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He was elected cashier of the Exchange Bank, April 15, 1854, and held the position until March 1, 1866, when its charter was surrendered to transfer its stock to the First National Bank. For the purpose of obviating the long delay in closing up its affairs, he purchased the entire assets and settled with the stockholders, continuing the business as a private banker for two years, when he sold safe and fixtures to the First National
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Bank. In 1869 he was elected a director of the First National Bank, and served as its president two years. He declined a re-election as director in 1871, and Feb. 13 of that year was elected cashier to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of C. E. Richardson, which position he held until 1877. He was never able to give much of his personal attention to the many enterprises he was engaged in until he left the First National Bank, when he devoted his time to the affairs of D. M. Smith & Co. until 1877, then selling his interest in the firm to Henry HI. Mason, with whom he had relations as business partner continuously for more than thirty-five years.
The great flood of Oct. 4, 1869, was very destructive to about every enterprise in which he was interested, and his losses, directly and indirectly, were nearer fifty thousand dollars than thirty thousand. Among his early schoolmates were Mark Richards Porter, James Brush Whipple, Henry Safford, and Levi P. Morton, the latter conceded to be their leader in all affairs in which schoolboys usually engage. Mr. Brown was a member of the Vermont Senate in 1867 and 1868. He m. 1st, June 28, 1848, Sarah Mansur of Claremont, N. H., daughter of Ezra Mansur. She d. Dec. 22, 1852, leaving one daughter. He m. 2d, June 13, 1855, Sarah Floyd, daughter of Benjamin and Marcia W. Floyd of Lebanon, N. H., b. Aug. 10, 1830. Ch. by 1st wife :
(1). Abba Elizabeth, b. June 10, 1850; m. Feb. 11, 1879, John Stoddard of Springfield. One son :
[1]. Henry Albert, b. April, 1881. Ch. by 2d wife :
(2). Alice Alma, b. Oct. 20, 1857; m. Feb. 1, 1888, Herbert Ellis of Trenton, N. J.
(3). Mary Elizabeth, b. April 29, 1860; d. in infancy.
(4). Clara Belle, b. Aug. 27, 1863; m. Fred C. Hodgman.
4. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Nov. 17, 1826; m. Oct. 24, 1850, Dr. Joseph Breck of Springfield, Mass., who d. March 18, 1855. One son by this marriage died young. She m. 2d, Jan. 7, 1864, Clark Wardner of Reading, Vt.
5. David Rush, b. March 31, 1833; m. May 6, 1858, Armilda C. Fullam, daughter of Thomas J. and Almira (Whitcomb) Fullam, b. in Ludlow, Dec. 28, 1834. Ch. :
(1). Bertrand W., b. Feb. 4, 1865; m. Elnora Damon; res. in Springfield.
V. Enos, b. March 16, 1789; res. on the homestead on Seminary Hill, which he finally sold to Charles Holt and F. O. Blair, and the farm was laid out in building lots; he d. Aug. 26, 1870. His wife was Hannah Griswold, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Lenthal (Ames) Griswold. Ch .:
1. Lucia, d. in infancy.
2. Lucy G., b. Nov. 20, 1815; m. William M. Pingry. formerly of
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Salisbury, N. H., but for many years a prominent lawyer in Weathers- field ; she d. Aug. 23, 1865. Ch. :
(1). Mary H., b. May 15, 1837; m. Dr. Orvis F. Bigelow.
(2). Gracia M., b. Jan. 8, 1845; m. Cyrus C. Boynton, a well-known teacher, formerly in business in Springfield, now res. Pasadena, Cal.
3. George I .. , b. Oct. 1, 1817; d. Sept. 7, 1864; m. Cynthia E. Blanchard of Springfield. Ch. :
(1). Lucia E., b. July 17, 1842; d. Oct. 25, 1862.
4. Daniel G., b. March 30, 1821; d. March 25, 1860; he m. Caroline Adams of Springfield. Ch. :
(1). Fred D., b. No- vember, 1847.
(2). Anne, d. in infancy.
(3). Lizzie, b. March 17, 1855.
(4). Nellie, b. Sept. 24, 1856.
(5). Frank, d. October, 1864.
