Hartford, Mrs. Mary — After the death of Greene French in 1843, his real estate on Colby hill was divided among his heirs, Mary, the oldest dau., receiving 95 acres ; and thereafter she res. with her children at the homestead. She lived to a great age, and retained her faculties in a remarkable degree to the last. Mary d. Dec. 13, 1885. A part of the property, including the Greene French house, is now owned by a grand-daughter, Mrs. James B. Royce of Washington, D. C, who uses it as a summer home. The children of Mary (French)(Knowlton) Hartford were, —
1. Emmeline B. Knowlton, m. Sylvander French and res. in Pembroke, where she d.
2. Lydia F. Hartford, b. Nov. 2, 1825 ; m., June 27, 1844, John, son of James Stinson [2S4], and removed to Springfield.
Lydia afterwards res. with her mother in N. L., and since then in Waltham, Mass. Children :
(i). Edward, b. N. L. Dec. 8, 1845 ; enlisted in Fifth N. H. V., Sept. 31, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, and d. Aug. 1, 1863.
(3). Henry, b. Goffstown, Feb. 7, 1847; enlisted in Eleventh N. H. V., and served till the war closed; afterwards served five years in the regular army. Henry m. Louise Stewart and d. in Chehalis, Washington, Mav 7, 1897. Children : Clarence, Eddie, Leith.
(3). Ellen C, b. Aug. 8, 1849; m., Nov. 7, 1883, James B. Royce, of the Paymaster-General's department, Washington, D. C. ; res. in Washington, with a summer at N. L. Child: (a) Lillian, b. Sept. 28, 1884.
(4). Fronie, b. June 7, 1S53 ; m. Frederick T. Wilson. Children : Charlie, Harry, Nellie.
3. Sophronia Hartford, b. 1827; m. Nathaniel P. Conant of Peabody, Mass. ; d. Chicago, about 1894. Children :
(1). Emma, b. April 29, 1S47 ; m. Samuel Appleton of Haverhill, Mass. ; d. Chicago, 1890. Child : Edward.
(2). Eliza, b. March 16, 1849; m. Benjamin W. Josselyn of Boston, Mass. Children : Edward, Mabel, Clarence.
Source: p. 76, A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 1779-1899. By Myra Belle Horne Lord, The Rumford Press: Concord, N.H., 1899.
1. Emmeline B. Knowlton, m. Sylvander French and res. in Pembroke, where she d.
2. Lydia F. Hartford, b. Nov. 2, 1825 ; m., June 27, 1844, John, son of James Stinson [2S4], and removed to Springfield.
Lydia afterwards res. with her mother in N. L., and since then in Waltham, Mass. Children :
(i). Edward, b. N. L. Dec. 8, 1845 ; enlisted in Fifth N. H. V., Sept. 31, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, and d. Aug. 1, 1863.
(3). Henry, b. Goffstown, Feb. 7, 1847; enlisted in Eleventh N. H. V., and served till the war closed; afterwards served five years in the regular army. Henry m. Louise Stewart and d. in Chehalis, Washington, Mav 7, 1897. Children : Clarence, Eddie, Leith.
(3). Ellen C, b. Aug. 8, 1849; m., Nov. 7, 1883, James B. Royce, of the Paymaster-General's department, Washington, D. C. ; res. in Washington, with a summer at N. L. Child: (a) Lillian, b. Sept. 28, 1884.
(4). Fronie, b. June 7, 1S53 ; m. Frederick T. Wilson. Children : Charlie, Harry, Nellie.
3. Sophronia Hartford, b. 1827; m. Nathaniel P. Conant of Peabody, Mass. ; d. Chicago, about 1894. Children :
(1). Emma, b. April 29, 1S47 ; m. Samuel Appleton of Haverhill, Mass. ; d. Chicago, 1890. Child : Edward.
(2). Eliza, b. March 16, 1849; m. Benjamin W. Josselyn of Boston, Mass. Children : Edward, Mabel, Clarence.
Source: p. 76, A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 1779-1899. By Myra Belle Horne Lord, The Rumford Press: Concord, N.H., 1899.
