Official history of Guilford, Vermont, 1678-1961. With genealogies and biographical sketches, Part 45

Author: National Grange. Vermont State Grange. Broad Brook Grange No. 151, Guilford
Publication date: 1961
Publisher: [Guilford] Published by the town of Guilford
Number of Pages: 612


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3) Joseph Merari Houghton (youngest child of Samuel), b. Nov. 24, 1830, d. June 20, 1903, m. May 2, 1854, Elizabeth (dau. of Thomas Rudd). She was b. Nov. 18, 1827 in England, d. Dec. 16, 1907. While Joseph M. was on his way to Brattleboro on the main highway with his team, he was fired upon by three young men from Greenfield, Mass. A ball passed through his cheek and out at the opposite ear. He was not seriously injured. The men were pursued, tried and served sentences in the state prison at Windsor.


4) George Edward Houghton (only son of Joseph), b. Aug. 5, 1855, d. Apr. 25, 1926, m. May 18, 1898, Florence Julia (dau. of Thomas Betterley). She was b. Dec. 19, 1875, d. Dec. 27, 1957. He was Guilford's first Rural Mail carrier. The brick yard, on the farm, at one time, turned out about 300,000 brick and 1,200 barrels of lime per year. It was in opera- tion until about 1900. Fire destroyed the buildings in 1897. The present main house was built in 1910-11.


5) Edward Samuel Houghton (only child of George), b. Jan. 19, 1899, m. Nov. 3, 1928, Mrs. Sarah Marion (Paulson) Beebe (dau. of Fred Paul- son). She was b. June 4, 1899. Children:


Mary Joyce, b. Sept. 30, 1929, m. Lawrence H. Pratt George Edward, b. Dec. 25, 1930, m. Patricia B. Borger Elizabeth Eunice, b. Jan. 24, 1932, m. John R. Carlson


6) George Edward Houghton (s. of Edward), b. Dec. 25, 1930, m. July 31, 1954, Patricia B. (dau. of J. Garrison Borger). She was b. Feb. 5, 1936. He served in the Korean War and was in Korea 18 months. Children: Jeffrey Edward, b. Mar. 16, 1958 Jody Paul, b. June 25, 1959 Sheryl, b. Apr. 8, 1961


HUBBELL


1) William and Mary Hubbell. Children:


Jessie L. Ellen P.


May


Eugene B. (2)


2) Eugene B. Hubbell m. Grace M. Garrett, dau. of Charles, d. 1937, and Mary (Beldon) Garrett, d. 1925 and granddau. of Levi and Adelida (Beckwith) Beldon. Children:


Mary G., m. John Pelton


Ethel G., m. C. K. Farnum (2) Starr Clark (Q.v.)


Ruth J., m. Fred Brooks (2) Ray Steinmetz


Harvey, d. 1912 at 6 mo.


Richard W., m. Elinor Harlow


Eugene B. Jr., m. Ardele Miller


INGRAM


1) John Ingram, b. 1642 in England, d. June 22, 1722, m. Elizabeth Gardner, dau. of Samuel Gardner of Hadley, Mass.


2) Nathaniel Ingram (son of 1), b. Oct. 8, 1674, m. on Oct. 20, 1696 Esther


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Smith, b. Mar. 31, 1674, dau. of Chileab and Hannah (Hitchcocke) Smith, granddau. of Luke Hitchcocke.


3) Jonathan Ingram (son of 2), b. June 5, 1713, d. Nov. 12, 1748, m. Mary Montague on May 18, 1743, dau. of John and Abigail (Smith) Monta- gue. John Montague was a founder of Montague, Mass. Jonathan came from Hadley to Amherst as a founder.


4) Jonathan Ingram Jr. (son of 3), b. Jan. 5, 1745, d. Oct. 26, 1820, m. Joannah Kellog who d. May 28, 1816. He was a Rev. War soldier and a founder of Amherst and came to Marlboro, Vt. about 1780.


5) Deacon Ira Ingram (son of 4), b. Dec. 19, 1786, m. on Nov. 3, 1808, Sally Miller, b. Oct. 19, 1790, d. Sept. 26, 1844; she was dau. of David and (Mighills) Miller, Jr. (Q.v.).


6) Jonathan Ingram (son of 5), b. Mar. 2, 1826, d. in Civil War, m. Laura Miranda King, d. Feb. 9, 1894, dau. of Hosea and Fatima (Putnam) (Haskell) King.


