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SMITH, Jonas, b. in Preston, Conn., May 2, 1754, came to this town in 1776, and was often heard to say that there were only twelve settlers before him. He purchased and cleared up the farm which Mr. Clark-A. Winchester now owns, where he lived, and died Oct. 8, 1813. In 1782, he m. (1) Deborah Angel, of Lyme, Conn. She d. July 2, 1802, aged 48, leaving two sons and two daughters. He lived to enjoy the products of a well cultivated farm with good buildings, fruit, and other conveniences to meet the reasonable wants of a family, and at his decease left no debts against his estate. He was a friend and a liberal supporter of the late Rev. Dr. Lyman, on whose ministry he was a constant attendant. It was an adage of his, that man, to live and thrive, must kill two birds with one stone, which he put in practice in the following manner. In the autumn, the bears found their way through a hedge fence and com- menced their ravages upon his cornfield in the night. As they had but one pass through the hedge, he set his gun upon two split sticks, with a cord attached to a third stake across their path. The first bear in crossing the cord, discharged the gun and received the ball through its vitals and the ball lodged against the skin on the opposite side. The bear was found dead in the morning, and was dressed and eaten. The gun was reloaded with the same bullet, and set as before, and another bear received the same ball, was wounded, followed, and killed. Thus with one bullet he killed two bears, a type of his succeeding skill and pros- perity in life. They had two sons and two daughters: Jonathan, b. Feb. 20, 1783; Sarah, b. May 8, 1785, m. Luke Halladay, s. of Daniel, Sr., Dec. 31, 1805, and is now (1862) living in Michigan; Clarissa, b. July 23, 1787, m. James Scott, s. of Thomas, of Halifax, April 12, 1810, and there settled; Oshea, b. Sept. 24, 1789. Mr. Jonas
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Smith m. (2) Clarissa, widow of Timothy Laribee, of Guil- ford, in 1805, who brought with her three children by her first marriage: Hart, aged 11; Ruth, aged 9; Timothy, aged 7. She d. March 7, 1842, aged 73.
SMITH, Jonathan, Brig. Gen. (s. of Jonas), m. (1) Lucy, dau. of Deacon Jonas Whitney, June 23, 1809, settled first with his father in the southwestern part of the town, sold to his brother Oshea in 1812, and removed to the tavern in the middle of the town, with his wife's parents. In 1834, he sold out, and went to Brattleboro. His wife d. April 9, 1836. He d. June 13, 1851. He m. (2) Amanda Stone, of Windsor, Feb. 6, 1838, who is now (1862) living. Children: Heliann, b. April 20, 1810, m. Maj. Zenas-Fitch Hyde, s, of Dr. Hyde, of Guilford, Dec. 20, 1829; Jonas-Whitney, b. March 19, 1812, m. Clarinda Allen, of Heath, Mass .: Dec., 1835; Clarissa, b. Dec. 23, 1814, m. George-H. Peek, of Brattleboro, Jan. 13, 1835, who d. in Lowell, Mass., Dec. 10, 1854 (they had children: Lucy-W. Peek, b. Feb. 22, 1836, m. Dr. F .- N. Smith, of Keokuk, Iowa, Nov. 28, 1856, and have had one child, named Clara-Bell b. Sept. 1857; Clara-S. Peek, b. Feb. 2, 1841, m. Horace-S. Eaton, of Fort Madison, Iowa, Nov. 22, 1860); Benjamin-Franklin, b. April 3, 1816, m. Mary-J. Hayes, of New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y., who d. Sept. 30, 1859, at St. Catherine, C. W .; Henry-Ford, b. Nov. 20, 1818.
SMITH, Henry-Ford (s. of Gen. Jonathan), m. Hannah-Fisher, dau. of Nathaniel Samson, of Brattleboro, March 4, 1847, and there settled. Children: Charlie-H., b. April 27, 1850; Mary-Jane-C., b. Oct. 6, 1855, d. Aug. 26, 1859; George-Franklin, b. Oct. 14, 1858, d. Sept. 5, 1859.
