Old Families of Weathersfield
History of Windsor County Vermont
Lewis Cass Aldrich published in 1891
Boynton, Colonel John, came from Winchendon, Mass., to Weathersfield about 1770. He was a tall, spare man, with a powerful voice, which could be heard for a distance of of two miles in common conversation. He was a colonel of a regiment during the Revolutionary War. His children were Cyrus Jewett, who died December 4, 1843, being eighty years of age; Beman, born in 1768, died in 1849, he was a Baptist minister; Molly, died single; David, was an elder in the Baptist Church, and died at Johnson, Vt.; and Ephraim. Cyrus (son of Colonel John) was called the captain, and built the house occupied by Luther Warren. He married Hannah Graves, and their children were Lucian, who died at Springfield, III.; Caroline, wife of Samuel Duncan, resides in Mitchell, la.; Nancy, widow of Stephen Prentiss, lives at Washington, D. C; Fannie (deceased), married F. D. Nichols ; Luther; Sumner, resides in Washington, D. C.; John, died single ; Frank, lives at Ferndale, Cal.; Rollin and David, both reside at Topeka, Kan.
Boynton, Luther, son of Captain Cyrus, was born in Weathersfield, March 3, 1812, and married Olive Durant. They had three children, viz.: Edmund L., died at seventeen years of age ; Durant J.; and Cyrus C, a resident of Pasadena, Cal. Luther's second wife was Phebe M. Manship. He died May 5, 1889.
Boynton, Durant J., son of Luther, was born in Waitsfield, Vt., December 8, 1841, and married Isadore L. Field. They have no children. Durant J. was educated at the Springfield, Wesleyan, and Fairfield Academies; was at the University of Vermont one year, and in the Medical Department two years, and graduated from Pittsfield Medical College in 1886. He practiced his profession a brief period, but in 1870 engaged in the wood and timber business at North Springfield, where he now resides.
Chamberlain.-This family can be traced back for centuries, their names being found on the muster rolls of William the Conqueror at the ''Battle of the Abbey." Therefore they are of Norman blood, and in "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage" appear a large number of coats of arms of tlie Chamberlain family. The Puritan ancestor was Richard Chamberlain, who located at Roxbury (now a part of Boston, Mass.) His son Joseph, baptized June 4, 1665, was a soldier in the Indian wars, and was at Hadley, Mass., in 1676. At the beginning of the eighteenth century he removed to Colchester, Conn., and in March, 1711, was voted by that town £1, 13s., to entertain the French ambassador who passed through the town en route for New London, Conn. Joseph had a son Benjamin, born in 1691, who had a son Oliver, born February 9, 1737, and in 1761 married Mary Jones. This was the Weathersfield settler. He came from Windsor, Conn., to Charlestown, N. H., then a military post, and was a hatter by trade. He had a family of ten children, viz.: Wyatt, born December 26, 1763, emigrated to Ohio ; Oliver, born July 16, 1765, married Polly Stoughton; Sally, born December 19, 1766, married Samuel Cook; Levi, died young; Alva, born February 17, 1771, married Abigail Stoughton, resided in Weathersfield; Chauncey; Polly, married John Boynton ; Betsey, married Joseph Joslin; Nancy, married John Bisbee; and Amasa, emigrated to Ohio.
Chamberlain, Jotham, came from Westminster, Vt, to Weathersfield in 1802, and married Irene Briggs, and had the following family: Almira, died single; Edson, left no issue; William, left no issue; Henry, resides in West Windsor; Thomas S.; Azubah (deceased), married John Huntingdon ; Martha, married Henry Jackson ; Mary, married Henry Haskell; Minerva, widow of Ezra Perkins; the last three reside in Wisconsin ; and Clark. Jotham died in Stockbridge in 1847.
Chamberlain, Thomas, son of Jotham, was born in Weathersfield, October 11, 1815, and married Eunice Lull, and had four sons, all of whom with himself are residents of Weathersfield, viz.: Elias, Edgar T., Henry W., and Herbert A.
Chamberlain, Edgar T., son of Thomas S., born in Granville, Vt., September 10, 1845. married Sarah G. Tolles, and they have no children.
