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but expired in a few weeks. He came to this place from Spencer, Mass., was the son of David May, and married Elizabeth, dau. of Warren Estabrook, of Brattleboro. He d. Aug. 26, 1828. She d. April 20, 1849. Children: Alvin, b. Oct. 5, 1798; Lyman; Rosanna, who m. Harvey Cope- land, and is now dead; Sally, d .; Danford; Sibyl, m. Madison Harris, s. of Oliver; William-Warren; Betsey, m. Harvey Copeland as his second wife; Louisa, d. aged 18; Amos, Jr., d. in Brattleboro; Malinda, m. Henry Rice, 2nd, s. of Luke, of Dover.
MAY, Alvin (s. of Amos), m. Nancy, dau. of Jacob Hastings, of Halifax, March 14, 1819. He was b. Oct. 5, 1798. She was b. Feb. 9, 1803. They settled on the homestead. Children: Erasmus, b. Jan. 8, 1820; Elizabeth-Niles, b. Aug. 14, 1821, d. aged 7 yrs .; Francis, b. Oct. 9, 1824; Chauncey, b. Jan. 18, 1827, d. Aug. 8, 1828; Jane, b. July 3, 1830; Annis, b. March 29, 1832, d. Jan. 10, 1859; Lestina, b. April 25, 1836; Maria, b. Nov. 17, 1838, d. Sept. 18, 1852; Henriette, b. March 29, 1841; Susan, b. May 25, 1844; Mandrin-Duane, b. March 4, 1847.
MAY, Erasmus (s. of Alvin), m. Gratia, dau. of Daniel Lynde, of Guilford, and widow of Erastus Bixby. Child: Infant, d. Jan., 1853, aged 7 mos.
MAY, Lyman (s. of Amos), m. (1) Eleanor, dau. of Charles Bellows, Jan. 11, 1820. She d. March 21, 1822, aged 18 yrs., and he m. (2) Patty, dau. of Aaron Jones. Children by the first marriage: Warren; Louisa, m. Aaron Pease, Jr. Children by the second marriage: Lewis; Sanford; Sylvester; Amos, 2nd; Rhoda.
MERIAM, Joseph, from Palmer, Mass., m. Stella-Elizabeth, dau. of Cotton Mather, May 27, 1857. Child: Stella, b. Aug. 22, 1859. Mrs. Meriam d. Sept. 24, 1859.
MERRIFIELD, Moses, Jr. (s. of Moses, of Newfane), m. Susannah Yeomans, Nov. 16, 1801, and settled on the Branch. He was b. March 22, 1772, d. March 1, 1853.
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She was b. Aug. 20, 1772, d. July 1, 1844. Children: Sally, b. Aug. 5, 1804, m. Gardner Shepherd, Aug. 31, 1824; Jerusha-B. b. March 22, 1808, m. Ransom King, s. of David; Stephen-Yeomans, b. Aug. 26, 1810; Moses, Jr., b. March 1, 1813, m. Harriet, dau. of Rev. Phinehas Howe, and lives in Boston.
MERRIFIELD, Stephen-Yeomans (s. of Moses, Jr.), m. Almeda Butler, of Hinsdale, N. H., June 10, 1837. She was b. June 4, 1819. Children: Charles-C., b. Aug. 15, 1837, d. March 21, 1838; Henry-C., b. Dec. 6, 1839; Mary-A., b. Feb. 2, 1857.
MILLER, David, a blacksmith, whose first wife was Anna, came from West Springfield, Mass., to Marlborough in March 1779. She d. July 15, 1807, aged 74. He m. (2) Lydia, widow of Alpheus Pratt. He d. May 7, 1808, aged 72. Children by the first marriage: Sarah, who m. Aaron Bagg, of West Springfield, Mass .; David, Jr .; Thaddeus; Abraham, b. March 26, 1762; Seth and Lucy, twins, Lucy m. Oliver Adams, s. of Simeon; Polly, m. Orange Higley, s. of Daniel.