7) Ira M. Ingram (son of 6), b. Apr. 15, 1858 in Newfane, d. Aug. 21, 1925 in So. Newfane, Vt., m. on Sept. 18, 1888, Lilla Fisher, b. Sept. 19, 1868 in So. Newfane, d. Apr. 27, 1953 in Vernon, Vt. She was dau. of John Henry and Sylvia (Peck) Fisher (Q.v.).


8) Herbert Ingram (son of 7), b. Jan. 6, 1901 in Newfane, Vt., m. Helen Miller, b. Mar. 4, 1904, on Aug. 20, 1932. She is dau. of George P. and Emma Rose Miller (Q.v.). 2 sons:


John Miller (10), b. Apr. 29, 1935. Robert George, b. Jan. 24, 1938.


9) Lester C. Ingram (son of 7), is father of Phyllis (Ingram) Clark, wife of Arnold Clark (Q.v.).


10) John Miller Ingram (son of 8), b. Apr. 29, 1935, m. Patricia Madden on July 9, 1960.


JACOBS


1) Nicholas Jacobs, b. in Hanover, County of Suffolk, England. He settled in Watertown, Mass. in 1633. He moved to Hingham where he died June 5, 1657. He married Mary Gilman (?). Children: John Joseph (2) Hannah Deborah Mary, m. Otis Elizabeth, m. Thaxter Sarah, m. Cushing


By will, Nicholas left an estate valued at 393 pounds 8s-6d.


2) Joseph Jacobs (son of 1), b. 1646, d. 1708, m. Hannah Bosworth. Children: Joseph, b. 1672, d. soon Joseph, b. 1675 Benjamin, b. 1677, d. young Benjamin, b. 1680 Nathaniel, b. 1683, d. 1772 (3) Mary, b. 1686, d. young


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3) Nathaniel Jacobs (son of 2), b. 1683, d. 1772, m. Mercy Whitman. Children:


Mary, b. 1715 Joseph, b. 1717, d. young Benjamin, b. 1719 (4)


Probably more children. These recorded at Bristol, R. I.


4) Benjamin Jacobs (son of 3), b. 1719, m. Ist. Hulda Bosworth. 2nd. Dorothy Arnold. Children:


William, b. 1749


Joseph (5) b. 1751, d. 1817, Revolutionary Soldier


Dorothy, b. 1753


Hulda, b. 1755


Peter, b. 1758; Revolutionary Soldier, m. Keziah Ellithorp.


Nathaniel


Nathan


Stephen Elizabeth


5) Joseph Jacobs (son of 4), b. 1751, d. 1817. Was one of five Jacobs brothers who came to Guilford from Killingly, Conn. and settled on the hills west of the present Route 5. He m. Hannah Wilson (?). Children: Rufus, b. 1777, d. 1818 (6)


Sally, b. 1779


Abel, b. 1782


Dolly, b. 1784


Polly, b. 1786


Wilson, b. 1788


Joseph, b. 1792, killed in War of 1812


Hannah, b. 1794


Simeon, b. 1797


6) Rufus Jacobs (son of 5), b. 1777, d. 1818, m. Desire Stafford. Children:


Desire, b. 1802, d. 1818


Rufus, b. 1803, d. 1826


Samuel, b. 1805, d. 1864


Willard, b. 1807


Joseph, b. 1809, d. 1875 (7)


William, b. 1811, d. 1864


Wesley, b. 1813, d. 1833


Daniel, b. 1815, d. 1852 Simeon, b. 1818, d. 1820


7) Joseph Jacobs (son of 6), b. 1809, d. 1875, m. Sarah Weatherhead. Children:


Joseph E., b. 1832, d. 1885 (8)


Henry, m. Emma Newton Sarah, m. (1st) Jason Reed, (2nd) Russell Cutting Aurissa, m. Joseph Gallup


8) Joseph E. Jacobs (called Elliott) (son of 7), b. 1832, d. 1885, m. Aurelia Chapin. Children:


Frank E., b. 1857, d. 1936 (9)


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Ida, b. 1856, d. 1881, m. Dr. Hiram Smith


Fred C., b. 1862, died young


Albert D., b. 1870, d. 1926, m. Lucy Salisbury


9) Frank E. Jacobs (son of 8), b. 1857, d. 1936, m. Susan Lanette Yeaw (called Nettie). Children:


Alta, b. 1879, d. 1909, m. William Hudson


Annie, b. 1882, m. (1st) Rupert Wardner, (2nd) Walter Robinson Ada, b. 1888, m. Joseph Borkowski (Q.v.) Fay G., b. 1891 (10)


