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The residence of Col. Wentworth during most of his life in B. F. was in the brick dwelling at the corner of School and Green streets, still known as the "Wentworth house."
He was a widely known man of most genial and sunny disposition, which won for him not only respect but the warm regard of his neighbors and all who became acquainted with him. He was of a long lived race. Ilis father, Asa,5 a prominent citizen of Alstead, d. at the age of 96, the last of a family of nine, six of whom lived to be over 90 yrs. of age.
Col. Asa ;6 m. Ist, May 1, 1819, Lucy Warren of Alstead, N. H. ; m. 2d, May 26, 1863, Caroline L. Chase of B. F. ; he d. Aug. 7, ISS2.
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Children :
WILLARD FRANKLIN,7 b. Alstead, N. H., May 30, 1820; d. Alstead, Sept. 2, 1836.
ii. GEORGE QUINCY, b. Alstead, July 10, 1822 ; d. Sept. 23, 1837.
iii. EMILY AUGUSTUS, b. Alstead, Jan. 6, 1824; d. Mar., 1824.
iv. JAMES HARVEY, b. Alstead, Apr. 28, 1828; d. ; unm.
v. CHABLES CLINTON, b. Alstead, Nov. 28, 1829; merchant ; " Pratt & Wentworth of Boston, Mass. ; m. Nov. 28, 1855, Sarah M. Cush- ing of Boston. Children : 1. Annie Clinton,8 b. Nov. 17, 1859; m. June 12, 1890, Frederick W. Burrage of Cambridge, Mass. ; no children. 2. Emily Cushing, b. Sept. 8, 1868; m. June 23, 1891, Robert Dwight Carter of Portsmouth, N. H. ; no children.
vi. CAROLINE AMELIA, b. Alstead, Nov. 18, 1831; m. Aug. 17, 1853, Larkin B. Day of Peoria, Ill. Children : 1. John.8 2. Lucy. 3. Dottic.
vii. WILLIAM PITT, b. B. F., Apr. 23, 1839; a prominent architect of Boston : in. Oct., 1867, Caroline Frances Williams of B. F., d. B. F., June 21, 1905 ; he d. Newton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1896; no children.
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JOSEPH B.I (s. of Stephen), b. Plymouth, Vt., Oct. 20, 1806; m. Oct. 21, 1834, Susanna H. Boynton of Plymouth, b. July 3, 1813, d. in R., Nov. 7, 1885 ; he d. in R., May 14, 1883.
Children all b. Plymouth, Vt. :
i. ISAIAH B.,2 b. Dec. 22, 1835 ; d. Plymouth, Jan. 24, 1858; mmm.
ii. J. PAGE, b. May 5, 1838; m. Mar. 19, 1862, Sarah M. Bond, b. Cavendish, Vt., Mar. 22, 1842; resides in R. on the " Pleasant Valley " farm. Children : 1. William Bond,3 b. Plymouth, Mar. 17, 1863 : m. Apr. 23, 1SS9, Hattie Graves of Charlestown, Mass. ; res. Santa Barbara, Cal. Child : Hilda,4 b. Sept. 11, 1894. 2. Fred Eugene, b. in R., Jan. 7, 1865; m. Sept. 7, 1904, Agnes Jordan ; res. Waterville, Wash. Child : Mildred,4 b. Aug. 5, 1905. 3. Elmer Herbert, b. in R., Mar. 31, 1869; m. Feb. 28, 1896, Myrtie Ball of R. Children : i. Catharine,4 b. Feb. 28, 1897. ii. Charles, b. Feb. 28, 1900. iii. Elmina, b. Aug. 21, 1901. 4. Bertha Adeline, b. in R., Nov. 27, 1874; m. Oct. 18, 1899, Carleton E. Hutchinson ; res. Haverhill, Mass. Children : i. Marion,4 b. Dec. 17, 1900. ii. Kenneth, b. Nov. 7, 1901. iii. Hayden, b. Nov. 1, 1902. 5. Leon Addison, b. in R., Mar. 19. 1878; m. June 21, 1904, Helen E. Smucker; res. Waterville, Wash. Child : Page,4 b. June 5, 1905. 6. Cora Mabel, b. in R., Dec. 1, 1880; m. Apr. 2, 1902, William M. Buchanan ; res. Cambridge, Mass. ; no children.
