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HISTORY 
 
 OF 
 
 CHESTERFIELD, 
 
 Cheshire County, N. H., 
 
 FROM THE INCORPORATION OF " TOWNSHIP NUMBER ONE," BY 
 ■MASSACHUSETTS, IN 1736, TO THE YEAR 1881 ; 
 TOGETHER WITH 
 
 FAMILY HISTORIES AND GENEALOGIES.- 
 
 BY ORAN E. RANDALL. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 In preparing this volume the author and compiler has been chief- 
 ly adluated by the desire to save from oblivion some of the most 
 important fadts in the history of Chesterfield. 
 
 The obstacles in the way of writing a thoroughly good history of 
 the town have, in some respedls, been greatly increased during the 
 past quarter-century, for i-easons so obvious as to need no explana- 
 tion. The writer has never been sanguine enough to believe that 
 he could more than partially overcome these obstacles. 
 
 The materials for this work have been derived from all readily 
 accessible sources ; but it is to be regretted that investigation in 
 certain direflions has been impeded, and sometimes prevented, by 
 want of sufficient pecuniary means. The records of the State, 
 county, and town, have, nevertheless, been carefully examined, and 
 have yielded bountifully ; the histories of other towns, both in this 
 State and Massachusetts, have, to some extent, also been consulted. 
 In the preparation of that portion of Chapter I relating to the his- 
 tory of the settlements in the Connefticut valley anterior to the date 
 of the settlement of Chesterfield, the excellent " History of North- 
 field, Mass.," by Temple and Sheldon, has been of great service ; 
 as have, also. Dr. Belknap's '• History of New Hampshire," and 
 other works. To many persons, both residents of this and other 
 towns, the compiler is indebted for a knowledge of many impor- 
 tant fads and interesting incidents. This indebtedness he grateful- 
 ly acknowledges ; and especially does he thank the inhabitants of 
 Chesterfield for the courtesy with which he has been treated by 
 them during the prosecution of his long and laborious task. 
 
 In collecting and arranging so large a mass of materials as that 
 from which this volume has been compiled, it is not to be expedted 
 that mistakes have been wholly avoided ; but great pains have been 
 taken to keep the woris as free from serious errors as possible. For 
 
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 such as are due to his own carelessness or ignorance, the compiler 
 holds himself 'responsible ; but not for the mistakes of others, when 
 it has not been in his power to corredl them. 
 
 The greater part of the money necessary for publishing the work 
 has been raised by subscription, each subscriber agreeing to take at 
 least one copy at a fixed price. In obtaining subscribers much as- 
 sistance has been received from Murray Davis, Esq., of this town, 
 and Mr. Chancey S. Farr, of Hinsdale. The town also voted, at 
 the November meeting in 1880, the sum of one hundred dollars, to 
 aid in the undertaking. But the total amount raised has not been 
 sufficient for the purpose, owing to the low price for which the 
 book has been sold. This price was established at a too early period 
 in the progress of the work to admit of a reliable estimation of the 
 size that it would ultimately attain. 
 
 No part of the expense of procuring portraits for this volume has 
 been borne by the compiler. The portrait of Rev. Abraham Wood, 
 which was obtained at considerable expense, is mainly due to the 
 liberality of Hon. Charles J. Amidon, of Hinsdale, and Mr. Bradley 
 Stone, of West Adlon, Mass. 
 
 It has been found necessary to exclude from the Family Histories 
 and Genealogies all families established in this town since the year 
 
 1855- 
 
 The biographical sketches are, for the most part, included in the 
 Family Histories, and are, with few exceptions, very brief. It has 
 not been the purpose of the compiler to prepare long and elaborate 
 biographical notices, even had there been room for them : the most 
 that he has aimed to do in Part Second, has been to present com- 
 padt and reliable registers of the most permanent of the numerous 
 families that were earliest established in the town. For further ex- 
 planations concerning this part of the work, the reader is referred 
 to page 207. 
 
 In some instances the expressions "at the present time," "at 
 present," or their equivalents, have been used in Fart First without 
 farther specifying the date. In such instances the year 1881 is to 
 be understood. These expressions were employed in the confident 
 expedlation that the volume would be published before the end of 
 that year. O. E. R. 
 
 August, 1882. 
 
CONTENTS ,0F PART FIRST. 
 
 INTRODUCTION: Gbogkaphy — Geology — Plants and Animals, 9 
 
 Chapteb I: From the Incorporation of Township No. 1, by Massachusetts, 
 in 1736, to the Actual Settlement of the Town in 1761, 17 
 
 Chaptbb II: From the Settlement of the Town to the Beginning of the 
 War of the Revolution (1761—1775), 35 
 
 Chapter III : The Civil History of the Town during the War of the Rev- 
 olution and the Controversy about the "New Hampshire 
 Grants" (1775-1783.) 46 
 
 Chapter IV : Military Hiptory of the Town during the War of the Revo- 
 lution, 88 
 Chapter V: From 1783 to 1815, 103 
 Chapter VI: From 1815 to 1865, • HI 
 Chapter VII : The District Schools and the Academy, 134 
 Chapter VIII: The Churches, 139 
 Chapter IX: Miscellaneous Subjects, - 149 
 
 CONTENTS OF PART SECOND. 
 
 Family Histories and Genealogies, - • 305 
 
 Index to Part First, - 505 
 
 Index to Family Names Contained in Part Second, - 516 
 
 Corrigenda, ■ - 519 
 
 Appendix, - - • 530 
 
I]^TRODUCTION. 
 
 GEOGRAPHY. 
 
 ^HESTERFIELD is bounded on the north by West- 
 moreland and Keene, on the east by Keene and Swan- 
 
 zev, on the south by Winchester and Hinsdale, on the 
 
 /feS\ west by the Connecticut river, or, more strictly speak- 
 [ T ing, by Brattleboro' and Dummerston, in Vermont. The 
 »J°Ts area of the town, exclusive of the Connecticut, which 
 flows along its western border for a distance of about six miles, is 
 nearly forty-four square miles. The first recorded perambulation 
 of the town lines took place in i793) at which time the line between 
 Chesterfield and Westmoreland was measured by Jonas Robbins of 
 the latter town, and found to have a length of "seven miles and 
 three-fourths and forty-four rods," its direction being "east, io° 
 1314' south." 
 
 The line running from the northeast corner of Chesterfield to 
 the southwest corner of Keene, was described as having a length 
 of one mile and sixteen rods, and a direction of "south, 8° 30' 
 east ;" and the line running from the southwest corner of Keene to 
 the northwest corner of Swanzey, as having a length of two hun- 
 dred and sixty-three rods, and a direction of "east, 8° 30' south." 
 The line between Chesterfield and Swanzey was surveyed the same 
 
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 year by John Braley, and was described as Having a direction (start- 
 ing from the northwest corner of Swanzey) of "south, 33jf4° west ;" 
 but its length was not stated. According to measurements made at 
 a later date, this line has a length of nearly four and one-half miles. 
 
 The same surveyor also surveyed, in 1793, the line that sepa- 
 rates Chesteriield from Winchester and Hinsdale, and found it to 
 have a direction of "west, io}4° north," starting from the southeast 
 corner of Chesterfield. The length of this line was also not stated, 
 but it is about seven and seven-eighths miles. 
 
 The surface of the town is, for the most part, hilly, the meadows 
 and plains being comparatively limited. At a few points on 
 the Connecticut there are small meadows and plains, some of the 
 latter having an elevation of 3oo feet, or more, above the river. 
 There are also small meadows in other parts of the town, through 
 which flow some of the larger brooks. 
 
 " Wantastiquet," or "West River Mountain," lies in the ex- 
 treme southwest corner of Chesterfield, and northwest corner of 
 Hinsdale. This mountain rises abruptly from the Connecticut, and 
 has an altitude of about 1200 feet above sea-level. From its sum- 
 mit, in the days of the early settlements, the Indians are said to 
 have watched the operations of the settlers in the vicinity of Fort 
 Dummer. From this circumstance, the name of "Indian's Great 
 Chair" has been applied to a particular portion of the summit of 
 this mountain. The longer axis of Wantastiquet is nearlj' parallel 
 with the river, and is from three to four miles long. 
 
 "Mount Pistareen" lies east of SpafFord's Lake and near Fac- 
 tory Village. Its altitude cannot be stated exactly, but is not far 
 from 1000 feet above the level of the sea. This mount, either in 
 whole or in part, is said to have been bought for a pistareen (about 
 18 cents) : hence its name. By whom it was bought, or by whom 
 it was sold, for the sum above stated, has never been learned. 
 
 There are several hills in the town worthy of mention. " Streeter 
 Hill" lies in the north-western quarter of the town, and is so called 
 because it was at one time inhabited by several families of the name 
 of Streeter. According to tradition, this hill was called "Poplar 
 Hill" by the first settlers, because portions of it were covered with 
 a vigorous growth of young poplars, which sprang up after the In- 
 dians had ceased to set their annual fires, as was their custom in 
 
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 some parts of the valley of the Connecticut. . The altitude of Street- 
 er hill is somewhat greater than that of Pistareen. 
 
 •'Barrett Hill" lies near the southern boundary of the town, in 
 a direction a little east of south from the Centre Village. " Hall 
 Hill" is in the eastern part of the town, near Factory Village, and 
 is considerably higher than Streeter hill. "Atherton Hill," also in 
 the eastern part of the town, was so called from the circumstance 
 that Joseph Atherton settled upon it in 1795. There are several 
 hills in town higher than Streeter hill, but which have received no 
 particular name. 
 
 There are no large streams of water flowing through Chester- 
 field ; but the Connecticut river flows along its western border, as 
 already stated. The word Connecticut is of Indian origin, and is 
 derived from the words quinneh, tuk and ut : the first meaning 
 long, and the second, river with waves, ^uinneh-tuk-ut is said 
 to have been applied by the Indians to land lying along the river. 
 This river was usually called by the early settlers the "Great 
 River." Its height above sea level, at a point opposite Brattleboro', 
 is 214 feet. 
 
 The largest brook, flowing wholly within the limits of the 
 town, is "Catsbane Broolc." This stream rises in the low lands 
 south of the Centre Village, and in the vicinity of Barrett hill, and 
 flows in a north-westerly direction for the distance of about five 
 miles, emptying into the Connecticut near the West Village. The 
 name of this brook can only be accounted for by the following tra- 
 dition, which has been handed down from the first settlers : At a 
 very early period in the town's history (perhaps before the town 
 was settled) two men, who were traveling through the forest, stop- 
 ped on the banks of the brook to eat their lunch. Having finished 
 their meal, one of the men said he wished to set out again on the 
 journey. The other replied that he wished to take another draught 
 of the water of the brook. "For your sake," said his companion, 
 prefacing his sentence with one of those exclamatory phrases much 
 used even at the present day, "I wish this water had catsbane in 
 it !" He probably meant ratsbane. The fact that the brook has 
 received so singular a name, renders it quite probable that the tra- 
 dition is substantially true. There are reasons for believing that 
 the name was applied to the stream before the town was settled, as 
 
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 there is evidence that scouts, soldiers, and perhaps hunters some- 
 times crossed this brook on their way to and fro, between No. 4 
 (Charlestown) and the settlements below No. i (Chesterfield). 
 
 The lowest point of the water-shed, near the head of Catsbane 
 brook, is estimated to have an elevation of 650 feet above the sea, 
 or 200 feet above the highest part of Hinsdale plain. The two most 
 important tributaries of this brook are the "Lily Pond Brook" and 
 the "Wheeler Brook," — the former being the outlet of the "Lily 
 Pond." The Wheeler brook is so called because Peter Wheeler, 
 Sen., first settled near it, he having been one of the earliest settlers 
 in the town. It was often improperly called Catsbane brook in 
 early times, and is sometimes so called at present ; but it is rather 
 a tributary of the Catsbane than a continuation of the main stream. 
 
 "Governor's Brook" is a small stream in the northwest quarter 
 of the town, and was so named because it flows for a considerable 
 part of its course, through what was once called the "Governor's 
 Farm." (See Chap. I.) It empties into the Connecticut. 
 
 "Leavitt's Brook," in the southwest quarter of the town, re- 
 ceived-its name from the circumstance that a man by the name of 
 Leavitt was drowned in the Connecticut, many years ago, not far 
 from the mouth of the brook. The general direction of the course 
 of this brook is northwest, and it has a length of nearly three miles. 
 
 There is a brook which rises in the low lands lying just east of 
 the Centre Village, and flows through a beautiful glen near the resi- 
 dence of Henry C. Marsh. This brook is a tributary of the Wheeler 
 brook, and might appropriately be called "Marsh's Brook." 
 
 "Partridge Brook," in some respects the most important stream 
 that has its origin in the town, is the outlet of Spaffbrd's Lake. It 
 takes the water of the lake from the "channel" near Factory Vil- 
 lage, flows a short distance in a south-easterly direction, then turn- 
 ing sharply to the northward, plunges down through a deep gorge, 
 and flows on, for a distance of about two miles, to the Westmore- 
 land line. From the line it continues its course in a north-westerly 
 direction through Westmoreland, for a distance of four miles, or 
 more, and empties into the Connecticut near the County farm. How 
 the name of this brook originated, is not known ; but it is certain 
 that the name was applied before Chesterfield was settled, inasmuch 
 
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 as the brook was Called "Partridge Brook," in the proprietary rec- 
 ords of Westmoreland, as early as 1752. 
 
 The "Wild Brook" — probably so named because it flows for 
 some distance through land formerly owned by Nathan Wild, the 
 surveyor and almanac-maker, — is a tributary of Partridge brook. 
 A part of its course is through a deep, narrow gorge cut in the solid 
 rock. This gorge is one of the most remarkable of Nature's works 
 that can be found in the town. 
 
 " Broad Brook," in the south-eastern quarter of the town, flows 
 into Winchester, and finally empties into Ashuelot river, only a 
 small part of its course being within the limits of Chesterfield. 
 
 "Spaffbrd's Lake," which has become a popular place of re- 
 sort in the summer season, lies nearly in the centre of the northern 
 half of the town. This beautiful sheet of water is of an irregularly 
 ovate form, and has an area of probably from 650 to 700 acres. 
 The longer axis of the lake is about one mile and a half, and points 
 nearly northeast ; its greatest breadth is about one mile.* The 
 shore of this lake is, in great part, either sandy or rocky, and its 
 water is remarkably pure, being supplied mostly by springs ; for 
 there are only three or four brooks of any consequence that empty 
 into the lake, and it is doubtful whether they do any more than 
 supply the loss from evaporation in the summer months. "Pierce's 
 Island," in the south-western part of the lake, contains about six 
 acres, and is much used in summer by camping parties. Indian 
 relics — principally stone pestles and arrow-heads — have been found 
 on the island, and tradition says that it was once used by the sav- 
 ages as a stronghold, or a place of refuge. 
 
 There is no record known to be in existence which shows how 
 the lake came by its name of "Spaffbrd's Lake ;" but the tradition 
 has always been, that a man by the name of Spaffbrd lived, at a 
 very early period in the town's history, near its shore : hence its 
 name. Whether or not there is any truth in this tradition, it is cer- 
 tain that the records of the town do not show that any person by 
 the name of Spaffbrd ever lived in Chesterfield in early times, al- 
 though two of the grantees bore the names of John Spaffbrd and 
 
 *According to Dr. .Jackson, SpafEord's Lake has an elevation of 738 feet 
 above the sea, or about 500 feet above Connecticut river. 
 
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 Silas Spafford. There are some reasons for believing that the lake 
 received its name before the town was actually settled, and that the 
 Spafford who is said to have lived near its. shore, was a hunter 
 whose residence was only temporary. 
 
 There are several small ponds lying wholly or partly within 
 the limits of the town, but which are not of sufficient importance 
 to be described here. 
 
 "Catsbane Island," which lies about half a mile below the 
 mouth of Catsbane brook, in the Connecticut, is worthy of men- 
 tion. This island— which is in view from the lower ferry — con- 
 tains but a few acres, and is principally noted as being, in all prob- 
 ability, near the place where the Indians crossed the river on their 
 way to Canada, after having defeated Sergeant Taylor's party in 
 July, 1748. (See Chap. I). The Indians may, in fact, have passed 
 over the island itself, in crossing the river. 
 
 GEOLOGY. 
 
 The rocks of Chesterfield belong principally to that group of 
 rocks denominated by Prof. C. H. Hitchcock, the "Coos Group,'' 
 and consist of quartzite, gneiss, mica slate, mica schist, hornblende 
 rock, and conglomerate. In the south-eastern quarter of the town 
 thei'e is found, in great abundance, a rock called "porphyritic 
 gneiss." This rock is not found in the western part of the town. 
 No valuable minerals have been found in any considerable quanti- 
 ties ; yet, iron ore was discovered many years ago on Wantastiquet, 
 and graphite, or plumbago, may exist in some localities. The so- 
 called "mine" on Wantastiquet, is in Hinsdale. Quartz is found in 
 considerable quantities ; in one or two localities, in a pulverulent 
 condition. Inferior specimens of tourmaline have also been found. 
 
 Numerous evidences of the action of moving ice, in the Glacial 
 Period, exist in the town. In some localities the ledges are grooved 
 and striated in a way peculiar to those regions that have been sub- 
 
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 jected to glacial action. Enormous bowlders, evidently brought 
 from a great distance in some instances, have been deposited upon 
 the highest hills. It is highly probable that Spafford's Lake is also 
 the result of glacial action. 
 
 Near the mouth of Catsbane brook are examples of river ter- 
 races. The upper one of the two which lie south of the brook, has 
 an elevation of 400 feet above the sea. The height of the river 
 terraces in Chesterfield and Westmoreland, varies from 350 to 400 
 feet above the sea. No fossils are known to have been discovered, 
 the rocks, for the most part, not being of a kind known as "fossil- 
 iferous." 
 
 PLANTS AND ANIMALS. 
 
 The Flora of Chesterfield is about the same as that of the 
 neighboring towns. When it was first settled, there was a heavy 
 growth of white pine, oak, hickory, chestnut, maple, beech, birch, 
 poplar, and other trees. These still exist in large numbers, although 
 the pines, and many of the other trees, are mostly those that have 
 sprung up since their predecessors were cut down for timber or 
 charcoal. The "shag-bark" hickory, or "sweet walnut, ".the chest- 
 nut and butternut, thrive in certain localities, producing an abun- 
 dance of nuts. Hemlock-spruces also abound in some parts of the 
 town, as do many other trees of less importance than those already 
 mentioned. Of smaller plants there is a great variety, as is usually 
 the case where there is a considerable diversity of conditions. 
 
 The Fauna of the town does not differ essentially from that of 
 the surrounding towns. All the larger wild mammals have disap- 
 peared ; but, for a number of years after the first settlement was 
 made, bears, panthers, lynxes, wolves, and deer existed in consid- 
 erable numbers. Wolves were especially abundant, and somewhat 
 troublesome. Persons venturing out of their houses after dark are 
 said to have carried, sometimes, torches, or pieces of burning wood, 
 
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 as one of the best means of defence. Otters and beavers undoubt- 
 edly lived about the streams, w^hen the first settlements were made ; 
 but they long ago disappeared, excepting, perhaps, a few otters that 
 have been killed within the memory of the oldest inhabitants. 
 
 Of the smaller mammals, raccoons, hares, rabbits, foxes, squir- 
 rels, weasels, ermines, skunks, minks, muskrats, woodchucks, and 
 porcupines are found in greater or lesser numbers. 
 
 The birds need not be particularly described. There is only 
 one species that is much hunted for its flesh, namely, the ruffed- 
 grouse, or "partridge." 
 
 There is but one species of venomous reptiles in the town, and 
 that is the mountain rattlesnake. This snake is found, in consider- 
 able numbers, in the south-western quarter of the town, on and about 
 Wantastiquet or West River Mountain. No deaths, however, are 
 known to have been caused bj' the bite of the rattlesnake, since the 
 settlement of the town. 
 
 The most important species of fish that live in the ponds and 
 streams of the town are pike, pickerel, black bass, trout, dace, eels, 
 horned-pouts, suckers, flat-fish, and perch. Pike, pickerel, black 
 bass, dace and flat-fish are not indigenous to Spaffbrd's Lake ; but 
 the other species that are found in it may be — including the so- 
 called "clear fish," or "white fish." Josiah Bennett, of Westmore- 
 land, introduced pike into the lake about 1848, putting in seven or 
 eight which he had caught at Bellows Falls. The next year, nine 
 more, caught at the same place, were put in by persons residing at 
 Factory Village. It is not known who first put pickerel into the 
 lake, but this species has been in its waters for many years, and may 
 have been brought from Harvard, Mass. Dace and flat-fish have 
 also been in the lake for many years ; the former longer than the 
 pike, and the latter forty-five or fifty years. Bass have been intro- 
 duced within a few years. 
 
 At the time of the first settlements, shad and salmon used to 
 come up the Connecticut in great numbers, and supplied the settlers 
 with an abundance of excellent food. Many years' have passed 
 away, however, since they have shown themselves as far up the 
 river as Chesterfield ; and the modern fisherman can only look back 
 to the days of his ancestors, and regret that he did not live when 
 they did. 
 
PART FIRST. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 From the Incorporation of Township No. 1, by Massa- 
 chusetts, IN 1736, TO THE Actual Settlement 
 op THE Town in 1761. 
 
 The Indians of the Connecticut Valley — First Settlement in Northfield, Mass. 
 — War with the Indians — Second Settlement in Northfield— King Will- 
 iam's War — Queen Anne's War — Third and Permanent Settlement of 
 Northfield — Father Halle's War — Fort Dummer — Scouting Parties — "Ar- 
 lington" Granted — Granting of Townships No's 1, 2, Sand 4 — Shattuck's 
 and Hinsdale's Forts — Final Determination of the Line between Massachu- 
 setts and New Hampshire — Settlement of Charlestown, Putney and West- 
 moreland — War between France and England — Murder and Pillage by the 
 Indians — No. 4 Abandoned — The Fort at No. 4 Besieged — Winchester and 
 the Ashuelots (Keeue and Swanzey) Burned — Massacre of Capt. Melvin's 
 Scouts — Capt. Hobbs' Fight with the Indians — Sergeant Taylor's Party 
 Attacked — Peace — No. 1 Re-granted under the Name of Chesterfield — 
 The Charter — Names of the Grantees — Survey of Chesterfield, West- 
 moreland and Walpole — The Chart of the Town — Why the Town was 
 not Immediately Settled — Last French and Indian War— Sufferings of 
 the Valley Settlements — Massacre of the St. Francis Indians by Captain 
 Rogers' Rangers — End of the War. 
 
 In order to realize how painfully slow was the advance of civ- 
 ilization up the valley of the Connecticut river, it will be necessary 
 to take a brief survey of the principal facts in the history of the 
 valley towns, anterior to the date of the settlement of Chesterfield. 
 
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 In 1636, about sixteen years after the Pilgrims landed at Ply- 
 mouth, a settlement was begun at Springfield, Mass. In 1654, a 
 town was commenced at Northampton, and by the year 1670, Deer- 
 field was established. At that time the Indians who inhabited the 
 valley of the Connecticut, within the territory that belonged to 
 Massachusetts, or was claimed by the latter, lived in separate vil- 
 lages, at points most favorable for obtaining subsistence. They had 
 previously sold to the whites the best part of their lands, only re- 
 serving certain portions for planting purposes, and the right of 
 hunting, fishing and fowling, and setting their wigwams on the 
 lands that were common to all. There were several tribes of River 
 Indians : the Agawams, who occupied the region above and below 
 Springfield ; the Nonotucks, who had villages and forts on both 
 sides of the river ; the Pacomptocks, who lived in the valley of the 
 Deerfield river ; and the Squakheags, who claimed the country to 
 the north, both below and above the line which now separates 
 Massachusetts from New Hampshire and Vermont. Chesterfield 
 would thus lie in the territory claimed by the Squakheags. 
 
 The Indians of the Connecticut valley lived principally ort 
 ground-nuts, chestnuts, corn, pumpkins, fish, and thfi flesh of ani- 
 mals. They cooked their fish just as they were taken from the 
 water, and small animals were roasted whole, the entrails being 
 considered an indispensable part of the roast. Chestnut trees were 
 objects of especial regard and protection, on account of the nutri- 
 tious food that they yielded. Pumpkins were cut into strips and 
 dried in the sun. According to Roger Williams, tobacco was 
 raised and used to a considerable extent. It is also said that the 
 Indians knew how to make maple sugar. 
 
 Fires were frequently set in order to keep the country free from 
 underbrush, and thereby facilitate the movements of the Indians. 
 These fir.es were usually set in the autumn, after the leaves had 
 fallen. In this way, not only the smaller trees and bushes were de- 
 stroyed, but even the larger trees at lenglh were killed ; so that 
 there was comparatively little timber in the region thus burned over 
 when first occupied by the white men, except on wet or marshy 
 ground. 
 
 At first the white settlers and Indians in the Connecticut valley, 
 lived together in peace ; but this state of affairs was not destined to 
 
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 be of long duration, and this fair valley was for many years the 
 scene of bloody encounters. 
 
 In the spring of 1673, a settlement was made at Northfield. 
 Deerfield, still in a feeble condition, was the nearest settlement, and 
 was at a distance of sixteen miles. In 1675, a war broke out. Brook- 
 field was destroyed August 2d, and, September zd, Northfield was 
 attacked by the Indians. On the 6th of September the survivors 
 were rescued by Major Treat, who came up from Hartford with 
 upward of one hundred men. The settlement was then abandoned. 
 Soon after, it was burned by the Indians, who quietly took posses- 
 sion again of their old hunting-grounds. A few days after this 
 event, Deerfield was also abandoned. October 5th, Springfield was 
 burned, and, on the 19th of the same month, Hatfield was attacked, 
 and several persons killed and captured. 
 
 In a little less than three months, 148 persons had been slain by 
 the savages, 104 of this number having been soldiers 
 
 The Squakheags went into winter quarters at a place called 
 "Coasset," a little above the railway station at South Vernon, Vt. 
 The savages having been so successful in their attempts to break up 
 the settlements, seem to have felt secure against a surprise by the 
 white men. A large party was gathered at the falls below the 
 mouth of Miller's river, for the purpose of fishing. Capts. Turner 
 and Holyoke, with about 160 men, fell upon the camp of this party 
 about daybreak on the morning of May 19, 1676, and slaughtered 
 a great number of the Indians. Just as the whites were retiring to 
 their horses, which had been left behind, a report came that the fa- 
 mous chief, Philip, was coming with a large force. Thereupon the 
 whites fell into a panic, and were attacked, in turn, by the Indians, 
 who slew Capt. Turner and 37 of his men. On the death of Philip, 
 in the following August, there seems to have been a general dis- 
 persal of the savages in this part of the Connecticut valley. 
 
 In 1685, Northfield was re-settled by a few families, and a fort 
 and grist-mill were erected. In July, 1688, a party of strange In- 
 dians from the north passed down through the town. A few days 
 after, five peaceable Indians living near Springfield, were found 
 murdered. The- day after the murder, s party of strange Indians 
 were again seen in Northfield. On the i6th of August, six persons 
 were murdered by Indians in the same town. 
 
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 War between France and England having again broken out, 
 the County Court issued an order June 25, 1690, for the abandon 
 ment of Northfield. This war is known as "King William's War," 
 and lasted till 1697. The Colonies of the two nations became in- 
 volved, as usual, and suffered severely. The peace that followed 
 this war was of short duration ; for, in 1702, England again declared 
 war against France. The war that followed is knpwn as "Queen 
 Anne's War," and did not end till April 11, 1713. On the morn- 
 ing of the nth of March, 1704, a large force of French and Indians 
 fell upon Deerfield, burned it to the ground, killed 47 of the inhab- 
 itants, and then retreated, taking with them about 100 prisoners. 
 Thus were the early settlers in America made to suffer on account 
 of the petty intrigues and quarrels of the rulers of Europe ! 
 
 Queen Anne's War having ended in 1713) a permanent settle- 
 ment was effected at Northfield the next year. The territory of the 
 town, at that period, included a portion of what is now Vernon, in 
 Vermont ; a large part of what is now Hinsdale, and a part of Win- 
 chester. In 1720, the north bound of the town was established as 
 follows : Beginning at a point three-fourths of a mile west of the 
 Connecticut, it ran easterly 1440 rods, passing through a point lying 
 about one-fourth of a mile below Ash-swamp brook (now in Hins- 
 dale). 
 
 In 1722, a war with the Indians broke out, known as "Father 
 Ralle's War." August 13, 1723, two men were waylaid and killed 
 by the Indians at Northfield. October 9th, the settlement was again 
 visited by savages, who killed one person, wounded two, and cap- 
 tured one. 
 
 In 1724, Fort Dummer was built. It stood a short distance 
 north of the line that separates Vernon from Brattleboro', on the 
 western bank of the Connecticut, and was made of logs (yellow 
 pine, according to one account) locked together at the angles of the 
 structure. It was nearly square, each side having a length of about 
 180 feet. A row of houses was built against the wall, inside, fac- 
 ing on the parade ground. The fort was built by the Massachu- 
 setts government, and wa^s named in honor of Governor Dummer. 
 In 1728, a trading post was established in it ; and from 1734 to '44, 
 six Indian Commissioners were stationed there. 
 
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 From a journal kept by Capt. Kellogg, who commanded at 
 Northfield, we learn that, Nov. 30, 1724, scouts went north-westerly 
 a certain distance from Northfield, and then north-easterly to the 
 "Great Falls" (now Bellows Falls) ; and that men were sent to the 
 top of West River Mountain to watch for smoke arising from the 
 camp-fires of the Indians. One scout is described as having gone 
 "west from Northfield about twelve miles, then northward, crossing 
 West river, and, steering east, came to the canoe-place, about 16 or 
 17 miles above Northfield." There is but little doubt that the "ca- 
 noe-place" mentioned in Capt. Kellogg's diary, was the place called 
 "Canoe Meadow," in the southwest part of Westmoreland. In 1725, 
 there was some fighting with the savages, at various points ; but on 
 the 15th of December, a peace was concluded with the Eastern In- 
 dians, at Boston. 
 
 In 1733, the General Court of Massachusetts granted a town- 
 ship to Josiah Willard and others, lying to the northward and east- 
 ward of Northfield. It extended from the south end of "Merry's 
 Meadow" up the Connecticut four and one-half miles and twenty 
 rods ; thence easterly eight and one-half miles and twenty rods. 
 The eastern bound ran southerly six and one-fourth miles and fifty- 
 two rods. This township was called "Arlington," and embraced a 
 portion of the territory now belonging to Hinsdale and Winchester. 
 Pending the King's decision respecting the dividing line between 
 Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the General Court of the for- 
 mer Province granted upwards of thirty townships between the 
 Merrimac and the Connecticut. The township that lay just north 
 of Arlington, and east of the Connecticut, was called "No. 1," and 
 was nearly identical with the present township of Chesterfield. The 
 one north of No. i was called "No. 2," and is now Westmoreland. 
 Walpole was "No. 3," and Charlestown "No. 4." These four 
 townships were accepted by the General Court of Massachusetts, 
 Nov. 30,- 1736. Samuel Chamberlain, of Westford, Mass., was 
 empowered, Dec. 13, 1737, to call the first meeting of the proprie- 
 tors of No. I, for organization. 
 
 The same year that these towns were accepted, a settlement 
 was permanently established at a place called "Upper Ashuelot," 
 now Keene. It is not known that any. settlement was attempted in 
 No. I, under the Massachusetts charter. Shattuck's fort, so-called, 
 
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 was probably built about 1736 or '37. It stood on the farm now 
 owned and occupied by John Stearns of Hinsdale. Ebenezer Hins- 
 dale also built a block-house not far from Ash-swamp brook (now 
 in Hinsdale) "on the bluff back of the meadow, about 60 rods east 
 of the river." It was probably erected in 1742. In 1740, the divid- 
 ing line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire was finally 
 determined by the royal government. By the change thus produced 
 in the position of the line, a. tract of land about four and one-half 
 miles in width was cut from the northern part of Northfield. Town- 
 ships No's I, 2, 3 and 4, together with many others lying between 
 the Merrimac and the Connecticut, were thus brought within the 
 limits of New Hampshire. In 1740 and '41, extensive repairs were 
 made to Fort Dummer. Two bastions were built at opposite angles, 
 and a line of pickets twenty feet high, was set around the fort. 
 Some swivel guns and a cannon are said'to have been added to its 
 armament. 
 
 It is said that Richard Ellis and his son Reuben, with others, 
 settled in Westminster as early as 1739. As early as 1740, a settle- 
 ment had been begun at Charlestown (No. 4) by three brothers of 
 the name of Farnsworth, who went from Lunenburg, Mass. They 
 were soon joined by others, and a fort, saw-mill and corn-mill were 
 put up. In 1742 or '43, Nehemiah Howe, of Grafton, Mass., with 
 others, located at "Great Meadows" (Putney). It is said that there 
 is some evidence that, at the sanie date, Daniel Howe and others, 
 from Rutland, Mass., made a settlement on the opposite side of the 
 fiver, in No. 2, (Westmoreland) . There are, perhaps, some reasons 
 for believing that the first settlement at the "Great Meadows" was 
 actually made on the east side of the river. But, be that as it may, 
 it is certain that a settlement was made in the western part of West- 
 moreland a number of years before an attempt was made to settle 
 Chesterfield. 
 
 War between France and England again broke out in 1744, and 
 again were the frontier towns destined to be the scene of murder 
 and pillage, on account of the disputes of these two nations. July 
 5) 1745) the enemy appeared at Great Meadows and killed William 
 Phipps. On the loth of the same month, Dea. Josiah Fisher was 
 killed at Upper Ashuelot, (Keene). October 11, a party of French 
 
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 and Indians attacked the fort at Great Meadows, and captured Ne- 
 hemiah Howe and killed David Rugg, who was coming down the 
 river in a canoe. Howe died in prison at Qtiebec. April 19, 17465 
 the French and Indians took three men prisoners at No. 4. On the 
 23d of the same month, the Indians assaulted Upper Ashuelot and 
 killed John Bullard and Mrs. Daniel McKenney, and captured Na- 
 than Blake. They also burned several buildings and killed a large 
 number of cattle. May 2, Seth Putnam was shot at No. 4. On 
 the 4th of the same month. Upper Ashuelot was again attacked. 
 On the 6th, Dea. Timothy Brown and Robert Moflatt were cap- 
 tured at Lower Ashuelot, (Swanzey) . About the same time the 
 Indians showed themselves at other points, killing and destro3-ing. 
 Although the towns that were suffering so much from the enemj-, 
 now came within the jurisdiction of New Hampshire, this Province 
 did very little to protect them, and the settlers were obliged to look 
 to Massachusetts for aid. Accordingly, Capt. Paine, with a com- 
 pany of men from Dudley, Mass., reinforced the settlement at No. 
 4, May 23, 1746. A skirmish soon took place between the whites 
 and the savages, in which the latter were beaten off; but the former 
 lost several men. Capt. Brown and his troops, from Framingham 
 and Sudbury, Mass., soon after took the place of Capt. Paine and 
 his men. June 24, a party of white men at work near Bridgman's 
 Fort, in Vernon, were surprised, and several of them were killed, 
 wounded, or captured. The same day, a scouting party was sur- 
 prised near Fort Dummer ; but the men got away with the loss of a 
 part of their arms. Col. Willard, with a team and guard of twenty 
 men, who had come over from Fort Dummer to Hinsdale's mill, 
 was ambushed near the latter ; but the Indians were repulsed. Au- 
 gust 3, the fort at No. 4 was again attacked by the French and In- 
 dians, who besieged it for two days, and did much damage. The 
 6th of the same month, the Indians killed Joseph Rawson and 
 wounded Aniasa Wright, at Winchester. On the nth, they killed 
 Benjamin Wright, at Northfield, as he was getting the cows, on 
 horseback, in the evening. On the 20th, Fort Massachusetts, at 
 East Hoosuck (Adams) was taken by an army of French and In- 
 dians under the command of Gen. Rigaud de Vaudreuil. In Janu- 
 ary, 1747, No. 4 was abandoned; but, as soon as the snow was 
 gone in the spring, it was re-occupied by Capt. Stevens and thirty 
 
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 rangers. The dog and cat, that had been left behind when the post 
 was abandoned, were found to be in tolerably good condition. April 
 4, a large force of French and Indians under Debeline, fell upon the 
 fort. Fire-arrows were shot at it, and a mantelet loaded with 
 burning wood was pushed against it. But trenches had been dug 
 by the defenders from within outward, under the wall or parapet of 
 the fort, from which water was thrown upon the flames, and the 
 fort thus saved. After a futile seige of three days, the enemy with- 
 drew. Only two of the garrison were wounded, and none killed. 
 A part of Debeline's force then moved down to Northfield, and, 
 April 15, killed Nathaniel Dickinson and Asahel Burt, as they were 
 driving the cows home from Fauchaug Meadow. Winchester and 
 the two Ashuelots, all of which had been deserted in the previous 
 winter, were burned soon after. 
 
 During the summer, the Indians killed several persons at vari- 
 ous points, and the whites made several scouting expeditions. Oc- 
 tober 19, John Smead was killed between Northfield and Sunder- 
 land, Mass. ; and on the 3zd of the same month, Jonathan Sartwell 
 was captured not far from Hinsdale's fort, and Bridgman's fort was 
 burned. March 15, 1748, a party of men cutting wood about sixty 
 rods from the. fort at No. 4, were attacked, and Charles Stevens was 
 killed, Nathaniel Andros wounded, and Eleazer Priest captured. 
 The 29th of the same month, a small party of men were attacked a 
 little more than a mile below Fort Dummer, and three were killed 
 and one taken. May 31, Capt. Melvin and a small party of scouts 
 were surprised on the banks of West river, about 33 miles from 
 Fort Dummer. Six men were killed outright, and one mortally 
 wounded. The scene of this massacre is located, by Hall, in Lon- 
 donderry, Vt. June 16, fourteen men were waylaid in Hinsdale, 
 opposite the mouth of Broad brook. Three were killed and seven 
 captured, one of whom was put to death by the Indians when they 
 had camped for the night. On the 26th of the same month, Capt. 
 Hobbs and a scouting party of 40 men from No. 4, had a desperate 
 four hours' fight with a party of Indians, about 12 miles west of 
 Fort Dummer. The Indians were led by a half-blood named Sack- 
 ett, who was at length wounded, upon which the savages retired. 
 Three white men were killed and four wounded. July 14, Serg't 
 
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 Thomas Taylor started from Northfield for Keene, by way of Hins- 
 dale's fort and Fort Dummer, with i6 men. When near Connecti- 
 cut river, they were attacked by a large force of French and Indians, 
 who, after a sharp fight, killed two of Taylor's men, and captured 
 eleven. Two of the captured whites had been wounded, and were, 
 soon after their capture, killed by the Indians with clubs. It is said 
 that the captors, with their prisoners, went up on the east side of 
 the Connecticut to a place two or three miles above the mouth of 
 West river, called "Catsbane," where they crossed the river, and 
 then made their way back to Canada. This flght took place at a 
 distance of less than one mile below Fort Dummer, half of whose 
 garrison of i6 men, were sick. It seems quite probable that the 
 place called "■Catsbane," mentioned above, was Catsbane Inland, 
 which belongs to Chesterfield, and lies in the Connecticut a little 
 way above the lower ferry. On the 23d of the same month, a small 
 party of Indians waylaid Aaron Belding at Northfield, a little before 
 sunrise, and shot and scalped him. 
 
 A treaty of peace between the hostile powers was signed at 
 Aix-la-Chapelle, October 7, 1748, but, in this country, hostilities did 
 not wholly cease for some time; for, June 20, 1749, the Indians 
 assaulted No. 4, and carried off" Enos Stevens, son of Capt. Stevens. 
 In 1750, '51 and '52, there was peace in the Connecticut valley. 
 Movements were now made to get the townships that had been 
 chartered by Massachusetts, but which had been severed from that 
 Province by the final determination of the southern boundary of 
 New Hampshire, re-chartered by the government of the latter Pro- 
 vince. From the "Council Records" is extracted the following: 
 
 "At a Council holden at Portsmouth, according to. his Bxcelency's Sum- 
 mons, Feb'y the 10th, 1752— 
 Present, His Bxcelency Bbnning Wentwoeth, Esq., Governour. 
 
 Hbnbt Sheebttkne, ) 
 
 Ellis Huske, VEsqs. Richaed WiBmD, l-p^cm 
 
 Theodoeb Atkinson, ) Sam'l Smith, ) ^ ' 
 
 The Secretary by his Excelency's order laid before the Board three peti- 
 tions from sundry persons praying for three separate Townships of his Maj'- 
 tys lands lying on the east side of Connecticut river, beginning at the north 
 side of a tract of land called Winchester and extending up the river to the 
 northward so as to joyn to No. (4), so called, and east to the land called the 
 Ashuelotts, as far as they (the Ashuelotts) go to the northward (viz.), That the 
 
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 first or most southerly township called No. (1) in the Plan exhibited may be 
 allotted to the petition signed Elias Alexander, John Brooks and others: That 
 the township adjoining northerly on No. (1), and marked No. (2) in the s'd 
 plan, be granted on the petition of Elias Hubbard, Thos. Chamberlain and 
 others, and that the township marked No. (3) on the said plan and adjoining 
 No. (4) may be granted to the petition signed Benja. Bellows, Ebenezer Harris 
 & others— all which petitions & Plans being perused by the Council, the Sec- 
 retary by his Bxcelency's order put it to the Council whether they would con- 
 sent to the granting the said respective tracts of land to the Petitioners, with 
 such others as should be tho't proper to be entered as Associates — to which 
 the Council did advise and consent." 
 
 In accordance with the above decision of the Council, a char- 
 ter was granted incorporating " No. i" under the name of " Ches- 
 terfield." 
 
 THE CHARTER. 
 
 PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 GEORGE THE SECOND 
 
 (2'^'^V) jB^ f^ Orace of Ood, of Oreat Britain, France and Ireland, 
 ^^^VS-5 ^^iW> Defender of the Faith, &c. 
 
 To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come. Greeting ; 
 
 Know te. That we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere 
 motion, for the due encouragement of settling a New Plantation within our 
 said Province, by and with the advice of our trusty and well-beloved Benning 
 Wentworth, Esq. , our Governour and Commander-in-Chief of our said Prov- 
 ince of New Hampshire, in America, and of our Council of the said Prov- 
 ince; have upon the conditions and reservations hereinafter made, given and 
 granted, and by these Presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give and 
 grant in equal shares, unto our loving subjects, inhabitants of our said Prov- 
 ince of New Hampshire, and his majesty's other governments, and to their 
 heirs and assigns forever, whose names are entered on this grant, to be divid- 
 ed to and amongst them into Sewnty equal shares, all that tract or parcel of land 
 
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 situate, lying and being within our said Province of New Hampsliire, con- 
 taining by admeasurement twenty-three thousand and forty acres, which tract 
 is to contain six miles square, and no more; out of which an allowance is to 
 be made for highways and unimprovable lands by rocks, ponds, mountains 
 and rivers, one thousand and forty acres free, according to a plan and survey 
 thereof, made by our Governour's order, and hereunto annexed, butted and 
 bounded as follows; viz; beginning and adjoining to a stake and stones near 
 the bank of Connecticut river, which is the northwesterly corner bound of a 
 place called Winchester, thence running south seventy- eight degrees east upon 
 Winchester line aforesaid, till it meets with the western line of the lower 
 Ashuelots, so called, then carrying all the breadth of land between the river 
 of Connecticut aforesaid and the said Ashuelots, so far up northerly as will 
 make the contents of six miles square, bounding on this extent by a stake and 
 stones near the bank of the river, and thence running south, seventy-eight 
 degrees east, till it meets with the Ashuelots aforesaid ; And that the same 
 be, and hereby is, incorporated into a township by the name of Chesterfield, 
 and that the inhabitants that do or shall hereafter inhabit said township, are 
 hereby declared to be enfranchised with and entitled to all and every the priv- 
 ileges and immunities that other towns within our Province by law exercise 
 and enjoy; And further, that the said town as soon as there shall be fifty 
 families resident and settled thereon, shall have the liberty of holding two 
 
 Fairs, one of which shall be held on the , and the other on the , annu- 
 
 nually, which Fairs are not to continue and be held longer than the respective 
 days following the said respective days; and as soon as the said town shall 
 consist of fifty families, a market shall be opened and kept one or more days 
 in each week, as may be thought most advantageous to the inhabitants: Also, 
 that the first meeting for the choice of town officers, agreeable to the laws of 
 our said Province, shall be held on the first Wednesday of March next, which 
 meeting shall be notified by Josiah Willard, Esq. , who is hereby also appointed 
 Moderator of the said first meeting, which he is to notify and govern agree- 
 able to the laws and customs of our said Province ; and that the annual meet- 
 ing forever hereafter for the choice of such officers of said town, shall be 
 on the first Wednesday of March, annually, — to have and to hold the said 
 tract of land as above expressed, together with all privileges and appurte- 
 nances, to them and their respective heirs and assigns forever, upon the fol- 
 lowing conditions, viz. : 
 
 I. That every grantee, his heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five 
 acres of land within the term of five years, for every fifty acres contained in 
 his or their share or proportion of land in said township, and continue to im- 
 prove and settle the same by additional cultivations, on penalty of forfeiture 
 of his grant or share in the said township, and its reverting to his majesty, his 
 heirs and successors, to be by him or them re-granted to such of his subjects 
 as shall effectually settle and cultivate the same. 
 
 II. That all white and other pine trees within the said township, fit for 
 Masting our Royal Navy, be carefully preserved for that use, and none to be 
 
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 cut or felled without his majesty's special license for so doing first had and 
 obtained, upon the penalty of the forfeiture of the right of such grantee, his 
 heirs and assigns, to us, our heirs and successors, as well as being subject to 
 the penalty of any act or acts of Parliament that now are, or hereafter shall 
 be, enacted. 
 
 III. That before any division of the land be made to and among the 
 grantees, a tract of land as near the centre of the said township as the land 
 will admit of, shall be reserved and marked out for town lots, one of which 
 shall be allotted to each grantee of the contents of one acre: yielding and 
 paying therefor to us, our heirs and successors for the space of ten years, to 
 be computed from the date hereof, the rent of one ear of Indian Corn only, 
 on the first day of January annually, if lawfully demanded, the first payment 
 to be made on the first day of January after the date hereof. 
 
 IV. Every proprietor, settler or inhabitant, shall yield and pay unto us, 
 our heirs and successors yearly, and every year forever, from and after the 
 expiration of ten years from the date hereof, namely, on the first day of Jan- 
 uary, which will be in the year of our Lord Christ one-thousand seven-hun- 
 dred and sixty-two, one shilling proclamation money for every hundred acres 
 he so owns, settles or possesses, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser tract 
 of the said land ; which money shall be paid by the respective persons 
 above-said, their heirs or assigns, in our Council Chamber in Portsmouth, or 
 to such ofiicer or ofiicers as shall be appointed to receive the same ; and this 
 to be in lieu of all other rents and services whatsoever. 
 
 In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of our said Province to be 
 hereunto affixed. 
 
 Witness — Benning Wentworth, Esq., our Governour and Commander-in- 
 Chief of our said 'Province, the eleventh of February, in the year of 
 our Lord Christ 1752, and in the 35th year of our Reign. 
 
 B. WENTWORTH. 
 By his Excellency's Command, 
 
 with advice of Council. 
 
 Thbodorb Atkinson, Sec'y. 
 
 The Names of the Grantees of Chesterfield. 
 
 Josiah Willard, Nathan Willard, Valentine Butler, John Arms, John 
 Arms, Jun'r, Oliver Butler, Oliver Willard, Oliver Willard, Jun'r, Josiah 
 Willard, Jun'r, Nathan Willard, Jun'r, Wilder Willard, John Moore, William 
 Willard, Caleb Trobridge, William Lawrence, John Hunt, Simon Hunt, 
 Jonathan Hubbard, Samuel Kennada, Solomon Willard, Billy Willard, Simon 
 Cooley, Joseph Willard, William Deen, Simon Stone, Peter Oliver, David 
 Hubbard, Thomas Pain, John Wheelwright, Nathaniel Wheelwright, Joseph 
 Wheelwright, Jeremiah Wheelwright, Simon Willard, Benj'a Lynd, John 
 Spafford, Silas Spafford, Sam'l Davis, Phineas Wait, Joanna Wetherby, Elias 
 Alexander, John Brooks, James Whitney, Abraham Kendel, Benj'a French, 
 
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 Josiah Brown, Ebenez'r Day, John French, Jun'r, Sam'l Greeley, "Will'm 
 Spalding, Moses Gould, Will'm Down, Robert Fletcher, David Field, Sam'l 
 Field, David Sterns, John Kendel, Daniel Kendell, James Stootley, His Ex- 
 cellency, Benning Wentworth, Esq., one tract of land to contain five-hundred 
 acres, one whole share for the Incorporated Society for the propagation of the 
 Gospel in foreign parts, one whole share for the first settled minister of the 
 Gospel in said Town, one whole share for a Glebe for the ministry of the 
 Church of England, as by law established. Samuel Wentworth of Boston, 
 Theodore Atkinson, Richard Wibird, Samuel Smith, John Downing, Samp- 
 son Sheaffe, Jno. Wentworth. 
 
 Attest, THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec'y." 
 
 No. 2 was re-chartered, under the name of "Westmoreland," 
 on the same day that Chesterfield was re-chartered (Feb. ii, 1752). 
 Upper Ashuelot was re-chartered under the name of " Keene," 
 April II, 1753 ; Lower Ashuelot, under the name of " Swanzey," 
 July 2, 1753; Arlington, under the name of " Winchester," July 
 
 2, 1753- This last town seems to have been called " Winchester" 
 for some time before it was re-chartered, and while it included 
 Hinsdale, which was incorporated into a separate township Sept. 
 
 3, 1753- At first Hinsdale embraced territory "lying on both sides 
 of the Connecticut, the part west of the river now belonging to 
 Vernon, Vt. Brattleborough and Dummerston, in Vermont, were 
 incorporated Dec. 26, 1753 — the latter under the name of " Ful- 
 ham." 
 
 The knowledge that can now be obtained concerning most of 
 the grantees of Chesterfield, is exceedingly limited. Some of them 
 were also grantees of other townships, and took a more or less im- 
 portant part in public affairs. 
 
 Josiah Willard, the leading grantee, was the son of Josiah 
 Willard. The latter was born in Lancaster, Mass., in 1693, and 
 was a prominent commander of the forces engaged in protecting 
 the frontier settlements. At the time of his death, which took 
 place Dec. 8, 1750, he was in command of Fort Dummer. His 
 son. Major Josiah Willard, was his successor. Major Willard 
 afterwards attained the rank of Colonel. For many years he was 
 a resident of Winchester. 
 
 Nathan Willard and William Willard were sergeants, and 
 
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 Oliver Willard was clerk, in the company stationed at Fort Dum- 
 mer from Feb. 12 to July i, 1748, under command of Josiah Wil- 
 lard, Sen. Wilder Willard, Simon Willard and Joseph Willard 
 were also in the same company. 
 
 Joseph Willard was the son of Rev. Joseph Willard, who was 
 murdered by the savages at Rutland, Ma.ss., Aug. 14, 1723. He 
 was born about three months after his father's death, and died in 
 Charlestown, (N. H.,) in 1799. 
 
 Elias Alexander was probably of Northfield, Mass., where he 
 had charge of the garrisons, at one time, in i744- In i747' ^® '^^^ 
 at Upper Ashuelot with Capt. Josiah Willard, and ranked as lieu- 
 tenant. In 1755, he went to Nova Scotia with Gen. Winslow's 
 division. 
 
 Valentine Butler was in the same company with the Willards, 
 at Fort Dummer, in 174S. 
 
 Ebenezer Day was probably of Upper Ashuelot (Keene) . 
 
 John Spafford was one of the earliest settlers of No. 4. April 
 19, 1746, he was captured by the French and Indians and carried 
 to Canada; but he returned from captivity, and died in Charles- 
 town. It has not been determined with certainty, however, that 
 the John Spafford of Charlestown was identical with the John 
 Spafford who was one of the grantees of Chesterfield. 
 
 Joanna Wetherbee was of Charlestown in 1762. 
 
 John Wheelwright and Nathaniel Wheelwright were of Boston, 
 Mass. The latter was a merchant. Jo.seph Wheelwright may have 
 been the son of John. 
 
 Theodore Atkinson was secretary of the Province. Richard 
 Wibird, Samuel Smith, Sampson Sheaffe and John Downing were 
 members of the Council at the time the township was re-granted. 
 
 Why the name of "Chesterfield" was bestowed upon township 
 No. I, when it was re-chartered, is not known with certainty. The 
 petition of Elias Alexander, John Brooks and others, which has 
 already been mentioned, throws no light upon the subject. • It is 
 probable, however, that the name was given to the town, by Gov. 
 Wentworth and his Council, either in honor of the Earl of Chester- 
 field, or the town of the same name in England. Certain circum- 
 stances lead to the belief that the name was bestowed in honor of 
 the former. In the first place, the Earl of Chesterfield was a man 
 
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 of much note at the time the town was re-chartered, having not 
 only held important government offices, but having just brought 
 about an important reform of the Calendar, that took effect the 
 same year (1752). He was also distinguished as an orator and 
 writer. In the second place, it is well known that Governor Ban- 
 ning Wentworth was fond of naming towns in New Hampshire in 
 honor of distinguished men and places in England. 
 
 The Charter provided that a " plan" of the town should be 
 made. In accordance with this provision (which was the same in 
 many, or all, of the charters), a survey was made, by Josiah Wil- 
 lard and Benjamin Bellows, of Chesterfield, Westmoreland and 
 Walpole, and a " plan" of the same drawn. This plan was finished 
 March 18, 1752, and is now in the office of the Secretary of State, 
 at Concord. It shows that the general outlines of Chesterfield 
 were about the same when the first survey under the new Charter 
 was made, as they are now, The line between Keene and Chester- 
 field, running from the north-east corner of the latter town to the 
 south-west corner of the former, was stated to be about 225 rods in 
 length. The same line as measured by Jonas Robbins in 1793, was 
 found to be "one mile and sixteen rods" long, or iii rods longer 
 than in 1752. From this circumstance it might be inferred that 
 this line had been lengthened before 1793, and that the line between 
 Swanzey and Chesterfield, which was described in the original plan 
 as being 5 miles and 180 rods long, correspondingly shortened. No 
 record of any such alterations in these lines has, however, been 
 found. 
 
 Owing to the loss of the proprietary records, nothing is known 
 concerning the meetings of the proprietors of the town, or the busi- 
 ness transacted at such meetings, save what is to be inferred from 
 .the proprietors' " chart," or plan, of the town, which fortunately 
 has been preserved, and is in tolerably good condition. It is not 
 known when, or by whom, this chart was made ; but it is evident 
 that it was made as early as 1760 or '61, inasmuch as the earliest 
 deeds sometimes refer to it. 
 
 As the sum of our knowledge of the actions taken by the pro- 
 prietors, is contained in the chart, it will be well to describe it 
 somewhat minutely. This chart, or plan, is neatly drawn on sheep- 
 skin parchment, the scale being one-hundred rods to the inch. In 
 
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 the north-west cornel', is the plan of Benning and John Went- 
 worth's shares, 800 acres in all. This tract, which was bounded 
 on the west by Connecticut river and on the north by Westmore- 
 land line, had an average length of about 687 rods, and a width of 
 200 rods. 
 
 On the rest of the chart, are marked the "ranges" and "lots" 
 into which the town was divided, together with Spafford's Lake. 
 The ranges are sixteen in number, and are all parallel with the 
 Swanzey line. They are numbered from east to west, the one bor- 
 dering upon Swanzey being range No. i. Each range is divided 
 into lots containing one hundred acres each (more or less), and 
 having a length of 160 rods, (measured from east to west), and 
 breadth of 100 rods. They are numbered from south to north. 
 Some of those in the range bordering on the river, vary a good deal 
 in respect to length, owing to curves in the course of the same, and 
 the lots numbered 7, in all the ranges, are one-half wider than the 
 other lots. The first two ranges contain each fourteen lots ; those 
 numbered from 3 to 12, inclusive, seventeen lots each ; the remain- 
 ing four, fifteen lots each. 
 
 The Charter provided that " town-lots" of the contents of one 
 square acre, should be laid out as near the centre of the town as the 
 land would permit. It is not known whether such lots were ever 
 laid out or not; but it is certain that some of the hundred-acre lots 
 were divided into half-lots, or "fifty-acre lots," which are designated 
 in old deeds as "house-lots." Lots Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in the 
 8th, 9th, loth, nth and 12th ranges, were divided into house-lots, 
 according to the chart, as was also lot No. 6, in the 7th range. Lot 
 No. 7 in the same range was divided into two lots ; but in the other 
 ranges containing house-lots, as above stated, the lots numbered 7 
 were divided into three house-lots, since they contained 150 acres 
 each, more or less. These house-lots ai"e numbered from south to 
 north, and lie, approximately, in the central part of the town. 
 House-lot No. 13, in the 9th range, lies almost wholly in the south 
 end of the Lake. Every lot and house-lot, with few exceptions, 
 has written upon it the name of its proprietor. 
 
 The "Glebe" is not indicated on the chart ; but it lies in the 
 south-east quarter of the town. Some of it is now in the posses- 
 sion of Marshall Shaw. Enoch Jackson also took a lease of a part 
 
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 of it, between fifty-five and sixty years ago. In 1837, he trans- 
 ferred his right to his son Jay. 
 
 March 11, 1801, the town voted "to defend James Latham and 
 others, now in possession of the glebe-land in this town, against the 
 claims of Esquire Cosset and others." Moses Smith was chosen an 
 agent for that purpose. 
 
 It is not known how Gov. Wentworth's share was disposed of; 
 but it is certain that a part of it, at least, came into the possession 
 of Samuel Davis. John Wentworth's share of 300 acres, which 
 .was included, on the chart, in the same tract with the " Governor's 
 Farm," so called, seems to have been located at the eastern end of 
 this tract, and was purchased by William Randall in 1780. Noth- 
 ing is known about the location of the share reserved for the " In- 
 corporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign 
 Parts." A whole share consisted, nominally, of three hundred 
 acres, or three lots ; but, at the time the chart was made, most of 
 the proprietors owned three lots and a house-lot each. A few 
 owned four lots and a house-lot, and may have acquired the excess 
 over one share by purchase. 
 
 The " minister's share" consisted of the 5th lot in the ist, 5th 
 and 8th ranges, and the loth house-lot in the 9th range. 
 
 Although circumstances were apparently favorable for imme- 
 diately settling the new township, at the time the new charter was 
 granted, no settlement was effected till nine years aftervfards. The 
 last " French and Indian War" which soon broke out, rendered the 
 establishment of new settlements in the Connecticut valley, north 
 of the Massachusetts line, extremely difficult and hazardous. 
 
 Hostilities between France and England were renewed in 1754, 
 although a formal declaration of war was not made by either nation 
 till May, 1756. 
 
 June 27, 1755, Bridgeman's fort, in what is now Vernon, Vt., 
 was beset by the Indians, who shot Caleb How and captured his two 
 sons. Two other men who were with them, named Grout and 
 Garfield, attempted to swim across the river. Grout succeeded in 
 getting across, but Garfield was drowned. At night, the Indians 
 went to the fort and were admitted by the inmates, who mistook 
 the savages for their own people. In this way, fourteen persons 
 
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 were made prisoners, one of them being the wife of Caleb How. 
 The savages, having set fire to the fort, started for Canada. Mrs. 
 How eventually returned from captivity. 
 
 Sometime in the same month, Benj. Twitchell was captured 
 at Keene. July 22, the Indians attacked a party of men near 
 Hinsdale's fort, and killed and captured several of them. The 
 same, or next day, Daniel Twitchell and John Flint were killed at 
 Walpole. One of the murdered men was cut open, his heart taken >">>. 
 out, cut into pieces and laid upon his breast. August 17, a large 
 
 body of Indians besieged the house of John Kilburn, at Walpole.' 
 
 Kilburn and his wife Ruth, his son John and daughter Hetty, a 
 man named Peak, and his son, were the only persons in the house ; 
 nevertheless, they withstood the attacks of the savages from about 
 noon till sunset, when the latter withdrew, taking with them their 
 dead and wounded. Peak received a wound in the thigh, that 
 caused his death in few days. 
 
 June 7, 1756, Josiah Foster, his wife and two children, were 
 captured at Winchester. 
 
 April 19, 1757, a large force of French and Indians fell upon 
 Charlestown. David Farnsworth, Bradstreet Spafford and Samson 
 Colefax were working at the mill ; Dea. Thomas Adams, William 
 Porter and Jacob Sartle were in the sugar-camp ; Asa Spafford, 
 George Robbins, John Grandy and Asahel Stebbins were hunting. 
 Colefax and Farnsworth were taken, and the mill burned. The 
 party in the sugar-camp was next attacked, and Dea. Adams was 
 made prisoner. Afterwards, two of the huntqrs were captured — 
 Robbins and Spafford. Farnsworth and Robbins regained their 
 liberty after a while, but the rest of the captives died in Canada. 
 
 March 6, 1758, Capt. Fairbanks Moor and his son were killed 
 near West River, in Brattleboro. The son's wife and four children 
 were captured. August 28, Asahel Stebbins was killed at Charles- 
 town, and his wife, Isaac Parker and a soldier, captured. 
 
 In October, 1759, Capt. Rogers and his rangers surprised the 
 village of the St. Francis Indians, at the confluence of the St. Fi'ancis 
 and St. Lawrence rivers. About 200 Indian warriors are said to have 
 been killed, and more than 600 scalps of white men, were found in 
 the village. Wiien Capt. Rogers and his men set out on their 
 return, they were followed by a large force of French and Indians. 
 
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 Rogers decided to return by way of the Connecticut ; but, before 
 he and his men could reach this stream, they suffered terrible hard- 
 ships. Capt. Rogers, Capt. Ogden and an Indian boy at length 
 embarked on a raft and floated down to Charlestown. Other parties 
 of stragglers came in later, having suffered extremely from cold 
 and hunger. Gartouch boxes, and even the bodies of dead com- 
 panions, had been eaten. 
 
 The complete conquest of Canada by the English, in 1760, put 
 an end to the incursions of the French and Indians, and peace 
 once more reigned in the valley of tjie Connecticut. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 From 1761 to 1775. 
 
 The Charter "Lengthened out" — Settlement of Fulham (now Dummerston, 
 Vt.) — First Settlement Made in Chesterfield by Moses Smith and William 
 Thomas — First White Child Born in the Town — Some of the' Earliest 
 Settlers— The First Saw-Mill— Census of 1767— First Town-Meeting and 
 Warrant for the Same — First Eoads — Cobleigh's Grist-Mill — Josiah 
 Willard Petitioned to Call a Town-Meeting — Tithing-Men — Meeting-House 
 Frame — More New Eoads Accepted — Committee Chosen to Provide a 
 Minister — Committee for Dividing the Town into School-Wards — Mr. 
 Eliot Hired to Preach "on Trial" — First Juror-Meeting — John Eliot Called 
 to Settle in the Ministry — The Town Votes to Finish the Outside of the 
 Meeting-House — Abraham Wood Hired to Preach "on TriaP'— Mr. Wood 
 Invited to " Settle in the Work of the Ministry" — Town-Meeting Held to 
 Make Arrangements for the Ordination of Mr. Wood — Votes of the Town 
 Respecting School-Wards, Pews, &c. — A New Epoch in the Town's 
 History. 
 
 The grantees of Chesterfield having been unable to carry out the 
 provisions of the Charter within the specified time (five years), 
 petitioned the Governor and Council for an extension of time, in 
 order that their grants might not be forfeited. In accordance with 
 this petition, the Charter was "lengthened out," June 11, 1760. 
 
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 The term of one year was granted for the fulfillment of the condi- 
 tions imposed upon the grantees, which term was to be renewed 
 annually, "till His Majesty's plenary instructions could be received." 
 
 In 1752, John Kathan settled near " Bemis's Rock," in the north- 
 eastern corner of Fulhain (now Dummerston) ; but no other 
 permanent settlements appear to have been made in that town till 
 about 1761. In 1760, there was no settlement in the Connecticut 
 valley north of Charlestown. 
 
 On the 20th day of February, 1761, Moses Smith, who at that 
 time was said to be "of Hinsdale," purchased of Oliver Willard, of 
 Brattleboro, one whole right, or share, in the township of Chester- 
 field ; which right, or share, belonged to the said Willard by virtue 
 of his being one of the grantees. The numbers of the lots were 
 not given in the deed, but it is known that two of them were the 
 lots numbered 14 and 15, in the i6th range ; the other was probably 
 lot No. II, in the 2nd range. Oliver Willard also owned house- 
 lot No. 10, in the 12th range. 
 
 Having secured some of the best land in the new township, 
 Moses Smith made preparations for establishing a home upon the 
 same, for himself and family. Accordingly, in the month of 
 November, 1761, as the tradition has always been, he and his son- 
 in-law, William Thomas, came up the Connecticut in canoes or 
 boats, for the purpose of making the first settlement in the town of 
 Chesterfield. 
 
 The exact date of this event is uncertain, as it has been stated to 
 be both the 15th and the 25th of November. Larkin G. Mead, 
 Esq., who wrote a brief sketch of Chesterfield for the " Historical 
 Collections," in 1S22, adopted the latter date. There can be no 
 doubt, however, that it was in the month of November, 1761, that 
 the first settlement was effected by Smith and Thomas. Both men 
 brought their families with them. Smith's, so far as known, consist- 
 ing of himself and wife, Elizabeth, and his sons, Aaron, Moses, 
 Amos, Joseph, Benjamin and Reuben. Of these sons, Aaron, the 
 oldest, was about 21 years old; Reuben, the youngest, was about 
 three years old. Thomas's family consisted, probably, only of him- 
 self and wife, Mary, daughter of Moses Smith. 
 
 Smith chose lot No. 14, in the i6th range, on which to build his 
 log cabin. The spot on which this stood, is about 50 rods north of 
 
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 the residence of his great-grandson, George Smith, and a few rods 
 east of the highway, which, at this point, runs near the bank of the 
 river. The site of the cabin is still plainly indicated by a depres- 
 sion in the plain. 
 
 Thomas erected his cabin near the river's bank, at a point about 
 one mile and a half below Smith's " pitch." It stood a few rods 
 east of the lower ferry, and a few feet north of the present highway 
 leading easterly from the same. It's site is still marked by a de- 
 pression in the earth, and a mound adjoining the depression on its 
 eastern side. This mound consists, in great part, of ashes and 
 charcoal. 
 
 There is no record of the way in which the winter was passed 
 by the two families, far from any considerable settlement and in the 
 midst of an almost unbroken wilderness ; but tradition says that 
 they subsisted, in great part, upon fish and game. At that time 
 there was an abundance of fish in the river. Deer, bears, panthers, 
 lynxes and wolves roamed through the forests ; and smaller animals, 
 of various kinds, were more or less numerous. 
 
 When spring came, the work of clearing a patch for cultivation 
 was probably begun, although the work of felling trees may have 
 been prosecuted throughout the winter, when the iweather per- 
 mitted. 
 
 On the 25th day of April, 1762, Thomas's wife gave birth to the 
 first white child born in the town. This child was called Mary. 
 The name of the first male child born in Chesterfield is not known. 
 Reuben Smith, who, as already stated, was about three years old 
 when he came into the town, used to say that he could remember 
 when he was "the handsomest little boy in the town." The joke 
 is apparent when it is known that, at one time, he was the only one, 
 his next older brother Benjamin being three or four years, older. 
 
 It is greatly to be regretted that the history of the town from the 
 date of settlement to the year 1767, is almost a complete blank. 
 The town records begin with this latter date ; so that, on account 
 of the loss of the proprietary records, as already stated, we have 
 but little to guide us in our study of this period, save a few tradi- 
 tions and what can be gleaned from a few old deeds. It is certain, 
 however, that a large number of families had become established 
 in the town before 1767. In the spring of 1762, Captain Simon 
 
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 Davis and Abel Emmons settled in the town ; and sometime the 
 same year, Petei' Wheeler also came to settle. According to the 
 sketch written by Larkin G. Mead, Esq., which has already been 
 referred to, a saw-mill was built that year by John Snow and Moses 
 Smith. The proprietors granted two pieces of land to Snow and 
 Smith, on condition that they should erect a mill, keep it in good 
 repair for the following five years, and saw boards at as reasonable 
 a rate as was done in other places. Mr. Mead's information was 
 probably correct, in the main, as, at the time he wrote (in 1822) 
 there must have been persons living in the town who could remem- 
 ber many of the facts and incidents connected with its early history. 
 There is a tradition that, after the first boards were sawed, they 
 were laid dow^n so as to form a kind of rude floor, upon which the 
 settlers danced, to celebrate the event. This mill was built upon 
 Catsbane brook, and stood near the place where the house of War- 
 ren W. Farr now stands, in the west part of the town. Ephraim 
 Baldwin and Jonathan Cobleigh were here in 1763, and Nathan 
 Thomas may have come the same year. In 1764, Daniel Farr and 
 Samuel Farr probably settled in the town, although the former may 
 have come before this date. The same year, Moses Smith, Jr., 
 bought a lot near what is now Factory Village, and probably set- 
 tled on it soon after. Jonathan Farr, Jr., and Timothy Ladd seem 
 to have come here in 1765 ; Eleazer Cobleigh and Silas Thompson, 
 in 1766; Nathaniel Bingham and Asa Thompson, in 1767. 
 
 Of course the above named persons constituted but a small part 
 of the whole number that were in the town in the year ] 767 ; for 
 the census' taken that year, by order of the provincial government, 
 (it being the first census taken in the Province of New Hampshire) 
 shows that Chesterfield had 365 inhabitants. Among those who 
 had also become residents before the last mentioned date, were 
 Jonas Davis, Ebenezer Davison, Thomas Emmons, Jonathan and 
 Samuel Hildreth, James Robertson and James Wheeler. 
 
 As has already been stated, the town records begin with the year 
 1767. There are reasons for believing that town-meetings had been 
 held anterior to that date, the records of which have been lost. 
 But, be that as it may, it is certain that the first town-meeting of 
 which there is any record was held on the second Tuesday in June^ 
 1767. The warrant for this meeting was as follows : 
 
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 Province of New Hampshieb. 
 
 To Samuel Hildreth, constable in and for the town of Chesterfield: you 
 are, In his majeste's name, hereby commanded to warn all the Inhabitans of 
 Sd town to meet att the house of Jonas Daviss In Sd town, on the Second 
 tuesday of June Next, att one o'Clocls in the afternoon, then and there to act 
 on the following articels : 
 
 1. to Chuse a moderator to govarn Sd meeting. 
 
 2. To Se whether the Town will Raise money to Defray town Charges and 
 hire Schooling. 
 
 3. to See whether the town will hire preaching. 
 
 4. to See whether the town will Except of the Roads as they are now Laid 
 out. 
 
 make Due Return of this warrant att or before Sd Day apinted for Sd meet- 
 ing. 
 
 Dated Chesterfield may ye 14th, A. D. 1767. 
 
 Simon Davis, l 
 
 JoHK Snow, Selectmen 
 
 Jonathan Hildreth, f- of 
 
 Eleazbk Cobleigh, I Chesterfield. 
 
 Ebenbzer Davison, J 
 
 At the meeting called by the above warrant, Capt. Simon Davis 
 was chosen moderator. The sum of five pounds, "lawful money," 
 was voted to defray town charges, and the "river road," running 
 from Westmoreland line to Hinsdale line, was accepted. A road 
 beginning at Hinsdale line and running northerly by Jonathan Hil- 
 dreth's and Nathaniel Bingham's, was also accepted. Jonathali 
 Hildreth lived where Watson \Yheeler now lives, and Nathaniel 
 Bingham on "Wetherbee Hill." Several other roads were ac- 
 cepted at the same meeting, viz. : a road from the south-west cor- 
 ner of James Wheeler's land (lot 6, range 12), and i-unning on the 
 west line of the twelfth range, to James Robertson's ; one from said 
 Robertson's to the "meeting-house place, an easterly and south- 
 easterly point ;" and another beginning at the same place (Robert- 
 son's) and running to "Mr. Cobleigh's mill, a westerly point;" one 
 from Hinsdale line, "in the east road a few rods till it comes to the 
 notch of the mountain, to a new fortification, so called, tjience run- 
 ning by Timothy Ladd's, a.north-westerly point, to Peter Wheeler's, 
 then a northerly point to Mr. Cobleigh's grist-mill ;" one from the 
 "east road" to the "middle road," on the line between Jonathan 
 Hildreth's and Samuel Hildreth's, Jonathan Farr's and Thomas Em- 
 mons' land. James Robertson lived on the farm now owned and 
 occupied by his grandson, Timothy N. Robertson. Cobleigh's 
 
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 grist-mill was on Catsbane brook, near the point where the "Lily- 
 Pond brook" empties into it. Peter Wheeler settled on the farm 
 now owned and occupied by Russell H. Davis, and Timothy Ladd, 
 at the time the above-mentioned roads were accepted, may have 
 lived on lot No. 3, in the eleventh range. Samuel Hildreth proba- 
 bly lived on the farm once owned by Marshall H. Day, but now 
 owned by Hermon C. Harvey. It is not known with cei'tainty 
 where Jonathan Farr and Thomas Emmons lived at the time these 
 roads were accepted. It appears from a brief record of a meeting 
 held July 5, 1768, that the town voted to build a road "from the 
 road that goes to Keene, along by the fotash, to the road that 
 goes to Winchester." There is no record of any other meeting 
 held in the year 1768, than the one just referred to, and not even 
 the warrant for that was recorded. 
 
 The record for 1769 is a complete blank. 
 
 In 1770, the record begins anew, and from that time to the pres- 
 ent is unbroken. On the i6th day of January, 1770, Josiah Wil- 
 lard, the leading grantee, who was a justice of the peace, was pe- 
 titioned by some of the inhabitants of the town, to issue a warrant 
 for a meeting to be held in the following March, according to law. 
 Mr. Willard was also requested to be present at the meeting. The 
 petitioners stated that they had lost their "charter privileges" of 
 holding town-meetings ; but in what way, was not mentioned. The 
 petition was signed by the following persons : 
 
 Elkanah Day, Nathaniel Bingham, Nathaniel Sanger, Lawrence 
 Walton, Ephraim Baldwin, Simon Davis, Jonathan Hildreth, 
 Thomas Emmons, Peter Wheeler, Samuel Farr, Thomas Winslow, 
 Eleazer Cobleigh, David Stoddard. 
 
 The act in accordance with which the petition was made,was "an 
 act passed in the sixth year of King George the Third, empowering 
 a justice of the peace to notify town meetings, when their annual 
 meetings have not been regularly held." Mr. Willard appointed 
 the first Wednesday in March (the 7th day) for the meeting, which 
 was to be held at the house of Dr. Elkanah Day. 
 
 At the meeting which was held agreeably to Mr. Willard's noti- 
 fication. Dr. Day was chosen moderator, and Ephraim Baldwin 
 town-clerk. Mr. Baldwin held the office of town-clerk for fifteen 
 successive years. Jonathan Hildreth, Silas Thompson, Elkanah 
 
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 Day, Thomas Emmons and Nathaniel Bingham were elected select- 
 men and assessors. Mr. Willard was present and administered the 
 oath of office. At the same meeting, Nathaniel Sanger, Edward 
 Hildreth and Abel Emmons were chosen tithing-men. It was the 
 duty of the last named officers to preserve order during public wor- 
 ship, and to look after Sabbath-breakers. 
 
 On the 3d of April following, another meeting was held at the 
 house of Dr. Day. The second article of the warrant was as fol- 
 lows : "To see if the inhabitants of said town will raise money to 
 cover the meeting-house frame that is now raised in said town." 
 No action concerning this article was recorded. The fifth article 
 was, "To see if the town will let the swine run at large the present 
 year." It was voted in the affirmative. It was also voted that a 
 warrant posted at Eleazer Cobleigh's mill, should be a sufficient 
 warning for any town-meeting held during the year. At another 
 meeting held the 24th of the same month, it was voted to raise one 
 hundred founds^ \.o cover the meeting-house frame; and Martin 
 Warner, Elkanah Day and Silas Thompson were chosen a commit- 
 tee to oversee the covering of the same. 
 
 October 2a, the same year, another town-meeting was held, at 
 which it was voted to accept several new roads, viz. : a road from 
 the meeting-house to the river, passing through Jonas Davis's land 
 to the road that led from said Davis's to the river ; one from the 
 meeting-house to Winchester, running easterly into the "old road 
 that leads to Winchester;" one from the meeting-house to Keene, as 
 it was then "trod ;" also one from "the bridge between Capt. Da- 
 vis's and Joseph Higgins', through Capt. Davis's land, a southerly- 
 point, by Simon Davis's, Jr., Jonathan Farr's&c, to Hinsdale line (.''), 
 by marked trees." Capt. Simon Davis and Joseph Higgins lived 
 near the "river road," but the exact location of their houses is not 
 known. Four other roads were accepted at the same meeting. It 
 was also voted to take five pounds and ten shillings of the money 
 raised to be laid out on the meeting-house, for the purpose of pay- 
 ing the province tax. 
 
 At the annual town-meeting held March 6, 177I) Moses Smith, 
 David Stoddard and Timothy Ladd were chosen selectmen and as- 
 sessors. Two more roads were also accepted, one of them running 
 from Widow Cobleigh's mill westerly, and "north of Mr. Snow's 
 
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 saw-mill, and south of Warren Snow's house, to the river road.' 
 "Widow Cobleigh" was undoubtedly the widow of Eleazer Cob- 
 leigh. 
 
 At a meeting held the i6th of the next April, it was voted to 
 raise 50 pounds to hire preaching, and 15 pounds for schooling. It 
 was also voted "to let the swine run at large, being yoked and 
 ringed according to law." Another meeting was held May 29th, 
 the same year. Jonathan Hildreth, Nathaniel Bingham and John 
 Snow were chosen a committee "to provide a minister." A com- 
 mittee of the following persons was also formed, to divide the town 
 into school wards, viz : Nathan Thomas, John Grandy, Elisha 
 Rockwood, Silas Thompson, Jacob Hinds, Thomas Emmons and 
 Aaron Smith. 
 
 The establishment of a church and the larocuring of a suitable 
 minister to take charge of the same, seems to have occupied the at- 
 tention of the town to a considerable extent during the year 1771 ; 
 for, Aug. 5, of that year, another meeting was held, at which it was 
 voted to hire Mr. Eliot upon further trial. From this it is inferred 
 that Mr. Eliot had already been preaching in the town. It was 
 votedtat the same meeting not to establish the school wards as laid 
 out by the committee chosen for that purpose. This was the first 
 town-meeting ever held in the meeting-house. On the 2d of Sep- 
 tember following, a meeting was held to elect grand-jurors and 
 draw petit-jurors. This was the first juror-meeting held in the 
 town, of which there is any lecord. 
 
 The Province was divided in 1771 into five counties, namely, 
 Rockingham, Strafford, Hillsborough, Cheshire and Grafton. The 
 first grand-jurors chosen by this town, at the above-mentioned meet- 
 ing, were Elisha Rockwood and Silas Thompson for the Superior 
 Court, and Martin Warner for the Inferior Court. Aaron Smith 
 and Nathaniel Bingham were the first petit-jurors for the former 
 court, and John Davison for the latter. 
 
 On the 24th of the same month (Sept., 1771) the sixth town- 
 meeting of the year took place in the meeting-house, in which 
 building the town-meetings were ever afterwards held, till it was 
 burned down. At this meeting it was voted to give Mr. John Eliot 
 "a call" to settle in the ministry of the town, and to give him 100 
 
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 pounds "settlement money," for two years ; also, to give him a sal- 
 ary of 40 pounds a year, for the first two years, and five pounds 
 additional each year thereafter, till his salary should become equal 
 to 65 pounds a year. A committee was also chosen "to treat with 
 Mr. Eliot." It was voted to remit Naphthali Streeter's minister- 
 rate, because he was a member of the Anabaptist church, as was 
 proved by a certificate from a church in Royalston, Mass., duly re- 
 corded in the records of Chesterfield. 
 
 During the year 1772, no fewer than eight town-meetings were 
 held. The first took place Jan. 2, when it was voted to give Col. 
 Josiah Willard of Winchester one "pew ground" in the meeting- 
 house, the same to be the second one west of the pulpit. One "pew 
 ground" was also reserved for the ministry. Certain other provis- 
 ions were made for the disposal of pews, and it was voted not to 
 raise money to be laid out on the building. 
 
 The second was on the i3th of February. It was voted neither to 
 raise money to hire preaching, nor to finish the outside of the 
 meeting-house ; but it was voted to raise the sum of ten pounds for 
 the support of the poor. 
 
 The third meeting was the annual one, and was held March 4. 
 The selectmen chosen were the same as in the previous year. Three 
 new roads, laid out by the selectmen, were accepted ; and a com- 
 mittee was chosen to settle with all those persons who had held the 
 office of selectman, from the time of incorporation to the year 1772- 
 
 Th.^ fourth meeting took place April 2, at which it was voted to 
 raise 150 pounds to repair the highways, each man to be allowed 
 three shillings, four pence per day, till the first of October, and 
 after that date, two shillings, eight pence per day. For the use of 
 a yoke of oxen, two shillings per day were to be allowed ; for a 
 plow and cart, one shilling per day, each. The surp of 12 pounds 
 was appropriated for the schools. It seems that Mr. Eliot, for some 
 cause not now known, was not engaged as pastor of the town- 
 church ; for, at the fifth meeting of the year, held June 8, it was 
 voted to take 75 pounds of the money appropriated for the high- 
 ways, and use it in finishing the outside of the meeting-house, and 
 to raise 15 pounds "/o hire preaching upon probation." 
 
 At the sixth meeting, Aug. 17, it was voted to hire Mr. Abraham 
 Wood, upon "farther trial." From this it is to be inferred that Mr. 
 
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 Wood had already been preaching "upon probation," according to 
 the vote passed at the preceding meeting. It was furthermore vot- 
 ed, at the same meeting, that the Baptists should pay their propor- 
 tion of the minister-rates. 
 
 October I2, the seventh meeting was held, at which it was voted 
 to give Abraham Wood an invitation to settle in the work of the 
 ministry, and to give him, if he accepted the invitation, the sum of 
 loo pounds "for a settlement," and a yearly salary as follows : from 
 the time of his acceptance of the "call," 40 pounds a year, for two 
 years ; and after the expiration of two years, five pounds additional 
 each year, till his salary should amount to 65 pounds per year. 
 These terms were accepted by Mr. Wood, in a letter which will be 
 given in its proper place. (See chapter on "Churches, &c.") 
 
 A pastor for the town-church having been procured, the eighth 
 and last town-meeting of the year was held on the 7th day of De- 
 cember, to make preparations for his ordination. At this meeting 
 the following votes were passed : 
 
 1. That Thursday, the 31st day of the same month, should be 
 the day on which the ordination was to take place. 
 
 2. That Elisha Rockwood should have eight pounds "for provid- 
 ing and entertaining with victuals, drink, lodgings and horse-keep- 
 ing, the whole of the council of ministers, delegates and other gen- 
 tlemen of distinction." 
 
 3. That the sum of nine pounds should be raised to defray any 
 expenses arising from the ordination. 
 
 4. That the Town concur with the vote of the Church, to send 
 invitations to other churches to assist in the ordination. 
 
 5. That the window-caps of the meeting-house should be "of 
 straight, solid wood, with cornice on the front." 
 
 6. That two or three Sabbaths a year should be granted to Mr. 
 Wood, to enable him to visit his friends, so long as he should be 
 the pastor of the church. 
 
 Such were, in substance, the votes passed at this meeting. There 
 is no further record concerning Mr. Wood's ordination known to 
 be in existence. 
 
 At the annual town-meeting for the year 1773, which took place 
 on the 3d of March, Zerubbabel Snow, Ephraim Baldwin and Mar- 
 tin Warner were elected selectmen. It was voted to buy a cloth 
 
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 for covering coffins at funerals, "in order for a decent burial in 
 said town." Lawrence Walton was chosen sexton, "to inspect the 
 meeting-house" and have charge of the graveyard near the same. 
 It was also voted to raise 15 pounds for the support of the schools, 
 and 50 pounds for birilding certain pews in the meeting-house. 
 
 At another meeting held the 21st of the following April, it was 
 voted to raise 150 pounds to be laid out on the highways ; to allow 
 two porches to be added to the meeting-house; to sell the "pew- 
 grounds" to the highest bidders, at "public vendue," the persons 
 bidding to be residents of the town, and only one pew-ground to be 
 sold to one person ; also, that the money so obtained should be ex- 
 pended on the meeting-house. At the same meeting another com- 
 mittee was chosen to divide the town into school wards. At an- 
 other meeting held June 28, the same year, it was voted to purchase 
 a set of weights and measures for the use of the town. The. last 
 meeting of the year was held Dec. 14, at which two new roads 
 were accepted. 
 
 At the annual town meeting for the year i774> ^^^d March 2, the 
 same selectmen were elected as at the annual meeting in '73. Na- 
 than Thomas and Josiah Hastings were also chosen deer-reeves. It 
 was voted to allow Phineas Brown 91 pounds and 4 shillings, in 
 full, for work on the meeting-house, including all the materials fur- 
 nished by him. 
 
 The 26th of the next April, at a special meeting, the town voted 
 to have six school wards, each ward to have the proportion of the 
 school money that it was assessed for. 
 
 A new epoch in the history of the town was now soon to come, 
 and the period which embraces the eight years beginning with the 
 year 1775, is one of great interest and importance. Previous to this 
 last mentioned date, there is no evidence that the town took any 
 part in the affairs of the Province at large, except to pay its propor- 
 tion of the Province tax ; but the great struggle which was now 
 impending between England and her American colonies, aroused 
 the town from its passive condition to one of action and excitement. 
 
 In 1773, most of the colonies appointed "committees of corre- 
 spondence." The object of these committees was to promote unity 
 of sentiment and action respecting the oppressive measures under- 
 taken by the mother-country. Such a committee was appointed by 
 
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 the New Hampshire Assembly in May, 1774; whereupon that body 
 was adjourned by Gov. John Wentworth, the nephew and successor 
 of Benning Wentworth. The members of the 'Assembly were 
 soon afterwards summoned to meet, by the committee. The Gov- 
 ernor, attended by the Sheriff of Rockingham county, went among 
 them and. ordered them to disperse. They adjourned to another 
 building, and wrote letters to all the towns in the Province, request- 
 ing them to send deputies to Exeter, for the purpose of choosing 
 delegates to attend a "general congress," to beheld at Philadelphia, 
 in September. Accordingly, eighty-five deputies were chosen, who 
 assembled at Exeter, and, July 21, delegated Nathaniel Folsom and 
 John Sullivan to attend the proposed congress at Philadelphia. 
 Chesterfield seems not to have complied with the request to send a 
 deputy to Exeter. 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 The OM History of the Town during the war of the Remlutiun and the Con- 
 tromrsy about the "New Hampshire Grants" {from 1775 to 178S.) 
 
 The Town Accepts of the Result of the General Congress Held at Philadel- 
 phia — A Committee Chosen "to Observe the Conduct of All Persons" — 
 Bad State of Society— A New Form of Government Proposed— The 
 Town Chooses its First Representative— The "Association Test," and 
 Names of Persons who Signed, or Refused to Sign, the "Declaration"— 
 Michael Cressey Chosen Representative — Mr. Cressey's Instructions- 
 Dissatisfaction with the Form of Government Adopted for the New 
 State— Richard Coughlan's Rum Destroyed— A "Committee of Inspec- 
 tion and Correspondence" Chosen— Address to the Inhabitants of Ches- 
 terfield by Samuel Fairbanks and Elisha Rockwood— Address of th© 
 Town Committee of Safety, respecting Persons "Inimical to the United 
 States of Anierica— Ephm. Baldwin, Clerk of the Town, Cited to Ap- 
 pear before the General Assembly— The "Articles of Confederation" 
 Accepted by the Town— Convention at Walpole— Rev. Abraham Wood's 
 Proposals respecting His Salary for 1780— Controversy about the "New 
 
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 Hampshire Grants"— A New State Formed, Called "Vermont"— Sixteen 
 Towns Eaxt of the Connecticut Attempt to Unite with Vermont— Con- 
 vention at Chariest own— The Town Refuses to Take Measures for Rais- 
 ing its Quota of Men for the Army— Convention at Cornish— Chesterfield 
 and Other Towns Unite with Vermont— Memorial of Bingham, Cressey 
 and Others— Conflict of Authority betw.een the Officers of New Hamp- 
 shire and Vermont — Samuel Davis Attempts to Serve a Writ on James 
 Robertson, and is Resisted — Nathaniel Bingham and John Grandy, Jr., 
 Arrested and Committed to the Jail at Charlestown— The Sheriff of Ches- 
 hire County Attempts to Release Bingham and Grandy and is Imprisoned 
 by a Vermont Sheriff- Vermont Prepares to Use Military Force, if Nec- 
 essary — Col. King Desires His Men to be in Readiness— Orders Given by 
 the Committee of Safety for the Arrest of King, Moses Smith, Jr., and 
 Others — King Arrested, but Rescued by Members of the Vermont Party 
 — Capt. Burt's Description of the Proceedings of the Vermont Party in 
 Chesterfield — Gen. Bellows also Gives a Graphic Description of the State 
 of Affairs in Chesterfield — The New Hampshire Government Resolves to 
 Send an Armed Force into the Western Part of the State — Washington's 
 Letter to the Governor of Vermont^ — End of the Controversy — Gen. Bel- 
 lows, of Walpole, and Wm. Lee, Issue a Warrant for the Annual Town- 
 Meeting for the Year 1783. The Minority Protest against the Proceed- 
 ings of the Majority — Samuel Davis Attempts to Break up the Court at 
 Keene — Adoption of a Constitution for the State — Troops Ordered into 
 Chesterfield to Enforce the Payment of Taxes. 
 A second convention of deputies from the towns of the Province, 
 met at Exeter in January, i775) to consider the state of affairs and 
 choose delegates to attend the next' General Congress to be held at 
 Philadelphia on the loth of May .following. Major Sullivan and 
 Capt. Langdon were chosen for this purpose. 
 
 There is no record of the sending of a deputy or delegate by this 
 town to the above mentioned convention, but it appears that its pro- 
 ceedings were heartily indorsed by a majority of the inhabitants. 
 
 Under date of Jan. 17, 1775, is the record of a town-meeting, at 
 which it was voted to accept of the result of the General Congress 
 held at Philadelphia in the autumn of the preceding year ; to act 
 upon a letter that came from the chairman of the Provincial Com- 
 mittee ; also, that this town would pay its proportion of the cost of 
 another Congress to be. held at Philadelphia the following May. 
 Lieut. Brown, Lieut. Hinds, Nathaniel Bingham, Silas Thompson 
 and Ephraim Baldwin were constituted a committee "to draw up 
 articles" and make return of the proceedings of the meeting to the 
 Provincial Committee. 
 
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 The annual town-meeting was held on the first day of March. 
 In the warrant for the same was the following article : "To see if 
 the town will choose a committee, agreeable to the advice of the 
 Continental Congress, whose business it shall be attentively to ob- 
 serve the conduct of all persons touching said Congress." In ac- 
 cordance with this advice. Ensign Moses Smith, Dea. Silas Thomp- 
 son and Lieut. Jacob Hinds were chosen "to observe the conduct 
 of all persons," as above stated. 
 
 Society, at the time the war began, was in a very unhappy con- 
 dition, being, in fact, in a state bordering upon anarchy. Dr. Jer- 
 emy Belknap, who wrote his excellent "History of New Hamp- 
 shire" before the close of the last century, and who personally ex- 
 perienced the excitement and hardships of the Revolution, gives 
 us the following vivid picture of the state of soeiety in i775 • 
 
 "A spirit of violent resentment was excited against all who were 
 suspected of a disposition inimical to the American Cause. Some 
 persons were taken up on suspicion and imprisoned ; some fled to 
 Nova Scotia or to England, or joined the British army in Boston. 
 Others were restricted to certain limits and their motions continu- 
 ally watched. The passions of jealousy, hatred and revenge wei'e 
 freely indulged, and the tongue of slander was under no restraint. 
 Wise and good men secretly lamented these excesses ; but no effect- 
 ual remedy could be administered. All commissions under the 
 former authority being annulled, the courts of justice were shut, 
 and the sword of magistracy was sheathed. The Provincial Con- 
 vention directed the general affairs of the war ; and town commit- 
 tees had a discretionary, but undefined, power to preserve domestic 
 peace." 
 
 Nathaniel Bingham, Ephraim Hubbard, Stephen Carter, Moses 
 Smith, Jr., and John Davison were the selectmen this year (1775)5 
 having been chosen at the annual meeting. 
 
 In May, the royal Governor, John Wentworth, called a new As- 
 sembly, and urged the members to adopt measures that would re- 
 store tranquillity. A new Convention of deputies was in session at 
 Exeter at the same time, and gave the Assembly instructions with 
 regard to the course to be pursued by the latter. In accordance 
 with these instructions, the Assembly ejected three members whom 
 the Governor had summoned, by the King's writ, from three new 
 
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 townships. This so displeased Gov. Wentworth that he adjourned 
 the Assembly to the eleventh day of July following. One of the 
 expelled members having in some way incurred the displeasure of 
 the populace, took refuge in the Governor's house. The people 
 placed a gun, mpunted upon a carriage, before the door, and the 
 man was surrendered. The Governor then withdrew to the fort, 
 and his house, which was in Portsmouth, was pillaged. The As- 
 sembly having met on the nth of July, according to adjournment. 
 Gov. Wentworth sent a message from the fort and adjourned it to 
 Sept. 2Sth ; but it never met again. However, when the time came 
 for the meeting of the Assembly, the Governor issued a proclama- 
 tion from the Isles of Shoals, adjourning it to the next April. This 
 was his last official act, as Governor of the Province, and British 
 rule in New Hampshire was now virtually ended. 
 
 The Convention that met at Exeter in May, was in session most 
 of the time till November. One hundred and two towns were rep- 
 resented by 133 members. Post-offices were established, and a com- 
 mittee of supplies for the army and a "committee of safety" were 
 formed. The Convention also proceeded to get possession of the 
 provincial records. 
 
 Before the Convention dissolved, it applied to the General Con- 
 gress for advice with regard to the form of government to be adopt- 
 ed. The General Congress recommended that a full and free rep- 
 resentation of the people should be called, to adopt such a form of 
 government as should be thought best for the Province during the 
 contest with Great Britain. Accordingly, the Convention decided 
 that each elector should possess a real estate of the value of 20 
 pounds, and each candidate for election one of the value of 300 
 pounds ; that every town having one-hundred families should be 
 entitled to one representative, and one more for every one-hundred 
 families additional ; that towns having less than one-hundred fami- 
 lies should be classed. The number of inhabitants had been ascer- 
 tained to be 8z,200, of which 11,089 belonged to Cheshire county. 
 But at that time, Cheshire county included the territory now called 
 Sullivan county. It was decided that the entire population should 
 be represented by 89 representatives. Having sent to the towns 
 copies of the plan of representation proposed, the Convention dis- 
 solved on the 1 6th day of November. 7 
 
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 On the 14th day of December, a town-meeting was held to choose 
 a person to represent Chesterfield and Hinsdale in the "Provincial 
 Congress," as it was called, to be held at Exeter on the 21st day of 
 the same month. Archibald Robertson was chosen for this pur- 
 pose. Mr. Robertson was to hold his office for one year, and was 
 the first delegate or representative chosen by the town ; at least, he 
 was the first of whom we have any record. Capt. Shattuck, Aaron 
 Cooper, Capt. Hildi'eth, Ensign Smith and Lieut. Fletcher were 
 constituted a committee to give Mr. Robertson his instructions. 
 Aaron Cooper was of Hinsdale, as was, probably, also Capt. Shat- 
 tuck. 
 
 As soon as the Convention, of which Mr. Robertson was a mem- 
 ber, had assembled, a new form of government was drawn up. On 
 the 5th day of January, 1776, the Convention assumed the name 
 and authority of a House of Representatives, and chose twelve per- 
 sons to form a separate branch of the Legislature, with the name 
 of Council. These were empowered to choose their own president. 
 It was decreed that no act should be valid without the approval of 
 both branches. The two branches also performed executive duties, 
 while in session ; and at every adjournment, a "committee of safety" 
 was appointed to exercise executive powers during the recesses of 
 the Legislature. The president of the Council was also president 
 of this committee. The first person who held this position was 
 Meshech Weare. The name of "Colony of New Hampshire" was 
 now adopted, and retained till independence had been formally 
 declared. 
 
 On the first day of February, 1776) the inhabitants of Chester- 
 field held a town-meeting at which Ephraim Baldwin was elected 
 a justice of the peace, to serve for the term of one year. The an- 
 nual meeting for this year was held on the 6th day of March. This 
 meeting was called "in the name of the Council or House of Rep- 
 resentatives," all previous ones having been called "in his Majesty's 
 name." Ephraim Baldwin, Michael Cressey, Samuel Hildreth, 
 Moses Smith, Jr., and Ephraim Hubbard were chosen selectmen. 
 At another meeting held the 19th day of April, it was voted not to 
 raise money for schooling ; but a committee of seven men was 
 formed to divide the town into school-wards. At a town-meeting 
 held the 31st day of May, it was voted to accept the school-wards 
 
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 as laid out by the committee cliosen for that purpose, and to raise 
 thirty pounds for school purposes. It was also voted to allow each 
 ward to employ its own instructors, and to exempt those men who 
 were in the army from paying a poll-tax for that year. 
 
 On the 14th of March the General Congress passed the following 
 resolution : 
 
 Resolved, That It be recommended to the several Assemblies, Conventions 
 and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies, immediately 
 to cause all persons to be disarmed, within their respective Colonies, who are 
 notoriously disaffected to the cause of America, or who have not associated, 
 and refuse to associate, to defend by Arms the United Colonies, against the 
 hostile attempts of the British fleets and armies." 
 
 This resolution having been received by the Committee of Safety 
 for the Colony, it was transmitted to the selectmen of the towns 
 throughout the whole Colony, together with the following request : 
 "Colony of New Ham,pshvre. 
 
 In Committee of Safety. 
 April 13th, 1776. 
 In order to carry the underwritten Resolve of the Honorable Continental 
 Congress into execution, you are requested to desire all males above twenty- 
 one years of age (lunatics, idiots and negroes excepted) to sign to the Decla- 
 ration x)n this paper; and when so done to make return thereof , together 
 with the name or names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, to the Gen- 
 eral Assembly or Committee of Safety of this Colony. 
 
 M. Weare, Chairman." 
 The Declaration. 
 We, the Subscribers, do hereby Solemnly engage and promise, that 
 we will, to the utmost of our power, at the risqub op odr lives and 
 Fortunes, with Arms, oppose the Hostile Proceedings op the British 
 Fleets and Armies against the United American Colonies. 
 
 The selectmen of Chesterfield having received the "Declaration," 
 
 sent the following reply to the Committee of Safety. The date of 
 
 their letter is not given, but it must have been written before the 
 
 1 2th of June : 
 
 "To THE Honorable Committee op Safety or General Assembly of 
 THE Colony of New Hampshire. 
 
 As soon as ever we received your Directions requesting us to desire all the 
 Males in this Town to sign to a Declaration (Lunaticks, &c. , excepted) in 
 obedience thereto we Immediately proceeded to give publick Notice of your 
 Intentions and otherwise as we Thought would have the most effectual Ten- 
 dency to have put into Execution, in order that we might make a Return by 
 our Representative, but having so short a Time for to accomplish the Matter 
 
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 in so great a Town, and being unwilling to omit anything relating to our 
 Duty and whicli might be for the Benetit of the Whole, we calmly deliberat- 
 ed on the matter, asked ye advice of our Representative and others of Sense 
 and Steadiness, and as we were not limited to a certain Time to make a Re- 
 turn, we propose to make one as soon as it may be done with conveniency. 
 So rest your Humble Servts., 
 
 Ephm. Baldwin, ) Selectmen 
 Michael Crbsby, [ of 
 
 Sam'l Hildbkth, ) Chesterfield. 
 
 June 12, 17761 the selectmen made the following return : 
 "In obedience to the within Declaration that we Rec'd from your Honors, 
 we proceeded According to your Directions and the persons Names under- 
 writen are those that Refuse to sign to the Declaration on your paper : 
 
 Capt. Jonathan Hildreth, 
 Lieut. Ephraim Whitney, 
 Ephraim Whitney, 
 Elisha Walton, 
 
 Jr. 
 
 Sal. 
 
 Eleazer Pomeroy, 
 
 Ebenezer Cooper, 
 
 Ebenezer Fletcher, 
 
 Eseek Earl, 
 Keing [Samuel King.] 
 Eph. Baldwin, 
 Moses Smith, Jr., 
 Michael Cresey, 
 Ephr'm Hubbard, 
 Sam'l Hildrbth, 
 
 Ebenezer Harvey, 
 Joseph Prentice, 
 Sam'l Davis Converse, 
 Silas Bennett, 
 
 1 
 
 Selectmen 
 
 of 
 
 Chesterfield. 
 
 Names of Those Who Signed the Declaration. 
 
 Abraham Wood, 
 Simon Davis, 
 Isaac Davis, 
 John Snow, 
 Oliver Cobleigh, 
 Jonathan Farwell, 
 Oliver Farwell, 
 Silas Thompson, 
 William Farwell, 
 Jonathan Davis, 
 Warren Snow, 
 Ebenezer Streeter, 
 William Thomas, 
 Daniel Baldwin, 
 William Simonds, 
 Amos Smith, 
 Josh Smith, [probably 
 Jonathan Farr, 4th, 
 Jonathan Farr, 3d, 
 Thomas Farr, 
 Benjamin Hudson, 
 
 Moses Smith, 
 Josiah Streeter, 
 Michael Woodcock, 
 Jonathan Cobleigh, 
 Jonas Stearns, 
 Samuel Fairbanks, 
 Jonathan Farr, 2d, 
 Josiah Lamb, 
 Samuel Walker, 
 Archibald Robertson, 
 Andrew Colburn, 
 Lawrence Walton, 
 Phineas Brown, 
 John Sanderson, 
 William Fisher, 
 Jonathan Hildreth, Jr., 
 Joseph Smith.] James Wheeler, Jr., 
 Josiah Hastings, 
 Andrew Hastings, 
 Noah Emmons, 
 Jonathan Cressey, 
 
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 Ephraim Wheeler, 
 John Cobleigh, 
 Joseph Higgins, 
 James McEhoy, 
 Joseph Wheeler, 
 James Wheeler, 
 Zenas Fairbanks, 
 Nathan Bishop, 
 Isaac Hildreth, 
 Israel Johnson, 
 James Robertson, 
 Elisha Rockwood, 
 Dan Cobleigh, 
 Aaron Farr, 
 Peter Wheeler, 
 Moses Ellis, 
 Ephraim Hubbard, 
 Amos Davis, 
 John White, 
 Nathan Metcalf, 
 John Bishop, 
 Jonathan Cobleigh, 
 Nathan Thomas, 
 Abel Emmons, 
 William Robertson, 
 Edward Hildreth, 
 James Davis, 
 Enoch Streeter, 
 John Pratt, 
 Nathaniel Bingham, 
 Abel Ray, 
 Samuel Farr, 
 Nehemiah Merrill, 
 Samuel Farr, Jr., 
 John Haskell, 
 Ezekiel Powers, 
 Silas Wood, 
 Obahiah Merrill, 
 William Henry, 
 Daniel Farr, 
 Amasa Colburn, 
 Thomas Harris, 
 Douglas Robbins, 
 UUainell Merrill, 
 Sherebiah Fay, 
 Zur Evans, 
 
 William Farr, Jr., 
 Ithamar Chamberlain, 
 Caleb Johnson, 
 Amos Streeter, 
 Abner Johnson, 
 Kimball Carlton, 
 Theodore Bingham, 
 John Pierce, 
 Benjamin Colburn, 
 Ephraim Farr, 
 Isaac Farr, 
 Thomas Darby, 
 Joseph Metcalf, 
 Martin Warner, 
 David Stooder, Jr., 
 
 [David Stoddard, Jr., J 
 Samuel Peacock, 
 John Peacock, 
 Ephraim Baldwin, 
 Michael Cressey, 
 Samuel Hildreth, 
 Moses Smith, Jr., 
 William Aires, 
 David Stone, 
 John Grandy, 
 John Grandy, Jr., 
 Increase Lamb, 
 Abner Albee, 
 Ebenezer Taft, 
 John Richardson, 
 Daniel Kinnison, 
 Joel Whitney, 
 David Farr, 
 James Mansfield, 
 Amos Hubbard, 
 Jonathan Farr, ist, 
 Patrick McMichael, 
 Abijah Kingsbury, 
 Ebenezer Gail, 
 Sylvanus Battey, 
 Ebenezer Faver, 
 Abijah Steai-ns, 
 Matthew Gray, 
 William Hildreth, 
 James Reed, 
 John Ellis, 
 
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 Oliver Hubbard, Benjamin Smith, 
 
 Michael Metcalf, Samuel Fletcher, 
 
 Charles Johnson, Abraham Farr. 
 
 One hundred and thirty-nine persons signed the Declaration, and 
 thirteen refused to sign. The Declaration was known as the "As- 
 sociation Test," and, according to the returns that were made, was 
 signed by 8,199 persons in^the Colony of New Hampshire; while 
 only 773 persons refused to sign. 
 
 Had the Americans failed in their cause, every person who signed 
 it would have been subjected to the "pains and penalties of trea-. 
 son." It was a preliminary step to the national "Declaration of 
 Independence," which was declared on the 4th day of July, the 
 same year. Within fourteen days after the announcement of the 
 National Declaration, it was proclaimed by the beating of drums 
 in all the shire-towns of New Hampshire. 
 
 On the 30th of July, another town-meeting was held, the record 
 of which is as follows : "The inhabitants of Chesterfield met at 
 the meeting-house and proceeded as follows : Voted to acton a cir- 
 cular letter dated at Walpole, and chose Eph'm Baldwin as our 
 agent to go to Walpole and act and transact ( ?) on matters, if they 
 see fit when met, for the benefit of the county of Cheshire, and 
 voted that the committee of safety give instructions to said Bald- 
 win." 
 
 On. the 2d day of December, another town-meeting was held. 
 The warrant for this meeting was the first that ever bore the words 
 "State of New Hampshire" at its head, and the meeting was called 
 "in the name of the government and people of said State." Soon 
 after the Declaration of Independence, the name "Colony" had 
 been dropped, and the name of "State" adopted in its stead. At 
 this meeting Michael Cressey was elected to represent the town in 
 the Assembly that was to meet at Exeter the third Wednesday of 
 the same month. Rev. Mr. Wood, Dea. Thompson, Lieut. Fair- 
 banks, Dr. Harvey and Lieut. Rockwood were chosen a committee 
 to give Mr. Cressey his instructions. In accordance with the vote 
 passed on the 2d day of December, the committee chosen for that 
 purpose gave Mr. Cressey the following instructions : 
 
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 "To Mu. Michael Ckeasy, Representative for the Town of Chester- 
 field IN THE State of New Hampshire. 
 Sj>.-— "Whereas it having pleased Almighty God to humble the people of 
 this land, by permitting the tyrant of Great Britain and his minions, in the 
 fulness of their rage, to prevail against them, by subverting the Civil Consti- 
 tution of every Province in his late American dominions, affecting thereby 
 the activity of law and justice and [promoting] the introduction of vice and 
 profaneness, attended with domestick confusion and all the calamities attend- 
 ant on the dissolution of the power of Civil Government, which in this alarm- 
 ing progress have made it absolutely necessary for each state to separate itself 
 from that land from whence their forefathers were exiled by the cruel hand 
 of tyranny, and to form for itself, under the ruler of all the earth, such plans 
 of Civil Government as the people thereof should think most conducive to 
 their own safety and advantage ; notwithstanding the importance of an equit- 
 able system of Government, as it affects ourselves and our posterity, we are 
 brought to the disagreeable necessity of declaring that it is our candid opinion 
 that the State of New Hampshire, instead of forming an equitable plan of 
 Government, conducing to the peace and safety of the State, have been influ- 
 enced by the iniquitous intrigues and secret designations of persons unfriend- 
 ly, to settle down upon the dregs of Monarchical and Aristocratical Tyranny, 
 in imitation of their late British oppressor. We can by no means imagine 
 ourselves so far lost to a sense of the natural rights and immunities of our- 
 selves and our fellow men, as to imagine that the State can be either safe or 
 happy under a constitution formed without the knowledge or particular au- 
 thority of a great part of its inhabitants; a constitution which no man knows 
 the contents of, except that the whole Legislative power of the State is to be 
 entirely vested in the will and pleasure of a House of Representatives, and 
 that chosen according to the Sovereign determination of their own will, by 
 allowing to some towns sundry voices in the said House, others but one, and 
 others none; and in a Council of twelve men, five of which are always to be 
 residents of Rockingham County, who by the assistance of two others of 
 said Council, have the power of a casting voice in all State affairs. Thus we 
 see the important affairs of the State liable to be converted to the advantage 
 of a small part of the State, and the emolument of its oflScers, by reason of 
 the other part of the State not having an equal or equitable share in the Gov- 
 ernment to counterbalance the designs of the other. You are therefore au- 
 thorized and instructed to exert yourself to the utmost to procure a redress of 
 the aforementioned grievances, and in case they will not comply, to return 
 home for further instructions. Soloman Harvey, 
 
 Chesterfield, December ye 12th, 1776. per order Com." 
 
 The inhabitants of Chesterfield were not alone in complaining of 
 the injustice, as they regarded it, of the principle of representation 
 that had been adopted. A number of towns in the western part of 
 the State remoiistrated against the form of government that had 
 
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 been assumed, and some of them refused to send representatives to 
 the Assembly. It was asserted that every incorporated town, 
 whether large or small, should be entitled to at least one represen- 
 tative ; and some towns maintained that there ought to be no Coun- 
 cil to negative the proceedings of the House. 
 
 An incident occurred in the town on the 27th of January, i777' 
 that is worthy of mention. Our knowledge of this incident is de- 
 rived wholly from a petition sent to the General Assembly by Rich- 
 ard Coughlan. In this petition Coughlan stated that, on the day 
 above-mentioned, Kimball Carlton and "divers others" broke into 
 his house and destroyed about twenty gallons of rum, abused him 
 and his wife, and took him prisoner. His captors afterwards got a 
 warrant from Ephm. Baldwin, appointing the nth day of February 
 for his trial. Coughlan appeared for trial, but no one appeared to 
 testify against him. He also complained that the men "swore in a 
 prophane manner." The object of his petition was to get indem- 
 nity for the rum that had been destroyed. 
 
 The annual town-meeting for 1777 was on the 5th day of March. 
 Lieut. Fairbanks, Lieut. Rockwood, and Lieut. Robertson were 
 chosen selectmen. Lieut. Fairbanks, Jonathan Farr, 2d, Lieut. 
 Robertson, Warren Snow and Lieut. Rockwood were chosen a 
 "committee of inspection and correspondence." In the warrant 
 for this meeting had been inserted the following article: "To see 
 if the town will write anything to ease any reflections cast on the 
 Hon'ble Committee from the General Court, by a letter sent to said 
 Committee from this town." The vote on this article was in the 
 negative. The writer has been unable to find the letter referred to, 
 or to learn the name of its author. It was also voted, at the same 
 meeting, to raise 50 pounds for schooling. 
 
 May 29, another meeting was held, having been called in pursu- 
 ance of "an act passed in this State relative to choosing committees 
 in the several towns in the State, in order to regulate the prices of 
 provisions and other articles mentioned in said act." Ensign Moses 
 Smith, Martin Warner, Capt. Hildreth, Lieut. Farwell and John 
 Sargent were chosen a committee to carry out the provisions of the 
 above-mentioned act. This act _was passed by the General Court, 
 in January, for reasons set forth in the preamble to the same, which 
 is as follows : 
 
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 Whereas the exorbitant Price of the Necessary and convenient Articles of Life, 
 and also of Labour, within this State, at this Time of Distress {unless speedily 
 and effectually remedied) will be attended with the most fatal and pernicious Con- 
 sequences." 
 
 A few extracts from this act are here given, to show more fully 
 its nature. The price of good, merchantable wheat was not to ex- 
 ceed 7s. 6d. per bushel ; rye, 4s. 6d. per bushel ; Indian corn, 3s. 
 6d. per bushel ; beans, 6s. per bushel ; potatoes, at any season of 
 the year, 2S ; butter of the best quality, lod. per lb. ; salted pork, 
 by the barrel of 220 lbs. weight, £5 ; good sole-leather, is. 6d. per 
 lb. ; N. E. rum, of the best quality, 3s. lod. per gal., by the hogs- 
 head, and 4s. 6d. by the single gallon ; best Muscovado sugars, 8d. 
 by the single pound, at the first port of delivery, allowing yd. per 
 cwt. for every ten miles of land-carriage ; good coffee, 4d per sin- 
 gle lb. ; good sheep's wool, 2s .2d. per lb. ; good cotton cloth, one 
 yard wide, 3s. 8d. per yard ; good N. E. bar-iron, 40s. per cwt., at 
 the iron-works. The price of farm labor, in the summer sea- 
 son, was not to exceed 3s. 4d. per day, and was to be in propor- 
 tion at other seasons. Other kinds of labor were to be computed 
 according to previous custom and usage, compared with farm la- 
 bor. Certain penalties were also provided for the violation of any 
 of the provisions of the act. This law proved very ineffectual, 
 however, and was repealed. 
 
 Another town-meeting was called for June 12th. The warrant 
 was preceded by an "introductory address" to the inhabitants of the 
 town, by Samuel Fairbanks and Elisha Rockwood. This address 
 
 was as follows : 
 
 "To THE Inhabitants op Chestbkfibld. 
 Oentlemen: You are not ignorant of the calamities of this present day. 
 Enemies without the state, and within ; and being of late often alarmed by 
 hearing of many conspiricies of such persons as were generally esteemed 
 friendly to the American Cause and Freedom; and also of the great oppression 
 of some and rejoicings of others at the fall and under Vallument of the paper 
 currency, and some rejecting tlie Regulating Acts; all the above said circum- 
 stances considered, with many others that might be offered, it appears neces- 
 sary that every town should be furnished with full sets of officers, both select- 
 men and committees of correspondence; and, as one constable is gone, or go- 
 ing, out of town, there will be need of one in his room and stead, — we have 
 thought fit by the advice of some and desire of others, to call the town to- 
 gether for the purposes hereafter mentioned." 
 
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 The fourth article of the warrant that followed the address was, 
 "To see if the town inhabitants will choose a committee of corre- 
 spondence to unite with other towns in this day of distress, and use 
 means to defend all our lawful rights." At the -meeting which fol- 
 lowed, Nathaniel Bingham and Jonathan Farr, zd, were elected 
 additional selectmen ; and it was voted to confirm the election of 
 the committee chosen May 29th, with the exception of John Sar- 
 gent, whose election was annulled. The constable referred to in 
 the above- address was John Pierce. The record merely says, 
 "Voted in the negative with regard to the constable." 
 
 August 28, there was another town-meeting. There was consid- 
 erable trouble with respect to the working out of highway taxes, 
 this year ; for much of the money that had been raised for the re- 
 pair of the roads, had not been worked out as was directed. Some 
 declared they would not work at all, unless the delinquents were 
 compelled to make up their deficiencies, and "a real regulation 
 took place." It was, therefore, voted that every man should work 
 out his part of the "highway rate," or pay an equivalent ; and if 
 he refused to do so, he was to be "proceeded against" as the law 
 directed. 
 
 On the 8th day of December, the fifth town-meeting of the year 
 was held. At this meeting it was voted to sell the pews not ah'eady 
 sold, at public vendue, and to put the pew money that had not been 
 ^aid, on interest. 
 
 From the Journal of the House for Saturday, Dec. 20th, is ex- 
 tracted the following : "Voted, That Mr. Giles, Mr. Cresey, Mr. 
 Mellin be a Committee, with such as the Hon'ble Board shall ap- 
 point, to consider of the address of the Committee of Safety of 
 Chesterfield, and report thereon." The following extract from this 
 address, contains nearly all the information concerning the conduct 
 of the principal tories of the town, which the writer has been able 
 to obtain : 
 
 "To the Honourable Court. of the State of New Hampshire : 
 
 The Committee of Safety of Chesterfield humbly sheweth this Hon'''o 
 House, that whereas sundry Persons, viz., Ebenezer Harvey, Elezor Pomroy 
 and Sam'l King, all of Chesterfield abovs"* , were some time in June last sum- 
 moned to appoar before the Court of Enquiry at Keen, as being Enemical to 
 the United States of America, and upon tryall were found guilty of a misde- 
 meanor against the State: — on which account they were fined and confined to 
 
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 their farms by Bond, till that or some other Court or authority should set 
 them at Liberty: — upon which they, or some of them, Beg'd the Favour of 
 s"i Court, that they might have y"* Liberty of taking the Oath of Fidelity to 
 the States ; on which accompt Esq^ Giles went Immediately to Exeter, as we 
 have been informed, and procured said oath or form of it, and sent to us by 
 Sheriff Cook of Keen, and our Direction was to take a justice of the Peace 
 and tender s"* oath to those confined persons, to y^ end they might take it and 
 performe accordingly and be at Liberty ; and we followed the Directions of 
 Esq'' Prentice and Esq"' Wyman. The aforementioned confined persons said 
 they were willing to take y^said oath, if it came from lawful authority; but 
 they Disputed y authority and paid no regard to Esq'' Prentice Letter, which 
 was to take the Oath of fidelity and be set at Liberty ; and as they were fully 
 fixed in principal or will, they apply'd to Justice Baldwin and he liberated 
 them. Again they apply'd to Esq'' Wyman and notwithstanding they neglect- 
 ed to take the oath, he, said Justice, enlarged their bonds just so far as to 
 serve their own turns ; — all which was con trary to y'' advice of the Committee, 
 except they would take y" oath of Fidelity to the States, and their bonds are 
 just so far enlarged as to serve their own turns; and when called upon to do 
 any pulflick service, they say that they are confined, and so are excused : all 
 which gives great uneasiness to many steady friends 'bo America. * » * 
 We do therefore pray your Honours to take these things into your wise consid- 
 eration, and Dismiss or Confine the abovementioned persons, and that they 
 be subjects of their duty and service in y« defence of our much oppress'd 
 land. Samuel Fairbastk, ) Committee 
 
 Elisha Kockwood, [ of 
 
 Jambs Robbbtson, ) Safety. 
 
 Chesterfield, Decernber ye 13th, 1777. 
 To the Hon^'e Court or Committee of Safety of this New Hampshire State. 
 
 (a Copy near similar to the former petition.) 
 
 Test., Sam^ Pairbank, Chairman." 
 
 Esqr. Giles and Esqr. Prentice, referred to in this petition, were 
 probably Benjamin Giles of Newport, a prominent member of the 
 House of Representatives, and Nathaniel Sartel Prentice of Alstead. 
 Esqr. Wyman was undoubtedly Col. Isaac W}'man of Keene. 
 
 It is not known what action the General Court took with regard 
 to the persons against whom complaint was made in the above 
 petition ; but it appears, from a vote passed by the House, March 
 2d, 1778, that Esqr. Baldwin, who was town-clerk at that time, 
 was summoned to appear before that body, to answer to a com- 
 plaint made against him by the town committee of safety. The 
 following is the record of the vote passed by the House : Voted, 
 That Ephraim Baldwin, Esqr., of Chesterfield, be cited to appear 
 before the General Assembly on the second Friday of their next 
 
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 session, to answer to a complaint exhibited to this Court, against 
 hinn, by the Committee of Chesterfield, as speaking or acting in 
 some measure Enemical to the Liberties of the American States." 
 The upper branch of the General Assembly concurred with the 
 House in this vote. On the 14th of March the House adjourned, to 
 meet again on the 20th of May. After a session of three days, 
 there being no quorum of the Council, the House again adjourned 
 to the 1 2th day of August. No record of any further action, on 
 the part of the General Assembly, respecting the complaint made 
 against Mr. Baldwin, has been found. 
 
 The first town-meeting of the year 1778, was held February 6th. 
 The warrant contained the following article: "To read and con- 
 sult the ai'ticles of confederation, as directed by the Court of this 
 State, agreeable to the resolve of the Continental Congress." It 
 was voted "to approve and accept of the confederation of the United 
 States'' ; also, "to comply with the directions of the General Court 
 of this State, relating to the instructing our representative concern- 
 ing a plan or system for the future government of this State." 
 
 The "articles of confederation" mentioned in the warrant, were 
 the ones adopted by the Continental Congress, Nov. 15th, 1777. 
 Thirteen states took part in the "confederation," which was to be 
 thenceforth styled "The United States of America." 
 
 At the annual town-meeting held March 4th, Samuel Hildreth, 
 Lieut. Moses Smith, Abner Johnson, Capt. Kimball Carlton and 
 Capt. Jacob Hinds were elected selectmen. It was also voted that 
 each inhabitant of the town should pay his proportion of the ex- 
 penses of the war. 
 
 On the 26th of February, a resolution was passed by the House, 
 instructing the President of the Council to issue a precept to every 
 town, parish and district in the State, recommending them to elect 
 one or more persons to attend a convention at Concord, on the loth 
 day of June following, in order to agree upon some system or form 
 of government for the State. At a town-meeting held in accord- 
 ance with the above-mentioned precept, on the 21st of April, it 
 was voted not to send a delegate to the convention ; also, "not to 
 raise monej- to hire continental men." 
 
 There is no record of another town-meeting, this year, till the 
 
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 3cl day of December, at which time one was held for the purpose 
 of choosing a representative. Michael Cressey was again elected 
 to represent the town in the General Assembly. 
 
 The annual town-meeting for 1779 was held on the 3d day of 
 March. Capt. Hildreth, Lieut. Cobleigh and Warren Snow were 
 elected selectmen. It was voted to raise 1500 pounds* to be laid 
 out on the highways ; and to allow each man three founds per day 
 for his labor on the same. This comparatively enormous sum was 
 raised, apparently, in order to make allowance for the great depre- 
 ciation (or "under vallument," as it was called by Fairbanks and 
 Rockwood in their address, in '77) of the paper currency. 
 
 May 31st, another town-meeting was held, at which Dr. Barnard 
 was chosen to serve as justice of the peace, and the selectmen were 
 directed to inform the General Court of the choice that had been 
 made. 
 
 The convention that had assembled at Concord for the purpose 
 of agreeing upon a plan of government for the State, drew up one 
 and sent it to the people for rejection or approval. Accordingly, a 
 town-meeting was held Aug. 16, at which this plan of government 
 was taken into consideration. The record states that it was rejected 
 "by the number of 52 which were all [that were] then present " 
 
 On the i8th of November there was another meeting. In the 
 warrant were the two following articles : "To see if the inhabitants 
 will come into a method of bearing an equal proportion in the 
 present war, since it has begun, according to their polls and estates." 
 "To see if the town for the future will raise the men by a tax, when 
 called for." On this latter article, the vote was in the negative ; 
 but no action relative to the former was recorded. 
 
 At a meeting held December 7th, another attempt was made to 
 obtain definite action upon an article similar to the one upon which 
 no action was recorded as haVing been taken at the preceding meet- 
 ing. It was voted to omit the article. At this meeting, Nathaniel 
 Bingham was chosen to represent Chesterfield and Hinsdale in the 
 General Court. 
 
 The annual town-meeting for 1780, was held on the first day of 
 March. After the town officers had been chosen, the meeting was 
 adjourned to the i6th of the same month. The inhabitants having 
 
 *The pound, N. E. currency, equaled |3.33 1-3. 
 
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 met again, agreeably to adjournment, all the former votes were 
 re-considered", except that for moderator, and the town officers all 
 chosen anew. Lieut. Michael Cressej', Lieut. Elisha Rockwood 
 and"* Ensign Andrew Hastings were elected selectmen. The meet- 
 ing was again adjourned to the 23d ; but no business of much im- 
 portance was transacted at the last adjourned meeting. 
 
 On the first day of May another meeting was held, at which it 
 was voted to raise 8,000 founds to be laid out on the highways. 
 Each man was to be allowed 1 3 founds per day for his own labor, 
 and 7 pounds and 4 shillings for the use of a yoke of oxen ! By 
 comparing this enormous sum with what was usually raised for the 
 highways before the. currency had depreciated, we can get a toler- 
 ably clear notion of the comparative worthlessness of the paper 
 currency at that time ; for there was nothing in the condition of 
 the highways themselves, that called for the outlay of so large a 
 sum. The bills of credit issued by tl-fe State Gpvernment, could 
 not be redeemed except by taxation. They were, moreover, exten- 
 sively counterfeited. In 1776, a law was passed in New Hampshire 
 to make these bills legal tender, and if a creditor refused to take 
 them, the debt was regarded as cancelled. At the meeting held 
 May I St, it was also voted to make the Rev. Mr. Wood's salary 
 "adequate in value to their contract with him, for the present year." 
 
 September ist, there was another town-meeting, at which it was 
 voted "to proportion the beef cattle in and among the people, for 
 the commissary of this State, and to give six continental dollars 
 per pound for beef." It was also voted to allow horse-sheds to be 
 built along the north side of the common, near the meeting-house. 
 
 On the loth day of November, Michael Cressey and Elisha Rock- 
 wood issued a call to the inhabitants of the town, to meet on the 
 Monday following, at i o'clock in the afternoon, to choose a dele- 
 gate or delegates to attend a convention at Walpole, op Wednesday, 
 the 15th of the same month ; at which time the delegates from va- 
 rious towns in the county were "to consult on political matters 
 respecting the county in particular and the State in general." 
 Lieut.. Cressey and Ebenezer Harvey were elected delegates to rep- 
 resent Chesterfield in the proposed convention. 
 
 The last town-meeting of the year 1780, was held December 8th. 
 At this meeting it was voted not to choose a representative to the 
 
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 General Court, and not to vote for councillors. A conamittee that 
 had been chosen at the meeting held the first day of May, to con- 
 sult with Rev. Mr. Wood respecting his salary for the year 1780, 
 reported at this meeting. The following is an extract from their 
 report: "He [Mr. Wood] made the following proposals : That he 
 will throw in a penny upon every shilling to all who settle their 
 rates between this day arid the first of March next, whether it be in 
 hard money or species, the species to bear the following prices ; 
 wheat at 4s. 8d. per bushel ; rye at 3s. 4d. per bushel ; corn at 2s. 
 8d. per bushel, and other things in the same proportion. But if 
 any part remains not paid by the first of March next, for such a 
 part the penny is not to be reduc-ted." This report was accepted, 
 and the constable was directed to collect the rates in accordance 
 therewith. 
 
 The year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one will ever 
 be memorable in the annals of Chesterfield, on account of the ex- 
 citement and strife that existed within its borders, arising from 
 "what is known in the history of New Hampshire, Vermont and 
 New York as the "Controversy about the New Hampshire Grants." 
 In order to understand properly the part which this town took in 
 the great controversy, it will be necessary to consider briefly the 
 circumstances that brought it about. 
 
 On the i8th of September, 1679, the King decreed that New 
 Hampshire .should be separated from Massachusetts and made a 
 royal province by itself. There having been much controversy 
 with regard to the line separating the two provinces, the royal gov- 
 ernment decided "that the northern boundary of the Province of 
 Massachusetts be a similar curve line pursuing the course of Mer- 
 rimac river at three miles distance, on the north side thereof, be- 
 ginning at the Atlantic ocean and ending at a point due north of 
 Pawtucket Falls ; and a straight line drawn from thence due west, 
 till it meets with his Majesty's other governments." This decision 
 was made in 1740- The line was run by three surveyors, who had 
 been appointed by the New Hampshire Assembly for that purpose, 
 in the months of February and March", i74i- Ten degrees were 
 allowed for the westerly variation of the needle: The line between 
 the two Provinces having been thus established, the government of 
 New Hampshire claimed that its territory extended as far westward 
 
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 as that of Massachusetts, thus embracing the greater portion of 
 what is now the State of Vermont. On the other hand, the gov- 
 ernment of New York claimed jurisdiction as far eastward as the 
 Connecticut river, by virtue of a grant from Charles the Second to 
 the Duke of York, 1674. In spite of the claim set up by New 
 York, Governor Benning Wentworth continued to grant townships 
 west of the Connecticut, having made, up to 1764, inclusive, about 
 129 grants, including Brattleborough, Bennington and many other 
 now important towns of Vermont. These were known as the 
 New Hampshire Grants. The inhabitants of these grants having 
 suffered much from the interference of New York with the claims 
 of New Hampshire, at length declared themselves to be a free and 
 independent State, January, i777- 
 
 ■ On the nth of March, 1778, sixteen towns on the east side of 
 the Connecticut, petitioned the Assembly of the new State, which 
 had assumed the name of "Vermont," to be united with that State. 
 They were admitted in June following, in accordance with their 
 petition, and their representatives attended the next session of the 
 Assembly at Windsor ; but, as the Assembly refused to constitute 
 a new county of these sixteen towns, or to allow them to unite with 
 Vermont counties already established, their representatives with- 
 drew. The towns that made this attempt to unite with Vermont 
 were Cornish, Lebanon, Enfield, Dresden, Canaan, Cardigan, Or- 
 ford, Lyme, Piermont, Haverhill, Bath, Lyman, Gunthwaite, 
 Apthorp, Landaff and Morristown. This attempt to form a union 
 with Vermont having failed, another convention of delegates from 
 twenty-two towns on both sides of the Connecticut, met at Cornish 
 on the 9th of December. This convention resolved either to agree 
 with New Hampshire on a dividing line, or to submit the dispute 
 to Congress or arbitration ; in other words, the towns represented 
 in this convention, resolved to unite "to pursue such legal and reg- 
 ular measures," without regard to any former limits, as would tend 
 to secure to the Grants a satisfactory form of government. 
 
 About the same time, Massachusetts laid claim to a portion of 
 the disputed territory, a circumstance that rendered the controversy 
 still more complicated. At last. New York and New Hampshire 
 made application to Congress to take the whole controversy into 
 
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 consideration. Vermont, adopting the same tactics as her oppo- 
 nents, now laid claim to a part of New Hampshire, being encour- 
 aged in so doing by the desire of so many towns on the east side 
 of Connecticut river to unite with those on the west side. 
 
 It has already been stated that Michael Cressey and Ebenezer 
 Harvey were chosen delegates, at a meeting of the inhabitants of 
 Chesterfield, held on Monday, the 13th of November, 1780, to at- 
 tend a convention at Walpole, on the 15th of the same month. 
 This convention was in favor of maintaining the union of the 
 Grants on both sides of the river, and recommended "as the only 
 means to obtain an union, preserve peace, harmony and brotherly 
 love, and the interest of the community in general, that a conven- 
 tion be called from every town within the said grants, to be held at 
 Charlestown on the third Tuesday of January next, at one of the 
 clock in the afternoon, &c." 
 
 The first town-meeting of the year 1781 was held January 11. 
 At this meeting it was voted not to send a delegate to the conven- 
 tion that was to meet at Charlestown, on the i6th of the same 
 month. It was also voted that Rev. Mr. Wood's rates for the year 
 1779 should be assessed in the same manner as were those for the 
 year 1780. 
 
 The convention th'^at met at Charlestown, on the i6th of Jan- 
 uary, passed resolutions maintaining the right of union for 
 the Grants, on both sides of the Connecticut, and adjourned to 
 meet at Cornish, on the first Wednesday in the following February. 
 A minority of delegates protested, however, against the proceed- 
 ings of the convention. Another perplexing question in connec- 
 tion with this great controversy was : How far to the east of 
 Connecticut river did the Grants extend.? It is necessary, in order 
 to understand this question, to keep in mind the fact that, when 
 New Hampshire was originally granted to Capt. John Mason, in 
 1629, it did not extend as far westward as the Connecticut. The 
 exact determination of the western boundary of the "Masonian 
 Grant" was a very difficult matter ; in fact, it was a disputed point 
 whether the line should be straight or curved. The Legislature 
 of New Hampshire finally determined, in 1787, that the western 
 boundary of the original Masonian Grant should be a straight line, 
 
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 and ordered a survey of the same to be made. This line, accord- 
 ing to Dr. Belknap, begins at Lot No. i8, in the town of Rindge, 
 and runs north-easterly to the town of Ossipee. All grants, then, 
 to the west of this line, that were made by New Hampshire, would 
 properly be called the New Hampshire Grants^ whether they lay 
 on the east or west side of the Connecticut. 
 
 On the 5th of February, another town-meeting was held, to see 
 if the town would choose one or more delegates to attend the con- 
 vention at Cornish. It was voted in the negative. 
 
 At a meeting held the i6th of the same month, to see what 
 method the town would adopt to raise its quota of men for the 
 army, according to an act of the General Court, it was voted to 
 take no measures for furnishing its quota. 
 
 The annual town-meeting for 1781 was held March 7. After a 
 part of the business had been transacted, the meeting was adjourned 
 to the 14th of the same month, when Moses Smith, Jr., Abner 
 Johnson and Capt. Samuel King were elected selectmen. The sub- 
 ject of raising men for the Continental army was again taken into 
 consideration, but it was voted to make no provisions for raising 
 the town's quota. 
 
 The convention of delegates from the towns on the east side of 
 Connecticut river, that were determined to maintain the union of 
 the Grants, met at Cornish, agreeably to adjournment, on the 8th 
 of February. The Assembly of Vermont, which was then sitting 
 at Windsor, was immediately notified that the convention were 
 desirous of being united with that State "in one separate, inde- 
 pendent government upon such principles as shall be mutually 
 thought the most equitable and beneficial for the whole." Terms 
 of union were then agreed upon by the Assembly and convention, 
 which were, in substance, as follows : The constitution of Ver- 
 mont was to remain unchanged, till altered in a manner provided 
 in the same; as soon as circumstances should permit, the Legisla- 
 ture of Vermont should make application for admission into the 
 Confederation, and the question of disputed boundaries was to be 
 settled by Congress, if the State was admitted ; the losses and ex- 
 penses of the towns on both sides of the river, that had been caused 
 by the war, were to be adjusted as equitably as possible ; an act of 
 
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 amnesty was to be passed by the Legislature, for all who had tres- 
 passed against the State, under the pretense of being subjects of 
 New York ; and finally, it was provided that the terms of union 
 should be ratified by two-thirds of the towns in Vermont, and by 
 two-thirds of the towns on the east side of Connecticut river, 
 lying between the same and a line about twenty miles east of it. 
 The terms of union having been mutually i-atified by the Assembly 
 and convention, both bodies adjourned, to meet again at Windsor 
 and Cornish, respectively, on the 5th day of the next April. 
 
 Two, at least, of the board of selectmen of Chesterfield chosen 
 at the annual meeting, namely, Samuel King and Moses Smith, 
 Jr., belonged to what may be called the "Vermont party." By 
 them a town-meeting was called to be held on Thursday, March 29th, 
 in the name of the "Government and Good People of the New 
 Hampshii'e Grants." The second article in the warrant was, "To 
 see if the town will agree to establish or accept of the Union agreed 
 upon between the Legislature of the State of Vermont and the 
 Committee of the New Hampshire Grants, held at Windsor, in Feb- 
 ruary, 1781." The third article was, "To choose one or more 
 members to sit in the Assembly of Vermont, on the first Wednes- 
 day of April next, in case the Union takes place, or in the Conven- 
 tion at Cornish, on the aforesaid day, as the circumstances may 
 require." At the meeting which was held at the time above stated, 
 Samuel King was chosen moderator. It was voted to accept the 
 terms of union, and Dea. Silas Thompson and Samuel King were 
 chosen members of the Assembly, according to the article in the 
 warrant, quoted above. The number of votes for the union was 
 90 ; against, 32 When the returns from the towns east of the 
 river had been examined by the convention at Cornish, on the 5th 
 of April, it was found that the following towns had accepted the 
 terms of union with Vermont : 
 
 Hinsdale, Surry, Gilsum, 
 
 Charlestown, Acworth, Lempster, 
 
 Claremont, Newport, Cornish, 
 
 Plainfield, Grantham, Marlow, 
 
 Grafton, Dresden, Hanover, 
 
 Lyme, Dorchester, Haverhill, 
 
 Gunthwait, Lancaster, Pierraont, 
 
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 Chesterfield, Westmoreland, Bath, 
 
 Alstead, . Saville, Croydon, 
 
 Lebanon, Cardigan, Landafl', 
 
 Richmond, Lyman, Lincoln, 
 
 Morristown (now Franconia.) 
 
 No returns were received from any towns on the east side of the 
 river, refusing to accept the union. 
 
 The following towns in Vermont, however, disapproved of the 
 union : Bennington, Manchester, Clarendon, Dummerston, Lon- 
 donderry, Woodstock and Hertford. Thirty-six Vermont towns 
 having voted in favor of union, the convention was notified to that 
 effect, and informed that the Assembly would receive the members 
 returned from towns on the east side of the river, at 9 o'clock a. 
 M., the next day. Accordingly the new members presented their 
 credentials, and took the oath necessary to qualify them for holding 
 seats in the House of Representatives of Vermont. 
 
 On the 2nd day of May another town-meeting was held, which, 
 as the record states, was called "agreeable to the order of the State 
 of Vermont." Capt. King was moderator of this meeting, and 
 Ephraim Baldwin was chosen town-clerk. Sixty-nine men then 
 took the oath prescribed by the law of Vermont, and proceeded to 
 vote for chief-judge, assistant judges, high-sheriff, judge of probate 
 and justices of the peace, all for the "County of Washington in the 
 State of Vermont." "Washington county" was regarded as em- 
 bracing Cheshire county, the name having been changed after the 
 union had been effected. Among the bixty-nine persons who took 
 the oath above mentioned, were Ebenezer Harvey, Ebenezer 
 Fletcher, Amos Davis, Silas Thompson, Jonathan FaiT, 4th, Oliver 
 Cobleigh, Abel Ray, Jonathan Davis, Ebenezer Streeter, Caleb 
 Johnson, Warren Snow, Daniel Colburn, Zerubbabel Snow, Jonas 
 Davis, Samuel Hildreth, Benjamin Streeter, Nathaniel Walton, 
 Samuel Davis, Eleazer Randall, Benjamin Smith, Aaron Fisk, 
 James Wheeler, Jr., and Phinehas Fullam. 
 
 Another meeting was held the 14th of the same month, which 
 had been called "in the name of the freemen of Vermont." Sam- 
 uel King was also moderator of this meeting. Five "listers" and 
 twelve petit-jurors were chosen, and some other business done. 
 Several more "freemen" were sworn in, among them, Joshua Tyler, 
 
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 Moses Smith, (Jr.), Esq., William Farr, Ephraim Baldwin and 
 Samuel Stearns. 
 
 The town was now completely in the possession of the Vermont 
 party, and remained so during the rest of the year. All records 
 made in the town-books, were made in the name of Vermont. In 
 one instance, in the record of a deed, Chesterfield is located in two 
 counties, Cheshire and Washington ! 
 
 It must not be supposed, however, that the adherents of New 
 Hampshire were doing nothing to check the proceedings of the 
 Vermont party. On the contrary, the latter were meeting with a 
 strong opposition. Party spirit ran very high, and from all that 
 can be learned about this period of the town's history, it appears 
 that society was in a very disturbed condition. 
 
 There is no record of what took place in the town between the 
 14th of May and the 25th of August ; but, under the latter date, 
 there is a memorial to the Council and House of Representatives 
 of New Hampshire, drawn up by Nathaniel Bingham, Michael 
 Cressey, William Lee and James Robertson. 
 
 The Mbmokiai,. 
 "The Memorial of Nathauiel Bingham, Michael Cressey, William Lee and 
 James Robertson: 
 
 Gentlemen — It is with the utmost Regret that we make mention of thB De- 
 plorable Situation into which we are fallen by the madness and folly of many 
 of our People in these parts, in thinking to Revolt from the State of New 
 Hampshire, in such an unjust and unrighteous a manner as has been attempt- 
 ed. Your honors are sensible that our Confusion is great, and that it is very 
 Difficult to know what to Do at a time of such Disorder. We know it has 
 been commonly Reported that this Town has Refused all orders from the 
 State of New Hampshire, and that they are unanimous in the Revolt from 
 you ; Altho' there is a considerable Number of faithful friends to you among 
 us who have used their utmost Endeavours to Pacify the People, and to make 
 them sensible of their folly in such Proceedings; but being so unhappy as 
 to have the most of our town and Military officers on that side of the Ques- 
 tion, were not able to stop their Proceedings as a town. Nevertheless, we 
 have the happiness to inform your Honors that on a motion made to know 
 how many of the Inhabitants Disapprove of the measures taken, Eighty of 
 the Inhabitants, namely — 
 
 Nath'l Bingham, Phineas Brown, 
 
 Mich'l Cressey, Elisha Rockwood, 
 
 William Lee, Theodorus Bingham, 
 
 James Robertson, Will'm Symonds, 
 
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 Sam'l Nichols, 
 Henry Cressey, 
 Tho's Harris, 
 Tho's Cliamberlain, 
 John Darling, 
 Eben'r SafEord, 
 Nathan Thomas, 
 Josiah Hastings, 
 Noah Emmons, 
 Jon'a Farr, 3nd, 
 John Cobleigh, 
 Oliver Brigham, 
 Jon'a Cressey, 
 Jon'a Cressey, Jr., 
 William Colburn, 
 Joseph Titus, 
 Eleazer Stoddard, 
 Peter Wheeler, 
 Jon'a Parwell, 
 Benj'a Parwell, 
 Will'm Read, 
 Amos Blodget, 
 Levi Parwell, 
 Oliver Parwell, 
 Will'm Parwell, 
 Elisha Walton, 
 Sam'l Walker, 
 Silas Richardson, 
 Josiah Gates, 
 Philip Lock, 
 Eliphalet Wood, 
 Ezekiel Davis, 
 John Pierce, 
 Jon'a Hutchins, 
 Arthur Latham, 
 Jacob Winslow, 
 
 Moses Gary, 
 
 Jewet Darling, 
 
 Will'm Dodge, 
 
 Ephr'm Russell, 
 
 Benja. Colburn, 
 
 Joseph Prentice, 
 
 Abner Harris, Jr., 
 
 Israel Johnson, 
 
 Andrew Hastings, 
 
 Lemuel Stoddard, 
 
 Moses Cressey, 
 
 Zadock Barrett, 
 
 Joseph Wheeler, 
 
 Amos Streeler, 
 
 Benj'a Wheeler, 
 
 Claron Smith, 
 
 Isaac Barrett, 
 
 Tho's Holmes, 
 
 Moses Smith, 
 
 Archibald Robertson, 
 
 Will'm Robertson, 
 
 Joel Streeter, 
 
 Joseph Hartwell, 
 
 Abraham Stearns, 
 
 Abner Albee, 
 
 Increase Daniels, 
 
 John Daniels, 
 
 John Grandy, 
 
 Will'm Kimball, 
 
 Benj'a Parker, 
 
 Adam Bartlet, 
 
 Zadock Bartlet, 
 
 John Grandy, Jr., 
 
 Parker Grandy, 
 
 Eli Partridge, 
 
 Eleazer Jackson, 
 
 voluntarily signed the following declaration, declaring it to be their real Sen- 
 timents, viz. . 
 
 That, Whereas it has been Reported that the People in Chesterfield are 
 Unanimously agreed in the Union taking place Between the State of Vermont 
 and the Grants on this side of the River, this is to acquaint the world that we, 
 whose Names are under written are of opinion that the measures already 
 taken are Illegal and unjust as they are conducted, and we are altogether 
 against those measures, unless they are carried on with more general Satisfac- 
 tion to the United States and to the State of Newhampshire in Particular, 
 
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 ■whose subjects we profess to be till we are Legally set of by the United States. 
 Chesterfield, August 33d, 1781. 
 
 And whereas there are many Illegal and unjust measures carrying on against 
 the friends of Newhampshire and Safety to the Stale as we judge,— we are 
 therefore at loss to know what to Do; our Eyes are therefore unto you as our 
 Patrons, Confiding Entirely in your wisdom to Direct us in our Duty. We 
 therefore beg your advice and Protection, and Conclude by subscribing our- 
 selves your Loyal and affectionate subjects, 
 
 Nath'l Bingham, 
 Michael Cbbsey, 
 William Lee, 
 James Robertson. 
 Chesterfield. August 35th, 1781." 
 
 What action the General Court took with regard to the above 
 memorial, is not apparent. The State authorities seem not to have 
 taken any very decisive measures respecting the towns that had 
 seceded, but to have been awaiting the action of Congress, to which 
 body, as has already been stated, application had been made to set- 
 tle the controversy. On the 7th of August, Congress passed a res- 
 olution to the effect that a committee of five should be appointed 
 "to confer with such person or persons as may be appointed by the 
 people residing on the New Hampshire Grants, on the West side 
 of Connecticut River, or by their representative body, respecting 
 their claim to be an independent State, etc." It was recommend- 
 ed, in this resolution, to the people occupying the territoiy above- 
 named, to appoint an agent or agents, to go immediately to Phila- 
 delphia, with full powers to confer with the committee appointed 
 by Congress. 
 
 The following extract from the proceedings of a meeting of per- 
 sons from ten towns in Cheshire county, one of them being Ches- 
 terfield, will serve to show how the resolution of Congress relating 
 to the dispute, was received by the adherents of Vermont on the 
 east side of the river : "It was very unanimously agreed by the 
 persons convened as aforesaid, that some person be appointed to 
 wait on the Hon'ble Committee of Safety at Exeter, as soon as pos- 
 sible, and to lay before them the State of this County respecting 
 the aforesaid dispute, and in particular that those persons who ad- 
 here to the late unhappy union of the New Hampshire Grants, are 
 either Ignorantly or Willfully blinded in regard to the construction 
 
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 they put upon the Resolves of the Hon'ble Congress of the 7th 
 and 8th of August last, which serves in some towns to confirm 
 some Persons, who are for the Union, in their former opinion, and 
 some who were not fully Established have (by some means or 
 other, since the said Resolve became Publick) consented to the 
 union; and some who are attached to New Hampshire, say the 
 Congress have not determined whether we shall belong to Vermont 
 or not. * * * * " The meeting, from the proceed- 
 ings of which the above extract is made, was held at Keene, Sept. 
 21, 1781. 
 
 Congress at last decided, as an indispensable preliminary to the 
 recognition of the independence of Vermont, that that State should 
 abandon all claims to lands on the east side of the Connecticut, and 
 should be limited on the west by a line running from the north- 
 west corner of Massachusetts, twenty miles east of Hudson river, 
 to Lake Champlain. To this condition the Vermont Assembly 
 was unwilling to accede, and resolved to maintain inviolate the 
 "Articles of Union." 
 
 Affairs had now arrived at a crisis. Frequent conflicts of author- 
 ity took place between Vermont and New Hampshire officials, and 
 one that occurred in November of this year came near ending in 
 the shedding of blood. On the night of November 5th, Samuel 
 Davis, of Chesterfield, acting as constable under the authority of 
 Vermont, attempted to serve a "precept" upon James Robertson. 
 Dr. Belknap says that the precept, or writ, was in an action of debt. 
 Robertson happened to be, at the time, in the house of Nathaniel 
 Bingham, who lived a short distance north of the Centre Village, 
 on what is now known as "Wetherbee Hill." Davis was resisted, 
 and at last was obliged to withdraw without effecting the object of 
 his visit. Soon after this affair, Davis made the following com- 
 plaint against John Grandy, Jr., who was also present when he 
 tried to serve his writ: 
 
 "To the Hon. Sam'l King, Esqr., justice of the peace. Complains 
 Sam'l Davis, that on the Night of the 5th of Nov'r Instant, being 
 in the house of Nathaniel Bingham in the Execution of his office 
 as Constable, in attempting to serve a precept upon James Robart- 
 son, — that John Grandy did by force and arms oppose him, the s'd 
 Sam'l Davis, and Did Not Suffer him to make his service ; all 
 
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 which is against the peace and Dignity of this State : this is there- 
 fore to pray your hon'r to grant a warrant to apprehend the s'd 
 Grandy so that he may be Done with as Law and Justice Doth 
 thereunto appertain, as in Duty Bound your complainant in Duty 
 Bound shall Ever pray." Sam'l Davis, Cons. 
 
 Thereupon, Samuel King issued a warrant for the arrest of 
 Grandy and his committal to the jail at Charlestown. This war- 
 rant was as follows : 
 
 "STATE OF VERMONT, | Whereas .Tohn Grandy, jun'r of Chester- 
 
 Washijtgton 8s. ) feald in said County was Conveaned before 
 
 rne Samuel King Esquear one of the Justis of the pease for said Countey, 
 for Impeading and hindring one Sam. Davis Constable of said Chesterfeald 
 Executing his ofis and I proceed to Examin.into the matar, the offence ap- 
 peared to me with its Aggravetison to be so notorious and horid that I ordareed 
 the ofEendar to be bound to the Neaxt Countey Cort; and the said John did 
 refuse to get Bondsman for his appearans at said Cort. 
 
 To the Sherif of said County, his Deputy or Byther of the Constables of 
 the town of Chesterfield, in the name and by the Authority of the freemen 
 of the State of Vermount, you are hereby Required to take the body of John 
 Grandy, jun'r, of said Chesterfield, if he may be found within your Precinct, 
 and him Commit to the Common Gaol in Charlestown in said County, within 
 his said Prison, and our said Sherif or Gaol Keeper is hereby required to keep 
 the said John till he be had before our Justices of our next County Cort to 
 be holden in said County. Hereof fail not, as you will answer on your per- 
 ril. Given under my hand at Chesterfield, this 12th day of November, 1781. 
 
 Samuel Klng, Justice of the peace. 
 
 Attest — Isaac Grlswold, Dept. Sherif. 
 
 A warrant was issued the same day for the arrest of Bingham, 
 by Moses Smith, (Jr.), who was also a justice of the peace com- 
 missioned by Vermont. 
 
 STATE OF VERMONT, \ 
 
 Wasijington, ss. j "Whereas Nathaniel Bingham was convented 
 before me, Moses Smith, Justice peace within and for the County of Wash- 
 ington, for impending and hindring, as well as opposing an oflBcer in the Ex- 
 ecution of his office in Chesterfield in the County aforesaid, I thereupon hav- 
 ing taken Into consideration the case aforesaid do adjudge that the said Na- 
 thaniel find sureties to the next County Cort of Common Pleas, to be holden 
 in this County, in the sum of five hundred Pounds Lawfull money, for his 
 appearance at said [court] : These are therefore in the name and By the 
 authority of the freemen of the State of Vermount, to command you, the 
 Sheriff, under sheriff or Deputy or Gaoler of the County aforesaid, to Recive 
 
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 the Body of the said Nathaniel and him keep and have in the Gaol of our 
 said County untill he may be had before, the Justices of our County Cort or 
 Cort of Common Pleas, next to be holden at Charlestown, within the County 
 aforesaid. .Hereof fail not at your perril. Given under _ my hand this 13th 
 day of November, A. D, 1781. Moses Smith, Justice of the Peace. 
 
 Attest — Isaac Griswold, Dep't. Sherif. 
 
 The complaint against Mr. Bingham was "that on the aboves'd 
 night, s'd Bingham did by force and arms oppose the s'd Davice, 
 and ordered him to depart his house, and told him that none of his 
 precepts should be served in his house." It appears that Bingham 
 and Grandy both refused to get bondsmen, preferring to go to jail. 
 About the same time, a complaint was made against Lieut. [Wil- 
 liam] Lee, in which he was charged "with threatening to take the 
 life of the said Samuel Davis ; whereupon a warrant is issued and 
 orders given to break up any house where the said Lee may be 
 found." From the last clause of this extract, it is evident that the 
 Vermont party were thoroughly in earnest. However, it is not 
 known that Lee was actually arrested. After Bingham and Grandy 
 had been lodged in jail at Charlestown, they sent the following 
 petition to the General Court of New Hampshire : "To the Hon- 
 orable the Council and House of Representatives in General As- 
 sembly now sitting at Exeter : The petition of Nathaniel Bingham 
 and John Grandy, Jun., of Chesterfield in said County, Humbly 
 shews — That your Petitioners are now confined in the Gaol in 
 Charlestown in said County by two several Mittimuses, the one 
 signed by Samuel King, the other by Moses Smith of Chesterfield 
 aforesaid, for the supposed crime of opposing a Constable acting 
 under the authority of the State of Vermont in said Chesterfield, 
 as by the copies of the Mittimuses herewith transmitted will ap- 
 pear. How far we are justly chargeable with the fact of oppos- 
 ing the said Constable (for we suppose it to be no crime) your Hon- 
 ors will be able to judge from an impartial account of our conduct, 
 presented by the Bearer. The pain we feel from our disagreeable 
 confinement, induces us to trouble the Assembly with this Petition, 
 not doubting but they will grant us such relief as on full considera- 
 tion of our case shall be tho't expedient ; and as in duty bound shall 
 ever pray Nath'l Bingham, 
 
 John Grandy, Jun'r. 
 
 Charlestown, Nov'r ye i6th, 1781." 
 
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 At the same time, Binghiim transmitted to the spealjer of the 
 House of Representatives this statement: "As the Town of Ches- 
 terfield in the County of Chesliire has been some time destitute of 
 any officers either civil or military who would act under the author- 
 ity of New Hampshire, vve were advised by some of the principal 
 Persons in the County to nominate one or two persons as Justices 
 of the peace and return their names to the Assembly to be com- 
 missioned if they tho't proper. We were accordingly assembled 
 for that purpose at my House in said Chesterfield on the evening 
 of the sixth of November Instant. About 8 o'clock in the evenfng 
 Samuel Davis of Chesterfield aforesaid, who was legally appointed 
 and sworn as Constable for said Town for the present year, but has 
 since taken another oath as Constable for said Town under the 
 authority of the State of Vermont, under which authority only he 
 will act — came in with five others, and after some conversation 
 took a book from under his coat, which I suppose to contain the 
 Laws of Vermont, and said he would be glad to read a paragraph 
 in it. I told him I did not choose to have him read any of the Acts 
 or Laws of Vermont there, and forbade his doing it, and desired 
 him to withdraw, for he interrupted us ; and some one in the com- 
 pany said if he read any riot act there it would be kicked into the 
 fire ; after some other conversation he put up his book, and said he 
 had a Precept against one of the Company, and I forbade his read- 
 ing any Precept under Vermont in my house, — on which he and 
 his attendants left us. On the twelfth of Nov'r ins't, I was taken 
 by a warrant signed by Moses Smith, directed to the Sheriff of the 
 County of Washington, and was carried before the s.iid Smith, and 
 sentenced as set forth in the Mittimus, and kept in close confine- 
 ment untill the afternoon of the 13th instant; then conveyed to the 
 north part of Walpole, and the next day committed to this Gaol 
 with John Grandy, jun'r, who is in the same situation with myself, 
 except that he was committed by Samuel King. The above is a 
 true state of facts, which I beg leave humbly to submit to the Gen- 
 eral Assembly of the State of New Hampshire. 
 
 Nathaniel Bingham. 
 
 Charlestown, Nov'r ye i6th, 17S1. 
 
 To the Speaker of the House of Representatives." 
 
 It will be observed that Davis gave the date of the attempted 
 
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 arrest of Robertson as the jtfth of November, and Bingham the 
 sixth. It has not been ascertained which of these dates is the cor- 
 rect one. The above petition and statement having been received 
 by the New Hampshire Assembly, an act was passed by the House, 
 on the 27th of November, authorizing the sheriff of Cheshire coun- 
 ty to release all persons confined in the jail at Charlestown by 
 authority of Vermont. The sheriff was empowered to call upon 
 the sheriff of any county, or even upon the sheriffs of all the other 
 counties in the State, for assistance; and, if necessary, to call to 
 his aid any military officer of the State, and his troops. 
 
 Armed with this act, Col. Enoch Hale, of Rindge, sheriff of 
 Cheshire county, proceeded immediately to Charlestown in order 
 to release Bingham and Grandy. The jailer, Isaac Ely, not only 
 refused to deliver the prisoners, but at once made a complaint 
 against Col. Hale, charging him with an attempt to break the jail, 
 with intent to release Bingham and Grandy. The 29th of Novem- 
 ber, Hale was brought before justices Benj. Giles, Nath'l S. Pren- 
 tice and Elijah Bingham, for examination. These justices declared 
 that the fact of his attempting to break the jail was fully proved, 
 and ordered him to recognize for his appearance at the next county 
 court, in the sum of five hundred pounds, or stand committed. 
 Hale having refused to recognize, he was committed to the Charles- 
 town jail by Isaac Griswold, a deputy sheriff for the new county. 
 
 The same day. Gen. Bellows, of Walpole, sent a letter to Meshech 
 Weare, president of the New Hampshire Council, informing him 
 of the imprisonment of the Cheshire sheriff, and urging the neces- 
 sity of taking immediate measures to carry out the orders of the 
 State. "Something effectual must be done," wrote the General ; 
 "dallying will not answer, and unless some force can be obtained 
 from without the County of Cheshire, it vvill not be advisable to 
 dispute the ground any longer." 
 
 The Vermont authorities were now afraid that an attempt would 
 be made, on the part of New Hampshire, to accomplish by military 
 force what the Cheshire sheriff had failed to do. Accordingly, 
 William Page, sheriff of the new county of Washington, sent a let- 
 ter to Samuel King of this town, who was serving the State of Ver- 
 mont as colonel of a regiment of militia, requesting him to hold 
 his regiment in readiness to march "on the shortest notice." The 
 
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 date of this letter was Dec. ist, 1781. Soon after receiving Sheriff 
 Page's letter, Col. King transmitted it to Col. Chamberlain, prob- 
 ably of Westmoreland, together with one written by himself. Col. 
 King's letter was as follows : "To Col. Chamberlain : I shall trans- 
 mit to you a copy of an Express I Rec'd Sabbath day night from 
 the Sheriff of this county. Therefore, Sir, I would desire you to 
 Favor the Captains in j'our Town with a copy of this [Page's 
 letter], or with this, and Exert yourself that the men may all be 
 Ready to march at the shortest notice, and Doubt not your nor the 
 Captains' Exertions on such an Important matter and critical time 
 as I view this to be, and wish they may universally turn out in De, 
 fence of so just a cause. So I remain your most obedient servant, 
 
 Samuel King, Colo. 
 Decem'r 3d, 17S1. 
 
 To Colo. Chamberlain, Capt. Franklin, Capt. Cole and Capt. But- 
 terfield.* 
 
 P. S. I have sent this Day to the other Towns in the Regiment 
 Simelar Letters to this." 
 
 Notices were also sent to various other officers in the interest of 
 Vermont, to hold their men in readiness to meet the force which it 
 was anticipated that the government of New Hampshire was going 
 to send into the western part of the State. Col. Samuel King was 
 particularly zealous in the support of the cause of the Grants, and 
 ready to fight, if necessary. The following letter from Michael 
 Cressey to Gen. Bellows, gives us .some insight into the state of 
 affairs in Chesterfield at that time: '■^Sir — I Beg the Leave to in- 
 form your Hon'r that the Pertened Coll. King has sent out, By 
 order as I am informed from Doc. Page, to Raise his Rige'mt to 
 oppose New Hampshire, and that he Called the militia of this 
 Town together yesterday to see who would fight against New Hamp- 
 shire, and that as I am Credably informed there was about Sixty 
 turned out as Vollenters for that Purpose and the sed King Urged 
 them in the Strongest terms to Stand By one another and by thire 
 
 *Tliere appears to be no doubt that all these officers belonged to Westmore- 
 land. Col. Chamberlain's Christian name has not, however, been ascertained. 
 Capt. [Nathan] Franklin died in that town. Capt. [John] Cole removed to 
 Londonderry, Vt. , where he died. Capt. Butterfield was probably Jonas 
 Butterfield, who had been a lieutenant in Major Whitcomb's Rangers. 
 
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 officers for thire Rights against the State of New Hampshire, assur- 
 ing them if they stood firm New Hampshire would not fight; it 
 is also reported that he sent over to Capt. Sarjants at Brattilbrough 
 to assist, but what return unknown. Sir, I thought Proper to in- 
 form you of these movements and I Pray Heaven to give both you 
 and the State of New Hampshire wisdom to conduct matters wisely 
 at such a Critical day as this. From your most obedient and Hum- 
 ble Sarv't, Michael Cresey. 
 
 Chesterfield, Dec'ber ye 5th, 1781. 
 To Gen'al Bellows." 
 . In the meantime, the New Hampshire authorities were not idle. 
 On the 5th day of December, the Committee of Safety, at Exeter, 
 issued an order to Moses Kelley, sheriff of Hillsborough county, to 
 raise the body of his county, for the purpose of releasing the prison- 
 ers in the jail at Charlestown, or any other place within the State, 
 who had been committed by authority of Vermont. Sheriff Kelley 
 was also directed to call to his aid all the militia necessary to effect 
 the liberation of said prisoners, and Gen. Moses Nichols and Gen. 
 Bellows were ordered to be ready to furnish a sufficient number of 
 men, completely armed, and supplied with ammunition, as soon as 
 possible, if called upon bj' Sheriff Kelley to do so. Besides liber- 
 ating the prisoners, Kelley was to apprehend the following persons : 
 Benjamin Giles, Esq., of Newport ; Nathaniel Sartel Prentice, Esq., 
 ofAlstead; Samuel King and Moses Smith, Jr., of Chesterfield ; 
 Page and Ely, of Charlestown ; and Isaac GriswoJd, of Keene. 
 
 As has already been learned, Giles and Prentice were two of the 
 three justices who ordered the committal of Sheriff Hale, and Gris- 
 wold was the sheriff who executed the order. 
 
 Gov. Chittenden of Vermont having been informed of the meas- 
 ures taken by New Hampshire to maintain its jurisdiction over the 
 seceded towns, sent an order to Gen. Elisha Payne to call out such 
 military forces as would be necessary to assist the sheriff of Wash- 
 ington county in the execution of the laws, provided New Hamp- 
 shire insisted upon hostile measures. Gov. Chittenden concluded 
 as follows: "* * * and provided New Hampshire make an 
 attack with an armed force^ you are hereby ordered to repel force 
 by force ; and in the meantime you will use every means in your 
 power, consistent with the peace, happiness and dignity of this 
 
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 State, to prevent the Effusion of human Blood, which at this time 
 might be more or less injurious to the common cause of America, 
 as well as attended with many other serious considerations ; and 
 which I pray God may never take place." 
 
 This order bore the date of Dec. 15, (1781). Gen. Payne sent 
 a copy of this order to President Weare of the Council, at the same 
 time proposing measures for an amicable settlement of the difficul- 
 ties. December 21st, Gen. Roger Enos and William Page, sheriff 
 of the new county of Washington, were authorized to go to Exeter 
 in order to use their endeavors to bring about a settlement of the 
 dispute between the two States. They were to act in conjunction 
 with Col. Ira Allen, who had been already appointed by the Gov- 
 ernor of Vermont for that purpose. 
 
 When Page arrived at Exeter, he was seized by the New Hamp- 
 shire authorities, and imprisoned. Enos and Allen, notwithstanding 
 the arrest of Page, signified their desire to enter upon the business 
 for which they had been commissioned. 
 
 The persons for whose arrest orders had been given by the Com- 
 mittee of Safety, Dec. 5, not having been apprehended, orders 
 were issued anew, the 27th of the same month, to Jonathan Martin, 
 of Wilton, to apprehend Samuel King, gentleman, and Moses Smith 
 (Jr.), yeoman, both of Chesterfield ; also Isaac Griswold, yeomark, 
 of Keene, and Nathaniel Sartel Prentice, Esq., of Alstead. All the 
 civil and military officers of the State were required "to aid and 
 assist in the premises." Special Sheriff Robert Smith soon had 
 possession of King, and started with him for Exeter ; but he had 
 got no farther than Keene, when he was set upon by a party of 
 anti-New Hampshire men, who rescued King. Sheriff Smith there- 
 upon issued the following advertisement : "Four Hundred Silver 
 Dollars Reward To any Person or Persons that Brings Samuel King 
 of Chesterfield to Exiter in the State of Newhampshier & there 
 Confine Him in Gaol, or Have Him the said King Before the Com- 
 mittee of Safety of s'd State ; As said Sam'l King was taken Priso- 
 ner By Vertue of a Warrant to the Subscriber Derected & Con- 
 ducted under a Proper Guard Twenty Miles, s'd King at the Town 
 of Keen By a Number of Men Armed w'h Clubs, Sword and 
 Staves, w'h Captains Farebanks, Davis, Pratt, Pomeroy & Harvie 
 of Chesterfield at their Head & Capt. Carslil of Westmoreland w'h 
 
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 a Small Paitie— which Parties Did on the Morning of the first Day 
 of Jan. 1783 By Voilance Ressque the said Samuel King Prisoner 
 from Robert Smith, Special Sherif." 
 
 The fact that King had been conducted twenty miles, and was 
 rescued in the town of Keene, renders it highly jjrobable that he 
 was not arrested in Chesterfield. A few days after this occurrence 
 (probably on the 7th of the same month) Sheriff Smith made the 
 following return : "Pursuant to the within Warrant I have appre- 
 hended the body of the within named Samuel King, Gentle'n, who 
 was rescued ; the others are not found." From this it seems that 
 King was soon re-arrested ; but the writer has not been able to 
 learn anything concerning his trial. It is certain, however, that he 
 was soon taking part in town affairs again. A reward was also 
 offered for the arrest of Griswold and Moses Smith (Jr.) ; but it 
 has not been ascertained whether they were apprehended or not. 
 
 On the first day of January, 1782, at midnight, Captain Joseph 
 Burt, of Westmoreland, wrote a letter to President Weare, in which 
 he gave an account of afl^airs taking place in Chesterfield, and 
 prayed that something might be done for the relief of those who 
 were still loyal to the State. According to Capt. Burt's statement, 
 the party that had rescued King, the morning of the first of January, 
 returned to Chesterfield and arrested Lieut. [James] Robertson, 
 whom they were disposed "to treat according to the custom of 
 Vermont, that is, by whipping him." But it was very uncertain in 
 Capt. Burt's mind, whether they would really venture to do so. 
 His informant was Mr. Bingham's son, who stated that a number 
 of others had been driven away from their homes that cold night, 
 by the riotous Vermont men. He himself had gone to Westmore- 
 land to seek refuge. Capt. Burt added : "The triumphs of the 
 Vermonts are great, and [they] say that New Hampshire dare not 
 come like men, in the day-time, but like a thief, and steal a man or 
 two away." 
 