5. Samuel M .. b. July 17, 1824; an enterprising farmer, noted as a breeder of merino sheep. He is pro- minent in towu affairs, was seven years select- man, and has held other responsible posi- tions. He owus a fine farm near the mouth of Black River. Hem. June 10, 1851, Olive .M., daughter of Nathan and Olive (Putnam) White. Ch. : (1). Evelyn M., b. Dec. 1, 1865.
SAMUEL M. BROWN.
. 6. Emerson E., b. March 30, 1828; m. Gratia M. Allbe, daughter of William H. Allbe of Springfield. Ch. :
(1). Forest W., b. July 28, 1854.
(2). Prairie F., b. Aug. 21, 1856.
(3). Mary L., b. Dec. 15, 1859, deceased.
(4). Ada L., b. Nov. 28, 1864, deceased.
(5). Enos L., b. March 8, 1867.
(6). Carletou E., b. June 11, 1868.
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(7). Gratia S., b. Oct. 27, 1870; d. Dec. 19, 1874. (8). Jessie H., b. Aug. 5, 1876.
7. Leverett, b. Dec. 14, 1829; m. Jan. 16, 1855, Lorette Griswold, daughter of Lucius Griswold of Chester. Ch. :
(1). Flora, b. Nov. 8, 1855.
(2). Charles, b. April, 1858.
(3). Lucius G., b. November, 1863.
(4). Alice E., b. September, 1867.
8. Helen L., b. Nov. 8, 1834; m. April 13, 1853, Augustus L. Robin- son of Springfield, a painter by trade. He worked in Spring- field ; was also in grocery business under the firm name A. L. & H. L. Robinson. He now res. in California. Ch. :
(1). Cora L., b. April 9, 1855; d. Sept. 1, 1876.
(2). Francis L., b. Jan. 10, 1857; d. June 16, 1862.
(3). Charles W., b. Jan. 5, 1859; d. Nov. 8, 1863.
(4). Willie G., b. May 20, 1861; d. July 10, 1861.
VI. Abel, b. June 13, 1792; m. Priscilla Hodgkins. He d. Nov. 3, 1845. His wife Priscilla d. Feb. 29, 1880, aged 86 years. Ch. :
1. Elisha, b. Aug. 3, 1815 ; m. 1st, April 1, 1843, Mary Ann, daughter of Abraham Putnam; she d. in 1868. He m. 2d, Julia (Gould) Putnam, daughter of Major Gould, and widow of Oliver Put- nam. He d. July 26, 1894. Ch. by 1st wife :
(1). Thankful Ann, b. March 10, 1844; m. Hannibal Holden; she d. Jan. 1, 1867.
(2). Lois Cordelia, b. Oct. 15, 1845; d. young.
(3). Abel, b. in 1848; went South in 1868.
2. Merial, b. Feb. 7, 1817; m. Sept. 7, 1836, H. Holmes. She d. Sept. 4, 1850. Ch .:
(1). Forest.
(2). Francis.
(3). Ellen.
3. Lucia, b. Sept. 20, 1818; m. Leonard Barker. Ch .:
(1). Charlotte, m. D. P. Floyd; res. in Amsden; has three ch.
(2). Caroline, m. Col. H. W. Floyd. Two ch.
(3). Addie, res. in Bellows Falls.
4. Jane Howard, b. March 6, 1820; m. April 26, 1838, Sullivan J. Demary of Perkinsville. (See Demary family.)
5. Amos H., b. Feb. 4, 1822; m. Susan Atwood. He was for many years engaged in the manufacture of churns in Springfield. He was for several years in the grain trade in the Sugar River gristmill in Claremont, N. H. Later he removed to Bellows Falls and engaged in the hardware trade, where he now resides (1895). Ch .:
(1). Frank H.
(2). Ellen.
6. Sarah E., b. Aug. 1, 1824; m. Henry Parker; d. in Burlington, Feb. 12, 1868.
7. Tra, b. May 27, 1826 ; d. April 30, 1830.
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8. Nancy, b. Dec. 7, 1828; m. David Martin. He was killed in New York City while on duty as a policeman. Mrs. Martin died iu Claremont, N. II. Ch. :
(1). Charles, d. in Chicago, Ill.
(2). Herbert.
