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III. Mary Abbie, b. in Weathersfield, June 17, 1872; now a student in Wellesley College, (1895.)
GRANVILLE S. DERBY, son of Samnel and Lucretia (Far- well) Derby, was b. in Nelson, N. H., Ang. 19, 1832. GRANVILLE S. DERBY. His father was b. in Lincoln, Mass., in 1790, and came to Springfield in 1840, where he d. in Sept., 1873.
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Granville passed his early life on a farm. He was for two years in business in Quiney market, at Boston, and then went west, but returned at the outbreak of the Civil War, and joined the 16th Regiment Vermont Volunteers. After the war he engaged in farming in Springfield until 1877, when he engaged in mercantile business with Wm. H. Cobb, the firm being Cobb & Derby. In July 1890 he was appointed postmaster in Springfield, and held the office four years. He m. Mary Houghton. Ch. :
I. Wallaee G., b. April 22, 1868; fitted for college at Springfield high sehool, and graduated from the University of Vermont in the class of 1891. He is a chemist by profession. He m. Feb. 7, 1894, Cora F. Marsh, of Brandon, Vt.
II. Roger S., b. Jan. 7, 1880.
III. Richard H., b. Oet. 7, 1886.
WILLIAM W. EARLE, son of William and Polly (Snell) Earle, was b. at Chester, Vt., Dee. 3, 1813; m. Oet. 8, 1839, Oriutha F. Fisher, daughter of Joseph and Orintha (Selden) Fisher. She died Oet. 26, 1880. Ch. :
I. Susan L., b. Sept. 10, 1840; d. Jan. 20, 1846.
II. Alfred S., b. Dee. 1, 1844; d. Aug. 2, 1862.
III. Albert S., b. Dec. 1, 1844; d. April 10, 1869.
IV. Geo. F., b. May 19, 1850; m. Lizzie E. Chedel, daughter of Ballard and Louisa (Burke) Chedel. He d. Oct. 19, 1886. Ch .:
1. Helen, b. Dee. 21, 1873.
2. Fred A., b. Aug. 24, 1875.
3. Charles W., b. July 27, 1881.
4. Henry G., b. Feb. 8, 1835.
ASA EATON, son of Benjamin aud Lydia (Ireland) Eaton, was b. Nov. 29, 1785, and came to Springfield from New Ipswich, N. H., in 1809. He m. Deborah Marble. Ch .:
I. Ellis M., b. in Ashburnhamn, Mass., Mareh 8, 1806; moved from Springfield to Rockingham, Vt., in 1830, where he d. April 22, 1844. He m. Betsey, daughter of Amos Parker. Ch. :
1. Calvin M., m. Cynthia Loekwood. Ch. :
(1). John C., b. Nov. 24, 1854; m. Jan. 22, 1874, Abby A., daughter of Abel and Susan (Feleh) Adams. Ch. :
[1]. Myron JJ., b. Sept. 18, 1877. [2]. Cleon L., b. Oet. 17, 1879.
(2). Leonard E., b. Oet. 3, 1859; m. Mary J. Nelson. Ch. : [1]. Alvah R., b. Aug. 2, 1883.
(3). Graee A., b. Nov. 24, 1862; m. Rollin L. Richmond. Ch. : [1]. Vincenne.
2. Mary (deceased) m. Samuel Stimson.
3 . Ellis M., b. in Rockingham, Vt., Oet. 2, 1832. In 1850 he became a member of the firm of Ellis, Britton, Eaton, later the Ver- mont Novelty Works Co., and has continued in the company to the present time, and is now (1894) superintendent and treas- urer of the company. He m. Abby Brown, daughter of Jona- than and Mary A. (Thayer) Brown. Ch. :
(1). Everett H.
4. Leonard P. of Woodstoek, Vt.
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5. Lewis, d. at the age of ten years.
6. John, d. at the age of twelve years.
II. Emily P. (deceased) m. Timothy Putnam.
III. Maria, m. Jonas Butterfield. She is now living in Springfield, (1994.) (See Butterfield.)
IV. Darius J., m. Belinda Spencer. Ch. :
1. Lyman B., b. March 28, 1855, in Acworth, N. H., m. May 10, 1882, Clark, daughter of Daniel and Pamela G. (Cram) Clark of Acworth.
V. John P., m. Emily J. Graham. She d. March 4, 1877. He m. 2d, June 29, 1878, Jane M., daughter of Benjamin and Susanna (Leet) Grandy.