 The next day (Jan. 2), Gen. Bellows also sent a letter to Presi- 
 dent Weare, depicting in very vigorous language the unhappy con- 
 dition of affairs in Chesterfield. After referring to the rescuing of 
 King, the General said : "Upon the return of the Mob, after proper 
 refreshment at said King's, they sought for all those Persons who 
 were any way concerned in assisting the aforesaid officer [Sheriff" 
 
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 Smith], some of which they got into their hands and have abused 
 in a shameful and barbarous manner by Striking, Kicking and all 
 the indignities which such a Hellish pack can be guilty of, obliging 
 them to promise and engage never to appear against the new state 
 again ; and this is not all — -they sware they will extirpate all the 
 adherents to New Hampshire, threatening to Kill, Burn and Destroy 
 the Persons and Properties of all who oppose them ; that the 
 Friends to this State can not continue at said Chesterfield with 
 their Families, but are obliged to seek an Asylum in other Towns 
 among the Hampshire People. I have two respectable Inhabitants 
 of said Chesterfield now sheltering themselves under my roof, who 
 I have the Greatest reason to think would be Treated by them in a 
 barbarous manner were they in their Power, as they have stove^the 
 Doors and Broke up Houses in search of them. I am credibly in- 
 formed that there is in said Chesterfield about an Hundred Persons 
 who support said King, who Damn New Hampshire and all their 
 authority to Hell, and say they (New Hampshire) can do nothing 
 only in a mean, underhanded way ; in short, they Defy all the 
 authority and force of the State and are determined to support and 
 maintain their usurped authority maugre all attempts that have 
 [been] or shall be made to curb and restrain their usurpations. The 
 wrath of man and the Raging of the Sea are in Scripture put to- 
 gether, and it is He alone who can rule the latter and restrain the 
 former." 
 
 Such was the gloomy state of affairs in this part of the State, as 
 described by Capt. Burt and Gen. Bellows. It is to be regretted 
 that we have no statement of the proceedings of the Vermont party 
 in this town during the -month of January, 1782, and the preceding 
 December, from some respectable member of that party ; but, after 
 making due allowance for the prejudices of the narrators above 
 quoted, it seems fair to infer that there was too much truth in what 
 they wrote. The tradition of the indignities inflicted by some of 
 the Vermont party upon the adherents of New Hampshire, still 
 lingers in the town. 
 
 The New Hampshire government now resolved to raise an armed 
 force and send it into the western part of the State. Accordingly, 
 the House of Representatives, on the 8th of Jan., 1782, voted "that 
 
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 the said armed force consist of one thousand men, including offi- 
 cers ; that a proclamation be issued and forwarded to the several 
 towns and places in the western part of this State, setting forth the 
 reasons for raising said armed force." The proclamation referred 
 to in the resolution passed by the House, and concurred in by the 
 Council, was issued, and allowed forty days for the people in the 
 revolted towns to subscribe to a declaration to the effect that they 
 would recognize the jurisdiction of New Hampshire as far west- 
 ward as Connecticut river. On the loth of the same month, it was 
 voted that the men should be raised by draft, or otherwise, out of 
 certain designated regiments, and should be formed into two new 
 regiments, of six companies each. Maj. Gen. John Sullivan was 
 appointed commander of these forces. But it seems that the troops, 
 for the raising of which these provisions were made, were not 
 called into actual service. 
 
 On the first day of January, 1782, Gen. Washington addressed a 
 letter to Gov. Chittenden of Vermont, that doubtless did much 
 toward bringing this memorable controversy to a close. It has 
 already been stated that Congress had defined the limits that Ver- 
 mont must accept, as an indispensable preliminary to admission 
 into the Confederation of States ; and that the west bank of Con- 
 necticut river was to be the eastern boundary of that State. Gen. 
 Washington used, in his letter, the following emphatic language : 
 "I am apt to think * * « * that your late extension of claim 
 has, upon the principle I have above mentioned, rather diminished 
 than increased your friends ; and that, if such extension should be 
 persisted in, it will be made a common cause, and not considered 
 as only affecting the rights of those States immediately interested 
 in the loss of territory ; — a loss of too serious a nature not to claim 
 the attention of any people. There is no calamity within the com- 
 pass of my foresight which is more to be dreaded than the necessity 
 of coercion on the part of Congress ; and consequently every en- 
 deavour should be used to prevent the execution of so disagreeable 
 a measure." 
 
 On the 23d of February following, the Assembly of Vermont, 
 then in session at Bennington, passed a resolution accepting the 
 boundaries prescribed by Congress, and relinquishing all claims to 
 any territory lying without said boundaries. Thus ended this great 
 
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 controversy. Yet peace and harmony were , by no means wholly 
 re-established in the disaffected towns. Says Dr. Belknap in his 
 classic "History of New Hampshire:" "Though cut off from their 
 connection with Vermont, the revolted towns did not at once return 
 to a state of peace ; but the divisions and animosities which had 
 so long subsisted, continued to produce disagreeable effects." 
 
 At what time Bingham, Grandy and Sheriff Hale were liberated, 
 has not been ascertained ; but it is certain that Hale was at liberty, 
 and in pursuit of Esquire Giles, Ijefore the loth of Jan., 1782. 
 
 Vermont having renounced jurisdiction over the revolted towns, 
 application was made to Gen. Bellows, of Walpole, and William 
 Lee, justices of the peace, by more than thirty of the inhabitants 
 and freeholders of Chesterfield, to issue a warrant for the annual 
 town-meeting for the year 1782. In accordance with this applica- 
 tion, the justices above named called a meeting, to be held on the 
 0th of March. At this meeting, Ephraim Baldwin was chosen 
 town-clerk. Samuel King, Jonas Fairbanks, Abner Johnson^ 
 Moses Smith, Esq., and Eleazer Jackson were elected selectmen. 
 Thereupon, a minority of the voters submitted the following protest 
 against the proceedings of the majority : 
 
 "We, the subscribers, freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of 
 Chesterfield, duly qualified by law to vote in town affairs, being legally as- 
 sembled in order to choose town-officers, hereby enter our Protest against the 
 proceedings of the majority of the said town of Chesterfield : 
 1st. With respect to their proceeding to act in town affairs without pro- 
 ducing a proper list of voters according to law, though requested. 
 2d. In their proceeding to choose a man for moderator [Jonas Fairbanks] 
 who has openly appeared at the head of a company, to encourage them to 
 take up arms against the authority of the State of New Hampshire, and 
 who has not as yet made any proper retraction. 
 3d. In the choice of a town-clerk who is of the same principles as the mod- 
 erator. 
 4th. In their choosing a man for first selectman [King] who is at present a 
 prisoner for misdemeanor against the State, and rescued by the greater 
 part of those who are voters in carrying their point in the above meeting. 
 5th. In their choosing the man for second selectman whom they chose for 
 moderator; — all which we think is against the law of this State and liber- 
 ties of America, whereby we think ourselves justified in our above pro- 
 ceedings. 
 Chesterfield, March 6, 1783." 
 
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 The protest was -signed by thirty-five voters, members of the 
 New Hampshire party. This meeting was adjourned to the 27th 
 of the same month, at which time the votes passed at the preceding- 
 meeting were ratified. 
 
 The next town-meeting was held on the 17th of the following 
 April, and was called in the name of New Hampshire. The war- 
 rant was signed by all the selectmen, including Samuel King him- 
 self. At this meeting it was voted not to raise money for school- 
 ing, and a committee of nine men was chosen "to make an average 
 in said town respecting raising men to fill up the continental army." 
 
 Another meeting was held on the 13th of May, at which Samuel 
 King was elected to represent the town in the General Court of 
 New Hampshire. The vote that had been passed at the preceding 
 meeting to constitute a committee of nine, was reconsidered ; and 
 the selectmen were instructed "to class" the town for all services 
 done in the war, and to act according to their judgment in all mat- 
 ters relating thereto. 
 
 An event that occurred in September, shows that open hostility 
 to New Hampshire had not wholly died out. When the inferior 
 court met at Keene, that month, a mob of anti-New Hampshire 
 men under the lead of Samuel Davis, of Chesterfield, attempted to 
 break it up. It is said that Davis, followed b}' his companions, 
 entered the court-room and declared that the court should not be 
 opened. The court was thereupon adjourned for a short time. It 
 appears that Davis and his party soon found that their opponents 
 were more numerous than themselves, and desisted from any fur- 
 ther attempts, to molest the court. Several of the leaders, including 
 Davis, were arrested and put under bonds to appear at the next 
 term of the superior court, to answer to the charge of assaulting 
 the justices of the inferior court, and their clerk, and compelling 
 them to desist from the lawful execution of the business of the 
 same. Davis and his associates pleaded guilty, and threw them- 
 selves upon the mercy of the court. No sentence was passed upon 
 them, and they were discharged. 
 
 In June, 1781, a new convention for framing a constitution as- 
 sembled at Concord ; but Chesterfield sent no delegate to this con- 
 vention. A new constitution having been drawn up, it was sub- 
 mitted to the people. The convention havingmet again, according 
 
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 to an adjournment, on the fourth Wednesday of Jan., 1782, it was 
 found that the proposed constitution had. been rejected. A new one 
 was, therefore, formed, and again sent to the people for their con- 
 sideration. The convention tlien adjourned to the last Tuesday in 
 December. 
 
 On the i8th of November, a town-meeting was held, for the pur- 
 pose of "hearing and.perusing the new constitution and acting up- 
 on it." This constitution having been read, a committee was ap- 
 pointed to revise the same, consisting of Lieut. Fairbanks, Dea. 
 Silas Thompson, Capt. Warner, Eleazer Jackson, Lieut. Cobleigh, 
 Ensign Ladd, Capt. Fairbanks, Capt. Harvey and Lieut. Fletcher. 
 The meeting then adjourned to the first Thursday in December 
 (the 5th). At the adjourned meeting, the new constitution, as 
 amended and altered by the committee chosen for that purpose, was 
 accepted. Capt. Fairbanks was also chosen to attend the conven- 
 tion at Concord, that was to meet, according to adjournment, the 
 last Tuesday of the month. The convention having assembled, it 
 was found that the second proposed constitution had been rejected ; 
 whereupon the convention again adjourned, to meet the first Tues- 
 day in June, 1783; at which time they met and agreed upon a 
 third form, to be submitted to the people. The convention then 
 adjourned to the 3[st of the next October. 
 
 The annual town-meeting for the year 1783 was held on the 5th 
 of March. After choosing a town-clerk, the meeting adjourned to 
 the last Wednesday of the month. At the adjourned meeting, 
 Capt. Harvey, Eleazer Pomeroy, Eleazer Jackson, Capt. Davis and 
 Lieut. Fletcher were elected selectmen. This meeting was also 
 adjourned to the last day of the month. At the meeting that was 
 held agreeably to the last adjournment, a petition was presented, 
 relating to the appointment of justices of the peace. The petition- 
 ers were of the opinion that the whole town ought to have a voice 
 in the selection of justices of the peace, and desired that the town 
 should petition the General Court to drop the old ones, and let the 
 town choose such as it saw fit. The record states that the town 
 voted "to hear and answer the petition." 
 
 The next meeting was held April 23. At this meeting it was 
 voted "to warn all persons out of town that were not inhabitants 
 
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 by law." Eleazer Pomeroy and Samuel King were chosen dele- 
 gates to attend the constitutional convention at Concord, the follow- 
 ing June. "Warning persons out of town" was practised, in early 
 times, not only in this State, but in Massachusetts. It is not to be 
 inferred that the persons so warned were always disreputable ; on 
 the contrary, it is said that they were frequently respectable, indus- 
 trious people ; but not having established a home and residence 
 according to the law of that time, they were warned to' leave the 
 town. In certain cases, however, it is doubtless true that persons 
 were ordered to leave because they were regarded as unfit to be- 
 come inhabitants of the town. 
 
 The constitutional convention having sent out a third form for a 
 constitution, a town-meeting was held on the 17th of September, 
 to consider the same. Lieut. Brown, Eleazer Pomeroy, Deacon 
 Thompson, Lieut. Fairbanks and Moses Smith, Esq., were chosen 
 a committee to propose alterations in the form submitted, and make 
 report at an adjourned meeting. The same committee was also in- 
 structed "to draw up something relative of easing the people, re- 
 specting paying debts and taxes." The meeting then adjourned 
 to the first Monday in October. A petition was presented at the 
 adjourned meeting, to get the eastern end of the town set off for a 
 separate township ; but it was voted not to grant it. 
 
 With regard to the new constitution, it was voted that each coun. 
 ty should choose its own officers, civil and military ; that the State 
 should pay the representatives to the General Court out of the pub- 
 lic fund ; that every incorporated town should send a representa- 
 tive ; finally, that the new constitution, as amended by the commit- 
 tee, be accepted. 
 
 When the convention for forming a constitution assembled, ac- 
 cording to adjournment, on the 31st day of October, it was found 
 that the last form sent out to the people had been accepted. Ac- 
 cordingly, this form was declared to be the "Civil Constitution for 
 the State of New Hampshire," to go into effect on the first Wed- 
 nesday of June, 17S4. 
 
 At a town-meeting held Dec. 5, Samuel King was elected to rep- 
 resent Chesterfield and Hinsdale in the General Court, till the next 
 June. 
 
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 While the controversy between New Hampshire and Vermont 
 was at its height, a considerable number of towns in Grafton and 
 Cheshire counties refused to contribute toward the expenses of the 
 war that was going on at the same time with Great Britain. Even 
 after the dispute had been virtually ended, it seems that many of 
 the inhabitants east of Connecticut river, in the lately revolted 
 towns, refused, or at least were very unwilling, to pay taxes into 
 the treasury of New Hampshire. In a letter addressed to Presi- 
 dent Weare by Col. Enoch Hale, Feb. ii, 17S3, the latter refers to 
 a letter he had received from Gen. Sullivan, respecting his (Hale's) 
 power to raise the "body of Cheshire county" to assist in collecting 
 the public taxes. Col. Hale added : "But notwithstanding many 
 difficulties. we labor under, I immediately sent orders to Col. Reu- 
 ben Alexander* to raise the.body of his regiment and march them 
 into Chesterfield on Tuesday, the zist of that month [Jan., 
 17&3]) or as many of them as might be sufficient to assist me in 
 carrying the act of the General Assembly into execution ; but the 
 clamor of the people has been such that he fears to comply with 
 the orders ; giving me for reason, that, in such case, the greater 
 part that could be raised would turn out with intent to mutinize 
 and confound our proceedings ; and the same opinion is prevailing 
 with Capt. Doolittle, Esq. Lee and man}' others of our well-wishers 
 to Government, some of which affirm that they fear to speak their 
 own opinion openly, and wish to be protected in* some other man- 
 ner, as the wisdoin of the General Assembly might direct." Op- 
 position to New Hampshire gradually died out, however, and no 
 further call upon the military to assist in the collection of taxes in 
 Chesterfield, appears to have been made. 
 *Col. Reuben Alexander was of Winchester. 
 
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 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Military History of the Town During the Wa/r of the Sevolution. 
 The Lexington Alarm — Chesterfield Men in Col. James Reid's Regiment — 
 Gunpowder for the Use of the Town — Col. Timothy Bedel's Regiment, 
 1776— Chesterfield Men in Col. Joshua Wingate's Regiment, 1776; in Col. 
 Nahum Baldwin's Regiment; in Col. David Gilman's Regiment — Militia 
 Act of 1776— The Ticonderoga Alarms, in May and June, 1777; Rolls of 
 the Men Who "Went from Chesterfield and Westmoreland — Boll of Capt. 
 Kimball Carlton's Company — The British Prepare to Invade the Connec- 
 ticut Valley — Gen. Burgoyne's Instructions to Col. Baum — Capt. Carlton 
 and his Company March from Chesterfield to Join the Militia under Gen. 
 Stark, at Charlestown — the Battle of Bennington — Bounties Paid in 1778 
 —Men Who Enlisted from the Town in 1779 and '80— The Town Settles 
 with Nathan Thomas and Others for Lead furnished in 1776 — Vote of 
 the Town respecting the Pay of Soldiers — Imperfection of the Army 
 Records respecting the Killed and Wounded. 
 
 In September, 1775, the selectmen of Chesterfield made an enu- 
 meration of the inhabitants of the town. In their return of this 
 enumeration, made to the provincial authorities, they stated that 
 thirty-six persons were absent in the army ; that there were eighty- 
 six guns in the town fit for use, ninety-nine more being needed; 
 that there was no powder, and no slaves. The total number of in- 
 habitants of the town, exclusive of those in the. army, was 838. 
 
 The question now arises : Who were the thirty-six men that were 
 absent in the army.? This question can only be answered in part. 
 The alarm caused by the battle of Lexington seems to have induced 
 a number of men to enlist; but who these men were, has not been 
 ascertained. The "Army Rolls," in the office of the Adjutant- 
 General, show that the town paid bounties to the amount of 40 
 pounds, 6 shillings and 8 pence, to men who enlisted on account of 
 the "Lexington alarm;" but the names of the men who received the 
 bounties are not given. 
 
 Soon after the battle of Lexington, three regiments were organ- 
 ized in New Hampshire. The first regiment was commanded by 
 
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 Col. John Stark ; the second, by Col. Enoch Poor ; the third, by 
 Col. James Reid of Fitzwilliam. Jonathan Whitcomb commanded 
 the seventh company of Col. Reid's regiment. In Capt. Whit- 
 comb's company were the following Chesterfield men : 
 
 Joaeiih Smith. ' Elijah Walton. 
 
 Eleazer Jordan. Jodah Hastings. 
 
 Jonathan Farr. Elisha Walton. 
 
 Joshua Farr. Eleazer Oobleigh. 
 
 Eleazer Stoddard. Ephraim Fa/rr. 
 
 Joseph Metealf. Asa Oale. 
 
 Charles Johnson. John Merrill. 
 Benjamin Wheeler. 
 
 It is possible that the name of Stephen Bingham, and a few others, 
 should be added ; but the above names are the only ones that the 
 writer is able to identify with certainty. They were obtained from 
 a receipt which the members of Capt. Whitcomb's company had 
 given for money received "in lieu of coats promised by the Colony 
 of New Hampshire." The receipt bears the date of Oct. 13, 1775- 
 The company, at that time, was probably stationed at Medford, 
 Mass. 
 
 The eighth company of the same regiment (Col. Reid's), was 
 commanded by jfacob Hinds, of this town. From a receipt signed 
 by members of this company, it appears to have been at Medford, 
 in October, with Capt. Whitcomb's company. The names of the 
 men that can be identified with a fair degree of certainty as belong- 
 ing to Chesterfield, are as follows : Ezekiel Davis, David Stod- 
 dard and William Farwell, sergeants ; Jacob Davis, David 
 Rabbins and Richard Coughlan, privates. George Aldrich was 
 second-lieutenant, and Nahum Goodnow drummer, in the same 
 company. Both were from Westmoreland. 
 
 Col. Reid's regiment, together with Col. Stark's, took part in the 
 battle of Breed's Hill, (or Bunker's Hill, as it is commonly but 
 erroneously called.) It is not known. how long the Chesterfield 
 men who were in Col. Reid's regiment, remained in the service 
 after October ; but the regiment was re-organized late in the follow- 
 ing year, and some of them may have served till the re-organiza- 
 tion. It seems, however, to be quite certain that a few, at least, 
 had returned before the 12th of June, 1776. 
 
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 It appears from the following extracts from the Journal of the 
 House, that some time in June, 177^1 the selectmen, or town com- 
 mittee of safety, iiiade a requisition on the colonial authorities at 
 Exeter for gunpowder for the use of the town : 
 
 Monday, Jtinb 17, 1776. 
 
 Voted to choose a committee of this House to confer with a committee of 
 the Honorable Board on the expediency of furnishing the town of Chester- 
 field with powder to defend themselves against the attempts and assaults of 
 all persons who appear hy their conduct iniinical to this Country, and to 
 malse report to this House as soon as may be, and that Capt. Prentice, Maj. 
 Bellows and Dr. Dearborn be the committee of this House for that purpose. " 
 "Tuesday, June 18, 1776. 
 
 Voted that half a barrel of gunpowder be delivered out of the powder- 
 house in Exeter, to the selectmen of Chesterfield, on their order, for the use 
 of said town of Chesterfield, and that the said selectmen of Chesterfield, or 
 "some person in their stead, give a receipt therefor, and promise to account 
 with the treasurer of this Colony for the same. " 
 
 The Honorable Board concurred with the House in both votes. 
 
 In January, 1776, a regiment of New Hampshire men was raised 
 for the defence of the western frontier of the State, and placed un- 
 der the command of Col. Timoth}' Bedel. This regiment was at 
 the "Cedars," about 36 miles above Montreal, in the following May, 
 it having been sent there to re-enforce the American army in Can- 
 ada. Soon after, it was surrendered to the enemy by Major Butter- 
 field, Col. Bedel being absent. 
 
 The second company of this regiment was comrnanded by Capt. 
 Daniel Carlisle, of Westmoreland, and contained, at least, three 
 Chesterfield men, viz. : Aaron Smith, Ensign; Nathaniel Bacon, 
 Fifer ; Eleazer J^ordan, Corporal. 
 
 In July and August, a regiment was raised in New Hampshire, 
 of which Joshua Wingate was Colonel. This regiment went to re- 
 enforce the "Northern Army" in New York. Its seventh company 
 was commanded by Capt. William Humphrey, and in it were the 
 following men from Chesterfield : J^nhn Pratt, yames Wheeler, 
 Joseph Metcalf, Jr., Elijah Watson (.?) \_Walton'\, Gustavus 
 Bingham, Amasa Colburn, John Peacock, Ehenezer Porter, 
 William Day, Nathaniel Sanger. There may have been others 
 from Chesterfield, in the same company ; but their names have not 
 been identified with certainty. 
 
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 In September of the same year, Col. Nahum Baldwin's regiment 
 was raised, and, together with that of Col. Thomas Tash, was sent 
 to re-enforce the Continental army in New York. 
 
 The sixth company of Col. Baldwin's regiment was commanded 
 by Capt. John Houghton. It contained the following Chesterfield 
 men: John Bishop, jFames Robinson [Hoierison'], Josiah 
 Hastings, yonathan Farr, Ezekiel Powers, Jonathan Cressey, 
 Jonathan Far-well, Isaac Farr, Nathan Thomas, Jonathan 
 Farr, -^d. Capt. Houghton's company was mustered, apparently, 
 at Swanzey, Sept. 22. The men were paid 6 pounds in advance, 
 and were allowed one pound, 13 shillings and 4 pence for 200 miles 
 of travel. It is not known in what actions they were engaged, or 
 at what time they were discharged. 
 
 In the December following, another regiment was raised for the 
 same purpose as the two last mentioned, and plac'ed under com- 
 mand of Col. David Oilman. The first company was commanded 
 by Capt. Francis Town. There were, at least, two Chesterfield men 
 in this company, viz. : Zenas Fairbanks and Aaron Farr. Per- 
 haps the name of Levi Fairbanks should be added. 
 
 The "Militia Act" passed this year (1776), at the session of the 
 New Hampshire Assembly and "■Council," held in September, is 
 worthy of notice. This act provided for the organization of all 
 male persons, with certain exceptions, into a "Training Band" and 
 an "Alarm List," the former comprising able-bodied male persons 
 from sixteert to fifty years old, and the latter all male persons from 
 sixteen to sixty-five years old, not included in the Training Band. 
 Negroes, Mulattoes and Indians, together with persons occupying 
 certain public positions, and engaged in certain employments, were 
 exempted from military service. Both classes of the militia were 
 organized into companies and regiments, which, in part or in whole, 
 were liable to be called out for duty at any time ; but persons in the 
 Alarm List were only to do duty in case of an emergency. All 
 persons, however, of either class, under sixty years of age, were 
 required to do "watch duty," when occasion demanded the estab- 
 lishment of a military watch in any town. Every person was 
 obliged to provide his arms and accoutrements, if able to do so, at 
 his own expense ; otherwise, the town in which he resided, was to 
 provide them. The specified equipments were as follows : A good 
 
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 "fire-arm," ramrod, worm, priming-wire and brush, bayonet witii 
 belt and scabbard, cutting sword or hatchet, cartridge-box, a hun- 
 dred buck-shot, jack-kriife, six flints, tow for making wadding, one 
 pound of powder and forty leaden balls, a knapsack and blanket, 
 and a canteen or wooden bottle having a capacity of at least one 
 quart. The selectmen were also to furnish, at the expense of each 
 town, a certain number of spades or shovels, pick-axes and hoes, 
 for the use of the militia. The "alarm" was to be given by firing 
 three guns in succession, by beating drums, or by beacons. 
 
 Early in May, i777' express-riders came into New Hampshire 
 bearing the news of the approach of the British army towards 
 Ticonderoga. On the 7th of the same month, Maj. Gen. Folsom 
 issued orders for portions of the regiments in the western part of 
 the State to march immediately to the aid of the American forces 
 at that place. Capt. Waitstill Scott, of Westmoreland, who com- 
 manded the first company of Col. Ashley's regiynent, immediately 
 called his men together and set out on the march to the threatened 
 fortress. This company was composed principally of men from 
 Westmoreland, Chesterfield and Hinsdale. Its roll was as follows, 
 the names of Chesterfield men being printed in italics: 
 Waitstill Scott, Captain. Jatnes Robertson, "ist Lieutenant. 
 
 Samuel Davis, Y^ViA^x).. John Chamberlain, 2d " 
 
 Nathan Franklin, Sergeant. William Hildreth, Sergeant. 
 
 Elisha Belding, " Ephraim Sawyer, " 
 
 Roger Conent, Corporal. Daniel Farr. Corporal. 
 
 Daniel Colburn, Corporal. John Veazy, " 
 
 Nahum Goodnow, Drummer. 
 Privates. 
 Israel Almsbury. Eleazer Jordan. 
 
 Caleb Aldrich. Reuben Kendell. 
 
 William Akers. Joseph Metcalf. 
 
 Joseph Boynton. Amos Partridge. 
 
 Nehemiah Brown. Eli Partridge. 
 
 Edmund Bowker. William Read. 
 
 Job Britton. John Read. 
 
 Samuel Cobb. Solomon Robbins. 
 
 Increase Chamberlain. Hosea Snow. 
 
 Calvin Chamberlain. Samuel Stearns. 
 
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 Aaron Davey. 
 Nathaniel Daggett. 
 Shadrach Dodge. 
 John Evans. 
 Ephraim Farr. 
 Thomas Farr. 
 yacob Farr. 
 Charles Farr. 
 Timothy Goodnow. 
 Abraham Gibbs. 
 Oliver Gerry. 
 
 yohn Sanderson. 
 William Thom.as. 
 Daniel Whitman. 
 Nathaniel Walton. 
 Benjamin Walker. 
 Ithamar Whitney. 
 John Warner. 
 Luther Winslow. 
 Ephraim Wetherell. 
 Ezekiel Woodward. 
 David Winchester. 
 Thomas Hazelton. 
 The alarm which called out the troops from this part of the State, 
 proved false, and the soldiers did not get an opportunity to engage 
 in battle with the enemy. Most of Capt. Scott's men served about 
 40 days, (being discharged June 21,) and received pay at the rate 
 of 4 pounds and 10 shillings per month. They were also allowed 
 3 pence per mile for marching to Ticonderoga, and 2 pence per 
 mile for the return march. The distance was called, each way, no 
 miles. The officers and men belonging to Col. Ashley's and Col. 
 Bellows' regiments, were complimented by Gen. Gates, the com- 
 mander at Ticonderoga, for the promptness and expedition with 
 which they had marched to the assistance of his forces. 
 
 The troops that went to Ticonderoga^ in May, had scarcely ar- 
 rived home, when tidings were brought of the actual approach of 
 Burgoyne's army toward that important post. Again the New 
 Hampshire militia was called upon to march to the rescue. One 
 of the companies in Col. Ashley's regiment was commanded by 
 Lieutenant Oliver Cobleigh, of this town, and nearly, or quite, all 
 the men belonged also to Chesterfield. The roll of Lieut. Cob- 
 leigh's company was as follows : 
 
 yonas Davis, Sergeant. 
 yames Wheeler, Sergeant. 
 Dan Cobleigh, Corporal. 
 Privates. 
 
 Thomas Whitcomb. 
 Isaac Hildreth. 
 Benjamin Smith. 
 
 yosiah Hastings, Ensign. 
 Samuel Davis, Sergeant. 
 Ezekiel Powers, Sergeant 
 
 Amos Davis, 
 yonathan Farr, yr., 
 Daniel Baldwin. 
 
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 Ebenezer Farr. 
 Eleazer Stoddard, 
 yonathan Cressy, yr 
 yoel Whitney. 
 William Crafford. 
 Amos Streeter. 
 yohn Peacock. 
 Ebenezer Fletcher, 
 yoseph Higgins. 
 
 Elisha Walton. 
 
 Henry Cressey. 
 
 yoseph Higgins., yr. 
 
 Efhraim Amidon, (of Wmd.) 
 
 Amos Smith. 
 
 Aaron Sfnith. 
 
 Martin Warner. 
 
 yonathan Starr (?) [probably 
 
 yonathan Davis. Farr.'\ 
 
 The fortress at Ticonderoga was evacuated by the Americans on 
 the 6th pf July, so that the troops that started to its assistance were 
 not in season to be of much use. Some of them learned of the 
 evacuation before they had proceeded a great way, and returned 
 home. None of Lieut. Cobleigh's men seem to have been absent 
 more than thirteen days, and some not more than seven, four, or 
 three days. 
 
 Another company in Col. Ashley's regiment was commanded by 
 Lieutenant yames Robertson, also of Chesterfield. A part of this 
 company, which part consisted mostly of Chesterfield men, set out 
 for Ticonderoga June 29. The following is the roll of the men 
 who marched under the command of Lieut. Robertson : 
 Moses Smith., (who also ranked as Lieutenant.) 
 Daniel Kennison., Ensign. Silas Richardson., Sergeant. 
 
 yohn Ellis., Sergeant. yohn Pratt, Sergeant. 
 
 William Richardson, Corporal. 
 Privates. 
 
 Samuel Davis Converse. 
 
 yonathan Farwell. 
 William Haze. 
 yohn Davison. 
 Moses Marsh. 
 John Reed. 
 William. Henry. 
 Nathan Metcalf. 
 Thomas Daby. 
 William Reed. 
 yoseph Metcalf. 
 Ebenezer Streeter. 
 Asa Gale. 
 
 James Mansfield. 
 
 Oliver Hobart (?) [probably 
 
 Zenas Fairbanks. Hubbard^ 
 
 Thomas Metcalf. 
 Reuben Hildreth. 
 John Porter. 
 
 yesse Hildreth. 
 
 yoseph Smith. 
 
 Silas Thompson. 
 Nathaniel Bingham.. 
 
 Andrew Hastings. 
 
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 Amos Partridge. Elisha Rockwood. 
 
 Samuel Walker. Joseph Metcalf, Jr. 
 
 Daniel Colburn. Abner Allen. 
 
 Hollava (?) Men-ill. Reuben Graves. 
 
 Asa Metcalf. 
 
 Of these men, Haze, Marsh, John and William Reed. Mansfield, 
 Porter, Merrill and Allen, may have belonged to other towns ; al- 
 though it is quite as likely that they belonged to Chesterfield. The 
 men of this company were absent, at the most, only thirteen days ; 
 and some not more than two or three. 
 
 The battle of Bennington, which took place on the i6th of Au- 
 gust of this year, furnished an opportunity for testing the fighting 
 qualities of those men whom the British regarded as being no 
 match for their well drilled regulars. At this late day it is difficult 
 to conceive how intense must have been the e.xcitement in this part 
 of the valley of the Connecticut, when it was known that a large 
 force of British and Indians would, unless soon stopped in its vic- 
 torious career, sweep through the settlements. The remembrance 
 of the atrocities of the savages was still fresh in the minds of many 
 of the settlers, and they were determined to defend with vigor, even 
 unto death, if necessary, their homes and families. As soon as the 
 object of the British became known, preparations were made to 
 meet them. The militia of New Hampshire was divided into two 
 brigades, one commanded by Gen. Stark, the other by Gen. Whip- 
 ple. One of the regiments in Stark's brigade was commanded by 
 Col. Moses Nichols. The eighth company of this regiment was 
 under the command of Capt. Kimball Carlton., of Chesterfield. 
 The record says that this company "marched from Chesterfield and 
 towns adjacent, July 22, 1777." Westmoreland and Chesterfield 
 seem to have furnished ftiost of the men. The roll of Capt. Carl- 
 ton's company was as follows : [The names of Chesterfield men 
 are indicated by being printed in italics.^ 
 
 Amos Pierce, Lieutenant. Jonathan Holton, Lieutenant. 
 
 Josiah Hastings, Ensign. Bezaleel Grandy, Sergeant. 
 
 Jonathan Sawyer, Sergeant. Daniel Farr, " 
 
 Ephraim Sawyer, " Luther Winslow Corporal. 
 
 Jonathan Cole, Corporal. Samuel Robbins, Corporal. 
 
 Noah Emmons, Corporal. Benoni Tisdale, Fifer. Sg.'ili.) 
 
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 Thomas Metcalf. 
 Joseph Metcalf. 
 John Reed. 
 Ephraim Amidon. 
 Charles Farr. 
 William Farr. 
 Lemuel Stoddard. 
 Ebzy Evans ( ?) 
 Elisha Balding. 
 James Peacock. 
 Simon Cobb. 
 Benjamin Pierce. 
 Jonathan Robbins. 
 Solomon Robbins. 
 Eleazer Robbins. 
 Richard Hazelton. 
 Jesse Brown. 
 Jonathan Willis. 
 John Warner. 
 William Britton. 
 Josiah Leach, Jr. 
 Jonathan Farr. 
 Daniel Keyes. 
 Jonathan Hildreth, Jr. 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Hosea Snow. 
 Simeon Daggett. 
 Amos Partridge. 
 Theodorus Bingham. 
 Benjamin Streeter. 
 Jacob Stone. 
 William Hazelton. 
 David Glazier. 
 John Robbins. 
 Daniel Brown. 
 Nehemiah Brown. 
 Daniel Baldwin. 
 Albert Gilbert, 
 John Ranstead. 
 Jacob Farr, Jr. 
 Jonathan Cobleigh. 
 Samuel Peacock. 
 Joshua Frost. 
 
 Daniel Shadwick [or Shadrach.] 
 Daniel Blanchard. 
 Josiah Wheeler. 
 Nathaniel Collar. 
 Amos Hobart ( T) [probably Hub- 
 Aaron Fisk. bard.'\ 
 
 Samuel D. Converse. 
 
 It is said that the Westmoreland men assembled at Keep's tavei-n, 
 in the present "Hill Village" of that toWn, and thence marched to 
 Chesterfield. A pleasing incident of the hurry and excitement at- 
 tending the assembling of the members of the company, has been 
 preserved through tradition. Eleazer Robbins, of Westmoreland, 
 was so enthusiastic in the good cause, and so eager to go on the 
 "hunt for Hessians," that^he got to the place of rendezvous before 
 he discovered that he had left his hat at home ! 
 
 Capt. Cai'lton having got his company in readiness, marched 
 from this town, on the 22d of July, for the rendezvous at Charles- 
 town. . It was a sad day for many a family, for who could tell how 
 many of those who were going forth to engage in mortal combat 
 
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 with a powerful enemy, would ever return to their homes? Capt. 
 Carlton's company was among the first that reported to Gen. Stark, 
 at Charlestown, and the Captain and his men were especially com- 
 plimented by him for their promptness and good appearance. 
 There is official evidence that Aaron Wheeler and Job F. Brooks, 
 both of Westmoreland, each took up to Charlestown a two-horse 
 load of provisions for the use of the troops. Stark, having got to- 
 gether a few hundred men, marched to Manchester, Vt., where he 
 joined his forces with the Vermont troops imder command of Col. 
 Seth Warner, or "Mr. Warner," as he was contemptuously called 
 by Gen. Burgoyne. 
 
 The following brief exti'acts from Gen. Burgoyne's instructions 
 to Col. Baum, will give the reader a clearer idea of the intentions 
 of the British commander, and of what would have been the fate 
 of the valley settlements, if his plans had not been speedily frus- 
 trated : "You are to proceed from Batten Kill to Arlington, and to 
 take post there. * * * * You are then to proceed to Man- 
 chester, where you will again take post, so as to secure the passes 
 of the mountains on the road from Manchester to Rockingham ; 
 from thence you will detach the Indians and light troops to the 
 northward toward Otter Creek ; on their I'eturn, and also receiving 
 intelligence that no enemy is in force upon the Connecticut river, 
 you will proceed by the road over the mountains to Rockingham, 
 where vou will take post. * * « * Should you find it may be 
 effected, you are to remain there while the Indians and light troops 
 are detached up the river, and you are afterwards to descend the 
 river to Brattleburg [Brattleboro'], and from that place by the 
 quickest march you are to return by the great road to Albany. * * 
 * * During your whole progress your detachments are to have 
 orders to bring in to you all horses fit to mount the dragoons under 
 your command, or to serve as bat-horses to the troops, together 
 with as many saddles and bridles as can be found. The number of 
 horses requisite, besides those necessary for mounting the regiment 
 of dragoons, ought to be thirteen hundred. If you can bring more 
 for the use of the Army, it will be so much the better. * * * * 
 All possible means are to be used to prevent plundering." 
 
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 Col. Baum was also commanded to take possession of wagons 
 and "other conyenient carriages," together with draught-oxen and 
 beef-cattle. Milch cows were, very considerately, to be left for the 
 use of the inhabitants. Receipts were also to be given for every- 
 thing that was taken, to all except rebels. It was a cherished be- 
 lief of Burgoyne that most of the settlers on the "Grants'' would 
 readily comply with the proclamation which he had previously is- 
 sued, inviting them to remain loyal, or, at least, not to interpose 
 any obstacles to the progress of his army, at the same time pointing 
 out the penalties if they refused to comply. 
 
 Baum, however, was not able to occupy either Manchester or 
 Rockingham, but directed his course toward Bennington. Stark, 
 having received additions to his force, left Manchester on Sunday, 
 Aug. 8, for Bennington, where he arrived the next day. Col. War- 
 ner's regiment was left at Manchester. On the 13th, Stark learned 
 that a body of Indians was within about 12 miles of Bennington, 
 and sent Col. Gregg with 200 men, to meet them. Information 
 was soon brought that a large force was advancing toward Ben- 
 nington, and, on the 14th, Stark advanced with his brigade and a 
 few Vermont troops, to cover the retreat of Col. Gregg, who was 
 obliged to yield to superior numbers. A few miles from the town, 
 Stark's force met the force under command of Gregg, the enemy 
 being in close pursuit. Baum, on perceiving that Stark was ready 
 to oppose him, halted his army and took an advantageous position, 
 refusing to be drawn into an engagement. Stark's force then fell 
 back about one mile and encamped for the night. Gregg was the 
 lieutenant-colonel of Nichols' regiment, and it is said that a part of 
 his detachment, which had been sent forward, as above stated, was 
 composed of men belonging to Capt. Carlton's company. 
 
 On the 15th, it rained all day, so that a general engagement was 
 not attempted ; but, on the next day, having been re-enforced by 
 more Vermont militia, and some from Berkshire county, Mass., 
 Stark made preparations for attacking the enemy, who, in the mean- 
 time, had completed his intrenchments. • Col. Nichols was sent 
 with 250 men, including, it is said, Capt. Carlton's company, to 
 the rear of the enemy's left wing. Col. Herrick was also sent with 
 300 men to the rear of the right wing. When the two detachments 
 met, an attack was to be made upon the rear of the main body of 
 
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 Baum's army, while the remainder of the American army made an 
 attack in front. The battle was opened at 3 o'clock in the after- 
 noon, by Col. Nichols' detachment, and raged fiercely till about 5 
 o'clock. Said Gen. Stark, "It was like one continued clap of thun- 
 der." 
 
 Want of space forbids a detailed account of this battle, on the 
 result of which so much depended. In two hours the enemy's 
 breast-works had been carried by storm, two brass cannons and 
 some prisoners captured. Then came Col. Breymann, with a con- 
 siderable force, to the assistance of the British, who rallied and 
 made a furious attack upon Stark's little army. The Americans 
 were slowly falling back, when Col. Seth Warner's regiment came 
 to the rescue, and the battle raged anew. Both sides fought brave- 
 ly till sunset, when the enemy gave way, and was pursued by Stark 
 till darkness set in. Upwards of 700 prisoners, and a considerable 
 supply of war materials, fell into the hands of the Americans. • 
 About 200 dead Hessians, Tories and Indians were found on the 
 battle-field. The loss of the Americans, in killed and wounded, 
 was comparatively small, and appears not to have much exceeded 
 one-hundred. Only two of Capt. Carlton's men are known to have 
 been killed — Benoni Tisdale and John Ranstead, both of West- 
 moreland. Several are said to have been wounded, but their names 
 cannot now be ascertained. A detachment of men from Captain 
 Carlton's and one other company, which had been sent to Green- 
 bush, N. Y., to secure some cattle, fell into an ambuscade of To- 
 ries, who fired a volley that killed Tisdale and Ranstead. It is said 
 that Ranstead received sixteen bullets, and that Tisdale was shot 
 through the lungs. 
 
 Tradition says that a number of men from Chesterfield were en- 
 gaged in this battle, who went as independent volunteers. One of 
 these was John Pierce, who, having had a hand in the capture of 
 some Hessians, or Hessian spoils, received the appellation of "The 
 Hessian." Oliver Brown and Thomas Farr went to drive cattle 
 for the American army. It is said that the British got the cattle, 
 whereupon the two young men went into the ranks and served as 
 soldiers. The roar of the cannon was distinctly heard in this, and 
 neighboring, towns on that eventful day, and filled the minds of the 
 hearers with dread and anxiety. The wife of William Farr was at 
 
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 work in the flax-field, not far from where the Universalist meeting- 
 house now stands, in the western part of the town, when she heard 
 the cannonading. The wife of Aaron Fisk, who lived on the hill 
 west of the lake, also heard the roar of the cannon, and, in a state 
 of great mental agitation, walked the house as long as it continued. 
 This circumstance produced such an impression upon the mind of 
 her oldest child, that it was never forgotten. 
 
 The most of the men in Capt. Carlton's company, served two 
 months and two days, or till about the 24th of September following 
 the date of their marching from Chesterfield, and received pay at 
 the rate of 4 pounds and 10 shillings per month. It is much to be 
 regretted that the names of all those who went to the battle of Ben- 
 nington as independent volunteers, cannot now be learned. If 
 they ever sent any claims for compensation to the Legislatui'e, such 
 claims have not been found, and consequently no list of their names. 
 
 In the New Hampshire regiment commanded by Col. Alexander 
 Scammel, and \yhich was at Ticonderoga till that place was evacu- 
 ated, July 6, 1777, were Ebenezer Fletcher and Amos Colburn, 
 both of Chesterfield. The former was first-lieutenant in the third 
 company, the latter second-lieutenant in the sixth company. Gus- 
 tavus Bingham enlisted June 10, 1777, and John Grandy the 15th 
 of the same month. Both were discharged Jan. 10, 1778, but for 
 what cause is unknown. Bingham received a wouijd in the head, 
 sometime during the war ; but in what action is not known. The 
 town paid bounties, this year, to the amount of loo pounds and 8 
 shillings. 
 
 In 1778, Chesterfield paid bounties to the amount of 66 pounds, 
 13 shillings and 9 pence ; but the names of the men to whom these 
 bounties were paid, have not been found. 
 
 In 1779, bounties were paid by the town to the amount of many 
 pounds. The names of some, if not all. of the men who went 
 from the town this year, are known. In the spring a regiment of 
 New Hampshire men, under command of Col. Hercules Mooney, 
 was ordered to Rhode Island. The fourth company of this regi- 
 ment was commanded by Capt. Ephraim Stone, of Westmoreland. 
 In it were, at least three, Chesterfield men, viz., Jonathan Cressey, 
 Martin Hildreth and John Putnam. Each received a bounty of 
 30 pounds, and was allowed, for travel to Providence, 11 pounds. 
 
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 The distance was called no miles. July 12, William Nichols, of 
 Chesterfield, enlisted for one year. July 18, Phineas Uementvay , 
 Thomas Wooley, David Pierce and Simon Pierce enlisted for the 
 term of one year. The five men last mentioned were enlisted "to 
 fill up the Continental Army." They received a bounty of 60 
 pounds each 
 
 In the summer of 1780. Francis Crane, William Lee, Reuben 
 Still. David Still and Nathan Dodge enlisted for the town of 
 Chesterfield, and served a few months ; but in what regiment, is 
 not known. Two additional regiments were raised in New Hamp- 
 shire, this year, for the defence of West Point. In the sixth com- 
 pany of one of these regiments (Col. Moses Nichol's) were the 
 following Chesterfield men : John Pj-att, Ebenezer Safford, 
 Daniel Baldwin, Noah Em,mons and Aaron Cressey. Pratt ap- 
 pears to have been promoted to lieutenant. In October, the British 
 and Indians burned Royalton, Vt , and committed other depreda- 
 tions in the vicinity of that place. The alarm having been con- 
 veyed to other towns, in this State and Vermont, men immediately 
 volunteered to go in pursuit of the enemy. It seems that Captain 
 Josiah Hart-well, with a few men from this town, was among those 
 who volunteered on that occasion. The names of Capt. Hartwell's 
 men have not been found ; but the pay-roll amounted to 37 pounds, 
 14 shillings and 4 pence. 
 
 If any men enlisted from Chesterfield during the remaining years 
 of the war, their names are unknown ; for no rolls have been dis- 
 covered containing the names of men that could be identified as 
 being citizens of Chesterfield. Owing to the disturbed state of the 
 town during the last three years of the war, it is probable that very 
 few, if any, men enlisted. Bounties were, in most cases, paid to 
 the soldiers furnished by New Hampshire, by the towns from which 
 they enlisted. Afterwards, the towns were re-imbursed for these 
 bounties by the State. 
 
 At a town-meeting held Jan. n, 1781, a settlement was made 
 with Nathan Thomas and others, for lead furnished for the use of 
 the town, on the occasion of a certain "alarm," in October, 1776. 
 The cause of the "alarm" has not been ascertained. The following 
 is a statement of the amount of lead furnished, together with the 
 names of those who furnished it : 
 
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 Nathan Thomas, 6 lbs., 6 oz. 
 Noah Emmons, 1 lb., 13 oz. 
 Abel Emmons, 3 lbs. 
 Jonathan Parr, 3nd, 9 lbs., 8 oz. 
 Capt. Simon Davis, 9 lbs. 
 
 It was voted to allow 6 Continental dollars per pound for the 
 lead ! 
 
 In August, 1794) Chesterfield voted "to make up the soldiers' 
 wages equal to forty shillings per month, including the pay which 
 Congress has given them, exclusive of the clothing." 
 
 Owing to the imperfedl manner in which the army records were 
 ke;pt during the struggle for independence, the names of the Ches- 
 terfield men who were wounded or lost their lives, from any cause, 
 while in the service of their country, have not been ascertained, 
 except a few that have been obtained from other sources. Accord- 
 ing to the town-records, Nathan Bishop died in the army in 1777. 
 It is said that David Stoddard, Sen., went into the army, and never 
 returned. Elisha Bingham was discharged from the service, and 
 died while on his way home. Others there doubtless were who 
 lost their lives in the cause of liberty, and whose deeds,[|though 
 they themselves slumber in nameless graves, will be held in remem- 
 brance by a grateful posterity for centuries to come. 
 
 "The bugle's wild and warlike- blast 
 Shall muster them no more ; 
 An army now might thunder past. 
 And they not heed its roai'. 
 The starry flag, 'neath which they fought, 
 In many a bloody day. 
 Prom their old graves shall rouse them not. 
 For they have pass'd away." 
 
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 CHAPTER V. 
 
 From lySj to iSij. 
 
 Rapid Coming-in of Settlers — First Election for State and County Officers — 
 The Town Votes "to Sing, Sunday Afternoons, without Reading" — The 
 Town Votes in Favor of the Issuing of Paper Money by the State — Gen 
 Sullivan Visits the Town — Adoption of the Federal Constitution — First 
 Presidential Election — Constitution of the State Revised — Attempts to 
 Divide the Town — War Between the United States and Great Britain — 
 The Federals Pass Resolutions Disapproving the Acts of the Republican 
 Administration — The People of New Hampshire Alarmed by the Ap- 
 proach of the British — Names of the Men Furnished by Chesterfield — 
 End of the War. 
 
 During the war of the Revolution many families came from 
 Massachusetts, Conne6licut and Rhode Island, and settled in Ches- 
 terfield. After the war ended, settlers continued to come into the 
 town in large numbers, so that the population numbered, in 17S6, 
 1535 persons, or 661 more than in the first year of the war (1775). 
 In 1790, the number of inhabitants was 1905 ; and in the year 1800 
 it had become 2 161. Among the newcomers were men of almost 
 every trade and profession — physicians, preachers, teachers, farmersi 
 traders, hatters, weavers of linen and woolen cloths, cloth-dressers, 
 shoemakers, blacksmiths, carpenters, coopers and millers. Addi- 
 tional saw and grist-mills were eredled ; blacksmith shops, fulling 
 mills and stores came suddenly into existence, in quarters of the 
 town where there had previously been none. In short, the town 
 had entered upon a career of prosperity that was destined to last 
 many years. 
 
 The annual town-meeting for the year 17S4, was held on the 3d 
 day of March. Benjamin Haskell, Peter Stone and Amos Hubbard 
 were eledled seledlmen. As the new constitution was to take effect 
 the next June, state and county officers were voted for at this meet- 
 ing, according to the provisions of the same. This was the first 
 
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 general eledtion ever held in the State, for State and County officers. 
 The following is the record of the votes for "President of the State," 
 and for state senators : 
 
 For President, George Atkinson had 26 votes. 
 John Sullivan " 3 " 
 
 Sam'l Livermore " 2 " 
 
 For Senators, Col. Hale " 24 " 
 
 Simeon Olcott, Esq., " 23 " 
 Thomas Sparhawk, " i " 
 Benj. Bellows, Esq., " 4 " 
 Thos. Applin, Esq., " 5 " 
 
 At that time, the senatorial distridts coincided with the counties, 
 and Cheshire county was allowed to elect two senators. The small- 
 ness of the number of votes cast at this eledtion, in this town, seems 
 somewhat remarkable, when we consider that the town must have 
 had a population numbering not much less than 1200, and perhaps 
 more. For a number of years after the new constitution was adopt- 
 ed, there appears to have been veiy little interest in the eledlions for 
 State officers, among the inhabitants of Chesterfield. 
 
 The annual town-meeting for 17S5, took place on March 2nd. 
 At this meeting Jacob Amidon was chosen' town-clerk, — a position 
 that he held for fifteen years in succession. Paul Eager, Jacob Am- 
 idon and Reuben Graves were elefted selectmen ; and Ebenezer 
 Harvey, representative. For President of the State, George Atkin- 
 son received 16 votes ; John Langdon, 8 ; Esquire Livermore, 4. 
 
 Another meeting was held May 10, the same year. The fifth 
 article in the warrant for this meeting was, "To see if the town 
 will vote lelative to singing in the meeting-house on Sundays, with- 
 out reading." It was voted to sing" in the afternoon without 
 reading. 
 
 As has already been mentioned, the town, on two different occa- 
 sions in the year 1781, refused to furnish its quota of men for the 
 Continental army. It seems that "fines" were afterwards imposed 
 upon the town for this negledl, as appears from the following article 
 in the warrant for a town-meeting to be held Nov. 7, (1785) : "To 
 see what the town will do in regard to the fines laid on the town 
 for not sending their complement of men into the Continental 
 Army." Esquire Cressey, Capt. Cobleigh and Deacon Thompson 
 
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 were constituted a committee to consider the matter, and draw up 
 a petition to be sent to the General Court, relating thereto. 
 
 The history of the town from 1785 to the breaking out of the 
 second war with Great Britain, in 181 2, contains but little of es- 
 pecial interest, and will be very briefly treated. It is true that this 
 period was one of prosperity, but it was free from political excite- 
 ment, and the inhabitants were quietly engaged in their ordinary 
 occupations. 
 
 In September, 1786, the Legislature of New Hampshire, in ac- 
 cordance with the demand of a large party in the State, formed the 
 plan of issuing paper bills to the amount of 50,000 pounds, to be 
 loaned at four per cent., on land security. This plan was submit- 
 ted to the people. At a town-meeting held the i6th of November, 
 the same year, the town voted in favor of the projedl. The meas- 
 ure was not adopted, however, by the people of the State, as it 
 failed to receive a majority of votes. 
 
 It appears from a petition sent to the General Court by Eleazer 
 Jackson, Michael Cressy and Benj. Haskell, seledlmen of Chester- 
 field for the year 1787, that Gen. John Sullivan, President of the 
 State, visited Chesterfield in November, 1786. This petition bears 
 the date of June 21, 1787, and states that "on the eighth day of 
 November last William Loudon, a tranchant person and not an In- 
 habitant in this or, as we Can Learn, any other town or place in 
 this State, or any of the United States of America, being a native 
 of Scotland, and one that served the United States in the Late War, 
 was greviously wounded in attempting to fire a cannon on the ar- 
 rival of his Excellency Gen'l Sullivan in this town," &c. The 
 petitioners desired that the State would defray the expenses incur- 
 red in caring for the wounded man. 
 
 June 21, 1788, the Federal Constitution was adopted by New 
 Hampshire. Dr. Solomon Harvey was the delegate from Chester- 
 field to the convention that adopted this constitution. Dr. Harvey 
 was one of the forty-seven delegates who voted against adoption. 
 Fifty-seven voted _/oi^ adoption. 
 
 On the 15th day of December, 1788, was held the first town- 
 meeting for the purpose of voting for representatives in the Con- 
 gress of the United States, and for eledtors of President and Vice- 
 
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 President. Three representatives and five eledtors v\rere to be voted 
 for. The following is the record of the votes cast for representa- 
 tives : 
 
 Samuel Livermore 
 
 Simeon Olcott 
 
 Benjamin West 
 
 John Pickering 
 
 Paine Wingate 
 
 Lemuel Holmes 
 
 Enoch Hale 
 
 Beza Woodward 
 
 John Sullivan 
 
 Benjamin Bellows 
 
 The votes for electors were as follows : 
 
 Moses Chase 
 
 John Sullivan 
 
 Gen. Fiilsom 
 
 John Pickering 
 
 Amos Shephard 
 
 Benjamin Bellows 
 
 Esquire Bell 
 
 Peter Green 
 
 The sniallness of the number of votes cast is again somewhat 
 surprising, considering that the town now had more than 1500 in- 
 habitants. It was found necessary to hold another election for rep- 
 resentatives in Congress. Accordingly, another town-meeting was 
 held to vote for three out of the five following persons : Benjamin 
 West, Samuel Livermore, Payne Wingate, Abiel Foster, John Sul- 
 livan and Nicholas Gilman. Of these, Benj. West, Abiel Foster 
 and Nicholas Gilman had each 11 votes. This meeting was held 
 Feb. 2, 1789. At an adjourned town-meeting held Nov. 16, the 
 same year, it was voted "to raise 33 pounds to be paid in flax at 5 
 pence per pound, or [in] money, to settle an extent issued by the 
 Treasurer on the seleftmen." 
 
 A convention for revising the constitution of the State, assembled 
 at Concord, Sept. 7, ly^i. Eleazer Jackson was the delegate to 
 this convention from Chesterfield. The amendments proposed by 
 
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 this convention were accepted by the town at a meeting held Aug. 
 27, 1792. At the same meeting six eledtors of President and Vice- 
 President were voted for, as follows : 
 
 John Bellows had 8 votes. 
 
 James Freemen " 16 " 
 
 John Pickering "11 " 
 
 Lemuel Holmes " 8 " 
 
 Major Wallis " 9 " 
 
 James Shieff (Sheaff) " 8 " 
 None were recorded for any other persons. 
 
 In 1797' Arthur Latham and others petitioned to be disannexed 
 from the town. This was in accordance with a plan to unite por- 
 tions of Chesterfield, Winchester and Swanzey into a new town- 
 ship. The petition was not granted. Unsuccessful atteinpts were 
 also made in 1798 and 1807 to get the south-eastern part of the town 
 set off. 
 
 War was formally proclaimed by the United States against Great 
 Britain, June 19, 1812. At that time, and, in fa6t, during the whole 
 war, the two political parties of the State were nearly equal in 
 strength. The Republicans' were in favor of prosecuting the war 
 vigorously, and of invading the territory of the enemy ; the Feder- 
 als, on the other hand, wished to stand on the defensive, and doubt- 
 ed the right of the General Government to place the militia of a 
 State under the command of United States officers. New Hamp- 
 shire, nevertheless, was prompt to furnish its quota of men at all 
 times during the war. In anticipation of the struggle that was to 
 come, and in accordance with a requisition made by President Mad- 
 ison, Governor Langdon issued orders, May 29, i8i2,for detaching 
 three thousand five hundred men from the militia of the State, 
 to be organized, armed and equipped for adlual service. A draft 
 was made and the men thus obtained were organized and put in 
 readiness for adlive duty. Before the end of the year, a large num- 
 ber of men had also enlisted voluntarily. The Federals having a 
 very large majority in Chesterfield, it was decided, on the part of 
 some of them, to hold a town-meeting for the purpose, as expressed 
 in the warrant, of "taking the sense of the town on the alarming 
 situation of our country, the condudt of our rulers, and the ten- 
 dency of their measures." The meeting was held on the 4th of 
 
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 September, iSi3. Levi Jackson, Phineas Handerson and John 
 Kneeland having been chosen a committee to draft "a proposal for 
 the town to a(fl upon," the meeting was adjourned for one hour. 
 On re-assembling, the following resolutions were presented by the 
 committee, and adopted as an expression of the sentiments of a 
 majorit}' of the legal voters of the town : 
 
 "Uesolwd, That it is the duty of every citizen to obey all constitutional 
 laws of the general government, and support the Constitution thereof; that 
 we consider the Union of the States a sound and vital principle in our gov- 
 ernment, [and] all attempts to weaken the bonds of Union ought to be dis- 
 countenanced by every friend of his country. 
 
 Menoh'ed. That the Constitution of the United States recognizes commercial 
 and maritime rights, as well as those of agriculture and manufactures, and 
 equally defends all classes of citizens in their lawful employments; conse- 
 quently, all laws which oblige any class of citizens to surrender their rights, 
 or which abridge their privileges, unless the public good evidently requires 
 it, must originate in an assumption of power not authorized by the Constitu- 
 tion. We cannot, therefore, approve that restrictive system or policy, which 
 has for several years past been pursued by our rulers (however pure their mo- 
 tives may have been); which has driven thousands of our hardy citizens from 
 their lawful employments, and deprived them of their customary means of 
 subsistence; has discouraged the honest and industrious part of the commu- 
 nity, and afforded ample means to gratify the cupidity of speculators and 
 villains; and which has broken down that high spirit of enterprise, which 
 was once our distinguishing characteristic and honor, destroyed our financial 
 resources, and reduced us from the full tide of successful experiment to a 
 state of national degradation and bankruptcy. 
 
 Resolved, That the territory of the United States is already sufficiently ex- 
 tensive for the operation of a republican form of government: a war of con- 
 quest cannot, therefore, be justified. If successful, it would be an acquisi- 
 tion of territory, [and would] hasten the dissolution of the Union; if unsuc- 
 cessful, it would bring national disgrace and ruin. 
 
 Besohed, That the act of Congress of the 18th of June last, declaring war 
 against Great Britain, was premature and impolitic. It was premature, be- 
 cause we are unprepared for such an event; more than fifty millions of the 
 property of our citizens will thereby be exposed to capture and confiscation 
 by the enemy, and thousands of the owners reduced from affluence to pover- 
 ty; and our Government may be deprived of more than ten millions of reve- 
 nue, which they might have received by permitting our citizens to return 
 home with their property. Our western posts are surprised and taken ; our 
 little band of patriots destined for their defence, we fear, already made pris- 
 oners of war, and our whole frontier exposed to the ravages of a powerful 
 enemy. It was impolitic, because we may lose thousands of lives and expend 
 
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 millions of treasure in attempting to obtain by force rights, which, if attain- 
 able, could belter be secured by negotiation than by the sword. But above 
 all, we deprecate the war because we should be more exposed to the intrigues 
 and influence of the great Tyrant of Europe, whose friendship is 'a pestilence 
 that walketh in darkness,' and whose alliance is 'a destruction that wasteth 
 at noon-day.' 
 
 Resolved, That the freedom of speech and of the press arc rights that can- 
 not be surrendered ; that we hold ourselves amenable to the laws, [and] are 
 entitled to the protection of Government, through the medium of courts of 
 law and justice; and all other modes of trying and punishing any supposed 
 violations of duty, are subversive of all law and government, and, in effect, 
 .anarchy and rebellion. 
 
 Resoked, That the late outrages at Baltimore, and more especially the en- 
 couragement and support [that] the rioters have received from the administra- 
 tion newspapers and men of high standing with those in power, indicate a 
 disposition in the majority to destroy the liberty of the press, coerce public 
 opinion, and put down by force those who dare to speak or publish their 
 opinions of the ruinous tendency of their measures. 
 
 Resolved, That while we fr«(vn indignantly upon all riotous and seditious 
 assemblages of men, to overawe the laws or prevent their execution, we will 
 use all constitutional means to co operate with our sister Towns and States, 
 to promote public tranquility and restore the blessing of peace, as soon as 
 may be consistent with the honor and interest of our Nation. 
 
 Resolved, That we consider a change of men and measures indispensable to 
 the safety and welfare of the country, and believe it our duty, and the duty 
 of every friend to our rights and liberties, to use all honest, constitutional 
 means to elect men to office, whose principles of government accord with 
 those of Washington, — honest, capable, and friends to the Constitution." 
 
 The above resolutions having been adopted, it was voted to send 
 delegates to a county convention, if necessary, and that the pro- 
 ceedings of the meeting should be signed by the moderator and 
 town-clerk, and published in The New Hampshire Sentinel. 
 
 At the meeting held Nov. 2, the same year, to vote for electors 
 of President and Vice-President, the Federal candidates received 
 each 207 votes (excepting John Goddard, who had 22S), and the 
 Republican candidates, with one exception, 84 votes each. 
 
 If any men enlisted from Chesterfield in 1812 and '13, theirnames 
 are not known. It is probable that very few went into the army 
 during the first two years of the war. 
 
 The people of New Hampshire having become thoroughly 
 alarmed on account of the depredations of the British at various 
 points on the Atlantic coast, Gov. Gilman issued an order, under 
 
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 date of Sept. 9, 1814, for the whole of the militia "to hold them- 
 selves in readiness to march at a moment's warning, completely 
 armed and equipped according to law, and as well provided as pos- 
 sible with blankets and ammunition." An order had already been 
 issued, two days before, for detachments from twenty-three regi- 
 ments of the militia. These orders were received by the militia 
 with great enthusiasm, and were promptly obeyed. The men de- 
 tached in accordance with the order of Sept. 7, were duly organized 
 into several regiments and battalions, which formed one brigade 
 under the command of Gen. John Montgomery. The first draft 
 was made in Chesterfield, Sept. 13. The names of the men thus 
 obtained were as follows : 
 Amos Stone, Sergeant. Eli Darling, Corporal. 
 
 Privates. 
 Joshua Wiggins. Montgomery Darling. 
 
 Francis Winch. Isaac ''^etherby. 
 
 Stephen Streeter, Jr. Ezra Putney. 
 
 Roswell Metcalf. 
 These men were to serve three months, unless sooner discharged. 
 They formed part of Capt. Nathan Glidden's company, in the first 
 regiment of detached militia, commanded by Col. Nat. Fisk, of West- 
 moreland. Capt. Glidden was of Unity. Eli Darling was discharged 
 November 3 ; Joshua Wiggins and Isaac Wetherby, November 10. 
 Montgomery Darling was accidentally hit by a bayonet on the gun 
 of a fellow soldier, and lost the sight of one eye from the effects of 
 the wound. He was discharged Nov. 6. 
 
 The next draft was made Sept. 26, and the following men ob- 
 tained : 
 
 Samuel L. Draper. John Bass. 
 
 Daniel Stearns. Philip Bacon. 
 
 Elijah Lyons. Lyman Toms [Tombs]. 
 
 The men obtained by this draft, formed a part of the company 
 commanded by Capt. Reuben Marsh, of this town, in the second 
 regiment of detached militia. Ara Hamilton and Bradley Mead, 
 also both of Chesterfield, were lieutenants in the same company. 
 Capt. Marsh and Lieutenants Hamilton and Mead went to Ports- 
 mouth with the detachment, which was five days in marching to 
 
ill 
 
 that place. Samuel L. Diaper went as a substitute, but, on his ar- 
 rival at Portsmouth, Capt. Marsh procured for him the position of 
 fifer for the company. John H. Fuller, then of Chesterfield, after- 
 wards of Keene, was adjutant of the regiment to which Captain 
 Marsh's company belonged. The men were to serve sixty "days, 
 but they were discharged a few days before the expiration of their 
 term of service. Elijah Lyons was discharged Nov. 3. The Brit- 
 ish did not attack Portsmouth, as was anticipated, and the greater 
 part of the troops that had assembled there were discharged before 
 their term of service expired. 
 
 The war between the United States and Great Britain having end- 
 ed early in the year 18 15, there were no more calls for soldiers from 
 Chesterfield, till the breaking out of the Great Rebellion, in 1S61. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 From 1815 to 1866. 
 
 Prosperity of the Town during the First Half of the Period Embraced in this 
 Chapter — Decrease of Population — Incendiary Fires : ' 'Committee of Vig- 
 ilance" Appointed, and Rewards Offered for the Detection of the Incen- 
 diaries — The War of the Great Rebellion : Votes Passed by the Town 
 relating to the Dependants of Enlisted Men, the Payment of Bounties, 
 etc. — Record of the Citizens of Chesterfield Who Enlisted in the Military 
 Service of the United States during the War. 
 
 The history of the town during the period embraced in this chap- 
 ter, contains but little of especial interest, till the breaking out of 
 the War of the Great Rebellion, in 1861. During the first half of 
 this period the town was probably as prosperous as at any time in 
 its history: trade and agriculture flourished, mills were busy, the 
 Academy attracted students from abroad, and even lawyers could 
 earn a livelihood in the town. 
 
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 The maximum population of the town during this period was in 
 1830, when it numbered 21 10, or 51 less than in the year 1800. 
 This number was not long maintained, however ; for, owing to the 
 establishment of manufadtories in towns having more water-power, 
 and the opening of new settlements in the great West, many fami- 
 lies removed from the town, to seek their fortunes elsewhere. 
 
 From 1820 to '30, the town lost only 64 inhabitants; from '30 to 
 '40, it lost 281. The total decrease in population from 1820 to '65, 
 must have been about 75o- 
 
 Between 1S45 and '51, a series of unpleasant events occurred in 
 the town, for which a few evil-disposed persons alone were wholly 
 responsible. In 1845 or '46, the buildings belonging to Ii'a Weth- 
 erbee, situated on "Wetherbee Hill," were burned, evidently by an 
 incendiary fire. A lawsuit followed respecting the insurance on the 
 buildings, in which unpleasant relations between Wetherbee and 
 some of the citizens were brought about. Then followed a series 
 of incendiary fires at, or near, the Centre Village, — two barns 
 and a store belonging to Asa Marsh, a barn belonging to Charles 
 Darling, and the old meeting-house being burned between the time 
 of the burning of Wetherbee's buildings and March, 1851. An 
 unsuccessful attempt was also made to burn a barn belonging to 
 Elias Mead. 
 
 The old meeting-house having been burned on the first day of 
 March, 1851, the town voted, at the annual meeting for that year, 
 (held March 11,) to instruct the selectmen to offer a reward of $500 
 for the detection of the incendiaries who burned it, and another of 
 $500 for the detection of those who burned Charles Darling's barn. 
 A "Committee of Vigilance" was also chosen at the same meeting, 
 consisting of twelve persons, to detect and bring to justice, if possi- 
 ble, the supposed incendiaries. 
 
 At a special meeting held on the fourth day of June following, it 
 was voted to discharge the "Committee of Vigilance" chosen at 
 the annual meeting from further duty, and to authorize the select- 
 men to appoint a new one consisting of seven persons, whose duty 
 it should be "to ferret out and bring to justice, if possible, the per- 
 son or persons who have, or may hereafter, set fire, or attempt to 
 set fire, to any building in this town.'' 
 
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 In accordance with this vote, the selectmen appointed a commit- 
 tee consisting of the following persons : Jay Jackson, Oscar Cool- 
 idge, J. C. Goodrich, Samuel D. Clark, William Bennett, Mark 
 Cook, R. G. Tyler. 
 
 This committee commenced, and prosecuted, a series of investi- 
 gations, which appear to have led them to believe that they had 
 discovered some of the guilty parties, but which never resulted in 
 the conviction of any person. 
 
 The chairman of the committee submitted his report to the town 
 at the annual town-meeting for 1852. This report is recorded in 
 full in the records of the town. The occasion which necessitated 
 the formation of such a committee was a very unhappy one, and, 
 as no good can result from a revival of the remembrances of this 
 period in the town's history, it is left to the charity of future gener- 
 ations. 
 
 The breaking out of the War of the Great Rebellion may be 
 regarded as a new era in the history of the town, as well as in. that 
 of the nation. 
 
 The military spirit that had so long lain dormant was again 
 aroused, and men of all political beliefs laid aside their differences 
 for a while, and joined with one another in their efforts to sustain 
 the general government in the attempt to put down the most formid- 
 able rebellion recorded in the annals of the world. Chesterfield 
 furnished during the war upwards of one hundred and ten men 
 for the Union army, of whom seventy-four were residents of the 
 town ; the rest were not citizens of Chesterfield, but were hired 
 by the town to fill its quota, or by individuals as substitutes. 
 
 At a special town-meeting held Nov. 19, 1861, it was voted to 
 instrudl the selectmen to borrow the sum of $500, to aid the wives, 
 children or parents of any inhabitant of the town who had enlisted, 
 or might afterwards enlist, in the service of the United States, 
 provided such persons were dependent on him for support, at the 
 time of his enlistment, and were in need of aid. Each person so 
 aided was to receive one dollar per week, provided that the sum of 
 the payments to the persons constituting a family did not exceed 
 $12 per month. 
 
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 At a special town-meeting held Aug. 26, 1S62, the town voted to 
 pay all its citizens who would enlist, or had enlisted, in the service 
 of the United States, for the term of three years, under the call for 
 300,000 men, a bounty of $200 each ; and for the term of nine 
 months, a bounty of $100. These bounties were to be paid, how- 
 ever, onlj' to a sufficient number of volunteers to fill the quota of 
 the town. 
 
 At a special town-meeting held Sept. 26, 1863, the town voted to 
 pay the sum of $200 to any person (residing in the town) who had 
 been, or might be within two years, drafted into the service of the 
 United States, within ten days after he, or his substitute, had been 
 mustered into said service. 
 
 It was also voted to furnish aid to the dependants of enlisted men, 
 under the existing resfridtions. 
 
 Nov. 30, the same year, another town-meeting was held, at which 
 it was voted to pay any citizen of the town who would enlist under 
 the recent call for troops by the Governor, a bounty of $300. The 
 seledmen were also instructed to appoint an agent to secure men 
 enough to fill the town's quota (which was fifteen), wherever they 
 could be found, provided the sum paid. each man, as a bounty, did 
 not exceed $300. It was also voted that the agent "be authorized, 
 if necessary, to advance the amount of the government and state 
 bounty to each volunteer, and take an assignment of the same in 
 favor of the town." 
 
 At a special town-meeting held June 10, 1S64, the seledlmen 
 were authorized to borrow a sum not exceeding $15,000, for en- 
 couraging volunteer enlistments. They were also instrudled to 
 secure not less than fifteen volunteers, to be credited to the town as 
 a part of its quota on any further call. It was also voted "to raise 
 the sum of $425, in addition to the sum already raised, to be paid 
 to each man who has been, or may be, drafted into the military 
 service of the United States, in ten days after he, or his substitute, 
 is mustered into said service." 
 
 At another special meeting held the 27th of the same month, it 
 was voted to pay $100 in addition to what was voted in September, 
 '63, to each man who might be drafted within two years from the 
 time said vote was passed, (i. e., Sept. 26, 1863.) 
 
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 At a special town-meeting held Aug. 29, the same year (1864), 
 the following vote was passed : "That the seleiflmen be authorized 
 to pay any citizen of said town, who has resided therein three 
 months, who will enlist into the military, naval or marine service 
 of the United States, for the term of one year, the sum of $500, 
 or for the term of two years, the sum of $700, or for the term of 
 three years, the sum of $900 to the extent of the number required 
 to fill the quota of said town under the present call ; and that the 
 selectmen be instruiJted to pay the above named bounties immedi- 
 ately upon said volunteers being mustered into said service." 
 
 The above vote was repassed at a special meeting held the 24th 
 of the next December, and the seleftmen were authorized to borrow 
 $7000, to pay the bounties. It was also voted to pay any enrolled 
 citizen of the town, who would procure an acceptable substitute, 
 and cause him to be mustered into the military service of the United 
 States for the term of three years, the sum of $300, and to advance 
 the state bounty, taking an assignment in favor of the town ; also, 
 to pay all necessary expenses incurred in procuring said substitute. 
 The votes passed Dec. 24, 1864, relating to the payment of boun- 
 ties, the procuring of substitutes, etc., were rescinded at a special 
 town-meeting held April 12, 1865. 
 
 Of the whole number of soldiers furnished by Chesterfield dur- 
 ing the war, about 40 were substitutes and men hired to fill the 
 quota of the town in accordance with the vote passed Nov. 30, 
 1863. Only one of the substitutes was a resident of Chesterfield ; 
 the rest (together with the men employed in accordance with the 
 vote iust mentioned) were mainly " brokers' men," and belonged, 
 in great part, to the class of men so well known during the war as 
 " bounty-jumpers." 
 
 With very few exceptions, those persons who were citizens of the 
 town at the time of their enlistment served till they were honorably 
 discharged. 
 
 The following record of the soldiers furnished by Chesterfield 
 during the civil war contains only the names of those who were 
 actually residents of the town at the time of their enlistment. It 
 has been carefully compiled from the records of the town, from the 
 reports of the Adjutant General of the State, and from information 
 derived from private sources. 
 
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 Record of the Citizens of Chesterfield Who Enlisted in 
 THE Military Service of the United States during 
 THE War of the Rebellion (iS6i — '6^). 
 
 [Note.— Iji the following record a star (*) is placed after the names of the 
 men who were mustered for the term of one year, or, in some cases, after the 
 word mustered; all the rest were mustered for the term of three years. V 
 stands for, Volunteer. Unless otherwise stated, it is to he understood that each 
 volunteer was mustered as a private.] 
 
 Bancroft, Clinton A. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. 
 V. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Bancroft, Norris E. Mustered in Co. F, 8th Reg't Me. V. 
 Infantry, Aug. 14, 1S61. Mustered out Jan. 18, 1866. 
 
 [At the time of his enlistment he was less tlian fourteen years 
 old, and he served 4 years, 5 months and 4 days. Of this term, he 
 served 2 years and 20 days as a re-enlisted veteran. The company 
 to whicli he belonged was engaged in many of the hardest fought 
 battles of the war, and at one time was continually under fire, and 
 on the march, for 100 successive days.] 
 
 Brittox, Bradford. Mustered as Musician in Co. E, 6th 
 Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, Nov. 28, 1861. Discharged for dis- 
 ability, June 16, 1862. 
 
 Britton, George B. Mustered in Co. E, 20tb Reg't Mass. V. 
 Infantry, Aug. 8, :86i. Was transferred to the 2d Reg't U. S. 
 Cavalr}', Dec. 27, 1862. Was taken prisoner at the battle of 
 Ball's Bluff, Va., Odl. 21, 1861, and was confined at Mayo's 
 Tobacco Fa.ctory, Richmond, about three weeks ; at Belle 
 Island about six weeks ; at Salisbury, N. C, about five months. 
 Was captured again near Winchester, Va., Aug. 16, 1864, and 
 confined a few days at Richmond, and then at Salisbury, N. 
 C, where he remained till Feb. 22, 1865. 
 
 Butler, Roswell. Mustered in Co. E, 6th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Nov. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability, June 16, 
 1862. 
 
 Butler, John H. Mustered in Co. A, 14th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Sept. 22, 1862. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
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 Cobb, Richard T. Enlisted in Co. B, 12th Reg't Mass. V. In- 
 fantry, April 23, 1S61. Discharged by reason of expiration of 
 term of service, July 8, 1864. Wounded in the chin. Was 
 taken prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg, July i, 1863, and 
 confined at Belle Island, near Richmond, Va., till March 8, 
 1S64, when he was exchanged, having suffered much" from sic'K- 
 ness, and ill treatment by the Rebels. 
 
 Coi,BURN, Warren. Enlisted in the nth Reg't Vt. V. Infantry, 
 October, 1863. Was taken prisoner, and died in the Rebel 
 prison at Andersonville, Ga., 0&. 4, 1864. 
 
 Converse, Julius C. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Dec. 29, 1863. -Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Crouch, Nelson S.* Mustered in Troop F, ist Reg't N. H. V. 
 Cavalry, Feb. 28, 1S65. Mustered out July 15, 1865. 
 
 Darling, Calvin G. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 23, 1S62. Mustered out July 8, 1S65. 
 
 Davis, Murray. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Dec. 29, 1863. Discharged July 18, 1865. At the 
 battle of Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864, he was wounded by 
 a grape-shot in the left leg, about half way between the ankle 
 and knee. For several hours he lay within the enemy's lines, 
 but, the Rebels having been driven back, he was picked up by 
 Union soldiers, in the evening, and passed the night on the bat- 
 tle-field. On the third day after receiving the wound, his leg 
 was amputated by Federal surgeons, at Winchester town. 
 
 Davis, Noyes J. Enlisted in the 2d Reg't of Berdan's Sharp- 
 shooters, December, 1861. Served three years. Wounded in 
 the right wrist at the battle of Chancellorsville, Va. 
 
 Eddy, George P. Mustered in Co. A, 2d Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, May 31, 1861. Discharged for disability, Nov. 9, 1862. 
 Re-enlisted in the 2d Reg't Mass. V. Artillery, Aug. 7, 1863. 
 Discharged Aug. 9, 1865. 
 
 Farnum, John M. Mustered in Co. F, 6th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Dec. 29, 1863. Discharged for disability, Jan. 25, 1865. 
 
 Farr, Charles M. Mustered in Co. A, 2d Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, May 31, 1861. Discharged for disability, 061. 23, 1862. 
 
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 Re-enlisted for the town of Newport, and was mustered hi 
 Troop C, ist Reg't N. H. V. Cavalry. April ii, 1864. Pro- 
 moted to First Sergeant. Promoted to Second Lieutenant, 
 June 10, 1865. Mustered out as First Sergeant, July 15, 1865. 
 
 Farr, Charles R. Mustered in Co. F, ist Reg't Vt. V. Cav- 
 alry, Nov. 19, 1S61. Promoted to Commissary Sergeant of 
 the company, Oct. 29, 1862. Discharged by reason of expi- 
 ration of term of service, Nov. 18, 1864. 
 
 Farr, Ransom C. Mustered in Co. F, ist Reg't Vt. V. Caval- 
 ry, Nov. 19, 1S61. Discharged for disabilit}', Dec. 19, 1862. 
 Drafted, and mustered in Troop G, 1st Reg't N. H. V. Cav- 
 alry, July 2,1, 1S64. Promoted to Sergeant. Mustered out 
 July 15, 1865. 
 
 Farr, Bradford C. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Discharged for disabilit)', Feb. 4, 
 .863. 
 
 Farr, Wesley O. Mustered, in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 23, 1S62. Promoted to Corporal, Feb. i, 1864. 
 Discharged for disabilitj", Jan. 20, 1865. 
 
 Farr, Lakkin D. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Dec. 29, 1863. Mu.stered out July 8, 1S65. 
 
 Farr, Chancey S. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Dec. 29, 1S63. Discharged July 26, 1S65. 
 At the battle of Cedar Creek, Va., Oft. 19, 1864, he was taken 
 prisoner, and confined a few days in the Pemberton Tobacco Fac- 
 tory, at Richmond, Va., having been deprived, together with his 
 fellow-prisoners, of the most of his clothing, his blanket, haversack, 
 canteen and money. From the 4th of November following, till 
 Feb. 20, 1865, he was confined in the "prison pen" at Salisbury, 
 N. C. This prison contained an area of about four acres, and was 
 surrounded by a stockade of plank about twelve feet high. At one 
 time about ten thousand prisoners were crowded into this enclosure, 
 in which were a four-story cotton factory building and seven small 
 buildings. The buildings were used as hospitals, while the so- 
 called "well" prisoners lived in tents-, and in holes dug in the 
 earth ; while a great many had no shelter at all. 
 
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 Mr. Farr says: "Many would lie down to sleep in exposed 
 places, never to awake. I saw one man who died by a fire, whose 
 feet were half burned off. Seven of us united, and commenced to 
 dig a hole on the first day after our arrival. This we made about 
 four feet deep, about eight feet long and six feet wide, with a fire- 
 place in one corner, covering it with three pieces of ' shelter tent.' 
 Our rations here were about the same as in Richmond, excepting 
 the quantity of meat, which we received once in a week or ten days 
 instead of every day. But many days they 'forgot' to' give us any- 
 thing, and upon others gave us only half the usual allowance. Dur- 
 ing the four months that I remained, the average death rate was 
 about one-thousand a month, ninety-six having died in one day ! 
 There were eight of my regiment here after my arrival, and only 
 two of us lived to return home." 
 
 Hundreds of the prisoners were without hats, coats or shoes ; yet 
 many of them were obliged to pass their days and nights in the 
 open air. often exposed to storms of rain or snow. Those who 
 survived the atrocious treatment to which they were subjected, were 
 at length liberated, weak, haggard and emaciated. 
 Faulkner, Stephen P.* Mustered in Co. C, iSth Reg't N. H. 
 
 V. Infantry, Aug. 31, 1864. Discharged, June — . 1S65. 
 Field, James C. Enrolled in Co. C, 17th Reg't U. S. Infantry, 
 
 Sept. 16, i86r. Discharged for disability, Jan. 20, 1S63. 
 Field, Francis A. Enlisted in the 17th Reg't U. S Infantry, 
 
 Sept. 16, 1861. {Record incomplete.) 
 FiSK, Harrison F. Mustered in Co. E, 6th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Nov. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability, Aug. 25, 1862. 
 Frink, Oscar T. Mustered in Co. E, 2d Reg't N. H. V. Infant- 
 ry, Sept. 17, 1S61. Discharged 
 
 GiLSON, Calvin P. Mustered as Musician in Co. F, 14th Reg't 
 
 N. H. V. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Glazier, Walter W.* Mustered in Co. C, iSth Reg't N. H. 
 
 V. Infantry, Aug. 31, 1864. Mustered out May 30, 1865. 
 Goodrich, James H., 2d.* Mustered in Troop F, ist Reg't N. 
 H. V. Cavalry, March 8, 1865. Mustered out July 15, 1865. 
 Goodrich, John F. Enlisted in Co. A, 14th Reg't U. S. Infantry, 
 September, 1864. Served three years. 
 
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 Goodwin, John H. Mustered as First Sergeant in Co. F, 14th 
 Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Promoted to Second 
 Lieutenant, Feb. 17, 1865.' Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Harvey, Charles L. Mustered in Co. F, 2d Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 2, 1861. Discliarged for disabUity, Nov. 29, 
 1862. 
 
 Hastings, Foster W. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 23, 1S62. Promoted to Corporal, Nov. i, 1S64. 
 Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Hastings, Herbert R. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. 
 V. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Discharged for disability, Aug. 
 13, 1863. 
 
 Hastings, Eugene. Mustered as Corporal in Co. A, 14th Reg't 
 N. H. V. Infantry, Sept. 22, .1862. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Henry, Hubbard W. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H- V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 23, 1S62. Died of disease, at Alexandria, Va., 
 Feb. 7, 1864. 
 
 IIerrick, Dwight L* Mustered in Co. C, iSth Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Aug. 31, 1864. Promoted to Corporal. Mustered 
 out June 10, 1865. 
 
 HtGGiNS, Sidney B. Mustered in Co. E, 6th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, November or December, 1861. Discharged for disa- 
 bility, , . Re-enlisted, and was mustered as Ser- 
 geant in Co. E, the s:uTie Reg't, Dec. 24, 1863. Promoted 
 to First Lieutenant, March 6, 1865. Mustered out July 17, 1865. 
 Wounded Oct. i, 1864. 
 
 Hildreth, John W. Mustered in Co. E, 6th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Nov. 28, 186 1. Discharged for disability, Sept. 29, 
 1862. 
 
 Hildreth, George L. Mustered in Co. E, 6th Reg't N. H. V, 
 Infantry, Dec. 7, 1S61. Discharged for disability, July. 1862. 
 
 Hill, Taylor E. Mustered in Co.F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Sept.' 23, 1862. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Holt, Frank J.?^ Mustered in Co. A, i8th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Sept. 13, 1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
 
 Holt, Joseph.* Mustered in Co. F, iSth Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Oct. 28, 1864. Mustered out May 18, 1865. 
 
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 Hopkins, George. Enlisted in various organizations. (Record 
 incomplete.) 
 
 HosLEY, Wayland N. Enlisted in the 4th Reg't Vt. V. Infantry, 
 in 1S61. Served three years or more. 
 
 Howe, Henry H. Mustered as Sergeant in Co. F, 14th Reg't 
 N. H. V. In'fantry, Sept. 23, 1S62. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Howe, Barton, Jr.* Mustered in Co. C, i8th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Aug. 31, 1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
 
 Jackson, Robert. Enlisted in a Mass. Reg't, September, 1864. 
 Served till the war ended. Severely wounded in the mouth. 
 
 Lewis, Chari.es B. Enrolled in Co. C, 17th Reg't U. S. Infantry, 
 Sept. 17, 1S61. Discharged for disability, Jan. 21, 1863. Re- 
 enlisted, and was mustered* as Corporal in Co. E, i8th Reg't 
 N. H V. Infantry, Sept. 26. 1S64. Promoted to Sergeant, 
 June 1, 1865. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
 
 Lewis, Reuben A.* Mustered in Co. A, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 20, 1864. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Lincoln, Lucian O. Mustered as Corporal in Co. F, 5th Reg't 
 N. H. V. Infantry, Oct. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability, 
 July 7, 1862. Re-enlisted, and was mustered in Co. F, 14th 
 Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, Oct. 2, 1862. Mustered out July 8, 
 1865. 
 
 Lincoln, Horace S. Mustered in Co. F, nth Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, July 28, 1864. Transferred to Co. F, 6th Reg't N. 
 H. V. Infantry, June i, 1S65. Mustered out July 17, 1S65. 
 
 Martin, James M. Mustered in Co. D, 2d Reg't N. H, V. In- 
 fantry, Sept. 17, 1861. Died of disease, at Harrison's Land- 
 ing, Va., Aug. II, 1862. 
 
 McClenning, Henry J. Mustered in 'Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. 
 V. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Died of disease, at Washington, 
 D. C, Aug. 7, 1863. 
 
 Richardson, J. Milo. Enlisted in the 14th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, but did not leave the State. Was soon discharged for 
 disability. 16 
 
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 RoBBiNS, Daniel E. Mustered in Co. F, 6tli Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Nov. 28, 1861. Re-enlisted as a veteran, and was 
 mustered in the same Co., Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out July 
 17, 1865. Wounded severely in the head at the battle of Cold 
 Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. 
 
 Safford, Otis. Mustered in Co.' K, 2d Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, 
 Sept. 2, 1861, Mustered out July, 1864. Re-enlisted, and 
 was mustered* in Troop F, ist Reg't N. H. V. Cavalry, Feb. 
 28, 1865. Mustered out July 15, 1865. Wounded in the right 
 leg, just above the ankle, at the second battle of Bull Run, Va. 
 
 Safford, Norman D. Mustered in Co. E, 5th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Nov. 28, i86x. Discharged for disability, Oct. 6, 
 
 1862. Re-enlisted, and was mustered* as Sergeant in Co. 
 E, 1 8th Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, Sept. 24, 1864. Promoted 
 to First Sergeant, April, 1865. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
 
 Safford, Leavitt W.* Mustered in Troop F, ist Reg't N. H. 
 V. Cavalry, March 16, 1865. Mustered out July 15, 1865. 
 
 Scott, Otis H. Mustered in Co. F, 5th Reg't N. H. V. Infant- 
 ry, 061. 33, 1861. Discharged for disability, Dec. 22, 1862. 
 
 Scott, George D. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry,. Sept. 33, 1862. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
 
 Snow, Henry Herbert. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. 
 V. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Discharged for disability. May 
 25, 1863. 
 
 Stoddard, James S. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. Promoted to Corporal, Sept. 26, 
 
 1863. Promoted to Sergeant, Feb. 12, 1864. Mustered out 
 July 8, 1865. At the battle of Winchester, Va., he was hit five 
 or six times in different parts of his person or clothing, one 
 bullet entering his mouth and knocking out several teeth. 
 
 Streeter, Edwin H. Mustered in Co. I, 9th Reg't N. H. V. 
 
 Infantry, Aug. 15, 1862. Promoted to Corporal, March i, 
 
 1865. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
 Streeter, Albert W. Mustered in Co. I, 9th Reg't N. H. V. 
 
 Infantry, Aug. 15, 1862. Died of disease at Falmouth, Va., 
 
 Feb. 6, 1863. 
 
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 Streetkr, Herbert N. (Brother of Albert W.) Mustered in 
 Co. I, 9th Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, Aug. 22, 1862. Died of 
 disease, at Aquia Creek, Va., Feb. 7, 1863. 
 
 Streeter, Marshall S. Mustered in Co. F, 14th Reg't N. H. 
 V. Infantry, Sept. 23, 1862. At the battle of Winchester, Va., 
 Sept. 19, 1864, he was wounded in the left leg, just above the 
 knee, and died from the eftecSts of the wound the 9th day of the 
 ■following October, at Baltimore Hospital. 
 
 Titus, Herbert B. Commissioned Second Lieutenant of Co. A, 
 2d Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, June 4, 1861 ; and First Lieu- 
 tenant of the same Co.. June, 1862. Promoted the 14th of the 
 same month to Major of the 9th Reg't N. H. V. Infantry, and 
 
 to Lieut. Colonel — , . Commissioned Colonel of 
 
 the same regiment, Nov. 22, 1862. Discharged Sept. 27, 1864. 
 Re-ihstated by Special Orders No. 377, par. 18, War Depart- 
 ment, Nov. I, 1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
 
 At the battle of Antietam Creek, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, he was 
 severely wounded in the right shoulder. March 15, 1865, he was 
 appointed Brigadier General by brevet, " for gallant and meritorious 
 services during the war." 
 
 Tyrrel, David B. Mustered in Co. A, 2d Reg't N. H. V. In- 
 fantry, Aug. 24, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1864. 
 
 Tyrrel, Everett C. Mustered in Co. D, 2d Reg't N. H. V. 
 Infantry, September, 1861. Discharged for disability. May, 
 1863. 
 
 Walton, David S., Jr. Enlisted Sept. 11, 1861, in Co. I, ist 
 Reg't Berdan's U. S. Sharpshooters. Discharged for disability, 
 Dec. 10, 1862. 
 
 Warren, Lyman H. Enlisted in the 17th Reg't U. S. Infantry, 
 Sept. 16, 1861. Appointed Second Lieutenant in the same 
 regiment, Oct. 13, 1862. Brevetted Captain, July 2, 1863. 
 Appointed Captain, Oct. 25, 1865. Slightly wounded in one 
 of his feet at the battle of Chancellorsville, Va. He died at 
 Houston, Texas, Sept. 18, 1867. 
 
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 Wheeler, Alonzo W.* Mustered in Troop F, ist RegftN. H. 
 V. Cavalry, March 8, 1865. Mustered out July 15, 1865. 
 
 Of the 74 men whose names have been given above : 
 
 None were killed in battle. 
 
 One died from the effects of a wound received in battle. 
 
 Ten were wounded and survived. 
 
 Six died of disease. 
 
 The amount of the bounties paid by the town during the war was 
 $24,600. 
 
 Twelve persons were drafted and paid a commutation of $300 
 each, and 27 furnished substitutes at an expense of from $100 to 
 $400 each. 
 
 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 TTm District Schools and the Academy. 
 
 THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS. 
 
 The schools are mentioned for the first time, in the records of the 
 town, in the warrant for the first town-meeting of which there is 
 any record, held the second Tuesday in June, 1767. The second 
 article of the warrant was, "To see whether the town will raise 
 money to defray town charges and hire schooling." At that time 
 the town had not been divided into wards, or districts, and what 
 few schools there were, were taught in private houses. The sum of 
 money raised for schooling in 1767 (if any was raised), was not 
 recorded; but at the annual town-meeting held in March, 1771, it 
 was voted to raise 15 pounds for that purpose. From 1771 to '79, 
 the amount raised annually seems at no time to have exceeded 50 
 
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 pounds. During the next five years, the town was in a more or 
 less disturbed condition, and little or no money appears to have 
 been raised for the support of schools. 
 
 At a town-meeting held May 29, 1771, a committee was chosen 
 to divide the town into school-wards ; but the wards, as laid out by 
 the committee, were not accepted by the town. In 17741 another 
 attempt was made to establish school-wards, but apparently without 
 success. In i77^» several wards were laid out by a committee 
 chosen for the purpose, and accepted by the town ; but the number 
 was not recorded. It was also voted to allow each ward to employ 
 their own instructor. 
 
 Dec. 15, 1785, it was voted to re-divide the town into school- 
 wards, and a committee was chosen for that purpose. Nineteen 
 wards were laid out, which were accepted by the town, March 29, 
 1787. Frequent changes were made in the lines of the wards pre- 
 vious to 1815, about which year the term "• school-district" was 
 adopted in place of " school-ward." In 179.2, a new ward was 
 formed in the eastern part of the town, in which were Reuben 
 Lewis, Josiah Torrey and nine others. In 1807, ward No. 17 (in 
 the north-west corner of the town) and a part of No. 18 were an- 
 nexed to ward No. J . The other part of ward No. 18 seems to 
 have been annexed, at the same time, to No. 11. In 1810, wards 
 3, 3 and 16 were united, probably under the name of ward No. 2. 
 In 1S17, districts No. 19 and No. 11 were united; and alHhat part 
 of No. I that lay south of Catsbane brook, was united with a part 
 of No. 2, to form a new district (now No. 3). 
 
 Although many alterations have been made in the lines of the 
 school-wards since 1787, a few of the present districts are, in great 
 part, the same as at that date. District No. i has always included 
 the West Village ; No. 5, the greater part of the Centre Village. 
 Factory Village, which is, at present, included in district No. 13, 
 seems originally to have been in "ward" No. 14. 
 
 When, or where, the first school-house was built in Chesterfield, 
 has not been discovered. It is doubtful if one was built before 
 1785, and probably only a few had been erected by the year 1800. 
 The oldest school-houses now standing, appear to have been built 
 between 1800 and '12. The one in district No. 7 is known to have 
 
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 been built about 1810. The school-house in district No. i origin- 
 ally stood on what Is now the north-eastern part of the cemetei'y, 
 near the West Village ; but it was removed to the site of the pres- 
 ent one early in this centur}'. The present house, which is, at least, 
 the third one the district has had, was built in 1865. 
 
 The little square school-house, with " hip-roof," which stood for- 
 merly near the old graveyard, at the Centre Village, is probably one 
 of the oldest school buildings in the town. Into it were crowded, 
 for many years, the youth of that village, and forced " to yield obe- 
 dience to the rod." It has been disused for school purposes, how- 
 ever, fbr many years ; but in spite of its dilapidated condition, and 
 the slight regard which the youth of the present day have for it, it 
 enjoys the proud distinction of having sent forth into the world many 
 of the ablest men that the town has produced. 
 
 The present school-house at Factory Village, which is, at least, 
 the second one that has been built in district No. 13, was erected in 
 184S. The one in district No. lo was built in i860 ; that in No. 9, 
 in 1828 ; the new one in No. 3, in 1880. 
 
 Before school-houses were built, the schools, as stated above, were 
 taught in private houses. At one time, near the beginning of the 
 present century, the school in district No. 7 (the '' Hardscrabble 
 district,") was kept in Gibson Willard's barn. Many of the schools 
 at that time were larger than at present. In the winter of 1816 and 
 '17, the little school-house in the district last mentioned is said to 
 have been occupied by at least 80 scholars ! Other schools are said 
 to have had (from 1800 to 1S30) nearly 100 scholars each. The 
 largest number of scholars in one school is, at present, about 60. 
 
 The average number of scholars attending school each year pre- 
 vious to 1847, has not been ascertained ; but it is evident that, at 
 times, it must have been about double what it is now. Since 1847, 
 the number for each fifth year has been as follows: 1S47, 438; 
 '52, 342 (?) ■ '57' 436 ; '62, 355 ; '67, 300 ; '72, 265 ; '77, 225. The 
 greatest number attending school in 1880, was 245. 
 
 The amount of money raised yearly by taxation for the support 
 of the district schools was, from 1785 to '98, usually £100; from 
 '98 to 1805, $400. From 1805 to '47, the amount raised annually 
 appears to have varied from $440 to $800 ; from '47 to the present 
 
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 time, it has varied from $800 to $1500. Since 1829, each district 
 has received annually a portion of the " literary fund," this town's 
 share of which has averaged, for a number of years, not far from 
 $100. 
 
 The greatest number of districts in which schools have been main- 
 tained since 1817, has been, apparently, sixteen. At present the 
 number is fourteen. 
 
 The largest district at present, in respect to the number of schol- 
 ars, is No. 13, which includes Factory Village. The school in this 
 district is divided, in the winter, into two departments — primary 
 and senior. District No. i ranks second in number of scholars ; 
 No. 5, third. 
 
 For many years it was the practice to have a school committee 
 consisting of, at least, three persons. The first committee of this 
 kind, mentioned in the town records, was chosen at the March 
 meeting in 181 1, when Rev. Abraham Wood, Phineas Handerson 
 and Levi Jackson were selected bj- the town "■ to inspect the 
 schools" the ensuing year. The practice of appointing a superin- 
 tendent of schools, instead of a committee, was adopted about 1852, 
 since which time the following persons have served as superinten- 
 dents : 
 
 1852, John Q. A. Marsh; '53, John B. Fisk ; '54, James H. 
 Goodrich; '55, '56, Barton Skinner; '57, Otis Amidon ; '58, '59, 
 Rev. Jeffries Hall; '60, Rev. Nelson Green: '61, Rev. Jeffries 
 Hall ; '62, Rev. Thomas L. Fowler ; '63, Timothy N. Robertson ; 
 '64, Rev. Thomas L. Fowler ; '65-67, Rev. Jeftries Hall ; '68, 
 Hermon C. Harvey ; '69, Rev. Oliver G. Woodbury ; '70, Fred- 
 eric B. Pierce ; '71-75, Rev. Jeffries Hall ; '76, Rev. Edward P. 
 F. Dearborn ; '77-79, Rev. Jeffries Hall ; '80, (school-committee) 
 Rev. Wm. W. LeSeur, Rev. Jeffries Hall, Rev. Hiram B. Mor- 
 gan ; '81, Rev. Hiram B. Morgan. 
 
 CHESTERFIEI,D ACADEMY. 
 
 On the 1 2th day of January, 1790, the Legislature of New Hamp- 
 shire passed an act entitled "An Act to incorporate an Academy in 
 the Town of Chesterfield, by the name of the Chesterfield Acad- 
 emy." In the preamble of the act, it is stated that " the education 
 of youth has ever been considered by the wise and good as an ob- 
 ject of the highest consequence to the safety and happiness of a 
 
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 People;" also, that "Peter Stone of Chesterfield, gentleman, and 
 sundr}' other persons, have voluntarily contributed certain sums of 
 money for the purpose of establishing and supporting a public 
 school, or academy, in said Chesterfield." 
 
 The first section of the act sets forth the object of the Academy — 
 " the promoting piety and virtue, and the instruction of youth in 
 such branches of useful Literature as the trustees hereby appointed 
 shall think proper to direct." The same section also empowered 
 Rev. Abraham Wood, Solomon Harvej-, physician, Moses Smith, 
 Esq., Silas Richardson, Zur Evans, Simon Willard and Abner 
 Johnson, gentlemen, all of Chesterfield, to act as trustees. 
 
 The third section provided that "Abraham Wood and other trus- 
 tees, as aforesaid, and the longest livers and survivors of them, and 
 their successors, be the true and sole visitors, trustees and governors 
 of the said Academy, in perpetuel succession forever." 
 
 The fourth section fixed the number of trustees at not less than 
 seven, nor more than eleven ; and provided that the major part of 
 them should be " laymen and rpspectable freeholders." 
 
 In the sixth section, provisions were made for the holding, by the 
 trustees, of real and personal estate, provided the annual income 
 of the real estate should not exceed 500 pounds, and the annual 
 income of the personal estate should not exceed 2000 pounds ; "both 
 sums to be valued in silver at the rate of six shillings and eight 
 pence by the ounce." 
 
 It was enacted by the eighth and last section, that all estate, per- 
 sonal and real, held within this State for the use of the Academv, 
 should be exempt from taxation ; and that students of the Academy 
 should also be exempt from paying a poll-tax. 
 
 The first meeting of the trustees was held Feb. 26, 1790. Abner 
 Johnson was chosen secretary, and Alpheus Moore a trustee. 
 
 At the second meeting, held the ist day of the following April, 
 it was voted to petition the General Court "for the grant of 2000 
 pounds by lottery." Alpheus Moore, Zur Evans and Moses Smith 
 were appointed managers of the lottery. 
 
 The following is the record of a meeting held the 13th of the next 
 December (1790) : 
 
 " According to adjournment, the Corporation of the Chesterfield 
 Academy met at Capt. Willard's, and agreed with Capt. Simon 
 
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 Willard and Capt. Zur Evans, to confer with the president of Har- 
 vard College respecting a preceptor, and desire him to apply to some 
 gentleman and ascertain the terms on which a preceptor would en- 
 gage for one year ; and if an opportunity presented, to inform the 
 chairman of the corporation respecting the matter." 
 
 It has usually been stated that the Academy was not opened till 
 August 14, 1794. The Academy building may not have been used 
 till that date, although it is impossible to ascertain the date of its 
 commencement or completion. 
 
 May 6, 1790, the town voted to allow the trustees of the Academy 
 to put a building on the common, for the u.se of the school ; but the 
 records of the institution do not show when the building was be- 
 gun or finished. There are, however, reasons for believing that 
 the school ?-nay have been opened before the date given above. 
 The records of the Academy show that, August 31, 1791, the trus- 
 tees voted to hire Sheldon Logan* " to instruct in the Academy for 
 the term of one year," and to give him 80 pounds for his services. 
 July 4, 1792, they voted that the afternoon of every Wednesday, 
 for the rest of the year, should be "a vacation." Why did they 
 vote to have a " vacation," or half-holiday, if there was no school.? 
 
 The Academy having been opened, it continued for many years 
 to be one of the most useful and popular institutions in Cheshire 
 County. It was a common practice, in the earlier years of the 
 Academy, for the trustees to grant the use of the Academy building, 
 and sometimes other property, to certain persons, on condition that 
 they should actually employ an instructor and keep the school in 
 operation. Persons to whom the Academy was thus intrusted, 
 were styled "adventurers." Thus, Sept. 5, 1800, the trustees voted 
 " to give the privilege of the Academy house, for the term of one 
 year, beginning on the 8th day of instant September, to Abraham 
 Wood, Zenas Fairbanks and others, as adventurers in hiring a pre- 
 ceptor to keep a school in said house for the term of one year ; also, 
 the use of the glebe-land for the term of one year, on condition that 
 said adventurers do actually provide a preceptor to keep said school, 
 and likewise that they keep the house in as good repair as it now 
 is — natural decays excepted." 
 
 *It is certain that Mr. Logan was taxed in Ctiesterfleld in 1798 and '94 (and 
 no otlier year), which seems to indicate that he was here for some purpose be- 
 fore August, 1794. 17 
 
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 At the June session of the Legislature in i8oS, an act was passed 
 granting a lottery to the trustees, for the benefit of the Academy. 
 Elijah Dunbar, Esq., Benj. Cook, John Putnam and Phineas 
 Handerson were chosen managers of this lottery; but there is no 
 record of the amount of money that was obtained for the benefit of 
 the school. It seems that the estate held by the trustees for the use 
 of the Academy, never produced an income sufficient to support 
 the school ; and sometimes even the income and tuition fees together 
 amounted to less than tlie expenses. The expenses for the year 
 ending April 20, 1S09, amounted to $433.25, and the receipts to 
 $316.75. The "adventurers" were thus obliged to make up a de- 
 ficiency of $116.50. 
 
 Sometimes the trustees would agree to pay the instructor a certain 
 sum, and allow him to have all the tuition fees he could collect. 
 On these terms, they engaged the late Hon. A«a Keyes, of Brattle- 
 boro, as preceptor for one year, comrnencing April 16, i8io. 
 
 The next year, he received $400 for his salary ; but the tuition 
 fees were probably collected by the trustees. 
 
 The number of "adventurers" was, in 1814, one kuttdrcd, and 
 the deficiency to be made up by them amounted to $88.67. ^^ '^^^' 
 tainly speaks well for the public spirit of the leading men of the 
 town, that so many were willing to assist in maintaining the school. 
 
 There was another way of obtaining funds which, at the present 
 day, would be deemed quite novel in the case of an educational 
 institution. Sept. 11, 1818, the trustees voted "that Capt. Benj. 
 Cook sell to the highest bidder the privilege of selling liquor on the 
 common, on exhibition day, and that the money so raised be applied 
 to building the stage and paying Mr. Hardy a balance of about $9, 
 due him for arrearages of board for the last year." 
 
 In 1806, the trustees of the Academy adopted by-laws for the 
 institution. The following abridgement contains all of their most 
 important provisions : 
 
 Akt. 1. No student was to be admitted for a shorter term than six weeks, 
 nor to pay less than $1.50 for tuition. 
 
 Akt. 2. Any student absent without permission, or unable to give a satis- 
 factory reason for his absence, was liable to pay a fine of 25 cents for each 
 day's absence, or be otherwise punished. 
 
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 Abt. 8. Every student was to pay 25 cents per week for tuition, and was 
 to be held accountable for any damage done to tlie property of the Academy, 
 or of any person. 
 
 Art. 4. Students were forbidden to dispute or contradict the preceptor, or 
 use indecent language in his presence. 
 
 Art. 5. When the preceptor entered or left a room, whether in the Acad- 
 emy building or elsewhere, all students present were to rise, and stand until 
 he had taken a seat, or until they were permitted to sit. 
 
 Akt. 6. Students wore required to observe the same conduct toward the 
 trustees as toward the preceptor. xVny student refusing to do so, was to be 
 dismissed as " unworthy of a seat within the walls devoted to science." 
 
 Aht. 7. Students were obliged to keep themselves clean and neat ; their 
 apparel must be decent; "their conversation chaste, and their divei-sions 
 polite." They were not to keep cards or dice, nor play at "games of hazard," 
 nor frequent public houses. 
 
 Art. 8. Students were required to attend church, if practicable, on the 
 sabbath. They were forbidden to have any play or sport on that day, or "to 
 treat with contempt any religious institution, sect or denomination of Christ- 
 ians, the sacred scriptures, or any divine ordinance whatever." 
 
 Art. 9. Students were commanded to cultivate friendship with one 
 another, and kindly feelings "toward mankind in general. " 
 
 Art. 10. Diligence in studies, and good order in the school-room, were 
 
 to be observed. 
 
 Art. 11. No student who had not had previous instruction, under a com- 
 petent teacher, in the art of declaiming, was to be allowed to take part in 
 the exhibitions of the Academy, until he had. been a member for at least 
 
 twelve weeks. 
 Art. 12. All students to whom parts might be assigned in any public 
 
 exhibition, were obliged to make careful preparation, "in order to perform 
 
 their parts accurately and preserve the reputation of tlie Academy." 
 
 Art. 13. No student was permitted to attend any other school without 
 
 the consent of the preceptor or trustees. 
 
 The article regulating the price of tuition was changed from time 
 to time ; but no other important change was made in the by-laws 
 till 1S34, when that portion of article 5, which required students to 
 rise and stand when the preceptor entered a room noi in the Acad- 
 emy building, was repealed. Some other changes were also made. 
 
 The seven persons empowered by the Act of Incorporation to 
 serve as trustees, chose, during the year 1790, three additional trus- 
 tees, namely, Alpheus Moore, Rev. Aaron Hall and Dr. John 
 Campbell. Rev. Aaron Hall was of Keene. He was ordained 
 pastor of the First Congregational church of that town, Feb. 18, 
 1778, and died Aug. 12, 1814. He resigned the office of trustee of 
 the Academy about 18 10. 
 
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 Of the seven oiiginal trustees, Rev. Abraham Wood seems to 
 have resigned only a few months before his death, which took place 
 in October, 1823; Dr. Harvey, in 1794; Moses Smith, in 1806; 
 Zur Evans, in iSoi ; Simon Willard, in 1808; Abner Johnson, in 
 181 1. Silas Richardson was removed by death in 1803. Dr. Oliver 
 Baker was chosen to fill the vacancy in the board of trustees caused 
 by Rev. Mr. Wood's resignation ; Oliver Brown, Benj. Cook, 
 Jacob Amidon, Dr. Oliver Atherton, John Putnam and Benj. Jos- 
 lyn. to take the places of the other members of the original board. 
 
 The property held by the trustees for the use of the Academy 
 seems to have consisted almost wholly of real estate. This estate 
 consisted, about the beginning of the present century, of a part, if 
 not all, of the glebe-land. Lot No. i, in the first range, was after- 
 wards (if not at the same time) held by the trustees. No other prop- 
 erty, except the Academy building and its appurtenances, is men- 
 tioned in the records of the institution. 
 
 The names of all the preceptors have not been ascertained, owing 
 to the imperfect condition of the record, but some of them were as 
 follows : 
 
 The first preceptor appears to have been Sheldon Logan. Mr. 
 Logan may have been engaged to teach previous to 1794; but, be 
 that as it may, it is cer'rain that, Aug. 14, 1794, he began to teach 
 in the Academy building, having been engaged for the term of one 
 year, at a salary of 100 pounds, to be paid quarterly. 
 
 John Noyes was preceptor two years, commencing Sept i, 1795. 
 Mr. Noyes was born at Atkinson, April 2, 1764 ; graduated at Dart- 
 mouth College, in which institution he was, for a while, a tutor. 
 From 1800 to '17, he resided in Brattleboro, where he engaged in 
 trade. In 1817, he removed to Dummerston, where he resided until 
 '21, when he removed to Putney. In 1815, he represented the 
 southern district of Vermont in the Congress of the United States. 
 He died Oct. 26, 1841. (For sketch of his life see History of 
 Brattleboro, Vt.) 
 
 Broughton Wright(.?) was preceptor one year, from Aug. or Sept. 
 1797. 
 
 Levi Jackson was engaged for one year, commencing Sept. 16, 
 
 1799, at a salary of $166.66. The engagement was renewed in 
 
 1800, and in 1801 ; after which, he was engaged for the term of 
 three years. i^See Family Histories.") 
 
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 Daniel Hardy taught one year, at least, beginning in the autumn 
 of 1805. 
 
 Isaac Fletcher, a student of Dartmouth College, was preceptor 
 in 1808. Mr. Fletcher afterwards practised law at Lyndon, Vt. In 
 181 2, he married Abigail, daughter of Peter Stone, Sen., of this 
 town. 
 
 Jonathan Hartwell was preceptor in 1809. 
 
 Asa Keyes was preceptor two years, commencing April i6, iSio. 
 He was born in Putney, Vt., May 30, 1787, and fitted for college at 
 the Academy of which he was afterwards preceptor, as above stated ; 
 graduated at Dartmouth College in 1810; studied law, and was 
 admitted to the Windham (Vt.) count}' bar in 1814. In 1833, he 
 removed from Putney to Brattleborp, where he died June 4, i88o, 
 at the great age of 93. At the time of his death he was the oldest 
 living graduate of Dartmouth College, and the oldest lawyer in 
 Vermont. He was a man of great ability and strength of intellect. 
 He married, in 1815, Sarah, daughter of Asa Britton, Esq., of 
 Chesterfield. (For a pretty complete sketch of his life see History 
 of Brattleboro.) 
 
 M'Conihe appears to have taught six months in 18 12. 
 
 Otis Hutchins was preceptor two years, at least, commencing in 
 the autumn of 1812. In the spring of 1820, he was engaged again 
 for the term of thi'ee years. His salary was to be raised, in part, 
 by subscriptions, which could be paid in cloth, provisions, wood, 
 etc. In 1814, he remitted the amount of his wages for three months, 
 after deducting the cost of board for that time, on condition that the 
 trustees would devote the same to repairing the Academy building. 
 Mr. Hutchins was the son of William and Sarah (Whitman) 
 Hutchins, of Westmoreland, and was born Jan. 10, 1781. He pre- 
 pared for college at the Academy of which he was afterwards pre- 
 ceptor ; was licensed to preach in 1808, but was not ordained. 
 From i8i5to'i9, he was principal of the Kimball Union Academy, 
 at Meriden. He died in Westmoreland, Oct. 6, 1866. 
 
 Elisha S. Plumb, was preceptor in 1815 and '16. 
 
 Thomas Hardy was preceptor in 181 7, '18 and '19. Miss Han- 
 nah W. Mead was his assistant in 1817; Miss Mary B. Read, in 
 1818. Mr. Hardy was again engaged in 1834 for the term of ten 
 years, beginning the first Monday in April of that year. He was 
 
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 to receive, as salary, all the tuition fees, and was to have the priv- 
 ilege of selling books and stationery to the students. On the other 
 hand,- the trustees agreed to furnish fifty dollars' worth of apparatus 
 for the use of the Academy, and to provide twenty-five days' work, 
 each year, for Mr. Hardy's farm. He was, however, released from 
 his engagement, at his own request, Feb. 6, 1838. 
 
 Mr. Hardy was one of the most eflScient and respected teachers 
 ever connected with the Academy, and the following brief sketch 
 of his life may be of interest to the reader. 
 
 Thomas Hardy was born in Dublin, this State, Oct. 23, 1784. 
 He fitted for college, in part at least, at the Chesterfield Academy, 
 and graduated at Dartmouth College in 1812. After a year spent 
 in reading law, he began to teach and, as already stated, was en- 
 gaged to teach in the Academy in this town in 1S17, 'iS and 'ig. 
 From 1819 to '29, he was a successful teacher of large private 
 schools in Boston. He next spent four years in Dover, where he 
 had, for a time, a private school for large scholars, and was princi- 
 pal of the Franklin Academy. From Dover he removed to Keene, 
 where he taught a private school in the winter of 1833 and '34. In 
 the spring of the latter year he came to Chesterfield again, to teach 
 in the Academy, as has already been stated. 
 
 He did some of his best work in this town, and taught very little 
 after leaving it. 
 
 Six thousand seven hundred persons were under his instruction 
 during his career as a teacher, in all the schools under his care. 
 He was an excellent Latin and good Greek scholar, and was faithful 
 and thorough in the discharge of his duties. He died March 3, 
 1864. 
 
 George Freeman was preceptor three months in 1S22 (after Aug. 
 20.) 
 
 Rev. John Walker taught at least six months in 1823. 
 
 John Chamberlain was preceptor in 1824. 
 
 Josiah W. Fairfield was preceptor in 1824, '25, and perhaps in 
 '26. He was a native of New Boston, this State, and graduated at 
 Dartmouth College in 1827 ; read law in this town, and with Hon. 
 Elisha Williams, of Hudson, N. Y., where he settled, becoming a 
 prominent and wealthy citizen. In 1S29, he married Laura, daugh- 
 ter of Asa Britton, Esq. He died at Hudson, Dec. 3, 1878. 
 
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 Edward P. Harris was preceptor in 1837 and '28 ; Oliver M. 
 Smitli, in '30; James W. Emery, in '31. 
 
 Charles L. Strong was preceptor in 1832, and probably in '33 ; 
 and again in '41, '42, '43 and '44( ?) {See Family Histories). 
 
 John E. Butler, of Jamaica, Vt., was an assistant teacher in 1833. 
 He afterwards became a distinguished lawyer and prominent man 
 in that State. 
 
 Samuel H. Price was preceptor in 1838 and '39 ; Nathan Ken- 
 dall, in '45, '46 and '47. 
 
 Since 1850 the school has been in a comparatively feeble condi- 
 tion, and has usually been in operation only one term each year. 
 
 For many years after its incorporation, the Academy was regard- 
 ed as one of the best schools in the State, ranking second, it is said, 
 for a number of years, to Phillips Academy, at Exeter. It was 
 attended by students from all the neighboring tow'ns, and some came 
 from great distances, even from the Sputhern States. Many of those 
 who sought instruction within its walls, became, later in life, emi- 
 nent in the various trades and professions. 
 
 The institution was fortunate in securing the services of some 
 very able teachers ; and to this circumstance must, in great part, be 
 attributed its popularity and success. Those of its students who 
 still survive, look back with pleasure to their student days, and hold 
 in grateful remembrance the "Old Academ)'." A physician who 
 now resides in one of the great western states and who attended the 
 Academy in his boyhood, writes as follows: "The Chesterfield 
 Academy will always be held dear to memorv, as more of the 
 remembrances of those d;iys of youth come fresh to my mind, 
 when I think of my native town." With regard to his school- 
 mates, he adds: '• Many of them are dead, and others distributed 
 in various directions over this wide world. Occasionally I hear of 
 some one of them, but less and less freqiiently as years roll by." 
 
 The exhibitions that were given by the students of the Academy, 
 during its period of greatest prosperity, are recalled to mind by the 
 older inhabitants of the town, and by those of the participants who 
 survive, as notable incidents in the history of the school, and even 
 of the town. The earliest exhibitions took place at a period beyond 
 the memory of all but the very oldest inhabitants ; but that they 
 
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 were creditable to the school, is inferred from the careful prepa- 
 ration that the students were obliged to make, " in order to perform 
 their parts accurately and preserve the reputation of the Academy." 
 (See By-Laws, Art. ii and 12). The exhibitions usually took 
 place in the old meeting-house, at the Centre Village, and were 
 attended bj' large numbers of people, many coming from the neigh- 
 boring towns. A tempoiary stage was built in front of the pulpit 
 and enclosed in curtains. On this stage were acted tragedies, com- 
 edies and farces ; and the master-pieces of the great orators of all 
 nations, were recited. Few theatres were probably ever more 
 popular with the dwellers in a large city, than were these exhi- 
 bitions with the inhabitants of Chesterfield and the neighboring 
 towns. 
 
 The program was often very extensive, and sometimes consisted 
 of three parts, — for the forenoon, the afternoon, and the evening, 
 respecStively. The following synopsis of the " Order of Exercises" 
 for an exhibition given Nov. 19, 1S46, will serve to illustrate this 
 point : 
 
 Forenoon (beginning at 9 o'clock) 
 
 1st. Prayer. 
 
 2d. Music. 
 
 3d. Salutatory Oration (Latin). 
 
 4th. Introductory Piece. 
 
 5th. Comedy — "Lost and Pound." (Fifteen characters.) 
 
 6th. Declamation. 
 
 7th. Declamation. 
 
 Afternoon. 
 1st. Oration. 
 
 2d. Dramatic Play — " Lady of Lyons." (Twelve characters, officers 
 and servants.) 
 
 3d. Declamation. 
 
 4th. "Cantilena." 
 
 5th. Farce — " State Secrets. " (Six characters.) 
 
 6th. "Facetia." 
 
 7th. Declamation. 
 
 1st. Oration. 
 
 2d. Farce — "Rendezvous." (Nine characters.) 
 
 3d. Declamation. 
 
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 4th. Tragedy— "Venice Preserved." (Seven characters, officer guards 
 and conspirators.) 
 5 th. "Cantus.'- 
 6t.h. Declamation. 
 
 7th. Comedy—" Rip Van Winkle." (Fourteen characters, and mountain 
 demons.) 
 
 8th. Closing piece. 
 9th. Valedictory. 
 
 In i8r9, the trustees decided to abandon the custom of having 
 annual exhibitions, stating as their reason for such decision, that 
 the time spent in preparing for them could be more profitably 
 devoted to the regular studies. But a pradice that had become so 
 firmly established, could not easily be done away with, and was 
 afterwards resumed. The following sketch written by Mr. Chas. 
 C. Hardy, of Dover, son of Prof. Thomas Hardy, so f;iithfully 
 describes the exhibitions given by the Academy students about half 
 a century ago, that it is inserted here : 
 
 " It should be understood that a great portion of the students were grown 
 up persons — I remember one who was twenty-seven years of age^ who had 
 gone through all the studies of the common schools, and were, many of 
 them, nearly fitted for college. Discussions as to whether there would be an 
 exhibition that term, its advantages, its disadvantages, and the details of the 
 affair, were rife in the early autumn, and went forward with cumulative 
 interest as the days passed on. 
 
 "The decision having been made, the plays to be enacted -were at once 
 selected, the parts assigned, and written out, — there being generally only one 
 book for the use of all who had parts in any one play. 
 
 "Then followed rehearsals of a very informal character, at any odd time, 
 when a few of the actors could be brought together. 
 
 "A fortnight, or more, before the great day, the old meeting-house would 
 be taken possession of, square timbers laid on the tops of the old-fashioned 
 'pen' pews, a good floor laid on the timbers, posts erected at the corners, 
 from the tops of which wires were strung for the curtains. Then the 
 rehearsals began in good earnest. "Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, and 
 sometimes evenings of the other week days, and every available moment of 
 time, except Sunday hours, were improved; the lower windows of the church 
 being darkened, and its doors secured. These rehearsals were, to those 
 engaged in them, the very best part of the whole aflfair. When the day was 
 close at hand, a carpet was borrowed and spread over the stage. (I do not 
 think there were more than five carpets in the whole town, in those days, and 
 it was almost impossible to get one.) Frames of wood, covered with cloth, 
 with two light doors for entrance and exit, were set up for scenes; and, 'the 
 
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 night before,' a grand full-dress rehearsal, to which a favored few were 
 admitted, was had. By nine o'clocls of the following morning, not an inch 
 of sitting or standing room could be had in the church. I remember that, 
 on one occasion, the galleries had what a sailor would call ' preventer posts ' 
 set up, to keep them from falling. 
 
 " Al a little after nine, the curtains of three sides of the stage would be 
 drawn back, and the whole board of trustees, black-coated and solemn, could 
 be discovered sitting in awful dignity on a row of chairs at the back of the 
 stage. Then followed a prayer — which we always thought too long — by 
 some clergyman of the place ; then a few short recitations — we called them 
 ' single pieces ' — and at last the real business of the day began. » 
 
 "I remember that the tragedy of 'Bouglas' ; the tragedy of ' Pizarro ' : 
 that grand, old high-comedy, ' The School for Scandal ' ; the ' Golden Farmer ' ; 
 the ' Omnibus ' ; Q-oldsmith's ' She Stoops to Conquer ' ; and some scenes from 
 Shakespeare's ' As You Like It ', — were put on the boards in what I consid- 
 ered, and now consider, pretty good style. 
 
 " The performances lasted till nearly eleven o'clock at night, and were 
 closed by a valedictory from one of the oldest and best scholars." 
 
 The original Academy building, which appears to have been 
 occupied for the first time in i7945 stood on the south-eastern part 
 of the common, at the Centre Village, a few rods from the old 
 meeting-house. It was a two-story building, and somewhnt larger 
 than the present Academy building and school-house, which stands- 
 on about the same place. It had a belfry but no bell. April 9, 
 1859, it was burned to the ground, and a new one was erected the 
 same year by school-district No. 5 and the trustees of the Academy, 
 on condition that the same should be used both for the district 
 school and for a high school or academy. 
 
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 CHAPTER VIII. 
 
 The Ohurckea. 
 
 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 
 
 The First Congregational Church of Chesterfield was probably 
 organized in 1771. The oldest records of this church have been 
 lost, but considerable light is thrown upon its early history by the 
 records of the town. (See Chap. II.) The first settled minister 
 was Abraham Wood, who came from Sudbury, Mass., at the age 
 of about twenty-four years. {See Family Histories). As has 
 already been stated, John Eliot had preached "on probation" before 
 Mr. Wood came to Chesterfield. For some reason which he did 
 not see fit to make public, Mr. Eliot declined to accept the invita- 
 tion to become the settled pastor of the church. The following was 
 his letter of declination : 
 
 " To the Selectmen of Chesterfield, in the Province of New Hampshire. 
 
 Gentlemen: — I have received a call from the inhabitants of Chesterfield 
 to settle among them, in the gospel ministry, and having taken the same into 
 most serious consideration, for various most important reasons that have their 
 residence in my breast, you receive an answer to said call in the negative. 
 So, wishing that all the dealings of Divine Providence might be sanctified to 
 you and the people of this place, I rest yours in the fellowship of the gospel. 
 
 JOHN ELIOT. 
 
 Chesterfield, 30th Jan'y, 1773." 
 
 Mr. Wood having received an invitation to become the pastor of 
 the church, in accordance with the vote of the town passed 06t. 12, 
 1772, accepted the call, and wrote the following letter of accept- 
 ance : 
 
 " To the Church and Congregation of Chesterfield. 
 
 GrENTLEMEN : — As you were pleased sometime past to give me an Invitation 
 to settle among you in the work of the gospel ministry, I have taken the mat- 
 ter into mature deliberation and serious consideration, and because 1 esteem 
 it an affair of the utmost importance, I have been asking that wisdom from 
 
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 above which is profitable to direct; and because in the multitude of counsel- 
 lors there is safety, I have asked the advice of my Reverend Fathers in the 
 ministry, as well as the advice of other Christian friends, — and now am ready 
 to inform you that I accept of your invitation. 
 
 Being sensible of my inability for such an important undertaking, and con^ 
 fident of your good will toward me, I ask an interest in your applications to 
 the Throne of Grace, that I may have that wisdom imparted to me from 
 above, from time to time, that may be necessary rightly to conduct in this im- 
 portant service; that I may be the happy instrument of promoting the Re- 
 deemer's Kingdom in this place where Satan's seat so lately was; that the wil- 
 derness may be made to blossom as the rose; that here many sons and daugh- 
 ters may be born unto God, and that I may be a great blessing unto you and 
 your children yet unborn; that 1 may be so happy as to save both myself and 
 those that hear me. 
 
 So, wishing you the divine presence and direction in all your proceedings, I 
 conclude, assuring you that, however I may be wanting in other respects, you 
 shall never have just reason to suppose but that your best interests and wel- 
 fare lie near my heart. In token hereof, I subscribe myself your friend, etc. 
 
 ABRAHAM WOOD. 
 
 Sudbury, Nov. 17th, 1773." 
 
 Mr. Wood was ordained the 3Tst day of the next month, and for 
 half a century was the sole pastor of the First Congregational 
 Church. Not till he had entered upon the fifty-first year of his 
 ministry, did he have any assistance in his labors. Having become, 
 a few months before his death, unable to attend to his pastoral du- 
 ties. Rev. John Walker was installed as colleague-pastor, April 30, 
 1823. Mr. Wood retained his ministry, however, till his death, 
 which took place Oct. 18, the same year. During his pastorate, 
 324 persons united with the church, either by profession or bv let- 
 ter, including those who were members when he was ordained. Of 
 this number, 131 were males, 193 females. The number of per- 
 sons baptized was 765. The largest number baptized in one year 
 (1819) was 64. The same year, 47 persons were admitted to the 
 church, — which was the largest number admitted in one year. 
 At the time Mr. Walker was installed as colleague-pastor, the 
 church had 113 members, and eight more were admitted during the 
 year. 
 
 For the first nineteen years of his ministry, Mr. Wood received 
 an annual salary of 65 pounds. At the annual town-meeting in 
 March, 1792, it was voted to make his salary 80 pounds. From 
 
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 iSoo to 1822, the average sum raised yearly by taxation for the sup- 
 port of preaching, was about $275. After the latter date, no taxes 
 were assessed for the support of religious instru6tion. The Bill of 
 Rights adopted by the people'of New Hampshire in 1783, declares 
 that " no person of any one particular sect or religious denomina- 
 tion shall ever be compelled to pay towards the support of the 
 teacher or teachers of another persuasion, secSt or denomination." 
 Persons had occasionally been exempted from paying minister-rates 
 before the adoption of the Bill of Rights, on producing a certificate 
 showing that they were members of some other evangelical church : 
 but about the beginning of the present century, many persons took 
 advantage of the declaration quoted above, and refused to be assessed 
 for the support of the Congregational church. In the year 1800, 
 the names of 47 tax-payers were recorded in the records of the 
 town as being the names of persons who were members of the 
 " Universal Restoration Society," and consequently exempted from 
 paying minister-rates. In 1S02, the names of 31 tax-payers were 
 recorded as being members of the "Republican Society," and there- 
 fore "not holden by law to pay taxes for the support of Congrega- 
 tional ministers." After 1822, considerable difficulty was experi- 
 enced, some years, in raising money enough to pay the salaries of 
 the pastors, and several of them asked to have their pastoral rela- 
 tions with fehe church dissolved, on account of the inability of the 
 latter to pay the stipulated salaries. 
 
 Besides Rev. Abraham Wood, the First Congregational Church 
 has had the following pastors : 
 
 Rev. John Walker, who was installed as colleague-pastor, April 
 30, 1823, came from Greenfield, this State. He was retained as 
 pastor, after Mr. Wood's death, till April 22, 1829, when he was 
 dismissed at his own request. 
 
 Rev. Elihu Smith was installed as pastor, May 23, 1S32. He 
 was dismissed, at his own request, Dec. 2, 1834. 
 
 Josiah Ballard was ordained as pastor, Aug. 5, 1835. His pas- 
 toral relations with the church were dissolved in the spring of the 
 following year. 
 
 From 1836 to '42, the pulpit was supplied, most of the time by 
 Rev. Rosea Beckley, formerly of Dummerston, Vt. {See Family 
 Histories.') 
 
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 Benjamin E. Hale was ordained as pastor, Aug. 31, 1842. He 
 was dismissed, at his own request, Nov. 11, 1847. 
 
 From 1847 to '52, the society was without a regular pastor ; but 
 services were held a part of the time, the pulpit being supplied by 
 different preachers. 
 
 Rev. Ebenezer Newhall commenced his labors as acting pastor, 
 July 23, 1852. He resigned his position, July 2, 1854. 
 
 From 1854 to '58, the society was again without a regular pastor ; 
 but, during the larger portion of this interval, the members attended 
 the services of the Methodist church. 
 
 Rev. Jeffries Hall began his duties as afling pastor, April, 1858. 
 He resigned his position, April, 1S66, since which time the society 
 has had no regular pastor. 
 
 Mr. Hall was born in Cornish, Feb. 3, 1802. He graduated at 
 Amherst College in 1829; at the Andover (Mass.,) Theological 
 School in 1832; was ordained at Hopkinton, Mass., in 1S33. He 
 married, June 19, 1833, Sarah F. Swift, of Andover, Mass., who 
 died, Nov. 18, 1877. Mr. Hall still resides in Chesterfield. 
 
 The present Congregational meeting-house was occupied for the 
 first time, in November, 1834. Previous to that date, all services 
 had been condu6led in the meeting-house that stood on the common^ 
 at the Centre Village. This meeting-house, or the "old meeting- 
 house," as it was called after the new one was built, was, till 1830, 
 the only meeting-house in the town. It stood about thirty-five feet 
 south of the site of the present town-house, and was about sixty 
 feet long and forty-five feet wide. It was two stories high, with two 
 rows of windows, and had a projecting bell-tower on the west end, 
 and a porch on the east end. Originally, however, as appears from 
 the records of the town, there was a porch on the west end, also, 
 but no bell-tower ; for, June 2, 1815, a committee was chosen to 
 sell "pew-ground" in the meeting-house, remove the ivesi porch of 
 the same, and use the proceeds to build a belfry, according to a 
 vote passed by the town, March 10, 1807. A bell was also pur- 
 chased and placed in the belfry. This bell, in accordance with a 
 vote of the town passed March 13, 1816, was rung on week-days at 
 noon and at nine o'clock in the evening. The principal entrance to 
 the building was at the middle of the south side. From this en- 
 trance a broad aisle led to the pulpit, which was located in the 
 
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 middle of the north side of the building, at an elevation of several 
 feet above the ground-floor. Above the pulpit hung the sounding- 
 board, and in front of it, on the ground-floor, was an enclosed 
 seat, called the "deacons' seat." There was, also, a row of square 
 pews next to the wall, extending entirely around the inside of the 
 house, except at the entrance passages and where the pulpit stood. 
 The other pews, below, were arranged in about the same order as 
 they usually were in meeting-houses of the last century. In front 
 of the outer row of pews, or '-wall pews," was a continuous aisle. 
 Above, there was a gallery on the east and west ends, and south 
 side, with rows of pews. For very many years there were no 
 stoves in the building, except the little "foot-stoves" that some of 
 the worshippers used to carry to church with them in cold weather, 
 and which were replenished, during the intermissions, with live 
 coals at the neighboring houses. The date of the ere6tion of the 
 frame of the old meeting-house has not been ascertained ; but it is 
 certain that it was put up before March, 1770. {See Chapter II.) 
 By whom it was erected, is uncertain ; but it appears quite probable 
 that Col. Josiah Willard, the leading grantee of the town, caused 
 it to be erected, and then presented it to the town. But, be that as 
 it may, it is certain that the frame was covered, and the building 
 finished, at the expense of the town, as is shown by the records of 
 the same. 
 
 As early as 1780, the town voted to allow horse-sheds to be built 
 on the north side of the common, near the meeting-house ; and in 
 1804, to allow certain persons to build sheds along the west side of 
 the old grave-yard. Between the east end of the meeting-house 
 and the grave-yard, was a large horse-block, an indispensable thing 
 in the days when women, as well as men, went to church on horse- 
 back. On the first day of March, 1851, at one o'clock in the morn- 
 ing, the old meeting-house was burned to the ground by an incen- 
 diary fire. A strong westerly wind was blowing at the time, which 
 bore the cinders and burning ft'agments of wood far to the eastward, 
 setting fire to the dead grass, (for there was no snow on the ground) , 
 and thus causing several acres of land east of the Centre Village to 
 be burned over, and endangering the safety of other buildings. 
 
 For upwards of four score years had it braved storm and tempest, 
 and the ravages of time, to fall by the hand of a Vandal ! 
 
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 THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH 
 
 The "Universal Restoration Society" was organized as early 
 as 1798, and perhaps earlier. As already stated, this society hadi 
 in the year 1800, 47 members who were tax-payers. The annual 
 meetings for the choice of officers were regularly held for- many 
 years before the society was incorporated ; but services seem to 
 have been held only now and then, as opportunities occurred. In 
 June, 1S18, fifty-five members of the society petitioned the Legis- 
 lature to be incorporated into a society under the name that had 
 already been adopted. The petition was granted, and an adt passed 
 incorporating Oliver Baker, Stephen Streeter and Jonathan Cochran, 
 with their associates and successors, into a society to be known as 
 the "Universal Restoration Society." Previous to the building, 
 in 1830, of the meeting-house in the west part of the town, the 
 Universalists held their meetings for worship, for the most part, in 
 private houses and school-houses; for the town would not vote to 
 grant them the use of the meeting-house at the Centre Village, for 
 any purpose whatever, till 1816, when they were allowed to hold a 
 convention in it. January 2, 1830, the town voted to allow the 
 Universalists to use the meeting-house every alternate Sabbath, for 
 one year. The same year, the house now occupied by them, at the 
 West Village, was built. The money for building it was obtained 
 mostly by the sale of pews. Several persons of the Baptist per- 
 suasion also bought pews, on condition that they should be allowed 
 the use of the house a part of the time for worshipping in their own 
 way. 
 
 The names of very few of the Universalist preachers who preach- 
 ed in Chesterfield previous to 1S30, are now known. 
 
 At a meeting of the society, held March 31, 1800, it was voted 
 "to have preaching," and a committee was chosen to provide the 
 same. 
 
 March 16, 1801, it was voted that the members should pay one 
 shilling and six pence each, for the purpose of hiring a preacher, 
 or preachers. At the annual meeting of the society, held April 6, 
 1819, it was voted "that if there shall be any deaths in the society, 
 there shall be a preacher of this order provided to attend the funeral 
 at the expense of this society." At that time (18 19) the society 
 had about 60 members. 
 
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 January 2, 182Z, it was voted to hire Robert Bartlett, of Langdon, 
 to preach five Sundays during the year, provided he could be en- 
 gaged for $5 per Sunday. 
 
 In 1823, '24, '25 and '26, the society appears to have had preach- 
 ing only four Sabbaths each year. 
 
 At the April meeting, in 1828, arrangements v/ere made to hire 
 Rev. Wm. S. Balch to preach every fourth Sabbath during the year 
 ensuing,- if he could be engaged for $80. 
 
 The pastors of the Universalist society have been since 1830, as 
 nearly as can be ascertained, as follows : 
 
 Rev. Philemon R. Russell preached every alternate Sabbath for 
 about two years, (between 1830 and '35.) He resided in Winches- 
 ter, where he also preached half the time. 
 
 In 1835, '36 and '37, the Universalists united with the Unitarians 
 in hiring Rev. Stephen A. Barnard to preach. Mr. Barnard 
 preached alternately in the old meeting-house, at the Centre Vil- 
 lage, and at the West Village. 
 
 Rev. Charles Woodhouse was pastor from 1838 to '41. He re- 
 sided in Westmoreland, where he preached half the time to the 
 Universalists of that town. 
 
 After Mr. Woodhouse, Rev. Wm. N. Barber preached a while. 
 
 In 1843, Mr. Woodhouse was again pastor. Rev. Josiah Mar- 
 vin, of Alstead, was pastor in 1844 and '45. 
 
 From about 185 1 to '54, Rev. Edwin H. Lake was pastor. He 
 resided in Westmoreland, and was also pastor of the Universalist 
 society in that town, preaching there every alternate Sabbath. 
 
 From 1854 to '56, Rev. Hymen B. Butler was pastor of the soci- 
 ety in this town and that in Westmoreland, in which town he re- 
 sided. 
 
 Rev. Sullivan H. M'Collester, D. D., of Marlboro', was pastor 
 from 1857 to '62. He resided in Westmoreland, where he preached 
 every alternate Sabbath, and where, some of the time, he had a 
 school. 
 
 From 1862 to '70, Rev. Oliver G. Woodbury was pastor. Mr., 
 Woodbury resided a few years in Westmoreland, where he also 
 preached half the time, but afterwards removed to this town. In 
 May, 1872, his house was burned to the ground, and he removed 
 soon after to Salem (this State.) 19 
 
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 From 1 87 1 to '77, Rev. Joseph Barber, of Alstead, was pastor, 
 residing in Westmoreland, and preaching there half the time. 
 
 From 1878 to '81, Rev. Hiram B. Morgan, of Rochester, Vt., 
 a graduate of the Theological School, at Canton, N. Y., was pastor, 
 Mr. Morgan was ordained in Chesterfield, January, 1879. 
 
 THE BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
 No records of this church have been found, but it is known that 
 Nathan Worden, a preacher of this denomination, settled in the town 
 as early as 1787. {See Fat7iily Histories.^ Mr. Worden preached 
 not only in Chesterfield, but adjoining towns. In June, 1819, a 
 society was incorporated under the name of the "First Baptist 
 Church." 
 
 As has already been mentioned, several persons of the Baptist 
 persuasion had an interest in the new meeting-house, built in 1830, 
 at the West Village, and for several years the Baptists held their 
 services in it. 
 
 The names of only a few of the Baptist preachers have been as- 
 certained. 
 
 One of the earliest preachers of this denomination at Fa(9:ory 
 Village, is said to have been Joseph Wilbur. Ebenezer Stearns 
 used to give him, as his share of the sum raised to hire him to 
 preach, five dollars in money, and a dinner (together with half a 
 mug of toddy) every Sunday that he preached. So asserts, at least, 
 one of the odlogenary residents of that village. Soon after the 
 meeting-house at the West Village was built, a Baptist revivalist, 
 named Andrews, preached in it a while ; and afterwards a preacher 
 of the name of Crane, and another of the name of Monroe. Elder 
 
 Mann, Elder Elliott and Elder Levi Dunham, Baptists, 
 
 have also preached in the town at different times. This organiza- 
 ion has been practically extindt, however, for many years. 
 
 THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 
 
 Methodism was introduced into New England, in 17S9, by Jesse 
 .Lee. As early as 1793, Lee visited Chesterfield, and from that 
 time to the present it has been a preaching place. 
 
 In 1796, the first circuit in New Hampshire was formed, and 
 called the "Chesterfield Circuit." Philip Wager was appointed to 
 
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 travel this circuit alone, which numbered at that time only 68 mem- 
 bers. The names of very few of the earliest preachers of this de- 
 nomination, in this town, have been ascertained. 
 
 Rev. Jonathan Nichols, of Thompson, Conn., preached here at 
 an early period. 
 
 Rev. Martin Rutter is said to have preached his first sermon in 
 James Robertson's house, probably seventy-five years ago, or more. 
 
 One of the earliest Methodist preachers at Factory Village is said 
 to have been Rev. House. 
 
 The organization of the present Methodist society dates from 
 June i8, 1842. In 1844, the society built a meeting-house (the 
 present one) at the Centre Village, the money for building it hav- 
 ing been obtained by the sale of pews. Before that time, they 
 worshipped in private houses, school-houses, and sometimes in the 
 old Congregational meeting-house. 
 
 In 1S39 and '40, Rev. C. L. M'Curdy preached for the Methodists 
 of Chesterfield. 
 
 Since 1842, the pastors of the Methodist society have been, so far 
 as ascertained, as follows : 
 
 In 1842 and '43, Rev. Alonzo Webster ; '44 to '47, not ascertained ; 
 '48, Rev. C. Holman ; '49 to '5:, not ascertained ; '52, Rev. D. P. 
 Leavitt ; '53, Rev. E. Adams ; '54 and '55, Rev. J. Hayes ; '56 and 
 '57, Rev. A. K. Howard ; '58 and '59, Rev. J. P. Stinchfield ; '60, 
 Rev. N. Green ; '61 to '67, Rev. Thomas L. Fowler. 
 
 Mr. Fowler was born in Bridgewater, (this State), Oct. 10, 1823. 
 He was educated at the New Hampton Institute, Bristol Academy, 
 Hebron Academy, and the theological department of Newbury 
 Seminary ; joined the New Hampshire Conference of the M. E. 
 Church, at a session held at Great Falls, April 29, 1858, and received 
 his first appointment for Pottersville, now a part of Harrisville. 
 
 For three years (beginning with 06tober, 1S68,) he preached at 
 Westport (Swanzey), and from Odlober, '72, to Odiober, '75, for 
 the Congregational society at the South Village, in Westmoreland. 
 In 1877, he preached half the time at the Universalist church' in 
 West Swanzey, and the other half at Westport. In '78, he formed 
 a church at the latter place, which he was appointed by the Con- 
 ference to supply during '79. In 1S43, he married Miss Mary F. 
 
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 Hazzelton, of Northfield, (N. H.), who died about three years 
 afterwards. He married again, in 1848, Miss Nancy M. Giles, a 
 native of Windsor, Me. He still resides in Chesterfield. 
 
 In '69, Rev. W. H. Cummings was pastor; '70, Rev. James H. 
 Copp ; '71, Rev. N. Fisk ; '72 to 75, Rev. Andrew L. Kendall ; '75 
 to '77, Rev. Edward P. F. Dearborn ; '77, Rev. John A. Parker: 
 '78 to '81, Rev. Wm. W. LeSeur. 
 
 For a number of years the Methodists have held services alter- 
 nately at the Centre Village and at Fadlory Village. The meeting- 
 house at the latter place was built in 1853. It is a "union" house, 
 so-called, the expense of building which was defrayed by the sale 
 of pews, which were purchased by Congregationalists, Methodists 
 and Universalists, on condition that the different denominations 
 should have the use of the house a part of the time proportional to 
 the amount of money invested by each. 
 
 THE UNITARIAN CHURCH. 
 
 There was, for a few years, a Unitarian church in Chesterfield, 
 which was organized about 1834. ^^ ^^^ composed, in part, of 
 persons who had withdrawn from the First Congregational Church. 
 
 In 1835, '36 and '37, Rev. Stephen A. Barnard was employed 
 (with the assistance of the Universalists) as pastor of the society. 
 
 Mr. Barnard, as already stated, also preached in the Universalist 
 meeting-house, at the West Village. {See Universalist Church.') 
 
 While Mr. Barnard was in Chesterfield, the house in which he 
 lived was burned to the ground, and everything he had in it, sav^ 
 the family bible, was destroyed. 
 
 This house stood on the site of the one afterwards owned and 
 occupied by Marshall H. Da3-, now owned by Hermon C. Harvey. 
 
 There is now no considerable number of Unitarians in the town, 
 and no services have been held by them for many years. 
 
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 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 Miscellaneous Subjects. 
 
 The Early Settlers and Settlements— Social Customs, Games and- Amusements 
 —Population of the Town at Different Periods— Number of Horses and 
 Cattle Owned in the Town at Different Periods— Mills and Manufactures 
 —Stores and Merchants— Taverns and Hotels— Public Buildings— Post 
 Offices— Roads and Ferries— SpafEord's Lake, the Steamboat "Enterprise," 
 etc.— Boating and Rafting on the Connecticut— Military Organizations— 
 Physicians— Lawyers— Aged Persons— Paupers and the Town Poor-Farm 
 — Public Cemeteries and the Common at the Centre Village— The Town 
 Records and Kames of Town Clerks from 1770 to 1881— Selectmen of the 
 Town from 1767 to 1881, and Members of the N. H. House of Represent- 
 atives from 1775 to 1881— Wild's Almanac— The Bard of Streeter Hill. 
 
 THE EARLY SETTLERS AND SETTLEMENTS. 
 
 It has already been shown that the first settlement in the town was 
 made near the eastern bank of the Connecticut. {See Chapfer II.) 
 The settlers who came in during the first two or three years after 
 1761, appear to have located, for the most part, in the western 
 and central portions of the town : but, by the year 1770, they seem 
 to have been pretty evenly distributed over its territory, except in 
 the easternmost parts of the same. As nearly as can be ascertained, 
 there were very few settlers in the south-east quarter of the town 
 previous to 1780, especially in that part of it known as " Hard- 
 scrabble.'' From about 17S0 to 1805. however, numerous 
 settlers came into that quarter which, in spite of its ruggedness and 
 rockiness, has produced some of the best citizens of the town. 
 
 The "New Boston" distridl, which may be rouglily defined as 
 comprising the upper half of the valley of Leavitt's brook, was 
 partially settled before 1770. It appears to have possessed its max- 
 imum number of inhabitants between 1790 and 1800. 
 
 A settlement was established at an early period on Streeter hill, 
 which had for many years a pretty numerous population. Even 
 the " Dish Land," which lies to the northward of Streeter hill, 
 was once partially occupied by settlers. 
 
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 It is difficult at this late day to appreciate the hardships of the 
 earliest settlers of the town. It is true they had little or nothing to 
 fear from the Indians ; yet they had to contend with want, cold, and 
 wild beasts. There were no roads, and only marked trees and 
 natural objects to guide the traveler. Some of the settlers came by 
 way of the Connecticut, in boats or canoes ; some came on horse- 
 back, or even on foot, bringing their household goods in carts 
 drawn by oxen. In the latter case, one or more persons had to go 
 ahead of the team with axes, in order to cut away trees or brush 
 that could not easily be avoided. Sometimes the women and 
 chikh'en rode in the carts also. 
 
 The earliest settlers built, of course, log-houses ; but, John Snow's 
 saw-mill having been erected in 1762, some of those who came 
 afterwards, built very small frame-houses. As the families became 
 larger, or as the owners became more prosperous, many of the log- 
 houses were replaced with better ones, or the small frame-houses 
 were enlarged. 
 
 There are several houses now standing, in various parts of the 
 town, the original portions of which must be considerably over 
 one-hundred years old. 
 
 The work of clearing away the forest, in order to obtain land for 
 cultivation and pasturage, was necessa'rily a slow and laborious 
 one, on account of the large number of old-growth oaks, maples, 
 beeches and other Hard-wood trees. 
 
 The wood that was not needed for fuel was burned merely to get 
 rid of it, or, sometimes, was converted into charcoal. Potash was 
 also made, by some of the early settlers, from ashes that would 
 otherwise have been of but little use, as the soil, in its original fer- 
 tility, did not need additional fertilizing, except in a few localities. 
 Irl the manufadlure of potash, lye was first produced by leaching 
 the ashes, which was then boiled in large kettles till the water was 
 removed, the residue being potash. In old deeds and records, the 
 places where potash was made were called "potashes" [potash- 
 eries], and they appear to have been pretty numerous at one time. 
 
 The early settlers lived in a plain, frugal manner ; in fact, they 
 could not live otherwise, for the luxuries that are so easily obtained 
 at the present day, could not then be had, especially in a newly settled 
 -egion. They lived principally on beans, corn and rye-bread, 
 
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 potatoes, pumpkins, milk, fish, and tlie flesli of deer and other wild 
 animals suitable for food. Fish could be caught in abundance, and 
 deer were pretty numerous for a while after the first settlement was 
 made. According to tradition, the first settlers were obliged to go 
 to Northfield, Mass., to get their grain ground, transporting it on 
 the backs of horses, or even, in some instances, on their own backs. 
 It is certain, however, that Cobleigh's grist-mill was eredted as early 
 as 1767) ^nd perhaps earlier, so that the necessity of going so far to 
 get grain ground, could not, it seems, have existed many 3'ears. 
 
 There is a tradition that, one of more winters in the early history 
 of the town, some of the settlers in the western part of it were 
 obliged to go almost "to the extreme eastern part, to get hay for their 
 horses and cattle, drawing it home on hand-sleds. The hay thus 
 obtained had been cut in certain swales, and consisted of wild grass. 
 
 Wolves and bears were more or less troublesome to the early 
 settlers, sometimes killing their sheep, pigs and calves. Wolves 
 appear to have been numerous at one time, and even since the year 
 1800 have been occasionally killed in the town, as have also bears. 
 It is said that John Darling, Sen., who first settled on Barrett hill, 
 used to hunt these animals for the bounty that was paid for their 
 destruction, and obtained considerable monej' in this way. 
 
 On one occasion a party of men from five towns asseinbled at the 
 house of Abraham Stearns, in the eastern part of the town, for a 
 • grand bear-hunt. They succeeded in killing one bear, for which 
 Mr. Stearns (probably in his capacity of selectman) gave them, as 
 bounty, a barrel of rum valued at twenty dollars ; and they re- 
 mained at his house till they had drunk it all ! 
 
 Though the early settlers were, in general, hardy and robust, they 
 appear to have been as much aflflicted by contagious and epidemic 
 diseases as the later generations, and probably more so. Especially 
 was this the case with the children, who suffered much from scarlet- 
 fever and what was then called " throat-ail," a disease that appears 
 to have been very similar to, if not identical with, diphtheria. 
 Fevers of various kinds sometimes raged, causing many deaths 
 among young and old. The crowding of large families into very 
 small houses, and the want of means for combating disease, neces- 
 sarily caused great mortality in the case of epidemic and contagious 
 diseases. 
 
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 The records of deaths are so few and imperfedt that it is impos- 
 sible to ascertain how many persons died in the town in any year 
 when the mortality was unusually large ; but the little grave-stones 
 occasionally found standing in a row, or near together, in the old 
 •cemeteries, are sad evidences of the mortality that sometimes existed 
 among the children. How many were buried to whose memory 
 no stones were ever erected, no one can tell. 
 
 SOCIAL CUSTOMS, GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS. 
 
 In spife of the difficulties which the early settlers had to encount- 
 er, and the hardships which they had to endure, they were not 
 without their games and amusements, and appear to have enjoyed 
 life as much as their circumstances permitted. It is true that, about 
 the beginning of the Revolution, and at the time of the controversy 
 about the '• Grants," society was in a more or less disturbed state ; 
 but, peace having returned, it resumed its usual condition. 
 
 At a very early period the fiddle, that charaSeristic instrument 
 of every civilized community, found its way into the town. 
 
 Though its owner was able to play but a few tunes upon it, and 
 those, too, in an imperfect manner, he was considered an indispens- 
 able personage at nearly ever}' social gathering. Especially was 
 this so after the population had become pretty numerous, and some 
 of the log-houses, or small frame-houses, had been replaced with 
 larger frame-houses containing " long kitchens," or, in some cases, 
 small halls. For the "kitchen dances" one fiddler sometimes 
 furnished the music, and two were considered as constituting a 
 pretty good band ; and when some third instrument was added, and 
 the dancing took place in a little hall, the affair was deemed worthy 
 of being called a " ball." 
 
 Balls were sometimes arranged as follows : A person desiring 
 to give a ball of a " seledt " character, would make a list of the 
 males whom he intended to invite, and another of the females whom 
 he was willing that, his male guests should bring as partners. 
 From the list of females each male was allowed to select a partner. 
 Ordinarily the gentleman and lady rode to the ball on the same 
 horse, the lady on a pillion, behind her companion. Lavina Fisk, 
 daughter of Aaron Fisk, once went to a ball with a young man, 
 riding on a separate horse : a circumstance which was regarded by 
 some as an evidence of extravagance ! 
 
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 Dancing has ever been a favorite amusement in the town, espec- 
 ially with the younger people. Many years ago, Stephen Streeter, 
 Jr., in his poem entitled " Old Chesterfield," wrote: 
 
 "And as for amusements, we've many a sort; 
 
 The young people dance, 'tis their favorite sport ; 
 
 While some are too lazy so briskly to stir. 
 
 And a game with their 'pasteboards' they therefore prefer." 
 Card-playing at one time degenerated into a positive evil among 
 certain of the inhabitants, for gambling was pretty extensively 
 practised, even as late as 1820 or '30, by some who were consid- 
 ered fairly respectable. It was carried on most at the taverns, 
 where men congregated and played for liquor, and oftentimes for 
 money. 
 
 Wrestling was for a long time a favorite sport with men and boys, 
 and there were some noted wrestlers, among them Nathaniel Wal- 
 ton, Sen. Walton was a blacksmith, and a man of extraordinary 
 physical strength, being able to pick up his anvil by the horn, and 
 carry it a considerable distance. It is related that a celebrated 
 wrestler who was traveling about the country seeking some one 
 who could throw him, stopped in Chesterfield, where he found his 
 match in Mr. Walton, who " laid him out handsomely." 
 
 On town-meeting days, training-days, at raisings and huskings, 
 the best wrestlers generally wrestled for the championship. 
 
 "Ring-wrestling" and "snapping the whip" were sports in 
 which even adult men engaged. 
 
 Playing at quoits was a much more popular sport formerly than 
 at present, and the old-fashioned games of ball were played by men 
 as well as boys. 
 
 " Raisings " and " huskings" often wound up with a "frolic," 
 which did not always result so much from the natural hilarity of 
 those who participated in it, as from the effects of the rum and 
 brandy which nearly everybody freely imbibed on such occasions ; 
 for it is useless to deny that the excessive use of alcoholic drinks, 
 though they were much purer then than now, was a bane to society 
 in the time under consideration. On such occasions as raisings, 
 huskings and the like, men, young and old, would indulge in actions 
 which, in their sober senses, they would have regarded as absolutely 
 foolish. 20 
 
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 " Quiltings " were long in vogue among the women of the town, 
 and are, perhaps, not wholly out of fashion. They were 'occasions 
 of much good cheer, and, of course, not attended with so much 
 boisterous hilarity, as were like gatherings of men and boys. 
 
 The annual " bee" for drawing the minister's wood was an occa- 
 sion, also, for a pleasant social gathering. Sometimes the teamsters 
 would vie with one another, to see whose team could draw the 
 largest load. At the proper time, the pastor would invite them into 
 his house, and treat them liberally with refreshments. 
 
 Though Chesterfield has never been a notably religious town, 
 the difl^erent denominations have been pretty well represented, at 
 times, as was set forth in the poem already quoted : 
 "And as for religion, we've many a kind ; 
 Each one supports that which does best please his mind ; 
 There are some are quite noisy, while others are still ; 
 Some hold to 'election,' and some to 'free-will.' " 
 
 POPULATION OF THE TOWN AT DIFFERENT PERIODS. 
 
 1767. Total number of inhabitants. 
 
 1773- 
 
 365 
 
 1775- 
 
 1786. 
 
 {Seef. 38.) 
 
 
 Unmarried men, 16 to 60, 
 
 - 
 
 55 
 
 Married men, 16 to 60, 
 
 - 
 
 109 
 
 Males under 16, 
 
 
 224 
 
 Males 60 and upwards, 
 
 
 12 
 
 Unmarried females, 
 
 - • 
 
 220 
 
 Married females. 
 
 . 
 
 120 
 
 Widows, 
 
 - 
 
 7 
 
 Slaves, 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 
 Total. 
 
 i747 
 
 Males under 16, 
 
 - 
 
 241 
 
 Males 16 to 50, not in the army 
 
 - 
 
 155 
 
 Males above 50, 
 
 
 30 
 
 Persons gone in the army, - 
 
 - 
 
 36 
 
 Females, ... 
 
 - 
 
 412 
 
 Slaves, .... 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 
 Total, 
 
 874 
 
 Total number of inhabitants, 
 
 7 
 
 1535 
 
155 
 
 The numbi 
 
 er of inhabitants of the town in every tenth 
 
 year since 
 
 1790 has been as follows : 
 
 
 
 
 1790, 
 
 1905 
 
 
 
 1800, 
 
 - 2161 
 
 
 
 1810, 
 
 1839 
 
 
 
 1820, 
 
 21 10 
 
 
 
 1830, 
 
 2046 
 
 
 
 1840, - 
 
 1765 
 
 
 
 1850, 
 
 16S0 
 
 
 • 
 
 i860, 
 
 H34 
 
 
 
 1^70, 
 
 12S9 
 
 
 
 1880, 
 
 1173 
 
 
 NUMBER ( 
 
 OF HORSES AND CATTLE OWNED 
 
 IN THE TOWN Al~ 
 
 
 DIFFSREXT PERIODS. 
 
 
 
 17^7. 
 
 Horses, 
 
 - 
 
 135 
 
 
 Oxen, 
 
 
 •33 
 
 
 Cows, 
 
 - 
 
 404 
 
 
 Cattle 2 and 3 yrs. old. 
 
 - 
 
 421 
 
 
 " I yr. old, 
 
 
 308 
 
 1799. 
 
 Horses, 
 
 - 
 
 2GO 
 
 
 Colts I to 3 yrs. old. 
 
 
 185 
 
 
 Oxen, 
 
 
 204 
 
 
 Cows, 
 
 
 532 
 
 
 Cattle' 2 and 3 yrs. old, 
 
 
 563 
 
 
 " I yr. old. 
 
 
 503 
 
 1820. 
 
 Horses 5 yrs. old (or more), 
 
 
 204 
 
 
 " 4 yrs. old. 
 
 - 
 
 33 
 
 
 " 2 and 3 yrs. old. 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 Oxen 5 yrs. old (or more) , 
 
 
 249 
 
 
 " 4 yrs. old, 
 
 
 121 
 
 
 Cows, 
 
 
 682 
 
 
 Cattle 2 and 3 yrs. old. 
 
 - 
 
 587 
 
 1840. 
 
 Horses (4 yrs. old, or more), 
 
 - 
 
 280 
 
 
 " 2 and 3 yrs. old. 
 
 - 
 
 28 
 
 
 Oxen, 
 
 
 33.^ 
 
 
 Cows, 
 
 
 637 
 
 
 Cattle 2 .and 3 yrs. old. 
 
 
 661 
 
156 
 
 i86o. Horses over i8 months old, - 274 
 
 Oxen, - - - 293 
 
 Cows, ... - 569 
 
 Cattle 2 and 3 yrs. old - - 712 
 
 1880. Horses over 18 months old, 318 
 
 Cattle over 18 months old, 1190 
 
 MILLS AND MANUFACTURES. 
 
 The manufaflure of any kind of wares or goods has never been 
 very extensively carried on in Chesterfield ; yet, it is proper to 
 notice here some of the oldest mills, and some of the most important 
 manufactures. 
 
 Saw-Mills. — The first mill erected in the town was undoubtedly 
 John Snow's saw-mill. {See f. 38.) A grist-mill was also built 
 near it at an early period. After the death of John Snow, in i777i 
 both mills were owned by his son Zerubbabel ; and at the; time of 
 their destruction, in 1S26, they were owned, in part at least, by the 
 latter's son John. 
 
 One day late in the summer, or early in the autumn, of the year 
 just mentioned, a heavy shower suddenly transformed the Catsbane 
 into a roaring torrent. The dam of the fulling-mill that stood not 
 far from the present residence of Mrs. Jannette Davis, at the West 
 Village, gave way, and an enormous volume of water rushed down 
 the brook, sweeping away everything that was unable to withstand 
 it. 
 
 Not only were the saw-mill and grist-mill swept from their 
 foundations and carried down the stream, but the bridge that 
 spanned the brook a little way below the mills, and a distillery (also 
 owned by Mr. Snow) that stood near the house in which Mrs. 
 Mary E. Streeter now lives, shared the same fate. 
 
 Anson Hosley eredled the present upper saw-mill at the West 
 Village, now owned by O. R. Farr. It was originally located 
 where W. W. Farr's saw-mill now stands, but was taken down and 
 removed, a few years after it was built, to its present location. 
 
 The saw-mill now owned by Warren W. Farr, at the W^est Vil- 
 lage, was built by Silas P. Yeager, in 1858. 
 
 About 1830, Wilder Harris and Nelson Hosley built a saw-mill a 
 few rods from the mouth of the Lily Pond brook, which was in use 
 many years. The same persons also built a shingle-mill near the 
 mouth of the saine brook. 
 
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 About 1797 (apparently) Eldad Granger built a saw-mill and 
 grist-mill on Leavitt's brook, near the foot of the " gulf road." In 
 1814, Edmond Farnsworth and Oliver Hastings moved the saw- 
 mill to a place near the head of the road just mentioned. It has 
 since been moved to where it now stands. 
 
 James Robertson and Silas Thompson built a saw-mill, probably 
 before the beginning of the present century, on the upper part of 
 the Wheeler brook. It stood on the site of the one now owned by 
 Benj. F. Pierce, and had several successors. 
 
 Jonathan Hildreth had a saw-mill on the upper part of Catsbane 
 brook as early as 1770. Since that date, a saw-mill seems to have 
 been located, most of the time, on or near the same place. 
 
 About iSoo (apparently), John Darling, Sen , built a saw-mill on 
 Broad brook, which was used a number of years. 
 
 About 1836, Asa Fullam built a saw-mill on the same brook. 
 This mill was burned in 1S53, and afterwards rebuilt by Geo, L. 
 Fullam. 
 
 About 1815 (perhaps), Josiah Torrey built a saw-mill in the 
 southeastern quarter of the town, near the present highway leading 
 from Factory Village to West Swanzey. 
 
 About the beginning of the present century, there was a saw- 
 mill on Partridge brook, at what is now Factory Village, near the 
 place where Geo. S. Fletcher's present residence stands. There 
 was also a grist-mill connected with it, and both were owned, at 
 one time, bv Benj. Farwell. At that time there was a dam across 
 the brook at that point. 
 
 At about the same time, there was a saw-mill where Pierce's bit- 
 shop now stands, at the same village. The saw-mill how owned 
 by J. W. Chamberlain, Jr., at Fa6lory Village, was built by Ebe- 
 nezer Stearns before 1825. 
 
 The steam saw-mill at the same village was built in 1872 by a 
 company called the " Steam Mill Company." April 9, 1878, it was 
 burned, but was rebuilt the same year by James H. and George 
 Goodrich. 
 
 Grist-Mills. — The grist-mill that stood just below John Snow's 
 saw-mill, has already been mentioned. It was built at an early 
 period, but was probably not the first mill of the kind constructed 
 in the town. 
 
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 A grist-mill was built near the confluence of tlie Lily Pond brook 
 with the Catsbane, as early as 1767, and perhaps earlier. {See p. 
 39.) It was owned by Eleazer Cobleigh, Sen. Upwards of fifty 
 years ago, the stones of which the dam of this mill was construdled 
 were removed, and used in making the abutments of the bridge over 
 the Catsbane, a short distance south-east of Ransom Farr's house'. 
 The grist-mill now owned by Warren W.Farr, at the WestVillage, 
 was originally a shop in which John Snow and Ora Farr manu- 
 factured, for a short time, scythes and hoes. It was afterwards 
 used by Alpheus Snow for a blacksmith's shop. About fifty years 
 ago it was converted into a grist-mill by \Vm. R. Snow and 
 Worcester Farr. the run of stones being taken from a mill that 
 stood where the Butler saw-mill now stands, on the upper part of 
 the Catsbane. 
 
 A number of years before the beginning of the present century, 
 a grist-mill was built a few rods below the location of the present 
 upper grist-mill, at the West Village. This mill appears to have 
 been owned for some time b}- Dr. Solomon Harvy. 
 
 Afterwards (probably about 1810; , Ithamar Chamberlain, Sen., 
 constructed a new mill a few rods above the old one, which was 
 kept in operation many years. In 1862, the present mill (now 
 owned by Mrs. Prusha W. Strong) was built on the same founda- 
 tion by Alpheus Snow and George Smith. 
 
 The first grist-mill at Factory Village, is said to have been 
 built by Oliver Farwell, where the saw-mill of Joshua W. Cham- 
 berlain, Jr., now stands. The date of its construdtion has not been 
 ascertained, but it was probably built before 17S7. 
 
 The present grist-mill at that village, owned by Bradford C. Farr, 
 was built at a comparatively late date, and is the only mill of the 
 kind in the eastern part of the town. 
 
 FuUing-Mills. — Mills for fulling and dressing cloth were built 
 at an early period at several different places in the town. The one 
 at the West Village, which has already been mentioned, stood on 
 the north side of the Catsbane, near the present residence of Mrs. 
 Jannette Davi'.. Elijah Jackson engaged in fulling and dressing 
 cloth in this mill several years between 1794 and 1804, as did sub- 
 sequentlv David W. Goodrich, Samuel Pecsons and others. The 
 dam that was carried away by the freshet in 1826 was rebuilt, and 
 the mill used for some time after that date. 
 