(3). Lizzie, m. H. B. Beckwith; res. in Claremont, N. H.
9. Harriet, b. May 23, 1831; m. Azro Willis of New York City; two ch. She d. in Waco, Tex.
10. Marcia P., b. May 13, 1835. Was for many years a teacher in Springfield ; now supervisor of schools in Brazil, S. A.
VII. Jonathan, b. Oct. 5, 1796. After becoming of age he worked five years for his father at shoemaking, receiving one hundred dollars a year and his board, clothes, and spending money, and at the end of the five years had saved the five hundred dollars. He m. Jan. 17, 1822, Hannah Stocker, whose father was a Revolutionary soldier, and fought at Bunker Hill. Jonathan first moved to a farm in Chester, but soon returned and located on the hill west of the village, where he lived until 1862, when he moved to a house on Seminary Hill. He d. Aug. 18, 1878; his wife d. Nov. 15, 1879. She was a kind-hearted, charitable woman, a loving aud indulgent mother, ever ready to make any necessary sacrifice for the good of her family. Ch. :
1. Lois, d. iu infancy.
2. Horace, b. June 24, 1824. He lived at home on the farm during his minority, attending school winters. In March, 1845, he went to Lansingburgh, N. Y., to work in the oilcloth factory of Deborah, Powers & Co. After two years he went into the factory of Jonathan E. Whipple, and remained until May, 1850, when with his brother Henry he went to Rockford, Ill., where he bought a farm, but soon returned to Lansingburgh. In 1853 he again went to Rockford, exchanged his farm for livery property, and remained two years. He then sold all his busi- ness and returned to Springfield and bought the A. L. Thomp- son farm. Later he bought of Jack Nourse the sawmill property, and carried on the business until 1858, when he sold his prop- erty in Springfield, and again made his home in Rockford, where he has since resided, engaged in the manufacture of agricultural implements and other enterprises. He has been vice-president of the Rockford National Bank since its organiza- tion in 1872, vice-president of the Forest City Insurance Com- pany, and city treasurer for eight years. He m. Sept. 12, 1852, Mary A., daughter of William Thayer, b. in Springfield, Feb. 16, 1827. Ch. :
(1). William T., b. March 2, 1854; m. Mary L. Spaulding. He is a member of the firm of A. G. Spaulding & Bros. of 108 Madison Street, Chicago. Ch .:
[1]. Horace S.
[2]. H. Irene.
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(2). Alice C., b. in Springfield, March 28, 1856; m. Dec. 26, 1888, D. H. Ferguson; res. in Denver, Col., where he is en- gaged in loan and trust business.
(3). Carrie A., b. July 27, 1860; d. April 10, 1885.
3. Henry, h. March 20, 1826; m. Dec. 10, 1849, Ellen O. Brooks; was for twenty-three years in oilcloth factory at Lansing- burgh ; now res. at Rockford, Ill. Ch. :
(1). Harry W., b. Nov. 29, 1854.
(2). John H., b. Sept. 30, 1865.
4. Augusta, b. Jan. 9, 1831 ; m. Oct. 18,
1849, Charles Sanders of Springfield. (Seesketch of Sanders family.)
5. Homer, b. Sept. 1, 1833 ; m. Geneivie M. Adams of Windham; d. in Jamaica, Vt., Dec. 31, 1886.
6. Abby, b. Aug. 29, 1835; m. Ellis M. Eaton of Springfield. (See sketch of Eaton family.)
7. Emily, b. December, 1837; d. May 17, 1872. HILAND TAFT BOUTELLE, son of Oraior and Mary Ada- line ('T'aft) Boutelle, was b. in Townshend, April 2, 1838. He is a machinist, and has worked many years for Gilman & Townshend in the manufacture of lathes for turning shoe lasts and other irregular shapes. He owns - HILAND T. BOUTELLE. and lives in the Selden Cook house, where Vice-President Levi P. Morton lived when a boy in Springfield. IJe m. Nov. 6, 1858, Harriet Anna Whitcomb, daughter of Ezekiel and Catharine (Davis) Whitcomb, b. Aug. 16, 1838. Ch. :
I. Emma Elouise, b. Oct. 25, 1859; m. Charles H. Boyd, b. April 22, 1841. He is a machinist by trade, and served in the war of the Rebellion in Co. H, 10th Regiment Vermont, Volunteers.