Converse, Rev. James, was born in Bedford, Mass., in 1773, and was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Aldrich) Converse. He graduated from Harvard College, and studied theology with Rev. Dr. Payson, of Rindge, N. H. The only charge he had during his life was the Congregational Church of Weathersfield Center. His first wife was Mehitable Cogswell, of Boston, and of their six children two died in infancy. The others are Almira, widow of Judge Chandler, resides in Saxton's River, Vt.; Elizabeth, widow of Dr. Simon C. Hewitt, late a surgeon of Boston, Mass.; James C, a resident of Boston; and Lucius, died in Weston, Vt. His second wife was Charlotte, daughter of Major White, of Windsor, Vt. Their children were Susan, widow of the Rev. Nelson Bishop, who resides at Windsor, Vt.; Charlotte, wife of Chittenden Rossiter, of Windsor, Vt.; Henry, died at the age of twenty-three years; Mary (deceased), married George Barrett, of Weathersfield ; Edmund, one of Boston's most successful merchants; Harriet, widow of Ptolemy Severance, resides in Greenfield, Mass.
Danforth. Joseph, was born in Billerica, Mass., and came to Jaffrey, N. H, and from there to Chester, Vt., and to Weathersfield ab from there to Chester, Vt., and to Weathersfield about 1790. He married Lydia Cox, and had the following family : Joseph; Thomas, who died in Boston ; Levi, died in New York State; Clarissa (deceased), married Danford Richardson; Ann (deceased), married John Snowden ; Betsey (deceased), married Asa Brown; Hannah, married Samuel Lloyd; Emeline (deceased), married Rev. William Lane; Louisa, died single; John W., died at Hartford, Conn.; William H., died in New York Slate.
Danforth, Joseph, son of Joseph, was born at Jaffrey, N. H., November 19, 1787, and died December 30, 1870. He married Margaret O'Brien, and their children were James and Charles, both without issue ; Louisa C, resides at Weathersfield Bow ; Sarah E., wife of Joseph Richardson, of Northfield, Vt.; Franklin, William, and Margaret all died young
Davis, Jonas B., was born in Plymouth, Vt., February 2, 1808, and was the eldest son of Samuel and Sarah Davis. He came to Weathersfield in 1821 and apprenticed himself to a blacksmith. He removed to the farm now occupied by his widow in 1835, where he continued the blacksmith business until his death, December 20, 1883. He married Louisa B. Hall, and their two children were Mary (deceased), married Charles P. Parker of Cavendish, and Frank, a resident of Weathersfield.
Dean, William, came from Connecticut to Weathersfield in 1772 and was among the early settlers. He died at Granville, N. Y., and had a family of seven children, viz.: Christopher, died at Granville, N. Y.; Theodotia (deceased), married Simon Wilson; Elizabeth (deceased), married a Mr. Lyman ; William, a bachelor, died in New York State; Benajah; Cushman, died in Weathersfield and left no issue; and Lemuel, died in New York State.
Dean, Benajah, son of William, was born in Weathersfield, November 16, 1774, and married Lydia Richards, and their children were Eli, who died in Weathersfield; two of his sons, George H. and Albert, reside in Boston, Mass., and another, Franklin, in Minnesota; Minerva (deceased), married George Diggins; Avis (deceased), married Walter Newell; Olive (deceased), married John Smith; Lydia R., the wife of Lyman Cabot, of Weathersfield, he was born in Hartland, Vt., March 13, 1818, and came to Weathersfield in 1844, they had no children; Sophia (deceased), married John Smith. Benajah died June 14, 1864.
Dickinson, David, a native of Westminster, Vt., first settled in Andover, Vt., and came to Ludlow, Vt., in 1814, where he died. He married Rhoda Adams, and had ten children, viz.: Rebecca (deceased), married Parker Pettigrew; Linda (deceased), widow of Silas Warren; Hannah, died single; Rhoda (deceased), married Ira Dickinson; Sophronia, died single ; Sylvia, married Wood Barnard, living at Oberlin, O.; Laura (deceased), married Allen Streeter ; David, died in Weathersfield; Hubbard B., resides in Weathersfield; Cyrus, died young.
Dickinson, Hubbard B., son of David, was born in Andover, Vt., May 27, 1810, and married Leafy Spafford. Their children were George, a member of Company K, Sixteenth Vermont Regiment, died of sickness contracted in the army ; Orrison, resides in Weathersfield, is a bachelor ; and Isadore (deceased), married Charles Wardner. Mr. Dickinson has been a resident of Weathersfield since 1830.
Diggins, Martin, a native of Connecticut, immigrated to Weathersfield about 1800. He married Abigail Upham and had a family of twelve children, of whom Martin, the youngest, was born April 7, 1813, and married Minerva Newell. They had two children; Ellen (deceased), married William H. Cobb, of Springfield, and Sanborn, who died and left no male issue.
Downer, Galen, son of Dr. Abraham Downer, married for his first wife a Miss Dean, and had the following children : Abel, Roswell, Samuel and Lucretia. His second wife was Miss Mary Brown.