10) Fay G. Jacobs (son of 9), b. 1891, m. Ethel M. Richmond, first woman to represent the town in the State legislature. Children:


Winston R., b. 1923 (11)


11) Capt. Winston R. Jacobs (son of 10), m. Beatrice H. Morse. Children: Roderick E., b. 1944 Jeffrey B., b. 1948


JAMESON


1) Hugh Jameson, of Scotch parentage, sailed 1746 for Boston, d. abt. 1790 in Dunbarton, N. H., m. (2) Jane Barr. Child:


Daniel, b. Feb. 25, 1762 (2)


2) Daniel Jameson (son of 1), b. Feb. 25, 1762, d. Jul. 9, 1814, m. Hannah Burnham, she b. Oct. 7, 1769, d. Jan. 3, 1849. Child:


Hugh, b. Aug. 4, 1811 (3)


3) Hugh Jameson (son of 2), b. Aug. 4, 1811, d. May 5, 1866, m. Sept. 1, 1835 to Harriet Alexander. She b. Nov. 22, 1812, d. Feb. 17, 1901. Child:


Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1, 1853, d. Feb. 11, 1934, m. Oct. 16, 1872 to Emery Fuller Evans (Q.v.)


JAQUETH


1) Lewis E. Jaqueth (s. of Elisha H. who was killed June 5, 1864 in the Battle of Cold Harbor.) b. Oct. 31, 1851, d. April 13, 1927, m. Feb. 17, 1876 Josephine R. (dau. of Robinson Winchester) of Marlboro. She was b. Mar. 14, 1846, d. Aug. 21, 1938. Children:


Earl Winchester, b. June 30, 1880, d. June 24, 1959


Abbie Elvira, b. Jan. 12, 1882, m. Robert H. White, Woodstock Flora Louisa, b. May 21, 1884, m. May 15, 1907 Charles H. Evans Nora Emma, b. May 21, 1884, m. Dec. 7, 1936 Charles H. Evans


2) Earl Winchester Jaqueth (s. of Lewis E.), m. Sept. 17, 1912 Clara Alice (dau. of Almon Prouty) Halifax, b. June 27, 1886. Children:


Harold Earl, b. July 17, 1916


Evelyn, b. April 8, 1921, m. Elmore J. Streeter of Bernardston, Mass. Their children:


Ruby Ann, b. Nov. 20, 1946 Elmore James, Jr., b. May 3, 1949


3) Harold Earl Jaqueth, (s. of Earl W.) m. June 2, 1946 Marilyn Anna (dau. of Merrill J. Gordon). She was b. Mar. 8, 1928. Children:


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Reita Alice, b. Nov. 2, 1947 Robert Earl, b. Aug. 30, 1949


4) Vivean Russell Jaqueth (s. of Oscar A.), b. Dec. 1, 1899.


JENNISON


1) Kirk Jennison, m. Lizzie Jennison.


2) Arthur Jennison (son of 1), m. Helen, dau. of Waitzel and Martha (Fowel) Howe. Dau. Elsie Jennison, m. Floyd Cudworth (Q.v.).


JOHNSON


1) Asahel Johnson, b. Poultney, Vt. about 1825 d. in Claremont, N. H. 1899, m. Rebecca C. Wright in 1859 she was b. in Newport, N. H. Nov. 28, 1828, d. in Newport, N. H. in 1866. Children:


Carrie F., b. in Newport, N. H. in 1860, d. in Waco, Tex. in 1920, m. Charles Dean in Newport, N. H. Frank Allen, b. Sept. 13, 1863 (2)


2) Frank Johnson, b. Sept. 13, 1863 in Newport, N. H., d. in Guilford, Vt. Apr. 30, 1937, m. Emma J. Fay of Brattleboro, Vt. Sept. 30, 1891. She was b. in Brattleboro Sept. 15, 1864, d. Guilford Oct. 10, 1944. Children: Harold F., b. in Brattleboro July 11, 1892 (3) Helen M., b. in Brattleboro Feb. 3, 1895


3) Harold F. Johnson, b. July 11, 1892, m. Edith E. Merrihew of Burlington, Vt. June 11, 1917. She was b. Oct. 11, 1891, d. June 12, 1956, m. (2nd) Mary Varley of Longmeadow, Mass. Dec. 27, 1957


KEMP


1) John Robert Kemp of Greenfield, Mass., m. Katherine Doris Underwood of Colrain, Mass., Nov. 1940, moved to Guilford, Vt. May 10, 1949. Children:


John Robert Jr., b. 1941


Mary Jane, b. 1943, m. Philip Clark of Guilford, 1960 (Q.v.)


