David Stone Family from Walpole As It Was and As It Is (1880)

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Surname: STONE
Source: Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, 
        The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, page 365

STONE, DAVID, came to Walpole a short time before the year 1800, and formed a co-partnership in 
trade with Josiah Bellows 3d, which was continued nearly a quarter of a century. The firm occupied the 
old brick store, after 1806, and had a branch house in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were largely engaged in 
the Western fur trade, which caused Mr. Stone to be absent from Walpole a large share of his time 
picking up furs in the West. He was Postmaster at Walpole in 1816, and his compensation was 
$240.55. In 1817 Oliver Allen had the office, but in 1820 Mr. Stone was re-instated and held the office 
till 1826. His compensation in 1824 was $208.42. In 1828, he, with his family, moved to Dayton, Ohio. 
In 1799, July 4, he married Frances, the dau. of Col. John Bellows, by whom he had 2 ch;
I. Maria, who d. in 1802, aged one year.
II. Frances, who d. in infancy.
His wife d. Aug. 13, 1803, aged 23, so that he was then without wife or children. He married 
again, Aug. 22, 1805, Hannah, the sister of his first wife, and had 5 ch.
III. Fanny, b. May 29, 1806; m. Francis E. Phelps, of Windsor, Vt.
IV. Sophia, b. Mar 20, 1808; m. a Sears, of Buffalo, N.Y.
V. Hannah, b. Nov. 4, 1810; m. a Richards.
VI. William Bainbridge, b. June 7, 1814. He went West with his father.
VII. Nathaniel Edward, b. Feb. 23, 1870; m. Laura, dau. of Hubbard Bellows.