VI. Tila O., m. John Tower of Springfield.
CHARLES W. EATON, son of Joseph and Betsy (Wellington) Eaton, was b. in Ludlow, Vt., May 2, 1819; m. Sept. 7, 1844, Caroline W. Puffer, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Burnham) Puffer. Ch .:
I. Belle M., b. Oct. 21, 1847; m. John Cook.
II. Madella M., b. Sept. 15, 1857; d. Sept. 25, 1859.
III. Stella J.,
IV. Hattie F.,
LYSANDER EDWARDS, son of Elisha and Lois (Chandler) Edwards, was b. at Shelburne, Mass., Nov. 8, 1822; m. Catharine M. Jefferson, daughter of Daniel and Huldah (Welch) Jefferson. Ch. :
I. Norris E., b. Dec. 27, 1846. Served in Company D 9th Regiment Vermont Volunteers; m. Sept. 28, 1869, Lydia Ann Pntnam, daughter of Timothy and Emily (Eaton) Putnam. Ch. :
1. Walter E., b. April 18, 1872.
2. Lillian M., b. Feb. 24, 1875.
II. Robert B., b. April 29, 1849; m. Emma Smith.
III. Reuben J., b. Nov. 12, 1851; m. Jennie S. Moore.
IV. Angelia M., b. Nov. 26, 1853; m. Edward S. Bishop.
V. Frank P., b. April 12, 1861; m. Maria Scott.
VI. Leland A., b. June 8, 1865.
JOEL A. H. ELLIS, son of Joel Ellis, was born at Barnard, Vt., Nov. 24, 1830. On the death of his mother, who was a daughter of Jonathan Woodbury, of North Springfield, he came to Springfield in 1843, and lived at different times with his uncles, George Woodbury of Springfield, Joel Woodbury of North Springfield, and Daniel Woodbury of Perkinsville, and with the last named obtained his first knowledge of mechanics. In 1849 he went West, and re- mained seven years. Having invented and patented a farm basket, - which is now in general use everywhere, - he returned to Springfield in 1856, and made an arrangement with D. M. Smith & Co. (D. M. Smith, H. Whittemore, H. H. Mason and Albert Brown) to engage in the manufacture of the baskets, in the Old Williams Mill near the lower bridge. The venture was not a suc- cess, and the business was soon abandoned.
In the winter of 1856 and 1857, Mr. Ellis gave his attention to the develop- ment of a child's carriage or cab. He made one sample and took it to New York and Boston, to see if it would sell, and contracted fifteen hundred before
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he returned home. From these efforts of Mr. Ellis grew the manufacture of chil- dren's carriages, which became one of the most flourishing business enter- prises of this town. In 1872, Mr. Ellis withdrew from the company and en- gaged in several other business ventures, not all of which were successful. In 1878, he removed to Fairfax County, Va., and the following year to Beaver Falls, Pa., where he engaged in the manufacture and sale of pottery. In 1885, he moved to Trenton, N. J., where he died May 17, 1888, leaving a large husi- ness to the management of his son.
Mr. Ellis was a man of great energy, an earnest, outspoken temperance man, always thoroughly interested in the public schools, and, during the twenty ycars he lived in town, was one of the most wide-awake, enterprising and public spirited men of the times. He obtained eight or more patents on various inventions, and neglected to secure several others upon articles which should have been patented for his own protection. He m. 1st. Ellen M. Denny, of Brooklyn. N. Y., who died Aug. 12, 1861, leaving two sons;
I. Addison H. b. Feb. 26, 1858.
II. Herbert, b. Sept. 28, 1859, m. Feb. 1, 1888, Alice A. Brown of Spring- field.
J. A. H. Ellis, m. 2d. Elizabeth S. Boynton, of Groton, N. Y., who is still living. (1894) Ch .:
III. Ellen, b. Dec. 30, 1867.
ELLIS FAMILY.
JOSEPH ELLIS, son of Joshua Ellis, and grandson of Manoah Ellis, was born in Harwich, Mass., in 1737, and came to Springfield with his wife and two of his sons, about 1797. They settled on the Christopher Ellis place, now owned by H. M. Arms. He was a man of strict integrity and superior judgment, a type of the best meu of that age. Mr. Ellis lived in Springfield twelve years ; d. March 25, 1808. In 1760 he m. Jemima Eldridge, daughter of Deacon Will- iam Eldridge, of Harwich, Mass., a French lady of fine intellect, well-cducated, and so devoted to good works in her Master's cause that she gained the title of " truly a mother in Israel." There were five children :
I. Isaac, b. 1762; came to Springfield about 1797 with his father; m. 1781, Elisabeth Chase; d. at Patterson, N. Y., April 7, 1839.
