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ADAMS, Simeon, Jr. (s. of Simeon), m. Lucy, dau. of Major Timothy Mather, and settled on the homestead with his parents. He d. Dec. 13, 1846, age 76. She d. Mar. 31, 1860, age 80. Children: Ira, b. Feb. 23, 1798; Phila, b. March 3, 1800, m. Feb. 27, 1822, Dr. Chester Olds, s. of Joseph, Esq., settled in Newfane, and removed to Circleville, O .; Simeon, Jr., b. March 28, 1803; Lucy, b. March, 8, 1805, m. April 27,
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1825, Bradley Houghton, s. of Capt. Nahum, and d. Aug. 14, 1836; Clark, b. April 27, 1807; Hannah, b. June 23, 1809, m. Haynes-E. Baker of Newfane, and there d. Feb. 28, 1846; Timothy-Mather, b. Oct. 18, 1811; Louisa, b. Nov. 16, 1813; Lucius-Franklin, b. June 16, 1816; Samuel-Newell, b. Jan. 13, 1819; Minerva, b. May 15, 1821, m. Lyman- Newton Olds, s. of Joseph, Esq., of Circleville, O., and there d. May 27, 1847.
ADAMS, Capt. Ira (s. of Simeon, Jr. ), m. April 25, 1821, Lucy, dau. of Capt. Nahum Houghton, and settled on the original farm and tavern stand of Samuel Whitney. Children: Simeon- Houghton, b. Feb. 5, 1822; Annette, b. May 21, 1823, d. May 10, 1833; Ira, Jr., b. Nov. 10, 1824, d. Aug. 5, 1825; Ira, Jr., b. May 31, 1826; Charles, b. Nov. 29, 1828, d. May 6, 1833; William-Henry, b. July 19, 1829, d. Aug. 17, 1830; Lucy, b. Jan. 24, 1832, m. Jan. 15, 1849, Franklin Harris, s. of Oliver; Charles-Morton, b. Aug. 3, 1835, m. Oct. 6, 1857, Marilla-Lucinda, b. Feb. 13, 1837, dau. of Lambert House, of Dover; Annetta-Minerva, b. May 21, 1837, m. Oct 17, 1857, Daniel-Green Lambert, s. of Elder Daniel, of West Dover; George-Henry, b. May 5, 1840.
ADAMS, Simeon, Jr. (s. of Simeon, Jr.), m. Dec. 17, 1828, Mary- Ann-Wilder b. May 13, 1805, dau. of Luther Sargeant of Brattleboro. Children: Infant, d. Aug. 15, 1830; Sarah, b. Feb. 6, 1832, m. June 1852, Cotton-Mather Houghton, s. of Artemus; Henry, b. Dec. 27, 1833; Hannah, b. Feb. 15, 1836, m. March, 1859, David Mather, s. of Capt. Dan .; Lucy, b. Jan. 10, 1838, m. Oct. 6, 1857, George-Clark Higley, s. of George; Luther, b. March 26, 1840; Mary-Ann, b. July 8, 1842; Simeon, Jr., b. July 22, 1844; Samuel, b. Aug. 28, 1846; David b. Oct. 14, 1850.
ADAMS, Clark (s. of Simeon, Jr.), m. Nov. 24, 1844, Beulah- Diana, dau. of Lucius Hill. Children: Infant, b. March 9, 1845, d. March 13, 1845; Hiram-Clark, b. July 2, 1848; Stella-Olds, b. Oct. 21, 1852; Cyrus-Frank, b. May 3, 1857.
ADAMS, Timothy-Mather (s. of Simeon, Jr.), m. (1) Feb. 8, 1842, Harriet-Packard, dau. of Carley Winchester, who d. Nov. 22, 1856. Children: Henry-LeRoy, b. Nov. 15, 1842;
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Rosaltha-Minerva, b. May 21, 1846, d. Oct. 10, 1860, (she was a member of the Glennwood Ladies' Seminary, in Brattleboro, was taken ill with diptheria on Friday and died on Wednesday following, which was the first death in that infant and popular seminary); Infant son, d. June 25, 1855, age 6 weeks. He m. (2) Dec. 15, 1857, Amaretta, dau. of Barnard Whitney. Children: Hugh-Mather, b. Dec. 24, 1858; John-Gilbert, b. April 25, 1860, d. Aug. 22, 1861.
