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the ferry and passed up Crown Point Road, settling near the north line of the town on land afterward owned by Joshua Durant, and later by Luther G. Boynton. Simon Stevens, who had also been an officer in the army, had al- ready settled on what is now the town farm, and between these two war captains was begun a friendship which lasted through life. It is said they were never known to disagree but once, and that was as follows: Samuel Scott soon came and settled between them, and his wife, who was formerly a Widow Taylor, had one daughter, Isabella Taylor, of marriageable age, and these two soldiers both sought to capture the prize. She was willing to take either, but could not marry both. Just at this time another settler, George Hall, who had been a captain at Fort Dummer, came in with his family and located just above Capt. Bisbee's, on Weathersfield line. Fortunately he had a daughter of fifteen, and these two, Isabella Taylor and Mary Hall, were said to be the only marriageable girls in town. The difficulty between the two captains was now quickly settled. Capt. Bisbee took Mary Hall, and Capt. Stevens Isabella Taylor, on their horses behind them and went to Charlestown and were married in 1767.
Capt. Bisbee had three commissions, one from George III., one signed by Gov. Clinton of New York, and one by Gov. Chittenden of Vermont, and served through the Revolutionary War. His wife was a resolute and coura- geous woman, and at one time, while the men were away when there was an alarm of the approach of Indians, she yoked the oxen and, taking her little ones and other women and children, drove them to the Blockhouse, which had been built on the Connecticut River as a place of retreat in time of danger.
Capt. Bisbee must have been a successful farmer and a good financier, for, having little but his hands to help himself with, in nine years he had paid for four lots of land and secured a title under the New Hampshire grants, and also paid £8 3s. 4d. for an indenture signed by Richard Morris under the New York charter. His log-cabin soon gave place to a substantial dwelling, said to be the first painted house in town. He had the reputation of being an honest, true man, was a representative in the Legislature, and held, at different times, nearly all the important offices in town. He d. very suddenly Sept. 28, 1805, aged 72 years, and was buried in the cemetery at Springfield. It is known of him that he was a firm believer in the Christian religion, and thougli not a member of the church, he always helped sustain it. Pastor Smiley said that he regarded him as a Christian man, and that when he and Esquire Stevens were gone he felt that he had lost his firmest supporters.
The first tannery in town was started by Capt. Bisbee and a man named Giles near the brook on the Colman Haskins place, and here was made the first leather in town. Mary Bisbee survived her husband more than twenty years. She was born at Fort Dummer in Brattleboro, was a strong-minded woman of Scotch-Irish descent, and it was from her that the next generation of Bisbees got their strong prejudices, which, once aroused, were not easily overcome. The large pine-tree lately standing near the old Bisbee homestead on land owned by the Haskins family was planted by Capt. Bisbee, and was known as a landmark by all his grandchildren. Five generations sat under its cooling shade, but the old tree has now fallen, as did he who planted it. He left seven ch .:
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I. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 18, 1769; was three times m. Her first husband was David Tolles of Weathersfield; second, Clark Conant of Wind- sor ; third, Isaac Tower of Springfield, all noted men in their day. She survived them all, and died without children. She wasa woman of fine form and noble bearing, and won the hearts of all who knew her. The writer well remembers with what delight the children all hailed the appearance of her old chaise, when she made her regu- lar visits to the homestead. She d. in 1828, aged 58.
II. Abner Bisbee, Jr., b. Sept. 24, 1773; m. Barbara Wilson, and lived on the farm now owned by James Booth. They had six ch. :
1. John W., m. Anna Perkins. Hed. in Michigan. Ch. :
(1). Joseph.
(2). Henry.
(3). Wilson.
