Silas Burnham and Abigail Clement of Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday

These tombstones were photographed at the Center Cemetery in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

SILAS BURNHAM

died

Oct. 25, 1856.

AEt. 73 yrs 7 m's

17 days. 

ABIGAIL

wife of

SILAS BURNHAM

DIED

July 18, 1844

AE. 58

Silas Burnham, son of Asa Burnham and Elizabeth Cutler, was born March 8, 1783 in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.  He died 27 January 1831 in Dunbarton.  Silas married Abigail Clement about 1808.  Silas was one of the founders of the Universalist Society in 1830 in Dunbarton.  Services were held in the old Congregational Church.

Abigail Clement was born about 1783, daughter of Captain John Clement and Elizabeth Stevens of Atkinson, New Hampshire.  She had five children:

      1.   Asa b. 1806 d. 1891

      2.  Laura b.  6 April 1811 d. 18 April 1898, married Smith D. Buswell

      3. John b. 1816 d. 1865

      4.  Mark b. 1818

      5.  Deacon Silas, b. 1822

Silas’s father, Asa Burnham, son of Nathan Burnham and Hannah Choate, was born 17 March 1751 in the Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Cutler 18 January 1774 in Goffstown, New Hampshire.  He died 27 January 1831 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Asa Burnham served in the Revolutionary War under Capt. William Barrows of Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. Elizabeth filed for a widow’s pension.  Asa is my 1^st cousin 7 generations removed.  His grandparents, Thomas Burnham (1673 – 1748) and Susannah of Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, are my 7^th great grandparents.

Elizabeth Cutler was born about 1753 and died 20 July 1839 in Dunbarton.

Children of Asa and Elizabeth Burnham: 

      1.       Asa b. 26 October 1774 and died 10 March 1812 in Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Upper Canada due to drowning. Married Sarah Lovekin

      2.       Zacchaeus b. 10 February 1777, d. 25 February 1857 Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Upper Canada. Married to Elizabeth Choate 1 February 1801, daughter of Jacob Choate and Hannah Burnham (my 1^st cousin 7 generations removed, daughter of Nathan Burnham and Hannah Choate of Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts). 

       3.       John b. 20 March 1779, d. 24 December 1840 in Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Upper Canada. Married and had eight children.

      4.       Betty b. 16 February 1781, d. 6 November 1839 in Dunbarton. Married Samuel Saltmarsh.

      5.       Silas b. 8 March 1783 (see above)

      6.       Ruth b. 17 May 1785 d. 8 or 9 February 1787

      7.       Hannah b. 3 September 1787

      8.       Rachael b. 11 February 1789

      9.       Mark b. 15 February 1791, d. 21 February 1864 in Port Hope, Northumberland County, Upper Canada. Married Sophronia Gilchrist of Goffstown.

     10.   Ruth b. 23 June 1793. Married James Shepherd Kimball of Hampstead.

     11.   Azubah b. 25 March 1796

For the Truly Curious:

History of the Town of Dunbarton, New Hampshire by Caleb Stark, page 237.

Genealogy and History of the First Settlers of Dunbarton, page 183

The Burnham Family; Or Genealogical Records of the Descendants of the Emigrants of the Name who were among the Early Settlers in America, by Roderick Henry Burnham, p. 321.

The Choates in America, 1643 – 1896, by Ephraim Orcutt Jameson, p. 50, pages 87 -88, and pages 166 – 167.

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To Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Silas Burnham and Abigail Clement of Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted January 26, 2021, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2021/01/silas-burnham-and-abigail-clement-of.html: accessed [access date]). 

Henry M. Caldwell,died 1862 Civil War, buried at Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday

This tombstone was photographed at the Dunbarton Center Cemetery, in Dunbarton, New Hampshire

CAPT. HENRY M.

Son of

Wm. & Eliza I. Caldwell

died

in Falmouth, Va.

July 12, 1862.

A.E. 23 yrs 7 mos.

His character was without stain, and in the

storehouse of having recollections his memory

will be enshrined in beauty forever.

Henry Mills Caldwell was the youngest son of William Caldwell and Eliza Ireland, born 22 December 1839 in Dunbarton, and died 12 July 1862 of fever during the Civil War at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia.  He attended Dartmouth College and was enlisted as a captain in the Company F, Second Regiment US Sharpshooters on September 1861.  "A friend describes him as possessed of a generous, noble, and manly nature." ( from page 455 of the book Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, by the Rev. George T. Chapman, D.D., 1867)   According to an 1861 commencement program, he wrote a poem "The Struggles of Liberty in the Netherlands" which he read at the graduation ceremony.  (see the blog post "1861 Commencement program, Darthmouth College at Hanover, New Hampshire", dated 20 January 2012  https://www.heirloomsreunited.com/2012/01/1861-commencement-program-dartmouth.html

William Caldwell was born 30 October 1794 in Dunbarton, and died there on 25 April 1879.  His wife, Eliza Ireland was born 25 September 1800 in Salem, Massachusetts and died in Dunbarton on 18 August 1880.  

