¦TB** **> ¦•' «*' ¦^?¦* A-— J - * - >* _ 11 h>f ¦ I " J J. i'^'V*' ^ Il ¦I >.U.i-: '«H ' I I'KV I', ¦ ¦41 J -«¦' V M "w Co SH 4 5-0 ^^j5ys©g^,^ /y^j__ -.-- • TOWN HALL. THE HISTORY OF NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FEOM 1766 TO 1878, WITH A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. With Steel and Wood Engravings. EDMUND WHEELER. CONCORD, N. H. : printed by the republican press ASSOCIATION. 1879. PREFACE, An articjle was inserted in the warrant for the annual town- meeting in the spring of 1S70, upon the suggestion of Baron S. .Ci}ovy,ell, son of Samuel Crowell, Jr., " To see what action the town will take in regard to a History of the town of New- .poTt." The town voted to publish a history. A committee of nine, consisting of Edmund Wheeler, Dexter Richards, Ed mund Burke, Amasa Edes, A. S. Wait, Levi W. Barton, Shep herd L. Bowers, William F. Newton, and Lyman J. Brooks, were appointed to take, charge of the matter. This committee, ¦shortly after, assigned the labor of preparing the work to the writer. The result of his efforts is now given to the public. How well he has performed the duties given him in charge the reader must judge. Had we been fully aware of the responsibility of the work, and the amount of labor involved in preparing a History, and especially a Genealogy, of Newport, — however much we may glory in the record of the town, and delight, as we do, in re counting the successes of the past, and in dwelling upon the grand achievements of its sons and daughters, in trade, in finance, in literature, in law, in medicine, in divinity, in agri culture, and all the various pursuits of life, — we should have been slow to embark in the enterprise. We are prepared by our own experience to endorse the remark of the eminent Dr. Albert Smith, m. d., ll. d., the author of the History of Peterborough, a town much like our own, when he says, — " It has proved a work of great labor. It has now, for five years, engaged almost my entire attention." In addition, it should be remembered that distinguished doctors of law and di vinity assisted him nearly all the way in carrying along his load. The reader will perceive that we have assigned several im portant subjects to some of our best writers, who have kindly wrought them out. This we have done for two reasons: first, because it would relieve us of a part of our labors, and thus 4 history of NEWPORT. enable us to turn our thoughts in other directions ; and, second, we believed a variety of styles would relieve somewhat the sameness, and impart an additional interest to the work. The steel engravings, costing in the aggregate several thou sand dollars, were mainly contributed by the individuals repre sented, or by those having a direct personal interest in them ; and to their generosity we are indebted for the additional value they give to the volume. A few not otherwise provided for, that could not well be omitted, were inserted at the expense of the historian. The Hon. Dexter Richards contributed the views of the town hall and the South church and parsonage, in addi tion to his own dwelling, block, and mill, and E. L. Putney, Esq., that of the Newport House. It is with pleasure that we acknowledge o-ur obligations for the encouragement and sympathy which have been extended to us during the entire progress of the work, and especially for the patience which has endured these seemingly prolonged la bors. We trust that each month's delay has added materially to the value of the volume. We have endeavored faithfully to gather up all the more im portant facts and events of the town, and to preserve in the Genealogy a brief record of all its various families. In laying down the pen, we can but exclaim, — Such is the past ! During the comparatively brief period which has intervened since the settlement of the town, a' howling wilder ness has given place to cultivated fields and happy homes ; a beautiful village has been built up ; and the hills are echoing the hum of business and the noise of passing trains. And now, turning our thoughts forward, we ask, What shall the future he? When another century shall have rolled away, and three other generations shall have come and gone, and another historian shall resume the pen, what will be his story.? Will he say the people of that century have been as virtuous, as frugal, as hap py, and have made as grand progress in all the arts of civilized life, as the people of the century we have chronicled .'' Will the inhabitants of this town and this country then be citizens of a model republic, with its multiplied millions enjoying all the blessings of liberty and equal rights, the glory and the wonder of the world.? Let the future historian reply. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Chapter I. — Description 9 Location; Boundaries; Area; Soil; Mountains; Rivers and Brooks; Ponds; Mineral Springs; Mines; Trees; Animals; Birds ; Fishes ; Villages. Chapter IL — Proprietary History 15 Town Charter ; Grantees ; Proprietors ; First Meeting in New port; Charter extended ; Proprietors' house ; Clerks. Chapter IIL — Early Settlement 21 First settlers came in 1765; Settled in 1766; Their names; Where settled. Chapter IV. — Revolution. — War of 1812. — Mexican War 24 Chapter V. — Civil War 28 Ofificers and soldiers in ; Money raised for, by town. Chapter VI. — State Militia 37 Musters ; Training days ; Ofificers in. Chapter VIL— Medical 40 Sketch of the physicians who have practised in the town ; Prac tised elsewhere. Chapter VIIL— Necrologxcal 56 Diseases; Longevity; Deaths in town from 1824 to 1876, age and sex. Chapter IX. — Newspaper Press in Newport 60 The New Hainpshire Spectators Argus and Spectator; Farm ers'' Advocate and Political Adventurer; Northern Farjner and Horticulturist; Sullivan Republican; Insura?ice Jour nal. Chapter X. — Banks 67 Sugar River Bank ; First National Bank ; Newport Savings Bank. 6 history of NEWPORT. Page. Chapter XL— County ^ Formation ; (Tourt-house ; New court-house ; Jail ; Safes ; Clerks ; Solicitors ; Sheriffs ; Treasurers ; Commissioners ; Registers of Deeds ; Registers of Probate ; Jailors ; Judges of Probate. Chapter XII. — Mills 72 Grist-mills ; Saw-mills. Chapter XIII. — Hotels ^6 First Hotel; Early Hotels; Rising Sun; Newport Coffee House ; Newport House ; Eagle Hotel ; Phenix Hotel ; Sugar River House. Chapter XIV.— Traders ^° General merchandise ; Commission dealers ; Poultry dealers ; Drugs; Books; Clothing; Harnesses; Boots and Shoes; Stoves and Hardware ; Watches and Jewelry ; Milk. Chapter XV. — Travel '. ^4 Early ways ; Roads ; Turnpikes ; Bridges ; Canals ; Railroads ; Road steamer ; Stages ; Livery stables ; Teams ; Job Teams. Chapter XVI. — Manufacturers, Woollen — •;•• 9° Early Manufacturers; Newport Mills; Eagle Mills; Sunapee Mills; Diamond Mills; Sugar River Mills; Granite State Mills. Chapter XVII. — Other Manufacturers and Artisans 90 Alphabetical list of those in town ; account of. Chapter XVIIL— Religion 109 Baptist church ; Congregational church ; Free Will Baptist ; Methodist ; Universalist ; Unitarian ; Catholic ; Millerism ; Spiritualist; Advent; Clergymen town has furnished; Mis sionaries. Chapter XIX. — Literature 125 Brief account of the labors of some of those who have contrib uted to literature ; Poems. Chapter XX. — Libraries; Lyceum; Reading Circle; Period ical Clubs 148 Social Library ; Northville Library; Sabbath-school libraries ; Circulating; Private ; Lyceum ; Reading circle ; Periodical club. Chapter XXI. — Free-Masonry 151 Corinthian Lodge ; Mount Vernon ; Officers in ; Chapter of the Tabernacle ; Odd Fellows ; Knights of Honor. Chapter XXII. —Education 158 First school.; Teachefs; Districts; tjnion districts; Board of Education; Acadeiny; Principals; List of graduates. INDEX. 7 „ Page. Chapter XXIIL— Temperance 167 Early customs; First society; Total Abstinence Society; Washingtonian; Sons of Temperance; Good Templars; Re form Club ; Catholic Society ; Women's Union. Chapter XXIV.— Cemeteries 170 Pine Street Cemetery; Pine Street New; Northville; Maple Street ; Cathohc ; Committee for New. Chapter XXV.— Maintenance of the Poor 172 Early customs ; Town farms ; County farm. Chapter XXVL— Lawyers 174 Sketch of all those who have practised in town ; Names of a few natives and former residents who have practised else where. Chapter XXVII. — Town Officers and Justices of Peace 202 Moderators ; Town-clerks ; Representatives ; Delegates and other officers ; Selectmen ; Justices. Chapter XXVIII. —Music 213 Vocal ; Instrumental Society ; Piano ; Organ ; Cheney Band ; Quadrille Band; Newport Cornet; County Society; County Musical Association. Chapter XXIX.— Weddings 218 Four different styles of; Negro. Chapter XXX. — ^Amusements 221 Dancing ; Cards ; Various others ; Mammoth Cod Association. Chapter XXXL— Stories 224 Chapter XXXIL— Casualties 230 Chapter XXXIII. — Fires and Lightning .237 Chapter XXXIV.— Agriculture 244 Farmer's and Mechanic's Association; Town fairs; County Society ; Sullivan Grange ; Statistics. Chapter XXXV.— Sporting 248 Fishing; Hunting; Bear stories. Chapter XXXVL— Races 251 Indians ; Irish ; French ; Negroes. Chapter XXXVII. — Secession 254 Newport joins Vermont ; Returns. Chapter XXXVIII. — Miscellany 255 Early Miscellany ; Proprietor's house ; California gold ; Lafay ette, Reception of; Dress; Maps of Village; Population; Taxes ; Altitudes. ° HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Page. Chapter XXXIX.— Miscellany, continued 262 Village; Common; Side-walks; Streets; Newport as a Sum mer Resort ; Business buildings ; Post-office ; Telegraph ; Sig nal stations ; Engine Co. ; Reservoirs ; Aqueducts ; Town clock. Chapter XL. — Miscellany, continued 270 Report fixing values, 1777 ; Ten highest taxes each successive ten years. Chapter XLI. — Celebrations 275 Historical celebration ; Centennial celebration. GENEALOGY 285 lLLUSTEATIOE"S. Levi W. Barton, . . George E. Belknap, . Shepherd L. Bowers, . Edmund Burke, . . . Henry G. Carleton, . William H. Cheney, . Austin Corbin, . . . Samuel H. Edes, Thomas W. Gilmore, . Sarah J. Hale, . . . Ralph Metcalf, . . Aaron F. Nettleton, Dexter Richards, . . Benjamin F. Sawyer, . Page. Page. 190 Baron Stow, . . . . 108 301 Samuel M. Wheeler, 192 145 Edmund Wheeler, . . 141 17S LovELL White, . . . 576 323 Jonathan M. Wilmarth, 583 339 John Woods, .... 116 188 Edward P. Woods, . . 589 374 Town Hall (frontispiece). 394 Congregation'l Church, 112 124 Newport House, . . 78 134 Elephant Rock, . . 10 478 Richards Block, . . 267 517 Richards Residence, . 292 527 Richards Mill, ... 92 CHAPTER I. DESCRIPTIVE. IS/TEWPORT is the shire town of the county of Sullivan, -*- ^ and occupies a central position. It is north of west from Concord, — distance, forty miles, and about ninety miles from Boston. It is bounded on the north by Croydon, east by Sunapee and Goshen, south by Goshen and Unity, and west by Claremont. Area, 25,267 acres. The surface is diversified with beautiful mountains, hills, and meadows. It has three different varieties of soil : — the alluvial, or that which borders on Sugar river, its branches and tributaries : this is easy of cultivation, very fertile, and divided into valuable farms ; — the lowlands, which are dry and gravelly, and less productive ; — and the uplands, which are more moist and cold, but which have a strong soil, and yield ample returns for the labor be stowed upon them. The soil of the town, taken as a whole, judged either by its appearance or by the record of its varied productions, is among the best in the state. Mountains. Standing in the north-east part of the town, between Sugar river and Reed brook, is Bald tnoiintain. It derives its name from its rocky summit, which is destitute of vegetation. At the west of this, on the north line of the town, between Reed brook and Croydon Branch of Sugar river, is Coit mountain. It commands a fine view of the surrounding country and the lovely valley below. It derives its name from a negro by the name of Vance Coit, who lived near its summit, and was the leader of a colony of blacks who once occupied the summit of the mountain and its eastern slope. Just south of Coit is a smaller elevation known as Buell hill. The swell of land between Croydon Branch and Morse brook was known as Baptist hill. It was first settled by a colony of Baptists from 2 10 history of NEWPORT. Massachusetts, who had there quite a centre of trade. Blue berry Ledge is a part of the Croydon Mountain range, which extends along the western border nearly one half across the town, and ends in Green mountain, in Claremont. Wilmarth mountain extends from the south-western corner of the town along tlie southern line ; was first settled by Mr. Nathan Wil marth, and from him its name is derived. At the east of this is an elevation known as Pike hill. It was first settled by three families by the name of Pike. This hill commands one of the most beautiful views in town. It has near its summit an immense boulder known as Elephant Rock, which is thought to }k k i^ -| * k^^-:^ 'J^ \jj^^^ elephant rock. bear a striking resemblance to an elephant at rest, and which is visited and admired as one of the greatest natural curiosi ties in town. Its length is some 29 feet, its height 23 feet, its circumference 90 feet, and it is fully 1,500 feet above the level of the sea. East mountain is in the south-east corner of the town, between Goshen Branch and Sugar river. It has on its eastern slope many excellent farms. Thatcher hill is a portion of this range lying south of Towner brook. Oak hill is near the centre of the town, and was known in the earlier days as " The DESCRIPTIVE. 1 1 Orchard," from its having in great abundance many kinds of wild fruit. Break-neck hill derives its name from this circum stance : A wild ox, belonging to Hon. Uriah Wilcox, while rushing down this hill, stumbled, caught his horn under a root, turned a somerset, and broke his neck. Claremont hill is the elevation lying west of the village, and is so called from the fact that the road leading directly to Claremont passes over it. At the top of this hill, some sixty rods north of the road, is a rocking-stone, or loggan, which is an object of much interest. Its estimated weight is about twenty-five tons, and it stands so nicely poised as to be moved backward and forward by a sin gle hand. Rivers and Brooks. Sugar river, and Croydon and Go shen branches, are the principal streams in town. Sugar river is the outlet of Sunapee lake, and enters the town from the east. The Goshen Branch has its source in Lempster, Goshen, and Unity ; the Croydon Branch, in Springfield, Gran tham, and Croydon. The two former unite near the centre of the town, at the village, and are joined by the latter some two miles at the north, near Northville, from which they flow west through Claremont into the Connecticut river. This stream takes its name from the many maple orchards found upon its banks, and those of its numerous tributaries. Wendell brook., which unites with Sugar river near the eastern border of the town, has its origin in Spectacle pond in Sunapee. Reed brook, which enters the town from the north, the waters of which were first made subservient to mechanical purposes by Stephen Reed, and which joins the river at Lily pond, comes from Long pond in Croydon. Morse brook, on which are sev eral mills and shops at Northville, comes from the eastern slope of Croydon mountain, and the meadows which lie at its base, and takes its name from Ichabod Morse, who built a saw-mill near where it falls into the river. Kim-ball brook, just south, was christened for Joseph Kimball, who lived on its banks. Beaver brook, which starts on Claremont hill and flows to the west, derives its name from that animal, which had its home about its waters prior to the settlement of the town. Perry brook, the outlet of Chapin and Governor's ponds, derives its name from Timothy Perry, the father of the Perry race in 12 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. town. Comstock brook took its name from Jonathan Comstock, whose home stood near its union with the river. Randall brook was so called from Lewis W. Randall, whose mills stood near its confluence with the river. The Unity Springs brook, entering the town from the south, has its source in Gilman pond in Unity. The Towner brook derives its name from Ephraim Towner, one of the early settlers, who had a saw mill near the junction of Main street and Break-neck Hill road. Ponds. Lily fond, which is an expansion of Long Pond brook near its junction with Sugar river, in the eastern part of the town ; Chapin pond, in the north-west corner of the town ; and a portion of Governor' s pond, in Croydon, near by" it, comprise the list of ponds in town. Mineral Springs. Newport has two mineral springs. The one on the farm of Mr. Harmon Richardson, between North ville and Kelleyville, and between Sugar river and the railroad, has been long and favorably known for its medicinal virtues, and has often been resorted to, especially in cases of poisoning and bad conditions of the blood. When first discovered, it was pro tected by a large flat rock ; and other evidences showed that it was known and appreciated by the aborigines. The rock was once dug up by an enthusiastic youth, in the expectation of find ing a treasure hidden beneafn it. The other spring, situated just north of it, on the farm of Mr. Augustus Wylie, was dis covered at a later period, and is claimed to be fully equal to the former in its beneficent qualities. The springs were both purchased in 1874 by Hazen P. Huntoon, M. d., of Boston, with the view of providing suitable hotel accommodations for such as might wish to resort to them, and who' has had the water carefully analyzed. Mines. The town does not abound in mineral wealth. The plumbago or graphite mine in the north-west part of the town, which has been wrought to some extent, is the only mineral deposit in town. It has often been said that private parties have found gold on the banks of the Goshen Branch of Sugar river. Trees. The town having different kinds of soil, had also a variety of forest trees. The meadows in their primeval state were covered with the elm, the butternut, white maple, willow, DESCRIPTIVE. 13 and alder ; the gravelly and sandy portions, witli pine and spruce ; while the more elevated regions bore the sugar maple, beech, hemlock, spruce, balsam, red oak, several varieties of birch, red and black cherry, basswood, and other kinds. Animals. When the early settlers first came to town they found themselves surrounded by wild animals, which were in some respects a great annoyance to them, while in others they contributed much, by their flesh and furs, to their sub sistence and comfort. Among the more important were the moose, deer, bear, wolf, otter, beaver, fox, wildcat, catamount, woodchuck, porcupine, skunk, rabbit, mink, and gray, red, and striped squirrels. Birds. The birds here were like those of other towns in this portion of New Englaud. They were the eagle, hawk, owl, crane, crow, duck, quail, partridge, pigeon, snipe, robin, blue bird, bobolink, and a great variety of wood warblers. The partridge, the most abundant then, and still thronging our woods, has been, during the whole history of the town, among the luxuries of its inhabitants. Fishes. Pickerel, black bass trout, sucker, perch, eel, horned-pout, shiner, and several smaller varieties, are found in greater or less abundance in the streams and ponds. Villages. The main village is at the junction of Sugar river and the Goshen Branch. Northville, in the north-west part of the town, is where the Morse brook falls into the river. East Newport, in the east part of the town, is about the falls at the Granite Mills. Kelleyville is in the western part of the town. Southville is where the Goshen Branch falls into the meadow. CHAPTEE II. PROPRIETARY HISTORY. '"PHE following is a copy of the charter of the township of ¦^ Newport from King George the Third, as granted to the oi-iginal proprietors, who belonged to New London county, Connecticut, and mainly to the town of Killingworth : Province of New Hampshire. George the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain [seal.] France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c To all persons to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that We of our special Grace, certain Knowledge and meer 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 Esqr : Our Governor and Comman der in Chief of Our said Province of New Hampshire in New England and of Our Council of the said Province — 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 Province of New Hampshire, and Our other Governments, and to their Heirs and Assigns for Ever, whose names are entered on this Grant, to be divid ed to and amongst them into Sixty Eight equal Shares, all that Tract or Parcel of Land Situate lying and being within Our said Province of New Hampshire, Containing by Admeasurement Twenty Three Thou sand 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 unimproveable Land, by Rocks, Ponds, Mountains and Rivers, One Thousand and Forty Acres free, according to a Plan and Survey thereof made by Our said Governor's order, and returned into the Secretary's Office and hereunto annexed butted and bounded as follows (viz) Be ginning at a Stake and Stones which stands South 78 degrees East, at the distance of Six Miles and One Half Mile from the Northwesterly PROPRIETARY HISTORY. I 5 Corner of Charlestown, a town formerly Granted in this Province, and runs "from the said stake and stones North Eight degrees East Five Miles and Seven Eighths of a Mile to a stake and stones, then South 60 degrees East Eight Miles and On^ quarter of a Mile, then South Ten degrees West six miles to a stake and stones, then North Sixty Three degrees West Six Miles and One quarter of a Mile to a stake and stones, the Bounds first mentioned, being Six Miles and One half Mile from the Bank of Connecticut River. And that the same be and hereby is Incorporated into a Township by the Name of NEWPORT. And the Inhabitants that do or shall here after inhabit the said Township, are hereby declared to be Enfranchised with and Intitled to all and Every the privileges and immunities that other Towns within our Province by Law Exercise and Enjoy — And fur ther, that the said Town as soon as there shall be Fifty Families resi dent and settled therein, shall have the liberty of Holding two Fairs, One of which shall be held on the And the other on the annually, which Fairs are not to continue longer than the respective following the said and that as soon as the said Town shall consist of Fifty Families a Market may 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 third Tuesday of November next which said meeting shall be notified by Mr. George Harris, who is hereby appointed the moderator of the said First Meet ing, which he is to Notify and Govern Agreeably to the Laws and Cus toms of Our said Province, and the Annual Meeting for ever here after for the Choice of such Officers for the said Town shall be on the Second Tuesday of March Annually — To Have and to Hold the said Tract of land as above expressed, together with all Privileges and Ap purtenances to them and their respective Heirs and Assigns forever, upon the following Conditions (viz) 1st : That every Grantee, his Heirs or Assigns shall plant and Culti vate 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 to continue to improve and settle the same by Addition al Cultivations, on Penalty of the forfeiture of his Grant or Share in the said Township, and of its Reverting to us Our Heirs and Successors, to be by us or them regranted to such of our Subjects as shall effectually Settle and Cultivate the same. 2dly : 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 Cut or felled, without Our Special Lease for so doing first had and obtained, upon the Penalty of the forfeiture of the right of 1 6 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. .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 Parlia ment that now are or hereafter shall be Enacted. 3dly : 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 Lotts, One of which shall be Allotted to each Grantee, of the Contents of One Acre. 4thly : 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 Twenty fifth day of De cember Annually, if Lawfully demanded the first payment to be made on the Twenty fifth day of December, 1762. Sthly : Every Proprietor, Settler, or Inhabitant, shall Yield and pay unto Our Heirs and Successors, Yearly and Every Year forever from and after the Expiration of Ten Years from the abovesaid Twenty fifth day of December which will be in the Year of our Lord, 1772 One Shilling Proclamation Money, for every hundred Acres he so owns, set tles, or possesses, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser Tract-of the 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 Officer or Officers 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 Prov ince to be hereunto affixed. Witness Benning Wentworth Esqr. Our Governor and Commander in Chief of Our said Province, the 6th day of October in the Year of Our Lord Christ, One Thousand Seven Hun dred & Sixty One and in the First Year of Our Reign. B. WENTWORTH. By His Excellencys Command With advice of Council Theodore Atkinson, Secy : Province of New Hampshire, Recorded in the Book of Charters Page 221-222 October 6th : 1861 pr Theodore Atkinson, Sec'ry. A true Copy pr Benjn : Giles Propritrs Clark. PROPRIETARY HISTORY. 17 THE NAMES OF THE GRANTEES OF NEWPORT. Nathaniel Fish, Ebenezer Eames, Joseph Eames, Benj. Harris, George Harris, Nath'l Comstock, Benj. Gardner, Isaac Avery, Jesse Burchard, John Burchard, Richard Dowser, Enoch Bolls, Jr., Isaac Tracy, Jr., Daniel Fuller, Elijah Ackley, Nehemiah Andrews, John Nelson, John Church, Samuel Church, William Mannering, William Fox, Joseph Woodworth, Joseph Fox, Nath'l Hungerford, Micah Scovel, Guy Richards, Nicholas Hallom, Theophilus Tapham, Ebenezer Cone, Harris Coult, Jeremiah Clement, Joshua Tsham, Nath'l Beckwith, Jr., Jonathan Harris, Nath'l Kay, Aaron Cady, Matthew Dorr, Noadia Warner, Moses Yeoman, Thomas Hall, Levi Wells, Joseph Beckwith, William Cone, Joseph Cone, Jr., Eliphalet Lester, Thomas Lester, Nehemiah Gates, Eliphalet Gustin, Thomas Cone, 2d, Abraham Ackley, Peter Bulkley, Elijah Clark, Jonathan Beckwith, Levi Crosby, John Olmsteed, Benj. Alcot, Joseph Newmarch, Esq., Daniel Warner, Esq., Moses Yeoman, Jr., John Chapman, Lemuel Hungerford. The Proprietors' Record has a drawn plan of the town agree able to the royal grant, as given by Isaac Rindge, the surveyor- general of the province. In the south-west portion of the town 200 acres were reserved, to be accounted as two of the within shares for the benefit of Gov. Wentworth. In addition, one share was reserved for the Incorporated Society for the Propa gation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ; one share for a glebe for the Church of England, as by law established ; one share for the first settled minister of the gospel ; and one share for the benefit of a school in said town. The shares of the proprietors were assigned them by lot. For this purpose, a committee, consisting of Stephen Wilcox, Robert Lane, John Crane, and Isaac Kelsey, were appointed at Killingworth, Dec. 25, 1764, which duty they performed at the house oY Mr. John Hastings, Jr., in Charlestown, July 6, 1765. lo HISTORY OF NEWPORT. THE NAMES OF THE PROPRIETORS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEW PORT, WITH THE NUMBER OE THE LOTT DRAWN TO EACH NAME BY THE COMMITTEE. Proprietors. No. Names of the Owners, May 12, 1779 • Nathaniel Beckwith I Ebenezer Redfield. Joseph Beckwith 2 Jonah Kelsey's heirs. John Nelson 3 Matthew Gushing. Nicholas Hallom 4 Benjamin Trask. Moses Yeoman, Jr S Ebenezer Merrit. Jonathan Harris 6 Benj. Giles, Esq. Enoch Bolles, Jr 7 Joseph Clement, in 1782. Joshua Tsham 8 Robert Lane. Levi Crosby 9 Isaac Kelsey's heirs. Nathaniel Comstock 10 Jeremiah Clement. Thomas Lester 11 Robert Lane. William Fox 12 Jesse Lane. John Church 13 Jesse Wilcox. Abraham Ackley 14 Samuel Hurd. Moses Yeoman 15 Dea. Daniel Buel. Isaac Avery 16 Col. Aaron Elliot. Nathaniel Fish 17 Benjamin Bragg. Eliphalet Lester 18 Ezekiel Powers. Jonathan Beckwith ig Jeremiah Clement. Peter Bulkley 20 Col. Aaron Elliot. Joseph Fox 21.^-^ Roswell Kelsey. Isaac Tracy, Jr 22 Isaac Tracy heirs. Daniel Warner, Esq 23 Ebenezer Redfield. Joseph Eames 24 Reuben Hall. Elijah Ackley 25 Nathan Hurd. William Mannering 26 Jeremiah Clement. Nehemiah Gates 27 Theodore Morgan, Esq. Guy Richards 28 Stephen Perry. Samuel Church 29 Jeremiah Clement. Benjamin Alcott 30 Ezra Kelsey. John Chapman 31 Thomas Bolls. Joseph Beckwith 32 Aaron Buel. Elijah Clark 33 Benj. Giles, Esq. Jesse Woodward 34 James Church. George Harris 35 Benj. Giles, Esq. Harris Colt 36 Stephen Wilcox. Ebenezer Eames 37 Israel Bryant. Aaron Cady 38 Uriah Wilcox. Micah Scovel .39 Simeon Bumper. PROPRIETARY HISTORY. 1 9 Proprietors. No. Names of the Owners, May 12, 1779. John Burchard 40 Constant Stoors. Lemuel Hungerford 41 Daniel Buel. Thomas Cone, 2d 42 Samuel Cram. Benjamin Gardner 43 Joshua Lathrop. John Olmsteed 44 Jeremiah Clement. Joseph Cone, 2d 45 John Wendell. Noadiah Warner 46 Joshua Lathrop. Eliphalet Gustin 47 Ezekiel Powers. Jeremiah Clement 48 Jeremiah Clement. Levi Wells 49 Stephen Wilcox. William Cone 50 Robert Lane. Jesse Burchard 51 Ruth Giles. Joseph Cone 52 Daniel Dudley. Nehemiah Andrews 53 Ebenezer Cone 54 Josiah Dudley. Thomas Hall 55 Theodore Morgan, Esq. Incorporated Society 56 Society lot, 1782. School lot 57 Minister's lot. The first settled minister 58 School lot. ¦ Theophilus Tapham 59 Jeremiah Clement. Benjamin Harris 60 Amos Hall. Joseph Newmarch, Esq 61 Ezekiel Powers. Daniel Fuller 62 Jared Lane. Richard Dowser 63 Phineas Wilcox. Nathaniel Hungerford 64 Ezra Parmelee. Nathaniel Beckwith 65 Col. Aaron Elliot. Matthew Dorr 66 Ephraim Towner. Church of England 67 Church lot. The same committee that superintended the drawing of lots were also empowered to select a suitable town plot, which was to be divided up, and each proprietor was to receive by lot one or more shares, with convenient highways to all the lots. In April, 1765, twenty-one shares belonging to the original gran tees, being forfeited, were sold by auction. On the second Tuesday of March, 1766, Ebenezer Merrit, Dea. Jeremiah Clement, and Stephen Wilcox were chosen a committee to open a cart-road to Newport, and to open a road at the west end of the lots laid out, which extended from the Griffin place northward ; and at the same meeting it was voted that Mr. Morgan sell the boat belonging to the proprietors of Newport, and that Stephen Wilcox should go to Portsmouth 20 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. and get the charter extended ; and on the first Tuesday of Octo ber, the same year, they voted Benjamin Giles, of Groton, one hundred acres of land, provided he build and maintain^a grist mill and saw-mill. The first meeting of the proprietors in Newport was at the house of Mr. Jesse Wilcox, Oct. 13, 1767— Stephen Wilcox, moderator, Benjamin Giles, clerk. Samuel Hurd, Charles Avery, and Zepheniah Clark were chosen assessors ; and Ben jamin Giles, Amos Hall, Ebenezer Merrit, Samuel Hurd, and James Church a committee to lay out a second division of land. The first division extended across the meadows from east to west, and contained each fifteen acres. This meeting voted to lay out to each proprietor thirty-five acres, either at the east or west end of the lots already laid out. This meeting adjourned to the " i6th inst., at the House of Zepheniah Clark, Innholder in said Newport." At the adjourned meeting, it was voted that Zepheniah Clark, Ebenezer Merrit, Benjamin Bragg, Samuel Hurd, and Jesse Wilcox, having families now in New port, have each eighty acres of land ; and, also, that any person who is a proprietor and becomes an inhabitant, with his wife, in said Newport, by the first of July, 1768, shall be entitled to eighty acres ; others, who have been in town to improve the first division, fifty acresi Feb. 2, 1769, the proprietors having failed to perform the condition in their charter which required them to cultivate five acres of land in five years for every fifty acres, had a further period of four years granted them to fulfil the conditions. At that period, as stated by Gov. Wentworth in his extension of the charter, fifteen families had settled in town. In 1772, they voted to build a Proprietor's House, which might also be used for church and school purposes. In 1782, Josiah Stevens was voted ninety acres of land, on condition that he cause the plan and survey of the town to be made. It was neatly done on parchment, and is now in the keeping of Amasa Edes, Esq., present clerk. LIST OF THE PRORIETORS' CLERKS. Dec. 25, 1764. Isaac Kelsey. 1819. Phineas Chapin. 1767. Benj. Giles. 1826. James Breck. 1788. Jedediah Reynolds. 1841. Amasa Edes. 1790. Jesse Lane. CHAPTEE III. EARLY SETTLEMENT. ' I 'HE immediate cause which first awakened public interest, -^ and led to the survey and settlement of the land along the Connecticut river northward from Charlestown, was the return of Connecticut and Massachusetts soldiers from the French War, — in the prosecution of which they had passed through this valley on their way to and from Canada, — all of whom brought home most flattering accounts of the fertility and prom ise of the country. Soon after, application was made to the proper authorities, and two tiers of towns on each side of the river were surveyed, and a large share of them incorporated, as early as 1761. The especial attractions of Newport were probably first dis covered by a young man by the name of Eastman, who came here from Killingworth, Conn., as a hunter and trapper, and who was probably the first white man who entered the town. He was charmed with the beautiful meadows, and still more so with the abundant supply of otter and beaver, which he here found in great abundance. On his return home laden with furs, he gave his friends such a description of the country as induced them to apply for a charter, and finally led to the settlement. Af ter disposing of his furs, Eastman again sought the new country, but never returned. A skeleton was found on the farm of Reu ben Haven by the early settlers, which was supposed to be his. As confirming the truth of this tradition, we have the fact that the charter of the town was granted to the inhabitants of Kil lingworth, his native place. Another Eastman, possibly a brother of the foregoing, who was father of Dea. Benjamin Eastman, one of the early settlers, came here also, trapping for otter and beaver, prior to its set- 22 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. tlement, having probably the additional hope of finding some trace of the lost friend. While visiting his son here in after life, he was often heard to relate his experiences as a trapper in the wilderness. During the summer and fall of 1765, six young men came here from Killingworth, Conn., cleared six acres of land each, and, after getting in a crop of rye, returned home and spent the winter. The following year, in June, 1766, these men having an addition of two to their number, making eight in all, five having families, came and made the first permanent settle ment. No record or tradition is found showing the precise day of their arrival. All accounts agree that they arrived in town Saturday night ; that they were detained by a bad place in the road on Pike hill, where they camped for the night ; and the following day, after accomplishing the remainder of their jour ney, they spent in religious worship under the shadow of a pine tree which stood just south of the A. Pease residence. The following were among the earliest settlers, the first five having families : Zepheniah Clark, James Church, William Stanard, Ebenezer Merrit, Ezra Parmelee, Jesse Lane, Benjamin Bragg, Jesse Kelsey, Benjamin Giles, Samuel Hurd, Nathan Hurd, Charles Avery, Jesse Wilcox, Ephraim Towner, Absalom Kelsey, Amos Hall, Roswell Hull, Daniel Dudley. Being the first on the ground, they had their choice of lands. They selected the meadow lots which had previously been laid out. The site which they selected for a common, and which they anticipated was to be the centre of business for the town^ was on the beautiful table-land between the Call hill and the residence of Dea. Joseph Wilcox. Benjamin Bragg settled on the George H. Fairbanks place, Absalom Kelsey on the Reu ben Ainger farm, Jesse Wilcox on the J. E.Wilcox place, Sam uel Hurd on the A. Pease farm, Zepheniah Clark on the R. P. Claggett place, Ebenezer Merrit on the William Carr farm, and Ezra Parmelee on the Griffin place. A few years later another colony came from Massachusetts, principally from Worcester county, and settled in the north- EARLY SETTLEMENT. 23 western part of this town and the south-western part of Croy don. Their centre of business, where they had a store, a school- house, a tannery, and mechanics' shops, was on the road be tween the Maj. Josiah Wakefield place, north of Northville and Croydon line. As these people were nearly all Baptists, this locality was soon known as Baptist hill. The Wakefields, the Havens, the Metcalfs, the Durkees, the Chamberlains, and the Wheelers, of this town, and the Stows, the Jacobses, and others, of Croydon, belonged to this company. CHAPTEE IT. REVOLUTION. FROM the earliest moment in the Revolutionary conflict, the sympathies of all our citizens as one man were enlisted in the cause of their country. Coming from the land of a Sherman and a Hancock, they were fully imbued with a love of liberty and a hatred of oppression, and, above all, they were unable to bear those grievous wrongs which were being heaped upon them by a country from which they had received so little. They comprehended fully the nature of the terrible struggle in which they were about to engage, and in some degree the mag nitude of the grand issues that hung upon it, and hence were ready at all times to answer with cheerfulness whatever call their country saw fit to make upon their patriotism, whether that demand was for men, or for the means to carry on the struggle. The first act of the town in relation to the Revolution which we find among the records was the appointment of a Commit tee of Safety, which was done July 20, and enlarged August 7, 1775, consisting of the following members: Benjamin Giles, Aaron Buel, Jesse Lane, Josiah Stevens, Robert Lane, and Jesse Wilcox. THE ASSOCIATION TEST. The Continental Congress sent out the following resolutions : In Congress, March 16, 1776. Resolved, That it be recommended to the Several Assemblies, Con ventions, and Councils or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies immediately to cause all Persons to be disar7ned 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 Artns the United Colonies, against the Hostile attempts of the British Fleets and Armies. Charles Thompson secy. REVOLUTION. 25 This was submitted to the Committee of Safety for New Hampshire : Colony of New Hampshire In Committee of Safety April 12th, 1776. In order to carry the Resolve of the Hon'ble Continental Congress into execution, you are requested to desire all Males above Twenty one years of age (Lunatics Idiots & Negroes excepted) to sign to the Dec laration on this Paper ; and when so done to make Return thereof to gether with the name or names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, to the General Assembly or Committee of Safety of this Colony. M. Weare Chairman. The paper submitted for signature is known as the "Articles of Association." ARTICLES. In consequence of the above Resolution of the Hon. Continental Congress, and to show our determination in Joining our American Brethren in defending our Lives Liberties and Properties of the Inhabi tants of the United Colonies : We the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage, and promise, that we will, to the utmost of our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and For tunes, with Artns, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets and Armies against the Utiited Colonies. Benjamin Giles Samuel Hurd Jesse Kelsey Benjamin Bragg Jesse WilCox Absalom Kelsey Joseph Buel Nathan Hurd Robert Lane James Church Amos Hall David Brown Aaron Buel Josiah Stevens Ephraim Towner Semer Kelsey Wm Stanard Uriah Wilcox Phineas Wilcox Nathan Woodbury Jedediah Reynolds Isaac Newton Jesse Bailey Jeremiah Jenks Ezra Parmelee Joel Bailey Abraham Buell Jesse Lane Daniel Buel Josiah Dudley Daniel Dudley Jedediah Reynolds, Jr. Ebenezer Merrit John Lane Newport June 20th A. d. 1776 The Inhabitants of Newport that is requested have all signed this association. Josiah Stevens ^ Selectmen Samuel Hurd > of Aaron Buel ) Newport. 3 26 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. At a meeting of the inhabitants holden July 24, 1776, Samuel Hurd was chosen Captain, Jeremiah Jenks Lieutenant, and Uriah Wilcox En sign. Aug. 16, 1776, the Committee of Safety certify to the follow ing report : The number of able bodied effective men in the Township of Newport is Thirty Six the number of muskets fit for service is fourteen, the mus kets that are not fit, five, which will be made fit forthwith, Seventeen muskets wanted. The 27th of May, 1777, the town Voted to raise eighteen pounds lawful money to buy a towns stock of amunition, viz. Forty Pounds Powder, one Hundred Pounds of Lead and ten dozen Flints. The following is the list of Revolutionary soldiers, so far as obtained : Thomas Carr, Robert Durkee, John McGregor, Philip W. Kibby, John Pike, Samuel Thompson, Samuel Washburn, Amos Hall, Jr., Phineas Chapin, Solomon Dunham, Richard Goodwin, William Haven, Joel Kelsey, Samuel Sisco, Jonathan Wakefield, Silas Wakefield, Simeon Buel, Elias Dudley, Daniel Chapin, Joel McGregor, Theopholis Goodwin, Jesse Kelsey, Daniel Sterns, Josiah Wakefield, Robert Woodward, Hezekiah Reynolds. Those who were at the battle of Ticonderoga, and who left town June 29, 1777, were Matthew Buell, Daniel Buel, Jeremiah Jenks, Jesse Lane, Josiah Stevens, Joseph Buel, Nathan Hurd, Absalom Kelsey, Ebenezer Merrit, Jesse Wilcox, Abraham Buel, Stephen Hurd, Thomas Lane, Ezra Parmelee. Joel McGregor was taken a prisoner by the British, and confined for a long time in the old sugar-house in New York, and endured its privations. June 17, 1777, the officers of the alarm company were Capt. WAR OF l8l2 — MEXICAN WAR. 27 Ezra Parmelee, ist Lieut. Christopher Newton, 2d Lieut. Isaac Newton, and Ensign Joshua Warner. During the progress of the stmggle, the following delegates were chosen to represent the town : Aug. ID, 1 775' Beuj. Giles and Samuel Hurd were chosen to the congress at Plainfield. Aug. 17, 1775, Benj. Giles and Uriah Wilcox, to Walpole. Benjamin Giles was elected to the following places : Oct. 15) '775' ^^ t^^^ Provincial Congress at Exeter; Aug. 2, 1776, to Walpole ; June 10, 1778, to Concord, to make arrangements for a permanent government; Jan. 3, 1780, to Charlestown; and June 4, 1782, to Concord, to settle permanent plan of gov ernment. Nov. II, 1780, Elias Bascom was chosen a delegate to the convention at Walpole. Soldiers in the War of 1812. The following is an imperfect list of the names of those who served in the War of 181 2 : Barnabas Brown, Daniel Dudley, Stephen Pike, William Carr, Jacob Dwinells, David Reed, Calvin Call, Loma McGregor, Zacheus Shurtliff, Charles Colby, Samuel Hoyt, Nathan Wilmarth, Robert Durkee, Jared Lane, Hartford Wilmarth. Solomon Dunham, Daniel Muzzey, The Dow and Peck families were also represented by sol diers. Mexican War. So far as we learn, the town furnished no soldiers to the Mexican war. CHAPTEE Y. CIVIL WAR. THE news of the attack on Fort Sumter, on the nth of April, 1861, awakened the citizens of Newport, as of all parts of the North, to a full sense of the gravity of the occasion, and they shared in the general enthusiasm for the maintenance of the Union. A meeting of the citizens was held on the 22d of April, which was attended by substantially the whole adult population of the town, without distinction of party. This meeting, with entire unanimity, pledged the raising of $1,500 for the fitting out and support of such as might volunteer to fill the quota of the town, in answer to the call of the President, then just issued, for seventy-five thousand men to serve three months. This action was afterwards ratified by a legally called meeting of the town'. The ladies formed themselves into an association for the pur pose of working for the relief of the soldiers in the field, and through the war rendered efficient services in connection with the soldiers' aid societies of the country. Ira McL. Barton, Esq., a promising young lawyer of the town, having received authority for the purpose, recruited the first company of volunteers, being three-months men, under the call of the President, of which he was commissioned captain. The company was in readiness at the earliest required moment, and served during its terra of enlistment in the First N. H. Regiment, under Col. Mason W. Tappan. At its return the company was tendered an enthusiastic reception by the citizens of the town. Each year during the war the records are largely occupied with proceedings in aid of the volunteers of the town, and they show appropriations for this purpose amounting, in the whole, CIVIL WAR. 29 to $70,491.78. Each quota was promptly filled by volunteers, and no draft was necessary during the war to keep up the re quired quota of the town. Whole number enlisted from the town, two hundred and forty. The following is a list of their names, with their officers, regi ments, companies, and time of service : Ira McL. Barton, captain ist Regt., Co. D; captain 5th Regt., Co. E ; captain ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; promoted to lieutenant- colonel ; served 4 years, 2 months. Thomas Sanborn, surgeon i6th Regt. from Nov. 4, 1862, to June 13, 1863. Dexter G. Reed, second lieutenant ist Regt., Co. D; second lieu tenant 5th Regt., Co. E; promoted to first lieutenant same company; first lieutenant ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; promoted to major in same regiment; 4 years, 2 months. Edgar E. Adams, first lieutenant i6th Regt., Co. F ; captain Co. B, 75th Regt. U. S. C. Infantry ; promoted to major ; brevetted lieutenant- colonel ; 4 years, 6 months. Ervin T. Case, first lieutenant 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to cap tain Co. F, same regiment; 3 years. John B. Cooper, ist Regt., Co. D; captain 9th Regt., Co. K ; 4 years, 2 months. Charles C. Shattuck, captain ist Regt. H. A., Co. H ; 9 months. Benj. R. Allen, sergeant 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to second lieutenant ; to first lieutenant ; to captain ; 3 years. J. Woodbury Hastings, i6th Regt., Co. C; captain 75th Regt. U. S. C. Infantry ; i year. Edward Nettleton, first lieutenant ist Regt., Co. D. ; second lieuten ant i8th Regt., Co. K ; 4 years, i month. Truman L. Heath, first lieutenant ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Sumner F. Hurd, 5th Regt., Co. E; promoted to second lieutenant same company ; to first lieutenant ; i year, 7 months. Prentice H. Wellcome, second lieutenant ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Alexander V. Hitchcock, quartermaster. sergeant, 2d Co. Heavy Ar tillery ; promoted to second lieutenant same company; i year, i month. John A. George, 6th Regt., Co. G ; promoted to second lieutenant ; 2 years. Sam Nims, hospital steward, 1st Regt. Heavy Artillery ; 7 months. Paul S. Adams, hospital steward, i6th Regt. ; 7 months. Benj. Howe, 5th Regt., Co. E; promoted to second lieutenant; 2 years, 10 months. 30 history of NEWPORT. Jesse T. Cobb, corporal ist Regt., Co. D ; first sergeant Sth Regt., Co. E ; I year, 8 months. Charies H. Little, sergeant 9th Regt., Co. K ; wounded ; 2 years, 5 months. William Delano, 6th Regt., Co. G. ; re-enlisted ; appointed commis sary-sergeant ; 3 years, 8 months. James M. Russell, sergeant ist Regt., Co. D ; re-enlisted i6th Regt., Co. F ; 2 years, 3 months. Austin Reed, 6th Regt., Co. D ; 3 months ; died. Thomas A. Gilmore, sergeant i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Bela Nettleton, musician, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Willard Reed, sergeant ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; 2 years. Edwin D. Whipple, i6th Regt., Co. F; sergeant Co. H, same regi ment; 2 years, 8 months. Melvin S. Wilcox, sth Regt., Co. E ; sergeant ist Regt., Co. H ; 3 years, 8 months. George A. Chase, 9th Regt., Co. K ; corporal ist Regt., Co. H ; ser geant same company ; 2 years, 10 months, Daniel W. Home, sergeant 9th Regt., Co. K. ; transferred to veteran reserve corps ; 3 years. William W. Page, sergeant 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, 3 months; died. Andrew J. Hastings, 1 6th Regt., Co. F; quartermaster-sergeant ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 2 years, 8 months. Alvin A. Young, 9th Regt., Co. K ; 2 years, 10 months. Sylvester Spaulding, corporal 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to ser geant ; I year, 9 months ; killed in action. John R. Hall, 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to first sergeant; i year, 10 months; died of wounds. Gilford L. Hurd, 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to sergeant; i year, 9 months ; killed in action. Richard M. J. Hastings, navy; served on board steamer Augusta, I year; corporal ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H; 9 months. Charles A. Puffer, corporal ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Charles C. Gilmore, corporal 1st Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Elijah Hutchinson, 9th Regt., Co. K ; promoted to corporal ; i year, 9 months ; killed in action. Peter Crowell, corporal 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, 9 months. Charles H. Crandall, 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to sergeant; 2 years, 10 months. Edwin R. Miller, corporal 9th Regt., Co. K ; 2 years, 10 months. CIVIL WAR. 31 Henry M. Haines, corporal ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; 3 years, 1 month. Joel S. Blood, corporal 9th Regt., Co. K ; 7 months. Henry Tompkins, corporal 9th Regt., Co. K; i year, 8 months; died. Edward C. Kelsey, corporal 9th Regt., Co. K ; 4 months ; died. Prentice C. Hutchinson, corporal 9th Regt., Co. K ; 2 years, 10 months. Bela H. Wilcox, corporal ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; 2 years, I month. Hiram M. Austin, 5th Regt., Co. E; promoted to first sergeant; 3 years, 8 months. Richard W. Allen, l6th Regt., Co. D; 9 months. Dexter W. Allen, ist Reg., Co. D; l6th Regt., Co. H; 2 years, 3 months. George Anderson, 3d Regt., Co. F; deserted. Thomas Anderson, 5th Regt. ; deserted. James Armstrong, ist Regt. Cavalry ; deserted. Henry W. Badger, ist Regt., Co. D; i6th Regt., Co. H; 2 years, 3 months. John W. Bradley, sth Regt., Co. B; discharged May 17, 1865. Nathan T. Brown, 6th Regt., Co. G; promoted to sergeant; 2 years. George P. Bean, 9th Regt., Co. K; 9 months ; died. Hazen Barnard, wagoner, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Nathaniel Bright, l6th Regt., Co. F ; corporal Co. K ; 2 years, 7 months. Barnard B. Barton, i8th Regt, Co. K; 2 months. William H. Belknap, i8th Regt., Co. K; 2 months. Jonathan Blake, 9th Regt., Co. K ; i year, 5 months. Josiah H. Bacon, 2d Regt., Co. E; i year, 6 months; deserted. Edgar Boyden, 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, 10 months. Albert Boyden, 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, i month ; killed. Ziba C. Barton, 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, 10 months. George Bates, 9th Regt., Co. F; i year, i month; deserted. Clarke E. Craige, 9th Regt., Co. K ; transferred to 6th Regt. ; 10 months. John Conners, 9th Regt., Co. A; i month; deserted. Michael Crumney, 9th Regt. ; deserted. Hial Comstock, i6th Regt., Co. F; 7 months; died. Truman C. Cutting, i6th Regt., Co. E ; 9 months. Warren Colby, 9th Regt., Co. K; s months; killed. George Comstock, ist Regt., Co. D ; 3 months. James Call, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. 32 history OF NEWPORT. Alvah S. Chase, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H; 9 months. Henry Cutting, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Edward Cochrain, ist Regt., Co. D; 6th Regt., Co. G ; I year, 3 months ; killed at Bull Run. Charles Collins, 1st Regt., Co. D. ; sth Regt., Co. E; 2 years, 7 months ; deserted. George F. Cram, 14th Regt., Co. I; 2 years, 11 months. Jonathan Crowell, 14th Regt., Co. I; 2 years; died. Henry Currier, 14th Regt., Co. I; 2 years, 3 months; died. William Collins, 2d U. S. Sharpshooters, Co. G. ; i year, 4 months. Charles H. Comstock, 6th Regt., Co. I ; 3 months ; died. Reuben Craige, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B; 2 years. Ebenezer F. Corbin, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; i year, 8 months. David Carlisle, veteran reserve corps. Joseph R. Corey, veteran reserve corps. John Canny, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop E ; 4 months. Joseph E. Dean, 9th Regt., Co. K; i year; died. Frank P. Dudley, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Ira C. Dowlin, 3d Regt., Co. B ; 3 years. Daniel Dowder, 4th Regt. ; deserted. Lewis Daffer, 7th Regt., Co. E ; 5 months ; deserted. Hall W. Davis, i6th Regt., Co. F ; 10 months. Harry Downs, nth Regt. ; deserted. Patrick Donahue, 9th Regt., Co. D ; 11 months ; deserted. William O. Emerson, 7th Regt., Co. K; 7 months; died. William G. Egan, 9th Regt, Co. K; transferred to 6th Regt. f year, 7 months. Frank Elkins, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop I ; 4 months. Luther W. Fitch, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; 2 year, 2 months; died. George C. Foss, sth Regt., Co. E; died of wounds. Luther J. Fitch, 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, 10 months. WilHam H. Flanders, i6th Regt., Co. D ; 9 months. John Foote, i8thRegt., Co. K ; 2 months. Charies F. Foote, i8th Regt., Co. K ; 2 months. Charles M. Farr, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop C ; promoted to first ser geant; I year, 3 months. John Finnigan, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop R; 4 months. Charies H. Fellows, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop I ; 4 months. Ira P. George, 3d Regt., Co. B ; 2 years, 8 months ; wounded. Daniel W. George, sth Regt., Co. E ; 3 years. Alma P. Goodrich, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. CIVIL WAR. 33 Jacob R. Hutchinson, ist Regt., Co. D; 9th Regt., Co. K; 4 years, 1 month. George A. Hutchinson, 9th Regt., Co. K ; one year, 6 months ; died. William Hoben, 6th Regt., Co. G. ; 7 months. Charles H. Hall, sth Regt., Co. E; i year; died. ¦John H. Hunter, sth Regt., Co. E; i year, 3 months. Benj. F. Haven, 9th Regt., Co. K; died in rebel prison. Henry H. Haven, 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to corporal; 2 years, 10 months. William C. Hurd, 1st Regt., Co. B ; 2 years, i month. John C. Harris, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B. ; 2 years, i month. William A. Humphrey, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Mitchell W. Home, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Moses Hoyt, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Henry S.' Howard, i6th Regt., Co. F ; 10 months. Elroy S. Home, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Abiel L. Haven, 15th Regt., Co. I; transferred to veteran reserve corps; I year, 11 months. William A. Hutchinson, 1st Regt. Cavalry, Troop I ; S months. Lyman B. Hastings, 14th Regt., Co. H ; 10 months. Robert Harris, 9th Regt. ; deserted. George Howard, 9th Regt.; deserted. Albert C. Home, sth Regt., Co. G ; deserted. Hugh Higgins, 4th Regt., Co. E ; 8 months. Alamendo Heath, nth Regt., Co. F; i year, 7 months. Amos Hastings, 2d U. S. Sharpshooters, Co. G; i year, 9 months. Antoine Hockman, 9th Regt., Co. C ; s months ; killed. Arthur H. Ingram, 1 6th Regt., Co. B; 9 months. Sylvester S. Ingalls, i8th Regt., Co. K; 2 months. Frederick A. Johnson, sth Regt., Co. E; re-enlisted; 2 years, 4 months. Edward B. Johnson, sth Regt., Co. E; 11 months. Charles A. Jackson, navy; served on board steamer Augusta i year. Williams Kennedy, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop I; 9 months; died of wounds. Michael Kelliher, 2d Regt., Co. B; 2 months. George W. Kelsey, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B; 2 years, i month. John C. Kelley, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery. Co. H; 9 months. Roswell J. Kelsey, ist Regt. Co. D; 9th Regt., Co. K; 4 years, i month. Frank J. Lattimer, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B; 2 years, i month. 34 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Joseph Leeds, i6th Regt., Co. I; 8 months; died. Frederick H. Lull, musician, i8th Regt., Co. K; 2 months. Edgar Lary, sth Regt., Co. B; i year, 2 months; deserted. Chester S. Marshall, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H; 6 months. Chauncey Marshall, 1st Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H; 9 months. Sullivan Marston, 1st Regt. Cavalry, Troop A; i year, 3 months. Perry Miner, sth Regt., Co. E; i year, 5 months. John Munnigan, 1st Regt. Cavalry, Troop B; deserted. Peter McGlone, 6th Regt., Co. G.; deserted. David M. Marshall, i8th Regt., Co. K; i month. James McCarty, ist Regt. Cavalry; deserted. Francis Mullen, 3d Regt., Co. C; 4 months ; dishonorably dis charged. Andrew J. Moody, Sth Regt., Co. H. Freeman W. Nourse, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Joseph Nelson, 9th Regt. ; deserted. Patrick Owens, 6th Regt., Co. G; i year, 7 months. Samuel B. Ordway, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Nathan R. Osmer, Sth Regt., Co. E; 11 months; killed. Edmund Parker, Sth Regt., Co. B ; 8 months. John Phillips, 7th Regt., Co. G ; i year; died. James C. Parrish, sth Regt., Co. H; re-enlisted as corporal; 2 years, 3 months. John Peterson, sth Regt., Co. E; 10 months. John S. Preston, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop E; 4 months. William H. Perry, 9th Regt., Co. K; i year, 11 months. Edwin A. Perry, 1st Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H; 9 months. Philander H. Peck, 14th Regt., Co. I; s months; died. John M. Page, 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, 10 months. Clarence F. Pike, 4th Regt., Co. I ; i year, s months. James C. Parker, 9th Regt., Co. K; i year, 2 months. Asahel Putnam, 7th Regt., Co. K; 2 years, 10 months. Jameson A. Putnam, 9th Regt., Co. K ; i year, 2 months ; died. Samuel L. Pike, l6th Regt , Co. F ; 9 months ; died. Lucius P. Reed, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Wallace L. Reed, i6th Regt., Co. I ; 9 months. Davis B. Robertson, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop C; i year, 3 months. John D. Roberts, 1st Regt. Cavalry, Troop A ; I year, 4 months. Elmidore Roberts, i8th Regt., Co. K; 2 months. Asa Richardson, wagoner, 6th Regt., Co. G; l year, i month. George C. Roundy, 2d Regt. U. S. Sharpshooters, Co. G ; 6 months. Alonzo Reed, 8th Regt., Co. K ; i year, 4 months. George Richardson, 6th Regt., Co. G; i year, 8 months ; died. CIVIL WAR. 35 Preston Reed, corporal 1st Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; 2 years, i month. Jeremiah P. Reddington, 9th Regt., Co. K ; 2 months ; died. David Z. Robbins, 14th Regt., Co. I ; enlisted in veteran reserve corps ; 3 years, i month. Henry A.Reynolds, 3d Regt., Co. B; re-enlisted; 3 years, 11 months. John Ryan, nth Regt. ; deserted. Lawrence Reath, 4th Regt., Co. F; 8 months. Oliver F. Stearns, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Andrew J. Sawyer, 9th Regt., Co. K; transferred to veteran reserve corps ; 3 years. Gardner Sweet, 3d Regt., Co. B ; 2 years, 10 months ; deserted. Ruel Sawins, 9th Regt., Co. K ; i year, 3 months. Israel Sanborn, 9th Regt., Co. K ; i year, 7 months ; died. Daniel Spaulding, 9th Regt., Co. E; 3 years. Edward Siddell, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop B; i year, 4 months. William S. Sischo, ist Regt., Co. D; 2d U. S. Sharpshooters, Co. G; 3 years, 7 months. John H. Shattuck, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Daniel L. Straw, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Joseph Sennott, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop B ; 4 months. Charles H. Stockwell, 14th Regt., Co. I ; 2 years, 10 months. Moses P. Sinclair, veteran reserve corps ; 2 years, S months. Simon C. Smith, 14th Regt., Co. H ; 11 months. Charles F. Smith, 9th Regt. ; deserted. William Snow, sth Regt. ; deserted. Arthur Sykes, sth Regt., Co. C. ; 4 months ; died. William Smith, ist Regt., Co. D ; 3 months. Charles St. Clair, 4th Regt., Co. E; deserted. Eli Tompkins, 3d Regt., Co. B ; 3 years, 3 months ; died of wounds. Frank S. Taylor, sth Regt., Co. E ; re-enlisted ; 3 years, 8 months. Simon A. Tenney, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B; promoted to corporal ; 2 years, i month. John P. Tilton, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. H ; 9 months. Patrick Tuffee, 9th Regt., Co. K ; deserted. Daniel W. Thompson, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop G; i year; died. Chjirles C. Webber, i6th Regt., Co. E ; 9 months. Charles D. Worcester, i6th Regt., Co. F; 10 months. Sylvester B. Warren, 9th Regt., Co. K; promoted to corporal; 2 years, 10 months. Albert Wright, 9th Regt., Co. K ; 4 months ; died. Marcine Whitcomb, i6th Regt., Co. C ; 9 months. Richard A. Webber, i6th Regt., Co. B ; 9 months. 36 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Aaron A. Wyman, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B; i year, S months. George Williams, 9th Regt. ; deserted. Charles E. Wiggin, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop E ; 4 months. James P. Wheeler, ist Regt. Cavalry, Troop K ; re-enlisted ; 7 months; captured August, 1864; died in hands of the enemy. Calvin H. Whitney, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B. ; 2 years, I month. Calvin W. Wright, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B ; 2 years, i month. William Wallace, 14th Regt., Co. I; promoted to corporal; 2 years, S months. David G. Wilmarth, navy ; served i year on board U. S. sloop Dale. John Wilson, 9th Regt., Co. F. ; 10 months. Charies Williams, 4th Regt., Co. I ; 8 months ; died of wounds. George Williams, 9th Regt. ; deserted. Martin L. Whittier, navy ; on board steamer Augusta ; l year. Charies B. York, ist Regt. Heavy Artillery, Co. B; i year, 10 months. The following are a few of the many natives of Newport who enlisted from other places during the Civil War : George Hallet Cheney, on staff of Gen. Nickerson; division provost- marshal. Mason W. Tappan, colonel of ist N. H. Regt. George W. Brown, navy, N. Y. ; master two years ; lieutenant 2 years. Samuel J. Allen, m. d., surgeon in Vt. regt. Bela N. Stevens, Concord, surgeon at Washington, D. C. Joseph Augustus Chapin, hospital steward. Miss. Martin V. B. Wilmarth, son of John, 3d Mich. Cavalry. Milton E. Pike, Vt. Vols. Job Puffer, 14th Conn. Regt., age 23. Elias Bush Bascom, captain in sth Iowa Regt. Wallace Bascom, 2d Mass. Regt. ; shot through the heart at Gettys burg. James P. Bascomb, 9th N. H. , E. M. Kempton, 3d N. H. Regt. Hiram C. Hall, Croydon. Nathan T. Brown, acting master-mate U. S. Navy. Charles Belknap. George Eugene Belknap (see sketch). Albert Nettleton, son of Daniel, ist; general in regular army. CHAPTEE YI. STATE MILITIA. '"PHE town was settled amid the stirring events of the Revo- -'- lution, and hence the people knew how to value our mili tary system, knowing, as they did, from personal experience, how much of peril, of hardship, and of patriotism was implied in the term " citizen soldier." It had wrought out for them a country and all of its manifold blessings, and they clung to it with an abiding interest for more than three fourths of a cen tury. Musters. The annual muster, next to the Fourth of July, was always considered as one of the most important and at tractive days in the whole year. On these occasions all the companies in the regiment, some twelve or thirteen in number, and comprising some six or eight hundred men, were called to gether. They were inspected and reviewed by the general and his staff", and then formed into a hollow square, with the gen eral and staff", and field officers of the regiment, in the centre, when a prayer was made by the chaplain, and the general de livered a speech. This was followed by an intermission, after which the regiment was again formed into line, and went through various evolutions, marching and counter-marching, and the whole was concluded by a grand sham-fight. There was much that was exciting and attractive on these occasions. The graceful waving of the many elegant banners, the neat uniforms of the soldiers, the showy and costly uniforms of the officers, the music, which, in addition to drums and fifes, consisted sometimes of half a dozen choice bands, the patriotic speech of the commanding general, often eloquent, the rush ing tramp of the cavalry, the beautiful display of the whole reg- 38 history of NEWPORT. iment in motion as it passed in review, and, more than all, the sham-fight, in which the whole regiment, cheered by the loudest strains of all the bands and drums and fifes, was en gaged in a furious combat, which filled the whole region with the smoke and noise of battle. One of the most successful musters here was in 1842. The regiment, then commanded by Col. Jacob Reddington, Gov. Hubbard, commander-in-chief of the militia of the state, and Maj. Gen. Hunt, who had command of the third division, at tended by their suites, were present. The ranks were full and the day fine. The infantry companies then appeared for the first time with new uniforms, new arms furnished by the state, and new banners. Gov. Hubbard made a most eloquent ad dress. Training Days, which were in May, and in the autumn, a few days previous to the annual muster, were days of interest. On these occasions all the companies in town would in the earlier period meet at the old church at the foot of Claremont hill, form into line, and march to the tavern which stood near the residence of Hon. R. P. Claggett, where they would be inspected, imbibe their spiritual rations, and perform vari ous evolutions. Ezra Parmelee, Jesse Wilcox, Josiah Stevens, Elkanah Carpenter, and Josiah Wakefield were among the most prominent officers of that day. Among the citizens of this town who have held positions in the state militia are the following : Ralph Metcalf, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. governor's staff. Edmund Burke, Aid to Gov. Hubbard. Edmund Wheeler, Aid to Gov. Williams. Martin W. Burke, Aid to Gov. Weston. Samuel M. Wheeler, Aid to Gov. Stearns. division commander. Maj. Gen. Edward Wyman, commander of third division. state militia. 39 DrvisiON and brigade staff. Simeon Wheeler, Jr., inspector, staff of Maj. Gen. Wyman. Bela Nettleton, aid to Brig. Gen. Carey. Benj. B. French, quartermaster, staff of Brig. Gen. Glidden. Wm. H. Cheney, aid, staff of Gen. Glidden. Henry E. Baldwin, quartermaster, staff of Maj. Gen. Newton. David Dickey, brigade inspector, staff of Gen. Wyman. Edmund Burke, inspector, staff of Gen. Newton. Phineas Chapin, Erastus Baldwin, William Cheney, Jeremiah D. Walcott, Josiah Stevens, Jesse Wilcox, John H. Patch, Calvin Call, Cyrus Barton, Edmund Wheeler, regimental officers. Colonels. Benjamin Carr, Josiah Stevens, Jr., Edward Wyman, Jessiel Perry, Majors. Josiah Wakefield, Erastus Newton, Sullivan G. Pike, Adjutants. Simeon Wheeler, Francis Boardman, Lewis Smith, Charles Corbin, Jacob Reddington, Daniel Nettleton, Benj. M. Gilmore. Cyrus B. Howe. Hartford Sweet, John Day, Lyman Gould. CHAPTEE Til. MEDICAL. BY J. L. SWETT, M. D. '^ A PHYSICIAN should not only be ever ready to obey -^~^ the calls of the sick, but his mind ought also to be imbued with the greatness of his mission, and the responsibility he habitually incurs in its discharge. These obligations are the more deep and enduring, because there is no tribunal other than his own conscience to adjudge penalties for carelessness or neg lect. Physicians should, therefore, minister to the sick with due impressions of the importance of their office, reflecting that the ease, the health, and the lives of those committed to their charge depend on their skill, attention, and fidelity. They should study, also, in their deportment, so to unite tenderness yviihjirmness, and condescension with authority, as to inspire the minds of their patients with gratitude, respect, and confi dence." From an examination of the early records of the town, and from conversation with some of the oldest inhabitants, it is as certained that the medical profession, an important element in every community, has, from an early period in the history of Newport, been represented by men of character, influence, and ability ; and though little is now known of those here previous to the year 1790, yet that little is such as to warrant pleasant impressions, and afford assurances of devotion to the interests of their calling. Of these, brief mention may be made of Dr. Aaron Mack, who was the first physician to attempt a settle ment here. He was born in Hebron, N. H., Jan. 11, 1761 ; read medicine, and came here in 1785. He was married in this town, Dec. 29, of the same year, to Martha Newton, of MEDICAL. 41 Groton ^ and to them a daughter was born, Nov. 23, 1786, whom they called Polly. He was here but a short time afterwards, and the remainder of his history is unknown. Dr. Henry Bliss was his successor. He came in 1787, and while here acted in the capacity of both physician and preacher. He, also, soon left. At the historical celebration, in 1846, it was reported that Mrs. Jeremiah Nettleton, who came to this town in 1779, possessed unusual skill as a midwife, and that in the winter of 1780 she walked the distance of three miles, on snow-shoes, to discharge professional duties. It was also stated, that on an other occasion, and for a liice purpose, she was drawn by four men to New London on a hand-sled, the men walking on snow- shoes. About 1790, Dr. James Corbin, the first physician and sur geon whose settlement was permanent, established himself here, and commenced practice. There are those yet living who not only have distinct recollection of the manners and merits of this pioneer physician, but who have also had acquaintance with all who have succeeded him to the present time. Such, and many others, will be ready to bear cheerful testimony to the fidelity of the medical profession in Newport in the dis charge of their duties, both to the sick and to the community, and can decide how far their general deportment and their devo tion to the trusts reposed in them have conformed to the require ments specified at the beginning of this article. It is a notable fact, that the active professional lives of three individuals, — Drs. Corbin, McGregor, and Swett, — cover the entire period, from the first established physician, in 1790, to the present time. This embraces a term of eighty-six years, and reflects credit upon the community for stability of purpose, and respect for the profession which has done so much to assuage the sorrows of life, to lengthen its duration, and free it from every element incompatible with the highest enjoyment. Dr. James Corbin was born in Dudley, Mass., in 1,762. Very little is known respecting his ancestry, his own youth, or his early educational advantages ; but he read medicine with Dr. Corey, of Sturbridge, Mass., and afterwards with Dr. Hamil ton, an eminent surgeon, of Somers, Conn., with whom he 4 42 history of NEWPORT. also practised some time. He came here about the closeiof the year 1790. At that period Newport and the adjoining towns were comparatively a wilderness. The population was widely separated ; and the roads were rugged, and often led through dense forests. Notwithstanding these disadvantages, the doctor had resolved that this should be his abiding-place, and the field for the exercise of his professional skill. The sequel soon justified the wisdom of the decision, as he was at once intro duced into a laborious if not into an immediately lucrative prac tice ; for his services were in demand not only at home, but throughout all this part of the country. His chief mode of travel was upon horseback ; and the amount of labor, fatigue, and exposure encountered through his whole life was great. Still he found time to keep himself tolerably well posted in the improvements of his profession, the literature of which was much more meagre then than at present. In addition to his love for his profession, and the deep solic itude felt for the best interests of the sick. Dr. Corbin also had strong desires for agricultural pursuits, to gratify which he pur chased an extensive tract of land, a mile or two from the village ; and, in order that the operations might be more immediately under his observation, he left the village, and moved on to the farm. Here, without abandoning his practice, he erected sub stantial buildings, cultivated his broad acres, and surrounded them with stone walls, which are to this day an enduring mon ument of his enterprise. He ever looked with pleasure and a just pride upon his well-tilled fields, his well-filled barns, his well-stored granary and larder, as well as upon his choicely se lected horses, cattle, and sheep ; and from these abundant sup plies, the poor, in their sickness and destitution, were often sharers of his munificence. Dr. Corbin was a good townsman and reliable friend, as well as a kind and affectionate husband and father. He was cheer ful in his disposition, a lover of company, and fond of a story. Many amusing anecdotes of him have been related, one of which will suffice : Returning to his house at a midnight hour, he noticed a man hastily leaving his cellar window. Quickly dismounting, he at once obsei-ved by the widow a bas ket of pork. Stationing himself by it, he was soon approached MEDICAL. 43 by a man from within, who passed up to him more pork, and said, — "I have reached the last laying; had I better get any more.?" "Yes," was the reply, " get the whole, and then come quietly out." He obeyed the direction, but, to his utter sur prise, was confronted by the proprietor of the mansion. The matter was generously compromised, the invaders humbly con fessing, and imploring concealment. The reply was, — " Your names shall never be disclosed : thefacts are mine, and I will not relinquish my right to relate them." Dr. C. was a member of the Masonic fraternity. He died Jan. 1 6, 1826, aged 64 years. Dr. William JosLYN, who had been a teacher for some time, studied medicine with Dr. Corbin, and commenced practice in this town in 1804. After a residence here of six years, he moved to Waitsfield, Vt., where he was long engaged in a good and successful business, and died there, June 23, 1834. He married Miss Rebecca Perry, of this town, a sister of Col. Jessiel Perry. Dr. Arnold Ellis was one of the early practitioners of Newport, and, while here as a physician, acted also in the ca pacities of post-master, town-clerk, and jeweller. He was a son of Jacob Ellis, and was born in Meriden, Conn., Oct. 29, 1776. From Newport he went to Sutton, where he spent several years, and from thence to Newbury, where he died at an ad vanced age. He married Elizabeth Dudley, and, at her decease, Hannah, daughter of Matthew Buel. Dr. John B. McGregor was a native of this town, and a son of Lieut. John McGregor, who, in 1 780, while yet a young man, came from Connecticut to this place. He selected a tract of land in the north-westerly part of the town, where Augustus Wylie now lives, and in this wilderness commenced the felling of trees, and other operations, preparatory to a homestead. He succeeded in getting a few acres cleared and sowed with grain the first season, built him a log house, and returned to Connecti cut to pass the winter. The following spring he was married, and with his wife came back to Newport and took possession of the cabin. Here Providence smiled upon their labors ; pri meval forests disappeared, and gave place to fields of waving grass and grain, and to pastures covered with happy herds. 44 history of NEWPORT. The log cabin was soon exchanged for a more tasteful, conven ient, and spacious habitation. To them children were born, and, on the 27th of March, 1787, the subject of this sketch, who passed his childhood and youth at the paternal home. Having acquired suitable age and education, he pursued the study of medicine with Dr. Corbin, attended lectures at Dartmouth col lege, and graduated there in 1809. The following year he com menced practice in this town, where for more than a quarter of a century he was engaged in an extensive professional busi ness, and shared largely the confidence, esteem, and affection of the whole community. Dr. McGregor was a great admirer of Dr. Benjamin Rush, and studied his writings with unalloyed delight. In his prac tice he was bold and decided, and in his opinions positive. He was a good citizen, a friend of order, education, and religion. In manners he was cultured, affable, and polite, while all the impulses of his nature were generous almost to a fault. These qualities of character, combined with his public spirit, made him exceedingly popular, both as a man and a physician, and enabled him to exert a wide influence in the neighborhood. He was a great lover of sacred music, was for many years the leader of the choir in the South church, and was chiefly instru mental in procuring the organ that so long graced that temple of worship, and pealed forth melodious sounds in harmony with devotion. In the autumn of 1838, Dr. McGregor left Newport and went to Rochester, N. Y., for the purpose of being with his daughter Marion, the distinguished pianist and organist, who was estab lished there ; but the change was not promotive of his happi ness. The interruption of life-long associations, together with pecuniary embarrassments which had overtaken him, so sad dened and depressed him that he ceased to be what he before had been. From this time he had no permanent abiding-place, but vibrated between his new and his old home, for which he cherished the strongest affection, until death closed his check ered life while visiting a daughter at Davenport, Iowa, on the 14th of September, 1865, in the eightieth year of his age. His remains were brought to Rochester, N. Y., and placed by the side of those of his wife, who, on the 28th of September. 1856, dreceded him to the Spirit Land. MEDICAL. 45 Dr. Alexander Boyd, whose parents were of Scotch-Irish descent, was born in Londonderry, N. H., Feb. 8, 1784. What were his early pursuits or what his advantages, or with whom he read medicine, is now unknown ; but his authority to prac tice was derived from a license issued by Drs. Ebenezer Earned and Samuel Morril, censors of the New Hampshire Medical Society, bearing date June, 1815, and having attached the sig nature of the distinguished president, Josiah Bartlett, m. d. In 1820 he became a member of the state medical society, and for a quarter of a century was engaged in business in this town. December, 1S16, he married Margaret, daughter of Wentworth Claggett, Esq., by whom he had four children, all of whom died in early life. She died in 1834 ; and his second marriage was with a sister of his former wife. Dr. Boyd was a man of strong attachments, social and gen tlemanly, and in all respects a good citizen and highly esteemed townsman. He died Sept. 28, 1851, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. Dr. Willard P. Gibson, son of William, a native of Croy don, was born Sept. 3, 1798. After acquiring suitable prelimi nary education, he studied medicine, and graduated at Castleton, Vt., in 1822. He was engaged in practice about fifteen years, the last seven of which were spent in this town, where he had many friends and a good business. He left here in the spring of 1837, ^'^'^ went to Windsor, Vt., where he immediately turned his attention to the study of theology, took orders in the Episcopal church, and was installed at Woodstock, Vt., Oct. 19, 1837, but died four days afterwards, at the age of 39 years. Dr. William F. Cooper was a native of Croydon, a son of Dea. Cooper, and a brother of Hon. Lemuel P. Cooper. He was born in 1801, and was early trained to the duties of the farm, in which he was diligently employed until twenty-one years of age, having each winter two months of instruction in the district school. By a right use of these limited privileges, he acquired sufficient knowledge to warrant him in assuming the duties of instructor to others ; and the emoluments thus de rived he at once appropriated to his advancement in knowledge. Having by his own effiarts obtained suitable preliminary educa 46 history of NEWPORT. tion, he read medicine with Dr. Elijah Cooper, attended his first course of lectures at Burlington, Vt., and his second at Brunswick, Me., where he graduated in 1826. He immediately commenced business in this town ; but after remaining one year his ambition led him to seek a broader field for its indul gence, and he moved to Kelloggsville, N. Y., where for fifty years he has been engaged in extensive medical and surgical practice, having not only amassed a fortune, but secured an assurance of an enduring, grateful remembrance throughout his neighborhood for his kind and generous offices, his public spirit, and his professional fidelity. Dr. J. L. Swett was born in Claremont, Feb. 17, 1810. His parents were descendants of immigrants from the Isle of Wight, who came to this country and settled in the town of Dedham, Mass., as early as 1637. They moved in the middle walks of society, and were known for their industry, integrity, and up rightness of character, and for their strict observance of all the proprieties of life. It was their endeavor to impress upon the minds of their children, — of whom there were ten, — a regard for truth, respect for age, reverence of God, and the importance of obedience to the divine teachings ; and that which was so faithfully enforced by words, found beautiful illustration in their own blameless lives. The subject of this sketch was employed in the duties of the farm until eighteen years of age, attending the district school in the winter. In 1828 and 1829 he pursued academic studies at Wilbraham, Mass., and in 1830 at Meriden, N. H. The two following years were spent in teaching ; and in the spring 01 1833 he commenced the study of medicine, and prosecuted the same under the care of Drs. Tolles and Kittredge, until Septem ber, 1835. In the meantime he attended two courses of lec tures at Dartmouth college. In September, 1835, he visited Philadelphia for the advantages of observing hospital practice and receiving clinical instruction, as well as to have the benefit of a term of lectures in one of the schools at this seat of med ical science. Jeff"erson college was the one chosen, and from this institution he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in March, 1836. In July of the same year he opened an office and commenced practice in this town ; and, as a fair patronage MEDICAL. 47 and generous confidence were soon accorded, he has remained here to the present time, diligently devoted to the duties of his much-loved profession. In the earlier part of his practice, quite a number of young men pursued their medical studies in his office, among whom were Amos Eastman, S. J. Allen, L. Sawyer, L. W. Peabody, S. Lovell, H. Chapin, L. H. Angell, Isaac Cummings, L. E. Richardson, and others, — all of whom have proved worthy members of society, and ornaments in their profession. In 1841, Dr. S. became a member of the .New Hampshire Medical Society. He has held various positions in the same, and was its vice-president in 1873, and its president in 1874. He has been an active member of the National Medical Asso ciation since 1864, also a member of the Rocky Mountain Med ical Society, and an honorary member of the California State Medical Society. In May, 1842, he married Miss Sarah E. Kimball, of Brad ford. She closed a life of great gentleness and purity, June 7, 1852, at the age of 28, having been the mother of four children, two of whom, — an infant son of five months, and a daughter or fourteen, — preceded her to the Spirit Land. She left a daugh ter, aged eight years, and a son of three months. The former, only, survives, and resides in San Francisco. The latter. Dr. W. K. Swett, died in Kerneville, Cal., July 15, 1876, aged 24 years and 4 months. The second marriage was with Miss Re becca Beaman, of Princeton, Mass., June, 1853. Dr. Reuben Hatch, who was one of the early physicians of Newport, was a native of Alstead, where he was born in 1 787. While pursuing his studies, he attended lectures at Dartmouth college. He came to Newport in 1808, but remained only two years, when he went to Hillsborough, where for a long time he was engaged in extensive practice. He was at Marlow sev eral years, and subsequently at Greggville, 111., w^here he died in 1869. His second marriage was with a sister of the late Thomas W. Gilmore, of this town. Dr. Isaac Hatch was also a native of Alstead, a cousin of Dr. Reuben, and was born in i795- He attended lectures at Dartmouth college, and commenced his practice at Gilsum. He afterwards went to Moriah, Essex county, N. Y., from which 48 history of NEWPORT. place he came to Newport, in February, 1837, and purchased the house and good-will of Dr. William P. Gibson, who had decided to turn his attention to the Christian ministry. His practice here was fair, but of short duration, for, in October, 1838, he sickened and died of typhoid fever, at the age of 43 years. Pie was a member of the Baptist church in this town. Dr. Mason Hatch was a brother of Dr. Isaac Hatch, and was born in Alstead, March 3, 1791. After a limited preparatory course of study, he read medicine with his kinsman, Dr. Reu ben Hatch, and subsequently with Dr. Charles Adams, of Keene, and attended lectures at Dartmouth college. He at first settled at Hillsborough, and was there engaged in good and successful business more than twenty years. In 1836 he moved to Bradford, from which place he came to Newport in the autumn of 1838, to occupy the place made vacant by the death of his brother. Here he soon succeeded to a good prac tice, which he retained as long as he was able to attend to it, even visiting in many families after he was eighty years of age. Dr. Hatch possessed a cheerful disposition, had a rich vein of humor, and was quick at repartee. He was a good citizen, and a friend of order and improvement, as well as a faithful physician, ever ready to obey the calls of the sick, not sparing himself if thereby he might minister to the relief of others. He husbanded well his finances, and laid by for life's evening an ample fortune. His first marriage wfs with Miss Aphia Andrews, of Hills borough, to whom there were born eight children. Three of these died in early infancy ; two others, — Emily, aged 20 years, and Abby, aged 18, — died of typhoid fever in the autumn of 1839. Of tlie three remaining, the eldest became the wife of tlie late Samuel C. Baldwin ; the second, of Hon. Dexter Rich ards ; and the third, of William Nourse, Esq. — all of this town. Mrs. Hatch died in September, 1855 ; and the second marriage was with Mrs. Mary Day, who still survives. Dr. Hatch was a member of the Congregational church, and died Dec. 2, 1876, at the age of nearly 86 years. Dr. W. C. Chandler was born in Andover, Vt, Jan. 3, 1807, and was the son of Dr. Chandler, for many years an eminent physician of that town. His early educational privileges were medical. 49 good, and he prosecuted his professional studies under the direction of his father, and graduated at Dartmouth college in 1S29. After a few years of practice in Ludlow, Vt., he visited Philadelphia, and attended a course of lectures in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. In the au tumn of 1838 he came to this town, where he remained till 1841, when he went to South Natick, Mass., and was there engaged in extensive practice until his death, in 1848, in the 42d year of his age. Dr. Chandler was gentlemanly and unostentatious in manner, possessed warm social feelings, had a. great love for his profession, and was strictly honorable in all the relations he sustained to others. Dr. Thomas Sanborn was born in Sanbornton, N. H., Sept. 26, 1811. He was tbe son of Christopher Sanborn, and a grandson of Dr. Benaiah Sanborn, an eminent physi cian, held in high esteem in that part of the state, and a , lineal descendant in the fifth generation of Daniel Sanborn, one of the first settlers of the town. His early life was passed at home, and his time occupied in the duties of the farm, and attending the district school, with an occasional term at the vil lage academy. At the age of sixteen he was bereft of his father, whose life was lost by drowning, but he remained with his mother upon the farm four or five years, assuming its labors, and aiding in providing for the family. In 1831, he engaged in some form of mercantile business in Lowell, Mass., but his youth and inexperience were not able to cope with the maturity and management of trained financiers, and he failed to realize his highest desire. Quickly rallying from the consequent de pression, he turned his thoughts to medicine, the profession of his grandsire, who had often expressed the wish that one of his grandsons might choose for his life-work his own calling, and in the spring of 1833 he entered the office of Dr. Thomas P. Hill, with whom he studied three months, and attended a course of lectures at Brunswick, Me. From this time he again became undecided in relation to his future, and for six years was only for a brief period engaged in any one pursuit. In 1839 ll'® purpose to qualify for the practice of medicine was re formed, and he resumed his studies under the direction of his brother-in-law. Dr. W. H. Hosnier, of New London, with so history of NEWPORT. whom he remained two years, attending in the meantime two courses of lectures at Dartmouth college. He was also for six months under the instruction of Dr. Gilman Kimball, of Low ell, and received his medical degree from Dartmouth college in 1841. The same year he commenced practice in Goshen, continuing there until August, 1843, when he came to this town. In 1847, he was induced to remove to New London, but soon became satisfied that this change was not for his in terest. After an absence of less than one year, he returned to Newport, where the residue of his life was passed. He now, more than ever, bent his whole energies to the duties of his profession, was prompt in reply to calls, and faithful in minis tering to the necessities of the sick. His leisure hours were spent in studying his cases, and in making himself familiar with the improvements of the times, and he was soon in the possession of a full and lucrative business, which he prosecuted until his last sickness, a period of more than twenty-five years. In 1853 he visited Europe, and was absent four or five months, availing himself of the advantages of observation in the hospi tals of Edinburg, Paris, and other cities. In 1857 and 1858 he represented Newport in the legislature. In 1862 he was appointed surgeon of the i6th N. H. Regiment Volunteers, and accompanied Gen. Banks's division to Louisiana. On his return, he was appointed U. S. army surgeon for this locality. He was a past master of Mount Vernon Lodge of Free Masons, and was held in high regard by this fraternity. He was also a member of the N. H. Medical Society, and of the National Medical Association. His death occurred July 23, 1875, in the sixty-fourth year of his age. Dr. James A. Gregg was born in Antrim, N. H., Jan. i, 1790. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, the families of both his parents forming a part of the original band of Presbyterian em igrants who setded in the town of Londonderry, this state, as early as 1719, — their ancestors, a century before, having emi grated from Argyleshire, in the west of Scotland, to the counties of Londonderry and Antrim in the north of Ireland. His early school advantages were quite limited, but, possessing an active mind and a thirst for knowledge, he devised ways by which he acquired a good English education, together with a tolerable medical. 5 1 familiarity with Latin. He read medicine with Dr. Stickney, of Antrim, and attended lectures at Dartmouth college, where he also graduated. In 1S14 he settled in Unity, and remained there eighteen years, engaged in extensive and laborious prac tice, sharing largely the confidence of the people at home and in the towns around. While there, he not only attended to his professional duties, but found time to aid young men in their more advanced studies. He also represented the town in the legislature. In order that his family might have better educa tional advantages, he left Unity in 1832 and went to Hopkin- ton, where there was then a flourishing academy. After a res idence of fourteen years inHopkinton, he moved to Manchester, in 1846, and was in practice there till 1855, when he came to this town, and was in business eleven years. In the autumn of 1866 he visited a daughter at Arlington, Vt., where he sickened and died of typhoid fever, at the age of 76. Dr. Gregg was a self-made man, possessed great physical endurance, a well in formed mind, and a readiness to act in any emergency. He was a member of the Congregational church in Newport. Dr. Wm. H. Hosmer was a son of Jacob and Catharine Wellington Hosmer, and was born in Concord, June 13, 1S14. Until 17 years of age his time was passed at home, attending school, and, as he was able, assisting his father, who was by trade a hatter. After spending one year as a clerk in a furnish ing store in Boston, he returned and reengaged in his former enployment for some time, when, by the accidental discharge of a gun, he received an injury of the left hand which tempora rily disqualified him for labor, and his thoughts were now di rected to some other calling. He pursued academic studies at Sanbornton, and in June, 1835, entered the office of the late Dr. Thos. P. Hill, of that place, under whose care the period of his pupilage was passed. He attended lectures at Dartmouth college, graduating there in July, 1838, and in September fol lowing located at New London, where he remained nine years in extensive practice. In September, 1847, he came to this town, but after the lapse of a single year removed to Concord, where he still resides. Dr. Leonard E. Richardson was born in Auburn, Mass., Oct. 15, 1833, ^"^ when but 10 years of age came with his father 52 history of NEWPORT. to this town. He pursued his academic studies at Meriden, N. H., and graduated there with the class of 1853. In the winter of 1854 he commenced the study of medicine, attended one course of lectures at Dartmouth and another at Harvard Medical Col lege, and graduated at the latter institution in March, 1857. Shortly afterwards he opened an office and commenced practice in this town, but as opportunity presented for more immediate business in Stoddard, N. H., he left here for that place, where he remained for a period of eight years, in good and successful practice. From Stoddard he went to Hartford, Conn., his present residence. He married Lois, eldest daughter of Dea. Austin Kibby, of Newport, and has two children. Dr. Albina Hall was born in Croydon on the i6tli of Octo ber, 1800, received a good English education, studied medicine, and graduated at the Berkshire Medical School in 1823. He was in practice at LandafF, N. H., in Hancock, Me., in Fredo- nia, N. Y., and two or three years in this place, commencing in 1840. His present residence is Croydon, where he has shared the confidence of his fellow-townsmen, having been their representative in 1868, and again in 1869. He was a candidate for state senator in 1871. He married Livia, daughter of Abi- jah Powers. Dr. Mason A. Willcox, a homcEopathic physician, is a native of this town, and a son of Albert and Caroline Willcox. He was born Dec. 25, 1844, and passed his childhood and youth at home, attending school, and acting as clerk in his father's store. He pursued academic studies at Meriden and Tilton, read medicine at Ann Arbor, Mich., and graduated at the De troit Medical College. He commenced practice in Newport in 1869, but after a residence of one year went to Lawrence, Mass., where he is engaged in successful business. Dr. Ira P. George was born in New Boston, N. H., in 1839. He came to this town when a child, and lived in the family of a relative. He obtained his education at the district school, read medicine with Dr. Sanborn, attended lectures and grad uated at Dartmouth Medical College, and commenced practice in Sunapee. He was there but a year or two, and in Newport about the same length of time. In 1869 he went from here to medical. 53 Whitehall, Vt., and in 1871 from thence to Gibbon, Neb., and engaged in other pursuits. Dr. J. S. Elkins was born in Barnstead, N. H., in 1845. He studied medicine with Dr. M. Walker, of Barnstead, and with his brother. Dr. J. P. Elkins, of Wilmot ; attended lectures at Bowdoin and Dartmouth colleges, and received his diploma from the latter institution in 1868, and in the following year commenced practice in this town. He married Louisa A., daughter of Ransom Severns. Dr. W. W. Darling, son of William, was born in Croydon, Nov. 20, 1834. He studied his profession with Dr. Sanborn, and received his diploma from Dartmouth college in 1859. He was in practice in Sutton, and also in Goshen, for a time, before coming to this town, in 1869, where he j^et re mains. Dr. David Morrison Currier was born in Grafton, Sept. 15, 1840. He remained on the farm until eighteen years of age ; was educated at the N. H. Conference Seminary and Female College, spent a year and a half at the McLean asylum at Som- erville, Mass., two with Dixi and A. B. Crosby, at Hanover, several months with Dr. Buck, of Manchester, and graduated at the Dartmouth Medical College in 1867. He was in prac tice with Dr. Fitz, at Sutton, one year, and was at Sunapee two and a half years. He spent the winter of 1870-71 at the Mas sachusetts General Hospital, and the spring following came to this town. He married Jennie B. Colby, daughter of Johnson Colby, of Sutton, and grand-daughter of Parson S. Colby, of this town. Dr. Henry W. Brow^n, son of Edward H. Brown, Esq., of Croydon, was born Nov. 15, 1847. He received his prelimi- narv education at Meriden and New London academies, read medicine with Dr. Sanborn, and graduated at Harvard Univer sity, February, 1873. The March following, he commenced practice here with prospects of a useful life, but sickened and died, suddenly, Sept. 30, 1S75, aged 28 years. He married Caroline, daughter of Moses Barton, of Croydon. In addition to the foregoing, several other physicians have 54 history of NEWPORT. located in Newport, remaining for a longer or shorter period, among whom may be named Dr. Elijah Cooper, a native of Walpole, and a kinsman of the Croydon Coopers. He grad uated at Dartmouth college, and was in successful practice here a couple of years, but left, in 1825, for a larger field, which he found at Newark, Ohio, where he acquired a good medical reputation, and amassed a fortune. He was twice married : in 1825, to Caroline, eldest daughter of Nicholas Farwell, of Clare mont, by whom he had seven children. She died in 1847. His second marriage was with her sister Mary. In September, 1S54, Dr. Cooper, his wife, jtheir daughter, four years old, and a servant in the family, all perished of cholera. The second daughter of Dr. Cooper married Maj. Jno. L. Farwell, cashier of the Claremont National Bank. In 1843, Dr. J. W. Baker, whose father was a physician, and in practice at Plainfield, came here, but left at the close of one year for Meriden, where he was in good business until 1854, when he moved to Davenport, Iowa, his present resi dence. * In the autumn of 1875, Dr. J. P. Elkins came from Wilmot to Newport, with the purpose of permanent settlement ; but such were the inducements presented by former friends for his return, that he complied vvith their wishes, and left the follow ing spring. In the summer of 1876, Dr. W. P. Swett, a son of Rev. Dr. Swett, of the diocese of Vermont, and a graduate of the uni versity at Burlington, opened an office here, but remained a few months only. His present field of practice is Harwinton, Conn. Dr. Thos. B. Sanborn, son of Dr. Thos. Sanborn, deceased, a iTative of this town, was educated at the Colby academy. New London, studied his profession with his father, and graduated at the Bellevue Medical College, New York. He commenced practice here in 1877, taking his father's office, with prospects favorable to a permanent abiding-place. Dr. Herbert D. Gould, son of Jesse N. Gould, of Weare, was born July 4, 1854. He was educated at the Francestown acad emy, studied his profession with Dr. H. E. Spaulding, of Hing- ham, Mass., attended lectures at Dartmouth college and Boston medical. 55 University, and graduated at the New York Homoeopathic col lege in 1878. He came to this town the same year, and com menced the practice of his profession. A large number of natives and inhabitants of Newport have become physicians, and have settled elsewhere. For an account of them, see List of Graduates, also Biography. CHAPTEE YIII. NECROLOGICAL. BY DR. J. L. SWETT. FROM the first setdement of Newport, in 1766, to 1S24, there are no recorded statistics of the diseases or the mor tality of the town, from which an accurate estimate can be made. Prior to the year 1800, the population numbered but a few hundreds. These mostly belonged to the early and middle periods of life ; and the only unusual and alarming sickness, now known to have occurred, was in 1783, and resulted from an epidemic of a low form of fever, called at the time putrid fever, the stricken ones becoming early prostrated, and many of the cases passing rapidly to a fatal termination. The ad joining towns shared in this visitation ; and for several months a general gloom pervaded the whole vicinity, inasmuch as great mortality followed, especially with the young. The next most notable epidemic commenced in the winter of 1812, and continued until the summer of 1813. It was called " spotted" or " petechial fever," the cerebro-spinal meningitis of the present day. It was here, as in the neighboring towns, alarming and fatal, baffling, in a great- measure, the best eff'orts and highest skill of physicians. Strong men and women, well in the morning, and engaged in their ordinary pursuits, were attacked during the day, and in the evening numbered with the dead. Fear of the malady was so great that much difficulty was encountered in securing proper attentions for the sick. Under these circumstances, a town-meeting was called, for de liberation, and resulted in an appropriation of one hundred dol lars to procure medical counsel from abroad, and six hundred dollars to supply the needs of the destitute, and to remunerate for medical services. A board of health was also appointed, whose duties were, to adopt hygienic measures, look after the sick, and see that the appropriation was judiciously expended. It was composed of Phineas Chapin, Uriah Wilcox, William Cheney, Jonathan Brown, Sylvanus Richards, and Philip W. NECROLOGICAL. 57 Kibby. During the prevalence of this epidemic, a large num ber of persons fell victims to the disease. In the summer and autumn of 1825, typhoid fever, of a very grave form, visited the town, pervaded nearly every part, and m an unusual number of instances proved fatal, making the mortality of that year fifty-two, or four times as great as that of the preceding. In the winter, spring, and early summer of 1840, scarlatina, called "canker rash," was widespread throughout the town. For a time, a large proportion of the cases were of a malignant type, and in several instances death supervened on the day of attack. The whole number of cases that occurred exceeded three hundred, and in twenty-five of these the result was fatal. This same affection, in milder form, has with frequency pre sented itself since 1840 ; but with the exception of 1858, and again in 1875, it has not been attended with great mortality. Small-pox has twice appeared in town, — first, in 1833, when Jared Lane and a daughter of Aaron Buell died from this cause, and again, in the spring of 1840, in the family of Capt. Seth Richards, there being two cases of variola and two of varioloid, all of which recovered. Diphtheria was first known in this vicinity in 1854, and for a number of years added considerably to the mortality of the town. Since that period the cases presenting have been of milder character, and more easily controlled. The other diseases prevalent have been such as are common to all New England. Annually, typhoid fever has made its visitation, but varying greatly in gravity and fatality in dif ferent years. Cholera infantum, dysentery, and other affections of the alimentary canal, have usually appeared each summer and autumn, and have produced a larger mortality among chil dren than any other class of diseases ; while pulmonary affec tions, as bronchitis, pneumonia, and consumption, have been constantly developing, and removing their victims from our midst. The mortality from consumption alone, during the last forty years, has been twenty per cent, of all those who have died beyond ten years of age. The accompanying necrological statistics cover a period of fifty-three years, the first thirteen of which were taken from S 58 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. records made by the Rev. John Woods, and those of the last forty from records made by the writer. The population of the town has been slowly, but gradually, on the increase during the more than half a century covered by the table, which, accord ing to the United States census, was, in 1830, 1,913 ; in 1840, 1,958; in 1850, 2,020; in i860, 2,078; and in 1870, 2,163. Since the latter period, by reason of railroad facilities, the gain has been more rapid, so that the present population is estimated to be 2,500. The whole mortality that occurred from January, 1824, to January, 1877, a period of fifty-three years, is 1,867, giving an average of thirty-five deaths to each year, and a fraction. Of the whole number, eight hundred and twenty-six were males, and nine hundred were females, while the sex of one hundred and forty-one is unknown, they being very young children. Five hundred and forty-two died below ten years of age, with an average existence to each of about two years ; and five hundred and sixty-seven attained to the age of sixty years and upwards ; three hundred and seventy-two, to seventy and upwards ; one hundred and seventy, to eighty and upwards ; forty-one, to nine ty and upwards ; and one exceeded one hundred years. Of those who have reached the greatest longevity since January, 1837, may be mentioned the following: Mrs. Anna Wakefield, 91 years. Mrs. Mary Hall, 94 years. Mr. Ezra Parmelee, 92 years. Mrs. Mary Pike, 92 years. Mrs. Ezra Parmelee, 91 yeirs. Mr. Joel Kelsey, 99 years, 7 mos. Mrs. Wid. Dow, 91 years. Mr. Benj. Whitcomb, 94 years. Mrs. Wid. Brown, 97 years. Mr. Moses Goodwin, 94 years. Miss Peggy Atwood, 97 years. Mr. Joel McGregory, 100 years, 11 Mr. Daniel Stearns, 93 years. months, 22 days. Col. Phineas Chapin, 93 years. Dea. Isaac Warren, 91 years. Mr. Samuel Goldthwaite, 93 years. Mrs. Roxy Newton, 92 years. Dea. Philip W. Kibby, 93 years. Mr. Nehemiah Rand, 92 years. Mrs. Daniel Wilmarth, 90 years. Mrs. Erastus Newton, 91 years. Mr. John Bartram, 97 years. Mrs. Lois Colby, 90 years. Mrs. Ruth Pike, 90 years. Mrs. Daniel Barker, 90 years. Mrs. Benj. Whitcomb, 94 years. Mrs. Thankful Wheeler, 94 years, Mr. Jonathan Wakefield, 96 years. 6 months. Mrs. Anna Locke, 91 years. Mrs. Mehitable Cutts, 93 years. Mr. John Bailey, 94 years. Mrs. Luke Paul, 91 years. Mrs. Joan Blake, 95 years. NECROLOGICAL. 59 This gives to each of the thirty-three an average life of ninety- three years and three months. 1824 1825 1826182718281829 1830 1831 1B32 183318341835 183618371838 1839184018411842 18431844 1845184618471848 1849 1850 1851 1852185318541855 185618571838 1859i8601 861 18621863 1864186518661867 1868 1869 187018711872 1873 1874 1875 1876 In 53 years, 826 goo 13 52 34 16 2223382845=3 30=3 3130342764 30 3237403156 3226442323 413646 30364246 4830323S 52 472729 303°35 3335504435 f62 141 1867 542 169 133 195 192 139 40 CHAPTEE IX. THE NEWSPAPER PRESS IN NEWPORT. by H. G. CARLETON. TN giving the following history of the newspaper press in -^ Newport, it may be proper to state that the writer has been connected with the Argus and Spectator most of the time for more than forty-six years ; that he was acquainted with all but two of its former editors and proprietors ; and that the facts given below, which he was not fully conversant with, are taken from the files of the paper, and may therefore be con sidered reliable. In August, 1823, Cyrus Barton, a native of Croydon, N. H., and a practical printer, established a newspaper in Clare mont, called the Clarem-ont Spectator. It. contained five col umns to a page, and was in size about 20 by 25 inches. Mr. Barton filled the position of editor, besides doing much la bor on the mechanical department of the paper. The first number of this paper was issued Aug. 29, 1823, and the last number was issued Sept. 3, 1824. In January, 1825, Mr. Bar ton removed his printing-office to Newport, and established the New Hampshire Spectator. The first number printed in New port is dated January I2, 1825. The removal of the paper from Claremont to Newport was made with the expectation that the latter would be the shire town of the new county of Sullivan, then being formed. In September, 1826, Dunbar Aldrich, a printer from Cheshire county, became connected with Mr. Barton in the publication of the paper, the firm being Aldrich & Barton. In April, 1829, Mr. Aldrich retired from the firm ; and Mr. Bar ton associated with him B. B. French and Cyrus Metcalf, THE newspaper PRESS. 6 1 the firm being Barton, 'French & Metcalf, Mr. French being an attorney-at-law and clerk of the courts for Sullivan county, and Mr. Metcalf a practical printer. In July, of the same year, Mr. Barton withdrew from the paper and removed to Concord to take the editorial charge of the New Hampshire Patriot, the Hon. Isaac Hill, the editor of that paper, retiring from the concern. Messrs. French & Metcalf continued the publi cation of the paper about one year, when Mr. Metcalf with drew from the firm, and Mr. French formed a business con nection with Simon Brown, a brother-in-law and a practical printer, the firm being French & Brown, Mr. French editing the paper, besides performing his duty as clerk of the courts, and Mr. Brown taking charge of the mechanical department of the business. In 1834, Mr. French removed to Washington city, and Mr. Brown continued as its sole editor and proprietor. In the same year, the Argus, then printed at Claremont, was removed to Newport, and in the following year was united with the Spectator. Its name was changed to Argus and Spectator, Mr. Brown retiring from the paper, and Edmund Burke becoming its sole editor. In 1838, Henry E. Baldwin and William English, both practical printers, and both former workmen in the office, pur chased the concern, and became its editors and proprietors. In a few months, Mr. English sold his interest in the paper to Samuel C. Baldwin, and it was published by H. E. & S. C. Baldwin. In January, 1840, Henry G. Carleton and Mat thew Harvey purchased the paper, since which time, now more than thirty-eight years, and more than two thirds of its whole existence, it has been published by Carleton & Harvey. As will be seen, the paper has passed through many hands since its commencement, particularly in the first fifteen years of its existence, — not an uncommon thing in the history of the newspaper press of this country. Most of those who have been connected with it have jDassed away, although not until they had become well known, and had exerted no small share of influ ence in the political world. Cyrus Barton, the founder of the paper, removed to Concord when a young man, and became editor of the New Hampshire 62 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Patriot, the leading Democratic paper of the state. He has served as councillor, state senator, member of the constitutional convention, in 1850, to revise the state constitution, and also U. S. marshal for New Hampshire. He fell dead while deliv ering a political speech at Loudon, in 1855, at the age of about 58 years. Of Dunbar Aldrich, the partner of Mr. Barton, but little is known. He was but a short time connected with the paper. He was a practical printer by trade, and came to Newport from Cheshire county. Cyrus Metcalf, connected with Mr. French in the publication of the Spectator, was a native of Canada. After his retirement from the paper he removed to New York, and was employed for a long time in the office of the New York Tribune. He died but a few years since. B. B. French removed from Newport to Washington city in 1834, ^'^d was in the government employ most of the time un til his death, in the summer of 1870. He filled the important positions of clerk of the U. S. house of representatives and commissioner of public buildings, and held other places of trust and responsibility. Simon Brown, after his retirement from the Spectator, in 1S35, removed to Concord, and from thence, after a short res idence there, to Washington city, where he became librarian of the house of representatives. After a residence there of some years, he removed to Concord, Mass., and engaged in agricul tural pursuits. He was editor of the Hingham Gazette, and for many years, until his death, editor of the New England Farmer. He was a member of tbe board ©f agriculture, and a trustee of the reform school ; served in the legislature of Mas sachusetts, and in 1855 became lieutenant-governor of the state. He died in February, 1873, at the age of about 71 years. Edmund Burke, for several years editor of the Argus, was elected to congress in 1839, ^^^ reelected in 1841 and 1843, serving six years in the house of representatives. In 1845 he was appointed commissioner of patents by President Polk, and retired on a change of the national administration, after serving four years. In 1849 ^^^ became associate editor of the Wash ington Unio7t, at that time the leading Democratic paper in the THE NEWSPAPER PRESS. 63 country. He is now (1878) extensively engaged in the prac tice of law, and is the only man now alive, with the exception of the present proprietors, — Carleton & Harvey, — who has ever had any pecuniary interest in the paper. Henry E. Baldwin was the successor of Mr. Burke in the editorial department of the paper. He was a practical printer by trade, having served his apprenticeship in the office. He filled the offices of clerk of the state senate, register of deeds and of probate for the county of Sullivan, inspector in the Boston custom-house during the administration of President Polk, and a government clerk in Washington, where he died in February, 1857. William English, a short time the associate of Henry E. Baldwin, was for some time city editor of the Boston Post. He was also private secretary to Gov. Morton, of Massachusetts, while he was collector of the port of Boston. He was a native of Ireland, noted for his rapidity as a compositor, and was a young man of ability. He died in January, 1849. Samuel C. Baldwin, an associate with his brother, Henry E. Baldwin, in the publication of the paper, was editor of the Ply mouth Rock, at Plymouth, Mass., and the Laconia Democrat, at Laconia, N. H. He was also clerk of the court for the county of Belknap. He died in 1861. Henry G. Carleton, one of the present publishers of the Ar gus, of the firm of Carleton & Harvey, has been connected with the paper, as one of its editors and publishers, now (1878) nearly thirty-nine years. He has been register of deeds and of probate for the county of Sullivan, and has represented the town of Newport in the state legislature. He is a director in the First National Bank, and is a trustee and the president of the savings bank. Matthew Harvey, one of the present editors and publishers of the paper, of the firm of Carleton & Harvey, has been con nected with the paper, as editor and publisher, nearly thirty-nine years. The firm commenced business Jan. i, 1840, being the oldest newspaper firm in the state. He was register of deeds for the county of Sullivan for a period of five years. He was also assistant marshal of the state to take the United States cen sus in i860. 64 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. In addition to the above, there are others who have learned the trade of printing in the office, who have reached positions of trust and responsibility. Of the earlier apprentices are Ros well Elmer and Horace Parmelee, who served their apprentice ships with Mr. Barton, the founder of the paper. The former was for some time editor of the North Carolina Spectator, af terwards a cotton planter in Louisiana, and is now living near Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Horace Parmelee left the business and engaged in trade. He is now in business in New York. William W. Forsaith worked as a journeyman printer in Boston for some years, when he went to California, where he died some twenty years since. Mr. Harvey Richards, who served his apprenticeship with H. E. & S. C. Baldwin and with Carleton & Harvey, left the business when a young man, and is now engaged in trade in Minnesota, where he has been quite successful. Mr. Virgil C. Stevens, who also served his apprenticeship with H. E. & S. C. Baldwin and Carleton & Harvey, went to California when a young man, and was for some time connect ed with one of the leading papers in San Francisco. He is now assistant foreman in the office of the Boston Daily Advertiser. Mr. Jacob W. Wheeler, who served his apprenticeship with Carleton & Harvey, after working at his trade as a journeyman printer for a short time, became editor of a leading Democratic paper in Davenport, Iowa, but, his health failing, he retired from the paper, and returned to Newport, his native town, where he died in 1853, at the age of twenty-five years. Mr. Parmenus H. Whitcomb, who served his apprenticeship with Carleton & Harvey, after working as a journeyman for some years, purchased the Dartmouth Press, at Hanover, N. H., and is printing the Dartmouth, a monthly devoted to the interests of Dartuiouth college. He also does much other print ing connected with the college. Mr. Benjamin F. Haven, an apprentice to Carleton & Har vey, after working at his trade for some years, enlisted in the 9th Regiment of the N. H. Volunteers during the late rebellion, and, after serving until near the close of the war, was taken prisoner, and died in Danville, Va., in November, 1864. Mr. George Johnson, an apprentice to Carleton & Flarvey, THE NEWSPAPER PRESS. 65 on the completion of his trade commenced to study for the ministry, and, after the usual course, was ordained, and soon joined the Methodist Conference in Vermont, from whence he removed to the state of Minnesota and connected himself with the Congregational denomination, where be is now laboring as a home missionary. Mr. Henry Stevens, an apprentice to Carleton & Harvey, es tablished himself in business at Westborough, Mass., where he was meeting with much success, when he was taken away by death in 1871. Frank H. Carleton, son of H. G. Carleton, one of the present publishers of the Argus and Spectator, learned the trade of printing in the office, but afterwards graduated at Dartmouth college, in the class of 1872. While in college he was a fre quent contributor to tbe. columns of the Argus and Spectator, and other papers. He is a lawyer in St. Paul, Minn., and clerk of the municipal court of that city. Mr Arthur S. Paul, of Unity, son of John Paul, Esq., of that town, entered the office of Carleton & Harvey, in April, 1873, served his time of three years as an apprentice, and, after working as a journeyman in the office one year, went to San Antonio, in Texas, where he is now (1878) employed in his profession. There have been other apprentices in the office since the commencement of the paper, but none that we now recollect who have served a full apprenticeship. On the removal of the paper from Claremont to Newport, in 1825, it took strong ground in favor of the election of Andrew Jackson for President, and has ever since been Democratic in politics, adhering to the party in victory and in defeat. The Farmers' Advocate and Political Adventurer, a paper edited by Hubbard Newton, Esq., was published weekly by H. & C. H. E. Newton, in 1830 and 1831, advocating the elec tion of Henry Clay to the Presidency, and the Whig doctrines, in opposition to Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party, and was continued for one year. In 1832 and 1833 the North ern Farmer and Horticulturist, a journal devoted to farm ing and horticulture, was edited and published for two years by the same parties. 66 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Rev. John Wilcox, as far back as 1834, had a press in town. He printed an edition of the New Testament, Web ster's Spelling Book, the New England Primer, and an Ency clopedia. The Sullivan Republican was published by an association of the leading Republicans of this and neighboring towns, and was devoted to the interests of the Republican party. The first num ber was issued in January, 1859, and it was discontinued in the spring of 1861. The Hon. L. W. Barton, of this town, was the managing agent. It was edited by Hon. W. H. H. Allen (see Lawyers), and printed by E. H. Cheney, who afterwards re moved to Lebanon, purchased the Free Press, and became its editor and publisher. The New Ham,pshire Lnsurance yournal was the title of a monthly publication issued by Robert C. Osgood in 1S74. It was soon discontinued. Among those natives of Newport more or less prominently connected with the press in different parts of the country, not mentioned above, are the following : George E. Jenks, Edward A. Jenks, Bela W. Jenks, Milton Foss, Henry H. Metcalf, Andrew J. Gilmore, James Kelley, George B. Wheeler Wm. F. Newton. CHAPTEE X. BANKS. BY FREDERICK W. LEWIS, ESQ.. ' I 'HE Sugar River Bank was incorporated Jan. 7, 1853, with -*- a capital stock of $50,000. So full was the faith of the public in its success, that more than twice the amount of cap ital needed was at once subscribed, and a committee was ap pointed to apportion the stock among the subscribers. On the 19th day of February following, Ralph Metcalf, Edmund Burke, Amasa Edes, Thomas A. Twichell, Thomas W. Gil more, Amasa Hall, and Dexter Richards were chosen directors. On the same day, the organization of the bank was completed by the election of Ralph Metcalf, president, and Paul J. Wheeler, cashier. The bank was opened for business on the loth day of June, 1853. In 1858, Mr. Metcalf, having removed from town, resigned the office of president, and Thomas W. Gilmore was elected. Mr. Gilmore continued to hold the office, and to discharge the duties thereof with marked ability and scrupulous fidelity, until failing health compelled him, in 1875, to decline further elec tion. On the retirement of Mr. Gilmore, Dexter Richards, the present incumbent, was chosen president. Paul J. Wheeler held the office of cashier until his decease, Sept. 19, 1862. On the 7th of October following, Frederick W. Lewis was chosen cashier, and continued to hold the office until the reorganization of the bank as a national bank, Feb. 17, 1865, when he was elected cashier of the national bank, and has continued to hold the office until the present time. April 24, 1865, the capital stock was increased from $50,000 to $100,000. The present board of officers is as follows : Dex- 68 HISTORY OF .NEWPORT. ter Richards, president ; F. W. Lewis, cashier ; Dexter Rich ards, Worthen Hall, Henry G. Carieton, Daniel R. Hall, Josh ua W. Booth, John P. Knowlton, and Edmund Wheeler, direc tors ; Dexter Richards, F. W. Lewis, and H. G. Carleton, financial committee ; Edmund Wheeler, Dexter Richards, and Daniel R. Hall, examining committee. Besides the officers already named, the following persons have been members of the board of directors at various times: Ainasa Edes, Oliver Booth, Horace Metcalf, and Daniel J. War ner. The dividends, for thirteen years since its organization as a national bank, have averaged 91*^ per cent, per annum ; and the bank now holds a handsome surplus. The Newport Savings Bank was incorporated July i, 1868, and was organized and commenced business in September of the same year. The first board of officers consisted of the fol lowing persons : Dexter Richards, Henry G. Carleton, Amasa Edes, Shepherd L. Bowers, Edmund Wheeler, Isaac A. Reed, Albert S. Wait, Levi W. Barton, Samuel H. Edes, Francis Boardman, Benjamin F. Sawyer, Edmund Burke, John Blan- chard, and Harvey Huntoon, trustees ; Dexter Richards, Hen ry G. Carleton, and Amasa Edes, loaning agents ; Edmund Wheeler, Francis Boardman, and Isaac A. Reed, auditors ; Dexter Richards, president ; Henry G. Carleton, vice-president ; Frederick W. Lewis, secretary and treasurer. This bank has made semi-annual dividends of 2J per cent. from its organization ; it also made an extra dividend in April, 1873, amounting to ififo per cent, per annum up to that time. In April, 1878, it reported, — Deposits, $321,500; guaranty fund, $5,500; surplus, $5,694.18. The present board of officers consists of the following : Hen ry G. Carleton, president ; Worthen Hall, vice-president ; Fred erick W. Lewis, secretary and treasurer ; Dexter Richards, H. G. Carleton, and Francis Boardman, loaning agents ; Francis Boardman, E. C. Converse, and F. A. Rawson, auditors. CHAPTEE XI. COUNTY. ' I 'HE towns now included in Sullivan county once formed a -*- part of Cheshire. The old county being so long, the peo ple had been subjected to a large amount of unnecessary travel and expense ; and one term of the court had for many years been holden at Keene and the other at Charlestown, the better to accommodate the public. A law was passed, Dec. 28, 1824, removing the May term of the supreme court of judicature from Charlestown to Newport. June 23, 1826, the legislature sub mitted to the several towns of the county the question of divid ing the county. July 5, 1827, the act incorporating the county of Sullivan was passed, to take eff"ect the following September. The question whether Claremont or Newport should be the shire town, submitted to the people at the same time with that of the formation of the county, was decided in favor of New port by a majority of 3,728 votes. That Newport was made the shire town of the county, even after this decisive vote, was in a good measure due to the efforts of Col. William Cheney, who, almost single-handed and alone, combated an imposing array of legal talent in the legislature, whose interests were in the western portion of the county, and won the victory. CouRT-HousE. At a meeting held Jan. 13, 1S25, the town voted, by a voice nearly unanimous, to raise the sum of $2,000 to assist in building a court-house and town-hall building, the remaining $1,500 to be supplied by individual subscriptions, the two sums being required to meet the estimated expense of the building. The lot on which the building was erected was purchased of Aaron Nettleton, Jr., for the sum of $410. A build ing committee, consisting of Col. William Cheney, James Breck, ^0 . HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Esq., and Col. James D. Walcott, were appointed to superin tend the work. On the nth day of February, 1826, Oliver Jenks, James D. Walcott, and David Allen, selectmen of New port, and Salma Hale, clerk of the court, certified that the new court-house was built and ready for occupation. This building, after several modifications, continued to be occupied by the county until 1873, when it was deeded to the town, and the court was removed to the new building. New ToW^-Hall and Court-House. For a long time the town, in its frequent large gatherings, had suffered great incon venience from the want of a hall with sufficient capacity to ac commodate the crowd, and especially so on occasions of unusual interest, which drew together large numbers. This need was felt by all our people ; and when, after the close of the war, the state assumed the debts of the towns, the proportion which fell to this town being some $16,000, this was thought to be the opportune moment in which to build the long-wished-for hall, as it would save the expense of collection and cause less incon venience to the public. Accordingly a meeting was called, and various plans and estimates presented. After a long and some what exciting controversy, a location and a plan were agreed upon ; and the town voted, Nov. 21, 1872, to erect the building. Frederick W. Lewis, Levi W. Barton, Shepherd L. Bowers, Francis Boardman, Martin L. Whittier, and William Kelley were appointed a committee to take charge of the work. The site on which it stands was occupied by the residence of Dr. J. L. Swett, for which they paid him $6,000. The plan of the work was drawn by Edward Dow, architect, of Concord ; and the building was erected by W. L. Dow & Co., of this town, at a cost, when completed, of nearly $40,000. It is considered one of tbe finest edifices of the kind in the state. The entire expense was paid by Newport, Claremont having pledged itself to furnish a suitable building and safes without expense to the county, provided the courts should be removed to that town. In part compensation, however, for this, the town had the old court-house and grounds, which they needed for graded school : purposes, and also the former safe and grand jury rooms. Jail. The old jail at Charlestown continued to be occupied by the county until April i, 1842, when it was set on fire by a COUNTY. 71 notorious robber by the name of Hicks, and burned. The same season a new one was built in this town. It was erected by the Hon. Nathan Mudget, at a cost of $3,300. It was remodelled, under the direction of the county commissioners, in 1876, at an additional cost of some $5,000. County Safe. The old County Safe building was erected for the county in 1843, by Jonathan M. Wilmarth, Esq., at a cost of $1,100. The town voted, Aug. i, 1843, " to lease to the county the south-west corner of the court-house common, for the purpose of erecting county offices and safes, to be held so long as used for that purpose." The citizens of Newport, at various times since the forma tion of the county, have held the following offices. Several of them, however, resided in other towns at the time of their elec tion or appointment to office. Clerks of the Court. Benjamin B. French, Thomas W. Gilmore, W. H. H. Allen, William F. Newton, George E. Dame. Solicitors. Edmund Burke, Samuel H. Edes, Levi W. Barton. Sheriffs. David Allen, Frederick Claggett, Rufus P. Clag gett. Treasurers. Jonathan M. Wilmarth, Paul J. Wheeler. Commissioner. Francis Boardman. Registers of Deeds. Cyrus Barton, Calvin Wilcox, N. B. Cutting, Henry E. Baldwin, Henry G. Carleton, Matthew Harvey, John Towne, Levi W. Barton, Arthur H. Ingram, Elisha M. Kempton, William E. Brooks. Jailors. David Harris, James L. Riley, Martin A. Barton. Judge of Probate. W. II. H. Allen. Registers of Probate. Aaron Nettleton, Jr., Ralph Met calf, Henry E. Baldwin, Henry G. Carleton, Edward Wyman, Shepherd L. Bowers, George R. Brown. CHAPTEE XII. MILLS. GRIST-MILLS. The first settlers took care to provide themselves with early and ample mill accommodations, as will be seen by the following vote of the proprietors : At an Adjourned Meeting holden on the 29"' day of October, at the house of Zephaniah Clark afores'J by the Proprietors of Newport afores*, M'. Stephen Wilcocks, Moderator — Voted that Benjamin Giles now Resident in Newport have One hun dred Acres of Land, laid out by the Proprietors Committee to him his heirs and assigns for Ever, and to be so laid out as to secure to said Giles his heirs and Assigns that part of the East Branch of Great Sugar River so called near where s* Giles is about to sett up a Corn Mill and a saw mill, so that said Giles may build a Damm aCross said River, with all the priviledge of said River, so far as is necessary for the ben efit of s* Mills with the land Adjoining said River so as to take in a Suf ficiency of Land for to sett said Mills and what may be convenient around the same, and also to be so laid out as to take apart of the White Pine Timber, and also to Procure a Pair of Mill Stones for said Giles at said Mills. Also that said Giles have a Tax or Rate to the Valine of Four days Labour on Each Proprietors Right or Share, the afores'i Grants given for s* Giles's Encouragement towards his Building the aforesaid Mills in Newport afores*. • The site selected on which to build the mill is the one now occupied by the Granite Mills of Coffin & Nourse. The mills were completed and ready for operation Sept. 24, 1768. The old mill-stones are still pointed out, and the single tree which constituted the original dam is now doing the same service to the present mills, and is in a good state of preservation. Pre vious to the completion of this undertaking, the milling was mainly done at Charlestown, which was reached by a rough mills. 