Downer, Samuel, son of Galen, was born in Weathersfield in 1800, and died in 1838. He married Sarah Read, and they had eight children : Harriet (deceased), married John Brown ; Cutler, a custom-house broker in Boston, died in that city ; Caroline (deceased), married Henry Williams; Roswell; Mary Jane and Susan, both the latter are married and live in Boston; Dean, a resident of Marshalltown, la.; and Helen, who died young.
Downer, Roswell, son of Samuel, born in Weathersfield, September 9, 1821, married Harriet Parker, and had two children : Emily, the wife of Charles Allen, of Chester, Vt.; and Fred H.. engineer on the N. Y. C. and H. R. R. R., resides at Stratsburg, N. Y.
Farwell, Richard, was of English descent and died in Weathersfield, April 23, 1859, aged eighty-two years. His first wife was Mary Farwell, and their sons were Benjamin, Gilman, Darius, Richard, John and Haskell, all of whom, excepting Darius, died and left ,no male issue. Their daughters were Sarah (deceased), who married Erastus Conners; Rosie (deceased), married William Woods; Miriam (deceased), married Eugene Crain ; and Martha, the wife of Cutler Saunders, of Pasadena, Cal.
Farwell, Darius, son of Richard, was born in Weathersfield, July 29, 1814, married Martha Cooper, and they had four children, viz.: Henry, a resident of Marlboro, Mass.; Joel; Mary, the wife of John Smith, of Acworth, N. H.; and Charles, a resident of New York city. Darius died January 1, 1883.
Field, Levi, a native of Weathersfield, Conn., was one of the early settlers of the town and purchased a large tract of land in the northern portion. He built a brick house at Ascutneyville now occupied by Charles Hubbard. He married Rhoda Lawrence and had the following family: Fanny (deceased), married William Quinn; Eunice (deceased), married Chester Beckley ; Levi H.; Rhoda (deceased), married George Green ; Belinda (deceased), married John Moore; and Paul, who became a large land owner in Chicago, where he died.
Field, Levi H., son of Levi, was a native of Weathersfield, where he died in 1854, aged fifty-eight years and nine months. He married Bertha Phillips and they had seven children : John P.; Lyman W., lives in Kansas; Reuben, died in Rutland, Vt; Daniel, was a member of the Ninth Vermont Regiment, died during the war; Rhoda, the wife of Charles Marcy, of Hartland, Vt.; Willard, died at Brattleboro, Vt; and Mary, died aged sixteen years.
Field, John P., son of Levi H., was born in Weathersfield, September 9, 1827. He married Susan A. Bates, of Springfield, and they have two children: Sarah A., the wife of Charles Cady, of Weathersfield, and Mary E., the wife of Frank Proctor, of Cavendish, Vt
Gould, John, was born at Topsfield. Mass., March 27, 1795, and came to Cavendish, Vt., in 1822. His wife was Polly Curtis, of Boxford, Mass. Of their eleven children, John, Mary, Alfred and Mary died young; Helen, at the age of fourteen years; Rodney, at St. Louis, Mo.; and Francis, in Weathersfield. The four living are John, Stella M., the wife of Charles Demmons, of Rowe, Mass., Humphrey, a resident of Perkinsvilie, Vt., and Hattie, the wife of H. H. Hicks, of Perkinsvilie. John died September 19, 1865.
Gould, John, son of John, was born in Cavendish, July 28, 1827, and married for his first wife Orpha Buck, by whom he had two children, Anna 0. and Hattie. His second wife was Lottie E. Briggs, and they had one child. Lottie.
Gowing.-The families in this town of this name are descended from Benjamin Gowing, who was a native of Massachusetts, and came to Chester, where he was among the early settlers. He had a large family of children, among whom were March, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Samuel, Hannah, and Lucretia, who married J. M. Aldrich.
Gowing, March, son of Benjamin, died in 1868, at the age of seventy years. He married Betsey Whiting, and they had eight children: Valentine, died in Vermont; Lucretia (deceased), married Jonathan Webster; Patience (deceased), married, first, an Adams, and, second, George Garland ; Susan (deceased), married John Hale ; Elizabeth, a widow, resides in Troy, Vt., married, first. Frank Adams, and second, Mr. Norris ; Jonas, died in Chester; Abijah B.; and Nathaniel, deceased.
Gowing, Abijah B., son of March, was born in Springfield, October 16, 1816. He married for his first wife Lenora Lockwood, by whom he had eight children, viz.: Delia, the wife of Gardner Bemis. of Charlestown, N. H.; Marcia ; Amelia (deceased), married Warren Paine; Mary, the wife of Cyrus Cobb, of Springfield; Jane, the wife of George Jones; Henry, resides in Reading, Vt.; Horace, lives ii Massachusetts; and Martha, died young. His second wife was Gratia Bemis, by whom he had three children, viz.: Fred, who married Ada Marston, has one child, Clarence, who resides in Weathersfield ; Frank, died young; and Almon, who married Lillia K. Thayer, has one child, Jessie. He lives in Weathersfield. Abijah B. has been a resident of Weathersfield since 1841.