2. Mary, m. James Walker. They had one son. She died in Spring- field.
3. Abigail, m. George Kimball; three ch. (See sketch of Kimball family.) She d. in Springfield.
4. Harriet, m. Wm. Sweet; d. in Springfield, leaving a number of ch.
5. Eliza, unm .; d. in Springfield.
6. Anderson A., m. Adeline Warner. They moved to Ohio.
III. Jobu Bisbee. b. Sept. 3, 1777 ; m. Nancy Chamberlin of Weathersfield, and lived on a part of the homestead. They afterwards moved to Waitsfield, Vt., where he d. in 1852. They had six ch .:
1. Nancy.
2. Arethusa.
3. Mary.
4. John.
5. Elijah W., b. in 1816; m. - Browu of Waitsfield. He is a suc- cessful farmer, writer for agricultural papers, is prominent in town affairs, and is interested in education and all matters of improvement and progress. Has four sons :
(1). B. D. Bisbee, a prosperous farmer in Waitsfield.
(2). A. B. Bisbee, a physician in Montpelier.
(3). E. W. Bisbee, a lawyer in Barre.
(4). - Bisbee, who lives with his father on the homestead in Moretown.
6. Elizabeth.
IV. Elisha Bisbee, b. April 25, 1780; m. Mary Grout, daughter of Asa Grout of Weathersfield, and grand-daughter of Hilkiah Grout, who was captured by the Indians at Bridgeman's Fort in Vernon, July 27, 1755. In 1800 they settled on a tract of wild land in the west part of the town, and began housekeeping in a small house of two rooms. There being no chimney, Mr. Bisbee cut off, as high as he could reach, a hollow birch-tree that stood near the house, and then cut out a fireplace near the ground, and here Mrs. Bisbee did her cooking from May till November. She used to say that she
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never left the house in the evening without taking a firebrand to keep the wild beasts at bay. Mr. Bisbee was a long time justice of the peace, and at one time he decided a case against a most notorious character, which so incensed him that he swore revenge and walked to the court room with a knife in his hand, threatening murder. It was then late at night, and Esquire Bisbee's team, a fine mare with a colt by her side, was waiting at the door. Hon. Nomlas Cobb, at whose office the court was held, took in the situation, and advised Esquire Bisbee to stop with him the re- mainder of the night, and ordered the team back to the stable, when the desperado rushed out, knife in hand, and com- pletely disembowelled the mare, and she died there in the harness. The fellow left town before morning, and did not return for many years, when Mr. Bisbee and those present had passed away. Mr. Bisbee held many offices, and did a large amount of public business, always faithful to his trust. He was un- doubtedly the heaviest man that ever lived in town, at one time weigh- ing 315 pounds. He d. Aug. 7, 1841, aged 61 - years. His wife d. July 5, 1862, aged 78 years. They had fifteen ch. ; two d. in infancy, and thirteen ABNER BISBEE. lived to have families, namely :
1. Elizabeth, b. 1800; m. Thomas J. Parks; d. in Hartford, Conn., May 13, 1879, leaving one son, Wm. T. Parks, now a prominent business man in Hartford, Conn.
2. David, b. 1801; m. Sally Allbee of Rockingham. He d. in_Derby, Vt., in 1857. Ch. :
(1). Albert. (2). Hermon.
(3). Daniel. (4). John.
(5). Lewis. (6). Lucy.
(7). Charlotte. (8). Bessie.
3. Hiram, b. 1805; m. Betsey Campbell. His second wife was_Mrs. Gilman
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Farwell of Weathersfield. He always lived in Springfield, and d . April 30, 1885. Ch. by first wife :
(1). Nancy A.
(2). James E.
4. Abner, b. 1806 (portrait on p. 226); m. Cynthia Rolph of Chester. They had three ch. :
(1). Ellen A., b. 1833; m. Martin Parker, and lived in Rocking- ham.
(2). Frank Abner, b. in 1843; settled in Iowa, afterward re- turned to Springfield. He is a machinist. He m. Eliza Griswold, daughter of Lucius and Cynthia (Batchel- der) Griswold. Ch .:
[1]. Don A., b. Aug. 5, 1871.
[2]. Walter G., b. Aug. 1, 1876.
