FAMILY RECORD:
Ithamer Buzzell - s/o Benjamin 4 John 3 John 2; b Barrington 15 Aug 1764;
died Strafford, VT 15 Aug 1854; farmer; lived in Alton, 1794 [Rev. Herbert
Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Ithamar Buzzell - m1 Hannah d/o Silas-xx (John-x) & Sarah (Hill) Buzzell of
Alton NH 1790; Hannah d Strafford VT 1809; Ithamar m2 Abigail Woods who d
Strafford VT 11 Nov 1821. Children:
a) Polly - b Jan 1791; d Strafford VT 1 Sep 1877; unm.
b) Samuel D - b Gilmanton NH 16 Mar 1792; d Granby VT 16 Sep 1864; farmer.
c) Joel - b May 1798; d Strafford 8 Apr 1878; farmer; unm.
d) Gilman - b 1800; d Granby VT 20 Sep 1875; farmer; Repub; Bapt.
e) Lydia - d Strafford 2 May 1864; unm.
f) Daniel - b Strafford 13 Mar 1807; d same 11 Nov 1855; unm.
g) Silas - b Strafford 30 Jan 1809; itinerant FWB preacher.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Ithamer Buzzell - s/o Benjamin 4 John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b 1764; d 15 Aug
1854; m1 Hannah Buzzell d/o Silas 4 Buzzell & Sarah HIll; m2 Abigail ___.
Children - Strafford VT:
a) Polly - b 1791; d 1 Sep 1872; m Enoch Hoyt.
b) Lydia - b 1796; d 2 May 1864.
c) Joel - b 1798; d 8 Apr 1878.
d) Gilman - b 1800; 18 Sep 1874; m Eunice Parker.
e) Daniel - b 13 Mar 1807; d Nov 1855.
f) Silas - b 30 Jul 1809; 24 Jan 1901.
[Buzzell mms by Lloyd Davis, RR 1 Box 68B, West Danville VT 05873 3/95].
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b 30 Jul 1809?
FAMILY RECORD:
Ithamer Buzzell - s/o Benjamin 4 John 3 John 2; b Barrington 15 Aug 1764;
died Strafford, VT 15 Aug 1854; farmer; lived in Alton, 1794 [Rev. Herbert
Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Ithamar Buzzell - m1 Hannah d/o Silas-xx (John-x) & Sarah (Hill) Buzzell of
Alton NH 1790; Hannah d Strafford VT 1809; Ithamar m2 Abigail Woods who d
Strafford VT 11 Nov 1821. Children:
a) Polly - b Jan 1791; d Strafford VT 1 Sep 1877; unm.
b) Samuel D - b Gilmanton NH 16 Mar 1792; d Granby VT 16 Sep 1864; farmer.
c) Joel - b May 1798; d Strafford 8 Apr 1878; farmer; unm.
d) Gilman - b 1800; d Granby VT 20 Sep 1875; farmer; Repub; Bapt.
e) Lydia - d Strafford 2 May 1864; unm.
f) Daniel - b Strafford 13 Mar 1807; d same 11 Nov 1855; unm.
g) Silas - b Strafford 30 Jan 1809; itinerant FWB preacher.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Ithamer Buzzell - s/o Benjamin 4 John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b 1764; d 15 Aug
1854; m1 Hannah Buzzell d/o Silas 4 Buzzell & Sarah HIll; m2 Abigail ___.
Children - Strafford VT:
a) Polly - b 1791; d 1 Sep 1872; m Enoch Hoyt.
b) Lydia - b 1796; d 2 May 1864.
c) Joel - b 1798; d 8 Apr 1878.
d) Gilman - b 1800; 18 Sep 1874; m Eunice Parker.
e) Daniel - b 13 Mar 1807; d Nov 1855.
f) Silas - b 30 Jul 1809; 24 Jan 1901.
[Buzzell mms by Lloyd Davis, RR 1 Box 68B, West Danville VT 05873 3/95].
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FAMILY RECORD:
Isaiah Buzzell - s/o Benjamin 4 John 3 John 2; d in Effingham, NH; will
dated 1 Apr 1812; m Abigail (or Elizabeth?) Evans (or Meloon?) of Effingham who
d Effingham NH 1928; she m2 _____ Marston. Children:
a) John Evans - b Effingham 2 Jan 1806, d Stowe ME 10 Mar 1874, farmer,
Methodist, Republican.
b) Mary - unm.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Isaiah Evans Buzzell - m Betsey Maloon (b 21 Jun 1786; d 2 Jan 1862); she m2
Benjamin Marston (d 21 Oct 1877 ae 87y); Benj had previously been marr to Dolly
Kenney; Benj & Betsey had two children, Dolly b 6 Jul 1817, and Jeremiah b 14
Sep 1824; Betsey & Benjamin Marston are bur in the Davis Meeting House cemetery
(in Parsonsfield ME?). Buzzell children:
a) John Evans - b 31 Dec 1804 Effingham NH; m Sarah Jane Guernsey; 10 ch.
b) Mary - dy.
[comp by Mary Evelyn Buzzell in 1898, copy furnished by Daphine (Barker)
Buzzell, 17 Highland Ave, Groveland MA 01834 2/72].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1801 - Barrington Inventory: Benja & Isaiah Buzel - 1 poll, 2 oxen, 2 cows,
1 2yr old, 1 4yr old horse, 1a tillage, 3a mowing, 4a pasture, 1a wild
[Barrington TR 2/575].
1801 - Barrington counter part: Benja & Isaiah Buzel - $2.34 [Barrington TR
2/589].
