History of the Town of
Canterbury, New Hampshire
1727-1912

By James Otis Lyford,
Editor of History of Concord, N.H.
Author of the Life of Edward H. Rollins
In Two Volumes
Volume Two

WEEKS to YOUNG

[transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]

WEEKS. DR. LORRAIN TRUE WEEKS was a practicing physician in C. for twenty-two years, from 1844 until his removal to Laconia in 1866. He was a native of Gilmanton, where he was b. 4 Nov., 1819. His parents were Stephen and Betsey (Weed) Weeks. His father was b. 5 June, 1785, and his mother 29 Dec., 1808. He studied medicine with Dr. Nahum Wight, who was for many years a physician in Gilmanton, and at Dartmouth College. He m. 9 June, 1844, Hannah T., dau. of Joseph and Clarissa (Clifford) Clifford, b. 30 Nov., 1820, in Gilmanton. Dr. Weeks d. 19 July, 1876. Mrs. Weeks later m. ---- Pulsifer, and afterward ---- Wyman. She d. in Laconia, 7 July, 1900. Children, b. in C.: i. STEPHEN LAROY, b. 28 May, 1849. ii. JOSEPH C., b. 7 Aug., 1851; d. 21 Aug., 1851 WELCH. THOMAS WELCH was a res. of C. for over thirty years. He and his wife Mary were natives of Ireland. They both d. in C., he 25 June, 1904, and she 6 Nov., 1903. Children: i. MICHAEL(2), b. in Ireland, d. in Brooklyn, N.Y. ii. John, res. in Concord. iii. Mary, m. John Woodenbury, res. in New York. iv. Thomas, d. in C. v. William Charles. vi. Edward H., d. 19 Nov., 1888, in C., aged 22. vii. Abbie, m. Thomas Kerrigan, res. in New York. WHEELER. 1. COL. JOHN(3) WHEELER, b. 9 July, 1796, in Concord, Mass., was a descendant of one of the six sons of Sir Charles Wheeler. These sons came to this country from Eng. John(3) Wheeler was a son of Abel(2) Wheeler who was b. 27 Aug., 1735, and a grandson of Jonathan(1). Abel Wheeler m. Mary, a dau. of John Hosmer. She was b. in Concord, Mass., of most distinguished ancestry, being a descendant of James Hosmer, the first of the Hosmer family in the U.S. James Hosmer was b. 1607, in Hawkhurst, Kent, Eng.; graduated at Cambridge, Eng., 1632, came in 1635, to Concord, Mass., with his wife, two little children and two servants. Abel Wheeler d. 1820; Mary Hosmer Wheeler d. 1817. Col. John(2) m. 24 Aug., 1837, in C., Mary Jane, dau. of Jacob and Hannah Blanchard. Mr. Wheeler was appointed Col. of the 38th Regt. of State Militia, 9 Dec., 1836, serving one year when he resigned. He d. 8 June, 1880, in C., where he had spent most of his life. Children, b. in C.: Page 333 i. MARY F., b. 30 Dec., 1838. ii. SUSAN C.(4), b. 15 Feb., 1840; d. 4 Nov., 1866. iii. MARTHA A., b. 8 May, 1842; m. June, 1866, William H. Carter. (See Carter Gen.) iv. NELLIE M., b. 12 June, 1845; d. 11 May, 1873. v. JOHN S., b. 3 April, 1847; d. 1 July, 1849. 2. vi. JOHN S., b. 6 Feb., 1850. vii. WILLIAM W., b. 12 April, 1852. viii. CHARLES B., b. 13 March, 1856; d. 6 Jan., 1864. ix. GEORGE W., b. 4 April, 1859; d. 28 Jan., 1864. x. ADELLE G., b. 27 Nov., 1862; d. 25 Jan., 1864. 2. JOHN S.(4) WHEELER (Col. John(3), Abel(2), Jonathan(1)) b. 6 Feb., 1850; m. first, Jan., 1879, Belle Gage. After her death he m. second, 4 Oct., 1886, in Manchester, Georgie A. Briggs of Westville, N.Y. After her death he m. third, Feb., 1903, Nancy McDonald. Child by first marriage, b. in C.: 3. i. BERT GAGE(5), b. 14 Aug., 1879. Child by third marriage: ii. HELEN GRACE, b. 17 Feb., 1906. 3. BERT GAGE(5) WHEELER (John S.(4), Col. John(3)) b. 14 Aug., 1879; m. 30 Jan. 1905, Bessie Williamson, dau. of Millard F. and Elizabeth W. (Tullock) Emery. (See Emery Gen.) Children, b. in C.: i. William Carter(6), b. 2 Aug., 1905. ii. Millard Emery, b. 19 Feb., 1907. WHIDDEN. The earliest known ancestor of the Whiddens of C. was Samuel Whidden, who resided in Greenland as early as the year 1700. Of his occupation and antecedents nothing is now known. He d. about the year 1713. His wid. m. again and had children. Her name and that of her second husband are unknown. 1. SAMUEL(1) WHIDDEN had four sons, James(2), Samuel, John and Ichabod. The first three went eastward and settled in the extreme easterly part of what is now called Maine or more probably in what is now New Brunswick. 2. ICHABOD(2) WHIDDEN (Samuel(1)) youngest son, b. 1714, about the time of his father's death and from this circumstance was called Ichabod, "The glory of Israel is departed." He learned the tanning and shoemaker's trade in Greenland, his native town, of a Mr. Uran whose dau. he m. Rem. to Newmarket, he carried on his trade for a number of years. He had one dau. by this wife, who m. ---- Glidden. The wife d. soon after this dau. was b. Ichabod m. second, Elizabeth Small, by whom he had two children, both of whom d. young. His wife also d. soon after; he m. third, Mrs. Eunice (Parsons) Mason, 15 June, 1749. Her mother's name was also Eunice, and she was b. at Cape Ann, now Gloucester, Mass., in 1721. After the birth of all his children, Ichabod moved to Lee, where he carried on his trade for twelve years. The place where he res. still goes by the name of the "Whidden Place." Page 334 He later moved to C., buying a farm near the "Shell Meeting House." He d. there 20 March, 1798. For many years he was a dea. in the Congregational Church of C. In early life he was Adjutant in Col. Peter Gilman's Regt., 1755-56. His wid. d. at the home of her son, Parsons, in 1812, aged 91. She had a dau. by her first husband, whose name was Eunice, who m. ---- Brackett and res. in Newmarket. Children: i. JEREMIAH(3), b. 30 Dec., 1750; d. young. ii. MARK, b. 27 Oct., 1751; m. a wid., ---- Fox. They res. in Loudon, where he carried on the trade of his father. One dau. was b. to them, who m. ---- Piper and res. in Wolfeborough, having several children. He d. Feb., 1798. iii. RACHAEL, b. 16 Nov., 1753, m. Nathaniel Colcord, who res. in C., as early as 1781, when he was appointed highway surveyor. After 1791, he rem. to Hallowell, Me. They had ten children. iv. ICHABOD, b. 19 Jan., 1756; m. Abigail Matthews and had twelve children. One son Jeremiah, b. 30 Dec., 1789, at Newmarket, m. and had a son Jeremiah, Jr., who res. in Concord, where he d. Ichabod settled in Hallowell, Me. v. A son who d. in infancy. 