a member of the Universalist church. He died in the prime of life, October 20, 1837, at Lowell. Children of Cyrus and Harriet (Tilden) Johnson: 1. William A., born January 24, 1825, mentioned below. 2. Joseph, born February 5, 1827, 3. Cyrus P., born March 11, 1829. 4. Charles W., born April 17, 1831. 5. Andrew L.. born August 6, 1833. 6. Horace D., born February 10, 1836, died October 6, 1854.

(IX) William Augustus Johnson, son of Cyrus Johnson (8), was born January 24, 1825, at Pelham, New Hampshire, an I was educated in the public schools of Lowell, Massachusetts, where his father made his home when he was quite young. He was a traveling salesman for many years for the firm of Cutter & Walker, Lowell, Masachusetts. He was well known in business circles all through the New England states. He was a man of conspicuous ability and spotless integrity. He made his home in Lowell and commanded the utmost respect and confidence of his townsmen. He was a member of the Odd Fellows. He married, at Rumford, Maine, Lucy Adams Hutchins, December 22, 1846. She was born in Rumford, April 4, 1822. Children, born in Lowell: 1. Coolidge Robbins, died in Illinois. 2. Harriet Adelpha, married Marcus Cole, of Lowell. 3. Lucy Ardena, married Nelson H. Wardwell, of Lowell. 4. Carrie Augusta, married H. H. Bennett, of Lowell. 5. Susan Abby, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, July 10, 1857. married (first) Fred Nelson Edgell and they had one son, Walter B. Edgell, cashier of the American Express Company at Salem, Massachusetts; Susan Abby (Johnson) Edgel married (second), June 1, 1904, Emory Francis Blodgett, of Lowell, superintendent of the Walter L. Parker Works, Lowell. 6. Rebecca Alice, married Walter L. Parker, of Lowell. 7. Clara Blanche.

Samuel Blanchard was BLANCHARD born in England in 1629, and was brought to New England when ten years old, settling in Charles Towne, Massachusetts Bay Colony, which originally included Malden, Woburn, Stoneham, Burlington and Somerville, with parts of Medford, Cambridge, Arlington and Reading, where he married and had four sons: Thomas, Joseph, Jonathan and John Planchard. In 1672 he removed to Andover, where he died at the age of seventy-eight years, April, 1707.

(II) Thomas Blanchard, son of Samuel Blanchard, the immigrant, was born in

Andover in 1674, married and had five sons: Thomas, Joseph, Josiah, Nathaniel and Isaac Blanchard.

(III) Thomas Blanchard, son of Thomas Blanchard, was born in Andover in January, 1700, removed to Cambridge, where he married, and late in life returned to Andover, where he died November 25, 1779.

(IV) Aaron Blanchard, son of Thomas Blanchard, was born in Cambridge, July 27, 1740. Married Nellie Holt, January 5, 1762, and she died in Andover, May 5, 1778, leaving four sons and nine daughters. He married as his second wife Mrs. Mehitable Chase, September 21, 1789, and two sons were born of this marriage. Aaron Blanchard died at Hartford, New York, October 28, 1801, and his widow died at Dracut, Massachusetts, January 3, 1820.

(V) Benjamin Blanchard, son of Aaron and Mehitable (Chase) Blanchard, was born in Andover, Massachusetts, January 1, 1793Married Sarah N. Davidson, of Windham, Massachusetts. She was born in Windham, December 4, 1795, and died there April 23, 1843.

(VI) William Davidson Blanchard, son of Benjamin and Sarah N. (Davidson) Blanchard, was born in Windham, Rockingham county, New Hampshire, March 4, 1823. He attended the public school of Windham and Westford Academy, and on leaving school learned the manchinist's trade in the shops of the Lowell Machine Company, and after nine years service as an employee in the shops became a contractor and continued his connection with the company in that capacity for forty-four years. He invented the first iron planer, with four tools, and he made a twofoot rule which was submitted to the test of the London Standard, and was found exact. He was elected to membership in the Middlesex Mechanics' Association, of which he was a trustee for seven years. He is a trustee of the Mechanics' Savings Bank (which he organized), serving for fifteen years, and is also vice-president of the same. His church affiliation is with the Kirk Street Congregational Church, and for eight years he was a member of the finance committee of the church. He is highly respected in Lowell, and esteemed as a man of strong character and sterling integrity, as evidenced by the respectable positions of trust which he acceptably filled. He served the city government of Lowell, by the will of the Republican party, of which he was an active member, his term of office extending from 1859 to 1862.