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 The first cloth-dresser (or clothier) at Fadlory Village was 
 Elnathan Gorham, who settled there about 1800. The first wool- 
 carder at that village is said to have been a man named Belcher, and 
 his mill was located near the place where Pierce's bit-shop now 
 stands, on the opposite side of the brook. 
 
 Cotton Factory at Factory Village. — In December, 1805, Ebe- 
 nezer Stearns, Moses Smith, Ebenezer Cheney and seventeen others, 
 were incorporated into a company called the " Chesterfield Manu- 
 factory," for the purpose of manufacturing " cotton yarn, cloth and 
 woolens.'' 
 
 At the June session of the Legislature in 1809, an additional aift 
 was passed empowering the corporation to raise the sum of $50,- 
 000, to be employed as should be thought proper. It appears that 
 the shares were fixed at $100 each, and that Ebenezer Stearns held, 
 in 1S09, ten-thousand dollars' worth 'of the stock; the rest of the 
 shareholders, of whom there were about twenty, held from five to 
 fifty shares each. « 
 
 In 18 10, the company erected a fa6lory at the village which has 
 ever since been called "Factory Village," or "Chesterfield Fadtory,'' 
 the latter being the correct postoffice name. This building, which 
 is 100 feet long by 30 feet wide, and two stories high (exclusive of 
 the basement), was built by Presson Farwell for $700. 
 
 The clock which was put in the facftory soon after it was built 
 still does duty ; though it has existed for a period nearly, or quite, 
 equal to the allotted age of man, it still continues to mark the fleet- 
 ing seconds with a strong and steady beat. The large square house 
 with "hip" roof, which stands near the factory, once belonged, also, 
 to the corporation. 
 
 For a few years after the factory was built, cotton yarn is said to 
 have been made in it; then it was closed for a while. In 1831, 
 Capt. Wm. S. Brooks, who settled in Chesterfield that year, was 
 chosen agent of the corporation, and began the manufacSture of cot- 
 ton shirting. Capt. Brooks continued to manage the affairs of the 
 corporation, as agent, till 1839, when he removed to Brattleboro ; 
 but he retained his connection with the factory till 1850. 
 
 About 1853, the factory was bought by Olney Goff, who soon 
 entered into partnership with Barton Skinner. Goff" did not long 
 
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 remain in the business, however, but soon sold his interest to Skin- 
 ner, who continued to manufacture shirting several years. The 
 building was next purchased by R. Heniy Hopkins and Horace 
 Howe,, who converted into a manufactory of doors, window-sashes 
 and blinds, for which purpose it is used at present. 
 
 Tanneries. — The tanning of hides was carried on for many 
 years, on a small scale, at several diflerent places in the town. Levi 
 Davis is said to have engaged in tanning near the place where 
 Elijah Amidon's house now stands, and the business was continued 
 at the same place by Edward Withington, who came to Chester- 
 field about 1819. 
 
 Joseph Converse, who settled, in 1794, on Wetherbee hill, was a 
 tanner, and may have followed his trade, to some extent, for a few 
 years after coming here. 
 
 David and William Arnold engaged in tanning at the Centre Vil- 
 lage, probably about 1815. Their tannery (which was located near 
 the present residence of Miss Helen A. Aldrich) was purchased 
 about 1817 by Moses Dudley, who continued the business till about 
 185 1, since which time there has been no tannery in operation at 
 that village. 
 
 About 1S14, Lazarus Tinkham had a small tannery at Fadtory 
 Village. It was situated on what is now the garden connected with 
 the house in which Geo. R. Carpenter lives. 
 
 About 1S32, Lloyd Stearns and David Arnold began business in 
 the present tannery at the same village. Stearns removed to Illinois 
 about 1835, when the business was continued by Arnold, at first in 
 company with Nathaniel Walton for a few years, and afterwards 
 alone. From 1844 to '65, this tannery was owned by Sumner War- 
 ren, now of Keene, who carried on a pretty extensive business. 
 Afterwards Earl Warren, of Westmoreland, continued the business 
 several years ; but at present the building is not used for any pur- 
 pose. 
 
 Manufacture of Bits, Augers, <&c. — In 1S34 o'' '35' Joshua 
 Richardson and Oliver B. Huggins, (with whom appears to have 
 been associated Ezekiel P. Fierce, Sen.), built a shop near the con- 
 fluence of the Lily Pond and Catsbane brooks, in which they man- 
 ufactured bits, augers and gimlets for a year or two. The business 
 was then continued by Ezekiel P. Pierce, Jr., and Charles Cross, 
 
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 and subsequently by Pierce, Cross, and Alonzo Farr. This shop 
 was burned down a number of years ago, having been disused for 
 some time. 
 
 In 1836 or '37, Richardson and Huggins commenced the same 
 business at Fadlory Village, in what is now Pierce's bit-shop. 
 This shop was originally the old meeting-house of the East Parish of 
 Westmoreland. It was purchased by Benjamin and Gilman Far- 
 well, who took it to pieces and removed it to its present location, 
 intending it for some kind of a factory ; but it was bought by Rich- 
 ardson and Huggins for a bit-shop. 
 
 About 1853, Benjamin Pierce, who had previously been employed 
 by Richardson and Huggins, commenced the manufacture of bits, 
 etc., in the same shop, having purchased it of Barton Skinner. For 
 many 3>ears Mr Pierce condudled the business alone, employing a 
 considerable number of hands, and producing yearly a large number 
 of bits, augers, and other boring tools. In' 1S70, his son, Fred. B. 
 Pierce, began to manufacture the same kind of goods for his father, 
 who conducts the sales of the same, having previously been in 
 company with R. Henry Hopkins for about two years. The 
 younger Pierce employs at present in the bit-shop about 2i men. 
 
 Manufacture of Spinning- Wheel Meads. — Ezekiel P. Pierce, 
 Sen., with whom were associated Asahel Porter and George Met- 
 calf, manufadtured the first " patent accelerating spinning-wheel 
 heads" made in Chesterfield. The shop in which these " heads" 
 were made was at Factory Village, and stood near the south end of 
 the dam now owned by Herschel J. Fowler. He appears to have 
 begun the business not far from 1820 ; but was soon obliged to sus- 
 pend the manufacture on account of a controversy between another 
 party and himself about the right to make this particular head. 
 
 Afterwards, Jonathan S. Hopkins made " wheel-heads," as they 
 are commonly called, at the same village, in the old building now 
 used by F. B. Pierce for the same purpose. Elliot P. and Samuel 
 F. Hopkins, and others, have also engaged in their manufadlure in 
 the same building. 
 
 In 1836, Ezekiel P. Pierce, Jr., began to manufacture spinning- 
 wheel heads in a building eredled for the purpose near Factory Vil- 
 lage, (it being the same now used by Ira P. Buxton for the manu- 
 facture of pail-staves, etc.), and continued in the business a number 
 of years. 21 
 
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 Richard Hopkins, Jr., also engaged in the manufadlure of wheel- 
 heads, at the same village, for some time. Another veteran manu- 
 facturer of these heads is Sidney S. Campbell, who began the busi- 
 ness about 45 years ago, and has continued in it till lately. 
 
 Benjamin Pierce has also been pretty extensively engaged in the 
 same business for many years. At one time during the late war, 
 he employed about 75 hands in the manufacture of wheel-heads, 
 there being a great demand for them at that time. At present they 
 are manufadlured by his son, Fred. B. Pierce, who employs in this 
 business (and in the making of brush-handles) from 15 to 25 hands. 
 
 Between 50 and 60 years ago, John Pierce and his son Alfred 
 began the manufacture of wheel-heads in a little shop that stood on 
 the " Haskell lot," so called, near the elder Pierce's residence. The 
 machinery was driven by horse-power. After a while they moved 
 the building down to the West Village, locating it where Olin R. 
 Farr's new shop now stands. Here they continued the business a 
 while, and then sold their shop to Alanson and Alfred Chamber- 
 lain, who also made wheel-heads. The building and water-privi- 
 lege were next purchased by Anson Hosley, who, as stated in 
 another place, afterwards built the present upper saw-mill. Subse- 
 quently, both the shop and saw-mill were owned several years by 
 Marshall Smith, wheel-wright. They were also owned a number 
 of years by Ransom Farr, who built, in 1874, a much larger and 
 more convenient shop, which is now owned by his son, O. R. Farr. 
 Tlie hall in the second story of this building was added in 1876. 
 
 Distilleries. — The distilling of cider-brandy was engaged in to a 
 considerable extent in " that good old time" which the modern 
 topers and dram-drinkers regard as the golden age of their race. 
 Some years, when the apple crop was large, many hundred barrels 
 of cider were used in each of the two principal distilleries at the 
 West Village. One of these (Snow's) has already been mentioned 
 as having been carried away by the freshet in 1826. A new one 
 was afterwards built farther down the brook, near what was after- 
 wards the town poor-house (now owned by Henry E. Amidon). 
 The other was built, and managed for some time, by Ashbel Wheel- 
 er, Sen. It stood near his house and store, now owned by his 
 daughter, Mrs. Prusha W. Strong. There have been sevei'al other 
 smaller distilleries in the town at different times, but at present there 
 is none in operation. 
 
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 Miscellaneous. — Early in the present century a Baptist preacher, 
 named Wilbur, made gunpowder in a little mill near the place 
 where Campbell's wheel-head shop now stands, at Fadtory Village. 
 A certain wag of that time used to narrate the following incident 
 as illustrating the quality of the powder made by Wilbur : One 
 day a barrel of the powder caught fire, and somebody, seizing a 
 pail, went to the brook for water with which to extinguish it; but 
 by the time he returned the powder was half burned up ! 
 
 Sixty years ago, or more, Roswell Bingham had a small brass- 
 foundery at the same village. Bingham also established a small 
 iron-foundery where F. B. Pierce's wheel-head shop now stands. 
 It was owned at one time by Alanson Skinner. 
 
 John Snow and Ora Farr made, for a short time, scythes and hoes 
 in what is now W. W. Farr's grist-mill, at the West Village. 
 
 Fifty years ago, or more, Thomas W. Mann made scythes" in a 
 shop situated near the confluence of the Wild brook with Partridge 
 brook. Brown and Russell also made scythes in the same shop, 
 which was burned many years ago. 
 
 As has already been stated, the old faSory at Factory Village 
 was purchased by R- Henry Hopkins and Horace Howe, after the 
 manufadlure of cotton goods had been abandoned, and converted 
 into a manufadiory of doors, blinds, etc. In 1870, it was bought 
 by Geo. L. Hamilton, who still uses it for the same purpose. 
 
 Charles S. Kendall made pegs a few years in the building in 
 which E. P. Pierce, Jr., formerly manufactured spinning-wheel 
 heads, and which has been used since 1866 by Ira P. Buxton for 
 the manufadlure of pail-staves, shingles, etc. 
 
 In 1863, Rev. T. L. Fowler purchased the building at Faftory 
 Village which had formerly been used many years by Joshua Graves 
 for a blacksmith's shop, and fitted it up for the manufadture of 
 clothes pins, and used it for this purpose until November, 1868, 
 when he converted it into a?!saw-mill. 
 
 In 1874, Mr. Fowler sold the mill to his son, Herschel J. Fowler, 
 who has since engaged in the manufacture of pail-staves. The 
 latter has recently eredted a two-story building close to the old one, 
 in which he manufadlures packing-boxes. 
 
 The manufaSure of handles for paint and varnish-brushes is car- 
 ried on to a considerable extent by F. B. Pierce at Faftory Village. 
 
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 In 1880, Mr. Pierce eredled a large and convenient building on 
 the site of a portion of the old wheel-head shop, which is well 
 supplied with machinery for the rapid manufadture of these handles. 
 
 At the West Village O. R. Farr manufadlures tables and prepares 
 stuff' for brush-handles, chairs, etc., in the new shop built by his 
 father in 1^74. 
 
 The making of brick was engaged in to some extent, many years 
 ago, in various parts of the town ; but at present none are made. 
 
 STORES AND MERCHANTS. 
 
 The location of the first store established in Chesterfield has not 
 been ascertained, but it was probably at, or near, the Centre Vil- 
 lage. John Pierce may have had a store at that village at the time 
 of the Revolution, as may also Jacob Amidon, as early as 1782. 
 Some of the merchants at the Centre Village have been as follows : 
 Isaac Abbott from 1796 to 1806 ; Samuel King (son of Col. Samuel 
 King), from 1797 to 1800 ; Cook and Elliot several years from 1805 ; 
 Benj. Cook several years before 1819; Levi Jackson from about 
 1806 to 1821 ; Asa Fullam, in partnership with Jackson, from 1815 
 to '21, and afterwards alone; Asa Britton for a number of years; 
 Ezekiel P. Pierce, Sen., from 1S21 to 1828 or '29 ; William Haile 
 from 1828 to '34; Otis Amidon in 1833, '34 and '35 ; Oscar Cool- 
 idge in 1836 ; Coolidge and Amidon in 1837 ; Oscar Coolidge (most 
 of the time) from 1838 to '51, and in partnership with his son, 
 Henry O., from '51 to '62; Henry O. Coolidge and Charles J. 
 Amidon in 1849 ^""^ '5°' Henry O. Coolidge, in partnership with 
 his father, from '51 to '62, then alone till '66; Reuben Porter and 
 John Kneeland from 1836 to '39; Nelson W. Herrick in 1839, '41 
 and '42 ; Herrick and Cressy in 1840 ; Celatia Farr about five years 
 (1841-46) ; John Q; A. and Fred. W. Marsh in 1852, '53 and '54; 
 James M Herrick in 1867 ; Romanzo C. Cressey from 1868 to '73 ; 
 Murray Davis and Larkin D. Farr from 1873 to '75 ; James H. 
 Goodrich, 2d, from 1875 to the present time 
 
 In 1807, Cook and Elliot purchased of Levi Mead three-fourths 
 of an acre of land, at the Centre Village, situated between the old 
 road leading westerly (now disused) and the site of the present 
 " stone store." On this lot they erected a building which was used 
 many years as a store and tavern, and which was burned by an in- 
 cendiary fire about 1847. At the time it was burned, it was owned 
 
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 by Asa Marsh, who, in 1849, built the present store at the Centre 
 Village, which was first occupied by his sons, John Q. A. and Fred. 
 W., and since by Henry O. Coolidge, Jas. M. Herrick, Romanzo 
 C. Cressy, Murray Davis and Larkin D. Farr, and Jas. H. Good- 
 rich, 2d. 
 
 The following private houses at the Centre Village (designated 
 by the names of their present owners) were once occupied as stores : 
 Alanson Norcross's, by Asa Britton, Ezekiel P. Pierce, Sen., and 
 perhaps others; Geo. Darling's, by Asa Fullam ; Geo. Hawes's, 
 by Reuben Porter and John Kneeland, and afterwards by Oscar 
 Qoolidge and son. The elder Coolidge had previously traded sev- 
 eral years at the " Cook stand,"- so called, which, as already men- 
 tioned, was burned about 1847. 
 
 William Haile's store was located where Rev. J. Hall's house now 
 stands, and was removed when the latter was built. 
 
 The first store at Factory Village was established by Ebenezer 
 Stearns about rSoo. Joseph Holland Henry White also had a store 
 at the same village about 1815. 
 
 The building at Faflory Village now owned by L. W. Slade, and 
 occupied by James C. Farwell for a store, and which has recently 
 been enlarged and otherwise improved, has been occupied by the 
 following persons for mercantile purposes: From 1820 to '25, by 
 Ebenezer Stearns and Geo. S Root; from 1825 to '35, by Geo. S. 
 Root ; in 1837, '38 and '39, by Seymour, Putnam and Chase ; from 
 1840 to '44, by Oliver B. Huggins & Co. ; in 1845, by Coolidge and 
 Huggins; from 1847 to '51, by Chas. B. Atherton and David W. 
 Beckley ; in 1852 and '53, by Sanderson and Beckley ; from 1854 
 to '63, by Chase and Beckley ; from 1863 to '65, by David W. Beck- 
 ley ; from 1865 to '77, by James C. Farwell and Geo. R. Carpenter ; 
 from 1877 to the present time, by J. C. Farwell. 
 
 After closing his business at the Centre Village, E. P. Pierce, 
 Sen., in partnership with Hiram Whitcomb, engaged in trade for a 
 while at Factory Village. Nelson H. Chandler also had a store at 
 the same village in 1836, '37 and '38. 
 
 About 1815, Ashbel Wheeler opened a store at the West Village, 
 in the house now owned by Mrs. Prusha W. Strong. In 1823 or 
 '24, he entered into partnership with Oscar Coolidge, with whom 
 
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 he was associated four or five years. The business was then con- 
 tinued by Mr. Coolidge and Harden Ford till 1S35 ; and from this 
 date till 1839, by Mr. Ford alone. After Mr. Ford's death, in 1839, 
 Mr. Wheeler resumed business in the same building, and continued 
 to sell goods till about 1S47. Wm. W. Ford, Ran%om Farr, and 
 James H. Ford have also kept a store in this building, for longer or 
 shorter periods, since the last-mentioned date ; but since 1870 it has 
 been used exclusively for a dwelling-house. 
 
 In 1852, Josiah Dunham and Ransom Farr opened a store at the 
 upper ferry, in the former's dwelling-house. Soon afterwards, the 
 present store building was built by Mr. Dunham and Samuel D. 
 Clark, and has been used ever since for mercantile purposes by Mr. 
 Dunham himself, Russell H. Davis, and others. For a number of 
 years it has been owned by Calvin P. Gilson, but is rented and oc- 
 cupied at present by Larkin D. Farr. 
 
 TAVERNS AND HOTELS. 
 
 The earliest taverns were merely private houses situated near the 
 principal highways, and whose owners availed themselves of the 
 opportunity to add to the income derived from their farms by pro- 
 viding food and lodging for hungry and weary travelers, and an 
 abundance of spirituous and fermented drinks for the thirsty. 
 
 After a while a law was passed compelling tavern-keepers and 
 retailers of spirituous liquors to obtain a license from the selectmen. 
 The first recorded licenses for this purpose were granted in 1792, 
 which year four persons were licensed as taverners and one to sell 
 spirituous liquors. It is not at all probable, however, that one per- 
 son enjoyed a monopoly of the trade in strong drink that year. 
 
 In 1793, there were only two licensed taverners, while five persons 
 were licensed to retail spirits ; and in '94, the number of tavern- 
 keepers was three, the number of retailers of spirits remaining the 
 same. In 1800, there were seven licensed tavern-keepers and only 
 two licensed retailers of liquors. 
 
 Among the earliest tavern-keepers were Oliver Cobleigh, Nathan- 
 iel Stone, Andrew Hastings, Abraham . Stearns, Nathaniel Bing- 
 ham, and Ebenezer Harvey, Sen. 
 
 Among the old dwelling-houses of the town which weie once 
 used as taverns, many years ago, may be mentioned George Smith's, 
 Henry E. Amidon's, Erastus H. Cobleigh's, Chas. C. P. Goodrich's, 
 
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 Mrs. P. W. Strong's, Ira D. Farr's, Hermon C. Harvey's, Roswell 
 Butler's, the stone house of the Pierces, and the house owned by 
 the late Amos K. Bartlett. 
 
 Ebenezer Harvey's tavern stood on the site of Parker D. Cressey's 
 preserit residence, at the Centre Village, and was probably one of 
 the oldest taverns in the town. 
 
 In iSoi, Levi Mead came to Chesterfield, from Lexington, Mass., 
 and lived in the house now occupied by Roswell Butler, at the Cen- 
 tre Village, which he kept as a tavern. In 1816, he built at the 
 same village what was kno\yn for many years as the " Mead tav- 
 ern," and which is now called the " Chesterfield Hotel." Since 
 his death, in 1S28, this tavern has had several difl^erent owners, 
 among them his sons Bradley and Elias. From i860 to '68, it 
 was owned and kept by Parker D. Cressey, and since 1876 by 
 Lucius Thatcher. 
 
 The present tavern at Fadlory Village, known as the " Spafford 
 House," was built in 1807 by Elnathan Gorham for a dwelling- 
 house. It was first used as a tavern by Presson Farwell. After- 
 wards, it was owned and kept many years by Samuel Burt, who, in 
 1867, sold it to Sanford Guernsey. In 1880, it was purchased of 
 Mr. Guernsey by Walter J. Wheeler, its present proprietor. 
 
 In 1831, Ezekiel P. Pierce, Sen., built a large stone house on the 
 old Pierce homestead, near the lake, which he kept as a tavern sev- 
 eral years. 
 
 The tavern which Amos Smith kept near the river, in the north- 
 western quarter of the town, and which was afterwards kept by his 
 son George, was frequented by boatmen and raftsmen in the days 
 when merchandise was transported up and down the river by means 
 of boats, and logs were conducted down in rafts. The same is true 
 of the old " Snow tavern," afterwards the town poor-house. 
 
 For a few years Rufus Harvey kept a tavern at his dwelling- 
 house, now owned and occupied by his son, Hermon C. 
 
 The lines of stages that passed through Chesterfield before rail- 
 roads were constructed, rendered tavern-keeping more profitable 
 then than now. The stages from Walpole, and towns farther north, 
 passed through the Centre Village on their way to Northfield, Mass., 
 and other towns to the southward ; as did also the stages on the 
 Keene and Brattleboro route. These stages, each sometimes drawn 
 
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 by four horses, were frequently crowded with passengers ; and their 
 arrival was awaited with no little interest by expectant landlords. 
 The " Prospect House," situated on an eminence, near the south- 
 ern shore of Spaftbrd's Lake, of which it commands a fine view, 
 was built in 1873 by John W. Herrick, of Keene, and has been 
 owned by him and his heirs most of the time since it was construct- 
 ed. This hotel, which is kept open only during the summer, has 
 been managed by several different persons, including Mr. Herrick 
 himself and D. S. Swan, of Winchester. Since 1879 it has been 
 managed by A. R. Mason, of Keene. 
 
 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
 
 There are no public buildings in Chesterfield at present that are 
 worthy of a particular description. The meeting-houses of the dif- 
 ferent denominations have been mentioned elsewhere. (See Chap. 
 VIII. For a description of the " old meeting-house," so called, 
 see p. 142.) The town-hall, at the Centre Village, was built in 
 185 1, and is a substantial stone structuie with slated roof. 
 
 The village-hall, at- FaiSlory Village, was built in 1869, at a cost 
 of $2400, by an association styled the " Village-Hall Association." 
 
 POST-OFFICES. 
 
 The post-office at the Centre Village (Chesterfield) was established 
 Aug. 12, 1802. 
 
 The following persons have been postmasters at this village : 
 
 DATE OF COMMISSION. 
 
 Ebenezer Harvey, - - -Aug. 12, 1802. 
 
 Asa Britton, Nov. 16, 18 10. 
 
 Daniel Waldo, Dec. 30, 1830. 
 
 Warham R. Platts, Oct. 4, 1833. 
 
 Nelson W. Herrick, • - Aug. 6, 1841. 
 
 Warham R. Platts, Sept. 11, 1843. 
 
 Chas. J. Amidon, ... May 29, 1849. 
 
 Henry O. Coolidge, - April 2, 185 1. 
 
 Warham R. Platts, May 20, 1853. 
 
 Henry O. Coolidge, - Aug. 10, 1861. 
 
 James M. Herrick, - - Feb. 27, 1867. 
 
 Romanzo C. Cressy, April 9, 1868. 
 
 Murray Davis, - Oct. 24, 1S73. 
 
 James H. Goodrich, 2d, - Oct. 6, 1875. 
 
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 The post-office at Fadtory Village (Chesterfield Factory) was 
 established Jan. 12, 1828. 
 
 The postmasters at this office have been as follows : 
 
 DATE OP COMMISSION. 
 
 Geo. S. Root, Jan. 12, 1828. 
 
 Horatio N. Chandler, Dec. 14, 1835. 
 
 Samuel Burt, Jr., July 28, 183S. 
 
 Bela Chase, - Aug. 6, 1841. 
 
 Samuel Burt, - Dec 30, 1S44. 
 
 David W. Beckley, April 26, 1850. 
 
 Samuel Burt, - Sept. 11, 1854. 
 
 David W. Beckley, July 20, 1861. 
 
 James C. Farwell, - Jan. 15, 1866. 
 The post-office at the West Village (West Chesterfield) was es- 
 tablished April 17, 1866, at which time James H. Ford was com- 
 missioned postmaster. He held the office till November, 1870. 
 Since the latter date, Emroy H. Colburn has been postmaster. 
 
 ROADS AND FERRIES. 
 
 The earliest roads mentioned in the town-records, have already 
 been described. (See p. 39). The -'river road" was sometimes 
 described in old records as the road " leading to Charlestown." 
 Its location corresponded nearly with its present one. It originally 
 passed, however, just west of the old poor-house (now owned by 
 Henry E. Amidon), and crossed the Catsbane by two bridges, the 
 brook at that time being divided into two channels, where the road' 
 crossed, by a little island. Some alterations have also been made 
 in this road at a few other points. 
 
 The road described on page 39 as running along the western line 
 of the twelfth range, was once an important highv^'ay. In early 
 times man}' of the emigrants, from towns south of Chesterfield, 
 moving northward in quest of new homes, came up through the 
 "Notch," and passed by this road into Westmoreland. Mr. John 
 Butler, aged ninety-five years, whose father kept a tavern in Hins- 
 dale, near the road leading through the Notch, asserts, as an evi- 
 dence of the amount of travel on this highway, that, at one period, 
 his father " mixed " thirty-three barrels of rum yearly ! 
 
 A portion of this road was discontinued many years ago ; but the 
 rest of it (from where it connects with the road leading from the 
 
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 West Village to Spafford's Lake) is the same a§ originally laid out, 
 and has been long known by the name of " Christian street," 
 from the circumstance, as some of the oldest inhabitants say, that 
 numerous religious " revival meetings" were held in its vicinity 
 many years ago. 
 
 As early as 1770, if not earlier, a road was constructed from the 
 meeting-house to a point near where George Goodrich now lives. 
 It was located, in part, by marked trees. This road has been dis- 
 continued. 
 
 Oct. 22, 1770, the town voted to accept a road from the meeting- 
 house to Winchester, which was described as running easterly into 
 the " old road that leads to Winchester." The " old road" leading 
 to Winchester appears, then, to have been a road already in exis- 
 tence ; but the date of its construction has not been ascertained. 
 It was not identical with the present highway leading from the 
 Centre Village to Winchester, for this was made at a much later 
 date, and is a county road. 
 
 At the same time (Oct. 22, I'j'jo), the town voted to accept a road 
 leading from the meeting-house to Keene, as it was then " trod." 
 This road ran easterly, a little south of Factory Village, and over 
 Atherton hill. For many years it was the or»ly highway between 
 Keene and Chesterfield, and a large portion of it is still used. 
 
 About 1843 or '44, a new road was made from near what is now 
 .known as the." Amos K. Bartlett place" (once owned by Abraham 
 Stearns) , situated about two and one-half miles to the eastward of 
 Fadlory Village, to the Keene line, where it connected with a new 
 road from the foot of " Keene hills." This new road, together with 
 the old one from the Bartlett place to Fa(Elory Village, constitutes 
 the present highway between this village and Keene. 
 
 The highway from the Centre Village to Westmoreland (South 
 Village), originally passed over Wetherbee hill, a number of rods 
 west of its present location. Its location near the picnic-ground, 
 on the west side of the lake, has been changed twice. The date of 
 the construction of the original road has not been ascertained. 
 
 The lower half of the valley of Leavitt's brook, in the south-west 
 quarter of the town, has received the appellation of the "Gulf," 
 and the road that runs through it, connecting with the river road 
 
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 near the mouth of the brook, is called the " gulf road." This road 
 was made in 1830 or '31. "The town refused to make it, whereupon 
 it was laid out by the county commissioners. 
 
 No bridge has ever yet been built across the Connecticut, between 
 Chesterfield and Vermont. A company was incorporated, how- 
 ever, in June, 1817, under the name of " The N. H. and Vt. Bridge 
 Company," for the purpose of building a bridge between Chester- 
 field and Dummerston ; but it was not built. 
 
 March 14, 1848, the town voted to build a bridge over the Con- 
 necticut, "between Oliver Hastings' and West river bar;" but the 
 vote was never carried into effect. 
 
 At present there are two ferries in the town, which may be desig- 
 nated as the " upper ferry" and " lower ferry." 
 
 It appears that, sometime in 1786, William Thomas petitioned the 
 Legislature for the exclusive right to keep a ferry over " a certain 
 space in said [Connecticut] river extending one mile and one-half 
 from the north end of Catsbane island down said river." Sept. 20, 
 the same year, the House voted to grant the prayer of the petitioner. 
 June 12, 1788, Thomas petitioned again, and was granted leave "to 
 bring in a bill." This ferry has been constantlj' maintained since it 
 was chartered. For nearly half a century it was owned and man- 
 aged by Benaiah Ncfrcross (^See Family Histories), and was gen- 
 erally known as " Norcross's ferry." Since 1850 the ownership of 
 this ferry has been changed several times. For about twenty years 
 prior to 1880, it was owned by the late Lyman P. Farr. At pres- 
 ent it is owned by Calvin M. Houghton. 
 
 In 1787, Eliphalet Hale obtained a charter for a ferry over the 
 Connecticut, between Catsbane island and Westmoreland line ; but 
 it is uncertain whether it was ever put in operation. 
 
 In December, 1800, Samuel Farr and Ezekiel Hildreth obtained a 
 charter for a ferry located between the mouth of Governor's brook 
 and Catsbane island, which was mentioned in the charter as being 
 the northern limit of a ferry granted to William Thomas. 
 
 In 1805, a charter was granted to Abel Farr for a ferry located 
 between the mouth of Governor's brook and Westmoreland line ; 
 but there is no evidence that a ferry was ever opened within these 
 limits. 
 
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 The ferry granted to Farr and Hildreth, was the one now called 
 the "upper," or " Gilson's ferry." It has had numerous owners 
 since 1800, and appears to have been in constant operation. 
 
 Josiah Hastings, Sen., is said to have kept a ferry for a while 
 near the place where Thomas Sumner now lives ; but it was prob- 
 ably never chartered. 
 
 For many years after the ferries were established, the large boats 
 were not pulled across by means of wires, as at present, but were 
 propelled along the shore with poles for a certain distance up the 
 river, and then sculled obliquely across. In this way the ferryman 
 could take advantage of the current, and land his boat at the proper 
 place on the other side. 
 
 spafford's lake, the steamboat "enterprise," etc. 
 
 A brief description of Spafford's Lake has been given on page 
 13. Though it had been for many years a favorite resort for local 
 fishermen and the students of the Academy, and had occasionally 
 been visited by pleasure-seekers from abroad, it was not till within 
 the past ten years that any measures were taken to establish a hotel, 
 boat-house, cottages, etc., for the accommodation of persons who de- 
 sire to withdraw from the noise and tumult of the " madding 
 crowd," and spend a few weeks in the quietness of the country. 
 
 It is true that 
 
 " Old Captain Bulky,* a sailor by trade, 
 Wild round the world many voyages had made,'" 
 had a sail-boat on this lake many years ago ; as did afterwards 
 Ezekiel P. Fierce, Sen., whose boat, sometimes manned by an ex- 
 perienced seaman, was used more or less by sailing parties for sev- 
 eral years. Pierce's island, too, has been for a long time a resort 
 for students and others, who desire to enjoy camp life for a few days 
 at a time. Nevertheless, as stated above, it was not till within the 
 past ten years that people have resorted to the lake in large numbers 
 (excepting, perhaps, a few instances) for recreation and diversion, 
 and for the holding of religious, and even political, meetings. 
 
 In 1873, the Prospect House, as mentioned in another place, was 
 built by John W. Herrick, of Keene, and was designed for the ac- 
 commodation of persons who might come to the lake seeking health 
 or pleasure. 
 
 *" Capt. Bulky" was the sobriquet of Capt. , who is said to have put 
 
 the first sail-boal ou the lake. 
 
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 In 1874, John W. White commenced the boat-house on the south- 
 ern shore of the lake, but it was not finished till the next year. It 
 is owned by Geo. W. Darling, but was rented and managed in '75, 
 '76 and '77 by Ira D. and Frank H. Farr ; in '78, '79 and '80, by 
 the latter and A. T. Dunton, of Brattleboro. The present year 
 ('81) it is managed by F. H. Farr, who also controls the " pavil- 
 ion" for dancing, dining-hall, lodging-house, etc. All these last 
 mentioned buildings stand upon land owned by Geo. W. Darling. 
 
 On the southern and western shores are pretty extensive picnic 
 grounds, which are much frequented in the summer season. On 
 the one situated west of the lake, Lucius Thatcher, proprietor of 
 the " Chesterfield Hotel," has a large stable for horses, a lodging- 
 house and restaurant, and a " dance-pavilion." This last mentioned 
 building was first erected by Mr. Thatcher in 1879, but was crushed 
 by the snow in the winter of '80 and '81, and has been rebuilt the 
 present year. 
 
 Among other attractions at Spaftbrd's Lake, the steamboat 
 " Enterprise" is by no means the least. 
 
 The construction of this little steamer was due to the efforts of 
 John W. White, seconded by Jay Jackson, Wm. Bennett and John 
 W. Herrick. It was commenced by Mr. White, who employed 
 professional boat-builders for the purpose, and was finished in 1876, 
 with the assistance of the other gentlemen whose names have been 
 mentioned. It is propelled by a screw, and is capable of car- 
 rying about one hundred and twenty-five persons. Not only 
 is this steamer much used for excursions about the lake, but it 
 is of much service in transporting people to and fro between the 
 western and southern shores of the same, on the occasions of pic- 
 nics or other large gatherings. 
 
 It is a circumstance worthy of note, that only four persons have 
 yet, so far as known, been drowned in the lake (including the 
 " channel" at Fadlory Village.) A boy by the name of Farwell 
 was drowned in the channel a great many years ago ; and after- 
 wards a man named Phelps, and another named Henry Reed, were 
 drowned, at different times, in the lake itself. In 1827, James 
 Brooks, "aged seven years, son of Capt. Wm. S. Brooks, was also 
 drowned in the lake while bathing. 
 
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 BOATING AND RAFTING ON THE CONNECTICUT. 
 
 Previous to the construction of railways in the Connecticut val- 
 ley, merchandise was transported from point to point along the river 
 in freight-boats. These boats were each capable of carrj'ing from 
 eighteen to thirty tons, or more, of freight ; were furnished each 
 with one square-rigged mast, and were steered with oars. In as- 
 cending the river they were propelled b}' means of poles whenever 
 the wind was in the wrong direction, or not strong enough to pro- 
 pel them against the current ; and at some points they were hauled 
 through rapids, or pver " bars," by means of stationary windlasses, 
 horses or oxen. 
 
 Many Chesterfield men were engaged, at different times, in boat- 
 ing between Bellows Falls and Hartford, Conn. 
 
 At the latter place the boats were loaded with all sorts of goods 
 necessary for furnishing a country store in the days when bolted 
 wheaten flour was a positive luxury, to be indulged in only by the 
 more well-to-do families, and hogsheads of molasses and New Eng- 
 land rum were an indispensable portion of every store-keeper's stock 
 in trade. 
 
 The principal landing places in Chesterfield for the freight-boats, 
 were the lower and upper ferries. Here the merchandise consigned 
 to Chesterfield parties was unloaded, and then the boats, if they had 
 any additional freight, proceeded on the voyage up the river. 
 
 The time consumed in a "round trip" from Bellows Falls to 
 Hartford varied, according to circumstances, from nine to twenty 
 days. 
 
 But the days of freight-boats have passed away, so far as the citi- 
 zens of Chesterfield are concerned, probably never to return ; and 
 the whistle of the locomotive, as it rushes up and down the valley, 
 reminds the few surviving " rivermen" that the days of their youth 
 have receded far into the dim past, and that this is an age of change 
 and innovation. 
 
 Steamboats have never been successfully employed in navigating 
 the Connecticut as far up as Chesterfield However, on a few oc- 
 casions, at least, the inhabitants of the western part of the town 
 were entertained with the novel spedtacle of a little steamboat puf- 
 fing slowly up the river. Mr. Burnham, in his " History of Brat- 
 tleboro," has given an amusing account of Thomas Blanchard's at- 
 tempt, in 1827, to ascend the river in a steamboat which he had 
 I 
 
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 built at Springfield, Mass. It was probably the passage of this boat 
 up the river, past Chesterfield, which called forth from the " Bard 
 of Streeter Hill " one of those poetic efl^usions for which he was 
 noted, and which contained some very vigorous, if not altogether 
 choice, expressions. 
 
 A considerable number of Chesterfield men also engaged in raft- 
 ing lumber down to Hartford, where it found a ready market. 
 
 The lumber was sawed at the various mills of the town, drawn 
 to the river and arranged in " boxes," which were combined to form 
 rafts, and then conduced to its destination by skilled raftsmen ; for, 
 to take a raft, or river-boat, successfully from Chesterfield to Hart- 
 ford, over the various rapids, required no little skill, and some cour- 
 age. Raftsmen and boatmen both sometimes narrowly escaped 
 drowning, and occasionally one of them lost his life in this way. 
 Such was the fate of Nahum Day, who was drowned at Miller's 
 Falls about the beginning of the present century. 
 
 MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS. 
 
 In 1792, the Legislature of New Hampshire passed an act regu- 
 lating anew the militia of the State.. It was provided by this ad: 
 that the companies in the towns of Winchester, Richmond, Swan- 
 zey, Chesterfield and Hinsdale, should constitute the sixiA regiment. 
 
 In 1808, an act was passed making certain changes in the act of 
 1792. The new adl provided that "all free, able-bodied, white 
 male citizens of the State, from sixteen years of age to forty, should 
 be enrolled with certain exceptions." For nearlv forty years follow- 
 ing the passage of this act, no very radical changes were made in 
 the militia laws. 
 
 For many years Chesterfield possessed two companies of militia — 
 the Light Infantry and " Floodwood." The members of the Light 
 Infantry furnished their own uniforms, but were provided with 
 arms by the State ; the members of the Floodwood had no uniforms, 
 and were obliged to furnish themselves with arms. The latter 
 company was composed of all enrolled men who were not included 
 in the Light Infantry. The annual regimental musters were usually 
 held in Winchester, but sometimes in other towns, in the month of 
 Augu.st or September. Occasionally a battalion or regimental mus- 
 ter was held at the Centre Village, in this town, on which occasion 
 the inhabitants, old and young, would assemble in large numbers to 
 witness the parade. 
 
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 The companies were obliged to turn out at least twice each year, 
 for inspection of arms, and for drill. 
 
 "Training days," as they wave called, were memorable days for 
 the younger people, — the uniforms of the Light Infantry, the shrill 
 notes of the fife ;ind the roll of the drum, the measured tread of the 
 soldiers, and the pompous commands of the officers, all combining 
 to arouse feelings of patriotism in their breasts. With regard to 
 the " Floodwoods," however, it would hardly be proper (if the tes- 
 timony of the older inhabitants is reliable) to say that they always 
 marched with a " measured tread ;" for it is gravely asserted that 
 they sometimes marched with all sorts of " treads" — measured, un- 
 measured, and measureless ! 
 
 Sometimes sham-fights were arranged between the " Americans'' 
 and the " British," or "Indians." Of course the Americans usu- 
 all}' gained the day, as any other result would have been decidedly 
 unpatriotic. 
 
 Not far from 1835, a rifle com'pany was formed in the town, 
 mainly through the exertion of Ezekiel P. Pierce, Jr., who com- 
 manded it for four years. This company was fully uniformed and 
 equipped, and was attached to the sixth regiment, as the " 2d Com- 
 pany of Rifles." Geo. L. Mead also took an active part in the 
 formation of this company, and at one time had command of it. 
 
 For many years there has been no military organization in the 
 town, and when the Rebellion broke out, there were very few young 
 men in it who had had any experience whatever in military afliairs. 
 
 For the military history of this town during the Revolution 
 (i775-'83)' the reader is referred to Chapter IV ; during the second 
 war with Great Britain (1812-15), to Chapter V; during the civil 
 war (1861-65), to Chapter VI. 
 
 PHYSICIANS. 
 
 The following are the names of some of the physicians who have 
 practised their profession in Chesterfield for longer or shorter 
 periods : 
 
 Dr. Elkanah Day was here as early as 1767. (6'ce Family His- 
 tories ) 
 
 Dr. Moses Ellis was in Chesterfield several years prior to 1787. 
 (^See JFam. Hist.) 
 
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 Dr. Solomon Harvey resided in the town from about 1775 to 1821, 
 
 or later. (See Fam. Hist.) 
 
 Dr. Barnard was here in 1779. 
 
 Dr. Joshua Tyler praftised from between 1776 and '8i till 1807. 
 
 {See Fam. Hist.) 
 Dr. Oliv.er Atherton practised from about 1787 to 181 2. {See 
 
 Fam. Hist.) 
 Dr. Prescott Hall came to Chesterfield about 1806, and pradlised 
 
 here a few years. 
 Dr. James R. Grow was in Chesterfield in 1812, and remained a 
 
 few years. 
 
 Dr. Oliver Baker came here in 1809, and remained until 1840. 
 {See Fam. Hist.) 
 
 Dr. George Farrington came from Winchester, probably in 1814 or 
 '15. He died in this town, July 29, 1816, aged 47 years, and 
 was buried in the old burying-ground at the Centre Village. A 
 marble slab, lying horizontally on two supports of masonry, 
 marks his last resting place. On this slab is the following 
 epitaph : 
 
 " Here lies beneath this monument 
 The dear remains of one who spent 
 His days and years in doing good ; 
 Gave ease to those oppres'd with pain, 
 Restor'd the sick to Health again. 
 And purifl'd their wasting blood. 
 He was respected while on Earth 
 By all who knew his real worth 
 In practice and superior skill. 
 The means he us'd were truly blest, 
 His wondrous cures do well attest. 
 Who can his vacant mansion fill? 
 Borne oh some shining cherub's wing 
 To his grand master, God and King, 
 To the grand lodge in Heaven above. 
 Where angels smile to see him join 
 His brethren in that lodge Divine, 
 Where all is harmony and love." 
 Dr. Joshua Converse practised medicine in Chesterfield a number 
 of years. {See Fam. Hist.) 
 
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 Dr. Jason Fan', son of Moses Farr, of this town, praftised here 
 
 several years. He died in 1825. 
 Dr. Jerry Lyons was in Chesterfield from 1814 to '25. 
 Dr. 'Philip Hall resided in Chesterfield a number of years, remov- 
 ing from the town about 1828. He died in Northfield, Mass. 
 in 1880. {See Fatn. Hist.) 
 Dr. Harvey Carpenter practised in Chesterfield from 1827 or 28 
 
 till the time of his death. {See Fam. Hist.) 
 Dr. John P. Warren practised in Chesterfield in 1842, '43 and '44. 
 He built the house, at the Centre Village, in which Rev. J. 
 Hall now lives. He removed from this town to Brattleboro, 
 Vt., where he died a few years ago. 
 Dr. Algernon Sidney Carpenter, brother of Dr. Harvey Carpenter, 
 practised here during the year 1841. He now resides in 
 Keene. 
 Dr. John O. French came to Chesterfield in 1844 or '45, and- re- 
 mained about ten years. {See Fam. Hist.) 
 Dr. John F. Butler has pracftised his profession in this town since 
 1854. 
 Dr. Butler is the son of Jonathan and Martha (Russell) Butler, 
 of Marlow, and was born June 14, 1831 ; graduated at the Harvard 
 Medical School, March, 1854, and came to Chesterfield the next 
 April. In the spring of '64 he joined the 39th Reg't Mass. volun- 
 teers as assistant surgeon, and served till the war closed, when he 
 returned to Chesterfield. He married, in 1S57, Julia, daughter of 
 Rev. Silas Quimby, of Lebanon, and who died Aug. 19, i86i. In 
 1863, he married Celia A., daughter of John L. Brewster, of Low- 
 ell, Mass. 
 
 Dr. Daniel F. Randall has resided in Chesterfield since 1855, en- 
 gaged in the practice of his profession. He was born May 
 24, 1829, and is the son of Menzias R. Randall, M. D., a vet- 
 eran physician of Rehoboth, Mass. He graduated at the med- 
 ical school in Woodstock, Vt., in 1852, and settled in this town 
 in 1855, where he has ever since resided. He married Miss 
 Amelia C. French, of Berkley, Mass. 
 
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 LAWYERS. 
 
 Hon. Phineas Handerson was probably the first lawyer who prac- 
 tised his profession in Chesterfield. His office was at the 
 Centre Village, where he resided from 1805 or '06 till '33, when 
 he removed to Keene. 
 
 Hon. Larkiii G. Mead, who read law with Mr. Handerson, also 
 practised in this town till 1839, when he removed to Brattle- 
 boro, Vt. 
 
 Charles C. Webster, Esq., now of Keene, practised law in this 
 town from July, 1839, to January, '46. (For a further account 
 of Handerson, Mead and Webster, see Fam. Hist.) 
 
 Hon. Harvey Carlton, now of Winchester, engaged in the pra(3;ise 
 of law in this town from 1841 to '54. 
 
 Allen P. Dudley, Esq., pradtised law in Chesterfield a few years, 
 as did also his brother, Wm. L. Dudley, Esq. {See Fam. 
 Hist.) 
 
 AGED PERSONS. 
 
 The following persons aged 80 years, or more, are. living in 
 Chesterfield at the present date, (July 11, 1881,) : Mrs. Jerusha 
 Smith, 80; Miss Sarah Brigham, 80; Samuel J. Pattridge, 80 ; 
 Alanson Chamberlain, 80; Mrs. Celestina K. Hubbard, 81 ; Alfred 
 Farwell, 81; Joshua W. Chamberlain, Sen., 82; Miss Persis 
 Brigham, 82 ; Oliver Farnsworth, 85 ; Hubbard Wheeler, 86 ; Mrs. 
 Phebe Streeter, 86 ; Mrs. Polly Spaulding, 86 ; Mrs. Persis Dudley, 
 87 ; Mrs. Sarah Platts, 87 ; Mrs. Grata Thomas, 88 ; Mrs. Sophia 
 Day, 89; Ebenezer Robertson, 94; John Butler, 95 ; Mrs. Sophro- 
 nia Pierce, 96. 
 
 The followiog persons have died in Chesterfield at an age of 90 
 years, or more: Mary, wife of Samuel Hamilton, Sen., Dec. 16, 
 1842, aged 90; Lydia, wife of Ebenezer Cheney, April 4, 1859, 
 aged 90 ; Nancy, wife of Orlo Richardson, April 4, 1872, aged 90 
 (nearly) ; Orpha, wife of Zadock Presho, April 17, 1856, aged 90 ; 
 Thomas Dunham, March 20, 1870, aged 90; Benjamin Withing- 
 ton, May 16, 1851, aged 90 (nearly) ; Sarah, wife of Caleb Johnson, 
 Dec. 31, 1837, aged 90 ; Sally, wife of Jesse Hinds, Aug. 24, 1864, 
 aged 90 ; Asa Fullam, Dec. 14, 1870, aged 90 ; Judith, wife of Dr. 
 Joshua Tyler, Aug. n, 1854, aged 91 ; Elisha Rockwood, Feb. 13, 
 
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 1832, aged 91 ; Betsey, wife of Aaron Smith, Jan. 26, 1863, aged 
 91 ; Widow Mary Putnam, Jan. 30, 1830, aged 92 ; Stephen Street- 
 er, Sen., March 11, 1845, aged 92; Jonathan Cressey, April 26, 
 1824, aged 92 (nearly) ; William Clark, Sen., Feb. 19, 1849, aged 
 92; Amos Crouch, Aug. 18. 1861, aged 92; Samuel Hamilton, 
 Odt. 19, 1878, aged 92 (nearly) ; Submit, wife of John Sanderson, 
 Sen., June 27, 1822, aged 93; Nathaniel Bacon, Sept. 10, 1823, 
 aged 95 ; Mary, wife of Joseph Titus, May 7, 1845, aged 95; 
 Clarissa, wife of Binea Norcross, May 30, 1877, aged 95 : Rachel, 
 wife of Eleazer Jackson, March 12, 1836, aged 96; Timothy Ladd, 
 Aug. 30, 1S34, aged 96 ; Esther, wife of William Faulkner, Nov. 
 29, 1876, aged loi years i mo. 7 days ; Sarah, wife of Samuel 
 Draper, Dec. 19, 1863, aged loi years 5 mos. 16 days: Hannah 
 Bailey, (mother of Zadock Bartlett's wife), November, 1822, aged 
 104 years 3 mos. 
 
 PAUPERS AND THE TOWN POOR-FARM. 
 
 At an early period in the town's history, provisions were made 
 for the support of the poor. For many years, however, the town 
 had no alms-house, or poor-house, but paupers were supported in 
 private families, under the supervision of the seledtmen, or over- 
 seers chosen by the town. 
 
 A common way of disposing of the town paupers, previous to 
 1835, was to " vendue them," as it was called ; i. e., the right to 
 keep a part, or all, of the town's poor for a specified time was sold 
 at public au6tion to the lowest bidder. 
 
 In 1835, the town purchased of Wm. R. Snow the old " Snow 
 homestead," situated in the western part of the town, near the 
 river, and fitted up the house for a poor-house. This building, 
 which was once used as a tavern, is undoubtedly one of the oldest 
 houses in the town, having been built by Zerubbabel Snow, who 
 died in 1795. For about thirty years the paupers'of the town were 
 kept at this poor-house, the farm connefted with it furnishing a 
 large part of the provisions necessary for their sustenance. 
 
 Not long after the poor-farm was purchased, the "Nichols farm," 
 so called, situated on the hill west of the lake, and north of Wm. 
 Bennett's present farm, came into the possession of the town. At 
 the annual town-meeting for 1837, ^* was voted to retain this farm 
 for a pasture to be used in connection with the poor-farm. 
 
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 In the spring of 1865, the poor-farm and the town pasture were 
 sold, the house and forty acres of land being bought by Mrs. 
 Mary E. Streeter ; the meadow north of Catsbane brook, by Henry 
 Chickel-ing ; a small pasture east of the river road, by S. P. Yeager ; 
 and the " Nichols pasture," by Wm. Bennett. 
 
 PUBLIC CEMETERIES AND THE COMMON AT THE CENTRE VILLAGE. 
 
 Which is the oldest public burying-ground in the town, has not 
 been ascertained ; but the three oldest are undoubtedly the ones 
 called, in the town records, the " West burying-ground," (located 
 a short distance south of Charles C. P. Goodrich's residence) ; the 
 "North-west burying-ground," or the "burying-ground near James 
 Robertson's;" and the "burying-ground near the old meeting- 
 house," located at the Centre Village. It is quite probable that 
 the first and last of these three were used before 1766 as burial- 
 places, and the second may have been used for the same purpose 
 about as early. The West burying-ground was conveyed to the 
 town by Simon Davis, Jan. 8, 1772, and was described in the deed 
 as being a lot of land " lying on the river road leading to Charles- 
 town, about halfway between the said Simon Davis's and Joseph 
 Higgins's." There appears to be a difference of opinion as to whether 
 the " Robertson grave-yard" is now the property of the town ; but 
 that it was used as a public burying-place, and regarded by the 
 town as public property, for many years, is unquestionable. 
 
 The old grave-yard at the Centre Village appears to have been 
 originally a part of the common, which was probably conveyed to 
 the town before 1772. It was enlarged in 1790 by the addition of a 
 strip of land 20 feet wide to the western side. 
 
 The burying-ground sometimes called the " Latham grave-yard," 
 in the south-eastern quarter of the town, has probably been used 
 as a public burial-place for nearly a century, as the oldest grave- 
 stone bears the date of 1 790. 
 
 The " North-east burying-ground," or the "burying-ground near 
 Joseph Pattridge's," as it is sometimes called in the town records, 
 (located north of the present highway leading from Fadtory Vil- 
 lage to Keene, and not far from the present residence of William 
 Atherton) , has also been used as a public grave-yard for nearly, or 
 quite, one hundred years. 
 
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 In 1817, the town voted to receive from Ebenezer Stearns one- 
 third of an acre of land, situated at FacSlory Village, for a public 
 burying-ground. Since that time additions have been made to this 
 cemetery by private individuals, so that it now contains about 182 
 square rods. The original part was used, however, by Mr. Stearns 
 as a private burying-ground before he presented it to the town, two 
 of his sons having been buried in it in 1806, and his first wife in 
 1815. 
 
 The same year (1817), the town also voted to receive from Joseph 
 Atherton one-third of an acre of land for a public grave-vard. 
 This yard is situated on Atherton hill, near the school-house in 
 distridt No. 14. 
 
 The cemetery sometimes ealled the " Joslyn cemetery," situated 
 a short distance east of the Centre Village, is partly a public and 
 partly a private burial-ground. The old, or original, part of .this 
 cemetery belongs to the town, but the newer part is private prop- 
 erty, and is owned by a number of individuals. The part belong- 
 ing to the town appears to have first been used for burial purposes 
 about 1815, and to have been donated by Benj. Joslyn. 
 
 In 1832, the town authorized the seledtmen to take a deed of the 
 " burying-ground near Arad Stoddard's." This is known as the 
 "New Boston" cemetery, and the land contained in it was gratui- 
 tously conveyed to the town by Mr. Sioddard. In 1859, the town 
 voted to give the control of this grave-yard to an association styled 
 the " New Boston Cemetery Association," by which it is controlled 
 at present. 
 
 About 1S30, Ithamar Chamberlain, Jr., and Amos Farr presented 
 to the town about one-fourth of an acre of land, near the West 
 Village, on the condition that the same should be used for a public 
 burial-ground. At the March meeting in 1856, the town voted to 
 give the control of this grave-yard to an association Styled the 
 " Chesterfield West Cemetery Association," This cemetery has 
 been enlarged twice — first in 1856, and again in 1874 — and now 
 contains about two and five-eighths acres,. being the largest burial 
 ground in the town. The first person buried in it was Lucinda, 
 wife of Thomas Hosley, who died in 1831, 
 
 The cemetery situated not far from Noyes Robertson's residence 
 is not, properly speaking, a public burial-ground, but is owned by 
 
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 about eighteen different persons, including Mr. Robertson himself, 
 who gave the land which it contains, excepting a few of the lots 
 which he sold. 
 
 The comtnon at the Centre Village appears to have been con- 
 veyed to the town before September, 1772, but by whom is uncer- 
 tain. There is a tradition that it was presented to the town by 
 Col. Samuel King, to be used for public purposes. If there is any 
 truth in this tradition, it appears that King must have made his 
 donation while in his minority ; for, in a deed from Elkanah Day 
 to Ebenezer Harvey of a certain piece of land adjacent to the com- 
 mon, dated Sept. 17, 1772, the latter is mentioned as having been 
 conveyed to the town. At that date Col. King could scarcely have 
 been twenty-one years old : a circumstance which does not, of 
 course, preclude the possibility of his having been the person who 
 conveyed the common to the town. 
 
 May I, 1786, the town voted " to lay the common open by clear- 
 ing off all the old fences, etc. ;" and Sept. 7, the same year, to 
 accept the common " as laid out by the seleftmen." The bounds 
 of the same are recorded in the first volume of the town records, 
 and its area was stated to be five acres, roads and burying-ground 
 included. 
 
 THE TOWN RECORDS AND NAMES OF TOWN -CLERKS 
 FROM 1770 TO 1881. 
 
 Five volumes contain the records' of the proceedings in town- 
 meetings, from 1767 to the present time. The first volume covers 
 the period from 1767 to 1793 ; the second, from 1793 to 1830 ; the 
 third, from 1830 to 1S45 ; the fourth, from 1845 to 1861 ; the fifth, 
 from 1861 to the present time. 
 
 The first three also contain records of births and marriages. The 
 first two are of the greatest historical interest, because they contain 
 the records of the town during the most interesting periods of its 
 history. The oldest one is especially rich in historical treasures, 
 and is in a good state of preservation. 
 
 The first two contain a curious medley of records of town-meet- 
 ings, of births, of marriages, of deaths, of the marking of sheep, 
 of the taking up of stray animals, etc., all entered in a promis- 
 cuous manner. 
 
 For example, immediately following the record of the births of 
 
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 Caleb Johnson's children is the following record: "Caleb John- 
 son's mark on his sheep, September, 1779, is a sqiiar cross cut of 
 off the write ear, and a round hole threw the same off ear." 
 
 Immediately after a record of births is also found the following: 
 " Oftober ye 22, [year not given] then was taken up by Joseph 
 Printice a black horse colt two years old last spring. Natral 
 troter, with a small white star in the forehead." 
 
 Some of the birth records are very exa6l. For instance, W. F. 
 was recorded as having been born April 5, 1782, "with a natural 
 mark on ye tip end of his left ear." The birth of R. A., daughter 
 of J. A., was recorded as having occurred " March 19, 1797, little 
 before midnight." 
 
 In an indenture made Feb. 22, 1787, by which Polly Gary, a 
 poor child, was bound by the seledlmen as an apprentice to Abel 
 Fletcher, the latter covenants to teach the child " to read well and 
 to know her duty to God and man, so far as she may be capable of 
 learning the aforesaid mysterys ;" also, to provide " suitable meat 
 and drink, washing, lodging and apparell, nusing and physick." 
 
 The seledlmen's and assessors' records from 1787 to the present 
 time, are pretty complete ; but those covering the period from 1770 
 to '87, have not been found. 
 
 The proprietary records of the town, as already mentioned in 
 another place, have been lost, — a loss which, from a purely histor- 
 ical point of view, is irreparable. 
 
 The town has had the following clerks since 1770: Ephraim 
 Baldwin, i77o-'84; Jacob Amidon, i785-'99 ; Solomon Harvey, 
 i8oo-'i7; Abraham Wood, Jr., i8iS-'33; Geo. H. Fitch, 1S34, 
 '35; Oscar Coolidge, i836-'38 ; Nelson W. Hei-rick, i839-'42; 
 Warham R. Platts, 1843, '44; Sumner Warren. 1845; Harvey 
 Carpenter, i846-'48 ; John O. French, i849-'52 ; Henry O. Cool- 
 idge, 1853; Arza K. Clark, 1854; Henry O. Coolidge, i855-'67; 
 Hermon C. Harvey, 1868; Henry O. Coolidge, 1869; Hermon 
 C. Harvey, i87o-'73 ; Murray Davis, i874,'75 ; Edward P. F. 
 Dearborn, 1876; Hermon C. Harvey, i877-'8i. 
 
 SELECTMEN OF CHESTERFIELD FROM 1 767 TO 1881, AND MEMBERS 
 
 OF THE NEW^ HAMPSHIRE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
 
 FROM 1775 TO 1 88 1. 
 
 1767. Selectmen: Simon Davis, John Snow, Jonathan Hildreth, 
 
 Eleazer Cobleigh, Ebenezer Davison. 
 1768 and '69. No record. 
 
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 i77o- Selectmen: Jonathan Hildreth, Silas Thompson, Elkanah 
 Day, Thomas Emmons, Nathaniel Bingham. 
 
 1771. Selectmen: Moses Smith, David Stoddard, Timothy Ladd. 
 
 1772. Selectmen same as in '71. 
 
 1773. Selectmen: Zerubbabel Snow, Ephraim Baldwin, Martin 
 Warner. 
 
 1774. Selectmen same as in '73. 
 
 1775. Selectmen: Nathaniel Bingham, Ephraim Hubbard, Steph- 
 en Carter, Moses Smith, Jr., John Davison. Representative, 
 Archibald Robertson. {See p. 50.) 
 
 1776. Selectmen. Ephraim Baldwin, Michael Cressey, Samuel 
 Hildreth, Moses Smith, Jr., Ephraim Hubbard. Represent- 
 ative, Michael Cressey. 
 
 1777- Selectmen: Samuel Fairbanks, Elisha Rockwood, James 
 Robertson, Nathaniel Bingham, Jonathan Farr, 2d. Repre- 
 sentative, Michael Cressey. 
 
 1778. Selectmen: Samuel Hildreth, Moses Smith, Abner John- 
 son, Kimball Carlton, Jacob Hinds. Representative, 
 Michael Cressey. 
 
 1779. Selectmen: Jonathan Hildreth, Oliver Cobleigh, Warren 
 Snow. Representative, Nathaniel Bingham. 
 
 1780. Selectmen: Michael Cressey, Elisha Rockwood, Andrew 
 Hastings. No representative chosen. 
 
 1781. Selectmen : Moses Smith, Jr., Abner Johnson, Samuel King, 
 [Jr.] No representative in the Legislature of this State, but 
 Samuel King, Jr., and Silas Thompson represented the 
 town in the Assembly of Vermont. {See p. 67.) 
 
 1783. Selectmen: Samuel King, [Jr.], Jonas Fairbanks, Abner 
 Johnson, Moses Smith, Eleazer Jackson. Representative, 
 Samuel King, [Jr.] 
 
 1783. Selectmen: Ebenezer Harvey, Eleazer Pomeroy, Eleazer 
 Jackson, Capt. Davis, Lieut. Fletcher. Repre- 
 sentative, Samuel King, [Jr.] > 
 
 1784. Selectmen: Benjamin Haskell, Peter Stone, Amos Hub- 
 bard. Representative, Samuel King, [Jr.] 
 
 1785. Selectmen: Paul Eager, Jacob Amidon, Reuben Graves. 
 Representative, Ebenezer Harvey. 
 
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 1786. Selectmen: Martin Warner, William Hildreth, Ezra Day. 
 Representative, Moses Smith. 
 
 1787. Selectmen: Eleazer Jackson, Michael Cressey, Benjarnin 
 Haskell. Representative, Moses Smith. 
 
 1788. Selectmen: Eleazer Jackson, Benjamin Haskell, Silas 
 Richardson. Representative, Moses Smith. 
 
 1789. Selectmen: Moses Smith, Abner Johnson, Solomon Har- 
 vey. Representative, Benjamin Haskell. 
 
 1790. Selectmen same as in '89. Representative, Moses Smith. 
 
 1 791. Selectmen same as in '89. Representative, Moses Smith. 
 
 1792. Selectmen: Solomon Harvey, John Braley, James Wheeler. 
 Representative, Eleazer Jackson. 
 
 1793. Selectmen: Eleazer Jackson, Peter Stone, Silas Richard- 
 son. Representative, Eleazer Jackson. 
 
 1794. Selectmen same as in '93. Representative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1795. Selectmen: Eleazer Jackson, Silas Richardson, Asahel 
 ShurtlefT. Representative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1796. Selectmen: Eleazer Jackson, Silas Richardson, David 
 Stoddard. Representative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1797. Selectmen: Michael Cressey, Jacob Amidon, Abraham 
 Stearns. Representative, Eleazer Jackson. 
 
 1798. Selectmen: Joseph Atherton, Benjamin Haskell, Oliver 
 Brown. Representative, vSimon Willard. 
 
 1799. Selectmen same as in '98. Representative, Benjamin Has- 
 kell. 
 
 1800. Selectmen : Eleazer Jackson, James Wheeler, Asahel 
 ShurtlefF. Representative, Benjamin Haskell. 
 
 1801. Selectmen: James Wheeler, Asahel Shurtleff, Joseph Pat- 
 tridge. Representative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1802. Selectmen,: Martin Pomeroy, Joseph Pattridge, John Day. 
 Representative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1803. Selectmen : Joseph Pattridge, John Day, Ebenezer Harvey. 
 Representative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1804. Selectmen : John Day, Ebenezer Harvey, Jr., Wilkes Rich- 
 ardson. Repi'esentative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1805. Selectmen same as in 1804. Representative, Simon Wil- 
 lard. 
 
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 i8o6. Selectmen : John Kneeland, Abraham Stearns, Josiah Has- 
 tings, Jr. Representative, Simon Willard. 
 
 1807. Selectmen same as in 1806. Representative, Simon Wil- 
 lard. 
 
 1808. Selectmen: John Kneeland, John Putnam, Amasa Make- 
 peace. Representative, Levi Jackson. 
 
 1809. Selectmen : John Putnam, Joseph Atherton, Benjamin Cook. 
 Representative, Levi Jackson. 
 
 1810. Selectmen: John Kneeland, Amasa Makepeace, Josiah 
 Hastings. Representative, Levi Jackson. 
 
 181 1. Selectmen: Joseph Atherton, Oliver Brown, Phineas Han- 
 derson. Representative, Levi Jackson. 
 
 181 2. Selectmen: John Kneeland, Oliver Brown, Levi Jackson. 
 Representative, Phineas Handerson. 
 
 1813. Selectmen and representative same as in '12. 
 
 1814. Selectmen same as in '12. Representative, Benjamin Cook. 
 
 1815. Selectmen: John Kneeland, Elijah Scott, Asa Fullam. 
 Representatives : Benjamin Cook, Phineas Handerson. 
 
 1816. Selectmen: John Kneeland, Joseph Pattridge, Elijah Scott. 
 Representatives : Benjamin Cook, John Putnam. 
 
 1817. Selectmen: Joseph Pattridge, Benjamin Cook, John Day. 
 . Representatives : John Putnam, Joseph Atherton. 
 
 1818. Selectmen: Benjamin Cook, John Day, Robert L. Hurd. 
 Representatives : John Putnam, John Kneeland. 
 
 1819. Selectmen same as in '18. Representatives: John Knee- 
 land, Benjamin Cook. 
 
 1820. Selectmen : John Kneeland, John Putnam, Robert L. Hurd. 
 Representative, John Kneeland. 
 
 1821. Selectmen: John Kneeland, John Putnam, Nathan Wild. 
 Representative, Levi Jackson. 
 
 1822. Selectmen: John Kneeland, Nathan Wild, Nathaniel Wal- 
 ton. Representative, John Kneeland. 
 
 1823. Selectmen same as in '22. Representative, Ebenezer 
 Stearns. 
 
 1824. Selectmen same as in '22. Representative, Ebenezer 
 Stearns. 
 
 1825. Selectmen same as in '22. Representative, John Kneeland. 
 
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 1826. Selectmen : John Kneeland, John Putnam, Oilo Richard- 
 son. Representative, John Putnam. 
 
 1827. Selectmen : Orlo Richardson, Ezekiel P. Pierce, Nathaniel 
 Walton. Representative, Ezekiel P. Pierce. 
 
 1828. Selectmen: Orlo Richardson, Otis Amidon, Nathaniel 
 Walton. Representative, Orlo Richardson. 
 
 1829. Selectmen : Nathaniel Walton, Otis Amidon, Abishai 
 Wetherbee. Representative, Orlo Richardson. 
 
 1830. Selectmen: Otis Amidon, Abishai Wetherbee, John Harris. 
 No representative chosen. 
 
 1831. Selectmen: John Harris, Otis Amidon, Joseph Holden. 
 Representative, Nathan Wild. 
 
 1832. Selectmen: Joseph Holden, Moses Dudley, John Harris. 
 Representative, Nathan Wild. 
 
 1833. Selectmen : Moses Dudley, Joseph Holden, Charles Con- 
 verse. Representative, Otis Amidon. 
 
 1834. Selectmen : Nathaniel Walton, Charles Converse, Orlo 
 Richardson. Representative, Otis Amidon. 
 
 1S35. Selectmen: Orlo Richardson, Charles Converse, Moses 
 Dudley. Representative, Otis Amidon. 
 
 1836. Selectmen : Ezra Titus, Asa Marsh, Samuel Goodrich. 
 Representatiye, Charles Converse. 
 
 1837. Selectmen : Samuel Goodrich, Chandler A. Cressey, Al- 
 pheus Snow. Representative, Charles Converse. 
 
 1835. Selectmen: Ara Hamilton, Chandler A. Cressey, Alpheus 
 Snow. Representative, Otis Amidon. 
 
 1839. Selectmen: Alpheus Snow, Reuben Marsh, Ara Hamilton. 
 Representative, Thomas Hardy. 
 
 1840. Selectmen : Ara Hamilton, Oscar Coolidge, Mark Cook. 
 Representatives : Oscar Coolidge, Ara Hamilton. 
 
 1841. Selectmen and representatives same as in '40. 
 
 1842. Selectmen: Samuel Goodrich, Reuben Marsh, Nathaniel 
 Walton. Representatives : Jay Jackson, Edwin Sargeant. 
 
 1843. Selectmen : Ara Hamilton, Reuben Marsh, Nathaniel Wal- 
 ton. Representative, Ara Hamilton. 
 
 ] 844. Selectmen : Nathaniel Walton, Reuben Marsh, Samuel Burt, 
 Jr. Representatives: Jay Jackson, Nathaniel Walton. 
 
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 i84S-' Selectmen: Ara Hamilton, Alpheus Snow, Parker D. Cres- 
 sey. Representatives : Ara Hamilton, John Pierce. 
 
 1846. Selectmen : Nathaniel Walton, Parker D. Cressey, Joseph 
 C. Goodrich. Representatives : Nathaniel Walton, Samuel 
 J. Pattridge. 
 
 1847. Selectmen: Ezra Titus, Parker D. Cressey, Richard Hop- 
 kins. Jr. No representative chosen. 
 
 1848. Selectmen : Samuel Burt, Jr., Warham R. Platts, Otis 
 Wheeler. Representative, Harvey Carpenter. 
 
 1849. Selectmen: Alpheus Snow, Moses Dudley, Arad Fletcher. 
 Representatives : Alpheus Snow, John Harris. 
 
 1850. Selectmen: Chandler A. Cressey, Oscar Coolidge, Benja- 
 min Pierce. Representatives : John HaiTis, David Day. 
 
 1851. Selectmen: Warham R. Platts, John :M. Richardson, Sum- 
 ner Albee. Representative, David Day. 
 
 1852. Selectmen: Joseph C. Goodrich, Arza K. Clark, George 
 Chamberlain. Representatives: Harvey Carlton, Samuel J. 
 Pattridge. 
 
 1853. Selectmen: Arza K. Clark, Alpheus Snow, Joseph C. 
 Goodrich. Representative, Joseph C. Goodrich. 
 
 1854. Selectmen: James H. Goodrich, Reuben Porter, Asa 
 Smith. Representative, Joseph C. Goodrich. 
 
 1855. Selectmen : Ebenezer P. Wetherell, Olney Goft', Ransom 
 Farr. Representative, Ara Hamilton. 
 
 1856. Selectmen : Arad Fletcher, John Heywood, John M. Rich- 
 ardson. Representative, Otis Amidon. 
 
 1857. Selectmen same as in '56. Representative, Barton Skinner. 
 
 1858. Selectmen : Arad Fletcher, Richard H. Hopkins, William 
 Clark. Representative, Barton Skinner. 
 
 1859. Selectmen same as in '58. Representative, Arad Fletcher. 
 i860. Selectmen : Rodney Fletcher, Henry O. Coolidge, Truman 
 
 A. Stoddard. Representative, Arad Fletcher. 
 
 1861. Selectmen same as in '60. Representative, John M. Rich- 
 ardson. 
 
 1862. Selectmen: Rodney Fletcher, Charles C. P. Goodrich, 
 George Goodrich. Representative, John M. Richardson. 
 
 1863. Selectmen : David W. Beckley, Arza K. Clark, Charles C. 
 P. Goodrich. Representative, Charles C. P. Goodrich. 
 
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 1864. Selectmen and representative same as in '63. 
 
 1865. Selectmen : David W. Beckley, Henry O. Coolidge, Levi L. 
 Colburn. Representative, Richard H. Hopkins. 
 
 1866. Selectmen and representative same as in '65. 
 
 1867. Selectmen : Henry O. Coolidge, Eli R. Wellington, Fred- 
 erick L. Stone. Representative, Henry O. Coolidge. 
 
 186S. Selectmen: Samuel J. Pattridge, George Goodrich, John 
 W. Davis. Representative, James H. Goodrich. 
 
 1869. Selectmen: George Goodrich, John W. Davis, James H. 
 Goodrich. Representative, James H. Goodrich. 
 
 1870. Selectmen : James H. Goodrich, John B. Fisk, Murray 
 Davis. Representative, Warren Bingham. 
 
 1871. Selectmen : George Goodrich, James H. Goodrich, Murray 
 Davis. 'Representative, George Goodrich. 
 
 1872. Selectmen : Murray Davis, James H. Goodrich, Amos R. 
 Hubbard. Representative, Charles C. P- Goodrich. 
 
 1S73. Selectmen : Murray Davis, Amos R. Hubbard, George S. 
 Fletcher. Representative, Gordis D. Harris. 
 
 1874. Selectmen : James H. Goodrich, 2d, George S. Fletcher, 
 John W. Davis. Representative, John F. Butler. 
 
 1875. Selectmen: James H. Goodrich, 2d, John L. Streeter, 
 George S. Fletcher. Representative, John F. Butler. 
 
 1876. Selectmen: John L. Streeter, Amos R. Hubbard, William 
 Atherton. Representative, John Harris. 
 
 1877. Selectmen: William Atherton, John L. Streeter, George 
 Goodrich. Representative, John Harris. 
 
 1S7S. Selectmen: William Atherton, Murray Davis, George 
 Goodrich. Representative, Oran E. Randall. 
 
 1879. Selectmen: Murray Davis, George Goodrich, David Hol- 
 man. Representative (chosen at the November election, 
 '78), Oran E. Randall. 
 
 iSSo. Selectmen same as in '79. 
 
 1881. Selectmen : Murray Davis, Larkin D. Farr, David Holman. 
 Representative (chosen at the November election, '80), Mur- 
 ray Davis. 
 The delegates from Chesterfield to the conventions for revising 
 
 the constitution of the State, have been as follows : 
 
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 In 1791, Eleazer Jackson ; in 1850, Ara Hamilton and Moses 
 Dudley ; in 1876, Jay Jackson. 
 
 Dr. Solomon Harvey was the delegate from Chesterfield to the 
 convention that adopted the Federal constitution in 1788. {See p. 
 105. 
 
 wii.d's almanac. 
 
 The first number of Nathan Wild's almanac was evidently pub- 
 lished in 1820, and its publication was continued till his death. 
 {See Family Histories.) In its general arrangement and appear- 
 ance, this almanac was similar to " The Old Farmer's Almanac," 
 established by Robert B. Thomas in 1793. 
 
 The name first adopted was, " The Improved New-England Al- 
 manack and Ephemeris ;" but in the course of a. few years it was 
 changed to "The Farmer's, Mechanic's and Gentleman's Alma- 
 nack." Not only did Mr. Wild construct the calendars and ephe- 
 merides of his almanac, but, being a practical farmer and surveyor, 
 he also contributed articles for the benefit of persons of like pur- 
 suits. 
 
 The "Farmer's Calendar" in the first number (that for 1820) 
 was written by himself. The following extracts are taken from it : 
 
 " January. — Good morning, my old friend Homestead. Time, that gangs 
 by like a whirlwind, has bro't us to the commencement of 1820, and the' you 
 and I are more than half through the furrow of life, this new year is happy 
 indeed to us, for it finds each of us ia possession of 150 acres of good i&rra 
 firma, a neat, tidy house, with a contented wife, buxom girls, and fat boys ; 
 comfortable barn, well stocked with hay, and cattle bright and trim; our cel- 
 lars well supplied with meat, sauce, butter and cheese, and our garrets with 
 grain, beans, wool and flax. Ah! these, my old neighbor, are the rewards of 
 industry and prudence; an honest, merry heart is a thankful one." 
 
 " February. — Well said! Old Boreas has done the job for us now — covered 
 up wood-pile, fences and pig-pen. Come, boys! we'll make the most of his 
 fleecy bounty; let us be out in the roads, shovelling and beating down paths. 
 Winter is the time to prepare for Spring. See that your farming tools are in 
 order — order is the beauty of business. * * * * These long even- 
 ings you call occasionally upon your minister, and spend an hour or two in 
 ' colloquy divine.' I take it for granted he is a sensible and discreet man, and 
 that you take delight in preparing for the after ha/rvest." 
 
 " March. — This is a month of winds and rains and storms. See that your 
 buildings are all tight and warm ; look to your pigs and give them a little bed- 
 ding; split out your rails and posts in the dull weather. Don't let your fam- 
 ily be running after fickle, eccentric, ever-changing Fashion. See that your 
 
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 sons and your daughters have dress that is neat, tidy and respectable; give 
 them as good an education as you can afford, but do not let them think much 
 of painting landscapes, and such trifling arts when compared with the sub- 
 stantial knowledge required to make them useful and happy." 
 
 "April. — Farmers should rise as early and be as steadily engaged as me- 
 chanics; the man that sticks to his business makes money, but idleness is 
 poverty in the end. ****'' 
 
 "May. — Time once gone is gons forever. If you don't bestir yourself about 
 your sowing and planting it will soon be too late. There is neighbor Pore- 
 thought in his field with his plow, laying the sidelong furrows while the pearly 
 dew is yet suspended on the tender spray. That's right, neighbor, plough in 
 all the nutriment the silent night sheds upon your soil, but in the meantime 
 have a care for your oxen — let them work within the limits of their strength, 
 and do-not half starve them for want of good hay and knobs of corn, or po- 
 tatoes. * * * * How charmingly Dame Nature smiles on the hus- 
 bandman, but how sad the lot of him who is doomed to drag out his existence 
 within the confines of a city. " 
 
 "June. — Hail, thou refreshing breath of morn! thou harbinger of health, 
 who spreadest a cheering mantle athwart the face of nature! — Sow beets and 
 carrots for early use, set cabbages. See that the bugs do not destroy your 
 vines. * * * * Your dairy calls your attention, and if plenty of 
 good butter and cheese be your object, let not your women be fretted and 
 tormented for want of milk pails, cheese-hoops, etc., and perhaps you may 
 find use for a little salt-petre now and then. * * * " 
 
 "July. — Now men, boys and all hands, is the season for you to be wide- 
 awake; business calls you from your pillows in earnest. If you wish to cut 
 your grass easily and comfortably, be at it while the dew is on, and before the 
 sun pours its direct rays upon you. * * * * ge cautious how j^ou 
 drink cold water, but more cautious how you drink rum. See that your hay 
 is well dried before putting up, and do not let your boys run away with your 
 reason for the sake of finishing haying early; be diligent and faithful," etc. 
 
 "August. — Delays are dangerous this month. Examine your grain often, 
 and as soon as it is ripe be in the midst of it with your sickle, or nature will 
 be taking that which she hath given you, and the fowls of the air will assist 
 her. Pull and secure your flax when the heads are turned yellow. * * " 
 
 " September.— There's neighbor Careless has help enough; his boys are cut- 
 ting corn-stalks, and his hogs harvesting his corn and digging his potatoes. 
 Ah! that won't do for a farmer, but he is one of our do-for-the-preaent-fellows. 
 and must get along as he can. But mark my word for it, his granary will 
 feel the effects of it before the year comes about, and ten to one if his purse 
 don't too. * * * * >' 
 
 " October.— Now , boys, if you want music you shall be satisfied; business 
 is the tune, and we have plenty of instruments to play it upon : making cider, 
 
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 harvesting corn, picking winter apples, securing garden vegetables, plowing 
 corn-hills, etc.; etc. If you want good cider you must pick your apples clean, 
 make them up when mellow and before they are rotten; have the mill clean, 
 keep the cider clean, and have clean casks to put it in. I do not admire a 
 sloven for a cider-maker, nor a slut for a dairy-woman or cook. * * * 
 Look well to your rotting flax if you want peace with your women, for peace 
 in a family is one of the greatest of a man's blessings. * * * " 
 
 "November. — ' Good lack!' cries old Mrs. Lounger, ' husband, I guess you'll 
 get some glass and mend the buttery window.' 'Ah, why, madam?' 'Come 
 here and you may see whj' ; here's our great earthen platter blown down by 
 the northwester, and dashed in a thousand pieces. And while you are about 
 it, I hope you will fasten on the loose clapboards and shingles, and bank the 
 house before the cold creeps into the cellar. ■*«**** 
 
 Be looking out for a winter school, and prepare for the education of your 
 children by procuring a good school-master, a comfortable school-house, 
 plenty of good fuel, and suitable school-books." 
 
 " December. — ' What is the matter, Jim, what are you whimpering for?' says 
 old Farmer Thoughtless. ' Oh dear, pa, the master whipped me dreadfully !' 
 •Ah! and what did you do?' 'Nothing, pa.' 'Whip yon for nothing! then 
 I'll see to the scoundrel; he shan't abuse you for nothing.' But hark ye. 
 Farmer Thoughtless, this won't do; be very cautious how you believe such 
 reports of your school-master; children are not apt to be willing to own they 
 have done amiss, and you ought not to take part with your children. But if 
 you are convinced the master has done wrong, go to him unknown to your 
 child, and have the affair adjusted peaceably. If you wish to avoid the sher- 
 ifE and lawyer, and keep the friendship and confidence of those with whom 
 you deal, come forward promptly and settle your accounts, and ' owe no man 
 anything." Thus may peace and happiness be your lot." 
 
 In an article in the same number of his almanac, entitled ''• Hints 
 to Surveyors," Mr. Wild used the following language : 
 
 " If you intend to give satisfaction to your employers, spare no pains to 
 qualify yourselves for the business, for it is of very great importance that this_ 
 kind of business be done with the utmost correctness. The next grand re- 
 quisite to self-qualification, is to be furnished with a good set of instruments. 
 Many a poor surveyor has lost the confidence of his employers for the want 
 of nothing but these, and good reason for it; for, after having equipped him- 
 self with, perhaps, his grandfather's compass (the shell of which is made of 
 a scallop squash or a billet of hemlock, the sight-vanes of a cornstalk, the 
 needle of a rusty nail) and a strip of basswood bark for a chain, etc., he is 
 called to run a line for his neighbor; his unfaithful compass leads him astray, 
 so that, when he has done, his employer knows no better where to find his 
 
 line than before. ^, . ... , 
 
 But procure you a good set of instruments; get you a compass that will be 
 
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 your faithful guide, and follow it with the greatest care: and should the par- 
 ties be at contending variance, hearken to no one but your compass, and, 
 though you run to their disappointment and chagrin, keep your course. 
 
 Some men, because their lines vary from their wishes, will pour forth a 
 succession of oaths and curses as long as their lot-line; but oaths and curses 
 and all the blasts that can be blown from the polluted jaws of man, cannot 
 waver a good compass or, a good conscience. It is a fact, generally well 
 known to those of the art, that the compass-needle does not point directly 
 north, and that it differs in quantity at different times and places. This dif" 
 ference is called tfie variation of the compass, from which arises the greatest 
 difficulty that a skillful surveyor has to encounter. It is this variation that 
 often creates distrust and suspicion among those who are unacquainted with 
 the circumstance, who generally impute it to a defect in the surveyor or his 
 compass, when in fact both may be good. All that a surveyor can do in this 
 respect, is to observe the variation at different times, by the best possible 
 means, and correct himself accordingly. 
 
 The magnetic needle now [May, 1819,] varies a little to the west of north. 
 Frjjm celestial observations made by the author, it has been as follows : 
 
 
 
 
 
 DEG. 
 
 MIN. 
 
 
 
 Mean variation 
 
 in 
 
 . 1812 was 
 
 6 
 
 26 
 
 [W. 
 
 of K] 
 
 
 
 1813 
 
 
 6 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 1814 
 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 
 1815 
 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 1816 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 1817 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1818 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mr. Wild was wont to make his observations for the correction 
 of the magnetic needle, and other purposes, from the summit of the 
 hill situated a short distance from his residence, north of the pres- 
 ent stage-road leading from Fadfory Village to Keene. On a tree 
 that stood on the farm then owned by him (now owned by Rev. T. 
 L. Fowler) was found not long ago what appeared to be the char- 
 acters of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which had been cut in the 
 bark many years ago. 
 
 The present owner of this farm also informs the compiler that, 
 more recently, he has cut a tree bearing the date i8i i, and on which 
 the variation of the needle for that year was recorded as being 6^ 
 degrees west. On another tree can still be seen the letters " N. R. 
 W." — the initials of the name of his son, Nathan R., who was also 
 a surveyor. 
 
 The hill from which Mr. Wild made his observations was occu- 
 pied as a station a few years ago by Prof. Hilgard, of the U. S. 
 Coast Survey. 
 
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 In the number of his ahuanac for 1822, Mr. Wild had the follow- 
 ing observation : 
 
 "It is a circumstance worthy of remark, that the magnetic needle, in this 
 place, was gradually approaching towards a due north direction from the 
 year 1796 to 1818, when it became stationary at about 6 degrees west, and 
 thus remained till the present year (1831), when it again begins to recede 
 westerly." 
 
 In the number for 1836 the author published a table showing the 
 mean variation of the needle for each year from 1812 to '34, which 
 table was the result of the author's " own experiments from celes- 
 tial observations and repeated trials, during each year, in Chester- 
 field." According to this table the mean variation of the needle 
 (beginning with the year 1819) was as follows: In 1819, 6° 3' west 
 of north; 1820, 6° o' ; 1821,6° 7'; 1822, 6° 12'; 1823. 6° 30' ; 
 1824, 6-° 40' ; 1825, 6" 35' ; 1826, 6° 35' ; 1827, 6° 45' ; 1828, 6° 
 52'; 1829, 7° o'; 1830, 7° 6'; 1831,7° 10'; 1832, 7° 15'; 1833,7° 
 30' ; 1834, 7" 35'. 
 
 Besides the author's own contributions, this almanac contained, 
 also, original ones by Stephen Streeter, Jr., and others, together 
 with a considerable variety of selected matter. It was the author's 
 intention, according to his own declaration, to admit to its pages 
 nothing that would offend persons of any particular religious sect 
 or political party> and, at the same time, to provide a reasonable 
 amount of amusement for his readers, believing, as he said, " that 
 amusement, fitly used, is not inconsistent with the purest principles 
 of virtue and religion." 
 
 THE BARD OF STREETER HILL. 
 
 Many a New England town has had its bard, or " rhymer," who 
 has made the incidents and events in its history, or in the lives of 
 its citizens, the subjects of his songs and poems. Such has been 
 the case with Chesterfield, and doubtless no history of the town 
 would be regarded as in any degree complete, by those who were 
 familiar with him, which should fail to preserve from oblivion a few 
 specimens of the more popular and meritorious poetic productions 
 of Stephen Streeter, Junior. 
 
 Mr. Streeter was a man of ordinary education, somewhat eccen- 
 tric in his habits, brusk in manners and conversation, and posses- 
 sing a remarkably retentive memory and poignant wit. 
 
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 Though naturally kind-hearted, and sympathizing with his fellow- 
 men in their sufferings and afflictions, he could, when his indigna- 
 tion was aroused, express his opinions in a way that the object of 
 his displeasure would not easily forget. 
 
 For this reason some of his most popular songs and rhymes can- 
 not be presented here ; while the plot of others being somewhat 
 complicated, they are intelligible only to those who are familiar 
 with the circumstances which called them forth. 
 
 At huskings, raisings, and social gatherings, Mr. Streeter was 
 wont to sing the songs that he had composed, and repeat the epi- 
 grams and wittv poems that were the delight of his hearers ; and 
 many of his best known productions were never committed to writ- 
 ing by himself. 
 
 One of Mr. Streeter's favorite songs was entitled 
 
 " THE FRAY WITH A BEAR." 
 "I call the attention of eacli merry blade; 
 Be still as a mouse, let nothing be said; 
 I'll sing you a song 't will please you to hear. 
 How, lately, two men had a tray with a bear. 
 Chokus (repeated after each stanza): To my fol de lol li, tol lu tul larido, etc. 
 There was one honest Tabor and Sam Estabrooks — 
 Though not very handsome yet quite clever folks — 
 Lived on Turkey mountain, (I think it was there): 
 They had a terrible fray with a bear. 
 One daj' as they were returning from work — 
 'T was through the thick forest so dreary and dark — 
 One said to the other, • I'm not without fear 
 That, ere we reach home, we shall meet with a bear. ' 
 
 While apprehensions and fears were afresh, 
 They heard a loud trampling noise in the brush; 
 The dog he did bark, and erect stood his hair, 
 And both cried at once, 'Behold, there's a bear!' 
 
 ' Oh,' then said honest Samuel, ' what must be done? 
 
 We have no ammunition, nor have we a gun ! 
 
 In sacred devotion we'll both go to prayer. 
 
 And the good Lord will save us from this hellish bear !' 
 
 ' Oh,' then replied Tabor so bold and so stout, 
 ' I've traveled these forests all round and about; 
 I never abandon myself to despair, 
 Nor shall it be said I've run for a bear!' 
 
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 At last they determined their valor to try. 
 The foe to encounter, and conquer or die ; 
 Then with their sharp axes they boldly drew near, 
 To perish like men, or vanquish the bear. 
 
 Though bears are much given to slaughter and 'pelf,' 
 Yet, seeing two rivals look worse than himself. 
 He sprang to a hemlock, and at them did stare, — 
 Then with great dexterity up went the bear! 
 
 Then straightway to chopping our heroes they went ; 
 To cut down the hemlock, it was their intent; — 
 It bowed its tall head that long waved in the air, 
 And then tumbled down, and the dog caught the bear. 
 
 The dog from the battle did flee with defeat; 
 
 The bear in the forest secured a retreat; 
 
 Then home with their dog these two heroes did steer, 
 
 To 'pluck out the quills of the hog-thorny-bear!" 
 
 The preceding song, a.s well as several others, was written out 
 from memory by a veteran clergyman (aged nearly eighty years) 
 who learned it in his boyhood, and to him the compiler is indebted 
 for it, though he has found several aged persons in the town who 
 could repeat a large portion of it. 
 
 Another song, abounding in wit but somewhat lacking in cohe- 
 rencyj was called 
 
 " THE HUNT." 
 
 As given here, half of one stanza has been omitted, and two or 
 three verbal changes made. 
 
 " One day, for recreation. 
 
 Some hunters did advance 
 With guns and ammunition. 
 
 To try their luck or chance. 
 O'er hills and dales they wander, 
 
 And war their guns proclaim, 
 Like conq'ring Alexander, 
 
 On Pierce's flowery plain. 
 
 The sun it now was setting, — 
 
 "Which called these sportsmen home, 
 
 And, through the woods returning, 
 Victoriously they come; 
 
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 And Bacchus he descended 
 
 To cheer their jovial souls — 
 This hunting-day was ended 
 
 In full and flowing bowls!" 
 
 Having succeeded in getting but little game save a common 
 heron, or bittern, the hunters (who were a merchant and physician) 
 decided to have the fowl cooked, not knowing what species of bird 
 
 it was. 
 
 " Curiosity invites them 
 Unto a dish so rare, 
 Like kings and lords of England, 
 Who eat the tender hare. 
 
 The fowl was soon dissected, 
 
 Put on the coals to fry; 
 No oil could be collected; 
 
 The flesh was tough and dry. 
 ' GrO get your cheese and butter, 
 
 Your tankards filled with wine; 
 This is a royal dinner. 
 
 Like gentlemen we'll dine!' 
 
 ' And now we'll ask a blessing 
 
 Before that we sit down : 
 O Lord, we do entreat thee. 
 
 Thy favors may abound ; 
 And may it ever please us 
 
 Thy laws to well obey. 
 And ultimately save us, — 
 
 And now we'll eat away!' 
 
 The merchant grew suspicious: 
 
 The fowl did relish ill; 
 The meal was not delicious.; — 
 
 He viewed the legs and bill. 
 The bill was very long, 
 
 The legs were slim and tall — 
 ' I swear we've eat a heron. 
 
 Good heavens, Doctor Hall!' " 
 
 Our poet once went to Lowell, Mass., to visit some relatives, and 
 on his return described his journey as follows: 
 
 "To Lowell so fair I first did repair; 
 Four days in that place I did tarry; 
 From Dracut's fair hills I saw the famed mills, 
 While wand'ring with Holland and Harry. 
 
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 Then in the car's seat, so snug and so neat, 
 
 1 took my money-bought station; 
 To old Boston town I quickly rode down. 
 
 The store-house and mart of our nation. 
 
 Many things did 1 see that well pleas'd me,— 
 
 The cistern that stores the fresh water; 
 Likewise 1 went to the tall monument 
 
 That points out the Bunker Hill slaughter. 
 
 One ev'ning I strayed where the stage-players played, 
 
 And saw the love-actors in motion; 
 Again I tripped o'er to the Navy Yard shore. 
 
 To see the keels laid for the ocean. 
 
 While wand'ring around, two kindred I found. 
 
 Whose kindness I grateful remember; 
 With their children and wives I wish them long lives, 
 
 And honors on earth without number. 
 
 Then to the depot I straightway did go, 
 And paid the master twelve shilling; 
 Paid no other bill till I hailed Streeter Hill, 
 For that is the place of my dwelling." 
 Many years ago there stood in the neighborhood of " Christian 
 street" a house that had the reputation of being haunted. It was 
 occupied by a man named Turner, whose aged mother is said to 
 have died for want of proper care. (It cannot, of course, be as- 
 certained now how much trutli there was in this report.) After 
 she died the old spinning-wheel, that stood in the attic, was heard to 
 turn nightly : from which circumstance the house was supposed to be 
 haunted. Certain skeptical persons, however, proceeded to inves- 
 tigate the phenomenon, and proved (to their own satisfaction, at 
 least) that the revolutions of the wheel were caused by rats that, 
 for some reason or other, jumped upon it, thus setting it in motion. 
 These circumstances were made the subject of a poem by Mr. 
 Streeter, entitled 
 
 "TURNER'S GREAT WHEEL." 
 Three stanzas of this poem have been omitted as being somewhat 
 obscure. A rat is represented by the poet as saying : 
 
 "It was for the crime of base ingratitude. 
 That with their old mother they long had pursued ; 
 They wrongly compelled her to spin and to reel, — 
 And for that very reason I turn their great wheel. 
 
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 In sickness forlorn and neglected she lies; 
 They heed not her groans, and regard not her cries; 
 Their souls to perdition in future are sealed. 
 And here I torment them by turning their wheel. 
 
 O, great dispensations I find there have been, 
 To serve to admonish the children of men, — 
 The pestilence, famine, and sword sent to kill, — 
 But those did not answer like turning the wheel! 
 
 The Jews to mount Sinai once did repair. 
 Their laws in the voice of loud thunder to hear; 
 With horror they heard each tremendous peal, — 
 But that did not answer like turning the wheel! 
 
 I'll not dwell in heaven, that mansion of light : 
 Obscured by the darknees, it is my delight; 
 And neither shall hell burn off my long tail — 
 I will not go so far to turn the great wheel ! 
 
 Young people, attend in the days of your youth ; 
 I will teach you the precejjts of wisdom and truth. 
 And, if with all men you uprightly will deal, 
 I will not eat your turnips, nor turn your great wheel ! 
 
 But if you persist in rebellion and sin, 
 You will find many cobs and much chaff in your bin ; 
 Your bags I will gnaw, and your cream I will steal. 
 And if that will not answer, I'll turn your great wheel ! 
 
 If all of Mr. Streeter's poems could be gathered into a volume 
 they would doubtless fill a pretty large one ; in fact, the impromptu 
 " rhymes" alone which he made for the amusement of young per- 
 sons would occupy a good portion of such a volume. 
 
 To the great majority of his fellow townsmen he was best known 
 as a composer of comic songs, epigrams and witty rhymes ; he 
 himself, however, regarded these productions as of slight impor- 
 tance, and was fond of the writings of the old British poets. Oc- 
 casionally he wrote serious poems, commemorative of some catas- 
 trophe or the death of a friend ; and sometimes riddles for publica- 
 tion in Nathan Wild's almanac. One of the last named composi. 
 tions was printed in the number for 1S26. The solution, as given 
 in the number for the next year, is Music. 
 
 The riddle is as follows : 
 
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 "Ye gentlemen and ladies fair. 
 
 To me your kind attention lend; 
 I am herein described so clear. 
 My name with ease you'll understand. 
 
 If you would know where I began. 
 
 And wish to trace my pedigree, — 
 From God I had my origin ; 
 
 'T was in the great creation day. 
 
 If you inquire my dwelling-place, — 
 
 Heaven is my everlasting throne ; 
 Hence to the earth my footsteps trace ; 
 
 In almost ev'ry clime I'm known. 
 
 I dwell with kings of high renown, 
 
 With sages a nd with men of might ; 
 With David and King Solomon — 
 
 I was with them a favorite. 
 
 'T is both the village and the wood, 
 
 'T is from the palace to the thorn; 
 The earth and air are my abode, 
 
 And nature greatly I adorn. 
 
 But why should mortals me admire? 
 
 I'm neither gold nor precious stone; 
 I am not food, nor warm attire. 
 
 Nor shelter from the scorching sun. 
 
 There's naught substantial I possess, — 
 
 I'm light as chaff before the wind; 
 Yet I was made for usefulness, 
 
 A talent for the virtuous mind." 
 
 The following acrostic wa.s probably written in [S31, soon after 
 the death of Amos Smith (Third), v^'ho died at the early age of 
 twenty-two years : 
 
 "As lonely I strayed by the banks of the river, 
 My theme, there retired, was my once valued friend 
 ' O, shall his seat be found vacant forever? 
 Such weiglity afflictions, what heart can withstand?' 
 
 ' Stay, mournful Muse, and suppress thy emotion,' 
 Methinks I am answered by this willowy bower; 
 'In Christ sweet he sleeps far from Life's stormy ocean, 
 The world's mad'ning tempests shall vex him no more : 
 He has gone to hail an ever peaceful shore." 
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202 
 
 Another acrostic, which he wrote after the death of Mrs. Clarissa 
 
 Franklin, wife of Franklin, is seldom excelled in beaut)' of 
 
 sentiment. 
 
 " Come, mournful Muse with sable wings. 
 Let ev'ry mirthful harp suspend. 
 And ev'ry bird that sweetly sings 
 Respond in mourning for our friend. 
 
 In youthful prime she late was seen, , 
 
 So blithesome hailed each passing day; 
 Surveyed (as bloomed the flowery plain) 
 And graced the scenes of rosy May . 
 
 Pair nymph, to you we bid adieu ; 
 Reflections roam still unconfined. 
 As Terror's King hath dealt with you, 
 Kature to all the same assigned : 
 Kings have sighed away their breath. 
 Lie low in the dark and silent ground. 
 In Christ our friend sleeps sweet in death. 
 Nor wakes till Gabriel's trump shall sound." 
 
 While the nation was convulsed with civil strife, while the earth 
 trembled at the shock of contending armies, the Bard of Streeter 
 Hill went peacefully to rest, 
 
 "Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch 
 About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." 
 
PART SECOND. 
 
 FAMILY HISTORIES 
 
 ^cAND*^ 
 
 GENEALOGIES, 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 jHE "Family Histories and Genealogies," to which the 
 
 following pages are devoted, are far from being complete. 
 
 ^ In the first place, many families have been represented in 
 
 the town at different times, concerning which it is now 
 
 very difficult to obtain reliable information ; and even in 
 
 •^ the case of some families that are still represented, the facts 
 
 relating to their ancestry are so meager as to render it impossible 
 
 to construct a satisfactor}' genealogical record of the same anterior 
 
 to the date of their establishment in Chesterfield. 
 
 On the other hand, it is not possible, in a work of moderate com- 
 pass, to present complete records of a large number of families, 
 even though the materials for such records could be obtained ; so 
 that it has been found necessary to omit much relating to some fam- 
 ilies, that would be proper in a work devoted entirely to the history 
 of a single family. 
 
 In preparing the second part of this work, great care has been 
 taken, as in the preparation of the first part, to avoid errors ; yet, 
 the compiler well knows that he has not always succeeded in so 
 doing. The sources of error have been numerous, and many per- 
 plexing questions have presented themselvesfor solution. Both 
 
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 public and private records frequently contain inaccuracies, and rec- 
 ords obtained from different sources oftentimes conflict. In the ab- 
 sence of written records, it has often been necessary a.lso to depend 
 upon the memory of persons, especially of the aged inhabitants of 
 the town. 
 
 The history of a few families has been rendered more imperfect 
 than it otherwise would have been, had all the requests for infor- 
 mation been complied with ; nevertheless, it is with much pleasure 
 that the compiler is able to say that, in the great majority of in- 
 . stances, he has received prompt and cheerful responses to the im- 
 mense number of interrogatories that he has been obliged to make. 
 To express in detail his indebtedness to all those who have contrib- 
 uted information relating to their respective families, would require 
 more space than is at the writer's command ; but that all such will 
 find their reward in the consciousness of having aided in a good 
 cause, he has no doubt. 
 
 With these few preliminary observations, attention is directed to 
 the following 
 
 EXPLANATIONS AND DIRECTIONS. 
 
 The family names are printed in large capitals, and are arranged 
 in alphabetical order. The names of heads of families are printed 
 in small capitals, and the names of their children in italics. The 
 names' of children's children are sometimes given in the same par- 
 agraph, in which case they are printed in ordinary, or Roman, type. 
 
 A number enclosed in parenthesis — thus, (2), (3), etc.— placed 
 immediately after a name, refers to a corresponding number in the 
 left-hand margin of the page. For example, to find a further ac- 
 count of a person after whose name a number has been so placed, 
 look in the left-hand margin of the page, under the proper family 
 name, till the corresponding number is found. 
 
 As a rule, the descent has only been traced in the male line, and 
 
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 the names of the children oi females who have married persons be- 
 longing to families not mentioned in this volume, are seldom given. 
 
 When two dates ai'e placed after a name (thus, 1770 — 1806, etc.) 
 the first denotes the time of the appearance of the name in, and the 
 second the time of its disappearance from, the records of the town. 
 
 In order to economize space, the following abbreviations are used : 
 
 a. aged. q. v. quod -mde (which see.) This ab- 
 
 b. born. breviation, placed after a name. 
 Brat. Bratllehoro, Vt. indicates that the same will be 
 Chfd. Chesterfield. found in its proper place. 
 
 ch. child or children. rem. removed. 
 
 dau, daughter. res. resides. 
 
 d. died. Swzy. Suoanzey. 
 
 Dum. Dummerston, Vt. unm. unmarried. 
 
 Hins. Hinsdale. wid. widow. 
 
 m. married. • Winer. Wincliester. 
 
 Wrad. Westmoreland. 
 A mark of interrogation placed after a name or date — thus, {}) — 
 indicates that the same is doubtful. 
 
 Whenever the name of the State is omitted, New Hampshire is 
 understood. The only exceptions to this rule are in cases in which 
 there can be no doubt as to the location of the towns or cities men- 
 tioned. 
 ABBOTT, Isaac, was a merchant at the Centre Village from 1796 
 
 to 1806. His wife was Elizabeth . His name is not 
 
 found after 1814. Only one ch. was recorded, Albert C, b. 
 Feb. 5,1804. 
 
 ALBEE. 
 
 1. John Albee, of Mendon, Mass., m. Sarah , d. June 7, 
 
 1799; he d. March 25, 1799. He had, at least, 13 ch. Of 
 these, Zuriel, b. Jan. 16, 174S. m. Anna Penniman, and set- 
 tled in Wmd. ; Abner (2), b. Oct. 23, 1751, settled in Chfd. ; 
 Ichabod (3), b. Dec. 18, 1755, settled in Wmd. 
 
 2. Abner, son of John (i), m. Kate- — — -, d. in 1806, a. 52. 
 He settled in Chfd. as early as 1776. 
 
 Ch. : Rachel, b. Feb. 2, 1779.— Willard, b. Oct. 11, 1781 ; 
 
 n^. Polly , d. in 1838, a. 60. He d. in Chfd., in 1815. — 
 
 Jerusha, b. Jan. 25, 1783 ; m., 1S07, Benj. Blodgett (3) ; d. 
 July 25, 1853. [There may have been others.] 
 
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 IcHABOD, son of John (i), m., in Mendon, Mass., Lena Hay- 
 ward, b. Nov. 28, 1761, and d. June 3, 1846. He settled in 
 Wmd., where he d. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Wmd.) Esther, b. March 9, 1788; d. 
 March 4, 1852. — Akira, b. April 7, 1790; d. July 25, 1853. — 
 yo/m, b. July 15, 1792 ; ni., 1829, Elsie, dau. of Benj. Wild 
 (i). Azubah, b. Feb. 21, 1795. — Harding, b. March 8, 1800 ; 
 d. Nov. 13, 1863. — Sumner, b. Dec. 19, 1804; m., 1836, 
 Nanty, dau. of Thomas Messer, arid who was b. in Walpole, 
 Aug. 16, 1796, and d. in Chfd., Sept. 18, 1880. He settled in 
 Chfd. about 1834, where he now res. Farmer. Selectman 
 1851. Has no ch. 
 
 ALBEE. 
 
 Peter Albee probably came from Mendon, Mass., before 
 1785. He settled on the farm now owned and occupied by his 
 grandson, Prescott B. Albee, situated near the present highway 
 leading from Fadtory Village to Wmd., near the northern 
 boundary of Chfd. His wife was Rhoda Penniman, d. in 1S36, 
 in her 88th year. He d. in 1816, a. 70. 
 
 Ch. : Elkanah, resided in Highgate, Vt., where he d. — 
 Ziba (2), b. 1775. — Peter, b. Dec. 17, 1788; m. ist, 1810, 
 Esther Penniman, d. 1815, a. 24; 2d, 1817, Louisa, dau. of 
 Caleb Wetherbee (q. v.). — Hefhzibah, d. young. — Lucretia, 
 d. j'oung. — Clark, b. March 5, 179S ; m. Zubah Hammond, 
 of Swzy. Rem. to Highgate, where he d. [Order of the 
 above somewhat uncertain.] 
 
 Ziba, son of Peter (i), m. Nancy Babbitt, of Wmd., d. Sept. 
 4, 1862, a. 82. Resided in Chfd. He d. Aug. 24, 1835. 
 
 Ch. : Lucretia, b. Nov. 9, 1801 ; m., 1827, Samuel J. Pat- 
 tridge (5). — Allen G., b. Aug. 31, 1804; d. May 15, 1817. — 
 Prescotl B. (3), b. Nov. 29, 1805. — Henry N., h. April 16, 
 1807; m. Harriet Shaw, of Wmd. ; d. in Boston. — Mariah, 
 b. 06t. iS, 1808; m. Arba Barker, of Wmd. — Senira, b. 
 April 26, 1810; m. Col. Tileston A. Barker, of Wmd.-^Go(/- 
 frey B., b. April 22, 181 1 ; m. ist, H^annah Prindall, of Bos- 
 ton ; 2d, Willard ; d. July 14, 1863. — Humphrey G., 
 
 b. July 20, 1812 ; m. Eliza Sanderson, d. Feb. 15, 1855, a. 35. 
 
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 Res. in Chfd. Has one son, Humphrey,— y^^/zV/z Z>., b. Nov. 
 i6, 1813; d. Mar. 5, i^-iG.— Josef h J., b. March 11, 1S15 ; 
 d. Nov. 18, \%i(i.— Nancy, b. Aug. 15, 1816; m. Stephen 
 Howard, of Athol, M.A%i.— Sarah A., b. March 15, 1819; m. 
 Lloyd Goodnow ; d. July 12, 1852. — Josef h A., b. April 17, 
 1823 ; m. Harriet McKenney, of Boston, where he res. — 
 Eunice £., b. March 16, 1825 ; m., Oct. 29, 1848, Gordis D., 
 son of Wilder Harris (9). 
 
 3. Prescott B., son of Ziba (2), m., Od. 11, 1832, Calista G., 
 dau. of Abel Gleason, of Wmd., and who was b. Nov. 19, 181 1. 
 Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Barton P., b. Aug. 26, 1833 ; d. July 10, 1878, unm. 
 — Ellen C, b. Sept. 25, 1837; d. July 31, 1839. — Emily M., 
 b. March 14, 1840; m., OGt. 6, 1863, Wallace Drew, of Dux- 
 bury, Mass. — Charles H., b. June 27, 1843 ; unm. — Eliot G., 
 b. June 19, 1846; m., Sept. 30, 1869, Emma Vane, of N. Y. 
 City. Res. in Brooklyn, N. Y. — Ella C, b. Sept. 19, 1S48 ; 
 m. Feb. 13, 1872, Gordis R., son of Presson Stearns (4). — 
 Lucie E.,h. Nov. 2, 1850; d. Jan. 23, 1879, unm. — CoraE., 
 b. Feb. 13, i860; m., Odl. 7, 1880, Wm. H. Stevens, of Ac- 
 worth. 
 
 ALBEE, Capt. Nathaniel, probably came from Mendon, Mass., 
 about 1804. He m. ist, Sena Penniman, d. 1815, a. 44; 2d, 
 1817, Sarah T., dau. of John White (i), and who d. in 1849, 
 a. 54. He d. in Chfd., April 11, 1853, a. 79. His ch. by 
 second marriage were : Sally F., b. 1817 or 'iS ; m. Lincoln 
 Goodnow (q. v.) ; d. May 21, 1848. — Mary A., m. Joseph, 
 son of Daniel Fletcher (3). — Olive W., b. Oft. 12, 1824; m. 
 Nov. 3, 1847, Rodney Fletcher (7). — Harriet L., b. Odl. 25, 
 1828; m.,July 5, 1849, Horace Howe (3). 
 
 ALDRICH, Beza, son of Gen. George and Azubah (How) Al- 
 drich, of Wmd., b. Sept. 21, 1779, m. Lydia Arnold, d. in 
 Chfd., May 2, 1866, a. 76. He settled in Chfd. in 1831 or '32. 
 He d. 6&. 28, 1857, 
 
 Ch. : Warren L., b. 1822 ; m. twice. Res. in Millbury, 
 Mass. — William A., b. 1824 ; m. . Res. in San Francis- 
 co, Cal. — Helen A., b. Dec. 25, 1829 ; unm. Res. in Chfd. — 
 George A., d. in infancy. 
 
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 ALEXANDER. 
 According to family tradition, John Alexander came from Scotland to this 
 country before 1644. From Mm was descended, in the sixth generation, Asa 
 Alexander (John 1, George 2, John 3, Ebenezer 4, Ebenezer 5, Asa 6.) Asa, 
 who was born in 1742, settled in Winchester. One of his sons was Ebenezer 
 (1), b. Apr. 24, 1765. 
 
 1. Ebenezer Alexander, son of Asa, of Winer., m. Rhoda, 
 dau. of James Scott, and who was b. Jan. lo, i77°' ^"^^ •^■ 
 July 5, 1831. He appears to have settled in Chfd in 1787 or 
 '88, the latter of which years he purchased lot No. 8, in the 
 5th range. He resided in Chfd. till about 1800, when he rem. 
 to Montague, Mass. He d. Dec. 6, 1844. 
 
 Ch. : Eusebia P., b. i'j^?>.— Emery, b. 1790. Mercy. — 
 Oliver B., b. 1795. — Henry F., b. 1797 ; d. 1852. — Mary B., 
 b. 1800; m. David Granger. — Ebenezer, b. 1802; d. 1835.— 
 Chloe, b. about 1804.— Willard H. (2), b. Sept. 14, 1806.— 
 Octavia, b. i?:oS.^Merab A., b. 181 1. 
 
 2. Willard H., son of Ebenezer (i), m., 1829, Eunice L., dau. 
 of Elijah Scott (q. v.). At the age of about 11 years he came 
 to Chfd., and lived with Oliver Brown, of whom, in his old 
 age, he had the care. He resided in Chfd. till 185 1, when he 
 rem. to Brat., where he now res. 
 
 Ch. . Charles E., m. Ellen A., dau. of Erastus Harris (6). 
 Res. in Brat. — Elijah S., xx\. Josephine Phelps. Henry W., 
 m., Mary A. Clark. — John F., m. Mary A. Perry.^ — Eunice 
 A., d. in Brat. Jan. i, 1851. 
 
 ALLEN, William, m. Lydia . The name disappears be- 
 fore 1787. Had a son, William, b. May 6, 1780. 
 
 ALLEN, Daniel, here in 1785, but seems to have remained but a 
 short time. 
 
 AMIDON. 
 
 I. Ephraim Amidon probably rem. from Oxford, Mass., to Wmd., 
 previous to 1777, and settled on the farm now owned and occu- 
 pied by his grandson, Ephraim Amidon. He was a member 
 of Capt. Kimball Carlton's company in 1777, which took part 
 in the battle of Bennington. His wife was Jane Robbins, d. 
 May 2S, 1834, a. 82. He d. in Wmd., Mar. 21, 1822, a. 73. 
 Ch. : Hephzibah, b. July 11, .i773 ! to- Amos, son of Jonas 
 
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 Stearns (2) ; d. in Chfd. Sept. 8, iS.^'j.— Matilda, b. Apr. 17, 
 1775; d. young.—Abtgail, b. Mar. 3, 1777; m. George Per- 
 son, of Windham, Vt. — Ebenezer, b. Feb. 25, 1779; d. 
 young.— TVoa/^, b. June, 1781 ; d. young.— /'o//y, b. July 31, 
 1782; m., 1804, Benajah Smith (15); d. Jan. 10, 1856.— ^Sa- 
 /o»?e, b. May 18, 1784; m. Samuel, son of Samuel Stearns 
 (3). — Nathaniel {2), h. Dec. 20, 1786. — Jane, b. Aug. 9, 
 1789; d. young. Efhraim (3), b. Feb. 20, 1792. 
 2. Nathaniel, son of Ephraim (i), m., 1810, Sally, dau. of 
 Samuel Stearns (3), and who d. Sept. 3, 1856. He resided in 
 Wmd., where he d. Feb. 3, 1870. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah, b. Sept. i, 1811, m., 1831, Russell Farr (5) ; 
 d. Mar. 10, 1842.^ — Hipsabath (or Hephzibah), b. Sept. 3, 
 1813 ; m. Charles Davenport (3); d. Dec. 27, 1865. — Nathan- 
 iel, h.^lax. 20, 1816; m. Marcia Hackett. Res. in Wmd. 
 Has one son, Squire N. — Ephraim (4), b. June 5, 1818. — 
 Squire (5), b. Jan. 18, 1824. — Roxana, b. May 14, 1826; m. 
 1st, I. Carlton Farr (8) ; 2d, Erastus Estabrooks ; d. July 10, 
 1873. — Calista, b. June 6, 1829; m., Jan. 2, ■1850, Elijah 
 Lowe, of Wmd. — Henry, b. July iS, 1831 ; d. 0<S. 11, 1832. 
 — Mary y., b. May 20, 1835 ; m.. Mar. 6, 1858, George Big- 
 elow. 
 
 4. Ephraim, son of Nathaniel (2), m.. Mar. 16, 1841, Sally P., 
 dau. of Gardner Smith (17). Res. in Wmd. Carpenter and 
 farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Ephm. Riley, b. Apr. 28, 1842; m., Feb. i, 1870, 
 Emily A., dau. of Harry Allen, of Dum., and who d. July 30, 
 1880. — Sarah Elizabeth, b. Feb. 2, 1844; m., Jan. 3, 1871, 
 Frederick T., son of Alpheus Stewart. — Joseph Azro, b. Mar. 
 6, 1847 ; m., Jan. 18, 1875, Rose E., dau. of David B. Plymp- 
 ton. — Jerome A., b. July 2, 1850. — Wm.. Larkin, b. Dec. 19, 
 1855 ; m., June 8, 1881, Ada M., dau. of Geo. W. Johnson (3). 
 — yames Walter, b. Nov. i, 1858. 
 
 5. Squire, son. of Nathaniel (2), m. ist, 1853, Martha H. dau. of 
 Ephm. and Lurana (Daggett) Wheeler, of Wmd., and who 
 was b. Apr. 13, 1835, and d. Dec. 25, 1877 ; 2d, Mar. 12, 1879, 
 Mrs. Eliza McClenning, wid. of John McClenning (q. v.), and 
 dau. of Aaron C. Brown (i). At present farmer in Chfd. 
 
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 Ch. . Alta M., b. Jul)' 4, 1854; in. James T. Starkey, of 
 Wmd. — Lorenzo S., b. Odl. 22, 1856; d. in \ni&ncy .—Loren- 
 zo S., b. Dec. 30, 1858. — Charles L., b. Dec. 28, 1862. — 
 George F., b. Feb. 6, 1866.— ^/zce M., b. Sept. 20, 1868.— 
 Burton H., b. Mar. 7, 1874. 
 
 Ephraui, son of Ephraim (i), m. Martha, dau. of Elijah Bar- 
 rows, of Wmd., and who d. June 26, 185 1, a. 54. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d, Jan. 26, 1851. 
 
 Ch. : Martha yane,h. Dec. 3, 1821 ; m., Feb. 15, 1849, 
 Otis Gibson, a native of Hopkinton, Mass., d. in Dum., Dec. 
 3, 1872. She res. at present in Chfd. A son, Otis Gibson, 
 Jr., was b. Mar. 7, 1851, and d. Apr. 27, 1879; another, Wil- 
 lis H., d. in infancy, Aug. 28, 1863. — Elijah (6), b. Dec. 9, 
 1823. — Laura^ b. Aug. 14, 1S26 ; m., Feb. 15, 1849, Snow 
 Prentice (4). — Alzina, b. Odl. 7, 1830; d. May 29, 1866, unm. 
 — Fanny E., b. 0&.. 8, 1833 ; d. Nov. 3, 1S51, unm. — Hetiry 
 £. (7), b. June 5, 1838. 
 
 Elijah, son of Ephraim (3), m., Nov. 13, 185 1, Alzina Maria, 
 dau. of Samuel Farr (4). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. . Sidney M., b. Sept. 8, 185S ; d. Dec. 13, same year. 
 — Clara E., b. Mar. 12, i860. — Martha J^., b. Dec. 23, 1864. 
 — Elmer A. Ryon (adopted son), b. June 12, 1875; d. Feb. 
 14, 1879. 
 
 Henry E., son of Ephraim (3), m., Jan. i, 1868, Lucina Z., 
 dau. of Willard Dodge, of Dum. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch.. Raymond H.,h. Feb. 15, 1869.— O^w W.,h. 0&. 
 22, 1870. — Alzina Z.^ b. June 21, 1875. — Merton S., b. Apr. 
 24, 1877. — Leroy H., b. Apr. 23, 1879. 
 
 AMIDON. 
 Jacob Amidon, b. in Mendon, Mass., in 1753 or '54, was in 
 college at the time of the commencement of the Revolution, 
 but soon enlisted in the patriot army, and served during the 
 most of the war, with the exception of 28 months, during 
 which time he was detained a prisoner on a British prison-ship. 
 Dec. 23, 1782, he purchased in Chfd. a portion of lot No. 5, 
 in the Sth range, and probably settled in the town soon after- 
 wards. He resided near the Centre Village, on the farm after- 
 
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 wards owned and occupied many years by his son, Otis, and 
 built the house now owned by the Methodist society of Clifd., 
 and used as a parsonage. He probably engaged in trade for a 
 while after coming to Chfd., as he was styled, in the deed of 
 the land he had purchased in this town, a "trader." In 1785, 
 he was chosen clerk of the town, and held the office, by suc- 
 cessive elections, till 1800. He was also selectman in 1785 and 
 '97. His wife was Esther, dau. of Timothy Ladd (q. v.), and 
 who d. Mar. 26, 1852, in her 90th year. He d. Feb. 11, 1839, 
 a. 85. 
 
 Ch. : Lucretia^ b. Odl. 3, 1785; unm. ; d. in Chfd. — Har- 
 riet, b. June 7, 1788 ; d. May. 14, 1799. — Rachel, b. May 16, 
 1791 ; d- I'j^.— Otis (2), b. Apr. 36, 1794. — Rachel, b. Mar. 
 19, 1797 ; d. Aug. I, 1807. — Harriet, unm. ; d. Apr. 14, 1871, 
 a. 6>]. 
 
 Otis, son of Jacob (i), m., Mar. 16, 1825, Nancy, dau. of 
 Benj. Cook (q. v.), and who d. in Hins., Dec. 5, 1868. After 
 his marriage he settled in Chfd., on the old homestead, and 
 continued to reside here as long as he lived, engaging to some 
 extent in agriculture, an4, for a while, in trade at the Centre 
 Village. For many years he took a prominent part in the af- 
 fairs of the town and church, serving the former in the capacity 
 of seledlman in 1828, '29, '30 and '31, and representing it in 
 the General Court in '33, '34, '35, '38 and '56. For a long 
 time, also, he held the office of justice of the peace, the duties 
 of which lie was v\rell qualified to perform, and was one of the 
 veteran " 'Squires" of the town, as well as one of its most sub- 
 stantial and influential citizens. He d. July 22, 1866. 
 
 Ch. : Charles Jacob (3), b. Apr. 23, 1827. [Four d. in 
 infancy.] 
 
 Charles Jacob, son of Otis (2), m., May 11, 1851, Mary J , 
 dau. of Daniel L. Harvey (7), and rem. to Hins., where he 
 has ever since resided. 
 
 Having received in his earlier years a good academic educa- 
 tion, he engaged in trade, in 1849 and '50, at the Centre Vil- 
 lage, in partnership with Henry O. Coolidge, who, like him- 
 self, has also become one of the most prominent business men 
 
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 in Cheshire county. In 185 1, (as mentioned above) he re- 
 moved from this town to Hinsdale, where he continued to en- 
 gage in mercantile pursuits for a number of years. In the 
 spring of 1862, lie commenced to manufacflure woolen goods, 
 in which business he is at present engaged, being now the sole 
 proprietor of the mill known as the "Hinsdale Woolen-Mill." 
 Though this is by no means a large fadlory, as compared with 
 some of the great mills of the country, it has, nevertheless, 
 been more fortunate than some of its larger rivals ; for while 
 the latter have been idle, at times, for want of orders to fill, 
 this comparative!}' small mill has had enough to do. At pres- 
 ent Mr. Amidon employs in his fadtory about 90 persons, pro- 
 ducing daily about 2000 yards of cashmerettes, in the manu- 
 fadlure of which he uses yearly about 600,000 pounds of wool 
 iind 600,000 yards of cotton warp. 
 
 Though extensively engaged in business, Mr. Amidon has 
 taken an adlive part in public affairs. In 1855 and '56, he held 
 the office of bank commissioner under Gov. Metcalf, and also 
 one year under Gov. Haile. From 1861 to '64, inclusive, he 
 represented Hinsdale in the General Court ; and again in '76 
 and '77i being also, in '76, a meiifber of the Constitutional Con- 
 vention. In March, 1878, he was eledled a member of the N. 
 H. Senate, and was re-eledted at the November eledtion, the. 
 same year. He has also held various other positions of trust 
 and honor, and has ever been aftive in assisting to promote the 
 welfare of the town and village in which he resides. 
 
 Ch. : Philip Frank, b. Jan. 27, 1852; m.,'Apr. 9, 1873, 
 Martha C , dau. of David S.Walton. (6). Res. in Hins.— 
 Mz;'jl/ J?., b. July 31. 1859. — Esther M.,h. Feb.-4, 1862; d. 
 Aug. 7, 1865. — Wm. Otis, b. Nov. 24, 1864. 
 
 ANDREWS. 
 
 Nehkmiah Andrews, from Belchertown, Mass., settled in 
 Chfd. between 1815 and '19, having previously been a sailor. 
 He m. 1st, Alice L. , d. Nov. 26, 1812, a. 31 ; 2d, Bet- 
 sey L. , d. Feb. 8, 1855, a. 65. He d. in i860, a. about 
 
 78. 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Nehemiah C, m. Aug. 19, 1833, 
 
217 
 
 Lydia A., dau. of Benoni Streeter (q. v.), and who d. Aug. 
 23, 1871. Farmer in Chfd. He d. Apr. 7, 1867, a. 56. Had 
 no ch.—Susan. — Ah'ce,m. AhvalWood.—Sarak L. and Eu- 
 nice (twins). Sarah m., 1S41, Timothy B. Lewis ; Eunice m. 
 Eleazer Bartlett, of Belchertown, Mass.— ^cAey ^.,m., 1837, 
 Sumner, son of Squire Spaulding (i). Ebenezer (2). — Am- 
 elia, unm. — Mary, unm. 
 
 2. Ebenezer, son of Nehemiah (i), m., Nov., i860, Lydia A., 
 dau. of Chas. Davenport (3). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He 
 d. Mar. 11, 1871, a. 54. 
 
 Ch. : Charles E., b. July 19, 1861. — Murium B., b. Nov. 
 21, 1862. — George E., b. Oct. 18, 1865. 
 
 ARNOLD, David, b. in Taunton, Mass., Mar. 28, 1792, m.. May 
 6, 1830, Lettie, dau. of Caleb and Silence Howe, of Wmd.', 
 and who was b. Odl. 21, 1801. He settled in Chfd. (at Fadtory 
 Village) in 1832 or '33, and engaged in the tanning of hides, 
 in which business he continued a number of years. He d. 
 Mar. 16, 1853. 
 
 Ch. : Adaline H., b. Feb. 25, 1832; m., July 4, 1855, 
 Leonard W. Slade, a native of Bombay, N. Y., but now a res- 
 ident of Chfd. They have 2 ch. : David W. Slade, b. May 11, 
 1861 ; Birdie E. A. Slade, b. Mar. 3, 1871. — Ann Maria, b. 
 Nov. 12, 1833 ; *"■ Frank B. Wilson, of Keene. — Sarah Jane, 
 b. July I, 1835; m., Aug. 17, 1862, Joseph W. Pierce (3). — 
 Mary E., b. Sept. 22, 1838. 
 
 ATHERTON. 
 
 James Atherton settled in Milton, Mass., where he was taxed from 1678 to 
 
 1703. His wife was Hannah . He d. at Sherburn, Mass., probably 
 
 about 1707. He had, at least, two sons, James and Joshua. Joshua m. Mary 
 Calliver, of Milton, where he appears to have resided a part of his life. One 
 
 of his sons was Joseph, who m. Rogers, of Harvard, Mass., in which 
 
 town he settled. Joseph had, at least, five children, one of whom was Oliver. 
 Oliver m. Godfrey, and settled in Harvard. His children were as fol- 
 lows: Joseph (3), b. Aug. 15, 1750; Oliver (3), b. about 1755; Philemon, whore- 
 sided in Harvard ; Samuel, who rem. to Steuben, N. T. ; Mary, who m. 
 
 Willard ; Rachel, who m. Hartwell, of Littleton, Mass. ; Esther, 
 
 who m. David Atherton. 
 
 2. Joseph Atherton, son of Oliver, of Harvard, Mass., and the 
 descendant of James Atherton, m., 177I) Hannah Farnsworth 
 
 28 
 
218 
 
 of Groton, Mass., d. in Chfd., Apr. 15, 1835, a. 82. June 28, 
 1794, he purchased in Chfd. lots Nos. 11 and 12, in the 4th 
 range, and soon after settled on one of them . The hill on 
 which he lived, and on which he built a mansion-like dwelling, 
 is now called "Atherton Hill." He was seledlman in 1798, 
 '99, 1809, 'II, and representative in 1817. He d. Apr. 4, 
 1839, "honored and respedled by his neighbors and townsmen." 
 
 Ch.: Nathaniel (4), b. Jan. i, 1773. — Oliver (5), b. 
 Aug. 4, 1774. — Aratkusa, b. May 15, 1778; m. Clark Hub- 
 bard (q. v.), and rem. to Swanton, Vt. — Sally, b. Mar. 30, 
 1780; m. Leonard Robinson, of Swanton, Vt. — Humphrey, 
 b. Ma)' 4, 1783. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1S06, 
 and afterwards went to Philadelphia, where he became an em- 
 irient lawyer. He d. Aug. 15, 1S50. — Fanny, \). Jan. 10, 
 1785; m., 1812, Sewell Buflum, of Wmd. ; d. 1S36. — Ra- 
 chel, b. June 8, 17S7; unm. She lived with her father and 
 mother till they died. She was known by the familiar name 
 of "Aunt Rachel," and was "a friend to all, and all who knew 
 her were her friends." Shed. July 31, 1868. — Lucy, b. Odt. 
 23, 1791 ; m., 18 1 2, Wilson Gleasou, of Wmd., where she d. 
 Nathaniel, son of Joseph (2), m. ist, 1801, Jemima Daniels, 
 of Wmd., d. Apr. 4, 1S17 ; 2d, 1819, Mrs. Charlotte Fletcher, 
 wid. of Abel Fletcher (i), and dau. of Ephm. Hubbard (2), 
 and who d. Feb. 9, 1848. He settled in Chfd., on the pater- 
 nal farm. He d. Aug. 4, 1S55. 
 
 Ch. : Emily, b. Jan. 13, 1803 ; m., 1S32, Lucian B. King, 
 and rem. to Rochester, N. Y. ; d. 1S38. — Per sis, b. Aug. 
 15, 1804; m., 1825, Abial, son of James Robertson (4) , and 
 rem. to Le Roy, N. Y. — Nathaniel D., b. Aug. 13, 1806; 
 unm . He lived several years in Western New York, removing 
 thence to Ypsilanti, Mich., where he engaged in teaching. 
 His health failing, he returned to Chfd., where he d. Nov. 14, 
 1834. — Arathusa, b. Jan. 6, 1808 ; m., Feb. 15, 1837, Eliph- 
 alet Nye, of Woodstock, Vt., and resided in Manchester (N. 
 H.); d. May i, 1845. — 7oje^/z (6), b. Dec. 14, 1810.— 
 Humphrey {<]), b. Jan. 19, 1815. — George (8), b. Mar. 23, 
 1817. — Charlotte, b. Oft. 9, 1819 ; d. Mar. 25, 1839, unm. 
 — Otis, b. Apr. 19, 1821 ; m. — Osborn. Settled in 
 
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 Leominster, Mass. He d. Dec, 1869. — Hannah F., b. 
 July 25, 1823 ; m., Mar. 5, 1S45, Joseph C. Goodrich (2) .— 
 William (9), b. Dec. 18, i^26.~Rachel, b. Aug. 27, 1829 ; d. 
 June 25, 185 1, unm. 
 
 Joseph, son of Nathaniel (4), m. Warner. He finally 
 
 settled in Prairie Du Chien, Wis., where he engaged extensive- 
 ly in farming, and took an active part in public affairs. He d. 
 Jan. 6, 1S80. 
 
 Ch. : Carrie. — Emma. — Joseph. 
 Humphrey, son of Nathaniel (4), m.. Mar. 22, 1854, Hannah 
 E. Mason, of Putney, Vt. When a young man he engaged to 
 a considerable extent in school-teaching. For many years he 
 has been a resident of Brat., where, for a while, he was en- 
 gaged in trade. 
 
 Ch.: Lucy M., b. Sept. 20, 1864. — Edward H.^ b. Feb. 5, 
 1867. 
 
 George, son of Nathaniel (4), m. June 12, 1843, Eliza L., dau. 
 of Squire Streeter (4), and who d. Feb. 14, 1863. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. Sept. 5, 1851. 
 
 Ch. . Emily J.., b. June 21, 1845 ; m. ist, Dec, 1868, Hen- 
 ry N., son of Noyes Darling (7); 2d, Nov., 1878, Henry C, 
 son of Asa Marsh (3). — Ann E..,\>. Aug. 10,1847. — Jane 
 M., b. Oct. 19, 1849. 
 
 William, son of Nathaniel (4) , m.. Mar. 10, 1852, Hannah 
 Maria, dau. of George Pierce (i). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 Selectman 1S76, '77, '78 ; supervisor 1880. 
 
 Ch. : John W., b. Dec. 26, 1852 ; m., Jan. 29, 1880, Emma 
 J. Bartlett, of y^^md.—J^osefh A., b. Mar. 9, 1856 ; m., Nov. 
 12, 1879, Clara A. Whipple, of Orange, Mass. — Anna M., b. 
 Apr. 5, 1859. — Ered E., b. Dec. 6, i860. 
 
 Oliver, son of Joseph (2), m., 1804, Polly, dau. of Moses 
 Smith (3), and who d. Dec. 4, 1849. He settled in Chfd., on 
 a farm adjoining his father's. He d. Sept. 29, 1830. 
 
 Ch. : Alonzo D. (10), b. Nov. 13, \^o\.— Oliver E., b. 
 Dec. 6, 1806 ; m. Marietta Knapp, of Moscow, N. Y., where 
 he settled. He d. Feb., 1865, leaving no ch. — Mary A.., b. 
 Aug. 7, 1808; m., 1840, Thomas J. Perry, of Woodstock, Vt. 
 Maria, b. Dec. 23, 1810; unm. Res. at present in Chfd. — 
 
220 
 
 Harriet M., b. Dec. 31, 1814; m., Dec, 1866, Jewett, son of 
 Boynton Darling (5). — Charles B. (11), b. May 29, 1817. — 
 Leivis, b. Mar. 10, 1820; m. Kate Goodsell, of Adrian, Mich. 
 Settled in Hudson, Mich. 
 
 10. Alonzo D., son of Oliver (5), m., Jan. 24, 1832, Sarah, dau. 
 of Samuel Goodricli (i). Rem. in 1837 *•" Barre, N. Y., 
 where he d. Aug. 9, 1880. 
 
 Ch. : Alonzo^ b. in Chfd., May 30, 1833 ; m., Nov. i, i860, 
 in Barre, Phebe A. Brigas. — Sarah H., b. in Chfd., Dec. 10, 
 1834; m., Sept. 8, 1858, in Barre, Benj. Talcott Porter. — 
 Samuel G., b. in Chfd. Jan. 2, 1837; m.. Mar. 29, 1862, in 
 Binbroolt, Canada West, Sarah Barlow. — Emily M., b. in 
 Barre, Dec. 21, 1838; m. ist, Nov. 24, 1870, in Barre, Chas. 
 H. Webster, d. Mar. 9, 1S71 ; 2d, Oct. 28, 1875, in the same 
 town, Ozro Love. — Mary Ellen, b. in Barre, May 20, 184S. — 
 Martha A., b. in Barre, Nov. 12, 1850. 
 
 11. Charles B., son of Oliver (5), m., Oct. 28, 1847, Laura T. 
 Barrett, d. Nov. 18, i860, in her 35th year. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. Sept. 26, 1854. 
 
 Cli. : (Two d. in infancy) . — Charles Ered, b. July 2, .1853 ; 
 m., Oct. II, 1876, Ida A. Dow, of Bellows Falls, Yt., b. Feb. 
 5, 1857. Express messenger between Bellows Falls and Bos- 
 ton. 
 
 3. Oliver Atherton, son of Oliver, of Harvard, Mass., and 
 brother of Joseph Atherton (2), b. Aug.' 16, i755) was in 
 Chfd. in 1787, which year he m. Abigail, dau. of Timothy 
 Ladd (q. v.) He was a physician, and probably lived at, or 
 near, the Centre Village. He d. Jan. 19, 1812. His ch., so 
 far as known, were : JBooz Moore, b. Sept. 30, 1788 ; m. Chloe 
 
 . Lawyer. He was in Cleveland, O., in 1819, and in 
 
 New Philadelphia, the same state, in 1834. A son, George 
 Oliver, was b. in Wmd., July 9, 1814. — George F., b. Dec, 
 30, 1790. Is said to have resided in Wis. ( .'') — Pascal, b. 
 1793; d. 1794. 
 
 BACON. 
 
 I. Nathaniel Bacon settled in Chfd. as early as 1770, in the 
 western pail of the town, near the "river road." His wife 
 was Newell. He was a weaver by trade, and is said. 
 
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 on one occasion, to have jumped through his web, in a fit of 
 passion : hence the expression, "Jump through your web, old 
 Bacon," addressed to persons who get angry and make "much 
 ado about nothing." Soldier 1776. He d. Sept. 10, 1823, in 
 the 96th year of his age. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Philif (2). — 
 Nathaniel, I'esided at Otter Creek, Vt. — David, unm. — Lois, 
 b. July 31, 1759; m. 1779, Benjamin Smith (6) ; d. Aug. 17, 
 1840. — James. — Clarissa, m., 1806, Eleazer, son of Eleazer 
 
 Jordan (i). — Mariam, m. Atwood. — yohn, m., 1800, 
 
 Persis Smith, and rem. to Ohio. — Susanna, m. How- 
 
 litt. — Hannah, m. Goodnow. 
 
 2. Phii-ip, son of Nathaniel (i), m. . His name disap- 
 pears between 1815 and '19. He ma}- have d. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Olive, m. 
 David Hutchins, of Wmd. — Roxana, m. Joel Willard, of 
 Dum. — Betsey. — Lois, m. Joshua Tyler (2) — Lucy, m., 1814, 
 William Holden (2). — Mariam, m., 1815, Levi, son of Aaron 
 Fisk (i). 
 
 BAKER, Dr. Oliver, son of Dr. Oliver Baker, b. in Plainfield, 
 Aug. 16, 1788, studied medicine in the Medical Department of 
 Dartmouth College, under Dr. Nathan Smith. In 1809, he 
 settled in Chfd., where he practised his profession till 1840. He 
 then rem. to West Hartford, Vt., where he remained about two 
 years. He afterwards practised in Plainfield, and in Windsor, 
 Vt. He m. Sally Ticknor, b. in Lebanon, Feb. 10, 1790, and 
 d. in Windsor, Vt., Apr. 21, i860. He d. at his daughter's 
 home, in Plainfield, July 4, 1865. 
 
 Ch. : Maria T., b. Aug. 5, 1811 ; m., 1831, Daniel, son of 
 Shubael Waldo (2) ; d. at Meridosia, 111., Sept. 20, 1834. — 
 Elizabeth D., b. June '4, 1S14; m. ist, Alpheus Hyde; 2d, 
 Ransom Dutton, of Plainfield, where she d. Sept. 14, 1865. — 
 Caroline C, b. Sept. i, 1816 ; m. Cephas Hyde ; d. at Bel- 
 chertown, Mass., June 9, 1842. — yulia Ann W., b. May 2, 
 1819; m., 1837, John W. WioA^&Vi.—John W. II.,h. Aug. 
 21, 1821 ; m., Jan. i, 1845, Julia A., dau. of Orlo Richardson 
 (2). He graduated at the Medical Department of Dartmouth 
 
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 College, in the class of 1S43, and is now a resident of Daven- 
 port, Iowa'. — Oliver H. P., b. Aug. 16, 1824; d. at Lebanon, 
 May 30, 1854. — Erastus £>., b. Apr. 17, 1832 ; resides at Es- 
 sex Junction, Vt., where he holds the office of deputy-sheriff. 
 
 BALDWIN, Ephraim, was in Chfd. in 1763, which year he pur- 
 chased land in this town, of which house-lot No. 8, in the [oth 
 range, was a part. He m., 1758, Sarah Bingham. Was town- 
 clerk from 1770 to '85 ; selectman '73, '74, '76. He was also 
 a justice of the peace. (For an account of his citation before 
 the N. H. Assembly in 1778, see Chap. III.) His name ap- 
 pears for the last time, on the tax-lists, in 1790. Five ch. were 
 recorded: Sarak, b. Apr. 13, i759i m. (prob.), 1778, Wm. 
 Lee (q. v.) — Roxelana, b. Odl. 21, 1765. — Hannah, b. Mar. 
 1 771 ; d. the same year. — jfohn, b. Feb. 8, 1776. — Lemuel, b. 
 Sept. 23, 1777; d. 1778. 
 
 BALDWIN, Daniel, was in Chfd. in 1770. He appears to have 
 
 m. ist, Rebecca ; 2d, Susanna . Soldier 1777 
 
 and '80. His name disappears about 1803. 
 
 Ch. : (By ist marriage) yokn, b. Jan. 30, 1771- — Sally, b. 
 Mar. 24, 1773; prob. d. young. — (By 2d marriage) ■S'a//)/, b. 
 Jan. 14, 1787. — Daniel, b. Jan. 16, 1789. — /re {Ira), b. Jan. 
 27, 1791. 
 
 BALDWIN, Asa, m., 1802, Susanna Smith. 
 
 BALLARD, Sylvanus, appears to have come to Chfd. about 
 
 1792. His wife was Judith , d. July 4, 1806, in her 
 
 75th year. He may have d. before, as his name soon disap- 
 pears. 
 
 BALLARD, Benjamin, appears to have settled in Chfd. about 
 1794. He m. 1st, Sally, dau. of Jona. Cressey (3), and who 
 d. Mar. 8, 1803 ; 2d, Abigail, dau. of Nathan Worden (i). In 
 1826, he was living in Wmd., from which town he afterwards 
 rem. 
 
 Ch. : Sally, b. Mar. 8, 1803 ; d. the 30th of same month. — 
 Sarah, b. Sept. 6, 1806; m., 1832, James Grimes, of Keene. 
 — Benjamin E., b. Sept. 18, i8o8 ; m. Amy Dinsmore, of 
 Winer. — John Day, b. Jan. 6, 1812 ; d. June 5, 1814. — Sa- 
 mantha, b. Mar. 2, 1814; m. Franklin Thomas, of Hins. — 
 
223 
 
 Adoniram J., b. and d. i^iS.—Emeline, b. Jan. ii, 1818 ; 
 m., 1S39, Royal Wyatt, of Gill, Mass. ; d. June 13, 1847.— 
 Jane, b. Apr. 13, 1820; m. Chas. H. Paul; d. Aug. 4, i860. 
 — Susan E., b. Aug. 8, 1822 ; m. Samuel Converse, of Aga- 
 wam, MAS,!i.— Felix C, b. Mar. 18, 1824; d. Nov. 21, 1832.— 
 Theodore F., b. Mar. 27, 1827 ; m. Susan Mansur, of Morgan, 
 Nx..— Deborah A. F., b. June 3, 1829 ; m. Thomas B. El- 
 dridge, of Southampton, Mass. ; d. May 2, 1S50. 
 
 BALLARD, Elizabeth, m., 1790, John Day (2). 
 
 BARNARD, Wm. F., brother of Rev. Stephen A. Barnard, who 
 was once pastor of the Unitarian society in Chfd., m. ist, 1837, 
 Elizabeth, dau. of Aija Walker (2), and who d. Apr. 4, 1849, 
 a. 35 ; 2d, Laura, dau. of Peter Wheeler (2). He resided in 
 Chfd. from about 1835 till '52, and built the house now owned 
 and occupied by Russell H Davis. He is said to have d. in 
 one of the Western States. Had 3 ch. : Sarah J^ane, Mary 
 Ann, Frederick. 
 
 BARRETT, Zadock, purchased of Samuel Davis, Feb. 5, 1781, 
 a tract of land in the extreme north-west corner of the town. 
 This tract was a part of the "Governor's Farm," so called, and 
 was 87 rods long and 46 rods wide, being bounded on the west 
 by the river, and on the north by Wmd. line. His name does 
 not appear after x793' 
 
 BARRETT. 
 
 1. John H. Barrett, b. Nov. 8, 1789, m. Charlotte, dau. of Na- 
 
 than Thomas, of Hins., and who was b. Juno 27, 1797. He 
 d. in Chfd., Apr. 7, 1877, having come here in 1851. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Hins.) Shubael, b. Apr. 5, 1818 ; m. Lucy 
 E. Horton. Res. in Newfane, Vt. — Miranda, b. Aug. 16, 
 1819; m.. Mar. 23, 1843, Watson Wheeler (5); d. Mar. 12, 
 1864.— y^/Za A., b. Oa. 5, 1821 ; m. ist, 061. 5, 1S40, 
 Ephm. H. Butler (3) ; 2d, Mar., iS8i, Asa Sanders, of Fay- 
 etteville, Vt. — George W. (2), b. Nov. 9, 1823. 
 
 2. George W., son of John H. (i), m., June 19, 1850, Emily, 
 dau. of Wheaton and Sally (Taft) Wilson, of Dum., and who 
 was b. May 7, 1827. He settled in Chfd. in 1851. Farmer. 
 
224 
 
 Ch. : Elnorah F.,\>. July 30, 1852; m., Feb. 14, 1871, 
 Warren H., son of Marshall Butler (2). — Franklin G., b. 
 May 19, 1854. — Carrie L., b. Oct. 26, i860. — Walter G., b. 
 Aug. 9, 1865. 
 
 BARTLETT, Zadock, came from Northboro', Mass., and was in 
 Chfd. in 1780. His wife was Hannah Seaver. He probably 
 settled on a lot in the 3d or 4th range, a little farther south than 
 the "Joseph Atherton farm." He d. after 1826. 
 
 Ch. : Lois, b. Sept. 11, 1780; m., 1813, Moses Warner, of 
 
 Keene ; d. in Chfd. — y^oel, h. Apr. 12, 1782; m. ist, — ^ ; 
 
 2d, Sophia Phillips ; d. in Wardsboro, Vt. — Jemima, b. Aug. 
 8, 1783; m. Cutler Blodgett (2). — Amri, b. Feb. 7, 1785; m. 
 
 Conant, and "went West." — Baxter, b. Sept. 28, 1786 ; 
 
 lived in Mass. — Lotan, b. April 10, 1788; m., 1818, Mrs. 
 Catherine Hemmenway. Rem. to Ohio. — Hannah, b. Nov. 
 18, 1789; d. young. — Betsey, b. Aug. 3, 1791 ; d. unm.— ,5'a/- 
 
 ly, b. May 14, 1793; m. Moulton, in Mass., and rem. 
 
 to Ohio. — Lemira, b. Nov. 4, i794' — Phila, rem. from the 
 town. — William., d. in Hatfield, Mass. 
 
 BARTLETT, Adam, brother of Zadock, bought land in the east- 
 ern part of the town in i779' ^^'^ remained here only a few 
 years. 1 
 
 BARTLETT, Amos K., son of Nathaniel, of Marlboro, Vt., b. 
 Apr. 18, 1803, m., 1825, Submit, dau. of James Sanderson (2), 
 and settled in Chfd. He d. April 28, 1S75. 
 
 Ch. : James H., b. May i, 1825; m. Susan H. Bragg, of 
 Wmd. Has had the following children. : Nelson, who was acci- 
 dentally killed on the Cheshire railway, Jan. 2, i88i, leaving a 
 wife and two children ; Melantha, Theodore, Marshall. — Hen- 
 ry L., b.Feb. i, 1S30. — Melantha S.,\>. Mar. 9, 1832; d. 
 June 30, 1852, unm. — Oliver N., b. Jan. 12, 1836. — Eliza J., 
 b. Sept. 21, 1838; m., June 27, 1861, Chas. C. Munson, of 
 Nelson. 
 
 BATTEY, Sylvanus, from Bellingham, Suffolk Co., Mass., pur- 
 chased, May 15, 1773, lot No. 17, in the 6th range. The name 
 disappears before 1787. 
 
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 BEAL. 
 
 John Bkal, b. June i8, 1763, came from Royalston, Mass., 
 about 17915 and settled in the south-eastern quarter of the 
 town. He m., May 10, 1789, Lydia, dau. of Edward Holman, 
 of Royalston, and who was b. Odl. 29, 1763, and d. Nov. 9, 
 1847. He d. Aug. 26, 1829. 
 
 Ch. . Samuel (2), b. June 21, 1792. — Sally, unm ; d. May 
 I, 1853, a- 59- — Polly, d. young. — yohn (3), b. Apr. 16, 1804. 
 
 Samuel, son of John (i), m., Dec. 12, 1815, Amy Gates, d. 
 May 23, 1854, ^- 59- Resided in Chfd. He d. Dec. 5, 1870. 
 
 Ch. . Loving J., b. June 29, 1816; d. July i, same year. — 
 Polly, b. Mar. 14, 1818 ; d. July 20, 1819. — Luther, b. Nov. 
 4, 1819; ra. Alfreda, dau. of John Martin, of Richmond ; d. 
 1864 (.^) — Harvey H., b. Oct. 11, 1821 ; m. Julia, dau. of 
 Jona. Hill, of Swzy ; d. Feb. 28, 1876. — jFerome, b. Oct. 28, 
 1823 ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Willard Burt, of Wmd. ; acci- 
 dentally killed on the Naugatuck railroad,' Jan. 25, 1853. — 
 ThoTnas, b. Aug. 29, 1825; d. Mar. 24, 1S27. — Thomas, b. 
 May 27, 1827 ; m. Harriet, dau. of Hiram Watkins, of Wal- 
 pole. — Andrew y., b. Aug. 6, 1829; d. July 23, 1831. — Lucy 
 y., b. 0<5l. 3, 1832 ; m., Aug. 17, 1852, Hector A. Smith, of 
 Westport, N. Y., now of Chfd. 
 
 John, son of John (i), m., Jan. 23, 1833, Diana, dau, of Wil- 
 liam Faulkner (i), and who d. Aug. 17, 1877. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Geo. W. Faulkner (half-brother of the following), b. 
 Apr. 15, 182S ; m. Lizzie, dau. of Calvin Field, of Swzy. — 
 yohn Allen, b. May 16, 1S33 ; m., Dec. 28, 1856, Marietta 
 Allen. Farmer in Chfd. Has 2 ch. : Curtis A., b. Nov. 23, 
 1858 ; J. Etta, b. Mar. 16, i%(&.— Lydia E., b. July 13, 1835 ; 
 m. John Redfearn, of Fall River, Mass. ; d. in 1880.— Sarah 
 y., b. June 3, 1838 ; m., Ocft. 6, 1857, Francis Tuttle, of 
 Winer., now of Chfd. — Mary R., b. Mar. 31, 1841 ; d. Mar. 
 7, 1857. — Harriet S., b. Apr. 8, 1844 ; d. 26th of same month. 
 — Harriet A., b. July 10, 1846; m.. Mar. 16, 1868, Webster 
 D. Derby, of ^wzy.— Susan M. (twin sister of Harriet A.), 
 d. Sept. II, 1846. 
 
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 BECKLEY. 
 
 1. Rev. Hosea Beckley, b. in Berlin, Conn., Dec. i8, 1779, m., 
 Sept. 21, 1808, Lydia Pierson, b. in Killingworth (now Clin- 
 ton), Conn., June i, 1785, and d. May 9, 1857. She was a 
 direct descendant of Rector Pierson, the first president of Yale 
 College. Mr. Beckley was pastor of the Congregational 
 church in Dum. about 25 years, commencing his labors in 
 180S. He afterwards preached in this town, from 1836 to '42. 
 He was the author of a history of Vermont, published at Brat- 
 tleboro in 1846. He d. in Chfd., 06t. 15, 1843, but was buried 
 in Dum. 
 
 Ch. : Lydia Sophia, b. Aug. 17, 1809; d. Mar. 24, 1S56. — 
 Fanny Emily, \>. Odl. 11, 1811; d. Sept. 11, 1826. — Jane 
 Louisa, b. July 14, 1815; m. ist, Odl. 5, 1840, Nelson W., 
 son of Mason Herrick (4) ; 2d, June, 1861, Alonzo C. Wood ; 
 d. Jan. 3, 1874. — Abraham Pierson, b. May 29, 1820 ; d. Oft. 
 25, 1845. — David Webster (2), b. Od. 25, 1822. 
 
 2. David Webster, son of Rev. Hosea (i), m., May 9, 1849, 
 Mary H., dau. of Bela Chase (q. v.) From 1846 to '65, he 
 engaged in trade at Fadtory Village, from which place he rem. 
 to Keene, where he d. Apr. 15, 1879. Selectman i863-'66. 
 
 Ch. : Mary 'jfane, b. Sept. 23, 1850. — Emilie Eliza, b... 
 Odt. 16, 1854; m., Sept. 16, 1875, Theron Hayward. — Stella 
 Pierson, b. Apr. 16, 1858; d. Sept. 26, the same year. — Wil- 
 liam Pierson, b. Dec. '], 1865. 
 
 BENNETT, William, son of Wm. and Rhoda (Howe) Bennett, 
 of Wmd., b. Sept. i, 1817, m., Aug. 18, 1841, Caroline W., 
 dau. of Ezra Fisk (3), and settled in Chfd. the same year, on 
 the farm on which Aaron Fisk settled. He still res. in this 
 town, pretty extensively engaged in farming. Justice of the 
 peace. 
 
 Ch. : Angeline M., b. Mar. 15, 1846; m., Jan. 19, 1871, 
 David H., son of Daniel Pierce (q. v.) 
 
 BENNETT, Silas, i776-'92. 
 
 BINGHAM. 
 
 I. Nathaniel Bingham was in Chfd. in 1767, which year he 
 purchased of Josiah Willard the "ninth and tenth fifty-acre lots 
 
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 [house-lots], in the tenth range." Whence he came, is not 
 known. He was styled a "cooper" in his deed. He lived on 
 what is now known as "Wetherbee Hill," a short distance 
 north of the Centre Village. (For the account of his arrest, 
 and imprisonment in the jail at Charlestown, see Chap. III.) 
 
 His wife was Joanna , d. Aug. ii, 1810, in her 80th 
 
 year. He was selectman 17705 '75' '77 i representative '79.' 
 He d. Apr. 26, 1802, in his 77th year. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known) Theodorus, m. ist, Lydia ; 
 
 2d, 1801, Mrs, Sally Baker. Had a son, Simeon, b. Sept. 26, 
 J776, andm. (probably), i8oi. Tamer Fuller. Soldier 1777. 
 His name disappears about 1804. — Gustavus, m., 1783, Han- 
 nah Fisher, and had only one ch., Polly, b. Feb. 9, 1784, and 
 m., 1805, Joseph Fisk (2). Soldier 1776. He d. in Chfd. — 
 CJiester (2). — Elisha (3). — Simeon, d. 1773, young. 
 
 Chester, son of Nathaniel (i), m. Deborah . He d. 
 
 in Chfd., Mar. 26, 1812, in his 51st year. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known) Orpha, b. Aug. 17, 17S7 ; m. (prpb- 
 ably), 1810, John Cunningham, of Windsor, Vt. — Chester, b. 
 Dec. 12, 1789. — John, b. Nov. 29, 1792. — Roswell, b. Aug. 
 6, 1796. 
 
 Elisha, son of Nathaniel (i), m. . He enlisted in the 
 
 American army sometime during the Revolution, was dis- 
 charged, and died on his way home. He had, at least, one 
 son, Elisha (4) , b. after the death of his father. 
 Elisha, son of Elisha (3), m., 1798, Betsey, dau. of Edward 
 Hildreth (5), and who d. Mar. i, 1833. Resided in Chfd. He 
 d. Aug. 4, 1852. 
 
 Ch. : Elisha, b. Jan. 10, 1799 ; d. many years ago. — Betsey, 
 unm. ; res. in Brat. — Marshall, res. in Guilderland, N. Y. — 
 Jonathan, I'es. in Brat. — Elihu (5), b. Odl. 26, 1807. — War- 
 ren (6), b. Dec. 3, 1815. — Willard, b. July 17, 1821 ; m. ist, 
 Odl. 22, 1846, Jane Vanaernam ; 2d, Mar. 4, 1873, E. Frances 
 Stanlake. Res. in Cohoes, N. Y. 
 
 Elihu, son of Elisha (4), m., 1833, Prusha, dau. of Nathan 
 Randall (4). He d. in Monticello, Iowa, Feb. 7, 1875. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Laura A., b. July 3, 1834; m., 
 July 7, 1861, Wm. Parrott. Res. in Monticello, \&.— Ellen 
 
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 E., b. Sept. 6, 1837; ™-' Apr. 23, 1853, Freeman Knowlton. 
 Res. in Boston. — George M.^ b. Aug. 10, 1839; '^■' ^^- 7Pi 
 1865, Martha E. Chamberlain. Res. at West Somerville,' 
 M.&sa.—Emma E., h. Aug. 3, 1841 ; d. Apr. 26, 1853. — Ca- 
 milla M., b. Sept. 11, 1843 ; m., Dec. 7, i860, Wm. S. John- 
 son, who was a soldier in the Union army, and d. Aug. 15, 
 1863. Res. in Monticello. — William E.,h. 0&.. 2, iS^^^; m., 
 Apr. 3, 1878, Maria G. Gill. Res. in Monticello. 
 
 6. Warren, son of Elisha (4), m. ist, Apr. 6, 1841, Henrietta 
 Florida, of Dum., b. June 9, 1814, and d. in Chfd., Jan. 16, 
 1863 ; 2d, Jan. 27, 1864, Mrs. Almira E. Pierce, of Langdon. 
 Representative 1870. For several years he has resided in 
 Keene. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Charles W.. b. Sept. 28, 1^47 ; m., 
 Dec. 17, 18^79, Lucinda H. Moody, of Bethel, Vt. — Anna M., 
 b. Aug. 16, 1851. 
 
 BINGHAM, Lucy, m., 1778, Jonathan, son of Jonathan Hildreth 
 
 • (2)- 
 
 BINGHAM, Judith, m., 1780, Levi Farwell (q. v.) 
 
 BINGHAM, Septimius, m., 1785, Elizabeth Fisher. 
 
 BINGHAM, John, m., 1790, Sarah Robertson; d. (probably) 
 Jan. II, 1794, in his 25th year. 
 
 BINGHAM, Oliver, m., 1802, Prusha, dau. of Eleazer Randall 
 (2), and appears to have rem. from the town about the same 
 time. He may have settled in Wisconsin. 
 
 BISHOP, John, purchased in Chfd., in 1768, lot No. 12, in the 
 1 2th range. His wife was Experience, dau. of Abner Harris 
 (i). Soldier 1776. His name disappears about 1807. Four 
 ch. were recorded: Olive^ b. Sept. 23, 1764; m., 1785, Philip 
 Barrett, of Hins. — Molly, b. June 14, 1768. — Esther, b. Apr. 
 14, 1770. — yohn, b. July 13, 1772- 
 
 BISHOP, Nathan, was in Chfd. in 1770. In 1771, he purchased 
 one-half of house-lot No. 13, in the 12th range. His wife 
 
 was Rebecca . He d. in the army, in 1777. Only 2 
 
 ch. were recorded: Rachel, b. Jan. 3, 1773- — Charles M., b. 
 June 6, 1775; d. 1777. 
 
 BISHOP, Sally, m., 1803, Silas Wheeler. 
 
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 BLACK. 
 
 John Black, b. in Ireland, Jan. 29, 1730, came to America in 
 Odl., 1740. Nov. 27, 1760, he m. Isabella Moore, b. in Rut- 
 land, Mass., Mar. 4, 1741, and d. June 19, 1796. He settled 
 in Barre, Mass., and d. July 6, 1786. 
 
 Ch. : Williatn (2), b. Dec. 6, 1761. — Margaret., b. June 2, 
 1763; d. Sept. 16, 1767. 
 
 William, son of John (i), m. Catherine, dau. of Michael Boy- 
 den, and who was b. Aug. 3, 1766, and d. in Kecne, May 22, 
 1857. H^ settled in Chfd. in Mar., 1799, and d. July 26, 1842. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah., b. June i, 1785 ; m. Zadock Taft, of Winer. ; 
 d. in Richmond, Apr. 12, 1867.^ — jfohn. b. Feb. 4, 1787; d. 
 Apr. 26, 1876, unm. — Nancy., b. July 23, 1789; d. Aug. 2, 
 1813, unm. — JSli,h. Mar. 6, 1792; m. Abigail Colburn ; d. 
 Aug. 5, 1878. A son, Sumner, m. Rebecca, dau. of Reuben 
 Willard (5) ; another, Willard C, res. in N. Y. City. — Rossa, 
 b. May 10, 1794; d. Aug. 24, 1795. — William, b. Apr. 23, 
 1796; m. Sally, dau. of Stephen Randall, of Winer., where 
 he d. Mar. 7, 1850. Had 3 ch. : Nancy A., m. John McFar- 
 land, and res. in Greenfield, Mass. ; Lyman R., m. Lydia 
 Remington, of Springfield, Mass. ; Loren, res. in Springfield. 
 — Sumner, b. Feb. 21, 1798; m., 1S36, Mary, dau. of Binea 
 Norcross (3) ; d. in Keene, June 5, 1873. Had 3 ch. : Hora- 
 tio S. and Sarah C. — Horatio, b. Apr. 22, iSoo ; d. in infancy. 
 — Horatio, b. June 12, 1802; m. Charlotte Eaton. Res. in 
 Ulster, Penn. — Rossa, h. Aug. 7, 1804; m. David Hutchins, 
 of Keene ; d. Dec. 27, 1877. — Almira, b. Nov. 26, 1807 ; m., 
 Odl. 18, 1836, Daniel Pierce (q. v.) — Silas, b Apr. 28, 1810; 
 m. Almira Lovejoy, of Nelson; d. in Sullivan, June 30, 1852. 
 Had 2 ch. : Silas L., d. in the army ; Lydia, m. Orange W. 
 Harris, of Winchendon, Mass. 
 
 BLODGETT. 
 
 Amos Blodgett appears to have settled in the eastern part of 
 Chfd. between 1776 and '81. He is said to have come from 
 some town in Western Mass. It is highly probable that he 
 was married twice, at least ; but the name of hi^ first wife has 
 not been ascertained. The second one (the one who appears 
 
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 to have come to Chfd. with him) was Ruth , who, after 
 
 his death, m. William Banks. She d. Dec. i8, 1819, in her 
 73d year. Amos d. in 1787 or '88. In his will, made Sept. 
 5, 1787' h^ mentioned the following children. . Amos, yames, 
 Robert, Rebecca (Pierce), Betty (Eames) , Sally, Nanny 
 
 (Hunt). Robert m. Keziah , and had a son, Amos, b. 
 
 Jan. 17, 1 79 1. He probably rem. from the town soon after the 
 birth of his son. On the assumption that Amoa, Sen., was 
 twice married, the ch. named in the will appear to have been 
 those by the first marriage ; and the ch. by the second mar- 
 riage were as follows : Silas, settled in Grafton, Vt. ; Ruel, 
 settled in the same town ; Nathaniel, settled in Templeton, 
 Mass. ; Cutler (2) ; Benjamin (3) ; Ruth, m. Andrew Hen- 
 derson, and rem. to Canada, where she d. ; Rhoda, who, after 
 her sister's death, m., 1830, Andrew Henderson, then of Stan- 
 stead, L. C. 
 
 The oldest of Amos, Sen's, supposed grandchildren do not 
 remember their grandfather's name, but assert that their grand- 
 mother, Ruth Blodgett, married William Banks for her second 
 husband. Now, information in the writer's possession leaves 
 no room for doubt that Ruth Blodgett was the widow of Amos, 
 Sen. With regard to the ch. named in the will, a son of Cut- 
 ler Blodgett, aged 78, remembers the name of only one — Rob- 
 ert. The others appear to have rem. from the town at an early 
 period. 
 
 Cutler, probably son of Amos (1), m. Jemima, dau. of Za- 
 dock Bartlett (q. v.) He d. in Chfd., in 1825 or '26. His 
 wid. m., 1835, John Knight, of Fitzwilliam. 
 
 Ch. : Ora (4), b. Jan. 24, 1803. — Amos, m. Thankful Bald- 
 win, of Templeton, Mass., where he d. — Elmira, m., 1831, 
 Stetson, son of Abel Eaton (i). — Mary B., m., 1834, Orison, 
 son of Benj. Chamberlain (3). — Eliza, m., 1837, Samuel 
 Bragg. — Betsey, m. Wm. Goddard, of Richmond. 
 
 Ora, son of Cutler (2), m. ist, Almira, dau. of Solomon 
 Pomeroy (q. v.) ; 2d, Abigail, dau. of Ezra Streeter (2) ; 3d, 
 May 4, 1871, Diana (Scott), dau. of George Pierce (i). Res. 
 in Chfd. 
 
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 Ch. : (All by first marriage) Ellen Maria, m. Frank Jar- 
 vis, of Wmd. — Clarissa Jane, m. Nathan C. Forbush, of 
 Peterboro'. 
 3. Benjamin, probably son of Amos (i), m., 1807, Jerusha, dau. 
 of Abner Albee (2), and who d. July 25, 1853. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. Feb. 18, 1856, a. 76. 
 
 Ch. : Abner A., b. Nov. 21, 1809 ; d. Mar. 13, 1832. — Ahaz 
 H., b. Jan. 23, 1812; m., Jan. 20, 1845, Cynthia Brown. 
 Res. in Hinsdale, Dupage Co., 111. — Andrew H., b. June 30, 
 1814; m. Mary Wheeler. He d. in Keene, where he was re- 
 siding. — Willard, b. 06t. i, 1S16; m. Wid. Margaret (Tree) 
 Rhem. Res. in Concord, 111. — Silas, h. July 12, 1819; unm. 
 He d. in Cal., Feb. 5, 18S0. — Benjamin F., b. July 17, 182 1 ; 
 m. Mary A. Cooledge. Res. in Leominster, Mass. — jerusha 
 E., b. Aug. 15, 1823 ; m Milton Wallace. Resided many 
 years in Cal. — Sarah C, b. Dec. 13, 1829; d. Nov. 2, 1851, 
 unm. 
 
 BLODGETT, Salmon, d. in Chfd., Nov. 22, 1837, »■ 42- 
 
 BOYDEN, Eli, 1794— 1839. 
 
 BOWKER, Antipas, was in Chfd. in 1779. Wife's name un- 
 known. He appears to have had a son, Antipas. The name 
 disappears about 1800. It is somewhat uncertain whether the 
 following were the ch. of Antipas, Sen., or Antipas, Jun. : 
 Josiah, d. 1782, young; Hazdiah, d. 1784, young. 
 
 BOWKER, SuFFiNA, m., 1788, Samuel Farr. 
 
 BOWKER, Anna, m., 1796, Joel, son of Samuel Hildreth (3). 
 
 BRAINARD, Leonard, m. Mindwel , and had, at least, 
 
 one son, Chesselton P., b. 0&.. 20, 1814. 
 
 BRALEY, John, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Molly 
 
 . Surveyor. SelecStman 1,792. His name is not found 
 
 after 1795. 
 
 Ch. . Asa, b. Sept. 27, 1780. — jfemima, b. Nov. 15, 1781. 
 — John, b. Aug. 27, 17S3.— Wing, b. Apr. 30, 1785.— ^'zYa^, 
 b. Odl. 7, \>]%e.— Molly, b. June 30, !']'&%.— George, b. Jan. 
 5, 1790. — Hannah, b. Apr. 11, 1791. — Joseph, b. Mar. 10, 
 1793. — Lydia, b. Feb. 25, 1794. 
 
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 BRETT, Seth, probably of Winer, in 1776, was in Chfd. in 1787. 
 
 His wife was Susanna . His name disappears about 
 
 1800. Only 2 ch. were recorded: Seth, b. Feb. 25, 17S4; 
 Silva, b. Aug. 16, 1788. He may have had sons Alpheus and 
 Natk'an, both older than Seth, Jun. 
 
 BRIGHAM. 
 
 1. Oliver Brigham, said to have been the son of Sherah Brig- 
 ham, came from Petersham, Mass., and settled in Chfd., be- 
 tween 1776 and '81. He had, at least, the following ch. : 
 
 Jotham (2), b. Nov. 17, 1760. — Sally, m., 1788, William 
 
 Colburn (3). — Rhoda, m. Goodnow. — Lucy, m. 
 
 Hildreth. 
 
 2. Jotham, son of Oliver (i), m. Mercy, dau. of Jonathan Farr 
 
 (i), Secotzd, and who d. Dec. 16, 1839. He settled high up 
 on the north-eastern slope of Wantastiquet, his house com- 
 manding a fine view of the Connecticut valley to the north. 
 He d. Oa. 4, 1848. 
 