73 road, leading over Pike hill. The mills and privilege were sold to Jeremiah Nettleton in 1779. They were afterwards owned by Ebenezer Merrit, Samuel Endicot, in 1812; Ruel Keith ; and jointly by Amasa Edes, Joseph Sawyer, Jr., and S. S. Wilcox, who purchased them in 1836, at the time of the Mirick speculation, who, in 1867, sold to Coffin & Nourse, the present owners. The village grist-mill was built previous to 1787. Daniel Dudley furnished the means, and John Dudley and Constant White superintended the construction. It was purchased by Roswell Kelsey, who sold it to William McAllister. It was rebuilt by Col. William Cheney in 1815. It has since been. owned by Nathan Netdeton ; Durkee & Cutting, 1826 ; Albert Wilcox ; Wilcox & Whittemore ; Edes, Wilcox & Breck, 1836 ; Benj. Farrington ; J. & E. S. Barrett ; Emerson & Booth ; Augustus G. Savory ; C. C. Shedd, 1865 ; Gerry Morgan, 1S68 ; Horace Adams, 1869 ; Bennett & Woodbury, 1869 ; Bennett & Rowell, 1870 ; Bennett, Rowell & Wright, 1S73 ; and now (1878) by Wright & Stockwell. The mill was burned in Jan uary, 1866, while owned by Mr. Shedd, and was rebuilt by Mr. Morgan some three years after. In 1870 this mill ground 19,000 bushels of grain, valued at $33,000. The grist-mill on the Goshen Branch of Sugar river, origi nally built by Rev. Abijah Wines, son-in-law of Benj. .Giles, who built the first mill, and subsequently owned by Reuben Bascom and Ezra Parmelee, previous to i779i was on the south side of the river. It had one run of stones, and the power was applied to the wheel by means of a hollow log running from the top of the dam. Mr. Bascom sold his inter est to Josiah Stevens. It was purchased by Reuben Bascom in 1791. It was rebuilt on the north side of the river by James Whipple and Samuel P. Hawes, previous to 181 2. It has since been owned by Elisha Bascom, Reuben M. Call, Adams & Dummer, Henry Chapin, and Abijah W. Tenney. The original logs put in at the building of the dam are nearly two thirds of them still there, in a good state of preservation, where they have been for nearly or quite one hundred years. Benjamin F. Haven had a grist-mill in operation for several 74 history of NEWPORT. years in the basement of his saw-mill at Northville, commenc ing in 1866. Frank P. Rowell, in 1877, erected a steam grist-mill on Corn alley, near Railroad square, where he has ground a large amount of corn — about 12,000 bushels annually. Saw-Mills. The first saw-mill, built by Mr. Giles, has al ready been described in connection with his grist-mill. Mr. Ezra Parmelee sawed the first boards. The Comstock saw-mill was built by Dea. Asa Hurd, about 1830. It has since been owned and operated by Josiah Hurd, Bascom & Tenney, Oliver Comstock, Montgomery Craige, Coffin & Nourse, and King & Small. In 1870, King & Small produced 220,000 feet of boards and 100,000 shingles. Roswell Kelsey, Jr., built the dam at the Sugar River Mills for a saw-mill. The mill was placed on the south side of the stream, so as to better accommodate the large tracts of timber on East mountain. It was sold to James D. Walcott in 181 2, and was rebuilt by Jonathan Cutting on the north side of the river, and occupied by him until 1839, when it was burned. The village saw-mill, built by Daniel Dudley, stood on the north side of the river until 1815, when the grist-mill was re built, and the saw-mill was placed where it now stands, on the south side of the dam. This mill has been owned since by Jonathan Cutting, 1826 ; Seth Richards ; Albert Wilcox ; Jacpb Reddington, 1837; Garry Tompkins, 1849; George E. Wil marth, 1858 ; and by Daniel Nettleton. This mill manufac tured 550,000 feet of lumber and 150,000 shingles in 1870. It was burned, Sept. 22, 1878. The Staniels saw-mill was owned and run in connection with the grist-mill. In 1836, it was purchased by Stephen Call and Frederick Claggett. It has been owned since by A. W. Ten ney, John Wilcox, Hiram Staniels, and David E. Carr. The latter, in 1870, produced 100,000 feet of boards, 25,000 laths, and 15,000 shingles. Ephraim Towner, one of the earliest settlers, had a saw-mill on Towner brook, near the junction of the Goshen and Break- Neck Hill roads. Allen's mill, at Northville, was built by Samuel W. Allen in 1871. The Richardson mill and canal, at the same power, were MILLS. 75 built in 1836 by Samuel Earned & Co. Allen's mill, when operating at its full capacity, can produce 7,000 feet of boards, 9,000 shingles, and 15,000 laths per day. Ichabod Morse, soon after his arrival in town, built a saw mill near the mouth of Morse brook. The mill was shordy carried away by the high water. The Haven mill at Northville was built by widow Joel Wake field, in the early part of the present century. It was rebuilt by James Haven in 1831, and has since been owned by his son, B. F. Haven. The saw-mill, dam, and canal at Kelleyville were built by Israel Kelley in 1827. He was assisted by the contributions of some sixty-five of his neighbors, who were interested in the enterprise. The mill has since been operated by William and Franklin Kelley, his sons, and by Nehemiah Dodge and David G. Fowler. In 1870, Mr. Fowler sawed 100,000 feet of boards, and made 200,000 shingles. Nathan Hurd, in the earlier days, had a saw-mill opposite the Endicot farm, which was carried away by a freshet and never rebuilt. Randall's mill was built by Lewis W. Randall and Carroll W. Peabody. It was soon purchased by Mr. Randall, who, after operating it for several years, sold to Ira F. Chandler, its present owner. In 1^70, Mr. C. produced 150,000 feet of boards, 150,000 feet of lumber, and 755000 laths. The saw-mill in the north-west part of the town, on Perry brook, has been owned by Henry Chapin, Ezekiel Powers, and Abijah W. Tenney. The saw-mill in the north-east part of the town, on Long Pond brook, was built by Peter Wakefield, who sold it to Ste phen Reed, a son-in-law, who rebuilt it, and from whom it fell to his son Jackson Reed. Mr. Reed sawed, in 1S70, 100,000 feet of boards. CHAPTEE XIII. HOTELS. THE favorable position of Newport, situated as it is in the valley of Sugar river, and at the conffuence of its two branches north and south, has enabled it to enjoy much of the advantages of the through travel, as well as a wide local patron age ; and hence hotel-keeping has always been an important and prosperous branch of business. Its palmiest days were prior to the introduction of railroads, when an immense amount of travel and freighting, by stage and teams, passed through this town on its way to and from market. The accommodation ot fashionable summer boarders from our cities seems to give promise of another harvest for that calling. The first mention we find of a public house is among the records of the proprietors' clerk, where the proprietors ad journed Oct. 13, 17675 " to meet on the 16th inst., at 12 o'clock, at the house of Zephaniah Clark, innholder, in said Newport." Tradition says it was a humble log cabin, standing near the residence of Mr. Claggett, on the Unity road. That spot con tinued to be the favorite location for a hotel until after the building of the Croydon turnpike, and the consequent transfer of business to the present village. The house of Mr. Claggett was built by John Lane, and occupied by him, David Lyon, and Ruel Keith, as a tavern. Benjamin Bragg had a tavern at the Fairbanks place in 1782. The first building, made of logs, was burned, and a two-story framed house was erected in its place, and used as a tavern. He sold out to Phineas Wilcox, who continued the business at the same place. The first framed house within the limits of the present vil- HOTELS. "J"] lage stood upon the site of the present residence of J. H. Plunton. It was built by Isaac Reddington, and was designed for a tavern and store, and was occupied by him as such in 1793 and 1794. It was sold to Jesse Wilcox, Jr., who continued the same busi ness from 1797 until the time of his death. The F. Claggett house, the second one north of the Congre gational church, was built by Gordon Buel for a hotel. It was kept by him in 1811, and afterwards by Sylvanus Richards, Seth Richards, John Silver, in 1826, and by J. Black. It was known as the " Rising Sun." " The Newport Coffee-House," now the house of Mr. W. A. F. Ladd, standing nearer the river than now, and fronting south, was built by Sargent Heath, in 1825, for a tavern, and was kept by him for a number of years. Luther Delano kept a tavern for a while at the Tontine, on the east side of the common. Peter Wakefield kept a tavern in the north part of the town, in 1798, near Baptist hill. Ichabod Morse kept a tavern at the G. P. Haven place. It stood upon what was then the Cornish turnpike, which was new and much travelled. Willard Wakefield and J. Rice had a public house at North ville for a number of years. Sylvanus Richards kept a tavern for many years in the west part of the town, on the S. H. Cutting farm, where he had a nice place, and one of the very largest stocks in town. A Mr. Rice also kept a tavern on the same road, but nearer the Claremont line. The house of Mr. B. Marshall, on the new road to Claremont, was used for many years as a tavern, commencing with the opening of the road. It was known as the " Half-way House." It was kept first by Stephen Perry, and afterwards by Mr. Kpn- nerson, Mr. Walker, and Harvey Bingham. Col. David Fisher had a tavern at tbe foot of Claremont hill in 1794 ; and Col. William Cheney was licensed to keep a tav ern at the same place in 1813. Hon. David Allen kept a tavern for many years at his place on the Goshen road, where Mrs. Page now resides, commenc ing in 181 1. It is still remembered with pleasure by the once 78 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. weary travellers who enjoyed its home comforts and bountiful table. Joseph Buel had a tavern in 1793 at the L. W. Darling place on the East mountain. The Isaac Qiiimby house, at Kelleyville, was occupied as a tavern for several years. It was kept by Jonathan Comstock. A public house was kept for a number of years at the Gold- thwait place, on the old Croydon turnpike, by James White. Asa Hurd kept tavern at the S. S. Wilcox house in the east part of the town. The Newport House was built and kept by Col. William Cheney in 1814, and was also kept for a while by Col. Luther Delano. It was shortly after purchased and greatly enlarged by Capt. Joel Nettleton, and kept by him for more than twenty years. Since his day it has been kept by Parker Netdeton, James Kendall, Stephen Day, W. C. Colston, Samuel Emmons, Milton Glidden, Ira M. Clark, David B. Jones, Cross & Ayer, and J. & H. G. P. Cross. The original edifice was burned in i860, and the present structure was erected the same year by the Messrs. Cross, assisted by liberal contributions from the citizens of the village, at a cost of $10,000. It was inaugurated with a -most brilliant leap-year party on the 14th of December of that year. It was purchased by E. L. Putney, its present owner, in March, 1S66. The French roof and observatory were put upon it by him in 1871, and the large new addition at the north in 1874, nearly doubling its capacity. It was leased to H. A. Averill in October, 1872, for a short time. It has always received its share of patronage from the time of its erection by Mr. Cheney. It is three stories high, with a Man sard roof, 120 feet long, 44 feet deep, and has 100 rooms. The Eagle hotel, now Eagle block, was built by James Breck and Josiah Forsaith, Esqs., in 1826. It was first kept by George Sparhawk, and subsequently by James Cameron, John Doughty, John Preston, John Silver, Samuel Emmons, Mat thew Parker, Asa Richardson, S. Day, Jr., Joseph Nutting, D. W. Watkins, Jonathan Silsby, and C. & H. A. Averill. It was purchased by S. H. Edes, and converted into a business block, in 1856. It enjoyed its greatest popularity with the fashion able public, who constantly thronged it with rides and dances, m'lijMMB. NEWPORT HOUSE. HOTELS. 79 while under the management of Mr. Silver, whose lady had rare gifts for her position. The Phenix hotel Vfus built by Orange Whitney in 1870, be ing assisted in the enterprise by citizens interested in the prog ress of the village, and was under the management of his son, Calvin H. Whitney, until 1873, when it was sold to James H. Brown, the present proprietor. It is three stories high, with a French roof, has a long ell in the rear, a balcony in front, and has 50 rooms. It is built upon the site formerly occupied by the Sugar River House, which was built by Milan Booth in 1858, and was kept by Mr. Booth, Charles W. Jenks, E. L. Putney, N. B. Hull, and G. L. Cass, and which, in 1867, was destroyed by fire. CHAPTEE XIV. TRADERS. NEWPORT, by its favorable location, has always been able to command a very considerable trade. The merchants, as a class, have done a thriving business. Several of them have accumulated fortunes. Tradition says the first article of merchandise brought into town was a barrel of rum, individuals contributing what they were disposed to ; but when it arrived, no one of their number had sufficient knowledge of figures to divide it equitably among the owners, so the matter was deferred until the arrival of Mrs. Christopher Newton, who was able to solve the problem. The first store in town was kept by a Mr. Hicks, a son-in-law of Jedediah Reynolds, at the place now occupied by the old Boardman bouse. Josiah Stephens, Esq., kept a stock of goods at his house on the Unity road, at the William Emerson place. Isaac Reddington and David Lyon had a store at the Col. Carr place on the Unity road. William Cheney had a store at the E. Noyes house, at the foot of Claremont hill, when he first commenced trade in town. Isaac Reddington, Jesse Wilcox, Jr., Solomon Clement, Eras tus Baldwin, in 1812, Calvin, Albert, and Jesse Wilcox, in 1833, and Amos Little, have in turn traded at the J. H. Hunton cor ner, in what was known as the old red store, the first framed building in the village. The brick building at the corner of Main and Elm streets was built by James Breck, in 1816, and was occupied by him as a store, a portion of the time in connection with Hugh McAllister, and a part with his son, Martin B. Breck. William Ward had a store at the Harvey corner and at the Tontine. traders. 8 1 Calvin and Albert Wilcox, Daniel Wilcox, William and George W. Nourse, George H. Fairbanks, and Philip Royce have traded at the store south of Burke's block. James Gush ing, James Breck, J. W. and J. H. Parmalee, Thomas Wallace, Asa Webster, George Herrick, Aaron Matson, and Ransom and Ariel Huntoon have kept in Burke's block. Little & Story, Alfred Story, and Mudget & Higbee have traded in the store now occupied by C. H. Whitney & Co. Jo seph Farnsworth, J. D. Walcott, and Moses P. Durkee traded in a building standing at the east of Wheeler's block in 1834. Johnson & Averill, George E. Bartlett, William Dunton, Milton S. Jackson, F. A. Rawson, WiUiam O. Hopkins, N. J. Smith, Whitney & Sibley, and Charles Brockway have been in trade at Wheeler's block. The Stowell building was erected by Dea. Joseph Farns worth and Alvin Hatch in 1826, and occupied by them as a store. J. S. Farnsworth, P. N. Newell, Lovell White, Charles E. Wheeler, Sylvanus Stowell, Barnard & Carter, and C. M. Emerson have in turn occupied the same place as traders. The old Cheney block, built in 1816, was always occupied for purposes of trade. Wm. Cheney, A. Hatch, S. Partridge, Charles Forbes, W. H. Cheney, Fisher Dudley, Seth, Dexter, and Abiathar Richards, E. C. Converse, J. S. Parmalee, Philo Fuller, Nathan Clark, H. P. Coffin, and J. W. Person have at different times been its occupants. The traders at the Nettleton block have been Jeremiah Kel sey, 2d, in 1810, Aaron Nettleton, Jr., T. W. Gilmore, Joseph Farnsworth, Bela Nettleton, F. W. Lewis, Wm. Young, Benj. Wadleigh, Quimby & Simmons, Rawson & Livermore, Bas com & Livermore, Stowell & Wiggin, A. D. Howard, and A. P. Welcome. Wm. White had a store just south of the village bridge, and John Cutting one at the Goldthwait place, in the north part of the town. Samuel Allen had a store at the Howe place on Page hill, on the Goshen road. Harrison Rice traded at Northville in 1843, Wm. B. Dug- gan in 1850, and E. H. Wakefield in 1878. In the early times there were two stores north of Northville, 82 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. — one on the old Joel McGregor place, and the other on the Eben Rowell farm. Dea. Elias Metcalf, Dr. James Corbin, Moses P. Durkee, and Joel McGregor were among the owners, and Jonah Griswold, the famous old school-teacher, was the most noted clerk. Samuel H. Edes & Son have been in trade for several years at the Eagle block. Geo. W. Britton, Edwin A. Kenion, and Jonathan Barnard have also been engaged extensively in trade. Nathan White and Nathan White & Son have for many years been commission dealers in wool, furs, pork, butter, and poultry for the Boston market. E. H. Dunbar commenced the poultry business for the Bos ton markets in 1872, and Henry A. Wilcox in 1873. Drugs. Drugs and medicines were kept for a long time by the merchants at their stores, mainly by Wilcox and Cheney, until 1848, when Nathaniel Adams opened the first drug store in town in Little's block. His successors have been Samuel Day, Jr., W. W. Leavitt, E. C. Converse, Sam Nims, Ira P. George, D. W. Howe, Hurd & Ayer, Carleton Hurd, and John C. Kelley. Books. William Cheney in 1815, Cyrus Barton in 1824, Simon Brown in 1833, David Harris, Mudget & Higbee, E. C. Converse in 1859, J°^^ C. Kelley, and Carleton Hurd have been dealers in books. Calvin Messenger, in 1825, kept a de positor}' for tracts and Sabbath-school books, in the south part of the village. Lovell White & Co., Abiathar Richards, M. W. Burke, Lo- ren H. Chase, A. V. Hitchcock, John O. Hobbs, and Young & Hutchinson have dealt largely in ready-made clothing and gentlemen's furnishing goods. James Wheeler, William P. Wheeler, David Hale, Edmund Wheeler, G. & E. A. Pollard, and Charles H. Watts have kept large stocks of saddles, harnesses, trunks, and horse-furnishing goods. John Russ, Joseph T. Chase, Sawyer Belknap, John B. Stow ell, Dean S. Clement, B. C. Logue, Hunton & Dudley, Board- man & Patch, Patch & Dudley, Daniel F. Patch, Ethan S. Chase, and E. S. Chase & Son have traded extensively in boots and shoes, keeping large stocks. TRADERS. 83 Stoves and Hardware have been largely dealt in by Rob inson & Orvis, Robinson & Wilcox, Calvin Wilcox & Son, Sib ley & Brown, Hatch & Stowell, and S. G. Stowell & Son. Watches and Jewelry. Large stocks have been kept by Amos O. Woodbury, A. O. Woodbury & Son, A. O. Kidder, and E. P. Fisher. Milk. Abner P. Welcome first commenced the milk trade, since which time Francis H. Goldthwait, Putnam George, E. H. Dunbar, S. A. Tenney, Henry Stearns, and Arthur H. Wil marth have supplied the market. CHAPTEE XY. TRAVEL. r"~\URING the first fifty years after the settlement of the -' — town, travelling was done almost wholly on foot, on horseback, and on sleds and carts drawn by ox-teams. So late as iSio, the Rev. Baron Stow, d. d., of Boston, says, — "At the large church at Northville, well filled with hearers, there were no carriages present." The usual way was on horseback : the man took the saddle, tbe wife sat upon a pillion behind, a child in the lap of each, while the other members of the family followed on foot. Ox-teams, which carried the whole family and the less fortunate neighbors, were more generally used at first. Roads. The first road opened in town was a cart-road from Charlestown. It extended from North Charlestown, through Unity, over Pike hill, to the foot of Call hill on the Unity road. It was laid out in pursuance of a vote of the proprietors, passed on the second Tuesday of March, 1766. The road at the west end of the first division of lots, — the one extending north from the Griffin place, — was voted to be built at the same meeting. It was surveyed and laid out, eight rods wide, in July, 1770- The road extending from tbe Fairbanks place to the Giles (now Granite) mills was built in 1770. The Unity road was laid out in I776- The village road, extending from Croydon to the Goshen line, was built in 1779. The old road to Claremont, north of the river, was built in 1793. The new road following the river was built in 1834. The road from the D. Wilmarth corner to Cornish was built in 1804. The road from North ville, north, was probably a county road, and built about 1770, the time of the first settlements in that part of the town. Turnpikes. A turnpike fever prevailed, and was at its travel. 85 height herefrom iSo4.to 1814. The Croydon turnpike, extend ing from Lebanon to Washington, passing through the town by way of Croydon Flat, and the village, to Goshen Mill village, was chartered June 25, 1804, and built in 1806. It was very useful in its day, and over it passed nearly all the travel and freight along the line to and from Boston. The flattering pros pects of large dividends to the stockholders, which induced them to commence the undertaking, were never realized. It was given up, and a public road laid out over it by the town in 1838. At the annual meeting in iSo9,the proposition to pay money in aid of the Newport Turnpike Corporation, extending from the Croydon turnpike in Newport to Keene, came up for con sideration, and the town voted not to extend the aid. March 13, 1810, the town voted to give the Cornish Turnpike Corporation, which was incorporated Dec. 9, 1808, $1,500, in three annual instalments. In April, following, it was voted to rescind the above vote ; and in March, 1811, the town voted to pass over an article appropriating money in aid of the cor poration. At the end of a vexatious lawsuit, the town paid the $1,500. This road extended from the Croydon turnpike, at A. P. Welcome's, through Northville, to Cornish bridge, by way of Governor's pond at the north-west corner of the town. March 12, 1812, the town voted to give the Sunapee Turn pike Corporation $1,200, in three annual instalments. On this proposition the vote stood, — yea, 104; nay, 81. This road ex tended from the village to Bradford through South Sunapee. Bridges. At the annual meeting, March 8, 1774. the town "voted to build a bridge across the east branch of Sugar river, near the east end of the first division of lots," which was near the site of the present village bridge on Main street. Fif teen pounds was raised to defray the expense, to be paid in labor or grain at market price. Aaron Buel, Phineas Wilcox, and Ezra Parmelee were chosen building committee. "March 13, 1775, voted to build a bridge over the south branch, between lots No. 16 and No. 17, in the first division." This was near the present bridge on Elm street. Twenty- five pounds was raised for the purpose. Amos Hall, Eben ezer Merritt, and Aaron Buel were chosen building committee. This bridge nvas not built until i']']6. 86 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. The first covered bridge was erected at Kelleyville in 1839. Previous to this, bridges across the river were made with string pieces, supported in part by trestle work standing in the stream ; and more or less of them were swept away by nearly every spring freshet, thus subjecting the town to inconvenience and expense. Canals. The " Connecticut and Merrimack River Canal," which was to extend from the Connecticut up Sugar river, through this town, Sunapee, New London, Wilmot, and An dover, was surveyed in 1828. The project had many friends, and was warmly advocated by the press, and in speeches at public meetings, but was finally abandoned. Railroads. The N. H. Central Railroad, connecting Man chester and Windsor, Vt., and the Concord & Claremont Rail road, were incorporated at the June session of 1848'. The for mer was built as far as Henniker, and the latter as far as Bradford, when in January, 1853, the two incorporations were united by the legislature, and took the name of the Merrimack & Connecticut River Railroad. In the fall of that year a large and enthusiastic meeting was held in town to promote the in terests of the new corporation. A committee, consisting of N. Mudget, D. Richards, and M. Glidden, was appointed to solicit the taking of bonds. Fifty thousand dollars was the amount assigned to Newport ; but Claremont refusing to take its $100,000, the amount thought to be its share, the matter was abandoned. The Sugar River Railroad was incorporated in 1866. The road is now known as the Concord & Claremont Railroad. At a meeting held May 9, 1866, the town voted, 192 to 70, to give any responsible party that would construct a railroad from Bradford to Newport, $45,000, which was five per cent, on the total valuation of the town. Subsequently $20,000 more was raised by individuals for the same end, making in all $65,000. The contracts for building the road were made in 1870. Mr. A. M. Shaw, of Lebanon, was appointed construction agent, and Mr. R. S. Howe, of the same town, engineer. Mr. Howe has since removed to this town. The first ground broken in the grading of the road in town was near the passenger depot, at sunrise, on the morning of May 31, 1870. A/arge crowd TRAVEL. 87 was present, and the general joy of our citizens was manifested by the cheering of the multitude, the ringing of the bells, and the firing of cannon. Seth Richards, Esq., struck the first pick, and Dr. Mason Hatch wheeled the first barrow of dirt,— two of our oldest and most respected citizens. The track was laid to the depot, and the first train of cars passed Main street on the evening of Nov. 21, 1871, cheered by a jubilant throng of spectators. The first regular train from Bradford to Claremont through town was on the morning of Sept. 16, 1872, which event was duly celebrated at Claremont. Road Steamer. The " Fairy Queen," a road steamer man ufactured by Mr. E. M. Clough, of Sunapee, made its first ap pearance in our village Sept. 11, 1871, by trips around the pub lic park and up and down Main street. Stages. The first line of stages in Newport ran between Windsor, Vt., and Boston, passing through this town by way of Washington, making a trip each way once a week. It was established in 181 8. Its appearance was hailed as an advance step in the progress of the town, and excited almost as much interest as did the first railroad cars at a later period. People came from distant parts of the town to witness the event. Short ly after, another line was added by Joseph Dewey, of Hanover, which ran from his place over the Croydon turnpike, and formed a junction with the other line at our village. Not being sufficiently patronized, it was soon given up, but was started again, in 1828, by Capt. John Russ. This renewal the Wind sor line chose to regard as an infringement upon their right to carry all the passengers from Hanover. A sharp compe tition at once arose, and went to such lengths that Russ carried his passengers for a while for nothing, and the Wind sor line on the same terms, and, in addition, paid their grog bills at the taverns. About the same time with the other two, another line was started to Boston by way of Bradford and Henniker, and in 1829 still another from Concord to Albany, N. Y. Some year or two later the Woodstock and Lowell line commenced its trips, running at a different hour of the day from either of the others. The daily lines of stages to Acworth, Sunapee, and Croydon were started at the opening of the rail road in 1871. During the last half century, by far the largest 88 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. amount of staging has been done over the route now occupied by the Concord & Claremont Railroad. Our account of staging would be incomplete should we fail to make some reference to that jolly set of fellows known as drivers, who, with reins in hand, bravely endured the muds of spring, the heats of summer, and the chilling blasts of winter, cracking their whips and their jokes. Among the principal drivers on the Lebanon route were War ren Ryder, Stephen Williams, and A. P. Welcome ; on the Washington route, Benjamin Simpson, Warren Ryder, and Jer ry Hubbard ; on the Claremont route, Samuel Vose, Ward B. Royce, a Mr. Judevine, Oscar J. Brown, H. A. Perry, and Pren tice Welcome ; and on the Bradford route, Samuel Vose, Mr. Robbins, T. J. Eastman, Chester Averill, H. A. Averill, and H. A. Perry. The stageman who will be the longest remem bered is probably Mr. Chester Averill, who for a quarter of a century was noted for his careful driving and his attention to the wants of his patrons, and whose gentlemanly bearing and keen wit never failed to transform his bitterest rivals into warm friends. The palmiest days of staging were after the completion of the Concord Railroad, and before the inauguration of the Sulli van road, when we had six stages, loaded to their utmost ca pacity, passing through town every day. The team of Mr. Oscar J. Brown, driven at this time, composed of six beautiful white horses, fat and sleek, was a source of much pride and satisfaction, especially to the young ladies and gentlemen, to whom he granted occasionally a sort of triumphal excursion about town. Livery Stables. John Russ, Seth Richards, William Car ter, Milton Glidden, Charles W. Jenks, A. P. Welcome, A. S. Dill, J. Hosley, M. B. Bartlett, H. A. Averill, J. W. Ladd, George F. Watts, M. S. Jackson, Putnam George, Frank Nich ols, S. A. French, and O. P. Brown have each in turn been keepers of livery. Teams. The early settlers, during the first years in their hard struggles with the wilderness, lived almost wholly within them selves, raising their own provisions, and manufacturing their garments from wool and flax of their own production ; but when TRAVEL. 89 more of the land had come under cultivation, the skill and in dustry of the people produced more than was sufficient to sup ply the demands for home consumption, and the surplus sought other markets. This trade was carried on by what was after wards known as " pod teams" ; — that is, a farmer, upon the fall of the first snows of winter, would take a span of horses, or a yoke of oxen and sled, on which were loaded his beef, pork, butter, and cheese, a bag of oats for his team, and a bucket of provisions for himself, and make a trip to Boston or Sa lem, where he would exchange them for salt, tea, coff'ee, or whatever else the family might desire. But with the increase of trade, there began to grow up a division of labor, and larger teams were put upon the road, and teaming became a business. In 1833 there were six large teams of heavy horses making reg ular trips between *his place and Boston. Leonard Richards, David Carr, and Aaron Clark had each a six-horse team, and Norman McGregor three eight-horse teams. During this pe riod our roads and hotels were constantly thronged, from sun rise to sunset, by large teams jostling each other on their way to and from Vermont to Boston. This continued until the com pletion of the railroads to Claremont and Bradford, when travel and freight were diverted to other channels ; after which, two six-horse teams, the one driven by William Bachelder, and the other by W. J. Sanderson, were able to meet the wants ot the community until the completion of the railroad through the town. The first team in town was owned and run for several years by Alvin Hatch (afterwards a merchant), who sold out to Leonard Richards. William Carr, T. B. Richards, and D. D. Muzzey were also teamsters. Job Teams. Tesse T. Cobb started the first job team in 1870. Since then, George F. Whitney and David J. Remmington have run them. CHAPTEE XYI. MANUFACTORIES. THE numerous streams, and more especially the main river, through which flow the waters of Sunapee lake, furnish the town with an abundance of water-power, and rare oppor tunities for manufactures, which have been well improved. Prior to 1S30 nearly every farm-house w*s a manufactory, with wheels, looms, and other appliances, and these were aided by the carding-machine and the cloth-dressers. Since then it has assumed its present form, and has been steadily in creasing until it has become, with the exception of agriculture, by far the most important branch of business in town, and has contributed most materially to promote the growth and pros perity of the village. The following is a brief sketch of each of the mills. The golden harvest of manufacturers was during the civil war, when their products were in great demand for the soldiers, and commanded the highest prices. Newport Mills. Col. James D. Walcott erected a build ing in 1813, on the site now occupied by the establishment of W. L. Dow & Co., for the riianufacture of cotton yarn. After running it for several years, he sold out to Hon. Franklin Si- monds, who continued the business until 1 831, when the fac tory was burned. It was rebuilt, and occupied as an oil-mill until 1844, when Ingram & Parks put in machinery for making broadcloths and cassimeres. It was afterwards known as the Eagle Mills, , and was occupied by Solomon Dean for the manufacture of flannels. He sold to Abiathar Richards, on whose hands, in Nov., 1872, it was burned. The whole amount of cloth produced annually at this and the Eagle Mills, the only ones in operation July i, 1846, was, as reported by a committee at the celebration that year, manufactories. 91 43'525 yards, worth $43,000, thus showing the extent of manufacturing business in town at that time. In 1870 Mr. Dean employed in this mill, according to the U. S. census, fifteen hands, wages, $6,000 ; used 75,000 pounds of wool and cotton ; and made 140,000 yards flannel. He used 300 cords of wood, and $1,500 worth of dyestufF. The Eagle Mills were built by Farnsworth, Durkee & Co., in 1822, for an oil-mill : subsequently Breck & Co. fitted it up for the manufacture of cotton yarn. In 1835 several individuals formed a company, and by act of incorporation were known as the Newport Mechanics Manufacturing Company, for the man ufacture of satinets, which company, after running some tWo years, failed. Parks & Twitchell took the mill in 1838, and. commenced making cassimere. Two years after, Mr. Twitch ell bought the interest of Mr. Parks, and continued the business until 1844, when he enlarged the building, and put in machin ery for making broadcloths, satinets, cassimeres, tweeds, flan nels, and fancy cloths. Mr. Twitchell did a very successful business for more than a dozen years, but became embarrassed, and in 1854 sold out to the Eagle Mills Company. After run ning it several years, they sold to William Nourse, who had a successful business during the war. He sold to S. H. Edes and Amos O. Woodbury. After one year Mr. Edes became the sole owner of the mills, and has since continued the business. In 1870, by the U. S. census, Mr. Edes employed seventeen hands, wages, $6,500 ; used 76,000 pounds of wool and cotton ; produced 150,000 yards of blue mixed flannels; and used 350 cords of wood, and $3,000 worth of dyestuff. Sunapee Mills. Smith & Rockwell commenced the man ufacture of satinets in 1832, at a factory standing at the falls at the bridge near tbe residence of A. C. Fletcher, above the Sugar River Mills, which was built originally for a clothiers' shop. The building was burned in 1835, and another was soon after erected in its place. This was occupied by Philo Ful ler, for the manufacture of worsted yarn, until 1839. ¦'¦' was destroyed by fire the following year. The Diamond Mill, standing at the corner of Main and River streets, was built in 1836 for a machine-shop, but has been occupied for several years as a flannel mill. The machin- 92 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. ery was first put in by Jordan & Marsh, of Boston, and was operated by D. J Goodrich. It has since been run by Dexter Richards, George S. Coffin, and George C. Richardson. In 1876, the machinery was removed to the Granite Mills. In 1870, Geo. S. Coffin employed nineteen hands, used 80,000 pounds of wool and cotton, and made 190,000 yards flannel. Amount of wages paid, $12,000. The Sugar River Mills were built in 1847 by Perley S. Coffin and John Puff"er. Mr. Puff"er sold his interest to David G. Goodrich, and he in turn soon after sold to Seth and Dexter Richards. Mr. Seth Richards having retired from the com pany, his son. Dexter Richards, and Mr. Coffin, continued the business until 1867, when Mr. Coffin retired. During the war their goods were in great demand. The establishment was greatly enlarged and improved, and they had a most prosperous business. In 1870, by the U. S. census, Mr. Richards em ployed sixty-two hands, wages, $18,000 ; used 250,000 pounds of wool and cotton ; made 800,000 yards flannel ; used 500 cords of wood, and $7,000 worth . of dyestuffi In 1872, Seth M. Richards was admitted as a partner with his father. The following is a brief summary of this mill in 1878 : Dexter Richards & Son, proprietors. Capital, $150,000. Dexter Richards, president ; S. M. Richards, superintendent ; A. B. Chase, clerk. Employs eighty-five operatives. Run eight sets cards, Francis Foote, overseer ; forty-four narrow looms, B. F. Peasley, overseer ; fifteen spinning-machines, H. M. Ingram, overseer ; coloring and finishing, Patrick Herrick, overseer. Manufacture 900,000 yards gray twilled flannels an nually ; use 280,000 pounds cotton and wool. Selling agents, Lewis Brothers & Co., Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. Trade mark, D. R. P. In this mill eleven hours constitute a day's work. The Granite State Mills were built in 1867 by Perley S. Coffin and William Nourse, and have always been occupied as a woollen manufactory. They employed, in 1870, as by U. S. census, forty hands, wages, $18,000; used 266,000 pounds of wool and cotton ; and produced $600,000 yards of blue- mixed twilled flannels annually. They used 700 cords of wood and $20,000 worth of dyestuffi In 1876, this mill was enlarged SUGAR RIVER MILLS. MANUFACTORIES. 93 to more than twice its former capacity. It now (1878) em ploys 100 operatives, uses 45,000 pounds raw stuflfper month, has nine sets of cards and forty-eight looms, and manufactures 30,000 yards seventy-two inch skirting and 15,000 yards flan nels per month. CHAPTEE XTII. OTHER MANUFACTURES, AND ARTISANS. '"PHE following is a list of the other principal manufactures, -*- and the artisans who have lived and practised their vari ous trades in town, so far as ascertained, given as nearly as may be in the order of time in which they operated. Bakers. Mr. C. Boyle had a bakery for a short time at the building now occupied by the Fairbanks & Royce store, com mencing in 1832. Muzzey & Carr, the present operators, com menced here in 1877. Previously the public wants in this direction had been supplied by the bakers at Keene, Clare mont, Hanover, and St. Johnsbury, Vt. Barbers. Elkanah C. Sweet established the first barber shop in town, in the autumn of 1858. D. W. Watkins, a Mr. Bundy, and William Jones have since had shops here for a brief time. Rufus S. and G. Freeman Dudley, the present opera tors, commencing in i860, have, by their skill, attention to busi ness, and financial tact, placed it among the prosperous indus tries of the town. Bedsteads. Bedsteads were made to quite an extent by Willard Harris and William Lowell, in their cabinet shops ; but the more extensive manufacture, for foreign markets, was introduced by Nutting & Buxton, who had ample machinery fitted up for this special business. They have been succeeded by Leander Long, J. H. Hubbard, W. W. Hubbell, and Rufus P. Claggett. Blacksmiths. Seth Chase had the first shop in town, at the E. Noyes place at the foot of Clai^mont hill. Another shop, among the earliest, stood on Pine street, half way to the cor ner, north. The business has since been carried on in various parts of the town: Samuel Church, Samuel Church, Jr., and manufactures and artisans. 95 Jonathan Church, near the place where now stands Wheeler's block; Enoch Woods, James D. Gordon, David B. Chapin, D. D. Chapin, at the M. Harvey corner ; Sargent Heath, a Mr. Bailey, Andrew Walker, C. M. Brown, and C. A. Maxfield, on River street; Ruel Keith, Ruel H. Keith, Charles Lathrop, Elias Lathrop, Lucius Lathrop, Isaac Woodbury, Jacob Wood bury, John B. Cooper, Charles Kelsey, and E. Wilkins, at the Woodbury shop on Sunapee street ; M. Campbell, a Mr. Bug- bee, and Joel McGregor, at old Baptist bill, near the present res idence of Hillard Rowell ; David Fletcher, Alanson Fletcher, William Atwood, and Jonathan Emerson, Jr., at Northville ; Flanders & Dame and Benjamin Noyes, at the Granite Mills ; John Parmelee, at Southville ; Jacob Dwinell, at Kelleyville ; Jonathan Wakefield, at the Dea. Kibby place ; David B. Cha pin, Chapin & Cooper, Chapin & Kelsey, and Lear & Maxfield, at the D. B. Chapin shop on Elm street. Charles and Lucius Lathrop have a shop near their residence, opposite the trotting- park, on the road to Sunapee. Bobbins. Anson Warren had a bobbin-shop at Northville for a number of years. Wilcox & Keith had a shop at North ville and at Diamond mill. Book-Binders. Edmund Wellington was engaged in book binding and paper-ruling for a number of years. Brick-Makers. David Brown made the first bricks in town, in 1776. Jeremiah Kelsey, Roswell Kelsey, Henry Peck, Benjamin Emerson, Clark Emerson, Oliver Emerson, and Cy rus Emerson made brick at the N. Mudget yard on Sunapee street ; C. Peck, O. Emerson, Caleb Young, and Joseph Wil cox, at the Wilcox yard on Spring street ; J. M. Wilmarth and James Stone & Son, at the B. W. Jenks place at the corner of Oak and Pine streets ; Albert Hurd, at his home on the Goshen road. A Mr. Bachelder made brick in the marsh above the school-house in District No. 14, in iSii and 1812. Builders. W. L. Dow & Co., since the erection of their large factory in 1873, have been extensive contractors and builders. They employ some forty hands, and fill contracts amounting on an average to some $75,000 a year. They have operated in various states. Church-building, of which they have done a large amount of tasteful work, has been their 96 history of NEWPORT. specialty. They built the new court-house in this town, and are now filling a contract for the wood work of the new New Hampshire state prison. Their operations have been an im portant element in the prosperity of the village. Butchers. Seth Richards, Allen Towne, Edward Ingham, Samuel F. Chellis, Harvey Richards, Freeman Chellis, A. F. Nettleton, Edward P. Woods, Rufus P. Claggett, Putnam George, Benjamin Coles, B. C. Whipple, L. F. Dodge, D. G. Chadwick, F. A. Rawson, George F. Livermore, George F. Watts, Charies H. Silsby, Henry M. Kimball, Wiggin & Brit ton, and John B. Haven have operated here as butchers. Cabinet-Making. Asa Corbin, a brother of Dr. James Corbin, who had a shop near the brick-yard on the B. W. Jenks place, was the first cabinet-maker in town. Maj. Willard Har ris was one of the earliest workers, commencing in 1808 at the Enoch Noyes place. From 1820 to 1837 cabinet-making was one of the most extensive and successful branches of business in town. Joined with this, to a greater or less extent in sum mer, were carriage-, sign-, and house-painting. There were then two large rival shops, — the one occupied by William Lowell, in which was employed a large number of hands, stood upon the site now occupied by the Rounsevel tannery ; the other, run by Maj. Willard Harris, employed some fifteen hands, and operated in the Samuel E. George building. His machinery was propelled by water, by means of a long belt which extended from an ell down to the pond. An underground sluice-way, now hid, carried away the waste water, and aff"ord- ed an eight-foot fall. The shops were both run by finished mechanics, and turned out a large amount of nice work. Among the workmen were Leander Long, Moses Hall, Sumner Milieu, Francis Gay, Simon Dodge, Samuel Dame, Harvey Silver, Horace Ellis, William Dunklee, David Batchelder, Amos Dwin ell, Samuel E. George, Elias J. Severance, and Washington Cressy. Dame & Howe had a chair factory at the Diamond mill. James L. Riley, R. P. Claggett, Putnam George, S. N. Stevens, William W. Hubbell, James H. Hubbard, and C. F. Osgood & Co. have been dealers in cabinet work. Card-Board. Royal Booth had a card-board shop at the brook near Randall's milL It was shortly burned, and never rebuilt. manufactures and artisans. 97 Carpenters and Joiners. Ebenezer Merrit, one of the first eight men who came to town in 1766, was by trade a car penter. Daniel Wilmarth, Thomas Tenney, Jonathan Haven, Loa Walker, John Gilmore, J. M. Wilmarth, Benjamin M. Gilmore, Wm.Darhng, Hial Dow, Wallace L.Dow, Wilber F. Dow, S. S. Ingalls, S. P. Whitney, D. G. Reed, E. D. Baker, E. D. Taylor, John Turner, S. T. Trumbull, William H. Badg er, Harlan P. Hunter, Daniel W. Dudley, Elmer Dodge, Ar thur W. Clark, Israel Young, Frank Latimer, Charles Currier, Frank H. Davis, Sanford H. Bascom, Benj. F. Haven, Charles Wilkins, Charies H. Matthews, Edwin H.Wakefield, Benj. R. Allen, S. S. Cram, Christopher George, Edward Stevens, Ed win Cutts, Charles Hutchinson, Edwin H. Tenney, Thomas Heald, James Perkins, Henry Tenney, Luther P. Tenney, Mar tin L. Whittier, Oliver Call, Moody E. Blood, have been en gaged in the business. Carriage-Makers. The first one-horse wagon was brought to town in 181 1, by Capt. Matthew Buel. The first chaise made in town was for Col. Wm. Cheney, Mr. Daniel Wilmarth making the wheels and Willard Harris the remainder of the wood-work. Mr. Wilmarth made the wheels for the carts and wagons for many years. Zacheus Bachelder, John Bachelder, Orlando Mack, William Thompson & Co., C. D. Dunbar, J. W. Clement, Wm. H. Dunbar, H. H. Silsby, S. T. Silsby, James S. Heath, Byron C. Heath, Hunter Brothers, Bela C. Pike, Edward Wilkins, and James K. Pierce have been en gaged in the business. Heath, Lathrop & Halpine once did an extensive business, making many very elegant carriages for this and other markets, at the shop below the village saw-mill, on River street. Carriage Painters. Maj. David Harris, Terrey Halpine, T. L. Heath, L. D. Baker, Sidney A. Williams, Stocker Bros., and John Sargent are among the principal workmen. Cloth-Dressing. During the first half-century, the people were all almost wholly clad in homespun, women as well as men, and wool-carding and cloth-dressing was a very important branch of business. The first cloth-dresser in town was Reuben Bascom, who commenced business in i778- He lived at the Bascom place on the Unity road, and had his shop at the up- 98 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. per falls on the Goshen Branch at Southville. His son, Reuben, Jr., learned the trade of him, and succeeded him in business at the same place. Nathan Hurd built a mill about 1800, at the falls near the residence of A. T. Fletcher, on the Sunapee road, where he carried on an extensive business for more than twen ty years. He sold to Ehsha Kempton in 1822. It was pur- . chased by Philo Fuller, who introduced machinery for the man ufacture of satinets. It was afterwards owned by Oliver Com stock and Smith & Rockwell. The present Scribner's mill was built by Osha Ingram and Simon C. Fields, in 1822, for a carding and cloth-dressing mill, where they carried on business for many years. It has since been owned by John Puffer, Da vid J. Goodrich, and John Scribner. Comb-Maker. Hiram Smith had a shop for the manufac ture of combs at the Diamond mill. Coopers. Daniel Chapin was the first cooper in town. He commenced in 1781, on the place since occupied by his son Frederick, in the north-west part of the town, and carried it on in connection with his farming. Previous to 1830, work of this kind was done by hand, and Jonathan Haven and Cyrus B. McGregor were prominent among the workers. Moses P. Dur kee and Cyrus B. McGregor built a dam and shop at the upper bridge over the brook at Northville in 1831, where they made barrels and tubs for the Boston market. In 1832 they sent away some 2,000 barrels. Since Mr. Durkee's death, the work in the shop has been carried on by Mr. McGregor, who invent ed the patent for shaving and jointing staves. King & Chellis had a shop at the Diamond mill, at the village, where they made mackerel kits. H. & W. L. Dow had a pail and tub fac tory on the site now occupied by the Allen mill, at Northville, where they did quite an extensive business. In 1870 they made 18,000 tubs and pails. They have since operated at their fac tory in tbe village. Designers and Draughtsmen. Henry E. Baldwin, in 1850, and George S. Barton, in 1856, were engaged in business as draughtsmen, the former also an engraver on wood. Doors, Sash, and Blinds. Alpheus Goodwin built the upper dam and shop above the B. F. Haven mill, on Morse brook at Northville, for a sash and blind shop, and carried on manufactures and artisans. , 99 business there several years. Gilmore & Clark and Lorenzo Whittemore had shops at the carriage factory on River street. The establishment of W. L. Dow & Co. was built in the autumn of 1873, since which time they have done a large amount of business in that line. Dress-Making. The following are a few among the many ladies who have had a reputation for extra taste and skill at dress-making : Mrs. P. S. Adams, Mrs. E. C. Clement, Mrs. George E. Little, the Misses Barrett, and Mrs. George H. Comstock. Gunsmith. Vinal W. Goodwin for several years kept a stock of arms and ammunition for sale, and was engaged in the repair of arms. He was succeeded by C. T. Palmer. Hame-Makers. Rev. Joseph Baker, a Methodist clergy man at Northville, had a shop at the J. Jones place, and was the first man to establish the business in town. He was fol lowed in the same place by Schuyler Smith. Benj. F. Haven carried on quite an extensive business for a number of years at his mill at Northville. Handles. The fork- and hoe-handle business has been car ried on by Jonathan M. Wilmarth, L. F. Dodge, and Leander Long, at the J. M. Wilmarth place on Oak street, and by Geo. E. Wilmarth and E. M. Alexander at the shop near the village saw-mill on River street. In 1874, Mr. Dodge made 100,000 handles. Hatters. James Church, one of the earliest settlers, made hats at his house, which stood on the site of the E. A. Jenks residence. Nathaniel Fisher had a shop at the E. Noyes house. Nathan Moulton also made hats. James White made hats at the house of Maj. Wilcox, on the Unity road, as early as 1784. Benjamin Mirick was the first man to operate at the trade within the limits of the present village. Amos Little, first, when a young man, in connection with Thomas Rundlett, and afterwards alone, had a successful business through life, sup plying a large region of country around him. James and Moody Bricket, brothers-in-law of Mr. Little, Bela N. Cham- beriin, and Charles H. and George E. Little, sons of Amos, have also been engaged in the business. Jewelers. As elegant and costly jewelry did not correspond 100 history of NEWPORT. with the homespun attire of our mothers, and was not needed to add to the charms of the daughters, it was little used by them. Dr. Arnold Ellis, who was a sort of universal genius, took care of their clocks and watches, and supplied the wants of the community in this respect. He was succeeded by John Dunklee, who had a shop at the Harvey corner. Jacob Beck with, at the Nettleton store, was the first man in town who made eight-day clocks. Benjamin Tuell and Benjamin B. Gush ing opened shops here in 1830. The former soon left town, while the latter remained here some eight years. In 1841 Amos Woodbury came to town, and opened a shop. When he left, Hiram Smith, S. G. Sweatt, and Amos O. Woodbury, son of Amos, came to take his place. Since then, Lyman Carr, Orison N. Hull, A. O. Kidder, a Mr. Hallett, C. W. Graham, George H. Woodbury, and E. P. Fisher have been engaged in the business. Mr. A. O. Woodbury has been the most prom inent worker, and has carried on the business for more than thirty years. The present attractive establishments are those of A. 6. Woodbury & Son and E. P. Fisher. Knitting. James M. Kenerson, in 1873, operated twenty- five knitting-machines, and knit 80,000 pairs of stockings. Charles H. Kelsey put out 66,000 pairs of stockings for heel ing and toeing in 1873, and J. Barnard 50.000. John Scribner has been engaged in the manufacture of stockings for a number of years at bis mill on Canal street, producing at the rate of 75,000 pairs annually. Marble-Workers. W. E. Moore, a fine mechanic, opened the first marble shop in town in 1854. He has been succeeded in business by Charles H. Puff"er and Mitchell W. Howe. Mr. Puffer still continues in the business. Granite-Workers. Stephen H. Hurd, Walling & Son, Jonathan Blake, Daniel Severance, Puffer & McQiiestion, and David Leach have been the prominent workers. Masons. Jonathan Wakefield was the chief operator for many years. John Silver did most of the mason work on the early brick buildings. The South church, court-house, and old Newport House were erected by him. Among the other work men are John Silver, Jr., Samuel Noyes, James and Joseph Karr, Geo. H. Tasker, and J. W. Sargent. Tradition says manufactures and artisans. ioi Mr. Wakefield was a moderate worker, and that the massive chimneys of his da}' contained many thousand bricks. Once, when rebuked for his slow progress, he replied that he always made it a rule, when the job was half done, to take a note with interest, and he had found it a great help. Machine Shop. The building now known as the Diamond Mills was erected by Stephen W. Little, in 1836, for a machine shop, he being aided in his enterprise by Alvin Hatch ; but the revulsions in the business which occurred at that time brought things to a stand-still, and labor in the shop was suspended be fore the machinery was all fairly in. Subsequently the busi ness was carried on for a while by Moses Hoyt, in the same building. Stephen S. Kimball, the present operator, com menced here in 1875- Millinery. The first milliner in town was Mary Nevers, wife of Matthew Buell, 2d, who is recorded as having especial skill in the arrangement of the head-gear of the belles of her time. For many years milliners kept no goods, but simply made into bonnets and hats such materials as their customers brought them, which were usually obtained at the stores. A Miss Pierce advertises, in 1825, — "Bonnets, caps, turbans, gowns, spencers, pelisses, walking and riding dresses, London and Boston fashions." The following is a list of the principal milliners : Hannah Hale, Sophia J. Person, Lydia Forsaith, Susan Wilcox, C. Wood, E. L. Webster, R. T. Angell, Parme- lia Hurd, Elizabeth Jenks, Thankful M. Newell, Caroline L. Nutting, Nancy M. Thissell, Fanny Woodard, Dean S. Clem ent, Jennie Hurd, Mrs. I. W. Parker, A. J. Prescott, Mrs. A. D. Howard, Bell A. Dunlap & Co., S. H. Edes, and Abby Foote. The frequent changes of fashion, and the demand for high-cost goods, which originated during the inflations of the civil war, have tended greatly to enhance the importance of this branch of trade. Musical Instruments. David Lyons, the " inn-keeper," made an organ which was kept at his house at the Claggett place for many years, which was used to entertain his patrons. Dr. John B. McGregor made a double-bass viol, in 1833, to be used at the South church. Luther King carried on quite a business in the manufacture of bass-viols. 102 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Painters. William Lowell, Samuel E. George, William A. Humphrey, W. S. George, Clifton C. George, Daniel Blais- dell, and E. J. Graves are among those who have been en gaged in house-painting. Pegs. S. G. Bret had a factory at Northville quite a num ber of years, where he manufactured some 15,000 bushels of shoe-pegs annually, which he sold at $1.50 per bushel, amount ing to $22,500. Photographers. Before the invention of the Daguerrean art, most likenesses were preserved by portrait-painters, who operated on canvas with oil-colors. B. F. Mason, E. Wool- son, and a Mrs. Shute executed most of this kind of work here, — that of the latter having the most admirers. Christopher Rowell, V. W. Goodwin, O. P. Baston, G. W. Goodrich, J. Parker, and H.J. Brown have each been engaged here in the photograph business. Plows. William Haven made the wood-work for most of the plows previous to the introduction of the cast-iron mould- board and point. The wooden mould-board was covered with pieces of old iron. The plows of the early days were clumsy affairs, when compared with those of modern times. Potash. The pot- and pearl-ash manufacture was at one time quite a business in town. Potash was made at the foot of Claremont hill, at the Claggett place on the Unity road, on the hill beyond the Griffin place, known once as Potash hill, at the foot of the hill near the Sunapee line, on the hill road, and at the A. S. Kibby place. Col. William Cheney made pot- and pearl-ash at a building in rear of his store. Rakes. The manufacture of hand-rakes by water-power has long been an important branch of business in town. It was first introduced here by Norman McGregor in 1833, who had a shop on Kimball brook, just west of the residence of Mr. A. Wylie. The lathe for turning the handles was invented by James Haven, of this town. The business has been carried on at Northville since, by James and B. F. Haven, Daniel C. Story, John Johnson, N. O. Page, David Fletcher, Jr., and H. P. & J. M. Wakefield. Henry Chapin had a shop on Perry brook, in the west part of the town, and afterwards, in connec tion with A. W. Tenney, had a shop at Southville, on the manufactures and artisans. 103 Goshen Branch, where they made some 2,500 rakes annually. The shop of J. M. Wilmarth, below the village, built in 1839, has always done a thriving business. Since his day it has been owned by Peyton R. Gardner and L. F. Dodge. Pre vious to the use of water-power, rakes were made by hand. James Whipple, at Southville, was the principal manufacturer for several years. N. O. Page & Son, in 1870, made at North ville 6,000 rakes. E. M. Alexander has a shop near the vil lage saw-mill. Saddlers. Saddle-, harness-, and trunk-making, and horse- findings, has, during nearly the whole history of the town, been one of the important and successful industries. In the earlier days, saddle-making was the more prominent branch, but in later times there is less of that, and more of harness-work. Capt. Oliver Lund, the pioneer in the business, came to this town, on horseback, "from Nashua, in 1797, bringing his kit of tools with* him, guided on his way by marked trees, and here spent nearly the whole of his long life at his trade. Asa Wilcox learned his trade with Mr. Lund, and went West. Thomas Wait, a good mechanic, had a shop here for a number of years, but he had sad domestic afflictions, which resulted in serious pecuniary embarrassments. James Wheeler, a son of Dea. Nathaniel Wheeler, of Croydon, was here from 1816 until his death, in 1832, and did a thriving business. William P. Wheeler spent much of his minority with his uncle James, and at his death assumed the responsibility of the business, though only twenty years of age ; but at the end of five years he turned his attention to law, graduated at the Harvard Law School, and went into the practice of his profession at Keene, N. H. He was succeeded by David H. Hale, a son of Dr. William Hale, of Hollis, who, at the end of two years, sold out, and went to California. Edmund Wheeler, who had commenced his trade with his brother, William P., in 1833, purchased the establishment of Mr. Hale in 1839, and had a successful busi ness, which he continued until 1866, a portion of the time in partnership with Granville Pollard, when he sold out to G. & E. A. Pollard, the present owners. Nathaniel F. Lund was in business with his father for a short time. William F. Young was with Mr. Hale and Mr. Wheeler a number of years, but 104 history of NEWPORT. went to Lowell, Mass., where he became an editor. He subse quently became a merchant in Boston, where he now resides. Edwin R. George was here some five years, when he sold out and went to Bristol. Giles O. Thompson, now in business at Franklin, was with Wheeler & Pollard four years. Bela G. & Charles R. Jones had a shop in town for a while. Charles H. Watts commenced here in 1864. Hamlet W. Belknap was with Mr. Watts as a workman. Silas B. Call, a son of Stephen, learned his trade, and was with E. Wheeler four years, when he went to San Luis, Obispo, Cal., where he has had a success ful career, and amassed a fortune. Shingles. The first shingle-machine introduced into this town was by Abijah W. Tenney, in 1830. It was Earl's pat ent, and was put into the Parmelee mills, at Southville, where it was run for several years. Stephen Parker had a machine at the Diamond mill for a short time, where shingles were cut, in stead of being sawed ; ash timber, steamed, was used. Ma chines for sawing shingles have been introduced into nearly all the saw-mills in town, and it has become an extensive and profitable business. Shirt-Bosoms. Story & Clement manufactured shirt-bosoms at Wheeler's block in 1859. Shoemakers. Daniel Dudley was the first shoemaker and tanner in town. During the earlier years Nathaniel Sheldon and others went about from house to house doing the shoemak- ing, the people where they went furnishing the stock. Rev. Bial Ladoyt and Robert Durkee made shoes at the old Baptist Hill village, above the H. Brown place. David Wheeler, Syl vanus Knapp, and Isaac Hanson worked at Northville ; Levi Sholes and Hutchison Sholes on Thatcher hill ; John Hunton, Daniel Dudley, John Russ, Calvin Messenger, Chase Noyes, Amos Noyes, Luke Atwood, Sawyer Belknap, William H. Belknap, Abijah Dudley, F. P. Dudley, C. E. Dudley, Joseph T. Chase, Ethan S. Chase, Alvah S. Chase, Dean S. Clement, B. C. Logue, Silas Kempton, E. M. Kempton, Charles Rich ards, Francis Boardman, and Daniel F. Patch at the village. Silk. The mania for the raising and manufacture of silk prevailed here between 1838 and 1850. It was introduced by Calvin Messinger. The first mulberry used for the raising of MANUFACTURES AND ARTISANS. I05 silk not proving satisfactory, it was soon supplanted by the Mbrus multicaulis, in which for a time there was a wild spec ulation. Mr. Messinger and the Rev. John Woods built a large cocoonery, in which they fed the worms. Silk was manufac tured into thread, twist, handkerchiefs, vests, aprons, and dress patterns. Dea. Henry Chapin, in the north-west part of the town, raised silk, and was engaged in its manufacture by water- power. During the year 1840 he manufactured a large quan tity from silk from the worm. John Puffer & Co. had a factory at the Scribner mill, where they made a large quantity of thread from raw silk, domestic and foreign. Rev. John Woods and Amos Gleason had a factory at the Diamond mills for a num ber of years. Col. Jacob Reddington and Amos Little, Esq., were also engaged in the business and speculations ; — but the climate proving too rigorous for the successful production of the article, the business was abandoned. In 1S43, Amos Little, Esq., wore to the legislature garments made of silk of home production, in which he presented a petition praying for bounty and protection to silk producers. Stoves and Tin. L. Baldwin & Co. had a stove and tin shop, standing at the east of Wheeler's block, in 1829. Seth Richards furnished the stoves for this community for a number of years. Wood & Orvis opened the first important manufac ture of tin and stoves in town in 1842. It has since been car ried on by Mr. Orvis, Robinson & Orvis, Jacob Robinson, Rob inson & Wilcox, Sibley & Hatch, C. Wilcox & Son, Hatch & Stowell, and S. G. Stowell & Son, and has become an impor tant business. Scythes. The manufacture of scythes by water-power was first introduced into this town by Stephen Dexter, previous to 1787. His shop was just below the village grist-mill. David Dexter was connected with him for a while in the business. When Mr. Dexter removed his business to Claremont, he sold out here to Ruel Keith, who in turn sold to Samuel Church, Jr. John Parmelee, who learned his trade with Mr. Dexter, had a shop at the falls in the south part of the town, where he con tinued in business until his death. Sylvanus Earned built the factory at Northville, in 1842, where he carried on business, a part of the time in connection with Mr. Sibley, until his death. I06 history of NEWPORT. They were succeeded in business by Sibley & Dunton. Since the termination of their partnership, Mr. Sibley has carried on the business. In 1873 he rebuilt and greatly enlarged his man ufactory, and admitted his son, Frank A., as a partner. In 1870 Mr. Sibley employed 14 hands, used nearly 44,000 pounds of steel and iron, and made 30,000 scythes ; — wages paid, $7,500. Tailors. William Brittain, the first tailor in town, began his labors as early as 1774, by making leather breeches, going from house to house to do his work. Samuel Church soon after opened the first shop for the business near the Call place. For many years the work was done mainly by females, Eunice Comstock being prominent among the workers. Dr. Arnold Ellis was among the early operators. Naylor Starbird com menced as early as 1828, and spent most of his life here. J. H. Fuller, H. P. Gront, C. C. Chadborne, F. Kelley, L. H. Chase, Ira Mitchell, B. F. Tibbetts, L. White & Co., William Alex ander, J. W. Clement, A. V. Hitchcock, John O. Hobbs, M. W. Burke, and John Lyons have since been engaged in the business. It is now a very important branch of trade. In 1870 Mr. Hobbs employed ten hands, and Mr. Hitchcock eight. On the death of Mr. Hobbs, in 1875, Messrs. Moony & Meserve purchased his large stock, and continued the business at Rich ards block. Young & Hutchinson opened an establishment in Wheeler's block in 1876, where they have had a liberal patronage. Tanners. Tanning, during the earlier days, was not so much of a business as at the end of the century. They had no large establishments, little machinery, few conveniences, and far less skill than at present. It was a slow, laborious process. They had each only a few vats. Their bark was crushed by hand in a samp mortar, which consisted of a hole made in a rock, in the form of an old-style iron kettle, into which was thrown the bark, which was beaten up by a long, flat stone, with a smooth round end, called a pestle. Upper-leather was tanned during the summer, and curried in the winter, while sole- leather, after being handled during the summer months, was barked down for the winter, and was a whole year in tanning. Hides were most frequently tanned for the farmers upon shares. Of the men who operated during this period, we might name MANUFACTURES AND ARTISANS. I07 Jonathan Comstock, who tanned at Kelleyville ; Nathaniel Fisher, at the foot of Claremont hill ; Moses P. Durkee, at his house, at the H. Brown place, in the north part of the town ; Levi Sholes, on Thatcher hill, at the A. G. Savory place ; and John Hunton, where the Phenix hotel now stands. At a later period the business was confined to the limits of the present village. Improved machinery and new processes had been invented. The bark was now crushed b)' means of a large stone in the form of a mill-stone, but much larger. Through the centre of this stone was passed a horizontal shaft, or axle-tree, one end of which was attached to a central post, around which it revolved. To the other end was attached the horse. Upon a platform, underneath the circle marked by the stone, was placed the bark ; and while a boy drove the horse, the man was engaged in shoving the finer particles to the cen tre, while he raked the coarser pieces under the track. The operators at this time were Luther Henderson, at the E. Wheeler house, and the upper tannery ; A. M. Woodard at the Phenix hotel ; and John Hunton, Moses P. Durkee, Ira Dwin ell, and John B. Stowell, at the lower tannery. During the subsequent time, dating back a full third of a cen tury, since the introduction of chemicals, the steam boiler, by Asa Richardson, in 1835, the fulling millj splitting-machine, and other radical improvements, and increased capital and facilities for transport, large quantities of foreign hides have been brought to town, the products of which have been sent to Boston and other markets. It has been one of the most important and suc cessful branches of business in town. Since then the business has been confined to the present localities. The lower tannery was originally built by John Hunton. It has been carried on successively by John Hunton, Moses P. Durkee, 1826 ; Ira Dwinell, John B. Stowell, 1828; Asa Richardson, Charles R. Beard, Hunton & Jones, Hunton & Dill, John W. Hunton, Roun sevel & Jackson, and at present by Lyman Rounsevel. The original building having been burned in 1868, it was rebuilt the same year by John H. Hunton, on a much more extensive and substantial plan. The upper tannery, built by Luther Henderson, has been owned since by William Mitchell and F. W. Henderson, John I08 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. McCullough, Alpheus Pierce, Jabez Thompson, Cheney Chase, Benjamin F. Sawyer, Hunton & Ladd, and John H. Hunton. The capital employed in the two tanneries in 1870 was $30,000; number of hands, 24; pay-roll, $11,000; value of products, $76,000. Turning. Col. Jacob Reddington had a shop at the Dia mond mill, where he turned all sorts of wooden ware. Adams Dickey once had a last factory at the same place. Wallet-Makers. Oliver Lund and James Wheeler for many years supplied this community with wallets and pocket- books. Nathaniel Cooper, and afterwards John Boyd, had a shop devoted to the manufacture of wallets. William O. Hop kins had a manufactory of wallets and pocket-books in Wheel er's block, commencing in 1863, employing some twelve hands in the shop and thirty outside stitchers, doing a business of $20,000 a year. Whips. Norman McGregor for several years carried on an extensive manufacture of high-cost whips at his shop near the A. Wylie residence at Northville. /%Xi:2-<-^A-z-<_-<;^57w , CHAPTEE XYIII. RELIGION. BAPTIST church. BY REV. HALSEY C. LEAVITT. TN the year 177°) ^ colony came, mainly from Worcester -*- county, Mass., and settled in the north-western portion of Newport and the south-western portion of Croydon. These were many of them members of Baptist churches, or Baptists in sentiment. Hence the name of Baptist hill, as the long rise of ground was then called which lies north of Northville on the old road leading to Croydon, on which was a school-house where they met to worship. In 1779) Rev. Caleb Blood, of Marlow, addressed a letter to the Warren Association, by which they were induced to send two missionaries into New Hampshire, to labor a few months in the western section of the state. Rev. Job Seamans, of Attleborough, Mass., and Rev. Bial Ledoyt, of Woodstock, Conn., were selected to perform this service. In May of the same year a small number of the followers of Christ were organized into a church, and recognized as the Baptist church of Newport and Croydon. It was, however, soon after known only by its present name, — Newport church. The constituent members were as follows : Seth Wheeler, Elias Metcalf, William Haven, Ezekiel Powers, Mrs. Seth Wheeler, Mrs. Elias Metcalf, Mrs. William Haven, and Mrs. Nathaniel Wheeler. Seth Wheeler, a man of marked ability, was chosen deacon. Elder Ledoyt was installed as first pastor of this church, Oct. 3, 1791. Elder Job Seamans, afterwards of New London, preached on the occasion from Acts 20 : 20. In 1798, the church erected a house of worship forty-four feet IIO HISTORY OF NEWPORT. square, adjoining the cemetery at Northville. The following description of this church edifice, and the worship and habits of the people, as they appeared in 1810, is from the pen of the late Baron Stowe, d. d., of Boston :¦ I am in that plain edifice, with a superabundance of windows and a porch at each end, with its elevated pulpit, sky blue in color, overhung by the sounding-board ; with the deacon's seat, half-way up the pulpit, with the square pews occupied by families, with a gallery containing one row of pews fronted by the singers' seats. There is the horse- shed ; there is the horse-block ; there are the horses, with men's sad dles and pillions, and a few women's saddles, but not a carriage of any description. On occasions of baptism, the whole congregation would go down the hill, and, standing in a deep glen on the banks of Sugar river, would witness the ceremonies. Elias McGregor played the bass-viol, Asa, a brother, led the choir, and his sisters Lucy and Lois sang soprano and alto. In that choir were Asaph Stowe, Moses Paine Durkee, Philip W. Kibbey, and more than one of the Wakefields. In the year 1800, Elder Ledoyt requested and received his dismission. Soon after. Rev. Thomas Brown, formerly of Mor- ristown, N. J., became pastor. During his ministry there was an extensive revival, in which the whole town shared. He was dismissed in 1813. In 1815 Rev. Elisha Hutchinson, a.m., formerly of Pomfret, Vt., accepted a call to this church, and was ordained in Decem ber of the same year. He was pastor of this church about three years. In 1816 there settled in town a young man by the name of Solomon Howe, who was an Arminian in sentiment, and who opposed Mr. Hutchinson in his views of divine purposes. By his discussions he created sorrowful dissensions. The breach continued to widen, until the disaff"ected and larger party with drew, and formed an independent Baptist church, with Mr. Howe as their pastor. In 1818 a few resolved to make one more vigorous effort to maintain the visibility of the church. These sent delegates, with a letter, to the association then sitting at Mount Holly, Vt., and were recognized instead of the opposing party. RELIGION. Ill Mr. James Parsons, of Boston, who was ordained by this church, October 7, 1819, as an evangelist, preached for some months with great success. He was followed by Bradbury Clay, of Nottingham West, N. H. The converts "universally ascribed both their conviction and conversion to the sovereign mercy of God, through the mediation and intercession of his Son. All consented to the law, that it was good, and to grace, that it was free." This revival proved the death-blow to those opposing the divine purposes of God ; and but a few years in tervened before most of them came humbly back to the fold, where they were gladly received. Frpm Nov. 8, 1818, to Sept. 30, 1819, IIO united with tbe church. A revival began in June, 1820, in the academy, which was under the care of W. Shedd, of Boston. From the academy it spread to the village, where " old and young, rich and poor, the rigid moralist and the abandoned profligate, indiscriminate ly shared in the forgiving mercy of God." As a result of this awakening, twenty were added to the church. The church and society were incorporated in June of this year (1820). During the summer of 1821, through the active labor of Col. Cheney, who had been recently converted, they erected a house of worship at the village, its dimensions being 64 by 44 feet. In March the materials were in the forest, and in June the building was raised without accident. It was dedicated Oct. 11. Rev. J. Elliot preached the dedicatory sermon from Haggai 2 : 9. In July of this year (1821) the Rev. Ira Person, of Hartland, Vt., began his labors with this people. He proved to be the most successful pastor they have ever had. During this his first pastorate, which ended in the year 1834, nearly two hun dred were baptized. For about nine months from this time the pulpit was sup plied by Edward Peterson. Some time in the spring of 1836, Rev. Orin Tracy came here from New London. He preached for about two years. In the spring of 1838, the question of slavery became a fruitful source of contention. Bro. Person, seeing their need of a pastor, left his field of labor in Chester, Vt., to restore, by the blessing of God, harmony to this people. In the month of September, Rev. Mr. Grant came here as an evangelist. He 112 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. preached for six weeks, and after a little the revival began with power. Bro. Grant was followed by Rev. Mr. Walden, who preached with great success. Brethren then felt it a privilege to come day and night, from distant portions of the town, that they might render to God a tribute of praise and worship. This revival resulted in the addition to the church of 129. Mr. Person served the church, in this his second pastorate, four years and eight months. In all, his labors extended over a period of eighteen years and eight months.^ During this time some 400 united with the church, — about 350 by baptism. Father Person, having retired from active labor of nearly sixty years, lives in this town, where he councils the church, and still continues to pray for the prosperity of Zion. [See Gene alogy.] Mr. Person was followed by Joseph Freeman, D. d., of Cav endish, Vt., who remained here about four years. The Rev. Wm. M. Guilford became pastor in 1847, and resigned in 1851. Rev. P. S. Adams, of Georgetown, Mass., was installed over this church Nov. 15, 1851. Several were baptized the following month ; eleven in 1852. The following year became a season of marked interest, during which ninety were added to the church. Mr. Adams remained here until Sept. 21, 1856, when he was, at his own request, dismissed to the church in Brattle- borough, Vt. The Rev. James Andrews was installed June 18, 1857, and resigned in August, 1858. Rev. Mylon Merriam became pas tor Oct. 17, 1858, and resigned Sept. 4, of the next year. Rev. W. H. Watson began his labors here in May, 1861. His res ignation was presented and accepted the following month. In April, 1862, the church extended a call to David James. He accepted their invitation, and was ordained June 3. Dur ing the years 1864 and 1865 there were seventeen additions. He closed his labors here in 1866. Mr. James's successor was Rev. Foster Henry, who entered upon his charge July 8, 1866. In 1S67 and 1868 a good, com modious parsonage was built. In 1870, the church edifice was rebuilt, at an expense of $8,800. The corner-stone was laid July 8, 1870, by the now venerable Mr. Person. The house was dedicated Dec. 7, of the same year, there being present CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND PARSONAGE. RELIGION. 113 thirty-four persons who witnessed the dedication of the former house fifty years before. The pastor, Mr. Henry, preached the dedicatory sermon, from Haggai 2 : 9. Bro. Henry con cluded his labors after a pastorate of six years, in which twenty- one by baptism and ten by letter were added to the church. He removed to North Bennington, Vt. [See Genealogy.] The Rev. Halsey C. Leavitt, a native of Gouverneur, N. Y., commenced his labors here Oct. i, 1872, and closed his pastor ate Sept. 29, 1878. [See Genealogy.] The new vestry was erected in 1874, at a cost of about $1,400. The following is a list of the deacons : Seth Wheeler, Israel Kelley, James Tandy, Elias Metcalf, Timothy Fletcher, Jonathan Cutting, Asaph Stowe, Jeremiah Nettleton, Austin L. Kibbey, William Cheney, Abel Metcalf, Henry A. Jenckes. Joseph Farnsworth, Parraenas Whitcomb, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. BY REV. G. R. W. SCOTT. In June, 1766, eight young men, from Killingworth, Conn., came into the town of Newport (chartered five years be fore), to form a permanent settlement. On the first Sabbath after their arrival they met under a tree, and there united in praising God, by prayer and song and reading his word. It is a remarkable fact, that since these young men met under that tree, to the present time, the Congregationalists have never per mitted a Sunday to pass without meeting for religious worship. The early settlers, after that first meeting, met for six or seven years in a private house, where they listened to one of their number, who conducted the religious exercises, and read ser mons from printed volumes. In 1773 a house was built, to be used for religious worship on the Lord's day, and as a school-house during the week. Thus we see that the fathers of the town were desirous of building upon Christ and a sound education. The character of these early settlers was such as to attract attention, and they soon received considerable accessions to their number. 114 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Few details of these early times have been preserved. It is certain, however, that prior to the 26th of June, 1775, the peo ple had obtained the services of a regular preacher ; for it is found recorded that upon that day a committee was appointed to confer with Mr. Eliezer Sweetland, to see if he was willing to preach the gospel in Newport " for some time longer." On May 4, 1778, a vote was taken to instruct a committee to confer with Rev. Thomas Kendal, " to see if he will return to this town as soon as he can with convenience, after he hath ac complished his purposed journey." On March 15, 1779, a committee was appointed to make ap plication to Rev. Mr. Hall, of Keene, to look out for a man to settle over the proposed church. On Oct. 28, 1779, a meeting was held by the Congregation alists to organize a church. The Rev. Aaron Hall, being the only minister from abroad, acted as moderator. Aaron Buell was chosen scribe. Articles of faith, form of covenant, and rules of discipline were adopted and signed on that day, by Robert Lane, Josiah Stevens, Mary Stevens, Daniel Dudley, Benjamin Giles, Esther Lane, Daniel Buell, Esther Buell, Chloe Wilcox, Aaron Buell, Susanna Dudley, Mary Buell, Elias Bascom, Lydia Hurd, Jane Buell. Matthew Buell, Eunice Bascom, On Dec. 6, 17791 a committee was appointed to confer with Mr. Tracy, and " desire him to tarry and preach the gospel four Sabbaths longer, if they could discern a probability of his settling, or a disposition in him to settle with the people of this town as a preacher at some future time, if circumstances admit ted of it ; if not, to proceed." The people, though they were ex tremely desirous of having a settled minister, would not insist too much upon Mr. Tracy's coming. It seems that Mr. Tracy " proceeded " on his way, for we find, shortly after this, that a young man, Mr. Samuel Wood, was invited to preach ; and at a meeting held Aug. *J, 1780, it was voted to ask the above- named gentleman to preach " two Sabbaths longer on proba tion." On the 24th of the same month, a call was given to RELIGION. 1 1 5 Mr. Wood. He was offered £ioo as setdement, and £45 per year as salary, which was to be increased £5 per year until it reached £70. This call was not accepted. It would seem, judging from the hints given in the records, that the revival, which took place shortly after the formation of ' the church, was during the stay of Mr. Wood. As the fruit of this refreshing, about thirty were added to the church. After this, Jan. 22, 1783, the church and town having a short time before given him a call, the Rev. John Remele was in stalled as the first pastor of the Congregational church. He was dismissed Oct. 10, 1791. During this year an effort was made " to procure Mr. Bliss, or any other gospel minister, to preach the gospel in this town during the ensuing summer, or any longer or shorter term, as he may think proper." On Nov. 7, 179I) it was voted that some land be procured from Mr. Absalom Kelsey, for the purpose of erecting a meet ing-house upon it. Christopher Newton, Jeremiah Jenks, Phin eas Chapin, Samuel Hurd, and Aaron Buell were appointed a committee to superintend the work. On Nov. 22, of the same year, the town voted to accept the doings of the meeting house committee, and also voted to raise £200 for the purpose of defraying the cost of the above-mentioned house. This was in due time erected, and stood for many years upon the cone like hill west of the present village. Four years passed away without a pastor. It seemed as if the Lord had forgotten his people ; but he had not. Mr. Abijah Wines was raised up from the ranks to lead the host. He left his farm, and entered the ministry Jan. 5, 1796. Many still re member that tall, large form. He was a good student and a successful pastor, for during his twenty-one years of work in this place the church enjoyed three revivals, and 212 were add ed to it. On. Nov. 26, 1816, Mr. Wines was dismissed. [See Genealogy.] Two years after, Dec. 2, 1818, a young man from Dartmouth college, Mr. James R. Wheelock, a son of the late distinguished President Wheelock, of that institution, was ordained over the church. He was a man of talents, sensitive and enthusiastic, it may be impulsive. That he was a hard worker may be seen from the fact that during his little more than four years' stay — Il6 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. for he was dismissed Feb. 13, 1823 — 14S were added to the church. It was during Mr. Wheelock's ministry, in 1822, that the present large and beautiful edifice was erected, which shows that the people then were far in advance of their time in liber ality, sentiment, and taste. James Breck, Hubbard Newton, Capt. Elkanah Carpenter, and Caleb Heath were appointed the building committee, they building the church, paying the bills, and depending upon the sale of pews for reimbursement. On Jan. 28, 1824, the Rev. John Woods, who had been pas tor of the church in Warner, was installed over this church. For more than a quarter of a century this man of scholarly ability preached to this people. During his ministry 329 were added to the church. Near the close of his pastorate there re sulted an unfortunate division, which for a time made the dear old church a target for the enemies of the cross, who, with sar casm in the words, said, " See how these Christians love one another ! " A large number, including several leading members of the church, withdrew from its communion, and uniting with others, who were Methodists in sentiment, formed the present Methodist church. Time and grace have smoothed, it is hoped, the asperity of feeling. Tbe daughter, though she walks not according to the polity of the mother, still retains some of the old Puritan leav en, and, with this and the " Roger Williams element" which she had drawn in, she has been the means of reaching many who otherwise would not have come under the sound of the gospel. The good Lord since then has brought order out of confusion. On the same day, July 16, 1851, that the old pastor. Rev. John Woods, was dismissed, a young man, Henry Cummings, who had graduated not long before from Andover, was ordained. He came during a time of discouragement, when the church seemed weak. Although young and comparatively inexperi-, enced, he had, to counterbalance these, a hearty love for Christ, a sound mind, and an earnest desire to do good. Near the be ginning of his ministry, the interior of the church was repaired. The old pews were cut down, the floor raised, the pulpit low ered, and other changes made. Some time after Mr. Cum- .^^ RELIGION. 117 mings's ordination, God's spirit was poured out upon this church, and also upon the other churches of the place. There are many who can testify to the purity of life, the devotion and love, of Mr. Cummings : 170 were added to the church during his ministry. He was dismissed July 25, 1866, and immediately after was settled over the Congregational church in Rutland, Mass., where he still remains. In. the summer of 1867, a young man, G. R. W. Scott, then at Andover, was invited to preach a year to this people. He ac cepted. During this year he was invited to settle as pastor. This invitation also he accepted, and was ordained Sept. 17, 1868. He was dismissed Dec. 7, 1873. — [He was an enthusi astic worker, and drew a full audience. Is pastor of a Con gregational church at Fitchburg, Mass. — Ed.] During the summer of 1869 the interior of the church edifice underwent a complete change, at an expense of nearly $8,000. The old pews on the floor and in the gallery were taken out ; new circular pews, made of chestnut and trimmed with walnut, were placed on the lower floor, while some of the old pews, handsomely refitted, were made to do service again up stairs. The ceiling and walls were beautifully frescoed. A circular platform, made of chestnut and walnut, was built, upon which was placed an elegant walnut desk, the gift of the pastor. These, together with the chairs, carpet, etc., are the furnish- ment of the east end ; while the large and handsome organ, the gift of Dexter Richards, Esq., is the attraction in the west end. Many other important improvements were made. The present chapel was erected in 1871, at a cost of $6,000. During the last years of Mr. Scott's pastorate, many were added to the church, thus showing that God has not forgotten to be gracious. Immediately on the dismissal of Mr. Scott, the church and society obtained the services of the Rev. E. E. P. Abbott, a na tive of Concord, who supplied the desk until March, 1875, when he accepted a call to settle as their pastor. He was installed March 24, 1875. The present parsonage was built by individual subscription, in 1877, at an expense of $3,500. II 8 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. DEACONS. Josiah Stevens, Josiah Stevens, Jr., • Dexter Richards, Jesse Wilcox, Sylvanus Hurd, Rufus P. Claggett, Uriah Wilcox, Joseph Wilcox, Francis Foote. Moses Noyes, David B. Chapin, Elnafhan Hurd, Henry Chapin, The fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Sabbath- school, in connection with this church, was observed January 9, 1869. Elkanah Carpenter, at his death, left a fund for the promo tion of Christianity, which was to be used at the discretion of the pastor of the Congregational church. This fund was dis posed of under the direction of the Rev. Mr. Woods. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. BY REV. C. W. MELLEN. The history of Methodism in Newport is replete with inter est. The space allotted us, however, will permit us to give only a brief synopsis of it. Some sixty or seventy years since, Peter Wakefield, then a member of the Baptist church, rejected the doctrine of the per severance of the saints. All efforts to reclaim him failing, he was expelled from their communion. At the time he had never heard a Methodist sermon nor read a Methodist book, yet he was really the founder of Methodism in Newport. The first Methodist preacher he heard was Elijah Hedding, since bishop, who at that time preached occasionally at Sunapee. Father Wakefield invited him here, and probably he preached the first Methodist sermon in Newport. In 1830 a class was formed, consisting of six persons. They were supplied by preachers of the Goshen circuit. Eleazer Jordan, Guy Beck- ley, John Cummings, Daniel Lee, Amos Kidder, Joseph Baker, John L. Smith, Nathaniel Ladd, and Chester W. Lewis occu pied, in turn, the pulpit^ most of the Sabbaths from 1829 to 1836. In 1840, or about that time, objections were made to the use of the school-house by the Methodists for religious services, in RELIGION. 1 19 consequence of which Father Wakefield built a chapel at North ville, which is now standing, as good as new, and open for the use of all evangelical Christians. In 1843 the Miller excite ment, which swept over the country, robbed this infant society, then in a flourishing condition, of all its male members except Father Wakefield and Brother N. O. Page. It seemed to them the setting of the sun ere 't was noon. It was, however, only the interception of a dark cloud. Methodism had not accom plished its mission here : it was not to be confined to the north portion of the town, but was to occupy a more central position, from which its light might radiate. Circumstances arose in the Congregational church which caused a secession of those Meth odists who had joined it for the want of a church of their choice in the place, and also of many other highly respectable mem bers. These proposed a permanent union with the Methodists at Northville, which being consented to, they asked the New Hampshire conference for a preacher. Accordingly, in May, 1850, Warren F. Evans was stationed among them. The Uni versalist chapel was secured as a place of worship. A good congregation was gathered. On the 30th of October, 1852, a society was organized under the discipline of the M. E. Church, consisting of N. O. Page, J. B. Hurd, N. Batchelder, F. Kelley, James Baker, Abner Whipple, Jacob Robinson, Joseph Sawyer, Jr., T. A. Twitchell, Elnathan Hurd, Henry Chapin, and their associates. Steps were taken to erect a church edifice. A cen tral site was selected ; and such was the progress of the work, that, Dec. 25, 1851, they were able to dedicate their house to the worship of Almighty God. Bro. Evans remained two years. They have since enjoyed the pastoral care of Sullivan Holman, A. C. Man son, J. W. Guernsey, D. P. Leavitt, John Currier, James Thurston, S. G. Kellogg, C. M. Dinsmore, Chas. Young, C. W. Mellen, Charles E. Hall, Elijah R. Wilkins, O. H. Jas per, and A. W. Bunker. A good religious interest, with occasional conversions, has characterized the society from the beginning. Gracious revival influences visited it in the years 1852, 1853, and 1869. In 1854 grounds were puixhased and a parsonage built, at an ex pense of about $2,000. Since then the church and grounds have been enlarged, an organ purchased, and improvements I20 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. made to the amount of nearly $5,000. With such a record of prosperity ; with a congregation large, intelligent, appreciative ; with a Sabbath-school in a flourishing condition ; and with a church membership of over two hundred, many of whom are eminent for their spirituality, — we are led to ask, not only "What hath God wrought.?" but. What will he not accom plish with this powerful agency for good ? The New Hampshire conference of the M. E. Church was held here in May, 1853, and again, in April, 1873. Freewill Baptists. The Freewill Baptist church, which held a very conspicuous place in town for many years, had its origin, in 1816, in a division of the Baptist church, then at North ville. This division resulted mainly in diverse opinions in re gard to what were deemed essential articles of faith. Becom ing dissatisfied with their pastor, the Rev. Elijah Hutchinson, who preached the doctrine of fatality too strongly to suit them, the large body of the church and congregation withheld their support from him, and procured the services of the Rev. Sol omon Howe, who was a disciple of Arminius. A council was called, and, after a patient hearing, decided that the Rev. Mr. Hutchinson and his adherents, holding more nearly to the true church doctrines, were entitled to be considered as the church. Whereupon the admirers of Mr. Howe and his doctrines, cut off from the church by their belief and by the action of the council, organized as a Freewill Baptist church. Under the ministra tion of Mr. Howe, and subsequently that of Rev. Elijah Watson, the church had full congregations, and enjoyed a large measure of success. The Rev. Mr. Goodale succeeded Mr. Watson, and continued to preach until after the introduction of Methodism, when a portion of the church united with that order, and the organization, in 1834, was given up. The following 3'ear, mainly through the labors of the Rev. L. H. Stevens, formerly of Weare, it was renewed, and continued for several years. Among the difficult problems to be solved in the separation of the church was the question as to which side was endtled to occupy the house. The contest was for a while quite animated ; and from Sabbath to Sabbath the question was solved for the day by allowing the first on the ground to occupy the pulpit for RELIGION. 121 the day, while the others would retire to the school-house for worship. The question was finally settled, when Mr. Hutchin son and his friends removed their place of worship to the new church at the village, and left Mr. Howe the undisputed occu pancy of the house. For many years Nathaniel Wheeler and Abel Wheeler were deacons of this church. They were succeeded in their offices by Abel Wheeler, Jr., and Ira Wakefield. The quarterly meetings of this church, at which were usually present several men of commanding talents, were always sea sons of great interest, and drew crowded houses. Mr. Howe, the first preacher, was a native of Hillsborough, and was licensed to preach at Washington in 1812; came to this town in 1815, and was here ordained, July 5, 1819. He re moved to New York in 1827, and died at Smyrna, in that state, in 1858, at the age of 72 years. His preaching was plain, easily understood, and often startling and pathetic. Mr. Watson was a fluent and forcible talker, and quite a revivalist. The Rev. David Marks, who died at Oberlin, Ohio, in 1845, a most elo quent divine, often preached to this church, and was a great favorite, though never an ordained pastor here, as we can learn. Universalists. The Universalist Society of Newport was organized on the nth of February, 1S30. Meetings were held at the town hall and court-room until 1837, when their chapel was built. Among those who have ministered to this society are Revs. John Moore, William S. and Aaron L. Balch, W. S. and Levi Ballou, Walter Harriman, Ezekiel Dow, Lemuel Willis, Luther Walcott, Thompson Barron, J. T. Powers, and Joseph Barbor. They were mostly men of fine talents. Moore was afterwards a candidate for governor, and died suddenly at Concord. The former Balch became eminent as a traveller and lecturer ; Harriman turned his attention to politics, and became governor of New Hampshire ; while Powers, whose sermons were always adorned with sparkling imagery, became a con tributor to the leading magazines. The Unitarian Society was formed Sept. 30, 1873. Rev. G. F. Piper was installed pastor Dec. 10, 1873. A large share 9 122 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. of its members had previously belonged to the Universalist so ciety, or had been its patrons, and the meetings of the new soci ety were held in their chapel. Soon after its organization, the Hon. Edmund Burke presented the society with a new organ. At the close of the year Mr. Piper left, and his place was sup plied by Rev. A. S. Nickerson. During 1876 and 1877, ^'^^ church was remodelled and modernized. In 1878 the Rev. Geo. W. Patten was engaged as pastor. Roman Catholic. The first Roman Catholic service in town was held in 1854. Regular services of the church have been con tinued since 1870. They have a membership of 150. Since Dec, 1873, they have occupied the old Masonic hall, in Burke's block, for church purposes. Rev. Father O'Sullivan, of Claremont, the pastor, visits them and holds public services once a month. Millerism. The old church at Northville was the head quarters for the disciples of the pseudo prophet Miller, for a large section of the surrounding country, during the excitement which prevailed in the fall and winter of 1842 and the spring of 1843. Here documents were distributed, and here meetings, enthusiastic, large, and long-continued, were held. The Rev. Mr. Hines and other eminent apostles of the faith, from Boston, were present. It is difficult for one, not an eye-witness, ade quately to conceive of the wild frenzy which prevailed, as ap proached the fourth of April, that portentous day when they were to see the world enveloped in flames which should burn it up and all the wicked, while they were themselves to be caught up in the clouds. The impassioned eloquence of their speeches, and the thrilling strains of music, in which the whole congregation joined, contributed to intensify the feelings of the hour. When the day was passed, and the delusion was over, most of them returned to their farms and the business which they had been neglecting. Spiritualists have held circles in town, and for several years have had frequent public meetings, which have been ad dressed by mediums and eminent apostles of the faith. Several families are adherents to its doctrines. Second Advent. The doctrine of a Second Advent has had RELIGION. 123 apostles and believers in this town, most of them residing in the Northville district. Rev, Calvin N. Fletcher, Rev. William W. Southerland, and Rev. John B. Libbey are among its more prominent teachers. Newport has furnished the following clergymen, natives and former residents. A fuller account of them will be found in the Genealogy : Name. Worthen H. Ames John — . Batchelder. . . . Bradford Boardman. ... Simeon Chamberlain... George F. Chapin Jason Chapin William A. Chapin Erastus B. Claggett Willi am Claggett George Dustin Nathaniel W. Fisher. .. Calvin N. Fletcher Luther J. Fletcher Carlos Gould David F. Hun coon Enoch Hutchinson Elij ah Hutchinson George Johnson Peter Kimball Charles Cotton Kimball Milton Kimball Lycurgus Kimball Alonzo King Elias McGregor Kendrick Metcalf Charles H. E. Newton. James Hill Parmelee, . . Charles Peabody Josiah Peabody Carey Russell Nathaniel Smith Josiah Stevens Baron Stow Jeremiah D. Walcott.. . Lovell Wheeler Abijah Wines John Wilcox Carlos Wilcox Denomination. Methodist Congregationalist, Baptist Congregationalist, Advent Universalist., Methodist Universalist., Baptist Methodist - .. Congregationalist Presbyterian Congregationalist Baptist Episcopal Methodist Congregationalist. Methodist Congregationalist.Baptist Congregationalist,Baptist Congregationalist, College. Middletown, Dartmouth.. Amherst... . Amherst... Dartmouth. Amherst.. . , Norwich.. . . Geneva. .. ., Dartmouth., Utica Eeloit, Wis. Amherst.. . . Waterville. Dartmouth.Dartmouth, Columbian . Dartmouth. Dartmouth., Middlebury. Residence, Chelsea, Mass. Brookfield, Mass, Alstead. Geneseo, 111. Craftsbury, Vt. Lyndeborough.Washington. Peterborough. Sandusky, O. Goshen.Buffalo, N. Y. Geneva, N, Y. Lowell, Mass. New York city. Windsor, Vt. Vermo't Conference. Rochester, N. Y. Erie, Penn. Augusta, III. Jacksonville, 111. Westborough, Mass. Colchester, Vt. Geneva, N, Y. Pacific Conference. Zanesville, O. Chicago, 111. Sullivan. Goshen.Weare.Isle of Shoals. Boston, Mass. Auburn, N. Y. Vermont.Newport. Newport.Hartford, Conn. Missionaries. The churches have always taken a lively in terest in the cause of missions, both home and foreign, and have contributed generously to their support. The first church, the Baptist, at the north part of the town, was gathered by the Rev. Bial Ledoyt, a missionary sent here by a society in Rhode Island. The first missionary from town was Dea. Josiah Stevens, the fixther of the Stevens family in town. Melvina J. Chapin, a sister of Dea. D. B. Chapin, married the Rev. Geo* 124 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. B. Rowell, a graduate of Dartmouth college, and a son of the Rev. Mr. Rowell, of Cornish, and went to the Sandwich Islands, where they have exerted a beneficent influence upon the habits and religion of the natives. Elizabeth Forbes, daughter of Charles Forbes, and grand daughter of Col. Wm. Cheney, afterwards wife of Wm. Moore, upon her marriage went with her husband as missionary to Burmah, where they resided six years. The loss of voice, from which he never recovered, disqualified him for the duties of his mission, and they returned home. Jennie E. Chapin, daughter of Wm. A. Chapin, was sent out in 1871, by the A. B. C. F. Missions, as a missionary to Pekin, China. Charles Preston, son of Margaret, and grandson of William McAllister, has been a devoted and efficient missionary in China for seventeen years. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale has for many years been president of the "Woman's Union Missionary Society" at Philadelphia. She has written much for the cause, and has made several very valu able reports, which have been printed and widely circulated. Under her superintendence the society has been most prosper ous, and has been the means of doing much good. As illustrating the spirit of our people, it is related that the widow of Mr. Simeon Chamberlin, in her very old age, while on the verge of the grave, as the last act of her Christian life, when her worldly fortune, once abundant, had all been swept away by sad reverses, and she reduced to the scantiest penury, as the only offering she could make, unravelled a scarf once worn by her husband, and, knitting it into stockings, came, with a trembling step and a countenance as if radiant with divine blessings, and laid them upon the altar of missions. Christmas. A public observance of the Christmas festival was first introduced into this town by the Universalist society, and was kept up by them for several years. It was shortly af ter adopted, and most successfully carried forward, by the Methodists. The first recognition of the day by the Congrega tional church was in 1871, on which occasion the house, then newly refitted, was brilliantly illuminated, and a large number of valuable presents distributed. CHAPTEE XIX. LITERATURE. REV. CARLOS WILCOX [see sketch] was the firstof the natives of the town to be enrolled among the literary men of the country. A volume is extant containing some of his more able sermons, together with several of his poems, and an account of his life and labors. Among his poems, " The Age of Benevolence " and " The Religion of Taste " are productions of much merit. The latter of these was pronounced before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, of Yale college. Extracts from both appear in other literary publications of the country. Benjamin Teall, the old schoolmaster, who lived on the Unity road, was a sort of poet laureate to the old Republican party, of which he was an enthusiastic member. He was a Revolutionary patriot, and at ninety years of age wrote many beautiful poems, which were published. He was the discover- or of Unity Springs, now so justly celebrated, and built there a little shelter, where he spent much of his time during the sum mer months, and where he composed many of his poems. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, wife of David Hale, Esq., and daugh ter of Gordon Buell, has been an editor of the Lady's Book, the leading ladies' magazine of the country, for half a century. By the high tone and well sustained intellectual vigor of this journal, and by her numerous and varied publications during the time, both in poetry and prose, — some of them of rare merit, — she is entitled to the first rank among the writers of her native town, and is among the most distinguished female writers of the country. Her " Woman's Record," a volume of nearly a thou sand pages, has passed through several editions, and has been widely circulated, both in this country and iu Europe. It is her most elaborate work, and ranks highest among her prose 126 history of NEWPORT. productions; and her poem, entitled "Mississippi," written dur ing the Rebellion, is among her finest poetical inspirations. The following account of herself and her works is from her own pen, and from "AUibone's Dictionary of Authors :" Having been requested by the editor of a work illustrating the history of Newport, N. H., to communicate some particu lars respecting myself and family, and feeling a deep interest in all that concerns my native town, I submit a few papers on the subject, which may interest my early friends and be acceptable to the readers of the book. What I have been able to effect, having an interest for the public, is chiefly through my writ ings ; — to these, then, my remarks will be principally confined. My parents, Gordon Buell, of Killingsworth, and Martha Whittlesey,- of Saybrook, both towns of some importance in Connecticut, removed to Newport, soon after the close of the War of Independence. My great-grandfather, Dea. Dan iel Buell, of Killingsworth, was one of the proprietors of New port, and my father settled upon lands belonging to him. This land possessed a valuable tract of pine forest. Before the Rev olution, the charter of the town exacted that " all pine trees should be preserved for the use of the Royal Navy." I men tion these trees, as they were objects of great interest to me in my childhood. This farm of 400 acres was my birthplace and home. I had two brothers, older than myself, — Charles Whit tlesey Buell and Horatio Buell, — and a younger sister. My parents brought with them into the wilderness of the North that love of learning and those strict religious observances which distinguish the inhabitants of the Charter state. But good schools could not at once be established in the new settle ments, and I owe my early predilection for literary pursuits to the teachings and example of my mother. A few words re specting the influences which have probably caused me to be come the chronicler of my own sex may not be considered ego tistical. The books to which I had access were few, very few, in com parison with the number given children nowadays ; but they were such as required to be studied — and I did study them. Next to the Bible and " The Pilgrim's Progress," my earliest LITERATURE. 12/ reading was Milton, Addison, Pope, Johnson, Cowper, Burns, and a portion of Shakespeare. I did not obtain all his works till I was nearly fifteen. The first regular novel I read was " The Mysteries of Udolpho," when I was quite a child. I name it on account of the influence it exercised over ray mind. I had remarked, that of all the books I saw, few were written by Americans, and none by women. Here was a work, the most fascinating I had ever read, always excepting " The Pilgrim's Progress," written by a woman ! How happy it made me ! The wish to promote the reputation of my own sex, and to do something for my own country, was among the earliest mental emotions I can recollect. This love of country was deeply en graved on my heart, by reading, when I was not more than ten years old, Ramsey's " History of the American Revolution." It made me a patriot for life. These feelings have had a salutary influence by directing my thoughts to a definite object ; — my lit erary pursuits have had an aim beyond self-seeking of any kind. The moral power of woman, which I had learned to appre ciate from my mother, was strongly influential in my literary pursuits, as is apparent in my largest work, "Woman's Record." I sought to make this work an assistant in home education, hoping the examples shown and characters portrayed might have an inspiration and a power in assisting the moral prog ress of society. Yet I cannot close without adverting to the ready and kind aid I have always met with from those men with whom I have been most nearly connected. To my brother Horatio I owe what knowledge I have of Latin, of the higher branches of mathematics, and of mental philosophy. He often regretted that I could not, like himself, have the privilege of a college education. To my husband I was more deeply indebted. He was some years my senior, and 'greatly my superior in knowledge. We commenced, soon after our marriage, a system of study and reading, which we pursued while he lived. The hours allotted were from eight o'clock in the evening until ten — two hours in twenty-four. How I enjoyed those hours ! In all our mental pursuits, it seemed the aim of my husband to enlighten my rea son, strengthen my judgment, and give me confidence in my own powers of mind, which he estimated more highly than I 128 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. did. But this approbation which he bestowed on my talents has been a great encouragement to me in attempting the duties that have since become my portion ; and if there is any just praise due to the works I have prepared, the sweetest thought is, that his name bears the celebrity. The results of my literary labors are treated of in the follow ing article : [From AUibone's Dictionary of Authors. "] MRS. kale's LITERARY PRODUCTIONS. Hale, Mrs. Sarah Josepha, formerly Miss Buell, of Newport, New Hampshire, is the widow of David Hale, a distinguished lawyer, who died at an early age in 1822. In 1828 Mrs. Hale became the editress of the Ladies'' Magazine, published at Boston, and discharged the du ties of this responsible position until 1837, when this periodical was united with the Lady''s Book, of Philadelphia. With this well-known and truly popular magazine Mrs. Hale has ever since been connected, and since 1841 she has been a resident of Philadelphia. The following list of this lady's productions evinces an extraordinary amount of literary industry: i. "The Genius of Oblivion, and other Original Poems." Concord: 1823. 2. "Northwood: A Novel." Boston: 1827 — two vols. RepublishedinLondon, also in New York, in 1852. i2mo. 3. "Sketches of American Character.'' Philadelphia. i8mo. 4. " Traits of Amer ican Life"— 1835. 2 vols., i2mo. 5. "Flora's Interpreter." Boston. Reprinted in London. 6. " The Ladies Wreath." Boston. l2mo. 7. " The Way to Live Well, and to Be Well while we Live." 8. " Gros- venor: A Tragedy"— 1838. 9. "Alice Ray: a Romance in Rhyme"— 1846. 10. " Harry Guy, the Widow's Son," in verse. Boston: 1848. II. " Three Hours ; or. The Vigil of Love, and other Poems.'' Phila delphia : 1848. 12. "The Poet's Offering: edited by Mrs. Hale." Philadelphia. 13. " Good's Book of Nature (abridged) : edited by Mrs. Hale,'' 14. "Ladies' New Book of Cookery, and Complete Housewife (new edition).'' New York: 1852. i2mo. 15. "A Complete Diction ary of Poetical Quotations." Philadelphia: 1852. 8vo. 16. "The Judge: a Drama of American Life." 17. "New Household Receipt Book— 1853. i2mo. 18. "Woman's Record ; or, Sketches of Distin guished Women from the beginning till A. D. 1850." New York : 1853. 8vo. New edition. 1856. This work, by far the most important of Mrs. Hale's productions, though in some points open to criticism, may yet be justly commended as an invaluable manual for the library shelf and parlor table. 19. "Liberia; or, Mr. Peyton's Experiments : edited by Mrs. Hale"— 1853. i2mo. 20. " The Bible Reading-Book." Phil adelphia: 1854. i2mo. 21. " The Letters of Mme. de S^vign^ to her LITERATURE. 1 29 Daughter and Friends." New York: 1856. i2mo. 22. " The Letters of Lady Mary W. Montague — 1856. i2mo. In addition to the labors here enumerated, Mrs. Hale has edited several annuals, — " The Opal," " The Crocus," etc., — prepared a number of books for the young, and contributed enough matter, in the way of tales, essays, and poems, to fill several large volumes. Since the publication of AUibone's Dictionary, Mrs. Hale, besides continuing her editorship of the Lady's Book, has pub lished (23) "Happy Homes and Good Society all the Year Round;" (24) "Love; or. Woman's Destiny;" (25) "The Mother's Legacie ; " and has revised her selections from Mad ame de Sevign^ and Lady Montague. She has also revised and enlarged "Woman's Record," which has lately appeared from the press of the Harpers. This edition has received spe cial notices from the press, of which we give tbe following, written by Prof. John S. Hart : Woman's Record. By Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale. 918 pp., royal 8vo. New York: Harper & Brothers. A third edition of a work of such magnitude as this, after so short a time from its first appearance, is no slight attestation to its sohd value. Mrs. Hale has done for her sex what Dr. Allibone has done for British and American authors. By long years of patient and persistent labor and research, she has gath ered the authentic evidences of what the eminent ones of her own sex, in all ages of the world, have been and have done, and has placed the fruits of her labors in this noble and enduring Record. We quote the following, not as illustrating tbe greatest in spiration of her womanhood, — but tbe one, as showing the early footprints of her young muse, and for the local interest it may have for all the dwellers upon the borders of tbe sweet stream it commemorates ; and the other, as showing how one, after hav ing passed ninety summers — most of them in active literary toil — can yet weave a beautiful garland. ADDRESS TO SUGAR RIVER. Let Avon roll with Shakspeare's deathless glory. And Thames as smooth as Pope or Thomson glide. The Tiber, Hellespont, in ancient story Refiect Mars' triumphs, or fair Venus' pride ; While Scotia's every stream can boast its poet, Whose Patriotic muse would make us know it : 130 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Yet what to me are all these puffs and praises, Or streams of fame in foreign lands that lie? But my soft-gliding, native river raises A thousand images of home-felt joy ; And though their names in lofty lays may shine, In sweetness they can never equal thine. Oh ! may my verse, thy strength and beauty stealing, Flow like thy waters, and thy fame extend ! Thou minglest with the tide of life's young feeling — With thee my earliest recollections blend ; — Thy bank my bower, nor Eden's loss was pondered, Whilst there in infant innocence I wandered. When strengthened reason woke imagination. My book, my Croesus wealth, oft borne to thee, In some loved nook was sought a fav'rite station, The spreading hazel formed a canopy ; — The red-breast, sweetest bird that charms our spring, Joined his wild warble to thy murmuring. Oft from the page mine eye, with rapture glancing. Watched the light-springing trout at sportive play, Or the bright sunbeams o'er thy dimples dancing. Or the blue sky that in thy bosom lay — Here, the broad boughs athwart the dark stream waving, And there, the wild duck's brood their plumage laving. Nor must be past, while thousand thoughts endear 'em. Thy Falls, my school-day path so often cross'd ; The wonder-hunting traveller would sneer 'em ; Beside Niag'ra's, these, be sure, were lost. Oh ! might I see that Anakim of wonders. And watch its rain-bow'd spray, and hear its thunders ! But then I deemed not there could be a vaster, When anchor-ice (we called it so) had made Thy pent-up waters rage and roar, while faster Whirl'd the white-sheeted foam ; though half afraid, Yet many a time I've paus'd to gaze and listen, Till on my breath congealed the frost would glisten. Those days are gone, and with them gone forever Are many a lov'd companion, friend most dear ; As float the autumn leaves along yon river, One moment seen, then eddying disappear, — LITERATURE. I3I So sink the race of men: thou, in thy prime. Still roU'st unmark'd, unmanacled by Time. But farewell, now, sweet stream ! In after ages, When o'er the world Columbia sits a queen, — Sung by her poets, honored by her sages (An Athens without anarchy), — then seen. And heard, too, shall some bard, though nurs'd on mountains, Strike the loud harp that wakes thy triple fountains. July, 1822. GROWING OLD. Growing old ! growing old ! Do they say it of me ? Do they hint my fine fancies are faded and fled ? That my garden of life, like the winter-swept tree. Is frozen and dying, or fallen and dead? Is the Heart growing old, when each beautiful thing Like a landscape at eve, looks more tenderly bright, And love sweeter seems, as the bird's wand'ring wing Draws nearer her nest at the coming of night? Is the Mind growing old, when with ardor of youth Through the flower-walks of Wisdom new paths it would try, And seek, not for shells from the ocean of Truth, But the Pearl of great price, which the World cannot buy? Is the Soul growing old? See, the planet of even. When rising at morn, melts in glory above : Thus, turning from earth, we creep closer to Heaven, Like a child to her father's warm, welcoming love. Does the mortal grow older as years roll away ? 'Tis change, not destruction ; — kind winter will bring Fresh life to the germ, and perfect it. Decay Holds the youth bud Immortal, and heralds its spring. Growing old, growing old ! Can it ever be true. While joy for life's blessings is thankful and warm. And hopes sown for others are blooming anew, And the rainbow, of Promise bends over the storm? Growing old, growing old ! No, we never grow old. If, like little children, we trust in the Word, And, reckoning earth's treasures by Heaven's pure gold, We lay our weak hands on the strength of the Lord. 132 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Horatio Hale, son of Sarah J. Hale, was author of "Wilkes's Expedition Around the World," published in sev eral large volumes by authority and at the expense of the U. S. government. His peculiar talents as a linguist caused him, while yet an undergraduate at Harvard college, to be selected to accompany the expedition. Since his return his attention has been divided between literature and the law. {From Allibone'' s Dictionary of Author s.'\ Hale, Horatio, b. May 3, 1817, graduated at Harvard college, in 1837, where he was so highly distinguished for his aptitude in the ac quisition of languages, that whilst still an undergraduate he was select ed to fill the post of philologist to the United States Exploring Expedi tion, commanded by Capt. Wilkes. The result of his learned investi gations will be found in vol. vii, — " Ethnography and Philology," — of the series of works which compose the history of that noble enterprise. Mr. Hale's intelligent labors have elicited warm commendation from highly respectable authorities, both at honie and abroad. The distin guished English philologist, Dr. Latham, in his recent work on the " Natural History and Varieties of Man,'' remarks that Mr. Hale's work contains " the greatest mass of philological data ever accumulated by a single inquirer." The following lines give perhaps as good an account of this great work as could be conveyed in a brief description : '' The first 225 pages are devoted to Ethnography, or an account of the customs, religion, civil polity, and origin of the natives of the various countries and islands visited by the expedition. The remaining 440 pages comprise the Philology of the same regions. The various dia lects of Polynesia are treated of under the general head of a comparative grammer of Polynesia, followed by a Polynesian lexicon. The languages of the Fejee Islands, the Kingsmills, Rotuma, Australia, the north-west coast of America, and some dialects of Patagonia and South Africa, come next under consideration. We feel assured that a glance at the work will excite surprise in all at the amount of information collected, and pleasure at the system and perspicuity with which the whole is "ffct- ^txAtA.""— American Journal of Science. An interesting account of Mr. Hale and his work will be found in the North American Review for July, 1846, to which we must refer our readers. It is no slight praise to award to an author that he has " succeeded in giving a certain classical completeness to his work, which makes it a model for future laborers in the same or similar fields of research. The style of this volume is marked by rare ex cellences, and those of the highest order. It is terse, compact, and LITERATURE. 1 33 business-like to a remarkable degree. ¦* ¦* It is a transparent medium of expression for a richly-informed, clear-thinking, straightforward mind ; it presents the meaning of the writer strongly and directly to the mind of the reader, instructing while it gratifies." — Nortli American Review, — ubi supra. After the completion of this work, Mr. Hale visited Europe and other portions of the Eastern continent, and on his return was admitted to the bar. He is now engaged in the duties of his profession, but occasion ally steals an hour from his briefs to contribute an essay on his favorite theme to some periodical in this country or in Great Britain. Rev. Thomas Baldwin, d. d., who occupied so prominent a place among the eminent divines of Boston, was once a preacher at Canaan, N. H., and while stationed there often supplied tbe pulpit at Baptist hill, in this town. Among his many able and charming productions was the hymn, commenc ing,— " From whence doth this union arise. That hatred is conquered by love ? " In after-life the Doctor was often heard to remark that this hymn had its origin and inspiration at a conference meeting at Newport, and was elaborated on his way home, by moonlight, beneath the shadows of Croydon mountain, amid the howling of wolves and other wild animals. Hubbard Newton, Esq., besides his editorial labors in con nection with the Farmers' Advocate and Political Adventurer and the Northern Farmer, has written lectures upon various subjects, and has left on record several beautiful poems, which evince both culture and poetical inspiration. Nathan Taylor, an uneducated man, but endowed with waggish propensities, once wrote some doggerel lines entitled "Lost Benny Wines," on a simple boy who had wandered away and was lost, and was thought by some to have been killed. They were published at the time, and were the source; of much amusement. Benjamin B. French, the first clerk of our court, and for some years editor of the Spectator, had a poetical genius, and from his earliest boyhood, before his runaway marriage with the daughter of Chief-Justice Richardson, until the close of his 134 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. life, indulged his pen in that direction. Two pieces published in the Spectator in 1828, the one entitled " Love and Poetry," and the other " Music and Poetry," had the jingle of the true. poet. "Fitz Clarence," an extended and beautiful poem, was published in 1844, while chief clerk at the city of Washington. His most elaborate production, " Earth's Changes," was deliv ered before the Chapel Hill Institute, at Washington, D. C, in March, 1845. He wrote a hymn for the Historical Celebration of this town, in 1846, and several others adapted to special oc casions in this town. Baron Stow, d. d., besides his ministerial labors, was edi tor of the Columbian Star, a religious journal published at Washington, D. C, for a year and a half; was the author of several books and pamphlets, and wrote much for the periodi cal press. Rev. Alonzo King wrote a memoir of George Dana Board- man, and several Sabbath-school books, which were full of in terest, and widely circulated, besides a number of charming poems. Rev. Luther J. Fletcher, a native of Croydon, son of David Fletcher, who spent his minority at Northville, in this town, has published a work entitled " Gloria Patria," a service- book, and a series of text-books, which have been quite popu lar, and has contributed much to the journals of his denomina tion. William F. Young, after spending most of his minority in town, went to Lowell, Mass., where he became editor of the Workingman's Advocate, and has for several years indulged his pen freely in literature and criticisms. Gov. Ralph Metcalf made frequent contributions to the press, both in prose and poetry. On one occasion he wrote a "Prize Poem." A vein of good humor ran through most of his productions. George E.Belknap wrote several letters for the pi-ess from Hong Kong, China, while on duty in the East Indies, relating to events which led to the capture of the Barrier forts by the U. S. squadron, and also pertaining to a cruise to Siam, giving a description of its capital, the king's palace, a visit to the king, — with whom he dined and breakfasted, — the meek appear- -^isH "Geo.E PeriB-e lilSi* Z^^^ZTz/a literature. 13s ance of the king's favorite wife, the religion of the country, and other matters. He also wrote poetry. Edmund Burke. In addition to the large amount of edi torial matter which he contributed to the columns of the Ar gus, Old Guard, and Washington Union, while they were un der his management, he was the author of several reports while Commissioner of Patents, and of others while a member of congress. He is the author of " Bundlecund," and several other pamphlets which have had a national circulation. He wields a vigorous pen, and is surrounded by one of the most extensive private libraries in the state. That he has poetical talent is indicated by the following : IN imitation of burns. Oh ! if my love were yon bright flower, With perfumes rising on the air, And I myself a tiny bee, To nestle in its petals fair, — Ah ! there, in rapt'rous joys I'd live, And revel in her nectar'd charms. And there a sweeter bliss I'd take Than Cupid's self in Psyche's arms. Oh ! were my love yon fleecy cloud, That, graceful, floats in yonder sky, And I myself a sunbeam bright, To warm and glow as she flits by, — Ah ! there, from dewy morn till e'en, I'd wanton in each mazy fold. And take my fill of sweet delight. And bathe her form in liquid gold. Oh ! were my love yon crystal stream That ripples o'er its pebbly bed. And I a flower upon its brink. To bow and lave my weary head, — Ah ! there, the livelong day and night, I'd kiss and quaff her sparkling wave. And on her bosom soft I'd sigh To drown me in so sweet a grave. 136 history OF NEWPORT. Frances A. Burke, daughter of Hon. Edmund Burke, now wife of Col. George H. Dana, early in life wrote several songs and poems, which were published. Alice Augusta Dodge, daughter of Rev. O. A. and Alice Cheney Dodge, and grand-daughter of Col. Wm. Cheney, born Dec. 13, 1835, was a graduate at Bradford Female Seminary, and wielded a ready pen. Among her more important produc tions were six volumes of Sabbath-school books, her taste and early trainiri'g admirably fitting her for the work. She also made contributions to the press. Her books were published by the American Tract Society, and were highly commended by the press and public teachers. Henry E. Baldwin, who was for a time editor of the Argus and Spectator, and subsequently of the Lowell Courier, wield ed a ready pen, and was an agreeable writer. He sometimes indulged in poetry. His " Pencillings by the Way," written during a trip to the West, were in the best of humor, and were republished in several journals. Samuel C. Baldwin, besides being a man of sound judg- ment and an able editor, wrote several fine poems, which were published, and copied into the leading magazines of the country. Elizabeth Farnsworth, the youngest daughter of Dea. Joseph Farnsworth, and first wife of Jesse Wilcox, Jr., had a taste for literature, and enjoyed the advantages of early culture. She bad a fiashing, ready wit, and conversational powers equalled by few, which enabled her to be the star of the circles in which she moved. She wielded a ready pen, and wrote poetry with the greatest ease. From an aversion to appearing as an author, few of her poems were ever published. Alonzo James Fogg, son of Jeremiah Fogg, Esq., is the author of a work of about seven hundred pages, entitled " Sta tistical Gazeteer of New Hampshire," published in 1874, which is a work of acknowledged merit. During nearly all the active portion of his life he has been a contributor to various news papers in different parts of the country, and has lectured be fore the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society, the New Hamp shire Historical Society, and the Concord City Board of Trade. He was also a contributor to "Johnson's Universal Encyclope dia." literature. 137 Jacob Perkins, after serving out his apprenticeship in the Argus office, went to Concord, where he edited and published the Olive Branch. Rev. G. R. W. Scott, while in town, wrote and compiled the Newport Advertiser, composed several hymns for special occasions, and made contributions to the press. Austin Corbin, Jr., published in May, 1847, a tale entitled " The Eagle ; or. The Rover of the Mediterranean." Subse- qiiently, while residing at the West, he had an interest in the Davenport Democrat, and contributed to its columns. Dr. Willard P. Gibson, a native of Croydon, who practised medicine in this town for several years, and who died at Wood stock, Vt, in 1837, ^^^ ^ family, most of whom were born here, and nearly all of whom were inclined to literature. Han nah, the eldest, was an excellent scholar, and a genius. She wrote both prose and poetry with ease and elegance. Sarah, now Mrs. Thompson, wrote very sweet and charming poems, both before and after her marriage. Elizabeth, now Mrs. Dubois Evans, also wrote fine verses. Mary, now Mrs. Francis, the youngest daughter, has travelled much, both in this country and in Europe, during which time her thoughts and observations have been constantly given to the press, under the names of "Winnie Woodfern," " Mary Stanley Gibson," and " Margaret Blount." She has always, from a child, been a lib eral contributor to the magazines and newspapers. The vigor and sprightliness of her pen early brought to her aid influential friends, and a competence. She writes both poetry and prose with the greatest ease and rapidity. The following poem is from her pen : TOO LATE. If this love, that is gilding life's summer. Had been mine in life's spring, How my soul would have met the new comer With garment and ring, — With sacrifice offered in gladness, With hope for the beautiful years ! Alas ! from the depths of my sadness, I greet it with tears. 138 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Too late do we stand at the altar ! Too late you rejoice ! Too late do you tremble and falter At the sound of my voice ! The hand that you hold has grown thinner ; The heart has known anguish and fears : I am yours, O victorious winner ! I salute you with tears ! You say that love's golden September Is faithful and strong : You marvel that I should remember Love's May-time of wrong. The sorrow, for you, is all over ; My heart is prophetic in fears, — And so, for your kiss as my lover, I offer my tears. What ! give to the cheek, in its whiteness, Praise lost to its bloom ? What ! turn from the eyes in their brightness. And worship their gloom ? The rose, in its freshness and beauty, You crushed, in your earlier years, — Will you cherish it, faded, from duty? I answer with tears. Edwin M. Hale, m. d., a son of Dr. Syene Hale, was born Feb. 2, 1839, and at tbe age of seven years removed, with his father, to Fredonia, Ohio. At the age of eighteen he engaged in the printing business, and during the time was a frequent con tributor to the literary press. Being so much pleased with the prompt action of homoeopathic remedies, administered to him in a severe illness, he was induced to turn his attention to med icine. He graduated at the Homoeopathic Medical College, at Cleveland, Ohio, and after a successful practice became a pro fessor in the Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago. He became an associate editor of the North American Journal of Homoeopathy and of the American Homoeopathic Observer. He first became known to the world as an author in i860, — since which time he has published some fourteen volumes, LITERATURE. 