SMITH, Oshea, Esq. (s. of Jonas), m. Miriam, dau. of Capt. Samuel Gilbert, March 30, 1814. She d. April 16, 1852. Children: Electa-Lyman, b. Jan. 8, 1816, d. Dec. 20, 1851; Lucia, b. April 29, 1818, m. Edward Crosby, s. of Godfrey, Sept. 7, 1839; Alma, b. April 29, 1820, m. Solomon-Oliver Holman, s. of Oliver, of Petersham, Mass., Nov. 7, 1843, and lives in Wilmington; Marcia, b. Feb. 13, 1822, d. Jan.
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20, 1843; Samuel-Gilbert, b. Feb. 13, 1824, m. Sophia, dau. of Samuel Elliot, Esq., of Brattleboro, Dec. 21, 1843, and there settled; Jane-Hannah, b. Nov. 4, 1827; Ann-Maria, b. May 27, 1830, m. Samuel Warriner, s. of Daniel, May 5, 1856.
SMITH, Dr. Thomas, m. Esther, dau. of Rev. Gershom-C. Lyman, D.D. He came to Marlborough from Colerain, stayed a short time in practising physic, then moved to Pittstown, N. Y., and in 1813 went to Pennsylvania, where he d., and his widow m. Rev. Luke Bowen, of Strongsville, O.
SMITH, Ephraim (s. of Ezra), of Medfield, Mass., m. Jerusha, dau. of Nathan Clark, 1796, and came to Marlborough about 1820. Children: Pamela, m. Reuben Wood, of Col- erain, Mass., July 23, 1823, and there d .; Ephraim, Jr., b. Jan. 19, 1800; Simeon, b. Dec. 11, 1801; Catherine, b. Feb. 17, 1804, m. E .- P. Tilden, of Medfield, Mass .; Olive b. April 21, 1806, m. Eaton Whiting, of Dedham, Mass .; Nathan-C., b. Sept. 22, 1811, d. in Dedham, Mass., Nov. 6, 1840; Fanny, b. April 12, 1814, m. Whitney Whitaker, Jr., s. of Whitney, of Newfane, March 28, 1838.
SMITH, John, was b. in Groton, Conn., m. Lucy Rowe, of Suffield, Conn., moved to Marlborough, Feb., 1782, and settled on land near the south line of the town, which he cleared and cultivated till his death, Jan. 5, 1838, aged 77. She d. Nov. 27, 1841, aged 83. Children: Clarissa, m. (1) Nahum Aldridge, Dec. 14, 1803, and after his death, she m. (2) Joseph Blair, June, 1845; Rowe, b. Aug. 17, 1781, m. Diantha Smith, March 17, 1812; John-Kenyon, b. Aug. 30, 1787, d. June 1, 1852; Lucy, b. Jan. 18, 1790, m. Nial Rich of Halifax, Dec. 25, 1812; Abigail, b. Aug. 4, 1792; Laura, b. Nov. 16, 1795, m. Joseph Tucker, s. of Deacon James, of Halifax, Aug. 27, 1845; Orinda, b. May 31, 1798, d. March 23, 1852.
SMITH, Amos, of Groton, Conn., m. Hannah, dau. of John Alex- ander. Children: William; Jabez; Eunice; Simeon; Betsey. William settled in the middle of the town of
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Marlborough as a tanner and shoemaker, his mother keep- ing his house. In 1813, he went with a lot of boots and shoes to sell to soldiers of the U. S. Army, stationed near Sacketts Harbor. He entered the army as Lieutenant, was wounded in the battle of Bridgewater, under Gen. Brown, and did not return to Marlborough. His mother spent several years in town, moved to Michigan, and there died.
SMITH, Simeon, b. July 24, 1798 (s. of Amos); m. Amanda Morey of Wilmington. Children: Emily, m. James Kimball, of North Adams, Mass .; Martha, d. when about the age of 8 years; Amos-Franklin; Mary-Ann, m. Daniel-Goodspeed Houghton; William, enlisted in the 4th Regt. Vt. Volunteers.
SMITH, Amos-Franklin, b. Nov. 17, 1832 (s. of Simeon), m. Harriet, dau. of Capt. Lyman Brown, July 3, 1858. In 1862, he enlisted in the 4th Regt., Vermont Volunteers, Co. I, under Capt. William Lyndes, and went to New Orleans. Children: Mary-Emma, b. May 10, 1859; Hattie- Adell, b. Aug. 8, 1861.