Grimes, Bradford, was born in Hancock, N. H., May 12, 1815, and was the third son of William and Mary (Jones) Grimes. He came to Weathersfield in 1838 and was engaged until 1841 in the teaming business between that point and Boston. With the exception of five years passed at Brandon, Vt., and three years in Northern Michigan, he has been a resident of Weathersfield since his first settlement there. His first wife was Mary E. Norton, by whom he had two children : Franklin N., a member of the Fourth Vermont Regiment, was wounded at Lee's Mills, Va., and died at Fortress Monroe, and Mary A. (deceased), married Enoch Weatherbee, of Springfield, Vt. Mr. Grimes married for his second wife Mrs. Rebecca A. Dartt. His third wife was Eliza Ann Parsons.
Grout, Hezekiah, was one of the early settlers of Weathersfield. having come to the town from New Hampshire as early as 1772. We are unable to give the names of all of his children, but he had four sons, viz.: Philander, Oliver, Seth and Kyar; the latter died at Mendon, Vt.
Grout, Seth, .son of Hezekiah, married a Hagar, and had the following family : David, who died at Randolph, Vt.; Nelson, died in Massachusetts ; Matilda (deceased), married Abel Spafford ; Seth; Nancy (deceased), married Samuel Smith; and Nellie (deceased), married Marshall Whittaker.
Grout, Seth, son of Seth, was born in Weathersfield, June 26, 1791, and died in 1831. He married Dolly Brown, and their children were Emeline (deceased), married Bradley Mitchell; Warren; and Harlan P., who resides in Weathersfield.
Grout, Warren, son of Seth, was born in Weathersfield, June 29, 1820, and married Roxy P. Halsey. Their one child, Oscar, was born in Weathersfield, and married Alice Proctor. They have three children : Lena M., Dolly and Frank W.
Grout, Oliver, son of Hezekiah, married a Morse, and of his seven children none are living. Their names were Dan, Harvey, Seer, Minerva, Electra, Adaline and Laura, the last two married.
Grout, Dan, son of Oliver, was born in Weathersfield, in 1792, and died in 1864. He married Lucy Whitney, and they had six children, viz.: Minerva, the wife of Alonzo Amsden, of Windsor; Maria (deceased), was twice married; Ann (deceased), was twice married ; Volney, William Wirt and Henry.
Grout, Volney, son of Dan, was born in Cavendish, December 7, 1828, and married Martha Ann French. Their children are Hattie, the wife of Alvin Harlow, of Ware, Mass.; and Clara M., the wife of Albert Billings, of Weathersfield. Martha, wife of Volney Grout, died April 28, 1888. He afterwards married Mrs. Isabella A. Chase, of Athol, Mass. The children of Alvin Harlow are Mabel, Ralph V. and Arthur W. The children of Albert Billings are Helen, Sarah and Martha A. H.
Hall, Elijah, was born in Grafton, Mass.. in 1770, and died in Weathersfield in 1820. He married Lucy Knowlton and had three children, viz.: Mary, widow of James Ferson, who lives at St. Charles, 111.; Jonathan W., who died a bachelor in Weathersfield in 1858; and Louisa B., widow of Jonas B. Davis, resides in Weathersfield.
Hammond, Luther, born at Dartmouth, Mass., May 5, 1781, was a shoemaker by trade, and came to reside in Weathersfield about 1850, and died in that town February 27, 1871. He married Abigail Hall, of Cornish, N. H. They had three children, Luther, Marcia (deceased), married George Hawkins, and Adin, died at Stowe, Vt.
Hammond, Luther, son of Luther, was born at Cornish, N. H., June 17, 1811. He was married three times, but his only child is Marcia, wife of Jarvis Walker, of Langdon, N. H., by his first wife, who was Amanda Currier of Langdon, N. H.
Haskell. Elijah, was a resident of Norwich, Conn., and upon his death his widow and some of his children, among whom were the following sons, viz.: Gideon, Jacob, John, Roger, and Perez, came to Weathersfield and settled.
Haskell, Gideon, son of Elijah, was born in Norwich, Conn., November 10, 1766, and married Mehitable Barnard, and had the following children : Minerva, married Deacon Jonathan Whitcomb, of Claremont, N. H.; Fannie, married Deacon Nathaniel Warren, of Weathersfield ; Emily, married Dr. Josiah Richards, of Claremont, N. H.; William, remained upon the homestead, called " Governor's Right," located one-half in Springfield, the other in Weathersfield; Franklin, removed to Kansas, and was the father of Hon. Dudley C. Haskell, a member of Congress from that State, who was elected to the 45th Congress, and served continuously until his death, December 16, 1883; and Leverett, who died and left no issue. Gideon died February 25, 1842.
