CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1867 - Horace A Lamos, clerk at Great Falls Hotel, Great Falls [Dover &
Great Falls Directory].
1869 - Great Falls & Somersworth - Horace A Lamos, clerk Granite State
House, bds ditto [Dover, Great Falls & Somersworth Directory].
1870 Nov 24 - Horace A Lamos of Great Falls ae 30 clerk 1st marr, b Great
Falls s/o Jessie H Lamos & Angeline, m at Dover NH by Elmer Hewitt clergyman,
Jennie Collins of Boston MA ae 29 2nd marr, d/o Edward Collins & Alice _____
[NHVR].
1871-1872 - not listed [Dover, Great Falls & Rochester Directory].
1874 - Dover - Horace A Lamos, propr "Point Cottage", Dover [Dover, Great
Falls & Rochester Directory].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1858 - Loyd Lamos of Smersworth had a son b there in the year ended 31 Mar
1859 [NHVR].
1860 Jun 21 - Somersworth NH - 624/705 Joshua Roberts 51 m farmer 1000/100
bNH; Catherine J Roberts 46 f bME; Mary E Roberts 4 f bNH; Lloyd Lamos 24 m
shoemaker -/- bNH; Mary Lamos 26 f bNH; Frank Lamos 2 m bNH [census].
1876-1877 - Great Falls - Mary W Lamos, widow, house 13 Elm [Dover, Great
Falls & Rochester Directory].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1876-1877 - Great Falls - Frank D Gear, bds 13 Elm [Dover, Great Falls &
Rochester Directory].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1867 - J Christie Lamos, shoe finisher, bds J B Drew's in Dover [Dover &
Great Falls Directory].
1869 - Dover - no Lamos families [Dover & Great Falls Directory].
1871-1872 - Dover - J C Lamos, baggage master B & M RR, bds NHH [Dover,
Great Falls & Rochester Directory].
1874 - Dover - J C Lamos, shoe finisher, bds American House [Dover, Great
Falls & Rochester Directory].
1876-1877 - Dover - J C Gear, clerk E RR, bds Kimball House [Dover, Great
Falls & Rochester Directory].
1878 Feb 24 - Kate Wallace Lamos b Portsmouth NH 2nd c/o James C Lamos b
Somersworth NH res Portsmouth clerk & Fannie T or L _____ b Dover NH [NHVR].
1880-1881 - Dover - only listing is George D Lamos [Dover, Great Falls &
Rochester Directory].
1881 Mar 12 - _____ Lamos b Portsmouth NH 3rd c/o James C Lamos b Great
Falls NH res Portsmouth shoe shop & Fannie Lamos b Dover NH [NHVR].
1920 Jun 25 - Perley E Lemos of Auburn ME & Mertie E Lemos of Derry NH
divorced; marr 23 Jan 1909 at Derry NH; libelant female, willing absence
[NHVR].
m1 c1842 Abigail Worthen, m2 1873 Ruthetta J Williams
FAMILY RECORD:
John Willey - s/o Enoch Willey & Mary "Polly" Bunker; b Barnstead c1820; m1
c1842 (by 1848 per will of Ezekiel Worthen) Abigail Worthen (b 2 Fremont 1802
Fremont d/o Ezekiel Worthen & Sarah Davis; d 28 Feb 1872 ae 70; bur Leavitt Cem
in Fremont); he m2 10 Dec 1873 at Fremont Ruthetta J Williams (b c1855 Danville
NH d/o Charles Williams); they div 3 Oct 1886; he d Fremont 12 Mar 1892 ae 72;
bur Leavitt Cem in Fremont; shoemaker & farmer; priv in Civil War in Co A of
11th NH Vol Inf; captured at Spotsylvania Court House VA & imprisoned at
Andersonville GA & Florence SC which were both known for harsh treatment;
contracted chronic diarhea followed by dropsey at the later place; after being
exchanged as a prisoner he was discharged; he an dau Nellie May received
pensions. Children:
a) Samuel J - b 23 Mar 1843 Fremont; d 17 Jul 1927 Fremont; bur Leavitt Cem
in Fremont; m1 Lovilla J Morrill who he div 12 Apr 1887; m2 21 Feb 1865 (and
again on 16 Apr 1887) Ann E Hartford.
b) Eliza Louisa - birth dates vary, but prob twin to Samuel, and thus b 23
Mar 1848; d 4 Jul 1902; m1 [Joseph Witham ? by 1872] & had at least two
children; m2 by 1890 Atwood Purington, a much younger man; liv Epping; both bur
Leavitt Cem in Fremont.
c) Charles E - b Dec 1874; liv unm in Fremont 1900 with brother Samuel.
d) Georgianna - b c1878; d Fremont 21 Jun 1884 ae 5-10-10.
e) Nellie May - 3rd child of Etta per pension file; b 24 Aug 1881 Fremont; m
1897 Carroll H Smith; at least one child b Exeter.
[preliminary sketch by LCT, 12 Nov 96].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1850 Sep 9 - East Kingston NH - census:
682/683 John Willey 30 m laborer bNH
Abigail Willey 40 f bNH
Eliza Willey 7 f bNH
Samuel Willey 7 m bNH.
