History of Acworth, New Hampshire
From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin
Date: Friday, July 30, 1999 11:05 PM

Surname: ALEXANDER
Source:  History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical
         Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869, Page 179

JABEZ ALEXANDER was the youngest son of Thomas Alexander, who was killed in the French War; 
was born in Marlborough, 1755, removed to Acworth about 1786; was the second settler on Gates 
Hill; married Lois Pool - children, I., Benjamin, born 1778, married Nancy Mitchell (see Mitchell
family)  - children, 1 Philharma, died unmarried; 2, John, married Eliza Carpenter; 3, William
H., married Eliza Delano, residence Sharon, Vermont - children (1) George, (2) Emma, (3) Clara, 
(4) Sarepta, (5) John; 4, Miriam, married first David A. Hill - children, (1) Mary F., married
Charles E. Bent - children, [1] Carrie P., [2] George H.; 4, Miriam, married second Melvin C.
Doubleday; 5, Orson, married Mary J. Patch, residence Sharon, Vermont. children, (1) Galena, 
(2) William, (3) Benjamin, (4) Georgianna H. A.; 6, Sylvester, married Ellen S. Dana, residence
Sharon, Vermont, - children (1) Philharma M., (2) Marcella M. II., Caleb, born 1781, married 
Dorcas Kenney, settled in Barre, Vermont. - children 1, Chauncey, married Mary Averill, settled
in Northfield, Vermont; 2, Austin, married Susan Hurlbert, settled in Northfield; 3, Ann, married
Rev. J.H. Burnham, settled in Northfield - children, (1) Celestia.  III., Dorcas, married Eleazer
Beckwith, Jr., (see Beckwith family).  residence Belfast, New York. - children 1, Maria; 2, 
Ambrose; 3, Lois.  IV., Daniel, born 1785, maried Susan Ewens, removed to Belfast, New York. -
children 1, Willard; 2, Daniel; 3, Martha Ann; all born in Acworth.  V., Lucinda, married Francis
Brown (see Brown Family).  VI., Charlotte, married John Mack, residence Ohio. -  children, 1, 
Louisa; 1, John; and others.  VII., Mindwell, married Charles Beckwith (see Beckwith family), 
residence Fitchburg, Massachusetts. - children, 1, Alvah A., married Lucy Fairbanks - children,
(1) Louisa, (2) Maria E., (3) Charles S., (4) Sarah, (5) Frederic; 2, Sarah S., married Leander
Cornell; 3, Charles S., married Jennie Proctor.  VIII., Ambrose, married Elizabeth Keyes (see 
Keyes family) - childen, 1 Jabez, married Sophia Silloway, settled in Berlin, Vermont. - children
(1) Frank; 2, Lois S., married Seth P. Silloway, settled in Berlin  - children (1) Angeline, 
(2) Lucia; 3, Amasa W., maried first Orlana Dutton, settled in Berlin  - children, (1) George W;
married second Harriet Cady - children (2) Minnie A.; 4, Julia, residence Mooretown, Vermont.; 
5, Amelia, married George S Chapman, settled in Mooretown - children, (1) Perley A.; 6, Angeline,
married Joseph M. Brown, settled in Mooretown - children (1) Charles J.; 7, Freeman, married  
Rhoda   Brown, settled in Mooetown - children (1) Fred B., (2) George F.: 8, Caroline, married
Nelson Willey, settled in Mooretown - children (1) Jesse A.,  (2) Angeline, (3) Fred J.; 9, 
Ambrose J., married Almira S. Cady, settled in Berlin - children, (1) Ned Ambrose.  
IX, S. Parker, married Betsey White, settled in Ohio - children, four. X., Alvah, married Phebe
Houston (see Houson family), settled in Utah - children, 1, Samuel, married first Jane M. Houston
(see Houston family); 2, Louisa; 3, Maria; 4, Alvah; 5, Orpah.  XI., J. Lewis married Deborah 
Houston (see Houston family), settled in Northfield, Vermont. - children 1, Nancy, married 
Freeman Thrasher; 2, Charles J.; 3, Lewis married Harriet Emmerson..  Jabez Alexander married 
Betsey Marston - children,  XII., Elkanah M., married Arvilla M. Booth (see Slader family), 
residence Lempster - children, 1, George E.; 2, Eugene A.; 3, Orra T.;  4, Ada S.  XIII., Jabez
L., married first, Sally A. Cram (see Cram family); married second ______  Brown.  
XIV., Chauncey, died unmarried  XV., Byron, born when his father was in his 79th year, married
Pamelia Bignal - children, 1, Frank E., 2, Hattie. 

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