History of Acworth, New Hampshire From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin Date: Saturday, July 31, 1999 4:09 PM Surname: ATWOOD 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 182 JOSEPH ATWOOD was a soldier in the old French War; whether he was born in America, or came over with the army from England, is not known. He came to Acworth from Haverhill, Mass., in 1788. By his first marriage - ch., I., Amos, removed to Lempster after living some time in Acworth. II., Polly III., Abigail, married William Roy IV., Betsey, died unmarried. Joseph m. second, Mrs. Hannah (Hadley) Marble - children, V., Joseph, m. Sibyl Huntley - ch., 1, Rhoda, m. John Ruddock, residence Illinois. 2, Elizabeth, m. Alfred Standish 3, Amos, d. umn. 4, Cyrus 5, Mary, m. Ezekiel Thayer (see Thayer family) 6, Lima, m. Cyrus H. Meacham - ch., (1) Almeda (2) Harriet L., m George Sedgwick (3) Sarah (4) Martha (5) Hellen (6) Harriet N., m. Samuel M. Kidder - ch., (1) Matilda I., m. Austin E. Smith - ch., [1] Hattie K. [2] Clarence E. (2) Susan E. (3) Carrie M (4) Hattie L., died unmarried ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.