1860 Jul 10 - Epping NH - census:
424/429 John Willey 37 m cordwainer 800/75 b NH
Abigail Willey 60 [?] f b NH
Samuel Willey 16 m cordwainer b NH
Eliza Willey 16 f domestic b NH
Edward Trickey 12 m b NH school
1870 - Epping NH - census:
47/50 John Willey Jr 48 m shoemaker 300/- b NH recorded 29 Jun 1870
Abigail Willey 68 f keep house b NH cannot read or write
Abbie Tuttle 7 f b NH school
Sarah True 76 f b NH
52/56 Sherman J Willey 32 m shoemaker b NH
Mary O Willey 26 f keep house b NH
Charlotte Hackett 66 f 1000/100 b NH
202/213 John Willey 57 m farm laborer b NH living with Sam'l Haley
no other Willeys in Epping; no Hartfords.
1872 Feb 28 - Abigail Willey d of fever at Epping married, occup roots &
plums, b Fremont d/o Ezekiel Worthen b Candia & Sarah Worthen b Fremont [NHVR].
1873 Dec 11 - John Willey of Fremont ae 45 farmer widower 2nd marr b
Barnstead s/o Enoch Willey, m at Raymond NH by Thomas Robie of Raymond
clergyman, Ruthetta J Williams of Fremont ae 18 b Danville NH 1st marr, d/o
Charles Williams [NHVR].
1880 Jun 10 - Fremont NH - census:
125/142 John Willey m 58 head of household shoeworker NH/NH/NH
Ruth E Willey f 24 wife house keeping NH/NH/NH
Charles E Willey m 5 son NH/NH/NH
Anna Willey f 1 dau NH/NH/NH
Joseph Witham m 12 boarder laborer NH/NH/NH
1881 Aug 24 - Nellie May Willey b Fremont 3rd c/o John Willey ae 62 res
Fremont laborer & Ruthetta J Williams b Danville ae 25 housewife [NHVR].
1884 Jun 29 - Georgianna Willey d Fremont ae 5y 10m 10d, female acute
peritonitus, b Fremont d/o John Willey laborer b Barnstead & Etta Williams b
Fremont [NHVR].
1886 Oct 19 - John Willey of Fremont libelant adultery, divorced Ruthetta J
Willey; married 11 Dec 1872 at Raymond [NHVR].
1892 Mar 12 - John Willey d Fremont ae 72 b Barnstead single farmer s/o
Enoch Willey b Barnstead & ___ b Barnstead [Fremont Annual Report].
1892 Mar 12 - John Willey d Fremont ae 72 b Barnstead, male, white, single,
farmer, disease of liver, buried Fremont, s/o Enoch Willey b Barnstead farmer,
attending physician F W Spaulding of Epping [NHVR].MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Leavitt Road Cemetery, Fremont NH, all the Willey inscriptions:
John Willey - Co A 11th NH Inf.
Abigail Willey - d 23 Feb 1871 ae 70y.
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Ira Willey, 1st NH Cav, CW flag, no dates [poss the bro of John Willey]
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Georgeanna d/o S (E or F?) & L J Willey, d 5 Sep 1862.
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Samuel J Willey - b 23 Mar 1843; d 17 Jul 1927; Co A 11th Reg NH Vols.
Ann E Hartford, his wife - b 23 Nov 1848; d 19 May 1929.
John C Willey - b 1869; d 1950.
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Samuel P Willey - b 1871; blank.
Myrtie A, his wife - b 1875; d 1904.
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Henry H Willey - b 1861; d 1919.
Alfred F Willey - b 1894; d 1950.
Bessie P, his wife - b 1896; d 1978.
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Civil War Pension Index, National Archives:
John Willey Co A 11th NH Inf - appl 555710 cert 373870
John Willey Co A 11th NH Inf - appl 71682 cert 55985
these are the only John Willey files for NH soldiers.
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Civil War Pension File of John Willey, Cert #373870 & Cert #55985:
On discharge certificate John Willey states he was priv in Co A 11th NH Vol
Inf; enlisted by Horace C Bacon at Epping NH 11 Aug 1862 to serve 3 yrs; born
Barnstead NH; ae 44; 5' 5.5" tall, light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair;
shoemaker; during last two months was unfit for duty 60 days; stationed at
Concord NH on 8 May 1865; discharged at Concord 17 May 1865.
On application for invalid pension dated 30 May 1865 John Willey ae 44, res
of Epping NH, states that he enl at Epping 28 Aug 1862 as priv in Co A 11th NH
Vol; discharged 17 May 1865; while on duty with regiment at Spotsylvania Court
House he was taken prisoner & carried to Andersonville GA & confined 4 mos;
from there went to Charleston & kept 4 wks; from there to Florence SC for 2
mos; while there attacked by chronic diarhea which was followed by dropsey; now
much bloated with constant swelling of the bowels; now resides in Epping NH and
is unable to work.
On 28 Oct 1868 John Willey of Epping complains to pension office that he has
not been receiving his pension.
The file contains numerous doctors reports and requests for an increase in
his pension, e.g., on 7 Jun 1879 John Willey of Fremont ae 58 applies for a
pension increase; his post office is at West Epping.
On 19 Apr 1892 Eugene D Sanborn ae 21, town clerk of Fremont NH, states that
Johnn Willey d Fremont on 12 Mar 1892 ae 72 yrs; a farmer b Barnstead.