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Henry M. Caldwell,died 1862 Civil War, buried at Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 29, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/henry-m-caldwelldied-1862-civil-war.html: accessed [access date]).

An Old Barn - Weathervane Wednesday

Today's weathervane was photographed in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

This old barn is near the center of Dunbarton, at 31 Stark Highway North (Route 13).  It is in rough shape, but still supports the cupola with the traditional weathercock.  These rooster weathervanes can be seen on barns, farmhouses, and churches all over the world.  Like many old barns in New England, this one has seen better days.

This barn is next to Chanticleer Gardens, a local cut flower business. Every time we drive by in nice weather, there are vases of cut flowers for sale on an honor system out in front of the barn next door. This is an 150 acre, organic farm, owned by Susan and Ken Koerber, who also hold internships, workshops and classes known as WWOOFER (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms).  Behind the farmhouse are acres of organic gardens.

In 2019 the Five Rivers Conservation Trust received a $100,000 LCHIP grant from the state of New Hampshire (through the Moose license plate program) to permanently protect the 133 acre Koerber Family Forest on nearby land adjacent to the Dunbarton Elementary School. This grant ensures that the students, teacher and public can use the property as an outdoor classroom. The public access allowed the town of Dunbarton to build trails to connect to nearby conservation land including the Five Rivers protected Stone Farm.

For the truly curious:

Chanticleer Farm, Dunbarton, New Hampshire:
http://www.chanticleer-gardens.com/index.html 

A blog post from Apotheca (a florist in nearby Goffstown) about Chanticleer Farms:
http://apothecaflowershoppe.blogspot.com/2014/?m=0   

Click here to see over 400 Weathervane Wednesday posts!
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday 

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "An Old Barn - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 23, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/an-old-barn-weathervane-wednesday.html: accessed [access date]).

Robert Alexander, died 1818 Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday

This tombstone was photographed at the Dunbarton Center Cemetery in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

ERECTED

In memory of

Mr. Robert Alexander.

who died

March 3, 1818.

In the 93 year

of his age.

Stop passinger as you go by,

Remember you are born to die. 

Robert Alexander, born 9 August 1724 in Scotland, son of John Alexander and Katherine Walwood, came to Dunbarton from Bedford, New Hampshire.  He moved into the former farmstead of John Raymond.  (from page 252 of The History of Dunbarton, by Caleb Stark, 1860)new

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Robert Alexander, died 1818 Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 22, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/robert-alexander-died-1818-dunbarton.html: accessed [access date]). 

Robert and Sarah Alexander, buried in Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday

These two tombstones were photographed at the Center Cemetery in Dunbarton, New Hampshire

ERECTED

In memory of

Mr. ROBERT ALEXANDER,

who died

March 3, 1818

In the 93 year

of his age.

Stop passenger as you go by

Remember you are born to die. 

Erected

in memory of

SARAH ALEXANDER

wife of

Mr. Robert Alexander

who died Feb. 12, 1812,

Aged 66.

And thou my soul stoope down & nin

this hollow gaping tomb this gloomy prison

waits for you whenere the summons comes. 

From The History of Dunbarton by Caleb Stark, 1860: 

"ROBERT ALEXANDER removed from Bedford to this town.  He purchased the Dunbarton farm of John Raymond, Esq., upon which he resided until his death, March 3, 1818, at the age of 93, when the farm was divided between his sons, David and William.  The latter removed to the western part of New-York more than forty years ago. David was an exemplary husbandman and worthy citizen. He never sought office, and his affairs prospered.  He was a good officer of the militia, and deacon of the church. He led a reputable life and died respected, June ---, 1852, aged 70.  Mrs. Alexander died May 29, 1854." 

Robert Alexander, son of John Alexander and Kathrine Walwood, was born 9 August 1724 in Renfrew, Scotland, and died 3 March 1818 in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.  He married Sarah Davidson, daughter of John Davidson and Sarah McNutt, born 23 January 1746 in Tewksbury, Massachusetts and died 12 February 1812 in Dunbarton.  They had four children:

1.  Agnes Alexander (1763 - 1846) married Rev. John Houston

2.  Robert Alexander (1767 - 1832) married Elizabeth Dickey

3.  William Alexander (1776 - 1859)  married Anna Whiting Worcester

4.  David Alexander (1781 - 1852) married Martha Cunningham

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Robert and Sarah Alexander, buried in Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 8, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/robert-and-sarah-alexander-buried-in.html: accessed [access date]).

