Official history of Guilford, Vermont, 1678-1961. With genealogies and biographical sketches, Part 48

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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Child b. May 11, 1949 (died same day) in Greenfield, Mass. Helen Moore, b. July 22, 1951 in Greenfield, Mass.


7) Maynard Clifford Squiers (son of 4), b. May 11, 1931 in Guilford, was m. on June 3, 1950 in Brattleboro to Shirley Searles, b. Aug. 15, 1930 in Brattleboro, the dau. of Wm. A. and Viola (Spooner) Searles. Children:


Ronald Maynard, b. Nov. 9, 1951 in Brattleboro


Timothy Robert, b. Dec. 27, 1952 in Brattleboro


Stephen Douglas, b. Nov. 20, 1954 in Brattleboro Deborah Marie, b. June 11, 1957 in Southington, Conn. Donna Mae, b. Feb. 8, 1961 in Brattleboro


8) Lyndon Martin Squiers (son of 4), b. July 25, 1934 in Guilford, Vt., m.


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on Sept. 24, 1955, Gertrude Underwood, b. Jan. 20, 1933 in Brattle- boro, dau. of Walter and Edna (Pratt) Underwood. Child:


Kimberly Ann, b. April 10, 1960 in Brattleboro


9) Donald Gallup Squiers (son of 5), b. Oct. 25, 1926 in Brattleboro, m. on Sept. 6, 1952, Shirley Rabideau, b. May 17, 1933 in Brattleboro, dau. of Henry and Lena (Burdo) Rabideau. Children:


Keith Edward, b. April 18, 1956 in Brattleboro Darlene Marie, b. June 13, 1957 in Brattleboro


Melody Ann, b. Oct. 21, 1959 in Brattleboro Tina Marie, b. Mar. 11, 1961 in Brattleboro


10) Webster Gilbert Squiers (son of 5), b. March 28, 1928 in Brattleboro, m. on May 21, 1950 in Guilford, Shirley Clark, b. Nov. 9, 1929 in Guil- ford, dau. of Earl W. and Clara (Goodnow) Clark. Children:


Rebecca Ann, b. June 5, 1951 in Brattleboro David Webster, b. Sept. 27, 1954 in Brattleboro Bonnie Lou, b. Dec. 26, 1957 in Brattleboro Andrew Joseph, b. April 11, 1959 in Brattleboro


11) Barney Clifford Squiers (son of 5), b. Aug. 31, 1933 in Guilford, m. (1) Susan Ray on Oct. 22, 1955 in Wilmington, Vt., b. Mar. 5, 1937 in Wilmington, dau. of Theodore and Myrtle (Bishop) Ray. 1 Child: Kimberly Ann, b. June 21, 1957 in Brattleboro; (2) Allene Black on Sept. 17, 1960, 1 child, Victoria Catherine, b. Mar. 24, 1961 in Ar- lington, Virginia.


12) Stillman Charles Squiers (son of 5), b. Feb. 9, 1935 in Bratleboro, m. on April 21, 1954, in Westminster, Vt. Shirley Cole, b. Oct. 22, 1937 in Wilmington, Vt., dau. of John and Ellen (Morgan) Cole. 1 Child: Valerie Verna, b. Sept. 26, 1954 in Brattleboro


STANDISH


1) Myles Standish, b. 1584 in Lancashire, England, d. 1656 in Duxbury, Mass., m. Barbara


2) Alexander Standish, m. Sarah Alden, dau. of John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden who were m. in 1621.


3) Ebenezer Standish, m. Hannah Sturtevant.


4) Dau. Hannah Standish, m. Deacon Seth Staples.


5) Dau. Ruth Staples, m. Capt. Oliver Soper.


6) Oliver Soper 2nd (son of 5), m. Rebecca Paul. A dau .: Ruth Soper, m. Edmund Anthony (Q.v.)


STARK


1) Aaron Stark came before 1653, b. ca. 1608. He settled in Stonington, Conn.


2) William Stark, b. prior to 1698, d. Sept. 8, 1730 in Groton, Conn.


3) Daniel Stark, b. in Groton, Conn., d. before Feb. 28, 1758, m. (1) Sarah Culver, m. (2) Judith Fitch.


4) Nathan Stark, b. 1743 in Groton, Conn. Moved to Guilford, Vt. in 1781,


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m. (1) Olive Morgan in Groton, m. (2) Esther Gallup in about 1782. He fought in the Revolutionary War, d. in Guilford in 1830.