iii. MARION, b. Mar. 20, 1841 ; m. in Chester, Vt., Sept. 2, 1875, Merrill D. Hall ; she d. Nov. 25, 1899; no children.
iv. ELMINA, b. May 5, 1843 ; m. in R., Feb. 16, 1865, Hubbard B. Davis ; she d. May 1, 1904; res. in R. ; no children.
v. WALLACE, b. Aug. 29, 1847; m. at Grafton, Vt., Jan. 6, 1874, Emma C. Parker of R., b. in R., June 11, 1850. Children : 1. Carrie E.,3 b. in R,, Feb. 27, 1876; m. June 17, 1899, George S. Angell, b. South Boston, Mass., Apr. 19, 1876. Children : i. Eugene W.,4 b. June 26, 1900 ; res. B. F. ii. John W. 2. Eugene P., b. in R., Mar. 17, 1878; res. in B. F .; unm.
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NATHAN5 (James,4 ,James,3 ,John,2 John,1 who emigrated from England to Salem, Mass., in 16.44 at ac. of 13 yrs. ), b. Reading, Mass., July 14, 1745 ; resided Reading, Mass., New Ipswich, N. II. and came to R. at an early date, settling on the meadows in the northeast corner of the town where he spent the remainder of his life; m. Apr. 8, 1768, Hannah Mansfield, b. Feb. 27, 1745; d. Nov. 30, 1825 ; he d. Nov. 29, 1829.
Children :
1. i. NATHAN,F b. July 14, 1769; m. Sally Adams.
ii. JAMES , b. May 8, 1772 ; d. May, 30, 1841 ; was a clergyman.
2. iii. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 31, 1774; m. Lucinda Mather.
iv. PARSON, b. June IS. 1777; d. June 4, 1840.
V. JOHN, b. Sept. 20, 1780 ; d. July 6, 1832.
vi. EZEKIEL, b. July 26, 1787; d. Apr. 16, 1845.
I. NATHAN6 ( Nathan,5 James,4 James, 3 John,2 John1 ), b. July 14, 1769 ; m. at Springfield, Vt., June 28, 1803, Sally, dau. of Samuel O. Adams of R., b. Acton, Mass., Nov. 7, 1784, d. Springfield, Vt., Jan. 11, 1864; he d. Balti- more, Vt., Aug. 25, 1841.
Children :
i. LOUISA,7 b. Oct. 16, 1804; m. Amos Hlaselton. ( Scc Haselton.)
ii. HASKELL, b. Nov. 19, 1805: m. May 21, 1832, Amanda M. Lee, d. Feb. S, 1851; he d. Jan. 6, 1878; lived in Chester, Vt. Seven children.
iii. HIANNAN, b. July 2, 1807 ; m. May 29, 1829, Benjamin Spaulding of B. F., d. Dec. 15, 1868; she d. Jan. 31, ISS9; res. B. F. ; no children.
iv. LUCIUs, b. Springfield, Vt., Mar. 12, 1809; m. Mar. 14, 1842, Melinda Ann, dau. of Hiram Davis of R., b. Oct. 16, 1816, d. May 9, 1874 ; he d. in R., June 16, 1891. Child : 1. Henry Nathan,& b. June 8, 1845 ; m. Mar. 4, 1869, Mary W., dau. of John G. Whiting of R. ; they reside on the Upper Meadows in R. ; no children.
V. JonN A., b. June 13, 1810, d. Sept. 25, ISII.
vi. JOHN M., b. Sept. 5, 1812; a farmer; afterwards kept a country store at Bartonsville ; m. Jan. 1, 1837, Ann Maria, dau. of Samuel Billings of R .. b. in R., Apr. 29, 1814, d. Sept. 18, 1874 ; he d. Bartonsville, Sept. 20, 1SS6. Children : 1. Mary Frances,8 b. June 13, 1838; m. at Chester, Vt., Jan. 5, 1859, Ormand Fletcher, d. Chester, No :. 21, 1897 ; she d. Sept. S, ISO8; no children. 2. Eliza Inn, b. July 20, 1842 ; m. Henry A. Adams of Bartonsville. ( Scc Adams. )
vii. SALLY, b. Jan. 7, 1815; m. Ist Sept. 1, 1839, Daniel Ackley, d. Apr. 15, 1844; m. 2d George W. Ackley, d. 1849 ; m. 3d Ira Hawley, d. 1872 or 1873; she d. Jan. 9, 1900; no children.