MILLER, David, Jr. (s. of David), m. Margaret Mills. Children: Margaret, m. Jordon Higley; Lovicy, m. Whitmore Barrett; Justin, m. Sally Diver; Sophia, m. Joel May; David, Jr., 2nd, m. Polly Stearns, of Chesterfield, N. H .; Polly, m. Samuel Needham; Sally, m. Ira Ingram; Patty, m. John Pease, and lived with Luther Pratt; Laura, m. Charles Bellows, Jr., s. of Charles; Zeruah, m. Frances Orvis, of Brattleboro.
MILLER, Thaddeus (s. of David), m. Polly, dau. of Alpheus Pratt. After having reared his family in town he removed to Brattleboro, where he d. Aug. 13, 1842, aged 78. Child- ren: Clary, b. Aug. 30, 1785; Nancy, b. March 9, 1787; Polly, b. Sept. 3, 1788; Eli, b. Nov. 18, 1790; Lydia, b. Aug. 27, 1792; Thaddeus, b. June 28, 1794; Lemuel, b. April 1, 1798; Cylinda, b. June 15, 1800; Henry; Charlotte; Emory.
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MILLER, Capt. Abraham (s. of David), came to Marlborough, March, 1779, from West Springfield, Mass., at the age of 17. He m. (1) Susannah Baker, of Halifax, Aug. 24, 1787. She was b. May 2, 1767, d. Dec. 8, 1835. He m. (2) Hannah, dau. of Ephraim Day, of Colchester, Conn., and widow of Elijah Prouty, of Brattleboro, July 5, 1836. She was b. July 29, 1780, and is the last survivor of her father's family. He d. Sept. 1, 1850. Children by first marriage: Eunice, b. Jan. 20, 1788, m. Capt. Elihu Mather, s. of Lt. Phinehas; Almira, b. March 10, 1800, m. Capt. Dan Mather, s. of Maj. Timothy; Tirza, b. May 16, 1802, m. Capt. Isaac Bishop, s. of Deacon Sylvester; Abraham-Dwight, b. April 2, 1804; Polly, b. May 3, 1809.
MILLER, Abraham-Dwight (s. of Capt. Abraham), m. Annah, dau. of Aaron Bagg, of West Springfield, Mass., Feb. 28, 1827. He d. March 20, 1840, in West Springfield, Mass. Children: Jane, d. in West Springfield, Mass .; Franklin- Dwight; Mariette, d. April 8, 1833; Infant, d. Feb. 26, 1833; Ellen, b. Sept., 1840. Mrs. Miller removed to West Springfield, Mass., and there d.
MILLER, Seth (s. of David and twin of Lucy), m. (1) Rhoda Ashley, of Chatham, Conn. She d. in Fort Ann, N. Y., and he m. (2) Electa Plympton, of Wardsboro. He d. Dec. 19, 1846, aged 80. She d. Dec. 20, 1846. Children by first marriage: Rhoda, d. Oct. 30, 1811, aged 19; Charles, d. in Fort Ann, N. Y .; Lucinda, m. Joseph Thomas, of Fort Ann, N. Y., Mar. 2, 1819, and died there; James who also d. in Fort Ann N. Y .; Nancy, m. Alvan-T. Russell, of Halifax, Dec. 4, 1831; Arabella, d. here Feb. 13, 1847; Seth- Ashley, d. in Fort Ann, N. Y .; Stephen, d. here Jan. 22, 1847, age thirty six.
MIXER, Jonas, m. Peggy Blair, and settled on the farm adjoin- ing Brattleboro, on the Old Turnpike when the land was new. He lived there to near the close of his life, and left no issue.
MORELL, Noah, m. Lucy, dau. of James Ball. Children: Horace; Amos.
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MORGAN, Roswell-Wallace, b. in Northfield, Mass., Feb. 23, 1828; m. Mary-Villaroy, dau. of Daniel Bailey, June 26, 1857. She was b. Feb. 15, 1836. Child: Cora-Bell, b. June 16, 1858.