On 25 Mar 1892 Emily A B Hartford ae 48 & Eliza Trickey ae 77, residents of
Fremont state that on 24 Aug 1881 they were nurses present when Etta J
(Williams) Willey, wife of John Willey, gave birth to her 3rd child, Nellie May
Willey.
On 3 May 1892 Samuel J Willey ae 50, legal guardian of Nellie M Willey,
states that John Willey d 12 Mar 1892 leaving only 1 child under ae 16, namely
Nellie May Willey who was b 24 Aug 1881.
On 23 May 1892 Eugene D Sanborn, ae 23, town clerk of Fremont, states that
John Willey of Fremont ae 45 & Ruthetta Williams of same ae 18 were married on
10 Dec 1873.
Affidavit of Albert C Buswell MD of Epping states that he delivered Nellie
May Willey on 24 Aug 1881.
On 19 Jul 1892 the clerk of the Rock Co Superior Court states that John
Willey of Fremont libellant and Ruthetta J Willey of same libellee were
divorced on 3 Oct 1886.
On 2 Apr 1893 A [Atwood] W Purington of Epping ae 39 and Rhuelie [sic?] R
Smith of Fremont ae 55 state that they had known Ruthetta Williams since she
was a child & that she had not been married prior to marrying John Willey; that
she left home when the child was about 5 yrs old and went to Haverhill MA; that
she may have later gone to Boston MA; that her husband divorced her, and she
has not been heard from since; that Nellie May Willey was her only child under
16 on 12 March 1892.
On 29 Apr 1893 - a pension was approved for Nellie M Willey, b 24 Aug 1881,
minor child of John Willey; document states that the soldier d 12 Mar 1892
having last married on 10 Dec 1873 & divorced 3 Oct 1886; Samuel J Willey had
been apptd guardian of the child on 16 Mar 1892.
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Fremont NH - part of Brentwood when latter was set off ftom Exeter in 1744;
set off as sepatate town in 1764; called Poplin until 1854 when renamed in
honor of Gen John C Fremont, the 1st presidential candidate put forward by the
new Republican Party; located on Nashua & Rochester RR; no Willeys on Civil War
List; no Willeys mentioned in biographical sketches [Hist Rock & Straf Cos,
Hurd, p296].
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Barnstead NH - town granted 1727; 1st town meeting in 1775 when population
was 252; no Willeys in Rev War soldier list; no Willey in 1812 War soldier
list; no Willeys in Civil War so;dier list; no Willeys in list of
Representatives and Town Clerks; 1317 population in 1880; 1882 reunion
committee included Caleb Willey, vice pres, and Horation G Willey, exec comm;
no Willeys in biographical sketches [Hist Merrimack & Belknap Cos, Hurd, p711].
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John Willey of Epping NH; enl Co A 11th Reg 28 Aug 1862; discharged 17 May
1865 [Hist Rock Co NH?].
m1 1861 Lovella J Morrill, m2 1865 & 1887 Ann E Hartford
FAMILY RECORD:
Samuel J Willey - s/o John Willey & Abigail Worthen; b 23 Mar 1843 Fremont
NH; d 17 Jul 1927 Fremont; m1 17 Feb 1861 at Epping Lovilla J Morrill (b c1847
Nottingham d/o John Morrill & Lydia Hall; they had one child who dy; Lovilla
ran off with one H Hall while Samuel J was away in the Civil War; on his return
from the war he m2 21 Feb 1865 at Raymond Ann E Hartford (b 1849 Fremont; d 19
May 1929 Fremont; d/o John Frank Hartford & Elizabeth H Guptill); he formally
divorced Lovilla Morrill on 12 Apr 1887, and remarried Ann E Hartford the
following April 16th in order to prevent any questions regarding the legality
of their first marriage; he served in the Civil War for about 3yrs, and was
injured in the chest & spine by the collapse of a breast-works while on picket
duty before Petersburg VA; this resulted in some permenant injuries for which
he was awarded a pension beginning in 1907; he was a shoemaker and farmer; his
wife was blind in her later years; he had four children by Ann E Hartford.
Children:
a) Georgianna H - b 4 Jun 1862 Fremont; d 5 Sep 1862; bur Leavitt Cem in
Fremont.
b) George Franklin - b 26 Nov 1866 Epping; d 21 May 1948; m Rose Ann Gagnon.
c) John Clark - b 31 Aug 1869 Fremont; d 28 Oct 1950; m Florence E West.
d) Samuel Plummer - b 1871 Fremont; d 15 Nov 1963 Manchester; m1 1896 Lilla
M Jones; m2 1903 Myrtie A Ferry.
e) Elizabeth Ann - b 15 Jul 1875 Fremont; d 17 May 1928; m Henry W Thompson.
[preliminary sketch by Laird C Towle, 12 Nov 1969].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1861 Feb 13 - S J Willey of Epping ae 18 shoemaker b Fremont 1st marr, s/o
John Willey shoemaker b Barnstead & Abigail Worthen, m at Epping NH by James M
Godfrey JP of Epping, L J Morrill of Fremont ae 15 spinster b Nottingham, d/o
John Morrill farmer b Francestown & Lydia Hall [NHVR].
1862 Jun 4 - Georgianna H Willey b Fremont NH 1st c/o Samuel J Willey b
Fremont res Fremont shoemaker & Lovella J Willey b Fremont [NHVR].