SMITH, Isaiah, m. (1) Susannah -, May 9, 1764. It is supposed that he came from Granville, Mass., or from its vicinity, and settled in Marlborough, about the year 1780, in the southeasterly part of the town, on the farm where he lived and died, adjoining the farm of the late Benjamin Olds, Esq., whose wife was Mr. Smith's sister. Susannah, the wife of Isaiah, d. Nov. 2, 1789, aged 45, and he m. (2) Austis Eustis Kneeland, widow of Charles Phelps, Esq., Oct. 30, 1790. She d. Sept. 22, 1813, without issue, aged 67. Mr. Smith was a carpenter and joiner by trade, and also cleared and improved his lands as a farmer. He d. Sept. 30, 1815, aged 73 or 74. Children by his first wife: Isaiah, Jr., b. Oct. 17, 1765, m. - , Sept. 10, 1789; Susannah, b. Aug. 3, 1767, m. John Harris, and settled in Marlborough; Jonathan, b. May 19, 1769, d. July 14, 1786, aged 17 years; David, b. Oct. 11, 1771; Esther, b. Feb. 14, 1774, m. - , May 23, 1793; Samuel, b. April 23, 1775, m. Isabella, dau. of Joshua Smith, Feb. 18, 1813; Joseph, b. Jan. 25, 1779, m. -- , Aug. 5, 1800; Paul and
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Silas, twins, b. Aug. 6, 1781, Paul m. Lucinda, dau. of Philemon Houghton, July 9, 1807; Asa, b. Oct. 17, 1784; Mary, b. Dec. 23, 1788, m. Reuben Pierce, Jan. 3, 1809.
"Of the twins it may be remarked that Paul was a car- penter and joiner, settled in Marlborough, where he resided for several years, and about 1816, moved with his family to Jay, Essex County, N. Y. Silas lived in Springfield, Mass., and was connected with the U. S. Armory. They did not see each other during forty years, when Silas paid Paul a visit. They so closely resembled each other that it was difficult for most persons to tell one from the other. On the occasion of Silas's visit, the brothers arranged that Silas should enter the house while Paul remained out of view. The house was entered by the visiting brother, who held a long conversation with Paul's daughter, who supposed all the time she was talking with her father."-Letter of Dr. A. Lawrence, 1863.
SMITH, Samuel (s. of Isaiah), m. Isabella, dau. of Joshua Smith, Feb. 18, 1813, settled on the homestead with his parents, and followed the occupation of a farmer, carpenter and joiner, until his death, Aug., 1845; his widow d. Dec. 1845. Children: Lurissa, b. Aug. 27, 1814, m. Charles Hews, of Lowell, Mass., Dec. 22, 1836, d. March 21, 1845; Olivia, b. May 24, 1816, m. Asa King, Nov. 29, 1838, and lives in Nashua, N. H .; Emily, b. March 10, 1818, m. Dr. Ambrose Lawrence, of Lowell, Mass., July 8, 1838, who has been mayor of that city; Mila-Ann, b. Feb. 3, 1820, m. Seth Keyes, of Charlemont, Mass., Sept. 25, 1842; Caroline b. Dec. 18, 1821, m. Horace-F. Howe, of Lowell, Mass., July 14, 1842; Susan-Jane, b. Sept. 10, 1827, m. John-S. Dexter, of Tewksbury, Mass., Feb. 15, 1857; Sarah, b. Aug. 14, 1829, m. Edward-H. Besse, of Tewksbury, Mass., Sept. 5, 1857; Harriet-E., b. Jan. 1, 1831, m. Major G. Perkins, of Lowell, Mass., June 7, 1860; Ann, b. Dec. 14, 1832, m. William Thomas, s. of Henry, March 11, 1851, and settled in Guilford; Eliza, b. Sept. 24, 1830, resides 1863, in the City of N. Y.
NOTE-Ten girls and no son. Of the numerous descen- dants of Isaiah Smith, not one in 1863, resides in Marlborough.