II. Minnie Katherine, b. May 5, 1864.
NICHOLAS BRAGG came here in 1774, and settled on the Holden place, above the farm now owned by Cobb & Derby. He d. Sept. 7, 1804. Eleanor Bragg, his wife, d. Jan. 14, 1828, aged 92 years. Ch. :
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I. Nicholas, Jr., son of Nicholas, b. Aug. 5, 1758 ; came to Springfield in 1774 and settled at the upper end of Beaver Meadow, west of Rattle- snake Hill. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, and built a house, still standing, on the Barnard farm, known as the " Bragg Place." It is known that forty births have occurred within its walls, twenty being the children of Nicholas Bragg, Jr., and one of them, James, was the father of Gen. Braxton Bragg, of the Confederate Army. Mr. Bragg was one of the organizers and one of the first elders of the Methodist Church of this place. He sold his farm to Jennison Barnard, about 1820, and removed to Whitefield, N. H., where he d. Jan. 22, 1836. He m. 1st, Abigail Brown. He m. 2d, Sarah Tarbell of Cavendish. She was b. March 25, 1777; d. at the home of her son, Rev. Lorenzo D. Bragg at Chapel Hill, Texas, Sept. 11, 1844. Ch. by Ist marriage :
1. John.
2. James.
3. Lydia.
4. Betsey.
5. Polly.
6. Abigail.
7. Submit.
S. Jemima.
9. Catharine.
Ch. by 2d marriage :
10. Caroline, m. Dr. Wineh, of Whitefield, N. H., where they still reside (1894).
11. Mary Ann, unm .; res. at Whitefield, N. H.
12. Nathan Finney, went to St. Louis and later to Texas, where he d., leav- ing a widow and two married daughters.
WILLIAM C. BRAGG.
13. Addison Gardner, b. in Springfield, Jan. 29, 1811; was Indian agent in Iowa, after- ward studied medicine, located and m. in Iowa. He m. 2d, in 1839, Ruby Ann Benton, of Nashville, Ill. He after- ward located at St. Louis, Mo., where he engaged in the patent-medicine business, being the inventor and promoter of many patent medicines, notably the " Mexican Mustang Lini- ment." He amassed a comfortable fortune, but lost heavily in the Civil War. He d. Feb. 29, 1868, at St. Louis. His widow is now (1894) living at Los Angeles, Cal. There were nine ch. by the 2d marriage, only three of whom are now living. Ch. by Ist marriage :
(1). Oliver Tarbell, d. in 1859.
(2). Helen Maria, m. Dr. William Appley; res. in Rolla, Mo. Ch. by 2d marriage, now living :
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(3). William Chittenden, a prominent lawyer in St. Louis, and author of law books, who kindly furnished the data for this sketch. (Portrait on page 241.).
(4). Charles Addison, res. in Philadelphia.
(5). Alice Gould, m. Albert Sturdy ; res. in Los Angeles, Cal.
14. Harry Hildreth, m. and settled at Mt. Vernon, N. H. Was en- gaged in business in Boston with W. A. Conant, in the manu- facture of writing desks and fancy boxes. He d. in the '80's, leaving two ch., having become wealthy.
15. Rev. Lorenzo D., went to Texas in 1840. In 1858 he moved to Lynn, Mass., and engaged in the manufacture of shoes, and made a fortune. He was twice m .; d. at Wareham, Mass. No ch.
16. Lizzie, m. - Mckean ; lived at Lisbon, N. H. ; d. leaving several ch.
17. Adeline, m .- Atherton. She d. in St Louis.
There were four other ch. of Nicholas Bragg, Jr., whose names are not given, twenty-one by both marriages, six sons. John, the oldest, was a bachelor. James, the second child, had one son, Gen. Braxton Bragg of the Confederate Army, who d. without male issue. Nathan had two sons, both of whom d. without ch. Harry had one son Alonzo, who has no son. Lo- renzo d. without issue. Addison Gardner had three sons :
Oliver Tarbell, who d. without issue. Charles Addison, who has no son.
William Chittenden, the author of this sketch, who has one daughter and one son, Harry.