NEEDHAM, Nehemiah, came from Brimfield, Mass., about 1794, and commenced clearing the farm which is now owned and occupied by Stephen Whitney. He d. Jan. 14, 1817, aged 82. Child by his first marriage: Nehemiah, Jr. Children by his second marriage: Sally, who m. William Gilbert, Jr., s. of William; Samuel, who m. Polly, dau. of David Miller, Jr.
NEEDHAM, Nehemiah, Jr. (s. of Nehemiah), m. dau. of John Pease. Children: Nehemiah, Jr., 2nd; Polly; Chester, d. Dec. 29, 1831, aged 31; William; Jonathan, d. Nov. 6, 1831, aged 18.
NEEDHAM, Samuel (s. of Nehemiah), m. Polly, dau. of David Miller, Jr. He d. Feb. 17, 1813. Children: Infant, d. Feb. 14, 1802; Infant son, d. Jan. 10, 1803; Jesse; Infant son, d. April 27, 1805.
NEEDHAM, Nehemiah, Jr., 2nd (s. of Nehemiah, Jr.), m. Polly, dau. of David Miller, Jr., and widow of Samuel Needham. Child: Martin, d. March 4, 1820, aged 5 yrs. Removed to the west.
NEWTON, Cotton, was descended from Richard Newton, whose wife was Anna, and who came from England to Am- erica about the year 1635, when he was about 30 years of age, settled in Marlboro, Mass., and there d. Aug. 24, 1701, "almost a hundred years old." They had a son, John, and a son Moses, and other sons and daughters. Moses was b. Jan. 1, 1646, and had a son, Moses, Jr., date of his birth not known, who had a son Josiah, b. Nov. 19, 1688.
NEWTON, Josiah, was m. (1) Jan. 23, 1716, and settled in West- boro, Mass., where he d. Children: Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1, 1717; Paul b. Sept. 24, 1718; Thankful, b. May 1, 1720;
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Tabitha, b. Feb. 8, 1722; Silas, b. Feb. 2, 1724; Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1726; Timothy, b. Feb. 23, 1728. His second marriage was Dec. 8, 1730. Children: Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1731; Barnabas, b. Sept. 18, 1733; Stephen, b. Sept. 3, 1735; Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1736; John, b. Feb. 15, 1738; Rachel, b. Feb. 21, 1840; Lydia, b. May 22, 1743; Peter, b. Oct. 12, 1745; Josiah, Jr., b. May 4, 1748. Total 16.
NEWTON, Paul (s. of Josiah), m. Mary Farrar, and was Deacon of the Congregational Church in Northboro, Mass. Child- ren: Alvan, m. a Miss Rice, had 5 children, and d. 1778; Moses, m. Betsey Rowe; Paul, Jr., m. Keziah Maynard; Cotton, b. Nov. 13, 1759; Martyn, m. Eunice Johnson, of Berlin, Mass.
NEWTON, Cotton (s. of Deacon Paul), m. Abigail, dau. of William Sawyer, of Berlin, Mass., Sept. 25, 1785, and removed to Marlborough in the year 1798. He d. April 8, 1847. His widow d. Dec. 26, 1852. Children: Sabra, b. Sept. 2, 1786, m. Nathan Gould, Jr., of Brattleboro, May 8, 1808, d. July 30, 1819; William, b. Aug. 17, 1788; Levi, b. Nov. 4, 1790, d. Nov. 19, 1801.
NEWTON, William (s. of Cotton), m. Betsey, dau. of William Harris, of Brattleboro, May 18, 1818. She was b. March 22, 1800. Children: Roswell-Harris, b. Sept. 13, 1819, m. Ellen-H., dau. of Elias Samson, of Brattleboro, Dec. 18, 1843, and there settled; William-Sawyer, b. June 26, 1822, m. Lucinda-W., widow of Noyes Harris and dau. of David-W. Goodrich, of Chesterfield, N. H., March 30, 1858, and settled, a merchant, in Brattleboro; Levi, b. Oct. 21, 1830, m. Josephine-Victoria, dau. of Joseph Whitaker, of Newfane, Nov. 24, 1859, and settled on the homestead with his parents.