1801 Nov 7 - from Joseph Maloon Jr of Effingham, yeoman, to Andrew Evans &
Isaiah Buzzle of Barrington, yeomen, for $400; NW end of lot #10 in 2nd div in
Effingham, bounded on SE by John Lempen [sic?], 100a; signed: Joseph Meloon Jr
& Nancy Meloon his wife; wit by Isaac Lord & James Leavitt; ack same date
[Straf Co NH Probate 37/355].
1802 - Barrington road tax: Ben & Isaiah Buzel - $1.48 [Barrington TR
2/615].
1802 Oct 30 - Isaiah Buzel was wit on deed: Benjamin Buzzell of Barrington
to John Buzzell of same.
1803 - Barrington Inventory: Isiah Buzel 1 pol, 1 cow, 3 4yr olds, 1 2yr
old, 1 horse, (estate 19), no land listed, no Benjamin Buzzell listed
[Barrington TR 2/646].
1803 - Barrington Counter Part: Isiah Buzel $1.58, no Benjamin Buzzell
listed [Barrington TR 2/660].
1810 - Effingham NH - census:
Isaih Buzzel - 1m 10-, 1m 16-26, 1m 26-45, 1m 45+, 1f 10-16, 1f 26-45
Joseph Maloon - 2m 10-16, 2m 16-26, 1m 45, 2f 16-26
....
John Buzzel - 2m 10-, 1m 10-16, 1m 16-26, 1m 45+, 1f 10-, 2f 16-26
1811 Jan 31 - from Isaiah Buzzle, yeoman, of Effingham NH, to Edmand Evans
Jr & Anna his wife, of Barrington NH, for $10, quit claim to 20a in Effingham
in lot #10, 2nd div, bordering on land of John Lampers & Joseph Drake; signed:
Isaiah Buzel; wit by Joseph Drake & Isaac Lord; ack by Isaiah Buzzel before
Isaac Lord JP on same date [Straf Co NH Deeds 71/271].
1812 Jan 1 - from Isaiah Buzzell, yeoman, of Effingham NH to William Davis,
yeoman, of same, for $20, land in Effingham in lot #10 in 2nd div, acreage not
specified, but only part of lot was sold; signed Isaiah Buzzell & Betsy Buzzell
(mark); wit by Samuel Johnson & Joseph Drake; ack by Isaiah & Betsey on 1 Apr
1812; recorded 24 May 1813 [Straf Co NH Probate 74/473].
1813 Feb 5 - Betsy Buzzel of Effingham, widow, was apptd guard of John Evans
Buzzel and Polly Buzzel, minors under under ae 14, and children of Isaiah
Buzzel late of Effingham, husbandman, deceased; she gave bond of $3000 with
sureties Joseph Drake & John L Dearborn, husbandmen, both of Effingham [Straf
Co NH Probate 19/178].MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Isaiah Buzzell references in master index to NH town recrods:
Barrington - 2/575, 589, 615, 633, 646, 661.
Effingham - 1/443, 601.
m2 Benjamin Marston
m1 Sarah Hill; m2 1782 Olive Libby; m3 1788 Lydia Huckins
FAMILY RECORD:
Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b Madbury 1748-50; bp 9 Sept
1750; bought land in Alton 1768; lived there in 1775; lived in Sutton 1786;
petitioned for New Durham Gore to be incorporated 31 March 1794; lived in Alton
1797; d in Rumney NH March 1834; m1 Sarah Hill 1764; she d New Durham 5 June
1782; he m2 Olive Libbey of New Durham 9 Dec 1782; he lived Alton 1803; m3
Lydia d/o Joseph and Mary (Fernald) Huckins, in Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788; she d
Rumney 1812; he m4 widow Avery of Rumney 1813. Children:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d Montpelier VT Nov 1833; farmer; in Rev.
b) Viber - b 1766?; d abt 1780.
c) Polly - b 1768?
d) Catherine - b 1770?; m Robert Avery of Gilmanton 15 Nov 1792.
e) Hannah - b 1772?; d Strafford VT 1809; m 5 Ithamar s/o 4 Benjamin and
Abigail (Evans) Buzzell of Barrington (b Barington 15 Aug 1764) 18 Mar 1791; he
d Strafford VT 15 Aug 1854; farmer.
f) John - b New Durham 10 Sept 1774; d Ellsworth NH 4 Mar 1872; farmer &
shoemaker; Dem; FWB.
g) Henry - b 1776?
h) Margaret - b 1777?
i) Benjamin b 1778-9; d Williamstown VT 1821; killed by a falling tree;
farmer; was one of the first settlers of Williamstown.
j) Dorcas B ? - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown of Gilmanton 13 Mar 1801.
k) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
l) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
m) Sarah - b New Durham June 1782; d 12 Nov 1854; m Joel, s/o Joseph and
Hannah (Wheat) Estabrooke of Rumney (b Rumney 3 May 1782); he d 2 Oct 1866;
moved to Covington NY abt 1810.
n) Judith - b Alton May 1783; d Ellsworth Mar 1874 unm; had a dau.
o) Silas - b Alton 2 May 1784; d Rumney 18 Jan 1872; farmer; Dem; not
religious.
p) Reuben - b Alton; d of yellow fever in New Orleans LA; in 1812 war; unm.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b 4 Sep 1750; m1 1765 Sarah Hill;
m2 Olive Libby; m3 24 May 1788 Lydia Huckins. Children - Durham & Alton NH:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d 20 Dec 1833; m Abigail Smith.
b) Viber -.
c) Polly -.
d) Catherine - m Robert Avery; liv Gilmanton.
e) John R - b 1774; m Sarah Rollins.
f) Henry - m Mehitable Small.
g) Margaret -.
h) Benjamin - m Prudence Richards.
i) Dorcas - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown; liv Gilmanton.
j) _____ - b 1781; dy unm.
k) Hannah - m Ithamer Buzzell s/o Benjamin 4 Buzzell & Abigail Evans.
l) Sarah - b 1782; m Joel Estabrook; liv Rumney NH.
m) Judith - b 1783.
n) Silas - b 2 May 1789; d 19 Jan 1852; m Sarah Craig.
o) Reuben -.