William Chittenden and his son Harry are the only males now living of the Nicholas Bragg, Jr., stock.
DANIEL BROOKS came to this town from Westminster, Vt., in 1804, and built a store on the present site of the Woolson Block. He continued in trade until his health failed, when he sold out to his brother, Frederick F. Brooks. This was about 1816. He also owned a potash kiln just below the barn on the Jonathan Martin place, and a blacksmith shop which stood where Mrs. Corbett lives. He was twice married, the last time to Cynthia Powers, daughter of Asahel Powers, who had been previously married to Richard McAllister. It is supposed that she was drowned from a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Mr. Brooks built and lived in the house so long occupied by the late Jonathan Martin. He was an influential business man, prominent among the first set- tlers of the village. He d. Jan. 31, 1818, aged 50.
HOLLIS BUGBEE, son of Erastus and Ruth (Fisher) Bugbee, was b. at Northfield, Vt., June 4, 1839; m. Sept. 15, 1857, Mara A. Van Orman. Ch .: I. Willie E., b. Oct. 24, 1868.
LEVI J. BUGBEE, son of Erastus and Ruth (Fisher) Bugbee, was b. at West Fairlee, Dec. 31, 1833; m. Emily M. Earls, daughter of William and Delia (Haywood) Earls.
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DANIEL BURBANK, son of Caleb and Lois (Stickney) Burbank, was b. at Dumimerston, Vt., Oct. 5, 1810; m. March 8, 1836, Lydia Hall, daughter of Aaron Hall of Weathersfield. She d. Oct. 8, 1880. Ch. :
I. Olive JJ., b. June 8, 1841; m. Henry E. Lewis ; d.
II. Horace H., b. April 25, 1844; member of Co. E, 16th Vermont Volun- teers; m. 1st, Francelia P. Cook. She d. Nov. 21, 1874. He m. 2d, Alice E. Page, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Works) Page. They reside in California. Ch. by 1st marriage :
1. Jennie H., b. Aug. 20, 1867; m. Nov. 8, 1885, Frank A. Hall.
2. George H., b. Oct. 16, 1869.
NATHANIEL BURGESS, son of Jabez and Hannah (Lathrop) Burgess, was b. in Wareham, Mass., March 4, 1758. In 1781 he m. Lucretia Scott of Tol- land, Conn., and soon after came to Springfield. They settled on a part of what is now the Miller place, in Eureka, and about 1790 moved to the farm now owned by Parker Grimes. Mr. Burgess was one of the earliest members of the Methodist Church, and always a firm supporter of it. His wife, a woman of strong individuality, was an active member of the Congregational Church, and probably was one of the sixteen members of its organization in 1781. He d. April 15, 1839. Lucretia (Scott) Burgess d. April 6, 1847, aged 88 years. They had five sons and one daughter.
I. Caleb, b. 1782; m. Roxanna Chapin ; and his second wife was Jerusha Hall. He was a Congregational minister of distinction, a graduate of Dartmouth College. He published a volume on the " Atone- ment," which was widely circulated. He d. in Watertown, N. Y., in 1837.
II. Dyer, b. Dec. 17. 1784; also a clergyman. He m. 1st, Isabella Ellison of Cincinnati, O. He m. 2d, Elizabeth Means of Spartanburg, S. C. He was an able preacher, a strong abolitionist, and earnest temper- ance reformer.
III. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 15, 1787; was a physician in Essex County, N. Y.
IV. Osman, b. Aug. 26, 1792; m. 1st, Experience Stafford ; she d. in 1837. He m. 2d, Louisa (Bates) Rogers, daughter of Josiah Bates. Ch. by Ist marriage :
1. Sarah, b. April 29, 1814.
2. Susan Stafford, b. Oct. 24, 1815.
3. George Dyer, b. April 4, 1817.
4. Charles, b. July 15, 1819.
5. Frederick W., b. Jan. 20, 1821.
6. Charles Chapin, b. Feb. 7, 1823.
7. Elizabeth Ann, b. May 16, 1825.
8. Samuel Hinkley, b. 1827.
9. Harriet Ellen, b. Feb. 20, 1831; youngest daughter of Osman and Experience (Stafford) Burgess; m. Elhanan Goodnow (de- ceased). She res. in Springfield.
