Joseph Woodbury Family from History of Acworth, New Hampshire
From: tumbleweed@lisco.net  - Sharon Franklin

Surname: WOODBURY
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 288

JOSEPH WOODBURY was a native of Sterling, Massachusetts, his father having 
removed there from Beverly, Massachusetts - married Lavinia Weber, and settled in 
Acworth, 1830 - children,
I. Lavinia - born in Beverly - married first Richard Colburn - children,
     1. Orissa - married Stockwell Parker
     2. Benjamin - married Sophia Balkcom.
Lavinia - married second Henry L. Eaton - residence Candia.
II. Willam W. - died young.
III. Joseph - died young.
IV. Mary
V. Joseph F. - fitted for college at New Hampton, graduated at Waterville, Maine, 
studied medicine, now residing at Atlanta, Georgia - married first ______ Emory.
VI. Albert M. - married Lucy Wadleigh - residence Elmore, Vermont - children,
     1. Charles A. - killed in the army.
     2. Urban A. lost an arm in the war.
     3. Herbert
     4. Ida
     5. Carrie
VII. William W. fitted for college at New Hampton, graduated at Waterville, Maine, 
1840. " His college course was marked by great religious fidelity, and by 
indefatigable zeal in study, and the records of the Institution show him to have 
been the first scholar in his class."  On leaving college he was for three years 
principal of the High School in Augusta, Maine, and for five years was at the head 
of the Bath High School.  In 1848 he removed to Suffield, Connecticut and 
became principal of the Connecticut Literary Institution, where he remained until 
his death in 1856 - married Clemelia Hallet - children,
     1. William H.
     2. Emma
     3. Edward D.
     4. Irving
VIII. Winthrop H. - married Mary Wadleigh - residence Boston - children,
     1. Adelaide 
     2. Helen
     3. Luella - died young.
     4. Eugene - died young.
IX. Edwin C. - married Chastina Jenks - residence Winchester, Massachusetts - 
children,
     1. Edwin E.
     2. Chastina
     3. Charles E. (twin)
     4. Evaline (twin)
X.	Melissa A. P. - married Roswell George (see George family).

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