Pioneer Families - SQUIRE
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.

ELI SQUIRE He was one of the very first settlers of the town, being a member of the first party to settle in March, 1803. He took the lot on the north side of the Potsdam road opposite that of Elisha Risdon. Zebina Coolidge tells me that Mr. Squire went into the smuggling business during the War of 1812-14, and the war coming suddenly to an end practically ruined him. He exchanged his interest in the farm for the trip hammer shop which he sold afterwards at auction for $10. About all I learn as to his family and descendants I get from Mr. Coolidge. He tells me there were seven children:
  • Levi, b. 1804. There are several people who think he was the first child born in town.
  • Asa, m. -----. He took up the lot on the south side of road, opposite Lee Eastman's residence, and later went up south of Parishville where he built a sawmill. The place was for years called Squire's mills. Had five children:
    • Darwin.
    • Royal B., d. in Minneapolis; m. ----. Had two children:
      • C. D., b. 1863; 1. Minneapolis.
      • Ray W., 1. Manila, P.I.
    • James, 1. W. Bangor, N.Y.; m. -------. Had one child:
      • Letty,I. Canton, N.Y.
    • Lucy, m. Lyman Oliver. Had two children, who died.
    • Elzina. She married and has a daughter who is Mrs. George H. Swindells of Minneapolis.
  • Daniel.
  • James, was a Baptist preacher.
  • Orilla, m. Wilder Dorwin of Vermont.
  • Lydia, m. Elder Grayton Brand.
  • Harriet, m. a Mr. Chandler.
ASHBEL SQUIRE b. August 6, 1769, Addison, Vt.; d. March 18, 1855; m. Polly Smith, b. March 15, 1777, Addison, Vt.; d. July 23, 1843. He came into town in March, 1803, prepared to settle and did settle. (See the story of the first settlers for full particulars.) Had seven children:
  • Laura, b. January 28, 1796; d. February 6, 1833; m. Isaiah Coolidge, b. June 5, 1793; d. December 19, 1865. Mr. Coolidge m. 2d, Abigail Barrett, June 30, 1833; b. February 8, 1807; d. August 3, 1883. Mr. Coolidge built a hovel for Mr. Risdon's cattle, and helped him in his hunting. Was in War of 1812, battle of Plattsburg. Had six children by first marriage:
    • Zebina, b. January 17, 1816; 1. Fort Jackson, N.Y.; m. Eliza Johnson of New Hampshire. Mr. Coolidge is now past eighty-six, in good health and possesses a most remarkable memory. He has visited me several times at Potsdam during the preparation of this volume, and his assistance appears in many places. Had one child:
      • Laura J., d. 1898.
    • Lucy, b. March 26, 1823; d. in childhood.
    • Ira Smith, b. June 25, 1825; d. January 11, 1898; m. Emily White, March 6, 1862; b. May 8, 1839; 1. Fort Jackson. Had four children:
      • Retta L., b. December 5, 1863, Lawrence, N.Y.; 1. Lisbon, N.Y.; m. Fred E. Lawrence, March 17, 1889; b. February 17, 1865. Had four children:
        • Lydia E., b. January 4, 1890, Lisbon, N.Y.
        • Lillie M., b. January 23, 1891, Potsdam.
        • Jennie E., b. March 28, 1895, Lisbon.
        • Maud E., b. January 26, 1897, Potsdam.
      • Jessie E., b. January 17, 1868; 1. Dickinson Centre, N.Y.; m. Hubert Downey, November 25, 1890; b. February 19, 1864. Had three children:
        • Allen H., b. August 21, 1891.
        • Ruth M., b. May 24, 1893.
        • Francis E., b. May 28, 1898.
      • Ira A., b. November 4, 1870, Monson, Ohio; 1. Fort Jackson
      • Charles H., b. October 24, 1874; 1. Fort Jackson; m. Gertrude M. Williams, December 31, 1895; b. July 6, 1878. Had one child:
        • Daisy Belle, b. March 28, 1896.
    • Russell, b. February 4, 1828; d. in childhood.
    • Polly, b. August 10, 1830; d. October 11, 1900; m. Henry Royce of North Lawrence. Had one child:
      • Loretta M., d. September 23, 1889; m. F. A. Coolidge.
    • Laurel, b. January 12, 1833; 1. Hopkinton; m. Roseltha White of Canton, b. December 11, 1838. Had three children:
      • Fred A., b. July 12, 1862; 1. Peoria, Ill.; m. Loretta M. Royce, November, 1884; d. September 23, 1889; m. 2d, Mary Jasmer. No issue.
      • Keren I., b. March 23, 1871; 1. Hopkinton.
      • Ina M., b. May 26, 1878; 1. Hopkinton.
    Children of Isaiah Coolidge by second marriage:
    • Laura E., b. May 8, 1834; 1. Kenosha, Wis.; m. Schuyler Stearns.
    • Ellen, b. October 9, 1835; d. February 15, 1895.
    • Russell L., b. May 6, 1837; 1. Fort Jackson; m. Laura E. Haywood, d. November, 1869; m. 2d, Mrs. Ermina E. (Roberts) Sanford. (See Sanford family.) No issue.