 Ch. : Louisa, b. Apr. 9, 1788; m., 1808, (Jharles Stoddard 
 (5) ; d. Mar. 30, 1877. — Alary, b. Mar. 25, 1792 ; m., 1816, 
 Zimri Herrick (6). — Betsey, b. May 23, 1794; unm. ; d. Mar. 
 10, 1S65. — Persis, b. July 17, 1798 ; unm. — Sarah, b. Aug. 
 7, 1800 ; unm. 
 BRITTON, Asa, settled in Chfd. in 1790 or '91. The following 
 sketch is from the pen of his granddaughter, Miss Eliza G. 
 Keyes, of Brattleboro : 
 
 "Tke subject of this sketch was the eleventh child, and sixth son, of Eb- 
 enezer and Sarah (Bullocls;) Britton, of Raynham, Mass. He was born in 
 Raynhara, April 30, 1763, and, with his fatlier's family, moved to Westmore- 
 land, N. H., in the month of July, 1771, when he was eight years of age. 
 Of his early life we know little, except that he was in the employ of Capt. 
 Leonard Keep, a prominent citizen, and proprietor of a hotel, in Westmore. 
 land, and that, about 1788, he married Sally, daughter of Capt. Leonard and 
 Ruth (Stone) Keep, both formerly of Westford, Mass. They began house- 
 keeping in Westmoreland, but some two years afterward, were living in 
 Lansingburg, N. T., where their eldest child, Ebenezer, died. Later, they re- 
 turned to New Hampshire, and settled on a farm in Chesterfield, on the shore 
 of the beautiful lake, now so much frequented. This farm was long in the 
 possession of the family, and many of the most interesting reminiscences of 
 early days, with which the descendants were regaled, were connected with 
 
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 that romantic locality. Mr. Britton removed to Chesterfield village about the 
 year 1805, where for many years he was an active, energetic business man, 
 merchant, sheriff, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace. His business 
 career was a successful one, and he acquired what in the country, in those 
 early days, was considered a large property, which he enjoyed, and bestowed 
 freely upon others, until past middle age. Soon after the year 1815, he met 
 with business reverses, caused by the absconding of two successive partners. 
 Old Mrs. Britton, in after days, used to tell with much gusto a story connect- 
 ed with this fact. Mr. Britton, or "Esq. Britton," as he was called, was a 
 tall, large man, weighing, perhaps, 200 pounds, and his success, of course, 
 made him enemies as well as friends. On the occasion of the decamping of 
 the second of his partners, while the village was ringing with the news of 
 the gutted store and money box, a party of gamins, instigated by the enemy, 
 set the church bell also ringing, and above the noise and confusion of the 
 crowd, which the sound of the bell at that unusual hour had collected, was 
 heard the cry, ever louder and louder, 'Great Britton has fallen ! Great Brit- 
 ton has fallen!' 
 
 Mr. Britton had a natural taste for reading, which was his recreation to the 
 close of his life, and a refined and sensitive temperament, — both of which 
 made him an interesting companion to people of education and culture. 
 Some now living remember the roomy, old-fashioned, gabled-roofed house, a 
 relic of revolutionary days, years ago removed, which was his home until 
 some time after the marriage of his youngest daughter, and which was the 
 resort alike of the preceptors and pupils of old Chesterfield Academy. His 
 home was also the home of various of the children of his deceased brothers 
 and sisters. Among them was. Hosea Snow, later Judge Snow, one of the 
 first settlers of the city of Quincy, 111., an enterprising, educated and Chris- 
 tian man. 
 
 Asa Britton died in Chesterfield, June 30, 1849. Mrs. .Britton survived 
 him, and passed the last years of her life at the house of her daughter, in 
 Brattleboro, Vt., where she died, Oct. 19, 1859. Both were buried in West- 
 moreland." 
 
 Ch. : (Only three lived to adult age.) Sarah, b. June 28, 1791 ; 
 m., Jan. 7, 1815, Hon. Asa Keyes, lately deceased (see p. 133) ; 
 d. Odt. 29, 1859. — Laura, b. 1798 ; m., 1S29, Josiah W. Fair- 
 field, of Hudson, N. Y. (see p. 134) ; d. Feb. 21, 1864.— 
 George, b. 1804; unm. He studied law, and may have been 
 admitted to the bar. He rem. to Galena, 111., where he died 
 about 1 83 1. 
 BRITTON, Lyman, son of Joshua Britton, of Wmd., b. May 2, 
 1806, m., ist, 1S35, Amanda, dau. of John Pierce (3), and 
 who d. Dec. 21, 1836; 2d, Charlotte Chellis, of Charlestown 
 
 30 
 
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 (N. H.) He d. in Springfield, Vt. Had by first marriage 
 one dau., Calphernia A., b. Apr. 6, 1836; m., Feb. 10, 
 1880, Samuel P., son of Pardon Field (3). 
 BRITTON, John Langdon, son of Joshua Britton, of Wmd,, b. 
 Dec. II, 1804, resided in Chfd. many years, but d. in Brat. ; 
 unm, 
 
 BRITTON, Bradford, son of James Britton, b. May 24, 1807, 
 ta., 1842, Elmira E. Hildreth. Res. at present in Hins. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd. but the last two.) George B., b. 
 Aug. 14, 1844; Noyes E., b. June 11, 1847, and d. 1848; 
 Priscilla, b. Dec. 20, 1850; Fred, b. 0(S. 16, 1852; Stella, 
 b. Mar. 15, 1856 ; Josiah, b. July 4, 185S ; Afina, b. Dec. 2, 
 1863 ; Nellie, b. July 5, 1869. 
 
 BROOKS. 
 
 Thomas Brooks came from England, and settled in Watertown, Mass. , in 
 1631. Made freeman in 1636. He afterwards settled in Concord, Mass., 
 
 where he owned large estates. His wife was Grace , d. May 13, 1664. 
 
 He d. May 21, 1667. One of his sons, Caleb, b. 1632, m. 1st, Susannah, dau. 
 of Thomas Atkinson; 2d, Hannah, sister of his first wife, and who d. Mar. 
 10, 1702, a. about 70. In 1679, Caleb rem. from Concord to Medford. One 
 of his sons, by his second wife, was Samuel, b. Sept. 1, 1672, and m. Sarah, 
 dau. of Dr. Thomas Boylston, of Brookline, .Mass. , and who d. Oct. 16, 1736, 
 a. 56. Samuel resided in Medford. He d. July 3, 1733. His son, Samuel, 
 Jr., b. Sept. 3, 1700, m. Mary Boutwell, of Reading, Mass., d. May 25, 1772, 
 a. 74. Samuel, Jr., also settled in Medford, and d. July 5, 1768. One of his 
 sons was Thomas, b. Jan. 6, 1733. Thomas m. 1st, 175.'), Anna Hall, d. Aug. 
 38, 1757; 3d, 1763, Mercy Tufts, d. Aug. 36, 1813, a. 71. He d. Mar. 7, 1799. 
 He had 15 children — one by the first wife and 14 by the second — one of whom 
 was William S. (1), b. Mar. 5, 1781. 
 
 I. Capt. William S. Brooks, b. in Medford, Mass., Mar. 5, 1781, 
 went on a voyage at sea with Jiis uncle at the age of nine years. 
 He was in France during the French Revolution, and al.so at 
 the time Napoleon the First was at the height of his power. 
 Once, when in the Cove of Cork, he was pressed into the En- 
 glish navy, and served 6 months in the royal frigate "Dia- 
 mond." At another time, while cruising in the English Chan- 
 nel, he was captured twice in one day — first by the English and 
 then by the French. By the latter he was retained in prison 6 
 months, a part of which time was occupied in making sails for 
 
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 French ships. On his return from France, President John 
 Adams appointed him a lieutenant in the navy, which office he 
 declined. He was engaged for some time in commerce, as 
 commander of a merchant-vessel, at a period when the Ameri- 
 can flag did not always command of foreign nations the respect 
 that it now does, and many were the adventures and "hair- 
 breadth 'scapes" that he used to relate in the later years of his 
 life. 
 
 On retiring from the sea, he settled at Cambridge, Mass., 
 where he was postmaster four years. In Aug., 1821, he came 
 to Chesterfield, and engaged in the manufacture of cotton 
 goods, at Fadlory Village, in which business he continued till 
 1850. In 1839, however, he removed to Brattleboro, but still 
 retained his connection with the fadlory. He married, June 20, 
 1807, Eleanor Forman, of Middletown, N. J., d. in 1841. He 
 d. in Apr., 1865. Seven children survived them, viz: Wil- 
 liam F.^ b. Aug. 29, 181 1 ; m. Harriet B. Whiting, of New 
 York. — Horace, b. Feb., 1815 ; in. Mary Emerson, of Portland, 
 Me. — Ellen M., b. June 13, 1817; unm. — George J. (2), b. 
 Aug. 28, 181S; unm. — Francis W., b. May 14, 1821 ; m. 
 Matilda C. Smith, of New York. Res. in Brat.— J/ary E., 
 b. 1824 ; m. Frank Goodhue, of Brat. — Lucy T., b. 1827 ; m. 
 N. F. Cabot, of Hartland, Vt. [A son, James, was drowned 
 in Spaflbrd's Lake in 1827, a. 7 years.] 
 
 George J., son of Capt. William S.. (i), came to Chesterfield 
 with his father at the age of three years. Having attended the 
 common school at Fadtory Village for the usual period, his ed- 
 ucation was continued at Chesterfield Academy, Walpole 
 Academy, and the well-known school of J. W. Fairfield, at 
 Hudson, N. Y. After leaving school, he was employed sever- 
 al years as a clerk in the store of G. C. Hall, and of Hall & 
 Townsley, in Brattleboro'. In 1838, he went to Hillsboro, 111., 
 and engaged in practical farming about ten years. , In Feb., 
 1850, soon after the breaking out of the California "gold fever," 
 he embarked for San Francisco, where, together with his 
 brothers, he established the "Wholesale Paper Warehouse of 
 George J. Brooks & Co." The firm entered at once on a pros- 
 perous business career, and, until it was dissolved, in 1865, 
 
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 maintained its position as the leading house, in its line of busi- 
 ness, on the Pacific coast. At the same time, it had a wide 
 reputation for reliability and strict business integrity. In 1865, 
 after fifteen years of active service in managing the extensive 
 business of the firm, as its senior member, he retired with an 
 ample fortune, and has since, excepting a year spent in Europe, 
 divided his time between Brattleboro and San Francisco, — the 
 former being his legal residence. His public spirit, and strong 
 attachment to the friends of his youth, have been shown, among 
 other ways, by the building and furnishing of the "Brooks 
 House," at Brattleboro', in 1S71-72, at a cost of about $150,- 
 000. This hotel has become well known as one of the finest 
 in New England. His gifts to the Unitarian churches, both in 
 Brattleboro' and San Francisco, have been large and frequent, 
 and his judicious liberality has given encouragement and sup- 
 port to many other worthy enterprises. His lively interest in 
 the home and friends of his childhood, is manifested by his 
 frequent visits to Chesterfield during the summer months, as 
 well as in other ways. 
 BROOKS, Samuel H., 1799-1S05. A son, Samuel H., d. in 
 1803, young. 
 
 BROWN. 
 
 1. Fhineas Brown came from Harvard, Mass., and settled in 
 Chfd., probably about 1770, with his sons Oliver (2) and 
 yok7t (3) . He was one of the carpenters who built the "old 
 meeting-house." He d. probably about 1790. Wife's name 
 unknown. 
 
 2. Oliver, son of Phineas (i), m. Mary Scott, d. Apr. 7, 1836, 
 a. 75. He settled in Chfd., on the farm afterwards owned and 
 occupied by Willard H. Alexander, now by Geo. W. Barrett. 
 He was at one time a soldier in the American army, in the 
 War of the Revolution. Seledlman 1798, '99, i8n — 14. He 
 d. July 30, 1844, a. 88. Had no ch. 
 
 3. John, son of Fhineas (i), m. . He appears to have d. 
 
 about 1792. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah, m. Dr. Noah Fratt, of Winer. — Louisa, m. 
 Col. Evi Prime, of Winer. 
 
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 BROWN, Elias, probably from Wmd., b. 1800, m., i824,Moril- 
 la, dau. of Presson Farwell (3), and who d. OA. i, 1871. 
 He settled at Fadtory Village. Was a well-known auctioneer. 
 He d. Nov. 5, 1871. 
 
 Ch.: Zucy A., m., 1848, Willard R. Gline, of Wmd 
 
 Elvira M., m. John Griffith, of Keene ; d. . — Hannah 
 
 E., m., Jan. i, 1S49, Geo. L. Hamilton (3) .— jT^ry ^««, 
 m., July 28, 1846, Jonathan F. Wheeler (7). — Elias B., m. 
 Fannie Sawyer, of Keene ; d. Sept. 24, i86q, a. 28. Had 
 no ch. — Philania M., d. Mar. 22, 1871, in her 34th y, ; unm. 
 
 BROWN. 
 
 1. Aaron C. Brown, son of Eben Brown, of Brookline, Mass. (?), 
 settled in Chfd. probably about 1830. He m. Lucy, dau. of 
 Amos Crouch (3), and who d. in 1867. He d. Sept. 22, 
 1836, a. 29. 
 
 Ch. : Lydia S., b. Sept. 15, 1830; m. Elisha T. Taylor. 
 —Albert C.,b. 06t. 21, 1831 ; d. Feb. 8, \'&'^%.— Amos Eben 
 (2), b. Nov. 22, 1833. — Eliza, b. Apr. 16, 1835; m. ist, 
 Nov. 29, 1864, John McClenning (q. v.) ; 2d, Mar. 12, 1879, 
 Squire Amidon (5) . 
 
 2. AmosE., son of Aaron C. (i), m.,Sept. 21, 1858, Elmira 
 D., dau. of Caleb Hill, of Winer., and who was b. Apr. 23, 
 1835. Farmer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Emogene E.,h. Nov. 3, 1859; ■"•' Feb. 19, 1879, 
 Chester M., son of John McClenning (q. v.) — S^isan Af., b. 
 May 13, 1861 ; m., Nov. 24, 1880, Edson I. Leach; d. in 
 Chfd., May 5, 18S i . — C/tarles G.,b.Jan. 27,1864; d. Oft. 
 6, 1865.— yennie E., b. Apr. 9, 1870; d. Feb. 7, 1875. 
 
 BUCK, Elijah, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Lois 
 
 His name disappears about 1800. Four ch. were recorded : 
 Elijah, b. May 27, 1781 ; Sally, h. Jan. 26, 1784; Sanfnrd, 
 b. Jan. 18, 1786; Lois, b. Aug. i, 178S. 
 
 BURNHAM, Samuel, was in Chfd. in 1786, which year (June 15) 
 a dau., Lucy, was born to him. The mother's name was Sally 
 Fletcher. 
 
 BURT. 
 
 The emigrant ancestor of the Burts of Chfd. is said to have come from 
 England, and to have settled at Taunton, Mass. His name is not known, but 
 
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 his son Thomas m. 1st, Phillips, and 3d, Extile, by the latter of 
 
 whom he had a son, Henry, b. Jan. 24, 1737. Henry m. Sarah Hoskins and 
 had 8 ch., the oldest of whom was Samuel (1). 
 
 1. Samuel Burt, son of Henry, b. Nov. 20, 1760, m. Olive Lin- 
 coln, and settled, in 1787' '" ^^^ south-east part of Wmd., 
 near the Chfd. line. His vs^ife d. July 26, 1S43, a. nearly 82. 
 He d. Nov. 3, 1850. 
 
 Ch. : JVaomt, b. July 16, 1787; ^- Preston Thayer. Re- 
 sided in Passumpsic, Vt. — Samuel {2"), b. Nov. 5, 1790. — 
 Willard, b. June 29, 1794; m , Nov. 10, 1818, Martha Wood, 
 of Wmd. — Betsey, b. May 3, 1803. 
 
 2. Samuel, son of Samuel (i), m., Dec. 25, 1818, Betsey Penni- 
 man, of Mendon, Mass., d. July 30, 1853, a. 55. Settled in 
 Chfd. For many years he kept the tavern at FacSlory Village, 
 and was postmaster at that village for about 15 years. Seleft- 
 man 1844, '48. He d. Mar. 21, i868. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza Z., b. May 7, 1819; m., June i, 1842, Mile, 
 son of Nathaniel Walton (5) ; d. at Amity, Me., Dec. 2, 1871. 
 — Christiana, b. 06t. 5, 1820; m. ist, Apr. 12, 1S47, Wm. F. 
 Barnes, of Swzy., d. in Newton, Wis., May 31, 1859; 2d, 
 Frank Wicks, of the latter town. — Samuel G. (3), b. Sept. 
 15, 1822. — Daniel JS. (4) , b. June 5, 1825. — Jane A.,h. Apr. 
 2, 1831 ; d. Sept. 14, 1853, unm.- — Ellen S., b. Mar. 16, 1834; 
 m., July 10, 1854, George Corbet, b. at Gays River, Nova 
 Scotia, Sept. 15, 1828, and d. in Chfd., May 3, 1872. Has 2 
 sons: Clarence E., b. in Chfd., July 30, 1859; George B., b. 
 in Chfd., Dec. 20, i860. — Augusta M., b. July 30, 1835 ; d. 
 Aug. 10, 1853.- — Martha Ann, b. Nov. 17, 1837; m., Apr. 2, 
 i860, Henry Barker, of Wmd. — Melissa J., b. Feb. 28, 1844. 
 
 3. Samuel G., son of Samuel (2), m., Dec. 6, 1852, Sarah Has- 
 kell, of Amity, Me., d. at Hartford, Conn., Odl. 30, 1858. He 
 d. July 2, 1858. 
 
 Ch. : Kate,h. Feb. 19, 1856; d. June 19, 1858. — George 
 H., b. June 10, 1857. 
 
 4. Daniel E., son of Samuel (2), m., 1848, Thirza C, dau. of 
 Noyes Scott (4) . Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Cora A., b. Sept. .5, 1854; d. June 8, 1855. — Ida 
 West, b. Apr. 19, 1858 ; m., Jan. 13, 1877, Charles Butterfield, 
 of Wmd. 
 
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 BUTLER. 
 
 John Butler, son of Josiah and Thankful (Alexander) Butler, 
 of Hins., was born Feb. 5, 1786. Josiah was a nephew of 
 Col. Josiah Willard, the principal grantee of Chfd. Thankful 
 d. Mar. 25, 1849. John m. ist, iSio,' Gratia, dau. of Ephm. 
 Hubbard (2) ; 2d, Jan. 30, 1856, Lydia (Crowninshield) But- 
 ler, wid. of Henry Butler, and who was b. in Hins., Jan. 21, 
 181 1. In 1S24 or '25, he settled in Chfd., and is now (July, 
 1881) the oldest male inhabitant of the town. 
 
 Ch. : Marshall (2), b. May 9, 181 1. — Warren^ b. Aug. 15, 
 1812 ; d. Aug. 19, \%2>'^.—yosiah^ b. Jan. 4, 1815 : in. Sophia 
 W., dau. of Jacob P. Hubbard (9). — Efhraim H. (3), b. Jan. 
 4, 1815. — Erastus, b. May 12, 1816 ; m. Hannah Rugg. Res. 
 in Hins. — J/arza, b. Apr. 14, 1817 ; m- Samuel Thomas, of 
 Hins. — Roswell, b. Aug. 15, 1822; m., Jan. 5, 1871, Mrs. 
 Mary Kenney, of Brat. Res. in Chfd. Has no ch. — Otis (4), 
 b. June 3, 1826. 
 
 Marshall, son of John (i), m., 1836, Luthera B., dau of 
 Jacob P. Hubbard (9), and settled in Chfd. Farmer. He d. 
 Nov. 18, 1855. 
 
 Ch. : Lucius M., b. Apr. 9, 1838 ; m. Esther Abbott. Res. 
 in Sullivan. — Ann 6'., b. Jan. 11, 1842; m., 06t. 24, 1861, 
 Frederick L., son of Lausop Stone (6). — Helen P., b. Mar. 
 24, 1S45 ; m. George Howe, of Hins. — Warren II., b. 0&. 
 6, 1847 ; m., Feb. 14, 1871, Elnorah F., dau. of Geo. W. Bar- 
 rett (2). Farmer in Chfd. Has one ch., Gladys L., b. July 
 23, 1880. 
 
 Ephraim H., son of John (i), m., Odl. 5, 1840, Julia Ann, dau. 
 of John H. Barrett (i). Stone-mason and farmer. He d. in 
 Chfd., Nov. I, 1876. 
 
 Ch. : yohn H., b. Mar. 6, 1843 ; m., Dec. 11, 1870, Saiah 
 E., dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Converse) Webb. Farmer 
 and stone-mason in Chfd. Has 2 ch. : Hattie A., b. Jan. 25, 
 1873; Lawrence, b. Nov. 27, 1875. — Laura M., b. Mar. 10, 
 1845; m., June 16, 1870, Andrew A. Byard, of Peru, Vt, 
 now of Chfd. — Emma C, b. Jan. 8, 1847 ; m., 0(51. 26, 1868, 
 Edward J. Atwood, of Warwick, Mass. — Addie H., b. Mar. 
 
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 3, 1849 ; tn., Apr., 1S79, Lucius F., son of George Spaulding 
 (3); d. Jan. 23, 1880. — Maria J^., b. Mar. 17, 1851 ; m, June 
 6, 1872, Edward R., son of Hosea L. Stoddard (11). — Oliver 
 F., b. Mar. 27, 1853 ; m., June, 1877, Elizabeth Gushing, of 
 Warwick, Mass. Farmer in Ghfd. — Gratia A., b. Nov. i, 
 1855 ; m., 061. 3, 1876, Geo. P. Marsh, of Boston, — Bva L. 
 b. Apr. 27, 1S57 ; m., June i , 18S0, Ephraim Osgood. — George 
 JV., h. Aug. 4, 1862. 
 4. Otis, son of John (i), m., Jan. 20, 1849, Anna, dau. of John 
 and Olive Pushaw, of Hins., and who was b. May 6, 1833. 
 Farmer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. . Thomas F., b. Aug. i, 1850; m., Mar. 30, 1875, Ba- 
 rancia L. Wetherbee, b. Jan. i, 1848. Res. in Chfd. Has one 
 ch. living, Sidney L., b. Feb. 28, 1S81. — Mervin H., b. Nov. 
 16, 1852. — Walter M., b. Feb. i, 1859. 
 
 BUTTRICK, Levi, 1796— between 1807 and '12. His wife was 
 
 Rebecca -, . One ch was recorded, Polly, b. May 22, 
 
 1796. 
 
 BUXTON, John, son of Jonathan, b. in Londonderry, Vt., Nov. 
 12. 1809, ra., 1838, Polly, dau. of Bethuel Field (i), and set- 
 tled in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Ira P., b. Jan. 26, 1839; m., Dec. 22, 1867, Mrs. 
 Eliza H. Buzzell. Manufacturer of pail-staves,, &c., in Chfd. 
 — Fannie J^osepMne, b. June 22, 1842 ; m., May 6, 1872, 
 Merrick E. Chandler, of Taunton, Mass., now of Chfd. — 
 yane, b. Feb. 28, 1844; d. Q&.. 4, 1852. — Ona, b. Mar. 9, 
 1846 ; m., Dec. 24, 1874, Mary E. Ingell, of Taunton. ^ — Maria, 
 b. 0&.. I, 184S. — George F., b. June 4, 1859; d. Dec. 24, 
 i860. 
 
 CADY, James, m. Patience . Had a son, Noah, b. Aug. 
 
 20, 1766. 
 
 CAMPBELL. 
 
 Archibald Campbell, a native of Scotland, came to America, and settled in 
 Oxford, Mass., apparently about the middle of the last century. Two of his 
 sons were Alexander, who settled in Rockingham, Vt. , and Edward R. , b. 
 about 1758. Edward R. was a physician. He m. Anna, dau. of John Nor- 
 ton, of Westminster, Vt., who was also a native of Scotland. He d. Oct., 
 
24i 
 
 1830. His ch., all of -whom were born in Westminster, were as follows: 
 Edward R., m. Clarissa Chamberlain, of Newfane, Vt., and was the father of 
 Dr. Daniel Campbell, of Saxton's River, Vt. ; Sophia, m. James Houghton, 
 of Westminster; Eunice S., m. Epa Cone, of Putney, Vt. ; John N., m. Fan- 
 ny Brewster, of Wmd. ; Frazier F. , m. Lydia Thayer, of Dum. ; Anna Ma. 
 tilda, m. Grant Ranney, of Westminster; Sidney S. (1), b. Mar. 3, 1810; George, 
 d. in infancy. 
 
 I. Sidney S. Campbell, son of Edward R. Campbell, Sen., of 
 Westminster, Vt., m.,Sept. i8, 1834, Clarissa, dau. of William 
 and Clarissa (Wate)* Daggett, of Wmd., and wlio was b. Mar. 
 6, 1815. He has resided in Chfd. since 1830, having been en- 
 gaged, most of the time, in the manufacture of wheel-heads, at 
 Fa6lory Village. 
 
 Ch. : Mary E., b. Aug. 28, 1836; m., Nov. 9, 1869, Jason 
 R., son of James Holman (2) ; d. Mar. 17, 1S71. She was a 
 fine scholar, a successful and mucli respected teacher. — Charles 
 S., h. Odl. 14, 1839. Mechanic in Chfd. — Clara Anna, b. 
 May 25, 1846 ; m., Feb. 13, 1868. Joel H. Claris, of Westmins- 
 ter, Vt. 
 
 CAMPBELL, Duncan, appears to have resided in Chfd. but a few- 
 years. The name is not found after 1788. 
 
 CAREY, Thomas G., settled in Chfd. between 1807 and '12. Ap- 
 pears to have rem. from the town about 1S33. Had a son, 
 Zenas, d. Nov. 3, 1S32, in his 23d year. 
 
 CARLTON, Capt. Kimball, probably came to Chfd. between 1770 
 and '76. He is said to have lived east of the Centre Village, 
 near the place where the school-house in district No. 12 now 
 stands. His wife's name is not known, and no ch. were re- 
 corded. He had a sister, Hannah, who m. DanierWaldo (i). 
 He commanded the company that marched from this town July 
 33, 1777' and was engaged in the battle of Bennington. {^See 
 Chap. IV.) Seledman 1778- He probably rem. from the 
 town before 1787. 
 
 CARPENTER, Dr. Harvey, son of Dr. Eber and Judith (Green) 
 Carpenter, b. in Alstead, Dec. 24., 1803, m. ist, Lydia H. 
 Chandler, of Coleraine, Mass., d. in Chfd., Dec. 16, 1837, a. 
 
 *Clarissa Wate was the dau. of Maj. Wate, of Wmd., a native of 
 
 Germany, and a soldier of the Revolution. 
 
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 27; 2d, i843i Mrs. Thirza L. Scott, wid. of Noyes Scott (4), 
 and dau. of Elijah Walton (3), and who d. July 9, 1848 ; 3d, 
 Cornelia M., dau. of Jona. Cobleigh (2). He graduated at the 
 medical school in Castleton, Vt., in 1826, and settled in Chfd. 
 in '27 or '28. He engaged in the practice of medicine here till 
 the time of his death, Aug. 13, 1852. Representative 1S48. 
 
 Ch. : yames H., b. Dec. 8, 1830 ; d. in infancy.- — Helen M., 
 b. July 7, 1832 ; d. Aug. 6, 1839. — James H., b. 06t. 3, 1833 ; 
 d. in infancy. — Lucretia A., b. July 6, 1835. — Charles II., b. 
 Aug. 26, 1845. 
 
 CARPENTER, Alpheus, brother of Dr. Harvey Carpenter, b. 
 Dec. 25, 1812, m., 1844 or '43, Hannah Metcalf, and resided 
 in Chfd. till the time of his death. Mar. 7, 1854. 
 
 CARPENTER, Charles Darw^in, brother of Dr. Harvey Car- 
 penter, m. Eliza Ann, dau. of Joseph Clark (2). Had a son, 
 Charles Darivin, b. Oct 20, 1846, and d in infancy. He d. 
 in Chfd., May 1, 1847, a. 24. 
 
 CHAFFIN, Ephraim, 1790 — about 1806; Peter, 1796 — about 
 1806 ; Jonathan, Jr., 1797 — about 1806, The wife of Jona- 
 than, Jr., was Nabby , and he had a dau., Olive, b. June 
 
 3, 1602. 
 
 CHAMBERLAIN. 
 
 Benjamin Chamberlain, son of Joseph, one of the settlers of Oxford, Mass., 
 m. in that town, in 1738, Mary, dau. of Philip Amidon, of the same town. 
 No record of their ch., except the first, which was a dau., has been found; 
 but it is very probable that Ithamar Chamberlain (1), who settled in Chfd. as 
 early as 1770, was their son. Mary Amidon, the wife of Benjamin Chamber- 
 lain, had a brother Ithamar, and may have named one of her sons after him. 
 Ithamar Chamberlain had a brother, Joseph, who did not come to Chfd. His 
 
 (Joseph's) wife was Sarah , d. 1813. He d. 1776, leaving, at least, the 
 
 following ch. : Sarah, m. Stephen Streeter (1); Molly, d. 1783; John, d. 1783; 
 Asahel, d. 1778; Phebe, d. 1805; Calvin, d. 1819; Luther; Reuben. 
 
 I. Ithamar Chamberlain, supposed son of Benjamin and Mary 
 (Amidon) Chamberlain, of Oxford, Mass., b. 1745, m., 1770, 
 Hephzibah, dau. of Samuel Farr (i), and who d. Dtc. i, 1827. 
 0(5i. 24, 177O' l^s purchased of Martin Warner, of this town, 
 lot No. 12, in the 14th range, and settled on, or near, the same. 
 He built the first grist-mill on the place where the upper one 
 
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 now stands, at the West Village, apparently about 1810. He 
 was killed by a runaway horse, Sept. 19, 1825, at the age of 80 
 years. 
 
 Ch. : Rebecca, m., 1796, John Wilder, of Brat. ; d. Nov. 15, 
 1811. — Samuel (2), b. Aug. 22, 1773. — Anna {Nancy), b. 
 1775 ; m. ist, Samuel Button, of Dum. ; 2d, 1S44, Alexander 
 Robertson (6); d. Odt. 20, 1862, a. 87. — Benjamin (3). — 
 Polly, m. Lemuel Bowles, of Rockingham, Vt. — Itkamar (4). 
 — Uefhzibah, d. 1790. 
 
 Samuel, son of Ithamar (i), m. Damaris, dau. of Joshua Wild- 
 er, of Brdt., and who d. Sept. 25, 1843, in her 63d year. Re- 
 sided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Mar. 3, 1852. 
 
 Ch. : 'yoshua Wilder (5), b. Jan. 29, 1799. — Alansan (6), 
 b. Mar. 24, 1801. — Josiah, b. 06t. 26, 1803; d. June 5, 1S27. 
 — Alfred (7), b. Odl. 14, 1806. — George, b. May 23, 181 1 ; 
 m., 1S37, Diantha, dau. of Samuel Thompson (6). Res. in 
 Chfd. Farmer and stone-mason Seledlman 1852. Has no 
 ch. — Samuel (8), b. Jan. 28, 1813. — Elizabeth, b. Mar. 3, 
 1823 ; m., Apr. 17, 1849, Shubel H. Randall (7). 
 Joshua Wilder, son of Samuel (2), m. Mary Wilson, b. May 
 
 17, 1S07, and d. May 5, 1871. Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Mary Ann, b. Apr. 2, 1824; m., 1844, John Harris 
 (12) ; d. July 23, 1863. — Olive, b. June 13, 1826; d. July 6, 
 1841. — 'Joshua Wilder (9), b. June 24, 1829. — Josiah (10), 
 b. Oa. 4, 1831. 
 
 Joshua Wilder, son of Joshua Wilder (5), m.,Mar. 26, 1854, 
 Mrs. Harriet M. Swan, wid. of Benj. F. Swan, and dau. of 
 David Johnson (2). Res. in Chfd. Carpenter. 
 
 Ch. : Anna P., b. Apr. 4, 1855. — Gertrude O., h. Mar. 2, 
 1858 ; d. Mar. 4, 1862.-2?. Wilder, b. Apr. 19, i860. — Pick- 
 ard J., b. May 6, 1863 ; d. Oft. 4, 1873. 
 
 Josiah, son of Joshua Wilder (5), m. ist, Ellen S. dau. of 
 David W. Goodrich (i), and who d. Feb. 12, 1857; 2d, Aug- 
 10, 1858, Lena Bowman, of Berlin, P. O., where he d. Jan. 
 
 18, 1867. He was a carpenter and builder, and resided a num- 
 ber of years in Canada. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Canada) Charles W., b. Apr. 14, 1856.— 
 
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 Arthur B.,\i.^2in. i8, i860. — Ralph IV., h. Jan. 3, 1861. — 
 Judith M., b. May 20, 1865. 
 
 Alanson, son of Samuel (2), m. ist, 1831, Eliza Ann, dau. of 
 Asa Thompson (8), and who d. Jan. 4, 1839; 2d, July 7, 1844, 
 Abigail, dau. of John Fierce (3), and who d. Apr. 29, 1858. 
 Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Ithatnar, b. 061. 20, 1832; d. Sept. 17, 1855. He 
 was a student and teacher, and his death was doubtless hastened 
 by excessive application to his studies. — Asa T., b. Feb. 26, 
 1834; d, Jan. 26, 1852. — William, b. Odl. 29, 1837; unm. 
 Res. at present in Chfd. 
 
 Alfred, son of Samuel (2), m., 1834, Emily H., dau. of Ora 
 Farr (12). Farmer. He d. in Newark, Vt., where he was 
 residing, Nov. 5, 1879. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Helen E., b. Feb. 21, 1836; rn., 
 1854, Frank A. Way, now of Newark, Vt. — Olive A., b. Jan. 
 15, 1S44; m., Sept. 16, 1869, Edward A. Turner, of Alstead. 
 Norman F., b. Dec. 12, 1S46 ; d. Feb. 21, i8^2.—jEmma H., 
 b. Feb. 26, 1S51 ; d. Feb. 28, 1852. 
 
 Samuel, son of Samuel (2), m. ist, 1841, Elmira, dau. of Sam- 
 uel Thompson (6), and who d. Aug. 28, 1844 ; 2d, 1858, Mrs. 
 Laura T. (Barrett) Atherton, wid. of Chas. B. Atherton (11), 
 and who d. Nov. 18 i860, in her 35th year ; 3d, Nov. 27, 18621 
 Mrs. Mary E. Holden, wid. of Wm. Holden, and dau. of Eb- 
 enezer Swan, of Tyngsboro', Mass. Stone-mason and farmer. 
 Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Martha E., b. Sept. 9, 1859 ; d. Dec. 9, i860. — Alice 
 E., b. Sept. 20, 1863 ; d. Sept. 14, 1865.— Zaz^ra -S., b*. Sept. 
 3, 1866. 
 
 Benjamin, son of Ithamar (i), m. Rosina Amsden, of Dum. 
 He rem., about 1835, ''' Putnam Co., Ind., where had., and 
 where his ch., that are living, still res. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Orison, m. ist, 1834, Mary B., dau. 
 
 of Cutler Blodgett (2) ; 2d, . — Amsden, d. in Putnam 
 
 Co., Ind. — Rosina. — Warren. 
 
 Ithamar, son of Ithamar (i), m., 1813, Rebecca Dutton, of 
 Dum., d. June 15, 1863. Resided in Chfd. till about 1832, 
 when he rem. to Dum., where he d. June 13, 1859. 
 
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 Ch. : William, b. Feb. lo, 1814 ; d. Odl. 12, 1818. — Nancy, 
 b. Apr. 8, 1815 ; d. June ii, 1838. — Cyrus, b. Nov. 8, 1817 ; 
 d. Feb. 19, 1819. — Hiram K. (11), b. Feb. 27, 1819. — Rebec- 
 ca, b. Aug. 19, 1820; d. Dec. 22, 1852. — Mary, b. Dec. 12, 
 1826; m. 1st, 1846, Alanson Stockwell ; 2d, Amsden, son of 
 Benjamin Chamberlain (3). 
 
 II. Hiram K., son of Ithamar (4), m., Jan. i, 1845, Sarah A. 
 Nourse, of Dum. Farmer in Brat. 
 
 Ch. : Maverette A., b. Apr. 19, 1846; m., Aug. 29, 1874, 
 Geo. F. Fisher. — Theodore A., b. Feb. 26, 1849; m., Aug. 
 23, 1870, Etta A. ^stey— Lizzie C.,b. Feb. 20, 1853 ; d. Jan. 
 14, 1863. — Jenner H., b. Sept. 30, 1858. 
 
 CHAMBERLAIN, Thomas, appears to have settled in Chfd. about 
 
 1 791. His wife was Anna . He may have rem. from 
 
 the town about i8o3. Five ch. were recorded : Phineas, b. 
 Nov. 13, 1781. — Polly, b. Apr. 8, 17S4; m. (probably), 1805, 
 Ebenezer, son of Asa Gale (q. v.) — Anna, b. May 17, 1788. 
 — Oliver B., b. June 8, 1790. — Silve, b. 0&.. 9, 1794. 
 
 CHANDLER, John, was in Chfd. in 1792, having evidently come 
 from Wmd., to which town he returned in '96 or '97. His 
 
 wife was Elizabeth . Four ch. were recorded in the 
 
 records of Wmd. and of this town : Reuben, b. Apr. i, 1791 ; 
 Isaac, b. May 30, 1793 ; Sarah, b. May 11, 1795 ; David, b. 
 Apr. 23, 1797. 
 
 CHANDLER. 
 
 1. Clark Chandler, a descendant, in the seventh generation, of 
 ^m. Chandler, m. Nancy Lyon, of Coleraine, Mass. Two 
 of .his ch. were. Nelson Horatio (2), b. 1804, in Coleraine, and 
 Alexa7ider (3), b. Jan. 14, 1816, in the same town. 
 
 2. Nelson H., son of Clark (i), m., Aug. 18, 1836, Louisa M., 
 dau. of Calvin Gilson (2). From about 1834 'o '5^ or '53> he 
 resided in Chfd.. and was engaged in trade several years at 
 Fadlory Village. He rem. to Brat., where he d. Odl. 3, 1873. 
 
 Ch. ; Henry Horatio, b. July 25, 1837; ^n. Sarah Knight, 
 of Charlestown, Mass. Merchant in Boston. — Maria Amelia, 
 b. Mar. 30, 1839; m. E. G. Park, of Boston. — Geo. Wash- 
 ington, b. Aug. 7, 1840; m. Hannah Lillas, of Brat. — Helen 
 
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 Augusta^ b. Odl. 20, 1843. — yohn Girard, b. Sept. 26, 1846; 
 m. Josephine Durgin, of Raymond. Merchant in Boston. 
 
 3. Alexander, son of Clark (1), m., Apr. 29, 1839, Lydia, dau. 
 of Mason Herrick (4). Farmer in Chfd. He d. June 29, 
 1881. 
 
 Ch. -. Maria J., b. May 25, 1S40; d. 0&.. 7, i&S^.—F'ran- 
 cis Mason, b. Mar. 21, 1841 ; d. Mar. 13, 1853. — Harriet 
 Barber, b. Jan. i, 1844. — Clark Nelson, b. Feb. 25, 1847: 
 m., Sept. 26, 1872, Amelia, adopted dau. of Elijah Boyden, 
 of Marlboro'. He is a member of the firm of "Dort & Chand- 
 ler," druggists, of Keene. 
 
 CHAPMAN, Stephen, m. Abigail . Had a son, Elias, b. 
 
 May II, 1771. 
 
 CHAPMAN, Amasa, between 1807 and '12 — '33. Cabinet-maker 
 at the Centre Village. 
 
 CHASE, Joshua, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Susanna 
 
 , b. Feb. 18, 1747. The name is not found after 1797- 
 
 The following ch. were recorded: Jacob, b. June 30, 1771 i 
 Abigail, b. Apr. 25, 1773 ; William P., b. June 8, 1775, and 
 d. 1778; George, b. Jan. 2, 1778, and d. the same year; Sus- 
 anna, b. 0(5l. 17, 1780; William. P., b. June 22, 1783 ; Lucy, 
 b. Apr. 8, 1786; John, b. Aug. 15, 1788. 
 
 CHASE, Abel, was in Chfd. in 1787. His wife was Joanna . 
 
 The name disappears about 1800. Only 2 ch. were recorded: 
 George, b. July 27, 1787 ; Charles, b. July 6, 1789. 
 
 CHASE, David, m. Sally . Three ch. were recorded: 
 
 Eliza, b. Sept. 25, 1826; Caroline, b. Aug. 26, i%i<^\ Abbot 
 T., b. June 8, 1S31. 
 
 CHASE, Bela, b. in Keene, Dec. 2, 1795 ; m. ist, Eliza Abbott; 
 2d, Eda White, d. 1871. For a number of years he was en- 
 gaged in trade at FacSory Village. He. d. Jan. 29, 1867. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza Abbott, b. May 17, 1822. — Mary Hough, b. 
 Dec. 10, 1823 ; m., May 9, 1849, David W. Beckley (2) . 
 
 CHENEY, Ebenezer, from Tiverton, R. I., settled in Chfd. about 
 
 1791. His wife was Lydia , d. Apr. 4, 1859, ^' 9^' 
 
 He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He d. Apr. 
 7, 1847, a. 84. 
 
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 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Ebenezer, res. in Keene. — 'jfosi- 
 ah, m., 1822, Harriet, dau. of Lyman Scott (3). — Lydia, d. 
 May 19, 1861, a. 61. — Clark, m., 1834, Adeline M. (Crosby), 
 wid. of Washington, son of Ephm. Wiiite (i); d. in Chfd., 
 Mar. 15, 1853, a. 51. — Simon, m., 1830, Mary, dau. of Reu- 
 ben Lewis (i) — Alexander. — Nathan. — Eleanor. 
 
 CIBBS, Anna, dau. of Nathaniel Cibbs, of Westminster, Vt., d. 
 May 13, 1802, in her 22d year. 
 
 CLARK. 
 
 1. William Clark, b. 1756 or '57, rem. from Townsend, Mass., 
 to Fitzwilliam, but whether before or after the War of the 
 Revolution, is uncertain. He was a soldier in the American 
 army during a part, if not the whole, of that war. Mar. i, 
 1785, he purchased of Samuel Davis, of this town, a part of 
 lot No. 13, in the 14th range, and soon after settled on, or near, 
 the same. His wife was Sarah Peacock, d. June 26. 1833, a. 
 78. He d. Feb. 19, 1849, a 92. He had brothers, Samuel, 
 James and Jonas, who settled in other towns — the first named 
 in Andover, Vt. 
 
 Ch. : William{2), b. Jan. 6, 1784. — Sally, b. Aug. 5, 1785 ; 
 m., 1812, Thomas Tolman, of Swzy. — Daniel (3), b. Mar. 
 24, 1788. — Samuel, b. Mar. 14, 1790; d. Mar. 13, 181 1. — 
 Susan, m., 1832, David Johnson (2); d. Nov. 6, i847.— 
 Polly, b. 1794; d. June i, 1857, ^- ^S* 
 
 2. William, son of William (i), m. Eleanor Cahill, b. in Mont- 
 gomery, Orange Co., N. Y., June 22, 1791, and d. Apr. 21, 
 1S39. Resided in N. Y. City. He was a noted penman, and 
 for many years taught, and lectured on, penmanship. He d. 
 of paralysis, Apr. 5, 1S41. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah A., d. Aug. 14, 1842, a. 23 ; unm. — Elizabeth 
 A., m., Odl. 6, 1870, Hon. Socrates Tuttle, of Paterson, N. 
 J., where she res. — William (4) . — James H., m. Eleanor, 
 dau. of Rev. S. V. E. Westfall, a minister in the Reformed 
 Church. He is pastor of the Presbyterian church at Lake 
 View, N. J., where he res. 
 4. William, son of William (2), m. ist, Mary Adeline, dau. of 
 Russell Davis (6), and who d. in Paoli, Wis., July 25, 1868 ; 
 
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 2d, Amanda Meacham. He rem. from Chfd., in 1863, to 
 Wis., but res. at present in Wasliington Territory. Seledl- 
 man 1858, '59. 
 
 Cli. : (By first marriage) William Irving, b. 1853, in (Jhfd. 
 — Thirza Ellen, b. 1854, in Chfd. ; m,, July 5, 1880, at Dev- 
 il's Lake, Wis., W. E. Kollock. 
 
 Daniel, son of William (i), m., 1815, Amy, dau. of Ezra 
 Davis (3), and who d. June 7, 1834. Resided in Chfd. He 
 d. Mar. 8, 1822. 
 
 Ch. : Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1816; m., 1836, Chas. Cross. 
 Res. in Keene. — Maria, b. Feb. 15, 1818; m., May 7, 1838, 
 J. Boyden, son of John Day (3). Res. in Galva, 111. — Samuel 
 Daniel (5), b. Jan. 28, 1820. — Eleanor, b. Odt. 18, 1821 ; m. 
 Fisk Cross; d. Jan. 4, 1859. 
 
 Samuel D., son of Daniel (3), m., 1845, in Manchester, Sarah 
 E. Emerson, b. Sept. 2, 1824. A carpenter by trade, he was 
 engaged for a number of years in the construction of railway 
 and other buildings in the United States and Canada. Res. at 
 present in Port Huron, Mich., to which town he rem., in 1871, 
 from Wmd., where he had resided several years. 
 
 Ch. : William Edward, b. in Manchester, Nov. 5, 1847 ; 
 m., Apr. 23, 1872, Sophia E. Putnam. Res. at Brat. Road- 
 master of the Vt. Valley and Sullivan R. R. — Susan Eliza- 
 beth, b. in Chfd. Sept. 27, 1849; m., Dec. 1 1, 1871, Lucius G. 
 Liscom, of Hins. Res. in Port Huron. — Frank Pierce, b. in 
 Chfd., Dec. 24, 1851 ; m., Jan. 13, 1876, Eunice E., dau. of 
 Jotham and Jerusha (Streeter) Paine, of Wmd. Res. in 
 Springfield, 111. — Amy Adams, b. in Chfd., Jan. 25, 1854; 
 m., Aug. 28, 1878, Walter W. Sanderson, of Mich.— C/ara 
 Abby, b. at Port Sarnia, P. O., June i, 1857; d. at Port 
 Huron, Sept. 25, 1881. — John Charles McKenzie, b. at 
 Port Sarnia, June 16, 1858; d. at East St. Louis, 111., Aug. 
 18, i88i. — Laura McAlpine, b. in Wmd., May 17, 1865. 
 
 CLARK. 
 
 Solomon Clark came to Chfd., from Petersham, Mass., prob- 
 ably in 1794 or '95, and settled in the western part of the town, 
 on the farm long known as the "Sol. Clark farm," a part of 
 
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 which is now owned by Silas P. Yeager. He m. ist, Jemima 
 Caruth, d. June i6, 1815, in her 46th year; 2d, Sarah, dau. of 
 Edward Hildreth (5), and who d^ Apr. 18, 1846. He d. June 
 13, 1841, a. 69. 
 
 Ch. : y^osefh (2), b. Aug. 6, 1792. — Harden, b. July 29, 
 1795 ; m., 1814, Olive, dau. pf Simeon Tucker. Rem. to the 
 "Black River country," N. Y. — Asahel, b. Dec. 11, 1797; d. 
 the same month. — William C, b. Mar. 23, 1799; m., 1820, 
 Salome, dau. of Josiah Hastings (8). Rem. to Dickinson, N. 
 Y. — Solomon, b. Apr. 15, 1801 ; rem. to N. Y. State. — Jonas, 
 b. Mar. 24, 1803 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd. — yemima, b. July 25, 
 1805; m., 1831, Geo. A. Balch, of Keene. — Mary,h. 1809; 
 rti. Oilman, son of Montgomery Darling (4) ; d. Jan. 14, 1863. 
 — Charles TV. (3), b. Nov. 30, 1816. 
 
 Joseph, son of Solomon (i), m. ist, 1S13, Fanny Gary, d. Feb. 
 27, 1817, in her 28th year ; 2d, 1817, Polly, dau. of John Knee- 
 land (q. v.), and who d. May 7, 1850. Resided in Chfd. 
 Blacksmith. He d. July 25, 1852. 
 
 Ch. . Lavernie, b. Apr. 25, 1815 ; m., Odl. 22, 1S33, Charles 
 C. Webster (q. y )— Joseph L., b. Feb. 8, 1817; m. Wid. 
 
 Redman; d. in Louisville, Ky., 1862. — Henry O. (4), 
 
 b. June I, 1819. — Arza K. (5), b. Feb. 9, 1823. — Eliza A., 
 b. Dec. 24, 1825; m. ist, Chas. D. Carpenter (q. v.); 2d, 
 Geo. S. Wilder, of Hins. ; d. Feb. 11, \'?>(&.— Wilder P. (6), 
 b. Odl. 12, 182,2.— Helen M., b. July i, 1835; m., Apr. 18, 
 1855, Spencer M. Leonard, of Wmd., where she res. — Julia 
 M., b. May 24, 1838 ; m., June 22, 1864, Oscar E. Sargeant (7). 
 Henry O., son of Joseph (2), m., Sept., 1839, Hannah, dau 
 of Reuben Willard (2). From 1840 to '49, he engaged in 
 driving the stage between Walpole and Brat. ; from the latter 
 date till May, 1856, was station-agent, at Walpole, for the 
 Cheshire railroad. He was then transferred to the station at 
 Winchendon, Mass., where he has since resided, having been 
 in the employ of the Cheshire R. R. Co. over 31 years. 
 
 Ch.: (All b. in Walpole) Hannah O., b. Apr. 18, 1840; 
 m. Theodore K. Parker. — Henry W., b. June 11, 1842; m. 
 Mary K. Farrer, of Winchendon. — Wallace R., b. Nov. 11, 
 1844; d. Sept. 2, 1864. 
 
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250 
 
 5- Arza K., son of Joseph (2), m., 1845, Sophira S., dau . of 
 Reuben Marsh (2). Resided in Chfd. Blacksmith. Seledl- 
 man 1852, '53, '63, '64; town-clerk '54. He d. Nov. 6, ib68. 
 Ch. : Arza^ b. May 11, 1848; d. the same ye.?iX.—Ro sella 
 S., b. June i, 1849 ; m. Reuben A., son of Amherst Lewis (2). 
 —Arthur y., b. Dec. 29, 1853. — Chas. Wilder, b. Odt. 25, 
 1863. 
 
 6. Wilder P., son of Joseph (2), m. Mary C. Merrill, b. at Port- 
 land, Me., Aug. 26, 1839. Res. at Winchendon, Mass., where 
 he is engaged in the wooden-ware business. 
 
 Ch. : Murdoch Merrill, b. in Belfast, Me., Dec. 9, 1867.— 
 Mary Wilder, b. in Winchendon, June 11, 1873. — Maurice 
 Leo7iard, b. in Winchendon, July 13, 1875. 
 3. Char-les N., son of Solomon (i), m. ist, Lucy B. dau. of 
 Daniel Fletcher (3), and who d. Mar. 21, 1846, in her 26th 
 year; 2d, 1847, Lucy, dau. of John Pierce (3). Resided in 
 Chfd. Farmer. He d. Oct. 26, 187S. 
 
 Ch. : Cornelia E., b. May i, 1843; m., Nov. 12, 18671 
 Charles R., son of Parker Farr (6). 
 
 CLARK, Abigail, m., 1792, Samuel Davis, Jr. 
 
 COBB, Sylvester, was in Chfd. in 1787. His wife was Mary 
 
 . His name disappears about 1796. .Three ch. were 
 
 recorded: Sylvester, b. Feb. 4, 1786; Mercy, b. Mar. 21, 
 1788; Alanson, b. Apr. 12, 1790. 
 
 COBB, Morgan, m., i8i;6, Abigail Farr. 
 
 COBB, Thomas J., son of Tisdale Cobb, and grandson of Samuel 
 Cobb, b. in Coventry, Vt., Aug. 25, 1804, m., 1827, Caroline, 
 dau. of Richard Hopkins (i). Res. at present in Freedom, 
 N, Y. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Sarah A., h Aug., 1829; unm. — 
 Caroline E., b. 1831 ; m., 061., 1850, Peter Vanocker, of 
 Freedom, N. Y. — Prusha M., b. 1832 ; m., in Chfd., Hopkins 
 Croshy .—Richard T., b. Oft. 18, 1834; "^m 0(ft. 14, 1868, 
 Sarah F., dau. of Alanson Spaulding (2). Mechanic. Res. 
 
 in Chfd. — yames H., b. July 10, 1837 ; m. . Res. in 
 
 Centreville, N. Y. 
 
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 COBLEIGH. 
 
 1. Eleazer Cobleigh was in Chfd. in 1766. His wife was prob- 
 ably Phebe . The first grist-mill erected in the town 
 
 was probably built by him. {See pp. 39, 15S.) Seledtman 
 1767- He d. between 1767 and '70, leaving (probably) a son, 
 Eleazer (2), and perhaps other ch. 
 
 2. Eleazer, son of Eleazer (i), m., 1782, Tabitha, dau. of Abra- 
 ham Farr (i),and who d. in Windham, Vt., a. about loi. 
 Soldier i775- He rem. to Windham about 1800. The follow- 
 ing ch. were b. in Chfd. : Zolney., b. 0(ft. 16, 1782 ; Patty., b. 
 Apr. II, 1785; Eton., b. Nov. 22, 1787; Adon, b. Dec. 26, 
 1790. 
 
 COBLEIGH, Dan, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Esther 
 
 . The name disappears before 1787. Four ch. were 
 
 recorded: Molly, b. Mar. 20, 1769; Meketabel, b. Sept. 5, 
 1771 ; Phebe, b. Mar. 15, 1773 ; Rocselene, b. Sept. 24, 1779. 
 
 COBLEIGH, Jonathan, from New Braintree, Mass., purchased, 
 Apr. 15, 1763, of Simon Davis, of this town, lot No. 10, in 
 the 15th range; No. 14, in the ist range; and No. 14, in the 
 2d range. On the tax-list for 177° ^^^ ^^ names of "Jonathan 
 Cobleigh" and "Jonathan Cobleigh, Jr." It is presumed that 
 the latter was the son of the former, but the name of Jonathan 
 Sen.'s, wife is not known. The following is probably a record 
 of the ch. of Jonathan, Jr. : "Children^ of Jonathan Cobleigh 
 and Esther his wife:" Lemuel, b. Mar. 24, 1769; Lydda, b. 
 Jan. 24, 1771, and probably d. young; j/^onatkan, b. May 27, 
 1779; James, b. July 12, 1785. Jonathan, Jr., appears to have 
 
 m., for his second wife, Betsey , and to have had Sally 
 
 and Lydia (tvvins), b. July 22, 1791. 
 
 The name of Jonathan, (Sen.), disappears before 1787; that 
 of Jonathan, Jr., is not found after 1794. The latter was prob- 
 ably a soldier in 1777. 
 
 COBLEIGH, Oliver, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Mar- 
 garet . Lieutenant in 1777 ; selectman '79. The name 
 
 is not found after 1794- Four ch. were recorded: Oliver, b. 
 May 7, 1766; Eunice, b. 06t. 17, 1768; Joel, b. June 11, 
 1 771 ; Samuel, b. Sept. 21, i774- 
 
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 COBLEIGH. 
 
 John Cobleigh was in Chfd. in 1776. He may have been the 
 son of Jonathan Cobleigh, (Sen.), but it is tolerably certain 
 that he was not the son of Eleazer Cobleigh, (Sen.) He m. 
 Deborah, dan. of Abner Harris (i), and resided on the farm 
 now owned and occupied by his grandson, Erastus H. Cob- 
 leigh. He d. June 8, 1825, in his 73d year. His wife d. Mar. 
 13, 1836, a. 82. 
 
 Ch. : John^ b. Apr, 10. 1776; m., 1795, Polly Stanford. — 
 Polly^ b. Mar. 11, 1778. — Levi W., b. Feb. 13, 1780; rem. to 
 Sutton, Vt., or vicinity. — Sampson., b. Feb. 15, 1782; m., 
 1806, Abigail, dau. of Amos Smith (4) . Rem. to Sutton, Vt. 
 — Z.jj'rfza, b. June 19, 1784; m., 1803, Noah Farr (10). — Deb- 
 orah Mercy., b. 061. 13, 1786; m., 1804, Amos Farr (8); d. 
 before 1806. — Abner Harris., b. Nov. 18, 1788; m. Nabby, 
 dau. of Shadrach Herrick (i). Rem. to Sutton, Vt. — Eras- 
 tus^ b. Feb. 17, 1791 ; m. Hannah, dau. of John Day (2) ; d. 
 July 3, 1S21, leaving 3 ch. : Royal E., b. 0<5l. i, 1813 ; Mar- 
 shall D., b. Jan. 21, 1817, and m., in Littleton, 1838, Phinisa, 
 dau. of Noah Farr (10) ; Hannah C, b. Mar. 7, 1819. — Joshua., 
 b. May 7, 1793. — yonathan (2), b. July, l795- 
 
 Jonathan, son of John (i), m., 1818, Harriet, dau. of Oliver 
 Hastings (7), and who d. Apr. 4, 1879. Resided in Chfd. 
 Farmer. He d. Apr. 22, 1859. 
 
 Ch. : Cornelia Maria, b. Jan. 12, 1820; m. ist, 1839, Wm. 
 H. Cobleigh (q. v.) ; 2d, Dr. Harvey Carpenter (q. v.); 3d, 
 Willard Hammond, of Winer. — Deborah Helen, b. May 9, 
 1822 ; m. ist. Mar. 9, 1842, Chas. M. Davis (7) ; 2d, Nov. 28, 
 1854, Geo. H. F. Colburn (6.) — Mary Emeline, b. Dec. 8, 
 1823; m. ist, 1846, James F.,son of Ebenezer Robertson (7) ; 
 2d, Amasa Aldrich, of Winer. — John Leavitt, b. Feb. 19, 
 1826; m. Mary Elizabeth Kidd. Res. in San Francisco, Cal. 
 Has one dau., Josephine S., b. May 3, 1851, and m-. David 
 Love. — Erastus Hastings (3), b. May 26, 1828. — Susanna 
 Sophia, b. Mar. 16, 1830 ; m. Henry C. Lyman, of Winer ; d. 
 1864. — Otis Barrett (4), b. Apr, 9, 1832. — Herbert Rock- 
 wood ?in(\ Henry Coolidge (5), b. June 16, 1834. Herbert 
 
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 R. d. Mar. ii, 1S37. — Harriet Elizabeth, b. Sept. 17, 1837 ; 
 m., 1857, George Ware, of ^NmA.— Charles Edward, b. Dec. 
 10, 1841 ; m. Nora Clarey. Res. in Cal. 
 
 3. Erastus H., son of Jonathan (2), m., June 6, 1855, Augusta 
 C, dau. of Orsmer and Chloe (Cook) Wilb's, of Winer. Res. 
 in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Geo. Erastus, b. July 4, 1856; d. Jan. 13, 1865. — 
 Mary Augusta, b. Jan. 2, 1858. — Frank Willis, b. Aug. 23, 
 1859. — George Orsmer, b. May 24, 1869. 
 
 4. Otis B., son of Jonathan (2), m. Caroline Augusta Kent. 
 Res. in N. Y. City. 
 
 Ch, : Harriet Augusta, b. Odl. 29, 1856. — jFuliette, b. Feb. 
 13, 1858. — Geo. Elder, b. Aug. 8, 1859. — Jonathan Otis,h. 
 Apr. 23, 1864. — John, b. Od. 20, 1866. — Jane Elizabeths b. 
 Odl. 8, \%(i&.— Grace, b. Feb. 20, 1871. 
 
 5. Henry C, son of Jonathan (2), m., Mar. 10, 1859, Abbie El- 
 len, dau. of Erastus and Eunice (Storrs) Ware, of Wmd., 
 where he res. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Fred Erastus, b. June 2, i860. — Charles Henry, b. 
 Apr. 27, 1863. — Carrie Isabell, b. Feb. 5, 1869. — Vinie Adell, 
 b. Nov. 9, 1870. 
 
 COBLEIGH, William H., m., 1839, Cornelia M., dau. of Jona- 
 than Cobleigh (2). 
 
 Ch. : Georgiana, b. Mar. 12, 1842; m. Henry Colburn. 
 Res. at Turner's Falls, Mass. — Roxana, b. June 4, 1843 ; d. 
 
 \?>\'^.^Mary Jane, b. June 29, 1844; m. Clark. Res. 
 
 in Boston. — Julia M., b. May 25, 1846; m. Thomas J. 
 Humphrey, now of Chfd. 
 
 COBLEIGH, Athaliah, m., 1781, Jeremiah Wheeler (q. v.) 
 
 COBLEIGH, Martha, m., 1782, Samuel Farr (i). Third. 
 
 COBLEIGH, Reuben, m., 1783, Lucy Fierce. His name is not 
 found after 1787. 
 
 COCHRAN, Jonathan, settled in Chfd. about 1797. His wife 
 
 was Agnes , a native of Londonderry, d. Apr. 30, 1818, 
 
 in her 73d year. He was a surveyor. His name and that of his 
 
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 son, yohn, both disappear about 1819. John was a school- 
 master, and is said, also, to have engaged sometimes in smug- 
 gling goods from Canada, carrying them on his back, and trav- 
 eling, much of the way, in the woods and forests. 
 COLBURN, Amos, was in Chfd. in 1772, which year he purchased 
 of Simon Davis house-lot No. 12, in the nth range, and of 
 Elkanah Day house-lot No. 13, in the same range. His wife 
 
 was Sarah . He was a lieutenant in Col. Scammel's 
 
 regiment in 1777, '78, '79. The name is not found after 1795. 
 Ch. . Amos, b. Feb. 4, 1772; Sal/a, b. Mar. 29, 1774; Al- 
 pheus,h. Nov. 10, 1780; Sibyl, b. July 21, 1782; Andrew, 
 b. July 26, 1787; Simon, b. Jan. 11, 1790. 
 
 COLBURN. 
 
 1. Benjamin Colburn, of Dudley, Mass., purchased of Simon 
 Davis, of Chfd., Dec. 6, 1773, lot No. 5, in the 14th range, 
 and probably settled on the same soon after. His wife was 
 
 Hannah . He d. Jan. 21, 1784, in his 60th year. In 
 
 his will, made Aug. 6, 1783, the following ch. were mentioned : 
 
 Daniel (2). — Amasa, (m. Lucy ■ , and had a dau., Ala- 
 
 theda, b. June 10, 1778. He was a soldier in 1776.) — Will- 
 iam (3). — Jedediah, (m., 1792, Charlotte Nash). — Alice, )m., 
 1778, Eleazer, son of David Stoddard (i).) — Hannah, (m., 
 1783, John Harris (2).) — Olive, (m., 1785, John Day (2).) 
 
 2. Daniel, son of Benjamin ( I ), m. Mary . Soldier 1777. 
 
 ■ He probably d. in Chfd. about 1827. 
 
 Ch. . Ebenezer, b. Aug. 22, 1779 ; m., 1S02, Sally Howard. 
 — Hannah, b. Mar. i, 1781 ; m., 1803, Phineas, son of Gibson 
 Willard (2). — Benjamin, b. June 12, 1782; d. 1791. — Dan- 
 iel, b. June 17, 17S4; d. 1786. — Nabby, b. June 14, 1786. — 
 Daniel, b. July 23, 1788 ; m., 1809, Clarissa, dau. of Comfort 
 Day (2) ; d. in Chfd., June 28, 1845. — Cornelius, b. Apr. 7, 
 1790. 
 
 3. William, son of Benjamin (i), m., 1788, Sarah, dau. of Oliver 
 Brigham (i). Resided in Chfd. He d. probably about 1834. 
 
 Ch. : Olive, b. June 15, 1788. — Ezekiel (4), b. May 9, 1790. 
 — Flavilla, b. Dec. 6, 1792. — Jason, b. Dec. 12, 1794. — Clar- 
 issa, b. Jan. 30, 1796. — Lucy, b. Jan. 23, 179S; d. Od. 28, 
 
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 i8o2. — Thirza^ b. Odl. 17, 1800; d. 061. i8, 1802. — Ora, b. 
 Feb. 13, 1803 ; m., 1830, Delia S., dau. of John Day (2). Res. 
 in Burke, Vt. 
 
 EzEKiEL, son of William (3), m., 1817, Martha, dau. of Ed- 
 mond Farnsworth (i), and who d. Mav. 25, 1873. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. July 5, 1872. 
 
 Ch. : Newell N. (5), b. Mar. 15, i2>i^.-^ Celinda M.. b. 
 Dec. 12, 1821 ; m., 1848, Sylvanus Holden, of Shirley, Mass. 
 — Lucy R., b. May 2, 1823 ; d. young. — George H. F. (6), 
 b. Apr. 6, 1825. — Norman TV., b. Jan. 8, 1827; m. Sera- 
 phina Joy, of Brat. He enlisted in the 29th Regt. Wis. Vol- 
 unteers, and d. at Helena, Ark., Jan. i, 1863, leaving 2 ch. : 
 Lizzie T., b. Sept. 24, 1854; Mary A., b. July 23, 1857. — 
 Levi L. (7), b. June 21, 1829. — Warren, b. Sept. 16, 1831 ; 
 m. Keziah, dau. of John Putnam, of Brat. He was a soldier 
 in the Union army, and d. in the Rebel prison at Anderson- 
 ville, Ga., 06t. 4, 1863, leaving one son, Albert S., b. Nov. 3, 
 1861. — Robertus F., b. Dec. 21, 1837; m.. Mar. 23, 1862, 
 Cynthia, dau. of James Holman (2). Res. in Shirley, Mass. 
 Has one son, Edward F., b. June 2, 1871. 
 
 Neweli- N., son of Ezekiel (4), m. ist, Nov. 2, 1845, Isabella 
 R., dau. of Capt. Henry Kemp, of Brat., and who d. July 13, 
 1879 ; 2d, Dec. 26, 1880, Maria W., dau. of Mark Cook (2) . 
 Farmer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Leroy N, b. May 11, 1S48 ; m., Jan. 25, 1871, Mary 
 A., dau. of Samuel J. Hubbard, of Walpole. Farmer in 
 Chfd. Has one ch., Edith L., b. May 17, 1872. 
 George H. F., son of Ezekiel (4), m., Nov. 28, 1854, Mrs. 
 Deborah H. Davis, wid. of Chas. M. Davis (7), and dau. of 
 Jonathan Cobleigh (2). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Martha Adelle, b. May 26, 1856; m.,Jan. 22, 1879, 
 Geo. S. Howard, of Hins. — Hattie Amelia, b. Nov. i, 1858. 
 — Norman George, b. Dec. 17, 1862. 
 
 Levi L., son of Ezekiel (4), m., Apr. 24, 1859, Mary Ann 
 P., dau. of Bethuel Field (2). Farmer and carpenter. Se- 
 ledlman 1865, '€>(>. Rem. from Chfd. to Kinsley, Kan., in 
 1878. 
 
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 Ch. : yulla C.,b. Dec. 12,1861. — Ze/za, b. Feb. 10,1867. 
 
 — Mabel E., b. Nov. 12, 1868 Herbert W.,h. Aug. 30, 
 
 1870. 
 COLBURN, Emroy H., son of Amos and Charlotte Colburn, b. 
 in Lyme, Aug. 9, 1S20, m. ist, Jei'usha A., dau. of Chas. 
 Davenport (2), and wrho d. Odl. 6, 1856; 2d, June 30, 1859, 
 Martha E., sister of first wife. Mechanic, and postmaster at 
 the West Village. 
 
 Ch. : May land E.,\i. Nov. 14, 1863; m., June 20, 1S81, 
 Elva E., dau. of Josiah L. and Lizzie (Wheelock) Leach, now 
 of QMd..—Mattie J., b. Apr. 26, 1872. 
 
 COLE, Amasa, here in 1789, but appears to have remained but a 
 
 short time. 
 COLE, LEVi,b. Jan. 10, 1762, was here in 1790, but probably 
 
 remained only a few years. His wife was Cloe . Two 
 
 ch. were recorded: C/oe, b. May 4, 1788; Levi^ b. Aug. 15, 
 
 1790. 
 CONE, Curtis E., b. in Claremont, m., Aug. 23, 1835, Celia 
 
 Judd, of the same town He d. July ^1 1871, in his 63d year. 
 
 His widow still res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Henry^ b. May 24, 1836 ; d. in Putney, Vt., Feb. 9, 
 
 1843. — Oscar R., b. June 29, 1840 ; d. in Keene, July 2, 1859. 
 
 — Martha Ann^ b. in Chfd,, Nov. 6, 1843 ; m. Frank Hem- 
 
 menway, of Troy, N. Y. — Schuyler, b. in Chfd., Apr. 18, 
 
 1845 ; d. Nov. 25, the same year. — Lauretta M., b. in Chfd., 
 
 Oa. 23, 1847. 
 
 CONVERSE. 
 
 Dea. Edward Converse settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1630. From him 
 was descended, in the fifth generation, Joshua Converse. (Dea, Edward', 
 .James^, James^, John*, Joshua^.) Joshua was born in Woburn, Mass., June 
 3, 1704, and rem. to Dunstable early in life. In 1739, he m. Rachel, dau. of 
 Joseph Blanchard, and rem., in 1789, to what is now the town of Merrimac, 
 this State. He was drowned in the Merrimac river in 1744, leaving the fol- 
 lowing ch. : Joseph (1), b. Nov. 18, 1739 ; Jesse, b. Dec. , 1741 ; Zebulon, who 
 m., 1773, Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel Merriam, of Bedford, Mass., and settled 
 in Rindge, where some of his descendants still reside. 
 
 1. Joseph Converse, son of Joshua, and the descendant of Dea. 
 Edward Converse, who settled in Charlestown, Mass., m. 
 
257 • 
 
 Elizabeth Davis, d. in Chfd., Aug. lo, 1817, a. 74. May 10, 
 1794, (at which time he was residing in Bedford, Mass.,) he 
 purchased a part of lot No. 7i in the 13th range. He was styled 
 a ''tanner" in the deed. He settled in this town in 1794 or '95, 
 and lived manv years on the farm previously owned and occu- 
 pied by Nathaniel Bingham, situated a short distance north of 
 the Centre Village. He d. Feb. 16, 1828, in his 89th year. 
 
 Ch. : Betsey, b. Mar. 7, 1763 ; m., 1782, Levi Mead (i); d, 
 Dec. 4, \^\2.— yoseph (2), b. 1765. — JosiaJi, b. 1770; m. 
 
 Deborah , d. Apr. 14, 1810, a. 33. He d. Nov. 20, 1828. 
 
 — Williatn, b. 1773! ™- Sarah , d. Dec. 30, i83i,a. 
 
 55. He d. Dec. 31, 1831. — Mary, b. July 13, 1777 ; m., 1801, 
 John Putnam (1) ; d. Sept. 14, 1853. — James, who studied 
 divinity with Dr. Payson, of Rindge, and was settled as a 
 clergyman in Weathersfield, Vt. — jfoskua (3), b. 1786. 
 
 Joseph, son of Joseph (i), m. Lucy , d. Feb. 10, 1845, 
 
 a. 76. Resided in Chfd. He d. Sept. 4, 1841, a. 76. 
 
 Ch. : Charles (4), b. Dec. 30, 1788. — Lucy, m. Daniel 
 Fletcher (3). [Perhaps Thaddeus, d. Odt. 30, 1807, a. 17. J 
 Charles, son of Joseph (2), m., 1839, Mary Adeline, dau. of 
 Clark Streeter (5) , and who d. May 4, 1877. Farmer in Chfd., 
 and justice of the peace many years. Seledtman 1833, '34, '35 ; 
 representative '36, '37. He d. Sept. 18, 1858. 
 
 Ch. : Lewis D., b. May 30, 1839 ; m., Apr. 15, 1865, Char- 
 lotte A., dau. of Silas P..Yeager (q. v.) Dentist in Urbana, 
 O. — Sarah y., b. May 19, 1840; d. 1841. — Schuyler, b. July 
 14, 1842 ; unm. — yulius C, h. Odt. 13, 1844; m. Gertie Hen- 
 ry, of Bellows Falls, V't. — Charles, b. Aug. 4, 1847 ; m. 
 
 Dentist in Urbana, O. — Eugene, b. Aug., 1850; m. . — 
 
 William R., b. Aug. 8, 1853 ; m. Cora Wakefield.— y. Sted- 
 m.an, b. Jan. 30, 1856; m., Aug. 25, 1881, Ida May Arm- 
 strong, of Urbana. "Dentist in N. Y. City, having graduated 
 at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, Mar. 4, 1881. 
 Joshua, son of Joseph (i), m. Joanna, dau. of Silas Hildreth 
 (12), and. who d. Apr. 4, 1841. He was a physician, and 
 practised his profession for some time in Chfd. He d. Sept. 4, 
 
 1833- 
 
 33 
 
258 
 
 Ch. : George, unm. ; res. in Jay, Essex Co., N. Y. — Clin- 
 ton, d. in infancy, 1830. — Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1832; m., 1851, 
 Nathaniel Webb, of Chesterfield, N. Y., now of this town. 
 They have 5 ch. : Chas. F. C. Webb, b. 0&.. 20, 1852 ; Sarah 
 E. Webb, b. Dec. 21, 1854 ; Hattie M. Webb, b. Feb. 3, 1857 ; 
 Geo. W. Webb, b. Mar. 7, 1858; Wm. A. Webb, b. Sept. 
 30, 1861. 
 
 CONVERSE, Samuel Davis, in Chfd. 1770; in Dum. 1782. Sol- 
 dier in Capt. Kimball Carlton's company i777- 
 
 COOK, Benjamin, b. in Cambridge, Mass , Feb. 26, 1767, m. ist, 
 Ann McNeil, probably dau. of William and Elizabeth (Stod- 
 dard) Hoogs, of Newton, Mass., and who d. in Chfd., Apr. 3, 
 1814, in her 43d year; 2d, Mrs. Catherine Negus, of Peters- 
 ham, Mass., d. in Hins., Apr. 2, 1827. He came to Chfd. 
 about 1805, and engaged in trade at the Centre Village. Se- 
 ledlman 1809, '17 — '19; representative '14 — '16. He d. at 
 Syracuse, N. Y., Apr. 5, 1838. 
 
 Ch. : William. A., b. Nov. 7, 1793; d. at Syracuse, Nov. 
 27, 1848. — Nancy, b. Feb. 3, 1795; m.. Mar. 16, 1825, Otis 
 Amidon (2) ; d. in Hins., Dec. 5, 1868. — Miranda, b. Nov. 
 8, 1800 ; m. Ezekiel G. Gear, and was the mother of Gov' 
 John Henry Gear of Iowa. She d. at Ithaca, N. Y., Jan. 18, 
 1826. — Charles, b. Nov. 21, 1S02 ; d. at Newton, Mass., Mar., 
 i?i6^.— Elizabeth H., b. Mar. 28, 1808 ; d. in Chfd., May 26, 
 1823. 
 
 COOK.' 
 
 1. Arnold Cook, son of David Cook, who was probably a native 
 of R. I., m. ist, Susy Livermore, of Jatnaica, Vt.,d. in Chfd., 
 Apr. 2, 1825, a. 38 ; 2d, 1825, Thirza, dau. of John Day (2), 
 and who d. Feb., 1867. He settled in Chfd. in 1820. He d. 
 Mar. 5, 1833, a. 51. 
 
 Ch. : (By first marriage) Madison^ who settled in Mich. — 
 Mark (2), b. Sept. 9, 1807. — (By 2nd marriage) Susan E., 
 m. Hezekiah F. Horton, Jr., of Hins. — Selina, m. Wm. A. 
 Newton, of Vernon, Vt. 
 
 2. Mark, son of Arnold (i), m., Apr. 27, 1829, Mille T., dau. 
 of Arad Stoddard (4), and who d. 061. 17, 1880. Farmer in 
 Chfd. Seleftman 1840, '41. 
 
0-^ c ec.^ ^ 
 
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 r-" 
 
259 
 
 Ch. : Juliaett^ b. Feb- 5, 1833 ; m., Nov. 27, 1853, Rawson 
 B., son of Zimri Herrick (6). — Maria JV., b. Dec. 12, 1834; 
 m., Dec. 26, 1880, Newell N. Colburn {^^.— Rebecca H., b. 
 Feb. 17, 1840; m., Jan., 29, 1862. Wm. C. Belding, of Swzy. 
 — Lucia B.,\>.]a.n. 20, 1846; m., Mar. i, 1870, David Whit- 
 comb, Jr., of Swzy. — Herman M., b. Apr. 22, 1848 ; ni., 
 June 19, 1876, Mary E., dau. of Geo. Cole, of Cornish. 
 
 COOLIDGE. 
 
 John Coolidge emigrated from Cambridgeshire, Eng., to Mass., and settled 
 in Watertown, probably about 1630. From him was descended Abraham 
 Coolidge (John^, John^, John^, Isaac*, Joseph*, Abraham"), b. Jan. 1, 1764. 
 Abraham m. Sarah Hemmingway, and settled in that part of Marlboro' which 
 is now Troy. His son Oscar (1), b. July 22, 1798, settled in Chfd. 
 
 1. Oscar Coolidge, son of Abraham, of Marlboro', m., Dec. 7, 
 
 1S24, Lovina, dau. of Saml. Rockwood*, of Fitzwilliam, and 
 who was b. Apr. 20, 1800, and d. Mar. 3, 1862. For a period 
 of about II years (till 1835), he was engaged in trade at the 
 West Village. He then rem. to the Centre Village, where he 
 continued in the same business till his death, with the excep- 
 tion of one year, when he was in trade at Fadlory Village. He 
 also took an adlive part in the affairs of the town, and was se- 
 ledtman in '40, '41 and '50 ; town-clerk, '36-'38 ; representative 
 '40; '41. He d. Mar. 4, 1S62, having survived his wife but a 
 few hours. 
 
 Ch. : Herbert R., b. Oft. 8, 1826; d. Oa. 2, i&t,!.— Henry 
 O. (2), b. Jan. 5, 1830. — Helen Z., b. May 21, 1835; d. 1836. 
 
 2. Henry O., son of Oscar (i), m. ist, Feb. 4, 1851, Mary E., 
 
 dau. of Bradley Mead (7), and who d. July 11, 1878 ; 2d, Dec 
 4, 18C0, Emily E., dau. of Asa A. and Julia A. (Oilman) 
 Blanchard, of West Concord. 
 
 In 1849 and '50, he engaged in trade at the Centre Village in 
 partnei-ship with Hon. C. J. Amidon ; from '51 to '62 (except- 
 ing '54, when he was in Brat.), with his father ; from '62 to '66, 
 alone. He was also postmaster about 8 years ; town-clerk from 
 '52 to '69, with exception of the years '54 and '68 ; seledlman 
 
 *Samuel Rockwood was a descendant, in the sixth generation, of Richard 
 Rockwood, who came from Eng. and settled in Dorchester, Mass., in 1686, 
 and consequently a distant relative of Elisha Rockwood (1). 
 
260 
 
 '6o, '6i, '6^-'6'j ; representative '67. In '69, he rem. to Keene, 
 where he now res. He is cashier of the Ashuelot National 
 Bank of that city, and register of probate for the county of 
 Cheshire. At the November election in '80, he was also chos- 
 en one of the i-epresentatives from Keene to the General Court- 
 Having commenced his business career at the comparatively 
 early age of nineteen vears, his name has since been almost 
 constantly, and ever honorably, associated with both private 
 and public affairs. 
 
 Ch, : Helen, b. July 27, 1854; d. July 5, 1868. 
 
 COON, Daniel, b. in Hudson, N. Y., May 22, 1825, came to 
 
 Chfd. at the age of 7 years ; unm. Farmer. 
 COOPER, Ebenezer, 1776 — 1800; Aaron, 17S9 — 1800. 
 CORBIN, Nathaniel, was probably here before 17S7. His wife 
 
 was Keziah . Four ch. were recorded : Laurana, b. 
 
 Dec. 1-2, 1782 ; Arathusa, b. Aug. 4, 1784 ; yosefh S.., b. Odl. 
 
 4, 17S6; Nabby, b. July 21, 17S8. 
 
 COUGHLAN, Lieut. Richard, was here in 1771, which year he 
 purchased house-lot No. 11, in the 12th range, with a house 
 and "other improvements." In i775i ^^ was a soldier in Capt. 
 
 Hind's company, 3d N. H. Regt. His wife was Sarah . 
 
 A dau., Salla, d. i774i young. His name is not found on the 
 tax-lists after 1798.. 
 
 COVEY, Joseph, here in 1770. 
 
 COVEY, Samuel, m, Mary . Had a son, Samuel, b. June 
 
 3' 1773- 
 
 CRESSEY. 
 
 Mighill Oressey landed at Salem, Mass., with his brother William, probably 
 in 1649. William settled In Conn. Mighill m. 1st, 1658, Mary, dau. of John 
 Bachelder, of "Royal Side," now a part of Beverly, Mass., and who d. Aug., 
 1659; 3d, 1660, Mary, dau. of Mark Quilter, of Ipswich, Mass. He d. Apr., 
 1670. His son Mighill, b. Apr. 1, 1661, m., 1686, Sarah, dau. of Andrew 
 Hidden, of Rowley, Mass. He d. Apr. 15, 1751. One of his children was 
 Jonathan, b. May 11, 1695, and m. 1st, 1722, Sarah Harris; 3d, 1734, Eleanor, 
 dau. of Michael Bartor. Three of Jonathan's children were, Michael (3), b. 
 Aug. 10, 1728; Hepsibath, b. July 18, 1730, and' m., for her second husband, 
 Nathaniel Burnham, of Chfd. ; Jonathan (3), b. May 14, 1732. 
 

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 2. Michael Cressey, the descendant of Mighill Cressey, the em- 
 igrant, b. Aug. lO, 1728, in Littleton, Mass., m., 1752, Katha- 
 rine Wetherbee, of Bolton, Mass., b. Nov. i, 1730, and d. in 
 Chfd., Nov. 9, 17S6. In 1763, he rem. from Groton, Mass., to 
 Chfd., and settled (probably) on the farm now owned and oc- 
 cupied by Newell N. Colburn. He took a prominent part in 
 the affairs of the town, and was justice of the peace many 
 years. He was representative 1776-7S ; selectman '76, '80, '87, 
 '97. During the controversy about the N. H. Grants, he zeal- 
 ously espoused the cause of the N. H. party. (See Chaf. III.) 
 He d. Nov. 6, 1 812. 
 
 Ch. : Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1754. — jFonathan (4), b. June 
 15, 1756. — Annie, h.'^&n. 26, 1758.— A^j^j, b. Mar. 23, 1760; 
 m , 1792, (at which time he was of Brat.) Hannah Parker. — 
 Aaron, \i. Feb. 2i, 1762. Soldier 17S0. — Lois {p\ Louise') , 
 b. 06t. 28, 1764; d. in Chfd., unm. — Eunice, b. Sept. 14, 
 1767 ; d. in Chfd., unm. — Mary, b. Feb. 36, 1770. — Polly, b. 
 Aug. i6, 1774. 
 4. Jonathan*, son of Michael (2), m., 1785, Lydia, dau. of 
 Aaron and Anna Wright, of Hins., and who d. June 12, 1830. 
 Settled in Chfd. He d. May 9, 1803. 
 
 Ch. : Michael, b. July 8, 1786. — Katharine, b. Apr. 19, 
 1788. — Simeon G., b. May 18, 1790; d. 1791- — Grata, b. 
 Mar. 12, 1793 ; m., 1819, Aaron Thomas (3). — Clark, b. Mar. 
 5, 1795 ; d. the same year. — Wright, b. July 9, 1798. 
 
 3. Jonathan Cressey, brother of Michael Cressey (2), b. May 
 
 14, 1732, m., 1759, Anna, dau. of Benj. Davis, of Groton, 
 Mass., and who d. in Chfd., Apr. 17, i797i in her 56th year. 
 He rem. from Groton to this town in 1771- He d. Apr. 26, 
 1824. 
 
 Ch. : Henry, b. Feb. 11, 1760. — Betty, b. Apr. 8, 1762 ; m., 
 1802, Daniel Allen. — William, b. Dec. 8, 1763 ; d. in Will- 
 iamstown, Vt., unm. — Dorcas, b. July 15, 1766; m., 1787, 
 Sylvanus Ballard. — Sarah, b. May 8, 1768; m., 1788, Benj. 
 Ballard (q. v.) ; d. Mar. 8, 1803. — Levi, b. Apr. i, 1770; d. 
 
 *Eitlier Jonathan (3) or Jonathan (4) was a soldier in 1776 and '79; possibly 
 both may have performed military service sometime during the war. 
 
262 
 
 July 25, 1795, unm.—~yosep/i (5), b. 1771 or '72. — Benjamin,* 
 m. Seraph Butterfield. — Nancy, m., 1812, Daniel Rogei's. — 
 Lucy, unm. ; d. June 15, 1817, in her 40th j'ear. — Lydia, d. 
 unm. — Susan, m. Walkup. 
 
 . Joseph, son of Jonathan (3), m. Martha Smith, of Rutland, 
 Mass., d. in Chfd., June 27, 1839, ^- ^' • Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. Aug. 25, 1839. 
 
 Ch. : Wm. Smith (6), b. Nov. 14, 1803. — Chandler A., b. 
 Dec. 7, 1806; m. ist, Mrs. Susan Wheeler; 2d, 1854, Mrs. 
 Almina (Walker) Lord. Resided in Chfd. many years. Se- 
 le(Slman'37, '38, '50. He d. in Wmd., July 25, 1878. Had one 
 ch., d. in infancy. — Parker D. (7), b. Aug. i£, 1808. 
 
 . Wm. Smith, son of Joseph (5), m. Martha, dau. of Fortuna- 
 tus Beebe, and who d. Sept. 3, 1854, in her 51st year Resid- 
 ed in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Oft. 13, 1879. 
 
 Ch. ; Emily B., b. 061. 8, 1832 ; ra.. Apr. 8, 1849, George 
 Spaulding (3) ; d. May 4, 1881. — Kate, b. May i, 1835. — 
 Chandler W., b. June 12, 1838; m.,Dec. 7, 1866, Althea L., 
 dau. of Noyes Darling (7) . Farmer in Chfd. Has 2 ch. : 
 Minnie B., b. Mar. 21. 1873 ; Florence F., b. Dec. 15, 1876. — 
 Frances, h. Nov. 15, 1840; d. Aug. 12, 1854. — Henrietta 
 D., b- Nov. 17, 1843 ; m. Edwin T. Davis. Res. in German, 
 Penn. 
 
 . Parker D., son of Joseph (5), m., 1831, Mary, dau. of Barna 
 Pratt (q. v.) Res. in Chfd. Farmer. Selectman '46, '47. 
 From '60 to '68, he kept the tavern at the Centre Village. 
 
 Ch. . Mary L., b. Mar. 15, 1833; d. Sept. 19, 1853.— 
 George P., b. Dec. 3, 1-834; "i- Eugenie, dau. of Thomas 
 Frink, of Chfd. ; d. in Chfd., June 26, 1862, leaving one dau.. 
 Abbie L., b. Mar. 4, 1861, and m., June 21, 1881, Robert H. 
 Sargent, of Brat. — Romanzo C, b. Feb. 6, 1837; m., 1861, 
 Elizabeth E., dau. of Perrin Simonds, of Brat. Is a member 
 of the firm of "Perry & Cressey," dealers in boots and shoes, 
 at Brat. Has 2 ch. : Fred, b. May 9, 1867 ; Lula B., b. Apr. 
 14, iSti.— Ellen M., b. 0&.. 28, 1855; m., Dec. 15, 1876, 
 William E., son of Reuben B. Foster (q. v.) 
 
 *See Appendix. 
 
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 CROUCH. 
 
 1. John Crouch, b. about 1729, came to Chfd., from Boxboro', 
 
 Mass., in iSoz or '03, and settled in the south-east quarter of 
 the town. He m. ist, Hannah Brown, d. in Mass. ; 2d, Bet- 
 sey Robbins, who came to Chfd. with him, and d. about 1S14. 
 He also d. about 1814. Five ch. came to Chfd., viz : Hannahs 
 d. 1847, a. 94; unm. — Mercy, d. 1814, a. about 60 ; unm. — 
 Sarah, b. 1762; m. Samuel Draper (i) ; d. Dec. 19, 1S63, a. 
 loi yrs. 5 mos. i6 days! — John (2). — Amos (3), b. 1769- 
 
 2. John, son of John (i), settled in Chfd. soon after his father did. 
 , After remaining here a number of years, he rem. to New York 
 
 State; but finally returned to N. H., in the northern part of 
 which he died. His wife was Lucy Willard, sister of Jesse 
 Willard, of Dum. She was burned to death in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : (The last three b. in Chfd.) Isaiah, m Annie Witt; 
 finally settled in N. Y. State. — Cyrus, m. ist, Aseneth Bridg- 
 man ; 2d, Huldah Aldrich, of Swzy. ; d. in Chfd. — Lucy, m. 
 Anson Alexander, and rem. to Littleton. — Joel, d. in Mass. — 
 Willard, rem. to Maryland, N. Y. — John, d. in Lisbon. — 
 Betsey, rem. to Maryland, N. Y. — Mercy, rem. to N. Y. State. 
 
 3. Amos, son of John (i), settled in Chfd. in 1802 or '03. He m. 
 
 1st, in Mass., Lydia Brown, a native of Brookline (N. H.), d. 
 Jan. 3, 1812, in her 39th year; 2d, Sally Brown, sister of his 
 first wife, d. Feb. 16, 1825, a. 47 ; 3d, Abigail, dau. of Daniel 
 Holbrook (i), d. i860, a. 75. In his youth he had no oppor- 
 tunity to attend school ; nevertheless, he learned to read, and 
 to write his name. In his early manhood he had to contend 
 with poverty and adversity, but by hard labor and extreme pru- 
 dence succeeded in gaining some property. He was noted for 
 his promptness in paying his debts, and with him "the 'first' 
 of the month was always the first day.^' A strict observer of 
 the Sabbath himself, he brought up his children to attend 
 church, and would not allow them to play or visit on that day. 
 He d. Aug. iS, 1861, a. nearly 92. 
 
 Ch. : (All by first marriage) John (4), b. 1796. — Lydia, m. 
 Elisha Taylor, of Ashby, Mass. — Amos (5), b. May 25, 1800. 
 
264 
 
 —Lucy, b. 1802; m. Aaron C. Brown (i) ; d. 1867. — Clark, 
 b. 1804 or '05; d. Apr. 8, 1817. — Hannah, b. May 8, 1807; 
 unm. — Ephraim (6), b. Jan. 28, 181 1. 
 
 4. John, son of Amos (3), m., 1817, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Dra- 
 
 per (i), and who d. 1869. He res. at present in Swzy.. hav- 
 ing rem. from Chfd. about i860. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Mary Ann, h. 1817; d. 1S22.— 
 Abram L., b. 1818 ; m. Rebecca D. Taylor, of Ashby, Mass. 
 Rem. to Iowa in 1855, and thence to Kan., where he d. Four 
 ch. survived him, viz : Lewis E., John E., Willie H., and Ida. 
 
 — Clark B., b. 1818, (twin brother of Abram L.) ; m. . 
 
 Has no ch. — Levi, b. 1823 ; m. Sarah Bailej'. Res. in Sw^zy. 
 Has no ch. — Mary Ann, b. 1837; unm. Res. in Swzy. 
 
 5. Amos, son of Amos (3), m., Sept. 25, 1822, Lucy Brown, b. 
 in Brookline, July 24, 1799, and d. in Swzy., Apr. 14, 1873. 
 He d. in Swzy., July 5, 1877. 
 
 Ch. . Amos Clark, b. in Chfd., 061. 7, 18^7; m. ist, Nov. 
 4, 1857, Huldah A., dau. of Asa Phillips, of Peru, Vt., and 
 who d. Dec. 22, 1877 ; 2d, Martha A., dau. of Amherst Lewis 
 (2). Res. in Swzy. Has one ch., Nellie, b. July 12, 1864. 
 
 6. Ephraim, son of Amos (3), m., Feb. 15, 1832, Eunice, dau. 
 of Samuel Draper (i). Res. in Swzy., having rem. from 
 Chfd. in 1871 or '72. 
 
 Ch. : (All b, in Chfd.) Eunice Semira, b. June 4, 1833. — 
 Epkm. Augustus, b. Odl. 18, 1835 ; unm. Res. in Swzy. — 
 Joktz Luman, b. Apr. 6, 1839; m., Sept. 7, 1S65, Elmina 
 Tarbox, of Nelson. Res. in Swzy. Has 3 ch. : Elsie E.. b. 
 Oct. n. 1867; George L., b. June 7, 1870; Charles A., b. 
 Jan. [8, 1873. 
 
 CROVVNINSHIELD. 
 I. John Crowninshield came from Guilford, Vt., and settled in 
 Chfd. about 1808, on the farm on which his son Comfort now 
 lives. His wife was Sally Stevens. He d. in 1835 °'' 'S^- 
 
 Ch. : Daniel, m. Barsina, dau. of Oliver Hubbard (4) ; d. 
 in Chfd. — James, m. Theda Fuller, of R. I. ; d. in Ohio. — 
 Caleb, m. Sally Thomas, of Hins. ; d. in Brat. — yohn, unm. 
 — Hannah, b. Nov. 10, 1809; unm. — Comfort (2), b. Apr. 
 14, 181 1. — Sally, unm. ; res. in Ohio. 
 
265 
 
 2. Comfort, son of John (i), m. ist, Laura, dan. of Nathan 
 Rugg ; 2d, 1847, Mrs. Olive (Butler) Pushaw, of Hins. 
 Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : (All by first marriage) Harriet A.., m. Seymour But- 
 ler, of Hins. — y^atte E., unm. ; d. Sept., 1872, a. 38. — George 
 H., m. Mary J., dau. of Amherst Lewis (2). Res. in Hins. — 
 Levi W., b. Sept. 11, 1S39 ; '""•' Apr. 27, 1869, Mrs. Mary S. 
 Crowninshield, of Grafton, Vt., dau. of Heman and Mary 
 (Gilson) Daggett. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 CUTLER, William, 1792 — between 1S07 and '12. 
 
 DABY (or DARBY), Thomas, from Hai'vard, Mass., purchased 
 in Chfd., Nov. 7, 17715 house-lot No. 8, in the 9th range, and 
 probably settled on the same soon after. He is said to have 
 been a gunsmith. His wife was Mary . His name dis- 
 appears about 1S04. Only 2 ch. were recorded : Lydia, b. 
 Odl. 30, 1776; Asa,h. Jan. 16, 1782. It is possible that the 
 following were also his sons : Oliver, Elnathan, and 'yohn. 
 
 DANIELS, Addington, perhaps from Keene, appears to have re- 
 mained in Chfd. but a short time. His wife was Elizabeth 
 
 , and he had a son, Addington, b. Aug. 31, 17S6. 
 
 DANIELS. 
 
 1. "John Daniels was in Chfd. in 1787. He m. ist, ; 2d, 
 
 Zipporah . His name disappears about ,i8oo. 
 
 Ch. : (By ist marriage) Leonard, b. Dec. 5, 17S0, — Charles 
 F. (2), b. Mar. 8, 1783.— yo/z;z, b. Apr. 17, 1785; d. 1787. 
 — Lois, b. July 27, 1787. — John, b. May 8, 1790. — (By 2d 
 marriage) Sally, b. Dec. 24, 1792. — Joseph W'., b. July 8, 
 
 1795- 
 
 2. Charles F., son of John (i),m. ist, Judith Babbitt, ofWmd. ; 
 
 2d, Wid. Kendrick ; 3d, 1837, Annas, dau. of Stephen 
 
 Streeter (i), and who d. Apr. 3, 1870. He d. in Chfd., Mar. 
 9, 1866. 
 
 Ch. : (All by 2d marriage) Charles, d. unm. — Wm. Mar- 
 shall, d. unm. He was a soldier in the Mexican War. — jFohn, 
 
 m. Churchill. — yudith B., m. ist, Seth Heaton, of 
 
 Keene; 2d, Addison Woodcock, of Swzy. ; 3d, John Law- 
 rence, of Roxbury. 
 
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 DARLING. 
 
 John Darling, from Winchendon, Mass., purchased in Chfd., 
 Feb. 17, 1778, lot No. 3, in the 8th range. This lot appears 
 to have included a part of what is now known as "Barrett 
 Hill." He had, at least, two brothers — Jewett and Calvin. 
 Jewett was in Chfd. in 1781, but appears to have remained only 
 a few years. Calvin is said to have married a lady in Boston, 
 and to have removed to Canada, whence he finally returned, 
 after having been supposed dead for many years. 
 
 John was one of the party that made the famous march to 
 Qiiebec in i775i under command of Benedict Arnold, through 
 the wilderness of Maine. On this march the men sufl'ered 
 extremely from cold and hunger. John used to relate that, hav- 
 ing one day found the leg of a dog that had been killed for 
 food, he scorched off the hair and ate every morsel of flesh and 
 skin that he could get from it. He declared that he never ate 
 anything in his life that tasted better'! At one time, while in 
 the army, he came near dying of small-pox. He probably set- 
 tled in Chfd. soon after buying his land, he and his wife (ac- 
 cording to a tradition in the family) coming from Winchendon 
 on foot. He m. ist, Sarah Blood, of Groton, Mass., d. June 
 6, 1804, a. 49; 2d, Wid. Lydia Baker, of Wmd., d. Sept. 9, 
 1S15, a. 52 ; 3d, 1815, Wid. Mary Taylor, dau. of Rev. Abra- 
 ham Wood (i). 
 
 At an early period he built the large two-story house, situ- 
 ated on the road from the Centre Village to Winchester, long 
 known as the "yellow house." He was an adlive, enterprising 
 man, and at one time owned an extensive tract of timber-land 
 in the "Winchester woods," from which he cut large quantities 
 of lumber, sawing it in a mill erecEled for that purpose, then 
 drawing it to the Connedlicut and rafting it down to Hartford. 
 He d. Mar. 28, 1824, in his 73d year. 
 
 Ch. : John (2), b. Dec. 17, 1778, (perhaps in Winchendon). 
 — Nahum (3), b. Aug. 22, 1781. — Montgomery (4), b. Apr. 
 8, 1785. — Darius, b. June 26, 1787; m., 1824, Sophira Tay- 
 lor. He rem. to Ind. probably about 1830. — Boynton (5), b. 
 Jan. 23 1790. — Sarah, b. Sept. 23, 1791 ; m., 18-26, Warren 
 
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 White (2) ; d. Feb. 8, 1873.. — Mary Ann, b. Apr. 31, 1794; 
 d. Feb. 2, 1818. — Louis, b. Jan. 2, 1796; m., 1827, StaflFord 
 H. Pettee (q. v.) ; d. Apr. 19, 1866. — (By 2d marriage) Miran- 
 da, m., 1822, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer Scott (i). — (By 3d 
 marriage) Heliann. — J^osepk. d. in Orleans, Orange Co., 
 Ind., Jan. 7, 1840, a. 20 years 5 months. 
 
 2. John, son of John (i), m. Nancy Norcross, of Rindge, d. 0&.. 
 
 14, 1862. Resided in Chfd. He d. Dec. 3, 1862. 
 
 Ch. : Fannie, b. 1806; d. Jan. 27, 1874, unm. — Charles 
 (6), b. 1S08. — Louisa, d. 061. 11, 183 1, a. 22. — Noyes (7), 
 b. Apr. 3, 1S12. — Ann Maria, b. 1814; d. Nov. 30, 1874, 
 wn'ca. — George W., b. Nov. 18, 1818 ; unm. Res. inChfd. 
 — John H., d. May i, 1828, in infancy. 
 
 6, Charles, son of John (2), m. Joanna, dau. of Nathaniel Hil- 
 dreth (13), and who d. Mar. 31, 1864. Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Porter C, b. Jan. 17, 1836; onm. — Ellen B., b. 
 Apr. 15, 1837; unm. — Sarah 3^.,b. Sept., 183S ; d. Apr., 
 1840. — Julia Ann, b. June 4, 1840; m., Odl. 4, 1864, Russell 
 H. Davis (9). — jFohn R., b. Aug. 2, 1842 ; m., in Brat., Em- 
 ma Baker; d. in the same town, Apr. 29, 1870. — Ellery A., 
 b. Nov. 26, 1844; d. Jan. 24, 1863. — Martha y., b. Dec. 22, 
 1846 ; m. Hubbard Weatherhead, of Guilford, Vt. ; d. in Hins., 
 Mar. 21, 1880. — JVorman N., b. Jan. 15, 1849; m. Sabrina 
 Prouty, of Marlboro,! Vt. — Emma L., b. Mar. 18, 1851. 
 
 7. NoYES, son of John (2), m.. Mar. 31, 1840, Aurilla, dau. of 
 Nathaniel Hildreth (13). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Cornelia M., b. Jan. 16, 1841 ; m., Sept. 18, 1858, 
 George H., son of Asa Marsh (3). — Althea Z., b. May 7, 
 1846; m., Dec. II, 1866, Chandler W., son of Wm. Smith 
 Cressey (6). — Henry N., b. July 9, 1847 ;■ m., Dec. 8, 1868, 
 Emily J., dau; of George Atherton (8) ; d. in Chfd., Dec. 8, 
 1872. 
 
 3. Nahum, son of John (i), m. Betsey Goodridge, of Winchen- 
 don, Mass., d. Aug. 15, 1833, in her 54th year. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. in 1859. 
 
 Ch.: Calvin G„ b. Odl. 5, 1809; d. \'&\o.— Betsey A. G., 
 b. Dec. 21, 1810; d. 1811. — Betsey G., h. Odi. 8, 1812 ; m., 
 
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 Apr. 7, 1S36, Elliott Stearns, of Hins., where she res. — Caro- 
 line y., b. Apr. 23, 1815 ; m., May 17, 1838, John C. Dale, 
 of Dorchester, Mass., where she res. — Larkin B., b. May 20, 
 1817 ; d. Jan. 29, 1837, at West Boylston, Mass. — Mary Ann 
 M., b. Aug. 3, 1819; m., June 28, 1838, Elbridge G. Horton, 
 of Hins., where she res. 
 
 4. Montgomery, son of John (i), m., 1810, Achsah, dau. of 
 Martin Hildreth (6). Resided in Chfd. Soldier 1814. {See 
 p. no.) He d. Nov. 22, 1831. 
 
 Ch. : Sophia, m. ist, 1S31. Addison Wheeler; 2d, Russell 
 Hildreth. — Gilnian, m. Mary, dau. of Solomon Clark (i), 
 and who d. Jan. 14, 1863. Farmer in Chfd. Has no ch. — 
 
 N'ancy, m. ist, Charles, son of Lotan Hildreth (7) ; 2d, 
 
 Goddard, of Worcester, Mass. ; 3d, Thomas Frink, of Chfd. ; 
 4th, July II, 1875, George B., son of Daniel Harvey (5). — 
 Clarissa A., m. Seneca Thomas, of Worcester, Mass. — Eliz- 
 abeth, m. Harris, of So. Vernon, Vt. — Lorenzo D., d. 
 
 in Worcester, Mass., a. about 20. 
 
 5. BoYNTON, son of John (i), m. Nancy B., dau. of Jewett Darl- 
 ing, brother of John (i). She was b. in Winchendon, Mass., 
 and d. in Chfd., Mar. 24, 1872, a. 79. Boynton d. in Chfd., 
 Aug. 16, 1857. 
 
 Ch. : yeivett, m., 1866, Harriet M., dau. of Oliver Atherton 
 (5). Farmer in Chfd. Has no ch. — Calvin G. (8). — Will- 
 iam M., m. ist, ; 2d, Eleanor Hill; 3d, May 6, 1878, 
 
 Elsie J. Whittier. Res. in Chfd. 
 8. Calvin G., son of Boynton (5), m., June 3, 1847, Sybil D., 
 dau. of Kendall Davis (3). Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Frank E., b. Mar. 11, 1850; unm. ; accidentally 
 killed on the railroad between Selma, Ala., and Meridian, 
 Miss., Apr. 23, 1878. Was engineer at the time of his death. 
 — Ella S., b. Mar. 4, 1852 ; m., J-une 22, 1871, John F., son 
 of Joseph C. Goodrich (2). — Grace A., b. Aug. 25, 1856; 
 m., Feb. 2, 1881, Wallace K. Ware, formerly of Wmd., now 
 of Boston. 
 
 DAVENPORT. 
 
 Thomas Davenport, who d. Nov. 9, 1685, had nine children, one of whom 
 was Charles, d. Feb. 1, 1720. Charles {First) also had nine children, one of 
 
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 whom was Charles, b. in Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 15, 1700, and m., May 31, 
 1733, Jemima Tolman. The children of Charles {Second) and Jemima, were 
 ten in number, of whom one was Charles, b. Mar. 5, 1730. Charles {Third) 
 m., Apr. 16, 1755, at Worcester, Mass., Mary Hart, b. Mar. 7,1733, and d. 
 June 33, 1830, a. 98. He settled in Dum. between 1763 and '66, where he 
 d. Apr. 25, 1805. He had ten children, viz : Elizabeth, m. Fairbanks Moore ; 
 Mary, m. John Miller; Jemima, m. Joseph Gilbert; Charles (1), b. May 4, 
 1761; James Hart, d. Nov. 35, 1780; Thomas and Catherine, twins, the form- 
 er of whom d. in infancy, and the latter m. Benj. Alvord; John, d. some- 
 where in the West; Sally, m. Stephen Commings; Susanna, m. Cyrus Hill. 
 The first five were b. in Worcester, the rest in Dum. 
 
 1. Charles Davenport {FourtK), the descendant of Thomas, 
 as lelated above, m. Polly Wood, b. Dec. 12, 1765, and settled 
 in Dum. 
 
 Ch. : Lydia, b. Nov. 14, 1783. — Polly, b. Nov. 14, 1785. — 
 James U., b. Sept. 12, 17S8. — Charles (2), b. Apr. 7, 1791. 
 — Susan, b. Dec. 6, 1793. — William, b. May 3, 1796 ; d. 1797. 
 — William, b. June 22, 1798. — Fanny, b. Nov. 26, 1800. — 
 Samuel y. (or /), b. Feb. 19, 1803. — John, b. Nov. 25, 
 1805. — Sendona, b. Jan. 9, 1808. 
 
 2. Charles {^Fiftli), son of Charles (i), m. Lydia Kathan, d. 
 in Chfd. Dec. 8, 1862. He lived in Dum. many years, but d. 
 in Chfd., Aug. 12, 1862. 
 
 Ch. : Charles (3), b. Apr. 7, 1813. — Adaline, b. Sept. 6, 
 1814; m., Sept. 30, 1834, Pai'ker Farr (6). — George (4), b. 
 1816. — Wm. Riley, m. Laura, dau. of Daniel Attridge ; set- 
 tled in Buchanan, Mich. — Austin A., b. 1820; m. ist, Henri- 
 etta Chase; 2d, Martha Archer. Res. in Grafton, Vt. — El- 
 vira P., m. Oscar Hadley, of Dum.; res. in Cattaraugus 
 Co., N. Y.—yeruska A., b. Feb. 27, 1825 ; m., 1846, Emroy 
 H. Colburn (q. v.) ; d. Odl. 6, \%'^(>.— Eliza F., b. May 10, 
 1827; m. 1st, Asa Stoddard (q. v.); 2d, Thomas Toby, ot 
 Guilford. Vt. — Martha E., b. Mar. 2, 1832; m., June 30, 
 1859, Emroy H. Colburn (q. v.) — yames N., d. in infancy. 
 
 3. Charles {Sixth), son of Charles (2), m. Hephzibah, dau. of 
 Nathaniel Amidon (2), and who d. in Wmd.,Dec. 27, 1865. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah A., b. Dec. 20, 1836; m., Nov. 29, 1868, Arte- 
 mas H., son of Bethuel Field {2).— Lydia A., b. Aug. 23, 
 1838 ; m. ist, Ebenezer Andrews (2) ; 2d, Frank A. Fuller. — 
 
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 Eliza y., b. Feb. 5, 1840; ni. 1st, Alonzo Kathan, of Day, 
 N. Y. ; 2d, Mar. 13, 1871, David B. Plymptoii, of Chfd.— 
 C/iar/es a., h. June 8, 1841 ; m., Nov. 29, 1868, Maria, dau. 
 of Lewis Leach, of Wrnd. — Ellen A., b. Sept. 14, 1843 ; m., 
 Odl. 31, 1865, Hosea B., son of Clark Streeter {<^).—John Ri- 
 ley^ b. May 14, 1846; m. IAztas: Chase, of the .State of New 
 York ; accidentally killed by a circular saw, in Chfd., Nov. 21, 
 1878. — Avilda R., b. Odl. 29, 1848 ; m. Bradley J. Leach, of 
 Wrnd. 
 
 4. George, son of Charles (2), in., 1840, Roxana, dau. of Elea- 
 zer Randall (5). He d. in Chfd , Sept. 10, 1867, a. 51, but 
 had lived a number of years in Wmd. 
 
 Ch. : Edgar, b. May 29, 1842 ; m., July 4, 1868, Jennie E., 
 dau. of Romanzo W. Thompson (10). Farmer in Chfd. Has 
 6 ch. : Helen M., b. Apr. 22, 1869; Lillian J., b. Feb. 12, 
 1871 ; Annabel P., b. Nov. 27, 1873; Nora G., b. July 29, 
 [875 ; George E., b. July 10, 1877; Frederick R., b. May 14, 
 18^^.— Helen M., b. Oft. 7, 1843; d. Mar. 22, 1858. 
 
 DAVIS, Capt. Simon, from Greenwich, Mass., was one of the ear- 
 liest settlers of Chfd. Apr. 13, 1762, he purchased the whole 
 of Simon Stone's right, or share, in this township ; and about 
 one year later that of Wm. Dean. He appears to have lived 
 in the western part of the town, near the river road. His 
 wife's name was Abigail* . SeleeStman 1767. He prob- 
 ably d. in 1784 or '85. It appears quite probable that he was 
 the father of Capt. Isaac Davis (i), and he may have had an- 
 other son, Simon, m., 1788, Deborah Rice. 
 
 DAVIS, EzEKlEL, was in Chfd. in i770' I" the spring of 1775, 
 he enlisted in Capt. Hind's company, 3d N. H. Regt. His 
 name disappears before 1787. 
 
 DAVIS, James, was one-of the signers of the Association Test, in 
 Chfd., in 1776. No further record respefting him. 
 
 DAVIS, Joseph, was in Chfd. in 1770- His first wife was Eliza- 
 beth — ; he probably m. 2d, 1786, Margaret Richardson. 
 
 He appears to have d. in 1792 or '93. Only one ch. was re- 
 corded, Dolly, b. Mar. 3, 1766. 
 
 *It is possible that this was not the name of his first wife, as a Simon Da- 
 vis m. in Chfd., in 1778, Abigail Chapman. 
 
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 DAVIS, Elias, may have been in Chfd. in 1772, but appears to 
 • have remained only a short time. His wife was Bethniah 
 . One ch. was recorded, Elias, b. Feb. 16, 1772. 
 
 DAVIS, Thomas, from Petersham, Mass., settled in Chfd. prob- 
 ably before 1785. His wife was Chrischena . It has 
 
 not been ascertained whether he d. in Chfd. or not. 
 
 Ch. : Elijah, b. Jan. 30, 1775 ; m., 1800, Temperance Ladd. 
 — Thomas, b. Nov. 15, 1777; m., 1804, Emma, dau. of Benj. 
 Haskell (q. v.) — Sarah, b. Apr. 25, 1780. — Levisa, b. Apr. 
 [8, 1782. — Roswell, b. Feb. 18, 1785 ; m., 1806, Clarissa Put- 
 nam. — Polly, b. July 31, 1791 ; d. 1794. 
 
 DAVIS, Eleazkr, from Sterling, Mass., settled in Chfd. in 1795. 
 
 His wife was probably Elizabeth . Had. Nov. 16, 1825, 
 
 a. 62. Had no ch. 
 
 DAVIS, Solomon, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Elizabeth 
 
 , d. Mar. 7, 1832, a. 75. He d Jan. 28, 1812, a. 55. A 
 
 son, Martin, d. Odl. 10, 1807, in his 17th year. Another son, 
 Levi, was a tanner in Chfd. 
 
 DAVIS, Samuel, settled in Chfd. as early as 1766. There are 
 reasons for believing that he was the son of Samuel Davis, of 
 Lunenburgh, Mass., who was probably one of the grantees of 
 Chfd. He owned much land in Chfd., at different times, hav- 
 ing possession, at one time, of a part of the "Governor's farm." 
 (For the part that he took in the controversy about the "N. H. 
 Grants," and for an account of his attempt to break up the in- 
 ferior court at Keene, see Chap. III.) He m., 1766, Lvdia 
 Davis, of this town, d. Dec. 16, 177I' '^ her 26th year. Sol- 
 dier 1777. He probably rem. from the town about 1790. Three 
 ch. were I'ecorded : Simeon, b. Aug. 25, 1766. — Levi, b. Jan. 
 8, 1768. — Samuel, b. Apr. 13, 1770; ™-> 179^5 Abigail Clark. 
 DAVIS. 
 
 I. Jonas Davis was in Wmd. in 1762, and in Chfd. in '67. He 
 may have been the brother of Samuel Davis (q. v.), and a rel- 
 ative of Amos Davis (i). June 28, 1771! he purchased of 
 Wm. Davis, of Putney, "Cumberland* Co., N. Y.," lot No. 
 
 *]Srow Windham county, Vt. At the time the deed was given, New York 
 claimed jurisdiction as far eastward as the Connecticut. 
 
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 lo, in the 13th range, in this town. He m. ist, Rebecca , 
 
 d. in Wmd., Jan. 19, 1762; 2d, Elizabeth ; 3d, 1798, 
 
 Mrs. Sally Kallicut. He rem. about 1805 to Wardsboro, Vt. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known) Reuben^ b. Aug. 13, 1761 ; m., 1782, 
 
 Damaris Gilbert. — Zefhaniah (2), b. Apr. 5. 1764. — Rachel, 
 
 b. Sept. 29, 1767 ; d. June 6, 1794, unm. — Elizabeth^ b. May 
 
 8, 1773 ; d. Mar. 9, 1795, unm. — Rebecca, b. Aug. 4, 1775 ; d. 
 1776 or '77. — Hannah, b. Apr. 27, 1781. — (By last marriage) 
 Kendall {t,), b. about 1801. 
 
 2. Zephaniah, son of Jonas (i), m., 1789, Submit, dau. of Elka- 
 nah Haven (q. v.), and who was b. in Framingham, Mass., 
 June 28, 1767. His name disappears between 1806 and '12. 
 
 Ch. : Orrie (.?),b. Apr. 16, I'j^o.—Lucinda, b. Apr. 24, 
 1792. — Rachel, h. 1794; d. 1795. — Betsey, b. May 8, 1796; 
 d. 1798. — yohn, b. June 5, 1800. — Rosiuell, b. Sept. 14, 
 1802. — Mooney, b. 1805. 
 
 3. Kbndall, son of Jonas (i), m. Maria D., dau. of Benj. Cres- 
 sey, of Chfd., and who d. in Broomfield, Ind., Feb. 19, 1874, 
 a. 66. He d. in Chfd. July, 1849, a. about 48. 
 
 Ch. . (All b. in Chfd.) Caroline C, m. Clark Bailey, of 
 Swzy., where she d. Mar. 31, 1862. — Sibyl D., b. Jan. 3, 1829 ; 
 m., June 3, 1847, Calvin G. Darling (8). — Harriet A.,Ta. 
 Clark Bailey, of Swzy. — - Wm. Riley, unm ; d. in Chfd., June 
 
 9, 1856, a. about 23. — Angelia M., m. ist, Edward Buckner, 
 of Worthington, Ind. ; 2d, James Cravens, of Broomfield, Ind. 
 — Alonzo B., unm. He was a physician, but in 1862 he joined 
 the Union army as captain in the ii6th Regt. -111. volunteers. 
 He d. at Worthington, Ind., Nov., 1863, from the effect of in- 
 juries received in the army. — Seraph G.,\>. July 22, 1843 ; d. 
 Feb. 19, 1844. 
 
 DAVIS. 
 
 I. Capt. Isaac Davis* settled in Chfd. between 1770 and '73. 
 
 His wife was Elizabeth . He d. Nov. 28, 1776. In 
 
 the decree of distribution of his estate, the following ch. were 
 
 *According to the probate records of 'Cheshire Co., Jacob Davis, probably 
 the son of Capt. Isaac Davis, was the grandson of Capt. Simon Davis (q. v.) 
 This being the case, Capt. Isaac was, of course, the son of Capt. Simon. 
 
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 mentioned : 'Jonathan (2) , Jacob (3) , Isaac, Joel, Lucy, Je- 
 mima, Elizabeth, Susanna, Eunice (b. May 23, ly?') \ -Ab- 
 igail, (b. May 8, 1777) According to tlie town records there 
 were two ch. that d. in infancy, viz : Lydia, b. May 16, i773) 
 and d. 1774; Hannah, b. July 30, 1775, and d. 1777. 
 Jonathan, oldest son of Capt. Isaac (i), m., 1775, Rebecca 
 Peacock, and settled in Chfd. He d. Mar. 22, 1799, in his 
 46th year. 
 
 Ch. : Asenath, b Dec. 29, 1775. — Isaac, b. Jan. 16, 1778; 
 m., 1804, Lydia, dau. of David Stoddard (2), and who d. 1832. 
 Resided in Chfd. He d. Nov. 10, 1827. Had no ch.- — Osborn 
 (4), b. Sept. 17, 1779. — Susanna, b. Feb. 20, 1781 ; m., 1801, 
 David Stoddard {-^.—Roswell (5), b. Feb. 3. 1784. — Jacob 
 and Lucy, b. Apr. 5, 1786. — Clarissa, b. May 17, 1788; m., 
 1808, Henry Barrett, of Hins. — Jonathan (6), b. June 12, 
 1791. — Sally, m., 1816, Eleazer Stoddard (8) ; d. June 14, 
 1864, a. 68. 
 
 OsBOlRN, son of Jonathan (2), m., 1803, Olive Stoddard, d. Jan. ^ 
 1843. Settled in Northern Vt., where he d. Odl. 31, 1841. 
 
 Ch. : (First four b. in VVaterford, Vt., the rest in Sutton 
 Vt.) Laura, b. 06t. 27, 1805; d. a. 25, unm. — Thif-za, b 
 0£l. 31, 1806 ; m. Samuel Farr (4) ; d. Apr., 1867. — Eleazer. 
 b. Feb. 19, 1809; ra. ist, Diana Stoddard; 2d, Delia E 
 
 Res. in Burke, Vt. — Lucy, b. July 28, 1810; m. Geo. Hud 
 son. — Clarissa, b. Aug. 22, 1812; d. a. 22, unm. — Girzilda 
 and Matilda, b. Feb. 16, 1815. Girzilda m. ist, Chas. Hud- 
 son ; 2d, Horace B. Root. Matilda m. Clifton C. Stoddard. — 
 Jonathan, b. Apr. 27, 1818 ; m. Almira Stoddard. 
 RoswELL, son of Jonathan (2), m. Mercy, dau. of Paul 
 Church, Esq., of Athol, Mass., and settled in Watarford, Vt. 
 He d. Dec, 1S55. 
 
 Ch. : Esther, d. in infancy. — Miranda, d. a. about 25, 
 unm. — Paul C, m. Miranda Taplin, of Norwich, Vt. ; res. 
 at No. Andover Depot, Mass. — Phidelia, m. Ira Whipple, of 
 Watarford. — Philemon, m. Vesty Bridge, of Lexington, Mass. ; 
 res. in Boston. — Marshall, m. Sarah Churchill, of N. Y. City ; 
 d. July 15, i860. — Van Rensselaer, m. Kate Schoff, of No. 
 Stratford, where he res. 
 
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 Jonathan, son of Jonathan (2), m., 1815, Belinda, dau. of 
 Shadrach Herrick (i), and who d. in Newark, Vt, Sept. 12, 
 1866. He d. in Newark, May 5, 1868. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza M., b. in Winer., Aug. 23, 1816 ; m. Reuben 
 Wright. Res. in Northfield, Mass.- — Lysander, b. in Chfd., 
 May 9, jSip; m. ist, Cynthia Hudson; 2d, Mary Ham. He 
 d. in Sutton, Vt., Nov. 19, 1875. — Philander, b. in Lyman, 
 Oa. 17, 1821 ; m,, Sept. 24, 1845, ZiUah Kibby. He d. in 
 Westmore, Vt., Aug. 22, 1876. — Anna M... b. in Hins., Nov. 
 21, 1822; m., Feb. 14, 1848, Marshall W. Stoddard. Res. at 
 West Burke, Vt.- Juliette, b. in Chfd., Feb. 5, 1824; d. in 
 infancy. — Leander, b. in Langdon, Sept. 24, 1826; m., 1853, 
 Mary Jachobs. He was a soldier in the Union army, and d. in 
 the rebel prison at Danville, Va., Feb. i, 1865. — Alonzo, b. in 
 Langdon, July 6, 1S29 ; m., 1852, Emily GilfiUian. Res. in 
 Canada. — Juliette, b. in Walpole, Apr. 27, 1832 ; committed 
 suicide by hanging, Apr. 6, 1S65, in Newark. — Arabell P., b. 
 in Newark, Nov. 13, 1834; m., Nov. 13, 1852, Frank T. Hol- 
 der. Res. in Yonkers, N. Y. — Ralph H., b. in Burke, Vt., 
 Apr. i8, 1837 ' ™., June 7, 1857, Mary Forest. Res. in New- 
 ark. — -Charles M., b. in Newark, Mar. 23, 1842 ; m., Nov. 14, 
 1865, Ella M., dau. of Oliver H. Safford (5). Res. at present 
 at West Lebanon. Mail-agent between Springfield, Mass., and 
 White River Junction, Vt. 
 
 Jacob, son of Capt. Isaac (i), m. Lucy, dau. of Josiah Hast- 
 ings (3). Lucy d. before Apr. 25, 1781, as a sister, b. at that 
 date, was named after her. Soldier 1775. He appears to 
 have d. in 1781. 
 
 Ch. : Eli, b. Apr. 29, i']']<^.— Abigail, b. 0(51. 10, 1780. 
 
 DAVIS. 
 Amos Davis, b. Sept. 2, 1732, came from Wmd., and settled 
 in Chfd., in or before 1770- He was probably the son of 
 Amos Davis, who was one of the proprietors of Wmd Sept. 
 10, 1760, Amos Davis, Sen., conveyed to Amos Davis, Jr., 
 (both of Wmd.), a considerable tract of land in that town. 
 Inasmuch as the Amos Davis who settled in Chfd. is known 
 with certainty to have come from Wmd., it is very probable 
 
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 that he was the Amos Davis, Jr., to whom the above-mentioned 
 land was conveyed. He m., Apr. 14, 1757, Sarah Metcalf, b. 
 Jan. 5, 1737, and d. Feb. ii, 1812. He probably settled about 
 one mile west of the Centre Village, on what is now known 
 as the "Drury," or "Dunklee, farm." He d. Aug. i, 1794 
 
 Ch. : Amos (2), b. Nov. 20, 1758. — Phebe, b. Dec 29, 
 1759; m., 1779, Jacob Farr (q. v.) ; d. Jan. 23, 1794. — Ezra 
 (3), b. Nov. 9, 1761. — Sarah, b Nov. 17, 1763; m., 1781, 
 Samuel Stearns (3) ; d. June 22, 1805. — yohn (4), b. Nov. 16, 
 1765. — Hammond, b. Jan. 24, 1768; m., 1789, Huldah Shat- 
 tuck. Rem. to Crown Point, N. Y., where he d. Mar. 13, 
 1813. — Abij'ak, b. May 17, 1770; d. Feb. 14, 1813. — Calvin, h. 
 Apr. 12, 1772 ; m., 1794, Nabby Gowen. Rem. to the vicini- 
 ty of Crown Point. He d. in Moriah, N. Y. — Melitiah, b. 
 June 3, 1774; d. Feb. 26, 1788. — -Hannah, b. Dec. 26, 1776. 
 — Michael, b. Apr. 29, 1779; m.. f8oo, Anna Haj'ward. 
 Rem. to Mount Holly, Vt., where he d. July 8, 1854. 
 
 2. Amos, son of Amos (i), m., 1784. Polly Farr. He may have 
 rem. to Shoreham, Vt., probably about 1810. 
 
 Ch. . Elijah, b. Apr. 18, 1785 ; m. Margaret, dau. of Arte- 
 mas Witt (i) ; d. Mar. 9, 1813, — Polly, b. Dec. 30, 1786; m., 
 1807, Arad Stoddard (4). — David, b. Aug. 24, i']i<^.—Mille 
 {Melitiah), b. June 30, 1791 ; m., 1805, Abel Stockwell (2). 
 
 — Clarissa, b. Feb. 20, 1793 ; m. Leonard, son of Lotan Hil- 
 dreth (7) ; d. June 8, 1852. — Betsey, b. May 21, 179S; m. 
 twice. — William Arnold, b. July 27, 1798; settled in Mich. 
 — Sally, b. Aug. 10, 1800; m., 1821, Abel Stoddard (9) ; d. 
 Sept. 22, 1876 — Willard, b. Dec. 19, 1802; d. Odl. i, 1821. 
 
 — West, b June 5, 1805 ; d. at Crown Point, N. Y., Nov. 24, 
 1846. — Warren A., b. June 24, 1807; d. in Mich., Jan 29, 
 1862. — Bradley, b. Aug. 12, 1810. 
 
 3. Ezra, son of Amos (i), m., 1782, Amy, dau. of Warren Snow 
 
 (2), and who d. Feb. 25, 1842. Resided in Chfd., on the farm 
 now owned and occupied by his grandson, John W. Davis. 
 He d. Aug. 23, 1840. 
 
 Ch. : Persis,\>. '^n\y 9, 1783; m, ist, 17995 Maner Smith 
 (9) ; 2d, Joseph Prentice (2) ; d. Aug. 23, 1863. — Darius 
 (5), b. Nov. 6, 1785. — Russell (6), b. Dec. 20, 1787. — Fanny, 
 
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 b. Mar. 13, 1790; m., 1810, Allen Lincoln, of Westminster, 
 Vt. ; d. Sept. 5, 1849. — Amy^ b. July 7, 1792; m. ist, 1815, 
 Daniel Clark (3) ; 2d, 1833, Ezra Chapin, of Winhall, Vt. ; 
 d. June 7, 1834. — Ezra^ b. Odl. 18, 1794; m. Betsey Walker, 
 of Wmd. He was a tanner by trade, and rem. first to Wind- 
 ham, Vt. ; thence to Londonderiy, Vt., from which town he 
 rem. to Mansfield, Penn., where some of his ch. still live. He 
 d. July 6, 1858. 
 
 5. Darius, son of Ezra {3), m., 1805, Lois, dau. of Benj. Smith 
 (6), and who d. in Stockholm, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1869. He d. 
 in Parishville, N. Y., Apr. 8, 1854. 
 
 Ch. : Orason, h. in Chfd., May 25, 1805 ; m. ist, at Crown 
 Point, N. Y., Sarah Murdock ; 2d, Emeline Benedict, of the 
 same town ; d. Mar. 30, 1870,. in P Q. — Benj, Smith, b. May 
 31, 1810; m. ist, 1830, at Crown Point, Caroline Heustis ; 2d, 
 Charlotte Goodrich. Res. in Albion. Mich. — Laura Sno-w, 
 b. in Danby, Vt., Feb. 10, 1812 ; m. ist, 1S31, Jerome Bishop ; 
 2d, John Laird. Res. in Utah. — Mary Ann, b. at Crown 
 Point, Sept. 18, 1815 ; m., 1 831, Albert Foster ; d. in Jackson, 
 Mich., Nov. 3, 1845.- — Miriam, b. at Crown Point, Dec. 18, 
 1817; m.. May i, 1845, -Wm. H. Colt, d. in Kan. in 1856. 
 She now res. in Stockholm, N. Y. — Hiram. R., b. at Crown 
 Point, Jan. 2S, 1820; m., 1846, H. Louise Burnap. Res. in 
 Stockholm. — Louisa, b. in Addison, Vt. ; m., 1841, Warren 
 Briggs, of Ft. Covington, N. Y. — Warren, b. at Crown Point, 
 May 24, 1830; d. Aug. 30, 1835. 
 
 6. Russell, son of Ezra (3), m., 1814, Thirza, dau. of John 
 Veazey. of Wmd., and who was b. Mar. 23, 1788, and d. Aug. 
 23, 1845. Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He. d. Odt. 22, 1859. 
 
 Ch. : Elijah V.,h. July 11, 1816 ; d. in Chfd., May 12, 
 1859, nxim.— Charles M. (7), b. Apr. ii, 1818. — John W. (8), 
 b. Sept. 26, 1822. — Russell Hamm.o?id (9), b. Aug. 9, 1S24. 
 — Mary Adaline, b. 1827 ; m. Wm. Clark (4) ; d. July 25, 
 1868. — Ezra H. (10), b. Sept. 28, 1829. 
 
 7. Charles M., son of Russell (6), m.. Mar. 9, 1842, Deborah 
 H., dau. of Jona. Cobleigh (2). He d. in Chfd., June 30, 
 1849. 
 
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 Ch. : Murray^ b. Dec. i6, 1845 ; m., June 6, 1866, Elvira 
 E., dau. of Parker Farr (6). Res. in Chfd. Farmer, and 
 justice of tiie peace. Seledlman iS7o-'73, '78 to the present 
 time; representative '81. Has 2 ch. : Franlc M., b. Dec. 29, 
 1868; Celia E., b. Feb. 7, \'i'^'j.-- Charles M.,. b. Nov. 14, 
 1849 ; m. ist, Nov 21, 1871, Clara M , dau. of Amos R. Hub- 
 bard (11), and who d. Mar. 16, 1879; 2d, Mar. 3, 18S1, Har- 
 riet N., dau. of Alfred Farr (8). Farmer in Chfd. Has i ch., 
 living. Burton C , b. June ^j, 1875. 
 
 John W., son of Russell (6), m., Nov. 28, 1845, Luranna M. 
 Gunn, of Montague, Mass , b Dec. 14, 1819, and d. Mar 19, 
 18S0. Res. in Chfd. Farmer. SelecSman '68, '69, '74. 
 
 Ch. : Samanika,h. Mar. 10, 1848; d.July 18, 1866. — Thir. 
 za Ann, b. Mar. i, 1849; m., Jan 3, 1870, Geo. P. Hutchins. 
 Has 2 ch. : John D. Hutchin.s, b. Jan. 27, 1872 ; Emma L. 
 Hutchins, b. Aug. 6, 1873. 
 
 RussKLL H., son of Russell (6), m. ist, June 19, 1854, Julia 
 M., dau. of Epa and Eunice (Campbell) Cone, of Putney, Vt., 
 and who d. Mar. 14, 1855, a. 22 ; 2d, Mar. 5, 1857, Susan L., 
 sister of the first wife, and who d. Jan. 31, 1858, a. 20; 3d, 
 061.4, 1864, Julia Ann. dau. of Charles Darling (6). Res. 
 in Chfd. Farmer. Supervisor '78 to '80. 
 
 Ch. : Julia Lucretia, b. Jan. 2, 1858. — Geo. Ha?nmond, b. 
 
 Feb. 3, 1869. — Susan M., b. May 16, 1870; d. Apr. 8, 1873. 
 
 Ezra H., son of Russell (6), m., July 5, 1858, Harriet H., 
 
 dau. of Epa and Eunice (Campbell) Cone, of Putney, Vt. 
 
 Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Charles H., b. Feb. 18, iS,S9.— William E., b. Feb. 
 17, 1861. — Henry E., b. Jan. 3, 1864. — Irene E., b. Nov. 1, 
 i%6S,.~Alvin y., b. 061. 11, i9,']o.— Myron E., b. Apr. 18, 
 
 1873 
 
 John, son of Amos (i), m. ist, 1792, Rhoba, dau. of Ezra 
 Day (i), and who d. Mar. 23, 1813 ; 2d, 1817, Mrs. Molly 
 Farr, wid. of Joshua Farr, and who d. Aug. 30, 1856. Resid- 
 ed in Chfd. He d. Mar. 22, 1854. 
 
 Ch. : Pardon (11), b. Dec. 28, 1794. — Harriet, b. Aug. 
 19, 1799; m., 1817, Wilder Harris (9) ; d. Nov. 20, 1851. — 
 Broughton (12), b. Dec. 31, 1805. 
 
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 11. Pardon, son of John (4), m., 1819, Roxana, dau. of Aaron 
 Smith (8), and who d. 0<ft. 9, 1876. Resided in Chfd. He d. 
 Jan. 6, 1S69. 
 
 Ch, : Elizabeth Augusta^ b. Aug. 10, 1S19; m., Nov. 8, 
 1839, Hosea L. Stoddard (11). — Rhoba Af., b. Apr. 14, 1823 ; 
 m. Natiianiel E. Stearns, of Warwick, Mass., now of Brat. — 
 y^o/iK JV., h. Nov. 14, 1827; m. Mary Holland; accidentally 
 killed on the railroad, Aug. 9, 1853. Had one son, Sidney 
 H., b. Apr. 8, 1S52. — JVoyes J. (13), b. Sept. 12, 1833. — 
 Charles W., b. Jan. 13, 1837; m. Emma A. Moore, b. in 
 Bernardston, Mass., Nov. 20, 1841. He d. in Chfd., Nov. 6, 
 1869, leaving one dau., Anna A., b. May 13, 1867. 
 13. NoYES J., son of Pardon (11), m., Jan. 4, 1854, Anna Jan- 
 nette, dau. of Lydia S. Stearns. In 1867, he enlisted in the 
 regular army, and is now missing. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Georgianna ^., b. Feb. 11, 1855 ; 
 d. Aug. 20, 1863. — Arthur M.., b. Feb. 9, 1857; "^ ' 'Noy. 
 27, 1879, Addie M., dau. of Jabez J. Pierce, now of Chfd. — 
 Fordyce H., b. Feb. 10, 1859; d. July 23, 1863. — Clara J., 
 b. Mar. 24, 1864. — Ulysses Grant, b. Mar. 9, 1866. — Alma 
 P., b. July 7, 1867. 
 
 12. Broughton, son of John (4), m., 1825, Charlotte, dau. of 
 Barna Pratt (q. v.), and who d. Dec. 27, 1880. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. Mar 2, 1859. 
 
 Ch. : Lucina P , b. May i, 1828 ; m., Nov. 3, 1847, George, 
 
 son of Samuel Goodrich (i) . 
 DAVIS, Gordon, 1806— '25. 
 DAVIS, Jason, m., 1811, Martha, dau. of John Phillips (q. v.) 
 
 Rem. to Youngstown, N. Y. Had, at least, 3 ch. : Bradley 
 
 Z?., m., 1835, Martha C, dau. of Abraham Wood (3), and 
 
 rem. to Youngstown ; Nelson R. \ Elizabeth. 
 DAVISON, Ebenezer, was in Chfd. in 1767, which year he was 
 
 seledlman. The name disappears before 1787. 
 DAVISON, John, here in 1770. His wife was Zerviah . 
 
 Sele6tman i77S- The name disappears before 1787. Four 
 
 ch. were recorded : Stephen, b. Jan. 20, 1767 ; John, b. Mar. 
 
 10, 1769; Samuel, b. May 27, 1771 ; Lucy, b. Aug. 14, 1773. 
 
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 DAY, Elkanah, physician, was in Chfd. in 1770? which year he 
 was seledtman. The town-meetings were usually held at his 
 house (the location of which is unknown) till the meeting- 
 house was built. His name disappears before 1787- 
 DAY, William, was here in 1770. Soldier 1776. The name 
 soon disappears. 
 
 DAY. 
 
 1. Ezra Day, from Richmond, purchased in Chfd., Dec. 16, 1776; 
 lot No. 4, in the 13th range.' He was called a "cooper" in the 
 
 deed. His wife was Mary . Seledtman 1786. His 
 
 name is not found after 1804. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known) John (2), b. June 14, 1763. — Rho- 
 ba, b. Nov. 16, 1769; m., 1792, John Davis (4) ; d. Mar. 23, 
 1813. — .Ez^ra, b. Mar. 31, 1775. — Nahum, b. May 23, 1779; 
 drowned at Miller's Falls, while rafting on the Connecticut, 
 not fiir from the beginning of the present century. 
 
 2. John, son of Ezra (i), m. ist, 1785. Olive, dau. of Benj. Col- 
 
 burn (i), and who d. Dec. 29, the same year ; 2d. 1790, Eliza- 
 beth Ballard. Resided in Chfd. Seledtman i8o2-'o5, 'i7-'i9. 
 He d. in 1833 or '34. 
 
 Ch. : Olive^ b. Dec. 19, 1785 ; m., 1804, Ezekiel, son of 
 
 Ezekiel Powers (i) J^okn (3),b. Feb. 2, 1791. — Elizabeth. 
 
 m., 1815, Wilder, son of Jona. Hastings (6). — Rachel, m. 1st, 
 1816, Dr. Jason, son of Moses Farr (4) ; 2d, John Snow (5). 
 — Hannah, m. 1st, Erastus, son of John Cobleigh (1); 2d, 
 1824, Lyman, son of Ezekiel Powers (i). — Thirza, m. 1st, 
 1S25, Arnold Cook (i) ; 2d, Hezekiah F. Horton, of Hins. ; 
 d. Feb.. 1867. — Delia S., m., 1830, Ora, son of William Col- 
 burn (3). — Gordis E., unm. ; d. in Chfd. about 1841. 
 
 3. John, son of John (2), m. ist, 1814, Polly Baker, d. in Graf- 
 
 ton, Vt., Jan. I, 1849, a. 52 ; 2d, 1850, Sophia, dau. of Rufus 
 Harvey (2). He d. in Chfd., Apr. 29, 1864. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd. except the last) John Boyden, b. 
 Apr. 24, 1815 ; m.. May 7, 1838, Maria, dau. of Daniel Clark 
 (3). Res. in Galva, 111.— William H., b. Mar. 7, 1818 ; m.. 
 May 22, 1843, in Grafton, Vt., Abby Woolly. Res. in Prince 
 ville, 111. — Albert H., b. Apr. 8, 1819; m., July 21, 1848, in 
 
280 
 
 Middleport, N. Y., Kate W. Baker; d. in Joliet, 111., 1876.— 
 Charles B., b. Nov. 9, 1821 ; m., Aug. 37, 1845 ( .?), in Rock- 
 ingham, Vt., Mary F. Wiley. Res. in Peoria, III. — Polly E., 
 b. Mar. 24, 1824; d., Aug. 20, 1825. — Lucius Z., b. Aug. 8, 
 1827 ; m., Jan. i, 1850, Lizzie Farr, of Brat. Res. in Peoria. 
 — Larkin B., b. Dec. 2, 1831 ; m., Aug. 3, 1S53, at Bellows 
 Falls, Vt., Carrie Wentworth. Res. in Peoria. — Helen Maria, 
 b. in Rockingham, Vt., Aug. 11, 1839; m. Joseph P. Bow- 
 man. Res. in Brimfield, 111. 
 
 daV. 
 
 Comfort Day, brother of Noah Day (3), appears to have set- 
 tled in Chfd. about 1793, having come from Mass. His wife 
 was Velonia Paine, d. Dec, 1822. He d. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : (Order somewhat uncertain) Comfort, m., 1796, Bet- 
 sey, dau. of Zuriel Albee, of Wmd ; rem. to Littleton. — 
 
 Samuel (4), b. June 23, 1784. — Isaac, m. ist, Widow 
 
 Murdock, of Halifax ; 2d, , of Ithaca, N. Y., where he 
 
 d. — Asa (5). — Nancy, m., 1799, Nathan Farwell(2). — Silva, 
 m., 1812, John Jones; d. in Winer. — Clarissa, m., 1809, 
 Daniel, son of Daniel Colburn (2). — Joseph (6). — Polly, m., 
 1819, Asa Dutton. of Dum. 
 
 Samuel, son of Comfort (2), m., at the age of about 25, Lucy 
 Cutler, b. Sept. 29, 1782, and d. in Mich., Nov. 8, 1S80, in her 
 99th year. In 1834, he, with his family, set out for what was 
 then the "far West," making the journey "by teams to Schen- 
 ectady ; thence by canal to Buffalo, and by Lake Erie to Fair- 
 port, O. ; thence, again, by teams to Cleveland, Sandusky, 
 Maumee, and by the Black Swamp to Adrian, Mich." He 
 settled in the town of Pittsford, in the last named State, where 
 he was one of the first settlers, and where he became a pros- 
 perous farmer and stockman. He d. in 1856, "leaving a hand- 
 some property, and a far richer legacy to his descendants — a 
 life-long honorable character and unblemished reputation." 
 
 Ch. : Warren R., b. May 16, 1812; m. Mary Metcalf. 
 Res. in Hudson, Mich. — William H., b. May 5, 1S15; m. 
 , in Georgia. Soldier in the "Florida War," and after- 
 wards in the Civil War. He d. about the close of the latter, 
 
281 
 
 at Nashville, Tenn. — Willard F.^ b. Sept. 14, 1817 ; m., 1S60, 
 Eliza Holcomb. Res. in Hudson. Since his majority he has 
 occupied almost continuously an official position in his town 
 or county.— /l/arj/ A.^ b. Odl. 23, 1S19; d. 1840. — Wilson 
 Z., b. July 5, 1S21 ; m. Louisa Sample. Res. in Pittsford. — 
 Winslow H.^ b. May 9, 1S24; m. Jane Wood. Res. in Pitts- 
 ford. — Fanny A., b. Aug. 18, 1826; m. Augustus Kent, d. 
 1S76. She res. in Hudson. 
 
 Asa, son of Comfort (3), nj., 1815, Lucy, dau. of Phinehas 
 Fullam (i). Resided in Chfd. He d. after 1864. 
 
 Ch. : Charles^ m. ist, Susan Wilson, of Winer. ; 2d, Maria 
 Day, of Greenfield, Mass., where he d. — Marshall Henry, b. 
 1818 ; m. ist, 1849, Elizabeth F., dau. of John Pierce (3), and 
 who d. Odl. 4, 1865 ; 2d, Augusta Lyman, of Northfield, Mass., 
 where he now res., having rem. to that town from Chfd. 
 Stone-mason and farmer — George, \-t\. Phebe Tourtelotte, of 
 Greenfield, Mass., where he d. — William L., m. three times. 
 Musician. Res. in Greenfield. 
 
 Joseph, son of Comfort (2), m. ist, Phebe Plumb, of Halifax, 
 Vt., dau. of James Plumb, and who d. in 1833; 2d, Louisa 
 Shattuck, of Townshend, Vt., d. 1878. He rem. from Chfd. 
 about 1841, and d. in Windham, Vt., Apr. 30, 1865. 
 
 Ch. : Maria, b. Dec. i3, 1813 ; m. Aurelius P. Hall (3) ; 
 d. Dec. 12, 1870. — yames P., b. July 30, 1816; m., at Brat., 
 Mary Kelley, d. 1874. He d. in Putney, Vt., 1868. — Eunice 
 M., b. Mar. 20, 1818; m., Nov. 4, 1857, Geo. Hawes, a na- 
 tive of Barre, Mass. They res. in Chfd., and have one adopt- 
 ed dau., Bessie (Bemis), b. Nov. 24, 1865. — J^ulia Ann, b. 
 July 19, 1S20 ; m. Chas. Fowler, of Coleraine, Mass. — Velonia 
 Paine, b. 061. 23, 1822; m. Lorenzo D. Keyes, of Brat., 
 where she res. — Eliza L., b. 06t., 1825 ; m. Willis Bemis, of 
 Brat. ; d. June 18, 1866. — yokn B., b. Mar., 1828; m. ist, 
 Harriet Alexander; 2d, Sarah French, of Dum. ; 3d, Ellen 
 Whitney, of Westminster, Mass. Res. in Worcester, Mass. — 
 
 Hollis, b. Dec, 1830; m. Helen , of Boston, where he 
 
 d. Aug., 1877. 
 
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282 
 
 3- Noah Day, brother of Comfort Day (2), also appears to have 
 settled in Chfd. about 1793. He was married once, and per- 
 haps twice, before coming to Chfd., and is said to have had 
 several ch., one of whom was David (7), b. 1790 or '91. In 
 1795, he m. Mrs. Leah (Farr) Hubbard, wid. of Amos Hub- 
 bard (3), and who d. Odl. 26, 1832, a. 76. By this marriage 
 he had no ch. that lived till adult age. 
 
 7. David, son of Noah (3), m., 1S15, Phebe, dau. of Abel Fletch- 
 er (i), and who d. Nov. 18, 1870. Resided in Chfd. Farm- 
 er. Representative 1850, '51. He d. Aug. 7, 1S67, a. 76. 
 
 Ch. : Francis^ b. Oft. 11, 1816; m. Lovina Phillips, of 
 Saco, Me. ; d. in Chfd., Sept. 7, 1864. Had 5 ch. : David P., 
 George F., John P., Norman N., Herbert E. — Hoit H.,h. 
 Odl. 26, 1S19; m.. Mar. 19, 1872, Mary, dau. of Seth Doo- 
 little, of Hins., where he now res. Has 2 ch. : George, Grace. 
 — Evelina M.,h. Aug. 6, 1S23 ; m., Nov. 2, 1841, Noyes 
 Robertson (9) ; d. Jan. 29, 1S52. — George (8), b. Mar. 24, 
 1826. — Lucy Ann, d. Mar. 26, 1830, in infancy. — Norman, b. 
 Sept. 29, 1832 ; res. in Utah. 
 
 8. George, son of David (7), m., Feb. 3, 1864, Malvina C, dau, 
 of Oliver Farnsworth (2). Before his marriage he spent a 
 number of years in Cal., but returned to Chfd. and engaged in 
 farming. He d. Mar. 28, 1881. 
 
 Ch. : Evelyn M., b. Dec. 5, 1864; d. Jan. 31, 1875. — Inez 
 G., h. Aug. 15, 1868. — Francis O., b. Sept. i, 1S70. — Ora- 
 mel H., b. July 7, 1S76. 
 DAY, Moses, m. Sarah W., dau. of Moses Johnson (q. v.), and 
 lived in Chfd. a few years. Ha5 3 ch. : Nathan, b. Apr. 4, 
 1816; res. at Fairhaven, Mass. — J^ohn W., b. Mar. 12, 1820; 
 m. Sarah Johnson. Res.. in Jamaica, Vt. — Sarah. 
 DODGE, Nathan, here in 17S0, which year he enlisted in the 
 
 army. His wife was Pamelia , d. Odl. 15, 1797, a. 37. 
 
 He d. Oft. 7, the same year, a. 39. 
 
 Ch. : Pamelia, b. Apr. 5, 1781 ; Catharine, b. May 3, 17S3 ; 
 \ Nathan, b. Nov. 24, 1785 ; Philana, b. Apr. 2, 178S ; Lovica, 
 b. Oft. 14, 1790; Flavilla, b. Oft. 2, 1792; Ashley, b. Sept- 
 22, 1794; Dolly, b. Oft. 12, 1796. 
 
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 DRAPER. 
 
 1. Samuel Draper, b. 1770, came from Boxboro', Mass., and 
 settled in the south-east quarter of Chfd., in 1802 or '03. His 
 wife was Sarah, dau. of Jolin Crouch (i), and who d. Dec. 19, 
 1863, a. loi years 5 months 16 days! He d. Dec. 3, 1841. 
 
 Ch. . Samuel L. (2) and Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1794. Sarah 
 m. John Crouch (4) ; d. Mar. 20, 1869. — -Amy, b. June 2, 
 1797; unm. ; d. Nov. 25, 1871. — Eu?iice,h. 1799; d. 1801. — 
 Eunice, b. Sept. 25, 1802; m., Feb. 15, 1832, Ephraim 
 Crouch (6). — Abram, b. Aug. 15, 1805; m. Sally March, of 
 Alstead. Res. in Swzy. 
 
 2. Samuel L,, son of Samuel (i), came to Chfd. with his lather 
 in 1802 or '03. He m., 1821, Laura Draper, b. in 1807. 
 Farmer. In the autumn of 1814, he went to Portsmouth with 
 Capt. Reuben Marsh's company, as filer. (See Chap. V.) He 
 was probably the sole survivor of the Chesterfield men who 
 served in the army or navy during the second war with Great 
 Britain, and was a conscientious and honorable man. He d. 
 June 13, 1881. 
 
 Ch. . Benjamin Z.., b. June 13, 1824; d. Odt. 10, 1859. — 
 Sarah Af., b. Feb. 4, 1827; unm. — Laura JB., b. 1830; d. 
 the same year. — Laura E., b. Apr. 25, 1834; d. Aug. 2, 1854. 
 
 DUDLEY. 
 
 I. Moses Dudley, son of Nahum Dudley, of Wmd., b. 06t. 18, 
 1794, m., Nov. 9, 1817, Persis, dau. of Rev. Allen Pratt, of 
 Wmd., and who was b. May 9, 1794. From about 1817 till 
 1S51, he engaged in tanning at the Centre Village, in this town, 
 and afterwards in farming, having purchased the farm in the 
 western part of the town now owned and occupied by Hazel- 
 ton Rice. Seledlman 1832, '33, '35, '49; delegate to the con- 
 stitutional convention in 1S50. He d. Apr. 16, 1874. 
 
 Ch. : Allen Pratt (2), b. Dec. 16, 1819. — Hannah C, b 
 May 27, 1821 ; m., Aug., 1838, Dr. Chas. B., son of Marcus 
 Holbrook (2). — Charles P. (3), b. Dec. 25, 1822. — William 
 L. (4), b. Dec. 20, \'&^\.— Persis M., b. Nov. 20, 1830; m., 
 0&. 3, 1850, Romanzo W. Thompson •(10). 
 
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 2. Allkn p., son of Moses (i), m., Nov. i6, 1841, Mary S. 
 Wheelock, b. in Swzy., June 25, 1S20. In 1841, he com- 
 menced the practice of law in Bethel, Vt , afterwards practis- 
 ing in Winchester, Nashua, and Chfd. He finally rem. from 
 this town about 1S55, and now res. in San Francisco, Cal., en- 
 gaged in the practice of his profession. 
 
 Ch. : Mary G.-, b. in Winer., Sept 9, 1842; d. July 10, 
 1844. — Henry L.,h in Nashua, June 21, 1844; d. Aug. 11, 
 1847, — Chas. Allen, b. in Nashua Mar 20, 1S46 ; d. in San 
 Francisco, Dec. 11. 1873. — Ed-ward Tkotnas. b. in Chfd., 
 Feb 2, 1848; m.. Oft. 17, 1S7S, Miss Sarah N. Triplett, of 
 Solano Co., Cal. — Arthur Wm., b. in Chfd., June 6, 1S50; d. 
 Feb. II, 1853- — Alice Josephine, b. in Chfd., Mar. i, 1852. — 
 Anna Ci/arlotte, b. in Chfd., Apr. 3, 1854. — John Wheelock, 
 b. in Mokelumne Hill, Cal., Nov. 10, 1S60; d. in San Fran- 
 cisco, June 27, 1877- 
 
 3. Charles P., son of Moses (i), m.. May 14, 1846, Lydia J. 
 Davis, b. in Lowell. Mass., Apr. 11, 1827. Res. in San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal- 
 eb. . Ellen Maria, b. in Lowell, Mass., Mar. 14, 1847 ; m., 
 
 in San Francisco, Mar. 30, 1S65, Levi N. Tower. — Anna 
 Gertrude, b. in Chfd., Apr. 5, 1852; m , in San Francisco, 
 Sept. 14, 1871, Hall Wm. Baxter. — Chas. Davis, \>. dXlAc)- 
 kelumne Hill, Calaveras Co., Cal , Nov. 14, 1S55 ; d. Jan. 19, 
 1856. — Wm. Moses, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Apr. 5, 185S. — 
 Emma Eunice, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Nov. 2, i860 ; d. in 
 San Francisco, June 6, 1S67. — Hannah A., b. at Mokelumne 
 Hill, Feb. II, 1863 ; d. in Tubac, Arizona Territory, Nov. 25, 
 1S65. 
 
 4. William L., son of Moses (i), m., Nov. 11, 1858, Mary Car- 
 oline, dau of Thomas D. and Betsey R. (Mead) Doak. He 
 was admitted to the bar, at Newport, in 1846, and commenced 
 the practice of law in Chfd. the same year. In 1849, he went 
 to California, and res. at present in Stockton, engaged in the 
 practice of his profession. 
 
 Ch. : Elizabeth Mead, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Cal., Aug. 
 16, 1S60. — Elinor Gertrude, b. at Mokelumne Hill, Jan. 4, 
 1862. — Wm.. Little, b. at Stockton, June 13, 1869. — Mary 
 Frances, b. at Stockton, Nov. 26, 1872. 
 
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 DUDLEY, Herbert, son of Joseph Dudley, of Wmd., m. ist, 
 1S36, Mary B., dau. of Ebenezer Scott (i), and who d. Mar. 
 I, 1S75 ; 2d, June, 187S, Widow Eliza J. Dodge, of Dum. 
 Settled in Chfd. in 1835. Farmer. Kas one dau., Mary C, 
 b. Mar. 28, 1S39 ; m., May 19, 1878, Wm. R. Smith, now of 
 Chfd. 
 
 DUNHAM. 
 
 1. Thomas Dunham, b. 1735, purchased land in Wmd. in 1785, 
 at which time he was residing in Londonderry, Vt. He set- 
 tled in the south-west quarter of the former town, on the farm 
 long known as the "Dunham farm." His wife was Abigail 
 Gay, b. 1736, and d. Dec. 21, 1829. He d. June 17, 1805. In 
 his will, made July 4, 1S04, the following ch. were mentioned: 
 
 Abigail^ (m. ist — Gott ; 2d, Archibald Mack). — Annas, 
 
 (m. Judas Dodge). — Alice, (m. Abial Whitman). — Sarah, 
 (m. 1st, Chapman ; 2d, Silas Powers). — Elizabeth, (b. 
 
 June 24, 1771 ; m. Aaron Smith (8) ). — Hannah, (m., 1795, 
 Oreb Scott). — Thomas (2), (b. May 5, 1780). To these 
 should be added : Margaret, m. Streeter ; Abner ; El- 
 sie, d. unm. 
 
 2. Thomas, son of Thomas (i), m., 1800, Mariam, dau. of Benj. 
 Smith (6), and who d. Feb. i, 1858. He resided many years 
 in Wmd., on the paternal farm, and was also engaged in boat- 
 ing on the Conn. He d. in Chfd., Mar. 20, 1S70. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Wmd.) Abner, b. Jan. 30, 1801 ; d. young. 
 — Electa, b. July 23, 1802 ; m. Samuel Moore ; d. at Bellows 
 Falls, Vt., Apr. 3, 1872 — Thomas (3), b. Apr. 8, 1805. — Ira 
 (4), b. Dec. 6, 1S06. — Abigail, b. May 4, 1808; m., 1S26, 
 Tyler Lincoln ; d. in Cambridge, Mass.,' July 27, 1880. — Levi 
 G. (5), b. Nov. 4, iSio. — Horace, b. May 10, 1812 ; d. young. 
 — Seraphina, b. Aug. 2, 1814; m. Jacob Young. Res. in 
 Ohio.- — Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1816; m. Henry Ball ; d. in Lon- 
 donderry, Vt. — yosiah (6), b. June 24, 1818. — Adeline, b. 
 Aug. 9, 1821 ; m. ist, Harris George, of Topsham, Vt. ; 2d, 
 Jonas Corey, of Fitchburg, Mass. — Maria, b. Jan. 16, 1823 ; 
 m. ist, Geo. Wales, of Bellows Falls, Vt. ; 2d, Geo. Minor, 
 of Walpole. — William, b. Apr. 23, 1824 ; m. Harriet Jack- 
 man ; d. in Marlow, 1865. 
 
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 3- Thomas, son of Thomas (2), tn., Jan. i, 1829, Lucy, dau. of 
 Elijah Barrows, of Wmd., and who was b Apr. 7, 1S03, and 
 d. Sept. 21, 1872. Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : George T., b. Odt. 8, 1830; m. Rhoda, dau. of Epa 
 and Eunice (Campbell) Cone, of Putney, Vt. Has had the 
 following ch. : Leon T. , b. May 10, 1S61, and d. in infancy ; 
 Wilton A., b. June 8, 1863 ; Eva N., b. Nov. 3, 1865 ; Arthur 
 H., b Apr 10, 1868; George H., b. Nov. 10, 1S70; FredR., 
 b. Feb. 24, 1873, and d. in infancy; Merton T., b. Aug. 13, 
 1875; Guy, b Mar. 26, 1878, and d. in infancy. — Lucy Ann, 
 b. July 8, 1837 ; unm Res. in Chfd. 
 
 4. Ira, son of Thomas (2), m., Nov. 26, 1829, Savona, dau. of 
 Joseph Prentice (2). He d. in Hins., where he had resided 
 many years, Sept. 11, 1878. 
 
 Ch. : Horace, b. Jan 5, 1831 ; m. Apr. 12, 1852, Jane 
 Robinson ; d. Feb. 18, 1865. — - William H., b. in Chfd., Dec, 
 15, 1833; m. 1st, Jan. 6, 1858, Mary Ann, dau. of Bradley 
 Prentice (3), and who d. Sept. 6, 1871 ; 2d, June 6, 1876, 
 Maria J., dau. of Jotham and Jerusha (Streeter) Paine, of 
 Wmd. Physician. Res. in Keene, to which city he rem. 
 from Wmd., where he practised his profession several years. — 
 German, h. Apr. 26, 1839; unm. Res. in Chicago, — Ellen 
 M., b. Apr. 24, 1841 ; m., Oft. 7, 1858, Leroy A. Thayer.— 
 Martha P., b. May 26, 1845 ; m., Jan. 17, 1871, Peter M'Ma- 
 han — Ira Leroy, b. Jan. i, 1855, Dentist in Hins, 
 
 5. Levi G., son of Thomas (2), m,, Jan., 1833, Alfreda C, dau. 
 of William Howe (i) . Res, in Londonderry, Vt., to which 
 town he rem. from Walpole in 1839, 
 
 Ch. : Levi, b. Odt. 24, 1833 ; d. Mar. 28, 1851. — Geo. Lar- 
 kin, b. Aug. 19, 1836; d. May 2, 1844. — Seraphina, b, Nov. 
 2, 1839; m,, Sept. 25, 1859, Warren A. Adams. Res. in Man- 
 chester, Vt, — Lodisa Adaline, b. Jan, 5, 1851 ; m,, 061. 17, 
 1868, Chas. A. Whitman. Res. in Londonderry, Vt. 
 
 6. JosiAH, son of Thomas (2), m., 1839, Alzina, dau. of Joseph 
 
 Prentice (2). Farmer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Henry J., b. May 29, 1850 ; m., Nov. 27, 1872, Ellen 
 M., dau. of Samuel Field, of Northfield, Mass. Has 2 ch, : 
 Bertha L,, b. July 18, 1874; Nina Ethel, b. Dec. 14, 1879. 
 
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 DUNHAM, Levi, i829-'37. He was a Baptist preacher. His 
 
 wife w^as Belinda . He probably rem. to Ohio. Two 
 
 of his ch. were: Elijah^ b. Feb. lo, 1823; Davids b. Feb. 
 28, 1825. 
 
 EAGER, Paul, from Templeton, Mass., purchased in Chfd., 061. 
 8, 1778, the larger part of house-lots Nos. 7 and 8, in the loth 
 
 range. His wife was Jane , and he had a dau., Sally, 
 
 b. July 13, 1784, and probably another, Molly (or Polly), m. 
 Jarib Jackson (2) Sele6tman 1785. His name is not found 
 after 1792, and, as he is said to have exchanged farms with 
 Constant Merrick, who came to Chfd. from Hardwick, Mass., 
 about that date, he may have rem to the latter town. 
 
 EAGER, ZiU'AH, m., 1782, Martin Hildreth (6); d. Feb. 9; 184S, 
 a. 88. 
 
 EARL, EsEK, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Mehitable 
 
 . The name disappears before 1787. Four ch. were 
 
 recorded: Ashbel^h. Mar. 18, 1765; Philadelphia, b. Dec. 
 24, 1767; yohn, b. May 14, 1770; Robert, b. Aug. 18, 1772. 
 
 EASTMAN, James, was here in 1789, but the name soon disap- 
 pears. His wife was Esther . The following ch. were 
 
 recorded in the records of this town : Joanna, b. Mar. 6, i775) 
 and m. (probably), 1792, Flint Johnson ; Sally, b. Dec. 3, 
 1778, and d. 1791 ; Betsey, b. Mar 15, 1782 ; Lydia, b. Mar. 
 27, 1784; James, b. Od. 20, 17S6; Esther, b. Aug. 4, 1789. 
 
 EATON. 
 
 1. Abel Eaton settled in Chfd. about i797- ^^'^ ^'^^ ^^^ Eliz- 
 abeth , d. May 30, 1834. a. 63. He d. in Winer. 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Abel, b. Sept. 19, 1796; rem. from 
 the town about 1838. — Loring (2),b. Feb. 22, 1804. — Stut- 
 son, b. Mar. 14, 1806 ; m., 1831, Almira, dau. of Cutler Blodg- 
 ett (2) ; d. at Crystal Lake, Waupaca Co., Wis. — Joel, m. 
 
 Stearns, of Swzy. ; res. in Woodstock, Vt. — Thomas 
 
 (or Thompson'). — Elizabeths m., 1830, David S. Walton (6) ; 
 d. Aug. 22, 1850, a. 41. — Eliza. — Mary (.?). 
 
 2. LoRiNG, son of Abel (i), m. Mary Cook, of Winer. He d. in 
 Swzy. in 1869 (.?). 
 
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 Ch. : (All b. in Swzy. and Winer.) Mary, d. unm. — Ames 
 C, m. Eugenie Howard, of Winer., where he res. — Eliza- 
 beth, m. David Pomeroy, of Swzy.— Loring, b. May 23, 1828 ; 
 m., Aug. 7, 1S55, Mary E., dau. of Alanson Norcross (4). 
 Res. in Chfd. Has one dau., Franees L., b. in Surrj', Dee. 
 23, 1S57. — Orleans S., m. Ellen Aldrich, of Swzy, where he 
 res. — Cyrus G , m. Mary More (or Moore) ; res. in Swzy. — 
 Calvin L., m. Ella Pratt, of Winer., where he res. 
 
 EDDY, Paschal P., b. in Charlton, Conn., Jan. 26, 1815, m. 
 Lucy O. Bemis, b. June 29, 1819. Came to Chfd. from Na- 
 tick, Mass., in '42 or '43. He d Dec. 23, 1872. 
 
 Ch. : George P., b. Dec. 13, 1839; m., Dec. 25, 1875, Hat- 
 tie R. Stoddard. Res. in Chfd. — Mary L., b. Apr. iS, 1S43 ; 
 m., Aug. 22, 1S62, David O. Felt; d. Sept. 25, 1875. — Eliza- 
 beth A., b. Nov. 4, 1845 ; m., Jan. 2, 1866, Alvin J. Folsom. 
 — Lauraette, b. Feb. 14, 1848 ; d. young. — Emily E., b. Apr. 
 21, 1851 ; m., Nov. 27, 1867, Oscar T., son of Thomas Frink, 
 of Chfd. — Daniel A., h. 0&.. 10, 1854; d. Nov. 17, 1875. — 
 Edmund L., b. Sept. 18, 1857; d. Feb. 22, 1876. 
 
 ELLIS, Theophilus, was in Chfd. in 1770. The name disappears 
 before 1787. 
 
 ELLIS, Moses, m., 1777, Delutor, dau. of Ebenezer Harvey (i). 
 Physician. He probably rem. from the town before 1787. 
 Four eh. were b. in Chfd. : Calvin, b. Dec. 23, 177S ; Nancy, 
 b. Jan. 16, 17S0 ; Chloe, b. Mar. 24, 1781 ; Elihu, b. Aug. 28, 
 1782. 
 
 ELLIS, John, was in Chfd. in 1776. His wife was Urania . 
 
 His name disappears before 1787. Three ch. were recorded: 
 Charlotty, b Jan. 5, 1772 ; Samuel, b. Aug. 20, 1776; Polly, 
 b. Jan., 1779. 
 
 EMMONS, Abel, may have eome from Greenwich, Mass., or 
 vicinity. He settled in Chfd. in the spring of 1762, in the 
 western part of the town. His wife was probably Betty (Eliza- 
 beth), dau. of Moses Smith (r). His name disappears before 
 
 1787. 
 
 Ch. : Olive, b. June 2, 1758 ; Jonathan, b. Aug. 19, 1761 ; 
 
289 
 
 Robert^ b. June 19, 1763, and d. 1764; Solomon, b. June 25, 
 1764? Thomas, b. Aug. 10, 1766; Eunice, b. Mar. 3, 1769; 
 Abel, b. Aug. 4, 1771. 
 
 EMMONS, Thomas, was in Chfd. in 1767. Seleaman 1770. His 
 name disappears before 1787. 
 
 EMMONS, Noah, purchased in Chfd., July 7, 1768, lot No. 6, in 
 the i6th range, and a part of lot No. 6, in the 15th range. His 
 
 wife was Mary , d. Feb. 5, 1803, in her 74th year. He 
 
 or his son, Noah, Jr., was a soldier in 1777 and '80. He ap- 
 pears to have d. about 1799. 
 
 Ch. : Probably j^/ary, b. Sept. 29, 1759; m., 1785, Amos 
 Thomas (2). — Noah, b. May 5, 1762. His name disappeai's 
 about 1800. — Sarah, b. Apr. 11, 1764; d. 1776. — Lois, b. 
 Aug. 25, 1766; m., 1785, Aaron Thomas (q. v.) — Elijah, b. 
 Feb. 24, 1771 ; m., 1808, Sarah Higgins. Rem. from the town 
 in 1843 or '44. [There may have been other ch.J 
 
 EMMONS, Sarah, was in Chfd. in 1772. She was a midwife, 
 and some of the oldest inhabitants of the town remember to 
 have heard said that her services were in good demand. She 
 was evidently a widow for many years. Her name appears on 
 the tax-lists till 1798. 
 
 EMMONS, George, m., 1806, Abigail Thomas. 
 