Jeremiah Stinson, Esq. a Gruesome Death in 1809 Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday

This tombstone was photographed at the Dunbarton Center Cemetery, in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

ERECTED

to the Memory of

JEREMIAH STINSON, ESQ.

Son of 

Mr. Archibald Stinson 

[the rest is underground]

From pages 200 - 201 of The History of Dunbarton, by Caleb Stark, 1860:

"JEREMIAH STINSON, Esq., son of Archibald, before named, graduated at Dartmouth College; read law; opened an office in Dunbarton, and married a daughter of the Rev. Walter Harris.  He was several years townclerk and a member of several important committees employed by the town.
     His death was occasioned by sliding down from his haymow and coming in contact with a pitchfork-handle concealed in the hay, which he being quite corpulent, entered his body nearly eleven inches. After lingering a few days in great distress, he died Sept. 28, 1809, aged 60 years [sic]. His widow afterward became the wife of William Green, then a trader in town, and afterward cashier of the Pemigewasset Bank at Plymouth. [New Hampshire]"

The book Sketches of Dunbarton, by Ella Mills, 2020:
"One of the earliest college graduates, Jeremiah Stinson, having studied law, opened an office in his native town, but devoted the most of his time to agriculture. He met with an accidental death at the age of thirty-six years."

Jeremiah Stinson, the son of Archibald Stinson and Sarah Page, was born 4 April 1775 in Dunbarton and died 28 September 1809 in Dunbarton.  Archibald Stinson was born 3 August 1740 and died 3 July 1824, aged 85, in Dunbarton.  Jeremiah Stinson married Clarissa Harris in Dunbarton on 9 December 1807, just two years before his death.  She was the daughter of Rev. Walter Harris of Dunbarton, born on 17 June 1790 in Dunbarton, and she died on 18 April 1817 and is buried in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, the wife of Mr. William Green.  They had no children.

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Jeremiah Stinson, Esq. a Gruesome Death in 1809 Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 1, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/jeremiah-stinson-esq-gruesome-death-in.html: accessed [access date]).

Andrew Jackson Stone, died in the Civil War 1864, buried Dunbarton, New Hampshire

This tombstone was photographed at the Center Cemetery in Dunbarton, New Hampshire

ANDREW J. STONE

Son of James &

Mary E. Stone

Capt. Co. F. Reg't. N.H.V.

Born July 7, 1828.

Was wounded in battle of

wilderness, May 18, Died in 

Hospital at Fredericksburg, Va.

May 19, 1864.

AE. 35 yrs. 10 mos. & 12 ds.

Andrew Jackson Stone, son of James Stone and Mary East Beard, was born 7 July 1828 in Dunbarton, and died 19 May 1864 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  James Stone (1785 - 1874) was born in Henniker, New Hampshire, and his father James Stone (1747 - 1790) was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts and served in the Revolutionary War and participated in the Battle of Bennington, Vermont.  

According to the book Sketch of Dunbarton, New Hampshire by Miss Ella Mills, 1902: "Dunbarton sent more than fifty men to the Civil War, several sent substitutes.  To three men were given captain's commissions, namely, William E. Bunten, Henry M. Caldwell, who died of fever in Falmouth, Va., in 1862, and Andrew J. Stone, who was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864."  And according to the book New Hampshire in the Civil War, by Bruce D. Heald, 2001:  "Capt. Andrew J. Stone, 9th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment.  Capt. Andrew J. Stone, part of the IX Corps, was a native of Dunbarton.  One August 5, 1862, at the age of 33, he was mustered in as captain.  He was mortally wounded in a skirmish in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on May 20, 1864.  His regiment lost 184 men at Spottsylvania, most of them in the fight on May 12, 1864." 