3. vi. PARSONS, b. 25 Nov., 1758. 4. vii. NATHANIEL, b. 20 March, 1761. 5. viii. ELIZABETH, b. 21 Oct., 1763. ix. JOSIAH, b. 17 May, 1767; m. Polly Currier. Res. on the home place for some years, when he rem. to Concord. 3. PARSONS(3) WHIDDEN (Ichabod(2), Samuel(1)) b. 25 Nov., 1758; m. 2 Nov., 1780 Hannah Doe of Durham, who was b. in that town, 14 April, 1761, and d. 17 May, 1816. They settled in C., where he carried on the trade of a tanner and shoemaker. He d. 24 Feb., 1846. Children, b. in C.: 6. i. EUNICE(3), b. 12 Sept., 1781. 7. ii. JOHN, b. 23 Dec., 1783. iii. BENJAMIN, b. 5 Aug , 1791; m. Agnes Moore Taylor of Sanbornton, 2 April, 1831, b. 23 May, 1795, and d. 5 June, 1871. He d. 8 Jan., 1872. They resided on the home place. iv. HANNAH, b. 16 June, 1794; d. in Iowa, 26 Aug., 1876; unm. v. DEBORAH, b. 1 Sept., 1798. She resided with "Squire" Joseph Clough's family for fifty years and d. at his house 11 May, 1884; unm. vi. PARSONS, b. 22 May, 1801; m. Mary P. Tilton of Sanbornton, 31 Jan., 1832. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College 1830, and studied medicine. Child: George Parsons(5), b. in Pembroke, 3 July, 1845. vii. SUSAN, b. 5 Nov., 1805; m. Moody Emery, 17 May, 1831. (See Emery Gen.) 4. NATHANIEL(3) WHIDDEN (Ichabod(2), Samuel(3)) M. Jane, dau. of William Moore of C., b. in C., 8 July, 1764; d. 18 Feb., 1848. Nathaniel settled in the northeast corner of C., about 1782, the date of his deed to half of Lot No. 42. He cleared the land and built a log house. Later he erected a frame dwelling which is still standing in good condition. He d. 17 Sept., 1798. Children, b. on this farm: i. POLLY(4), b. 7 June, 1785; m. Samuel Huckins of Pittsfield, 24 March, 1805. He was b. 22 Nov., 1781, and was a blacksmith. He moved to C. about 1803. Children, b. in C. (See Huckins Gen.) She d. 7 Dec., 1842 (tombstone). Page 335 ii. NANCY, b. 6 Aug., 1787, unm., res. at C.; d. 30 Oct., 1857. iii. PEGGY, b. 25 Oct., 1789; m. about 1807, ---- Thompson. She d. 13 Oct., 1860. Child: Anna Jane(5) Thompson, b. in C., 15 May, 1809, and m. first, 15 Oct., 1829, Dudley Prescott of Bristol; second, Lowell Brown of Tamworth. Child by first marriage: Lyman Whidden(6) Prescott, b. at Barnstead, 20 April, 1830. He moved to Boone, Ia., where he d., leaving a wife and children. Children by second marriage: (1) Sylvester Whidden(6) Brown, b. 28 Oct., 1841. (2) Mary Jane Brown, b. 23 May, 1846. iv. JANE, b. 23 Nov., 1791, unm., res. in C.; d. there, 1 Aug., 1872. v. NATHANIEL, b. 11 Aug., 1795; d. 15 Sept., 1798. vi. NATHANIEL, b. 17 Aug., 1799; d. 20 Nov., 1803. 8. vii. SALLY (Sarah), b. 30 March, 1803. 9. viii. PITTS WILLIAM (who called himself William P.), b. 27 May, 1805. 5. ELIZABETH(3) WHIDDEN (Ichabod(2), Samuel(1)) b. 21 Oct., 1763; m. Joseph Moore, 1783. Res. in C. and d. there 4 Nov., 1847. Children, b. in C.: i. One b. and d. 4 April, 1784. ii. Sally(4), b. 30 March, 1785; d. 10 May, 1866. iii. Betsey, b. 5 Feb., 1788; d. 29 May, 1857, in Loudon. iv. Joseph, b. 22 Aug., 1790; d. 5 Oct., 1797. v. Asa, b. 16 Dec., 1792. vi. Sukey (probably Susan), b. 2 April, 1795; d. 21 Dec., 1825. vii. Polly (or Mary), b. 10 Oct., 1797; d. 17 Feb., 1874; m. 8 Nov., 1826, Joseph Morrill of Gilmanton, who was b. 1797; d. 2 May, 1871. Children: Martha(5) Morrill, who m. Levi W. Sanborn of Loudon, and Mary Morrill. viii. Nancy, b. 21 Feb., 1802; m. Benjamin Doe of Loudon. Child: Elinthus Newton(5) Doe. ix. Hannah, b. 11 Oct., 1804; d. 1895. x. Judith Jane, b. 26 May, 1808; d. 31 March, 1857. 6. EUNICE(4) WHIDDEN (Parsons(3), Ichabod(2)) b. 12 Sept., 1781; m. 27 Nov., 1810, Enoch Adams, a native of Henniker, who was b. 5 Jan., 1783; d. 8 Aug., 1860. They settled at Sangerville, Me., where both d. Her death was 5 March, 1856. Children: i. HANNAH P.(5) ADAMS, b. 6 July, 1814. ii. Susannah Adams, b. 1 June, 1816; m. Enos G. Flanders, who was b. in Alton, 15 July, 1811. Child: Enoch A.(6) Flanders, b. in Sangerville, Me., 31 Aug., 1843. iii. John Adams, b. 7 July, 1818; d. 28 Sept., 1821. iv. Elizabeth Adams, b. 7 June, 1821; d. 17 March, 1852. v. Julia Adams, b. 21 Dec., 1823; d. 29 March, 1846. 7. JOHN(4) WHIDDEN (Parsons(3), Ichabod(2)) b. 23 Dec., 1783; m. 12 Jan., 1809; Diadama Sanborn of Epping. His occupation was that of a shoemaker and farmer. He settled on a part of his father's farm. He d. 12 June, 1849; she, 5 July, 1844. Children, b. in C.: 10. i. JONATHAN PARSONS(5), b. 23 Feb., 1810. 11. ii. JACOB CILLEY, b. 3 Jan., 1813. 12. iii. THOMAS LYFORD, b. 20 Nov., 1814. 