 EMMONS, Joanna, m., 1815, Erastus, son of Samuel Farr (i). 
 Third. 
 
 ESTABROOKS. 
 
 I. Samuel Estabrooks, b. in Rehoboth, Mass., m. ist, Esther 
 Rounds, b. in the same town, and d. before 1817; 2d, 1817, 
 Mrs. Lucy Hildreth. He probably settled in Wmd. about 
 1788, whence he rem. to Chfd. about 1805. He d. about 1820. 
 
 Ch. : Sally, m. Skinner ; rem. to Western N.Y. — Polly, 
 
 m. Waldo; rem. to Western N. Y. — Patience, m., 
 
 1817, Isaiah Rounds, of Brookline, Vt, — Sybil, m. 
 
 Jordan, of Chfd. — Samuel (2), b. 1784. — Nancy, m. 
 
 Goff; rem. to Western N. Y. — Hannah, m. Cutting; 
 
 rem. to R. I — Betsey, m. Davis; rem. to Mass. — yon- 
 
 athan, m. Sally Rounds, of Brookline, Vt. ; rem. to W^estern 
 N. Y. 
 
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290 
 
 3. Samubl, son of Samuel (i), m., 1807, Alice, dau. of Stephen 
 Streeter (i), and who d. June 28, 1849. He resided in Wmd., 
 and in Windham and Jamaica, Vt., but d. in Dighton, Mass., 
 in 1850. 
 
 Ch. : Alexander Franklin, b. in Wmd., Aug. 26, 1808; 
 m. Patty Houghton. Res. in Clarendon, Vt. — Fanny, b. in 
 Wmd., Aug. 7, 1810, — Mary Walden, b. in Windham, Vt, 
 Feb. 19, 1813 ; m. Riley Rice. Res. in Vt. — Sarah Cham- 
 berlain, b. in Jamaica, Vt., Sept. 24, 1815 ; m. Samuel F., 
 son of Richard Hojokins (i); d. Apr. 24, 1853.. — Elmanda 
 Adeline, b. in. Jamaica, June 22, 1817 ; m. Elliot P., son of 
 Richard Hopkins (i). Res. in Illinois. — J^ohn Wesley, b. in 
 Jamaica, Apr. 4, 1819 ; m. Martha T. Brown, of Weston, Vt. 
 Res. in Boston. — Luther Lanson (3), b. in Jamaica, Sept. 18, 
 183 1. — Larkin Nelson, b in Windham, 0(St. 18, 1823. 
 
 3. Luther L., son of Samuel (3), m. ist, Marj' Jane Brown, of 
 Weston, Vt., sister of his brother John's wife, and who d. in 
 1847, a. 35; 2d, May 24, 1848, Sarah W., dau. of Richard 
 Hopkins (2). In Aug., 1862, he enlisted in the loth Mass. 
 Battery, and served till June, 1865. Res. at present in Chfd. 
 Mechanic at Factory Village. 
 
 Ch. : Mary yane, b. in Boston, Mar. 8, 1849; '^•' J*"- '5) 
 1874, Geo. W. Hunt, of Winer. 
 
 EVANS, ZuR, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Tabitha, dau. 
 of Joseph Stebbins, of Vernon, Vt. He settled on the farm 
 now owned and occupied by John Harris, and was one of the 
 original trustees of Chesterfield Academy. For a number of 
 the last years of their life, however, he and his wife were sup- 
 ported by the town. Zur d. after 1828, having probably out- 
 lived his wife. 
 
 EVANS, Moses and Peter, were both in Chfd. in 1770, but ap- 
 pear to have remained only a few years at the most. 
 
 EVERETT, Richard, m. Susanna , and had a dau., Mar- 
 tha, b. Apr. 21, 17995 and probably a son, Richard. 
 
 EVERETT, David, here in 1796. Was chosen a trustee of the 
 Academy in 1806, which office he held till he rem. from the 
 town, about 1819. 
 
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 FAIRBANKS. 
 
 1. Samuel Fairbanks was in Chfd. in 1776, which year he signed 
 the "Association Test." He was one of the town committee 
 of safety, and appears to liave been one of the most zealous 
 patriots in the town. He was also seledtman in 1777- He 
 
 was probably married twice, his second wife being Lucy , 
 
 d. Sept. 20. 1802. In his will, made Aug. 9, 1787, and proved 
 June 16, 1790, he bequeathed all his property to his wife, for 
 the support of his children, and named his son Zenas (2) sole 
 executor. Zenas was probably a son by 'the former marriage. 
 He had also a son Samuel, b. Mar. 23, 1773 ; but the names 
 of his other ch. are not known. He d. Apr. 14, 179O1 i'i his 
 71st year. 
 
 2. Zenas, son of Samuel (i), m. Mehitabel . Soldier 1776. 
 
 He rem. from the town between .1806 and '13. 
 
 Ch. : Cornelius W., b. No%'. 3, 1776; d. Mar., 1786. — Me- 
 hitabel, b. Mar. 22, 1778. — Abigail^h. Sept. 7, 1779; d. Mar., 
 17S6. — Lucinda, b. May 4, 1781 ; d. Mar. 20, 17S6. — Samuel, 
 b. Jan. 23, 1783 ; d Mar. 20, 1786, — Rebecca, b. Aug. 22, 
 1784; d. Mar., 1786. — Abigail, b. Apr. 10, 1787. — Lucinda, 
 b. Apr. 2, 1790. — Zenas, b. Feb. 5, 179-. — Rebecca, b. Nov. 
 22, 1794. — Cornelius, b. June 2, 1796. — Samuel, b. Nov. 16, 
 1798. . 
 
 FAIRBANKS, Jonas, was selectman 1782. The name disappears 
 before 1787. 
 
 FAIRBANKS, Lucy, m., 1790, Richard Hopkins (i) ; d. 06t. 23, 
 1855, a. 82. 
 
 FAIRBANKS, Susanna, m., 1807, Daniel, son of Samuel Hil- 
 dreth (3). 
 
 FARMER, William, m. Hannah , and had a son, William, 
 
 b. Nov. 3, 1771 . 
 
 FARNSWORTH. 
 
 I. Edmond Farnsworth, b. in Groton, Mass., July 4, 1762, m., 
 
 probably 1782, Caroline, dau. of Martin Warner (q. v.), and 
 
 who d. in Gowanda, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., July i, 1837, in 
 
 her 77th year. He settled in Chfd. about 17917 and remained 
 
 here till 1827 or '28, when he rem. to Gowanda, wherefhe d. 
 
 Dec. 9, 1844. 
 
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 Ch. : Fanny, b. June 20, 1783; m. Timothy Nutting, of 
 Pepperell, Mass. — Surrztssa, b. June 22, 1785; m., 1807, 
 Shadrach, son of Shadrach Herrick (i). — Thomas, b. May i, 
 
 1787; m. King, of Gowanda. — Charlotte, b. Feb. 8, 
 
 1789; m., 1809, Alpheus Stoddard (6). — Eleazer, b. Nov. 15, 
 1790; m. Lydia, dau. of Amos Thomas (2). Wheelwright in 
 Brat, for many years. He d. in Chfd., Odt. 13, 1878. — Debo- 
 rahs b. July 22, 1792 ; m. Thomas Newcombe, of Gowanda. 
 
 — Edwin, b. May 31, 1794; m. King, of Gowanda. — 
 
 Oliver (2), b. Mar. 14, 1796. — Patty {Martha^, b. Mar. 4, 
 179S; m., 1817, Ezekiel Colburn (4); d. Mar. 25, 1873. — 
 Emme, b. Mar. 22, 1800 ; d. young. — William, b. June 6, 
 
 1802; m. King, of Gowanda. — Emm.e, b. Apr. 6, 
 
 1804 ; d. young. 
 
 Oliver, son of Edmond (i), m., 1827, Phenicy, dau. of Oliver 
 Hastings (7). Farmer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Oliver F., d. in infancy. — Malvina Caroline, b. Mar. 
 4, 1840; m., Feb. 3, 1864, George Day (8). 
 
 FARR. 
 Samuel Farr, of Stowe, Mass , purchased in Chfd., Mar. 30, 
 1764, lots Nos. 9 and 11, in the 13th range, and probably set- 
 tled on one of them soon after. His wife was Rebecca . 
 
 He was probably the Samuel Farr styled the First on the old 
 tax-lists, from which his name disappears about 1790. Ac- 
 cording to the records of Stowe, he had the following ch, : 
 Zerviah, b. May 4, i737- — Aaron (2), b. Nov. 6, 1743. — 
 Isaac (3), b. 06t. 23, 1746. — William, b. Mar. 11, 1744 (.?). 
 He appears to have settled in Chfd., and to have d. previous to 
 Nov. 17, 1777' ^^ Jonas Davis conveyed, under that date, one- 
 half of lot No. 10, in the 13th range, to "Eunice, widow of 
 William Farr," and her son William. — Hefsebeth {Hephzi- 
 bah), b. June 3, 1748; m., 1770, Ithamar Chamberlain (i) ; 
 d. Dec. I, 1827. — Ebenezer (4), b. Aug. 18, 1750. To these 
 should be added Charles (5), and perhaps Samuel, older than 
 Aaron, and styled jfunior in 1770 and '76, and later, the Sec- 
 ond. The following is a record of children of "Samuel Farr, 
 Jr., and Mary his wife: " Joshua, b. Dec. 10, 1771 ; Lucy, b. 
 Sept. 2, 1774. The name of Samuel Farr, Jr., also disappears 
 about 1790. 
 
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 2. Aaron, son of Samuel (t), m., 1773, Hannah Wheeler. Sol- 
 dier 1776. His name disappears before 1787. The following 
 ch. were recorded : Jeremiah^h. Oft. 22, 1773. — Aaron, b. 
 June 4, 1775. — Hannah, b. Sept. 12, 1778. — Hephzibak, b. 
 Sept. 5, 1780. — Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1782. 
 
 3. Isaac, son of Samuel (i), m. ist, 1772, Lydia Stone ; 2d, 1786, 
 Mercy (or Mary) Fisher. Resided in Chfd. Soldier 1776. 
 He d. June, 1810. 
 
 Ch. : Lydia, b. Odl. 11, 1777; m., 1801, Joseph Robbins, 
 of Littleton. — Isaac, b. Mar. 3, 1780; m. Panthea Clark j 
 probably d. in the State of N. Y (perhaps in Buffalo) . — Anna, 
 b. Sept. 19, 1785 ; m. Benj. Foster; d. in Mount Holly, Vt.— 
 William (6), b. July 7, 1787. — Sibyl, b. Apr. 4, 1789; m., 
 iSn, Elijah, son of Aaron Fisk (i) ; d. in Malone, N. Y. — 
 Emerson and Amaziah (twins), b. Jan. 15, i79i- Emerson 
 m. Mary Storrs, of Wmd., and settled in Morgan, Vt. ; Am- 
 aziah m. Lydia Franklin, of Wmd., and had one son, Alanson, 
 who res. in that town. — Hannah, b. Mar. 3, 1794 ; ni. Nathan 
 Franklin, of Wmd., where she d. Oft., 1857. — Polly, b. Mar. 
 23, 1801 ; m. Foster Wight, of Wmd., where she d. — -Mar- 
 shall, b. May 11, 1806; m. ; d.in Bedford, Mass. 
 
 6. William, son of Isaac (3), m. 1st, 1809, Lydia Carlton, d. 
 Aug. II, 1837, a. 43; 2d, Odl. 30, 1839, Sarah Houghton, of 
 Putney, Vt. Farmer in Chfd. He d. June 20, 1863 
 
 Ch. : Diantha, b. Feb. 3, 1810; m. ist, Thornton Hopkins 
 (3) ; 2d, Rhodolphus Scott (3) ; 3d, Jan. 4, i860, Presson 
 Stearns (4). — Caroline, b. Dec. 11, 1812; m. Joseph Russell, 
 of Keene ; d. in Illinois, 1878. — Prusha,h.yiax. 31, 1814; d. 
 Nov. 28, 1827.— W. Alonzo (7), b. May 30, 1816.— ^^ee, b. 
 Odt. 26, 181 8 ; m. Henry, son of Joseph Holt (2) ; d. in Free- 
 dom, N. Y. — / Carlton (8), b. June 10, 1822. — Harriet, b. 
 Mar. 12, 1824; m. Thayer Knight, of Keene; d. May 3, 1850. 
 — Asa F. (9), b. Apr. 17, 1826. — Warren PT., b. Jan. 17, 
 1829 ; m., June 6, 1852, Eliza E., dau. of Presson Stearns (4). 
 Res. in Chfd. Miller and sawyer. Has no ch. — Bradford 
 C, b. Mar. 12, 1834; '"•' ^^- 9' i^S^i Julia, dau. of David 
 S. Fletcher (4). Res. in Chfd. Miller and mechanic. Has 
 one son, Herbert R., b. Feb. 5, 1861. 
 
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 7- W. Alonzo, son of William (6), m., Odt. ii, 1838, Sarah E., 
 dan. of Mason Heri'ick (4), and who d. Mar. 23, 1878. Res. 
 in Swzy. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah y., b. OS. 18, 1839. — Helen A., b. June 21, 
 i?>/^i.—Martkaette, b. July 2, 1S47 ; d. June 18, 1848. — Loyd 
 A., b. Mar. 16, 1849; d Sept. 16, the same year. — Fred fV., 
 b. 0&. 18, 1854. 
 
 8. I. Carlton, son of William (6), m. Roxana, dau. of Nathan- 
 iel Amidon (2), and who d. July 10, 1873. He d. in Somer- 
 set, Vt., Mar. 3, 1852. 
 
 Ch. : Wm. Car/ion, b. Dec , 1842. — Lydia R., b. June 30, 
 1844; m. Martin Hall; d. in Wmd., Mar. 30, 1876. — Sarah 
 y^ane, b. July 3, 1846; m., Jan. 6, 1869, Larkin D., son of 
 Parker Farr (6). — Mary Eliza^ b. July 2, 185 1 ; d. 1864. 
 
 9. Asa F., son of William (6),m, Jan. 25, 1854, Adaline S., 
 
 dau. of Fresson Stearns (4). Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Leroy A., b. Feb. 7, 1857 ; d. July 23, 1863. — Eliza 
 Ann, b. Sept. 22, 1859; d. Aug. 7, 1863. — Orrin D., b. Feb. 
 16, 1865. — Richard P., b. Mar. 3, 1871. 
 4. Ebenbzer, son of Samuel (i), m.. 1777, Mary Titus, of 
 Douglas, Mass., sister of Noah Titus (q. v.), and resided in 
 Chfd. till 1802 or '03, when he rem. to Littleton, where he d. 
 about 1825. 
 
 Ch. : Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26, 1778 ; m., 1799, Sally Wheeler. 
 Rem. to Littleton. — Noah (10), b. Dec. 8, 1779. — Molly, b. 
 Mar. 14, 1782. — Titus, b. July 9, 1784; m., 1806. (at which 
 time he was of Littleton) Nabby Whitney, of Chfd. — Elijah, 
 b. July 5, 1786. — Joseph, b. July 6, 1788. — Benjatnin, b. 
 Mar. 15, 1791. 
 
 10. Noah, son of Ebenezer (4),m., 1803, Lydia, dau. of John 
 Cobleigh (i), and settled in Littleton, where he d. Apr. 2, 1842. 
 His wife d. Dec. 8, 1856. 
 
 Ch. : Gihnan, b. June 8, 1808; m., Apr. 6, 1831, Philena 
 Allen, of Littleton ; d. Dec. 25, 1869. — jfohn, b. May 22, 
 1810; m. 1st, Mar. 5, 1833, Tryphena Morse; 2d, 06t. 8, 
 1862, Mrs. Emma M. Woolson. One of his ch. was Hon, 
 Evarts W. Farr, representative in Congress from the third con- 
 gressional district of this State, who d. at Littleton, Nov. 30, 
 
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 i88o. — Philander^ b. Feb. 21, 1812 ; m., July 20, 1837, Aman- 
 da Day ; d. Apr., 1874. — Elizabeth, b. Sept., 21, 1816; m., 
 Mar. 30, 1836, Noah Gile ; d. Jan. 3, 1847. — Pkinisa, b. Jati. 
 I, 1819; m., Feb. 6, 1838, Marshall D. Cobleigh, (grandson 
 of John Cobleigh (i) ). — Nelson C, b. June 18, 1824; m. ist, 
 Aug. 24, 1845, Augusta A. Smith ; 2d, Mrs. Sophronia L. 
 Wallace. 
 
 Charles, son of Samuel (1), m. Sarah , and resided in 
 
 Chfd. till about 1812, when he rem. to the State of N Y., 
 (probably to Malone, or vicinity). Soldier 1777. His ch., so 
 far as known, were : Caleb, b. June 9, 1781 ; m., 1806, Ama, 
 dau. of Joseph Titus (i). Rem. to Malone, N. Y. — Charles, 
 b. Sept. 25, 1783. — Sarah, b. Jan. 8, 1786; m., 1807, Benja- 
 man Streeter (3). — Calvin. 
 
 FARR. 
 
 Daniel Farr, of Stowe, Mass , m. Leah , and had, at 
 
 least, two sons: Daniel (2), b. Feb. I, 1744, and Edward, 
 b. Apr. 3, 1750, and d. in Chfd. in 1787. Whether Daniel, 
 Sen., came to Chfd. or not, is uncertain. A Daniel Farr pur- 
 chased in Chfd. lot No. 5, in the 9th range, Dec. 25, 1764, at 
 which date Daniel, Jr., was less than 21 years old : a circum- 
 stance that renders it somewhat probable that Daniel, Sen., 
 also settled in Chfd. 
 
 Dea. Daniel, son of Daniel (i), m., 1766, Lucretia, dau. of 
 Lawrence Walton (i), and who d. Odl. 19, 1818, a. 71. He 
 probably came to Chfd. with his father as early as 1764, and 
 perhaps earlier. Soldier i777- He d. Apr. 27, 1798. 
 
 Ch. : Datiiel, b. Apr. 5, 1768; m., 1790, Sally Prentice 
 (perhaps dau. of Joseph Prentice (i) ), d. July i, 1792, a. 
 nearly 26. Had a son, Amaziah, b. June i, 1791- — Joseph, 
 b. Sept. 22, 1769; d. 1774. — Amaziah, b. Nov. 20, 1771 ; d. 
 1775 . — Joseph, b. Feb. 21, 1775. — Lucretia, b. Dec. 22, 1776 ; 
 
 m. Rugg- — Susanna, b. Feb. 10, i779> "^-i '797iJoel 
 
 Harvey. — Nancy, b Aug. 22, 1782; m., 1801, William, son 
 of William Hildreth (4) ; d. 1802. — Hannah, d. young, 1789. 
 
 FARR. 
 Jonathan Farr (styled the First in 1776) probably came 
 from Stowe, Mass., and settled in Chfd., as early as 1765. His 
 
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 wife was Rachel . The following ch. were recorded in 
 
 the records of Stowe : David (2), b Dec. i, i743' — 'Jona- 
 than (3), b. May 3, 1746. — Elizabeth^ b. June 4, 1748. — 
 Edith, b. Nov. 23, 1751 ; d. June 29, 1752. — Rachel, b. Apr. 
 
 2i> 1753- 
 
 2. David, son of Jonathan (i), m., in Chfd., 1767, Mary Powers. 
 He probably rem. to Windham, Vt., or vicinity, between 1807 
 and '12. 
 
 Ch. . Mary, b. Odl. 30, 1768. — David, b. Feb. 25, 1770; 
 m., 1795, Sarah, dau. of Andrew Hastings (2). — Abijah, b. 
 Mar. 15, 1772; m., 1796, Rockselana (Roxana), dau. ofjosiah 
 Hastings (3). — Edith, b. June 9, 1777; m., 1799, Levi Hast- 
 ings (5). — Betsey, b. July 11, 1779; d. July 4, 1798. 
 
 3. Jonathan, son of Jonathan (i), m. Hannah . He was 
 
 probably the Jonathan Farr styled the Third \w 1776. Prob- 
 ably soldier 1776. There appears to be no doubt that the fol- 
 lowing were his ch. : Jonas, b. Mar. 12, 1769. — Lydia, b. 
 Jan. 4, 1771 ; d. i774- — Thomas, b. July 13, 1773. — Benja- 
 min, b. Mar. 29, 1776; d. 1777. — Lydia, b. Aug. 23, 1778. — 
 Rachel, b. Nov. 20, 1781 ; d. 1783 — Rachel, b. Aug. 26, 
 1783; d. 1789. 
 
 FARR. 
 I. Jonathan Farr (styled the Second in 1776) appears to have 
 settled in Chfd. before 1767. He probably came from Mass., 
 though from what town is not known. He settled in the west- 
 ern part of this town, not far from the middle of the 15th range- 
 He m. I St, ; 2d, ; 3d, . Seledman 1777 ; 
 
 probably soldier the same year. He appears to have d. about 
 1800. 
 
 Ch. : (By I st marriage) William (2), b. 175 1. — Jonathan 
 (3) —(By 2d marriage) Joshua, b. 1757; m., 17S5, Molly, 
 dau. of Zerubbabel Snow (3), and who d. Aug. 30, 1856. 
 He resided on the farm now owned and occupied by Oscar E. 
 Sargeant. Soldier 1775. He d. Aug. 28, 1815. Had no ch. 
 —Moses (4), b. I'jSi .—Asahel i^^).— Mercy, b. Odl. 23, 1764: 
 m. Jotham Brigham (2); d. Dec. 16, i^t^^.— Abigail, m., 
 1787, James Snow (4) ; d. at St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1837.— (By 
 3d marriage) Susy, b. July 21, i']>]^.—Sabra (or Sabrina), 
 
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 b. Feb. I, 1782; m. ist, 1802, Francis Parks (q. v.) ; 2d, 
 Wilder Brown ; 3d, 1837, Russell Farr (3) ; d. Jan. 18, 1868. 
 — Charlotte, b. Feb. 7, 1789. 
 2. William, son of Jonathan (i), Second, m. Lydia, dau. of 
 James* and Jerusha (Park) Trowbridge , of Worcester, Mass., 
 and who was b. Apr. 7, 1754, and d. in Chfd., Jan. 31, 1S34. 
 He settled in Chfd., on lot No. 11, in the 15th range. Soldier 
 1777- ^^ drowned himself in the Lily Pond brook, Oft. 18, 
 1814. 
 
 Ch. : Gardner (6), b. Feb. 13, 1774. — Rkoda, b. Sept. 14, 
 1775 ; m. Andrew Hastings (4) ; d. 0&. i8, 1836. — Washing- 
 'ton (7), b. Sept. 17, 1778. — Wells, h. Apr. 5, 1782; unm. ; 
 d. in Chfd., Jan. 19, 1836. — Lydia, b. Jan. 28, 1783; m. 
 Joshua Tyler (2) ; d. Jan. 13, 1805.— Amos (8), b. June 21, 
 1785. — Loring (9), b. Sept. 14, 1790. — Dolly, m. 1809, Eb- 
 enezer Saflbrd (3) ; d. May 18, 1852, a. 59. — Otis,h. May 15, 
 1798 ; m., 1820, Lucinda, dau. of Asa Latham, (son of Arthur 
 Latham (q. v.) ) ; d. in Chfd. in 1822 or '23. Had no ch 
 
 6. Gardner, son of William (2), m., 1799? Lucy, dau. of James 
 Robertson (2), and who d. in 1838. Resided in Chfd. He d. 
 June 3, 1830. 
 
 Ch. : Lucy W.,h. Dec. 2, 1799; ™- Herman Shepard. — 
 Rolston A., b. 1802 ; m. Marj' Cornish ; d. in Buffalo, N. Y., 
 1874. — Louisa P., b. 1804; unm. Res. in Hins. — Rosina B., 
 b. 1806; d. 1842, unm. — Maria N., b. 1810; unm. Res. in 
 Hins. — Ellen H., b. 1813 ; m. Galusha Alverson ; d. in 111., 
 1874. — Laura, d. 1834, in her 20th year; unm. — "jfane S., d. 
 1842, in her 19th year; unm. 
 
 7. Washington, son of William (2), m., i797' Mary, dau. of 
 Andrew Hastings (2), and who d. Mar. 31, 1S31. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. Apr., 1825. 
 
 Ch. : Wesley, went to sea many years ago, and never re- 
 turned. — Betsey, b. 1798; m. Nathan Randall (4) ; d. May 8, 
 
 *James Trowbridge was a descendant, in the 4th generation, of Thomas 
 Trowbridge, merchant, who was one of the early settlers of Dorchester, Mass. 
 Thomas d. at Taunton, Eng., in 1672. James m., 1740, Jerusha Park, and 
 had the following ch. : "William, Sarah, Mary, (m. Zerubbabel Snow (3) ); Ab- 
 igail, William, Lydia, (m. Wm. Farr, (2)); Elizabeth, Dolly. 
 
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 1834- — Hhoda, b. about iSoi ; m., 1825, Shubel, son of Josiah 
 Hastings (8). — George IV. (10), b. Feb. 10, 1804. — Lydia, 
 b. May 23, 1808; m., Jan. 22, 1832, Alanson Norcross (4). — 
 Mary A., b. iSii ; m., 1831, Nelson Hosley (3) ; d. Mar. 13, 
 
 1868. — William T., m. ist, Louisa Wilder ; 2d, ; d. in 
 
 Worcester, Mass. > 
 
 10. Georgr W., son of Washington (7), m. ist, Jan. i, 1845, 
 Clarissa G. Hammon, b. in Lisbon, Me., 1824; 2d, Hannah 
 Ally, b. in Lynn, Mass, 1815, and d. Jan. 31, 1852; 3d, 
 Olive J. Moore, b. in Lewiston, Me., Oft. 15, 1833. Physi- 
 cian. He has resided in Lewiston since 1843. 
 
 Ch. : Mansel W., h. Odl. 30, 1845. — Clarissa M., h. Mar. 
 20, 1847; d. 06t. 15, the same year. — Grace Greenwood, b. 
 May 5, 1861. 
 8. Amos, son of William (2), m. ist, 1804, Mercy, dau. of John 
 Cobleigh (i) ; 2d, 1806, Abigail, dau. of Ezekiel Powers (i), 
 and who d. Sept. 17, 1870. Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He 
 d. Apr. 4, r862. 
 
 Ch. : (By 1st marriage) Abner, b. 1805, About 1831 he 
 went to the southern part of the U. S., and never returned. — 
 (By 2d marriage) Worcester (11), b. Dec. 31, iSo6.- — Marcia 
 C, b. Feb. 14, 1809; m., July 9, 1829, Wm. R. Snow (9). — 
 Lyman P., b. Aug. 18, 181 1 ; m. ist, Lydia Cobleigh, d. Aug. 
 15, 1840 a. 28; 2d, Apr. 12, 1842, Lois, dau. of Ora Smith 
 (19) Resided in Somerset, Vt., from 1844 to '57, and two 
 years in Bennington, Vt., returning to Chfd. in '59. Farmer, 
 and for a number of years owner of the lower ferry. A dau , 
 Mary A., d. May 2, 1852, in her i6th year. He d. in Chfd., 
 July 13, 1879. 
 
 11 . Worcester, son of Amos (8), m.,Mar. 3, 1831, Abial, dau. 
 of John Kneeland (q. v.) Farmer and stone-mason in Chfd. 
 He was accidentally killed, May 14, 1S81, by falling from a 
 wagon. 
 
 Ch. : Lestina A., b Sept. 2, 1831 ; m., 1852, Clark Covey ; 
 d. in Bloomington, 111., Mar. 7, xi^'-,'].— Gilbert W, b. Jan. 
 27, 1833; d. July 17, 1838. — Chester Z>., b. Aug. 21, 1834; 
 d Dec. 28, \?>T,%.— Frank H, b. Aug. 4, 1836; m. ist, Odl., 
 1859, FhilaM., dau. of Bradley Prentice (3), and who d. Mar. 
 
TXyUiyiAy^-^ 
 
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 ^ayi^. 
 
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 27, 1864; 2d, Jan. 30, 1866, Ellen J., dau. of Joseph Wilson, 
 of Keene. Res. at present in Brat. Has had 4 ch. : Sidney 
 H., b. Feb. 12, 1862; Frank E., b. Nov. i, 1S66, and d. in 
 infancy; Alice M., b. Dec. iS, 1S68 ; Grace W., b. Nov. 5, 
 1879. — Ira D.y b. Mar, 9, 1838; m.,Nov. 24, 1879, Mrs. Car- 
 oline S. Blood, dau. of Nelson Stowell, of Massena, N. Y. 
 Carpenter and farmer. Res in Chfd. Has one son, Winfield 
 Gordon, b. June 2, 1881. — Dannie W., h. Jan. 7, 1840; m. 
 Mary H., dau. of Rev. Addison Brown, of Brat. When the 
 civil war broke out he was residing in Brat., and soon received 
 a commission as 2d-lieut. in the 4th Regt. Vt. volunteers, fin- 
 ally becoming captain of company C in the same regt At 
 the battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864, he was killed 
 by a shot that struck him in the head. His remains were 
 brought to Chfd., and buried, with Masonic ceremonies, in the 
 cemetery near the West Village. — yames E., b. June 24, 
 
 1843; d. Feb. 7, 1853 Charles M.^ b. June 27, 1S45 ; m. 
 
 1st, Mary T. Finnegan, of N. Y. City, d. May 4, 1S75, a. 25 ; 
 2d, Mary E. Dwyer, of the same city, where he res. — Ber- 
 nard S., b. July 29, 1847 ; d. Feb. 6, 1853. — Edwin H., b. 
 06t. 24, 1849; m., Aug., 1874, Abbie E., dau. of Wm. and 
 Eliza (Smith) Stark.— A^e/e^z E., b. Feb. to. 1852; m., Nov. 
 I, 1875, Geo. F. Burnham, a native of Hartland, Vt., now of 
 Chfd. 
 
 LoRiNG, son of William (2), m. Roxana, dau. of Moses Farr 
 (4), and who d. July 4, 1825. He d in Chfd. in 1838 or '39. 
 
 Ch. : William. — Prusha, m. Edwin Gaylord ; d. in West- 
 field (.?), Mass. 
 Jonathan, son of Jonathan (i) Second, is said to have m. 
 
 W^idow Baldwin. Resided in Chfd. His will, in which 
 
 he mentioned only his son Austin, was proved Odl. 9, 1S07. 
 
 Ch. : Leonard, b. Oa. 8, 1779; m-, 1799, Persis, dau. of 
 Warren Snow (2), and had, at least, 2 ch. : Kimball; Celatia, 
 m., 1833, Electa C, dau. of Roswell Safford (2), and d. in N. 
 Y. City, or vicinity. (See p. 164.) — Sally, b. OQ.. 19, 1781. — 
 Phila, b. Nov. 11, 1784 ; m. Isaac, son of Ezekiel Powers (i). 
 
 Fanny, b. Jan. 7, 1788 ; m., 1809, Roswell Safford (2) ; d. 
 
 Apr. 15, 1837. — Lucinda, b. Nov. 9, 1791 ; d. young. — Aus- 
 tin. 
 
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 4- Moses, son of Jonathan (i), Second^ m., 1785, Sabra (or Sa- 
 brina), dau. of Josiah Hastings (3), and who survived her 
 husband many years. Resided in Chfd. He d. July 14, 1829. 
 Ch. : Achsah, b. July 2, 1785 ; m., 1803, John Snow (5) ; 
 d. Nov. 21, 1824. — Ora (12), b. July 25, 1786. — -Mary, b. 
 Feb. 20, 1788; m , 1809, Ezra Church. — Hoxana, b. Aug. 21, 
 1789; m. Loring Farr (9) ; d. July 4, 1825. — yason, b. 1794; 
 m. Rachel, dau. of John Day (2). Physician. He d. in 
 Chfd., Oft. II, 1825, leaving 2 ch. : Duane B., d. Mar. 19, 
 1846, a. 24; Elizabeth. — Sally, b. 1796 or '97; m., 1815, Ros- 
 well Powers (2) ; d. May 13, 1828. — Polly, h. 1799; m., 1829, 
 Roswell Powers (2) ; d. May 8, 1840. — Sabrina, b. 1809 or 
 '10; d Dec. 10, 1829, unm. 
 
 12. Ora, son of Moses (4), m., 1814, Hannah, dau. of John Har- 
 ris (2). Resided in Chfd. Millwright. He d. June 30, 1828. 
 His widow m. Luther Stoddard (7). She d. in Sutton. Vt., 
 July 31, 1852. 
 
 Ch. : Emily, b. Apr. 25, 1815 ; m., 1834, Alfred Chamber- 
 lain (7). — Marshall H. (13), b. Jan. 16, 1817. — Hoit F., b. 
 Jan. 18, 1819; unm. Resided many years in Cal., but d. in 
 Sutton, Vt., July 16, 1867. — Larkin L. (14), b. Nov. 4, 1821. 
 — Norman H. (15), b. Apr. 16, 1824. — George R. (16), b. 
 July 27, 1826. 
 
 13. Marshall H., son of Ora (12), m., May 8, 1839, I^iana, 
 dau. of Eleazer Randall (5). He was a carpenter by trade, 
 and resided in Chfd. till 1854, when he rem. to Canada West 
 (Ontario) , where he engaged extensively in the construction 
 of railway and other buildings. Mar. 12, 1837, ''^^ train on 
 which he was riding was precipitated into the Des Jardins Ca- 
 nal, by the breaking of a bridge, near Hamilton, P. O., and 
 he received injuries that caused his death in a few hours. 
 
 Ch. : Herbert. Marshall (17), b. in Chfd., May 28, 1841.— 
 Clara Wheeler, h. Aug. 3, 1845; m., at Hamilton, Jan. 11^, 
 1868, Joseph Metcalf, a native 9f Eng. Res. at present in 
 Holyoke, Mass. — JFrank Howard, b. Dec. 31, 1851; d. at 
 Hamilton, May 7, 1858. — Chas. Norman, b. Apr. 5, 1856; d. 
 June 7, the same year. 
 
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 i7- Herbert M., son of Marshall (13), m., June i, 1864, Annie, 
 dau. of Jacob Hespeler, of Hespeler, P. O. Res. at present 
 in Holyoke, Mass. At the age of about thirteen years he went 
 with his father to Hamilton, P. O., where he lived till the time 
 ot his marriage. Being a lover of mechanical pursuits, for 
 which, in his boyhood, he displayed a special aptitude, he de- 
 cided, after attaining his majority, to engage in some kind of 
 manufacturing. In accordance with this decision, he began, 
 in 1864, the manufacture of knitted goods, alpaca, &c., at 
 Hespeler, in the county of Waterloo, P. O., being associated 
 with his uncle, Geo. Randall, and others The Dominion of 
 Canada affording a somewhat too limited market for the sale 
 of alpaca goods, it was decided to remove to the United States, 
 and Holyoke, Mass., was selected as the place for engaging in 
 the same business on a larger scale. A stock company having 
 been formed, bearing the name of the "Farr Alpaca Company," 
 with a capital of $250,000, the manufacture of alpaca was re- 
 sumed in 1874, and continued till the state of the market be- 
 came such as to render the manufacture of other goods more 
 profitable. At present the company has 600 looms in opera- 
 tion, giving employment to 1000 persons, and producing five 
 million yards per annum of serges, linings, and worsted dress- 
 goods. 
 
 Of this company Mr. Farr has been agent ever since its es- 
 tablishment, and has several times visited England on business 
 connected with the fadtory. On one occasion he obtained the 
 privilege of working with the dyers in the dye-room of one of 
 the large alpaca fadtories near Bradford, Eng., and spent sev- 
 eral weeks in perfedling his knowledge of the art of dyeing 
 alpaca goods. 
 
 Ch. : Linnie^ b. Mar. 20, 1865 ; d. Aug. 16, 1873. — Flora, 
 b. Sept. 6, 1868. 
 
 14. LarkinL., son of Ora (12), m., Feb. 23. 1845, Mary V., 
 dau. of John Folsom Young, of Deerfield, (N. H.) Carpen- 
 ter and farmer. He d. at Brat., to which town he rem. from 
 Chfd., Sept. 12, 1S63. 
 
 Ch.: Ellen 6"., b. in Manchester, May 4, iS,^6.—Hoit F., 
 b. in Newark, Vt., Jan. 14, 1852; m., Ocft. 25, 1876, Mary 
 
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 Belle Porter. Res. in Holyoke, Mass. — Pred Af., h. in New- 
 ark, Sept. 27, 1855; m,., June 3, 1880, Mary J. Hills. Res. 
 in Swzy .—Dennie Z.., b. in Chfd., Nov. 29, 1861. 
 
 15. Norman H., son of Ora (12), m., Apr. 12, 1855, Lucia A., 
 dau. of Hope an)d Fanny (Cooper) Lathrop, of Walpole. Res. 
 at Bellows Falls, Vt., where for a while he was engaged in 
 trade, but is at present a general insurance agent. 
 
 Ch..: Fanny Lathrop^ b. July 3, 1857. — Emily Harris^ b. 
 June 20, 1861. — Mabel Sophia, b. Dec. 28, 1S64; d. Sept. 24, 
 1865. — Herbert Marshall, b. Jan. 23, 1870. 
 
 16. George R., son of Ora (12), m. ist, Sept. 19, 1854, Phebe 
 A. Cheevey, of Westmore, Vt, d. Feb. 16, 1861 ; 2d, Feb. 25, 
 1874, Lauretta Bell, of Burke, Vt. Res. in Sutton, Vt. 
 
 Ch. : Norman W., b. June 19, 1855; d. Aug. 7, 1S59. — 
 Milton H., b. Oa. 28, 1858. 
 5. AsAHEL, son of Jonathan (i), Second, m., 1786 or '87, Lydia, 
 dau. of Zerubbabel Snow (3). He probably rem. from the 
 town between 1806 and '12. He is known to have had the fol- 
 lowing ch., but their order is uncertain: Sibyl, b. May 13, 
 1787; m. (probably), 1804, Alpheus Farr (q. v.) — Edith, b. 
 1791 or '92; m. Ezekiel Harris (5) ; d. 1813. — -Winsloiu, said 
 to be a Mormon in Utah. — Ruggles, said to have settled in 
 Waterford, Vt. — Shubel. — yonathan, said to have settled in 
 St. Johnsbury, Vt. 
 
 FARR. 
 
 According to tbe records of Stowe, Mass., Samuel and Hannah Farr, of 
 that town, had, at least, 3 ch. . Lydia, b. Mar. 39, 1814; Elizabeth, b. Nov. 
 35, 1735; Abraham (1), b. Oct. 1, 1730. Samuel, the father, d. June 7, 1754. 
 
 I. Abraham Farr, son of Samuel and Hannah Farr, of Stowe, 
 Mass., ra. Rachel Foskett. He appears to have settled in Chfd. 
 between 1770 and '75, on lot No. 15, in the 15th range. He d. 
 Jan. 18, 1810, in his 80th year, (not in his 78th, as inscribed 
 on his gravestone). His widow m. William Crook, d. in 
 Westminster, Vt. She d. in Chfd., at a great age. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Susannah, b. 
 Apr. 14, 1755; d. Odl. 7, 1756. — Abigail, b. Nov. 29, 1756; 
 m., 1777, Amos Smith (4) ; d. July 17, 1830. — Abraham, m., 
 
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 1784, Dolly Harris, and settled in Windham, Yi.— Tabitha, 
 
 m., 1782, Eleazer Cobleigh {2). — Thomas, m. , and is 
 
 said to have had the following ch. : Lovisa, Lodisa, m. Caleb, 
 son of Caleb Johnson (i) ; Abraham, Eli, Isabel, Belinda (?) 
 —Abel^m. Polly, dau. of Aaron Smith (2), and had sons, 
 Lovell, Abel, and Fosiitttt.— Hannah, b. about 1774; m. ist, 
 1790, Isaac, son of Samuel Hildreth (3); 2d, 1821, Samuel 
 
 Stearns {t,).— Eleanor, b. Nov. 3, 1777; m, Gibbs.— 
 
 Esther, m. Joel Knight, of T>um.—Lovina. 
 
 FARR, Ephraim, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Elizabeth 
 Cobleigh. His name disappears about 179S. Soldier 1775. 
 
 Ch. . Simon, b. Apr. 8, i^G^.— Rebecca, b. Feb. 15, 1766. 
 — Ephraim, h. Feb. 20, 1760; m., itioi, Phebe Robbins.— 
 Abigail C, b. Nov. 6, 1770. — Jonathan, b. June 23, 1773. — 
 Elizabeth, b. Odl. 23, \']>]'] . — Jemima, b. May 28, 1779. 
 
 FARR, Thomas, 1770 — '95. He may have been the brother of 
 Samuel Farr (i). Third. 
 
 FARR, Alpheus, m., 1804, Sibyl, dau. of Asahel Farr (5). 
 
 FARR. 
 
 I. Samuel Farr (styled the Third on the old tax-lists), b. Apr. 
 ^7' '755' appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1780. His 
 parentage is unknown ; neither has it been ascertained whence 
 became. He probably m. ist, 17S2, Martha Cobleigh; 2d, 
 1784, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer Streeter (q. v.), and who d 
 Dec. 24, 1847. He settled in the western part of the town, on 
 the farm now- owned by Larkin D. Farr. In iSoo, he and 
 Ezekiel Hildreth obtained a charter for a ferry across the Con- 
 necticut, now known as the upper, or Gilson's, ferry. He d. 
 Nov 2, 1809. 
 
 Ch. . (By 1st marriage) Thirza, m. (probably) Solomon, 
 son of Benj. Hudson (q. v.) — -(By 2d marriage) Roswcli (2), 
 b. Jan. I, 1788. — Russell (3), b. 1789 or '90. — Patty, m. Lu- 
 ther Stoddard (7) ; d. in Sutton, Vt., 1840. — Erastus, m., 
 1S15, Joanna Emmons. Rem. to Sutton, Vt. — Esther, b. 
 June 19, 1798; m., 1S23, Ora Smith (19) ; d. Feb. 9, 1S76. — 
 Hannah, m. Hiram Streeter. — Samuel (4), b. 061. i, 1804. 
 
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 RoswELL, son of Samuel (i), Thirds m Diana, dau. of Amos 
 Smith (4), and who d. Mar. 11, 1879. Rem. to Jamaica, Vt , 
 about 1823, where he d. Dec. 27, 1841. 
 
 Ch. : James M., b. Nov. 10, 1813 ; m., Mar. 14, 1839, Lu- 
 rintha Baldwin. Res. in Jamaica. — Francis H., b. Nov. 21, 
 1815 ; m. Helen Phillips. — Jane C, b. June 18, i8i8; m., 
 Apr. 4, 1844, Chas. H. Pierce. Res. in Jamaica. — Henry Z., 
 
 b. Aug. 3, 1824; m. ist, Lucella Roe; 2d, — . — Esther 
 
 A., b. July 10, 1827; m., Feb. 21, 1848, Edmund Skinner. — 
 Edson E., h. Jan. 31, 1837; d. Oft. 29, 1854. 
 Russell, son of Samuel (i), Thirds m. ist, 181 1, Betsey, 
 dau. of Aaron Smith (8), and who d. Sept. 20, 1836, in her 
 44th year ; 2d, 1837, Widow Sabra Brown, dau. of Jonathan 
 Farr (i), Second, and who d. Jan. i8, 1868. Resided in 
 Chfd. Farmer. He d. May 6, 1849. 
 
 Ch. : Eussell (5), b. Aug. 4, iSn — Parker (6), b. June 
 30, 1813. — Eliza, b. Odt. 21, 1818 ; m., Feb. 10, 1834, Pres- 
 son Stearns (4) ; d. Aug. 31, 1859. — Ratisom (7), b. June 16, 
 12,2.2.— Alfred (8), b. Oa. 28, 1826 
 
 Russell, son of Russell (3), m. ist, 1831, Sarah, dau. of Na- 
 thaniel Amidon (2), and who d. Mar. 10, 1842; 2d, Apr. 7, 
 1843, Lydia S., dau. of Samuel Stearns (3). Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. May 8, 1871. 
 
 Ch. : Parker R. (9). b. Oft. 7, 183 1.— Wm. Riley, b. Odt. 
 13, 1835; ra., Apr. 19, 1S59, Ellen A. Gilmore, of Wren- 
 tham, Mass.; d. in Franklin, Mass., June 9, 1881. Had no 
 ch. — Sarah E., b. Apr. 15, 1838; m., Jan. 28, i860, Samuel, . 
 son of Samuel Farr (4) . — Martha M., d. in infancy, Feb. 16, 
 1842. — Ransom C, b. Feb. 17, 1842; m., June 3 1864, Clar- 
 issa E., dau. of Arba and Emeline (Estabrooks) Spaulding, of 
 Dum. Farmer in Chfd. A dau., Helena E., wash July 3, 
 "1866, and d. Feb. 19, 1868; another, Nellie A., was b. in 
 Wardsboro', Vt., May 13, 1871. 
 
 Parker R., son of Russell (5), m., Apr. 5, 1855, Abbie E., 
 dau. of Welcome and Alpha Alexander, of Cumberland, R. I. 
 Res. in Franklin, Mass. 
 
 Ch. : Theodore P., b. Dec. 19, 1855. He graduated at 
 
305 
 
 Tufts College in 1878, and is a teacher. — Lucella F.^ b. Feb. 
 24, 1857; m. Eugene Davidson, of Foxboro', Mass. — Millard 
 L., d. a. 18 mos. 
 
 6. Parker, son of Russell (3), m., Sept. 30, 1834, Adaline, dau. 
 of Chas. Davenport (2) . Res. in Chfd. Stone-mason and 
 farmer. 
 
 Chi : Maria, b. Mar. 12, 1835 ; d. Apr. i, the same year. — 
 Georg-e P.,h. 0&. 23, 1836; m. (st, Kate Chase; 2'd, Mrs. 
 Rhoda Lankton. — Charles H., b. July 31, 1839 > '■"•' Nov. 12, 
 1867, Cornelia E., dau. of Chas N. Clark (3). Res. in 
 Northampton, Mass — Larkin Z>., b. July 16, 1845 ; m., Jan. 
 6, 1869, Sarah Jane, dau. of I. Carlton Farr (8). Res, in 
 Chfd. Farmer and carpenter. Seledlman 1881. Has one 
 dau., Dora Jane, b Nov. 4, 1871. — Elvira JS., b. July 8, 
 1847 ; m., June 6, i866, Murray, son of Charles M. Davis (7). 
 — Emroy O., b. Jan. 2, 1852; m., Odl. 7, 1874, Florence E., 
 dau. of Joseph Wilson, of Keene. Has one dau., Florence E., 
 b. in Chfd., Apr. 12, 1879. 
 
 7. Ransom, son of Russell (3), m., Odl. 1, 1844, Philinda P., 
 dau. of Warren and Phila (Smith) Barrows, of Wmd. Farm- 
 er and merchant in Chfd. till 1856, and merchant in Wmd. in 
 '56 and '57. Since 1S58 he has resided in Chfd. Seleftman 
 
 'S55- 
 
 Ch. : Chancey Snow, b. 0&. 30, 1845 ; m., Nov. 8, 1872, 
 Elizabeth H., dau. of Rev. O. G. and Mary A. (Kingsbury) 
 Woodbury, now of Salem, (N. H.), and who d. Dec. 18, 1881. 
 Res. in Hinsdale. Machinist. (Seep. 118.) — Urban War- 
 ren, b. Feb. I, 1S48 ; d. 061. S, 1853. — Emma M., b. Aug. 
 30, 1850; d. Mar. 24, 1851. — Ellen Martha, b. Apr. 30, 
 1852 ; m., Feb. 9, 1870, Clias. A. Clark, of Dum. Res. in 
 Ellington. Hancock Co., Iowa. — Olin Ransom, b. Mar. i, 
 1855 ; m , Odl. 4, 1877, Myra L., dau. of John L.Streeter (7). 
 Res. in Chfd. Mechanic and sawyer. — Herman George, b. 
 Apr. 3, i860; d. Apr. 11, 1869. — Cora Phila and Carrie 
 Bessie, b. Apr. 25, 1863. Cora P. m., Dec. 27, 1881, Charles 
 E., son of Ebenezer Andrews (2) ; Carrie B. m., Dec. 27, 
 1881, W.m. A. Lowe, now of Chfd. 
 
 39 
 
306 
 
 8. Alfred, son of Russell (3), in., Apr. 4, 1849, Lucy, dau. of 
 Benajah Smith (15). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Cli. : Harj-iet Newell, h. Y>e.c. i, 1855; m., Mar. 3, 1S81, 
 Clias. M., son of Cliarles M. Davis (']).— Alba A., b. Oa. 17, 
 1S6S. 
 4. Samuel, son of Samuel (i), Third, m. Thirza, dau. of Os- 
 born Davis (4), and who d. Apr., 1867. He d. Aug., 1S65, 
 in 'Newark, Vt,, where he resided. 
 
 Ch. : Alzina M., b. May 30, 1830; m., Nov. 13, 1S51, 
 
 Elijah Amidon (6) Roswell, b. Feb. 12, 1S32 ; d. Apr. 25, 
 
 the same year. — Erastus, b. Mar. 26, 1S33 ; m. Lydia Drown, 
 of Brownington, Vt. ; d. in Burke, Vt., Sept. 6, 1881. — Sam- 
 uel, b. May 12, 1S36; m., Jan. 28, 1S60, Sai'ah E., dau. of 
 Russell Farr 15) ; d. in Newark, Vt., May 14, 1879. — Wesley 
 O., b. Nov. 17, 183S; m., Dec. 13, 1870, Fhebe West, of 
 Newark, Vt. — Matilda J., b. Apr. 18, 1S43 ; d. June, 1S61. 
 — Philander E., b. Aug. 20, 1845; d. Aug. 18, 1S4S. — Eu- 
 dora E., b. Aug. 23, 1850; m., Nov. 18, 1864, Lawrence W. 
 Ryon, of Augusta, Me. : d. Odt. 20, 1877. 
 FARR, Jacob, was in Chfd. in 1777, which year he served a while 
 in Capt. Waitstill Scott's company. His name disappears be- 
 fore i7S7._ 
 FARR, Jacob, Jun., was also in Chfd. in 1777, and was probably 
 at the battle of Bennington with Capt. Carlton's company. It 
 was probably he who, in 1779, m. Fhebe, dau. of Amos Davis 
 (i) . His name disappears before 17S7. 
 FARWELL. 
 I. Jonathan Farweli, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife wasPris- 
 
 cilla , d. Aug. 4, 182S, in her 7Sth year. Soldier 1776. 
 
 Ch. : yonathan, b. Dec. 5, 1772. — Nathan (2), b. Mar. 30, 
 1775. — Henry, b. Apr. 10, 1777. Is said to have rem. to 
 Maine. — Oliver, b. Apr. 7, 1779. — Priscilla, b. May 20, 17S1. 
 — Lucina, b. Dec. 24, 1783; m., 1811, Asa Fullam (2) ; d. 
 Nov. 10, 1817. — Clarissa, b. May 26, 1786; m., 1809, Elijah 
 Scott (q. V.) — Axajilena, b. June 25, 17S8. — Zubah, b. June 
 
 18, 1791 ; m., 1819, Ebenezer Stearns (q. v.) ; d. — 
 
 Lorane, b. Feb. 19, 1794. — Arad, b. Mar. 11, 1797. Is said 
 to have rem. to Maine. 
 
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 i. Nathan, son of Jonathan (i), m. ist, 1799, Nancy, dau. of 
 Comfort Day (2) ; 2dj 1844, Diana, dau. of Anthony Randall 
 (3). He lived several years among the Indians (probably of 
 New York), and after his return to Chfd. professed to cure 
 diseases by methods which he had learned of them. He and 
 his second wife, Diana, both d. at the poor-house, in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Vellonia, b. June 27, 1800; m. James, son of Levi 
 Mead (1). — Priscilla, b. Jan. iS, 1S02 ; m. Eden Bennett. — 
 Isaac, b. Apr. 11, 1811. — Amanda, b. Aug. 19, 1812. — Diana, 
 b. Apr. 17, 1S14. — Oliver, b. 06t. 17, 1817.- — Jonathan, b. 
 Aug. 25, 1S19. — Arad, b. Dec. 14, 1S21. 
 
 FARWELL, Wii-LFAM, was in Chfd. in 1770. Soldier 1775. His 
 name disappears about iSoo. 
 
 FARWELL. 
 
 1. Oliver Farwell appears to have settled in Chfd. between 
 
 1770 and '76. He was one of the first settlers at Fadlory Vil- 
 lage, and is said to have owned, at one time, the land on both 
 sides of the "channel" and Partridge brook from the lake down 
 to where J. W. Chamberlain. Jr.'s, saw-mill now stands. The 
 name of his wife has not been ascertained. He d. probably 
 about iSoo. He had, at least, the following ch., but the order 
 of their births is not known: Benjamin (2). — Calviiz, m., 
 1789, Sally Smith. — Jonathan. — Williayn. — Edee, m. Caleb 
 Wetherbee (q. v.) It is possible that the name of Levi (q. v.) 
 should be added 
 
 2. Benjamin, son of Oliver (i), m. Edee Holden. He appears 
 to have settled in Chfd. about 17S0, or a few years after his 
 father did. His will was made Feb. 16, 1S04, and proved the 
 4th of the following April. His wid. m. Joel Whitney (q. v.) 
 
 Ch. ; Presson (3), b. Dec. 7, 1777. — Enos, b. May 6, 1779 ; 
 m., 1S04, Louisa Davis, Rem. to Littleton.- — Edee, b. Apr. 
 14, 1781 ; m., 1S04, Solomon Lincoln, of Wmd. — Melinda, 
 b. Feb I, 17S4; d. young. 
 
 3. Presson, son of Benjamin (2), m. Betsey Cummings, d. Sept, 
 
 14, 1863. Resided in Chfd. He was a carpenter by trade, 
 and built, in iSio, the fadtory at Fa6lory Village. He d. Mar. 
 I, 1861. 
 
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 Ch. : Almira. d. 1798, young. — Morilla^ b. 1798 ; m., 1824, 
 Elias Brown (q. v.) ; d. Odl. 1, 1871 — Alfred (4), b. Jan. 
 7, 1800. — Briniky, b. Jan. 17, 1802; m., 1823, Geo. D. 
 Carpenter, of Seekonk, Mass. — Benjamin, b. 1803 or '04; m. 
 Olive Rice, but had no ch. ; d. Jan. 10, 1856. — Gilman, b. 
 1806; unm ; d. July 6, 1835. — Almira, m. Hiram Whitcomb, 
 of Swzy. ; res. at Rock Falls, Mich. — Maranda, b. 1810 or 
 'II ; d. Jan. 6, 1835, unm. — Philana, b. 1813; d. July 15, 
 1834, unm. 
 
 4. Alfred, son of Presson (3) , m., Odl. i, 1828, Cordelia, dau. 
 of Rhodolphus Scott (2). Res. in Chfd. To him the com- 
 piler of this volume is indebted for manj' interesting facts that 
 could not have been obtained from any other person now living. 
 
 Ch. : Alfred A., b. Nov. 2, 1S09; unm.; d. Mar. 4, 1862. 
 — fames C. (5), b Nov. 17, i?>2,2.— Cordelia M., b. Aug. 7, 
 1835 ; m., Sept. 9, 1852, Geo. R. Carpenter, now of Chfd. 
 
 5. James C, son of Alfred (4), m., Aug 14, 1857, in Shakopee, 
 
 Minn., Sarah A. Gay. At the commencement of the Rebel- 
 lion, in 1861, he was residing in Henderson, Sibley Co., Minn. 
 Apr. 29, 1861, he was mustered in the ist Regt. Minn. Vol. 
 Infantry for three years ; was soon promoted to corporal, then 
 to sergeant, and was discharged with the latter rank at the ex- 
 piration of his term of service. He re-enlisted, and was pro- 
 moted to first lieutenant ; soon after to captain, and then to 
 major by brevet. Feb. 27, 1S65, he resigned his position, and 
 returned to his family. Since Oft. 1865, he has been engaged 
 in trade at FacStory Village, and is also postmaster at that vil- 
 lage. 
 
 Ch. : Addie M., b. Sept. 6, 1858; m , Nov. 4, 1S80, Fred 
 M., son of Geo. L. Hamilton (3). — fames F., b. Aug. 14,. 
 i860; d. June 17, 1863 — fames Frederic, b. Dec. 14, 1865. 
 — Willie G., b. Oa. 22. 1868. 
 
 FARWELL, Levi, perhaps son of Oliver Farwell (i), m., 1780, 
 
 Judith Bingham. Rem. from the town, probably, about 1805. 
 
 Ch. : Le?nuel,h. Sept. iS, 1780; m., 1803, Zilpah Albee, 
 
 sister of Nathaniel Albee (q. v.) ; d. in , Vt Abigail, 
 
 b. June 22, 17S3; m. Samuel Pierce, oi \Nmd.—Lydia, b. 
 
309 
 
 June i6, 1785 ; m., 1812, Joseph Mead (6) ; d. Feb. 24, 1866. 
 — Judith^ b. Nov. 30, 17S7. — jfoanna^ b. Feb. 9, 1790. 
 [There may have been others.] 
 
 FAULKNER. 
 William Faulkner, b. May 22, 1777, m. Esther Baker, of 
 Berlin, Mass., b. 0(ft. 22, 1775, and d in Chfd., Nov. 29, 1876, 
 at the great age of 101 years, one month and 7 days. In 18,14 
 or '15, he rem. from Berlin to Chfd. He d. in 1855. 
 
 Ch. : Emery ^ b. Mar. 10, 1800; m. Bathsheba Frye ; d. in 
 Bolton, Mass., Apr. 15, 1880. — Lydia, b. Apr. 8, 1802; m. 
 Silas Moore, of Stowe, Mass. — Diana, b. July 25, 1804; m., 
 1833, John Beal (3) ; d. Aug. 17, 1877. — Betijamin B. (2), 
 b. Apr. 29, 1806 — Mary, b. Apr. 21, 1808; m., 1824, James 
 Holman (2) ; d. Aug. 31, 1841 — William A., b. Apr. 5, 
 1810 : m., 1836. Clarissa, dau of Jesse Hinds (i). — Sarah, b. 
 Aug. 29, 1813; d unm. — Stephen, b. Feb. 14. 1816; m. Ada- 
 line Holbrook. Res. in Swzy. 
 
 Benjamin B., son of William (i), m., Aug. 20, 1833 Eliza- 
 beth C, dau. of Binea Norcross (3). Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Clarissa E., b. Mar. 2, 1834; m., July 5, 1857, John 
 
 Tuttle, of Winer. — Lucy E., b. Dec. 13, 1835; d. Sept. 7, 
 
 1869, unm. — Mary A., b. Odl. i, 1837; m., Apr. 6, 1856, 
 
 Walter W. Glazier, of ¥s.e:e.n&.— Stephen P., b. Feb. 12, 1840 ; 
 
 m.. Aug., 1865, Melissa H.. dau. of John McClenning (q. v.) 
 
 — Sarah M., b. Apr. 14, 1842; m.. May 15, 1870, Romanzo 
 
 J., son of Rhodolphus Scott (2). — Lydia L., b. July i, 1846; 
 
 m.. Mar. 7, 1864, Rawson H.Newton, of Hins. — Martha M., 
 
 b. Feb. 1, 1850; m.. Mar. 12, 1868, William W., son of John 
 
 McClenning (q. v.) 
 
 FIELD. 
 
 Bethuel Field, son of Nathaniel, of Taunton, Mass., m. 
 Sally Lincoln, of Norton, Mass., d. in Chfd., March 11. 1867, 
 a. 88. He settled in Chfd. in 1819 or '20, and d. Aug. 28, 
 1847, a. 69. 
 
 Ch. : Bethuel (2), b. in Taunton, Feb. 18, \%o\.— Sally, b. 
 Sept. 6, 1802 ; d. unm. — Pardon (3), b. in Taunton, Sept. 16, 
 1804.- Lydia, b. Oft. 18, 1806; m. Joseph Wilber (q. v.)— 
 Nathaniel, d. young.— JeJ^e (4), b. Nov. 3, 1811.— ffix (5), 
 
310 
 
 b. Apr. 13, 1813. — Mereda, b. June 4, 1S16; m. Perrin F. 
 Smith, of Taunton. — Polly, b. Sept. 27, 181S ; m., 1S3S, John 
 Buxton (q. v.) — Fanny^ b. July 14, 1821 ; m., 1S45, JMelvin 
 Leonard, of Taunton. — Nathaniel, b. Jan. 4, 1827; m. Lydia 
 Perry; d. May 20, 1855. He had 3 ch. who d. young: G. 
 Andrew, Ella M., Fred M. 
 
 Bethuel. son of Bethuel (i), m., July 16, 1826, Sophronia 
 Allen, b. in Alstead, Mar. 11, 1804. Rem. to Kinsley, Kan., 
 in the autumn of 1S7S, with his son-in-law, Levi L. Colburn. 
 
 Ch.: Louisa M., b. Nov., 1827; d. Feb. 11, 1S32. — yulia 
 Ann, b. May, 1S29 ; d. Feb. 9, 1832. — Mary Ann P., b. Feb. 
 18, 1833 ; m., Apr. 24, 1859, Levi L. Colburn (7). — yulia A. 
 M., b. Odt. 12, 1834; d. Jan. 3, 185S. — Artemas H,, b. Apr. 
 24, 1839; m. ist, Feb., 1865, Frances A. Witt; 2d, Nov. 29, 
 186S, Sarah A., dau. of Charles Davenport (3). Rem. to 
 Kinsley, Kan., 1S78. — Francis A , b. Odt. jcj, 1840. — James 
 C, h. Sept. 6, 1843; m., June 14, 1866, Josephine Daniels, 
 of Keene. Res. in Dixon, Cal. 
 
 Pardon, son of Bethuel (i), m'., Apr. 21, 1831, Rebecca L. 
 Caswell, of Taunton, d. in Chfd. Dec. 24, 1876, in her 75th 
 year. Resided in Chfd. He d. Mar. 21, 1881. 
 
 Ch. : Rebecca W., h. Aug. 26, 1S32 ; d. Nov. 25, 1855, 
 unm. — Pardon, b. July 26, 1S35 ; d. Oft. 31, 1836. — Ann M., 
 b. Jan. 21, 1837; m., Apr. iS, 1S58, Frank M. Proctor, of 
 Wmd. ; d. Sept. 25, the same year. — Samuel P., b, Odt. 9, 
 183S ; m., Feb. 10, 1880, Calphernia A., dau. of Lyman Brit- 
 ton (q. V.) Farmer in Chfd. — yohn W. , h. Jan. 27, 1840; 
 d. young. — John W., b. June 24, 184.1 ; m., Odt. 15, 1S67, 
 Lucy A. Andrews, of Worcester, Mass. Res. in Charlestown, 
 Mass. — William W-^. , b. Nov. 27, 1S42; ni. Mary Crossfield, 
 of Keene. 
 
 Jesse, son of Bethuel (i), m., 1S38, Hannah J., dau. of Clark 
 Streeter (5). He d. in Chfd., Apr. 20, 1851. 
 
 Ch. : Horace J., b. Mar. 13, 1S39; d. Feb. 11, 18^4. — 
 Helen M., b. Sept, 3, 1840; m., Jan 2, i£62, Ransford A. 
 Comstock, of Shelburne Falls, Mass. — Albert O., m ist, Su- 
 sie Daniels, of Keene, d. Apr. 23, 1866; 2d, June 155 1S68, 
 
311 
 
 H. Evelina, dau. of Benj. F. and Harriet M. (Johnson) Swan. 
 Res. in Orange, N. J. —Mary E., b. Nov. 6, 1845 ; m., Dec. 
 19, 1S66, John R. Bueli, of Wihnington, Vt. 
 
 5. Hix, son of Bethuel (i), m. Laura Ann Taft. Farmer in 
 Chfd. 
 
 Ch.. Henry O., b. Ofl. 19, 1846; m., Feb. 19, 1879, May, 
 dau. of Roswell Wood, of Winhall, Vt. 
 
 FISHER, William, here in 1776. The name is not found after 
 17S9. 
 
 FISHER, Michael, son of Michae-1 and his "espoused wife," 
 Anna Thonnpson, was b. Mar. 27, 1776. 
 
 FISHER, Hannah, m., 17S3, Gustavus, son of Nathaniel Bing- 
 ham (i). 
 
 FISHER, Mary, m., 17S6, Isaac Farr (3). 
 
 FISK. 
 
 I. Aaron Fi.sk, b. in Holliston, Mass., Mar. 31, 1749, m. Tab- 
 itha Metcalf, of the same town, and settled in Chfd., probably 
 about 1771. He lived on the hill west of the lake, on the 
 farm now owned and occupied by William Bennett, Esq. He 
 is said to have helped build the "old meeting-house." He was 
 at the battle of Bennington, being a member of Capt. Carl- 
 ton's company. (See Chap. IV.) It is also said that he was 
 never known "to whistle, sing, or use profane language." His 
 wife d. May 15, 1S18. a. 66. He d. Mar. 3, 1837. 
 
 Ch. : Jiavina, b. Oft. 27, 1773 ; m., 1S02, Jonathan Wheel- 
 .er (3) ; d in Newfane, Vt., 1854. She attended school only 
 6 weeks, but learned to read well, though not to write. She 
 was a tailoress by trade, and went from house to house, making 
 clothes. — Asa, m., iSoi, Betsey Henry; rem. to Whitefield, 
 where he kept a toll-gate many years. — Aaron, m. Nabby 
 Chandler; rem. to Guildhall, Vt. One of his sons, Anson 
 Fisk, is a prominent citizen of that town. — 'jFoseph (2), b. 
 Sept. 2, 1782. — Abel, b. Feb. 17, 17S5 ; m., 1S07, Sally, dau. 
 of John Phillips (q. v.) Rem. to Chicopee, Mass., where he 
 d. at the age of 87. — Elijah, b. Apr. 29, 1789; m., iSii, 
 Sibyl, dau. of Isaac Farr (3) . Rem. to Malone, N. Y. — Ezra 
 
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 (3), b. May 23, 1791.— Zew/, b. July 23, 1793; m., 1815, 
 Miriam, dau. of Philip Bacon (2). Rem. to Ohio. — Lois^ b. 
 Dec. II, 1795; d. about 1813. — Betsey^ m., 1830, James A. 
 Sheridan; rem. to Ohio. 
 
 2. Joseph, son of Aaron (i), m., 1805, Polly, dau. of Gustavus 
 
 Bingham, son of Nathaniel (i). He d. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Hannah S., m., 1832, Lauson Stone (6) ; d. Mar. 14, 
 1841, a'. 30. — Elvira^ m. Chas. McMasters ; res. in Leverett, 
 Mass. 
 
 3. Ezra, son of Aaron (i), m., Feb. S, 1817, Hannah Bloss, of 
 Lunenburg, Vt., b. Sept. 27, 1791, and d. in Chfd., Nov. 19, 
 1S67. Resided in Chfd. He d. Dec. 18, 1834. 
 
 Ch. : Emeline H , b. Apr. 25, 1818; m., Jan. 29, 1839, 
 John McClenning (q. v.) ; d. Jan. 2, 1856. — Caroline W., b. 
 Dec. 10, 1820; m., Aug. 18, 1841, William Bennett (q. v.) — 
 Charles B., b. Apr. 15, 1822; d. Jan. 11, 1835. — Harriet 
 il/., b. Jan 10, 1824; m., Sept. i, 1847, John J. Albee ; d. 
 July 23. 1858. — Maria A., b. Dec. 13, 1825 ; m., Sept. 4, 
 1850. Ezra O. Kemp, of Keene, who d. Mar. 25, 1874. 
 
 FISK, Jacob, was in Chfd. in 17S8, but appears to have remained 
 
 only a few years. His wife wasMary . Two ch. were 
 
 recorded : Leonard, b. Apr. 22, 1791 ; Mary, b. May 4, i793- 
 
 FISK, Levi, b. Jan. 21, 1765, d. in Chfd., Mar. 8, 1803, having 
 settled here about 1791. 
 
 FISK, John, m., 1792, Orange Beebe. 
 
 FISK. 
 
 Nathaniel Fisk, great-grandson of Kobert and Sibyl Fisk, of Broad (Jates, 
 Eng., settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1643. One of his sons was Nathaniel, 
 b. July 13, 1653, and m., 1677, Mary, wid. of .John Childs, and dau. of Dan- 
 iel and Mary Warren. He had 8 ch., one of whom was John, b. Mar. 17, 
 1683. John settled in Sherburne, Mass., and d. 1730. One of John's sons, 
 Isaac, b. Aug. 34, 1714, m., 1736, Hannah Haven, and lived in Worcester, 
 (then Framingham) Mass. One of Isaac's seven ch. was John, b. 1741. 
 ■John m. Abigail Howe, d. Apr., 1839, a. 77. He resided in Framingham, and 
 d. in 1819. His ch. were as follows: Nathaniel, Thomas (1), b. 1774; Sally, 
 JohnB., Susanna, Edward, William, George. 
 
 I. Thomas Fisk, son of John Fisk, of Framingham, Mass., and 
 a descendant of Nathaniel Fisk, who came from Eng., m. 
 
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 Lucinda Trowbridge, of Pomfret, Conn., d in Chfd., Apr. 14, 
 1869^ a. 87. In 1807, he came to Chfd., and settled on the 
 farm now owned and occupied by his son, John B. Fisk, Esq., 
 building the large house in which the latter now lives. When 
 about two years old, he had an attack of scarlet fever, which 
 caused him to be deaf and, consequently, dumb. He learned, 
 nevertheless, to read, and to cipher in the four fundamental 
 rules of arithmetic. At the age of fifty years, he was admitted 
 to the school for deaf-mutes, at Hartford, Conn., for the term 
 of one year. He made rapid progress, and acquired knowl- 
 edge that was of great use to him during the remaining years 
 of his life. He d. July 25, 1861, at the age of 87 years. 
 
 Ch. : Thomas T. (2), b. Nov. 27, 1806. — Lucinda D., b. 
 Mar. 14, 1809; m., 1830, Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel Hildreth 
 (13). — Mary Ann JS., b. June 28, 1814; m. Hosea Newton. 
 Res in Keota, la. — John B. (3), b. Apr. 10, 1816. 
 
 2. Thomas T.. son of Thomas (i), m. ist, May 6, 1827, Emily, 
 dau. of Elijah Hildreth ( 10) , and who d in Hins., Jan. 6, 1849 ; 
 2d,JVIay 13, 1849, Adeline Goodnow, b. Sept. 4, i8i2r, and d. 
 Aug. 24, 1861. Resided in Hins. He. d. June 17, 1S61. 
 
 Ch. : George C, b. Mar. 4, 1831 ; m., June 7, 1853, Maria 
 E. Ripley, b. Sept. 6, 1835. Res. in Springfield, Mass. He 
 is president of the "Wason Car Company," and of the "Fisk 
 Manufacturing Co.," manufacturers of soaps, at Springfield. 
 Is also engaged in the manufacture of paper at Hinsdale. — 
 Lucius I., h. 0&.. 18, 1833; m., 061. 25, i860, Eveline E. 
 Raymond, b. June 17, 1835. Resided in Springfield, and was 
 a member of the firm of "L. I. Fisk & Co.," manufacturers of 
 soaps. He d. Aug. 17, 1880, leaving no ch. — Noyes IV., b. 
 May 15, 1839; m.-, Aug. 27, 1862. EmelineG. Adams, b. May 
 10, 1842. Res. in Springfield. Is treasurer of the "Fisk 
 Manufacturing Co.," above-mentioned. — Addie E., b. Sept. 
 27, 1853. 
 
 3. John B., son of Thomas (i), m. ist, 1838, Arabell, dau. of 
 Ebenezer Robertson (7), and who d. Odt. 3, 1876; 2d, Nov. 
 21, 1877, Elizabeth A. (Chandler) Pierce, wid. of John H. 
 Pierce. Res. in Chfd., on the paternal homestead. Farmer, 
 and justice of the peace. Sele6lman 1870. 
 
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314 
 
 Ch. : Harrison ^., b. May 15, 1840; m. Mary G., dau. of 
 Timothy Wyman, now of Chester, Vt. Res. in Hins. Has 
 one son, Fred N. — Martha D., b. Sept. 9, 1843; m. ist, 
 Henry C. Walker, d. Jan. 7, 1876; 2d, Edward Stebbins, of 
 Hins. — Frank Z>., b. Feb. 17, 1846; m. Lina E , dau. of Al- 
 fred Aldrich, of Wmd. Postmaster and telegraph-operator 
 at Hins. Has 3 ch. : Pauline, Marion, Florence. 
 FITCH, GEO. H., 1823— '46. He m.. Oft. i, 1826, Lucretia P- 
 Willard. Town-clerk 1834, '35. 
 
 FLETCHER. 
 
 1. Abel Fletcher, said to have been the son of James Fletcher, 
 
 m. ist, in Chfd., in 1784, Phebe, dau. of Jona. Hildreth (2) ; 
 2d, 1796, Sally, dau. of Thomas Willard (3) ; 3d, Char- 
 lotte, dau. of Ephm. Hubbard (2), and who, after Abel's 
 death, m., 1S19, Nathaniel Atherton (4). She d. Feb. 9, 1848. 
 Abel's will was made July 10, 1816, and proved Jan. 9, i8i7' 
 Ch. . (By first marriage) Samuel, b. Oft. 29, 1783; unm. ; 
 d. Sept. 23, 1867. — Levi, b. May 10, 1785; m., 1805, Luna, 
 dau. of Lotan Hildreth (7). — Silas (2), b. June 29, 1787. — 
 Daniel (3), b. Aug. 8, 1789. — Luna, b. Sept. 29, 1791 ; m., 
 1808. John Harris (4) ; d. Sept. i, 1875. — Joel, b. Feb. 2, 
 1794; m., 1817, Clarissa Johnson. Resided in Chfd. Adau., 
 Luna, m., June 6, 1839, Nathaniel W., son of Nathaniel 
 Prime (2). — (By 2d marriage) Alpkeus, b. and d. 1796. — 
 Phebe, b. Jan. i, 1798; m., 1815, David Day (7) ; d. Nov. 
 18, 1870. — David Stoddard (4) and Arad Hunt (5), b. Aug. 
 I, 1800. — Cain and Abel (also twins.) Cain d. Nov. 15, 1880, 
 unm. ; Abel d. Apr. 18, 1876, a. 71, unm. — (By 3d marriage) 
 Charles, m. Hephzibah Henry ; rem. to Leominster, Mass. — 
 Sally, b. June 23, 1813 ; ra., 1835, Wilder Stoddard (10) ; d. 
 Apr. 5, 1852. 
 
 2. Silas, son of Abel (i), m., 1S13, Polly Johnson, d. Nov. 22, 
 
 1822, a. 41. About 1845 he rem. to N. Y. State. 
 
 Ch. : Hosea, b. Sept. 30, 1813; rem. to N. Y. State. — 
 George, b. Aug. 12, 1816; m. Abigail Streeter. He d. in 
 Chfd., leaving no ch. 
 
 3. Daniel, son of Abel (i), m., 1810, Lucy, dau. of Joseph Con- 
 verse (2). He resided many years in Chfd., but d. in Hins. 
 
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 Ch. : (Older uncertain) Frances^ d. unm. — Lucy B.^ m. 
 Chas. N. Clark (3) ; d. Mar. 21, 1846, in her 26tli year. — 
 Josef h, m Mary A., dau. of Nathaniel Albee (q. v.) ; d. in 
 Hins. Had 2 sons, Daniel W. and Charles A. — Mary E., 
 
 unm. ; d. Aug. 7, 1847. in her 20th year. — Charles, m. ; 
 
 res. in Guilford, Vt. — Noyes, m . — — ; res. in Mass. 
 
 David S., son of Abel (i), m.. Mar. 17, 1831, Eliza, dau. of 
 Barzillai Hubbard (6). Resided in Chfd. He d. Apr. 7, 
 1S48. 
 
 Ch. : George 6'., b. Mar. 20, 1832; m. ist, Aug. 13, 1861, 
 Martha A., dau. of Daniel L. Harvey (7), and who d. July 8, 
 1870; 2d, Dec. 20, 1870, Helen M., dau. of Wm. and Mary 
 Starkey, of Wmd. Res. in Chfd Seledlman 1873-75. Has 
 one ch., Nellie M., b. Dec. 20, 1869. — Eliza A., b. Jan. 13, 
 1834; m. Zimri W. Scott; d. in Gill, Mass., Jan. 13, 1854. — 
 Charles, b. Apr. 19, 1836; m. ist, Sept. 21, 1863, Henrietta 
 Kenney, of Worthington, Mass., d Nov. 12, 1867, in her 32d 
 year ; 2d, Aug. 13, 1870, Olive M., dau. of David Tilton, of 
 Loudon. Res. in Chfd. — Cornelia, b. Mar. 14, 1S39; m. 
 Philander Gunn, of Keene — Julia, b. Apr. 15, 1841 ; m., 
 Oa. 9, 1856, Bradford C. son of William Farr {6).— John 
 E., b. Dec. 22 1844; unm. ; d. Dec. 6, 1868. — Melvin D.,\>- 
 
 Odt. 9, 1847; '^"'^ ' ^- ^^y H- 1872. 
 
 Arad H.. son of Abel (i). m. Bethana Darling, of Hins., b. 
 Apr., 1802. Resided in Chfd. He d. June 3, 1850. 
 
 Ch. : Arad (6), b. May 20, 1823. — Rodney (7), b. Nov. 18, 
 1825. — Henry (8), b. Odt. 3, \'&2<^.—Elmirar b Odl. 13, 
 1829; unm.; d. Nov. 26, 184S. 
 
 Arad, son of Arad H. (5), m.. May 11, 1848, Martha S., dau. 
 of Elihu Hall (2). For a number of years he has been super- 
 intendent of the County farm, in Wmd., and master of the 
 house of correction connedted with the same. Seledtman in 
 Chfd., 1849, '56-59; representative '59, '60. 
 
 Ch. : Frank A., b. July 21, 1849. — Eddie H., b. Sept. 9, 
 1851 ; m., Apr. 4, 1877, Alice C, dau. of Jewett E. and Clar- 
 issa E. BufFum, of Wmd., where he res. 
 
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 7- Rodney, son of Arad H. (5), m., Nov. 3, 1847, Olive W., 
 dau. of Nathaniel Albee (q. v.) Res. in Chfd., and is a vet- 
 eran mechanic at Fadlory Village. Seledlman 1860-62. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah E., b. Mar. 13, 1850; m., Mar. 13, 1873, Benj. 
 Herbert Swan, of Chfd. Has one ch., Albert F. Swan, b. 
 0&. 25, 1875. 
 8. Hknry, son of Arad H. (5), m., 1849, Charlotte, dau. of Reu- 
 ben Marsh (2). Farmer in Chfd. many years, but res. at 
 present in Brat. Was also deputy-sheriff for Cheshire County 
 a number of years 
 
 Ch. : Lelia JBlmira, b. Dec. 10, 1850; m,, Dec. 21, 1871, 
 Chas. D. Noyes, of Brat. — Helen Marsh, b. Dec. 21, 1859. — 
 Wfn. Henry, b. May 31, 1862. 
 
 FLETCHER, Samuel, was in Chfd. in 1776, which year he m. 
 Elizabeth Whitney. His name is not found after 1792. 
 
 FLETCHER, Ebenezer, is said to have been a brother of Abel 
 Fletcher (i). His wife was Mary Calder ( .?). Jan. 15,1777, 
 he was appointed a lieutenant by the N. H. Assembly. He 
 probably d. in Chfd. His ch., so far as ascertained, wei'e : 
 Silas, jfohn, (both of whom rem. to Canada) ; William, 
 
 Daniel, Elizabeth, m. Hoffman ; Susanna, Ebenezer, 
 
 d. young. 
 
 FLETCHER, Joel, probably brother of Abel Fletcher (i), ap- 
 pears to have resided in Chfd. a few years. He m. ist, Lucy 
 Hubbard ; 2d, Mary H. Brackett, wid. of Levi Brackett. His 
 name disappears about 1792. 
 
 FORD. 
 
 1. Harden Ford, son of Samuel and Sarah (D3'er) Ford, b. in 
 Rowe or Charlemont, Mass., June 3, 1800, m., Apr. 23, 1829, 
 Frusha, dau. of Ashbel Wheeler (5). From 1832 till his 
 death, he was a merchant at the West Village, being in part- 
 nership several years with Oscar Coolidge. He d. Aug. 6, 
 1839. 
 
 Ch. : William W. (2), b. June 15, 1830.— ya/raej H. (3), 
 b Sept. 14, 1832. — Frederick F. (4), b. July 4, 1835. — El- 
 len M., b. Odl. 20, 1837 ; d. Feb. 28, 1842. 
 
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 2. William W., son of Harden (i), m., Dec. 30, 1861, Annie 
 J., dau. of William Atkinson, of San Francisco, Cal. In 
 
 1852, he went to Cal., where he remained till 1870, when he 
 returned to Chfd. Mechanic and miller. 
 
 Ch. : Nellie M., b. June 17, iZ6t,.— Fred F., b. Mar. 4, 
 1865.— Oar/ej Z., b. Feb. 11, I'&S'].— William W.,h.Ma.x. 
 15, iS'jo.— Walter Z., b. July i, li'ji.—Harry M., b. June 
 6, i&'js-— Louis H., b. Apr. 12, i'&']%.— Edward A., b. July 
 I, 1880. 
 
 3. James H., son of Harden (i), m.. Mar. 13, 1857, Ellen, dau. 
 
 of Bradley and Eliza (Woodward) Leach, of Wmd., and set- 
 tled in Chfd., where he resided till Nov., 1870. Res. at pres- 
 ent in Franklin, Mass. Farmer. Was the first postmaster at 
 the West Village (West Chesterfield), holding the office from 
 Apr. 17, 1866, to Nov., 1870. 
 
 Ch. : Charles L., b. May 22, i^?,.— George R., b. 0&.. 3, 
 1^,62,.— Mattie B., b. Aug. 9, iB,6'].— Blanche, b. Jan. 15, 
 1870. — Harden B., b. Jan. 20, 1876. 
 
 4. Frederick F., son of Harden (i), m., June 3, 1866, Alfre- 
 deta P. Wilson, of Boston. Possessing a more than ordinary 
 talent for music, he commenced at an early age to practise on 
 the violin, and eventually became one of the finest violinists of 
 Boston, where he resided. In 1S68, he went to Germany, 
 where he spent nearly two years under the instrudlion of emi- 
 nent professors, one of whom was the celebrated Ferdinand 
 David. He d. July 16, 187S, and was buried in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Ferdinand David, b. Mar. I2, 187 1. — Eudora Ellen, 
 b. Jan. 4, 1874. 
 FOSTER, Reuben B., (Sen.) b. Sept. 9, 1812, m., June 11, 
 1832, Betsey H., dau. of Richard Hopkins (i). Mechanic at 
 Fadlory Village. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) James M., b. 061. 15, 1833; m., 
 Dec. 16, 1852, at Williamsburg, Mass., Clara B. Hayden. — 
 Helen M., b. Apr. 24, 1836; m. ist, Feb. 17, 1863, George 
 Cross, of Swzy. ; 2d, June ir, 1867, at Florence, Mass., Wm. 
 Phillips, d. Nov. 23, 1875 ; 3d, Jan. 30, 1878, at N. Y. City, 
 Benj. Stratton. — Mary J^ane, b. Sept. 30, 1838. — Mahalia 
 5., b. Apr. 5, \^a^2.— Reuben B., b. Mar. 17, 1844; m., Feb. 
 
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 i6, 1869, Julia A., dau. of Hosea L. Stoddard (11); Me- 
 chanic at Fadlory Village. Has one son, Austin O., b. June 
 20, 1872. — Frank H.^ b. May 30, 1847; «!., in Boston, Ad- 
 die Goodspeed. — William B., b. Sept. 28, 1849 ! ™-' ^^^- i5i 
 1876, Ellen M., dau. of Parker D. Cressey (7) ; d. in Chfd., 
 June I, 1877. 
 
 FRENCH, Dr. John O., came to Chfd. in 1844 or '45, and re- 
 mained about 10 years. His wife was Martha B. , d. 
 
 . Was town-clerk 1849 — '53- ^^^ afterwards settled 
 
 in Hanover, Mass. Two sons were b. in Chfd. : Charles P., 
 b. Jan. 7, 1847, ^"'^ graduated at the Medical Department of 
 Dartmouth College in 1875 ; Sidney W., h. Jan. 4, 1850. 
 
 FULLAM. 
 
 1. Phinehas Fullam, from Westminster, Mass., b. Feb. 26, 
 
 1749, purchased in Chfd., Apr. 23, 1778, lot No. 5, in the 7th 
 range, and probably settled upon the same not long afterwards. 
 He m. ist, Lucy Lampson ; 2(1, Widow Bathsheba (Britton) 
 Leach, of Wmd., d. May i, 1853, a. 85. He d. Aug. 4. 1823. 
 Ch. : (By ist marriage) Paul, h. 0(St. 3, 1776 ; m. ist, 1804, 
 Rachel Slade ; 2d, 1814, Hannah Bolderay (or Boldry), of 
 Putney, Vt. He settled on lot No. 6, in the 6th range, where 
 he lived a secluded and hermit-like life, being noted for his 
 eccentricities and peculiar habits. He d. Jan. 21, 1859. His 
 wife Hannah survived him several years. Had no ch. that 
 lived to adult age. — Asa (2), b. Feb. 24, 1780. — Lucy., m., 
 
 1815, Asa Day (5) ; d. . — Myra, d. young. — Ellis, d. 
 
 young. — (By 2d marriage) Almira, b. May 8, 1806 ; m., 1824, 
 Ara Hamilton (2) . 
 
 2. Asa, son of Phinehas (i), m., 181 1, Lucena, dau. of Jona. 
 Farwell (i), and who d. Nov. 10, 1817., From May, 1815, to 
 1 82 1, he engaged in trade at the Centre Village in partnership 
 with Hon. Levi Jackson, and afterwards with Ashbel Wheeler, 
 Sen., and alone. For a number of years he run a freight- 
 boat on the Conne6licut, between Chfd. and Hartford. He 
 also eredled a mill on Broad brook, for the manufadture of 
 lumber. Selectman 1815. He d. Dec 14, 1870. 
 
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 Ch. : Caroline, b. Mar. 20, 1813 ; d. Aug. 14, 1814. — 
 George Lampson, b. July 20, 1815 ; m., Feb. 20, 1850, Persis 
 S. Davis, of Holden, Mass., a teacher of music. He engaged 
 in business with his father, on Broad brook, till their mill was 
 burned, in July, '53, when he rem. to Lowell, Mass., where 
 he remained 8 years. He then returned to Chfd., and rebuilt 
 the mill. He is also a surveyor and musician. Has no ch. — 
 William Henry, b. Apr. 20, 1817; d. July i, 1845. 
 
 GALE, Ebenezer, b. (probably) about 1724, purchased in Chfd., 
 Nov. 29, 1774, lot No. 13, in the 6th range. His name dis- 
 appears between 1806 and '12. He may have had sons, Asa 
 (q. v.), and yonathan (q. v.) 
 
 GALE, Asa, perhaps son of Ebenezer Gale (q. v.), m. Esther 
 
 . Soldier 1775. The name disappears about 1813. 
 
 Only 2 ch. were recorded: Ebenezer, b. Nov. so, 1780, and 
 m., 1S05, Polly, probably dau. of Thos. Chamberlain (q. v.) ; 
 Asa, b. Dec. 20. 1782. 
 
 GALE, JoNAiHAN, perhaps son of Ebenezer Gale (q. v.), m. 
 
 Lucy . His name is not found after 1794. Two ch. 
 
 were recorded : Sukey, b. Nov. 24, 1783; Caleb, b. Mar. 21, 
 1785. Another, yeremiah, d. Nov. 27, 1783, probably in 
 infancy. 
 
 GALE, ViLAH, m., 1789, Abraham Stockwell ^q. v.) 
 
 GATES, Jonathan, from Templeton, Mass., m., 1783, Zerviah, 
 dau. of Abner Harris (i). Nov. 26, 1783, he purchased in 
 Chfd. a part of lot No. 2, in the 8th range. His name is not 
 found after 1791 . A son, Josiah R., d. 1789, young. 
 
 GATES, Zaccheus, was probably a brother of Jonathan Gates 
 (q. V.) He m. Mary (or Mercy), dau. of Abner Harris (i). 
 Rem. to Central N. Y., probably about 1805. He had sons, . 
 Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 
 
 GILE (or GILES), Jacob, m. Abigail , and had a dau.. 
 
 Hannah, b. Jan. 15, 1791- 
 
 . GILSON. 
 
 I . Samuel Gilson, b. about 1752, appears to have settled in Chfd. 
 about 1791- He is said to have been the first blacksmith at 
 
 Fadtory Village. His wife was Sarah , d. in 1 817, a. 
 
 66. He d. in 1826, a. 74. 
 
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 Ch. : (So far as known^ Calvin (2). — Mary, m., 1810, 
 Azariah Walton (4). — Sarah, m. Thaddeus Davis. [It is 
 possible that he had, also, a son named Luther.'\ 
 
 2. Calvin, son of Samuel (i), m., 1810, Mehitabel, dau. of Joseph 
 
 Pattridge (3), and who d. in 1857. Resided in Chfd. He d. 
 in 1S25, irt his 39th year. 
 
 Ch. : Prescott W. (3), b. Dec. 31, 1812. — Louisa M., m., 
 1836, Nelson H. Chandler (2). — Luke H. (4), b. Sept. 4, 
 1819. — Sarah, m. John W. Burpee, now of Brat. — Joseph 
 P., m. Cina Weeks, of Bennington, Vt. ; res. at Doboy, Ga. 
 
 3. Prescott W., son of Calvin (2), m. ist, Adeline Whitney, d. 
 
 1836, in her 20th year ; 2d, Feb. 2, 1837, Urania M., dau. of 
 Benoni Streeter (q. v.) Resided in Chfd. Blacksmith. He 
 d. Nov. 7, 1877. 
 
 Ch. : Calvin P., b. Ocft. 5, 1839; m.. Mar. 24, 1867, Ann 
 E., dau. of Clark Streeter (5). For a number of years he has 
 been proprietor of the upper ferry, and has dealt extensively in 
 horses. Res. at present in Putney, Vt. Has 3 ch. : Mary A., 
 b. Dec. 27, 1867; Annie M., b. May 11, 1869; Fred C., b. 
 Aug. 24, 1876. — Adeline L., b. Jan. 16, 1841 ; m., 06t. 3, 
 1858, John M. Farnum ; m., May 12, 1879, Geo. A. Shackle- 
 ton, of Thompsonville, Conn., now of Chfd. 
 
 4. Luke H., son of Calvin (2), m., 1847, Caroline M., dau. of 
 Elijah Walton (3). He d. in Chfd., Odl. 5, 1S67. 
 
 Ch. : Emma C, b. Sept. 16, 1847; m., June 30, 1870, 
 Carlton A. Wheeler, of Keene, now of Paterson, N. J. — 
 Frank B., b. June 22, 1849; m., Feb. 23, 1870, Emma Wil- 
 lard, of Ashburnham, Mass. — Henry Z., b. Apr. 16, 1853 ; 
 m., Nov. 28, 1S77, in Brooklyn, N. Y., Lina Rockfeller. — 
 Fred D., b. July 4, 1861 ; d. Feb. 2, 1863. 
 
 GOODALE, Job, m. Lydia , and had a dau., Feronia, b. 
 
 Feb. 19, 1795. 
 
 GOODNOW, Lincoln, m. Sally F., d'au. of Nathaniel Albee (q. 
 v.), and who d. May 21, 1848. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah A., b. Mar. 28, 1845 ? Prank Z., b. Dec. 18, 
 1847. 
 
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 GOODRICH (formerly spelled GOODRIDGE.) 
 
 Abijah and Eunice Goodrich, of Fitcliburg, Mass., had the following chil- 
 dren: John, Joshua, Eunice, Sally, Lucy, Catharine, Samuel (1), Polly, d. 
 young; Polly and Patty (twins), Abijah, George, b. June 10, 1798; Fanny. 
 Abijah, Sen., is said to have built the second house erected in Fitchburg, of 
 which town he was one of the first settlers. 
 
 I. Samuel Goodrich, son of Abijah, was b. in Fitchburg, Mass., 
 Sept. 6, 1788, and m., Mar. 31, 181 1, Hannah Cain, of Wey- 
 mouth, Mass., b. Nov. 5, 1791, and d. in Chfd., Apr. 5, 1876. 
 In 1813, he settled in Chfd., on the farm now owned and occu- 
 pied by Willard Henry, and where he continued to reside till 
 his death. He was a man of great industry and perseverance, 
 and his life was one of ceaseless adtivity Though not an ex- 
 tensive farmer, in comparison with some, he was, nevertheless, 
 a successful one ; and his success in this respedl is a fine illus- 
 tration of what intelligent and well-diredled effort can accom- 
 plish in overcoming natural obstacles. In his dealings with 
 his fellow-men he was honorable and upright, and was conse- 
 quently respedled and esteemed by them. Seledtman 1836, '37, 
 '42. He d. Jan. i, 1877, in the 89th year of his age. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah, b. Dec. 23, 181 1 ; m., Jan. 24, 1832, Alonzo 
 D. Atherton {10.)— Hannah, b. Dec. 12, 1813 ; d. Aug. i, 
 1867, unm.— Emily, b. Feb. 2, i8i6; m., Odl. 8, 1856, Wil- 
 lard Henry (4) ; d. Mar. 15, 1'$,^},.— Joseph C. (2), b. Dec. 
 II, \%\>].— Abijah, b. Aug. 23, 1820; d. Jan. 31, 1853, unm. 
 — George, b. Feb. 21, 1822; m., Nov. 3, 1847, Lucina P., 
 dau. of Broughton Davis (12.) Res. in Chfd. Farmer and 
 stone-mason. Seledtman 1862, '68, '69, '71, '77 — '80; repre- 
 sentative '71. Has no ch . — yames H. (3), b. Nov. 10, 1823. 
 
 3. Joseph C, son of Samuel (i), m.. Mar. 5, 1845, Hannah F., 
 dau. of Nathaniel Atherton (4) Farmer in Chfd. Seledl- 
 man 1846, '52, '53; representative '53, '54. He d. Oa. 27, 
 1863. 
 
 Ch. : James H., b. June 26, 1846 ; m., Oft. 2, 1869, Sarah 
 E., dau. of Africa Hildreth (-8). Merchant at the Centre Vil- 
 lage. Selefliman 1874, '75. Has one ch., Nellie F., b. Jan. 
 29, \^']\.—John F., b. Sept. 37, 1848; m., June 22, 1871, 
 
 41 
 
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 Ella S., dau. of Calvin G. Darling (S). He d. Sept. ii, 1879, 
 leaving 2 ch. : Robert C, b. July 30, 1872 ; Jessie, b. Dec. 5, 
 li'j'j. — George A., h. 0(ft. 13, id,^i.— Joseph N.,h. May 
 9, 1855; d. Jan. 17, 1872. — Charlotte Mabel, b. Jan. 30, 
 1863. 
 3. James H., son of Samuel (i), m., Dec. 8, 1847, Martha S., 
 dau. of Eleazer Randall (5). Res. in Clifd. Blacksmith, 
 manufadlurer of lumber, and surveyor. Seledtman 1854, '^9" 
 '72 ; representative '68, '69. 
 
 Ch. : Ella Martha, b. Sept. 4, 1850; m., Feb. 17, 1870, 
 Hermon C, son of Rufus Harvey (6). — Abbie Randall, b. 
 July 30, 1856; m., Oa. 21, 1880, Alfred M. Aldrich, of Chfd. 
 
 GOODRICH. 
 
 William Goodrich aad his brother, John Goodrich, came to America at an 
 early period, first locating at Watertown, Mass., and next (about 1636) at 
 Wethersfield, Conn., of which town they were among the first settlers. Wil- 
 liam m. , 1648, Sarah Marvin, of Hartford, Conn. He d. in 1676. William's 
 fifth child was Ephraim, b. June 3, 1663. Ephraim m. 1st, 1684, Sarah, dau. 
 of Richard Treat, Esq , of Wethersfield; 3d, 1713, Widow Jerusha Weils, 
 dau. of Capt. James Treat, of the same town. Ephraim d. Feb. 87, 1739. 
 One of bis sons by the first wife was David, b. 1705, and m., 1739, Sarah Ed- 
 wards. David settled in Glastonbury, Conn., where he d. June 7, 1779, while 
 "at his evening prayer." He had 11 children, one of whom was George, b. 
 Aug. 13, 1751. George m., 1783, Lucinda Wells, d. Apr. 31, 1814, a. 56. He 
 settled in Gill, Mass. , where he d. Aug. 16, 1843. His children were as follows ; 
 
 George, b. May 38, 1784, and d. in the South about 1813; David W. (1), b. 
 Sept. 10, 1785; Alfred, b. Apr. 37, 1787, and d. Mar. 39, 1866; Charles C. P., 
 b. Feb. 16, 1789, and d. in the Soutli about 1813; Johii T., b. Nov. 5, 1790; 
 William, b. Mar. 39, 1793, and d. May 35, 1814; Lucinda W., b. Mar. 17, 
 1795, and m. Robert Cook, of Northfield, Mass. ; Laura W., b. Feb. 18, 1797, 
 and d. Apr. 3, 1876; Mary W., b. Jan. 23, 1799, and d. Apr. 38, 1876; Ralph, 
 b. Mar. 36, 1801, and d. Oct. 24, 1803; Ralph E., b. Feb. 2, 1805, and d. Mar. 
 30, 1814. 
 
 I. David W. Goodrich, son of George and Lucinda (Wells) 
 Goodrich, and the descendant of William Goodrich, as shown 
 above, came to Chfd., from Gill, Mass, about 1810. He was 
 a cloth-dresser (or clothier) by trade. In 1813, he m. Salome, 
 dau. of Benj. Wheeler (2), and who d. Jan. 28, 1879. Hav- 
 ing followed his trade of cloth-dresser for several years, he 
 next engaged in farming, living a number of years on the 
 
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 "Dunklee farm," so called, and next on the farm which he pur- 
 chased of Ashbel Wheeler, Sen., and which, in 1850, he sold 
 to Eleazer Randall, Jr. He d. at the "Kneeland place" (now 
 owned and occupied by his son, Charles C. P.), Mar. 22, 1S57. 
 Ch. . Honor, b. Oft. 23, 1813 ; m., 1847, Charles S. Lane; 
 d. Jan. 24, \'66i.— George W. (2), b. Dec. 19, i^i^.—Lucin- 
 da W., h. Apr. 3, 1818 ; m. ist. May 7, 1838, Noyes, son of 
 John Harris (4) ; zd, Mar. 30, 1858, Wm. S. Newton, Esq., 
 of Brat—Mary B.,h. Mar. 22, 1820; m. ist, July 3, 1844, 
 Osmond Wheeler, d. Od. 15, 1846, a. 31 ; 2d, Nov. 11, 185 i, 
 Alfred Sargent, of Brut— CAar/es C. P., h. Nov. 7, 1822; 
 m., Apr. 9, 1879, Susan A., dau. of Oilman and Susanna H. 
 (Storrs) Willard. Farmer in Chfd., and justice of the peace. 
 Seledlman i862-'64 ; representative '63, '64, '72. Has no ch. 
 — Sarah, b. Nov. 27, 1824; d. Mar. 2, 1825. — David JV., h. 
 Aug. 29, 1826; d. at Troy, N. Y., May 14. iSSiT,.- William 
 y^., b. Dec, 21, 1828; m. Widow Emily (Lyons) Pease, of 
 Chicopee, Mass. Res. in Buffalo, N. Y. Has no ch. — Ellen 
 S., b. Feb. 15, 1833; >"•' June iS, 1855, Josiah Chamberlain 
 (10) ; d. Feb. 12, 1S57. 
 
 2. George W., son of David (i), m., Dec. 27, 1852, Mary Ann 
 Boas, of Reading, Penn., b. April 34, 1824. Res. at Minne- 
 apolis, Minn., where he is engaged in the maniifadlure of flour. 
 Ch. : Ered Boas, b. in Canton, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1857. — Mary 
 Ellen, b. in Canton, Nov. 6, 1858. — Clara Mar, b. in Read- 
 ing, Pa , July 17, 1861. — Ella May, b. in Reading, Nov. 25, 
 1862. 
 
 GORHAM, Elnathan, settled in Chfd. about iSoo. He m. ist, 
 Jane , d. in 1807, a. 25 ; 2d, Edee, dau. of Benj. Far- 
 well (2) ; 3d, Hayden, of Troy, N. Y. He was a 
 
 cloth-dresser by trade, and was probably the first person who 
 engaged in the business of dressing cloth at Fadtory Village. 
 About 1807, he built, for a private dwelling-house, the present 
 hotel in that village. He appears to have rem. from the town 
 about 1812. 
 
 GOULD, Daniel, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Mary 
 . His name is not found after 1793- Six ch. were re- 
 corded : William, b. Aug. 13, 1777 ; Nathan, b. Apr. 6, 1781, 
 
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 and d. the same year; Sarah, b. Nov. 5, 1782; Esther, b. 
 May 4, 1785 ; Susanna, b. Odt. 22, 1787 ; Nathan, b. Jan. 3, 
 1791. 
 
 GOULD, Daniel G., may have been the son of Daniel Gould 
 (q. v.), and was probably b. about 1771. He m. Anna, dau. 
 of James Robertson (2), and rem. to Fredonia, N. Y., appar- 
 ently about 1796. Two ch.were b. in Chfd. : Daniel, b. Sept. 
 27, 1793; Orson, b. June 30, 1795. 
 
 GRAND Y, Edmund, settled in Northfield, Mass., soon after 
 1719. He had sons, John, b. 1720, and Parker, b. 1730. John 
 is said to have been a noted hunter, and, together with his 
 brother, Parker, settled in Chfd. as early as 1770. John Gran- 
 dy, Junior, who was imprisoned at Charlestown, in Novem- 
 ber, 1 78 1, (see Chap. Ill) was probably John's son. The 
 name of John Grandy (Sen. or Jun.) does not appear after 
 1787. 
 
 Parker Grandy m. Rhuhaiiah , and had a dau., Sarah, 
 
 b. June 14, 1774 His name disappears before 1787. 
 
 GRANDY, RoBBRT, also from Northfield, was in Chfd. in 1770; 
 but he seems to have remained only a few 3'ears. 
 
 GRANGER, Eldad, was here in 1-787. His wife was Sarah, 
 dau. of Thomas Holmes (q. v.) He built a saw- and grist- 
 mill on Leavitt's brook, near the foot of the "gulf road," so- 
 called, probably about 1797. About 1800, he seems to have 
 rem. to Wmd., where he d. at a great age. 
 
 GRANGER, Jonathan, 1785— '91. 
 
 GRAVES, Reuben, may have settled in Chfd. before 1780. He 
 lived on what was afterwards a part of the "Marsh farm," in 
 the house situated between Henry C. Marsh's present residence 
 and Marsh's brook. He d. May 10, 1786, in his 33d year. 
 His widow, Hannah, m., 1788, Benjamin Marsh (i). 
 
 Ch. : Anna, b. Apr. 16, 1779 ; m., 1800, Abraham Hi'ldreth 
 (15) ; d. June 25, 1850. — Hannah, b. May 8, 17S1 ; m., 1812 
 Charles Davis, of Oxford, Mass. ; d. at West Boylston, Mass. 
 
 Apr. 2, 1862. — Olive, b. Aug. i, 1783; m. ; d. Mar. 
 
 185"!. — Sally, b. Nov. 16, 1785 ; m. ; d. Aug. 27, 1757 
 
 GRAY, Matthew, was here in 1776. The name disappears be^ 
 fore 1787. 
 
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 GREEN, William, m. Esther , d. in Chfd., Aug. lo, 1788. 
 
 His name is not found after 1793. Two ch. were recorded: 
 Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 1786; David, b. June 14, 1788, and d. 
 the same year. 
 
 GREGG, William, m. Lydia , and had a son, William A., 
 
 b. Mar. 7, 1799. 
 
 GRIMES, Caleb, was here in 1787, but the name soon disappears. 
 
 GROUT, Jonathan, appears to have remained in Chfd. but a few 
 years. A son, jfonathan, was recorded as having been b. in 
 Leicester, Mass., June 10, 1786. 
 
 HAILE, William, son of John and Eunice (Henry) Haile, was 
 born in Putney, Vt., May, 1807. At the ag'e of about fourteen 
 years he came to this town with his parents, but was soon af- 
 terwards talien into the family of Ezekiel P. Pierce, Sen., with 
 whom he lived till he was about twenty-one years old. Hav- 
 ing attended school about two years, he entered, in 1823, Mr. 
 Pierce's store, as a clerk. In 1827 or '28, he borrowed a small 
 sum of money and opened a store on his own account, at the 
 Centre Village. With charadteristic sagacity he soon foresaw, 
 however, that Hinsdale was destined to become a busy and 
 thriving town, on account of the abundance of power furnished 
 by the Ashuelot river. He therefore, in 1834 or '35, removed 
 to that town, where he continued to engage in mercantile pur- 
 suits till 1846, when he became interested in the lumber busi- 
 ness. In 1849, he began, as a member of the firm of "Haile 
 and Todd," the manufadlure of cashmerettes. Afterwards, the 
 name of the firm was changed to that of "Haile, Frost and 
 Company," by which name it is known at present. Though 
 extensively engaged in business, Mr. Haile took a prominent 
 part in political affairs. With the exception of two years, he 
 represented Hinsdale in the General Court from 1846 to '54 ; 
 was eledled to the N. H. Senate in '54 and '55, of which body 
 he was also president the latter year ; and was again eledled 
 representative in 1856. The next year, he was eledled Govern- 
 or, to which office he was re-eledled in '58. In 1873, he re- 
 moved from Hinsdale to Keene, jvhere he had built a fine resi- 
 dence. He did not cease, however, to take an adlive part in 
 business till his death, which occurred July 22, 1876. 
 
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 In 1828, he married Sabrana S., daughter of Arza Walker 
 (3) , and had the following children : 
 
 Harriet C, b. June 22, 1829; m., Nov. 23, 1853, John M. 
 Stebbins, of Springfield, Mass. — Ellen M., b. Sept. 12, 1831 ; 
 m., Dec. 13, 1854, Sylvester O. Davenport, of Hins. — Wm. 
 Henry, b. Sept. 23, 1833; ni., Jan. i, 1861, Amelia L. Cha- 
 pin, of Springfield, Mass., where he res., and of which city 
 he was elecSted mayor at the municipal eledlion in 1880. At 
 present (1882) he i.s a member of the Mass. Senate. He is al- 
 so engaged in the manufadture, at Hins., of cashmerettes and 
 "repellants," being a member of the firm with which his father 
 was connedled. — Sarah y., b. Feb. i, 1837; '"•' Dec, 1863, 
 O. G. Dort, of Keene. 
 HALE, Eliphalet, son of John andPriscilla (Peabody) Hale, of 
 Boxford, Mass., was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Ruth 
 . In 1787, he obtained a charter for a ferry located be- 
 tween Catsbane island and Wmd. line ; but appears to have d. 
 or to have rem . from the town soon after, as no farther record 
 of him has been discovered. 
 
 HALE, Jonathan R., son of Ebenezer and Susanna (Roberts) 
 Hale, of Hampstead, b. Nov. 5, 1760, m. Lydia Johnson, d. 
 at Detroit, Mich., Apr. 28, 1849. He came to Chfd. about 
 1790, and d. here Mar. 5, 1808. 
 
 Ch. : Ebenezer, b. Jan. 8, 1787. Merchant in Canand.ni- 
 gua, N. y., where he d. Mar. 2, 1871. — yames, b. Nov. 21, 
 1788; resided at Manor, Mich. ; d. in 1864. — yona. Roberts, 
 b. Sept. 30, 1790; d. probably in Ohio about 1842. — yohn, d. 
 1795, in infancy. — yohn, b. July 30, 1798. He was a success- 
 ful merchant at Detroit, where he d. in 1840. — Lydia, b. Apr. 
 4, 1800 ; m. Orvilla Cook, merchant at Detroit, who was the 
 first person that d. of cholera in that city in 1832. — Charlotte, 
 b. May 4, 1804 ; m. Stephen Cook, and lived in Rochester, N. 
 Y. 
 
 HALL, John, 1793 — between 1807 and '12. 
 
 HALL, Edward, m. Demmis, dau. of Joseph Titus (i), and lived 
 in Chfd. a few years between 1803 and '12. Is said to have 
 abandoned his wife and children, to w>^hom he never returned. 
 
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 Had 3 ch. : Lydia, m. Ezra Clark, of Vernon, Vt. ; Roxana, 
 
 m., Mar. i, 1821, John Wheeler (6) ; Leavitt, m. ist, 
 
 Stebbins, of Vernon, Vt, and 2d, , and d. at Eau Claire, 
 
 Wis. 
 
 HALL. 
 
 Isaac Hall, b. about 1762, settled in Chfd. between 1807 and 
 '12, having previously lived for a while in Wind., to which 
 town he appears to have come either from Raynham or Taun- 
 ton, Mass. He m. ist, , d. Odl. 27, 1797; 2d, Betsey 
 
 . He d. after 1835. 
 
 Ch. : Alfreda, b. Sept. 27, 1788 ; m. Benj. Snow, of Wmd. 
 — Philip, b. Jan. 18, 1791 ; m. twice. Physician. He d. in 
 Northfield, Mass., in rSSo. — Elizabeth, b. Dec. 21, 1792; m., 
 1821, Asa Marsh (3) ; d. Mar. 18, iB,']?,.—Elihu (2), b. June 
 30, 1795. — Polly, b. Odl. 2, 1797; d. young. 
 Elihu, son of Isaac (i), m. Milla Pratt, of Wmd., d. Mar. 15, 
 1865, in her 70th year. Resided in Chfd. He d. Feb. 12, 
 1866. 
 
 Ch. : Laura B., m. Gardner Wheeler (q. v.) : resides in 
 Orange, Mass. — Aurelius P. (3), b. Apr 29, \^2<^.— Martha 
 S., b. Mar. 16, 1828; m.. May 11, 1848, Arad Fletcher (6). 
 — Elvira, m. George Sprague ; d. in Chfd. 
 Aurelius P., son of Elihu (2), m. ist, 1845, Maria, dau. of 
 Joseph Day (6), and who d. Dec. 12, 1S70; 2d, Jan. 31, 1872, 
 Charlotte M., dau. of Ebenezer P. Wetherell, and who d. Sept. 
 4, 1878. He resided in Chfd. till Mar., 1872, when he rem. to 
 Brat., where he now lives. 
 
 Ch, : Ada L., b. 1846; m., Jan. 18, 1872, Dwight Smith, 
 of Brat.— -^//a M., b. 1847; f"-' Feb. 3, 1869, Hubbard G. 
 Holden, then of Brat. — Alice J., d. Apr. i, 1874, in her 21st 
 year ; unm. 
 
 HAMILTON. 
 
 Samuel Hamilton, b. in Ireland in 1752, was the son of a 
 linen merchant or weaver. About 1772, apparently, he came 
 to Boston, bringing a quantity of linen goods with him. It 
 appears that a part of these goods were not sold till after the 
 war between Great Britain and the American Colonies had 
 
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 commenced. The money received for them became nearly 
 worthless, so that he was, at one time, almost reduced to penu- 
 ry. He m., May 9, 1775, in Brookfield, Mass., Molly (Mary), 
 sister of Dr. Joshua Tyler (i), and who d. Dec. 16, 1842, a. 
 90. He appears to have settled in Chfd. between 1780 and 
 '85, on the farm now owned and occupied by David Holman 
 (3). He also engaged, after coming to Chfd., in the weaving 
 of linen cloth. He d. Feb. 12, 1810. 
 
 Ch. : John, b. July 11, 1775; settled in Windham, Vt. ; 
 
 was killed by falling from a bridge. — Hannah^ b. Dec, ; 
 
 m. Joseph Hill, and rem. to Madison, O. — Ilance, b. Mar. 18, 
 1780; m. Betsey Mark, of Gilsum. Rem. to We.stern Vt. — 
 
 Loammi, b. May n, 178- ! ™- Wilder. Resided in 
 
 Northampton, Mass. — James., b. Oft., ; m. Rebecca Ba- 
 con, of Richmond. Rem. to Fabius, N. Y. — Samuel, b. Jan. 
 22, 1787; m. Polly M'Curdy, of Surry, d. Mar. 12, 1872, a. 
 83; Resided in Chfd. He d. Odl. 19, 187S. Had no ch.— 
 Ara (2), b. May 22, 1789. — Fanny, b. July i, 1791 ; d. aged 
 about 22, unm. — Uri, b. Apr. 27, 17 — ; "went West." — Am- 
 adella, b. Aug., 1796; went to Ohio, where she m. Verannus 
 Allen. 
 
 Ara, son of Samuel (i), m. ist, 1815, Sally, dau. of James 
 Robertson (4), and who d. Dec. 11, 1S23 ; 2d, 1824, Almira, 
 dau. of Phineas Fullam (i). Resided in Chfd. He was lieu- 
 tenant in Capt. Reuben Marsh's company, which was stationed 
 at Portsmouth in the autumn of 18 14. (See p. no.) Seledl- 
 man 1839 — '41, '43, '45. He d. July 24, 1865. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah R., b. 06t 3, 1825 ; m., Apr. 27, 1848, David 
 Holman (3). — George L. (3), b. Dec. 14, 1S28. 
 George L., son of Ara (2), m., Jan. i, 1849, Hannah E., 
 dau. of Elias Brown (q. v.) Manufadturer of doors, sashes, 
 window-blinds, &c., at Fa6tory Village. 
 
 Ch. : Frank, b. Od. 2, 1849 ! d. July 7, 1850. — Luella A., 
 b. Dec. 16, 1852 ; m., Feb. 19, 1873, Julian A., son of Hosea 
 L. Stoddard (11). — Frederick M., b. Apr. 29, 1854 ; m., Nov. 
 4, 1880, Addie M., dau. of James C. Farwell {s).— Frank C, 
 b. Nov. 23, 1855.— Vanetta M., b, Mar. 10, 1858 ; d. Dec. 7, 
 1863, 
 
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 HANDERSON, Hon. Phineas, son of Gideon and Abigail 
 (Church) Handerson, was born in Amherst, Mass., Dec. 13, 
 1778- He was born in his grandfather's house, which was 
 torn down, when it was more than a hundred years old, to 
 make room for the Agricultural College. While he was yet an 
 infant, his parents removed to Claremont, this State, his mother 
 making the journey on horseback and carrying him in her arms. 
 Having obtained what education the common schools of that 
 town afforded, he began the study of law in the office of Hon. 
 Geo. B. Upham. In 1S05 or '06, he settled in this town, in 
 which he practised his profession till 1S33. While a resident 
 of Chesterfield he frequently held town and state offices. In 
 1811, he was seledlman ; in 1S12, '13. and '15, he represented 
 the town in the General Court; in 1816, he was ele(fted state- 
 senator, an office to which he was re-ele6ted in '17, '25, '31 and 
 '32. He married, 1818, Hannah W., dau. of Rev. Samuel 
 Mead, of Walpole. She died Dec. 30, 1S63. In 1833, he re- 
 moved to Keene, where he continued the pradlice of law. At 
 the time of his death, in March, 1854, he was president of the 
 Cheshire Bar. 
 
 Ch. : Esther. — Harriet., m. Wm. P. Abbott, of Keene. — 
 Ellen., m. Dr. W. H. Thayer, of Boston. — Caroline., m. F. A. 
 Faulkner, for many years an eminent lawyer in Keene. — Henry 
 Clay., who served in the War of the Great Rebellion, and was 
 afterwards postmaster at Keene. He d. in 1874. — Hannah 
 Maria, m. Dr. T. E. Hatch, of Keene. — Annie. — Mary. 
 HARRIS. 
 Arthur Harris, who emigrated from England to America at an early period, 
 was living in Duxbury, Mass., in 1640, and was afterwards one .of the first 
 settlers in Bridgewater, of which town he was also one of the original propri- 
 etors. He d. in Boston in 1693. His wife was Martha Lake, by whom he 
 had, at least, 4 ch. . Isaac, Samuel, Martha, and Mary. Isaac m., in 1670, 
 Mercy Latham, by whom he had several ch. After her death, he m. Mary 
 Dunbar, of Hingham, Mass., by whom he had a. son, Abner, b. about 1685, 
 and several daughters. Abner m., in 1709, Elizabeth Lawrence, of Medford, 
 Mass., and had, at least, 4 ch. who were b. in that town, viz: Elizabeth, b. 
 Mar. 15, 1710; Abner (1), b. May 30, 1711; Jackson, b. June 9, 1713; Thomas, 
 b. Mar. 9 (or May 30), 1715. Abner, Sen., appears to have rem., with his 
 family, from Medford to Woodstock, Windham Co., Conn., at some time 
 subsequent to the birth of his son Thomas. 
 
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 Abner Harris, son of Abner, and the probable descendant of 
 
 Arthur Harris, as related above, m. Deborah . April 
 
 28, 1777, (at which time he was living in Woodstock, Conn.) 
 he purchased of Simon Davis, of Chfd., 150 acres of land, 
 with house and barn, in the western part of this town. This 
 farm was identical, in part, with the farm now owned and oc- 
 cupied by Squire Amidon, and which has long been known as 
 the "Harris farm." He is said to have been a potter by trade. 
 In his will, proved Aug. 23, 1798, the following ch. were men- 
 tioned : Abner, John (2), Parley (3), Elizabeth, Experi- 
 ence, Esther, Tamar, Deborah, Sarah, Lydia, and Mary. 
 To these should be added Thomas (between Abner and John) , 
 Zerviah, and perhaps Dolly. 
 
 Abner, Jr., m. ist, Jerusha Ross; 2d, 1S03, Mrs. Abial 
 Johnson, wid. of Israel Johnson (q. v..) One of his dau's, 
 by the first marriage, was Sally, b. in this town, Apr. 30, i779) 
 and m. Arad Stockwell, of West Brat., where she is still living 
 (1881) at the age of 102 years ! 
 
 Thomas m. Cunningham, and came to Chfd. before 
 
 his father did, as he was here in 1776. He d. probably about 
 1825, and is said to have had no ch. that lived to adult age. 
 
 Elizabeth m. Thatcher ; Experience m. John Bishop 
 
 (q. v.) ; Esther has not been accounted for; Tamar m. Thos. 
 Holmes (q. v.) ; Deborah, b. 1754, m. John Cobleigh (i), and 
 d. Mar, 13, 1836; Sarah, b. 1758, in. Benj. Wheeler (2), and 
 d. Nov. 9, 1821 ; Lydia m., 1782, Joseph Higgins (2) ; Mary 
 m. Zaccheus Gates (q. v.) ; Zerviah m., 1783, Jona. Gates, 
 Jr., (q. v.) As regards Dolly Harris, who m., in 1784, Abra- 
 ham, son of Abraham Farr (i), it is by no means certain that 
 she was the dau. of Abner, Sen. 
 
 John, son of Abner (i), m., 1783, Hannah, dau. of Benj. Col- 
 burn (1), and who d. Apr. 9, 1839, a. 77. Resided in Chfd. 
 on the paternal farm. He d. July 18, 1828, a. 72. 
 
 Ch. : Theda,h. Aug. 21, 1783 ; m. Benjamin, son of Ezekiel 
 Powers (i), and rem. to Sutton, Vt. — John (4), b. Feb. 8, 
 \']'&'^.— Ezekiel (5), b. Mar. 14, I'jB.'j.—Erastus (6), b. Mar. 
 21, i']S<^. — Jason (7), b. Mar. 11, i>jgi.— Clark (8), b. May 
 H' 1793- — Hannah, b. June 20, 1795 ; m. ist, 1814, Ora Farr 
 
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 (t2) ; 2d, Luther Stoddard (7); d. in Sutton, Vt., July 31, 
 1852. — Wilder (9), b. May 11, 1797- — Deborah, b. May 3, 
 1799; rh., 1819, Norman Hastings (9). — Arad (10), b June 
 9, 1802. — Norman (11), b. Odl. 17, 1803. 
 
 John, son of John (2), m., i8o8, Luna,dau. of Abel Fletcher 
 (i), and who d. Sept. i, 1875. Resided in Chfd. Selectman 
 1830-^*32 ; representative '49, '50. He d. Feb. 27, 1856. 
 
 Ch. : Levi P., b. June 29, 1808 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Mar. 
 26, 1850. — Noyes, b. Mar. 14, 1810; m , May 7, 1838, Lucin- 
 da, dau. of David W. Goodrich (i) ; d. Aug. 11, 1842, leav- 
 ing one dau., Annie L., b. in Caledonia, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1839, 
 and m. Chas. D. Brooks, of Brat. — Statira, b. Jan. 18, 1812; 
 m. Royal Shumway, of Langdoh. — Edith, b. Dec. 9, 1S14; 
 m. ist, Odl. 13, 1835, Lauson Robertson (q. v.) ; 2d, July 28, 
 1870, Stephen Kimball. Res. in Alstead. — Hoyt, b. Nov., 
 1816; d. Apr; 6, i8i8 — Phebe D., b. Sept. 7, 1818; unm.; 
 d. Dec. 6, 1850. — John ( 12), b. 06t. 20, 1820. — David D., b. 
 Mar. 19, 1823 ; m., Aug., 1857, Augusta Elliott, of Bath, Me. 
 Res. in Chico, Butte Co., Cal. — Wilson, b. Apr. 15, 1S25 ; m. 
 Sarah, dau. of Oliver Adams, of Hins. Res. at present in 
 Cleveland, O. — Norman A., b. Sept. 19, 1827; m., Aug. 9, 
 1866, Addie L. Taft, of Taftsville, Vt. Res. in Oroville, Cal., 
 where he is superintendent of the "Miocene Mining Co." — 
 Hannah, b. Nov. 3, 1830; d. Jan. i', 1832. — Loraine E., b. 
 Jan. 20, 1832; unm; d June 11, 1854. 
 
 John, son of John (4) , m. ist, 1844, Mary Ann, dau. of Joshua 
 W. Chamberlain (5), and who d. July 23, 1863; 2d, June 7, 
 1864, Mrs. Mary J. Safford, wid. of Frederic H. Satiibrd (q. 
 v.), and dau. of John Town, of Hardwick, Mass. Res. in 
 Chfd. Farmer. Representative 1S76, '77. 
 
 Ch. : Pred J., b. Odl. 21, i^'jo.— Nellie L., b. Dec. 6, 1873. 
 EzEKiEL, son of John (2), m. ist, Edith, dau. of Asahel Farr 
 (5), and who d. in 1813, in her 22d year; 2d, Feb , 1816, Mrs. 
 Jerusha Stone, wid. of Peter Stone (5), and dau. of Zerubba- 
 bel Snow (3), and who d. Nov. 30, 1873. He resided in Chfd., 
 on the ancestral farm, during the most of his life, but d. in 
 Brat., Feb. 7, 1859. 
 
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 Ch. : Edith M., b. Nov. lo, 1816 ; d. Nov. 6, iS/^T,.— yoshtia 
 S., b. Feb. 3, 1819 ; d. in New Orleans, Feb. 18, 1855. — I/e- 
 lia Afin, b. July 27, 1821 ; unm ; d. July 12, 1866. — Erastus 
 H., b. Nov. 7, 1823 ; res. in New Orleans. — Laura P., b. 
 Jan. 17, 1827; m., Nov. 11, 1845, Thatcher Perry. Res. in 
 Brat. — yane E., b. Nov. 6, 1829; m. Lewis S. Higgins, of 
 Brat. ; d. Dec. 20, 1861. 
 
 Erastus, son of John (2), m., Dec. 20, 1S20, Folly, dau. of 
 Peter Stone (5). He resided inChfd., on the farm now owned 
 and occupied by Geo. H. F. Colburn, till about 1S57, when he 
 rem. to Brat, where he d. Mar. 21, 1859. 
 
 Ch. : Erastus, b. Apr. 25, 1822; d. Nov. 30, 1823. — Mary 
 Ann, b. Jan. 8, 1S24 ; m., May, 1845, Rev. Josiah Marvin, of 
 Alstead. — Frederic H , b. Jan. 26, 1826 ; m., OcSt., 1858, Ab- 
 bie A. M. Daggett, of Wmd. Carpenter and builder. Res. 
 in Brat. — Francis W., b. Apr. 3, 1828; m., Jan., 1861, Jane 
 Warren, of Newfane, Vt. He d. in Brat., May 12, 1876. — 
 Ellen A., b. Aug. 13, 1830 ; m., Sept., 1850, Charles E., son 
 of Willard H. Alexander (2). — Warren S., b. Sept. 14, 1832 ; 
 m., Jan., 1863, Caroline Stone, of Fitchburg, Mass., where he 
 res. — Jerusha E., b. Odt i, 1834; ^-i Nov., 1857, Luther L. 
 White, of Jamaica Plain. Mass. 
 
 Jason, son of John (2), m. Edith Woods, d. in Worcester, Vt., 
 Feb. 23, 1861, a. nearly 65, and soon rem. to Newbury, Vt., 
 where he lived many years, but finally settled in Worcester, 
 where he d. Aug. 27, 1862. 
 
 Ch. : Charity, b. 1813 ; unm. ; d. Sept. 14, 1863. — Caroline, 
 b. 1815 ; m., 1838, Moses E. Howard, of Lisbon: d. Jan. 26, 
 1857. — Norman A., b. Dec. 7, 1817; m., May 3, 1846, Char- 
 lotte L. Wooster, of Lowell, Mass. Res. in Milford, Mass. — 
 Ellen, b. 1818 ; d Mar., 1839, unm. — John W., b. Nov. 4, 
 1821 ; m., Mar. 7, 1855, Abbie G. Carter, of Elmore, Vt. ; d. 
 Nov. 26, 1862. — Sophia M., d. a. 15 months. — Edith, b. 1826; 
 m., June 8, 1851, Daniel Bennett, of Montpelier, Vt. ; d. May, 
 1858. — Jeanette, b. 1827; m., Dec. 17, 1850, Minot M Har- 
 ris, of Worcester, Vt. 
 
Cl^^^-^t-z^ 
 
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 Clark, son of John (2), m., 1817, Edith, dau. of Erastus Sar- 
 geant (i), and who d. July 4, 1873. In 1831, he rem. to Stuke- 
 ly, P. Q., where he d. Mar. 18, 1867. 
 
 Ch. : Maria J^., b. June 13, iSiS ; m.,- 1835, Philo Phplps. 
 Res. at Waterloo, P. Q. — Malissa E., b. Sept. 25, 1820; m., 
 1840, Edwin Phelps. — Maranda E., b. Dec. i, 1823; m., 
 1843, Lyman Whitcomb. Res. at Waterloo. — Warren S.^\>. 
 May 5, 1825 ; unm. Res. at Waterloo. — Lloyd JV., b. Aug. 
 24, 1827; m. twice. Res. in Stukely. — Hannah M., b. Aug. 
 5, 1833; m., 1866, Frank P. Caswell. Res. in Stanstead, P. 
 Q. — Chauncey S., b. Mar. 28, 1836; m., 1857, Eliza Stone, 
 at Waterloo. He was killed in a railroad accident, Aug. 13, 
 1874. 
 
 Wilder, son of John (2), m. ist, 1817. Harriet, dau. of John 
 Davis (4), and who d. Nov. 20, 1851 ; 2d, July 5,' 1854, Widow 
 Nancy J. Wood, of Saxton's River, Vt., d. Dec, 1869; 3d, 
 July 21, 1871 Widow Mary J. Clark, of Springfield, Vt. In 
 his earlier years he was a carpenter, and worked at his trade 
 pretty extensively. He afterwards engaged in pradt'ical farm- 
 ing, living on the farm on which Ezekiel Powers settled when 
 he came to Chfd., and a part of which (including the large 
 white house) is now owned and occupied by Mrs. Lois Farr, 
 widow of the late Lyman P. Farr. 
 
 Mr. Harris was also interested for some time in the manu- 
 fadlure of lumber and shingles, in two mills erecSed for that 
 purpose on Lily Pond brook, near where it empties into the 
 Catsbane. In 1865, he removed to Brattleboro', whither so 
 many of the inhabitants of Chesterfield have gone at one time 
 and another, and where he now resides. Though over 84 
 years old, the burden of his years rests lightly upon him, and 
 he has the appearance of being much younger than he is. En- 
 dowed with a vigorous constitution, he has kept it so by a tem- 
 perate life. While in Chesterfield, Mr. Harris was always in- 
 terested in religious matters, and since his removal to Brattle- 
 boro' he has contributed liberally to the support of the Metho- 
 dist church in that place. 
 
 Ch. : George Francis, b. Mar. 7, 1818; m. ist, Nov. 25, 
 
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 1840, Diana, dau. of Orlo Richardson (2), and who d. Sept. 
 14, 1871 ; 2d, Jan. 24, 1876, Widow Mary M. Armstrong, of 
 Northville, N. Y. Res. in N. Y. City. For many years he 
 has been engaged in the construdlion of railways, railway- 
 buildings, and other works. Has 3 ch. living: Harriet D., b. 
 Odt. 29, 1842 ; Julia A., b. Nov. 23, 1844 ; George E , b. Sept. 
 8, 1853. — Broughton Davis (13), b. Aug. 16, 1822. — Gordis 
 Day, b. Odl. 29, 1824; m., Oft. 29, 1848, Eunice B., dau. of 
 Ziba Albee (2). Res. in Keene. In May, 1864, he went to 
 California, and remained on the Pacific slope till Odl., 1S721 
 spending the most of that period east of the Sierras, in Cal., 
 Nevada, Idaho and Utah, in what is known as the "Great 
 American Desert." July 4, 1870, he discovered some valuable 
 mines in the extreme western part of Utah, in the Pilot Knob 
 range. These mines are called the "Pecoma mines," and were 
 prospered and worked from the time they were discovered 
 till Sept., '72, when they were sold to Messrs. Howland and 
 Aspinwall, of N. Y. City. Mr. Harris then returned to New 
 Hampshire, where he has since resided, and is at present a 
 member of the firm of "Harris Brothers & Co.," general con- 
 truftors for the construdlion of railways, public works, &c. 
 Representative from Chid, in '73, from Keene in '81. He has 
 no ch. — Urban Wilder, b. Odt. 18, 1826; unm. ; d Apr. 9, 
 
 1857- 
 13. Broughton D., son of Wilder (9), ra.. Mar. 24, 1S51, Sarah 
 Buell Hollister. Res. in Brat. Having fitted for college at 
 the Chesterfield Academy, and at the Kimball Union Academy, 
 in Meriden, he entered Dartmoutli in 1S41, and graduated in 
 '45. He studied law for a while in the office of Hon. Asa 
 Keyes, of Brattleboro', and then engaged in the newspaper 
 business, being editor of the "Vermont Phoenix" for a while, 
 and, for several years, of the "Semi-Weekly Eagle." In the 
 spring of 185 1 he went to Utah as the first secretary of that 
 Territory, Brigham Young being at that time governor of the 
 same. He soon came in collision, however, with Young and 
 his "saints," respedting the discharge of his official duties. 
 The result was, that Mr. Harris finally refused to disburse the 
 money placed in his hands by the Government, for the benefit 
 
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 of the Territory, as he regarded the proceedings of the Mor- 
 mon authorities as being contrary to the laws of the United 
 States. He then left Utah, and returned every dollar of the 
 money to the treasury of the United States. His adlion was 
 approved by the Government, and he was soon appointed sec- 
 retary and acSing-governor of New Mexico ; but this appoint- 
 ment was declined. In 1847, '48 and '49, he was register of 
 probate for Windham Co., (Vt..), and a member of the Ver- 
 mont Senate in '60 and '6i, being also chairman of the senate 
 committee on military affairs. By appointment of the govern- 
 or of Vermont, he was a member of the "Peace Congress" 
 which assembled at Washington in the memorable winter of 
 1S60 and '61. For a number of years he has been pretty ex- 
 tensively engaged in the construdlion of railways. 
 
 Ch. : Mary Buell, b. Jan. 10, 1856; m., Sept. 15, iSSo, 
 John Seymour Wood, lawyer, of New York City. 
 
 10. Arad, son of John (2), m., Nov., 1821, Maria, dau. of Oliver 
 Hastings (7). Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Arad, b. Apr. 26, 1822 ; m. Maria Morse, of Grafton, 
 Mass.; d. Jan. 15, 1849. — J^ahial, b. Dec. 19, 1825; unm. ; 
 d. in Forbestown, Cal., Sept. 22, 1874. — Floyd H., b. Aug. 
 17, 1829; m. Maria McKenney, of Worcester, Mass. — Caro- 
 line Af., b. Dec. 2, 1S36; unm. — Josiah, b. Aug. 31, 1840; 
 m. Martha Moore, of Lancaster, Mass., where he res. — Emtna, 
 b. Aug. 28, 1844; d. Jan. 27, 1845. 
 
 11. Norman, son of John (2), m., 1834, Eliza, dau. of Ashbel 
 Wheeler (5), and who d. in San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 5, i868- 
 He resided a number of years in Cal., where he engaged in 
 mercantile business and in "packing." or the transporting of 
 merchandise, provisions, &c., by means of mules. He d. at 
 Bellows Falls, Vt., July 22, 1875. 
 
 Ch. : (Only two lived to adult age.) Edward, b. 1835. — 
 Emma E., b. 1842 ; m., 1862, Henry P. Blanchard, of Boston. 
 Res. in San Francisco. 
 3. Perley, son of Abner (i), b. May 8, 1760, m.. 1783, Abi, 
 dau. of Warren Snow (2). He resided in Chfd. till about 
 1820, when he rem, to Caledonia Co., Vt. 
 
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 Ch. : Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1784. — Perley, b. Dec. 22, 1786. — 
 Abi, b. Sept. 12, 1788. — Waldo Cheney, b. Nov. 5, 1790; m., 
 
 1814, Fanny, dau. of Aaron Smith (8). Rem. first to Burke, 
 Vt., but finally settled near Ashtabula, O. — Roxana. — Lydiai 
 m. Hiram Pierce, of Dum. — Salome, b. Nov. 5, 1796; m., 
 
 1815, Alpheus Snow (6) : d. July 29, 1S62. — Absalom, b. 
 probably about 1800 ; m. Rebecca Tyler ; d, in Bath. — jFames, 
 resided in St. Johnsburj^.Vt., where he d. — Theofhilus, unm. ; 
 d. in Chfd., at the poor-house, Nov., 1865. 
 
 HARRIS, Charles R., d. Apr. 21, 1846, in his 29th year; unm. 
 
 HART, Samuel, was here in 1785. His wife was Jemima . 
 
 He d. 1799, a. nearly 42. One ch. was recorded, Polly, b. 
 May 6, 1790. 
 
 HART, Nathaniel, was here in 17S7. His wife was Lydia . 
 
 The name does not appear after 1798. Two ch. were record- 
 ed : Lucinda W., b. Odt. 8, 1795 ; Samuel, b. Dec. 28, 1797. 
 
 HART WELL, Joseph, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was 
 
 Elizabeth . The name soon disappears. Four ch. were 
 
 recorded: Anna, b. Dec. i, 1768; William, b. Odt. 12, 1770; 
 Joseph and Benjamin, b. Odt. 14, 1772. 
 
 HARTWELL, Capt. Josiah, appears to have been in Chfd. in 
 1780, in Odober of which year he marched with a few men 
 to join with others in pursuit of the British and Indians who 
 burned Royalton, Vt. (See p. 10 1.) There is no further 
 record concerning him. 
 
 HARVEY. 
 
 I. Capt. Ebenezer Harvey was of Northfield, Mass., in 1758, 
 having come to that town from Sunderland. He appears to 
 have rem. from Northfield to Winer., and from that town to 
 Chfd. Sept. 17, 1772, he purchased of Elkanah Day, of this 
 town, a part of house-lots Nos. 5 and 5, in the loth and nth 
 ranges. This land was near the common at the Centre Vil- 
 lage, which was mentioned in the deed as having been con- 
 veyed to the town. In June, 1777, he was sentenced by the 
 "court of inquiry" at Keene, to be confined to the limits of his 
 farm, and to pay a fine, for alleged hostility to the American 
 
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 cause. (See Chap. III.) He appears, also, to have been a 
 zealous partisan of Vermont in the controversy about the "N. 
 H. Grants." (See the same chapter.) He was selectman in 
 1783 and 1803 ; i:epresentative in 1785. He was the first post- 
 master in Chfd., commissioned by the United States, holding 
 
 the office from 1802 to '10. His wife was Lucy . He 
 
 d. in 1810. 
 
 Ch. : Delutor, b. Sept. 5, 1760; m., 1777, Dr. Moses Ellis 
 (q. v.) — Ora, b. 1761 ; d. 1765. — Rufus (2), b, Feb. 22, 
 1763. — Sarah, h. Nov. 10, 1764. — Lucy,\>. 1768; d. 1773. — 
 Ora (3), b. Feb. iS, 1770. — Ebenezer, b. 1771 ; d. 1773. — 
 Ebenezer (4), b. Jan. 20, 1774. — Daniel (5), b. Dec. 29, 
 1775- — Lucy, b. Dec. 8, 1777; m. (probably), 1803, Levi Da- 
 vis. — Erastus, b. Sept. 17, 1779; d. June 25, 1794. 
 Rufus, son of Ebenezer (i), m., 1786, Rachel, dau. of Eli 
 Pattridge (i), and who d. Jan. 11, 1840. Resided in Chfd. 
 Was deputy-sheriff many years. He d. May 29, 1S40. 
 
 Ch. : Lemira, b. 0&.. 10, 1786; m., 1S05, Levi Mead (2) ; 
 d. May 10, 1862. — Henry, b. May 9, 17S8; m. Susan Smith. 
 He became a prosperous banker at Lockport, N. Y. — Fanny, 
 b. Feb. 6, 1790 ; m. John Farnsworth ; d. at Saxton's River, 
 Vt , July 19, 1862. — Sophia, b. Dec. 25, 1791 ; m., 1850, John 
 Day (3). — Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1794; m.. Mar. i, 1821, War- 
 ham R. Flatts (q. v.) — Rufus (6), b. Sept. 13, 1797 — Clar- 
 inda, b. Jan. 15, 1802 ; m., Feb. 18, 1S29, Seth Hapgood ; d. 
 at Bellows Falls, Vt., Aug. 27, 1878. 
 
 Rufus, son of Rufus (2), m. ist, Apr. 26, 1S21, Mary Priscilla, 
 dau. of Aija Walker (2), and who d. July 9, 1837, in her 33d 
 year; 2d, June 13, 183S, Rhoda Ann, dau. of Levi Chapin, of 
 Walpole. Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Mar. 29, 1868. 
 
 Ch. : Horace H., b. Mar. 22, 1822 ; m., Apr. 3, 1S45, Or- 
 saline K., dau. of Abel Stoddard (9) ; d. in Chfd., May 16, 
 1853, leaving 2 ch. : Henry W., m. Maria Gray, of Hins., and 
 res. in Keene ; Albert H., m. Lillie Simonds, of Brat., and 
 res. in Boston. — J^ohn Plaits, b. Sept. 16, 1839; unm. Soon 
 after the civil war broke out, he was commissioned captain of 
 Co. E, 1 2th Regt. 111. Cavalry, which company was mostly re- 
 cruited by himself. He d. at Camp Butler, Springfield, 111., 
 
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 Apr. 21, 1862, having fallen a victim to typhoid fever, which 
 thus early terminated a career that gave every promise of being 
 useful to his country and honorable to himself. — Hermon Cha- 
 pin, b. Feb. 7, 1842; m., Feb. 17, 1870, Ella M., dau. of 
 James H. Goodrich (3). Res. in Chfd. Farmer and cattle- 
 'dealer ; justice of the peace; town-clerk '68, '70-'73, '77 to 
 the present time. Has 3 ch. : Agnes E., b. Nov. 19, 1873; 
 Melvin G., b. Sept. 15, 1875 ; Edward H., b. Odl. 4, 1878.— 
 Melvin Garden, b. June 26, 1844; d. Feb. 28, 1863. 
 
 3. Ora, son of Ebenezer (i), m., 1790, Polly, dau. of Samuel 
 King (2), and who d. Mar. 21, 1846. Resided in Chfd. He 
 d. Apr. 15, 1843. 
 
 Ch. : Arad H., b. Dec. 15, 1792. — Erastus, b. June 19, 
 1795 ; d. 1S12. — Thirza, b. Sept. 14, 1797. — ■ Valloma, b. Dec. 
 26, 1799; m. Seth Tucker; d. in Winchendon, Mass. — Wil- 
 lard, h. Nov. 16, 1808. — Octavia, b. Mar. 14, 181 1 ; d. Aug. 
 14, 1S4S, unm. — Mary Ann, b. Aug. 6, 1813. — Adeline. [A 
 dau., Thirza, d. Sept. 27, 1792, a. 18 months J 
 
 4. Ebenkzer, son of Ebenezer (i), m., 1802, Nancy Mixer. He 
 rem. to the State of N. Y. probably between 1815 and '19. 
 Seledlman 1804 and '05. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known) Emily, b. June 29, 1803; res. in 
 Albion, N. Y. — Norman R., b. Dec. 26, 1805; res. in Albi- 
 on. — Nancy. 
 
 1;. Daniel, son of Ebenezer (i), m., 1800, Sarah, dau. of Rev. 
 Abraham Wood (i), and who d. Sept. 6, 1862. He d. in 
 Chfd., Aug. 23, 1841. 
 
 Ch. . Elvira, b. July 25, 1801 ; m., 1825, Elias Mead (6). 
 —Daniel Lor ing (7), b. Jan. 29, 1803.— Erastus, b. Jan. 26? 
 1805; d. many years ago. — George B., b. Aug. 20, 1810; d. 
 in infancy. — George B., b. Sept. 20, 1812 ; m. ist, 1840, Lucy 
 Butler; 2d, July 11, 1875, VVidow Nancy Frink. Res. in 
 Chfd. Has no ch. — Charles W., b. Feb. 15, 1S16; unm. 
 Res. in Boston. — Ebenezer Prescott, b. June 17, 1820; m., 
 Jan. 22, 1853, Josephine H. Mullen. Res. in Norwalk, Conn. 
 
 7. Daniel L., son of Daniel (5), m., Dec. 7, 1827, Elizabeth, 
 dau. of Abraham and Betsey Moore, of Peterboro', and who 
 
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 was b. Mar. 6, 1810. Resided in Clifd. He d. May 25, 1878. 
 Ch. : Charles Z., b. June 4, 1828 ; itu, Jan. 17, i860, Mar- 
 tha A. Trask, of Keene. — Mary J.^ b. May 11, 1830; m., 
 May II, 1851, Charles J. Amidon (3). — Elvira C, b. July 
 21, 1832; m., May i, i860, 'Joseph W., son of Martin Titus 
 (2). — Martha ^,, b. Mar. 2, 1834; m.,Aug. 13, 1861, George 
 S., son of David S. Fletcher (4) ; d. July 8, i^'jo.— Sarah M., 
 b. Mar. 24, 1835 ; d. Dec. 7, 1839. — Alice F., b. Nov. 9, 1842 ; 
 d. Sept. 4, 1865, unm. — Lloyd B., b. June 12, 1845; d. Sept. 
 8, 1S63.— ^//a F., b. Jan. 29, 1851. 
 
 HARVEY. 
 
 1. Isaiah Harvey, probably brother of Dr. Solomon Harvey (q. 
 
 .v.), was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Mar_v . He 
 
 may have d. before 1787. Only 2 ch. were recorded in the 
 records of this town : Polly, b. July 19, 1783 ; Lucy, b. Mar. 
 20, 1786. To these should probably be added the following, 
 all, perhaps, older than Polly : Isaiah, d. in Potter ( .?) P. Q_. 
 — J^oel, m. in Chfd., 1797, Susanna. Farr ; d. in Concord. Vt. 
 — Solomon (2), b. Jan. 27, 1781. — John, A., at Island Pond (.'') 
 Vt. Isaiah, Sen., appears to have had, also, a dau., Lydia, 
 m., 180S, WiUard Witt (3). 
 
 2. Solomon, probably son of Isaiah (i), m., 1799, Sally Mason, 
 b. Dec. 20, 1781, and d. in Londonderry, Vt., Mar. 28, 1843. 
 He d. at West Brat., Sept. 9, 1862. 
 
 Ch. : Laura, b. Nov. 11, 1800; m. Gorton; d. at 
 
 Hopkinton, Mass. — Edith, b. Dec. 15, 1802 ; m. Rugg ; 
 
 d. in Peru, Vt. — Ora, b. Aug. 25, 1806 ; res. in Clinton, Clin- 
 ton Co., Iowa. — Kimball, b. Jan. 25, 1809; res. in Crescent, 
 Saratoga Co., N. Y. — George H. and yohn H., b. in Chfd., 
 Sept. 27, 1S19. George H. is a physician at West Brat. ; John 
 H. went to what is now Idaho Territory about 1S61, and has 
 not been heard from since.* 
 
 HARVEY, MosBS, 1770— before 1787. 
 
 HARVEY, Dr. Solomon, probably brother of Isaiah Harvey (i), 
 was in Dum. in 1773, of which town he was clerk several 
 years. He appears to have settled in Chfd. in i775 o'' '7^) ^"d 
 to have taken an adtive part in the affairs of the town during 
 
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 the Revolution. In 1788, he was chosen to represent Chfd. in 
 the convention that adopted the Federal Constitution. (See p. 
 105.) Seledtman 1 789-9 3 ; town-clerk 1800-17. His wife 
 
 was Mary . He probably d. in Chfd , after 1820. Only 
 
 one ch. was recorded, Mary, b. in Dum., Apr. 22, 1773. 
 HARVEY, Dr. Zachariah, b. at Taunton, Mass., d. in Chfd., 
 Feb. 15, i8oi, a. 89 yrs. 9 mos. 2 days. His wife. Amy, b. at 
 Pomfret, Conn., d. in 1802, in her 89th year. 
 
 HASKELL, Benjamin, was in Chfd. in 1784. His wife was Sus- 
 anna, dau. of Benjamin Stone (i). He appears to have settled 
 on lot No. 12 or 13, in the 13th range. Justice of the peace ; 
 seledlman 1784, '87, '88, '98, '99 ; representative '89, '99, 1800. 
 Some of his descendants now live at Ascott, Lower Canada ; 
 but whether he himself rem. to that town, has not been ascer- 
 tained. He rem. from Chfd,, however, between 1815 and '19. 
 Ch. : Emme, b. Mar. 22, 1779; m., 1804, Thomas, son of 
 Thomas Davis (q. v.) — Huldah, b. Odl. 7, 17S0. — Benjamin, 
 b. Feb. 19, 1782. He may have rem. from the town about 
 1806, as his name does not appear on the tax-lists after 1805. — 
 yohn, b. Apr. 27, 1784. — Sylvester, b. Odt. 30, 1785. — Sus- 
 anna, b. July 27, 1787; d. 1788. — Se-well, b. Sept. 9, 1790. — 
 Fanny, b. Dec. 16, 1793. 
 
 HASKELL, Julia, m., 1S04, Jacob Davis. 
 
 HASTINGS. 
 
 2. Ensign Andrew Hastings, brother of Josiah Hastings (3), 
 was in Chfd. in 1772, which year he purchased house-lot No. 
 
 8, in the 9th range. His wife was Sarah . Seledlman 
 
 17S0. He d. in 1794. a. 56. 
 
 Ch. : Thaddeus, d. 1773, in his 8th y&a.x.—^Lebbeus, d. 1773, 
 in his 6th year. — Esther, d. 1773, in infancy. — Oliver S., b. 
 June 30, 1771 ; d. 1773. — Andrew (4), b. Oca. 39, 1773. — 
 Levi (5), b. Jan. 18, 1776- — Sarah, b. Nov. i, 1777; m. 
 (probably), 1795, David, son of David Farr (2) — Mary, b. 
 Nov. 10, 1779; m., 1797, Washington Farr (7) ; d. Mar. 31, 
 1831- — yude, b. Sept. 14, 1781 ; d. 1795. — Lebina, b. Aug. i, 
 1788; m., 1S08, Gerzilla Evans, of Wmd. — Matilda, b. Jan. 
 I, 1784; m. Isaac Wheeler (3). — Thomas, b. Nov. 13, 1785. 
 [The first four ch. d. between Mar. 30 and Apr. 17. J 
 
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 Andrew, son of Andrew (2), m. Rhoda, dau. of Wm. Farr 
 (2), and who committed suicide by drowning herself in the 
 well near her father's residence, Odl. 18, 1836. Andrew d. 
 before 1836. 
 
 Ch. : William, b. Dec. 11, 1795. — Ckancey. — Stewart. — 
 Lydia, d. young. — Edwin. — Loring. 
 
 Levi, son of Andrew (2), m., 1799, Edith, dau. of David 
 Farr (2). 
 
 Ch. : Tkaddeus, b. Nov. 26, 1799 ; m. Adaline, dau. of Jo- 
 siah Hastings (8). Rem. to Malone, N. Y. — Betsey, b. Sept. 
 2Q, 1801. — Jude, b. Feb. 22, [probably 1803. J — Edith, b. 
 Jan. 5, 1805. — Almira, b. Sept. 27, 1806. — Andrew, b. Sept. 
 24, i8o8. — Damaris, b. June 18, 1810. 
 
 JosiAH Hastings, brother of Andrew Hastings (2), was in 
 Chfd. in 1770- He settled near the river, in the south-west 
 quarter of .the town, on what has long been known as the 
 "Hastings farm," and which is now owned and occupied by 
 Thomas Sumner. His wife was Mar3- Hartwell. Soldier 
 1775, '77. He d. Dec. 14, 1810, in his 84th year. 
 
 Ch. : Lucy, m. Jacob Davis (3) ; d. between Odl., 1780, and 
 Apr., 1781. — Thomas, d. 1776, in his i6th year. — Sarah, m., 
 1783, Charles Higgins (3). — Molly (twin-sister of Sarah), m.., 
 1783, Ebenezer Safford (i); d. Aug. 28, iSio, in her 48th 
 year. — Peter H., d. 1776, in his 12th year. — Sabrina, m. Moses 
 Farr (4). — yonathan (6), b. Apr. 26, 1769. — Oliver (7), b. 
 June 25, 1773. — yosiah (8), b. Feb. 3, 1776. — Rockselana 
 (^Roxana), b. Aug. 25, 177S; m., 1796, Abijah, son of David 
 Farr (2). — Lucy, b. Apr. 25, 1781, (after the death of the 
 first Lucy, wife of Jacob Davis) ; m. Barna Pratt (q. v.) ; d. 
 Sept. I, 1S63. 
 
 Jonathan, son of Josiah (3), m. Selome Burt. He d. in Hart- 
 ford, Conn., many years ago. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Wilder, b. Sept. 20, 1790; m., 1815, 
 Elizabeth, dau. of John Day (2). Had no ch. — Oliver, b. 
 Dec. 31, 1791 ; m. Sybil Emmons. — Lybeus, b. June 23, 1793 ; 
 m., in LeRoy, N. Y., Sophia Barrett. — Sally, b. Feb. 2, 1795 ; 
 m., 1814, Gardner, son of James Snow (4). — Orpha, b. Sept. 
 4, 1797 ; rem. to Utah. 
 
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 Oliver, son ofjosiah (3), m., 1796, Susanna, dau. of Silas 
 Barrett, of Hins., and who d. Nov. 12, 1865, a. 89. Resided 
 in Chfd. He d. Feb. 13, 1858. 
 
 Cii. : Harriet, b. Sept. 9. 1798 ; m., 1818, Jona. Cobleigh (2) ; 
 d. Apr. 4, 1879. — Norman (9), b. Odt. 26, iZoo.—Maria^ b. 
 May 29, 1803; m., Nov., 1S21, Arad Harris (10). — Mary 
 Ann, b. Nov. 11, 1805; m. Otis Barrett, of Hins. — Phenicy, 
 b. Aug. 31, 1807; m., 1S27, Oliver Farnsworth (2). — Oliver 
 (10), b. May 31, 1813. — yosiak, b. Feb. 5, 1816 ; m. Adeline, 
 dau. of Perley Barrett, of Hins., and who d. Jan. 5, 1873, a. 
 50. Had. in Chfd., May 12, 1861. Had 2 ch. : Helen M., 
 ra. Henry Adams, of Hins., where she d. ; Roena A., m. Geo. 
 Franklin, and d. in Brat. 
 
 Norman, son of Oliver (7), ni.,_i8i9, Deborah, dau. of John 
 Harris (2). Resided in Chfd. till 18S1, when he rem. to Hins., 
 and thence to Auburn, N. Y., where he now lives. 
 
 Ch. : Theda H., b. Nov. 29, 1822 ; m. Gardner McFarland, 
 of Worcester, Mass. Res. in Auburn, N. Y. — Norman N, 
 b. Jan. 22, 1824; m. ist, Julia Forbush ; 2d, Charlotte Fales. 
 Res. at West Brookfield, Mass. — Charlotte M., b. May 3, 1827 ; 
 m. Albert Hovey, of Worcester, Mass. ; d. Apr. 6, i860. — 
 Elizabeth C, b. Apr. 25, 1830; m. Nymphas P. Stone, of 
 Worcester. Res. in Auburn, N. Y. — Foster IV., h. Aug. 30, 
 1833 ; m. Sarah J. Shaw, of Worcester. Resides at present in 
 Charlestown (N. H.) Has 2 ch. : Olen, b. Feb. 7, 1S71 ; Ella 
 J., b. Jan. 27. iS'j^.—yohn JR., b. May 12, 1836; m. Florence 
 Colby, of Brat., where he res. — Mary Ann, b. June 3, 1837 ! 
 m. Frank Tarbel. Res. in Troy, N. Y.— Herbert R., b. Oft. 
 22, 1839 ' ™ ,Sept. lo, 1865, Lucy Ann, dau. of Chas. A. Hubr 
 bard, of Hins. At present farmer in Hins. Has one dau., 
 Lottie M., b. Dec. 17, iZe^^.—Elon C, b. Od. 10, 1842 ; unm. 
 — Anna y., b. Dec. 22, 1844; m. Wayne Tracey, of Spring- 
 field, Mass. 
 
 Oliver, son of Oliver (7), m, ist, Miranda, dau. of Roswell 
 Powers (2), and who d. May 6, i860; 2d, Mar., 1865, Widow 
 Bethana Pierce, of Hins. Resided in Chfd. He d. May 12, 
 
 1871. 
 
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 Ch. : Eugene F.^ b. Nov. i8, 1S42 ; m. Lizzie Butler, of 
 Hins., where he res. — George L., b. Dec. 5, 1844; m. Sarah 
 Iiigraham, of Williamsville, Vt. — Eveline E.,h. 0&.. 9, 1851 ; 
 d. iS^S—Erank Ji., b. July 4, 1853 ; d. Odl. 15, 1858. 
 
 8. JosiAH, son of Josiah (3), m., 1800, Polly, dau. of Benjamin 
 Wheeler (2). Colonel in the militia. About 1821, he rem. to 
 Malone, or vicinity, N. Y. , where he was frozen to death. 
 
 Ch. : Charlotte (half-sister of the following), b. Mar. 24, 
 1796; m. Bradley Mead (4). — Shubel, m., 1825, Rhoda, dau. 
 of Washington Farr (7). He rem. to Malone, N. Y., where 
 he resided a number of years, but died in Chateaugay, the 
 same State, May 2, 1879. — yonathan, rem. to Malone. — 
 Salome, m., 1820, Wm. C, son of Solomon Clark (i). — Ad- 
 aline, m. Thaddeus, son of Levi Hastings (5). — Arvilla- m. 
 Sargent, in Malone. 
 
 HAVEN, Elkanah, settled in Chfd. before 1787. He had a dau.. 
 Submit, b. in Framingham, Mass., June 28, 1767; m., 1789, 
 Zephaniah Davis (2). 
 
 HAVEN, Elias, appears to have been in Chfd. from about 1792 
 
 to about 1806. His wife was Rebecca . Three ch. 
 
 were recorded: Zelotus, b. Sept. 6, 1794; Curtis, b. May 13, 
 1796; Samuel, b. July 14, i799- 
 
 HENRY. 
 
 1. William Henry is said to have come from Lunenburg, Mass- 
 He appears to have settled in Chfd. between 1770 ^"'^ '^^• His 
 wife was Mary Conn, who, after his death, m. John Phillips 
 (q. V.) According to the inscription on his gravestone, he 
 "died greatly lamented," Nov. 7, 17S3, in his 37th year. 
 
 Ch. : Mary m. Stephen, son of Thomas Willard (3). — 
 James (2). — William, h. Mar. 13, 1776; d. at sea when a 
 young man. — Betty, b. Dec. 22, 1778; m. Samuel Atherton. 
 — Eunice, b. Apr. 14, 1781 ; m. John Haile, father of Wm. 
 Haile (q. v.) — Preelove, b. Nov. 16, 1783 ; unm. ; d. July 24, 
 1847. 
 
 2. James, son of William (i),m., 1798, Mary, dau. of Gibson 
 
 Willard (2), and who d. Feb. 25, 1850. He resided several 
 years in Chfd., but passed the most of his life in Swzy., where 
 he d. Feb. 11, 1854 
 
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 Ch. : Frederick W., b. Dec. i6, 1798; d. Feb. 9, 1821. — 
 Rebecca H.^h. Odt. 20, 1800; unm. Res. in Swzy. — yohn 
 P. (3), b. Sept. 2, iSoS.— Wt'Uard (4), b. Feb. i, 1809.— 
 Mary F.^ m. Chas. Brown, of Winer. — Betsey F., m., 1845, 
 Jay Jackson (6) ; d. Mar. 14, 1870, a. 55. 
 
 3 John P., son of James (2), m., 1834, Laura, dau. of Amaziah 
 Stone (4), and who, after her husband's death, m., 1S50, Da- 
 vid Holman (i). She d. Mar. 21, 1S63. He d. in Swzy., 
 Aug. 14, 1847. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Swzy. except the first two) Maria A., b. 
 in Chfd. July i. 1836; m., Dec. 26, 1S55, Chas. W. Adams. 
 Res. in San Francisco, Cal. — J^ohn Harjield, b. in Chfd., 
 Mar. 4, 1838; m., Jan. 16, 1861, Addie E., dau. of Horace 
 Scott (5). Res. at present in Hins. — Flizabeth Z., b. June 
 27, 1840; m., Feb. 28, 1872, Edwin W. Clark. Res. in Am- 
 herst, Mass. — Charles F., b. May 15, 1842; m., Sept 7, 1S65, 
 Julia S. Fiske. Res. in Dixon, Cal. — James S., h. Mar. 8, 
 1844; m , Jan. 29, 186S, Lizzie A., dau. of Elisha and Arvilla 
 (Dickinson) Hills, of Swzy. Resides in Amherst, Mass.— 
 George Z., b. Apr. 3, 1S46 ; m., Dec. 14, 1876, Abbie H. 
 Whipple. Res. in Amherst, Mass. 
 
 4. WiLLARD, son of James (2), m. ist, 1834, Mary B. Shaw, d. 
 1855; 2d, Oft. 8, 1856, Emily, dau. of Samuel Goodrich (i), 
 and who d. Mar. 15, 1873; 3d, 1877, Widow Sarah M. Reed, 
 of Fitzwilliam. Farmer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Nathaniel C, b. Sept. 21. 1837 ; m. ist, Nov. 9, 1864, 
 Augusta M. Snow, of Swzy., d. Dec. 25, 1868 ; 2d, Dec. 15, 
 1872, Jennie N. Chamberlin, of North Dana, Mass. — Mary 
 E., b. Nov. 18, 1839; m Adna Monroe, of Fitzwilliam. — 
 Lydia A., b. Oft. 7, 1841 ; m. Chas. Monroe, of Fitzwilliam. 
 — Hubbard W., b. Feb. 6, 1844; d. at Alexandria, Va., Feb. 
 7, 1864. — Martha y., b. July i, 1846; d. young. — Flla J., 
 b. Sept. 21, 1848; m. Geo. J. Ripley, of Winer. — Fmily J., 
 b. Oft. 16, 1852 ; m. Edson Franklin, of Swzy. — jFohn G., 
 b. Feb. 23, 1858. Physician, having graduated at the Dart- 
 mouth Medical College in Nov., i88o. 
 
 HENRY, Francis, brother of Wm. Henry (i), m. Tabitha , 
 
 d. Feb. 25, 1840, a. 76. He d. in Chfd. (having lived here 
 many years), Feb. 27, 1841, a. 87. Had no ch. 
 
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 HENRY, Francis, Second, nephew of Wm. Henry (i), m., 1816, 
 Pamelia Brown. He resided in Chfd. till about 1857, when he 
 rem. to Rindge. 
 
 Ch. : Horace, b. Nov. 30, 1817. — Hepsy, b. Mar. 15, 1820. 
 — Harriet, b. Mar. 30, 1S23. — Susan B., b. July 8, 1825. — 
 Rllen S., b. Odl 24, 1831 ; d. 1833. — George, b. Aug. 20, 
 1833; m., Apr. 4, 1854, Frances E., dau. of Bradley Mead 
 (4), and rem. to Randolph, Mass. He enlisted in the 35th 
 Regt. Mass. volunteers, Aug.' 14, 1862; was wounded at the 
 battle of Antietam, Md., the 17th of Sept. following, and d. at 
 Washington, Nov. 3, the same year. — yames W., b. Sept. 16, 
 1835. — Sophia E., b. July 24, 1S38. 
 HERRICK. 
 
 1. Shadrach Herrick came from Dum. to Chfd. probably in 
 
 1785, and settled on the farm afterwards owned and occupied 
 by Wm. Smith Cressey. He m. in Brat., Dec. 23, 1779, Abi- 
 gail, dau. of David Stoddard (i), and who d. Mar. 26, 1835, 
 in her 74th year. He d. June 19, 1832, in his 77th. 
 
 Ch. : Silas (2), b. Sept. 13, 1780. — Samuel (3). — yoanna, 
 m., 1805, Elijah Walton (3) : d. Jan. 25, 1S64, a. 81. — Sha- 
 drach, b. May 24, 17S5 ; m., 1807, Surrussa, dau. of Edmond 
 Farnsworth (i) ; d. in Buffalo, N. Y., Mar., 1835 — Mason (4), 
 b. May 14, 1787. — Abigail, b. July 24, 1789; m. Abner H., 
 son of John Cobleigh (i) ; d. in Sutton, Vt., Apr. 21, 1842. — 
 Ralph (5), b. Aug. 15, i79i- — Zimri (6).—Arathusa, xn., 
 1833, Jairus Haven, of Dum. ; d. in Chfd., Feb. 23, 1853, a. 
 58. — Belinda, b. Dec. 12, 1794 (.?) ; m., 1815, Jonathan Da- 
 vis (6) ; d. in Newark, Vt, Sept. 12, 1866. — Ira (7).— ^o- 
 fhia, unm. ; d. in Sutton, Vt., July 27, 1828, a. 27. — Alanson 
 (8), b. July 22, 1803. — Eliza, b. May 8, 1805 ; m., 1831, Na- 
 than R. Symonds (q. v.) ; d. Mar. 2, 1881. 
 
 2. Silas, son of Shadrach (i), m ist, Sally Bliss, of Royalston, 
 Mass., b. Aug. i, 1780, and d. 1812; 2d, Sukey Rogers, of 
 Royalston, b. 06t. 4, 1789, and d. Jan. 15, 1865. Resided in 
 Chfd. many years. He d. Mar. 6, 1869. 
 
 Ch. : Silas M., d. in infancy. — Betsey, b. Aug. 16, 1806; 
 m. Wm. Lancey ; d. 1865. Mr. Lancey resided a while in 
 
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 Chfd., and was superintendent in Capt. Brooks' fadlory. He 
 afterwards rem. to Springfield, Mass., and was killed by the 
 explosion of a steamboat boiler, the construdlion of which he 
 had superintended — Miranda, b, Aug. ii, 1808; m. Horace 
 Scott (5) ; d. Oa. 10, \%^().— Silas M., b. Feb. 18, 1814; d. 
 1S30. — Marshall (9), b. Dec. 11, 1818. — Susan, b. Jan. 27, 
 1820; m. C. A. Cook. — jfohn Z.,b. Apr. 18, 1823, — Prancis 
 R., b. Mar. 10, 1825 ; m. ist, Almira Pierce, of Millbury, 
 Mass., d. Sept. 15, 1S60; 2d, Ellen Pitts, of Millbury, where 
 he res. — Sarah R., b. July 4, 1827 ; m. John Fowler, of Brat. 
 — Charles P., b. Sept. 25, 1829; m. Maria Hall; d. May 20, 
 1880. — William A., b. Nov. 15, 1S31 ; unm.- — James M., b. 
 May 24, 1834 ; m. Addie Carter, of Hins. 
 9, Marshall, son of Silas (2), m. ist, Deborah A. Cook, b. Aug. 
 12, 1818, and d. Dec. 24, 1852; 2d, Philana F. Garfield, b. 
 Aug 8, 1822. Res. in Athol, Mass. 
 
 Ch. : Merrill D., b. Sept. 2, 1843 ; m. Mary Harrington, of 
 Or.ange, Mass. — Amelia Ann, b. Apr. ro, 1847. — J^ohn P., b. 
 Apr. 24, 1849; m. Louisa Mayo, of Orange. — Leroy C, b. 
 Apr. 18, i86i. — Charles G., b. Aug. 23, 1865. 
 
 3. Samuel, son of Shadrach (i), m. Lucretia Field, of Brat. He 
 
 d. in Wilbraham, Mass., July 13, 1868. 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Ann, m. Alvah Smith, of North- 
 ampton, Mass. — Wealthy, m. Robert Crosset, of Springfield, 
 Mass. — Electa, m. Justin Smith, of Northampton. — Abbie, 
 
 m. Knight, of Palmer, Mass. — Chester, m. 
 
 Nichols, of Brat. — Rosetta, d. unm. 
 
 4. Mason, son of Shadrach (i), m., 1809, Sally, dau. of John 
 Sanderson (4), and who d. Aug. 19, 186S, a. 81. Resided in 
 Chfd. Hed. July 11, 1852. 
 