[Buzzell mms by Lloyd Davis, RR 1 Box 68B, Weswt Danville VT 05873 3/95].
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Silas Buzzell - resident of Alton 1775; sold 100a to Joseph Buzzell which
was probably his homestead at Stockbridge Corners; listed in town inventory of
1802 as owning a building [from a typescript of data on Alton residents,
compiler not identified, provided by the Alton Town Clerk].
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Lydia Huckins - d/o Joseph 4 Robert 3 James 2 Robert 1; b 1760 in Durham NH
to Joseph 4 and Mary (Fernald) Huckins; dsp at Rumney c1812 ae 52; m at
Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788 (town rec) as his 3rd wife, Silas 3 Buzzell s/o John 2
and Sarah (Wiburd) Buzzell (statement of Rev H L Buzzell of Barre MA, 1911, on
report of his grandfather, who was grandson of Silas 3 Buzzell of Gilmanton
Gore, farmer bpt at Madbury 9 Sep 1750; d at Holderness 28 Apr 1834 [NEHGR
67/183 Apr 1913].
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Alton: petition of the inhabitants to have New Durham Gore incorporated, 31
Mar 1794 signed by Silas Buzzell, Robert E Buzzell, and Joseph Buzzell among
others [Hurd, History of Merrimack & Belknap Counties NH, 1885, p705].
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1775 Oct 20 - from Silas Bussell of the Gore, Strafford Co NH, husbandman,
to Joseph Bussell of Madbury, yeoman, for 30#, 100a in the Gore, bounded NW on
Gilmanton line, N on Winepesockee Pond, E on New Durham & SW on Barnstead; lot
#3 in 2nd range, being the same I purchased of Daniel Peirce Esq; signed Silas
Buzzell & Sarah (mark) Buzzell; wit by Ebr Demerit & Solomon Young; ack by
Silas Buzzell 23 Oct 1775; rec 26 Oct 1775 [Straf Co Probate 1/347].
1786 Feb - James Sullivan of Boston MA Esq vs Silas Buzzell of new Durham
Gore husbandman; Buzzell gave note at Dover 10 Jul 1784 promising to pay David
Rollins 9# on or before 1 Nov following; Rollins passed note to Sullivan on
same day, and Buzzell has not paid; Buzzell failed to appear so judgement went
to Sullivan for #9-4-8 plus court costs [Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Vol
1785-1790, p97].
1803 Dec 29 - from Silas Buzzell of Alton NH, husbandman, to Joseph Buzzell
Jr of same, husbandman, for $100, 25a in Alton, part of lot #2 in north range,
laid out in larger lot #11 in 4th range, bounded beginning at NW corner of lot
#2, then E on range line then S to south end of sd lot, then W to SW corner of
sd lot, then north on line between sd lot & lot #3 to starting pt; signed Silas
Buzzell; wit by Jonathan Hill & John Gilman; ack 29 Dec 1803 by Silas Buzzell;
rec 24 Aug 1804 [Straf Co NH Deeds 46/207].
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 100/100:
Ezekiel Collins household includes:
Buzzell, Judy 66 f bNH illiterate
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 112/112:
Buzzell, Silas 64 m farmer bNH
Buzzell, Sarah 61 f bNH
Buzzell, Angeline 18 f school bNH
Mills, William 6 m school bNH
FAMILY RECORD:
Benjamin Buzzell - s/o Silas 4 John 3 John 2; m Prudence Richards of Alton
in March 1801; she d 1836; she m2 Samuel Keniston who d in Woodbury VT.
Children:
a) Jacob Weymouth - b Marshfield? VT? 5 Apr 1802, d Oak Dale WI 3 Feb 1881,
cooper, Liberal, Repub.
b) Deborah - b Strafford VT 18 Dec 1806, d Plainfield Jan 1886, m Gideon s/o
Elisha Benjamin of Marshfield (b Hartford CT 17 Nov 1780) in Marshfield, he d
there 23 May 1866, cooper, Univ, Dem, he had m1 Polly Fair and had several
children, Deborah m2 Nathan Keniston.
c) John Viber - b Rumney NH 1808, cooper & farmer; Repub; no relig pref;
lived Winfred SD.
d) Reuben Abbott - b Montpelier VT 25 Sept 1812; d Ashburnham MA 11 Nov
1888; in war; no relig pref; wheelwright & painter; Repub.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Benjamin Buzzell - s/o Silas 4 John 3 John 2 Simon 1; m Prudence Richards.
Children - Williamstown VT:
a) Jacob - b 1802; m Susannah Powers.
b) Deborah - b 1806; Gideon Benjamin.
c) John - b 1808; Sarah Wells.
d) Reuben - b 1812; Eliza Cook.
[Buzzell mms by Lloyd Davis, RR 1 Box 68B, West Danville VT 05873 3/95].
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Benjamin Buzzell - s/o Silas 5 Buzzell & Sarah Hill; d 1821; m Prudence
Richards & had at least four children [American Ancestry 11/72].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1801 - Benjamin Buzzel & Prudence Richards, both of Alton, marr by Micajah
Otis [Barrington TR 1/746].