8. SALLY (Sarah)(4) WHIDDEN (Nathaniel(2), Ichabod(2)) b. 30 March, 1803; m. Nathan C. Huckins of Bridgewater, who was b. 10 Aug., 1800. They res. in Groton and Hebron until 1848, when they came to C. to res. with her father. (See Huckins Gen.) 9. PITTS(4) WHIDDEN (Nathaniel(3), Ichabod(2)) b. 27 May, 1805; m. first, Irene (Pollard), wid. of Nathaniel W. Huckins (See Huckins Gen.), and moved to Northfield. She d. 5 May, 1862; m. second, 4 March, 1863, Mrs. Mary P. Chase, of Tilton. She d. 29 Aug., 1894, aged 87. He d. in Northfield, 28 Nov., 1888. Children by first marriage: Page 336 i. AMANDA ANN(5), b. 1835; d. 18 Dec., 1840. ii. ORIETT, b. 29 March, 1837; m. Henry T. Hill of Northfield. He d. in Bath, S.C., 28 March, 1892, aged 55. Children: Ellon S.(6) Hill, who m. and res. in Meredith, and Lelia Irene Hill, who m. A. Hunter Anthony of Charleston, Ga. 10. JONATHAN P.(5) WHIDDEN (John(4), Parsons(3)) b. 23 Feb., 1810; m. first, Sarah Fellows of Vermont, April, 1836, who d. 3 Feb., 1838; m. second, Eliza Ann Jackson of Gilmanton. He was a house carpenter and machinist; d. of yellow fever at New Orleans, La., 8 Sept., 1847. Children by second wife: 13. i. JULIA GREEN(6), b. 20 Sept., 1843. 14. ii. JOHN P., b. 20 Sept., 1847. 11. JACOB C.(5) WHIDDEN (John(4), Parson(3), Ichabod(2), Samuel(1)) b. 3 Jan., 1813; m. Judith Rolfe, of Concord; d. 1 Aug., 1870. Children: i. John(6), b. Sept., 1843; d. 2 Aug., 1863, in Memphis, Tenn. ii. Henry, b. 1 Jan., 1845; d. 11 April, 1879. 12. THOMAS L.(5) WHIDDEN (John(4), Parsons(3)) b. 20 Nov., 1814; m. 28 Sept., 1842, Mrs. Louisa J. (Clifford) Dame, b. 17 Jan., 1817. By her first husband she had a dau., Clara A. Dame, b. 3 Aug., 1840. He d. 22 Dec., 1877. She d. 16 April, 1881. Children: i. SARAH M.(6), b. 22 Feb., 1844; d. 10 Jan., 1853. ii. ALVIN B., b. 2 July, 1845; m. Annie Doss of Wallkill, N.Y., 15 June, 1872, b. in Wallkill 6 May, 1849. Children, b. in Port Jervis, N.Y.: 1. Clara Louise(7), b. 25 July, 1876; m. William Wall Whiddit of Goshen, N.Y., 1 Jan., 1901, who was b. in Newbury, N.Y., 28 July, 1872. Child: Marie Louise(8) Whiddit, b. 21 Sept., 1906. 2. Fred Webster, b. 29 April, 1878; m. Hariette Lavina VanFleet, 29 March, 1903, b. in Kingston, N.Y., 6 June, 1879. 3. Mary Alvina, b. in Jersey City, N.J., 9 June, 1884. iii. CHARLOTTE H., b. 5 Aug., 1848; m. Enoch A., son of Enos and Susan Flanders of Sangerville, Me., 9 Feb., 1873. He was b. 31 Aug., 1843. Children, b. in E. Sangerville: 1. Agnes Blanche(7) Flanders, b. 13 Dec., 1873. 2. George Thomas Flanders, b. 3 April, 1879. iv. BENJAMIN, b. 19 April, 1850; d. 15 Feb., 1851. v. CHARLES FRANK, b. 24 Jan., 1852; m. Emma C. Chase of Boston, Mass., 25 Jan., 1883, dau. of Alfred G. Chase of C., where she was b. They res. in Braintree, Mass. He was clerk in the Naval Office of the Custom House at Boston from 1 Nov., 1888, until his death, 23 May, 1911, in Boston. vi. GEORGE H., b. 20 June, 1855; d. at Lakeport, unm., 5 Sept., 1903. 13. JULIA GREEN(6) WHIDDEN (Jonathan P.(5), John(4), Parsons(3)) b. 20 Sept., 1843; m. Thomas Duncan about 1873. Children: i. John(7) Duncan, b. 1874. ii. Eliza Duncan, b. 1877. 14. JOHN P.(6) WHIDDEN (Jonathan P.(5)) b. 20 Sept., 1847; m. Rose McEnanry, June, 1871. She d. Oct., 1882. Children: i. ELIZA(7), b. 1 Jan., 1873. ii. Rose Ellen, b. 4 July, 1875. iii. Jane Hamilton, b. 1878, d. Oct., 1882. iv. John Alfred, b. 1880. Page 337 WIGGIN. 1. DAVID(2) WIGGIN, b. 16 Nov., 1756, was the son of Nathaniel(1) and Hannah (Fifieid) Wiggin. Nathaniel was b. 16 Oct., 1729. David m. first, Hannah, dau. of Nicholas Rollins; m. second, Elizabeth Huntress, b. 22 Feb., 1772, and d. 28 March, 1857. He d. 22 June, 1824. Children by first marriage: i. HANNAH(3), b. 1784. ii. Sally, b. 1785. iii. David, b. 1786; d. 26 March, 1876; res. in Loudon. iv. Thomas, b. 1788. v. Nancy, b. 1790. vi. Daniel, b. 1791; d. 11 March, 1873. vii. Shadrach, b. 1793. viii. Betsey, b. 1794. ix. Lydia, b. 1795. Children by second marriage: x. MARY, b. 1798. xi. Abigail, b. 1801; d. Oct., 1872. xii. George, b. 1803; d. 30 Oct., 1861. xiii. Olive, b. 1805; d. 30 Jan., 1853. 2. xiv. NATHANIEL, b. 18 Oct., 1806. xv. Gideon, b. 1809, d. Oct., 1872. xvi. Martha, b. 1811. xvii. Levi, b. 1813. xviii. Sarah, b. 1815. 3. xix. JAMES MUNROE, b. 23 Feb., 1818. 2. NATHANIEL(3) WIGGIN (David(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 18 Oct., 1806; m. 4 Jan., 1838, Nancy French, b. 12 Jan., 1811, in Pittsfield; d. 12 Sept., 1899. He d. 5 May, 1891. Children: i. ELIZA ANN(4), b. 24 April, 1839; d. 18 Aug., 1860. ii. ELLEN SWETT, b. 18 Nov., 1840; d. 27 Aug., 1843. 4. iii. MARY ELLEN, b. 16 May, 1843; d. 30 Oct., 1877. 5. iv. EMMA LOUISE, b. 25 Dec., 1849. 3. JAMES MUNROE(3) WIGGIN (David(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 23 Feb., 1818; m. 1 Jan., 1846, Eliza Mary Patrick, dau. of John and Judith (Gerrish) Clough, b. 27 Nov., 1822; d. 26 July, 1891. Children, b. in C.: 6. i. JOHN HENRY(4), b. 23 Oct., 1846. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. 11 July, 1848; m. 15 Dec., 1875, James F. French of Boscawen. (See French Gen.) iii. GEORGE EDWIN, b. 13 July, 1851; m. 13 June, 1897, Mrs. Flora Keith of Hartford, Conn., who had two sons, Mont L.(5) Keith, b. 24 May, 1885, and Leon A. Keith, b. 22 Sept., 1887; who m. 18 Aug., 1909, Alice Maude O'Brien. Child: William Perry(6) Keith, b. 22 Jan., 1911. iv. JOSEPH HALE, b. 26 Oct., 1859, d. 26 Sept., 1863. 