 Ch. : Nelson W., b. Dec. 25, 181 1 ; m., Odl. 5, 1840, Jane 
 L., daughter of Rev. Hosea Beckley (i). Resided in Chfd. 
 Town-clerk '39-'43. He d. Nov. 10, 1850. A son, Webster 
 H., was b. Feb. 27, 1842, and d. Aug. 8, 1870. He served 
 over two years, in the civil war, in the ist Regt. Conn, artille- 
 ry.— Z-y(//« y., b. Aug. 13, 1813; d. Oa. 17, 1814.— Zyifza 
 y., b. Jan. 36, 1815 ; m., Apr. 29, 1839, Alexander Chandler 
 
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 {l).— yohn W., b. Mar. 9, 1817; m, ist, Odl. 13, 1841, Nan- 
 cy M. Hill ; 2d, May 13, 1S62, Mrs. Juliette Kelton ; d. in 
 Keene, June 15, 1879. — Sarah E.^ b. May 4, 1S19; m., 0<S. 
 II, 1838, W. Alonzo Farr (7) ; d. Mar. 23, 1878.— ya«e W., 
 b. Nov. 20, 1821 ; m., Mar. 22, 1S42, Thomas L. Hall, of 
 Sutton, Mass.-^ George M., b. Mar. 28, 1824; d. Aug. 19, 
 1848, unm. — Martha P., b. Mar. 2, 1827; m., Odt. 27, 1847, 
 Lloyd D. Richardson ; d. in Keene, Sept. 19, 1S49. — yarib 
 S., b. Nov. 10, 1832; m., Sept. 13, 1855, Sarah E. Reed, of 
 Keene. 
 
 Ralph, son of Shadrach (i), m. Lucinda, dau. of Nathan 
 Thomas, of Hins. He d. in Brat., Feb., 1836. 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Edward^ res. in New Orleans. — 
 
 Sabrina^ m. Cummings. — Lucinda, m. James Easton, 
 
 of North Adams, Mass. — Charles, res. in Jersey City, N. J. — 
 Henry, d. unm. — Oliver, d. unm. — Sophia. — Lottie, m. Sam- 
 uel Bassett, of Manchester, Vt. 
 
 ZiMRi, son of Shadrach (i), m , 1816, Mary, dau. of Jotham 
 Brigham (2), and who d. Apr.. 27, 1878. Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. Mar. 24, 1849. 
 
 Ch. : Mary 7'., b. June 9, 1817 ; m. ist, Wm. A. Adams; 
 2d, Chas. W. Adams. Res. in Burke, Vt. — Adaline P., b. 
 Dec. 25, i8i8; m. A. Judson gtreeter, of Hins. — Shubel R., 
 b. Aug. 27, 1820; m. 1st, Lucy A. Shattuck ; 2d, Eliza I. 
 Baker; 3d, Hannah Wesson. Res. in Ashburnham, Mass. — 
 Persis B ., b. Jan. 26, 1823 ; m. Chester F. Whitney. Res. 
 in Ashburnham. — Raivson JS., b. June 28, 1829; m. Juliaett, 
 dau. of Mark Cook (2). Res. in Ashburnham. — Noyes B., b. 
 Sept. 21, 1833; m. 1st, Sarah E. Whitney; 2d, Lucy Ellis. 
 Res. in Ashburnham. 
 
 Ira, son of Shadrach (i), m. Eveline S. Alexander, b. 1803. 
 He d. in Royalston, Mass., Dec. i, 1868, a. 70. 
 
 Ch. : yaronne W., b. Mar. 2, 1826. — yanette W., b. Nov. 
 3, 1828. — y antes W , b. Jan. 19, 1830. He enlisted, in the 
 civil war, in Co. I, 25th Regt. Mass. vols., and d. at Fort 
 Schuyler before the expiration of his term of service. — Maria 
 A., b. Feb. 11, 1834. — yulius T., b. Jan. 5, 1837. — Cornelia 
 A., b. 1839; m. Henry Butler, of Hins. 
 
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 8. Alanson, son of Shadrach (i), m., Jan. i, 1833, Lovilla, dau. 
 of Emerson Burnham, of Hins., and who was b. Aug. 28, 
 1813. Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Angelia C. M., b. Dec. 13, 1S33 ; iinm. ; d. Mar. 8, 
 1874. — Minerva C. E., b. July 2, 1836; m. Benj. F. Mead, 
 of Keene ; d. July 11, 1875. — Mmory Z)., b. Odt. 9, 1838 ; m., 
 Jan., 1880, Emma M. Carver, of Manchester, Vt. Farmer in 
 Chfd. — Lyman D-wight, b. July i, 1845 ; m., Odl. 20, 1S70, 
 G. Josie, dau. of J. G. Warren, of Keene. Res. in Brat. — 
 Efnma Ji., h. Mar. 28, 1852 ; m., Odl. 20, 1870, Lawyer Dan- 
 iel K. Healey, of Keene. — Flora B., b. Jan. 10, 1856 ; d. May 
 14, 1876, unm. 
 
 HIGGINS. 
 
 1. Joseph Higgins was in Chfd. in 1770. He settled in the west- 
 
 ern part of the town, near the "river road." Wife's name not 
 known. He had, at Jeast, 3 sons : Josef h (2), Charles (j^, 
 and Pelatiah. The name of the last disappears about 1800. 
 
 2. Joseph, son of Joseph (i), m., 1782, Lydia, dau. of Abner 
 
 Harris (i). He may have rem. from the town before 1800. 
 The following ch. were recorded : Darius, b. Aug. 2, 17S2. — 
 Hannah, b. June 4, 1784. — Benjamin, b. July 18, 1786. — 
 yoseph, b. Sept. 28, 1788. — Dorothy, b. Feb. 16, 1791. 
 
 3. Charles, son of Joseph (i), m., 17S3, Sarah, dau. of Josiah 
 Hastings (3). He d. in Chfd., about 1810. 
 
 Ch. : Susanna, b. Feb. 17, 1784; m. Lewis Brewer, of Roy- 
 alston, Mass. — Lucina and Lucinda, b. Mar. 2, 17S6. Lucina 
 m., 1809, Rufus Barrett, of Hins. ; Lucinda d. unm. — Thomas, 
 b. July 10, 17S8 ; m. Lepha Peabody, of Northfield, Mass. 
 Resided in Chfd. till 1831 or '32, when he rem. to the State of 
 N. y. He is said to have started afterwards for Texas, and 
 has never been heard from since — Abial, b. May 28, 1791 ; m. 
 Harry Barrett, of Hins. — Mary, m. Thomas Emmons.— ZTar^- 
 vjell, m., 1815, Fanny Kingsbury. — Lucy, d. unm. — Josiah 
 (4), b. Feb. 3, 1S02. — Harriet, d. young. 
 
 4. Josiah, son of Charles (3), m., Jan. 10, 1828, Lucy, dau. of 
 John Kneeland (q. v.), and who d. Odl. 17, 1872. Res. in 
 Chfd, 
 
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 Ch. : Mary M., b. July 28, 1829 ; m., Apr. 8, 1851, William 
 Holman (4). — Arza A., b. Mar. 13, 1831 ; m. ist, Sarah, dau. 
 of Jacob T. White (2) ; 2d, Elsie Field, of Swzy. ; 3d, Dora 
 Cram, of Vt. Res in Swzy. — Henry U., b. May 16, 1835 ;' 
 m. Emma Whitcomb ; d. Aug. 17, 1864. — Sidney B., b. Sept. 
 27, 1S41 ; m. . Res in Baxter, Jasper Co., Iowa. 
 
 HILDRETH. 
 Jonathan Hildreth, brother of Samuel Hildreth (3), of 
 Wm. Hildreth (4), and of Edward Hildreth (5), settled in 
 Wmd. as early as 17511 having rem. to that town (according 
 to family tradition) from Petersham, Mass. He seems to have 
 come to Chfd. about 1763, and settled on the farm now owned 
 
 and occupied by Watson Wheeler. He m. 1st, Mary , 
 
 d. in Wmd. in 1751 ; 2d, Phebe , d. in Wmd. in 1758; 
 
 3d, Dinah . Seledlman 1767, '70, '79. He appears to 
 
 have d. after 1S05. 
 
 Ch. : ''Jonathan, b. in Wmd., Mar. 14, 1753; m., 1778, 
 Lucy Bingham. Soldier i777- — Reuben, b. in Putney, Vt., 
 May 4, 1755 ; m., 1781, Susanna, dau. of John Sanderson (i). 
 — Shillicl R.^ b. in Wmd., Jan. 10, 1758. — Isaac D., b. in 
 Wmd., Jan. 8, 1760; d. in Chfd. 1766. — Martin (6), b. in 
 Wmd., Aug. 6, 1761. — Lotan (7), b. (probably) in Chfd., 
 Mar. 29, 1763. — Phebe, b. Dec. 12, 1765; m., 1784, Abel 
 Fletcher (1). — Edward, b. Sept. 14, 1767. — Adams, b. 061. 
 18, 1769; m., 1795, Sally Baldwin. — Dinah, b. July S, 1771 ; 
 d. 1772. — Dinah, b. Feb. 24, 1773. — Tola, b. Sept. i, 1774; 
 d. the same year. — Sarah, \>. Feb. 19, 1776. — Zw/ea, b. July 
 31, 177S: d. 1785. 
 
 Martin, son of Jonathan (2), m., 1782, Zilpah Eager, d. Feb. 
 9, 1848, a 88. Soldier 1779. He d. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Martin, d. in Boston. — Rufus, 
 rem. to N. Y State. — Alpheus, rem. to N. Y. State. — Harry, 
 rem. to N. Y. State. — Eager, d. 1798, young. — Nathan, d. in 
 Chfd., Jan. 20, 1870. — Sophia, m. Samuel Holland (i) ; d. 
 Oa. 30, 1855, a. 67. — Otis, d. in Chfd., 1824.— George, m., 
 1824, Louisa, dau. of Jacob P. Hubbard (9) ; d. in Chfd., Oct., 
 1851. — Phebe, m. Joseph Parmenter : d. Jan. 23, 1859, in her 
 55th year. 
 
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 LoTAN, son of Jonathan (2), m. Sarah Pierce, b. in Petersham, 
 Mass., and d. in Chfd., Jan. 19, 1852, a. 88. Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. June 3, 1812. 
 
 Ch. : Polly, b. May 16, 1785; d. the same year. — Luna, b. 
 Jan. 24, 1787; m. ist, 1805, Levi, son of Abel Fletcher (i) ; 
 2d, 1815, Jacob P. Hubbard (9) ; d. Feb. 20, 1870. — Leonard, 
 b. Aug. 3. 1789; m. Clarissa, dau. of AmosDavis (2). Rem. 
 to Crown Point, N. Y. — Lotan, b. Jan. 8, 1792 ; d. at Crown 
 Point. — Phebe,h. Aug. 9, 1794; m. Squire Streeter (4). — 
 Africa (8), b. Apr. i, 1797. — Sarah, b. 1799; m. Clark 
 Streeter (5) ; d. Mar. 4, 1S41. — Polly, m. Elijah H,, son of 
 Elijah Hildreth (10). — Charles, m. Nancy, dau. of Montgom- 
 ery Darling (4) ; d. June 19, 1852, a. 48. — Robert, m. ist, 
 Sarah Howe ; 2d, Elvira Thomas, of Hins. — Cyrus, d. young. 
 
 Africa, son of Lotan (7), m. ist, Mariam, dau. of Benj. and 
 Miriam Blanchard, and who d. Odl. 3, 1831 ; 2d, J^n. 21, 1833, 
 Mary Blanchard. sister of the first wife. Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. June 22, 1869. 
 
 Ch. : Prances A., b. Apr. 16, 1S18; m. Wm. Field, of N. 
 
 Y. City; d. . — Cyrus C, b. Nov. i, 1821 ; m. ist, 
 
 Elizabeth Brooks, of Northfield, Mass. ; 2d, Betsey Tarbel, of 
 Me. Res. in Granville, Mich. — Louisa E., b. Apr. 21, 1823; 
 m. Henry Freeland, of N. Y. City. Res. at Tarrytown, N. Y. 
 — Henry S., b. Mar. 4, 1826; m., June i, 1848, Carrie E , 
 dau. of Stafford H. Pettee (q. v.) Had one son, Erving A., 
 b. June 5, 1850, and m. Addie O. Wilber, d. Sept. 24, 1874, 
 in her 27th year. — Lotan B., b. Feb. 24, 1829. Policeman in 
 N. Y. Q\\.^.— yohn IV.. b. Oa. 16, 1836; m. ist, Adelaide L. 
 Huntley, of Acwoith, d. Dec. 19, 1867; 2d, 1869, Martha 
 Lincoln. Carpenter in Chfd. Has the following ch. : Ida F., 
 b. Apr. 19, 1866; Henry H., b, Aug. 3, 1869; Minnie M., b. 
 Jan. 3, 1871 ; Flora B., b. Dec. 18, 1872 ; Clarence R., b. July 
 28, 1874; Rosa C, b. Sept. 9, 1876; Mary, b". June 18, 1880. 
 — Geo. Leavitt, b. Mar. 31, 183S ; m., Mar. 4, 1867, Eliza C. 
 Lincoln, of Wmd. Res. in Chfd. — Elathine A., b. Sept. 23, 
 1840; m. Andrew Blakeiy, of N. Y. City. — Christina C, b. 
 Feb. 6, 1842 ; m. Samuel Newcomb, of Hins. — Larkin y.,h. 
 
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 Apr. 4, 1847 ; d. Apr. 22, i860. — Charles C.,b. Nov. 4, 1848 ; 
 unm. Res. in Chfd. — Sarah E., b. Sept. 25, 185 1 ; m., Odt. 
 2, 1869, James H., son of Joseph C. Goodrich (2). 
 Samuel Hildreth, brother of Jona. Hildreth (2), m., i759i 
 Hannah Farr, d. Dec, 1786, in her 46th year. In 1761, he was 
 of Wmd., to which town he had probably rem. from Petersham, 
 Mass. He settled in Chfd. before 1767, on the farm now owned 
 by Hermon C. Harvey, but once owned by Marshall H. Day. 
 Seleftman 1776, '78. He d. in 1812, in his 77th year. 
 
 Ch. : Leah, b. Odt. 4, 1760. — Samuel (9), b. Odl. 25, 1762. 
 — Daniel, b. May 18, 1765 ; d. 1781. — Isaac, b. Sept. 19, 1767 ; 
 m., 1790, Hannah, dan. of Abraham Farr (i). He d. in Chfd., 
 May 14, 1812, leaving 5 ch. : Elsie; Samuel; Royal, d. 1834, 
 
 a. 33 ; Philinda ; Hannah, m. Alpheus Stewart, lately of Brat., 
 deceased. — Hannah, b. OtS. 29, 1769. — Susanna, b. Odt. 2, 
 1771 ; d. of the "throat ail,' 1774. — Joel, b. Dec. 28, 1773 ; 
 m., 1796, Anna Bowker ; d. in Lynn, Mass. — Susanna, b. July 
 8, 1776. — Elijah (10), b. July 7, i']']g.— Daniel, h. Sept. 30, 
 1781 ; m., 1S07, Susanna Fairbanks; d. Feb. 8, 1816. — Persis, 
 
 b. July 8, 1782 ; m,, 1807, John Rugg, of Salem, Mass. 
 
 Samuel, son of Samuel (3), m. ist, , d. 1790; 2d, Jer- 
 
 usha . He d. in Chfd., Apr. 12, 1802. 
 
 Ch. : Daniel, b. Feb. 27, 1790. He was a prominent citizen 
 of Beverly, Mass., where he d., Aug., i860. — Alvin (.?), b. 
 May 38, 1792. — Samuel, b. Oft. 3, 1794; d. in Lynn, Mass. 
 — Paul, b. Apr. 19, 1798; d. in Danvers, Mass.— Thirza, b. 
 May 20, 1801 ; d. Aug. 19, 1S16. 
 
 Elijah, son of Samuel (3), m., 17991 Seviah Kallicut, of 
 Shirley, Mass., d. in Hins., Aug. 13, 1848. He d. in Chfd., 
 Mar. 9, 1839. 
 
 Ch. : Elijah H., b. in Baltimore, Vt., Odt. 7, 1800; m. 
 Folly, dau. of Lotan Hildreth (7). Res. in Milford, Mass.— 
 
 Chancey R. (11), b. July 20, 1803. — Emily H., b. Nov. 28, 
 1806; m. Thomas T. Fisk (2) ; d. in Hins., Jan. 6, 1849. — 
 Malissa H>, b. Feb. 4, 1818 ; m. Jahial Todd, of Hins. ; d. in 
 Boston, May 28, 1843. — Catharine, b. Jan. 26, 1822; m., 
 Sept. 27, 1843, Watson Safford (4) ; d. Mar. 7, 1882. 
 
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 II. Chancey R., son of Elijah (lo), m. ist, 1824, Emeline, dau. 
 of Wm. Howe (i), and who d. in Hins., July, 1843; 2d, 
 Widow Louisa Hildreth, d. in Chfd., Nov., 1S54. Res. at 
 present in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. ; Susan, b. Dec. 2, 1826 ; m. Edward Barrett, of Winer. 
 Res. in Holden, Mo. — Frank, b. Nov. 28, 1829 ; m. Maria 
 
 Ripley, of Winer., where he res. — Charles, m. , at 
 
 Crown Point, N. Y. ; killed at the battle of the Wilderness, 
 Va. — Ellen, b. 1839; '"^s- '" Holden, Mo. — Estella, b. 1S40 ; 
 d. about 1853. 
 
 4. William Hildreth, brother of Jona. Hildreth (2), also sup- 
 posed to have come from Petersham, Mass., settled in Chfd. 
 before 1768, on the farm now owned and occupied by Warren 
 H. Butler. He m., 1768, Joanna Bingham. Soldier i777i 
 seledtman '86. He appears to have d. about 1800. 
 
 Ch. : Silas {12), b. Sept. 17, 1769. — yoanna,h. 1772; d. 
 the same year. — Lucy, b. Mar. i, i773- — Joseph, b. Apr. 10, 
 1776. — John, b. June 31, 1779. — William, b. July 25, 17S1 ; 
 m. ist, 1 801, Nancy, dau. of Dea Daniel Farr (2), and who 
 d. 1802 ; 2d, 1803, Huldah, dau. of John Phillips (q. v.) — Na- 
 thaniel (13), b Sept. 13, 1783. — Lydia, b. Mar. 19, 17S7; d. 
 17S9. 
 
 i2. Silas, son of William (4), m., 1793, Charlotte Byam. Re- 
 sided in Chfd. He d. in 1808. 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Lydia, b. Jan. 6, 1794; m. in 
 Chfd., 1815, Ebenezer Smith; d. in Jay, N. Y. — Joanna, b. 
 Jan. 5, 1796; m. Joshua Converse (3) ; d. Apr. 4, 1841. — 
 Laura, m. Woodbury Wilkins, of Jay, N. Y. — Edith, m. in 
 Chfd., 1815, John Martin. — Silas, m. Lydia ; d. in Pet- 
 ersham, Mass. — Sally, m. Winslow Corbet, of Saratoga, N. 
 Y. — Polly, m. Randall D. Hulin, of Saratoga — Solomon. 
 
 13. Nathaniel, son of William (4), m., 1809, Synthia Royce, 
 of Hins., d. July 6, 1870, in her 8ist year. Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. Feb. 20, 1833. 
 
 Ch. : Nathaniel, b. Odl. 6, 1809; m. ist, Lucinda D., dau. 
 of Thomas Fisk (i) ; 2d, Widow Spaflbrd ; 3d, Widow Palm- 
 er. Res. in Charleston, Vt. — Charles, b. Mar. 5, 1811 ; d. 
 
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 about 1824. — Joanna, b. May 24, 1S13 ; m. Charles Darling 
 (6) ; d. Mar. 31, 1864. — Aurilla, b. Sept. 27, 1815 ; m., 1840, 
 Noyes Darling (7). — Eveline C, b. Apr. i, 1829; m., Jan. 
 24, 1846, Lyman Royce (q. v.) 
 5. Edward Hildreth, brother of Jona. Hildreth (2), was in 
 Chfd. in 1767, which year he m. Sarah Whitney, d. July 16, 
 181 1, in her 60th year. He probably came from Petersham, 
 Mass., and he settled on the farm now owned and occupied by 
 Elbridge Hubbard. He d. Jan. 21, 182 1, a. 80. 
 
 Ch. i Edward, b. 1770; d 1774. — yeremiah (14), b. June 
 27, 1771. — Abraham (15), b. Sept. 7, 1773. — Abel (16), b. 
 Aug. y, 1775. — Betty, b. Mar. 19, i']']'].'— Edward, b. Feb. 9, 
 1779; d. young. — Sarah, b. Nov. 23, 1780; m., 1815, Solo- 
 mon Clark (i) ; d. Apr. 18, 1846. — Rachel, h. June 21, 1783. 
 — Nabby, b. June 2, 1785. — yames, b. July 3, 1786. — Edward 
 (17), b. Apr. 4, 1788. — Sylvester, b. Apr. 6, 1790. 
 
 14. Jeremiah, son of Edward (5), m., 1796, Nabby Ramsdale. 
 His name disappears before 181 2. 
 
 Ch. : Harriet, b July 16, 1797. — Betsey, b. Feb. 7, 1799. 
 
 15. Abraham, son of Edward (5), m., 1800, Anna, dau. of Reu- 
 ben Graves (q. v.), and who d. June 25, 1850. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. Oa. 17, 1827. 
 
 • Ch. . Reuben, b. Feb. 17, 18021; m. twice; d. in Hins. — 
 Sumner, b. Feb. 11, 1804; unm. ; d. in Chfd., May 7, 1869. 
 He was noted for his ability to remember names and dates. — 
 Russell, b. Mar. 20. 1806; m. Sophia (Darling) Wheeler, dau. 
 of Montgomery Darling (4).; d. June 3, 1869. — Sarah, b. Odt. 
 23, 1808. — Hannah, b. Sept. 7, 1812; d. Apr. 4, 1828. — Ed- 
 ward W., b. Sept. 2, \%i\.— Samuel K., b. Mar. 11, 1817. 
 
 16. Abel, son of Edward (5), m. Lois , d. in 1843, a. 63. 
 
 He d. Jan. 8, 1844. 
 
 Ch. : Louisa, b. Aug. 18, 1807. — Alphonso, b. in Chfd., 
 Sept. 28, 1817. — Austin, b. in Chfd., Sept. 28, 1821. 
 
 17. Edward, son of Edward (5), m. Betsey . 
 
 Ch.: (Probably all b. in Chfd.) Azubah B., b. Mar. 17, 
 1812. — Mary H., b. Mar. 7, i^i/i^.— Seneca E., b. Sept. 5, 
 1816. — Ara, b. Aug. 30, 1820. 
 
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 HILDRETH, Jesse, is said to have been a relative of Jona. Hil- 
 
 dreth (2). His wife v^-as Hannah . He d. in Chfd., 
 
 probably in i8i2, as, in Dec. of that year, certain claims against 
 his estate were allowed by the probate judge Only 3 ch. were 
 recorded: Abijali, b. Jan. 2, 1790; RacheL b. May 3, 1792; 
 David, b. June i, 1794. 
 
 HILDRETH, Isaac, 1775-1804. He had the following ch. : Levi, 
 b. Apr. 2, 1775 ; Tryal, b. Aug. 14, 1778, and d. in Chfd. ; 
 Elias, b. Sept. 16, 17S3, and d. in Chfd ; Isaac, b. May 22, 
 1787: Esther, b. Feb. 5, 1790; Chloe, b. Sept. 23, 1792; d. 
 in Chfd., Mar., 1868 ; Clarissa, b. Apr. 8, 1795 ; Loring, b. 
 Mar. 29, 1797. 
 
 HILDRETH, Joshua, resided in Chfd. a number of years. His 
 
 wife was Martha . His name disappears about i8oo- 
 
 Five ch. were recorded: Polly, b. Feb. 6, 17S5, and d. the 
 same year ; Zuba, b. Aug. 29, 1787 ; y^ames, b. July 18, 1792 ; 
 Tho7nas, b. June 19, 1795; Patty, b. Apr. 21, 1798. 
 
 HILL, Joseph, was in Chfd. in 1785. He m. ist, Rachel ; 
 
 2d, ; 3d, Hannah . His name disappears between 
 
 1815 and '19. The following ch. were recorded: Louisa, b. 
 June 10, 1797; Seth, b. Dec. 15, 1798; J^osepk, b. Mar. 15, 
 1801 ; Fauna, b. May 17, 1803; Nancy, b. June 32, 1805, and 
 d. the same year ; Kate, b. Aug. 22, 1S06 ; Samuel, b. May 
 22, 1812. 
 
 HILL, Tarrant, b. about 1760, was in Chfd. in 1789. He d., 
 probably, about 1837. 
 
 HILL, Cyrus, was in Chfd. in 1789, but appears to have remained 
 only a_ few years. 
 
 HILL, Elisha, son of Jonathan, of Winer., b. Apr. 12, 1800, m., 
 1823, in that town, Harriet, dau. of Jona. Taylor (i), and who 
 d. Aug. 13, 1876. Settled in Chfd. about 1827. He d. Jan. 
 22, 1875. 
 
 Ch. : Jonathan, b. Mar. 14, 1824; d. May 11, the same 
 ytM-.— Jonathan T., b. Sept. 11, 1825; d. Sept. 18, 1831.— 
 Harriet M., b. Apr. 27, 1828; m., 1S46, Corlis Hinds (2).— 
 Betsey C, h. July 21, 183-5 ; d. Aug. 27, iS^y.—Jonat/ian T., 
 h. Apr. 8, 1836; d. Apr. 6, 18^1.— Blizadeth C, b. Feb. 17, 
 
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 1839; ™- Levi H., son of Wm. Lincoln (q. v.) — Taylor E.^ 
 
 b. Mar. 3, 1S42. — Lucy E., b. Mar. 20, 1S46 ; d. . 
 
 HILL. Harvey, m., 1830, Phebe, dau. of James Sanderson (2). 
 The following ch. were recorded : Mary A , b. May 26, 1831 ; 
 Lucy A., b. Mar. 7, 1833 ; James B., b. Sept. 4, 1834 ; Sam- 
 uel A., b. Aug. 25, 1836; George A., b. July 19, 1S3S, and 
 d. 1841 ; Martha M., h. Feb. 21, 1840; Eliza C, b. Dec. 12, 
 1841. 
 
 HINDS, Jacob, was in Clifd in 1771. In 1775, he commanded 
 the 8th company of Col. James Raid's regiment. (See p. 89.) 
 His name disappears before i7S7- 
 
 HINDS. 
 
 1. Jesse Hinds, b. Sept. 7, 1764, was the son of Corlis Hinds, 
 
 who came from Eng. and settled in Mass. Jesse m. Sally Stan- 
 ford, b. Sept. I, 1773, and d. Aug. 24, 1864. About 1805, he 
 rem. from Barre, Mass., to Chfd., and settled on the farm now 
 owned and occupied by his son Corlis, in the south-east quar- 
 ter of the town. He d. Jan. 2, 1823. 
 
 Ch. : Sophia, \). Feb. 9, 1797; m. Caleb Bennett. Settled 
 finally in Girard, Erie Co., Penn. — Perley, b. Odl. 3, 1803; 
 m. 1st. Sarah Lawrence; 2d, Polly Smith. Settled in Girard-. 
 — Sally, h. May 2, 1807 ; m., 1S31, Adams Phillips, of Nelson. 
 Settled at Cherry Creek, N. Y. — Louisa, b. July 31, 1S09 ; m., 
 1830, James Phillips, of Roxbury, Settled at Cherry Creek. — 
 
 Jesse, b. Mar. 22, 181 1 ; m. , of N. Y. C\ty.— Corlis 
 
 (2), b. Nov. 12, 1814. — Clarissa, b. Mar. 30, 1819; m., 1836, 
 Wm. Allen, son of Wm. Faulkner (i). 
 
 2. Corlis, son of Jesse (i), m., Nov. 26, 1S46, Harriet Maria, 
 dau. of Elisha Hill (q. v.) Farmer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Arthur C, b Sept. 19, 1S47 ; res. in Kinsley, Kan. 
 — Fernando P., b. Nov. 16, 1848 ; m. Sarah Aldrich. Res^ 
 in Swzy. — Harriet E., b. July 20, 1850; m., Mar. 29, 1S69, 
 Leavitt W., son of Watson Safford (4). — Sarah M., b. Nov. 
 27, 1853 ; m. Geo. H. Clough, of Winchendon, Mass. — Caro- 
 line L., b. Aug. 10, 1S56; m.. Sept. 8, 1S75, John O., son of 
 John Hubbard (\q).— Jesse B., b. June 23, \'&^%.~Manly H., 
 b. June 4, i860 ; d. the 30th of the same month. Louisa L,, 
 
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 b. June 25, 1861. — Royal T., b. Dec. 3, 1862. — Flora Afay,h. 
 Apr. 27, \%66.— Noble A., b. Oft. 24, 1868.— ^r^ejif PF., b. 
 May 26, 1S70. — William W., b. Mar. 20, 1872. — Melvin A., 
 b. Dec. 4, 1S77. 
 
 HOLBROOK. 
 
 1. Daniel Holbrook settled in Chfd. about 1788. His wife's 
 name lias not been ascertained. His name disappears from the 
 tax-lists between 1815 and '19. He had, at least, the following 
 ch., but their oi-der is uncertain : Henry B. — Nabby, m. Amos 
 Crouch (3). — Marcus (2). — Daniel. — Rufus. — Abram. — El- 
 mira. — Millens., lived and d. in Swzy. 
 
 2. Marcus, son of Daniel (i), m. Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Wild 
 
 (i). He d. after 1840. • 
 
 Ch. : (Order somewhat uncertain) Emeline., m. John Trail, 
 of Boston. — Lestina, unm. — Charles B., m., 1838, Hannah 
 C, dau. of Moses Dudley (i). Physician at San Francisco, 
 
 Cal. — Eliza. — Albert. — Abbie. — Jane, m. Bishop. — 
 
 Maria, m. John Shipman. — Be?zjamin. 
 
 HOLDEN. 
 
 i. Lemuel Holdent, probably from Shirley, or vicinity, Mass., 
 was in Chfd. in 1790. His wife's name has not been ascer- 
 tained. He had, at least, two sons, William (2) and Detiis. 
 The latter rem. to N. Y. State, where he d. 
 
 2. William, -son of Lemuel (i), m., 1814, Lucy, dau. of Philip 
 Bacon (2). He d. inChfd. 
 
 Ch. : Bartleti, unm. — Wilson (3). 
 
 3. Wilson, son of William (2), m. 1st, 1836, Sarah, dau. of Ros- 
 well Stowell (q. v.), and who d. Jan. 18, 1849, a. 31 ; 2d, Lo- 
 villa, dau. of Squire Spaulding (i). Resided in Chfd. a num- 
 ber of years. 
 
 Ch. . Mary Adelaide, b. Aug. 16, 1837 ; m., June 7, 1854, 
 Henry H. Howe (4). — Alchesta L., b. Nov. 15, 1838 ; m., in 
 Monticello, la., Alpheus Johnson. — Liva Ann V., d. June 11, 
 1851, in her 12th year.-^Zoz^/^a Jane, b. July 29, 1845: m., 
 Jan. 19, 1863, Lyman J. Chickering, of Walpole. 
 
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 HOLLAND. 
 
 1. Samuel Holland, son of Jonah and Joanna Holland, b. in 
 Newfane, Vt.,.0<a:. i6, 1786, m. ist, 1809, Lydia Walker, b. 
 in Townshend, Vt., Feb. 5, 1790, andd. in Chfd. Apr. 2, 1822 ; 
 2d, 1823, Sophia, dau. of Martin Hildreth (6), and who d. 
 Oa. 30, 1855, a. 67. He settled in Chfd. soon after his first 
 marriage. Blacksmith. He d. Aug. 26, 1S24. 
 
 Ch. : Norman IV., b. Feb. 3, 181 2 ; d. in Newfane, Apr. 26, 
 1832. — JVba/t D.,h. June 3, 1815 ; d. Jan. 15, 1816. — Blouisa^ 
 b. Nov. 8, 1816 ; m. S. U. Clark, of Wardsboro', Vt, and rem. 
 to Ind., where she now res. — Laura Ann, b. May 27, 1819 ; 
 m. J. M. Crosby, a native of Brat., but at the time of his marriage 
 a resident of Norwalk, O. She res. at present in Toledo, O. 
 — George W. (2), b. Jan. iS, 1824. 
 
 2. George W., son of Samuel (i), m., July 4, 1853, Martha A., 
 dau. of Salmon and Mina (Dexter) Burbank, of Chfd. In 
 1851, he rem. to Hins., where he has been engaged in trade 
 many years. Has been clerk of the town for several years, and 
 a member of the N. H. House of Representatives in 1878 and 
 '81. 
 
 Ch. : Charles A., b. Dec. 14, \^ej\.— Henry C, b. Apr. 6, 
 1856. — George A., b. Nov. 20, 1S68. 
 
 HOLLOWELL, Calvin, m. Hannah , and had a son, '^oel 
 
 F., b. Jan. 29, [828. 
 
 HOLMAN. 
 Edward, David (1), Noah, Stephen and Smith Holman were probably the 
 sons of Edward Holman, of Royalston, Mass. Edward, Junior, came to 
 Chfd. about 1794, but rem. to Keene before 1813. Noah d. in Orange, Mass. 
 
 1. David Holman, probably son of Edward Holman, of Royals- 
 ton, Mass., m. ist, Mehetable Gale, d. Nov. 19, 1847, ^- %! 
 2d, 1S50, Mrs. Laura (Stone) Henry, wid. of John P Henry 
 (3), and who d. Mar. 21. 1863. He settled in Chfd. about 
 1805. He d. Aug. 17, 1864, a. 85. 
 
 Ch. : An adopted son, yames (2). — Ella F., b. Dec. 27, 
 1850; res. in San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 2. James, adopted son of David (i), tn., 1S24, Mary, dau. of Wm. 
 
 Faulkner (i), and who d. Aug. 31, 1841. Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. Apr. 28, 1844, a. 35. 
 
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 Ch. : David (3), b. Jan. 5, 1825. — Hetta, b. Oft. 19, 1826; 
 m., 1845, Alanson Spaulding (2). — William (4), b. Aug. 2, 
 1828. — Jason jR., h. Mar. 30, 1831 ; m. ist, Mary M. Howard, 
 of Winer. ; 2d, Mary E., dau. of Sidney S. Campbell (i), and 
 who d. Mar. 17, 1871 ; 3d, Charlotte Ellis. Machinist in 
 Hins. — Sarah y.,b. Dec. 26, 1832 ; d. Mar. 21, 1849. — Esther 
 M., b. Jan. 22, 1834; m. Charles Miles, of Stowe, Mass. ; d. 
 Nov. 9, 1857. — Cynthia, b. Sept. 14, 1S36; m.. Mar. 23, 1S62, 
 Robertus F., son of Ezekiel Colburn (4). Res. in Shirley, 
 Mass. — George, b. Aug. 3. 183S ; d. Mar. 24, 1863. — Henry 
 M., b. May 15, 1840 ; d. Oft. 28, 1847. 
 
 3. David, son of James (2), m., Apr. 27, 1848, Sarah R., dau. of 
 Ara Hamilton (2). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. Seledlman '79-'82. 
 
 Ch. : Frederick H., b. Feb. 15, 1849; d. Sept. 16, 1852. — 
 Alice M., b. July 16, 1S52. — Evelyn A., b. Apr. 18, 1856. — 
 Gertrude L., b. May 17, 1861 ; m., Jan. 25, 1S82, Curtis A. 
 Beal, of Chfd. 
 
 4. William, son of James (2), m., Apr. 8, 1851, Mary M., dau. 
 of Josiah Higgins (4). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Mary jRosetta, b. May 5, 1853; m., Feb. 14, 1871, 
 Ellon A., son of Watson Safford (4). — Frank M., b. Dec. 30, 
 1854. — Frederick W., h. Sept. 30, 1856. — George A., b. Odt. 
 26, 1858.- Helen Z., b. Mar. 6, 1861 ; d. Aug. 3, 1877. 
 
 HOLMES, Thomas, probably from Woodstock, Conn., m. Tamar, 
 dau. of Abner Harris (i). He was in Chfd. in 17S5, but his 
 name does not appear on the tax-lists after 1787. His wife sur- 
 vived him many years. He had, so far as known, the follow- 
 ing ch. : Sarah, m. Eldad Granger (q. v.) — Lucy, b. about 
 1773; m., 1791, John Wheeler (3); d. 1S63. — yohn, b. in 
 Woodstock, Conn., 1778; d. in Colebrook. Some of his de- 
 scendants still live in Coos county. — Rachel, unm. ; d. Feb., 
 i860, at the poor-house in Chfd. For many years she wander- 
 ed about from place to place, and was well known as one of 
 the most eccentric characters of the town. — Mary. — Abigail. 
 
 HOLMES, Calvin, m., 1789, Elizabeth, dau. of James Robertson 
 (2). He appears to have soon rem. from the town. 
 
 HOLMES, Luther, m., 1788, Folly Rich, but did not remain long 
 in Chfd. A son, Horace, was b. July 16, 1789. 
 
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 HOLT. 
 
 1. Joseph Holt, perhaps from Fitchburg, Mass., settled in Clifd. 
 
 about 1812. His wife was Elizabetli , d. in 1831, a. 77. 
 
 He d. in 1819 or '20. His son, Joseph (2), also settled in 
 Chfd. 
 
 2. Joseph, son of Joseph (i), m. Elizabeth Osborn, d. in 1838, a. 
 
 59. He d. in Chfd. in 1832, a. 53. 
 
 Ch. : Abel (3), b. Jan. 15, 1803. — Henry, m. Edith, dau. of 
 Wm. Farr (6). — George, probably went to one of the South- 
 ern States many years ago. 
 
 3. Abel, son of Joseph (2), m., Odl. 11, 1829, Hepsibeth J. 
 Brown, of Danvers, Mass., d. Apr. 2, 1877, in her 72d year. 
 Resided in Chfd. He d. Apr. 15, 1874. 
 
 Ch. : Joseph, b. Dec. 9, 1830; m.. Sept , 1869, Mrs. Mar- 
 tha E. Bowen, of Winer. Res. in Chfd. Has one dan , Liz- 
 zie J., b. June 13, 1870. — Edwin A., b. Nov. 3, 1834; unm. 
 — Horace M., b. Mar. 4, 1836; d Mar. 24, 1839. — Elizabeth 
 E, h. Apr. 30, 1843 ; m., Apr. 3, 1863, Geo. W. Bonney, d. 
 May II, 1064. At present milliner in Chfd. — Jas. Frank, b. 
 June 13, 1847 ; m. ist, Feb. 23, 1S70, Mary J. Hunt, of Winer. ; 
 2d, Jan. 8, 1880, Gertie Balccim, of Salem, Mass. 
 HOOKER, John, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was Hannah 
 
 . The name does not appear after 1794. Three ch. 
 
 were recorded : Abigail, b. Nov. 3, 1782; Joseph, b. Sept. 
 10, 1784; Hosea, b. Nov. 26, 1789 
 
 HOPKINS. 
 
 I. Richard Hopkins was in Chfd. in 1787- He m., 1790, Lucy 
 Fairbanks, d. Odl. 23, 1855, a. 82. H.e d. Apr. 5, 1847, a. 83. 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Jonathan, m. Mariam Osborn. 
 Had 3 ch. : Francis, Albert, Mary. — Richard (2), b. May i, 
 1793. — Rufus, m. Fanny, dau. of Lyman Scott (3), and lived 
 and d. in Chfd. Had the following ch. : Allen, Maria, m. Wm. 
 Wright; Francis, Elvira A., m. ist, Martin Wilson, and 2d, 
 Jedediah Sabin, of Wmd. ; Rufus. — Henry, unm. ; d. at St. 
 Louis, Mo. — Lucy, m., 1823, Jacob T. White (2). — Caroline, 
 
 m., 1827, Thomas J. Cobb (q. v.) — Weston, m. — But- 
 
 terfield, and had the following ch. : Lucy, Henry, Alonzo, 
 
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 Mary C. — Betsey H., b. May 26, 1813 ; m., 1832, Reuben B. 
 Foster (q. v.) — Thornton (3). — Sa?nuel P., m. ist, Sarah C, 
 dau. of Sam'l Estabrooks (2), and who d. Apr. 24, 1853; 2d, 
 1857, Ol've M. Farwell. He d. in De Kalb, 111. Had the fol- 
 lowing ch. : George, Mary, d. unm. ; Franclna, m. -= 
 
 Howard ; Alanson. — Elliott P.^ m. Elmanda A , dau. of Sam'l 
 Estabrooks (2). Res. in Pontiac, 111. Has had the following 
 ch. : Francis E., d. young; Sarah E., d. young; Ella, Emma, 
 and another son. 
 
 2. Richard, son of Richard (i), m., 1816, Emeline, dau. of Reu- 
 ben Lewis (i), and who d. Mar. 11, 1877. Resided in Chfd. 
 Selectman 1847. He d. Jan. 26, 1864. 
 
 Ch. : Harriet P., b. 06t. 29, 1817 ; m., 1839, Benj. Gurler. 
 — Emeline Z., b. July 25, 1819 ; m., 1841, John P. Newhall, 
 then of Chfd., afterwards of Hins. — Sarah W., b. Feb. 17, 
 1822 ; m.. May 24, 1848, Luther L., sort of Saml. Estabrooks 
 (2). — Richard Henry (4), b. May 9, 1831. 
 _(.. Richard H., son of Richard (2), m., Jan. 6, 1S53, Ellen M. 
 Newton, b. 06t. 20, 1831, and d. Sept. 26, 1875. He resided 
 in Chfd. till Apr., 1S70, when he rem. to Hins., where he en- 
 gaged in the manufadlure of paper. Seledlmaii '58, '59; rep- 
 resentative '65, '66. He d. Feb. 21, 1877. 
 
 Ch. : Charles £., b. May 16, 1855 ; res. in Hins. — Isabel 
 A., b. May 28, 1857; d. Sept. 6, i^s'^.— Herbert H, b. July 
 2, i'S,6i.—HattieE., b. Feb. 24, 1864; d. Aug. 18, 1865. — 
 Clara /?., b. Feb. 3, 1868. — -George C, b. Jan. 10, 1873. 
 
 3. Thornton, son of Richard (:), m. Diantha, dau. of William 
 Farr (6). He d. in Fitzwilliam about 1855. 
 
 Ch. : William W., h. Dec. 21, 1831 ; m., Sept. 12, 1S54, 
 Miranda, dau. of Squire Streeter (4). Res. in Chfd. Me- 
 chanic. Has 3 ch. : Fred W.^ b. OS.. 2, 1859; Etta M., b. 
 Sept. 21, 1863; Harry D., b. Aug. 18, iS6g.--Mary, h. Sept. 
 31, 1833 ; m. 1st, John Manning, of Winchendon, Mass. ; 2d, 
 Chapman. 
 
 HOPKINS, Joseph, was in Chfd in 1787, but the name soon dis- 
 appears. 
 
 HOSLEY. 
 I. Thomas HosLEY came from Mendon, Mass., about 1805, and 
 
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 settled on the farm now owned and occupied by John L. Street- 
 er. His wife was Liicinda Stebbins, d. Apr. 19, 1831, a. 63. 
 Farmer. He d. Feb. 16, 1S52, a. 88. 
 
 Ch. : Stebbins (2). — Nelson (3). — Anson^ m., 183S, Mercy, 
 dau. of James Snow (4), and who d. Odl. 25, 1851, a. 44. 
 Mechanic and millwright. He d. in Chfd., Mar. 26, 1852, a- 
 47- 
 
 2. Stebbins, son of Thomas (i), m. Diana, dau. of Erastus Sar- 
 geant (i). He resided a number of years in Chfd., but finally 
 settled in Canton, N. Y., where he d. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd. except the last) Pamelia. — Arvilla. 
 — George. — Horatio. — Angeline. — Lafayette. 
 
 3. Nelson, son of Thomas (i), m., 1831, Mary A., dau. of Wash- 
 ington Farr (7), and who d. Mar. 13, 1868, a. 56. Resided in 
 Chfd. Farmer and mechanic. He d. Sept. 4, 1862, a. 63. 
 
 Ch. : Mary A., b. Nov. 18, 1833; m., Dec, 18S0, Geo. B. 
 Throop, of N. Y. City. — Lavernie y.., b. Apr. 18, 1836 ; m., 
 Odl. 22, 1861, Benj. D. Ryan. — Camilla E., d. 1839. — Way- 
 land JV., b. Nov. 24, 1841. — Camilla E.., b. Aug. 24, 1845; 
 m., Dec. 24, 1875, T. Spencer Jenks. Res. in Worcester, 
 Mass. — Fidelia F.., b.Apr. 9, 1848; m., Jan. 22, 1869, Clare 
 W. Putnam. Res. in Worcester. 
 
 HOWARD, Zadock, was in Chfd. in 1803 ; Jonathan, in 1803 ; 
 EzEKiEL, in 1805 ; James, in 1805. All these names disap- 
 pear before 18 19. 
 
 HOWE. 
 
 I. William Howe, son of Samuel and Mehitable Howe, of Wmd., 
 b. Jan. 4, 1783, m. Lodisa, dau. of Reuben Smith (7). He 
 settled in Chfd. between 1807 and '12. About 1827, he rem. 
 to Montezuma, N. Y., where he d. probably about 1865. 
 
 Ch. : Hollis, b. May 6, 1802 ; d. the same month. — Barton 
 (2), b. Odl. 21, 1S03. — Emeline., b. May- 10, 1807; m., 1824, 
 Chancey R. Hildreth (11). — Sarah,'m., 1832, Robert Hildreth. 
 — Alfreda C, m., Jan., 1833, Levi G. Dunham (5). — Han- 
 nah., m. Jonathan Cole, of Wmd. ; res. at Portland, Me. — 
 
 William., m. ; settled in Canaan, Vt. 
 
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 2. Barton, son of William (i), m. ist, Lois B., dau. of Barzillai 
 Hubbard (6), and who d. Odl. t8, 1*852 ; 2d, Mrs. Poll^ Sim- 
 mons, of Wmd., d. Odl. 19, 1873, a. nearly 60. Farmer. Res. 
 in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Barton, b. Nov. 22, 1S23 ; m. Sylvia Slate. — Horace 
 (3), b. Feb. 10, 1828. — Henry, b. May 15, 1S30 ; d. in infancy. 
 — Mary P., b. Feb. 24, 1832; d. Jan. 4, 1841. — Henry H. 
 (4), b. July I, 1834. — William P., b. Nov., 1836 ; d. May 22, 
 1853. — Sofhronia, b. Apr. 8, 1839 ; m. ist, William Smith, of 
 Hins. ; 2d, Henry Campbell, of Brat. ; d. 0(ft. 24, 1870. — 
 Emeline, b. July 13, 1842; d. Sept. 21, 1870. 
 
 3. Horace, son of Barton (2), m., July 5, 1849, Harriet L., dau. 
 of Nathaniel Albee (q-v.) Mechanic. He d. in Chfd., Aug. 
 7, 1870. 
 
 Ch. : Charles H, b. Nov. 22, 1851 ; m.. Mar. 17, 1875, Al- 
 ta Dean, of Dover, Vt. — Mary Jane, b. Dec. 17, 1853; m., 
 July 4, 1872, Henrj- H., son of Stephen Rice (2). — Helena A., 
 b. Oa. 3, 1857; d. Feb. lo, i?,62.— Nettie B. (Farrow), 
 adopted dau., d. May 7, 1870, in her 5th year. 
 
 4. Henry H., son of Barton (2), m., June 7, 1854, Mary Ade- 
 laide, dau. of Wilson Holden (3). Mechanic in Chfd. 
 
 Ch.: William P., b. July 29, 1855; d. Odt. 21, 1873.— 
 Sarah Z., b. Feb. 14, 185S ; m., Feb. 14, 1878, Geo. W. 
 French, now of Chfd. — Henry B., b. May 9, i860. — Hattie 
 H, b. June 24, 1866. — Mabel C, h. Odt. 21, 1873. 
 
 HUBBARD. 
 
 2. Ephraim Hubbard, b. Nov. 30, 1742, was in Chfd. in 1770, 
 having probably come from Rutland, Mass. He was the half- 
 brother of Amos Hubbard (3) and Oliver Hubbard (4). He 
 m. 1st, Lucy, dau. of Nathan Willard, of Brat., and who d. 
 Apr. 27, 1806, in her 56th year; 2d, Thankful, wid. of Josiah 
 Butler, of Hins., and who d. Mar. 25, 1849. Seledlman 1775 
 and '76. He d. Feb. '24, 1828. 
 
 Ch. : Efhraim, b. Mar. 4, 1768 ; rem. to Lyndon, Vt, and 
 d. Apr. 14, 1815. — Lucy, b. Nov. 5, 1769; rem. to Lyndon. — 
 yerusha, b. Jan. 5, 1772 ; rem. to Lyndon. — Bunker G. (5), 
 b. Feb. 28, 1774. — Nathan, h. Apr. 18, 1776; rem. to Lyndon. 
 
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 — Barzillai (6), b. Mar. 7, 1778. — Rebecca, b. Apr. 3, 1780; 
 rem. to Lyndon. — Ruth, b. July, 13, 1782; m., 1809, VVm. 
 fierce (2) ; d. in Lyndon, June 23, 1832. — Abigail, b. Dec. 
 9, 17S4; unm. — Charlotte, b. Aug. 11, 1787: m. ist, Abel 
 Fletcher (i) ; 2d, 1S19, Nathaniel Atherton (4); d. Feb. 9, 
 1848. — Gratia, b. Aug. 2, 1790; m., 1810, John Butler (i) ; 
 d. Aug. 30, 1855. — Eber (7), b. Feb. 28, 1793. 
 
 5. Bunker G., son of Ephraim (2), m., 1799, Sybil, dau. of 
 Thomas Willard (3). Resided in Chfd. He d. since, or about, 
 1844. 
 
 Ch. . (Order uncertain) Maria, m. Rufus Allen, of Hins. — 
 
 Lucy, m, Raymond Fletcher, of Boston. — Sally, m. 
 
 Jones, of Boston. — Vashti, m. Levi Streeter. — Benjamin W., 
 b. Odl. 23, 1S08; unm.; d. at sea when a young man. — 
 Charles, b. Apr. 13, 181 1 ; m. Sybil Streeter, of Hins. — Es- 
 ther, m. Paine, in N. Y. State. — Gratia, m. Wal- 
 lace, in N. Y. State. — Mary. — Julia. 
 
 6. Barzillai, son of Ephraim (2), m.. May 29, 1803, Lavina 
 
 Putnam, b. May 5, 1780, and d. Apr. 28, 1854. He d. in Chfd. 
 Jan. 20, 1823. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza, b. Feb. 29, 1804; m., 1831, David S. Fletcher 
 (4). — Lois B., b. Mar. 9, 1806 ; m. Barton Howe (2) ; d. 061. 
 18, 1852. 
 
 7. Eber, son of Ephraim (2), m. Jane, dau. of Lyman Streeter, 
 of Hins., and who d. Mar., 1879. Resided in Chfd. He d. 
 Jan. 20, 1842. 
 
 Ch. : Horton, b. Dec. 5, 1818 ; m. ; d. in Hopkinton, 
 
 Mass. — Mariette, b. Aug. 9, 1822; m., Feb. iS, 1841, Oliver 
 H. Safford (5). — Parker (8), b. Apr. 5, 1824. — Warren, b. 
 Feb. 9, 1826; m.. in Chfd., Isabel Todd; d. in Worcester, 
 Mass., Apr. 10, 1852. — Martin, b. Dec. 19, 1829; m, Annette 
 Miles. Res. in Worcester. — Horace, b. Odt. 15, 1835 ; d. Aug. 
 24, 1S53. — Larkin, d. in infancy. — Moulton, d. in infancy. 
 
 8. Parker, son of Eber (7), m. Eliza, dau. of Roswell Powers 
 
 (2). He d. in Chfd., Dec. n, 1857. 
 
 Ch. : Amandren (5., b. Dec. 3, 1S46 ; d. Odt., 1865. — Mi- 
 ron W., b. Mar. 17, 1850. — Fred F., b. Apr. 22, 1852. — 
 yennie E., b. Feb. 25, 1855; m. Edgar H. Burroughs. — Al- 
 ton P., b. oa. 5, 1857. 
 
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 -Amos Hubbard, half-brother of Ephraim Hubbard (2), b. 
 Sept. 28, 1745, came from Rutland, Mass. He purchased in 
 Chfd., Dec. 29, 1769, lots Nos 4 and 4 (excepting 50 acres), 
 in the nth and 12th ranges, respectively. This farm was iden- 
 tical, in part at least, with that now owned and occupied by 
 his grandson, John O. Hubbard. He m. in Chfd., in 1774, 
 Leah Farr, b. Feb. 24, 1756, and d. Odl. 26, 1832. Soldier 
 1777 : seledtman '84. He d. from the effedls of a surgical op- 
 eration, June 8, 1792. 
 
 Ch. : Leah, b. Dec. 6, 1774; m. Noah CummingSj and rem. 
 to Littleton. — Sarah, b. Feb. 6, 1777 ; m., 1793, Peter Wheeler 
 (2); d. 1851. — Amos, b. Odl. 30, 1780; m., 1807, Nabby 
 Smith. Rem. to Littleton. — Samuel B. and Jacob Powers 
 
 (9), b. Mar. 29, 1785. Samuel B. m. Hildreth, of 
 
 Petersljam, Mass., and settled in Littleton (N. H.) — yohn (10), 
 b. Sept. 28, 1789. 
 
 Jacob P., son of Amos (3), m., 1815, Luna, wid. of Levi 
 Fletcher, and dau. of Lotan Hildreth (7), and who d. Feb. 20, 
 1870. Resided in Chfd. He d. Jan. 8, 1856. 
 
 Ch. : Louisa F. (half-sister of the following), b. June 9, 
 1807; m., 1824, George, son of Martin Hildreth (6). — Luihe- 
 ra B., b. Nov. i, 1816; m., 1836, Marshall Butler (2). — Amos 
 R. (11), b. Jan. 6, 1819. — Sophia W^., b. July i, 1821 ; m. 
 Josiah, son of John Butler (i). — Joseph C. (12), b. Feb. 15, 
 1824. 
 
 Amos R., son of Jacob P. (9), m., Sept. 22, 1846, Rosamond 
 W., dau. of Samuel and Orpha (Walker) Waldo, of Langdon. 
 Farmer in Chfd Seledtman 1872, '73 and '76. 
 
 Ch. : Raiuson W., b. Jan. 27, 1848 ; unm. ; d. Apr. 8, 1881. 
 He was a young man of more than ordinary force of intelledl, 
 and a lover of learning, but was cut down, in the prime of 
 life, by a disease from which he had long suffered. — Flora 
 A., b. Sept. 3, 1851 ; m., Nov. 21, 1873, Levi B. Ware, of 
 Wmd. ; d. Feb. 3, 1881.— C/a/-a M., b. Oa. 4, 1853 ; m., Nov. 
 21, 1871, Chas. M., son of Chas. M. Davis (7) ; d. Mar. 16, 
 1879. — Etta Z., b. Nov. 16, 1866. — LunaB., b. Apr. 25, 1870. 
 
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 12. Joseph C, son of Jacob P. (9), m., May 10, 1847, Cordelia, 
 dau. of Simon and Betsey Ames, of Cro^'don, and who wasb. 
 Nov. 18, 1828. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Frank, b. Dec. 14, 1849, — Cora Belh b. June 15, 
 1859. — Ida Florence, b. June iS, 1862. 
 10. John, son of Amos (3), m. ist, 1816, Sally, dau. of John Hil- 
 dreth, and who was b. June 2, 1792, and d. in 1834; 2d, Odt. 
 5, 1S36, Celistina K., dau. of Oliver Doolittle, of Hins., and 
 ' who was b. Jan. 10, iSoo. He resided in Chfd., on the farm 
 on which his father settled. He d. Aug. 23, 1S74. 
 
 Ch. : Albert, b. May 16, 1817 ; m. Sophia Powers, of Spen- 
 cer, Mass. Res. in Holden, Mass. — Elbridge (13), b. Mar. 
 31, 1819. — Elijah, b. May 31, 1821 ; m. ist, Rocephe Swan, 
 of Townshend, Vt. ; 2d, Meldrada Redman, of Monticello, 
 la., where he res. — Clark, b. June 28, 1824; m twice. Res. 
 in Monticello. — Wm. Ward, b. Sept. I2, 1827 ; m. ist, Elmira 
 Bigelow, of Spencer, Mass. ; 2d, Clara Whitney, of Fitchburg, 
 Mass., where he res. — Jason, b. Aug. 9, 1829; m. Ophelia, 
 dau. of James Hubbard, of Royalston, Mass. ; d. at Council 
 Bluffs, la., Feb., id.'jS.— Johfi O., b. Nov. 10, 1839 '- "■■•' Sept. 
 8, 1875, Carrie L., dau. of Corlis Hinds (2). Farmer in Chfd. 
 Has one ch., Lesley J., b. Jan. 23, 1879. 
 
 13. Elbridge, son of John (10), m. ist, July 4, 1850, Lydia, dau. 
 of Simon Ames, of Croydon, and who d. Apr. 24, i860, a. 
 36; 2d, Dec. 12, 1861, Widow Lydia A. Tasker, dau. of Lov- 
 ell Baker, a native of Goshen. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Arthur E., b. Dec. 27, 1851. — George A., b. May 22, 
 1854. — Mary L., b. Feb. 4, 1858 ; m., Dec. 27, 1879, Willis 
 J. Ray, of Dum. — Albert A., b Jan. 13, 1863. — Erwin C, b. 
 Apr. I, 1866. 
 4. Oliver Hubbard, brother of Amos Hubbard (3), and half- 
 brother of Ephm. Hubbard (2), b. in Rutland, Mass., came to 
 Chfd. between 1770 and '76. He settled on the farm now 
 owned and occupied by Joseph C. Hubbard. His wife was 
 Lois , d. May 5, 1838, a. 77. He d. July 30,^1820, a. 73. 
 
 Ch. : Oliver. — Hiram, rem. to Lyndon, Vt. — Vashti, m., 
 1816, Amos Rich ; d. in Chfd., insane, Dec, 1876. — Esther, 
 m., 1820, Seth Clark, of Burke, Vt. — Orrin, b. 1789; m., 
 
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 i8i8, Mary Butler; d. at East Burke, Vt., Sept. 22, 1S72. — 
 Heman Baker ^ m. Achsah, wid. of Montgomery Darling (4). 
 He lived many years in Chfd., but d. in Hins. Had no ch. — 
 Barsina, m. Daniel, son oF John Crowninshield (i). — Sey- 
 mour^ who at one time lived in Windham, Vt. 
 
 HUBBARD, Silas, was of Rutland, Mass., in 1789, but m. in 
 Chfd., in 1793, Polly Nichols, and had, at least, one son born 
 in Chfd., Silas, b. July 23, i795- The name soon disappears. 
 
 HUBBARD, Clark, was also of Rutland, Mass., in 1789, but "was 
 in Chfd. in 1790. He m. Arathusa, dau. of Joseph Atherton 
 (2), and rem. to Swanton, Vt., probably about 1795. 
 
 HUDSON, Benjamin, son of William and Mary Hudson, b. in 
 Oxford, Mass., May 22, 1727, m., 1756, Sarah Holman, of 
 Sutton, Mass. He came to Chfd. between 1770 and '76, and 
 appears to have settled on Streeter hill. His name disappears 
 about 1797- 
 
 Ch. : Sarah, b. Feb. 7, 1757; m., 1780, Benjamin Streeter 
 (2) ; d. 0(ft. 15, iS,^2.— Mary, b. June 30, 1760; d. 1768.— 
 Hannah, b. May 11, 1762; d. 1768. — Benjamin, b. June 14, 
 1764; d. \^6^.— Molly, b. May 3, 1767. — Lucy, b. Odl. 23, 
 1769. — Solomon, b. Nov. 17, 1771 ; m., probably, Thirza, dau. 
 of Samuel Farr (i), Third. It is probable that he rem. to 
 Sutton, Vt., or vicinity, about 1799. — Betty, b. Odl. 2, 1774. 
 —Rhode, b. May 8, I'j'jd,.— Hannah E., b. Sept. 16, 1781. 
 
 HUTCHINSON, Benjamin, m. Lucena , and had a dau., 
 
 Hephzibah, b. Feb. 17, 1790. 
 
 JACKSON. 
 
 I. Eleazer Jackson, supposed to have been a descendant of Ed- 
 ward Jackson, who came from London, Eng., and settled in 
 what is now Newton, Mass., as early as 1643, was born May 
 12, 1736. He m., in 1761, Rachel Pond, b. Feb. 3, 1740, and 
 d. in Chfd., Mar. 12, 1836, a. 96. In 1767, he was in Walpole, 
 Mass., but afterwards rem. to Wrentham, and thence, in 1771, 
 to Dudley. He was originally a clothier by trade. Odt. 6, 
 1778, he took a deed of 82 acres of land in Chfd., upon which 
 he settled. This land is a part of the farm on which his grand- 
 son, Jay Jackson, now resides, an^ has always been, since 
 
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 1778) owned by members of the Jackson family. He was 
 seleftman in 1782, '83, '87, '88, '93-96, and 1800; representa- 
 tive in '92, '93, '97. In i79i,,he was the delegate from Chfd. 
 to the convention for revising the constitution of the State. He 
 d. Nov. II, 1814. 
 
 Ch. : Prudence, b. Nov., 1762 ; m., 1779, Asa Robinson, of 
 Dudley, Mass.; d Aug. 21, \%ip.— Jacob, b. Apr. 15, 1764; 
 m., 1793, Susanna, dau. of Col. Samuel King (2). Had 2 ch., 
 Willard and Mary, twins. After his death his wid. m., 1815, 
 James Robertson (4). — Jarib (2), b. May 5, \']66.—Lydia, 
 b. Odt. II, 1767 ; m. John Sanderson (4) : d. Odl. 17, 1793. — 
 Enoch (3) a.nd Blijak (4), b. 0&.. 20, 1769.— Zra« (5), b. 
 in Dudley, June 25, i']']2.— Wilkes, b. May 15, 1775; unm. 
 Rem. to Waterford. Vt., where he was killed by a falling tim- 
 ber, Dec. I, iSio. — jfames, b. Dec. 29, 1776; m., 1800, Lucy 
 Bingham, and had 3 ch. : Horace, Lydia, Arnold. Rem. to 
 Swanton, Vt., where he m. 2d, Mrs. Betsey Cram. He d. 
 Apr. 9, 1S54. — David, b. Odl. 22, 1778; unm. Was a trader 
 for some time in Winer., whence he rem. to Highgate, Vt. 
 He d. in Westfield, Vt., Apr. 22, 1859. 
 
 2. Jarib, son of Eleazer (i), m., 1792, Molly (or Polly), prob- 
 
 ably dau. of Paul Eager (q. v.) Rem., about 1796, to Swan- 
 ton, Vt. He d. May 29, 1833, 
 
 Ch. : Rufus W., b. Jan. 19, 1793 ! murdered by a negro at 
 Highgate, Vt., Nov. 14, 1819. Having stopped at a tavern, he 
 was requested by the proprietor to assist in removing an intox- 
 icated negro from the house. Mr. Jackson ejected him with- 
 out the assistance of the proprietor, and afterwards mounted 
 his horse and rode away. The negro, armed with a club, se- 
 creted himself by the road-side, and, as Mr. Jackson rode 
 along, knocked him from his horse. The murderer was con- 
 vidled of the crime and executed. — Lydia, b. Nov. 3, 1794 ; d. 
 at St. Albans, Vt., July, 1869.- Paul Eager, b. July 5, 1796 ; 
 d. at Swanton, Nov. 14, 1S67. — Polly, b. July 23, 1803. — 
 Eleazer P., b.,Apr. 6, 1807 ; d. at Swanton,, Apr. 24, 1808. — 
 Fanny P., b. Aug. 29, 1809; d. Mar. 14, 1840. 
 
 3. Enoch, son of Eleazer (i), m., 1799, Martha, dau. of Andrew 
 
 Phillips (q. v.), and who d. Dec. 24, 1858. He resided in 
 
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 Chfd., on the paternal fai-m, till 1837, when he rem. to Win- 
 hall, Vt. He was a noted pedestrian, and seldom made use of 
 a horse in performing long journeys. Setting out at an early 
 hour in the morning, he sometimes traveled 50 to 60 miles in a 
 day. It is related of him that, on one occasion, having been 
 invited to ride, he replied, "I'm in a hurry ; I think I will not 
 
 ride." He d. in Winhall, Odt. 10, 1853, ^^ ^^^ ^S^ °^ nearly 
 84 years. 
 
 Ch. : Eleazer, b. Nov. 25, 1799 ; d. Sept. 21, 1802.— SaraA, 
 h. 061. 23, 1801 ; d. Odl. 8, 1802. — Andrew, h. Sept. 20, 1803 ; 
 d. Dec. 28, 1814. — Mary. b. Aug. 21, 1806; d. Jan. 11, 1815. 
 — y^ohn, b. Jan. 8, 1810. He was a lover of books, and an 
 excellent scholar. At the age of about sixteen he left the Acad- 
 emy prepared to enter college two years in advance ; but, hav- 
 ing decided not to pursue a collegiate course, he began to study 
 law with Hon. Phineas Handerson. After a year or two he 
 abandoned the studj' of law, to engage in farming in Swanton, 
 Vt. ; but his intelledt became deranged, and he died insane in 
 Winhall, May ii, 18^6.— Louisa, b. Sept. 27, 181 1 ; m., 1S33, 
 George G., son of Arad Stoddard (4). — yay (6), b. May 15, 
 1S16. 
 Jay, son of Enoch (3), m. ist, 1845, Betsey E., dau. of James 
 Henry (2), and who d. Mar. 14, 1870; 2d, Mar. iS, 1872, Mrs. 
 Lucy S. Whitney, of Townshend, Vt. He res. in Chfd. on 
 the ancestral farm, and is a well-known raiser of fine cattle. 
 Though best known, even to his fellow-townsmen, as a suc- 
 cessful farmer, it is, nevertheless, a fadl that his devotion to the 
 Muse is only second to his love for his chosen vocation ; and 
 some of his poems would do honor to the masters of the poetic 
 art. Representative 1842, '44 ; delegate to the convention for 
 revising the constitution of the State, 1S76. 
 
 Ch. : Laura, b. Sept. 12, 1846. — Robert, b. Mar. 3, 1848. — 
 Martha E.,h. Sept. 5, 1850; d. Aug. 13,1876, unm. — An- 
 drew H., b. Jan. 13, 1853.— ^o/ire, b. Mar. 16, 1857; d. Dec. 
 27, 1861. 
 
 Elijah, soniof Eleazer (i), m. Elizabeth Sumner, of Keene. 
 He was a clothier for a few years at the West Village, and then 
 rem., about 1804, to Highgate, Vt., where he d. Mar. 20, i860. 
 
 Ch. : Betsey Z. — Sarah. — Sophrona. 
 
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 5- Levi, son of Eleazer ( I ), never married. Of him his nephew, 
 Mr. Jay Jackson, writes as follows : 
 
 "In a history of the town of Chesterfield, justice to the memory of Hon. 
 Levi Jackson seems to require something more than the bare mention of hia 
 name; for probably no one has done more for the honor of the town, or to 
 elevate the moral and intellectual standard of the community in which he 
 moved. 
 
 The youthful years of Levi were principally spent in company with his 
 father and brothers in clearing up and cultivating their new farm ; but he 
 manifested a desire to obtain a better education than the common schools of 
 that day were calculated to impart, and told his father that he thought he 
 might afford to send one of his numerous family of boys to college. Improv- 
 ing his meager common school privileges, and dividing the remainder of his 
 ■ time between his labors upon the farm and his fireside studies with the ben- 
 efit of a few months at the then infant institution of Chesterfield Academy, 
 he qualified himself for college, and entered Dartmouth in 1797, two years in 
 advance. Graduating in 1799, his services were immediately secured by the 
 trustees of Chesterfield Academy as preceptor of that institution, which po- 
 sition he held for six consecutive years. During this time, the Academy ac- 
 quired an enviable reputation as a literary institution. Possessing a flue per- 
 sonal appearance, an unassumed dignity and firmness, yet easy and pleasant 
 in his manners and conversation, it was said of him, that he commanded both 
 the love and the fear of his pupils, and the respect of all. 
 
 On retiring from the preceptorship of the Academy, he engaged in trade at 
 Chesterfield Center, and continued in that business during the remainder of 
 his life. He was a member of the N. H. House of Representatives in 1808, 
 '09, '10 and '11, and again in '31; a member of the State Senate in '13, '13, '14 
 and '15, and of the Council in '16 and '17. Modest and unaspiring in his de- 
 portment, (unlike many of our modern politicians), the offices of honor and 
 trust that he held were unbought and unsought by him, but bestowed upon 
 him by an appreciative constituency in consideration of his eminent qualifica- 
 tions for the same. 
 
 A man of temperate habits and strong constitution, in the full strength and 
 vigor of life and usefulness, and with a prospect before him amounting to 
 nearly a certainty that, if his life was spared, he would soon be called to fill 
 the highest oflice in the gift of the State, his unexpected death, which oc^ 
 curred Aug. 30, 1821 , at the age of 49, was a severe loss to the town, the State 
 and the community, and brought deep mourning upon his family and friends; 
 but his memory will be cherished while virtue, honesty and intelligence are 
 justly appreciated." 
 
 In politics Mr. Jackson was a Federalist, and, at the town- 
 meeting held Sept. 4, 181 2, — for the purpose, as was stated in 
 
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 the warrant, "of taking the sense of the town on the alarming- 
 situation of our country, the condudt of our rulers, and the 
 tendency of their measures," — he was chosen chairman of the 
 committee for drafting "a proposal for the town to adl upon.'' 
 The resolutions submitted to the town on that occasion, and 
 adopted, are published in full on pages io8, 109. It is, of 
 course, impossible to determine whether the phraseology of 
 these resolutions was wholly Mr. Jackson's ; but (however we 
 may regard the political sentiments contained therein) it must 
 be admitted that they have a true jfacksonian ring; which 
 renders it highly probable that they were penned by himself. 
 And in saying this, it is by no means intended to underrate the 
 ability of the other gentlemen of the committee. 
 JOHNSON, Israel, was in Chfd. in 1773, which year he purchas- 
 ed a part of lot No. 7, in the- 15th range. His wife was Abial 
 Higgins, who, after his death, m. Abner Harris, Jr. Israel 
 lived (during the last years of his life at least) on the farm now 
 owned and occupied by Chas. C. P. Goodrich, Esq. He d. 
 May 16, 1802, in his 64th year. His wife Abial d. Jan. 15, 
 1826, a, 85. He is said to have had the following ch. : Polly, 
 b. about 1776; m., 1791, John Kneeland (q. v.) ; d. Apr. 25, 
 1842. — Israel. — Elipkaz,h. I'j^o; unm. He lived many years 
 in Brat., where he was noted for his witty sayings and extem- 
 poraneous poetry, specimens of which can be found in Heniy 
 Burnham's history of that town. He was commonly known as 
 "Blind Johnson," on account of his defedlive eyesight. He d. 
 in Chfd., Sept. 1, 1859, from injuries received by being run 
 against by a team, at the Centre Village. — Zebulon.-- Thomas. 
 — Flinty m , 1792, Joanna Eastman. — Chellis. — yokn, m. 
 (perhaps), 1793, Sarah Hildreth. 
 
 JOHNSON. 
 
 I. Caleb Johnson, b. 1746, came from Petersham, Mass , prob- 
 ably in 1773, which year (Aug. 8) he piuxhased house-lot No. 
 
 II, in the nth range. His wife was Sarah , d. Dec. 31, 
 
 1837, a. 90. He d. Dec. 24, 1832. 
 
 Ch. : David S., h. 1775 ! d. young. — Susanna, d. young. — 
 Nabby, b. Apr. 22, 1777. — Caleb, b. Aug. 25, 1779; m., 1809, 
 
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 Lodisa, dau. of Thomas Farr [probably son of Abraham (i),J 
 and who d. Apr. 19, 1847, a. 62. Resided in Chfd. He d. 
 June 5, 1854. Had no ch. — Joel, b. Nov. 17, 1781. — David 
 (2), b. Dec. 18, 1783. — Perley and Polly, h. Apr. 20, 1786. 
 Perley rem. to the "Black River country," N. Y. — Sally, b. 
 July 6, 1788. — yohn, b. Aug. 24, 1791 ; unm. Is said to have 
 been accidentally killed. 
 
 2. David, son of Caleb (u, m. ist, 1S19, Phebe Wood, d. Jan. 
 8, 1832 ; 2d, Susan, dau. of Wm. Clark (1), and who d. Nov. 
 6, 1S47. Resided in Chfd. He d. Mar. 7, 1867. 
 
 Ch. : George W. (3), b. Apr. 28, 1820. — Harriet M., b. 
 May 4, 1822; m. ist, 1840, Benj. F. Swan, of Tyngsboro', 
 Mass., by which marriage she had 4 ch. : H. Evelina Swan, b. 
 Dec. 26, 1841, and m., June 15, 1868, Albert O., son of Jessie 
 Field (4) ; Abbie M. Swan, b. Nov. 19, 1845, and m., Apr. 
 15, 1869, Geo. Morse, physician, now of Gloucester, Mass., 
 being also a physician herself; Benj. Herbert Swan, b. Sept. 7, 
 1845, and m.. Mar. 13, 1873, Sarah E., dau. of Rodney Fletch- 
 er (7) ; Mary Ella Swan, b. Sept. 22, 1847. Harriet M. m. 
 2d, Mar. 26, 1859, Joshua W. Chamberlain (9). — Liva Ann, 
 b. Jan. 9, 1825; d. Feb. 11. 1826. — Sarah B., b. Feb. 23, 
 1S27 ; m., Apr. 23, 1S54, William, son of Nathan and Hannah 
 (Farr) Franklin, of Wmd., and who d. in Chfd., June i, 1878 ; 
 she d. Sept. 12, 1873. 
 
 3. Georgk W., son of David (2), m.. May 10, 1855, Fannie Me- 
 
 lissa, dau. of Asa Smith (11). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch.: Ada M., b. Mar. 21, 1856; m., June 8. 1881,'Wm. 
 Larkin, son of Ephm. Amidon (4). — Cora 'jF., b. May 16, 
 1858; d. Oa. 25, iS,6t,.— Burton G., h. July 5, 1861. 
 
 JOHNSON, ZiBA, was in Chfd. in 1791 ; Jonas, in 1794; Peter, 
 in 1795; Wilder, 1796 — about 1800; Robert, 1798 — 1S03. 
 
 JOHNSON, Moses, b. Mar. 6, 1741, rem. from Stafford, Conn., 
 to Putney, Vt., of which town he is said to have been one of 
 the early settlers. In 17775 he, with others, commenced a set- 
 tlement on land that now lies in the north part of Brookline, 
 Vt. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and rose to the rank 
 of lieutenant. Feb. 23, 1782, the Legislature of Vermont 
 
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 granted to him and 33 others a tradl of land containing 5040 
 acres, which tradt was first called "Johnson's Gore," but which, 
 Nov. 6 1800, was incorporated into a township under the name 
 of Adton. In 1840, Adton was annexed to Townshend. About 
 1792, he settled in Chfd., having married, for his second wife, 
 Lydia, dau. of Peter Wheeler (i), and who d. at Putney, Apr. 
 16, 1816. He remained in Chfd. till about 1804, when he re- 
 turned to Putney. While in Chfd. he engaged in the manufac- 
 ture of malt, in a building-that stood a little way north of the 
 Wheeler brook, near the present highway leading past Elbridge 
 Hubbard's and Russell H. Davis's, in school-distridt No. 9. 
 He d. in Wmd., Sept. 3, 1835. 
 
 Ch. : (By second marriage) Jane W.^ b. Jan. 11, 1791 ; m. 
 John Hollenbeck ; d. July 4, 1872. — Luctnda, b. Dec. 19, 
 1793; unm. She was drowned in the Connecticut, on the 
 evening of July i, 181 1, at Putney ferry, as she was returning 
 home from Chfd., where she had been on horseback It is 
 supposed that she was pushed out of the boat by her horse. — 
 Sarah JV., b. July 5, 1796; m. ist, Moses Day (q. v.) ; 2d, 
 Erastus Downey, of New York. — Olive D , b. Jan. i, 1799; 
 m. Ashbel Johnson, of Putney. — Moses, b. Dec. 26, 1804. 
 
 JOHNSON, Abner, was in Chfd. in 1776. He was one of the 
 original trustees of the Academy. Selectman 1778, '81, '83, 
 '89 — '91. His wife's name has not been ascertained, but he 
 had a son, Martin, d. in Chfd., Aug. 26, 1844, a. 72 ; a dau., 
 
 who m. Brockway, and probably other ch. He d. Mar. 
 
 19, 1826, a. 85. 
 
 JOHNSON, Charles, 1775— '95- His wife was Anna , d. 
 
 Sept. 14, 17S9, in her 40th year. Soldier 1775. 
 
 JOHNSON. Zebediah, m., 178S, Hannah Woods. Two ch. were 
 recorded: Zebediah,\>. Aug. 19, 1788, and d. 1796; Israel, 
 b. Aug. 27, 1790. 
 
 JOHNSON, Nathan, m. Emma , and had the following 
 
 ch. : Rebecca, b. July 22, 1810; Phebe, b. Apr. 26, 1812; 
 Pherona, b. Mar. i6, 1814; Laura, d. 1823, young. 
 
 JOHNSON, AsAHEL, 1787 — about 1800. He appears to have had 
 a son, Asahel. 
 
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 JORDAN. 
 
 1. Eleazer Jordan settled in Chfd. as early as 1770. His wife 
 
 was Phebe . Soldier 1775, '76, '77. He d. about 1S30. 
 
 He is said to have had the following ch., and perhaps others : 
 Polly, b. Apr. 2, 1770. — Amos (2), b. July 2, i77i'. — Miles, 
 m., 1802, Anna Mason; d. in Chfd., at the poor-house, Nov., 
 1S60. — Zeri. — Benjamin. — Eleazer,, m., 1806, Clarissa, dau. 
 of Nathaniel Bacon (i) .—Edmund- — Sylvanus, — William.. — 
 Hannah, — Lois., m. Josiah Tombs (q. v.) 
 
 2. Amos, son of Eleazer (i), m. Ruth, dau. of Ebenezer Streeter 
 
 (q. V.) He d. in Chfd., at the poor-house, Mar., i860. 
 
 Ch. : Phebe., b. Mar. 30, 1790. — yemima, b. Sept. 28, 1791- 
 — Amos, b. May 26, 1793. — Ebenezer., b. Apr. 10, 1795. — Ab- 
 igail, b. 0(ft. 17. 1797. — Zeri, b. July 3, [801. — Eleazer, b. 
 June 25, 1805. — Lorenzo, b. Dec. 3. 181 2. 
 
 JOSLYN, Benjamin, settled in Chfd.' between 1807 and '12 He 
 
 m. 1st, Betsey , d. Jan, 20, 1820, a. 65 ; 2d, 1824, Mrs. 
 
 Rachel Rover. He d. Nov. 8, 1825, a. 79. A dau., Sally, d. 
 Nov. 20, 1856, a. 64 ; a son, Danl. Foster, b. probably about 
 1798, resided in Chfd. a number of years after his father's death, 
 but finally rem. to Amherst, Mass. 
 
 JOSLYN, Elbridge G., m., 1813, Mary Hyde, of Putney, Vt., 
 and who d. Sept. 15, 1819, a. 32. He d. in Chfd. (apparently). 
 Aug. 28, 1815, a. 27. 
 
 KILLBURY, John. m. Zerviah . His name disappears be- 
 fore 1787. Three ch. were recorded : John, b. Mar. 10, 1772 ; 
 Richard, b. July 2, 1773 ; Robert, b. Dec. 13, 1774. 
 
 KIMBALL, William, m., Jan. 20, 1780, at Wilton, Mehetabel 
 Hutchinson. He d. in Chfd., July 8, 1790, in his 44th year. 
 Four ch. were recorded : Timothy, b. Apr. 19, 1784 ; Stephen, 
 b. Jan. 28, 1786; Asa, b. Dec. 14, 1787; Abial, b. Sept. 23, 
 1789, and d. 1790. 
 
 KING. 
 
 I. Dr. Samuel King was residing in the 5th school-ward in 1785, 
 but the date of his settlement in the town has not been deter- 
 mined. He. is said to have lived in the house now occupied by 
 Otis Safford, and which is situated near the Centre Village, 
 
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 west of the highway leading from that village past the residence 
 of Henry C. Marsh. Plis wife was Hannah . He prob- 
 ably d. before 1800. His ch., so far as known, were as follows : 
 
 Samuel (2), b. about 1751. — Lydia, m. Bingham. — 
 
 Sally ^ d. June 2, 1787, in her 20th year. — Betsey, d. June 5, 
 1788, in her 14th year. 
 2. Samuel, son of Samuel (i), m. Molly, dau. of Ephm. Whit- 
 ney (q. v.), and who, after her , husband's death, m. Capt. Si- 
 mon Willard (q. v.) Samuel appears to have settled in Chfd. 
 about 1773, having come, probably, from Petersham, Mass. 
 He was one of the most conspicuous charatfters in the histoi-y 
 01 the town. In 1776, he refused to sign the "Association 
 Test," and, in June, 1777, he was summoned before the "court 
 of inquiry," at Keene, "as being inimical to the United States 
 of America ;" was tried, and sentenced to pay a fine and to be 
 confined to the limits of his farm. (See p. 58.) When the 
 controversy about the "Grants" was at its height, he espoused 
 the cause of Vermont, and labored strenuously to effecSt the 
 union of the disartected towns with that State, and at onetime 
 held a commission as colonel in the Vermont militia. (See 
 Chap. III.) According to the records of the superior court of 
 Cheshire county, he was indidted, at the same time with Sam- 
 uel Davis, for attempting to break up the inferior court in 
 Sept., 1782 ; but this indiftment was not prosecuted. , (See p. 
 84.) In 1781, he was chosen, together with Dea. Silas Thomp- 
 son, to represent Chfd. in the Genei'al Assembly of Vermont, 
 and was selectman the same, and the following, year. In '82, 
 '83 and '84, he represented the town in the General Court of 
 N. H. He d. Sept. 13, 1785, in his 34th year, and was buried 
 in the old town grave-yard, at the Centre Village. In his will, 
 which was made twelve days before his death, he devised the 
 use of his farm to his father an^ mother, and made certain pro- 
 visions respedling his sisters and his children. The appraised 
 value of his estate was 2497 pounds 9 shillings 4 pence. 
 
 Ch. : Polly, b Odl. 4, 1772; m., 1790, Ora Harvey (3) ; d. 
 Mar. 21, 1846. — Susanna, b. Aug. 3, 1775; m. ist, 1793, Ja- 
 cob, son of Eleazer Jackson (i) ; 2d, James Robertson (4) ; 
 d. May 17, 1833.— 6a»2«e/ (3), b. Nov. 10, 1778. — Sally, b. 
 
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 Sept. 21, 1780; d. Mar. 22, 1781.— ^a/Zy, b. Nov. 26, 17S2; 
 m., 1S08, Luther Chapman (then of Swzy.) — Thirzy, b. May 
 7, 1785 ; m., 1803, Jason Tyler (3) ; d. in Winer., Aug. 17, 
 1851. 
 
 3. Samuel, son of Samuel (2), m., 1796, Sally Davis, b. Apr. 
 25, 1780, and d. Aug. 20, 1848. About r8oo, he rem. to Lit- 
 tleton, and afterwards to Vermont and Maine, finally settling 
 at St. Stephens, N. B., where he d. Jan. 13, 1834. Both he 
 and his wife were buried at Calais, Me. 
 
 Ch. : Willard, b. Dec. 21, 1796. — Gilman Z?., b. Apr. 3, 
 1799. — Almena, b. in Littleton, June 15, 1801. — Loratnc, b. 
 in Lunenburg, Vt., Apr. 5, 1803. — Velona, b. in Waterville, 
 Me., May 10, 1805. — Adeline, b. in Waterville, June 12, 1807. 
 — Thirza, b. in Waterville, Aug. 21, 1809. — Samuel 7'., b. in 
 St. Stephens, N. B., (as were also all the following), Dec. 9, 
 181 1. — Ora H.. b. July 28, 1814. — Minerva, b. Feb. 24, 1817. 
 — Laura S., b. Apr. 15, 1819. — Rex^\>. Nov. 6, 1822. — Sally 
 H., b. July 4, 1826. 
 
 KING, Richard, 1793 — between 1815 and '19; Isaac, 1796. 
 
 KINGSBURY, Abijah, was in Chfd. in 1776. His wife was Sur- 
 
 vinah His name is not found after 1802. Four ch. 
 
 were recorded : Amaziak, b. May 10, 1782 ; Francis, b. July 
 19, 1785; Polly, b. Feb. 22, 1787; Abijah, b. Mar. 12, [789. 
 
 KINGSBURY. Philip, 17S7— '91 ; Ei.isha, 17S7— '92 ; Abijah, 
 Second, 1796 — 1802; Benjamin, 1798 — ; Loring, 1812. 
 
 KNEELAND, John, son of Timothy Kneeland, was born in Gard- 
 ner, Mass., in 1766 or '67. In 1791, he m. Polly, dau. of Isra- 
 el Johnson (q. v.), and who d. Apr. 25, 1842, in her 67th year. 
 He was a carpenter by trade, and helped build, in 1790, the 
 large square house near the West Village, now owned and oc- 
 cupied by Ira D. Farr. He lived a few years after his mar- 
 riage in Dum., but returned to Chfd. about 1797. He resided 
 many yeais on the farm now owned and occupied by Chas. C. 
 P. Goodrich, Esq., and which has long been known as the 
 "Squire Kneeland farm." He was a justice of the peace for 
 many years, and held the office of seledlman longer than it has 
 
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 ever been held by any other person since the town was incor- 
 porated ; viz, 1806, '08, '10, 'i3 — '16, '20 — '26, or 16 years in 
 all. He was also representative 1818 — '20, '22 and '25. He d. 
 Feb. 9, i8'5o, a. 83. 
 
 Ch. : Polly ^ b. in Dum., July 15, 1794; m., 1817, Joseph 
 Clark (2) ; d. May 7» 1850. — Cynthia^ b. in Dum., June 23, 
 1797; m., 1820, Levi, son of Constant Merrick (i) ; d. in 
 Bangor, N. Y. — Electa^ b. in Chfd., Aug. 10, 1799 ; m., 1820, 
 Ezra Titus (3) ; d. Feb. 26, 1869. — Lucy, b. Apr. 26, 1803 ; m., 
 1828, Josiah Higgins (4) ; d. Odl. 17, 1872. — Arza, b. Mar. i, 
 1806; d. Aug. 4, 1825. — Abial, b. May 15, 1809; m., Mar. 3, 
 1831, Worcester Farr (n). — Eliza, b. Aug. 6, 1811 ; m. Ar- 
 chibald McCorcle, of Belton, Bell Co., Texas. — yohn fV., b. 
 July 23, 1814; m. Mary Austin, of Me. ; d. at Rogersville, 
 Tenn., in 1855. 
 KNEELAND, Abner, brother of John Kneeland (q. v.), b. in 
 Gardner, Mass., Apr. 7, 1774, was never a permanent resident 
 of Chfd. ; yet a brief sketch of his career may not be out of 
 place here, as he occasionally visited the town, and preached 
 from the porch of the house which his brother John helped 
 build (now owned by Ira D. Farr.) He began his ministerial 
 career, as a Baptist, in i8oi. In Sept., 1803, he joined the 
 General Convention of the Universalists ; was ordained in 
 1804 ; was settled as pastor of the Universalist society at Lang- 
 don in the autumn of 1805 ; rem. to Charlestown, Mass., in 
 the autumn of 181 1 ; to Salem in 1814: to New Hartford, N. 
 Y., in 1816; to Philadelphia in 181S ; to New York in 1S25 ; 
 to Boston in 1830. In 1818, he delivered in Fhila. a series of 
 discourses entitled "Lectures on the Doctrine of Universal Be- 
 nevolence," which were afterwards published. He also began, 
 while in that city, the publication of "The Christian Messen- 
 ger." In 1829, he renounced Christianity, and, in 1832, e'stab- 
 lished at Boston the paper called "The Investigator." 
 
 In Jan., 1834, he was indidted for blasphemy, and tried and 
 convicSed in the municipal court, from whose decision he ap- 
 pealed to the superior court. After several trials, in which the 
 jury could not agree, he was finally convidled (Nov., 1835.) 
 In March, 1836, he was heard before the full bench of judges, 
 
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 who decided against him ; and, in June, 1838, he was sen- 
 tenced to be imprisoned 60 days, wliich sentence was carried 
 out. He afterwards left New England, and settled at Salubria, 
 a village in the township of Farmington, Van Buren Co., la., 
 where he d. Aug. 27, 1S44. Some of the principal works 
 published by him were as follows : 
 
 Griesbach's New Testament (Greek), with an English ver- 
 sion. 
 
 Columbian Miscellany : Keene, 1804. 
 
 Brief Sketch of a New System of Orthography : Walpole, 
 1807. 
 The Deist (in 2 vols.), 1822. 
 Appeal to Universalists, 1829. 
 Review of the Evidences of Christianity. 
 Mr. Kneeland was married four times, and had ten children, 
 one of whom, Abner Ormsbee Kneeland, now lives in Alstead. 
 It is to him that the compiler is mainly indebted for the facts 
 relating to his father, as given above. 
 LADD, Timothy, and his wife, Rachel, came from Coventry, Ct. 
 It is certain that Timothy was in Chfd. in 17651 for, July 30, 
 of that year, he purchased lot No. 3, in the nth range. It is 
 uncertain, however, whether he first settled on this lot or on 
 land lying in, or near, what is now the Centre Village. About 
 1777, he appears to have settled on what was long known as 
 the "Ladd farm," and which consisted in part, at least, of lot 
 No. 5, in the 12th range. There are good reasons for believing 
 that he lived in Hins. a short time prior to 1777. Selectman 
 1771, '72. His wife Rachel d. Od. 25, 181S, in her 78th year. 
 He d. Aug. 30, 1834, at the great age of 96 years. 
 
 Ch. : Esther, b. Sept. 26, 1762 ; m. Jacob Amidon (i) ; d. 
 Mar. 26, i?.^2.— Abigail, b. Feb. 19, 1765 ; m., 1787, Dr. Ol- 
 iver Atherton (3) . — Zebulon, b. Odt. 10, 1767 ; resided in Chfd. 
 many years. — Rachel, b. May 27, 1770; d. June 21, 1790, 
 unm. — Timothy, b. Feb. 22, 1773. His name disappears about 
 \'S>oo.— Pascal, b. July 3, 1779; d. Aug. i, 1792. 
 LATHAM, James, d. in Chfd., July 8, 1792, in his S4th year. 
 LATHAM, Arthur, probably from Winer., settled in the south- 
 eastern quarter of this town between 1776 and '81. He rem. 
 
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 from the town, probably about 1810, and is said to have d. at 
 
 Highgate, Vt. His wife was Margaret . His ch., so 
 
 far as known, were : Arthur^ d. May i, 1790, in his 22d year. 
 — Asa, m. Lydia, dau. of Ezekiel Powers (i). His name 
 disappears about 1800. Two ch. were recorded: Lucinda, b. 
 Aug. 22, 1795, and m., 1820, Otis, son of Wm. Farr (2) ; 
 Olive, b. Sept. i, 1797. — Benjamin. — Josef h,\i. June 4, 1778. 
 — Andrew, b. Sept. 25, 17S1. 
 LEE, William, m., 1778, in Chfd. (apparently), Sarah, probably 
 dau. of Ephm. Baldwin (q. v) In 1781, he was appointed a 
 justice of the peace for Cheshire county. His name is not 
 found after i7S7- Only 2 ch. were recorded : Joanna, b. July 
 16, 1778 ; Lemuel, b. May 26, 17S1. 
 
 LEET, Jeremiah J., b. probably in Claremont, in 1792, m. Sarah 
 M. Randall, of Springfield, Vt., d. in Chfd., July 11, 1S77. 
 He settled in this town in 1S37 °'" '3^' °n '^'^^ farm once owned 
 by Silas Richardson. He d. Apr. 23, 1S73, a. 80 years 8 
 mos.. leaving 2 daughters, viz. : Marietta, m. Lock- 
 wood ; Sarah Jane, m. ist, Geo. Corey, and 2d, James L. 
 Wilson. A son, Ezekiel S., d. June 14, 1849, a. 19 ; another, 
 David S., d. Sept. 28, i860, a. 25 ; a third, Amos, is still liv- 
 ing, and unm. 
 
 LEWIS. 
 
 I. Reuben Lewis, son of Sarah Bancroft, afterwards wife of 
 James Robertson (2), b. in Dunstable, Mass., June 13, 1763, 
 m., 17S7, Mary Fisk, b. in Upton, Mass., Apr. 29, 1770, and 
 d. in Shelburne, Mass., June 21, 1848. He purchased in 
 Chfd., Jan. 25, 17S5, lot No. 10, in the 5th range, and probably 
 settled on the same soon after. He resided in Chfd. till Odl., 
 1S45, when he went to Shelburne, Mass., where he d. the 5th 
 day of the following December. 
 
 Ch. : Labaji, b. Sept. 9, 1787 ; m. Sarah Tarble, of Groton, 
 Mass.; d. in Freedom, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1861. He was the 
 father of 15 ch, — Sarah, b. July 29, 1789; m., 1S16, Samuel 
 W. Wood, of Shelburne; d. July 26, 1871. — Amherst (3), b. 
 July 9, 1793. — Emeline, b. Nov. 12, 1795; m., 1S16, Richard 
 Hopkins (2) ; d. Mar. 11, 1S77. — Wesley, b. June 21, 1800; 
 
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 m. Lucretia Perham, of Upton, Mass., where he settled ; d. in 
 Worcester, Mass., Feb., 1S65. — Ralph, b. Feb. 2, 1802; m. 
 
 , and settled in Freedom, N. Y., where he d. Mar. 21, 
 
 1857. — Mary, b. June 25, 1810; m., 1830, Simon, son of Eb- 
 enezer Cheney (q. v.) 
 
 2. Amherst, son of Reuben (i), m., 1832, Lucinda Bancroft, d. 
 Feb. 2, 1858,8. nearly 51. Resided in Chfd. He d. June 30, 
 1861. 
 
 Ch. : Martha A.,h. Feb. 13, 1833; m. Amos C, son of 
 Amos Crouch (5). — Mary y., b. Nov. 17, 1834 ; m. Geo. H., 
 son of Comfort Crowninshield (2). — Charles B., b. June 25, 
 183S ;" m., Nov. 26, 1872, Rhoda M., dau. of Marshall B. Shaw 
 (q. V.) — Reuben A., b. Mar. 24, 1840; m. Rosella S., dau. 
 of Arza K. Clark (5). Res. in Hins. — George W., b. Aug. 
 27, 1841 ; m. Maria I. Greig. Res. in Hins. — Helena A. R., 
 b. Jan. 28, 1849; d. Apr. 16, 1850. 
 
 LINCOLN, William, came from Wmd.and settled in Chfd. about 
 1830. He m. Nancy H. Clark, d. Mar. 11, 1877, in her 75th 
 year. He d. OSi., 1850. 
 
 Ch. : Louisa y., b. Jan. 24, 1830; m. Wm. Farrington, of 
 Grafton, Mass. — Leonard C, b. May 5, 1833 ; d. May 9, 1848. 
 — Levi H., b. July 5, 1834; m. Elizabeth C, dau. of Elisha 
 Hill (q. V.) Farmer in Chfd. — Lewis S., b. Jan. 4, 1S37 ' '^• 
 Apr., 1S55. — Lucian O., b. Aug. 11, 1839; m. Lenacy, dau. 
 of Davis Field, of Winer. Res. in Chfd. — Alary E., b. June 
 2, 1S42 ; m. Preston Hewitt, of Chfd. — Horace S., b. Apr. 5, 
 1S45 ; m. Ella M., dau. of James W. Scott (8). Res in Chfd. 
 
 LONG, Isaac G., m. Remembrance , and had a son, yo- 
 
 seph G., b. Feb. 17, 1815. 
 
 MAKEPEACE, Amasa, m. Betsey . Seledman 1808, '10. 
 
 The following ch. were recorded: Betsey, b. June 26, 1801 ; 
 Allen, b. Sept. 28, 1802; Alfred L., b. Nov. 3, 1804; Ran- 
 som, b. Sept. 18, 1S06; yulia, b. Dec. 23, 180S. 
 MARSH. 
 Rev. Elisha Marsh graduated at Harvard College, and was pastor of the 
 Congregational church at Westminster, Mass., from Oct. 30, 1743, till 1757. 
 He afterwards rem. to Walpole, this State, and engaged in the practice of law, 
 becoming a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cheshire county. His 
 
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 death is said to Iiave resulted from injuries caused by being thrown from his 
 horse. One of his sons, Benjamin (1), b. June 7, 1754, settled in Chfd. A 
 dau., Deborah, also d. in Chfd., unm. 
 
 1. Benjamin Marsh, son of Rev. Elisha Marsh, came from Wal- 
 pole to Chfd. probably about 1785. He m., 17S8, Mrs. Han- 
 nah Graves, (b. Nov., 1757,) wid. of Reuben Graves (q. v.), 
 and settled where the latter lived previous to his death. Ben- 
 jamin d. Apr. 7, 1811. His wife d. Apr. 12, 1S19. 
 
 Ch. : Reuben (2), b. Dec. 20, 178S. — Asa (3), b. Apr. 22, 
 1791. — Elizabeth^ \>: 061. 2, 1797; m. Jotham Glazier, of 
 West Boylston, Mass., where she d. Jan. 26, 1854. — Mary L., 
 
 b. Sept. 25, 1804; m. Reed, of West Boylston, where 
 
 she d. Dec. 4, 1S75. 
 
 2. Rp:uben, son of Benjamin (i), m., 1815, Mary, dau. of Joab 
 Wetherbee (i), and who d. Feb. 10, 1859, a. 65. Resided in 
 Clifd. In the autumn of 1S14, he was captain of one of the 
 companies of the 2d Regt. of detached militia, stationed at 
 Portsmouth. (See p. no.) Seledman 1839, '4^— '44- He 
 d. Nov. 16, 1855. 
 
 Ch. : Laura A. H., b. Aug. 20, 1817; m., 1S37, Ebenezer 
 P. Wetherell, a resident of Chfd. from 1S51 to '76. Res. at 
 present in Brat. They have had 3 ch., all b. in Boston : Char- 
 lotte M., m., Jan. 31, 1872, Aurelius P. Hall (3), and d. Se'pt. 
 4, 1S7S, a. 40 ; Francis E., d. in N. Y. City, Apr. 10, 1878, a. 
 36 ; Ella C, b. Oa. 4, 1845, and m. ist, Dec. 28, 1S70, Fred- 
 erick Shumway, and 2d, June 15, 1876, Oscar D. Esterbrooks, 
 of Brat. — Mary IV., b. Nov. 15, 1819; m., 1844, Edwin Good- 
 now, of Hins. — Benj. Llnyd (4), b. Nov. 8, 1823. — Sophira 
 5., b. Feb. 5, 1827; m., 1845, Arza K.Clark (5). — Charlotte 
 and Charles (5), b. Nov. 6, 1829. Charlotte m., 1849, Henry 
 Fletcher (S). — Helen E., b. Mar. 23, 1840; m. S. E. Howard. 
 Res. in Geneseo, 111. 
 4. Benj. Lloyd, son of Reuben (2), m. Anna Smith, of Boston, 
 where he d. June 13, 1865. 
 
 In 1S51, he became a member of the great dry-goods firm of 
 "Jordan, Marsh & Co.," of Boston, the senior partner of which 
 is Eben D. Jordan. The business of this firm has constantly 
 increased during the thirty years of its existence, till it has 
 
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 come to assume colossal proportions. Mr. Marsh was connedl- 
 ed with the firm till the time of his death, "having shared in 
 all the struggles, vicissitudes and triumphs of the house. He 
 was a whole-souled, true man ; a staunch friend, an able mer- 
 chant. Between himself and Mr. Jordan the most affectionate 
 relations existed, and his memory is cherished in the house with 
 profound respect. He was so noble a man that, quite aside 
 from their business relations, all members of the firm enter- 
 tained for him a deep and genuine regard." 
 Ch. : Cora. — Mary. 
 5. Charles, son of Reuben (2), m. Julia M. Barrett, of Boston, 
 where he res. In 18152, he was admitted as a partner into the 
 firm to which his brother, Benjamin L., belonged, and with 
 which he has ever since been connedted. For the following 
 fadls relating to his career as a merchant, the compiler is in- 
 debted to a history of the firm published in some of the Boston 
 newspapers in the autumn of 18S0, soon after the opening of 
 its great retail store in that city : 
 
 "The young merchants opened a small jobbing store, in the dry-goods line, 
 at 139 Milk street. They had comparatively a small capital, but they multi- 
 plied that many times, by their characters, their knowledge of the business, 
 their courage, and their 'genius for hard work.' They had but three clerks, 
 and worked themselves harder than they expected any man to work for them. 
 Mr. Jordan, being married, was allowed $1200 a year for expenses, and the 
 other partners, who were single, |600 each. They lived on that for the first 
 eight years, until their business had grown to |3,000,000 a year.'' 
 
 Both the wholesale and the^ retail business of the house have 
 kept increasing, till the area covered by the latter alone is equal 
 to six acres. Under the single roof of the immense retail store 
 eredled in iSSo, are employed, in the busy season, upwards of 
 2000 persons. Yet this is but a part of the business conducted 
 by Jordan, Marsh & Co., not only in Boston but in other cities 
 and towns. Of the subject of this sketch the following lan- 
 guage is used in the article referred to above : 
 "Like Mr. Jordan, he came to Boston, In 1846, a boy with his own way to 
 make in the world. Like him, he began at the bottom, and won success by 
 deserving it. For five years he served as a clerk with Pearl, Smith & Co., in 
 Hanover street. In the early days of the present firm he was an active sales- 
 man, and was accounted one of the best ever known in Boston. With the 
 
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 growth of the house his duties have been cliiefly in connection with the whole- 
 sale branch, which is under his personal supervision. In commercial circles 
 and in the store he has a clearly defined and high rank as a manager, with a 
 rare combination of talents, and, though perhaps less known to tlie general 
 public as a personality than the senior partner, he supplements and comple- 
 ments the other, making together one of the strongest combinations known 
 to-dav in the trade. * * * The elements of personal popularity in his 
 character, and his extensive acquaintance throughout the country, help to ex- 
 plain his success. For nearly thirty years his steady hand lias been felt at 
 the helm, and yet he seems to-day only in the prime of his powers," 
 
 Ch. : Edith B.— Mabel M.— Chas. Reuben. 
 T.. Asa, son of Benjamin (i), m., 1S21, Elizabeth, dau. of Isaac 
 Hall (i), and who d. Mar. 18, 1S7S, a. 85. He settled in Chfd. 
 on the paternal farm, and built, about 1820, the house now 
 owned and occupied by his son Henry C. He also built, in 
 1849, the present "stone store" at the Centre Village. Sele<5t- 
 man 1836. He d. Feb. 21, 1875. 
 
 Ch. : Ellen E., b. Dec. 24, 1823; m. John L. Pierce (7). 
 — yohn ^. A. (6), b. Oft. 13, 1S26.— Henry C, h. Nov. 3, 
 1828; m., Nov., 1S78, Mrs. Emily J. Darling, wid. of Henry 
 N. Darling, and dau. of Geo. Atherton (S). Farmer in Chfd. 
 — Frederick IV., h. Jan. 14, 1S31 ; m. ist, 1856, Mary J. Rob- 
 inson, of Boston, d. Aug. 4, 1869; 2d, June 14, 1S71, Ellen 
 M. Allen, of Boston. Merchant at Chester Depot, Vt. Has 
 one son, George F., b. Feb. 2, 1877. — George H., b. Nov. 26, 
 1833; m., Sept. 18, 185S, Cornelia M., dau. of Noyes Darling 
 (7). Res. in Mankato, Minn., of which town he was one of 
 the first settlers, and where he has been extensively engaged in 
 trade. — Mary Augusta, b. Feb. 15, 1836; unm ; d. Mar. 6, 
 1875. She was a school-teacher of much experience, having 
 * been engaged in teaching for many years. 
 
 6. John Q. A-, son of Asa (3), m. , Jan. 27, 1859, Sarah J. Han- 
 na. In April, 1854, he left Chfd., and arrived at Mankato, 
 Minn., (whither his brother George had previouslj' gone), the 
 20th day of the following month. The population of that part 
 of Minn, then consisted mostly of Indians, with whom he car- 
 ried on a large and profitable trade for several years. He still 
 res. in Mankato. 
 
 Ch. : Charles M., b. Apr. 9, 1863.— J/ary E. H., b. Dec. 
 14, 1864. 
 
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 McCLENNING, John, from Littleton, Mass., m. ist, 1S39, Eme- 
 line H., dau. of Ezra Fisk (3), and who d. Jan. 2, 1856, a 37 ; 
 2d, Nov. 29, 1864, Eliza, dau. of Aaron C. Brown (i). Me- 
 chanic. He d. Mar. 16, 1878. 
 
 Ch. : Charles P., b. Odt. 16, 1839; d. 35th of the same 
 month. — yohn H., b. Dec. 22, 1841 ; d. in the Union army, 
 Aug. 8, 1863 ; unm. — Hannah M., h. Sept. 25, 1843 ; m., 
 Aug., 1865. Stephen P., son of Benjamin B. Faulkner (2). — ■ 
 William IV., b. Nov. 18, 1845 ; m.. Mar. 12, 1S6S, Martha 
 M., dau. of Benjamin B. Faulkner (2). — Caroline Af., h. Mar. 
 16, 1S4S ; m. Charles Butler, of Keene. — Mary E., b. Feb. 2, 
 1850. — Geo. TV. Eugene., b. Mar. 31, \%^2.— Chester M., b. 
 Nov. 15, 1S53 ; m., Feb. 19, 1S79, Emogene E., dau. of Amos 
 E. Brown (2). — Walter /, b. Sept. 13, 1S55 ; d. Sept. 4, 
 1S56. — Emeline E., b. Dec. 31, 1865. — Lucy E., b. Odt. 16, 
 1867. 
 
 MEAD.* . 
 
 The Meads in England were an ancient and honoraWe family, and date back 
 in tlieir early history, so far as is positively known, to the beginning of the 
 fifteenth century. Among tlie distinguished members of the family in the 
 16th and 17th centuries, may be mentioned the Rev Joseph Mede, a learned 
 commentator on the Apocalypse, vtho was born in Essex county, Eng., in 
 1580, and William Mead, a famous Quaker, who was almost as prominent as 
 Penn himself. Though the different branches of the family spelled the name 
 somewhat differently, it is quite likely that they all had a common origin. 
 One of the most distinguished branches was the Buckinghamshire branch, and 
 it is inferred from its evident Puritanism that many of its members came to 
 New England. Many persons of the name of Mead emigrated at an early 
 period from England to America, among whom was Gabriel Mead, otherwise 
 called "Goodman" Mead. Gabriel settled in Dorchester, Mass., probably 
 about 1635; was made freeman May 3, 1638, and d. May 13, 1666, a. 79 years. 
 In his will, made in 1654, he mentioned four daughters and two sons, Israel 
 and David. David m.. at Watertown, Mass., in 1675, Hannah Warren, and 
 had, at least, six ch., one of whom was David, Jr., b. 1678. David, Jr., m., 
 in 1708, Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Tidd) Smithy and settled in 
 Watertown (which then included Waltham), near the Lexington line. His 
 wife d. Oct. 4, 1738; he d. Feb. 35, 1767. His third son, Matthew, b. Aug. 9, 
 
 *What follows relatmg to the Mead Family, has heen abridged, for the 
 most part, from a manuscript history of the descendants of Gabriel Mead, 
 prepared by Dr. Wm. B. Mead, of Providence, II. I. 
 
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 1717, m., in 1754, Martha Danforth, of Billerioa, Mass., d. Aug. 8, 1793, in 
 her 68th year. Matthew resided in Lexington, about half a mile below the 
 Common, near the site of the present town-hall. Among the houses that were 
 plundered and fired by the British soldiery on the eventful nineteenth of 
 April, 1775, at Lexington, was that of Matthew Mead. Fortunately it was 
 not destroyed, though much of the furniture was broken up. Two pieces of 
 the latter, however, escaped destruction, namely, a desk and a chest of 
 drawers. Both once graced the old "Mead tavern" at the Centre Village, in 
 Chesterfield, and are still preserved by members of the family — one in Provi- 
 dence, R. I., the other in N. Y. City. Matthew d. Apr. 1, 1796. His ch. were: 
 Ward, b. Dec. 16, 1755; Martha, b. Aug. 10, 1756; Rhoda, b. July 8, 1758; 
 Levi (1), b. Oct. 14, 1759; Josiah, b. Oct. 18, 1761; Ellas, d. in infancy. 
 
 I. Levi Mead, son of Matthew, of Lexington, Mass., and a de- 
 scendant of Gabriel Mead, wlio came from Eng., as related 
 above, m., at Boston, Sept. i6, 1782, Betsey, dau. of Joseph 
 Converse (i), and who d. Dec. 4, 1842. At the time the Brit- 
 ish came up to Lexington, on the morning of the 19th of April, 
 1775, he was less than 16 years old. News of their coming 
 had been brought at a little past midnight by Paul Revere. 
 Levi's father and mother, and sister Rhoda, went across the 
 fields to Lincoln, as a place of safety, while he and his brother 
 Josiah remained behind and awaited the approach of the British, 
 having taken a position on an eminence not far from the house. 
 As the British approached their father's house, the boys saw a 
 flank guard enter it, and, after a brief stay, leave on their way 
 to "Lexington Common." They then returned to the house, 
 where they found that the soldiers had not only smashed much 
 of the furniture, but had tried to set fire to the building. Ex- 
 tinguishing what little .fire they found, the boys hastened on 
 toward the Common, and got into a barn, from which they 
 watched the proceedings of the British regulars and the Amer- 
 ican militia. When the former fired, they concluded that the 
 "best part of valor" was to retire, which they did at the "double 
 quick." Levi, however, afterwards joined the Americans, and 
 followed the British on their way to Concord, sharing the glory 
 of that day as "powder-horn bearer." He soon after enlisted 
 in the American army, and served the cause of freedom during 
 the whole war. According to a flimily tradition, he left the 
 army with a captain's commission granted by Washington him- 
 
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 self, upon whose staff he is also said to have served. Up to 
 the time of his removal to Chfd., he resided in Lexington, oc- 
 cupying the old, historic mansion of his father. 
 
 In Odtober, 1800, he purchased of Asa Britton, of this town, 
 what is known as the "Mead farm," having a frontage on the 
 main street, at the Centre Village, extending from the old 
 "back-road" (leading westward, and now disused), to the "Dr. 
 Tyler place." In the spring of 1801, he came to Chfd. with 
 his family, and occupied the next house south of the. Tyler 
 place, which he kept as a tavern. In 1816, he built the present 
 tavern at the Centre Village, long known as the "Mead tavern." 
 In 1802, he was appointed deputy-sheriff for Cheshire county, 
 and held this office many years. He d Apr. 29, 1828, and was 
 buried with imposing Masonic ceremonies. 
 
 Ch. : (Only the last two h. in Chfd.) Levi (2), b. Jan. 6, 
 1784. — Josef h (3), b. Aug. 17,- 1785. — James, b. Aug. 4, 1788 ; 
 m. Velona (or Vellonia), dau. of Nathan Farwell (2), and had, 
 at least, the following ch. : Amanda, Betsey, James, Levi, and 
 John, killed at the first battle of Bull Run, Va. He d. May 
 30, 1 841. — Bradley (4), b. May 26, 1792. — Larkin Gold- 
 smith (5), b. Od. 2, 1795. — Blias (6), b. Mar. 7, 1799. — 
 Marshall Spring (7), b. June 4, 1802. — Betsey Raymond, 
 b. Oa. 18, 1805; m., Oa. 18, 1831, Thomas D. Doak, mer- 
 chant, of Northfield, Mass. They rem. in 1846 to Clinton, N. 
 Y.,and in 1S58 to New Castle, near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
 She d. at New Castle, Aug. 14, 1S60, and was buried at North- 
 field. 
 
 Levi, son of Levi (i), m., Feb. 17, 1805, Lemira, dau. of Ru- 
 fus Harvey (2), and who d. May 10, 1862. Rem. to Chicopee, 
 Mass., in 1829. He d. Mar. 5, 1861: 
 
 Ch. : Charlotte, b. Apr. 10, 1808; m.. Od. 3, 1835, Ed- 
 ward Cooley, of Chicopee ; d. Aug. 30, 1857. — Caroline P., 
 b. Jan. 18,1810; m.,Sept. 18, 1S35, Augustus Brown, of Lan- 
 caster. Penn. Res. in Boston. — Emeline, b. Jan. 26, 1812; 
 m., Feb. 5, 1836, Saml. C. Dennis, of Concord, Mass. Res. 
 in Providence, R. I. — Martha C, h. May 29, 1813 ; m., Nov. 
 
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 25) 1832, Wm. Miller, of Chicopee. Res. in Boston, — Almi- 
 ra, b. Jan. 12, 1815 ; tn., Dec. 12, 1839, Capt. Nathaniel Cut- 
 ler, of Chicopee, Mass., where she d. Mar. 30, 1880. — Charles 
 W., b. July 4, 1S16; m., Sept. 25, 1844, Clementine Thomp- 
 son, of Maine, d. Nov. 6, 1853. Res. at Chicopee. — Marshall 
 B., b. Aug. 25, 1818; m., May 14, 1844, Martha A., dau. of 
 John R. and Martha (Warner) Emmes, of Providence, where 
 he practised dentistry for more than 30 years. He d. July 31, 
 1879, after many years of severe suffering. — Adelia E., b. 
 Nov. 21, 1819; m. 1st, May *], 1842, George M. Southworth, 
 of Springfield, Mass., d. Sept. 23, 1851 ; 2d, Dec. 23, 1856, 
 Wm. Ball, of Chicopee, d. 1870. Res. in Springfield. — -Sally 
 Maria, b. Apr. 11, 1823; m. ist, July 29, 1840, Azel Sher- 
 man, of Chicopee, d. Mar. 27, 1S46; 2d, Dec. 11, 1847, Lu- 
 cius J. Heath. Res. in Chicopee. — Rhoda Ann, b. Apr. 10," 
 1825 ; m., Jan. 25, 1845, Philip Case, of Providence, where 
 she I'es. Mr. Case d. Jan. 2, 1871. — Larkln G., b. Apr. 6, 
 1827; m., Nov. 6, 1854, Hope R., dau. of Dr. Marshall S. 
 Mead (7). Dentist in Boston. In 1862, he was assistant sur- 
 geon of the 18th Regt. Wis. volunteers, and took part in the 
 battle of Pittsburg Landing, in which his regiment was nearly 
 destroyed. 
 
 Joseph, son of Levi (i), m., Mar. 10, 1812, Lydia, dau. of 
 Levi Farwell (q. v.), and who d. Feb. 24, 1866. He rem., in 
 1812, to Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., where he began the pradtice 
 of medicine, but soon joined the armv as a surgeon. He after- 
 wards pradtised in Middleburg and Catskill, N. Y., and-finally 
 settled in Troy, N. Y., where he d. Feb. 19, 1S38. 
 
 Ch. : Angelica, b. Sept. 6, 1813 ; d. young. — -Jane Z>., b. 
 Odt. 14, 1816 ; m., 1833, Jeremiah W. Brower, of New York, 
 d. Sept 15, 1870. Res. in Lansingburgh, N. Y. — Elizabeth 
 C, b. Mar. 14, 1821 ; m. Jacob Stone, of Troy. Res. in Ba- 
 tavia, N Y. 
 
 Bradley, son of Levi (i), m. ist, Charlotte, dau. of Col. Jo- 
 siah Hastings (,8), and who was b. Mar. 24, 1796, and d. Apr. 
 29, 1841. Her maternal grandfather was John Sargeant, who 
 is said to have been the first white child born in Vermont. 
 Bradley m. 2d, Jan. 31, 1844, Widow Sarah W. Jones, dau. 
 
387' 
 
 of Amaziah Stone (4), and who d. Feb. 13, 1856. Resided 
 in Chfd. In the autumn of 1814, he was a lieutenant in Capt. 
 Reuben Marsh's company of detached militia, stationed at Ports- 
 mouth, and was afterwards commissioned captain. He devot- 
 ed himself mainly to agricultural pursuits, and the raising and 
 purchasing of cattle, many of which, sleek and well fattened, 
 graced the Brighton market. As an occasional episode in his 
 life, he played the Boniface in the tavern that his father built. 
 He was a man of clear perceptions, and original and vigorous 
 in his expressions. When roused by sudden excitement, or by 
 some fancied wrong, he would ejaculate in those well-remem- 
 bered ringing tones which his fellow townsmen denominated 
 "whispers." He d. suddenly in Providence, R. I., on All 
 Hallow Eve, 1871, and was laid by reverent hands beside the 
 dust of his kindred. 
 
 Ch. : George Larkin, b. May 18, 1816; unm. ; d. Aug. 30, 
 1841. — Cornelia Maria ^ b. Dec. 23, 1818 ; unm.; d. May 5, 
 1839. — Charlotte Helen, b. Odt. 23, 1820; m., Sept. 9, 1844, 
 Elijah Willard, of Winer., where she d. May 28, 1859. — Wil- 
 liam Bradley, b. Jan. 2, 1823 : m., Aug. 24, 1852, while resid- 
 ing in St. Louis, Mo., Maria C, dau. of Capt. Budd and Mary 
 (Hinckley) Parsons, formerly of Bangor, Me. In 1842, he 
 began the study of medicine under Dr. Amos Twitchell, of 
 Keene. and, in 1844, entered the office of Dr. Marshall B. Mead, 
 of Providence, R. I , then a leading dentist of that city. After ' 
 residing many years in the West, he returned, in April, 1869, 
 to Providence, where^he still pursues his chosen profession. — 
 y^ohn Sargeant, b. Feb. 13, 1825; m., Mar. 11, 1846, Caro- 
 line P. Willard, of Winer., where he resided till 1856, when he 
 rem. to Milford, Mass., where he still res., and by whose citi- 
 zens he has been honored with numerous offices of public 
 trust. — Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. I, 1830; m., Feb. 4, 1851, 
 Henry O. Coolidge (2) ; d. July 11, 1878, — Frances Eliza, 
 b. Jan. 9, 1833; m.,,Apr. 4, 1854, George, son of Francis 
 Henry, Second, (q. v.) Res. in Randolph, Mass. — George 
 yones, b. Nov. 13, 1844 ; m.. Mar. 21, 1871. Anna M. Wilhelm, 
 of Mishawauka, Ind. Dentist in Erie, Penn. — Anna Maria, 
 b. Odt. 26, 1847. — Ed-win Doak, b. Sept. 29, 1849. In 1866, 
 
388 
 
 he entered the publishing house of Ticknor & Fields, at Bos- 
 ton, where he remained 9 years. He then went to Europe, 
 and spent 4 years in study in England and Germany, returning 
 in Nov., 1S79. He is now engaged in literary pursuits, and 
 has recently published a worit entitled "The Philosophy of 
 Carlyle." — Nellie Jane, b. July 5, 1854; d. in Boston, May 
 19, 1873. 
 
 Larkin G., son of Levi (i), m., June 8, 1829, Mary Jane, 
 dau. of Hon. John and Polly (Hayes) Noyes, of Putney, Vt., 
 and who was b. Sept. 16, 1806, and d. at Scotch Plains, N. J., 
 Aug. 24, 1876. He was educated at the Chesterfield Academy 
 and at Dartmouth College, and then read law with Hon. Phin- 
 eas Handerson. For many years he was a prominent member 
 of the Cheshire bar. He was a man of culture, and possessed 
 rare business qualities, which commanded the respedt and con- 
 fidence of his fellow townsmen. He was ever foremost in pro- 
 moting the cauae of education, and took great interest in the 
 public schools In 1839, he rem. to Brattleboro', where he 
 resided the remainder of his life, and where he continued to 
 pradlise his profession. He procured the charter for the first 
 savings bank in Vermont, now called the "Vermont Savings 
 Bank of Brattleboro'," and was treasurer of the institution 
 about 25 years. In 1846, he was a member of the Vermont 
 Senate. He d. July 6, 1869. 
 
 Ch. : yohn Noyes, b. Apr. 2, 1831 ; d. Aug. 15, 1850. At 
 the time of his death he was a member of the senior class in 
 Harvard College. — Charles Levi, b. Jan 21, 1833; m.. May 
 12, 1864, Isabella S. Martin, of Walpole. He is a member of 
 the Stanley Rule Company, of New Britain, Conn. He res. 
 in N. Y. City, superintending the extensive ware-rooms and 
 managing the affairs of the company. — Larkin Goldsmith (8), 
 b. Jan. 3, 1835. — Elinor Gertrude, h. May 1, 1837; m., Dec. 
 24, 1862, in Paris, France, Wm. Dean Howells, then U. S. 
 Consul at Venice, where they resided several years. They re- 
 side at present at Belmont, Mass. Mr. Howells was for some 
 time the well-known editor of the "Atlantic Monthly." — Al- 
 bert, b. Mar. 18, 1840 ; d. Sept. 16, 1856. — Joanna Elizabeth, 
 b. Mar. 30, 1842; m., Sept. 25, 1862, Augustus D. Shepard, 
 
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 of N. Y. City. — Mary JVnyes, b. June 6, 1844. — Wm. Ruther- 
 ford, b. Aug, 20, 1846. He is a member of tlie firm of "Mc- 
 Kim, Mead and White," architecHs, No. 57, Broadway, New 
 York. — Frederick Goodhue, b. Mar. 19, 1S48. He is with 
 his brother-in-law, Mr. Shepard, in the "American Bank Note 
 Co.," N. Y. City. 
 
 Larkin G., Jr., son of Larkin G. (5), m., at Florence, Italy, 
 Feb. 26, 1866, Marietta di Benvenuti, a Venetian by birth. 
 
 Though a native of Chesterfield, he is widely known as the 
 "Vermont Sculptor," his father having removed from this town 
 to Brattleboro' when the subjedt of this sketch was about four 
 years old. As a boy he was modest, retiring, and bashful in 
 the extreme. He early displayed, however, a taste for art, and 
 frequently made drawings of natural and other objedls, some- 
 times trying his hand at sculpture. A pig cut in marble at- 
 tracted the attention of an artist who was stopping for a while 
 at the "Water Cure" in Brattleboro'. In accordance with the 
 advice of this gentleman, the young artist, who was now less 
 than nineteen years of age, left the store of Messrs. Williston 
 & Tyler, where he had been engaged as a clerk, and entered 
 the studio of Henry Kirk Brown, of Brooiclyn, N. Y., where 
 he soon began to develop rapidly his genius for art. He re- 
 mained with Mr. Brown about two years, and then returned to 
 Brattleboro', where, soon after his arrival, he constructed of 
 snow the statue that was destined to make him famous. One 
 New Year's morning the "Recording Angel" stood revealed to 
 the wondering gaze of the citizens of Brattleboro', not far from 
 John Burnham's old foundery building, near the place where 
 the two roads unite at North Main street. A prominent citizen 
 of Brattleboro' has thus described the appearance of this statue 
 and the surprise of those who first beheld it: "As morning 
 dawned, there, at a fork of the two principal streets of the vil- 
 lage, stood an image, bright in the rays of the morning sun, 
 and brighter still with the magic light of genius. The mis- 
 chievous boy stood appalled by the unwonted sight. It was 
 surely no idle work for him to cast his snowballs at. A noted 
 simpleton of the village, after looking at it for a moment, ran 
 away from it in fear and alarm ; and a man who rarely ever 
 before made a bow, raised his hat in respedl." 
 
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 This exploit soon became noised abroad, and attradted the 
 attention of Mr. Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati, who after- 
 wards became the youthful artist's patron, giving him a com- 
 mission to cut the "Recording Angel" in marble. Soon after 
 appeared the colossal statue "Vermont," for the dome of the 
 State House at Montpelier. This was followed by the striking 
 figure of "Ethan Allen," which adorns the. portico of the same 
 building. In 1S62, he went to Florence, the "Home of Art," 
 where he first executed several ideal busts and statuettes. His 
 first work of importance there, was "The Returned Soldier," 
 a group produced in 1866. His next works of any magnitude 
 were, "Columbus's Last Appeal to Isabella," and "America," 
 for the soldiers' monument at St. Johnsbury, Vt. 
 
 In 186S, he was again at home, and obtained the order for 
 the Lincoln monument at Springfield, 111., which was unveiled, 
 in a partial state of completion, Odl. 15, 1874. The bronze 
 statue of Mr. Lincoln, nearly twelve feet high, cast at the Ames 
 foundery, at Chicopee, Mass., is a wonderful portrayal of all 
 the salient points in the chara6ter of that remarkable man. 
 "Venice, the Bride of the Sea," and "The Discovery of Amer- 
 ica," are other works of his creation. In 1874, he completed 
 the statue of Ethan Alleu for the State of Vermont, as one of 
 her contributions to the National Statue Gallery at Washington. 
 Not the least among his labors at this time, was the memorial 
 monument of James Fisk, Jr., placed over his grave in the 
 beautiful cemetery at Brattleboro'. He returned once more, 
 that same year, to America, with his Italian wife, and remained 
 till the autumn of 1878. He is now back in Florence once 
 more, earnestly engaged in completing the two remaining groups 
 for the Lincoln monument, another "Recording Angel," and in 
 preparing his plans for the completion of the Washington mon- 
 ument, some of his suggestions for that work having already 
 been adopted by Congress. 
 
 Elias, son of Levi (i), ra., Nov. 4, 1825, Elvira, dau. of Dan- 
 iel and Sarah (Wood) Harvey (5). He soon rem. to Keene, 
 where he kept the old "Sun Tavern" a while. He afterwards 
 rem. from that town to Lexington, Mass., where he kept a hotel 
 
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 many years. In 1846, he returned to Chfd. and purchased the 
 old Mead homestead, on which he passed the most of his re- 
 maining years. He d. Aug. 16, 1871. He had no ch. 
 7. Marshall S., son of Levi (i), m., 1832, Frances L., dau. of 
 Dr. Charles and Fanny (Hunt) Blake, of Northfield, Mass. 
 He was educated at the Chesterfield Academy, and studied 
 medicine with Dr. Philip Hall, of this town, and Drs. Twitch- 
 ell and Adams, of Keene ; received his degree at the Medical 
 College in Hanover in 1825. In 1828, he settled in Northfield, 
 where he has continued to reside, most of the time, in the prac- 
 tice of his profession. 
 
 Ch. : Hope R., b. Sept. 19, 1835 ; m., Nov. 6, 185,4, Larkin 
 G., son of Levi Mead (2). — Ellen H., b. Dec. 18, 1838; m., 
 June 18, 1862, Wm. H. Sherwin, of Madison, Wis — Grace 
 G., h. Odl. 18, 1842 ; m., June 8, 1S64, Capt M. R. Lawrence, 
 of Wis. ; d. in Northfield, Sept. 18, 1873. 
 
 MERRICK. 
 
 1. Constant Merrick came from Hardwick, Mass., and settled 
 
 in Chfd., about 1792, having, it is said, exchanged farms with 
 Paul Eager. He lived where Chandler W. Cressey now res., 
 near the Centre Village, and built the house which the latter 
 now occupies. His wife was Sarah Hopkins, of Brewster, 
 Me., d. in Chfd., Odl. 14, 1845, a. 88. He d. in Chfd., Apr. 
 18, 1844, a. 84. 
 
 Ch. : Prince, m. , in Bangor, N. Y., where he d. — 
 
 Barney, m. Mary Smith, of St. Armands, P. Q., where he d. 
 — Polly, unm ; d. in Chfd. — Nathan, m., 181 1, Silvey Daggett, 
 of Wmd. ; d. in Swanton, Vt. — Sally, b. Dec. 24, 1791 ; m. 
 
 Barnum, of Bangor, N. Y. — Susanna, b. Mar. 9, 1794 ; 
 
 unm ; d. in Chfd. — Nathaniel, b. Aug. 24, 1796 ; d. in infancy. 
 — Nathaniel {z), b. Feb. 8, 1799. — Zcv;, b. Sept, 30, rSoi ; 
 m. 1st, 1820, Cynthia, dau. of John Kneeland (q. v.), and who 
 d. in Bangor, N. Y. ; 2d, Silvey (Daggett) Merrick, wid. of 
 his brother Nathan. 
 
 2. Nathaniel, son of Constant (i), m., Feb. 3, 1829, Jane, dau. 
 of Seth Tucker, of Winchendon, Mass., and who was b. July 
 27, 1802. He, settled in Chfd., on the paternal farm, and lived 
 
392 
 
 in the house built by his father during the first year of his (Na- 
 thaniel's) life. He d. Mar. 15, 1867, and was buried in Win- 
 
 chendon. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza yane and Julia Ann, b. Nov. 26, 1830 Eliza 
 Jane m., Sept. 17, 1S62. Henry W. Paine, of East Randolph, 
 Mass., and res. in Holbrook, Mass. ; Julia Ann, m., Sept. 9, 
 1858, Geo. O. Leonard, of Saxton's River, .Vt., and res. at Red 
 Bluff, Ca.\.— Elliott Tucker, b. Jan. 6, 1833; m., Nov. 2, 
 1867, Annie S. Hoyt, of Hanover. He graduated at Dart- 
 mouth College in the class of '57, having pursued his prepara- 
 tory studies at Saxton's River, Vt. He d. at St. Louis, Mo., 
 July 25, 1876. — Joshua Tucker, b. June 18, 1847. Having 
 fitted for college at the Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden, 
 he entered Dartmouth, and graduated in the class of '73. After 
 graduating he engaged in teaching for about seven years. He 
 res. at present in Holbrook, Mass. 
 
 MERRILL, Obadiah, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Han- 
 nah . His name disappears before 1787- Three ch. 
 
 were recorded : Obadiah, b. July 13, 1769; Esther, h. ]une 
 II, 1771 ; Abel, b. Feb. 24, 1774. 
 
 MERRILL, Nehemiah, in Chfd. 1770; Uali.ainell (.?), in 1776"; 
 John, in 1775, which year he was a soldier. All the names 
 disappear before 1788. 
 
 METCALF, Nathan, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was >Iary 
 
 ■ — . His name is not found after 1791. Only 2 ch. were 
 
 recorded: Levi, b. Dec. 13, 1767; Joseph, b. Feb. 10, 1770- 
 
 METCALF, Asa, m. Mehetable , and had a son, Nathaniel, 
 
 b. Sept. 5, 1779. 
 
 METCALF, Joseph, was a soldier in 1775 and '77 ; Joseph, Jr., 
 (perhaps his son) in 1776. Neither name is found after 1791. 
 
 METCALF, Thomas, 1777 — between 1807 and '12, and was a sol- 
 dier 1777; Reuben, 1787 — '89; John, 1787; Roswell, 1807 
 — '49, and was a soldier 1814 ; Thomas (Jr. or Second), 182 1 
 — '49; George, 1821. 
 
 MORIARTY, Edward, b. in Ireland, m. Lucinda, dau. of Ben- 
 jamin Str^eter (2), and who d. in Wmd., June 30, 1877, a. 79 
 yrs. II mos. He settled in Chfd. about 1824, and resided here 
 about 35 years, when he wandered away, and was never after- 
 wards heard from. 
 
393 
 
 Ch. : William B., b. Sept. 36, 1827 ; d. 061. 30, 1853, u"™- 
 — Mary Ann, b. Apr. 22, 1829 ; d. Feb. 8, 1847. — Rhoda, b. 
 Apr. 27, 1831 ; m. Ashbel, son of Benj. Streeter (3). — Fran- 
 cis, b. Apr. 8, 1833; d. May 27, 1872, unm. — Timothy, b. 
 Apr. II, 1835 ; m., OQ.., 1862, Emily, dau. of Nelson Wilber, 
 of Wmd. ; d. in Walpole, Apr. 16, 1867. — James, b. Apr. 6, 
 1837 ; "^i-' O'S- 5, ^858, Lydia, dau. of Nathan Franklin, of 
 Wmd., where he res. — Catherine, b. Sept. 10, 1839 i ™' ^W- 
 
 10, 1867, Jotham P. Bennett, of Wmd. — Thomas K., b. Jan. 
 
 11, 1842; d. Jan. 20, i860. 
 
 NASH. 
 
 1. Abraham Nash, probably son of Abraham, who was the son 
 of Benjamin and Ann (Smith) Nash, of Braintree, Mass., ap- 
 pears to have been b. in Taunton, Mass., about 1776, and to 
 have settled in Chfd. about 1812. His wife was Betsey Smith, 
 b. Sept. 15, 17S1, and d. Mar. 19, 1868. He d. Feb. 3, 1848, 
 a. 71. 
 
 Ch. : Reuben (2), b. Aug. 22, 1803. — Ebenezer, m. ; 
 
 d. in Lee, Mass.— Xew/i', unm; d. in Chfd., Feb. 15, 1862, a.. 
 52. — Martin, d. Sept. i, 1813, a. nearly 3 years. — Nancy, m. 
 Benj. Austin, of Swzy. ; froze to death in Chfd., Jan. 24, 1856, 
 a. 42. — Melinda, m. Alexander Howard, of Winer. ; d. in 
 Swzy. — Lydia, unm.; d. in Chfd. — George, m., 1848, Mary 
 F. P. Shattuck. Res. in Brat. 
 
 2. Reuben, son of Abraham (i), m., 1825, Eliza W. Howard, of 
 Winer. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : William., m. ist, Emily Barber; 2d, Julia Smith. — 
 Sophia, d. young. — Elmira, m. ist, Stephen Franklin, of 
 Winer. ; 2d, Mirach Burgess. — Webster, killed in battle dur- 
 ing the civil war. — Hannah, b. July 13, 1834; m. Daniel E. 
 Robbins (q. v.) — Betsey, d. unm. — Eliza, m. ist, Leonard 
 Davis, of Gilsum ; 2d, John Nash. — Lucina, m. ist, Mirach 
 Burgess ; 2d, . — Henrietta, m. Arthur Johnson. — Reu- 
 ben, d. a. about 18. 
 NgWCOMB, John, m. (probably) Betsey Davis. Three ch. were 
 recorded : Benjamin E., b. July 22, 1812 ; Albert G., b. Dec. 
 29, 1815 ; Elizabeth A., b. July 12, 1818. 
 
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394 
 
 NICHOLS, John, perhaps son of John, m. ist, Phebe Chambei-- 
 lain, sister of the wife of Stephen Streeter (i), and who d. in 
 1805 ; 2d, Sally Edmunds. He settled on what was long 
 known as the "Nichols farm." (See p. iSo.) He d. inChfd. 
 Ch. : yohn, d. young; Lepha; Lucy, A. about 1836. The 
 two last were idiotic 
 
 NICHOLS, Levi, brother of John Nichols, 1787— 1805, He is 
 said to have m. Bingham. 
 
 NICHOLS, Hezekiah, 17S7 ; Samuel, who rem. to Palatine, N. 
 Y., about 1790; Lydia, m., 1784, Benajah, son of Wm. Ran- , 
 dall (i) ; Mary, m., 1788, Wm. Harris, of Brat. ; Polly, m., 
 1793, Silas Hubbard (q. v.) 
 
 NORCROSS. 
 
 1. Samuel Norcross m. Rachel Harvey, and settled in Marlboro', 
 Vt., where he d. He is said to have had the following ch. : 
 Eber, Darius^ Naham, Benaiah (a), Binea (3), Lucy. 
 
 2. Benaiah, son of Samuel (i), came to Chfd. about 1796. He 
 m., 1799. Sally, dau. of Wm. Thomas (q. v.), and who d. in 
 Wis., 061., 1873, at the great age of 97 years. For about half 
 a century he owned and managed the lower ferry, which was 
 established by his father-in-law, Wm. Thomas. In 1850, he 
 rem. to Bellows Falls, Vt., and thence to Fredonia, N. Y., 
 where he d. Aug. 13, i860. 
 
 Ch. : Lucy, b. Jan. 30, iSoo; m., 1825, Wm. Q. Thompson 
 (9) ; d. Sept. 21, 1S29. — Emma, b. Feb. 8, 1801 ; d. Jan. 30, 
 1842, unm. — Luthera, b. June 22, 1803; d. Feb. 13, 1835, 
 wam.—Alanson (4), b. Apr. 14, 1805. — Alexander , h . ']uxy& 
 II, 1807; d. June 15, 1823. — David Leavi ft (5), b. Feb. 25, 
 1810. — Samuel y., b. Nov. 9, 1812 ; m. Maria Kerr, of Dum. ; 
 d. in Putney, Vt., Mar.. 24, 1853. — Calvin T., b. Aug. 29, 
 1815 ; m. ist, Eleanor Mason, of Londonderry, Vt. ; 2d, Bet- 
 sey Ann Beadle. Res. in Elkhart, Ind. — Elizabeth, b. Mar. 
 27, 1818; d. Nov. 7, 1822. — George S., b. Odl. 30, 1821 ; m. 
 Adaline Florida, Res. in Wis. 
 4. Alanson, son of Benaiah (2), m., Jan. 22, 1832, Lydia, dau. 
 of Washington Farr (7). Shoemaker. Res. in Chfd. 
 
395 
 
 Ch. : Mary E.^ b. Aug. lo, 1833; m., Aug. 7, 1855, Lor- 
 ing, son of Loring- Eaton (2). — William L., b. July 19, 1S37 ! 
 res. in Boston. — George A., b. Dec. 23, 1839; res. in Boston. 
 
 5. David L., son of Benaiah (2), m., Sept. 15, 1839, Elizabeth, 
 dau. of Nathan Randall (4). Res. in Keota, Keokuk Co., la. 
 
 Ch : Edward Z., b. Feb. 16, 1842. — Helena E., b. in 
 Chfd., Apr. 10, 1845. — -Anette, b. in Chfd., Dec. 24, 1S46. 
 3. BiNEA, son of Samuel (i), m., 1802, Clarissa, dau. of Wm. 
 Thomas (q. v.), and who d. May 30, 1877, a. 95. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. in 1864. 
 
 Ch. : Chauncy R. (6). — Mary, m., 1836, Sumner, son of 
 Wm. Black (2). — Elizabeth C, m., 1833, Benj. B. Faulkner^ 
 (2). — Philip D. — Nelson B., m., 1847, Mary Ann Cutting; 
 res. in Winer. — Eliza. 
 
 6. Chauncy R., son of Binea (3), m., 1831, Jerusha Hutchins. 
 He d. in Deerfield, (N. H.) 
 
 Ch. : Clarissa, h. and d. Dec, 1832. — Susan jF., b. Odt. 20, 
 1833. — Luthera A., b. Nov. 15, 1835. — Mary E.,h. Apr. 28, 
 1838; d. July 12. i&^6.—I/arvey N'.,h.Feh. 4, 1840; d. May 
 » 2, 1842. — George G., b. Feb. 11, 1842. — Lucy E., b. Feb. 7, 
 \'i,\\.~ Ama C.,b. Mar. 31, 1846. — Olen C.,b. Sept. 12,1848; 
 d. the next month. — Alfred H., b. Aug. 3, 1850; d. Aug. 18, 
 1854. — Minerva M., b. Odl. 9, 1853 ; d. 1854. 
 
 NOURSE, Joseph, 1791 — 1800. His wife was Hannah . 
 
 Three ch. were recorded: Elijah, b. June 5, 1791 ; Elisha, 
 b. Apr. 16, 1793- Reuben, b. Jan. 13, 1795. 
 
 NURSE, Calvin E., son of Benjamin, b. in Keene, Mar. 20, 1825 ; 
 unm. Has resided a number of years in Chfd., having previ- 
 ously traveled extensively in the United States and Canada as 
 an attache of a circus company. Is a painter and paper-hang- 
 er. 
 
 OAKMAN, Joseph, 1788— '97. His wife was Lucy . Five 
 
 ch were recorded: Lucretia, b. Sept. 19, 1787! Lucy, b. 
 May 12, 1789 ; B.etsey, b. Mar. 25, 1791 ; Joseph B., b. Feb. 
 19, 1793 ; Arch, b. May 8, i795- 
 
 PAGE, Daniel, was in Chfd. in 1785, as was also Daniel, Jr., 
 probably son of the former. Both names disappear before 
 
396 
 
 i8i2. Daniel, Jr., appears to have m. Mary , and to 
 
 have had the following ch. : Sally, b. June 29, 1784; Polly, 
 b. Mar. 19, 1786, and m., 1804, Jonas B., son of Jonas Stearns 
 (2) ; Benjamin, b. Mar. 13, 1788; Lydia, b. Aug. 23, 1790; 
 Edith, b. Mar. 11, 1793. 
 
 PAGE, David, and John, a few years between 1803 and '12. Da- 
 vid m., 1805, Abigail Davis. 
 
 PARKER, EzEKiEL, m. Dinah , and had a son, Oliver, b. 
 
 Jan. 15, 17—. 
 
 PARKER, Benjamin, m. Lois , and had a son, Benjamin, 
 
 b. Jan. 29, 1780. 
 
 PARKS, William, was in Chfd. in 1791, but appears to have re- 
 mained only a few years. His wife was Sally . Two 
 
 ch. were recorded: Luther, b. Mar. 4, 1789; Sally, b. Apr. 
 30, 1791. 
 
 PARKS, Francis, m., 1802, Sabra (Sabrina), dau. of Jonathan 
 Farr (i). Second. He d. in Chfd., Dec. 8, 1812, in his 31st 
 year. 
 
 PARSONS, Benjamin, m. Meriam , and had a dau., Nab-^ 
 
 by, b. Mar. 9, 1794. 
 
 PATTRIDGE. 
 
 1. En Pattridge and his wife, , purchased in Chfd., Sept. 
 
 25, 1776, lot No. II, in the 6th range, and 25 acres of lot No. 
 II, in the 7th range. In the deed they were said to be "of 
 Mendon," Mass. About 1800, Eli rem. from Chfd. to the 
 northern part of the State. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Eli (2). — 
 Joseph (3), b. 1753. — Amos. rem. (probably) to Keene, N. 
 Y. Soldier in 1777. — Mary, b. about 1762; m., 1780, Na- 
 thaniel Walton (2) ; d. July 11, 1796. — Rachel, b. 1766 or '67 ; 
 m., 1786, Rufus Harvey (2) ; d. Jan. 11, 1840. — Charles, m., 
 1800, Miriam Cunningham ; rem. from the town. — Nathaniel, 
 
 m. Goodall ; rem. to Lynn. — Abel, drowned in the 
 
 Conn., at Bellows Falls. — Adam (or Adams.) 
 
 2. Eli, son of Eli (i), m. Persis . He d. in Chfd., Nov. 
 
 3, 1792. His widow m., 1797, Joseph Wheelock. 
 
397 
 
 Ch. : Elkanah, b. Sept. 4, 1780. — Ira^ b. Mar. 22, 1783 ; d. 
 1785. — Ira, b. July 19, 17S5, — Azubah, b. Aug. 15, 17S7. — 
 Carolina, b. Oft. 21, 1789. 
 Joseph, son of Eli (i), m. Sarah Warren, of Mendon, Mass., 
 who d. in 1849, a. 89. He purchased in Chfd., Mar. 16, 1781, 
 lot No. 16, in the 3d range. At that time he was living in 
 Milford, Mass., but probably came to Chfd. soon after. Se- 
 ledlman 1801 — '03, '16, '17. He d. in 1817, a. 64. 
 
 Ch. : Caroline, b. May 30, 1779 ; d. Sept. 15, 1787. — Prusia, 
 b. Mar. 18, 1781 ; m. Alexander Albee. Rem. to Littleton. — 
 yohn H^., b. Dec. 16, 1782 ; m., 1807, Polly Lincoln, of Wmd. 
 Rem. to Peacham, Vt. — Mehetable, b. Dec. 20, 1784; m., 
 1810, Calvin Gilson (2) ; d. 1857. — Joseph (4), b. Jan. 28, 
 1787. — Limon, b. July 21, 1789; m. Theodosia- Wood, of 
 Wrnd. Rem. to Peacham. — Winslow, b. July i, 1791 ; m. 
 Lavern'ia \yood (sister of his brother Limon's wife). Settled 
 finally in Watertown, N. Y. — Sally, b. May 4, 1793 ; d. July 
 
 12, 1798. — Abel, b. May 17, 1795 ; m. Sylvia . Rem. 
 
 to Highgate, Vt. — Ora, b. June 4, 1798; m. Betsey, dau. of 
 Levi Ware, of Wmd. Rem. to Covington, N. Y. — Samuel y. 
 (5), b. Nov. 22, 1800. 
 
 Joseph, son of Joseph (3), m., 181 1, Catherine, dau. of Capt. 
 Simon Willard (q. v.), and who d. in Osceola, Stark Co., 111., 
 Feb. 3, 1865. He resided a number of years in Peacham, Vt., 
 and then rem. to Osceola, where he d. Sept. 29, 1873. 
 
 Ch. : (The first b. in Chfd., the rest in Peacham) Olon B., 
 b. Nov. 17, 181 1 ; m., 1836, Lafrinda, dau. of Elijah Walton 
 (3). Mechanic in Chfd. Has no ch. — Albert G., b. June 17. 
 1814 ; m. Alma Brown, of Peacham, where he res. — Caroline 
 C, b. Dec. 14, 1815 ; m. David Currier, a native of Peacham. 
 Res. in Osceola. — Harriet B., b. May i, 1821 ; m. Mark 
 Blanchard, of Peacham. Res. in Creston, Iowa. — Lloyd W., 
 b. Feb. 22, 1824; m. Jane McCole, of Peacham. Res. in Ne- 
 ponset. 111. — Jane S., b. Odt. 12, 1826; m. Elisha Hutchins, 
 of Winer. ; d. Aug. 10, 1876. 
 
 Samuel J., son of Joseph (3), m., Odl. 25, 1827, Lucretia, 
 dau. of Ziba Albee (2). Res. in Chfd. on the paternal farm. 
 Representative 1846, '52 ; seledlman '68. 
 
398 
 
 Ch. : Sarah W., b. Jan. lo, 1831 ; m., Feb. 11, 1851, Wm. 
 R. Bullock, of Wmcr.— Ellen M., b. and d. May, 1834. — 
 Winslow A., b. 061. 25, 1838; m., Nov. 16, 1869, Georgina 
 Jane, dau. of Henry Woodfield, of Grass Valley, Cal. Res. 
 at present in Chfd. Has 4 ch. : Hattie L., b. in Cal.. Jan. i, 
 1871 ; Evelina M., b. in Cal., Dec. 15, 1872 ; Fred W., b. in 
 Chfd., Jan 6, 1875 ; Ida L., b. in Chfd., July 9, 1878. 
 PEACOCK 
 
 1. Adjutant John Peacock purchased in Chfd., Nov. 2, 1770, lot 
 No. II, in the 14th ran^e. His vyife was Esther, dau. of Dea. 
 John Lessley. She d. June 17 '1787, a. 81. He d. Sept. 17, 
 
 1791, in his 87th year. He had a son Samuel (2), and prob- 
 ably another, John, who was a soldier in 1776 [Eunice Pea- 
 cock, who m., 1777, Artemas Witt (i), and Rebecca Peacock, 
 who ra., 17751 Jonathan Davis (2J, were probably the daugh- 
 ters of John, Sen. J 
 
 2. Samuel, son of John (i), was in Chfd. in 1770, which year 
 
 (Aug. 15) he purchased lot No. 10, in the 14th range, on which, 
 as was stated in the deed, John Vicory had built a "camp." 
 July 15, 1772, he deeded one-half of this lot, together with a 
 house and barn, to his father John. Samuel's farm evidently 
 consisted, in part, of land now included in the farm owned and 
 occupied by John L. Streeter. Soldier 1777. He probably 
 rem. from the town, as his name and that of his son Samuel 
 both disappear at the same time (in 1S04.) His wife was Anna 
 
 . Four cji. were recorded : Anna N., b. May 16, 1776. 
 
 — Lucy, b. Nov. 10, 1777- — Samuel, b. Mar. 6, 1779. — Sarah, 
 b. Jan. 13, 1781 ; m. (perhaps), 1806, Cyrus Johnson. 
 
 PENNIMAN, David, 1788— 1803. 
 
 PETTEE, Stafford H., from Hins., m., Feb. 21, 1827, Louis, 
 dau. of John Darling (i), and settled in Chfd. He d. Dec. 3, 
 1855, a. 58. His wife d. Apr. 19, 1866. 
 
 Ch. : Carrie E., b. Nov. 15, 1830; m. ist, June i, 1848, 
 Henry S., son of Africa Hildreth (8) ; 2d, in Worcester, Mass., 
 Jan. 6, 1855, Joseph Stockwell, a native of Athol, Mass., now 
 of Chfd. For a number of years she has contributed to vari- 
 ous papers — among them the New Hampshire Sentinel, Clare- 
 mont Eagle, and Gospel Banner — notes on fashion, and articles 
 
399 
 
 relating to political and other topics. For about eight years 
 she has been the regular local correspondent of the Sentinel, 
 writing over the nom de -plume of "Q." 
 
 PHILLIPS, Andrew, b. Jan. 6, 1750, son of Samuel Phillips, 
 came from Marlboro' and settled in Chfd. apparently in 1793 
 or '94. Hem. ist, Sarah Fairbanks; 2d, 1798, Mary Smith, 
 d. Aug.'zi, 1820, a. 70. He d. Nov. 26, 1822. 
 
 Ch. : Martha^ b. Aug. 28, 1778; m., 1799, Enoch Jackson 
 (3) ; d. Dec. 24, 1858. — Experience^ d. 1802, a. nearly 14. 
 
 PHILLIPS, John, b. May 3, 1757, brother of Andrew Phillips, m. 
 
 1st, Hirldah , d. in Chfd., Nov. 5, 1785 ; 2d, 1786, Mary 
 
 Henry, wid. of William Henry (i). He settled in Chfd. in 
 or befoi'e 1785, and resided here till he died, Sept. 7 (or 8), 
 1842. 
 
 Ch. : (B}' 1st marriage) Betsey^ m. Joshua Stratton, o' 
 Athol, Mass. — Clarissa^ b. Nov. 3, 17S3 ; m., Jan. 18, 1807, 
 Wra. Newhall, of Phillipston, Mass., afterwards of Chfd.; d. 
 Mar, 13, 1867. — Huldah, b. Odl. 29, 1785 ; m., 1803, William, 
 son of William Hildreth (4). — (By 2d marriage) Sally, h. 
 Jan. 14, 1787 ; m., 1807, Abel, son of Aaron Fisk (i). — Edee, 
 b. Dec. 31, 1789. — Martha, m., 1811, Jason Davis (q- v.) [A 
 son, .by 1st marriage, is said to have d. a. about 11 years.] 
 PIERCE. 
 
 Sergeant Thomas Pierce was born in England in 1596, and emigrated to 
 Charlestown, Mass., in 1635. From him was descended, in the sixth genera- 
 tion, John Pierce (1), who settled in Chesterfield. (Thomas^, Thomas^, Ste- 
 phen^, Stephen*, William^, John*.) <■ 
 
 I. John Pierce, the descendant of Sergt. Thomas Pierce, came 
 to Chfd. from Groton, Mass., between 1770 and '76. His wife 
 was Tabitha Porter, d. in Chfd., Apr. 23, 1831, a. 74. Ac- 
 cording to tradition, he served in the last French and Indian 
 war. On coming to Chfd., he appears to have located at what 
 is now the Centre Village, where he may have kept a small 
 store. At the same time he owned a large quantity of land in 
 the town, much of which he is said to have sacrificed to the 
 cause of liberty during the War of the Revolution. Together 
 with others from Chfd., he also took part in the battle of Ben- 
 nington, probably as an independent volunteer. April 19, 1782, 
 
400 
 
 he purchased of Samuel Davis Converse, then of Dum., the 
 western half (the other half lying in SpafTord's Lake) of lot 
 No. 12, in the loth range, on which he built a house. Here he 
 passed the remaining years of his life, eredling, after a while, 
 a larger and more commodious house near the highway that 
 formerly led from the Centre Village to Wmd. He d. July 7, 
 1812, a. 69. 
 
 Ch. : William (2), b. 0&.. 8, \>]>]6.—John (3), b. June i, 
 1780. — Silas^ b. Sept. 25, 1781 ; d. Mar. 25, 1783. — Ezekiel 
 Porter (4), b. Apr. 20, 1785. — Ebenezer (5), b. June 22, 
 1788. — Esther^ b. Sept. 29, 1791 ; m. Samuel Thompson (6) ; 
 d. Mar. 13, 1873. — Lucy, b. Feb. 27, 1799; m., 1818, Hub- 
 hard Wheeler (4) ; d. Feb. 2, 1854. 
 
 William, son of John (i), m., 1809, Ruth, dau. of Ephraim 
 Hubbard (2), and who d. June 23, 1832. Soon after his mar- 
 riage he rem. to Lyndon, Vt., where he d. June 14, 1854. 
 
 Ch. : Emily, h. Feb. 18, 1812; unm. ; d. Aug. 10, 1862. — 
 Sir Win. Earl, b. June 12, 18x3; m., 06t. 10, 1865, Helen 
 A. Houghton. Has 2 ch. : Emily A., b. Mar. 14, 1869 ; Geo. 
 W., b. Jan. 8, 1875. — George W., b. Feb. 5, 1815 ; m., July 
 26, 1840, Ruth Bly, of Charleston, Vt., where he res. Has 2 
 ch. : Alfred I., b. Aug. iS, 1841 ; Ruth E., b. Apr. ^3, 1848. 
 John, son of John (i), m., 1800, Judith, dau. of Silas Thomp- 
 son (2), and who d. Nov. 14, i860. Resided in Chfd., living 
 from 1818 till the time of his death on the farm afterwards 
 owned and occupied by the late Chas. N. Clark, it being the 
 same on which Peter Stone, Sen., settled when he came to 
 Chfd. Representative 1845. He d. Apr. 27, 1857. 
 
 Ch. : Abigail, b. Dec. 12, 1800; m., July 7, 1844, Alanson 
 Chamberlain (6) ; d. Apr. 29, 1858. — Alfred (6), b. Dec. 22, 
 1802. — Irene, b. Jan. 15, 1805; d. Sept., 1806. — Laura, b. 
 Sept. 19, 1807 ; m., 1830, Samuel H., son of Aija Walker (2) ; 
 d. Jan. 28, 1861. — Amanda, b. Mar. 14, 1809; m., Apr., 1835, 
 Lyman Britton (q. v.) ; d. Dec. 21, 1836. — Lucinda, b. 0<5l. 
 12, 181 1 ; d. Mar. 2, 1814. — Mary, b. Odt. 27, 1813; d. Aug. 
 20, 1839. — Lucy, b. Feb. 17, 1816; m., Dec, 1847, Chas. N. 
 Clark (3). — John Langdon {^), b. Nov. 16, 1819. — Elizabeth 
 E., b. July 27, 1822 ; m., 1849, Marshall H., son of Asa Day 
 (5) ; d. 06t. 4, 1865. 
 
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401 
 
 6. Alfred, son of John (3), m., 1830, Abigail, dau. of Martin 
 
 Rockwood, of Swzy., and who was b. 1812. He settled in 
 Hartland, Vt., where he d. Apr., 1880. 
 
 Ch. : Mary H., b. June 30, 1831 ; d. Feb. 24, 1833. — Fran- 
 cis M., b. Jan. 7, 1834; ™-' Feb. 7, i860, Helen M. Bishop. 
 Res. in Hurtland.— Mary H., b. Od. 24, 1836 ; m., 061., 1864, 
 Gen. Lewis A. Grant, now of Des Moines, la. — Abbie 5'., b. 
 Feb. 17, 1842 ; m., Feb. 26, 1S73, C. H. Smith. 
 
 7. John L., son of John (3), m. Ellen E., dau. of Asa Marsh (3). 
 
 For a number of years he engaged in trade at South London- 
 derry, Vt., and afterwards resided for a while at Chester, Vt. 
 At present he resides in Fitchburg, Mass. 
 
 Ch. : Frederick Webster^ b. 061. l8, 1850. — Cora Eliza, 
 b. Apr. i6, 1862. 
 
 4. EzEKiEL P., son of John (i), m.. Mar. i, 1808, Susanna Por- 
 ter, b. in Groton, Mass., May 4, 1785, and d. in Chfd., Jan. 11, 
 1866. For a few years after his marriage he resided in Maine, 
 but returned, in 1814, to Chfd., and engaged in farming, trade, 
 and manufadluring. About 1821, he opened a store at the Cen- 
 ■ tre Village, first in the house in which Alanson Norcross now 
 lives, and afterwards at the "Cook stand,'' so called. (See pp. 
 164, 165.) Here he kept a store and tavern for about 7 years, 
 afterwards engaging in trade for a while at Fadtory Village, and 
 also in Londonderry, Vt. The first "patent accelerating wheel- 
 heads,'' for spinning wool, made in Chfd., were manufactured 
 by him at Fadtory Village, probably about 1820. He also en- 
 gaged to some extent in the manufadture of bits and augers. 
 In 1 83 1, Mr. Pierce built, on the paternal homestead, near the 
 lake, the large stone house in which he lived during the remain- 
 ing years of his life, and which he kept for some time as a tav- 
 ern. In 1827, he was a member of the N. H. House of Rep- 
 resentatives, and one of the seledlmen of the town, in the af- 
 fairs of which he was always much interested. As a man of 
 business he was adtive and enterprising, and ever ready to. en- 
 gage in some new undertaking. He d. May 23, 1865. 
 
 Ch. : Susanna P., b. Dec. 2, 1809; m. Bethuel Farley, of 
 Marlow ; d. July 9, 1881. — Theresa Jane, b. Feb. 23, 1812; 
 
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402 
 
 unm. Res. in Chfd. In her earlier years she engaged to a 
 considerable extent in school-teaching. — Ezekiel P. (8) , b. 
 Aug. i8, i8i3.-y«/«a A., b. Ocft. 28, 1817 ; unm. Res. in Chfd. 
 — Lucius D., b. Aug. 9, 1820; m. Lucy C, dau. of Adjt. John 
 H. Fuller, of Keene. Graduated at Norwich (Vt.) University in 
 1846, and then studied law with Hon. Wm. P. Wheeler, of 
 Keene ; practised first in Marlow, and afterwards inWinchendon 
 Mass. He d. May 8, \%<^'&.— Horace T. H., b. Feb. 22, 1822 ; 
 m., June 12, 1850, Sophia Dickinson. Brick-mason. He d. in 
 Keene, Jan. 7, 1877. — Lafayette Washington (9-),b. May 20, 
 1825. — Andrew y., b. May 9, 1829; d. Nov. 20, the same 
 year. — Augusta E., b Jan. 29, 1830; unm. Res. In Chfd. 
 She is a teacher of long experience, having taught schools in 
 man}' different towns in this State, Vt. and Mass. — Benja- 
 min F.^ b. Aug. I, 1833. Farmer in Chfd. 
 Ezekiel P., son of Ezekiel P. (4), m., May i, 1844, Sarah E. 
 Webster, of Salem, Mass. Res. in Cambridge, Mass Hav- 
 ing acquired a practical knowledge of business by assisting his 
 father in the management of his stores and tavern, he began, in 
 1836, the manufadlure of patent spinning-wheel heads at Fac- 
 tory Village (see p. i6i), engaging at the same time in the 
 manufadlure of bits, augers, &c., in the western part of the 
 town. (See p. 160.) In 1851, he rem. to Boston, where, for 
 the next 25 years, he engaged in the wholesale fruit business. 
 In 1879, ^^ invented and patented "awning-blind hinges and 
 fixtures," which are being extensively used. When he resided 
 in Chfd., he held commissions in the militia for a period of 14 
 years, and was promoted six times, attaining the rank of major- 
 general. 
 
 Ch. : Georgie C, b. Mar. 21, 1847. — Ed-ward E., b. Mar. 
 21, 1848; m., June 16, 1875, Fannie S. Chandler, of Cam- 
 bridge, Mass. 
 
 Lafayette W., son of Ezekiel P. (4), m. ist, Sept. 15, 1859, 
 'Cleopatra S., dau. of Kendall P. Barry, of Saxton's River, Vt., 
 and who d. Nov. 12, 1864; 2d, Odt. 5, 1865, Mrs. Lydia M. 
 Brooks, dau. of A. B. Piper, of Templeton, Mass., and who 
 d. May 15, 1872 ; 3d, Mar. 29, 1875, Harriet E., dau. of Josiah 
 Derby, of Ashbui-nham, Mass. 
 

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403 
 
 In 1850, he graduated at Norwich University, in the full col- 
 legiate course, and for several years engaged in teaching. He 
 next studied law in the office of Hon. F. F. Lane, of Keene, and 
 that of Tyler and Pierce, of Winchendon, Mass. ; v^as admitted 
 to the practice of law in all the courts of Mass., at the Worcester 
 county bar, at the April term of the supreme judicial court, at 
 Worcester, Apr. 28, 1854, ^^d has ever since practised his pro- 
 fession in that county and, to some extent, in New Hampshire. 
 For the past 22 years he has resided in Winchendon. Since 1854 
 he has been a justice of the peace, and most of the time since 
 185S he has held the office of commissioner of N. H. for Mass., 
 having been first appointed to the same by Gov. Wm. Haile. 
 
 Ch. . Chas. Lucius, b. Mar. 6, 1864. — yohn A., b. July 23, 
 i?,66.—Bzekiel P., b. Apr. 28, 186S ; d. Sept. 3, 1868.— iJifa- 
 bel M., b. Apr. 28, 186S ; d. Sept. 8, 1^6^.— Thursa B., b. 
 July II, 1876. 
 
 5. Ebenezer, son of John (i), m., 1808, Alpha, dau. of Anthony 
 Randall (3), and who d. in Wmd., July 6, 1869. He was a 
 farmer in Chfd. many years, afterwards removing to Wmd. He 
 d., however, in Chfd., Mar. 10, 1875. 
 
 Ch. : Britton, b. Nov. 23, 1812 ; disappeared when a young 
 man. — Charles, b. Mar. 8, 1813 ; is supposed to have started 
 for Cal. many years ago, and has not been heard from since. — 
 
 . Lloyd, b. Dec. 20, 1815 ; unm. Farmer in Chfd. and Wmd. 
 He d. in the latter town, Mar. 26, 1882. — Alson (10), b. June 
 8, 1817. — Dexter, b. 0&.. \i, 1819; m., July 14, 1846, Rachel 
 C. Wing. Res. in Wmd. Has no ch., except by adoption. 
 — Ebenezer, b. Nov. 23, 1826; unm; d. in Wmd., Apr. 20, 
 1863. 
 
 10. Alson, son of Ebenezer (5), m. Lurana P., dau. of Ephm. 
 and Lurana (Daggett) Wheeler, of Wmd., and who was b. 
 July II, 1829, and d. Dec. 25, 1872. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Frank A., b. Apr. 20, 1854; m., 0&.. 25, 1870, Per- 
 sis M., dau. of Snow Prentice (4). Has had 4 ch. born in 
 Chfd.: F. Earl, b. Jan. 8, 1872; Annie L., b. Odi. 26, 1874; 
 Guy L., b. June 14, 1878; Ida M., b. Jan. 11, 1S80, and d. 
 Mar. 6, 18S1. — Lurana E., b. 0&.. 27, 1856; d. a. 2 days. — 
 Willis B., b. Aug. II, 1858 ; d. a. 17 days,.— Ella E., b. Mar. 
 
404 
 
 22, i86o ; m., Sept. 24, 1874, Christian Frederick Ferdinand 
 Springer, a native of Germany, but now of Chfd. — Fred M., 
 b. Feb. 12, 1864; d. Aug. 24, the same year. 
 
 PIERCE. 
 
 Benjamin Pierce, a Quaker, lived and died in Smithfield, R. I. His wife 
 was Abigail Buffum, sister of Joseph Buffum, of Wmd. He had five 
 children that lived to adult age, one of whom, George (1), settled in Chfd. 
 
 1. George Pierce, son of Benjamin, in., July 4, 1810, Sophro- 
 nia Mann, b. June 14, 1785, and who is still living in Chfd. 
 About 1816, he rem. from Smithfield to this town, and settled 
 in the eastern part of it. He remained, however, but a few 
 years, returning to Smithfield. About 1825, he came back to 
 Chfd., where he passed the rest of his life. He d. Aug. 14, 
 1876, a. about 83. 
 
 Ch. : Adalinci b. Nov. 17, iSio; m., June 6, 1833, Free- 
 man Chase, of Athol, Mass. — Gilbert, b. Aug. 11, 1812; m., 
 Apr. I, 1839, Mary Ann Stimpson, of Athol. — Benjamin (2), 
 b. Feb. 26, 1815. — George, b. May 30, 1816; m. Betsey Sher- 
 man. Res. in Keene. — Diana, b. Jan 3, 1818 ; m. ist, 
 
 Scott; 2d, May 4, 1871, Ora Blodgett (4). — Marshall M., b. 
 Dec. 4, 1819; d. May 6, 1847. — Mary T., b. Mar. 4, 1822 ; 
 m. ist, Odt. 8, 1846, Daniel Moore, of Athol; 2d, Asnah Al- 
 ger, of Winchendon, Mass. — John H., b. Jan. 13, 1824; m. 
 Elizabeth Ann Chandler, of Leominster, Mass. Merchant. 
 He d. at Hackensack, N. J., Dec. 28, iSe^.— Joseph W. (3), 
 b. Sept. 18, 1825. — Louisa B., b. Dec. 31, 1827; m. Estey 
 Farr, of Wmd. — Hannah Maria, b. Odl. 10, 1829; m.. Mar. 
 10, 1852, Wm. Atherton (9). 
 
 2. Benjamin, son of George (i), m., Nov. 15, 1842, Caroline A., 
 dau. of Jesse Gale, of Petersham, Mass. Having been a few 
 years in the employ of Richardson & Huggins, manufacturers 
 of bits and augers, he commenced, about 1853, 'o manufadture 
 the same articles on his own account, at Fadlory Village ; in 
 which business he has ever since been constantly and success- 
 fully engaged. In 1852, he became interested in the manufac- 
 ture of chisels, in Hins., selling the stock on commission and 
 having a general superintendence of the business, in which he 
 
505 
 
 continued about 13 years. He has also been pretty extensively 
 engaged in the manufadlure of "wheel-heads." (See pp. i6i, 
 162.) Seledlman 1850. 
 