Haskell, William, son of Gideon, born in Weathersfield, Vt., January 30, 1803, married for his first wife Sarah Hall, by whom he had one child, Emily, wife of Deacon J. Warren Tolles, of Weathersfield. His second wife was Orrinda, daughter of Ebenezer Shedd. Their children were Charles H., died aged two years; William Henry; Charles W., resides in Grafton, Vt.; Jane E., wife of C. S. Worcester, of West Windsor ; Abby (deceased), married Frank Dartt; Eben S., resides in Lebanon, N. H. William died April 21, 1884.
Haskell, William Henry, .son of William, was born in Weathersfield, Vt., August 19, 1834, and married Cornelia A. Chase, of Springfield, Vt., and has two children, viz.: William Henry, jr., and Mary C. Mr. Haskell resides just over the line in the town of Springfield. He married second, August 20, 1890, Minnie L. Cobbe, of Woodstock, and occupies the old homestead. Mary C. married, March 18, 1800, George W. Bates, of Springfield, and lives on the Safford place near Springfield village.
Jackman, Abner, was born in Lunenburgh, Mass., September 20, 1758, and married Rebecca French, and their children were Joshua, died young; Levi, died in New York State; Sally (deceased), married Joseph Parker; Betsey (deceased), married Obadiah Streeter; Rebecca (deceased), married Erastus Dartt; Abner, died in Illinois; Joseph, died in Lincoln, Vt.; Luther, died in Colraine, Mass.; Polly (deceased), married Charles Barrett; and Salome, widow of Mr. Strong, resided in Berlin, Vt., and died April 25, 1890, aged eighty-two years and eleven months.
Jarvis, Hon. William, was born in Boston, Mass., February 4, 1770, and was the son of Dr. Charles Jarvis, of Revolutionary fame. He was educated for mercantile life, and became an active and successful merchant in 1791; but on account of the failure of friends for whom he had become responsible, he relinquished his business in Boston and became part owner of a ship, and for the five following years he followed the sea as supercargo and captain. In 1801, owing to his experience in mercantile and maritime affairs, he was appointed by President Jefferson as Consul and Charge d'Affaires to Lisbon. While in this position, by his characteristic energy and diplomatic sagacity, he succeeded in stopping the confinement of American seamen by English authorities; he secured the admission of flour into Spain with small duties, thereby gaining for this country the immense neutral trade during the Peninsular War. He also changed the quarantine regulation for American ships from six weeks detention to three days. The expense of the war made it necessary for Spain to sell the celebrated flock of Spanish sheep, which had a reputation throughout the world and which they had spent a thousand years in improving. Mr. Jarvis at different times sent to this country 3,500 of these sheep, which was a larger number than came to America from any other source, and has been the means of adding untold millions to the agricultural wealth and manufacturing industries of the United States. After a residence of nine years in Lisbon, in 1810 Consul Jarvis came to Weathersfield Bow, he having sent previous to this time to Dr. Jarvis, his cousin at Claremont, N. H., a large number of sheep from Lisbon, and his visit was to look after this interest. He became delighted with the place and decided to settle there and purchased a large tract of land. In his country home he wrote for the journals of the day and corresponded with the prominent statesmen from 1816 to 1836, on the subject of the tariff and other matters affecting the industrial interests of the country, his opinions being accepted with great consideration. Though often solicited to hold office he firmly declined, preferring the enjoyments and attachments of home and the society of friends. Consul Jarvis continued to live in Weathersfield until October 21, 1859, when he passed away. His death left a vacancy in the ranks of the statesmen of that day that was felt throughout the country. Of a large family of children there are only two living, viz.: Harriet Bartlett, widow of John De Forest Richards, resides in Chardon, Neb., and Catharine L.. who married Colonel Leavitt Hunt, brother of the celebrated artist, William Hunt of Boston. They reside on the old homestead in Weathersfield.