139 mostly relating to his school of practice. His most elaborate production, a work of some one thousand pages, entitled "New- Remedies," has enjoyed a wide popularity, has run through three editions, and has been translated into the German, French, and Spanish languages. James Hale, a brother of David and Syene Hale, whose residence was on the Unity road, published, in 1S39, a volume entitled "Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry, with an easy and concise System of Land-Surveying." Rev. Charles Peabody, of Chicago, Ills., son of Ammi, wrote a series of racy and readable articles for the Argus, in 1844, signed " Rusticandus," and in 1858 contributed a number of interesting communications to the St. Louis Democrat, from Europe, Egypt, and Palestine, where he spent most of the year in travel, giving an account of his adventures. He is author of a volume, published by the American Tract Society, New York, entitled " Twenty Years among the Colporteurs " Joseph W. Parmelee has a fondness for literature, and en joys a constant intercourse with the best authors. He writes prose, as will be seen in other parts of this volume. He also indulges in poetry. Thomas A. Gilmore, a son of T. W. Gilmore, Esq., as " Tallimed," wrote many fine articles for the press. He was for several years a regular correspondent of the Boston Adver tiser. "A Memorial of Mrs. Frederick W. Leonard," a sister, published by him in 1S75, was a beautiful tribute. Amos B. Little, while in the patent office at Washington, was a frequent correspondent of the New Hampshire Patriot and the Argus, and wielded a vigorous pen. S. H. N. B. Everett, son of Richard Everett, wrote several tales and brief romances, which were first published in Glea- son's Magazine, and were copied extensively into the news papers of the day. He was editor of The Iris and Literary Repository, at Concord, in 1842, and afterwards of the Litera ry Souvenir" at Manchester. Mrs. R. H. E. Kenerson, daughter of Richard Everett, had a literary taste, and made frequent contributions to the press. A number of her poems, written and published during her nine years' residence at the West, commencing in 1S56, were 140 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. filled with sweet memories of her far-off New England home. .She is the author of the following : MOONBEAMS. Part the curtains from the lattice, Open wide the cabin door; Let the silvery moonbeams enter, Let them flood the cabin floor. For I know that they are shining, As of old they used to shine. On that mountain-buried hamlet, On that dear old home of mine. Let them fall upon my tresses. Let them fall upon my brow ; I am thinking, I am thinking Of another time than now. Nay, now, do not light the taper ; Do not break the spell too soon ; For, believe me, there would never. In the glaring light of noon, Such a host of tender mem'ries Throng around my heart and brain, Of the happy days departed. That will never come again. Half a score of years are falling From this world-worn heart of mine, As I sit and weave these visions Where the pearly moonbeams shine : And my footsteps seem to wander Mid the haunts of other days, Where a phantom throng is gathered ; And before my eager gaze Rise the " old familiar" faces Of the cherished ones and dear ; And I meet the olden glances, And the olden voices hear. ^g "brGeoUPcmie-" LITERATURE. I4I Let the silent footsteps enter, Let the haunting faces come ; Let the cadence of their voices Linger round my lowly home : For my rude and simple cabin Like a thing of beauty seems, — Like Aladdin's fairy palace. Fraught with my fantastic dreams. Edmund Wheeler, the. author of this history, published "Croydon and its Centennial" in 1S67 ; was a contributor to the Granite State Journal and Aurora of the Valley, pub lished at Windsor, Vt., in 1870 and 1871, and the Boston Ad vertiser in 1872. In 1878 a large number of the citizens of Croydon, bis native place, entered his residence, and with speeches and other appropriate ceremonies, presented him with a beautiful gold cane, as a token of respect, and in recognition of his. services as historian of the town. Jacob W. Wheeler, a son of Simeon, was a ready writer. Some of his desultory verses evinced a talent for poetry ; and a series of communications, written at different points of the Union during a "jour" tour, and published in the Argus over the signature of" Bourgeois," were composed with ability. He was for a time editor of the Democratic Banner, at Daven port, Iowa, but in consequence of ill-health returned to his na tive town, where he died in July, 1853, aged twenty-five years. Matthew Harvey, besides his many years of edito rial service, has been the author of many apt and beautiful poems and songs, all written by request and for special occa sions. Among them might be named " The Memory of Wash ington," written for the Connecticut River Masonic Union, and recited by the author, Feb. 19, 1875; "The Hearth-Stone," a song ; " Dedication Ode" — masonic ; " Centennial Ode," writ ten for the celebration of tbe one hundredth birthday of John McCrillis; "Song of Welcome," written for the reunion of the 14th N. H. Regiment ; and ".My Waterfall." George E. Jenks, son of Oliver Jenks, established and edited the "New Hampshire Political Manual," which was pubhshed from 1857 to 1872 inclusive. 142 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Edward A. Jenks, also son of Oliver Jenks, is the author of a number of beautiful poems, contributed to some of the leading magazines of the country. Among them are "Helene," "The Return," " The Life Stream," " Tbe Old Man's Yesterday," " The Old Farm-House," " The Discovery," " Going and Com ing," " The Reaper," " Blue Eyes," "Tbe Biggest Boy," "June Fancies," " Under the Trees," and " My Favorite Stream." The following poems, selected almost at random, fairly illustrate his poetic ability : THE RETURN. "Three years ! I wonder if she'll know me ; — I limp a little, and I left one arm At Petersburg ; and I am grown as brown As the plump chestnuts on my little farm : And I am shaggy as the chestnut-burrs. But ripe and sweet within, and wholly hers. "The darling, how I long to see her ! My heart outruns this feeble soldier-pace, — For I remember, after I had left, A little Charlie came to take my place : Ah ! how the laughing three-year-old brown eyes — His mother's eyes — will stare with pleased surprise ' " Sure they'll be at the corner watching ; I sent them word that I should come to-night : The birds all know it, for they crowd around. Twittering their welcome with a wild delight : And that old robin with a halting wing, — I saved her life three years ago last spring. "Three years ! Perhaps I am but dreaming, — For, like the Pilgrim of the long ago, I've tugged a weary burden at my back Through summer's heat and winter's blinding snow, Till now I reach my home, my darling's breast. Where I can roll my burden off, and rest." ******* When morning came, the early rising sun Laid his light fingers on a soldier sleeping Where a soft covering of bright green grass Over two lowly mounds was lightly creeping. But waked him not : his was the rest eternal, Where the brown eyes reflected love supernal. LITERATURE. I43 THE LIFE-STREAM. One April morning, when the Spring Released the mountain rill, I heard the baffled Winter wind Retreat along the hill. The father-sun came bending o'er. And tenderly caressed The laughing prattler, as he drew His mountain-mother's breast. The rill, when tired of revelling Among the fountains full, Ran sparkling down the velvet slope. To sleep — a shady pool. But when, as morning dawned again. He peeped the margin o'er, And saw the beckoning buttercups Fast marching on before, — He could not stay ; he turned and kissed His sleeping mother — then Stole softly 'neath the lintel green, And rippled down the glen. As childhood, in uneasy dreams, Flies through the green aisles dim Of some old crooning forest where Lurk monsters fierce and grim, — So fled he, as the stealthy roots Of gnarled and wrinkled trees Came twisting out the loamy bank His truant foot to seize. In most fantastic windings lost. In meadows dewy sweet. To catch the jocund birds that flung Their music at his feet, — He wandered dreamily along Till day began to wane. And sighed, "Ah, me ! I ne'er shall see My mountain home again." He hurried down a rocky steep, A wild and reckless stream. And lay all quivering at its foot. At rest — perchance to dream 144 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Of that long way he needs must wend, The victories to be won, The blessings waiting at the end When all his work was done. Day after day he travelled on, — Grew broad, and deep, and strong, — And turned the ponderous wheels of life To rhythmic flow of song : And while in all the strife of years He aimed to bear a part, A white swan lay upon his breast, Her image in his heart. One golden autumn afternoon. The traveller neared the goal With hurried step and lab'ring breath ;— ¦ He heard the thunder roll. But pressed right onward to the brink, Nor shunned the dread abyss, — His hopes all fixed on realms above, One last fond look on this. Oh ! transformation wonderful ! Above that gulf, at even, Hovered a misty form of grace. Robed in the hues of heaven ! Allan M. Jenks, son of Edward A. Jenks, born April 17, 1858, is local editor of the Concord Daily Monitor. Baron S. Crowell, son of Samuel, though most of his life an invalid, was nevertheless an apt scholar, and had a vigorous intellect. He made frequent contributions to tbe public jour nals, both of prose and poetry, which were favorably received. At his request, the article calling for the writing of the history of the town was, in 1870, inserted in the warrant calling the annual meeting. George S. Barton, while here in the practice of law, in dulged bis pen freely, both in prose and poetry ; the latter, however, was his favorite diversion. Amasa Edes has published several addresses upon agricul ture, temperance, and other subjects, and has been a constant contributor to the press. rCeoEPeime.U*'* ^^(ntHjiJ LITERATURE. I4S Shepherd L. Bowers has for several years been the regu lar correspondent of tbe Boston Journal, and has otherwise contributed to public journals. Mary Dwinel Chellis, now Mrs. S. Frank Lund, a native of Goshen, and daughter of Seth Chellis, Esq., has written, during her residence of eleven years in this town, some twenty-six volumes. Several of them were prize works, when she had numerous competitors, and in the writing of which she won valuable prizes. Her productions have been published in Boston and New York, and have had a wide circulation. She has also written poetry and dramas, and other matter for the periodical press. A writer in a public journal says, — Her books are in public libraries, and in Sabbath-school libraries of all denominations, and are marked by fine imagery, keen sarcasm, and moral sentiment, and they all bear the impress of the author's finished scholarship. She is an able writer, and a ceaseless toiler in the prolific field of literature she has chosen. She makes literature her profession ; and proof-sheets are constantly passing between her city publishers and herself. The following are the titles of some of her more popular works : " Charley Wheeler's Reward," " Old Sunapee," "Dea con Sims's Prayers" (took the prize among fifty competitors), " Molly's Bible," " Effie Wingate's Work," " Father Merrill" (prize book), " The Mystery of the Lodge," " Good Work," "Jimmy's Shoes," "Only a Plain Woman," a series of six books, entitled " Glimpses of Nature," " The Temperance Doc tor," " Out of the Fire," "Aunt Dinah's Pledge," " Old Times," "At Lion's Mouth," " Wealth and Wine," "All for Money," " Ten Cents," " The Brewer's Fortune," " Bill Drock's Invest ments," " The Old Doctor's Son," " Mark Dunning's Enemy," " The Hermit of Holcombe," etc. In addition to the above, Mrs. Lund's eleven years' work includes many popular stories, sketches, serials, and lectures. Albert vS. Wait, although a lawyer, and mainly devoted to his profession, has nevertheless a decided fondness for books, delights in surrounding himself witb the choicest works of science and literature, and has a beautiful cabinet of rare specimens illustrating tbe science of geology. He has written essays and lectures upon various subjects. His lectures on 146 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. "American Antiquities," on " Spectrum Analysis," on " Greek Character," the latter delivered before the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society, and his Masonic " Reports on Foreign Correspondence," published in 1878, are among bis most fin ished productions. To him the author of this history is indebt ed for valuable aid in the review of several chapters, and espe cially for the one on Free Masonry, the composition of which is wholly his. Nathan E. Reed wields a ready pen, and has been a popular correspondent of the National Eagle and other pa pers, and has written lectures. Lovell White, son of Nathan, wrote " El Rio Colorado del Sur," a graphic description of tbe Colorado river of the South and its surroundings, as well as the Gulf of California, into which it discharges ; " Margaret Hemming," a story which had the honor of a republication in English magazines ; and " The Judge's Story," which was published in the Overland maga zine. Isabel Wilcox, daughter of Calvin Wilcox, and wife of Judson M. Ewlng, of Kansas, has a poetic turn of mind, and was much given to rhyming during her school-days. She wrote the "Class Ode" at the time of her graduation at Kimball Union Academy, in the summer of 1866, which was published at tbe time. Anne Parmelee, a daughter of Joseph W. Parmelee, inher its much of her father's fondness for books, and though still in her girlhood, has contributed several valuable poems to the press. Elizabeth Brett, while living with her father, S. G. Brett, at Northville, contributed liberally to tbe press, and was the author of several beautiful poems which were published at the time. The railroad depot now occupies the once charming lit tle nook which surrounded that "Riverside Cottage" made classic by her pen. Frank H. Carleton, son of Henry G. Carleton, born Oct. 8, 1849, early in life indicated a taste for literature. In 1872, the year in which he graduated at Dartmouth college, he won the "Grimes prize" for the best English composition, and wrote the " Parting Ode " for class day. He has been the LITERATURE. 147 author of several poems, and as " Deciplus" has been a liberal contributor to various public journals since his early boyhood. He wrote several interesting communications for tbe press, while teaching at the South in the winter of 1871. At the close of his college course he became one of the editors of the Union Democrat, at Manchester. He went to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was for a season connected witb journalism, and was clerk of a court of record. He ultimately studied law in the office of Gov. Pillsbury, and is now in the practice of his pro fession in his adopted city. ViRGiL C. Stevens, a native of Goshen, but who was for some time a resident here, went from this town to California, where he became editor of the California Whig. Bela W. Jenks, son of Bela W., published a jjaper in Cali fornia. Miss B. AiLEEN Young, a native of Lisbon, N. H., came to this town with her mother's family, and remained here until the time of her death, which occurred in 1871, at the age of twenty-two years. The year previous to her death she pub lished a volume of 340 pages, entitled " Twice an Orphan, and other Sketches," written and compiled by herself. CHAPTEE XX. LIBRARIES. '"pHE charter for the Newport Social Library was granted -^ to Jesse Lane, Jesse Willard, and Samuel Church, and their associates, June 9, 1803. The by-laws, proposed by Rev. Abijah Wines, Hubbard Newton, and Arnold Ellis, were adopt ed in 181 2. For many years it furnished tbe main reading for the town. Its volumes, especially its more recent publications, were eagerly sought for, and read with the greatest interest, and exerted a beneficent effect upon tbe intellects and morals of the town. In 1853, the old, and what were deemed the less valuable books, were sold to the antiquarian bookstores, and the pro ceeds reinvested in new works. It now has some four hundred volumes. As no appropriate room has ever been furnished for its keeping, it has had various homes. It has been kept at the residence of Samuel Church, at tbe James Breck store, at the Wheeler saddlery, and at the offices of S. L. Bowers, L. W. Barton, and S. H. Edes, the present librarian. The Social Library, at Northville, was established about the same time. It had, for the times, a large collection of valuable books, which were much read by the people in that portion of the town. It was kept at first, and for many years, by Dea. Elias Metcalf, afterwards by Maj. Josiah Wakefield and by James Haven. It was finally divided among the share holders. There are libraries, containing many valuable works, con nected with the Sabbath-schools of our churches. The cata logue at the Congregationalist has a list of nearly 1,000 vol umes ; the Baptist, 600 ; Universalist, a 'choice selection; and Methodist, 1,000 volumes. The Methodists have, also, a libra ry at the parsonage, for the use of their clergyman. The LIBRARIES. 149 Ladies' Charitable Society, connected with the Congregational church, has a library. The Hon. Edmund Burke has a private library of over 6,000 volumes ; besides which there are several other private libra ries of some 1,000 volumes each. John C. Kelley, in 1871, transformed his bookstore, containing all the latest and most valuable works, into a circulating library, thus affording our citizens an opportunity to read all the more recent works without the necessity of purchasing. This library is still continued by Eleazer C. Converse. Newport Lyceum. Newport has been blest with a good share of forensic talent, and hence lyceums, when undertaken, have usually been well sustained. The legal fraternity, among whom have always been able debaters, has always given it a hearty support. During three periods in the history of the town, tbe proceedings have been invested with more than ordi nary interest. One, commencing about 1830 and continuing for several years, was supported by the old lawyers, — Amasa Edes, Hubbard Newton, Josiah Forsaith, and B. B. French, — and by Josiah Stevens, Simon Brown, and the then youthful Charles Peabody and William P. Wheeler. Another, about twenty years later, was sustained by Q. A. Gilmore, S. M. Wheeler, L. W. Barton, George Dustin, George T. Angel, J. W. Parmelee, W. M. Guilford, Benjamin F. Sawyer, and E. Wheeler, A desire among its members to be the star speaker led to thorough preparation, and invested it with interest. The most successful term was held some three years prior to 1870, in which the finest music, and a paper ably conducted by the ladies, were made to lend an extra attraction to the exercises. W. H. H. Allen, P. S. Adams, S. L. Bowers, L. W. Barton, I. A. Reed, A. S. Wait, H. H. Metcalf, and Marquis Collister were among the more active debaters. At the last annual meeting, held March 28, 1873, S. L. Bowers was elected pres ident ; E.Wheeler, vice-president; O. P. Baston, clerk; and Granville Pollard, treasurer. Newport Reading Circle. This circle was formed in 1833, and was composed of the young ladies and gentlemen of the village, who associated together for the two-fold purpose of ISO HISTORY OF NEWPORT. social enjoyment, and mutual improvement in literature. They met once a week, and listened to original and select readings. Periodical Club. This club was organized Jan. 6, 1844, and took nearly all the leading magazines in this country and Great Britain. By the by-laws, the members were required to meet once a week and exchange books. At the end of the year the files of the different works were collected together and sold to the highest bidder, and the proceeds invested in new books. This club, for a time, enjoyed quite a popularity. Another similar club was formed some twenty years later, and was well patronized. A Lecture Association was formed in 1859, and employed several very interesting speakers. CHAPTEE XXI. FREE MASONRY. by a. s.. wait, esq. A HISTORY of Newport would be incomplete without -^ ^ some reference to an institution so much connected with the social interests of the town as has been that of Free Masonry. On the I2th of June, 1816, a Dispensation was granted by William H. Woodward, then Grand Master of Masons of New Hampshire, to Arnold Ellis, Hubbard Newton, Samuel Rogers, Luther Delano, John Qiiimby, Prince Crosby, James D. Wal cott, Samuel Marsh, Jr., Sylvanus Richards, Joshua Currier, and Nathaniel Woodward, to form and open a Lodge, at New port, by the name of Corinthian Lodge, No. 28 ; and naming Arnold Ellis as Master, Hubbard Newton as Senior Warden, and Samuel Rogers as Junior Warden. The first meeting, as shown by the records, was held in "Richards hall" on the 2ist of June of tbe same year, when the other officers were chosen, and the Lodge was duly organized. " The first regular communication of the Lodge " was " holden at Col. Luther Delano's hall, on Tuesday, the 2d day of July, A. L. 5816," and, as the records show, " the Lodge was opened on the first de gree of Masonry." At that meeting Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., was proposed for admission to the first degree, and at the next meeting, on the 6th of August, he was duly initiated. The second person receiving this honor was William Cheney, who, having presented his application on tbe 6th of August, was ad mitted to initiation on the third of the following September. A charter having been obtained from the Grand Lodge of the state, on the 12th of November the Lodge was duly consti tuted and its officers installed,— the first three being the same as mentioned in the Dispensation. 152 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., and William Cheney received the degree of Master Mason, on the ist of April, 1817, and very soon Asa McGregor, Amos Little, Erastus Baldwin, David Hale, and many other prominent citizens of the town, as well as of several adjoining towns, were admitted to the same honor. The first known practical step towards a temperance reform in Newport appears to have been taken by Free Masons, in their associated character as such ; for on the first day of Sep tember, 181 8, at a regular meeting, as the records show, Cor inthian Lodge " Voted, That no ardent spirits shall hereafter be introduced into our Lodge during Lodge hours." When it is recollected that, even at a much later period than this, the use of intoxicating liquors was so common as to be re garded as a necessity ; that it was an article of ordinary mer chandise, sold in all stores, and dealt out openly at bars in all hotels ; that it was deemed an essential part of refreshment at all social gatherings, by all classes, clergy as well as laity, and equally by both sexes, — the significance of this vote cannot fail to be apparent. The writer well remembers a venerable Bap tist clergyman, a near neighbor of his father, in an adjacent state, though not very distant from Newport, sending on Sun day, after his clerical duties were over, for the loan of spirit with which to refresh himself after the fatigues of the day, his own supply having become exhausted. It is but just to say, however, that this clergyman became afterwards one of the first movers in the temperance cause, and labored earnestly for its success. To the Masonic institution in Newport must there fore be conceded the credit of having initiated the temperance movement in the town. In September, 1822, the Lodge met with what was justly deemed an irreparable loss, in the death of David Hale, its Worshipful Master, an account of which is given in another part of this history. Brother Hale was elected Master of Cor inthian Lodge in April, 1821, and was reelected in April, 1822. On the occasion of his obsequies, a sermon was preached to a large concourse of people, by the Rev. Jonathan Nye, of Clare mont, then District Deputy Grand Master, an eminent clergy FREE MASONRY. I 53 men, and a distinguished Mason. The remains, borne to the grave by his brethren, including many members of distant Lodges, were deposited with tbe solemn rites of the order ; and his office appropriately remained vacant until the annual elec tion, in April of the following year, when William Cheney was duly chosen and installed as his successor. The membership of tbe Lodge continued to increase by the accession of worthy and useful citizens of Newport and adja cent towns, until what is known as the " Morgan abduction," which occurred in the western part of the state of New York, in September of tbe year 1826. Any discussion of this occur rence, or of its consequences to the Masonic order, would be out of place in a history of tbe town of Newport. We may, however, be allowed to suggest, that to the philosophical stu dent of history, its careful study cannot fail to present one of the most interesting of the episodes of human progress. He will there see the people of a territory, greater in extent than that of Great Britain and Ireland, so deeply moved as to unset tle all the social relations of society ; he will see political par ties swept from existence, and re-formed upon new bases ; he will see brother literally arrayed against brother, parent against child and child against parent, husband against wife and wife against husband ; he will see churches riven to their very foun dations, and Christian charity nearly extinguished in a Chris tian land, — and from a cause which, in the light of former ex perience, would have been expected to form no more than a subject of mere local inquiry. Thanks to a better civilization, that the melancholy events of the Popish Plot of English his tory were not reenacted upon American soil, and that returning reason has to regret no sacrifice of human life in a cause as un real as a phantom. On the 4th of March, 1828, the degree of Master Mason was conferred upon Harrison G. Smart, which was the last acces sion to the order in Corinthian Lodge. At the meeting on Dec. i, 1829, there was received " a com munication from Hiram Lodge, respecting celebrating the ap proaching 27th of December ;" and it was " Voted, that the Secretary return an answer, that, considering the excitement 154 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. against Masonry, it is thought inexpedient to join the celebra tion." The Lodge continued to hold its meetings regularly each month, until May 7, 1833, when it was opened and closed upon the Entered Apprentice's degree, after which no records appear, and the charter was soon surrendered. The following are the names of those brethren who held the office of Worshipful Master of Corinthian Lodge, from its constitution to the surrender of its charter : Arnold Ellis, 1816-17; John Quimby, 1817-19; Horace Chase, 1819-21 ; David Hale, 1821-22; William Cheney, 1823-24; Sylvester Partridge, 1826-27; Harvey Huntoon, 1827-29 ; John Silver, 1829-31 ; Benjamin B. French, 1832-33. Mount Vernon Lodge. Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 15, previously located in the town of Washington, was, by author ity of the Grand Lodge, removed, in 1848, to Newport. Its first meeting here was held on tbe loth day of July of that year. Brother Jonas Parker being Worshipful Master, Lewis Underwood Senior Warden, and John Gunnison Junior War den, all residing in the town of Goshen, and Daniel M. Smith, of Lempster, Secretary. At this communication, Brother Har vey Huntoon, of Unity, acted as Senior Deacon ; Naylor Star- bird, of Newport, as Junior Deacon ; Oliver Lund, of New port, as Treasurer; and John Carr, also of Newport, as Tyler; and Brothers John Silver, Harvey Huntoon, Naylor Starbird, Amos Little, Seth Richards, and Oliver Lund, all formerly members of Corinthian Lodge, were, on a vote by ballot, ad mitted members of Mount Vernon Lodge, as was also, at the next regular meeting. Brother Mason Hatch, likewise a formeV member of Corinthian Lodge ; and the records state that " Re marks were made by Brothers Chase, Silver, Huntoon, Lund, and others, interesting and highly encouraging to the cause of Masonry." From this period the Lodge has experienced uni form prosperity, and its influence has continued to widen. From the time of its removal from Washington the meetings of the Lodge were held in the building known as the Matson block, where a hall was fitted up for its use, until the year 1872, when it became necessary to provide more ample accom modations for its largely increased numbers. Accordingly a FREE MASONRY. I55 contract was entered into with Dexter Richards, a mem ber of the Lodge, for the construction of a suitable hall and other apartments for the use of the Lodge, in a building early erected as a dwelling-house by William Cheney, being the same which was afterwards for many years the residence of Dr. Thomas Sanborn, and which, having been purchased by Mr. Richards, was then about to undergo those transformations since the completion of which the building has been known as the Cheney block. Here an elegant hall with adjoining apart ments, and ample for the accommodation of the Lodge, was, on the 13th day of November, 1872, by the Grand Lodge of the state, publicly dedicated to the patron saints of the order. From this time the Lodge has steadily increased in numbers, until at the present time (1878) its rolls show a membership of 192. The names of those who have been Worshipful Masters of the Lodge, since its removal to Newport, are, — Jonas Parker, 1848-49; Levi Underwood, 1849-50 ; Virgil Chase, 1850-51; John Puffer, 1851-52 ; Thomas Sanborn, 1852-53 ; James Karr, 1853-54; Benjamin M. Gilmore, 1854-55; D. W. Watkins, 1855-56 ; Charles H. Little, 1856-57 ; Charles Emerson, 1857-58 ; William E. Moore, 1858-60 ; Thomas Sanborn, 1860-61 ; Jonas Parker, 1861-62 ; John Young, Jr., 1862-65 i Matthew Harvey, 1865-67 ; Albert S. Wait, 1867-69 ; David McLaughlin, 1869-71 ; Josiah Turner, 1871-73 ; Henry M. In gram, 1873-75; Arthur H. Ingram, 1875-76; John Young, 1S76. Its present officers are, — Worshipful Master, Frank A. Raw- son ; Senior Warden, William H. McCrillis ; Junior Warden, Frank J. Latimer ; Treasurer, Frank P. Meserve ; Secretary, Charles H. Little ; Senior Deacon, Charles H. Kelsey ; Junior Deacon, Elisha P. Fisher ; Stewards, Lorenzo Whittemore, Fred W. Richards ; Tyler, Edward E. Stearns ; Marshal, S. Frank Lund ; Chaplain, A. V. Hitchcock. Chapter of the Tabernacle. Until the year 1872, Free Masonry in Newport was principally confined to the lodge. On the 19th day of June of that year, a Dispensation was grant ed, by Edward Gustine, of Keene, Grand High Priest of the state, to Albert S. Wait, of Newport, John Young, of Sunapee, 156 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Albina H. Powers, of Croydon, and nine other Royal Arch Masons, all members of Webb Chapter at Claremont, to open a Royal Arch Chapter at Newport, by the name of the " Chap ter of the Tabernacle," in which the three Companions named were designated, respectively. High Priest, King, and Scribe. The first Convocation under this Dispensation was held on the 15th of July ; and there were at that time presented the appli cations of ten brother Master Masons for the degrees in the new Chapter, and they all in due course received the several degrees from Mark Master to Royal Arch Mason. At the Con vocation of the Grand Chapter of the state, in May, 1873, a charter was granted to this Chapter ; and on tbe 19th of the following February it was duly constituted and its officers in stalled. The number of members now upon the rolls of the Chapter of the Tabernacle is thirty-five. The office of High Priest was held by A. S. Wait until tbe annual Convocation on the 7th of April, 1876, when he was succeeded by Ashton W. Rounsevel, Nathan S. Johnson being at the same time chosen King, and George E. Dame, Scribe. The present officers of the Chapter (1878) are,— George C. Edes, High Priest; D. George Chadwick, King ; Henry M. Ingram, Scribe ; Perley S. Coffin, Treasurer ; Charies H. Little, Secretary ; Arthur H. Ingram, Captain of the Host; Alonzo D. Howard, Principal Sojourner ; Oliver Call, Royal Arch Captain ; Morris J. Em mons, Abiathar Richards, Arial A. Huntoon, Masters of the Veils ; George W. Tilton, Charles L. Brockway, Stewards ; Edwin M. Hunton, Tyler. Odd-Fellows. The Sugar River Lodge, No. 55, I. O. O. F., was instituted May 25, 1874. The charter members were Marshall E. Hatch, George A. Ellis, and Cyrus A. Thompson. They have a new and elegant hall, in Richards block, fitted up for their accommodation. The lodge has had a brief but suc cessful career, and in 1877 had a membership of seventy-two, and no deaths had occurred in their ranks. At the regular communication, Monday evening, July 3, 1876, the following officers were installed for the ensuing term : Cyrus A. Thompson, N. G. ; Charles H. Matthews, V. G. ; Charles M. Cummings, Rec. Sec. ; Philip Royce, Treas. ; Silas Coffin, KNIGHTS OF HONOR. 157 Per. Sec. ; A. W. Clark, Warden ; Frank P. Meserve, C. ; Frank J. Latimer, R. S. N. G. ; Henry C. Tenney, L. S. N. G. ; M. E. Hatch, O. G. ; Lyman E. Hunter, I. G. ; Sanford H. Bascom, R. S. V. G. ; Rodney Tilton, L. S. V. G. ; R. M. J. Hastings, R. S. S. ; Charies H. Young, L. S. S. ; W. S. Kempton, Chaplain. Knights of Honor. A lodge of this order was organized in Newport, May 2, 1876, by J. H. Wright, of Boston, Deputy Supreme Dictator, and is known as Mount Coit Lodge, K. of H. The officers duly elected and installed at the first meeting were, — E. P. Fisher, Past Dictator ; George E. Dame, Dictator ; E. C. Converse, Vice-Dictator ; Dr. H. Tubbs, Assistant Dicta tor ; Rev. A. S. Nickerson, Chaplain ; A. W. Rounsevel, Guide ; F. P. Meserve, Reporter ; G. C. Edes, Financial Reporter ; A. S. Chase, Treasurer; C. H. Watts, Guardian; S. S. Kimball, Sentinel ; T. B. Sanborn, m. d., Surgeon ; George E. Dame, T. B. Sanborn, E. C. Converse, Directors. CHAPTEE XXII. EDUCATION. SCHOOLS. The first record we find relating to schools is the following: "Nov. 23, 1772. Voted to build a house thirty by twenty feet, to be done tbe following July for public use, to be improved as a school-house, and for religious wor ship." The educational interests of the town, thus early provid ed for, have ever been regarded with watchful care. " March 8, 1774. Voted that there shall be four pounds law ful money paid out of the town treasury towards the support of a school the ensuing summer, to be paid in grain at the market price." " March 14, 1775. Voted to pay five pounds lawful money worth of grain to support a school ; one half is to support a school in the summer, and the other half in the winter ; wheat at 5s. per bushel, and rye at 3s. gd. per bushel." During the embarrassing times of the Revolution, no public funds were raised for the support of schools. They were then supported by voluntary contributions from those having schol ars. The Rev. Mr. Remele, after his settlement in 1783, was, in addition to his duties as pastor, a successful and popular teacher. The Rev. Mr. Wines is also remembered as an ex cellent instructor, especially for those in the more advanced studies. Jonah Griswold was for many years a favorite teacher at Northville. Benj. Cummings, Arphaxad Whittlesy, Moses Chapin, William A. Chapin, John B. McGregor, Austin Cor bin, William Claggett, Asa McGregor, William Heath, Bar on Stow, D. D., Josiah Stevens, Bela Nettleton, Carleton Hurd, Eleazer Jackson, Benj. F. Sawyer, Laura Sawyer, Sam uel Blanchard, William Young, Simeon Wheeler, Jr., John EDUCATION. 159 Towne, M. Bradford Boardman, Orpha Fletcher, Ursula Kel ley, and Augusta Jewett, are a few among those who have been prominent and successful teachers. During the last century our school habits have in some re spects greatly changed. In the earlier days women were em ployed to teach tbe summer schools, and men bad almost the ex clusive management of the winter schools. Now men are rarely found in our school-rooms summer or winter. There are sev eral reasons which have led to this change. Teaching is al most the only profession open to women, and those seeking remunerative employment naturally press into it, while all professions are open to men. Again : it is found that women are better adapted by nature to take charge of the young ; that they are more patient, and are more apt in teaching ; — and another reason is, they are willing to work for less pay. It requires but little financial skill to show, that when the woman asks $io per week and the man $20, you pay the woman only half as much money as you do the man for the same amount of labor, and secure, at the same time, on an average, a better quality of work. Some think that the presence of a man in our schools is necessary to their complete success ; but in several important cities in the West, women only are employed as teachers, and with the most satisfactory results. This same tendency to employ women as teachers is manifest throughout the country. In Vermont and in New York city, ninety per cent, of all the teachers are women. Again: the free use of the rod, and the severer forms of corporal punishment which prevailed in the more Puritanical days, have given place to milder forms of discipline, which are more humane, and have proved quite as effectual. Districts. The town was early divided into districts for purposes of schooling. District No. i embraced those on the Unity road, from tbe Fairbanks corner south ; No. 2, the terri tory occupied by Main street ; No. 3, the region about Kelley ville ; No. 4, East Mountain; No. 5, East Newport ; and No. 6, the Northville district. In 1837, Oliver Jenks, Jeremiah D. Netdeton, and Josiah Ste vens, Jr., were appointed a committee to divide the town into school districts, who reported the boundaries substantially as they remained until 1S76, when the abandonment of our hill l60 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. farms, and a change in the population, caused some of the dis tricts to be almost without scholars. A re-districting became necessary, and a committee, consisting of Ephraim E. P. Abbott, P. S. Adams, Edmund Wheeler, I. A. Reed, S. H. Edes, and Charles A. Silsby, was appointed for that purpose ; but no sat isfactory plan of division has yet been matured. The Union District. In the spring of 1874 the four village districts voted, by a very large majority, to unite and form one district, for the purpose of grading tbe schools, and thus pro moting their value and efficiency. A committee, consisting of E. Wheeler, J. L. Swett, and B. M. Gilmore, for District No. 2, Dexter Richards, S. H. Edes, L. W. Barton, and R. S. Howe, for No. 8, F. W. Lewis, S. L. Bowers, and P. S. Coffin, for No. 14, and R. Huntoon, H. Call, and Simon A. Tenney, for No. 18, was appointed to settle upon the terms of union. Their report was adopted by an almost unanimous vote. At the first meeting of the district, which was held May 13, 1874, Rich ard S. Howe, Edmund Wheeler, and George R. Brown were appointed a committee to procure the necessary rooms, supply the needed furniture, grade the scholars, adopt suitable rules, and put the schools in operation. The town, having the former town-hall and court-house building on hand, met, and voted to lease it to the Union district for school purposes for the term of ninety-nine years, provided they would fit it up and keep it in repair, and maintain in it, for a term of not less than twenty weeks in each year, a grammar school, without expense to the town, the inhabitants of other districts having the right to send their scholars to any grade in the school, by paying a reason able tuition to assist towards defraying tbe running expenses of the school. At the annual meeting, in the spring of 1876, the Union dis trict voted to raise $600 in addition to the school-money required by law. This was done in order to secure the services of a permanent teacher, competent to manage the school and in struct in the more advanced studies, and also to extend the three terms in the higher grades to twelve weeks each. This, after two years' experience, was deemed the wiser policy. In 1877 the sum of $400, and in 1878, $600, was raised for a like purpose. By an equitable distribution of the public school- EDUCATION. l6l money, it is thought the Union district could maintain, for thirty-six weeks in each year, a school, the grade of which should be sufficiently advanced to meet the wants of the public, and fit those that wished, for college, without additional tax ation. The benefits resulting from grading the schools have exceeded the expectations of its most sanguine advocates. The amount of school-money in Union district in 1877 was $2,123.06. A law constituting a Board of Education was passed in June, 1877, at the suggestion of the committee of this district, who thought an independent action of the district would result in benefit to all concerned. At the annual meeting, in 1878, the district adopted this law, and organized according to its provi sions. They chose a board of education, consisting of Edmund Wheeler, Samuel H. Edes, George W. Britton, Thomas B. San born, Albert S. Wait, and George E. Dame. This board organ ized by chosing Edmund W'heeler, president, George E. Dame, secretary and treasurer, and Samuel H. Edes, financial agent. The bell on the centre school-house, which is of steel, and cost some $125, was the gift of Thomas W. Gilmore, Esq., who, in his brief presentation speech, said he gave it, partly to testify how fully he appreciated the grand system which we had adopted for our schools, and partly that he might place a por tion of his money in a position where he could hear it ring while he lived. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, in the grammar room, was presented by George R. Brown and Miss Nettie L. Bartlett, the teachers. The following persons have been superintending school com mittees of the town : Ephraim E. P. Abbott, Josiah Forsaith, Bela Nettleton, Paul S. Adams, Joseph Freeman, Ira Person, William H. H. Allen, Foster Henry, Joseph W. Parmelee, Edmund Burke, Edward Ingham, Josiah Stevens, Jr., Levi W. Barton, Oren C. Kibby, John L. Swett, Shepherd L. Bowers, Frederick S. Little, Benjamin F. Sawyer, George R. Brown, Ralph Metcalf, John Woods, Amasa Edes, Charies W. Millen, Luther Walcott. Henry Cummings, Hubbard Newton, 1 62 history OF NEWPORT. In 1878, the board of education was elected ; and Albert S. Wait and Edmund Wheeler were assigned to the duties of su perintendents for the Union district. Rev. Paul S. Adams, of this town, was Common School Com missioner for Sullivan county in i860 and 1861, and Rev. C. M. Dinsmore held the same office in 1866. The Sullivan County Teachers' Institute has held frequent sessions in this town since its establishment. These sessions have been well attended, useful to the teachers, and interesting to the public. Nearly every term has been attended by able and experienced instructors. Newport Academy. The Newport academy was incorpo rated June 24, 1819. A number of the citizens of this and the neighboring towns, wishing to give their cbildren a more ad vanced education than was to be had at our common schools, and in many instances to fit them for college, made a compact, whereby they were to hire a teacher, at a salary of $400, — a sum deemed ample to secure the desired talent, — and pledged each to contribute his share towards making up the deficiency in the preceptor's pay, if any should be found, after receiving the tuition of the scholars. The institution was for several years under the direction of a board of trustees, consisting of James Breck, Joseph Farnsworth, William Cheney, J. D. Walcott, John B. McGregor, Alexander Boyd, and Hubbard Newton. A catalogue, published in 1823, contained the names of 69 stu dents, — 48 gentlemen and 21 ladies. The building erected for this institution was located on the south side of Elm street, at the east end of the bridge. It was placed there to accommo date the then comparatively large population on the west side of the interval. It was two stories high, and had ample rooms nicely fitted up. It was disposed of to District No. 2, and was finally destroyed by fire in 1843. When the Baptist church was remodelled, in 1841, and its audience-room raised several feet above the former floor, leaving a lower story, this was fitted up for an academy, and used for that purpose a number of years ; but the court-room, being a more central as well as a more attractive place, was mainly used for that purpose, and upon the formation of the Union district, in 1874, it was fitted EDUCATION. 163 up, with the modern improvements, for the use of the high- school grade. LIST OF TEACHERS IN NEWPORT ACADEMY AND IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. 1819. Wm. Shedd. 1855. John Paul. 1820. Christopher Marsh. 1857. R.M.Gunnison. 1821, '22, '23. Wm. Clark, A. B. 1858. H. F. Hyde, Miss A. C. Ba- 1825. Amasa Edes, B. Cook, Ass't. ker, Ass't. 1825. Harriet Cook. 1859. Geo. B. Brooks, Miss F. A. 1826. J. Peabody. Corbin, Ass't. 1827. Wm. Heath. 1862. Eugene Lewis, A. F. Glea- 1828. Wm. Claggett. son, Ass't. 1829. A. G. Hoyt, Miss S. Trask. 1862. Sarah G. Gregg. 1829. Kendrick Metcalf. 1863. A. H. Kimball. 1833. David Crosby. 1865. Mary Dwinell Chellis. 1833. Ursula Kelley. 1866. Alfred F. Howard. 1839. M. L. Eastman. 1870. Geo. R. Brown, Emily Leav- 1840. Susan Woodard. itt, Ass't. 1841. Miss Colby, dau. Gov. Colby. 1873. Susan C. Eastman. 1842. Miss S. O. Dickey. 184;. Abner S. Warner. Principals of the High School. 1848. Wm. M. Guilford. 1848. J. C. Crocker. 1874. Geo. R. Brown, Miss Emily 1850. Charies H. Chapin. Leavitt. 1851. C. F. Remick. 1875. H. A. Hutchinson, C. E. 1852. Levi W. Barton, Lizzie F. Blake, Geo. W. Dodge. Jewett, Ass't. 1876. Cynthia F. Paine. 1853. Mary B. Fitz. 1876 and 1877. Herbert J. Barton. 1853. M. Bradford Boardman. 1878. Frank S. Hotaling. Miss Nettie L. Bartlett, an efficient teacher, had charge of the Grammar school in Union district during the first four years after its formation. It has since been under the care of Miss Mary Chellis, of Plainfield, an experienced and competent teacher. The Intermediate department has been taught by Georgia C. Wilcox, Ida L. Dunbar, Lizzie Rider, Mary Stafford, and Mat- tie CheUis. The "New Hampshire Gazeteer," printed in 1823, says, — "An academy was incorporated in 1818, is without funds, and the average number attending it is about 35. The town is di vided into 14 school-districts, in most of which are handsome 164 history of NEWPORT. and convenient school-houses. The average number of schoh ars belonging to these districts is about 40 to each." At the historical celebration, in 1846, when the town had been settled eighty years, it was reported that " thirty young men had received a collegiate education ; that no child had been allowed to come to maturity without being taught to read and write ; that, generally speaking, all had a good common- school education ; and that they had 19 school-districts, besides a high school in the village." Rev. James R. Wheelock, at the Congregational church, was a son of President Wheelock, of Dartmouth college, and it is thought that this circumstance had a potent influence in turning the attention of our young men to college life. In 1870, by the census, there were in town 17 schools; 410 scholars, — 224 males and 186 females ; average attendance, 315 ; per cent, of attendance, 77 ; average number weeks school, 25 ; value of school buildings, $5,000 ; annual amount appropriated to schools, $3,341 ; average to each scholar, $8.15. Amount of school-money in 1877, $3,868.21. Until 1875 the town raised only so much money as was required by the laws of the state, and then only in the Union district. The following is an incomplete list of college graduates from Newport : Ebenezer Allen Worthen Hall Ames Samuel J. Allen Brooks Bowman Bela Bowman Philander Bowman Horatio Buel Ira Bascom Wm. TuUy Bascom Wm. Franklin Bascom.. . Wm. Breck James Breck, Tr Geo. Eugene Belknap.. . M. Bradford Boardman. Herbert J . Barton Wm. Chapin Jason Chapin Addison N. Chapin Charles H . Chapin Geo. F. Chapin ... Simeon Chamberlain. . . . Wm. Claggett Clifton Claggett Rufus Claggett Erastus B. Claggett Where Graduated. Profession. Residence. Dartmouth Lawyer Texas. Middleton Clergyman. . . Chelsea, Mass. Dartmouth Physician Hartford, Vt. Canada. Glover, Vt. » Lawyer Glens Falls, N.Y. " Physician Orwell, Vt. Middlebury Lawyer Xenia, Ohio. Washington, D.C Dartmouth ,, Rochester, N, Y. Chicago, 111. AnnapoliSj Md Navy Amherst Clergyman... Brimfield, Mass. Dartmouth Teacher Waukegan, 111. „ Clergyman . . . Greensboro', Vt. Geneseo, 111. " Physician .. . . Winchester. " Lawyer St. Louis, Mo. Clergyman. . . Alstead Dartmouth Washington. " Physician. ... Northfield, Vt. Lawyer Brooklyn, N. Y. " Clergyman. .. Lyndeborough. EDUCATION. 165 Names. Prentice Cheney Frank H. Carleton George Dustin Samuel H . Edes Nathaniel W. Fisher Wm. J. Forsaith 8uincy Adams Gimore.,.. arlos Gould Moses E. Hale Parker Hale Horatio Hale David Emerson Hale Wm. George Hale Solomon Heath Robert R. Heath Wm. Heath Robert Hogge Carleton Hurd Enoch Hutchinson Elijah Hutchinson Alonzo King Lycurgus Kimball Charles Cotton Kimball*. Milton Kimball Peter Kimball Amos B. Little Henry H. Metcalf Kendrick Metcalf. Carlos G. Metcalf Ralph Metcalf, Jr., Elias McGregor John B. McGregor Hubbard Newton James Hill Parmelee Alvah Paul Charles Peabody Leonard Peabody Josiah Peabody Solomon Peabody Ira W. Peabody Ezra Parmelee Leonard E. Richardson.. Bela Nettleton Stevens . , French A. Sawyer Ichabod Simmons Langdon Sawyer Benjamin Sawyer Carlos Wilcox John Wilcox Uriah Wilcox Mason A. Wilcox John Woods, Jr Charles Woods Simeon Watson Abel Whipple Stoughton Whipple Simeon Wheeler, Jr . . . . Hosea Wheeler William P. Wheeler .... Abijah Wines Jeremiah D. Walcott.... Where Graduated. Dartmouth . Amherst.. . . Dartmouth . Cleveland, O . Harvard . . . . West Point. Harvard Dartmouth . Profession. Dartmouth Waterville Jacksonville, IU.. . Eeloit Amherst Utica Brown University. Ann Arbor, Mich. Dartmouth Albany, N. Y Norwich Dartmouth . Yale Castleton, Vt . Dartmouth . . . Harvard Dartmouth . . Middletown . Dartmouth . . Middlebury.. Dartmouth . Ann Arbor.. Dartmouth . Williams . . . CincinnatiNorwich , Dartmouth .. Harvard Law Dartmouth .. Ohio. Physician. . Lawyer . . . . , Clergyman. Lawyer.. . . Clergyman. Lawyer .... Speculator . Clergyman. Physician .. Lawyer . Army . . . Lawyer . Residence. Clergyman. . Patent office, Editor Clergyman . . Physician. . , Banker Clergyman . . . Physician. . . Lawyer Clergyman . . Physician . . . Clergyman . . Physician. , . Clergyman . . Physician . . . ManufacturerClergyman .. . Physician ,, . . Clergyman , . . Broker Physician. . Teacher,. .. Lawyer . . . . Physician. . Lawyer . . . . Physician. . Lawyer. . . . Clergyman . Matanzas, Cuba. Minneapolis. Peterborough. Newport.Sandusky, Ohio. Boston, Mass. Grinnell, Iowa. Chicago, 111. New York. Philadelphia, Pa. New Orleans, La. Belfast, Me. Jefferson, N. C. Fryeburgh, Me. Brooklyn, N. Y. Windsor, Vt. Westboro', Mass. Milford. Erie, Penn. Augusta, 111. Rochester, N. Y. Washington, D.C. Dover, Geneva, N. Y. Troy. Nebraska City. Colchester, Vt. Newport.Newport. Zanesville, Ohio. Royalton, Ohio. St. Louis, Mo. Henniker. Sullivan. Newport. Bingh'mpt'n,N.Y. Canton, N. Y. Hartford, Conn, Washington, D. C. Napa, Cal. Springfield, Vt. Newport, Riceborough, Ga. Lawrence, Mass. Norwich, N. Y. Minneapolis. Boston. Springfield, Ohio. , Ohio. Portsmouth, Va. Chicago. Keene.Newport. A large number of females have graduated at various insti tutions. OHAPTEE XXIII. TEMPERANCE. TN all New England, prior to 1828, liquors of some kind were -^ deemed an indispensable article in every family, and were used more or less freely by all. That the early settlers here were fully alive to their supposed beneficent qualities is suffi ciently illustrated by the fact, that, tradition says, the first arti cle of merchandise ever brought to town was a barrel of rum. All the stores and taverns were licensed to sell liquors, which they did freely ; and at musters, town-meetings, and on other public days, special licenses were granted to individuals to sell near the place of meeting. Behind the bar, in all our taverns, were shelves on which were displayed decanters containing all kinds of liquor. One end of a counter, in all our stores, was devoted to drinking purposes. Every family had one or more decanters, which were kept constantly filled. Spirit was used at all social gatherings, on all public days, and at weddings and funerals. The social customs were such that the decanter and the toddy-stick were considered as the symbols of welcome ; and the visitor who was not invited to a social glass hardly con sidered himself as well treated. Rum, which was the general beverage, was drank in various combinations. I give the for mula for some of its preparations as then used, as approved by the State Historian : " The most common drink was toddy, which was simply rum and water well sweetened ; — sling, used in cold weather, was rum and warm water sweetened ; — eggnog, which was an egg well beaten, into which was stirred sugar, milk, and rum ; — s.nAJlip, which was made by taking a mug of beer and sweetening it, into which was thrust a red-hot iron called a loggerhead, which made it foam ; into this was dashed the spirit, and on this was grated a little nutmeg, — and it was ready for use." TEMPERANCE. I67 As illustrating the habits of the times, I quote from the ad vertisements of our old merchants, — Cheney, Farnsworth, Net tleton, and Gilmore, — as they appeared in the columns of the Spectator in 1824, 1825, and 1826. Under one head, they read almost uniformly thus: "Groceries. Brandy, Am. & Hol land Gin ; W. I. & N. E. Rum ; Gin ; Madeira, Malaga, Cur rent & Port Wines ; Brown and Loaf Sugar ; Teas, Coffee, Molasses & Starch," — liquors always heading the list. And their books show that they were dealt out and used liberally by the whole community, — clergymen, deacons, church members, and tbe unconverted alike. Prior to 1828, two cider distilleries had been established for tbe manufacture of cider-brandy, which did a large business. Tbe one at the top of Griffin hill, on the Unity road, was operated by Reuben Bascom, and the other, at Northville, was run by tbe Rev. Solomon Howe. Added to all this, the young orchards, which had been planted all over town, were yielding a bountiful harvest of apples, which were manufactured into cider, and large quantities were consumed annually, in some families amounting to many barrels. But this flood, which had so long inundated our town, was bound to see an ebb movement. Dr. Reuben Mussey, who stood at the bead of the Medical college at Hanover, visited this town, Feb. 25, 1828, and delivered an address on "Rum: its history, its uses, and abuses." After which, on the same day, was formed the first " Society for the Promotion of Temperance" in town. The following are the names of its members : Rev. John Woods, Christopher Newton, 2d, Rev. Ira Person, Calvin Messinger, Col. Phinehas Chapin, Carey Russell, Capt. Matthew Buell, Amasa Edes, Esq., Dea. Moses Noyes, Matthew Buell, Jr., Hubbard Newton, Esq., Joseph Wilcox, Dea. Joseph Farnsworth, Capt. Seth Richards, David Allen, Esq., Nathaniel O. Page, Dr. John B. McGregor, Charles H. E. Newton, Dr. Alexander Boyd, Dunbar Aldrich, Phinehas Newton, Moses P. Durkee, Josiah Stevens, Jr., Esq., B. B. French, Esq., James Wheeler, Col. James D. Walcott, Cyrus Barton, Esq., Joseph Kimball. 1 68 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Col. Phineas Chapin was chosen president, John Woods and Ira Person, vice-presidents, Amasa Edes, Esq., secretary, and Alexander Boyd, John B. McGregor, Hubbard Newton, and Joseph Farnsworth, executive committee. A committee reports, in 1829, a sale of 3,851 gallons in town, against 4,716 gallons sold the previous year, showing an im provement of 865 gallons as the result of their year's labor. This society was superseded Aug. 25, 1829, by a "Total Abstinence Society." A "Female Temperance Society" was also instituted the same year. In the September following, the Rev. Mr. Hewitt delivered an address at the South church to an audience estimated at nearly two thousand people. In November, 1841, a new movement, called the "Washing tonian," was inaugurated by Messrs. Butters and Northall, of Boston, who were reformed inebriates. It was sought by this movement to make converts to the cause by having " reformed inebriates" relate their sad experiences. At their first annual meeting they reported a membership of nearly five hundred persons ; and after the oration of Russell Streeter, on the follow ing 4th of July, one hundred names more were added. In 1844, the selectmen were instructed not to license any store. In 1849, three organizations were formed, — tbe " Sons of Temperance," the " Daughters of Temperance," and the " Ca dets of Temperance," and exercised a potent influence for sev eral years. They fitted up and dedicated a hall in Diamond mill. This year the hotels discontinued the liquor trade. The "Good Templars," a society which met with closed doors, and to which ladies and gentlemen alike were admitted to membership, was started in January, 1867, and for several years exercised a healthful influence. Another movement was made in 1872, when a reform club was organized, and weekly meetings have since been held. It has had a marked success, and its influences upon the commu nity have been salutary. A. V. Hitchcock, C. H. Little, E. A. Whipple, Philip Royce, and H. P. Leavitt are among its lead ing members. In 1873, a Catholic temperance society was organized. It was composed of Irish citizens, a large proportion of whom joined. TEMPERANCE. 1 69 A Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organized in May, 1877, designed for t^e promotion of temperance : — Mrs. Edward Wyman, president ; Mrs. A. V. Hitchcock, Mrs. Put nam George, and Mrs. Jacob Reddington, vice-presidents ; Miss Mary D. Chellis, secretary ; Miss F. M. Hewlett, treasurer. OHAPTEE XXIY. CEMETERIES. THE Pine Street Cemetery, the earliest one in town, is situated on the west side of Pine street, just north of the residence of George H. Fairbanks. A tract of land for this purpose was presented "to the town by Benjamin Bragg, by a deed bearing date Dec. 31, 177 1. It had been used as a buryr ing-place several years before the title was confirmed to the town. The first burial there was that of a child of Maj. Jesse Wilcox, the first child born in town. It was born Feb. 28, 1768, and died March 9 of the same year. Here are slabs, marble and slate, erected to the memory of Benjamin Giles, Ezra Parmelee, Christopher Newton, Samuel Church, the Wil- coxes, Hurds, and most of the early settlers. The new Pine Street Cemetery, situated on the east side of Pine street, south of the Aiken residence, was purchased by tbe town, Aug. 29, 1814, and was used, by those needing new lots, for nearly ten years. Northville Cemetery. At tbe annual meeting, March 10, 1795, it was "Voted that the town buy half an acre of land of Joel Wakefield for . a burying-place, and fence it." The grounds were enlarged- in 1876, by additions at the north and south. The beautiful pine trees which surround it were planted by public-spirited individuals residing in that part of the town. The tomb in that place was built by Jonathan Emerson in 1842. This is an important cemetery, is favorably situated, and has several fine enclosures. The old Baptist church, an important institution in its day, was located just south of the south line of this cemetery. The Maple Street Cemetery, which is on the south side of Maple street and east of the Congregational church, was pur- CEMETERIES. I /I chased in 1824, and was enlarged in 1855, at the south, to nearly twice its original extent. It has been the principal one used since its purchase. Tradition says there was an animated con troversy over the question whether the new cemetery should be located here, or on the plateau north of the present Baptist church. The tomb in this cemetery was built in 1842 by Sam uel Bailey, of Sunapee. The Cheney monument and enclosure, the first in town, were erected in 1852, and since then the many other monuments and enclosures which adorn the different cem eteries. The need of more ample grounds, and a more favored loca tion for the burial of tbe dead, and which should meet the wants of after generations, had long been felt ; and in accord ance with this feeling, the town, at the annual meeting in 1873, appointed a committee, consisting of George W. Nourse, Dex ter Richards, Edmund Wheeler, Nathaniel O. Page, and Isaac A. Reed, to see whether the old grounds could any of them be enlarged, and to select suitable grounds for a new cemetery. The grounds at Northville, at their suggestion, have been en larged ; but the committee have thus far failed to agree upon a locality which combines all the desired requisites. The regulations concerning the tolling of the bell, funeral ceremonies, and other matters relating to the burial of the dead, which have since been in practice, were adopted by the town at a meeting in 1841. They were prepared and submitted by Amasa Edes, Esq. The old hearse, which was of home manufacture, and which had been in use many years, gave place, in 1876, to a new one, which is of more modern style, and cost $488. The Catholic cemetery, on Summer street, was consecrated in August, 1877, by Bishop Healy. The land for this purpose had been purchased two years previous. OHAPTEE XXY. MAINTENANCE OF THE POOR. ' j ¦'HE town has always exhibited a thoughtfulness and liberal- ¦^ ity towards those whose misfortunes made them depend ent upon public charity for support. In common with other towns, in order to protect themselves, they sometimes resorted to the legal process of warning out of town those vagrants who had been sent here by other towns, or who, having had belonging elsewhere, voluntarily came here to obtain support, and had often omitted to tax them for the number of years in succession requisite to make them legal residents, — but to their own poor they were kind and generous. At first, the selectmen procured places for them ; afterwards, their maintenance was contracted for with the forms of a public auction, being assigned, usually, to the lowest bidder, except such as a partial allowance would enable to remain with their friends. This practice continued until 1840. At this time the number of persons needing assist ance was so greatly augmented by the great depression of busi ness occasioned by the revulsion of the times, that it was thought expedient to purchase a town farm. Accordingly, a committee, consisting of Silas Metcalf, Amos Little, and J. M. Wilmarth, was appointed to look out a farm. After examining all the farms for sale in town, they reported in favor of the one now occupied by Augustus Wylie, at Northville, then owned by Nathaniel Cotton, and on the loth of March this farm, of 220 acres, was purchased for the sum of $3,000 ; but the farm, not originally very well adapted to the purpose, and lacking, also, in the proper management, soon fell into discredit, and was sold, in 1845, to David Wheeler, Jr., for $2,500. Another farm, — the A. G. Savory place, on Thatcher hill, containing some 160 MAINTENANCE OF THE POOR. 1 73 acres, — was purchased, in i860, for $2,000. Subsequently the county farm was established, and to it were removed most of our poor ; and the farm, no longer needed, was sold, in 1870, to Mr. George C. Dean, for the sum of $1,700. One pecuniary advantage was thought to result to the town from owning a farm : it enabled the selectmen to get rid of those leeches who were preying upon tbe public, but who would rather earn their own bread than go to the poor-farm. OHAPTEE XXYI. LAWYERS. /^^ALEB ELLIS was the first lawyer in town. He was born ^-^ in Walpole, Mass. ; graduated at Harvard college in i793- When admitted to the bar he settled in this town, and here, in 1800, received his first political honors. From this towui he removed to Cornish, and from there shortly after to Claremont. He was a representative in congress from 1805 to 1809 ; was a member of the council ; and in 181 1 was elected to the state senate. In 181 2 he was one of the electors of president and vice-president. In 1813 he was appointed judge of the supreme court of New Hampshire, and continued in that office until his death, which occurred May 9, 1816, at the age of forty-nine years. Hubbard Newton, born Jan. i, 1780, was a son of Chris topher and Mary (Giles) Newton, who came from Groton, Conn., in 1779- His early youth was devoted to farming. After a thorough preliminary training, he entered Dartmouth college, and graduated with honor in the class of 1804. He chose the legal profession, the study of which be pursued in the office of Samuel Bell, Esq., at Francestown. He was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in this town in 1806. He was at Amherst for five years, and subsequently, as law partner with his son, Wm. F. Newton, at Claremont, for two years, but spent most of his active life in his chosen occupation in his native town. He had a taste for agriculture, and was engaged for many years in farming. He was one of the originators and a trustee of the Newport academy, was superintending school committee, took a deep interest in ed ucational matters, and was one of the earliest advocates of LAWYERS. 175 temperance on the basis of total abstinence, delivering many addresses in this and adjoining towns. He was moderator seven years, and a representative in 1814 and 1815. [See Literature, Press, and Genealogy .J Weare Tappan was born in East Kingston, N. H., March 3, 1790; fitted for college at Atkinson and Exeter academies; graduated at Dartmouth college in 181 1; studied law with Judge Ellis, of Claremont ; came to this town and commenced the practice of his profession. He was a law partner with Hubbard Newton, Esq. He shortly, however, removed to Bradford, and opened an office, where he continued in the prac tice of the law until his death, which occurred April 6, 1868, at the age of seventy-eight years. He married Lucinda Atkins, of Claremont, by whom he had five cbildren, a part of them born here, — Mason W, the oldest son [see sketch] ; Caroline L., wife of Daniel W. Carr ; Elizabeth A., wife of Joseph K. Lund ; Helen M., wife of Silas Wilkins, all residing at Brad ford ; and Charles C, a United States mail agent, residing at Concord. Amasa Edes was born in Antrim, N. H., March 21, 1792. The greater part of his minority was spent at Peterborough. Resided also at West Brook, Me., and at Keene. He gradu ated from Dartmouth college in 1817 ; read law one year in the office of Wilson & Porter at Belfast, Me., and two years with James Wilson, senior, at Keene ; and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In December of that year he came to Newport, where he has since continued in the practice of his profession. He has naturally a legal mind. It is related of him, as a lawyer, that in his very early student life the more advanced students in the same office would submit to him cases laid down in the books for opinion, and that his decisions, from his intuitive sense of justice, were almost uniformly in ac cordance with those given by the court. He was one of the pioneers in the cause of temperance, and has ever been its earnest advocate. He is also a warm friend of educa tion, and was for several years principal of the New Ips wich academy, and subsequently of tbe acadeiny at Newport. 176 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. He was a trustee of the Newport academy, and often one of the superintending school committee of the town. He was a representative in 1834, and is now President of the Sullivan County Bar. David Hale descended from a brother of Sir Matthew Hale, and was born at Alstead, in this state, in 1783. He was the oldest of a large family, and being obliged to provide means for his own education, was compelled to depend upon that hereditary mental wealth which for generations seems to have been the portion of his kindred. He had not the advantages of a college education, but his inquiring mind as well as assidu ous habits of thought enabled him to take a prominent posi tion among our scholars. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 181 1. He then opened an office in Newport, where he practised his profession until his death. He married Sarah Josepha Buell, oldest daughter of Gordon Buell, of New port. He died in 1822, leaving five children, the oldest in his eighth year. To educate these children in some measure as their father would have done, was the motive which induced his widow to devote herself to literature. By the aid of the Masonic friends of her husband, — Mr. Hale having been a prominent Free Mason, — this object was successfully pursued. [See Genealogy.] Josiah Forsaith, son of Dea. William and Jane (Wilson) Forsaith, was of Scottish descent, and was born at Deering, N. H., Dec. 14, 1780, and died at Newport, March 30, 1846. He fitted for college, and was graduated at Dartmouth, in the class of 1807. He read law with Hon. George Baxter Upham and Hon. Caleb Ellis, both of Claremont. He was admitted to the bar, and practised his profession at Goffstown, in this state, and at Boston, Mass., from 1810 to 1822, at the end of which time he came to Newport, and here continued in practice until his decease. He took an interest in educational matters, gave private tuition, and was a superintending school committee. He was a representative in 1841. In connection with James Breck, Esq., he built the Eagle hotel, now Eagle block, which was a fashionable house, and in its day added greatly to the at tractions of the village. LAWYERS. 177 Ralph Metcalf was born at Chariestown, N. H., Nov. 21, 1798. He was son of John Metcalf, who came to that place, in 1792, without money, without friends, and without acquaintance, and purchased the farm on which his son, Hon. Horace Metcalf, now lives, and who married the only daughter of John and Keziah (Nichols) Converse, who originated in Rhode Island, and grandson of Samuel Metcalf, of Oakham, Mass., who was an officer in the Revolution, and died soon after the close of the war, leaving seven sons and five daughters, and who married a lady by the name of Montague, who was of a highly respectable Irish family. Mr. Metcalf lived with his father, laboring on the farm, till August, 1818, when, owing to a lameness, he decided to engage in some profession. He fitted for college at Chester academy, Vermont, under the charge of Joel Manning, Esq., and a Mr. Hoi ton. In August, 1819, he entered Dartmouth college, and continued his studies till the fall of 1821, when, against the kind and sound advice of Professors Haddock and Chamber lain, he accepted an invitation to become a professor at Norwich University. The next year, however, at commencement, he was readmitted to his class, and graduated with them in 1823. He then entered the office of Gov. Hubbard, at Charlestown, where he remained two years, with the exception of three months, which he spent in the office of Richard Bardett, Esq., of Concord. In the summer of 1825 he went into the office of Hon. George B. Upham, of Claremont, where he remained till he was admitted to the bar in September, 1826. He then came to Newport, and began practice in the office formerly occupied by David Hale, Esq., then lately deceased, where he remained until 1828, when he went to Binghampton, N. Y., residing there till 1830, when he returned to New Hampshire and opened an office at Claremont. In June, 1831, he was elected secretary of state, and removed to Concord. While secretary, he was appointed, by Gov. Badger and council, to the office of attorney-general, which office he declined. He held the office of secretary till 1838 — seven years. Soon after this, Hon. Levi Woodbury, then secretary of the treasury, offered him a clerk ship in his department at Washington, which he accepted, and held till 1840, when, not pleased with life at the capital, he 178 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. resigned and returned to New Hampshire. While at Washing ton he was proffered the chair of an editor of one of the lead ing journals, with a most lucrative salary attached, which he declined. Upon his return, he opened an office at Plymouth, but remained less than a year, when he returned to Newport, where he had begun his professional career. In October, 1845, he was appointed register of probate for the county of Sullivan. He was a representative in 1852 and 1853 ; was one of a com mittee of three to codify the laws of New Hampshire in 1853 ; was trustee of the insane asylum in 1855 ; and governor of New Hampshire in 1855 and 1856. Gov. Metcalf was a great lover of romance, and always read and re-read all the standard authors. He wielded a ready and humorous pen, and once won a valuable prize offered for the best original poem. Few are the men who are so fond of social life, or who have contributed so freely to its promotion. He died at Claremont, where be had removed, Aug. 26, 1858, aged 63 years. In January, 1835, he married Lucretia Ann, daughter of Na than Bingham, Esq., of Claremont. She died April i, 1836, leaving an infant three weeks old, which died the August fol lowing. November 10, 1843, he married Martha Ann, daugh ter of Capt. John Gilmore, of this town. Ralph, born Aug. 8, 1844 ; graduated at Norwich Univer sity ; is a broker in Nebraska. Frances E., born Aug. 16, 1845 ; married, Jan. 22, 1867, Col. McDermid, of Chicago, 111. Benjamin B. French [see Literature, also Press] was a clerk of the court while he remained in town. He was a law yer by profession, and practised to some extent while here. His time, however, was mainly absorbed in his editorial and clerical duties. Edmund Burke. The subject of this sketch was born in tbe town of Westminster, Vt, on the 23d day of January, 1809. His father was a farmer, not wealthy, but possessed of a com petency quite sufficient for the support of himself and a numer ous family. His circumstances, however, required that he should labor with constant industry, — the lot of most New Eng- LAWYERS. 1 79 land farmers, — and bring his family up to the same habits of active toil. The subject of this notice was not exempt from the salutary training and discipline in the habits of robust and health-giving labor, from which but few of the sons of the tillers of the soil are exempt. He labored with his father, from tbe time his age and strength would permit, until he was fifteen years of age, going to the common-school of the village in -which he was born, in the summers in the tenderer years of his life, and during the winters when he had arrived at an age when his services were Valuable and necessary upon tbe farm. At the age of fifteen his father, unable to give him an academ ical education, but desiring that he should have every advan tage in his power, to give him a respectable position in society, proposed that he should mak^ an effort to become a member of one of the learned professions, oflTering to give him his time, and promising to extend to him such aid as might be in his power, if he would accept the generous offer of bis parent. He readily embraced the opportunity, and immediately began the study of Latin, with the view of pursuing the study of the law. He continued the study of that language with great in dustry for six months, under the tutorship, first, of William F. Hall, Esq., formerly of Bellows Falls, Vt., and recently a clerk in one of the departments at Washington, and subsequently of the late Chief-Justice Henry A. Bellows of this state ; and at the end of that time, being then in his sixteenth year, he en tered as a student at law in the office of the Hon. William C. Bradley, of Westminster, then and for a long time one of the most eminent counsellors and jurists of the state. Mr. Bradley was also distinguished as a politician as well as lawyer, and possessed conversational powers of most remarkable eloquence and brilliancy. It is not strange that he should insinuate his opinions and principles (which were of the Democratic school of politics) into the mind of a susceptible and impressible young man. To this circumstance, and also to the hereditary princi ples of his family, enforced by tbe precept and example of his father,— who was a devoted disciple of the Jeffersonian school, and was also a man of extensive reading, for one in his station in life, and possessed of a strong mind,— Mr. Burke undoubtedly owes the very decided pohtical cast of his character. l80 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Having followed his professional studies during a period of nearly five years, the term required of students who had not the advantage of graduation at a college, Mr. Burke was admitted to the bar of Windham county in that state. He was soon after admitted in Cheshire county, in this state, and in the spring following (April, 1830) he emigrated to Coos county. He first settled in the town of Colebrook, but subsequently removed to Whitefield, where he made a permanent location. Mr. Burke remained in Whitefield, in the practice of his profession, until the fall of 1833, when he removed to Claremont, in Sullivan county, in order to take the editorial charge of a newspaper in that town called the Argus. It is proper here to remark, that Mr. Burke has been often heard to observe that he never spent three years of his life so profitably as those he spent in the town of Whitefield. He says he went into Coos county with the impression that the people were less informed than those who lived in regions longer settled, but he soon found his error. On the contrary, he says he has never met with a community of men generally more intelligent, more imbued with strong common-sense, more patriotic in sentiment, and more generous in their feelings, than he found in Coos county. Among these people he laid in a large store of practical knowledge of men and things. But to resume the thread of our narrative : His connection with the Argus was Mr. Burke's first introduction to the edito rial profession, and perhaps the foundation of his subsequent political career. Of course the Argus, under his control, was a political paper. Democratic in its politics, and of very decided character. After publishing the Argus in Claremont till the autumn of 1834, •''^i'- Burke was induced to remove, with his paper, to this town, where, with the exception of a residence of five years at Washington, D. C, he has ever since resided, and now resides. A short period after his removal, the Argus was united with the New Hampshire Spectator, then owned by tbe Hon. Simon Brown, — the new paper assuming the title of Argus and Spectator, and being also, under the editorial control of Mr. Burke. Our space will not permit us to comment particularly on Mr. Burke's career as an editor while in charge of the Argus and Spectator. LAWYERS. l8l It is sufficient to say, that, under his control, that journal advo cated with great zeal the radical doctrines of the party to whose interests it was devoted, and, we believe, to the very general satisfaction of its patrons. It is due to Mr. Burke to say, that he started some doctrines in the columns of the Argus and Spectator, which were regarded by some of his own support ers as rather novel and startling at the time, but which have since become cherished articles of faith in the Democratic creed. So industriously and ably had Mr. Burke conducted his pa per, that at the end of three years he had acquired a reputation as a political writer which induced the late ex-President Polk, and the late Felix M. Grundy, then United States senator from Tennessee, to oflTer Mr. Burke the editorship of the Union, the leading Democratic organ of that state, published at Nashville, at a high salary. Mr. Burke accepted the offer, and published his valedictory in the Argus and Spectator, preparatory to his migrating to Tennessee. But many of his patrons, hearing of his intention, proposed to him to remain ; and, as an induce ment, they offered him the nomination for congress, then, by the usages of his party, due to Sullivan county. This high and unexpected compliment an aspiring and ambitious young man could not decline. He accordingly permitted his name to be used, and succeeded in obtaining the nomination. This was in the summer of 1838. In the election of March, 1839, Mr. Burke, with his colleagues on the Democratic ticket, was elected a representative for New Hampshire in the twenty- sixth congress of the United States, being then but thirty years of age. He took his seat in that body at tbe commencement of the session of 1839-40, and was subsequently twice reelected, — making, in the whole, a congressional term of six years. In referring to his congressional career, we think we do Mr. Burke no more than justice to say that it was creditable to him self and honorable to the state. He was a true party man, and the few speeches made by him while he was a member were devoted to the support of the principles and measures of the Democratic party. They secured to their author great popu larity with his party. His speech upon the independent treas ury, and also his speech upon the tariff", are monuments of in tellectual labor, of which any man might be proud. They bear 1 82 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. the marks of profound and critical research. But there was one speech delivered by Mr. Burke, while a member of con gress, which commanded the applause of all his constituents, without distinction of party. We allude to his eloquent and beautiful defence of our state against the rude and unprovoked attack of a Mr. Arnold, a member from Tennessee. We have seldom read a retort so condensed, conclusive, and overwhelm ing. This effort alone entitles Mr. Burke to the gratitude and praise of every true son of New Hampshire, and fully justified his claim to the high regards of the native-born citizens of the Granite state. While a member of congress, he was also an ac tive, industrious, and efficient member of important commit tees, — among others of tbe select committee appointed to in vestigate the suffi-age movement in Rhode Island, of which he was chairman, and in which capacity he prepared a long re port, based upon the principles of Democracy and of the con stitution. It was regarded by the leaders of the Suffrage party as the best political history of Rhode Island ever written. The Rhode Island report is a monument to the capacity of Mr. Burke for rapid and efficient work. In consequence of an un expectedly early adjournment of congress, Mr. Burke had but thirty-six hours in which to write his report, and arrange the voluminous documents connected with it, for publication. The report embraces one hundred large congressional printed pages and two hundred and thirty-two documents, all making eleven hundred and fifty printed pages of matter. Mr. Burke com menced this great labor on Saturday night, and on the next Monday morning the report was written, the documents all collated and numbered, and tbe report made to the House, pre cisely as it was subsequently printed. At the close of Mr. Burke's congressional career, which was in the spring of 1845, his party having been successful in the preceding presidential election, he was, without solicitation or knowledge on his part, tendered by Mr. Polk, the new presi dent, the office of commissioner of patents, which he accepted, and upon the duties of which be entered on the 5th day of May, 1845. He continued to perform the duties of that office until the accession of Gen. Taylor to the presidency, when he was superseded by Mr. Ewbank, of New York. In the discharge LAWYERS. 183 of the duties of this office, Mr. Burke displayed the same inde fatigable habits of industry, and the same close and critical research, which had distinguished him in other positions. His reports, while commissioner of patents, embraced a vast amount of valuable information, gathered from a wide field of investiga tion, and presented in a form which made them both accepta ble and popular with the country. Under Mr. Burke's admin istration the patent office assumed a position and importance which it had never before enjoyed, and contributed its full share to the popularity of Mr. Polk's administration. But while Mr. Burke held the office of commissioner of pat ents, his labors were not altogether confined to the mere duties of his office. During that period he wrote those papers upon the tariff", entitled the " Bundelcund Essays," originally pub lished in the Washington Union, but subsequently in pamphlet form, and circulated by tens of thousands in every state in the R.epublic. Referring to these papers, a writer in the Dem ocratic Review says, — "After the close of the session of 1844 and 1845, when some of our timid friends began to express doubts as to the propriety of attempting to carry out the pledge of the Baltimore Democratic convention upon the question of the tariff", Mr. Burke, appreciating the danger which this hesita tion threatened to the policy of the Democratic party, boldly stepped forward as its champion, and contributed to the col umns of the Union the well-known series of essays on, or, rather, against, the protection system, published over the sig nature of ' Bundelcund.' Nothing before, emanating from his fruitful pen, had so served to spread his fame, for they were immediately republished, wholly or in part, in nearly every Democratic paper in the Union, and, from their appearance until the final vote on the tariff" in 1846, were the object of in cessant and virulent attacks from the opposition. The Dem ocratic party, with few exceptions, planted themselves firmly on the principles there laid down by Mr. Burke, which, being adopted by the committee of ways and means of the house of representatives, and by the treasury department, were made the basis of the revenue law so triumphantly passed on the 30th of July, 1846." After Mr. Burke retired from the patent-office, he formed a 184 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. connection with the late celebrated Thomas Richie, by which he became a joint editor of the Washington Union. He re mained connected with the Union one year, during which he contributed a large amount of the editorial matter which ap peared in its columns. He had, also, while he was at the head of the patent-office, been a liberal contributor to that paper, as well to its editorial columns as in the shape of communications. And we may truthfully add, that he has, for the last thirty years, been an industrious and fertile writer, as the columns of many newspapers can attest, and has achieved, by his labors in connection with the press, a high position among the editorial profession. The term of Mr. Burke's connection with the Washington Union having expired, he, in the summer of 1850, returned, with his family, to his residence in this town, where he now remains in the practice of his profession, and employing him self in those literary pursuits congenial to a man of taste, and necessary to an active mind imbued with a desire for the accumulation of knowledge. In conclusion, we will add, that Mr. Burke is truly a self- made man. In the outset of his career he had no friends pos sessed of wealth and influence to aid him. He had to depend upon himself alone. The writer of this has heard him remark that he graduated at a common village school, having never at tended an academy or college a day in his life, and having had no other assistance or tuition than that which he received while acquiring a sufficiency of Latin preparatory to entering upon his legal studies. And he has informed us that he ceased to attend the village school at the age of fourteen, having never attended any school subsequent to that period. His success in life is a bright example of industry, perseverance, and energy, which we commend to the youth in humble circumstances who has the ambition to aspire to the higher positions of usefulness and honor in society. He married, Dec. i, 1840, Ann Matson [see following sketch] ; married, 2d, Nov. 29, 1866, Mary Elizabeth Whit ney, born Sept. 14, 1834. Had one daughter by first wife, — Frances Matson, born Oct. 7, 1847 ; married Col. George H. Dana. LAWYERS. 185 Mrs. Ann Matson Burke, who is the subject of the follow ing sketch, was the flrst wife of Hon. Edmund Burke, of this town. She was the daughter of tbe late Francis and Susan Matson, of Stoddard, N. H., and grand-daughter of the late Hon. Aaron Matson, — a man of property, influence, and note in his day ; a member of congress from this state, besides holding many other offices of honor and responsibility under the gov ernments of the state and the United States. Mrs. Burke was born in Stoddard, on the 20th day of June, 1S23 ; was married to Mr. Burke on the ist day of December, 1840; and died in this town on the 25th day of January, 1857, in the very prime and bloom of womanhood, being in the 34th year of her age at the time of her decease. Her grandmother, on her father's side, whose maiden name was Frances Carpenter, was a direct lineal descendant of Peregrine White, who was born on the Mayflower on its passage from England to this country, bring ing its freight of pilgrims seeking a home and " freedom to worship God," who subsequently landed on Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts, Dec. 20, 1620. Mrs. Aaron Matson, who, with her venerable and honored husband, spent the last years of her life in this town, in the immediate neighborhood and society of their grand-daughter and sole descendant, was a woman gifted with much more than ordinary ability. She received a supe rior education for the time in which she lived, and was possess ed of many of the graces of character and manners which af terwards shone so conspicuously in her grand-daughter. As an incident, it is proper to remark that Mrs. Burke, in her life time, was the possessor of a copper tea-kettle, which, accord ing to tradition in the family, was brought over in the May flower by the family of Mr. White, became the property of Peregrine, and from him has been handed down in a direct line of descent until it has come into the possession of Mrs. Frances M. Dana, the only daughter and child of Mr. and Mrs. Burke. Mrs. Burke was educated at the academy of Miss Fiske, of Keene, N. H., one of the most celebrated seminaries for the education of ladies then known in New England, from which she graduated with high honor. Miss Fiske was a lady who did not forget the accomplishments of manner and person in 13 1 86 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. her system of education ; and of these Mrs. Burke acquired her full share. Immediately after her marriage, she went to Washington with her husband, where she spent the winter, and subsequent ly was with him during other seasons, while he was in con gress ; and while he was at the head of the patent office, and during the time he was connected with the Washington Union, she was a permanent resident of that city. The official posi tion of her husband gave her access to the most refined and polished circles of the political metropolis of the Union, an opportunity and advantage which she was quick to appropriate and improve. Although the life of Mrs. Burke was of comparatively brief duration, she lived long enough to make a deep impression upon the social circle in which she moved, and upon her more intimate relatives and friends, inspiring in the hearts of the lat ter the most devoted love and attachment. She was a woman possessed of great beauty of person, and the most charming qualities of mind and disposition. She was gifted with con versational powers of great brilliancy ; and in social converse with her friends, her whole soul seemed to be transfused into her countenance, giving her an animation, charm, and grace which won and captivated all who came within the circle of her presence. Her life was the constant expression of a beau tiful character. She was always mild, amiable, and sympathiz ing, never uttering an expression to any one which could wound or offend. She was the idol of her own family circle, always swaying the sceptre of her domestic realm with love and gentleness. She was always forbearing and for peace. " Speak gently," and " a soft answer turneth away wrath," were the constant maxims by which her intercourse with others was guided. To the poor, and especially to those of her own sex, she was a ministering angel in their afflictions, always bestow ing acts of kindness and charity, and personal services when needed. Notwithstanding her long residence in Washington, during which she mingled with the gayest and most cultivated circles of society, which might inspire in some persons a spirit of exclusiveness in her social relations, to her honor be it said, that to the influence of her example, more than to any other LAWYERS. 187 one cause, are we indebted for the absence of that spirit which would divide society into exclusive circles founded upon imag inary superiority, which has been the bane of so many towns, and the absence of which has rendered Newport the charmed village of New Hampshire. Her last illness, which terminated in her death, and during which she was at times a great suff"erer, was borne with heroic patience and resignation ; and when the inevitable hour came, she sank into the arms of her Heavenly Father without a mur mur, assuring her weeping relatives, in her last moments, that it was not hard to die. It is not strange that such a woman should be warmly loved in life, and deeply lamented in death. Her untimely departure from the scene of her earthly pilgrim age was felt to be a great loss to society as well as to her family, to whom she was endeared by the strongest ties of love and aff"ection. David Allen, Jr., was born Dec. i, 1805. He spent most of his minority with bis father at farm work. He was educated at the common-school and at the Newport academy ; after which he went to Johnstown, N. Y., and spent several years in teach ing. He turned his attention to the law, the studies of which he pursued with Hon. Edmund Burke, of this town, and with Hon. Ebenezer Allen, a brother, then at Orono, Me. After being admitted to the bar, he opened an office at Perrysburg, Ohio, but shortly returned to this town and took tbe office and law business of Hon. Edmund Burke, who was absent at Washington, D. C, where he was a member of congress and a commissioner of patents, and here continued the practice of his profession until his death, which occurred Sept. i, 1S51. He was a representative in 1849 and 1850, and was also a su perintending school committee. Married Emeline B. Sanborn, of Sanbornton. Lewis Smith, a nephew of Capt. Seth Richards, was born in Eastford, Conn., June 5, 1815. He fitted for college at Union academy, Bennington, Vt. ; studied law two years in Vermont and two years with the Hon. Edmund Burke in this town, and was here admitted to the bar and commenced practice. He 1 88 HISTORY. OF NEWPORT. » opened an office at Henniker in 1841, where he remained ten years ; was five years at Nashua ; since which time he has been at Hastings, Minn. In each place he has enjoyed a wide practice. He was clerk and assistant clerk of the New Hamp shire house of representatives six years ; was a member of the house and of the constitutional convention while at Henniker ; secretary of the territorial council of Minnesota in 1857 ; and at different times has represented the county of Dakotah in each branch of the legislature. David Dickey, a graduate at Dartmouth college, was in practice here for several years, commencing in 1842, when he removed to Haverhill. Austin Corbin, son of Hon. Austin Corbin, was born July II, 1827. He was well educated, and at the age of nineteen commenced the study of the law, pursuing the same with Hon. Edmund L. Gushing, of Charlestown, since chief-justice of New Hampshire, and later with Hon. Ralph Metcalf, afterwards governor of the state. His legal education was completed at the Harvard Law School, where he received his degree in 1849. In that year he was admitted to the bar, and at once began practice as the partner of his former teacher, Mr. Metcalf. Here he practised for two years, and with great success, but, desiring a wider field, determined to remove to the West, which he did in the fall of 1851, locating himself at Davenport, Iowa. In Davenport he resided till 1865. During all this time he was engaged in the practice of his profession, — first, alone, then as the senior partner of the firm of Corbin & Dow, and after wards of Corbin, Dow & Brown. These firms took high rank in the state ; and for some years no law firm in low^a had a more extensive or more successful practice. During the later years, however, Mr. Corbin had very little to do in the active practice of his profession. In 1854 he became interested in banking, as the partner of Mr. Louis A . Macklot, under the firm name of Macklot & Corbin ; and from that time on he oc cupied a very prominent position in the state in that business. In 1857 there were seven banks and banking-houses in the city ; and in the severe times that followed the financial troubles of LAWYERS. 1 89 that year, every one suspended except that of Macklot & Cor bin. That house met all demands promptly, and paid deposit ors in full. In i86i,Mr. Corbin sold his interest in the house to his part ner, and retired from the business; but in 1863, immediately upon tbe passage of the national currency act, he organized the First National Bank of Davenport, became its president, and commenced business on the 29th day of June, 1863, which was two days in advance of any national bank in the United States. The result of the organization of this bank was also most suc cessful. In June, 1865, after the bank had been in business two years, and had paid dividends of 15 per cent, per annum, its stock was worth $250 on the books, and very soon thereafter sold for $300. This year Mr. Corbin sold out all his stock, and nearly all the property he had in that county, and removed to New York, where he established himself in the banking business, and where he has since been. His first partner in New York was Mr. Gilman S. Moulton. He retired in 1870 ; and then Mr. Corbin organized " The Corbin Banking Company." This is a private company, under the laws of New York, issuing no notes, but with stock, as in other banks, except that all share holders are individually liable to the extent of their entire es tates for tbe debts of the company. Connected with him are several prominent capitalists ; and the company stands high, as well in New York as in the West, where they do a very large business. A large part of this is the lending of money upon farms ; and they are reported to have on their books collections of this character amounting to over $15,000,000. In this spe cial class of investments they have larger dealings than any other firm in the world. Mr. Corbin is also largely interested in stock companies for the investment of capital, outside of his own, — " The New Eng land Loan Company," at Manchester, N. H., and the "New England Mortgage Security Company," at Boston. He has also large holdings of stock in the " American Mortgage Com pany of Scotland," at Edinburgh, tbe Corbin Banking Com pany being its American correspondents. But probably no undertaking of his life has met with such 190 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. immediate and signal success as the organization of the Man hattan Beach enterprise near New York city. In 1873 he was compelled, under the advice of his physician, to go at once, with his sick child, to the seashore ; and taking the n'earest one at hand, went to Coney island. Here the family remained most of the summer, and during his sojourn he was astonished to find, within an hour of New York city, the finest sea-beach on tbe Atlantic coast. But its proximity to the great city had made it largely the resort of the worst portions of society ; and, so far as its front was occupied, it was constructed of poor buildings. A portion — nearly half the island, and the best part — was wholly unoccupied, the titles being in very great dis order. This portion Mr. Corbin determined to secure, redeem from its bad reputation, and build up and preserve for the better classes of New York. After three years of work, and at great expense, he acquired all the titles, and had under his con trol an ocean front of 2J miles, and a territory of over 500 acres, extending from ocean to bay. He then organized a rail way company, to which the whole was conveyed ; and in 1877) on the 19th day of July, it was opened to tbe public. On the ocean a magnificent hotel — the finest seaside hotel in America — bad been erected ; extensive bathing-houses had been built ; and the Railway hotel and grounds were crowded with guests the balance of tbe season. During the years 1877 and 1878, the railway carried over 1,600,000 people. It has been already a very great, and is destined in the future to be a much greater, blessing to the citizens of New York. Its hotel, its bathing facilities, and its police system, are unequalled in any city on this continent. Mr. Corbin has received from every source, public and private, high praise for the conception of this grand idea, and the grand manner iu which it has been carried out. [See Genealogy.] Samuel H. Edes, son of Amasa Edes, Esq., was born in Newport, March 31, 1825. After a preparatory course at Kim ball Union Academy, he entered Dartmouth college, graduat ing in 1844, the youngest member of his class ; studied the profession of law in his father's office, and was admitted to Sul livan county bar in 1851. He has twice held the office of LAWYERS. 191 county solicitor, having been appointed in the years 1854 and 1874 ; and was chosen to represent the town in the legislature in i860. He was an untiring and zealous workman in the cause of the common-schools of the town, and did much towards pro moting the Union district scheme of the village schools, and is now an officer of its board of education. He was also ac tively engaged in the organization of tbe fire department of Newport on its present efficient basis. In addition to the busi ness of his profession, he has been quite largely engaged in farming, and since 1865 as a manufacturer of flannels at the Eagle Flannel Mills in Newport ; also in the dry goods and millinery trade, in connection with his son, George C. Edes. The aqueduct supplying pure water to the village from Cold spring, about one mile in length, was constructed by him in 1856, and relaid with New Jersey patent iron and cement pipes in 1862, — tbe first laid in tbe state. Levi W. Barton, son of Bazaleel Barton, 2d, was born in Croydon, March i, 1818. The pecuniary condition of his fa ther's family was such as to demand his time dnd labor in early boyhood ; and hence his attendance upon the district school was restricted to short terms in tbe winter season — and these with occasional interruptions — until his eighteenth birth-day, after which he attended several terms at the academy at Unity. In 1839 h^ married Miss Mary A. Pike, of Newport. She died the following year. After securing a home for his infant son — afterwards the late Col. Ira McL. Barton — in the family of a sister, Mrs. Amos Kidder, then at Canaan, he commenced a preparato;-y course of study at Kimball Union Academy, with a zeal which would listen to no discouragements. He entered Dartmouth college in July, 1844, and was graduated in the class of 1848. During his senior year at college he began reading law with Hon. Daniel Blaisdell, of Hanover. Immediately af ter graduating he commenced teaching in the Canaan academy, and at the same time entered, as a student, the law office of Hon. Jonathan Kittredge, — since a judge of the supreme court, — where he remained till January, 1851, when he came to Newport, and finished his course of legal study with Messrs. Metcalf & Corbin, and was here admitted to the bar in July of 192 history of NEWPORT. the same year. He immediately opened an office in Newport, where he has since been actively engaged in the practice of his profession. He was a law partner of Hon. Ralph Metcalf at the time of his election as governor in 1855. While his profes sional duties have claimed a large share of his attention, he has found time to engage, to some extent, in farming, stock- raising, and fruit-growing. In 1S55, '56, and '57, he was register of deeds for Sullivan county; was county solicitor from 1859 to 1864; was repre sentative in 1863, 1864, 1S75, 1876, and 1877; and was state senator in 1867 and 1868. He has held a leading position in the house and senate; and, during his entire term of service in both branches, has been a member of the judiciary committee, and for five years its chairman. During the sessions of 1875 and 1876116 was chairman of the Republican legislative caucus, and as such did much towards moulding legislation, and the avoidance of extreme measures which might have resulted in injury. In 1866 he was chairman of a board of commissioners appointed by the governor to audit and report the war indebt edness of the state. He was a member of the convention for the revision of the state constitution in 1876, and the same year one of the Republican electors of president and vice- president of the United States. He was appointed bank com missioner by Gov. Harriman, but declined. He was appointed in 1877 one of the commission to revise and codify the laws of New Hampshire, which duty he performed. He has been twice a candidate for congress, and, though failing of a nomi nation, received a liberal- support. August 25, 1852, he was again married to Miss Lizzie F. Jewett, of Nashua. [See Genealogy.] Samuel Metcalf Wheeler, son of Albira, and grand son of Dea. Abel Wheeler, was born August 9, 1823, in Newport. He was educated mainly at our common-schools, with subsequent advantages afforded him at academies in Vermont, his father having removed to Royalton in that state in 1841. Choosing law as his profession, he commenced its study in the office of Tracy & Converse, then the leading law yers of the state, at Woodstock, Vt. He retui-ned to Newports lawyer3. 193 and, after spending several months in tbe office of Metcalf & Corbin, was here admitted to the bar in 1847. He then opened an office here. After a brief but successful practice of three j'ears here, he removed to Concord, and from thence, shortly after, in 1853, to Dover, where he soon became a leading mem ber of the Strafford county bar, a position which he has main tained for twenty-five years, and which he still retains. Since his residence in Dover, be has been connected nearly all of the time with the banking institutions of that city, as director or trustee. In January, 1858, he was elected president of the Laugdon Bank, as he was also that of the Dover National Bank upon its formation in 1865. He has been a member of the leg islature five years, and in 1869 and 1870 was speaker of the house. He was a member of the staff of Gov. Stearns, and at one time was a prominent candidate for member of congress. He was a delegate to the constitutional convention of 1876, and took an active part in its deliberations. He married. May 17, 1S53, Priscilla E. Clement, of Franklin, a lady of culture. He has two daughters, both of whom are educated,^ — Sarah A., born Nov. 10, 1854, and Betsey J., born April i, 1856. Albert S. Wait was born April 14, 1821, in Chester, Vt. He studied law with Hon. Daniel Kellogg, in the village of Saxton's River ; was admitted to the bar at Newfane, Vt, in April, 1846, and immediately after entered upon the practice of law at Alstead, N. H. He removed to Newport in May, 1857. In June, 1865, he received the honorary degree of A.M. at Dartmouth college. He is an active Free Mason, in the va rious bodies of which he has held several prominent offices, and is now (1878) Grand Commander of the Knights Templars of the state. He was a delegate to the Chicago Democratic national convention in 1864; three times a candidate of his party for representative to the general court, and twice for state senator ; but his party being in the minority, he was never elected. [See Literature.] Shepherd L. Bowers, son of James and Nancy (Symonds) Bowers, was born at Acworth, Dec. 13, 1827. He continued on the farm with his father until the age of twenty years, when he 194 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. commenced a course of study. Had his preparatory training at Kimball Union Academy, in this state, and at Thetford academy, Vermont. He defrayed his own expenses, while fit ting for college, by teaching, in which he was engaged at Fitchburg and Leominster, Mass., and the high school in bis native town. He entered Dartmouth college in 1852. He soon, however, turned his attention to law, and studied his profession in the office of Hon. Asa Fowler, of Concord, since judge of the supreme judicial court. He was admitted to the bar in 1856, and the same year came to this town and began the practice of law, in which he has since continued. He was appointed register of probate for Sullivan county in 1861, and held the office until 1871. He was a representative to the legis lature in 1865, and a delegate to the Republican national con vention at Baltimore in 1864. He was reappointed register of probate in 1876, which office he still holds. He was one of the originators of the board of education for the Union dis trict, and has been superintending school committee for the town at different times. J. C. Crooker had a law office in town for a number of years, beginning about 1846. He was for a while a preceptor in the academy here and at Unity. He went to the West, where he has since been in the practice of his profession. He married, Dec. 13, 1848, Sarah B. Slayton, of Woodstock, Vt. George S. Barton, son of Hon. Cyrus Barton, tbe founder of tlie Argus and Spectator, graduated at Dartmouth college in 185 1 ; was admitted to the bar in 1853, and opened an office at Burlington, Iowa. The following year he came to Newport, and went into practice with the Hon. Edmund Burke. He was clerk of the New Hampshire senate in 1855 and 1856, and died the following July, aged 26 years. [See Literature.] William F. Newton, son of Hubbard Newton, Esq., was born at Newport, Nov. 23, 1818. In early youth he learned the trade of printing, which he followed for a few years. After a preparatory course, he entered the profession of law in his father's office, and was admitted to the Sullivan county bar in 1843, where he has since been engaged in practice. He has LAWYERS. 1 95 held the office of clerk of the courts for Sullivan county for several years, and other positions of trust. In connection with his other business, he has to some extent engaged in farming and gardening, and as a cultivator of strawberries, marketing a hundred bushels or more in a single year. He married, March 23, 1876, Julia, daughter of David McQiieston, m.d., of Wash ington, N. H., who was born April 22, 1825. Brooks K. Webber, son of Maximilian J. Webber, studied law, and, after being admitted to the bar, opened an office in this town, but after a brief practice removed to Hillsborough, where he now resides. He has been twice a representative from that town. . W. H. H. Allen was born at Winhall, Bennington county, Vt., December 10, 1829. At the age of sixteen he came to Surry, N. H., where he spent three years at farm work, teach ing, and attending school. He fitted for college with Joseph Perry, Esq., of Keene; entered Dartmouth college in 1851; was graduated there in the class of 1855 ! taught tbe high school at Hopkinton, Mass., one year. He read law with Wheeler & Faulkner and F. F. Lane, of Keene, and Burke & Wait, in this town, and was here admitted to the bar in Sep tember, 1858. He was appointed clerk of the courts for Sulli van county in 1858, and held the office until 1863, when he was appointed paymaster in the U. S. army, which office he held until the close of the war. He practised law here until March, 1868, when he removed to Claremont. While here, he was a moderator in 1863, and again in 1866. He held the office of judge of probate from 1867 to July, 1874 ; was appointed regis ter in bankruptcy in 1S67, and a judge of the supreme court of New Hampshire in 1S76, a position he still holds. He is presi dent of the board of trustees of the State Normal School. He was editor of the Sullivan Republican so long as it existed, — from January, 1859, to the spring of 1861, — when it was sus pended. He married Ellen E.Joslin, of Surry, in 1856. She died in 1873, and the following year he married Sallie S. Sabin, of Claremont, a daughter of Dr. John Sabin, of Straf ford, Vt 196 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Ira McL. Barton, son of Hon. Levi W. Barton, was born in Newport, March 11, 1840. He commenced teaching at the age of seventeen, and taught with marked success in Newport, Claremont, and Alstead ; was fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy, and entered Dartmouth college in 1858, but, without graduating, began the study of law in the office of his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1863. On the breaking out of the Rebellion, he raised a company of three months volunteers ; was appointed captain, receiving one of the first commissions issued, and served under Col. Tappan. At the expiration of his term, he recruited another company, and joined the Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, known as tbe " Fighting Fifth," under Col. Cross, in which he was commis sioned captain ; served under Gen. McClellan, in the peninsula campaign ; was at the battle of Fair Oaks, the Seven Days' Fight, and the retreat to Harrison's Landing. He resigned on account of ill-health. When able to enter the service again, he was commissioned captain of Company B, Heavy Artillery, and was stationed at Fort Constitution, Portsmouth harbor, and subsequently at Fort Foot, near Washington. In the summer of 1864 he organized a regiment of heavy artillery, of which he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, and, being put in com mand, was stationed at Fort Sumner, where he remained till the close of tbe war ; soon after which, he received the appointment of second lieutenant in the regular army, and was stationed at Pine Bluff, Ark. ; was promoted to first lieutenant At the end of two years he resigned his commission. He was appointed district attorney for the tenth district of Arkansas, and after wards judge of the criminal court for the county of Jefferson in that state. He was part owner of the Jefferson Republican, a weekly paper published at Pine Bluff", and for a short time its chief editor. He returned from Arkansas in December, 1875, and became law partner with his father, where he continued until his death, which occurred Jan. 19, 1876. He married, in 1861, Helen M. Wilcox, of Newport ; his second wife was Addie L. Barton, of Ludlow, Vt. George R. Brown, son of Aaron and Eadey (Watts) Brown, was born March 4, 1838, at Acworth. After a preparatory LAWYERS. 197 course, he entered Tufts college, where he graduated in 1866. He studied law with the Hon. Edmund Burke, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1868, and commenced practice here. He was appointed register of probate in 1871, and held the office until 1876. He has been a superintending school committee in this town several times, and was one of tbe committee to or ganize the Union school district. He has been a preceptor in the academy here and at Walpole. Arthur C. Bradley, son of Jonathan D. Bradley, and grand son of Hon. William C. Bradley, an eminent lawyer of West minster, Vt, is a man of scholarly attainments. He was grad uated from Amherst college at the age of twenty, and after wards from Columbia Law School, in New York city. He devoted one year to the especial study of patent lav/, in the office of a distinguished attorney in New York; after which he came to this town, was admitted to the Sullivan county bar, entered into partnership with Hon. Edmund Burke, and here commenced the practice of bis profession. He now resides in the city of New York. Nathan E. Reed, son of Jonathan E. and Deborah R. (Hunt) Reed, was born in Burlington, Mass., the 22d day of April, 1848. In the spring of 1853, his father removed to Charlestown, N. H., where they remained one year, when they came to Newport, and settled on Pike hill. At seven teen years of age he commenced his studies, which he pursued at tbe academies of New London and Claremont. At the end of three years he went to Boston, and entered the store of Messrs. Stone, Richardson & Parker, as clerk. At the end of six months he became a travelling salesman through New Hampshire, and remained in that position until March 15, 1870, when he went to Laporte City, Iowa, and went into the lumber trade, establishing the first lumber yard in that place. In 1872, in connection with a partner, he built an elevator, and commenced buying and shipping grain, in which business he continued until tbe great Chicago fire. He had been for several years, at his leisure hours, studying law, and in the fall of 1872 entered the office of George Bishop, 198 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. of Laporte City, as a student, where he continued until Nov. iS, 1873, when he was by the circuit court of Black Hawk county, Iowa, admitted to practice. In April following he opened an office in this town, and in March of the following year he became the law partner of Hon. Edmund Burke, with whom he remained one year, when they dissolved their con nection in business, and Mr. Reed opened an office by himself, and has since continued in the practice of his profession. He married, Feb. 24, 1870, Stella M. Slader, daughter of Samuel L. Slader, Esq., of Acworth ; child, Lewis Ellsworth, born Nov. II, 1872, at Laporte City, Iowa. [Mason W. Tappan, of Bradford, and William P. Wheeler, of Keene, — the former a native, and tbe latter a former resident of this town, — though residing in other towns, have been in con stant practice here during their whole professional lives, and hence we include them in this chapter.] Mason W. Tappan, son of Weare Tappan, Esq., was born at Newport, October 20, 1817, and at an early age removed with his father's family to Bradford, where he has since resided. He fitted for college, but, without graduat ing, studied law with his father and Hon. George W. Nesmith, since judge of the supreme judicial court, and was admitted to the bar in 1841. He commenced business as law partner with his father at Bradford, where he soon had an extensive and va ried practice, extending not only into Merrimack, but other coun ties of the state. He has also had an office at Concord, where, in connection with other partners, he has for many years been doing a leading business. As a lawyer, he has long enjoyed a high rank in his profession, both as a counsellor and an advo cate. He has been in constant practice at the bar in this town. In July, 1876, he was appointed attorney-general of the state, which office he now (1878) still holds. He was elected to the legislature, from Bradford, in 1853, '54, and '55, and was a prominent member of the house. He was a candidate for speaker of the house in 1854, '^"d came within two votes of an election, so great was his popularity, notwithstanding the party to which he was opposed had a LAWYERS. 199 majority of about twenty in the house. He was elected a mem ber of congress in 1855, and was reelected in 1857 ^"d again in 1859, serving in all six years. In the 34th and 35th congresses, he served on the judiciary committee ; and in the 36th was chairman of the committee on claims. In the 36th congress, in the winter of 1860-61, he was upon the celebrated committee of thirty-three — one from each state — to whom was referred so much of the president's annual message as related to the then disturbed state of the country. While in congress he was a prominent and active worker. On the call of President Lincoln for volunteers for three months, for the suppression of the rebellion, Mr. Tappan was one of the first men in the state to enlist, and when the ist Reg iment was organized he was appointed its colonel. This regi ment was mustered into service on the ist of May, 1861, and on the 25th of the same month started for the seat of war. This being the first regiment from the state, it was cheered by con tinued ovations all along its route. At New York they were presented, by tbe sons of New Hampshire in that city, with a beautiful flag. The regiment, though never engaged in actual battle, rendered important service to the Union cause by its promptness at the seat of war, and its readiness for any duty. When Col. Whipple resigned the command of the 4th Regi ment, bis place was offered to Col. Tappan ; but he declined, assigning as a reason that it would be unjust to Lieut-Col. Bell and other officers of the regiment. Mr. Tappan has always taken a deep interest in the political and other material interests of the state. He was an earnest advocate of the Concord & Claremont Railroad, and holds in high regard his native town. William Plummer Wheeler, son of Col. Nathaniel and Huldah (Whipple) Wheeler, was born in Croydon, July 25, 181 2. He spent most of his youth and a part of his early man hood in this town, engaged in tbe harness business. He how ever became convinced that tbe law was a more congenial call ing, and, in accordance with this idea, sold out his business, and from that time forward devoted his time wholly to fitting himself for that profession. He had his preliminary literary 200 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. training at Kimball Union Academy, where he spent three years, after which he turned his attention to the study of the law, which he pursued at Keene, at Harvard University, — the law department of which was then under the charge of Judge Story, of the United States court, — and in Boston, at which place he also had a brief practice. He was admitted to the bar in 1842, and opened an office at Keene, where he had a wide practice, and where he was actively engaged in his profession until his death, which occurred in May, 1876. He was a solic itor for Cheshire county ten years, and in 1851 was appointed a justice of the court of common pleas, which position he de clined, preferring to continue in the practice of bis profes sion. He was several times afterwards tendered a seat upon the bench of the supreme court of the state. In 1855, and again in 1857, he was a candidate for congress in the 3d district. He was a trustee of the State Reform School, and also of the State Agricultural College, in which latter institution he took a deep interest He was instrumental in locating it at Hanover, in connection with Dartmouth college, and in obtaining liberal bequests in its favor, — particularly that of Mr. Culver, whose donation built Culver hall, one of the finest educational struct ures in New England. He was president of the Keene Sav ings Bank, an important institution, at tbe time of his death. He was prominent among those who organized the Episcopal church at Keene, and was always an active and liberal promoter of its interests while he lived. He received the degree of ll. d. at Harvard university in 1842, and that of A. m. at Dartmouth college, in 1850. He married, Nov. 19, 1849, Sarah D. Moul ton, of Randolph, Vt., born March 4, 1825. Children, — Alice, born Dec. 5, 1853 i William G., born March 8, 1857, now a banker at St Paul, Minn. The following resolution, presented by Hon. Edward L. Cushing, recently chief-justice of the supreme court of New Hampshire, was passed by tbe Cheshire county bar on the third Tuesday of October, 1876 : '¦'¦Resolved by this bar, that by the death of William P. Wheeler, Esq., the profession has lost an illustrious ornament, the state a useful and eminent citizen, and the country a wise and patriotic Christian man." LAWYERS. 201 During the obsequies all places of business in the city were closed, and every mark of respect and reverence shown. The following are among those natives or former residents of this town who have turned their attention to the law, and have practised in other places. Some of them have been emi nent in their profession. An account of them will be found in the Genealogy : Ebenezer Allen, at Austin, Texas ; Daniel J. Atwood, at Boston, Mass. ; Horatio Buell, at Glens Falls, N. Y. ; William Breck, at Rochester, N. Y. ; James Breck, Jr., at Chicago, 111. ; William Franklin Bascom, at Orwell, Vt. ; Tul- ly Bascom, in Ohio ; Jonas Cutting, a supreme judge in Augus ta, Me. ; James Corbin, at Santa Fd, Texas ; Rufus Claggett, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Charles H. Chapin, at St. Louis, Mo. ; William J. Forsaith, at Boston, Mass. ; Horatio Hale, at Phil adelphia, Penn. ; William G. Hale, at New Orleans, La. ; Sol omon Heath, at Belfast, Me. ; Elijah D. Hastings, at St. Louis, Mo. ; Henry H. Metcalf, at Littleton, N. H. ; David Fletcher Huntoon, at Grand Haven, Mich.; Erastus Newton, at Lock- port, N. Y. ; Ira B. Person, at New York city ; Simeon Wheel er, Jr., at Portsmouth, Va. ; Charles H. Woods, at Minneapo lis, Minn. 14 CHAPTEE XXVII. POLITICAL— TOWN OFFICERS— JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. OFFICERS. MODERATORS FROM 1 769. 1769. Benjamin Giles. 1798. Aaron Buell. 1770. Ebenezer Merritt. 1799- (( it I77I. (1 it 1800. Christopher Newton 1772. Robert Lane. 1 801. .'< i( 1773- C( ii 1802. it (( 1774- " " 1803. Phineas Chapin. I77S- t( ii 1804. it t( 1776. Aaron Buell. 1805. a it 1777. " " 1806. it it 1778. (( it 1807. a 1779- a a 1808. ii it 1880. a a 1809. Hubbard Newton. 1781. Benjamin Giles. 1810. William Cheney. 1782. Aaron Buell. 1811. Hubbard Newton. 1783. (( (t 1812. William Cheney. 1784. Christopher Newton. 1813. (( C( 1785. a a 1814. Hubbard Newton. 1786. Aaron Buell. 1815. <( it 1787. Christopher Newton. 1816. William Cheney. 1788. a it 1817. it il 1789. ti it 1818. it it 1790. (( tt 1819. (t a 1791. Jesse Lane. 1820. Hubbard Newton. 1792. Aaron Buell. 1821. (( (( 1793- (t it 1822. ii (( 1794. (( it 1823. William Cheney. I79S- it it 1824. ii (( 1796. t( (C 1825. '< 11 1797. U (( 1826. Oliver Jenckes. OFFICERS. 1827. Oliver Jenckes. 1854. Edward Wyman. l828. " (( 1855. 1829. " (( 1856. Benjamin F. Sawyer. 1830. Austin Corbin. 1857. 1831. " ti 1858. Paul J. Wheeler. 1832. " 1' 1859. " 1833- Josiah Stevens, Jr. i860. " 1834. ii " 1861. " 1835- iC " 1862. " 1836. it it 1863. William H. H. Allen. 1837- " " 1864. Francis Boardman. 1838. a (C 1865. 1839. Bela Nettleton. 1866. William H. H. Allen. 1840. Edward Wyman. 1867. Eleazer C. Converse. 1841. ii (( 1868. George W. Nourse. 1842. Bela Nettleton. 1869. " " 1843. (( " 1870. 1844. (( " 1871. 1845. ( t (( 1872. 1846. Edward Wyman. 1873. Paul S. Adams. 1847. ll it 1874. Rufus P. Claggett. 1848. a " 1875. Eleazer C. Converse. 1849. Bela Nettleton. 1876. Edward A. Jenks, 1850. " " Eleazer C. Converse. 1851. it (( 1877. Levi W. Barton. 1852. it (( 1878. Eleazer C. Converse. i8S3- (( *' TOWN clerks from 1769. 1769. Amos Hall. 1783. John Lane. 1770. Jesse Wilcox. 1784. Josiah Stevens. 1771. " " 1785. " 1772. Josiah Stevens. 1786. John Lane. 1773- 1787. 1774- i 1788. Josiah Stevens. I77S- 1789. John Lane. 1776. 1790. Aaron Mack. 1777. 1791. 1778. 1792. Josiah Stevens. 1779. 1793. 1780. t 1794. 1781. 1795. Samuel Church. 1782. 1796. Elias Metcalf, declined 203 204 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. 1796. Josiah Stevens. 1839. Benj. B. Cushing. 1797. " 1840. John Towne. 1798. Joseph Bascom. 1841. Parker N. Newell. 1799. Jesse Wilcox, Jr. 1842. Sawyer Belknap. 1800. 1843- 1801. " " 1844. " 1802. " 1845. Parker N. Newell. 1803. " 1846. " 1804. " " 1847. Dexter Richards. 1805. " 1848. 1806. " 1849. John H. Higbee. 1807. " 1850. " 1808. " 1851. Sawyer Belknap. 1809. " 1852. 1810. " 1853. Frederick W. Lewis. 1 81 1. Arnold Ellis. 1854. Calvin Wilcox. 1812. Joseph Bascom. 1855. 1813. John B. McGregor. 1856. William Nourse. 1814. Erastus Baldwin. 1857. 1815. 1858. Thomas A. Twitchell. 1816. 1859. George Herrick. 1817. i860. 1818. 1861. Eleazer C. Converse. 1819. 1862. " 1820. " 1863. George W. Nourse. 1821. 1864. 1822. 1865. Benjamin Wadleigh. 1823. James D. Walcott. 1866. John Towne. 1824. 1867. " 1825. 1868. Ira P. George. 1826. " 1869. " 1827. " 1869. Carleton Hurd, appointed to 1828. Ira Person. fill vacancy. 1829. " 1870. Henry P. Coffin. 1830. " 1871. " 1831. " 1872. Elbridge Bradford. 1832. " 1873. George C. Edes. 1833. " " 1874. 1834- " 1875. Arthur B. Chase. 1835. Nathaniel B. Cutting. 1876. 1836. " " 1877. 1837. Jonathan W. Clement. 1878. Frank P. Meserve. 1838. " OFFICERS. 205 REPRESENTAXrVES FROM NEWPORT FROM 1 793. Previous to 1793 Newport was classed with Acworth, Unity, Lempster, Croydon, and Sunapee in the choice of Representa tives. The meetings were held in Unity. Benjamin Giles was chosen in 1775 and 1776- 1793- Jesse Lane. 1831. Moses P. Durkee. 1794. Uriah Wilcox. Benj. B. French. I79S- 1832. ti it 1796. (( li Austin Corbin. 1797. Jesse Lane. 1833- Benj. B. French, 1798. t( (t Seth Richards. 1799. Uriah Wilcox. 1834. Josiah Stevens, Jr. 1800. Phineas Chapin. Amasa Edes. 1801. Uriah Wilcox. 1835- 1802. Phineas Chapin. 1803. Uriah Wilcox. 1836. Josiah Stevens, Jr., 1804. t( it James Breck. 1805. Phineas Chapin. 1837- Josiah Stevens, Jr., 1806. Uriah Wilcox. Jeremiah D. Nettleton. 1807. Jesse Wilcox, Jr. 1838. Josiah Stevens, Jr., 1S08. (( t( Alvin Hatch. 1809. it ,( 1839. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, 1810. (( (C John B. Stowell. 1811. Josiah Wakefield. 1840. Albin Hatch, 1812. Peter Stow. Josiah Forsaith. 1813. (t ti 1841. Zina Goldthwaite. 1814. Hubbard Newton. 1842. Zina Goldthwaite, 1815. (( li Amos Little. 1816. William Cheney, 1843. Amos Little, 1817. (( ct Silas Metcalf. 1818. Uriah Wilcox. 1844. Silas Metcalf. 1819. William Cheney. Nathan Mudget. 1820. Uriah Wilcox. 1845- James Hall, 1821. >> it Bela Nettleton. 1822. James Breck. 1846. James Hall, 1823. David Allen. Nathan White. 1824. William Cheney. 1847. Nathan White, 1825. (( it Stephen Parker. 1826. David Allen. 1848. Nathaniel C. Todd, 1827. William Cheney. Edward Wyman. 1828. Oliver Jenckes. 1849. Nathaniel C. Todd, 1829. it (( David Allen. 1830. Moses P. Durkee. 1850. . David Allen, 206 HISTORY OF NEWPORT: i8S3- 1854. 1855. 1850. Nathan Mudget. 1851. Bela Nettleton, Edmund Wheeler. 1852. Edmund Wheeler, Ralph Metcalf. Ralph Metcalf, Henry G. Carleton. Mason Hatch, Benj. F. Sawyer. Mason Hatch, Benj. F. Sawyer. 1856. John Trask, Jabez Thompson. 1857. John Trask, Thomas Sanborn. 1858. Thomas Sanborn, John H. Hunton. 1859. Paul J. Wheeler, John H. Hunton. i860. Paul J. Wheeler, Samuel H. Edes. 1 861. Paul J. Wheeler, William Nourse. Paul J. Wheeler, William Nourse. Levi W. Barton, Calvin Wilcox. Levi W. Barton, Calvin Wilcox. Dexter Richards, 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. Shepherd L. Bowers. 1866. Dexter Richards, Himan A. Averill. 1867. Himan A. Averhill, Charles Emerson. 1868. Benj. F. Sawyer, John Cooper. 1869. Benj. F. Sawyer, John Cooper. 1870. Dexter Richards, Orren Osgood. 1871. Orren Osgood, Ezra T. Sibley. 1872. Ezra T. Sibley, Periey S. Coffin. 1873. Periey S. Coffin, Eleazer C. Converse. 1874. Voted not to send. 1S75. Eben L. Rowell, Halsey C. Leavitt, Levi W. Barton. 1876. Eben L. Rowell, Alexander V. Hitchcock, Levi W. Barton. 1877. Alexander V. Hitchcock, Levi W. Barton, George H. Fairbanks. 1878. Himan A. Averill, George F. Whitney, 2d, Jeremiah S. Elkins. 1865. Uriah Wilcox was the delegate to the convention that form ed the present state constitution. Bela Nettleton and Nathan Mudget were delegates to the convention called to revise the state constitution in 1850. Dexter Richards, Levi W. Barton, and John B. Cooper were delegates to the constitutional convention in 1876. Nathan Mudget and Dexter Richards have been councillors. Uriah Wilcox, David Allen, Austin Corbin, Jeremiah D. Nettleton, and Levi W. Barton have been senators. The following are a few of the natives and former residents of Newport who have represented other towns in legislatures. Others will be found in the Genealogy : OFFICERS. 207 Sam'l C. Baldwin, Plymouth, Mass. Samuel M. Wheeler, Dover, N. H., Geo. Dustin, Peterborough, N. H. speaker of the house. Moses R. Emerson,Claremont, N. H. Simeon Wheeler, Jr., Norfolk, a, Ch's H. Fletcher, Blackstone, Mass. Francis White, Vt. Joel McGregor, Whitefield, N. H. George ,E. Jenks, Concord, N. H., Daniel Nettleton, Wilmot, N. H. 1873. Josiah Stevens, Jr., Concord, N. H. Luther J. Fletcher, Lowell, Mass. Mason W. Tappan, Bradford, N. H. Ralph Metcalf, Governor of New Hampshire. Simon Brown, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Edwin O. Stanard, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. Edmund Burke, Member of Congress. Mason W. Tappan, Edwin O. Stanard, " SELECTMEN. 1769. Samuel Hurd, Jesse Wilcox, Amos Hall. 1770. Jesse Wilcox, Ezra Parmelee, Jesse Lane. 1771. Robert Lane, Jesse Wilcox, Samuel Hurd. 1772. Benjamin Giles, Jesse Wilcox, Amos Hall. 1773. Aaron Buell, Jesse Wilcox, Samuel Hurd. 1774. Josiah Stevens, Samuel Hurd, Jesse Wilcox. 1775. Josiah Stevens, Aaron Buell, Jesse Lane. 1776. Josiah Stevens, Aaron Buell, Samuel Hurd. 1777. Jesse Lane, Jedediah Reynolds, Ezra Parmelee. 1778. Aaron Buell, Samuel Hurd, Uriah Wilcox. 1779. Benjamin Giles, Aaron Buell, Ezra Parmelee. 1780. Benjamin Giles, Elias Bascom, Samuel Hurd. 1781. Aaron Buell, Elias Bascom, Ezra Parmelee. 1782. Aaron Buell, Elias Bascom, Uriah Wilcox. 1783. Jesse Lane, Jedediah Reynolds, Phineas Chapin. 1784. Jedediah Reynolds, Christopher Newton, Uriah Wilcox. 1785. Jedediah Reynolds, Christopher Newton, John Lane. 1786. Aaron Buell, Samuel Church, Jesse Lane. 208 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. 1787. Jedediah Reynolds, 1801. , Phineas Chapin, Ezra Parmelee, Josiah Stevens. Stephen Parry. 1802. , Samuel Church, 1788. Jesse Lane, Phineas Chapin, Samuel Hurd, Jesse Wilcox, Jr. Uriah Wilcox. 1803, , Jesse Wilcox, Jr., 1789. , Jesse Lane, Joseph Bascom, Uriah Wilcox, Stephen Hurd. Samuel Church. 1804. Jesse Wilcox, Jr., 1790. Uriah Wilcox, Phineas Chapin, Jesse Wilcox, Josiah Wakefield. Thomas Warner. 1805. Jesse Wilcox, Jr., 1791. Uriah Wilcox, Reuben Bascom, Jesse Lane, Moses P. Durkee. Jeremiah Jenks. 1806. Moses P. Durkee, 1792. Uriah Wilcox, Reuben Bascom, Elias Metcalf, Joseph Bascom. Matthew Buell, Jr. 1807. Josiah Wakefield, 1793- Jesse Lane, Joseph Bascom, Samuel Church, Reuben Bascom. Elias Metcalf. 1808. Jesse Wilcox, Jr. , 1794. Uriah Wilcox, Phineas Chapin, Matthew Buell, Jr., David Allen. Reuben Bascom. 1809. Samuel Church, I79S- Uriah Wilcox, Phineas Chapin, Phineas Chapin, Jesse Wilcox. Elias Metcalf. 1810. Samuel Church, 1796. James Corbin, William Cheney, Reuben Bascom, Phineas Chapin. Elias Metcalf. i8ii. Samuel Church, 1797- Uriah Wilcox, Josiah Wakefield, Reuben Bascom, Moses P. Durkee. Elias Metcalf. 1812. William Cheney, 1798. Samuel Church, Caleb Heath, Phineas Chapin, Peter Stow. Elias Metcalf. 1813. Peter Stow, 1799. Samuel Church, Caleb Heath, Phineas Chapin, Arphaxad Whittlesey, Joseph Bascom. 1814. Peter Stow, 1 800. Samuel Church, OHver Jenckes, Phineas Chapin, William McAllaster. Jeremiah Nettleton. 1815. Oliver Jenckes, 1801. Samuel Church, Josiah Wakefield, OFFICERS. 209 1815. Erastus Baldwin. 1816. William Cheney, Josiah Wakefield, Oliver Jenckes. 