1820 - federal census Williamstown, Orange Co VT:
Buzzel, Benjamin - 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Buzzel, Joseph - 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
m2 Samuel Kenniston
m1 Sarah Hill; m2 1782 Olive Libby; m3 1788 Lydia Huckins
FAMILY RECORD:
Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b Madbury 1748-50; bp 9 Sept
1750; bought land in Alton 1768; lived there in 1775; lived in Sutton 1786;
petitioned for New Durham Gore to be incorporated 31 March 1794; lived in Alton
1797; d in Rumney NH March 1834; m1 Sarah Hill 1764; she d New Durham 5 June
1782; he m2 Olive Libbey of New Durham 9 Dec 1782; he lived Alton 1803; m3
Lydia d/o Joseph and Mary (Fernald) Huckins, in Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788; she d
Rumney 1812; he m4 widow Avery of Rumney 1813. Children:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d Montpelier VT Nov 1833; farmer; in Rev.
b) Viber - b 1766?; d abt 1780.
c) Polly - b 1768?
d) Catherine - b 1770?; m Robert Avery of Gilmanton 15 Nov 1792.
e) Hannah - b 1772?; d Strafford VT 1809; m 5 Ithamar s/o 4 Benjamin and
Abigail (Evans) Buzzell of Barrington (b Barington 15 Aug 1764) 18 Mar 1791; he
d Strafford VT 15 Aug 1854; farmer.
f) John - b New Durham 10 Sept 1774; d Ellsworth NH 4 Mar 1872; farmer &
shoemaker; Dem; FWB.
g) Henry - b 1776?
h) Margaret - b 1777?
i) Benjamin b 1778-9; d Williamstown VT 1821; killed by a falling tree;
farmer; was one of the first settlers of Williamstown.
j) Dorcas B ? - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown of Gilmanton 13 Mar 1801.
k) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
l) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
m) Sarah - b New Durham June 1782; d 12 Nov 1854; m Joel, s/o Joseph and
Hannah (Wheat) Estabrooke of Rumney (b Rumney 3 May 1782); he d 2 Oct 1866;
moved to Covington NY abt 1810.
n) Judith - b Alton May 1783; d Ellsworth Mar 1874 unm; had a dau.
o) Silas - b Alton 2 May 1784; d Rumney 18 Jan 1872; farmer; Dem; not
religious.
p) Reuben - b Alton; d of yellow fever in New Orleans LA; in 1812 war; unm.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b 4 Sep 1750; m1 1765 Sarah Hill;
m2 Olive Libby; m3 24 May 1788 Lydia Huckins. Children - Durham & Alton NH:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d 20 Dec 1833; m Abigail Smith.
b) Viber -.
c) Polly -.
d) Catherine - m Robert Avery; liv Gilmanton.
e) John R - b 1774; m Sarah Rollins.
f) Henry - m Mehitable Small.
g) Margaret -.
h) Benjamin - m Prudence Richards.
i) Dorcas - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown; liv Gilmanton.
j) _____ - b 1781; dy unm.
k) Hannah - m Ithamer Buzzell s/o Benjamin 4 Buzzell & Abigail Evans.
l) Sarah - b 1782; m Joel Estabrook; liv Rumney NH.
m) Judith - b 1783.
n) Silas - b 2 May 1789; d 19 Jan 1852; m Sarah Craig.
o) Reuben -.
[Buzzell mms by Lloyd Davis, RR 1 Box 68B, Weswt Danville VT 05873 3/95].
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Silas Buzzell - resident of Alton 1775; sold 100a to Joseph Buzzell which
was probably his homestead at Stockbridge Corners; listed in town inventory of
1802 as owning a building [from a typescript of data on Alton residents,
compiler not identified, provided by the Alton Town Clerk].
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Lydia Huckins - d/o Joseph 4 Robert 3 James 2 Robert 1; b 1760 in Durham NH
to Joseph 4 and Mary (Fernald) Huckins; dsp at Rumney c1812 ae 52; m at
Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788 (town rec) as his 3rd wife, Silas 3 Buzzell s/o John 2
and Sarah (Wiburd) Buzzell (statement of Rev H L Buzzell of Barre MA, 1911, on
report of his grandfather, who was grandson of Silas 3 Buzzell of Gilmanton
Gore, farmer bpt at Madbury 9 Sep 1750; d at Holderness 28 Apr 1834 [NEHGR
67/183 Apr 1913].
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Alton: petition of the inhabitants to have New Durham Gore incorporated, 31
Mar 1794 signed by Silas Buzzell, Robert E Buzzell, and Joseph Buzzell among
others [Hurd, History of Merrimack & Belknap Counties NH, 1885, p705].
--------------------CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1775 Oct 20 - from Silas Bussell of the Gore, Strafford Co NH, husbandman,
to Joseph Bussell of Madbury, yeoman, for 30#, 100a in the Gore, bounded NW on
Gilmanton line, N on Winepesockee Pond, E on New Durham & SW on Barnstead; lot
#3 in 2nd range, being the same I purchased of Daniel Peirce Esq; signed Silas
Buzzell & Sarah (mark) Buzzell; wit by Ebr Demerit & Solomon Young; ack by
Silas Buzzell 23 Oct 1775; rec 26 Oct 1775 [Straf Co Probate 1/347].
1786 Feb - James Sullivan of Boston MA Esq vs Silas Buzzell of new Durham
Gore husbandman; Buzzell gave note at Dover 10 Jul 1784 promising to pay David
Rollins 9# on or before 1 Nov following; Rollins passed note to Sullivan on
same day, and Buzzell has not paid; Buzzell failed to appear so judgement went
to Sullivan for #9-4-8 plus court costs [Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Vol
1785-1790, p97].
1803 Dec 29 - from Silas Buzzell of Alton NH, husbandman, to Joseph Buzzell
Jr of same, husbandman, for $100, 25a in Alton, part of lot #2 in north range,
laid out in larger lot #11 in 4th range, bounded beginning at NW corner of lot
#2, then E on range line then S to south end of sd lot, then W to SW corner of
sd lot, then north on line between sd lot & lot #3 to starting pt; signed Silas
Buzzell; wit by Jonathan Hill & John Gilman; ack 29 Dec 1803 by Silas Buzzell;
rec 24 Aug 1804 [Straf Co NH Deeds 46/207].