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Sarrme, Joshus, lived on the stage road, on the farm bordering upon Wilmington. Children: Benjamin-Morgan; Issbells, who m. Sammel Smith, s. of Issish: Field; Bradley, d. in the Lonstie Asylum, in Brattleboro: Lorenzo; Nsaro; Gsieshs.
SNOW. Willard (s. of Daniel, of Wilmington), m. (1) Betsey, dan. of Luther Winchester, March 2, 1819. She d. June 8. 1843, and he m. (2) Adsline-Maris Redfield, of Claremont, N. H., Oct. 29, 1860. Children by the first marriage: Arminds. b. Sept. 16, 1819; Luther-Winchester. b. Jan. 5, 1821: Wells. b. Oet. 30, 1822, m. Anm, dsu. of Adns Childs, Esq., of Wilmington, April 10, 1851; Aurills, b. March 5, 1824. m. Everett Miner, ci Dover; Hannsh. b. July 22, 1827. d. Jsm. 22, 1831; Flint-Willard. b. Sept. 22. 1828: Betsey, b. Jan. 14, 1831. m. Elliot Harris. s. of Oliver. and lives in Dover: John-Ceril. b. Nov. 23. 1832: William- Ward. b. Oct. 18. 1841. d. March, 1843.
Sxow. Luther-Winchester (s. of Willsrd), m. Mariette-Anville. dou. of David Msther. Esq .. Oct. 2. 1845. Children: Maloms-Olive, b. June 20. 1847; Huldsh-Altsvels, b. Nov. 27. 1848; Orsb-Faxtom, 6. April 11, 1853; Zersh-Luther. b. May 26, 1854; Arsb-Everett, b. July 28, 1856.
Ssow. Flint-Willard (s. of Willard), m. Susan-Jsme, dan. of Capt. Dan Msther, April 5, 1854. Child: Jsme-Duel. b. July 16, 1858.
Swow. John-Ceril (s. of Willard). m. Janette-Eliss, dau. of George Kelley, Nov. 28, 1855. Children: Lils-Elizabeth, b. Sept. 11, 1856; Alice-Fluells, b. Feb. 26, 1859.
Snow. Capt. Absalom (s. of Levi), m. (1) Lars, dau. of Levi Barrett, Jam. 29. 1828. He wsa b. June 27. 1805. She was b. Oct. 8, 1809. d. April 24. 1851. He m. (2) Dolly, dau. of Jousthon Barrett and widow of Daniel Cutting, of Wilmington, Sept. 9, 1851. She was b. July 11, 1818. Children by the fret marriage: Infant dou., b. and d. Nov. 24. 1828: Amanda, b. Nov. 25, 1828, dan. of Purley
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Ballou, a motherless infant was taken when 2 or 3 days, old, nursed, adopted and educated as a member of the family until she m. Willard Dunklee, s. of Jacob; Leverett- Clesson, b. Oct. 19, 1832, d. July 3, 1836; Pulchera-Violah, b. April 16, 1837, d. Dec. 14, 1842; Leverett-Clesson, b. March 20, 1839, d. Dec. 11, 1842; Absalom-Morton, b. July 10, 1841; Everett-Clesson, b. Oct. 11, 1843; Clement- Wesbury, b. May 11, 1846; Florence-Pulcherah, b. May 5, 1848, d. April 15, 1851. Children by second marriage: Clarence-Eugene, b. Dec. 23, 1852; Emma-Jane, b. Feb. 14, 1859, d. March 16, 1859.
SNOW, William-Horatio (s. of Levi), m. Julia-Ann, dau. of Joel Bartlett, April 2, 1824. Children: Seraph-Cassandra, b. in Somerset, Feb. 6, 1835, m. James-Oscar Knights, May 19, 1858; Joel-Bartlett, b. Nov., 1837, d. Sept. 2, 1839; Julia-Ophelia, b. March 17, 1841; Amelia-Hortensia, b. in West Dover, Oct. 2, 1848; Walter-Herbert, b. Dec. 12, 1850.
