Pioneer Families - BALDWIN
Extracted From
Chapter XVII
Early history of the town of Hopkinton :
history of East Village (Nicholville) and vicinity,
diaries of Elisha Risdon and Artemas Kent,
soldiers of the Civil War,
genealogical record of sixty of the pioneer families

Carlton E. Sanford
Boston: Bartlett Press, 1903

[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]




IN this chapter is given the genealogical records of many of the pioneers of the town, of all that I have been able to gather sufficient data and information to make a fairly full record. The preparation of these records has required much time, labor, correspondence, persistence and patience. Had I had in the beginning a full comprehension of the tedious labor required, I now feel sure I should not have undertaken it. That there are some errors in dates and possibly a few in names I am quite satisfied, since considerable of my information came from elderly people who wrote feebly and indistinctly. I think it will be readily understood, if the reader will bear in mind that it is in continuous order; that the first, second, third and fourth generations are each carried slightly to the right, and that each generation always has the same indentation.

NATHANIEL BALDWIN b. 1776, Amherst, Mass.; d. 1826; m. Betsey M. Flint. Came from New Hampshire in 1811, selected what is known as the Dyer L. Merrill farm, made a little clearing in the unbroken forest, built a log cabin near where the present residence stands, went back to New Hampshire and came with his family in the spring or early summer of 1812. On his death his son Nathaniel, Jr., conducted the farm till 1843, when it was sold to Horatio N. Barnes. Had twelve children:
  • Betsey, d. in Hopkinton; m. Orange Moon. Had three children:
    • Mary Ann, m. an officer in the regular army and d. in Florida.
    • Norman and James C. The latter at two years of age and on his mother's death was, by her act, adopted by Dr. Gideon Sprague.
  • Nathaniel, Jr., b. August 19, 1805, in Litchfield, N.H.; d. January 25, 1888, Albion, Iowa; m. Cynthia Hobart, April 13, 1833; b. 1807; d. December 11, 1887. He was appointed administrator of his father's estate when twenty-one. He built a sawmill just south or back of the John C. Smith place on the Turnpike, but it proved a poor venture owing to a lack of water. In 1846 he bought a farm on the Mud Street road in Parishville, where he lived till 1857, when he moved to Potsdam. In 1863 he went to Iowa, where he prospered, dying at Albion, highly respected. His wife was a daughter of Deacon Isaac N. Hobart of Lyme, N.H., but later of-Hopkinton. Had four children:
    • Luman E., b. October 9, 1835, in Hopkinton; 1. Brooklyn, N.Y.; m. Susan E. Vermilyea, December 3, 1867; b. November 25, 1847; d. April 14, 1885; m. 2d, Marion Sill, April 14, 1888; b. February 1, 1843. Enlisted August 9, 1862, at Ogdensburg, N.Y., in 16th Regiment. He was in twenty-two battles, slightly wounded at Chancellorsville, and also at Spottsylvania Court House. Discharged from 121st Regiment, July 9, 1865, at Albany, N.Y. Had five children by first and two by second marriage:
      • Frank E., b. March 10, 1869; m. Ervie McCutcheon, August, 1899. Had one child:
        • Frank E., Jr., b. March 23, 1901.
      • Isaac J. V., b. November 19, 1872.
      • Alfred H., b. August 17, 1875; m. Jennie Grundy, 1896. Had one child:
        • Emma E., b. March, 1898.
      • Susan E., b. August 19, 1877; d. September 19, 1877.
      • William F., b: February 1, 1881; m. Theresa Maner. Had two children:
        • Mariam, b. January, 1900; d. February, 1900.
        • Samuel L., b. December 23, 1901; d. July, 1902.
      • Marian J., b. December 14, 1888; d. August 25, 1890.
      • Julia M. F., b. October 12, 1890.
    • B. Frank, b. January 25, 1839; d. December 28, 1894, Denver, Colo.; m. M. Elizabeth Anstead, May 1, 1860; m. 2d, Emma Crowe. Enlisted in 16th Regiment and was wounded in battle near Burketsville, Md. He settled in Iowa and was long in the employ of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company. He had two daughters, Addie and Minnie, and is survived by only the latter, Mrs. Minnie Crandall of Denver, Colo.
    • Alzina C., b. May 18, 1844; 1. Albion, Iowa; m. J. D. Armstrong, October 16, 1861, of Cornwall, Ont.; m. 2d, J. B. Cripps, January 25, 1872. Had two children by first and one by second marriage:
      • J. Freddie, b. July 23, 1863; d. August 16, 1868, by accidental shooting.
      • Cora C., b. November 1, 1867; 1. Albion; m. F. H. Huntington, December 14, 1892; b. January 30, 1863. Had one child:
        • Carol, b. June 6, 1899.
      • Clara C., b. November 30, 1874.
    • Martha J., 1. Moville, Iowa; m. Henry Babcock, September 20, 1863, Hogansburg, N.Y. Had nine children: Frank, Carrie, Harriet, Anna, Nellie, Charles, Martha, Benjamin and Clarence.
    • William G., b. April 27, 1807, Bedford, N.H.; d. January 17, 1892, Mount Hope, Ga.; m. Martha G. Willis, b. August 10, 1825, Foxborough, Mass.; d. May 12, 1902, Chicago. They were married in Concord, N.H., August 2, 1846. Had eleven children:
      • Edgar Frank, b. May 30, 1847, Concord, N.H.; 1. Chicago; m. Louisa Hazen, November 17, 1867; b. May 12, 1846, Alburg, N.Y. Had five children:
        • Lillian M., b. August 23, 1868; d. April 10, 1876, Chicago.
        • Robert, b. February 20, 1871, Alburg; 1. Chicago.
        • Lettie L., b. April 22, 1873; 1. Norfolk, N.Y.; m. Edgar G. Spottswood, June 3, 1891; b. 1863, Norfolk, N.Y. Had three children:
          • Nettie L., b. February 24, 1893; d. October 10, 1899.
          • Mabel G., b. July 4, 1895, Lagrange, Ill.
          • Loretta M., b. October 14, 1898, Lagrange, Ill.
        • William, b. March 8, 1877, Alburg; 1. Chicago.
        • Merton, b. December 20, 1879; d. March 21, 1886, Chicago.
      • Julia A., b. August 30, 1848, Concord, N.H.; d. June 5, 1900, in Chicago; m. Edwin S. Varnum, August 29, 1872; d. November, 1877, at Sharon, Vt. Had two children:
        • Mattie E., b. June 12, 1873, Deerfield, Mich; 1. Chicago.
        • George H., b. April 28, 1875, Sharon, Vt.; 1. Chicago.
      • Oscar W., b. January 12, 1850, Pierrepont, N.Y.; 1. Chicago.
      • Newton H., b. May 13, 1851, Pembroke, N.H.; d. March 6, 1888, in Chicago.
      • Frederick W., b. June 3, 1853, Andover, N.H.;1. Chicago; m. Marriette Wilson, September 3, 1876; b. February 24, 1849, Sharon, Vt.; d. June 1, 1900, in Chicago. Had one child:
        • Elsie B., b. June 6, 1879, Sharon, Vt.; 1. Chicago.
      • Daniel W., b. September 24, 1854, Royalton, Vt.; d. May 31, 1901, in Chicago.
      • Mary M., b. April 5, 1857, Royalton, Vt.; d. November 25, 1858, at Hogansburgh, N.Y.
      • Cora M., b. June 26, 1859, Hogansburgh, N.Y.; 1. Illinois.
      • Laura T., b. October 22,1861, Lawrence, N.Y.; 1. Chicago, Ill.; m. Charles M. Kemp, June 1, 1880, Sharon, Vt.; b. May 28, 1852, Momence, Ill. Had three children:
        • Mabel B., b. February 15, 1885; 1. Chicago, Ill.
        • Maud L., b. August 20, 1888; 1. Chicago, Ill.
        • Earl Le Roy, b. March 121, 1893; 1. Chicago, Ill.