10. Henry Allen, b. 1831. Ch. by 2d marriage :
11. Henrietta, b. 1840; d. Nov. 20, 1860.
12. Ada E., b. 1844; d. Jan. 31, 1864.
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RUSSELL BURKE, son of Elijah and Grace (Jeffers) Burke, b. in Westminster; came to Springfield, and was a prominent merchant here a great many years. The last years of his active life he was in trade in dry goods and general mer- chandise with his brother Udney, under the name of R. & U. Burke, where Leland's Block now stands. He m. Eliza Williams, daughter of Col. Jona- than Williams. Ch. :
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I. Russell Williams, was for many years a prominent merchant in Bos- ton in company with Alden Speare, dealing in oil and groceries ; later he went to Pennsylvania and New York in the oil business ; d. in New York City.
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II. George H., a commercial salesman; m. Nellie Sauders, daughter of Charles and Augusta (Brown) Sanders. Ch. :
1. Florence.
2. Blanche.
3. Charles.
III. Charles H., a merchant in Boston and later in New York. .
UDNEY BURKE, son of Elijah and Grace (Jeffers) Bnrke; b. in Westmin- ster, Sept. 1, 1806; d. May 7, 1888. In his early life he learned the trade of tanner aud currier, and settled in Stanstead, Can., and followed his trade for a number of years. In 1836 he moved to Michigan City, Ind., and after four years came to Springfield, where for nearly forty years he was one of the prominent business men, largely engaged in the mercantile and manufactur- ing interests of the town. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank, and a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bnrke was originally a Democrat in politics, but after the formation of the Republican party he be- came one of its firm supporters. He m. Jan. 1, 1833, Mary, danghter of Alexander and Mary (Chaplin) McKinstery, b. in Royalton, Ang. 17, 1812; d. April 14, 1866. Ch. :
I. Edmund Chaplin, b. Oct. 5, 1833; m. Jan. 5, 1857, Elnora Mason, b. Aug. 24, 1837, d. April 29, 1863. He m. 2d, Sept. 6, 1864, Loantha, danghter of Gardner and Lucy Herrick, b. June 25, 1844, in Spring- field. Ch. by Ist marriage :
1. Arthur Udney, b. in Springfield, March 25, 1859; m. at Indepen- dence, Mo., June 27, 1886, Ida Blankinship; res. in Kansas City, Mo. Ch. :
(1). Velma Elnora, b. August, 1889. Ch. by 2d marriage :
2. Mary Edna, b. April 21, 1867; m. June 29, 1887, Charles H. Moore; res. in Springfield. Ch. :
(1). Edmund Burke, b. May 12, 1888.
SYLVESTER BURKE, son of Eli and Mary (Adams) Burke, was b. at West- minster, Vt., Aug. 14, 1800; m. Esther H. Shipman, daughter of John and Lucy (Hatche Shipman of Westminster. Mr. Bnrke was for many years en- gaged in trade at the North Village. He d. in March, 1895. Ch. :
1. Louisa, b. Feb. 14, 1825 ; m. Bullard B. Chedel.
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II. Elizabeth S., b. Jan. 23, 1831; m. John W. Lockwood. She d. Jan. 10, 1866. (See Lockwood family.)