ADAMS, Lucius-Franklin (s. of Simeon, Jr.), m. March 20, 1845, Lephe-Clorinda, dau. of Carley Winchester. Children : Leroy-Franklin b. April 23, 1846; Lorin-Mather, b. Aug. 9, 1847; Martha-Minerva, b. June 27, 1849, d. Sept. 18, 1852; Helen-Jane, b. Jan. 24, 1854; Lucius-Winchester, b. Sept. 19, 1859.
ADAMS, Simeon-Houghton (s. of Capt. Ira), m. (1) Jan. 1, 1846, Doris Baker of West Springfield, Mass. She d. Feb. 9, 1847. Child: Infant dau. d. Feb. 14, 1847, age 12 days. He m. (2) May 10, 1848, Esther-Lucinda, dau. of Benjamin Knights. Children: Doris-Jennette, b. July 29, 1849; Mary- Elizabeth, b. Jan. 16, 1852; Emma-Melvina, b. Oct. 14, 1854; George-Emerson, b. July 20, 1857; Frank-Herbert, b. May 20, 1860.
ADAMS, Ira, Jr. (s. of Capt. Ira), m. Feb. 14, 1849, Eliza, dau. of Martin Winchester. Children: Minerva-Eliza, b. Nov. 5, 1851; Martin-Ira, b. March 5, 1854; Nellie-Clara, b. March 14, 1858.
ADAMS, Charles-Morton (s. of Capt. Ira), m. Oct. 6, 1857, Marilla- Lucinda, b. Feb. 13, 1837, dau. of Lambert Howe of Dover. Child: Infant, d. Nov. 3, 1858.
ADAMS, Henry (s. of Simeon, Jr., s. of Simeon, Jr.), m. Oct. 6, 1857, Lucy-Ann, dau. of Clark-A. Winchester. Child: Lizzie-Ann, b. Sept. 23, 1858.
ADAMS, Luther (s. of Simeon, Jr., s. of Simeon, Jr.), m. Dec. 12, 1860, Susan-Emeline, dau. of Clark-A. Winchester. Child: Evena, b. Feb. 6, 1862.
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ADAMS, Capt. Abraham (s. of Capt. Oliver), m. July 17, 1816, Beda dau. of Lt. Phinehas Mather. He lived on the homestead for several years, moved to Middleport, N. Y., and there died. Children born in Marlborough: Phineas-Mather, b. July 19, 1817; Mary, b. July 1, 1819; Huldah, b. March 12, 1821; Lucy-Mather, b. March 23, 1823; Rufus, b. Oct. 20, 1824; Esther; Hannah; Oliver. Children born in Middle- port: Lucius; Charles; Gad.
ADAMS, Freegrace (s. of Abraham), b. in Suffield, Conn., 1722; m. Anna Kent of same place, came to Marlborough about 1773, and settled on the well known Freegrace Adams farm, now owned by Almeron Ames. He d. Aug. 1815. She was b. 1729, d. Sept. 8, 1807. Children: Julianna; Eliphalet; Ezekiel, who settled in Cambridge, N. Y .; Louisa, m. Ichabod King; Anna; Freegrace, Jr., b. 1765; Temperance; Jemima, m. William Alvordson of Halifax.