SPERRY, Asahel-Osband, m. (1) Ruby Cummings, Dec. 22, 1816. He was b. May 21, 1795. She was b. Feb. 22, 1791. They were divorced, or parted by law, Feb. 22, 1839. He m. (2) Elizabeth-Pierce Campbell, Feb. 9, 1840, who was b. Feb. 7, 1816. Children by first marriage: Ezra-Hubbard, b. Nov. 15, 1820, d. Jan. 15, 1847; Benjamin-Hibbard, b. June 2, 1829, m. Lydia Bradley, of Brattleboro, Sept. 14, 1856; Julia-Town, b. Feb. 13, 1832, m. Hinkley-Joseph King, of Salem, Mass., Oct. 16, 1852. Children by second marriage: Elizabeth-Ellen, b. Jan. 22, 1843, m. James- Henry Vincent, of Colerain, Mass., Oct. 17, 1858; Asahel- Osband, Jr., b. Oct. 7, 1844, d. March 19, 1845; Isabella- Eunice-Rosetta, b. June 22, 1846; Asahel-Osband-Obed,- b. Sept. 3, 1849; Truman-Henry, b. Oct. 29, 1854, d. April 13, 1858.
SPRAGUE, Nehemiah, came to Marlborough in the last century, and settled on the Branch, sold out to Justus Auger, moved to the southwest part of the town, and had a gristmill south of Boomer Jenks, which he occupied for several
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years, and removed from town. Children: ' Aurena, m. Benager Rice, of Guilford; Achsa; Esther, who m. Lemuel Brooks as his second wife; Jerusha; Huldah; Roxa-Ann; Lucinda; Olive; Roxalana.
STEARNS, Jonas-Boardman (s. of Jonas, of Chesterfield, N. H.), m. Polly Page, came to Marlborough and settled on the farm now owned by Lucius-F. Adams. Children : Alvira, m. Hiram Knapp, s. of Cyrus, of Dover, Oct. 21, 1828; Mary-Adeline, m. Erastus Estabrooks, of Dover, s. of Dr. Jedediah-Clapp.
STEARNS, Amos (s. of Jonas, of Chesterfield, N. H.), m. (1) Lucy, who d., and he m. (2) Hepzibah Amadon, of West- moreland, N. H. Children: Nancy, m. John Burrows; Lucy, m. Eli Bruce, who d., and she m. (2) James Ball.
STEARNS, Widow Submit, of Chesterfield, N. H., supposed to be the mother of Amos and Jonas-B. Stearns, d. Feb. 24, 1815, aged 72.
STEARNS, Cyrus, m. Sally, dau. of Samuel Hill. Child: Henry. Mr. Stearns d., and his widow m. Geo. Richardson, who d. about a year after his marriage.
STOCKWELL, Abel, Jr., whose wife was Patience, was the first settler of Marlborough, and came to town in the spring of 1763. Children: Aaron, b. July 9, 1768, was the first child known to have been born in town; Moses, b. Feb. 4, 1770; Tytus, b. Oct. 4, 1771, d. Aug. 24, 1772; Susa, b. May 25, 1773; Sarah, b. July 14, 1775, d. Aug. 14, 1777; Patience, b. June 9, 1777, d. Sept. 18, 1777; Sarah, b. April 29, 1779, d. July 10, 1779; Cynthia, b. Dec. 1, 1780; Abel, b. Jan. 31, 1783; Leafe, b. July 21, 1785; Julia, b. June 30, 1787; Stephen, b. Sept. 10, 1790. Of this large family, no descendant has resided in town for many years past.
STOCKWELL, Perez, m. Dinah Fay, mentioned previously in this history, as the first courtship and the first marriage in town. Children: Asaph, b. Aug. 14, 1771; Arad, b. May 18, 1773; Perez-Lewis, b. 1775, d. Aug. 31, 1777; Perez, b. Jan. 31, 1777.
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STRATTON, Joseph-Stickney (s. of Daniel, of Newfane), m. Dolly-Rozina, dau. of Henry Gibson, of Ashburnham, Mass., Feb. 13, 1834. He was b. Sept. 10, 1812. She was b. Oct., 1815. Children: Henry-Orvell, b. Feb. 13, 1835; Ann-Maria, b. Sept. 16, 1837; Orlando-Meritt, b. May 8, 1839; George-Stickney, b. Sept. 9, 1845; Emma-Jane, b. June 11, 1847; Alonzo-Vespucius, b. July 6, 1849. Mr. Stratton removed from Marlborough, April, 1860.