1862 Aug 11 - Samuel J Willey ae 19 b Fremont res of Epping enlisted in 11th
NH Volunteer Reg; credited to Epping; enlisted 11 Aug 1862; mustered in as priv
28 Aug 1862; apptd corporal; must out 4 Jun 1865; d 12 Mar 1925? or 1926?
Fremont NH; the 11th NH left Concord 11 Sep 1862 and went to Wash DC via Nashua
Worcester, Philadelphia & Baltimore; they served at Harper's Ferry where they
joined Burnsides forces; they fought at Fredericksburg, Antietam, the
Wilderness, and in the Mississippi Campaign under Burnside [Cogswell, 11th NH
Reg of Volunteers, 1891].
1865 Feb 21 - Samuel J Willey of Epping NH ae 21 shoemaker b Fremont, s/o
John Willey shoemaker b Barnstead & Abigail Willey b Fremont, m at Raymond NH
by Wilson S Abbott JP, Ann E Hartford of Fremont ae 18 b Fremont, d/o John F
Hartford shoemaker b Fremont & Sarah B Hartford b N Berwick ME [NHVR]. Note
that Annie apparently names her step-mother as her mother in this record. See
the John F Hartford file. His first wife, Elizabeth Guptill d 1853 & shortly
thereafter he marr Sarah B Guptill, perhaps a sister of Elizabeth. This
suggests that John F Hartford and his two wives may all have been from Berwick
ME [Laird C Towle].
1865 Feb 21 - Mr Samuel J Willey of Epping marr Miss Ann E Hartford of
Fremont in Raymond per Exeter News-Letter of 27 Feb 1865 [Chipman, N E Vital
Rec from the Exeter News-Letter, 1859-1865, p265].
1869 Aug 31 - John Clark Willey b Fremont NH 2nd c/o Samuel J Willey b
Epping NH ae 29 res Fremont shoemaker & Annie E Hartford b Fremont ae 23; rec'd
& recorded 30 Aug 1942, "copied from family Bible" [NHVR].
1870 - Fremont NH - census
22/23 Samuel A Willey ae 25 m laborer b NH
Annie E Willey ae 20 f keeping house b NH
George F Willey ae 4 m school b NH school
John C Willey ae 1 m b NH
1875 Jul 15 - Ann E Willey b Fremont NH 1st [sic] c/o Sam'l J Willey b
Fremont res Fremont laborer & Ann E Willey b Fremont [NHVR].
1880 - Fremont NH - census
Samuel J Willey ae 37 head shoemaker b NH
Annie E Willey ae 31 wife keeping house b NH
Geo F Willey ae 13 son b NH
John A Willey ae 10 son b NH
Samuel P Willey ae 8 son b NH
Elizabeth A Willey ae 4 dau b NH
1887 Apr 12 - Samuel J Willey & Lovilla J Willey of Fremont were divorced,
they had m at Epping 17 Feb 1861, libelant male, adultery [NHVR].
1887 Apr 16 - Samuel J Willey of Fremont ae 44 shoemaker b Fremont 2nd marr,
s/o John Willey, m at Fremont NH by Charles W Follett JP of Fremont, Annie E
Hartford of Fremont ae 38 housewife b Fremont 1st marr, d/o John F Hartford
[NHVR].
1887 Apr 16 - Samuel J Willey of Fremont shoemaker b Fremont ae 44 s/o John
Willey, marr at Fremont by Rev Chas W Follett of same, Annie E Hartford of
Fremont housewife b Fremont ae 38 d/o John F Hartford, his 2nd & her 1st marr
[Fremont Annual Report].
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1900 Jun 2 - Fremont NH - census:
27/28 Samuel J Willey head m b Mar 1841 [sic] ae 59 m 33y NH/NH/NH farmer
owns farm
Ann E Willey wife f b Nov 1846 ae 53 m 33y 4 child/4 living
NH/NH/MA
Samuel P Willey son m b Jan 1871 ae 22 widower NH/NH/NH teamster
Cora B Willey gdau f b May 1895 ae 5 NH/NH/NH
Charles E Willey bro m b Dec 1874 ae 25 single NH/NH/NH day laborer
Elizabeth Thompson dau f b Jul 1875 ae 24 m 11y 1 chold/1 living
NH/NH/NH
Henry W Thompson son-in-law m b Dec 1867 ae 32 m 11y ME/ME/NH day
laborer
Fred G Thompson gson m b Feb 1900 3/12 NH/ME/NH
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1927 Jul 17 - Samuel J Willey d Fremont ae 84 b Fremont s/o John Willey &
Abigail Worthen [Fremont Annual Report].
1927 Jul 17 - Samuel J Willey d Fremont ae 84-3-24 arterio Sclerosis,
shoemaker, b 23 Mar 1843 s/o John Willey b Fremont farmer & Abigail Worthen b
Fremont [NHVR].
1927 Jul 17 - Samuel B [sic] Willey d Fremont ae 84, the town's last veteran
of the Civil War [Exeter News-Letter 22 Jul 1927].