1817. William Cheney, Josiah Wakefield, James D. Walcott. 1818. William Cheney, James D. Walcott, James Breck. 1819. William Cheney, James D. Walcott, James Breck. 1820. James Breck, David Allen, Oliver Jenckes. 1 82 1. James Breck, David Allen. Oliver Jenckes. 1822. James Breck, David Allen, Oliver Jenckes. 1823. Oliver Jenckes, James D. Walcott, Austin Corbin. 1824. Oliver Jenckes, James D. Walcott, Moses P. Durkee. 1825. Oliver Jenckes, James D. Walcott, David Allen. 1826. James D. Walcott, Israel Kelley, Samuel Hurd. 1827. Oliver Jenckes, James D. Walcott, David Allen. 1828. James Breck, Joseph Farnsworth, Henry Kelsey. 1829. James Breck, Joseph Farnsworth, Henry Kelsey. 1830. David Allen, Austin Corbin, Seth Richards. 1831. David Allen, Austin Corbin, Seth Richards. 1832. Seth Richards, Silas Wakefield, Jeremiah D. Nettleton. 1833. Silas Wakefield, Jeremiah D. Nettleton, Seth Richards. 1834. Jeremiah D. Nettleton. Henry Kelsey, Samuel F. Chellis. 1835. Alvin Hatch, Edward Wyman, Charles Corbin. 1836. Alvin Hatch, Edward Wyman, Charles Corbin. 1837. Josiah Stevens, Jr., John B. Stowell, Parmenas Whitcomb. 1838. John B. Stowell, Parmenas Whitcomb, Silas Metcalf. 1839. Silas Metcalf, Amos Little, Jonathan M. Wilmarth. 1840. Eli Twitchell, Zina Goldthwaite, Jonathan Cutting. 1841. Nathan Mudget, Jonathan M. Wilmarth, Jonathan Cutting. 1842. Bela Nettleton, Nathan Mudget, Alexander Metcalf. 1843. Nathan White, Joseph S. Hoyt, James Hall. 1844. John B. Stowell, 210 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. 1844. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, 1859. Nathaniel O. Page. 1845. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, Edward Wyman, i860. Zina Goldthwaite. 1846. Edward Wyman, Jonathan Cutting, 1861. Isaac Griffin. 1847. Edward Wyman, Jonathan Cutting, 1862. Josiah Bailey. 1848. Edward Wyman, Jeremiah D. Nettleton, 1863. Sylvanus Earned. 1849. Dexter Richards, Jeremiah D. Nettleton, 1864. Silas Metcalf. 1850. Dexter Richards, Jeremiah D. Nettleton, 1865. David A. Farrington. 1851. Dexter Richards, David A. Farrington, 1866. Jeremiah D. Nettleton. 1852. Dexter Richards, John H. Higbee, 1867. Mark Gove. 1853. Jonathan Cutting, Ezra T. Sibley, 1868. Calvin N. Perkins. 1854. Jonathan Cutting, Calvin N. Perkins, 1869. Austin L. Kibbey. 1855. John H. Higbee, Austin L. Kibbey, 1870. Charles Emerson. 1856. John H. Higl)ee, Charles Emerson, 1871. Christopher C. Shedd. 1857. William Emerson, Christopher C. Shedd, 1872. Albert S. Adams. 1858. William Emerson, Albert S. Adams, 1873. Henry A. Jenckes. Dexter Richards, Sylvanus G. Stowell, Samuel K. Wright. Francis Boardman, Abner Hall, Moses C. Ayer. Francis Boardman, Moses C. Ayer, Lewis W. Randall. Francis Boardman, Lewis W. Randall, Orange Whitney. Jonathan M. Wilmarth, Orange Whitney, Moses W. Emerson. Francis Boardman, Moses W. Emerson, Simeon Whittier. George W. Nourse, Simeon Whittier, William Kelley. George W. Nourse, William Kelley, John B. Cooper. George W. Nourse, John B. Cooper, William H. Sprague. George W. Nourse, William H. Sprague, Frank W. Rawson. George W. Nourse, William Dunton, Orren C. Kibbey. George W. Nourse, Orren C. Kibbey, William H. Perry. George W. Nourse, William H. Perry, Leander F. Dodge. George W. Nourse, Leander F. Dodge, Augustus Wylie. Daniel Nettleton, Augustus Wylie, OFFICERS. 211 1873. William B. Kibbey. 1874. Daniel Nettleton, Lyman Rounsevel, Benjamin Marshall. 1875. Francis Boardman, William Woodbury, George H. Towles. 1876. Francis Boardman, 1876. William Woodbury, George H. Towles. 1877. William Woodbury, George H. Towles, Charles A. Silsby. 1878. Freeman Cutting, D. George Chadwick, Frederick S. Little. STATE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Wm. H. H. Allen, Edmund Burke, Levi W. Barton, Ira McL. Barton, Shepherd L. Bowers, Lyman J. Brooks, George R. Brown, Francis Boardman, Martin A. Barton, Austin Corbin, Rufus P. Claggett, Samuel H. Edes, George E. Dame, Thos. W. Gilmore, Benjamin F. Haven, A. V. Hitchcock, Richard S. Howe, Ralph Metcalf, Aaron Matson, William F. Newton, George W. Nourse, Dexter Richards, Jacob Reddington, John Towne, Albert S. Wait, Edmund Wheeler, Nathan White, Paul J. Wheeler. James Breck, Henry E. Baldwin William Cheney, Amasa Edes, James A. Gregg, David Allen, Paul S. Adams, David Allen, Jr., Albert S. Adams, Cyrus Barton, E. P. Burke, Herbert J. Barton, Elbridge Bradford, Sawyer Belknap, William E. Brooks, George S. Barton, Benjamin F. Carr, David B. Chapin, E. C. Converse, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND QUORUM. James Hall, N. O. Page, Elisha M. Kempton, Edward Wyman. Amos Little, Edward A. Jenks. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, Bela Nettleton, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. H. G. Carleton, Frederick Claggett, J. C. Crocker, Frederick Chapin, D. D. Chapin, Austin Corbin, Jr., Edwin L. Cutts, George Dodge, William Emerson, W. S. Eastman, Jonathan Emerson, George C. Edes, Josiah Forsaith, Benjamin B. French, George H. Fairbanks, Henry D. Foster, Calvin N. Fletcher, Jeremiah Fogg, Zina Goldthwaite, Joseph George, Francis H. Goldthwaite, Milton Glidden, Caleb Heath, Elijah D. Hastings, Alfred F. Howard, Joseph S. Hoyt, Matthew Harvey, John H. Higbee, 212 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. David Harris, George Herrick, Alvin Hatch, Arthur H. Ingram, Oliver Jenckes, Milton S. Jackson, William Kelley, Frederick W. Lewis, Solomon H. Moody, Silas Metcalf, Matthew H. Moody, Nathan Mudget, Harvey J. Marshall, W. H. McCrillis, Hubbard Newton, Aaron Nettleton, Jr., Aaron F. Nettleton, Samuel F. Nims, William Nourse, Chase Noyes, John S. Parmelee, Granville Pollard, Abial D. Pike, Calvin H. Pike, Daniel P. Quimby, James L. Riley, Isaac A. Reed, Nathan E. Reed, Seth Richards, Seth M. Richards, Josiah Stevens, E. E. Stearns, Joseph Sawyer, Jr., Benj. F. Sawyer, Ezra Stowell, Frank A. Sibley, Jonathan Silsby, Allen Towne, Nathaniel C. Todd, George H. Towle, C. A. Thompson, D. Willis Watkins, A. P. Welcome, Siloam S. Wilcox, Augustus Wylie, Calvin Wilcox, Parmenas Whitcomb, John Wilcox, William Woodbury. OHAPTEE XXYIII. MUSIC. "NJEWPORT, as a town, has always taken a commendable -*- ^ interest in music, has always been its liberal patron, and has devoted much time and money to its advancement. Among its inhabitants has always been found a full average of musical talent. The leading singer and most successful teacher of vocal mu sic among the early settlers was Matthew Buell, Jr., who came with his father from Connecticut. He was the leader of the Congregational choir. He made music a sort of profession, and taught in a large circle of neighboring towns and at the West. At the same time, at the north part of the town was Mr. Philip W. Kibbey, the leader of the Baptist choir, who as a singer had nearly the same traditional merit. At the histori cal celebration of this town, in 1846, the Rev. Dr. Stow, in his oration, paid in substance the following tribute to their musical talents : " Since leaving the home of my parents, I have trav elled much in my native land, and much in Europe. In the presence of my wider observation the once magnificent Su gar river has become an humble stream, and its banks seem not far apart ; and the once grand, awe-inspiring Coit has dwindled in its proportions ; — ^but nowhere, in town or in country, in church or cathedral, have I heard music so sweet, so thrilling, so full of soul, as that led in my boyhood by those glorious champions, Matthew Buell and Philip W. Kibbey." In addition, the following men have each in their day been teachers and leaders of the different choirs : At the Congrega tional, — Oliver Lund, John B. McGregor, Luther Webber, S. J. Allen, Francis Boardman, James H. Parmelee, Augustus Whitney, A. S. Wait, D. P. Qiiimby, M. R. Emerson, and B. R. Allen, — the latter having rare talent in drilling and leading 214 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. a choir. At the Baptist,— Elias Metcalf, Timothy Fletcher, Adolphus King, Asa and James B. McGregor, Abel Wheeler, A. L. Kibbey, Oliver B. Jenks, Walter W. King, and Henry M. Chase. At the Methodist, Thomas A. Twitchell, R. A. Web ber, Charles S. Partridge, and E. Darwin Cummings. At the Unitarian, William H. Belknap and Nathan E. Reed. Among the ladies who have enjoyed a popularity as singers are Hannah Tenney, Mary G. Newton, Caroline L. Forsaith, Abby Jones, Maria Buell, Lucia Dean, Augusta Allen, Lois Kibbey, Isabel Averill, Mary Earned, Ida Sanderson, Mrs. Dr. Brown, Minnie Harvey, Lizzie Barton, Lucy E. Nettle ton, and Emma H. Baldwin. Among the leading bass singers are M. W. Allen, A. F. Net tleton, J. M. Bartlett, Henry P. Coffin, and George Pressey. Among the most prominent and successful singers and teach ers of vocal music was Elnathan Duren, who resided at Charles town, but flourished here in the musical line from about 1820 to 1835. He had resided in Boston, and was a prominent member of the Boston Handel and Haydn Society. A con temporary says of him, — " For twenty years he was the most powerful and majestic singer, the most accomplished leader, and the most successful teacher of vocal music known to the general public in all New England. His talents as a composer of music were amply attested by many of the finest sacred airs and anthems. He had an extraordinary compass of voice, and his performances, in solos, duets, and anthems, were unrivalled. For fifteen years he conducted the musical exercises on com mencement days at Dartmouth college." His many years of faithful service in this town enabled us better to appreciate the excellences of the higher grades of music. Prof. H. E. W. Barton, a native of Croydon, and a brother of Hon. Levi W. Barton, of this town, had a fine voice, which was thoroughly cultivated by the best musical professors of Boston. He was one of the finest instructors. He resided in this town for several years, and while here was a successful teacher and the leading singer. The Newport Instrumental Music Society was incorporated in June, 1815, having a fund of $500. Their monthly meetings were held on Wednesday preceding the full of the moon. MUSIC. 21 S Among those who have been most successful with the piano are Mrs. S. C. Phillips, as a teacher, Mrs. D. P. Quimby, Emroy Barron, now the wife of Hon. John M. Shirley, of Andover, Etta M. Guild, Willie A. Edes, Mattie Wheeler, and May Howard. The Arion Quartette Club, consisting of four of the best sing ers in town, flourished in 1870, and won golden opinions where- ever they went. The Quadrille Band, led by William H. Belknap, superin tended all the dances for several years. It was organized as early as 1856, was well trained, and quite popular. Organists. Marion McGregor, daughter of Dr. John B. McGregor, now Mrs. Christopher of New York, was the first person in town to master the organ, and the high position which she has held for so long a time, in the first churches of the cities of Rochester and New York, gives her a rank among the leading organists of the country. Mrs. Ellen P. Kimball, daughter of the late Dea. D. B. Cha pin, the present organist at the South (Congregational) church, who to rare natural gifts has added superior culture, has with our leading connoisseurs long been the favorite player. Among others who have enjoyed a popularity, Zamira Glea son, late wife of S. F. Lund, a charming player, Prof. A. P. Wyman, Mrs. Ira Mitchell, and Frank A. Sibley should be mentioned. Among those who have given their attention to martial mu sic, the first position should be assigned to Mr. Sylvester H. E. Wakefield, by all who were permitted to listen to the rattle of his youthful drum, or the thrilling notes of his silvery bugle in maturer life. James Morris Evarts, an educated and gentle manly journeyman printer, was the champion flute player. The mellow tones of his enchanting instrument, heard in the choir as well as on the parade ground, are still remembered with the greatest pleasure by those who were his once charmed listeners. Carl Krebs, afterwards a distinguished clarinet play er in Boston, had his home here in i860, and produced quite a sensation by exhibitions of his wonderful skill with the instru ment. The clarinet of Abijah Dudley, the fifes of D.avid Harris and Ransom Pike, and the drum of Willard Harris, were in- 2l6 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. dispensable to the complete success of all military trainings and musters. Walter W. King was a favorite bugle player in the days of musters. In 1815, Col. Wm. Cheney was instrumental in forming a band, which was well maintained and quite popular for a long time. The Newport Band was organized in 1840, with Mr. S. H. E. Wakefield as leader. It enjoyed the instructions of Mr. A. Bond, of Concord. It was well sustained for many years. The Newport Cornet Band, B. R. Allen, leader, made its first appearance in public in July, i860. Two years after, in October, 1862, the full band, eighteen pieces, enlisted for the war in the nine months service. Soon after its arrival at the seat of war, it was appointed a brigade band. It was thorough ly drilled, and had among its members some of the finest play ers, and enjoyed while it existed an enviable popularity. Soon after their return home, it was discontinued, several of its best players having left town. Marcine Whitcomb was for a while a leader of the band. It was revived again in 1875, and enjoyed the instruction of a Mr. Prosho, a German of superior skill. It is now led by Charles A. Puffer. The Sullivan County Musical Convention met here in June, 1848. It was under the direction of Lowell Mason and George G. Webb, of Boston. It was an occasion of much interest, and was fully attended. It had another session here again in Sep tember, 1851. It was this time under the direction of Profes sors Baker and Southard, assisted by a Miss Cobb, of Boston, and was again full of interest, and most satisfactory. Sullivan County Musical Association. This associa tion was organized Sept. 27, 1872. It has been one of the most popular and successful institutions of the kind ever held in the county. At the first annual meeting, held September, 1873, Solon Wilder was conductor, and Joseph P. Cobb, of Boston, pianist and humorist. At the close of this convention, which was holden in the new town hall, they were so well pleased with their accommodations in all respects, that they voted unanimously that the annual meetings of the association be permanently located in this town. The annual meetings of MUSIC. 217 this association have since been assisted by the best musical talent of New England. Conductor — From 1874 ^^ 1878, inclusive, Prof. L. O. Emer son, of Boston. Humorists — H. C. Barnabee, of Boston, 1874, '75 ; Joseph P. Cobb, of Boston, 1877, '78. Soloists— G. W. Foster, H. M. Chase, F. F. Haskall, Geo. LeClair, E. A.Wood, Geo. L. Sanborn, Mrs. H. M. Smith, H. E. Carter, A. D. Shannon, Misses Sally M. Clough, Lena Part ridge, Ella M. Smith, Clara D. Haubrick, Ophelia Baker, Anna C. Holbrook. Piano Accompanist — Mrs. Martha D. Shepard, of Ashland, N. H. Presidents of the Association — Rev. G. R. W. Scott, M. B. Presby, and Rev. H. C. Leavitt. Present Board of Officers — President, Rev. H. C. Leavitt ; Vice-President, Francis Boardman ; Secretary, Arthur B. Chase ; Treasurer, Granville Pollard. IS OHAPTEE XXIX. WEDDINGS. FROM the earliest records down, it would seem that the people of Newport, in common with the rest of the world, have been inclined to marry and be given in marriage. Tra dition says that the first marriage in town was solemnized under the shadow of a tall, wide-spreading, grand pine tree, which stood near the present residence of Dea. Joseph Wilcox, the one under which the early settlers first met to worship, and which was in the midst of a most charming wood. It was honored by the presence and hearty good wishes of all the settlers. The style of weddings, like most other matters, has been un dergoing constant change, and may be divided into four epochs. During the first period, when there were comparatively few settlers in town, and they, from their isolated condition in the wilderness, had learned the full value of friendships and neigh borly offices, and each seemed to the other more precious than a brother, all were desired and expected to be present. As there were but few horses and carriages in town, they attended weddings on sleds or in carts, drawn by oxen. Those without teams were always taken along by their more fortunate neigh bors, so all might be present. We are informed by one of the descendants, that when Mr. Jonathan Brown was married, in 1777, at the house of Amos Hall, on the Unity road, the whole town was invited, and two sleighs, — all there were in town, — and twenty-four ox-sleds were present at the wedding. During the second period tbe settlers had become too numer ous to be all accommodated in the comparatively humble dwell ings of that day, and especial invitations were sent to tbe rela tives and more intimate friends. Horses had now become plenty, and all attended on horseback. As they rode along in WEDDINGS. 219 pairs, all gaily attired, while attending the bridal couple to their new home, the cavalcade, often very long, presented an impos ing and beautiful appearance. In that day every lady was an expert horseback rider. The side-saddle, often a very elegant and expensive affair, was an indispensable thing, and always stood at the head of that list of bridal fixings which the parents were expected to furnish their daughters upon marriage. It was during the third period, when the roads were in a better condition, and vehicles of various kinds had become suf ficiently numerous, that saddles were discarded, and all rode in carriages. For many years after the introduction of the chaise, — a two-wheeled carriage with a top, — the man that should pre sume to attend a wedding without one would have been con sidered as wanting in due respect for himself and his host, and might almost expect to be met at the door with the question, "Friend, how camest thou in hither not having on the wedding garment.?" It was at this time that the habit of serenading the newly-married couple grew up, — a habit very pleasant and dreamy when coming from sweet voices, and instruments in skilled bands, but very annoying when proceeding from a band of lawless lads armed with tin horns and pans and nameless hideous sounding instruments. The present custom undoubt edly arose from a desire to avoid being a victim to this prac tice. In the fourth and last place, I will say, for the benefit of the future historian, that the present custom seems to be this : To get married wherever the fancy may dictate, — at home, in the church, or at the clergyman's residence, and go immediately away on a bridal tour ; and the man who should decline to spend the honeymoon at one of our large cities, or at some fashionable watering-place, would be deemed as lacking in gallantry. During the three earlier periods, it was the habit, as it was the law, for the town-clerk to announce the bans on three suc cessive public days. It was usually done in church ; so the people had matrimony as well as religion to mingle with their Sabbath evening meditations. A Negro Wedding. The following account of a negro wedding, upon old Coit mountain, was given the writer, in 220 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. boyhood, by an eye-witness : In those days all were married by the clergy. On this' occasion the whole of the negro colony, comprising many families, were invited, and all the neighbor ing " white folks." Priest Haven, of Croydon, was invited to officiate. He made his prayer, and proceeded with the cer emony until he came to that portion which relates to the usual salutation, when he remarked that it was customary on such occasions for the officiating clergyman to salute the bride, but on that occasion he would be excused from that part of the cer emony. After the bans came an entertainment, where, added to a bountiful supply of " hog and hominy," were all the nice " fixin's" which the prolific genius of the sable bride could in vent. It was arranged that the evening should close with a dance : but here was a dilemma. The musician on whom they depended had disappointed them. In this emergency the clergyman, animated, maybe, partly by a desire to make amends for his failure to perform the whole ceremony, or, perhaps, by the recollection of that portion of scripture which says, "There is a time to dance," being an accomplished musician, stepped forward and took the viol, when all went merry as a marriage bell. At the close, the sable groom very coolly remarked that it was customary at weddings for the bridegroom to pay the officiating clergyman a crown, but he would be excused on that occasion from that part of the ceremony. The wit of Sambo was received with a hearty laugh, at the clergyman's expense. He never afterwards saluted a bride. CHAPTEE XXX. AMUSEMENTS. A MONG the more prominent amusements, especially with -^^^ the gayer and less serious portions of the inhabitants, is dancing. The frequent assemblies, balls, and plain dances of former times, and tbe dedication, anniversary, and other balls, and especially the Masonic anniversaries of modern times, when the choicest music is employed, and most elaborate toilets made, have been occasions of much interest. As long ago as 1823, a ball at tbe Eagle hotel, with Abraham Pushee, of Leb anon, the favorite master, at the viol, and Mrs. Silver as cater er, was considered the perfection of an " elegant time." The cotillon was for several years tbe favorite dance. Waltzing was considered by outsiders, for some time after its introduc tion, as an " absurd practice." Checkers has always been a favorite game. Fox and geese was more played formerly than now. Wrestling was one of the earliest, and an exciting game, and was indulged in at rais ings, election days, and all similar gatherings, the champion always feeling himself the hero. Quoits and round ball (some what similar to the present game of base ball) were among the earliest games, and are still in vogue, while ten-pins, billiards, and croquet are of more recent introduction. The royal game of goose was introduced here by Gov. Ralph Metcalf, on his return from Washington, D. C, where it had been a fashionable game. Chess was introduced by Dr. W. W. Leavitt, about the year 1855. To James Cushing, a merchant, who came here in 1835, we are indebted for the introduction of backgammon. Among the younger classes, Copenhagen, button, hunt the 222 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. slipper, blind man's bufT, and the grace-hoop have been the pre vailing games. Cards have been more or less indulged in. They were for some time held in disrespect, as tending to gambling and other vices, from the circumstance that card-playing was most prac tised at taverns and stores after business hours, when money was sometimes staked, and when the loser in the game was expected to pay tbe grog bill. In later years, whist and euchre are the games which have been most in vogue. A euchre circle, known at the time as tbe "Coit family," was formed in 1858, including among its members a large share of the younger people of tbe village. It was an agreeable, after-tea affair, managed by the ladies, and gave much apparent satisfaction to all its members. Tbe squirrel hunt, in which the parties, pitted against each other, slaughtered all the wild game of the forests, after which they met, counted their game, and partook of a supper, the los ing side paying the bill, is one of the recreations which have often been pursued, and which is pardonable only when wild game is so plenty as to annoy the inhabitants by destroying their crops. The agricultural portion of the people have had social times peculiar to themselves, amongwhich were huskings, in which the people came together of an evening and husked out a neighbor's corn, in which both sexes joined, after which they would indulge in a supper and a social chat. On these occasions the finder of a red ear of corn was entitled to a pawn. If the finder chanced to be a young lady, there was sometimes a controversy among the beaus in regard to who should cancel the obliga tions. Raisings were also occasions on which all the neigh bors came together for social enjoyment. Log-rolling, in which the neighboring men all joined in piling up the massive logs which covered our forests, for burning, was another occasion of social enjoyment in tbe earlier days. Quiltings — occasions when tbe women met in the afternoon and did the work, and the men came in the evening for a supper and a social time — were formerly much in vogue. Apple-parings, in which the neighbors came together and prepared apples for sauce or dry ing for the winter, were still another. AMUSEMENTS. 223 Mammoth Cod Association. Among the many institu tions which have enjoyed their day of popularity in Newport, we may reckon the Mammoth Cod Association, established in 1854. As its principles commended themselves to the tastes of men of all parties, it had many friends and no enemies. The annual suppers were occasions of great interest. The ta bles were loaded with every kind of fish, from the savery oys ter to the largest cod, served up in all the most approved styles. One dish was invariably there ; — in the middle of the table was a baked mammoth cod, and the largest the market could afford. After the cloth was removed, speeches were made, toasts were drank, and songs were sung. At different gatherings original poems were written by Matthew Harvey, Charles H. Bartlett, and George S. Barton. The occasions were always graced by the presence of the ladies. To Henry E. Baldwin, Esq., be longs the honor of having originated this institution, so full of social enjoyment. CHAPTEE XXXI. STORIES. THE following story is related of an old resident of this town by the name of Hall. He was a champion story teller, always brimful of fun and anecdote, and who, as is the case with too many men of large hearts and generous impulses, had a weakness for what in those days were called " flip" and " eggnog." One day this man, having some important business on hand, started on foot early in the morning for Claremont ; but when he had proceeded as far as the Richards tavern, then in the western part of this town, he met a crowd of jolly com panions, who besought him, while warming his hands and tak ing his flip, to tell them a story. As usual, when once in, he kept the crowd in one continual roar of laughter, — in return for which they kept bis mug bountifully replenished. Before he was aware, the hours had passed unheeded by, and it was even ing ; and he gave up his journey and returned home. The next day he renewed the attempt, but with no better success than before. He met the same crowd, fell into the same tempta tion, spent the day, and returned home with his mission unful filled. On the third morning, after receiving some very decided ad monitions from his better half, he crooked his elbow, and start ed, with a most unflinching determination that on that day, at least, no allurements, however enticing, should divert him from the path of duty. On his way he encountered for the third time the same crowd, who, if possible, were still more urgent in their entreaties than before ; but this time, seeming not to hear them, he marched straight by, with his eyes steadi ly fixed upon the path before him. But when some twenty rods past the house, and the crowd had despaired of inducing him STORIES. 22S to come in, he stopped suddenly, and, clapping his hands, ex claimed, " Well done, old Resolution ! you have done nobly ! Now go back, and I'll treat you ! " So saying, he marched back, took his mug of fiip, and then went successfully and grandly on to the end of his journey. Scribner's Dock. In the earlier days, a deep, sluggish stream crossed the road in the village between the river and the corner south, over which was a bridge. One day a man by the name of Scribner, disobeying the command, " Tarry not at the wine-cup," got on too liberal a horn of those choice liquors then so common at all the stores and taverns, and while at tempting to pass this bridge lost his balance, and, tumbling backwards head-foremost into the stream, stuck in the soft, muddy bottom. He was rescued, but was so wet, so disguised with liquor, and so covered with black mud from head to foot, that he presented a most ludicrous appearance. Ever after, un til the stream was turned away and its channel filled up, the place was known as Scribner's Dock. Among the eccentric geniuses who have from time to time resided in town, was a man by the name of Kempton, — Jo, as he was familiarly called, — who delighted in saying and doing half-serious waggish things. He was once employed by Dea. Asa Hurd, a man of piety, and whose prayers indicated him to be a firm believer in the rigid theology of his day. One day, while at work together, Jo said to him, " Deacon, I don't like your prayers." When asked for his reasons, he said, " You don't talk right about the people. You run 'em down too much. You call 'em depraved, corrupt, and wicked, and make 'em out awful bad. You ought not to do so. You ought to speak well on 'em, and praise 'em, and call 'em a pretty good sort of people, rather more than middling. The Lord will be a good deal more apt to take 'etn." One of the early settlers, who lived at the junction of the Goshen and Break-neck Hill roads, — a stout, rough man, who did not naturally appreciate the obligations and courtesies which should exist between husband and wife, and upon which so much of the mutual happiness of each depends, — became so overbearing and cruel that the neighbors felt that something must be done. They resorted to this expedient : they all agreed 226 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. to treat him to a ride on a rail. One of their number, befriend ing him, told him what they were going to do, and the reasons why. When the hour approached, he fled to the woods, and took refuge upon the top of a flat rock upon the mountain east of his dwelling. He had not been there long when a large black bear, as if commissioned by Providence to assist them in the good work, raised himself on his hind legs, placed his huge fore paws upon the rock near him and gave a fierce growl, which so frightened the poor sinner that he rushed screaming towards his bouse, where, after recovering his breath, he begged pardon of all his neighbors, and was ever after a kinder and better husband. Similar expedients, since his day, have produced like happy results. Rodney Russell was an eccentric genius, and when he had imbibed too freely was not always over-scrupulous in regard to his conduct. As was his habit for six or eight months in the year, he would hire himself out to our farmers, and was the most faithful and obliging of help ; at the end of which he would take bis money and go to the village, and give himself up to a good time, during which he was up to all manner of pranks. One of his favorite games was to mislead people. As a specimen : One day, while at Claremont, he heard a man inquiring for black sheep. Russell told him there was a lady at Northville, in this town, who had three or four, which she would be glad to sell. The man was very much pleased, and the next day harnessed up, and, taking a hand with him, trav elled some ten miles for his sheep, but on his arrival was very much chagrined to learn that the lady was never tbe owner of a sheep. A few months after, Mr. R. received word from Claremont that his mother, who resided there, was dead, and the funeral was to be the next day at ten o'clock. Taking it in good faith, he procured a team, dressed himself in his best, and, putting a weed on bis hat, went to the east part of the town to get bis sister ; and they wended their way, with sor rowing hearts, to the funeral. When they arrived, to their sur prise, they found their mother sitting at the window, knitting, entirely innocent of any knowledge of her death or funeral. After dinner he returned home, feeling that the amount he had STORIES. 227 invested in black sheep had been returned to him, principal and interest. At one time, hearing a boy inquiring for a pack of cards, he referred him to a store kept by one of our most exemplary Bap tist deacons, telling him he was odd, and might say he did not keep them, but to persevere, and he would get the cards. The deacon, with his store full of customers, including the clergy man and several members of his church, was greatly annoyed by the persistent young man, who affirmed that he knew he kept them. He was obliged to tell him he must stop, or leave the store. At another time he hired a young man from Vermont to teach school at Kelleyville. He told him he was to board with Col. Perry, and to take the wood for the school-house from his shed ; and also told him the colonel was an odd stick, and might order him off, but he must go right along, and not mind him. He went there, as directed, unloaded his baggage, and took the wood and started the fire. After breakfast, he went up and staid until noon, with no appearance of scholars. After dinner, he began to listen to what was said to him, concluded he had been humbugged, offered to pay his bills, and departed for home. A stranger passing through town called at the store of James Breck to inquire the way. Samuel Noyes, a waggish man who was in the crowd, gave him the direction, asking at the same time if the stranger had heard tbe news, — to which he replied in the negative, asking what it might be. Mr. Noyes replied, " The devil is dead." To which the stranger, in apparent as tonishment, exclaimed, " Ah ! oh !" Then deliberately tak ing out his purse, he handed Mr. Noyes a shilling piece, quiet ly remarking, as he rode away, "I always pitied poor fa therless children." A miserly man, who was denying himself all the luxuries and many of the comforts of life, and even oppressing the poor that he might hoard up his gains, was once boasting, in the presence of a crowd, of his accumulations. After a pause in his boasting, Dea. Jonathan Cutting, who happened to be present, quietlv remarked, " Friend, I think you are foolish to hoard up so. You ought to be good to the poor, and enjoy a part of it 228 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. as you go along. You can't carry it with you into the other world, and if you could I am afraid it would melt." We record the following for the sake of the moral : A clergy man, eminent for his usual good judgment, was about to meddle with a quarrel in his choir. A lawyer friend of his admonished him of the dangers in his pathway, to which the clergyman re plied, " Let me interfere to make peace, won't you .'" The lawyer replied, " Let me relate a fable : An honest sheep, distressed at the bloody noses of two rams who were having a fierce encounter, sought to make peace by placing her head between the belligerents. The poor creature found by the act, not reconciliation between them, but her own brains crushed out." The clergyman's interference resulted in a speedy resig nation of his pastorate. Moral : Meddle not with other people's quarrels. The following was often repeated of one of the jolly old fel lows who used to resort to the " old brick store," where the evening would be spent in drinking flip, smoking, and telling stories. The merchant had been boasting of the fine quality of his powder. He said to the large crowd which surrounded him, " I can vouch for that, gentlemen, for I was sitting here one evening with others, when one of the company, in lighting his pipe, accidentally dropped a live coal into an open keg. I saw it drop, and catched a pail, and put for the river at my biggest gait ; but if you'll believe it, when I got back, that pow der was more'n half burned up I" While Joseph Hutchinson, a lad, son of Rev. Elisha Hutch inson, was lying on his death-bed, feeling that his earthly pil grimage was nearly at an end, be desired a last season of pray er and communion with his fellow-Christians. Many doubts were felt whether it would be prudent in his very low condi tion. But his solicitations were so urgent that a meeting was at length appointed. At an early hour the room was filled with sympathizing friends. All were subdued in tbe presence of the dying boy. A deep, indescribable solemnity pervaded all hearts, was visible on every face, in every remark, and was manifest in every prayer. The Holy Spirit seemed indeed present, giving unction to all that was done and said. Near the close of the meeting, so full of deep interest and tender feel- STORIES. 229 ing, there was a pause. All hearts seemed flooded with emo tion too deep for utterance. During this interval young Hutch inson, recovering his strength and rising from his couch, with a countenance pale as in death, with only a sheet wrapped about him, stepped forward to the door. Extending both hands, and gazing upward, the vail seemed to be drawn aside, and he stood looking upon the glories of the other world. Turn ing from these scenes with a countenance radiant with inspira tion, he addressed his companions with an eloquence and a pathos which, heightened by his ghost-like form and snowy apparel, made him seem like a celestial visitant, and produced an effect upon the company which could be felt, but which no tongue or pen can describe. All eyes were bathed in tears, all hearts were melted. At the close, turning upward his wild, lustrous eyes, he exclaimed, " Loved ones, farewell ! The angels are waiting. Meet me in heaven." Then falling back into his father's arms, he was carried to his bed, whence, lin gering yet a little while, he was called home. The spirit of that meeting soon spread throughout the town, and was followed by one of the most precious revival seasons Newport has ever witnessed, during which hundreds were added to the church, including all those who were present at the meeting. CHAPTER XXXII. CASUALTIES. TN 1771, a daughter of Samuel Hurd, aged 10 years, was -1- killed by the falling of a tree near the old South church. The tree had been girdled, instead of felled, as was much the practice with the earliest settlers. June 26, 1793, Charles Seamans, aged 19 years, a son of the Rev. Job Seamans, of New London, fell from the plate while assisting at the raising of the old meeting-house, which stood at the foot of Claremont hill, and was so badly injured that he survived but a few hours. July 10, 1799, Enoch Whittier, a lad of 10 years, was drowned in the Goshen Branch of Sugar river, east of the residence of the late T. J. Eastman. A son of Ebenezer Merritt, one of the first settlers, fell from his cart, at Northville, and broke his neck. Asa Kelsey, son of Ensign Kelsey, was killed by falling from the frame at the raising of the house at the P. Whitcomb place. Mary Corbin, a daughter of Dr. James Corbin, had her skull broken by the kick of a horse. By a successful trepanning, she recovered, and lived to an advanced age. May 7, 1801, a daughter of Jesse Lane, one of the earliest set tlers, while crossing a foot-bridge on ber father's farm, at the A. Pease place, fell into the river and was drowned. Dr. Prentice, of Springfield, a surgeon in the 31st Regiment, while returning home from a muster at the village, was thrown from his horse near the Daniel Wilmarth house, and so in jured that he died in a few hours. In 1801, Edward Stevens and family, of this town, were lost at sea, while on their passage between Savannah and New York. CASUALTIES. 23 1 A log rolled over Jonathan Haven with such weight as to cause the blood to flow from his mouth, nose, and ears. It was thought the injury must prove fatal, but he soon recov ered. Charles J. Colby descended into tbe well at the house next north of the new town hall, for the purpose of cleaning it out. While there, the wall caved suddenly in, and buried him. The stones, however, caught and wedged in before reaching quite to the bottom, and left him in the space below. With great effort, continuing several hours, he was rescued alive, but survived only a short time. He said that while there he could hear distinctly all the conversation of those above ; that his heart sunk within him when they thought of giving up his release alive as a hopeless job, and leaped with joy as they resumed their labors. George, son of Azotes Chamberlin, was instantly killed, while passing on the highway where men were blasting rocks, by a piece of the falling rock. In 1825, Wealthy Jane, a little daughter of Capt. John Russ, aged 4 years, came to'ber death by a bean lodging in her wind pipe. July 15, 1826, Jonathan, son of David Cutting, aged 7 years, while fishing in the pond near the Newport mill, fell in and was drowned. March 9, 1832, three little lads, two of them sons of William Mitchell, the tanner, and one the son of Nathan Taylor, while at play with their sleds, accidentally slid into the canal, near the Scribner mill, and were all drowned. John W., son of Samuel F. Chellis, while at work in the bobbin-shop at the Diamond mill, was caught in the machinery and carried several times around by tbe shafting. His clothes were torn from his body, and he was badly but not fatally in jured. Owen, a son of Stephen Hurd, who lived on the S. Howe place, in the south-west part of the town, came to his death in this wise : On the 9th of March, 1829, he and his father had been out with the neighbors breaking roads, and were return ing with a load of wood. While the father was busy behind, talking with the neighbors, the boy ran forward and jumped 232 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. upon the sled, and, unnoticed by the father, accidentally slid off in front, and the sled ran upon him. The team soon stopped, and, upon search, the missing boy was found doubled up under the sled, and crushed to death in the most horrible manner. Asa Kelsey, of Croydon, was killed in this town, in 1834, by the fall of a timber while at a raising. Joel, son of Samuel Wright, while washing sheep at Kelley ville, ventured too far from the shore, and, being unable to swim, was drowned. Ora B., son of Ichabod Morse, was killed by the kick of a horse. Dec. 2, 1850, Stephen Parker, Esq., aged 60 years, fell from a staging, near the Granite mill, upon the frozen ground, with such force as to fracture the skull, a portion of the brain pro truding. He survived but a short time. On the 4th of July, 1851, Sylvester, son of Maj. David Harris, in the employ of the Western Railroad, lost his life while stand ing upon the cars, decorating them with flags. His head came in contact with a bridge, killing him instantly. July 5, 1852, Chester Averill, while in the act of mounting his loaded stage, at Bradford, fell directly before the coach, and the wheels passed over his body. His injuries were thought to be fatal. Subsequently, in 1876, while at East Lebanon, fish ing, he slipped from a log and broke his hip, and died a few days afterwards. Abel Howe was thrown from his wagon and fatally injured at Randall's mill in 1855. The horse became frightened, and ran over a log in the yard, and threw him out. In May, 1853, David B., son of David S. Newell, while on his way home from Georgia, was on board the train at the time of the terrible railroad disaster at Norwalk, Conn., and was one of the victims of that horrid catastrophe, being killed instantly, aged 22 years. May 16, 1855, George E. Wilcox, son of Dea. Joseph, fell from tbe foretop of the ship Mary Robinson, near Liverpool, a distance of some fifty feet, into the sea, and was drowned. The accident occurred by the breaking of a rope upon which he was standing to make repairs. In November, 1857, ^ child of Henry Davis, aged 5 years, CASUALTIES. 233 while in the field with his father, stepped into a pool of water and was drowned. In April, 1858, a son of Chester Walker, aged 5 years, tipped a grindstone over upon himself, which caused his death. In i860, while George Cutting was loading his threshing- machine, one of the skids gave way, letting the whole weight of the machine upon him, crushing him. He survived but a short time. In July, 1861, a son of Dexter Richards, aged 9 months, was scalded to death by pulling a pot of hot tea upon himself. In 1871, Sylvester Warren, while grinding at Sibley's scythe shop, was instantly killed by the bursting of a grindstone. He was thrown back several feet, and remained in a sitting posi tion. In 1854, a grindstone belonging to B. F. Haven, Esq., weigh ing about one thousand pounds, burst, with a noise like a can non, injuring a Mr. Baker, but not seriously. In September, 1865, the stage filled with passengers, while returning from Bradford, was upset, throwing them all into a deep ditch. Some of the passengers were seriously, but none fatally, injured. In November, 1863, while engaged in digging a ditch for an aqueduct across the land of Nathan Mudget, for the purpose of supplying the F. W. Lewis house with water, Daniel Muzzy and Benjamin Dunham were buried alive by the caving of the quicksand of the high bank through which they were shovel ling. One was covered to a depth of six feet, and the other still deeper. It was half an hour before the one was dug out, and the other was under ground for nearly an hour. They were both taken out alive, neither of them receiving any permanent injury. Three days after, " Billy" Hoben, an Irishman, after boasting somewhat roundly of his courage and ability to finish the job, was caught in the same trap, and buried still deeper. When his body was so far released as to admit of respiration. before the sand was out of his eyes, he sent up a fearful yell for "Whis-key — whis-key!" It was brought him; and between two neighbors he soon marched off in triumph. June I, 1S63, Lavina Fitch, while riding in a boat on Lily pond, with a party, fell overboard and was drowned. 16 234 HISTORY OF NEWPORT.' Saville M., son of Lewis Pillsbury, while jumping from a sled, was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun. The contents lodged in his head, entering at his left eye. He sur vived but a short time. The doctrine that calamities always come in pairs is well illustrated in the circumstance that a few years since two young men by the name of Carr, — Isaac and Benjamin F., — the one living on East mountain, and the other on Wilmarth mountain, nearly at the same time lost each an eye by the hook of an ox. Carroll W. Peabody was killed in 1864, while felling a tree at the old homestead in the west part of the town. Albert H. Sprague, Jan. 5, 1866, while returning home from the village, on foot, the night being cold and blustering, got off the road on the hill north of the school-house at Kelleyville, and was found the next morning frozen to death. His age was 56 years. The wife of Milon Booth, while standing with her back to the stove, at her new home in California, had her clothing take fire, resulting in a most skocking and painful death. In 1866, Capt. Zina Goldthwaite fell from his hay-loft upon the barn floor, where he was found in an insensible condition, with one hip broken, and otherwise badly injured. In August, 1869, Miss Parmelia Bowers, a sister of S. L. Bowers, Esq., was thrown from a carriage and badly injured. While the horse was under full headway, one rein gave way, the team turned suddenly around, and upset the carriage. Henry M., son of Joseph Chase, while at work in a mill at Manchester, was caught in a belt and thrown around the shaft ing, by which accident 'ne lost his right arm. June 3, 1869, Millard Osmer, a young man at work in the Granite mills, retired to his bed with a night-lamp and book. About twenty minutes after being left alone, with his lamp upon his breast, reading, a smoke was discovered about the house, and a noise was heard in his room. Upon entering it, a most horrid spectacle was presented. The remains of the young man were found lying upon the floor, burned in the most shocking manner. He was subject to fits, and it was supposed that he had fallen into one when his bed took fire. In February, 1871, John Burke, an Irishman, a teamster in CASUALTIES. 235 the employ of S. H. Edes, Esq., was thrown from bis wagon, near the summit at Newbury, and was so seriously injured that death soon after resulted. April 22, 1872, David Wilmarth, aged 72 years, was precip itated upon the floor of his barn from the scaffolding by the sliding of a ladder upon which he was descending. He was so severely injured that he died in a few days. Willis Partridge, a native of Croydon, while at work in the Coffin & Nourse factory, was caught in a belt and severely in jured. October 4, 1872, Horace Sprague, while attempting to cross the railroad in the west part of the town, with a team, was struck by a passing engine and badly injured. One of his horses was killed. January 25, 1873, Henry A. Wilcox, while in tbe basement of the village saw-mill, where he went to procure sawdust, came in contact with the saw, and had his right arm, above the elbow, severed from his body. Geo. H. Comstock, a brakeman on the railroad, was thrown from the down train near Warner village, on the morning of April 17, 1873, and was run over by the cars and killed. May 4, 1873, a tenement house on Elm street, belonging to S. L. Bowers, Esq., was consumed by fire. During the prog ress of the flames, the main chimney fell upon Charles E. Rich ards and George Williams, crushing them in a most shocking manner. The former was killed instantly ; the latter survived but a short time. Richards was son of Sylvanus, aged 26 years. Williams was a young man from Vermont. February 4, 1874, Willie Baker, a lad of 17 years, employed in the sash and blind factory of Dow & Baker, was caught in a belt and carried with great violence over a shaft, by which both legs and one arm were broken, and other severe injuries in flicted. June 10, 1874, as the gravel train was passing near the trot- ting-park east of the village. Dominie Martin, a Frenchman, while attempting to pass from one car to another, fell between them, and was run over and so badly injured that he died in a few hours. May 17, 1876, the body of O. B. Stearns was found on the 236 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. banks of the river, near the residence of William S. Kemp ton. November 14, 1876, George Ladd, son of Jeremiah, aged 17 years, was drowned in the mill-pond of L. F. Dodge. He was there for the purpose of setting traps. It was supposed he came to his death by the upsetting of his boat. September i, 1876, George B. Dyer, living at Kelleyville, went into the woods for a load of bark. Not returning, a mes senger was sent in search of him, who found the load upset, and the lifeless remains of Mr. Dyer lying near by. In the summer of 1877, a son of Jeremiah Ladd, while at tempting to get upon a moving railroad car, was thrown under one of the wheels, by which one of his limbs was so badly crushed, that, in order to save his life, amputation was resort ed to. A Mr. Dowlin, an operative in the milis, was caught in the belting of a rapidly-revolving wheel, crushing and mangling his person in every part to such an extent as to leave hardly the semblance of the human form. He nevertheless survived, and finally recovered from the effects of the injury. OHAPTEE XXXIII. FIRES AND LIGHTNING. FIRES. '"PHE first building burned in town was the house of Benja- -*- min Bragg, which stood upon the site occupied by the present dwelling of G. H. Fairbanks. The house of Aaron Buell, one of the early settlers, situated near the B. W. Jenks place, was destroyed by fire. The dwelling of Philip W. Kibby was burnt, and with it the records of the Baptist church and society. A blacksmith shop belonging to Dea. David B. Chapin, standing on the grounds now occupied by the residence of Matthew Harve}-, Esq., was consumed in 1828. November 19, 1829, tbe blacksmith shop and out-buildings of Ira Wakefield, situated in the north part of the town, at the Kibby place, were destroyed. A barn and shed belonging to Hubbard Newton, Esq., in which was stored a quantity of hay and flax, was consumed in December, 1829. A barn filled with hay, owned by Capt. John Russ, was de stroyed in 1834 ; accident caused by a careless smoker. The woollen mill belonging to Messrs. Smith & Rockwell, on Sugar river, near the residence of Austin L. Fletcher, was burnt in 1835. A woollen factory, standing on the spot now occupied by the Eagle mills, and owned by Hon. Franklin Simonds, was de stroyed in 1833. This was the first woollen mill in town, and was erected by Col. James D. Walcott in 1813. It was rebuilt and occupied by Philo Fuller as a worsted mill, and was again burned in 1840. 238 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. The old Newport academy, a two-story structure, used at the time as a school-room for District No. 2 and a vestry for the Congregational church, was burned Nov. 2, 1843. It stood on the ground north of the church, now occupied by tbe Congrega tional parsonage. The fire took in the stairway leading to the upper room, where a school was being kept ; and a son of Rev. John Woods, one of the scholars, came near perishing before he was rescued at a window in the opposite end of tbe building. The north wing of the old Baldwin house, standing on the ground now occupied by Wheeler's block, was consumed in December, 1845. A saw-mill owned by Dea. Jonathan Cutting, in which was also a bedstead shop, run by Nutting & Buxton, standing on the ground now occupied by the Sugar River mill, was destroyed in July, 1847. Loss, $2,000. September 8, 1848, the scythe factory at Northville, belong ing to Earned & Sibley, together with much valuable machinery and fixtures, was consumed ; also, more than a hundred dozen scythes, ready for market, besides others in an unfinished state. Loss, $2,500; insurance, $1,200. The dwelling, with its contents, owned by Erastus Huntoon, at Northville, was destroyed Nov. 27, 1850. The fire was caused by a defect in the chimney. February 8, 185 1, the dwelling of Enoch Noyes, standing at the foot of Claremont hill, together with nearly all its contents, was burned. No insurance. February 16, 1852, the saw-mill of Oliver Comstock, in the east part of the town, was destroyed. July 28, 1853, the dwelling of Nathan Gould, in the north west part of the town, was burned. The family were absent. The school-house in District No. 2 was destroyed in 1859. In February, 1855, the cardboard factory belonging to Royal Booth, on the brook at Randall's mills, was burned. Insurance, $Soo. Jan. 6, i860, the Newport House, then owned by H. G. P. & J. H. Cross, was burned. There was a large ball at the house that evening, and the fire was supposed to have originated with some intoxicated lads from a neighboring county, who had been denied access to the hall. FIRES AND LIGHTNING. 239 In January, 1862, a fire broke out in the picker-room of the Sugar River Mills, and consumed some $800 worth of cotton and wool. The fire-proof walls and force-pump prevented the destruction of the mill. In 1862, the house of Maximilian J. Webber caught fire, and was materially injured. In December, 1865, the dry-house connected with the pail shop of Hial Dow, at Northville, was burned. The tannery of Hunton & Dill, and the grist-mill, barn, and dwelling-house of C. C. Shedd, Esq., were consumed Jan. 6, 1866. A considerable portion of the contents of the buildings was saved. The loss was particularly severe upon Mr. Shedd, whose property was tlius all swept away. The barn, shed, and butchery of Oliver F. Stearns were burned in 1866. The bridge near the residence of T. W. Gilmore, Esq., was de stroyed by fire in 1867. It was thought tbe fire was caused by a spark dropped from the pipe of a careless traveller. Loss, — $1,500. In January, 1867, a dwelling-bouse owned by Stephen Call, near the village cemetery, was burned. The most destructive fire that has ever happened in town was on the night of Nov. i, 1867. It took in some shavings in the rear of the Sugar River House, then owned by G. L. Cass, and consumed the hotel, barn, and buildings attached, the store of Whitney & Sibley at the south, and the dwelling-house and all the out-buildings of Ethan S. Chase at the north. It was thought to be the work of an incendiary. These buildings oc cupied the ground on which now stand the Whitney store, Phenix hotel, Woodbury's block, and the Dudley building. In surance, Whitney & Sibley, $500 ; Cass, $3,100 ; Chase, $2,000. In November, 1867, a barn belonging to W. D. Barrett, at Northville, was burned. In 1868, the house and all the buildings owned by Chester Dodge, and occupied by Seth Chellis, Esq., in the north part of the village, were destroyed. Feb. 16, 1870, the barn of Timothy Herrick was burned Loss, $350 ; insurance, $100. Nov. 19, 1870, a cottage house belonging to Solomon Dean, 240 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Esq., standing near the school-house in District No. 14, was de stroyed. Loss, $1,200; insurance, $800. Jan. 26, 1872, the dwelling-house, together with its contents, belonging to Richard H. Thompson, Jr., at the Sears place on the Unity road, was destroyed. The family were away for an afternoon visit, and returned to find their home in ashes. Loss, $1,000; no insurance. Nov. II, 1872, the Newport Mills, owned by Abiathar Rich ards, were burned. The fire took in the picker, which was on the second floor. Mr. E. A. Whipple, foreman of the mill, who was present, said tbe entire mass of material passing through the machine and lying about it apparently ignited in a moment, and baffled all his efforts to stay its progress. It was a three- story building, originally erected and used as an oil-mill. In surance, $15,000. Sept. 24, 1873, the house and barn belonging to Edward Stevens, situated in the south part of the village, were destroyed by fire. The residence was new. Insured, $2,000. Dec. 24, 1872, a barn belonging to Mr. William Kempton was destroyed, with forty tons of hay and nineteen head of cat tle. No insurance. June 20, 1873, two barns, owned by Orrin C. & William B. Kibby, in the north part of the town, were destroyed by fire, together with four hogs and a lot of farming tools. Loss, $2,000 ; insured for $500. About two o'clock on the morning of Nov. 14, 1873, fire was discovered in a livery stable occupied by Milton S. Jackson, which was destroyed, with six horses and a large quantity of hay, grain, etc., together with a building owned by Benjamin M. Gilmore, and used by him in the manufacture of coffins ; and an ell connected with the Eagle block, and owned by S. H. Edes. The stable belonged to S. L. Bowers. Total loss esti mated at $7,000 ; partially insured. March 17, 1874, the house of Lucius Lathrop, on the Sunapee road, was destroyed. Insured, $2,000. In 1875, two barns belonging to the same were burned. On the 25tb of March, 1874, the rake and handle manufactory of Leander F. Dodge, on Oak street, was consumed. Loss, $2,000. FIRES AND LIGHTNING. 24I A dwelling-house belonging to the estate of Leonard Lawton, on Summer street, near the school-house in District No. 14, was burned. In 1876, a fire caught in the picker-room of the flannel mill of S. H. Edes. The room being fire-proof, the fire was extin guished. Damage, $200. May, 1874, the house of S. F. and A. W. Clark, on Laurel street, caught fire. The prompt appearance of both engines and nearly the whole village, soon extinguished the flames. The building was seriously damaged, both by fire and flood. Insured. About three o'clock on the morning of July 20, 1875, the house, ell, and stable of A. P. Wellcome, on the Croydon road, were destroyed by fire. Insurance, $6,000. May 19, 1877, the house, and all the out-buildings and con tents, belonging to Elon Cutting, on the Unity road, at the M. Hurd place, were destroyed. The loss was $5,000 ; insurance, $3,000. In November, 1877, the barns and sheds, with hay and a sta ble filled with cattle, owned by Shepherd H. Cutting, and sit uated in the west part of the town, were destroyed by fire. It was supposed to be the work of an incendiary. In 1878, the buildings owned by B. C. & H. N. Pike, at the J. E. Reed place, on Pike hill, were destroyed. In August, 1878, a shed filled with wood, belonging to the Concord & Claremont Railroad, was burned. September 21, 1878, the village saw-mill, all its machinery and much lumber, two dwellings, an ell and a barn, belonging to the estate of Daniel Nettleton, a large wooden structure be longing to L. Whittemore and E. E. Stearns, in which were machinery, lumber, and a large quantity of rakes belonging to Alexander & Perkins, and the dwelling and barn of John Flan agan, — all situated in a group between the railroad and river, — were destroyed. The railroad bridge was damaged ; grain, hay, and live stock were lost. The Nettleton property was in sured for $2,500; Alexander & Perkins, rake- and handle-mak ers, for $500; Lorenzo Whittemore, sash- and blind-maker, for $1,500; John Flanagan, for $1,200; E. E. Stearns, for $1,000. 242 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. LIGHTNING. The barn of Dea. Jeremiah Nettleton, at the H. Hanson place, was struck by lightning in the summer of 1814. His son and a son of Philip W. Kibby were in it at play at the time. His son was struck on the head by a portion of the timber thrown off by the lightning, which fractured his skull. When taken up he was thought to be dead, but soon revived. The crushed por tions of the skull were removed, and his life was prolonged to an advanced age. The lightning, striking the Kibby boy on the back of his head, passed down the whole length of his body and limbs, inflicting a severe injury, from which he was a long time in recovering. He fell, when struck, directly under the eaves of the barn, from which the water poured in torrents upon him, and which was thought to have been the means of saving his life. The new tow frock and trowsers which he wore were literally torn into shreds, and lay at his feet. The barn belonging to the residence of M. J. Webber, occu pied by Brooks C. Flanders, was struck by lightning on the 5th of July, 1842, and considerably injured. A hen and her brood, sitting at the foot of the post down which the fluid passed, were found undisturbed, but with life extinguished. August II, 1842, a cow owned by Cyril Wheeler was killed by lightning. June 28, 1843, Charles Comstock had a fine pair of oxen killed by lightning. On the 30th of July, 1846, the dwelling of Orange Whitney was struck by lightning. It hit two chimneys situated near each end of the house. From one it passed down a post, tear ing off a coffee-mill attached to it. Mrs. W., who stood only a few feet from the post, was made senseless by the shock, but soon recovered. In June, 1848, the lightning struck the dwelling of Gov. Ralph Metcalf, now occupied by William Dunton, throwing the laths and plastering all over the nursery, which Mrs. M. and her two children had left but a moment before. Passing to the lower story, a portion of tbe fluid followed the bell-wire, but, avoiding the glass door-knob, passed unceremoniously out at the front door, taking the panels with it. FIRES AND LIGHTNING. 243 October 21, 1851, the dwelling of Bela N. Chamberlin, stand ing on the spot now occupied by the Phenix hotel, was struck, but received slight damage. The barn of Calvin Thatcher, on Thatcher hill, was struck by lightning, Oct. 19, 1852, and three of his cattle were killed. In September, 1862, Davis B. Robinson had a valuable yoke of oxen killed by the electric fiuid. During a shower, Oct. 10, 1872, the bridge across the Goshen Branch of Sugar river, on Elm street, was struck by lightning. The damage was slight. The lightning struck tbe house of the Rev. Paul S. Adams during a severe shower, July 23, 1872, but passed down the rod, doing but slight damage. During a terrific thunder-storm in the summer of 1876, a lightning-ball went into tbe chamber window of the house of S. F. Lund, at the south end of the village, and when within about a foot of the chamber floor, it exploded, doing no dam age whatever. Mrs. Gleason, who was in the room at the time, saw the ball when it came in at the window, and was not more than four feet from it at the time of the explosion. Dur ing the same shower, a streak of lightning passed down one of the rods on the house of Dr. J. L. Swett, passing off on the granite underpinning into the cellar, but doing no particular damage. July 17, 1877, the barn of Henry J. Hurd, at Northville, was struck by lightning, splitting five posts and tearing off shingles and boards. No marks of fire were seen, though there was hay in the barn. CHAPTEE XXXIY. AGRICULTURE. T^ARMERS' AND MECHANICS' ASSOCIATION. This ¦^ association was organized Sept. 26, 1874- Its object is the promotion of agriculture and the mechanic arts. George E. Dame was chosen president ; Charles A. Silsby, Augustus Trask, and Benjamin F. Carr, vice-presidents; Henry A. Jenks, treasurer ; E. R. Miller, Secretary ; Dexter Richards, Geo. E. Dame, F. W. Lewis, W. A. Perry, and Samuel K. Wright, directors. The officers since have been, — Presidents — Geo. E. Dame, 1876; Charles A. Silsby, 1877, 1878. Vice-Presidents — G. F. Whitney, 2d, Simon A. Tenney, Augustus Wylie, 1876 ; G. F. Whitney, 2d, Augustus Wylie, S. A. Tenney, 1877 ; G. H. Towle, Augustus Wylie, B. F. Carr, 1S78. Secretaries — E. M. Kempton, 1876, 1877; Simon A. Ten ney, 1878. Treasurers — Henry A. Jenks, 1876, 1877; Perley S. Coffin, 1878. Managers— M.a\\. Gove, W. H. Perry, G. H. Towle, B. F. Carr, S. H. Cutting, 1876, 1877 ; E. M. Kempton, O. Parker, O. C. Kibby, Freeman Cutting, and Samuel P. Wright, 1878. During the autumn and winter this association has had fre quent meetings for the discussion of farm topics, which have been well attended and full of interest. The first annual town fair was held Sept. 30, 1875, under the auspices of this society. It was an occasion of much inter est. Some 117 yokes of oxen were present, nearly all of which were joined in one team and driven through the villffge streets. AGRICULTURE. 245 escorted by the Newport Cornet Band and the fire companies. The display of stock and the various agricultural products was very extensive, and the display of fancy work in the ladies' de partment was elaborate and beautiful. In all the departments the exhibition was most flattering. Each year since, the town has held its annual fair under the direction of this association, with a like success, all indicating a most commendable interest in agriculture on the part of our citizens. The speakers at the difterent fairs have been, — Geo. E. Jenks, Esq., of Concord, and Hon. L. P. Cooper, of Croydon, 1876; Gen. Luther McCutchins, of New London, James O. Adams, Esq., of Mancliester, and Hon. Moses Humphrey, of Concord 1877; Hon. John D. Lyman and Hon. L. P. Cooper, 1878. Marshals—']. B. Cooper, G. F.Whitney, 2d, S.M. Richards, S. H. Cutting, W. H. Perry. In 1878, Freeman Cutting had on exhibition ninety-four head of cattle, besides a large number of fat hogs and colts, and S. H. Edes, Esq., had a nice herd of thorough-bred Ayrshires. At this fair it was estimated that more than 4,000 persons were present. The Sullivan County Agricultural Society held an annual fair in this town Oct. i, 185 1. The day was fine, and the fair in all respects was a success. A Devon bull, owned by P. & M. Humphrey and E. H. Brown, of Croydon, weighing a ton, and two Ayrshire cows, by H. Bingham, of Unity, were among the objects of greatest interest, both, then, comparatively rare breeds of stock in this section of the country. An able address was delivered on the occasion by the Rev. John Woods, a prac tical farmer as well as preacher. The Sullivan Grange, No. 8, Patrons of Husbandry, was organized in Newport, Nov. 7, 1873, by Edwin Thompson, Deputy of the National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, with twenty-seven charter members, which has been increased to sixty members, its present number. Its officers, in 1874 and 1875, were, — Master, Isaac A. Reed ; Secretary, Simon A. Tenney; — in 1876 and 1877, Master, Simon A. Tenney; Sec retary, Lorenzo L. Cutts ; — in 1878, Master, Frederick L. Lit tie ; Secretary, Charles A. Silsby. 246 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. The following farm statistics have been gathered from vari ous sources : Year. Horses. Cattle. Sheep. Stock in trade. Money at interest. 1794 72 703 1802 287 1 125 $760 $410 1825 333 1852 792 12,150 5-400 1850 373 2066 2753 15.450 40,632 1876/ 1877! 486 1479 1356 76,820 111,613 In 1870, the census showed 18,533 acres of improved land, 317 horses, 1,843 cattle, 1,372 sheep, 371 swine ; value of live stock, $137,501. Total amount of farm products, as given by the U. S. census, $148,156; — wheat, 856 bushels; rye, 398; corn, 10,807; barley, 14,520; wool, 8,140 pounds; beans, 322 bushels ; potatoes, 30,170 ; apples, $7,299 worth ; butter, 67,979 pounds; cheese, 11,326; milk, 10,880 quarts ; hay, 4,998 tons ; maple sugar, 33,290 pounds; value of slaughtered animals, $26,294. In 1872 the number of polls was 636 ; valuation, $1,711,668 ; stock in trade, $70,650 ; stocks and money at interest, $95,604 ; saving bank deposits, $118,282 ; town debt, $100,060. In 1876, the selectmen reported as follows : The town has produced 3,940 tons of hay ; 29,600 bushels of potatoes ; 7,690 bushels of shelled corn ; 650 bushels of wheat; 12,940 bushels of oats; 290 bushels of rye ; 2,200 bushels of barley ; 790 bush els of India and buckwheat ; 245 bushels of pease and beans ; 63'635 quarts of milk sold or used as milk ; 64,475 pounds of butter ; 30,000 dozen eggs ; 34,000 pounds of poultry ; 73,750 pounds of maple sugar ; 5,800 pounds of wool. In 1878, tbe selectmen report,— Whole inventory of the town, $1,196,440 ; increase over the year previous, $27,485 ; per cent. of taxation, $1.82 ; highway tax, 17 cents on $100; number of horses, 496: cattle, 1,448; sheep, 1,458; hogs, 421 ; dogs, 166. The New Hampshire Board of Agriculture has held several AGRICULTURE. 247 sessions in this town, which have been full of interest, and have been very profitable to the agricultural portion of tbe community. Capt. Joel Nettleton kept a full-blooded Durham bull in 1827 for the improvement of stock. Paul J. Wheeler in i860 raised an Alderney calf which at six months old weighed 600 pounds, which he sold to the Enfield Shakers for $100. John Endicott took the first premium at the state fair in 1854 for the best fat ox. It was four years old, and weighed 2,590 pounds. William H. Sprague slaughtered a hog in 1863 which weigh ed 714 pounds ; Emerson & Booth one in 1855, which weighed 825 pounds ; and Britton & Wiggin one in 1877, which weigh ed, after being dressed, 1,025 pounds. James Baker, in 1868, produced and sold 1,407 dozen eggs, — kept 160 bens. Wm. F. Newton, Esq., in one year produced and sold 100 bushels of strawberries. Other parties have since engaged in the business. A cow owned by N. B. Hull, Esq., had five calves in two years. CHAPTEE XXXV. SPORTING n~^HE first settlers in town, coming from the region bordering -^ on Long Island Sound, were accustomed to all kinds of fish ing sports, and felt the loss of them here. As a substitute, they were accustomed, after the planting season was over, to go down to Bellows Falls and spend several days in a general good time, catching shad and salmon, which in those days, before the dams were built across the river below, used to come up thus far in great abundance. This season of sport and recreation was al ways looked forward to with great interest by the young men and boys. Sugar river and its tributaries have always furnish ed an ample field for those sportsmen who are seeking trout and the other varieties of the smaller fish. The interest in this direction has been greatly augmented by the introduction of the black bass by our fish commissioners. The Newport Fishing Club was organized in 1871. They erected a house on Big island, in Sunapee lake, in 1874, where they established their head-quarters, and to which they, their la dies and guests, make frequent excursions during the summer months, spending time in fishing, boat-riding, and social en joyment. Soon after the war a party of young men took their teams, camp equipage, and a reporter for the press, and spent several weeks among the mountains and lakes in the north part of the state, hunting and fishing. In May, 1827, an eagle was captured on the meadows, which measured from tip to tip some six feet. A quill from one of its wings was manufactured into a pen, with which the editor of the Spectator recorded the incident, and which he declared SPORTING. 249 imparted a special inspiration to his editorials. In May, 1829, Capt. Oliver Lund shot a very large eagle upon the meadows, but as no quill reached the editor, only a terse account of it was given. Among all the game which has abounded in our forests, the partridge and the pigeon have been the most hunted and the most enjoyed. The deer, a valuable game, was much hunted and enjoyed in the earlier days. The I'abbit and gray squirrel have always been plenty, and their meat lias been among the luxuries. So late as the winter of 1827 a deer was discovered and. shot in our village. In the earlier days bears were comparatively numerous, and often captured. The wife of John Wilmarth, who lived near the Griffin place, sent John Moore, a lad living in the family, to a thicket of hemlocks to procure boughs for a broom. He soon came running back, declaring that a big bear was down there. Mrs. Wilmarth went to the barn and notified her hus band, who, taking bis gun, ran to explore the region. He found that the boy had walked up a large tree which had been blown nearly down, for the purpose of picking the boughs, and that Bruin had walked out directly under his feet. The neighbors were aroused and gave chase. The animal was overtaken and captured near the M. Hurd place. A bear was caught on Coit mountain in 1867. It was first seen by Mr. Geo. Humphrey, of Croydon, crossing the road be tween tbe flat and the village. A dog was set upon his track, and soon drove him into a tree. Several men, by climbing into neighboring trees, were enabled to throw ropes around his neck, which so strangled tbe animal that they were able to bind him and carry him down to tbe residence of Mr. Goldthwaite, where he was kept for some time on exhibition. The people of this town have several times joined with citi zens of other towns in grand bear hunts. In April, 1827, the people of this and all the towns around Sunapee mountain joined in a hunt. They formed a circle around the entire base of the mountain. The signal horn was sounded for starting, and coutinued around the whole circle, which signal was re peated every half hour until their arrival at the top. A like 17 250 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. hunt on Croydon mountain shortly after was not more success ful. In both cases nothing but small game was captured. Dea. Phineas Chapin was a tithing-man of the town, and performed his official functions with such strictness as to forbid young men travelling to visit their sweethearts on Sunday. He was himself on one occasion overtaken by an embarrassing temptation, which exemplifies the rule that the good are often the most tempted. One Sunday he discovered a large black bear sitting upon its haunches in his cornfield, picking and eat ing the ears of corn. The deacon, either forgetting, through the excitement of the occasion, his official character, or remem bering those passages of scripture which teach the lawfulness of doing good on the Sabbath, and that " if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath de nied the faith and is worse than an infidel " (we leave the read er to judge which), seized his favorite gun, and with deliberate aim sent a bullet through the bear's heart. He thus not only saved his corn, but the meat and skin of the bear materially added to the family supplies. OHAPTEE XXXYI. INDIANS, IRISH, FRENCH, AND NEGROES. INDIANS. Newport has but little of Indian history. No -•- Indians occupied or claimed the territory at the time or since the first settlement ; and few are the traces which have been discovered indicating that this has ever been much their home or hunting-ground. It has been a conjecture, the truth or falsity of which can never be known, that Eastman, the dar ing and adventurous trapper, the first white man that explored the beautiful meadows of Newport, was waylaid and killed by the Indians, who were jealous of any infringement upon their hunting- and fishing-grounds. After the French and Indian War, a few. lingered in the valley of the Connecticut and around the shores of Sunapee lake, but none here. Tradition says the early settlers here experienced one alarm, only, from this source. The Indians had been showing signs of a spirit of hostility. They had been attacking and commit ting depredations upon other towns, carrying away much booty and many prisoners, the rumor of which had reached this town, and filled the hearts of the settlers with alarm. In the midst of this state of feeling, which may have magnified the danger, a band of Indians was seen lurking about the forests. The peo ple were greatly frightened, expecting an immediate attack. The men flew to arms, and gave them chase. The Indians fled by way of the Aiken hill, and, eluding the vigilance of the pursuit, which continued all day, were never overtaken. Meanwhile the women, for safety, had fled in all directions, and had sought all manner of hiding-places, where they remained concealed all night. In the morning, upon the return of the men, the signal-gun, agreed upon the day before, was fired, and all returned to their homes unharmed. 252 HISTORY OF NEWPORT Ruth Labaree, a native of Charlestown, afterwards wife of Nathan Hurd, one of the early settlers here, and whose father was taken prisoner by the same company that captured and carried away Mrs. Johnson, escaped sharing a similar fate by hiding under a log. Several times, in search of her, the Ind ians passed over tbe log under which she was concealed. She was often heard to say that her heart beat so loud she was afraid the Indians would hear it, and thus discover her hiding- place. Rev. Peter Paul Osunkhirhine, an Indian clergyman, of St. Francis, Canada East, visited this town in April, 1861. He came to this place some forty years previous, entirely unedu cated. Here he prepared for college, under the tuition of Rev. Mr. Wheelock, the then Congregational minister of this town, and graduated at Moore's Indian Charity School, connected with Dartmouth college. For the last twenty-six years previ ous to his visit, he had been a missionary among tbe Indians, and bad shared their fortunes. He had been in the employ of the British Fur Company, and was recollected while here as an expert at hunting and fishing. On one occasion, while at school in this town, seeing a squirrel at the door, he darted out of the school-room, gave chase to the animal, and was not again seen for several days. He was at length found upon Sunapee mountain. Irish. Emigrants from Ireland began to come to this town as early as 1835, — since which time they have become compar atively numerous, and are now among our most industrious, thriving, and valuable citizens. Among them were the Her- ricks, the Lyons, the Whalens, the Reardons, the Burkes, the Flanagans, the Burnses, the Cotters, the Farrells, the Aherns, the Keefes, tbe Kingsleys, and the Learys. French. The Canadian French began coming here during the civil war. Negroes. Very early in the history of the town quite a colony of negroes settled on Coit mountain and its vicinity, mainly on the eastern slope. Vance Coit, one of their number, made his home near its summit. The cellar Wall, the rose- INDIANS, ETC. 253 bush, and the balm still remain, to attest the spot where he lived. His residence there gave the mountain its name. Tra dition says, that in him the moral sentiment was not always predominant, for at one time he was whipped at the post, at the Wilcox store, at the corner of Main and Maple streets, for stealing a bag of meal at Claremont. His wife, who was a white woman, was present at the time, and when the blood began to run down bis back, became very much agitated, and rushing forward, exclaimed, "Don't lick him to death! give me a part of the blows ! " It was thought that the theft might have been instigated by her. The following incident is related of him : A neighbor, hav ing some hay in a condition in which it would spoil unless taken care of on the Sabbath, applied to Vance for help, ofler- ing him a pound of sugar if he would assist in getting it in. Vance, with much apparent indignation, replied, " Do you think I would have my soul fry in hell to all eternity for a pound of sugar? No!" — then added, "Give me two pounds, and I will risk it." Tom Billings, another of the colony who lived with Coit, deserted his wife, and ran away with a white girl to Canada. Robert Nott and Salem Colby were also among the number. Jesse Sherburn, of a later period, was a boot-black. He was a very clever man, given to fun and poetry. Meeting the Rev. Mr. Woods, one morning, he said, "Sir, you shines the souls of men ; I shines their uppers I" Charles Hall was once a slave in Florida. The manner of his escape was in this wise : He was headed up in a sugar hogs head and put on board a vessel, without the knowledge of the captain, by a brother of Dea. Jonathan Cutting, and smuggled to Boston, from which place he was forwarded here to the deacon. Charley was a jolly soul, and few ever plied him with a joke who did not get back a repartee that made them willing to quit even. OHAPTEE XXXVII. SECESSION. NEWPORT, in common with other towns along the valley of the Connecticut river, once seceded from New Hamp shire and joined the state of Vermont. The following extracts, taken from the town records, show the action of the town in the matter. March 14, 1781, in the warrant calling a town-meet ing, we find the following : Art. 4. To see if the town will accept the doings of the Convention lastly held at Cornish in order to join the State of Vermont and com ply with the requisitions of said convention in sending a Representative to the Assembly to be holden in Windsor in said state the first Wednes day of April next. March 29, 1781. Voted this town of Newport join in union with the State of Vermont. Voted Benj. Giles, Esq, to be a Delegate to Repre sent the town of Newport in the General Assembly of Vermont to be holden at Windsor in the state of Vermont the first Wednesday in April next ensuing. Voted that Aaron Buell, Jesse Wilcox, and Josiah Stev ens be a committee to give instructions to the Representative above named for his direction in the General Assembly of Vermont. May 2, 1781, the town was notified to meet, in order to be qualified as freemen of Vermont, and vote for judges of the courts, sherifli', judge of probate, and justices of the peace. On tbe 14th of the same month they met and chose town officers, in accordance with the laws of Vermont. The town, however, soon returned its allegiance to this state ; for we find that the next annual meeting, in March, 1782, was called in the name of the state of New Hampshire. CHAPTEE XXXYIII. MISCELLANY. ' I 'HE following incidents and anecdotes were mainly gath- -'- ered at the time of the historical celebration in 1846. The first blow struck in felling the forests in town was by Absalom Kelsey, on the D. F. Pike farm at the foot of Clare mont hill. Which farm should have the honor of the first blow, had been previously decided by lot. The first cabin in town, the one in which the six young men, who came to town in 1765 and commenced clearing away the forest, had shelter, stood on the gentle swell of land a few rods south of tbe house now occupied by Reuben Ainger at the foot of Claremont bill. It was covered, sides and roof, with hem lock bark, stayed in its place between poles confined together by means of withes. They obtained their provisions at Charles town, for which they paid in work during the haying season. The first apple raised in town was by Benjamin Bragg, on the G. H. Fairbanks place. The tree bore but one apple : it disappeared, and what became of it was always a mj'stery. A young lady residing in the family at tbe time was always sup posed to have been in some way accessory to the loss. Tbe first child born in town was a son of Jesse Wilcox, born Feb. 28, 1768, and died the March following. The first female born was Lydia Hurd, afterwards wife of Reuben Bascom, who was born in 1768, and died in April, 1847, ^S^'^ 79 years. Maj. Uriah Wilcox offered a crown to the first woman that should step foot, into Newport. Mrs. Benjamin Bragg and Mrs. Zephaniah Clark were together near the line of the town, when it was said to them that such a tree was in Newport, when they both ran, and so near alike was their arrival that each received a crown. 256 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Capt. Ezra Parmelee, while returning from Charlestown, where he had been to mill, was overtaken by the dark, and, fearing he might wander astray if he should go further, stopped, hitched his horse, lighted a fire, and spent the night. In the morning, to his surprise, he found himself within a few rods of his own door. Mrs. Ezra Parmelee visited her old home at Killingworth, Conn., on horseback. When about to return, her father cut from an apple-tree a twig, to be used by her as a riding-stick. On her arrival, it was grafted into a tree in their orchard on the Griffin farm, now occupied by George E. Dame. Now, one hundred years after, the graft is in good condition, and bears an abundant crop of apples. One of the early settlers brought a willow-sprout from Con necticut, which he used as a riding-stick. On his arrival, he stuck one end of it into the mud, near the former residence of Dea. Wilcox, on the Unity road, now occupied by Freeman Cutting, whereupon it grew and became a tall tree. Mrs. Benjamin Bragg made out tbe first taxes in town. Mrs. Robert Lane made the first cheese in town. Tbe apple-trees now standing above the brick-yard on the B. W. Jenks place were brought from Charlestown by Aaron Buell, ist, more than one hundred years since. Joseph Sawyer dug his well, sixteen feet deep, with a fire- shovel and a hemlock knot for a pick. He also raised four hundred bushels of potatoes, and carried them all into bis cel lar in a sap-trough. Mrs. Ebenezer Merritt had a family of sixteen boarders. Her supplies consisted of the milk of one farrow cow, — from which she made half a pound of butter per week, — meal for porridge, and fish caught from the river. The boarders were all satis fied. Matthew Buell, 2d, lived, the first summer, in bis log barn. His wife did her cooking beside a pine stump near by. Her mince pies were made of pumpkins and bear's meat. The larder of Mrs. Ezra Parmelee, — the woman afterwards so noted for her open-hearted hospitality, and who was expected to entertain the clergy and other distinguished visitors, — once con tained only a few potatoes, a bag of rye meal, and the meat of a MISCELLANY. 257 small pig, from which she contrived to manufacture a variety of dishes which were highly relished by her hungry boarders. Mrs. Ebenezer Merritt stayed alone in her log cabin several weeks, while the other settlers were all away from town (prob ably at Charlestown, where the men worked at haying to pay for their provisions), a, cow, a yoke of oxen, and a dog her only companions. It is said that the dog notified her of their return by his howling when they were a long way from the cabin. Three of the men who came in 1768, having extra work to do, resolved to stay and finish it after their companions bad left. At night they went to Bragg's camp, near the present residence of Mr. Fairbanks. Next morning a severe snow storm arose, which compelled them either to follow their com panions to No. 4, now Charlestown, or remain and starve. While travelling throvigh Unity, one of the party, Mr. Merritt, became so chilled and tired that he thought be could go no fur ther, and so laid himself down to die. Mr. Kelsey, who be lieved in resorting to severe remedies when gentle ones were ineffectual, cut some sprouts, and not very tenderly, but merci fully, applied them to Mr. Merritt's body. Mr. Merritt rose, and with an evil intention, it is supposed, pursued Mr. Kelsey. After running quite a distance the passion of Mr. Merritt sub sided. He thanked his companion for the castigation, and all went on their way rejoicing, and reached their temporary home. at Charlestown in safety. April 19, 1870, after a long storm, the water in Sugar river and its branches rose higher than had ever before been known. Much damage was done to mills and bridges, and considerable alarm was felt lest Sunapee lake should sweep away the bar riers at the outlet, and come dewn upon us. S. Decatur Gilmore, son of John Gilmore, while on his way to San Francisco in 1853, was on board the ship Independence when it was burned off the Pacific coast. When he found it was on fire, he lashed together his trunk, valise, and other bag gage, and placed them in a convenient situation to be thrown overboard. After rendering all the assistance in his power to those who were unable to swim, until the flames forbade a lon ger delay, he threw his baggage into the water nnd sprang in af ter it. With one hand upon it, he paddled with the other to the 258 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. shore some three hundred yards away. For three days he sub sisted on a loaf of cake which his provident wife had kindly packed in his trunk. His was the only baggage saved. Jeremiah Walcott, son of Col. James D. Walcott, in 1821, slid from the roof of 'the Baptist church, then in the process of erection, to the ground, but alighted upon an open bunch of shingles which lay upon the margin of one of those deep bog- holes which greatly prevailed in the vicinity of that house in those days. He providentially escaped all material injury, but, in the opinion of the spectators, had "rather a muddy look." The Proprietors' House. At the meeting of the Proprie tors, held at the house of Jesse Wilcox, Nov. 23, 1772, Daniel Dudley, moderator, it was voted to erect a building " thirty feet in length by twenty feet in width, with one fire-place," to be finished the July following. A tax of fifteen shillings was levied on each proprietor to meet the expense. It was to be for any public use, — for a school-house when needed, and for a place of religious worship. Its roof was four-square, resem bling the top slope of a modern French roof. It was located just south of the present residence of Rufus P. Claggett, on what was then tbe main street in the prospective village of Newport. Rev. James Parmelee, still living, remembers that it was boarded up and down with rough boards, like a barn. The interior of the building was never finished. A few boards were nailed upon the beams overhead, and around the sides. This served to increase the capacity of the house, for when the lower part was full, the youngsters would climb up and sit up on tbe beams and boards overhead. When they became noisy, as they sometimes would, the tithing-man, with his stern, sol emn Sunday face, would rap upon the sides of the house with his wand of office, and point upward, when perfect silence would ensue. California Gold. During the excitement occasioned by tbe discovery of gold in California, a company known as the "California Trading and Mining Company" was formed, with a capital stock amounting to some $30,000, which capital was divided into shares of $300 each. The company purchased a vessel known as the " Harriet Rockwell," and, loading it with MISCELLANY. 259 articles of merchandise, provisions for the voyage, and all the various implements thought necessary to successful mining, set out for the land of gold, dreaming of a glorious future crowned with wealth and luxury. Several prominent men of Croydon were shareholders and members of this company. Among those who joined the company from this town were Shubael Hawes, who was chosen captain of the vessel, Austin Stockwell, Bela W. Jenks, and Jeremiah Ladd. Other young men, not possess ing the means to purchase shares, were sent out by capitalists, who agreed to divide the profits ; and still others, not connected with the company, went out. The enterprise did not prove so successful as was hoped. Coal. The use of coal was introduced here in the autumn of 1872, on the opening of the railroad, since which time its use has been steadily increasing. Reception of Gen. Lafayette. This young Frenchman, thousands of miles away across the broad Atlantic at the com mencement of our Revolutionary struggle, saw our perils and our needs. His sympathies were awakened, and he at once es poused our cause ; and by his incessant labors at home, in pro curing men and means, and by his perils in the field, side by side with Washington, had aided in achieving our independ ence. Now, after the lapse of half a century, he returned to witness the glorious fruits of his labors. Never was the tri umphal march of hero or conquei'or more grand or glorious. Wherever he journeyed, millions of warm hearts, filled with grateful remembrance of his noble deeds and sacrifices, rose up to do him homage. On Monday evening, June 27, 1825, our village was honored with the presence of this distinguished guest. He was on his way from Concord, where he had received the grand welcome of the state, to Montpelier, where he was to receive a like wel come from Vermont. A committee of our citizens, accompa nied by a long cavalcade, met the General at Sunapee and es corted him into town, where a very large concourse of people had assembled to greet his arrival. He and his suite alighted at the residence of Col. William Cheney, amid the acclama tions of the multitude, the waving of banners, the ringing of 260 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. bells, and the booming of cannon. Col. Cheney met him at the door, and bade him welcome in a brief but most cordial and appropriate address; after which he was introduced to the soldiers of the Revolution, and ladies and gentlemen. After partaking of the hospitalities of the house, the general was es corted by the artillery, committee of arrangements, and citizens to the residence of James Breck, Esq., by whom he was hand somely entertained ; after which, he took his departure for Claremont, where he was to spend the night. A beautiful tri umphal arch was erected at the village bridge, over which the General was to pass, and also over the gateways at the resi dences of Mr. Cheney and Mr. Breck. Bright eyes and wav ing handkerchiefs greeted him from every window as he passed. As he left, all hearts followed him with benedictions. Dress. The clothing of the early settlers was almost entire ly homespun. The men raised the wool and the flax, and their wives and daughters carded, spun, wove, dyed, and manufac tured them into garments. In nearly every house was to be found all the machinery necessary to that purpose. The men wore frocks and breeches, the latter coming to the knee, where they were met by long stockings, to which they were fastened by a buckle. In winter the lower limbs were enveloped by leg gings, which met the breeches likewise at the knee. At a later period, for church and other " fix up " occasions, they bad ruffled shirts, cocked hats, velvet or deerskin breeches, and wore powdered wigs, or did up their hair in a cue behind. After Reuben Bascom set up his clothing mill, the cloth de signed for men's wear was usually dressed by him, and was manufactured into garments by tailoresses, who plied their oc cupation from house to house. The ladies wore woollen gowns, aprons, and stockings, and thick shoes in winter, and tow^ and linen garments, and thinner shoes in summer. Their plain, simple dresses were in striking contrast with the elaborate display of their daughters in modern times. Maps of the Village. The first view of the village was engraved by Henry E. Baldwin, as early as 1833, on wood. In 1S57, L. H. Bradford & Co. made a lithograph of the vil- MISCELLANY. 26 1 lage, from a sketch by H. P. Moore. Another view of the vil lage, lithograph, was published by Mr. Fowler in 1877. A view of the town and village was included in the map of Sulli van county, engraved by H. F. Walling, of New York, in i860, and published by Smith & Morley. Population. The population of the town, as given by the Colonial Record in 17671 was, — males unmarried, between 16 and 60, 16; boys, 3 ; married men, 5 ; married women, 5 ; — whole number, 29. In February, 1769, as stated by Gov. Wentworth in extend ing the charter of the town, there were 15 families here. In 1775 the population was 157 ; in 1790, 780 ; in 1830, 1,679 ! '^^ 1850, 2,020; in i860, 2,077; '" 1870, 2,163; i" 1878, 2,556. The census takers belonging to this town were, — in 1S40, John B. Stowell; in 1850, Matthew Harvey; i860, Edward Wyman ; 1870, Lyman J. Brooks. , Our State tax, 1857, $422.10; i877) $35352'04. County tax, 1857, $ 641.10; 1877, $3,581,84. Altitudes. The following table of altitudes was furnished by Richard S. Howe, Esq., civil engineer, of this town : ¦ Sunapee lake, above mean tide water at Boston, 1,103 feet. Sill front door new court-house, Newport, above mean tide water at Boston, 822 " Top Coit mountain, Newport, above mean tide water at Boston, 1,588 " Croydon mountain, above mean tide water at Boston, 2,789 " Sunapee mountain, " " 2,683 " Ascutney mountain, " " 3'i86 " Kearsarge mountain, " " 2,942 " OHAPTEE XXXIX. VILLAGE, COMMON, STREETS, AND SIDEWALKS. VILLAGE. It is difficult to conceive of a more charming spot than that occupied by the main village of Newport. Extending through the town from north to south, dividing it in to two nearly equal parts, is a beautiful meadow, several miles in length, and one half mile in width. The Croydon Branch of Sugar river, fresh from its mountain home, falls into it at the north ; the Goshen Branch, foaming with its white spray, leaps over its granite falls into it at the south ; while on the east, about midway between the northern and southern extremities, are poured in the waters of Sunapee lake. These waters unit ing, after winding gracefully about the meadows, often beneath the wide-spreading branches of the elms which are scattered in all directions about the meadow and along the banks, flow away to the Connecticut. This meadow is bordered on the west by gently-swelling verdant hills, and on the east by a slightly elevated plain, which extends back to the base of Coit and East mountains. On this plateau, beneath these moun tains, overlooking such scenery, lying on either side of the river and extending up along its banks, is the village, one of the pleasantest in the state. The main street, running parallel with the east margin of the meadow, is nearly two miles in length, on either side of which are neat and attractive homes. The Common. The common, the pride of our citizens, was originally an alder swamp, " in which the frogs, at cer tain seasons of the year, gave ffee concerts." The older in habitants remember jumping from bog to bog as they crossed it, to keep out of the water. It was purchased of Col. William Cheney, in March, 1821, for the sum of $200. Tradition says Mr. Cheney had previously ofiered it to the town on condition VILLAGE, ETC. 263 that they would set out and maintain a row of trees on the east side ; but the rivalry between the different ends of the village, separated by Sugar river, then very animated and bitter, pre vented an acceptance of th^ gift, now so valuable. The row of trees standing between tbe street and the west sidewalk was set out in 1831 by Joseph Farnsworth, Alvin Hatch, Amasa Edes, and Wm. H. Cheney. Those on the inside of the streets around the common were set out in 1866, mainly by Cyril Wheeler, Esq., and paid for by citizens living around tbe com mon. The centennial tree at the south end of the common was set out by the Grand Army of the Republic, July 4, 1876. The same year the elm, on the green plat where Maple street joins Main street, was planted by M. Harvey, J. H. Hunton, and Wm. Dunton. Centennial trees were planted around the Bap tist church the same year. A park at the south end of the common was fenced in and improved with walks, and decorated with shrubs and flowers, in 1859, by Dr. Thomas Sanborn, and the Messrs. Cross, then the proprietors of the Newport House. The first town common, reserved and used many years by the early settlers, was on the Unity road, and occupied the table-land between the Call hill and the A. Pease house. Sidewalks. The grading of sidewalks, now so attractive a feature of the village, originated in 1S58 with Dea. Jonathan Cutting, Edmund Wheeler, Matthew Harvey, and A. and S. H. Edes. The work was commenced on the then narrow, unpleas ant part of Main street, south of the bridge. Mr. Cutting was one of the selectmen, and contracted, as such, that when the job was done the town should pay one half of the expense. Village Streets. At the annual meeting, in March, 1875, a committee was appointed to name the streets and erect suita ble signs. The following report, submitted by them to a spe cial meeting of the citizens called for that purpose, was unani mously adopted, soon after which the signs were put up : report OF committee for naming the streets in new- port VILLAGE. The committee to whom was referred the matter of naming 264 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. the streets in Newport village, having duly considei-ed the sub ject, submit the following report: The principal street, running north and south through the vil lage, shall be called Main street. The street running east from the Newport House shall be called Sunapee street. The street running from the Eagle and Wheeler's blocks to the resicience of Nathan Mudgett shall be called Central street. The street running east by the Diamond mills to the saw-mill shall be called River street. The street running east from the residence of J. H. Hunton and Matthew Harvey shall be called Maple street. The street running west from the residence of Edmund Wheeler shall be called Elm street. The street running north, by the residence of Charles H. Lit tle, shall be called Laurel street. The street on the east north side of the common shall be call ed Park street. Tbe street running north from the residence of P. S. Coffin shall be called Cheney street. The street running between Park street and Cheney street, by the residence of Charles T. Lathrop, shall be called Cedar street. Tbe street running from Main street to Cheney street, by the residences of E. C. Converse and Jacob Robinson, shall be called Crescent street. The street running from Main street to Cheney street, from tbe residence of Mr. S. L. Crane, snail be called Grove street. The street running from Main street, at the residence of B- R. Allen, by the residences of T. W- Gilmore and L. F. Dodge, shall be called Oak street. The street running west from Main street to the Boardman place shall be called Pleasant street. Tbe street running west from Main street, by the residences of Dexter Richards and H. G. Carleton, shall be called Pearl street. Tbe street running west, between the Richards and Cheney blocks, shall be called Depot street. village, etc. 265 The way between Richards block and E. S. Chase's build ing shall be called Corn alley. The street running west from Main street, by the residence of Rufus S. Dudley, shall be called West street. The street running south from Elm street, by the residence of Joseph Wilcox, shall be called Spring street. The street running north from West street, by the residence of C. F. Pike, shall be called Ash street. The street running from Sunapee street to Maple street, by the tannery of J. H. Hunton, shall be called Cross street. The street running from Sunapee street, by the mills of S. H. Edes, to Cross street, shall be called Canal street. The street running north from Sunapee street, by the old brick school-bouse, shall be called Summer street. The street running north from Sunapee street, between the residence of William Woodbury and Summer street, shall be called Beech street. The street running from Cheney street, by the residence of Moody S. Kempton, shall be called Winter street. The street running north and east from Winter street, by the residence of R. C. Osgood, shall be called Prospect street. The place leading from Central street to the grist-mill shall be called Mill place. The place leading from Central street, by the Forsaith house, to the tannery of Lyman Rounsevel, shall be called Central place. The drive-way between the Methodist church and the New port House shall be called Church pass. The street running north from the residence of George H. Fairbanks, by tbe residence of Frederick Aiken, shall be called Pine street. The street running north from Depot street to Pearl street shall be called Railroad square. The square, including the court-house, town-house, a.yd gram mar-school building, shall be called Court square. Dexter Richards, Edmund Wheeler, Frank A. Rawson, Newport, May i, 1875. Committee. 18 266 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Newport as a Summer Resort. Few towns in the state offer more attractions to the summer tourist than Newport. The character of its soil, its elevated position, its bracing air, and pure water, all combine to make it one of tbe most health ful localities to be found. Its good roads afford ample oppor tunity for pleasant drives, either along the valleys bordering on the streams, or over hills commanding fine prospects. Its numberless streams, and the many ponds in tbe adjoining towns, to which may be added Sunapee lake, afford abundance of fish ing grounds. The lovely view from tbe dome of the court-house, and the more extended ones from Pike hill and Coit mountain, and Sunapee and Croydon mountains, — all of which com mand some of the finest views in the state, and are near at hand, — must gratify the lover of charming scenery. Unity Springs, with its fine hotel and varied attractions, is but a few miles away, affording an agreeable drive. Tbe two hotels, new and commodious, the social character of the citizens, and our church privileges, are also among the attractions. It has been estimated that more than a thousand persons spend more or less of their summers here, thus showing that its merits have been in some measure appreciated. Business Buildings. The "Tontine," in its day, was the most famous structure. It stood upon the east side of the com mon, on the spot now occupied by tbe Methodist chapel and the two residences at the north of it. It was one hundred and fifty feet long, and four stories high. It had twenty-four nine teen-foot rooms, besides almost a countless number of back rooms, bed-rooms, etc. It had five huge stacks of chimneys, with large ovens in each story. The front roof projected sev eral feet, forming a sort of awning, which was supported by pillars. It was built in 1818, by Col. William Cheney, for stores and mechanics' shops, with tenements above. It was considered, at the time of its erection, the most magnificent building in this portion of the state, and in its earlier days was occupied by the more fashionable people. In 1851 it was taken down, and the materials were wrought into the buildings that occupy its former site. The Whittemore & Hurd block was built by Amos Little, RICHARDS' BLOCK. VILLAGE, ETC. 26/ Esq., for a hat shop, and was enlarged by the present owners ; the building now occupied by Fairbanks & Royce, by John Russ, for a shoe-shop and store ; Burke's block, by James Breck, about 1836, for a store ; Whitney store, by Simon Brown, for a printing-office ; Woodbury's block, by Amos O. Woodbury, 1871 ; barbers' shop, by Rufus P. Dudley, 1870 ; Brown's office, by A. O. Woodbury, for a jewellers' store ; Stowell's building, by Farnsworth & Hatch, for a store ; Chase's building, by John B. Stowell; Richards block, by Dexter Richards, in 1874; Cheney block, by Col. William Cheney, for a dwelling, — en larged and refitted by Dexter Richards in 1873 ; the Nettleton block, by B. Nettleton and F. W. Lewis ; Bowers's office, by S. L. Bowers ; Wheeler's block, by Edmund Wheeler, in 1858 ; Eagle block, by James Breck and Josiah Forsaith, in 1825, for a hotel ; the Hubbell block, by William W. Hubbell, in 1872. For county buildings, see County. Post-Office. The first post-office established in town was in 1810, and Dr. Arnold Ellis was appointed postmaster. Pre vious to this there were no regular mails in town. The letters were left at the stores, and were carried by whomsoever first jour neyed in the desired direction. In this way the comparatively small number of letters written were sent to and from Connecti cut and Massachusetts, where were the friends and early homes of the first settlers. An interesting incident in the postal his tory of tbe town is related : In the family of Mr. Thomas Carr, who lived on the farm now occupied by B. F. Carr, his grand son, was a large black dog, which he brought with him from Washington when he came to town. Mr. Carr would write a letter, and when it was evening, so that the dog might not be mo lested or the mail robbed, tie it upon the dog's neck, and send him away. The next morning he was always at the door of the friend in Washington, ready for the delivery of his message. He would feed the dog, keep him through the day, and at night send him away with a return mail. As early as 1790, The Farmers' Museum, printed at Wal pole, at that time the metropolis of this region, was carried by a post-rider on a circuit through Charlestown, Claremont, New port, Unity, Lempster, and Acworth, to Alstead. He was 268 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. loaded with parcels from family to family, and was made wel come to the hospitalities of all the homes along his route. Since the removal of Mr. Ellis from town, the following per sons have been postmasters : Erastus Baldwin, Lucy C. Bald win, Aaron Nettleton, Jr., Bela Nettleton, Seth Richards, Cal vin Wilcox, John B. Stowell, Sawyer Belknap, David W. Wat kins, Sarah M. Watkins, Sam Nims, and George W. Nourse. A post-office was opened at Northville, in January, 1878, called the North Newport post-office, and Ezra T. Sibley was appointed postmaster. The Telegraph. The telegraph was put up, and in run ning order, the last week in July, 1866, just one hundred years from the settlement of the town. The citizens of the village contributed $1,000 towards its establishment. E. C. Converse was the first operator. The first telegram was, " The Atlantic cable has been laid, and is working finely ;" and the afternoon mails confirmed tbe truth of the telegram. It was extended through to Claremont in October, 1873. Early in 1875, a pri vate telegraph was erected by " our young folks," with lines in various directions about the village. In July of the same year it was extended to Northville, and in 1876 to Sunapee Harbor. Telephone. The telephone was first introduced into this town in July, 1877, by J. K. Pierce, a carriage-maker. It ex tended from his shop, on River street, to his residence on Ma ple street. Signal Stations. Two U. S. signal stations, — the one on Coit mountain and the other on Pike hill, — were located in town, Oct. I, 1875. Engine Companies. Engine Company No. i was formed Nov. 17, 1832. Jonathan Cutting, David B. Chapin, Naylor Starbird, David Harris, and others organized the company, un der the general act for incorporations. The engine had been previously purchased by individual subscriptions. The engine " Newport," now in use, was purchased at the Hunniman es tablishment in Boston, for tbe use of this company, in 1851. " The Rapid," a new engine from the same establishment, with hose, carriage, and all the modern improvements, was pur- VILLAGE, ETC. 269 chased in September, 1873, at a cost of more than $2,000, and a new company. No. 2, formed to take charge of it. The old company,. with new uniforms, in i860, was in a very flourish ing condition under Capt. J. H. Cross, who was fond of mili tary show, and joined in all public parades. The engine-house cost some $500 : the new house cost about $1,200. Charles H. Watts has for several years been chief of the fire department. Alexis J. Graves, S. H. Edes, Dexter Richards, Perley S. Coflin, F. W. Lewis, E. Wheeler, P. S. Adams, Sawyer Belknap, David Harris, Isaac A. Reed, Nathan Mud get, Abiathar Richards, B. F. Haven, Wallace L. Dow, S. L. Bowers, and W. E. Moore have been among the fire wards. B. B. French, David Harris, George Muzzy, Truman L. Heath, W. W. White, and Martin L. Whittier have been captains of Co. No. i ; and John B. Cooper and Arthur W. Wallace, captains of No. 2. Reservoirs. The reservoir in the park at the south end of the common was built in 1S60, tbe town paying $200, and tbe remainder being contributed by individuals in its neighborhood. The one at the north end of the common, built in December, 1871, was done wholly by private subscriptions. The one at the south end of the village was built in the fall of 1874, also by private subscriptions. AcyjEDUCTS. The water from Cold Spring Grove was firs introduced into the village by Samuel H. Edes, in 1856. The wood aqueduct first employed was replaced by one of iron and cement in 1862. Town Clock. The town clock was purchased in 1839, at an expense of $300. It was removed from the Unitarian chap el, where it was first placed, to the tower of the county and town- hall building, in 1875. CHAPTEE XL. REPORT FIXING VALUES, 1777. THE following report will be interesting as showing the val ues placed upon things at that early day, — also as show ing that all money transactions were then reckoned in pounds, shillings, and pence, instead of dollars and cents as now. Cur rency of all kinds was so scarce and so depreciated that the people were obliged to use produce as a substitute for it in their traffic. They built their bridges and their meeting-bouses, and paid their minister's salary and their taxes, iu produce. So general was the practice and so urgent the need, that a law was passed that a committee be appointed to regulate the prices : Cheshire County ss Newport July y*' 10* A. D. 1777. We the Subscribers being a Committee Chosen and under Oath in and for the Town of Newport in the State of New hampshire Pursuant to an act in addition to an act Intitled an act for the Regulating the Prices of Sundry Articles therein passed the 10"^ Day of April A. D. 1777. And that the Rates and Prices of the Goods and the Several ar ticles herein after Enumerated be and are hereby limmited within this Town of Newport aforesaid as follows — viz — Good Marchantable wheat p"^ Bushel £0- 6-0 Good wheat flower p'' b 0-18-0 Good Marchantable rye p'' bushel o- 4-0 Good Indien Corn p' bushel o- 3-0 Good Barly and Early Malt p' bushel o- 4-0 Good Marchant Oats p' bushel _. . o- 1-8 Good Peas p'' bushel o- 6-0 Good Beans p' bushel o- 6-0 Chese of the best Sort p' lb o- 0-6 Butter of the best Sort p' lb o- 0-9 Potatoes of the best sort in the fall p' bushel o- o-io REPORT FIXING VALUES, 1877. 2/1 Nor at any Season of the year Exceeding p' bushel 0-1-3 Pork weighing from S to 7 Scores p' lb 0-0-4 Pork weighing from Seven to ten Scores p"' lb o- 0-44 All pork weighing above Ten Scores p' lb 0-0-5 Salt pork by the Barrel of the best Sort containing Two hun dred and Twenty Pounds p* Barrel 5-0-0 Grass fed Beef of the Best Sort p'' pound .0- 0-3 Good Trj'ed Tallow p'' pound o- o-7i Mutton p'' pound o- 0-3 Veal p' pound o- 0-3 Raw Hide p' pound o- 0-3 Good Soal leather p'' pound o- 1-6 Mens neat Leather Shoes of the best Sort 0-8-0 Other Shoes in proportion According to their Quallity Good Maple Sugar p' pound o- 0-7 Good Maple Molasses p' Gallon 0-4-0 Good well dressed llax p' pound o- o-io Good Marchantable Sheeps wool p' pound o- 2-2 Mens good yarn Stockings p' pair o- 6-0 and in that proportion for those of an Inferior Quality. Good yard wide Checked Flannels p'' yard o- 3-9 And other Flannels in proportion According to their widths and Quallity and other woollen Cloaths in like proportion. Good Woollen Plain cloath Mens ware well dressed three Quar ters wide p' yard 0-8-0 Good yard wide tow Cloath p' yard o- 2-3 Course Linnens yard wide pr yard o- 4-0 Good Bar Iron pr hundred 2- 0-0 Mens Labour in the Month of Dec. and Jan. p' day o- 1-6 In the Months of Feb. Mar. and Nov. p' day 0-2-0 In the Months of May June and Sept. p' day o- 2-6 And in the Months of July and Aug. p"' day o- 3-0 Carpenters and House Joiners p' day o- 4-0 Millwrights and Masons p' day o- 4-6 Mens Labour in the Months of Dec. and Jan. p' Month r- 0-0 In the Months of Feb. Mar. and Nov. p' Month 1-4-0 In the Months of April and October p' Month 1-15-0 In the Months of May June and September p' month 2-10-0 In the Months of July and August p' month 3" °-° Mans Labour p' year 20- 0-0 Good English Hay well made in the cock in the field p' hund* o -1-6 Good English Hay after Secured in the Barn or Stack p' hun dred o- 2-0 2/2 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Pasture for a horse p' week °" ^'° Pasture for a Yoak of Oxen p"' week o- 2-6 Pasture for a Cow p'' week at the best rate o- i-o For keeping a horse in the winter by hay at the best rate p'^ week o- 3-0 For keeping a Yoak of Oxen by hay at the best rate p'^ week. . o- 4-6 For keeping a Cow by hay at the best rate p' week 0-2-0 TAVERNERS AND OTHER ENTERTAINERS For keeping a horse a night by hay o- i'° For keeping a horse by grass p' night o- 0-8 For keeping a yoak of Oxen by hay p' night o- 1-6 For keeping a yoak of Oxen by grass p' night o- i-o For keeping a Cow by hay p' night o- 0-7 For keeping a Cow by grass p"' night o- o-S and in like proportion for other Cattle For baiting a Yoak of Oxen o- o-S For baiting a horse or a mess of Oats o- 0-3 For a meel of Victuals o- o-io For Lodging p' night o- 0-3 For boarding a man p"^ week ; o- 6-0 For the hire of a horse p' Mile o- 0-24 For the hire of a yoak of Oxen p'' day o- 1-6 For Transporting Salt by land every Ten mile p' bushel o- i-o Flaxceed of the best Sort p' bushel o- 6-0 Shoemakers for making a pair of Mens Shoes at their Own Shops p' pair o- 3-0 And all other Sort in proportion Swine alive p' pound o- 0-2I Turnips p"' bushel o- i-o Combing Woosted p' pound o- o-io And all other Labour of Tradesmen, Such as Weavers, Cooppers, Black smiths, Setwork, cooppers Plowmakers Rakemakers Taylors, Shop- joiners, And also Womens work Such as Girls by the week Nursing and Spinning, or doing housework or making Shirts Knitting Stocings, or any other work of Mens or Womens whatsoever not herein men tioned to bare the Same prices with other things herein mentioned in proportion as they Use to be Before. Aaron Buel "^ Committee Josiah Stevens > for the Town Jeremiah Jenks} of Newport Recorded p'^ Josiah Stevens Town Clerk TAXATION. 273 Taxation. The following list shows the amount of the highest taxes paid in town at each successive period of ten years, and also by whom they were paid : 1795- Uriah Wilcox $13.95 Jeremiah Jenks 12.50 James White 11.20 Christopher Newton 10.70 Jesse Wilcox 10.36 Ezra Parmelee 9.96 Daniel Dudley, Jr 9.46 Stephen Hurd 9.31 Samuel Hurd 9.22 Nathan Call 9.11 1802. Jeremiah Jenks I19.92 Erastus Newton 16. ig Ezra Parmelee iS-58 James White 13-78 Uriah Wilcox i3-05 James Corbin 12.02 Abiathar Bowman 11.85 Caleb Atwood 1 1 ¦ 59 David Allen H-SS Daniel Chapin 1 1 -34 1812. Sylvanus Richards $19-40 James Corbin I9-3S Uriah Wilcox 16.95 Phineas Chapin 16.30 Abiathar Bowman 16.05 Mercy Wakefield I4-S5 Daniel Chapin 13-45 Josiah Heath ! 12.67 Oliver Jenckes 12.60 Reuben Bascom 12.20 1820. James Breck $31.80 James Corbin 38.20 Erastus Newton 23.38 A. & J. D. Nettleton 23.38 Daniel Chapin 20.56 Reuben Bascom $20.30 Uriah Wilcox '9-45 Matthew Buel. Jr 19.28 Abiathar Bowman 19-25 Wm. Cheney 22.28 1830. Wm. Cheney & Son I48.40 James Breck & Co 33-4° Moses P. Durkee 23.38 Joel Nettleton 20.68 Charles Corbin 19-38 Oliver Jenckes 18.10 James D. Walcott 17-63 Ephraim Fletcher 16.29 Joseph Sawyer iS-96 John Webster 15-03 1840. James Breck $29.08 Thomas W. Gilmore 24.93 Samuel F. Chellis 23.57 Hatch & Newell 22.08 Austin Corbin 21.26 Erastus Newton 21.15 Walter Phelps 20.64 Josiah Forsaith 20.05 Ruel H. Keith 18.63 Timothy B. Rossiter 18.13 1850. Thomas W. Gilmore $62.22 Timothy B. Rossiter 43-62 Josiah Stevens •. 37-82 Thomas A. Twitchell 36.84 Chester Phelps 33.92 Jonathan M. Wilmarth 33-66 Aaron Matson 30.76 Ralph Metcalf. 30.44 Joseph Wilcox 30.16 Stephen Call 27.90 274 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. i860. Thomas W. Gilmore $124.08 Paul J. Wheeler 110.40 Edmund Burke 64.70 Jonathan M. Wilmarth 63.86 Edmund Wheeler 60.36 Dexter Richards 57-i8 Richards & Co 56-52 Orpha Keith 56.10 J. & J. O. Endicott 51-96 Stephen Call 50-38 1870. Dexter Richards $952.00 Granite State Mills 386.00 Samuel H. Edes 248.37 Thomas W. Gilmore 202.00 Solomon Dean 168.44 Edmund Burke $130.40 Edmund Wheeler 129.80 Elbridge L. Putney 127.00 Ezra T. Sibley in. 20 Frederick W. Lewis 110.24 1877. Dexter Richards &Son. .$1,379.13 Dexter Richards 848.93 CoflSn & Nourse 756.99 Samuel H. Edes 309-50 Elbridge L. Putney 298.21 Estate Mason Hatch 294.75 Lyman Rounsevel 272.93 Frederick W- Lewis 264.18 Edmund Wheeler 254.05 Edmund Burke 238.55 Freeman Cutting 228.16 OHAPTEE XLI. CELEBRATIONS. HISTORICAL CELEBRATION, 1846. THE eightieth anniversary of the settlement of the town was ob served by a celebration on the Fourth of July, 1846. A procession was formed, and marched to the South church, where, after the usual preliminaries, the physical, civil, literary, religious, and miscellaneous histories of the town were read by the chairmen of the several commit tees appointed to prepare them ; after which an eloquent oration was delivered by Rev. Baron Stow, d. d., of Boston, and an original hymn, written for the occasion by Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, was deaconed, after the ancient style, a line at a time, and sung by the congregation to the tune of Old Hundred. The procession was re-formed and marched back to the common, where a large bower had been erected and a free dinner had been provided, of which a large number partook, after which came music, sentiments, and responses. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION— FOURTH OF JULY, 1876. At a preliminary meeting of the citizens of Newport, duly called for the purpose of considering the project of celebrating the Centennial Fourth of July, Francis Boardman, Esq., was chosen president, and Hon. George E. Dame, secretary. At this meeting it was unanimously resolved to have such celebration, and that the citizens of the neigh boring towns be invited to participate. Accordingly a committee of arrangements, consisting of Edmund Wheeler, Dexter Richards, Mat thew Harvey, Leander F. Dodge, and George F. Whitney, were ap pointed, with instructions to arrange such a programme as in their judgment would be most appropriate to the occasion, and to appoint the officers and committees necessary to carry out such programme. At a subsequent meeting their arrangements were approved. OFFICERS. President — Hon. Levi W. Barton. Vice-Presidents— Alvin Alden, Calvin Call, Jonathan Emerson, Gid eon Gould, Mason Hatch, James Hall, William Haven, Reuben Haven, i8« 2/6 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Erastus Huntoon, Cyrus B. McGregor, Nathan Mudgett, Lemuel Os good, Chauncy Wakefield, Jonathan M. Wilmarth, Joseph Wilcox, Par menas Whitcomb. Chaplain— Rtv . Ira Person. Reader of the Declaration — John McCrillis. Toast-masters— HsiCtid.'o. E. Reed, Herbert J. Barton. Chief Marshal— C3.pt. John B. Cooper. Aids—'E. A. Whipple, Seth M. Richards, Ashley C. Chase, George B. Lear. COMMITTEES. Committee of Arrangements — Edmund Wheeler, Dexter Richards, Matthew Harvey, George F. Whitney, Leander F. Dodge. Sentiments and Responses — Matthew Harvey, Edmund Wheeler, Al bert S. Wait. Finance— V. S. CofiSn, Geo. H. Fairbanks, E. M. Kempton, A. W. Rounsevel. Ringing bells— C H. Puffer, Edward Stearns, Clarence Pike, O. S. Hutchinson, Armoni Sweet. Firing salutes— Q.YL.V^hS.'va.t.y, T. L. Heath, Chas. H. Watts, H. M. Ingram, C. H. Little, Frank Dudley. Music— '^. R. Allen, Charles Partridge, Wm. H. Belknap, George Pressey. Seats and .S'^awrf— Francis Boardman, Perley S. Coffin, Leander F. Dodge, Richard S. Howe, George H. Fairbanks, Wm. Dunton, G. B. R. Watkins. Fire-works — Henry Tubbs, W. F. Dow, E. P. Fisher, E. C. Con verse, O. P. Baston. La,dies representing States — Mrs. G. S. Little, Minnie Harvey, Sarah Dodge, Lizzie Barton. Sunday-schools — The Superintendents. 7>ff/«j— Eugene A. Pollard, Charles J. Cutting, F. P. Meserve, F. P. Rowell. Cavalcade — Geo. E. Dame, F. W. Lewis, Abiathar Richards, A. W. Rounsevel, F. A. Sibley, E. M. Hunton. Antiquities — Charles Emerson, Benj. F. Haven, F. H. Goldthwaite, Wm. H. Perry. Town Hall—'Wm. Woodbury, P. S. Cofiin, Granville Pollard. Horribles — Bela Nettleton, Ransom Huntoon, A. W. Rounsevel, Wallace W. White, Geo. Tilton, W. A. F. Ladd. A large crowd of spectators were amused, during the morning hours of the day, by the burlesque performance of a company of men known in the language of the times as " Horribles," who, with bands which seemed to embody the " flute, harp, sacbut, dulcimer, and all kinds of music," made their appearance in costumes that outstripped Falstaff 's Ragged Regiment, in vehicles unique and variegated. After parading the main streets, they formed a hollow square around the Centennial Tree on the common, and were addressed by an individual represent ing Patrick Henry, in a style more marked for its grandiloquence than for its classic finish. CELEBRATIONS. 2'J'J At midday, a grand Centennial Procession was formed in front of the Town Hall. It was headed by the Chief Marshal, Cornet Band, Grand Army, firemen in uniform, and ladies on horseback clad in white. with elaborate floral decorations, representing the states; and then came a long train of citizens, from this and the neighboring towns, on horseback, in carriages, and on foot, making by far the largest and most beautiful procession that ever marched our streets. After parad ing the more important thoroughfares, they returned to the hall, where the subsequent proceedings took place. The President of the day, the Hon. Levi W. Barton, on calling the assembly to order, delivered an eloquent and appropriate speech. Af ter prayer, music, and reading of the Declaration of Independence came the following sentiments and reponses : ist toast. The Fourth of July — The perpetual monument which brings to us recollections of noble men,; and shall transmit to latest times the memory of noble deeds. Responded to by Geo. R. Brown, Esq. 2d toast. The Constitution of the Unitea States — The noblest leg acy of our fathers. Responded to by Amasa Edes, Esq. : The Constitution of the United States differs from those of the nations of the Eastern continent in being wholly a written one. By it the legis lative, executive, and judiciary departments of the government are estab lished, their several powers designated, limited, and defined, prescribing the modes, limits, rules, and regulations, and the modes by which each department shall perform its functions. It was not formed at once, at the birth of our nation, but was developed during the twelve or more succeeding years. It was formed by the people of the United States, and ratified by the several states. By it the United States is a nation, to exercise forever all the powers given it by that instrument, as limited therein ; and the several states have all the powers of a separate na tion not conferred on the general government, or limited or prohibited by the constitution. These separate jurisdictions should be jealously guarded by the people. It was the theory of the wise men who formed our constitutions, that all matters of a purely national nature, such as intercourse with foreign nations, war and peace, commerce and naviga tion, import and duties on importations, regulation of the currency, &c., should be delegated to the general government, and all matters ot a local nature should remain under the jurisdiction of the several states. We of New Hampshire would be poor judges to decide on the local matters of California, and they would be so of ours. We cannot but admire the wisdom displayed in the formation of our Constitution, — the house of representatives coming every two years fresh from the people, apportioned to each state according to its population ; the sen ate, apportioned two to each state for six years, aiming at the stability 2/8 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. of the monarchical principle without its other evils ; the president, chosen indirectly by the people, and liable to be impeached for viola tion of his duties ; and a judiciary as independent as any in the world. No law can be made or executed without the concurrence of all these branches, representing in so many ways the voice of the' people. The ballot lies at the foundation of these free institutions and of the Con stitution ; — destroy it, and they fall ; preserve it pure, and they will stand. This is the palladium of liberty, and palsied be the hand or tongue that would violate or corrupt it ! 3d toast. The Press — The bold and fearless champion of liberty a hundred years ago, and the oracle of progress and freedom to-day. May it never become the slave of faction, or the mouth-piece of despots. Responded to by H. G. Carleton, Esq. : In responding to the above sentiment in behalf of the Press, I must repeat what is well known, that it is the greatest moral power in the country, at the present time, in its action upon the popular mind, and in all probability will continue to be hereafter. In the days of the Rev olution there were but few papers in the country, and these were pub lished in the principal cities of the then Confederate States, having but a small circulation and limited influence. But that influence, although small, was exerted in behalf of the rights and liberties of the peoi^le. After independence from the British Crown was secured, and a new and popular system of government established, they continued to increase in numbers and influence until they have become by far the greatest power in the country for forming, organizing, and controlling public opin ion. Their rapid growth and influence are no doubt, in a great measure, owing to the free institutions of the country and the general intelligence of the people. Every important measure of government is discussed by the Press be fore it becomes a law, and its action upon the vast interests of the country well understood. It is the great vehicle of information, not only in every part of our own country, but of every enlightened nation throughout the world. A large and influential class of people read but little beside the newspapers of the day. They instruct them in poli tics, in religion, in business, in science, in the current news, as well as in all the important events which are transpiring upon the great theatre of public affairs in every part of the civilized world. While their influence is upon the increase, it is pleasing to know that they are daily becoming more independent of all cliques and combina tions of men, and consequently tar better exponents than heretofore of the rights, interests, and welfare of the people, who are their great reli ance and support, and whose interests and weltare they should ever labor to defend and maintain. In concluding, I will ofier the following sentiment : A Free Press — The corner-stone of a free government and a free people. While its continuance will insure their safety, its overthrow would be their destruction. 4th toast. The Judiciary. Responded to by Albert S. Wait, Esq. : CELEBRATIONS. 2/9 When the Union under the Articles of Confederation was seen to have failed, principally, if not wholly, for the reason that it possessed no other force or efficiency than a mere treaty among the states as so many independent powers, and when it was determined to institute a Union so fundamentally different as that it should be a government of the people individually, and not an agreement among states, it became apparent that all its sanctions must be applied and enforced by tribu nals of its own, whose process should reach to the individual people of the nation ; in short, that indispensable to the success of the new plan was a judicial system for the Union, whereby the constitution and the laws could be enforced without resort either to state legislatures or state courts. As experience had shown that a fundamental law, resting upon tra dition only, or subject to change by the legislature, was, in the altered circumstances of the people upon this continent, no longer appropriate, but that it ought to be clearly embodied in a written constitution, it was obvious that the preservation of this constitution, as well as the just administration of the laws, would require that they should be with drawn from the control both of the legislative and the executive branches of the government. Hence it was provided in the constitution, that "The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as the congress may from time to time ordain and establish ;" that " The judges, both of the su preme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office." Thus the judicial power was withdrawn from all the other branches of the government, and vested exclusively in the courts ; and, effectual ly to secure it from encroachment, the tenure of office of the judges was made practically for life, and not subject to control or undue influence. The question soon arose as to the legitimate province, power, and duty of the court, in case congress should transcend its proper functions by the passage of acts not warranted by the constitution. The court held that the constitution was the paramount law, — in fact, the supreme law of the land ; that any act of the legislative branch of the govern ment in confiict with it was of no force; that it was the duty of the court to uphold the constitution as the paramount law, and to decline to enforce, and to declare void and inoperative, any legislative act in consistent with its provisions. This was a new view of the province of the Judiciary. In England, whence all our traditions were derived, where the constitution was un written, and but a body of traditions which might be changed at the will of the king and parliament, no such power had ever been claimed for or assumed by the courts. It was strenuously denied and long re sisted by able and distinguished statesmen, and was the subject of much controversy. The courts, however, remained firm in their earliest view, until it has finally become the settled law of the land ; and no one now presumes to question its correctness. Thus have the courts come to be recognized as the great conservative branch of our government. Many times in our history have parties, in the flush of temporary success and in the pursuit of parUsan ends, at tempted legislation inconsistent with the plain provisions of the consti tution : and the executive has not always been a stranger to illegal and 280 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. unconstitutional acts, destructive of our fundamental law. The courts, constituted as they generally are, not affected by partisan views, and not accessible to partisan influences, judge impartially of the rectitude of all such, by the light of the fundamental law, holding the scales even between all parties and all men, enforcing or declining to enforce, or even resisting legislative or executive acts, as they are or are not con sistent with this supreme law. The Judiciary has thus become the great fortress of the constitution, defending it from the assaults of power and the disintegrating influences of corruption. It is truly the great key-stone which supports the whole structure of the American government. Remove it, and nothing will re main but the discretion of the legislature, or the arbitrary will of the ex ecutive. The great landmarks of liberty owe their permanency to the judicial institution. Maintain that in its integrity, and the assaults of power will- fall harmless at its feet, while it will remain the sure pilot which shall guide us through the tempestuous seas of ambition and of strife, — the anchor which shall moor us in safety within the peaceful harbor of free and republican institutions. Remove this, or lay it open to the corrupting influences of the partisan politician, and we shall have abandoned the rock of our safety and the anchor of our hope. Let me close by giving you this sentiment : The Judicial branch of our Government — The citadel of the Ameri can constitution — the embodiment of the spirit of justice — the rock of our defence — the anchor of our hope — the*key-stone which supports the arch ot American liberty. Let the scales of even justice never fall from its hands. 