Captain Abram Moore, a pensioner of the Revolution, was a native of Bolton, Mass. His son Abram married Julian Holmes, of Upton, Mass, reared seven children, and finally settled in Dublin. His son, Orson H., married Sarah E. Southwick, of Marlboro, and has one son, Fred W. He resides on the home farm, with George W.
Henry H. Piper, son of Henry C., married Laura W., daughter of Rec George M. and Persis F. (Weeks) Rice, has one child and resides on road 12. He was appointed delegate to the Exposition of New Orleans for 1884, by the Bureau of Education at Washington.
Samuel Pierce came to Jaffrey, from Rindge, married Hettie Brooks, and reared a family of ten children, three of whom are now living. His son Charles W. married Abbie G. Gowing, of Dublin, who bore him thirteen children, eight of whom are dead. His widow now occupies the home farm here with her son Frank E., who married Ida M., daughter of James M. and Jane M. (Chandler) Hannaford.
John Knowlton, a Revolutionary soldier, came to Dublin, from Massachusetts, about 1790, and was the first settler on the old homestead, on road 28. He married Susan Jennings and reared a family of seven children, among whom was Silas, who was twice married, first to Susanna Nutting, and second to Elizabeth Hardy. Only two of his six children ate now living. His son, Asa, married Lydia A., daughter of Luther and Lydia K. Darling, and has two children. He served in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols., and was honorably discharged. He now resides on the homestead farm.
Ira D. Knight, whose father, Pratt, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was a native of Marlow, in this county. His son, Ira D., married Cordelia Hemingway, who bore him nine children, seven of whom are living, and he is at present a resident of Keene. where his youngest son, Walton, also resides. His son Charles F. married Maria Moore, of this town, by whom he has reared four children. He resides on road 44.
On November 16, 1768, a meeting of the inhabitants was convened, with John Goffe, Esq., moderator, at which time a political organization was effected by electing the following officers: Moses Adams, Eli Morse and John Muzzey, assessors; Joseph Greenwood, clerk; Henry Strongman, collector; and Moses Adams, commissioner of assessment. This partial form of government was kept up till 1771, when, it not being considered adequate for all purposes of the town body-politic, a formal charter was required. Under this charter the town was duly organized, as previously stated, and Thomas Morse was chosen moderator; Joseph Greenwood, town clerk; and Henry … Read more
Samuel Jones, from Framingham, Mass., came to Dublin in 1777, settling upon a farm on road 12, which he bought of Joseph Adams, the first settler on the farm. His son, Samuel, married Mary, daughter of Joshua Farnum, a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He spent his life on the home farm and reared a family of seven children. His son, Corydon married Abbie g., daughter of Col. Rufus C. Piper, of this town. He has four children, and is still residing on the old homestead.
Thomas Morse is supposed to have been the first English settler to locate in the town. During the year 1761 he came on from Sherborn, Mass., cleared a piece of land, built a house, and during the following year brought his family to their new home upon the farm now owned by C. W. Fiske, on road 27.
The Trinitarian Congregatianal church, located about three-fourths of a mile from the postoffice, on the road to Peterboro, was organized by a council convened for the purpose, with Rev. M. Bradford, moderator, and Rev. T. s. Barston, scribe, November 21, 1827, with eight members. Rev. Henry A. Kendall was their first settled pastor. Their first house of worship was a brick structure, erected in 1835. The present edifice was put up in 1877. It is a neat wooden building, capable of seating 200 persons, and cost $3,000.00. The society now has ten members, with Rev. George B. Cutler, pastor.
Samuel Derby, a native of Hollis, N. H., came to this town when he was twelve years old. He married three times, first to Lois Twithell, second to Betsey Knowlton and third to Ruth Perry. Only two of his ten children are now living, viz.: Betsey Jane, of Minnesota, and Dexter, of this town. The latter married Julia, daughter of Jonas Brooks and Julia (Greenwood) Piper, and has two children. Samuel C. and Emily e. He now occupies the homestead farm on road 45.