1927 Jul - Fremont - The last Civil War veteran in town, Samuel B [sic]
Willey, d at his home on Beede Road last Sunday morning; his health had long
been impared; he was b Fremont 1843; marr Ann E Hartford in 1864 & had 4
childred: George, John & Plummer, and dau Mrs Lizzie Thompson of Plaistow; they
all survive him as well as his widow & several grand & great grandchildren; the
funeral was held at the home at 2pm Tuesday,, and was conducted by Rev Mr
Little of Epping; burial in North Side Cem; the GAR commital service was
performed by a Civil War veteran & his wife, Charles True of Chester; WWI
veterans, Albert Fuller, George Bassett, Walter Blye & Howard French
constituted the firing squad [Exeter News-Letter 22 Jul 1927].
1929 May 19 - Ann E Willey d Fremont ae 80 b Fremont d/o John Hartford
[Fremont Annual Report].
1929 May 19 - Ann E Willey d Fremont ae 80, b Fremont 23 Nov 1842 d/o John
Hartford, widow of Samuel J Willey [NHVR].
1929 May 19 - Ann E Willey, wid/o Samuel J Willey, d Fremont ae 80-5-26
[Exeter News-Letter 24 May 1929].
1929 May 19 - Fremont - Mrs Ann Willey passed away at the home of her son
Plummer Willey on Beede Road [Exeter News-Letter 31 May 1929].
1929 May 21 - Fremont - Mrs Ann Willey, wid/o Samuel J Willey, d at the home
of her son Plummer Willey last Sunday morning; had lived with him since the
death of her husband 2 yrs ago; had been cared for by the son's wife, Mary A
Beede Willey; AW was b Fremont 23 Nov 1848 & always lived in Fremont; she is
survived by two other sons, George of Canaan NH & John of Fremont, 8
grandchildren & 6 grea grandchildren, & other relatives; funeral at the Plummer
Willey home with Rev Mr Mitchell of the Adventist church in Exeter presiding,
tomorrow afternoon at 1pm; Mrs Willey was a memb of the Advent church of West
Epping; burial in Leavitt Cemetery in North Fremont [Exeter News-Letter 24 May
1929].MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Leavitt Road Cemetery, Fremont NH, all the Willey inscriptions:
John Willey - Co A 11th NH Inf.
Abigail Willey - d 23 Feb 1871 ae 70y.
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Georgeanna d/o S (E oe F?) & L J Willey, d 5 Sep 1862
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Samuel J Willey - b 23 Mar 1843; d 17 Jul 1927; Co A 11th Reg NH Vols.
Ann E Hartford, his wife - b 23 Nov 1848; d 19 May 1929.
John C Willey - b 1869; d 1950.
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Samuel P Willey - b 1871; blank.
Myrtie A, his wife - b 1875; d 1904.
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Henry H Willey - b 1861; d 1919.
Alfred F Willey - b 1894; d 1950.
Bessie P, his wife - b 1896; d 1978.
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Samuel Willey was struck by lightning, but survived; he was an officer in
the northern army in the Civil War; my clearest memory of him is riding on a
white horse in the Memorial Day parade [Gerald C Towle, 1983].
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Samuel Willey lead the Memorial Day parade in Fremont for many years; he is
buried in the Leavitt Cem in North Fremont; his wife Annie went blind in her
old age; she attended the Adventist Church in West Epping [Gladys (Willey,
Page) Philbrick, c1983].
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Civil War Pension Index, National Archives:
Samuel Willey, widow Nancy S, Co K 3rd NH Inf, appl 4337 cert 2379
Samuel J Willey, widow Ann E, Co A 11th NH Inf, invalid appl 304538 cert
508960; wid appl 1589680 cert 00-2-6-28 NH
Samuel L Willey, wid Lydia H, wid appl 85720 cert 49171
these are the only Samuel Willey files for NH soldiers.
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Civil War Pension file for Samuel J Willey cert 158690:
Declaration - 14 Jun 1879 - Samuel J Willey ae 36 of Fremont NH states he
was enlisted 28 Aug 18__ into Co A 11th NH Vols by Capt Horace C Bacon;
discharged at Alexandria VA 4 Jun 1865 ae 36, 5' 7.5" tall, light complexion,
brown hair, blue eyes; at front of Petersburg VA about 15 Jul 1864 was injured
in breast & spine by the caving in of a breast works in which he was doing
picket duty; has never recovered & can only work 1/2 time; lived in Fremont
since his discharge; shoemaker before & after war; post office at West Epping
NH.
Affidavit dated 26 Jun 1879 by Alonzo S Langmaid of Lee NH ae 37 & Charles E
Parks ae 37 of Epping states they were with Samuel J Willey at Petersburg, and
on duty at the time of the accident, and recall he did not return to duty for
one or two months after the accident.
Affidavit by Samuel J Willey - 2 Apr 1881, ae 37; for five years before
enlisted he was a shoemaker when not in school; since discharge has lived in
Fremont except for about 1 yr after discharge when he lived in Epping; incured
about 15 Jul 1864 while on picket duty in front of Petersburg VA when a breast
work caved in on him, injuring his breast & spine; attended by Dr Nath'l
Batchelder of Epping who is now deceased; not able to do hard work; has worked
at shoemaking and peddling since discharge.
Affidavit 8 Mar 1882 by J C N Moore, company doctor, states he treated
Willey for seveeral weeks after the accident.
Affidavit by Samuel J Willey ae 39 of Epping NH, 17 Jun 1882; cannot provide
testimony of any physician who attended him since his discharge because Dr
Batchelder d 1880, but he continues to use plasters & liniments proscribed by
him.