5) Daniel Stark (s. of Nathan and his wife Esther), b. Mar. 4, 1783, d. Jan. 6, 1868, m. Jan. 12, 1809 Esther (dau. of Asa Harkness). She was b. May 22, 1785, d. Feb. 8, 1875.


6) Lewis M. Stark (eldest s. of Daniel), b. Sept. 2, 1815, d. Oct. 21, 1889, m. May 10, 1840 Mary Ann Lynde.


7) Leavitt Lewis Stark (s. of Lewis M.), b. Nov. 29, 1845, d. Dec. 25, 1922, m. Oct. 21, 1867, Jane Worden who d. Dec. 1920.


8) Frank Lewis Stark (s. of Leavitt Lewis), b. Sept. 13, 1878, d. Nov. 3, 1950, m. April 16, 1903 Charlotte (dau. of Henry C. Cushman), of Bernard- ston, Mass. She was b. June 30, 1879, d. Mar. 16, 1959. Children:


Laura Frances, b. May 12, 1906, m. Alton E. Lynde. They now live in Burlington, Vt. Their children:


Lois Roberta, b. July 6, 1928, m. Richard Washburn of Burlington


Elizabeth Jane, b. June 14, 1931, m. Fred B. Smith. Their child:


Amanda Lea, b. Nov. 20, 1960


9) Lewis Leavitt Stark (s. of Frank L.), b. May 24, 1909. Now living in Guil- ford.


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6) Clark Stark (Daniel 5, Nathan 4, Daniel 3, William 2, Aaron 1), b. April 12, 1825, d. Mar. 16, 1893, m. Aug. 26, 1850 Amanda Babcock.


7) Willard Baxter Stark (s. of 6), b. July 10, 1851 in Guilford, d. about 1905, m. 1872 Edith Fletcher. Children:


Effie Minnie, b. Oct. 8, 1873, m. Charles Edson Taft


Alice Gertrude, b. Feb. 18, 1875, m. Edwin E. Lombard


George Willard, b. Mar. 23, 1876, m. Nellie Lord


Maude Edith, b. Feb. 3, 1878, m. Arthur Laughton Ellen Melvina, b. Dec. 30, 1882, m. Ruel Boyd Marion Luella, b. Apr. 29, 1884, m. George Noyes John Thomas, b. Sept. 22, 1885, m. Julia Lassen


James Hiram (8), b. Nov. 23, 1887, m. Ruth Worden Joseph Fletcher, b. June 26, 1890, m. Luthera Hamilton Elsie Sophia, b. Apr. 21, 1898, m. Carl E. Saderman


8) James Hiram Stark (s. of 7), b. Nov. 23, 1887, m. Nov. 24, 1910, Ruth Worden. Children:


Esther Ruth, b. Apr. 19, 1911, m. Harvey Carrier


Willard Wesley, b. May 9, 1913, m.


Fred James (9), b. May 6, 1915, m.


Earl Walter (10), b. Sept. 6, 1918, m.


Alice Evelyn, b. July 28, 1922, m. Arthur Denyon


Sarah Ellen, b. Nov. 20, 1924, d. inf.


Donald Alfred (11), b. Dec. 22, 1926, m.


.9) Fred James Stark (s. of 8), b. May 6, 1915. Children:


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Ronald Allen, b. Oct. 17, 1948 Bonnie May, b. July 2, 1954


10) Earl Walter Stark (s. of 8), b. Sept. 6, 1918. Children:


Douglas Earl, b. May 2, 1949 Linda Lee, b. Nov. 9, 1954, twin Carol Ann, b. Nov. 9, 1954, twin


11) Donald Alfred Stark (s. of 8), b. Dec. 22, 1926. Children: Randall Lee, b. June 15, 1958 Dawnette Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1961


STARR


1) Dr. Comfort Starr was the founder of the Starr family in this country. He lived in Ashford, County of Kent, England once called the "Manor of Esshetesford". He came to this country in 1635 on the ship, "Hercules" and lived in Cambridge and later moved to Boston where he practiced surgery.


2) John Starr, b. in England, m. Martha Bunker, dau. of George and Judith Bunker of Charlestown, Mass. George Bunker owned the famous hill where the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought.


3) Comfort Starr, b. Feb. 4, 1662 in Boston, m. Mary, dau. of Simon, Jr. and Mary (Whipple) Stone of Watertown, Mass. on Sept. 14, 1683, she d. Aug. 20, 1735.


4) Comfort Starr, b. Aug. 9, 1696 in Dedham, Mass., m. Elizabeth Perley, dau. of Isaac and Frances Perley of Boxford, Mass. He d. Feb. 13, 1775.