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 100/100:
Ezekiel Collins household includes:
Buzzell, Judy 66 f bNH illiterate
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 112/112:
Buzzell, Silas 64 m farmer bNH
Buzzell, Sarah 61 f bNH
Buzzell, Angeline 18 f school bNH
Mills, William 6 m school bNH
unm
unm
FAMILY RECORD:
Reuben Buzzell - son or nephew of John Buzzell of Barrington who m Phebe
___; b Barrington c 1770; m Anne Hussey. Children included:
a) John - b Barrington 1802; d Lakeport 1891; m sisters Betsey Hill & Mary
Hill.
[Note: the John Buzzell who m Phebe had no son Reuben, but did have a nephew
Reuben s/o Silas Buzzell; however, that Reuben had no known wife or child; the
John Buzzell b 1802 is probably the s/o Jacob 5 Buzzell & Elizabeth Hussey;
Jacob was b 1773, so it appears that Jacob should be substituted for Reuben,
and Elizabeth Hussey for Ann Hussey, and that Reuben Buzzell has no place in
this line; the John Buzzell b 1802 had a brother Reuben].
[Cutter, Geneal & Personal Mems...Fams of Boston & Eastern MA, 1908, p289].
m1 Sarah Hill; m2 1782 Olive Libby; m3 1788 Lydia Huckins
FAMILY RECORD:
Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b Madbury 1748-50; bp 9 Sept
1750; bought land in Alton 1768; lived there in 1775; lived in Sutton 1786;
petitioned for New Durham Gore to be incorporated 31 March 1794; lived in Alton
1797; d in Rumney NH March 1834; m1 Sarah Hill 1764; she d New Durham 5 June
1782; he m2 Olive Libbey of New Durham 9 Dec 1782; he lived Alton 1803; m3
Lydia d/o Joseph and Mary (Fernald) Huckins, in Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788; she d
Rumney 1812; he m4 widow Avery of Rumney 1813. Children:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d Montpelier VT Nov 1833; farmer; in Rev.
b) Viber - b 1766?; d abt 1780.
c) Polly - b 1768?
d) Catherine - b 1770?; m Robert Avery of Gilmanton 15 Nov 1792.
e) Hannah - b 1772?; d Strafford VT 1809; m 5 Ithamar s/o 4 Benjamin and
Abigail (Evans) Buzzell of Barrington (b Barington 15 Aug 1764) 18 Mar 1791; he
d Strafford VT 15 Aug 1854; farmer.
f) John - b New Durham 10 Sept 1774; d Ellsworth NH 4 Mar 1872; farmer &
shoemaker; Dem; FWB.
g) Henry - b 1776?
h) Margaret - b 1777?
i) Benjamin b 1778-9; d Williamstown VT 1821; killed by a falling tree;
farmer; was one of the first settlers of Williamstown.
j) Dorcas B ? - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown of Gilmanton 13 Mar 1801.
k) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
l) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
m) Sarah - b New Durham June 1782; d 12 Nov 1854; m Joel, s/o Joseph and
Hannah (Wheat) Estabrooke of Rumney (b Rumney 3 May 1782); he d 2 Oct 1866;
moved to Covington NY abt 1810.
n) Judith - b Alton May 1783; d Ellsworth Mar 1874 unm; had a dau.
o) Silas - b Alton 2 May 1784; d Rumney 18 Jan 1872; farmer; Dem; not
religious.
p) Reuben - b Alton; d of yellow fever in New Orleans LA; in 1812 war; unm.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b 4 Sep 1750; m1 1765 Sarah Hill;
m2 Olive Libby; m3 24 May 1788 Lydia Huckins. Children - Durham & Alton NH:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d 20 Dec 1833; m Abigail Smith.
b) Viber -.
c) Polly -.
d) Catherine - m Robert Avery; liv Gilmanton.
e) John R - b 1774; m Sarah Rollins.
f) Henry - m Mehitable Small.
g) Margaret -.
h) Benjamin - m Prudence Richards.
i) Dorcas - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown; liv Gilmanton.
j) _____ - b 1781; dy unm.
k) Hannah - m Ithamer Buzzell s/o Benjamin 4 Buzzell & Abigail Evans.
l) Sarah - b 1782; m Joel Estabrook; liv Rumney NH.
m) Judith - b 1783.
n) Silas - b 2 May 1789; d 19 Jan 1852; m Sarah Craig.
o) Reuben -.
[Buzzell mms by Lloyd Davis, RR 1 Box 68B, Weswt Danville VT 05873 3/95].
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Silas Buzzell - resident of Alton 1775; sold 100a to Joseph Buzzell which
was probably his homestead at Stockbridge Corners; listed in town inventory of
1802 as owning a building [from a typescript of data on Alton residents,
compiler not identified, provided by the Alton Town Clerk].
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Lydia Huckins - d/o Joseph 4 Robert 3 James 2 Robert 1; b 1760 in Durham NH
to Joseph 4 and Mary (Fernald) Huckins; dsp at Rumney c1812 ae 52; m at
Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788 (town rec) as his 3rd wife, Silas 3 Buzzell s/o John 2
and Sarah (Wiburd) Buzzell (statement of Rev H L Buzzell of Barre MA, 1911, on
report of his grandfather, who was grandson of Silas 3 Buzzell of Gilmanton
Gore, farmer bpt at Madbury 9 Sep 1750; d at Holderness 28 Apr 1834 [NEHGR
67/183 Apr 1913].
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Alton: petition of the inhabitants to have New Durham Gore incorporated, 31
Mar 1794 signed by Silas Buzzell, Robert E Buzzell, and Joseph Buzzell among
others [Hurd, History of Merrimack & Belknap Counties NH, 1885, p705].