viii. SAMUEL A., b. Sept. 24, 1817; m. Jan. 22, 1844, Pamelia Lee ; he d. Apr. 16, 1877 : three children.
ix. EZEKIEL M., b. July 28, 1819; m. ist Sept. 4. 1844, Betsey Ilasel- tine; m. 2d Dee. 25, ISSS, Ellen M., dau. of Charles Ilolt of Springfield, Vt .. d. Mar. 13, 1907; he d. Apr. 26, 1895 ; no children. Y. JULIA A., b. Dec. 1, 1821 ; m. Samuel F. Allbee of R. ( See Allbec.) xi. HIMAN, b. Nov. 9, 1824; m. at Springfield, Vt., Sept. 2, 1847, Harriet A., dau. of James Davis of R., b. Mar. S, 1827, and res. in B. F .; he d. Westminster, Vt., Jan. 17, 1890. Child: I. George Ackley,8 b. in R., Feb. 27, 1849; is a leading attorney of B. F .; m. ist in Chester, Vt., Oct. 12, 1870, Jennie Phelps, b. Pawlet, Vt., May 5, 1850; d. Las Vegas, N. M., Nov. 26, 1892 ; m.
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2d in Brome, P. Q., Aug. 25, 1894, Lettie Morgan, b. Cornish, N. H., Sept. 12, 1867. Children : i. Gertrude Fannie,? b. West- minster, Vt., Nov. 20, 1873; m. Nov. 20, 1891, George II. Morse of B. F. ; res. N. Y. city ; no children. ii. Melville Fuller, b. B. F., Feb. 9, 1899.
2. JOSEPHI6 ( Nathan,5 James,4 James,3 John,2 John1), b. Mar. 31, 1774; m. Feb. 3, ISO1, Lucinda Mather, b. Nov. 17, 1780; d. July 11, 1852 ; he d. Jan. 14, 1838; resided in R., Springfield, and Weathersfield, Vt.
Children, probably all b. in R. :
i. LEWIS,7 b. Oct. 14, ISO1 ; m. Jan. 23, 1834, Sophia White ; he d. Dec. 2, 1869; res. Springfield, Vt. Children : 1. Charles L.,8 b. Nov. 25. 1834. 2. Abby, b. Jan. 21, 1841.
ii. HORACE, b. Dec. 27, 1802 ; m. May 1, 1827, Mary, dau. of John Davis of R. ; they lived first on the "Asa Locke" farm in R. ; in 1834 moved to Parker llill, and in 1853 to Windsor, Vt. where he res. until his death, May 20, 1871. Children : 1. Albert,8 b. in R. Aug. 19, 1830; in. Nov. 4, 1855, Almira Allison of Weathers- field, Vt. Child : i. John Albert,9 b. Dec. 31, 1856; d. Aug. 30, 1870. 2. Horace, b. Springfield, Vt., Oct. 31, 1835; rem. to Windsor, Vt. in 1871 ; m. Dec. 6, 1859, Sarah C. Dake, b. Windsor, Dec. 13, 1838. Children : i. George D.,2b. Aug. 9, 1860; in 1894 was a physician in Fort Payne, Ala. ii. Fred 11., b. Apr. 7, 1863 ; res. Springfield, Mass. iii. Charles A., b. Oct. 19, 1873.
iii. JEHIEL, b. July 31, 1804; a farmer on Parker Hill; m. Apr. 25, 1829, Almira Gale ; he d. Feb. 5, 1877. Children : 1. Charlotte, 8 b. June 26, 1833; m. Abijah Cortez Miller. Children : i. A. C. Frank,? b. Aug., 1864 ; d. Aug. 2, 1891. ii. Lottie A., b. 1875. Three other children d. in infancy. 2. Herbert, d. in infancy. 3. Celia, b. July 22, 1841 ; m. Russell S. Herrick of Springfield, Vt. 4. Oscar, b. July 30, 1843 ; m. Sarah H. Randel. 5. George Bates, b. Sept. 5, 1845; m. Jan. 10, 1873, Sarah D. Corbin of Dakota. 6. Christina, b. Aug. 21, 1847 ; m. Edwin S. Randel.