Apparently Andrew Stone was a rock collector (no pun intended).  A Google search of his name led to a photo of his rock collection at the New Hampshire Historical Society.  https://www.nhhistory.org/object/814221/relic   

The Google search also led to an auction website with several Civil War items that belonged to Capt. Stone, along with his photograph.  The letter references the regimental history of the 9th New Hampshire written by William Marvel in 1988, which has a biography of Stone written by Herman Clement who wrote "that Capt. Stone's wound was turning black and when they arrived at the Fredricksburg hospital on May 20th, he died at 8:00 that evening. Clement dug Capt. Stone's grave alone in Fredricksburg, and laid him to rest in a blanket, and makes clear in his his writing 'This was not the dignified burial that Stone deserved.'"  You can see these items that belonged to Andrew Stone (sword, musket ball, letter, sash, photograph, etc.) at this link:  https://www.morphyauctions.com/jamesdjulia/item/lot-1473-presentation-sword-and-sash-of-killed-in-action-captain-andrew-stone-9th-new-hampshire-volunteers-47521/  

This is a detail of the carving on the tombstone of Andrew Jackson Stone's memorial. 

It looks like a bomb exploding. Has anyone seen this type of carving before?

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Andrew Jackson Stone, died in the Civil War 1864, buried Dunbarton, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted July 21, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/07/andrew-jackson-stone-died-in-civil-war.html: accessed [access date]). 

David A. Jameson, Union Soldier, buried 1864, Dunbarton, New Hampshire

It's Tombstone Tuesday!  This tombstone was photographed at the Center Cemetery, Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

In memory of

DAVID A.

Son of Hugh & Harriet

JAMESON

DIED

In the Hospital at Baltimore, Md.

June 26, 1864 from wounds

REc'd in defence of his Country, June 6, 1864

A. 26 Yrs. 6 mos.

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A soldier of 2d. Reg. sharp shooters, N.H.V.

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Die for one's country

'Tis noble thus to die

God smiles on valiant soldier

Their record is on high

From the book The Jamesons in America 1647 – 1900: Genealogical Records and Memoranda, by Ephraim Orcutt Jameson, 1900, pages 254 - 355.

“No. 1687

Hugh Jameson, son of Daniel [1662] and Hannah (Burnham) Jameson, was born Aug. 4, 1811 in Dunbarton, N.H.  He married Sept. 1, 1835, Harriet Alexander, daughter of Dea. David and Martha (Cunningham) Alexander.  She was born Nov. 22, 1812 in Dunbarton, N.H. where they resided.  Mr. Jameson died May 5, 1866.

Their children were:

Abram [1792] b. Dec. 15, 1836. He died in childhood, May 30, 1839.

David Alexander [1793], b. Dec. 29, 1837. He died in the army June 26, 1864.

Oren Morse [1794]. B. Nov. 21, 1840. He died early in life, Nov. 27, 1863.

Harriet Maria [1795], b. Nov. 28, 1845, m. Eben B. Wells

Mary Elizabeth [1796], b. Feb. 1, 1853, m. Oct. 16, 1873, Luther F. Evans

Memoranda.

Mr. Jameson was a successful farmer, and a very much respected Christian man.  He was constable and collector of taxes for the town in 1860.  The early deaths of two sons, one at home and the other in the army, were a great shock, and he died after a protracted illness, in the vigor of his manhood.

David A. Jameson was a Union soldier. He died June 6, 1864, in Patterson Park hospital, Baltimore, Md., from wounds received in battle.  Mrs. Jameson resides, 1900, in Dunbarton, N.H.  Her father, Dea. David Alexander, was a son of Robert Alexander.”

David Alexander Jameson enlisted on 22 October 1861, and mustered in on 26 November 1861 as a Private.  He was wounded on 6 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, Viriginia, and died of his wounds on 26 June 1864 at Baltimore, Maryland.   He served in the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Sharpshooters, Company F.

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "David A. Jameson, Union Soldier, buried 1864, Dunbarton, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted July 14, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/07/david-jameson-union-soldier-buried-1864.html: accessed [access date]). 

Hannah (Choate) Burnham, died 1805, Dunbarton, New Hampshire

It's Tombstone Tuesday!  This tombstone was photographed at the Center Cemetery in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

Mrs. Hannah Burnham

died March 1805

AEtat. 81

Relict of Lieut. Nathan Burnham

of Ipswich (Massachusetts)

who fell at the defeat of the British Army

at Ticonderoga, A.D. 1758

The name BURNHAM caught my eye as I wandered through this cemetery recently, and then I saw that this family was from Ipswich.  I have eight BURNHAM lineages from the original Burnham brothers who settled in Ipswich during the great migration!  I knew that this was a cousin connection!

From The History of Dunbarton, by Caleb Stark, page 234 to page 237, "From an examination of several papers now in the possession of John Burnham, Esq., of this town, we infer that his great-grandfather, Nathan Burnham, was an independent husbandman, a man of intelligence and capacity, who possessed the confidence of his fellow-citizens, as also that of the provincial government.  By the former he was intrusted with the management of important transactions, and by the latter appointed to a military office, upon equal rank with officers of the same grade in the line of the English army.  His wife was Hannah Choate of Ipswich.