--------------------CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1775 Oct 20 - from Silas Bussell of the Gore, Strafford Co NH, husbandman,
to Joseph Bussell of Madbury, yeoman, for 30#, 100a in the Gore, bounded NW on
Gilmanton line, N on Winepesockee Pond, E on New Durham & SW on Barnstead; lot
#3 in 2nd range, being the same I purchased of Daniel Peirce Esq; signed Silas
Buzzell & Sarah (mark) Buzzell; wit by Ebr Demerit & Solomon Young; ack by
Silas Buzzell 23 Oct 1775; rec 26 Oct 1775 [Straf Co Probate 1/347].
1786 Feb - James Sullivan of Boston MA Esq vs Silas Buzzell of new Durham
Gore husbandman; Buzzell gave note at Dover 10 Jul 1784 promising to pay David
Rollins 9# on or before 1 Nov following; Rollins passed note to Sullivan on
same day, and Buzzell has not paid; Buzzell failed to appear so judgement went
to Sullivan for #9-4-8 plus court costs [Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Vol
1785-1790, p97].
1803 Dec 29 - from Silas Buzzell of Alton NH, husbandman, to Joseph Buzzell
Jr of same, husbandman, for $100, 25a in Alton, part of lot #2 in north range,
laid out in larger lot #11 in 4th range, bounded beginning at NW corner of lot
#2, then E on range line then S to south end of sd lot, then W to SW corner of
sd lot, then north on line between sd lot & lot #3 to starting pt; signed Silas
Buzzell; wit by Jonathan Hill & John Gilman; ack 29 Dec 1803 by Silas Buzzell;
rec 24 Aug 1804 [Straf Co NH Deeds 46/207].
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 100/100:
Ezekiel Collins household includes:
Buzzell, Judy 66 f bNH illiterate
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 112/112:
Buzzell, Silas 64 m farmer bNH
Buzzell, Sarah 61 f bNH
Buzzell, Angeline 18 f school bNH
Mills, William 6 m school bNH
m1 Sarah Hill; m2 1782 Olive Libby; m3 1788 Lydia Huckins
FAMILY RECORD:
Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b Madbury 1748-50; bp 9 Sept
1750; bought land in Alton 1768; lived there in 1775; lived in Sutton 1786;
petitioned for New Durham Gore to be incorporated 31 March 1794; lived in Alton
1797; d in Rumney NH March 1834; m1 Sarah Hill 1764; she d New Durham 5 June
1782; he m2 Olive Libbey of New Durham 9 Dec 1782; he lived Alton 1803; m3
Lydia d/o Joseph and Mary (Fernald) Huckins, in Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788; she d
Rumney 1812; he m4 widow Avery of Rumney 1813. Children:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d Montpelier VT Nov 1833; farmer; in Rev.
b) Viber - b 1766?; d abt 1780.
c) Polly - b 1768?
d) Catherine - b 1770?; m Robert Avery of Gilmanton 15 Nov 1792.
e) Hannah - b 1772?; d Strafford VT 1809; m 5 Ithamar s/o 4 Benjamin and
Abigail (Evans) Buzzell of Barrington (b Barington 15 Aug 1764) 18 Mar 1791; he
d Strafford VT 15 Aug 1854; farmer.
f) John - b New Durham 10 Sept 1774; d Ellsworth NH 4 Mar 1872; farmer &
shoemaker; Dem; FWB.
g) Henry - b 1776?
h) Margaret - b 1777?
i) Benjamin b 1778-9; d Williamstown VT 1821; killed by a falling tree;
farmer; was one of the first settlers of Williamstown.
j) Dorcas B ? - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown of Gilmanton 13 Mar 1801.
k) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
l) _____ b New Durham June 1782; dy.
m) Sarah - b New Durham June 1782; d 12 Nov 1854; m Joel, s/o Joseph and
Hannah (Wheat) Estabrooke of Rumney (b Rumney 3 May 1782); he d 2 Oct 1866;
moved to Covington NY abt 1810.
n) Judith - b Alton May 1783; d Ellsworth Mar 1874 unm; had a dau.
o) Silas - b Alton 2 May 1784; d Rumney 18 Jan 1872; farmer; Dem; not
religious.
p) Reuben - b Alton; d of yellow fever in New Orleans LA; in 1812 war; unm.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Silas Buzzell - s/o John 3 John 2 Simon 1; b 4 Sep 1750; m1 1765 Sarah Hill;
m2 Olive Libby; m3 24 May 1788 Lydia Huckins. Children - Durham & Alton NH:
a) Joseph - b 1765; d 20 Dec 1833; m Abigail Smith.
b) Viber -.
c) Polly -.
d) Catherine - m Robert Avery; liv Gilmanton.
e) John R - b 1774; m Sarah Rollins.
f) Henry - m Mehitable Small.
g) Margaret -.
h) Benjamin - m Prudence Richards.
i) Dorcas - b 1780; m Ephraim Brown; liv Gilmanton.
j) _____ - b 1781; dy unm.
k) Hannah - m Ithamer Buzzell s/o Benjamin 4 Buzzell & Abigail Evans.
l) Sarah - b 1782; m Joel Estabrook; liv Rumney NH.
m) Judith - b 1783.
n) Silas - b 2 May 1789; d 19 Jan 1852; m Sarah Craig.
o) Reuben -.
[Buzzell mms by Lloyd Davis, RR 1 Box 68B, Weswt Danville VT 05873 3/95].
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Silas Buzzell - resident of Alton 1775; sold 100a to Joseph Buzzell which
was probably his homestead at Stockbridge Corners; listed in town inventory of
1802 as owning a building [from a typescript of data on Alton residents,
compiler not identified, provided by the Alton Town Clerk].