NEWTON, Ephraim-Holland, was the son of Marshall, of Newfane, who was the s. of Marshall, of Shrewsbury, Mass., who was the s. of Obadiah, b. 1702, who was the s. of Thomas b. 1674, who was the s. of John, b. Aug. 20, 1641, who was the s. of Richard and Anna, who came from England to America about the year 1635. He was a graduate of Middle-
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bury College, 1810, and of the Andover Theological Seminary, 1813. He was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Haverhill Association, April 14, 1813, and was ordained the second pastor of the Congregational Church in this town, March 16, 1814. He m. Huldah, dau. of Maj. Gen. Timothy-F. Chipman, of Shoreham, Jan. 29, 1815, a descendant of John Howland, one of the Pilgrimsof the Mayflower, who landed on Plymouth Rock, Dec. 22, 1620. She d. in Jackson, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1853, and her remains have been removed for interment in Woodlands Cemetery, in Cambridge, N. Y. Children: Infant son, b. and d. July 8, 1817; Silas-Chipman, b. Dec. 29, 1818, m. (1) Nancy-Graham, dau. of James Bell, Esq., of Circleville, O., and after her death, he m. (2) Emily-L., widow of James Coombs, and settled a merchant, in Cincin- nati, O .; Ephraim-Holland, Jr., b. Feb. 17, 1821, d. April 12, 1822; Seraph-Huldah, b. Aug. 6, 1823, m. John-M. Stevenson, Esq., s. of William, Sr., of Cambridge, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1843, and there settled; Ephraim-Holland, Jr., b. June 7, 1825, settled in Mississippi; John-Marshall, b. July 16, 1827, settled at Cincinnati, O., m. Lavinia-M., dau. of George Graham, June 1, 1861.
NEWTON, Samuel, was one of the early settlers of Marlborough. He came from Paxton, Mass., and m. Anna, dau. of Joseph Winchester. He settled in the east part of the town and in 1777, sold his premises to Ichabod King, and removed to Brattleboro. He d. May 22, 1831. Children: Samuel, Jr .; Huldah; Anna; Lucy; Sophia; Fanny; William; Joseph- Winchester, m. (1) Susannah, dau. of William Robertson, of Brattleboro, who d. Nov. 18, 1845, he m. (2) Hansel- Sophinie Williams, of Sunderland. Samuel, Jr., settled in Thetford; William, went to the Holland Purchase, N. Y.
NEWTON, Ephraim, was brother of Samuel, from Paxton, Mass., and m. Lydia Giles, sister of Joseph. He purchased and commenced his new farm in the east part of the town, which was afterwards purchased and improved by Free- grace Adams and is now owned by Almeron Ames. He d. in early life, leaving a widow and one child named Sally. His widow m. Jacob Briant, and she d. Aug., 1798.
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NICHOLS, John (s. of Samuel, of Halifax), m. Aurelia, dau. of Boomer Jenks, Dec. 3, 1818. Children: Lavinia; Diana; Alonzo-Samson; Marshall; Orsemas; Ermina; VanBuren- Park; Ann; Rosetta; Hiram.
OLDS, Benjamin, Esq., m. Via Smith, sister of Isaiah, came from Granville, Mass., to Marlborough about the year 1780, and settled on part of Right No. 7, where he lived and died. He was b. 1733, d. April 29, 1813, aged 81. She was b. 1739, d. March 8, 1820, aged 81. Children: Ben- jamin, Jr., b. Dec., 1759; Thaddeus, b. July 11, 1763; Joseph, b. April 26, 1769; Gamaliel-Smith, b. Feb. 11, 1777.
OLDS, Benjamin, Jr., Esq. (s. of Benjamin, Esq.), m. Louisa Baldwin. Children: Alfred; Mary, who m. Emery Strong, s. of John-Stoughton Strong, of Strongsville, Ohio, and had a triplet at a birth; Benjamin, Jr .; Louis, d. with a cancer, aged 9 yrs .; Anson, d. infant; Anson; Truman, fell into a kettle of brine and was scalded so that he died; Almira, m. Joseph Olds, Jr., s. of Joseph, a lawyer in Circleville, Ohio, and there died.