5) Capt. Comfort Starr, b. Aug. 10, 1731 in Thompson, Conn., d. Nov. 30, 1812 and buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Guilford., he m. Judith Cooper, dau. of Timothy and Sarah Cooper of Killingly, Conn. She was b. Feb. 14, 1736, d. Sept. 15, 1815 in Guilford. Among others were the following children:


Sarah, b. Nov. 28, 1760 in Thompson, Conn., m. Jabez Franklin (Q.v.) Mary, m. James Franklin (Q.v.) Timothy, b. Dec. 22, 1773


6) Timothy Starr, b. Dec. 22, 1773, buried in Rowe, Mass., m. (2) Damaris Nichols, dau. of Samuel and Rhoda (Carpenter) Nichols. A dau .:


Anna K. Starr, b. Jan. 26, 1807, m. Barnabus Thurber (Q.v.)


STEBBINS


1) Henry Parks Stebbins, b. 1851, d. 1894, m. Alice Putnam, b. 1861, d. 1913. Child:


Dwight James Stebbins, b. 1885


2) Dwight James Stebbins (son of 1), b. 1885, m. Mary Elizabeth Boardway, b. 1879. Child:


Stanley James Stebbins, b. 1913 (3)


3) Stanley James Stebbins (son of 1), b. 1913, m. Grace Worden Lynde, b. 1921. Children:


Barbara Anne Stebbins, b. 1945


James Stanley Stebbins, b. 1949


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1) Rowland Stebbins, b. 1594, sailed in the "Francis" from Ipswich, England, 1634, with wife, 4 children and Mary Winch, the maid. He d. Dec. 14, 1671, wife Sarah d. Oct. 4, 1649.


2) John Stebbins (son of 1), b. 1626, d. Mar. 9, 1679 "in an unusual manner"; there was suspicion of witchcraft and a jury of inquest was called who found "several hundred spots small ones, as if they had been shot with small shot, which we scraped and under them were holes into his body." Although an investigation was had, evidence recorded and laid before the court in Boston, no prosecution followed. He m. May 14, 1646 Mary (Munson) Munden, m. (2) Nov. 17, 1657 Abigail, dau. of Rob't Bartlett.


3) Thomas Stebbins (son of 2), b. May 6, 1662, d. Apr. 28, 1712, m. Sept. 26, 1684, Elizabeth, dau. of Sam'l Wright.


4) Joseph Stebbins (son of 3), b. Mar. 30, 1697, d. Jan. 31, 1782, m. Mary, dau. of Zebudiah Williams. She b. Dec. 23, 1786, ae. 85.


5) Joseph Stebbins (son of 4), b. Jan. 13, 1720/1, m. Thankful, dau. of Stephen Belding.


6) Abner Stebbins (son of 5), b. in Vernon, Vt. 1755, m. Mindwell Marsh of Montague, she d. Aug. 3, 1887 ae. 81, Abner d. Sept. 18, 1836. Children: Lucy, b. Sept. 9, 1782, m. Jesse Gains


Abner, b. Feb. 6, 1785, m. Hannah Johnson


Henry, b. Feb. 24, 1787, m. Rebecca


Lyman, b. Nov. 25, 1789, m. Tyler


Tabitha, b. Feb. 15, 1791, m. Joseph Gains (Q.v.)


Zebina, b. Aug. 20, 1795, m. Eunice Mann of Gill


TAYLOR


1) General Joseph Taylor, b. Dec. 3, 1731 in Little Compton, R. I., m. Ruth Stoddard, b. Oct. 7, 1731.


2) Jeremiah Taylor (son of 1), b. Sept. 19, 1754, d. Oct. 28, 1828, buried at Guilford Center, m. Elinor Greene, who d. Feb. 13, 1848 at Guilford. Children:


Joseph G. (3), b. May 26, 1789, d. Apr. 28, 1844


Jeremiah, Jr. (4), b. 1800, d. May 5, 1884


3) Joseph Greene Taylor (son of 2), b. May 26, 1789 at Little Compton, R. I., d. Apr. 28, 1844 at Guilford, m. Belinda Weatherhead on Jan. 17, 1826, b. Apr. 16, 1805 in Guilford and d. Dec. 9, 1880.