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Lydia Huckins - d/o Joseph 4 Robert 3 James 2 Robert 1; b 1760 in Durham NH
to Joseph 4 and Mary (Fernald) Huckins; dsp at Rumney c1812 ae 52; m at
Gilmanton 24 Mar 1788 (town rec) as his 3rd wife, Silas 3 Buzzell s/o John 2
and Sarah (Wiburd) Buzzell (statement of Rev H L Buzzell of Barre MA, 1911, on
report of his grandfather, who was grandson of Silas 3 Buzzell of Gilmanton
Gore, farmer bpt at Madbury 9 Sep 1750; d at Holderness 28 Apr 1834 [NEHGR
67/183 Apr 1913].
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Alton: petition of the inhabitants to have New Durham Gore incorporated, 31
Mar 1794 signed by Silas Buzzell, Robert E Buzzell, and Joseph Buzzell among
others [Hurd, History of Merrimack & Belknap Counties NH, 1885, p705].
--------------------CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1775 Oct 20 - from Silas Bussell of the Gore, Strafford Co NH, husbandman,
to Joseph Bussell of Madbury, yeoman, for 30#, 100a in the Gore, bounded NW on
Gilmanton line, N on Winepesockee Pond, E on New Durham & SW on Barnstead; lot
#3 in 2nd range, being the same I purchased of Daniel Peirce Esq; signed Silas
Buzzell & Sarah (mark) Buzzell; wit by Ebr Demerit & Solomon Young; ack by
Silas Buzzell 23 Oct 1775; rec 26 Oct 1775 [Straf Co Probate 1/347].
1786 Feb - James Sullivan of Boston MA Esq vs Silas Buzzell of new Durham
Gore husbandman; Buzzell gave note at Dover 10 Jul 1784 promising to pay David
Rollins 9# on or before 1 Nov following; Rollins passed note to Sullivan on
same day, and Buzzell has not paid; Buzzell failed to appear so judgement went
to Sullivan for #9-4-8 plus court costs [Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Vol
1785-1790, p97].
1803 Dec 29 - from Silas Buzzell of Alton NH, husbandman, to Joseph Buzzell
Jr of same, husbandman, for $100, 25a in Alton, part of lot #2 in north range,
laid out in larger lot #11 in 4th range, bounded beginning at NW corner of lot
#2, then E on range line then S to south end of sd lot, then W to SW corner of
sd lot, then north on line between sd lot & lot #3 to starting pt; signed Silas
Buzzell; wit by Jonathan Hill & John Gilman; ack 29 Dec 1803 by Silas Buzzell;
rec 24 Aug 1804 [Straf Co NH Deeds 46/207].
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 100/100:
Ezekiel Collins household includes:
Buzzell, Judy 66 f bNH illiterate
1850 Oct 9 - census of Rumney, Grafton Co NH 112/112:
Buzzell, Silas 64 m farmer bNH
Buzzell, Sarah 61 f bNH
Buzzell, Angeline 18 f school bNH
Mills, William 6 m school bNH
m2 Samuel Kenniston
m 1823
FAMILY RECORD:
Jacob W Buzzell - s/o Benjamin 5 Silas 4 John 3 John 2; m Susannah d/o
William Winter & Susannah (Cooper) Powers of Marshfield VT (b Croydon NH 13 Jan
1803) on 7 Dec 1823; she d Oak Dale WI 29 Feb 1888. Children:
a) Rufus - b Marshfield VT 1824; d 1824.
b) William M - b Winchendon MA 1825.
c) Catharine J - b Chelsea Vt 3 Oct 1827; d 1925 Tomah WI; m1 Malachi
Brindle (s/o John Brindle of Buffalo NY; b 1824 NY); he started across the
plains to CA and was never heard of again; she m2 18 Feb 1858 Harvey W Mills (b
Deer Isle ME 1812; d 11 Jan 1871); she m3 10 Jan 1874 William W s/o John &
Hannah (Frazier) Garland (b Ellsworth ME); farmer; Meth; Repub; liv Tamah? WI.
Her dau Buena Arvesta Brindle was b 1846 & marr Waterman Thrall.
d) Soldan P - b Winchenden MA 6 Jun 1831; d 30 Dec 1836.
e) Sherman Cooper - b Winchendon, Worcester Co MA 10 Jul 1833; enl CW 9 Dec
1862 for 3yrs at Camp Randall (described as ae 28, b Worcester Co MA, blue
eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, and 5'7.5" tall; he deserted and was
captures and court martialed several times; on 17 Jan 1865 he was arrested as
a deserter at Lofi IL while posing as "Carlton Boswell;"m c1866 Elizabeth ___
at New Lisbon, Juneau Co WI; farmer & school teacher; taught at Morristown MN
in the 1880s; also a mathematician; no children.
f) Susan P - b Troy 1835; m __ Wilson.
g) Soldan P - b Troy WI 1840; enlisted Co B 38th WI 25 Mar 1864; lost a leg
at Petersburg; married.
[Rev. Herbert Leslie Buzzell mms].
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Catherine J Buzzell - b 3 Oct 1827 Washington Co VT; d 10 May 1925 Tornah,
Juneau Co WI; m 10 Jan 1874 New Lisbon, Juneau Co WI to William W Garland (b 17
May 1835 Ellsworth, Hancock Co ME; d 23 Jun 1905 Tornah, Monroe Co WI; s/o John
Garland & Hannah B Freese); ahe also m Malachi Brindell & Harvey W Mills.
[Broderbund, World Family Tree, Vol 8].