5th toast. Schools — Among the earliest institutions of our fathers. May they be the last to fade from the attention of coming generations. Responded to by Rev. E. E. P. Abbott : At the time when our Independence as a nation was declared, and afterwards when the constitution was finally adopted, there were many who believed that a written constitution would be the panacea for all political evils. John Adams was so sanguine as to declare that a gov ernment, with so many checks and balances of power as ours, could be safely entrusted to highwaymen. We have, indeed, reason to rejoice to-day that we have so good a government; but the experience of the last century has taught us that its permanence depends less upon the outward form than upon the national heart. In our late Rebellion we demonstrated what constitutes a state. It was not the form of government that saved us, but the inward spirit — the intelligence, the integrity, the noble patriotism of the people. Within a few years the United States have ventured upon a daring experiment. We have put the ballot into the hand of the slave just liberated from the yoke of bondage. We have unbounded faith, as a people, in our power to assimilate and elevate the foreigner — the lowest, it may be, in the social scale of European nations. We are committed to the doctrine of universal suffrage. It is impossible now to take a step backwards. What, then, is our only safety? We must educate our rulers. For our own preservation we must make much of our CELEBRATIONS. 28 1 public schools. We must insist that every child in the land shall be trained in the elementary branches. One tyrannical autocrat is to be feared, but not so much as a million tyrants in arms, a brainless mob, led by unprincipled demagogues. This is, I am aware, a day for congratulations. But while I gladly recognize the broad foundations our fathers laid for popular education, and the liberal things they de vised, I ask you, seriously. Has there been that relative advance in our public school system the past century which we had a right to e-xpect? It is so difficult " to get the floor " before such an audience, that I cannot lose the opportunity of putting th6 question. Considering how much is at stake, are vi^e interested enough in our Common Schools? Only to mention the South, where the sad neglect must be recognized by all; passing by New York and Pennsylvania, where more men like Clinton were needed, until recently, to convince the people of their neglect in this particular; — in our own New England the Common School is indeed our glory, but it is also our shame, — our glory, that every district can boast of its school ; our shame, that these schools are not made more effective. How many teachers are altogether unqualified to teach, much less to quicken, the young mind? Yet who of you ever heard of an uprising among the people ? Amid all these fierce political excitements, can you tell me when the parents have risen, with genuine enthusiasm, and demanded that their children must be better taught? Mr. Abbott alluded to the more encouraging signs, the interest taken by learned men in methods of education, and the bright career we might expect for our schools in the coming century. He closed with Lord Brougham's words: " Let the Soldier be abroad, if he will; he can do nothing in this age. There is another personage, less imposing in the eyes of some, perhaps insignificant ; — the Schoolmaster is abroad, and I trust to him, armed with his primer, against the soldier in full military array." 6th toast. Vermont and New Hampshire in the Revolution — Stark and Allen. Responded to by Alexander V. Hitchcock, Esq. : Mr. President and Fellow-Citizens : At the name of Vermont and New Hampshire, when coupled with the events of the Revolution, the hearts of their sons kindle with just pride at the honorable and patriotic part taken by the citizens of these states in behalf of civil and religious liberty in our own country, and which liberty is permeating and shaking the monarchical governments of the world. When we remember Stark and Allen, and their comrades, leaving wives, children, friends, home. and all they held most dear, and follow them on the weary march, the bivouac, and into the fierce battles against the usurper's troops, which were superior in numbers, equipage, and discipline, and snatching vic tory from seeming defeat, we are led to exclaim. These men were armed with more than human strength ; that the God of battles heard the sup plications of an oppressed people, and caused the banner of the free to be unfurled amid the rejoicings of the people. This liberty, I believe, will ever be cherished and defended as long as Gen. Stark's words at 282 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. the battie of Bennington shall be remembered : " See, men ! there are the red-coats. We must beat them to-day, or Molly Stark 's a widow !" — or the laconic answer of Col. Allen to the commander of Fort Ticon deroga: " I demand the surrender of the fort, in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress ! " The sayings and the ¦ deeds of these patriots shall ever live in the hearts of their countrymen. In later wars, the sons of these noble men have shown equal bravery, courage, and valor, as did Vermont and New Hampshire, Stark and Allen, in the Revolution. 7th toast. Ireland— Yi^x sons, identified with all our industries, have shared in all our wars, and ever proved true to the American flag and the American constitution. Responded to by Timothy Whalan, a native of Ireland. 8th toast. Our Revolutionary Heroes. Responded to by Hon. Harvey Huntoon, of Unity : Heroes of 1776 ! On this memorial day we would again lay the laurel on your graves. Your labors were not in vain. This great Republic, the foundations of which were cemented with your blood, shall stand when the monarchies of the old world shall crumble in dust. At the head of the list of the eminent heroes of the Revolution stands the name of Washington, — the greatest of them all ; the most consum mate general, statesman, and patriot ; one of the few who have been great without being criminal. With such a leader, what could his country men be, but just and brave and true? Every man who took a commis sion under the then rebel government, or signed the Declaration of In dependence, realized the fact that in case of failure he was putting a halter about his own neck; which led Franklin to say, — "If we don't hang together now, we shall all hang separate, by and by." I will not attempt to give you a list of even the names of those heroes whose deeds adorn the annals of our country, for they would fill a vol ume. Our heroines, too, were numerous, and not surpassed by those of Greece or Rome. They were ever ready to sacrifice their all on the altar of liberty, to jeopardize life and friends for freedom. When the mother of Gen. Greene, who was a Quakeress, was taking leave of her son for the war, she said, — " Nathaniel, it would grieve me much to hear that an enemy's ball had hit thee in tlie back." Such heroes and her oines have cast a bright halo of glory over our whole land. We are to day enjoying the fruit of their labors. Let this and after generations follow their example, and the stars and stripes, the symbols of freedom, will continue to wave over this land. 9th toast. The State and the Church — Both necessary to the wel fare of men, and each independent in its functions. Responded to by Rev. Halsey C. Leavitt. loth toast. Agriculture — The basis of a nation's wealth. Responded to by Dr. Isaac A. Reed : CELEBRATIONS. 282^ Mr. President : We have met here to-day to celebrate the centen nial anniversary of our country, and to me has been assigned the agreeable duty of saying a word in behalf of Agriculture. And first, I would say. Agriculture was the earliest occupation of man. Whether we consult inspiration or mythology, both alike attest that long before the human mind had conceived of literature, the arts, or of governments, it had been practised. It is not only the eariiest, but by far the most important calling; and this is evident alike, whether we consider the numbers employed, or the grand products of their labors. Agriculture bears upon its roll of honor some of the proudest names on record. Cincinnatus left the plow to vindicate the liberties of his country ; Washington, who one hundred years ago drew his sword and led his country on to freedom, delighted in the broad acres of Mont Vernon; Silas Wright, the great statesman of New York, died with his hand upon his plow ; and Daniel Webster, the intellectual giant of the world, died upon his farm at Marshfield, with a last re quest that his remains be borne to their final resting-place by the hands of God's noblemen, the farmers. As we are to-day commencing on a new century, it is well to turn our thoughts backward, and see what we have achieved in the past. I am sure the retrospect would be most flattering. A century ago Agri culture was confined almost wholly to the Atlantic slope, a few pioneers just peering over the Alleghanies into the valley beyond. To-day she occupies the great basin of the Mississippi, with resources almost suf ficient to feed a world Not only this, but she has overleaped the Rocky Mountains, and, with the setting sun of to-day, the waters of the Pacific shall reflect back the shadows of the golden harvests which are now waving upon the broad fields of California and Oregon. The ways of Agriculture, also, have made as satisfactory a progress during the same time. The scythe, then borne on by weary hands, has given place to the mowing machine, which, like a triumphal chariot, is driven over the fields. The fiail has vanished before the modern thresher. We have now cultivators, gang-plows, and endless other like improvements. In short, allow me in closing to repeat, that Ag riculture is by far the most important calling of man. It feeds the world, it clothes the world, it employs the world, it preserves the world. It is the grand base upon which rests all our industrial glory. nth toast. Hancock and Adams. Responded to by Matthew Harvey, Esq. : In contemplating the men of the Revolution, two eminent statesmen stand in the foreground of all its councils. Their purposes being iden tical, their action was in concert at all stages of the great struggle. Like the two brazen pillars, Jachin and Boaz, guarding the sacred temple which a Jewish king dedicated to God, John Hancock and Samuel Adams were the pillars of strength that guarded the temple of liberty which the men of '76 were about to dedicate to Independence. In John Hancock, we at this moment see a massive figure, an expan sive brow, and a ruddy cheek.— all indicating a man of about thirty years. He loved learning, and Old Harvard's diploma certified that he had obtained it. He had sought wealth, and already procured it by 282^ HISTORY OF NEWPORT. mercantile enterprise. He loved his quiet home, and his blooming young wife and children. But his country had interests at stake which he loved better than all these. He told what they were, when, a hun dred years ago to-day, he placed that bold, defiant signature upon the Declaration of Independence. Samuel Adams was an older man than Hancock, his peer in intellect, and his inferior in nothing save wealth. They stood side by side in all forums where American Independence was the theme of discussion. As orators, the palm would have been awarded to either, had the other been away. Their speeches were echoed across the ocean ; and the King of Great Britain undertook to silence their tongues by bribery. To effect this purpose, he authorized a British officer to offer them any posi tion of honor within the gift of the throne, if they would resume their allegiance to it. The message was delivered, and this their answer : '' Tell His Majesty that there are not diamonds enotigh in his crown, or gold enough in his kingdom, to purchase the treachery of John Hancock and Samuel Adams.'''' Then followed the King's proclamation of par don to ail concerned in the rebellion except these two insolent leaders. Thus proclaimed outlaws by the King, the people made them their idols. Each in turn was subsequently elected Governor, after the col ony of Massachusetts had become a state, and the stones that were re jected were thus made the head of the corner. Time completes the full circle of a century to-day, since these •' no blest Romans of them all " embalmed their fame by a bold stroke of the eagle's quill. The inimitable signature of Hancock, among the " im mortal fifty-six," never looked more defiant than it does to-day ; and to day, also, the stalwart form of Samuel Adams, embalmed by the artist's chisel in imperishable marble, takes a conspicuous place in the Nation al Museum, there to remain through future centuries of the American Republic. 1 2th toast. Statesmen — They have reared a grand superstructure, having for its foundation liberty and equal rights. Responded to by Samuel H. Edes, Esq. 13th toast. The Past Century — Its beginning witnessed a nation's birth ; its end sees its glory. Responded to by Edmund Wheeler, Esq. . It is with the profoundest satisfaction that we on this Centennial Day turn our thoughts backward over the past hundred years, and recall the wonderful progress our country has made during that brief period. Look, first, at our Territory. Then we had thirteen colonies, lying mainly along the Atlantic slope, comprising in all only some 300,000 square miles. Now our territory reaches from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the north pole, and from east to west it spans the entire conti nent. It now embraces nearly four million square miles, and has more than fifty states and territories. Among all the nations of the earth, two only lead us in amount of territory. Next, contemplate our Population. Then we had a httle more than three milHons : now we have more than forty-four millions, and in population rank among the leading nations of the world. CELEBRATIONS. 282^: In Agriculture, compare the rude efforts and still ruder imple ments of 1776, and the modest results of their labor, with the science of modern farming, with its planters, its reapers, its mowers, its thresh ers, etc., by means of which it produces more than a thousand million bushels of corn annually, and other grains and stock in proportion. Take Commerce. Our trade, then small, was carried on mainly in a few British ships. Now our vessels whiten every sea, and reach every harbor on the habitable globe. Turn for a moment to Manufactures. A hundred years ago our man ufactures were few, of the rudest kind, and mainly by hand. Since then, mammoth factories, filled with all kinds of the most improved ma chinery which the prolific genius of man can invent, working in brass, in iron, in wood, in cotton, and in wool, have sprung up all over the land, and are flooding the world with the products of their labor. Mark the change in our Military condition. Contrast for a moment the humble band, with flint-lock guns, poor in everything save pluck and patriotism, which achieved our independence, with the million sol diers of our late war, with their breech-loading rifles and iron-clad mon itors. Look at the Telegraph. Then electricity was a fierce monster, roam ing wild whithersoever it pleased among the clouds, and sending its fearful bolts upon whatsoever and whomsoever it would. To-day modern science has harnessed that monster, and with it has almost annihilated time and space. Look a.t Travel a.nd Transportation. Railroads were then undreamed of Our grandmothers rode on pillions behind our grandfathers, or on ox-sleds, or in ox-carts, for such were almost the only means of travel in those days, and they went over illy wrought, tedious roads. Trans portation of goods was then by the slow progress of teams. To-day, seated in palace-cars, we are whirled with lightning speed all over the civilized world ; and the long trains of heavy merchandise, rushing in all directions night and day, are in proud contrast with the transporta tion of other days. Steam, in its wonderful resources, then comparatively unknown, is to day the great propelling power of the earth. Besides countless railroad trains and an untold amount of machinery, it is driving unnumbered boats and ships over all the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. Once more, the Printing-Press. Then there were scarcely thirty in the whole country, and those so clumsy as to be able to turn off but a few hundred copies a day at best. Now our mammoth presses will print and fold a morning edition of a hundred thousand copies before breakfast. These are but specimens of the vast strides our country has made in all directions during the last hundred years. Such has been the Past Century, to which we bid adieu to-day. Now, in conclusion, let us ask. May we not hope that the sun of American Liberty, which has dawned so auspiciously upon our country, scattering sunshine, progress, and blessing all around us, will ride onward and upward to its glorious me ridian, and illumine the whole broad earth, and, if it descend at all, go placidly down in the west only when time shall cease ? 14th toast. The Coming Century— It^ dawn gilded by the bow of promise. 282^ HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Responded to by Rev. Charies Peabody, of Chicago, 111., a native of Newport : I have just come on to this, my native town, from the deep bosom of the great West, to get a little rest among these old hills, and find my self to-day suddenly snapped up to reply to the toast, ''The Coming Century:" 1 am no prophet or son of a prophet. You require me to lift the dark curtain of the future, and tell what lies beyond. I am to rehearse what the next hundred years will bring forth. At first, I thought it was a hard and impossible task ; but, looking at it again, it seems not so difficult after all. We will lay down our measuring-rod over the Past Century, marking along upon it the progress that has been made, the changes that have taken place, the improvements in agriculture, in man ufactures, in art, in learning, in invention, in science, and in morals, and then, reversing our measuring-rod, we will thrust it into the dark future. It will reach down through the coming years to the year 1976. It is fair to conclude that the same progress will be made during the Coming Century as has been made during the past. Human nature is the same; man's restless activity is the same. His passions never die out in the wear of centuries. Calculate, then, if possible, the amount of progress in the last hundred years, and estimate by this the progress of the Com ing Century. Along our measuring-rod you will find marked, in the sep arate decades, with tolerable exactness, the events which will transpire. Here and there will be bloody wars. In another place will come out a great invention, which will far exceed the power of steam, and throw Watt and Fulton far into the shade. Before one fourth of these com ing hundred years have passed, men will begin to navigate the air, and then our railroad stock will be worthless. There will be a ticket-office in Richards block, where tickets will be sold, by balloon, for San Fran cisco. Then this invention of Prof. Morse — the electric telegraph — will be improved and extended, and instead of a few wires running along railroad tracks between city and city, the whole country, — towns, villages, and farms, — will be crossed and recrossed with wires, like a spider's web in a dewy morning. Men and women, boys and girls, will freely talk with each other by the Morse alphabet, ten, fifty, and a hundred miles away. Young men and maidens will do their courting by telegraph. There is a man in Chicago, where I live, — and he has never been to college, — who has discovered a method by which musical sounds are sent over the wires instead of the click which you hear from the instrument. If musical sounds can thus be transmitted, why not the tones of the human voice? I have no doubt that within the lifetime of some of these young persons before me, men will be able to talk to each other over the wires fifty or a hundred miles off, as freely as face to face. These improvements will go on, and, before half the century has passed, the people of Newport will be able to sit in their quiet parlors of a Sunday morning, and listen to their favorite preacher in Boston or New York. Not only over the land, but beneath the ocean waves, along the cables on the bottom of the sea, will travel the tones of the human voice. If you and I, Mr. President, could live long enough, we should be able, within this Com ing Century, to sit in our own homes and listen to the stormy debate? of the French assembly at Versailles, or hear from her own lips the Queen's speech to Parliament. CELEBRATIONS. 282^ 15 th toast. The Men of the Present Time — Of those to whom much is given, much is required. Responded to by Rev. O. H. Jasper, D. D. : Mr. President : I am to speak of the gifts of the past to the com ing century, the first to the second ; and I have just five minutes to perform this pleasant duty in. I think all must be impressed by the greatness of the undertaking. One might as well attempt to compress the ocean into a nutshell, or all time into a day. With this more than Herculean task, I shall not be required to even name any of the purely negative gifts — such as our immense indebtedness in nation, state, county, municipalities, and private accounts; nor to dwell on our man ufacturing enterprises, diffused as they are through the entire range of the industrial arts ; nor to refer to our shipping interests ; nor to even think of our war material and preparations for defence ; nor of the experienced commanders in war, all covered with glory and waiting for more worlds to conquer. Nor shall I be expected to dwell on that gigantic social force, commonly known among us as the " rum power." Whatever it may have been at the beginning of the first century, we pass it along to the second as a fifteen-hundred-million-dollar power of positive evil, whose only harvest is 60,000 deaths per annum, and a liberal furnisliing of occupants to our prisons, almshouses, asylums, and victims for the gallows, — making 500,000 drunkards, raising to beggary, ignorance, and crime 100,000 children, and sending to prison 100,000 persons every year! And we must pass to our children the task of estimating the accompaniment of sorrows to this fearful be quest. Nor can I even glance at the array of historic names which pass along as the great lights of the coming century. Our lists are full in all the departments — of statesmanship, Hterature, law, medicine, and divinity ; and we can only say to the coming generations. Look, and learn. But to the solid and the generally accepted and recognized gifts I may briefly refer. And first of all, our experience is worth some thing, and not alone to our successors, but to the whole human race. Ours has been an apprenticeship in self-government, which ought not to be lost by our sons. They may grow wiser than their fathers were, but they will find it safe to hold fast to the first principles of the re public. Population is one of the elements of strength. And of this item we pass to the second century 40,000,000 of people, in the place of 3,000,000 at the beginning. In a territorial view we have ex panded from 300,000 square miles to 3,000,000 square miles, and no doubt there is more to follow. And on this territory we have laid off, in useful lines, 150,000 miles of railroads, at a cost of $12,000,000,000. Over the same territory we have stretched 200,000 miles of telegraph. How many steamships float on our rivers, lakes, and oceans, I have not inquired. But those last three items are new. Our fathers had none of these to start their century with. And these are invaluable gifts, and a commensurate return will be expected. And these are not all ;— sewing machines, knitting machines, &c., swell the list, till it seems full, and leaves nothing more to do. And these are material. But the religious bequests are still more important, and not less rich. We fur nish to our population of 40,000,000, 22,000,000 of church sittings, which is all that are called for at present. There are 7,500,000 church communicants; there are 55,000 ministers in the country; and church 282/ HISTORY OF NEWPORT. property amounting to $355,000,000. We spend in the cause of be nevolence the sum of $7,000,000 ; we pay to the support of the Christian ministry a little less than $50,000,000 ; and for other current church expenses perhaps an equal sum,— while we spend $700,000,000 annually for intoxicating liquors. In summing up, it is a pleasure to be able to say, that as a nation we occupy a position among the nations of the earth second to none and before many. And this position, so proudly ours to-day, has been reached by the wisdom and toil of the men of the first century. They began small and poor, but they have made their mark. This position with all its prestige, we pass along to our sons and successors. And with this view, hurried and imperfect as it is, of the gifts of the first to the second century of our history, we shall not be regarded un reasonable if we expect a rich return. We, who stand between the two, with farewells to the first and salutes to the second, with the pride of the fathers and the hope of the sons swelling our hearts, may be excused if we expect great things. If the one talent of our fathers has produced five, surely the five we pass to the sons should not yield less than ten. After music by the band, and a vote to adjourn to the Fourth of July, 1976, the meeting closed with three cheers for the Past Century and three for the new. Thirteen guns were fired at sunrise, one hundred at noon, and at sun set one for each of the states and territories, accompanied by the ring ing of all the bells. In the evening there was a splendid display of fireworks on the com mon, and the town hall, public houses, and several private residences were brilliantly illuminated. GENEALOGY. GENEALOGY. Abbreviations: b., born; m., married; unm., unmarried; d., died; s., son; dau., daughter; ch., child, children; r., resides, resided, residence. ABBOTT. Ephraim E. P. Abbott was b. in Concord, N. H., Sept. 20, 1 841. When he was five years of age, his father, Theodore T. Abbott, removed to Manchester, N. H. In that city he passed through the various grades of the public schools, grad uating from the high school in 1859. ¦'¦'^ '•'^^ autumn of the same year be entered Dartmouth college. He graduated from college in 1863 ; taught the academy in Mclndoe's Falls, Vt., one year ; studied two years in the Theological Seminary in New York city ; graduated from Andover Theological Sem inary in 1867. Soon after his graduation, Mr. Abbott was called to tbe Congregational church in Meriden, N. H. He was ordained May 6, 1868 ; was m. June 30, 1868, to Caroline Harvey, dau. of Alexander Harvey, of Barnet, Vt. In 1872 Mr. Abbott resigned his charge in Meriden, and spent one year in Germany. Upon his return, he accepted a call to settle over the Congregational church in Newport. He began his work Jan. I, 1874; was formally installed March 24, 1875. ADAMS. Jeremiah Adams, b. Sept. 8, 1797, at Alstead, N. H. ; came to Newport in 181 7, and settled at Northville. He was absent from town a few years, at Concord, Vt. ; now lives at Milford, 286 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Mass. ; m., in 1819, Lucy Wakefield, b. Aug. 17, 1795, d. Feb. 4, 1867; m., 2d, Sept. 15, 1847, Lavina Walker, of Worcester, Mass. Ruth W., b. Feb. 26, 1820; m., 1840, Philander J. Ladd, of Unity; d. at Wisconsin, Nov. 2, 1875. Olive M., b. Dec. 27, 1821. Hiram B., b. Nov. 25, 1823 ; a shoe manufacturer and dealer at Worces ter, Mass. ; m., Jan. i, 1846, Jane D. Ames. Harrison S., b. Apr. 24, 1826; m., 1847, Betsey Ladd, of Unity. He was a soldier during the Rebellion — was in the 6th Vt. Regt. ; he reenlisted, and served during the war ; r. at Marshall, Wis. Charles H., b. Mar. 26, 1830; m., 1854, Sarah Johnson, of Norwich, Vt. ; r. in Porapanoosuc, Vt. George S., b. June 16, 1833 ; was a soldier in the 25th Mass. Regt. dur ing the Rebellion, and was at the batties of Newbern and Roanoke; m. Hannah B. Ames, of Worcester, Mass., where they now reside. John Q., b. Apr. 19, 1836. Upon the firing upon Fort Sumter, he left Milford, Mass., his home, and joined the 40th New York Regt. at N. Y. city. He was appointed sergeant, and served until his death, which occurred at Alexandria, Va., Nov. 22, 1861. His funeral, at Milford, was attended by a large concourse of people ; and his re mains were borne to their final resting-place, under the stars and stripes. Paul S. Adams, b. May 5, 1812 ; came to this town, in 1851, from Georgetown, Mass., and was settled as pastor over the Baptist church. He has been a moderator and a superintend ing school committee, and in i860 and 1861 was a county school commissioner of Sullivan county ; m. Susan Linscott, of Bruns wick, Me., b. June 20, 1821. Fdgar E., b. Feb., 1843. [See Rebellion.] Selma F., b. Aug. 14, 1844; m. Matthew Adams, Portland, Me. Dora L., b. Jan. 26, 1846; m. George Godfrey, Gardiner, Me. Helen S., b. May 21, 1847 ; m. Arthur W. Clark. Osman, b. Apr., 1853, — a clerk at Portland, Me. Bell, b. Jan. 10, 1856. Bertina, b. Feb. 12, 1859. AIKEN. Andrew Aiken, a native of Bedford, b. Dec. 26, 1770; came to this town in 1813 ; spent most of his life at the F. Aiken place on Pine street ; m. Martha McAllister, b. Dec. 25, 1774, a sister of William. Frederick, b. Dec. 28, 1798. William, b. Dec. 10, 1800; a mason in Boston; m. Elizabeth Locke; m., 2d, Margaret Nichols. GENEALOGY. 28/ Sarah, b. July 28, 1803; m. Jeremiah Newell. Ann R., b. Sept. 5, 1805 ; m. Naylor Starbird. Martha M., b. Nov. 29, 1807; m., 1831, Sawyer Belknap. Margaret A.-, b. Sept. 12, 1813; m. Jonathan W. Clement; m., 2d, Leonard Kimball; m., 3d, Frederick Bissell,. of Louisiana; ch.. Jay W., b. Jan. 31, 1839; Frederick W. B., b. April 2, 1854. She r. in Boston. Caroline, b. Jan. 13. 1816. James B., b. June 23, 1818 ; a merchant in Boston ; m. Jane Perkins, of Boston. Frederick Aiken, son of Andrew Aiken, was for several years engaged in the mercantile business, in the store of James Breck. He ultimately took the old homestead on Pine street, where he was a prosperous farmer, and where he remained until his death, Dec. i, 1875. M., Jan. 31, 1856, Almira Carr, dau. of David Carr. Addie J., b. Nov. 15, 1857; d. Nov. 30, 1875. Frederick W., b. Feb. 17, 1862. ALEXANDER. George E. Alexander, son of Elkanah M. Alexander, b. Dec. 27, 1848, at Lempster; came to this town in 1875. He has most of bis life been engaged in the manufacture of rakes, and is a fine workman. M., July 3, 1875, Arabella Merrill, of Sunapee. ALLEN. David Allen, son of Gideon and Patience Allen, was born May 13, 1877, ^' Killingworth, Conn. He lived on the J. Page place, on the Goshen road, where he had a large farm, kept a hotel, and was a popular landlord there as long as the old Croydon turnpike was the great thoroughfare for business. He was a selectman eight years, a representative in 1823 and 1826, and high sberiflT five years. He d. Dec. 27, 1840. He m. Han nah Wilcox, dau. of Uriah Wilcox, who d. Oct. 13, 1850, aged 69 years. Ebenezer, b. April 8, 1804; graduated at Dart. Coll. in 1826 ;_ studied law a part of the time in the office of Amasa Edes, of this town, and, after being admitted to the bar, went to Orono, Me., where he was for several years engaged in the practice of his profession. He then went to Texas, where he became secretary of state under Gen. Sam Houston, and where he continued his profession. He m. Sylvia Morse, of Skowhegan, Me. 288 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. David, Jr., b. Dec. i, 1805. See Lawyers. Uriah W., b. Oct. 9, 1807; went to Stonington, Conn., where he spent his life at farming; was twice m., and left one s., Albert. Alvira, b. Nov. 18, 1809; m. Philo Fuller, a manufacturer. Ch., Eu gene, Nelson, Allen, Ellen, Edith. Nahum W., b. Nov. 6, 1812 ; went West as a teacher, where he became a clergyman, and where he d. Ch., Harriet. Hannah Cordelia, b. Dec. i, 1814; m. Gilbert Beach, a merchant at Perrysburgh, O. Ch., Anna, Mary. Edmund, Eugene. Roxana, b. Feb. 19, 1817; m. J. Manning Hall, a merchant at Perrys burgh, O. Ch., Harriet A., Frank N. Samuel y., b. Jan. 4, 1819. Harriet, b. April 26, 1821 ; m. Dr. Thomas Sanborn. See Physicians. Albert G., b. Nov. 12, 1823; a merchant; d. at Perrysburgh, 0-, aged 22. William, b- Oct. 20, 1825 ; a farmer; d. July i, 1858. Samuel J. Allen, s. of David Allen, b. Jan. 4, 1819, was educated at Newport and Unity academies, studied medicine in the office of Dr. J. L. Swett, graduated at the Castleton Medical College, in 1842, and received an honorary degree at Dart. Coll. in 1870. He commenced practice at Hartford, Conn., but spent most of his life at Hartford, Vt. He was a surgeon in the army during the Rebellion. He m., June 4, 1844, M^'T J- Lyman, dau. of Lewis Lyman, of White River Junction, Vt. Samuel J., b. April 30, 1845, at Woodstock, Vt. ; a graduate at Dart. Coll. ; a physician ; is a surgeon in the army. Frederick L.,h. ]M\y 7, 1848, at Hartford, Vt. ; a graduate at Dart. Coll., in 1874, where he was awarded the highest prize. He is a student at Andover Theological Seminary. Harry B., b. Sept. 30, 1857, at Hartford, Vt. ; a student at Norwich University. Samuel Allen, a brother of David, lived on the farm ad joining that of his brother at the north ; m. a lady in Mass. Mary, m. Augustus Miller, of Brandon, Vt. Marilla, m. Asa Richardson. Almira, m. Bela Buel. Mark W. Allen came from Hopkinton ; lived on the East mountain; m. Betsey Webber. Richard W., b. Feb. 8, 1806; d. Nov. 21, 1825. Seth Jewett, b. Sept. 27, 1809. Elizabeth D., b. March 20, 1812; m. Joseph T. Chase. Mark Washington, b. July 13, 1814; m. Parthenia E. Hurd. Ch., Webber, Caradora. GENEALOGY. 289 Seth Jewett Allen, son of Mark W. Allen ; b. Sept. 27, 1809 ; came to this town and settled on East mountain ; was a prominent singer; d. April 16, 1870. M., April 20, 1832, Bet sey C. Chase, a sister of Joseph T. Benjamin Rush, b. May 29, 1833. Jzdia Augusta, b. Dec. 10, 1834; m., Sept. 23, 1855, Richard A. Web ber. Susan Arabella, b. March 24, 1839. Dexter W., b. Dec. 13, 1841 ; r. at Atlanta, Ga. ; m. Lizzie Osgood. Benjamin Rush Allen, son of Seth J. Allen, is a joiner by trade. He has for years been our leading tenor singer. He has extraordinary skill in training voices, and has long been a leader of the South choir. He has been a teacher of music in this and other states. Married Mary Gilmore, dau. of Benj. M. Gilmore. Fred Jewett, b. Oct. 21, 1857. Dora, b. Oct. 2, 1859. William B.,h. April i, 1861 ; d. May 28, 1869. Addie F., b. Oct. 10, 1867. Mary B., b. Aug. 22, 1870. Minnie M., b. March 6, 1875. Samuel W. Allen, b. Nov. 7, 1834, at Wells, Me., came here in August, 1855, and worked in the Sibley scythe factory until 1871, when be erected his saw-mill at Northville. M., Nov. 2, 1857, Amelia R. Sibley, dau. of Ezra T. Sibley. Fred A., b. March 29, 1858. Carrie B., b. Sept. 6, 1859. Cora D., b. Sept. 29, 1861 ; d. young. George A., b. July 28, 1863. Hattie S., b. May 3, 1866. Mary G., b. May 12, 1871. Eva Gertrude, b. June 12, 1873. John E., b. Feb. 26, 1876; d. young. ANGELL. Erastus Angell, a farmer, b. June 12, 1814, at Sunapee; came to this town in 1840, and settled on the C. McGregor farm, now owned by Dr. T. Sanborn ; m. Fanny George, of Sunapee ; m., 2d, May, 1S58, Rosiltba Sargent, of Sunapee, b. Jan., 1828. Hiram S., b. Aug. 14, 1851. Jennie M., b. Feb. 5, 1850 ; m., Oct., 1876, Leon Caroon, of Canada ; ch., Kittle B., b. Oct. 5, 1878. ^ ^ ^ Abbie E., b. Nov. 19, 1854; m., Aug. 8, 1873, Ora C. Straw, of Clare mont. 19 290 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Hiram S. Angell, son of Erastus, a livery man, b. Aug. 14, 1851 ; m., Oct. 2, 1876, Sarah E. Russell, of Watertown, Ms., b. Sept. 21, 1857, ^t Battle Creek, Mich. ; ch., Lillian Maud, b. Oct. 22, 1877. ANGIER. Reuben Angier, a brother of Needham L. Angler, of Georgia, b. Sept. 10, 1809; came here from Acworth in 1863, and settled on Claremont hill ; m. Mrs. Hannah M. Paul, dau. of Stephen Call. Olive E., b. June 29, i860. Needham E., b. Aug. 21, 1862. R. Willey, b. Jan. 13, 1865. AVERILL. Chester Averill, b. Nov. 18, 1812, at Windsor, N. H. ; d. Sept. 22, 1876; came from Hillsborough to this town in 1837. He was for many years stage proprietor, and the prince of drivers ; afterwards merchant. He was genial and gener ous. Married Robertha Ray, of Unity, b. Dec. 27, 1817. [See Travel.] Ellen R., b. June 8, 1841 ; m., Aug. 14, i860, Dean S. Clement, b. July 26, 1838. Isabell, b. Nov. 2, 1842 ; m., Sept. 13, 1871, Henry Noyes, of Lebanon. Henry C, b. Mar. 5, 1848; m., Sept., 1876, Nellie Pettis, of Frances- town. Florence Adell, b. July 30, 1858 ; m., Sept. 20, 1874, Ira Stowell. Himan A. Averill, b. May 19, 1829, at Windsor, N. H. ; a brother of Chester ; came to this town in 1850 ; was stage pro prietor and driver, operating between Newport and Bradford, in connection with his brother. His brother having retired, he owned and controlled the staging, then a very important busi ness, until it was discontinued. As a stage man, he was a shrewd manager, was attentive to the wants of his patrons, and had many friends. Since the opening of the railroad he has been engaged in farming and various speculations, and is a suc cessful business man. He was a representative in 1866, 1867, and 1878. Married Angelina Taggart, who d. July 20, 1865, aged 38 years ; m., 2d, Martha J. Hunton, dau. of J. H. Hun ton. genealogy. 291 ATWOOD. Stephen Atwood came to this town from Weare, in 1797, and settled on the E. D. Whipple farm ; m. Fanny Steele. Polly, b. Nov. 23, 1796. Amos, b. Apr. 17, 1799. Jesse, b. July 20, 1801. Mehitable, b. Sept. 2, 1803. Stephen, b. May 29, 1805. Fanny, b. July 17, 1807. Luke, b. July 29, 1809. Alexander B., b. Dec. 20, 181 1. BADGER. William Badger, b. June 6, 1799; came from Kingston in 1812; lived on Thatcher hill; m., Feb. 2, 1826, Hannah D. Reddington, of Sunapee. Loanda A., b. Jan. 2, 1827 ; d. at 10. Ann M., b. Aug. 11, 1829; d. 1852. MarciaM., b. Apr. 22, 1833; d. 1837. Stephen, b. Mar. 17, 1837; d. 1837. Lois Maria, b. Apr. 22, 1840; d. 1843. \ Henry W.,h. May 4, 1842. Henry W. Badger, s. of William Badger, a joiner and arch itect. He has been an important and active worker in the wood factory of W. L. Dow & Co. since its establishment. Married, Dec. 15, 1869, Mary E. Woodbury, b. Mar. 13, 1843, in Boston. Anna W., b. Mar. i. 1871. John W., h. July 22, 1873. Vina Zalifo, b. Nov. 16, 1875. BAILEY. Jesse Bailey, m. Sarah Thurston, Sept. 13, 1775, at New port. I find no further account of this family. Amanda, b. Mar. 25, 1777. Jesse, Jr., b. Feb. 9, 1779- Elizabeth, b. Mar. 12, 1781. Phineas, b. July 13, 1783. Eliphalet Bailey, a native of Unity, lived in the south part of the town, on tbe Unity road, on the place now occu pied by N. Brown ; m. Celinda Clement, of Unity, sister of J. W. Clement ; m., 2d, Artemesia Locke, of Charlestown. He d. in the autumn of 1878. Elmira, b. Sept. 6, 1817; m. Calvin H. Pike. Mandana, b. Oct. 21, 1823; m. Henry F. Pike. Martha J., m. Ira M. Perry, of Chariestown. 292 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. John Bailey, b. Oct. 9, 1765, at Lunenburg, Mass. ; came to this town from Warner in 181 2, and settled in tbe south west corner of the town, where he d. at the age of 94 years ; m. Phoebe Whittemore. Benjamin, b. Dec. 8, 1793 ; m. Julia McGay ; went to Montreal. Roxana, b. Apr. 5, 1795. Josiah, b. Apr. 21, 1797. He remained at the homestead until his death ; was a selectman in 1847. Fanny, b. Sept. 29, 1799. Rebecca, b. Feb. 11, 1800. Phabe W., b. May 12, 1803. BAKER. James Baker, b. Mar., 1796; d. Feb. 27, 1875. He came to this, town from Goshen, when 12 years of age, and lived in tbe west part of the town. He manufactured, for many years, "Baker's Water-Proof Leather Preserver." Married Sophia Chapin, d. Dec. 24, 1839, aged 44 ; m., 2d, Priscilla Osgood, d. Jan. 6, 1870, aged 79. He was the first man in town to keep a large stock of fowls. Hens of the White Leghorn breed were his favorites. He furnished a large amount of poultry and eggs for tbe market. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1822. Emily, b. Apr. 27, 1823; m., June 15, 1849, Abijah W. Tenney. Pamelia, b. Feb. 28, 1825 ; m., Jan. 24, 1850, George V. Baker, of Unity. James, b. Mar. 23, 1827 ; m., July 28, 1851, Anna M. Dimond, of Rox- bury, Mass. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1829; d. Oct. 31, 1832. Abiah C, b. May 12, 1831 ; m., Feb. 10, 1864, Rev. William H. Bar rows, of Mansfield, Conn. ; r. at Hampton, Iowa. Martin, b. Apr. 27, 1833 ; m., Sept. 24, 1856, Charlotte L. Wood, of Lebanon ; r. at Lebanon. BALDWIN. Eleazer BALDwrN, a miller, the father of the Baldwins, came from Killingworth, Conn., first, to Claremont, and thence to Newport, bringing with him five ch., viz., Worcester, Eras tus, Philander, Eleazer, and Barbara. Worcester m. Miriam Wilcox, dau. of Jesse, and, with most of the family, removed to Crown Point, N. Y. Erastus Baldwin, s. of Eleazer, b. May 2, 1790; m.,July 3, 181 1, Lucy S. Church, b. June 3, 1786. He was a merchant RESIDENCE OF HON. DEXTER RICHARDS, GENEALOGY. 293 and town-clerk. He was social, a fine penman, ana a popular merchant. He took the old Church homestead, which stood upon the site now occupied by Wheeler's block, where he re mained until his death, and which was subsequently occupied for many 3'ears by his widow during her life. Erastus S., b. Mar. 31, 1812. Martha C, b. Feb. 20, 1814. t Henry E., b. Dec. 19, 1815. f Samuel C, b. Sept. 15, 1817. Martha J., b. Sept. 29, 1819. James P., b. Sept. 6, 1821. Henry E. Baldwin, s. of Erastus, b. Dec. 19, 1815 ; served an apprenticeship in tbe Argus office ; was for several years editor and proprietor of the paper, and afterwards was editor and proprietor of the Lowell Advertiser. He filled the offices of register of deeds and of probate for Sullivan county ; was clerk of the N. H. senate, and for four years an officer in the Boston custom-house. He was private secretary to President Pierce. He took a deep interest in the welfiire of his native town. He was a designer and engraver. His social nature, agreeable manners, and uniform courtesy won for him many friends. He d. at Washington, D. C, Feb. 12, 1855, aged 41 years ; m. Marcia, dau. of Thomas W. Gilmore. [See Litera ture.] Samuel C. Baldwin, s. of Erastus, b. Sept. 15, 1817, was connected with his brother (Henry E.) in the publication of the Argus, and also in the publication of the Lowell Advertiser. He went to Plymouth, Mass., in 1844, where he revived the Plymouth Rock, and while there was twice elected a represent ative to the legislature of that state. He afterwards went to Meredith, in this state; was editor and proprietor of the New Hampshire Democrat, and was clerk for the county of Bel knap ; d. there Dec. 3, 1861, aged 44 years. [See Literature.] He m., Jan. 16, 1840, Sarah S. Hatch, dau. of Dr. Mason Hatch. Emma H., b. July 17, 1843 ; m. Charles Partridge. Lucy A., b. Oct. i, 1845 ; m. Charies W. Moore, of Concord ; r. in Al bany, N. Y. Mason H., b. Sept. 13, 1847; m. Carrie FHnt; r. in Iowa. Marcia G., b. July 18, 1849; d. Apr. 26, 1864. Frances, b. Oct. 5, 1852. Arthur H., b. Oct. 14, 1854; a graduate of the Scientific Department, Dartmouth college. 294 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. BARTON. Levi W. Barton. [See Lawyers.] Married Mary A. Pike, 1839; m., 2d, Aug. 25, 1852, Lizzie F. Jewett, of Nashua. Their silver wedding occurred Aug. 25, 1877, in the presence of a large circle of friends. They received an elegant silver service, the Hon. Edmund Burke making an appropriate presentation speech in behalf of the donors. Lra McL., b. March 11, 1840; d. Jan. 19, 1876. [See Lawyers.] Herbert J., h. Sept. 27, 1853. Charles Fremont, b. Oct. 19, 1856. Ralph Winter, b. July 22, 1859; d. Sept. 13, 1863. Leander M., b. March 28, 1862; d. Sept. 26. 1863. Florence F'rances, b. April 8, 1865. Natt Lincoln, b. Aug. 28, 1867. Jessie Maston, b. Jan. 21, 1870. Herbert J. Barton, son of L. W. Barton ; b. Sept. 27, 1853. Had bis preparatory training at the N. H. Conference Seminary at Tilton, and was graduated at Dartmouth college in the class of 1876, standing among the highest in his class. He is a successful and popular teacher. He taught several terms at Providence, R. I. ; was principal of the high school in Union district, in this town, two years ; is now principal of a high school at Waukegan, 111., where he has charge of all the departments. M., Aug. 21, 1877, Sarah L. Dodge, dau. of Leander F. Dodge, of this town. HosEA B. Barton, a native of Croydon, a printer and farm er ; b. March 5, 181 2 ; came to this town from Concord, where he had been engaged in printing, in 1858. Married Sarah C. Austin ; m., 2d, Frances R. Brown. He purchased the farm on the Goshen road now occupied by his son, where- he re mained until his death. Catharine F., b. Sept. 11, 1844. William H., b. May 25, 1846. Charles A., b. Oct. 31, 1848. George E., b. Nov. 1, 1850. Adelia J., b. April 17, 1854. Mary E., b. Nov. 10, 1856. John C, b. Dec. 25, 1859. Nellie S. A., b. Feb. 18, 1863. Lemuel R., b. Aug. 31, 1869. Martin A. Barton, a deputy sheriff and jailor, son of Peter Barton, of Croydon ; b. Aug. 22, 1813 ; came here from GENEALOGY. 29S his native town, where he was a merchant, and where he had been a selectman, and a representative in 1869. M., Aug. 22, 1844, Elizabeth Hook, of Springfield. Charles Wilson, b. Jan. 28, 1847; m. Ida E. Walker, of Grantham. Ch., Ralph M., b. July 21, 1875. Frank A., b. Aug. 17, 1849; d. May 28, 1858. Elizabeth S., b. Oct. 2, 1853. Cyrus Barton. [See The Press.] Married Hannah Hale, of Keene, a sister of Salma Hale, of Keene, and David Hale, of this town. George S. [See Lawyers and Literature.] BARNARD. Jonathan Barnard, a merchant, son of Thomas Barnard ; b. April 28, 1819, at Warren, N. H. ; came here in 1870; commenced trade with Jeremiah Carter. He was a selectman at Orange in 1845, ^"^^ ^ representative from Canaan in 1867. Married Mary A. Wells, of Plymouth ; m., 2d, Oct. 8, 1878, Mrs. Urena Mudgett, of Goshen. Clara A., b. Oct. 20, 1850 ; m. Alvah S. Chase. Georgia A., b. Feb. 26, i860 ; a graduate of Newport high school. BARRETT. Joseph Barrett, a farmer, son of Benjamin ; b. Jan. 13, 1813 ; came from Fitchburg, Mass. ; was a soldier in the Union army. Married Louisa Newton, a daughter of Erastus. Mary C, b. Nov. 9, 1847. Charles B., b. Oct. 24, 1849. Frank E., b. July 12, 1851. Jennie E., b. Dec. 27, 1853. Helen L., b. March 28, 1855. Whitney D. Barrett, s. of Ezra, b.June 12, 1836; came to this town, from Brattleborough, Vt., in 1864, and settled at Northville ; has been for many years a successful writing-mas ter ; m., Nov. 16, 1856, Louisa A. Bellamy, of Townshend, Vt., b. Mar. 20, 1835. Her family is noted for its literary taste. Whitney David, b. Jan. 30, 1858; a scythe-maker; m.. Mar. 9, 1876, Emma G. Fletcher. Hattie, b. July 8, i860; d. Apr. 3, 1861. Mary C, b. Feb. 22, 1862; d. Dec. 15, 1863. Lizzie C, b. Sept. 23, 1863. Etta M., b. June 10, 1870. 296 HISTORY OF NEWPORT BARTLETT. Wilder L. Bartlett, b.June 12, 181 1 ; came from Suna pee in 1848, and purchased the farm at Northville now owned by Albert D. Bartlett, and there spent the remainder of his life. Married Susan Emerson, dau. of Jonathan Emerson, 2d. Lucina Antoinette, b. Sept. 17, 1845; a graduate at Meriden; a suc cessful teacher. Albert D. Bartlett, son of Joshua Bartlett, of Sunapee ; b. March 9, 1819; came here in 1873, and settled on the W. L. Bartlett place, at Northville, where he is a laborious and thriv ing farmer. M., Sept. 7, 1840, Sarah T. Cook, of Bradford, b. Nov. 7, 18 18. Maria A., b. March 30, 1842; m., May 10, 1866, John Batchelder; r. at Haverhill, Mass. Georgia A., h. Dec. 22, 1854. George E. Bartlett came to this town from Unity in i860 ; was in trade with Chester Averill, in Wheeler's block, for several years ; was subsequently in trade for himself at the same place. He returned to Unity, where he is now engaged in farming. Married Maria M. Buckminster, of Unity. He was elected a representative in 1878, from Unity, under the revised consti tution, for 1879 and '80. J. Monroe Bartlett, a joiner, came from Unity, and learn ed his trade with Benj. M. Gilmore. Married Caroline, dau. of Abner Kelley. May, b. May 28, i860; m. Woodbury Prescott. BASCOM. Elias Bascom came from Northfield, Mass., prior to 1778, and settled on the H. Spooner farm on the Unity road. He brought with him six sons, — Elias, Reuben, Joseph, Zeri, Artimedorus, and Elisha. They all went to Vermont — mostly to Orwell — except Reuben. William F., a son of Artimedorus, graduated at Middlebury, studied law, Avas a member of the constitutional convention, and a professor in Howard Univer- GENEALOGY. 29/ sity. Elisha was a judge, and a member of the legislature ; and his third son, William Tulley, a lawyer, published the Ohio State Journal, and afterwards the Zenia Torchlight. Ira, b. at Newport, in 1783, graduated at Middlebury college in 1S07 ; was principal of the Rutland Grammar School, at Castleton, Vt., and a professor in Howard University in 1810-11 ; studied medicine, and practised at Whitehall, N. Y., and at Orwell, Vt., and d. at the latter place, Dec. 6, 1820. He was scholarly, and was winning in his ways. » Elias Bascom, s. of Elias, came from Northfield, Mass., with his father; m.. May 12, 1782, Rebeckah Stevens, of Kil lingworth, Conn. Rosalinda, b. Apr. 25, 1783 ; d. July 9, 1783. Rosalinda, b. May 5, 1784. Josiah, b. Mar. 7, 1786. Joseph Bascom, s. of Elias, b. Mar. 30, 1768 ; lived on tbe J. Sweet place, now occupied by H. Spooner, on the Unity road; m., in 1795, Esther Slack, at Hopewell, N.J. ; m., 2d, June 5, 1814, Lucretia Farnum, of Benson, Vt. He was a sur veyor, well educated, and an active business man. He was a deacon at Benson, Vt., to which place be removed in 1814, and where he d., Feb. 12, 1852. Elias, b. at Hopewell, N. J., Feb. 23, 1796. Elizabeth, b. at Newport, Feb. 26, 1798. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1800. Edmond, b. Feb. 14, 1802. Sibyl, b. Jan. 16, 1804. Benjamin, b. Feb. 12, 1806. Matilda D., b. Jan. 18, 1808. Horace, b. Mar. 14, 1810. Ira, b. Apr. 2, 1812. Abigail, b. Oct. 11, 1816. Reuben Bascom, a farmer and clothier, s. of Elias, b. Apr. 22, 1763, came here with his father in i779) ^"d settled on the L. Bascom farm on the Unity road. He was a selectman ; m., in 1786, Lydia Hurd (the first female born in town), b.June 7, 1768. He d. Apr. 7, 1839; she d. Mar. 24, 1847. Asenath, b. May 18, 1787; m. Amos Noyes; m., 2d, Chalker Buell. \ Reuben, b. Apr. 17, 1790. ^ Elihu, b. Nov. 21, 1792. Eunice, b. Dec. 10, 1794; d. Nov. 7, 1813. Loren, b. Oct. 6, 1796; m. Eunice Buell; ch., Lucy S. He d. Feb. 25, 1826. t Elisha, b. Oct. 28, 1798. Lydia. b. Sept. 21, 1800. Almira, b. Sept. 22, 1802 ; m., Nov., 1834, Joel Wright. She d., July, 1859. 298 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Caroline, b. Feb. 18, 1807 ; m., Nov., 1833, Moses Hurd ; r. at Spring field, Vt. Ch., Asenath L., b. Oct., 1834; m., Nov., 1856, Daniel E. Carr. Eliza, b. Sept. 28, 1808 ; unm.arried ; r. at the old homestead. Cynthia P., b. July 16, 1812 ; m., Apr. 25, 1836, Erastus Hurd, who d. Sept. II, 1842; m., 2d., Sept. 20, 1843, Simeon Whittier. Reuben Bascom, s. of Reuben, a clothier and farmer ; m. Philomela Chapin ; m., 2d, Elizabeth Chapin. He spent most of his life on his farm, near the school-house in District No. 13, now occupied by his son William. Carlos L., h. July 2, 1820 ; m. Emily Sanborn, of Knoxville, 111. Ch., Mary A., b. Aug. 9, 1848 ; Emily, b. Dec. 9, 1849 ; Henry, b. July 31, 1853; Frank. Henry M., b. Sept. 24, 1821 ; d. at Geneseo, 111., Nov. 23, 1842. Philomela, b. Sept. i, 1823; m., Nov. 25, 1851, Rev. Glen Wood, of Chicago; d. May 6, 1866. Elizabeth C, b. July 19, 1828; d. Aug. 15, 1878. William, b. Dec. 24, 1830. He remains at the old homestead, is fond of books, and is an active member of the Congregational church. Mary L., b. Sept. 9, 1833; m. Lyman M. Fletcher. Elihu Bascom, s. of Reuben; b. Nov. 21, 1792 ; m. Hannah Tenney. He was a farmer, and spent most of his life at the A Babb place, in the east part of the town, on the Sunapee road ; d. Sept. 2, 1861. Ruel G., b. Mar. 14, 1827; m. Sophia Kempton. Ch., Emma J., b. Feb. 28, 1848; Ada S., b. Jan. 21. 1866; Ruel L. ; Frederick E. d. Jan. 10, 1863; Charles K., b. June 10, 1862. Ellen M., b. Feb. 5, 1831 ; m., July 18, 1858, Nelson Chase. Ch. Clement B., b. July 14, i860; Myrtia May, b. July 2, 1866. Elias B., b. Jan. 7, 1833. R. at Lansing, Iowa; was a captain during the Rebellion ; was for a while an inmate of Libby prison ; m. Mary Rogers. Ch., Mary J., b. Sept. 3, 1856; Alice J., d., 1862 ; AHce, b. Mar. 23, 1866; Ada, b. Jan., 1870. Horace Sanford, b. Sept. 25, 1834; a sharpshooter in 1864. He is a joiner. M., May II, 1878, Luella Haven. Alice, b. Sept. 29, 1837; m., Aug. 22, 1859, Benjamin F. Carr. Ch., Fred Porter, b. June 15. 1861 ; NeUie, b. Oct. 16, 1863. Harriet, b. Jan. 9, 1841 ; m., June, i, 1861, Moses Hoyt. Ch., Frank E., b. Apr. 21, 1863. Elisha Bascom, s. of Reuben, m., Aug. 2, 1822, Temperance Tenney, b. July 20, 1802 ; he d. Sept. 21, 1866. He was a cloth ier, and lived at the H. Chapin place, now occupied by the sons of Calvin Pike, at Southville. GENEALOGY. 299 Catharine, b. Nov. 18, 1823; m., Sept., 1848, Hubbard Cooper, of Croydon; she d. Apr., 1868. Ch., Ada L., b. Feb. 9, 1851; Etta E., b. 1858, d. 1859; Bertha M., b. Jufte 11, 1863. Morton, b. Aug. 13, 1826; m., Sept., 1851, Lovina Pike. Ch., Imo- gene, b. Aug. 17. 1853; Flora M., b. Sept., 1857; Edgar M., b. Mar., 1859; James W., b. Oct. 3, 1863. Wallace, b. Jan. 29, 1831 ; m., Jan., 1853, Ellen Kelsey. He was in the 2d Mass. Regt., and was shot through the heart at the battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. Ch., Charies W., b. 1854; Kate I.; Fred- erick,.b. Dec, i860; Emma K., b. July, 1862. Ellen, b. Oct. 5, 1833; m., Dec. 13, 1853, Sullivan H. Brown, of Croy don. Ch., Frank D., b. Jan. 8, 1859; Herbert E. Marian, b. Feb. 18, 1837; d. Oct. i. 1865; unmarried. Abby, b. Feb. 11, 1839; m., Apr. 18, 1861, Leonard T. Moody. Ch., Wallace E., b. Oct. 3, 1863. James P., b. Mar. 30, 1841 ; he was in the 9th Regt. ; d. at Falmouth, Va., Dec. 25, 1862. Henry, b. June 2, 1843. Emma, b. June 23, 1S46; d. Oct. 17, 1865; unmarried. BASTON. O. P. Baston, a photographer, b. Feb. 12, 1842, at Welling ton, Me. ; learned his art in Boston, and, after practising a while in Lebanon and Nashua, settled here in 1866, where he remain ed until 1878. He is a fine artist. He operated in Richards block. BATCHELDER. John Batchelder, a carriage-maker, came from Beverly, Mass. Married Eliza Kelsey. Ch., William. William Batchelder, a teamster, son of John, b. June 28, 1826. Married Olivia Currier, of Sunapee. Isabel, b. Feb. 12, 1854. Charles E., b. June 5, 1855. William H., b. June 6, i860. BEARD. Andrew Beard, b. Jan., 1791, at New Boston, where he was a representative several years ; came here from Unity in 1837, and settled on the East mountain ; m. Rachel P. Marshall, of Weare. John, m. Emily Marshall, of Unity ; r. in Kansas. Margaret J., m. Hiram Angell, of Sunapee. Elizabeth, d. young. Augustus F., b. Aug. 25, 1827. 300 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Augustus F. Beard, s. of Andrew Beard, was a farmer. He remained for several years at the old homestead on East moun tain. Sold out and went to the West ; m. Nyrah Hurd, b. May 23, 1823. Hiram A., b. April 15, 1855. Irwin H., b. May 3, i860. BROCKWAY. Charles L. Brockway, b. March 17, 1846; came from Bradford in 1865. He was a merchant, and was for several years in trade, with Chester Averill, in Wheeler's block ; m. Maria G. Long, dau. of Leander Long. Alice M.,\i.'^'&yi\, 1875. BECKWITH. Jabez Beckwith, a jeweller, made the first eight-day clocks in town ; came from Lempster. He was brother to the wife of Maj. Erastus Newton. Had two daughters, one of whom m. Caleb Kelsey and the other Harry Newton. BECK. Amos Beck, b. Dec. 25, 1825 ; a farmer ; came from Goshen in 1850; m. Mary Eastman, of Sunapee. BELKNAP. Sawyer Belknap, s. of Moses and Esther (Webster) Bel knap, b. May 24, 1806 ; came from Atkinson, his native place, to this town in 1825. He-is now a farmer, but has most of his life been a manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes. He was an officer in tbe militia, and was always a zealous friend of that military system which places the musket, the symbol of national defence and public liberty, in the hands of every able- bodied man. He was post-master from Alay ist, 1852, until Oct. 14, 1861, and was town-clerk five years. He m., 1831, Martha M. Aiken, dau. of Andrew Aiken. George Eugene, b. Jan. 22, 1832. William Hadden, b. May 22, 1834, is a boot manufacturer, now in the establishment of Ethan S. Chase & Son, of this town. Henry Sawyer, h. April 30, 1836, is chief clerk in the establishment of the Emerson Piano Co., Boston, Ma.ss. ^v GENEALOGY. 3OI Edmund Burke, b. Nov. i, 1838 ; a merchant, one of the firm of A. W. Stearns & Co., of Lawrence, Mass. ; m., Jan. i, 1862, Ellen E. Hawks, of Bradford, b. Jan. 23, 1840. Ch., Lawrence, b. Oct. 18, 1874. Charles James, b. May 10, 1842 ; a manufacturer at Boston, Mass. ; m., Oct. 24, 1866, Carrie Frances Martin, of Boston. Hamlet Webster, b. June 15, 1845; a harness-maker, and is now engaged in the establishment of Chas. H. Watts in this town; m., Nov. 23, 1870. Mary Adell Bartiett, dau. of Martin C. Bartlett, b. Aug., 1853. Ch., Blanche, b. Aug. 10, 1878. George Eugene Belnap, U. S. Navy, s. of Sawyer Bel knap, was b. Jan. 22, 1832. He went to the common and high schools of the town until the age of 15, when he was appointed a midshipman in the U S. naval service, at the unsolicited in stance of Hon. Edmund Burke, then U. S. Commissioner of Pat ents at Washington. He entered the naval academy, Annapo lis, Md., November, 1847 ; attached to U. S. brig Porpoise, west coast of Africa, for the suppression of the slave trade, 1S48-50 ; frigate Raritan, 50 guns. Pacific Squadron, 1850-53 ; landed with party of seamen and marines at Valparaiso, Chili, 185 1, to protect American merchants and other citizens during a revolution there ; naval academy, 1853, '54 ; graduated from that institution June, 1854, and was ordered to duty on Coast Survey, as passed midshipman; sailing-master of corvettes Fal mouth and Saratoga, 1854, '55 ; commissioned a lieutenant Sept., 1855, and ordered to receiving-ship Ohio at Boston ; corvette Portsmouth, Asiatic squadron, 1856-58 ; commanded a launch carrying a twelve-pound howitzer and 35 men at capture of the barrier forts, Canton river, China, November, 1856 ; assisted in undermining and blowing up the four forts, which mounted 176 guns (one of the guns, a brass piece, measuring 23 feet in length), and had four men of his party killed and eight VN^ounded ; U. S. S. Ohio, 1858 ; corvette St. Louis, 1S59-61 ; command ed the boats of the St. Louis at both reinforcements of Fort Pickens, April, 1861, and piloted Gen. Harvey Brown into the fort; executive officer gunboat Huron, 1861, '62, and took part in the capture of Fernandina, St. John's, St. Augustine, St. Mary's, etc. ; captured English steamer Cambria, loaded with arms, clothing, and medicines, which attempted to run the blockade into Cbarieston, and took her to Pliiladelphia for adju dication; was commissioned a lieutenant-commander, July, 1862; 302 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. executive officer iron-clad frigate New Ironsides, 1862-64; in 27 engagements,with Forts Sumter and Moultrie, and other defences of Charleston harbor ; commanded gunboat Seneca in latter part of '64; then transferred to the command of monitor Canon- icus, and was in two actions with that vessel, with Hewlett House battery, up James river, near Richmond, Dec, '64, and took part in the actions of Dec, '64, and Jan., '65, which re sulted in the capture of Fort Fisher, leading in and taking the advanced position ; received more hits from the enemy than any other vessel ; slightly wounded from fragment of shot, which broke to pieces on striking the turret ; present at the evacuation of Charleston, and fired the last hostile shot at its defences ; commanded the same vessel in the special squadron which went to Havana in quest of the rebel iron-clad Stone wall ; executive officer corvette Shenandoah, which sailed for Asiatic squadron, December, '65 ; promoted to commander, for efficient and conspicuous services during the war, on the way out, and assigned to the command of the flag-ship Hartford, on arrival at Hong Kong ; commanded expedition against Indians on the island of Formosa, 1867 — loss, one officer killed ; partici pated in the ceremonies incident to the opening of the new treaty ports in Japan, January, '68 ; navigation officer, navy yard, Boston, 1S69-72 ; May, '72, ordered to command the cor vette Tuscarora, and sailed for the Pacific, through the straits of Magellan, the following month ; April, '73, landed a detach ment of seamen and marines at Panama, to protect the transit across the isthmus during a revolution there ; May, '73, assign ed to special duty in the Tuscarora, having been selected by the secretary of the navy to make deep-sea soundings across the North Pacific, between California and Japan, to determine the practicability of that route for the laying of a telegraph cable ; took the recently devised but comparatively untried ma chine of Sir William Thomson, of Glasgow University, im proved upon the details of its construction, and prosecuted the work with great success, working an entire revolution in the methods of deep-sea sounding, getting more accurate results than had hitherto been obtained, with a corresponding econo my of labor and time ; also invented three different cups, or cylinders, for bringing up specimens of soil and water from the GENEALOGY. 3O3 ocean-bed, which are believed to be the best yet devised, whether in this country or Europe, and which have been adopted as standards by the navy department ; got a depth of 5J statute miles on the coast of Japan, being the deepest water ever found in the ocean. The work of the Tuscarora excited great interest among scientists, both in this country and in Eu rope. He was detached from command of the Tuscarora, at his own request, October, '75i having run two lines of sound ings across the Pacific ; was offered the position of hydrograph- ic inspector of the U. S. Coast Survey, at Washington, but de clined ; senior naval officer present at Honolulu, the capital of the Hawaiian Islands, February, '74, when the riot occurred at the election of Prince Kalukana as king, and landed a force of 160 officers, seamen, and marines from the Tuscarora and Portsmouth, and dispersed the rioters, receiving the thanks of the king and the legislative assembly therefor ; ordered to com mand the U. S. S. Ohio, Boston, January i, '75, and commis sioned post captain, which grade in the navy corresponds to that of colonel in the army ; March, '75, owing to ill-health, due to exposure on sounding expedition, was obliged to go South, and was ordered as captain of the yard, navy yard, Pensacola ; June, '75, appointed member of the annual board of visitors to the naval academy, October, '75 ; ordered to acad emy as member of a board to examine two classes of midship men for promotion ; member and president of several courts- martial ; recently elected a Fellow of the American Geographi cal Society ; was awarded a silver medal by the Geograph ical Society of France, at the international geographical con gress, held in Paris, June, 1875, as a recognition of merit for the hydrographical work of the Tuscarora ; May, '76, placed on special duty with reference to deep-sea sounding ; author of various reports to navy department, of paper on deep-sea sound ings read before the Asiatic Society of Japan, and of letters from China and Siam, etc. [See Literature.] He m., Dec. 23, 1861, Ellen D., dau. of Dr. Isaac A. Reed, d. Oct. 28, 1865 ; m., 2d, Dec. 8, 1866, Fanny G. Prescott, at Calcutta, India. Alice Maud, b. April 29, 1863. Prescott Hartford, b. Mar. 16, 1869. Reginald Rowan, h.]\x\\^2(i,\%7\. Grafton McAllaster, b. July 14, 1875. 304 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. BENNETT. Levi Bennett, a miller and farmer, b. Oct. 27, 1816, at Canterbury ; came from Tilton to this town in May, 1869, and, in connection with William Woodbury, purchased the village grist-mill, the firm doing a thriving business. He m.,June 2, 1842, Eliza M. Rogers, of Northfield ; m., 2d, Mar. 2, 1875, Arzelia Whipple, dau. of Abner Whipple ; r. at the Whipple place on East mountain. Ellen M., b. July i, 1844; ni- Dr. J. C. Foster, of Canterbury. Frank D., b. Apr. 11, 1846; m. NeHie Currier, of Gilmanton; r. at Manchester. Emma F., b. Feb. 17, 1858. BINGHAM. Allen W. Bingham, b. Feb. 28, 1825, at Lempster; was for several years here engaged at tanning with Jabez Thomp son, a brother-in-law, at the upper tannery. He went from this town to Pottsville, N. Y., but returned to Lebanon, in this state ; now r. at Bristol ; m., Apr. 18, 1849, Elvira F. Thomp son, dau. of Moses Thompson, of this town, b. Dec. 19, 1826. Edward Allen, b. Jan. 26, 1850; a tinsmith; m.. Mar. 6, 1878, Iva B. Underhill, of Concord; r. at East Boston, Mass. Fred {t-^^'m), b. July 7, 1852; a tinsmith; m., Sept. i, 1874, Lizzie L. Morse, of Bristol ; r. at IBristol. Frank (twin), b. July 7, 1852; a harness-maker; r. at Bristol. Hattie J., b. Jan. 17, i860. V. Maud, b. Oct. 2, 1864. Mary E., b. May 25, 1868. BLAKE. Jonathan Blake, a stone-mason, b.June 4, 1817, at Hamp ton ; came to this town from Newburyport, Mass., in 1859 ' '"• Hannah Thompson ; m., 2d, Emily M. Hay ; m., 3d, Philinda F. Alexander. Frank P., b. Nov. 11, 1853. Annah L., b. Dec. 26, 1855. Horace B., b. June 10, 1859. Francis, b. Sept., i860. Etnily M., b. Apr. 18, 1863. Charles, b. Jan. 11, 1868. Ernest, b. Nov. 11, 1873; d. Feb., 1876. GENEALOGY. 305 BLOOD. Joel Blood, a tanner, s. of Lemuel Blood, b. Sept. 8, 1835, at Goshen ; came to this town in 1858 ; m., Dec. 25, 1854, ^^- lissa Graves, dau. of Benjamin Graves, of Unity. His father had twenty-three children, and his wife's father had twenty- one. It may be safely affirmed that this couple have more brothers and sisters than any other in town — forty-four in all. Addie M., b. July 5, 1859. Hallie J., h. Dec. 8, 1867. Moody E. Blood, a joiner, a brother of Joel, b. Nov. 28, 1837; came here in 1866; lives on the C. C. Winter place in the south part of tbe village. He had been seven years in the lumber trade in California. M., Jan. 23, 1S67, Harriet L. Reed, dau. of Andrew J. Reed. Willie R., b. Sept. 10, 1869. Carrie B., b. Aug. 9, 1873. BOARDMAN. Francis Boardman, b. in 1810, a native of Lyndeborough ; came to this town, with his family, from Francestown, in the fall of 1839. -^^ ^^^ been engaged in various kinds of business ; served as deputy sheriff several years ; chairman board of se lectmen six years, — 1860-62, 1864, 1875, and 1876; served as assistant assessor of internal revenue for the third collection district of New Hampshire eight years, and was elected county commissioner in 1876. Married Sarah E. Bradford, dau. of Rev. Moses Bradford, of Francestown, who died in 1845 ; m., 2d, in 1849, Susan J. Hazen, of Norwich, Vt., b. 1825. Had two ch. by first wife. James Henry Boardman, s. of Francis Boardman, b. Aug. 6, 1831, at Francestown ; was educated at Newport academy; merchant in Keokuk, Iowa ; m. Anna Kelsey, of Chicago, 111. ; has two daughters. MosES Bradford Boardman, s. of Francis Boardman, b. at Francestown, May 25, 1833 ; fitted for college at Kimball Union Acade my, and graduated at Amherst college, in the class of 1 860 ; 306 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. studied two years at the Union Theological Seminary, New York, and one year at the Andover Theological Seminary, graduating in the class of 1863. Ordained and installed at Lynnfield Centre, Mass., as pastor of the Evangelical Congre gational church, Oct. i, 1863; dismissed, Nov. 7, 1870, to ac cept a call to Brimfield, Mass., where he was installed Dec. i, 1870. He afterwards travelled in Europe. Married Ellen E. Barbour, of Harwinton, Conn. ; had three sons and one daughter. BOWMAN. Abiathar Bowman, one of our most substantial farmers, re markable for his tenacious memory and sound judgment, was a native of Lexington, Mass., b. Feb. 18, 1759. At the age of 16 he became a soldier in tbe Revolution, in company with his father, Capt. Jonas Bowman. They removed to Henniker, N. H., and from thence Abiathar came to this town, Apr. i, 17965 and settled on the H. Sprague farm, in tbe west part of the town, now occupied by William O. Chapin, where he d. Apr. 2, 1834. He m. Thankful Rice, of Henniker, b. Mar. 31, 1764, who d. July 6, 1S34. Lovell, a clothier, b. Aug. 5, 1783 ; d. Oct. 24, 1831; m. Betsey Perry. Zadoc, a farmer, b. Feb. 12, 1785; d. Nov., 1838; m., Oct. 30, 1807, Anna Hurd. Azuba, b. May 2, 1787; d. 1831 ; m. Samuel Church, Jr. Jabez, a farmer; b. Oct. 18, 1789; d. Dec. 17, 1843. Asenath, b. Jan. 24, 1791; d. Apr. 20, 1868; m. Thomas Wait. Zilpha, b. Dec. 6, 1793; d. Mar. 12, 1829; m. Hon. Jeremiah D. Net tleton. \ Brooks, b. Aug. 9, 1795; d. Oct. 28, 1863. Abijah, a merchant; b. Oct. 25, 1797; d. June 28, 1831. Nabby, b. Aug. 20, 1799. Bela, b. Apr. 6, 1801 ; d. Mar. 2, 1828; a physician; studied his pro fession with Dr. Adams, of Barton, Vt. ; graduated at Dartmouth Medical College, and settled at Glover, Vt. Sally, b. Apr. 20, 1803. Abiathar, b. Mar. 6, 1804; d. Sept. 28, 1825. Ruel R., a farmer, b. Oct. 30, 1806; m. Hannah M. Goodwin; r. at Claremont. Ch., Selwin R. Brooks Bowman, s. of Abiathar, a physician ; studied his profession in Canada ; attended Dartmouth Medical College, and became eminent in his profession in Canada and at the West ; m. Eliza Ward, of New York. genealogy. 307 Abiathar and Ruel R., d. in eariy manhood. Mary E., m. W. G. Miller, d. d., of Milwaukee, Wis., a presiding elder, and the author of " Milwaukee Methodism." Laura E., m. Hon. Cushman K. Davis, of St. Paul,, Minn., a distin guished lawyer, who was general's aid during the Rebellion, and governor of the state in 1873 aud 1874. Baxter Bowman, a brother of Abiathar, lived on the J. Ba ker farm in the west part of the town ; moved to Claremont. BOWERS. Shepherd L. Bowers [see Lawyers], m., Sept. 28, 1859, Thankful M. Newell, who d. Apr. 16, 1862 ; m., 2d, Dec. 8, 1870, Susan E. Cofran, dau. of Nathaniel T. Cofran, of Goshen, b. Dec. 15, 1844. John, b. Apr. 11, 1862; d. young. John Arba, b. Mar. 2, 1872. Lena May, b. June 24, 1874; d. Sept. 18, 1875. Harry Natt, b. Sept. 21, 1876. BOYD. Alexander Boyd [see Physicians], m., Dec, 1816, Mar garet Claggett, dau. of Wentworth Claggett, b. Oct. 19, 1791 ; m., 2d, Dec. 12, 1839, Rebecca Claggett, a sister of his former wife, b. Nov. 20, iSoo. Alexander, b. Sept. 5, 1817; d. 1836. Margaret, b. Sept. 8, 1820; d. 1834. Jane, b. Jan. 5, 1823; d. Nov. 13, 1839. Harriet, b. Feb. 21, 1840; d. Mar. 19, 1841. BRECK. James Breck, b. at Boston, Mass. ; came to Croydon in 1804, and engaged in trade at the Flat, where he had a success ful business. While there he was one of the most prominent and influential citizens of the town. He was one of the select men five years, and a representative in 1810 and '11, and again in 1813 and '14. He came to Newport in 1816, and erected the building now standing at the south corner of Elm and Main streets for a store, where he had a thriving business, and accu mulated one of the largest fortunes then in town. While here he was a leading man in all public enterprises, in trade, in pol. 308 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. itics, and in tbe religious society to which he belonged. He was a selectman seven years, and a representative in 1822 and 1836. He' was a trustee of tbe Newport academy. In connection with Josiah Forsaith, he built the Eagle hotel, which for many years was the most fashionable house in the county, and added much to the attractions of the village. He was one of the com mittee in the erection of the present South Church edifice. From this town be removed to Rochester, N. Y., where he d. at an advanced age in October, 1871. In 181 1, he m. Mar tha Burr, dau. of Capt. Martin Burr, of Croydon. In 1861 they had a brilliant golden wedding. Martin Burr, b. Oct. 15, 1812, was educated at the common schools and at Newport academy, after which he turned his attention to trade. He remained in his father's store until he had attained to his majority. He was afterwards in trade in Croydon and in Bos ton, but soon removed to Rochester, N. Y., where he had a suc cessful mercantile career, and where he remained until his death, which occurred Oct. 26, 1876. He m., in 1838, Mary Faxon, of Newport, who d. Aug. 22, 1840, aged 27 years; m., 2d, in 1846, Susan E. Waters, of Rochester. Had three daughters, one of whom m. James H. Kelley, and another, David Hoyt. Margaret Ann, b. April 24, 1814; was well educated, and had a taste for literature. In 1837, m. tl. H. Perkins, and removed to St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, where he d. in 1850, leaving three children. The eldest dau. m. W. D. Webb, attorney at Minneapolis, Minn. The son, James B., graduated at the Rochester University, after which he travelled in Europe. William, b. Dec. 14, 1816. Had his preparatory training at Kimball Union Academy, and was graduated at Dartmouth college in the class of 1838, after which he turned his attention to the law. On being admitted to the bar, commenced the practice of his profes sion at Rochester, N. Y. He was appointed a consul to China in 1866, and for several years, with his wife, enjoyed a residence in the Celestial Empire. On his return, since the close of the Civil War, he has been a planter in Miss. He m. a Miss Williams, of Boston. James had his preparatory training at Kimball Union Academy, and was graduated at Dart. Coll. in 1842. He studied law, and being admitted to the bar, removed to Chicago, III., where he has since been in practice. He had a taste for literature, and was an ad mirer of the older poets. Mary, the second dau., r. at Rochester, N. Y. Francis, the fourth son. is a successful merchant in Cal. ; has been m. twice ; has one child. Martha, the third dau., m. Wm. F. Cogswell, a lawyer; r. at Roches ter, N. Y. ; has five children. Samuel, the fifth son, a merchant in Cal. ; is m., and has a family of six children. Ellen, the fourth dau., r. at the homestead at Rochester, N. Y. GENEALOGY. 3O9 George, the youngest son, is the superintendent at the city hospital at Rochester, N. Y. ; m., and has one child. Emma, the youngest dau., m. Geo. W. Richardson, a successful mer chant in the city of New York. BRICKETT. James Brickett, a hatter ; s. of James and Anna (Wheeler) Brickett ; b. March, 1S06, came to this town from Hampstead, his native place, and was in business witb Amos Little, a brother-in-law. He was a successful business man. He mov ed to Claremont, where he d. in 1862. He m. Abigail Emer son, of Hampstead ; m., 2d, Mary Clark Smith, of Hamp stead. Had a family of cbildren, all of whom d. young. Moody Hill Brickett, a brother of James, b. Oct. 10, 1813 ; came to this town in 1831, and was engaged with Little & Brickett in the hat business. He has since been at Ware, Mass., and Derry, this state. He now r. at Haverhill, Mass. M., March 14, 1S39, Laura A. Putnam, of Hampstead. James Thorndike, b. April 5, 1842; killed on railroad in 1877; m. Mary F. Parker, of Groveland, Mass. Albert Cushing, b. July 15, 1844; m. Anna R. Adams, of Haverhill, Mass. ; has two children. Calvin Webster, b. Dec. 24, 1856; m. Anna Furbush, of Elliot, Me. BROWN. David Brown, b. Feb. 29, 1748 ; m. Abby P. Fuller, Jan. 18, 1769, who died Apr. 15, 1796. He came to town in i775- Betty, b. May 18, 1771. Catherine, b. Dec. 9, 1773. Joseph, b. Jan. 14, 1775. Molly, b. Apr. 14, 1776. David, b. July 14, 1779; d. young. Abigail, b. July 23, 1781. David, b. Mar. 23, 1783. Amos, b. Aug. 6, 1785. Jonathan Brown, a native of Boscawen, lived and died on the B. Reed farm, on the Unity road, now occupied by Curtis Kelsey ; m., Feb. 19, 1777, Sarah Emery, who d. Apr. 17, 1836. He d.July 26, 1817. At their wedding the whole town was invited ; and two sleighs — all there were in town — and twenty- four ox-sleds, conveyed the guests. Ruth, b. Apr. 9, 1778: m. Jonathan Sleeper. Mary, b. June 16, 1780. Sally, b.Jan. 2, 1783. 3IO HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Judith and Abigail (twins), b. Nov. 28, 1784; d. young. Jonathan, b. Jan. 12, 1786; d. Jan. 24, 1850; m. Irene Way. Abigail, b. June 20, 1788; m. Leonard Pike. Judith, b. Aug. 20, 1790; m. Elisha Gee. \Nathan, b. Sept. 12, 1792. Nathan Brown, s. of Jonathan Brown, farmer, b. Sept. 12, 1792 ; d. Oct. II, 1846 ; lived at the homestead on the Unity road. M.,Oct. 21,1816, Matilda Chase, of Unity, sister of Hon. Virgil Chase, of Goshen, b. Apr. 13, 1798 ; d. Jan. 27, 1825. He m., 2d, Mar. i, 1831, Mrs. Sally Durgin, of West Fairlee, Vt., who d. May 16, 1861, aged 57. Horace C, b. Oct. 17, 1817; m. in Michigan. Started for Oregon, overland ; not heard from since. It is supposed he was murdered by the Indians. Mary M. C, b. Oct. 29, 1819; d. Oct. 5, 1826. Francis, b. Feb. 14, 1822 ; m. Mary J. Parker, of Danville ; r. at Low ell, Mass., where he is a painter. '[Nathan T, b. Apr. 2, 1833. ^George W., b. May 10, 1835. Alonzo, b. May 16, 1837; d. Mar. 28, 1840. Mary M., b. Apr. 18, 1839; d. young. Sarah A., b. Apr. 17, 1842 ; d. at 14. Nathan T. Brown, s. of Nathan Brown, b. Apr. 2, 1833 ; a tanner ; was a sergeant in the company of Capt. J. W. Putnam, of Croydon, during the Rebellion ; was in the Burnside expe dition, and at the fall of Vicksburg. He was appointed mas ter's mate in the navy, and ordered to the Mississippi squadron, where he served until the close of tbe war. M., Aug. 12, i860, Rhoda J. Whittaker, of Goshen, b. Aug. 21, 1838. Arthur, b. May 26, 1861 ; d. young. Alice J., b. July 29, 1862. Susie A., b. Aug. 28, 1870. George W. Brown, s. of Nathan Brown, b. May 10, 1835. At 15 ran away, and footed and begged his passage to Boston, and there went on board a ship as cabin-boy. At tbe end of five years, after filling various positions, was placed in com mand of a vessel, of three hundred tons, trading witli South America. In July, i860, having volunteered, was appointed master in the navy ; commanded a vessel during the bombard ment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip's ; was one of the fleet with Gen. Sherman at Vicksburg ; conveyed Gen. Grant to GENEALOGY. 3 1 1 Vicksburg when he took command ; was with the Mississippi squadron until 1864, when he was ordered to the South Atlan tic, where he remained until 1866, when he was discharged. He was appointed assistant assessor of internal revenue at Brooklyn, N. Y., June 19, 1S69. He fitted out several cargoes for the Cubans during their strife, and a line of steamers be tween New York and Washington. Married Mary E. Stain- burn, of N. Y. George T., b. Oct. 16, i860. Grace S., b- Nov. 7, 1866. John Brown, b. Sept. 12, 1772, in Massachusetts ; came from Unity to this town when 10 years of age, and spent the re mainder of his minority with Christopher Newton ; m. Phebe Wilmarth, b. Feb. 7, 1770, a sister of Daniel, Sen., and lived on the M. Hurd farm on the Unity road. Eunice, b. June 2, 1795 ; m. Edward Hall. Olive, b. Oct. 16, 1796; d. young. Richard, b. Apr. 6, 1799 ; m. Lucinda Travers. John Gilbert, b. May 20, 1802. Maria, b. June 25, 1804; d. at 20. Josiah Dana, b. Dec. 21, 1806; m. Martha Hall, of Croydon. \Charles K., b. Nov. 22, 1810. Seth P., b. Jan. 16, 1815. Charles K. Brown, s. of John, m., Jan. 19, 1832, Nancy Baker, b. July 17, 1810. Was absent several years, residing in Wilmot. '[Calvin M., b. Feb. i, 1833. Roxana S., b. Sept. 17, 1834. Nathan H., b. Dec. 5, 1836; m., Dec. 4, 1864, L. F. Harvey; r. at .Wilmot. Isabel M., b. Dec. 2, 1849. Emjna A., b- Aug. 21, 1857. Calvin M. Brown, s. of Charles K. Brown ; m.. May 10, 1854, Aura F. Gillet; m., 2d, Aug. 24, 1871, Isabel Fraser. He is a blacksmith, and an ingenious mechanic. Lora F., b. Feb. i, 1856. Edgar P., b. Jan. 18, i860. Charles E., b. Aug. 22, 1863. Eltha Nona, b. June 22, 1873. Thomas Brown, came from Concord, Mass., to Newport in 1797, and setded on the Rand farm. Married Anna Cutler, of Carlisle, Mass. Anna, m. Lovell Wheeler. Abigail, m. Alden Chase, Croydon Mary, m. John Fullington, Cambridge, Vt. 312 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Hial, m. Sally Batchelder, of Sunapee; ch., Martin '^ ., who m. Mrs. Delia Webber. Edward, m. Martha Blodget, of Boston. Florilla, m. John Brush, Cambridge, Vt. Thomas Brown, the second Baptist minister, lived on the Benjamin Hastings farm ; came here from Calais, Vt., in 1806, and left in 1813. Ch., Betsey; Phebe, m. Leonard Richards ; Russell; Lydia, m. Chauncy Wakefield ; Lucy; Samuel. Simon Brown. [See Press, pages 61 and 62.] George R. Brown. [See Lawyers, p. 196.] James H. Brown, s. of Aaron and Eadey (Watts) Brown, b. Feb. 23, 1S40, at Acworth ; came to this town in 1871, and was for a time in the hardware trade with Frank A. Sibley. Having disposed of his interest in this business, be, in 1873, purchased the Phenix hotel, which had previously been kept by Calvin H. Whitney, where be has since been a successful landlord. The house was nearly new, having all the appoint ments of a modern hotel. Since its purchase he has expended some $2,000 in adding to its accommodations and attractions. He was educated at Alstead and Marlow academies, and was a successful teacher in Acworth and Walpole. He is a brother of George R. Brown. HoLLis J. Brown, s. of Nathaniel, b. March 26, 1835 ; a farmer ; m. Mary Davis, of Sutton, N. H. George, b. Feb. 11, 1864. Nettie, b. July 14, 1867. Fred, b. Dec. 7, 1869. BURKE. Edmund Burke. [For sketch and family, see Lawyers.] Martin W. Burke, a clothing merchant ; b. Nov. 23, 1827, at Boston ; came here in 1867, and bought out the cloth ing department in the Richards store. He subsequently moved his goods to Eagle block, where be carried on business until 1878. He was an active worker in the Labor Reform move- genealogy. 313 ment, and was a member of Gov. Weston's staff. Married Mary M. Richards, of Dedham, Mass., b. March 3, 1837. Isabel, b. May 23, 1857. Edmund C, b. Aug. 9, 1859. Franklin, b. Nov. 21, 1871 ; d. July, 1872. Josephine R., b. July 8, 1875. BUELL. The Buell race in this country has descended from Will iam Buell, who came from England to this country in 1630, and went with the Rev. Mr. Warebam's party through the wil derness, and settled at Windsor, Conn., in 1635. Those who have resided in this town, and who were numerous among the early emigrants, came from Killingworth, Conn. Gordon Buell, eldest son of Nathan and Thankful (Griffin) Buell, was b. at Killingworth, Conn., Feb. 21, 1752. He was an officer during the Revolution ; served under Gen. Gates, and was at the battle of Saratoga. He was four years in the war, and by his hardships in tbe service became an invalid for life. He came to this town shortly after the Revolution, and settled in the eastern part of the town, near East Newport, on tbe C. McGregor farm, now owned by Dr. Thomas Sanborn, where he had some four hundred acres of land, and where be devoted hiinself to farming. He m., Apr. 10, 1783, Martha Whittlesey, of Saybrook, Conn., b. Feb. 26, 1751 — a lady of culture, pos sessing an active temperament, and intellectual endowments of a higli order — who d. Nov. 25, iSii. Charles Whittlesey, b. Sept. 27, 1784; m., Apr. 2, 1806, Amalinda Al den. Ch., Cynthia Maria, b. Dec. 26, 1806; Sarah Emeline. \Horatio, b. Jan. 13, 1787. Sarah Josepha, b. Oct. 24, 1788; m., Oct. 23, 1813, David Hale, Esq. [See notice of Mrs. Hale; also Literature, and Lawyers.] Martha Maria, b. Apr. 19, 1793; d. Nov. 25, 181 1; unmarried. Horatio Buell, s. of Gordon and Martha (Whittlesey) Buell, was b. at Newport, Jan. 13, 1791. He graduated with honor at Dartmouth college in 1809 ; studied law ; was ad mitted to the bar, and soon after removed to Glens Falls, N. Y., where bis commanding talents and rare acquirements soon placed him in the front rank of his profession. He was a man 314 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. of mark and influence in his day ; held in deservedly high con sideration among those who knew him best ; an active politi cian, possessing the rare gift of moulding and moving men to his wishes, and having, withal, a high sense of honor and jus tice to guide and control his mental forces. He was for several years a judge at Glens Falls. He d. at Ballston, Saratoga coun ty, N.Y., Feb. 27, 1833 ; m., July 4, 1S19, EUzabeth, dau. of the late James and Elizabeth (Cameron) McGregor, of Wilton, Saratoga county, N. Y. '[James, b. Mar. 23, 1820. Horatio Hale, b. July 17, 1821 ; d. Aug. 22, 1821. Martha Maria, b. Aug. 21, 1822; m., Sept., 1855, Hon. Elias Plumb, of Troy, N. Y. ; d. Jan. 31, 1874. Elizabeth, b. Mar. i, 1824 ; m., Apr. 24, 1851, Austin W. Holden, M. D. Ch., Horatio Buell, b. Mar. 4, 1852 ; PauHne E., b. Nov. 21, 1856, who d. Oct. 30, 1857; James Austin, b. Sept. 17, 1861. James Buell, s. of Horatio and Elizabeth (McGregor) Buell, of Glens Falls, N. Y., and grandson of Gordon and Mar tha (Whittlesey) Buell, of Newport, and a nephew of Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, was b. at Glens Falls, Warren county, N. Y., Mar. 23, 1820. At the early age of four years, lost his mother, and when but fourteen years old he was left fatherless. Up to this latter period he had attended the district schools, and hav ing made good use of his time, and being, besides, an apt, intel ligent boy, had. secured an excellent foundation upon which to build in later years. The interval from his fourteenth to his eighteenth year he spent on the farm of his grandfather, but, having no taste for a rural life, abandoned it to enter a dry goods store in Troy. After a thorough experience as clerk, at twenty-four he entered business for himself in the same city, and for eight years was a successful merchant, acquiring a high reputation for honesty, fair dealing, and sagacious enterprise. At the expiration of this time he was offered, and accepted, the position of cashier of tbe Central Bank of Troy. In this new field of duty, his special talent for finance was for the first time afforded proper scope for exercise and development. His con nection with this financial institution lasted five years, when he received an invitation to go to tbe city of New York, and fill a similar position in the Importers and Traders Bank. He genealogy. 315 accepted the flattering invitation, and in 1857 entered upon his duties, succeeding Mr. George R. Conover. In this enlarged sphere, Mr. Buell displayed a profound knowledge of monetary processes, and a keen insight of commercial affairs. He labored zealously and diligently to promote the interests of the bank, and in 1865, at the end of eight years' unremitting exertion, was unanimously elected president. The Importers and Tra ders Bank commenced business in 1855. The first president of the institution was Lucius Hopkins, who held the office ten years. Mr. Buell became the next president, and under his management the bank entered upon an era of prosperity almost unexampled. At the time of Mr. Buell's election, the bank possessed $180,000, and the market value of its shares was 8 per cent above par. During the twelve years of his chief man agement, the surplus has been augmented gradually, till it now reaches the grand total of $1,608,000. During the same period, the market value of the stock has nearly doubled, while for nearly five years past an annual dividend of 14 per cent, has been paid the stockholders. The capital stock of the bank amounts to $1,800,000, and its note circulation, under the na tional banking act, to about $1,100,000. A distinctive feature of the institution is its allowance of interest on accounts of banks and bankers. Under this wise .system the deposits have reached the enormous aggregate of $18,500,000, an amount greatly in ex cess of that held by any other bank in the United States. No more marked attestation of Mr. Buell's ability as a financier and ex ecutive need be adduced than the high degree of prosperity upon which the bank entered immediately after he assumed its man agement. A strong proof of the economy with which its affairs have been conducted exists in the fact, that upwards of twenty millions of dollars are kept on loan, at a cost, for supervision, security, and selection, which, if computed, would be found not to exceed one fortieth of one per cent, on the aggregate of cur rent transactions. In 1874, when the demoralized condition of the national currency called imperatively for special legislation, the congressional committee on banking and currency invited Mr. Buell to visit Washington, and unfold his views of a proper remedial policy before that body. In 1875, Mr. Buell's finan cial plan received the substantial endorsement of incorporation 3l6 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. into the currency measure proposed by tbe senior member from Ohio, — the present secretary of the treasury, — and known as the Sherman bill. In addition to his presidency of the Impor ters and Traders Bank, Mr. Buell is also a director of the Fifth Avenue Bank; he is also president of the United States Life Insurance Company. The management of this latter institution evinces alike his characteristic energy and wisdom. He was mainly instrumental in originating and sustaining tbe American Bankers' Association. He is a large landholder, and has an in terest in railroads. The following summary is taken from the N. Y. Era, of Nov. 9, 1878 : "James Buell is president of tbe Importers and Traders' Bank, which has become one of the strongest banks in the city under his management; president of the United States Life Insurance Company, which he has strengthened in tbe same way ; an officer and a leading spirit in the National Bankers' Association, which spreads its arms all over the United States ; a forcible and clear writer on finance ; and last, but by no means least, the possessor of a private fortune estimated at five million dollars. Mr. Buell is of medium height, stout build, pleasant face, with sharp eyes, and a reserved manner." He m., Sept. 14, 1846, Pauline Spencer, of Troy, N. Y., b. Nov. 27, 1822, d. Jan. 14, 1853 ; m., 2d, Aug. 7, 1856, Electa B. Kellogg, b. Sept. 19, 1822 ; no issue. Aaron Buell, b. Oct. 2, 1730; one of the early settlers; came from Killingworth, Conn., in October, 1772- His house was in the orchard planted by him more than one hundred years since, on the hill west of the brickyard, near the B. W. Jenks house. He was a prominent man, and held many re sponsible positions. He was a moderator sixteen years, and a selectman eight years. M., Dec. 26, 1754, Hannah Post ; m., 2d, Amy Park. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 26, 1755; m. April 24, 1780, Giles Kelsey. Margary, b. July 30, 1759; ™- Wm. Stannard. ^Simon, b. Aug. 29, 1761. genealogy. 317 John, b. May 31, 1764 ; lived on Buell hill, above the T. Herrick place ; m. Oct. 9, 1783, Abigail Kelsey, of Killingworth, Conn.; no children. \Aaron, b. March 21, 1767. Hannah, b. April 14, 1769. Simon Buell, s. of Aaron Buell ; m., Nov. 15, 1786, Han nah Graves, of Walpole, b. at Gilford, Conn., Nov. 8, 1762. Meigs, b. Feb. 10, 1788. Levi, b. July 14, 1789. Aaron Buell, s. of Aaron Buell, b. March 21, 1767, was a farmer, and lived on tbe place since occupied by Wm. Reed, a son-in-law. Married Mabel Nettleton, dau. of Jeremiah Nettle ton.Jeremiah, b. Dec. 14, 1792 ; m. Emeline Bennett, and went to Ohio. Lucy, b. Dec. 30, 1794; d. of small-pox in 1838. As this was the first case of the disease in town, it occasioned much alarm. The road was fenced up. The public travel was in the lots as far away from the residence as possible. Upon her death she was buried on the hill, east of the house, the spot now marked by a wooden enclosure. Hannah, b. March 20, 1797 ; remained at the homestead; d. 1863 ; un married. Betsey P., b. April 26, 1799; ™- Harvey Child, of West Fairlee, Vt. Charity, b.' April 26, 1801 ; m. Luther Reed. Mabel, b. April 8, 1803 ; m. Wm. L. Reed ; r. at homestead. Matthew Buell came from Somers, Conn., to this town, with his family, in 1781. He was a man of influence and an ardent patriot. At the first sound of war he left bis plow in the furrow, and hastened to the defence of his country. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He raised a company for the Revolution at Somers, and was appointed a lieutenant. In Oc tober, 1756, he m. Mary Kibble, a lady of superior education and intelligence, and who from early life cultivated the happy faculty of always looking upon tlie bright side of everything, and hence lived to enjoy the glories of one hundred and two summers, and d. in 1842. They removed to Orwell, Vt., in 1800, where he d. four years after. They were among those who first united to form the Congregational church. ^Matthew, b. Feb. 25, 1758. Mary, m.. May 25. 1784, John Silver; went to Cass county, Micii. Joanna, m. Nathan Call ; m., 2d, Amos Eastman. 3l8 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Daniel, m., Sept. 6, 1782, Eunice Bascom. He was a Revolutionary soldier; went to Orwell, Vt. Ch., Lois, b. March 13, 1783; Ru fus, b. Dec. I, 1784; Eunice, b. Feb. 15, 1787. Matthew Buell, s. of Matthew and Mary (Kibbie) Buell, was b. at Somers, Conn., Feb. 25, 1758 ; came to this town when twenty years of age. He was a soldier in tbe Revolution, and was an eminent singing-master in his day. He settled on the J. Perry farm, now occupied by H. Stearns, on East mountain. Married Mary Nevers, of Springfield, Mass.,b. Aug. 21, i757- See Music. John, b. Dec. 3, 1777. Hannah, b. Sept. 15, 1785. Liicretia, b. July I, 1787; m., Feb. 21, 1808, John Dunklee. '[Matthew, b. Nov. 5, 1790. Nathan, b. Jan. 6, 1792. \Daniel, b. March 29, 1794. Mary, b. April 13, 1797. Matthew Buell, s. of Matthew and Mary (Nevers) Buell, was of tbe third generation, his father and grandfather both having come to this town. He was exact and scrupulous in all his habits of life and business. He was a good farmer, and a lover of books. He resided at tbe old homestead on the J. Perry place, on East mountain, now occupied by Henry Stearns. Married Sibyl Andrews, of Hillsborough, Nov. 22, 1813 ; m., 2d, July 21, 1817, Sally K. Martin, of Haverhill, Mass. ; m., 3d, Dec. 23, 1823, Fanny P. Russell, of this town. He d. March 6, 1847. Sibyl A., b. Dec. 13, 1817; m., Feb. 11, 1836, Leander Long. Mary L., b. May 11, 1819; m., Sept. 28, 1840, Charles H. Brown, of Manchester, a brother of Hon. Simon Brown. Ch., Augustus L., d. in army ; Mary Isabel, b. March 9, 1847. ] Oliver M., b. Jan. 30, 1821. Sarah M., b. Nov. 6, 1822; m. November, 1847, Ezra Buss; r. at Springfield, O. Ch., Edward D., a banker at Springfield, O. ; Mary, a teacher. Caroline E., b. Nov. 17, 1824; d. May 30, 1839. Margaret P., b. July 6, 1826; m., June 19, 1873, Daniel F. Patch. Helen M., b. Dec. 8, 1828 ; r. at Boston, with a sister. Maria A., b. July 30, 1830; m., Feb. 24, 1850, Wm. H. Merriam, a merchant, at Boston. Ch., Fanny EUzabeth, b. July 3, 1864. '[George E., b. Jan. 13, 1833. Catherine A., b. May 3, 1835 ; d. in i860. Frances M., b. March 15, 1837; m. Sept. 11, 1859, Rufus C. Dresser; r. at E. Hampton, Mass. Ch., William, b. September, 1873. \Henry A., b. Nov. 13, 1839. \Charles F., b. Oct. 28, 1842. Fred C, b. Nov. 28, 1843; d. young. Carrie E., b. Aug. i, 1847; m., Feb. 6, 1867, Charles H. Kelsey. GENEALOGY. 319 Oliver M. Buell, s. of Matthew and Sally K. (Martin) Buell, b. Jan. 30, 1821 ; remained at the old homestead on East mountain for a number of years, engaged in farming, after which he went to Lawrence, Mass., where he was engaged in trade until his death, which occurred in July, 1868. Married Abbie N. George. Cora, b. June, 1855. George E. Buell, s. of Matthew and Fanny P. (Russell) Buell, b.Jan. 13, 1833. At the age of 14 was left fatherless; at 16, engaged himself to work in the factory of Coffin & Good rich in this town. On attaining to his majority, he went to the West, where he was engaged iii farming for three years, but Providence not smiling upon this enterprise, he abandoned it and returned East; soon went to Franklin, in this state, where he has since been engaged in the manufacture of knit goods, under the firm name of Walter Aiken. They employ one hun dred hands, and do an extensive business, which has been pe cuniarily so successful as to enable them to amass handsome fortunes. Mr. Buell was the projector of the knitting business, and has had the entire management of it. Mr. Aiken, being a machinist and practical engineer, has had his thoughts turned in other directions. Mr. Buell has for several years been a mem ber of tbe Board of Education, and was an active mover in the project of grading the schools at Franklin, and in erecting the beautiful and substantial building for the accommodation of the various grades of the schools ; is a member of the First Baptist church, and has taken a deep interest in its affairs, contributing a very valuable bell, the presence of which was first announced to the town and church by its ringing, and he has, in various other ways, been a liberal promoter of its interests. In 1878 he erected one of the finest business blocks in Franklin. He was educated at the district school, and at Tubbs academy at Washington ; was a soldier three years ; enlisted as a musician in the ist Mass. Volunteers under Col. Cowdin. M., Jan. 9, 9, 1855, Elvira M. Brown. Addie, b. Oct. 7, 1859. Henry Augustus Buell, s. of Matthew and Fanny P. (Rus- 320 history OF NEWPORT. sell) Buell, b. Nov. 13, 1839. At 7 years of age his father died ; remained at the homestead until he was 18, and managed the farm work for his mother, going to school in the winter, and attending a few terms at Newport academy. He then went to Lawrence, Mass., entering the store of Oliver M. Buell, his brother, as a clerk, where he remained seven years. Oliver's health failing at this time, he sold out his business. In the same year (1S65) Henry commenced business for himself, form ing a partnership with Elvin Eastman, which continued ten years. He then purchased the interest of Mr. Eastman, and organized a new firm with the name of H. A. Buell & Co., be ing associated with Charles H. Hartwell and John L. Lamprey, Mr. B. owning one half of the concern. They are doing a large business, and have been financially successful. He en listed in the 41st Mass. Regt., but did not serve, being rejected on account of physical disabilities. M., June 12, 1S67, Sophia F. McFariin. Charles F. Buell, s. of Matthew and Fanny P. (Russell) Buell, b. Oct. 28, 1842 ; r. at Franklin, and is one of the over seers in tbe establishment of his brother George ; was one of the very first soldiers to enlist in the army during the Rebellion ; was in the first regiment of volunteers, and served under Col. Tappan. M., Sept. 16, 1863, Emma J. Colby. Etta G., b. May i, 1865. Daniel Buell, s. of Matthew and Mary (Nevers) Buell, b. March 29, 1794; d. March 3, 1841 ; lived at tbe H. Comstock place, now occupied by David Gamash ; m., Feb. 13, 1819, Abigail W. Holden, of Tyngsborough, Mass., b. Feb. 14, 1800. Eliza A., b. Jan. 2, 1820. Charles H., b. Aug. 4, 1821. John H., b. March 28, 1823. James F., b. March 11, 1825. Willia?n P., b. Nov. 11, 1826. Horace P., b. July 12, 1828. Mary A., b. Dec. 2, 1830. Daniel W., b. Jan. 7, 1834. Martha J., b. Aug. 29, 1835. Daniel D. Buell, of Killingworth, Conn.; m., April 11, 1782, Preserve Phelton, at Unity. Daniel, b. at Newport, Dec. 9, 1782. Parker, b. at Newport, March 4, 1784. GENEALOGY. 321 Abraham Buell, b. Aug. 17, 1753, at Killingworth, Conn. ; m. June 24, 1779, Ruth Towner, of Haddam, Conn., b. March 23' 1757; lived on the Reuben Haven farm. He d. Sept. 22, 1804. Most of the children went to Crown Point, N. Y., and then West. Sally, b. Feb. 29, 1780. Sene, b. Sept. 20, 1781. Anna, b. Dec. 19, 1782. Ruth, b. Dec. 13, 1784; d. 1788. Florinda, b. Feb. 4, 1787. Fanny, b. June 12, 1789. Joel, b. June 12, 1789. Ezra, b. May 26, 1791. Shalan, b. June 15, 1793. Benjamin, b. May 5, 1795. Abraham, b. June 9, 1777 ; d. 1797. Harriet, b. Feb. 17, 1799. Mahala, b. Oct. 13, 1802. Nathan Buell, b.Jan. 6, 1792; d. Aug. 30, 1830; m. Eu- siba Hurd, b. March i, 1791. Lucinda, b. Jan. 13, 1811. There was a family of Buells on East mountain. Joseph Buell, the father, lived on the L. W. Darling farm. His son Joseph lived on the W. Badger farm, on the north side of Thatcher hill. Asa and Jonathan went West. Chalker lived at home with his father, and m. Sally Noyes. John Buell, 2d, son of Joseph ; lived on the E. D. Whipple farm ; m. Lucy Stevens. Emma S., b. July 8, 1800. Oliver S., b. Aug. 8, 1801. John, b. June 28, 1804. Bela, b. Dec. 18, 1805. Albert, b. April 8, 1807. Sylvanus, b. Oct. 11, 1811. BRITTON. George W. Britton, b. May 20, 1837, at Walpole; was educated at Powers' Institute, at Bernardston, Mass., and at Dartmouth college, after which he was engaged for several years in teaching ; came to this town, from Surry, in the spring of 1875, and has here been engaged in various kinds of trade. While at Surry he was superintending school committee for a number of years, and held various other town offices. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Board of Education of this 322 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. town. He m., April 5, 1863, Sarah Harvey, of Surry, b. Oct. 24, 1836. Arthur Harvey, b. Sept. 28, 1865. Stella May, b. May 20, 1868. Sydney, b. May 20, 1868 ; d. Dec. 8, 1875. Gertrude Eliza, b. July 10, 1871 ; d. Nov. 14, 1875. CALL. Nathan Call, s. of Silas, and grandson of Moses ; b. 177° > d. March 10, 1848 ; came to town about 1790, from Boscawen, and settled first on the R. Cutts farm ; afterwards moved to the village, but spent most of his life on the H. Call place. He was a deputy-sheriff, and a man of independent thought. He m. Joanna Buell, who d. April 23, 1849. She was dau. of Mat thew Buell, 1st. Lucv, m., Aug. 27, 1792, Oliver Buell. He d. 1825. Ch., Oscar, Car los P., Oliver, Darwin. She r. in Wis. ^Stephen, b. Jan. 13, 1794. '[Calvin, b. July 30, 1796. Sophia, b.. May, 1797; m., 1822, Jeremiah Stanard; went to Mich. Eunice, m. John Wilmarth; r. in Mich. Hial, b. Dec. 4, 1805 ; d. at 20. Stehen Call, s. of Nathan ; b. Jan. 13, 1794 ; has been an industrious and thriving farmer ; spent most of his life at the homestead on the Unity road ; m. Polly Dunham, who d. April 28, 1850; m., 2d, Mar. 31, 1853, Clarissa Whittier, of Enfield. Ch. by first wife : Hannah, b. April 10, 1828; m. Alvah Paul; m., 2d, Reuben Ainger; ch. by first husband, Lillia A., b. June 12, 1854 ; Alvah G., b. Oct. 26, 1856. \Hial, b. July 3, 1829. Olive, b. Oct. 6, 1830 ; m. Reuben W. Gunnison, a teacher and farmer ; r. in Iowa. George, b. March 23, 1832; m. Maria Moody; r. at San Luis Obispo, Cal. ; ch., Wallace, Leonard. Henry, b. July 28, 1833 ; m. and r. at Santa Cruz, Cal. ; has four chil dren. James, b. Aug. 22, 1835 ; m. Betsey Howe ; went to Utah ; not heard from since; ch., Ina. Nathan W., b. June 13, 1837 ; went to Santa Cruz, Cal. Silas B., b. Nov. 4, 1838 ; a saddler; learned his trade withE. Wheel er ; m. Emma Snell ; has a prosperous business in San Luis Obis po, Cal.; ch., Reuben. Hial Call, s. of Stephen ; b. July 3, 1829 ; m., Dec. 7, ^. f it / V Hy/, miyyy^- GENEALOGY. 323 1850, Sarah J. Bean, of Concord, b. July 25, 1S2S ; r. at the J. Loverin place, Croydon. Albro R., b. Jan. 20. 1852 ; m. Sarah D. Cushing; r. at Freeport, Me. Maria E., b. April 30, 1853. Mitchell H., b. Jan. 29, 1856. G. Woodbury, b. Nov. 26, 1858. Charles H., b. Jan. 24, 1862. Lucy E., b. Jan. 9, 1864. Pembrook, b. June 11, 1867. Daisy M., b. Nov. 28, 1869. Martha A., b. Feb. i, 1872. Calvin Call, s. of Nathan ; b. July 30, 1796 ; was a soldier in tbe war of 181 2, and continued in the army some seven years ; was also an adjutant in the state militia ; m. Eliza Brockway. Joseph, b. Oct. 9, 1835 i m- Phebe Call, of New London ; r. at home stead. Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1837. Sylvester, b. June 5, 1839; ™- Mary Walker. Oliver, b. Feb. 16, 1842 ; a joiner ; m. Mary A. Call, of New London ; r. at East Newport. CARLETON. Henry G. Carleton, b. at Bucksport, Me., Nov. 30, 1813. In 1823 his father, with his family, moved to Sutton, N. H. In addition to the educational opportunities offered by the country school of half a century ago, he bad the advantage of an academ ical training at New Hampton. In Jan., 1S32, he came to New port, and learned his trade as a printer in the office of the New port Spectator, then edited and published by B. B. French and Simon Brown. At the expiration of his apprenticeship, he went to Boston, where he spent four years in perfecting himself in his trade. Having become a thorough printer, and with a growing ambition for newspaper work, in Jan., 1840, in com pany with Matthew Harvey, he purchased from Henry E. Bald win and Samuel C. Baldwin the New Hampshire Argus and Spectator, which has since been published and edited by the firm of Carleton & Harvey. He was register of deeds in 1844 and 1845 ; register of probate for the county of Sullivan in 1854, '55, '56 ; represented the town of Newport in the leg islature of the state. For a long number of years he was a director of the Sugar River Bank, and subsequently of the First National Bank of Newport, and is now president of the Newport Savings Bank. He has always manifested a lively 324 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. interest in the affairs of the town. He has a sound judgment, combined with that substantial conservatism which never leads men into hasty and precipitate measures. He m., Dec. 12, 1848, Hannah E. French, of Hopkinton, who d. June 11, 1856, at the age of 29 years ; m., 2d, July 3, i860, Mrs. Mary J. Nel son, of Andover, N. H., b. Feb. 10, 1834. Frank H., b. Oct. 8, 1849. [See Literature.] George F., b. Oct. 18, 1853; d. Mar. 5, 1855. CARPENTER. Elkanah Carpenter, s. of Cyril ; b. Aug. 11, 1770; came from Attleborough, Mass., in 1794, and settled on the S. H. Cutting farm in the north-east part of the town, where he d. Oct. 31, 1825, aged 56 years. He was an active and valuable member of the Congregational church ; was one of the building committee in erecting the present church edifice ; was a thriv ing farmer, and upon his death left a portion of his valuable estate to tbe South church. M., Jan. 9, 1794, Experience Sweet, dau. of Dexter and Experience (White) Sweet, who d. Oct. 22, 1825. Roxey, d. Mar. 6, 1795. CARR. Thomas Carr, from whom have descended the Carrs, came from Boscawen. Benjamin Carr, s. of Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1 779 ; a native of Boscawen ; came here from Boston ; was a colonel of the 31st Regiment in 1824. He came here with a pack on his back, axe in hand, and went to his wild lot, guided by marked trees, where he felled trees, built him a cabin, got in his crop of rye, and fi nally settled. The place is now occupied by the fourth genera tion, never having been out of the family. He m. Sally Wilcox, a dau. of Hon. Uriah Wilcox. Sally Maria, b. Nov. 10, 1812; m. Geo. W. Howe. Uriah W., b. Oct. 30, 1814; m. Lucretia Russell ; ch., William. Roxana P., b. July 5, 1819; m. James Heath. \Benjamin F., b. Sept. 16, 1822. Frederic, b. April 14, 1825 ; m. Mary Whitney. Owen, b. Feb. 3, 1829; d. in DeSoto, Wis., June 18, 1862. Frances F., b. Feb. 6, 1832 ; m. R. P. Claggett. GENEALOGY. 32$ Benjamin F. Carr, s. of Col. Benj. Carr ; b. Sept. i6, 1822 ; .is a farmer, and occupies the old homestead on Wilmarth mountain, in the south part of the town ; m. Alice, dau. of Elisha Bascom, b. Sept. 29, 1837. Fred P., b. June 5, 1861. Alice M., b. Oct. 18, 1863. Marcia E., b. Nov. 30, 1870. David Carr, s. of Thomas; b. May 10, 1786; d. Dec. i, 1863 ; lived near the south-west corner of the town. He had a large farm, which was well tilled. He was an expert teamster, and drove a team of six fine horses for many years between Newport and Boston. He m. Sarah Severns, of Weston, Mass., b. Oct. I, 1784, who d. Dec. 14, 1865. '[Francis, b. Feb. 2, 181 1. Betsey, b. May 26, 1812; d. May i, 1845; ™- Benj. M. Dunham. William, b. March 20, 1814; d. July 26, 1848 ; m. Marian Chandler. David L., b. July 12, 1816; m. Mary Hurd; ch., David H., b. April 22, 1856; Mary E., b. May 6, 1859. Sarah S., b. June 6, 1818 ; m., Nov. 22, 1844, Lyman M. Fletcher. Elmira, b. Oct. 18, 1820; m. Frederick Aiken. Charlotte L., b. April 14, 1822; d. Sept. 26, 1867. Charles P., b. Sept. 28, 1826; m. Emily Glidden; lives at Unity. Francis Carr, s. of David Carr; b. Feb. 2, 181 1 ; a farmer; lives on the new road to Claremont, at the foot of Mt. Tug ; m. Clarissa Butterfield. Jane, b. July 7, 1848; ra. John Marshall. Charlotte, b. Aug. 7, 1850. William Carr, s. of Thomas ; lived on the Unity road ; was a soldier in the war of 18 12, and was a thriving farmer. By the donation of $1,000 he founded the "Carr scholarship " at Dartmouth college. He was b. Dec. 14, 1790, and d. March 11, 186S. Had no issue. M., Nov. 20, 1816, Mary Davis, b. April 5, 1787, who d. Aug. 7, 1853. Joseph Farmer Carr, s. of Thomas ; b. Oct. 3, 1795 ; lived on Pike bill ; m. Clarissa Hall, of Deering, who d. March 28, 1867, aged 72 years. Otis F., b. Feb. 10, 1823 ; m. Ann E. Wheeler. David E., b. Sept. 26, 1826; m. Martha Griffin. 326 history of NEWPORT. Olive A., b. September, 1827; m. B. Kimball; ch., Clara B. Sarah R., b. Sept. 30, 1824; m. Frank Bartlett, of Sunapee ; ch., Ina, Bertie, Eddie. * Lyman, b. Jan. 19, 1832; learned the jewellers' trade; in 1857 moved to Manchester; m., April 30, 1862, Eurania W. Hill, of South Paris, Me., b. Oct. 21, 1841 ; ch., Herbert A., b. May 15, 1868. Hial, b. Feb. 4, 1834; m. Henrietta Thurber; ch., Ida. Mary J., b. Aug. 21, 1837; m. George E. Sanborn; ch., Lillie. John Carr, b. Nov. 26, 1802 ; came from West Newbury, Mass., in 1842 ; lives on East mountain ; m. Drucilla Blaisdell. Abbie, b. Dec. 4, 1827; m. Frank R. Moore. Alfred A., b. April 13, 1829, d. at 18. Amanda, b. Dec. 5, 1831 ; d. at 16. Moses, b. June 19, 1835. Isaac B., b. Dec. 23, 1841 ; d. July 8, 1878. Caroline D., b. June 29, 1844; m. Henry Maxfield, of Goshen. Frances A., b. Nov. 24, 1850; m. Wm. Karr. CARTER. Jeremiah Carter, a lumber-dealer; b.June 6, 1830; came here from Boscawen in 1871 ; m., Aug. 19, 1855, Cordelia Wells, of Plymouth, N. H., b. Mar. 11, 1837. -^^ ^^^ several years engaged in trade in this town in connection with Jona than Barnard. CASE. Harvey Case, a farmer ; came from Claremont in 1848, and settled in the Bascom neighborhood, near the school-house in District No. 13. Married Catherine Butterfield; m., 2d,Jea- nette Howe, dau. of Stephen Howe. '[Ervin T., b. Nov. 4, 1840. Rufus P., b. June 8, 1850; a printer; went to Cuba for his health, and d. in 1875. Ervin T. Case, s. of Harvey ; b. Nov. 4, 1840 ; came from Claremont to this town, with his father's family, in 1S48, and here spent the remainder of his minority. He early enlisted into the army during the Rebellion, and was promoted to the rank of captain. He turned his attention to the legal profession^;. attended the law school at Albany, N. Y., and was admitted to the bar in this town in 1865 ; in the following year opened an office at Providence, R. I. He is a director of the city library; GENEALOGY. 32/ was appointed judge in 1869 ; and was a member of the city council in 1871 and 1872. He m. Martha S. Shattuck, of this town, b. Mar. 2, 1837, and has four children. CHADWICK. Daniel George Chadwick, s. of John Langdon Chadwick, of New London ; b. Oct. 3, 1839 ; came to this town April 6, 1869. He opened the first permanent meat-market in town, keeping it in operation the whole year — a business which he has since continued. Is now (1878) a selectman. M., Nov. 18, 1867, Nellie M. Harwood, of Hopkinton. George L., b. Mar. 26, 1870. Guy D., b. Oct. 8, 1871. CHAMBERLAIN. Simeon Chamberlain came from Royalston, Mass., and was among the early settlers ; lived on the C. C. Shedd farm in the north part of the town. Married Betsey Gould, of Douglass, Mass. Abigail, b. Feb. 23, 1787; d. at 17. Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1788; d. unmarried. Azotes, b. Sept. 11, 1790; m. Phebe Putnam, of Sunapee. Ch., Mary A., m. Elijah George ; George, killed at 13. ^Simeon, b. May 12, 1792. '[John, b. July 22, 1794. Simeon Chamberlain, s. of Simeon ; b. May 12, 1792 ; was a Baptist clergyman ; m.. May 2, 1816, Rhoda Dunham, b.June 4, 1794, who d. May 22, 1829; m., 2d, Mar. 3, 1831, Diana Daniells, who d. Apr. 29, 1846. ¦ He d. at East Bethel, Vt, Feb. 6, 1835. Ch. by his first wife : Simeon, b. Feb. 16, 1817 ; m., Dec. 11, 1850, Mrs. Mary A. Spaulding, of Goshen, b. Nov. 5, 1816; d. May 30, 1877. Ch., Lorenzo S., b. May 12, 1854; m., Mar, 25, 1873, Mary E.Mummery,of Goshen; — ch., Alton S., b. Feb. 9, 1874; Maurice E., b. July 28, 1875; Viola E., b. Jan. 25, 1877. John, b. June 9, 1819; d. Sept. 3, 1872; m., Aug. 7, 1859, Louisa Huntley, of Lempster. Betsey, b. Sept. 9, 1820; d. Nov. 20, 1827. Solomon N., b. June 27, 1823; d. Apr. 29, 1854. Sarah M., a twin, b. July 21, 1825; m. Daniel Severns; he d. May 23, 1878. Hannah, a twin, b. July 21, 1825; m.. Mar. 7, 1849, Harrison Lamson, of Sherburne, Vt. ; she d. May 8, 1859. She had four children, most of them living in Minnesota. 328 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. John Chamberlain, s. of Simeon, Sen. ; b. July 22, 1741 ; remained on the homestead. M., Apr. 16, 1822, Martha S. Richardson, b.Jan. 30, 1800, at Chester. He d. Aug. i, 1839. ^Bela N, b. June 14, 1823. Rhoda E., b. Aug. 18, 1824; m. N. P. Downs, of Northfield, Mass. Ch., Edwin W., b. Feb. 14, 1844, d. in the army; George H., b. Dec, 1845; Oscar F., b. Apr. 6, 1849; Martha E.; Alice F. Rosette M., b. Apr. 9, 1826; m Otis E. Heath, s. of Rev. Abel Heath. Ch., Anna L., b. Feb. 19, 1854; Henry A., b. Mar. 15, 1859; Mary L., b. June 23, 1862. Elijah Watson, b.Jan. 21, 1831; m. Harriet Scott, of Bernard.ston, Mass. Betsey Ann, b. Apr. 4, 1836; m. Otis H. Harding, of Brattieborough, Vt. Bela N. Chamberlain, son of John, b.June 14, 1823. He learned the hatters' trade of Amos Little, and was afterwards in business with him. He went to Brattleborough, Vt., where he now resides, engaged in the hat and fur trade. M., Oct. 27, 1S47, H.Jane Cram, b. at Waldo, Me-, Apr. 20, 1824. Herbert B., b. Aug. 15, 1849. J. Henry, b. Dec. 9, 1851; d. Oct. 19, i86i. Sarah Ella (twin), b. Sept. 5, 1853 ; d. Nov. 30, 1863. Martha Eva, b. Sept. 5, 1853; d. Oct. 16, 1861. Rjvlph Chamberlain, a relative of Simeon, Sen., m. a dau. of Theophilus Goodwin, and settled on the O. M. Harding farm. CHANDLER. Ira F. Chandler, s. of John Chandler, of Goshen ; b. Nov. 3, 1S42 ; came to this town in 1867, and purchased the Randall mill in the west part of the town, where he has done an exten sive business. He m., Sept. 22, 1865, Esther Chase, of Goshen, b. Sept. 5, 1843 ; m., 2d, Nov. 29, 1870, Nellie Wright, dau. of Samuel K. Wright, b. Nov. 13, 1851. He was elected one of the supervisors of this town in 1878. Herbert C, b. Nov. 19, 1867. John A., b. April l8, 1870. Nellie C, b. Feb. 29, 1872. CHASE. Joseph T. Chase, b. April 6, 1806 ; came from West New bury, Mass. He was s. of Caleb and Hannah (Carr) Chase. He m. Elizabeth D. Allen. He d. 1856. GENEALOGY. 329 '[Arthur B., b. Jan. 3, 1833. Aretus T, b. Oct. ¦yi, 1835 ; d. June 23, 1854. Henry M., b. March 8, 1841 ; prof of music at Minneapolis, Minn. ; m. Cornelia Smith, of Springfield. George A., b. May 6, 1843; ™- Augusta Eastman, of Greenfield, Mass. Helen Frances, b. May 8, 1848; adopted by A. S. Wait, and assumed his name ; m. Stephen Vosburg, of Greenfield, Mass. ; d. April, 1876. Joseph E., b. June 17, 1852 ; a printer. Arthur B. Chase, s. of Joseph T. Chase; b.Jan. 3, 1833. He was bred to the shoe business, and was in trade at Man chester and in other places. He has for many years been a clerk in the Sugar River Mills, a responsible position. He has a taste for music. Has been an acceptable town-clerk for sev eral years. He m. Ann Richards, b. Dec. 30, 1832, dau. of Capt. Seth Richards. Ethan S. Chase, a brother of Joseph T. ; b. Aug. 11, 1811 ; has been engaged most of his life, — a part of the time in connection with his son Alvah S., — in the boot and shoe trade, and has had a successful business ; m. Mary Dodge, of Lempster; m., 2d, Susan D. Hoyt, dau. of Joseph S. Hoyt. Marion S., b. Jan. 25, 1840; a graduate of Mt. Hoyoke Seminary. Alvah S., b. Dec. 17, 1846. He is in the boot and shoe business with his father, in the Chase block, where they have had a successful trade. Married Clara Barnard. Addie H., b. Dec. 31, 1849; a teacher; graduate at Meriden in 1870. Louisa, b. Aug. 19, 1855 ; graduated at ]\ieriden in 1876. Nellie G., b. Sept. 4, 1862. Betsey C. Chase, a sister of Joseph T. ; m. Seth J. Allen. Rev. Paul Chase, came from Groton, N. H. ; lived at Kelleyville ; m. Deborah Shedd. Nelson Chase, b.June 28, 1813 ; came to this town from New London. A farmer and jobber. He has been one of our most industrious and exemplary workers. He purchased and has resided for several years at the D. Nettleton residence on Central street. Married Mary S. Burpee ; m., 2d, Ellen M. Bascom, dau. of Elisha Bascom, b. Feb. 5, 1831. Arabella A., b. Feb. 20, 1844; m. Wm. C. Hurd. 330 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Ashley J., b. Aug. 6, 1848; m., Apr. 5, 1876, Anna M. Young, of Manchester, where they reside. Clement B., b. July 14, i860. Myrtha M., b. July 2, 1866. LoREN H. Chase, a tailor ; brother of Nelson ; b. July 27, 1821, at Deering; came to Sunapee, at nine years of age, and from there to this town in 1848. He was a merchant tailor, keeping a large stock of goods ; was also a horse-dealer. He was absent a few years in trade at Fisherville, but returned to this town, and d. here. He m. Mary Burpee, of New London, d. May 16, 1849; m., 2d, Sarah E. Burton, of Bradford, b. March 14, 1829. Maria A., b. Aug. 27, 1845; m. Sam Nims, of Keene, a mail agent; ch., Addie H.. b. Apr. 3, 1867. Payson, b. December, 1847 j d. young. Sarah F., b. Aug. 11, 1850; d. young. Madora A., b. June 13, 1855 ; m. John F. Byron ; m., 2d, Wallace M. Leet. Burton C, b. Mar. 28, 1859. CHAPIN. Phineas Chapin, b. in Somers, Conn., Dec. 15, 1755? settled here in 1780. He was of the fourth generation from Dea. Samuel Chapin, who came with his family, in 1630, it is supposed, from Wales to Roxbury, Mass. He removed to Springfield, in the same state, in 1642. Col. Chapin lived and died upon the farm now occupied by Rial Hurd in the north west part of the town. He was a soldier in the Revolution ; a colonel in the 31st Regt. ofN. H. militia; was prominent in town affairs, holding many important offices, and was an active member of the Congregational church. The pension which he received from the government was for years devoted to the dis tribution of Bibles and Testaments. He m., Jan. 21, 1785, Mary Lane, of Killingworth, Conn., b. Feb. 12, 1762. Mary T., b. Nov. 2, 1785. Betsey, b. Jan. 8, 1788; m. Reuben Bascom. ^Moses, b. Apr. 25, 1790. ^Phineas, b. Jan. 2, 1793. Sophia, b. Mar. 29, 1796; m., Oct. 17, 1820, James Baker. ^Orlando, b, Nov. 10, 1797. '[Henry, b. Apr. 13, 1800. Abiah, b. Aug. 23, 1806; a teacher; m., Apr., 1839, R^^- Albert Hale, of Springfield, 111. Ch., Catherine, b. Aug. 4, 1840; Sophia, b. Apr. 9, 1843; Albert, b. Oct. 2, 1844. GENEALOGY. 331 MosES Chapin, s. of Phineas; b. Apr. 25, 1790. M., Mar. 7, 1815, Lydia Hurd, b. Oct. 15, 1795, who d. Feb. 23, 1837. Mariann, b. May 19, 1816. Charlotte Harriet, b. Mar. 17, 1818; r. at Brattleborough, Vt. Samuel Hurd, b. Feb. 6, 1820; r. at Dover. Rhua, b. Feb. 4, 1822. Lucy, b. Dec. 25, 1823 ; r. at Springfield, 111. Sophronia, b. July 24, 1825. Justina Melross, b. Mar. 5, 1828; m. Mr. Stearns, of Lebanon. Sophia, b. Mar. 10, 1830. Augusta P., b. May 9, 1832. Arlington Moses, b. Nov. 2, 1834. Phineas Chapin, s. of Phineas; b. Jan. 2, 1792; lived on the O. Chapin farm in the west part of the town. M., May 22, 1817, Lydia Osgood, b.Jan. 15, 1798, who d. Jan. 7, 1858. He d. June 3, 1856. Phineas Lyman, b. July 5, 1818 ; d. at Bloomington, 111., in Sept., 1843. . Priscilla, b. Mar. 16, 1821 ; m. James Moore, of Erving, Mass. \William Osgood, b. Feb. 25. 1824. Seth Dwight, b. Feb. 28, 1826; m., Apr. 6, 1854, Rowena C. Whitney, of Upton, Mass. '[Beta, b. Feb. 19, 1829. '[Oliver, b. Feb. 21, 1831. Mary, b. Dec. 28, 1834; d. young. William Osgood Chapin, s. of Phineas, Jr. ; b. Feb. 25, 1824 ; was bred a famer ; was absent from town several years at Charlestown ; now occupies the H. Sprague farm. He m., Oct. 16, 1853, Lucina D. Powers, of Croydon. Bela Chapin, s. of Phineas, Jr. ; b. Feb. 19, 1829 ; was bred a printer ; is now a farmer ; r. at Claremont. M., Mar. 3, 1858, Sarah C. Melendy, of Croydon. Oliver Chapin, s. of Phineas, Jr. ; b. Feb. 21, 1831 ; spent his minority in this town at farm work ; has for many years r. at Acworth, where he has been engaged in the Acworth Boot and Shoe Manufactory. He m. Laura Pearsons, of Acworth. Orlando Chapin, s. of Phineas, Sr. ; b. Nov. 10, 1797 ; d. Dec. 2, 1878. He m.. Mar. 22, 1822, Pamela Hurd,b. Dec. 17, 1802, dau. of Asa. He lived in the west part of the town, near the old homestead. 332 history OF NEWPORT. Calviu N., b. Oct. i8, 1825 ; a man of scholarly tastes ; has for several years had charge of the Foreign Missionary House at Boston. He m., Oct. 16, 1855, Anna Shears, of Portsmouth, b. May 20, 1855. Pamela Abiah, b. Feb. 27, 1831 ; m.. May 31, 1854, Solon Silsby, b. June 17. 1814, at Claremont. Ch., Eunice, b. May 17, 1857; Stella, b. May 2, 1859; George W., b. Apr. 27, 1861. Henry Chapin, s. of Phineas, Sen. ; b. Apr. 13, 1800 ; spent most of his life at the old homestead in the north-west part of the town. He was engaged to some extent in tbe raising and manufacture of silk. He was a deacon in the Congregational church. M., Nov. 7, 1822, Catherine Fisher, b.Jan. 15, 1801. He d.Jan. 21, 1869. '[Charles Henry, b. Sept. 22, 1823. \ Nathaniel F., b. Jan. 4, 1830. Eunice Catherine, b. Dec. 21, 1833; m. George H. Fairbanks. Charles Henry Chapin, s. of Henry ; b. Sept. 22, 1823 ; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1850; read law with Chief-. Justice E. L. Cushing, of Charlestown, and is in the practice of his profession at St. Louis, Mo. Married Sarah A. Nettleton, dau. of Aaron Nettleton, Jr. ; has a family. Nathaniel F. Chapin, s. of Dea. Henry Chapin ; b. Jan. 4, 1830 ; spent the early part of his life at farming with his father, and in business at the upper tannery, since which time he has •been at Boston, engaged in the mercantile business. He still superintends the farming operations at the Fletcher homestead in Lempster. M., Dec. 13, 1855, Delia M. Fletcher, a success ful teacher, dau. of Hiram Fletcher, of Lempster, b. Feb. 14, 1833- Frank F., b. Apr. 14, 1856; is a merchant in Boston; m.. May, 1878, Margie Webber, dau. of a prominent ship-builder at Bath, Me. George H., b. Oct. 24, 1858 ; a merchant in Boston. Daniel Chapin, a brother of Phineas ; was b. at Somers, Conn., Jan. 3, 1758, and came to this town about the same time, and settled upon the farm since occupied by his son Fred erick. He kept a large dairy and a large stock, and for more than thirty years was among the leading tax-payers in town. M., Jan. I, 1789, Joanna Arms, of Deerfield, Conn. ; m., 2d, Ruth Lane. genealogy. 333 Philomela, b. May i, 1782; m., Sept. i, 1819, Reuben Bascom. Elizabeth, b. Feb. i, 1784; m. Moses Haven, of Croydon ; d. Sept. 24, 1861. '[William A., b. Dec. 8, 1790. '[Daniel D., b. Jan. 27, 1796. '[David B., b. Oct. 23, 1797. Horace, b. June 22, 1799. \Jason, b. Sept. 7, 1801. '[Frederick, b. Aug. 3, 1803. Joanna, b. Oct. 28, 1805 ; m. Samuel Allis, ofWaverley, Morgan coun ty, 111. Ruth L., b. Dec. 18, 1814; m. Thomas Gelder, of 111. Melvina J., b. Apr. 30, 1816; m., in 1842, Rev. Geo. B. Rowell; are missionaries at Waimea, Kauai, Sandwich Islands. They have seven children : three of them, — Willie E., b. June, 1845 ; George A., b. April, 1850; and Mary, b. September, 1853, — are graduates at in stitutes in this country. They also had Clara Maria, b. 1847 ; Mari ann Eliza, b. April 9, 1848 ; Ellen Louisa, b. March, 1852. ^Noah Addison, b. June 18, 1818. William A. Chapin, s. of Daniel Chapin ; b. Dec. 8, 1790. After a preparatory course he entered Dart. Coll., where he -graduated in the class of 1816. He graduated at the Andover Theo. Inst., in 1821. He was settled as pastor of the Cong. church at Craftsburg, Vt., where he remained until 1834, after which he had charge of the church at Greensborough, same state, until 1850, when he d. He m., Sept. 16, 1823, Lucy Cur tis, of Hanover, N. H. ; m., 2d, Mar. 23, 1823, Sarah Orr, of New Bedford, Mass. William A., b. July 26, 1824; lives at St. Johnsbury, Vt. Joseph C, b. Feb. 22, 1826; d. young. Sarah C, b. Sept. 24, 1827; d. Feb. 4, 1852; m. Dec. 5, 1850, Rev. Henry Melville. Lucy J., b. Nov. 8, 1829; r. Waverley, Morgan Co., 111. Daniel D., b. Mar. 13, 1832; d. young. John O., b. June 15, 1834; r. at Waverley, 111. Jane Eliza, b. May 18, 1836; r. at Waverley, 111. Daniel Dwight Chapin, s. of Daniel and Joanna (Arms) Chapin; b. Jan. 27, 1796; d. Sept. 6, x866 ; lived on the A. Pease place, and built a residence on the south part of Main st. ; m., Oct. 29, 1828, Sophia Wyman, of Cornish, b. Feb. 5, 1799. Helen S., b. Dec. 6, 1830; d. young. Phebe E., b. Nov. 24, 1832; d. Feb. 15, 1852. M. Maria, b. Jan. 9, 1835 ; m. Isaac Eastham, Somerville, 111. ^[Edward Dwight, b. Nov. 12, 1837. 334 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Edward Dwight Chapin, s. of Daniel Dwight Chapin ; spent his early boyhood on the farm with his father, but early turned his attention to the mercantile business, and went to Bos ton, where he is now in trade, and has had a successful busi ness. He m. Olive E. Stanford, of Maine. David B. Chapin, s. of Daniel; b. Oct. 23, 1797. During all bis maturer life he was an enterprising blacksmith, having learned his trade in Boston. He was long an active deacon in the Congregational church, and always took a lively interest in its affairs, and contributed liberally, of both time and money, to the promotion of its interests. He m., Nov. 12, 1828, Zerviah H. Farnsworth, d. of Dea. Joseph Farnsworth, b. Jan. 20, 1804. Martha A., b. Aug. 10, 1832 ; m. Daniel W. Wilcox. \George F., b. May 26, 1836. ^Joseph A., b. Apr. 25, 1839. Ellen E., b. Feb. 4, 1842; m. Henry M. Kimball. George F. Chapin, s. of Dea. David B. Chapin ; had his pre paratory training at Kimball Union Academy ; graduated at Amherst college in i860; turned his attention to theology, and became a Congregational clergyman. He was for a while in Kansas; is now a pastor at Alstead. He m., Oct. 12, 1862, MaryF. Wilcox, who d. Sept. 16, 1868; m., 2d, Feb. 26, 1873, Isabella S. Perry, of Medford, Mass. Jessie Z.,b. Dec. 11, 1866; d. Dec. 24, 1868. Mary Ella, b. Apr. 12, 1874. Joseph A. Chapin, s. of Dea. David B. Chapin ; b. Apr. 25, 1839 ; was educated at Kimball Union Academy. He turned his attention to trade. Has spent the most of bis life in the mercantile business in Boston, where he now resides. He was three years in the war of the Rebellion, as hospital steward. He m., July 3, 1867, Julia Fay, of Windsor, Vt. Susie F., b. May 26, 1868. George F., b. 1871. Jason Chapin, s. of Daniel Chapin ; after a preparatory course, entered Amherst college, where he graduated in the class of 1828. He graduated at Andover Theo. Sem. in 183 1. genealogy. 335 He was ordained the same year, and labored as a home mis sionary in Ohio. He afterwards setded at Geneseo, 111., where he d. Sept. ii, 1846. He m., Oct. 4, 1831, Caroline Snow, of Ware, Mass. Florilla N., b. July 16, 1834. Emily M., b. Feb. 3, 1837. Albert J., b. Mar. 21, 1842 ; d. y. Alice C, b. Nov. 26, 1845. Frederick Chapin, s. of Daniel Chapin ; remained at the old homestead in the north-west part of the town. He has been a prosperous farmer ; had a large farm, a nice stock, and one of the best dairies in town. He m., Oct. 19, 1829, Pamela Wyman, of Cornish, b. May 3, 1807, sister of Gen. Edward Wyman ; m., 2d, Mrs. Julia Newton, widow of the late Dr. Austin Newton. Daniel F., b. Nov. 19, 1831 ; d. Jan. 6, 1846. William Arms, b. Apr. 26, 1842 ; d. May, 1859. Noah Addison Chapin, s. of Daniel; b. June 18, 1818; graduated at Dart. Coll. in 1845, and from the medical depart ment at Yale Coll. in 1849 ; engaged in the practice of his pro fession at Winchester, where he d. suddenly. May 9, 1854, from poison received through a slight cut in the hand from his knife, while performing a surgical operation. He was to have been married the following day to a Miss Wellman, of Cornish. CHENEY. by maj. WILLIAM CHENEY MANNING, A GRANDSON. William Cheney was b. at Alstead, N. H., Aug. 9, 1776. He removed from there to Newport, Jan. i, 1807, with his wife Tryphena, dau. of Phineas Hatch, of Alstead, and three chil dren. He was bred a carpenter, but soon turned his attention to trade. He was a clerk in the store of Messrs. Shepherd & Hutchinson, who furnished him the necessary capital with which to commence business for himself. His first store was in one end of the Enoch Noyes house, at the foot of Claremont hill, in what was then the village of Newport. In 18 10 he built the old Richards block, into which he removed his busi ness, and which he continued to occupy till his death. In 336 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. 1814 and '15 he built a large public house known as Nettleton's hotel, which stood on the site now occupied by the Newport House. Three years later he erected a large building, four stories high and one hundred and fifty feet long, called the "Tontine," designed for stores and mechanic shops. At about this time he sold the town the tract of land since used as a common. He had, the year previous to its purchase by the town, offered it gratis, subject only to certain conditions refer ring to the planting and protection of shade-trees. Some op position having been expressed in town-meeting to its accept ance under any conditions the non-fulfilment of which would result in its forfeiture, the matter was dropped until next town- meeting, when it was voted to purchase the tract, subject to the same conditions insisted upon by Col. Cheney the previous year. During tbe year 1815 he constructed the dam and canal which feed the upper tannery and the Newport and Eagle mills. On the canal he built a cotton factory and linseed oil-mill ; and about the same time he built a grist-mill and saw-mill at the grist-mill dam below. About the year 1819 he purchased all the water-power at Sunapee Harbor, and built there a grist mill, saw-mill, and carding-mill. Col. Cheney had few educational advantages. He was char acterized by indomitable energy and perseverance in all that he undertook, whether in private enterprise or for the public good, and was successful in most of his undertakings. He had a gen erous, sympathizing heart, which made him popular, and a cool, balanced judgment, which enabled him always to do the right thing in the right way. As illustrating the warm sympathies of his nature, it is related of him that he once took a poor, friendless old lady, who was on her way to the poor-house, into his own family, where she enjoyed all the hospitalities of 'his home for a long time. Col. Cheney was often a moderator and selectman, and, dur ing the years 1816, 1817, 1819, 1824, 1825, and 1827, a repre sentative to the state legislature ; and it was mainly by the per sistency of his efforts, as such, that a division of Cheshire coun ty was effected, and Newport became the county seat of the new county of Sullivan. He found opposed to him in the leg- GENEALOGY. 