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DESCENDANTS OF

ABRAHAM COLBYAND

ELIZABETH BLAISDELL,HliS WIFE,

WHO SETTLED IN BOW IN 17G8.

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CONTENTS.Chapter I. Al)valiam's Aucestry .

TI. Abraham's FamilyTil. Elijah's DescendantsIV. Willaby's DescendantsV. Willaby continued

VI. Anna's Descendants .VII. John's Descendants .VIII. Hannah's DescendantsIX. Thomas's DescendantsX. Jonathan's Descendants

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CHAPTER I.Abraham's ancestry.

There is an innate desire in all inquiring minds to learneverything that can be obtained of their ancestors, from rec-ords and tradition.Owing to the nomadic life of the early settlers of New

England, the records of families in many cases are imperfect,the children having been born in different towns, and somewere not entered on record anywhere. We now propose tO'trace the ancestry and descendants of Abraham Colby, born inAmesbury, in 1715. In 1628 and 1629 about three hundredPuritans from England had settled in Salem and Charlestown.In July, 1630, about fifteen hundred more arrived, under thelead of John Winthrop, and settled on the peninsula theynamed Boston. Among this last arrival was Anthony Colby,from the east coast of England ; he had' espoused the Puritanfaith and was No. 93 on the list of church members. In 1632we find him in Cambridge, where he married Susanna, prob-ably a daughter of William Sargent ; in 1634 he removed toSalisbury, Mas. ; in 1647 he sold his house and two-acre lotto William Sargent, a seaman, and removed west of thePowow river, that separates Salisbury from Amesbury, wherein 1658 he had sixty acres of land given him, and in 1660 hisson John had forty, and a town lot for his son John, west ofthe pond.The children of Anthony and Susanna were :

John, b. in 1633.Sarah, b. 1635.Then by second wife, Martha, he had :-Isaac, b. 1640.Rebecca, b. 1643.

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8 COLBY fa:milv.now (1895) lives; Thomas, in the valley, forty rods west of theroad ; Willa})y, north of the junction of the road east, where Ster-liuo- Colby now lives ; John, on the southwest corner of the lot,and Abraham, the father, with his youngest son, Jonathan,between the lots of John and Thomas, near the Elliot house.


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CHAPTER III.ELIJAH AND DESCENDANTS.

4.2. Elijah, mar. Ruth Platts in 17(39. Their children

consisted of : Ruth, b. October l, 1770.Kezia, b. December 25, 1773.AchsaJi, b. March 20, 1776.Betsy, b. 1779.Edna, b. 1782Moses, b. 1785 ; was drowned when young.

3. ROBEET Welch mar. Ruth, and it is not known wherethey located.

6.3. Stephen Duncklee, b. in 1770 ; mar. Kesia in 1794.

Their children were : Betsy, b. March 12, 1795.Nancy, b. June 3, 1797; d. unmarried.Moses, b. October 6, 1799.Olive, b. March 3, 1802 ; d. March 9, 1805.Achsah, b. November 4, 1804; d. 1872.Elsie A., b. October 8, 1807.Stephen, b. September 6, 1810; d. unmarried.William, b. February 3, 1813. (Twin.)Wilson, b. February 3, 1813; d. June 4, 1838; unmarried.

(Twin.)Daniel, b. September 4, 1817.Kezia, the mother, d. April 15, 1820.


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12 COL15Y FAMILY.b. February 16, 1824; mar. Adelia Clark. One son;

George^ d. from the effects of accidental shooting.The father has been a barber iu Manchester for years.18.

4. Moses Duncklee, b. in Bow, October 6, 1799; wentto Haverhill, N. H., with his parents when about twelveyears old; mar., in 1831, Lucy W. Jeffers, b, January 25,1808. Moses d. December 12, 18()7. Children:Flttvia, b. June 17, 1833.

Ahhii 31., b. October 28, 183.-).Daniel C, b. May 30, 1837.:\^. Clai'l; b. March 30, 18;','.).Lizzie 3/., b. July 7, 1842.Nancy A., b. December 5, 1842.Olive, b.

December 27, 184C.Charles Rix, b. April 11, 1810.

19.5. Flavia Duncklee, b. June 17, 1833 ; mar. for her

first husband Charles Davenport. Had one son : Henri].Soon after the death of Mr. Davenport she mar. for her

second husband, Arthur G. Sargent, b. in Warner, N. H.,April 12, 1833. They mar. August 1, 1862. He was amachinist in Boston in 1882, afterwards travelling in theWest in the interest of the Brayton Petroleum Co., settingup their engines. Children :

Lutie M., b. December li), 186;'), at East Haverhill, N. H.20.

5. Abby M., b. 1835; mar. Cyrus Morgan. [See Par. 12.]21.

5. Daniel C. Duncklee, b. May 30, 1837 ; mar., Novem-ber 25, 1865, Amelia P. Green of Providence, R. I., b.October 26, 1841. He is a locomotive engineer and livesin Providence. Children :

Alice II., b. September 25:, ISOC.


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CHAPTER III.ELIJAH AND DESCENDANTS.

4.2. Elijah, mar. Ruth Platts in 1769, Their children

consisted of : Rutli^ b. October IS, 1770.Kezia, b. December 25, 1773.Achsah, b. March 20, 1776.Betstj, b. 1779.Edna^ b. 1782Moses^ b. 1785 ; was drowned when youug.

5.3. Robert Welch mar. Ruth, and it is not known where

they located.

6.-3. Stephen Duncklee, b. in 1770 ; mar. Kesia in 1794.

Their children were : Betsy^ b. March 12, 1705.Ncmcy, b. June 3, 1797; cl. unmarried.Moses, b. October 6, 1799.Olive, b. March 3, 1802; d. March 9, 1805.Achsah, b. November 4, 1804; d. 1872.Elsie A., b. October 8, 1807.Stephen, b. September 6, 1810 ; d. unmarried.William, b. February 3, 1813. (Twin.)Wilson, b. February 3, 1813 ; d. June 4, 1838 ; unmarried.

(Twin.)Daniel, b. September 4, 1817.Kezia, the mother, d. April 15, 1820.


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12 COLBY FAMILY.b. February 16, 1824; mar. Adelia Clark. One son:

George, cl. from the effects of accidental shooting.The father has been a barber in Manchester for years.18.

4. Moses Duncklee, b. in Bow, October 6, 1T1I*.>; wentto Haverbill, N. H., with bis parents when about twelveyears old; mar., in 1831, Lucy W. Jeffers, b. January 25,1808. Moses d. December 12, 1867. Cbildren:

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Flavia, b. June 17, 1833.Ahhy 31., b. October 28, 1835.Daniel C, b. May 30, 1837.X. Clark, b. March 30, 183;i.Lizzie M., b. July 7, 1842.Nancy A., 1). December 5, 1842.Olive, b. December 27, 1846.Charles Rix, b. April 11, 1849.

19.5. Flavia Duncklee, b. June 17, 1833; mar. for her

first husband Charles Davenport. Had one son : Henry.Soon after the death of Mr. Davenport she mar. for her

second husband, Arthur G. Sargent, b. in Warner, N. H.,April 12, 1833. They mar. August 1, 1862. He was amachinist in Boston in 1882, afterwards travelling in theWest in the interest of the Brayton Petroleum Co., settingup their engines. Children :

Lutie M., b. December 19, 18G5, at East Haverhill, N. H.20.

5. Abby M., b. 1835; mar. Cyrus Morgan. [See Par. 12.]21.

5. Daniel C. Duncklee, b. May 30, 1837; mar., Novem-ber 25, 1865, Amelia P. Green of Providence, R. I., b.October 26, 1841. He is a locomotive engineer and livesin Providence. Children :

Alice H., b. September 25, 1860.


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ELIJAH AND DESCENDANTS. ' 13Helen, b. October 11, 1873. (Twin.)Herbert, b. October 11, 1873; d. July 30, 1874. (Twin.)

22.5. N. Clark Duncklee, b. March 30, 1839; mar., Sep-

tember 12, 1865, Kate M. Kimball, b. August 16, 1847.Resides in Canterbury, N. H. Children :Etta S., b. January 8, 1867.Moses R., b. November 20, 1869.Grade 0., b. November 28, 1876.

23.6. Etta S., mar., September 17, 1883, Byron K. Neal.

24.5. Lizzie M. Duncklee, b. July 7, 1842; mar., Septem-

ber 26, 1867, Dr. Henry B. Leonard. He d. February 17,1868, leaving one son:Henry B.,lo. September 8, 1868.

She mar. for her second husband, Fisher, and hasfour children.

25.5. Nancy A. Duncklee, b. December 5, 1844; mar.,November 28, 1866, Royal H. Noyes, a farmer, living atEast Haverhill, N. H. Children :

Oriilia L., b. January 13, 1869.Arrali TF., b. December 3, 1870.Augustine C, b. January 25, 1877.Sybil C, b. April 24, 1882.

26.5. Olive Duncklee, b. December 27, 1846; mar., March

26, 1868, Henry W. Sutton, b. March 24, 1847. Theyreside at East Haverhill, N. H. Children :Mary Olive, b. July 6, 1872.

27.5. Charles Rrx Duncklee, b. April 11, 1849; mar..


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16 COLBY FAINIILY.July 30, 1807. He was deacon of the Baptist oluiichseveral years.

38.4. William Elliott, b. September 5, 1790 ; inar. January

19, 1815, Ruth Wheeler, b. April 10, 1796. Children :Achsa/i, b. April 4, 1816.Mehitable, b. April 1, 1818.Esther, b. January 9, 1821.Massey W.^ b. February G, 1824.Lettie S.,\). May 14, 1820.Betsey J.., b. June o, 1.S2.S.Joel TF., b. March 7, 1834, drowned .July 4, 1853.William Elliot d. March 20, 1846 ; Ruth, his wife, d. April

10, 1873.39.

5. AcHSAH Elliot, b. April 4, 1816 ; mar. July 2, 1835,Israel Hadley, Jr., b. May 21, 1810. Children:

Lewis IF., b. .July 17, 1837.William /., b. August 8, 1839.Ruth A., b. November 21, 1842.Achsah d. September 28, 1895, in Hooksett,

40.6. William I. Hadley, b. August 8, 1839 ; nuir. 1869,

Ellen Worthley, b. March 28, 1847. Children : George H., b. February 1, 1870.Alanson M., b. April 29, 1872.

41.6 Ruth A. Hadley, b. November 21, 1842; mar., March

31, 1862, James Huse, b. July 22, 1842. (liildren:Josej)h /., b. June 18, 1863.Hattie A., b. September 9, 1865,Betsy A., b. September 26, 1(;7.Aura E., b. September 25, 1,S(;9.Loren S.. h. October 23, 1872.


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ELIJAH AND DESCENDANTS. 13Helen, b. October 11, 1873. (Twin.)Herbert, b. October 11, 1873; d. July 30, 1874. (Twin.)

22.5. N. Clark Duncklee, b. March 30, 1839; mar., Sep-

tember 12, 1865, Kate M. Kimball, b. August 16, 1847.Resides in Canterbury, N. H. Children :Etta S., b. .Jamiary 8, 1867.Moses E., h. November 20, 1869.Grade 0., b. November 28, 1876.

23.6. Etta S., mar., September 17, 1883, Byron K. Neal.

24.5. Lizzie M. Duncklee, b. July 7, 1842; mar., Septem-

ber 26, 1867, Dr. Henry B. Leonard. He d. February 17,1868, leaving one son:Henry B., b. September 8, 1868.She mar. for her second husband, Fisher, and has

four children.25.

5. Nancy A. Duncklee, b. December 5, 1844; mar.,November 28, 1866, Royal H. Noyes, a farmer, living atEast Haverhill, N. H. Children:Orplia i., b. January 13, 1869.Arrah TF., b. December 3, 1870.Augustine C. , b. January 25, 1877.Sybil C, b. April 24, 1882.