II. Jacob, b. 1764; d. at sea.
III. Thankful, d. at the age of eighteen.
IV. Jeremiah, b. in Harwich, Mass., Dec. 8, 1771; came to Springfield in 1802 with his wife and four children, to care for his aged parents. Having been a sailor he found it difficult to turn his attention to his new occupation of farming, but with energy and perseverance he overcame all discouragements, added farm to farm, increased the number of his barns, and soon saw them filled with the fruits of his industry. Never knowing fatigue himself, he was a poor judge of what others could endure, and was sometimes called a hard task. master. He never meddled with the business of other people, nor allowed others to meddle with his affairs. When asked his opinion of the business of other men, his reply would be that he knew
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one man who had done well by minding his own. He m. Bridget Smally, who d. Aug. 22, 1830; m. 2d. Mrs. Sarah Clark, who d. Dec. 4, 1873. Mr. Ellis d. Sept. 29, 1862, aged 90 years, 10 months. Children by first marriage :
1. Jacob, b. Nov. 4, 1792 ; m. Dec. 12, 1820, Abigail Bates, daughter of Phineas Bates, who d. Sept. 26, 1888. Jacob d. Sept. 5, 1853. Ch. :
(1). Abigail, b. Jan. 17, 1822 ; m. April 3, 1844, Charles Smith of Ohio, - four children.
(2). Rosannah, b. July 24, 1824; m. Aug. 31, 1847, Daniel B. Pratt of Michigan ; d. Oct. 4, 1854, - one child.
(3). Eliza, b. Dec. 18, 1827 ; m. Feb. 24, 1855, Daniel B. Pratt ; d. Oct. 14, 1876, - three children.
(4). Sarah L., b. Dec. 15, 1830; m. Oct. 9, 1849, Horace G. Clark of Rútland, - three children.
(5). Lincoln J., b. June 24, 1833; m. March 18, 1858, Helen E. Litchfield, who d. Dec. 16, 1869. Ch. :
[1]. Lucy R., b. Sept. 28, 1859; m. Dec. 22, 1886, Isaac L. Corthell.
M. 2d, Marcella Weeks of Clarendon, March 10, 1874. Ch. : [2]. Mary Ann W., b. Feb. 26, 1875 ; graduated from Spring- field high school in 1892.
[3]. Otis Lincoln, b. Sept. 15, 1877.
[4]. Jessie M., b. Dec. 14, 1880. Marcella (Weeks) Ellis, d. May 6, 1889.
(6). Julia F., b. July 26, 1837. Unm.
2. Jemima, b. Feb. 14, 1797; m. Oct. 1815, Harvey Lathom; d. Oct. 23, 1827. Four children.
3. Isaiah, b. Sept. 28, 1798; m. Nov. 27, 1821, Sarah White, who d. June 16, 1889; he d. April 20, 1874. Ch. :
(1). Isaiah M., b. Feb. 13, 1823; m. Jan. 28, 1846, May A. Andrews; he d. May 30, 1889.
(2). Elias W., b. May 8, 1826; m. Sept. 14, 1854, Harriet S. Rice, who d. July 14, 1876 : he d. May 29, 1879; one son :
[1]. James E., b. Oct. 13, 1863; m. Oct. 12, 1887, Nellie Boynton of Weathersfield; residence in Claremont, N. H.
(3). Sarah A., b. Feb. 8, 1828; m. June 25, 1848, Haskell Hart- well, who d. Aug. 2, 1862 - five children ; m. 2d, Nov. 3. 1863, Luther Spencer - two children.
(4). Keltha C., b. May 6, 1830; m. Feb. 16, 1853, Wallace Cook ; m. 2d, March 29, 1864, James Roby ; m. 3d, March 31, 1869, James Hannaford.
(5). Cordelia S., b. Dec. 31, 1835; m. May 10, 1856, Eli Wash- burn of Marlow, N. H. She d. April 18, 1891 - four children.