     On the thirteenth day of March 1758 he was commissioned by Governor Pownell first lieutenant of a company of foot, commanded by Captain Stephen Whipple, in the regiment of Col. Stephen Bagley, which constituted a portion of the force furnished by Massachusetts for the expedition against Canada.  Lieutenants Burnham and Low, of the same company, fell in the fatal attack upon Ticonderoga, July 8, 1758, where an army of sixteen thousand British and Provincial troops were shamefully repulsed by one fourth of their number of French and Indians, through the incapacity of their general. Sixteen hundred and eight regulars and three hundred and thirty four provincials, killed and wounded, was a cruel penalty for General Abercrombie's rash attempt to carry by assault a strong position, without bringing up his artillery, of which he had a good supply. 

      Among the papers in Mr. John Burnham's possession are Governor Pownell's proclamation calling for volunteers from the provincial regiments, Lieut. Burnham's commission, beating orders, forms of enlistment, orders to muster, words of command for the musket drill, order for the march, power-of-attorney to Lieut. B.'s wife to manage affairs during his absence on duty, a kind letter to her while on the march, and lastly, the letter of a friendly comrade from the battle-field, narrating the melancholy fate of her dearest friend - a fate which it has been the sad fortune of widows to hear since the time when man became the murderer of his brother man."

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Hadley, June 7, 1758

To My Dearly Beloved Wife:

I hope through Divine goodness, you are in health, as I am at this time, and I pray God be with you, and preserve you and our dear children from all evil.  My duty to mother Choate.  My love to all my friends. We came into town last Sabbath day, about two o'clock, and billeted the company at private houses, and we are very kindly entertained at the widow Porter's.  Her husband was a member of the General Court about thirty years.  Yesterday the Captain, I, and Lieut. Low, went over Connecticut river to Northampton, to see about the affair, and returned at night. We expect to go over to Northampton to-morrow, to make seven days' provisions, to march near to Albany.

I remain your loving husband,

Nathan Burnham

PS - I should be glad to hear from you.  I have had blisters on one foot, but they are better. Col. Bagley came to town yesterday. Col. Dooty's regiment is coming in, and it supposed both regiments are to march together.  We have twelve of our own guns, and had twenty-two at Worcester, and other companies are much so.  It is supposed there is no great danger. The arms are at Albany.

.... Mrs. Burnham:  I send you these lines to let you know the heavy news that you have to hear from the camp, and I pray God give you grace and strength to hold up under such heavy tidings.  The truth is, your husband, our lieutenant, Nathan Burnham, Being in the fight at the narrows of Ticonderoga, July the 8th, 1758, received a ball in the bowels, which proved mortal. He came to me and told me that he was wounded, and that he should soon be in eternity.  I desired him to retreat down the hill.  I followed him,and found some help to carry him off the ground, namely, James Andrews, John Foster, and Jeremiah Burnham.  We carried him that night four miles to our boats.  The doctor did what he could, but vain was the help of man.  Next Day, being the ninth day upon our passage upon the lake, about eleven o'clock, after many heavenly expressions and prayers, he departed this life, and I believe, made a good exchange.  Please tell Mrs. Low the same heavy news.  Stephen Low, being in the same fight, was, without doubt, shot dead on the spot.  We had not the opportunity to bring off our dead.

Nehemiah Burnham" 

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Genealogy information:

Lieutenant Nathan Burnham, who died at Fort Ticonderoga, is my 7th great uncle.  I descend from his brother Stephen Burnham, born about 1715 in Ipswich and died 1790 in Milford, New Hampshire.      Nathan Burnham, Jr. was with his father's unit as a waterboy, and was about 11 years old.  He was with his father when he was killed. According to the published Burnham Genealogy book by Roderick H. Burnham, 1879 "Tradition has it that before leaving for the war he took his sword on his hand to try the metal and it broke.  Turning to his wife he said "I shall never come back".  He went on but returned to pray with is family before taking final leave." 

Hannah was the daughter of Samuel Choate and Mary Brown.  She was born in Ipswich about 1727 and died 1 March 1805 in Dunbarton, where she is buried. Hannah Choate is my first cousin 10 generations removed.  Her great grandfather, John Choate (born about 1624 and died 4 December 1695 in Ipswich) is my 9th great grandfather.  