26.5. Olive Duncklee, b. December 27, 1846; mar., March

26, 1868, Henry W. Sutton, b. March 24, 1847. Theyreside at East Haverhill, N. H. Children : Mary Olive, b. .Tuly 6, 1872.

27.5. Charles Rrx Duncklee, b. April 11, 1849 ; mar.,


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IG COLBY FAMILY.July 30, 1807. He was deacon of the IJaptist churchseveral j'ears.

38.4. WiLLiAisi Elliott, b. September 5, 1700 ; mar. January

19, 1815, Ruth Wheeler, b. April 10, 179(3. Children : Achsah, b. April 1. 1816.Mehitabk\ b. April 1, 1818.Esther, b. January 9, 1821.Masse}/ W., b. February 6, 1824.Lettie S., b. May 14, 1820.Betsei/ A., b. Juue 3, 1828.Joel IF., b. March 7, 1834, drowned July 4, 1853.William Elliot d. March 20, 1846 ; Ruth, his wife, d. April

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5. Achsah Elliot, b. April 4, 1816 ; mar. July 2, 1835,Israel Hadley, Jr., b. May 21, 1810. Children: Lewis W., b. July 17, 1837.milkun /., b. August 8, 183!).EutJi A., b. November 21, 1842.Achsah d. September 28, 1895, in Hooksett.

40.6. William I. Hadley, b. August 8, 1839 ; mar. 1869,

Ellen Worthley, b. March 28, 1847. Children : George //., b. February 1, 1870.A/ansnn 3f., b. April 29, 1872.

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6 Ruth A. Hadley, b. November 21, 1842 ; mar., March31, 1862, James Huse, b. July 22, 1842. Children:Joseph /., b. June 18, 1863.Hattie A., b. September 9, 1865,Betsy A., b. September 26, 1867.Aura E., b. September 25, 1869.Loren S., b. October 23, 1872.


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ELIJAH AND DESCENDANTS. 1742.

5. Mehitabel Elliot, b. April 1, 1818 ; mar. JamesHadley, b. 1815. Children :Sylvester, b. March 7, 1836.

J. Francis, b. Ma^^ 7, 1842 ; he was a soldier in the SecondRegt., Co. F, sharpshooters, and d. at Jersey City whileon his way home, November 25, 1862. He enlistedOctober 7, 1861 ; discharged, disabled, November 15,1862.

43.6. Sylvester Hadley, b. March 7, 1836; mar., 1864,

Lucy A. McAlpine. Children:Emma X., b. January, 1866.Lucy, b. May, 1869.

44.5. Esther Elliot, b. January 9, 1821 ; mar., June, 1841.Amos Hadley, b. April 13, 1817. Children:

Lauren P., b. May 16, 1842.Amos Erivin, b. October 21, 1847.Amos Hadley was a blacksmith in East Dunbartou. He d.

.Tune 11, 1881 ; his wife d, February 9, 1888.45.

6. Lal'REN p. Hadley, b. May 16, 1842, mar. October 6,1864, Lucretia Woodbury, b. November 27, 1847, a dau.of Lyman Woodbury. Children :

Gracia, b. October 8, 1868. She lost her hearing by sick-ness when three years old.

Mr. Hadley is a skilful mechanic.46.

6. Amos E. Hadley, b. October 21, 1847 ; mar.. May 25,1865, Mariah Worthley, b. December 26, 1845. Chil-dren :AmosE., b. 3Iarch 14, 1866.Harris P., b. September 6, 1869.hia E., b. May 3, 1872.


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20 COLBY FAMll-V.enforcing the blockade of tlie ports of tlie Southern Con-federacy. Has been postmaster at Hooksett sinceAugust, 1885. Their chiklren are:XelUe P.

Flossie A.Elmer J.Amos J.Walter A.

58.3. James Saunders, b. ; mar. Betsy Colby, b. 1779.

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ELIJAH AND DESCENDANTS. 1742.

5. Mehitabel Elliot, b. April 1, 1818 ; mar. JamesHadley, b. 1815. Children:Sylvester^ b. March 7, 1836.

J. Frcmds, b. May 7, 1842 ; he was a soklier in the SecoudRegt., Co. F, sharpshooters, and d. at Jersey City whileon his way home, November 25, 1862. He enlistedOctober 7, 1861 ; discharged, disabled, November 1.5,1862.

43.6. Sylvester Hadley, b. March 7, 1836; mar., 1864^

Lucy A. McAlpine. Children:EmmaN., b. January, 1866.Liicy^ b. May, 1869.

44.5. Esther Elliot, b. January 9, 1821 ; mar., June, 1841.Amos Hadley, b. April 13, 1817. Children:

Lauren P., b. May 16, 1842.Amos Erioin, b. October 21, 1847.Amos Hadley was a blacksmith in East Dunbarton. He d.

.Tune 11, 1881 ; his wife d. February 9, 1888.45.

6. Lauren P. Hadley, b. May 16, 1842, mar. October 6,1864, Lucretia Woodbury, b. November 27, 1847, a dau.of Lyman Woodbury. Children :

Gracia, b. October 8, 1868. She lost her iiearing by sick-ness when three years old.

Mr. Hadley is a skilful mechanic.46.

6. A]sios E. Hadley, b. October 21, 1847 ; mar.. May 25,1865, Mariah Worthley, b. December 26, 1845. Cliil-dren :Amos E., b. March 14, 1866.Harris P., h. September 6, 1869.Ina E., b. May 3, 1872.


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20 COLBY FA:NnLY.enforcing the blockade of the ports of the Southern Con-federacy. Has been postmaster at Hooksett sinceAugust, 1885. Their chihlren are:Nellie P.

Flossie A.Elmer J.Amos J.Walter A.

68.Jainfes Saunders, b. ; mar. Betsy Colby, b. 1779.Children :

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CHAPTER IV.WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS.

60.WiLLABY Colby, the second son of Abraham Colby, wasborn in Amesbury, February 28, 1745. On arriving atthe age of twenty-one, he resolved to penetrate the for-ests of New Hampshire for the purpose of selecting alocation for his father, four brothers, and himself. Thespot selected was on Wood Hill, so called, in the town-ship of Bow. He soon went back to his Amesburyhome, and married Sarah Sargent of Newtown, and com-menced making arrangements to emigrate to their foresthome. His first child was born in the fall of 1767 ; thenext spring they all started for their new home in Bow,his wife on horseback with her child in her arms. Hesoon built him a frame house, east of the road where hisson Philip afterwards lived. He was well-skilled in theuse of carpenter's tools, and would glide over a frame assafely as on terra firma. Their first log house stood ashort distance south of where William A. Elliot nowlives (1892), where his father, Abraham, with theyoungest son, Jonathan, lived and died. In July, 1777,Willaby Colby with seven others, under Capt. BenjaminBean, marched for the relief of Ticonderoga ; on theirarrival at Charlestown, N. H., news came of its evacua^tion and orders to return, they were in service sevendays. He was one of the selectmen in 1796 and 1797.In 1792 he, with Enoch Noyes and Timothy Dix, werechosen a committee to accept of the meeting house, ifthe work was done according to previous agreement. In


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22 COLBY FAMILY.1774 he purchased of Benjamin Noyes an hundred-acre lot, No. 5, 14th range, in the Bog district which he,divided between his two sons, James and Philip ; tliislot was called Nottencook.

61.The childi-en of Willaby Colby and Sarah were :

James, b. October 27, 1767, iu Newton, N. H.Hepseheth, b. February 2, 1769, iu Bow.Sarah, b. 1771 ; d. 1778.Philip, b. March 16, 1773.Merriam, b. March 16, 1775.Judith, b. June 13, 1777.Sarah, b. November 10, 1779.Sarah, his wife, d. April 22, 1796, aged 54 years. In

1797 he mar. (2) Molly Sargent of Pembroke; her chil-dren were :

Polly A., b. January 1, 1798.Willaby, b. November 2, 1801.Willaby, the father, d. October 30, 1829, aged 85 years.

62.James Colby, the oldest son of Willaby and Sarah,inherited the skill of his father in the use of the square,saw, and plane ; and some of the best dwellings in townwere built by them. In 1789 he married Susanna, dau.of James Stewart of Dunbarton, b., 1773, in Salem,N. H. November 2, 1790, he bought thirteen acres witha barn, of John SuUoway, the blacksmith, on Wood Hill,and the next year he bought twenty acres with thehouse. The Imildings stood about half way from theheight where the

"liberty pole

" stood, to the wall south,on the westerly side of the road. Children :

Willaby, b. 1790; d. young.Aaron, b. April 15, 1792.Willaby, b. April 2, 1795.Levi, b. December 5, 1796.Abiah, b. March 23, 1799.


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 23Lucinda, b. January 3, 1802, in the new house.Susan, h. November 1, 1805.James, b. November 21, 1808, a twin; his mate d. ininfancy.Charles Sargent, b. February 19, 1814.James, the father d. February 1.5, 1829 ; his widow,

Susanna, d. December 18, 1848, aged 75.63.

4. Aaron Colby, the oldest son of James, Sr., b. Aj)nl 15,1792; enlisted in September, 1814, for the defence ofPortsmouth, was in service aljout three months ; hemar. December 2.5, 1817, Edith, dau. of John Rowell ofBow; she was b. July 30, 1795. They purchased thefarm where John Benson now lives (1889), lived thereuntil 1838, when they sold to Bartholomew Stevens ;then they purchased the farm formerly owned by Rich-ard Potter at the Potter Place, Andover, lived thereuntil 1867, when they sold out and moved back to Bowand bought the Hoag farm, where they both died in1877 ; he, January 18, and she, March 15. Children :Hdrrison, b. April 11, 1820.Sylvanus R., b. January 29, 1827; went to Ohio in 1852,was killed on the Ohio & Pennsylvania R. R., Septem-ber 14, 1853 ; buried in Salem, Cohimbiana Co., Ohio.

64.5. Harrison Colby; mar. November 28, 1843, Judith E.

Whitcher, b. October 25, 1819, dau. of Joseph Whitcherand Nancy Elkins, his wife, of Andover, N. H. Chil-dren :

Clementine L., b. April 23, 1845.Anthon W., b. December 7, 1850, both born in Andover.In December, 1865, they left Andover for Vineland, N. J.,

where the}' Uved until the fall of 1869, when theyremoved to Bow to care for his aged parents, who hadsold the Potter Place farm in Andover and returnedto their native town to end their days.


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24 COLBY FAiVnLY.65.

6. Clementine L. Colby, b. in Andover, N. H., April 23,1845; mar. in Vineland, N. J., August 25, 1867, Wil-liam J. McClure, b. in Duanesburg, N. Y., March 29,1842. After about one year they went to Greenwich,Conn. Children :Archibald, b. May 23, 1869. (Twin.)Alice C, b. May 23, 1869. (Twin.)Clementine L., the mother, d. January 30, 1870, in Green-

wich.7. Alice C. McCluke, b. 1869; mar., September 1, 1891,

Alexander McKee, b. in Ireland, March 17, 1863. Theyhave one son :

Charles James, b. June 16, 1892.66.

6. Anthon W. Colby, b. in Andover, N. H., 1850 ; mar.,August 28, 1873, Jessie L. Brown, b. in Bow, July 3,1856. They have one daughter:Eva M., b. June 10, 1874.Anthon W. Colby was in the employ of the C. R. R.

several years, commencing in 1870 ; carried the mailfrom Concord to Dunbarton and Bow eight years ; wasthe first postmaster at Bow Mills, and since 1888, hehas been employed in the State House at Concord.

7. Eva M. Colby, mar., June 8, 1893, David Waldo White,b. June 30, 1864; a graduate of Dartmouth and electri-cian for the street railroad in Concord. They have:Lloyd David, b. May 29, 1894.Una, b. August 21, 1895.