Mr. Blanchard was married August 19, 1847, to Henrietta W., daughter of Samuel Rice, of Enfield, New Hampshire. Samuel Rice was graduated at Williams College, was a prominent lawyer of Grafton county, New Hampshire, for thirty years, and died at Lowell, Massachusetts, October 10, 1839.

(VII) Annie Josephine Blanchard, daughter and only child of William Davidson and Henrietta W. (Rice) Blanchard, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, August 1, 1853. She was educated in the public schools of Lowell, and resided with her parents. She was prominent in school work in connection with the societies associated with charitable efforts undertaken by the Kirk Street Congregational Church of Lowell, of which her mother, Henrietta W. Blanchard, was an original member when the church was formed from the First

Church, April 22, 1845. The Rev. Amos Blanchard (1807-1870) was called as the first pastor from his pastorship of the First Church, which he had served fourteen years (1831-1845), and was regularly installed pastor of the Fourth, afterwards Kirk Street Church, May 21, 1845, and served up to the time of his death, January 14, 1870. The charities distributed from this church for the first fifty-one years of its existence was $187.958.22, besides the unrecorded charities quietly distributed by the workers in the field of which no record exists.

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ROWELL ancestor, was born in England, and settled early at Salisbury, Massachusetts. He removed to Ipswich and later to Andover, Massachusetts. He had land in the first division in Salisbury in 1640-41. He took the prescribed oath of fidelity in 1646. He was a commoner and was taxed at Salisbury in 1650; was of Ipswich from 1652 to 1657, and of Andover in 1659. He and Thomas Pinder were appointed to build a prison house in 1652. He died May 8 or 27, 1662, in Andover. His will was dated February 24, 1650-51, and proved September 30, 1662. His widow Margaret was appointed administrator, and June, 1681, his son Jacob was appointed in place of his mother. Rowell married (first) in England and his wife died there, being "sick in England" in 1641. He married (second), about 1651, Margaret Fowler, widow of Christopher Osgood, contracting February 24, 1650-51, to bring up her two sons and two daughters. His widow married (third), before July,

1670, Thomas Coleman, of Newbury and Nanticket; and (fourth) Thomas Osborne, of Nantucket. She died in June, 1681, according to Pope. Children of Thomas Rowell: I. Valentine, mentioned below. 2. Jacob, born about 1652, married, April 29, 1690, Mary Younglove, who died April, 1692; (second), September 21, 169, Elizabeth Wardwell, resided in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, in 1681; was in Ipswich, 1690-97; died February 18, 1700, at Ipswich; much younger than Valentine who was by the first wife.

(II) Valentine Rowell, son of Thomas Rowell (1), was born in England about 1620, resided at Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. He was a carpenter by trade, like his father. He married, November 14, 1643, Joanna Pinder, daughter of Henry, mentioned above. Rowell took the oath of fidelity in 1646; was townsman and taxed in 1650; one of the first eighteen settlers of Amesbury who signed an agreement and divided land 16541662. He signed the petition of 1658. He died May 17, 1662. His widow Joanna was appointed administratrix of his estate, October 14, 1662, and received land at Amesbury granted to the estate in 1668. She married (second), September 18, 1670, and (third), October 26, 1676, Bedad Currier. Children of Valentine and Joanna Rowell: 1. Thomas, born September 7, 1644, married, September 8, 1670, Sarah Barnes. 2. John, born 164546, died September 12, 1649. 3. Philip, born March 8, 1647-48, mentioned below. 4. Mary, born January 31, 1649-50, married, September 18, 1673. Thomas Frame. 5. Sarah, born November 16, 1651, married, October 26, 1676, Thomas Harvey. 6. Hannah, born January, 1653, married (first), September 16, 1674. Thomas Colby, and (second) Henry Blaisdell. 7. John, born November 15, 1655, died February 18, 1655-56. 8. Elizabeth, born August 10, 1657. 9. Margerite, born September 8, 1659.

(III) Philip Rowell, son of Valentine Rowell (2), was born March 8, 1647-48, and resided in Amesbury. He was a shipwright by trade; also kept an inn. He married, January 5, 1670, Sarah Morrill, born October 14, 1650, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Clement) Morrill. Rowell took the oath of fidelity in 1677; resided in Amesbury, Salisbury and Nantucket. He signed a petition in 1680. He and two others with Captain Foot were killed by the Indians in 1690. The inventory of his estate is dated September 9, 1690; his widow apointed administratrix, September 30, 1690. She had a controversy with