For the truly curious:

A blog post about Fort Ticonderoga:

   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/12/fort-ticonderoga.html  

My Surname Saturday blog post about the Burnham family:

https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/05/surname-saturday-burnham-of-chebacco.html   

My Surname Saturday blog post about the Choate family:

https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/05/surname-saturday-choate-of-chebacco.html   

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Hannah (Choate) Burnham, died 1805, Dunbarton, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted July 7, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/07/hannah-choate-burnham-died-1805.html: accessed [access date]).

Stephen N. Fuller, died 1825 at age 3, Dunbarton, New Hampshire

It's Tombstone Tuesday!  This tombstone was photographed at the Center Cemetery in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

Stephen N. son of

Jared & Thankfull

Fuller, died Dec. 17

1825, aged 3 years

11 months & 7

days

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Rest sweet babe in gentle slumber,

'Till the resurrection morn! 

Then arise & join the number

Then its triumphs shall adorn.

On page 240 of The History of Dunbarton, by Caleb Stark, 1860, "Jared Fuller, lately deceased, was an ingenious blacksmith, as well as an esteemed townsman.  He resided on the place formerly owned by Samuel Perkins."

Jared Fuller, son of Stephen Fuller and Hannah Felch, was born 28 December 1783 and died 19 May 1854 in Dunbarton.  He married Thankful Story on 21 November 1811 in Dunbarton. She was the daughter of Daniel Story and Ruth Burnham.  Jared Fuller was NOT the descendant of the Mayflower passenger Fuller family, born 1618 in Redenhall, Norfolkshire, England, who died 28 September 1690 in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Thankful Story, baby Stephen's mother, is my distant cousin through the Story, Burnham, and Varney families of Essex County, Massachusetts.

STORY -
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/06/surname-saturday-story-of-chebacco.html

BURNHAM (I have 8 Burnham lineages!) -
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/05/surname-saturday-burnham-of-chebacco.html 

VARNEY-
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/06/surname-saturday-varney-of-ipswich.html

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Stephen N. Fuller, died 1825 at age 3, Dunbarton, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted June 30, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/06/stephen-n-fuller-died-1825-at-age-3.html: accessed [access date]).

Lt. Timothy Ladd, Revolutionary War Veteran, died 1808, Dunbarton, New Hampshire

It's Tombstone Tuesday!  Today's tombstone was photographed at the Center Cemetery in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

Lieut.

Timothy Ladd,

died

March 15, 1808

in the 57th year

of his age.

God has laid up in Heav'n for me

A crown which cannot fade

???????

From The Ladd Family: A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir of the Descendants of Daniel Ladd of Haverhill, Mass; Joseph Ladd, of Portsmouth, R.I.; John Ladd of Burlington, N.J.; John Ladd of Charles City Co., VA; 1890, page 97 [from Google Books]

"Timothy Ladd, of Dunbarton, N.H., (son of Timothy 67) ma. Molly, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Ladd 71) Butler.  He died March 15, 1808.  

Children:

1481.  Polly, bo. Jan. 13, 1777; ma. Eliphalet Jones.  She d. 1836.

1482. Heman, bo. Nov. 24, 1878 [sic]; ma. Mary Messer.

1483. Rachel, bo. June 9, 1780; ma. John Allison, of Peterboro', N.H. She d. 1824.

1485. Hannah, bo. May 17, 1787; ma. Jonathan Colby, 2d. She died 1855. Children:  John L., b. May 16, 1820; Martha Mary, bo. March 28, 1822; Harriet Jane, bo. June 9, 1824; Sarah Ann, bo. Dec, 39, 1826; Lucy Peasly, bo. June 25, 1829. 

1486 James, b. March 1, 1789.

1487. William, bo. July 13, 1791; d. June 13, 1817.

1488. Timothy, bo. 1793; d. Feb. 1795.

1489. Fanny, bo. May 7, 1795; d. April 17, 1811.

1490. Sally, bo. June 7, 1797; d. Jan. 21, 1816."

An unusual note about Lt. Timothy Ladd on pages 240 and 241 of the History of Dunbarton, by Caleb Stark, 1860:  "Lieut. Timothy Ladd was a worthy man, but unfortunate in the circumstances of having several of his family deranged."  I have no idea what the rest of this story may be, but it sounds interesting!  

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Lt. Timothy Ladd, Revolutionary War Veteran, died 1808, Dunbarton, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted June 23, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/06/lt-timothy-ladd-revolutionary-war.html: accessed [access date]).