iv. RANDILLA, b. June 14, 1So6; m. Aaron Leland Thompson. ( See Thompson.)
v. JAMES, b. Jan. 24, ISOS; m. Nov. 12, 1835, Mary Ann Murray ; he d. Aug. 5, 1856; resided in Springfield and Weathersfield, Vt. Children : 1. Victoria,8 b. Feb. 21, 1839; d. Nov. 10, 1847. 2. George A., b. Sept. 10, 1843. 3. Mary E., b. June 7, 1847 ; d. Oct. 15, 1901.
vi. LUCINDA, b. Nov. 16, 1809; m. Dec. 4, 1832, William Dana; resided Charlestown, N. H. Children : 1. Thomas,8 b. Dec. S, 1833. 2. Ellen E., b. Oct. 13, 1839.
vii. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 1, 1813; m. Ist Apr. 10, 1838, Marianna Savage ; m. 2d Mar. 27, 1860, Mrs. Permelia (Silsby ) Durant ; he d. Nov. 25, IS68; res. Springfield and Weathersfield. Children : 1. James,8 b. Sept. 23, 1839. 2. Homer, b. Oct. 4, 1841. 3. Marianna, b. Sept. 5, 1862.
viii. REUBEN, b. Dec. S, 1816; m Apr. 2, 1839, Mary J. Barrett ; he d. Mar. 28, 1890; res. Windsor, Vt. Children : 1. Eliza Jane,8 b. Aug. 30, 1840. 2. Henry Campbell, b. July 5, 1844. 3. William Reuben, b. July 14, 1849. 4. Charles Joseph, b. Oct. 28, 1854; d. Feb. 5, ISS4. 5. Frank Lewis, b. Aug. 25, 1861.
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GEORGE BROWNI (s. of Jonathan Foster, gr. s. of John, gr. gr. s. of Peter), b. Chesterfield, N. H., Sept. 12, 1848; came to B. F., Sept .. 1870; in ISS2 established an extensive laundry which he conducted 25 yrs. ; promi-
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nent in musical circles, leader of band 30 yrs., and choir director ist Univ. chh. of B. F., 23 yrs. ; supt. of Sunday School of ist Univ. chh. of B. F., 20 yrs. ; prominent in Masonry : represented R. in legislature 1902-3.
He m. Mar. 6, 1873, Mary Jane, dau. of Geo. L. Bowtell of B. F .; res. B. F.
Child :
i. NETTIE MAY,2 b. June 25, 1879; m. Oct. 6, 1897, William S. Dun- ham : no children.
WHITE
JONATHAN1 (ancestry unknown ), was one of the grantees of R., and an early settler. He appears to have died before Feb. 26, 1776, when a commit- tee was chosen in town meeting " to support the wife and children of Jona- than White." Oct. 27, 1776, a vote was passed in regard to " defraying the charges of the wife of Jonathan White, deceased, and her children." By church records, Jonathan White's child died Apr. 21, 1774, and " Mr. White died July 18, 1774." Yet a Jonathan White " took the oath agreeable to the Constitution " March 3, 1778. His wife's name was Rhoda. " Widow White died Sept. S. 1776." ( Church records.)
Children :
i. SIMEON,2 b. Mar. 13, 1770.
ii. PHEBE, b. Apr. 15, 1772.
iii. JONATHAN, b. August, 1775.
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JOSIAH+ (Josiah,3 Josiah,2 John1 of Salem, Mass., 1638), b. Lancaster, Mass., Jan. 3. 1714: built the first mill in that part of Lancaster set oft to Leominster ; lived for a time in Charlestown, N. Il. ; probably rem. to R., about 1773, as he in that year purchased real estate in town ; took the oath of allegiance to the new government, 1777; was of the little band from R. that " marcht to Manchester " the same year ; voted to accept the constitution of Vermont Mar. 3, 1778, and his name frequently appears upon the town records as taking an active interest in public matters of his time. Ilis home farm was in the north part of the town, the same now owned and occupied by Chester B. Hladwen, the original house being a frame part now used as a corn barn in the rear of the brick dwelling that was erected by Mr. White's son, Phineas.