ADAMS, Freegrace, Jr., (s. of Freegrace), b. in Suffield, Conn., 1765, m. Susannah, b. in Granby or Simsbury, Conn., Feb. 25, 1768, dau. of Daniel Halladay, Sr. They settled on the homestead with his parents. He d. July 23, 1834. She d. in 1851. Children: Milton b. Aug. 6, 1792; Martin, b. April 1, 1794; Susan, b. May 2, 1796, m. March 21, 1816, Rufus Mixer of Brattleboro, and d. Oct. 1, 1842; Elihu, b. June 4, 1798, m. Sophia Wait, of Springfield, Mass; Henry, b. Aug. 14, 1800, m. Jan. 10, 1826, Assenath, dau. of Emerson Pratt, and d. July 24, 1841, who has since died leaving one child, E. Adams, proprieter of Exchange Hotel, Springfield, Mass .; Lephe, b. Oct. 23, 1802, m. Aug. 27, 1823, Francis-C. Munn; Ezekiel, b. March 17, 1805, m. (1) Jennette Wait of Springfield, Mass., who died, and he m. (2) Lydia Colton of Longmeadow, Mass .; Horace, b. June 3, 1807, m. Mary Love of Sandy Hill, N.Y .; Anna, b. Feb. 19, 1810, m. Alonzo Wait of Springfield, Mass., and d. Jan. 26, 1858. After the death of Freegrace Adams in 1834, the farm was sold and the widow with all her descen- dants left town.
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ADAMS, Capt. Milton (s. of Freegrace, Jr.), m. July, 1815, Lodisa, dau. of Erastus Mather. She was b. in Marlborough March 28, 1794, d. March 20, 1844. Children: Frederick-Augustus- Livingston, b. March 31, 1816, m. Adeline Ashley, and d. Oct. 19, 1852, two sons surviving; Emeline, b. Dec. 30, 1817, d. March 9, 1835; Philena, b. May 18, 1820, m. Edwin-L. Drake of New Haven, Conn., and d. March 28, 1855, leaving one son; Olive-Mather, b. Dec. 11, 1822, m. Maj. James-S. Bryant of Hartford, Conn., and d. Oct. 10, 1860, leaving two sons; Emeline, b. May 30, 1838.
ADAMS, Martin (s. of Freegrace, Jr.), m. Ann Elmer of Hinsdale, N. H. and d. Aug. 9, 1858. Children: Ann-Cordelia; Martin- Marcellus.
ALLEN, Ira (s. of Dickman), m. Sally, b. Sept. 30, 1790, dau. of Seymour Kelsey. Children: Caroline, b. Jan. 16, 1820, m. Noah-Bennet Sampson; Matilda, b. July 8, 1821, d. Oct. 6, 1844; Julia-Ann b. Aug. 4, 1822, d. Sept. 8, 1844.
AMES, Luther (s. of Henry who d. Framingham, Mass., about 1775), b. Aug. 31, 1770, m. Cynthia, b. June 3, 1771, dau. of Uriah Wilbur of Leyden, Mass. He d. Dec. 31, 1841; she d. March 8, 1838. He came from Guilford to Marlborough, 1797, and settled as a cabinet maker on the farm where Abel Stockwell in 1763 commenced the first settlement of the town, now long since known as the Ames farm. On this farm he lived and died, and it is now owned by his des- cendants. Children: Ruth-Teal, b. July 9, 1795, m. Dec. 11, 1823, Jonathan Warren, of Brattleboro, where she d. Nov. 11, 1846; Luther, Jr., b. Guilford, Dec. 12, 1796; Ezra, b. Nov. 13, 1798; Almeron, b. Nov. 19, 1800; Laura, b. Dec. 16, 1802, d. Dec. 9, 1829; Wilbur, b. March 7, 1805, settled in Jamestown, N. Y., and there d. May 1, 1863; Cynthia, b. March 23, 1807, m. May 24, 1826, Elliot Higley, s. of Orange, and d. May 9, 1845; Lurena, b. Nov. 9, 1809, m. Jan. 13, 1828, Danforth Hale, s. of Joseph, of Brattleboro, and settled in Russellsburgh, Penn., where she d. March 10, 1846; Henry, b. Jan. 25, 1812; Lorenzo, b. Nov. 1, 1814.
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AMES, Luther, Jr. (s. of Luther), m. April 2, 1828, Lydia dau. of Hardin Thurber of Brattleboro, and settled on the homestead with his parents. Children: Lucinda-Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1829, m. May 2, 1849, Dan Warren, s. of Jared; Henry- Dexter, b. Dec. 19, 1830; Infant son d. July, 1832; James- Hardin, b. Nov. 22, 1833, d. Aug. 19, 1848; Ezra-Volney, b. May 14, 1838, d. Feb. 19, 1840; Ezra-Wales, b. June 12, 1841; Chastina-Elizabeth, b. July 21, 1844, d. Aug. 20, 1848.