(3). Rev. Marvin D. (por- trait on p. 228), b. at Chester, June 21, 1845 ; graduated at Dart- mouth College with honors in class of 1871; studied theology two years at Andover and one year at Chicago Theological Seminary. He was pastor of Con- gregational Church at Fisherville, N. H., from 1874 to 1877, and of Wood Memorial Church, Cambridge, Mass., from 1877 to 1881. Associate editor of the Congregation- alist from 1881 to 1886,
FRANK A. BISBEE.
and since that date professor in Dartmouth College. He is a member of the Historical Society of New Hampshire and the Historical Society of Virginia. He m. Susan Silsby of Claremont, N. H.
5. Sarah, b. 1808 ; m. Daniel Rolph ; d. in Warren, Vt., Feb. 23, 1865.
6. Emily, b. 1810; m. James G. Cass of Uxbridge, Mass. Ch. :
(1). Sarah. (2). Elisha.
(3). Martha.
(5). William. (4). James.
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7. Isaac, b. 1813; went to Ann Arbor, Mich .; m. Amanda Fox. He d. July 24, 1893. They had four sons and two daughters.
8. Aaron, b. Jan. 21, 1815. His early years were spent on his father's farm, and at the age of nineteen he went to Ann Arbor, Mich. Return- ing in 1839 he was for a number of years engaged in the foundry business in Brandon. In 1853 he engaged in the roofing business at Oswego. N. Y., and later at Buffalo. Afterwards he was for twenty years connected with the Warren Chemical Manufacturing Company at Hunter's Point, Long Island, and sup- erintendent of their works for a number of years. During this time he was also con- nected with the War- ren Bros. Oil Com- pany; with M. M. Steel & Co. at Long Island ; with Bisbee & Steele of New Jersey, who were in the gravel roofing business; and with E. B. Warren of Washington, D. C., in the appliance and manufacture of roofing material. In 1875 he returned to Springfield and resided here until his death, Sept. 14, 1882. He. m. Jan. 21, 1844, Elvira F., daughter of Jesse and Betsey (Jackson) Warren, who was b. in Dedham, Mass., Feb. REV. MARVIN D. BISBEE. 10, 1817. She d. in Springfield, April 5, 1891. Ch. :
(1). Charles Eugene, m. Julia R. Moore. He d. Nov. 15, 1894. Ch. : [1]. Wallace Moore, b. Jan. 31, 1869 ; d. May 27, 1888.
[2]. Eva Warren, b. Nov. 3, 1876.
(2). Fred W., d. Dec. 29, 1872, aged 24.
9. Jonah, b. 1817; m. Louisa A. Spencer, who d. June 24, 1856, leaving one son, Byron G. Bisbee, b. Dec. 9, 1851. His second wife was Nancy C. Lovejoy, to whom he was m. in 1857. He is a carpenter and builder, and has worked at his trade in various States, but his home has always been in Springfield, where he now lives (1895).
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Aaron Bisbee
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10. Noah, b. 1820; m. Sarah Hooker of Brandon, Vt., where they now live, and have four sons.
11. Mary, b. 1822; m. Benjamin A. Bragg, and went to Texas, where she d. July 12, 1873.
12. Martha, b. 1824; m. Cornelius Divoll, and settled in Warren, Vt., where she still lives. Her husband d. Jan. 1, 1873, aged 49. Two ch. :
(1). Mary.
(2). Clarence.
13. Marie Antoinette, b. 1826; m. Lucius G. Spencer, who d. Oct. 4, 1859, aged 35. She d. in Sharon, March 4, 1887.
In 1877 there was a notable gathering at the old homestead of Elisha Bisbee of the ten children then living. It was not a reunion, for they were never all together at one time before, because the older ones left home before the younger were born, but it was a happy meeting, and one never to be forgotten by those present.
V. Sally Bisbee, b. 1782; m. Benjamin Tolles of Weathersfield, where they lived and had a family of four sons and six daughters.