OLDS, Capt. Thaddeus (s. of Benjamin, Esq.), m. (1) Helena, dau. of William Mather, Feb., 1783. She was b. March 24, 1765, d. July 15, 1837. He m. (2) Hannah Newman, widow of Joel Clisbee, Oct. 14, 1838. He d. April 16, 1842, and she d. Jan. 12, 1855. Children by the first marriage: Ira-Mather, b. Oct. 21, 1783; Ariel, b. March 1, 1786, a graduate of Williams College, 1811, d. Sept. 1, 1811; Alex- ander, b. Jan. 8, 1794; Calvin, b. May 3, 1799; Cynthia, b. Aug. 26, 1803, m. Timothy Laribee, Aug. 26, 1821, and settled in Halifax.
OLDS, Rev. Ira. (s. of Capt. Thaddeus), graduate of Williams College, 1808, studied Theology, settled a Presbyterian Minister, in Sullivan and Lennox, N. Y., and m. Roxa, dau. of Deacon Jonas Whitney, Sept. 25, 1808. Children: Edward-Franklin, b. May 28, 1809; Alonzo-Whitney, b. Dec. 10, 1810; Roxana, b. July 25, 1812. Mrs. Olds d. Jan. 26, 1813.
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OLDS, Alexander (s. of Capt. Thaddeus), m. Lovicy, dau. of Amos Prouty, Oct. 7, 1815. She was b. Aug. 2, 1798, d. Feb. 14, 1852. Children: DeWitt-Clinton, b. Feb. 19, 1817; Albert-Manly, b. March 6, 1819; Caroline-Jannette, b. April 20, 1821; Norman-Alexander, b. Sept. 1, 1823; Cynthia-Lucinda, b. July 22, 1825; Helena-Mather, b. June 29, 1827; Lovicy-Jane, b. Aug. 3, 1829, d. Dec. 24, 1832; Almira-Maria, b. Dec. 24, 1831; Alfred-Smith, b. Dec. 2, 1835.
OLDS, Deacon Calvin (s. of Capt. Thaddeus), m. Hepzibah, dau. of Emerson Pratt, Aug. 26, 1821. She was b. Aug. 18, 1799. Children: Benjamin-Baldwin, b. Nov. 12, 1822; Emeline-Elvira, b. Dec. 18, 1823, m. Charles Clisbee, s. of Solomon; Infant, b. and d. Oct. 5, 1845; Amandarin- Mather, b. Dec. 9, 1825; Ira-Leavitt, b. July 15, 1828; Ann-Mavilla, b. May 26, 1833, d. 1858.
OLDS, Rev. Gamaliel-Smith (s. of Benjamin, Esq.), graduate of Williams College, 1801 [see Catalogue of Literary Men], m. Julia, dau. of Deacon Jonas Whitney, Aug. 27, 1811. Children: Infant, d. April 17, 1812, and Morris-Farnum, twin of the infant, d. in Ohio; Julia, b. in Greenfield, Mass., d. in Burlington, Vt. Advanced in life, Prof. Olds removed to Circleville, O., and spent the residue of his days. He d. June 13, 1848, aged 71. His widow d. Nov. 7, 1851, aged 63.