AMES, Ezra (s. of Luther), m. May 15, 1826, Sybil, b. June 13, 1802, dau. of William Harris of Brattleboro. He settled in Putney as a cabinet maker and there d. Sept. 12, 1828. Children: Mary, b. March 24, 1825, d. Jan. 3, 1831; Ezra, Jr., b. July 5, 1828, m. May 17, 1855, Hannah, dau. of Capt. Dan Mather, and settled in Brattleboro, a farmer.
AMES, Almeron (s. of Luther), m. (1) Jan. 4, 1831, Henrietta, dau. of David Strong. She d. Jan. 1, 1835. Children: Martha, b. Dec. 16, 1832, d. Feb. 26, 1833; Henry-Fay, b. Dec. 25, 1834, d. March 9, 1839. He m. (2) March 18, 1838, Sally-Willard, dau. of Capt. Pliny Higley. Children: George- W., b. Dec. 21, 1838; Harriet-A., b. Oct. 6, 1842, d. Aug. 16, 1845; Ellen-A., b. July 13, 1845; Charles-A., b. July 24, 1847; William-C., b. Sept. 17, 1849; Sarah-Alice, b. Jan. 12, 1853; d. Jan. 28, 1860; Alonzo-L., b. May 27, 1855, was scalded by inhaling steam from the spout of a tea kettle and died in 28 hours, Jan. 22, 1857.
AMES, Henry (s. of Luther) m. Feb. 7, 1837, Lorana, dau. of Carley Winchester. Children: Francis-Clinton, b. Jan. 21, 1838, d. April 13, 1839; Maudrin-Henry, b. July 12, 1840; Kendall-Prentiss, b. June 5, 1842; Martha-Viola, b. Sept. 14, 1844; Mary-Rosella, b. Sept. 14, 1846; Cynthia-Lurena b. April 26, 1849.
AMES, Lorenzo (s. of Luther), m. (1) 1839, Elizabeth dau. of Nial Rich, then of Bennington, now of Cambridge, N. Y. She d. in Bennington. Children: Leroy-Van Woest, d. aged 8 mos .; Celesta-Lurena, d. aged 4 years; Lucy-Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1842, m. Jan. 23, 1861 (at her grand-parents' in
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Cambridge, N. Y.), George-W. Fisk of Hoosick Falls, N. Y .; Henry-Walter. He m. (2) Hannah, dau. of Obadiah Church, of Strongsville, O., and moved to Hudson, Mich., taking with him his son, Henry-Walter.
AUGUR, Justus, from Turkey Hill, Haddam, Conn., came to Marlborough near the close of the 18th century or commence- ment of the 19th and purchased land of one Sprague, on the "Branch" and there settled. He m. (1) Rhoda Allen. Child: Allen. After her decease, he m. (2) Abigail Spencer. She d. May 18, 1817. Children: David; Josiah. Mr. Augur was a soldier of the American Revolution and for many years enjoyed the munificence of his country as a revolutionary pensioner. At a very advanced age he made a public profession of religion and united with the Baptist Church. He d. Sept. 18, 1843, age 101 years 1 mo. and 1 day. On the grave stone at the head of his grave is the following Epitaph. "He fought valiantly for his country during the Revolution."
AYRES, Gleason, came from R. I. to Guilford, thence with his family to Marlborough about 1790, and settled in the S. W. part of the town. Children: Gleason; Solomon; Silas; d. Sept. 30, 1813, age 26; Prentiss; Sanford, Sally and Samuel, triplets, all three living until they were in theif 16th year, when Sally d. Nov., 1805; Polly; Abigail; Betsey. The family moved to Poultney, N. Y.
AYRES, Solomon (s. of Gleason) m. Phila, dau. of Isaac Barrett, and wid. of Theophilus Redfield of Brattleboro. He d. Aug. 4, 1829 age 54. Children: Cynthia; Elvira, m. Cyrenus Hall; Lucina, m. John Tenny; Horace, d. Jan. 19, 1819, age 5 mos. She m. for her 3rd husband, Rufus Hall of Searsburg and there died.