Another affidavit similar to above dated 8 Feb 1883; pension rejected 5 May
1883 for lack of medical evidence.
Another affidavite dated 20 Nov 1885 at ae 42.
Letter dated 25 May 1885 from Geo F Beede to Hon H[?] W Blair states the SJW
has wife & four children.
Affidavit 20 Nov 1885 by George F Willey ae 19 of Fremont, s/o SJW, states
that as far as he can remember his father could not do manual labor; that he &
his mother & younger brother, John C Willey ae 16, have often had to pick SJW
out of bed; that SJW can only work about six months out of the year.
Affidavit 27 Sep 1890 by Louisa Purington ae 48 of Epping states that she is
a sister of SJW, and that from 1865 to 1870 he lived at her house where she
tended to him, and since 1870 he has lived in Fremont.
Affidavit 5 Jul 1899 by SJW states he marr Anne E Hartford 16 Apr 1887 at
Fremont; that he was previously marr to Lovilla J Morrill who he div 12 Apr
1887; that he & Annie have living children:
George T [sic] Willey b 26 Nov 1860
John C Willey b 31 Aug 1869
Samuel P Willey b 12 Jan 1871
Elizabeth A Willey b 15 Jul 1875.
Declaration for pension - 20 Feb 1897 - by SJW ae 64 res of Fremont: states
he enrolled at Concord 28 Aug 1862 as priv in Co A 11th NH Vols; discharged 4
Jun 1865 near Alexandria VA; 5' 2.5" [sic?] tall, light complexion, blue eyes,
brown hair; shoemaker b Fremont 23 Mar 184_ [sic] res JUn 1865 to 1870 in
Epping, Jun 1870 to 1897 in Fremont.
Pension of $12/mo granted 21 Feb 1907.
Pension increased to $18/mo 18 May 1912 at ae 69.
Declaration dated 16 May 1912 notes he was b 23 Mar 1843 at Fremont.
Affidavit 21 Aug 1916 by SJW states he was b 23 Mar 1843 at Fremont; he marr
to Ann Elizabeth Hartford 11 Apr 1887 at Fremont by Charles W Follett JP; he
was first marr 1860, day & month forgotten & no official or church record
found, to Lovilla J Morrill; they div 12 Apr 1887; present wife was not
previously married; living with present wife by whom he had children:
Geo F - b 26 Nov 1866
John C - b 31 Aug 1869
Samuel P - b 12 Jan 1871
Elizabeth A - b 15 Jan 1875.
Pension increased to $30/mo 23 Mar 1918.
Appl for pension increase rejected 20 May 1925 at ae 82 while res of
Fremont.
Letter to Comm of Pensions - 30 Jul 1927 - from Ann E Willey c/o Charles
Willey RFD #2 Epping NH states she is widow of SJW, that she married him 1 yr
before the close of the war, that he died this month, and she is blind (but she
signed her name).
Copy of NHVR death record for Samuel J Willey who d Fremont 17 Jul 1927 ae
84-3-24; b Fremont 23 Mar 1843; shoemaker; always lived in Fremont [not true];
s/o John Willey b Fremont farmer & Abigail Worthen' buried Fremont 19 Jul 1927
in Leavitt Cemetery; Thomas Breitt undertaker.
Declaration for widow's pension - 19 Aug 1927 - by Ann E Willey ae 78, b 23
Nov 1848 at Fremont; "Samuel J. Willey was married to Lovilla Morrill before he
entered the war and during his absence, she was married to H Hall and when S.J.
Willey came home on furlough he considered he had a right to marry again,
therefore, said Samuel J. Willey married the applicant February 26, 1864.
"In after years a question came up as to whether this marriage was legal,
therefore he obtained a divorce from his first wife April 12, 1887 and
remarried the said applicant, Ann E. Willey Apr 16, 1887."
Copy of marr record from NHVR: Samuel J Willey ae 21 b Fremont shoemaker res
in Epping, s/o John Willey shoemaker b Barnstead NH & Abigail Willey b Fremont,
marr 21 Feb 1865 at Raymond NH by Wilson S Abbott JP, Ann E Hartford ae 18 b
Fremont res of Fremont d/o John F Hartford shoemaker b Fremont & Sarah B
Hartford b N Berwick ME, 1st marr for both.
Affidavit 20 Dec 1927 by Town Clerk of Fremont states that Samuel J Willey &
Annie E Hartford were married 16 Apr 1887 by Charles W Follett JP.
Affidavit 20 Dec 1927 by Clerk of the Superior Court for Rockingham Co
states that Samuel J Willey of Fremont, libellant, divorced from Lovilla J
Willey of same for adultery on 1st Tues of April 1887.
Deposition by Emily A B Hartford ae 82 of Raymond & Phineas Beede ae 85 of
Fremont states that they knew SJW since childhood, and that he & AEW had lived
together as man & wife form their first marriage 21 Feb 1854 until the soldiers
death on 17 Jul 1927.
Widow's pension of $30/mo granted 22 Aug 1927.
SLW is referred to as priv or coproral in the various records.