4) Jeremiah Taylor, Jr. (son of 2), b. 1800, d. May 5, 1884, m. Mary Edwards, b. 1818, d. 1890-both buried in Guilford Center. Children:


Francis G. (5), b. July, 1828, d. Apr. 14, 1911


Dennis, d. Apr. 1834, age 19 days


Charles, d. Mar. 26, 1841, age 1 year


Joseph Greene, b. May 23, 1845, d. Sept. 10, 1927, m. 1876, Lucy Ballou of Greenfield. They lived in Brattleboro Herbert E.


5) Francis Greene Taylor (son of 4), b. July, 1828, d. Apr. 14, 1911 at W. Brattleboro, m. (1) Catherine Bangs King, b. Feb. 5, 1832 in Guilford,


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d. July 21, 1879 at Guilford, she was dau. of Joseph and Catherine (Bangs) King, m. (2) Lenora G. Knapp, dau. of Hiram Knapp of W. Brattleboro. Children by Ist m .:


Dennis Francis Taylor (6), b. Mar. 24, 1865 in Guilford


Minnie L., b. Oct. 14, 1863, d. Feb. 20, 1922, m. (1) on Mar. 6, 1887 in Guilford, Leslie Charles Adams, he b. Jan. 26, 1863 in Marlboro, Vt., d. Feb. 19, 1893. Only one child who died in infancy. m. (2) Apr. 2, 1896, Bert Whittemore, b. in Athol, Mass., Oct. 28, 1875, d. Nov. 14, 1958 at a meeting in Brattleboro.


6) Dennis Francis Taylor (son of 5), b. Mar. 24, 1865 in Guilford, d. Feb. 19, 1893, m. Mary Elvira Farnum on Sept. 28, 1887. She was b. Dec. 28, 1866, d. Dec. 5, 1950 in Springfield, Mass. Dennis and his brother-in- law, Leslie C. Adams were killed in a railroad collision in Mass. on Feb. 19, 1893. Children born in Jamaica, Vt .:


Sadie May, b. Dec. 3, 1888 lives in Las Vegas, Nev., m. (1) Lawrence D. Burlingame, b. Oct. 14, 1886 in Springfield, Mass., d. Aug. 1960 in Springfield, Mass. Their children:


Lawrence Dean, Jr., b. June 17, 1908


Thelma Taylor, b. May 21, 1910, m. (2) Capt. C. F. Hamilton of Santa Barbara, Cal. on June 6, 1936


Minnie Bell, b. Aug. 28, 1890, d. Feb. 2, 1925 in W. Brattleboro, m. in Bellows Falls, Vt. Harold A. Biddle, b. May 30, 1887 in Wilmington, Vt.


THAYER


1) Eliphalet Thayer, m. Mary Sears.


2) Rowland Sears Thayer, b. 1807, d. Aug. 31, 1892, m. Almeda Barber, b. 1813, d. Apr. 27, 1864. Children:


Frank A., b. 1836 (3)


John Gale, b. May 7, 1838 (4)


Emma


Louise, m. Thomas


Albert


Ella and Ellen, d. in infancy


3) Frank A. Thayer (son of 2), b. 1836, d. 1917, m. Anna Dyer, b. 1840, d. 1924. Children:


Herbert E., b. Aug. 26, 1866 (5)


Wilton A., b. Feb. 14, 1872, d. Aug. 8, 1875


Walter, b. 1879, d. May 6, 1961


Minnie, b. 1875, m. 1918 Jason Baker, m. (2) Clifford Baker


4) John Gale Thayer (son of 2), b. May 7, 1838, d. Jan. 19, 1920, m. Sept. 14, 1862 Hannah Ann Putnam she b. Apr. 10, 1842, d. Jan. 29, 1917. Children:


Lilla Minnette, b. Oct. 22, 1864, d. Apr. 3, 1866 Leon Judson, b. July 26, 1867 (6) James Houghton, b. Mar. 2, 1883 (7)


5) Herbert E. Thayer (son of 3), b. Aug. 26, 1866, d. Apr. 4, 1915, m. July 17, 1872 Gertrude Richmond she b. July 17, 1872. Child:


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Kenson Alix, d. Dec. 23, 1897 ae. 10 mos. 14 da.