Jarvis. Major Charles, son of the Consul, was born in Weathersfield, August 21, 1821 At the age of nine years he was placed under the tuition of Solomon Foote at Castleton, Vt, and afterwards attended Exeter Academy. He was a student of Vermont University at the age of fourteen years, being the youngest member of his class. Graduating in 1839 he began the study of law in the offices of Leverett Saltonstall and Judge Ward of Salem, Mass. The fallowing year he entered the law school at Cambridge, Mass., but relinquished his studies and returned to Weathersfield on account of the death of his only brother, William. From this time he devoted himself to his parents, relieving his aged father from the weight and care of business, and settled his estate after his death. Feeling it his duty to devote himself to the service of his country, he raised a company for the Ninth Vermont Regiment in March, 1862, and was chosen captain. The regiment was captured at Harper's Ferry and paroled in the strictest manner and ordered to Fort Douglass, Chicago. On account of the absence of his superior officers the command of the camp devolved on Captain Jarvis. In June, 1863, the regiment was ordered to Yorktown Va , and Captain (now Major) Jarvis received a furlough and returned home. He was soon ordered to Boston Harbor to take charge of the Vermont conscripts, but rejoined his regiment at Yorktown early in October, 1863. The regiment removed to New Berne, N. C, and subsequently to Newport Barracks, N. C, and on December 1, 1863 while on an expedition Major Jarvis was mortally wounded. Major Jarvis was never married.
McEwen, Malcolm, of Scottish descent, moved into Weathersfield at an early day, and married Lydia Plant. They had five children, viz.: Betsey, who married Reuben Strow; James (deceased), married, but left no descendants ; Archibald, became a physician, and practiced a number of years in Cavendish, and left no issue; Nancy, married Isaac P. Strow; and Francis, who died West, leaving no descendants.
Morse, Hiram S., was born in Pomfret, Vt., May 20, 1806, and was a son of Jacob and Rachel (Cheedle) Morse. He married for his first wife Isabella Murray, by whom he had six children, viz.: Lorett, wife of A. W. Leighton, of Livermore, la.; Mary Ann, died at thirteen years of age; Adaline, wife of E. S Jackman, of Pomfret, Vt.; Isabel, wife of George A. Weston, of Fairibault, Minn.; Annette and Rosette (deceased), twins, the former became the wife of Rev. Eugene Daniels, a Baptist minister, the latter died at the age of six years. His second wife was Charlotte L. Fish. Their children are Susan E., wife of George G. Wilson, of Weathersfield; and Abner H. Mr. Morse became a resident of Weathersfield in 1854, where he died May 18, 1886.
Murray, Samuel, came from Massachusetts to West Windsor, and married Sally Hammond. They had four children, viz.: Charles, who died in Weathersfield ; Isabel (deceased), married Hiram S. Morse ; Mary Ann (deceased), married James Weston; and Allen, born in Cornish, N. H., November 6, 1819, married Elvira, daughter of John Preston. They had two children, Ella (deceased), and Emma, wife of F. W. Blanchard, of Weathersfield. Mr. Murray has been a resident of Weathersfield since 1836.
Squire, John, a native of Connecticut, came from Salisbury, Vt., to Weathersfield in 1799. He married Sarah Carter, and had four children, viz.: Reuben, who died in Vermont; William, died in Pennsylvania; Peter; and Polly, who married -Brown.
Squire, Peter, son of John, was born in Salisbury, Vt., in 1789, and died in Weathersfield, June 5, 1867. He was married three times, viz.: to Esther, Betsey, and Ann, all daughters of William Craigue. The children by the first wife were William, who died in Wisconsin: James, died in Boston; Betsey, widow of Hyland Lockwood, resides in North Cambridge, Mass.; Moses Parker, died in Boston ; John P. and Joseph, residents of Boston; and Lydia, died at the age of twenty years. The children by the second wife are Esther A. and Ellen M., both residents of North Cambridge. There was but one child by the third marriage, viz.: Horace Rollin, born in Weathersfield, December 13, 1839, and married Luella B. Scales; has two children: Annie and Horace Harrison.
Stoughton, Nathaniel, was born in East Windsor, Conn., March 28, 1746, and married for his wife Abigail Potwine, and their children were Abigail, married Albert Chamberlain ; Nathaniel, went to Ohio; Lydia, married Philemon Tolles ; Martha, married Jeduthum Cobb; Sarah, married, first, Luke Carter, and second, David Weatherbee; John ; Thomas, went to New York State, and had a son, Edwin, who became United States minister to Russia; Richard, died at Royalton, Vt.; William, went to Illinois; Alice, married Frederick France, and is the only one living, she resides at Decatur, Ind.; and Daniel, died at the age of eighteen years. Nathaniel died February 6, 1815.
Stoughton, John, son of Nathaniel, born in Weathersfield, December 20, 1787, married Betsey Watson. Their children were John P., and Elizabeth, who died single. John died February 5, 1874.