Janice Eileen, b. 1945


Jerald Sumner, b. 1946


2) John Robert Kemp Jr. (son of 1), b. 1941, m. Shirley Ann Frost, dau. of Harry and Elizabeth Frost of Vernon, Vt. Child:


Robert John Kemp, b. May 10, 1959


KENNY


1) George Kenny, b. Greenfield, Mass., d. Guilford 1924, m. Mary Whipple, b. Ashuelot, N. H., d. Guilford 1906, dau. of Marshall Whipple, b. N. H., d. Halifax, Vt. and wife Esther (Aldrich) Whipple. Family moved to Guilford abt. 1896. Children:


Welcome


Maude, m. Lester Aldrich (Q.v.)


Claud


Lena and Lilla, twins, m. brothers, Robert and Wilbur Burnett


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1) William King, b. in 1595 in England, d. 1650 in Salem, Mass., m. Dorothy Hayne on Feb. 17, 1616 at Sherbone, Dorset, England. They came to Salem, Mass. in 1635 with two children, three more were born here. Later his widow and several children removed from Salem to Southold, L. I., N. Y. Children:


Mary, b. 1623, m. John Scudder (about 1642)


Katheryn, b. 1625, m. John Swasy


William, b. 1627, m. Katterine Shefin (about 1642)


Hannah, b. 1629, m. Lieut. Richard Brown


Samuel (2), b. 1633 Mehitable, b. 1636


John, b. 1638, m. Elizabeth Goldwait in Sept., 1660


Deliverance, baptized in 1641, m. John Tuthill on Feb. 17, 1657 2) Samuel King (son of 1), b. 1633 in England, d. Nov. 29, 1721 in Southold, L. I., N. Y., m. Francis (Abigail) Ludlam on Oct. 10, 1660, dau. of William and Clemence Ludlam of Matlock, England and Southampton, L. I., N. Y. She d. Jan. 14, 1692. Children:


William, b. Jan. 10, 1661, d. May 12, 1740, m. (1) on Jan. 17, 1686 his first cousin Abigail Brown, dau. of Lieut. Richard and Hannah (King) Brown, m. (2) on Jan. 20, 1716, Susanna Crook, who d. May 10, 1741


Dorothy, b. July 11, 1664, d. Mar. 22, 1750, m. (1) Richard Brown on May 8, 1683, m. (2) Samuel Dayton on Aug. 21, 1705


Hannah, b. Jan. 26, 1666, d. Dec. 22, 1742, m. Capt. William Booth, 1688


Mary, b. Aug. 7, 1669, d. July 4, 1707, m. John Gardiner in 1691 Samuel, b. 1675, d. May 6, 1725, m. Hannah on Jan. 1, 1697


Capt. John (3), b. Jan. 26, 1678, d. Jan. 19, 1742


3) Capt. John (Mariner) King (son of 2), b. Jan. 26, 1677, d. Jan. 19, 1742, in Orient, L. I., N. Y., m. Katherine Osborn (Osman) on Aug. 22, 1704, b. Aug. 22, 1684, d. July 21, 1752. One son: Alexander, b. Sept. 18, 1713


4) Alexander King (son of 3), b. Sept. 18, 1713, m. Sarah Havens, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Brown) Havens on Dec. 15, 1737. She was b. June 14, 1719, d. May 11, 1790 at Middletown, Conn. They moved from Long Island, N. Y. to Middletown, Conn. in 1776. Children, all born in Conn .:


Peter, b. Feb. 19, 1739


Hannah, b. Apr. 19, 1741, m. Seymore of Middletown, Conn. Benjamin, b. Sept. 30, 1743, d. May 14, 1790 Keziah, b. Dec. 15, 1745, d. May 13, 1774 Alexander, b. Apr. 15, 1748, d. Apr. 1792 Sarah, b. May 28, 1750, d. Feb. 20, 1756 Patience, b. Sept. 22, 1753, d. May 22, 1784 Sarah, b. Dec. 1756


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Mary, b. Apr. 15, 1751, m. James Fosdick and moved to Guilford in 1796


John (5), b. June 3, 1765, d. Oct. 19, 1834 at Guilford


5) John King (son of 4), b. June 3, 1765, d. Oct. 19, 1834 at Guilford. He came to Guilford from Conn. about 1783, after several years he returned to Conn., where he m. Sarah Marvin and then returned to Guilford. Children:


Joseph (6), b. Sept. 22, 1795, d. Apr. 4, 1862 at Guilford


Chauncey (7), b. Nov. 20, 1797, d. Sept. 8, 1864 at Guilford


Emily, b. Jan. 25, 1800, d. Apr. 30, 1880 at Guilford, m. Daniel Bullock on Nov. 14, 1824, who d. Aug. 31, 1850.