(6). Eliza R., b. Oct. 13, 1838; m. May 1, 1861, John G. Hall of Chester, N. H .; she d. Feb. 27, 1886 - two children.
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4. Jeremiah, b. March 24, 1800; came to Springfield with his father in 1802; m. Jan. 20, 1829, Hannah Whitcomb, daughter of Shubael Whitcomb, b. May 28, 1806. She d. Dec. 9, 1893. Jeremiah d. Dec. 15, 1856. Ch .:
(1). Joseph Whitcomb, b. Sept. 29, 1829. His school education began early. At four years of age he was a pupil in Mrs. Spaulding's family boarding school at Perkinsville, and later in a similar school taught by Elizabeth Bourne, at her mother's house, where L. M. Cragin now lives. He completed his preparation for college at Springfield Wes- leyan Seminary, and graduated from Wesleyan University at Middletown, in 1858, ranking sixth in general scholar- ship and first in mathematics, in a class of twenty-eight. He was made a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and three years later received the degree of Master of Arts. After graduation he engaged in teaching and soon acquired a reputation as a superior teacher of mathemat- ics, and for thirty-five years he has been teaching con- tinuously in the cducational institutions of the state of New York, mostly in the mathematical departments. He taught in the seminaries at Fairfield, Oneida, and Whites- town, and in Cook Academy at Havana. While at the latter place he was appointed examiner of mathematics and science in the office of the State Board of Regents at Albany, N. Y., which position he still holds (1894). He m. Feb. 6, 1862, Philena J. Knox of Knoxboro, Oneida County, N. Y. Ch. :
[1]. May, b. Jan. 22, 1863, graduated from the New York State Library School in 1892, and is a member of the State Library staff in the Capitol at Albany. She catalogued the Springfield Town Library in 1892.
[2]. J. William, b. Jan. 7, 1869 ; graduated from Cornell University in 1890, and from the Columbia Law School in 1893.
[3]. Clara J., b. Oct. 15, 1870; d. Jan. 23, 1876; killed by an accident, being thrown from a sleigh against a telegraph polc.
(2). Hiram, b. Sept. 19, 1831; m. Oct. 7, 1863, Emily A. Proctor, of Weathersfield, who d. Jan. 21, 1876. He resides in Springfield.
(3). Maria Ruth, b. March 17, 1834; in. Jan. 22, 1868, Eri J. Spaulding of Troy, N. Y., who d. Jan. 17, 1886. She d. March 8, 1889. One child :
[1]. Emma, b. Sept. 22, 1870; d. April 8, 1892.
(+). Isaac, b. April 22, 1835 ; m. Sept. 16, 1862, Sarah V. Howe, daughter of Eli Howe of Springfield. He was a member
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of Co. K, 16th Regiment Vermont Volunteers. Resides in Spring- field.
(5). Mary Abigail, b. Aug. 13, 1836. Unm.
(6). George, b. April 30, 1841 ; m. Dec. 18, 1866, Mary E. White, daughter of Abel P. White, of Springfield. Resides in Rutland.
5. Leonard, b. April 17, 1804; m. Jan. 1, 1829, Philena Walker, who d. July 6, 1832. One son :
(1). Franklin, b. Feb. 17, 1831.
M. 2d April 3, 1833, Mary White. One daughter :
(2). Mary, b. Feb. 3, 1834; d. in Florida, Sept. 21, 1890.
Leonard, d. Sept. 14, 1848.
6. Christopher, b. Dec. 11, 1807; m. March 7, 1833, Harriet Gale, who d. - -; he d. March 18, 1882. One son :
(1). Londas G., b. May 4, 1838; m. Oct. 13, 1859, Rose Cady, who d. Jan. 28, 1862. One daughter :
[1]. Nellie Rose, b. Oct. 31, 1861; d. March 21, 1879.
M. 2d, Eliza Dodge, who d. May 18, 1882. Two daughters :
[2]. Mattie Gale, b. Oct. 18, 1867.
[3]. Hattie Dodge, b. May 19, 1871.
Londas G. was a member of Co. K, 16th Regi- ment Vermont Volun- teers. He d. Nov. 4, 1885.
7. Lucy, b. Nov. 7, 1813 ; m. Dec. 6, 1832, Alden Tyrrell, who d. April 27,1854. M. 2d, Samuel Tyrrell, who d. April 18, 1889. Ten children ; res. in Illinois.