OLDS, Joseph, Esq. (s. of Benjamin, Esq.), m. Sally, dau. of Deacon Jonas Whitney. In Dec., 1820, he removed to Circleville, O., and there d. July 29, 1844, aged 75. She d. Nov. 19, 1840, aged 66. Children: William-Ross, b. Aug. 11, 1791; Amasa-Minley, b. Feb. 16, 1793; Joseph, Jr., b. Oct. 25, 1794; Edson, b. March 22, 1797, d. Feb. 22, 1799; Chester, b. Oct. 24, 1798; Sally, b. Oct. 5, 1800, d. Jan., 1809; Edson-Baldwin, b. June 3, 1802; Gamaliel, b. Nov. 28, 1803, m. Minerva Howe; Jonas-Whitney, b. July 17, 1805, m. Mary-Ann Walker, d. Sept. 30, 1832; Benjamin, b. March 5, 1807, d. Sept. 4, 1808; Benjamin- Smith, b. March 24, 1809, m. Theresa Heron, April 7, 1831; Sally-Houghton, b. Nov. 4, 1810, d. Aug. 21, 1811;
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Lorenzo-Houghton, b. June 24, 1812, m. Anna-Ruth Babbits, March 25, 1835; Roxcy, b. June 4, 1814, m. Israel Gregg, Sept. 19, 1837; Chauncey-Newell, b. Feb. 16, 1816; Lyman- Newton, b. July 16, 1819, m. (1) Minerva, dau. of Capt. Simeon Adams, May 5, 1846, who d. and he m. (2) Maria- Louisa Desbach, June 7, 1849.
OLDS, William-Ross (s. of Joseph, Esq.), m. (1) Barbara, dau. of Emerson Pratt, Jan. 7, 1813. He resided in Marlboro, Woodford and Bennington, Vt., and in 1854, removed to Muscatine, Iowa. She d. there, Nov. 17, 1854. He m. (2) Mrs. Barbara Kerr, April 16, 1860. She d. July 15, 1861. He d. July 13, 1861. Children: Philena-Morgan, b. Aug. 1, 1814; Sophronia-Pratt, b. Feb. 14, 1816; William- Emerson, b. Jan. 13, 1818, m. Margaret Morgan, Oct. 7, 1848; Alonzo-Newell, b. Oct. 29, 1819, d. Oct. 31, 1825; Harriet-Miranda, b. March 6, 1822; Barbara-Ann, b. April 23, 1823, m. John-B. Betts, of Rensselaer County, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1845; Alonzo-Newell, b. Nov. 2, 1825, d. June 24, 1826; Joseph-Chauncey, b. Aug. 9, 1830, m. (1) Mary-E. Morgan, Jan. 1, 1852, who d. 1855, and he m. (2) Sarah Morgan, and moved to Canada; Jonas-Whitney, b. Nov. 10, 1832, m. Lydia Denison, of Rome, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1856.
NOTE 1-Three sons of Wm .- R. Olds now living are powder makers.
NOTE 2-Philena-Morgan, the first born of Wm .- R. Olds, m. Harrison Upham, of Weathersfield, Vt., and had two children: Emerson-Olds, b. Dec. 8, 1841, and Mary-Almira, b. Aug. 10, 1844, d. April 23, 1847. In 1861, Emerson-O. enlisted in a three months Iowa Regiment, in the defence of the Union, suffered many hardships, fought in the battle of Springfield, Mo., at Wilsons Creek, and stood near Gen. Lyon when he fell while leading the 1st Iowa Regiment.
NOTE 3-Harriet-Miranda, dau. of Wm .- R. Olds, m. Dr. James-G. Morrow, of Muscatine, Iowa, Sept. 21, 1840. They had two children. One only is living, Mary, who m. Sept., 1858, Geo .- W. Van Horne, a young lawyer, who, in April, 1861, was appointed by President Lincoln, Consul at Marseilles. They are now (1861) in France.
NOTE 4-Dr. Morrow d. in 1845, and his widow, Harriet- Miranda Olds, m. (2) David-G. Cloud, a lawyer, Nov. 12,
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1848. He was elected Attorney General, 1852, and served until 1856, and was a member of the House of Represen- tatives in the Legislature of Iowa, 1856 and 1857.
NOTE 5-Mrs. Philena Upham went to the home of D .- G. Cloud, Esq., her brother-in-law, in Muscatine, to enjoy the holidays. At about 7 o'clock in the evening, before Christ- mas, by mistake or mistep in passing through a door, she was precipitated into the basement, and received an injury from which she languished unconsciously and died at 2 o'clock in the morning, Dec. 25, 1861, aged 47.