Mr. White enjoys the distinction of being, probably, the progenitor of a greater number of people than any other man resident here during the history of the town. The unique epitaph upon his tombstone, located but a few feet from the northwest corner of the old meeting-house where he worshipped, in R. village, says :
" In Memory of Mr. Josiah White who Died Sept. 1, 1Soo, in the 96th year of his age.
The descendants of Josiah White at his death. Children 15 Grand Children Iho Grate grand children 211. Children Deceased 2 Grand children Deceased 26 grate grand children Deceased 35."
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An excellent genealogy of the " Descendants of John White 1638-1900," written by Miss Myra L. White of Ilaverhill, Mass., records descendants of Josiah,4 to the number of 2,663, while her compilation of the descendants of the emigrant, John,I shows the unusually prolific qualities of the family to the grand total of 19,629 up to that date, and there has since been a third volume added. The limits of this volume prohibit more than a partial list of them, and those are of the earlier generations.
The record of the following deed in the town clerk's office clearly defines the location of the pew in which this large family worshipped, in the old town meeting house :
" Know all men by these present that I, Josiah White of Rockingham in the County of Windham and the state of Vermont, for and in consideration of the sum of thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cts. current money of the United States to me in hand paid before the delivery hereof to Levi Sabin of Rockingham in the County and State aforesaid. The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have given, granted, bargained & sold and by these present do give, grant, bargain, sell, release, convey and confirm unto him the said Levi Sabin, his heirs and assigns forever the Northeast corner Pew of the body Pews so called on the East side of the broad alley of the Rocking- ham Meeting House.
To have and to hold," etc., in the language of a regular warranty deed of that early date. It was dated the 16th day of Aug., 1803, and witnessed by Elijah Knight and Jehiel Webb.
JOSIAII,4 m. Ist in Lancaster, Mar. 14, 1739, Deborah House, d. Sept. 22, 1768; m. 2d in R., Sept. 16, 1779, Elizabeth, widow of David Pulsipher of R. (See page 731), d. July 2, 1786, ae. 66; in 1794 there is record of a 3d wife named Tabitha; he d. Sept. 1, 1806. Nine of the ten sons served in the Revolution, Paul, alone. being too young at that time.
Children all by Ist wife :
i. DEBORAH,5 b. Dec. 24, 1739; m. Elias Carter; res. Lancaster and Buckland, Mass. ; she d. Buckland, Mass., June 23, 1810; thirteen children.
ii. JOSIAH, b. June 2, 1741 ; a farmer in Leominster ; m. May 15, 1764, Tabitha Carter of Leominster ; he d, in 1790; thirteen children.
iii. JOHN, b. Sept. 23, 1742.
iv. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 14, 1744; m. Apr. 22, 1773, Hannah Platts; ten children.
v. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 20, 1746; rem. to Charlemont, Mass .; captain in the Revolution ; in. Abigail Wilder ; he d. Heath, Mass., Apr. 24, IS17 ; ten children.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 23, 1747; m. Dec. 11, 1766, Josiah Swan, Jr. ; res. Leominster and she d. there Apr. 17, 1814 ; ten children.
vii. SUSANNA, bap. Mar. 4, 1750; m. Richard Prouty.
viii. ABIJAII, b. Nov. 21, 1751 ; with his wife Polly was living in R., in 1790 and as late as 1807; nine children.
ix. RUTH, b. Sept. 2, 1753.
x. AsA, b. Sept. 2, 1755 ; m. Sept. 11, 1776, Jane Arwin of R. ; he d. Aug. 27, 1781 ; two children.
xi. LUKE, b. Dec. 8, 1757; res. Heath, Mass., later returned to R., and then to DeKalb, N. Y .; m. Eunice White of Charlemont, Mass. ; he d. Richville, N. Y., Mar. 7, 1837 ; eleven children.
xii. ABEL, b. May 25, 1760; res. Springfield, Vt., and in R., then in Charlestown, N. H., and in the latter place he had a carding and fulling mill destroyed by flood in 1814; m. Apr. 12, 1780. Hannah 51
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Closson of R. ; he d. Bolton, Canada, while on a visit, in 1844. Sixteen children.