337 islature, on this subject, some of the best legal talent of the state, prominent among which was the late Gov. Henry Hub bard. Having the right of the case, he met them with a good- natured, sometimes humorous, persistency, which finally tri umphed. He was a friend of education, and assisted several young men who were fitting for college, and contributed gen erously towards the support of Newport academy. He was a deacon of the Baptist church, to which society he presented the ground upon which their church and parsonage now stand, and contributed largely towards tbe construction of tbe church edifice. The bell was purchased and placed in the tower, pri vately, at his own expense, its presence there being first an nounced to the society by its ringing. He was an ardent lover of music, and in his earlier years played the violin, thus con tributing to the gayety of the quilting and husking parties of his neighborhood. He was mainly instrumental in the forma tion of a band, in 1815, of which be continued for a long time a supporter. The Masonic lodge, of which he was an active member, met for a long time at a hall in his residence. Pass ing through all the previous grades, he became a colonel in the state militia. When, in 1824, Lafayette passed through the town, he was received by a large escort and conducted to the residence of Mr. Cheney, where he met the warm and en thusiastic congratulations of the people. No citizen has been more generally identified with the earlier history of the town than Col. Cheney. To him it is especially indebted for its early manufactures. He died, of consumption, on the 15th day of June, 1830, leaving a widow and eleven chil dren, three having died in infancy. He left the largest estate ever administered in town up to the time of his death. Mrs. Cheney survived him many years. The Rev. Baron Stow, of Boston, in an obituary notice, says, — "Naturally amiable, she was regarded by all a model as a Christian, a wife, and mother. Though of the wealthiest family in town, she seemed not to know it, and like a true lady mingled with the poor and the more fortunate as if upon the same level, and thus won the hearts and commanded the respect of all." Chloe, b. at Alstead, Oct. 30, 1801 ; m., Sept. 13, 1824, Hon. Horace iVietcalf, of Charlestown, a brother of Gov. Ralph Metcalf, b. May 22 338 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. 10, 1801. He is a successful farmer and financier, having amassed a large fortune ; is a man of intelligence and sound judgment, and has long been prominent in this portion of the state. They occu pied the old Metcalf place at North Charlestown, where he still lives, and where she d., Nov. 19, 1874. Mrs. Metcalf had a cheer ful heart ; was affable, courteous, and benevolent, and hence was an agreeable companion for all ages and classes. She survived the period of their golden wedding. Ch., Diantha G., b. July 15, 1825 ; d. young. Sophia Jane, b. June 12, 1827; m., Sept. 16, 1851, George Mason Gilmore, of Charlestown, b. Apr. 24, 1824; r. at Faribault, Minn. Tryphena Maria, b. Sept. 6, 1828 ; m., Sept. 15, 1853, Dwight James McCann, b. Mar. 3, 1827, at Erie, Penn- ; r. at Washington, D. C. Julian, b. Dec. 29, 1833; m. Julia Beatrice Kinney, b. Oct. 29, 1839, at Mont Vernon, Ohio; r. in Nebraska City, Neb., where he has been the cashier of the Otoe County Na tional Bank since its organization. Philena, b. at Alstead, N. H., Jan. 3, 1803; m., Sept. 24, 1822, Ezra P. Prentice, a grandson of Ezra Parmelee, of Newport. He was for a time in Col. Cheney's store. They r. for a while at Canton, at Ogdensburgh, and at Albany, N. Y. In 1841 Mr. Prentice, having accumulated a fortune, retired from business, and removed with his family to their country seat, — Mt. Hope, on the banks of the Hudson river, — where he died, and where the family remained till her death. In 1872 they celebrated \}!\t\x golden wedding. She d. Oct. 8, 1878, esteemed by a large circle ot friends, for her culture, tender sym pathy, readiness to help the needy, and for her Christian charities. Ch., WiUiam Packer, b. Aug. 26, 1834; a graduate at Williams college, and at Gottingen University, Germany, and is a lawyer in New York city ; he was assistant adjutant-general and chief of staff of Gen. Mitchell; m., Jan. 29, 1863, Florence Kelley, of New York city; r. in New York city. Sartell, b. May 29, 1837; was educated at Williams college, Gottingen University, Germany, and at the Hartford Law School. He was in the 12th U. S. Infantry during the Rebellion ; was promoted to a captaincy, and brevetted major in the regular army for gallantry on the battlefields of the Wilderness; was on the staffs of Brig.-Gen. B. S. Roberts and Maj.-Gen. M. R. Patriclt. M., May 29, 1862, Mary Isham, of New York city; r. at Albany, N. Y. Bertha, b. Dec- 12, 1844. Jessie P., b. July 23, 1847. Four children died between the ages of two and eight years. Persis Hatch, b. Apr. 27, 1805 ; m.. May 30, 1824, Charles Forbes, s. of Gen. Abner Forbes, of Windsor, Vt. He was in the mercantile business in Boston, Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, where he died Sept. 16, 1849, aged 52 years. Shed. Dec. 26, i860, aged 55 years, beloved for her social and Christian character. Ch., Elizabeth West, b. Junes, 1826; m.,Oct. 14, i847,Wm. Moore. They pa.ssed the first seven years of their married life at Burmah, India, as missionaries. They are now residing at Middletown, O. [See Missionaries.] Charles, b. Mar. 14, 1832; m. Olive Emerson, of St. Louis, Mo., in which city they reside. He is a dentist. Josephine Prentice, b. March 29, 1835 ; d. of consumption, March, 1855. Three other children d. in infancy. '[William H., b. Mar. 5, 1807. ''y Gao-E.Jterma.W.Yorlt f^/C^^^< GENEALOGY. 339 Tryphena, b. Dec. 31, 1808; m. Rev. Adolphus King; m., 2d, Rev. Ira Person ; r. in this town. [For her notice, see King.] Sophia, b. July 21, 1810; m., Apr. 25, 1833, Frankhn Manning, a mer chant at Portland, Me., who d. Sept. 29, 1853, aged 45 years. She has returned to Newport, her native place, to reside. Ch., Georgi- anna S., b. Feb. 3, 1834; m., 1854, L. P. Tucker, a merchant at Portland ; d. in 1864. Charles F., b. Aug. 12, 1835 ; m. Ellen M. Crockett, of Portland, Me. Prentice, b. Apr. 11, 1837 ; a merchant at Portland; m., May i, 1862, Ellen Hitchcock. William Cheney, b. Sept. 29, 1842. At the breaking out of the Rebellion, he en tered the volunteer service as a private, but rose to the rank of major. He was four times wounded during the war. At the close of the war he received a lieutenant's commission in the regular army, which rank he still holds. He is with his regiment in the Indian country. He m., Nov. 3, 1875, Mary M., dau. of Hon. Geo. G. Clarkson, mayor of the city of Rochester, N. Y. Had three children, d. young. '[George Hallett, b. Mar. 29, 1812. Alice, b. June 13, 1814; m., Jan. 28, 1835, Rev. Ohver Augustus Dodge, pastor of the Baptist church at Lexington, Mass. He was born at Hampton Falls, March 18, 1813 ; prepared for college at Hampton academy, and graduated at Colby University, Me., in the class of 1833 ; was for a while at Newton Theo. Institution ; was ordained at Lexington, Jan. 7, 1835, where he continued his pastorate until his death, which occurred May 28, 1840. He was chaplain of a regiment of light infantry in the ist brigade of Mass. militia ; was chairman of the Board of Education at Lexington, and secretary of the County School Association. It was principally through his la bor and influence that the first normal school in America was open ed, in Lexington. In June, 1875, she returned, and has again taken up her residence in her native town. Ch., Alice Augusta, b. Dec. 13, 1835 ;,d. June 22, 1866; an apt scholar and ready writer. Her most important productions were a volume entitled "Jerry and his Friends," " Progress," a sequel to the foregoing, "The Way to the Cross," " Kate Woodman," " Pleasant Grove," and " Rebe's Common-Sense." [See Literature.] Mary Frances, b. Oct. 25, 1838; d. Sept. 8, 1862. '[Prentice, b. March 2, 1816. Charles Franklin, b. April 19, 1819; d. July 30, 1834. \ James Edwin, b. April lo, 182 1. William H. Cheney, s. of William ; b. Mar. 5, 1807 ; was bred a merchant in his father's store, and succeeded him in business after his death in 1830 ; was made residuary legatee of his father's estate, after paying all legacies bequeathed. In 1S36 he moved to Albany, N. Y., and from there, in 1838, to Rochester, same state, where he has been extensively engaged in the iron business. He made the first cook-stove in Monroe county. He erected a large blast furnace for the manufacture of pig-i™n from the ore. For fifteen years he has made a very 340 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. large proportion of the architectural iron fronts for buildings in tbe cities of western New York, as well as many cities at the West. For ten years he was president of the Eagle Bank of Rochester ; and he has been a trustee of the Rochester City Savings Bank (which has a deposit of $8,000,000) twenty-five years. In 1844 he was elected one of the supervisors of the county, and served two years. In September, 1830, he m. Car oline H., dau. of Newton Whitdesey, of Cornjsh, N. H., who d. 1872. William, b. at Newport, Oct. 22, 1832 ; graduated at Williams College, Mass., in 1853, with the first honors of his class; is in the bank ing business at Minneapolis, Minn. ; m.. Mar. 5, 1867, Nellie W. Walcott, of Minneapolis, Minn. Caroline W., b. at Rochester, N. Y., June 24, 1838; m., Oct. 2, 1856, John W. Dodd, of Rome, Ga.; r. at Rochester, N. Y. George Hallett Cheney, s. of Col. Wm. Cheney ; b. Mar. 29, 1812 ; was reared a merchant in his fathei^'s store. In 1834 he moved to Portland, Me., and in 1841 to Toronto, Can ada, where be was a director in the Northern Railroad, and president of the Grand Trunk Telegraph Co. In 1859 he re moved to Texas, but after tbe fall of Sumter, his sympathies being with the Union cause, he returned to Portland, Me., where he was commissioned captain of volunteers in the 14th Regt. After the siege of Port Hudson he was on the staffof Gen. Nickerson until the close of his army life. M., July 30, 1833, Sarah D. Davis, of Winthrop, Me., who d.July 26, 1855, ^g^d 45 ; m., 2d, Nov. 13, 1856, Mary G. Kelley, of Portland, Me. ; had three children by first wife, all of whom d. under ten years of age. He d.July 29, 1871. Prentice Cheney, s. of Col. Wm. Cheney ; b. March 2, 1816 ; was educated at Newport academy. At tbe age of sev enteen be commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Willard P. Gibson, in his native town ; two years after, while in attend- dance upon lectures at Dartmouth Medical College, he con tracted a cold that led to consumption, of which he died. Mar. 19, 1835, at Matanzas, island of Cuba, where he had gone in the hope of relief from the fatal malady. He was talented, af fable, and a great favorite. A contemporary of his, in a public GENEALOGY. 341 journal, thus writes, — " Seldom has there been centred in one individual so many of those qualities that render their possessor beloved by all. He had an amiable disposition, talents of a high order, and was a young man of high promise." James Edwin Cheney, s. of Col. Wm. Cheney; b. Apr. lo, 1821 ; inherited much of his father's energy of character and control over the will of others. He was educated at the New port academy, and commenced life as a clerk in the store which had been occupied by his father and brother William. He sub sequently went to Rochester, N. Y., where he was for many years engaged in the mercantile business, in which city he still resides. M., July 15, 1846, Maria L. Foster, of Lancaster, O., who d. June 20, 1877. James, a graduate of the University at Rochester, N. Y. ; is a lawyer in that city. Foster Hallett, a farmer at Beaver City, Furnas county. Neb. Richard Cheney, lived on the S. Clark farm, on East mountain ; m. a dau. of Caleb Atwood. Abagail, m. Reuben Haven. Mehitable, m. Reuben Cutts. Judith, m. Jonathan Maxfield, of Goshen. CHELLIS. Samuel F. Chellis, a farmer and speculator; b. Aug. 8, 1776, at Plainfield; came to this town in 1S23, and remained here until 1854, when he moved to Claremont, where he d. Apr. 22, 1855. He was engaged for a while in butchering. He was a shrewd business man, and was possessed of a sound judgment. He was a selectman. M., Jan. 28, 1815, Rhoda Watson, of this tawn, b.June 6, 1795, who d. Aug. 27, 1837. Susan F., b. Dec. 27, 1815, at Goshen ; m., Sept. 8, 1841, Charles Cot ton, and went to Illinois ; r. at Claremont. f Freeman S.,b. Mar. 23, 18 18. Mary Maroa, b. June 15, 1821, at Goshen; m.. May 8, 1845, George Cotton ; lives in Wisconsin. John H., b. Apr. 6, 1826; Hves in Claremont. George E., a dentist; b. Feb. 18, 1828 ; lives in Rhode Island. Thomas, b. May 11, 1833; d. Dec. 9, 1837. 342 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Freeman S. Chellis, s. of Samuel F. Chellis ; b. Mar. 23, 1 818, at Goshen ; came to this town with his father at the age of five years, and here spent the larger portion of his life. They lived for many years in the west part of tbe town, and finally purchased the farm subsequently owned by F. Boardman at the north end of the village. When he sold out to Mr. Boardman, he removed to Claremont, and purchased what was long known as the Solomon Hubbard farm, — the first meadow farm on the old road to Claremont. He has been an extensive and prosper ous farmer, and a successful investor. M.,June i, 1848, Lo- rinda Chellis. Otis H. Chellis, brother of Hon. Pettengill Chellis, high sheriff, is a joiner; b. May 15, 1821 ; came here from Plain- field in 1870. Married Betsey Sargent, of Grantham. Mattie M.,b. Mar. 31, 1857; a graduate from Kimball Union Acad emy; is a teacher in Union district, this town. Frank O., b. Aug. 7, 1858 ; graduated at the Newport high school in 1878 ; is a teacher. J^atie M., b. Sept. 19, 1862. CHURCH. James Church, one of the early settlers, came from New London, Conn. He was the first hatter in town. His cabin was on tbe east side of the road, near the E. A. Jenks house. During the comparatively short period in which he remained in town, he was active in clearing up the meadows, and held a good position among his townsmen. Samuel Church, brother of James, b. Apr. 3, 1749, came, also, from New London, Conn., in 1780, and built on tbe spot now occupied by Wheeler's block, and bad his blacksmith shop just at the east of his dwelling. He owned the land westward from Main street to the river. He was prominent and influential among the early citizens. He. m., June 26, 1769, Martha Com stock, b. Feb. 19, 1746. Martha, b. June 18, 1777; d. 1801. Abigail, b. May 11, 1779; d. July 13, 1802. f Samuel, b. Mar. 27, 1781. John, b. June 2, 1782 ; was a blacksmith ; worked with his father. GENEALOGY. 343 Temperance, b. Nov. 14, 1784; m. Jacob Dwinell. Lucy, b. Mar. 27, 17S6; m. Col- Erastus Baldwin. Caleb C, b. Feb. 19, 1788; d. young. Jonathan, b. Feb. 17, 1794. Samuel Church, s. of Samuel; b. Mar. 27, 1781 ; was a merchant; built his dwelling on the spot now occupied by the Dudley barber shop. M., Dec. 27, 1804, Azuba Bowman, b. May 2, 1787. Nabby, b. Jan. 4, 1805. Peleg L., b. Oct. 18, 1805. Oliver, b. Aug. 23, 1806. Samuel, b. May 24, 1808. CLAGGETT. Wentworth Claggett was b. at Portsmouth, Nov. 29, 1765. He was s. of Wyseman Claggett, an English barrister of the Court of King's Bench, who, on coming to this country and settling at Portsmouth, was appointed king's attorney-gen eral, which office he held until the Revolution, when, at the hazard of much of his property, then within the reach of the British government, he took an early and decided part with the people in opposing the oppressive acts of the English parlia ment, and in framing and carrying into effect the temporary government first adopted in New Hampshire. In return, the people confided to him several important offices, among which was that of solicitor-general, which he held until the adoption of the constitution in 1784, only a few months before his death. Wentworth, after a residence at Litchfield and at Merrimack, where he was the owner of a large estate at Reed's Ferry, came to this town and settled on the R. P. Claggett farm, where he lived until his death, Nov. 18, 1825, aged 65 years. He was a justice of the peace and quorum for many years. He m. Jane McQiiestion, of Litchfield, b. Nov. 3, 1771. Margaret, b. Oct. 19, 1791 ; d. Mar. 27, 1833; m., Dec, 1816, Dr. Al exander Boyd. Caroline, b. Nov. 8, 1793; a teacher; d. May 14, 1855. ^William, b. Feb. 4, 1796. Catharine, b. Aug. 5, 1790; a teacher; d. Sept. 21, 1849. Rebecca M., b. Nov. 20, 1800; m. Dr. Alexander Boyd,— 2d wife. Rufus, b. Feb. 28, 1803; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1826; studied law with Hon. William Claggett, of Portsmouth, and Hon. John Whipple, of Providence, R. I., where he was admitted to the 344 HISTORY OF NEWPORT, bar. In 1843 he removed to New York city, where he continued in the practice of his profession until his death in 1875. Married Louisa J. King, of Providence ; has seven children. '[Frederick, b. Aug. 8, 1805. '[Clifton, b. Sept. 12, 1807. Eliza J., b. Dec. 6, 1809; a teacher; d. June 17, 1842. Alonzo, b. Nov. 18, 1812; turned his attention to medicine, and after the preparatory studies entered Dart. Med. Coll., where he grad uated in 1837. He settled at Enfield, Mass., where he soon gained an extensive practice, and where he died. Mar. 21, 1840. '[Erastus B., b. 'M.tlj 9, 1815. Harriet, b. Feb. 9, 1818; m., Aug. 20, 1847, Rev. Chas. Willey; ch., Charles, who resides at Philadelphia. William Claggett, s. of Wentworth Claggett ; b. Feb. 4, 1796; bad bis preparatory training at Newport academy, and was graduated at Dartmouth college in the class of 1826. He studied theology, and was for more than forty-five years engaged in the ministry. He died at Washington, in this state, Aug. i, 1870. Elizabeth, m. Charles Newcome. Anna, m. a Mr. Gilbert. Ch., William, Eugene, Lillian, Rebecca. Frederick Claggett, s. of Wentworth ; was a farmer, and occupied for many years the old homestead on tbe Unity road. He was a deputy sheriff for a number of years. In 1855 he became high sheriff for the county, which office he held five years. He d.June 9, 1863. Married Mirion Richardson, of Cornish '[Rufus P., b. June 20, 1830. Mary Jane, b. July 10, 1844; m.. Mar. 20, 1872, Henry P. Coffin. RuFUS p. Claggett, s. of Frederick ; has been a farmer and trader. He was deputy sheriff eighteen years ; was appointed high sheriff for the county in 1871, and was reappointed to the same office in 1876, which office he now holds. He was mod erator in 1874, and is a deacon in the Congregational church. Married Francis F. Carr, dau. of Col. Benj. Carr. Fred P., b. Jan. 18, 1869. Clifton Claggett, s. of Wentworth Claggett ; had his early training at Newport academy ; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1832 ; studied medicine with Alexander Boyd, a GENEALOGY. 345 brother-in-law, in this town, and David McQuestion, of Wash ington, and settled in Northfield, Vt., where he now resides, and where he has had a successful practice for. more than forty years. M., June 9, 1833, Catharine Emerson. Charles Clifton, b. Aug., 1840; m., Jan., 1868; he has an extensive dry goods store at Montreal, P. Q. William, b. Sept., 1850. Erastus B. Claggett, s. of Wentworth Claggett ; b. May 9, 1815; had his preparatory training at the Kimball Union Academy ; graduated at Dartmouth college in tbe class of 1841, and at tbe Andover Theological Seminary in the class of 1844. He was settled as pastor of tbe Congregational church at Lynde borough, where he continued to occupy the pulpit for twenty- four years. He subsequently resided a few years in Nashua, from whence he removed to New Fairfield, Conn., where he resided until his death, in June, 1877. During his student life at Kimball Union Academy, at the graduating exercises, he won the prize for the best speaking. He was a fluent, easy talker. CLARK. Ephraim Clark came from Hillsborough in 1805, and set tled on the S. Clark farm, on East mountain. Married Nancy Travis.Mary S., b. Oct. 14, 1809; m. Rufus Sawyer, of Henniker. Lucinda T, b. Dec. 2, 1811 ; m. Abijah Dudley. \Sewell, b. Apr. 2, 1814. Nancy B., b. Sept. 2, 1816; is an experienced nurse; 1. at Concord. Sewell Clark, s. of Ephraim Clark ; was a farmer, and re mained for several years at the old homestead on East moun tain. He subsequently sold out, came to the village, and pur chased a planing mill, which he continued to operate during his life. Married Laura W. Cutts. \Arthur W., b. May 9, 1841. Arthur W. Clark, s. of Sewell Clark ; operated, in con nection with his father, a joiner's shop while his father lived. He was for a while connected with L. Whittemore in the sash 346 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. and blind business, since which time he has been engaged in W. L. Dow's wood factory. He m. Helen S. Adams, dau. of Rev. Paul S.Adams, b. May 21, 1847. Susie L., b. Mar. 9, 1870. Ethelyn, b. Aug. 7, 1872. CLEMENT. Jonathan W. Clement came here from Franklin, and car ried on the carriage business, in connection with Maj. David Harris, at the Samuel E. George building on Central St., until his death, which occurred Sept. 15, 1838, at the age of 38 years. Married Margaret A. Aiken, a dau. of Andrew Aiken. Jay W., b. Jan. 31, 1839 i he was bred a tailor, but d. at comparatively early age. Dean S. Clement, s. of Hon. Jonathan C. Clement, of Unity. He was here in trade in various branches of business until his death, July 15, 1864, at the age of 28 years. M., Aug. 14, i860, Ellen R., dau. of Chester Averill. Samuel Clement, b. Dec. 22, 1826 ; a farmer ; came here in 1872 from Moultonborough, N. H., and settled on the H. Messer place, in the north-west corner of the town. Married Augusta Brown. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 29, 1857. Benjamin F., b. Mar. 8, 1859. Nathaniel C, b. July 28, 1862. Orren, b. July 22, 1870. CLOUGH. Orren Tracy Clough, a shoemaker and farmer ; s. of The ophilus ; b. Jan. 8, 183 1, at Springfield ; came to this town in 1875, and settled on the N. Smith farm, on the Goshen road ; m., Feb. 24, i860, Julian Ann Lane, of Raymond, b. July 3, 1834. Elias Scuyler, h. May 16, 1867. Fanny Grace, b. Nov. 2, 1870. COFFIN. Perley S. Coffin, b. at South Royalston, Mass., Jan. 13, i8i8 ; came to this town in 1840, and, in connection with John genealogy. 347 Puffer, erected the original Sugar River Mills, and carried on business in company with D. J. Goodrich, and later with Seth and Dexter Richards, until after the close of the war. In 1867 the partnership was dissolved, and the same year, in connection with William Nourse, he built the Granite State Mills, where they now operate. He was a representative in 1872 and 1873. He is sympathizing, public-spirited, and generous, hence is a valuable neighbor. 'He m. Louisa Mann; m., 2d, Emily Rich ards, dau. of Capt. Seth Richards. '[Henry P., b. Jan. 12, 1845. Henry P. Coffin, s. of Perley S. Coffin. Early in life he became a clerk in Richards store in this town, and has al ways followed the mercantile business. On arriving at his ma turity, he formed a partnership with E. C. Converse and S. M. Richards. Shortly, however, the two latter sold out to Abia thar Richards, which partnership, under the name of Richards & Coffin, has since continued business at the old stand in the Richards block. He has been a town-clerk several years. He has been the prominent bass singer in the South choir for sev eral years. Married Sarah Walcott, d. Feb. 5, 1871 ; m., 2d, May 26, 1872, Mary J. Claggett, b. July 10, 1844. Eugene H., b. Oct. 7, 1870. Nelson P., b. June 10, 1873. Emily, b. July 26, 1875. Samuel B. Coffin, a brother of Perley S. Coffin ; b. Jan. 8, 1823, at South Royalton, Mass. He was early trained to the woollen manufacture. He was engaged in the business in Ver mont, in Winchendon, Mass., and in this state, prior to com ing to this town. He is now engaged at the Granite Mills. Married Emeline Atwood, of Londonderry, Vt. Silas C, b. Dec. r6, 1851. He has always followed the trade of his father, and is now engaged at the Granite Mills. He m., Oct. 9, 1877, Mary E. Darling, dau. of Lucius W. Dariing. Minnie E. French, b. Dec. 29, 1864. Nancy M. Coffin, a sister of the above ; m. Francis W. Thissell. 348 history of Newport. COLBY. Parson S. Colby, b. at Warner, Apr. 26, 1784 ; d. May 17, 1855 ; came here while a young man, and settled in the south west part of the town, on the W. Colby farm. Married Han nah Johnson, who d. Feb. 11, 1843, aged 57 years. Johnson, b. Oct. Oct. 21, 1808. Warren, b. Apr. 25, 1821 ; killed in the war. Priscilla, b. Apr. 14, 1823; d. at 21. Elliot, b. Dec. 9, 1830; d. at 18. Abner Colby came from Henniker ; m., July 6, i774' -A-una Silver.Samson, b. May i, 1775. Betsey, b. March 6, 1779. Anna, b. Mar. 7, 1781. Sally, b. May 12, 1783. Judith, b. June 8, 1785. Nicholas Colby came from Henniker in 1806. Eli Howe, b. Jan. 27, 1806. Lois M., b. Feb. 26, 1807. Ruth, b. Nov. 16, 1808. Polly Oaks, b. Aug. 31, 1810. COMSTOCK. Asahel, Luther, Charles, Jonathan, and George Com stock came to this town from Killingworth, Conn. Asahel m., Nov. 23, 1810, Lucy Dudley. Luther m. Selah Wilmarth, and moved to Canada, where he had a family. Charles Comstock, b. Aug. 25, 1788 ; d. Aug. 11, 1854. He was a farmer, residing in tbe west part of the town. M., Dec. 7, 1818, Betsey Kimball, b. Sept. i, 1796, d. Oct. 21, 1822 ; m., 2d, Dec. 5, 1825, Sally Baker, b. Sept. 2, 1801. His widow resides at Kelleyville. \Francis W., b. Nov. 25, 1819. Charles Henry, b. Sept. 6, 182 1 ; d. young. Betsey K., b. May 7, 1827 ; m., Feb. 22, 1848, Cyrus B. Howe ; m., 2d, James Call. Charles Henry, b. Mar. 9, 1844; d., Feb. 18, 1862, in the army. genealogy. 349 Francis W. Comstock, s. of Charles Comstock ; b. Nov. 25, 1819; d. Oct. 2, 1859. He was naturally a fine scholar, and had a good education. He was an enterprising business man ; he built the carriage factory which was burned in 1878, and several dwellings, some in this town and some in Claremont. M., June 10, 1847, Emeline Hoyt, dau. of Joseph S. Hoyt. Jonathan Comstock lived at Kelleyville on the farm now occupied by Isaac Quimby, where he carried on farming, and kept a hotel after the opening of the new road to Claremont. His presence there gave the name to Comstock brook. Married Mary Connor. He d. Apr. 8, 1842, aged 48 years. Walter W., his only son, was a musician. Married Mary Greeley ; he d. Apr. 26, 1843, aged 26 years. Abigail P., his only daughter, m., Dec. 4, 1838, Woodbridge Odlin, a merchant in Concord, where they still reside. George Comstock lived on the William Endicott farm, near Kelleyville. In connection with his farming, he drove for many years a six-horse team between this town and Boston. Married Eunice Wilmarth. He d. Mar. 26, 1S36, aged 80 years ; she d. July 27, 1859, aged 83. '[Hial, b. Dec. 30, 1802. ^Oliver, b. May 21, 1809. '[George, b. Nov. 17, 1810. Lavina, m. Putnam George; she d. Aug. 6, 1869, aged 64 years. Emily, m. Roswell White; r. in Canada. Tryphena, unmarried. Betsey, d. Nov. 8, 1833, aged 19. Mary A., m. Ebenezer Cheney. Hial Comstock, s. of George Comstock ; b. Dec. 30, 1802 ; remained for several years at the old homestead. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion ; was in the i6th Regt., and d. in the service. M., Nov. 6, 1834, Elizabeth Clark, b. June 29, 1817. Justine W., b. Sept. 26, 1835; m. Gardner Sweet. George H., b. July 26, 1837 ; d. Apr. 26, 1873 ; m. Hattie Crooker; ch., Ida. Mary E., b. June 9, 1843; d. Dec. 19, i860. Oliver Comstock, s. of George Comstock; b. May 21, 1809. He owned and operated his saw-mill in the east part of 350 history of Newport. the town : he sold out, and purchased the D. Kidder farm in the north-east part of the town, and operated there at farming until his death, Nov. 17, 1877. He was an industrious worker. M., Jan. 14, 1841, Emily Ayer, of Claremont. George H., b. Nov. 3, 1842 ; is a farmer on the old homestead. Martha M., b. July 13, 1844. George Comstock, s. of George Comstock; b. Nov. 17, 1810; lived at East Newport. He was a soldier in the ist Regt. at the beginning of the Rebellion. M., Mar. 22, 1854, Mary J. Sargent, b. Aug. 13, 1833. Frank P., b. Mar. 5, 1855. Fred M., b. Mar. 4, 1859. Samuel H. Comstock owned and lived for some time on the J. Wilcox farm on the Unity road, now occupied by Freeman Cutting, owning the south half of the meadow lot. Married Fandacy Parmelee, d. of Ezra Parmelee, b. Apr. 7, 1793 ; m., 2d, Pamela Parmelee, a sister, b. Apr. 9, 1786. CONVERSE. Eleazer C. Converse, b. June 22, 1827 ; came here from Lyme in 1849, and was a clerk in the store of Mudget & Hig bee. He was for a while in the dry goods trade, but early be came a druggist. He has had an extensive trade, and been a popular dealer. He has been a telegraph operator since its first introduction into town. He has held several town offices. He was moderator in 1867, 1875, 1876, and 1878. He was town-clerk in 1861 and 1862, and a representative in 1873 ; was for several years a candidate for register of deeds for Sulli van county. Alzira, b. Nov. 7, 1849. Anna M., b. May 14, 1852. Sarah, b. Oct. 25, 1857. Hattie C, b. Feb. 4, 1865. Eleazer C, b. Oct. 17, 1868. COOPER. John B. Cooper, s. of Charles A. Cooper ; b. at Wal pole, N. H., Feb. 14, 1841 ; came to Newport in 1857. He learned the blacksmiths' trade of D. B. Chapin, and was after- genealogy. 351 wards in business with him ; was selectman in 1866 and 1867, representative to the legislature in 1868 and 1869, door-keeper of the N. H. House of Representatives in 1874 ^""^ ^^^75' and delegate to the constitutional convention in 1876. [See Record of Rebellion.] M., Aug. 23, 1862, Mary O. Moody, b. March 18, 1840. Mark Olif, b. June 24, 1866. CORBIN. James Corbin [see Physicians], m. Lois Kibbie, of Somers, Conn. ^Austin, b. Nov. 28, 1791. Lois, b. Jan. 19, 1794; m.. Mar. 22, 1812, Hon. Eleazer Jackson, of Cornish, who was a representative, a judge of probate, a county commissioner, and senator, and was a popular and influential man in his town. Ch., Louisa, b. Jan. 6, 1813; m. Dr. John L. Blan chard; he d. in 1861 ; she d. in 1872. Marietta, b. June 3, 1815; m. Stephen Ford; m., 2d, S. C. Moulton; she d. Nov. 28, 1878, at St. Louis, Mo. James C, b. Aug. 22, 1818 ; m., June 5, 1849, Mary W. Child ; he is in the practice of medicine at Hartford, Conn. Huldah, b. Aug. 27, 1820; m. James M. Davidson; d. Oct. 23, 1869, at Cornish. Eleazer, b. Aug. 13, 1823; m., Jan. i, 1851, Matilda J. Farnum ; he d. May 3, 1876, at Albany, N. Y. Charles E., b. July 19, 1827; m., Oct. 8, 1855, Judith C. Br3'ant, of Cor nish; he was a representative from Cornish in 1877. James, b. Apr. 17, 1796; received his early training under the cele brated Jonah Griswold, at Baptist hill, and after a private tuition under the Rev. Mr. Wines, studied medicine in his father's office ; after which he went to Canada to practise his profession. Married Elizabeth Nichols, of Burlington, Vt. Ch., Louisa, May. Mary Ann, b. Jan. 18, 1798 ; m. Samuel Hurd, Jr. ; m., 2d, Adam Gil more, of Bedford. Polly, b. Sept. 12, 1800; m. William Barnes; m., 2d, Ebenezer Wat son, of Claremont. \Charles, b. July 10, 1802. Austin Corbin, s. of Dr. James ; b. Nov. 28, 1791, at Som ers, Conn., and came to this town witb his father the following spring. His educational advantages were superior to those of most young men of his time, for, in addition to the public school, he enjoyed a private tuition under Rev. Abijah Wines. During his younger days he was a successful and popular teacher. His father being necessarily absent much of the time attending to his professional duties, the care of the large farm, stock, and hired help devolved upon the son, who was thus 352 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. early trained to business. He was a selectman in 1830 and 1831, a representative in 1832 and 1833, and iu 1834 a state senator ; was one of a company of three who purchased tbe Argus establishment while at Claremont, and removed it to this town ; was a zealous promoter of liberal Christian ity ; was noted for his politeness and generous hospitality. He m. Mary Chase, dau. of Daniel Chase, of Claremont; d. June 14, 1876. Lois, b. Dec. 21, 1819; a teacher; m. William Dunton. '[Austin, b. July ll, 1827. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 17, 1829; d. Oct. 28, 1847. Daniel C, b. Oct. i, 1832; removed from N. H. to Iowa in 1852, where he was engaged in the real estate business till 1856, when he settled in Nebraska. He resided at Nebraska City until the dis covery of gold in the vicinity of Pike's Peak. He was among the first to go there, and located at Denver. Col., in i860. He very soon thereafter became largely engaged in transportation of goods acro.ss the Plains to the new gold regions, not only in Colorado, but in Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. He finally settled at Helena, Montana, in 1865, and was for some years heavily inter ested there in general merchandise. In 1868 he purchased, with one other gentleman, a controlling interest in the First National Bank at that place, and continued from that time forward to man age its affairs, until he left in fall of 1876. He then sold his inter est in the bank, and removed to New York city, where he associ ated himself with his brother Austin in the building of the "Man hattan Beach Railway," and the improvement of its estate on the ocean. He became the managing director of the whole enterprise, and continues to occupy that position. The great success of this work is largely owing to his energy and good management ; indeed, all his business operations have been carried forward with marked ability, and he has always taken the highest rank as a gentleman of the strictest integrity and honor. Married Louisa Jackson. Ch., Austin C, b. Sept. 24, 1863; Grace. Sarah Emily, b. Feb. 14, 1835; m., May i, 1862, True W. Childs, of Millbury, Mass., now a successful merchant at Toledo, O. Ch., Austin C, b. Mar. 20, 1864; Grace, b. 1870. James, b. Mar. 24, 1838 ; was for a number of years at the West, but returned to this town and pursued a course of law in the office of Burke & Wait, after which he went to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and commenced the practice of his profession, where he now resides. Austin Corbin, s. of Hon. Austin Corbin [see Lawyers, also Literature] ; m., Aug. 16, 1853, Hannah M., dau. of Sim eon and Hannah (Haven) Wheeler, and grand-daughter of Rev. Jacob Haven, of Croydon. Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1855, the eldest dau. ; graduated at the Packer Col legiate Institute in 1872. In 1873 she visited Europe to perfect genealogy. 353 herself in French, German, and Italian; remained two years in those countries, and became thoroughly proficient in all these lan guages. She returned to the United States in 1875 i remained at home till the following year, and then, with other members of the family, revisited Europe, where she resided till June, 1878. She then came to New York, and on the 23d of October following was married to Rene Cheronnet ChampoUion, of Paris, and sailed again for France Nov. 2d, of the same year, where she now resides. Her husband is a grandson of the eminent French scholar, Jean Fran cois Champollion, who was the first person that succeeded in trans lating the mysterious symbols and hyeroglyphics of the Egyptian pyramids and of the Rosette stone, and in whose honor a chair of Egyptian Antiquities was founded in the College of France by roy al decree . Isabel, b. Oct. 30, 1858. Anna, b. Feb. 26, 1863. William, d. young. Austin P., b. Aug. 26, 1872. Charles Corbin, s. of Dr. James; b. July 10, 1802; d. Aug. II, 1859. He occupied for many years the old homestead on the hill between the village and Northville. He was a colonel in the 31st Regt., and was a selectman in 1835 and 1836. He m., December, 1829, Olive M. Fitch, of Keene, who d. March 12, i860, aged 59 years. Arabella Frances, b. Oct. 29, 1830 ; m. Elijah D. Hastings ; r. at St. Louis, Mo. Mary F., b. Jan. 13, 1833 ; d. March 25, 1853. Charles James, b. April 5, 1836. Asa Corbin, b. Jan. 15, 1780; m., Jan. 22, 1805, Lucy Jenckes, b. March 15, 1783, who d.Jan. 4, 1806. CRANE. Sanford L. Crane, b. Oct. 9, 1849, at Chester, Vt. ; came here in 1872. He is a joiner, and has been engaged in the business since coming to town. Married S. Lizzie Reed, dau. of Jonathan Reed. Lillie M., b. Dec. 24, 1875. George F. Crane came to this town in 1855 ; r. at Kelley ville ; was in the 14th Regt. during the Rebellion. M., Jan. i, 1854, Jane B. Wright, of Washington. Mary A., b. Sept. 5, 1859. Franz R., b. May 28, 1862. 23 354 history of Newport. CROSBY. Hiram Crosby, s. of Capt. Prince Crosby, of Croydon ; was a modest, sober appearing man, but always full of conundrums and practical jokes. He was several times chosen tythingman. On one occasion the town '•'•Resolved, That, in view of his em inent fitness for the office, no other tythingman be chosen." He d. Nov. 22, 1840, aged 44. Married Betsey Cutting, dau. of Jonas Cutting, who d. Aug. 22, 1S30, aged 28 ; m., 2d, May 19, 1830, Betsey Hall. CROSSETT. Isaac A. Crossett, a teamster ; b. Apr. 8, 1835 ; came from Bellows Falls, Vt. ; m. Emily M. Parrish, b. Nov. 14, 1835. Emma A., b. Oct. 16, 1857; m. Millard F. Thompson. Ch., Morton E., b. Sept. 10, 1877. William S., b. Sept. 21, 1859. Herbert P., b. Dec. 18, 1870. CROWELL. Jonathan Crowell, b.June 25, 1764, at Haverhill, Mass. ; came to this town in 1800 ; settled, first, on the C. Cutts place, afterwards on the John Buell farm. Married Annah Corliss, of Haverhill, Mass., b. Mar. 9, 1764. Betsey, b. Feb. 28, 1785 ; d. i860; m. Jedediah Sanders. Nancy, b. June 19, 1786; d. 1836; m. William Dow. [See Dow.] John, b. Apr. 7, 1788; m. Nancy Greenleaf, of Haverhill. \Samuel, b. Dec 17, 1789; m. Hannah Emory, of Newbury. Sally, b. May 12, 1792; m. Israel Shepherd, of Boscawen. Jonathan, b. Feb. 4, 1795; d. 1850; m. Betsey Ayer, of Haverhill, Mass. Peter, b. Nov. 27, 1796; m. Rachel Angell, of Sunapee, Dec. 9, 1830. Polly, b. May 2, 1799; m. Joseph Lear, of Goshen. Eleanor, b. May i, 1801 ; m. Nehemiah Lear, of Goshen. Hazen, b. Sept. 28, 1803; m. Celia Angell, of Sunapee. Lavina, b. July 14, 1806; d. Aug. 7, 1876; m. Barnard George. Samuel Crowell, s. of Jonathan Crowell ; lived on Coit mountain, at the end of Summer street road, on the place now occupied by his son Peter. Married Hannah Emory, of New bury. He d. Feb. 13, 1867. genealogy. 355 ^Samuel, b. Apr. 5, 1815. Amanda M., b. June 23. 1817; m., Dec. 20, 1843, John Kelley, who d. Aug. 7, 1871; m., 2d, Nov. 28, 1872, Asa F. Merrill, of Holder- ness ; r. at Newport. Harriet D., b. May 18, 1819; m., Dec. 9, 1838, Jackson Reed. He was a soldier during the civil war. '[James W., b. June 19, 1821. William E., b. July 28, 1823 ; m., in 1851, Adeline Harding, of Croy don. In 1852 went to California, where he has since been engaged in mining. ^Jonathan, b. July 4, 1825. ^Peter, b. Sept. 21, 1827. John B., b. Oct. 9, 1829 ; m., Apr. 3, 1851, Sarah F. Dainof, of Lunen burg, Vt. He d. June 11, 1878, at Napa City, Cal. Hannah E., b. Apr. 2, 1833 ; m., Oct. 6, 1850, Rev. Calvin H. Fletch er ; r. at Newport. Amos E., b. June 15, 1835; r. in Cal., where for many years he has been engaged in the gold mines. Samuel Crowell, s. of Samuel ; b. Apr. 5, 1815 ; is a farm er ; lives in tbe west part of the town, near Blueberry ledge, on what was long known as the Webster place ; has a large farm. M., Dec. 22, 1842, Lois Powers, of Croydon. Baron S., b. Nov. 8, 1844; d. June 17, 1872. He was an invalid most of his life, made so by an imprudent bath taken when too warm. He was a fine scholar, and wrote many articles for the press, both in prose and poetry. He originated the project of pubhshing the History of Newport, by causing an article calling for it to be insert ed in the warrant calling the annual town-meeting. James W. Crowell, s. of Samuel, senior ; b. June 19, 1821 ; a farmer ; r. in the west part of the town ; m. Abigail Harris. Maroa H., b. Sept. 16, 1847; d. March 25, 1877. Harriet, m.. Mar., 1877, Chas. Osgood, of Claremont. Jonathan Crowell, s. of Samuel, senior; b. July 4, 1825 ; was a soldier during the Rebellion ; enlisted in September, 1862, and served bravely in the cause of his country until his death, which occurred Sept. 8, 1864. M., June, 1853, Harriet Page. Isabel, b. May 20, 1854; m. June 12, 1875, Lewis J. Hastings, b. Mar. 24, 1850. Frank C, b. Oct. 2, 1855 ; a book agent at New York. Peter Crowell, s. of Samuel, senior; b. Sept. 21, 1827; 35^ history of Newport. r.. at the homestead, south slope of Coit mountain ; was a soldier nearly three years during the Rebellion; m., Sept. 21, 1854, Melita A. Huntoon ; m., 2d, Jan. 2, 1870, Susan A. Sanborn, of Croydon. George W., b. Oct. 22, 1855 ; d. Jan. 5, 1859. Fred F., b. July 9, 1857. Lois O., b. June 24, 1859. Archie F., b. May 20, 1866. J. Ralph, b. July 30, 1868. Josie M., b. Feb. 14, 1870. Leanna H., b. July 28, 1871. George T., b. Mar. 16, 1874. Alice C, b. Jan. 6, 1876. Clinton R., b. Jan. 20, 1878. CURRIER. Nathan Currier, a farmer; b. May 5, 1783 ; d. April 6, 1857 ; came from Amesbury, Mass., his native town, to this place in 1806, and settled on tbe Benj. N. Muzzey place, on Buell hill, where he spent the remainder of his life. M., in March, 1805, Ruth Dow, of Plaistow, who d. May 20, 1869, aged 83. Oliver, b. Feb. 9, 1806; m., Oct. 21, 1839, Sarah Chandler, of New bury. Mary, b. June 24, 1813; m. Solomon Pierce; r. at Unity. Rebecca, b. Oct. 27, 1819; m. Benj. N. Muzzey; ch., Lora, b. Apr. 22, 1857. D. M. Currier [see Physicians]. Daniel H. Currier, s. of David ; b. Sept. 6, 1829, at Ac- worth ; a joiner; came to this town in 1849; "^-5 Nov. 21, 1850, Sarah Ann Crandall, of Concord, b.Jan. 20, 1834. Charles P., b. Mar. 12, i860. Ida B., b. Nov. 12, 1862. George W., b. Aug. 8, 1865. Elsie Jane, b. Feb. 12, 1868. Freddie, b. Nov. 12, 1870. Elsie Amanda, b. Dec. 5, 1874. CUSHING. James Cushing, for several years a merchant here, was a na tive of Goffstown, and s. of Dr. John Cushing. He d. at Low ell, Mass., in 1846, aged 46. Backgammon, since so fashion able a game, was introduced into town by him. Benjamin B. Cushing, a jeweller, had an establishment for several years in the old Richards block, where he carried on genealogy. 357 his business. He was a fine penman. He was town-clerk in 1839. He went from here to Frankfort, Me., turned his atten tion to the lumber trade, and there carried on an extensive busi ness, getting out some 12,000,000 feet of lumber per annum. Adeline P., b. Mar. 7, 1836. Ann B., b. Oct. 26, 1837. CUTTS. Reuben Cutts, b. July 7, 1802, at Goshen, has for many years r. in the east part of tbe town. He m., Feb. 14, 1828, Mehitable E. Cheney, dau. of Richard, b. Sept. 16, 1803. They had a golden wedding in 1878. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 30, 1828. Joseph D., b. Sept. 23, 1830. '[George W., b. Oct. 30, 1831. '[Andrew J., b. Dec i, 1832 (twin). Martin Van Buren, b. Dec. i , 1832 (twin); lives at the B. Logue farm on the Unity road; m.. May 5, i86i, Jemima P. Gilman, of Unity, b. Feb. 14, 1839, d- Mar. 29, 1876. Ch., Emma G., b. May 19, 1871. \Edwin, b. Sept. 27, 1836. '[Lorenzo L., b. IVIay 31, 1842. Angelina, b. June 23, 1844 ; m. Arlan M. Gove. George Washington Cutts, s. of Reuben Cutts ; b. Oct. 30, 1831 ; is a farmer, and lives on the Comstock brook at the C. Kelsey place, south of Kelleyville. M., Apr. 22, 1858, Eu nice B. Wright, b. June 23, 1839. Henry A., b. Jan. 30, 1859. Austin E., b. Dec. 3, i860. Joseph D., b. Feb. 9, 1864. George B., b. June 6, 1868. Herbert, b. Oct. 27, 1871. Andrew J. Cutts, s. of Reuben ; b. Dec. i, 1832 ; a farmer, and lives at the A. Hurd place on the Unity road. M., Aug. 26, 1858, Mary J. Messer, of Goshen, b. Apr. 4, 1837. Elber R., b. Oct. 8, 1862. Etta M., b. Mar. 26, 1864. Archie Laforest, b. Dec. i, 1868. Edwin Cutts, s. of Reuben Cutts ; b. Sept. 27, 1836 ; a join er ; lives on the Dr. Gregg place at the south part of Main street. He m.. May 18, 1862, Martha S. Lear, of Goshen, b. Feb. 28, 1841. Alverse H., b. Jan. 5, 1865. Fred M., b. Dec. 24, 1869. 358 history of Newport. Lorenzo L. Cutts, s. of Reuben Cutts ; b. May 21, 1842 ; a farmer ; remains at the old homestead. He has an interest in agriculture, and is an officer in the granger organization. M., Mar. 3, 1863, Mary Ann Rollins, of Andover, b. July 31, 1843. Ann Adell, b. June 30, 1867. Herman L., b. Mar. 15, 1878. William Cutts came here from Goshen ; m. Olive Dame. He was a farmer, and lived on East mountain, on the main road near the Sunapee line. Belinda, Nathan, Mary, Betsey, Joel D., and Center L., who m. Juli ana Hurd. He remained for several years at the old homestead ; now r. in Massachusetts. Alvah Cutts, a brother, m. Lucy Piper. CUTTING. Zebulon, John, and Jonathan Cutting, sons of Francis Cutting, came here from Worcester county, Mass., and were among tbe earliest settlers. Zebulon Cutting built on the H. E. Hanson place on the Croydon road. He m. Abigail Bemis. Susanna, m. Daniel Dudley. Sally, m. David Whipple, of Croydon. Palmer, m. Hannah Woodward. Abijah, m. Pamelia Ingalls. James, m. Lavina Eaton. Abigail, m. David Putnam. Nancy, m. Lovell Shurtliff. Elexis, m. Abigail Hall. Zebulon, m. Betsey Fifield. Sophia, m. Alexander Lamb. John Cutting built on the Zina Goldthwaite place. He m. Sarah Trumbull. Sally, m. Cyius'Hall. Susanna, m. David Ainsworth. Israel, went to Vermont. John, m. a Miss Young. Rhoda, m. Simeon Edson, merchant at Croydon. Jonathan Cutting built on the A. P. Welcome place. He m. Sally Jones. Almira, m. a Mr. Dunbar. Lucinda, m. Daniel Batchelder. genealogy. 359 Charles, m. twice, to daughters of Abijah Hall, of Croydon. He went with his team overland to Oregon, and was among the earliest set tlers. On his arrival, he had one dollar in his pocket. He broke the land with his team, and built him a flouring mill ; d. a few years since, leaving a family. David, went to Vermont. ^Jonathan, m. Mary Chapman. Jonathan Cutting, s. of Jonathan ; b. Feb. 3, 1793; d. Mar. 16, 1865. At the age of four years, on the death of his father, he was bound to Jeremiah Jenckes, where he remained during his minority. He was a great lover of fun, and given to jokes, and spent a large share of his leisure evenings at places of public resort, where crowds would always gather to enjoy his anecdotes. We will relate only one of the many stories told of him. Once laboring for a man whose love of gain re quired his hands to be up, eat breakfast, and be miles away in the woods with an ox-team before light, he wished to give him a gentle reminder that he was asking too much, which was done in this wise : When asked to pray, one morning, he com menced thus : "We thank thee, O Lord, that thou hast brought us in safety thus far through the night, and if, in thy provi dence, we are permitted to see the light of another day, may we go forth to its duties with a cheerful heart and in thy fear," &c. The next morning he was permitted to eat his breakfast by daylight. He was a public-spirited citizen. He was a se lectman some six years, and was an active deacon in the Bap tist church, laboring much to promote its interests. He m. Mary Chapman, b. Apr. 6, 1803, d.June i, 1849. William W., b. Aug. 17, 1823; d. young. Jonathan M., b. Nov. 14, 1824; d. young. Mary Rosette, b. June 25, 1826; d. Aug. 9, 1849; m. John H. Willard, a singer and a teacher of music. Alice Sophia, b. Oct. 13, 1831; m. Avory W. Gore; r. at Cambridge- port, Mass. Ch., Mary Ella, b. Nov. 14, 1853; m. John Camp bell ; r. at Cambridgeport, Mass. George Avory, b. Nov. 25, 1857. John R., b. Feb. 25, 1859. Lizzie R., b.Jan. 3, 1861. Avory W., b. Dec 2, 1871. Chandler R., b. Feb. 5, 1874. William M., b. Feb. 17, 1835; d. young. Edna A., b. Sept. 10, 1837; d. young. Henry P., b. May 17, 1839; a soldier in the Rebellion; m. Mary B. Clark, of Claremont; r. at Hillsborough. Truman C, b. Nov. 17, 1841 ; d. Mar. 24, 1867; a soldier in the Re- belhon. 360 history of NEWPORT. Jonas Cutting, s. of Jonas Cutting, of Croydon, settled on the Wm. Carr farm, on tbe Unity road, where he remained un til nearly the close of his life. He was a tax-collector and dro ver, as well as a farmer. He d. Nov. 21, 1857, at the age of 73 years. He m. Betsey Eames, who d. Mar. 12, 1845, ^S^^ ^^ years ; m., 2d, Betsey McCollum, who d. May 8, 1867, aged 70. ¦f Jonas, b. Nov. 3, 1800. Betsey, b. 1802; m. Hiram Crosby; d. Aug. 22, 1830. Carleton, b. 1803; d. Feb. 6, 1840. Cynthia, b. May 19, 1807 ; m. Benj. Rockwell ; d. 1877. Adolphus, b. June 25, 1811 ; studied medicine, graduated, and in 1833 went to Ohio, where he has had a pecuniary and professional suc cess. Albert, b. Oct. 16, 1818 ; went to Boston. Sylvia, b. May 22, 1821 ; m., 1842, Frederick Pierce, and went to Windsor, Vt. George, b. May 17, 1816; d. Oct. 24, i860; m., Apr. 6, 1842, Mahala Evans; b. Nov. 20, 1820. Ch., Carleton, b. Oct. 9, 1843; d. Jan. 28, 1846. Charles J., a merchant, b. Feb. 10, 1845; d. Sept. 10, 1876. Altheda, m. Wm. H. Dunbar; d. Feb. i, 1840, aged 30. Jonas Cutting, s. of Jonas and Betsey (Eames) Cutting, grandson of Jonas Cutting, senior ; b. Nov. 3, 1800 ; came to this town in his boyhood, with his father, from Croydon, his native place. He had his preparatory course at Kimball Union Academy, and was graduated at Dartmouth college in tbe class of 1823 ; read law witb Gov. Hubbard, of Charlestown, and Hon. Ruel Williams, of Augusta, Me., and was admitted to the bar in 1826 ; practised his profession at Orono and at Bangor, Me. ; was appointed a judge of the supreme judicial court in that state in 1854, which position he continued to bold, by suc cessive appointments, until 1875, when, disqualified by law by the limitation of age, he retired from the bench which he had so long graced, leaning upon a golden staff, presented by tbe members of the bar. In 1858 his Alma Mater conferred upon him the honorary degree of doctor of laws. He d. in 1875. He ¦ married, in 1833, Lucretia H. Bennoch, of Orono, Me. ; m., 2d, in 1843, Ann R. Fails, of Taunton, Mass. He was noted for his sterling integrity, and for the keenness of his wit and logic. Rebecca D., d. young. Elizabeth J., d. at 18. Frederick H., d. at 21. Helen A., m. Dr. Augustus C. Hamlin, only s. of Hon. Elijah L. Ham lin, brother of the late vice-president. GENEALOGY. 36 I Freeman Cutting, s. of Francis Cutting, of Croydon ; b. July 19, 1821 ; came to this town in 1844; bought the Joseph Wilcox farm, on the Unity road, in 1871. He is the most exten sive farmer, has the largest stock, and pays the highest tax, of any in town ; is (1878) chairman of the board of selectmen. He m., Sept. 10, 1844, Emily A. Hubbard, of Barnard, Vt., b. Sept. 18, 1823. RyfordF., b. June 13, 1845 ; d. Feb. 28, 1851. Dennison F., b. Mar. 26, 1847; m. Luella Stearns, of Cornish, Mar. 24, 1872. Emily P., b.Jan. 20, 1849; m. Prescott Putnam, of Claremont, Oct. 11, 1868. Ch., Alton P., Freeman C, Frankie G., Anna L. John H.,b.]a.n. 7, 1851 ; m. Sarah A. Wilber, of Brookfield, Vt., June 21, 1876. Bela H., b. Mar. 29, 1853. Lois A., b. July 15. 1855 i lu- -Frank E. Jenney, of Plainfield, Sept. i, 1874. Asher G., b. Apr. 5, 1858. Zilpha M., b. July 28, i860. Sarah J., b. Sept. 10, 1862. Abby R., b. May 11, 1865. Viola A., b. Sept. 3, 1868. Elon Cutting, a brother of Freeman ; a farmer ; b. May 10, 1823 ; came to this town in 1865 ; owns the M. Hurd farm on the Unity road. M., Apr. 16, 1850, Polly Lovilla Harding, of Croydon, b. Nov. 4, 1831. Mary E., b. July 10, 1853 ; m., Mar. 20, 1872, Frank E. Wright ; d. Apr. 22, 1873. Anna L., b. May 22, 1855. Francelia M., b. Mar. 29, 1857 ; a teacher. Helen L., b. Dec. 29, 1859; m., Dec. 29, 1875, Frank E. Wright, — 2d wife. Francis M. Cutting, also a brother of Freeman ; b. Nov. 28, 1825; came to this town in 1863. He m.,July 25, 1855, Hannah A. Baker, of Plainfield, dau. of Dimmick Baker. He is one of our wealthy and prosperous farmers. Shepherd H. Cutting, a successful farmer, another brother of Freeman; b. May i, 1828; came from Croydon in 1856; lives in the west part of the town on the old Claremont road. He m., Feb. 24, 1858, Helen F. Baker, dau. of Dimmick Ba ker, of Plainfield. Dimmick B., b. Jan. 28, 1862. Estie M., b. Sept. 16, 1864. Seth H., b. Nov. 3, 1869. 362 history of NEWPORT. DAME. Nathan H. Dame, b. July 31, 1820; a farmer; came from Claremont in 1851, and settled in the north-west part of the town ; m. Mrs. Nancy Parker. Alonzo M., b. Aug. 15, 1852. Henry F. Parker, b. Feb. 6, 1842. Hatehvil Dame came from Kittery, Me., and settled in Go shen. His sons, Aaron, Benjamin, Samuel W, and Joel, sub sequently came to this town. Aaron, b. Sept. i, 1793 ; learned the clothiers' trade of Nathan Hurd, and went to Canada in 18 16. Benjamin, b. Oct. 10, 1795 ; learned the blacksmiths' trade of Benja min Noyes; m. Mariam Flanders; ch., Benjamin F. Samuel W. Dame, s. of Hateevil, b. May 7.9, 1804 ; learned the cabinet trade of William Lowell ; was away from town for many years, residing in Vermont and Illinois. He m. Salona Hunton, dau. of John Hunton. Frances, b. Sept. 2, 1831 ; m. Solon Burroughs, of Vergennes, Vt. Joel Dame, s. of Hateevil ; b. Sept. 6, 1791 ; was a farmer ; went to Lempster, where he was selectman three years, a jus tice twenty-five years, and deputy sheriff thirteen years ; re turned to this town in 1871. He m. Harriet Gunnerson, of Sunapee. Emily R., b. Aug. 29, 1826; m. Russell Bixby; lives in Marlborough. Harriet Olivia, b. Sept. 27, 1836; m. Walter Scales, of Woodstock, Vt. '[George E., b. Oct. 5, 1841. George E. Dame, s. of Joel, came here from Lempster in 1871. He was bred a merchant, and was twelve years in trade in Boston. He has been a successful business man ; was a representative from Lempster in 1870 and 1871 ; was candi date for senator in District No. 10 in 1873 and 1874; was ap pointed clerk of the court for Sullivan county in 1874, and was reappointed to the same office in 1876. He has given much attention to farming, and has been a successful dealer in thor oughbred stock. M., Apr. 28, 1868, Louisa Huntoon, of Lemp ster, b. Sept., 1841. Guy, b. July 15, 1870. GENEALOGY. 363 DARLING. Lucius Wesley Darling, s. of Elijah and Huldah (Hall) Darling, of Croydon ; b. July 10, 1820; came to this town in 1840. He is a man of industry, a shrewd speculator, and one of our wealthiest farmers. He m., Apr. 4, 1848, Corinth E. Wheeler, dau. of David Wheeler ; lives on East mountain. Elijah Darling, his father, was a soldier in the War of 181 2. L. Eli, b. Oct. 29, 1850; d. 1871. Emma C, b. July 28, 1852; m., Oct. 15. 1874, Henry Hurd. Mary E., b. Oct. 7, 1854; m., Oct. 9, 1878, Silas C. Coffin. Willis W., b. July 31, 1856; lives in Boston. Huldah F., b. Nov. 12, 1859. Arthur W., b. July 28, 1865. William Darling, a joiner ; b. at Lemington, Vt., Nov. 30, 1810; came here from Croydon in 1822. He m., Dec. 22, 1833, Ann Kempton, b.June 2, 1810. William W. [see Physicians] ; b. Nov. 20, 1834 ; m. Salona Pike. James P., b. Oct. 10, 1837; m. Anna Perkins, of Concord. Betsey J., b. Nov. 29, 1839; ™' Charles Howard. Hiram K., b. Feb. 24, 1841 ; m. Eveline White, of Croydon. Warren K., b. Apr. 24, 1844; m. May Lovejoy, of Claremont. Walter P., b. Oct. 13, 1845; ¦"- Katie Douglass, of Maine. DAVIS. SoLeMON Davis, b. Jan. 3, 1749; m.,Jan. 27, i774' Lydia Park, who d. Nov. 6, 1781 ; m., 2d, June 17, 1782, Patty Cum mings, of'Croydon. Benajah, b. Dec. 6, 1774. Amy, b. Nov. 5, 1776. Jonah, b. Dec. 9, 1778. Huldah, b. Dec. 18, 1780. Lydia, b. Feb. 5, 1783. Moses, b. June 5, 1785. Moses Davis, b. April 14, 1806; came from Hartland, Vt., in 1828 ; m., April 14, 1830, Tryphena Wright. Hiram N., b. Jan. 3, 1832 ; m., 1857, Sarah M. Hoyt, of Bradford. Sarah J., b. Aug. 3, 1833; m., 1857, John Harriman, of Lempster. Alvah, b. Mar. 16, 1835 ; m. Lavina J. Danforth, of Washington. Frances F., b. Aug. 13, 1836; m. Ansel Putnam. Andrew J., b. Feb. 9, 1839 ! ^- -^°" L. Willis, West Newbury, Mass. Abby T., b. Aug. 8, 1840; m. John Jenness, of Canaan. Mary J., b. Aug. 8, 1842; m. Henry Bradley, of Washington. Martha E., b. May 19, 1847 ; m. Rollin A. Phillips, Rutland, Vt. Melissa A., b. Mar. 24, 1852. 364 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Henry Davis, b. at Hartland, Vt., Feb. 12, 1820; came to this town when five years of age. He was an adopted son of Wm. Carr, and upon the death of Mr. Carr took the homestead now occupied by his son William. He m. Sarah A. Fairbanks, June 12, 1845, and d. Feb. 16, i860. \ William H.,b. Jan. 24, 1847. Augusta A., b. July 8, 1849; m., Nov. 26, 1872, John K.Warren, a physician at Palmer, Mass. Ellen E., b. June 9, 1852; m., June 22, 1873, Geo. S. Pike. Edward E., b. June 9, 1852; d. Oct. 31, 1857. Mary C, b. Sept. 16, 1856. Fred M., b. Aug. 3, 1859. William H. Davis, s. of Henry Davis ; b. Jan. 24, 1847 ; a farmer ; remains at the homestead, on the Wm. Carr farm ; m., Oct. 27, 1868, Mary J. Clough. Elwin H., b. Mar. 30, 1870. Edward A., b. Oct. 16, 1871. Edward F., b. Sept. 9, 1873. Ellen A., b. July 18, 1878. DEAN. Solomon Dean, b. Sept. 5, 1815 ; came to this town from Gilsum, and was for many years an extensive manufacturer of flannels; d. July 22, 1874. He m., Dec. 20, 1835, Augusta Caroline Roby, b. Apr. 25, 1817. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Sept. 3, 1837; m. Franklin Alanson Rawson. Marietta Emroy, b. July 31, 1840; m. Sylvester S. Ingalls. DEMINGS. Harvey F. Demings, s. of John M. ; b. June 22, 1839, at Cornish ; learned the boot and shoe trade at Northville ; settled here in 1875 ; m., July 25, 1869, Sarah M. Libby, dau. of Rev. J. B. Libby of this town, b.Jan. 14, 1849. Thursa A., b. June 23, 1870. Julia May, b. May'7, 1877. DILL. Ansyl S. Dill, b. Nov. 11, 1822, at Lewiston, Me. ; came to this town in July, 1861. He was engaged in tanning at the lower establishment, and was one of the firm of Hunton & Dill. In April, 1874, he removed to Concord, where he now resides. GENEALOGY. 365 and is a livery man. He m., May 8, 1862, Amanda M. Hun toon, of Unity, b. Oct. 18, 1829. DODGE. Leander F. Dodge, b. at Grantham, Nov. 13, 1822 ; came here in March, 1868, and purchased the farm and handle-shop of J. M. Wilmarth, on Oak st, where he has since had a suc cessful business. While in his native town be commanded tbe Grantham Rifle Company, then the star company of the 31st Regiment, and was afterwards lieutenant-colonel. He was also post-master, and filled other places of trust. He was a selectman here in 1871 and 1872. He m.. May 27, 1847, Sarah A. Colby. Elmer E., b. Oct. 23, 1848; m.. Mar. 14, 1877, Edwin G. Eastman. Sarah L., b. Oct. 22, 1850; m., Aug. 21, 1877, Herbert J. Barton. Cora B., b. July 26, 1864. Rosa D., b. Nov. 3, 1866. Chester C. Dodge, a brother of Leander F. ; b. Dec. 4, 1825; a painter; came from Grantham, in 1869 ; now resides at Vineland, N. J. Married Maria Heath, of Enfield ; m., 2d, Alvira A. Kidder, of Croydon, a teacher. Emma M., b. Dec. 30, 1853; m. Day E. Maxfield. Archie R., b. Jan. I, 1867. Nehemiah Dodge ; b. Feb. 4, 1799; a farmer; came from New Boston in 1835, and settled at Kelleyville ; m. Betsey Whitney, of Francestown, b. Mar. 30, 1799- Albert W., b. Sept. 13, 1830; m. Martha E., dau. of Franklin Kelley; r. at Northfield, iVlinn. ; ch., Minijie. Francis, b. Sept. 22, 1833 ; m. Alzira E., dau. of John Chandler, of Goshen. He is an active and prosperous farmer, and has been a selectman at Croydon, where he resides. Ch., Eugene W., El mer E. Lizzie, b. Oct. 10, 1838 ; m. John H. George. Sarah A., b. Apr. 17, 1842. Dexter Dodge, a merchant; b. Feb. 28, 1812, at New Boston ; came to this town, from Goshen, in 1872. He had been in trade at Boston ten years, and thirteen years at Goshen. Elmer Dexter Dodge, s. of Rufus ; b. Nov. 17, 1850; a joiner ; came to this town from Marlow, his native place, in 366 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. 1873 ; m., June 14, 1875, Abbie Adelia Reed, of Acworth, b. June 14, 1854. Bertha Alma, b. Nov. 5, 1876. DOW, Nathaniel, Mehitable, and Eliza Dow, children of Jer emiah Dow, came here from Salem, N. H., in 1792, and set tled in the east part of the town. Mehitable m. Aaron Net tleton ; Eliza m. Joel Nettleton. Nathaniel Dow, s. of Jeremiah ; b. May 10, 1767 ; d. Aug. 15, 1844; m. Nov. ii, 1792, Martha Buswell. Amos, b. Nov. 18, 1793; d. Sept. 3, 181 1. James B., b. Jan. 26, 1796; went West. Matilda, b. May 18, 1798; m. Bela J. Sperry, of Claremont. Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1800; d. Feb. 16. 1854. Hepsibah, b. Sept. 19, 1802; m. Daniel Straw, of Hopkinton. Mehitable, b. Sept. 16, 1804; m. Hon. Nathan Mudget. Martha B., b. Dec. 23, 1806; m. Hon. Samuel Garfield, of Langdon; m., 2d, Seth Richards. Lydia K., b. Nov. 27, 1815; d. Mar. 7, 1816. MosEs Dow, b. May 7, 1771 ; came from Plaistow, and set tled on the J. Thayer place, on the Sunapee road, now owned by Lucius Lathrop. He m. Sarah Bradley, b. May 16, 178 1. Betsey, b. Oct. 17, 1803 ; m. Syene Hale [see Hale]. Harriet, b. Sept. 14, 1810; d. 1823. Sarah B., b. June 16, 1813; d. 1833. Achsah P., b. Feb. 22, 1816. Lydia M., b. Feb. 2, 1820. Hial Dow, s. of Zebediah ; b. Oct. 27, 1815 ; a joiner; came from Croydon ; m. Lura Powers, of Croydon, b. Dec. 13, 1822. He operated for many years at Northville. I« now one of the firm of W. L. Dow & Co. ^Wallace L., b. Sept. 21, 1845. ^Wilber A., b. Mar. I, 1848. Isabel C, b. Jan. 26, 1855 ; m. Charles M. Cummings. Wallace L. Dow, s. of Hial Dow ; b. Sept. 21, 1845 ; op erated for several years at Northville, where he, in company with his father and brother, was engaged in the manufacture of genealogy. 367 tubs and pails for the market, in connection with the joiner business. They subsequently came to the village and erected the present extensive wood factory of W. L. Dow & Co., on Canal street, of which company he is the head man. He has rai'e gifts as an architect and builder, as is attested by the many beautiful specimens of his work in this and other states. [For description of his work, see Builders, page 95.] Married Lois M. Whipple, dau. of Moses Whipple, of Croydon. Edwin W., b. May 6, 1869. Baron C, b. Nov. 10, 1870. Mason H., b. June 21, 1873. Harry G., b. Aug. 22, 1875. Daisy Isabel, b. Mar. 31, 1877. Wilber A. Dow, s. of Hial Dow; b. Mar. i, 1848; is a joiner and builder, and is an active member of the firm of W. L. Dow & Co. ; m. Ellen G., dau. of William M. Gilmore. Willie, b. Aug. 29, 1869. Eugene H., b. Nov. 2, 1871. Arthur, b. Feb., 1873. Josephine, b. Apr. 10, 1875. Lorenzo D. Dow, s. of Lorenzo Dow ; b. Aug. 22, 1840 ; came to this town in 1859, and has been mainly engaged in the Sibley Scythe Factory, at Northville, where he now resides. He m., Nov. 13, 1837, Calista Haven, a teacher, dau. of James Haven. DUDLEY. Daniel Dudley, Jr., b. Apr. 10, 1755, at Saybrook, Conn. ; was among the very earliest settlers in town ; was a shoemaker, merchant, and miller. He built the first village grist-mill. His residence was at the Newton place, south part of Main street. Married Mehitable Johnson, Sept. 16, 1779- ^Daniel, b. Feb. 16, 1780. Silva, b. Apr. 22, 1783 ; m. Oct. 20, 1803, Samuel Wines. Mehitable, b. June 27, 1785; m. Asel Flanders, of Croydon. Betsey, b. July 4, 1787 ; m. Ansel Comstock. Lucy, b. Dec. 27, 1790; m. Dude Connor. William, b. May 12, 1793; m. dau. of Moses Goodwin. James, b. Oct. i, 1797; went to Boston, where he m. and d. Daniel Dudley, s. of Daniel, a shoemaker, operating at the south part of Main street; was a soldier in the War of 181 2, 368 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. for which service to his country his widow drew a pension dur ing the remainder of her life. He m. Susan Cutting. Mehitable, b. Nov. 3, 1800 ; m. Adams Dickey. \Abijah, b. Apr. 7, 1805. Mahala, b. June 16, 1807; m. Jerry Hubbard, who d. in Boston, where she resides. Abijah Dudley, s. of Daniel ; b. Apr. 7, 1805 ; is a shoema ker, and resides at the homestead at the south part of Main street, where he has spent most of his life. He m.. May 7, 1836, Lucinda Clark, dau. of Ephraim Clark. Rufus P., b. Apr. 7, 1839; was a barber, in which trade he was quite successful ; built the Dudley block, now occupied by his broth er, George Freeman. Ill-health compelling him to quit this busi ness, he has since been engaged in farming. M., May 4, 1865, Elizabeth Morse, of Newbury. Mary F., b. Mar. 10, 1844; m., Dec, 1866, Oliver Boyden, a trader; she d. Mar. 4, 1875. Franklin P., b. Sept. 13, 1846; is a boot and shoemaker in the estab lishment of J. H. Patch, of this town; m., June I, 1875, Mary J. Haines, of Croydon. Charles E., b. Mar. 6, 1847 ; a boot and shoemaker, and a skilful work man; m., Nov. 29, 1871, Addie S. George; r. at Pueblo, Col. George Freeman, b. Sept. 18, 1853; m., Feb. 22, 1876, Nellie M. Trow, of Goshen. Daniel W., b. Mar. 7, 1854; m., Dec. 4, 1878, Jennie M. Scribner. John J., b. June 14, 1856; a clerk in the store of Richards & Coflfin. John Dudley, cousin to Daniel; b. Feb. 25, 1758, at Say brook, Conn ; came to this town about 1782. He was a skilful mechanic ; superintended the building of grist-mills in the vil lage, and at Sunapee and Croydon. He m.,June 20, 1782, Lydia Stevens, of Killingworth, Conn. Abigail, b. Sept. 13. 1783. Lydia, b. Oct. 14, 1784. Deborah, b. Aug. 14, 1786. Milla, b. Apr. 10, 1789. Susa, b. Mar. 12, 1791. Sarah, b. May 23, 1793. John, b. May 7, 1795. Nathaniel S., b. July 5, 1797. T. Fisher Dudley, s. of Capt. Jeremiah Dudley ; b. Aug. 18, 1806; d. Aug. 22, 1872; was in trade in this town with Seth Richards, afterwards at Lowell, Mass. ; spent the latter portion of bis life in farming at tbe place now owned by Mr. Parkhurst. He m., June 4, 1835, Lucy C. Kibbey, dau. of Philip W. Kibbey, who d. May 17, 1854; m., 2d, Apr. 11, 1855, Loanda N. Meigs, b.June 30, 1822, d. Feb. 17, 1873. genealogy. 369 Henry F., b. Aug. 9, 1838. George D., b. Jan. 8. 1840. Milo H., b. June 19, 1842. Charles E., b. Jan. 3, 1844. Sarah E., b. May 25, 1846. Edmund, b. Mar. 29, 1851. Fred H. and Frank T., twins, b. Oct. 20, 1857. DUNTON. William Dunton, a scythe-maker ; b. Nov. 9, 1817, at Mill- bury, Mass. ; came to this town in 1842, and purchased the in terest of Sylvanus Earned in tbe scythe factory at Northville ; formed a partnership with Ezra T. Sibley, and with him con tinued the scythe business. Subsequently, having disposed of his interest to Mr. Sibley, he operated at his trade in Canada, and at Fitchburg, Mass., since which he has been in the gro cery trade in Wheeler's block, and has been engaged in various speculations. He was a selectman in 1869. M., Aug. I, 1844, Lois Corbin, dau. of Hon. Austin Corbin. Emma, b. May i, 1846; d. Sept. 21, 1847. Mary A., b. Aug. 22, 184S ; educated at Millbury academy. Frederick W., b. June 9, 1851; educated at Millbury academy; cash ier of the Corbin Banking Co., New York city; m., Feb. 13, 1878, Emily M. Morgan, of Brooklyn, N. Y. DUNKLEE. John Dunklee, a jeweller ; b. at Amherst, this state. Sept 5, 1784; built the Jones house near the village cemetery. He m. Lucretia Buell, Feb. 21, 1808. William S., b. Dec. 12, 1808 ; a printer and editor; now pubUshes the Detroit Tribune. Henry H., b. Sept. 21, 1810. Emily M., b. Aug. 18, 1812 ; m. Luke Atwood, and went to Elgin, 111. Hubbard H., b. Aug. 19, 1817; went to Detroit, Mich., and became an editor. Louisa, b. Oct. 3, 1820; m. Isaac C. Tenney. Sophia C, b. Dec. 8, 1822; m. Robert Bunnell, of Claremont. Harvey P., b. June 7, 1825 ; was killed at Stoddard. DUNBAR. Caleb Dunbar, a carriage-maker ; b. Nov. 7, 1808, at Gran tham ; operated at his trade several years in this town, when he moved to Manchester. Ch., Augusta, Charles, Eveline, George, Frances, Edward, Sidney. 24 370 history of Newport. William H. Dunbar, brother of Caleb, also a carriage-ma ker ; b. Nov. 8, 1812 ; d. Apr. 28, 1877. He m. Altheda Cut ting, dau. of Jonas Cutting, who d. Feb. i, 1840, aged 30 ; m., 2d, Mary Ann Hurd, who d. Mar. 12, 1873, aged 58; m. 3d, Mrs. Martha A. Wells, dau. of Horatio Metcalf. William H., a carriage-painter; b. Oct. 7, 1839; lives at Medford, Mass. M., Dec. 25, 1863, Laura Carr, of Orford, b. July 18, 1841. Ch., Mary A., b. Feb. 5, 1866; Jesse W., b. June 8, 1868. Lillian M., b. June 22, 1859, dau. of Mrs. (Wells) Dunbar by first hus band. Edwin H. Dunbar, a farmer and poultry dealer ; b. Dec. 17, 1840; came here in 1872; lives at the T. Herrick place on Summer street. He m. Ella R. Stewart, of Farmington, Me. Eugene B., b. June 19, 1873. Ralphs., b. Mar. 12, 1875. DUNHAM. Solomon Dunham, b.June 15, 1760; came from Attlebor ough, Mass., in 1784, and settled on the L. Lawton farm on Pike hill. He was a soldier in the Revolution ; d. July i, 1843. He m., Jan. 22, 1784, Sally Blanden, b.June 15, 1760. Solomon, b. Dec 3, 1784; was a clothier, having learned his trade of Reuben Bascom ; he went to Bethel, Vt., and from thence to North- field, in the same state; m. a Miss Smith, of Bethel, and had a family. ^Benjamin, b. June 12, 1786. Othaniel, b. 1788; went to Bethel, Vt. Sally, b. May 15, 1789; m. Eli Howe. Lucy, b. May. 1791 ; m. Jessiel Perry. Nancy, b. 1793; unmarried. Rhoda, b. 1795 ; m. Rev. Simeon Chamberlin. Polly, b. 1797; m. Stephen Call. Fanny, b. 1799; m. Asa Webster. Betsey, b. 1803; d. at 12 years. Olive, b. 1805 ; m. Matthew H. Moody. John Dunham, brother of Solomon ; b. Aug. 2, 1762 ; came here from Attleborough, Mass., in 1785, but after a brief pe riod returned to his native town. He m.. Mar. 10, 1785, Anna Rounds, b. Feb. i, 1768. George, b. Mar. 30, 1786; Atina, Betsey, Lydia. Hepsebah Dunham, half sister of Solomon, Sen. ; b. May 23> 1755 ; ni-) Nov. 25, 1773, Stephen Perry. genealogy. 371 Nathaniel Dunham, m. Mary Northover ; d. at Montpel ier, Vt. Benjamin Dunham, s. of Solomon, Sen.; b.June 12, 1786; d. Aug. 25, 1841 ; m. Eliza Mirick, sister of Benjamin, the hatter. Benjamin M., m. Betsey Carr; lived on the L. Lawton farm. Ch., Charies P., b. Feb. 17, 1839; George F.; William H.; David E. and Elmira, twins. Daniel B., m. Calista R. Howe, and removed to Vermont. Nelson, m. Abigail Hurd. Solomon, d. young. Martha, m. James Goodwin. Lucy, m. and went to Maine. Timothy Dunham, b. Jan. 3, 1835 ; m. Sarah S. Tennev ; m., 2d, Mrs. Louisa A. Lewis. Ch., Josephitie E.,h. Oct. 20, 1861 ; Eugene, b. 1864 ; Abraham L., b. July 22, 1866. DURKEE. Robert Durkee and his three sons, Rufus, Moses Paine, and Asa, came from Brimfield, Conn., and settled on the H. Brown place, in the north part of the town, where he d. Dec 21, 1803, aged 70 years. He was a shoemaker by trade, and with tbe Rev. Bial Ledoyt, carried on tbe shoe business in con nection with his farming operations. His wife, Mehitable, d. May 14, 1 81 7, aged 83 years. Asa went to New York. Rufus Durkee, s. of Robert ; m. Polly, dau. of Thomas Whipple, and removed to Croydon, where he carried on the tanning business at tbe East Village, during the remainder of his life. He was the father oi Ruel Durkee, who was b. July 14, 1807, and who has for so long a time occupied a promi nent position in that town ; who has been a representative two years and a selectman thirty years, and has held positions of trust in the state. He was also father oi Lavina Durkee, who m. John B. Stowell ; and of Paine Durkee, b. Oct. 7, 181 7, who was a representative from that town, was an officer during the Rebellion, and the inspector of customs at Ports mouth, where be d. Moses Paine Durkee, s. of Robert; b. 1763 ; occupied the homestead until his death, which occurred in September, 1837. 372 history of NEWPORT. He was an active business man. He had a well-tilled farm, a large stock, and a fine dairy. In addition to his farming he owned and operated an oil-mill standing on the site of the W . L. Dow factory, the village grist-mill, and tbe lower village tan nery, and was also an extensive drover. He took a lively in terest in church matters. He was a representative in 1830 and in 183T, and was several years a selectman. Married Lucy Perry, who d. Oct. 15, 1801, aged 37; m., 2d, Patty Dwinell, who d. July 20, 1808, aged 28 ; m., 3d, Patty Cilley. '[Ziba, b. June 10, 1786. \Ruel, b. May 11, 1791. Lucy, b. Jan 20, 1793; m. Elijah Rickard, of Cornish. Martha, b. May 28, 1815 ; m. Sumner Miller. She d. Sept. 16, 1841. Moses Paine, b. Aug. 13, 1816 ;¦ went to Lebanon, where he is engaged in mechanical business. Married Olive E. Ricker, who d. 1873; m., 2d, in 1874, Martha J. Abbott, of Maine. Ziba Durkee, s. of Moses Paine Durkee ; b. June 10, 1786 ; m.. Mar. i, 1812, Lovisa McGregor, b. Sept. 5, 1792, and went to Hanover, where he has spent most of his life at farming. He d. Oct. II, 1878, at Lebanon, where be bad resided for several years. Ziba F., b. Dec. 17, 1812; m., October, 1845, Sophronia Bennett, of Wentworth Location. Lucy, b. June 8, 1814; m., April, 1846, James H. Buck, of Lebanon. Marinda, b. Oct. 8, 1816; m., June 2, 1844, Chandler Drake, of Sut ton, Mass. William P., b. Mar. 22, 1819; m., Nov., 1853, Louisa M. Seavey, of Lebanon. Esther M., b. Apr. 2, 1821; m.. May 25, 1852, Franklin Tucker, of Northfield, Vt. George H., b. Jan. 25, 1831 ; m., 1854, Lois M. Mellen, of Newport. Ruel Durkee, son of Moses P. Durkee; b. May 11, 1791. He early removed to Hanover, where he spent his life at farm ing. He m. Huldah, dau. of James White. Ruel C. early in life had a fondness for military display. For quite a number of years he occupied the Eli Jacobs residence, which was then situated in the north part of the town, between the C. C. Shedd and Wm. Haven farms. Has long r. at Hanover. Philander, a successful business man at Hanover; m. Caroline Mason. Ch., Albert, John, Moses. Betsey, m. Eben Delano, of Hanover. Ch., Clarence E., Clara C, Grace, Delivan C. Huldah E., m. Elisha Ticknor, of Lebanon. Ch., Clarence, Eugene, Florence L., Mabel. Lucy, m. Frank S. Gould, of Hanover. Ch., Emily, Alice, Frank, Fan ny, Jennie. genealogy. 373 DURGIN. Michael Durgin, after following the sea for some time, came to this town, and was a merchant at Northville. He went to Boston, where he died in 1853, aged 59 years. DUTTON. Uriel H. Dutton, a grain and lumber dealer; b. Feb. 28, 1842; came from Hartland, Vt., in 1871 ; m. Mary Seaver. He built and occupied for some time tbe grain store on Corn alley, now owned by Frank P. Rowell. DWINELL. Jacob Dwinell, a blacksmith residing at Kelleyville ; b. 1782 ; m., Feb. 5, 1807, Temperance Church, who d. Feb. 12, 1815 ; m., 2d, July 10, 1816, Polly Chellis, of Goshen, who d. Nov. 6, 1853, aged 68 years. He d. Aug. 17, 1862. Edmund, b. Aug. 2, 1807. Solon, b. Apr. 30, 1808; d. young. Patty, b. Dec. 20, 1810; d. young. Caleb, b. Feb. 17, 1813. Temperance, b. May 21, 1819; m. Frankhn Kelley; lives at Northfield, Minn. EASTMAN. Benjamin Eastman, s. of Joseph and grandson of Benjamin ; b. at Salisbury, Mass., Sept. 9, 1730; came to this town from Boscawen in 1781. He descended from Roger Eastman, who came from England in 1640, and settled at Salisbury, Mass. He was a deacon. He lived on the T. J. Eastman farm, on the Unity road, which farm is now occupied by the fifth generation. He m. Susannah Jackman. Jeremiah, b. July 2, 1758. '[Johnson, b. Nov. 15, 1764. Susannah, b. Aug., 1766. Ezra, b. June, 4, 1769. Enoch, b. Oct. 26, 1772. '[Amos, b. Dec. 18, 1774. Hannah, b. Mar. 18, 1777. Benjamin, b. June 22, 1781. Susannah, b. Mar. 6, 1784. Johnson Eastman, s. of Dea. Benjamin; b. Mar. 15, 1764; lived on East mountain ; went to New York. He m. Sally Lewis. Nathan, b. Sept. 29, 1791. Lois, b. Mar. 28, 1794. Polly, b. July II, 1798. John, b. Mar. 18, 1802. Sukey, b. Jan. 11, 1804. Feleucia, b. Aug. 3, 1807. Nathaniel C, b. Jan. 3, 1812. 374 history of Newport. Amos Eastman, s. of Benjamin ; b. Dec. 24, 1775 ; lived at the homestead on the Unity road. He m. Joanna Buell, b. May '[Thomas J., b. Aug. 23, 1803. Mary A., b. Jan. 30, 1808: d young. John, b. Sept. 8, 181 1 ; m. Mary Gilbert; went to Michigan. Horace, b. Feb. 19, 1812; m. Emma Wells; went to Miles, Mich. Ch.. Lois K. Amos, b. July 4, 1815; studied medicine with Dr. J. L. Swett, and af ter graduating practised at Chester, Vt., where he died early in life. His enterprise and talent gave promise of a life of usefulness. Albert, b. Nov. 29, 1819; m. Lucinda Wood. Ch., Arlie E., Horace A., Lydia A. Thomas J. Eastman, s. of Amos ; b. Aug. 23, 1803 ; m. Eve line Wood, b. May 18, 1S08. He resided at the homestead on the Unity road ; was for a while engaged in staging. Adnah S., b. Oct. 29, 1835; m. Charles C. Aspinwall; r. at Concord. Ch., Ada M. Charles J., b. May 6, 1838. Silas B., b. Jan. 27, 1840. Amos, b. July 21, 1841. John S., b. Aug. 29, 1843; ui. Nellie Mitchell. William, b. Apr. 10, 1846; m. Jennette R. Dinsmore. Ch., Lena C. Jrank P., b. Feb. 7, 1848. EATON. Nathan T. Eaton lived on the Benj. Reed place, on the Unity road; m. Jane L. Youngman, dau. of Mrs. Reed by a former husband. Came here in 1862. EDES. The Edes family came from tbe easterly part of England, and were among tbe early settlers in Massachusetts. They trace their pedigree back some three hundred years to a clergyman who was ejected from his living for nonconformity. As a fam ily they are noted for longevity, several attaining to over ninety years of age. Amasa Edes, s. of Samuel and grandson of Nathan Edes ; b. Mar. 21, 1792, at Antrim, N. H. He m.. Mar. 20, 1822, Sa rah Hart, of Keene, b. July 5, 1795, d. Oct. 8, 1869. [See Law yers.] Joseph W.. b. May 30, 1823; d. June 8, 1828. \Samuel H., b. Mar. 31, 1825. \ ff \ ^\ ^7, y^c genealogy. 375 Samuel H. Edes, s. of Amasa Edes ; b. Mar. 31, 1825 ; m., Dec. 30, 1847, Juba -^- Nourse, of Acworth. [See Lawyers.] ¦f George C, b. Apr. 23, 1849. William A., b. Dec 5, 1854; a student at Kimball Union Academy; had musical talent; d. Sept. 29, 1872. Samuel, b. Sept. 4, 1857; d. Sept. 24, 1858. Marcia J., b. Sept. 5, 1859. George C. Edes, s. of Samuel H. Edes; b. Apr. 23, 1849; was educated at Kimball Union Academy ; early became a clerk in the dry goods store of his father, and on attaining bis majority was admitted to partnership with him, and with him has since been engaged in trade. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity ; was one of tbe projectors of the Sun apee telegraph, and is now president of that company. He was town-clerk in 1873 and 1874, and in 1878 was elected one of the supervisors of the town. Married Lizzie Lyons. Frank H., b. June i, 1874. Elizabeth J., b. Apr. 3, 1876. ELLIS. Jacob Ellis and his three sons, Arnold, Jacob, and Asa, came from Meriden, Conn., and settled on the F. Boardman place. Pleasant street. Jacob and Asa were never married. Jacob, the father, d. Dec. 15, 1812, aged 83 years. Arnold Ellis, s. of Jacob ; b. Oct. 29, 1776 [see Physicians]. He m., Oct. 24, 1799, Elizabeth Dudley ; m., 2d, Feb. 24, 1805, Hannah Buell ; d. Feb. 4, 1830, aged 44 years. Arnold W., b. July 21, 1800. Horace, b. Mar. 5, 1807. Moranda, b. Apr. 30, 1809. Hannah M., b. Mar. 8, 181 1. Caleb Ellis was one of the prominent men of the state. [See Lawyers.] George A. Ellis, s. of Nathan Ellis, of Gilsum ; a manu facturer ; b. Nov. 14, 1839; came to this town Jan. i, 1857; m., Nov. 8, 1859, JuHa Haywood, of Acworth, b. July 17, 1836 ; m., 2d, Aug. 9, 1863, Kate P. George, b. April 13, 1845, dau. of Samuel E. George. He has been an overseer in the Graiiite Mills since their completion in 1867. Lora E., b. Apr. 15, 1861. Josie A., b. June 23, 1870. Maud, b. June 28, 1873. Charlotte A., b. Sept. 23, 1874. 37^ HISTORY OF NEWPORT, EMERSON. A family of six Emersons came from Newbury, — Pierce, who d. a bachelor; Clark; Benjamin, who m. Miss Kemp ton, of Croydon ; Membra, who m. David Stockwell, of Croy don ; Cyrus, who went to Boston, where he d. ; and Rosa, who m. John Lane. Clark Emerson, b. Jan. 20, 1784; d. May 19, 1843; was for many years prominent among our brick-makers ; m. Susan na Reed, of Croydon, who d. Mar. 4, i860, aged 72 years. Oliver, b. Sept. 2, 1809; a brick-maker. Lovina, b. Sept. 5, 1811 ; d. aged 48. Lucy A., b. Aug. 17, 1814; m. Chas. Kelsey. Cyrus, b. Sept. 6, 1818; d. aged 45. '[Charles, b. Mar. 16, 1822. Louisa, b. July 28, 1824. \Moses R., b. May 19, 1828. Charles Emerson, s. of Clark; b. Mar. 16, 1822 ; a stone mason and farmer. He is a man of extraordinary mechanical genius. He was a selectman in 1855 and 1856, and a repre sentative in 1867. In 1852 and 1853 he was in California. He m., Feb. 7, 1854, Betsey A. Emerson, dau. of Jonathan and Sally (White) Emerson, b.Mar. 15, 1828. Frances L., b. May 20, 1855. E. Nettie, b. Mar. 26, 1859. Charles J., b. Feb. 28, 1862. MosES R. Emerson, s. of Clark ; b. May 19, 1828 ; when a boy of 13 years, went to live with John B. Stowell, who was appointed post-master, and had charge of the office several years. Later he was clerk in a dry-goods store at Lowell, Mass., and afterwards clerk in a hardware store in Boston two years. Returning to Newport, he entered the store of S. Rich- • ards & Sons as clerk, where he remained until 1853, when he was married, and settled at Ludlow, Vt., beginning business for himself in a country store. In 1855 he sold out his business at Ludlow, and removed to Claremont, N. H., where be was in the dry-goods business nearly twenty years. In 1873 he sold out his business at Claremont to accept the position of special agent and adjuster for the Home Fire Insurance Company of , GENEALOGY. 377 New York, for the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Ver mont, which position he now occupies. In 1877 be removed to Concord, where he is now permanently located. He repre sented the town of Claremont in the legislature in 1866 and 1867; was bank commissioner in 1870, 1871, 1873, and 1874. Married, Sept. 22, 1853, Helen, dau. of Capt. Seth Rich ards, who d. Mar. 30, 1868 ; m., 2d, June 9, 1869, Alice Bart lett Goddard, dau. of E. L. Goddard, of Claremont. Edwin Herbert, b. Mar. 16, 1855 ; d. Nov. 21, 1865. Fanny Richards, b. June 15, 1857. Charles Henry, b. May 27, 1859; d. Sept. 19, 1859. William Foster, b. Aug. 6, 1861. Herbert Clark, b. Dec. 19, 1865. Jonathan Emerson, b. April 24, 1799; came here from Goshen, his native place, in 1828. He settled on Thatcher hill, but now has a residence on the Goshen road. He m., July 10, 1822, Sally, dau. of Enoch White, b. Aug. 24, 1802. Betsey A.,b. Mar. 15, 1828; m. Charles Emerson. Jonathan Emerson, 2d, b. Aug. 25, 1792, at Weare; came to this town from Newbury ; lived in the north part of tbe town, on the S. Kempton farm, now occupied b}' Hilliard Rowell ; subsequently removed to Lebanon, where he d. Feb. 12,1873. He was an enterprising and prosperous farmer. M., 1813, Polly Collins, of Danville, b. July 3, 1787, d. Sept. 8, 1867. \Hiram, b. May 17, 1813. Susan, b. May 12, 1815 ; m. Wilder L. Bardett. ^Jonathan, b. Sept. 2, 1817. Arvilla B., b. Apr. 22, 1820; m. L. N. Kempton, of Claremont. '[James, b. Jan. 2, 1823. '[Moses W., b. Mar. 21, 1825. \Albro v., b. July 10, 1827. -fCyrus J., b. Mar. 11, 1830. Lucena A.,b. Aug. 27, 1834; twin; d. July 18, 1858. Married Oren T. Hayes. Ch., Harry H., b. Sept. 25, 1851 ; d. young. Henry H., b. June 21,1853; m., Dec. 3, 1874, Caceelia N. Chicquot, of Hastings, Minn.; r. in Sunapee; ch., Harry H., b. June 28, 1876; Harly H., b. Oct. 26, 1877. Nina A., b. Oct. 2, 1878. Lucina M., b. Aug. 27, 1834; twin; m., Dec. 24, 1857, Robert Buck; d. at Hastings, Minn., June 7, 1859. Hiram Emerson, s. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emer son ; b. May 17, 1813. He spent his boyhood on the farm 378 HISTORY OF NEWPOBT. with his father, after which he learned the blacksmiths' trade, and was for several years engaged at that business in this town. He removed to Lebanon, where he has since resided. He m., Oct. 5, 1837, Lydia K., eldest dau. of Hon. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, of this town. Zilpha E., h. Dec. 15, 1838; d. May 7, 1840. Fanny A., b. Mar. 22, 1841 ; m.. Mar. ro, 1863, Edwin Harris; r. at St. Johnsbury, Vt. Willie, b. Mar. 7. 1843; d. young. Z. Elisabeth, b. Oct. 19, 1844; m., Mar. 25, 1868, Grafton Griggs; d. May I, 1870, at Rutland, Vt. Ellen B., b. May 22, 1847; m., July 6, 1871, Harvey H. Carter; r. at Holyoke, Mass. Edwin B., b. May 22, 1847; m. July 6, 1871, Mary L. Parsons; r. at Salisbury, N. H. Marietta E., b. Apr. 18, 1852; d. young. Frederick H., b. Feb. 2, 1857; r. at Lebanon. Jonathan Emerson, s. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson; b. Sept. 2, 1817 ; m., June 7, 1840, Lucretia W. Martin, of Weare, b. July 8, 1815. He learned the black smiths' trade, and opened a shop at Northville, where he has long had a prosperous business. He has an especial gift at horse-shoeing. Christiana L., b. Nov. 13, 1843; ™-> Nov. 30, 1865, Edwin H. Wake field. '[Charles M., b. Nov. 25, 1846. Addie L., b. Sept. 18, 1848; m., Oct. 19, 1869, Chas. H.Matthews. Charles M. Emerson, s. of Jonathan Emerson, Jr. ; b. Nov. 25, 1846 ; was at New London Academy in 1S65 and '66. The latter year he became a clerk in the store of Gilman C. Whipple, at Lebanon, where he remained seven years. He then came to Newport, and commenced business for himself. He m., April 15, 1873, Luella E., dau. of Quartus Fletcher, of Cornish, b. Feb. 7, 1849. James Emerson, s. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emer son ; b. Jan. 2, 1823 ; was for a while engaged in tbe harness business with E. Wheeler, after which he went to Manchester, and from thence to Lowell, Mass. ; m. Sarah A. Whitcomb, of this town, dau. of Dea. Parmenas Whitcomb. Ella T., Minnie, Hattie F., James. GENEALOGY. 379 MosES W. Emerson, s. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson; b. Mar. 21, 1825 ; removed to Enfield, where he d. Apr. 20, 1872 ; m., 1850, Ann E. Crosby, dau. of Freeman Crosby, of Croydon. Arthur S., b. Aug. 9, 1852. Ida M., b. Sept. 8, 1855. Florence B., b. Aug. 23, 1864. Alma C., b. July 4, 1866. Albro V. Emerson, s. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emerson ; b. July 10, 1827 ; a farmer ; r. at Lebanon ; m., Jan. I, 1850, Josephine E. Kempton. Mary A., b. Sept. 29, 1850. Lucy Isabel, b. July 18, 1852. Frank V., b. Sept. 16, 1854. Helen J., b. June 10, 1857. Elmer E., b. Sept. 22, 1858. Cyrus J. Emerson, s. of Jonathan and Polly (Collins) Emer son ; b. Mar. 11, 1830; m., Apr. 21, 1850, Betsey M., dau. of Harvey and Mary Straw, b. in Claremont, Oct. 24, 1830; r. at Granby, Conn. Geo7'ge E., b. July 28, 1851. Cyrus J., b. Mar. 9, 1854. Alice M., b. July 27, 1856. Katie E., b. Mar. 14, 1859 Henry E., b. Aug. 31, 1862. Arthur D., b. June 20, l865. Zharlie H., b. Dec. 21, 1867. William Emerson, b. June i, 1806 ; came here from Goshec m 1855, and purchased the farm on Unity road now occupiea by Simon A. Tenney. After remaining there several years be sold out, and purchased the village grist-mill, where he had a successful business for several years. He m. Emily Nichols, of Lempster. He d. in 1871. Mary E., b. Aug. 24, 1829; m. Milan G. Booth, of Unity; ch., Will iam G. Troupe N., b. Dec. 18, 1831 ; d. young. Helen N, b. July 28, 1837; m. Aaron N. Griifin. Emily, b. May 7, 1840; d. young. William 0.,b. Mar. 12, 1843; d. in the army. Mira E., b. Dec. 30, 1848 ; m. Edward Stevens. EMERY. Elijah P. Emery, s. of Amos; b. May 24, 1824, at New bury; came here in 1855. He m., Dec. 20, 1849, Ruth M. Blodgett, dau. of Nathaniel Blodgett ; had two ch., both d. young. 380 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Simon A. Emery, brother of Elijah P. ; came to this town about 1855. He m., Feb., 1853, Elvira D. Blodgett; m., 2d, a lady from Maine ; had two ch., d. young. EMMONS. Morris J. Emmons, s. of Samuel Emmons; b. May 13, 1833, at Charlestown. His father was the former landlord of the Newport House. He has devoted his life to the tanning business ; is now in the establishment of Lyman Rounsevel ; m. Jane E. Osgood. Edwin H., b. Jan. i, 1862. Mary S., b. Oct. 16, 1865. Samuel M., b. Mar. 17, 1873. ENDICOTT. Samuel Endicott was b. at North Danvers, Mass., Dec. 14, 1754. He and his son, Timothy Leach, came to this town, and bought the Giles mill in the east part of the town, on the spot now occupied by the Granite Mills, where the family resided until 1836, when they sold out and removed to tbe place since occupied by them in the west part of the town. He was a de scendant, in the sixth generation, from John Endicott, the first governor of Massachusetts. He was a surgeon's mate in the Revolution ; d. Apr. 8, 1840, aged 84. He m. Demaris Os- born, who d. May 9, 1834, aged 84. Timothy Leach Endicott, s. of Dr. Samuel Endicott ; b. Dec. 26, 1785 ; d.June 15, 1849. He m. Mary Trask, of Rox bury, Mass., Apr. 5, 1812, who d. May 27, 1871, aged 78 years. '[William, b. Aug. 20, 1813. Mary, b. May 8, 1815. Lydia, b. Feb. 7, 1817; m. Reuben Roberts, of Amherst, Mass. Ch., Mary Catherine. John, b. Sept. 9, 1821. Jacob O., b. Apr. 20, 1823. John and Jacob r. at the homestead, west of Kelleyville. William Endicott, s. of Timothy Leach, a farmer residing in tbe Kelleyville district. He m., Apr. 9, 1839, Lydia K. Goodwin, of Tunbridge, Vt., b. Mar. 17, 1815. '[George W., b. Nov. 17, 1840. '[Henry W., b. Jan. 10, 1845. Ellen M., b. Apr. 6, 1856. GENEALOGY. 38 I George W. Endicott, s. of William ; b. Nov. 17, 1840; a farmer, residing in tbe Kelleyville district. He m.,June 8, 1865, Marietta Lewis, of Amherst, Mass. Fred E., b. Apr. 3, 1867. Clara, b. May 30, 1871. Ida M., b. Mar. 29, 1873. Henry W. Endicott, s. of William ; b. Jan. 10, 1845 '¦< ^ farm in the Kelleyville district. He m., Feb. 22, 1872, Phebe Skilton, of Burlington, Mass. Stella. EVANS. Randall Evans, a farmer; b. Mar. 3, 1822 ; m., Feb. 11, 1845, Harriet E. Howe, and occupies the A. Howe farm in the south-west part of the town. Albro Q., b. Mar. 18, 1846; m., Sept. 10, 1872, Ada Farnsworth, of Claremont. Ch., Charles A., b. Mar. 4, 1873. Emma J., b. July 18, 1852; m., Oct. 10, 1869, Horace D. J. Sprague. Ch., Minnie, b. May 3, 1870; Herman H., b. July 29, 1873. EVERETT. Richard C. Everett, b. Mar. 7, 1792, at Lunenburg, Vt. ; a farmer ; lived on the west slope of Oak hill, on the farm now occupied by bis son, Charles P., where he d. Aug. 18, 1869. He m. Rhoda Hoskins, of Grafton, who d. Feb. 15, 1877, ^ged 84 years. Samuel H. N. B., b. Sept. 17, 1820; had a literary taste, and was ac tively engaged in its pursuits during his brief life ; d. May 5, 1843. [See Literature.] ^Charles P., b. Mar. 28, 1825. Rhoda H. E., b. Aug. 26, 1829 ; m. James M. Kenerson. [See Litera ture.] Charles P. Everett, s. of Richard C. Everett ; b. Mar. 28, 1825 ; has devoted himself to farming, operating at the home stead on Oak hill. Has twice been a candidate for represent ative. He m.. May 6, 1858, Rosaline G. Page, dau. of John Page. 382 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. FAIRBANKS. Jabez Fairbanks, b. Feb. 24, 1788; came from Frances- town in 1840, and purchased the farm on Elm street now occu pied by his son, George H. Fairbanks, and there remained until his death. Pie m., Jan. 2, 1814, Sally Bixby, b. Jan. 29, 1789 ; m., 2d, Mary Bixby. Elmira, b. Dec, 1814; d. May 30, 1846. Sarah Ann, b. Dec. i5, 1818; m. Henry Davis. Eliza J., b. Mar. 5, 1821 ; d. Aug. 31, 1821. Mary E., b. Jan. 29, 1826; m. Dexter Peabody. ^George H., b. June 4, 1830. George H. Fairbanks, s. of Jabez ; b. June 4, 1830 ; came to this town with bis father in 1840, and labored with him on his farm until he attained his majority ; since which time he has had charge of the farm and stock, and has been a thriving and successful farmer. He has also for many years been en gaged in trade, at first with George W. Nourse, and since with Philip Royce, with whom be still operates. He was a rep resentative in 1877 i is an active and leading member in the Methodist church. He m. Eunice E. Chapin, dau. of Dea. Henry Chapin; m., 2d, Nov. 19, 1855, Helen M. Nourse, b. Aug. 18, 1829. Charles H., b. Nov. 28, 1856. Mary H., b. June 26, 1861 ; d. Aug. i, 1863. George A., b. Mar. 24, 1863. Burton E., b. Nov. 15, 1870. FARNSWORTH. Joseph Farnsworth, b.June 25, 1772, at New Ipswich; came to this town from Alstead in 1814, and was in trade for a while in the Nettleton block ; afterwards, in connection with Alvin Hatch, he built the Stowell building, now occupied by C. M. Emerson, where they carried on a prosperous business until his death, which occurred July 19, 1837. He was an ex emplary deacon in the Baptist church, and had the confidence of all who knew him. He m., Feb. 28, 1803, Martha Shep herd, of Alstead, b. Nov. 4, 1780, d. Apr. 2, 1834; •"¦) 2d, Nov. 27, 1834, Mrs. Tryphena Cheney, widow of Col. William Cheney. GENEALOGY. 383 Zerviah, b. Jan. 20, 1804; m. Nov. 12, 1828, Dea. David B. Chapin. Martha A., b. Oct. 2, 1806; m., Sept. 6, 1831, Rev. Leonard Tracy; she d. Apr. 22, 1845. Ch., Jane E., Martha J., Joseph L. Joseph Shepherd, b. Mar. 31, i8u ; was bred a merchant in his father's store, and upon the death of his father took his interest and con tinued in trade with Mr. Hatch. He was a fine penman, and later in life taught writing. James Harvey, b. May 2, 1813, at Alstead; early in life removed to Windsor, Vt., where he now resides; m., Oct. 3, 1836, Caroline J. Barry, of Windsor, Vt. Ch., Shepherd, Leonard Tracy, Martha. Elizabeth Emery, b. Nov. 12, 1814; m., Sept. 23, 1838, Jesse Wilcox, s. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; she d. Dec. 16, 1845. [See Literature.] \ Oliver Thomas, b. July 3. 18 18. Oliver Thomas Farnsworth, s. of Joseph Farnsworth ; b. July 3, 1818 ; was educated at Newport and Lebanon acade mies ; became a merchant, and spent his life at trade in Boston, where he d. Mar. 5, 1875. He m., 1854, Caroline A. Hunt, of Boston, b. at Gilmanton, Aug. 24, 1832. Lizzie M., b. Oct. 23, 1855, at Newport; m., Oct. 9, 1878, Seth M. Richards, of this town. Carrie Edith, b. Dec. 11, 1858, in Boston, where she now resides. FERREN. Zebulon Ferren, m., Sept. 25, 1785, Lydia Coburn. Daniel, b. June 10, 1786. John, b. Dec 25, 1789. Cynthia, b. Apr. 22, 1791. Zebulon, b. Oct. 23, 1793. Orren, b. Nov. 27, 1798. FITCH. Luther J. Fitch, b. Feb. 14, 1820; came from Marl borough, N. H. ; m. Erosina Dame ; m., 2d, Rusilla C. Haven. Wilbur, b. Sept. 9, 1845. Sarah E., b. Apr. 28, 1852. Lucy A., b. Apr. 20, 1853. Levi W., b. Dec. 24, 1854. Delia L:, b. June 24, 1857. Emma C, b. Nov. 24, i860. Etta M., b. July 17, 1863. FISHER. Nathaniel Fisher, a tanner and merchant ; lived at the E. Noyes place, having his store in the upper story. Nathaniel Fisher, Jr., s. of the above ; was a hatter, and 384 history of NEWPORT. worked in the basement of his father's house ; m. Mary Wilcox, dau. of Maj. Jesse Wilcox. '[Nathaniel Wilcox, b. 17<)<). Catherine, b. Jan. 15, 1801 ; m. Dea. Henry Chapin. Nathaniel Wilcox Fisher, s.of Nathaniel Fisher, Jr., was b. at Auburn in 1799, graduated at Amherst college, and stud ied theology at Auburn, N. Y. He was for several years a missionary in Ohio, and was an agent for Marietta college in that state. After preaching a while at Lockport and Palmyra, N. Y., he was settled at Sandusky, O., where he d. at the age of 50 years. He was a man of talent and a fluent speaker. Amos Fisher, b. Mar. 3, 1766 ; a native of Dedham, Mass. ; lived on the A. Wright farm ; m., Apr. 21, 1798, Huldah Arms, of Deerfield, b. Apr. 28, 1766. Gustavus, b. Feb. 22, 1796. Daniel, b. Mar. 15, 1797. A7nos, b. May 10, 1800. Timothy Fisher, lived witb his son, Timothy, Jr., on the R. P. Claggett farm. They also came from Dedham, Mass. Elisha P. Fisher, a jeweller ; b. June 30, 1843, at Nantuck et, Mass. ; came here from Concord, N. H., in 1873 ; m. Hel en J. Knight. Elijah K., b. Aug. 25, 1869; d. y. Phebe, b. Jan. 12, 1873; d. y. FISKE. Erastus Fiske, s. of Samuel Fisk, 2d; b. June i, 1809; came from Claremont to this town in 1863, and purchased a farm at Northville, where he has since resided. Married Anna, dau. of Timothy Perry. Charles H., b. Aug. 8, 1838 ; m. Ruth McGowen, of Unity. Susan A., b. May 6, 1840; m. Martin L. Whittier. Samuel E., b. Sept. 20, 1842; a printer; r. at Fall River, Mass. Sewell, b. June 9, 1846. Franklin, b. Sept. 27, 1847. Harriet H., b. Nov. 9, 1849; m. Ruel Loverin, of Croydon; has a fam ily. Minerva E., b. June 10, 1853. Isabel Maria, b. Sept. 22, 1856; m. Mar. 4, 1877, Frank P. Winter Ch., Arthur George, b. Jan. 10, 1878. genealogy. 385 FLANDERS. William H. Flanders, a native of Concord ; came here in 1856 ; lived on the East mountain ; resides at Haverhill, Mass. Married Lois B. Kempton. FLINT. Isaac C. Flint, b. Sept. 3, 1798 ; came from Mont Vernon in 1855, and purchased a farm in the south part of the town, on the Unity road. He afterwards lived on the Goshen road, on the place now occupied by F. S. Little, but removed to Goshen, where he d. soon after. Married Susan Russell. FLETCHER. Ephraim Fletcher came from Sturbridge, Mass., with his three sons, Joel, Ephraim, and Timothy; d.Jan. i, 1836, aged 94. He m. Sarah M. Davenport, who d. Nov. 4, 1806, aged 66. Joel went to Sunapee, where he was drowned in Sunapee lake. Ephraim Fletcher, s. of Ephraim ; b. Nov. 23, 1767 ; r. on the west slope of Oak hill, his farm bordering on Sugar river. He d. Apr. 27, 1854; m., Feb. 20, 1794, Jael Mores, b. Mar. 22, 1775, d.Jan. 3, 1862. Oliver, b. Jan. 19, 1795 ; d. young. Orpha, b. Mar. 23, 1797 ; d. Dec. 3, 1867 ; m., June i, 1825, Silas Met calf; m., 2d, Jan. 9, 1855, Ruel H. Keith; m.,3d, Parmenas Whit comb. She bequeathed at her death several thousand dollars to the Baptist church, which aided very materially in the erection of their present beautiful church edifice. '[Quartus, b. Apr. 22, 1799. William, b. Nov. 20, 1801 ; d. y. Mahala, b. June 11, 1804; m. David Wilmarth, Dec. 19, 1802. Polly, b. June 29, 1806; d. young. Electa M., b. Mar. 23, 1809; m. William Kelley, Apr. 18, 1833. Bela J., b. Jan. 16, 1811 ; d., July 26, 1877, at Claremont; m. Marcia L. Cummings, Jan. 26, 1841. Ch., Frances E. Austin C, b. Mar. 23, 1813; m. Roxana Thatcher, June 6, 1843. \Lyman, 'b. Mar. 26, 1819. Quartus Fletcher, s. of Ephraim Fletcher; b. Apr. 22, 1799 ; early in life removed to Cornish, and settled in the south east corner of the town, in a neighborhood called Hempyard, 25 386 history of Newport. where he spent his life in farming, and where he d. Apr. 27' 1874. He m., Feb. 6, 1827, Annie Kelley, sister of William Kelley; m., 2d., Jan. 16, 1844, Charlotte Hillard, of Cornish. William K., b. Feb. 12, 1828 ; m. Annie L. Tufts, Dec 30, 1874; r. at Somerville, Mass. Ruel H.,b. May 16, 1829 ; m. Rebecca C. Wyman ; r. at E. Cambridge, Mass. James W., b. Oct. 24, 1830; m. Lucy C. Fletcher, of Preemption, 111. Elisabeth A., b. 1832; m. Edwin N. Fletcher; m., 2d, Benjamin Brooks. ^Charles F., b. Feb. 24, 1834; m. Martha J. Wilmarth, of Newport. Ursula K., b. Nov. 22, 1836; m. George W. Hillard, of Cornish. Oliver M., b. Aug. 7, 1838; m. Josie Merrill; r. at Elmira, N. Y. Orpha M., b. Feb. 24. 1840; m. Benjamin F. Atwood; r. at E. Cam bridge, Mass. Henry L., b. Apr. 18, 1845 ; m., Feb. 20, 1869, Angeline N. Freeman, of Cornish. Luella E., b. Feb. 7, 1849; m., Apr. 15, 1873, Charles M. Emerson, of Newport. Emma J., b. Mar. 15, 1852; m., Jan. 3, 1871, Orlando P. Burr; r. at Cornish. Jael M., b. May i, 1855; m., Sept. 15, 1877, Orison W. Page; r. at Newport. Charles W. Fletcher, s. of Qiiartus Fletcher ; b. May 24, 1834 ; early in life came to this town, and settled on East moun tain. Upon the death of David Wilmarth, his father-in-law, he took a part of the Wilmarth homestead, and erected a res idence at the north end of the village ; is one of our thriving farmers. He m. Martha Wilmarth, b.Jan. 27, 1836. Etta, b. Apr. 2f, i860. Lillian, b. Dec. 10, 1861. Henry, b. May i, 1864. William, b. Nov. 20, 1866. Lyman M. Fletcher, s. of Ephraim Fletcher ; b. Mar. 26, 1819 ; a farmer; occupied tbe homestead, which is on the west slope of Oak hill, and borders on Sugar river. M., Nov. 29, 1844, Sarah S. Carr, dau. of David Carr, who d. Sept. 4, 1872 ; m., 2d, Dec. 24, 1874, Mary L. Bascom, dau. of Reuben Bas com, who d. Nov. 15, 1877, aged 43 years. Ann, b Jan. 14, 1850; m. Allen Marshall. Alice J., b. Feb. 25, 1852; m. Simeon C. Ayer. Ch., Frank A. Fred C, b. Apr. 10, 1856. Mary E., b. Mar. 13, 1859; d. y. Timothy Fletcher, b. July 14, 1778; lived in the north west part of the town ; and was an active and devoted deacon genealogy. 387 in the Baptist church. Married Lois Metcalf, of Croydon, who is now (1878) in the 99th year of her age. Laura, b. Apr. 18, 1804 ; m. Josiah Nichols ; d. at Sutton. Aurilla, b. Nov. 3, 1807; m. Austin L. Kibbey. Samuel M., b. June 6, 1810; m. Lucy Hagar, and went West. Cyrus K., b. Oct. 8, 1812; a farmer at Croydon; m.. Mar. 8, 1835, Rachel S. Jacobs; m., 2d, Mrs. Albert Sprague. Ch., Aurora W., d. at 20. Silas J. Melvin S., b. November, 1843; m. Georgie Perry. Eveline A. '[Timothy S., b. Aug. 6, 1817. Benjamin F., b. Mar. 18, 1823 ; went to Oregon. Timothy S. Fletcher, s. of Timothy ; b. Aug. 6, 1817 ; m., Sept. 13,. 1840, Parmela Spicer; m., 2d, Dec. 21, 1859, Mary Allen, who d. Nov. 18, 1876, aged 44 years. Edward S., b. Dec. 21, 1843 ; m. Lizzie Dixon, of Dayton, O. ; r. at Boston, Mass. Henry W., b. June 12, 1846; a farmer; m., Oct. 4, 1872, Laura Morse, Groveland, Mass. Miriam L., b. June 30, 1848 ; m., Nov. 26, 1868, David Newton. Malvin L., b. May 25, 1850. George M., b. Oct. 6, 1853. William S., b. Nov. 24, 1855. Aurilla P., b. Nov. 26, 1863. Laura E., b. Feb. 11, 1869. David Fletcher, a blacksmith, and s. of Joseph ; b. 1799 ; came from Sturbridge, Mass. ; m. Polly Wakefield. Clarissa, b. Mar. 8, 1805 ; m. Erastus Huntoon. '[David, a rakemaker; b. July 13, 1807. Mary A., b. Mar. i, 1810; m. Chas. Wakefield. Thomas B., b. Apr. 12, 1812 ; m. Mary P. George. Ch., Betsey J., b. Sept, 18, 1832. Frances M., b. Oct. 15, 1843 ! ™- Warden White. T. Wallace, b. Sept. 12, 1849. Alice O., b. Oct. 14, 1851 ; m. Simon A. Hale. Betsey, b. June 22, 1814; m. Reuben Johnson. '[Luther J., b. Nov. 25, 1818. MelitaM., b. May 10, 1819; m. Austin Stockwell. David Fletcher, s. of David Fletcher; m. Betsey Wake field ; m., 2d, Martha Vining. Calvin H.,b. Apr. 9, 1828 ; a clergyman ; educated at Newport acade my; secretary of N. H. Conference of Advent Christians for three years; m. Hannah Crowell. Ch., Ella E., b. July 17, 1853; Em ma G., b. Apr. 26, 1858. David W., m. Sarah Mclntire. Hiram M., b. Aug. 3, 1835 ; m. Martha Jackson. Ch., Edith M., b. Aug. 22, 1854; Eflie A., b. Aug. 9, 1856; George H., b. Oct. 12, 1859. Betsey A., m. Richard M. J. Hastings. 388 history of Newport. Luther Jacobs Fletcher, s. of David, senior; b. Nov. 28, 1818 ; came to this town from Croydon, with his father, when quite a lad. His father was a blacksmith, and he, the youngest son, was " heir apparent" to the bellows and the anvil, but bis love of books was bis master passion. He had his preparatory training at Unity academy, and graduated at Norwich Univer sity in 1841. He was a successful teacher and writer. He was in the practice of law at Lowell, Mass., where he was appoint ed a Commissioner of Insolvency, and soon after elevated to the position of judge : but be has devoted most of his life to the ministry. He was first settled over the Universalist church at Surry, since which time he has had charge of the church at Brattleborough, Vt, at Cambridge and Lowell, Mass., at Bath, Me., and at Brooklyn and Buffalo, N. Y., and now r. at the latter place. He was a member of the Mass. House of Repre sentatives in 1856, in which body he took an active part. [See Literature.] Married a dau. of Rev. Dr. Whittemore, of Bos ton ; m., 2d, Caroline Greenwood, of Brighton, Mass. Rosa, Ella, Eugene. FOGG. Jeremiah Fogg, a cooper by trade ; s. of Joseph Fogg ; b. at Kensington, May 27, 1782. His father was quarter master in Col. Poor's regiment, in the w^ar of the Revolution. Jeremiah came from Enfield to Newport in February, 1834, and settled at Northville, where he followed his trade until the spring of 1848. He then removed to Northwood, where he re sided with his son, Alonzo J., until his death, which occurred Jan. I, 1852. He was fond of books, and possessed a consider able fund of information, which he took pleasure in displaying in the discussions of the village lyceums. M., Sept. 2, 1809, Mary, dau. of Ira James, of Deerfield, b. July 25, 1788. Almira, b. Apr. 19, 1811 ; m., Aug. 7, 1836, Ephraim Kempton, who d. 1855. Hannah, b. Feb. 17, 1814; d. Mar. 7, 1857. Alonzo J., b. Jan. 2, 1820; d. Nov. 22, 1822. ^Alonzo J., b. Aug. 29, 1823. Alonzo James Fogg, s. of Jeremiah ; b. Aug. 29, 1823, at genealogy. 389 Enfield ; removed, with his father, to Newport, in February, 1834, ^nd settled at Northville. His educational advantages were limited to the common school of his district, except that he enjoyed the advantages of a high school kept in the same part of the town during a portion of his youth. In tbe year 1842 he was employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store in North ville, and in 1843 he obtained similar employment in Nashua, but returned to Newport in the autumn of the same year. On reaching his majority he settled in Northwood, where he en gaged with success in the manufacture and sale of shoes, in connection with G. &J. P. Lancaster, the name of the partner ship being Lancaster, Fogg & Co., until i860, except that a portion of the year 1856 he spent in a banking-house in New York city. In 1855 and 1856 he was a selectman of the town of Northwood. In i860 he was elected register of deeds for the county of Rockingham, which office he held by successive elec tions for three years, his residence during that time being at Exeter. In the autumn of 1863 he was appointed by the sec retary of war to a position in the adjutant-general's office at Washington, D. C, which place he held until 1865, when he resigned and returned to Exeter. In tbe fall of 1866 he re moved to Concord, and for a period of about five years was connected with various mercantile houses in Boston and Chica go. In 1871 he was chosen sergeant-at-arms to the House of Representatives. In the fall of this year he was appointed bank commissioner, and held the office under that appointment for one year only, but in the year 1875 he was again appointed to the same office, which he held till July, 1876. In the autumn of 1877 he removed from Concord to Troy, N. Y., where he now r., and is in the employ of the Boston & Troy Railroad. [See Literature.] M., Sept. 27, 1847, Mary -A-. Lancaster, dau. of Jonathan Lancaster, of Northwood. Elgina, b. 1849. Austin, b. 1856; married, and resides in Troy, N. Y. Lizzie B. W., b. 1861. FORSAITH. Josiah Forsaith [see Lawyers], b. Dec. 14, 1780; m., Oct. 6, 1822, Maria, dau. of William Southworth, of Hingham, Mass., b. Sept. 30, 1802. 390 history of Newport. Charles L., b. Oct. 14, 1826; d. May 29, 1833. George Wilder, b. Nov. 22, 1828; r. at Princeton, 111 ; m., and has two daughters. Henry, b. June i, 1832; d. y. '[William Josiah, b. Apr. 19, 1836. Edward, b. Sept. 28, 1839; r. at the homestead. William Josiah Forsaith, s. of Josiah Forsaith; b. Apr. 19, 1836 ; fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy ; was at Amherst college from 1853 to 1855, and at Dartmouth college from 1855 to 1857, ^^^ graduated at the latter institution in 1857. He commenced the study of law with Burke & Wait, of this town, in 1858, and continued it with Hon. Benjamin F. Hallett, of Boston, at the Harvard Law School, and with Ran- ney & Morse, of Boston, until i860, when he was admitted to tbe bar. In May of the same year he began practice in Boston, where he has since resided. He was appointed judge of the municipal court of Boston in 1872, which office he still holds. M., Oct. 31, 1865, Annie Maria, dau. of John W. Veazie, and grand-daughter of Gen. Veazie, of Bangor, Me. He has one son and two daughters. Lydia Forsaith, b. July 11, i774' ^^^ ^^ widow^ of David Forsaith, a merchant in Boston, and brother of Josiah. Upon her husband's decease, she came here with her young family, and was for many years a successful milliner. She d. Oct. 21, 1854. Frances M., b. Jan. 30, 1813 ; d. Mar., 1874; m., Nov. 16, 1831, Ros well Elmer, editor of the Spectator, at Rutherford, N. C., but after wards became a planter on the Red river in Louisiana. William W., b. Feb. 15, 1815; became a printer; d. on his way to California. Helen L., b. Oct. 20, 1817 ; m., Jan. 14, 1841, William P. Hale, Esq., of Hollis. Jane W., b. Sept. 17, 1819; m.. May 11, 1837, David H. Hale; went to California. Caroline L., b. June 13, 1821 ; m., Jan. 20, 1842, Parker N. Newell, who afterwards became a merchant at Princeton, 111 ; now lives at Santa Barbara, Cal. FOOTE. Francis Foote, b. Jan. 27, 1826, at Leeds, Eng. ; came to this town from Vermont, and has been for many years an over seer in the Sugar River Mills. He is a deacon, and an active genealogy. 391 worker in the Congregational church. Married Abigail A. Whitcomb, of Cavendish, Vt. Abbie M., b. Mar. 3, 1851. Lizzie E., b. Nov. 23, 1852. Francis W., b. Jan. 12, 1854. Ella E., b. Jan. 26, i860; graduated at Newport high school in 1878. FOSS. Thomas Foss, b. Oct. 25, 1806; is a carpenter and joiner; a native of Gilford; came to this town in 1842 from Goshen. He was a lieutenant-colonel of the 31st regiment. M., Feb. 9, 1834, Lucretia Carr, of Palermo, Me., b. Oct. 10, 1808. George C, b. May 2, 1835, at Goshen; was a painter; d. Dec. 26, 1862, at Harwood hospital, Washington, D. C, from wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va. ; m., Oct. 2, 1854, Eliza A. Heath, who. d. Jan. 12, 1869. Ch., Clara E., b. July 7, 1855; m. Edwin Gould; ch., George E., b. Sept. 30, 1877 — a grandchild. Fairfield, b. Sept. 23, 1842; d. Sept. 6, 1853. Milton C, b. Nov. 26, 1843, at Newport; a printer; was for several years in the government printing-office at Washington ; m. Sept. i, 1873, SalHe Swasey, of Washington, D. C. Ch., Nellie M., b. June 26, 1874. FOWLER. David G. Fowler, a lumber dealer ; b. Dec. 30, 1828 ; came from Grantham in 1857, ^"'^ purchased tbe saw-mill at Kelley ville, where he has since operated. Married Lucy Patten, of Croydon.Horace S., b. June 7, 1853. Nancy M., b. Sept. 11, 1855. Calista J., b. Oct. 28, 1857. John C, b. Jan. 4, i860. George H., b. Jan. 18, 1865. Martha E., b. Apr. 19, 1867. Clara B., b. July 25, 1869. Charles E., b. Sept. 5, 1871. Lucy P.,b. Nov. 8, 1874. FRENCH. Benjamin B. French. [See Literature and the Press.] Nathaniel French came to town in 1863, and settled on the L. Lawton farm on Pike hill ; m. Mary E. Marshall, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. At the end of nine years they both died, nearly at the same time, leaving six orphans to seek new homes. FREETO. William Freeto, m. Amy Meggs, and lived on the Mrs. Wheeler farm at Northville. 392 history of NEWPORT. Calista, m. James Haven. Sally, m. Silas Barden. '[Lorenzo M., b. Oct. 23, 1801. Zeba. Polly. Amy, m. Simeon Wakefield. Harvey, went West. Lorenzo M. Freeto, s. of William ; b. Oct. 23, 1801 ; m. Ruth Wakefield; m., 2d, Sarah M.Jones. He lives on the George Haven farm. Mary. Dexter S., m. Mary J. Sargent. Merinda, m. Jotham Willard. Pillsbury, ra. Mary A. Greeley. Lucinda, m. John Davis. Delia A., m. William Poor. Cynthia, m. Norman Tenney. George M., b. Mar. 14, 1847; m. Sarah'M. Moore. John Freeto, brother of William ; m. Eunice Barden, and went West. GARDNER. Peyton R. Gardner, b. Mar. 27, 1815, at Sunapee; came here in 1849. ^^ 1871 all the village streets and side-walks, hitherto belonging to several districts, were consolidated into one, so that he might be appointed the superintendent, on ac count of his acknowledged skill in that direction. He m., Jan. 16, 1837, Mary M. Woodward, of Bradford, Vt. Dennis P. Gardner, an adopted son of Peyton R. Gardner; b. Nov. 17, 1842 ; m. Lizzie A. Hurd, dau. of Isaac B. Hurd. He lives at the F. A. Beard place on East mountain. GAY. David Gay, a tanner ; came from New London, and settled at Northville, where he spent the remainder of his life. He m. Asenath Davis. Lydia D., b. Mar. 10, 1820; m. Ezra T. Sibley. Francis Gay was a cabinet-maker ; came from Croydon. He was an adopted son of Whitman Jacobs. GEORGE. Samuel E. George, a painter and cabinet-maker; s. of Eli jah ; b.Jan. 13, 1800; d. Mar. 13, 1874; came to this town GENEALOGY. 393 from Sunapee in 1824. He m., Feb. 21, 1833, Charlotte Hun ton, dau. of John Hunton, b. Feb. 22, 181 1, d. Oct. 5, 1847. Ellen A., b. Feb. 11, 1834; m. William Campbell, of Mont Vernon; d. July 14, 1867. William W., b. Aug. 14, 1839; a merchant in New York, where he had a brief but successful career; d. Jan. 29, 1864. Charlotte A., b. Apr. 8, 1843; d. Apr. 11, i860. Kate P., b. Apr. 13, 1845 ! m. George A. Ellis. Putnam George, brother of Samuel ; a farmer and specula tor; b. Feb. 5, 1817 ; came to this town in 1839. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the 31st regiment. Mar ried Mary Stoddard ; m., 2d, Dorotha Adams ; m., 3d, Lavina Comstock ; m., 4th, Mrs. Charlotte Bartlett. Lavina, m. Clark Craige. Barnard George, s. of Benjamin ; b.June i, 1804; d. Mar. 4, 1859. Married Lavina Crowell, b. July 14, 1806, d. Aug. 7, 1874. Mary, b. Oct..i, 1845 ; d. in 1864. Abbie S., b. Mar. 8, 1847 ; ui., July 13, 1873, Benjamin F. Peasley. Joseph George was the father of Rodney, Mrs. Nehemiah Rand, and Mrs. Harmon Richardson. John A. George, a trader ; s. of Rodney ; m. Lizzie Dodge, dau. of Nehemiah Dodge. Ira p. George, a brother of John A. [See Physicians.] Clifton C. George, a painter; s. of Worthen ; b. Feb. 13, 1819; came here from Sunapee in 1858. M., May 7, 1847, Mary A. Ryder, of Sunapee ; m., 2d, May 16, 1874, Mercy A. Sanborn, of Springfield. Abby P. Elizabeth M., m. Chas. Maxfield. Etta D. Civilla E., m. Christopher J. George. James E. George, a farmer ; s. of Worthen ; b.Jan. 6, 1823 ; came here in 1869. Married Belinda Baker. 394 history of Newport. Christopher, b. Apr. 14, 1846; m. Civilla E. George. George. Harriet H., b. Sept. 3, 1847. Albert W., b. Nov. 8, 1850. Lovell B., b. Oct. 10, 1853. Wilson S. George, a painter ; b. Feb. 15, 1829, in Ohio ; came here from Sunapee in 1873. Married Harriet E. Pike, of New London, dau. of Capt. John Pike. GILMORE. Thomas W. Gilmore was b. at Amherst, N. H., Mar. 27, 1794, and was of Scottish descent. His grandfather, James Gillmore (as he spelled his name), was a captain in the Revo lution, and carried the broad accent of Scotland in his speech. Commencing at the age of 14, Thomas was educated to mer cantile pursuits. On attaining his majority he embarked in trade for himself, and had a successful business at Sanbomiton, at Goshen, and at Newport, until about 1833, when he was appointed clerk of the courts for Sullivan county, which office he held until 1858, a period of 25 years. In i860 he was nom inated for presidential elector on the Douglas ticket. He was one of the founders of the National Bank in town, was a direc tor, and for nearly twenty years its president. He was also a director in the Savings Bank. His mind was well balanced, and his financial judgment seldom erred. At his death he had devised the largest estate ever left in town. He always took a lively interest in the affairs of the village, and gave to the nu merous charities of the day without ostentation. He m., Nov. 17, 1822, Hannah Batchelder Lovejoy, an accomplished lady, b. Mar. 18, 1804, who d.June 8, 1847; *"•' 2d, Mar. 27, 1857, Maria, widow of Josiah Forsaith, b. Sept. 30, 1802. Ch. by first wife : \Thomas Addison, b. Oct. i, 1823. '[Quincy Adams, b. Mar. i, 1825. Marcia L., b. June 15, 1828 ; d. July 8, 1849 i ™-. Mar. 3, 1848, Hen ry E. Baldwin. She is remembered for her lady-like qualities and winning ways. Mary, b. June 8, 1830; m., Oct. 15, 1851, Frederick W. Leonard, a banker, at Pekin, 111. She had intelligence, culture, and a warm, sympathetic heart, and was much beloved. She d. April 8, 1875. Ch., Louisa, b. Mar. 10, 1861 ; d. Sept. 21, 1872. Charles G., b. June 2, 1863; d. Jan. 19, 1865. Isaac E., b. June 3, 1865. Thom as G., b. July I, 1867. Henry B., b. Aug. 2, 1871. ^'ng V&io.E Pbbm .15** genealogy. 395 Andrew J.,b. June ll, 1834; was educated at Kimball Union Acad emy ; a printer. Charles, b. Aug. 17, 1836; d. June 28, 1856. Thomas Addison Gilmore, s. of Hon. Thomas W. Gil more ; b. Oct. I, 1823 ; was educated at Kimball Union Acad emy, and was for a while a merchant at Concord. He was in the War of the Rebellion, a sergeant in Co. F, i6th Regt., and was for several years a clerk in Washington, D. C, where he d. May 25, 1877. [See Literature.] M., Apr. 21, 1859, Helen M., dau. of Dr. Ira M. Clark, of Orford. Mary, b. June 23, i860. Henry, b. Nov. 12, 1864. Ellis C, b. May 21, 1871. QuiNCY Adams Gilmore, s. of Hon. Thomas W. Gilmore ; b. Mar. i, 1825 ; fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy, and graduated among the first in his class at Dartmouth col lege, in 1845. After teaching some four years at Haverhill, Mass., and a like period in Boston, he turned his attention to law, hut soon after went to Iowa, where he became a specula tor in lands, has amassed a fortune, and now resides. He m., Jan. 8, 1859, Ann Maria, dau. of Jonathan M. Wilmarth. Marcia, b. Oct. 8, 1859; a student at Ann Arbor University, Mich. Thomas W., b. Oct. 4, 1862 ; student at Ann Arbor, Mich. Jonathan M., b. Oct. 7, 1870. Anna and Mary, twins; b. Oct. 17, 1871 ; Anna d. young. John Gilmore, a joiner ; b. in 1782 ; d.Jan. 31, 1843 ; came from Bedford in 1813 ; built the Mrs. J. Sawyer house ; m. Ap- phia McAllister, a sister of William, b. Nov. 29, 1785. Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1804; m., Nov. 17, 1830, Arza Hayward ; ch., Ba- seilla, Arpha J., George A., Harriet. '[Benjamin M., b. Oct. 17, 1806. Margaret J., b. Dec 27, 1810; m., Oct. 12, 1841, Benj. Tuttle, of Hillsborough. George Whitefield, b. Nov. 22, 1812 ; m. Emily Simpson ; lives in Cal ifornia. Stephen Decatur, b. Dec. 22, 1815; m. Caroline Proctor. '[William M.,b. Aug. 30, 18 18. James T., b. Aug. 30, 1820; m. Emily C. Thatcher ; d. Oct. 24, 1863. Martha A., b. May 28, 1824; m. Gov. Ralph Metcalf. John F., b. Mar. 4, 1826; m. Hattie Frost. ¦396 history of NEWPORT. Benjamin M. Gilmore, s. of John ; a joiner; b. Oct. 17, 1806; was colonel of 31st Regt. ; m.. Mar. 30, 1837, Mary J. Cutting ; m., 2d, Feb. 11, 1857, Mrs. Sibyl H. Flint, of Fitzwill- iam, b. Nov. 4, 1828. [See Joiners.] Mary H., b. June 26, 1839; ui. Benj. R. Allen. George B., b. Apr. i, 1842. Katie C, d. young. Charles C, b. Apr. 9, 1847. Mattie J., b. Oct. 26, 1857; d. Aug. 12, 1872. Emma F., b. Sept. 24, 1863. Maggie A., b. Mar. I, 1866. Clarence B., b. June 26, 1868 ; d. y. Arthur B., b. Feb. 12, 1872; d. y. William M. Gilmore, s. of Capt. John Gilmore ; b., Aug. 30, 1818; a farmer and mechanic; r. at Northville; m., Dec. 22, 1842, Ruby L. McGregor, b. May 11, 1845. Ann O., b. Dec. 14, 1843; d. Sept. 3, 1852. Ellen J., b. Oct. i, 1846; m. Wilbur F. Dow; ch., Millie, Eugene, Arthur, Josephine. Henry W., b. Sept. 22, 1850; d. y. Martha J., b. June 16, 1852. Nathan P. Gilmore, a carriage-maker ; b. Oct. 5, 1828 ; came from Goshen to this town in 1875 ; m., Apr. i, 1871, Mrs. Eliza Young. Truman, b. Sept. 12, 1846; killed at the attack on Fort Wagner. Alvin, b. Aug. i, 1848; m., Oct., 1864, Viola Spaulding, of Goshen. Everend, b. Dec. 17, 1851; m., April, 1876, Nora Butterfield, of Go shen. GILES. Benjamin Giles, one of the early settlers, said to have been an Irishman by birth, came from Groton, Conn., and was dur ing his life the leading man, not only of tbe town, but of this section of the state. He was a man of wealth and education beyond most of the early settlers. He was a devoted patriot. During the Revolution he was an important member of the provincial councils of the state ; and during almost the entire Revolutionary struggle he was a delegate to tbe various con ventions, or, as they were then called, "provincial congresses," which met to devise means for carrying on the war, and form ing plans of government. He was a member of tbe convention which formed the first constitution of the state ; was a member of the commission to settle the difficulties in regard to the genealogy. 397 boundary between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It is said that he was imprisoned, by authority of His Majesty, for seditious acts, but when it was evening he was rescued by a band of patriots dressed in female attire. He was a represent ative, in 1775 and 1776, of six then classed towns in this vicin ity ; he was also a member of the state senate, and was elected to the council. When this town seceded from New Hamp shire, in March, 1781, he was elected a delegate to the general assembly of Vermont, which was to meet at Windsor. He erected the first grist- and saw-mill in town. He died Nov., 1787, aged 70 years. His sister Mary m. Christopher Newton. Mr. Giles had a family, an account of which we have been unable to obtain. One of his daughters, Hannah, m. Isaac Newton ; and another, Ruth, m. Rev. Abijah Wines ; both r. in town. GLEASON. Amos Gleason, b. Mar. 3, 1778 ; came from Rowe, Mass. ; m. Lucy Hall. Emerson H., Ebenezer L., and Samuel L. went to the West. Adaliza,b. Apr. 8, 1810; m. Calvin Messenger; m., 2d, Joseph S. Hoyt. Eliza and Lucy, twins, b. Mar. 26, 1816; one d. in 1852, the other in 1858. Amos, b. May 10, 1820; d. Sept. 13, 1854; m. Caroline H. Langdon. Catherine, m. Stephen F. Lund ; she d. Sept. 24, 1859. Caroline W., b. 1825 ; m.. May 7, 1843, Joseph G. Hoyt. Zemira, b. Sept. 30, 1831 ; m. Stephen F. Lund, — second wife. GLIDDEN. Milton Glidden, b. May 6, 1809 ; came to this town from Unity, his native place, Jan. i, 1841, and purchased the New port House, which he kept for some fifteen years. He was gen erous, and full of anecdotes, and, having a skilful hostess to as sist him, his house was a favorite resort for the public. He d. May 24, 1856. M., May 6, 1841, Clarissa McCollom, dau. of John McCollom, of Claremont, b.June 10, 1817- GOLDTHWAITE. Samuel Goldthwaite, b. Apr. 14, 1760; came from Northbridge, Mass., in 1780, to Croydon, and setded in the 398 history of Newport. west part of the town. He was a wealthy and industrious farmer, was a soldier in the Revolution, and was at the surren der of Burgoyne and in other engagements. He was one of the most influential agents in procuring the construction of the old Croydon turnpike ; was a selectman and representative while there. He came to Newport in 1815, and settled upon the farm in the north part of the town, afterwards occupied by his son Zina, now by his grand-children, where he d. at the age of 98. Married Lydia Fletcher. Aseneth, m. Ansel Lathrop; d. in 1836, aged 51. '[Zina, b. Nov. 6, 1787. Alvin, m. Polly Chase, of Croydon. Ch., Julia; Melinda; Obed; Lydia; Abigail; Arnold; Nancy; Samuel, b. Apr. 13, 1828; Ira P., b. Feb. 6, 1830; Calvin, b. Apr. 10, 1832. Zina Goldthwaite, s. of Samuel; b. Nov. 6, 1787 ; came from Croydon, where he had been an extensive farmer and dairy man, keeping some fifty cows. He had good judgment, was modest and gentlemanly in his bearing, and was always quite a favorite. He was elected both in this town, and while in Croydon, to many important offices, and was a representa tive here in 1841 and 1842. He was a leading member and a liberal supporter of the Baptist church. Married Anna How ard, of Grantham. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 5. 1816; m. Daniel Ward, of Croydon, a physi cian ; moved to 111. , where they became wealthy, and where she d. Alvira W., b. Aug. 23, 1819; remains at the old homestead. \Francis H., b. July 14, 1823. Francis H. Goldthwaite, s. of Zina Goldthwaite ; b. July 14, 1823 ; occupies a part of the old homestead ; has most of his life been interested in thoroughbred horses of the Morgan breed; m. Julia P., dau. of Leavitt Humphrey; m., 2d, Bettie Ide, of Croydon. Leland H., b. Jan. i, 1857. Alice C, b. Nov. 25, 1871. GOODWIN. Richard Goodwin, the father of the Goodwin race in this town, came here about 1780, and settled on what was after- genealogy. 399 wards known as the Dr. Corbin place, now occupied by B. C. Shattuck, where he d. in 1821, at the age of 75 years. Betsey, m. Nathan Gould. ¦\Moses, b. Dec. 28, 1768. Benjamin. Hannah. Polly. Elisabeth, dau. by 2d wife, m. Jonathan Wakefield. Moses Goodwin, s. of Richard Goodwin ; b. Dec. 28, 1768 ; came to this town with his father in 1780; lived on the C. Kelsey farm on Oak hill ; d.Jan. 22, 1863. M., Aug. 6, 1794, Sally Stannard, b. Oct. 6, 1771. '[Alpheus, b. July 24, 1795. Minda, b. Feb. i, 1798 ; m. William Stannard, and went to Ohio. \ William S., b. Nov. 22, 1805. Alpheus Goodwin, s. of Moses Goodwin ; b. July 24, 1795 ; was a mechanic, and built the upper dam on Morse brook at Northville, where he had a sash and blind shop, the first man ufactory of the kind, by water, in this town. He subsequently removed to Craftsbury, Vt, where he now resides. M., Nov. 8, 1818, Rebecca Darling, b. Mar. 4, 1798; m., 2d, Apr. 8, 1874, Judith C. Avery. Orpha F., b. Dec. 5, 1819; m., Nov. 25, 1838, Otis F. Ford. Sylvia C, b. Mar. 3, 1821 ; m., Sept. 8, 1842, Calvin N. Perkins. Eliza D., b. Nov. 7, 1825 ; m., Jan. 2, 1843, David D. Davis. Moses, b. Aug. 29, 1827. Eli S., b. June i, 1829; m., Nov. 9, 1867, Susan Nichols; m., 2d, Em ma S. Mitchell. Martha M. and Mary M., b. Mar. 27, 1832. Martha m., Sept. 8, 1850, Lyman G. Woodbury. Charles F., b. July 22, 1835 ; m., Mar. 14, 1865, Mary P. Houston. William S. Goodwin, a farmer, s. of Moses ; b. Nov. 22, 1805 ; m. Dorotha Cooper, of Croydon. Vinal W., an artist, b. Jan. 21, 1831 ; m. Melinda Cram, of Unity. Ch., William J., Charles E., Edwin V. Ellen M., m. Charles S. Partridge. Ch., Gracia. Theophilus Goodwin, brother of Richard Goodwin ; b. at Hampstead, Sept. 21, 1753; came to this town in 1784, from Dunbarton, and settled on the W. Shattuck farm, long known as the Dr. Corbin place. M., Mar. 9, 1773, Abigail Adams, of Rowley, Mass., b. Sept. 2, 1750. He d. in 1799. 400 history of NEWPORT. Deborah, b. Dec. 12, 1776; m. Ralph Chamberlain. Betsey, b. Dec. 31, 1780. Polly, b. Feb. 2, 1783; m. Jeremiah Kelsey, who was a inerchant, and built the old Nettleton store, where he carried on business. Molly, b. Mar. 2, 1785. Rhoda, b. June 13, 1788; m. David Reed, and went to Plainfield, Vt. Ruth, b. Apr. 30, 1791. '[Israel, b. Feb. 14, 1793- Israel Goodwin, s. of Theophilus Goodwin ; b. Feb. 14, 1793 ; was for several years a merchant at Croydon. He re moved to Plainfield, Vt., to which place several members of the family had preceded him ; he was a representative from that town two years, and was a state senator two years ; was subsequently appointed a judge, and removed to Montpelier, where he resided until his death. He was noted for his clear intellect and his social qualities ; had a wide influence, and was a most correct and competent business man. GOODRIDGE. David J. Goodridge, b. Aug. 21, 1816, at Winchendon, Mass. ; came to this town from Troy, N. H., in 1849. ^^ ^^* a manufacturer, and in 1844, while residing at Troy, invented the process of carding wool and cotton together for tbe man ufacture of cloth, and on coming here introduced the making of cotton and wool twilled flannels, for which our town has since been so long and so justly celebrated. He was for some time a joint owner of the Sugar River Mills, with Seth Richards & Son, and afterwards operated at the Diamond Mills. He now r. at Medford, Mass. M., Oct. 16, 1838, Harriet E. Scovel, of Walpole, b. Aug. 18, 1817; m., 2d, June 29, 1857, Lucinda C. Batchelder, of Sunapee, b. May 25, 1827. Charles A., b. Aug. 15, 1839. Mary L., b. Sept. 9, 1840; m., June 5, 1873, Geo. S. Pierce, Rantoul, 111. Susie v., b. Oct. 50, 1842; m., June 18, 1868, W. Y. Jones, Rindge, N. H. Hattie E., b. Nov. 29, 1844. Almy P; b. April 22, 1847; m., June 5, 1872, Emma Pratt, of Green- bush, N. Y. Abbott L., b. Aug. 22, 1849. Mattie M., b. Dec. 19, 1851 ; m. Nov. 22, 1877, Tarbell Haskall, of Fitchburg, Mass. Nettie E., b. May 17, 1854. genealogy. 401 GORDON. James M. Gordon, a farmer ; b. May 6, 1837 ' came to this town from Goshen in 1863 ; m., September, 1873, Ellen, dau. of Joseph Swett ; r. on East mountain. Frank M., b. Feb. 27, 1865. Burton S., b. Aug. i, 1868. James E., b. June 28, 1874. John Langdon, b. Oct. 2, 1876. FredH., b. Dec 2, 1877. GOULD. Nathan Gould, b. Feb. 21, 1767; came from Hopkinton; lived in the north-west part of tbe town, his farm lying on the old Cornish turnpike ; m. Betsey Goodwin, of Hampstead. Alvira, b. March 9, 1794; m. John Goodwin; r. at Starr, O. Gideon, b. March 3, 1796; d. Aug. 6, 1877; m. Sally Ward, of Croy don. Ch., Alfred J., b. Jan. 18, 1840. Silva J., b. April 9, 1797 ; m. Joseph Fisher. Ch., Elvira, m. L. Har dy; r. at Wayland, Mich. Carlos, b. Feb. 15. 1799; ™- Fanny Knapp. Ch., Loren, Mary E., Fanny, Nathan, Ellen E. Moses Milton, b. July 31, 1800; m. Hannah Town, of Croydon. Ch., John, Nathan, Betty A., Vashti. Resides at Boston, Mich. Betsey, b. July 6, 1802 ; m. Moses Blakesly ; both d. at West Bloomfield, Mich. Zarilla, b. Dec. 6, 1803; m. Zephaniah R. Green; r. at West Bloom- field, Mich. Nathan, b. Apr. 6, 1806; m. Mrs. John Sherman; d. at Newport. Nancy, b. May 26, 1810; m. Joseph Metcalf; removed to Acworth, where he died. Alfred J. Gould, s. of Gideon Gould; b.Jan. 18, 1840; is a farmer ; occupies the old homestead in the north-west part of the town; m., Dec. 15, 1861, Sarah Ayers, of Cornish, b. Aug. 6, 1840, d. Oct. 6, 1864 ; m., 2d, Feb. 3, 1866, Orpha A. Honey, of Lempster, b. Sept. 16, 1847- He was a candidate for rep resentative in 1878. Oliver Gould m. a dau. of Jesse Kelsey, and lived on the E. Burke place, at Kelleyville. Oliver, Marcus, Nathan, Lucius, Carlos. Willard Gould, a brother of Oliver ; m. Mary Hill ; lived in the south-west part of the town. 26 402 history of NEWPORT. Barbary, m. Joel Cutts. Alonzo F., m. Laura Parrish, of Claremont; ch., Alice H., Ada M., Edwin A., Mary E. Helen M.,ra. Moses French. GOVE. Mark Gove, a farmer; b. Apr. 8, 1811 ; came from Henni ker in 1839, and settled in the south-east part of the town. He was a selectman in 1851. M., Oct. 26, 1839, Sarah Sargent, of Henniker, b. June 19, 1817. Mary E., b. Feb. 21, 1843; m. Byron C. Shattuck. Mark A., b. Nov. 22, 1846; m. Angeline Cutts. Ira F., b. June 12, 1849. George A., b. Apr. 27, 1853. Celia A., b. Sept. 20, 1855. Madora A., b. Sept. 7, 1861. Peter Gove, afarmer; b. Oct. 16, 1810; m., May 22, 1835, Betsey D., dau. of Col. Jessiel Perry, b. Oct. 28, 1815 ; r. in Goshen ; part of the family b. here. Jessiel P., b. Apr. 7, 1837; m., Feb. 11, 1867, Ellen M. Nichols. Susan E., b. Feb. 11, 1839; m., August, 1858, Ira D. Cheney. Emma F., b. May 7, 1845 i ™-. Sept. 9, 1877, Orlo F. Way, Claremont, Minn. Mattie J., b. June 26, 1851; twin; m., Aug. 13, 1874, Warner B. Sar gent; a teacher; d. Dec. 13, 1876. Marcia A., b. June 26, 1851; twin; has been a teacher in N. H. and Minn. GRAVES. Alexis J. Graves, b. Dec. 4, 1826, at Unity ; was a mer chant in Boston some twenty years ; came here from Claremont in 1866. M., Nov. 27, 1859, Almira C. Rounsevel, dau. of Ly man Rounsevel. Delfred R., b. Mar. i, i860. Homer A., b. Aug. 14, 1863. Sarah B., b. Apr. 16, 1876. GREGG. James A. Gregg [see Physicians], m. Priscilla Glidden, of Unity. James A. DeWitt, b. 1823 ; a physician; d. in California. Levancia, b. 1823; m. Frederick S. Canfield, of Arlington, Vt. Eunice C, b. Apr. 15, 1828; m. Joseph E. Wilcox. Sarah ^., b. 1831; m. Dr. Langdon Sawyer, of Springfield, Vt. genealogy. 403 GRIFFIN. Isaac Griffin, a farmer ; came from Sandown when a lad, and lived with Aaron Nettleton, Esq., until he was twenty-one. He purchased the farm on the Unity road now occupied by George E. Ddme, where he resided until his death, — some fift}- years ; he erected the present brick house ; was a selectman in 1846. Married Abigail Young, of Sunapee. Austin, b. May 18, 1817 ; m. Frances Ashley, of Claremont. Ch., Frank, b. June 27, 1855 ; Ella J., b. Mar. 23, 1857, who m. John Patten, ot Croydon. Speda, b. Mar. 30, 1822; m. Nathaniel C. Savory, of Newbury. Sarah, b. Mar. 27, 1827; m. Reuben M. Clough, of Unity. Ch., Abby, b. Mar. 3, 1853; George, b. Oct. 22, 1857; Speda, b. Feb. 17, 1865. Aaron N., b. Oct. 7, 1832 ; m. Helen Emerson. Ch., Bert E., b. Sept. 23, 1859 ; William E., b. Oct. 13, i860 ; Perley N., b. Oct. i, 1870 ; Merton L., b. Apr. 12, 1874. GRISWOLD. Jonah Griswold, b. Sept. 3, 1777 ; came here in 1800 from Enfield, Conn. M., Jan. 23, 1800, Clarissa Chaftee, of Somers, Conn., b. Apr. 16, 1781. Lived at Northville ; a favorite teach er, and a clerk at the old store on Baptist hill. Jonah, b. Aug. 31, 1800. Clarissa, b. Dec 4, 1801. HALE. David Hale, m., Oct. 23, 1813, Sarah Josepha Buell, dau. of Gordon Buell. He was a successful lawyer, and was prom inent among the Freemasons [see Lawyers]. After the early death of Mr. Hale, his widow, in order to procure the necessa ry means by which to maintain and educate her young family, devoted herself to literature, and became one of the most emi nent of the literary women of tbe country. For a sketch of her life and works, see Literature. David Emerson Hale, eldest son of David and Sarah J. Hale ; b. Feb. 19, 1815. He entered West Point Military Academy at the age of 14, and on his graduation, in 1833, although the youngest in his class of one hundred and fifty, he stood the eighth in rank. He was appointed lieutenant in the First Artillery, at Beaufort, S. C, in 1833, and the following year he served against the Seminoles in 404 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Florida. In 1839 ^^ was ordered to the Canada line, to defend the frontier during the difficulty between this country and England re garding the steamer "Caroline." The change of climate from Florida was too sudden for his constitution ; — in April, 1839, he was seized with hemorrhage of the lungs, and died in a few hours, at the age of 25. '[Horatio, b. May 3, 1817. Frances Ann Hale, Mrs. Mary Fisher, dau. of Jesse Wilcox, who had two children by a former husband, — Rev. Nathaniel W. Fisher, and Cath erine, b.Jan. 16, 1801, who m. Dea. Henry Chapin. Mrs. K. d. April 2, 1858, aged 83 years. Peter, b. March 5, 1793 ; graduated at Utica, N. Y. ; became a clergy man. After preaching a while at Rochester, N. Y., was settled in Ohio ; m. Mary Wilcox. 