Wilson, Asa Eliot

The following data is extracted from A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917.

Archelaus¹ Wilson, m. in May, 1775, Sarah Morse; they were both of Temple. He d. in Packersfield (now Nelson) June 28, 1802, in his 57th year. Their ch. were:

1. Abigail², b. Apr. 3, 1777; m. Calvin Nims (q. v.) She was perhaps b. in Temple; the following were all b. Packersfield (Nelson):
2. Asa², b. May 23, 1779, m. Catherine Wright, who d. in Nelson, Oct. 21, 1847. He d. in Sullivan, Aug. 13, 1869. Their ch. all b. in Packersfield were:
   1. 1. Asa Eliot³, b. Dec. 25, 1803, was a tanner and farmer and lived in New Rowley, Mass., Nelson, Alstead, Sullivan and Marlow; he d. in Nelson; m. (1), Sept. 4, 1832, Almira Breed, b. Packersfield, Mar. 29, 1808; d. Marlow, May 18, 1864; dau. of Nathaniel 3rd and Nancy (Whitney) Breed of Nelson; m. (2), in Sullivan, by Rev. J. M. Stow, Nov. 29, 1866; Mrs. Elizabeth Kendrick (Hunt) Osgood, widow of Samuel Osgood of Nelson, and dau. of Timothy and Mary (Kendrick) Hunt of Stoddard, where she was b. Dec. 25, 1812; d. at Nelson, May 2, 1890. Four ch.:
      1. Isaac Braman⁴, b. Alstead, Oct. 29, 1836; d. at Pleasant Valley, Md. in army, Oct. 23, 1862.
      2. Matilda Caroline⁴, b. Alstead, Nov. 24, 1838, m. Dec. 1, 1875, James Homer Darling, b. Cambridge, Vt., July 25, 1838, son of Hayes P. and Apphia (Hubbard) Darling. They res. at Thompsonville, Conn., where he was a homoeapathic physician many years, and where she d. June 8. 1910. Two ch. b. Thompsonville:
         1. Ethel Maria⁵ Darling, b. Nov. 13, 1876;
         2. Blanche Inez⁵ Darling, b. Aug. 6, 1880; d. Apr. 6, 1892. Dr. Darling was first m. to Caroline M. Burnham of Rindge. They were m. July 19, 1865, and she d. in Keene, Nov. 5, 1874. She was b. in Rindge, Mar. 3, 1831, dau. of Rev. Amos Wood and Tirzah (Kimball) Burnham; they had a dau.,
            1. Mary Caroline⁶, who d. in Keene, Feb. 19, 1871, aged about 6 months.
      3. Edward Elliot⁴, b. Sullivan, Nov. 22, 1841, m. Mar. 28, 1869, Helen P. Butterick of Sterling, Mass. He d. at Concord, N. H., Feb. 21, 1882, and she m. (2), Charles Russell and res. Clinton, Mass.
      4. Rockwell Breed⁴, b. Oct. 14, 1843, m. Sept. 1, 1881, at Thompsonville, Conn., by Rev. F. S. Barnum, Julia Esther Alden; b. Enfield, Conn., Mar. 20, 1853; dau. of Edmond Bemont and Frances Augusta (Dennison) Alden. He lived in Enfield, Conn., East Boston, Mass., and was a commercial traveller, carrying teas, coffee, etc. He died in Springfield, Mass., May 23, 1891. Two ch.:
         1. Mabel Almira⁵, b. Enfield, Nov. 15, 1882;
         2. Alice Dennison⁵, b. Jan. 22, 1884.
   2. Maria³, b. Mar. 16, 1806;
   3. Marshall³, b. Sept. 4, 1808;
   4. Griffin³, b. Aug. 4, 1811;
   5. George³, b. Jan. 9, 1818;
   6. John Gilman³, b. Sept. 18, 1820.
3. Archelaus² b. Apr. 16, 1781;
4. Sally², b. July 19, 1783;
5. Abijah², b. Aug. 22, 1785;
6. Simeon², b. Nov. 4, 1787;
7. Fanny², twin to Simeon, b. Nov. 4, 1787;
8. Lucretia², b. Feb. 7, 1789.

Source: A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917

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