VI. Elijah Bisbee, b. 1786; m. March 12, 1809, Cynthia Bates, a lineal descendant of John Rogers, the martyr. They settled near the present site of the foundry on land now (1895) owned by the Snath Company, H. Whittemore's estate, W. H. Loveland, and others. Both d. in 1817, leaving two daughters :
1. Priscilla, m. Brooks Kimball, and d. in Charlestown, N. H., leav- ing two sons and two daughters.
2. Hannah, m. John R. Nourse, and d. in Springfield, leaving two sons and one daughter. (See sketch.)
VII. Gad Bisbee, b. Jan. 2, 1789; m. Nov. 13, 1808, Lilly Litchfield, and moved to Haverhill, N. H., where they both d., leaving a large family of children.
WILLIAM A. BLODGETT, son of Philander and Esther (Lockwood) Blod- gett, was b. at Chautauqua, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1819; m. Caroline M. Maynard, daughter of Levi and Eliza (Reed) Maynard of Sudbury, Mass. Ch. :
I. William H., b. Oct. 6, 1843.
II. Louisa E., b. Feb. 27, 1847; m. Romaine A. Spafford.
III. Rosa A., b. Dec. 6, 1851; m. Calvin S. Leonard.
IV. Ann M., b. July 12, 1853 ; m. Henry A. Going.
V. Nettie L., b. Oct. 11, 1862; m. Fred A. Miller.
JAMES BOOTH, son of Eliphalet and Sarah (Taplin) Booth, was b. in Lemster, N. H., May 29, 1819; m. Jan. 1, 1856, Marion E. Parker, daughter of Warren and Sarah (Burnap) Parker of Putney, Vt. Ch. :
I. Merrill P.
II. Herman P.
III. Mary E. All died young.
RUFUS BOSWORTH, son of Samuel and Mehitable Bosworth, was b. in Petersham, Mass., April 22, 1820; m. Catharine Wiley. Ch. :
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I. Henry C., b. Jan. 4, 1844; d. Nov. 5, 1866.
II. Mary C., b. Aug. 25, 1854; d. Sept. 25, 1864.
C. LEWIS BOWEN, son of George P. and Ellen M. (Bond) Bowen, b. in Charlestown, N. H., May 25, 1858; m. March 5, 1879, Kate T., daughter of John R. and Mary (Chittenden) Gill, b. Dec. 22, 1858; res. in Springfield. Ch. :
I. Waldo L., b. in Charlestown, N. H., Dec. 16, 1879; d. Feb. 7, 1881.
II. Julian M., b. in Bellows Falls, Aug. 8, 1881.
III. Lottie E., b. in Bellows Falls, March 18, 1885; d. March 20, 1885.
IV. Horace C., b. in Bellows Falls, Oct. 13, 1886.
V. Ralph G., b. in Bellows Falls, March 26, 1888.
VI. Mary L., b. in Alstead, N. H., Feb. 12, 1889; d. July 28, 1889.
VII. Mabel K., b. in Alstead, N. H., June 5, 1890; d. Sept. 21, 1893.
Durant J. Boynton
DURANT J. BOYNTON, son of Luther G. Boynton, was b. in Waitsfield, Vt., Dec. 8, 1841. He was educated at Springfield Wesleyan Semin- ary, Fairfield Academy, and the University of Vermont, where he was one year in the academical department, and two years in the medical department. He graduated from Pittsfield Medical College in 1886; now a mill owner and extensive dealer in lumber at North Spring- field. He holds important offices; is a member of the school committee, of the board of selectmen, and rep- resented the town in the Legislature of Vermont in 1894. He m. Sept. 10, 1872, Isadore L. Field, daughter of Abner and Louisa (Gris- wold) Field.
JONATHAN M. BOYNTON, son of Jonathan and Sally (Martin) Boynton, was b. at Baltimore, Vt., Nov. 4, 1807 ; m. Harriet Batchelder, dau. of Edwin and Rachel (Bart- lett) Batchelder. Ch. :
I. Harriet E., b. Jan. 30, 1835; m. Joseph W. Leland.
II. Edmund M., b. November, 1836; d. Dec. 28, 1840.
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III. Emerson A., b. Aug. 3, 1839; killed in the battle of Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864.