STRONG, David, Jr. (s. of David, of Stafford, Conn.), was b. Dec. 11, 1776, m. Abigail, dau. of Daniel Pinney, of Stafford, Conn., Feb. 13, 1808, immediately removed to Marlborough, where he had previously been for 11 years, and settled on the farm where he lived till the time of his death, July 20, 1842. Children: Henrietta, b. Nov. 20, 1808, m. Almeron Ames, s. of Luther, Jan. 4, 1831, d. Jan. 1, 1835; Jennet, b. May 16, 1810, m. William Ingram, s. of Deacon Jonathan, Nov. 7, 1832, and settled in Troy, N. Y .; Abigail, b. Dec. 14, 1811, m. Reuben Field, May 20, 1833, d. in Troy, N. Y., March 1, 1843; Phelps, b. March 13, 1814, d. June 30, 1815; Infant dau., b. March 26, d. April 1, 1816; Samuel- Phelps, b. Aug. 5, 1817; Gideon-Hyde, b. March 6, 1820; David, Jr., b. Feb. 15, 1822, d. Sept. 6, 1853; Martha, b. Nov. 6, 1827, d. May 23, 1829; Fay, b. May 29, 1830, d. Nov. 2, 1837.
STRONG, Gideon-Hyde (s. of David), m. Sarah-A., dau. of Henry Thomas, June 16, 1847. Children: Chastina, b. July 22, 1848; George-Fay, b. April, 1850, d. Aug. 10, 1853. Mr. G .- H. Strong now resides in Greenfield, Mass.
STRONG, Samuel-Phelps (s. of David), m. Fanny, dau. of Andrew Stevens, of Bangor, N. Y., March 27, 1854, and settled on the homestead with his parents. Children: David-Luther, b. Jan. 8, 1855; Sarah-Abigail, b. Nov. 1, 1857; Olive- Jennet, b. Dec. 7, 1860.
STRONG, John-Stoughton (s. of David, of Stafford, Conn.), came to Marlborough about the year 1793, m. Tamar, dau. of Deacon Jonas Whitney, and settled on the farm since
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known as the John-S. Strong farm. In 1815, he went to the State of Ohio, and commenced the settlement of a township named Strongsville, in honor of himself, to which town he removed his family in May, 1818. He became a useful and prominent citizen. Children b. in Marlboro: Emory; Rinda; Stoughton, d. in Strongsville, O .; Infant, d. March 3, 1803; Warner; Franklin; Clark-Ross; Levina, d. Aug. 22, 1811; Lavina; John-Chapman. Stoughton 2d, was b. in Strongsville, O.
SWAN, Samuel, m. Sally Boyd. Children: Sally; Solomon, m. Mariam, dau. of John Harris, of Halifax, and there d .; Polly; Prudence; Samuel, m. Julia, dau. of Ariel Ware; Manning; Relief; Barbara; Lucy; Clarissa, d. in the west.
TAYLOR, William, b. in Westminster, Mass., m. Hannah, dau. of Noah Ball, of Wilmington. Children: Sally; Charles, who m. Assenath, dau. of Theophilus Redfield; Lucretia, d. in Bennington; Mary; William, Jr., b. Feb. 6, 1817; Asher.
TAYLOR, William, Jr. (s. of William), m. Almira, dau. of Joseph Bellows, 2d, May, 1840. Children: Rosannah, b. Feb. 6, 1841, m. Dan Perry; George-Washington, b. June 20, 1843; Sarah-Roselma; Willard, b. Feb., 1819; Albert- Clark, b. Oct., 1852; Lurana; Wesley.