III. Esther A., b. Jan. 9, 1835; d. in infancy.
IV. Amelia M., b. May 18, 1841; m. John C. Watson. She d. Dec. 3, 1861.
V. Sydney S., b. Sept. 7, 1844; m. Jnne 11, 1877, Abby Perham. Ch. : 1. Adin E., b. Sept. 6, 1882.
2. Sidney P., b. March 19, 1884.
3. Fred S., b. Oct. 23, 1887.
WARREN L. BURPEE, son of Surry and Rhoda (Laselle) Burpee, b. at Lud- low, June 13, 1831; a carpenter and bnilder; has worked many years at his
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trade in Springfield; a man of great energy and industry, always fulfilling and generally exceeding the specifications of his contracts. He m. May 10, 1853, Livera C. Spring, daughter of John A. and Delia (Sawtelle) Spring. She d. Oct. 2, 1862. He m. 2d, Feb. 14, 1863, Abbie E. Harlow, daughter of Willard and Lucretia (Britton) Harlow. She d. April 18, 1885. Ch. by 1st marriage :
I. Charles E., b. Oct. 27, 1855; a carpenter and builder; m. Dec. 24, 1883, Hattie E. Stearns. She d. July 12, 1885; m. 2d, June 12, 1889, Nellie J. Gordon. Ch. :
1. Arthur Warren, b. Jan. 14, 1894. Ch. by 2d marriage:
II. Mary E., b. Jan. 6, 1870.,
JONATHAN BURR was one of the early settlers in this town. He settled on the land now owned by Frederick Fairbanks, about 1790. He m. Lois Parker, daughter of Amos Parker. Ch. were Zebulon, Catharine, Asahel, and perhaps others.
I. Asahel Burr, son of Jonathan and Lois (Parker) Burr, was b. about 1795. He went to learn the blacksmith trade of Bartlett Damon, in Hardscrabble, but left his work to enlist in the army, in the War of 1812. After the war he came back and finished his trade, and carried on blacksmithing and hame-making in Hardscrabble for many years, until his death. He was the first maker of hames in Springfield. He m. Betsey Closson, daughter of Ichabod Closson. Ch. :
1. John Wesley, b. 1815; m. Elvira Warner; d. in Cambridgeport, Vt., 1890.
2. Lucia Ann, b. 1817 ; m. A. K. Adams; d. in Walpole, N. H., 1886.
3. Catharine, b. 1820; m. William Cook; d. in Hadley, Mass.
4. Eliza, m. Abel Adams of Rockingham.
5. Sarah G., m. David M. Smith ; d. in Springfield.
6. Almira, m. Albin K. Geer; res. in Springfield.
7. Henry C., b. May 10, 1830; m. Hannah Hawkins, daughter of Charles and Caroline (Smith) Hawkins. Ch. : 4
(1). Charles H., b. 1855; engaged in telephone business; m. Mary Shark of Webster, Mass. Ch. :
[1]. Franklin.
[2]. Carmen.
[3]. Arthur.
(2). David W., b. 1861; carpenter in Springfield; m. Estella Abbott.
(3). Warren A., b. 1864; m. Sarah Ely (deceased). He m. 2d, Nettie White of Charlestown, N. H. Ch: 1st marriage:
[1]. Harold E., b. 1886. Ch. by 2d marriage:
[2]. Bessie H., b. 1891.
(4). Albert I., b. 1870.
(5). Arthur L., b. 1872; in telephone business.
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EZRA A. Buss, son of Francis and Mary F. (Butler) Buss, b. in Acworth, N. H., Feb. 5, 1856; m. Nov. 16, 1887, Mary Britton (deceased), daughter of Horace and Ellen (Fairbanks) Britton ; m. 2d, Ada A. Martin, daughter of David C. and Marion (Matteson) Martin; res. in Springfield.
JONAS BUTTERFIELD, son of William and Esther (Hale) Butterfield, was b. Feb. 21, 1810. He d. Sept. 22, 1875. He m. Maria L. Eaton, daughter of Asa and Deborah (Marble) Eaton. Ch. :
I. Jonathan M., b. in Rockingham, July 17, 1833; d. June 6, 1892. He lived on the farm once owned by Col. John Barrett on Connecticut River, and in the house built by Col. Barrett. He was a prominent citizen and held important town offices, always respected and hon- ored by his townsmen for his integrity. Hem. 1st, Hannah S. Bailey. She d. June 3, 1862. He m. 2d, Eletha Morse, daughter of Loring and Maude (Dwinell) Morse of Acworth, N. H. Ch. :
1. Estella M., b. March 10, 1881.
II. William E., b. Dec. 29, 1836; m. Harriet A. Bond.
III. Ellen M., b. Oct. 2, 1843.
IV. Abby H., b. June 11, 1850; d. Sept. 19, 1850.
CORNELIUS CAIN, son of John and Mary (Rive) Cain, was b. in Ireland, June 19, 1847 ; m. Sept. 1, 1866, Ellen M. Murphy, daughter of John and Ellen (Conlin) Murphy, b. in Ireland, Dec. 24, 1845. Ch. :
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