V. Ziba, b. Jan. 27, 1774 ; m. Jan. 11, 1796; came to Springfield with his father in 1797; d. at Carleton, N. Y., March 15, 1851.
FREDERICK G. ELLISON, son of John and Betsey (Earle) Ellison, was b. in Chester, Feb. 11, 1842. Served in the war of the Rebellion in 44th Re'gt Massachusetts Volunteers. He came to Springfield in 1875, and was for over four years in the shoddy business
FREDERICK G. ELLISON.
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with W. H. II. Slack. In 1880 he sold out to Slack, and bought the staging business of Squire Baker, which he still owns, having one of the best equipped stage lines in the State. He keeps eighteen horses in the business, uses three Concord coaches, and runs six daily trips to Charlestown, N. H., and one to Gassett's Station on the Rutland Railroad. In May, 1894, he bought out the livery business of John Hart, which he now manages, having eighteen horses in the business. Mr. Ellison has the full confidence of the community, and holds the office of Justice of the Peace. He married 1st, April 3, 1864, Helen M. Hesselton, daughter of Daniel and Harriet (Chandler) Hesselton. She d. Sept. 20, 1877. He m. 2d, Feb. 6, 1884, Carrie Carr, daughter of Martin W. and Margaret (Howe) Carr of St. Johnsbury, b. in Lunenburg, March 12, 1853.
Ch. by 1st marriage :
I. Nellie M., b. at Chester, March 20, 1865; m. Fred. Spaulding.
II. Edna M., b. at Chester, March 10, 1867.
III. Alice, b. at Chester, d .---
IV. Bertie, b. at Chester, d .---
V. Mertie A., b. at Chester, Dec. 8, 1870; m. Sept. 17, 1891, Charles A. Hastings.
VI. Fred M., b. at Springfield, July 27, 1877.
2d marriage :
VII. Margarette B., b. in Springfield, Feb. 20, 1885.
SYLVESTER ELLISON, son of William and Rachel (Redfield) Ellison, was b. at Chester, Vt., Sept. 5, 1815; m. Bathsheba Lockwood, daughter of Timothy aud Abigail (Tobey) Lockwood. Ch .:
I. Achsa, b. Feb. 13, 1844; m. Orville Fullam.
II. Azro D., b. Jan. 29, 1853; m. Nellie Brown.
FAIRBANKS FAMILY.
This is one of the prominent families of Springfield, and has had numerous representatives living in town since the early days. Nearly all were farmers and generally noted for being good ones; characterized for industry, honesty and good judgment. Nearly all have accumulated property. In politics the older members were mostly Whigs, the younger, Republicans.
OLIVER FAIRBANKS, the first to settle in Springfield, was b. in 1752. He lived in Dedham, Mass. From there he went to Hubbardston, Mass., and then to Stoddard, N. H. From there he came to Springfield with his family in 1793, and lived at what was then called the Lower Falls, on Black River, now Gould's Mills. He kept tavern and had charge of a sawmill and grist- mill. He was in the Revolutionary War, and drew a pension for many years. Mr. Fairbanks was noted for his upright conduct, good common sense and generosity, favoring others in preference to self. He was a great reader and much interested in religion and in politics. He was a Universalist and a Dem- ocrat. He d. in Springfield in July, 1839. He m. Nov. 9, 1777, in Hubbards- ton, Mass., Elizabeth Clark. She d. in 1837. Ch. :
I. Oliver, b. April 10, 1778; d. in Springfield, March 17, 1855; m. in 1803, Polly Powers, b. 1784, d. in 1853. Ch. :
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1. Lucius Bonaparte, b. in 1804; d. at Charlestown, N. H., in 1863. His wife was Sarah Spencer. She d. a few years later.
2. Asahel P., b. in Springfield, Sept. 3, 1806; a man of great energy and endurance, a prosperous farmer, noted for raising fine oxen, having sold several pairs for five hundred dollars or more per pair. (See sketch under Agriculture in Springfield.) In the later years of his life he built the fine block in the village known as " Fairbanks Block." He d. March 12, 1894. He m. Lucretia Whitney of Springfield. Ch. :
(1). Hiram Charles, b. April 22, 1836. Enlisted in 1863 in the 9th Reg't Vermont Volunteers; d. in Charlestown, N. H., in November, 1864, of camp fever while home on a fur- lough. He m. Nov. 3, 1857, Susan H. Bosworth. Ch. :
[1]. Lefie L., b. Sept. 28, 1858; m. Elmer Brown; res. in Newport, N. H.