THAYER, Esick, came from Smithfield, R. I., to Marlborough, about 1790, purchased land in its native state, being the well known Thayer farm on which he settled and cleared, and which, with additions thereto, is now owned and im- proved by his descendants. He m. Mary, dau. of Stephen Sheperdson, of Guilford, by whom he had 9 children, He was b. Feb. 7, 1762. She was b. May 11, 1765. In March 1808, he left his family, and went to Bridgewater, Penn., and there d. March 9, 1850, aged 88. She d. on the home- stead with her son Ezra, Jan. 30, 1843, aged 78. Children: Freelove, b. March 1, 1785, m. Homer Brooks, s. of Lemuel; Uriah, b. Aug. 27, 1787, m. Lydia, dau. of Joshua Harris, of Halifax; Lydia, b. Dec. 9, 1790, m. Edward Shepherdson, of
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Guilford, settled in Gibson, Penn., and there both have died, she in Dec. 1854; Ezra, b. Dec. 22, 1793; Jervis, b. Dec. 13, 1796, m. Harriet Wright, of Palmyra, N. Y., settled in Waterloo, Mich., and there he d. April, 1853; Horace, b. Dec. 11, 1799, m. Betsey Washburn, in Jackson, Penn., who after she had had three children, was instantly killed by being thrown from a wagon; Simeon, b. March 17, 1802; Lepha, b. March 22, 1804, m. Levi Snow, of Somerset, May, 1843; Louisa, b. April 7, 1808, m. Clark-A. Winches- ter, March 23, 1831.
THAYER, Col. Ezra (s. of Esick), m. Thirza, dau. of Daniel- Taft Sheldon, of Wilmington, Oct. 29, 1820, and settled on the homestead. Children: Rozina-Sophia, b. Oct. 4, 1821, m. Ephraim Kingsbury, of Whitingham, Aug. 26, 1841, settled in South Hadley, Mass., and moved to Newport, Wis .; Lafayette, b. May 23, 1824, m. Aug. 30, 1859, Sarah Phelps, of Sloanville, N. Y., b. April 11, 1831, and settled in Newport, Wis .; Amanda-Malvina, b. April 10, 1826, m. James-Munroe Cook, Dec. 6, 1853, and settled at Man- chester Station, Conn .; Orson, b. Oct. 13, 1828; Sarah- Jane, b. Feb. 13, 1831, m. Joseph Bishop, s. of Capt. Isaac, Dec. 6, 1853, and settled in West Meriden, Conn .; James- Hervey, b. Sept. 4, 1833; Sylvia-Adella, b. July 21, 1837, m. Brutus-Merrill Whitney, s. of Emory, Jan. 1, 1857; Mary-Ellen, b. March 2, 1841.
THAYER, Orson (s. of Col. Ezra), m. Hannah-Eliza, dau. of Jonathan Allen, of Whitingham, June 13, 1854. She was b. Jan. 20, 1833, and settled on the homestead with his parents. Children: Flora-Detta, b. Aug. 2, 1855, d. Jan. 16, 1860; Hervey-Dwight, b. June 17, 1847; Leslie-Orson, b. June 7, 1859.
THAYER, Simeon (s. of Esick), m. Matilda, dau. of Levi Barrett, Dec. 1, 1825. He resided in town a few years, and moved to Chester, Warren County, N. Y. Children: Orlando- Laertes, b. 1826; Horace, b. 1828; Mary-Louisa, b. 1831; Simeon, Jr .; George.
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THOMAS, Henry (s. of Daniel, of Hinsdale, N. H.), b. Sept. 20, 1795, m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Oliver Adams, 1820, came to Marlborough April 26, 1832, and settled on the Capt. Oliver Adams farm, being part of Right No. 8, and d. Nov. 16, 1861. Children: Henry, b. April 1, 1822; Sarah, b. May 17, 1824, m. Gideon Strong, s. of David, June 16, 1847; William, b. Feb. 8, 1826, m. Ann, dau. of Samuel Smith, March, 1851, and lives in Guilford; Charlotte, b. March 28, 1828; Bradley, b. Jan. 26, 1831; Zephaniah, b. Sept. 17, 1833, d. Sept. 23, 1842; Lucy-Ann, b. July 18, 1835, m. Charles-Henry Denison (s. of Henry), of Guilford, May 13, 1858; George-Moore, b. May 24, 1838; Roswell- Allen, b. Sept. 4, 1841; Annah-Lucinda, b. Oct. 14, 1844.
THOMAS, Charles, of Heath, Mass., m. Matilda, dau. of Ira Allen. Child: Mary-Matilda, b. May 1, 1843.