OLDS, Amasa-M. (s. of Joseph, Esq.), m. Lephe, dau. of Joseph Winchester, Nov. 22, 1814. She d. Oct. 21, 1850. He d. Sept. 20, 1838. Children: Joseph-Winchester, b. March 15, 1816, d. March 19, 1820; Amasa, b. Feb. 22, 1818, d. March 5, 1818; Amasa-Hubbard, b. Oct. 12, 1819, entered the Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and d. a sophomore, Sept. 21, 1838, in Washington, Ohio; Sally-Vienna, b. April 25, 1824, m. William-Lawren Peck, M. D., of Pittsfield, Mass., settled in Circleville, Ohio, where he was a practising physician. In August, 1862, he entered the service of his country as surgeon of the 3rd Regiment, O. V.I .; Joseph- Holland, b. July 12, 1829, M. D., graduated at Starling Medical College, Columbus, O., m. Sarah-Jane, dau. of Dr. Chester Olds, of Circleville, O., and settled in Perrysville, Ind., a practising physician.
OLDS, Joseph, Jr., Esq. (s. of Joseph, Esq.), m. Almira, dau. of Benjamin, Jr., Esq., after his removal. He removed from Marlborough to Ohio in 1819; taught school in Columbus, Lancaster and Circleville, O., while studying his profession. He was a close applicant as a student, and a scholar of superior excellence. In 1821, he commenced the study of law in Circleville, O., was a member of the Ohio Legislature in 1825 and 1826; one of the principal authors and founders of the first Ohio Common School system in 1825; Director of the Ohio Penitentiary, by election of the Legislature, from 1828 to 1834, superintending the building and organ- ization of the present Institution; Presidential Elector in 1836, and in 1840; member of the Legislature of Ohio, 1841 and 1842; President of the Bank of Circleville from 1834 till his decease; Author of the Ohio Banking Law of 1845; Bank
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Commissioner by election of the Legislature to organize the State Bank of Ohio in 1845. He d. at Circleville, O., April 27, 1847. Almira, his wife, also d. in Circleville. By his industry and economy, he amassed a snug little fortune, and as he died without issue, he wisely disposed of it by will among his relatives.
OLDS, Dr. Chester (s. of Joseph, Esq.), m. Phila, dau. of Capt. Simeon Adams. He settled in Newfane a practising phy- sician, where he remained for several years, moved to Circleville, O., and there d. in 1862.
OLDS, Hon. Edson-Baldwin (s. of Joseph, Esq.), m. Anna-Maria Carolas, June 1, 1824, and settled, a physician and druggist, in Circleville, O., where he became a prominent politician; was in the House of Representatives in the Legislature of Ohio, 1842, 1843, 1845, 1846 and 1863; and in the Senate, 1847-8; Speaker of the Senate, 1848; was Representative in Congress from 1849 to 1855; and Chairman of the Com- mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads from 1851 to 1855. Children: Sarah-Maria, b. Nov. 26, 1825, d. Nov. 26, 1825; Edson, b. and d. Aug. 13, 1827; Marquis-Lafayette, b. Jan. 1, 1829, is an Episcopal Clergyman in Hastings, Minnesota; Rosaltha, b. Jan. 4, 1830, m. Wilson Baker, March 15, 1849, d. Jan. 5, 1861; Joseph, b. April 15, 1832, was graduated at Yale College and at the Harvard Law School, m. Eliza-P. Scott, Dec. 30, 1858; Edson-Deny, b. May 15, 1834, was graduated at University Medical College, Philadelphia, and was soon after appointed by Government as surgeon to a tribe of Indians in Minnesota, where he remained about two years, when he went to Mexico and was surgeon in the Mexican Army, and while in the dis- charge of his duties upon the battlefield, he was shot through with a cannon ball, and died in fifteen minutes, April 2, 1859, aged 25 years; Mary b. Dec. 10, 1836, m. George-H. Smith, March 7, 1860; Lucy b. Jan. 6, 1839; Anna-Maria, b. March 6, 1841, d. Feb. 24, 1844.
OLDS, Lorenzo-Houghton (s. of Joseph, Esq.), m. Ann-Ruth Babbits, March 25, 1835. Children: Elizabeth-Ann, b.