6) Leon Judson Thayer (son of 4), b. July 26, 1867, d. Mar. 19, 1937, m. Sadie Jolmore she d. July 23, 1934. Children:


Clarence Putnam, b. June 11, 1893 (8) Arthur Francis b. Dec. 14, 1896 (9) Lillian Jolmore, b. June 17, 1900


7) James Houghton Thayer (son of 4), b. Mar. 2, 1883, d. July 22, 1926, m. June 21, 1905 to Eloise Amanda Goodnow (Q.v.), b. Apr. 29, 1885, d. Mar. 9, 1960. Children:


Ruby Eloise, b. Apr. 28, 1906, m. Roy E. Thurber (Q.v.) Sept 7, 1901 Merrill Elmer, b. Oct. 8, 1909 (10)


Richard James, b. Aug. 26, 1914 (11)


Leon John, b. Apr. 5, 1919 (12)


8) Clarence Putnam Thayer (son of 6), b. June 11, 1893, m. Leta McGregor. Child:


Richard Hall


9) Arthur Francis Thayer (son of 6), b. Dec. 14, 1896, m. Evelyn Children:


Arthur


Frederick


10) Merrill Elmer Thayer (son of 7), b. Oct. 8, 1909, m. Dec. 14, 1935 Joanne Teubner, she b. Sept. 8, 1911. Children:


Alma Ida Merrill August


11) Richard James Thayer (son of 7), b. Aug. 26, 1914, m. June 14, 1941 Margaret Eloise Heath, b. Apr. 2, 1916. Children:


James Loren Ronald William Richard Laurence Marcia Louise


12) Leon John Thayer (son of 7), b. Apr. 5, 1919, m. July 4, 1939 Eunice Georginna Fisher, she b. June 27, 1921. Children:


Constance Eunice Joyce Anna Marilyn Ida Douglas Leon Rodney Clayton


THAYER


1) Nathan Thayer, b .- d. 1892.


2) Judson N. Thayer, b. 1846 d. Dec. 16, 1930; m. Easter Craft (dau. of John W Craft, b. 1829, d. 1901; and Charity (Webber) Craft, b. 1818, d. 1890), b. May 30, 1845, d. Mar. 2, 1929. Children: Everett E., b. Aug. 8, 1876 Bertha, b. April 23, 1893


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THAYER


1) Theo Thayer, m. 1906 Maude W., dau. of Arthur Baker (Q.v.), b. Sept. 20, 1891. She later m. Aug. 28, 1919 Lewis Jillson. Children:


Louise, b. Mar 17, 1909 (adopted by Ed Porter), m. Alphonse Marshall of Bernardston, Oct. 28, 1930. Child:


Harry Marshall, b. Oct. 18, 1936, m. Alice Deane Oct. 20, 1956


Marion, b. Aug. 16, 1911, m. Kenneth Black (Q.v.)


Clarence, b. June 11, 1914, m. Beryl Atherton Sept. 24, 1943 (His name changed to Jillson)


THOMAS


1) Elliot Thomas, m. Luthera Warren


2) Clark V. Thomas (son of 1), m. Fanny dau. Russell and Sarah (Eliz?) Bixby Richmond. Children:


Marion, m. Arthur H. Lynde. Children:


Alton Gerald (see Stark Family)


Ernest R., m. Edna dau. Walter and Jennie Phelps. Children: Gladys, m. Samuel Stafford


Margaret, m. Carlton Bangs


Beatrice, m. Richard Thomas Marion


3) Alvah E. Thomas (son of 1), b. 1855, d. 1914, m. Ellen Richmond. Children:


Albert Fred, m. Kate Thomas Richmond, m. Effie Thomas


Annie


THOMAS


1) Gideon Thomas, m. Desire Chesterfield, N. H.


2) Sereno Thomas, b. 1821, m. 1844 Eunice Fidelia, dau. English and Eunice (Weld) Newcomb. She b. 1820. Children:


Frederick A., b. Sept. 6, 1849 (3)


Myron G., b. 1865 drowned in Conn. river Nov. 16, 1884 English L., b. 1856


Eunice Almira, b. 1851, m. Nims of Hinsdale


Isaac Leroy, b. May 1, 1845


Fidelia D. b. Oct. 3, 1854


George Nahum, b. Mar. 22, 1848


3) Frederick Thomas, b. Sept. 6, 1849 (son of 2), m. Eliza Amphlett. Children: Samuel Robert B.


Alice Marie, b. Sept. 19, 1889, m. Clyde Tracy (Q.v.)


Eunice, b. Apr. 14, 1891, m. Leo T. Sharron. Children:


Leo T. Jr.


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Elizabeth Raymond Guy


THOMPSON


1) Joseph Thompson, b. 1720, m. 1749 Londonderry Co., Ireland. Janet, dau. of Michael and Jane (Henry) Mcclellan, d. Apr. 9, 1803, Rev. War soldier Sept. 22, 1777-Vol. 90 lineage books D.A.R. 11 children. Colrain, Mass. 1750.