67.Willaby Colby, the son of James and Susan, was b.April 2, 1795 ; went to the defence of Portsmouth in1812; a pensioner; mar., November 11, 1818, Betsey M.Morgan, b. February 12, 1800. Children:

George, b. March 17, 1819.Moses, b. December 17, 1820.


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WILLABV AND HIS DEvSCENDANTS. 25Erie, b. June 9, 1823.Irad, b. October 31, 1825; d. September 18, 1829.Betsey, his wife, d. November 11, 1825. He mar. (2d)Betsey Wlieeler, b. March 16, 1803, dan. of Whitcher

Wheeler of Goffstowu. Their children :Lucinda, b. February 23, 1833.Amos, b. April 22, 1334.Irad, b. March 11, 1837.WiUaby, b. December 4, 1838.Betsey, b. June 21, 1840. ,All born in the Bog district in Bow.Willaby, the father, d. July 19, 1877.Betsey, the second wife, d. June 25, 1873.

68.5. George Colby, b. Marcli 17, 1819; mar. October 13,

1842, Olive R. Tucker, b. December (3, 1818. Theylived, in the vicinity of Manchester several years; wentto Milwaukee in 1846. Children:Livinia, b. September 11, 1843.Samantha, b. September 13, 1845.Mycdma, b. December 28, 1846; d. August 18, 1850.Arminda, b. December 22, 1848; d. July 19, 1872.'Nelson G., b. September 23, 1850; accidentally killed on

the railroad, November 8, 1869.Marion S., b. March 8, 1852.Mary A., b. April 20, 1854.Lucina M., b. October 24, 1856; d. November 7, 1874.Inez A., b. September 2, 1860.WiUie, b. April 15, 1863; d. young.

69.6. Livinia Colby, b. September 11, 1843; mar., July 20,

1863, James E. Phinney of Cleveland, O., h. October 26,1841. Children:Frank J.,h. June 10, 1865.George Edmnnd, b. January 17, 1870.Wesley Eugene, b. March 2, 1872.


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26 COLBY FAMILY.6. Marion S. Colby, b. 18;>2; mar., June 15, 1875, J. K.

Williams, of Welsh descent, b. in Cambria, Wis., Decem-ber 14, 1848. He is of the firm of Clement, Williams& Co., furniture dealers in Milwaukee, Wis. Theyhad :

Inez Gertrude, b. March 12, 1876.Edith, b. Januaiy 26, 1878.Warren C, b. July 4, 1880; d. youug.The mother d. December 16, 1881.

70.6. Samantha, 1). 1845; mar., January 1, 1867, George H.

Ehinger, b. in Northampton, Mass., July 12, 1845. Hed. April 6, 1869, leaving one daughter :

Georgia Manj, b. March 3, 1869.She mar. (2d) George W. Farr, b. in Euglaud in 1810;

d.Jul}' 18, 181)0, in Beaver Dam, Wis., where they nowreside.

7. Georgia Mary mar., July o, 1892, Walter S. Keefer, b.December 18, 1866, in Winnebago, Minn. Thoy liavea dan.. Lois Dorothy, b. April 11, 194.

71.6. Inez, mar. Humphrey, in Lincoln, Neb.

72.5. Moses Colby, 1). December 17, 1820; mar., Septeml)er

11, 1842, Elizabeth E. Clement, b. December 16, 1824,dau. of John Clement. Children :

Charles H., b. February 13, 1843.Sojyhronia, b. February 24, 1845.Sarah E., b. October 7, 1846; d. April 21, 1862.Lucina M., b. August 30, 1848.Milton, b. September 19, 1851. (Twin.)Maretta, b. September 19, 1851. (Twin.)John A., b. 1856; d. 3'oung.Martha L., b. September 12, 185.S.Sarah E., b. March 22, 1H63.


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 27Alice Bell, h. February 27, 1868.Moses Colby cl. September 30, 1885, at Piermont, N. H,,

where they had lived since 1847.73.

6. Charles H. Colby, b. 1843; mar. Hellen Badger, b.1848. He is a manufacturer of furniture in Keene.Children :Bertha, b. November 20, 1873.Ehner, b. ; d. October, 1882.

74.6. SoPHRONiA Colby, b. 1845; mar., 1866, Aaron Barton, Jr.,

b. October, 1843. They resided in Piermont in 1890.Children :Martha B., b. February 14, 1867.Edmund C, b. May 26, 1868. He is a teacher of music

from the Conservatory of Music, Boston.7. Martha B., mar. George Raneau. Cliildren :

Charles, b. 1893.75.

6. Ltjcina M. Colby, b. 1848; mar., 1878, Alvah Kimball.She d. March 23, 1895.

6. Alice Bell Colby, b. 1868 ; mar. Charles Childs, andresides in Fairlee, Vt. Children :Millard B., b. December 4, 1893.

76.6. Milton Colby, b. 1851 ; mar. Cynthia Ella Bickford, b.

August 28, 1855, in Orford, N. H. Children :Eva L., b. May 9, 1877.Carl 3f., b. October 27, 1879.Milton is a marble worker in Concord, N. H.

77.5. Eri Colby, b. June 9, 1823; went to Minnesota in 1846;

mar., December 13, 1848, Elizabeth B. Lewis, b. August


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28 COLBY FAMILY.27, 1830; live in Walthani, Mower Co., Minn., now(1895), in S. Dakota. Children:Philena J., b. January 28, 1850.Byron E., h. April 1, 1853.Alfred J/., b. August 6, 1855.Nellie J., b. October 3, 1866.

78.6. Philena ,T., b. 1850 ; mar., January 1, 1869, John H.

Lounsbury, b. March 11, 1842. Children :Hattie.Frank.

79.6. Byron E., b. 1853 : mar., January 1, 1874, Ida L. Camp-

bell, b. May 22, 1855 ; lived in Brownsville, Minn., andOsage, la. Children :

Stanley.Hattie E.80.

6. Alfeed M.; b. 1855; mar. Ella Harrington. Cliildren: Walter., b., S. Dakota.

7. Nellie ,/., b. 1866; mar. Lemou ; live in S. Dakota.81.

5. LuciNDA Colby (first child of Willaby, son of James),by second wife, b. February 23, 1833 ; mar., December29, 1850, John R. Bond, b. May 16, 1829. Children:

Charles H., b. June 12, 1852; cl. December 17, 1867.George C, b. March 1, 1854; d. September 25, 1859,Walter P., b. 1860; mar. Mabel Wliittier.John, b. August 30, 1868 ; mar. .82.

5. Amos Colby, b. 1834; mar., December 26, 1867, MaryE. Stevens, b. February 19, 1847, in Bow, dau. of Moses

Stevens ; went to Brownsville, Minn. Children : Irad Amos, b. March 7, 1871.


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 29Charles 3foses, h. September 24, 1873.George Ward, b. September 23, 1875.Anna May, b. February 27, 1878.Grace Alice, b. September 4, 1880.

83.5. Iead Colby, b. 1837; m., August 7, 1862, Azubia

WMtcher, b. August 11, 1843. Children :Georgia, b. October 7, 1864.Hamilton, b. September 4, 1866.Amos W., b. August 29, 1868.Edivin H., b. September 26, 1872.Azubia, his wife, cl. October 10, 1881 ; mar. 2d wife,

1890.6. Hamilton mar., November 8, 1891, Mary B. Colby; one

dau., b. May 10, 1894, Lucy E.84.

6. Georgia Colby, b. 1864 ; mar., October 22, 1884, WalterH. Clough, b. March 17, 1863. Children :

Betsey Azubia, b. March 13, 1886.Maggie Walter, b. 1890.Walter d. February 18, 1890, aged 26 years, 11 months.

85.5. WiLLABY Colby, b. December 4, 1838 ; mar., Apr. 14,

1861, Elenora A. Jenette Crosby, b. June 14, 1836 ; heis a blacksmith at Bow Mills since 1860. One son :

6. Frank E., b. -Tuly 26, 1862 ; he graduated from the medi-cal class at Dartmouth in 1886, and from Long IslandHospital in 1887 ^ he married, the same year, CarolineP. Dubia, b. November 19, 1870, in Concord. Theyhave: Annie Frances, b. March 28, 1888. Frank E.,b. September 11, 1891.

86.5. Betsy M. Colby, the youngest child of Willaby, the son

of James, was married April 26, 1866, to Henry H.


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30 COLBY FAMILY.Thompson, b. February 3, 1841, and purchased a farm inHooksett. Children :

Eliza Etta. b. July 9, 1868; mar., December 10, 1890,Fred W. Morse of Suncook.

Lucinda, b. July 3, 1871 ; d. September 20, 1872.James, b. July 29, 1874.The father, Henry H., d. in Hooksett, September 18,

1883. The mother, Betsy M,, d. 1893.

87.4. Levi Colby, third son of James and Susan, b. December

5, 1796 ; d. 1866, in Hooksett ; mar., 1820, Dolly G.Davis, b. 1802; d. 1890, dau. of Richard Davis of Hook-sett. Children :Susan, b. August 28, 1821.Ezra, b. March 7, 1823 ; was a quarrymau in Quiney,

Mass. ; he d. October 22, 1843.5. Luther, b. July 23, 1826; mar., February 8, 1853, Han-nah B. Palmer, b. 1820. Their children: (I) William6. M,, b. December 11, 1853 ; mar., April 18, 1877, Fanny

Bryant, b. March 23, 1854 ; have Florence B., b. April12, 1880. (II) Ida; d. young. (Ill) Eletta F., b.

6. August 26, 1861 ; mar. Willard Jones in 1884.88.

5. Susan, dau. of Levi and Dolly; mar. Charles C. Morgan,September 29, 1844 ; had one son :Hamilton, b. December 8, 1844; d. June 5, 1865.Susan d. July 6, 1887. Charles, her husband, d. Febru-

ary 25, 1888.5. Betsy, b. December 28, 1828 ; mar., 1869, Joseph Morray,

b. 1844; they reside in Hooksett, N. H.5. Edith, b. November 28, 1832; mar. Andrew J. Kenison

of Allenstown, the celebrated chiropodist ; she d. Decem-ber 28, 1870. Children :Fred II. ; mar. Luella Blake; they have a son, Charles.

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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 316. Clara Francis, mar., Maj' 24, 1882, George B. Litchfield

of Boston.H. Adclie J., b. August 29, 1859; mar. Arthur Birdsall.(!. Edith Isabel!, b. November 12, 1866; mar. Luther Has-

kell.6. Lillian E., b. October 17, 1870.

5. Levi D., b. March 3, 1835 ; last heard from in WillowFolks, Umatilla Co., Oregon.

5. Alonzo, b. January 2, 1838; mar. Charlotte Hyde; he isa dealer in coal and wood in Suncook.

5. LORINDA J., b. July 17, 1810; mar. Horace P. Chase, b.February 26, 1835.

5. George Albert, b. November 26, 1845; mar. Sarah A.Converse of Hooksett, b. August 3, 1844 ; one dau,:

Katie, b. May 20, 1875.He is a railroad employe.5. William W., b. January 24, 1848; mar. Hattie Edmonds,

b. 1849; they reside in Somerville, Mass. Children: Charles Elmer, b. December 18, 1874.Ida Frances, b. March 17, 1876; d. December 12, 1891.Warren L.,h. November 3, 1878.Horace A., b. October 3, 1880.

89.4. Jeremiah Morgan, b. February 5, 1796, son of William

Morgan, an early settler in the Bog district ; was a cele-brated di'ummer in his day ; mar., March 14, 1816,Abiah Colby, b. March 2a, 1799. Children :

Seraiah, b. July 25, 1816.John 0., b. March 17, 1819; d. September 30, 1825.Charles C, b. October 8, 1825. [See 88.]James, b. Jauuarj^ 3, 1825; d. November 4, 1845.John, b. April 1, 1829.The father d. March 15, 1873 ; the mother d. November

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5. Seralvh M()H(;an, mar., April 26, 1840, DorothyWheeler, b. September 23, 1817 ; she d. August 28, 185(5.Children :

Celestia A., h. September 13, 1840.Manlij Tf., b. April 5, 1843.Charles, b. April 5, 1845.Abiah, b. November 22, 1847.Lydia J"., b. September 5, 1849.Seraiah d. .