Stoughton. John Potwine, son of John, born December 22, 1819, married Laura Hull. Their children were Ruth, wife of John G. McKeen, of Russell, Kan.; Laura Ellen, married Leavitt Perham, of Ludlow Center, Mass.; Mary E.; Julia, wife of Lyman A. McKeen, of Manhattan, Riley county, Kan.; George, a resident of Weathersfield; Olin W.. a dentist at Springfield, Vt. John P. resides on the farm settled by his grandfather in 1781.
Streeter, John, was born in Rindge, N. H., April 8, 1762, and married in 1783 Sarah Carlton. He removed to Weathersfield in 1809, and died March 1, 1811. His children were John, who died in Westfield, Vt.; Obadiah ; Polly C, died single, at West Springfield Mass., aged ninety-two years ; William, died in Alabama; Benjamin, died young; Nancy (deceased), married Lot Whitcomb; Thomas, died in Rindge, N. H.; Charles, died single, in Weathersfield ; Adaline (deceased), married Henry Richardson ; and Addison, died at Ludlow, Vt.
Streeter, Obadiah, son of John, was born at Rindge, N. H., March 4, 1791, and married Betsey Jackman. They had six children, viz.: Lucius; Eliza, died at twenty years of age. Sarah (deceased), married Waldo Clark. Obadiah's second wife was Susanna Westcott. The result of this marriage was Susan, wife of Stephen Nourse, who resides in California; Charles; James, died in Kansas. Obadiah died in Springfield, March 11, 1862.
Streeter Lucius, son of Obadiah, born in Weathersfield, Vt., August 2, 1813, married Mary Jane Stratton, of Rindge, N. H., and has two sons, viz.: William L., born in Rindge, N. H., September 15, 1839, resides in Kansas; and Herbert, born March 3, 1852, married Hattie E. Butterfield, and has two sons, viz. : Harrison L. and Arthur H. Lucius has been a resident of Springfield since 1858.
Streeter, Nathaniel, brother of the first John, was born at Rindge, N. H., and came to Weathersfield about the same time as his brother, and died in the town in 1832. His first wife was Mercy Allen, and they had four children: John ; Mercy, who married Supply Reed; Lucy, married Samuel Williams ; and Maria died single. Nathaniel also had two other wives, viz.: Lydia Proctor and Zada Barnes.
Streeter, John, only son of Nathaniel, was born in Rindge, N. H., and married Elizabeth Young. Their children were Josephus; Asenath (deceased), married Alpheus Stephens; Calvin, died at Muncie, Ind.; Allen, died in Cavendish ; and Alfred is at present a resident of Weathersfield, Vt.
Streeter, Josephus, son of John, was born in Weathersfield, February 15, 1808, and married Sarah Barnes. They had four children, viz.: Caroline, who was twice married, first to Edward Stearns, second to Hiram Heminway ; William resides in Michigan, Zeda (deceased), married to David Kendall, and Betsey wife of John Murray of Wheathersfield Mr. Streeter has always been a resident of Weathersfield, excepting in 1835 - 1865 when he lived in Indiana.
Strow, Reuben, came from New Hampshire to Weathersfield and married Betsey Mudgett, and had the following family: John, who died in New York State; Reuben, who left no descendants; Isaac Thompson; William, died in New York State; Sarah, married Sewall Clement; Betsey, married Rockwell Dean ; Mary, married James Swift. Reuben left five children, two sons and three daughters.
Strow, Isaac Thompson, son of Reuben, died in his native town, Weathersfield, August 31, 1874, aged seventy-six years. His wife was Nancy McEwen, and they had one child, Isaac Archibald, born May 4, 1821, who married Sarah S. Hall, and died March 18, 1880, leaving no children.
Tolles, Captain Henry, a native of Connecticut, came to Weathersfield before the Revolutionary war. He had a family of seven children, viz.: Clark, David, Amaryllis, Henry, John, Benjamin, and Philemon. The latter two were twins. David married Elizabeth Bisbee; Amaryllis married Lieutenant Burpy Prouty ; Henry married and had a family of children : John married Rachel Consort and had six children, David, John, Fannie, Philemon, Harry, and Nathaniel ; Philemon married Lydia Stoughton.
Tolles, Clark, son of Captain Henry, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and married Sally Proctor, and had eight children : Henry ; Sally, married Ames Nichols; Clark; Levi, married Mary Mosely, and had seven children, Julia Ann, Lucian, Charles, George, Betsey, Fannie, and Henry; Lucy, married Henry Tirrell; Betsey, married a Marshall; Hannah, married Leonard Roby ; and Gershom H., who died in the West, married Cynthia Niles, and had three children, Cyrus, Leroy, and a daughter who died young. The only one living of this family is Lucy, who resides in Nashua, N. H.