IV. Francis E., b. Oct. 12, 1843; d. in infancy.
V. Frederick E., b. Sept. 24, 1848; d. in infancy. .
RICHARD BRADFORD, son of Andrew and Lucy (Parker) Bradford, was b. at Chester, April 4, 1800; m. Mary Stimson, daughter of Charles and Comfort (Walker) Stimson of Ludlow, Vt. Ch .:
I. George R., b. Nov. 17, 1828. Prominent business man and banker at Gloucester, Mass. He m. Emma Sewell.
II. Mary A., b. Sept. 1, 1831 ; m. Lewis Davis; res. at North Springfield.
RODNEY G. BRITTON.
HIRAM BRITTON, son of Nehemiah and Sally (Prentiss) Britton, was b. at Westmoreland, N. H., Oct. 11, 1818; m. 1st, Sophronia Blanchard; she d. in 1846; he m. 2d, Harriet H. Burt. Ch. 1st marriage :
I. Jane A., b. Oct. 13, 1846; m. Oct. 1, 1872, Leonidas Barry.
JOTHAM BRITTON was b. in 1770. Four brothers came to this part of
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the conntry, and Jotham settled in Springfield, between the village and "Scrabble." He was for many years justice of the peace and a prominent man. He m. Elizabeth She was b. in 1772, and d. Oct. 1, 1848. He d. June 30, 1849. Ch. :
I. Betsey, b. in 1799; d. June 19, 1870, unm.
II. Jotham, b. in 1802; m. Eleanor Gould; she d. Sept. 10, 1840, at the age of 29 years. Ch. :
1. Mary, b. June, 1829 ; m. William Adair; both deceased.
2. Jane, b. March 11, 1830; m. Andrew Wilson; she d. March 25, 1857; he d. April 3, 1858.
3. Rodney G., b. Aug. 5, 1833. He is a carpenter and mannfacturer, and was for many years a member of the firm of Ellis, Britton & Eaton, which established the "cab-shop" business, one of the leading industries of the town at that time. (See Vermont Novelty Works Company.) He has been prominent in business affairs of the town, in the offices of justice of the peace, school director, trustee of Springfield Savings Bank, and others. He in. Oct. 5, 1859, Abby Goodenongh, b. in Grafton, March 20, 1836; she d. Jan. 27, 1893. Ch .:
(1). Lena A., b. June 29, 1862. Educated at Wellesley College, and for some years teacher in the public schools.
(2). Wallace H., b. Sept. 29, 1868; d. Sept. 5, 1869.
(3). Ethel G., b. July 26, 1875. A student in Boston Uni- versity.
4. Eleanor, b. Sept. 5, 1840; m. William Swift ; res. in Pittsfield, Vt.
III. John, b. in 1801; m. Sophia White; she d. Dec. 1, 1861; he d. Feb. 17, 1867. Ch. :
1. Horace, b. Oct. 27, 1834; d. March 9, 1878. He m. May 13, 1856, Ellen S. Fairbanks, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Parker) Fairbanks. Ch .:
(1). Myron A., b. Feb. 8, 1858 ; m. Dec. 23, 1879, Eldora Martin ; res. in Rutland.
(2). . John E., b. June 26, 1861; d. in infancy.
(3). Herbert A., b. Jan. 4, 1864; m. Aug. 9, 1886, Jennie L. Olney ; res. in Springfield.
(4). Mary E., b. Ang. 25, 1867; m. Nov. 16, 1887, Ezra A. Bnss ; she d.
(5). Fred, b. Oct. 26, 1868.
(6). Flora E., b. April 1, 1872.
(7). Hattie F., b. March 30, 1877.