4. MARY ELLEN(4) WIGGIN (Nathaniel(3), David(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 16 May, 1843; m. 16 May, 1870, Charles Haley, b. 5 Sept., 1842, in Exeter. Children: i. CHARLES EDWARD(3) HALEY, b. 31 July, 1873; m. 29 Nov., 1903, Mary Janvrin, b. 24 Nov., 1870. Children: 1. Charles Janvrin(5) Haley, b. 24 Dec., 1904. 2. Harold Edward Haley, b. 1 May 1907. 3. Mary Ellen Haley, b. 4 April, 1909. ii. EMMA BLANCH HALEY, b. 16 July, 1875. 5. EMMA LOUISE(4) WIGGIN (Nathaniel(3), David(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 25 Dec., 1849; m. 3 Dec., 1881, Herbert Wiggin. Child: Page 338 i. HOWARD MOODY(5), b. 14 Sept., 1882; m. 14 Sept., 1904, Blanch Thurston. Children: 1. Howard Melvin(6) Wiggin, b. 28 April, 1907. 2. Lena Blanch Wiggin, b. 18 Dec., 1908. 3. Alice Gertrude Wiggin, b. 16 Aug., 1910. 6. JOHN HENRY(4) WIGGIN (James M.(3), David(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 23 Oct., 1846; m. 6 May, 1875, Mary Ella Williams of C. (See Williams Gen.) Children: 7. i. WALTER HARVEY(5), b. 19 Nov., 1876. 8. ii. ETHEL MAY, b. 6 Jan., 1881. iii. GEORGE CLOUGH, b. 20 Oct., 1882. iv. BERTIE LENA, b. 8 April, 1884; d. 27 Aug., 1885. v. GLADYS LANE, b. 3 June, 1889. 7. WALTER HARVEY(5) WIGGIN (John Henry(4), James M.(3)) b. 19 Nov., 1876; m. 26 Dec., 1904, Susan Burshsted. Children: i. Arthur Walter(6), b. 2 Dec., 1906. ii. Ruth Esther, b. 25 Oct., 1909. 8. ETHEL MAY(5) WIGGIN (John Henry(4), James M.(3)) b. 6 Jan., 1881; m. 30 April, 1904, William P. Dunbar, Dedham, Mass. Children: i. Daniel John(3), b. 4 May, 1906. ii. Melvin Hale, b. 26 Oct., 1907. WHITNEY. 1. LEONARD(1) WHITNEY M. first, ---- Wheeler; m. second, Polly Elliott of Concord. Tradition says he was in the Revolutionary war. There were several children by the first marriage. Four of these were Jeremiah(2), who m. 10 Aug., 1812, in C., Mary Wiggin; Silas, Sally, who m. Nathaniel Wiggin; Mary or Polly, b. 18 July, 1787; m. 25 Dec., 1805, in C., Henry Beck, Jr. (See Beck Gen.) Children by second marriage: 2. i. JOSEPH(3). ii. CATHERINE, M. 15 Dec., 1830, in C., William Harrison Foster. (See Foster Gen.) 3. iii. LEAVITT C., b. 6 Dec., 1812. iv. DORCAS, b. 1818; m. Joshua Parker. (See Parker Gen.) 4. v. S. ELLIOTT, b. April, 1823. 2. JOSEPH(2) WHITNEY (Leonard(1)) m. Hannah R. Snell of Dover. He d. 1 Sept., 1859, in C., aged 50 years. She d. 26 Aug., 1865, aged 57 years. Children: i. WILLIAM(3), d. 7 Oct., 1836, aged 4 years. ii. Laurentia A., b. 15 Aug., 1833; m. Abram Batchelder of Loudon. (See Young Gen.) iii. Charles A., d. 4 July, 1838, aged 3 years. iv. Eliza A., m. Joseph Porter Batchelder of Loudon. (See Young Gen.) v. Katie A., m. Anthony Cate. She d. 14 Aug., 1873, aged 33 years. vi. George, d. 26 Nov., 1866, aged 18 years. vii. Amanda. viii. Frank. 3. LEAITT C.(2) WHITNEY (Leonard(1)) b. 6 Dec., 1812, in C.; m. 16 March, 1837, Nancy S. Sargent, b. 10 March, 1817, in Loudon, d. 29 April, 1882. He d. 24 May, 1899. Children: Page 339 i. GEORGE W.(3), b. 16 July, 1841, res. in Boscawen, d. 17 Feb., 1903. Child: Mrs. Nellie M.(4) Marden, res. in Boscawen. ii. Charles S., b. 27 July, 1843; went to the Civil war and it was never known what became of him. iii. Armenia J., b. 10 Dec., 1845; m. 14 Dec., 1875, in Boscawen, Francis H. Morse. No children. Res. in Boscawen. 4. S. ELLIOTT(2) WHITNEY (Leonard(1)) b. April, 1823; m. Sarah F. West of Boscawen. He moved to Fisherville, now Penacook, then to Plattsburg, N.Y., where he d. Dec., 1897. Three of their five children (two d. young) were: i. Charlotte E.(3); ii. Ida Frances, b. in Penacook, m. Frank Davis. She d. 10 Jan., 1895, aged 39 years. (See Davis Gen.) iii. Katherine M., m. James E. Riley. She d. 13 May, 1909, in Somerville, Mass. Child: Francese West(4) Riley; m. 31 Dec., 1905, George M.(8) Clough (Joseph(7), Joseph(6), Joseph(5), Reuben(4), Joseph(3), John(2), John(1)); one dau., Kathryn Clough, b. 19 Dec., 1906, in Somerville, Mass. WILLIAMS. 1. Amos S. WILLIAMS was b. 5 Sept., 1812, in Sanbomton. His name was changed from Caverly to Williams in 1835. He was the son of Nathaniel Caverly, who was b. 22 Nov., 1791, and who m. 30 May, 1811, Mrs. Sally (Sargent) Burleigh who probably d. in the autumn of 1865. Mr. Caverly was drowned 25 June, 1820. Mr. Williams(7) grandfather, Nathaniel Caverly, was b. 26 April, 1765; m. 17 Nov., 1785, Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer Colby of Sanbomton. She was b. 27 June, 1769; d. 11 Aug., 1849, in Boston. Mr. Caverly d. 24 May, 1839. Mr. Williams m. first, 20 June, 1837, in Sanbomton, Mary Jane, dau. of Ebenezer and Nancy Wadleigh Lane of Sanbornton, where she was b. 2 July, 1817, and d. 18 May, 1863. He m. second, Judith Ordway of Concord, b. 20 Feb., 1816, d. 27 April, 1880. He m. third, Mrs. Sarah Daniels of Concord. Mr. Williams res. W C. for a number of years. He was appointed Capt. 4th Co. of Inf., 29 Regt., 2d Brig., N.H. State Militia, 24 April, 1839. Resigned 12 April, 1841. Children by first marriage, b. in Sanbornton: i. and ii. Twin boys(4), b. 2 April, 1838; d. 11 and 12 April, 1838. 2. iii. ANDREW A., b. 11 July, 1840; d. 31 July, 1894, in Hill. 3. iv. GEORGE L., b. 27 Aug., 1845; d. 19 May, 1909, in Concord. v. MARY ELLA, b. 21 Jan., 18.52; m. John H. Wiggin. (See Wiggin Gen.) 4. vi. AMOS JAMES, b. 28 May, 1860. 2. ANDREW A.(4) WILLIAMS (Amos S.