonas Aldrich. ( See Aldrich.)
ii. NORMAN, b. Sept. 8, 1845 ; d. Mar. 7, 1858.
iii. FRANK, b. June 30, 1848; in. Dec. 5, 1872, Ann dau. of John G., Whiting of R., b. Dec. 3, 1846; res. in R. Child : 1. Merrill F.,8 b. Apr. 15, 1883.
PULSIPHER
DAVID,I in 1749 was a resident of Pomfret, Conn., later of Ware River Parish, Mass. ; in 1766 came to R. with his wife, Elizabeth, and five children ; settled on the meadows opposite South Charlestown, N. H., and later rem. to R. village and built the first log cabin " Inn " of the town, located on the site of the dwelling now standing next west of the old church; town meeting of Mar. 28, 1771, was held " at the Now Dwelling house of Mr. David Pulsi- phers Innholder," as were other town meetings previous to the building of the first meeting or town house.
When the first town church was organized, Oct. 27, 1773, David Pulsi- pher and his wife, Elizabeth, were among the 19 members who composed it, and Mr. Pulsipher later joined with three others in presenting the town with the land which, for a century and a third, has been occupied by the old meet- ing houses and the burying ground adjoining.
Directly after the battle of Lexington tidings of the event were brought to R., as well as all surrounding towns, and Mr. Pulsipher with his son, John, joined a band of patriots gathered from this and other towns on both sides of the Connecticut river, and on the morning of Apr. 21, 1775, they started on their hurried journey to the scene of conflict. With them were Timothy Clark and William Stearns, also of this town. They were assigned to Capt. John Marcy's company in Col. James Reed's regiment, which took an active part in the defense of the rail fence in the battle of Bunker Hill. David Pulsipher never returned to his home, and his fate is unknown. It is
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supposed he was either killed or died of disease early in the war. His wife and family remained in the old log cabin several years, keeping it as a public tavern.
Children :
i. JOIIN.2
ii. EBENEZER, a soldier of the Revolution ; " marcht to Manchester ; " m. June 20, 1782, Unity Reed. Children : 1. Esther,3 b. June 27, 1783. 2. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 1, 1787. 3. Anna, b. Aug. 24, 1789. 4. Cyntha, b. Jan. 13, 1793. 5. Orin, b. Apr. 6, 1795. 6. Ran- dilla, b. Sept. 2, 1797. 7. Unity, b. Sept. 14, 1800. 8. Elvira, b. Mar. 6, 1803. 9. Josiah Read, b. July 24, 1806.
iii. ELIZABETHI, m. Capt. John Fuller, a soldier of the Revolution.
iv. MARY, m. John Harwood of Ware River Parish, Mass. Children : 1. Lydia,3 b. 1761 ; m. Nathaniel Davis. ( See Davis. ) 2. Polly, m. Thaddeus Parks of Chester. Vt.
2. v. DAVID, b. Sept. 28, 1757 ; m. Priscilla Russell.
I. JOIIN2 ( David!), served in the Revolutionary war, was with his father at the battle of Bunker Hill; " marcht for Ticonderoga; " res. in R. and was one of the founders of the Ist Baptist chh. in 1789; his wife was adm. to Ist chh. in R., May 24, 1789.
Children :
i. OLIVER,3 b. Mar. 7, 1774; m. Jan. 16, 1804, Jemima Searls of R.
ii. DAVID, b. Sept. 13, 1776.
iii. BETSY, b. May 29, 1778; m. Ellison Archer of Plymouth, Vt., Nov. 21. 1809.
iv. POLLY, b. July 21, 1780 ; m. Jan. 31, 1799, Dexter Newton of Unity, N. II.
V. JOHN, b. June 18, 1782 ; m. Mar. 2, 1809, Elizabeth Randall of R.
vi. ELIAS, b. July 1, 1784 ; d. Jan. 16, 1788.
vii. SOLOMON, b. May 28, 1786; m. Apr. 23, 1809, Anna, dau. of Tim- othy Clark of R. ; enlisted in the army in the War of 1812; d. in the service, of pneumonia, following measles ; no children.
viii. ZERA, b, June 24, 1788; m. Nov. 6, 1810, Polly Randall of R.
3. ix. ELIJAH, b. May 19, 1791 ; m. Rebecca Kendall.
x. SIBBLE, b. Mar. 29, 1793.
xi. ANANNAII. b. Oct. 9, 1798.
2. DAVID2 (David1), b. Sept. 28, 1757; m. Ist Oct. 15, 1778, Priscilla, dau. of James and Lucy Russell of Walpole, N. H., b. Feb. 20, 1754, d. June 12, 1816; in. 2d Oct. 31, 1816, Mrs. Joanna Weaver ; he d. Jan. 14, 1835. Children :
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