2. Gracia, b. in 1839; d. Aug. 5, 1881, unm.
IV. Urbane, b. March 31, 1808 ; d. Sept. 18, 1839. He m. Amelia Harlow, b. Sept. 17, 1712; d. March 2, 1854. Ch. :
1. Harriet S., b. in 1835; m. Bates Spencer; res. in Windsor, Vt.
William T., b. in 1838; m. Linda Davis. ; res. in Windsor. 2. V. Sophronia, b. in 1813; d. Jan. 6, 1834, nnın.
VI. Lucretia, b. -; m. Willard B. Harlow. (See Harlow family.) She d. Jnly, 1841.
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RESIDENCE OF ADNA BROWN.
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ADNA BROWN, son of Isaac and Sarah (Flagg) Brown, was b. in Antrim, N. H., Dec. 11, 1828. After attending the common schools he left home at the age of sixteen, and for five years worked at manufacturing woollen goods. For two years he worked as a machinist in Milford; N. H. He came to Springfield in 1850, and was employed by Parks & Woolson, having charge of their works. (See Parks & Woolson Machine Company.) He was instru- mental in causing the removal of the Jones & Lamson Machine Company from Windsor to Springfield, and had charge of building one of the finest shops in the State. He is a large stockholder, and president of the company. He was promoter of the Electric Lighting Company, and is president of the same. He was the leading spirit in furnishing the town with one of the finest hotels in the State, and was honored by the citizens naming it "The Adnabrown."
Mr. Brown is president of the Hotel Company, of the Black River Railroad Com- pany, and of the Common- wealth Club, an organiza- tion intended for mutnal and public improvement. He is a Republican in politics, and although not an office seeker, has held many offices in town and the State. By the kind- ness of friends he was sent to the State Legislature in 1882, was senator from Windsor County in 1890, and was appointed delegate to the National Republican Convention at Minneapolis in 1892, serving on the com- ADNA BROWN. mittee that drafted the plat- form. In religion he is a Congregationalist, and for many years has been an officer of the church, always zealous to uphold its best interests. He believes in home benevolence, and is generous and liberal. always ready to help the unfortunate. Mr. Brown was first m. in 1850 to Mary Newton, daughter of Giles and Sarah (Bell) Newton of Antrim, N. H. She d. in 1861, having had two ch., who d. in infancy. He m. 2d, in 1863, Fannie S. Woolson, daughter of Elijah Sabin and Hannah (Savage) Woolson of Littleton, N. H. They have two ch. :
I. Walter Woolson, was educated at the graded schools, Vermont Acad- emy, and a partial course at Dartmouth College. He is taking up his father's business.
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II. Belle Marion, is taking a course in the Emerson College of Oratory in Boston.
ALLEN J. BROWN, son of John and Hannah J. (Emery) Brown, was. b. in Woodstock, Vt., Feb. 16, 1843; m. Jan. 1, 1867, Mandana C. Wood, daughter of Harvey and Mandana (Cutler) Wood of Rockingham, Vt. Ch. :