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Jacob Weymouth Buzzell - b 3 Apr 1802 Strafford NH; a census said he & his
parents b NH?; m 7 Dec 1823 Marshfield VT Susannah Powers (b 13 or 15 Jan 1803
Croydon NH; moved to Marsfield VT 1805 per Powers info; d 29 Feb 1885 ae 85y 1m
16d at Oakdale WI at home of her dau Catherine J Garland); d 3 Feb 1881 Oakdale
WI ae 78y 10m at the home of his dau Catherine J Garland; he was JP in Juneau
Co WI for many years. Jacob W Buzzell was a JP in New Lisbon WI for a numb er
of years, and was considered a fair man; he farmed in the area until he & his
wife Susannah went to live with their dau and son-in-law, the Wm Garlands in
Oakdale WI; Jacob & Susannah were in New Lisbon in the 1870 census, and in
Oakdale by the 1880 census; they are bur in a private cemetery know as the
"Thrall Cemetery" in Oakdale, Monroe Co WI; the cem is a few hundred feet west
of the intersection of county routes W and C; Jacob and/or Susannah were
related by blood or marriage to the Garland family; JWB performed the marriage
of Simon Wright Butterfield and Mary Lorean Wilcox in 1857; Simon arr in Juneau
Co in 1851 from VT; there is a possible blood relationship between the
Buzzells, Butterfields, and the Wilcoxs; the Buzzells and Butterfields had
adjoining farmes, and had been friends for many years; David Alonzo Wilcox,
Jacob W Buzzell, and Simon W Butterfield were all living in Juneau Co WI in
1860; the Buzzell boys - William, Soldan, and Sherman - and David Wilcox and
Simon Butterfield all served in the Civil War, and were all near neighbors at
one time or another; after his discharge David Wilcox moved to Sumner,
Trempeleau CO AI where he marr Mary Shipman; William and his son Curtis
relocated to Sumner after the CW. Children:
a) Rufus - b 1824 Marshfield VT; d 1824 at same.
b) William M - b 1825 Washington, Orange Co VT; d bef 1905; m c1848 Troy WI
to Mary Rogers; was in Co G 50th WI Vol inf in Civil War; discharged because of
disability caused by diarreah & debility; sheriff in Juneau Co WI for many
years
c) Catherine J - b 3 Oct 1827 Washington or Chelsea VT; d 10 May 1925 Tomah
WI; m1 c1845 Malachi Brindle; he left for CA goldfields in 1850 from Whitewater
WI with a group of about six men, and was never heard from again; they were
later said to have benn killed by the Indians; she m2 c1857 Harvey W Mills;
after his death she m3 William Garland; Garland served in Co K 6th WI Reg under
Col Cuellter on 10 Jun 1861 (enlistment?); he spent 4 mos in Andersonville &
two mos in Libbey prisons; he was from an old Maine family; Catherine received
a CW widows pension because of his service.
d) Soldan P - b 6 Jun 1831 Chelsea VT; d 30 Dec 1836 Winchendon MA.
e) Sheman Cooper - b 10 Jul 1833 Winchendon, Worcester Co MA; m c1866
Elizabeth ____; liv for a time in Morristown MN; school teacher; served in Co I
31st WI Inf; was promoted quickly, but deserted.
f) Susan P - b 29 Nov 1835 Winchendon, Worcester Co MA; d 15 Feb 1889 New
Lisbon, Juneau Co WI ae 54y 3m 17d; m c1860 ___ Watson; had son William P
Watson b 1855, and dau Mattie who lived in New Lisbon.
g) Soldan P - b 20 Jan 1840 Winchendon, Worcester Co MA; d 10 Dec 1904
Laurel IN; m 12 Sep 1865 Mary Elizabeth Barnes at Beaver Dam WI; served in Co H
10th WI Vol Inf; bayoneted by Rebel soldier, sent home, and recovered; later
joined Co D 38th WI Vol Inf 1864; shot in right leg by sharpshooter while on
picket duty at the Crater at Petersburg; leg amputated below knee; also had a
minnie ball in his stomach which could not be removed, and a saber scar below
his chin which he hid with a beard.
[per Delores M Gutelius, 37970 Fir Ridge Rd, Scio OR 97374, ggdau of Soldan
P Buzzell, 8/99 & 9/99].
FAMILY RECORD:
Soldan Powers Buzzell - s/o Jacob Weymouth Buzzell; b 20 Jan 1840 Winchendon
MA; m 12 Sep 1865 Beaver Dam WI Mary Elizabeth Barnes; d 10 Dec 1904 Laurel IN;
a native of Mass, he travelled to Wis with his parents about ae 8y; they 1st
settled in Troy near Susannah's brother, Soldan Poweers, who had arrived in
1837; they later lived in New Lisbon, Juneau Co WI for many years; after his
wife d in 1872, he left his daus Laura ae 5y and Maude ae 3 with their Barnes
gparents and became a wanderer; he spent his later years in Pittsfield VT.
Children:
a) Laura Elizabeth - b 11 Apr 1867 Fairfield WI; d 12 Aug 1952 Elysian MN; m
30 Aug 1887 Waterville MN to Eugene Oliver James who was of French descent.
Children: Ralph L - b 1888, Oliver E - b 1894, Orval H - b 1898, Elmer L - b
1906.
b) Maude V - b 11 Apr 1869 Elysian MN at the Barnes home; d Oct 1928 during
surgery for kidney stones; m 7 Dec 1887 Edward M Tower a seller of barber
supplies. Children: Frank Monroe - b 1888, Lena - b 1891.
c) Harry C - b 4 Jan 1872; d 8 Jan 1872.
Soldan's wife Mary Elizabeth was a consumptive which ran in the Barnes side
of the family.
1860 Juneau Co WI, Clearfield Twp, P O Mill Haven, 27 Sep 1860
S P Buzzell 21 farmer b MA
J W Buzzell 58 farmer b NH (parents b NH [error?])
Susan " 58 b NH
Arvesta Brindel 14 b WI [gdau]
Wm P Watson 5 b WI [gson]
Henry Hinman 26 b NY [hired man]