 Ch. : Frederick B., b. Apr. 20, 1845 ; m., Dec. i6, 1868, 
 Emnna F., dau. of Josiah W. Cook, of Alstead, now of Chfd. 
 Manufadturer of wheel-heads, bits, augers, &c., at Fadlory Vil- 
 lage. Has had 2 ch. . Maude E., b. May 23, 1871 ; Frank M., 
 b. May 17, 1875, and d. Sept. iS, the same year. — Carrie M., 
 b. Odl. 18, 1850; m., Dec. 12, 1872, J. Lyman Bliss. Res. at 
 Atchison, Kan. — Nellie K., b. Jan. 25. 1853. — Grace M., b. 
 Dec. 30, 1854 ; d. Oa. 3, 1873. 
 
 3. Joseph W., son of George (i), m., Aug. 17, 1862, Sarah Jane, 
 dau. of David Arnold (q. v.) Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Ansel J^.. h. June 2, 1866. — Harry A., b. Odl. 21, 
 1867. — John M., b. June 30, i?,6<).— David W., b. Sept. 6, 
 i?,'ji.—Sarak y., b. Apr. 11, 18^6.— Mary J., b. Feb. 28, 
 1879. 
 
 PIERCE, Daniel, son of Jacob Pierce, b. in Alstead, Aug. 24, 
 1808, m., Odl. 18, 1836, Almira, dau. of Wm. Black (2), and 
 settled in Chfd. in 1839 or '40. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Henry D., b. in Keene, Apr. 8, 1S39; m., Feb. 24, 
 1863, Mary A. Starkey, of \MmA.— David H, b. in Chfd., 
 May 26, 1841 ; m., Jan. 19, 1871, Angeline M., dau. of Wm. 
 Bennett (q. v.) — William H.^ b. in Chfd., Dec. 9, 1842; m., 
 Jan. 30, 1S78, Ell-i L., dau. of Wm. Hunt, of Winer. 
 
 PLATTS, Warham R., son of Capt. Joseph Platts, was b. in 
 Rindge, July 18, 1792. In 182 1, he m. Sarah, dau. of Rufus 
 Harvey (2), and settled in Chfd. He resided at the Centre 
 Village, where he was postmaster about 2t years. (See p. 
 168.) For many years he was deputy-sheriff, and for a while 
 sheriff of the county. He was always deeply interested in the 
 affairs of the town, as well as in national politics, and to the 
 close of his life was a "staunch pillar of the democracy." * Se- 
 ledlman 1848, '51 ; town-clerk '43, '44. He d. Feb. 21, 1872. 
 Had no ch. 
 
 POMEROY, Eleazer, b. 1734, was in Northfield, Mass., from 
 176210*73. Dec. 10, 1773, he purchased in Chfd. house-lot 
 
406 
 
 No. 7, in the 8th range. In June, i777' ^^ ^^^ summoned be- 
 fore the "court of -inquiry," at Keene, for alleged hostility to 
 the American cause ; was tried, and sentenced to be confined 
 to the limits of his farm. He appears, also, to have taken an 
 adtive part in the controversy about the "Grants." (See Chap. 
 III.) His name disappears about 1792. His wife was Lydia 
 
 , and he had a dan., Lydia, d. 1776, in her nth year, 
 
 and another, Catherine, d. the same year, in her 9th year. 
 
 POMEROY, Martin, perhaps son of Eleazer, m. Dorcas Cham- 
 berlain. Seledlman 1802. He d. in Chfd., Jan. 2, 1831, a. 68. 
 Had a son, Martin, d. 1802, young. 
 
 POMEROY, Solomon, perhaps son of Eleazer, m. Polly . 
 
 His name is not found after 1793. His ch., so far as known, 
 were: Patty, b. June 7, 177^! Phene, b. Apr. 4, 17 — ; Pol- 
 ly, b. June 28, 1786; Mehitable, b. Sept. 8, 1791 ; Almira, 
 m. Ora Blodgett (4). 
 
 PORTER, Reuben, from Swzy. (.?), settled in Chfd. in 1835 or 
 '36. Merchant at the Centre Village '36 — '39 ; seledlman '54. 
 Rem. from the town in '55 or '56. His wife was Prudence 
 — — , and a dau., Mary B., d. in Chfd. Aug. 28, 1853, ^- '9 > 
 a son, Sumner W., d. in 1838, young. 
 
 POWERS. 
 
 I. EzKKiEL Powers, from Plympton, Mass., purchased in Chfd., 
 Odl. 7, 1772, lot No. 9, in the 14th range, on which, according 
 to the deed, were a house and ''potash" [potashery]. His wife 
 was Abigail Bonny. Soldier 1776. He d. about 1815. 
 
 Ch. : yosiah, b. Odl. 4, 1770; m. Susan Parks j d. in Marl- 
 boro', Vt., where he resided many years. — Isaac, b. July 30, 
 1773; m. Phila, dau. of Jonathan Farr (3). Rem. to Water- 
 ford, Vt. The following ch. were b in Chfd. ; Lancey, Alex- 
 ander, Polly, Prescott, Blake, Noyes, Phila. — Lydia, b. May 
 15, 1776; m. Asa, son of Arthur Latham (q. v.) — Ezekiel, b. 
 Jan. II, 1779; m., 1804, Olive, dau. of John Day (2). Rem. 
 to Northern Vt. — Benjamin, b. Nov. 26, 1781 ; m. Theda, 
 dau. of John Harris (2). Rem. to Sutton, Vt. — Lyman, h. 
 Oa. 14, 1784; m. 1st, 1804, Soffe Farr; 2d, 1824, Hannah 
 Cobleigh, wid. of Erastus Cobleigh, and dau. of John Day (2). 
 
407 
 
 Settled in Sutton, W..— Abigail, b. Feb. 2, 1787; m., 1806, 
 Amos Fan- (8) ; d. Sept. 17, 1870. — Samuel, b. May 18, 1790; 
 m. . Settled at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. School-teach- 
 er. — Rosvjell (2). 
 2. RoswELL, son of Ezekiel- (i), m. ist, 1815, Sally, dau. of 
 Moses Farr (4), and who d. May 13, 1828; 2d, 1829, Polly, 
 sister of the first wife, and who d. May 8, 1840. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. June 4, 1845, a. 52. 
 
 Ch. : Laura, b. Apr. 15, 1S16, — Miranda, b. July 17, 1S18 ; 
 m. Oliver Hastings (10) ; d. May 6, i860. — George R., b. 
 Sept. 27, 1820; d. Mar. 3, 1842. — Eliza, b. Aug. 26, 1822; 
 nn. Parker Hubbard (8). — Rolston, b. July 10, 1825. — Maria, 
 b. Nov. II, 1830. — Foster. 
 PRATT, John, was in Chfd. in 1776. His wife was Betty — —- . 
 Soldier '76 and '80. He may have d. or rem. from the town 
 in 1793 or '94. The following ch. were recorded: Polly, b. 
 June 25, 1775; Susy, b. Jan. 30, 1778; Sinthya, b. Apr. 12, 
 1780; Betsey, b. Sept. 25, 1782; John, b. Apr. 8, 1785; 
 Ezekiel, b. May 27, 17S7; Serene, b. June 4, 1790; Ira A., 
 b. Odl. 9, 1793. 
 PRATT, Abiel, may have come to Chfd. before 1781. His wife 
 
 was Grace . Had, at least, 4 ch. : Nancy, b. June 16, 
 
 1781 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd. 1848. — John, b. Jan. 18, 1783. — 
 Abiel, b. 1785 ; d. 1788. — Abiel, accidentally killed, while 
 felling trees, about 1822. 
 PRATT, Barna, b. Apr. 19, 1776, came from Marlboro', V't., to 
 Chfd. about 1819. His wife was Lucy, dau. of Josiah Hast- 
 ings (3), and who d. Sept. i, 1863. He d. Sept. 21, 1825. 
 
 Ch. : Roxana, b. Feb. 10, i799i '^i- Geo. Sargeant, of Brat. 
 — Henry, b. Aug. 9, 1800; m. ist, 1825, Laura, dau. of John 
 Snow (5), and who d. Sept. 17, the same year; 2d, Dolly, 
 sister of the first wife, and who d. June 4, 1829; 3d, Abbie 
 Brackett, of Brat., where he d. May 24, 1874. — Charlotte, b. 
 July 18, 1802; m., 1825, Broughton Davis (12) ; d. Dec. 27, 
 1880. — Levi, b. June 17, 1804 ; m. Sarah Knight, of Brat. ; d. 
 May 17, 1832. — Barna, b. June 9, 1806; d. Mar. 21, 1829, 
 unm. — J'ona. H., b. June 11, 1808 ; d. Feb. 17, 1831, unm. — 
 Mary, b. Mar. 28, 1811 ; m., 1831, Parker D. Cressey (7). — 
 Lucina, b. Feb. 4, 1813 ; d. Apr. 14, 1816. 
 
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 PRENTICE. 
 
 Joseph Prentice was probably of Hins. in 1764, but settled in 
 Chfd. (in the "New Boston" district) in or before 1770. His 
 wife's name has not been ascertained. About 1798, he rem. to 
 Townshend, Vt., or vicinity. His ch., so far as known, were : 
 Joseph (2),b. Sept. 20, 1774; Elijah, and probably yohn 
 (older than Joseph) ; Susy, Sophia, Savona, Lodema, and 
 perhaps Sally, m., 1790, Daniel, son of Daniel Farr (2), and 
 d. 1792, a. nearly 26. 
 
 Joseph, son of Joseph (i), m. Persis, dau. of Ezra Davis (3), 
 and who d. Aug. 23, 1863. In 1812, he returned to Chfd. from 
 Vt. (where he went with his father), and settled on the farm 
 now owned and occupied by Ezra H. Davis. He d. June 24, 
 1858. 
 
 Ch. : Russell D., b. Dec. 25, 1806; d. Mar. 4, 1832, unm. — 
 Savona,h. Jan. 2, iSio; m., 1829, Ira Dunham (4). — Brad- 
 ley (3), b. June 6, 181 1. — Alzina, b. Apr. 28, 1813 ; m., 1839, 
 Josiah Dunham {(i) .—Mary Ann, b. May 24, 1814; ra. John 
 Baker, of Goshen. Res. at Saxton's River, Vt. — Snow, (4), 
 b. Odt. 27, 1825. 
 
 Bradley, son of Joseph (2), m., June 6, 1832, Sally, dau. of 
 Elijah Barrows, of Wmd., and who was b. Mar., 1809. He 
 was a farmer in Chfd. till 1862, when he rem. to Brat., where 
 he now res. 
 
 Ch. : Mary Ann, b. Dec. 11, 1832; m., Jan. 6, 1858, Dr. 
 Wm. R., son of Ira Dunham (4) ; d. in Wmd., Sept. 6, [871. 
 — George W., b. May 11, 1834; unm.; d. in Brat., Mar. 18, 
 i^?,2.—Phila M., b. Mar. 14, 183S; m., Od., 1859, Frank H., 
 son of Worcester Farr (11); d. in Brat., Mar. 27, 1864. — 
 yane P., b. June 5, 1845; m , 1867, Edward Hill; d. Dec. 
 30, 186S.— AfarMa C, b. May 26, 1849; m. ist, Edward Ty- 
 ler ; 2d, Benj. Richards. 
 
 Snow, son of Joseph (2), m., Feb. 15, 1849, Laura, dau. of 
 Ephm. Amidon (3). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Jan. 
 16, 1869. 
 
 Ch. : Persis Martha, b. Nov. 19, 1849; m., 0(S. 25, 1870, 
 Frank A., son of Alson Pierce (10). — Ida Maria, b. Odl. 12, 
 1851 ; d. June 16, 1870. — Fannie May, b. May 12, 1855. 
 
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 PRESHO. 
 
 1. Zadock Presho came from Raynham, Mass., and settled in 
 Chfd., in 1810. His wife was Orpha Alden, d. Apr. 17, 1856, 
 a. 90. He d. Feb. 16, 1843, a. 75. 
 
 CIt. : (All b. in Raynham ; order somewhat uncertain) Asa. 
 — yames. — Zadock^ d. in Raynliam. — Laura. — Sullivan., m. 
 Mary, dau. of Solomon Willard (4) ; d. in Billerica, Mass. — 
 Ezra., d. young. — Ebenezer., b. 1798 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Dec. 
 30, 1868. — Daniel (2), b. June 30, 1800. — Ruth. — Elmira. — 
 Isaac. — Wm. Henry., b. Apr. 20, 1809; unm. Farmer in 
 Chfd. 
 
 2. Daniel, son of Zadock (i), m., 1828, Myra, dau. of Thomas 
 Sanderson (3), and who d. June 15, 1879. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Melissa C, b. Apr. 29, 1829; unm. — Thomas Z?., b. 
 May 26 1831 ; d. Jan. 24, 1S33. — Cordana IV., b. Apr. 23, 
 1833 ; unm. 
 
 PRESTON, Abial, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Miletiah 
 
 . Had a son, William S., b. Nov. 3, 1770. His name 
 
 disappears before i7S7- 
 
 PRIME. 
 
 1. Oliver Prime first settled in Winchester, but rem. to Chfd. 
 about 1800. His wife was Rachel Franlilin. He d. June 8, 
 1836, a. 71. His son, Nathaniel (2), b. 1791, also settled in 
 Chfd 
 
 2. Nathaniel, son of Oliver (i), m. Lydia Baughn, of New Sa- 
 lem, Mass. He d. Odt. 16, 1865, a. 74. 
 
 Ch. : Nathaniel iV., b. Od. 30, 1S18; m., June 6, 1839, 
 Luna, dau. of Joel Fletcher, of Chfd. He d. Apr. 30, 1856. 
 His wife and 2 ch. are also dead. — Hubbard V. (3), b. Apr. 
 13, 1821. 
 
 3. Hubbard V., son of Nathaniel (2), m., Dec. 21, 1842, Elvira 
 R. Snow, b. May 15, 1S24. He lived many years in Chfd., 
 but res. at present in Winer. Stone-mason. 
 
 Ch. : Ellen E., b. July 27, 1846. — George H., b. May 4, 
 1851. — Nathaniel C, b. Nov. 11, 1875. 
 
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410 
 
 PUFFER, Jabez, son of Nathan Puffer, b. Aug. 26, 1817, m. ist, 
 Harriet Field, d. 0&., 1841 ; 2d, 0&. 25, 1842, Martha, dau. 
 of Daniel King, of Orange, Mass. Settled in Chfd. in 1852 or 
 '53, having rem. to this town from Wmd. 
 
 Ch. : Alanson R., b. Sept. 30, 1841 ; m. Emma S. Ranney. 
 Res. in Malta, 111. — Charles Z., b. Jan. 14, 1844; m., Nov. 
 12, 1869, Elvira H., dau. of Marshall B. Shaw (q. v.) Res. 
 in Chid.— Frederick A., b. Mar. 7, 1848; d. Odt. 16, 1875.— 
 Nathan, b. Odt. 13, 1850; m., July 17, 1875, Eva L., dau. of 
 Alonzo and Eliza (Davenport) Kathan. Res. in Chfd. — Hen- 
 ry, b. Feb. 9, 1852. — Maria E., b. July 13, 1853. — Martha 
 y., b. Odl. 2, 1855; d. Sept. 27, 1872. — Warren, b. Jan. 22, 
 1864; d. Apr. 4, 1865. 
 
 PUTNAM. 
 
 John Putnam emigrated from Eng., and settled in that part of Salem, 
 Mass. . which is now Danvers, in 1634. From him was descended Stephen 
 (Johni, Thomas^, Edward^, Elisha^ Stephen^), who settled in Winer. Ste- 
 phen had the following sons : Solomon, John (1), Gideon, Elisha, David, Lew- 
 is, Rufus. 
 
 I. John Putnam, son of Stephen Putnam, b. in Winer., May 10, 
 1 761, came to Chfd. in his boyhood and lived in the family of 
 Ebenezer Harvey, Sen. In 1779, he enlisted in Col. Hercules 
 Mooney's regiment, and served for a while. This regiment 
 was ordered to march to Rhode Island. (See p. 100.) In 1801, 
 hem. Mary, dau. of Joseph Converse (t), and lived many 
 years at the Centre Village, in the large house that once stood 
 near the south side of the common^ and which was burned 
 about 1845. Though he commenced life in very humble cir- 
 cumstances, he succeeded, by his sagacity and perseverance, in 
 acquiring a considerable fortune, owning much timber-land in 
 the "Winchester woods." For a number of years he was one 
 of the trustees of the Academy, and sei'ved the town in the ca- 
 pacity of selectman in the years i8o8, '09, '20, '21, '26. He 
 also represented the town in the Legislature in 1816, '17, '18, 
 and '26. He d. Nov. 17, 1849, ^* ^^ ^S^ °f ^^ years ; his 
 wife Mary d. Sept. 14, 1853. 
 
 Ch. : Mary Adaline, b. 061. 13, 1802 ; m., 1824, Austin 
 Birchard, of Newfane, Vt. — Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1804; m., 
 
411 
 
 i822, Dr. Timothy S. Gleason, of Clareraont ; d. July 2, 1877. 
 — Charlotte, b. Mar. 1, 1807; m. Dr. Robert Gleason, of 
 Claremont, (brother of Dr. Timothy S.) ; d. Sept. 22, 1858. — 
 Charles Lewis, \). ^e.'gX.. 10, 1810; m., 1835, Dorothy Flagg, 
 of Keene. He graduated at Dartmouth College, and then read 
 law in the office of Hon. Joel Parker. From Keene he rem. 
 to Worcester, Mass., to a<ft as secretary of a fire-insui-ance 
 company. He also held several other offices of trust and finan- 
 cial responsibility. He d. July 17, 1877- — Frances Maria, 
 b. July i8, 1816; d. June29, 1817. — ^«/?a, b. Aug. 17, 1819 ; 
 m. Orrin Rawson, a native of Richmond, and a prosperous 
 merchant in Worcester, Mass., and afterwards in Boston, Cleve- 
 land, O., and Louisville, Ky. Mr. Rawson d. Aug. i, 1873. 
 Mrs. Rawson still res. in Louisville. — John Jay (2), b. May 
 21, 1823. 
 
 2. John J., son of John (i), m.. May 9, i860, Isabella', dau. of Dr. 
 William Parkhurst, of Petersham, Mass. 
 
 In 1840, he was ordained as a minister of the Unitarian de- 
 nomination, at Lebanon, and for a while was the pastor of the 
 Unitarian society in that town. He was afterwards settled over 
 societies of the same denomination at Bolton, Petersham, and 
 Bridgewater, in Mass. His health failing at the last named 
 place, he rem. to Worcester, and assumed the duties of general 
 agent of the "N. E. Mutual Life-insurance Co.," which posi- 
 tion he held till he resigned in 1879, after thirteen years of suc- 
 cessful service. He still res. at Worcester. 
 
 Ch. . Charles Converse, b. Aug. 15, 1861. — John Park- 
 hurst, b. Mar. 12, 1867. 
 
 PUTNEY, JoNATHAisr, was in Chfd. in 1787, and lived here many 
 
 years. Hem. ist, Tamar ; 2d, Abigail . The 
 
 following ch. were recorded : Samuel, b. Odt. 15, 1782 ; Mary, 
 b. Dec. 3, 1785; Ezra, b. Feb. 4, 17S7; Amos, b. Feb. 4, 
 1789; Polly, b. Apr. 10, 1791 ; Nabby, b. July 30, 1793 ; Asa, 
 b. Mar. 22, 1797; Sally (by 2d marriage), b. Mar. 19, 1803. 
 
 RAMSDALE (or RAMSDELL), John, m., 1772, Betty Wheeler, 
 and had a dau., Tryal, b Apr. 6, i773- His name disappears 
 before 1787. 
 
 RAMSDALE, Nabby, m., 1796, Jeremiah Hildreth. 
 
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 RANDALL. 
 
 William Randall came from Cranston, Providence Co., R. 
 I., and settled in Chfd., probably in 1780, which year (Nov. 9) 
 he purchased of Michael Wentworth, of Portsmouth, the orig- 
 inal share, in the township of Chfd., of John Wentworth, 
 "Jr." (.'), then deceased. This share (sometimes called the 
 "Governor's son's share") was bounded on the north by Wmd. 
 line, and on the west by the "Governor's farm," so called. It 
 included land lately owned and occupied by Lloyd Pierce, and 
 formed the eastern portion of the tradt marked on the chart, or 
 plan, of the town as "B. and J. Wentworth's shares." In 1785, 
 William conveyed the western half of his land to his sons Ele- 
 azer and Anthony, excepting 40 acres; and in 1792, he con- 
 veyed the eastern half to Anthony alone. His wife was Orpha 
 
 , who appears to have d. about 1816. In attempting to 
 
 aid financially his son Anthony, he was unfortunate enough to 
 lose the most of his property, and during a few of the last 
 years of his life was supported by the town. He appears to 
 have d. in 1819 or '20, at the house of Capt. John Day, one of 
 the seledlmen, at an age of more than 80 years. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known) Eleazer (2). — Anthony (3). — 
 Benajah, m., 1784', Lydia Nichols. According to a deposi- 
 tion bearing the date of May 18, 1792, and recorded in the 
 Cheshire Registry, he and his wife were, at that time, residents 
 of Palatine, N. Y. They appear to have rem. from Chfd. in 
 1790 or '91. — Esther, m., 1785, Enoch Streeter (2). 
 Eleazer, son of William (i), m. Martha Staples, d. about 
 1803. He settled in Chfd. on land given him by his father. 
 He d. in 1796, a. (probably) not more than 40 years. 
 
 Ch. : Rnxana,\). July 4, 1783; m., 1801, Nathaniel Frank- 
 lin, of Wmd. — Prusha, b. Odt. 18, 1785 ; m., 1802, Oliver 
 Bingham (q. v.) — Diana, b. Mar. 6, 1788; m., 1804, Ashbel 
 Wheeler (5) ; d. Sept. 13, 1852. — Nathan (4), b. May 10, 
 1791. — Eleazer (5), b. Aug 4, 1796, (a few weeks after the 
 death of his father.) 
 
 Nathan, son of Eleazer (2), m. ist, Elizabeth, dau. of Wash- 
 ington Farr (7), and who d. May 8, 1834, a. 36; 2d, Apr. 18, 
 1842, Mrs. Catherine Deddrick. He d. at Penn Yan, N. Y., 
 where he had resided many yeai's, June 9, 1859. 
 
413 
 
 Ch. : Prusha, b. Aug. 25, 1S15 ; m., July 3, 1833, Elihu 
 Bingham (5) — Laura G , b. Od. i, 1817 ; m. ist, Nov. 28, 
 1838, Otis H. Morrill; 2d, May 5, 1856, J. Baxter Murdock. 
 Res. at South Boston, Mass. — Elizabeth^ b. 1819 ; m., Sept. 
 15, 1839, David L. Norcross (5). — Eliza Wheeler, b. Feb. 25, 
 1843; m., Apr. 27, 1864, Ephrn. Thomas. Res. at Des 
 Moines, lowfa. — Helen Augusta, b. Sept. 30, 1844; res. at 
 Des Moines. — Geo. Was Az'ngion, h. Sept. 3, 1846; m., Nov. 
 25, 1873, Fannie Edw^ards, of Louisville, Ky. Merchant at 
 Des Moines. 
 
 5. Eleazer, son of Eleazer (2), m., 1815, Clai'issa, dau. of Ben- 
 jamin Wheeler (2), and who d. June 7, 1844. He resided in 
 Chfd. many years, on the farm on which his father-in-law had 
 settled, now owned by Wm. L. Clegg. He d. in Wmd., June 
 17, i860. 
 
 Ch. : Diana, b. June 7, 1816; m.. May 8, 1839, Marshall 
 H. Farr (13.) Res. at present in Holyoke, Mass. — Roxana, 
 b. Apr. 21, 1818; m., Nov., 1S40, Geo. Davenport {\) — Ele- 
 azer (6), b. Feb. 27, 1820. — Sarah Harris, b. Mar. 18, 1822; 
 m., May 12, 1847, Leander Amadon, for many years a well 
 known jeweler at Bellows Falls, Vt., where she res. Mr. 
 Amadon d. in 1878. — -ShubelHastings (7), b. June 27, 1824. 
 — Martha Staples, b. Aug. 15, 1826; m., Dec. 8, 1847, 
 James H. Goodrich (t,).— Abigail Rockwood, b. May 10, 
 1829; unm. Res. at Bellows Falls. — George (8), b. Apr. 
 i6, 1832. 
 
 6. Eleazer, son of Eleazer (5), m , Oft. 18, 1846, Elvira, dau. 
 of Wm. and Sally (Little) Rumrill, of Hillsboro', and who 
 was b. Dec. 28, 1822. Having learned the carpenter's trade 
 when a young man, he afterwards engaged pretty extensively 
 in the construdtion of railway and other buildings in Canada 
 and the United States. Since i860 he has engaged principally 
 in farming in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Oran Edmund, b. in Manchester, Dec. 28, 1847 ; m., 
 Apr. 13, 1871, Maria N., dau. of Moses N. Smith (25). Has 
 one dau., Florence M., b. in Chfd., Jan. 30, 1876. — Frederick 
 Rumrill, b. in Chfd., Jan. 29, 1854; m. Alice C, dau. of John 
 A. and Fannie E. (Barrows) Kathan, of Wmd. Has one son, 
 Winfred P., b. in Wmd., June 21, 1879. 
 
414 
 
 Shubel H., son of Eleazer (5), m., Apr. 17, 1849, Elizabeth, 
 dau. of Samuel Chamberlain (2). A carpenter by trade, he 
 also engaged for some time in building, particularly in Western 
 Canada, where he resided a number of years. Since 1873 he 
 has resided at Bellows Falls, Vt., where he is at present a deal- 
 er in hardware. 
 
 Ch. : Urban 5., b, in Chfd., Odl. 23, 1850 ; d. Aug. 23, 1853. 
 — George C, b. in Chfd., July 19, 1854; d. Odl. 5, 1862. — 
 Sidney S.. b. in Canada, June 9, 1856; d. in Chfd. Feb. 22, 
 i^^.— Henry L., b. in Chfd., Od. 30, iS=,'&.— Jessie E., b. 
 in Berlin, P.'O., Aug. 12, 1865. 
 
 George, son of Eleazer (5), m., Apr. 10, 1855, Caroline Roos. 
 b. at Preston, P. O., Sept. 17, 1834. Since his marriage he 
 has resided in the Province of Ontario, excepting one year re- 
 cently passed in Europe witlj his family, his present residence 
 being at Waterloo, in Waterloo county. For a while he was 
 engaged in building, in company with his brothers ; but for a 
 number of years he has been occupied with trade and various 
 kinds of manufacturing. 
 
 Ch.: Walter M., b..in Berlin, P. O., Feb. 12, 1858; d. 
 Apr. 2, the same year. — Clara, b. in Berlin, May 22, 1859. — 
 Emma, b. in Waterloo, P. O., July 3, 1862. — George, b. in 
 Waterloo, May 23, 1865. — Albert, b. in Waterloo, Nov. 27, 
 1870; d. Jan. 24, 1878. 
 
 Anthony, son of William (i), m. 1st, Diana Staples, sister of 
 his brother Eleazer's wife ; 2d, Lepha Lincoln, of Wmd. He 
 settled in Chfd., on land given him by his father, and resided 
 where Lloyd Pierce lately lived. He d. about 1813. 
 
 Ch. : (By 1st marriage) Alpha, b. Feb. 27, 1791 ; m. Eben- 
 .ezer Pierce (5) ; d. in Wmd., July 6, 1869. — George, b. Jan 
 27, 1793 ; is said to have d. of cholera, at Buffalo, N. Y., many 
 years ago. — William, b. Dec. 21, 1795 ; unm ; d. at the poor- 
 house in Chfd., Mar., 1861. — Benajah, unm. ; d. at the poor- 
 house in Chfd. — Diana, m., 1844, Nathan Farwell (2) ; d. at 
 the poor-house in Chfd. — Silva, d. at the poor-house in Chfd. 
 (By 2d marriage) Sophronia. — Willard. — Austin. [William, 
 Benajah, Diana and Silva were all cripples.] 
 
415 
 
 RANDALL, Dr. Daniel F., son of Dr. Menzias R. Randall, of 
 
 Rehoboth, Mass., m. Amelia C. French, of Berkley, Mass., 
 
 and settled in Chfd. in 1855, where he now res. (See p. 178.) 
 
 Ch. : Lizzie J.^ b. Sept. 22, 1856; m., Sept. 22, 1876, 
 
 James B. Thomas, of Hins. — Annie C, b. May 6, 1859. 
 
 RAY, Abel, was here in 1770. He m., 1776, (probably for his 
 second wife) Hannah Amidon. He seems to have rem. from 
 the town about 1790. No ch. were recorded, but he may have 
 had a son, Abel^ who was a tax-payer in 1787- He appears 
 not to have been noted for his agility, as the expression "clumsy 
 as Abel Ray" has been a pretty common by- word in the west- 
 ern part of the town for very many years. 
 
 RAY, Reuben, m. Abigail , and had the following ch : Be- 
 
 noni^ b. Aug. 9, 1784; Phebe, b. July 25, 1786; Arza,h. 
 Mar. 19, 1791. His name does not appear after 1798. 
 
 REED, William, was in Chfd. in 1781, and lived here till his 
 death. He was found dead in a pool, more than half a century 
 ago. Had, at least, 2 daughters : Sabra ; Betsey, m. Abishai, 
 son of Joab Wetherbee (i). 
 
 REED, James, 1776 — about 1800 ; Ephraim, 1788 — 1821 ; James, 
 Jr., or Second, 1787 — '98; Joseph, 1798 — 1803; Henry, 
 .drowned in Spafford's Lake many years ago. 
 
 REMINGTON, David, m. , and had a son, David, b. Mar. 
 
 20, 1780. 
 
 RICE. 
 
 I. Stephen Rice settled in Chfd. between 1806 and '12. He m. 
 I St, Olive Woods, of Winer. ; 2d, Rhoda Buflum, of Rich- 
 mond. He d. in Chfd. in 1864. 
 
 Ch. : (All by ist marriage) Ed-ward A., m. 1st, Ann Har- 
 dy, of Lowell, Mass. ; 2d, ; 3d, . Is a Metho- 
 dist clergyman, and res. in Wellesville, N. Y. — Edwin. — 
 Louisa, m. ist, Luther Taylor, of Lowell; 2d, Stephen Bur- 
 nett, of Dum. ; d. 1881. — Olive M. W., m. ist, Benjamin, son 
 of Presson Farwell (3) ; 2d, Feb. i. 1857, Samuel F., son of 
 Richard Hopkins (i). — Etson, d. in infancy. — Laura, d. a. 
 about 19 years. — Stephen (2), b. July 29, 1822. 
 
416 
 
 2. Stephen, son of Stephen (i), m., Aug., 1843, Martha A., 
 dau. of Benj. and Polly Bragg, of Wmd. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza J., b. July 2, 1847; '"■ Charles F. Baker, of 
 Keene. — Frederick U., b. July 20, 1850; m. Lucy Lincoln. 
 Res. in Chfd.^ — Henry H., b. Aug. 7, 1853; m. Mary Jane, 
 dau. of Horace Ho\Ve (3). Res. in Chfd. — Eugene O., b. 
 June 10, 1855 ; m. Julia Blanchard. — Laura A.., b. Mar. 10, 
 1865. — Herman S.^ b. Apr. 21, 1868. 
 
 RICE, JosiAH. 1794 — between iSifand'ig; Aaron, 1797 — about 
 1800; Jonas, 1798 — about 1800; Ei.isha, 1803; Levi, before 
 1812 — '19. 
 
 RICHARDSON, John, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was Mar- 
 garet -. He d. before Odl., 1783. Only 2 ch. were re- 
 corded : Micaiah, b. Aug. 4, 1774; '^ohn^ b. Sept. 17, 1777. 
 
 RICHARDSON. 
 
 Jolin Richardson, who came from Eng,, was in Watertown, Mass., in 1636. 
 One of his sons, John, Jr., m., 1679, in Medfield, Mass., Rebecca Clark, and 
 was the father of Joseph. Joseph had a son Seth, who was of Medfield in 
 1738. Seth was the father of Silas (1), who settled in Chfd. 
 
 I. Silas Richardson, the descendant of John Richardson, who 
 came from Eng., b. 1748, m., 1771, Silence Daniels, of Med- 
 way, Mass., d. 1S20, a. 70. He came to Chfd. from Mendon, 
 Mass., probably in 1776, and settled on what is now called the 
 "Leet farm," situated north of Fadtory Village, on the present 
 highway leading from this village to the South Village in Wmd. 
 He was one of the original trustees of the Academy. Seledl- 
 man 1788, '93 — '96. He d. in 1803. 
 
 Ch. : Wilkes, b. 1772 ; m. Mehetabel Clark. Resided in 
 Chfd. till i8o8, when he rem. to Champion, N. Y. Seledlman 
 1804, 'os-— Polly, d. yoang.— Sarah, b. 1779; m. Calvin 
 White, of Wmd.— (9^/0 (2), b. 1783. 
 
 3. Orlo, son of Silas (i), m., 1807, Nancy, dau. of Benjamin 
 Wild (i), and who d. Apr. 4, 1872, a. nearly 90. Resided in 
 Chfd. Seleftman 1826— '28, '34, '35 ; representative '28, '29. 
 He d. May 27, 1S52. 
 
 Ch. : John Milton (3), b. Nov. 25, id.o'j.— Laura, b. Jan. 
 25, 1809; m. Ebenezer Culver.— iVa^cj, b. Sept. 20, i8io; 
 
417 
 
 unm. ; d. 1857. — Edwin, b. Aug. 24, 1812; m. Sarah B. 
 Wheeler. Manufa<Sturer of scythes at Fitchburg, Mass. — Sa- 
 rah Wild, b. Aug. II, 1814; m. Col. Charles Butterfield, of 
 Wmd. — Silas £>., b. Dec 10, iSi6; m. Laura M. Choate. 
 He is a physician, and has pradlised his profession in Indiana 
 and Michigan. Res. at present at Long Grove, Scott Co., 
 Iowa. — Diana, b. Jan. i, 1819; m., 1840, George F., son of 
 Wilder Harris (9) ; d. Sept. 14, 1871. — J^ulia A., b. Sept. 16, 
 1821 ; m., 1845, Dr. John W. H., son of Dr. Oliver Baker (q. 
 V.) — Lucretia, b. Odl. 4, 1824; d. 1S28. 
 
 3. John M., son of Orlo (2), m.. May 31, 1837, Bathsheba D. 
 Hemmenway, a native of Framingham, Mass. Previous to 
 1847 '^^ lived 15 years in Fitchburg and Leominster, Mass. 
 Since that time he has resided in Chfd. Farmer, and justice 
 of the peace. Seleftman 1851, '56, '57; representative '61, 
 '62. Has no ch. An adopted son, John Milo Richardson, b. 
 in Marlboro', 1843, d. in Chfd., 061. 31, 1871. 
 
 ROBBINS, Douglas, half-brother of Ithamar Chamberlain (i), 
 
 was here in i^jo. His wife was Esther . He rem. to 
 
 Littleton, or vicinity, probably about 1790 Three ch. were 
 recorded: Margaret, b. Sept. 19, 1772; Molly, b. Odl. 4, 
 1774; Esther, b. Feb. 20, 1777. 
 
 ROBBINS, Robert, 1785— '90; David, 1785— '89 ; John, 1789— 
 '91. 
 
 ROBBINS, Daniel E., son of Thomas Robbins, of Mason, b. 
 Aug. 22, 1830, m.. Sept, 7, 1853, Hannah, dau. of Reuben 
 Nash (2). Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Carrie 'jf. Hill, (half-sister of the following), b. Feb. 
 
 13, 1851. — Frank D. P., b. Nov. 23, ; m. Emma L. 
 
 Whittemore. — Charles F., b. Sept. 25, 1855 ; d. Feb. 27, 1872. 
 — Susan E., b. Nov. 2i, 1857; m. Rufus Field. — Edgar N., 
 b. 0(S. 14, 1859 ; m. Elmira Whittemore, of Winer. — Sarah 
 L., b. Mar. 8, 1862 ; m. George Johnson, of Wmd. — Mary 
 Ann E., b. Aug. 5, 1863. — Georgia E. T., b. May 25, 1866. 
 — Ida I., b. June 20, 1870. — Ervin E., b. Feb. 20, 1873. 
 ROBERTSON. 
 
 I. Archibald Robertson, b. in Scotland in 1708, emigrated to 
 America in 17^4 with his wife Elizabeth and children, yames 
 
 53 
 
418 
 
 (2), William (3), yohn and Anna. Archibald and his wife 
 were dissenters from the old established church of Scotland, 
 and joined with the "New Disciples." Their names appear 
 among those of the subscribers for the new book of "'Confession 
 of Faith," a copy of which is now in the possession of their 
 great-grandson, Timothy N. Robei'tson. They came to Chfd. 
 (having lived a few years near Boston) after their son James 
 had settled here, but just how long after has not been ascer- 
 tained. Dec. 14, 1775, Archibald was chosen to represent 
 Chfd. and Hins. in the "provincial congress" that was to as- 
 semble at Exeter the 21st day of the same month, being the 
 first person ever chosen by the town for such purpose. After 
 living in Chfd. a number of years, he rem. to Brat, or Vernon, 
 Vt. He probably d. in the latter town. His wife Elizabeth 
 d. Apr. 15, 1791, in her 80th year, and was buried in Chfd. ; 
 but the date of his death has not been ascertained Of his 
 three sons, James and William settled in this town, and John 
 in Charlestown (N. H.) 
 
 James, son of Archibald (i), b. Mar. 8, 1741, m. ist, Feb., 
 1766, Sarah Bancroft, of Dunstable, (now Tyngsboro') Mass., 
 d. in Chfd., June 28, 1798, in her 55th year; 2d, 1800, Mrs. 
 Mary Snow, wid. of Zerubbabel Snow (3). For a few years 
 after coming to this country, he worked in old Dunstable and 
 vicinity, and probably, also, took part in the last French and 
 Indian war. In the summer of 1762, he came to Chfd., and 
 began to prepare a home for himself and future wife. The 
 place where he built his cabin is about 30 rods west of the 
 present residence of his grandson, T. N. Robertson. The lat- 
 ter says : "What the peculiar attractions were that decided him 
 to build his cabin on the land which has ever since been in the 
 possession of his family, I do not know. He was a great lover 
 of fish, and it mi jht have been to be about equi-distant from 
 the Connecticut river and the beautiful lake. It was said that 
 his principal meat was shad, and his children used to say of 
 him, that he would put the fish in one side of his mouth and 
 the bones would come out the other." He spent two or three 
 summers in clearing his land in Chfd., returning to Dunstable 
 in the winter. After his marriage, in 1766, he settled perma- 
 nently in this town, and passed the remainder of his life here. 
 
419 
 
 The grandson quoted above says of him : "He was a man of 
 very temperate habits, and of few wants. He could have 
 bought all the land on the east side of the road, that is now 
 owned by Mr. Pierce and Mr. Chamberlain, for 20 cents an 
 acre, which had, at that time, a large number of probably the 
 very best pine trees in this section ; but he did not want it, and 
 said he would rather have neighbors. The second barn he 
 built had stables on both sides, in which fifty head of cattle 
 could be fed in the' winter ; but he would not allow the stables 
 to be cleaned out on Sundays, being very strict about any chores 
 being done on the Lord's day, that could be left over till Mon- 
 day." When the war broke out between the mother-country 
 and the American colonies, he ardently espoused the cause of 
 the latter, though a Briton by birth. In September, 1776, he 
 enlisted in Capt. Houghton's company of Col. Nahum Bald- 
 win's regiment. (See p. 91.) In 1777, he was a lieutenant 
 in Col. Ashley's regiment (see p. 92) ; but the date of his com- 
 mission has not been ascertained. He was, also, at one time, 
 a member of the town "committee of safety." During the 
 controversy about the N. H. Grants, he was firm in his opposi- 
 tion to the Vermont party, by some of whom he appears to 
 have been rather roughly treated. (See p. So.) He lived, 
 however, to see brighter days both for the State and nation, 
 dying Mar. 19, 1830, at the great age of 89 years. 
 
 Ch. : Elizabeth^ b. Feb 10, 1767 ; m., 1789, Calvin Holmes. 
 — yames (4), b. Odt. 31, i']6'&.— Sarah, b. Mar. 24, 1770; m. 
 Rev. Ebenezer Bromley. Resided in Beekmantown, N. Y. — 
 Anna, b. Odt. 7, 1771 ; m. Daniel G. Gould (q. v.) — Lois, b. 
 Apr. 15, 1773; unm ; d. Mar. 27, 1802. — (Twins, b. May 17, 
 1775; d.a.4weeks.) — Zar^, b. July 21, 17.76 ; d. a. 4 months. 
 — Timothy (5), b. Apr. 9, 1778. — Lucy, b. Odt. 17, 1779; m., 
 1799, Gardner Farr (6) ; d. 1838. — Sybil, b. May 28, 1781 ; 
 m., 1805, Rev. Martin Rutter. — Hannah, b. Jan. 17, 1784; m. 
 Rev. Jona. Nichols, of, Thompson, Conn. — Alexander (6), b. 
 Sept. 19, I'jS^.—Ebenezer (7), b. July 7, 1787. 
 
 James, son of James (2), m. ist, Edee , d. Jan. 9, 1S08, 
 
 a. 38; 2d, 1815, Mrs. Susannah Jackson, wid. of Jacob Jack- 
 son, and dau. of Col. Samuel King (2), and who d. May 17, 
 1833. Resided in Chfd. He d. Feb. 15, 1836. 
 
420 
 
 Ch. : Rufus^ b. May 14, 1792 ; d. in Batavia, N. Y., where 
 he resided, June 14, 1871. — Sarah, b. July 30, i794i ™-< 
 1815, Ara Hamilton (2) ; d. Dec. 11, 1823. — Lucinda, b. Apr, 
 9, 1795. — Lucy, b. Nov. 22, 1796; d. 1802. — Abial, m., 1825, 
 Persis, dau. of Nathaniel Atherton (4) ; res. in Le Roy, N. Y. 
 — Edee, m., 1819, Jonas Bartlett, of Marlbpro', Vt. — Lois, d. 
 1802. — Lucretia, unm. ; d. May 23, 1825. in her 22d year. — 
 Calista, m Nelson Robertson, of N. Y. — Gilman. 
 Timothy, son of James (2), m. ist, Betsey Symonds. d. Mar. 
 28, 1806, a. 23; 2d, 1807, Lucinda Bancroft, who, after her 
 husband's death, m. his brother Alexander. Resided in Chfd. 
 till he d., Feb. 2, 1815. 
 
 Ch. : (By I St marriage) Nelson, ■m. Calista, dau. of James 
 Robertson (4). — (By 2d marriage) George B., b. July 2, 
 1809 ; d. in 111., Jan., 1859. — Chas. Watson, b. Mar. 16, 1812 ; 
 res. in Rockton, 111. 
 
 Alexander, son of James (2), m. ist, Jan 2, 1817, Lucinda 
 (Bancroft) Robertson, wid. of his brother Timothy, and who 
 d. Sept. 28, 1842, a, 55 ; 2d, 1844, Mrs. Nancy Dutton, wid. 
 of Saml. Dutton, of Dummerston, and who d. Odl. 20, 1862, 
 
 a. 87. Resided in Chfd. on the paternal farm. He d. Dec. 29, 
 1869. 
 
 Ch. : Hannah N., b. Nov. 6, 1817 ; m. Rev. Oren Fair- 
 banks, and resided in 111. ; d. Sept. 18, 1845. — Sarah B., b. 
 Dec. 5, 1819; m. Allen Bancroft, then of Harrisville, now of 
 Marlboro', Vt. ; d. Dec. 18, 1853. — Martha G., b. Jan. i, 
 1822; m., 1846, Rev. Oren Fairbanks, of 111.; d. Aug. 12, 
 1847. — Lucinda and Lucretia, b. Jan. 23, 1825 ; both unm. 
 Lucinda d. July9, 1852 ; Lucretia, Nov. 24, 1849. — jFames A., 
 
 b. Aug. I, 1827; d. in Fillmore, 111., Feb. 7, 1854. — Timothy 
 Norris (8), b. Jan. 28, 1830. 
 
 Timothy N., son of Alexander (6), m., Sept. 20, 1855, Fran- 
 ces C, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary E. (Leighton) Swan, of 
 Tyngsboro', Mass., and who was b. Mar. 6, 1834. Res. in 
 Chfd. on the ancestral farm, but has also engaged to a consid- 
 erable extent in school-teaching. Is also a surveyor. 
 
421 
 
 Ch. : Ernest E., b. Jan. ii, 1858 ; d. Apr. 28, 1859. — By- 
 ron E., b. Feb. 3, i860. — Henry Elmer, b. Jan. 5, 1862. — 
 Mary /., b. Dec. 8, 1864.— Geoz-^e B., b. Nov. 7, 1868.— 
 Florence Z., b. Mar. 29. 1878. 
 
 7. Ebenbzer, son of James (2), m., Feb. 2,8, 1810, Phila, dau. 
 
 of Samuel Walker (i), and who d. Apr. 10, 1870. He resided 
 
 in Chfd., and at the time of his death, which occurred Apr. 22, 
 
 1882, was the oldest native inhabitant of the town. 
 
 Ch. : Stratton W.,h. Feb. 19, 1812; m. ist, Lucy Ann 
 
 Curtis, of Beverly, Mass. ; 2d, Widow Margaret ; d. in 
 
 Salem, Mass., Mar. 25, 1881. — Arabella b. Apr. 12, 1815 ; m., 
 1S38, John B. Fisk (3) ; d. 061. 3, 1876.— TVoyej (9),b. Nov. 
 4, 1818. — yames Frederick, b. Odt. i, 1823 ; m., 1846, Mary 
 E., dau. of Jona. Cobleigh (2) ; d. in Chfd., Mar. 6, 1865, 
 leaving 2 ch. : Emma, m. Web.ster L. Rixford, of Winer. ; 
 Cora A., m. Henry H. Pratt, of Winer. 
 
 9. NoYES, son of Ebenezer (7), m. ist, Nov. 2, 1841, Eveline M., 
 dau. of David Da}' (7), and who d. Jan 29, 1852 ; 2d, June 9, 
 1853, Helen M.,dau. of Richard Cobb, of Saxton's River, Vt., 
 and who was born Feb. 12, 1830. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Edgar F., b. June 24, 1844 ; m. Sarah J. Amsden, of 
 Hins., wher? he resided; d. Nov. 13, 1879. — Gertrude E., b. 
 Odl. 2, 1855. — Cadmen D., b. No. 23, 1863. 
 
 3. William, son of Archibald (i), m. Mary . He appears 
 
 to have settled in Chfd. about 1770- About i795i he rem. 
 from the town, and in 1826 was probably living in Brat., at an 
 age of more than 80 years. 
 
 Ch. : Archibald, b. Aug. 7, 1772. — Margaret, b. Aug. 14, 
 1774; m., 1794, James Thompson (4) ; d. in Champion, N. Y., 
 Apr. 23, 1846. — Mary, b. July 26, 1776; d. 1777. — yohn, b. 
 June 25, 1778. — Polly, b. Aug. 27, 1780. — Elizabeth, b. Sept. 
 20, 1782. — William, h. K-^x. i, 1785; d. in Hillsboro'. — Abi- 
 gail, b. Mar. 31, 1787. — Adams, b. May 24, 1789. — Russell, 
 b. July II, 1791. 
 
 ROBERTSON, Lauson, b. Apr. 23, 181 1, [son of Alexander 
 Robertson (6) and Clarissa, dau. of Benj. Wheeler (2)], m., 
 Oa. 13, 1835, Edith, dau. of John Harris (4). He settled in 
 
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 Alstead, where he kept a hotel and store for a number of years. 
 He also engaged pretty extensively in buying and selling wool. 
 In March, 1858, h6 was chosen commissioner of Cheshire 
 county for the term of three years. He d. 0&. 31, 1863. 
 
 Ch. : Herman L., b. Ocft. 19, 1838 ; unm. ; d. in Alstead, 
 Dec. 30, 1868.— Sie/la B., h. Sept. 18, 1841 ; d. July 16, 1843. 
 — Ed-ward H.^h. June 19, 1844; d. Feb. 12, 1849. — Frank 
 H., b. June 18, 1853; m. Elizabeth H. Sherman. 
 
 ROCKWOOD. 
 
 Richard Rockwood, who came from Eng., was a planter in Dorchester, 
 Mass., in 1636. He was married three times, his first wife being a dau. of 
 Zachary Bickuell. His oldest child was Nicholas, b. 1628, and m. Margaret 
 Holbrook. Nicholas was one of the proprietors and settlers of Medfield, 
 Mass. Nathaniel, son of Nicholas, was b. in Medfield, Feb. 33, 1665, and m., 
 1698, Joanna, dau. of Thomas BUis, of the same town. He d. Sept. 24, 1721. 
 Elisha, the tenth child of Nathaniel, b. June 11, 1716, m., 1788, Elizabeth, 
 dau. of James Adams, of Sherburne, Mass. He was a clothier by trade, and 
 settled in Groton, Mass. His second child was Elisha (1), b. Nov. 30, 1740. 
 
 I. Elisha Rockwood, the descendant of Richard Rockwood, 
 who came from Eng., as related above, m. ist., 1762, Mary 
 Farnsworth, d. Nov. 11, 1765; 2d, Abigail, dau. of Benjamin 
 Stone (i). and who d. in Chfd., May 28,, 1812. Oct. 11, 1769, 
 he purchased in Chfd. house-lots Nos. 7 and 8, in the loth 
 range, except 10 acres in the south-west corner of house-lot 
 No. 7. In the deed he was styled a clothier. He took a 
 prominent part in the affairs of the town during the Revolu- 
 tion, being one of the town committee of safety in 1777. 
 (See Chap. III.) Seleftman in '77 and '80. He d. Feb. 13, 
 1832, a. 91. 
 
 Ch. : (Two by first marriage d. in 1773.) Elisha, b. Apr. 
 16, 1772; d. Sept. 9, 1777- — Emme, b. July 21, 1773; m. 
 Derastus Bennett, of Brat. ; d. Feb. 4, 1810. — Molly (Mary), 
 b. Aug. 13, 1775 ; m. Roswell Parker, of Putney, Vt. ; d. July 
 15, 1818.— JVaddy, h. 0&:. 10, 1776; d. iTj^.— Elisha, b. May 
 9, 1778; m. ist, 1809, Susanna B. Parkman, d. June 4, 1836; 
 2d, 1838, Mrs. Emily W. Herrick, wid. of Rev. Osgood Her- 
 rick, and dau. of Abel Wilder, of Keene. He graduated at 
 Dartmouth College in 1802, and was a tutor in that college for 
 
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 two years ; ordained at Westboro', Mass., Odt., 1808, where 
 he preached till '35; installed Nov., '36, at Swzy., where he 
 remained till he d. — Wiih'am, b. July 27, 1780; m. ist, 1804, 
 Anna Horton, of Brat., d. May, 1806; 2d, Chloe. dan. of 
 Jacob Heminway, of Bridport, Vt., where he settled. — 
 John (2), b. July 7, 1782. — Otis^ b. May i, 1791 ; m., 1819, 
 Maria, dau. of Nathaniel Johnson, of Hillsboro'. He gradu- 
 ated at Middlebury (Vt.) College in 1813, and at the Andover 
 (Mass ) Theological Seminary in '17 ; was pastor of the First 
 Cong. Church in Lynn, Mass., from '18 to '32, and afterwards 
 preached in various other places. 
 
 2. John; son of Elisha (i), m. Sally Green, of Wmd. Farmer 
 in Chfd. till 1835, when he rem. to Ottawa, 111., where he was 
 still living in '55. 
 
 Ch : Mary A., h. Sept. 5, 1S18; m., Sept. 18, 1844, ^^v. 
 James Rice Dunn, of CoUinsville, 111. — Elisha G., b. Mar. 4, 
 1S20; d. Jan 29, 1821. — Martha B.,h.^ov.^, 1S21 ; d, Nov. 
 29, 1829. — Laura M. and Loring O., b. May 28, 1823. — 
 yohn A., b. July 3, 1825; m.. May 23, 1850, Sarah Jane 
 Lewis, of Berwick, III. — William H., b. Nov. 21, 1826. — 
 Levi G., h. March 13, 1829; d. Feb. 19, 1836 — Elisha E., 
 b Sept. 29, 1834. 
 
 ROOT, Geo S., was a merchant in Chfd. (at FacSlory Village) 
 
 from 1820 to '35. His wife was Pamelia d. in Chfd. 
 
 in 1834, a. 27. A son, George C, was b. 0<S. 19, 1828. 
 
 ROTH, Benjamin, probably son of Benjamin, who was here in 
 
 1770, m. Esther . The names of both father and son 
 
 disappear before 1787. Two ch. were recorded : Eunice, h. 
 Jan. 25, 1770; Edward, h. Jan. 6, 1772. 
 
 ROUSE, Hentry (R.), 1821 — '36. His wife was Roxana . 
 
 Four ch. were recorded: Ashbel W., b. Aug. 18, 1824. — Bux- 
 ton, b. 061. 23, 1826, and d. the same year. — yohn B., b. 
 OcS. 18, 1827. — Benjamin F., b. Aug. 19, 1829. 
 
 ROYCE, Lyman, son of David and Harriet Royce, b. in Hins., 
 Mar. 22, 1820, m., Jan. 24, 1846, Eveline C, dau. of Nathaniel 
 Hildreth (13), and settled in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Ellis D., b. May 15, 1847 ; m. ist, Mandana Aldrich ; 
 2d, Annie, dau. of Jas. W. Scott (8) ; 3d, Nettie Moore, of 
 
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 Svi zy. — Lodema H., b. Apr. i, 1849; d. Dec. 22, 1S64. — 
 Anna J., b. Feb. 4, 1851 ; d. Mar. 29, i?,6o.—Adella E., b. 
 Apr. 3, 1854: d. Dec. 28, 1864. — Isabel E., b. May 30, 1857; 
 m. Hosea 'Q\i^&x .— Herman L., h. 0&.. 5. 1867 ; d. Apr. 27, 
 1871. 
 
 RUGG, Elijah, m. Lucretia , and had a son, Elijah, b. 
 
 Feb. 18, 1799. 
 
 SAFFORD. 
 
 1 . Ebenezer Safford probably came from Warwick, Mass. He 
 appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1780, near the "river 
 road," on what is now known as the "Dudley farm." He m. 
 1st, 1783, Molly, dau. of Josiah Hastings (3), and who d. 
 
 Aug. 28, 1810; 2d, Lydia . Soldier 17S0. He d. in 
 
 1843. 
 
 Ch. : Luke, b. June 28, 1783; d. in Bangor, N. Y. — Ros- 
 well (2), b. Nov. 18, 1784. — Ebenezer (3), b. 06t. 2, 1787. 
 
 2. RoswELL, son of Ebenezer (i), m., 1809, Fanny, dau. of Jon- 
 athan Farr (3), and who d. Apr. 15, 1837. Resided in Chfd. 
 Red. Jan. 15, 1839. 
 
 Ch. : Electa C, m., 1833, Celatia, son of Leonard Farr 
 (son of Jonathan {■^).)—Philfp, d. Feb. 5, 1825, in his 8th 
 year. — Ebial, d. Oct. 5, 1S19, a. nearly 2 yrs. — jFonathan, d. 
 0<S. 12, 1822, in 3d year. — Eliza C, d. Mar. 2, 1832, a. 7 yrs. 
 
 3. Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer ( i), m., 1809, Dolly, dau. of Wm. 
 Farr (2), and who d. May 18, 1852. Resided in Chfd. He. 
 d. Dec. 29, 1870. 
 
 Ch. . Mary T., b. Dec. 3, 1809; m., 1833, Wm. Hadley, 
 then of Windsor, Vt., afterwards of Lynn, Mass. — Norman 
 E., b. May 17, 181 1. Whereabouts unknown; when last 
 heard from he was at New Orleans. — Lydia P., d. at Man- 
 chester, Mar., 1880. — Watson (4),b. Feb. 24, 1819. — Oliver 
 H. (5), b. Dec. 23, 1820. — Otis, b. Nov. 13, 1822 ; m.. Mar., 
 1868, Mary Winslow. Res. in Chfd. Has no ch. 
 
 4. Watson, son of Ebenezer (3), m., Sept. 27, 1843, Catharine, 
 dau. of Elijah Hildreth (10), and who d. Mar. 7, 1882. Farm- 
 er in Chfd. 
 
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 Ch. : Leavitt W., b. Nov. lo, 1844; m., Mar. 29, 1869, 
 Hattie E., dau. of Corlis Hinds (2). Has 2 ch. : Myrtie E., 
 b. Aug. 21, 1871 ; Fordis E., b Apr. 6, 1873. — Bllon A., h. 
 Mar. 19, 1S49; m., Feb. 14, 1871, Mary R., dau. of Wm. 
 Holman (4). Farmer in Chfd. — Charles W., b. June 25, 
 1854. — Frank L., b. July 27, 1857. — Eddie A., h. Dec. 28, 
 1861 ; d. Mar. 13, 1869. 
 
 5. OLivtR H , son of Ebenezer (3), m., Feb. 18, 1841, Mariette, 
 dau. of Eber Hubbard (7). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. He also 
 pradlices, to some extent, the veterinary art. 
 
 • Ch. : Norman Z?., b. Oift. 12, 1842 ; m., Odl. 25, 1865, Eu- 
 genie (Frink) Cressey, wid. of Geo. P. Cressey. Has one 
 son, BertramN.,b. Odl. 25, 1869. — Ella M., b. Aug. 2r, 1845 ; 
 m., Nov. 14, 1865, Chas. M., son of Jona. Davis (6). — Lizzie 
 M., b. May 20, 1859. 
 
 SAFFORD, Frederick H., son of Lydia P. Safford, and grandson 
 of Ebenezer Saftbrd (3), m., May i, 1856, Mary J., dau. of 
 John Towne, of Hardwick, Mass. He d. in Chfd., Aug. 26, 
 1863, a. 33. Had one dau., Lizzie E., b. Feb. 26, 1S57, and 
 m., Aug. I, i88r, Arthur L. Smith, of Northfield, Mass. 
 
 SANDERSON. 
 
 1. John Sanderson was in Chfd. in 1775, which year- (Apr. 4) 
 
 he purchased lot No. 4, in the 8th range. His wife was Sub- 
 mit , d. June 27, 1822, a. 93. Soldier 1777. He d. 
 
 Apr. 28, 1791, in his 60th year. 
 
 Ch. : (Order somewhat uncertain) yames (2). — Thomas 
 (3). — yohn (4). — Susanna, m., 1781, Reuben, son of Jona. 
 Hildreth (2). — Jemima, m., 1800, Nathaniel Walton (z) ; d. 
 
 Dec. 13, 1847, a. 87. — Hannah, m. Sole. — Submit, m. 
 
 Woodcock. — Beulah, d. 1774, in her 8th year. — Sarah 
 
 d. 1786, in her 17th year. — Joseph, b. Aug. 26, 1772. 
 
 2. James, son of John (i), m. ist, Arathusa Shattuck, of Towns- 
 
 hend, Vt., d. July i, 1818, in her 44th year; 2d, Polly Hill. 
 Resided in Chfd. He d. probably about 1845. 
 
 Ch. : James, d. in Chfd., Aug. 11, 1828, a. 32. — Andrew 
 H., d. in Chfd., Nov. 15, 1829, a. %'&.— Submit, h. OQi. '-,, 
 
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 i8o2 ; m., 1825, Amos K. Bartlett (q. v.) — Nelson^ rem. to 
 Western Canada. — Alonzo, d. in Chfd., Mar. 11, 1829, a. 22. 
 — Phebe, m. Harvey Hill (q. v.) 
 }. Thomas,* son of John (i), m. ist, Sarah Hatch, of Winer., 
 d. 1816, in her 65th year; 2d, 1821, Mrs. Molly Hamilton, 
 wid. of Samuel Hamilton (i), and who d. Dec. 22, 1842, a. 
 90. Settled in Chfd., having purchased, Feb. 18, 1780, lot No. 
 
 8, in the 7th range, and the southern half of lot No. 9, in the 
 same range. He d. in 1830, in his 76th year. 
 
 Ch. : Thomas C, b. Mar. 23, 1786. — Leonard (5), b. Jan. 
 
 9, 1788. — Sarah, b. July 24, 1790. — Hubbard, d. 1794, young. 
 — Myra, b. Aug. 26, 1797; m., 1828, Daniel Presho (2) ; d. 
 June 15, 1879. 
 
 5. Leonard, son of Thomas (3), m. Clarissa Bartlett, d. Feb. 22, 
 1879, a. 92. Resided in Chfd. He d. in 1822. 
 
 Ch. : Rhoda, b. Mar. 22, 181 1; m. Geo. B. Robertson. 
 Res. in Litchfield, 111. — Clark H., b. Nov. 4, 1814; d. a. 19. 
 — Almira £., b. Nov. 22, 1819; m. James Fillebrown, of 
 Waltham, Mass. Rem. to San Francisco, Cal. — Dwight Ly- 
 man (6), b. May 21, 1822. 
 
 5. Dwight L., son of Leonard (5), m. ist. Mar., 1845, Harriet 
 M. Boltwood, of Windsor, Vt., d. Aug. 5, 1847 ; 2d, May 10, 
 1849, Elvira, dau. of John Stearns, of Hins., where he now 
 res. 
 
 Ch. : (First three b. in Chfd.) Harriet C.,b. Feb. 8, 1846; 
 d. July 28, 1868. — Leonard W., b. Sept. i, 1853. — John S., 
 b. Oa. 19, i8ss.— Char/es C, h. Mar. 29, 1858.— A/eZ/ze J^., 
 b. Sept. 28, i860. — Edward B., b. Nov. 4, 1868. 
 
 .. JoHV, son of John (i), m. ist, Lydia, dau. of Eleazer Jackson 
 (i), and who d. Odl. i'], 1793; 2d, Lodema Ingraham (.''), d. 
 Nov. 12, 1825, in her 68th year. Resided in Chfd. He d. 
 July 24, 1826, in his 6Sth year. 
 
 Ch. : (By first marriage) Sanford. — Sally, m., 1809, Ma- 
 son Herrick (4) ; d. Aug. 19, i868, in her 82d year. — Jarib, 
 b. 1788; m. ist, Jane, dau. of Capt. Simon Willard (q. v.), 
 and who d. June 3, 1852 ; 2d, Mrs. Cynthia Hildreth, wid. of 
 *Tliomas and John (4) were probably older than James (2). 
 
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 Nathaniel Hildreth (13), and who d. July 6, 1870, in her 8ist 
 year. Resided in Chfd. He d. Odt. 6, 1864. Had no ch. — 
 John^ m. Betsey Hill, d. 1861, a. 76. He d. about 1840. Had 
 several ch., one of whom, Eleazer, d. in 1836, in his i8th year ; 
 
 another, Jonathan, d. in 1837, in his 12th year; a dau., , 
 
 ra. Rufus Carter, of Keene. 
 
 SANGER, Nathaniel, was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was 
 
 Anna , and he had a dau., Lucy^ b. Feb. 15, 1767. His 
 
 name disappears before 1787. 
 
 SARGEANT. 
 
 Digory Sargeant, b. in Sudbury, Mass., was in Wordbeter at the time of its 
 second settlement, in 1685. About 1704, he was killed by the Indians, and 
 his wife and five children were captured and taken to Canada. His children 
 were as follows: Martha, m. Daniel Shattuck, of Worcester, in 1719; Daniel, 
 who remained with the Indians, and d. in Canada; Mary, who never returned 
 from captivity; John, who was a captive for 13 or 13 years; Thomas. John 
 m., 1727, Abigail Jones, of Springfield, 'Mass., and had the following chil- 
 dren: Daniel, b. 1728;. Abigail, b. 1730, and d. 1736; John, b. Dec. 4, 1733 
 (supposed to have been the first white child born in Vermont); Thomas, b. 
 Feb. 33, 1735; Abigail, b. 1737; Rufus, b. 1740; Mary, b. 1742. John, the 
 father, was killed near Fort Dummer by the Indians, Mar. 39, 1748, and his 
 son Daniel was captured. His third son, Thomas, m , 1754, Ann, dau. of 
 Joseph Stebbins, of Northfield, Mass., and had the following children : Elihu, 
 b. Mays, 1758; Anna, b. June 18, 1760; Thomas, b. Sept. 36, 1761; Calvin, 
 b. Nov. 9, 1763; Electa, b. Oct. 31, 1765; Luther, b. May 15, 1768; Susanna, 
 b. Jan. 5. 1770; Erastus (1), b. Nov. 16, 1771; Roxana; Roswell, b. Nov. 37, 
 1776; Henry. 
 
 I. Erastus Sargeant, son of Thomas, and great-grandson of 
 Digory Sargeant, m. Annas, dau. of Warren Snow (^2), and 
 who d. in P. Q., Aug. 10, 1836. In 1792 or '93, he settled in 
 Chfd., and lived many years on Streeter hill. Between 1815 
 and '19, he rem. to Dum., from which town he rem. to Stuke- 
 ley, P. Q;, probably about 1820. He d. in P. Q., Aug. 24, 
 .847. 
 
 Ch. : Ed-win^ (2), b. Dec. 16, 1793- — Diana, m. Stebbins 
 Hosley (2). — Jason, b. Jan. 30, 1796; m. Tirzah P. Stebbins, 
 b. Sept. 26, 1803, and d. 1S60. He d. in P. Q., 1862. Had 
 the following ch : Abigail P., b. Jan. 23, 1825 ; Charles J., b. 
 May 2, 1831, and d. 1850; Oscar H., b. June 21, 1840.^ 
 
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 Edith, b. Nov. i, 1797; m., 1817, Clark Harris (8). — War- 
 ren, m., in Dutn., Mercy Butler. — Angeline, m. Sewell Fisk ; 
 d. in P. Q. — Alanson, m. Rosamond Cleveland ; d. in P. Q. 
 Edwin, son of Erastus (i), m., Dec. 27, 1815, Sally, dau. of 
 David Stoddard (2), and who d. June 24, 1869. He resided 
 the most of his life in Chfd., for a while on the paternal farm, 
 and afterwards on the farm now owned and occupied by his 
 son Oscar E. Representative 1842. He d. Nov. 19, 187 1. 
 
 Ch. : Louisa, b. Odt. 21, 1816; m., Feb. 5, 1839, Philip F. 
 Franklin ; d. in Guilford, Vt., Sept. 22, 1839. — Emily, b. in 
 Dum., Nov. 30, i8iS ; unm. Res. at present in Hins. — Croy- 
 den (3), b. Jan. 27, 1821. — John H. (4), b. Feb. 2, 1823. — 
 David W., b. Feb. 14, 1825 ; d. May i, same j'ear. — Charles 
 R. (5), b. Mar. 11, x^^d.—Jude S. (6), b. June 9, 1828.— 
 Oscar E. (7), b. Jul)' 24, 1833. — Frederick, b. July 22, 1835 ; 
 d. Dec. 29, same year. 
 
 Croydbn, son of Edwin "(2), m., Sept. 22, 1846, in Sutton, 
 Vt., Lucy W. Hutchinson. Res. in Oregon, Wis. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Oregon) William E., b. Aug. 15, 1848.— 
 
 Emma J., b. June i, 1850; d. Aug. 16, 1852. — Grace A., b. 
 
 July 23, 1852. — Charles H., b. Nov. 3, i860. 
 
 John H., son of Edwin (2), m., Feb. 3, 1845, in Norton, 
 
 Mass., Mary E. Tucker, of Chfd. He d. in Chfd., Apr. 16, 
 
 1855- 
 
 Ch. : John E., b in Chfd. Dec. 6, \Za^(>.~ George H., b. 
 in Chfd., Nov. 6, 1848; d. in Oregon, Wis., Nov. 30, i860. 
 Charles R., son of Edwin (2), m.. Mar. 16, 1852, in Winer., 
 Sophia A. Baker. In his earlier years he engaged in school- 
 teaching to a considerable extent, and was afterwards a stone- 
 mason. At the time of his death, which occurred in Hins., 
 where he resided, Apr. 2, 1880, he was one of the commis- 
 sioners of Cheshire county, to which office he had been twice 
 elected. 
 
 Ch : (All b. in Hins. except one) Lizzie S., b. 061. 7, 1853. 
 
 — Charles F., b. Sept. 28, 1855.— ^^^a S., b. June 22, 1858. 
 
 - Arthur G., b. in Chfd., July 4, 1B60.— Bertha J., b. May 
 24, 1862. — Eddie L., b. June 4, 1864. — Sidney, b. Nov. 28, 
 1867. 
 
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 6. JuDE S., son of Edwin (2), m., Apr. 24, 1855, Mary E., dau. 
 
 of David S. Walton (6). 'He lived a number of years in Chfd., 
 but now res. in Keene. Carpenter and mechanic. 
 
 Ch. : Flora Eliza, b. in iJhfd., Sept. 3, 1857. — Alice 6"., b. 
 in Chfd., Nov. 24, 1S59 ; d. July 25, 1867. — John W., h. in 
 Chfd., Aug. 5, 1862; d. Aug. 5, 1867. 
 
 7. Oscar E., son of Edwin (2), m. ist, Jan. 5, 1861, Arvilla M., 
 dau. of Calvin and Mary (McColly) Wilson, of Stoddard, and 
 who was b. Feb. 18, 1836, and d. Dec. 9, 1861 ; 2d, June 22, 
 1864, Julia M., dau. of Joseph Clark (2) For the past 18 
 years he has been a farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Georg'e M'^ilson, h. in Keene, Nov. 24, 1861. [An 
 adopted dau., Helen A. (Mellish), wash. Odl. 15, 1865.] 
 
 SAWYER, Thomas, m. Sarah , and had a dau., Rkoda, b. 
 
 Odl. 24, 1767. His name disappears before 1787. 
 
 SCOTT. 
 
 1. Ebenezer Scott, b. 1765, probably came from Winer., and 
 appears to have settled in Chfd. in 1788 or '89. His wife was 
 Rebecca Smith, of Winer., b 1768, and d. Dec. 25, 1843. He 
 lived in Chfd. many years, but d. in Dum., Sept. 21, 1845. 
 
 Ch. : ^a»?e5, b. Apr. 28, 1787; unm. ; d. 182=;. — Ebenezer, 
 b. Sept. 4, 1788 ; m., 1S22, Miranda, dau. of John Darling ( 1) ; 
 d. in Chester, Vt. — Daniel, b. Nov. 7, 1790; unm; d. 1826. — ■ 
 Elijah (2), b. Mar. 24, 1794. — Rufus, b. Apr. 21, 1796; d. 
 1798. — Polly (or Mary B.) and Sally, b. July 25, 1798. Mary 
 B. m. Herbert Dudley (q. v.), and d. Mar i, 1875; Sally d. 
 1827, unrci.— Rebecca, b. Mar. 17, 1801 ; m. Samuel Stanford; 
 d. July 21, 1843. — Betsey, b. May 8, 1804; d. 1812 ^Rufus, 
 b. Sept. 21, 1807; m. Mandana Tyler. Res. in Dum. — Emi- 
 ly, b. Aug. 28, 1810 ; m. twice. Res. in Hins. 
 
 2. Elijah, son of Ebenezer (i), m., i8i6, Lovica Robertson, d. 
 July 22, 1873. He rem. from Chfd. to Hins. about 1833, where 
 he d. Jan. 22, 1866. 
 
 Ch. : Mary S., b. Odl. 19, 1817 ; m., 1834, John Evans, of 
 Hins.; d. June 10, 1849. — George R., b. Apr. 2, 1819; d. 
 1828. — J^ulia R., b. Apr. I2, 1821 ; m., Odl. 10, 1850, Alvin 
 Barrett, of Hins. ; d. July 4, 1854. — Betsey L., b. Sept. 8, 
 
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 1823 ; m., Nov. 27, 1843, Alexander Elmore, of Hins. — Sarah 
 ^., b. Dec. 28, 1827; m., Feb*. 27, 1849, Nelson Estey, of 
 Hins. — George R., b. June 6, 1830; res. in Hins. — Rufus 
 JE., b. Feb. 13, 1832; d. Oa.'2S, 1843. — Caroline P., b. July 
 I, 1835; m., Nov 15, 1855, Alvin Barrett; d. Jan. 18, 1859. 
 — yohn A., h. Nov. 11, 1837 ; d. Sept. 10, 1880, unm. — yames 
 M., b. Nov. II, 1837; ™' 0<^ 22. 1875, Susannah J. Swift. 
 
 SCOTT, Elijah, son of James, of Winer., and nephew of Eben- 
 ezer Scott (i), m., 1809, Clarissa, dau. of Jona. Farwell (i). 
 After living in Chfd. a number of years, he rem. to Moscow, 
 N. Y., where he d. 
 
 Ch. : Willis B., b. May 20, 1810. — Eunice L.^ b. June 12, 
 1812; m., 1829, Willavd H. Alexander (2). — Charles C, b. 
 Odl. 31, 1813 ; d. 1828. — Lucia P., b. Nov. i, 1815. — Selina 
 M., h. June 29, 1818. — Serotia A., b. Mar. 7, 1S20; d. 1828. 
 — William P., b. July 3, 1822 ; d. 1823, — Harriot iV., b. Feb. 
 13, 1824. — Henry Af., h. Jime 10, 1826. — Susan A., h. Mar. 
 17, 1828. ' 
 
 SCOTT. 
 
 1. Waitstill Scott was of Wmd. at the time of the Revolution, 
 and commanded the company that marched from that town on 
 the occasion of the alarm at Ticonderoga. (See p. 92.) He 
 pi-obably came to Chfd., with his son Lj'man, between 1815 
 and '19, and lived where Rodney Fletcher now resides, at Fac- 
 tory Village. His wife was Lydia , d. Jan. 22, 1826, 
 
 in her 80th year. He d. Mar. 6, 1824, a. 82. 
 
 Ch. : Eunice, b. Aug. 21, 1762. — Lydia, b. Jan. 8. 1772. — 
 Waiistill, h. Apr. 16, 1774; m. Hephzibah Daggett. Rem. 
 to Western N. Y. — Rufus, b. Jan. 12, 177S; m. Mercy (or 
 Marcia) Hackett. Rem. to Western N. Y. — Rkodolphus (2), 
 b. Jan. 7, 1780. — Lucy, h. Feb. 10, 1782 ; m. Wm. Amsbury, 
 of Wmd. — Lyman (3), b. Feb. 2, 1784. — Chester, b. Sept. 20, 
 1786. — Justus, b. Jan. 7, 1791. 
 
 2. Rhodolphus, son of Waitstill (i), m. ist, Lydia, dau. of 
 Abel Haven, and who d. Jan. 27, 1839. '" ^^^' 54*^ year; 2d, 
 Mrs. Diantha Hopkins, wid. of Thornton Hopkins (3), and 
 dau. of Wm. Farr (6). He d. in Chfd., June 14, 185 1. 
 
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 Ch. : Noyes (4), b. in Acton, Vt., 06t. 7, 1803.— Horace 
 (5). — Alonzo, b. 1807; d. about 1819. — Cordelia, b. Aug. 9, 
 1809; m., Odl. I, 1828, Alfred Farwell (4). — Rhodolphus, d. 
 in infancy. — Otis H. (6), b. May 14, 1826. — (By 2d marriage) 
 Romanzo y., b. July 9, 1841 ; m., May 15, 1870, Sarah M., 
 dau. of Benj. B. Faulkner (2). Mechanic in Chfd. — George 
 D., b. Aug. 20, 1842 ; m., Apr. 27, 1873, Nancy A. Burns, of 
 VValpole. Res. at present in Chfd. Has 3 ch. : Geo. Burton, 
 b. Aug. 4, 1874; Ida B., b. Feb. 7, 1877 ; Agnes D., b. Nov. 
 2, 1879. 
 
 4. Noyes, son of Rhodolphus (2), m. Thirza L., dau. of Elijah 
 
 Walton (3), and who d. July 9, 1848. He d. in 111., Nov. 27, 
 1838. 
 
 Ch. : Thirza C, b. Apr. 5, 1828 ; m., 1848, Daniel E. Burt 
 (4). — Noyes R., b. Apr. 25, 1830 ; d. May 8, 1855. — Otis M., 
 b. May 27, 1833. — Mary Ann S.^ b. Jan. 10, 1836; m. 
 Winslow Myers Res in Cal. 
 
 5. Horace, son of Rhodolphus (2) m.. 1st, Miranda, dau. of 
 Silas Herrick (2), and who d. Oct. 10, 1849; 2d, Jane Mar- 
 meir, of Wind., d. Feb. 8, 1877, a. 80. Resided in Chfd. He 
 d. Mar. 8, i860. 
 
 Ch. : Persis M., b. Sept. 12, 1827 ; m. Alonzo Wilson, now of 
 CMA.— Horace P. (7), b. Jan. 18, lEjp.— yames VF. (8),b. 
 Sept. 19, 1834. — Cordelia L., b. June 3, 1836; m. Henry N. 
 Stone, of Keene. — Sarah A., h. Aug. 2, 1838 ; m. John L. 
 Houghton, of Walpole. — Elizabeth A., b. Mar. 21, 1841 ; m. 
 John H., son of John P. Henry (3). — Marcia A., b. Nov. i, 
 1843 ; m. Selden S. Aldrich, of Keene. — George P., b. Odt. 
 27, 1847; m., ist, Eva Stone, of Boston Highlands, Mass. ; 
 2d, Viola Hobart, of Hartford, Conn. Provisions-dealer in 
 Boston. 
 7. Horace P., son of Horace (5), m., July 4, 1852, Syrena, dau. 
 of Ebenezer Perry, of Keene. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Charles M., b. July 21, 1853.— ^raw/l E., b. Ofl;. 27, 
 1854. — Andre-w, d. a. 5. — Martha jF., b, Feb. 28, 1862. — 
 Addie H., b. Mar. 8, 1865.— William W., b. Jan. 5, 1868.— 
 Emma M., b. Jan. 4, 1870. 
 
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 8. James W., son of Horace (5), m., Nov. 9, 1856, Widow 
 Lydia (Perry) Field. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Ella M., b. Sept. 7, 1857 ! ™- Horace S., son of Wm. 
 Lincoln (q. v )— Annie D., b. 06t. 4, 1859 ; m. , Feb. 2, 1877, 
 Ellis D., son of Lyman Royce (q. v.) ; d. Aug. 2, 1877. — 
 Flora M., b. Apr. 28, 1862. — Alice A., b. Apr. 24, 1864. — 
 Hattie E., b. May 12, \?,66.— Edgar J., b. Oct. 13, 1868. 
 
 6. Otis H., son of Rhodolphus (2), m., Nov. 13, 1848, Maria 
 N., dau. of Jona. Hill, of Swzy., and who was b. Aug., 1826. 
 Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Stella M., b. June 6, tSfo; d. June 16, r86S. — Frank 
 O , b. Sept, 14, 1852.— Z///a G., b. Feb. 12, 1857; d. Feb. 
 23, 1864. — Herbert W.,h. Jan. iS, 1859; d. Dec. 18, 1862. 
 — Mary E., b. Jan. 28, 1864; ra., Mar. 18, 18S2, EliasE., 
 son of Jona. F. Wheeler (7). — Alice G., b. Odl. 20, 1865. — 
 Emma A., b. Nov. 3, 1867. — Nora C, h. Sept. 16, 1869. 
 
 3. Lyman, son of Waitstill (i), m. Betsey Mason. He is said to 
 have rem , after his father's death, to one of the Western States. 
 Ch. : Eannj, m. Rufus, son of Richard Hopkins (i). — 
 Betsey^ m., 1S21, James Thompson. — Harriet^ m., 1822, 
 Josiah, son of Ebenezer Cheney (q. v.) — Roxana. — Maria, 
 m. Benj. Gorton. — Lyman. 
 
 SCOVILL, Ebenezer, was in Chfd. in 1789. His wife was 
 
 Mersilve . His name disappears about 1799. Two ch. 
 
 were recorded : Ebenezer, b. Aug 29, 1789. — Maria b. May 
 I, 1791. 
 
 SECOMBE, Willis, was here in 1785. His wife was Mary 
 
 , d. July 24, 1816, in her 65th year. He d. Dec. 15, 1790, 
 
 in his 50th year. 
 
 Ch. : Polly, b. July 12, 1778 ; d. Mar. 15, 1808.— .5e/5ey, b. 
 Sept. 23, 1784; d. Apr. 20, 1850. 
 
 SHATTUCK, Jonathan, m. Mehitable , and had a dau., 
 
 Harriet, b. July 31, 1797. 
 
 SHAW, Marshall B., son of Ansil and Lydia Shaw, b. in New 
 Salem, Mass., Aug. 3, 1815, m., ist, Sept. 21, 1837, Ar- 
 menia, dau. of John and Rhoda Howard, of Winer., and who 
 
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 wash. Nov. i6, 1813, and d. Aug. 23, 1856; 2d, Apr. 28, 
 18571 Lenora P., dau. of Elam and Elizabeth Russell, of Green- 
 wich, Mass., and who was b. Dec. 24, 1822. He has been a 
 farmer in Chfd. for about 45 years. 
 
 Ch. : Ikary A., b. June 20, 1S38; m., Nov., 1862, Zenas 
 W. Perry, of Putney, Vt. — ^okn M., h. May 5, 1840; m. 1st, 
 Mary J., dau. of Amos Willard, of Winer. ; 2d, Bol- 
 ton, of Winer. — Rhoda Af., b. July 24, 1842; m., Nov. 26, 
 1872, Chas. B., son of Amherst Lewis (2). — Elvira H , b. 
 June 14, 1845; m., Nov. 12, 1869, Charles L., son of Jabez 
 Puffer (q. V.) — Emma A., b. Aug. 19, 1849; m., Jan. 28, 
 1S74, Chas. W., son of Jonathan W. Taylor {2).—Ansil, b. 
 Sept. 30, 1847 ; d. Aug. 8, 1848.— i?&/e E., b. Sept. 9, 1852 ; 
 m., Apr., 1875, Geo. L. Kinne, of Brownington, Vt. — jFennie 
 Z., b. Mar. 21, 1855 ; m., Jan., 1875, Benj. C. Snow, of Swzy. 
 — Delia Z., b. Feb. 10, 1858. — Ira A., b. Nov. 30, 1859. 
 
 SHURTLEFF. 
 William Shurtleff, son of John and Sarah (Carver) Shurt- 
 leff, b. Apr. 7, 1730, m., 1755, Hannah Cady, d. in Chfd., 
 June 21, 1803. He was a descendant of William Shurtleff", 
 who, in 1643, was a resident of Plymouth, Mass. He came 
 to Chfd. from Ellington, Conn., in 1787. He d. Dec. 25, 1801. 
 Two of his nine eh. were Asahel (2). b May 25, 1757, and 
 Roswell^ b. Aug. 29, 1773. 
 
 At the age of about 19 years, Roswell entered Chesterfield 
 Academy, where he studied Latin, going through Ross's gram- 
 mar in just two weeks. One of his mates at the Academy 
 was Levi Jackson, who was aftjerwards his classmate and room- 
 mate at Dartmouth College. After a while he took up the 
 study of Greek, and went through the '"Westminster Greek 
 Grammar" in one week. In i797' he and Jackson entered 
 Dartmouth two years in advance, and graduated in 1799. From 
 1800 to '04, he was tutor in that college ; from '04 to '27, pro- 
 fessor of divinity ; from '27 to '38, professor of moral philoso- 
 phy and political economy. For nearly twenty years he was 
 also college preacher, and pastor of the church on Hanover 
 Plain. He was a man of great intelledlual force, an excellent 
 
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 teacher, and a devoted friend to all young men who were striv- 
 ing to obtain an education. He d. at Hanover, Feb. 4, 1861, 
 in his 88th year. 
 2. AsAHEL, son of William (i), m. Sarah Dewey, and lived a 
 while in Ellington, Conn., but came to Chfd. in 1789 or '90. 
 He rem. to Rindge probably between 1806 and '12, where he 
 d. Mar. 24, 1830. Seledman 179S, 1800, 1801. 
 
 Ch. : Anna, b. Jan. 17, 1784. — Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1786; 
 unm. — Asahel D., b. Sept. 8, 1789 ; m., 1823, Eliza M. Morse, 
 of Winchendon, Mass. He was a physician in Rindge. He 
 d. Nov. 8, x^/^'T^.^Sophia, b. May 17, 1792; m. Thomas In- 
 galls, of Rindge. — Miranda, b. Nov. 6, 1794; unm. ; d. in 
 Rindge, Oft. 9, 1873. — Roswell, b. Aug. 15, I'j^'j.— Maria, 
 b. June 4, i8oo; m. Joel Raymond, of Rindge. 
 SIMONDS, William, 1770 — about 1800; William, Second (or 
 
 Junior), 1797 — about 1800; Gustavus, about 1800 — '2,6. 
 SKINNER, Alanson, son of Timothy Skinner, of Wmd., came 
 to Chfd. between 1815 and '19, and remained here till about 
 
 1826. His wife was Polly , and the following ch. were 
 
 b. in this town : Horace, b. Sept. 27, 1820 ; Mary, b. Nov. 
 22, 1822 ; James, b. Nov. 19, 1824. 
 SKINNER, Barton, son of Timothy Skinner, of Wmd., b. Dec. 
 19, 1801, resided in Chfd. from 1853 till Apr., 1863. Manu- 
 facturer at Fadlory Village. (See p. 159). Representative 
 1857, '5^- ^^ ^- ^" Keene, to which place he rem. from Chfd., 
 Feb. II, 1865. 
 
 SMITH. 
 I. Moses Smith, from whom nearly all the Smiths of Chfd. have 
 descended, may have been a descendant of Rev. Henry Smith 
 who came to America probably in 1635, and was settled in 
 the ministry at Weathersfield, Conn., in 1640. In the "His- 
 tory of Northfield, Mass.," by Messrs. Temple and Sheldon, 
 one of the descendants of Rev. Henry Smith, namely, Moses 
 Smith, is thus described: "Of Ashfield 1753 ; ens. ; of Hins- 
 dale 1761-64; had sons, Moses and Aaron." This descrip- 
 tion answers very well, in some respects, to that of the Moses 
 Smith who settled in Chfd. ; but the genealogy from which the 
 
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 above quotation is taken contains discrepancies of so serious a 
 nature (assuming that the Moses Smith of Chfd. was identical 
 with the one described above) that the question of identity 
 may be regarded. as still open. 
 
 Moses Smith, the first settler of Chfd., was of Leicester, 
 Mass., in 1738, where he owned land purchased of John 
 Nobles, of Norwich, Conn. In 1761, he was of Hins., as was 
 stated in the deed of the land which he purchased in Chfd. 
 that year. (For an account of the first settlement made by 
 him and Wm. Thomas in the month of November, 1761, see' 
 
 pp. 36, 37). His wife was Elizabeth ,d. July 20, i777' 
 
 in her 6ist year. Selectman 1771, '72. The inscription on 
 his gravestone is as follows: "In memory of Ensign Moses 
 Smith, the first settler in Chesterfield, who departed this life 
 Dec. y'' 30th, 1785, in y° 75th year of his age." 
 
 Ch. : Elizabeth, m. (probably) Abel Emmons (q. v.) — 
 Mary, b. about 1736; m. William Thomas (q. v.) ; d. Feb. 
 4, 1813. — Aaron (2), b. about 17^0. — Moses (3), b. about 
 1743. — Amos {/If), b. about 1749. — Joseph (5), b. Mar. 26, 
 1752. — Benjamin (6), b. May 25, 1754. — Reuben (7), b. 
 about 1758. 
 
 Aaron, son of Moses (i), m. Bathsheba , d. Apr. 22, 
 
 1815, in her 69th j'ear. He came to Chfd. with his father, and 
 settled in the north-west corner of the town, on the farm lately 
 owned and occupied by Eli Taft. He was a soldier of the 
 Revolution. He d. June 6, 1819. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah, b. May 10, 1765 ; m. Benjamin Kingsbury. — 
 Aaron (8),.b. Aug. 4, 1771. — Polly, m. Abel, son of Abraham 
 Farr (i). — Maner (9). 
 
 Aaron, son of Aaron (2), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Dun- 
 ham (i), and who d. Jan. 26, 1863. Resided in Chfd. He 
 d. July 8, 1837. 
 
 Ch. : Betsey, m. Russell Farr (3) ; d. Sept 20, 1836, in her 
 44th year. — Fanny, m. 1814, Waldo Cheney, son of Ferley 
 Harris (3) ; d. in Geneva, Ohio, Oa. 30, 1881, a. nearly 86. 
 — Roxana, b. July 24, 1797 ; m., 1819, Pardon Davis (11) ; d. 
 Oa. 9, Yi'jd.— Aaron {\o).—Asa (11), b. May 14, 1804.— 
 
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 Maner (12), b. Nov. 11, 1810. — Blmira, b. Mar. 25, 1817; 
 m. George Smith (14). [Two others, Thomas and Clarinda, 
 d. in infancy.] 
 
 10. Aaron, son of Aaron (8), m., 1826, Nancy Tyler. Rem. to 
 Sutton, Vt., about 1830, but d. in Westmore, Vt. 
 
 Ch. . Elmira^ m. Edwin Abbott.— il/o.rej, unm. — Melissa^ 
 m. Wm. Dunsire. — Martha, m. Henry Newton. — Eliza, m. 
 John Pierce. 
 
 11. Asa, son of Aaron (8), m., Nov. 2, 1825, Jerusha, dau. of 
 James Snow (4). Resided in Chfd. Stone-mason and farm- 
 er. Selectman 1854. He d. Apr. 25, 1881. 
 
 Ch.: Laura J., b. Mar. 20, 1826; m., May 7, 1845, Ora 
 F. Snow (10). — Fanny Melissa, b. Aug. 12, 1827; m.. May 
 10, 1855, Geo. W. Johnson (3). — Elizabeth D., b. July 20, 
 1831 ; m. ist., Feb. 29, 1852, Moses N. Smith (25) ; 2d, Sept. 
 28, 1871, Dwight W. Stearns, of Hins. — Oscar F., b. July 
 12, 1837 ; d. Mar. 26, 1841. — Jay A., b. Aug. 5, 1842 ; unm. 
 Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 12. Maner, son of Aaron (8), m., Mar. 27, 1830, Lynda, dau. of 
 Samuel Button, Jr., of Dum., and who was b. Feb. 27, 1812. 
 Res. in Dum. 
 
 Ch. : Caroline M., b. Sept. 9, 1831 ; m., Mar. 29, 1853, 
 Horace p. Smith (26). — Helen A., b. Mar. 22, 1833; m.. 
 May 28, 1862, George Bemis, of Paxton, Mass. Res. in 
 Northampton, Mass. — Emily A., b. Dec. 22, 1839; m., July 
 12, 1862, Camden M. Smith, a native of Georgia. Res. in Brat. 
 — Fred G., b. May 3, 1843 ; m., Dec. 30, i88o, Jennie (Park- 
 er) Tasconer, of Po*nal, Vt. Engineer on the Troy and 
 Boston railroad, between North Adams, Mass., and Troy, N. 
 Y. — Frank M., b. Sept. 16, 1846; m., ist, May i, 1872, 
 Laurett M. Harrington, d. Mar. 20, 1873; 2d, Nov. 12, 1879, 
 Marcie A. Whipple, d. Dec. 11, 1881. Res. in Marlboro, 
 Mass. — Charles D., b. June 6, 1849; m.. May 18, 1876, 
 Lucia M. Huntington. Res. in Brat. 
 9. Maner, son of Aaron (2), m., 1799', Persis, dau. of Ezra 
 Davis (3), but who was divorced from him in a few years, and 
 m. Joseph Prentice (2). Maner rem. from the town, but to 
 what place has not been ascertained. 
 
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 Ch. : Phila^ b. May 25, 1800; m., 1822, Warren Barrows, 
 Sen., of Wmd. ; d. Apr. 27, 1838. 
 
 Moses, son of Moses (i), m., 1768, Phebe, dau. of John Snow 
 (i). He was one of the first settlers in the eastern part of 
 the town, having purchased, Dec. 25, 1764, lot No. 12, in the 
 6th range. He was lieutenant in i777i ^nd justice of the peace 
 for many years. He was also one of the original trustees of 
 the Academy. During the controversy about the "N. H. 
 Grants," he espoused the cause of Vermont, and at one time 
 the New Hampshire government gave orders for his arrest. 
 (See Chap. III). He held the office of Seledlman in 1775, 
 '76, '78, '81, '89-'9i, and was representative in '86-'88, '90, '91. 
 About 1824, he rem., with his son Moses, Jr., to Pike, Alle- 
 ghany Co., N. Y., where he d. about 1830, a. 87. 
 
 Ch. : Abigail^ b. Mar. 7, 1769 ; d. Nov. 6, 1773. — Betty, b. 
 Aug. 2, 1771 ; d. Nov. 6, 1773. — -Phebe, b. Feb. 17, 1774; d. 
 1777. — Polly, h. Nov. 21, 1777; m., 1804, Oliver Atherton 
 (5) ; d. Dec. 4, 1849. — Abigail, b. Apr. 20, 1780; m., 1817, 
 David, son of Benj. Wild (i). — -Katharine, b. July 9, 1782 ; 
 m. (perhaps) 1807, Wm. Bennett, 2d, of Wmd. — Eden, b. 
 Sept. II, 1784; settled at Pike Hollow, N. Y. — Phebe, b. 
 Dec. 21, 1786; unm. ; d. July 26, 1818. — Celome, b. Feb. 26, 
 1791. — Moses, h. probably about 1793! '^■1 1818, Huldah 
 Hurd. Rem. to Pike, N. Y. 
 
 Amos, son of Moses (i), m., 1777, Nabby, dau. of Abraham 
 Farr (i), and who d. July 17, 1830. He settled in Chfd. on 
 the paternal farm. He d. Jan. 21, 1821. 
 
 Ch. : Susanna, b. Jan. 11, 1778 ; m., 1802, Asa Baldwin. 
 — Abigail, b. 0(S. 8, 1780; m., 1806, Sampson, son of John 
 Cobleigh (i). — Pane, b. Sept. 13, 1782; d. 1790. — Amos 
 (13), b. Dec. 24, 1785. — Ruth, b. May 4, 1788; d. 1789. — 
 Phineas, b. Dec. 6, 1790; d. 1795. — Diana, \i.Yie.c. 25, 1793; 
 m. RoswellFarr (2) ; d. Mar. 11, 1879. — Elsea, d. in infancy, 
 1797. 
 
 Amos, son of Amos (4), m. Synthia, dau. of John Veazey, of 
 Wmd., and who d. Mar. 15, 1837, '" '^^'' 5^^ year. He resid- 
 ed in Chfd., on the farm on which his grandfather, Moses (i), 
 settled. For some time he kept a tavern at his dwelling-house, 
 and also a store near the same. He d. Dec. 29, 1837. 
 
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 Ch. : Amos, b. July 24, 1809 ; d. Aug. 28, 1831 ; unm. — 
 Phinehas, b. Feb. 4, 181 1 ; unm.; accidentally killed in a 
 mill at Hins., Feb. 4, 1840. — George (14)", b. June 9, 1813. — 
 Mary Etta, b. July 23, 1815 ; m., Sept. 26, 1841, Clark 
 Streeter (5). — Eliza, b. June 10, 1817 ; m. Wm. Stark; d. 
 Dec. 30, iS'jT,.— Marshall, b. May 28, 1823 ; unm. ; d. Odt. 
 23, 1856. — Charles, b. May 20, 1825 ; unm. ; d. Feb. 20, 1874. 
 — Abigail, b. Feb. 17, 1828; unm.; d. Feb. 12, 1856. 
 14. George, son of Amos (13), m. Elmira, dau. of Aaron Smith 
 (8). Farmer. Res. in Chfd. on the ancestral farm, which 
 has been in the possession of members of the Smith family 
 upwards of 121 years. 
 
 Ch. : George A., b. Apr. 13, 1840; d. Dec. 5, 1843. — 
 Francis E.,\>. Aug. 21, 1841 ; unm. Merchant at Jamaica, 
 Vt. — Ellen A., b. July 28, 1843. — Hermon G., b. Oct. 3, 
 1S45 ; m., Dec. 5, 1872, Mary L., dau. of Milo I. and Esther 
 (Farnham) Phelps, of Granville, Mass. Has one son, George 
 P., b. in Chfd., July 6, iSyg.— Albert E., b. Od. 22, 1847; 
 d. Sept. 9, 1852. — Ella A., b. Apr. 10, 1850. 
 
 5. Joseph, son of Moses (i), m., 1776, Ann (or Anna) , 
 
 b. May 21, 1759, and d. Jan. 14, 1818. Soldier 1775. About 
 1791, he rem. to Leyden (or vicinity), Mass. He d. Odt. 30, 
 1812. 
 
 Ch. : Theodore, b. Jan. 25, 1778; m. , but had no 
 
 ch. — John, b. Apr. 17, 1780; m. , and had one son, 
 
 Richard. — Nancy {Anna), b. Oct. 25, 1781 ; m., 1807, Ezra 
 
 Foster, of Leyden.- — J^oseph, h. Sept. 24, 1783; m. , 
 
 but had no ch. ; d. on the Island of St. Pierre, in his 27th 
 year. — fVillard, b. Sept. 30, 1785. — Sophia, b. Jan. 4, 1788. 
 — Sally, h. Jan. 19, 1790. — James, b. May 22, 1794. — Robert, 
 b. Oa. 29, i']<^6.— Folly, b. Apr. 8, 1799; d. iSoo.— Ransom 
 S., b. June 5, 1802. 
 
 6. Benjamin, son of Moses (i), m., 1779, Lois, dau. of Nathan- 
 iel Bacon (i), and who d. Aug. 17, 1840, a. 81. He settled 
 in Chfd., on the farm now owned and occupied by Ora F. 
 Snow. He d. Odl. 26, 1827: 
 
 Ch. : Mariam, b. Sept. 30, 1780; m., 1800, Thomas Dun- 
 ham (2) ; d. Feb. i, \^%.—Benajah (15), b. Feb. 8, 1784.— 
 
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 Lois, b. Aug. 5, 1785 ; m., 1805, Darius, son of Ezra Davis 
 (3) ; d. Aug. 10, 1869. — Benjamin (16), b. Apr. 19, 1790. — 
 Gardner {I'J), b. June 11, 1795. — Hiram (18), b. Aug. 8, 
 iSoo. — Ora (19), b. July 12, 1S02. 
 
 15. Benajah, son of Benjamin (6), m., 1804, Polly, dau. of 
 Ephraim Amidon (i), and who d Jan. 10, 1856. Resided in 
 Chfd. Farmer. He d. Jan. 17, 1868. 
 
 Ch. : Benajah, b. Apr. 13, 1805 ; m., ist, Mehitable Allen, 
 of Putney, Vt., d. Dec. 6, 1839, a. 36; 2d, 1845, Sophronia 
 Paine, of Wmd. He d. in Chfd., Feb. 23, 1S63. Had no ch. 
 — Newell, b. July 21, 1813 ; d. Odt. 18, \%zz.—Mary, b. Feb. 
 27,1819; unm. Res. in Chfd. — Harriet N.^\>.OQi. \o,\%^^^, 
 d. Sept. 14, 1826. — Lucy, b. Feb. 18, 1827; m., Apr. 4, 1849, 
 Alfred Farr (8). [An adopted son, Charles Merchant, d. Odl. 
 16, 1842, a. II.] 
 
 16. Benjamin, son of Benjamin (6), m., ist, Anna, dau. of John 
 Veazey, of Wmd.. and who d. Dec. 8, 1S43, in her 54th year ; 
 2d, Widow Phila Reed, of Dum. He resided in Chfd. many 
 years, but d. in Dum., June 14, 1863. 
 
 Ch. : Larkin (20), b. May 7, 1814. — Curtis (21), b. Nov. 
 3, 1815. — Norman (22), b. June 17, 1817. — Benjamin V. 
 (23), b. Apr. 25, 1819. — Squire G. (24), b. Sept. 10, 1821. — 
 Moses N. (25), b. Dec. 10, 1824. — Betsey, b. Jan. 8, 1827; 
 m. Holland Bennett, of Wmd., where she now res. — Horace 
 D. (26), b. Nov. 3, 1828. — Amos G., b. June 18, 1833; d. 
 July II, 1849. — (By second marriage) Ella E., b. June 17, 
 1849 ; d. Sept. 4, 1863. — Henry E., b. Jan. 23, 185 1 ; d. Sept. 
 23, the same year. 
 
 20. Larkin. son of Benjamin (16), m., Feb. 13, 1839, Catherine 
 Jones, of Londonderry, Vt., where he res. 
 
 Ch. : George G., b. Sept. 6, 1842 ; m., May 24, 1869, 
 Verancie A. Benson. Merchant and Postmaster at So. Lon- 
 donderry, Vt. 
 
 21. Curtis, son of Benjamin (16), m. ^Jrs. Abbie Follansbee. 
 For many years he was a policeman in Boston, where he d. 
 Dec. 25, 1872. 
 
 Ch. : Frank C, b. Aug. 2, 1848.— iJ/. yosefhine, b. Sept. 
 20, 1850; m., Apr. 26, 1870, Wm. H. Bursley, of Boston. 
 
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 22. Norman, son of Benjamin (i6), m., Apr. 13, 1S41, Lucy Ann, 
 dau. of Warren and Phila (Smith) Barrows, of Wmd., and 
 who was b. Feb. 19, 1823. Stone-mason and farmer. Res. 
 at present in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Henrietta JS., b. in Jamaica, Vt., Jan. 11, 1846; m., 
 Jan. 10, 1865, Horace E. Kilburn, of Wardsboro', Vt., now of 
 Chfd. — Loring A.,\>. in Jamaica, Nov. 29, 1849; m., Dec. 
 22, 1874, Augusta D. Harris. Res. in Hins. — George iV., b. 
 in Walpole, Apr. 2, 1859. 
 
 23. Benjamin V., son of Benjamin (16), m., Dec. 31, 1846, Dolly, 
 dau. of Benjamin Wheeler (2). Has resided much of the 
 time since his marriage in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Anna E.^ b. 061. 8, 1848 ; m., Nov. 14, 1877, Alonzo 
 F. Wilbur, of Surry. — Emma W., b. Sept. 9, 1851 ; unm. ; d. 
 May 3, 1876. — Addie M., b. Feb. 5, 1855 ; m., June 12, 1875, 
 Willis H. Streeter, of Wmd. — Charles L., b. July 17, 1857. 
 Sedella H., b. Apr. 12, 1861. 
 
 24. Squire G., son of Benjamin (16), m., Oct. 26, 1848, Cynthia 
 S., dau. of Justus and Huldah (Veazey) Lane, and who d. 
 July 5, 1874. Res. at North Charlestown. (N. H.) 
 
 Ch. : Edna E., b. July 5, 1850; m., Jan. 4, 1874, John T. 
 Hatch, of Woodstock, Vt. — Frank A., h. July 28, 1852 ; m., 
 Dec. 24, 1878, Bettie A. Merrill, of Windsor, Nt.— Stella V., 
 b. July 2, 1855 ; m., Feb. 15, 1879, Geo. C. Farnsworth, of 
 Bellows Falls, Vt. 
 
 25. Moses N., son of Benjamin (16), m., Feb. 29, 1852, Elizabeth 
 D., dau. of Asa Smith (11). Carpenter. Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. Nov. TO, 1853. 
 
 Ch. : Afaria JVewell, h. Dec. 8, 1853; ™-i Apr. 13, 1871, 
 Oran E., son of Eleazer Randall (6). 
 
 26. Horace D., son of Benjamin (16), m., Mar. 29, 1853, Caro- 
 line M., dau. of Maner Smith (12). Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. . Melvin M., b. Jan. 3, 1854. 
 17. Gardner, son of Benjamin (6), m., ist, Apr. 24, 1817, 
 Rachel, dau. of Ezra Pierce, of Wmd., and who d. Mar. 15, 
 1866, a. 74 ; 2d, Mrs. Hannah Howe, wid. of Saml. Howe, of 
 Wmd. He resided a part of his life in Chfd., but d. in Brat., 
 July I, 1881. 
 
441 
 
 Ch. : Sally P., b. July lo, 1818 ; m., Mar. 16, 1S41, Ephm. 
 Amidon (4). — Rebecca L., b. Odl. 14, 1821 ; d. Aug. 27, 
 1827. — Joseph G., h. Sept. 30, 1825 ; m. Betsey W. Perry, of 
 Upton, Mass. Undertaker in Brat. Has one ch., Emma J., 
 b. Aug. 31, 1850. — Rachel^ b. Feb. 4, 1827; d. Mar. 2, 1844. 
 — Rebecca P., b. Sept. 8, 1832 ; m. James B. Coffin, of Nan- 
 tucket, Mass. — William H., b. Sept. 9, 1834; m. Mrs. Mary 
 F. Seddon, of Rockford, 111. Res. in Brat. 
 i8. Hiram, son of Benjamin (6), m., Feb 20, 1821, Olive Arn- 
 old, of Wmd., b. Nov. 20, 1800, and d. Sept. 11, 1865. He 
 resided in Windham and Londonderry, Vt., in Wmd. and 
 Walpole. He d. in the last named town, June 22, 1875. 
 
 Ch. : Ralph, b. May 27, 1824. — Caroline, b. July 30, 1825. 
 — Miranda, b. Oct. l, 1826. — David A., b. Jan. 10, 1828.^ 
 Charles L., b. Feb. 28, 1829. — Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1830; m., 
 Sept. 8, 1S53, Henry G. Hale, of Bradford, now of Chfd. — 
 Phineas C, h. Sept. 12, 1832; d. July 8, 1861. — Laura, b. 
 Jan. I, 1S35 ; d. May 6, 1S39. — Adaline and Augusta, h. 
 June 4, 1837. Augusta d. Nov. 15, 1S62. — George, b. Feb. 
 24, 184:. — Hirafn K., b. Aug. 23, 1842 — Elizabeth D.,\>. 
 May 20, 1845. 
 19. Ora, son of Benjamin (6), m., Jan. i, 1823, Esther, dau. of 
 Samuel Farr (i). Third, and who d. Feb. 9, 1876. He re- 
 sided most of the time in Londonderry, Vt., till 1836, when 
 he returned to Chfd. ; rem. in '43 to Somerset, Vt., where he 
 remained about 12 years. After residing several years in other 
 towns, he returned to Chfd., where he spent the most of the 
 remaining years of his life. He d., however, in Brat., Nov. 
 IS, 1875. 
 
 Ch. : Lois, b. May 12, 1824; m., Apr. 12, 1842, Lyman P., 
 son of Amos Farr (8). — Esther, b. Sept. 2, 1827; m., Jan. i, 
 .1846, Hazelton Rice, Jr., of Somerset, now of Chfd. — Elean- 
 or, b. July 9, 1829; d. Nov. 10, 1835. — Ora (27), b. Sept. 20, 
 1831. — Oscar, b. Feb. 20, 1834; ni., Nov. 8, 1853, Sarah M. 
 Prouty, of Marlboro, Vt. Res. in Brat. Has no ch. — Ellen, 
 b. Nov. 5, 1836; m., Dec. 2, 1S57, Warren Rice, of Benning- 
 ton, Vt. — Laura Ann, b. Sept. 20, 1839; ^^-^ ^^^- '^» 1868, 
 
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442 
 
 Henry F. Houghton, merchant, of Brat. — Orleans W., b. July 
 29, 1843; m., Apr. 23, 1863, Mila Bailey, of Somerset, Vt. 
 Res. at present in Bridgeport, Conn. 
 27. Ora, son of Ora (19), m., June 17, 1851, Miranda Sawin, of 
 Westminster, Mass. Carpenter and joiner. He d. in Chfd., 
 July 4, 1S78. 
 
 Ch. : Frank N., b. Aug. 20, 1852; m., Nov., 1875, Addie 
 M., dau. of Zenas Hopkins, of Wmd., and who d. Odl. 8, 
 1880. — Emma E., b. Dec. 8, 1854; m., Jason Prouty, of 
 Wilmington, Vt. — Lilla^ b. Mar. 27, 1856; m. Ora Sawin, of 
 Westminster, Mass. — Nellie Af., b. June 30, 1857. — Laura 
 M.. b. Aug. 27, 1861. — Fred O., b. June 28, 1863; d. at 
 Red Cloud, Neb., Apr. 20, 1882. 
 7. Reuben, son of Moses (i), m., 1783, Anna Powers, and set- 
 tled on the farm now owned and occupied by Henry Chicker- 
 ing. The jocular boast that he sometimes made has already 
 been mentioned. (See p. 37). About 1821, he rem. to Ly- 
 man, where he d. Apr. 4, 1843. 
 
 Ch. : Ezra, b. June 26, 1784; m. Pierce; d. in 
 
 Lyman about i860 or '62. Had the following ch. : Ezra, Patty, 
 Harriet, Ransom, Amy, Chancey, and perhaps others. — 
 Lodisa, b. Apr. 20 1786; m. Wm. Howe (i). — Parley and 
 Carley, b. May 2S, 1793. Parley m. Abigail Ely, and res. 
 in Lyman. Has had the following ch. : Samuel, Julia, Julius, 
 Horace, Amos, Caroline and Isaac. Carley m. Polly, dau. 
 of Nathaniel Walton (2). He "went West" a number of 
 years ago, and has not been heard from since. 
 
 SNOW. 
 
 I. John Snow settled in Chfd. probably in 1762, which year he and 
 Moses Smith built the first saw-mill eredted in the town. (See 
 p. 38.) He appears to have lived on or near what was after- 
 wards the town poor-farm. He undoubtedly came from Mass., 
 but from what town has not been ascertained. His wife was 
 
 Abigail , d. Mar. 6, 1790, in her 84th year. Selectman 
 
 1767. He d. May 12, 1777, in his 72d year. 
 
 Ch. : Warren (2). — Zerubbabel (3). — Phebe, m., 1768, 
 Moses Smith (3). [There may have been others that d. young, 
 or settled elsewhere.] 
 
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 Warren, son of John (i), m. Amy Harvey. He settled in 
 Chfd. in 1769 or '70, having come from Princeton, Mass., and 
 lived many years where Mrs. Mary E. Streeter now lives. In 
 1777, he was a member of the "committee of inspection and 
 correspondence." (See p. 56.) Seledlman 1779. He d. on 
 Streeter hill, in 1824, at the residence of Edwin Sargeant, with 
 whom he was living. 
 
 Ch: : Amy,h. in Paxton, Mass., Odt. 2, 1760; m., 1782, 
 Ezra Davis (3) ; d. Feb. 25, 1842. — Plmy, h. in Paxton, Apr. 
 15, 1762; d. May 22, 1764.-^115/, b. in Princeton, Mass., 
 Dec. 13, 1763; m., 1783, Perley Harris (^).—I'h'ny,h.m 
 Princeton, June 21, 1765; m. in Chfd., 1786, Susanna Haw- 
 ley. He appears to have rem. from town about 1792. — Cyn- 
 thia, b. in Princeton, Jan. 21, 1768; m., ist, 1785, Nehemiah 
 
 Streeter (q. v.); 2d, Ryan; 3d, Stephen Greenleaf, 
 
 Esq., of Brat. — Candace, b. in Princeton, June 15, 1769; m. 
 
 Bly. — Annas, b. in Chfd., Jan. 37, 1771 ; m. Erastus 
 
 Sargeant (i) ; d. in P. Q., Aug. 10, 1S36. — Roxana, b. Dec. 
 
 25, 1774. — Sophia, b. Feb. 28, 1776; m. Wood. — 
 
 Persis, b. Apr. 17, 1781 ; m., 1799, Leonard, son of Jona. 
 Fan- (3). 
 
 Zerubbabel, son of John (i), m. Mary Trowbridge, of Wor- 
 cester, Mass., (see note on p. 297), d. June 24. 1818, in her 
 74th year. He settled in Chfd. before 1770, on what was after- 
 wards the town poor-farm. (See p. r8o.) Seledlman 1773, 
 '74. He d. Apr. 12, 1795, in his 54th year. 
 
 Ch. : Molly, b. Dec. 24, 1767; m., ist, 1785, Joshua, son of 
 Jona. Farr(i), Second; 2d, 1817, John Davis (4) ; d. Aug. 30, 
 1856. — yames (4), b. Jan, 28, 1770. — Lydia, b. Mar. 18, 1772 ; 
 m. Asahel Furr (5) —Abigail, b, Apr. 17, 1774; unm. ; d. in 
 Ohio. — Sally, d. in infancy, i777- — -John (5), b. July 2, 1778. 
 — Sally,\i. 1780; m., i3oi,Joel Stone (3) ;d.Jan. 26, 1812. — 
 yerusha, b. Nov. 7, 1784 ; m., ist, 1801, Peter Stone (5) ; 2d, 
 1S16, Ezekiel Harris (5) ; d. Nov. 30, 1873. — Levi, b, Nov. 
 I, 1787 (.^); rn. Lucina, dau. of William Streeter (q. v.) 
 Rem. to St. Johnsbury, Vt., early in the present century. 
 Had, at least, the following ch. : Mason, William, Shipley, 
 Lucina, Erastus, res. in Utah, and is a Mormon apostle ; 
 
444 
 
 Zerubbabel, res. in Utah, and is a lawyer, having been attorney- 
 general under Brigham Young. — Zerubbabel, b. May 20, 1788 ; 
 d. June 15, 1806. 
 
 James, son of Zerubbabel (3), m., 1787, Abigail, dau. of Jona. 
 Farr (i), Second, and who d. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., in 1837. 
 He resided in Chfd. till about 1804, when he rem. to St. Johns- 
 bury, where he d. Sept. 2, 1850. 
 
 Ch. : Eli A., b. Nov. i, 1787; m. Lavinia (or Lavina) 
 Wood. Resided in St. Johnsbury. — Kimball, b. June 28, 
 1789; unm. ; accidentally killed. — Alpheus (6), b. May 10, 
 1791. — Gardner, \>.Y€ii. 15, 1793; m., 1814, Sally, dau. of 
 Jona. Hastings (6). Settled in St. Johnsbury before 1820, 
 whence he rem. to Utah. Had 3 sons b. in Chfd. : Jonathan, 
 James, Warren, res. in Utah, and is a Mormon preacher. — 
 Elijah J., b. Jan. 7, 1795 ; unm. ; accidentally killed in St. 
 Johnsbury. — Polly, b. Mar. 4, 1798 ; m. twice ; d. in Minn. — 
 Jerusha, b. June 24, 1800; m., 1825, Asa Smith (11). — 
 Selina, m., in Burke, Vt., Hiram Farmer; d. at Spring Val- 
 ley, Fillmore Co., Minn., Apr. 17, 1881. — Sally, unm. ; d. in 
 St. Johnsbury, Apr. 12, 1850. — Mercy, m. Anson, son of 
 Thomas Hosley (i) ; d. in Chfd., Oct. 25, 1851, a. 44. — 
 Thirza C, unm. ; res. in Chfd. 
 
 Alpheus, son of James (4), m., 1815, Salome, dau. of Perley 
 Harris (3), and who d. July 29, 1862. In his youth he at- 
 tended school only -three weeks ; nevertheless, by private study, 
 he afterwards succeeded in acquiring an ordinary education. 
 He had a special aptitude for arithmetic, and it is said that 
 even persons "who ought to have been his superiors in this 
 branch of mathematics sometimes sought his aid in the solution 
 of difficult problems. When a young man, he learned the 
 blacksmith's trade, which he followed for many years at the 
 West Village. He also engaged in farming, living a long time 
 on the farm now owned and occupied by Horace D. Smith. 
 He was selectman i837-'39, '45, '49, '53, and represented the 
 town in the General Court in 1849. He d. May 28, 1869. 
 
 Ch. : Minerva, b. Feb. 5, 1816 ; m., Nov. 15, 1840, Samuel 
 Shumway, of Alstead; d. May 9, 1846. Had 2 ch. : Ellen 
 M. Shumway, b. Nov. 22, 1841 ; Frederic Shumway, b. Sept. 
 
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 7, 18431 and m., Dec. 28. 1870, Ella C. Wetherell. Frederic 
 d. Apr. 16, 1871. — Alpheus Franklin (7), b. May 29, 1818. 
 — jfude (8), b. Sept. 2-5, 1820. — Lucten, b. Nov. 11, 1824; 
 m., May 28, 1853, Helen M., dau. of Ashbel Wheeler (4). 
 He was an enterprising and prosperous merchant, trading ex- 
 tensively in California and elsewhere ; and, though a young 
 man at the time of his death, had succeeded in acquiring a 
 handsome fortune. He d. at Havana, Cuba, while on his 
 way home from Cal., Feb. 2, 1858. — Bernard, b. Nov. 19, 
 1828; d. July 2, 1847. 
 
 Alpheus Franklin, son of Alpheus (6), m., Nov. 19, 1845, 
 Sarah M., dau. of Judge Dean, of Claremont. Having studied 
 law for a while at the Harvard Law School, he next entered 
 the office of Hubbard and Gilchrist, at Charlestown, this State. 
 Mr. Hubbard was at that time a Senator in Congress, and Mr. 
 Gilchrist was afterwards the Chief Justice of the State. In 
 1841, Mr. Snow was admitted to the bar, and, after his admis- 
 sion, practised law in Claremont till 1864, when he rem. to 
 Hartford, Conn., where he now resides. Since his removal 
 to Hartford, he has, on account of ill health, abstained almost 
 wholly from the pradlice ef his profession. 
 
 Ch. : Ellen, b. Jan. i, 1847. — Frank D., b. Dec. 23, 1849 ; 
 d. Aug. 28, 1854. — Arthur, b. Mar. 4, 1855 ; d. Sept. 3, 1873. 
 — Alpheus Henry, b. Nov. 8, 1859. He is a graduate of Yale 
 College. — Alice Dean, b. Jan. 6, 1863. 
 
 JuDE, son of Alpheus (6), m., Odl. 31, 1849, L. Augusta 
 Hall, b. Jan. 21, 1828. For a while he was a merchant in 
 Boston, but d. in Portland, Me., whei-e he was then residing, 
 June .6, 1867. 
 
 Ch. : William D., b. Nov. 10, 1851. — Lucien, b. Oct. 21, 
 1854; m., Feb. 9, 1882, Nellie W. Spring, of Portland.— 
 Edward, b. Oct. 28, i&$().—Ella, b. Jan. 9, 1867. 
 John, son of Zerubbabel (3), m., ist, 1803, Achsah, dau. of 
 Moses Farr (4), and who d. Nov. 21, 1824; 2d, Rachel, wid. 
 of Dr. Jason Farr, and dau. of John Day (2). Resided in 
 Chfd., on the paternal farm. He d. May 3, 1829. 
 
 Ch. : Laura, b. Jan. 15, 1804; m., 1825, Henry, son of 
 Barna Pratt (q. v.) ; d. Sept 17, 1825.- Wm Riley (9), b. 
 
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 Jan. 5, 1806. — Dollyi b. Dec. 18, 1808 ; m. Henry Pratt, after 
 the death of her sister Laura ; d. June 4, 1829. — Ora I^. (10) , 
 b. Odl. 29, 181 1. — yason F., b. June 10, 1814; d. Mar. 31, 
 1835, unm. — Mary Ann, b. Apr. 19, 1817; d. Jan. 19, 1S19. 
 — Geo. Rolla, b. Sept. 5, 1818; d. May 18, 1852, unm. — (By 
 2d marriage) yohn Scholly, unm. ; d. Jan. 23, 1858, a. 30. 
 Wm. Riley, son of John (5), m., July 9, 1829, Marcia C, 
 dau. of Amos Farr (8). For a few years after his marriage 
 he resided in Chfd., but finally settled in Virginia. During 
 President Pierce's administration he was steward of the White 
 House at Washington. For many years he has resided atNokes- 
 ville. Prince William Co., Va. Soon after the civil war began, 
 his buildings were burned by the Rebels, and he himself was 
 arrested. He was released, however, and went to Washington, 
 D. C, where he remained during the war, returning to Nokes- 
 ville after it closed. 
 
 Ch. : George 2?., b. Sept. 21, 1830; m., Feb. 20, 1856, 
 Harriet C. KnifRn. At the time of his death, Sept. 7i i873i 
 he was engaged in banking at Le Sueur, Minn. — Chancey H., 
 b. July I, 1832 ; m.. ist, Feb. 21, 1856, Laura E. Whitney, of 
 Mexico, N. Y., d. Nov. 2, 1869-; 2d, July i. 1875, Nannie L. 
 Stake. Res. in Nokesville at present, but was engaged for a 
 while in newspaper publishing at Washington. — William .S"., 
 b. Feb. II, 1841 ; m.. 1869, Mary Home, of Pittsburgh, Pa. 
 Res. in Washington. 
 
 Ora F., son of John (5), m., ist, 1843, Abigail F., dau. of Sam- 
 uel Pierce, of Wmd., and who was b. Mar. 11, 1816, and d. 
 June 5, 1844; 2d, May 7, 1845, Laura J., dau. of Asa Smith 
 (11). Res. in Clifd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Henry Herbert^ b. May 30, 1844; unm. — yohn 
 Frank., b. July 8, 1848 ; unm. Farmer in Chfd. — Laura 
 Emma, b. Aug. 20, 1857. 
 
 SPAULDING. 
 Squire Spaulding, from Dum., settled in Chfd. between 1815 
 and '19. He m., in Dum., Polly, dau. of John Kathan, and who 
 was b. Mar. 16, 1794 (or '95). He d. in Chfd., Sept. 25, 
 1855- 
 
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 Ch. : Sumner, b. Nov. 13, 1813 ; m., 1837, Betsey E., dau. 
 of Nehemiah Andrews (i). Had 3 ch. : Genevera, Orlando, 
 Lilbon. — Polly, b. Aug. 20, 1815; m., May 3, 1847, Levi 
 Torrey {i).—Alanson (2), b. Aug. 23, \9,\'].—Lovilla, b. 
 May 9, 1820; m. Wilson Holden {i).— George (3), b. Sept. 
 30, 1822. — Maria, b. May 24, 1825 ; d. Dec. 30, 1855, unf"- 
 — Aurtlla, b. Mar. 17, 1827 ; m. Walkup. 
 
 2. Alanson, son of Squire (i), m., 1845, Mehetabel (or Hetta;, 
 
 dau. of James Holman (2). He d. in Chfd., July 8, 1854. 
 
 Ch. : Mary H., b. July 3, 1846; m. Walter C. Todd, of 
 Hins. — Anna R., b. Sept. 23, 1847; m. L. W. Goss, of 
 Wincr.Sarah F., b. Feb. 16, 1849; m., Oft. 14, 1868, 
 Richard T., son of Thomas J. Cobb (q. \ .')— Nellie M., h. 
 Mar. 23, 1854; d. in Hins., Sept. 26, 1878. 
 
 3. George, son of Squire (i), m., Apr. 8, 1849, Emily B., 
 dau. of Wm. Smith Cressey (6), and who d. May 4, 1881. 
 Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Lucius F., b. Feb. 25, 1851 ; m., Apr., 1879, Addig 
 H., dau. of Ephm. H. Butler (3), and who d. Jan. 23, 1880. 
 — Bowen, b. June 17, 1853; d. Sept. 12, 1854. — Ellen, b. 
 July 30, 1855 ; d. Apr. 8, 1856. — Charles, b. Feb. 10, 1857. — 
 Herbert H., b. Jan. 8, 1859 ; m., Nov., 1879, Jennie Ingraham, 
 of Newfane, Vt. — Addie C. and Ada F ,h. Mar. 18, 1862. — 
 John, b. Jan. 10, 1864. — Henry, b. Aug. 12, 1867. — Mattie, 
 b. Dec. 8, 1869. 
 
 STARKEY, Smith, son of Timothy and Nancy (Smith) Starkey, 
 b. in Richmond, (in that part which now belongs to Troy), Mar. 
 19, 1807, has resided in Chfd. since May, 1855 ; unm. Black- 
 smith at the West Village. 
 
 STEARNS. 
 
 r. JosiAH Stearns lived and died in Watertown, Mass. He 
 had, at least, one son, yonas (2), b. 1736. 
 
 2. Jonas, son of Josiah (i), rem. from Watertown to Lunenburg, 
 Mass., at the age of about 21 years, where he m. Submit, dau. 
 of Samuel Davis. In 1768, he came to Chfd., and settled on 
 a farm now owned by Parker D. Cressey, situated about one 
 mile south-west of the Centre Village. Hed. Sept. 13, 1782. 
 
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 Ch. : Samuel (3), b. Sept. 8, 1759- — Jonas, b. Sept. 9, 
 
 1761 ; d. Oct. 19, 1773. — Susanna, b. May 6, 1764! m. 
 
 Hill; d. inPittstown, N. Y. — Amns, b. July 10, 1766; m., ist, 
 1790, Lucy Fletcher; 2d, Hephzibah, dau. of Ephm. Amidon 
 (i) ; d. in Marlboro', Vt. Had 2 ch. : Nancy, Lucy. — Abijah, 
 b. Jan. 22, 1769; m., 1792, Lydia Davis. Rem. to Windsor, 
 Vt. Was insane for many years. Is said to have had 4 ch. ; 
 Royal, Loring, Alfred (.^), Polly. — Submit, b. Sept. 2, 1771 ; 
 m. Jeremiah Day, of Chfd.. and rem. to Lower Canada.^ — 
 
 Sarah, \i.Y€^. 6, 1774; m. Lawrence. Resided in 
 
 N. Y. State. — Relief, b. Jan. 29, 1777 ; m. Judah Higley. 
 Resided in Marlboro', Vt. — Polly, b. Sept. 22, 1780 ; m. David 
 Miller. Rem. to N. Y. State. — Jonas B., b. Jan. 25, 1783; 
 m.', 1804, Polly, dau. of Daniel Page (q. v.) Resided many 
 years in Marlboro', Vt., but d. in Somerset, Vt. 
 
 Samuel, son of Jonas (2), m., ist, 1781, Sarah, dau. of Amos 
 Davis (i), and who d. June 22, 1805 ; 2d, 1806, Lydia Pres- 
 son, d. Feb. 28, 1820, in her 39th year; 3d, 1821, Mrs. Han- 
 nah Hildreth, wid. of Isaac Hildreth, and dau. of Abraham 
 Farr (i), and who d. Nov. 3. 1841, in her 68th year. He 
 settled in Chfd., on the farm lately owned and occupied by his 
 son Presson. He d. Jan. 15, 1S44. 
 
 Ch. : Samuel, b. Odl. 2, 1784; m. Salome, dau. of Ephm. 
 Amidon (i). Rem. to Pawlet, Vt. — Sally,h. Aug. 13, 1787; 
 m., 1810, Nathaniel Amidon (2) ; d. Sept. 3, 1856. — Sophia, 
 
 b. Apr. 10, 1792; m., ist, Ashley Stockwell ; 2d, 
 
 Newton; d. in Hartford, N. Y. — Squire S., b. Feb. 9, 1794; 
 d. Feb. 15, 1795. — Squire S., b. Dec. i, 1795 ; m. Lydia, dau. 
 of Waitstill Scott. Rem. to Penn. — Stephanas, b. Sept. 18, 
 1799; d. Jan. 27, 1800. — Salesta, b. Dec. 29, 1800; d. Oct. 
 13, 1821, unm. — Seraph, b. Feb. 5, 1803; m. William Pren- 
 tice, of Hartford, N. Y. — Sivona, b. June 13, 1805 ; d. July 4, 
 the same year. — Luman,h.Feh. 18, 1807; d. in Marlboro', 
 Vt., June 14, 1830, unm. — Abiather, b. Nov. 27, 1809; m., 
 in Hartford, N. Y., Judith Perry. — Presson (4), b. Mar. 20, 
 \^\\.— Lydia S., b. Oa. 23, 1815 ; m., Apr. 7, 1843, Russell 
 Farr {$).— Jeremiah D , b. May 15, 1818; d. Mar. 5, 1819. 
 
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 4- Presson, son of Samuel (3), m., ist, Feb. 10, 1834, Eliza, 
 dau. of Russell Farr (3), and who d. Aug. 31, 1S59 ; 2d, Jan. 
 4, i860, Mrs. Diantha Hopkins, dau. of William Farr (6). 
 Resided in Clifd. Farmer. He d. Apr. 23, i88o. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza E., b. Nov. 12, 1834; m., June 6, 1852, War- 
 ren W., son of William Farr (6). — Adaline 6"., b. Aug. 27, 
 1836 ; ra., Jan. 25, 1854, AsaF. Farr (9). — Orrin P., b. Apr. 
 23, 1839; unm. He was drowned in Connediicut river, while 
 bathing, July 7, 1861. — Alary E., b. Aug. 26, 1843; m., 
 June 19, 1873, Hazen T. Colton, of Sherburne, Vt. — Gordis 
 E.,h. Nov. 20, 1846; m., Feb. 13, 1872, Ella C, dau. of 
 Prescott B. Albee (3). — Martha Antt, b. Aug. 14, 1850; d. 
 June I, 1865. — Hoit JV., h. Dec. 13, 1853; m.. Mar. 15, 
 1881, Maria Phebe Tyler, of Newfane, Vt. 
 
 STEARNS, Abraham, came to Chfd. from Mendon, Mass., prob- 
 ably about 1780. He settled on what is now known as the 
 "Amos K. Bartlett farm," situated about 2^ miles from Fac- 
 tory Village, on the present highway leading from that village 
 to Keene. His wife was Esther, dau. of Samuel and Eunice 
 ; Warren, of Milford, Mass. He kept a store in his dwelling- 
 house a few years before his nephew, Ehenezer Stearns (q. v.) , 
 opened one at Fadtory Village. Seledlman 1797, 1806, '07. 
 He d. in 1825, a. 68. His widow survived him a number of 
 years. 
 
 Ch. : Abijah, b. Nov. 28, 1781. — John, b. Dec. 21, 1783; 
 d. in Boston. Merchant. — Aseph, b. Odl. 13, 1786. — Abra- 
 ham, b. Jan. 28, 1789; d. in infancy. — Daniel, b. May 26, 
 1791 ; d. 1815. — Abraham, b. Mar. 5, 1793; d. 1799. — Sam- 
 uel, b. Jan. 25, 1795.— ^^3«, b. Mar. 29, 1797; m., 1819, 
 Harriet Whitcomb. Res. in Swzy. — Ziba, b. Mar. 3, 1799. 
 — Eunice, b. Mar. 4, 1801. — Friscilla, b. Nov. i, 1803; d. 
 1823, unm. 
 
 STEARNS, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer, of Milford, Mass., and 
 nephew of Abraham Stearns (q. v.), b. 1776, m. ist, in Chfd., 
 1802, Melicent (or Milla) Williams, d. Dec. 29, 1815, in her 
 40th year; 2d, 1819, Azubah, dau. of Jona. Farwell (i). He 
 appears to have come to Chfd. about 1797. About 1800, he 
 
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 opened the first store at Fadtory Village. In 1805, the "Chfd. 
 Manufadlining Company" was incorporated, of which he was 
 agent and treasurer, most of the time, from 1809 to '3i. He 
 was an adlive, enterprising man, and did much to promote the 
 welfare and interests of the village in which he lived. Repre- 
 sentative '23, '24. He d. 0(5t. II, 1825, in his 50th year. 
 
 Ch. : John J., b. Odl. 10, i8o2 ; d. Mar., 1806. — Lloyd, b. 
 Odt. 10, 1803; rem. to Illinois about 1835. — ybj/, d. Mar., 
 1806, in infancy. — John P., b. May 22, 1813. — Liva Ann, b. 
 Nov. 16, 1816. 
 STOCKWELL, Abraham, m., 1789, Vilah (or Violet) Gale. He 
 appears to have remained in the town but a few years. Two 
 ch. were recorded : Peter, b. 06t. 4, 1790; Ashley, b. Apr. 
 
 STOCKWELL. 
 
 1. Abel Stockwell, son of Abel and Sarah (Selden) Stockwell, 
 b. Mar. 24, i744) t"- Patience, dau. of Nathan Thomas (i). 
 His father was one of the first settlers of Marlboro', Vt. Abel, 
 Jr., appears to have come to Chfd. in 1796 or '97. He d. Nov. 
 II, 1805. He had sons, Aaron, Moses, Festus, Stephen, 
 Abel (2), and several daughters. 
 
 2. Abel, son of Abel (i), m., 1805, Mille, dau. of Amos Davis 
 
 (2), but did not remain long in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Amos, Clarissa, m. Dr. Cyrus M. Stockwell (also a 
 descendant of Abel (i), now of Port Huron, Mich.) ; Betsey,^ 
 Cynthia, Willard. 
 
 STODDARD. 
 
 I. David Stoddard may have come from Rutland, Mass. He 
 appears to have settled in Chfd. about 1767, on the farm now 
 owned and occupied by Truman A. Stoddard. Whether he 
 was married more than once, is not known ; but the name of 
 
 the wife who came to Chfd. with him was Joanna . He 
 
 was sele(Slman in 1771 and '72, and in the spring of 1775 he 
 enlisted in Capt. Hind's company of the 3d N. H. Regt. Ac- 
 cording to tradition, he d. while in the army. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known) Eleazer, m., 1778, Alice, dau. of 
 Benj. Colburn (i). Soldier 1775. — Lemuel, m. Mary, dau. 
 
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 of Wm. Thomas (q. v.) He lived a number of years in Dum., 
 and also in Northern N. H., but d. in Chfd. at a gi'eat age. 
 Soldier 1777. — David (2), b. about 1754. — Abigail, m. Sha- 
 drach Herrick (i) ; d. Mar. 26, 1835, in her 74th year. — Je- 
 mima. — Samuel, b. May 11, 1767. — Asa, b. Aug. 27, 1770. — 
 Joseph, b. Dec. 30, 1771. 
 
 David, son of David (i), m., 1775, Sarah French, d. Mar. 12, 
 1844, a. 87. He settled in Chfd., on the paternal farm. Se- 
 lectman 1796. He d. May i, 1838, in his 84th year. 
 
 Ch. : Lucy, b. 06t. 26, 1775 ! m., 1796, Jona. Ross. She 
 was the grandmother of Judge Jona. Ross, of Vt. — David (3) , 
 b. June 24, 1777. — Jesse, b. June 30, 1779; m., 1802, Han- 
 nah Willard. Rem. to Waterford, Vt. — Lydia, b. Mar. 24, 
 1782; m., 1804, Isaac, son of Jona Davis (2); d. 1832. — 
 Arad (4), b. Feb. 15, 1784. — Charles (5), b. Mar. 16, 1786. 
 — Alpheus (6), b Jan. 16, 1788. — Luther (7), b. Feb. 6, 
 1790. — Sally, b. Mar. 19, 1792; m., 1815, Edwin Sargeant 
 (2) ; d. June 24, 1869. — Eleazer (8), b. May 18, 1794. — 
 Abel (9J, b. Sept., 1796. 
 
 David, son of David (2), m. ist, 1801, Susanna, dau. of Jona. 
 Davis (2) ; 2d, Joanna Farr. He settled in Northern Vt. 
 
 Ch. : Jonathan, b. May *], 1801. He was a lawyer in St. 
 Johnsbury, Vt., where he d. in the spring of 1881. — Susanna, 
 b. in Waterford, Vt., Aug. 26, 1804. — Gratia, b. in Water- 
 ford, Sept. 13, 1806. — Norman, b. in Waterford, May 14, 1808. 
 — Sarah, b. in Waterford, Apr. 30, 1810. — (By 2d marriage) 
 Lucius, d. in the South sometime during the civil war. — El- 
 vira, res. in Newark, Vt. 
 
 Arad, son of David (2), m., 1807, Polly, dau. of Amos Davis 
 (2), and who d. Sept. 10, 1840. He resided in Chfd. on the 
 farm now owned and occupied by Mark Cook. He d. July 
 10, 1874. 
 
 Ch. : Louisa, b. July 29, 1807 ; d. Aug. 20, the same year. 
 — Rawson, b. Aug. 10, 1808; d. Sept. 26, the same year. — 
 Mille T., b. Jan. 11, 1810; m., Apr. 27, 1829, Mark Cook 
 (2); d. Odt. 17, 1880. — George G., b. Jan. 21, 1812; m., 
 1833, Louisa, dap. of Enoch Jackson (3) ; d. in Holly, Mich. 
 
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 — Evelina^ b. Apr. 2, 1814; m. Joseph Rice, of Ashburn- 
 hatn, Mass. — Lucy Ann ^ b. Sept. 13, 1816; d. June, 1828. — 
 Sarah Olivia, b. Sept. 5, 1818 ; m. Orrin Starkey, of Brat. 
 Res. in Keene. — Frederick R., b. Jan. 26, 1830; d. July 15, 
 1844. 
 5. Charles, son of David (2), m., 1808, Lovisa, dau. of Jotham 
 Brigham (2), and who d. Mar. 30, 1877, a. 89. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. May 24, 1870. 
 
 Ch. : Laura, b. Apr. 2, 1809; unm. ; d. Jan. 12, 1832. — 
 Wilder (10), b. Mar. 21, 1810. — Arnold, b. 0<5t. 16, 1811 ; 
 unm. ; d. July 10, 1839. — Theda, b. May 10, 1813; m., 1837, 
 Merrick Willard, of Ashburnham, Mass. — Lorenda, b. Mar. 
 
 4, 1815 ; m., July 31, 1839, Thomas Atchison. Res. in Wis. 
 — Mercy, h.Yi^c. 23, 1817; m., Sept. 14, 1842, Obed Ellis. 
 Res. in Dublin. — Solomon H., b. Nov. 27, 1819 ; m., Feb. 10, 
 1858, Ellen Willard, of Ashburnham. — Lovisa, b. Oft. 20, 
 1821 ; m., June 10, 1842, Walter Atchison ; d. in Chester, Vt., 
 June 18, 1848. — F^ranklin B., b. Odl. 19, 1823 ; m. ist, Mary 
 Ann Willard, of Ashburnham ; 2d, Susan Corey, of the same 
 town ; 3d, Mrs. Jennie Gould, of Brat. — Charles B., b. Sept. 
 26, 1825; unm. Res. in Fitchburg, Mass. — Royal B., b. 
 July 31, 1827; m., Feb. 10, 1858, Frances Fay, of Ashburn- 
 ham. — Mary M., b. Dec. 3, 1829 ; m., June 29, 1872, Heman 
 
 5. Wilmarth, now of Chfd. — William W., b. Jan. 15, 1831 ; 
 d. in infancy. 
 
 10. Wilder, son of Charles (5), m., Apr. 14, 1835, Sally, dau. 
 of Abel Fletcher (i), and who d. in Chfd., Apr. 5, 1852. He 
 d. in Hume, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1844. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in N. Y. State) Mary E., b. June 25, 1836; 
 m. ist, Walter Whitney, of Gardner, Mass. ; 2d, Boutelle Al- 
 len ; d. in Gardner. — Francis P., b. Feb. 24, 1838; d. in 
 Chfd., May 13, 1850. — James S., b. May 14, 1840; m. Mar- 
 tha A. Howe, of Millbury, Mass., where he d. Mar. 30, 1872. 
 — David W., b. Feb. 12, 1843; d. in Hume, Sept. 17, 1845. 
 
 6. Alpheus, son of David (2), m., 1809, Charlotte, dau. of Ed- 
 mond Farnsworth (i), and who d. in Newark, Vt., in 1854. 
 He rem. to Nev/ark in 1822, but d. in Burke, Vt., in 1866. 
 
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 Ch. : S. Kingsley,\>. Odl. 31, 1809; d. in Boston, May, 
 1866. — Clifton C, b. May 3, 181 1. — Wilson, b. Sept. 19, 
 1812; d. in Westmore, Vt., in 1872. — Diana, b. May 15, 
 1814; m. Eleazer, son of Osborn Davis (4) ; d. in Newark, 
 Apr. 12, 1861. — Adaline C, h. June i, 1819. — Ravoson, b. 
 Mar. 21, 1821. — Marshall JV., h. Feb. 28, 1823. — Louisa E., 
 b. Aug. 17, 1829; d. in Lyndon, Vt., in 1852. 
 
 7. Luther, son of David (2), m. ist, 1814, Martha (Patty), dau. 
 of Samuel Farr (i). Third, and who d. in Sutton, Vt., in 
 1840 ; 2d, Hannah, wid. of Ora Farr (12), and who d. in Sut- 
 ton, July 31, 1852. He d. in the same town in 1862. 
 
 Ch. : Alzina, b. Sept. ii, 1814; d. 1828. — Alphonso,h. 
 May 13, 1816; d. the same year. — Almon, b. July ii, 1817.^ — 
 Adaline, b. 1820; d. 1850. — Almira, b.May 13, 1822. — Wil- 
 liam T., b. Nov. 25, 1830; d. 1853. — Albina M., b. June 10, 
 
 1837- 
 
 8. Eleazer, son of David (2), m., 1816, Sally, dau. of Jonathan 
 Davis (2), and who d. June 14, 1864. He d. in Chfd., 06t. 
 16, 1827. 
 
 Ch. : Hosea L. (11), b. 1S16. — David Leavitt (12), b. 
 Oa. 21, \%\%.~- Caroline E., m. Dr. O. J. Martin, of Hins., 
 where she res. 
 
 11. HosEA L., son of Eleazer (8), m., Nov. 8, 1839, Elizabeth 
 A., dau. of Pardon Davis (11). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. 
 He d. Apr. 4, 1876. 
 
 Ch. : Edward R., b. Mar. 25, 1842 ; m., June 6, 1872, 
 Maria J., dau. of Ephm. H. Butler (3). Res. in Hins. — Os- 
 car F., b. Mar. 13, 1844; unm. ; d. in Chfd., June 20, 1872. 
 — Frederick C, b. Dec. 20, 1845; m., Od. 9, 1876, Mrs. 
 Anna E. Dickinson, dau. of Jaronne W. Herrick. Farmer in 
 Chfd. Has 2 ch. : Lesley R., b. Nov. 3, 1877 ; Clifton J., b. 
 Nov. 21, 1878. — Julian A. and Julia A., b. Sept. 3, 184S. 
 Julian A. m., Feb. 19, 1873, Luella A., dau. of Geo. L. Ham- 
 ilton (3) ; d. Feb. 21, 1878. Julia A. m.,Feb. 16, 1869, Reu- 
 ben B., son of Reuben B. Foster (q. v.) 
 
 12. David L., son of Eleazer (8), m., Mar. 17, 1844, Harriet M., 
 dau. of Nathaniel Walton (5). Resided in Chfd. Farmer. 
 He d. Nov. 27, 1873. 
 
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 Ch. : Serena J., b. Feb. 19, 1845 ; m., Nov. 12, 1867, Oli- 
 ver J. Hubbard, of Walpole. — Idella S., b. OSt. 30, 1S46 ; d. 
 July 3, 1864. — Lilla J^., b. Feb. 27, 1849 ; d. July 26, 1864. — 
 Siella M., b. 0&. 31, 1850; m., Nov. 27, 1881, George A. 
 Ranney, of WestminsterWest,Vt. — LizzieC.,h. Feb. 20, 1853 ; 
 d. July 15, 1864. — Olon B., b. Jan. 18, 1855 ; d. July 15, 
 1864. — Austin W., b. Dec. 30, 1858; d. July 26, 1864. 
 
 [The children of David L. Stoddard, whose deaths are re- 
 corded above, all died of diphtheria.] 
 9. Abel, son of David (2) m., 1821, Sally, dau. of Amos Davis 
 (2), and who d. Sept. 22, 1876. Resided in Chfd., on the 
 ancestral farm. He d. Dec. 2, i860. 
 
 Ch. : Ashbel {it,) [half-brother of the following], b. Feb. 
 13, 1817. — Sarah I*'., b. June 15, 1822 ; unm. — Orsaline K., 
 b. Apr. 19, 1827; m., ist, Apr. 3, 1845, Horace H., son of 
 Rufus Harvey (6) ; 2d, Apr. 30, 1862, Nelson Dunklee, of 
 Vernon, Yt.— Truman A. (14), b. July 13, 1829. — Pamelia 
 C, b. Dec. 31, 1833 ; m., Nov. 5, 1879, Wm. E. Wellington, 
 of Randolph, Vt. — Ambrose JV., b. Sept. 29, 1837 ! ™-' i" 
 Keene, Sept. 17, 1864, Rebecca A. Ferris; d. at Eagle Mills, 
 Mo., Mar. 23, 1871. 
 
 13. AsHBEL, son of Abel (9), m., ist, Mar. 19, 1849, Calista 
 Smith, b. in Rutland, Mass., Jan. 2, 1816, and d. in Chfd., 
 Oct. 26, 1865 ; 2d, Nov. 25, 1867, Celissa E., dau. of Samuel 
 J. Hubbard, of Walpole. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Ic^a L., h. Odt. 2, 1851 ; d. July 31, 1858. — Linna 
 E., b. Oct. 31, 1854.— C/am ^-i b. 0&.. 18, Y^'jo.— Lizzie 
 A., b. May 3, 1873. 
 
 14. Truman A., son of Abel (9), m.. May 8, 1S53, Sally A., dau. 
 of Oded Tenney, of Royalton, Vt. Res. in Chfd., on the 
 ancestral farm. Selectman i860, '61. 
 
 Ch. : Curtis, d. in infancy. — Ellen, b. June 6, 1855. 
 
 STODDARD, Asa, b. in Lemington, Vt., son of Levi Stoddard, 
 was undoubtedly a descendant of David Stoddard (i). He m. 
 Eliza F., dau. of Charles Davenport (2). Blacksmith. He 
 d. Chfd., Oa. 14, 1861. 
 
 Ch. : Riley A., b. in Vernon, Vt., Feb. 17, 1850. — Emma 
 
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 A., b. in Chfd., Nov. 20, 1853 ; m. Harvey Streeter, of Bern- 
 ardston, Mass. — Francis H., d. in infancy, Aug. 29, 1856. — 
 Charles Z., b. in Chfd., Feb. 9, 1857 '■< •"• Minnie V. Hub- 
 bard, of WmA.—Fred IT., b. in Chfd., Od., iS^g.—B/la E., 
 b. in Chfd., Nov., 1861 ; m., in Brat., Warren Tufts. 
 
 STONE. 
 
 Simon Stone sailed from London, Eng., Apr. 15, 1635, in tlie sliip "In- 
 crease," witli liis wife Joanna, dau. of Wm. Clark, and five children. He 
 settled in Watertown, Mass., of which town he was selectman many years. 
 Ahout 1654, he m. a second wife, Sarah (Warner), wid. of Kichard Lumpkin, 
 of Ipswich, Mass., and who d. in 1663. He d. Sept. 33, 1665, a. 80. His 
 brother Gregory came from Eng. the same year, and settled in Cambridge, 
 Mass. One of Simon's sons was Simon, b. about 1631, and m. Mary Whip- 
 ple, of Ipswich, Mass., d. June 2, 1720. He lived in Watertown, aad d. Eeb. 
 
 27, 1708. His oldest son was Simon {Third), b. 1657, and m. Sarah , 
 
 d. Sept. 16, 1731. Simon, Third, was one of the original proprietors of 
 Groton, Mass. , and took an active part in defending the new settlement from 
 the attacks of the Indians. He d. Dec. 19, 1741. One of his sons was Benja- 
 min (1), b. in Groton, Aug. 12, 1706. 
 
 I. Benjamin Stone, the descendant of Simon Stone, who came 
 from Eng. in 1635, as related above, m., in 1736, Emma, dan. 
 of James and Abigail (Prescott) Parker. He passed his life 
 in Groton, Mass., where he d. Sept. 23, 1758. His wife d. in 
 Chfd., Sept. 29, 1782, a. nearly 70, and was buried in the old 
 town grave-yard at the Centre Village. 
 
 Ch. : Benjamin, b. June 13, 1738. — Beier (2), b. Aug. 25, 
 1741. — Edmund, b. Apr. 24. 1743. — Leonard, b. Apr. 13, 
 1746. Some of his descendants still own and occupy lands in 
 Templeton, Mass., that were granted to their ancestors for 
 services in the Indian wars. — Philip, b. OcSt. 6, 1747- He is 
 said to have resided in Chfd. a while, but probably rem. from 
 the town before 1787. He had a son, Asahel, said to have 
 been b. in Chfd., Sept. 25, 17S0, and who graduated at 
 Dartmouth College, afterwards being ordained an evangelist 
 preacher. — Abigail, b. June 27, 1749; m. Elisha Rockwood 
 (i) ; d. in Chfd., May 28, 1812. — Susannah, b. June 12. 1752 : 
 m. Benj. Haskell (q. v.) — Emma, b. Nov. 17, 1753. 
 
 a. Peter, son of Benjamin (i), m., 1773, Abigail Fassett, of 
 Westford, Mass. About 1770, he went from Groton, with his 
 
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 brothers Edmund and Leonard, to "Narragansett No. 6," 
 (afterwards Templeton, Mass.,) to settle on land inherited 
 from his grandfather Simon, to whom it had been granted for 
 services in King Philip's War. Mar. 27, i777) he purchased 
 in Chfd., of Silas Thompson, the farm on which the latter set- 
 tled (consisting in part, at least, of lot No. 12, in the 13th 
 range). He appears to have come to Chfd. with his family in 
 '78 or '79. He built, at an early period, the house owned and 
 occupied by the late Charles N. Clark. In 1790, he helped 
 establish the Academy. (See Chap. VII.) In his efforts to 
 aid others, he became involved in debt, and was obliged to 
 mortgage his farm, which he eventually lost. Though permit- 
 ted to remain in the house which he formerly owned (being 
 old and infirm), he chose not to do so, and passed his last days 
 in the school-house that stood on the site of the present one, 
 in school-distridl No. 10. He d. about 1820 (as nearly as can 
 be ascertained), having survived his wife a number of years. 
 
 Ch. : ^oe/ (3), baptized in Templeton, Sept. 28, 1777. — 
 Amaziah (4), b. Feb. 3, 1779. — Peter (5), b. Mar. 18, 1781. 
 — JVabby, b. June 13, 1784; m., 1812, Isaac Fletcher, lawyer, 
 
 of Lyndon, Vt. — Lucinda, b. Oct. 26, 1788 ; m. Davis, 
 
 lawyer, of Middlebury, Vt. 
 
 JosL, son of Peter (2), m., 1801, Sally, dau. of Zerubbabel 
 Snow (3), and who d. Jan. 26, 1812. The date of his death 
 has not been ascertained. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Chfd.) Bradley, b. 1801 ; m. Clarissa 
 Hosmer. Res. at West Adton, Mass. At the age of 17 years 
 he began to learn the trade of blacksmith with Alpheus Snow, 
 and afterwards became a skillful workman, working at his trade 
 in various towns. His health failing, he went to Cal., where 
 he remained abont 4 years, becoming interested in a profitable 
 gold-mine. He was also one of the founders of the Fitchburg 
 
 Railroad. — Norman, m. Mary , of Westminster, Mass. ; 
 
 d. at Fitchburg, Nov". 30, 1879. — Franklin, m. Mary Gris- 
 wold, of Bellows Falls, Vt. ; resided in Hyde Park, Mass., 
 where he d. Sept., 1881. — Horace, unm. ; d. in Chfd., Feb. 
 5, 1862, a. 56, from injuries received by being run over by an 
 ox-team. — Caroline, m. Wm. Sanderson, of Framingham, 
 Mass. 
 
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 Amaziah, son of Peter (2), m., 1805, Fanny Hall, d. June 23, 
 1863, a. nearly 86. Resided in Chfd. He d. Dec. 7, 1820. 
 
 Ch. : Lauson (6) and Laura, b. June 22, 1806. Laura m., 
 ist, 1834, John P. Henry (3) ; 2d, 1850, David Holman (i) ; 
 d. Mar. 21, 1863. — Prescott H., b. July 18, 1808 ; untn. Res. 
 in Chfd. Stone-mason. — Sarah W., b. July 3, 1810; m., 
 1st, Franklin Jones, of Cambridgeport, Mass. ; 2d, Jan. 31, 
 1844, Bradley Mead (4) ; d. Feb. 13, 1856. — Eliza, b. Apr. 
 23, 181 2 ; m., 1837, Horace H. Lindsay, of New Salem, Mass. 
 — William, b. July 23, 1814; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Aug. 20, 
 1875. — Abigail F., b. Sept. 5, 1818 ; m. Elisha Crane, of 
 Walpole ; d. in Cal. 
 
 Lauson, son of Amaziah (4), m., ist, 1832, Hannah S., dau. 
 of Joseph Fisk (2), and who d. Mar. 14, 1841, a. 30; 2d, 
 Thankful Dodge, of Dum., d. Feb. 17, 1875, in her 65th year; 
 3d, July 30, 1876, Mrs. Harriet Wheeler, wid. of Ashbel 
 Wheeler, (Jr.) Resided in Chfd. Farmer. He d. Feb. 20, 
 •1877. 
 
 Ch. : Brederic L.,h. Se^t. 12, 1836; m., Odt. 24, 1861, 
 Ann S., dau. of Marshall Butler (2). Selectman 1867. Res. 
 at present in Amherst, Mass. — Harriet F., b. Aug. 28, 1838 ; 
 unm. Res. in Amherst, Mass. She engaged for a few years 
 in teaching colored children at the South, after the close of the 
 civil war. — Sarah A , b. Jan. 20, 1841 ; m., July 17, 1867, 
 Frank M. Hubbard. Res. in Amherst, Mass. — Chauncey E., 
 b. Sept. 22, 1850. 
 
 Peter, son of Peter (2), m., 1801, Jerusha, dau. of Zerubba- 
 bel Snow (3). About 1805, he rem. to St. Albans, Vt., where 
 he lived a few years, and then deserted his family. His wife 
 returned to Chfd. with her children, and, in 1816, m. Ezekiel 
 Harris (5). She d. Nov. 30, 1873. 
 
 Ch. : Polly, b. Jan. 8, 1802; m., Dec. 20, 1820, Erastus 
 Harris (6). — Chauncey, b. Dec. 26, 1804; m. Jane, dau. of 
 Oliver Smith, of Wmd. ; d. Aug. 7, 1842.— Warren (7), b. 
 in St. Albans, Feb., 1808. 
 
 Warren, son of Peter (5), m., in 1843, Miss Johnson, 
 
 of Bayou Sara, La. Having come to Chfd. with his mother 
 
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458 
 
 when but a few years old, his early years were spent in manual 
 labor and in obtaining such education as the schools of the 
 town afforded. As he approached manhood, however, the 
 desire to pursue the study of medicine became so strong that 
 he resolved to quit the rural scenes of his youth and devote his 
 life to that calling for which he had an especial fitness.' Ac- 
 cordingly, he went to Keene and studied a while with the dis- 
 tinguished Dr. Twitchell, afterwards attending the Medical 
 School in Pittsfield, Mass., from which he graduated with the 
 degree of M, D. in 1831. The next thing to be done was to 
 find a suitable location for practising his profession. Endowed 
 by Nature with a bold and enterprising spirit, he at last decid- 
 ed to seek his fortune in the far-distant regions of the South. 
 He accordingly went to Boston, where, Oct. 10, 1832, he took 
 passage for New Orleans in the brig ''Amelia." The brig 
 was wrecked on Folly Island, near Charleston, S. C, but the 
 passengers were rescued. Dr. Stone especially displaying on 
 this occasion the firmness and presence of mind for which he 
 was noted. Cholera also broke out among the passengers and 
 crew, from which he, too, suffered with the rest. He finally 
 arrived, however, in New Orleans, late in November or early 
 in December, in poor health and with insufficient clothing. 
 After a while he succeeded in getting employment, in a subor- 
 dinate capacity, in Charity Hospital, of which he afterwards 
 became assistant surgeon. In January, 1837, he was appoint- 
 ed professor of anatomy in the medical department of the Uni- 
 versity of Louisiana ; and soon afterwards professor of surgery 
 — a position that he held till he resigned it in the spring of 
 1872. In 1839, he established, in connexion with Dr. Wm. 
 E. Kennedy, a private hospital. In 1841, he was unfortunate 
 enough to lose one of his eyes from "a specific inflammation 
 contracted from a child." When the war broke out in i86i, 
 Dr. Stone was appointed, by the Confederate authorities, 
 surgeon-general of Louisiana, in which capacity he rendered 
 very efficient service. After the occupation of New Orleans 
 by the Federal forces, he was imprisoned for a while by Gen. 
 Benj. F. Butler. 
 
 As a surgeon. Dr. Stone possessed remarkable skill, and 
 
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 successfully performed the most difficult operations. He was, 
 in fa6t, "the admitted head of the profession in the Southwest." 
 Prof. James Jones, of Louisiana, says: '-His memory was un- 
 surpassed ; what he observed, w^hat he read, what he heard, he 
 seemed never to forget." As a man and a citizen he was 
 charitable and benevolent. He was, in .the language of Prof. 
 Jones, "to the lowly, the unassuming, particularly indulgent. 
 How often have I seen him cast a white ballot for some illy ed- 
 ucated candidate for graduation, as if recalling parts of his own 
 history, with the remark, 'He ought to be rewarded and en- 
 couraged for making so many sacrifices to raise himself to a 
 respedtable position.' " His practice was immense, and he 
 applied himself to his profession with unflagging devotion. 
 At one time he visited Europe, where he studied the methods 
 of eminent surgeons ; and he also contributed papers to medi- 
 cal journals. He d. in New Orleans, Dec. 6, 1872, leaving a 
 son of the same name, who is also a physician. 
 
 STONE, David, from Rutland, Mass., purchased in Chfd., Oct. 
 24, 1771, the northern half of lot No. ii, and southern half of 
 
 lot No. 12, in the 8th range. His wife was Anna , and 
 
 he had a son, Justus b. Mar. 24, 177^ (O- David's name 
 disappears before 1787. 
 
 STONE, Benjamin, 17S8— 90. 
 
 STONE, Nathaniel, 1790 — about 1800. His wife was Melinda 
 
 . The following ch. were recorded : Sampson, b. June 
 
 27, 1790; Betsey, b. Jan. 14., i793i and d. 1794; Betsey, b. 
 Jan. 26, 1795 ; George A., b. Mar. 28, 1797. 
 
 STONE, Amos, from Harvard, Mass., settled in Chfd. about 1810. 
 His wife was Rhoda Moore, of Boxboro', Mass. He seems 
 to have rem. from Chfd. about 1835, and is said to have d. in 
 Keene or Marlboro'. Three ch. were recorded : Simon, b. 
 Apr. 30, 1810, and m., 1834, Betsey M. March (or Marsh) ; 
 Olive, b. Jan. 23, 1814; Abigail, b. Aug. 10, 1820. 
 
 STOWELL, RoswELL, from Winer., settled in Chfd., near the 
 north-west shore of Spafiford's Lake, between 1815 and '19. 
 He m., I St, in Winer., Sally Cook; 2d, in Chfd., July 31, 
 1831, Lydia Cook. He d. July 4, 1854. 
 
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 Ch. : Emerson, m. Synthia, dau. of Enoch Stowell. — yokn, 
 d. untn. — Francis, m. Nancy Battles, of Templeton, Mass. — 
 Ros'well,h. 1815 ; m. Phebe Ryder; d. in Swzy., Dec. 2, 
 1875. — Sally, b. 1817; m., 1836, Wilson Holden (3) ; d. Jan. 
 18, 1849. 
 
 STREETER. 
 
 1. Benjamin Streetkr was in Chfd. in 1770. Soldier 1777. 
 His wife's name is not known, but, according to tradition, he 
 had a son, Benjamin (2), b. 1760 or '61, and perhaps another, 
 Eliab, and a dau., Lucy. 
 
 2. Benjamin, son of Benjamin (i), m., 1780, Sarah, dau. of 
 Benj. Hudson (q. v.), and who d. Od. 15, 1842. He settled 
 in Chfd., on Streeter hill. He d. Mar. i, 1835, a. 74. 
 
 Ch. : Abigail, m., ] 800, Ezra Streeter (2). — Benjamin (3). 
 
 — Solomon, m. . A dau., Fanny, m., 1839, Robert 
 
 Johnson, of Chfd., d. May 5, 1861, in his 54th year. — Squire 
 (4), b. Mar. i, 1791. — Clark (5), b. 1794. — Lucinda, m. 
 Edward Moriarty (q. v.) ; d. in Wmd., June 30, 1877, a. 
 nearly 80. — Rhoda, m. Calvin- Hastings. 
 
 3. Benjamin, son of Benjamin (2), m., 1807, Sarah, dau. of 
 Charles Farr (5). He resided many years in Chfd., but d. in 
 Wmd. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah, m., 1830, Joseph Fletcher. — Lajira, b. July 
 4, 1814 ; m. Jabez j. Pierce, of Wmd., now of Chfd. — 
 Alfred, d. unm. — Elias, settled in Wallingford, Vt., whence 
 he rem. to Kan. — Aurilius, m. twice ; res. in Chicopee, Mass. 
 — George, res. in Wallingford. — Ashbel, m. Rhoda, dau. of 
 Edward Moriarty (q. v.) He resided a number of years in 
 Wmd., but d. in Chfd. in 1869 or '70. — Malvina, m. Wm. 
 Wilbur, of Putney, Vt. 
 
 4. Squire, son of Benjamin (2), m. Phebe, dau. of Lotan 
 Hildreth (7). Resided in Chfd. He d. Sept. 30, 1847. 
 
 Ch. : Eliza L., b. May 6, 1820; m., June 12, 1843, Geo. 
 Atherton (8) ; d. Feb. 14, 1863. — Lucinda M., b. Oct. 27, 
 1822 ; m., Apr. 8, 1863, Justin Albee. — Elizabeth A., b. Apr. 
 3, 1826; m., Nov. 17, 1845, Amasa Burt, of Walpole. — 
 Squire Ravjson,\i. Mar. 5, 1829; m.. May i, 1851, Sarah 
 
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 Jane Scott, of Halifax, Vt. Maiiufadurer of silk-thread at 
 Shelburne Falls, Mass. Has 3 ch. : Ella J., b. July 19, 1856; 
 Gertrude S., b. Jan. 9, 1865; Ida M., b. Feb. 24, 1868.— 
 Miranda, b. Feb. 23, 1834; m., Sept. 12, 1854, William W., 
 son of Thornton Hopkins (3). 
 
 Clark, son of Benjamin (2), m., ist, 1817, Sarah, dau. of 
 Lotan Hildreth (7),*and who d. Mar. 4, 1841 ; 2d, Sept. 26, 
 1841, Mary E., dau. of Amos Smith (13). Resided in Chfd. 
 Shoemaker and farmer. He d. Aug. 4, 1868. 
 
 Ch. : Hannah ^., b. Dec. 2i, 1817; m., ist, 1838, Jesse 
 Field (4) ; 2d, Nov., 1855, Chas. Woodward, d. Mar. i6, 
 1863. Res. at present in Wilmington, Vt. — Mary Adeline^ 
 b. 0<ft. 13, 1819; m., 1839, Chas. Converse (4) ; d. May 4, 
 1877. — Chas. Elliott, b. Mar. 19, 1822 ; m. Mandana Carley, 
 of Whitingham, Vt. Physician at North Adams, Mass., 
 where he d. Aug. 13, 1865, leaving one dau., Emille, b. Nov. 
 II, 1859. — Hollis (6), b. Apr. 9, 1824. — Caroline M., b. 
 Aug. I, 1827; m. Calvin H. Ruggles, now of West Upton, 
 Mass. — yohn Leavitt (7), b. Jan. 22, 1830. — Martha yane, 
 b. Feb. 13, 1832; m.JamesBassett, of Wilmington, Vt. Res. in 
 Bennington, Vt. — Lucius, b. Feb. i, 1834; d. Jan. 16, 1844. — 
 Sarah E., b. July 26, 1836 ; m., ist, Benj. Ball, of Alstead ; 2d, 
 John Patch, of Wilmington, Vt. ; d. Jan. 28, 1870. — Rancel M , 
 b. Mar. 23, 1839; m., in North Adams, Mass., Hattie Daly. 
 Dentist in N. Y. City.— Henry C. (8), b. Jan. 27, 1841.— 
 Marshall S., b. Mar. 14, 1842 ; d. Oct. 9, 1864, from the effects 
 of a wound received at the battle of Winchester, Va. (^See p. 
 123.) — Hosea B., b. July i, 1844; m,, 0(S. 31, 1865, Ellen 
 A., dau. of Chas. Davenport (3). Res. in Chfd. Has one 
 son, Clarence H., b. Sept. 13, 1875. — Frank A., b. Aug. 12, 
 1846; unm. Farmer in Chfd. — Ann E., b. Nov. 17, 1848; 
 m., Mar. 24. 1867, Calvin P., son of Prescott W. Gilson (3). 
 HoLLis, son of Clark (5), m., Sept., 1849, Maria A. Bixby, 
 of Guilford, Vt. Shoemaker and dealer in boots and shoes. 
 Res. at present in Brat., to which town he rem. from Bellows 
 Falls. 
 
 Ch. : Ered H, b. 0&.. 26, 1851 ; m., July 29, 1875, Hattie 
 Hodgman. — Emma M., b. May 10, 1855 ; m., Nov. 19, 1876, 
 
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 Amasa T. Eddy, of Brat. — Minnie Maria, b. July 15, 1863. 
 
 7. John L., son of Clark (5), m., Sept. 25, 1853, Lucinda, dau. 
 
 of Wm. and Almira (Bellows) Needham, of Marlboro', Vt., 
 and who was b. Mar. 13, 1833. Res. in Chfd. Farmer and 
 shoemaker. Selectman 1875 — '77; supervisor '81. 
 
 Ch. : Myra Lucinda, b. July 4, 1858; m., Odl. 4, 1877, 
 Olin R., son of Ransom Farr (7). — 'Sarah Lenna, b. Nov. 
 10, i860; m.. Mar. i, 1881, Addison M. Brown, of Marlboro', 
 Vt. — Ella Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1865. — Harland L. (adop- 
 ted son), b. May 9, 1874. 
 
 8. Henry C, son of Clark (5), m., Apr. 10, 1866, Ellen G., dau. 
 of Wm. L. Clegg, now of Chfd., and who was b. Sept. 29, 
 1846. Res. at present in Keene, to which city he has lately 
 rem. from Chfd. When the civil war broke out, he was re- 
 siding at Bellows Falls, Vt., and enlisted in Co. F, ist Regt. 
 Vt. Vol. Cavalry, 06t. 2, 1861, for the term of three years; 
 re-enlisted as a veteran in the same company, Dec, '63 ; was 
 promoted successively to corporal, 5th sergeant, t)rderly ser- 
 geant ; commissioned 2nd-lieutenant Apr. 14, '65, and first- 
 lieutenant June 4, the same year; discharged Aug. 25, '65. 
 On the 25th of Aug. , '64, he was dangerously wounded by a 
 bullet that passed through his left arm and body. After sever- 
 al months he recovered sufficiently to return to duty, though 
 he narrowly escaped death. 
 