91.6. Horace Hammond, b. June 5, 1830, in Dunbarton ; mar.,

March 18, 1858, Celestia A. Morgan, and resides in Con-cord. Children :

Willie H., b. July 8, 1861.Nettie M., b. May 1, 1863.Lizzie C, b. .Inly 28, 1866.Fred N., b. April 15, 1868.Horace Irvin, b. September 18, 1871 ; mar. Mary Uatcli-

elder. They have : Iva May, b. March 10, 1894.Mabel A., b. August 5, 1878.

92.

7. Willie H. Hammond, mar. Hattie Blood. Children : Everett i., b. May 11, 1884.Harold C, b. February 11, 1886; d. 1895.Benjamin A"., b. 1888; d. young.Leslie W., b. November 20, 1890.Charlotte C, b. February >>, 1893.

93.7. William M. Caktei:, b. 1855; mar., October 27, 1887,

Nettie M. Hammond. Children:J{(dph W., b. February 5, 1890.Weston Manly, b. December 21, 1893.

94.7. Edgar 1). l^l:^^Y^^ b. ; mar. lizzie C. Hammond,


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 33b. 1866. She works in the book bindery of the Repub-lican Press Association.

7. Fred N. Haivoiond, mar. Alice Bartlett. Children :Ruth, b. December 25, 1892.Leon, b. 1894.

95.6. Manly W. Morgan, mar., April 19, 1877, Alma J.

(Chase) Winchell, b. in Maine, December 14, 1854.Children :Hamilton C, b. July 6, 1879.Imogene, b. December 14, 1882.Manly TF., Jr., b. October 9, 1887.

96.6. Charles, b. April 5, 1845, son of Seraiah Morgan ;

enlisted in the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regt., Co. F,as musician, September 23, 1862 ; was transferred to theU. S. navy, May 4, 1864 ; discharged ; mar., September1, 1866, Pamelia H. Winchell, b. February 25, 1847.Children :

Charles, d. young.Ida Bell, b. October 22, 1868.Frank TT., b. March 16, 1871 ; a railroad employe.George S., b. January 26, 1873.Archibald S., b. March 22, 1876.Cora Mabel, b. December 26, 1877.Bertia Alma, b. March 14, 1879.Charles R., b. November 10, 1880; d. April 13, 1893.EarlF., b. 1882; d. April 10, 1893.

97.7. Fred W. Robinson, mar., January 2, 1887, Ida Belle

Morgan. Children :Helen Mabel, b. July 5, 1887.Arthur W.,h. April 14, 1891.Howard M., b. April 2, 1894.Edna, b. May 8, 1895,


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6. Harrison P. Brown, b. March 17, 1848 ; mar. AbiahMorgan, 1865. Children : William H., h. November 17, 18G5.Anna, b. May, 1867 ; d. young.Minnie M., b. August 25, 1870.John, b. 1872 ; d. j'ouug.

99.

7. William H. Brown, b. 1865 ; mar., December 25, 1886,Harriet Preston.100.

7. Mlnnie M. Brown, mar., December 5, 1886, Charles E.ones of Hillsborough Bridge.Lena, b. iu Bow, August 7, 1888

Jones of Hillsborough Bridge. Have one daughter :101.

6. Augustus Page, b. July 30, 1844 ; mar. Lydia Jane,youngest child of Seriah Morgan, 1870. Children:

Estelle L., b. July 7, 1870 ; mar. Albert Carter.D. Viola, b. May, 1874.Edtvard D., b. 1877.D. Viola mar., August 24, 1895, John W. White of Bow.

5. Charles C. Morgan, son of Jeremiah. [See 88.]102.

5. John Morgan, b. April 1, 1829, the youngest son ofJeremiah Morgan; mar., January 22, 1852, Lucy JaneSargent, b. May 28, 1833, dau. of Andrew B. Sargent.In August, 1856, he went to work on the Northern rail-road as locomotive engineer, continued in their serviceuntil May 3, 1870, when he left New Hampshire forCedar Rapids, Iowa, where they still live. He has beena locomotive engineer about thirty-six years. Chil-dren :Lois A., b. Januarj' 2, 1853 ; d. November 4, 1854.


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 35Helen A., b. December 16, 1855 ; d. August 23, 1856.Lois A., b. July 9, 1862.Abbie Agnes, b. iu Cedar Rapids, Iowa, November 29,1874.

103.6. Lois A. Morgan, mar., March 23, 1881, Charles Putnam,

b. in Fulton Co., 111., March 10, 1859. He is a cooperby trade. Children :

Essie May, b. April 27, 1884.104.

4. Reuben Colby, b. February 2, 1796, son of John Colbyand Maria Davis, his wife ; mar. Lucinda Colby, b. Jan-uary 3, 1802, dau. of James, oldest son of WillabyColby, 1st. Children:Lewis, b. October 10, 1821.James, b. September 8, 1828./Susan Maria, b. March 9, 1834.Leonard, b. February 25, 1841.Reuben Colby d. May 30, 1852. Lucinda, his wife, d.May 31, 1854.

105.5. Lewis Colby, b. 1821 ; mar., June 23, 1853, Mary E.

Davis, b. January 14, 1829, dau. of Levi M. Davis ; shed. April 29, 1865; soon after their marriage they movedto a river farm in Canterbury. December 19, 1867, hemar. for 2d wife, Mary E. Mills, b. September 1, 1844;she d. September 26, 187T, leaving one dau.:Maria Enola, b. September 6, 1870; mar., September G,1893, Johu M. Colby, son of Cyrus.Lewis is far advanced in Masonry.

106.5. James Colby, b. 1828, the son of Reuben and Lucinda ;

mar., March 22, 1857, Sylvania Woodbury, b. August 8,


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36 COLBY FAMILY.1833, dau. of Hezediah Woodbury. Purchased a riverfarm in Canterbury in 1856, where they still reside.Children : James E., b. October 6, 1859.Ira L., b. July 25, 1863.George A., b. November 7, 1866.Arlhur M., b. September 12, 1869.

6. Jaisies E., mar. Nellie Sweatland of Boscawen, where heis engaged

in the grain trade. One son : Ralph Ernest, b. January 20, 1892.

107.^. Susan Maria, b. 1834; mar., November 11, 1852, James

Thompson, an extensive dealer in wood and timber. Hewas a member of the New Hampshire legislature in 1862and 1771 from Bow, and later from Hooksett, wherehe has since lived on the " old Samuel Head tavern farm."

108.5. Leonard Colby, b. 1841, youngest son of Reuben ; mar.,

December 12, 1861, Rosetta Phelps of Northfield, b.January 3, 1845. Children :

Nettie M., b. July 25, 1863.Reuben J., b. March 21, 1865.Orlando C. H., b. June 9, 1870.Perley Z)., b. 1876.Lucinda Maria, b. June 18, 1878.Jessie G., b. April 27, 1883.Evadell, b. February 2, 1889 ; d. 1894.Leonard resides on the homestead of his father on Great

Hill, at the cross-roads.6. Nettie, oldest daughter of Leonard Colby ; mar., Septem-

ber 18, 1887, James Abial, son of George W. Colby.They live in Manchester, where he is engaged in theplumbing business. Children :Susan Maria, b. April 11, 1889.James Thompson, b. November 17, 1892.


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4. Susan, youngest dau. of James, the son of WillabyColby, Sr.; mar., September 18, 1842, Whitclier Wheeler,son of Whitcher Wheeler of Goffstown. Susan was b.November 1, 1805; d. June 30, 1890; her husband wasb. September 5, 1809. Children:Augusta ^., b. June 12, 1843.James C, b. December 26, 1844.Charles 0., b. November 20, 1847.

110.5. Augusta A. Wheeler, mar., 1845, Hiram Colby, b.November 18, 1839, son of Hiram, Sr. Children :

Arthur E., b. February 27, 1866.Almora, b. 1869 ; d. young.

111.6. Arthur E. Colby, mar., November 3, 1886, Nellie E.

Dow, b. July 8, 1865. Children : Alzada, b. April 26, 1888.Martha, b. May 2, 1893.

112.5. James C. Wheeler, mar. Martha W. Hammond, b.December 22, 1 849. Children :

Almora, b. December 8, 1873.Perley A., b. January 2, 1875.Minnie Belle, b. May 27, 1878.Charles 0., b. June 2, 1882.Amelia Cordelia, b. May 29, 1887.Infant, b. 1890; d. young.

113.5. Charles O. Wheeler, b. 1847; mar., October, 1878,

Margaret Louisa Lovett, b. July 22, 1850, in Canning,Nova Scotia. Charles has been a locomotive engineeron the N. Y. & N. E. railroad since 1876.


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38 COLBY FAlNniA'.114.

4. James Colby, b. 1808, son of James, Sr., came into pos-session of the homestead of his father on Wood Hill inBow; mar. Eliza Taggart, b. March 8, 1807, dau. ofWilliam Taggart of Goffstown. Children:Julia A.^ b. November 11, 1835.Aaron, b. June 26, 1838.Jane, d. young.Mary J5., b. May 16, 1844.James, the father, d. November 15, 1876, and EHza, the

mother, d. .115.

5. Julia A., mar. Caleb A., son of Jesse Colby, July 7,1853. Children:Eldora, b. October 30, 1854.James E., b. November 8, 1857.JuHa mar., 1879, Charles H. Morray. Reside in West

Manchester.116.

6. Eldora, mar., Januarj- 17, 1874, George F. Reed, b.1851. Have one daughter:Ida Eldean, b. July 25, 1874; mar., December 16, 1893,Guy Dow, b. 1871. 117.

6. James E. Colby, son of Caleb and Julia ; mar. Addie L.Hammond. She d. October 28, 1888. Children :Ola, b. April 18, 1882.

118.5. Aaron Colby, b. June 26, 1838; mar.. May 21, 1857,Sarah F. White, b. December 9, 1839. He d. October

7, 1891, at their residence in Manchester. Children : Fred xi., b. June 4, 1858.Hattie F., b. August 20, 1860; mar. George Brown.

119.6. Fred A., mar., October 5, 1891, Harriet M. Miner, b. 1857,


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCEXDANTS. 39ill Nova Scotia. Tliey reside in Manchester, N. H.Have one daughter :

Cassie Miner, b. .120.

5. Mary B. Colby, b. 1844; mar., April 15, 1870, EdwardLemuel Clement, b. October 26, 1839.121.

4. Charles S. Colby, youngest son of James Colby, Sr.,b. February 19, 1814; mar. Jane Wheeler, b. July 24,1815. Had one son :

Irad, b. Jamiary 10, 1833 ; was iii the uaval service inthe Rebellion; d. June 18, 1871.

122.5. Irad Colby, son of Charles S. Colby, 1). January 10, 1833,

mar., July 11, 1855, Eliza P. French, b. December 28,1837. Children:Charles A., b. November 14, 1858; d. May 14, 1864.Susie T., b. September 28, 1864; d. 1884.Jennie, b. May 25, 1868.Irad was in the U. S. service at the navy yard in Ports-mouth when the Rebellion broke out, went as first-class

fireman on a warship, was taken sick and put on boarda hospital ship for New York, and came home. He d.June 18, 1871. His widow drew a pension after severalyears, and d. .January 16, 1893.

123.6. Jennie Colby, b. 1868 ; mar. Charles S. Parker. Chil-

dren :Elhridge M., b. July 16, 1883.Leo S., b. July 14, 1888.

