FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH From: Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth Surname:  CROSBY Source:   Hist. of Charlestown, NH Fort No. 4 - Saunderson p.3l5 Dr. Samuel Crosby settled at Charlestown, NH l783.  He was orig. from Shrewsbury, MA. son of Dr. Samuel Crosby Sr. and wife, Azubah (How) Crosby.  They had eleven children and he was the 2d child, b. Sept. l2, l756. He m. Dec. l9, l789 Ruth Terry dau of Benjamin Terry and wife, Hannah Terry of Enfield, CT.  Their children: 1. Samuel Crosby b. Sep. l2, l79l m. l832 Emily Gilchrist dau of Capt. James Gilchrist.  She was b. l808 2. Louisa Crosby b. l793 d. l794 3. Henry Crosby b. Sep. 30, l794 drowned at Montpelier, VT May 20, l823. 4. Harriet Crosby b. May l6, l799 d. l802 (note, she d. just as the family returned from the funeral of her father.) The pedigree of this family was furnished by George Olcott, Esq., as follows: p.3l8 Simon Crosby came from ENG to Cambridge, MA thence to Billerica, MA abt l650 and died there. His son, Simon Crosby, Jr. died at Billerica.  Samuel Crosby, son of Simon Crosby, Jr. b. abt l700 m. Dorothy Brown of Billerica, MA removed to Shrewsbury, MA and d. abt l750. Samuel Crosby, Jr. son of Samuel Crosby, was b. l732 m. Azubah Howe, dau of James Howe of Worcester, MA and res: Winchendon, MA.  Dr. Samuel Crosby was son of Samuel Crosby, Jr. ************************************************* * * * * 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.