 Ch. : Franklin C, b. May 18, 1867. — H. Archer, b. Sept. 
 24, 1868. — C. Bertran, b. Dec. 10, 1S69. — Zilla M., b. Jan. 
 20, 1874. 
 
 STREETER. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 22, 1832, m. Jemima , 
 
 b. Apr. 25, 1738, and d. 1776. He was in Chfd. in 1770, 
 having come probably from R. I. His name disappears about 
 1794. 
 
 Ch. : yoel, b. Sept. 10, 1759; m. Molly Cobb. — Abigail, 
 b. Aug. 27, 1761. — Jonathan, b. Odl. 30, 1762; "taken away 
 by a sudden death," Feb. 18, 1777. — Esther, b. Oct. 9, 1764; 
 ra., 1784, Samuel Farr (1), Third; d. Dec. 24, 1847. — Ruth, 
 b. Sept. 3, 1766; m. Amos Jordan (2). — Elizabeth, b. Oct. 
 17, 1768. — Joseph, b. Feb. 17, 1770. — Samuel, b. Mar. 21, 
 1772. — Ebenezer, b. Feb. 27, 1774. — Jeniima, b. Apr. 22, 
 1776 ; d. a. 2 days. 
 
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 STREETER. 
 
 1. Enoch Strketer, was probably in Chfd. in 1775. His wife's 
 name is not known. He had a son; Otis, b. Mar. 11, 1775, 
 and probably another, Enoch (2), older than Otis. 
 
 2. Enoch, supposed son of Enoch (i), m., 1785, Esther, dau. of 
 Wm. Randall (i). He probably rem. from the town before 
 1800. Four ch. were recorded : Randall, b. Sept. 28, 1785 ; 
 Mary, b. June 5, 1787 ; Arnold, b. Dec. 25, 1788 ; Whiffle, 
 b. Jan., 1791. 
 
 STREETER, JosiAH, 1770 — '87 ; Naphthali, 1770 — ; Jonathan, 
 — 1788 ; Johnson, 1785— '95 ; Amos, 1776 — '90; Barzillai, 
 1790 — '91 ; Nehemiah, m., 1785, Cynthia, dau. of Warren 
 Snow (2) ; Jesse, m., 1797, Noma Streeter. 
 
 STREETER. 
 
 I. Stephen Streeter, b. 1752 or '53, came from Oxford, Mass., 
 and settled in Chfd., in 1781 or '82. He rem. to Wmd. about 
 1792, but returned to Chfd. in a few years and settled on 
 Streeter hill. His wife was Sarah Chamberlain, niece of 
 Ithamar Chamberlain (i), and who d. Mar. 28, 1847, ^' ^7- 
 He was a shoemaker by trade, and was noted for his retentive 
 memory and gift of composing poetry. He d. Mar. 11, 1845, 
 
 a. 92. 
 
 Ch. : Asakel, b. Odt. 5, 1779 ; m. Polly Martin, of Walpole ; 
 d. in Lowell. Mass., July, 1865. — Ezra (2), b. Jan. 16, 1781. 
 — Stephen, b. Dec. 7, 1782 ; unm. Like his father, he had a 
 remarkably retentive memory, and was locally celebrated as a 
 poet, his songs, epigrams, and longer poems (both comic and 
 sentimental) being very popular with his fellow-townsmen. A 
 few specimens of these have been given in another place. 
 (See p. 195.) He d. May 22, 1864. — Alice, b. Sept. 5, 1784; 
 m., 1807, Samuel Estabrooks (2) ; d. June 28, 1849. — Darius, 
 
 b. June 25, 1786; m. Cynthia Boynton, of Springfield, Vt. ; 
 d. in Kellyvale (.?), Vt., June 11, 1856. — Annas, b. Apr. 5, 
 1789; m., 1st, 1806, Benoni Streeter (q. v.) ; 2d, 1S37, Chas. 
 F. Daniels (2) ; d. Apr. 3, 1870. — Luther, b. Jan. 27, 1791 ; 
 m. Mrs. Mary Ann Walker, d. Oct. 2, 1876, a. 60. Resided 
 
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 in Chfd. He d. Jan. 22, 1872. Had 2 ch. : Augustus L., b. 
 Aug. 25, 1845; Emma Ann, m., May 31, 1868, David H. 
 Tolman. 
 
 2. Ezra, son of Stephen (i), m., ist, 1800, Abigail, dau. of 
 Benj Streeter (2) ; 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander. He d. in 
 Brome, P. Q., June 6, 1844. 
 
 Ch. : Edith, b. Apr. 6, 1801 ; m. Chas. Kiser. — Thaddeus, 
 b. Mar. 31, 1803 ; m. Rita French ; d. in Chfd., Apr. 12, 1853. 
 — Ezra, b. Feb. 11, 1805; m., ist, Sarah A. Cobb; 2d, Har- 
 riet Lincoln. — Hannah, b. Aug. 7, 1807. — Sally, b. Mar. 23, 
 1809 ; m. Daniel Burnham, of Wmd. ; d. Mar. 15, 1878. — 
 Holland, b. Jan. 10, 181 1 ; m. Caroline Osgood. — Polly, b. 
 Jan. 5, 1813; m., ist, Harlon Simmons; 2d, Barton Howe 
 (2) ; d. Odt. 19, 1873. — Nelson, b. Feb. 22, 1815 ; m. Ann 
 Minot. — Warren, h. Apr. 13, 1817; m. Almira Hildreth. — 
 Jerusha, b. Jan. 13, 1819; m., June 8, 1841, Jotham Paine, 
 of Wmd. ; d. June 20, 1861. — Maria, b. Mar. 12, 1821. — 
 
 Abigail, b. Feb. 28, 1824; m. Ora Blodgett (4) ; d. . 
 
 -=-(By 2d marriage) Stephen, b. Mar. 17, 1837; m. Ellen H. 
 Coolidge, of Swzy. Res. in Wmd. — Chastina, b. Dec. 17, 
 1840; m. Abram Alexander, of St. Albans, Vt. — Charlotte, b. 
 Feb. 8, 1845 ; m. Elmer T. Woodward, of Marlboro'. 
 
 STREETER, William, was in Chfd. in 1785. His wife was 
 
 Hannah . His name disappears about 1800. Five ch. 
 
 were recorded: Lucina, b. Odt. 16, 1785, and m., 1801, Levi, 
 son of Zerubbabel Snow (3); Naham, b. Sept. 15, 1787; 
 Philadelphia, b. Sept. 23, 1789; Orpha, b. Oct. 9, 1791 ; 
 Hannah, b. Feb'. 15, 1794. 
 
 STREETER, Benoni, son of Eleazer and Lydia (Braley) Streeter, 
 m., 1806, Annas, dau. of Stephen Streeter (i), and who d. 
 Apr. 3, 1870. He may have d. in Boston. 
 
 Ch. : Lydia A., b. May 26, 1807 ; m., 1833, Nehemiah C, 
 son of Nehemiah Andrews (i) ; d. Aug. 23, 1871. — Urania 
 M., b. 061. I, 1809; m., 1837, Prescott W. Gilson (3). 
 
 STRONG, Charlks L., b. in Amherst, Mass., Aug. 19, 1809, '^•' 
 Jan., 1843, Prusha, dau. of Ashbel Wheeler (5). He was a 
 
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 graduate of Amherst College, and a teacher by profession. 
 For several years he was preceptor of the Chesterfield Acad- 
 emy. (See p. 135.) He d. in Chfd., Aug. 2, 1847. Had no 
 ch. 
 
 SYMONDS, Nathan R., sou of Thomas and Lydia (Pratt) 
 Symonds, of Rindge, b. July 6, 1807, m., 1831, Eliza, dau. of 
 Shadrach Herrick (i), and who d. Mar. 2, 1881 Has resided 
 in Chfd. since 1836 or '37. Mechanic at Fadtory Village. 
 
 Ch. : Tkirza E. Herrick '{wife's daughter), b. Dec. 25, 
 1826 ; m. Chas. Chase, of Wmd. — Amelia A., b. in Rindge, 
 Feb. 17, 1833 ; unm. — Charles T., b. in Keene, Feb. 21, 1835 ; 
 d. at Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 16, 1871. — Ann y.,.b. June 14, 
 1847 ; d. the 23d of the same month. 
 
 TAYLOR. 
 
 1. Jonathan Taylor, b. Jan. 17, 1779, came from Boxboro', 
 
 Mass., in 1805 or '06, and settled on the farm now owned and 
 occupied by his son, Jonathan W. He m. Lucy Whitcomb, 
 b. June 30, 1781, and d. June 26, 1864. He d. Dec. 19, 1839. 
 Ch. : Lucy W., b. July 31, 1803; m., 1829, Gibson Wil- 
 lard. — Harriet^ b. Sept. 5, 1805 ; m., 1823, Elisha Hill (q. v.) ; 
 d. Aug. 13, 1876. — Betsey, b. Dec. 18, 1809; d. Nov. 18, 
 1814. — Caroline, b. Feb. 7, 1813; d. May 7, 1814. — yona- 
 tkan^h. Mar. 19, 1814; d. Aug. 13, 1818. — Mekitabel, b. 
 June 13, 1S17; m. Charles Wilson. — yonathan Whitcomb 
 (2), b. Dec. 29, 1819. 
 
 2. Jonathan W., son of Jonathan (i), m., Nov. 30, 1843, Mary, 
 
 dau. of Seth Leonard, of Wmd. Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 Ch. : Charles W., b. 0&. 16, 1848; m., Jan. 28, 1874, 
 
 Emma A., dau. of Marshall B. Shaw (q. v.) Has 2 ch. : Jo- 
 
 sie Emma, b. Feb. i, 1875 ; Leon Charles, b. Aug. 7, 1877.^ — 
 
 Alston JV., b. Aug. 9, 1850. 
 TENNEY, Daniel, 1787 — about 1800. His wife was Rebecca 
 
 , and he had a child, probably yosiah, b. May 30, 1791. 
 
 THOMAS, William, came to Chfd. with his father-in-law, Moses 
 
 Smith (i), in November, 1761, and settled near what is now 
 
 the lower ferrv. (See pp. 36, 37.) He may have come from 
 
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 Greenwich, or vicinity, Mass. His wife was Mary, dau. of 
 Moses Smith (i), and who d. Feb. 4, 1813. in her 77th year. 
 Soldier in 1777. He d. Feb. 3, 1812, in his 78th year. 
 
 Ch. : Mary (the first Anglo-American child born in town), 
 b. Apr. 25, 1762; m. Lemuel, son of David Stoddard (i). — 
 Elizabeth, b. Apr. 15, 1764. — Calvin, b. Dec. 21, 1765. He 
 was a physician in Tyngsboro', Mass., where he d. — Lucy. b. 
 Dec. 22, 1767. — Archibald, d. i773' — Benjamin, d. 1773- — 
 Archibald, d. 1775. — Sally, b. Odl. 9, 1776; m., 1799, Bena- 
 iah Norcross (2) ; d. in Wis., Odt., 1873. — Phene, b. May 24, 
 1779; m. ist, Josiah Colony, of Chfd. ; 2d, John Wilder, of 
 Brat.; d. in Gill, Mass. — Clarissa, b. Mar. 19, 1782; m., 
 1802, Binea Norcross (3) ; d. in Chfd., May 30, 1877. 
 
 THOMAS. 
 Nathan Thomas, probably from Greenwich, or vicinity, 
 Mass., purchased in Chfd., Dec. 25, 1764, lots Nos. 3 and 4, 
 in the i6th range. He settled near the river, where his great- 
 grandson. Amos F. Thomas, now lives. His wife was Heph- 
 zibah Farr, d. Jan. 22, 1815, in her 88th year. Soldier (per- 
 haps) 1776. He d. June 27, 1790, in his 71st year. 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Polly, m. John Town. — Patience, 
 m. Abel Stockwell (i). — Hephzibah, m. Moses Barrett. — 
 Betsey, m. Wm. Thomas. — Sally, m. Wm. Burnham. — Na- 
 than, settled in Hins. — William. — Israel. — Daniel, b. Feb. 
 28, 1763. — Amos (2) and Aaron, b. Od:. 10, 1765. Aaron d. 
 a. 7 months. — Abigail, b. Mar. 14, 1768; m. Solomon Stan- 
 cliff. — Lydia, b. July 14, i']']o; m. Zephaniah Leach. 
 Amos, son of Nathan (i), m., 1785, Mary, probably dau. of 
 Noah Emmons (q. v.), and who d. June 19, 1848I a. 88. Re- 
 sided in Chfd., on the paternal farm. He d. Dec. 11, 1847. 
 
 Ch. : Susan, b. Odl. 17, 1785 ; m. Samuel Preston. — Aaron 
 (3), b. June 10, I'j?)'] .-'-Lydia, b. Nov. 21, 1789; m. Eleazer, 
 son of Edmond Farnsworth (i). — Amos, b. Nov. 28, 1791 ; 
 m. Nabby Chamberlain. — Ichabod, b. May 22, 1795 ; m. Sally 
 Stone. — Daniel, b. Mar. 8, 1797; m. Lois Stancliff. — Pa- 
 tience, h. May 23, 1799 ;'m. ist, 1818, Erastus Wright, of 
 Dnm. ; 2d, John Bemis. — Enos, b. June 16, 1801 ; m., 1825, 
 Patty, adopted dau. of David Stoddard (2). Res. at present 
 in Newfane, Vt. 
 
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 3- Aaron, son of Amos (2), m. ist, Betsey Chamberlain, d. 
 Sept. 14, 1815 ; 2d, 1819, Grata, dau. of Jonathan Cressey.(4). 
 He resided in Chfd., on the old homestead. He d. Mar. 3, 
 1871. 
 
 Ch. : Enos^ b. Aug. 6, 1812 ; m. Rachel A. Thayer; d. in 
 Worcester, Mass., Apr. 23, 1875. — Lockhart, b. Mar. 12, 
 1815 ; unm. Res. in Chfd. — Elizabeth C, b. Odt. 2, 1820; 
 m., 1846, John Hay wood, of Lunenburg, Mass. Res. in Brat. 
 — Orison, b. Aug. 2, 1822 ; m. Isabel Hooker. Res. in Sauk 
 Co., Wis. — Israel, b. July 5, 1824; unm. ; d. Jan. 4, 1863. — 
 Chester W., b. Apr. 25, i8j6 ; m. ist, Amanda M. Walker, 
 d. Jan. 27, 1879; 2d, 1881, Widow Abby Simonds. Res. 
 in EvAi.— Albert J., b. May 2S, 1828; m. Mary J. Hubbard, 
 d. Mar. 13, 1S59. He d. in Chfd., Jan. 11, 1862. — Emerson 
 B., b. June i, 1830; m. Emily J. Harrison. He was a sol- 
 dier in the Union army, and d. at New Orleans, June 20, 1863. 
 — Amos E.. b. Jan. 23, 1S33 ; m., Aug. 22, 1858, Julia A. E., 
 dau. of Richard and Julia Ann (Emerson) Foster, of Brat. 
 Res. in Chfd., on the ancestral farm. Has one son, Walter 
 H.', b. Sept. 16, 1861. — D. Webster, b. July 6, 1840; m. Per- 
 sis P. Kellogg. Res. in Hartford, Conn. 
 
 THOMAS, Aaron, from Greenwich, Mass., is said to have been 
 a relative (perhaps nephew) of Nathan Thomas (i). He m. 
 in Chfd., 1785, Lois, dau. of Noah Emmons (q. v.) His 
 name is not found after 1796. Three ch. were recorded : Lucy, 
 b. June 15, 1786; Sarah, b. Feb. iS, 1788; Terzey, b. Aug. 
 
 4' 179'- 
 
 THOMPSON. 
 
 2. Silas TShompson, of Dunstable, Mass., brother of Asa Thomp- 
 son (3), purchased in Chfd., Mar. 12, 1766, lot No. 12, in the 
 13th range, and probably settled on the same soon after. This 
 lot formed part, at least, of the farm which he sold in 1777 to 
 Peter Stone, Sen. After selling this farm, he lived on the one 
 now owned by Henry J. Dunham. He took a prominent part 
 in the affairs of the town and the church, being one of the dea- 
 cons of the latter. Together with Col. Samuel King, he rep- 
 resented the town, after its union with Vermont, in the Assem- 
 bly of that State. (See p. 67.) In 177O) he was seledtman. 
 
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 and in 1776) coroner for Cheshire county. His wife was Ab- 
 igail Bancroft, d. Mar. 28, 1818, a. 78. He d. Apr. 25, 1806, 
 in his 72d year. 
 
 Ch. : Anna, b. May 26, 1756 ; m. Philip Barrett, of Hins. ; 
 d. May 19, 1784. — Silas, b. Apr. i, 1758; d. July 11, 1764. — 
 Abigail, b. June 15, 1760; m. Joseph Howe, of N. Y. State ; 
 d. Feb. 4, 1800. — Sarah, b. Sept. 6, 1762; m. Chas. Carpen- 
 ter, of Surry; d. Nov. 15, 1849. — Rebecca, b. Jan. 13, 1765; 
 m. John Kendall, of Vt. ; d. Nov. 25, 1819. — jfosiak, b. June 
 18, 1767 ; m. Esther Gates Rem. to N. Y. State about 1794. 
 Had one ch. born in Chfd., Esther, b. May 8, 1793. — Mary, 
 b. Mar. ai, 1769; m Aaron Carpenter. Resided in Concord, 
 Vt., where she d. May i, 1854. — yames (4), b. Mar. 21, 1771. 
 — Silas (5), b. Feb. 14, 1773. — Elizabeth, b. May 4, 1775; 
 ni. Reuben Andrews. Resided in N. Y. State. — Judith, b. 
 June 4, 1777 ; m., 1800, John Pierce (3) ; d. Nov. 14, i860. — 
 Ruth, b. July 26, 1779; m. Chas. Hunt, of N. Y-. State; d. 
 Mar. 16, 1847. — Samuel (6), b. Dec. 4, 1781. — Timothy, h. 
 Nov. 17, 1784; m. Esther Phillips. Resided at Antwerp, N. 
 Y. He d. Aug. 14, 1864. 
 
 James, son of Silas (2), m., 1794, Margaret, dau. of Wm. 
 Robertson (3), and soon rem. to Herkimer Co., N. Y. In 
 1800, he settled in Champion, the same State, where he d. 
 Dec. 25, 1858. Margaret d. Apr. 23, 1846. 
 
 Ch. : Lucinda, b. Mar. 7, 1796; m. Leonard Harris; d. 
 Aug. 12, -L%Tf,.— Polly, b. Oa. 4, 1797 ; m. Chas. Woodward ; 
 d. Aug. 20, 1856. — Erastus, b. Odt. 31, 1801 ; m. ist, Har- 
 riet Sischo ; 2d, Ann Banister ; d. June 21, 1874. — Truman, 
 b. Dec. 19, 1804; d. Mar. 24, 1867. — 5'^e^o/wa, • b. June 24, 
 1807; m. Asa B. Carter. — Abigail, b. May 21, 1810; m. 
 Chauncey Colburn. — Silas, b. July 9, 1812 ; m. Clarissa Col- 
 burn. Res. at Fond du Lac, Wis. 
 
 Silas, son of Silas (2), m. ist, Katy Carr ; 2d, Nancy Jack- 
 son. Resided in Salisbury, N. Y. 
 
 Ch. : Catharine, m. Hamilton Rice. — Sarah, m. Wm. 
 Sherwood. — William J., m. Elizabeth Ford, and res. in Sal- 
 isbury. — Mary, m. Reuben Neely, of Fairfield, N. Y. 
 
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 6. Samuel, son of Silas (2), m. Esther, dau. of John Pierce (i), 
 and who d. Mar. 13, 1873. Resided in Clifd., on the paternal 
 farm. He d. Nov. ii, 1851. 
 
 Ch. : Diantha, b. Jan. 25, 1812; m., 1837, George, son of 
 Samuel Chamberlain (2). — Elmira, b. Sept. 29, 1813; m., 
 1S41, Samuel Chamberlain (8) ; d. Aug. 28, 1844. — Silas (7), 
 b. Mar. 6, 1815. — Larkin, b. Mar. 22, 1817; unm. He was 
 accidentally killed in Chfd., while felling trees, Nov. 3, 1854. 
 — Lucy M.,h. Nov. 20, 1819; unm.; d. Feb. 27, 1853. — 
 yane E., b. May 17, 1826; unm. Res. in Chfd. 
 
 7. Silas, son of Samuel (6), m. Elizabeth Tefft, of North Adams, 
 Mass., d. Aug. 4, 1863.. Res. in Chfd. Mechanic. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah E., b. Dec. 24, 1845; d. July 16, 1847. — 
 Charles S., b. Apr. 25, 1848 ; m., Mar. 18, 1869, Jennie 
 Smith. Has one ch., Lizzie L., b. Apr., 1870. 
 3. Asa Thompson, of Dunstable, Mass., brother of Silas Thomp- 
 son (2), purchased in Chfd., Mar. 10, 1767, lots Nos. 13 and 
 14, in the 12th range, and the western half of lot No. 14, in 
 the nth range. He probably never lived in this town himself, 
 but divided the land he had bought here between his sons Asa 
 (8) and Simon, when they had attained their majority. Simon 
 lived in Chfd. but a few years. 
 
 8. Asa, son of Asa (3), m. Betsey Darrah, d. July 25, 1844, a. 
 67. He settled on the farm given him by his father, and lived 
 where Alanson Chamberlain now res. He was a deacon in the 
 Baptist church. He d. July 17, 1834, in his 56th year. 
 
 Ch. : William^. (9). — Eliza Ann, m., 1831, Alanson 
 Chamberlain (6) ; d. Jan. 4, 1839, '" ^^^ Z'^^ year. — Charles, 
 d. unm. 
 
 9. William Q., son of Asa (8), m., 1825, Lucy, dau. of Benaiah 
 Norcross (2), and who d. Sept. 21, 1829. He d. in Chfd., 
 Aug. 8, 1829, in his 27th year. 
 
 Ch. : Romanzo W. (10), b. Dec. 2, 1827. 
 
 10. Romanzo W., son of Wm. Q. (9), m., 1850, Persis M., dau. 
 of Moses Dudley (i). Res. at present in Chelsea, Mass. 
 
 Ch. : Jennie E., b. Apr. 12, 1852 ; m., July 4, 186S, Edgar, 
 son of Geo. Davenport {/^.^— Nellie, b. June 13, i860. 
 
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 TITUS. 
 
 Eobert Titus, with his wife Hannah, and two sons, John and Edmond, 
 came from near Stanstead Abbey, Hertfordshire, Eng., in 1635, and resided 
 at first in the present town of Brooltline, near Boston, Mass. The family 
 afterwards rem. to Weymouth, and thence to Rehoboth, where John settled 
 permanently. The rest of the family, however, finally settled on Long Is- 
 land. John had a son Joseph, who also had a son Joseph. This latter Jo- 
 seph was the father of the Joseph (b. 1750 or '51) who settled in Chfd. 
 
 1. Joseph Titus, Son of Joseph, of Sutton, Mass., and a descend- 
 
 ant of Robert Titus, the immigrant, m. M^ry Bigelow, of 
 Douglass, Mass., in which town he lived for a few years after 
 his marriage. Apr. 21, 1777, he purchased in Chfd. the west- 
 ern half of lot No. 7, in the 13th range. He built his house 
 high up on the hill south of Catsbane brook, and in sight of 
 the "old meeting-house," situated at the Centre Village, about 
 2 miles to the eastward. In this sightly place he continued to 
 live till the time of his death', which occurred ."Vpr. 10, 1813, 
 in his 63ti year. His wife d. May 7, 1845, in her 96th year. 
 
 Ch. : Lucy, b. in Douglass; d. in Chfd.. 1778. — Lydia, b. 
 in Douglass; d. 177S. — Joseph, b. in Douglass; d. 1787. — 
 Martin (2), b. in Chfd., Feb. 11. 1779. — Mary, b. Oft. 25, 
 1780 ; m., 1813, Dea. Calvin Barrett, of Brookline. Vt., where 
 she d. at a great age. — Demmts, b. Dec. 13, 1782 ; m. ist, Ed- 
 ward Hall (q. V.) ; 2d, Capt. Samuel Titus, of Vernon, Vt. ; 
 3d, Rufus Elmer, of the same town. — Isaac, b. Odl. i, 1784; 
 m., 1804, Eunice Willard. Settled in Vernon. — Samuel, b. 
 May 12, 1786; ni., 1807, Susanna Barrett. Rem. to 111. — 
 Ama, b. Odt. 22, 1787 ; m., 1806, Caleb, son of Charles Farr 
 (5), and rem. to Malone, N. Y. — Ezra (3), b. Jan. 15, 17S9. 
 [While Joseph and his wife lived in Douglass, a sister of the 
 latter gave them her dau., named Hannah Parker. Hannah 
 lived with them till she m., in 1792, Moses, son of Michael 
 Cressey (2). She d. in Marlboro', Vt.J 
 
 2. Martin, son of Joseph (i), m., 1824, Clarissa Prouty, d. June 
 8, 1846, a. 54. Resided in Chfd. Shoemalier. He d. June 
 19, 1840. 
 
 Ch. : Joseph Willard, h, Jan. 3, 1825; m., May i, i860, 
 Elvira C, dau. of Daniel L. Harvey (7). Res. in Winer. 
 
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 Has one dau., Alice M., b. Mar. i6, 1861. — Mary Augusta^ 
 b. May 19, 1826; m. Homer Dow, of Methuen, Mass.— Zaz^- 
 ra kS., b. Nov. 10, 1827: d. Feb. 2, 1854, unm. — Helen M., 
 b. Nov. 10, 1829; d. July 20, 1848, unm. — Wm. Chandler, 
 b. Mar. 9, 1832; m. Claia Hartwell. of Hubbardston, Mass., 
 where he resided a while. He d. Apr. 21, 1867, leaving 3 ch. : 
 Nellie, Henry, Corn.— Eliza y., b. Aug. 10, 1834; m. Asa 
 Kimball, of Methuen. Mass. Res. in Lawrence, Mass. 
 Ezra, son of Joseph (i), m., 1820, Electa, dau. of John Knee- 
 land (q. v.), and who d. Feb. 26, 1869. Being of a studious 
 turn of mind, and fond of mathematical studies, he is said to 
 have applied himself so assiduously to these in his early years 
 as to have seriously over-tasked his brain — a circumstance 
 which caused him to change his course of life. He neverthe- 
 less followed school-teaching to a considerable extent, and ac- 
 quired the reputation of being one of the best teachers of his 
 time. After his marriage he also engaged in farming in Chfd., 
 and for a while held a colonel's commission in the N. H. mili- 
 tia. Seledlman 1836, '47. He d. Mar. 25, 1869. 
 
 Ch. : Elvira E., b. Apr. 21, 1821 ; d. Apr. i, 1841, unm. 
 — Ezra B., b. Jan. 20, 1823 ; d. Feb. 24. 1823. — Alfred IV.. 
 h. Feb. 7. 1824; m. Lucina Knapp, of Wilmington, Vt., 
 where he res. Has had 4 ch. : Emma A., b. Nov. 4, 1855 ; 
 Alfred K. and Alice L. (twins, now dead), b. Jan. 28, 1857 ' 
 Villa E., b. Sept. 9, 1865. — Arvilla E., b. Mar. 3, 1826; m. 
 Francis Makepeace. Res. in Worcester, Mass. — Marion M., 
 b. Apr. 3, 1828 ; d. Dec. 29, 1841. — yohn O., b. Aug. i, 1830 ; 
 d. Sept. 3. 1837. — Herbert B. (4), b. Dec. 11, 1833 ; unm. — 
 Adele E., b. 0(ft. 8, 1835 ; m., Dec. 31, 1857, ^^o- R- M^''" 
 ble, then of Winer., now of E. Boston, Mass. ; d. Apr. 5, 
 1882. — Eleanor M., b. May 27, 1838 ; d. May 27, 1841. 
 
 Herbert B., son of Ezra (3), was a resident of Chesterfield 
 when the Civil War commenced, and was holding the office of 
 commissioner of common schools for Cheshire county. He 
 was one of the first to respond to the call of the Federal Gov- 
 ernment for troops. June 4, 1861, he was commissioned 
 second-lieutenant of Company A, 2d Regt. N. H. Volunteers, 
 
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 and, after successive promotions, attained to the rank of briga- 
 dier-general by brevet. (See p. 123.) The wound which he 
 received at Antietam was a severe one, the bullet entering the 
 right shoulder in front, and being extradted beneath the shoul- 
 der-blade. He was shot while using a rifle himself, and was 
 disabled by the wound for about five months. 
 
 Since the close of the war Gen. Titus has resided much of 
 the time in Washington, D. C, and in N. Y. City, as special 
 agent of the United States, in which capacity he has traveleji 
 extensively in this country, and, to some extent, in Europe. 
 He is also a member of the firm of "Hovey and Titus, Attor- 
 neys and Counsellors at Law," in Washington. For some 
 time he has also been engaged in mining and dredging, with 
 headquarters in N. Y. City. 
 
 TOMBS, JosiAH, settled in Chfd. about 1795. His house stood 
 on the bank of the Connedlicut river, near what is now called 
 "Tombs' Hole." His wife was Lois, dau. of Eleazer Jordan 
 (i). He d. probably about 1822. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Lytnan, Pol- 
 ly, Lois, Josiah, Lewis, Norris, Danforth. 
 TORREY. 
 
 1. Josiah Torrey, b. Odl. 7, 1758, was in Chfd. in 1785, having 
 
 come from Upton, Mass. He settled in the eastern part of the 
 town, on the farm afterwards owned and occupied by his grand- 
 son, Levi Torrey, and now occupied by the latter's widow. 
 He m. ist, 1781, Lydia Fisk, b. Jan. 15, 1763, and d. in 1806; 
 2d, 1807, Anna, dau. of Israel and Anna Amsbry, of Wmd. 
 He d. Jan. 25, 1832. 
 
 Ch. : Samuel (2), b. Aug. 12, 1782. — yoel, b. Aug. 31, 
 1785; m., 1811, Edee Howard. — Anna, b. Nov. 19, 1787. — 
 Levi, b. Odl. 28, 1789. — Jemima, b. Od. 25, 1792 ; m., 1812, 
 John Howard. — Polly {Mary^, b. Sept. 21, 1794. — Nathaniel, 
 b. Sept. 26, 1796 (or '97) ; d. 1799. — Fanny, b. Feb. 15, 1803. 
 
 2. Samuel, son of Josiah (i), m., Nov. 21, 1815, Mary Cook, b. 
 Aug. 28, 1785, and d. Jan. i, 1869. He d. Apr. 8, 1853. 
 
 Ch. : Maria, b. June 24, 1817 ; m. Levi Adams, of Keene, 
 where she res. — Zei^z (3) , b. Mar. 2, 1820. — Lucius, \i.O&. 
 
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 25, i82i ; unm. ; d. in Wmd. — Mary M., h. Nov. i6, 1823; 
 unm. ; d. in Wmd. — Marshall^ b. Dec. 5, 1825 ; unm. ; res. 
 in Keene. — Lucretia, b. Dec. 25, 1826; unm. ; res. in Keene. 
 — Elvira, b. Mar. i, 1829; m. David Richardson, of Keene, 
 and rem. to Indiana, where she d. 
 3. Levi, son cf Samuel (2), m., May 3, 1847, Polly, dau. of 
 Squire Spaulding (i). Resided in Chfd. He d. Apr. 22, 
 1864. 
 
 Ch. : Mary M., h. Jan. 26, 1848. — Lucius Z., b. May i, 
 1853. — Frank W., b. Nov. 5, 1856. 
 
 TYLER. 
 
 1. Joshua Tyler, physician, came from Brookfield, Mass., and 
 
 settled in Chfd. probably between 1776 and '81. He located 
 at the Centre Village, where he built the large house in which 
 his son, Rolston G., afterwards lived many years, and which 
 was purchased a few years ago by Lawyer C. C. Webster, of 
 Keene. and is now occupied by Sewall F. Rugg. His wife 
 was Judith Ayres, d. in Chfd., Aug. 11, 1854, a. 91. He d. 
 June II, 1807. a. 49. [A sister, Molly Tyler, m. Samuel Ham- 
 ilton (i). She d. Dec. 16. 1842, a. 90. J 
 
 Ch. : Joshua (2)', b. Aug. 16, 1781. — Judith, b. Dec. 4, 
 1782 ; m. Dan Davis; d. at Burlington, Vt., Mar. 12, 1843. — 
 Jason (3), b. Jan. 21, 1 784.— ^_yre5, b. Sept. 15, 1785; d. 
 ,787. — Patty, b. Jan. 14, 1787; m., 1808, Joshua Kelley. — 
 Anna, b. Sept. 8, 1789; d. Apr. 14, \%(>%.— Betsey, b. Aug. 
 
 29, 1791 ; m. ist, King; 2d, Atwood ; 3d, 
 
 Comings; d. y^^i.— Buckley O.. b. May 13, 1793; d. 1794. 
 — J. Warren, (4), b. Dec. 9, !•]%.— Buckley O., b. Feb. 13, 
 1797. He was a physician, and pra6lised at Windsor, Thet- 
 ford and Montpelier, Vt. — Fanna, b. Sept. 14, 1799; unm.; 
 d. in Chfd. about 1%'1,'j.— Royal, b. Jan. 21, 1801 ; d. 1803.— 
 Rolston, b. Aug. 14, 1804; d. in infancy. — Rolston G. (5), b. 
 Aug. 7, 1805. 
 
 2. Joshua, son of Joshua (i), m. ist, Lydia, dau. of Wm. Farr 
 
 (2), and who d. Jan. 13, 1805 ; 2d, 1810, Lois, dau. of Philip 
 
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 Bacon (2) . Soon after his second marriage he rem. from 
 Chfd., and, after having lived in several diflerent places, finally 
 settled in Clara, Potter Co., Pa., where he d. a. 77. 
 
 Ch. : Divight (6), b. Jan. 13, 1805. — (By 2d marriage) 
 Joshua^ m. 3 times; res. in Murphysboro, Jackson Co., 111. 
 
 — Elizabeth, m. ; d. at Millport, Potter Co., Pa. — Rol- 
 
 lin C, res. in Kan. — Laura, m. Isaac Barnes, in Millport, 
 
 Pa., where she d. — George, m. Brindle ; settled in Os- 
 
 wayo, Potter Co., Pa. — Louisa, m. (after her sister Laura's 
 death) Isaac Barnes, of Millport, Pa. — jFames M., m. Belinda 
 B. Heselton, of Independence, N. Y. ; res. in Clara, Pa. — 
 Charles F., m. Eliza Loder ; r.es. in Hebron, Potter Co., Pa. 
 DwiGHT, son of Joshua (2), m., Dec. 30, 1832, Mary V. Fisk. 
 Res. at South Londonderry, Vt. He has been clerk of the 
 town of Londonderry for upwards of 31 years in succession. 
 
 Ch. : George D., d. a. 12 years. — Harland D., m. Miss 
 O. R. Whitman ; res. at South Londonderry. 
 Jason, son of Joshua (i), m., 1803, Thirzy, dau. of Col. Sam- 
 uel King (2). He settled at the Centre Village, where he re- 
 sided many years. "By the year 1828," says one of his sons, 
 "the family of children had become too numerous to be con- 
 tained in the little cottage, and the older ones began to strike 
 out for themselves. Ambition led them away to seek fame and 
 fortune ; affection would bring them back to share the proceeds 
 of their, success." In 1831 or '32, he rem. to Swzy'., and thence 
 to Keene, where he d. Mar. 10, 1843. His wife Thirzy d. in 
 Winer., Aug. 17, 1851. 
 
 Ch. : Harriet B., b. Nov. 13, 1803 ; m. Joseph Dyar, of 
 Middlebury, Vt. Is now a widow, and res. in Fitzwilliam. — 
 Lydia F., b. Aug. 29, 1805 ; unm. ; d. in Winer., Apr. 25, 
 \%Ti.—Malinda Z. W., b. July 23, 1807 ; m. Martin Perry, 
 of Swzy. ; d. Odl. 19, 1865. — Samuel King (7), b. Nov. 3, 
 i^\o.— Mary N. M., b. Feb. 2, 1812; m. Raymond Stratton, 
 of Rindge. Is now a widow, and res. at Harmar, O. — Jane 
 B., b. July 3, 1814 ; m. Lemuel Wheeler, of Troy ; d. in Har- 
 mar, Sept. II, 1874. — Larkin W., b. Jan. 26, 1816; d. 1824. 
 —Albert O., b. Feb. 20, 1819; m. Emily Murdock, of Win- 
 chendon, Mass. In 1846, he rem. to Cincinnati, O., where he 
 
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 became a successful merchant. The U. S. gunboat, "A. O. 
 Tyler,'' (which was formerly a merchant-vessel) was named in 
 honor of him. He d.^at Winchendon, while on a visit, Aug. 
 i6, 1877. — Sarah C, b. Oft. 22, 1821 ; m. Chas. C. Carter, 
 of Fitzwilliam, where she res. She is the author of several 
 meritorious literary produdlions. — Elizabeth H. C, b. Nov. 
 25, 1823 ; m. Daniel Collier, of Cincinnati, where she res. — 
 John L. (8), b. June 17, 1826. — Dana A., b. Dec. 13, 1828; 
 d. Sept. II, 1830. 
 
 7. Samuel K., son of Jason (3), m. Esther Sawyer, of Swzy. 
 He d. at West Chester, O., where he was residing, Sept. 20, 
 1866. 
 
 Ch. : Selleck K., b. in Jaffrey, May 27, 1843 ; m., Nov. 23, 
 1865, in Montgomery, O., Edna Crain. — Dana L., b. in 
 Keene, Sept. i, 1845 ; m., Nov. 8, 1866, Elizabeth H. Whit- 
 lock. Res. at West Chester. — Harriet 6"., b. in Fitzwilliam, 
 July 24. 1849; m., Feb. i, 1877, at West Chester, Z. T. Wal- 
 ker. 
 
 8. John L., son of Jason (3), m. Adeline Howard, of Palmer, 
 
 Mass. In 1845, he entered Norwich (Vt.) University; but, 
 when the Mexican War broke out, he went into the army and 
 followed Gen. Scott to the City of Mexico, where he had fhe 
 honor of residing for a while in the National Palace, or "Halls 
 of the Montezumas." During the War of the Rebellion he 
 rendered valuable service as instrudlor in military camps. He 
 has also been in command, as captain, of several noted mili- 
 tary organizations. At present he is connedled with the pub- 
 lic schools of Fort Wayne, Ind., as teacher of special branches 
 — writing, drawing, elocution and military tactics — which he 
 has taught extensively for the past 25 years. Twenty years ago 
 he was well known in Ohio and Indiana as the "Champion 
 Penman," and still writes a hand that is the admiration of lov- 
 ers of fine writing. 
 
 Ch. : Julia A., b. in Springfield, Mass., Feb. 2, 1852 ; m., 
 Dec. 28, 1870, John H. Mathis. — M. Eugene^ b. in Harmar, 
 O., July 18, 1854. — Alliezuma, b. in Columbus, O., June 12, 
 1857 ; m., Dec. 24, 1873, John B. Sttou^.— Jason K., b. in 
 Dayton, O., Dec. 25, 1859. 
 
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 4- J. Warren, son of Joshua (i), m. Eleanor Thomas, b. Apr. 
 8, 1804. He. d. in Hins., where he resided, Nov. 23, 1849. 
 
 Ch. : Caroline £>., b. May 10, 1824; m. Geo. W. Bowker ; 
 d. Mar. 4, \S62,.—Sopkira S., b. 061. 17, 1825 ; m. Geo. H. 
 Ide; d. Aug., 1864. — Pitts C, b. Mar. 17, 1827; m. Mary S. 
 Ide. Res. in Athol, Mass. — Elizabeth A., b. May 6, 1828; 
 d. Sept. 6. 1829. — Elizabeth A., b. June 17, 1830; m. Albert 
 G. Moulton; d. Feb., \^'j'j .— Charlotte B., b. 0&. 17, 1832; 
 m. Albert W. Kendall; d. May, i8s6.— Olcutt B., b. June 
 15, 1835. — yosefh W., b. Mar. 6, 1836; d. June 15, the same 
 year. — Fanny 6"., b. June 12, 1837; d. Feb. 19, 1839. — 
 Charles II., h. Dec. 19, 1838; m. Linie S. Cook. Res. in 
 Athol. — Adaline P., b. Sept. 21, 1841 ; m. Chas. F. Denni- 
 son. — Martha Z., b. Apr. 5, 1843; m. Frank, son of John 
 Stearns, of Hins. — George W., h. Apr. 12, 1845; m. Julia 
 Wood. 
 
 5. RoLSTON G., son of Joshua (i), m., 1837, Mary Dudley. He 
 resided many years in Chfd., but now lives in Orange, Mass., 
 whither he rem. about 1871. 
 
 Ch. : Stella M., h. June 24, 1839 ; m., Feb. 2, 1S62, J. P. 
 Holton, of Gill, Mass. — John., b. Nov. 16, 1840; m., Odt. 20, 
 1873, Emma E. Chipman, of North Dana, Mass. 
 
 VICORY, John, settled in Chfd. as early as 1 767, in the western 
 part of the town. His wife was Mary . His name dis- 
 appears before 1787; Four ch. were recorded : Merryjield, 
 b. Nov. 7, 1765 ; Angevine, b. June 4, 1767, and d. the same 
 year; Anson, b. Sept. 18, 1768; J^ames, b Mar. 31, 1770. 
 
 VICORY (or VICKERY), Benjamin, 1795— about 1800; Ama- 
 SA, 1799; Lewis, 1800 — '03. 
 
 VOREE, William, m. Sally , and had a son, William, b. 
 
 Mar. 25, 1793. 
 
 WALDO. 
 
 1. Daniel Waldo, son of Shubael Waldo, b. Jan. 30, 1744, m. 
 Hannah, sister of Capt. Kimball Carlton (q. v.), and who was 
 b. 1747, and d. in Chfd., Dec. 2, 1825. He was one of the 
 early settlers of Alstead, having rem. to that town from Tol- 
 land, Conn. In 1802, he rem. from Alstead to Chfd., where 
 he d. Dec. 18, 1825, 
 
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 Ch. : Eunice, b. Aug. 20, 1769. — Roswell, b. Apr. 20, 
 1772. — Diantha, b. Mar. 13, 1775. — Shubael (2), b. May 2, 
 1777. — Carlton, b. Jan. 8, 1780. — Hannah, b. Odt. 8, 1782. 
 — Allen, b. Jan. 29, 1784. — Patty, b. Aug. 17, 1786; m., 
 1806, Henry Worden (2) ; d. Nov. 18, 1829. 
 
 Shubael, son of Daniel (i), m. ist, Rebecca Crosby, d. May 
 10, 1823, a. 44; 2d. Widow JaneMcColom, d. Apr. 20, 1863, 
 
 a. 85. He settled in Chfd. in 1802, on the farm now owned 
 and occupied by Murray Davis. He d. 0(5t. 5, 1857. 
 
 Ch. : Daniel, b. Jan. 6, 1802 ; m. ist, 1831, Maria T., dau. 
 of Dr. Oliver Baker (q. v.) ; 2d, Emily Fox. Res. in Mere- 
 dosia, Morgan Co., 111. — yosiah Crosby (3), b. Dec. 5, 1803. 
 — y^atnes E., b. July 11, 1805; m. ist, Evelina Cobb; 2d, 
 Araminta A. Fowle. Res. in New Orleans, La.— George C, 
 
 b. Aug. 5, 180S ; d. in Meredosia, 111., Mar. 15 ,1837, unm. — 
 Albert C, b Nov. 24, 1814; unm. — Rosella M., b. Nov. 20, 
 1818 ; m. John Johnson, of Woburn, Mass. ; (}■ June 8, 1845. 
 
 JosiAH Crosby, son of Shubael (2), m. ist, Elmira R., dau. 
 of Rev. Hosea Ballou, and who d. June 30, 1856 ; 2d, Widow 
 Caroline Mark, of Boston. 
 
 Having made preparations to enter the ministry as a preach- 
 er of the doctrine of Universal Salvation, he first settled at 
 Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained about five years, during 
 which time he established and edited "The Sentinel and Star." 
 After a successful existence, under several different administra- 
 tions, of more than 50 years, this paper was purchased, in 
 1880, by the Chicago Publishing Company, and united with 
 '■The New Covenant." Mr. Waldo's next settlement was in 
 Lynn, Mass., where he remained six years, and where, when 
 he went there, the Universalists had no organized church or 
 society ; but at the time he left that city, they had two prosper- 
 ous societies and two good meeting-houses. On leaving Lynn, 
 which he did on account of a severe bronchial trouble, he went 
 to Woburn, Mass., where he remained several years, and then 
 rem. to West Cambridge, the same State. Here he resided 
 eight years, at the end of which time he went to Troy, N. Y., 
 where he remained six years. From this city he rem. to New 
 
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 London, Conn., where he has resided during the past 27 years, 
 twelve of which he has been pastor of the Universalist society 
 of that city. 
 
 Ch. : Ella Fiducia Oliver, b. in Lynn, Mass., May 10, 
 1835 ; d. in West Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 24, 1848. — George 
 Curtis, b. in Lynn, Mar. 30, 1837 > "^- Miss Anna Frye, of 
 New Orleans, La. He is now the w^orking editor of the 
 "Bridgeport (Conn.) Standard." — Clementina Grace, b. in 
 Woburn, Mass., Sept. 22, 1838; unm. — Frances Rebecca, b. 
 in Woburn, Aug. 7, 1840; d. in New London, Aug. 8, 1862. 
 — Maturin Ballou,^. in West Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 20, 
 1843 ;_^m. Lucy Ann Armstrong, d. in 1869. He is engaged 
 in railroad business with C. R. Cummings, the "western rail- 
 road-king." 
 
 WALKER. 
 
 Samuel Walker, of Shirley, Mass., b. about 1752, purchased 
 in Chfd., Nov. 5, 1774, lot No. 15, in the 7th range. He may 
 have settled, at first, on this lot ; but he afterwards lived on the 
 farm now owned by Parker D. Cressey. His wife was Eliza- 
 beth . He d. after 1822. 
 
 Ch. : Aija (2), b. Aug. 20, 1778- — Silva, d. in infancy, 
 I'jZi.— Jimna, b. Sept. 7, 1782 ; m. Sally Wood (or Woods) ; 
 d. in Wmd., where he resided. Had 2 ch. : Elmina, m. ist, 
 
 Lord, and 2d, Chandler A. Cressey ; Caroline, m. 
 
 Brewster. — Arza (3), b. June 6, 1784. — Betsa, b. Ocft. 28, 
 
 1786; m. , of Hanover. — Phila, b. Apr. 21, 1790; m., 
 
 1810, Ebenezer Robertson (7) ; d. Apr. 10, 1S70. 
 Aija, son of Samuel (i), m. Sally, dau. of Peter Wheeler (i), 
 and who d. May 17, 1856. Resided in Chfd. He d. May 25, 
 1840. 
 
 Ch. : Mary Priscilla, m., 1821, Rufus Harvey (6) ; d. July 
 9, 1837, in her 33d year. — Samuel Harry, m., Dec. 30, 1830, 
 Laura, dau. of John Pierce (3), and who d. Jan. 28, 1861 ; re- 
 sided in Chfd. He d. 061. 4, 1864, a. 57. Had one dau., 
 Laura Cornelia, m. Almon White, of Newport. — Sophia, m., 
 1827, Abel Parks, of Hanover. — Elizabeth, m., 1837, Wm. 
 F. Barnard (q.' v.) ; d. Apr. 4, 1849, a. 35. — John, rem. to 
 Illinois. 
 
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 3. Arza, son of Samuel (i), m., 1808, Lydia Baker, d. June 26, 
 1828. in her 40th year. Resided in Chfd. He d. May 17, 
 1828. 
 
 Ch. : Sabrana S.^ b. Jan. 18. 1S09 ; m., 1828, Wm. Haile 
 (q. V.) — Horton £)., b. June 9, 181 1 ; m. ist, Susan Rugg, 
 of Salem ; 2d. Ellen M. Cleaves, of Portsmouth ; 3d, Hannah 
 Knowlton, of Portsmouth. He resided in Portsmouth many 
 years, and was one of its most prominent citizens. He d. 
 May, 1871. — Lawson, b. July 14, 1814; m. ist, Mary Lovett, 
 of Beverly, Mass. ; 2d, Ellen Lovett, of the same town ; 3d, 
 Elizabeth Measurey, also of Beverly. — Parker D., b. Aug. 26, 
 1816; m. Margaret James, of Salem, Mass. ; d. May, 1873. — 
 Caroline B., b. May 3, 1818 ; m. John B. Merrill, of Hins. — 
 William P., b. Feb. 4, 1821 ; m. Anna Peal, of Salem, Mass. 
 
 WALTON. 
 
 I. Lawrence Walton was in Chfd. in 1770. His wife was 
 
 Deborah , d. Jan. 4, 1799, in her 82d year. Feb. 10, 
 
 1 78 1, he conveyed to his son Nathaniel a trad: of land lying 
 east of the Wheeler brook, the same being a part of house-lots 
 Nos. 7 and 'j, in the loth and nth ranges, respectively ; which 
 land Nathaniel was "to have and to hold after the death of his 
 honored father." Lawrence d. Nov. 28, 1795, in his 78th year. 
 The following ch. were mentioned in his will, made Aug. 13, 
 1781 : Elisha (who was a soldier in 1775) ; Nathaniel (2) ; 
 Peru; Sarah, (m. Aaron Cooper); Lucretia, (m., 1776, 
 Daniel Farr (2), and d. Odt. 19, i8i8,a. 71) ; Margaret, (m., 
 1777, John Huntley) ; Deborah, (m. Thomas Wood.) He 
 had, also, a son, Elijah, who d. at the age of 18 years, prob- 
 ably before his will was made. 
 
 2. Nathaniel, son of Lawrence (i), m. ist, 1780, Mary, dau. 
 of Eli Pattridge (i), and who d. July ii, 1796; 2d, 1800, 
 Jemima, dau. of John Sanderson (i), and who d. Dec. 13, 
 1847, a. 87. He lived in the "New Boston" distridl, on the 
 farm now owned and occupied by Chas. M. Davis. Was a 
 blacksmith by trade, and noted for his great physical strength. 
 (See p. 153.) He d. Apr. 25, 1817, in his 6ist year. 
 
480 
 
 Ch. : Elijah (3), b. Sept. 9, 1782. — Azariah (4), b. Aug. 
 26, 1784. — Nathaniel (5), b. Mar. 26, 1787. — Polly, b. June 
 15, 1 791 ; m. Carley, son of Reuben Smith (7). — Lovilla, b. 
 July 8, 1792 ; d. in infancy. — Rachel, d. in infancy. 
 
 3. Elijah, son of Nathaniel (2), m., i8os, Joanna, dau. of Sha- 
 drach Herrick (i), and who d. Jan. 25, 1864. Resided in 
 Chfd. He d. Sept. 24, 1861. 
 
 Ch. : David Stoddard (6), b. June 21, 1806. — Thirza Z., 
 b. June 6, 1808 ; m. ist, Noyes Scott (4) ; 2d, 1843, Dr. Har- 
 vey Carpenter (q. v.) ; d. July 9, 1848. — Lafrinda, b. July 
 24, 1812; m., 1836, Olon B., son of Joseph Pattridge (4). — 
 Sophronia, b. Dec. 10, 1816; d. Feb. 10, 1S26. — Lovell M., 
 b. Aug. 17, 1819; m. Harriet Perham, of Tyngsboro', Mass. 
 — George P., b. June 27, 1821 ; m. Sarah O. Robbins, of 
 Nashua, where he res. — Caroline M., b. Feb. 10, 1826; m., 
 1847, Luke H. Gilson (4). 
 6. David S., son of Elijah (3), m. ist, Apr. 22, 1830, Elizabeth, 
 dau. of Abel Eaton (i), and who d. Aug. 22, iS^o, a. 41 ; 
 2d, Nov. 19, 1853, Cathaiine H. Brandt, of Darby, Penn. 
 Stone-mason and farmer. He d. in Chfd., Mar. 11, 1882. 
 
 Ch. : Mary E., b. Nov. 25, 1830; m., Apr. 24, 1855, Jude 
 S. Sargeant (6). — Ellen O., h. Apr. 9. 1832; m. Lorenzo 
 Stebbins, of Hins. — Sebette S.. b. May 25, 1834; unm. ; d. 
 Apr. 20, i860. — Sarah A., b. Apr. 14, 1836; d. Apr. 8,1838. 
 — David S., b. Apr. 5, 1842; ra.. May 17, 1871, Mary Abbie 
 Shove, of Beloit, Wis. Dealer in paper, flour-sacks, &c., in 
 N. Y. City. Res. in Orange, N. '^.—Harriet A.,\,. Feb. 10, 
 1844; m. Proctor Roberts, of Boston. — Martha dementia, 
 b. Jan. II, 1846; m., Apr. 9, 1873, P. Frank, son of Charles 
 J. Amidon (3). 
 
 4. Azariah, son of Nathaniel (2), m., iSio, Mary, dau. ot Sam- 
 uel Gilson (i). He d. in Alexandria, N. Y. 
 
 Ch. : (First two b. in Swzy.) George, b. Apr. 7, iSii. — 
 Harriet, b. Feb. 25, 1813. — Charles. — jFohn. — Mary. — Ly- 
 man. [The last four settled in Alexandria, N. Y.] 
 
 5. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel (2), m. Nabby Jones of Wilton, 
 d. Nov. 23, 1878, in her 84th year. Resided in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
481 
 
 Seleftman 1822 — '25, '27 — '29, '34, '42 — '44, '46 ; representa- 
 tive '44, '46. He d. Apr. 12, 1872. 
 
 Ch. : Milo,\). 061. 24, 1813 ; m., June i, 1842, Eliza L., 
 dau. of Samuel Burt (2). He settled finally in Amity, Me., 
 where he became a prominent citizen. Was extensively en- 
 gaged in fruit-culture. He d. May 22, 1854. — jTemima, b. 
 Nov. 27, 1821 ; m. Otis Gibson; d. July 16, 1849. Had one 
 dau., Samaria M. Gibson, b. May 21, 1846, and m., Jan. i, 
 1867, Leroy S. Howe, now of Lyndon, Vt. — Harriet M., b. 
 Dec. 6, 1823 ; m. David L, Stoddard (12). — Levi W., h. Odl. 
 30, 1829 ; d. on his way to California. 
 
 WARNER, Martin, settled in Chfd. probably before 1770. He 
 
 m. 1st, Deborah ; 2d, Mary . Seledlman 1773, 
 
 '74, '86. He rem. to Thetford, Vt , probably about 1800. 
 
 Ch. : Caroline, h. Sept. 7, 1760; m. Edmond Farnsworth 
 (i). — Patty, b. Apr. 17, 1764. — Eleazer, b. Mar. 3, 1766; m. 
 Eunice Kendall ; d. in Gowanda, N. Y. — Patience, b. July 10, 
 1768. — Phebe, b. 061. 13, 1770. — Martin, b. Od. 22, 1772. — 
 Samuel, b. Nov. 8, 1774. — Seth, b. Oct. 4, 1776. — (By 2d 
 marriage) Sally, b. Apr. 30, 1786. — Polly, b. Mar. 10, 1788. 
 — Betsey, b. Aug. 2, 1791. 
 
 WARREN, Capt. Samuel, d. in 1812, in his 83d year. His wife, 
 , d. in 1807, in her 80th year. 
 
 WARREN, Sumner, m., Sept. 30, 1841, Luthera Willard, and re- 
 sided in Chfd. from 1845 to '65. Tanner at Fadlory Village. 
 Town-clerk 1845. Res. at present in Keene. 
 
 Ch. : Lyman H., b. June 26, 1842. Captain in the U. S. 
 Army. He d. at Houston, Texas, Sept. 18, 1867. (See p. 
 IZ3.) — George A., b. Mar. 8, 1845 ; d. Jan. 14, 1853. — Re- 
 becca D., b. Aug. 14, 1851 ; d. Jan. 23, 1853. — Norman S., 
 b. July 9, \%<i^.— Frank B., b. Aug. 21, 1859. 
 
 WEBSTER, Charles C, b. in Salem, Mass., Nov. 27, 1810, m., 
 0(ft. 22, 1833, Lavernie, dau. of Joseph Clark (2). He was 
 educated at Bradford Academy, Phillips Academy, (at And- 
 over, Mass.), and Dartmouth College, graduating from the 
 last named institution in 1830; read law in Salem, Mass., and 
 
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482 
 
 at the Cambridge Law School ; was admitted to pra6tice in 
 0<ft., 1833. From July, 1839, to Jan., 1846, he pradlised law 
 in Chfd. He then rem. to Keene, where he has resided ever 
 since. He has had six ch., only three of whom are now liv- 
 ing, viz. : C. Fred, who was in the Union army during the 
 whole of the Civil War, and is now a lawyer in Keene ; Fran- 
 ces M., who m. the late Granville K. Harris f Sarah Elizabeth, 
 who m. Sewall F. Rugg, now of Chfd. 
 
 WELCH, John, m. Rebecca , and had sons, Nathan and 
 
 Charles (twins), b. Feb. 8, 1779. His name disappears about 
 1790. 
 
 WETHERBEE. 
 
 1. JoAB Wetherbee, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Apr. 26, 1759, 
 
 was in Chfd. in 1782. His wife was Abigail Houghton, b. in 
 Leominster, Mass., Dec. 19, 1758, and d. in Chfd., Mar 12, 
 1846. He d. in Chfd., Apr. 4, 1843. 
 
 Ch. : Abigail, b. Aug. 15, 1781 ; m. Isaac Bunday, of 
 Burke, Vt. ; d. Mar., \%(i*].—Joab, b. Feb. 23, 1783.— ^3?- 
 shai, b. Apr. 12, 1787 ; m. Betsey, dau. of Wm. Reed (q. v.) 
 Resided in Chfd. Seledlman 1829, '30. Hed. Dec. 22, 1869. 
 
 Had 2 ch. : a dau., , and son, Albert R. — yemima, b. 
 
 May 8, 1789; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Feb. 21, 1846. — Vaskti, b. 
 Apr. 16, 1791 ; m. Geo. Buckman ; d. Sept. 25, 1840. — Mary, 
 m., 1815, Reuben Marsh (2) ; d. Feb. 10, 1859, a. 65. — Lucy, 
 b. June II, 1796; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Sept. 9, 1875. — Asahel 
 (2), b. May 6, 1801. — Ira, b. Feb. 13, 1804; d. Jan., 1850. 
 
 2. Asahel, son of Joab (i), m., 1832, Diana, dau. of Solomon 
 Willard (4). Resided in Chfd. Stone-mason. Hed. in.Gen- 
 essee Co., N. Y., Aug. 29, 1838. 
 
 Ch. : Charles W., b. Sept. 19, 1833. — Ira A., h. July 23, 
 1835 ; res. in Cal. — Asahel C, b. 06t. 12, 1837 ! '^s. in Bol- 
 ton, Mass. 
 
 WETHERBEE, Hezekiah, 1787 (or before)- '92. 
 
 WETHERBEE, Caleb, 1804— '23.^ A dau., Louisa, m., 1817, 
 Peter, son of Peter Albee (i). 
 
483 
 
 WHEELER. 
 
 Peter Wheeler, b, probably about 1733, served seven years 
 with Capt. Patch, of Littleton, Mass., as an apprentice to the 
 trade of carpenter and joiner. He m. Olive Davis, and lived 
 a while in Littleton. July 23, 1762, he purchased in Chfd. lot 
 No. 9, in the 15th range; and Jan. 22, 1766, house-lots Nos. 
 I and 3, in the 12th range. He settled where Russell H. Da- 
 vis now lives, not far from the brook that beacs his name. It 
 is said that he helped build the "old meeting-house," and that 
 he took an atStive part in promoting the welfare of the new 
 town. He appears to have d. about 1814. 
 
 Ch. . Lydia, b. Sept. 8, 1760 ; m., about 1789, Moses John- 
 son (q. V.) ; d. in Putney, Vt., Apr. 16, 1816. — Peter (2), b. 
 1762. — jFane, unm. ; d. May 26, 1790, in her 37th year. — 
 John^ra.. ist, Salome Killicut ; 2d, Widow Persis Newton, 
 
 of Newfane, Vt. ; d. in Stratton, Vt. — Efhraim, m. 
 
 Converse. Was a merchant at West Townshend, Vt., and 
 other places. Had several sons, one of whom was a general 
 in the Rebel army, in the civil war. He (Ephm.) d. in Strat- 
 ton, Vt., in 1850. — yonathan (3), b. Sept. 30, 1770 — Olive, 
 d. young. — Samuel, d. May 27, i794) a. 18. — Sally, b. 1780; 
 m. Aija Walker (2) ; d. May 17, 1856. 
 
 Peter, son of Peter (i), m., 1793, Sarah, dau. of Amos Hub- 
 bard (3), and who d. 1851. Resided in Chfd. He d. Mar. 
 20, 1846. 
 
 Ch. : Hubbard {1^), b. July 14, 1794. — Sophia, m., 1825, 
 James Hubbard, of Royalston, Mass. — Maria T., unm. ; d. 
 in Chfd — Sally, unm. ; d. in 1822, a. 22. — Samuel, m., Aug. 
 25, 1846, Sarah W. Goddard, of Royalston. Res. in Dum. 
 Has had 3 ch. : Mary Ann E., b. June 22, 1848, and d. Apr. 
 iS, 1864; Eleanor M., b. Apr. 24, 1851 ; Harriet S., b. May 
 II, 1853, and d. Mar. 28, 1861. — Laura, m. Wm. Barnard 
 (q. V.) — Philena, m. Nathanl. Bowker, of Royalston. — Wil- 
 liam, unm.; d. in Chfd., Dec, 1866. — Warren, m. Harriet 
 Colby, of Middleboro' (.?), Mass. — Ward, m., at West Rox- 
 bury, Mass., Sarah Hawkins.— Watson (5), b. Od. 12, i8i6. 
 — Arminda, m. Geo. Perkins, of Charlestown, Mass. 
 
484 
 
 4- Hubbard, son of Peter (2), m., 1818, Lucy, dau. of John 
 Pierce (i), and who d. Feb. 2, 1854. Resided in Chfd. 
 Farmer. About 1825 he was colonel of the 6th Regt. of N. 
 H. militia. He d. Sept. 21, 1881, at the advanced age of 87 
 years. 
 
 Ch. : Lucy Melinda, b. Feb. 12, 1819 ; m. Ephm. Hunt, of 
 Wmd. — Eliza A. P., b. Feb. 19, 1820 ; unm. Res. in Chfd. 
 Has engaged in school-teaching to a considerable extent. — 
 Samuel Davis, b. Feb. 22, 1822 ; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Mar. 28, 
 1879. — Ira Parker, b. Apr. 4, 1824; d. in 1845. 
 
 5. Watson, son of Peter (2), m. ist. Mar. 23, 1843, Miranda, 
 dau. of John H. Barrett (i), and who d. Mar. 12, 1864; 2d. 
 Nov. 24, 1864, Widow Sophia S. Smith, d. Feb. 17, 1869 ; 3d, 
 May I, 1870, Jennie O., dau. of Samuel Thomas, of Hins. 
 Res. in Chfd. Farmer. 
 
 Ch. : Malvina P., b. Mar. 6, 1849; ■"•' O"^- '' '^68, Ora 
 F. Smith. Res. in Rehoboth, Mass. — Charles W., b. Dec. 
 30, 1850; m. Altie Tyler, of Vernon, Vt., where he res. — 
 Albert H., b. Feb. 5, 1862 ; d. Aug. 14, the same year. — Wil- 
 son y., b. Feb. 16, 1866; d. Feb. 12, iM^.—Prank A.,h. 
 Jan. 5, 186S,.— Nellie G., h. June 9, 1871. — S. Weston, b. 
 June 5, 1873. 
 3. Jonathan, son of Peter (i), m., 1802, Lavina, dau. of Aaron 
 Fisk (i), and who d. in Newfane, Vt., in 1854. Had. in 
 Chfd. about 1840. 
 
 Ch. : y^ohn (6), b. Aug. 6, 1802. — Louisa, m. ist, 1821, 
 Jason Cressey, of Marlboro', Vt., d. about 1847 i '^^1 Ebenezer 
 Porter, of Coleraine, Mass., where she d. — Addison, m.,Apr., 
 1831, Sophia, dau. of Montgomery Darling (4) ; d. Odt., the 
 same year. A posthumous dau., Elvira A., was b. Feb. 29, 
 1832. 
 
 6. John, son of Jonathan (3), m.. Mar. i, 1S21, Roxana, dau. of 
 
 Edward and Demmis (Titus) Hall, and who was b. Apr. 21, 
 1805. He resided in Chfd. till 1849, when he rem. to New- 
 fane, Vt., where he now lives. 
 
 Ch. : Olive Davis, b. June 29, 1822; m. Warren R. Hil- 
 dreth. Res. at Fayetteville, Vt. — J^okn Adams, b. Feb. 16, 
 1825 ; m. Margaret Kidd, of Montgomery, N.. Y. Res. in 
 
485 
 
 CA\.—yo/ia. Foster (7), b. May 22, 1827.— (Two d. in in- 
 fancy.)— ^oy^ Henry (8), b. Aug. 30, i%t^i.— Francis War- 
 ren, b. Feb. 8, 1836; m. Harriet Doty, of Craftsbury, Vt. 
 Res. in Worcester, Mass. — Ann Viola, b. Nov. 11, 1838; m. 
 M. Wells Bridge, of Springfield, Mass.— iVo^/«a« Fisk, b. 
 Aug. 18, 1841 ; m. Lizzie Waterman, of Springfield, where 
 he res. 
 
 Jonathan F., son of John (6), m., July 28, 1846, Mary Ann,, 
 dau. of Elias Brown (q. v.) Res. in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : George B., b. Sept. 12, 1848 ; m.. Mar. 6, 1873, Mary 
 Jane Boutelle. Res. at Bellows Falls, Vt. — James Frank, b. 
 May 5. 1852 ; m., June 18, 1873, Matilda YhWW^s.—Flias B., 
 b.Feb. 24, 1855; «!•■ Mar. iS, 1882, Mary E., dau. of Otis 
 H. Scott (6). — Gustina M., b. Aug. u, 1859; d. Mar. 18, 
 i860. — Norman F., b. Feb. 2, i86i ; d. Dec. 11, 1863. 
 
 HoYT H., son of John (6), m. Minnie L. Maclay, of Lock- 
 port, N. Y. Res. in Jamaica, Vt. He was born in the old 
 house that formerly stood where Russell H. Davis's house now 
 stands, on the farm on which his great-grandfather. Peter 
 Wheeler (i), settled. Having attended the Academy, under the 
 instru6lion of Nathan Kendall, John Goldsbury, Rev. Wm. 
 Patton, and Samuel D. Lord, several terms, he went, in 1849, 
 with his father, to Newfane, Vt., where he continued his stud- 
 ies at seledt-schools. In 1854, ^^ ^^® preceptor of the Acad- 
 emy in his native town, and, in 1857, taught a seledt-school at 
 Westminster West, Vt. Afterwards, he taught distriA-schools 
 in Chesterfield, Dummerston, West Townshend and Newfane. 
 Having decided to enter the legal profession, Mr. Wheeler 
 read law with Chas. K. Field, Esq., at Williamsville, Vt.,and 
 with J. D. Bradley, Esq., and Geo. B. Kellogg, Esq., atBrat- 
 tleboro' ; was admitted to the bar of Windham Co. (Vt.) 
 Court, at the September term, in 1859, and commenced to prac- 
 tise with Hon. John E. Butler, at Jamaica, Vt. He was rep- 
 resentative from that town to the Vermont Assembly in 1867, 
 and was a member of the Senate of that State in '68 and '69. 
 In 1869, he was also ele<Sted judge of the Supreme Court of 
 Vermont, which office he held by successive eledtions till he 
 
486 
 
 was appointed by President Hayes judge of the U. S. District 
 Court, for the distrid of Vermont, Mar. i6, 1877, — a position 
 that he still retains. 
 
 WHEELER. 
 
 1. Joseph Wheeler, b. probably about 1729, was in Chfd. in 
 
 1770, having come, as is supposed, from some town in Mass., 
 though, according to tradition, he was Scotch by birth, or of 
 Scotch extradlion. In 1772, he purchased of Sarah Emmons 
 (q. V.) lot No. 12, in the 15th range, the same being a part of 
 the farm afterwards owned and occupied successively by his 
 grandson, Ashbel Wheeler, Sen., David W. Goodrich, and 
 Eleazer Randall, Jr. He appears to have d. about 1805. He 
 is known to have had, at least, 3 ch. : Benjamin (2), b. Odt. 
 22, 1756. — Susanna, m., 1777, Ephm. Wheeler (q. v.) — yokn 
 (3), b. about 1768. 
 
 2. Benjamin, son of Joseph (i), m. Sarah, dau. of Abner Har- 
 ris (i), and who was b. Mar. 5, 1758, and d. Nov. 9, 1821. 
 Resided in Chfd., and lived many years on the farm now own- 
 ed and occupied by Wm. L. Clegg. Soldier i775- He d. 
 Nov. 16, 1844. 
 
 Ch. : Isaac (4), b. Apr. 12, 1780. — Polly, b. Jan. 9, 1782; 
 m., 1800, Josiah Hastings (8). — J^oseph, b. Jan. 18, 1784; d. 
 1787. — Ashbel (5), b. Nov. 26, 1785. — Sally, b. Aug. 39, 
 1787 ; d. 1795. — (Three infants b. and d. 1790.) — Clarissa, h. 
 May 28, 1792; m., 1815, Eleazer Randall (5) ; d. June 7, 
 1844. — Salome, b. Apr. 22, 1794; m., 1813, David W. Good- 
 rich (i) ; d. Jan. 28, 1879. — Chancey, b. Feb. 27, 1796; d. 
 1797. — Dolly (half-sister of the preceding), b. Nov. 18, 1822 ; 
 m., Dec. 31, 184.6, Benj. V. Smith (23). 
 
 4. Isaac, son of Benjamin (2), m., 1800, Matilda, dau. of An- 
 drew Hastings (2). Between 1S15 and '19, he rem. to St. 
 Lawrence Co., N. Y., where he d. 
 
 Ch. : Nelson (6) (half-brother of the following) , b. May 22, 
 1799. — Lebina, and perhaps others. 
 
 6. Nelson, son of Isaac (4), m., Jan. 9, 1821, Ber.sheba Moore, 
 of Putney, Vt., d. Nov. 18, 1875. Blacksmith. He d. May 
 I, 1864. 
 
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487 
 
 Ch. : Lucinda E., b. in Putney, July 8, 1822 ; d. in Chfd. 
 in 1837. — Lorinda 7?., b. in Chester, Vt., Aug. 4, 1824; m., 
 Aug. 23, 1846, Wm. H. Tibbetts, of Farmington, yit..— Fan- 
 ny E., b. in Lyndon, Vt., Nov. 27, 1826 ; m., in Dum., July 
 I, 1844, Isaac Boyden ; d. in Brat.. Sept. 24, 1875. — Laura 
 M., h. in Lyndon, May 8, 1829; m. ist, 061. 26, 1853, Wm. 
 H. Fairchild, of New Haven, Conn, j 2d, Wm. G. Wheaton, 
 of Peoria, 111. ; 3d, T. A. Plants, of Pomeroy, O. — Rufus 5., 
 b. in Lyndon, June 19, 1831 ; d. Apr. 28, 1832. — Susan A., 
 h. in Lyndon, July 14, 1833; ""•' Apr. 13, 1851, Newell R. 
 Lougee, of Gilmanton. — Lorenzo B., b. in Barton, Vt., Jan. 
 16, 1836; d. Mar. 18, 1839. — Demanster H.,h. in Barton, 
 Feb. 27, 1838 ; unm. Res. in Putney, Vt. — Permelia and 
 Paulina, b. in Putney, Nov. 20, 1840. Permelia m. Edwin 
 French, of Dum. ; Paulina d. May i, 1842. — Emma A., b. in 
 Putney, Dec. 2, 1845 ; d. Apr. 14, 1854. 
 
 AsHBEL, son of Benjamin (2), m., 1804, Diana, dau. of Elea- 
 zer Randall (2), and who d. Sept., 13, 1852. For many years 
 he was a well-known merchant and distiller at the West Vil- 
 lage (see pp. 162, 165), being also engaged, a part of the time, 
 in farming. Commencing business with little or no capital, 
 save his own native tadt and shrewdness, he succeeded in ac- 
 quiring a considerable fortune. He was, also, a violin-player, 
 and in his early and middle manhood was extensively employ- 
 ed to play at balls and "kitchen-dances," often in company 
 with Mr. Asa Smith, Mr. Gardner Smith, or other old-time 
 knights of the bow. The store which he established at the 
 West Village was extensively patronized, and was long one of 
 the principal stores in the town. He d. June 20, 1866. 
 
 Ch. : Prusha, b. Sept. 22, 1805 ; d. June 29, 1810. — Poster 
 A. (7), b. Feb. 23, 1808. — Prusha, b. Dec. 16, 1810; m. ist, 
 Apr. 23, 1829, Harden Ford (q. v.) ; 2d, Jan., 1843, Chas. 
 L. Strong (q. v.) — Eliza, b. Dec. 24, 1813 ; m., 1834, Nor- 
 man Harris (11) ; d. in San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 5, 1868. — 
 Askbel, h.]&n. 2, 1817; m., Apr. 17, 1838, Harriet, dau. of 
 John C. Hall, M. D., of Concord ; d. in Chfd., June 25, 1871. 
 Had no ch. — Maria, b. June 22, 1819 ; m., 1840, A. Sidney 
 Baxter, then of Rockingham, Vt., now sf N. Y. City ; d. Apr. 
 
488 
 
 4, i854- — Laura S., b. June 30, 1824; m., 1850, Joseph H. 
 Buffum, of Walpole ; d. June. 11, 1856. — Helen Mar and Wm. 
 Wallace, b. Feb. 24, 1827. Helen M. m., May 28, 1853, 
 Lucien, son of Alpheus Snow (6), and d. at Acapulco, Mex- 
 ico, June 29, 1853 ; Wm. W. d. Aug. 29, 1830. — Sarah M., 
 b. Dec. 27, 1829 ; unni. ; d. Oft. 8, 1850. 
 
 7. Foster A., son of Ashbel (5), m. Betsey Gibson, of London- 
 derry, Vt., b. Sept. 8, 1808. He resided many years in Janes- 
 ville, Wis., where he d. Nov. 2, 1878. 
 
 Ch. : William W., h. Nov. 15, 1833 ; m. Helen M. Dustin. 
 Res. in Emporia, Kan. — Charles F., b. Feb. 17, 1836; m. 
 Julia A. Dustin. Res. in Topeka, Kan. — Ellen S., b. Mar. 
 2, 1840 ; m. Dr. Judson Hale, d. Dec. 18, 1872, a. 39. She 
 d. in Janesville, Mar. 19, 18S1. 
 
 3. John, son of Joseph (i), m., 179I) Lucy, dau. of Thomas 
 Holmes (q. v.), and who d. in 1863, a. nearly 90. He rem. 
 about 1806 to Concord, Vt., where he d. in 1838. 
 
 Ch. : Joseph, d. Apr. 22, 1795, a. 3 yrs. 7 mos. — Harry, 
 d. Apr. 21, 1795, a. 2 yrs. 4 mos. — Lucy, b. Odl., i794i n^- 
 Warner Bingham, and was the mother of Hon. Harry Bing- 
 ham, of Littleton, the eminent lawyer, and Hon. George Aj 
 Bingham, lately one of the associate justices of the Supreme 
 Court of this State. She d. Odl., 1839. — John, b. Apr., 1796 ; 
 d. July, iB,'jB,.—Ediik, b. 1797; d. May, i860. 
 
 WHEELER, James, may have been in Chfd. in 1770. His wife 
 
 was Esther , d. in i794- He d. in 1792. Only 2 ch. 
 
 were recorded : Lucy,h. Sept. 22, 1769; jFames,h. Kug. ^, 
 1772, and d. 1777. 
 
 WHEELER, James, said to have been the brother of Ephm., Ben- 
 jamin, 2nd, and Randall Wheeler (q. v.), may have been in 
 
 Chfd. in 1773' His wife was Rachel . Seledtman 
 
 1792 (.'), 1800, '01. His name disappears between 1815 and 
 '19. 
 
 Ch. : Jonathan, b. Apr. 18, 1777; Hannah, b. Mar. 12, 
 1775; Silas, h.M.&y 21, 1780, and m., 1803, Sally Bishop; 
 Rachel, b. Nov. 3, 1782 ; E-phraim, b. Jan. 26, 1785 ; Leon- 
 ard, b. July 14, 1787; Rosvoell, b. May 11, 1790; Leah, b. 
 June 23, 1792 ; Panny, b. Dec. i, 1794. 
 
489 
 
 WHEELER, Ephraim, said to have been the brother of James 
 Wheeler (q. v.), m., 1777, Susanna, dau. of Joseph Wheeler 
 (i). Only 2 ch. were recorded: Sarahs b. June 28, 1777; 
 Molly, b. Dec, 8, 1780. 
 
 WHEELER, Benjamin, (styled Second, to distinguish him from 
 Benj. Wheeler (2) ), said to have been the brother of James 
 Wheeler (q. v.), was in Chfd. in 1787. His wife was Eliza- 
 beth . His name disappears between 1815 and '19. 
 
 Four ch. were recorded : jpohn, b. May 4, 1790; Lymon,\). 
 Apr. I, 1792 ; JJose.a, b. Mar. 23, 1794; Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 
 1796. 
 
 WHEELER, Randall, said to have been the brother of James 
 Wheeler (q. v.), 1787 — about 1800. 
 
 WHEELER, Jeremiah, from New Salem, Mass., m., 1781, Atha- 
 liah Cobleigh. He rem. about 1800 to Windham, Vt. Three 
 ch., at least, were born in Chfd.: Patty, b. Mar. 22, 1783; 
 Thene, b. Nov. 20, 1787 ; Abigail, b. Mar. 6, 1790. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 1. John White was in Chfd. in 1794. His wife was Lydia , 
 
 d. Odl. 31, 1842, a. 77. He d. Dec. 7, 1825, a. 62. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) yphn, d. in 
 Hoosac, N. Y. — Willard. — Warren. — Freedom. — Henry, d. 
 in Chfd., Nov. 19, 1844, a. 55.— yaco3 T. {2).— Sarah T., 
 m., 1817, Nathaniel Albee (q. v.) ; d. in 1849, a. <~,a,.— Polly. 
 
 2. Jacob T., son of John (i), m., 1823, Lucy, dau. of Richard 
 
 Hopkins (i), and who d. Odl. 25, 1871. Resided in Chfd. 
 He d. Dec. 24, 1863, in his 73d year. 
 
 Ch. : George R., unm. ; d. at San Francisco, Cal., Odl. 18, 
 
 1850, a. 26. — Ann, m. Justus R. Rogers, of Keene. — Sarah, 
 
 m. Arza A., son of Josiah Higgins {i^^.— Harriet M., d. 
 
 young. — Harriet M., d. young. 
 
 WHITE, John, in Chfd. 1776. His name disappears before 1787. 
 
 WHITE, Nathaniel, m., 1797, Sally Farr. 
 
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 WHITE. 
 
 1. Ephraim White resided in Qifd. for a few years previous to 
 
 1814 or '15, one of which years he d. His wife is said to have 
 been Elizabeth Smith. 
 
 Ch. : Bradford, d. in Chfd., Sept. 19, 1826, a. 26. — Wash- 
 ington, m., 1830, Adeline M. Crosby; d. before 1834. Had 
 one dau., Elizabeth, m. ist, John Palmer; 2d, Hiram Bryant. 
 —MaUnda,xa. Fuller. — Clarissa, unm. — Warren (2). 
 
 2. Warren, son of Ephraim (i), m., 1826, Sally, dau. of John 
 Darling (i), and who d. Feb. 8, 1873. He d. in Chfd., Oft., 
 1827. 
 
 Ch. : John W., b. Nov. 26, 1827 ; m. Ellen M. Kimball. 
 For many years be resided in Boston, being employed as a 
 salesman in a large dry-goods store, and was also, for a while, 
 a member of a firm in that city. For about the past ten years 
 he has been a resident of Chfd. ; and to his enterprise and 
 perseverance is mainly due the construction of the steamboat 
 that bears as its name the italicized word in this clause. He 
 has had two ch. : James W., Ellen M. 
 
 WHITNEY, Ephraim, was in Chfd. in 1776. His wife was Jane 
 Bancroft, of Salem, Mass., d. in Chfd., Nov. 9, 1795, in her 
 73d year. He d. Odt. 2, the same year, in his 72d year. His 
 dau., Molly, m. ist, Col. Samuel King (2) ; 2d, Capt. Simon 
 Willard (q. v.) ; d. in Winer, about 1S32. 
 
 WHITNEY, Ephraim, Jr., probably son of Ephraim (q. v.), m. 
 
 Rhoda . His name disappears about 1792. Only 2 ch. 
 
 were recorded : Sally, b. Mar. 16, 1779 ; Dorcas, b. Sept. 22, 
 1782. 
 
 WHITNEY, Joel, m. ist, , and had, at least, 2 ch. : Joel, 
 
 b. Feb. 21, 1777 ; Nabby, b. May 19, 1786, and m., 1806, Ti- 
 "tus, son of Ebenezer Farr (4). Joel, Sen., m. 2d, Edee Far- 
 well, widow of Benj. Farwell (2). She was a midwife, and 
 was long known as "Granny Whitney." 
 
 WHITNEY Daniel, m. Eunice . His name is not found 
 
 after 1794- Four ch. were recorded : Adolphus, b. Dec. 13, 
 1782, and d. 1785; George, b. Jan. 11, 1785; Vashni, b. 
 June 3, 1788 ; Calvin, b. Aug. 23, 1790. 
 
 WHITNEY, Moses, had a son, Moses, d. 1774. 
 
491 
 
 WILBER, Joseph, from Taunton, Mass., settled in Chfd. in 1838 
 oi- '39. His father and mother, Isaiah and Prudence Wilber, 
 came to Chfd. with him. The former d. May 3, 1853, a. 81 ; 
 the latter, Sept. 19, 1849, a. 77. Joseph m. Lydia, dau. of 
 Bethuel Field (i), and who d. Dec. 29, 1876. He d. Feb. zo, 
 1877, a. 63. 
 
 Ch. : Sarah P., m. Wm. R. Smith, now of Chfd. ; d. Nov. 
 25, 1877, in her 39th year. — Addie O., m. Erving A. Hildreth, 
 of Chfd. ; d. Sept. 24, 1874, in her 27th year. 
 
 WILD. 
 I. Benjamin Wild came from Norton, Mass., in the autumn of 
 1801, and settled in the eastern part of the town. His wife 
 was Sarah Babbitt, d. in Chfd. in 1826, in her 74th year. He 
 d. the same year, in his 79th year. 
 
 Ch. : (All b. in Norton) Sally, m. Lysander Makepeace, of 
 Norton. — yohn (2). — Nancy, m., 1807, Orlo Richardson (2) ; 
 d. Apr. 4, 1872, a. nearly 90. — David, who entered Dartmouth 
 College with the intention of preparing himself for one of the 
 "learned professions," but was obliged to abandon the under- 
 taking on account of ill health. At the same time his voice 
 failed, so that he could not speak aloud. He m., in 1817, Ab- 
 igail, dau. of Moses Smith (3), and settled in Fredonia, N. 
 Y., where he became a popular magistrate. One of his daugh- 
 ters, Ann, m. Judge Sanford E. Church, of Albion, N. Y., 
 lately deceased. — Nathan (3),b. June 14, 1787. — Abigail, m. 
 Marcus Holbrook (2). — Elsie, m., 1820, John, son of Ichabod 
 Albee (3). 
 
 2. John, son of Benjamin (i)', m. Lydia Newcombe. He resided 
 
 a number of years in Adams, Mass., and then rem. to Ellis- 
 burg, N. Y., where he d. about 1834 or '35. 
 
 Ch. : Benjamin F., b. May 24, 1803. — Charles P., b. June 
 3, 1804 ; d. in Adams, while a young man. — Salome, d. young. 
 
 — Samuel, d. young. — Sarah, d. unm. — Mary, m. 
 
 McKee. — Elsie, m. Roderick Brewster, and resided in N. Y. 
 
 State. 
 
 3. Nathan, son of Benjamin (i), m., Aug. 18, 1814, Rachel 
 Newcombe, sister of his brother John's wife, and who d. in 
 Greene Co., Ind., July 17, 1840. 
 
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 In his youth he had a fondness for mathematical studies, 
 which he pursued at home, with the assistance of his brother 
 David. The latter once remarked, in later years, that the ed- 
 ucation which he had acquired did himself but little good, but 
 was of great value to his brother Nathan. Nathan applied 
 himself assiduously to the study of surveying and astronomy, 
 and soon became one of the most skillful surveyors in the State, 
 and an astronomer of considerable proficiency. After his mar- 
 riage he settled on a farm situated near the present stage-road 
 leading from Faftory Village to Keene, about one mile from 
 the former place. This farm is at present owned by Rev. T. 
 L. Fowler. He now engaged not only in pradtical farming 
 and surveying, but in the publication of an almanac, known 
 for a while as "The Improved New England Almanack and 
 Ephemeris," and afterwards as "The Farmer's, Mechanic's and 
 Gentleman's Almanack." He appears to have begun the pub- 
 lication of his almanacs about 1819, and they were generally, 
 though not always, printed by John Prentiss, at Keene. 
 
 (For a description of this almanac, and a few extradls there- 
 from, see p. 191.) 
 
 Not only was Mr. Wild a pradlical farmer, surveyor, astron- 
 omer and almanac-maker, but he also held several important 
 Civil offices. He was selectman from 1820 to '25, and repre- 
 sentative to the General Court in '31 and '32. In '33 and '34, 
 he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate, In the 
 midst of a useful and honorable career he was summoned away 
 by that messenger who comes, sooner or later, to all ; and, on 
 the fifth day of March, 1838, he passed away from the place 
 of his earthly labors. 
 
 Ch. : Nathan Ransel (4), b. July 14, 1815. — Mary JS., b. 
 "Mar. 16, 1820; unm. ; d. in Chfd., Jan. 14, 1843. 
 
 Nathan R., son of Nathan (3), m., Sept. 25, 1838, Maria E., 
 dau. of Abraham Wood (3). In 1840, he rem. to Greene Co., 
 Ind., where he d. Apr. 7, 1851. The sad fate of the little col- 
 ony of Chesterfield people who attempted to settle in that part 
 of Indiana, is described by his son, an eminent lawyer of Cin- 
 cinnati, O., as follows : 
 
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 "N. R. Wild, with his wife and infant child, started for the West in 1840, 
 and after a long journey by wagon, stage and boat, arrived at, and settled 
 in, Greene Co., Indiana. There was about him here quite a settlement of 
 Chesterfield people, who had either gone out shortly before, or with, him. 
 There were Dr. A. G. Skinner and family, Mrs. Skinner being formerly Sy- 
 bil Wood; F. B. Cressey and family, Mrs. Cressey being formerly Rebecca 
 Wood ; Levi Wood, and Abraham Wood and wife, parents of Sybil, Rebecca, 
 Levi and Maria, wife of N. R. Wild. There were also the mother and sister 
 of N. R. Wild, and Ballard Cressey and family. These all owned adjoining 
 farms, and life in the West began for them very brightly. All depended on 
 their farms for a living, except Dr. Skinner and N. R. Wild, the latter being 
 a surveyor and civil engineer. 
 
 Only a few years did this little community remain together. The grave- 
 yard was laid off on one of the farms, and one after another of the little com- 
 pany was laid away in it. Mrs. Cressey, Mrs. Skinner, Levi Wood, Abraham 
 Wood and wife, the mother and infant child of N. R. Wild, followed each 
 other in quick succession. Dr. Skinner moved back to New York, and, upon 
 the death of N. R. Wild, in 1851, his widow was left without a relative near 
 her of all those who had left their eastern home but eleven years before." 
 
 Mrs. Wild having sent one of her boys, Charles, to live with 
 her sister in New York, removed, in 1852, with the other three 
 to College Hill, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, in order that 
 she might obtain better facilities for educating them. 
 
 ' 'For several years her life was severe and straitened, but she never faltered. 
 The boys went to school, and worked during vacations, until the oldest two, 
 Edward and Levi, graduated. Before that time, she had gotten Charles back, 
 and very soon the boys took upon themselves the support of the household." 
 
 Mrs. Wild still resides at College Hill. The ch. of Nathan 
 R. and Maria E. Wild are as follows : Eleanor, d. in infancy. 
 — Edward N., b. July 28, 1841 ; m., Feb. 19, 1874, Amelia 
 F. Goodman. He studied law while teaching school, and 
 serving as mate in the gun-boat service on the southern rivers, 
 in the War of the Rebellion. He is now pradtising his profes- 
 sion in Cincinnati, and is the author of a work entitled "Jour- 
 nal Entries under the Codes of Ohio," a standard book of 
 forms in that State.— Zez-?, b. Aug. 23, 1843. He studied 
 medicine, and went to Youngstown, N. Y., to pradise with 
 Dr. Skinner. He d. Sept. 2, 1873, of consumption. — Charles 
 R., b. Sept. 25, 1845; m., Odl. 10, 1872, Maria L. Davey. 
 He is secretary of the "Western Biographical Publishing Co.," 
 
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 at Cincinnati, the "College Hill Railroad Co.," and the "Buck- 
 eye Cannel Coal Co." — Walter, b. Jan. 14, 1848 ; d. May 6, 
 1875. At the time of the financial panic of 1873, he had charge 
 of the Buciceye Cannel Coal Company's works in Daviess Co., 
 Ind. The coal business having been ruined by the panic, and 
 he having lost a hand by an accident, he became despondent, 
 and. in a fit of mental aberration, shot himself. 
 
 WILLARD, Capt. Simon, probably from Winer., appears to have 
 settled in Chfd. about 17S8. He m., about the same time, 
 Molly, wid. of Col. Samuel King (2), and who is said to have 
 d. in Winer, about 1832. He resided in Chfd. till about 1813, 
 when he rem. to Winer., where he d. at the age of nearly 100 
 years. He represented Chfd. in the General Court 1794 — '96, 
 and afterwards seven successive years (iSoi — '07.) 
 
 Ch. : Elijah, b. Dec. 28, 1788 ; unm. — Catharine, b. Aug. 
 2, 1791 ; m., 181 1, Joseph Pattridge (4) ; d. in Osceola, 111., 
 Feb. 3, 1865. — yane, b. Odl. 2, 1793; m. Jarib, son of John 
 Sanderson (4) ; d. June 3, 1852. — Seth, b. Feb. 2, 1796; m. 
 Fanny Battles. 
 
 WILLARD. 
 
 2. Gibson Willard, brother of Thomas Willard (3), came from 
 Harvard, Mass., and settled in the south-east quarter of this 
 town, probably about 1789. His wife was probably Mary 
 Hall. His will was made Odl. 9, 1816, and proved Apr. 15, 
 1817. 
 
 Ch. : (So far as known, but order uncertain) Solomon (4). 
 — Mary, m., 1798, James Henry (2) ; d. Feb. 25, 1850. — 
 Phineas, m., 1803, Hannah, dau. of Daniel Colburn (2), but 
 
 had no ch. — Reuben (5), b. about 1777. — Rebecca, m. 
 
 Haskell, and rem. to Canada. 
 
 4. Solomon, son of Gibson (2), m. , and had, at least, the 
 
 following ch. : Gibson, m., 1829, Lucy W., dau. of Jona. Tay- 
 lor (i). — Mary, m. Sullivan, son of Zadock Presho" (i). — 
 Diana, m. Asahel Wetherbee (2). — Lewis. — Phineas. 
 
 5. Reuben, son of Gibson (2), m. ist, Nancy Reed, d. at High- 
 gate, Vt. ; 2d, in Swanton, Vt., Samantha Lathrop ; 3d, 1850, 
 
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 Mrs. Lurana Wheeler, wid. of Ephm. Wheeler, of Wmd. At 
 the time of the second war between Great Britain and the 
 United States, he lived at Highgate, Vt., and for a while drove 
 a team that carried provisions for the American army. He d. 
 in Wmd. in 1853. 
 
 Ch. : (By I St marriage) Nancy, m., in Ohio, Stephen Loucy. 
 — Sabra, m. Frederick Foltz, at Indianapolis, Ind. — Wash- 
 ington, m. Eliza, dau. of Daniel Forbush, of Chfd., and rem. 
 
 to Wis. — Levi, m. , at Dover, Vt., and rem. to Iowa. — 
 
 (By 2d marriage) Hannah, b. Mar. 13, 181 7 ; ni., 1839, Hen- 
 ry O. Clark (4). — Rebecca, b. Mar. 6, 1819; m. Sumner, son 
 of Eli Black; d. July, 1853. — Prutia, m. Bradley Hill; d. 
 Odl., 1847. — Hoana, m. Chas. Blackmer, at Belchertown, 
 Mass. — Mary, m. Henry Brown, at Swzy. — Russell, m. Viola 
 Pike, at West Wardsboro', Vt. [Five d. in infancy.] 
 
 3. Thomas Willard, brother of Gibson Willard (2), also came 
 from Harvard, Mass., about 1791, and settled on the farm after- 
 wards owned by Samuel Goodrich, now owned and occupied 
 by Willard Henry. He probably rem. to Highgate, Vt., about 
 . 1806. His wife's name has not been ascertained, but he had, 
 at least, the following ch. : Stephen, m. Mary, dau. of Wm. 
 Henry (1). — Sally, m., 1796, Abel Fletcher (i). — Sibyl, m., 
 1799, Bunker G. Hubbard (5). [Another dau. m. (perhaps) 
 Levi Buttrick.] 
 
 WITHINGTON, Edward, son of Benjamin, came from Chelms- 
 ford, Mass., and settled in Chfd. abo'ut 1819. His father, Ben- 
 jamin, also came with him, and d. in Chfd., May 16, 1851, a. 
 nearly 90. Edward was a tanner. (See p. 160.) He m. Ly- 
 dia Hodgman, of Chelmsford, d. Mar. 4, 1879, a. nearly 87. 
 He d. Jan. 27, 1863, in his 74th year. 
 
 Ch. : Seth, b. in Chelmsford, Dec. 3, 181 2 ; unm. Res. in 
 Chid.— Bdiuin, b. about iS,i6.—Mary P'.,b. about 1818 ; m. 
 Cha?. C. Tenney, of Bam.—y'ames D., b. OQi. 5, 1820.— v4/- 
 .bert, b. Sept. 9, 1823 ; d. \%ze).— Albert C, b. Nov. 2, 1825 ; 
 res. in Milford, Mass. — Asaph,\>. June 26, iSzS.—JIenry H., 
 b. Nov. 18, 1836 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Robert Johnson, of Chfd., 
 and who d. at East Brookfield, Mass., Sept. 27, 1878, in her 
 35th year. 
 
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 WITT. 
 
 1. Artemas Witt was in Chfd. in 1785. He lived on the farn* 
 now owned and occupied by Parker Farr. He m., in Wmd., 
 1777, Eunice, probably dau. of John Peacock (i), and who d. 
 Jan. 25, 1842, a. 87. He d. Apr. 26, 1823, a. nearly 74. 
 
 Ch. : Sally, unni. ; d. in Chfd., May 9, 1839, ^- ^^^ — -Arza 
 (2). — Margaret, m. Elijah, son of Amos Davis (2). — Wil- 
 lard (3). — Lovisa, b. 1792; unm. She was a noted school- 
 teacher, and at the time of her death, Jan. 9, 1854, ^^^ '* ^^■'^ 
 to have been teaching, in Hins., her looth school. 
 
 2. ArzaI son of Artemas (i), m. . He is said to have d. 
 
 in Penn. 
 
 Ch. : Arza, d. in Lowell, Mass. He was a physician. — 
 George C, m. Laura Brown, of Brat., and rem. to Wis. 
 
 3. WiLi AiiD, son of Artemas (i), m., 1808, Lydia, probably dau. 
 of Isaiah Harvey (i). 
 
 Ch. : (Order uncertain) Almira E., va.., 1832", Samuel D. 
 
 Pierce. — Catharine, m. ist, Purdy, of Walpole ; 2d, 
 
 Harvey Allen. — Eunice, d. young. — Lovisa, d. young. — Ly- 
 dia, rem. from the town. — Willard, m. ist, Howard, 
 
 of Alstead ; 2d, Mrs. Abby Thatcher, doctress. He d. in 
 Westminster, Vt., Mar. 27, 1S81, a. 69. — yohn, d. young. — 
 Charles, rem. to Acworth. 
 WITT, Moses, may have been in Chfd. in 1789, which year a dau., 
 Bethniah, d. in her 7th year. His name does not appear, 
 however, on the tax-lists. 
 
 WOOD. 
 
 William Wood, author of a book entitled "New England's Prospects," em- 
 igrated, at the age of 56, from Derbyshire, England, and settled, in 1638, in 
 Concord, Mass., where he d. May 14, 1671, a. 89. He had, at least, 3 ch,, 
 viz., Michael and Ruth. Michael d. in Concord, May 13, 1674. One of his 
 sons was Abraham, d. in Sudbury, Mass., in 1743. One of Abraham's sons, 
 Cornelius, m., in 1738, Mary Eaton, and had 11 ch., only 4 of whom lived to 
 mature age, viz. ; Abraham (1), Ebenezer, Mary and Mehitabel. 
 
 I. Rev. Abraham Wood, the descendant of Wm. Wood, who 
 emigrated from Eng. in 1638, as related above, settled in Chfd. 
 The following interesting sketch of his life was written by his 
 grandson, Prof. Alphonso Wood, the eminent botanist. 
 
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 REV. ABRAHAM WOOD. 
 
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 "Rev Abraham Wood was born In Sudbury, Mass., A. D., 1748, (Sept. 36); 
 ■was educated in Harvard University, and graduated with the class of 1767. 
 June 4, 1771, he was married to Sarah Loring, of Hingham, Mass., grand 
 daughter of the Rev. Israel Loring, and both were soon on their way, by a 
 perilous journey, into the then all-pervading wilderness of New Hampshire. 
 Here, in the township of Chesterfield, A. D. 1772, he began a ministry which 
 was to continue, without interruption, unto the end of his days. His annual 
 salary was fixed at £80*, and assumed as a town charge, and paid, like other 
 municipal expenses, from the public treasury. His parish was co-extensive 
 with the township, and throughout he was reverenced and beloved almost 
 without exception. His advice or approbation was sought in all public af- 
 fairs, alike in civil, military, educational and religious. He not only minis- 
 tered in the church, but solemnized their marriages, baptized their children, 
 buried their dead, inspected their schools, addressed their martial paradejs, 
 and in their family gatherings was a welcome, nay, an indispen^able guest. 
 
 His sermons were generally written out, and ever true to the oBthodoxy of 
 the Pilgrim Fathers, "notwithstanding the tide of Arianism which began to 
 sweep the churches of New England in the latter part of his ministry. 
 
 In speech he was animated and inspiring, with a clear and ringing voice, 
 and a style that appealed to the reason and conscience rather than to the im- 
 agination of his hearers. 
 
 His ministry extended to the times of the great temperance movement. In 
 the autumn of 1817, he read to his people the substance of Dr. Beecher's 
 'Six Sermons on Intemperance,' then just published and arousing the nation 
 to a sense of the tremendous evils wrought by alcohol. Thus he inaugurated 
 in Chesterfield that good work, the revival of temperance, pledging himself 
 and his household. 
 
 The last five years of his life were subject to much infirmity, so that, at 
 his own request, the Rev. John Walker was called and installed by the church 
 as colleague-pastor. To facilitate this measure, he generously declined his 
 salary in favor of his colleague, accepting for himself thereafter only the 
 voluntary offerings of his people. 
 
 During this period he continued to preach only occasionally. On the great 
 occasion of the //i^-^rs* anniversary of his ministry in Chesterfield, he was 
 once more in his pulpit, and preached to a crowded assembly, reviewing the 
 events of his long and happy connection with that people as their spiritual 
 guide. This was his last public effort. On the 18th of October, 1833, God 
 called him above. A few days before his death, while alone in his study, he 
 was overheard to cry out, as if calling some one. Mrs. Wood, his ever watch- 
 ful consort, hastened to his side, asking, 'Did you call me?' He answered, 
 'No ; I had such a vision of the Heavenly glory awaiting me, that I could 
 not help crying out for joy and wonder.' 
 
 His death was literally a falUrw a»l^eP- In ^is ^^"'^1 (though now impaired) 
 
 ^His salary was first fixed at 65 pounds, but was raised, in 1793, to £80. 
 
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 health he had just now dined, and was reclining on his couch for his accus- 
 tomed after-dinner repose. Mrs. Wood was sitting by. A sudden spasmodic 
 breath, and she started up to look at the sleeper inquiringly. Opening his 
 eyes lie said, 'Nothing, dear, but a little spasm,' and slept again. In ten 
 minutes two or three spasmodic breathings again alarmed her. She was 
 quickly at the bedside, but lo! without a groan, without a pang the spirit had 
 flown forever. In half an hour the tidings had brought to that presence the 
 beloved colleague, who said, as he gazed in sorrow on that placid face, 
 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord 1 They rest from their labors, and 
 their works do follow them. ' 
 
 In person, Mr. Wood was of medium height, with a full habit, smooth 
 face, florid complexion, and an attractive countenance, as shown in a life-size 
 portrait painted by Belknap, now in possession of his grandson, [Prof. A. 
 Wood.] His family consisted of 3 sons and 4 daughters, all of whom have 
 long since passed away. His venerable widow survived him 30 years, and 
 finally died.in Indiana, at the home of one of her daughters, at the ripe age 
 of 93 years." 
 
 The eh. of Rev. Abraham and Sarah (Loring) Wood were 
 as follows : Mary, b. Sept. 26, i773 i d. in infancy. — Mary, 
 b. Mar. 29, 1775; m. ist, Eleazer Taylor; 2d, John Darling 
 
 (i) ; 3d, in Indiana, Jo^y- — Nathan L., b. Odt. 2, 
 
 1777. — Cornelius (2), b. Nov. 10, i779- — Sarah, ]i. July 14, 
 1781 ; m., 1800, Daniel Harvey (5) ; d. Sept. 6, 1862. — Pla- 
 villa, b. Nov. 2, 1783. — Abraham (3), b. July 24, 1785. — 
 Rebecca, b. Aug. 29, 1787; m., 1809, Hapgood Goddard, of 
 Dum. 
 
 2. CoRXELius, son of Rev. Abraham (i), m., 1804, Fanny (or 
 Frances) Doolittle, of Winer. Between 1806 and 'i2, he rem. 
 from Chfd., perhaps to Swanton, Vt., as he is said to have 
 lived there at one tilne. Two ch. were recorded in the records 
 of this town : Frances E., b. Sept. 10, 1805 ; Cornelius E., 
 b. Dec. 27, 1806. 
 
 3. Abraham, son of Rev. Abraham (i), m. Patty, dau. of Asa 
 Dutton, of Dum., and settled in Chfd., on the paternal farm. 
 The house in which he lived, and in which his father lived and 
 died, is the one now owned and occupied by Henry G. Hale. 
 It is situated near the Winchester road, about half a mile souths 
 east of the Centre Village. He was one of the deacons of the 
 church, and town-clerk from 1818 to '33. In 1839, he rem. to 
 Greene Co., Ind., whei-e he d. Sept. 24, 1846, and where his 
 wife also died. 
 
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 Ch.: Alfhonso (4), b. Sept. 17, i^io.— Sibyl D., b. Mar. 
 6, 1812 ; m., 1835, Albert G. Skinner, M. D., son of Timothy 
 Skinner, of Wmd. ; d. in Greene Co., Ind. — Martha C, b. 
 Feb. 21, 1814; m., 1835, Bradley D., son of Jason Davis (q. 
 V.) Res. at Youngstown, N. Y. — Marcia Rebecca, b. Aug. 
 22, 1817; m. Franklin B. Cressey ; d. in Greene Co., Ind. — 
 Blvira Maria, h. Aug. 3, 1819; m., 1838, Nathan R. Wild 
 (4). Res. at College Hill, near Cincinnati, O. — Levi jf., b. 
 Feb. 24, 1822 ; d. in Greene Co., Ind. 
 4. Prof. Alphonso, son of Abraham (3), m. ist, Lucy, dau. of 
 Benj. Baldwin, Esq., of Bradford, Vt., and who d. June 7, 
 1868 ; 2d, 1870, Mrs. Caroline (Sweetser) Barnard, of Wor- 
 cester, Mass. 
 
 He was widely known as the author of several popular 
 works on botany, and was, in fadl, one of the best botanists in 
 the United States. The story of his life, as related by himself 
 a few months before his death, is here given with very slight 
 alterations ; for surely he who did so much to promote the 
 study of the beautiful science to which he devoted his life, is 
 worthy of a conspicuous place among the many eminent and 
 distinguished sons whom Chesterfield has produced. 
 
 His first fifteen years were spent at home in the old manse, dividing his 
 time between rural occupations and study in the village school and the Acad- 
 emy. After this his winters were employed in teaching village schools in 
 other towns, — notably in Keene, Walpole, Claremont, Fitzwilliam, Vernon, 
 Newburyport, — until the date of his graduation at Dartmouth College, A. D. 
 1834. Immediately after this event, he was called to Kimball Union Acade- 
 my at Meriden, as teacher of Natural Science and Latin, where, with an in- 
 terruption of one year only, he remained during the next fifteen years. This 
 one year he spent at Andover, Mass., in the study of theology, endeavoring 
 to fulfill the long cherished purpose of his parents. But his theological train- 
 ing was cut short by a peremptory summons to return to Meriden. Soon 
 after this, Mr. Wood was licensed, after examination, by the Sullivan Coun- 
 ty Association as a preacher of the Gospel ; but his ministry was confined to 
 the army of students that filled the Academy (300—300), and occasional ser- 
 vices in the neighboring churches. 
 
 It was during his residence in Meriden, that he first conceived the purpose 
 of preparing a class-book of botany. The purpose arose very naturally; 
 first, from his excessive fondness for the science, and secondly, from his felt 
 necessities as a teacher of natural history. 
 
500 
 
 Devoting his leisure hours and vacations, largely to botanical excursions 
 and studies, seven years passed, till 1845, when the 'Class-Book' was first is- 
 sued. The work was not stereotyped, being with the publishers a mere ex- 
 periment, and only 1500 copies were printed. 
 
 A demand unexpectedly great soon exhausted this edition. 
 
 In preparing for a new issue, Mr. Wood passed the spring and summer of 
 1846 in the Western States, whither his parents had then removed, botanizing 
 in the prairies and barrens, in order to extent' the limits of his flora as far 
 west as the Mississippi river. He was accompanied by his wife, Lucy, and 
 son, Frank Alphonso, then two years old. 
 
 In the spring of 1849, on account of impaired health, he resigned his con- 
 nection with the K. ,U. Academy, and entered the more active service of 
 civil-engineer in the construction of a railway from Kutland, Vt., to Albanyj 
 . N. Y. 
 
 On the completion of this work (which proved available not only for health 
 but for botanical study), he removed with his family to Cleveland, O. , and 
 there, in 1853, resumed his profession as teacher in the Cleveland Female 
 Seminary, associated with Rev. Elbridge Hosmer, to whom, however, after 
 two years, he transferred his entire interest in the school, and again removed, 
 to become more permanently located at College Hill, near Cincinnati, as pro- 
 fessor in the Ohio Female College, founded and presided over by Rev. John 
 Covert. 
 
 In this beautiful place overlooking the city he passed six years, witnessing 
 many changes. That noble college edifice was destroyed byflre, then rebuilt, 
 under his own auspices, and restored to a full tide of prosperity, when, in 
 1858, having transferred his interest in the college to Messrs. Cary and Vail, 
 he resigned, to enter on a new enterprise at Terre Haute, Ind. , in connection 
 with Mr. Covert — the establishment of the Terre Haute Female College. 
 
 This institution speedily attained to great prosperity and usefulness, and, 
 after two years, in the autunin of 1860, in order to facilitate the reprinting of 
 his books. Prof. Wood removed with his family to Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 The 'Class Book' had now become an important interest. To extend the 
 area of \is flora, an exploration of the Southern States, lasting six montlis of 
 the year 1857, had been accomplished, in which the author, besides botanical 
 lore, had gained an intimate knowledge of the peculiar institution of slavery, 
 then culminating to its downfall. 
 
 After having completed the third re-print of the 'Class-Book,' he again re- 
 sumed the business of instruction, opening, in 1861, (annus miraUlu ! ), the 
 Brooklyn Female Academy. 
 
 In spite of the direful civil war, this institution proved a success, attaining 
 a high repute and generous patronage during the five succeeding years. 
 
 But the love of his favorite science again allured him away, and, in Octo- 
 ber, 1865, Mr. Wood embarked alone for California, leaving his son Frank in 
 the New York University, and his wife and daughter, Lillian, in Freehold, 
 N. J. 
 
501 
 
 In the Pacific States he sojourned one year, in constant travel, surveying 
 the mountains, the mines, the rocks, the peoples, and especially the plants, 
 of that glorious land, from San Diego to Puget's Sound, and returning by 
 the way of the Isthmus, in November, '66. 
 
 In the spring of 1867, having transferred his interests in Brooklyn, he once 
 more collected his family into a new home, in the village of West Farms, a 
 suburb of the City of New York (and now annexed to it) on the north. Here 
 he suffered aflBiotion in the death of his wife Lucy. 
 
 While he resided at West Farms, Prof. Wood was employed 
 in revising and re-publishing his botanical works, and in per- 
 forming the duties connedled with the Chair of Botany in the 
 ' N. Y. College of Pharmacy. He sometimes, also, preached 
 
 as openings in the churches occurred. 
 
 He was the author of tlie following works, which are all 
 published at present by A. S. Barnes & Company : 
 
 1. Class-Book of Botany. 1845. 8vo. 860pp. 
 
 2. Object Lessons in Botany. 1862. 300 pp. 
 
 3. The Botanist and Florist. 1870. i2mo. 630 pp. 
 
 4. Monograph of the Liliaceae of the U. S. 1869. 
 
 5. The Plant Record. 1872. 120 pp. 
 
 6. Flora Atlantica. 1879. 448 pp. 
 
 7. How to Study Plants. 1879. 318 pp. (Written joint- 
 ly with Prof. Steele.) 
 
 Early in December, 1880, he took a severe cold in his head, 
 
 which finally resulted in a fever, with cerebral asthenia, and 
 
 died on the fourth day of January, 1S81. 
 WOOD, Capt. Cornelius, d. in Chfd., Aug. 5, 1781, a. 69. [It 
 
 is possible that he was the father of Rev. Abraham Wood (i)]. 
 WOOD, Thomas, was in Chfd. a few years before 1787. His 
 
 wife was Deborah . One ch. was recorded, Abigail, 
 
 b. Oa. 5, 1782. 
 WOOD, Silas, from Mendon, Mass., was in Chfd. in 1776. His 
 
 wife was Seanworth . His name disappears about 1800. 
 
 Ch. : (9/«w, b. in Mendon, Sept. 9, 1773; Chedorlaomer , 
 
 b. July 9, 1779; Nethaniah, b. Apr. 29, 1782; Reconcile, b. 
 
 Aug. 27, 1786; Hannah, h. May 27, 178- ; Beiee, b. Mar. 
 
 II, 1792; Polly, b. Mar. 2, 1794; Catharine, b. Aug. 18, 
 
 1797. 
 WOOD, Eliphalet, —1788; Ebenezer, 1790— '91. 
 
502 
 
 WOOD (or WOODS), Hannah, m., 1788, Zebediah Johnson 
 (q. V.) 
 
 WORDEN. 
 
 1. Nathan Worden, son of John Worden, of Washington Co., 
 R. I., appears to have settled in Chfd. between 1785 and '87. 
 He had brothers, John and Joseph, and a sister, Hannah, m. 
 Wm. Miller, of Dum., and d. 18^3, a. 62. Nathan settled 
 first in Wmd., where he was living in 1781. He was a Bap- 
 tist preacher, and preached not only in Chfd. but in adjoining 
 
 ■ towns. He d. 0&. i, 1804, a. 55. • 
 
 Ch. : Nathan^ d. in Chfd., a. 18. — Nancy, m. Asa Chaffee, 
 and rem. to Malone, N. Y .— Charlotte, d. in Chfd., a. 20. — 
 Henry (2) . — Melinda, m. David Miller, of Littleton. — Gid- 
 eon. — Abigail, h. 1789; m. Dea. Benj. Ballard (q. v.) — Su- 
 san, b. Odl. 3, 1790; m. Joseph Elliott, a Bap. preacher. — 
 Sally, rn. Riner Osgood, of Dover, Vt. ; d. in Mich., i860. — 
 Mary, m. Rev. John R. Dodge, of Boston ; d. in Middletown, 
 Conn. [Three other ch. d. young.] 
 
 2. Henry, son of Nathan (i), m., i8o6, Patty, dau. of Daniel 
 Waldo (i), and who d. Nov. 18, 1829. Resided in Chfd. He 
 d. Dec. 7, 1833. 
 
 Ch. : Kimball C, b. Jan. 13, 1807 ; m. ist, Belinda Thom- 
 as, of Hins. ; ^d, Mrs. Maria Blanchard. Res. in Hins. Two 
 sons by first marriage, Elisha A. and Nathan M., are manufac- 
 turers of soap in Hins. — Larkin, b. Dec. i, 1808 ; d. May 9, 
 1837, unm. — Allen, b. Apr. 8, 1810. — Mary M., b. July 8, 
 181 1. — Elisha, b. June 4, 1813. — Amanda M., b. Mar. 2, 
 1815. — Diantha A., b. Sept. 20, 1816. — Charles, b. June i, 
 \?s\%.— Salmon, b. Jan. 18, iSzQ.— Eliza A., b. Odl. 3, 1821 ; 
 m. Albert Fletcher.— 7l^ffl^//^a A., b. May 9, 1823; m., 1841, 
 in Newton, Mass., Bradley Ke^d.—Lucian, b. Sept. 5, 1826; 
 d. Sept. n, 1827. 
 
 WRIGHT. 
 
 I. Remembrance Wright may have settled in Chfd. about 1804, 
 having come from Northfield (.?), Mass. His wife was Dia- 
 dama (?) Debell, d. about 1838. He d. in 1835. 
 
503 
 
 Ch. : Emery, m. Lydia, dau. of Reuben Worcester, of 
 Swzy., where he res. — Martin G. (2), b. Apr. 16, 1820. 
 
 2. Martin G., son of Remembrance (i), m., Apr. 13, 1843, Sa- 
 rah, dau. of Reuben Worcester, of Swzy. Farmer in Chfd. 
 
 Ch. : Everson E., h. Oct. n, 1843; d. Jan. 8, 1877, unm. 
 — James L., b. July 13, 1849. — Silas A., b. Nov. 6, 1858. 
 
 WYMAN, Silas, was in Chfd. in 1787, but his name is not found 
 
 on the tax-lists after 1789. His wife was Susannah , 
 
 and the following ch. were recorded in the records of this town : 
 Susannah, b. in Woburn, Mass., Feb. 2, i^'j'] \ ^Mblly, b. 
 Sept. I, 1780, and m. (probably), 1796, Joel Johnson; Levi, 
 b. May 5, 1783 ; Patty, b. June 6, 1785 ; Ebenezer, b. Sept. 
 9, 1787, and d. 1791 ; Emme, b. July 11, 1789; Esther, b. 
 Sept. 3, 1791 ; Ebenezer, b. Apr. 17, 1794, and d. 1812. 
 
 YEAGER, Silas P., son of Benj. and Charlotte (Brooks) Yeager, 
 b. in Springfield, Mass., Apr. 11, 1819, m., Jan. 3, 1842, Bet- 
 sey P. V., dau. of Joseph Nourse, of Dum., and settled in 
 Chfd. in 1845. Blacksmith and millwright. He built the 
 blacksmith's shop and saw-mill now owned by Warren W. 
 Farr, at the West Village, the former in '46, and the latter in 
 
 '58- 
 
 Ch. : Aurelia, d. in infancy ; Charlotte A., b. Feb. 26, 
 
 1844, and m., Apr. 15, 1865, Lewis D., son of Chas. Converse 
 
 (4) ; Ann B., b. Mar. 20, 1850, and m., Sept. 27, 1865, John 
 
 W. York, of Waterbury, Vt., now of .Chfd. ; Minerva A., b. 
 
 July 12, 1857, and m., Aug., 1877, Mortimer Spring, of Fort 
 
 Henry, N. Y. 
 
INDEX TO PART FIRST. 
 
 [Note. — Of the names of persons contained in Part First, only those of 
 inhabitants of Chesterfield are, as a rule, given in the following Index. The 
 names of the soldiers furnished by Chesterfield in the Civil War being ar- 
 ranged in alphabetical order, it has not been deemed necessary to index them.] 
 
 Abbot, Isaac, 164. 
 
 Academy, Chesterfield, 127; By-laws of, 130; Preceptors of, 132 — 135. 
 
 Act to regulate the Price of Certaiif Articles, 57. 
 
 Address of Fairbanks and Rockwood to the Inhabitants of Chesterfield, 57; 
 
 of Committee of Safety of Chesterfield, 58. 
 Aged Pei-sons. 179. 
 Aires, William, 58. 
 
 Alarm, The Lexington, 88; the Ticonderoga, 92. 
 Albee, Abner, 53, 70; Sumner, 189. 
 Amidon, Ephraim, 94; Jacob, 104, 132, 164, 184, 185, 186; Otis, 127, 164, 188; 
 
 Chas. Jacob, 164, 168. 
 Amusements, &c., 152. 
 Animals, 15. 
 Arlington, 21, 29. 
 Arnold, David, 160; William, 160. 
 Ashuelot, Upper, 31, 22, 23, 29; Lower, 33, 29. 
 Association Test, The, or Declaration, 51 — 54. 
 Atherton Hill, 11. 
 Atherton, Joseph, 11, 186, 187; William, 190; Charles B., 165; Oliver (Dr.), 
 
 132, 177. 
 Bacon, Nathaniel, 90; Philip, 110. 
 Baker, Dr. Oliver, 132, 144, 177. 
 Baldwin, Ephraim, 38, 40, 47, 50, 53, 69, 184, 185; his Citation before the 
 
 General Assembly, 59;— Daniel, 52, 98, 96, 101. 
 
 Bard of Streeter Hill, The, 195. 
 
 Barnard, Dr. . 61, 177. 
 
 Barrett Hill, 11. 
 
 Barrett, Zadock, 70; Isaac, 70. 
 
 Bartlett, Zadock, 70; Adam, 70. 
 
 Bass, John, 110. 
 
 64 
 
506 
 
 Battle of Bennington, 98, 99. 
 
 Beckley, Rev. Hosea, 141; David W., 165, 169, 189, 190. 
 
 Belknap, Dr. Jeremy, quoted, 48, 83. 
 
 Bellows, Gen. Benjamin, 31, 76, 78; his Letter to President Weare respecting 
 the State of Affairs in Chesterfield, 80. 
 
 Bennett, Josiah, 16; William, 113. 
 
 Bennington, Vt., 64; Battle of, 98, 99. 
 
 Bingham, Nathaniel, 38, 39, 47, 53, 61, 69, 73, 94, 185; his Statement respect- 
 ing his Arrest and Imprisonment, 75; — Elijah, 76; Elisha, 102; 
 Theodore (or Theodoras), 63, 69, 96; Gustavus, 90, 100; Ros- 
 well, 168; Warren, 190. 
 
 Bishop, Nathan, 53, 102; John, 53, 91. 
 
 Blodgett, Amos, 70. 
 
 Boating and Rafting on Conn. River, 174. 
 
 Braley, John, 10, 186. 
 
 Brattleboro', Vt., 39, 64. 
 
 Bridgman's Fort, 38, 34, 33. 
 
 Britton, Asa, 164, 168. 
 
 Brook, Catsbane, 11; Lily Pond, 13; Wheeler, 12; Governor's, 13; Leavitt's, 
 13; Marsh's, 13; Partridge, 12; Wild, 13; Broad, 13. 
 
 Brooks, Capt. Wm. S., 159. 
 
 Brown, Phineas, 45, 53, 69; Oliver, 99, 132, 186, 187. 
 
 Burial-grounds, Public, 181. (See also Appendix.) 
 
 Burt, Capt. Joseph, Account of the State of Affairs in Chesterfield, 80; Sam- 
 uel (Jr.), 167, 188, 189. 
 
 Butler, John E., 135; Dr. John F., 178: John, 169, 179. 
 
 Buxton, Ira P., 163. 
 
 Campbell, Dr. John, 131; Sidney S., 163. 
 
 Canoe Meadow, 21. 
 
 Carlton, Capt. Kimball, 53, 56, 95, 185; Harvey, 179. 
 
 Carpenter, Geo. R., 165; Dr. Harvey, 178, 184; Dr. A. Sidney, 178. 
 
 Carter, Stephen, 48. 
 
 "Catsbane," 25. 
 
 Catsbane Brook, 11 ; Island, 14, 35. 
 
 Cemeteries, Public, 181. (See also Appendix). 
 
 Censuses of Chesterfield, 38, 88, 154. 
 
 Chamberlain, Samuel, 31; John, 134; Ithamar, 53, 158; Thomas, 70; Alan- 
 son, 163, 179; Alfred, 163; Joshua W. (Sen.), 179; Joshua W., 
 Jr., 157; Ithamar, Jr., 183; George, 189. 
 
 Chandler, Nelson H., 165, 169. 
 
 Charlestown (N. H.), 21, 32, 36; Convention at, 65. 
 
 Chart, or Plan, of Chesterfield, 31. 
 
 Charter of Chesterfield, 26; "lengthened out," 35., 
 
 Chase, Bela, 169. 
 
 Cheney, Ebenezer, 159. 
 
507 
 
 Chesterfield, Incorporation of, 25 and 26; Names of the Grantees of, 38; 
 
 First Settlement in, 36 ; Union of with Vermont, 67. 
 Chesterfield Academy, 137; By-laws of, 130; Preceptors of, 132—135. 
 Chesterfield Manufactory. 159. 
 
 Church, First Congregational, 139; Universalist, lU; Baptist, 146; Meth- 
 odist Episcopal, 146; Unitarian, 148. 
 Clark, William (Third), 189; Samuel D., 113, 166; A.rza K., 184, 189. 
 Cobleigh, Eleazer, 38, 39, 158, 184; Jonathan, 38, 52, 53, 96; Lieut., 61; 
 Oliver, 53, 68, 93, 185; John, 53, 70; Dan, 53, 93; Eleazer (Jr.), 
 89. 
 Cochran, Jonathan, 144. 
 Colburn, Andrew, 53; Amasa, 53, 90; Benjamin, 53, 70; Daniel, 68, 93, 95; 
 
 William, 70; Amos, 100; Levi L., 190; Emroy H., 169. 
 Committee of Inspection and Correspondence, 56; of Safety (Address of), 58; 
 
 of Vigilance, 112. 
 Common, Town, at Centre Village, 181. (See also Appendix.) 
 Connecticut River, 11. 
 Controversy about N. H. Grants, 63 — 83. 
 
 Convention at Walpole, 65; at Cornish, 66; at Charlestown, 65. 
 Converse, Samuel Davie, 52, 94, 96; Joseph (Sen.), 160; Charles, 188; Dr. 
 
 Joshua, 177. 
 Cook, Benjamin, 130. 132, 164, 187; Mark, 113, 188. 
 
 Coolidge. Oscar, 113, 164, 184, 188, 189; Henry O., 164, 168, 184, 189, 190. 
 Cotton Factory at Factory Village, 159. 
 Coughlan, Richard, 56, 89. 
 CrafEord, William, 94. 
 Crane, Francis, 101. 
 
 Cressey, Michael, 50, 53, 54, 61, 69, 185, 186; his Instructions as Representa- 
 tive, 55; his Letter to Gen. Bellows, 77;— Jonathan, 52, 70, 91, 
 100; Jonathan, Second, 70, 94; Henry, 70, 94; Moses, 70; Aaron, 
 101; Chandler A., 188, 189; Parker D., 167, 189; Romanzo C, 
 164, 168. 
 Cross, Charles, 160. 
 Daby, Thomas, 58, 94. 
 Daniels, Increase, 70; John, 70. 
 Darling, John (Sen.), 70, 151, 157; Jewet, 70; Eli, 110; Montgomery, 110; 
 
 Charles, 113; George W., 173. 
 Davis, Capt. Simon, 37, 39, 53, 102, 184; Simon (Jr.), 41; Jonas, 38, 68, 93; 
 Capt. Isaac, 52; Jonathail, Sen., 53, 68, 94; James, 53; Amos, 
 Sen., 53, 68. 98; Samuel, 38, 68, 73, 84, 93, 93; Ezekiel, 70, 89; 
 Jacob, 89; Levi, 160; Murray, 164, 168, 184, 190; John W., 190; 
 Russell H., 40, 166. 
 Davison, Ebenezer, 38, 39, 184; John, 42, 94, 185. 
 
 Day Dr Elkanah, 40,41, 176, 185; William, 90; Nahum, 175; Ezra, 186; 
 John^ Sen., 186, 187; Marshall H., 40; David, 189. 
 
508 
 
 Declaration, The, or Association Test, 51 — 54, 
 
 "Dish Land," The, 149. 
 
 Distilleries, 163. 
 
 District Schools, 134. 
 
 Dodge, William, 70. 
 
 Draper, Samuel L., 110. 
 
 Dudley, Moses, 160, 188, 18», 191; Allen P., 179; "Wm. L., 179. 
 
 Dummer, Fort, 30, 33. 
 
 Dummerston, Vt;, 39, 36. 
 
 Dunham, Josiah, 166. 
 
 Eager, Paul, 104, 185. 
 
 Earl, Esek, 53. 
 
 Eliot, Rev. John, 43, 139. 
 
 Ellis, Moses) 53, 176; John, 53, 94. 
 
 Emmons, Abel, 38, 53, 103 ; Thomas, 38, 39, 40, 185; Noah, 53. 70, 95, 101, 103. 
 
 "Enterprise," Steamboat, 173. (See also Appendix.) 
 
 Evans, Zur, 53, 138; Ebzy (?,) 96. 
 
 Exhibitions, Dramatic, 135. 
 
 Fairbanks, Lieut., 54; Samuel, 53,57, 185; Zeoas, 53, 91,94; Levi, 91; Jonas, 
 185. 
 
 Fairfield, Josiah W., 134. 
 
 Farm, The Governor's, 33, 33. 
 
 Parnsworth, Edmond, 157; Oliver, 179. 
 
 Farr, Jona., 39, 40; Jona. Jr., 38; Daniel, 38, 53, 93, 95; Samuel. 38, 53; 
 Samuel, Jr., 58; Thomas, 53, 93; 99; Jona., 89, 91, 94, 96; Jona., 
 Second, 53, 70, 103, 185; Jona., Third, 53, 91 ; Jona., Fourth, 53, 
 68; Aaron, .53, 91; Wm., Jr., 53; Ephm., 53. 89, 93; Isaac, 53, 
 91; David, 58; Abraham, 54; William, 69, 96: Joshua, 89; Ja- 
 cob, 93; Charles, 93, j96; Jona., Jr., 93; Ebenezer, 94; Jacob, 
 Jr., 96; Warren W., 156, 158; Ora, 158; Worcester, 158; Alonzo, 
 161; Ransom, .163,: 166, 189; Olin R., 164; Lyman P., 171; Sam- 
 uel, [Third], 171; Abel, 171; Ira D., 173; Prank H., 173; Dr. 
 Jason, 178j Amos, 183; Larkin D., 164, 190, 
 
 Parrington, Dr. George, 177. 
 
 Parwell, Lieut., 56; Jona., 53, 70, 91,94; Oliver, 53, 70, 158; William, 53, 70, 
 89;Benj., 70, 157; Levi, 70; Benj., [3nd], 161; Gilman, 161; 
 Presson, 159, 167; Alfred, 179; Jas. C, 165, 169. 
 
 Paver, Ebenezer, 53. 
 
 Pay, Sherebiah, 53. 
 
 Perries, &c., 169. 
 
 Fires, Incendiary, 113. 
 
 Fisher, William, 53. 
 
 Pisk, Aaron, 68, 96, 100, 153; John B., 137, 190. 
 
 Pitch, George H.,. 184. 
 
509 
 
 Fletcher, Samuel, 54; Ebenezer, 68, 94, 100; Ebenezer, Jr., 53; Lieut., 185; 
 
 Isaac, 133; Arad, 189; Rodney, 189; Geo. 8., 190. 
 Ford, Harden, 166; Jas. H., 166, 169; Wm. W., 166. 
 Fort Dummer, 30, 33. 
 
 Fowler, Rev. Thomas L., 137, 147, 163; Herschel J., 163. 
 Freeman, George, 134. 
 French, Dr. John O., 178, 184. 
 Fulham (now Dummerston, Vt.,), 39, 36. 
 Fullam, Phlnehas, 68; Asa, 157, 164; Geo. L., 157. 
 Fuller, Adjt. John H., 111. 
 Fulling-Mills. 158. 
 
 Gale (or Gall), Ebenezer, 53; Asa, 89, 94. 
 Gary, Moses, 70. 
 Gates, Josiah, 70. 
 Geography, 9. 
 Geology, 14. 
 Gilson, Calvin P., 166. 
 Glebe-Land, 33, 33. 
 GofE, Olney, 159, 189. 
 Goodrich, David W., 158; Samuel, 188; James H., 137, 157, 189, 190; George, 
 
 157, 190; James H , Second, 164, 168, 190; Charles C. P., 189, 
 
 190; Joseph C, 113, 189. 
 Gorham, Elnathan, 159, 167. 
 Governor's Brook, 12; Farm, 33. 
 
 Grandy, John, 43, 53, 70, 100; John. Jr., 58, 70,73, 73; Parker, 70. 
 Granger, Bldad, 157. 
 Grantees of Chesterfield, 38. 
 Grants, Controversy about the N. H., 63 — 83. 
 Graves, Reuben, 95, 104, 185; Joshua, 163. 
 Gray, Matthew, 53. 
 
 Grist-Mills, 157: (Cobleigh's Grist-mill, 39, 41.) 
 Grow, Dr. James R., 177. 
 Guernsey, Sanford, 167. 
 Haile, William, 164. 
 Hale, Eliphalet, 171. 
 Hall Hill, 11. 
 Hall, Rev. Aaron, 181; Rev. Jeffries, 137, 143; Dr. Prescott, 177; Dr. Philip, 
 
 178. 
 Hamilton, Ara, 110, 188, 189, 191; George L., 168. 
 Handerson, Phineas, 108, 130, 179, 187. 
 "Hardscrabble," 149. 
 
 Hardy, Daniel, 133; Prof. Thomas, 133, 188. 
 Harris, Edward P., 185; Thomas, 58, 70; Abner, Jr., 70; "Wilder, 156; John, 
 
 188, 189; John, (Third), 190. 
 Hartwell, Joseph, 70; Josiah, 101; Jona., 133. 
 
510 
 
 Harvey, Ebenezer, 52, 58, 62, 104, 167, 168, 185, 186; Ebenezer, Jr., 186, Dr. 
 Solomon, 55, 105, 128, 158, 177, 184, 186; Rufus, 167; Hermon 
 C, 40, 137. 184. 
 
 Haskell, John, 53; Benjamin, 103, 185, 186. 
 
 Hastings, Josiah, 45, 53, 70, 89, 91, 93, 95, 173; Josiah, Jr., 187; Andrew, 52, 
 63, 70, 94, 185 ; Oliver. 157. 
 
 Hemenway, Phineas, 101. 
 
 Henry, William, 53, 94. 
 
 Herrick, Nelson W., 164, 168, 184; James M., 164, 168; John W., 168. 
 
 Heywood, John, 189. 
 
 Higgins, Joseph, 41, 53, 94; Joseph, Jr., 94. 
 
 Hildreth, Jonathan (Capt.), 38, 39, 53, 157, 184, 185; Jona., Jr., 52, 96; Sam- 
 uel, 38, 39, 40, 53, 68, 185; Edward, 41, 53; Isaac, 53, 93; Wil- 
 liam, 53, 92, 186; Reuben, 94; Jesse, 94; Martin, 100; Ezekiel, 
 171. 
 
 Hinds (Lieut.) Jacob, 43, 48, 89, 185. 
 
 Hinsdale, 29. 
 
 Holden, Joseph, 188. 
 
 Holman, David, (2d), 190. 
 
 Holmes, Thomas, 70. 
 
 Holt, Joseph, 165. 
 
 Hopkins, Richard, Jr., 163, 189; Richard Henry, 160, 189, 190; Jona. S., 161; 
 Elliot P., 161 ; Samuel F., 161. 
 
 Horses and Cattle at Different Periods, 155. 
 
 Hosley, Anson, 156; Nelson, 156. 
 
 Hotels, 166. 
 
 Houghton, Calvin M., 171. 
 
 Howe, Horace, 160. 
 
 Hubbard, Ephm., 48, 58, 185; Amos, 53, 96, 103, 185; Oliver, 54, 94; Amos 
 R., 190. 
 
 Hudson, Benjamin, 52. 
 
 Huggins, Oliver B., 160, 165. 
 
 Hurd, Robert L , 187. 
 
 Hutchins, Jona. 70; Otis, 133. 
 
 "Indians' Great Chair." 10. 
 
 Indians of the Conn. Valley, 18 ; The St. Francis, 34. 
 
 Island, Pierce's, 13; Catsbane, 14, 35. 
 
 Jackson, Eleazer, 70, 88, 106, 185, 186, 191; Enoch, 33; Levi, 108, 133, 164, 
 187; Elijah, 158; Jay, 113, 173, 188, 191. 
 
 Johnson, Abner, 53, 60, 128, 185, 186; Israel, 53, 70; Caleb, 53, 68; Charles, 
 54, 89. 
 
 Jordan, Eleazer, 89, 90, 92. 
 
 Joslyn, Benjamin, 133, 183. 
 
 Juror-Meeting, First, 43. 
 
 Keene, 31, 39. 
 
511 
 
 Kendall, Nathan, 135; Charles S., 163. 
 
 Kennison, Daniel, 53, 94. 
 
 Kes'es, Asa, 130, 138. 
 
 Kimball, William, 70. 
 
 King, (Col.) Samuel, 52, 58, 67, 73, 77, 84, 86, 183, 185; his Arrest and Res- 
 cue, 79 ;— Samuel, Third, 164. 
 
 Kingsbury, Abijah, 53. 
 
 Kneeland, John, 108, 164, 187, 188. 
 
 Ladd, Timothy, 38, 39, 40, 185. 
 
 Lamb, Josiah, 53; Increase, 53. 
 
 Latham, James, 33; Arthur, 70, 107. 
 
 Lawyers, 179. 
 
 Leavitt's Brook, 12. 
 
 Lee, Lieut. William, 69, 74, 101. 
 
 Lexington Alarm, The, 88. 
 
 Lily-Pond Brook, 12. 
 
 Lock, Philip, 70. 
 
 Logan, Sheldon, 129, 183. 
 
 Loudon, William, 105. 
 
 Lyons, Elijah, 110; Dr. Jerry, 178. 
 
 Makepeace, Amasa, 187. 
 
 Mann, Thomas W., 163. 
 
 Mansfield, James, 53. 
 
 Manufacturers, &c., 156. 
 
 Marsh's Brook, 13. 
 
 Marsh, Reuben, 110, 188; Asa, 112, 165, 188; John Q. A., 137, 164; Fred W., 
 164. 
 
 M'Conihe, 133. 
 
 McElroy, James, 53. 
 
 McMichael, Patrick, 53. 
 
 Mead, Larkin G., (Sen.), 86, 38, 179; Elias, 113; Hannah W., 133; Bradley, 
 110; Levi, (Sen.), 164, 167; Geo. L., 176. 
 
 Meeting-House, Old Cong., 41, 143; New Cong., 143; Universalist, 144; 
 Methodist, 147; "Union," at Factory Village, 148. 
 
 Memorial of Nathaniel Bingham and Others, 69. 
 
 Merchants, 164. 
 
 Merrill, Nehemiah. 53; Obadiah, 58; Ullainell (?), 53; John, 89. 
 
 Metcalf, Nathan. 53, 94; Joseph, 58, 89, 93, 94, 96; Joseph, Jr., 90; Michael,- 
 54; Thomas, 94, 96; Asa, 95; Roswell, 110; George, 161. 
 
 Military Organizations, 175. 
 
 Militia Act of 1776, 91. 
 
 Mills and Manufactures, 156. 
 
 Minister's Share, 33. 
 
 Moore, Alpheus, 128, 131. 
 
 "New Boston," 149. 
 
512 
 
 New Hampshire Grants, Controversy about the, 63 — ^83. 
 
 Nichols, Samuel, 70; William, 101. 
 
 Norcross, B^naiah, 171. 
 
 Noyes, John, 132. 
 
 Parker, Benjamin, 70. 
 
 Pastors, Cong., 140, 141, 143; Universalist, 145, 146; Baptist, 146; Methodist, 
 
 147, 148; Unitarian, 148. 
 Partridge Brook, 12 
 Pattridge, Eli, 70, 92; Amos, 92, 95, 96; Joseph, 186, 187; Samuel J., 179, 
 
 189, 190. 
 Paupers, &c., 180. 
 
 Peacock, Samuel, 53, 96; John, 53, 90, 94. 
 Persons, Samuel, 158. 
 Petition for a Town-iileeting, 40 ; of Nathaniel Bingham and John Grandy, 
 
 Jr., 74; to General Court by Selectmen of Chesterfield in 1787, 
 
 105. 
 Physicians, 176 
 Pierce's Island, 13. 
 Pierce, John, 53, 58, 70, 99, 164; David, 101; Simon, 101; John, Jr., 163,; 
 
 Alfred, 163; Ezekiel P., Sen., 160, 161, 164, 165, 167, 172, 188; 
 
 Ezekiel P., Jr., 160, 161, 176; Benjamin, 161, 163, 189; Freder- 
 ick B., 137, 161, 163, 163. 
 Pistareen, Mount, 10. 
 Plan, or Chart, of Chesterfield, 31. 
 Plants, 15. 
 
 Platts, "Warham E., 168, 184, 189. 
 Plumb, ElishaS., 133. 
 Pomeroy, Eleazer, 52, 58, 185 ; Martin, 186. 
 Population of Chesterfield at DiflEerent Periods, 154. 
 Porter, Ebenezer, 90; Asahel, 161; Reuben, 164, 189. 
 Post-Offlces, 168. 
 Potash, Manufacture of, 150. 
 Powers, Ezekiel, 53, 91, 93. ■ 
 Pratt, John, 53, 90, 94, 101. 
 Prentice, Joseph, 52, 70. 
 Price, Samuel H., 135. 
 Proprietary Records, 31. 
 Protest of Minority against the Proceedings of the Majority of Voters in 
 
 Chesterfield, Mar. 6, 1782, 83. 
 Public Buildings, 168. 
 Putnam, John, 100, 130, 132, 187, 188. 
 Putney, Vt., 22. 
 Putney, Ezra, 110. 
 
 Randall, William, 33; Eleazer, (First), 68; Dr. Daniel F., 178; Oran B., 190. 
 Ray, Abel, 53, 68. 
 
513 
 
 Read, Mary B., 133. 
 
 Record of Soldiers Furnished by Chesterfield in the War of the Rebellion, 
 
 116. 
 Records, Proprietary, 31, 37; Town, 183. 
 Reed, James, 53; "William, 70. 
 
 Representatives in General Court from 1775 to 1881 , 184. 
 Resolutions Passed in Town-Meeting, Sept. 4, 1813, 108. 
 Richardson, John, 53; Silas, 70, 94, 128, 186; William, 94; Wilkes, 186; Or- 
 
 lo, 188; JohnM., 189; Joshua, 160. 
 Roads and Ferries, 169. 
 Robbins, Douglas, 53; David, 89. 
 Robertson, Archibald, 50, 53, 70, 185; James, 38, 39, 53, 69, 73, 91, 93, 94, 
 
 157, 185; William, 53, 70; Timothy N., 39, 137; Bbenezer, 179. . 
 Rockwood, Elisha, 43, 44, 53, 69, 95, 185. 
 Roll of Capt. Waitstill Scott's Company, 93; of Lieut. Oliver Cobleigh's, 93; 
 
 of Lieut. James Robertson's, 94; of Capt. Kimball Carlton's, 95. 
 Root, George S., 165, 169. 
 Russell, Ephraim, 70. 
 Saflford, Ebenezer, 70,. 101. 
 Sanderson, John, 53, 93. 
 Sanger, Nathaniel, 40, 41, 90. 
 Sargeant, John, 56, 58; Edwin, 188. 
 Saw-Mills, 156'; (First Saw-Mill, 38.) 
 Schools, The District, 134; Superintendents of, 137. 
 Scott, Elijah, 187; Waitstill, 93. 
 Selectmen from 1767 to 1881, 184. 
 Settlers and Settlements, The Early, 149. 
 Shaw, Marshall B., 33. 
 Shurtleff, Asahel, 186. 
 Simonds, William, 53, 69. 
 Skinner, Barton, 137, 159, 189. 
 Smith, Ensign Moses, (thp First Settler in Chesterfield), 36, 38, 48, 53, 56, 70, 
 
 185; Moses, (Jr.),. 33, 38, 53, 67, 69, 73, 94, 138, 159, 185, 186; 
 
 Attempt to Arrest him, 78— 80;— Reuben, 37; Aaron, 43, 90, 94; 
 
 Amos, 53, 94; Joseph, 53, 89, 94; Benjamin, 54, 68, 93; Claron, 
 
 70; George, 37, 158; Marshall, 163; Amos, (Jr.), 167; Asa, 189. 
 Snow, John, 38, 39, 53, 156, 184; Zerubbabel, 44, 68, 156, 180, 185; Warren, 
 
 53, 56, 68, 185; Alpheus, 158, 188, 189; William R, 158, 180. 
 Social Customs, &c., 153. 
 Soldiers from Chesterfield in the Revolution, 88—103; in Second War with 
 
 Great Britain, 110; in the Civil War, 116—134. 
 SpaflEord's Lake, 13, 173. 
 Steamboat, "Enterprise," 173. (See also Appendix.) 
 
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 Stearns, Jonas, 52; Abijah, 53; Samuel, 69, 92; Abraham, 70, 151, 186, 187; 
 ■Ebenezer, 146, 157, 159, 165; Daniel, 110; Lloyd, 160. 
 
 Still, Reuben, 101; David, 101. 
 
 Stoddard, David, 40, 89, 102, 185; David, (Jr.), 53, 186; Eleazer, 7p, 89, 94; 
 Lemuel, 70, 96; Arad, 182; Truman A., 189. 
 
 Stone, David, 58; Amos, 110; Peter, 103, 138, 185, 186; Frederick L., 190. 
 
 Stores and Merchants, 164. 
 
 Streeter Hill, 10. 
 
 Streeter, Naphthali, 43; Ebenezer, 53, 68, 94; Josiah, 52; Enoch, 53; Amos, 
 58, 70, 94; Benjamin, 68, 96; Joel, 70; Stephen, (Sen.), 144; Ste- 
 phen, Jr., 110, 153, 195; John L., 190. 
 
 Strong, Charles L., 185. 
 
 Swanzey, 29. 
 
 Taft, Ebenezer, 53. 
 
 Tanneries, 160. 
 
 Taverns and Hotels, 166. 
 
 Thatcher, Lucius, 167, 178. 
 
 Thomas, William, 36, 53, 93, 171 ; Mary, (the First White Child bom in the 
 Town), 37; Nathan, 38, 53, 70, 91, 102. 
 
 Thompson, Silas, 38, 47, 48, 53, 67, 68, 94, 157, 185; Asa, 88. 
 
 Ticonderoga Alarm, The, 93. 
 
 Tinkham, Lazarus, 160. 
 
 Tithing-Men,i41. 
 
 Titus, Joseph, 70; Ezra, 188, 189. 
 
 Tombs, Lyman, 110. 
 
 Torrey, Josiah, 157. 
 
 Town-Clerks, 183. 
 
 Town-Meeting, The First Recorded, 38. 
 
 Townships Nos. One, Two, Three, and Four, 31, 33. 
 
 Tyler, Dr. Joshua, 68, 177; Rolston G., 113. 
 
 Union of 34 Towns East of Conn. River with Vermont, 66, 67. 
 
 Waldo, Daniel, 168. 
 
 Walker, Samuel, 53, 70, 95; Rev. John, 134, 140, 141. 
 
 Walpole, 31. 
 
 Walton, Lawrence, 40, 45, 53; Elisha,- 53, 70, 89, 94; Nathaniel, (Sen.), 68, 98, 
 153; Elijah, 89, 90; Nathaniel, (Jr.), 160, 187, 188. 
 
 Wantastiquet Mountain, 10. 
 
 War, King William's, 30; Queen Anne's, 30; Father Ralle's, 30; Last French 
 and Indian, 33; of the Revolution, (Military History of Town 
 during), 88-102; Second with Great Britain, 107—111; of the 
 Great Rebellion, (Military History of Town during), 113—134. 
 
 Warner, Martin, 41, 53, 56, 94, 185, 186. 
 
 "Warning Persons out of Town," 86. 
 
 Warren, Sumner, 160, 184; Earl, 160; Dr. John P., 178. 
 
 Webster, Charles 0., 179. 
 
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 Wellington, Eli R., 190. 
 
 "Westmoreland, 21, 32, 29. 
 
 West River Mountain (Wantastiquet), 10. 
 
 Wetherbee, Isaac, 110; Ii-a, 112; Abishal, 188. 
 
 Wetherell, EbenezerP., 189. 
 
 Wheeler Brook, 12. 
 
 Wheeler, Peter, (Sen.), 38, 39, 40, 53, 70; James, 38, 39, 53, 90, 93, 186(?); 
 James, Jr., 53, 68, 186 (?); Ephraim, 53; Joseph, 53, 70; Benja- 
 min, 70, 89; Ashbel, Sen., 162, 165; Hubbard, 179; Otis, 189; 
 Watson, 39; Walter J., 167. 
 
 Whitcomb, Thomas, 93; Hiram, 165. 
 
 White, John, 53; Henry, 165; John W., 173. 
 
 Whitney, Lieut. Ephraim, 52; Ephraim, 53; Joel, 53, 94. 
 
 Wiggins, Joshua,,110. 
 
 Wilbur, Joseph, 146, 163. 
 
 Wild Brook, 13. 
 
 Wild, Nathan, 187; His Almanac, 191;— Nathan R., 194. 
 
 Willard, Col. Josiah, 31, 39, 31, 43; Petitioned to call a Town Meeting, 40;— 
 Capt. Simon, 138. 
 
 Winchestel-, 29. 
 
 Winch, Francis, 110. 
 
 Winslow, Jacob, 70. 
 
 Withington, Edward, 160. 
 
 Wood, ReT. Abraham, 43, 53, 54, 63, 138: Invited to settle in the Work of 
 the Ministry, 44; His Ordination, 44; His Letter of Acceptance, 
 139;— Silas, 53; Eliphalet, 70; Abraham, Jr., 184. 
 
 Woodcock, Michael, 53. 
 
 Wooley, Thomas, 101. 
 
 Worden, Nathan, 146. 
 
 Wright (?), Broughton, 133. 
 
 Yeager, Silas P., 156. 
 
INDEX TO THE FAMILY NAMES CONTAINED 
 IN PART SECOND. 
 
 Abbott, 209. 
 Albee, 309, 310, 311. 
 Aldrich, 211. 
 Alexander, 312, 
 Allen, 312. 
 Amidon, 312, 314 
 Andrews, 216. 
 Arnold, 217. 
 Atberton, 217. 
 Bacon, 220. 
 Baker, 321, 
 Baldwin, 232. 
 Ballard, 222, 223. 
 Barnard, 223. 
 Barrett, 223. 
 Bartlett, 234. 
 Battey, 334 
 Beal, 335, 
 Beckley, 336, 
 Bennett, 336. 
 Bingham, 326, 228, 
 Bishop, 238. 
 Black, 239. 
 Blodgett, 339, 231. 
 Boyden, 281. 
 Bowker, 331. 
 Brainard, 331. 
 Braley, 331. 
 Brett, 332. 
 Brigham, 232. 
 Britton, 332, 233, 334 
 
 Brooks, 234, 236. 
 Brown, 236, 237. 
 Buck, 237. 
 Burnham, 237. 
 Burt, 237. 
 Butler, 339. 
 Buttrick, 240. 
 Buxton, 240. 
 Cady, 340. 
 Campbell, 240, 241. 
 Carey, 341. 
 Carlton, 341. 
 Carpenter, 241, 243. 
 Chaffln, 243. 
 Chamberlain, 242, 245. 
 Chandler, 245. 
 Chapman, 246. 
 Chase, 346. 
 Cheney, 246. 
 Cibbs, 247. 
 Clark, 247, 248, 250. 
 Cobb, 250. 
 
 Cobleigh, 251, 252, 253. 
 Cochran, 253. 
 Colburn, 254, 256. 
 Cole, 356. 
 Cone, 256. 
 Converse, 256, 258. 
 Cook, 358. 
 Coolidge, 359. 
 Coon, 260. 
 
 Cooper, 360. 
 Corbin, 260. 
 Coughlan, 260. 
 Covey, 260. 
 Cressey, 260. 
 Crouch, 263. 
 Crowninshield, 364. 
 Cutler, 365. 
 Daby (or Darby), 265. 
 Daniels, 265. 
 Darling, 266. 
 Davenport, 368. 
 Davis, 370, 371, 272, 274, 
 
 278. 
 Davison, 278. 
 Day, 279, 280, 382. 
 Dodge, 282. 
 Draper, 283. 
 Dudley, 283, 285. 
 Dunham, 285, 287. 
 Eager, 387. 
 Earl, 387. 
 Eastman, 387. 
 Eaton, 287. 
 Eddy, 288. 
 Ellis, 288. 
 Emmons, 288, 289. 
 Estabrooks, 289. 
 Evans, 290. 
 Everett, 290. 
 Fairbanks, 291. 
 
517 
 
 Parmer, 291. 
 
 Farnsworth, 391. 
 
 Farr, 293, 395, 296, 303, 
 
 303,306. 
 Farwell, 306, 307, 308. 
 Faulkner, 309. 
 Field, 309. 
 Fisher, 811. 
 Fisk, 3il,313. 
 Fitch, 314 
 Fletcher, 314, 316. 
 Ford, 316. 
 Foster, 317. 
 French, 318. 
 Fullam, 318. 
 Gale, 319. 
 Gates, 319. 
 Gila, 319. 
 Gilson, 319. 
 Goodale, 330. 
 Goodnow, 330. 
 Goodrich, 831, 333. 
 Gorham, 333. 
 Gould, 328, 334. 
 Grandy, 334. 
 Granger, 334. 
 Graves, 834. 
 Gray, 334. 
 Green, 325. 
 Gregg, 325. 
 Grimes, 335. 
 Grout, 835. 
 HaUe, 335. 
 Hale, 336. 
 Hall, 336, 337. 
 Hamilton, 337. 
 Handerson, 339. 
 Harris, 339, 336. 
 Hart, 336. 
 Hartwell, 336. 
 Harvey, 386, 839, 340. 
 Haskell, 340. 
 Hastings, 340. 
 Haven, 343. 
 Henry, 343, 344, 345. 
 
 Herrick, 345. 
 Hlggins, 348. 
 Hildreth, 349, 354. 
 Hill, 354, 355. 
 Hinds, 855. 
 Holbrook, 356. 
 Holden, 356. 
 Holland, 357. 
 Hollowell, 357. 
 Holman, 857. 
 Holmes, 358. 
 Holt, 359. 
 Hooker, 359. 
 Hopkins, 359, 360. 
 Hosley, 360. 
 Howard, 361. 
 Howe, 361. 
 Hubbard, 363, 366. 
 Hudson, 366. 
 Hutchinson, 366. 
 Jackson, 366. 
 Johnson, 370, 371, 373. 
 Jordan, 373. 
 Joslyn, 378. 
 Killbury, 873. 
 Kimball, 378. 
 King, 373, 875. 
 Kingsbury. 875. 
 Kneeland, 375, 376. 
 Ladd, Timothy, 377. 
 Latham, 377. 
 Lee, 378. 
 Leet. 378. 
 Lewis, 878. 
 Lincoln, 879. 
 Long, 379. 
 Makepeace, 379. 
 Marsh, 379. . 
 McClenning, 383. 
 Mead, 388. 
 Merrick, 391. 
 Merrill, 393. 
 Metcalf, 393. 
 Moriarty, 393. 
 Nash, 393. 
 
 Newcomb, 393. 
 Nichols, 394. 
 Norcross, 394. 
 Nourse, 395. 
 Nurse, 395. 
 Oakman, 895. 
 Page, 395, 896. 
 Parker, 896. 
 Parks, 396. 
 Parsons, 396. 
 Pattridge, 396. 
 Peacock, 398. 
 Peniliman, 398, 
 Pettee, 898. 
 Phillips, 399. 
 Pierce, 399, 404, 405. 
 Platts, 405. 
 Pomeroy, 405, 406. 
 Porter, 406. 
 Powers, 406. 
 Pratt, 407. 
 Prentice, 408. 
 Presho, 409. 
 Preston, 409. 
 Prime, 409. 
 Puffer, 410. 
 Putnam, 410. 
 Putney, 411. 
 Rarasdale (or Ramsdell), 
 
 411. 
 Randall, 413, 415. 
 Ray, 415. 
 Reed, 415. 
 Remington, 415. 
 Rice, 415, 416. 
 Richardson, 416 . 
 Robbins, 417. 
 Robertson, 417, 421. 
 Rockwood, 433. 
 Root, 423. 
 Roth, 438, 
 Rouse, 428. 
 Royce, 423. 
 Rugg, 424. 
 Safford, 424, 425. 
 
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 Sanderson, 435. 
 Sanger, 427. 
 Sargeant, 437. 
 Sawyer, 439. 
 Scott, 439, 430. 
 Scovill, 433. 
 Secombe, 433. ' 
 Shattuck, 433. 
 Shaw, 433. 
 ShurtlefE, 433. 
 Simonds, 434. 
 Skinner, 434. 
 Smith, 434. 
 Snow, 443. 
 Spaulding, 446. 
 Starkey, 447. 
 Steams, 447, 449. 
 Stockwell, 450. 
 Stoddard, 450, 454. 
 
 Stone, 455, 459. 
 
 Stowell, 459. 
 
 Streeter, 460, 463, 463, 
 
 464. 
 Strong, 464. 
 Symonds, 465. 
 Taylor, 465. 
 Tenney, 465. 
 Thomas, 465, 466, 467. 
 Thompson, 467. 
 Titus, 470. 
 Tombs, 473. 
 Torrey, 473. 
 Tyler, 473. 
 Vicory, 476. 
 Voree, 476. 
 Waldo, 476. 
 Walker, 478. 
 Walton, 479. 
 
 Warner, 481. 
 Warren, 481. 
 Webster, 481. 
 Welch, 483. 
 Wetherbee, 483. 
 Wheeler, 483, 486, 
 
 ■ 488, 
 
 White, 489, 490. 
 Whitney, 490. 
 Wilber, 491. 
 Wild, 491. 
 WiUard, 494. 
 Withington, 495. 
 Witt, 496. 
 
 Wood, 496, 501, 503. 
 Worden, 503. 
 Wright, 503. 
 Wyman, 503. 
 Yeager, 503. 
 
CORRIGENDA. 
 
 Page 33, last line, for Marshall Shaw read Marshall B. Shaw. 
 
 Page 38. The statement that Asa Thompson settled in Chesterfield in 1767, 
 is probably not strictly correct. He purchased land here in that year 
 (see Family Histories), but probably did not settle permanently on it 
 himself. 
 
 Page 53, for Obahiah Merrill read Obadiah Merrill. 
 
 Page 123. Herbert B. Titus was promoted to Krst Lieutenant, in the 2d 
 Regt. N. H. V. Infantry, Aug., 1861, and assigned to Co. P of the 
 same regiment. 
 
 Page 127. '" By superintendent of schools" is meant a "superintending com- 
 mittee" of 07W person. 
 
 Page 160, fourth line from the top, insert it after am/o&rted. 
 
 Page 179. Add the name of Daniel Presho, aged 81, to the list of aged 
 persons. 
 
 Page 346, for date of death of Eda Chase, wife of Bela Chase, read 1873, in- 
 stead of 1871. 
 
 Page 252. The statement that John, son of John Cobleigh (1), married Polly 
 Stanford is doubtless incorrect: he probably died young. 
 
 Page 365, read 1781 for the date of the first appearance of the name of John 
 Daniels in the records of Chesterfield, instead of 1787. 
 
 Page 349. Add to the family of Martin Hildreth (6) Aehsah, m. Montgomery 
 Darling (4), and d. in Chfd., Dec. 4, 1877, a. 85 yrs. 9 mos. 
 
 Page 473. The name of Noah Titus (see p. 294) omitted from its proper 
 place. Noah was in Chesterfield a few years about the close of the last 
 century, but removed to Littleton, where he committed suicide in 1814. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Origin of the Name of Catsbane Brook, &c. 
 (See pp. 11 amd 14-) 
 
 The fact that Sergt. Taylor, in describing the route taken by the 
 Indians in returning to Canada with their captives (see p. 25), 
 used, in his journal, the following language: "Crossed the Con- 
 necticut at a place called Cattsbane, two or three miles above the 
 mouth of West river, &c." — is conclusive evidence that either the 
 island or the brook (or perhaps both) received its name a number 
 of years before Chesterfield \jvas settled. 
 
 Game-Hirds, &c. 
 
 The statement on page 16, relating to game-birds, may be some- 
 what misleading. Ducks are pretty frequently found on the river 
 and lake, and other game-birds visit the town in their season ; but 
 the ruffed-grouse is the only one that can be said to be hunted to 
 any great extent. 
 
 By the word "flat-fish," on page 16, is meant, not the true flat- 
 fish, but what is commonly known in some parts of the country as 
 the "common pond-fish," "bream," or "pumpkin-seed" i^pomotis 
 attritus, vulgaris, d:c.) 
 
 Capt. Melvin's Fight with the Indians. 
 {See page S4.) 
 
 Hon. H. H. Wheeler, of Jamaica. Vt., says that Hall was in er- 
 ror with regard to the place where this fight occurred, and that it 
 is, "beyond question, in Jamaica, just about where the railroad 
 depot is, on the flats near Jamaica village.'' The evidence upon 
 which Mr. Wheeler bases his conclusion appears to be valid, and 
 Mr. Hall was doubtless in error. 
 
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 Alphabetical List of the Grantees of Chesterfield, to- 
 gether WITH THEIR Shares. 
 (See Ohart or Plan of Chesterfield.) 
 
 Names, 
 
 Alexander, Elias, 
 Arms, John, .... 
 Arms, John, Jr. 
 Atkinson, Theodore, 
 
 Brooks, John, 
 Brown, Josiah 
 Butler, Valentine 
 Butler, Oliver, 
 
 Cooley, Simon, 
 
 Davis, Samuel, 
 Day, Ebenezer, 
 Dean, William, 
 Down, William, 
 Downing, John, 
 
 Fiield, Samuel 
 Field, David, 
 Fletcher, Robert, 
 French, John, [Jr.] 
 French, Benj., 
 
 Gould, Moses, 
 Greely, Samuel, 
 
 Hubbard, Jona., 
 Hubbard, David, 
 Hunt, John, 
 Hunt, Simon, 
 
 Kendall, Daniel, 
 Kendall, John 
 Kendall, Abraham, 
 Kennada*(?), Sam'l,. 
 
 Lawrence, William, 
 Lynd, Benj., 
 
 Minister's Share, 
 Moore, John, 
 
 *This name is spelled Kendall on the chart, or plan, of the town. 
 
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 Names. 
 
 Oliver, Peter, . 
 Pain, Thomas, 
 
 SheafEe, Samson, . . , 
 Smitii, Samuel,. . . . 
 
 Spafford, Silas, 
 
 SpafEord, John 
 
 Spalding, William, . 
 
 Stearns, David, 
 
 Stone, Simon, 
 
 Stoodley, James, . . , 
 
 Trobridge, Caleb,. 
 
 Wait, Phineas 
 
 Wentworth, John, (See pp. 32, 33.) 
 
 Wentworth, Samuel 
 
 Wetherby, Joanna 
 
 Wheelwright, John 
 
 Wheelwright, Nathan'l, 
 
 Wheelwright, Joseph, , 
 
 Wheelwright, Jeremiah 
 
 Whitney, James, 
 
 Wibird, Richard, 
 
 Willard, Josiah 
 
 Willard, Nathan,* 
 
 Willard, Oliver, 
 
 Willard, Oliver, Jr. , 
 
 Willard, Josiah, Jr. , 
 
 Willard, Nathan, Jr 
 
 Willard, Wildnr 
 
 Willard, William, 
 
 Willard, Solomon, 
 
 Willard, Billy 
 
 Willard, Joseph, 
 
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 The Steamboat " Enterprise." 
 {See p. 17S.) 
 
 The following description of this little steamer was not received 
 in season to be inserted in its proper place. 
 
 " The public is indebted to the energy and perseverance of Mr. 
 J. W. White for the existence of this fine little steamer, and who, 
 while laboring under difficulties, financial and otherwise, any one 
 of which would -have disheartened a man of less determination, 
 pursued his course for nearly three years, before the obstacles were 
 overcome and the ' Enterprise' completed and launched upon the 
 waters of Lake SpafTord, July 3, 1876. 
 
 Her model was drafted by D. J. Lawlor, of E. Boston, Mass. ; 
 her builders, on the shore of the lake, were Stephen G. and Ed- 
 ward McLeod, navy-yard employes. Her length' is 40 feet, breadth 
 of beam 15 feet, depth of hold 4 feet, draft 28 inches, diameter of 
 propeller-wheel 32 inches ; her build being for safety and comfort 
 rather than speed : stanch, and a perfect model of first-class work. 
 Her engine is 8 horse-power, boiler 12 horse-power, capable of 
 furnishing steam for a larger engine, should it be necessary. Her 
 carrying capacity is about 125 persons; though upon occasion as 
 many as 150 have been on board at a single trip. At this present 
 writing, she is probably in better condition than ever before ; 
 manned by competent officers, and every way deserves and retains 
 the confidence of the hundreds of visitors who are carried upon 
 her decks. Q." 
 
 Death by Drowning in Spafford's Lake. 
 
 {See p. 173.) 
 
 In the afternoon of Friday the 26th day of May, 1882, Geo. A. 
 Conly, basso, and Herman Reitzel, pianist, of Clara Louise Kel- 
 logg's concert company, were drowned in the lake while rowing for 
 pleasure. These gentlemen, with others, came over from Brattle- 
 boro, where the company had an engagement to give a concert in 
 the evening of the next day. Having procured a boat at F. H. 
 Farr's boat-house, Conly and Reitzel started out, leaving the rest 
 
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 of the party on land, and were last seen by the latter off the north- 
 ern point of the island. Not having returned at the proper time, 
 fears were entertained for their safety, as a strong southerly wind 
 was blowing, and the waves were running pretty high. Search 
 was consequently made for them, and their boat found bottom up- 
 wards ; but not till the next day was unmistakable evidence obtained 
 that they had been drowned. Vigorous efforts were then made to 
 recover the bodies of the unfortunate men, by dredging, by firing 
 a cannon, by exploding dynamite cartridges in the lake, and by the 
 employment of various other devices. 
 
 The bodies were not found, however, till they rose, Reitzel being 
 discovered floating Wednesday forenoon, the 7th day of the follow- 
 ing June, and Conly Wednesday morning, the 14th day of the same 
 month. The latter was without coat or shoes, and had evidently 
 made a desperate effort to save his own, and perhaps his compan- 
 ion's, life. The place of the disaster seems to have been about 60 
 rods north-east of the northern point of the island. 
 
 Mr. Conly was a native of Southwark, a suburb of Philadelphia, 
 and was 37 years old ; Mr. Reitzel was a native of New York, and 
 was only 19 years old. 
 
 Public Cemeteries and the Town Common. 
 {See p. 181.) 
 
 The old grave-yard at the Centre Village appears to have been, 
 originally, a part of the town common. From the language used 
 in the deed of Day to Harvey (see p. 183), it is quite evident that 
 Col. King did not present the common to the town, but that it was 
 conveyed by Day himself; for the latter, in defining the bounds of 
 the land which he sold to Harvey, described one bound as follows : 
 " * * bounding on said road westerly up to the common, which 
 I hereby reserve, it being heretofore reserved and deeded to the 
 town, as the fences now stand, &c." 
 
 With regard to the "North-west burying-ground," or the 
 " Robertson grave-yard," it is inferred that it was deeded to the 
 town by James Robertson, at an early period ; for, in his deed to 
 
525 
 
 Timothy Robertson, bearing the date of March 4, 1813, the prem- 
 ises granted were described as being lot No. 14, in the 13th range, 
 &c., " all except a burying-yard that is now deeded to the town of 
 Chesterfield, a piece of land on the south-east corner of said lot." 
 The statement on page 181, respecting this grave-yard, was made in 
 ignorance of the existence of this deed. 
 
 Family of Benjamin Crbssey. 
 
 (See p. S6^.) 
 
 Benjamin Cressey. son of Jonathan (3), lived in Chesterfield, and 
 probably died in 1844. His children were as follows: Harriet, 
 unm. ; d. 1831. — Benj. Ballard, m. Rebecca Smith, of South- 
 bridge, Mass. ; d. at Terre Haute, Ind. — Maria D., m. Kendall 
 Davis (3) ; d. in Broomfield, Ind., Feb. 19, 1874, a. 66. — Albert, 
 unm. ; d. in Chfd. — Adeline A., m. — Shaw, of Worthington, 
 Ind. — Franklin B.. m. Marcia Rebecca, dau. of Abraham Wood 
 (3), and removed to Ind. (See p. 493.) — Martha M., m. Mark 
 Shryer, of Broomfield, Ind. ; d. June 12, 1879.