2) Hugh Thompson, b. 1763, m. Jane, dau. of Robert and Margaret (Mc- Clellan) Miller, d. 1843. 8 children.


3) Levi Thompson, b. 1799, m. Margaret, dau. of David, Jr. and Betsy (Holland) Wilson they had 9 children.


4) Milo Thompson, b. 1837, d. 1917, m. Eunice, dau. of Oliver and Cynthia (Peterson) Holland they had 5 children.


5) Myron Thompson, b. Jan. 14, 1878 (twin), d. Aug. 6, 1946, m. Oct. 24, 1900 Lena, dau. of Rev. Baldwin and Lurancy (Gates) Miner. 1 son. In Guilford Apr. 1905.


6) Miner Thompson, b. May 11, 1904, m. Oct. 24, 1928 Harriet, dau. of William and Ella (Severance) Davis. Children:


H. Belknap, b. Aug. 5, 1935, m. Alvin Dyer, son of William Dyer David E., b. Mar. 7, 1959 William E. b. Feb. 6, 1961


M. Miner Jr., b. Apr. 1, 1937, m. Ruthe Wheeler dau. of Leland Kenneth R., b. Mar. 24, 1960


Debra K., b. Mar. 14, 1961


Janet E., b. Aug. 5, 1940, m. Allan Keyes son of Albert D.


THURBER


1) John Thurber, b. in England about 1625, d. Swansea, Mass. 1706, m. Priscilla She b. 1627, d. 1708. They came from Stanton, County of Lincolnshire to Rehoboth, Mass. in 1671 with six children, two others came in 1672. The New Meadow area of Rehoboth where they settled is now in Barrington, R. I. Children:


Abigail, b. 1647 Elizabeth, b. 1648


Capt. John, b. 1650, d. Nov. 24, 1717, m. Mary 1672


Charity, b. 1652, d. Aug. 27, 1741, m. Richard Millard Jr. Feb. 12, 1689


Mary, b. 1656, m. Samuel Bullock Nov. 12, 1673


Thomas, b. 1656, d. Apr. 12, 1703, m. Ruth Buziqut Feb. 23, 1677 James (2), b. Aug. 26, 1660


Edward, b. 1662, m. Margaret


2) James Thurber (son of 1), b. Aug. 26, 1660, d. Mar. 26, 1736, m. June 26, 1684 Elizabeth Bliss. She b. Jan. 29, 1657, d. July 19, 1723. Children:


James Jr., b. Mar. 3, 1685, d. July 1, 1711


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John, b. Oct. 31, 1686, d. Nov. 23, 1709


Rachel, b. Mar. 15, 1688, d. Jan. 24, 1784, m Aaron Cleveland


Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1, 1690, d. 1718


Bethia, b. Mar. 15, 1692, m. Hodges


Jonathan (3), b. Mar. 26, 1695


Prizzell, b. Feb. 3, 1697, d. 1746, m. John Pratt


Samuel, b. Aug. 27, 1700, d. Dec. 20, 1785, m. Rachel Wheeler


Edward, b. Aug. 29, 1702, d. Mar. 25, 1777, m. Sarah Burr, m. (2) Charity Gelaska


3) Jonathan Thurber (son of 2), b. Mar. 26, 1695, m. Mar. 11, 1723 Mehittabell Bullock (also spelled Mehitable) dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Moulton) Bullock. She b. Apr. 1, 1701. Children all b. in Rehoboth, Mass .:


Elizabeth


Mehittabel


Mary


Jonathan


Patience


Experience


David (4) Amos


Barnabas


Dorcas


Hannah


4) David Thurber (son of 3) went from Rehoboth to Richmond, N. H. and in 1776 came with his family, by ox team, to Guilford. David, b. Oct. 16, 1734, d. in Guilford Oct. 27, 1818, m. Jan. 12 1758 Mary Bullock, she b. 1737 in Rehoboth, d. Guilford Dec. 19, 1831. Children:


Hannah, b. 1758, d. July 7, 1844, Milton, Vt., m. Comfort Starr six children


Olive, b. 1761, d. June 4, 1785, m. William Yeaw


Squire, m. Hannah Yeaw


David Jr.


Edward (5), b. Oct. 3, 1768, d. Oct. 3, 1844 in Guilford, m. Betsey Wells


Patience, b. June 8, 1780, m. Loton Harris


Mary, b. 1773 in Richmond, m. Uriah Harris


Desire, m. Nathaniel Reed


Freelove, b. Guilford, Apr. 18, 1782, d. May 27, 1785


Huldy, b. Guilford, m. Minor Wheeler Apr. 1, 1804. He d. Sept. 5, 1823. She d. Feb. 2, 1864, Havanna, Ohio. They had 7 children.