Three Flying Geese ~ Weathervane Wednesday

Today's Weathervane Wednesday photographs were taken in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

Every spring I enjoy driving through the town of Dunbarton to view the daffodils.  The Garden Club of Dunbarton has sponsored a drive to plant thousands and thousands of daffodils along the roads and near the intersections.  This project started in 2015 for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the town of Dunbarton.  If you time it right, you can enjoy a tour of the blooms every year.  We took a detour through town recently and saw many clusters of daffodils, including this beautiful weathervane on the Stark Highway (Route 13). 

This is a nice group of three flying geese, all three dimensional attached to the end of a roof on a private home. There was no cupola.  There are no trees in the yard, either, so this weathervane is easily visible year round.  

Good spots to see the Dunbarton daffodils include all along the Stark Highway, especially down near the intersection with Route 77 near the Molly Stark house.  If you follow Route 77 west there are hundreds of daffodils planted on the dike just past the Pages Country Store.  Look along the entrances to driveways for more clusters of daffodil plantings. Mid April to early May seem to be the best times to view the daffodils, but it varies with the weather every year. 

Click here to see the May/June 2018 issue of New Hampshire Home, and click through to pages 36 - 42 for photos and a story of the daffodils in Dunbarton:   https://issuu.com/mcleancommunications/docs/new_hampshire_home_may-june_2018  

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Three Flying Geese ~ Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 27, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/05/three-flying-geese-weathervane-wednesday.html: accessed [access date]).

Dunbarton, New Hampshire Military Honor Rolls

Dunbarton, New Hampshire is a small town in Merrimack County of about 2,700 people.  It is famous for being the birthplace of Molly Stark, and the home of General Stark and his descendants.  Along the General Stark Scenic By-Way you pass right through the center of town, and the public library.  The former town hall building is now the public library, and the town offices moved to a new building next door. In front of this building are the Dunbarton military honor rolls.

THIS TABLET ERECTED

BY

THE TOWN OF DUNBARTON

IN HONOR

OF

THE MEN WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY

IN THE 

WORLD WAR

OLIVER J. BUNTEN

WILLIAM B. BURNHAM

BRADFORD W. BURNHAM

CARROLL H. CROSBY

HAROLD J. DICKEY

JOHN L. FITTS

WALTER GOULD

C. ROSS GOURLEY

JOHN B. IRELAND

JOSEPH LEPAGE

HAROLD B. LAKEMAN

FRANK J. MURRAY

WILLIAM D. MURRAY

ERNEST C. MURPHY

HENRY SEVERANCE

ERNEST A. TUCKER

LEON S. TUCKER

RALPH C. WALKER

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,

THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

DEC. 2, 1941       WWII        DEC. 31, 1946

AUDETTE, BERTHA

BALLAM, EDWARD P.

BARTLETT, CHARLES S. JR

BERNATAS, ADAM

BERNATAS, ALGERT

BERNATAS, CHARLES

BLACKMAN, FRED C.

BLACKMAN, WILLIAM W.

BOISVERT, CHRISTIAN R.

BOYNTON, CHARLES

BRIDGE, A. VERNON

BUFFUM, WILLIAM H.

CHMIEL, JANE

CLINTON, RALSTON D.

CONRON, CARL E. JR

CONRON, JOHN P.

CROSBY, R. WAYNE

DUGRENIER, GEORGE L.

DUGRENIER, RANE O.

DULUDE, ROBERT P.

EARLE, WILLIAM A.

ELLIS, WILLIAM J.

FARRAR, JOHN W. JR.

FLANDERS, SIDNEY D.

FULLER, CALEB A. JR.

GAGNON, WILLIAM

GEDDES, DONALD R.

GEDDES, ERIC e.

GUPTILL, HATTIE E.

HEWITT, GEORGE

HILL, LEONARD B.

HILL, MAYNARD A.

HORNER, J. RICHEY III

HORNER, W. ROBERT

HUNTLEY, NATHAN W.

HUNTLEY, QUENTIN

LABBEE, THEODORE H.

LUKEZA, CONSTANTI

MACK, LESTER M.

MARSHALL, ROBERT M.

MAXFIELD, ROBERT E.

MEEKINS, EARL R.

MERRILL, FRANCIS W.

MERRILL, GEORGE E.

MERRILL, RANSOM W.

MILLS, REDERIC L. JR

MOONEY, HAROLD

MORRISETTE, GEORGE H.

MORRISETTE, PAUL

O'CLAIR, WILLIAM H.

PAPAKALOS, TONY

PARIS, ALBERT A.

PARIS, MAURICE W.

PARIS, ROBERT H.

PAYNE, J. WHITNEY

POW, BRUCE S.