454 history OF Newport. Betsey, b. Sept. i, 1796; m. Charles Comstock. Milton, b. Feb. 20, 1799; graduated at Amherst college; studied theol ogy at Auburn, N. Y. ; went to Illinois as a missionary ; was set tled in Augusta, in that state, where he remained until failing health compelled him to leave the ministry; d. in 1865. Phila, b. June 16, 1800; m. a Mr. Blanchard; d. at Rochester, N. Y., June, 1865. '[Jesse W., b. Jan. 16, 1802; m. Emily Cotton. Eunice, b. Dec. 26, 1807; m. a Mr. Griffin, of Goldsborough, III. Solon, b. Oct. 6, 1809; a merchant at Milford; ra. Fanny, dau. of Joseph S. Hoyt. Sophronia, b. Dec. 12, 1811 ; d. Aug. 11, 1841, aged 29 years. Lycurgus, b. April 14, 1814 ; was a teacher for several years at Jackson ville, 111.; studied theology, and was settled at Milford. After two years of labor he returned to Rushville, III., where, after ten years of active service, he d. ; was a fine speaker. Joseph Pitt, b. 1819; d. at 17 years of age. ^ Mary W., b. 1825; d. Aug. 29, 1852. Jesse Wilcox Kimball, s. of Joseph Kimball ; b. in Bos cawen, N. H., in 1802, but soon removed with his father to Newport. While four of his brothers entered the ministry, his inclinations led him to farming and to mercantile pursuits. In 1840 he removed with his family to Wisconsin ; in 1857 he be came embarrassed in business (produce and lumber), and in i860 removed to Kansas. Driven out by tbe civil war in 1862, he removed again to Galesburg, 111., where he d., in Aug., 18771 universally loved and regretted. Married Emily, dau. of Hon. Nathaniel Cotton, of Claremont. ^Charles Cotton, b. May 20, 1834. Frances Ann, b. in Newport in 1839; '"^^^ taken to Wisconsin in her infancy ; educated at the famous school of the Misses Green, No. I, Fifth avenue. New York; m. George H. Knight, and is settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where her husband is engaged in business. Frederick, b. in Wisconsin in 1841 ; educated at Allen's Grove academy ; entered the army in the beginning of the civil war ; was wounded by a bullet in the kneepan, which has never been removed. He is now engaged in railroad occupations in the West. Charles Cotton Kimball, s. of Jesse W. Kimball ; b. in Newport, May 20, 1834 ; was taken by his parents to Wiscon sin in 1840. In 1859 he graduated, with the highest honors, from Beloit college. Wis., and in 1862 from Union Theological Seminary in New York city. Still pursuing his favorite lines of study, he declined any settlement in the ministry, and re mained in New York. During this period he preached in many genealogy. 455 of the pulpits of New York and Brooklyn. In 1864, declining a unanimous call from the Presbyterian church of New Hart ford, N. Y. (near Utica) , he took charge of that church for one year. His ministry was largely blessed, but, still pursuing his studies, he parted reluctantly from this church, which had in creased fifty per cent, in membership, and took charge of the First Presbyterian church of Leroy, N. Y., for six months. This church retained his services for three years, during which time a heavy debt was paid, a new church was built and paid for, and its membership also increased one half. In 1867 he travelled extensively in Europe, acting as commissioner to the Evangelical Alliance, which met that year at Amsterdam in Hol land. In 1868 he was called to the pastorate of the First Pres byterian church, of Erie, Penn., over which he remained three years, when he accepted a call to the Central Presbyterian church, a new organization in the same city. This church, which began with fifty-four members, doubled in its first year, and continued to add one hundred per cent, to its membership annually, with regular increase, until the present time, occupy ing a noble stone edifice not yet completed, becoming the largest church in the city, and widely known for its zeal and efficiency. He is among the most interesting and eloquent divines of the country. M., June, 1866, Ruth, dau. of Hon. P. S. Root, of Utica, N. Y. They have had four children, one of whom d. in 1876. Henry M. Kimball, a dealer in provisions ; s. of William R. Kimball, of Cornish ; b.Jan. 23, 1839, and came to this town in 1866. He was for a while in trade in Boston. M., Nov. 10, , 1864, Ellen E., dau. of Dea. David B. Chapin. Otis F., b. Aug. 10, 1865 ; d. Sept. 6, 1866. Joseph C, b. Oct. 24, 1868. Marion, b. March 5, 1871. Stephen S. Kimball, a machinist; b. Aug. 19, 1843, at Loudon ; came to this town from Lebanon, and commenced business in Aug., 1875. Mai-ried Mary E. Odell, of Lake Vil lage, April 28, 1865 ; she was b. May 4, 1847. Gertrude M., b. Sept. 11, 1867. Alice A., b. Aug. 31, 1871. 45 6 history of Newport. KING. Luther King, b. March 22, 1755, at Wilbraham, Mass.; came here in 1777, all the way on foot, with a pack of forty pounds on his back. He had a dollar and a quarter with which to defray the expenses of his journey, and on his arrival found a balance of one dollar remaining in his pocket. His de scendants had much musical talent. He made the first bass viol ever manufactured in town. Married Abigail Answorth. Luther, b. Oct. 17, 1785; m. Lydia Green; d. in Mich. '[Adolphus, b. Dec. 5, 1788. '[Alonzo, b. April i, 1790. Sophronia, b. June 24, 1796; m. Nehemiah Harvey, of Montpelier. Vt. Ch., Eliza, a noted singer. Adolphus King, s. of Luther ; b. Dec. 5, 1788 ; m.,Feb. 17, 1810, Abigail, dau. of Wm. Stanard, b. July 4, 1791. Loren L.,b.'i\mt 11, 1811 ; d. Jan. 22, 1875; m. Esther Perrin, of Pomfret, Vt. Cordelia L., b. Feb. 22, 1813; m. Daniel Wilmarth, Jr. Persis E.,b. March 14, 1815; ra. Sylvester Wheeler, of Clareraont. Ch., Martha E., Nellie. Harriet N., b. June 30, 1817; m. Charles H. Eastman, of Claremont. Abbie A., b. March 8, 1826 ; m. Charles H. Eastman, of Claremont, 2d wife. Ch., Charles E., b. March i, 1848; a banker. '[Walter W., b. April 18, 1821. Sophronia H., b. Jan. 17, 1831 ; ra. John Snow; has one son. Walter W. King, s. of Adolphus ; b. April 18, 1821 ; is a mechanic ; has fOr several years had charge of the lumber-mill at East Newport ; m. Nancy M. Kibbey. Wallace A., b. Aug. 16, 1851. Edward W., b. Nov. 11, 1855. Frank R., b. March 22, 1861. Hattie, b. Jan. I, 1866. Alonzo King, s. of Luther ; b. April i, 1790 ; graduated at Colby University, Waterville, Me., after which he had a course of theological training, and was ordained over a large Baptist church at Yarmouth, Me. He subsequently removed to West borough, Mass., where he d. Nov. 29, 1835, aged 39 years. He was a marked favorite, a man of talent, and an intimate per sonal friend of Baron Stow, d. d., of Boston [see Literature]. M., July 9, 1827, Tryphena, dau. of Col. Wm. Cheney. genealogy. 457 William Alonzo, b. March 14, 1829; d. Dec 8, 1862, in the army, in Virginia. George Prentice, b. May 31, 1830; d. Dec. 17, i860. Ellen Tryphena, b. Aug. 12, 1832; d. April 6, 1840. Abby Philena, b. Feb. 10, 1836; d. June 23, 1863; graduated at Mt. Holyoke Seminary; m. C. C. Dewey, an eminent member of the Vermont bar, residing at Rutland. LADD. John Ladd, b. March 31, 1793 ; came from Unity ; d. May, 1873 ; m., Jan. i, 1820, Sally F. Weed, of Unity, b. Aug. 3, 1791, who d. Aug. I, 1869. Lucretia D., b. March 11, 1821; m., June 22, 1858, Rev. Charles E. Rogers, of the N. H. Conference, son of Chas. Rogers, of Sunapee, b. March 21, 1828. Joseph W., a tanner and livery man; b. March 10, 1824; d. Feb. 11, 1875 ; m.. May 6, 1851, Marietta Hewlett, of West Windsor, Vt., who d. Jan. 3, 1876; ch., Clara, b. July 2, i860. Nathaniel M., b. March 11, 1826; a woollen manufacturer ; d. in 1857; m. Emily Brooks ; m., 2d, Tryphena W. Pratt. Wilber A. F., a woollen manufacturer and hotel-keeper; b. May 7, 1828; ra., Dec. 18, 1854, Ellen, dau. of Lorenzo Kent, of Hamp stead. LAMB Charles Lamb, b. June 7, 1836, at Granville, Vt., from whence he came to this town about i860, and settled on the Sprague farm, the home place of his wife. He kept thorough bred stock, and brought choice breeds of swine from Vermont. M., April 19, i860, Mary A. V., dau. of Albert Sprague. He d. April 27, 1876. Lizzie A., b. April 11, 1861. Frank C, b. Oct. 10, 1867. Alice D., b. June 6, 1870. Hattie M., b. Dec. 24, 1873. LANE. Robert Lane was b. at Killingworth, Conn., November, 1713. He lived on the R. P. Claggett farm, on the Unity road, and was among the early settlers. He was a selectman, and was a moderator four years. He m. Mary Thatcher, of Lebanon, Conn., July 4, 1744. Jared, b. June i, 1745. ^ Jesse, b. Dec i, 1846. Hannah, b. Dec 2, 1752. John, b. Jan. 15, 1755. 45 8 history of Newport. Thomas, b. March i, 1757; ra. Aug. 19, 1789, Rachel White. Jonathan, b. Aug. 24, 1759. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1762; ra. Col. Phineas Chapin. Jesse Lane, s. of Robert ; was one of the most active and prominent men among the early settlers. He was b. at Leba non, Conn., Dec. i, 1746; came here in June, 1766, and settled on the A. Pease farm, on the Unity road. He was a modera tor one year, representative three years, and a selectman eight years. He m., Feb. 22, 1770, Hester Wright, of Killingworth, Conn.,b. Oct. 31, 1750. Samuel, b. April 6, 1771; d. at Crown Point, N. Y., in 1819. David W., b. March 13, 1773 i d. Nov. 7, 1840. Ruth, b. May 5, 1775. Martin, b. Aug. 16, 1777 ; d. in Penn., 1825. Sarah, b. May 11, 1780; ra. Dr. Truman Abell, of Lempster; d. 1838. Job, d. young. Hester, b. Jan. 2, 1784; m. Jeremiah Jenks ; d. at Crown Point, N. Y. '[Robert, b. April 2, 1786. Benjamin, b. Jan. 25, 1789. Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1791 ; m. a Mr. Barrows, of Bridport, Vt. Temperance, b. Sept. 17, 1793; drowned in 1801. Robert Lane, the fifth s. of Jesse Lane, was b. April 2, 1786. He studied medicine with Dr. Truman Abell, of Lemp ster ; opened an office at Sutton, N. H., where he remained un til 1812, when he moved to New London. From 1819 to 1821 he was a surgeon in the army, and was stationed at Mobile Point, Alabama. He then returned to Sutton, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was among the most prominent members of the profession in his section of the state. He was a skilful physician, and enjoyed an extensive practice until his death, which occurred May 3, 1872. Married Mary Kelsey, dau. of Jeremiah Kelsey, ist, of this town. She d. June 10, 1812, aged 26 years. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 14, 1807 ; m., Jan. 26, 1837, Dr. James R. Smiley, a native of Bristol, who was a graduate of Dartmouth college in 1833, studied with Dr. Lane, at Sutton, and was in practice chiefly at Grafton, N. H., until 1866, when he took charge of the business of his father-in-law, at Sutton, where they now r. Ch., Adelaide Lane, now lady principal at Colby Academy, New London. Mary Eliza beth, d. at 17 ; Frances Farley and Susan Ela, teachers ; Parmelia Tarbell, m. Rev. B. A. True, Meriden, Conn.; Robert Lane, a journalist, in Boston. Mary, b. at Newport, June 13, 1809; d.Jan. 27, 1812. genealogy. 459 Mary Adelaide, b. Aug. 15, i8ii ; m. May 5, 1837, Geo. W. Ela, of Concord. Ch., Robert Lane, a physician; was a captain in the civil war. Richard, studied law ; was a captain in the civil war ; killed at Drury's Bluflf. LATIMER. Roswell Latimer, b. 1780; came from Lyme, Conn., in 1828, and settled at Northville ; d. July 4, 1850. Married Sal- lie Brown, a sister of Jonathan. Betsey, b. 1809 ; r. at Grafton. Louisa, b. 1812; m. O. Huntoon; four ch.; r. atFall River, Mass. Sophia, b. 1814; m., April 15, 1844, Morrill Wheeler. Ch., James P., b. Dec. 4, 1844. \Amos, b. 1816. Jonathan, b. i8ig; m. Mary Thompson. Ch., Frank J., b. June 20, 1845; a workman in the W. L. Dow & Co. wood factory; m., May 22, 187 1, Sarah E., dau. of James Carr. Charles. Lyman, b. 1822 ; m., 1848, Carohne Eastman, of Sunapee, who d. Aug. I, 1868; have five children: r. at Olean, N. Y., where he is en gaged in the boot and shoe trade. Mary, r. in Plymouth, Mass. Amos Latimer, s. of Roswell Latimer ; b. 1816 ; m. Lucy Wheeler. Esther, b. Feb. 3, 1841 ; m. W. S Kempton. Ellen L., b. Aug. 28. 1844. Edward G. and Edwin E., twins, b. March 3, 1851. LATHROP. Charles T. Lathrop, a blacksmith ; b. May 8, 1814 ; m.. May 17, 1836, Matilda B. Wilder, b. Mar. 10, 1816. Three of his sons, — Charles W., William L., and Fred D. — are mer chants in Boston. He is a paper manufacturer at Lawrence, Mass. Addison B., b. April 13, 1838 ; m., Nov. 22, 1864, Lucia King. William L., b. June 22, 1840; m., Sept. 3, 1863, Addie Clark. Lucius, b. April 22, 1842 ; a mechanic. Adelia J., b. Jan. i, 1844. Alonzo W., b. June 18, 1847 ; d. y. Charles W., b. April 6, 1850. Fred D., b. Oct. 18, 1853. Ada L., b. April 15, 1855 ; d. at 8. LEAVITT. Halsey Carroll Leavitt, b. Sept. 27, 1827, in Gouver neur, St. Lawrence county, N. Y. ; was the youngest of 460 history of NEWPORT. eight children, and worked upon the farm until the age of 21. In 1842 he was baptized into the fellowship of the First Bap tist church of his native town. He commenced preaching in school-houses in his own town, under the direction of his pas tor. The pressing demands for his services increased to such an extent that he felt the necessity of pursuing a course of study, to prepare himself for a more enlarged sphere of useful ness. In 1858 he went to Vermont, to attend the New Hamp ton school, located at Fairfax. In the fall of i860 he was a sup ply to the church in West Bolton, Vt. ; in the following winter a revival followed his labors, which resulted in great good. Feb. 15, of that year, he was ordained as pastor of the church, and still continued his studies in connection with his class. He remained as pastor of this church four years. After serving a term in the Christian Commission, among the sick and wound ed in Washington and before Petersburg, Va., during the war, he became the pastor of the Baptist church in Swanton, Vt. ; he remained there three years. In 1867 he accepted a call from the Baptist church in Cornish, where he remained five years. Sept. 29, 1872, he became pastor of the Baptist church in this town, closing his pastorate in Sept., 1878. He was elected president of the Sullivan County Musical Convention in 1874, and was reelected four years to the same office. He is a friend to education, and an active worker in the cause of temperance ; was a representative in 1875. M., Oct., 3, 1853, Romanda Leach, of his native town. Julius Adelbert, b. March 4, 1855 ; fitted for college at Meriden and Sufiield (Conn.) academies, and graduated at Brown University in 1875, and subsequently at the Theological Seminary at Newton, Mass. ; is pastor of the Baptist church at Essex, Vt. M., May 29, 1876, Isabel Brown, of Providence, R. I. Hattie Amelia, b. Jan. 29, 1857 ; was educated at the Colby Academy, New London ; is now pursuing a musical education in Boston. LEAR. George B. Lear, a blacksmith ; s. of Dea. Asahel Lear, of Sunapee; b. July 3, 1839; came from Goshen to this town in 1870, as a journeyman. On the death of Dea. D. B. Chapin, in connection with Day E. Maxfield he purchased the black- smithing establishment, where they have since continued the genealogy. 461 business. M., May 2, 1857, Maria A. Dodge, of Goshen, who d. Apr. 17, 1877; m., 2d, May 6, 1878. Mrs. Jennie Robinson, of West Windsor, Vt. LEWIS. Frederick Stewart Lewis, a millwright, b. Dec. 11, 1798, at Claremont; came to this town in March, 1835; m., 1822, Zylinda Thomas, of Claremont, b. Apr. 15, 1799. Betsey Stewart, b. Aug. 31, 1824; d. Aug. 16, 1838. '[Frederick W., b. April 6, 1828. John Thomas, b. Aug. 5, 1832 ; d. July, 1861 ; a merchant; m., Jan. 21, 1858, Hannah Karr. Ch., James Fred, b. July 21,1858; George E., b. April 14, 1861. Charles H., b. Dec. 5, 1840; a farmer; m., July 4, 1867, Emma Young, b. Sept. 4, 1842. Ch., Ernest W., b. Sept. 9, 1873. Betsey L., b. May I, 1845 i '"i-i Dec. 2, 1867, John Tilton. Ch., Grace L., b. March 20, 1870. Harriet Z.,b. Dec. 15, 1848; m., Dec. 12, 1867, Roswell J. Kelsey. Ch., Myrtie L., b. Feb. 10, 1868. Frederick W. Lewis, s. of Frederick S. ; b. April 6, 1828, at Claremont. He was hired out to work on a farm at eleven years of age, at four dollars per month, and continued at farm work three years. At fourteen he entered the store of Bela Nettleton of this town as a clerk. At twenty-four years of age was admitted as a partner in the same store, where he contin ued until the death of Mr. Nettleton, some seven years later, when he purchased the entire stock and continued the business until 1863. In 1862 he was chosen cashier of the Sugar River Bank, and held the position until 1865, when the bank was re organized as a national bank, taking the name of " The First National Bank of Newport." He was elected cashier of this bank, which position he now occupies. Through his efforts, mainly, in 1868 a charter was obtained for the Newport Savings Bank. The bank was organized and commenced business in September of the same year. He was elected treasurer of the institution, and has since held the position. He was town-clerk one year, and has been elected town treasurer five years, and now holds the office. He was chairman of the committee which was chosen to superintend the building of the new town hall and court-house, in the erection of which he took a lively 462 history of NEWPORT. and active interest. He was instrumental in procuring the es tablishment of the telegraph to Newport, and worked early and late to secure the building of the railroad through the town. In early life he was active in military affairs, holding various com missions. He has been an active and interested member of the Unitarian church and society since its organization in Newport. Never soliciting or aspiring to political preferment, he has nevertheless frequently been nominated as candidate for select man, representative, and state councillor. His substantial and elegant residence on Cheney street was erected by him in 1876. M., Oct. 2, 1856, Mary J. Travis, of Natick, Mass., b. Jan. 13, 1835- Samuel DeWolf b. Jan. 3, 1867. John Lewis, b. at Groton, June 10, 1765 ; m., Nov. 3, 1788, Mary Stevens, of Alstead. John, b. Sept. i, 1789. Edward S., b. July 24, 1792. Polly, b. March 26, 1795. Lemira, b. April 23, 1798. Philura, b. Jan. 12, 1801. LITTLE. Amos Little, a hatter; b. Feb. 27, 1796, at Springfield; came here in 1818 from Hampstead, where he had learned his trade, and for many years supplied a large region of country around him with the products of his labor. He was a select man in 1839, ^"'i ^ representative in 1842 and 1843. He was a devoted Mason, and was a prominent and efficient member of the Baptist church, and did much for its advancement, tempo rarily and spiritually, until his death, which occurred Aug. 17, 1859. -^^ ^^^ distinguished for his enterprise and social qual ities. M., Sept. 24, 1818, Ann Brickett, of Hampstead, b. in Salem, June 18, 1797. '[Charles Henry, b. Jan. 10, 1820. Amos Brickett, b. Feb. 16, 1821 ; was a lawyer. He was educated at Meriden academy, and at Brown University. In 1845 he was ap pointed to a place in the patent office at Washington, D. C, where he continued to hold important positions until his death, which oc curred in 1862, at which time he was a chief examiner. He was ap pointed law clerk in the patent office in 1853, and while holding the office codified and published the Patent Laws of the U. S. He was a vigorous writer. [See Literature.] GENEALOGY. 463 Frances Ann,b. July 30, 1823; m. Joseph W. Parmelee. George Edmund, b. April 25, 1834; was bred a hatter; was in trade with his father and brother Charles. Subsequently he became a mer chant and an expressman. M., July 26, 1859, Sarah Jane, dau. of A. P. Wellcome, b. Feb. 12, 1841. Charles Henry Little, s. of Amos ; b. Jan. 10, 1820; was bred a hatter in his father's shop, and on attaining to his majority was admitted as a partner in the business. He was in the civil war. He is an active Mason, and a worker in the Temperance reform movement. M., March 24, 1842, Sarah S. Fuller, b. Mar. 10, 1818, at Chester, Vt. Elizabeth E., b. April 28, 1843 i ™- Geo. H. Fuller ; ch., Alice E. Sarah Frances, b. Oct. 29, 1844. Nancy A., b. March 26, 1848, d. y. Mary A., b. Oct. 19, 1853. Frederick S. Little, a native of Antrim ; a farmer and teacher ; b. July 20, 1826 ; came to this town in 1874 from Go shen, where he had been a selectman, town-clerk, and superin tending school committee. He was for four years in charge of an academy in New Jersey. Since coming to this town, he has been a selectman and a superintending school committee. Lives on the N. B. Hull farm. M., May 25, 1854, Julietta E. Chase, of Washington, b. Dec. 4, 1835, d. Sept. 29, 1869 ; m., 2d, Oct. II, 1870, Mary E. Gilman, of Unity, b. Dec. 3, 1844. Nellie L., b. Nov. 8, 1856. Willie V., b. Nov. 2, i860. Freddie O., b. Sept. 30, i868. LIBBEY. John B. Libbey, b. July 21, 1820, at Strafford, Vt. ; came here April x, 1865 ; d. Feb. 24, 1872. He was " bound out" during his minority. He was converted at 16, commenced preaching at 21, and followed his profession until his death. M., July 23, 1845, Bathsheba M. Preston. Sarah M., b. Jan. 14, 1849; m., July 25, 1869, Harvey F. Deraing, of Cornish. Richmond J. P., b. July 2, 185 1 . Julia A., b. Dec. 27, 1854. LIVERMORE. George F. Livermore, a provision dealer ; b. March 5, 1848 ; came from Hillsborough in 1871 ; m. Villa J. Huntress. 464 history OF NEWPORT. LONG, Leander Long, b. Aug. 25, 1812; a cabinet-maker; was a workman in the old cabinet establishments, which were then the most important manufactures in town, since which he has been engaged in various trades ; came from Claremont in 1828 ; married Sibyl A., dau. of Matthew Buell, Jr., b. Dec. 13, 1817. Caroline H., b. May i, 1837. Sarah B., b. Feb. 22, 1839; m. Albert J. Peaslee. Ann E., b. May i, 1842; dead. Mariah G., b. Dec. 3, 1844; m. Chas. Brockway. Sibyl L., b. Apr. 22, 1847; dead. Frederick L., b. Sept. 8, 1851. Catherine B.,b. June 25, 1862. LOWELL. William Lowell, a cabinet-maker; b. March 18, i795) ^^ Newburyport, Mass. ; came here from Sutton in 1818 ; d.June I, 1839. He was enterprising and public-spirited. He had a large shop where the Rounsevel tannery now stands, where. he employed a large number of hands, and did an extensive business. He was a captain in the militia. M., Feb. 11, 1818, Polly Giles, of Sutton, b. Oct. 11, 1792, and d. Aug. 20, 1824; m., 2d, May 20, 1826, Jane Giles, a sister of his first wife, b. Sept. 21, 1803, and d.July 14, 1877,. Sarah G.,b. A\x^g.i.\, 1819; m., Sept. 12, 1843, Humphrey P.Web ster, a merchant in Boston. William B., b. Dec. 13, 1820; a merchant in Boston. Reuben G., b. April 19, 1822; d. y. Roxana G., b. Aug. 9, 1823; d. y. George W., b. April 16, 1827; d. 1830. Mary J., b. Jan. 30, 1829; d. 1832. George W., b. March 14, 1831; d. June 23, 1832. Justina L., b. July 15, 1834; m., Feb. 14, 1854, Benj. F. Young, a na tive of Sunapee, now a merchant in Boston. Edward, b. June 29, 1836; d. 1836. Charles E., b. Nov. 14, 1838; d. 1840. LUND. Oliver Lund, a saddler; b. Feb. 25, 1776; he came to this town from Nashua, his native place, in 1799. [See Saddlers.] M., Nov. 13, 1800, Thankful, dau. of Jesse Wilcox, b. March 7 1781. genealogy. 465 Emily, b. Nov. 11, 1801 ; d. Nov. 6, 1874; unmarried. Oliver W., b. July 19, 1803 ; a merchant in Philadelphia; d. in 1865. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 28, 1806; m., Sept. 5, 1838, Emerson Stevens, of Goshen, b. Aug. 24, 1807. Ch., Ann E., b. June 16, 1844; Mar cia E., b. May 29, 1850, who m., July 3, 1868, Parker T. Dow. Elmira, b. June, 1808; d. young. Orlando, b. April 17, 1810; a teacher and lecturer; m. Helen Whit ney, of Nashua. Delia A., b. July 8, 1812; d. in 1843. Joseph K, b. March 24, 1814 ; a mechanic and express agent ; m. Eliz abeth A. Tappan, sister of Hon. Mason W. Tappan ; r. at Brad ford. Alfred, b. Feb. 10, 1816; a saddler and rausic-teacher ; ra. Mary Whit ney, of Nashua ; he d. at Nashua. Nathaniel F.,b. Dec. 29, 1818; an insurance agent; m. Mary Stevens; m., 2d, Sarah Lumbard ; m., 3d, Lizzie Morse, of Bradford. Stephen Frank, b. Aug. 31, 1821 ; a machinist; m. Catharine Gleason; m., 2d, Zemira Gleason; ra., 3d, June 19, 1877, 'Mary Dwinell Chellis. [See Literature.] LYON. David Lyon, b. Apr. 11, 1739, at Stoughton, Mass. ; d. Apr. 25, 1819; came to this town in 1790. He lived on the place since occupied by the Claggett family, on the Unity road, where he had a store and tavern. M., 1777, Abigail Belcher, who d. in 1823, about 80 years of age. Abigail, b. July 4, 1779; d. Jan. 21, 1843; m., Nov, 25, 1802, Hubbard Newton. David, Jr., b. Aug. 13, 1780; d. April 26, 1819. MACK. Aaron Mack, b. at Hebron, Conn., Jan. 11, 1761 ; m., Dec. 29, 1785, Martha Newton, of Groton, b. April 9, 1768. Polly, b. Nov. 23, 1786. McKINNEY. John McKinney, b. Oct. 20, 1791 ; d. Aug. 3, 1853 '¦> '^•1 Dec. 10, 1818, Eliza, dau. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr., b.Jan. 21, 1799, d. March 29, 1876. Harry W., b. Sept. 29, 1819; went to sea, and not heard from since. Wealthy W. K., b. Oct. 10, 1822 ; ra., Jan. 26, 1847, Charles Smith, of Dedhara, Mass. Martha E., b. Aug. 3, 1825 ; d. Jan. 2, 1849. Mary E., b. March 14, 1833; m., Dec. 30, 1857, John Muzzey, Jr. 30 466 history of Newport. MARSHALL. Benjamin Marshall, a farmer ; came from Windham ; m. Jane Park. Lydia J., b. Aug. 26, 1818; m. Benjamin Marshall, 2d. Benjamin Marshall, 2d, a farmer; b. July 16, 1818 ; r. in the west part of the town ; was a selectman in 1874. Married Lydia J. Marshall. Allen P., b. Jan. 27, 1852; m. Ann Fletcher. Herbert A., b. April 21, 1857. Aaron C. Marshall, a farmer ; b. Feb. 3, 1819 ; came from Unity in 1864, and settled on the P. and J. Crowell farm. Mar ried Hannah C. Bean, of Newbury. John, b. June 21, 1846 ; ra. Jane Carr. Etta M., b. Feb. 10, 1855 ; ra. Charles P. Still. Ch., Rosa L. Ora W., b. Oct. 2, i86i. Charles G. Marshall, b. Jan. 23, 1829, at Northumber land ; came here in 1871, and settled on Pike hill. Married Mary J. Clark, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. ; m., 2d, Martha J. Hum phrey ; m., 3d, Marion E. Pike. Charles H.,b. June 26, 1862. Dexter Marshall, a tanner ; b. July 13, 1838, at Unity ; m., Jan. 16, 1861, Olive Palmer, of Carroll. Fred, b. April 21, 1862. Will, b. Sept. 9, i866. Chester S. Marshall, a manufacturer ; a brother of Dex ter ; b. Dec. 22, 1841. M.,Jan. 4, 1864, Laura Hodgman, of Springfield, Vt., b. Dec. 25, 1849. Lillie M., b. Dec. 16, 1865. Susie G., b. Sept. 30, 1867. Eva A., b. Dec. 3, 1869. Ada M., b. Aug. 24, 1870. Chauncy Marshall, hotel clerk ; a twin brother of Chester S. ; b. Dec. 22, 1841 ; m., Dec. 8, 1867, Sarah, dau, of Daniel Rider, of Croydon. genealogy. 467 MARSTON. Sullivan Marston, b. at Concord, N. H., Oct. 7, 1831 ; came to town in 1855 ; m. Mary J. Cummings, of Lowell ; m., 2d, Lucy Robinson ; m., 3d, Pluma M. Eaton, of Warner. George E., b. Dec. 11, 1854 ; m., Oct. 22, 1875, Eliza Trumbull. MATSON. Aaron Matson, b. in Plymouth county, Mas*, in 1770. He represented the town of Stoddard, N. H., in the state legis lature for several years, commencing in 1806. He was also a member of the council, was a member of congress during the last four years of Monroe's administration, and a judge of pro bate for Cheshire county. He had an active temperament, a well-balanced mind, and was social. He came to this town in 1841, and d. here July 18, 1855, aged 85 years. Married Fran ces Carpenter, of Charlestown, who d. Jan. 14, 1855, aged 83 years. Francis, ra. Susan Gilson. Ch., Ann Matson, b. June 20, 1823, at Stoddard; m., Dec. i, 1840, Hon. Edmund Burke. She was the only grand-child of Hon. Aaron Matson, and inherited his fortune. MATTHEWS. Charles H. Matthews, a joiner, engaged in the establish ment of W. L. Dow & Co. ; b. Aug. 15, 1845 ; came here in 1868, from Maine. M., Oct. 19, 1869, Addie L. Emerson, b. Sept. 18, 1848, dau. of Jonathan Emerson. MATHERS. Elisha H. Mathers, a farmer; b. Feb. 29, 1809, at Lemp ster ; came here in 1852, from Goshen, where he had been a selectman ; m. Emily R. Giddings, of Campton, N. H. Emily E., b. June 9, 1833; m. Chas. H. Sholes, of Goshen ; ch., Chas. H., b. March 6, 1859. Amanda S., b. May 16, 1835; d. April i, 1859 ; a teacher and graduate at Brooklyn, N. Y. Charles H., b. June 14, 1837 ; a teacher; graduated at New London. \Rockwood G., b. Jan. 10, 1840. L. Adelia, a teacher; b. Oct. 23, 1843 ; m. Nelson J. Smith. Emma F.,b. Oct. 29, 1845; a teacher; educated at New London academy. 468 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Rockwood G. Mathers, s. of Elisha H. Mathers ; b. June 10, 1840 ; was educated at New London academy ; studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Sanborn ; graduated at Dartmouth Medical College in 1861 ; after practising a while at Washing ton and Marlow, settled at Hancock, where he died Sept. 30, 1874. He was an assistant surgeon in the army. Married Maria N. Whittemore, of Bennington. Morris W., b. Oct. 16, 1867. MAXFIELD. Day E. Maxfield, s. of Currier Maxfield ; b. Nov. 4, 1846, at Warner ; came to this town in 1870. He has been engaged in blacksmithing ; is now one of the firm of Lear & Maxfield, at the establishment on Elm street. M., June 26, 1872, Emma M., dau. of Chester C. Dodge. McAllaster. Four McAllasters, — William, Benjamin, Martha, and Apphia S., — came from Bedford to this town in 1813. Martha, b. Dec. 25, 1774, m. Andrew Aiken; Apphia, b. Nov. 28, 1785, m. Capt. John Gilmore ; Benjamin m. Martha McKinney, and went to Morristown, N. Y. William McAllaster, s. of William; b. June 14, 1772; built the Forsaith house ; owned and operated the village grist-mill ; was selectman in 1814; moved, with his family, to Morristown, N. Y. ; m. Jane McKinney. Hugh, m. Louisa, dau. of Dr. Lernard, of Hopkinton. Sarah, ra. Rev. Mr. Pratt, of New York. William, b. Nov. 5, 1803 ; r. in New York. Margaret, b. Dec. 19, 1805 ; m. Dr. Preston, of New York. Hamilton, b. Feb. 3, i8o8. Walter, b. Sept. 16, 1810. Martha J., b. Sept. 17, 1812; m. Hon. Daniel R. Tilden, of Cleveland, O., a member of congress. Caroline, b. Aug. 7, 1814. Harry, b. Oct. 28, 1816. Harriet, b. April 5, i8i8 ; m., and lives in Morristown, N. Y. Henry M., b. June 29, 1821 ; a merchant at Boston. Betsey McAllister, m., Aug. 2, 1807, James Atwood. genealogy. 469 McCrillis. William H. McCrillis, a mechanic ; was b. June 30, 1815. He was son of John McCrillis, of Goshen, whose one hundredth birthday was celebrated in 1873 by the Masonic fraternity and a large crowd of descendants and neighbors. The son came to this town to reside in 1875. While at Goshen he was. a representative in 1858 and 1859, and again in 1867 and 1868. He was also a selectman, town-clerk, and post-master. He was a candidate for register of deeds in 1877 and 1878. M., September, 1851, Abby H. Huntoon, who had a talent for painting as well as for poetry. John, b. Aug. 5, 1858; educated at Newport high school. McGregor. John McGREGOR,*b. June 29, 1736, at Enfield, Conn. ; came to this town in 1787, and settled on the A. Wylie farm ; he was a soldier in the Revolution. M., Sept. 3, 1784, Lucy Chapin, who d. May 29, 1834. Asa, b. Nov. 2, 1785; ra., Sept. 13, 1809, Experience White. Ch., Florilla, Carlos, Arbia A., Philander W., Henrietta, Milton. ^ John Booth, b. Nov. 27, 1787. [See Physicians.] Elias, b. Jan. 13, 1789 ; spent his minority on the farm with his father; after which he studied theology, and devoted the remainder ot his life to the work of the ministry ; he labored in this state, in Ma.ssachusetts, in Maine, and in Vermont; d. Dec. 13, i860, at Colchester, in the latter state. Lucy, b. June 15, 1792; d. Aug. 21, 1834. Norman, b. June 11, 1794; remained at the homestead; was a whip and rake manufacturer. [See Teams.] Lois, b. Nov. 10, 1797 ; m. Calvin Dudley. John Booth McGregor, s. of John ; m., Aug. 10, 1813, Mary Smith, of Windsor, Vt., a native of Shutesbury, Mass.,b. Julys, 1787. Helen Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1815; m., April 13, 1842, Van Rens selaer Rowe, of Rochester, N. Y. Marion Smith, b. Sept. 7, 1818 ; m. Joseph Christopher, of New York. [See Music] Catharine Hayes, b. Sept. 17, 1820; m. Reuben Porter, of Buflfalo, N.Y.' Benjamin Rush, b. May 13, 1827 ; studied medicine, and is in practice in Brooklyn, N. Y.; m. Louisa, dau. of Hon. Lorenzo Burrows, of Albion, N. Y. 470 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Abel McGregor, b. July,. 1746 ; came from Enfield, Conn., and settled on the L. Richardson farm ; remained there until 1812, when he removed to Maine, where he d. in 1840. M., 1791, Dorcas Griswold, who d. Oct., 1799; m., 2d, 1800, Lo- vica Chapin; m., 3d, July 12, 1809, Joanna Miller, of Charles town. Lovica, b. Sept. 2, 1792; m., March, 1812, Ziba Durkee; r. at Leba non. Alpheus, b. Oct. 4, 1793; m., May, 1815, Mary G. Cheney; went to Freedom, Me., where he died in 1853. Laura, b. Sept. 4, 1796; ra., Jan., 1822, Horace Eaton, of Hanover. Lydia, b. Feb. 28, 1798; ra., April 16, 1820, Benj. Ricker, of Water bury, Me. Dorcas, b. Jan. 20, 181 1 ; ra. Warren West, of Bangor, Me. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1812; m. Timothy Willard, of Alfred, Me. Lucy, b. Feb. 11, 1815 ; m. Moses Chandler, of Bangor, Me. Abel, b. Oct. 31, 1817; ra., 1839, Hannah Yeaton. Olive, b. Aug. 27, 1820; d. young. Joel McGregor, b. at Enfield, Conn., Nov. 22, 1760; came to Newport in 1789, and settled on the William Tilton farm. He was a Revolutionary soldier; enlisted April 17, i777' ^"'^ was in the service five years ; he was taken prisoner by the British, and was confined in the famous " old sugar-house," in New York city, some eight months, — from May to Jan. — where he suffered much from cold and hunger. He was lib erated the first day of January; and he often remarked that it was the happiest New Tear's Day of his life. He d. in Nov., 1861, aged loi years. Married Martha Bellows. Gaius, b. Aug. 27, 1786; m. Betsey Hoyt; went to Bethlehem. Polly, b. July 15, 1788; m. Silas Wakefield. '[Cyrus B., b. Sept. 27, 1791. Laomy, b. Feb., 1794; m. Fanny White; moved to Whitefield. Ch., Melinda, Joel, Martha, Mary. Martha, b. July 16, 1799; m. Willard Wakefield ; m., 2d, Capt. Nath'l C. King, of Claremont. '[James B., b. Sept. 6, 1801. Ruby, b. July, 1806; ra. John Barnard. Cyrus B. McGregor, s. of Joel; b. Sept. 27, 1791 ; is a cooper, and has spent a long life at Northville, engaged at his trade. Married Hannah Heath, of Grantham; m., 2d, Han nah, dau. of Peter Wakefield. GENEALOGY. 47 1 Erastus, b. July, 1818 ; d. 1832. Edward F., b. 1821 ; d. young. Ruby, b. May 11, 1825; ra. Wm. M. Gilmore. James B. McGregor, s. of Joel ; b. Sept. 6, 1801 ; is a me chanic ; was one time prominent among the singers at North ville. M., Nov. 9, 1832, Elizabeth J. Townsend, a sister of Mrs. Amos Tuck, b. Feb. 6, 1806, who d. Aug. 25, 1869. James H., b. April 12, 1839; a mechanic at Northville; m., Feb. 15, 1872, Emma Milendy, of Hartland, Vt., b. Sept. 26, 1856. Mcpherson. William McPherson lived on the S. Crowell farm, and was an expert with the violin. MESERVE. Frank P. Meserve, s. of Samuel and Mary A. (Hanson) Meserve, of Rochester, N. H. ; b. Nov. 30, 1852 ; came to this town in 1871 ; was four years in the tailoring establishment with John O. Hobbs, and on the death of Mr. H., in October, i87S> formed a partnership with Dana J. Mooney, and pur chased the establishment. In 1878 he was elected town-clerk. M., May 15, 1878, Minnie A., dau. of Matthew Harvey. MESSENGER. Calvin Messenger, a shoemaker ; lived in the south part of the village. He kept a tract depository, and at one time was engaged in morus multicaulis and silk speculations. Married Adaliza Gleason. He d. Mar. 16, 1842, aged 46 years. METCALF. Abel Metcalf, a son of Samuel Metcalf, a descendant of Michael Metcalf, a Puritan, who came to this country from England in 1637, and settled at Dedham, Mass. ; was born at Franklin, Mass. ; came to this town in 1791, and settled in the north-west corner of the town. He m. Abigail Eames, of Fi'amingham, Mass. He d. Nov. 13, 1836, aged 72 years. ^Silas. \Theron, b. July 31, 1800. \Kendrich, b. Nov. 23, 1808. Sabrina, the youngest child, d. in 1826, aged 18 years. 472 history of NEWPORT. Silas Metcalf, s. of Dea. Abel Metcalf ; was an intelligent and successful farmer ; was a teacher in his early days, and took a lively interest in education, temperance, and politics. He was a selectman in 1838 and 1839, a"'^ ^ representative in 1843 and 1844. M., June i, 1825, Orpha Fletcher. He d. Nov. 16, 1852, aged 56 years. George L., d. July 8, 1840, aged 11 years. Theron Metcalf, s. of Dea. Abel Metcalf; b. July 31, 1800. He was named after his kinsman, Theron Metcalf, chief-justice of the supreme court of Massachusetts. He was a successful teacher and farmer while in town. He was afterwards a mer chant in Claremont and in Boston ; d. at the latter place Jan. 10, 1867. He m.,May 21, 1828, Mary Jackson, b.Jan 11, 1804, a sister of Hon. Eleazer Jackson, of Cornish. Henry, d. young. Mary Frances, r. in Boston. Charles Peabody, b. Mar. 16, 1839 ; was several years a member of the firm of Stone, Downer & Co., brokers, of Boston; is now with Blake Bros. & Co., bankers. New York city; m., Jan. 5, 1871, Helen Judith Caldwell; ch., Christine, b. Nov. 18, 1874. Kendrick Metcalf, s. of Dea. Abel Metcalf; b. Nov. 23, 1805 ; graduated at Dartmouth college, in 1829, with honor, having defrayed the expenses of his education mainly by teach ing in the winter, and by farm labor a part of the summer. After graduating he taught at Buffalo, N. Y., and at Rochester, in the same state. In 1831 he was admitted to holy orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church ; for eight years was rector of St. Mark's church, LeRoy, Genessee county ; the next eight years was rector of Christ church, Duanesburgh, Schenectady county ; and for the last twenty-five years has been a professor in Hobart college, Geneva, N. Y. In 1850 he received the hon orary degree of D. D. at Columbia college, N. Y. Married Susan Trask, of Boston. Ralph Metcalf [see Lawyers]. Elias Metcalf lived in the early days on the S. Kempton. farm, and was a farmer and merchant. Tradition speaks of GENEALOGY. 473 him as a man of excellent judgment, social, and popular ; as a deacon, he was among the most gifted. Elias, eldest son ; m. Sally, dau. of Rev. Bial Ledoyt ; the family re moved to Montpelier, Vt. Cyrus Metcalf, a printer ; was for a while associated with Mr. Aldrich in the publication of the Spectator, in this town. Horatio Metcalf, b.Jan. 22, 1802 ; came from Croydon; m. Phebe Haven. Melita, b. July 15, 1825 ; m. Christopher C. Shedd. Ch., Herbert A. ; r. at Northfield, Minn. Marilla, b. Jan. 13, 1828; m. James A. Smith, of Royalton, Vt. Ch., Clara M., Clarence M. Orlando P., b. Feb. 11, 1830; m. Mary A. Durkee. Ch., George, Charles, Ellen, Willie. Martha A., b. Nov. 12, 1832; m. William Wells, of Brookfield, Vt. ; m., 2d, William H. Dunbar. Ch., Lillian M., by first husband; Lucy M., b. Sept. 29, 1835; m. Oren C. Kibbey. Alexander Metcalf, s. of Samuel ; came to this town from Croydon, and purchased the C. C. Shedd farm. He was a pop ular teacher, and a selectman in 1842 ; moved to Minnesota in 1858, where he has been a successful farmer and speculator. Married Anna, dau. of Col. Nathaniel Wheeler, of Croydon. Joseph P. Metcalf, s. of Capt. Obed Metcalf, of Croydon ; came to this town about 1837, ^'^'^ settled on the N. Dame place. M., 1840, Lucy Gould. Henry H., b. April 7, 1841; entered the Law School of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and graduated in the class of 1865 ; read law with Hon. Edmund Burke, and was admitted to the bar in 1867; he edited the White Mountain Republic in i86g; the fol lowing year he became the political editor of The People, at Con cord; afterwards published the Democratic Press, at Dover; he is now (1879) editor and publisher of the Granite State Magazine, and political editor of The People and N. H. Patriot, at Concord. M. Mary J. Jackson, of Littleton, in 1869. Carlos G., b. 1846; studied medicine with Dr. J. L. Swett; graduated from the Medical Department of the University at Albany, N. Y., and is in practice at Troy, N. H. Frank M., b. 1852. Arthur C, b. 1856. 474 history of Newport. MILLER. James Wesley Miller, a tanner; b. Nov. 30, 1830; came from Lempster, his native town, in 1857 ; m. Lucy Clough ; m., 2d Nov. 10, 1858, Mary J., dau. of Joseph Sawyer, Jr. Cora, b. Oct. 16, 1857; d. in her girlhood. Laura Etta, b. April 19, i860. Mary Sophira, b. Oct. 5, 1865. Edwin R. Miller, a farmer; b. Nov. 12, 1839, in Bridge- water, Vt., and came to this town in 1850; m., Aug. 10, 1865, Sarah J. Vose, of Claremont, b. Sept. 10, 1S45 ; lives at the N. Rand place. Chloe S., b. July 30, 1866. Jason G., b. Jan. 24, 1868. Rosie B., b. July 18, 1870. MILLEN. William Millen came from New Boston in 1818, and set tled on the A. J. Reed farm on East mountain. Ch., William, David, Seth W, Polly, Betsey (m. Stephen Parker), Dorcas, Lucinda (m. A.J. Reed), Lydia. Sumner Millen, a cabinet-maker ; b. Aug. 14, 1805, in Washington, and came to this town in Feb., 1826. He, in connection with Hiram Buswell and Samuel E. George, pur chased the William Lowell cabinet manufactory, and continued the business ; in 1836 he sold out, and returned to Washington. M., June 10, 1834, Martha, dau. of Moses P. Durkee. Lois, b. Sept. i, 1835; f"- Henry Durkee, of Lebanon. Marietta, b. July 18, 1836; d. Oct. i, 1858. Moses P., b. Nov. 18, 1838 ; r. in Bath, Me. Esther, b. Dec. 16, 1840; m. James Robinson, of Washington. MOORE. Francis R. Moore, b. April 30, 1827 ; came from Hopkin ton in 1872 ; m. Abbie N., dau. of John Carr. Frank A., b. April 13, 1851; ra. Mary S. Hurd; one child. Ella H., b. Dec. 22, 1856. GENEALOGY. 4/5 MOONEY. Dana J. Mooney, s. of Moses C. Mooney ; a merchant tailor; b.June 17, 1841, at Alton, and came to this town Nov. II, 1875, from Newmarket. M., Dec. 27, 1865, Abbie, dau. of Ichabod Wentworth, b. June 11, 1847, ^- D^*^- ^7, 1868; m., 2d, Feb. 22, 1870, Mary A., dau. of Samuel Meserve, of Roches ter, b. Dec. 28, 1848. Edith A.,b. June 11, 1867. MORSE. Ichabod Morse, b. Oct. 25, 1771, at Douglass, Mass. ; came to this town in 1800, and settled on the George P. Haven farm. He was one of the most extensive dairymen of his day ; he kept a tavern for several years at his residence, which was on the old Cornish turnpike, then much travelled. Married Polly Bailey, of Swanzey, in 1808. Zilpha, b. Dec. 7, 1810; d. July 21, 1840. Maria P., b. April 25, 1813; d. Feb. i, 1871; m. Hon. Harvey Hun toon, of Unity. Ch., Ruel C, b. July 1, 1832; Ransom, b. April 25, 1836; Ora M., b. May i, 1839; I""* McL., b. June i, 1843 ; La- mira J., b. Feb. 22, 1846; Ariel A., b. Sept. 29, 1851. Ora B., b. Oct. 8, 1815; d. Nov. 8, 1833. Charity Maroa, b. June 5, 1817; d. May, 1835. MUDGET. Nathan Mudget, b. Dec. 23, 1805 ; a farmer, trader, and deputy-sheriff; came here from Sunapee in 1828 ; he was a se lectman two years, a representative in 1844 and 1850, state sen ator in 1855 ^'^'^ 1856, and in 1850 a member of the constitu tional convention. M., Jan. 5, 1830, Mehitable, dau. of Nathan iel Dow, b. Sept. 16, 1804. MUZZEY. The Muzzeys came from Boscawen. Benjamin Muzzey, b. 1794; m. Lydia Hardy. Nehemiah, m. Sarah Chase; ch., George, John. John, m. Elizabeth Jones ; went to New York. 476 history of Newport. Lydia, m. George Herrick. . tt t, u Daniel D., m. Lavina Sanborn; m., 2d, July 4, 1855, Elvira Heatb, b. Oct. I, 1833. Ch., James C. ; Edward C, b. March, 1847; Curtis J., b. June 18, 1851; Lavona; Ella V., b. June 28, 1856. Hannah, m. Benj. Philbrick. Ch., Lydia, George Rolhns, Dennis, John Tyler. Benjamin N, b. May 15, 1819; a farmer, noted for his fine stock; r. at the Currier homestead ; m. Rebecca Currier. Ch., Lora M., b. April 22, 1857. Charles. '[George L. George L. Muzzey, b. April 30, 1834; ""•' ^^'^- ^' ^^55> Fanny J. Dow, b. Dec. 23, 1825. Willie C, b. Dec 12, 1857. Nellie R., b. Jan. 31, 1861. Frank G., b. Dec. 28, 1863. Fanny E., b. Sept. 10, 1868. Daniel Muzzey, a stone-mason; b. Nov. 22, 1795; was a soldier in the war of 1812 ; d. Dec, 1876 ; m. Lanora Jones. Delia L., b. Oct., 1821; ra. John K. Dillingham, of Sutton. Samuel, b. April 25, 1825; m. Fanny Nichols. Hannah, b. April 6, 1833 ; m. Horace Howe. Henry F., b. June 25, 1846; ra. Harriet Kempton. Mehitable Muzzey, a sister of Daniel ; m. Enoch Noyes. John Muzzey, b. March 9, 1794, at Boscawen ; a joiner ; m., Oct. 8, 1825, Abigail N. Bean, of Sutton, b.Jan. 9, 1799; d.Jan. 23, 1873. He d. Dec. 21, 1867. Mehitable N., b. July 11, 1826; d. Sept. 22, 1863; ra., April 13, 1847, Seneca Howe. \John, b. Sept. 28, 1828. Hannah B., b. Aug. 18, 1830; m.. May 15, 1859, Wm. Cheney, of Newport. Melvina A., b. Aug. 11, 1832; ra., March 12, 1857, Geo. Shepherd, of Sutton. Marila T., b. March 28, 1835; ra., June 14, 1858, Russell Pillsbury. Moses N., b. Oct. 12, 1837. Harriet M., b. Dec. 17, 1839; d. Aug. 27, 1862. John Muzzey, s. of John ; b. Sept. 28, 1828 ; was for several years a hotel keeper at Bradford, Concord, and Hillsborough ; returned to this town in 1877, and opened a bakery, where he operated awhile, when he sold out to E. L. Smith, the present owner. M., Dec. 30, 1858, Mary E., dau. of John McKinney. Frank L., b. July 21, 1864. Harry Smith, b. Dec. 31, 1868. Harriet M., an adopted daughter; b. Sept. 14, 1862. GENEALOGY. 477 NETTLETON. Jeremiah Nettleton, the father of the Nettleton race in town, came from Killingworth, Conn., in 1779, and settled on the A. Paul farm. He owned Bald mountain and the land southward to the river. He was son of Jeremiah, grandson of Joseph, who m. Hannah Busbnell, Feb. 18, 171 2, and great- grandson of John Nettleton, who came from Kenilworth, Eng., about fifty miles west of London. He was b. Oct. 17, 1738; d. 1815 ; m. Love Buell, Nov. 19, 1761, at Killingworth, Conn. Mabel, b. Nov. 15, 1762 ; m. Aaron Buell, Jr. Charity, b. July 27, 1764 ; m. a Mr. Story, and went to Goshen. \Aaron, b. Nov. ii, 1766; m. Mehitable Dow. '[Jeremiah, Jr., b. Sept. 11, 1768; m. Lydia Ledoyt. '[Nathan, b. June 21, 1770; m. Hannah Wheeler. Rachel, b. Oct. 4, 1772; m. Joshua Heath. Deborah, b. Feb. 11, 1775 ; m. Peter Stow. '[Joel, b. Feb. 6, 1778 ; m. Elizabeth Dow. \Daniel, b. Dec. I, 1780; m. Esther Peck; m., 2d, Rhoda Ryant. Aaron Nettleton, s. of Jeremiah ; b. Nov. 11, 1766; lived and died on the spot first settled by his father. He was an ex cellent farmer, and was engaged, to a considerable extent, in public business. He was the first sheriff of the countj' of Sul livan. Married Mehitable Dow, of Exeter, M^rch 5, 1793. \Jeremiah D., b. April 10, 1794; ra. Zilpha Bowman. Lydia K., b. Oct. 5, 1795. Fanny, b. Dec. 25, 1796; ra. Col. Josiah Stevens. '[Aaron, Jr., b. July 8, 1799. \Bela, b. July 5, 1801. Mehitable, b. June 2, 1803; d. 1804. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, s. of Aaron; b. April 10, 1794; settled on the C. McGregor place ; afterwards took the old homestead, which had been occupied by his father and grand father, where he spent the remainder of his life, and where he d. Dec. 8, 1852. He was a representative in 1837 and 1839; was state senator two years, and one of the selectmen some thirteen years. He was courteous in his manners, and enjoyed in a good degree the confidence of his townsmen. He was an active member of tbe Baptist society. M., in 1815, Zilpha, dau. of Zadoc Bowman ; m., 2d, Orpha Sweet. 478 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Lydia K.,b.y[.'A.y 5, 1817; m., Oct. 5, 1837, Hiram Emerson; r. at Lebanon. Fanny E., b., Nov. 25, 1821; m., Oct. 10, 1845, Hartford Sweet; r. at Lancaster. Jeremiah, b. July 14, 1832 ; mill operative ; r. at Newport. Orpha, b. Nov. 13, 1834; m., Nov. 10, 1853, Albert Rowell. Aaron Nettleton, s. of Aaron ; b. July 8, 1 799 ; was a popular merchant, trading at the Nettleton block, where he was also post-master until his death. M., Dec. 22, 1825, Sarah H. French, of Unity. \Aaron French, b. Oct. 27, 1829. Sarah Ann, m. Chas. H. Chapin, a lawyer at St. Louis, Mo. Aaron French Nettleton, s. of Aaron Nettleton, Jr. ; b. Oct. 27, 1829 ; spent his minority with his uncle, Jeremiah D. Nettleton, at farm work (both of his parents having died), after which he was engaged in trade. He was a popular bass sing er. In 1859 he went to Boston, where he entered, in 1861, the police department. He was appointed superintendent of the city prison in 1868, and a city constable in 1874, which office he still holds. He is fond of the military, and is often chief marshal on public parade days of the city. M., March 10, 1853, Lucia P. Dean, a favorite singer, dau. of Mrs. Jacob Rob inson by a former husband. JBela Nettleton, s. of Aaron, and grandson of Jeremiah ; b. July 5, 1801 ; d. Nov. 13, i860. He was a merchant, a teacher, a post-master, a sheriff", and a selectman ; was a repre sentative in 1850 and 1851, and was a member of the state con stitutional convention in 1850. He took a lively interest in ed ucation — was several times superintendent ; was the recipient of military honors. He had special talent as a presiding offi cer, and was often a moderator. M., Jan. i, 1835, Sarah Lou isa Boynton, of Windsor, Vt. George, b. Dec. 29, 1835 ; d. Nov. 13, 1841. Bela, b. Aug. 15, 1837; was in the army under Gen. Banks. Edward, b. July 29, 1839; was the second man who enlisted for the war of the Rebellion in town ; reenlisted in ^ nine months regiment, and again in the i8th Regt. ; was a lieutenant in Gen. Banks's Red River expedition ; travelled in Europe after the war. GENEALOGY, 47g Jeremiah Nettleton, s. of Jeremiah ; went to Sunapee, where he died. He was much given to hunting and fishing, and was the most noted hunter of his day ; captured large num bers of bears, deer, and moose ; travelling on snow-shoes, he was often obliged to bring home his tired dogs in his arms. He was a deacon in the Baptist church. M., April 2, 1795, Lydia, dau. of Rev. Bial Ledoyt. Love, ra. John Ryant, of Ohio. Lydia, m. Herman Hewlett, a teacher at Columbus, Ohio ; returned to N. H., and is now wife of Dea. Parmenas Whitcomb. Hiram, ra. Lavina James ; went to Ohio. Ch., Alvord, a general in the army. Sarah, ra. and went to Canada. Jeremiah, m. Susan Bockoven, and went to Illinois. Roxanna, m. Nathan Smith, of Unity. Perlena, m. Miner Permort, of Plainfield. Harriet B., a teacher; m. William Spaulding, a Congregational clergy man of New Ipswich. Charity Ann, m. Zenas Bowman, of Columbus, Ohio. Loanda, m. Peter Fitzgerald; r. in Cheshire, Ohio. Abial, went to Salisbury, where he d. Nathan Nettleton, s. of Jeremiah ; came to town with his father in 1779 ; m. Hannah, dau. of Dea. Nathaniel Wheeler, of Croydon ; was for a few years on the Griffin farm, and also in the village grist-mill, but emigrated to Delaware county, Ohio, where he died. John, b. March 13, 1797; m. Louisa Dobson; r. at Orange, Ohio. Nathan, b. Jan. 8, 1799 ; m. Lucy Buell ; r. at Berkshire, Ohio. Delia, b. June 14, 1801 ; unmarried; r. at Orange, Ohio. Hannah, b. Dec. 2, 1804; m. Samuel Patterson; r. at Orange, Ohio. Alexcy, b. Feb. 22, 1807; m. Rev. Eli Frey, of Fallsburg, Ohio. William., b. June 25, 1809; m. Lucy Thompson; r. in California. Abiel, b. Jan. 10, 1815. Nathaniel, b. April 6, 1817; m. Rebecca Fanchard; r. at Orange, Ohio. James Albert, b. Oct. 9, 1822; educated at Central college; is a clergy man at Oberlin, Ohio; m. Frances Pledges. Joel Nettleton, s. of Jeremiah ; b. Feb. 6, 1778; settled on the O. Whipple farm, in the north-east part of the town, but early purchased the Newport House, which he greatly enlarged, and where he was for the most part of his life a landlord ; was also stage proprietor. M., March 5, 1805, Elizabeth Dow. Joel Parker, b. Aug. 21, 1806; succeeded his father at the Newport House; d. in Conn.; m. Charlotte Lyon, of Conn. Ch., Rolon, Gilbeirt, Therese, Abby. 480 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Mary Hendrick, b. April 9, 1810; m. Cyrus Walker, of Patoka, 111. Ch., George, Parker, Mary, Henry. \ Gilbert, b. March 24, 1808. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 7, 1814; m. Zepheniah Hutchinson, one of the fa mous singers, and went to Illinois. Ch., Mary. Persis D., b. July 27, 1818 ; second wife of Cyrus Walker, who lived at Patoka, III. Ch., Lillie N. ^Daniel, b. Feb. 6, 182 1. Gilbert Nettleton, s. of Joel Nettleton ; b. March 24, 1808 ; in boyhood he was a clerk in the office of his father in the Newport House ; was a clerk at Washington during the administration of President Polk, after which he removed to Missouri, where he remained a few years ; he then went to Illinois, where he spent the remainder of his life. Married Julia E. Pratt, a French lady, belonging to a wealthy family. Mary Celeste, m. a Mr. Wall, a prominent man at Duquoin, 111. Emma. Charles. Pratt. Valle. Daniel Nettleton, s. of Joel Nettleton; b. Feb. 6, 1821 ; spent his minority with his father in the Newport House ; was twelve years at Wilmot, engaged in the tanning business, after which he returned to this town and purchased the village saw-mill, where he remained until his death, Oct. i, 1875. While at Wilmot he was a selectman in 1860-62, and a repre sentative from the same town in 1865 and 1866. After his re turn, he was a selectman in 1873 and 1874. He had a taste for the military, in which he was a colonel. He was frank and outspoken, and given to generous hospitality. M., July, 1850, Ellen C, dau. of Jonathan M. Wilmarth. Lucy E., b. May 27, 1851; a leading alto singer. FredH., b. Feb. 12, 1861 ; a graduate of the Newport high school in 1878. Daniel Nettleton, s. of Jeremiah ; settled on the C. Chase farm, but afterwards removed to Delaware county, Ohio ; m. Esther Peck ; m., 2d, Rhoda Ryant. Esther P., ra. David S. Hoadly, of Cheshire, Ohio. Daniel, ta. Sarah E. Thompson; r. at Cheshire, Ohio. Orsilla R., m. Jesse Fry; r. in Ohio. Rhoda, m. Shadrach Rundell. Deborah S., b. April 17, 1820; r. in Cheshire, Ohio. GENEALOGY. 48 I NEWELL. The Newells came from Croydon, and were sons of Jere miah, an enterprising farmer, and one of the early settlers at Ryder Corner. David S. Newell, s. of Jeremiah Newell, of Croydon ; b. Jan. 2, 1801 ; d.Jan. 12, 1848 ; was a farmer; lived on the H. E.Hanson place, in the north part of the town; m., Jan. 12, 1825, Paulina Hurd, dau. of Samuel Hurd, Jr. Thankful M., b. Oct. 3, 1827 ; m., Sept. 29, 1859, Shepherd L. Bow ers ; d., April 28, 1861 ; had one child. Samuel H., b. Oct. 8, 1829; d. Sept. 23, 1843. David B., b. Aug. 5, 1831; was killed at the Norwalk (Conn.) railroad disaster, May 6, 1853, on his return from the South. A. Elbra, b. Aug. 13, 1833; d. March 24, i860. Marion, b. Aug. l6, 1841 ; a musician; d. Oct. 13, i868. Jeremiah Newell, s. of Jeremiah ; a sheriff; built the resi dence now occupied by Matthew Harvey ; m. Sarah, dau. of Andrew Aiken, who d. Aug. 15, 1842, aged 39 years. He d. Feb. 15, 1838, aged 35 years. Martha A., b. Apr. 14, 1833; d. y. Sarah, b. Apr. 12, 1835. Josephine, b. Apr. 4, 1838; m. Levi Walbridge, a merchant in Boston. Parker N. Newell, s. of Jeremiah ; b. Jan. 29, 1816 ; was a merchant and town-clerk; m., Jan. 20, 1842, Caroline L. Forsaith, a niece of Josiah Forsaith ; went to Princeton, 111., where he is now engaged in trade. Elizabeth G. Newell, dau. of Jeremiah ; m., Dec. 11, 1 83 1, Adams Dickey, NEWTON. Christopher Newton, b. at Groton, Conn., Feb. 26, 1738 ; d. Feb. 19, 1834 ; came to this town about i779) ^"d settled on the farm on the Unity road, afterwards the homestead of Eras tus Newton, where he died ; was a moderator some nine years, and a selectman twice. M., Feb. 26, 1766, Mary Giles, of Groton, b. Nov. 12, 1745, d. May 14, 1821, dau. of Hon. Benj. Giles. 31 482 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Martha, b. April 9, 1768 ; m. Aaron Mack. Mary, b. Nov. 29, 1770; m. Lemuel Church, a tailor. Margery, b. Nov. 2, 1772; m. Dea. Jesse Fay, of Alstead. Abigail, b. March 13, 1775; m. Rev. Orlando Bliss. \Erastus, b. April 4, 1777. '[Hubbard, b. Jan. i, 1780. Erastus Newton, s. of Christopher; b. April 4, 1777; d. Jan. 4, 1852 ; remained on the old homestead. He w^as a ma jor in the militia. M., Nov. 22, 1801, Betsey Beckwith. Christopher G., b. Jan. 15, 1803 ; graduated at Middlebury college ; studied law at Newport and at Washington, and, after practising a while at Washington, moved to Lawrence, Mass., where he died in 1871 ; m., June 9, 1835, Harriet Hubbard, of Washington. Ch., George A., Erastus N., Ellen L. Harry H., b. Oct. 19, 1804; m. Angeline Beckwith. Ch., Erastus, Austin. Elizabeth, b. 1806; m. Milton Wyman, of Cornish. Ch., Arthur, George, Newton, Frances, Anna. \Erastus, b. Sept. 10, 1810. Louisa, b. Feb. 7, 1812; m., Feb. 10, 1840, Joseph Barrett. \ Austin, b. Aug. 23, 18 14. Erastus Newton, s. of Erastus; b. Sept. 10, 1810; spent most of his minority in this town at farming ; was graduated at Schenectady, N. Y. ; studied law in the office of Judge Gard ner, of Geneva, N. Y. ; after being admitted to the bar, spent two years at Burlington, when he removed to Lockport, N. Y., where he had a wide practice, and became prominent in his profession, and where he died. Married Caroline Zeley. Erastus, graduated at Yale college in 1874. Austin Newton, s. of Erastus; b. Aug. 23, 1814; turned his attention to medicine, and studied his profession with Dr. David McQuestion, at Washington, and with Prof. Dixi Cros by, at Hanover ; graduated at the Dart. Med. Coll. in 1840, and commenced practice at Washington, where he remained until his death. M., Dec, 1844, Julia, dau. of David McQues tion, M. D., of Washington, b. April 22, 1825. '[David A., b. Aug. 3, 1845. Dixi Crosby, b. Oct. 3, 1848; d. April 13, 1866; a merchant in New York. David A. Newton, s. of Austin ; b. Aug. 3, 1845, at Wash ington ; is an active farmer, and occupies the Frederick Chapin GENEALOGY. 483 farm, in the west part of the town. Married Marion L., dau. of T. Stillman Fletcher. Frederick Chapin, b. Aug. 28, 1870. Mary P., b. Feb. 26, 1876. Willie A., b. Nov. 30, 1878. Hubbard Newton, s. of Christopher (see Lawyers) ; m., Nov. 25, 1802, Abigail Lyon, b. July 4, 1779, who d.Jan. 21, 1843. Henrietta M., b. April 7, 1806; was finely educated; d. Sept. 3, 1876. '[Charles H. E.,b. April 10, 1808. James H., b. Aug. 12, 1811 ; d. in Michigan, Jan. 2, 1847; he was a teacher ; prepared for college at Newport academy. Mary G., b. Nov. 14, 1813 ; a fine singer; d. April 12, 1868. Catherine M., b. Dec. 25, 1816; d. June 25, 1825. William F., b. Nov. 23, 1818 (see Lawyers). Adelia M., b. Feb. i, 1821. Arthur W., b. May 10, 1823; d. May 16, 1824. Charles H. E. Newton, s. of Hubbard Newton ; b. April 10, 1808 ; was bred a printer ; he had an office in town, and printed the Farmers' Advocate and Political Adventurer, and afterwards the Northern Partner and Horticulturist, both edited by bis father ; went to Mobile, Ala., where he was en gaged in his profession, and from thence removed to California ; afterwards became a clergyman in Oregon, and was there a presiding elder. Isaac Newton, cousin of Christopher ; was among the eai-ly settlers ; lived on the M. Hurd farm, on the Unity road ; was a sheriff. Married Hannah, dau. of Hon. Benjamin Giles. Deborah, b. May 16, 1778. Annis, b. July 5, 1780. Samuel, b. Sept. 13, 1782. Hannah, b. Aug. 13, 1784. Nancy, b. July 10, 1789. Isaac, b. Feb. lo, 1792. John Newton, a farmer ; a native of Henniker ; settled here in 1810 ; d. April 3, 1870, aged 84 years. Married Lydia- Brown, who d. Aug. 6, 1870, aged 90 years. Hiram, b. April 11, 1808; m. Mary Cheney, who d. Aug. 10, 1854, aged 38 years; m., 2d, Sally C. Bly; r. at Sunapee. Ch., Mary J., m. Andrew J. Bohonan, of Sutton. Phineas Newton, a grandson of Phineas, who built the " stone house" on the H.Jacobs farm in Croydon ; lived on the D. C. Story place. M., Sept. 24, 1805, Sabra Buell. 484 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. NICHOLS. Isaac Girard Nichols, s. of Luther and Tryphena Nichols, of Peterborough ; b. Oct. 27, 1848 ; studied dentistry with Messrs. Howe & Haywood, of Peterborough ; came to this town, and commenced practice in 1872. M.,June 12, 1871, Mary Emily, dau. of Daniel Felch, of Greenville, b. April 2, 1850. Nellie Gertrude, b. April 16, 1873. Frank T. Nichols is a horse-trainer ; came from Newbury. NOURSE. The Nourses came from Acworth, and were children of Daniel Nourse, a native of Westborough, Mass., who came to Acworth in 1785. '[William, b. May 10, 1822. Nancy, b. Oct. 9, 1824; m. Joel Hubbard; r. Mount Pleasant, Mo. Julia A., b. Sept. 18, 1826; m. Samuel H. Edes. Helen Marr, b. Aug. 18, 1829; ra. Geo. H. Fairbanks. '[George W., b. Aug. 19, 1831. Freeman W., b. July 7, 1838 ; m. Mary Peck ; r. at Fox Lake, Wis. William Nourse, s. of Daniel Nourse ; b. May 10, 1822 ; came to this town in 1846. He was in trade several years at the Fairbanks & Royce store. He soon, however, turned his attention to manufacturing, and was engaged in the Eagle Mills. After a few years' experience he went to Pennsylvania, where he had charge of a woollen mill, but shortly returned to this town and purchased the Eagle Mills, and had there a suc cessful business until the close of the war, when he sold the establishment to S. H. Edes and Amos O. Woodbury, and ?retired from business. Subsequently, in connection with Perley S. Coffin, he erected the Granite Mills at East Newport, to which he has since devoted his attention, and where he em ploys one hundred hands. [See Granite Mills.] He was town-clerk in 1856 and 1857, and was a representative in 1861 and 1862. Married Ellen M., dau. of Mason Hatch, m. d., who was b. Sept. 19, 1832, and d. February 27, 1872 ; m., 2d, Jan. 15, 1874, Mrs. Mary E.Jones, of Wilton, b. May 17, 1839. genealogy. 485 Mary E., b. June 13, 1856; d. Aug. 6, 1874. Emma L., b. Nov. 6, i860. Marcia B., b. Oct. 12, 1864. Willie H., b. April 20, 1867. Elizabeth, b. May 16, 1875. George W. Nourse, son of Daniel Nourse ; b. Aug. 19, 1831 ; came to this town in 1859, and went into trade with his brother William. The previous seven years of his life were spent in mining operations in California. He has been an active politician. He was town-clerk in 1863 and 1864, was first selectman eight years, from 1865 to 1872, was moderator from 1868 to 1872, and has been post-master twelve years. M., May 2, 1861, Juhette E. Woodward, b. May 2, 1842. Grade L., b. June 12, 1865. NOYES. Cutting Noyes, s. of Isaac, and in the fifth generation a de scendant of Nicholas Noyes, who came from Wiltshire, Eng., to Newbury, Mass., in 1638 ; was b. in Newbury, Mass., June 2, 1745 i came to this town from Boscawen in i794- While at B. he was a selectman some five years, and was an efficient deacon of the church. He lived on East mountain. Married Molly Burbank. Isaac, b. Aug. 15, 1772; m. Pamelia Bascora; m., 2d, Martha Smith; went to Maine. ^Moses, b. Dec. 21, 1774. Sarah, b. Oct. 8, 1776; m. Chalker Buell. ^Samuel Muzzey, b. Aug. 21, 1778. Judith, b. March 16, 1780; d. unmarried. Dorcas, b. Feb. 17, 1782; m. John Hurd. Amos, b. Dec. 19, 1783 ; lived on the R. Cutts farm; m. Aseneth Bas com. Enoch, b. Nov. 16, 1785 ; m. Mehitable Muzzey. They adopted Amos, son of Benj., who m. Jane West, of Claremont. Ch. of Amos, — Ed win, Abby. Benjamin, b. June 9, 1787; a blacksmith; lived at the Granite Mills; m. Mehitable Flanders. Abigail, b. Jan. 20, 1793; m. Nathan Wilmarth; m., 2d, Darius Hall; ra., 3d, Benj. Gunnison. MosES Noyes, s. of Dea. Cutting Noyes; b. Dec. 21, 1774; lived on the D. Hutchinson farm ; m.,July 10, 1803, Lucy Wil cox, b. April 21, 1779. Judith, b. July 27, 1804. John M., b. Feb. 28, 1806. Walter H., b. Sept. 21, 1810. Lucy C, b. Aug. 27, 1813. 486 history of Newport. Samuel Noyes, a brick-mason ; s. of Dea. Cutting Noyes ; lived on the C. C. Winter place, in the south part of the vil lage ; was fond of good-natured jokes. While building the Congregational church, which originally had a very large orna mental window at the rear of the pulpit, the pastor, Rev. Mr. Wheelock, remarked that it seemed very large ; whereupon Mr. Noyes, looking on the assembled crowd, with a knowing wink, retorted, — " Pretty much all the light we get from the pulpit we expect will come through that window." He m., Sept. 30, 1804, Jane Buell, b. April 25, 1778. Adaline, b. June 16, 1805. Cynthia M., b. Feb. 20, 1807. Elial C, b. May 18, 1809. Abijah C, b. Dec. 31, 1810. Barber G., b. Dec. 20, 1812. Isaac Noyes, b. June, 1763, at Goffstown; came here in 1786; m., Sept. 12, 1784, Phebe Goodwin, of Concord, b. Oct. 24, 1765. James, b. July II, 1785. Elijah, b. Nov. 13, 1786. Daniel, b. Dec. 6, 1788. Chase Noyes, s. of Tristram; b. Feb. 8, 1792; a shoe maker ; came from Boscawen. He was Free Soil candidate for road commissioner in 1851. Married Nancy Kempton, of Croydon. He d. May, 1862. Esther. William. Silas E. Harriet N, m. Ichabod Hitchcock, of Claremont. Merriam E. Henry. Baron Stow, m. Anna Stone. Ann Jane, m. Ira P. Kempton. Tristram Noyes, b- Oct. 17, 1785; m., Nov. 29, 1807, Thankful Hurd ; went West. Caroline, b. Aug. 22, 1808. NUTTING. Joseph Nutting, a cabinet-maker ; came from Massachu setts, and, in connection with a Mr. Buxton, manufactured a large number of bedsteads for the Boston market. Married Caroline L. Reed. He d. Feb. 8, 1858, aged 47 years. Louisa, was for several years the leading milliner in town; m. Warren Fellows, a merchant in Boston ; ch., Warren. genealogy. 487 William Henry, was bred a merchant in the store of Mudget & Higbee, and was for a while clerk in the Sugar River Bank, after which he went to Boston, and engaged in mercantile business, where he had a successful trade until his early death. OSGOOD. William Osgood came from Massachusetts to Claremont, and from thence to this place ; settled in the west part of the town. Married Priscilla Stone. Susannah. William, m. Susan Fields. James, m. Sophia Young. '[Lemuel, b. Jan. 31, 1789. Priscilla, m. James Baker. Matthias, m. Almira Fields. Lydia, m. Phineas Chapin. Lemuel Osgood, s. of William Osgood; b.Jan. 31, 1789; r. in the west part of the town, where he has been a prosperous farmer. Married Hannah Baker ; m., 2d, Hannah Spaulding. Hannah, b. Feb. i, 1816; m. Bigsby Johnson. Ch., Edward. Oren, b. June 22, 1818 ; a farmer; occupies the homestead ; was a rep resentative in 1870 and 1871. Lucy, b. Oct. 25, 1823. Robert C. Osgood, an insurance agent; b. Nov. 16, 1821, at Salem, Mass.; came to this town from Concord in 1871. Married Ellen A. Gibson, of Francestown, dau. of the popular landlord at that place, and afterwards of the Eagle hotel. Con cord. Elizabeth S., b. Feb. 4, 1848. Eugene R., b. April 22, 1850. Charles F.. b. July 2, 1851. Nathaniel, b. March 29, 1857. Herbert S., b. June 22, i860. OSMER. Nathan R. Osmer came from Sharon, Vt., in 1861 ; lived at Kelleyville ; was killed at the battle of Gettysburg. Married Parmelia R. fiurnham. Ch., William C, George R. PAGE. John Page, b. Dec. 25, 1800, at Salem ; came here from New London in the fall of 1850, and settled in the south part of the town, where he was an enterprising and prosperous farmer until his death, which occurred Feb. 25, 1859. ^-j ^^^- 3O) 488 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. 1823, Mariam Sargent, who d. Oct. 5, 1841 ; m., 2d, Mar. 28, 1843, Lucy Jewett. Harriet N., ra. J. M. Jewett, of New London. '[Anthony S., b. Sept. 17, 1826. Susan F. Rosaline G., m. Chas. P. Everett. John G., m. Mary Butterfield. Emily, m. Rial Hurd. James E., m. Catherine Morey. Delina M., m. a Mr. Thompson. Maroa H, b. March 20, 1844; ra., Oct. 28, 1861, Daniel W. Howe; r. at Marlow. George B., b. Sept. 23, 1845 ; m., June 12, 1873, Julia A. Mead, of Corinth, Vt. Alice J., b. Nov. 23, 1847; m., Jan. 27, 1869, Arvin S. Roundy, of Unity. Mary E., b. June 17, 1850 ; m. Aug. 30, 1873, Elbridge N. Howe; r. at Marlow. Anthony S. Page, s. of John Page ; b. Sept. 17, 1826 ; lived for several years at the homestead on the Goshen road ; is a prosperous farmer ; now r. on the O. Whitney farm on Thatch er hill. M., March 18, 1851, Roxana Cross, b. Sept. 23, 1832. Orison W., b. May 15, 1852; m., Sept. 5, 1877, Jael M. Fletcher, of Cornish. John M., b. May 25, 1855. Nathaniel O. Page, a rake manufacturer ; b. Feb. 23, 1807, at Wentworth ; came here when nine years of age ; was a selectman in 1844. He is public spirited, takes a lively inter est in the cause of education, and was one of the founders of the M. E. church in this town. He belonged to a patriotic or fighting family ; — his grandfather was killed at Bunker Hill ; his father died at Plattsburg, in the War of 181 2 ; his brother was in tbe Florida war ; and he bad two sons and one son-in-law in the Union army. M., April 27, 1829, Louisa Booth, of Enfield, b. Sept. 5, 1805. ^William W., b. Feb. 24, 1831. Harriet E., b. Feb. 4, 1833; ¦«•. Juue 29, 1853, Jonathan Crowell. ^John M., b. March, 4, 1835. Hannah L., b. Sept. 25, 1840; m., Jan. 9, 1861, Samuel M. Rockwell. William W. Page, s. of Nathaniel O. Page ; b. Feb. 24, 1831 ; was first sergeant in Co. I, 14th Regt., during the civil war, and died in the service. M., June 25, 1851, Harriet A., dau. of Erastus Huntoon. genealogy. 489 Rosa L., b. July 4, 1853; m., Nov. 28, 1871, Ira W. Hillard, a carpen ter ; r. at Langdon. Arthur L., b. April 18, 1859; a carriage-painter at Lebanon. John M. Page, s. of Nathaniel O. Page ; b. Nov. 4, 1835 ; a rake-maker at Northville; m., July 18, 1859, Mary J. Stock- well, b. Oct. 3, 1 841. Ida L., b. Dec. 4, i860. Elmer F., b. Oct. 30, 1861. William W., b. Nov. 26, 1864. Cora L., b. Jan. 9, 1866. Stella v.. b. Jan. 29, 1868. Bertha M., b. Jan. 5, 1872. Charles E., b. Sept. 10, 1874; d. young. PARKER. Oliver Parker, s. of Jonas Parker, of Goshen ; b. Oct. 22, 1835 ; came to this town in 1863, and settled on the M. Gove farm, in tbe south-east part of the town ; m., Oct. i, 1857, ¦^^" len C, dau. of Uriah Sawyer. Marilla Z., b. March 5, 1861. Arthur C, b. Feb. 18, 1866. Stephen Parker, a carpenter ; came from New Boston ; d. in 1852, aged 60 years. He was a representative in 1847, ^"'^ was one of the originators and proprietors of the Independent Democrat. Married Betsey Millen. Stephen C, m. Angeline Lockwood, and went to Vermont. Henry, went West. David, m. Diantha Wilcox. Alfred, m. Emma J. Wilcox. Charles, m. a Miss Powers, of Croydon. Mary, m. Elijah George. PARKHURST. Ebenezer N. Parkhurst, a farmer; b. Feb. 11, 1822; came from Lowell, Mass., in 1874, and settled on the F. Dud ley farm ; m. Paulina Breed. George N., b. Nov. 9, 1856. Mira E., b. Feb. 6, 1859. PARTRIDGE. Sylvester Partridge, a merchant ; was for some time con nected with Col. Wm. Cheney in trade in this town. He had an active temperament ; was a member of the Baptist church, and a devoted Christian. He was also a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity. He removed to Potsdam, N.Y., where 49° HISTORY OF NEWPORT. he became a deacon, and where he died. He m. Judith H. Stow, a sister of the Rev. Baron Stow, d. d., of Boston. Charles S. Partridge is a joiner, and a leading singer ; came from Croydon in 1868 ; m. Mary E. Goodwin ; m., 2d, Clara M. Shepherd, of Concord ; m., 3d, Aug. 27, 1878, Emma H., dau. of Samuel C. Baldwin. Ellen G., b. Aug. 18, 1870. Carl S., b. Aug. 26, 1874, Daniel F. Patch, a shoe-trader and manufacturer ; b. at Wakefield, Mass., March 2, 1825 ; came to this town in 1841 ; m. Sarah F. Hopkins, of Francestown ; m., 2d, Sirena P. Thompson, of Newburyport, Mass. ; m., 3d, Margarette P. Buell. Willie E., Aug. 25, 1852. PARMELEE. BY JOSEPH WARREN PARMELEE. With the first party of settlers from the old colony of Con necticut, that one day in the pleasant month of June, in the year of our Lord 1766, made their camp in the woods on a rise of land overlooking tbe valley of Sugar river, and w^ho had come to occupy lands in the township of Newport in the then royal province of New Hampshire, came Ezra Parmelee, then in the twenty-first year of his age. He was a descendant, in the fifth generation, from John Parmelee, who came to this country, as we are informed in the old colonial chronicles, in the good ship "Elizabeth and Ann," Roger Cooper, master, from London, Eng., in the year 1635, and settled in Guilford, Conn. The family were afterwards at New Haven, Killing- worth, and other places in Connecticut ; and in their genera tions bore an active part in fighting the savages, clearing the lands, and otherwise establishing the foundations of our New England civilization and culture. Ezra Parmelee was the third son and fourth child of Ezra and Jemima (Busbnell) Parmelee,* and was b. Aug. 25, * Ezra Parmelee and Jemima Bushnell were m. Feb. lo, 1737. Their children were as fol lows : Daniel, b. June 22, 1739 ; Jerusha, b. May 23, 1741 ; Samuel, b. April 6, 1743 ; Ezra, b. Aug. 25, 1745; Oliver, b. March 19, 1747; Jemima, b. Aug. 8, 1750; Elias, b. March 29, 1752 ; Hial, b. Jan. 23, 1755. genealogy. 491 1745- He grew up to manhood at the homestead of tbe family in Killingworth, participating in the labors of the farm, and en joying such means of education as the place and period afford ed. He was approaching that interesting period in tbe life of a young man, when he goes forth from his father's house and control to assume the duties and responsibilities of citizenship on his own account. In view of this important event, the father had acquired the lands in Newport, as has been described on other pages of this book, that were to be the heritage of the son. In the original surveys of the valley of Newport, tracts or parcels of land were laid out, extending from the high lands on either side, across the intervale, in such manner as to afford each proprietor a variety of soils in upland and meadow, and also in timber and woodland. The Parmelee lot answering to this general description was located on the Goshen Branch of Sugar river, about a mile south of the four-corners at the foot of Clare mont hill ; and it was here that our young settler, axe in hand, commenced the work entrusted to his care. In course of time the party of eight left their first encamp ment, and each one established himself on his own lot. Mr. Parmelee made his camp on the margin of the river, opposite the residence of the late Isaac Griffin. Its site was for many years marked by an apple-tree that he planted, but the freshets in later years have dislodged the tree, and so reconstructed the bank of tbe stream as to change all the original features of the place. In this camp life he was necessarily his own caterer and cook. His larder was supplied with salt pork, Indian meal, salt, and other small necessaries brought from Number Four, the nearest market. The woods abounded with game, and the river and brook with the speckled trout, which were available at nearly all times. The meal was mixed with water, and baked on trenchers of birch bark set up before his camp-fire ; the pork was fried in a skillet, and the unctuous fat was relish ed upon the unleavened bread. His bedstead might have attracted attention as a piece of chamber furniture, as it was a half section cut from a large hollow tree, the inside smoothed out and set up like a trough, 492 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. and upholstered with dry leaves, over which he spread his blankets, — but it met all the conditions necessary for repose. "Sweet sleep," says Horace, "despises not the cottage of the countryman," and we doubt not it visited the incumbent of the hollow log, after a day of toil. In course of time one Ephraim Towner came to share with him his cabin, and was his helper in his labors in the field. Don Quixote had his Sancho Panza, and Capt. Parmelee had his Towner, — but the intended brevity of this sketch will not admit of extended details. The party wrought industriously through the summer and fall, and on the approach of cold weather packed up and went back to Connecticut to spend the winter with their friends. They returned in tbe spring of 1767 to find that tbe wild beasts had almost entirely destroyed the crops of winter grain they had planted ; but, undismayed, they prosecuted their labors through the years 1767 and 1768, Mr. Parmelee returning each winter to Killingworth, — and we think this was the course pursued by the other settlers at first. Dur ing these three years he had made good progress in opening up his farm, and we are now prepared to announce the next step taken in the progress of events. In the neighborhood of the Parmelees in Killingworth, resid ed the Hill family. James Hill and Hannah Nettleton were married April 26, 1744. They were people in good circum stances, and surrounded at this time with a promising family of children, the eldest of whom, Sibyl, was born Oct. 10, 1746. She was now about twenty-two years of age, and the witchery of her name, or charms, had ensnared the heart of our young backwoodsman. They had grown up in tbe same society, at tended the same school, heard the same preaching, and together they thought they might journey, not only to New Hampshire, but through life, and the time was at hand when they might give expression to their mutual affection at the altar. We ac cordingly give place to the following record, copied from the old church register at Killingworth : "On the ist day of May, 1769, Ezra Parmelee and Sibyl Hill, daughter of James and Hannah Hill, were joined in the marriage covenant by Rev. William Seward, pastor of the sec ond church of Christ in Killingworth." genealogy. 493 Shortly after this event, leaving Sibyl at her father's, Mr. Parmelee came back to tbe settlement at Newport, making the trip this time with oxen, the cart being laden with furniture and house-keeping articles, which, with a heifer that was driven along with the team, comprised the wife's marriage portion, or " setting out." Accomplishing this somewhat tedious trip, he commenced with renewed energy to prepare a home for his bride, who was to come up later in the season. He built a framed house, ac complishing the work mostly with his own hands. It was lo* cated on high land west of the present Unity road, and near a small stream of water known as Potash brook. The bouse was of one story, and necessarily a homely structure in every sense of the word, compared with our modern dwellings. Having good mechanical ability, he also made homespun chairs, tables, and other articles for domestic use, which, with those brought up on the cart, furnished the new habitation quite comfortably. Thus alternating in the labors of tbe field and tbe building, the time sped away. The autumn came, and with it the arrival of Ezra Parmelee, senior, with Sibyl, according to arrangement. They made the journey from Connecticut on horseback, she riding behind him on a pillion. The distance travelled was about i8b miles. There were but few women in tbe settle ment at this time, and of course the arrival of Mrs. Parmelee was an event of great interest and joy. The greetings of the neighbors were most cordial, to say nothing of the expectant husband, and the house-warming that followed was among the events of the twelve-month. The Parmelee family were thus established in Newport. The children of Ezra and Sibyl Hill Parmelee were as fol lows : L Rhoda, b. Nov. I, 1770. Jemima, b. Feb. 25, 1783 ; d. Nov. 19, 1865. Ezra, b.Jan. 7, 1776; d.July 16, 1798. John, b. Oct. 18, 1778 ; d. Oct. 31, 1839. Sibyl, b. Oct. 31, 1780; d. May 2, 1804. James Hill, b. May 15, 1783 ; d. April 6, 1872. Pamela, b. April 9, 1786 ; d. April 7, 1874. Candace, b. April 7, 1793 ; d. Nov. 27, 1828. 494 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. It will be observed from the foregoing record, that the chil dren of Ezra and Sibyl were born in the twenty-four years from 1770 to 1793. This also covers tbe Revolutionary period of our country. Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown had gone into history, and tbe great American republic had been added to the family of nations. In regard to the political sentiments of Capt. Parmelee dur ing this crisis, it is proper to state, in this connection, that he was an ardent supporter of the patriot cau-se, but unable to ren der much personal service on account of the claims of his young and helpless family, who in this new country and rigorous cli mate were entirely dependent upon him for protection and sup port. He was, however, out on some raid as captain of volun teers, which accounts for the title of captain, which was award ed him in his later years ; and on one occasion he gave his best yoke of cattle to hire a soldier to serve for a time in the continental army. With the years 1771 and 1772, the affairs of the settlement of Newport began to assume a more prosperous condition. Ad ditional settlers bad come in, increasing the capital and pro ductive industry of the community. Tbe seasons bad been propitious, and the labors of tbe husbandmen had been re warded with harvests that promised an abundant supply of bread. The increase in the number of domestic animals was such as to insure meat. There was henceforth no occasion for going abroad for the common necessaries of life, the home sup ply for man and beast being equal to any reasonable demands. Thus the industry and energy of a few stalwart men, had, in the five or six years they had wrought, changed a portion, at least, of the howling wilderness to which they first came into fruit ful fields, and they had achieved for themselves an independent and prosperous condition. Conspicuous in this progress was Ezra Parmelee. In the early prime of life, his well-knit frame and vigorous constitu tion were fully equal to the honest toil in which he engaged. In the clearing or in the field, around the camp-fire on the hunting excursion, or in the social circle at home, his genial dis position and good-fellowship were recognized and appreciated. Domestic in his tastes and habits, instead of lounging in public genealogy. 495 places and lobbying for office or preferment, his leisure hours were spent with his family. He improved his homestead and estate, and in the course of a few years came to be what was considered in those days as forehanded, or in good circum stances, and able to dispense a generous hospitality to friends and strangers visiting the town. In this connection the good wife and mother claims our par ticular consideration. She was the presiding genius of a well- ordered household. In addition to the ordinary domestic, every-day work, she spun the wool and the flax, and wove the cloth, and fashioned and made garments for her children and husband. Her heart was full of sympathy as her hands were full of work, and she ministered to the necessities of her less prosperous neighbors, — those whom poverty and vicissitude and sickness had overtaken, — giving not only sympathy, but bread and garments and help. In this old representative fami ly of New England we may find the true elements of happiness and prosperity, — industry and energy on the farm, and assiduity and frugality in the household. A well-spread board, a cheerful hearth-stone, the large, old- fashioned blazing fire, surrounded by happy faces and loving hearts, enjoying the games and frolics of childhood and youth, — here is the fountain-head of that love for the old home that wells up in all hearts, and is with us in all the sterile ways through which we may pass to the last day's journey of this mortal life. On the farm adjoining that of Capt. Parmelee, on the north, lived Dea. Josiah Stevens, father of the late Maj. Josiah Stev ens. He had built a large, and at that time somewhat expen sive, bouse on his place. The style of architecture adopted was, we think, peculiar to the colonial era of New England, — the front elevation being of two stories, surmounted with a short roof, and the rear sloping back from the ridgepole with a long roof to one story in height. He had occupied his new house but a short time, when adverse circumstances made it necessary for him to change his plans of living, and be sold his place to Capt. Parmelee. The Parmelees were at this time wanting more spacious accommodations for their growing family ; and the Stevens dwelling and broad acres were a very desirable 496 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. acquisition. It was in the autumn of 1793 that they took posses sion of tbe new place. The old house on tbe hill, in which all the children were born, and which had sheltered the family for nearly a quarter of a century, was moved down and attached to tbe new establishment, to give additional room for domestic uses. This composite structure remained the homestead of the family for the next forty-five years, or until 1838, and still re tains its identity (1877) in the possession of S. A. Tenney. The new residence was improved in every possible manner: along in front, on the highway, erect and graceful as grenadiers, stood a file of Lombardy poplars ; the dooryard was fenced off, and planted with flowers and shrubbery ; the orchard and gar den were conveniently located in the rear ; and from the base of an adjacent ledge, down through the orchard, came in an aqueduct the cool water from an unfailing spring, to supply the house, and the barns and out-buildings on the opposite side of the street ; — and all about were the evidences of thrift and husbandry. The Parmelees were adherents or members of the Congrega tional church from the first, and friends of Rev. John Remele, Rev. Abijah Wines, and Rev. James R. Wheelock, their pas tors during a series of years, and whom they supported and aided in word and deed. Ezra and Sibyl Hill Parmelee lived to great age. Their days were spent in mutual confidence, aid, and comfort, the one for the other ; and, living in their pleasant home, surrounded by children and friends, they descended into the vale of years, pass ing far 'beyond the allotted three-score years and ten of human life, until, with bended forms and whitened locks, they stood upon the outer margin of almost an entire century ; — and so they passed away. Ezra Parmelee died Jan. 18, 1838, aged 92 years, 4 months, 23 days ; Sibyl Hill Parmelee died April 6, 1838, aged 92 years, 5 months, 26 days. Their remains rest in the old burial-ground, with some of their children and many of their contemporaries near them. Dark shadows have crossed the picture we have presented in the preceding sketch. This life is not a scene of unalloyed hap piness, by any means ; — there are trials and conflicts ; and to us genealogy. 497 the heavens are oftentimes hung with black. While to the Par melees, during these many years, came prosperity and social position, there came, also, the chilling hand of death ; and two of their beloved children, — a son and a daughter in the very prime of life, — were taken from them. We will take the reader to their grassy graves in the old burial-ground, and read from those ancient tablets their "short and simple annals," with the quaint epitaphs, which savor of tbe olden time, and which we wish to preserve on these pages : "In memory of Ezra Parmelee, Jr., born Jan. 7, 1776. Died July 16, 1798, in the 23 year of his age. *' Beneath this stone Death's prisoner lies. The stone will move, the prisoner rise. When Jesus, with almighty word. Calls on the dead to meet the Lord." " In memory of Sibyl, daughter of Ezra and Sibyl Hill Par melee. Born Oct. 31, 1780. Died May 2d, 1804, in the 24th year of her age. '* Beneath this stone there lies a mold, A precious coin more worth than gold. She in bloom in death declined. In hopes a better world to find." Rhoda, b. Nov. i, 1770; m. Rev. Siloam Short, of Plainfield. Ch., Rhoda, m. Rev. Abram Marsh, of Tolland, Conn.; m., 2d, Azariah Faxon, of Washington; ch., Dorcas, b. 1809, m. Calvin Wilcox; Mary, b. 1813, m. Martin B. Breck. Jemima, b. Feb. 25, 1773; m., April 9, 1796, Sartell Prentice, of Al stead; removed to New York, where she d. Nov. 19, 1865. Ch., Ezra P., m., Sept. 24, 1822, Philena Cheney; ch., John H., Na thaniel, Pamela, Calista, Candace, James H. Ezra, b. Jan. 7, 1776; d. young. '[John, b. Oct. l8, 1778. Sibyl, b. Oct. 31, 1780; d. young. \ James Hill, b. May 15, 1783. Pamela, b. April 9, 1786; m. Samuel H. Comstock, 2d wife; d. April 7, 1874. Candace, b. April 7, 1793; d. Nov. 22, 1828 ; m. Samuel H. Comstock, 1st wife. Ch., Mary Edna, m. Dr. Robert Patten, of Ellington, Conn. John Parmelee, s. of Ezra ; b. Oct. 18, 1778 ; d. Oct. 31, 1839 ; was a scythe manufacturer ; lived at the Mills, in the south part of the town ; for many years was captain of the Newport Light Infantry ; a man of generous qualities ; was a 32 498 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. pupil of Rev. Mr. Remele. M., June i8, 1804, Phebe Chase, of Cornish, b. March 28, 1781 ; d. Sept. 30, 1838. Sibyl Hill, b. Nov. 19, 1805; d. Sept. 3, 1854: unmarried. Catharine C, b. March 4, 1807; m., March 26, 1835, Joseph G. Hoyt. Ch., Catharine Sarah, b. Oct. 14, 1836, m. Geo. H. Watson. John Smith, b. Jan. 17, 1809. \Ezra, b. Feb. 10, 181 1. Sewall, b. April 2, 1813 ; d. young. Sarah, b. Aug. 5, 1815 ; d. young. \Joseph Warren, b. Feb. 2, 1818. '[James Henry, b. March 2, 1820. Priscilla Home, b. Sept. 20, 1822 ; d. April 15, 1841 ; unmarried. John S. Parmelee, s. of John; b.Jan. 17, 1809 ; d. Oct. 16, 1874. He was in the celebrated fur store of Packer, Prentice & Co., at Albany, N. Y., during his youth and early manhood, after which he returned to his native town, and was in trade with Calvin Wilcox, and subsequently in partnership with the Richards Brothers. He ultimately disposed of his mercantile interests, and devoted himself to agriculture. M., Jan. 9, 1839, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Seth Richards, b. Nov. 19, 1821. Joseph, b. Nov. 24, 1840; d. Dec. 21, 1840. William Packer, b. March 9, 1843. He was educated to the mercan tile business, which he followed here and at Milford, N. H. He is now engaged in manufactures. M., April 11, 1867, Mary E. Teb- betts, of Manchester. Ch., Henry B., b. Aug. 11, 1869. Charles Dexter, b. Jan. 17, 1846 ; is in trade at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Ezra Parmelee, s. of John; b. Feb. 10, 1811 ; a physician. He was graduated at Dartmouth Medical College in 1833, and set tled in Canton, N. Y., where he has since been in the practice of his profession. He is genial and popular. M., Sept. i, 1835, Arabell M. Plastridge, of Lebanon. Marion Prentice, b. Sept. 25, 1836; m., Nov. 19, 1862, E. P.Williams, Ottawa, Ont. Catherine Maria, b. Nov. 8, 1840; d. Dec. 9, 1846. Emma Frances, b. March i, 1843. Ella Florence, b. Oct. 12, 1846; m., Oct. 12, 1876, Frank Richardson. Ch., James Parmelee, b. may 29, 1878; r. at St. Johnsbury, Vt. Ezra, b. July 25, 1849; a lawyer. Joseph Warren Parmelee, s. of John, and grandson of Ezra ; b. Feb. 2, 1818. He received his early educational training at the public school in old District No. i ; afterwards enjoyed academical advantages at the academy at Newport, GENEALOGY. 499 and the Kimball Union Academy at Meriden. He was for some time engaged in business in Newport. In 1847 he went to Charleston, S. C, and engaged in business with an old and wealthy house, into which he was afterwards admitted as a partner. The unfortunate civil war proved the destruction of his valuable interest in this business, and he came to New York city, where since 1863 he has been engaged with the dry- goods house of H. B. Claflin & Co., in connection witb a sepa rate interest in a business at Knoxville, Tenn. He m., Aug. 13, 1851, Frances Ann, only dau. of Amos Little, of Newport. Edward Little, b. May 16, 1852; a merchant. Francis Joseph, b. June 27, 1857. Anne, b. June i, i860. James Henry Parmelee, s. of John and Phebe, and grand son of Ezra Parmelee, b. March 2, 1820. He left Newport in 1842, and was for five or six years in the office of the Connecti cut Mutual Life Insurance Co. He afterwards turned his at tention to dental surgery, the practice of which, in New York and Brooklyn, and more recently at Manchester, N. H., he has made the principal business of his life. Dec. 19, 1847, he mar ried Abby Dix Jones, of Amherst, a niece of the late Thomas W. Gilmore. Their only child and daughter, born July 12, 1849, is the wife of E. B. Waite, of Manchester, where the family reside. James Hill Parmelee, s. of Ezra ; b. May 15, 17S3 ; was graduated at Yale college, in 1808, and afterwards at the Theo logical Seminary at Princeton, of which institution he was one of the first graduates. He was for a time at the head of a classical school for young ladies in Baltimore, Md., but spent the vigor of his life in connection with the missionary enter prises of the Presbyterian church South and West ; and when advancing years came upon him, he retired to his home on the banks of the Muskingum, nine miles below Zanesville, Ohio. He was for a number of years editor of the Zanesville Gazette. He d. April 6, 1872. Married Priscilla Home, of Baltimore, an English lady of culture. James Ireland, m. about 1844; d. leaving a son and a dau. in Ohio. 500 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. PAUL. Daniel Paul came from Woodstock, Conn., in 1798? ^"d purchased the farm now owned by his grandson, Doddridge Paul ; m. Lovisa Answorth, of Woodstock, Conn. Charlotte, b. Feb. 3, 1784; m. Azor Perry, and went West. Lovisa, b. Oct. 7, 1775; m. John Rider, of Croydon. Luke, b. June 28, 1787; m. Sarah Cooper, of Croydon. Loren, b. Dec. 25, 1788 ; m. Susan Walton. Alexie, b. Nov. 30, 1790; m. Andrew Perry, of Vt. Doddridge, b. Sept. 19, 1794; m. Roxana Whiting. Ira, b. Jan. 25, 1799; ^. in 1875. \Daniel, b. May 31, 1801. Andrew, b. Sept. 21, 1803 ; m. Clarissa Lamb ; went to New York. Alvah, b. July 14, 1805; a physician; graduated at Castleton, Vt.; is in practice at Royalton, Ohio ; has attained wealth and distinction; m. Nancy Bigelow, of Middletown, Vt. Daniel Paul, s. of Daniel ; b. May 31, 1801 ; a farmer, and occupied the homestead until his death ; m., Nov. 30, 1828, Experience C, dau. of David Whipple, of Croydon, b. Nov. 22, 1808. Laban, b. Jan. 5, 1732; d. in 1859. Epaphras, b. Dec. 17, 1833; m. Harriet George, of Sunapee; r. at Croydon. \Doddridge, b. Oct. 12, 1835. Doddridge Paul, s. of Daniel Paul, Jr. ; b. Oct. 12, 1835 ; re mains at the homestead, in the north-east part of the town ; has purchased several of the neighboring farms, and is doing a thriv ing business. M., Mar. 20, 1864, Rosetta Rogers, of Goshen, b.June 15, 1843. Daniel, b. Dec. 14, 1864. Louisa A., b. July 17, 1866. Jennie L., b. Dec. 16, 1871. James R., b. Jan. 17, 1874. Isabel H., b. July 5, 1877. AzoR Paul, a farmer ; s. of Luke Paul ; came from Croy don. Married Rocina Reed ; m., 2d, Rosilla, — daus. of Stephen Reed. Rocina, b. 1840 ; m. Thoraas C. Rider. Eugene A., b. Feb. 17, 1842 ; ra., Dec. 12, 1876, Jennie H. Hurd. Ch., Eugene Ralph, b. Jan. g, 1878. George E., b. Aug. 17, 1845 > ui. Susan Cole. • Anna R., b. June 15; 1844. Fred A., b. March 23, 1859. McClellan,b. Dec. 26, 1864. genealogy. 501 PEABODY. Ammi Peabody, a native of Boxford, Mass. ; b. July 4, 1769 ; came to Newport in the spring of 1796, and bought one hundred acres of wild land, situated in the west part of the town, the farm on which his son Dexter now resides. After making a little clearing, and building him a log house, he m., Feb. 23, 17975 Patty Rice, of Henniker, who d. March 4, 1801 ; m., 2d, Dec. 12, 1802, Sarah Johnson, of Claremont, who d. Nov. 30, 1859. ^^ childhood Mr. Peabody had lost tbe sight of one eye, by accident; and in 1815, in consequence of a severe attack of typhoid fever, he lost the use of the other, and was totally blind for the rest of his life. He d. Jan. 3, 1845. Mrs. Peabody had thus the responsibility of a large family of children to provide for, who were thrown upon her hands. Chiefly by her industry and skill all these children, fourteen in number, were reared to adult years, and several of them highly educated. Lucy, b. Oct. 5, 1797; m., Nov. 4, 1828, Leonard Wood; r. in Henni ker. Martha, b. Oct. 23, 1799 ; m., Feb. 26, 1830, Harvey Phelps; r. in Crown Point, N. Y. ; d. Nov. 16, 1877 ; four children. Asenath, b. Oct. 15, 1803; d. in Newport, Jan. 28, 1833; unmarried. Calvin, b. Jan. 18, 1805 ; a farmer ; m., Oct. i, 1828, Lissette Abell ; d. in Linn county. Mo., in 1869; five children. Ruel, b. Nov. 13, 1807; a farmer; m., April 21, 1841, Maria N. New ton; r. in Ogle county. 111.; one child. Maria, b. April 28, 1809; m., May 9, 1848, Dutton Woods; r. in Con cord ; no children. Eliza, b. March 13, 181 1; r. in Concord; unmarried. Frederick, b. Dec. 16, 1812; a farmer; m. Rachel Stewart; d. in Ogle county, III., in 1865; five children. Sarah, b. Aug., 1814; m.. Mar. 19, 1848, H. S. Dutch; d. in Johnson county, Iowa, in 1865; no children. '[Charles, b. Nov. 8, 1816. '[Leonard W., b. Sept. 13, 1817. Carroll W., b. Oct. 2, 1819; a carpenter; was accidentally killed in 1864, while felling a tree in the forest on the old homestead in New port; r. in Claremont; m., Feb. 19, 1851. Lois Stocker; two chil dren. '[Dexter, b. Dec. 14, 1822. Helen, b. May 6, 1826; graduated at Mt. Holyoke Female Sem., Mass., in 1848; r. in Oxford, Ohio; is principal of the Western Female Sem. in that place, an important institution, which she assisted in founding, and over the affairs of which she has successfully pre sided since 1855 ; unmarried. Charles Peabody, s; of Ammi; b. Nov. 8, 1816; had his 502 history of NEWPORT. preparatory training at Kimball Union Academy ; graduated at Dart, college in 1839, and at Union Theological Seminary, New York, in 1845. Upon his latter graduation, he was employed to go West, where he has been District Secretary of the Amer ican Tract Society since 1845. He was two years president of the Missouri State Horticultural Society. He lived twenty- seven years in St. Louis, Mo. ; now r. in Chicago, 111. [See Literature.] M., Aug. 19, 1847, Antoinette Hubbell, of N. Y. ; m., 2d, Sept. 15, 1853, Henrietta G. Percy, of N. Y. ; m., 3d, April 22, 1862, Sarah E. Guy, of Oxford, Ohio. Henry Greenwood, b. 1856; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1876; r. in Chicago. Susie Wade, b. 1864; a student at the Western Female College, Ox ford, Ohio. Leonard W. Peabody, s. of Ammi ; b. Sept. 13, 1817 ; early in life turned his attention to medicine ; studied his profession with Dr. John L. Swett, of this town, and graduated at the Woodstock (Vt.) Medical College in 1843 ; commenced prac tice at Epsom, but removed to Henniker, where he now r. M., Jan. 28, 1845, Louisa Kelley. Elizabeth H., b. Dec. 31, 1846; graduated at the Western Female Col lege, Oxford, Ohio, in 1866; taught at Northwood academy, in this state, at Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary, Mass., and at the Western Female College, Oxford, Ohio; ra., Aug. 18, 1876, Rev. William Wilmer, of Williamsport, Ind. Sarah Matilda, b. July 6, 1850; educated at Concord high school. Maria Antoinette, b. April 2, 1852 ; educated at the Western Female College. Dexter Peabody, a farmer ; son of Ammi ; b. Dec. 14, 1822 ; r. at the old homestead in this town. M., Oct. 19, 1848, Mary E., dau. of Jabez Fairbanks, b.Jan. 29, 1826, and d. Oct. 12, 1873 ; m., 2d, Sept. 24, 1874, Martha S. Moore, of Claremont, b. March 21, 1841. Charles F., b. Aug. 14, 1849; i"-. Mar. 2, 1875, Lillian B. Lathrop; r. at Clarence, Cedar county, Iowa. Wilber E., b. Aug. 19, 1852. George F., b. Dec. 29, i860. Helen M., b. April 13, 1876. MosES Peabody, who was four years younger than his broth er Ammi, came to Newport the same year (1796). He located genealogy. 503 on a farm two miles north-east of the latter, within about a mile of Croydon line. In the same year he was married to Hannah Ward, of Newport. He lived on the same farm till his death in 1833. His wife d. in 1837. He had twelve children, four of whom d. in infancy or early childhood. Josiah, b. in 1798 ; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1825, and at Andover Theological Seminary, Mass., in 1828 ; a member of the N. H. house of representatives in 1844; d. in Sullivan in 1870; no children. Sarah, b. in 1800; m. Williara Goodwin; r. in Boston; five children. Clara, b. 1803; married Rev. Aaron Waite; r. in West Andover; no children. Solomon, b. 1806; studied medicine; d. in Newport in 1827; unmar ried. Ira W., b. 1808 ; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1833 i a- physician and surgeon ; commenced practice at Wellsborough, Penn., but removed to Binghampton, N. Y., where, after a practice of twenty years, he d. Aug. 18, 1877 ; no children. Moses Stillman, b. 1812; d. in Newport in 1829; unmarried. Hiram W., b. 1816; a farmer; r. in Vestal, N. Y. ; four children. Hannah Sophia, b. 1825; m. a Mr. Phelps ; d. in New York in i860; one child. PECK. Henry Peck came to this town about 1779; lived in the east part of the town, and had charge of the Giles mill, then standing on the site of the Granite Mills. Married Anna Rich ardson. Henry, b. Nov. 12, 1781. Dexter, b. July 10, 1783. Seth R., b. April 10, 1785. Calvin, b. May 28, 1787. Hezekiah, b. May 14, 1790. Anna, b. June 11, 1793. Abigail, b. June l, 1795. Hannah, b. Nov. 15, 1797. PERRY. Stephen Perry, the early settler; b. May 15, 1751 ; came from Rehoboth, Mass., about 1778, and purchased some three hundred acres of land. He spent the first four years at the Gil more place on Oak street, but passed most of his life at the M. Cutting farm at Kelleyville, where he d. M., Nov. 25, 1773, Hepsibah Dunham, a sister of Solomon, b. May 23, 1755. Stephen, b. April 20, 1775 ; m. Lydia Hoyt. Hepsibah, b. Nov. 27, 1776; m. Abraham Waterman. Eunice, b. June 18, 1779; m. Jereraiah Heath. Rebeckah, b. May 11, 1781; ra. Wm. Joslyn; went to Verraont. 504 history of NEWPORT. Betsey, b. April 20, 1783; m. Lovell Bowman. '[Timothy, b. March 18, 1785. Grace, b. March 5, 1787 ; d. unmarried. Polly, b. Jan. 2, 1789; d. unmarried. Josiel, b.Nov. 16, 1790; was colonel of 31st Regt; m., Nov. 11, 1813, Lucy Dunham. Lydia, b. Dec. 14, 1792; m. Samuel Dow. Ebenezer F.,b. Nov. 26, 1794; m. Salona Pike; went West, where he has a family. Timothy Perry, s. of Stephen ; an efficient and prosperous farmer; b. March iS, 1785 ; m. Susanna Patterson. \Dan, b. May 5, 1809. '[Timothy, b. March 4, 1811. Anna, b. Nov. 30, 1814; m. Erastus Fisk; r. at Northville. '[James, b. Dec. 22, 1816. Nancy, b. March 15, 1820; ra. Samuel K. Wright. Phila, b. May 11, 1823; m. Austin L. Wright. Harriet, b. May 2, 1831. Dan Perry, s. of Timothy; b. May 5, 1809; m. Jan. i, 1835, Fanny F. Fisk, of Claremont, b. Nov. 23, 1810. George B., b. Sept. 6, 1835 ; d. in Minnesota. Mary J., b. Aug. 19, 1837; m. Moses Adams, of Weare ; ch., Char lotte, Ada F. '[William H., b. Oct. 12, 1840. Frances M., b. March 10, 1843; ra. Granville Rowell, of Claremont. Ch., Etta, NeHie, Minnie, Eugene, Herbert. Edwin A., b. Sept. i, 1844; went to the war ; d. in Montana. Horace F., b. Feb. 12, 1849; ™- Sarah Adaras, of Cornish; ch., Tiza. William H. Perry, s. of Dan Perry; b. Oct. 12, 1840; lives on the homestead in the west part of the town. He was in the war of the Rebellion, and was a selectman in 1871 and 1872. Married Fanny S. Kidder. Fred W., Frank W., twins ; b. Jan. 4, 1866. Stella J., b. Feb. 7, 1869. Edwin H., b. March 3, 1871. Timothy Perry, s. of Timothy Perry; b. March 4, 181 1 ; r. at Kelleyville ; m., 1838, Judith, dau. of Edmund Kelley. Augusta M., b. March 23, 1841 ; m. Hiram Austin. Josephine, b. Sept. 21; 1847; m. John Johnson. James Perry, s. of Timothy; b. Dec. 22, 1816; a farmer; r. at the M. C. Ayer place, Northville district ; m., March 14, 1844, Roxy Fisk, of Claremont. genealogy. 505 Georgia, b. Mzrdi 28, 1845; m-, May 20, 1873, Melvin J. Fletcher, of Croydon. Ella M., b. Oct. 28, 1848; m., Dec, 1869, Rodney Tilton. Edna, b. Jan. 20, 1852. Horace A. Perry, a railroad conductor; b. Sept. 12, 1820, at Woodstock, Vt. ; came from Pittsfield, where be had been a hotel-keeper in 1868. He owned and drove the stage to Brad ford until the opening of the railroad. M., March 2, 1844, Lucy A. Shepardson, of Lempster, b. April 11, 1825. Willis A., b. July 18, 1845; m. Mary J. Sanderson; ch., Charles H., b. Nov. 9, 1872. Nellie A., b. April 14, 1849; '^¦1 Nov. 29, 1871, Eugene A. Pollard. PERSON. Ira Person, b. at Windsor, Vt., on the 28th of Septem ber, 1791. He was a son of William and Hannah Person, and a descendant from John Person, who emigrated from York shire, Eng., to this country in 1616. After a thorough course of study at Randolph academy, he entered the sophomore class at Dartmouth college, in 1814. His health was such that he was unable to go on with his class. He, however, continued to prosecute his college studies. He commenced his ministry at Hartland, Vt., in April, 1818, and was ordained June 30, 1819. In answer to repeated calls he came to this town July i, 1821, and was settled as pastor over the Baptist church, and continued here until July, 1835. After an interim of nearly three years, spent at Chester, Vt., he returned to his former charge at Newport, where he continued until November, 1842. The whole of his pastorate in town was nearly nineteen years. During his ministry here, 350 members were added to the church by baptism. After brief pastorates at Plymouth, Mil ford, and Lowell, Mass., he removed to Ludlow, Vt., in June, 1853, and there remained until 1872, when he gave up his pas toral labors, and returned to Newport, the birthplace of his wife, and where were spent so many of the early years of his ministry. His clerical labors, which continued more than fifty-six years, were in an unusual degree blessed with revivals. He has baptized nearly 600 persons, married 480 couples, and attended over 600 funerals. At 82 years of age he preached 5o6 history of Newport. every Sabbath, and performed all the regular services of his pastorate except in tbe ordinance of baptism. In his inter course with the world he has always been urbane and respect ful, and always beloved by all. Sept. 5, 1816, he m. Sophia Jones Pollard, b.Jan. 4, 1794, who was the mother of his chil dren, and who d. Sept. 8, 1848. He was m., June 5, 1849, to his second wife, Mrs. Tryphena C. King, widow of Rev. Alon zo King, and dau. of Col. Wm. Cheney, of this town. Ira B., b. at Barre, Vt., June 14, 1817; a lawyer; d. at Lowell, Mass., Aug. 23, 1858. _ . John William, b. at Hartland, Vt., April 8, 1819; is a physician at Sophia T.',b. at Hartland, June i, 1821 ; m., Sept. 18, 1848, J. Milton Emerson, of Brooklyn, N. Y. James Wales, b. at Newport, Oct. 23, 1823 ; d. Oct. 24, 1825. Charles E., b. July 17, 1830; a physician; drowned from an ocean steamer, Dec. 2, 1863. Alexander Persons, lived at Kelleyville, on the farm north of the saw-mill. He had a large family of enterprising boys. They went to Chicago, where they have become wealthy. PIERCE. Franklin J. Pierce, s. of J. G. Pierce; b. Aug. 5, 1847, at Chester, Vt. ; came to this town in July, 1878, from Clare mont, and purchased the clothing establishment of M. W. Burke, where he is now in trade. M., Sept. 2, 1872, Martha E. Wheeler, of Claremont, dau. of Sylvester and Percis (King) Wheeler, b. May 30, 1854. George R. W., b. Nov. 28, 1878. PIKE. The Pikes came from England to Massachusetts. John, Moses, and Jarvis came from Attleborough, Mass., and were among the early settlers, occupying Pike hill. John settled on the Abial D. Pike farm, Moses on the Calvin H. Pike place, and Jarvis on a farm south of the Ingalls place. John Pike, b. May 20, 1764; m. Ruth Dunham, in March, GENEALOGY. SO7 1786, the year previous to his coming to town. She was b. Nov. 26, 1765. John, b. Nov. 6, 1788; m. Philomela Messer. Ch., Fanny, m. Mitch- el Hunt. \Luther, b. Sept., 1789. \ Abial D., b. Aug., 1794. William W., b. J'uly, 1797; ra. Sally Carr, of Newbury. Ch., William D., m. Judith Sholes; Madonna, m. William Leavitt; Ursula, m. Dr. Harvey Wheeler ; Sabrisa ; Philura. Ransom, a farmer; b. July 14, 1799; d. at Kelleyville; m. Hannah Pike. Salona, b. June, 1801 ; m. Ebenezer Perry ; went to Illinois. Calvin, b. Aug. 16, 1806; m. Waitstill Pike. Luther Pike, s. of John ; b. Sept., 1789; m. Polly Wil marth. Sarah W., m. Ovid Chase. Lydia, m. Moses G. Kelley. Samuel L. K., b. Aug. 24, 1823 ; d. in the array in 1863 ; m. Louisa Cur rier. Ch., Charles C, b. Aug. i, 1851. Ellen E., b. Sept. 15, 1850; m. Michael M. Barry; ch., Perley M. Abial D. Pike, s. of John ; b. Aug., 1794; m. Lucy, dau. of Dr. Grossman, of Unity. Sullivan G., b. Oct. 25, 1816; r. at Goshen; a farmer; was a military officer; m. Ellen Stevens. ^ Abial D., b. Sept. 14, 1819. Abial D. Pike, s. of Abial D. ; b. Sept. 14, 1819 ; m. Mary Russell. John R., b. Jan. 12, 1841 ; ra. Bell Smith, of San Francisco, Cal.; ch., George. Lucy E., b. July 28, 1844; m. Don Smith. Ella F., b. July 16, 1847; ^ blacksmith; r. at Sunapee; m. Edward Siddell. Margaret F., b. 1850; m. Wilbur Young, of Sunapee. Charles W., b. Oct., 1852; m. Nellie Ladd, of Montpelier, Vt. Emma A., b. Feb., 1858. Ellsworth F., b. Oct. i, 1863. Moses Pike, b.Jan. 26, 1766; came here in 1787, and set tled on the Calvin H. Pike farm, on Pike hill, where he d. July 23, 1848. Married Nancy A. Willis, of Bridgewater, Mass., in 1788. Phineas, b. Jan. 12, 1789; d. y. '[Moses L., b. Aug. 20, 1790. Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1792; d. April 7, 1835. '[David, b. Nov. 13, 1796. 5o8 history of Newport. Ephraim, b. Dec. 26, 1798 ; m. Lucy Crossman, of Unity. Nancy A., b. Mar. 25, 1801 ; m. Moses Kidder. Ch., Martin B. B. ; Oliver, d. young. Henry F., a twin with Calvin; b. Jan. 17, 1804. '[Calvin H., b. Jan. 18, 1804. Moses Leonard Pike, s. of Moses ; b. Aug. 20, 1790. Mar ried Polly Kelsey; m., 2d, Abigail Brown; m., 3d, Olive Wright. Parmelia, b. Dec. 18, 1810. Alonzo H., b. Oct. 23, 1815. David Pike, s. of Moses ; b. Nov. 13, 1796 ; lived and died on Pike hill. Married Gracie Corkings, of Lempster. Alzira, b. Jan. 18, 1820; m. Matson Gee, of Unity. Henry F., b Sept. 7, 1822 ; ra. Mandana Bailey, b. Nov. 6, 1820. Ch., Arthur L., b. July 26, 1846; Eugene B., b. March 24, 1853. Lovina C, b. Aug. 12, 1824; m. Martin Bascora. David L., b. Aug. 25, 1826; m. Eveline Rodgers. Margaret H., b. Oct. 14, 1828. Marian E., b. March 29, 1840; m. Charles C. Marshall. Calvin H. Pike, s. of Moses; b. Jan. 18, 1804; d. Jul)' 2, 1878 ; remained at the old homestead, and was a successful farmer. M., Feb. 10, 1842, Elmira, dau. of Col. Eliphalet Bailey. Bela C, b. July 24, 1844; ra. Abby A. Young, of Sunapee; m., 2d, Sept. 2, 1877, Hattie E. Spooner. Ch., Ashton S., b. Feb. 21, 1868. Jay Leon, b. Oct. 7, 1875; d. Aug. 24, 1876. Harlon N., b. Oct. 21, 1847; m. Lucy A. Tompkins. Ch., James W., b. May 27, 1874; Homer C, b. Aug. 10, 1875. Jarvis Pike, b.June, 1768 ; d. April 22, 1835 ; came to this town from Attleborough, Mass., in 1789. Married Betsey Wil lis, of Bridgewater, in 1790. '[Stephen, b. Aug. 22, 1791. Betsey Ann, b. April, 1793 ; m. James Atwood, of Bradford. Polly, b. April, 1795; m. Daniel Emerson; had one son, a physician, at Worcester, Mass. Wilson S., b. April 7, 1797; m. Harriet Currier, of Goshen; r. at Goshen. Jarvis, b. Sept., 1799; lived and died on Pike hill; m. Mary McLaugh lin, of Goshen. Ch., Mary Ann, b. Aug., 1824, who ra. Hon. Levi W. Barton, — first wife. Hannah, b. Oct. 14, 1805 ; m. Francis Rogers, of Kelleyvale, Vt. \George Washington, b. Oct. 10, 1807. GENEALOGY. 509 Stephen Pike, s. of Jarvis Pike; b. Aug. 20, 1791 i '^-j March 12, 1815, Eunice Emerson; m., 2d, Jan. 21, 1836, Han nah Tandy ; went to Unity, where he d. in 1850. Eunice E., b. Feb. 21, 1816; m., March 31, 1836, Jonathan Silsby. Almond, b. April 6, 1818. Lucinda W., b. Jan. g, 1821. Betsey, b. Aug. 23, 1823; ra. William Montgomery. Frances, b. Aug. 27, 1826. Oliver, b. April 3, 1830. \ Daniel F., b. March 30, 1832. Daniel F. Pike, s. of Stephen ; b. March 30, 1832 ; a farm er and livery man; m., April 19, 1853, Philinda E., dau. of Francis Cutting, of Croydon, b. May 12, 1830. Frank C, b. May 16, 1854. Fred E., b. June 3, 1858. Emma R., b. Nov. 14, i860. Etta E., b. Jan. 1868. George Washington Pike, s. of Jarvis ; a farmer ; b. Oct. 10, 1807 ; m., March 31, 1831, Olive W. Stevens, of Goshen. R. Sophia, b. Jan. 6. 1834; a teacher. Francis L., b. Feb. i, 1836; d. June 28, 1837. Emily Frances, b. Jan. 27, 1839; m., June 3, 1862, Granville Pollard. Mary J., b. Dec. 13, 1843; d. Aug. 21, 1848. George Washington, b. Feb. 11, 1847; d. young. George Stevens, a farmer; b. Dec. 10, 1849; ™- J""^ 22, 1873, Ellen E., dau. of Henry Davis, b- June 9, 1852. Ch., Mabel Olive, b. Sept. 3, 1876. PILLSBURY. Bailey Pillsbury, a farmer; b. March 21, 1803; d. Feb. 29, 1876 ; came to this town in 1858, from Sunapee, where he had been a selectman eight years, and was a representative in 1847 and 18^8; r. at Northville. Married Susan H. Peasley, b. Oct. 28, 181 1, at Newbury, and d. Nov. 15, 1876. POLLARD. Granville Pollard, s. of Truman Pollard, of Lempster ; a harness and trunk merchant and manufacturer; b. Dec. 11, 1835 ; came to this town at the age of fifteen, and learned his trade with Edmund Wheeler, and in 1858 was admitted as a partner with him. He was afterwards in trade with his broth er Eugene, who had purchased the interest of Mr. Wheeler in the establishment. He was educated at Kimball Union Acad- 510 history of NEWPORT. emy. He was twice a candidate for representative, and in 1878 was a candidate for county treasurer. M., June 3, 1862, E. Frances, dau. of George W. Pike. Fred T, b. Nov. 13, 1865. Ralph S., b. Nov. 22, 1866. Eugene A.- Pollard, also son of Truman Pollard ; b. May 13, 1845 ; came here in 1861 ; learned the harness trade with Wheeler & Pollard, after which he purchased the interest of Mr. Wheeler, and was a partner with his brother Granville. He afterwards assumed the whole business, and is now car rying on trade alone. Married Nellie A., dau. of Horace A. Perry.Perley, b. Feb. 26, 1873. POWERS. Ezekiel Powers, s. of Ezekiel ; a farmer ; b. Oct. 4, 1813 ; came from Croydon in 1855, and settled in the north-west part of the town. Married Hannah Jacobs, of Croydon ; m., 2d, Lydia Barton, of Croydon. Nancy A., b. Oct. 9, 1837 ; m. Samuel M. Adams. Luther J., b. Mar. 20, 1847. Mary E., b. July 7, 1857. PRESSEY. George Pressey, a tinsmith ; b. March 12, 1834 ; came from Canaan, N. H., in 1871 ; m. Charlotte Cummings, of Concord. He is a leading bass singer. PRESBY. Nathaniel Presby, b. Nov. 12, 1784; came to this town from Bradford, his native place, about 1840, and settled on the J. Thayer farm. He was a lieutenant. M., in 1805, Martha Hoit, of Bradford. Willard, b. March 17, 1807; m. Feb. 15, 1838, Margaret Penney; r. in Kirkwood, Miss. Delia, b. July 5, 1809; m., May 4, 1828, William Shattuck. Rodney, b. April 15, 181 1 ; m., July 3, 1834, Mary Peaslee; r. in Bos ton. Curtis, b. July 24, 1813; went West. Harriet, b. Sept. 7, 1816; d. Apr. 15, 1825. genealogy. 511 Eliza A., b. Dec. 19, 1818; m.. May 15, 1851, David Sylvester Wil cox. Milton H.,b. May 19, 1821; m., Jan. i, 1844; r. in Cal. Sylvia A.,b. May 21, 1824; m., Dec. 17, 1846, Thomas Penney, Cold Lake, Miss. ¦' ' Carlos, b. July 28, 1829; d. June 14, 1851, during vogage to California. PUFFER. John Puffer came from Munson, Mass., in 1841, and com menced as a farmer in the Northville district ; was afterwards a woollen manufacturer at the village ; went to the West ; m. Martha M. Williams. Charles A., learned the marble trade in the shop of W. E. Moore, and succeeded him in business. He was in the war of the Rebeilion. Married Emma J. Hutchins, of Sunapee; ch., Herbert J., b. Nov I7> 1859. Chester W. Job. Frank., PURINGTON. John C. Purington, b. Jan. 16, 1843 ; a native of Henni ker; came from Goshen in 1873, and settled on the J. Page farm, on the Goshen road ; m. Susan French. Alice J., b. May 15, 1870. PUTNAM. Ansel Putnam, a farmer ; b. July 24, 1817 ; came from Ac- worth in i860 ; was in the army three years ; m. Viola Holmes ; m., 2d, Aug. 31, 1858, Frances F. Davis. Angle M. Eliza A. Emma E. ./^r^^^., b. March 14, i860. Herman E., b. Feb. 27, 1868. Morrison R., b. May 20, 1876. PUTNEY. Elbridge L. Putney, s. of William ; b. April 22, 1828 ; came to this town from Bradford in 1851. He commenced his career as a hotel-keeper at the Sugar River House (which stood upon the site now occupied by the Phenix hotel), which was afterwards burned, where he had a successful business. In 1866 he purchased the Newport House, then comparatively new ; four years after he put upon it the Mansard roof and observa tory, and made other substantial improvements. In 1874, such 512 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. had been his pecuniary success, and such the urgent need of more ample accommodations for the public, induced by the increasing amount of his business, he put on an extension at the north, thus nearly doubling the former capacity of his house, and making it one of the most attractive public resorts in this part of the state. [See Hotels.] Married Mary J. Currier, of Sunapee. Ada F., b. Oct. 2, 1857. Ernest L., b. July 6, 1869. Daniel Putney came from Henniker in 1809, and settled in the south-west corner of the town ; m. Polly Heath. Joel, m. Sarah Parmelee. Ch., Mary, ra. Charles Beraan York. QUIMBY. Daniel P. Quimby, s. of Col. Samuel, of Springfield ; b. in 1839 ' ^^^ bred a merchant ; upon being elected register of deeds for Sullivan county in 1866, he came to this town to re side. He held the office of register three years ; since which he has been on tbe Concord & Claremont Railroad. He was educated at Meriden, and has been a leader and teacher of vocal music. Married Emeline E., dau. of Hon. Daniel N. Adams, of Springfield ; she was educated at New London ; was a teacher and organist. He m., 2d, Nov. 22, 1876, Etta A. Hun toon. Isaac Quimby, a farmer; b. April 22, 1807, at Deering; came from Claremont to this town in 1857, ^""^ settled at Kel leyville. Married Martha Wright, of Cambridgeport, Mass. ; m., 2d, Mattie Chase, of Unity. Marshall C, b. Oct. 2, 1850. RAND. Nehemiah Rand, b. March 31, 1801, at Bradford; came here and purchased his farm, on the old road between North ville and Kelleyville, in 1838. M., Jan. 30, 1827, Roxana George, b.June 30, 1806. genealogy, 513 RAWSON. Franklin Alanson Rawson, s. of Jonathan, of Alstead ; b. May 25, 1835 ; is a merchant ; came here from Gilsum in 1863 ; was for a while a butcher, and a dealer in produce ; has now a grocery store in Wheeler's block ; has been a selectman, and has held other offices, and is prominent among the Odd Fel lows. M., Oct. 27, 1861, Caroline Elizabeth Dean. Murton Otis, b. March 26, 1868. Shirley J., b. March 9, 1870. RAYMOND. John S. Raymond, b. Dec. 18, 1838, at Hopkinton ; came to this town in 1861 ; has been engaged in the scythe factory of E. T. Sibley, at Northville, since 1862 ; built his residence in 1867. M., Sept. 20, 1863, Syrena A. Walker, of Unity, b. Apr. 23, 1845. REYNOLDS. Joseph Reynolds, a prominent man in the early part of the century ; lived in the east part of the town. M., Dec. 3, 1808, Polly, a sister of Arphaxad Whittlesey, a lady of culture. REED. Jonathan E. Reed, a farmer; b.Jan. 10, 1819; came here in 1852 from Burlington, Mass., and settled on Pike hill, where he remained several years, when he sold out and removed to East Unity, where he now resides. M., April 13, 1846, Debo rah Hunt, b. Sept. 13, 1821. Nathan E., b. April 22, 1847. [See Lawyers.] Frank A., b. March 11, 1849; ra., Feb. 20, 1873, Emma J. Whittier. Ch., Fred A., b. Feb., 1874; r. at the L. Bascom place on the Unity road. .S". Lizzie, b. June 30, 1852 ; m. Sanford L. Craine. Josiah Edwin, b. June 8, 1859. Herbert L., b. Dec. 23, 1867. Andrew J. Reed, b. Jan. 25, 1813, at Woburn, Mass. ; came here in 1836 ; lived on East mountain ; m. Lucinda Millen. Caroline L., b. Nov. 5, 1838 ; d. Sept. 5, i860. Harriet L., b. July 12, 1840; m. Moody E. Blood. 33 514 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. William L. Reed, a joiner ; b. Oct. 20, 1803, at Milton, Mass. Married Mabel N., dau. of Aaron Buell, Jr., in 1839. They have since occupied the Buell homestead on the Croydon road. Stephen Reed, b. Dec. 9, 1790; came from Plainfield, Vt., when nine years of age ; lived at the Reed saw-mill, in the north-east part of tbe town. M., Nov. 16, 1810, Lovina, dau. of Peter Wakefield, b. in 1791. ^Erastus, b. Mar. 15, 1811. Rosena, m. Azor Paul. \Jackson, b. Feb. 20, 1819. Rowena, m. Gilman Davis. Rosilla, m. Azor Paul, — 2d wife. Erastus Reed, s. of Stephen ; b. March 15, 181 1 ; m. Lydia, dau. of Nathan Hurd ; m., 2d, Susan G. Sargent. Sylvester, b. March I, 1830; m. Melissa Cobb. Sophronia A., b. May, 1833. Etta, b. April, 1863. George, b. Jan. i, 1866. Morton, b. Jan. 29, 1869. Elbridge Reed, s. of Stephen ; b. Feb. 13, 1814; m.. Mar. 21, 1835, Maria, dau. of Nathan Hurd; m., 2d, Jan. lO, 1864, Ann Willard. Sarah M. Alonzo. George. Jackson Reed, s. of Stephen ; b. Feb. 20, 1819 ; m. Harriet D. Crowell. Dexter G., an officer during the Rebellion; a joiner; m. Elizabeth Hook; m., 2d, Mary Sargent. Austin, m. Olive F. Dow; killed in the civil war. Willard, m. Mary Richardson. Herbert W. Frank. Isaac A. Reed, b. in 1814 ; s. of David, who was a soldier in the War of 181 2, and who m., July 6, 1808, Rhoda Good win, and went to Plainfield, Vt. ; was also a grandson of Mo ses Reed, who was a soldier in the Revolution, and was with Washington at Valley Forge. After spending his minority on a farm with his father in Vermont, Isaac went to Nashua, where he became a dentist ; after practising his profession here, in Vermont, and in Lowell, Mass., he settled here in 1850. He genealogy. 515 has several times been a candidate for representative and regis ter of deeds, and has been a leader in the Grange movement in this part of the state. M., Oct. 16, 1838, Mahalah P. Hoit, b. at Orford, Nov. 15, 1816. Ellen D., b. Oct. 12, 1839; educated at Tilton Female College and in Canada; m., Dec. 23, 1861, Capt. George E. Belknap, U. S. Navy; d. Oct. 28, 1865. Lucius P., b. Aug. 29, 1846 ; a farmer; was in the army during the civil war; m. Clara E., dau. of Hon. Daniel M. Smith, of Lemp ster. Ch., Edith L., b. Nov. 26, 1870. Benjamin Reed, b. March 27, 1791, at Westfield, Mass.; came here in 1839, ^""^ purchased his farm in the south part of the town, on the Unity road, where he operated until his death, March 18, 1868. M., Nov. 27, 1834, Jane Little, of Belmont, Me. Wallace L. Reed, s. of Benjamin; b. July 22, 1842; was bred a farmer, which occupation he followed several years, after which he came to the village, and opened a restaurant. M., Jan. 16, 1868, Hattie A. Taggart, of Claremont. Hattie A., b. April 6, 1870. Fred W., b. May 16, 1873. REMELE. Jonathan Remele was the first pastor of the Congrega tional church. He was installed Jan. 22, 1783, and dismissed Oct. 10, 1791- He was a fine scholar, an able preacher, and a man of much wit and humor. He was teacher as well as min ister. From this town he removed to Orwell, Vt. Married Anna Read. Mary, b. April 4, 1777. Stephen West, b. March 24, 1778. Samuel Hopkins, b. May 26, 1780. Nancy, b. 1782. Jonathan Edwards, b. Sept. 7, 1783. REMINGTON. The Remingtons came from Vermont. Harriet, m. Luther J. Powers ; Henry L., b. Feb. 3, 1846, m. Abigail Gould ; David J., b. May 13, 1848, m. Esther Pike. 5l6 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. RICHARDS. Sylvanus Richards came from Dedham, Mass., about the beginning of this century, and settled on the S. II. Cutting farm, in the west part of the town, where he kept a tavern. He was at one time one of the largest land-holders and tax-payers in town. He also owned and operated the Buell tavern in the village. ^Leonard, b. Nov. 20, 1789. ^Seth, b. Feb. 20, 1792. Abiathar, b. Feb. 13, 1796 ; went to Dedham, Mass. ; m. Julia Colburn, of Dedham. ^[Sylvanus, b. March 4, i8u. Leonard Richards, s. of Sylvanus ; b. Nov. 20, 1789 ; was a teamster ; during most of his maturer life drove a six- or eight- horse team between this town and Boston. He removed from this town to Anoka, Minn., where he was burned to death. His house took fire, and he, being in the chamber, was unable to escape. He m., Nov. 21, 1812, Phebe Brown, dau. of Rev. Thomas Brown. Laura A., b. Nov. 25, 1814; m. Joseph E. Wheeler. Ruel, b; April 18, 1816; r. in Indiana. Lucy, b. April 22, 1818 ; m. Horace Adams, of Akron, O. Lavina, b. April 23, 1820; m. Francis Turner, Dedham, Mass. Harvey, b. March i, 1822; m. Laura Wheeler. Thomas B., b. Sept. 26, 1824; m. Emma A. Nichols; r. in Minn. Sophia, b. June 25, 1828 ; m., and lives at Dedhara, Mass. Phebe M., b. May 15, 1832; m. Edwin Whitney, of Cleveland, O. SfiTH Richards, s. of Sylvanus Richards ; b. Feb. 20, 1792 ;' Spent the early part of his life at farining and hotel-keeping, first at tbe west part of the town, and afterwards at hotel-keep ing at the Rising Sun hotel in the village. He, however, soon turned his attention to trade, and was a clerk in the store of Erastus Baldwin. He afterwards bought the Cheney store, where, in connection with his sons, he had a successful trade for many years. He sold out here, and was engaged in manu facturing af tlie Sugar River Mills, with his son Dexter, where he bad a prosperous trade until he retired from active business. He was post-master, a selectman four years, and a representa tive in 1833, and held other offices. He was an officer in the ^ -^ ¦::^i^. 'WsE M v/; ^//Z. (^Ay^i came to this town in 1871, from Barnard, Vt., where he had been a success ful teacher, and went into trade with George H. Fairbanks, un der the firm name of Fairbanks & Royce, with whom he has since operated. M., Jan. 5, 1863, Betsey L. Lamb, of Bridge- water, Vt., b. Sept. 2, 1843. Charles S., b. May 3, 1864. Grace S., b. Feb. 26, 1866. Bertha L,, b. May 25, 1878. SANBORN. Thomas Sanborn [see Physicians], m., 1845, Harriet, dau. of Hon. David Allen. Harriet E., b. Oct. 30. 1845 ; d. in 1864. Mary J., b. March 16, 1847; d. in 1875; graduated at South Hadley, Mass. ; m. Rev. George Ide, of Hopkinton, Mass., a graduate of Dartmouth college and at Andover Theological Seminary. Ch., Carrie S., b. June 2, 1872; Charles E., b. Jan. 22, 1874. Thomas B., b. July 9, 1853. [See Physicians.] Christopher A., b. April 5, 1855 ; a printer and telegraph operator; is now a medical student. Tappan Sanborn, b.Jan. 24, 1800, at Hill ; d. Jan. 28, 1873 ; came here in i860 from Unity, where he had been post-master and selectman several years. Married Mary Flanders, of Bos cawen ; m., 2d, Sarah Sanborn, of Unity. Mary F., b. April 4, 1835 ; m. John Paul, of Unity. Ruth S., b. Sept. 2, 1838; d. March 5, 1847. SARGENT. Stephen Sargent, b. April 13, 1787, at Amesbury, Mass. ; m. Feb. 13, 1S14, Sarah Davis, of Plaistow. Daniel D., b. Dec. 28, i8i6. Ezekiel, b. Nov. i, 1821. Moses M. Sargent, a farmer; b. Nov. 25, 181 1, at Gran-f 526 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. tham; came here from Canterbury, in 1871 ; r. at Northville; m. Mary C. Currier. John C, b. Feb. 15, 1845; ni. Fanny Watson. Luilla S., b. Nov. 30, 1851. Loren E., b. Aug. 23, 1862. James Sargent, a farmer; b. Jan. 20, 1813, at Grantham ; r. on Oak street; m., Sept. 10, 1842, Nancy Sargent, of War ner, b. March 14, 1812 ; she d. Feb. 27, 1876. Elhanan W., b. Dec, 1843; d. March, 1846. Grace A., b. Dec. 28, 1846; a teacher. Granville A., b. March 30, 1849; r. at Waltham, Mass. Mary E., b. March 18, 1852 ; a teacher; m., Nov. 2, 1874, James A. Stone ; r. at Waltham, Mass. SAWYER. Joseph Sawyer, b. Feb. 4, 1771 ; d. July 30, 1856; came here in 1796, and settled in the south-west part of the town; m., June 20, 1796, Ruth Page, of Dunbarton, b. Oct. *], 1772 > d. Nov. 18, 1842. Lydia P., b. Nov. 27, 1799; m. Rev. John Wilcox. William, b. May 10, 1803; d. Feb. 10, 1805. Edmund, b. Dec. 22, 1805. Laur a, b. Aug. 30, 1807; a successful teacher; m. Calvin Hurd, of Boston; ra., 2d, Stoddard Tower, of Springfield, Vt. She d. July 6, 1877. '[Joseph, b. April 10, 1809. Uriah, b. May 18, 1813 ; m. Marilla Gunnison, of Goshen ; r. at Broad- head, Green county, Wisconsin. Ch., Ellen M., m. Oliver Parker ; Annah, d. at 18. \Langdon, b. Sept. 7, 1815. \John B., b. Sept. 10, 1817. \Benjamin F., b. Dec. 14, 1819. Joseph Sav^tj^-er, s. of Joseph ; b. April 10, 1809 ; d. Aug. 13, 1857 ; r. at the L. W. Darling place on East mountain. He was an enterprising and prosperous farmer, and an active member of the Methodist church. He m., April 6, 1837, Mary Colby, of Hopkinton, b. Aug. 15, 1812. Mary Jane, b. Mar. 31, 1838; m. James Wesley Miller. Augusta L., b. Aug. 31, 1839; ra. Edraund Wheeler. '[Andrew J., b. July 6, 1844. Andrew J. Savtster, s. of Joseph Sawyer, Jr. ; b. July 6, 1844 ; was three years a soldier during the Rebellion. On his ^ genealogy. 527 return went to Croydon, where he has been engaged in farming ; was a selectman ; m., Sept. 18, 1866, Marcia A., dau. of Piam Humphrey, and now occupies the homestead of her father. Henry Joseph, b. Nov. 10, 1867. Bertha E., b. June 21, 1869. Kiltie Florence, b. Feb. 14, 1871. Annie Marcia, b. Sept. 22, 1872. Langdon Sawyer, m. d., s. of Joseph Sawyer ; b. Sept. 7» 1815 ; was educated at tbe academies of Newport, Hopkinton, and Unity ; studied his profession with Dr. J. L. Swett, of this town ; graduated at the Castleton Medical College, Vt., in 1843 ; spent one year at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and at the hospitals in the city of New York; in 1844, com menced tbe practice of medicine at Springfield, Vt., where he has had a successful business, and where he has since resided. He received the honorary degree of m. d., from Dartmouth col lege, in 1869. Married Marcia Smith, of Springfield, Vt. ; m., 2d, Sarah G. Gregg, dau. of Dr. James A. Gregg, of this town. Frank Page, s. by first wife ; d. at an early age. Helen Frances, b. May 4, 1865. Frederick Langdon, b. Aug. 12, 1867. William Gregg, b. July 6, 1869. George Thompson, b. Apr. 23, 1871. John B, Sawyer, s. of Joseph Sawyer, b. Sept. 10, 1817; early in life went to Decatur, Wisconsin, but has spent most of his life at Broadhead, in that state, where he now re sides. Has been a farmer and speculator ; was at one time quite wealthy. Married Julia A. Copp, of Albany, Wis., b. May 25, 1820. Laura, b. July 11, 1849; ^ successful teacher at Lincoln, Neb. Daniel, b. Nov. 4, 1851 ; d. in 1878; in 1870 went to Lincoln, Neb.; he was a surveyor, and a Sir Royal Arch and Master Mason. Frank, b. Feb. 22, 1853. Nettie, b. March 18, 1854. Langdon, b. July 26, 1857. Carrie, b. Oct. 11, 1859. William, b. Sept. 4, 1861. Julia, b. Sept. 10, 1863. Kittie, b. Aug. 18, 1865. Charles, b. May 18, 1868. Benjamin F. Sawyer, s. of Joseph ; b. Dec. 14, 1819; de voted the earlier part of his life to farm work in this town ; subsequently became a tanner, and owned the upper tannery. He received a good academical education ; was a successful 528 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. teacher, and for many years a superintending school committee. Was an active member of the Methodist church, and a superin tendent of tbe Sabbath-school. He was moderator In 1856 and 1857, a representative in 1854 and 1855, and again in 1868 and 1869, and a candidate for state senator in 1851 and 1852. He removed to Napa City, Cal., in 1870, where he has been a tanner, and has been engaged in the hide and wool trade, in which he is doing an entensive business ; is superintendent of a Sabbath-school, and trustee of the Napa Collegiate Institute at Napa City. M., April 24, 1844, Lois M. Gunnison, of Goshen, b. Nov. 13, 1823, who d. in 1878. ^French A., b. Jan. 30, 1845. Lydia Sophira, b. April 30, 1847 ; d. Jan, 5, 1865; was educated at New London. French A. Sawyer, s. of Benj. F. ; b.Jan. 30, 1845; pre pared for college at the N. H. Conference Seminary at Tilton ; was two years at Middletown college, Conn., when failing health compelled him, in 1868, to seek the more congenial cli mate of California, where he now resides, and, in connection with his father, is doing an extensive business. M., Nov., 1869, Mattie J. Holden, of Concord, the dau. of a prominent manufacturer. Hattie S., b. Sept. 22, 1870. Benjamin F., b. April 6, 1872. Lois M., b. Jan. 16, 1874. Richard K. Sawyer, a brother of Joseph, Sen. ; settled near the A. Howe place. Jonathan B., b. March 27, 1806. Moses, b. Oct. 15, 1807. Anna C, b. Sept. 2, 1809. Lovenda, b. Feb. 6, 1813. Elias Sawyer, a joiner; b. March 29, 1832; came from Grantham, his native town, in 1852 ; m., 1853, Augusta C. Heath, of Croydon, b. in 1836. Charles F., b. Feb., 1855; d. Feb., 1859. Ada F., b. Feb., 1856; d. Feb. 13, 1859. Herbert W., b. Sept. 8, 1861. GENEALOGY. 529 SCRIBNER. John Scribner, a manufacturer ; b. at Andover, Jan. i, 1816 ; came here in 1850. M., March 16, 1843, Martha M. Scovell, of Walpole, b. April 3, 1821, who d. Nov. 18, 1850; m., 2d, Aug. 31, 1 85 1, Matilda H. Booth, of Lempster, b. May 3, 1826. ^Elbridge L., b. Jan. 29, 1846. Clara M., b. March 7, 1853 ; m. Willard Eastman, of Goshen. George A., b. March 31, 1855 ; m. Celia Cutts. Jennie M., b. Sept. 19, 1858; m. Daniel Dudley. Elbridge L. Scribner, s. of John ; came to this town with his father ; was for a while engaged in the laundry business. Married Etta Littlefield, of Amesbury, Mass. ; r. in Suncook. Fred W., b. Sept. 13, 1873. Ivory F., b. July 16, 1875. SEVERNS. Ransom Severns, a native of Derby, Vt. ; b. Dec. 12, 1811 ; came from Unity in 1868 ; while at Unity he was a represent ative in 1866 and 1867, and a selectman two years. M., May 2, 1837, Lorenda Currier, of Unity, b. Sept. 2^, 1813. Flora J., B.Jan. 16, 1839; d. in 1861 ; m. William B.Johnson, of Unity. Burton Dean, a joiner; b. June 25, 1841 ; ra. Hattie Randall, of Clare mont; r. in Wisconsin. Louisa Ann, b. April 13, 1846; m. Dr. Jerry S. Elkins, now of this town. SEVERANCE. Daniel Severance, a stone-mason ; b. Feb. 26, 1812; d. in 1878, at Goshen; came to this town from Claremont; m. Martha Bradley, who d. 1858 ; m., 2d, Feb. 20, 1859, Lucy Lat imer, who d. Oct. ID, 1869; m., 3d, Jan. 26, 1870, Sarah M. Chamberlain, b. July 21, 1825. Adeline B., b. Nov. 20, 1840; d. Oct. 31, 1869. Orren J., b. Oct. 3, 1846; m. Lucy Chase; ra., 2d, Sarah M. Messer, of New London. 