xiii. PHINEAS, bap. June 26, 1763; res. the most of his life in R., the exception being a short time in Springfield, Vt., but upon the death of his father ret. to R. and lived on the old farm, erecting the brick dwelling now there; later sold the farm to his sons Luke and William and rem. to Springfield, erecting the stone house recently occupied by Henry Burr ; he m. Apr. 14, 1788, Jerusha Marsh of Springfield; he was killed by accident Ang. 14, 1841 ; she d. Apr. 12, 1850. Children : 1. Jerusha,6 b. Oct. 28, 1788; m. May 28, 1806, Simeon Damon, d. Mar. 25, 1829; she d. Apr. 12, 1850; buried in the old Parker Hill cem. 2. Betsey, b. Mar. 21, 1790 ; m. Jan. 16, 1810, Timothy Goodenow, d. May 10, 1850; she d. Mar. 2, 1868; res. in Springfield and Queensbury, N. Y. ; fourteen children. 3 Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1791 ; m. June 18, 1815, Eddy ; she d. Oct. 20, 1832. 4. Deborah, b. June 12, 1794 ; m. Mar. 6, 1820, Oliver Grimes. 5. Cynthia, b. Apr. 12, 1796; m. July 20, 1816. 6. Phineas, b. Nov. S, 1798; m. Mar. 6, 1820, Betsey Hazeltine of R. ( See Haselton.) 7. Luke, b. May 24, 1Soo; m. Jan. 1, 1835, Clarissa Edson; they res. on his grand- father's old farm in R. Children: i. Clarissa Ellen.7 ii. Mary Melissa. iii. Albert Edson, b. May 24, 1841, d. Oct. 12, 1873. iv. Sarah E. S. William, b. Oct. 16, 1802, m. ist Apr. 20, 1831, Esther Blake, d. May 9, 1863; m. 2d Eunice Blake; they res. on the farm in R. where his father and grandfather had always lived ; he d. Sept. 24, 18So. Children : i. Francis.7 ii. Geo. William, lived for a time in Iowa and d. in Newport, N. H., ae. about 4S.
iii. Haskell Edmund. iv. James Blake. v. Francis, drowned, ae. about 27. vi. Willard Ellery, was market gardener and d. in Stockton, Cal., Jan. 18, 1894. vii. Martha Ann. viii. Ilerbert Leroy. ix. a son. d. young. x. Carrie Ella. 9. John Elliot, b. Apr. 2, 1805, d. May 16, 1807.
xiv. DEA. PAUL, b. Apr. 15, 1765; res. in R., Williamstown, Vt., and Malone, N. Y. ; m. Sept. 24, 1786, Polly Smith, b. Weston, Mass., Nov. 20, 1766, d. Malone, Feb. 15, 1858; he d. Aug. 31, 1860. Children : 1. Josiah.6 2. Allen. 3. Abijah. 4. Paul. 5. Cynthia. 6. Ruth. 7. Lucy. S. Polly. 9. Abram Smith.
xV. RELIEF, b. Oct. 10, 1767 ; m. Oct. 6, 1785, Elijah Read, a prominent citizen of R., b. Mar. 7. 1764, constable 1805-7; later rem. to Troy, N. Y. Children : 1. Horace,6 b. in R. Aug. 12, 1788. 2. Caroline Olcott, b. May 29, 1790; m. Apr. 12, ISOS, Thos. Gould of R., b. Petersham, Mass., in 1784; they res. in R. where she d. Oct. 5, 1851 ; he d. June 14, 1864. Children : i. Lucretia San- derson.7 ii. Chas. Merrill. iii. Lowell Reed. iv. John Sturte- vant. v. Maria Frances. vi. Henry Stowell. vii. Lucia Sophia. viii. Elizabeth Ann. ix. Mary Caroline. 3. Relief, b. Mar. 15, 1792 ; m. Dr. Sabin ; res. Schenectady, N. Y. 4. Elijah, b. Mar.
15, 1792. 5. Lowell, b. Feb. 24, 1794. 6. Merrill, b. Sept. I. 1795. 7. Maria, b. Apr. 5, 1797; m. Gilbert Grant of R. and res. in R. Children : i. Gilbert A.7 ii. Marshall. iii. John. iv. Royal. v. Earl. vi. Frederick Reed. vii. Harry. viii. Edward. S. John Elliott, b. July S, ISoo; d. Oct. 17, 1804. 9. Fanny, b. Ang. 12, 1802 ; d. Mar. 3, 1803.