(3), Nathaniel(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 11 July, 1840, in Sanbomton; m. 14 Sept., 1863, Clara, dau. of Jeremiah C. and Eleanor E. (Damerell) Rogers. Mrs. Williams was b. 6 Nov., 1844, in Northfield. They had two children who d. in infancy. Mr. Williams d. 31 July, 1894, in Hill. She m. second, 14 Feb., 1898, in Hill, Edward C. Payne; d. 14 May, 1908. 3. GEORGE L.(4) WILLIAMS (Amos S.(3), Nathaniel(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 27 Aug., 1845, in Sanbornton; m. first, 28 Aug., 1871, Bertha A. Neal of Lowell, Mass., b. 10 April, 1850; d. 20 Jan., 1884. He m. second, 28 Feb., 1885, Emma F. (Marshall) Jones, of Lancaster, b. 18 April, 1850. He d. 19 May, 1909, in Concord. Page 340 4. Amos JAMES(4) WILLIAMS (Amos S.(3), Nathaniel(2), Nathaniel(1)) b. 28 May, 1860, in Sanbornton; m. 19 Nov., 1888, Kate E. (Bowden) Barrett, dau. of Henry and Martha Smith Bowden, b. 6 Sept., 1859, in York, Me. She has one dau. by first m., b. 20 April, 1881, who m. 17 Sept., 1903, Fay Whipple of Bristol. He was b. 22 June, 1880, in Enfield. They have one dau. Ruth Elizabeth(5), b. 11 Oct., 1904. WOODMAN. 1. CALEB MORSE(6) WOODMAN, b. 19 June, 1785, was a son of Mark(5) and Sarah Chase Woodman of West Newbury, Mass. He was a direct descendant of Edward Woodman who came from Wiltshire, Eng., in 1635, and was one of the ninety grantees of the town of Newbury and one of the fifteen who were called Mr. In the history of Newbury he is said to have been "a man of influence, decision and energy." Caleb's line is (Mark(5), Edward(4), Edward(3), Edward(2), Edward(1)). He was one of the principal men employed in the building of the Center Congregational Church. The following is an Agreement between the building committee, made 7 May, 1824, and Caleb M. Woodman: "The said Woodman agrees to do all the joiner work to be done in finishing off the inside of said meeting-house in the same manner that the meeting-house recently built in Boscawen is done, also to turn all the pillars that are needed in finishing said work and put in the timber to raise the pews in the gallery—and the committee agree to pay said Woodman $370.00." Mr. Woodman m. first, Sarah Rogers of Newbury; m. second, 15 Jan., 1823, in C., Lucy Wilson, dau. of Col. Asa and Sarah (Morrill) Foster. (See Foster Gen.) He d. 12 June, 1862. Mrs. Lucy (Foster) Woodman d. 8 Feb., 1888, both in Middletown, Conn. Child by first marriage: i. SARAH ROGERS(7), b. 15 Oct., 1821, in C. She was educated in Northfield and Hanover; taught many years, beginning in C.; d. 29 March, 1901, in Middletown, Conn. Children by second marriage: ii. MARY, b. 25 March, 1824; d. 15 May, 1824. iii. HENRY CALEB, b. 26 Aug., 1825; m. Harriet J. Wright. He was a carpenter. He d. 25 Jan., 1898, in Middletown, Conn. 2. iv. HANNAH FOSTER, b. 31 Dec., 1827. v. ASA FOSTER, b. 29 Jan., 1831. He was Supt. of the Boston and Calais Telegraph Co. for several years; d. 15 May, 1857. vi. SUSAN CAROLINE, b. 30 Oct., 1834. vii. HELEN A., b. 2 April, 1837; d. 16 April, 1837. viii. HORACE, b. 30 Jan., 1839; d. 28 June, 1840. 2. HANNAH FOSTER(7) WOODMAN (Caleb M.(6), Mark(4), Edward(4)) b. 31 Dec., 1827; m. 21 March, 1853, Arthur Benjamin, son of Jeremiah and Sally (Eastman) Calef. Arthur B. Calef graduated at Wesleyan University 1851; admitted to the bar 1852; clerk of all the courts of Middlesex Co., Conn., seven years; state treasurer 1855-56; postmaster of Middletown, Conn., 1861-69; recorder, city attorney, councilman and alderman of the city. He was a trustee of Wesleyan University from 1862 till his death, 17 Aug., 1900. Mrs. Calef d. 14 Jan., 1892. Children b. in Middletown: Page 341 i. JEREMIAH FRANCIS(8), b. 14 Oct., 1855; graduate of Wesleyan University. ii. Arthur Benjamin, b. 20 Feb., 1859; graduate;of Wesleyan, 1882. iii. Samuel Prescott, b. 25 Jan., 1862. iv. Edward Baker, b. 8 Nov., 1864. YOUNG. 1. ELDER WINTHROP(2) Youisra (Benjamin(1)) b. 1753 in Barrington, Benjamin(1) b. in Barrington had at least two other children, Stephen and Jonathan. The latter lived with his father and inherited the farm on which his father lived and where he was buried. This old homestead was known at a recent date to be in the possession of a descendant of Benjamin.(1) Elder Winthrop(2) m. about 1775, Mary, dau. of Joshua and Jane Hussey Otis of Barrington. (Joshua Otis signed the Association Test in 1776.) Mrs. Young was a descendant of Richard and Sarah Stoughton Otis. They settled in Dover in 1655. He and perhaps both were killed by Indians in 1689. Elder Winthrop(2) d. 6 Jan., 1832. (See Vol. I, Chap. XIV.) Mrs. Young d. 11 April, 1849, aged 98 years. They are buried in the Hackleborough cemetery. Children, may not be in order of birth: 2. i. DEBORAH(3). 3. ii. BENJAMIN, b. 7 Jan., 1778. 4. iii. OTIS. iv. WINTHROP, m. 25 Oct., 1804, in C., Polly Cochran of C. v. JONATHAN, m. 13 Dec., 1807, in C., Dolly Tirrell of C. He settled in Stewartstown. 5. vi. POLLY (Mary), b. 25 Aug., 1786. 6. vii. BETSEY, b. 29 July, 1788. viii. HANNAH, b. 25 June, 1790, in C.; m. 3 Feb., 1818, in C., Jeremiah Small. (See Small Gen.) 7. ix. SOLOMON. 8. x. NANCY. 