DUBLIN, a handsome post village, is located just north of the geographical center of the town, upon the eastern slope of the mountain chain of which Monadnock is the highest peak, and near the shore of Monadnock lake. When the town was divided it lost two flourishing villages, Harrisville and Pottersville, whose manufactures, etc.. are spoken of in the town sketch of Harrisville. Dublin, now the only village in the town, is surely not a “Deserted Village.” It lies upon one street, about a mile in length, extending east and west, two churches (Unitarian and Trinitarian Congregational), two stores, a … Read more
David Townsend, a pensioner of the Revolution, came to what is now Harrisville, from Lynn, Mass., and settled upon the farm where Jabez Townsend now lives. His son Charles M. now occupies a farm in this town, on road 15.
Francis Appleton, Jr., a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was born at Ipswich, Mass., May 28, 1759. His brother; Jesse A., was president of Bowdoin college. Francis came to New Ipswich, N. h-, with his parents when he was only twelve years old, and finally settled in Dublin in 1780. He married Polly Ripley, and they united with the church in 1790, of which he was a deacon thirty-six years. His son, Jessie R., was twice married, first to Louisa, daughter of Thaddeus Mason, and second to Abbie Sophia, daughter of Calvin Mason. Charles F., their only child now living, … Read more
Samuel Brown, a native of Beverly, Mass., married Bethiah Adams, who bore him two children. His son Samuel married Olive Fairbanks, of West Boylston, Mass. He was a farmer and resident of Boylston, and reared a family of twelve children, six of whom are living. One of these, Dea. Moses A., married Susan, daughter of Paul and Ariathusa (Ross) Fairbanks. Two children are now living. He resides in this town upon a farm on road 6.
Jacob Wellman, son of Jacob, and a native of Linesboro, N. H., was at the battle of Bunker Hill, under General Warren, and after the war was honorably discharged, and drew a pension. His second wife was Elizabeth Moore, who bore him fourteen children. His son John married Betsey Moore, of Bedford, N. H., and reared nine children, six of whom are now living. His second son, Jesse P., married Acsah J. Coburn; of Walton, N. H., has eight children, and resides on road 39, in this town.
Of the first settlement of the town, little is known. The first settler was William Thornton, who located on lot 1, range 6, probably in the year 1752. His daughter, Molly Thornton, it is said, was the first child born in the town. He lived here only a few years, however, leaving through fear of the Indians. He was a brother of Matthew Thornton, who was the first named, as he was by far the most distinguished of the proprietors, and much the largest landowner in the town, having at one time twenty-eight shares, or eighty-four lots. He was a … Read more
Moore Bros. 6- Knight’s grist-mill, saw-mill, and threshing-mill is located in the southern part of the town. This is the only saw-mill in the town. It was lately built by the gentlemen, who also manufacture pail-stock. The mill is operated by a turbine wheel, under an eighteen foot head.
Dr. Henry H. Smith, the only physician and surgeon of this town, came here from Claremont, N. H., in October, 1865, commenced practice, and has remained here to the present time, meeting with great success. He married Arabella S., daughter of Thomas and Sophia (Appleton) Fisk. He was a naval surgeon in the late war, where he remained until its close.
Dublin lies in the extreme eastern part of the county, in lat. 45° 54′ and long. 4° 59′, bounded north by Harrisville, east by Peterboro, in Hillsborough county, south by Jaffrey, and west by Marlboro. It was originally granted by the proprietors of land purchased of John Tufton Mason, to Matthew Thornton and thirty-nine others, November 3, 1749, the charter being given by Col. Joseph Blanchard, of Dunstable, and was called Monadnock No. 3, or North Monadnock. The grant comprised an area of thirty-six square miles, or a territory seven miles long and five wide, and was given under the … Read more
I. The ancestor of the Daniel2 Wilson family came from Tyrone, Ireland, in 1737, with the famous Scotch Irish emigrants. These emigrants were a hardy, industrious, long-lived, honest and sturdy race of people. A great proportion of New Hampshire’s most distinguished sons are found among their descendants. One of these emigrants was James1 Wilson. The history of Peterborough gives his name as WILLIAM. Later researches favor JAMES, but we are not positively sure of the name. Nor do we know who was his wife. They brought with them from Ireland a son, Robert2, and a daughter, Lettuce2. In this country … Read more