Elizabeth, b. Apr. 13, 1802, d. Mar 24, 1828 in Greenfield, Mass. Mary, b. Jan. 27, 1805, d. Mar. 1875 at Leicester, Vt., m. Rufus Chandler


Miranda, b. Oct. 14, 1807, d. Sept. 23, 1835 at Brattleboro


John Havens (8), b. Apr. 28, 1810, d. Nov. 29, 1879 at Hinsdale, N. H.


Harriet, b. Aug. 27, 1812, d. Dec. 24, 1844 in Leyden, Mass., buried in Brattleboro, m. Packer.


6) Joseph King (son of 5), b. Sept. 22, 1795, d. Apr. 4, 1862 in Guilford, m. Catherine Bangs on Feb. 9, 1825 in Bernardston, dau. of John and Eunice (Root) Bangs. She was b. Mar. 20, 1801 in Montague, Mass., d. Apr. 24, 1885 in Guilford. Children:


Infant son, b. and d. Nov. 15, 1825


Sarah Electa, b. 1827, d. Apr. 4, 1831 in Guilford


Infant son, b. Dec. 17, 1829, d. Dec. 21, 1829 in Guilford


Catherine Bangs, b. Feb. 5, 1832, d. July 21, 1879 in Guilford, m. Dec. 1854 to Francis G. Taylor (Q.v.).


Elizabeth, b. Mar. 2, 1834, d. Dec. 2, 1839 in Guilford


Infant son, b. Sept. 7, 1835, d. Sept. 10, 1835 in Guilford


Harriet Augusta, b. Oct. 14, d. Sept. 18, 1847 in Guilford


Frederick Henry, b. Oct. 14, 1840, d. Apr. 15, 1913 at Millers Falls, Mass.


Frank Root (9), b. June 16, 1842, d. Apr. 10, 1926 in Springfield, Mass.


7) Chauncey King (son of 5), b. Nov. 20, 1797, d. Sept. 8, 1864 in Guilford, m. Cynthia Almena Marvin, b. 1813, d. 1890. Cynthia, widow of Chauncey, by her last will left $3,500.00 in public funds for cemetery, school and library uses.


8) John Havens King (son of 5) b. Apr. 28, 1810, d. Nov. 29, 1879 in Hinsdale, N. H., m. Mary Morton Lord on Mar. 21, 1836, b. Feb. 11, 1816 in Putney, Vt., d. Jan. 9, 1886-both are buried in Guilford Center. One dau .:


Sarah Miranda King, m. John Lovell Bullock (Q.v.)


9) Frank Root King (son of 8), b. June 16, 1842, d. Apr. 10, 1926 in Spring- field, Mass., m. Nettie Sarah (Sarah Janette) Morley on Jan. 4, 1874 in Colrain, Mass., b. Nov. 21, 1848 in Colrain, the dau. of Alvin and Lavina (Brown) Morley, d. Oct. 30, 1917 in Springfield, Mass. Children:


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Lottie Ethel, b. May 18, 1875 in Guilford, d. Dec. 2, 1954 in Spring- field, Mass., m. Lyman Beecher Bullock on May 18, 1899 in Guilford


Nelson Joseph, b. Dec. 19, 1877 in Leicester, Vt., d. Dec. 19, 1958 in South Deerfield, Mass., m. on Dec. 22, 1932, Helen Marie Eninger, b. Oct. 26, 1889 in Bloomington, Ill.


LAROCK


1) Peter LaRock, m. Manda Stone LaPlante. Children:


Frank (2)


Fred


Henry


Agnes


2) Frank LaRock, b. 1871 in Richmond, Vt., d. 1923, m. Melvina LaPlante, b. Roxtom Pond, Quebec, Canada, 1876, d. 1905. Children:


Emma, b. Dec. 2, 1892, d. 1941


Alfred, b. 1893, d. 1900


Edna, b. Apr. 1, 1894, d. 1960


Ella, b. 1902


Leon, b. May 23, 1898 (3)


Harry, b. 1905


3) Leon C. LaRock (son of 2), b. May 23, 1898, m. Olive Allen, dau. of Frank Allen (Q.v.). Children:


Marie L., b. Dec. 6, 1920


Victor, b. Sept. 7, 1923


Bernard L., b. Nov. 25, 1930 (4)


4) Bernard L. LaRock (son of 3), b. Nov. 25, 1930, m. July 22, 1952, Bernice May Adler, b. May 6, 1934, dau. of Carl Adler (Q.v.). Children: Denice Marie, b. Mar. 28, 1954 at Camp Pickett, Va.