POW, ROBERT P.

POW, WALTER S.

ROGERS, HERBERT C.

RUMHILL, CLIFTON

SAVAGE, DAWSON F.

SLATUNUS, JULIUS

TILTON, JOSIAH B.

UNTIET, CHARLES J.

UNTIET, GEORGE A.

UNTIET, JOHN B. JR

UNTIET, RAYMOND O.

WALSH, THEODORE H.

WARRINER, DOUGLAS J.

WARRINER, ELMER P.

WARRINER, GEORGE

WARRINER,  ROBERT P.

WARRINER, WAYNE E.

WEATHERBEE, CHARLES

WEATHERBEE, CHESLEY W.

WEATHERBEE, GEORGE P.

WEATHERBEE, NORMAN B.

WEATHERBEE, WILBUR, B.

WELCH, WILLIAM F.

WHEELER, JOHN R.

WILLIAMS, LAURENCE

WILSON, DAVID A.

WILSON, JOHN

WILSON, PAUL G.

WILSON, RAY S.

WOODBURY, ANGUS B.

KOREAN CONFLICT

JUNE 25, 1950 - JAN. 21, 1955

BELIVEAU, ARMAND F.

BENOIT, ARTHUR J.

DOUCET, RODNEY W. JR

DUGRENIER, FRED R.

EARLE, WILLIAM A.

ELLIOT, THOMAS C.

GREEN, CHARLES B.

PARIS, FREDERICK D. JR

SAVAGE, DAWSON F.

SHERMAN, WILLIAM C.

SWINDLEHURST, JOHN R.

TUCKER, LEON R.

UNTIET, DONALD E.

UNTIET, RAYMOND O.

WALKER, JAMES B.

WALSH, THEODORE H.

WARRINER, JOHN D.

WESTONER, GORDON E.

ENTERED THE SERVICE FROM DUNBARTON, N.H.

DONATED BY AMERICAN LEGION

POST 116 DUNBARTON, N.H.

Note:  Donald E. Untiet died this past September 1st, 2018

Here is the link to his obituary:

  http://www.frenchandrising.com/obituary/Donald-Edward-Untiet/Goffstown-NH/1812805  

VIETNAM CONFLICT

1964 - 1976

KEVIN S. BARTLETT

PAUL E. BARTLETT

MURRAY C. DUKE

RONALD J. DULUDE

RICHARD A. GEWEHR

RICHARD J. GOUPIL

DANIEL K. GRAVAS

ERIC T. GREENHALGE III

DANIEL E. MC GRATH

RAY U. MILLS

GORDON R. MOONEY

MARK W. MORGAN

ROSS G. NASH

DAVID L. NICHOLS

WILLIAM B. NICHOLS

JAMES H. OPIE

PAUL E. RIVARD

ARMAND P. THIBAULT JR

ROY W. P. THIBAULT

LEON R. TUCKER

DAVID H. WILLIAMS

CHARLES E. WILLIAMSON

The Town of Dunbarton, New Hampshire website:  https://dunbartonnh.org/

This blog post was written for the Honor Roll Project:
https://honorrollproject.weebly.com/

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Dunbarton, New Hampshire Military Honor Rolls", Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 9, 2018, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/11/dunbarton-new-hampshire-military-honor.html: accessed [access date]). 

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Samuel Rogers, died 1802, Bow, New Hampshire

This Tombstone was photographed at the East Dunbarton Cemetery, in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

SAMUEL ROGERS

one of the first

settlers of Bow, N.H.

DIED

March 17, 1802

AE. 77

Samuel Rogers was the brother of Major Robert Rogers (1731 – 1795), the famous Ranger of the French and Indian War.  He was the son of James Rogers (1706 – 1753) and Mary MacPartridge ( 1705 – 1763).  Samuel Rogers was born in 1725 in Ireland and died 17 March 1802 in Bow, New Hampshire. 

He married Anna Caldwell, daughter of Charles Caldwell and Anna Ruggles about 1750.  She was born 28 February 1729 in Goffstown, New Hampshire, and died on 25 Aril 1800.  They had two children:  William born in 1750, and Betsy, born in 1756.

For more information see the book 100 Acres or Less: The History of the Land and People of Bow, New Hampshire,  by David A. Bundy, 1975, or the book Memoir and Official Correspondence of General John Stark, by Caleb Stark. 

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Tombstone Tuesday ~ Samuel Rogers, died 1802, Bow, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted August 14, 2018, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/08/tombstone-tuesday-samuel-rogers-died.html: accessed [access date]).