124.3. Hepsibah, oldest daughter of Willaby Colby, Sr.; mar.,

1788, Hezediah Woodbury of Dunbarton, who ownedthe mills in the east part of the town. He was b. June


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40 COLBY FAIMILY.2, 176-i ; d. January 29, 1842. She was b. February 2,1769 ; d. March 1, 1852. Chikben :

Sally, b. March 8, 1789.James, b. April 26, 1791.Hezediah, b. February 28, 1793.3Iiriam, b. 1795; d. youug.Amos, b. November 21, 1797.Hepsihah, b. 1800 ; d. youug.Gilman, b. May 10, 1802.Hepsibah, b. October 13, 1804.Miriam, b. September 8, 1806.Lyman, b. May 31, 1808.Lydia P., b. Jauuary 13, 1810.M. Webster, b. March 16, 1813.Alfred, b. 1816 ; d. young.

125.

4. Sally Woodbury, b. 1789 ; mar. Israel Hadley, b. April6,1781. Children:James G., d. youug.Stillman, b. November 15, 1807.Israel, b. May 21, 1810.Mary C, b. August 18, 1812.James, b. February, 1815.Amos, b. April 13, 1817.Hepsihah, b. 1820.Nancy T., b. June 2, 1821.Sarah Ann, b. December 29, 1824.Judith G.The mother d. January 27, 1875.

126.

5. Stillman Hadley, b. 1807 ; d. June 16, 1887 ; mar.,April 4, 1833, Mary Ann Wheeler. Children : Mary J., b. December 10, 1836; mar. Harris M. Parker.

6. Had one sou, Charles S. [See 123.] Mar. second,Frank Gerrish. Children : Mary, Frank.

James, b. August 4, 1833.


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6. Temple. Children : Wallace, Perley, Jane, Cora.127.

5. IsEAEL Hadley, b. 1810. [See 39.]5. James Hadley, b. 1815. [See 42.]5. Amos Hadley, b. 1817. [See 44.]5. Hepsibah Hadley, b. 1820; mar., November 14, 1844,

Daniel Merrill, b. November 6, 1820.128.5. Mary C. Hadley, b. 1812 ; mar. James Green, b. 1815.

[See 241.]129.

5. Sarah Ann Hadley, b. 1824 ; mar. Simeon C. Green.[See 265.]

130.5. Nancy T. Hadley, mar.. May, 1840, Silas Messer, b.May 23, 1819, son of William Messer, and grandson of

Daniel Messer, an early settler of Bow. Children :Alanson, b. August 16, 1841.John Perley, b. December, 1843.Amos H., b. April 10, 1846.Sarah E., b. January 25, 1849 ; mar. Philip Sargent, and

d. Octobers, 1880, at Cedar Rapids, la. [See 222.]131.

6. Alanson Messer, b. 1841. He is a passenger conductoron the St. Paul & Om?iha R. R. Lives at St. Paul.Mar., March, 1866, Amelia, b. March 23, 1845, dau. ofWilliam P. Short and Selenda M. Colby, his wife. Chil-dren :

Lillian, b. August 25, 1869.132.

6. J. Perley Messer, mar., September, 1866, Caroline


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42 COLBY rA]MILY.Evans of Bow. He is a dealer in real estate in CedarRapids, Iowa. Children :

Walter >S., h. December 27, 1869; d. .Emma E., b. September, 1874.Florence, b. February, 1887.

133.6. Amos H. ^NIesser, b. 1846; mar., October 28, 1868, Clara

L. Flanders, b. October 13, 1839, dau. of Samuel B.Flanders. One daughter : Sarah Josephine, b. May 13, 1873.He is an engineer on the C. R. R. since 1861. Lives in

Concord, N. H.134.

5. Sarah Ann Hadley, b. December 29, 1824 ; mar. SimeonC. Green. [See Par. 265.]

135.4. Jaimes Woodbury, b. April 25, 1791 ; mar. Lucy Story,

b. October 14, 1787. Children :Henrietta S., b. October 2, 1811.Euth A., b. January 18, 1814.Betseij P., b. March 30, 1817.Lorana D., h. November 15, 1821.Mary S., b. February 11, 1829.The father d. October 17, 1871; the mother d. May 11,

1865.136.

5. Henrietta S. Woodbury, b. 1811 ; mar., May 30, 1837,Amos Hatch Annis of Dunbarton, b. 1806 ; went toCalifornia, where he died.

6. Lucretia J., h. A\n'i\ 22, 1833; mar., October 5, 1856,D. G. Roberts. Children : Ned and Guy.

Daniel, b. September 13, 1835; mar., 1864, Mariah Fogg.6. Mary S., b. May 5, 1838; mar., 1855, John Nute.

Children: Ida E., Annie M., Sam Gould, Gertrude,and Mayon.


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6. James R. Fkrson, b. 1847 ; mar., May 21, 18G8, NancyRichards. Have two daughters:Bell.Annie.He served two years in tlie Rebellion.

141.6. Lucy Person, b. 1849; mar., June 4, 1870, David A.

Butteriiekl. Had one child : Manj, b. March 5, 1871 ; d. August 28, 1873.142.

6. Henrietta L. Ferson, b. 1854; mar., October 24, 1871,Maynard A. Hadley.

143.4. Hezediah Woodbury', b. 1793 ; mar., April 17, 1817,Anna Hammond, b. October 30, 1797, dau. of David

Hammond, an early settler in Bow, and settled in thesouth part of the town. Children:

Anna., b. August 15, 1817.Ira., b. January 20, 1820.Luman, b. June 18, 1825.Jane, b. February 27, 1828.Biifus, b. February 10, 1830.JSyhxmia, b. August 9, 1833.John, b. October 14, 1837; d, February 6, 1842.The father d. March 22, 1856 ; the mother d. 1884.

144.6. Anna Woodbury, b. 1817; mar. George Davis of Hook-

sett, b. June 24, 1808. Had one daughter:Cynthia, b. March 6, 1843 ; mar. Jesse Gate, b. March27, 1840. Live on Hackett hill in Hooksett.

145.6. The children of Jesse Gate and Gynthia Davis are :

George E., b. July 20, 1863.Anna D., h. December 18, 1870.


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WILLABY AKD HIS DESCENDANTS. 45OrenJ., b. July 14, 1872.3fcmj e/., b. March 23, 1874.John A., b. January 24, 1876.EosabeU, b. November 22, 1879.Ira H., h. November 7, 1881.Dolhj, b. December 30, 1885.

146.7. Anna D. Gate, b. 1870; mar. Daniel C. Davis, Jr.,

December 27, 1888. They have :Mabel Anna, b. July 20, 1890.

147.7. MAitY Jane Gate, b. 1874; mar., September 24, 1891,

Hollis J. Morgan, b. 1873. They have:Ella, b. May 19, 1893. (Twiu.)Nora, b. May 19, 1893. (Twm.)

148.5. Iea Woodbury, mar., February 7, 1849, Harriet Davis,

b. February 14, 1826, dau. of Levi M. Davis, a nearneighbor. Ghiklren :Laura, b. June 6, 1851.Anna J., b. June 19, 1854.Harriet Ella, b. Juue 27, 1858.Ira owns the homestead.

149.6. Laura Woodbury, b. 1851; mar., July 3, 1872, John A.

Heath, b. June 6, 1842. He was a private in the FirstMass. Regiment, Heavy Artillery, Go. D. Have onedaughter :Edna L., b. January 16, 1879.

150.6. Anna J. Woodbury, b. 1854; mar. Benjamin T. Green.

[See Samuel R. Green paragraph.]6. Harriet Ella Woodbury, b. 1858; mar. Flanders W.

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46 COLBY FAHULY.151.

5. LuMAX Woodbury, mar. December 7, 1854, Cyrena M.Colby, b. May 26, 1832, a daughter of Hezekiah Colbyof Dunbarton. Their children are :

Luella M., b. .July 1, 1857; d. September 6, 1864.Frank A., b. September 12, 1864.Albert J., b. April 10, 1867.

152.6. Frank A. Woodbury, mar. Sex^tember 23, 1888, EmmaF. Jones, b. 1873.

153.5. Jane Woodbury, b. 1828; mar. Alfred Shirley. Live at

Suspension Bridge, N. Y. Children:Albert, b. September 14, 1851. Engaged in raining in

Aspen, Col.Ira W., b. May 1, 1853 ; mar. Eva Doe, October 4, 1876.He is an oil producer in St. Mary's, Ohio.George Willie, b. March 11, 1857; unmarried. Now liv-

ing at Niagara Falls.Charles Henry, b. June 21, 1859; unmarried. Living at

Niagara Falls. Business, dentist.

154.5. RuFUs Woodbury, b. 1830; mar. December 29, 1852,

Sarah Poor. Had one son : George D., b. September 28, 1853.His wife dying, he married for 2d wife, Harriet Quimby,

b. November 10, 1838; daughter of Charles Quimby ofHooksett. Their children are :

Sarah Hattie, b. February 14, 1866.Bertha M., b. May 8, 1870.Charles .The father d. October 25, 1895.

155.6. Sarah H. Woodbury, b. 1866 ; mar. Eben Chase.


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 475. Sylvania Woodbury, b. 1833 ; mar. James Colby. See

106.156.

4. Amos Woodbury, b. 1797 ; mar. Mary A. Annis. Theirchildren : Mary J.Hepzehah.Lydia, d. umiiarried.Alfred.

5. Benjamin Lord, mar. Mary J. Woodbury. No children.5. John Perley, mar. Hepzebah. One son :

John Quiiicy.5. Alfred, mar. Alsina Perley. One child :

Alberta.

157.4. Gllman Woodbury, b. 1802 ; mar., 1828, Nancy Webster,

b. December 19, 1807 ; dau. of Stephen Webster of Bow.Children, b. in Dunbarton : Stilman H., b. December 23, 1829.Augustus, h. October 9, 1832.Sarah Susan, b. Jamiar}^ 10, 1838.Mary, b. September, 1844; d. 1867.

158.5. Stillman H. Woodbury, mar., 1855, Hannah J. Sargent,

dau. of Enoch Sargent of Goffstown. No children.159.

5. Augustus Woodbury, mar., April 30, 1857, Mary J. P.Davis, dau. of Daniel K. Davis. Children, b. in Dun-barton :

Alice J., b. September 20, 1865.Mary E., b. August 26, 1870; mar. October 14, 1891,

6. Ossiau P. Ellis of Bow; one child, Clarence W., b.May 15, 1893, in Londonderry.

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5. Sarah Susan Woodbury, mar., 1868, Albert P. Littleof Goffstown. Children : Henry Albert, b. May 24, 1870.

Charles Arthur, b. May, 1880.They reside iu Duubartou.

161.Nathaniel Colby, b. July 25, 1798; mar. August 2,1827, Hepzibah AVoodkuy, b. in 1804, and settled inMontalona, or East Dunbarton. Chilcben :

Alfred, b. August 25, 1828.James W., b. February 25, 1830.Nathaniel J., b. January 29, 1839.Lyman W., b. February 27, 1842.Moses N.,\). April 18, 1845.Elizabeth A., b. February 13, 1837; d. October 24, 1851.Nathaniel, the father, was the son of Archelas.

162.Alfred Colby, b. 1828; mar., November 27, 1853, S.Almeda Peavey, b. June 15, 1853, d. September 2, 1865.Children, born in Dunbarton:Jacob P., b. November 27, 1854; d. July 20, 1881.Elizabeth A., b. October 30, 1856; mar., January 13,1887, Albert H. Sides of Portsmouth.Frank A., b. October 23, 1858; mar., November 2, 1886,

Lizzie F. No3'^es of Dunbarton.Willie A., b. April 23, 1864.His second wife, Thirza Jaue Harris, b. August 24, 1840,

in Canada East ; mar. May 9, 1866. Children:Ella Almeda, b. July 29, 1869 ; mar. Charles Gould, Feb-

ruary 24, 1892.Sherman Arthur, b. April 15, 1874.163.James W. Colby, b. 1830 ; mar. Roberta W. Kennedy.