Bernard Leon Jr., b. July 6, 1955 at Montague, Mass.


LAZELLE


1) Charles Freemont Lazelle, m. Emma Bolster.


2) Warren Nelson Lazelle, b. Aug. 15, 1892 in East Dover, Vt., m. on June 15, 1924 to Saidee Carlotta Morse (Q.v.), b. Feb. 12, 1903. He was rural mail carrier in the Guilford area for 30 years. 2 children:


Warren Nelson, b. Feb. 22, 1932 in Brattleboro, Vt.


Christina Ruth, b. May 10, 1934, m. Grant C. LaPoint of Win- chester, N. H.


3) Warren Nelson Lazelle, Jr., b. Feb. 22, 1932, m. Aug. 10, 1958 to Jeanne Abdelhak of Park Ridge, N. J. A dau. Diane Mae, b. Dec. 26, 1959.


LAZELLE


1) John Lazelle settled at Hingham, Mass. 1647. His grandson-


2) Isaac Lazelle, b. Hingham 1751


3) John Lazelle, b. Dover, Vt. 1801


4) Daniel Lazelle, b. Dover, Vt. 1829, d. Guilford 1906


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5) Elsie P. Lazelle, b. Dover 1859, d. Guilford 1948, m. Elisha Gates (Q.v.). Children:


Agnes, b. 1881 Ray E., b. 1894


LEE


1) John Lee, b. 1712, d. 1784. Came from Killingly, Conn. and settled in Vernon. He lived a short while and was buried in the Miller Cemetery in South Vernon.


2) Jesse Lee, b. 1742, d. July 11, 1816. Settled in Vernon. Built the house and the cider mill on property now owned by Martha Emery.


3) John Lee, b. June 10, 1771, d. Feb. 13, 1868. Originally came from Conn. In 1798 he married Polly Peeler of Vernon, she b. Oct. 14, 1777, d. June 26, 1876.


4) Richard Lee (son of 3), b. Nov. 18, 1815, d. Apr. 4, 1905, m. Clarissa Flagg, lived and died in Vernon. Children:


Eli H. Lee (5), b. July 8, 1840; d. Apr. 13, 1920 Francis (dau.), b. Sept. 1842


5) Eli Harrison Lee (son of 4) came to Guilford at the age of 8, to live with the Caleb Cole family. After their death he carried on the farm alone for 20 years. On Sept. 6, 1883, he m. Hattie Akeley (Q.v.), b. Nov. 4, 1862, d. Nov 19, 1938. Children:


Fred E., b. May 29, 1884, d. June 27, 1912


George E., b. June 12, 1886, m. (1) Flora Hulslander, she d. Mar. 18, 1920; (2) Grace Hebert, on Apr. 19, 1921. Now living in Hazardville, Conn.


Martin A., b. Jan. 30, 1888, d. Mar. 20, 1929, m. Iva Hudson, she b. May 24, 1893, d. Oct. 20, 1959


Leslie I., b. Feb. 14, 1890, d. July 16, 1913


Lizzie H., b. Nov. 3, 1892, d. May 28, 1893


Richard E., b. Oct. 11, 1893, m. Ruby Hudson Oct. 2, 1914, now living in Hinsdale, N. H.


Charles A., b. Feb. 15, 1895, d. Dec. 27, 1938


Henry S. (6), b. Dec. 18, 1900


Bert R., b. Apr. 14, 1903, d. Dec. 21, 1907


6) Henry Starr Lee (son of 5), b. Dec. 18, 1900, m. Grace Buttstead on June 17, 1922. Now living in the red brick homestead built by his great- great-grandfather, Thomas Akeley, Jr., in 1816. Children:


Erwin H. (7), b. Dec. 24, 1923


Kenneth E. (8), b. Mar. 3, 1927


Howard S. (9), b. Dec. 20, 1930


David J. (10), b. Dec. 16, 1934


Paul W. (11), b. June 21, 1937


Brian C., b. May 16, 1940


Ronald P., b. Nov. 25, 1941 Judith E., b. July 15, 1944


7) Erwin H. Lee (son of 6), b. Dec. 24, 1923, m. Marie Sprague on Feb. 14, 1953. Children:


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Barbara Jean, b. Jan. 4, 1954


Deborah Jane, b. Nov. 30, 1955


Steven Henry, b. Sept. 19, 1959 Michael Erwin, b. Apr. 16, 1961


8) Kenneth E. Lee (son of 6),b. Mar. 3, 1927, m. Florence Avery on Sept. 14, 1957. Children:


Kenneth E., Jr., b. Sept. 19, 1958 Linda Elaine, b. Apr. 11, 1960


9) Howard S. Lee (son of 6), b. Dec. 20, 1930, m. Jean Godfrey on Sept. 21, 1957, now living in North Adams, Mass.


10) David J. Lee (son of 6), b. Dec. 16, 1934, m. Patricia Avery on July 6, 1957. Children:


David J., Jr., b. Dec. 13, 1958 Robert H., b. Sept. 20, 1960


11) Paul W. Lee (son of 6), b. June 21, 1937, m. Kathryn Sellers of Leland, Miss., Nov. 1, 1959. Children:


Teresa Ann, b. July 30, 1960


LINDEMANN


1) Ernst Lindemann, b. Germany, d. Brooklyn, N. Y., m. Martha S. Herrmann. Children:


Fred I


Tina


Fred II


Martha


Ernest


Minerva


William


Arthur


2) Ernest Lindemann (son of 1), b. Jun. 10, 1883, N.Y.C., d. Dec. 27, 1951, m. Marie Louise Vanderbilt, Gravesend, N. Y. Mar. 5, 1903, she b. Mar. 5, 1884, d. Jan. 9, 1938. Children:


Thelma Louise, b. Oct. 8, 1903, m. Christopher C. Herrmann (Q.v.) Ernest Frederick, b. Jan. 3, 1917 (3)


3) Ernest Frederick Lindemann (son of 2), b. Jan. 3, 1917, m. Jane Elizabeth Hansler Jan. 29, 1939. Children:


Ernest Frederick Jr., b. Sept. 27, 1939


Everett Joseph, b. Aug. 9, 1945


Ernest (3), m. 2nd wife Susan Ruth Bromberg, b. Oct. 31, 1931, m. Nov. 29, 1958. Child:


Linda May, b. Apr. 18, 1961 in Brattleboro, Vt.


LUCAS


1) Frank Lucas and wife Mary came to the United States about 50 years ago. From Turners Falls they came to Guilford where the family have lived about 40 years. Children: Anna


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Catharine John Nellie


2) Nellie Lucas, m. Hyal Howe of Dummerston, Vt. One son: Ernest Howe


LYNDE


1) Horace W. Lynde of Jacksonville, Vt., m. Ann Mowry (Q.v.). Child: Mowry Webster, b. Sept. 13, 1860 (2)


2) Mowry W. Lynde (son of 1), b. Sept. 13, 1860, m. (1) Amanda Pike, (2) Mary Sherman of Whitingham, Vt. Children:


Arthur (by Ist wife)


Elbert M., b. Apr. 20, 1894 (3)


Charles H., b. Jun. 27, 1889, d. Jan. 2, 1953


Carroll M., b. May 3, 1904


3) Elbert M. Lynde (son of 2), b. Apr. 20, 1894, m. Clara E. Worden Jan. 5, 1918 (Q.v.), she b. Nov. 9, 1899. Children:


Helen A., b. Dec. 1, 1918, m. Dec. 26, 1943, Harvey A. Dix of Brattleboro. Child:


Harvey A. Dix II, b. Jun. 1, 1960


Eva A., b. Sept. 3, 1920, m. Apr. 28, 1940, Merrill Harris. Children: Donald L. Harris, b. Jul. 20, 1941


David M. Harris, b. Nov. 19, 1946


Grace W., b. Sept. 5, 1921, m. Jul. 13, 1944, Stanley Stebbins. Children:


Barbara Ann Stebbins, b. Jul. 2, 1945 James S. Stebbins, b. Jun. 5, 1949


Doris C., b. Aug. 28, 1922, m. Sept. 2, 1949, Leland Barber of Bernardston, Mass. Child:


Lynda Lee Barber, b. Aug. 6, 1950


Alice L., b. Jul. 30, 1925, d. Sept. 28, 1938


Mowry W., b. Oct. 24, 1926 (4)