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Jan. 6, 1836; Charles-Lyman, b. Nov. 25, 1839; Edwin- Whitney, b. Sept. 1, 1850.
OLDS, Lyman-Newton (s. of Joseph, Esq.), m. (1) Minerva, dau. of Capt. Simeon Adams, May 5, 1846, and had a child, Edward-Mather, b. Feb. 16, 1847. She died. He m. (2) Maria-Louisa Desbach, June 7, 1849. Children: Charles- Whitney, b. April 15, 1850; Alice-Nealborn, b. Sept. 12, 1851, d. Oct. 22, 1851; George-Anson, b. Sept. 12, 1851, d. Oct. 12, 1851; Lewis-Newton, b. July 9, 1857, d. July 9, 1858.
OLDS, Chauncey-Newell (s. of Joseph, Esq.), was b. in Marl- borough, Feb. 2, 1816, and removed to Circleville, O., with his father's family, Dec., 1820; was graduated at Miami University, Oxford, O., 1836; Professor of Latin and Literature there from 1837 to 1840, inclusive; received the degree of A.M. in 1839; commenced the practice of law at Circleville, O., in 1841; member of the House of Representatives in the Ohio Legislature in 1848-9; member of the Ohio Senate in 1849-50; member of the Board of Trustees of Miami University by election of the Legislature, from 1851 to the present time (1862); member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, by appoint- ment of the Governor and Senate of Ohio, from 1856 to the present time (1862); removed to Columbus, O., 1856, practising law in the State and U. S. Courts. He m. (1) Caroline-S. Woodruff, at Oxford, O., March 22, 1838. She d. at Circleville, O., Jan. 19, 1851. Children: William-W., b. Nov. 22, 1838, now (1862) Adjutant, 42d Regiment, O. V. I., U. S. A .; Charles-Farrand, b. Dec. 6, 1844, d. June 27, 1848; Mary-Gore, b. Sept. 28, 1847; Cora, b. June 6, 1850, d. May 16, 1851. Chauncey-Newell Olds m. (2) Mary-B. Williams, near Cincinnati, Sept. 9, 1852. Child: Frank-Newell, b. June 19, 1853.
PADDLEFORD, Roswell, with his sister, Lydia, came to Marlborough and resided with Levi Barrett. Roswell m. Phoebe, dau. of Samuel Whitney. He d. March 22, 1825, aged 45. She d. Jan. 18, 1856. He settled on the farm
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between Levi Barrett's and Deacon S. Bishop's, on which he lived and died. He was buried with Masonic honors, near Capt. Ira Adams. Children: Harriet, b. Dec. 11, 1802, m. William-Eaton Goodnow, s. of Maj. Goodnow, of Whitingham, and resides in Norway, Me .; Eliza, d. March 10, 1813, aged 9 yrs .; Newell, d. Feb. 19, 1846, aged 36.
PARKS, Amariah, whose wife was Miss Flagg, came from to Marlborough, and is supposed to have been the fourth settler of the town. He d. Aug. 4, 1795. Children: Susan, who m. Josiah Powers; Sally, who m. Mr. Warren, d. Feb. 21, 1832; Josiah, b. March, 1781.
PARKS, Josiah (s. of Amariah), m. Lucy, dau. of Elijah Bruce. Children: Joseph, d. aged 4 years; Sidney-Moore, b. Oct. 4, 1814; Lucy-Whitney; Joseph-Elliot.
PAUL, George, m. Vienna-Veazie, dau. of Hubbard-H. Winches- ter, Esq., Dec. 24, 1843. At that time Mr. Paul was a practical printer, of Iowa City, Iowa, since editor of a political paper, sheriff of the County and postmaster of Iowa City, but is now extensively engaged in farming in Clear Creek Township, six miles west of Iowa City. Child- ren: George-Hubbard, b. Oct. 8, 1844; Charles-Ringgold, b. June 26, 1846; Jennie, b. March 8, 1850; Kate, b. Dec. 31, 1852; Gilman-Folsom, b. March 11, 1857.
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