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Estate of Ann E Willey - Rock Co File #24401:
Petition 10 May 1929 by George F Willey of Epping, John C Willey & S Plummer
Willey both of Fremont, states that Ann E Willey widow late of Fremont d 19 May
1929 at Fremont leaving no husband and only next of kin: son George F Willey of
Epping; son John C Willey of Fremont; son S Plummer Willey of Fremont;
requested that Mary A Willey of Fremont be granted admin & that George F Beede
of Fremont be appt'd to take an inventory; Mary A Willey was so appt'd on 11
Jun 1929 with John C Willey & S Plummer Willey both of Fremont as surties with
bond of $200.
George F Beede presented his inventory on 2 July 1929; no personal property;
real estate $800 consisting of 2a with cottage house, barn & one small out
building, location not stated.
Final account was given 18 Sep 1930 by Mary A Willey; shows $208.50 paid by
John C Willey "to preserve the real estate;" plus other expenses; approved by
all interested parties, i.e., John C Willey of Fremont, George F Willey of
Canana [sic], & Samuel P Willey of Fremont.
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m1 Elizabeth Guptill, m2 1854 Sarah B Guptill___
FAMILY RECORD:
John F Hartford - parents unknown.
Born: c1825-26 per 1850 & 1860 censuses.
Died: d intestate, prob quite some time prior to 19 Dec 1865, per probate
rec; prob bur Leavitt cem where 1st wife is bur, but there is no stone.
Marr: m1 c1844 Elizabeth H Guptill; her surname is given in the marr rec of
their son J Frank Hartford; she was b 1821 & d 1853 per her gravestone in
Leavitt Cemetery in Fremont.
He m2 12 Feb 1854 Sarah B Guptill per his marr rec; the date should
probably be 1853 because their dau Sarah Louise was b 29 May 1853, and this
date of birth agrees with the age of Sarah Louise at death as given on her
death rec.
Residence & Occupation: laborer in Poplin/Fremont in 1850 census; husbandman
in Poplin/Fremont per 1851 deed; Poplin/Fremont in 1853/4 when m2; Fremont in
1853 when dau Sarah Louise was b; Fremont 1857 when son Pierce was b; shoemaker
in Fremont in 1860 census; shoemaker in Fremont c1865 when dau Ann married;
Fremont c1865 when he d.
Children:
a) John Frank - b 27 May 1845 per his gravestone in Leavitt Cem; his d rec &
gravestone agree that his date of death was 7 Jul 1905; his death rec calls him
s/o John Hartford & Elizabeth Guptill, and gives his age at death ae 59y 2m
which would make him b 7 May 1846; he m 3 Nov 1864 at Fremont Emily A B
Robinson of Fremont.
b) Ann E - b 23 Nov 1848 per her gravestone in Leavitt Cem; d 19 May 1929 at
ae 80 in Fremont d/o John Hartford per her d rec; her m & d rec indicate she
was b Fremont; she marr Samuel J Willey 21 Feb 1865 at Raymond; that rec calls
her d/o John F Hartford & Sarah B Hartford, i.e., she names her step-mother as
her mother which happens frequently in such cases.
c) James A - b c1851 per 1860 census; no further record.
d) Sarah Louise - b 29 May 1853 d/o John F Hartford & Sarah E ___ per her b
rec; this date of birth agrees with her age at death per her death rec; she m a
West & lived in Fremont where she d 17 Apr 1902 per her d rec.
e) Kate - perhaps b c1855; d/o John & Sarah Hartford per her date-less
gravestone in Leavitt Cemetery.
f) Pierce B - b 14 Sep 1857 s/o John F Hartford & Sarah B ___ per his b rec;
he was divorced from Grace A ___ 24 Nov 1920 while res of Belmont NH, the div
rec indicates they had married at Concord on 15 Aug 1917; he div her for
maltreatment.
[preliminary sketch by Laird C Towle, 13 Nov 1996].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1840 - Poplin - no Hartford or Willey families in census.
1850 - Poplin NH - census:
1200/1260 David Chase 62 m farmer $1000 bNH
Polly Worthen 46 f bNH
1201/1261 John H Hartford 25 m laborer bNH
Elizabeth Hartford 25 f bNH
John L Hartford 4 m bNH
Ann E Hartford 2 f bNH
1202/1262 Samuel Trickey 42 m laborer $200 bNH
Eliza Trickey 35 f bNH
Sarah Trickey 13 f bNH school
Jane Worthen 11 f bNH school pauper
John Evans 6 m bNH school pauper
no other Hartford or Willey Family in Poplin [census].
1850 - Poplin - no people with the name Guptill present [census].
1851 Nov 24 - deed from Samuel Trickey of Poplin, husbandman, for $60, to
John F Hartford of Poplin, husbandman, land & buildings in Poplin, 1 piece on W
side of road from David Chase's house to Epping at NE corner of land of Polly
Worthen as conveyed to her by David Chase 1 Jan 1847, then running W by sd
Worthen's land 1 rod, then N carrying the width of 1 rod back to the road; one
other piece being 1/4 part of the garden formerly enclosed by the late Thomas
Chase near his late house in Poplin, lies on SW corner of sd garden; also one
undivided half part of the house now owned and occupied by me in common with
Polly Worthen, together with my right of the cellar under the same, excepting
that part of sd dwelling house which I have recently erected as an addition on
the N side; also all my part of the barn & the cider house & well etc, as
conveyed to me by Lydia Davis by deed 2 Jul 1847 331/265. Eliza Trickey w/o
Samuel released dower rights. Sig: Samuel Trickey & Eliza Trickey (mark).