[2]. Susie L., b. Aug. 1, 1860; m. William Smith, son of Isaac Briggs Smith. She d. in 1891.
(2). Harriet Ann, b. June 13, 1837; m. Sept. 2, 1857, William J. Bosworth of Charlestown, N. H. He served in the 14th Reg't New Hampshire Volunteers; died of fever at Wash- ington, D. C., in January, 1864. She m. 2d, William E. Milliken. She res. in Springfield.
(3). Henry, b. Aug., 1839; d. - , 1847.
(4). Asahel, b. 1841; d. in infancy.
(5). Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 26, 1843; m. George G. Gregg of Weathersfield. He served in the 16th Reg't Vermont Volunteers. Ch .:
[1]. Gertrude. [2]. Leon.
(6). Abby, b. May 1, 1845; d. at the age of seven.
(7). Eliza S., b. Feb. 6, 1847; m. William Westney; res. in Langdon, N. H.
(8). Franklin A., b. Dec. 4, 1850; m. Sept. 13, 1890, Mrs. Anna L. Rice. She d. Jan. 2, 1892. He m. 2d, June, 1893, Jen- nie Woolley; res. in Claremont, N. H.
(9). William Noble, b. Feb. 5, 1853; d. at the age of six.
(10). George Henry, b. Sept. 2, 1856; m. Jan. 1, 1890, Allie Par- ker; res. in Bartonsville, Vt. Ch. :
[1]. Iona Frances, b. Oct. 24, 1891.
3. Cynthia, b. 1808; m. Oren Kendall. He d. -; m. 2d, Jason Kendall. She d. in West Windsor, Vt., in 1874.
4. Emeline, b. in 1812; m. Gilman Gould in 1846. She d. in Spring- field in 1870.
5. Moses, b. 1813 ; d. in infancy.
6. William Noble, b. 1815; m. Lydia Mack. He d. in 1848. Ch. : (1). Mary, m. Edward Haskins; res. in Proctorsville, Vt. Lydia (Mack) Fairbanks m. 2d, Bingham Piper. She d. in 1892.
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7. George Franklin, b. 1817; m. Adaline Kendall. A machinist by trade. He d. in Springfield. Ch. :
(1). George Edgar, an engineer in New Mexico. Six ch.
(2). Frank, m. Nellie Gurney ; is proprietor of an orange grove on Indian River, Florida; resides in Whitman, Mass., in summer.
8. Lewis Edward, b. 1820; m. 1st, Emily Hayden. One child. Mother and child both died. He m. 2d, Eliza Alden. Ch. :
(1). Eliza Ann, resides with her mother in Abington, Mass.
(2). George Edward, m. Abbie Bennett; engaged in hardware business in Abington, Mass.
(3). William Lewis, engaged in tin and hardware business; m. Mary McCoy. Three daughters. One living :
[1]. Hazel M.
9. Charles Wesley, b. 1825; m. 1st, Adaline (Kendall) Fairbanks, widow of his brother George. She d. Hem. 2d, Emma Pierce ; res. in Whitman, Mass. Ch. :
(1). Charles, m. -
(2). Laura, m. Alexander Wilson; moved to California, where both d. in 1890.
II. Moses, b. 1782. In early years was clerk in a store in Charlestown, N. H. Afterwards kept a hotel in Springfield, and was also en- gaged in mercantile business. He was a prominent citizen. He d. at Claremont, N. H., Dec. 28, 1854. He m. Lucy Doolittle. She d. Sept. 4, 1850. Ch .:
1. Abby, b. in Springfield ; m. - Bingham of Claremont, N. H., where he was a prominent merchant.
2. John, b. in Springfield; d. in 1862. He engaged in mercantile business, and went to Detroit, Mich., where he became a pros- perous business man and prominent citizen. He enlisted early in the War of the Rebellion, and was killed near Richmond, Va. Fairbanks Post, G. A. R., of Detroit was named for him.