Children :Clat'a R.He was a member of the legislature in


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5. Nathaniel J. Colby, b. 1839; mar. Elvira W. Stevens.Was a member of the New Hampsliire legislature in1880.

165.5 Lyivian W. Colby, b. 1812; mar. Anna Sterns. He is a

photographer in Manchester.166.

5. Moses N. Colby, b. 1845 ; mar. Lucy Poor. Children :Norris P., b. November, 1871 ; graduate from high

school in Manchester.Edward.John .

167.4. MiEiAM Woodbury, b. 1806 ; d. September 28, 1881 ;

mar., June 5, 1834, Seth Morgan, b. June 18, 1803,d. May 22, 1892, a son of David Morgan, an early set-tler of Bow. Children :

Jidia Ann, b. June 11, 1835.Lorinda, b. March 3, 1837; mar., January 1, 1862,

Joseph P. Gihiiau. She d. 1884.Lydia J., b. November 17, 1838; mar., June 2, 1867,

Joseph Whittemore of Goffstowu.Charles H., h. September 4, 1840; mar., 1867, Augusta

S. Moor, b. November 19, 1850. He was a locomotiveengineer for years, and lived in Wolfeborough until 1893,when he purchased a small place in Concord, near Bowline.

David Norris, b. October 23, 1842; mar., December 7,1865, Mary Ann Brown, b. April 2, 1845, dau. of JohnBrown and Nancy Goodhue, his wife. They bought asmall farm near Bow crossing, and by diligence andindustry gained a competence. Mr. Morgan was super-intendent of a Sabbath-school at Bow Mills for years.

Clara L., b. November 11, 1844; d. 1846.168.

Julia Ann, their first daughter, b. 1835, mai'., June 7,


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50 COLBY FAMILY.1857, Alouzo Poor. Thej' had: Charles L., b. August1, 1852, aud Irviug, b. May 31, 1860. Her first hus-band dying she m. James G. Elliot for his second wife.

169.4. Lyman Woodbury, b. 1808; d. November 28,1887; mar.

Betsey S. Wheeler, b. June 4, 1818. Children:Mary A., b. June 28, 1837.Louisa A., b. June 2, 1843.Lucretia A.^ b. November 27, 1847.Nettie S., b. December 10, 1857.

170.5. Mary A. Woodbury, b. 1837; mar., March 28, 1862,

William A. Elliot, 1). January 5, 1841, son of AaronElliot of Dunbarton. They have one son :

6. Fred C, b. January 17, 1863; mar., February 28, 1887,Mary Husse3\

171.5. Louisa A. Woodbury, b. 1843; mar.. May 15, 1862,Elmus B. Ordway, b. August 30, 1834.

172.5. Lucretia A. Woodbury, mar. Lauren P. Hadley. [See

Par. 45.]5. Nettie S. Woodbury, b. 1857 ; mar., 1880, Augustus

F. Waitt, b. May 16, 1853.173.

4. Lydia p. Woodbury, b. 1810; d. January 10, 1888;mar. William Haseltine, b. May, 1800. Children :Mary A., b. July 25, 1841 ; mar., December 18, 1860,Thomas A. Hammond, b. January 16, 1837, Had one

sou, William, b. February 6, 1863, mar., October 9,1887, Sarah E. Colby, dau. of Moses and Elizabeth(Clement) Colby.Thomas A. Hammond dying, she mar. for her secondhusband, John C. Hammond, his brother, a popular


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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 51teacher of schools in Bow and adjoining towns, and aresponsible office holder, having been selectman andtreasurer several years.

174.5. William Hazelton, their son, b. 1842 ; mar. Esther Bai-

ley. Children : Emma i., b. 1867.Frederick, b. 1869.John H., b. 1872.Edgar, b. 1874.Ruth, b. 1877.Pamelia, b. 1880.

175.5. Aeozina Hazelton, mar. Otis E. Whipple. Children:

Mary Gertrude.Arthur.Morris.

17(3.4. Moses Webster Woodbury, b. 1813 ; d. in Goffstown,

October 21, 1886 ; mar. Susan Brown, b. March, 1811 ; d.April 9, 1868. They had : Daniel L., b. December, 1835.Moses, b. 1839 ; d. 1868.Oilman, h. April 20, 1846.Rodney H., b. 1843; d. 1851.Daniel L. mar. Lydia Jones, b. December 21, 1843.Gilman mar. Jane Merrill, b. September 20, 1846.

177.3. Philip Colby, b. 1773, the second son of Willaby, Sr.,

mar. August 17, 1797, Hannah Bailey, b. October 28,1777; d. January 25, 1843. (She was dau. of ElijahBailey, who d. February 10, 1827, aged 69, and Molly,his wife, who d. in 1818, aged 68.) They had :

Clarissa, b. November 5, 1797.


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52 COLBY FA]\nLY.Sarah, b. May 13, 1799.Hiram, Ij. August 7, 1803.Sterling, b. September 15, 1805.Lucf/ A., b. June 18, 1810.Merriam, b. April 8, 1812.Emili/, b. December 2, 1813.Selenda McC, b. October 3, 1810.Hepzihah, b. January 13, 1819 ; d young.Philip Colby owned the homestead of his father on Wood

hill, where his grandson, George W. Colby, now (1894)lives. He was one of the selectmen from 1819 to 1824,was representative to the general court in 1830. In1820 he built a saw mill at the lower bog on ParsonageMeadow brook, where the mill now stands, afterwardsowned by his son, Hiram. He was a man of integrity,and very decided in his political preferences, and, it issaid, when he got his New Hampshire Patriot he wouldread it through before leaving it. He d. February 1,1855.

178.4. Clarissa Colby, b. 1797 ; mar., December 15, 1817, Asa

Morgan, b. November 5, 1793, a son of William Morgan,an early settler in Upper Bog district. Asa inheritedthe homestead. Children :

5. Patty, b. December 4, 1819; mar., July 2, 1839, GeorgeW. Allen, b. April 4, 1815, d. March 29, 1886. Shed. December 15, 1886. They had one son, Asa M.Allen, b. September 28, 1839 ; mar. Mary Wiggin,July, 1866 ; he d. 1882 ; no issue.

Warren, b. July 15, 1823; d. 1826.Betsy C, b. April 16, 1828.Lucina, b. June 20, 1830. (Twin.)Lucy, b. June 20, 1830; d., aged 9 months. (Twin.)Joseph, b. April 1, 1832.

179.5. Betsy C. Morgan, h. 1828 ; mar., December 19, 1847,

William Upton, b. October 13, 1822 ; he d. March 26,


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AVILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 531885, having been employed on the Concord railroadforty years as locomotive engineer. She d. March 31,1849. He then mar. Lucina, her sister, July 23, 1851.They had :

West, b. July 2, 1852.Mark, b. February 23, 1854.George, b. May 15, 1857; d. May 1, 1862.West mar., September 24, 1873, Mary M. Ordway, b.

October 20, 1853. They occupy the old Upton home-stead in Upper Bog.Mark mar. Clara J. Kendall, b. January 14, 1853. Heis a machinist, owns a planing and shingle mill at BowMills, and runs a grocery besides. He was town clerkin 1889 and 1890. [See 186.]

180.5. Joseph Morgan, the only son of Asa JNIorgan, Sr. ; mar.

Judith C. Elliot, b. November 26, 1828. He d. May9, 1873, from the effects of being thrown from a car-riage . Children :

6. Earl, b. April 26, 1854, who mar., in 1874, Addie Curtis.She d. February 5, 1878, aged 20 years, 9 months.

Wirt, b. June 29, 1865; d. October 4, 1781.7t7rA-, b. November 17, 1868.

181.Sarah Colby, b. 1799; mar., December 21, 1820,George White, b. February 22, 1797 ; d. September 24,1872. She d. April 29, 1865. Children:

Harriet, b. June 8, 1821.Hannah C, b. December^ll, 1823.Miriam C, b. May 12, 1833.Lucy J., b. October 26, 1837.Sarah Francis, b. December 9, 1839.

182.Harriet White, b. 1821 ; mar., November 14, 1844,Oliver Bailey, of Dunbarton, b. May 8, 1822 ; member


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54 COLBY FAMILY.of legislature. She d. January 16, 1888. Children: -Sarah J.Mark A.George 0.

183.6. Sarah Jane Bailey; mar., 1874, Rufus II. Wheeler, b.

July 6, 1845. Children : EttaViola, b. June, 1876. [See 372.]They bve in Shelby, Michigan.

184.6. Maek a. Bailey; mar. Anna Jane Wheeler.

185.6. George O. Bailey ; was a member of the legislature

from Dunbarton in 1887 ; mar., November 30, 1880,Mary E. Sargent.

186.5. Hannah C. White, b. December 11, 1823; mar., Novem-

ber 26, 1845, Leonard Kendall, b. May 1, 18 ; was amember of the legislature in 1882. They owned theWhite homestead at Lower Bog. Children :George IF., b. September 4, 184.S ; d. Jnly 2i), lr.l.Imogene J., b. October 2, 1850.Clara J.^ h. January 14, 1858 ; mar. Mark Upton.Emma F., b. October 27, 1854; d, December 23, 1857.George TF., b. March It), 1857; d. March 22, 186(3.

187.6. Imogene J. Kendall; mar. Robert Wheeler of Dunbar-

ton. Children : Leon C, b. September 31, 1872.They reside in INIanchester.188.

5. MiKiAM C. White, b. 1833 ; mar., December 31, 1857,Benjamin Noyes, b. August, 1827 ; d. February 26, 1866.They lived on the River road in Bow. Children :

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WILLAUY AND HLS DESCENDANTS. 556. Otis C. Noyes ; mar., September 3, 1884, Laura E. Mor-

gan, dan. of Asa Morgan, in the Lower Bog district.189.

5. Lucy J. White, b. 1837 ; d. 1883 ; mar., October 3, 1857,James Otis Clarke, b. June 17, 1829. A butcher in Man-chester.

5. Sarah F. White; mar. Aaron Colby, b. 1838. [Seep.118.] 190.

4. Hiram Colby, b. 1803, the oldest son of Phillip Colby ;mar., March 8, 1827, Martha Sargent, b. September 25,1802, dau. of Simeon Sargent, an early settler in UpperBog district. Children :

b. Salnria, b. December 17, 1827; mar,, November 1, 1849,Andrew Noyes, b. Mar. 3, 1823. They had cue son,

6. Hiram, b. October 18, 1851 ; mar., September 1, 1870,Isabell Lee, b. August 12, 1849. They had: HerbertA., b. 1871 ; d. 1872. Gertrude D., b. September 19,1884, and Saluria A., b. April 14, 1889. Hiram Noyes.d. February 27, 1893.

Harriet S., b. November 1.5, 1829 ; mar. .lohn C. Wheeler,b. October 14, 1830; d. July 6, 1858.Emily, b. .January 14, 1832.

Martha ,/., b. March 9, 1834.Philip, b. April 9, 1836 ; unmarried ; d. .June, 1895.Hiram, b. November 16, 1839. (Triplet.) [See p. 110.]Jose2)hi)ie, b. November 16, 1839. (Triplet.)Ci/ntha Ann, b. November 16, 1839. (Triplet.)Josephine d. young.Cyntha A. d. aged 3 years.Hiram Colby, the father, built a house near the saw mill

built by his father in the Bog district, where he ownedabout 100 acres, consisting of tillage and extensivewood and timber lot, all of which he sold in 1883, andbought the Stark farm near Bow Mills. He was a mem-ber of the legislature in 1875. His wife d. February


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56 COLBY FAMILY.23, 1-982, and he d. March 30, 1885, and liis sons,ITiram and Philip, possessed Ihe farm.101.