I. Willis A., b. March 3, 1871.
II. Lewis E., b. Feb. 23, 1875.
ELISHA BROWN, one of the noted men among the early settlers, was probably b. in 1749 in Cohasset, Mass. His wife was Merrail Bates, b. in Cohasset in 1754. She was sister of Moses Bates and Lieut. Roger Bates. After their marriage they lived in Winchendon, Mass. In the spring of 1778 they came to Springfield on horseback, Mrs. Brown riding behind her hus- band on a pillion, with their household goods in a pillowcase strapped to the horse. Mr. Brown bought land of James Bates, east of the river, which was later known as the Bates farm, and is now owned by the heirs of Hamlin Whitmore. Isaac Tower settled on the hill just above, about the same time. Mr. Brown was a soldier of the Revolution, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was familiarly known as " Brigadier Brown." In 1790_he sold his farm to Phineas and Theophilus Bates, and in 1794 he purchased land west of the river, on what is now called Seminary Hill. At this time there were no settlers or improvements on the site of the village, and the forest was almost unbroken, and frequented by bears and wolves. There were no roads, except bridle paths marked by blazed trees. Mrs. Brown used to visit her neighbors on the other side of the river on horseback, fording the river below the falls. In 1797 Mr. Brown built the one-story house now standing west of the road on Seminary. Hill, and in 1802 the two-story house owned by the late Charles Holt. He was known as a thrifty, close-calculating man, who well under- stood the art of accumulating property; and at the time of his death, Sept. 10, 1827, he was able to leave to each of his sons a farm, except David, who chose the tannery, on the site of the shops of the Novelty Works Company. Mrs. Brown survived her husband many years, and d. Aug. 22, 1851. She was an excellent woman, and stood very high in the esteem of her neighbors and friends. She was of a most genial and pleasant disposition, charitable and generous, and always ready with a word of encouragement and a helping hand for every one in distress. She united with the Congregational Church in 1801, soon after Pastor Smiley came, and he was accustomed to designate her as "one of the ancient and honorable women." Ch. :
I. Sarah, b. in 1776; d. in 1787.
II. Betsey, b. Nov. 25, 1778; m. John Thompson. (See sketch.)
III. Luke, b. Sept. 24, 1782; m. 1st, Feb. 12, 1804, Elizabeth Jackson. He m. 2d, Lovicy Ward. He m. 3d, Caroline Kimball. Ch. by 1st wife:
1. Eliza, b. April 5, 1805; m. Welcome Olney. Ch. 2d wife :
2. Lucretia, b. April 15, 1809; m. Israel Whitcomb. (See Whitcomb family.)
3. Elias, b. Feb. 21, 1814.
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IV. David, b. May 20, 1786. He owned a tannery below the woollen mill, which was managed later by his sons, William T. and Albert. He m. Feb. 21, 1811, Susannah Thayer of Rockingham, who d. July 17, 1857. Ch. :
1. William T., b. Dec. 17, 1811; m. June 8, 1837, Hannah Hawkins. He d. Aug. 13, 1845. No ch.
2. Susan L., b. Jan. 6, 1816; m. March 15, 1836, Frederick Barnard, son of Jennison Barnard.
3. Albert, b. Feb. 24, 1822. In 1842 he became interested in the tanning and shoe business with his brother William, and con- tinued the business until after his brother's death. In 1846 he engaged as clerk in Adams & Bundy's general store, and soon became a partner of the firm of Bundy, Brown & Co., com- posed of John C. Bundy, Albert Brown, and Joseph R. Whit- comb, and continued business in what was known as the " Old Perkins store " (Wheeler's Block) until the fall of 1850, when he purchased the interest of each of his partners, they going to Boston, and closed up the same. He then entered into partnership for two years with Henry H. Mason in the manu- facture of supporters and trusses. In 1852 he engaged in a copartnership with David M. Smith, H. H. Mason, and Hamlin Whitmore, the firm being D. M. Smith & Co., for the manu- facture of Smith's patent spring clothespins, and continued this business until 1887, purchasing the interest of D. M. Smith in 1875, and that of Mr. Whitmore in 1887. In 1854 he entered into partnership with John Holmes, George Kimball, Hamlin Whitmore, and B. F. Dana, under the firm name of Holmes, Whitmore & Co., for the manufacture of woollen goods. He purchased the interest of John Holmes in 1874, and continued in the business with Hamlin Whitmore and William Dillon till 1877, the firm being Whitmore, Dillon & Co. In 1864 he became a partner with Joel A. H. Ellis, Rodney G. Britton, and Ellis M. Eaton in the manufacture of children's carriages, toys, etc. Also in 1864 became a partner with David M. Smith, Henry H. Mason, and Alvin C. Mason in the manu- facture of patent spring and common hooks and eyes, Taylor's patent mop handles, brush holders, etc., the name of this firm being Smith, Mason & Co. In 1866 became interested in the manufacture of the Diamond churn, afterwards known as the Prize churn, in company with H. H. Mason, Amos H. Brown, Zimri Messinger, and others.
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