BAILEY, Chauncey-Barnard (s. of David of Newfane), b. Nov. 16, 1833, m. Oct. 13, 1861, Eliza-Ann, dau. of Hubbard Kelsey.
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BALL, James (s. of Noah), m. (1) April 18, 1825, Susannah, dau. of Josiah Chamberlin. She d. March 21, 1826, age 27. Child: Susannah, b. - , 1826; m. William Pickering, of Boston, Mass. He m. (2) Lucy, dau. of Amos Stearns and widow of Eli Bruce (s. of Elijah). Children: Amos; Horace; Nancy; Lucy, m. Noah Morell; Caroline; Harriet, m. Holland Bellows (s. of Joseph 2nd); Luna, d. young.
BALLOU, Asahel, Jr. (s. of Asahel of Halifax), m. Feb. 27, 1822, Diantha, dau. of Thomas Fox, of Wilmington. He was b. Aug. 26, 1799, d. June 10, 1850. She was b. July 7, 1798; d. March 15, 1857. Children; Hosea-Orlando, b. June 20, 1824; George-A., b. May 18, 1826, d. aged about 2 years; Alonzo Martin, b. Jan. 7, 1830; Charles-Asahel, b. June 22, 1831; Levi-George, b. Aug. 27, 1832; Elmira- Diantha, b. Oct 3, 1833, m. John Miller, of Illinois; Martha- Maria, b. March 6, 1837.
BALLOU, Hosea-Orlando (s. of Asahel, Jr.), m. Nov. 10, 1854, Ursula, b. Aug. 25, 1825, dau. of Capt. Pliny Higley. Child- ren: Martin-Maturin, b. Nov. 30, 1856; Alma-Ursula, b. July 22, 1860.
BALLOU, Charles-Asahel (s. of Asahel, Jr.), m. April 10, 1860, Jennette, dau. of Clark Harris of Wilmington, and settled on the "Nehemiah Needham farm."
BARNEY, Lovell-A. (s. of Aaron-C. of Guilford), b. May 19, 1828; m. (1) Brattleboro, March 19, 1851, Mary-Louisa, dau. of Joseph Holt of Maine, and settled in Marlborough. She d. Feb. 13, 1856. Children: Mary-Everlyn, b. Dec. 23, 1851; Ellen-Jennette, b. March 19, 1854. He m. (2) Brattle- boro, May 3, 1857, Mary-S., b. April 2, 1827, dau. of Joseph Holland, of Newfane, and widow of John-N. Davis. Child: John-Lovell, b. June 19, 1858. By her first marriage to John-N. Davis were b. in Brattleboro: Sidney-Holland, b. April 8, 1852; Adah-Maria, b: Oct. 23, 1853, d. April 6, 1854; Mr. Davis d. Brattleboro, Aug. 9, 1853, age 25.
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BARTLETT, Zarager, b. Jan. 20, 1748; m. (1) Sally Taylor, b. Oct. 13, 1750. He came from Hadley, Mass., about 1775, and purchased, cleared and lived on the farm on which he died. The farm was occupied by his descendants several years until it passed into possession of Elliot Halladay. Mr. Bartlett served his country as a soldier of the American Revolution, and was one of the pioneer settlers of the town. His wife d. Dec. 21, 1815. Children: Thomas, b. Nov. 10, 1775, m. Polly, dau. of John Irvine; Sally (or Sarah), b. May 13, 1777, m. Joseph Pierce, and d. Aug. 2, 1824; Medad, b. Sept. 21, 1779; Joel, b. Oct. 3, 1781; Luther, b. July 18, 1783, d. Jan. 9, 1785; Louisa, b. Feb. 5, 1785, d. West Dover, Dec. 15, 1853; Urenia, b. Aug. 20, 1787, d. West Dover, Sept. 20, 1857; Lydia, b. Sept. 4, 1789, d. July 17, 1832; Luther, b. Dec. 17, 1792. He m. (2) March 12, 1818, Esther, widow of Moses Church, both being in the 72nd year of their age, she being two months the elder. She was one of the 17 who united in the organization of the Congregational Church in this town, Oct. 20, 1776. He d. Sept. 20, 1824. She d. June 5, 1824, age 77.