Tolles, Henry, son of Clark, better known as Henry, second, was born in Weathersfield, April 10, 1782, and married Azubie Nichols. Their children were David, died at eighteen years of age; Horace C, married Sophia Wright, had nine children, Horace, Henry, Willard, Frank James, Sarah, Hannah. Jason Xenophon, and died in Nashua, N. H.; Ira, died at the age of seven years; Henry Proctor; Hiram H., died at the age of twenty-four years; Mariam P. (deceased), married Nomlas Cobb ; John Warren ; and Lucy Ann, a maiden lady residing in Weathersfield. Henry, second, died November 21, 1849.
Tolles, Henry Proctor, son of Henry, second, born December 22, 1815, married for his first wife Elizabeth Clement, and had one child, Frances (deceased), married H. H. Dake. His second wife was Amelia Tolles, and they had one child, Azubie Elizabeth, the wife of William H. Stewart, Chaplin of U. S. navy, lives in Swampscott, Mass., and has one son, Howard Proctor. Henry Proctor's third wife was Lucinda F. Beckley, and he married for his fourth wife Abbie Emerson.
Tolles, John Warren, son of Henry, second, married Emily S. Haskell, by whom he had two children, viz.: Sarah A., died at the age of thirty-three years, and Clifford R., born February 5, 1855, a resident of Weathersfield.
Tolles, Clark, son of Clark, was born in 1787, and died October 4, 1869. He married Nancy Cowles and had four children, viz.: Bedyann (deceased), married William Sheldon ; Franklin ; Eveline, the wife of Freeman Hatch, of Weathersfield; Damiette C, the wife of Horace W. Gill, of Monticello, la. Clark married for a second wife Martha Dyke.
Tolles, Franklin, son of Clark, born January 19, 1818, married Martha T. Gill, and has three children: Louis C, and Celestia, wife of Henry T. Anken, are residents of Claremont, Neb., and Horace F., born November 28, 1852, married Mary E. Pike (deceased), and had one child, Franklin A.; he afterwards married Addie A. Gill, and resides in Weathersfield.
Tolles, Benjamin, son of Captain Henry, was born in 1778, and married Sally Bisbee, by whom he had twelve children, viz.: Elizabeth, married John Stimson ; Sally, married Eben Sawtell; Benjamin, died young ; Mary, married John Finney ; Amaryllis, married Horace Lockwood. and had three children ; Hannah, married David Stimson; Benjamin Bisbee, married Mary Durry, had three children, went to Illinois; Amelia, married Henry P. Tolles; David, married Parthenia Dartt, had two children, Almon D. and Ednah; Philemon and Isabella, died single; and Abner. Benjamin died April 13, 1854 Almon D., son of David, married Hattie Bugbee, and has two children, Benjamin D. and Ednah P.
Tolles, Abner, son of Benjamin, was born July 30, 1823, married for his first wife Pamelia Pulsifer. and had two children, Sarah, wife of Edgar T. Chamberlain, and Alice L., who died December 27, 1858, aged nine years. His second wife was Caroline Jones, by whom he had one daughter, Amelia C. Abner died May 27, 1880.
Whipple, Jonathan, was born at Grafton, Mass., December 3, 1765, and married Lydia Leland. He came to Weathersfield in 1789, and died there March 29, 184:6. He had eight children, viz.: Phineas L., died in Bath, N. Y.; Lydia (deceased), married Calvin Warren; Randilla. married John C. Haskell; Josephine (deceased), married John Perkins ; Ormus Mandal; Balsora, died at twenty-eight years of age ; Jonathan E., died at Lansingburg, N. Y.; and Clarissa, died at the age of eighteen years.
Whipple, Ormus Mandal, son of Jonathan, born in Weathersfield, February 14, 1801, removed to Springfield at the age of twelve years, returned to his native town in his sixty-fifth year, and died December 8, 1877. He married Sybil Bates and their children were Jonathan 0., a resident of Mitchell, la.; Sarah S. B., wife of Fred Fairbanks, of Springfield, Vt.; Charles F.; and George F. died at four years of age.
Whipple, Charles F., son of Ormus M., born in Springfield, Vt., November 7, 1835, married Martha L. Warren, and have five children, viz.: Carrie L., Henry W., Robert M., Martha Ann and Charles Luther. He was a resident of Wisconsin from 1856 to March 3, 1862, when he enlisted in Company M, Second Wisconsin Cavalry, and was discharged January 9, 1866.
Wilson, George C, was born in Pomfret, Vt., February 13, 1849, and is the youngest son of Benjamin and Amelia (Grow) Wilson. He became a resident of Weathersfield in the spring of 1870. He married Susan E. Morse and has four children, viz.: Albion B., Emma L., George II. and Roy E.
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