Carl H., b. Nov. 19, 1928 (5)


Elbert A., b. Nov. 17, 1934 (6)


Kenneth C., b. Aug. 2, 1936 (7)


4) Mowry W. Lynde (son of 3), b. Oct. 24, 1926, m. 1953, Isobel Dorayne Fraser of Canada. Children:


Stanley Allan, b. May 1, 1954


Carl M., b. Nov. 9, 1955 Gail E., b. Mar. 22, 1958


5) Carl H. Lynde (son of 3), b. Nov. 19, 1928, m. Mar. 14, 1953, Joyce McCoy of Townshend, Vt. Child: Susan Gail, b. Jun. 14, 1958


6) Elbert A. Lynde (son of 3), b. Nov. 17, 1934, m. Margaret Adams of Eng- land (in England). Children:


Edward M., b. Nov. 12, 1956 Anthony J., b. Feb. 11, 1959


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7) Kenneth C. Lynde (son of 3), b. Aug. 2, 1936, m. Patricia Grant of Ber- nardston, Mass. Children: Kathy Jo, b. Sept. 11, 1957 Cheryl A., b. Sept. 19, 1958 Steven K., b. Oct. 8, 1959


MACLEOD


1) Donald Macleod, b. in Scotland, m. Mary Robinson, b. in England.


2) Henry Bishop Macleod, b. in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, m. Ellen Mac- Leod, b. in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, dau. of Murdock Macleod, b. in Scotland and Kathryn (MacIver) Macleod, b. in Canada. A dau .: Margaret Macleod, m. Lester C. Ingram (Q.v.)


MARTIN


1) Cyrus Martin, b. Oct. 21, 1763, d. Sept. 26, 1831, m. Charlotte Bridgham 1785. Children:


William, b. 1786, m. Lucretia Houghton


Edward, b. 1787 (2), m. Mary Goodwin


Charlotte, b. 1794, m. Loring Kingsbury


Philip, b. 1796, m. Susan Peck


Harriet, b. 1800 Martha, b. 1810


2) Edward Martin, b. 1787, m. Mary Goodwin 1811.


3) Joseph B. (son of 2), m. Amanda Barber. Children Bridgham J., b. 1845 in Guilford (4)


Mary, b. 1847, m. Eugene Gates


Sarah, b. 1847, m. Andrew Dennison


Martha, b. 1855


Robert, b. 1856, m. Fannie Miner


William, b. , m. Carrie Shearer


4) Bridgham Joseph, b. 1845, m. Mary Desire Richmond 1866. Children: Lula, m. Clarence Hale


Sarah E. (Nellie), m. William Meuse


Fannie G., m. George Nelson


Minnie A., m. Weston W. Goodnow (Q.v.) Bertha A. Cynthia Belle, m. Clinton Woodward Clara Etta


Ora, m. Grace Jones


MATHER


1) Ira Horatio Mather son of George Timothy and Lura Elsie (Worden) Mather, b. Oct. 24, 1882 in Marlboro, Vt .; d. Aug. 26, 1950 in Brattle- boro, m. (1) Edith Persis Squiers, b. Feb. 28, 1889 in Guilford, dau. of Edward Perry and Julia (Morrison) Squiers, (Q.v.), d. Feb. 13, 1955 in Brattleboro. 1 child: Florence Olive b. Sept. 25, 1907 in Guilford. Later Edith Persis (Squiers) Mather m. Hazen Farr son of Orrin Duane


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and Elizabeth (McCleming) Farr, b. Dec. 12, 1885 in Chesterfield, N. H., d. Sept. 17, 1958 in Brattleboro.


MELLEN


1) William James Mellen Jr., m. Jacqueline Wyman (Q.v.), m. Aug. 27, 1943. Children:


Donna Lee, b. Mar. 20, 1951


Kathleen Ann, b. Feb. 18, 1953


Carol Jean, b. Mar. 1, 1956


MERRITT


1) Claudius Merritt, m. Dec. 23, 1903 Maude L. Webster (Q.v.) b. Nov. 21, 1878. Children:


Harriet E., b. Sept. 28, 1904, m. Robert E. Arnau Aug. 23, 1931


John W., b. Aug. 11, 1906


Angus C., b. Dec. 20, 1908


Marjorie L., b. Mar. 1, 1915, m. Herbert Winsor Nov. 26, 1931 Gwendolyn M., b. Jan. 23, 1922


METTEY


1) Felix Mettey in Canada, m. LaFerve in Canada.




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