      • Mary Jane, b. February 15, 1864, Lawrence; 1. Chicago.
      • Lillian M., b. May 21, 1866, Hopkinton; 1. Chicago; m. David P. Caldwell, April 30, 1895; b. November 29, 1854. Had three children:
        • Daniel B., b. September 13, 1896.
        • Winfield A., b. January 3, 1898.
        • Dorathy L., b. June 19, 1901.
      • Lorena, d. in Parishville; m. David Eastman. (See Samuel Eastman.)
      • Nancy, d. in Parishville.
      • Lyman, d. in Hopkinton; m. Sarah Post. Family extinct. Had two daughters: Caroline and Emily.
      • Alvin, b. February 11, 1815, in Hopkinton; d. April 23, 1852, in Stockholm; m. Sarah De Long, b. 1817; d. May 15, 1857. Had one child:
        • Amos Alvin, b. December 23, 1851; 1. Brasher Falls, N.Y.; m. Nancy Ann Church, October 20, 1873; b. October 4, 1853. He was born in Stockholm, lived in Ontario, Mich., and also in the eastern states, where he was superintendent and designer in several woollen mills. Since locating at Brasher Falls he has held the position of worshipful master nine years, president of Board of Education six years and justice of the peace twelve years. His business is that of printer, author and publisher. In the last twelve years he has published the following works on designing and weaving: viz., "The Self-Instructor in Textile Designing," "A Treatise on Designing and Weaving," , "The Loom Fixers' Manual " and "The Designers' Chart." Mr. Baldwin is a recognized authority in the art of textile designing, and his works have won an enviable reputation. Had two children:
          • Roscoe Reuben, b. June 2, 1876; d. April 10, 1878.
          • Bessie Maude, b. February 12, 1880, W. Eaton, N.Y.
      • Caroline, b. 1817; d. 1840 at Massena; m. Samuel Clark; d. 1864 at Alexandria, Va. Had two children:
        • Mary, b. 1836; d. March, 1865, Edwards, N.Y.; m. Daniel W. Sprague, January 1, 1854; 1. Spragueville, N.Y. Had one child:
          • Fred Clark, b. November 10, 1859; d. April 15, 1864.
        • Joseph Clark, b. April 4, 1839; 1. Massena Centre, N.Y.; m. Mary F. Cramer, June 16, 1870; b. June 26, 1842. On the death of his mother and when only a few months old he was adopted by a Mr. Robinson, by which name he has since been known. He was in the Civil War and reached the rank of major, by which title he is still called. His only recollection of meeting his father was in finding him in his command during the war. Had three children:
          • Mary Edith, b. November 26, 1871, Lyons, N.Y.; 1. New York City; m. Alex. G. Mercer, June 6, 1899. Had one child:
            • Alice Ruth, b. July 9, 1902.
          • Alice Nelson, b. March 19, 1877; 1. Massena Centre.
          • Clarence C., b. October 22, 1879.
      • Philo, d. in Parishville.
      • George H., b. January 2, 1822; d. March 19, 1860, in Lawrence, N.Y.; m. Rhoda R. Osgood., April 18, 1850; b. October 12, 1832; d. August 20, 1852; m. 2d, Nancy Burlingame, d. 1883. Child by first marriage:
        • George R., b. April 30, 1852; 1. Dickinson Centre, N.Y.; m. Ellen M. McComber, February 28, 1882; b. February 22, 1852. Had three children:
          • George Merton, b. December 6, 1884.
          • Hattie Sophia, b. September 15, 1887.
          • Frank P., b. February 21, 1893.
      • Mary J., b. September, 1824; 1. Waterloo, Iowa; m. Dr. J. C. Corey; d. November, 1893; incomplete. A very prominent physician.
      • Benjamin Frank, d. in Potsdam; m. Henrietta Wheeler (now Mrs. John J. Dutcher, Potsdam).

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