2. DEBORAH(3) YOUNG (Elder Winthrop(2), Benjamin(1)) m. John Bean of Belmont who d. 1836. She d. autumn of 1861, aged 87 years. They resided in that part of Gilmanton now Belmont where they d. Children, b. in Belmont: i. WINTHROP(4), BEAN. ii. WILLIAM BEAN. iii. SALLY BEAN, m. Elder David Moody of Gilmanton. Both d. in Sutton. Child deceased. iv. JOHN LANGDON BEAN, m. Lydia Bartlett of Gilmanton. They had several children. v. HARRISON BEAN. vi. ELIJAH OTIS BEAN, b. 2 Aug., 1816; m. Belinda Moore of Sanbornton, b. 22 Sept., 1814; d. 21 Nov., 1891. He d. 27 May, 1892. Page 342 3. BENJAMIN(3) YOUNG (Elder Winthrop(2), Benjamin(1)) b. 7 Jan., 1778; m. 1800 in C., Mary, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth Jackson. He d. 21 March, 1854, in Calais, Me. Mrs. Young b. in Lee; d. Nov., 1883, over one hundred years of age. Her father fought in the Revolutionary war. Was at the Battle of Bunker Hill. She was a descendant of Walter Jackson, the first of the name in Dover. Children, may not be in order of birth: i. LOREN WHITING(4), b. 7 Dec., 1803, in Wheelock, Vt.; d. 1898. ii. Obadiah. iii. Elijah. iv. Benjamin. v. Harrison. vi. Jackson. 9. vii. WINTHROP, b. 18 Sept., 1817. viii. John. ix. Milo F. x. Mary. xi. Deborah. xii. Abigail. xiii. Maria. 4. OTIS(3) YOUNG (Elder Winthrop(2), Benjamin(1)) m. first, 25 Oct., 1804, in C., Catharine Johnson of C., where she was b. and where she resided and d. 2 Nov., 1845, aged 62 years. He m. second, 16 April, 1846, in C., Mrs. Lois (Miner) Waldron of C., a sister of Mrs. Stephen(4) Young. Mrs. Otis Young had a dau. by previous m., Emily Waldron, who d. 2 March, 1854, aged 23 years. Mr. Young d. 27 Dec., 1870, aged 91 years. Children by first marriage: 10. i. THOMAS JEFFERSON(4), b. 10 March, 1805. 11. ii. WINTHROP, b. March, 1809. iii. STEPHEN, b. 2 Sept., 1810; m. 14 March, 1847, in C., Sophia Miner, b. 22 Sept., 1824; d. 17 Aug., 1897. He d. 6 April, 1893. 12. iv. JOHN LANGDON, b. 22 March, 1812. v. WILLIAM HARRISON, unm.; d. 27 Nov., 1841, aged 27 years. vi. MARY OTIS, b. 13 July, 1818; m. 21 Oct., 1845, in C., Sylvester Stevens. (See Stevens Gen.) 13. vii. CATHARINE JOHNSON, b. 1 July, 1823. 5. POLLY(3) YOUNG (Elder Winthrop(2), Benjamin(1)) b. 25 Aug., 1786; m. 23 Aug., 1804, in C., Samuel Hill of Loudon, b. 18 Nov., 1781; d. 27 Dec., 1852. She d. 21 Sept., 1860. Mr. Hill was a descendant of John Hill who came from Eng. in 1632 and settled near Portsmouth. Children: i. OTIS(4) HILL, b. 13 Oct., 1804. ii. HANNAH HILL, b. 8 May, 1806; m. Joseph Batchelder of Loudon, b. 10 Feb. 1800. She d. 28 Feb., 1891. Children: 1. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS(5) BATCHELDER, b. 10 March, 1826; m. Eliza Sanborn of Loudon. He d. 2 Aug., 1911, in Danvers, Mass. 2. OTIS HILL BATCHELDER, b. 6 Jan. 1828; m. Maria Howard. He d. and she m. second, Joseph F. Smith of Northfield. 3. CLARISSA BATCHELDER, b. 6 Jan., 1830; m. Cyrus Batchelder of Chichester. 4. JOSEPH PORTER BATCHELDER, b. 21 Oct., 1835; m. first, Eliza Whitney of C. (See Whitney Gen.) She d. 9 June, 1881, aged 42 years. M. second, Abbie Demerritt. Child by first marriage: Alfred Porter(6) Batchelder, b. 7 March, 1859, in Loudon; m. 4 Feb., 1882, in C., Nellie May, dau. of Cyrus Gilman and Sarah Jane Brown of C. (See Brown Gen.) Children, b. in Loudon: (1) Ernest Leon(7) Batchelder, b. 4 June, 1884. (2) George Whiting Batchelder, b. 30 April, 1886. 5. ELVIRA AMANDA BATCHELDER, b. 4 June, 1839; m. first, Abram Sanborn of Concord. He d. and she m. second, Augustus Fay. Page 343 6. ROSETHE BATCHELDER, b. 17 April, 1845; unm.; d. young. iii. WASHINGTON HILL, b. 11 July, 1808; m. Abigail Neal. He d. 20 Nov., 1891. Children: 1. Drexia(5) Hill, b. 16 Nov., 1833; m. Henry Potter. She d. Feb., 1910. 2. John Hill, b. 25 Feb., 1843; m. 31 May, 1861, Lizzie Hodge, b. 27 June, 1841. 3. Mary Hill, b. 19 Aug., 1844; m. March, 1864, Anis Bean. He d. 12 Oct., 1909. iv. MARY HILL, b. 21 July, 1810; d. 26 July, 1829. v. JOHN SILVER HILL, b. 18 Dec., 1815; m. Sophia Sawyer Cate. He d. 21 Dec., 1858. vi. SARAH GLINES HILL, b. 13 Dec., 1817; m. Jeremiah Whittier. She d. 17 Oct., 1853. Children: Josephine(5), Samuel, Joseph and Catherine Whittier. vii. ALVIRA AMANDA HILL, b. 1 Nov., 1818; deceased. viii. MARTHA SUSAN HILL, b. 24 Oct., 1819. ix. WINTHROP HILL, b. 10 June, 1822; m. Nancy Clifford of Loudon. Child: Sylvanus(6) Hill. x. SAMUEL DIMOND HILL, b. 11 May, 1829, in Loudon; m. Sept., 1871, in Pittsfield, Lucretia Ann, dau. of Thomas Swett, b. 1834, in Pittsfield; d. 14 Dec., 1886. Children: 1. JOHN SWETT HILL, b. 28 Aug., 1872; m. 2 Jan., 1900, Cora Belle Maxfield, b. 17 Jan., 1881. Children: (1) Gladys Lucretia(6) Hill, b. 14 March, 1901. (2) Ellena Belle Hill, b. 14 Aug., 1902. (3) Harry Swett Hill, b. 27 Oct., 1903. (4) Evelyn Blanche Hill, b. 19 June, 1906. (5) Fred Scott Hill, b. 5 June, 1909. 2. BLANCHE HILL, b. 25 Nov., 1874; m. Louis David Morrill of C. (See Morrill Gen.) 6. BETSEY(3) YOUNG (Elder Winthrop(2), Benjamin(1)) b. 29 July, 1788, in C.; m. 16 June, 1808, in C., Joseph Young, b. 13 March, 1778, in Belmont; d. 11 Dec., 1843. She d. 22 Feb., 1877. They resided in that part of Gilmanton now Belmont where they d. Children, b. in Belmont: i. SOPHRONIA(4), b. 8 May, 1809; m. James G. Bradbury. She d. 2 May, 1897. Children: 1. Francis Clark(5) Bradbury; m. and had four children. He d. in Melrose, Mass. 2. Joseph Young Bradbury, m. and has three children. ii. LAVONIA, b. 5 Dec., 1810; m. Henry Dashwood of Boston where she d. 1858. No children. iii. ANDREW BAILEY, b. 29 March, 1812; m. Eliza Jane, dau. of John and Nancy (Avery) Evans, b. 5 April, 1815; d. 29 Aug., 1903. Mr. Young d. 12 Jan., 1906. Children, first