BARTLETT, Joel (s. of Zarager), m. Polly Randall. Children: Julia-Ann, b. Dec. 6, 1809, m. April 2, 1834, William-Horatio Snow, s. of Levi; Martin; Joel, Jr., d. March 18, 1822, age 9 mos. Mr. Bartlett removed to Somerset.
BARTLETT, Medad (s. of Zarager), m. April 4, 1815, Anna Samp- son. Children: Sophrona, d. Nov. 20, 1819, age 3 years; Taylor; Maria; Moses-Miller; Sophrona.
BARTLETT, Luther (s. of Zarager), m. April 19, 1825, Lucy, dau. of Moses Church, and settled on the homestead where they lived and died. He d. April 5, 1837. She d. Oct. 31, 1847. Children: Esther-Ann, b. March 13, 1826, m. Dec. 31, 1847, King-David Charter (s. of David); Emily- Cordelia, b. May 17, 1828, m. George-B. Hewes, of Lake City, Iowa; Philomelia-A., b. Dec. 13, 1832, d. March 28, 1834.
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BARTLETT, John, m. Mary, sister of Benjamin Knights's wife, came to Marlborough as early as 1777, and settled east of and adjoining his brother-in-law, where they lived and died. He d. April 29, 1814, age 76. She d. Aug. 27, 1829, age 88. Children: Nathaniel; John, d. May 26, 1815, age about 50; Phoebe, m. Amos Prouty; Sally, m. Reuben Prouty; Augustus; David, b. Marlborough June 2, 1788; Eli, b. Jan. 3, 1781; Polly, b. Feb. 18, 1784.
BARTLETT, Nathaniel (s. of John), m. and settled on a farm near his parents and there died. Child: Nathaniel, Jr.
BELLOWS, Joseph, Jr. (s. of Joseph of Southboro, Mass.), m. Hannah Whitney of Westboro, Mass .; came to Marlborough about 1777, and settled on the farm since known as the "Luther Winchester farm," where he lived and died.
BELLOWS, Charles (s. of Joseph of Southboro and brother of Joseph, Jr.), m. Eleanor, dau. of Jotham Bellows of South- boro, Mass., moved to Marlborough with three children, about 1780, commenced on 50 acres of wild land, and cleared his new farm on which he lived and died. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and served his country in securing its liberties and laying the foundations of its free institutions. He d. March 10, 1839, age 84. She d. July 16, 1840, age 80. Children: Mary, m. May 14, 1798, Dr. Boaz Searl and settled in Middletown, Delaware County, N. Y .; Jotham, m. Betsey Field of Winchester, N. H., and settled in Middletown, N. Y .; Rufus, m. Freelove Thomas, and d. in Stephentown, N. Y. The following children were born in Marlborough; Sally, d. Sept. 1, 1800, age 14; Charles, b. Feb. 1, 1789; Humphrey, d. May 9, 1810, "age perhaps 20"; Luther, m. Polly, dau. of Sey- mour Kelsey, and settled in Middletown, N. Y .; Joseph; Stillman, m. Polly Weed and settled in Middletown, N. Y .; Ward, b. April 16, 1801; Eleanor, m. Jan. 11, 1820, Lyman May, s. of Amos.
BELLOWS, Capt. Charles, Jr (s. of Charles), m. (1) Oct. 19, 1809, Laura, dau. of David Miller, Jr. Children: Laura, b. Feb. 7, 1810, m. (1) March 25, 1828, Luman Stevens, who d.