TOMLIN, Timothy, whose wife was Susanna, was a Revolu- tionary soldier and an early settler of Marlborough: Child- ren: Rocksena; Polly; Achsah; Abner; Susy; Timothy, Jr .; Seth; Cybil; John-Webster; Theda.
TOWNE, John-Wild, m. Sally, dau. of Capt. Nahum Houghton. She d. Aug. 23, 1815, aged 23. He d. Nov. 12, 1828, aged 45. Child: Morton-Houghton, b. Dec. 28, 1812, d. Nov. 14, 1828.
TUCKER, Ebenezer, Jr., M. D. (s. of Rev. Ebenezer Tucker, of Heath, Mass. ), a graduate of Harvard University, m. Mary, dau. of William Hunt, of Heath, Mass., Dec. 31, 1818. He was b. in Phillipston, Mass., Nov. 2, 1792. She was b. in Heath, Mass., Oct. 9, 1795. He moved to Marl- borough, March, 1819, and has since continued the only physician of the place, with an extensive practice in this and the neighboring towns. Children: Hannah-White, b. Oct. 19, 1819, m. Clark-A. Winchester, s. of Asa, Aug. 31, 1847; William-Hunt, b. July 12, 1822, graduate of Waterville College, Me., lawyer in Chicago, Ill .; Joseph- Thomas, b. Aug. 31, 1825, m. Miriam Hood, of Winchester, Ky., May 15, 1858, and there settled a lawyer, having a son named Hood Tucker, b. May 23, 1859; Mary-Elizabeth,
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b. Jan. 22, 1827; George, b. Aug. 16, 1830, m. Feb. 6, 1855, : Mary-Jane Brown, b. July 25, 1831 (to whom are b .: Clara- Ellanora, Dec. 22, 1856, and Jane-Bufford, Sept. 1, 1860); Jane, b. Aug. 23, 1835, d. May 29, 1858.
TYLER, Samuel (s. of Samuel, of Whitingham), b. Feb. 9, 1823, m. Charlotte, dau. of Nehemiah Sprague, of Whitingham, Nov. 24, 1842. She was b. June 17, 1824, moved to Marl- borough, March, 1859. He is a blacksmith. Children: Hollis-Augustus, b. June 28, 1847, and drowned in Wilming- ton, July 4, 1861; Henry-Nehemiah, b. Jan. 28, 1852; Estella-Medora, b. May 7, 1854.
UNDERWOOD, Jonathan, m. Hannah Richardson, and moved from Suffield, Conn., to Marlborough, about the year 1776. He d. Oct. 1, 1794, aged 79. His widow d. March 26, 1813, aged 95. Children: Jonathan, Jr .; Hannah, who m. Samuel Hildreth, of Chesterfield, N. H .; Susannah, who m. Simeon Adams, of Suffield, Conn .; John-M. settled on the Thaddeus Underwood farm, near the burying ground, and had two children, Hannah and Joel, perhaps more, in Marlborough, and d. in Marlborough, Feb. 7, 1816, aged 63; Samuel; Thaddeus.
UNDERWOOD, Jonathan, Jr. (s. of Jonathan), m. Deborah, dau. of Isaac Morgan, March, 1777. She came from Brimfield, Mass., and with her parents settled on the farm owned by the late Martin Winchester. At the time of their wedding, the snow was very deep, and they, with another couple went several miles through the woods on snow shoes to Col. Granger's, where they were married. They had 9 children. He d. Dec. 21, 1801. (His widow m. Benjamin Lee, of Vernon, March 7, 1815. After Mr. Lee's death, she returned to Marlborough, and d. Jan. 18, 1830. She had no children by her second marriage.) Children: Oliver, b. April 4, 1779; Polly, b. Oct. 30, 1781, m. Jonathan Ingram, Jr., s. of Jonathan, Aug. 25, 1802; David, b. Feb. 12, 1783, d. Nov. 15, 1802, aged 19; Jonathan, Jr., b. Aug. 12, 1784; Deborah, b. April 22, 1787; Roxy, b. July 2, 1788; Erastus, b. April 5, 1791; Lucinda, b. July 5, 1793; James, b. Dec. 17, 1795.
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