5) Edward Thurber (son of 4) b. Oct. 3, 1768, d. Oct. 3, 1844, m. Betsey Wells, she d. Apr. 1846. Edward came to Guilford in 1776 age eight years. Children:


Patience, b. June 8, 1790, m. James Robb, m. 2nd. Baker Mary, b. July 8, 1794, d. Oct. 3, 1870


Betsey, b. Mar. 20, 1798, d. July 2, 1842, m. Lewis Worden. He d. Mar. 1848. They had 2 children.


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Cynthia, b. Mar 7, 1800, d. June 27, 1877, m. Leonard Gaines. He d. Mar. 24, 1846 in Wilmington, 2 children


Mehittabell, b. Dec. 7, 1802, d. Apr. 30, 1879, m. William Hale, both d. Pine Grove, Pa. They had 8 children


Amos (6), b. Aug. 26, 1804


Barnabas (7), b. Dec. 22, 1805


Edward Jr. (8), b. Oct. 3, 1808


John W., b. Aug. 12, 1812, d. May 27, 1847, m. 1st Mary Ann Wanen, 1 son, m. 2nd Lestina Hines


Emily, b. Feb. 20, 1814, d. Apr. 20, 1846


6) Amos Thurber (son of 5), b. Aug. 26, 1804, d. May 1891, m. Almira Wor- den Jan. 4, 1832. She b. July 23, 1804, d. Dec. 8, 1857. Amos, m. 2nd Lestina Hines Thurber, widow of his brother John Wells Thurber on Mar. 11, 1859. Lestina, b. Jan. 21, 1817, d. June 24, 1888. Children: H. Myron (9), b. , d. Sept. 17, 1895


Albert E. (10), b. Feb. 16, 1843


Janette, b. Jan. 6, 1838, d. Aug. 10, 1907, m. Franklin E. Bennett. He b. June 9, 1838 and d. Sept. 13, 1917. Dau .:


Flora L. Bennett, b. Apr. 24, 1870, d. May 28, 1945


7) Barnabas Thurber (son of 5), b. Dec. 22, 1805, d. May 5, 1864, m. Ist Anna K. Starr, m. 2nd Assena Smith. Had 8 children including, by Anna Starr:


Chester O. (11), b. May 10, 1831


8) Edward Thurber, Jr. (son of 5), b. Oct. 3, 1808, d. Jan. 11, 1898, m. Feb. 5, 1834 to Aurelia M. Wilkins, she b. Aug. 5, 1815. He served from Sept. 9, 1831 to Aug. 23, 1833 as Lieutenant of Ist. Militia Company in Guilford, in the 1st. Regiment, Ist Brigade and Ist. Division. Children:


Mary Aurelia, b. Oct. 5, 1835, d. Jan. 3, 1911, m. 1st John Frank Burnett, he d. July 6, 1863, m. 2nd. Hollis Burnett


Betsey, b. Aug. 21, 1837, d. Apr. 3, 1838


Henry H., b. May 12, 1839, d. Oct. 12, 1863


Edward Jennison, b. Nov. 22, 1841, d. Oct. 10, 1925, m. Jan. 6, 1863, Anna J. Thomas


Susan, b. Feb. 18, 1843, d. July 2, 1875, m. Mar. 10, 1870 George H. Thomas


Ellen M., b. Jan. 4, 1845, d. Aug. 4, 1866


Maria Lucinda, b. Jan. 20, 1847, d. Nov. 19, 1936


Emma Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1849, d. Apr. 21, 1931, m. Russell Briggs Thomas (Q.v.)


John Wilkins, b. May 11, 1854, d. May 3, 1944, m. Dec. 22, 1875 Eva Howe


9) H. Myron Thurber (son of 6), b. _, d. Sept. 17, 1895, m. Julia Wheeler, May 30, 1861, she b. 1837, d. Oct. 25, 1883. Dau .:


Martha, b. Aug. 2, 1863, d. Apr. 8, 1895, m. Myron I. Mather, Jan. 5, 1885, he b. Aug. 30, 1861, d. July 15, 1917. 3 children 10) Albert (son of 6), b. Feb. 16, 1843, d. Apr. 4, 1932, m. Emily Hapgood May 18, 1871, she b. Sept. 16, 1849, d. Mar. 12, 1936. Children:


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Minnie E., b. Dec. 14, 1875, d. May 28, 1958, m. Jesse E. Haynes June 18, 1901, he b. July 6, 1876, d. Sept. 5, 1947


Ruby Evelyn, b. June 29, 1887, m. Clifton W. Barrett June 29, 1927, he b. Sept. 27, 1886 and d. Jan. 26, 1944. Son b. Oct. 9, 1928, d. Oct. 9, 1928


11) Chester Thurber (son of 7), b. May 10, 1831 in Guilford, m. Dec. 7, 1856 Emmiline Niles of Halifax. Children:


Minnie, b. June 1, 1867, m. Joseph A. Clark (Q.v.) Charles (12)


12) Charles Thurber (son of 11), m. Ist Alice Griffin of Halifax. Children: Minnie, m. Ralph Boyd Leslie, d. 1920


m. 2nd Clara dau. Charles and Lucy (Larrabee) Stacy. Children: Roy (13), b. Sept. 7, 1901 Lucy


Maude Edith


13) Roy E. Thurber (Son of 12), b. Sept. 7, 1901, m. Ruby E. Thayer (Q.v.) b. Apr. 28, 1906, m. June 7, 1924. Children:


Emerson J. (14), b. Aug. 8, 1925


Roland A. (15), b. Apr. 21, 1928


Eloise C., b. June 20, 1933, m. Harold Bradeen Sept. 4, 1954


Jeanette R., b. Aug. 14, 1938, m. Randolyn Wright June 23, 1956. Children:


Kevin R., b. Aug. 1, 1957 Keith R., b. Oct. 15, 1959


Karen E., b. Oct. 15, 1959 (twin)


14) Emerson J. Thurber (son of 13), b. Aug. 8, 1925, m. Joan Warnock Feb. 11, 1945 Children:


David W., b. Dec. 20, 1949


Denise, b. Apr. 5, 1955 Deborah, b. June 25, 1959


15) Roland A. (son of 13), b. Apr. 21, 1928, m. Pauline Graham Mar. 6, 1948. Children:


Donna J., b. Apr. 15, 1949


Alan R., b. Aug. 27, 1953 Kenneth R., b. Oct. 1, 1955


TRACY


1) Clyde Tracy, of Enosburg Falls, Vt., m. Alice M., dau. of Frederick and Eliza (Amphlett) Thomas (Q.v.), Alice b. Sept. 19, 1889, d. April 21, 1945, she m. (2) Joel Flagg Jr., Oct. 13, 1925.


2) Richard Tracy, b. Aug. 31, 1913, m. Louisa Gallup (Q.v.), Oct. 16, 1937. Children:


Patricia Elva, b. Nov. 14, 1938, m. Chester Bomba, June 29, 1957 Richard Frederick Jr., b. Mar. 22, 1946


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TRENDELL


1) Alfred C. Trendell (s. of William), b. Dec. 18, 1861 in Citadel, Quebec, d. June 27, 1944 in Guilford. His father was an English soldier sent to Canada, who came to Vermont in 1864 and joined the First Vt. Regt. He was discharged in 1865. Children: Isabell of Guilford and Clarence of Brattleboro.


TUBBS


1) William Tubbs, b. 1610 in England, d. 1688, m. Mary Sprague of Dux- bury, Mass. Children: Samuel, b. 1638 Bertha, b. 1641 William, b. 1653, m. (1) , (2) Dorothy Jones, widow of William Jones of Chicago. Children: Benjamin, b. 1673, Joseph, b. 1675


2) Samuel Tubbs, b. 1638 in E. Haddam, Conn., m. in 1666 Mary Willey, b. 1648.


3) Isaac Tubbs, b. 1678-79 in New London, Conn., d. 1749 in Conn., m. widow of Simeon DeWolfe.


4) Ezekiel Tubbs, b. 1727 in Lyme, Conn.


5) Annanias, b. 1742-1744, d. in Northfield, Vt. in 1828, 4 children by (1) wife, m. (2) Hannah Hill of Swanzey, N. H., had 8 children.


6) Nehemiah, b. 1773 in Glastonbury, Conn., d. in Guilford, m. Deserie Hymes, b. 1775, d. 1810 in Guilford. Children:


A dau., b. 1800


Samuel, b. July 17, 1810 in Guilford


7) Samuel Tubbs, b. July 17, 1810 in Guilford, d. Jan. 5, 1875, m. Emily Philena Aldrich, b. Mar. 5, 1809, d. Feb. 6, 1896. Children:




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