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June 14. 1830, aged 23, m. (2) Dec. 1833, Horra Haskell of Wilmington, who d. and she m. (3) Ebenezer Stone of Wilmington, who d. and she m. (4) Alonzo Bugbee of Dover, and there resides: Almira, b. Feb. 8, 1812, m. William Needham: Charles-Lumsn, d. in Dorchester. Mass. He m. (2) Wealthy, dsu. of Capt. Judsh Moon of Wilmington. Children: Clark; Mary-Ann, d. April 17, 1832, age 14; Franklin, m. Lucy Kennedsy and settled in Readsboro; Dolly-Ann. m. Henry Crosier of Searsburg, and settled there: Catherine. m. Lorin Crosier, and settled in Colerain, Mass., where she died; Judah, m. Susan Sears of Dorches- ter, Mass., and resides in N. Y. City; Rufus, m. Cornelis Thayer of Dorchester, Mass., and settled there; John, m. Adelis Crosier, and settled in Wilmington; Elenore, lives in N. Y. City: Marths, m. Lorin Crosier, his second wife. He m. (3) Sally Crosier. Children: Timothy; Sally. He d. May 7, 1859.
BELLOWS, Joseph, 2nd (s. of Capt. Charles), m. Oct. 30, 1814, Polly Maxim. Children: Almira, m. William Taylor, s. of William; William, m. Maria Camp; Ward, 2nd, m. Edith Page; Abigail, m. Levi Kelsey, s. of Seymour; Orrilla, m. Ass Whitaker, s. of Whitney of Newfane; Betsey-Mary, m. Emerson Morse, s. of Jacob of Newfane; Holland, m. Harriet, dau. of James Ball; Willard. He d. July 22, 1863.
BELLOWS, Ward (s. of Capt. Charles), m. Jan. 2, 1823, Sally, dsu. of Seth Wheelock of Newfane. Children: Horatio- Jerauld. b. Feb. 19. 1827; Susannah-Jerauld, b. April 17, 1828, d. July 21, 1828; Hamlet-Clinton, b. Sept. 28, 1829; Henry-Ward, b. Feb. 28, 1831, m. Emeline Bishop, dau. of Isaac; Marietta, b. Nov. 28, 1832, m. Sidney Adams, s. of William. and lives in Newiane; Susannah-Jerauld, b. May 12. 1834, m. Joseph Bird, a native of England and moved to Minnesota; Sarah-Frances b. Aug. 5, 1836, m. Marcus- Warren Adams, s. of William, of Newfane, and settled there.
BELLOWS, Horatio-Jerauld (s. of Ward), m. (1) Oct. 29, 1849, Mary-Ann, b. Jan. 13, 1826, dau. of Aaron Peas. Child: Herbert-Horatio, b. June 28, 1850, d. April 2, 1852. She d.
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Feb. 15, 1852. He m. (2) Aug. 15. 1852, Melvina-Elvira, b. July 14, 1823, dau. of Benjamin Knights and wid. of Welcome Cook. She d. Feb. 17, 1854. He m. (3) April 19, 1855, Betsey-Elvira, b. July 11, 1826, dau. of William Hadley of Westminster, Mass. Children: Frank-Sidney, b. June 11, 1856; Ida-Melvina, b. May 18, 1858; Abbie- Jane, b. Dec. 7, 1860, d. Dec. 25, 1860.
BELLOWS, Henry-Ward (s. of Ward), m. June 16, 1855, Emeline, dau. of Isaac Bishop. Children: Emma; Charles.
BELLOWS, Hamlet-Clinton (s. of Ward), m. Nov. 16, 1859. Lucy-Adams, dau. of Capt. Bradley Houghton. Child: Infant, d. July 6, 1860.
BELLOWS, William (s. of Joseph, 2nd), m. Maria Camp. Child: Mary-Ann. Removed to Wilmington.
BELLOWS, Holland (s. of Joseph, 2nd), m. Harriet, dau. of James Ball.
BELLOWS. Luther (s. of Charles), m. Polly, dan. of Seymour Kelsey. Children: Franklin, b. May 16, 1812; Louisa, b. Oct. 4, 1813; Merrick. He removed to Middletown, N. Y. in 1816, and died there.
BEMIS, Samuel (s goldsmith), m. Sally, dsu. of Jonathan- Ormsbee Willis, came to Marlborough near the close of the last century, lived several years near the North pond, and removed. Children: Nathaniel-Soby, b. 1792; Polly; Julis; Maria.