Ack: 24 Nov 1851. Rec: 12 Jul 1854 [Rock Co NH Deeds 360/37].
1854 [sic? 1853] Feb 12 - John F Hartford of Poplin ae 28, marr at Fremont
by Eld John Marsh, Sarah B Guptill ae 28, reported from Fremont [NHVR].
1853 May 29 - Sarah Louisa Hartford b d/o John F Hartford & Sarah B,
reported from Fremont [NHVR]. This date of birth agrees with her age at death
given on her death record (she marr ___ West) [Laird C Towle].
1857 Sep 14 - Pierce B Hartford b s/o John F Hartford & Sarah B, reported
from Fremont [NHVR].
1860 Jun 13 - Fremont NH - census:
351/356 David Chase 75 m farmer 1000/- bNH
Polly Worthen 56 f bNH
352/357 John F Hartford 34 m shoemaker $150/- bNH
Sarah Hartford 34 f bME
John F Hartford 14 m bNH school
Ann E Hartford 11 f bNH school
James A Hartford 9 m bNH school
Sarah E Hartford 7 f bNH school
Peirce B Hartford 2 m bNH
Samuel Willey 17 m laborer bNH
no other Willey, Hartford, or Gagnon [census].
1864 Nov 3 - John T Hartford ae 19 of Fremont, marr by Eld John Marsh, Emily
A B Robinson ae 19 of Fremont, reported from Fremont [NHVR].
1865 Dec 19 - pet for admin by Isaiah L Robinson of Fremont states that John
F Hartford, late of Fremont, died intestate having property in the county; that
Robinson was a creditor of Hartford & that the widow and next of kin have
neglected to settle the estate; petition granted 9 May 1866 and George F Beede
& Phineas Beede & Andrew J Todd all of Fremont apptd appraisers. Inventory
reptd 9 Jul 1866 included: one shoemakers shop; one undivided half of a small
dwelling house $35.00; about 1/4 acre land $5.00; about 1/6th part of the barn
$15.00; 1/4th part of the cider house $5.00; total $60.00 [Rock Co NH Probate
Records #20094].
1870 - Fremont - no Hartford in census.
1902 Apr 17 - Sarah E West d Fremont ae 48-10-17 b Fremont widow d/o John
Hartford & Sarah E Guptill [Fremont Annual Report].
1905 Jul 7 - J Frank Hartford d Fremont ae 59y 2m married b Fremont s/o John
Hartford & Elizabeth Guptill [Fremont Annual Report].
1920 Nov 24 - Pierce N Hartford of Belmont & Grace A Hartford of Belmont
divorced; marr 15 Aug 1917 Concord; libelant male; treatment seriously injuring
health [NHVR].MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Leavitt Road Cemetery, Fremont NH, all Hartford inscriptions:
Elizabeth H Hartford - b 1821; d 1853.
Katie, d/o John & Sarah Hartford - no dates [this inscription verified
by George W Towle, 12/96].
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J Frank Hartford - b 27 May 1845; d 7 Jul 1905.
Emily A, his wife - b 1 Aug 1844; blank.
May B Hartford, d/o J F & E A Hartford - b 8 Jan 1878; d 28 Jul 1896.
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Ethel M Hartford, w/o Arthur D Stokell - b 1882; d 1910 (on back of stone
are names - Robert, Herbert & Edward).
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J Frank Hartford - b 1865; d 1915.
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Everett V Hartford - b 1905; d 1958; "dad".
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Alice M Hartford - b 1912; d 1994.
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Horace W Hartford - b 20 Jan 1912; d 28 Sep 1966.
Effie L Hartford - b 6 Apr 1919; d 3 Jan 1987.
Darrell G Hartford - b 13 Jan 1962; d 11 Dec 1979.
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Arthur K Hartford - b 1917; d 1970.
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Perley W Hartford - b 1922; d 1970.
Michael B Hartford - b 25 Jun 1960; d 26 Jan 1961.
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Ernest A Hartford - b 6 Oct 1982; blank.
Malinda Hartford - b 6 May 1976; blank.MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Family Bible date 1850; owned/passed down to the Pierce B Hartford family:
John F Hartford - b 21 Jun 1825
m1 1844/45 Elizabeth H - b 30 Aug 1824, d 13 Jun 1853
children:
John F - b 24 May 1846, d 9 Dec 1864
Ann E - b 23 Nov 1848
James A - b 22 Dec 1850
Sarah E - b 29 May 1853
m2 12 Feb 1854 Sarah B Guptile - b 25 May 1825, d 28 Jun 1903
children:
Polly C - b 27 Nov 1854, d 1 Sep 1859
Pierce B - b 14 Sep 1857, d 17 Jun 1884
Samuel E - b 25 Jun 1860, d 12 Jan 1891
Mary C - b 5 Jun 1864
[data from Richard Welch, tree|oasistech.com, Tampa FL, 3/97].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1866 Nov 4 - Annie May Willey b Northwood NH 1st c/o William H Willey b
Barnstead NH res Northwood NH shoemaker & Susan G _____ b Strafford NH
housewife [NHVR].
1900 Apr 3 - William H Willey d Northwood ae 64y 1m b Barnstead married
barber la grippe [Northwood Annual Report].