four b. in Belmont: 1. ORREN DEMERRITT(5), b. 6 July, 1834; m. first, 11 Sept., 1856, Sophia Jones of Candia, b. 7 Sept., 1839; d. 28 April, 1892. M. second, Nancy Chase of Kennebunk, Me. He d. 7 March, 1904, in Lyndonville, Vt. She res. in Worcester, Mass. Children by first marriage: (1) Alice Sophia(6), b. 19 Oct., 1857; m. 20 Feb., 1883, George Gilman of Lowell, Mass. He is a machinist and has a plant in Lowell. (2) Lunette Jane, b. 26 Jan., 1860; m. Clarence Wilkinson of Laconia, engineer on the Canadian Pacific R. R. Children: Florence(7) Wilkinson, b. 20 Sept., 1890; m. 20 Sept., 1910, in Newport, Vt., Ernest Gilpin of Troy, Vt.; Emma Wilkinson, b. 9 July, 1893; d. young. (3) Jeff, b. 4 July, 1862; unm. Residence, Lexington, Mass. (4) Anna, b. 1 Nov., 1864; m. Jason Greenleaf of Lowell, Mass. He d. 1893; she, 12 April, 1896. Child: Ethel(7) Greenleaf, b. 4 July, 1884. (5) Lizzie, b. 11 Sept., 1869; unm. (6) Adna, b. 19 March, 1870, unm.; d. 27 Feb., 1898. Page 344 (7) Mertie, b. 3 Feb., 1875; m. 1 May, 1901, Fred Fisher who was killed the same year on the railroad. (8) Henry Parker, b. 13 Jan., 1878; m. Mertie Fisher of Lexington, Mass. He is a machinist and resides in Lowell, Mass. Children: Verna(7) and Hazel. (9) George, b. 12 July, 1880; d. 11 March, 1881. (10) Aretas, b. 3 June, 1882; unm. (11) Shirley, b. 15 Jan., 1885; unm.; res. in East Holden, Me. 2. OLIVIA SOPHINIA, b. 18 May, 1836; m. 11 Oct., 1855, in Manchester, James Monroe Atwood of Lisbon. He d. 2 Dec., 1895. Adopted child: Lillian Palmer Atwood, b. 2 Aug., 1868; unm. 3. ELIZABETH ANN, b. 17 March, 1839; m. Oct., 1858, George W. Elkins of Belmont. He d. 19 July, 1905. 4. HENRY HARRISON, b. 23 July, 1843; unm. Lives on the ancestral homestead. 5. MAHALAETTE, b. 1846; d. 1848 in Sanbornton. iv. BETSEY, b. 12 Feb., 1814; m. Daniel Swett of Belmont. Children, b. in Belmont: 1. Dustin(5) Swett, d. young. 2. Charles Swett, m. and res. in Manchester. 3. Dan Swett, m. ---- Sanborn; res. in Laconia. He was previously m. to Adeline Abbott who d. They had five children. v. ELEAZAR, b. 16 Jan., 1816; m. Alice Pickering. Adopted child: Emma Pickering Young. vi. NANCY, m. John Currier of Gilmanton. Children, b. in Gilmanton: Joseph(5), Ellen, Fred, Arthur Carroll, twins, Edgar and Emma, Sarah, Annie and Henry Currier. vii. ANN F., b. 18 April, 1822; d. in infancy. viii. PETER CLARK, b. 1 Oct., 1825; d. 13 April, 1843; unm. 7. SOLOMON(3) YOUNG (Elder Winthrop(2), Benjamin(1)) b. in C.; m. first, Maria Morrill of Loudon, who d. 6 Jan., 1841, in C., aged 39 years. M. second, 25 Jan., 1844 in C., Hannah Peverly. (See Peverly Gen.) She d. 23 March, 1868, aged 65 years. He d. 14 July, 1873, aged 78 years. They d. in C. Children by first marriage: i. APPHIA AMANDA(4), b. 10 Feb., 1822; m. 19 April, 1847, in C., William Forrest Sargent. (See Sargent Gen.) ii. SARAH EMERY, d. 7 May, 1853, in C., aged 30 years; unm. 8. NANCY(3) YOUNG (Elder Winthrop(2), Benjamin(1)) m. 25 Dec., 1822, in C., Gardner Batchelder of Loudon. He was previously m. and had three children. Children, probably not in order of birth: i. H. FRANK BATCHELDER, m. and had three children. He d. 23 May, 1891, aged 63 years. ii. ABRAM BATCHELDER, b. 27 Aug., 1832; m. Laurentia A. Whitney who d. 13 March, 1900. (See Whitney Gen.) He d. 17 Sept., 1898. One child. iii. ABBIE BATCHELDER, b. 13 Jan., 1843; d. 18 Dec., 1899. iv. WILLIAM BATCHELDER. v. STEPHEN BATCHELDER. 9. WINTHROP(4) YOUNG (Benjamin(3), Elder Winthrop(2)) b. 18 Sept., 1817; m. 14 June, 1849, Catherine Sophia, dau. of John and Isabella Gilles Johnson. Mrs. Young is a descendant of John Johnson who arrived with Gov. Winthrop and settled in Roxbury, Mass. She is also a descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower. Mr. Young d. 10 July, 1896. Children, b. in Calais, Me.: Page 345 i. EMILY SOPHIA(5), b. 14 June, 1855; m. 22 Aug., 1877, in Minneapolis, Minn., Edward Johnson, son of William Moody and Lucy (Johnson) Kimball, b. 20 Nov., 1852, in Lawrence, Mass. (See Kimball Gen.) Res., Minneapolis, Minn. ii. HOWELL WINTHROP, b. 21 Aug., 1857; unm. 10. THOMAS JEFFERSON(4) YOUNG (Otis(3), Elder Winthrop(2)) b. 10 March, 1805; m. 6 Sept., 1829, Ann, dau. of Moses Kimball. She was sixth in line from Richard Kimball who sailed from Ipswich, Eng. (See Kimball Gen.) He d. 4 Jan., 1853; she, 11 Aug., 1864. Children: i. OTIS(5), b. 11 Aug., 1830, in Northfield; m. 28 Oct., 1855, in Northfield, Mary J., dau. of Reuben and Dorothy Osgood Whitcher, b. 1831 in Northfield; d. 23 Aug., 1887, in Plymouth. No children. 14. ii. JOHN MORRILL, b. 2 July, 1831. 15. iii. FLORA A., b. 6 Oct., 1832. 16. iv. THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. 29 Dec., 1833. v. MARY OTIS, b. 8 Jan., 1835, in C.; m. 25 Jan., 1858, in Plymouth, Daniel Emery, son of John Hill, b. 7 Sept., 1833; d. 2 Oct., 1899, in Northfield. He was postmaster of Tilton ten years. 17. vi. SARAH MARIA, b. 21 March, 1836. 18. vii. EDWIN JOHNSON, b. 20 Aug., 1837. 19. viii. DEARBORN JOHNSON, b. 9 Feb., 1839. ix. CATHARINE, b. 6 April, 1840, in C.; m. John W. Fifield. She d. 5 Oct., 1906, in North Brookfield. Mass. x. WILLIAM H. H., b. 6 Oct., 1841, in C. He enlisted 3 Sept., 1861, in Plymouth in Co. I, 4th Regt., N.H. Vol.; re-enlisted 24 Feb., 1864, with rank of Corporal; was killed 30 July, 1864, in a mine explosion at Petersburg, Va. 20. xi. HARRIET L., b. 29 Jan., 1844. xii. HESTER A., b. 17 Dec., 1845; d. 8 Feb., 1846. 