5. Emily Colby, b. 1832; mar. December 25, 1851, LandisMorgan, b. February 2, 1827. They had:

Clorista Jane, b. Jainiary 10, l-S.")."); mar. lia ISi'll. Onedan.. Era iMaiy, b. April 12, 1HH9.

Harriet L., b. 1860; mar. J. Russ Bed. They have loneP^niily, b. April 4, 1879. They live in Goffstown.

B:'rtrand, b. May G, 1803; mar. Matilda Terrier of Bow.192.

5. Martha J. Colby, b. March 9, 183-1:; mar. November 16,1854, Lewis G. Foot, b. November 16, 1831; d. January27, 1856. Had one son:

George L., b. March 15, 1855.She mar. for second husband in 1875, Isaac White, L.

August 3, 1812; d. November 6, 188G.The son, George L. Foot, is a locomotive engineer on theBoston & Maine.

193.4. Sterling Colby, b. 1805, the second son of Philip ; mar.November 26, 1829, Susan Walker, b. February 22, 1809,dau. of Samuel Walker, an early settler in town. Slie d.

August 25, 1853. He d. January 20, 1890. Theyhad : Warren Jf., b. August 21, 1830; mar. February 28, 1855,Sarah K. B. Morgan, b. December 23, 1835. He is :iflorist in Concord.

Abial ir., b. March 1, 1832. Was captain of Compau}' B,Second Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in theRebellion, and d. at Yorktown, Va., May 13, 1802.

George TF. , b. September 14, 183(5.Sarah M., h. June 19, IS38; mar. .lune 4, 1S57, .lamesM. Bailej' of Dunbarton, b. August 23, 1831, n intinbei'of the legislature in l^f()5. Had one son that d. j'oung.

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March, 1874. She d. 18t)5.Sterling, b. October 26, 1848.

194.5. George W. Colby, b. 1836 ; mar. June 3, 1858, Eunice

P. Heath. He, with his father, possessed the farm ofhis grandfather, Philip, and his great-grandfather,Willal)y, Sv., settled in 17(38. The children of Georgeand Eunice were : Nellie /S., h. January 29, 18(;0,Carrie L., b. .January 17, 18()2.

./. Ahial, b. November 3, 1868. [See lO.s.]Hattie, b. November 14, 1866.Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1869; mar. .Tuly 11, 1895, Horace

P. Kelly of Revere, Mass.G. Willie, b. September 29, 1874.Sterling, b. Septeml)er 15, 1877.Warren H., b. February 15, 1882.Abbie M., b. February 28, 1881 ; d. March 19, 1887.

195.6. Nellie S. Colby, mar. December 29, 1881, Milton K.

Putney, superintendent of schools in Revere, Mass.She d.

196.6. Carrie L. Colby, mar. December 25, 188-, Alvah P.

Ryder.197.

6. Hattie Colby, mar. Oscar Lord of Dunbaj-ton.198.

6. James Abial Colby, b. 1863 ; mar. in 1887, Nettie M.Colby, b. 1863. He is a plumber in Manchester. Chil-dren : Susan Maria, b. April 11, 1889. [See 108.]James Thompson, b. November 17, 1892.


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5. Steiilinc Colp.y, b. 1848, a plumber by trade ; mar.October 1, 1874, Maria V. W. Jones. She d., leaving aninfant, who (h also.

200.4. Lfcy CoLTiY, b. 1810; d. September 7, 1849 ; mar. April

12, 1832, Samuel Johnson, b. March 1;"), 1812. Theyhad : Oreii^ b. 1832, d. September S, 1,SG2. IIi' nuir. Miuy

Augusta Austin. They had : Nellie, 1). 1858, d.March lit, 1874. Frank, b. 1861.Natlianiel, b. 1830.Augusta, b. April 4, 1840. (Twin.)Auf/ustufi, b. April 4, 1840. (Twin.)

201.5. Nathaniel Johnson, mar. 185G, Olive A. Willey, b.

February 28, 1838. They had : Fred F., b. November 25, 1857.Lucy 3f., b. October 4, 1872.Fred F., mar. January 26, 1880, Ida B. Noj'es of Tilton,

where the}' still reside.5. Augustus Johnson, m. .

202.5. Augusta Johnson, mar. Francis Newton. Tliey liave:

George.West.

208.4. Miriam GoLHV, b. 1812; mar. William (rrilhu of Ilamp-

stead, N. H. Their children were : Aloma,Mary Augusta, mar. Thomas Dustin.Martini, mni'. Bailey./Sterling.Susan.


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4. Emily Colby, b. 1813 ; tl. 1885 ; mar. Febmaij 4, 1836,Samuel B. Flanders. He d. 1862. They had: Gelinda C, b. March 26, 1837.Reuben TF., b. February 14, 1839.Simeon Z>., b. .Tamiary 25, 1841 ; d. February 7, 1844.Hannah F., b. June 9, 1844; d. March 5, 1859.Emily Josephine, b. March 19, 1847.Clara L., b. October 13, 1849.Frank B., b. .July 25, 1855.

205.5. Celinda C. Flanders, b. 1837; mar. March 31, 1859,Newton Boyce. They had :

Edgar A., b. September 25, 1862,Samuel, b. December 25, 1876.

206.5. Reuben W. Flandeks, b. 1839; mar. March 13, 1862,

Priscilla Sawyer, who d. 1869. They had:Mark B., b. January 14, 186:^,.

207.5. Emily J. Flanders, b. 1847 ; mar. January 1, 1866, J.

Wesley Whittle, d. 1883. They have : Ernest W., b. June 29, 1868; d. August, 1868.Cascelina, b. November 27, 1869 ; d. 1880.Emily C.,h. March 15, 1877.Frances F., b. April 17,.1882.

208.5. Clara L. Flanders, b. 1849 ; mar. October 28, 1886,Amos H. Messer, b. April 10, 1846 ; a locomotive engi-

neer, resides in Concord. They have : Clara L.Sarah Josephine, b. May 13, 1873.


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5. Frank B. Flanders, b. 1855; mar. October 19, 1881,Sarah A. Livingood. Tbey have : Clara E., h. May 12, l.S.Sl.Nute B., h. i^larch 17, 1887.

210.4. Selenda McC. Colby, 1). 1816; mar. March 13, 1839,

William P. Short of Danville, Vt., a conductor on theBoston & Lowell Railroad ; b. October 3, 1816 ; d.March 7, 1882. He became a resident in the Lower Bogdistrict, and was elected to the legislature in 1860.They had :

George TF., b. June 28, 1840.Abbij M., b. March 31, 1843.Amelia C, b. March 23, 1848.

211.5. George W. Short, b. 1840 ; mar. November 29, 1860,

Harriet A. Morgan, b. March 8, 1841. He was superin-tending school committee rejieatedly, and on the boardof education in 1890, '91, and '92. They had : Sarah IF., b. May 13, 1866.Stickneij T., b. March 31, 1869.Maggie M., b. December 13, 1872.Ih'urij.

2126. Sarah W. Short, b. 1866; mar. November 4, 1885, Jona-

than C. Lane of Concord, a popular teacher of vocalmusic.

213.5. Abby M. Short, b. 1743; mar. 1863, Harrison Sargent, b.

1841. Had two children that d. young. A divorce waserranted and she mar. for her second husband in 1879,Caleb A. Coll)y. Live in Derry.


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5. Amelia C. Shokt, b, 1848 ; mar. January 31,1867, Alan-son Messer. Tliey have :Lillkin, b. August 21, 1869.

215.Samuel Alexander, who came to Bow in 1762, was b.in Londonderry, N. H., in 1737 ; d. in Bow, June 25,1835. He bought land for a farm at the junction of theroad south of the cemetery with the river road, of JohnNoyes, who owned the land on the river from this pointto Hooksett line. He mar. Mary Boynton of London-deny. Their children were : Martha, b. November 6. 1760; mar. 1783, Jonathan

Colby.Polly, mar. James White, b. April 21, 1770.William, mar. Polly Putney of Dunbarton and went toTunbridge, Vt.

Enoch, b. January 6, 1771 ; mar. July 14, 1797, MiriamColby, b. 1775; dau. of Willaby Colby, Sr. Theyoccupied the homestead. Enoch d. June 28, 1838; hiswife d. June 20, 1860. Their children: (I) Betsey,b. November 2, 1797. (II) Samuel, b. January 19,1800. (Ill) Sarah S., b. June 21, 1802. (IV) Phihp,b. August 22, 1804. (V) Merriam, b. August 19,1807. (VI) Enoch, b. April 18, 1810; mar. November27, 1832, Lois P. Hadley, dau. of Amos Hadley, Sr.(VII) Eli, b. August 6, 1812; d. April 15, 1893. Henever married. (VIII) James G., b. February 12,1815. (IX) Willaby C, b. May 18, 1818. (X) Ada-line, b. July 31, 1820; mar. August 23, 1846, AaronA. Samson, b. December 21, 1821, who d. August 8,1847. lie was son of Mendal Samson.

216.Betsey Alexander, b. 1797 ; mar. September 30, 1819,Andrew B. Sargent, b. January 31, 1793. He d. Aug-


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62 COLliV FAMILY.ust 9, 1872; his wife d. September 28, 1868. Theyowned the Sargent homestead in the Upper Bog districtin BoAV. Children : Elvira, b. Jaiuiar}' 21. l(S2n; d. l,s2o.Miriam Emelino, b. January 23, 1822.Sarah, b. January IG, 1824.Samuel A., b. September 1, 182G.Simeon, b. Decembers, 182.S.Enocli A., b. February 9, 1831.Lucy Jane, b. May 28, 1833.Philip J., b. May 6, 1839.Seivall, 1). September 22, 183(), d. j'oung.Charlotte F., h. August 26, 1844; d. January 7, 1883,

unmarried.217.

5. M. Emeline Sargent, b. 1822 ; mar. November 30, 1843,Daniel Messer, b. August 19, 1821. He d. 1895 ; a sonof William Messer. Had two daughters : Francina, b. February 24, 1844.Philena, b. January 10, 1847.

218.6. Fkancina Messeu, b. 1844; mar. October 12, 1863,

George W. Noyes, b. April 19, 1842. One dau. :7. Ada A., b. July 21, 1864 ; mar. Fred French of Pembroke.The wife, Francina, d. young. He mar. second wife, hersister, Philena, b. 1877. Had one son:

Frank W., b. June 8, 1868.They are the fourth generation on the old Benjamin Noyes

homestead, where the}' now reside on the lower inter-vale in Bow.

219.5. Samuel A. Sargent, b. 1826; oldest son of Andrew B.

Sargent ; mar. April 30, 1863, Adaline B. Holt of Mil-ton, b. April 5, 1834; d. February 27, 1880. He d.March 8, 1887. Their children are :

Matj, b. March 30, 1865.


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64 COLBV FAMILY.aS. JkcJsoii, I>. June 28, 1(S;>7. lie eulisted iu the Ninth

Regiment, Company B, N. II. X'ohmteers ; commissionedcaptain Angnst 10, l.S(')2; d. of woiiuds, :it ]MiUdaU>,Miss., .Inly 23, 1868.

224.'). Eliza J. Alkxandek, b. 182G ; mar. October 2, 1850,

Allen T. Hubbard. She d. April 28, 1890. Theyresided in Boston.

"). Maiiy a. Alexander, b. 1829; ni;ir. to Cyrus WatermanPratt, b. in Providence, R. I., March 18, 1829. Was inCalifornia from 1849, three years. Enlisted in theTwenty-liftli Massachusetts Regiment, from Fitchburg,Mass., under the first call for volunteers. His healthfailed in the army, and he was an invalid to his death,January 10, 1887.

5. James Bordman Alexander, b. 1834; mar. December14, 1870, Mary Nyland, in California, where he went in1856. Supposed to be in San Francisco.