    • Hannah A., b. March 5, 1839.
    • Eliza A., b. July 3, 1841; 1. Stockbridge, Wis.; m. Charles W. Haywood, November 23, 1861; b. December 13, 1834. Had four children:
      • Ada, b. December 4, 1864, Stockholm; d. March 12, 1865.
      • Hervie A., b. March 5, 1866, Eaton, Wis.; 1. Stockbridge; m. Dora R. Brooks, November 20, 1895. Had three children:
        • Harry E. , Dale M. and Lois M.
      • Alvin M., b. January 21, 1868, Stockbridge, Wis.; m. Gertrude Sanford, July 8, 1898. Had one child:
        • Ralph A.
      • Abbie H., b. January 10, 1878; d. August 19, 1885.
    • Elzina M., b. June 12, 1845; d. January 24, 1898; m. Luke D. Adams, May 17, 1862; b. May 28, 1838; d. January 14, 1896. Had six children:
      • Delbert F., b. March 13, 1868; m. Carrie A. Goodale, November 10, 1887. Had four children:
        • Millard F., b. December 24, 1889.
        • Gladys L., b. March 31, 1891.
        • Glenn L., b. June 16, 1892.
        • Fay A., b. August 6, 1894.
      • Effie I., b. October 24, 1869; d. June 9, 1870.
      • Lilies N., b. September 15, 1873; 1. Potsdam; m. Edward J. Strong, March 27, 1889. Had three children:
        • Ethel B., b. March 23, 1890; d. December 14, 1890.
        • Bernice E., b. June 12, 1892; d. December 4, 1892.
        • Lloyd A., b. April 18, 1899; d. May 26, 1899.
      • Cary C., b. May 28, 1875; d. April 22, 1876.
      • Vernie E., b. February 20, 1881; d. February 5, 1883.
      • Herrie M., b. May 7, 1884; d. March 12, 1885.
    • Frances, b. October 30, 1847.
  • Rachel, b. February 24, 1799; d. November 29, 1886, at Russell Squire's; m. Rev. John Simonds of Lawrence, February 1839. No issue.
  • Chloe, b. September 11, 1800; d. September 23, 1869; single.
  • Russell, b. February 14, 1802; d. March 2, 1888; m. Eliza Peck, April 7, 1830. Had eight children:
    • Adelaide E., b. March 4, 1831; d. December 20, 1845.
    • Ruth L., b. July 6, 1832; d. January 28, 1880; m. Charles Benedict, January 12, 1854; b. December 30, 1819; d. October 3, 1893. Had three children:
      • Charles F., b. December 4, 1856; 1. Cornwall, Vt.; m. Agnes B. Taggart, September 13, 1882. Had four children:
        • Ward T., Stuart L., Ruth J. and Arthur E..
      • Rollin S., b. January 14., 1859; d. March 5, 1897; single. Emma E., b. October 16, 1861; 1. Cornwall, Vt.; m. Fred F. Dean, March 17, 1886. No issue..
    • Helen A., b. April 16, 1837; single; 1. Hopkinton.
    • Jane R., b. November 13, 1838; m. Homan H. Sheldon, September 30, 1858; b. April 6, 1831; d. April 17, 1883. Had six children, only two living:.
      • Emily A., b. December 27, 1859; d. October 12, 1863.
      • E. Jennie, b. April 7, 1863; 1. Nicholville; m. Frederick L. Day, September 11, 1883. Had three children:
        • Vera B., Vaughn C. and Donald S..
      • Maud A., b. January 31, 1865; d. April 4, 1869.
      • Florence E., b. May 31, 1868; d. September 25, 1874.
      • Rollin C., b. July 4, 1870; single; 1. Nicholville.
      • Ruth E., b. April 22, 1872; d. August 9, 1900; m. Frank W. Bibbins, August 25, 1896; 1. Nicholvine..
    • Emma V., b. May 24, 1840; 1. Oak Park, Ill.; m. Rollin S. Williamson, September 4, 1859; b. May 23, 1839; d. August 10, 1889; m. 2d, Dr. E. W. Wood. Mr. Williamson was a judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill. No issue.
    • Russell S., b. August 25, 1842; single; 1. Wisconsin.
    • Jerome B., b. July 9, 1848; 1. Hopkinton; m. Martha A. Trussell, December 1, 1880; b. June 26, 1857. Had two children:
      • Sarah E., b. July 5, 1889.
      • Frank T., b. September 19, 1892..
    • Addie B., b. July 7, 1852; 1. Hopkinton; m. H. Greeley Fisk, February 24, 1875; b. June 5, 1853. Had three children:
      • Raldo A., b. December, 1876.
      • Merl A., b. June 2, 1882.
      • Myrtle F., b. August 29, 1883..
    • Ira, b. March 6, 1804; d. March 28, 1883; a bachelor. Several descendants of Ashbel Squire claim that Ira was the first male child born in town. (See topic of first child.)
    • Eben, b. October 2, 1806; d. August 28, 1882; m. Olive Witherell. No issue.
    • Huldah, b. July 24, 1807; d. July 10, 1856; single..

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