BINGHAM, Jonathan-C., b. Oct. 29, 1808, came from Chester- field, N. H. to Marlborough, 1829; m. Aug. 2, 1829, Lavins, dsu. of Jonathan Willis. Children: Elving, b. April 23. 1830; Elihu-Hallsday, b. Dec. 9, 1831; Lucy-Levins, b. July 5, 1834; Eliss-Elisabeth, b. March 29, 1835; Marshall- Warren, b. Jan. 2, 1837; Willard-Elisha, b. April 15, 1838; Mary-Minerva, b. Nov. 14, 1840. Amy-Ann, b. Nov. 5, 1845.
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BINGHAM, Elihu-Halladay (s. of Jonathan-C.), m. Jan. 1, 1854, Eliza-Ann, dau. of Levi Knights. Child: Ida-Miranda, b. Mar. 10, 1855.
BISHOP, Deacon Sylvester, when a young man, came from Brookfield, Mass., to Marlborough, about 1776, and pur- chased Right No. 9, clearing it up for a farm on which he lived to the close of his life. In 1777, he joined the Am- erican Army in defence of his country, was with the "Green Mountain Boys" in the battle of Hubbardton, and with John Marks of Wilmington, was taken prisoner and in- carcerated in Ft. Ticonderoga. As prisoners they were daily marched two miles or more from the Fort to Lake George, and employed in the construction of fortifications for the defence of the Lake. One morning Bishop and Marks, by previous engagement, while on the march from the Fort to the Lake, stepped from the ranks into the bushes. Should they be discovered by their guard they were to make their plea of necessity, in the expectation that all would be well. Happily, and much to their satisfaction, they were passed unnoticed by their guard. During the day they secreted themselves in the dense underbrush and among the rocks. In the night they wandered over Mount Defiance to the western shore of Lake Champlain, where fortunately they found a canoe in which they started for the Vermont shore. On approaching the center of the Lake, the morning gun was fired from one of the enemy's vessels of war, and they found themselves in the fog almost under the mouth of the cannon. Unobserved and as silently as possible they rowed to the N. Y. shore, which they reached in safety, fastened their boat, and secreted themselves in the rocks through the day. At night they succeeded in crossing the Lake to the Vermont shore. Hungry and with- out food, they steered their course through the woods for Castleton and reported themselves to the wife of a fellow prisoner, whom they had left at the Fort. Here they received the first food after their escape and were pro- tected through the day. By night they passed on deliber- ately and cautiously to avoid being retaken by a scout in their pursuit. By slow and wearisome progress through
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the forest they reached Bennington. On the morning of the Bennington battle they each procured a musket and entered the ranks under Gen'l Stark, aided in the conquest, and joined in the joyous shout of victory. After the battle they found among the vanquished as prisoners of war, the very guards who were placed over them at Ticonderoga and from whom they had escaped, and as they recognized each other, Bishop sang out "What, my boys are you here?" One of them retorted with an oath, "Yes, and turn about is fair play." Deacon Bishop proved himself a reputable citizen, an officer and pillar in the church, esteemed and beloved.
He m. Deborah Barnes of Brookfield, Mass., and d. March 12, 1822, aged 66. She d. July 20, 1851, aged 92. Child: Isaac, b. Feb. 15, 1802.
BISHOP, Capt. Isaac (s. of Sylvester), m. Dec. 4, 1823, Tirza, dau. of Capt. Abraham Miller and d. Dec. 29, 1860. Child- ren: Infant d. May 13, 1825; Susan-Miller, b. March 3, 1828, d. Oct. 3, 1851; Joseph, b. Aug. 10, 1830; William-Sylvester, b. Jan. 10, 1832; Eunice, b. Feb. 10, 1834, d. Jan. 14, 1845; Emeline, b. July 31, 1836, m. Henry Bellows, s. of Ward; Hannah-Day, b. Dec. 26, 1838, m. Frank Johnson, s. of Nehemiah; Sullivan-Dwight, b. Jan. 16, 1841; George- Isaac, b. Feb. 20, 1843.
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