Hartford, Mrs. Mary — After the death of Greene French in 1843, his real estate on Colby hill was divided among his heirs, Mary, the oldest dau., receiving 95 acres ; and thereafter she res. with her children at the homestead. She lived to a great age, and retained her faculties in a remarkable degree to the last. Mary d. Dec. 13, 1885. A part of the property, including the Greene French house, is now owned by a grand-daughter, Mrs. James B. Royce of Washington, D. C, who uses it as a summer home. The children of Mary (French)(Knowlton) Hartford were, —
1. Emmeline B. Knowlton, m. Sylvander French and res. in Pembroke, where she d.
2. Lydia F. Hartford, b. Nov. 2, 1825 ; m., June 27, 1844, John, son of James Stinson [2S4], and removed to Springfield.
Lydia afterwards res. with her mother in N. L., and since then in Waltham, Mass. Children :
(i). Edward, b. N. L. Dec. 8, 1845 ; enlisted in Fifth N. H. V., Sept. 31, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, and d. Aug. 1, 1863.
(3). Henry, b. Goffstown, Feb. 7, 1847; enlisted in Eleventh N. H. V., and served till the war closed; afterwards served five years in the regular army. Henry m. Louise Stewart and d. in Chehalis, Washington, Mav 7, 1897. Children : Clarence, Eddie, Leith.
(3). Ellen C, b. Aug. 8, 1849; m., Nov. 7, 1883, James B. Royce, of the Paymaster-General's department, Washington, D. C. ; res. in Washington, with a summer at N. L. Child: (a) Lillian, b. Sept. 28, 1884.
(4). Fronie, b. June 7, 1S53 ; m. Frederick T. Wilson. Children : Charlie, Harry, Nellie.
3. Sophronia Hartford, b. 1827; m. Nathaniel P. Conant of Peabody, Mass. ; d. Chicago, about 1894. Children :
(1). Emma, b. April 29, 1S47 ; m. Samuel Appleton of Haverhill, Mass. ; d. Chicago, 1890. Child : Edward.
(2). Eliza, b. March 16, 1849; m. Benjamin W. Josselyn of Boston, Mass. Children : Edward, Mabel, Clarence.
Source: p. 76, A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 1779-1899. By Myra Belle Horne Lord, The Rumford Press: Concord, N.H., 1899.
1. Emmeline B. Knowlton, m. Sylvander French and res. in Pembroke, where she d.
2. Lydia F. Hartford, b. Nov. 2, 1825 ; m., June 27, 1844, John, son of James Stinson [2S4], and removed to Springfield.
Lydia afterwards res. with her mother in N. L., and since then in Waltham, Mass. Children :
(i). Edward, b. N. L. Dec. 8, 1845 ; enlisted in Fifth N. H. V., Sept. 31, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, and d. Aug. 1, 1863.
(3). Henry, b. Goffstown, Feb. 7, 1847; enlisted in Eleventh N. H. V., and served till the war closed; afterwards served five years in the regular army. Henry m. Louise Stewart and d. in Chehalis, Washington, Mav 7, 1897. Children : Clarence, Eddie, Leith.
(3). Ellen C, b. Aug. 8, 1849; m., Nov. 7, 1883, James B. Royce, of the Paymaster-General's department, Washington, D. C. ; res. in Washington, with a summer at N. L. Child: (a) Lillian, b. Sept. 28, 1884.
(4). Fronie, b. June 7, 1S53 ; m. Frederick T. Wilson. Children : Charlie, Harry, Nellie.
3. Sophronia Hartford, b. 1827; m. Nathaniel P. Conant of Peabody, Mass. ; d. Chicago, about 1894. Children :
(1). Emma, b. April 29, 1S47 ; m. Samuel Appleton of Haverhill, Mass. ; d. Chicago, 1890. Child : Edward.
(2). Eliza, b. March 16, 1849; m. Benjamin W. Josselyn of Boston, Mass. Children : Edward, Mabel, Clarence.
Source: p. 76, A History of the Town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 1779-1899. By Myra Belle Horne Lord, The Rumford Press: Concord, N.H., 1899.
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