34 530 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. SHATTUCK. William Shattuck, b. Oct. i6, 1804, at Bradford ; came to this town in 1850; d.June 11, 1878. Married Delia Presby; r. at Kelleyville. Harriet P., b. Sept. 17, 1828 ; d. young. David D., b. May 28, 1830; ra. Jane Gage, and went to California. Frances W., b. Jan. ii, 1832; r. at Groveland, Cal. John H., b. Oct. 28, 1833; m. Lucy Stevens. Lucy A., b. Sept. i, 1835; m. Edward Pike, of Claremont. Martha S., b. March 2, 1837; m. Hon. Ervin T. Case, of Providence, R. I. William H., b. March 27, 1840; d. young. Charles C, b. Dec. 28, 1842 ; m. Mary Frances, dau. of Dr. J. L. Swett ; r. in California. Rodney P., b. Dec. 3, 1844; r. at Knowlton, Wis. Harriet, b. Nov. 12, 1847; r. at Providence, R. I. Milton H.,b. Aug. 13, 1849; ra. Frances M. Penney. William C, b. Nov. 30, 1850; m. Carrie Rankin; r. at South Vallejo, Cal. William Shattuck, a farmer, and a native of Hollis ; b. Feb. 2, 1803 ; d. Feb. 3, 1871 ; came to this town from Orange, in March, 1857, ^^^ settled on the Dr. Corbin farm. Married Phebe Davis, of Hanover, who d. April 3, 1861. ^Charles, b. Oct. 3, 1833. '[Byron C, b. Dec. 6, 1835. '[Henry, b. Sept. 11, 1837. • Charles Shattuck, s. of William and Phebe (Davis) Shat tuck ; b. Oct. 23, 1833 ; came from Orange in 1858 ; lives on the J. Reddington place, on East mountain. M., Feb., 1859, Matilda L. Parshley, of Laconia, b. 1837. Herbert 0., b. May 11, i860. Walter O., b. July 30, 1862. Byron C. Shattuck, s. of William ; b. Dec. 6, 1835 ; came from Orange in 1857 ; remains at the homestead on the Corbin place. M., March 22, 1863, Mary E., dau. of Mark Gove, b. Feb. 21, 1842, Nellie A., b. Feb. 22, 1867. Charlie H., b. Jan. 27, 1872. Henry Shattuck, a joiner; s. of William; b. Sept. 11, 1837 i came to this town with his father in 1857. •'^•' ^^y I4> 1863, Sarah O. Parshley, of Laconia, b.Jan. 18, 1840. genealogy. S 3 1 SHERMAN. Willard Sherman, s. of John; b. July i8, 1836; m. Jane Baker, of Croydon ; lived in the north-west part of tbe town. Nellie B., b. April 14, 1859. Laura N., b. Nov. 7, 1862. John W. N., b. Nov. 14, 1867. Martha J., b. Oct. 30, 1871. Hattie B., b. Feb. J, 1873. SHOLES. Hutchinson Sholes and family came from Massachusetts ; he settled on Griffin hill, but spent most of his life with a son on Thatcher hill. Jonathan. Christopher, m., June 10, 1784, Rhoda White. Joseph. Temperance, m. Elisha Thatcher. Levi, b, 177^ ; m. Elenor Jones, and lived on the A. G. Savory farm ; he d. Mar. 7, 1835, aged 90; she d. Dec. 18, 1833, aged 94. Prentice Sholes, m., Sept. 28, 1800, Zeviah Washburn. SIBLEY. Ezra T. Sibley, a scythe manufacturer; b. Feb. 3, 1817, at Auburn, Mass.; served his apprenticeship at Millbury, Mass. ; came here from New London in 1845, purchased an interest in the scythe factory at Northville, and went into business with Sylvanus Earned. Upon the death of Mr. Lamed, in 1848, he formed a business connection with William Dunton, which con tinued until 1 85 1, when he bought out the interest of Mr. Dun ton, and carried on the business alone until 1873, when he en larged his establishment, and admitted his son, Frank A., as a partner. He has a fine residence at Northville. Was a select man in 1853, and a representative in 1871 and 1872. M., July 19, 1839, Lydia D. Gay, of New London, b. March 10, 1820. Amelia R., b. April 7, 1840 ; m. Samuel W. Allen. Frank A., b. Jan. 28, 1851 ; was in the hardware business with J. H. Brown, and afterwards with M. E. Hatch until 1873, when he was admitted as a partner with his father in the scythe business. He has given much attention to music, and is successful with the violin and the organ. 532 HISTORY OF NEWPORT, SILVER. The Silvers came from Hopkinton. John, the father, was among the early settlers here. He m. Mary Buell, May 25, 1784, and had a large family. After operating at his trade, that of mason, for several years, he removed to Cass county, Mich. His son John was bred to his father's trade, but soon became a successful landlord. He was a captain in the militia, and ranked high in the Masonic fraternity. Married Judith Colby, of Goshen ; m., 2d, Susan Russell, of Hancock [see Hotels]. \Oren, b. Dec. 8, 1812. Oren Silver, s. of John, Jr. ; b. Dec. 8, 181 2 ; m., Oct. 27, 1833, Abbie F. Fifield, of Sutton, b. Apr. 8, 1815. They r. in Cass county, Mich. George Franklin, b. Jan. 9, 1835; m. Sarah J. Harvey. SILSBY. Jonathan Silsby, a farmer ; s. of Nathaniel Silsby, of Ac- worth; b. Nov. 3, 1810; d. Dec. 6, 1855; came to this town in 1833 ; was for a time engaged in hotel-keeping at the Eagle hotel. M., March 31, 1836, Eunice E. Pike, b. Feb. 21, 1816, and d. Nov. 13, 1857. \Charles A., b. Dec. 25, 1836. Charles A. Silsby, s. of Jonathan Silsby ; b.Dec. 25, 1836 ; was bred a farmer. On attaining his majority, was for several years a trader in the city of New York. He returned to this town, and purchased the M. Hunt farm on Thatcher hill, where he now resides. He had been a successful speculator, inde pendently of his farming. He was a selectman in 1877, and has been for two years president of the Newport Farmers and Mechanics' Association. M.,Jan. 13, 1862, Frances K., a dau. of John Trask, b. Nov. 23, 1835. John C, b. July 18, 1864. GENEALOGY. 533 SIMONDS. Franklin Simonds was for a time a citizen of this town, and while here took a lively interest in its affairs. He is remem bered as a man of energy and practical ability. While in town he was engaged in the manufacture of cotton yarn. After the destruction of his factory by fire he moved to Warner, where he gave his attention to banking, in which he had a marked success. While there he was representative, and a candidate for councillor. Upon his decease his will had devised $25,000 to endow the Simonds high school at Warner, which school is now in successful operation, and will be an enduring monu ment to his liberality. SMITH. Ethan Smith, a farmer ; s. of Wm. Smith, of Croydon ; b. Aug. 17, 1845, at Goffstown; came to this town in 1872, and settled on the G. F. Whitney farm, in the north-east part of tbe town. Married Celinda, dau. of Caleb Barton, of Croydon. Mary A., b. March 4, 1872. William C, b. Oct. 15, 1873. Nathan Smith, b. Sept. 10, 1805, at Londonderry ; came to this town in 1858, and purchased a farm on the Goshen road ; m. Betsey E. Baker, of Unity. Nelson J., a jeweller; b. Aug., 1841 ; d. March 30, 1874. He was for a time in trade in Wheeler's block. Married L. Adelia Mathers. Ch., Cora A., b. Sept. 16, 1865; Elmer E., b. June 7, 1867; C. Herbert, b. Dec. 12, 1869. Don C. Smith, a farmer ; b. Jan. 28, 1833 ; was a soldier during the Rebellion ; came from Norwich, Vt., in 1861 ; m. Elizabeth L., dau. of Abial D. Pike, and settled on Pike hill. Ezra LaRoy Smith, a carpenter ; s. of John and Rebecca (Buswell) Smith ; b. April 6, 1828 ; came to this town from Grantham in 1868 ; m., Dec. 30, 1852, Kazia Ames Littlefield, b. July 6, 1829. Emma Kazia, b. Aug. 28, 1858. Helen Ames, b. April 2, 1869. 534 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Nathaniel B. Smith, a clergyman ; was for a number of years engaged in mechanical business at Northville. Married Rebecca Dow, a sister of Hial. Had a family. He moved to Weare, where he d. Elbridge H. Smith, s. of Hiram Smith, of Unity ; b. Dec. 13, 1830 ; came to this town from Claremont in 1878, and was in the employ of John Muzzey, as a baker, until Nov. of tbe same year, when he purchased the interest of Mr. Muzzey in the bakery, and has since carried on the business. M., April 6, 1865, Mary E., dau. of Col. Timothy Holt, of Andover, Mass. SPOONER. Hiram G. Spooner, b. Jan. 14, 1826 ; came from Croydon, and settled on the Unity road ; m., Oct. 4, 1854, Eliza E. Pat ten, b. May 15, 1837. Joseph C, b. Feb. 22, 1855. Hiram D., b. Jan. 7, 1857. Lillian A., b. April 27, 1859. Sarah A., b. Oct. 26, 1862. Isaac S., b. Feb. 2, 1864. Marcia H., b. Feb. 6, 1866. Porter C, b. June 22, 1868. SPRAGUE. Henry Sprague came from Cambridgeport, Mass., where he bad kept a hotel, in 1845, and settled on the A. H. Sprague farm ; d. Sept. 26, 1854, ^S^^^ 73 years. Married Betsey Tuck er, of Charlestown, Mass. Albert H. Sprague, s. of Henry Sprague ; b. Dec. 8, 1809; came to town with his father, and occupied the home stead after his father's death. M.,Jan. 10, 1838, Joan Hamil ton, of Barre, Mass., b. 1810. i William H., b. Nov. 26, 1838. Mary A. V, m. Charles Larab. William H. Sprague, s. of Albert H. Sprague ; b. Nov. 26, 1838 ; r. for a while at the homestead, after which he pur chased the J. Kilburn farm at the junction of Sugar river and the Croydon Branch, but afterwards sold out and went to Gib bon, Buffalo Co., Neb., where he now r. He was selectman in 1867 and 1868. Married Amorette R. George. genealogy. 535 Elmer E., b. June 20, 1861. Flora W., b. Dec. 12, 1863. Albert W., b. Aug. 26, 1865. Ira P., b. April 23, 1867. STANARD. William Stanard came from Killingworth, Conn., and was among the very earliest settlers in town; lived on the J. Hall farm, which was long known as the Stanard place. Mar ried Mindwell, a sister of Abraham Buell; m., 2d, April 19, 1786, Margery, sister of Aaron Buell, b. July 30, 1759. Sally, b. Oct. 6, 1771 ; m. Moses Goodwin. ^William, b. Aug. 26, 1776. Mindwell, b. Oct. 4, 1782; ra. Jonathan Wakefield, of Croydon. Ch., Leonard, Moses, Jonathan, Sally. Jeremiah, b. June 29, 1785. Abigail, b. July 4, 1791 ; m. Adolphus King. William Stanard, s. of William; b. Aug. 26, 1776; re mained at the old homestead for many years, when he sold out and went to Iowa, where he died. Married Hannah Hagar, of Croydon. It is said, by an eye-witness, that the cavalcade of ladies and gentlemen on horseback, who attended the bridal pair to their new home, was a most beautiful and imposing dis play. '[Jeremiah, b. June 2, 1799. \Joel, b. March 9, 1802. \Obed, b. Oct. 2, 1803. Vashti, b. Oct. 5, 1805; m. John P. Capron, of Morrisville, Vt. Ch., William, Edwin, Amelia. Hannah, m. John Houghton ; r. at Phenix, Oregon; ch., Ira. Sarah, m. George Bonney, and went to Illinois. Laura, m. in Iowa. Electa, m. a Mr. Russ. Samuel, lives at Lebanon, Iowa ; is a justice, a deacon, and a promi nent man; ra. Priscilla Walls. Ch., Arthur, Fanny, Charles, Cora V. Orpha, m. Josiah Bonney, of Keosauqua, Iowa. Jeremiah Stanard, s. of William, Jr. ; b.June 2, 1799 ; m., March, 1822, Sophia Call ; went to Michigan. Abial L., b. Dec. 28, 1823 ; has been a number of years a member of the senate in Michigan ; m. Hannah E. Fletcher. Ch., Jay, b. July 8, 1855; Gates, b. Dec. 4, 1856. Eunice H. S., b. Aug. 23, 1825 ; m. Brecket Chapman. Ch., Ellen S., b. Nov. 16, 1847; Edwin B., b. April 24, 1855. Percis A., b. March 8, 1833; ra. J. C. English, of Michigan. Ch., Carl S., Eunice. 536 history of Newport. Joel Stanard, s. of William, Jr. ; b. March 9, 1802; m., Aug. 9, 1826, Sophia Burton ; r. at Chester, Vt. Henry B., b. April 11, 1837; a post-raaster and justice; m., Oct. 5, 1852, Elmira Mansur, of Andover, Vt.; ch., Adelia. Albert E., b. Jan. i, 1839 ; a justice, selectman, and representative, at Chester, Vt. ; ra., April 25, 1855, Amanda N. Fuller, of Andover, Vt. Obed Stanard, s. of William, Jr. ; b. Oct. 2, 1803 ; remain ed here for several years, and occupied a part of the homestead, when he sold out and removed to Iowa, where he d. Oct., 1869. Married Mary Ann Webster. Alphonso, r. in Albany, Oregon ; is mayor of the city. Ch., William O., Charles E., George C., Henry, Franklin. \Edwin O. Melissa M., m. J. H. Duffield. Ch., Mary E., Ida M., Charles M. Edwin O. Stanard, s. of Obed and grandson of William, Jr. ; b. at the A. Hall farm on the Croydon road. Early in life he went with his father to Illinois, and from thence to Iowa ; finally settled in St. Louis, Mo., where he has been a successful business man; was lieutenant-governor of the state in 1869 and 1870, and was four years a member of congress. Married Hes ter Ann Kauffman, of Iowa City. Cora Z. William K. Louilla. Edwin Obed. STANIELS. Hiram Staniels, a miller and farmer; b. Jan. 25, 1809; came here from Chichester, in Nov., 1851. Married Amoret Langmaid ; m., 2d, Ann Drake ; m., 3d, Jennie M. Craige, of Bradford. Otis J., b. June 8, 1849; m. Ada Cooper, of Croydon; ch., Florence A. Amoret L., b. June 10, 1851. George B., b. July 30, 1865. Henry D., b. May 26, 1870. STARBIRD. Naylor Starbird, a tailor ; a native of Strafford ; came to this town in 1822, and here carried on his business for nearly fifty years. He held a position on the staff of Maj.-Gen. Na than Emery, and was the Fi-ee Soil candidate for register of genealogy. 537 deeds in 1851. Married Ann R. Aiken. Few families in town have contributed more generously to the promotion of social enjoyments than his ; his parlors, always open, were thronged with gay circles. STEVENS. Josiah Stevens, b. at Killingworth, Conn., Oct. 21, 1743 ; came to Alstead, this state, in 1767, and from thence to this town in i*]*]!. Was a farmer, a merchant, and a deacon of the Congregational church ; also town-clerk nearly twenty years ; became a preacher and missionary ; d. at the Isles of Shoals in 1804. M., Jan. 26, 1763, Mary Gray, of KiUingworth, Conn. ; m., 2d, May 15, 1788, Abigail, widow of Hon. Benj. Giles. Rebecca, b. Nov. 10, 1763. '[Josiah, b. Dec. 4, 1765. Edward, b. March 12, 1768; drowned on his passage home from Geor gia. Mary, b. Aug. 11, 1770. Abigail, b. July 22, 1772. Thankful, b. Aug. 9, 1774. Grace, b. Oct. 28, 1776. Lucy, b. Nov. 5, 1778 ; m. John Buell, 2d. Miriam, b. March 17, 1781. Oliver, b. March 11, 1783; went to Georgia. Eunice, b. Aug. 25, 1785. Josiah Stevens, s. of Dea. Josiah ; b. at Killingworth, Conn., Dec. 4, 1765, and d. Dec. 3, 1844; was for many years deacon of the Congregational church ; lived on the D. L. Carr farm at Southville. M.,Sept. 19, 1785, Hannah Huntoon, of Kingston. Hannah, b. Dec. 12, 1786; d. Nov. 15, 1788. Mary,h. Aug. 4, 1788; ra. Bela W. Jenks; d. April 16, 1820. Wealthy, b. Aug. 30, 1792; m. Jeremiah Kelsey, 2d; d. Oct. 2, 1857.. ^Josiah, b. Jan. 28, 1795. Speda, b. Aug. 11, 1796; m. Ruel H. Keith; d. Feb. 26, 1826. Sally B., b. Nov. 27, 1802 ; ra. Alvin Hatch ; d. July 17, 1827. Josiah Stevens, s. of Maj. Josiah and grandson of Dea. Jo siah Stevens; b.Jan. 28, 1795. While here he was a success ful teacher, and many times a superintending school committee ; was deputy-sheriff, moderator, and selectman ; was represent ative three years ; during his third year, in 1838, he was elected secretary of state, and removed to Concord. jThis office he held until 1843, five years, when he retired to a farm in the suburbs of the city. He was a member of the building committee 538 history of Newport. of the N. H. Asylum for the Insane, chairman of the board of selectmen under the town organization, member of tbe school committee, police justice, and several times candidate for the mayoralty of the city. He had rare gifts as a presiding officer ; had much aptitude for military life, and enjoyed its honors. He d. April 17, 1869; m.,June 20, 1820, Fanny, dau. of Aaron Nettleton, b. Dec. 28, 1796, and d.June 23, 1867. Josiah, b. Aug. 21, 1823; removed to Concord with his father; fitted for college at New Hampton Institute, and entered Dartmouth col lege in the fall of 1842 ; remained only until the spring of 1843, his eyes then troubling him. He spent the winter of 1849 and 1850 in Europe, visiting his sister, Mrs. Adams, at Havre, France, and travelhng upon the continent. During President Pierce's adminis tration he was appointed mail agent to California ; at the commence ment of the civil war he was appointed major of the 2d Regt., re ceiving his coraraission May 3, 1861 ; June 14, 1862, was commis sioned lieutenant-colonel of the 9th Regt. In 1869 he was appoint ed station agent at Manchester, and had control of the railroad business there until the severe illness which ended his life, Oct. 26, 1875. While at Concord he was the Democratic candidate for mayor ; he was a prominent Mason, and adjutant of the Amoskeag Veterans. M., Nov. 27, 1851, Ann H. Head, of Hooksett, eldest sister of Gov. Natt Head. Ch., Sarah Frances, b. Jan. 23, 1854; Edwin Eugene, b. Jan. 31, 1859. Frances M., b. Sept. 20, 1826; m.. May 27, 1847, Rev. Ezra E. Adaras, of Concord ; the same year he was appointed to a position at Havre, France, where he remained seven years, after which he returned to this country and became a pastor at Philadelphia, where he d. Nov. 3, 1871. Ch., Josiah R., b. Dec. 20, 1848; is a lawyer at Philadel phia. James D., b. May 13, 1850; is a lawyer at Omaha, Neb. Benj. B., b. Aug. 13, 1851; is a doctor at Washington, D. C. Ednah C., b. April i, 1829; d. Sept. 9, 1832. Bela N, b. Dec. 22, .1832; was at Dartmouth Medical College in 1854; studied medicine with Dixi Crosby, of Hanover ; was two years in the Marine Hospital, at Chelsea, Mass., and five years surgeon in the Government Insane Hospital, at Washington, D. C, where he d. July 5, 1865. John Stevens, a carpenter ; b. July 6, 1775 ; came here from Goffstown in 1802 ; m., Dec. 6, 1798, Lois Buswell, of Brad ford, b.Jan. 12, 1773. Hannah K., b. Feb. 17, 1801 ; d. at 16. Polly J., b. June 5, 1803. Lois, b. Jan. 29, 1806. Sally A., b. Feb. 29, 1808. Florinda, b. June 9, 1810. John, b. April 27, 1812; d. y. John, b. Feb. 9, 1814; d. 1825. Emmons, b. July 22, 1816; d. 1825. Hannah K., b. May 27, 1819. Smith N. Stevens, a cabinet-maker ; came to this town genealogy. 539 from Springfield; d. in 1865. Married Mrs. Sophia Stevens; ch., Henry [see Pi'inters]. Elias Stevens, a hatter ; b. at Chelsea, Vt. ; came to this town from Springfield in 1837, and was for many years a jour neyman in the shop of Amos Little. Married Sophronia Hurd. Edward Stevens, a joiner ; a native of Bradford ; came to this town from Wisconsin in 1868. Married Ella, dau. of Wm. Emerson. Clark D., by a former wife. STEARNS. Oliver F. Stearns, a farmer ; b. Feb. 25, 1825 ; came here from Milford in 1854 i ^- April 2, 1878 ; m. Lima J., a dau. of N. B. Hull. Edward E., b. Sept. 15, 1850. Frankie L., b. Feb. 8, 1855. William W., b. Dec. 9, 1858. Henry Stearns, a brother, settled on the J. Perry farm. STOWELL. Ezra Stowell, a farmer ; b. at Cornish, June 24, 1791 ; d. July 14, 1872. He was a successful farmer ; lived on the S. Kempton farm, in the north part of the town ; m. Clarissa Dia mond ; m., 2d, Sally Colby; m., 3d, Betsey Colby; m., 4th, Mrs. Jane Lowell, a widow of Wm. Lowell. ^Sylvanus G., b. Aug. 3, 1827. Sylvanus G. Stowell, s. of Ezra ; b. Aug. 3, 1827 ; spent his minority with his father at farm work, and has since been engaged to some extent in agriculture. He occupied for some time the A. Hall farm, on the Croydon road, but for several years has devoted himself to mercantile business. He is now in the hardware trade. Has been a successful trader and spec ulator. Married Wealthy A. Libbey, of Goshen. Sarah A., b. Mar. 11, 1848. 54° history of NEWPORT. Abbie F., b. June 8, 1850; m., Feb. 6, 1873, George E., s. of Edward H. Frost, of Readfield, Me., b. June 10, 1842, who came to this town in 1869 from Newmarket; a tailor. Ch., Maud L., b. Dec. 22, 1875; Guy S., b. Nov. 15, 1877. Ira, b. June 19, 1855; m., Sept. 20, 1874, F. Adell Averill, a dau. of Chester Averill ; ch., Ray L., b. May 7, 1878. John B. Stowell, a tanner ; a native of Cornish ; came to this town from Croydon. He was an active member of the Universalist church, a justice, a post-master, a representative in 1839, ^nd a selectman in 1837, '38, and '44. He now resides at Manchester. Married Lavina Durkee, of Croydon, a sister of Ruel Durkee. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 2, 1828; ra. F. Kelley; a tailor. STONE. James Stone, a brick-maker; operated at the junction of Oak and Pine streets; b. July 12, 181 1 ; came here from Gran tham in 1869 ; m. Harriet Dinsmore, of West Boylston, Mass. George S.,b.Oz'i.. i, 1846; m., Oct. 19, 1871, Marion Rockwell, b. D^c 14, 1850; r. at the Rockwell homestead. James A., b. May 13, 1849; •"¦> Nov. 2, 1874, Mary Sargent, dau. of James; r. at Waltham, Mass. Arthur C, b. Oct. 20, 1853. Irvin M., b. Dec. 20, 1855. Isaac C, b. Jan. 7, 1859; '^^^ among first graduates of Newport high school. STORY. Daniel C. Story, b. May i, 1803 ; came to this town from Hopkinton in 1825 ; m. Rachel Winter, of Grantham ; m., 2d, Mary M. Woods, of Bradford. Adaline. Martha. Maroa. Ellen E., m. Wm. H. Redfield, of Claremont. William H., b. Nov. 20, 1865. STOW. Peter Stow, b. at Grafton, Mass., Jan. 21, 1771. He was s. of Jonah and Lydia (Powers) Stow. He came with his father and three brothers from Stockbridge, Mass., and settled at " Stow hill," now Brighton, in the west part of Croydon, and was among the early settlers of that town. While at Croy don he was a representative in 1809, and a selectman some six GENEALOGY. 541 years. He came to this town in 1809, and settled on the A. Paul farm, where he d. in 1816. He was a representative from this town in 1812 and '13, and selectman in 1812, '13, and '14. Married Deborah, dau. of Jeremiah Nettleton, b. Feb. 11, 1775. \Baron, b. June 16, 1801. Royal P., a clerk in the House of Representatives, at Washington. Temperance Judith, m. May 27, 1817, Sylvester Partridge, and went to Potsdara, N. Y. [see Partridge] . Baron Stow, d. d., s. of Peter; wash, at Croydon, June 16, 1801 ; came to this town with his father in 1809. He re ceived his early training at the common schools, and pursued his classical studies with Rev. Leland Howard, of Windsor, Vt., but mainly at the academy in this town, defraying his ex penses by teaching winter schools. In 1822, his health requir ing a milder climate, he went to Washington, D. C, and entered Columbian college, where he graduated in 1825, with the first honors of his class ; after which he edited for a year and a half The Columbian Star, a religious paper at the city of Washington. He was ordained as pastor of the Middle Street Baptist church, at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1827. On Dec. 15, 1832, he was installed over the Baldwin Place Baptist church, in Boston. In 1848 his impaired health induced him to resign this pastorate and accept the less onerous duties of pastor of the Rowe Street Baptist church, in the same city, where he continued until his death, which occurred Dec. 27, 1869. In 1846 Brown University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity, and in 1854 Howard University repeat ed the honor. He was the author of several books and pam phlets, and wrote much for the periodical press. In 1840, and again in 1859, his people, at their own expense, sent him to Europe for his health, and for mental improvement. He was always and everywhere a favorite, so urbane his manners and so exemplary his life. He had eminent talents, and enjoyed a wide popularity. He m., Sept. 7, 1827, Elizabeth L., dau. of Benj. Skinner, of Windsor, Vt. They had no offspring. 542 history OF NEWPORT. STOCKWELL. Austin Stockwell, b. March 27, 1817; came from Croy don in 1846, and setded on the W. Brown place, in the north part of the town, known as the Durkee place ; was for several years engaged in mining in California. Married Melita Fletch er, b. May 10, 1819. Mary J., b. Oct. 2, 1842; ra. John Page. Ellen L., b. July 3, 1844; m. Edgar Borden. Ch., Carrie, Albert. Charles H., b. Feb. 18, 1846; m. Persis Kingsley, of Pomfret, Vt. A joint owner of the village grist-mill with Henry E. Wright, where they are engaged in milling and the grain trade. Austin, b. Oct. 17, 1848; m. Elraira Belknap. Ada M., b. Nov. 25, 1852; m. George B. Drew; ch., William A. Clara A.,b. March 5, 1855. SUTHERLAND. William W. Sutherland, b. Sept. 20, 1817, in Canada West, where he remained until ten j'ears of age, when his par ents removed to northern New York ; he was ordained a cler gyman by tbe Christian denomination in 1844; settled at North ville in 1863. Married Asenath Ramsey. Willie M., b. Jan., 1847 ; d. at 16 years. SWEET. The Sweets came from Washington. Armoni and Orpha came to live with Capt. Elkanah Carpenter, an uncle, in 1810, who, upon his death, bequeathed to them a portion of his val uable estate. They were children of Dexter and Experience (White) Sweet. Orpha m. Hon. Jeremiah Nettleton ; m., 2d, John Robbins, of Bradford. Armoni Sweet, a farmer and stone-mason ; b. May 2, 1805 ; m.. May 24, 1827, Abigail, dau. of Jeremiah Newell, Esq., of Croydon, b. July 29, 1806. Elkanah C, b.Feb. 17, 1829; was a barber and shoe-dealer; m., June 8, 1851, Almira S. Muzzey, of Newbury ; r. at Sherbrook, Canada. Abby, b. Oct. 28, 1831 ; r. at the homestead. Gardner, b. Nov. 19, 1834 ; d. Sept. 5, 1865 ; m. Justina Comstock; ch., Edgar N., b. June 11, 1856. GENEALOGY. 543 Seneca Sweet, s. of Dexter; b.July 25, 1808; m. Mary Ann Miller ; m., ?d, Harriet Hardy, of Langdon ; r. at Clare mont. Hartford Sweet, a brother of Armoni ; spent his youth at farming ; having attained his majority, he was a while in trade in this town, but early removed to Lancaster, where he had a successful business during the remainder of his life, and where his family now reside. M., Oct. 10, 1845, Fanny E., dau. of Hon. Jeremiah D. Nettleton, b. Nov. 25, 1821. Helen F., b. May 18, 184S; d. July 20, 1850. Jerry H., a twin, b. Feb. 7, 1851 ; d. Oct. 13, 1865. Julia H., a twin, b. Feb. 7, 1851 ; d. July 10, 1868. Henry N., b. Jan. 15, 1853; d. Jan. 16, 1854. Henry Nettleton, b. Aug. 4, i860; a student. SWETT. Joseph Swett, b. Oct. 28, 1798 ; a farmer ; came from Clare mont in 1852 ; m., Jan. 2, 1825, Mary N. Davis, b. Oct. 30, 1803. He settled on the H. Staniels farm, on Spring street, but subsequently removed to tbe M. Gordon place on East moun tain. He was scholarly in his tastes, and was well educated. Clarissa, b. Aug. 13, 1826; m. Thomas J. Hunt, of Charlestown. Sarah M, b. April 10, 1828; m. Nathan Hunt; went to Iowa. Wilber F., b. May 28, 1831 ; a farmer; r. for a number of years at Lemp ster; m., March 15, 1857, Rosalie M. Crowell, of Sunapee; ch., Celia A., b. March 13, 1858. Ellen, b. Aug. 6, 1835 ; ra., Sept., 1863, James M. Gordon. Isabel, b. Oct. 4, 1837; m., March, 1868, Edwin R. Derby, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. John L. Swett, m.. May, 1842, Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan Kimball, of Bradford, who d.June 7, 1852; m., 2d, June, 1853, Rebecca, dau. of Ephraim Beaman, of Provincetown, Mass. [See Physicians.] Frances Mary, b. June 29, 1843; ra. Charles C. Shattuck; r. at San r^r3.ncisco CJ3.1 JohnK, b. Oct. 22, 1845; d. Mar. 12, 1846. Elizabeth, b. July 4, 1847 ; d. Sept. 9, 1848. William K., b. March 7, 1852 ; read medicine, and was in practice two years in Kerne county, Cal., where he died July 15, 1876. 544 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. TANDY. James Tandy, b. Dec. 13, 1800 ; a native of Goshen ; came to this town in 1S38 ; lived on the Wm. Emerson place, on the Unity road ; was a deacon of the Baptist church ; moved in 1850 to Cambridgeport, Mass., where he now resides. M., Jan. 25, 1824, Elizabeth Lewis. Carlos M., Lovilla, Cordelia, Eleanor, Eleazer, Sarah J. TAYLOR. Nathan Taylor, b. Oct. 20, 1786, at Newfane, Vt. ; came herein 1829; d.Jan. 17, 1869; m., Dec. 10, 1811, Hannah Bixby, of Dummerstown, Vt. [See Literature.] Mary Jane, b. June 28, 1815 ; m. Aug. 30, 1849, Abijah Williams, of Cornish ; m., 2d, James Stone. Cornelia C, b. Feb. 10, 1817 ; m., Feb. 29, 1848, Hezekiah E. Hanson. Nathan, b. Sept. 12, 1818 ; d. Oct. 16, 1834. George C, b. Aug. i, 1821; d. Oct. 19, 1834. John W., b. April 3, 1823 ; m. Mary Carr, of Salisbury; r. at New Lon don. Charles H., b. Nov. 22, 1824; drowned March 9, 1832. ' Erastus D. Taylor, a joiner; b. Aug. 27,* 1806; came from Lempster, his native town, in 1867. Married Tryphena Dodge, of Lempster, b.July 10, 181 1 ; d.July 7, 1834; '"•' '^^1 Mary Colby, of Henniker, d. June 29, 1865 ; m., 3d, Feb. 7, 1857, Charlotte M. Clark, of Croydon. Eliza M., b. Jan. i, 1833; d. y. Helen M., b. Aug. 11, 1838; d. y. Levi C, b. Dec. 12, 1841 ; m., Dec. 8, 1874, Nellie Thayer, of Peter borough. Ella M., b. Jan. 13, 1843; m.. May 11, 1866, Eugene W. Ober, of Graf ton, Vt. Delora A.,b. March 2, 1852. TENNEY. Thomas Tenney, a carpenter; b. Sept. 21, 1771 ; came to this town in 1795, and settled on the Hial Call farm, but spent most of his life and d. at the H. F. Pike place ; m. Hannah Long; m., 2d, Susan Cheney. \Joshua, b. Dec. 2, 1795. Mary, b. Dec 3, 1798; m. James Ashley, of Claremont. Ch., Fran ces, who m. Austin Griffin. GENEALOGY. 545 Hannah, b. Sept. 8, 1800 ; m. Elihu Bascom. Temperance, b. July 20, 1802; m. Elisha Bascom. Susan, b. Jan. 10, 1807 ; m. Adolphus Tenney, of Windsor, Vt. '[Abijah IV., b. Nov. 25, 1810. \Isaac C, b. July 11, 1814. Daniel, b. Oct. 17, 1816; m. Henrietta Powers ; r. at Morristown, Vt. Abijah W. Tenney, s. of Thomas Tenney; b. Nov. 25, 1810; an excellent mechanic; r. at Southville. where he has been engaged in various kinds of mechanical business nearly all of his life. Tbe business of a millwright has been his specialty. Married Hannah S., a dau. of Bela W. Jenks, b. Nov. 26, 1816, d. Sept. 12, 1848; m., 2d, Emily, dau. of James Baker, b. April 22, 1823. Ch. by first wife : Mary Jenks, b. May 18, 1845; m. Thomas Montague. Arthur Burton, a. suymor zxchitectznA builder; b. May 22, 1846; m. Hattie Grey, of Worcester, Mass. He was the favorite builder here while he remained in town. George Hubbard, b. July 26, 1848 ; d. Dec. 11, 1866. Isaac C. Tenney, s. of Thomas Tenney; b.July 11, 1814; was a mechanic and r. at Southville ; m. Louisa Dunklee. ¦fSimon A., b. Dec. 18, 1842. Abby S., b. April 6, 1845 ; ra. Tracy Cowles, of Claremont. Ch., Ora E., Eugene E. Nellie, b. Aug. 20, 1847 ; m. Bela Hurd. Edwin H., b. Aug. 6, 1849 i ^ joiner ; m., Oct. 15, 1878, Alice Ken ion. Lucy A., b. Feb. i, 1857; d. in 1878. Charles W., b. Oct. 9, 1859. Simon A. Tenney, s. of Isaac C. Tenney ; b. Dec. 18, 1842 ; a farmer and milk-dealer ; r. at the W. Emerson place, on the Unity road. He has been an active member and an officer in the Agricultural and Mechanical Association in this town. Was an officer during the civil war. He is a valuable member of the Congregational church. M., Feb. 12, 1870, Clara A. Rol lins, of Buriington, Mass., b. April 7, 1852. Com B., b. April 23, 1872. Ada R., b. March 26, 1877. Flora D., b.Jan. 31, 1878. Joshua Tenney, s. of Thomas ; b. Dec. 31, 1818 ; m. Lydia Wilmarth ; m., 2d, Eliza Peters, of Sutton ; lived on Pike hill. 35 54^ HISTORY OF NEWPORT, Hannah L., b. Oct. 25, 1820; d. in 1840. ^Luther P., a joiner; b. Feb. 15, 1823. Sarah A., b. Dec. 28, 1824; d. 1841. Nathati J., b. Sept. 27, 1829 ; d. 1840. Eunice E., b. June 22, 1831; d. 1840. Franklin J., b. June 13, 1843. John A., b. Oct. 19, 1844; m. Martha Williams, of Conn. Josephine E., b. Oct. 14, 1849. Luther P. Tenney, s. of Joshua Tenney ; b. Feb. 15, 1823. He was a joiner by trade. Married Martha A., dau. of Stephen Howe; m., 2d, Adeline S., a dau. of James Hall, 2d. Lydia, b. Feb. 5, 1850; m. Geo. Chase; m., 2d, Theodore Snow. Henry C, b. Nov. 25, 1851; m. Ada Balch. William P., b. Nov. g, 1854; ra. Alice Dunbar. Myron W., b. June 16, 1867; m. May 11, 1878, May M. Putney, of Washington, b. Aug. 31, 1859. Flora G., b. Nov. 25, 1868. THATCHER. Elisha Thatcher, b. in Connecticut : came from Goshen, and settled on what has since been known as Thatcher hill, — his residence there giving it the name, — on the O. Whitney farm ; d. Dec. 24, 1835, aged 75 years. Married Temperance Sholes. \Elias, b. July 6, 1787. Polly, m. John Meserve. Harvey, m. a Miss Cummings. Eliakim, m. Asenath Tandy. Sally, ra. Silas Dunklee, of Araherst. '[Calvin, b. April 21, 1800. Elias Thatcher, s. of Ehsha; b.July 6, 1787 ; d. Aug. 22, 1867; lived on Thatcher hill. M., March 29, 1808, Sally Tandy, of Goshen, b. May 19, 1786, d. Nov. 13, 1874. Lorenzo, b. Jan. 6, 1809; d. Sept. 6, 1811. Betsey W., b. May 7, 1811; m.. May 29, 1833, James L. Riley. Carlos M., b. July 4, 1813; d. Nov. 29, 1825. Sophronia, b. Nov. 12, 1815; m., Aug. 8, 1837, Chauncy Beckwith; r. in McHenry county, 111. Sirena, b. July 11, 1818; m., Aug. 16, 1839, David S. Wilcox; d. May 10, 1850. • Caroline A., b. June 29, 1820; m., Sept. 16, 1847, Henry H. Stevens, of Wisconsin. , Roxana, b. Aug. 4, 1822; ra., June 6, 1843, Austin C. Fletcher. ¦\Ira P., b. April 18, 1824. Sylvia, b. Jan. 10, 1827; m., Dec 21, 1848, Solomon Bartlett, of Sun apee. genealogy. 547 Ira p. Thatcher, s. of Elias; b. April i8, 1824; a farmer; r. at Derby Centre, Vt. M., Nov. 10, 1846, Miranda B. Willey, of Claremont, who d. May 14, 1861, aged 33 years; m., 2d, Oct. 17, 1861, Fanny Howe, b. Oct. 17, 1821. Frank. Albert M., b. Feb. 3, 1850. Emma S., b. Feb. 4, 1854. Calvin Thatcher, s. of Elisha; b. April 21, 1800; lived on the O. Whitney place on Thatcher hill ; was an extensive farmer. M., Sept. 25, 1823, Hannah Meserve, of Goshen, b. April 20, 1 801. Mary A., b. July 18, 1825 ; m., Sept. 12, 1849, Parker Richardson, of Goshen ; r. in Buffalo, N. Y. Emily C, b. Sept. 19, 1827; ra., March 13, 1847, James T. Gilmore; r. in Indiana. Lucinda M., b. June 23, 1829; m., May 8, 1851, Charles Henry Graves, a farmer at Walpole. Marilla A., b. Feb. 28, 1831 ; ra., Jan. 6, 1856, Calvin B. Angell, of Sunapee. Charles C, b. Feb. 5, 1834; m., Dec. 4, 1862, Ellen M. Tisdale; a merchant in St. Louis, Mo. Hervey D., b. Dec. 10, 1837; m., Oct. 4, 1865, Adda Bornhart, of Pots dam, N. Y.; a druggist. Jennie S., b. April 19, 1840; m., Oct. 21, 1873, Harold Jackson, of Buf falo, N. Y. Warren D., b. Jan. 10, 1844; m., Dec. 4, 1867, Louisa Ellsworth, of Stockholm, N. Y. THISSELL. Francis W. Thissell, s. of Richard Thissell, of Newbury; b. Jan. 5, 1820 ; came here in 1862 ; was in trade with George W. Nourse, and afterwards with George Herrick. M., Nov. 15, 1842, Harriet G. Chandler, of Neyvbury, who d. Feb. 9, 1861 ; m., 2d, Sept. 22, 1862, Nancy M., a sister of Perley S. Coffin. They now r. at Washington, D. C. Alice M., b. Sept. 2, 1843; m., July 6, 1868, H. K. Fulton, of Wash ington, D. C. ; ch., Florence. Herbert R., b. April 16, 1848; d. May 26, 1867. Chandler A., b. May 8, 1853 ; d. July 4, 1870. 548 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. THOMPSON. Samuel Thompson, a Revolutionary soldier ; b. June i8, 1761, at Canterbury; came here about 1783; d. Feb. 23, 1846. M.,July 2, 1782, Patience Emery, of Croydon, b. in Boscawen, April 14, 1760, who d. Nov. 13, 1837. Sabrie, b. March 16, 1783. Samuel, b. Nov. 13, 1784. Eunice, b. May 29, 1786. John, b. Jan. 8, 1788. David, b. Jan. 14, 1790. Mary, d. Nov. 21, 1825, aged 32. MosES Thompson, a mechanic; b.July 28, i797i came to this town from Salisbury. Married Hannah True, of Salisbury. Belinda P., m. Stephen Page, of New London. '[Jabez, b. Nov. 10, 1816. Sarah R., b. Feb. 26, 1819; m., Feb. 8, 1841, Rev. John Young, of Sunapee. Benjamin F., r. in California. Harriet K., d. at 16. Elvira F., b. Dec. 19, 1826; m. Allen W. Bingham ; r. at Bristol. Abby H., m. Sewell T. Nute ; r. at Lowell, Mass. Mary J. , unmarried ; r. at Manchester. James B., m. Elizabeth Dale ; r. at Lowell, Mass. Lucinda C, m. Thomas Vose; r. at Manchester. Jabez Thompson, s. of Moses ; b. Nov. 10, 1816 ; was bred a tanner at tbe establishment of John B. Stowell at the lower tannery, after which he purchased the upper tannery, where he carried on an extensive and thriving business ; sold out, and was in New York awhile, but returned to this state, and was in business with Daniel Nettleton, at Wilrnot, some three years, when he went to Sunapee, purchased the tannery, and carried on business there during the remainder of his life. He was a shrewd and active business man ; was a representative from this town in 1856. Married Maria C. Whittemore. Alice M., b. March 19, 1842; m., Sept. 15, 1869, Jacob D. Sleeper, of Sunapee. Harriet A., b. Feb. 26, 1844; m., June 29, 1876, Albert Rossiter, of Claremont, treasurer of the Sullivan Savings Bank. Alvah J., b. Aug. 9, 1845. Charles E., b. Sept. 26, 1850. Richard H. Thompson, s. of Richard H. and Irena (Whit tier) Thompson, of Salisbury; b. April 15, 1819 ; came to this town in 1871, from Royalton, Vt. ; r. in the south part of the GENEALOGY. 549 town, on tbe S. Sears farm. M., 1840, Hannah J. Jacobs, of Grafton'; m., 2d, Jan. 23, 1870, Margaret, dau. of John Hoyt, of Weare, b.July 23, 1833. Lizzie Irene, b. March 17, 1873. Cyrus A. Thompson, a joiner ; brother of Richard H. ; b. Dec. 16, 1836, at Grafton ; came from Lebanon, in 1874, and setded on the B. Reed farm. Married Bell Wright, of Han over. Josiah B., b. Sept. 21. 1867. Arthur B., b. Aug. 17, 1874. TILTON. William W. Tilton, b. Aug. 2, 1825; came from Ply mouth in 1856 ; m. Mary Seavey. John P., b. July 2, 1846; m. Betsey S. Lewis; ch., Gracie L., b. Mar. 20, 1870. '[Rodney W.,b. Dec. 12, 1847. George W., b. Dec. 30, 1849; lu. Hannah Allen, of Acworth. Jacob C, b. Oct. i, 1853; m. Ina Stevens. Andrew, b. June 21, 1856. Mary Z., b. June 25, i860. Martha A., b. Feb. 16, 1864. Rodney W. Tilton, s. of Wm. W. Tilton; b. Dec. 12, 1847; a manufacturer ; has been engaged at tbe Granite Mills in this town since their erection. Married Ella Perry. Gertie, b. Jan. 20, 1871. Hattie, b. March 15, 1872. Alice, b. Sept., 1874. TOWLES. George H. Towles, b. Oct. 6, 1832 ; came to this town from New London in 1857, and was engaged for several years at manufacturing, after which he purchased his farm at Kelley ville, where he has since resided. He was a selectman in 1875 and '76. M., May 7, 1857, Theoda Ware, of Gilsum, b.June 22, 1832; d. Sept. 18, 1870; m., 2d, Oct. 26, 1871, Mary A. Goward, of Claremont, b. March 20, 1844. George W., b. March 7, 1861. Charles H., b. Jan. 16, 1867. Loran D., b. March 25, 1874. 55° history of NEWPORT. TOWNE. John Towne, a s. of John Towne, was b. at Croydon, Aug. 17, 1805. He was a teacher by profession, and was educated at the Newport academy. He came to this town early in life. He was appointed deputy secretary of state in 1840, and held the office four years, often doing the duties of the secretary. He was elected register of deeds for Sullivan county in 1851, and was three times reelected to the same office. He was town- clerk in 1840, and in 1866 and '67. He was for several years en gaged as a clerk in the First National Bank. M., June i7) 1856, Mary J. Clough, of Unity, b. Feb. 13, 1829. TOWNER. Ephraim Towner was among the early settlers. His home was near tbe junction of the old turnpike and the Break-neck Hill road, where he had a saw-mill on the brook which has since taken his name. M., Oct. 20, 1774, Hepsibah Amidown, of Claremont. He d.July 12, i799) aged 56 years. Asa L., b. Aug. 12, 1775 ; m., Dec. 24, 1797, Mary Goodwin. Benjamin, b. Oct. 2, 1776. Ephraim, b. April 6, 1778. Joseph, b. April 27, 178 1. Hepsibah, b. July 7, 1783 ; ra. Sarauel Stiles. Ichabod A., b. April 14, 1786; m., Nov. 24, 1807, Olive Newton. Zacheus, b. Aug. 5, 1791; m. June 9, 1816, Nancy Houghton, of Orange, N. Y. TRASK. John Trask, a farmer ; came from Beverly, Mass., in 1810, and settled in the east part of the town, on the farm afterwards occupied by his son John, and now by his grandson, Augustus K. Trask. Betsey, m. Benj. Woodbury. Mary, m. Timothy Endicott. Nancy, m. John Moulton. Zachariah. Sarah, m. Nathaniel Batchelder, of Sunapee. Ch., Nathaniel; Mary; Henry; Alfred T., a lawyer of Keene, and a graduate of Dartmouth college. Merinda, m. Andrew Baker. Israel, m. Elizabeth Day. \John, b. Aug. 17, 1802. Alfred, ra. Mary J. Blackey. John Trask, s. of John ; a farmer and drover ; was a repre- genealogy. 551 sentative in 1856 and '57 ; m. Hannah B. Kelsey ; r. at the homestead. Frances K., b. Nov. 23, 1836; a teacher, and a graduate at the Albany Normal Institute, N. Y.; ra. Chas. A. Silsby. Augustus K., b. Oct. 29, 1839; a farmer; resides at the homestead; a^'*,;^ m. Mrs. Lamira Angell; ch., Fanny Angell, who m., Dec. 25, 1878, Henry Batchelder, of Sunapee. Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1842; a teacher; educated at New London. Hannah B., b. March 13, 1845; a teacher; educated at New London. John E., b. May 20, 1850 ; d. at the age of 16. TRAVIS. Shepherd H. Travis, b. April 11, 1808, at Natick, Mass. ; d. Oct. 31, 1873; came to this town in 1867, and settled at Northville ; m., July i, 1847, Betsey Jane Trow, of Mt. Vernon, b.July 6, 1822. Curtis S., b. June 27, 1849, at Newton, Mass. TROW. James W. Trow, s. of Wm. Trow, of Sunapee ; b. June 24, 1814; came here in 1874; m. Ruth A. Davis, dau. of Eli Davis, of Sunapee ; b. Dec. 10, 1829. Alvina A., b. Oct. 9, 1850; d. y. Willis W., b. Jan. 30, 1851. Alice A., b. June, 1852 ; m. Edward A. Todd, of New London. William H., b. March 15, 1855; d. April 3, 1875. Anna M., b. Dec 9, i860. Chester E., b. April 28, 1867. TRUMBULL. Samuel T. Trumbull, s. of Andrew Trumbull, of Wilmot ; b. April I, 1826; a joiner; came to this town in 1869; m., Jan. 22, 1847, Laura J. Tilton, of Andover, b. Oct. 13, 1827. Eliza, b. March 13, 1850; ra. Oct. 22, 1875, Geo. E. Marston. Medora S., b. Dec 22, 1854; m. Sept. 12, 1875, Joseph Karr. Sarah, b. March 22, 1866. TUBBS. Henry Tubbs, s. of Joseph and Azubah (Monroe) Tubbs ; b. Feb. 24, 1831, at Peterborough. He was a brother of the late Elijah M. Tubbs, of Manchester, who amassed a fortune by the 552 history of NEWPORT. sale of " Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia," and in other specula tions. He studied dentistry, and in i860 came to this town and opened an office, and has since had a prosperous business. He m., Dec. 25, 1865, Mary Ann, dau. of Charles Rogers, of Suna pee. Annie L., b. Aug. 3, 1868. Gertie M., b. Oct, 27, 1874- TURNER. Jonathan Turner, a joiner ; b. Mar. 22, 1833, at Washing ton ; was a soldier in the Union army ; came here from Keene in 1872 ; m. Almira Newton, of Walpole. Emma M., b. Sept. 13, 1859. TUTTLE. Benjamin Tuttle, b. at Hillsborough, April 27, 181 1 ; came here in Oct., 1874 ; while in his native town he had been a rep resentative in 1856 and again in 1857, a sheriff some twelve years, and a number of years a justice. M., Jan. 29, 1833, Fan ny H. Hopkins, of Antrim; m., 2d, Oct. 12, 1 841, Margaret Jane, dau. of Capt. John Gilmore, of this town. Ann Ophelia, b. June 19, 1834; m., Jan. 16, 1854, Stephen Tuttle, of Boston. Frances Jane, b. April 14, 1838; m., Feb. 19, 1863, Edraund H. Hug- gins, of Woburn, Mass. Ellen Josephine, b. May 30, 1840; ra. Luther A. Gould, of Woburn, Mass. TWITCHELL. Eli Twitchell, b. Feb. 18, 1800; a farmer; came from Unity, and lived on the D. F. Pike place, on Claremont hill ; was a man of cool judgment, and fond of books ; was a select man in 1840 ; moved to Lempster. Married Lyma, a sister of Jonathan Silsby. Mary A. ,b.0c\..\2, 1^2^; d. Oct. 11, 1858 ; m. Y. G. Hurd, of Lemp ster. H. Augusta, b. Sept. 7, 1838; d. Dec. 9, 1872; m. William Welch, of Claremont. Nettie M., b. March 8, 1844; m., Feb. 24, 1864, Kiraball Pollard, of Lempster. He came to this town in 1878, and purchased a farm at Southville. genealogy. 553 Thomas A. Twitchell, brother of Eli ; b. April 13, 1810, at Unity ; was a manufacturer, and for a number of years had a thriving business at the Eagle Mills, and at a similar establish ment at Gilsum ; employed many hands, and was one of our largest tax-payers. He was a director in the Sugar River Bank ; was one of the leading men in tbe organization of the M. E. church of this town, and devoted both time and money, liber ally, to tbe promotion of its interests ; was a leading singer in its choir. Married Esther Walker, of Langdon. Hamilton, b. July 6, 1840; d. young. M. Amanda, b. July 10, 1842; m. Jesse T. Cobb. WADLEIGH. Benjamin Wadleigh, b. July 5, 1819, at Sutton; was in trade for a while at Sunapee, and came from there to this town ; here continued in trade in the Nettleton block ; was town-clerk in 1865. Married Hannah P., dau. of Capt. William Young, of Sunapee. Arthur E., b. July 12, 1852. William Young, b. Nov. 10, 1854. Benjamin G., b. May 31, 1865. WAIT. Albert S. Wait, m., Oct., 1849, Caroline Arnold, who d. May, 1851 ; m., 2d, June 23, 1853, Harriet E. Kingsbury, of Alstead, who d. Feb. 21, 1873. [See Lawyers, also Litera ture.] Fred Arnold, d. young. Thomas Wait, a saddler ; operated in this town during the first half of the century ; m. Asenath, dau. of Abiathar Bow man. [See Saddlers.] Caleb. Charles H., a hatter. Violet. WAKEFIELD. The Wakefields came from Sutton, Mass., during Shay's Re bellion ; all of them, with the exception of Silas, were children of Jonathan, who was killed at Dorchester Heights. 554 history of Newport. Jonathan Wakefield, s. of Jonathan; b. March, 1761 ; d. Oct. 14, 1857 ; came here in 1779 ; first settled on the H. Brown farm, but spent most of his life at the Kibbey place. Married Sally Fletcher ; m., 2d, Elizabeth Goodwin. Anna, m. William Wakefield. Sally, m. Abel Fairbanks. Jonathan, m. Rebecca Haven. Amos, m. Chloe Cooper. Ira, a teacher and deacon ; m. Prudence Wheeler. Polly, unmarried. Achsa, m. William Knapp. Betsey, ra. David Fletcher. Josiah Wakefield, s. of Jonathan, of Sutton, Mass. ; b. May, 1762 ; spent most of his life on his farm in the north part of the town, where he died. He had a literary taste, and for many years kept the Northville library ; was a man of excellent judg ment, and enjoyed tbe confidence of his townsmen. He had no children. Married Polly Putnam ; m., 2d, Emma Putnam ; m., 3d, Polly Newton ; the latter attained the age of nearly one hundred years. Sally Wakefield, a sister of Josiah ; m. Jonathan Haven. Joel Wakefield, s. of Jonathan, Sen. ; b. at Sutton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1764; settled on the J. Rice place at Northville. At one time he was the largest dairyman and land-holder in town. M., Jan. 26, 1792, Mercy Morse, of Douglass, Mass., b. Dec. 31, 1765- Zilpha, b. March 13, 1793 ; 'm. Abel Wheeler. Clark, b. Oct. 16, 1794; m. Caroline Rice. Willard, b. June 19, 1797; m., March 9, 1820, Martha McGregor. Charles, b. Aug. 30, 1805; m. Martha A. Fletcher. Ch., Maroa, Clar issa. Lucy Wakefield, a sister of Joel ; m. Urias Powers, of Croy don. Urias, a clergyman ; the first graduate from Croydon at Dartmouth col lege. Frederick. Simeon. _ Jonathan. Anna, first wife of Col. D." R. Hall, of Croydon. Willard. Horace, an eminent physician, politician, and banker, at Morristown, Vt. Josiah W., a clergyman; a graduate of Dartmouth college. GENEALOGY. 555 Peter Wakefield, s. of Jonathan, Sen. ; was the father of Methodism here ; built the Reed saw-mill and the chapel at Northville ; lived many years in the west part of the town, near the plumbago mines ; spent the latter portion of his life at Northville. Married Hannah, sister of William Haven. Nancy, b. May 17, 1778. Lavina, b. March 8, 1791 ; m. Stephen Reed. Hannah, b. March 31, 1793; m. Cyrus McGregor. Lucy, b. Aug. 17, I79S ; m. Jeremiah Adams. '[Simion, b. April 20, 1798. Ruth, b. Sept. 8, 1801 ; m., Sept. 22, 1822, Lorenzo Freeto. Orpha, b. Oct. 24, 1804. Mahala, b. April 26, 1809. Peter, b. June 21, 1810. Philena, b. July 31, 1812. Simeon Wakefield, s. of Peter ; b. April 20, 1798 ; m. Amy Freeto ; lived at Northville. Diana, b. 1818 ; m. Chauncy Wellington. Ch., Elwin, Martha. Howard P., b. Sept, 1820; m. Asenath F. Dow. Ch., Edwin H., b. Jan. 2, 1845; ¦u-i Nov. 30, 1865, Justina, dau. of Jonathan Emer son, Jr. ; is a merchant at Northville. John M., b. Jan. 5, 1823; m. Betsey S. Whittier, of New London; ch., Lilla L., b. March 24, 1856; he has been a successful farmer. Emma F., b. 1825; ra. John Frye, of Claremont; ch., Nettie. Jesse Wakefield, s. of Jonathan Wakefield, senior ; b. March 27, 1769, at Sutton, Mass; m. Aug. 27, 1787, Polly Scovel, of Croydon, b. Feb. 5, 1763. Amma, b. July, 1788 ; m. David Taylor, of Conn. Josiah, b. Nov. 5, 1790; m. Miss Warner, of Conn. \Chauncy, b. Oct. 18, 1792. Sabra, b. i7g^; ra. Ela Harvey, of Penn. Jesse, b. 1796 ; m. Christina Madison. Patty, b. 1798; ra. Joseph Ta3'lor, of Conn. Polly, b. 1800; m. Lowell Taylor, of Conn. Dilly, b. 1802; ra. James Peat. Alden, b. 1807; d. young. Chauncy Wakefield, s. of Jesse; b. Oct. 18, 1792; m., March 24, 181 1, Lydia, a dau. of Rev. Thomas Brown; m., 2d, Eliza Tompkins. James, b. Oct. 15, 181 1 ; m. Emma Brattlebank; r. in Cornish, Minn. William, b. Sept. 15, 1819; d. at 14. Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1822; m. Bryant Wheeler. Emtna A., b. Jan. 2, 1814; m. Jaraes B. Harris; r. at Worcester, Mass. 556 history of Newport. Ruth D., b. Nov. 17, 1832; m., March 26, 1856, Horace Rice, of Hol den, Mass. Josiah, b. Jan. 27, 1826; m. Susan Avery; r. at Worcester, Mass. Chloe Wakefield, a sister of Jesse ; m. Asaph Stow, of Croydon, an uncle of Baron Stow, d. d. Silas Wakefield, a brother of Jonathan Wakefield, senior ; came from Sutton, Mass. Married Anna Marsh. James, m. Susan Ledoyt, a dau. of Rev. Bial Ledoyt ; has two sons. Elias, m. Jonanna Cutting. Ch., Silas, a clergyman at Montpelier, Vt. ; ch., Elias, Sydney, Lorinda, Matilda. Anna, m. a Mr. Brown, and went to Vt. '[Silas. Asuba, went to New York. /tSilas Wakefield, s. of Silas; lived on the B. B. Hastings place ; was selectman in 1832 and '33 ; was one of those who purchased the Argus, and brought it from Claremont to this town ; m. Polly, dau. of Joel McGregor. Sylvester E. H., b. Oct. 14, 1815 ; a musician ; m. Louisa A. Rider. Huldah M., b. Jan. 22, 1817; m. Orren D. Hall. Delina, m. Christopher Plartshorn, of Littleton. Aug. 12, 1846. Solenda, m. Simon B. Harris. WALKER. LoA Walker, b. Sept. 30, 1780, in Vermont; came here from Boscawen in 1810 ; lived at the R. Ainger place, on Elm street. He was a joiner, and worked at his trade during his ¦ residence in town. He removed to Norfolk, N. Y., where he d. Aug. 18, 1855. M. Sally A. Jones, of Derry, N. H., b. March 30, 1785; d. Dec. 12, 1827; m., 2d, Mercy Clark, of Newport. '[Morrill J., b. Jan. 24, 1805. Willard, b. Oct. 3, 1806; a farmer; has a family; r. in Sunapee. Elvira, b. Jan. 12, 1809; d. April 17, 1831 ; m. J. D. Whittlesey. Sarah A., b. Jan. 13, 1813; ra. Ashley Arnold; d. at Keeseville, N. Y. Ruel J., b. April 25, 1818 ; m. Mary Webster, of Lowell, Mass. ; r. at 'W'altham, Mass. Emerenza S., b. July 12, 1820; m. S. Smith, of Norfolk, N. Y. Solon H., b. May 15, 1824; d. June 25, 1848. Francis S., b. Nov. 22, 1827 ; d. Aug. 25, 1855, in Cal. Morrill J. Walker, s. of Loa Walker ; b. Jan. 24, 1805 ; genealogy. 557 when he was five years of age, came with his father to New port ; was educated at the district school, with a brief term at the academy. At 17 he became a clerk in the store of Col. Wm. Cheney, where he remained seven years, when he went to Thetford, Vt., and, in connection with Thomas W. Gilmore, commenced his mercantile career, Mr. Gilmore assisting him with capital, — a partnership that continued fifteen years ; after which he continued business a part of the time, in connection with a son, until 1876, when he retired from business. He en joys the confidence of the community in which he resides. Has been a justice, town treasurer, selectman, representative, and a post-master some twenty-six years. M., Feb., 1834, J. S. Russell. His eldest son, a merchant, d. Sept. 10, 1864, aged 28. Has two daughters, one of whom m. Rev. S. L. Bates, of Newbury, Vt. ; the other m. E. S. Whitcomb, a merchant at Underhill, Vt. WALLING. Silas H. Walling, a granite-worker; b. April 15, 1816, at Hartford, Vt., came here in 1871, from Lebanon, where he had resided many years. He d. Dec, 1877. M., Dec. 25, 1844, Frances A. Penno, of Hartford, Vt., who d. Sept. 7, 1872. Charles E., a granite-worker; b. Dec. 3, 1847, at Lebanon; came here with his father. WALCOTT. James Dexter Walcott, manufacturer ; b. in Cumberland, R. I., March 10, 1778 ; m., May 26, 1803, Hannah, eldest dau. of Jeremiah and Lucy Jenks, of Newport. In 1812 he moved to Newport with his young family, and purchased a saw-mill and privilege near where the Sugar River Mills now are. In 1813 he built the dam above the upper tannery, and dug a canal, on which he erected a factory for the manufacture ot cotton yarn, on tbe site of the present Eagle Mills,— the first mill of the kind built in town. The machinery placed in this mill was brought from Rhode Island by ox-teams. He operated the factory several years, and sold to Franklin Simonds,. late of Warner. He was an enterprising man, and was in trade seve ral years near the bridge ; owned and carried on the farm since 558 history of Newport. owned by Samuel Chellis and Francis Boardman, near the vil lage. Col. Walcott was seven times elected a selectman, five times town-clerk, and was one of the committee to erect the first court-house and town-hall building. He was colonel of mili tia, and a member of the first "society for promotion of tem perance" in Newport. His wife, Hannah, d. Sept. 2, 1823, leav ing seven children. He m., 2d, INIay 27, 1829, Zelinda Poor, of Atkinson. In 1837 he removed to Auburn, N. Y., and d. Sept. 8, 1852, at Aurelius (near Auburn) ; she d.July 11, 1865, at Au burn. Albert, b. in Attieborough, Mass., Feb. 17, 1804 ; came to Newport with his parents, and afterwards went to Auburn and Rochester, N. Y., where he was in the cotton manufacturing business. Subsequently he removed to Detroit, Mich., and became a manufacturer of steam engines, boilers, and telegraph instruments. He m., Sept. 28, 1828, Martha, dau. of Samuel and Grace (Doolittle) Camp, of Whites- borough, N. Y. Ch., Julia Helen, b. June 6, 1829; George, b. Jan. II, 1831 ; Cornelia (Mrs. William Cheney), b. Nov. 6, 1832; Albert Henry, b. Jan. 8, 1835; Grace Minerva (Mrs. C. A. Wheat- on), b. Nov. 8, 1841 ; Martha Hetta, b. March i, 1845, d. in 1852; James Chittenden, b. Dec. 2, 1847, d. in 1849 i William Herbert. He now r. at St. Peter, Minn. Horatio Nelson, b. in Attleborough, Mass., Feb. 3, 1806; went from Newport to Texas, and became a farmer and stock-raiser. He d. at Pilot Point, Texas, in 1867. James Dexter, b. in Cumberland, R. I., Sept. 30, 1807; was a cot ton manufacturer in Rhode Island, and later in South Carolina. He went to Texas, and entered into the mercantile business. He m., Sept. 7, 1837, Lydia Tillingast, of Lonsdale, R. I., who had four children, — Daniel, James (d. 1876), Horatio Nelson, Hannah Jenks (Mrs. H. E. Bosworth). M., 2d, Oct. 13, 1859, Martha Eddleman, of Pilot Point, Texas, who had five children, — Everet, b. May 26, i860; Loring, b. Feb. 27, 1865; Arthur, b. Mar. 14, 1869; Mattie, b. Oct. 25, 1871 ; Harry, b. July 5, 1874. He r. at Pilot Point. Benjamin S., b. in Cumberland, R. I., Oct. 19, 1809. From Newport he went to Louisiana, in which state, and in Galveston, Texas, he spent several years. He moved to Honey Grove, Texas, where he carried on a large mercantile business, and was an extensive stock- raiser. The brothers were called upon to furnish supplies to the Confederate army during the Rebellion. The proceeds of their transactions were invested in lands, so that they did not materially suffer, in the collapse, from holding Confederate money. Mr. Wal cott m. Mrs. Gilmor, who had tVo sons, — Charles H., who m. Jane Fuqua, and Benjamin O., who m. Martha Wilson. He ra., 2d, Mrs. Amanda Bugby , of Honey Grove, where he now r. Jeremiah Whipple, b. in Cumberland, R. I., Nov. 27, 1812; came to Newport with his parents, and fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy ; entered Dartmouth college, and graduated in the class of 1839. He went to Auburn, N. Y., and graduated from the Au burn Theological Seminary, and was licensed to preach by the Cay. genealogy. 559 uga Presbytery. He preached at Virgil (Cortland co.), N. Y., from 1844 to 1846; was principal of Munro academy, Elbridge, N. Y., from Jan., 1846 to 1848 ; and was principal of the Auburn Female Seminary from 1848 until the destruction of its buildings by fire in 1850. In 1850 he removed to Wisconsin, and preached at Meno- sha. Then he purchased the Brockway college buildings, at Ripon, Wis., completed them, and in 1853 opened a school for the educa tion of young ladies and gentlemen. In 1857 he disposed of this property to trustees of the Winnebago Presbyterian and Congrega tional churches. His labors with this institution continued until 1858, when its name was changed to " Ripon college," furnishing preparatory courses of study to both sexes. Mr. Walcott m.. May 21, 1844, Hannah Burton Church, of Bristol, R. I., who d. July 5, 1849, leaving two children, — Zella, b. Mar. 28, 1845, d. Mar. 26, 1852; Thomas Shepard, b.June 9, and d. Aug. 11, 1849. He m., 2d, at Auburn, N. Yj, Caroline Cooper, dau. of Isaac and Azuba Cooper, formerly of Croydon, and had two sons, — Dexter Cooper, b. May 24, 1854; Frank Benjamin, b. Mar. 26, 1861. He r. at Ripon (Fond du Lac co.). Wis. Cornelia, b. in Newport, May 3, 1815; ra., Aug. 30, 1856, James Camp, merchant, of Auburn, N. Y., who d. Oct. 27, 1878, leaving a dau., Corneha. They r. at Auburn. Bela Whipple, b. in Newport, Aug. 12, 1818; was in trade in Aurelius, N. Y., where he d. April 17, 1842. Luther Walcott, a Universalist clergyman ; while here was superintending school committee in i860. WARD. William Ward was for several years a merchant in this town ; m., in 1826, Rebecca Boynton, and the same year re moved to Plainfield, where he spent his life in trade. Alfred Ward, b. Feb. 7, 1807 ; came here in 1872, from Croydon, where he had been a successful farmer, and where he was a representative in 1853 and 1854. Married Randilla, dau. of Samuel Powers, of Croydon; m., 2d, Sept. 12, 1876, Mrs. Susan Tenney, of Charlestown. Elizabeth, b. March 27, 183d ; m. Edmund B. Richardson, a merchant in Lempster; ch., Cleon. Ertnina, b. May 10, 1844. WATTS. Charles H. Watts, a harness manufacturer ; b. April 24, 1831, at Boston, Mass. ; came to this town from Sunapee in 1864. He has been chief of the fire department since 1874. 560 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. M., July 18, 1852, Marion H., dau. of Dr. John Hopkins, of Sunapee. Freddie L., b. May 18, 1859; d. y. Carrie T., b. Feb. 4. 1861. George F. Watts, a livery keeper ; s. of Samuel Watts, of Alstead; b. May 12, 1839; came to this town in Aug., 1871. M., April 8, 1875, Addie, dau. of Sylvester Spaulding, b. 1850. Flora Maud, b. Dec. 12, 1876. WATKINS. David W. Watkins, b. in 1822, at Winchester ; d. Jan. 2, 1862 ; came to this town in 1850, from Walpole ; was appoint ed post-master in i860, and held the office until his death ; his widow was appointed to his place in the post-oflfice, and held the same until the time of her death. He m., in 1846, Sarah M. Brown, of Stoddard, b. May 23, 1818, who d.Dec. 20, 1863. Henrietta M. Guild, her dau. by a former husband ; a music teacher; b. Sept. 13, 1843: ra. Richard W. Musgrove, of Bristol, a printer; has four children. Isa C, b. June 10, 1847, at Walpole; d. Oct. 28, 1865; m., Sept. 6, 1865, Eugene W. Clark, of Woodstock, Vt., a merchant. Eugene W., a merchant; b. Jan. 21, 1849; m. Addie Fogg, of Chester; r. at Rochester, N. Y. Frank W., b. Sept. 18. 1852; was for several years a merchant in Bos ton ; r. at St. Louis, Mo. George B. R. Watkins, railroad station-agent; b.June 17, 1828, at Malone, N. Y. ; came here from Bradford at the open ing of the railroad in 1872. He was educated, and had been a successful teacher. Married Grace Greeley, of Claremont, b Jan. 17, 1828. George G., b. June I, 1852. Charles G., b. Nov. 27, i860; d. July 16, 1877. WATSON. James Watson, b. July 2, 1767 ; came here about 1790, and settled in the west part of the town. His farm was on the old road, and bounded west by the Claremont line. He was an energetic and thriving farmer, and a liberal thinker. He d. Jan. 9, 1856. M., Feb. 16, 1794, Mehitable Keza, b. Nov. 5, genealogy. 561 1773, d.' March 12, 1801 ; m., 2d, Oct., 1801, Mrs. Sally Cut ting, b. 1770, d. Oct. 27, 1806; m., 3d, Feb. 14, 1808, Mrs. Mabel Gilbert, b. Sept. 17, 1775, d. Feb. 16, 1861. Rhoda, b. June 6, 1795 ; d. Aug. 27, 1837; m. Samuel F. Chellis. '[Ebenezer, b. June 20, 1796. Samuel M., b. Dec. 26, 1797; m. Harriet Jackson; m., 2d, Elizabeth Carter; ch., Emily C. Jonathan, b. Sept. 29, 1799; d. July 6, 1806. Elam, b. April 9, 1802; d. 1806. Mehitable, b. Jan. 13, 1804; d. Feb. 26, 1870; m., Dec. 3, 1833, Jo seph Harvey. Ch., Ann, b. Dec. 4, 1834 ; Alfred, b. July 27, 1836 ; Marietta, b. Jan. 10, 1837; Maroa C, b. Aug. 19, 1840; John, b. July 9, 1842. Miriam, b. June 21, 1805; d. April 13, 1840; m., 1828, Joshua Dow; ch., George W. ^Amos A., b. Dec. 17, 1808. Albert, b. Nov. 10, 1810; d. April 3, 1835. Gilbert, b. Nov. 13, 1812 ; d. Nov. 6, 1847; m., 1839, Mary A. Rogers; ch., Mary G., Adeline. Hiram,b. Nov. 13, 1812; a twin of Gilbert; d. March 22, 1855; m., Jan. 6, 1839, Hannah Harvey. Ch., Carohne H., b. Sept. 8, 1841; Susan H., b. April 20, 1845. Nye, b. June 16, 1817 ; d. Aug. 9, 1822. James M., b. April 23, 1820; d. March 22, 1840. Ebenezer Watson, s. of James ; b. Jan. 20, 1796 ; m., Oct. 14, 1825, Mrs. Mary A. Barnes, dau. of Dr. James Corbin. He was a popular landlord, and was a captain in the militia. Went to Prairie du Lac, Wis., in 1852, where he d. April 30, 1867, and where his widow now resides. Mary A., b. Jan., 1827 ; m. Alexander Wyse, of Ableman, Wis. Edward, b. Sept., 1831 ; m. Laura Ableman; r. at Ableman, Wis. Ellen M., b. March, 1834; m. Simon Dean, of Madison, Wis. Isabel L., b. Aug. 11, 1836; m. W. H. Wyman, Cincinnati, O. Frances J., b. Jan., 1839; i^^- E- B. Nelson, Prairie du Lac, Wis. Amos Allen Watson, s. of James Watson; b. Dec. 17, 1808 ; r. at Claremont ; is a successful farmer, and an active member in the Universalist Society of that town. M., Feb. 11, 1834, Hitty W. Chase, of Claremont, dau. of Daniel Chase. Edwin C, b. June 2, 1839; ™-' March 6, 1823, Charlotte Hendee. WEBBER. Luther Webber, b.Jan. 15, 1801 ; came from Hopkinton in 1841, and settled on the J. Roberts farm; d. in 1876; m. Joan F. Jackman. 36 562 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Luther Page, b. March 7, 182S i >"¦ Frances E. Page, of Woodstock, Vt. ; ch., George P. Richard Allen, b. May 12, 1829; m., Julia A. Allen. Lydia A., b. Oct. 16, 1832; m. J. Choate Welch. Harriet Jane, b. May 21, 1836; m. Marcene H. Whitcomb ; ch., Eu gene. Charles C, b. April 5, 1838; m. Adelia A. Chase. Ch., Ella Bell, b. July 10, 1858, who m. Waldo Young, of Brattleborough, Vt. ; Frank C, b. Sept. 2, 1862. Susan A. Maximilian J. Webber, a brother of Luther ; came from Hopkinton. He went to Windsor, N. H., shortly before his death, in 1873, where he was a representative in 1871 and '72. He m. Clarissa Swett, of Concord. His son. Brooks K., a law yer, came to this town with his father. After being admitted to the bar, practised here for a while, when he went to Hills borough, where he was a representative two years, and where he now resides [see Lawyers]. WEBSTER. Samuel Webster, b. Feb. 15, 1757, at Chester; came here from Goffstown, in 1795 ; r. in the west part of the town, on the farm now occupied by Samuel Crowell. He was a lieuten ant in tbe Revolutionary War. Married Anna Roby, of Ches ter, b. Oct., 1757. Hannah, b. June 23, 1776. Samuel, b. Dec. I, 1778. '[John, b. April 14, 1781. Anna, b. Sept. 25, 1783. Ebenezer, b. March 30, 1786. Jesse, b. June 26, 1788. Thomas, b. Oct. 31, 1790. Sally, b. May 12, 1793. Wingate, b. July 23, 1796. Asa, b. March 30, 1799. John Webster, s. of Samuel; b. April 14, 1781 ; was a farmer, and lived in the north-west part of the town ; d. Oct. i, 1839. M., July 26, 1807, Deborah Dow, who d. Feb. 25, 1833, aged 50 years. Elizabeth Ann, b. May 2, 1808; ra., 1826, Capt. Obed Stanard; lived on the A. Hall farra, on the Croydon road; is the mother of Hon. E. O. Stanard, of St. Louis, Mo., with whom she now resides. Samuel C, b. Sept. ii, 1809; d. 1841 ; m., 1838, Elizabeth Tilton, of Mass.; had one son. Jesse, b. June 7, i8n ; is a tailor; has spent the raost of his maturer life at his trade in Henniker, in this state, where he now resides ; ra., July, 1834, Susan C, a sister of David S. Newell. His eldest son, genealogy. 563 Newell H., was the third American in Montana territory; built the first frame house in Helena ; resides there ; had a daughter. Sally M., b. Dec. 13, 1813. Almeda, b. Nov. 8, 1815. Melissa, b. May 21, 1817. Emeline P., b. Feb. 24, 1819. John R., b. Feb. 17, 1822; was captain during the Rebellion; wounded at Antietam; d. at Fredericksburg. Elutheria D., b. July 29, 1825; m. Rufus Churchill, of Nashua; has three children; r. at Billerica, Mass. Zeviah K., m. Prof I. S. Whitney, of Henniker; r. at Manchester; has one child. Mariett, m., 1835, Sherburne Lakeman, of Goshen; has four children; one of them is Hon. Daniel W. Lakeraan, of Nashua. WELCH. Daniel Welch, a hatter ; came from Plaistow. Married Hannah Montgomery, of Haverhill, Mass. Charles. Horatio N, m. Agnes Wilson. Susan, b. Oct. 31, 1811. Angeline, d. at 18. Jane.Jonathan C, b. Feb. 18, 1821 ; m. Lydia A. Webber; ra., 2d, Maria Whittemore; m., 3d, Augusta N. Webster. Charles A., d. July 4, 1817, aged 10 years. Ann, m. James Welch, of Lowell, Mass. WELLCOME. Jacob Wellcome, a sea-captain ; b. Dec. 26, 1791, at Minot, Me. ; came to this town May i, 1861. Married Hannah Paine, of Paris, Me. Abner P. Wellcome, s. of Jacob ; b. May i, 181 7, at Buck- field, Me. ; came to this town in 1858, from Randolph, Mass., where he had been a sheriff, and held other offices, and where he had been engaged in mercantile business ; since his settle ment here he has been a farmer, a merchant, and expressman. Married Sarah E. Tucker. Jacob E., b. Jan. 22, 1840; d. young. Sarah Jane, b. Feb. 12, 1841; m. George E. Little. Prentice H., b. March 6, 1845 ; m. Olive Reed. Ch., Nettie A., b. May 30, 1871 ; Ella, b. 1875. Abner Paine, b. March 6, 1849; ra. Dora Taylor, of Hartford, Conn. Clark Paine, b. Oct. 4, 1853; m., March 4, 1877, Josephine R., dau. of George E. Wilmarth, b. Aug. 9, i860. 564 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. WHEELER. The Wheelers came from Sutton, Mass., and settled mainly in what is now the Northville school-district, in Feb., 1793. Abel, the father, m. Rebecca, a sister of Silas Wakefield, Sen. Ch., David, Abel, Jonathan, Rebecca (m. Samuel Williams, of Sutton, Mass.), Abigail (m. Nathaniel Brown, of Croydon), and Amos (m. Betsey Hall, of Croydon, and went to Vermont). David Wheeler, s. of Abel, Sen. ; b. in Sutton, Mass., Feb. 12, 1762 ; d. Sept., 1850. M., June, 1784, Eunice Marsh, b. in Stockbridge, Mass., Sept. 18, 1763, who d. in Clarendon, Vt., April 22, 1838. Zadock, b. at'Sutton, Mass.. April 17, 1785; d. at Wallingford, Vt., Sept. 10, 1846; m. Betsey Benson. '[David, b. at Sutton, June i, 1786. Olive, b. at Sutton, Feb. 14, 1788; d. at Bee, Iowa, Aug. 24, 1846 ; m. Jesse Benson. Daniel, b. at Sutton, Jan. 21, 1790; d. at Mt. Holly, Vt., Feb. 16, 181 1. Aaron, b. at Newport, June 4, 1793; d. at Potsdam, N. Y., Oct. i, 1859; '"¦ Rhoda Fisher. Amos, b. June 4, 1793 ; d. at Hampton, Iowa, Jan. 30, 1871 ; m. Sophia Edwards. Jason, b. April 14, 1795 ; d. at Lyon, N. Y., June 25, 1858 ; m. Eliza beth Sedgewick. Charlotte, b. Oct. 22, 1796; d. at Mt. Holly, Vt., Sept. 18, 1822. ^Hosea, b. March 25, 1798. Edmund, b. May 15, 1800; d. at Sylvester, Wis., Dec. 28, 1858; m. Phebe Carpenter. Willis, b. June 14, 1802; unmarried. Ruby, b. Feb. 2, 1804; d. at Mt. Holly, Vt., Mar. 31, 1865 ; m. Chaun cy Cook. Huldah, b. Feb. 19, 1806; now with the Shakers. David Wheeler, s. of David ; was a boot and shoe manu facturer and farmer at Northville ; m. Electa Mores, of Chester, Mass. He d. Sept. 7, 1847 ; she d. Oct. i, 1858, at Mt. Holly, Vt., where they had resided for several years. Corinth E., b. Oct. 11, 1820; ra., April, 1849, L. W. Darling. Mariett, b. June 17, 1822; m., Dec, 1850, Samuel Ross, of Ludlow, Arvilla L., b. Sept. 16, 1824; m., March, 1849, Francis L. Crarv. of Wallingford, Vt. Sophia E., b. July 14, 1826; m., March, 1854, Augustus Wylie, of Clar endon, Vt. ; now r. in this town. Jane M., b. April 7, 1828; m.. May, 1854, Granville Miller, of Lemp ster. GENEALOGY. 565 Mason, b. at Mt. Holly, Vt., Aug. 10, 1831 ; ra., March, 1853, Huldah W. Wheeler; r. at Northfield, Minn., where he is a sheriff. HosEA Wheeler, s. of David Wheeler, Sen. ; b. March 25, 1798; studied medicine with Dr. Grinnell, of Mt. Holly, Vt., and with Dr. Fletcher, of Cavendish, in the same state, and graduated at Castleton ; he commenced practice at Sturbridge, Mass., but removed to Springville, Penn., and from thence to Chicago, 111., where he d. Aug. 8, i860. Married Laura Tar bell. Abel Wheeler, s. of Abel ; settled on the B. Pillsbury farm at Northville ; was an active deacon in the F. W. Baptist church ; m. Prudence Warren. He d. at 78. Vashti, m. Ansel Dunbar, of Croydon. ^Abel, b. March 13, 1793. Prudence, b. June 17, 1794; m. Ira Wakefield. Luke, b. Nov., 1795; d. at 20. ^Cyril, b. Feb. 15, 1797. ^Albira, b. Dec, 1799. \Lovell, b. April 24, 1800. Diploma, b. March 25, 1802; m. Nathan White. Asahel, b. Jan. 27, 1805; m. Adaline King; went to Bath. Miranda, b. Sept. 9, l8o6; m. Frederick Powers. Warren W., b. June 4, 1808 ; d. at 28. Laura, b. May 2, 1813. Abel Wheeler, s. of Abel, Jr.; b. March 13, 1793 ; was a dea con in the F. W. Baptist church ; a leading singer ; was a colo nel in the militia ; lived at the L. Fitch place at Northville. Married Zilpha Wakefield ; m., 2d, Mehitable Calif, of Gran tham. Zilpha, b. Jan. 28, 1818 ; m. Eliab Metcalf; went to Boston. Albert C, b. Nov. 27, 1819. Cyril Wheeler, s. of Abel and Prudence (Warren) Wheel er ; b. Feb. 15, 1797 ; lived on the R. C. Everett farm, on Oak hill. Married Azuba , Stow, cousin of Baron Stow, d. d., of Boston. '[Paul Jacobs, b. Dec. 8, 1820. . Morrill S., b. Dec. 7, 1824; was a merchant in Boston. Prudence S., b. Feb. 4, 1827; m- Peter Sargent. Chloe A., b. Sept. 20, 1828 ; m. Joseph Cummings ; ch., Aline. Charles E., a joiner and merchant ; b. Aug. 17, 1830 ; m. Sarah A. Kid der, an adopted daughter of Hon. Nathan Mudget. Huldah W., b. Dec. 5, 1833; m. Mason Wheeler, of Northfield, Minn. Ch., Henry, Marion, George. 566 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Martha, b. June 25, 1836; ra. William B. Kibbey. Azuba, b. Aug. 25, 1838 ; m. George F. Whitney. Albira Wheeler, s. of Abel and Prudence (Warren) Wheeler; b. Dec, 1799; was a deacon in the F. W. Baptist church ; spent most of his life at the homestead, at the B. Pills bury place at Northville ; removed to Royalton, Vt., and from thence to Chelsea, in the same state, where he d., Jan., 1856, aged 57 years. Married Melita, dau. of Samuel Metcalf, of Croydon. Samuel Metcalf, b. Aug. 9, 1823. [See Lawyers.] Lucy M., ra. James G. Slafter, of Royalton, Vt. Lovell Wheeler, s. of Abel and Prudence (Warren) Wheeler ; b. April 24, 1800 ; a Free Will Baptist clergyman ; was ordained in 1831, and has labored in this state, in New York, and in the West, but has spent most of his active life in Vermont. M., April 22, 1822, Anna Brown. Ch., May A., Thomas B., Willard C, David P., John F. Paul Jacobs Wheeler, s. of Cyril ; b. Dec. 8, 1820 ; was educated to the mercantile business, which he followed at Cro}'- don until 1853, when he became cashier of the Sugar River Bank, which position he occupied until his death in 1862. He was moderator from 1858 until his death, representative in 1859 to 1862, candidate for speaker of the house in i860, and candidate for governor in 1862. Married Sarah Humphre)', of Croydon; m., 2d, Sarah M. Earned, of Buffalo, N. Y. Jonathan Wheeler, a drover and farmer ; s. of Abel, Sen. ; b. at Sutton, Mass., in 1799 ; lived at Northville. M., Oct. 7, 1800, Thankful Cutting, b. Nov. 9, 1780, who d. 1875. He d. Nov. 27, 1851. Willard, b. Mar., 1802; m. Susan Eastman. Jonathan, b. Oct. 12, 1806; ra. Anna Sherman, of Croydon; ch.. Ma rietta; r. at Croydon. Betsey, b. Sept., 1809; d. July 23, 1873; m. Hiram Austin. Nancy, b. June i, 1811 ; m. John Sherman; m., 2d, Nathan Gould ; m., 3d, Silas Kempton. '[Briant, b. Dec 25, 1814; d. Jan. 5, 1876. Polly, d. Sept. 25, 1855; m. Samuel Sherman. Ch., Anna, Marcia, Zil pha, Martin. GENEALOGY. 567 Lucy, b. March 26, 1818; d. 1868; m. Amos Latimer; m., 2d, Daniel Severance. Francis, b. 1820; d. Dec. 27, 1847; married Fanny Bryant; ch., Hi ram. Louisa, b. Aug. 23, 1823 ; m. Frederick S. Lewis ; m., 2d, Timothy Dun ham. Briant Wheeler, s. of Jonathan, senior ; b. Dec. 25, 1814 ; a farmer ; lived in the north-west part of the town, where he d.Jan. 5, 1876 ; m. Mary, dau. of Chauncy Wakefield. Anna, m. W. F. Brown; m., 2d, Otis F. Carr. Nancy. Calvin. Isabel E., m. Alonzo Chapin. William, m. Nancy Remington. Mary, m. Daniel Bartlett. Edna, m. Byron Evans. Ida M. Francis R. Emertine C. James H. Wheeler, b. May 4, 181 7 ; a farmer and trader ; came from Goshen iu 1858; r. at Northville; m. Sarah J. Waite, of Norwich, Vt. J. Dean, b. Dec. 25, 1842; m. Lucy J. Hamblet, of Keene. Ch., Fred erick A., Bertha. Frederick H., b. Nov. 10, 1844; m. Lucinda Sawyer, of N. Y. Mattie J., b. May 19, 185 1 ; a musician. Simeon Wheeler, s. of Dea. Nathaniel and Mehitable (Haven) Wheeler, of Croydon ; b. Sept. 29, 1782 ; d. April 27, 1848 ; came to this town in 1812, and settled on the S. Kemp ton place. He was a tidy farmer, and planted the maple trees, the branches of which now overhang the road. M., April 9, 1812, Lucy, dau. of Dea. David Putnam, of Croydon, b. Sept. 26, 1786; d. Oct. 18, 1821 ; m., 2d, March 2, 1827, Hannah, dau. of Rev. Jacob Haven, of Croydon, b. April 28, 1795 ; d. Dec. 20, 1842. Harrison, b. Oct. 23, 1813 ; d. at the West. '^Simeon, b. Aug. 30, 1815. Phebe, b. June 10, 1820; d. young. Jacob Whipple, b. March 8, 1828; d. July 5, 1853 [see Literature]. Lucy Putnam, b. Dec. 27, 1830; was educated at Kimball Union Academy, and was a successful teacher; m., Nov. 11, 1853, Fred erick Johnson Stevens, son of Samuel Stevens, b. June 22, 1827, in Springfield. He was educated at Kimball Union Academy ; was five years in trade in Meriden; one year in the flouring business at Davenport, Iowa ; and for a number of years at Meriden, Minn., to which town he gave the name; after which he returned to N. E., and settied at Southborough, Mass., where he now resides, engaged in farming, and is a negotiator of Western farm loans. Wherever 568 history of Newport. he has resided he has taken a lively interest in whatever related to the good of the community, and has been honored with many im portant trusts. He has been deacon, county superintendent of schools, president of agricultural societies, county commissioner, and state senator. Ch., William F., b. Oct. 5, 1856, at Davenport, Iowa, d. Sept. 13, 1862; Mary Hannah, b. Sept. 11, 1859, gradu ated at the Framingham Normal School in 1878 ; Samuel W., b. July 29, 1862; Julia, b. Sept. 10, 1864 — the two latter in South- borough high school; Grace, b. Dec. 15, 1868. Hannah Maria, b. Oct. 23, 1832 ; ra. Austin Corbin ; r. in Brooklyn, N. Y. Esther M., b. April 14, 1835 ; d. young. Nathaniel James, b.Dec 17, 1837; d. young. Simeon Wheeler, s. of Simeon and Lucy (Putnam) Wheeler ; b. Aug. 30, 1815 ; d. in Demopolis, Alabama, in February, 1864. He graduated at Norwich University in 1840, and was for several years at the South, engaged in teaching. He pursued his legal studies at Charlotteville, Va., and prac tised law witb decided success for several years at Portsmouth, in the same state. He took an active part in the discussions of the political questions of the day, and was for several years a member of the general assembly of tbe state. He was gener ous, ardent, and impulsive. With a clear intellect, active tem perament, good scholarship, and decided opinions, he had great influence with those witb whom he associated. He married a lady of Portsmouth, Va., who had valuable estates in Alabama which required his personal attention, and soon after their mai> riage they removed to Demopolis, in that state, where he was a successful planter until his death. James Wheeler, a brother of Simeon ; b. Dec. 5, 1788 ; d. April 19, 1832 ; was a successful business man ; a saddler and harness-maker, and a dealer in horse-findings ; m. Ruth Putnam, of Croydon ; m., 2d, Susan' Wilcox; m., 3d, Mary P. Hale, a teacher, and dau. of Dr. Wm. Hale, of Hollis. She d. Oct. 17, 1844, aged 48 years. Lucy Miranda, b. April 7, 1828 ; m. Rev. Josiah Swett, D. D., an Epis copal clergyman of the Vermont diocese, a graduate and professor at Norwich University, and Professor of Theology at Burlington. Ch., Mary C, a teacher; Sibyl H., preceptress at Cleveland, O. ; James W., a physician; Marilla E., a graduate at "Agnes Hall;" William P., a physician; Josiah; Hester M. ; Paul F.; Catherine H. ; Jane L. James W.,A.Aug 24, 1829, aged one year. GENEALOGY. 569 William Plummer Wheeler [see Lawyers] . Edmund Wheeler, s. of Nathaniel and Huldah (Whipple) Wheeler ; b. Aug. 25, 1814, at Croydon ; was educated at Kim ball Union Academy ; came to this town in 1833, and com menced the harness trade witb his brother, William P. Wheel er ; in 1839, 1^'S brother having turned his attention to the law, he purchased the establishment, and began business for him self. He had an extensive and successful trade until 1866, when he sold out and retired from the business ; since which he has published the " Croydon Centennial," and has devoted much time and labor to the preparation of the " History of New port." He was an adjutant in the state militia, and was for two years a member of the staffof Gov. Williams. He was a member of tbe legislature in 1851, and again in 1852, — tbe latter year was chairman of the committee on incorporations ; was also a member of several important special committees, and took an active part in the discussion of the leading measures be fore the house. In 1863 and 1864 he was a candidate. for coun ty treasurer, and in 1878 a candidate for state senator. He was a director in the Sugar River Bank, and is now a director in the Newport Savings Bank, and also in the First National Bank of Newport. He was an early friend of the project of uniting our village schools, and has been one of the committee in the Union school district since its organization in 1874, and to the promotion of its interests has given much time and attention. He is now president of the Board of Education. M., Sept. 21, 1 85 1, S. C. Rossiter, dau. of Sherman Rossiter, of Claremont, b. May 2, 1819, d. March 2, 1865 ; m., 2d, June 25, 1863, Au gusta L. Sawyer, dau. of Joseph Sawyer, Jr., of Newport, b. Aug. 31, 1839. [See Literature.] George Baldwin, a printer; b. Feb. 4, 1854. Grace, b. Nov. 10, 1867 ; d. Dec. 28, 1870. AnnaL., b. March 8, 1872; d. Aug. 5, 1872. Morrill Wheeler, s. of Nathaniel ; b. Oct. 28, 1816 ; came here, from Croydon, in 1844; m., April 15, 1844, Sophia Lati mer, b. 1814. James P., b. Dec. 4, 1844; was a boy of uncommon courage; was for eight months with Gen. Sickles as dispatch bearer ; was for a long 570 history of Newport. time an inmate of " Libby prison," and shared with others in the famous " black bean soup." He reenlisted, and d. a prisoner at Danville, Va. HosEA Wheeler was graduated at Dartmouth college in 1811; studied theology with Rev. Abijah Wines ; was settled at Newburyport, Mass., where he had a successful pastorate ; afterwards removed to Eastport, where he d. in 1823. Mar ried Sarah, dau. of Rev. Abijah Wines, and is the father of Rev. F. B. Wheeler, d. d., an eminent divine, pastor of the • First Presbyterian church at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. WHITTIER. Thomas Whittier, s. of Abner ; b. at Kingston, N. H. ; came to this town in 1780, and settled on the T. Whittier farm. He d. Oct. 17, 1842 ; m. Elizabeth Eastman, of Boscawen. Elizabeth, b. July 14, 1781; m. John Richardson. Jeremiah, b. May 25, 1783; m. Nancy Webster; went to Canaan. Susanna, b. April 21, 1785. '[Thomas, b. March 27, 1787. Enoch, b. June 3, 1789; drowned in 1799. Naomi, b. June 13, 1791. Rhoda. b. April i, 1794. Irena, b. May 18, 1797; m. Richard H. Thompson. Abner. b. Aug. 18, 1799; d. 1801. Betsey. Simeon. Thomas Whittier, s. of Thomas; b. March 27, 1787; d. Aug. 9, 1867 ; remained at the homestead ; m. Polly Dow ; m., 2d, Charlotte Currier, of Unity, b.July 7, i793- Deborah, b. Oct. 19, 1812; d. at 20. Irene, b. Nov. 28, 1814; d. at 20. Mary A., b. Jan. 5, 1817. Polly C, b. July 11, 1819 ; m. Almon H. Gilman; went to Lowell, Mass. Alvin P. b. Sept. i, 1821 ; d. at 21. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 4, 1823; d. at 20. Hial T, b. Nov. 15, 1825 ; m. Sarah Thomas ; r. at Kendall, N. Y. Matilda L., b. March I, 1827; ra. Barnabas C. Logue; r. at Lowell, Mass. Laura A., b.]u\y 31, 1832; m. John T. Bingham; r. at Northfield, Minn. Charles F., b. Jan. 15, 1834; m. Margaret A. Wilmarth; r. at North- field, Minn. ^Martin L., a joiner; b. April 20, 1836. Martin L. Whittier, s. of Thomas Whittier, Jr. ; b. April 20, 1836 ; was in early life engaged at farm-work, and after genealogy. 571 marriage took the Wm. Haven farm, but his superior mechan ical skill has led him into more profitable ways. He has been in the employ of Dexter Richards, as a mechanic of all works, for nearly ten years. M., Nov. 24, 1864, Cynthia, dau. of Will iam Haven ; m., 2d, Oct. 24, 1865, Susan A. Fisk, b. May 6, 1840. William H., b. May i8, 1868. Nellie Lucette, b. May 14, 1871. Charles E., b. May i, 1872. Arthur C. and Alice D., twins, b. Nov. 22, 1875. Simeon Whittier, s. of Jeremiah; a farmer; b. May 4, 1816 ; m., Sept. 20, 1843, Mrs. Cynthia P. Hurd ; r. in the south part of the town, on the Isaac Flint place, on tbe Unity road. GeorgianaA. Hurd, by her first husband; b. Nov. i, 1837. Henry M., b. June 2, 1846; m. Anna Syas. Mary B., b. July 20, 1850. Emma J., b. Jan. 12, 1852 ; m. Frank Reed. Edgar S., b. Oct. 24, 1855. WHITTLESEY. Arphaxad Whittlesey came from Saybrook, Conn. ; was well educated, and is remembered by one of his old pupils as " a very competent teacher, an able writer, and a fluent and forcible speaker." His sister Martha m. Gordon Buell, and was the mother of Sarah J. Hale. WHITTEMORE. Lorenzo Whittemore, b.June 27, 1834; came from Mar low ; m. Ellen E. Messer. He owned the mill on River street, where he carried on business until it was destroyed by fire in 1878. Merton L., b. Oct. 13, 1870. WHITNEY. Jazaniah Whitney, b. Sept. i, 1780; came from St. Johns bury, Vt, in 1820; m. Rebecca, a dau. of Ehsha Whipple. Sally M., b. Aug. 11, 1804; m. Moses B. Hatch. 572 history of NEWPORT. Orlando, b. March 26, 1806; m. Eliza A. Carleton. '[Orange, b. May 8, 1808. Lambert, b. Oct. 10, 1812 ; a physician at Olean, N. Y. ; m. Sally Sen- ter. Ch., Russell, Lambert, Jr. (a successful physician at San Fran cisco, Cal.), James, Frances. Orange Whitney, s. of Jazaniah ; b. May 8, 1808 ; was for several years engaged at farming on Thatcher hill ; has devoted a part of his life to the boot and shoe business ; he built the Phenix hotel. Married Emeline Harris. '[George F., b. Feb. 9, 1839. \Calvin H., b. Dec. 6, 1840. Charles H., b. March 6, 1843. '[Albert O., b. March 10, 1850. Amanda L., b. May 29, 1854. George F. Whitney, s. of Orange and Emeline (Harris) Whitney ; b. Feb. 9, 1839 ; r. on Thatcher hill ; is one of our most industrious and thriving farmers ; was a representative in 1878, and in the fall of the same year was reelected, under the new constitution, to the same office for two years, — 1879 and 1880. He is a devoted worker in the Baptist society. Married Azuba, dau. of Cyril Wheeler. Frank G., b. March 11, 1865. Calvin H. Whitney, s. of Orange; b. Dec. 6, 1840; was bred a merchant in the Richards store in this town ; was for a while landlord at the Phenix hotel, but has devoted his life mainly to trade. Married Laura Emerson, of Chelsea, Vt. Albert O. Whitney, s. of Orange; b. March 10, 1850; early in life became a clerk in tbe store of his brother Calvin ; after which he went to Boston, where he was devoted to trade until 1878, when he returned to this town and purchased his brother's store, where he is now engaged in business. M., Dec. II, 1875, Hattie Burroughs, of Alstead, b. Nov. 10, 1856. Stephen Whitney, b.June 10, 1792 ; came from Claremont, and settled on a farm in the north-east part of the town. Mar ried Sarah Bailey. Edwin R., b. Nov. 19, 1825; m. Prudence S. Conner. genealogy. 573 Sarah J., b. Dec. 25, 1827 ; m. Barney C. Whipple; r. at Croydon. Stephen P., b. April 9, 1830; m. Mary J. Pollard; ch., Stephen. \George F., b. Aug. 12, 1832. Mary E., b. Sept. 14, 1834; m. Hon. Edmund Burke. George F. Whitney, 2d, s. of Stephen ; b. Aug. 12, 1832, at Claremont; a farmer and job-teamster. Married Ann E. Durgin; m., 2d, Mrs. George Comstock, who d.June 8, 1878, aged 45 years. Clara M., b. Feb. 4, 1855. Mary Lillie, b. Oct., 1856; graduated at Tilton Female College, in 1878, with the highest honors. WHITCOMB. Benjamin Whitcomb, b. July 6, 1765; a farmer. Married Sarah, a sister of Rev. James Watson ; they lived in the north part of the town. Eleanor, b. Dec. 8, 1788; m. John Keyser, of Sutton. Lydia, b. Jan. 14, 1791; d. March 13, 1878; unmarried. '[Parmenas, b. June 23, 1795. Mehitable, b. Aug. 14, 1801 ; m. Moses Hutchinson. Sarah, b. July 17, 1803; m. Ambrose Stevens, of Claremont. Ch., Hi ram, Abigail. Parmenas Whitcomb, s. of Benjamin ; m. Rua Hurd ; m., 2d, Orpha Keith ; m., 3d, Lydia Nettleton. He was a select man, and a deacon in the Baptist church ; lives at Northville. Ruel, b. Dec. 20, 1822 ; m. Semantha Crosby, and went to New Lon don ; m., 2d, Lucy Woodbury. Sarah A., b. Jan. 18, 1827 ; m. James Emerson. Parmenas, b. April 13, 1830 ; a printer; learned his trade with Carleton & Harvey; r. at Hanover [see Printers]. Married Sarah Hoskins; ch., Frederick, Willie. Lydia, b. June 23, 1835; m. Willard Morse, of Sharon, Mass.; ch., Willard W., Minnie. WHIPPLE. James Whipple, b. 1769 ; a miller ; s. of Moses Whipple, of Croydon ; d. Jan. 26, 1835, aged 66 years ; m. Mary Hawes, who d. April 3, 1846, aged 77 years. Lived at Southville. Elias, b. 1791; m. Rhoda Whittier; moved to New York. Nathan, b. 1792. 574 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. James, b. 1793; a merchant; moved to Eastport, Me. Jacob, b. 1794; m. Reuhema Locke. Jonathan, b. 1796; m. Betsey Huntoon; ch., Perley, who m. Simeon Harvey. Polly, b. 1798; m. Samuel Thurston. George, b. 1800; went to Georgia. Betsey, b. 1802; m. Freeraan Crosby, of Croydon, and had a faraily. Alexander, b. 1805; m. Dorothy Shepard. Abel, b. 1805; a physician; r. in Springfield, O. ; m. Mary A. Madson. Parmelia, b. 1807; d. at Cincinnati, O. Abner Whipple, s. of Abner ; b. at Malone, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1807 ; m. Deborah, dau. of Joel Kelsey, of this town ; set tled here in 1846, on the Kelsey farm, on East mountain, where he r. until his death. '[Edwin D.,b. Nov. 30, 1831. Reuben S., a carpenter; b. May 3, 1834. Alice, d. young. Arzelia, b. Jan. 3, 1841; ra. Levi Bennett. Edwin D. Whipple, s. of Abner Whipple ; b. Nov. 30, 1831 ; a farmer; settled on East mountain, where he now r. ; m., 1854, Rufh Moorhouse. William E., b. March 24, 1855. Edwin E., b. Aug. 20, 1856. Charles A., d. young. Lelah S., b. April 2, 1863. Alice D.,b. Feb. 8, 1871. Orsamus Whipple, s. of David Whipple, of Croydon ; b. June 6, 1815 ; came to this town in 1846; m.. May 25, 1853, Diantha Batchelder, of Sunapee, b. March 23, 1823. Daniel P., b. March 23, 1849; d. Oct. 25, 1873. Benjamin, b. June 7, 1851; d. Oct. 13, 1851. David C, b. Oct. 6, 1852; d. Sept. 26, 1877. Albro A., b. March 18, 1855. Barnabas C. Whipple, b. 1822 ; a farmer ; brother of Or samus ; lived on the T. Herrick farm, on Buell hill ; m. Sarah J., dau. of Stephen Whitney ; now r. in Croydon. Edgar B., b. Nov. 12, 1850. Wan-en L., b. April 6, 1852. Mason E., b. March 4, 1854. Ruby J., b. July 6, 1861. Aaron M., b. Oct. 20, 1863. Alice J., b. April 14, 1866. Eugene A. Whipple, a manufacturer, engaged at the Eagle genealogy. 575 Mills; b. Aug. 4, 1832, at Boston; came here in 1854; m. Elizabeth Edminster, of Cornish ; m., 2d, Sarah J. Dunlap, of Plymouth, Vt. Fannie L , b. July i, 1865. Richard E., b. Sept. 25, 1870. Josephine B., b. June 30, 1873. Abirtha, b. Feb. i, 1878. WHITE. Enoch White came from Richmond, N. H., in 1771, and settled, first, in the village, where he owned some four hundred acres of land, commencing at the bridge on Claremont road and running to the north-east, but, on account of the frosts which greatly damaged his crops, sold out and bought the J. Emerson farm, on Thatcher hill, where he d.July 25, 1853, aged 82 years. Married Lydia Sprague. Mary, m. Joseph Thayer. Ch., Zilpha, Oliver, Lovica, Russell. Rhoda, m. Christopher Sholes. Ch., Parlor, John, Reuben, Daniel, Hannah, Levi. Rachel, m. Tomas Lane. Ch., Jared, Maria. '[Enoch, b. Aug. 30, 1771. Enoch White, s. of Enoch; b. Aug. 30, 1771 ; a farmer; lived on Thatcher hill. Married Betsey Tandy. '[Nathan, b. Dec. 21, 1800. Sally, b. Aug. 24, 1802 ; m. Jonathan Emerson. Parker T., b. Jan. 22, 1805. William T., 'b. March 26, 1807; m. Nancy Reynolds; was a trader here ; since a merchant in iVlichigan. Linda, b. March 4, 1809. Asenath, b. Feb. 12, 181 1 ; m. John Adams Hubbell, a descendant of John Adams ; r. for a while at the West, where he d. Ch., Will iam W., b. Dec. 10, 1835; has spent his life mainly in the manufac ture of and trade in furniture ; has been a deputy-sheriff, having a reputation as a shrewd detective; built the Hubbell block. Married Abbie A. Wight, of Woodstock, Vt., a lady noted for her superior taste in floral decorations. John A., b. Feb. 10, 1840. Almere, b. June 20, 1813. Mary P., b. Aug. 18, 1815 ; ra. Warren Chase; r. at the West. Nathan White, s. of Enoch, Jr. ; b. Dec. 20, 1800 ; d. May 27, 1875 ; commenced life as a farmer on Thatcher hill ; became a commission merchant ; was a selectman in 1842, and a repre sentative in 1846 and 1847. Married Diploma, dau. of Abel Wheeler, who d. Sept., 1877, aged 75 years. 576 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Almon, a merchant; b. Aug. 13, 1825; d. Jan. 6, 1859; m. Laura C. Walker, who d. Feb. 22, i860; ch., Mary E., b. Oct. 17, 1858. '[Lovell, b. March 23, 1827. Elon, b. Oct. I, 1829; a merchant at San Juan, Cal.; m. Mary E. Stan ton. Abel W., b. Jan. 31, 1832; was a banker at Salt Lake City; is now sec retary and manager of the Virginia Savings Bank at Virginia City, Nevada; m. Sarah K. Foote. Hannah, b. Sept. 21, 1833; d. in 1878; m. Edward B. Knight, then of New London, now a lawyer at Charleston, W. Va. He graduated at Dartmouth in 1861 ; was admitted to the bar in this town; was a member of the constitutional convention in West Virginia in 1871 and 1872. They have a family. Asenath, b. Feb. 17, 1835; i"- Joseph A. Stickijey, a banker at Great Falls. Wallace W., b. June 26, 1842 ; a commission merchant; was in busi ness with his father; m. Nancy M., dau. of Isaac B. Hurd. Lovell White, s. of Nathan ; b. March 23, 1827 ; became a clerk in the store of Hatch & Newell ; upon the death of Mr. Hatch, in 1849, Mr. Newell having previously left the firm, he succeeded to the business ; in 1854 he removed to the West, engaging in banking at Davenport, and subsequently at Des Moines, Iowa; in 1858 went to California, where he was en gaged in mining and mercantile business until 1865, when he was appointed superintendent of tbe Pacific & Colorado Steam Navigation Co. ; in 1868 he became one of the managers of the Bank of California ; and in 1870 was elected cashier and secre tary of the San Francisco Savings Union, a savings bank having an aggregate capital, stocks, and deposits of nearly $10,000,000, a position he now holds. He was two years alderman of the city of Des Moines ; and in 1876 was president of the Mercan tile Library of San Francisco, which has an annual revenue of nearly $40,000 [see Literature]. M., March 23, 1858, Laura Lyon, of Des Moines, Iowa, a lady of literary tastes and acquire ments. Ralston Lovell, b. Aug. 27, 1877. Constant White, a brother of Enoch, senior ; came to town about the same time. He was a millwright, and a superior mechanic. He built the first grist-mill in the village. He went to Canada. James White, s. of Moses ; b. at Upper Middletown, Conn , ^^"^ VGtso-EPsrmeri"'"* GENEALOGY. 577 Feb. I, 1761 ; came to this town early in life, and settled on the Z. Goldthwaite farm. He was a hatter, and for a while a hotel- keeper. He d. of spotted fever in 1813. Married Tirzah Tay lor, of Cornish, N. H. ^James, b. Feb., 1784. Experience, b. Sept. 20, 1788; m. Asa McGregor, and moved to Can ada. Calvin, m. Hannah Fields, and went to Dalton. Huldah, m. Ruel Durkee, and went to Hanover. Fanny, m. Laomy McGregor, s. of Joel, and went to Whitefield. Elisha, b. Feb. 26, 1807; m. Lucinda S. Bennett, of West Charles town, Vt. Orpha E., b. Sept. 21, 1808; m. Elias Powers, of Croydon. Ch., Al bina H., m. Lydia Stocker, of Springfield ; Myra A., m. Stephen Bickford, of Nashua; Abijah; Elias F. ; Wilbur H., a graduate at Dartmouth college, — a lawyer. James White, s. of James; b. Feb., 1784; lived near his father ; m. Grace, dau. of Dea. Jesse Wilcox. Caroline, b. Feb. 14, 1806; m. J. E. Rowell, of Claremont. Ch., George E., Henry L., Ellen M. Maroa, b. Dec. 16, 1808; m. John L. Manning, of Goffstown. Harriet A., b. May 18, 1810; m. Rev. John L. Smith, of Brookfield, Vt. Ch., Ceylon P., Hiland H., John R., Martha M. ^Alverse L., b. July 31, 181 1. James L., b. Aug. 21, 1813 ; went to Oregon. Alverse L. White, s. of James and Grace (Wilcox) White ; b.July 31, 181 1 ; turned his attention to trade; early in life went to Boston, where he has had a successful mercantile ca reer, and where he now resides ; m. Mary Cole, of Biddeford, Me. Has two children, Mary A. and George A. WIGGIN. E. M. WiGGiN, b.June i, 1820, at Virshire, Vt. ; came here in Aug., 1871, from Manchester ; was in trade with George W. Britton, merchant, butcher, and provision dealer ; m. Sarah J. Perley, of Manchester. WILKINS. Edward Wilkins, a blacksmith ; b. Nov. 15, 1820, at Deer ing ; came to this town, from Sunapee, in 1858 ; now occupies 37 578 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. the establishment on Sunapee street ; m. Annette Warren, of Denmark, Me. E. Adaline, b. Feb. 6, 1849; m. David Leach. Russell F., b. March 14, 1856; ra. Elvira Barton; ch., Ernest E. Edward W., b. June 20, 1858. Ruthven F., b. June 3, 1862. George G., b. June 9, 1869. WILSON. James Wilson, b. May 23, 1792 ; came from New Boston ; lived on East mountain ; m. Mehitable Atwood, Aug. 25, 1825. Fanny J., b. Feb. 9, 1826. Cemantha, b. March 28, 1828. James, b. Dec. 27, 1829. Parker, b. April 19, 1838. WILCOX. Jesse, Uriah, and Phinehas Wilcox, and Mrs. Samuel Hurd, children of Stephen Wilcox, of Killingworth, Conn., were among the very earliest settlers of the town. The father gave, them 300 acres of land apiece, and came up and assisted them in starting in life. They came in June, 1766. Jesse Wilcox, s. of Stephen, located on the J. E. Wilcox farm, on the Unity road. He was town-clerk in 177° ^''d 1771, and selectman seven years. Married Thankful Stevens. Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1768; d. March 9, 1768; was the first child b. in town. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 28, 1769 ; d. June 22, 1805. \Jesse, b. Sept. 14, 1771 ; m. Wealthy Kelsey. \Nathan, b. May 30, 1774; removed to Orwell, Vt. Mary, b. March 14, 1776; m. Nathaniel Fisher; m., 2d, Joseph Kim ball. Stephen, b. March 25, 1778 ; went to N. Y. ; d. Sept. 10, 1806. Oliver, b. Nov. 11, 1779; a merchant in N. Y. Thankful, b. Nov. 7, 1781 ; ra. Oliver Lund. Jlfarrian, b. Jan. 24, 1784; m., March 9, 1807, Worcester Baldwin. Grace, b. Feb. 4, 1786; m. James White, Jr. Abigail, b. Nov. 4, 1787 ; m. Stephen Hurd, Jr. Jesse Wilcox, s. of Jesse Wilcox; b. Sept. 14, 1771 ; d. Feb. 27, 181 1. At an early age he became clerk in a store with an uncle at Hartford, Conn. He subsequently returned to his native town, and engaged in trade, in connection with GENEALOGY. 579 which he kept a hotel. He had business tact and energy of character, and accumulated a fortune. He was town-clerk twelve years, selectman six years, and a representative four years. It is said, by one who was present, that when the head of the funeral cortege extended from his home, at the present residence of J. H. Hunton, corner of Maple and Main streets, to the church on the Unity road, all had not yet joined the pro cession, thus showing how much a favorite he was among his townsrnen. M., March 15, 1798, Wealthy Kelsey. Eliza, b. Jan. 21, 1799; m. John McKinney. Harry, b. May 31, 1803; d. Aug. 8, 1817. '[Calvin, b. Nov. 24, 1804. {Albert, b. Nov. 17, 1807. \jesse, b. Nov. 5, 1809. Calvin Wilcox, s. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; b. Nov. 24, 1804; took his father's store, in connection with his brothers, and has always been a merchant; was town-clerk in 1854 and 1855; was representative in 1863 and 1864, and was also register of deeds. Married Dorcas Faxon ; d. Dec. 26, 1842, aged 33 ; m., 2d, Isabel Silver ; m., 3d, Mary A. Babson. Mary F., b. March 5, 1835 ; m. Rev. George F. Chapin. Isabel D., b. May 27, 1845; graduated at Meriden ; m. Judson W. Ew- ing. [See Literature.] Jesse, b. Nov. 16, 1849 i ^ merchant, in the hardware trade with his father. Albert Wilcox, s. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; b. Nov. 17, 1807; has been a merchant ; has also been engaged in agriculture and milling ; m., Aug., 1833, Charlotte Belknap, a sister of Sawyer Belknap ; m., 2d, Feb. 23, 1841, Mrs. Caroline Mason, of Con cord, b.July 28, 181 1. Mason A., b. Dec. 25, 1844 [see Physicians] ; m. Mary A., dau. of B. T. Brown, of Tilton. Georgie C, b. Jan. 3, 1849; ^ teacher; a graduate of Kimball Union Academy. In the summer of 1876 she went to Germany, and after spending fourteen months there, in the study of music and the Ger man language, made the tour of Europe, stopping six months in Rome ; returned home in July, 1878. Jesse Wilcox, s. of Jesse Wilcox, Jr. ; b. Nov. 5, 1809 ; d. Feb. 21, 1875. He received an academical education ; was in 580 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. trade here for several years, in connection with his brothers, but at a comparatively early age removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he had a successful mercantile career. He r. in Coving ton, Ky., immediately across the river from Cincinnati, and was tbe chief instrument in procuring the erection of the sus pension bridge which spans the Ohio between tbe two cities. He was social, and inherited much of his father's energy of character. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. Joseph Farnsworth ; m., 2d, Sarah Ellis ; m., 3d, Elizabeth Ellis, a niece of his sec ond wife. He left one dau., Jessie. Nathan Wilcox, s. of Jesse, Sen.; b. May 30, i774) June 3, 1798, Lucy Hurd, b. April 28, 1772. Fanny, b. May 13, 1799. Maria, b. May 19, 1801. m. Uriah Wilcox, a brother of Jesse, Sen. ; settled on the A. Hurd place on the Goshen road. He was prominent in the early affairs of the town ; was a selectman eleven years, several years a representative, and a state senator in 1826. Married Hannah Wright, of Killingworth, Conn. ; m., 2d, Hannah Bartlett, of Unity. Uriah, b.M'axch. 18, 1779; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1804, and went to Riceborough, Ga., where he became a broker, and d. wealthy, leaving his property to his brothers and sisters here, hav ing never married. Hannah, b. July 12, 1780 ; m. Hon. David Allen. Hepsibah, b. April 11, 1782; m. Benjamin Kelsey, a brother of Henry. \David, b. April 10, 1785. Sarah, b. Dec. 5, 1786; m. Col. Benjamin Carr. John, b. Jan. 15, 1789; d. Nov. 9, 1872; a clergyman; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1816; m. Lydia P., dau. of Joseph Sawyer, Sen. ; one child. Joshua, b. Feb. 25, 1792; ra. Abigail, dau. of Joel Kelsey. Roxanna, b. Feb. 22, 1794; m. Josiah Knowlton, of Hopkinton. Siloam S., b. Jan. 11, 1796 ; ra. Experience, dau. of Asa Hurd. He was a successful farraer and horse-dealer ; spent most of his life in the east part of the town; d. at Claremont. '[Joseph, b. Feb. 11, 1799. Betsey, b. Feb. 14, 1801 ; m. Joseph Greenough, of Hopkinton. David Wilcox, s. of Uriah Wilcox ; settled on the D. S. Wilcox farm ; m. Betsey, dau. of Joel Kelsey. GENEALOGY. 58I '[David S., b. June 26, 1813. Emeline J.,b. May 11, 1815 ; ra. Alfred Parker. Sibyl M., b. Dec. 16, 1817; m. Harvey Gile. Elisabeth, b. May 4, 1819; m. Micah Boardman, of Francestown. Diantha, b. May 18, 1823; m. David Parker. Grace M., b. Feb. 27, 1824; m. George Marsh, of Manchester. Deborah, b. Feb. 19, 1S26; m. Amos O. Woodbury. Arzilla, b. Jan. 16, 1828; m. David Marsh, ofManchester. Carlos F.,b. April 11, 1830; m. Abbie A. Persons, of Lawrence ; a manufacturer ; r. at Lawrence, Mass. Margaret, b. March 17, 1832; m. Abner Morrill, of Lowell, Mass. Sylvanus H., b. April 20, 1834 ; m. Huldah Harrington. Helen M., b. Jan. 27, 1837 ; m. Col. Ira McL. Barton. David S. Wilcox, s. of David Wilcox ; b.June 26, 1813 ; is a farmer, and occupies the homestead on Thatcher bill. Mar ried Syrena Thatcher ; m., 2d, Eliza A. Presby. Melvin S., b. Oct. 25, 1841. Bela H., b. Sept. 22, 1843 ; m. Laura Harshmer, Waneka, Wis. Harlon P., b. Nov. 30, 1845 ; a farmer, at the homestead. Joseph Wilcox, s. of Uriah Wilcox ; lived for many years at the old homestead on the Goshen road, but the later portion of his life has been spent at his farm on the Unity road. He has long been a deacon in the Congregational church. M., Jan. 10, 1826, Nancy, dau. of Daniel Wilmarth. ] Joseph E., b. Sept. 16, 1826. ^Daniel W., b. Dec 19, 1828. George M., b. Dec, 1834 ; d. at sea. Henry A.,b. April 16, 1842 ; a farmer; m. Marrian Moore. Joseph E. Wilcox, s. of Joseph Wilcox ; a farmer ; b. Sept. 16, 1826; m. Eunice C, dau. of Dr. James A. Gregg; spent most of his life at the homestead, on the Unity road ; d. at the J. Kilburn place, at the junction of the Croydon Branch and Sugar river. Sarah A., b. Feb. 8, 1854. Helen F., b. Jan. 16, 1856. George M., b. Jan. 31, 1858. Nancy M., b. July 31, i860. Priscilla G., b. Oct. 8, 1862. Charles E., b. Nov. 6, 1864. Daniel W., b. Jan. 3, 1869. Grace L., b. Nov. 5, 1873. Daniel W. Wilcox, s. of Joseph Wilcox ; b. Dec. 19, 1828 ; was engaged in trade in this town for a number of years, but removed to Boston, where he has had a successful mercantile 582 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. career. M., Sept. 15, 1852, Martha A. Chapin, dau. of Dea. David B. Chapin. Few are the men who have been more generous to their friends, or more thoughtful of the wants of the needy. Mary E., b. July 14, 1857. Emma J., b. April 9, i860. Lillian A., b. July 25, 1861. Marion N., b. April 22, 1869. Martha C, b. June, 1871. Phineas Wilcox, a brother of Jesse and Uriah Wilcox ; came from Killingworth, Conn., among the earliest emigrants, and settled on the George H. Fairbanks farm. M., Feb. 8, 1774, Chloe Dudley. Deborah, b. Feb. 19, 1775. Eunice, b. March 12, 1778. Lucy, b. April 27, 1780 ; m. Moses Noyes. Phineas, b. June 5, 1782; m., Dec. 8, 1808, Rachel Hurd, of Lempster; went West. Ch., Fatima E., Oscar A., Susan M., Harriet C. Chloe, b. Sept. 31, 1784. Asa,b. May 27, 1787; a saddler; m. Sibyl Bliss, of Alstead. Ch., Orlando B. Elias D., b. Aug. i, 1789. Susan, b. Oct. i, 1791 ; m. James Wheeler. Carlos Wilcox, s. of Ebenezer Wilcox ; b. at Newport, Oct. 22, 1794. At the age of about four years he removed with his parents to Orwell, Vt. At the age of nineteen he graduated at Middlebury college, with the highest honors of his class ; in 181 7 he finished a course of theological study at the An dover Seminary. Two years afterwards he was ordained pas tor of tbe North Congregational church, at Hartford, Conn. Failing health compelled him, in the summer of 1825, to relin quish his pastoral charge, and he spent the succeeding year in travel, at the end of which he accepted a call to settle in Dan- bury, Conn., where he remained until bis death, which occurred on the 27th of May, 1827. [See Literature.] WILLIAMS. Sydney A. Williams, s. of Albert W. and Elizabeth (Day) Williams ; b. Oct. 20, 1849, at Whitingsville, Mass. ; came to this town in 1870, and has since been engaged at carriage- and house-painting. M., Nov. 21, 1868, Augusta A., dau. of Chas. O. Dyke, of Lynn, Mass., b. Nov. 30, 1848. ^""^ yM-7--3^^7-i GENEALOGY. 5^3 WILMARTH. John Wilmarth came from Attleborough, Mass. His jour ney in this state was guided by marked trees. On his arrival he found but eight families here. He built a house where Capt. Calvin Call now lives, one of the first frame houses in town. Married Phebe Briggs, of Mass. He brought with him four sons, — Daniel, Nathan, Elkanah (who went to Troy, N. Y.), and Hartford (who went to Vermont), — and four daughters, — Phebe (who m. John 'Brovfn) , Eunice (m. George Comstock), Mary (unmarried ; is in Canada, aged 99 years), and Selah (m. Luther Comstock, and removed to Canada). Daniel Wilmarth, s. of John ; b. March 12, 1768; d. Oct. 16, 1835, aged 87 years. He lived on the David Wilmarth farm ; employed much of his time in mechanical work in con nection with his farming. M., Feb. 19, 1795, Nancy Munroe, of Rehobath, Mass., b. Oct. 5, 1766, who d; Mar. 24, 1854, at the age of 89. '[Jonathan M., b. May 21, 1796. '[David, b. July 7, 1797. Lucretia, b. Feb. 23, 1798; unmarried. Daniel, b. Oct. 13, 1800; m. Cordelia King. Ch., Arthur D., b. May 5, 1852 ; r. at the homestead; was several years a clerk at Chicago, III. Nancy, b. Aug. 16, 1806; ra. Joseph Wilcox. Jonathan M. Wilmarth, s. of Daniel; b. May 21, 1796; spent most of his active life at his residence, near Oak street bridge, now occupied by L. F. Dodge, where he was engaged in farming and mechanical business ; was a director in the Warner Bank; a selectman in 1839, 1841, and 1863; county treasurer in 1857 and 1858 ; and a recruiting officer during the Rebellion. He has sound judgment, and has had a successful financial career. M., Dec. 29, 1825, Lucy Cheney, b. March 9, 1800, at Dover, Mass., who d. March 21, 1851 ; m., 2d, Jan. 22, 1852, Mrs. Eleanor L. Woodward, b. at Pittsfield, Vt., Sept. 2, 1817. Ellen C, b. July 6, 1827; m., July 11, 1850, Daniel Nettieton. Ann M., b. Nov. 3, 1829 ; m. Quincy A. Gilmore. ¦James C, b. Aug. 24, 1833; d. Oct. 6, 1834. 584 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. '[Henry M., b. Jan. 25. 1836. Allen M., b. April 20, 1838 ; d. in 1840. ^Thomas W., b. Sept. 3, 1843. Lucy Ella, b. Oct. 18, 1853 ; graduated at Meriden. Mary Emma, b. March 5, 1856; graduated at Meriden. Henry M. Wilmarth, s. of Jonathan M. ; b. Jan. 25, 1836 ; after attaining his majority, went to Chicago, 111., as a clerk; the proprietor having died, he purchased the establishment and commenced business on his own account ; notwithstanding heavy losses by the great fires which have visited that city, he has amassed a fortune. His mercantile prosperity, the em inent success which has attended the banking institutions in the management of which he has had a controlling voice, both alike attest rare financial talent. M., May 21, 1861, Mary J., dau. of Capt. Shubael Hawes, of this town. Fanny Hawes, b. Oct. 21, 1863; d. Dec. 12, 1863. Stella, b. Aug. 28, 1865. Anna Hawes, b. Jan. 27, ,1873. Thomas W. Wilmarth, s. of Jonathan M. Wilmarth, b. Sept. 3, 1843 ; early in life went to Chicago, 111., and entered the store of his brother, Henry M., as a clerk, where he was afterwards admitted as a partner, and had a successful busi ness. He disposed of his interest in the store to his brother Henry, on account of his health, and removed to Crown Point, Ind., where he now resides, engaged in farming, lumber, wood work, and various speculations. M., June 23, 1870, Julia Bartlett, of Binghamton, N. Y., a sister of Rev. William Alvin Bartlett, of Chicago, 111., an eminent divine. Ray Bartlett, b. May 20, 1871. Thomas Henry, b. Sept. 9, 1876. David Wilmarth, s. of Daniel ; b. July 7, 1797 ; remained at the homestead, where he devoted his life to farming. Mar ried Mahala, dau. of Ephraim Fletcher, b.June 11, 1804. '[George E., b. Dec. 26, 1834. Martha J., b. Jan. 27, 1836; m. Charles F. Fletcher. George E. Wilmarth, s. of David ; b. Dec. 26, 1834; was for a while in trade in Mass., but has spent most of his life in his GENEALOGY. 585 native town, engaged in farming and mechanical work. Mar ried Maria S. Stover; m., 2d, Josephine Richards; m., 3d, March 10, 1864, Susan M. Richards, all three of Cambridge, Mass.Ella ^. b. May, 1855 ; educated at Colby Academy ; a teacher. George A., b. March 8, 1858. Josephine R., b. Aug. 11, i860; m. Clark P. Wellcome. Charles E., b. Sept. 10, 1866. Emma E., b. April 21, 1867. FredE., b. Sept. 14, 1869. David, b. June 16, 1875. Nathan Wilmarth, s. of 'John ; b. Nov. 21, 1766 ; m. Sa rah Dunham, b. March 27, 1766. They lived on the north slope of Wilmarth mountain, their residence there giving the mountain its name. Sarah, b. May 4, 1787; m. Benj. Davis, of New London. Polly, b. March 27, 1789; m. Luther Pike. She d. in 1875. '[A^athan, b. Sept. 3, 1791. Lydia, b. May 3, 1795 ; m. Joshua Tenney. John, b. Dec. 13, 1798; m. Eunice Call. Ch., Martin, Ann, Ednah. Nathan Wilmarth, s. of Nathan; b. Sept. 3, 1791 ; m., March 6, 1817, Bethia Davis, of New London; b. May 29, 1792. Sarah, b. May 9, 1818; ra. Benj. Davis, of New London. Leland H., b. Nov. 17, 1820; d. at 22. Bethia D., b. June 4, 1823 ; ra. Samuel A. Higbee. Margaret A., b. Sept. 6, 1832 ; m. Charles F. Whittier. David G., b. Feb. 10, 1835; m. Matilda E. Higbee. WINCH. Jonathan Winch, b. Oct. 2, 1823 ; a dyer in tbe flannel- mills ; a native of Winchendon, Mass. ; came to this town in 1858; lives in Claremont ; m., June 20, 1846, Clementine Z. Glidden, of Fayette, Me., b.Jan. 8, 1824, d. April 5, 1857 ? "^v 2d, May 15, 1859, Mrs. Sarah J. York, b.Jan. 3, 1825. Estella M., b. Dec. 16, 1851; ra. Leander Hill, of Lempster. William L., b. Feb. i, 1854. 586 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. WINES. Abijah Wines, d. d., s. of Abijah ; b. in Southold, Long Island, May 28, 1766. At the age of fifteen he came with his father's family to Newport. At the age of twenty he married Ruth, dau. of Hon. Benj. Giles. Both inheriting considerable property, they built the house now known as the Fred. Aiken house, where they commenced farming on a somewhat exten sive scale. After a brief period, and after two children had been born to them, he experienced a change in his religious views, and determined to enter the ministry. He accordingly commenced his preparatory course of study, entered Dartmouth college as a sophomore, and graduated in 1794. He studied theology with Rev. Dr. Emmons, of Franklin, Mass., then one of the most eminent divines of New England. Completing his theological course, Mr. Wines returned to Newport, where, the Congregational church being vacant, he was invited to supply the pulpit. Contrary to the proverb that a prophet is not with out honor save in his own country, he proved so acceptable that he was invited to become their pastor. He accepted the invitation, and was ordained in 1796, continuing its pastor for twenty years. The church prospered under his ministry. He was one of the founders and a trustee of the N. H. Mission ary Society, and also trustee of Kimball Union Academy. He fitted several young men for college, and aided others in their theological studies. In 1816 he was appointed Professor of Theology in the Bangor Theological Seminary. At the end of one year he closed his connection with this institution, and commenced preaching at Deer Island, where he continued for the space of twelve years. He d. Feb. 11, 1833, aged 67 years. His father d.Jan. 24, 1794, aged 82 years. Nabby, b. Dec 23, 1785; m., March 3, 1805, Silas Buell; lived and died at Orwell, Vt. Sarah, b. Aug. 12, 1788; m. Rev. Hosea Wheeler; settled at New buryport, Mass. Mima, b. Feb. 13, 1891; d. Sept. 8, 1817; m., 1810, Rev. Benj. Saw yer, who was b. Sept. 22, 1799, at Booth Bay, Me.; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1808; studied theology with Rev. Abijah Wines, of this town, and was settled at Salisbury, Mass., where he d. in 1871. His son, B. E. Sawyer, was educated, and is a physi cian in practice at Haverhill, Mass. Has a family. GENEALOGY. 587 Hiram, b. May 25, 1793 ; d. March 21, 1813, of spotted fever. Harriet,b. Dec. 23, 1797; d. Jan. 17, 1841; m., 1820, Rev. W. B. Adams, a graduate at Dartmouth college in 18 18. He was a pas tor at Lewiston and Auburn, and the founder of the Edward Littie Institute, at Auburn. Sophia, b. Aug. 11, 1800 ; m. Dea. Peter Kimball ; r. at Orwell, Vt. Sophronia, b. Aug. 11, 1800; m., Aug. 11, 1823, Rev. Carieton Hurd, D. D. [see sketch] . Edwards, b. April 7, 1805 ; d. 1843, at Newburyport, Mass., where he had lived. Maria, b. Dec. 28, 1809; d. in 1841, at Skowhegan, Me.; m. a brother of Dea. Peter Kimball. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 13, 1812; d. Feb. 13, 1814. Samuel Wines, a brother of Rev. Abijah Wines ; b. at Southold, L. I. ; m., Oct. 20, 1803, Silva Dudley ; lived in the west part of the town, near the J. Baker farm. WINTER. Watson Winter, b. Nov. 7, 1820 ; came from Croydon ; m. Roxanna R. Wright. Ida R., b. Nov. 16, 1857. Cummings C. Winter, b. Aug. 16, 1826 ; came to this town and lived at the south part of Main street, on the place now occupied by Moody E. Blood. He subsequently removed to Lebanon, where he has been engaged at brick-making. Mar ried Elizabeth, dau. of Peter Putnam, of Croydon, b. March 28, 1826. Frank P., b.July 15, 1852; m., March 4, 1877, Isabel Fiske. Ch., Arthur George, b. Jan. 10, 1878. George C, b. Aug. 6, 1854. WOODBURY. Amos O. Woodbury, s. of Amos ; b. March 11, 1825, in Unity ; came to this town in i84i,from Claremont, and opened a jewellers' shop and store, and has since, for nearly forty years, had a satisfactory and prosperous trade. He had previously operated at his business at Claremont, and at Windsor, Vt. His son having been trained to bis father's pursuit, was, on attain ing to his majority, admitted as a partner. The dwelling, and 588 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. especially' the block which he has erected, have added to the attractions of the village. He was a pioneer among those who erected cottages for summer resort on the shores of Lake Suna pee. M., March 19, 1850, Eliza Clark, of Claremont, b. Jan. 4, 1828 ; m., 2d, June 27, 1855, Deborah K., dau. of David Wilcox, b. Feb. 19, 1826. George H., b. Jan. 22, 1852 ; was bred a jeweller, and at the age of 21 was admitted as a partner in his father's establishment, where he has since been engaged; m., Oct. i, 1878, Alice C, dau. of Joshua W. Booth, of Goshen. Mary H., b. March 31, 1868. William Woodbury, b. May 8, 1829, at Northfield, N. H. ; came to this town in 1870, and, in connection with Levi Ben nett, purchased the village grist-mill, and for a number of years had an extensive and successful business. Having sold out, he was for a while in California, and subsequently was engaged in the lumber trade in Vermont. He was a selectman in 1875, '76, and '77. M., Feb. 22, 1855, Lucy A., dau. of Joseph Kim ball, of Northfield, b. Dec. 15, 1835. Lizzie O., b. Oct. 21, 1867. Isaac Woodbury, s. of Edward ; b. Aug. 26, 1819 ; came to this town in 1855 from Acworth, his native place, and, in con nection with his brother Jacob, purchased the blacksmithing es tablishment on Sunapee street, where they were for several years engaged in business. He is now a farmer on Oak street. M., 1853, Mary G., dau. of Dr. Lyman Brooks, of Acworth. Jacob Woodbury, s. of Edward ; a younger brother of Isaac ; came here with him from Acworth in 1855, and was engaged with him at blacksmithing on Sunapee street. M., 1855, Maria M. Davis, dau. of John P. Davis, of Acworth ; r. at Claremont. Frank E. William M. Charles /.—the two latter twins. /an 51yct^; Co Boston. &, J/; ^3 GENEALOGY. 5^9 WOODS. John Woods, b. in FitzwiUiam, Sept. 29, 1785; graduated at Williams college in 1812, and studied theology with Rev. Seth Payson, d. d., of Rindge. He was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Warner, June 22, 1814, and dismissed in 1823. He was installed at Newport over the Congregation al church, Jan. 28, 1824, where he continued as pastor for more t'nan twenty-seven years. During bis ministry 329 were added as members. He was dismissed July 16, 1851. In 1854 he removed to FitzwiUiam, where be labored for four years, and where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred May 4, 1861, at the age of 75 years. He had a vigorous mind, and his sermons always indicated ability and research. He m. Mary E. Hall; m., 2d, Achsah Baker, who d. Oct. 13, 1839, aged 43 ; m., 3d, Mrs. Joanna Stevens, of Nashua. Mary L.,h. 1814; d. 1824. \John. Mary E., b. 1825 ; d. Nov. 23, 1845, aged 20 years. '[Edward Payson, b. Sept. 15, 1827. Samuel H., b. 1829; d.Dec. 11, 1830. Lydia, b. 1831 ; d. 1841. '[Charles H., b. Oct. 8, 1836. John Woods, s. qf Rev. John Woods ; fitted for college at Meriden ; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1839, ranking the third in his class. He became a teacher, and settled at Nor wich, N. Y. Married Sarah J. Stevens. Mary. Jane. Charles, a student at Dartmouth college. Abby. Martha. Henry. Edward P. Woods, s. of Rev. John Woods ; b. Sept. 15 1,827 ; remained at the homestead for several years, and was ir trade here. He subsequently travelled in Europe, and finally settled in Lowell, Mass., where he is a member of the firm of Woods, Sherwood & Co., who are extensively engaged in the manufacture of Lustral Wire work. He was a member of the city council in 1873 and '74, and has originated and helped carry forward several important public improvements. He m., April 5, 1854, Helen S., dau. of Rue] H. Keith. in 59° HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Charles H. Woods, s. of Rev. John Woods ; b. Oct. 8, 1836; graduated at Kimball Union Academy; entered Will iams college, but before graduation turned his attention to the law, which he pursued at Lowell, Mass., and in the office of Burke & Wait, of this town. He was admitted to the bar in February. 1862, and in 1866 settled in Minneapolis, Minn., where he has since resided, and where he has had a successful practice. M., Sept. 22, 1862, Carrie C. Rice, of Brookfield, Vt. WRIGHT. Samuel Wright, s. of Ephraim Wright, of Dracut, Mass., came to this town from Goffstown ; m. Dolly Shedd, of Tewks- bury, Mass. Triphena, b. Nov. 29, 1807, m. Moses Davis. \Samuel K., b. Nov. 12, 1809. Washington V.,b. March 18, 181 1; d. a bachelor. '[Lorenza H., b. March 4, 1815. Roxana D.. b. April 22, 1817; m. Watson W. Winter. '[Ephraim, b. Dec. 11, 1819. Austin, b. Oct. 28, 1820; a successful farraer; r. at Claremont; m. Phila, dau. of Timothy Perry. ^Silas, b. Aug. 22, 1822. Samuel K. Wright, s. of Samuel Wright; b. Nov. 12, 1809 ; r. in the west part of the town ; was a selectman in 1859 ; m. Nancy, dau. of Timothy Perry. Albert, b. April 22, 1842; d. in the army. ¦fHenry E., b. Aug. 25, 1846. Henry E. Wright, s. of Samuel K. and Nancy (Perry) Wright ; b. Aug. 25, 1846 ; was bred a farmer ; has for several years been part owner of the village grist-mill ; m., May 7, 1874, Sarah W., dau. of Joseph Kimball, of Northfield, b. Sept. 19, 1848. Mertie A., b. Oct. 6, 1865. Sadie, b. July 21, 1878. Lorenzo W. Wright, s. of Samuel Wright ; b. March 4, 1815 ; a farmer; m. Eunice Cunningham. Eliza A., b. April 3, 1845. Charles, b. Aug. 10, 1850. genealogy. 591 Ephraim Wright, s. of Samuel Wright; b. Dec. 11, 1819; m. Melissa Lilla. Martha, b. March 18, 1845; m- Abel Howe. Mary A., b. June 22, 1846; m. Henry Chamberlain. Franklin P. E., b. June 23, 1849 i i"- Mary Cutting ; m., 2d, Helen, dau. of Elon Cutting. George, b. Aug. 29, 1855. Silas Wright, s. of Samuel Wright ; b. Aug. 22, 1822 ; a farmer ; resides in the south part of the town ; m. Marietta Lewis.Herbert, b. March 9, 1869. Wilbur, b. Dec. 15, 1870. Herman and Etta, twins, b. Jan. 13, 1873. Joel Wright, b. Feb. 16, 1805 ; d. Oct. 9, 1869 ; m., Nov., 1834, Almira, dau. of Reuben Bascom. Eunice, b. Jan. 23, 1839; ^^•¦< -A-pril, 1859, Geo. W. Cutts. Henrietta, b. Sept. 28, 1841. Benjamin S., b. June, 1843; d. 1845. WYLIE. Augustus Wylie, b. Feb. 26, 1826 ; came from Clarendon, Vt. ; was a selectman in 1872 and '73; m., March, 1854, So phia E., dau. of David Wheeler; r. at Northville. Mary E., b. Dec. 29, 1858; a graduate of Newport high school, 1878. William A., b. July 10, i860. WYMAN. Edward Wyman, s. of Joshua Wyman, of Cornish ; b. Sept. 26, 1804; m., March 3, 1831, Cynthia Peck, of Lebanon, b. March 28, 1804, and on the day of their wedding came to Newport to reside. He d. April 4, 1864, leaving no issue. He had been a successful teacher, and was a leading man in his day ; was a major-general in the militia, a selectman six years, a moderator seven years, a representative in 1848, a reg ister of probate five years, a justice of the peace and quorum, a superintending school committee, and a census-taker in 1850. 592 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. YOUNG. Brewster Young, b. June 15, 1809 ; m. Rebecca Wood bury. The family came to this town in 1864. Justina A., b. Sept. 10, 1835; "*• Reuben D. Moulton. Laurietta, b. Oct. 31, 1838; m. James Kenerson. Ebenezer W., b. May 22, 1840 ; m. Frances E. Herrick. Emerett C b. Sept. 4, 1842; m. Charles Lewis. Edney B., b. Aug. 25, 1846. Rebecca A., b. Feb. 4, 1850. John E., b. June 22, 1852. J. Eliza, b. Oct. i, 1854. Charles H. Young, a tailor ; s. of Joseph and Maria (Lang- ley) Youngr of Durham ; b. Nov. 20, 1851 ; came to this town in 1870, and commenced business. In 1877 he formed a busi ness connection with Elwin P. Hutchinson, and they have since continued in trade. M., July 31, 1873, Susan L. Brett. YORK. Charles C. York, b. Oct. 4, 1810 ; m. Lucy A. Kempton, of Croydon, b.June 13, 1813. Mary A., b. Oct. 11, 1833. Ruth K., b. June 7, 1835. Charles B., b. Feb. 10, 1837; m. Mary, dau. of Joel Putney. George C, b. Dec. 9, 1839. Sarah L., b. April 29, 1842. Edna B., b. Nov. 10, 1844. Edward K., b. May 12, 1847. SUPPLEIMEI^TAET. The following, not included in the regular order of the Gen ealogy, are here appended : William P. Buell, s. of Daniel and Abigail W. (Holden) Buell; b. Nov. ii, 1826; went to Nashua, where he had a prosperous business ; was a representative to the legislature from that city, an alderman, and a president of the common council. He d. in January, 1879, leaving a family. He was a prominent Freemason. Nathaniel Blodgett came from Newbury to- this town in 1854, and settled in the north-west corner of the town, where he d. Sept. 16, 1872, aged 86 years. He m. Sarah Colby, who d. September, 1865, aged 75 years. Eben C, b. Aug. 28, 1813; m.,Dec. 28, 1841, Louisa Richardson. Ch., Orvis J., Frank P., Martha S., Elbridge L. Miram W., b. March 29, 1816; m., Jan. 21, 1867, Taylor Southwick. Joshua B., b. April 15, 1818; d. May, 1872; ra. Rhoda Rogers. Ch., Miram A., Ruth M., Sumner, James W. Ruth M., m.,Dec. 20, 1849, Elijah P. Emery. Elvira D., m., February, 1853, Simon A. Emery. Andrew J., m. Sarah A. Alden; ch., Eben A. ¦Jacob C, m. Martha J. Page; ch., Harlon B. Sarah A., d. 1872; m. Edwin Newell; ch., Thomas H. William W. Hubbell, s. of John Adams and Aseneth (White) Hubbell ; b. Dec. 10, 1835, at Monroe, Monroe coun ty Mich. ; came here early, and has for the most part of his life been engaged as a manufacturer of and dealer in furniture. He was a deputy sheriff, and had special talent as a detective. In 1872 he erected the Hubbell block, on Main st. M., April 4, 1859, Abbie A. Wight, of Hartland, Vt., b. April 10, 1839, a lady having a rare gift at floral decorations. 38 594 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. We have received tbe following additional particulars in re lation to the life of Gov. E. O. Stanard, of St. Louis, which we also append, and which we regret could not have been inserted in its legitimate place in tbe Genealogy : Edwin O. Stanard, s. of Obed and Mary Ann (Webster) Stanard ; b. Jan. 5, 1832, at Newport, N. H. ; removed in 1836 with his parents to Iowa, where he was engaged at farm ing during his minority. In 1852 he went to St. Louis, with out friends and without money, his father being a farmer in moderate circumstances, and there spent several years attending school, teaching in the winters to defray his necessary expenses. In 1856 he became a clerk in a produce store at Alton, 111. In 1857 ^^ opened a commission and produce store at St. Louis, where he has since resided. Shortly after, he opened a branch house at Chicago, with C. J. Gilbert, and at about the same time, another at New Orleans with Mr. Slayback, a former clerk. In 1868 he sold out to bis partners, and has since been engaged witb his present partner, J. W. Kauffman, in tbe flour ing business, having one of the largest establishments of the kind in the country. He has accumulated a large fortune. In 1866 he was elected president of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, and also vice-president of the National Board of Trade. He is president of tbe Citizens' Insurance Co., and is largely identified with the elevator interests of tbe city. In 1868 he was elected lieutenant-governor of the state, and as such was one of the ablest and most popular presiding officers the senate of the state has ever had. He was elected to the 43d congress, and was an efficient and valuable member, since which he has declined all nominations to office. He is a mem ber of the Methodist church, and contributes generously to the promotion of its interests. He was a staunch Union man dur ing the civil war. As a speaker, Mr. Stanard is thoroughly self-possessed, deliberate, clear, and convincing, — bis tftll form, pleasant voice, ardent temperament, and genial face and man ner, contributing greatly to his popularity in that direction. His wonderful success in life, and his large accumulations, have not in any way interfered with his careful and prudent modes of business, neither have they permitted his bark to split upon the rock of extravagant living which has made shipwreck of so many fortunes. He is living modestly in his beautiful home, surrounded by a happy family circle, including his mother, who still siirvives to enjoy the home, the honors, and the successes which have come to her son. In 1856 he married Hattie A. Kauffman. [See page 536.] INDEX. Page. Academy 162 Advents 122 Agriculture 244 Farmers andMechanics Asso.244 Officers of 244 Fairs 244 County Society 245 Grange 245 Statistics 246 Board of Agriculture 246 Items 247 Altitudes 261 Sunapee lake, height 261 Courthouse, " 261 Coit mountain, " 261 Croydon mt., " 261 Sunapee mt, " 261 Ascutney mt., " 261 Kearsarge mt., "• 261 Amusements 221 Animals 13 Artisans 94 Association, Lecture 1 50 " Mammoth cod 223 Aqueducts 269 Bakers 94 Banks 67 Sugar River 67 First National 67 Savings 68 Baptist church 109 Barbers 94 Bear stories 249 Bedsteads 94 Bells, church 337 Bell, school 161 Birds 13 Blacksmiths 94 Bobbins 95 Page. Book-binders 95 Brick-makers 95 Bridges 85 Brooks II Builders 95 Buildings, public 69 " business 266 Business directory 28 1 Butchers 96 Cabinet-making 96 Canals 86 Carpenters and joiners 97 Carriage-makers 97 Carriage-painters 97 Card-board 96 Card-playing 222 Casualties 230 Celebration, Historical, July 4, 1846 275 _ Celebration, Centennial, July 4, 1876 276 Cemeteries 1 70 Pinest 170 New Pine st 170 Northville 170 Maple st 170 CathoKc 171 Com. for new 171 Census-takers 261 Charter of town 14 Church, Baptist 109 " Congregational 113 " Free-will Baptist 220 " Universalist 221 " Unitarian 221 " Methodist 118 ¦ " Catholic 122 Clergymen town has furnished. 122 Baptist 12^ 596 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Page. Clergyman, Congregational. ...115 Methodist 119 Universahst 121 Unitarian 122 Catholic 122 Advent 122 Cloth-dressing 97 Clock, town 169 Club, periodical 150 " fishing 248 Coal, use of 259 Coffee-house 77 Common, description of 262 Comb-maker 98 Court-house, new 70 " old 69 County, formed 69 " Newport, shire town of 69 " court-house, old 69 " court-house, new 70 " jail 70 " safe 71 " clerks 71 " solicitors 71 " sheriffs 71 " treasurers 71 " commissioners 71 " registers of deeds 71 " jailors 71 " judges of probate 71 " register of deeds 71 Dancing 121 Deaths, annu. tab. showing ... 59 Deacons, Baptist 113 " Free-will Baptist .121 " Congregational 118 Deeds, register of 71 Doors, sashes, and blinds 98 Dock, Scribner's 225 Designers and draughtsmen.. . . 98 District, Union School 160 Dress 260 Dress-making 99 Drug-stores 82 Eagles 248 Eagle hotel 78 " mills 91 Education 1 58 Board of 161 Egg-nog 167 Elephant rock 10 Page. Engines, fire 268 companies 268 captains 269 Fair, right to hold 15 " first town 244 " first county 245 Farm, and Mech. Ass'n 244 Farms, town 172 Farmers' amusements 222 Fires 237 Fishes 13 Fishing 248 " Club 248 French 252 Gold Cal. Co 258 Grange, SuL, No. 8 245 Granite-workers 100 Grantees of town 17 Gunsmiths 99 Hatters 99 Hame-makers 99 Handles 99 Harness-makers 103 Hearses 171 Hills 9 Hotels, first 76 early 77 Rising Sun 77 Coffee-house 77 Eagle 78 Sugar River 79 Newport House 78 Phenix 79 Indians 251 Irish 252 Jail 70 Jailors 71 Jewellers 99 Judges of probate 71 Justices of the peace 211 Knights of Honor 157 Knitting 100 Lafayette, reception of 259 Lawyers in town 174 Allen, David 187 Allen, W. H. H 195 INDEX. 597 ^ Page. Lawyers, Barton, Levi W 191 Barton, Geo. S 194 Barton, Ira McL 196 Bowers, S. L 193 Brown, Geo. R ig6 Bradley, Arthur C 197 Burke, Edmund 178 Corbin, Austin 1 88 Crooker, J. C 194 Dickey, David 188 Edes, Amasa 175 Edes, Samuel H igo Ellis, Caleb 174 Forsaith, Josiah 176 French, Benj. B 178 Hale, David 176 Metcalf, Ralph 177 Newton, Hubbard 174 Newton, William F 194 Reed, Nathan E 197 Smith, Lewis 187 Tappan, Weare 175 Tappan, Mason W 198 Wait, A. S 193 Wheeler, Wm. P 199 Wheeler, Sam. M 192 Webber, Brooks K 195 Lawyers, natives of the town. .201 Libraries, social 48 Northville 48 " circulating 49 " church 48 ' ' private 49 Lightning 242 Literature, list of those who have contributed to 125 Baldwin, Thos 133 Baldwin, Henry E 136 Baldwin, Samuel C 136 Barton, Geo. S 144 Belknap, Geo. E 134 Bowers, S. L I4S Brett, Elizabeth 146 Burke, Edmund 135 Burke, Frances M 136 Carleton, Frank H 146 Chellis, MaryD 14S Corbin, Austin 137 Crowell, Baron S I44 Dodge, Alice A 136 Everett, S. H. N. B 139 Edes, Amasa 144 Farnsworth, Elizabeth 136 I PAGE. Literature — Fletcher, Luther J 134 Fogg, Alonzo J 136 French, Benj. B 133 Gilmore, Thomas A 139 Gibson, Hannah 137 Gibson, Sarah 137 Gibson, Elizabeth 137 Gibson, Mary 137 Hale, Sarah J 125 Hale, Horatio 132 Hale, James 139 Hale, Edwin M 138 Harvey, Matthew 141 Jenks, Geo. E 141 Jenks, Edward A 142 Jenks, Allan M 144 Jenks, Bela W 147 King Alonzo 134 Kenerson, R. H. E 139 Little, Amos B 139 Metcalf, Ralph 134 Newton, Hubbard 133 Parmelee, J. W 139 Parmelee, Anne 146 Peabody, Charles 139 Perkins, Jacob 1 37 Reed, Nathan E 146 Scott, G. R. W 137 Stevens, Virgil C 147 Stow, Baron 134 Taylor, Nathan 133 Teal, Benj 125 Wait, A. S 145 Wheeler, Edmund 141 Wheeler, Jacob W 141 White, Lovell 146 Wilcox, Carlos 125 Wilcox, Isabel 146 Young, Wm. F 134 Young, B. Aileen 147 Livery stables 88 Longevity 58 Lyceums 149 Machine shop loi Manufacturers, wool 90 Newport mills 90 Eagle " 91 Sunapee " 91 Diamond " 91 Sugar River mills 92 Granite State mills 92 598 HISTORY OF NEWPORT. Page. Marble-workers loo Mason's brick loo Masonic, Corinth Lodge 151 Mt. Vernon Lodge 154 Chapter of Tab 155 OflScers, list of 155 Merchants, list of 80 Millinery loi Mills, grist- and saw- 72 Milk 82 Military 24 Revolution 24 Ass. test 25 Com. of Safety 24 Revolutionary soldiers 26 delegates to convention 27 alarm company 26 Warofi8i2 27 soldiers in 27 Mexican war 27 civil war 28 officers and soldiers in. . . . 28 served elsewhere 36 state militia 37 musters 37 trainings 38 officers in 38 Millerism 122 Mines, plumbago 12 Miscellany, ancient 253 Missionaries 123 Music, vocal 213 piano 215 organ 215 society 214 Band, Cheney 215 Band, Quadrille 215 Band, Newport 216 Band, Cornet 216 Co. Convention 216 Co. Association 216 Musical instruments loi Mountains and hills 9 Necrology 56 Negroes 252 Newport House 78 Newport a summer resort 266 Newport shire town 69 Newport, description of 9 Newspapers 60 N. H. Spectator 60 Argus and Spectator 61 page. Newspapers — Farmers' Advocate and Po litical Adventurer 65 Northern Farm,er and Horti culturist 65 Sullivan Republican 66 Insurance Journal 66 Odd Fellows 156 Painters, house- 102 " carriage- 97 Pegs 102 Phenix hotel 79 Photographers 102 Physicians in town 40 Baker, J. W 54 Bliss, Henry 41 Boyd, Alexander 45 Brown, Henry M 53 Chandler, W.C 48 Cooper, Wm. F 45 Cooper, Elijah •. 54 Corbin, James 41 Currier, David M 53 Darling, Wm. W 53 Elkins,< Jerry S 53 Elkins, J. P 54 Ellis, Arnold 43 George, Ira P 52 Gibson, Willard P 45 Gould, Herbert D 54 Gregg, James A 50 Hall, Albina 52 Hosmer, Wm. H 51 Hatch, Reuben 47 Hatch, Isaac 47 Hatch, Mason 48 Joslyn, Wm 43 Mack, Aaron 40 McGregor, John B 43 Nettleton, Mrs. Jeremiah.... 41 Richardson, Leonard E 45 Sanborn, Thomas 49 Sanborn, Thomas B 54 Swett, John L 46 Swett, Wm. P 54 Physicians, practised elsewhere 55 Plows. 102 Ponds 12 Poor, maintenance of 273 Population 261 Post-office 267 INDEX. 599 o . Page. Post-masters 268 Potash _' IQ2 Printers, account of 66 Proprietors' house 258 Proprietors, names of 18 lots drawn to each 18 owners of 1779 i8 first meeting in Newport 20 list of clerks 20 town charter 14 grantees 17 charter extended 20 Produce used for money 270 Railroads 86 Rakes 102 Reading circle 149 Registers of probate 71 Reservoirs 69 Rising Sun Hotel , 77 Rivers and brooks 11 Roads 84 Road steamer 87 Rocking-stone 11 Rock, elephant 10 Saddle and harness 103 Safe, county 71 Schools 118 first 158 first school-house 158 high school-house 160 teachers 158 districts 159 Union District 160 Board of Education 161 supt. committees 161 statistics 164 academy 162 list of principals of academy 163 college graduates, list of. . . . 164 Scythes .' 105 Secession 254 Settlement, early 21 Settlers, list of early 22 " where from 22 Sheriffs 71 Shingles 104 Shirt-bosoms 104 Shoe-makers .' 104 Sidewalks 263 Signal-stations 268 Silks 104 Page. Soil 9 Solicitors 71 Spiritualists 122 Sporting 248 fishing 248 hunting 294 Springs, mineral 12 " cold 269 Stages 87 Stories 224 Stoves and tinware 105 Stoves and hardware 83 Streets, names of 263 Sugar River House 79 Tailors ic6 Tanners 106 Tax-payers 273 " highest 273 Taxes, state, 1857 and 1877.. .261 " county, 1857 and 1877. .261 Teams 88 Teams, job 89 Telegraph 268 Telephone 268 Temperance 166 old habits. 166 first society 167 total abstinence 168 Washingtonians 1 68 Sons of Temperance 168 Good Templars 168 Reform Club 168 Catholic Society 168 Women's Union 1 69 Town, description of 9 officers 202 moderators 202 clerks 203 representatives. 205 selectmen 207 delegates to convention 206 rep. other towns 207 justices 211 Traders 80 general merchandise 80 com. dealers 82 drugs 82 books 82 clothing 82 harnesses 82 boots and shoes 82 stoves and hardware 83 6oo HISTORY OF NEWPORT. PAGE. Traders — watches and jewelry 83 milk 83 grain 373, 524 lumber 373, 524 Travel :... 84 Treasurers, county 71 " town 461 Trees 12 Turning 108 Turnpikes 84 PAGE. Villages in town 13 Village, description of 262 " maps of 260 Wallet-makers 108 Watches and jewelry 83 Weddings, different styles 218 " negro 219 Whip-maker 108 Whipping-post 253 Wrestling 221 j.jr , Ilk )i.jiti.u .^ ;. - i^'r'^ ^*«4 Jk « . Ti *,, I i ;?it' l¥ ,y .' *J.r SkWii ji %9 r"/- 1 } ^^^" ^;.'; .; ' -It', . ft j-V ¦*«pa, j1i 1— $wS *; i H > Mt- 'H-i&''5P',7/S'A ./ X^^^l ^'p^^^ 'm I ¦Mg ^,^^fe' ®;# %^W,m-y^ iL* •« -^-i .'^4r>"s*-' I( ^1^^-14, v^f^^f*-^»!i-*rT < -- j' 'r-^m.% Lfet/H' '¦iMfa.jiSP: J?, _ "W