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REV. SAMUEL1 (s. of Joseph, who traced his lineage back to Nathaniel, who res. Dedham, Mass., 1641), b. Wrentham, Mass., Jan. 28, 1750; first town minister of Rockingham, 1773-1809; sketch pp. 123-5.
JOHN GOLDSBURY WHITING. 1809-1893.
MRS. CRISANNA (BAILEY) WHITING. b. March 29, ISII. The Oldest Person now Living in Rockingham.
REV. LUCIEN HAYDEN. Pastor of the Saxtons River Baptist Church.
REV. W. N. WILBUR.
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He m. May 24, 1774, Mary Goldsbury of Warwick, Mass., d. in R., Aug. 7, 1799, ae. 45 ; he d. in R., May 16, 1819, ae. 70. :
Children all b. in R. :
i. MARY,2 b. Aug. 19, 1776; d. Aug. 17, 1777.
ii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 25, 1778; grad. of Dartmouth college and was admitted to the bar ; m. Oct. 21, 1806, Betsey Chamberlain of R. ; he d. Nov. 20, 1806. One child, d. in infancy.
iii. MARY, b. Jan. 20, 1780; d. Mar. 24, 1781.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 23, 1782 ; d. June 3, 1807.
v. BENONI, b. Oct. 6, 1784 ; d. at birth.
1. vi. JOHN GOLDSBURY, b. Aug. 3, 1785; m. Phebe Locke of R.
vii. ELEUTHERIA, b. Nov. 24, 1789; d. Mar. 21, ISOS.
viii. THEOPHILUS, b. Apr. 14, 1792.
2. ix. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 16, 1797; m. Clarissa Webb of R.
I. JOHN GOLDSBURY2 (Rev. Samuel1), b. in R., Aug. 3, 1785 ; a farmer, always lived on "The first minister's farm," north of R. village ; m. Phebe, dau. of Ebenezer Locke of R., b. Mar. 31, 1787, d. at S. R., Feb. 2, 1845 ; he d. Aug. 10, 1809. Child :
i. JOHN GOLDSBURY,3 b. in R., Mar. 27, 1809; a farmer, owned the farm on the height of land between R. and S. R. villages; m. ist in 1829, Harriet Harlow of Springfield, Vt., d. in R., 1830; m. 2d Dec. 1, 1842, Crissana, dau. of Samuel Bailey of S. R., b. West- moreland, N. H., Mar. 29, IS11 ; she rem. to S. R., when six yrs. old and is still living on the Upper Meadows, the oldest person in town ; her memory is very clear regarding early events in this town and she has been of much assistance in preparing this vol- ume ; she united with the Baptist chh. at S. R., Apr. 25, 1838 and is the oldest living member of that church ; he d. in R., Dec. 3, 1893. Child by first wife: 1. Harriet Harlow,4 b. in R., Aug. 6, 1830; m. in 1866, Hleman Thayer of Rockford, Ill., a native of R. Children : 1. William W.,5 b. Rockford, Dec. 4, 1868. ii. Mary Weston, b. Rockford, Dec. 22, 1871; in. Dec. 30, 1903, Arthur W. Ades of Rockford. Child : William Thayer, 6 b. Mar.,
1905. Children by 2d wife : 2. Lucy Whiting, b. in R., Nov. 6, 1843 ; m. Aug. 20, 1867, Rev. H. H. Shaw of Peacham, Vt. Chil- dren : i. Harry W.,5 b. Springfield, Vt., Nov. 27, 1872 ; is clerk in office of Vt. F. M. Co., at B. F .; m. June 16, 1903, Lena McLean of Hoosick Falls, N. Y. Child: Pauline McLean,6 b. B. F., Aug. 19, 1904. ii. Minnie Weston, b. Manchester, Vt., Sept. 17, 1876 ; m. July 7, 1903, Walter A. Prouty of Marlboro, Vt. ; res. Brattleboro, Vt .; no children. 3. Ann W., b. in R., Dec. 3, 1845; m. Frank Proctor of R. ( See Proctor.) 4. Mary W., b. in R., Mar. 3, 1848; m. Henry N. Weston of R. ( Scc Weston.)