21. xiii. FANNIE H., b. 10 Jan., 1847. xiv. JANE ELIZA, b. 11 Oct., 1849, in Plymouth; m. in Worcester, Mass., Jaber Reed. She d. 12 May, 1873. 11. WINTHROP(4) YOUNG (Otis(3), Elder Winthrop(2)) b. March, 1809; m. Sallie H., dau. of James and Ruth Cofran, b. 9 May, 1808. He d. Dec., 1846, aged 39 years. She d. 29 March, 1893. Children: 22. i. ELIZABETH HILL(5), b. 11 March, 1837. ii. SARAH FRANCES, b. 9 March, 1843; d. 19 Nov., 1856. 12. JOHN LANGDON(4) YOUNG (Otis(3), Elder Winthrop(2)) b. 22 March, 1812; m. Olive Twombly. He d. 28 June, 1894. Children, may not be in order of birth: i. WINTHROP JUDSON(5), unm.; d. in the Civil war. ii. HELEN AMANDA, b. in C.; m. George Robinson. Children: 1. George E.(6) Robinson, d. young. 2. Jennie E. Robinson, res. in Waltham, Mass. iii. ANN MARIA, b. in C.; m. John Hanscom. Child: Grace May(6) Hanscom, d. in infancy in Cambridgeport, Mass. 13. CATHARINE JOHNSON(4) YOUNG (Otis(3), Elder Winthrop(2)) b. 1 July, 1823, in C.; m. 25 Nov., 1844, John Clark, son of Obe Stanton, b. 14 Oct., 1822, in Bartlett; d. 9 Oct., 1892, in N.Y. City. Children: i. FRANK CHASE(5) STANTON, b. 12 July, 1846; m. Henrietta Fowle. ii. CHARLES HENRY STANTON, b. 10 April, 18.51; m. Delia Collier. Page 346 iii. JOHN CLARK STANTON, b. 15 Nov., 1853; m. first, Lizzie Leonard; m. second, Grace Andrews. iv. EMMA STANTON, b. 19 Feb., 1857; m. Arthur B. Paine. She d. 4 June, 1906, in Mazatlan, Mex. No children. v. CATHARINE STANTON, b. 28 July, 1859; m. Edward J. Fallon. 14. JOHN MORRILL(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 2 July, 1831, in C.; m. 1 Jan., 1854, in Northfield, Abbie W., dau. of Reuben and Dorothy Osgood Whitcher, b. 15 March, 1830, in Northfield; d. 12 Oct., 1903, in Plymouth. Child: Fred J.(6), b. 30 Nov., 1860; d. 12 Dec., 1882. 15. FLORA A.(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 6 Oct., 1832, in C.; m. Henry Plummer. Resided in Plymouth and Campton; d. in Ashland. Children: i. William(6) Plummer, deceased. ii. George Plummer, ra. and has four children. Resides in Ashland. 16. THOMAS JEFFERSON(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 29 Dec., 1833, in C.; m. 27 April, 1862, in Drytown, Cal., Elizabeth C. Hickson, b. 12 Aug., 1845. He went to San Francisco, Cal., where he remained till 1857. He now res. in Modesto, Cal. Children: i. WILLIAM H.(6), b. 8 May, 1863; m. first, 27 Feb., 1884, Maude E. Love, b. 20 April, 1863; d. 14 May, 1901; m. second, 27 Dec., 1905, Elizabeth J. Barber. ii. MARY E., b. 3 Feb. 1866; m. first, 18 Dec., 1882, George W. Witty; m. second, 26 Aug., 1901, Henry H. Miller. iii. THOMAS J., b. 19 Dec., 1868; m. 23 Jan., 1895, Odessa Riley. iv. LENORA M., b. 2 Jan., 1871; m. 1890, D. C. Wood. v. LULU G., b. 19 March, 1875; m. 19 Feb., 1900, Wilbur C. Hall. 17. SARAH MARIA(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 21 March, 1836, in C.; m. 29 July, 1864, in Plymouth, Henry Jerome, son of Nathan Reed of Princeton, Mass. She d. 11 Nov., 1893, in Worcester, Mass. Child: Herbert Eugene(6) Reed, b. 1 Feb., 1869, in Worcester, Mass., m. first, 23 June, 1892, Carolyn E. Butler. She d. 17 July, 1894, in Worcester, Mass. M. second, 25 Nov., 1896, in Dedham, Mass., Sarah L. E. Wood. 18. EDWIN JOHNSON(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 20 Aug., 1837, in C.; m. first, 1858, in Dorchester, Annie L., dau. of James and Theodate Waldron Elliott, b. 1 Jan., 1840, in Dorchester; d. 7 Nov., 1882, in Campton. He m. second, 7 Jan., 1886, Helen M., dau. of Benjamin T. and Sarah J. Melvin Whipple of Laconia. She d. 14 Aug., 1891. He m. third, 9 Nov., 1892, Georgia E., dau. of George C. and Eunice Corser Lancaster of Northfield. Children by first marriage: i. Maude A.(6), b. 9 March, 1859; m. 23 June, 1883, William C. Emerson of Campton. ii. Herbert G., b. 18 Feb., 1868. 19. DEARBORN JOHNSON(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 9 Feb., 1839, in C.; m. 7 Jan., 1868, in West Brookfield, Mass., Delia A. Mathews. He served through the Civil war in the 7th Cal. Regt. Residence, Los Angeles, Cal. Children: i. Edith G.(6), b. 6 March, 1870; m. 25 Jan., 1900, in Los Angeles, Cal., Robert W. Brydon. She d. 3 Jan., 1904. Page 347 ii. Mabel Ann, twin, b. 20 Oct., 1872. iii. May Whipple, twin, b. 20 Oct., 1872; d. 15 July, 1874. 20. HARRIETT L.(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 29 Jan., 1844, in C.; m. in North Brookfield, Mass., Charles Turner. Child: Harry(6) Turner. 21. FANNIE H.(5) YOUNG (Thomas Jefferson(4), Otis(3)) b. 10 Jan., 1847, in Gilmanton; m. 24 July, 1873, in Concord, George H. Boardman of Lowell, Mass., where she d. Child: Samuel Herbert(6) Boardman, b. 13 Dec., 1874, in Lowell, Mass.; m. 8 Sept., 1903, in Portland, Ore., Anna Belle Hawkins. Residence, Irrigon, Ore. 22. ELIZABETH HILL(5) YOUNG (Winthrop(4), Otis(3)) b. 11 March, 1837, in Laconia; m. 18 Dec., 1863, in Northfield, Benjamin Franklin, son of James and Sallie Baldwin, b. 28 Aug., 1820, in Middleburg, Va.; d. 11 March, 1896, in Grafton, W. Va. Children: i. THOMAS S.(6) BALDWIN, b. 4 April, 1865; m. 8 Sept., 1888, Blanche Estella McCubbins, b. 1 July, 1872. ii. FANNIE E. BALDWIN, b. 20 Dec., 1869; m. 4 Oct., 1898, Thaddeus Bell, b. 28 March, 1861. iii. MAPLE E. BALDWIN, b. 13 Oct., 1874; m. 29 Sept., 1897, Ernest L. Love, b. 28 March, 1861.