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Widow Hannah Foot, only daughter of Richard Currier, heard by Major Pike, June 30, 1691. The Widow Rowell married (second), July 31, 1695, at Salisbury, Onesiphorus Page; (third), May 29, 1708, Daniel Merrill. Children of Philip and Sarah Rowell: Jacob, born January 19, 1671-72, married, December 1, 1693, Hannah Barnard. Sarah, born March 3, 1673-74, married, April 6, 1693, Samuel Gould. 3. Thomas, born April 1, 1676, living in 1713. 4. Abraham, born about 1680, married, December 2, 1701, Mary 5. Job, mentioned below. 6. John, baptized April 30, 1699, married, March 2, 1714-15, Elizabeth Colby; settled in Chester, New Hampshire, in 1732. 7. Hepzibah, born March 26, 1687, died October 6, 1688. 8. Judith, born November 21, 1689, baptized April 30, 1699, married, May 5, 1715, John Gill.

(IV) Job Rowell, son of Philip Rowell (3), was born about 1682; baptized with several others of the family, April 30, 1699, at Salisbury. He was a soldier against the Indians in 1703 in the Salisbury company, resided in Amesbury in 1708. He married (published August 7), 1705, Bethia Brown. He resided most of his life at Salisbury and was a weaver and farmer. His will dated May 4, was proved May 31, 1736, shortly after his death. Children: 1. Elijah, born about 1706. 2. John, born about 1708. 3. Job, born about 1710, mentioned below. Thomas, born about 1713. 5. Jemima, married Blake. 6. Keziah, married, September 12, 1728, Orlando Colby. 7. Sarah, 7. Sarah, born October 4, 1719, married Edmund Sawyer. 8. Elizabeth.

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(V) Job Rowell, son of Job Rowell (4), was born about 1710 in Salisbury, Massachusetts; settled in Goffstown and Hampstead, New Hampshire. He was in Goffstown in 1765. He built Rowell's Mills, now Hazelline's, at Hampstead, east of the pond. He married Priscilla Emerson. Children: I. Job, Jr., soldier in the Revolution. 2. Christopher, mentioned below. 3. Jonathan, soldier in Revolution. 4. Philip, settled in Concord, soldier in the Revolution, company of Captain Daniel Lawrence.

(VI) Christopher Rowell, son of Job Rowell (5), was born in Hampstead, New Hampshire, or vicinity, about 1740. He and his brothers Job and Philip settled in Concord, New Hampshire, about 1780. He was a soldier in the Revolution in the company of Captain Jesse Page, of Atkinson, Colonel

Jacob Gale, of Hampstead. He married Ruth Morse. Children, born at Hampstead: I. Christopher, Jr., born August 22, 1769, mentioned below. 2. John, born April 17, 1772. 3. Micajah, born May 6, 1774. 4. Hannah, born April 11, 1776. And probably others at Concord.

(VII) Christopher Rowell, son of Christopher Rowell (6), was born in Hampstead, August 22, 1769, baptized there September 17, 1769. He removed to Concord with his father's family, and about 1796 was the school teacher of that town then a small settlement. He married Child, Ira, born about

1800, mentioned below.

(VIII) Ira Rowell, son of Christopher Rowell (7), was born in Concord, New Hampshire, about 1800. He was educated in the common schools; was an active member of the First Parish Church and was deacon until 1829, when he joined the church of the West Parish. He was active in the temperance movement when a young man, and was one of the executive committee of a temperance society organized in Concord, April 8, 1830. When the Northern Railroad built its tracks at Concord the current of the Merrimac river was diverted somewhat from its course and some valuable land ruined. He was appointed by the town with others a committee to take action in the matter, in 1851. He served on the board of selectmen and held various town offices; he was a prominent citizen, and was a farmer. He married, April 9, 1828, Rebecca Kimball, whose lineage is: Rebecca (7), Edward (6), Samuel (5), Samuel (4), David (3), Benjamin (2), Richard (1). was born at Pembroke, New Hampshire, January 4, 1802, died December 13, 1871. Children: 1. William Kimball, born November 9, 1829, died November 22, 1886; graduate of Dartmouth, 1885; taught school at Peacham, New Hampshire, Oakland, California, and became principal of the Boys' Latin School of San Francisco; married (first) Mary Augusta Flint, of Campton, New Hampshire, and had six children; married (second), April 25, 1861, Helen Maria Tenney, of Chester, New Hampshire. 2. Elizabeth, born September 30, 1832, died January 16, 1844. 3. Edward Thomas, born August 14, 1836, mentioned below. 4. James, born May 16, 1838, married, June 21, 1866, Mary Ann Fiske; treasurer of the Merrimac Company in 1876 and 1877; superintendent of streets of Concord. 5. Christopher I., died June 3, 1849. 6. Mary C., resided at Concord and served on the board of educa

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