225.4. Sarah S. Alexander, b. 1802; mar. May 8, 1828,

Sewell Hazelton, b. January 7, 1798; d. July 17,1850. They had : Rufus a., b. August 13, 1831, in Hooksett.

jSarah M., b. March 30, 183;").The mothcM- d. May 18, 1872.226.

5. RUFUS R. Hazelton, b. 1831 ; mar. May 13, 1854, LydiaS. Farnum of Bartlett, N. H. ; b. May 30, 1832. He en-listed August 7, 1862, in Company B, Ninth New Hamj)-shire Regiment, and d. Septeml)er 4, 1863, at Nicholas-ville, Ky. They had :

Drev: F.. b. November 14, 1855.Frank A., h. November 2(1, 1857; mni-. I'urns.Ada .1., b. .himiarv 21, l'S(il.


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5. Saiiah M. Hazp:lton, b. 1835; mar. Febmaiy 11, 1855,David Roberts of Goffstown. Children : Sarah E. F., b. November 19, 1855.Geovf/p W., b. February S, 1858.

6. Fkank W. Maynaei), b. April 2, 1853 ; mar. HarrietRockwood. He is a merchant tailor in Nashua. Hasbeen elected councilman, and was governor's aide-de-camp in 1891.

228.4. Philip C. Alexander, b. 1804 ; mar. May 19, 1828, Mary

A. Taylor, b. September 9, 1808. She d. April, 1888.They had :

George Warren, b. May 9, 1829.Elvina S., b. December 2, 1830.RosalthaA., b. October 14, 1832.Sarah B., b. May 27, 1834.Merruim A., b. May 11, 1836.Lois P., b. March 2, 1840.DoUij T., b. April 20, 1842.Charles H., b. August 2, 1844; d. Aprib 1845.William H., b. June 8, 1846 ; d. November, 1847.Ella J., b. September 4, 1850. (Twin.)Edward F., b. Septenibei- 4, 1850. (Twin.)Nettie Maria, h. December 31, 1854; mar. Resided in

Easthampton, Mass., since.229.

5. George WAititEN Alexander,!). 1829; mar. HarrietAppleton. He was captain of a company at tlie break-ing out of the Rebellion ; tendered his services with hiscompany and was soon promoted to the rank of colonel.Resides in Reading, Pa.

230.5. Elvina S. Alexander, b. 1880 ; mar. Novemlier 30,


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6Q COLBY FAMILY.1854, .John C. Morrison, b. September 28, 1880 ; d.March 3, 187(1. Chiklren :

Nellie ,/., b. February 5, 1855.Joseph. F., b. February 10, 1857.Hattie, b. Januar}^ 1, 1859.Geonje F., b. January 6, 1862.Manj Tiui^ b. 1866; d. young.

231.0. RosALTHA A. Alexander, b. 1832; mar. 1855, Asa

Strong, They had : George Eli, b. 1861 ; d. 1862.The mother d. 1872.Sarah R. Alexander, 1). 1834; mar. 1854, James N.

Wriglit. She d. 1855. He d. 1864. Their son : Warren JSf., b. 1855; d. 1867.

232.5. Miriam A. Alexaxdeu, b. 183G ; mar. 1857, Horatio

B. Shoals. She d. 1863. Children : Mary, b. March 5, 1858.Martha, b. 1860; d. .

Lois P. Alexander, b. 1840 ; mar. Justus Lyman of Bel-lows Falls.

5. Dolly T. Alexander, b. 1842; mar. 1872, ZediahCooley. One dau. : Daisy.

Ella J.Alexander, b. 1850; mar. 1868, Oscar Ward,b. 1845. They had :Amy D., b. 1870; d. young.

Nettie E., b. April 15, 1873.

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WILLABY AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 67Jabez Glines, b. April 12, 1811 ; d. June 28, 1867. Shed. January 31, 1888. They had :Erastus 0., b. October 18, 1841.Melissa A., b. May 14, 1843; d. August 21, 1862.Alonzo TF., b. September 7, 1848.

235.5. Erastus O. Glines, mar. November 27, 1862, Rebecca J.

Bunker, b. July 17, 1842 ; d. . They had :Charles W., b. September 7, 1865.Mary A., b. February 10, 1867.Henry B., b. July 6, 1868.Ai C, b. September 27, 1871.Eli A., b. May 13, 1875.Bertia, b. Juue 13, 1879.Live iu Illinois.

236.5. Alonzo W. Glines, mar. November 17, 1867, Hattie E.

Corey, b. 1851 ; d. October 24, 1868. One child : Elberta, b. May 17, 1868.Second wife, INIattie Fairfield. He was delegated asdrum major to accompany the Third Regiment and

band, to escort Governor Bell and staff to the York-town, Va., centennial in 1882.

237.4. Enoch Alexander, b. 1810, mar. November 27, 1832,

Lois P. Hadley, b. March 8, 1813 ; d. July 8, 1879. Hewas a celebrated surveyor of wood and lumber; was cap-tain of Bow Rifle Company in 1838 ; was repeatedlyselectman ; was town treasurer twenty years ; a memberof the legislature in 1848-'49, and donated |1,000 to theOrphans' Home at Franklin. He d. July 28, 1894.

238.4. James G. Alexander, b. 1815 ; mar. January 28, 1841,

Aurelia Veazey, b. March 20, 1816 ; d. September 9,


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68 COLBY FAMILY.1887. She was a (Lnighter of Henry Veazey, pastor ofthe Baptist clmi(']i in Bow from 1817 to his death in1824. Their chihlren were :Charles H., h. August 27, is 14.

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CHAPTER V.WILLABY AND DESCENDANTS CONTINUED.

241.3. jAiMES Green, b. March 14, 1778 ; d. March 25, 1863 ;

mar., 1801, Judith Colby, b. June 13, 1777, d. August8, 1855. He was the son of Rhodolphus Green, a vet-eran sea captain. Nothing definite is known of hisancestry. Cliiklren :

Patly, b. July 14, 1802.Samuel, R., b. March 22, 1806.Sa/li/, b. August 10, 1808.Betsy J., b. March 22, 1811.Mary C, b. September 25, 1813.James, b. October 23, 1815.Judith, b. May 19, 1818.Nancy, b. September 27, 1820.Simeon C, b. October 25, 1822.They were all born on a farm just south of Picked Hill inBow.

242.4. Patty Green, b. 1802; d. October 25, 1895; mar.Samuel Elliot, b. August 31, 1800, son of Richard

Elliot, and inherited the Elliot homestead. Childi-en:William, b. November TO, 1821.James G., b. August 18, 1826.Judith C, b. November 26, 1828.Mary Maria, b. July 1, 1831.Alfred Augustus, b. March 23, 1833.Martha J., b. January 4, 1836.Enoch B., b. July 2, 1838; d. October 11, 1863.Sarah E., b. April 13, 1841.


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70 COI.IJV KAMlJvV.Betstj L., h. LSI.'); d. youno-.Harriet S., h. Febriuuy 1(5, 184U.The mother d. October 25, 1895.

243.5. WiLLiAisi Elliot, b. 1821 ; mar., December 1, 1848,

Sarah E. Corliss, b. May 22, 1828. Children :Xwe/to, b. October 8, 1849. She mar., 18(58, Sylvester

Brown, and d. April 2.'), 1883.5. James G. Elliot, b. 182G ; mar. Elviiia Walker, b. Octo-ber 14, 1827, d. October 15, 1867, a daughter of SamuelWalker. Children :

6. Sioniid, b. ; mar. Estella Judkius.6. Mari/, b. ; mar. Moses Rowell.

5. Judith C. Elliot, mar. Joseph Morgan. [See 180.]244.

5. Mary Maria Elliot, b. 1831 ; mar., January 5, 1851,Peter R. Walker, b. May 14, 1825. Childi-en :Joseph M., b. June 19, 1852; d. March 8, 1880.Samuel A., b. June 24, 1854.F. Willis, b. March 27, 1857.Candace M.,h. May 21, 1859.Charlie, b. November 22, 1863 ; d. the May following.Live in Concord, 1895.

6. Samuel A. Walker, b. 1854 ; mar. Katie May. Livein Concord, 1895.

245.5. Martha J. Elliot, b. 1836 ; mar., 1854, Asa Morgan, b.March 31, 1832. [See the Elijah Colby genealogy,

No. 14.]246.

5. Sarah E. Elliot, b. 1841 ; mar. Charles H. Roby ofHooksett, a concrete worker in Manchester, 1892.

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Samuel R. Green, b, 1806; mar., 1834, Jane Taggart ofHooksett. He was a man that had the confidence of histownsmen, having been town clerk several years, andelected to the legislature in 1846 and 1859. Children : John jB., b. May 21, 1835.Benjamin T., b. January 6, 1837; mar. Anna .T. Wood-

bury. [See 150.]Charles S., b. October 19, 1840 ; went west.Henry, b. September 23, 1844; d. September 12, 1849.The father d. November 23, 1877.

248.John B. Geeen, b. 1835 ; mar. Loranna Rowell, dan. ofCyrus Rowell. He has been a trader in Concord foryears. They have one daughter : -Hattie L., b. November 12, 1860; mar. Carter.The mother d. 189 .

249.Sally or Sarah" C. Green, b. 1808; mar., 1830, EnochBassett, b. October 30, 1792, in Atkinson, N. H. She d.November 30, 1832, and he d. February 18, 1870. Chil-dren :James (?., b. December 25, 1830, iu Lowell; mar., May

19, 1853, Irena C. Noyes, b. .July 15, 1831, dau. ofSilas and Lucy Noyes of Atkinson.

250.Betsy J. Green, b. 1811 ; mar., 1835, John T. Morgan,b. April 28, 1815. Children :Sarah E. B., b. December 23, 1835; mar., 1855, WarreuM. Colby. [See 193.]Siloam Carter, b. August 11, 1841 ; mar. Phebe Celestia

Stevens, b. 1848. He was accidental^ killed whilerepairing the canal at the pulp mill iu Bow, 1892.Enoch A., h. August 15, 1843.

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4. James Green, b. 1815; mar. Mary C. Haclley, b. August18, 1812, d. March 4, 1853. He d. June 20, 1886.Children :

Judith^ b. December 5, 1835 ; she mar. True Ordway forher first husbaud, and Seriah Morgan for her second.

Sally B., b. April 1(5, 1838.Rhodolphus, b. November 17, 1840.Mary Elvina, b. September 2, 1848. His wife dying hemar. for second wife Harriet Walker, b. .July 24, 1822.They had: Flanders W., b. March, 18.58, mar. HarrietElla Woodbury. [See 150.] Langdon O., b. June 16,1860, d. May 22, 1864.

256.5. Sally B. Green, b. 1838; mar., August 13, 1857,

Thomas J, Foot, b. December 3, 1833. Chiklren: Lewis G., b. July 18, 1858.Ben, b. 1859.Thomas H., h. January 5, 1861.Loretta, b. October 25, 1862.Alec T., b. September 12, 1865.Sarah S., b. July 24, 1867.Horace G., b. February 13, 1871.Clara B., b. 1876 ; mar. Charles Hillsgrow.Fred Henry, b. February 12, 1895,

257.6. Lewis G. Foot, b. 1858; mar. Effie F. Sherman, b. Octo-

ber 8, 1855. Have daughter:Alice, b. September 28; 1879.

258.6. Ben Foot, b. 1859; mar. Bertie C. Nichols. Children:

George W., b. May 27, 1882.John W., b. 1884.Ben., b. September 28, 1886.Jessie B., h. October 28, 1889.


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6. Tho>[as II. Foot, b. 18(Jl ; mar., 1888, Sadie E. Ham-mond, b. September 24, 18(37. Children :Natt H., b. February 14, 1886.Arthur J., b. October 18, 1887.Willimn K., b. November 24, 1889.Heiiry 0., b. August

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