2. JOSEPH2 (Rev. SamuelI), b. in R., Nov. 16, 1797; m. Nov. 28, 1819, Clarissa, dau. of Jehiel Webb, Jr., of R., b. March 4, 1798 ; d. Springfield, Vt., Oct. 2, 1856; he d. Springfield, July 14, 1868.
Children :
i. SAMUEL,3 b. in R., Dec. 2, 1822; m. Nov. 20, 1849, Lucy Ann, dau. of George R. and Sarah (Kenney) Clark ; he d. Mar. 19, 1904. Children : I. Ella M.,4 b. July 4, 1853; m. July 20, 1881, Dr. Herbert H. Howe. Children : i. Alice M.,5 b. Oct. 24, 1882. ii. Horace E., b. Mar. 1, 1885. 2. Samuel E., b. Aug. 2. 1855 ; d. Jan. 20, 1876. 3. William C., b. May 26, 1857; m. Nov. 25, 1886, Sara Perry. 4. Minnic A., b. Sept. 3, 1867 ; m. Aug. 15, 1888, James
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N. Waite. Children : i. Nelson H.,5 b. Oct. 22, 1889 ; d. Aug. 18, 1904. ii. Harold S., b. Nov. 21, 1892. iii. Lucy F., b. Feb. 9, 1894. iv. James Whiting, b. June 7, 1901.
ii. ADELINE, b. in R., Aug. 25, 1824; m. Jan. 7, 1847, Enos B. Cutler of Springfield, Vt. Children all b. Springfield, Vt. : 1. Amelia Ann,4 b. Dec. 3, 1847; m. July 19, 1870, LeRoy M. Holines of Greenwich, N. Y. 2. Charles Enos, b. Nov. 15, 1849; m. July 13, 1875, Mrs. Martha Rember Yates. Children all b. Springfield, Vt. : i. Emma Jane,5 b. Mar. 27, 1876. ii. Carmie B., b. Aug. 29, 1879; m. May 31. 1904, Lena Aldrich of Springfield, Vt. iii. Guy Enos, b. Apr. S. ISS2. iv. Inis O., b. Mar. 3, 1886. 3. Mary Ella, b. Aug. 8, 1851 ; in. June 10, 1874, Willard L. Lawrence of Brookline, Vt. Children : 1. Alvin Willard,5 b. Brookline, Oct. 6. 1875: m. June 14, 1900, Grace Wiley of Springfield, Vt. ii. Merrill Enos, b. Brookline, July 20, 18So ; d. Springfield, Vt., Apr. 24. 1893. iii. Willie Cutler, b. Springfield, Vt., Dec. 28, ISSS. 4. Addic Maria, b. Oct 2, 1853; m. Oct. 25, 1876, Fred II. Fay of R. andrem. to Keene, N. H. Children : i. Lucy Ann,5 b. Drews- ville, N. H1., Nov. 9, 1877. ii. Enos Gerald, b. in R., Dec. 23, IS85.
iii. MARY G., d. Apr. 5, 1849, ae. 22 yrs.
iv. ELEUTHERIA, d. Mar. 25, 1865, ae. 32 yrs. S mos.
V. ABBIE, m. Francis HI. Kenney, a private in Co. E, 16th Regt. Vt. Volunteers ; she d. Jan. 20, 1873, ae. 33 yrs. 1 mo. Children : I. George Francis,+ b. Springfield, Vt., Dec. 14, 1867; grad. Boston university, 1890; is a teacher in Plymouth, Mass. 2. Mary Elcutheria, b. Springfield, Apr. 29, 1871 ; d. Mar. 29, 1877.
WHITNEY
MARSHALL MARION8 ( Eliphalet,7 Eliphalet,6 Joshua,5 Joshua,4 Rich- ard,3 Richard,2 John1, who came from England and settled in Watertown, Mass., in June, 1635), b. Putney, Vt., Oct. 14, 1833; came to B. F. early in IS57 ; was a barber, and engaged in mercantile business for some years ; has been selectman, and bailiff of the village ; justice of the peace ; is member of Immanuel chh .; prominent in Masonic circles ; m. Margaret D. Fickett of Portland, Me., Dec. 22, 1856, b. Cape Elizabeth, Me., Jan. 12, 1838; res. in B. F.
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