3. Aaron Dean, b. in Charlestown, N. H .; d. in Woodstock, Vt.
4. Joel, b. in Charlestown, N. H. ; d. when about thirty years of age.
5. Nathaniel, emigrated to Kansas.
III. Betsey, b. in Massachusetts in 1784; d. in Springfield, about 1809; m .-
IV. Edward, b. in Hubbardston, Mass., June 26, 1786; d. in Springfield, May 7, 1878. He was a thrifty farmer and accumulated consider- able property. He m. Betsey Stoddard, from whom he was divorced. He afterwards m. Sally Parker, b. in Springfield, May 25, 1788. She d. May 20, 1878. Ch. by 1st m. :
1. Eaton W., b. Feb. 8, 1808; a prosperous farmer and respected citizen. He m. Dec. 10, 1836, Lovancia Robinson, b. Nov. 4, 1810; d. March 31, 1869. Mr. Fairbanks now lives in New York City with his daughter. Ch. by Ist m. :
(1). Mandell Whipple, b. Oct. 25, 1839; m. in 1871, Ella Wilson and went to California. Ch. :
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[1]. Belle Ermina, b. Aug. 31, 1875; m. November, 1893, to John Adams of Springfield.
[2]. Mabel Estelle, b. May 30, 1878.
(2). Harriet Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1840; m. Sept. 28, 1871, Henry P. Wilson, in business in New York.
(3). Helen Stoddard, b. Jan. 17, 1842; m. Aug. 22, 1866, Joseph Manville Lewis, b. April 20, 1843.
2. Harriet, b. Aug. 7, 1809 ; m. June 1, 1829, Daniel S. Bowker. She d. April 12, 1834.
Children by 2d marriage:
3. Nathaniel D., b. June, 8, 1817; d. in Springfield, May 31, 1887. An industrious and prosperous farmer. He m. Sarah Jane Randall. Ch. :
(1). Melvin W., b. Dec. 30, 1850; m. Dec. 19, 1872, Lestina E. Williams. Ch .:
[1]. Fred M., b. Aug. 30, 1877.
[2]. Mabel P., b. June 22, 1885.
[3]. Harry R., b. Aug. 2, 1892.
(2). Percie Ward, b. Jan. 15, 1852; d. May 12, 1873; m. Dec. 1. 1872, Albert W. Gilson. He d .-.
(3). Charlotte Ellen, b. April 22, 1854; m. Nov. 4, 1874, Ernest D. Gilson, b. Aug. 7, 1852.
4. Lucy D., b. June 1, 1819; d. in Springfield, July 21, 1845.
5. John B., b. in Springfield, Nov. 26, 1822; m. April 2, 1845, Re- becca Wood, daughter of Ashley and Susan (Richardson) Wood of Charlestown, N. H., b. in Stoddard, N. H., June 7, 1822; res. iu Springfield. Ch. :
(1). George O., b. Oct. 6, 1846; res. iu Watertown, Mass.
(2). James E., b. Oct. 6, 1846; res. in Medford, Mass.
(3). Charles L., b. May 26, 1850; m. Jan. 22, 1879, Flora Neal Johnson, daughter of Rawson T. and Adeline (Albee) Johnson, b. March 24, 1857. Ch .:
[1]. Ruth Gladys, b. Sept. 19, 1881.
[2]. Flora Estelle, b. July 27, 1883.
[3]. Helen Honera, b. Sept. 17, 1887.
[4]. R. T. Johnson, b. Dec. 1, 1889.
(4). Lucy, b. July 18, 1852 ; m. Dec. 2, 1871, William White, b. Sept. 4, 1849.
6. Emerancy F., b. April 16, 1824; m. David Safford. She d. in Springfield, July 2, 1860.
7. Amos P., b. Feb. 18, 1827; m. March 26, 1867, Esther Amelia White. Ch .:
(1). John White, b. Sept. 4, 1868.
(2). Marcella Eusebia, b. Jan. 30, 1870.
(3). Abbie Amelia, b. -.
8. Randy Permelia, b. June 17, 1829; d. Feb. 26, 1861; m. about 1850, John Finnegan. He d. about 1865.
9. Ellen L., b. April 7, 1832; m. May 13, 1856, Horace Britton. He d. March 9, 1878.
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V. Polly, b. about 1788; d. abont 1854; m. Isaac Whitney; res. in Springfield.
VI. Lewis, b. in Stoddard, N. H., July 29, 1791; d. Oct. 23, 1860. A very successful farmer. He dealt extensively in farm stock, of which he was accounted an excellent judge. He m. Jan. 18, 1814, Permelia Parker, b. Feb. 18, 1793. She d. Aug. 2, 1867. Always res. in Springfield. Ch. :
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