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retired soldiers, who held themselves ready in case of need, and was ever after called Colonel. He died in 1813, and his wife in 1827. Of their six children, none of whom are now living, Joseph married Nancy Brown, and kept the home farm, where he died in 1842.

CASS, BENJAMIN

Was the son of Jonathan Cass, of Kensington, and the youngest of a family of seven, one of whom, Joseph, was grandfather of Hon. Lewis Cass. He came to Candia in 1759, and settled on the place now owned by True French, Esq. He was a tanner and shoemaker by trade, but farmed mostly after coming to this town. He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and served in Rhode Island.

Samuel, son of Benjamin, married Dorothy, daughter of Lieut. Abraham Fitts, by whom he had nine children: Daniel, Samuel, Moses, Betsey, Sarah, Polly, Aaron, Benjamin and Dorothy. Daniel lives at Bridgewater, N. H., Moses at Roxbury, Mass., Betsey at Hebron, N. H., Sarah died at Roxbury, where Aaron now lives; Dorothy died young.

About 1793, Mr. Cass moved into the northwest part of the town and commenced a clearing on the farm now owned by Mr. Tyler Merrill. The neighborhood was then somewhat infested with rattle snakes, and it is told that once on a time when the children were

small, as Mrs. Cass and a few friends were having a social chat, one of these unwelcome visitors intruded his head as if meditating an attack, but Mrs. C., nothing daunted, threw the "sifting stick" at him, and her husband fortunately coming from the field, despatched the critter with his hoe. Mr. Cass was a deacon of the church under the Rev. Mr. Jones, and until his death, in 1820. His widow married Dea. Samuel Nay in 1827 and died in 1836, in Raymond.

CLARK, HENRY

Came to Candia about 1763; he was a native of Newburyport, bought his place of widow Mary Batchelder, where Gilman Clark now lives. He married Keziah Bricket; she dying he was married a second time to Catharine Bean, whom he survived, and for his third wife married Abigail Francis. He had twelve children: Stephen, Joshua, who died young, Nathaniel, Samuel, Henry, Enoch, Joshua, John, Ebenezer, Mary, Abigail, Keziah.

It is said of the father of Henry Clark, that within a few days of each other, his eldest son, wife and three daughters died of the throat distemper. The sad event was chronicled by some poet of the time, in a mourning strain of eighteen verses, commencing thus ;

We mortals are but lumps of clay
When God doth take our breath away,
All born to die, none can here stay,
The fairest flower may soon decay.

Henry and John were in the War of the Revolu tion at Bunker Hill and in Rhode Island. We give here a letter written by John Morrison to Henry Clark, in which will be seen some familiar names of Candia lads and lasses of the olden time. The note will be found as expressive and spelled as well as that sent by many a gallant knight on the battle field, or in the holy crusades, to his sighing ladie love at home, although, perhaps, not so romantically worded. The original letter, now in my possession, is folded in a very intricate fashion, and directed to "Mr Henery Clark Juner in Candia."

Forte Woshingtun June 27 day ye 1777. Sir I rite to you to let you now how we all do, we are well and in good helth at Present, a short note concerning Love. John Clark remembers his love to mrs marthe pa ton. Isaac worthen remembers his love to mrs dorothy bagley. Theophylus Clough remembers his love to mrs mary rowel, wiginge Evens remembers his expressive Love to mrs albina Langue.

Sir I hear very bad news about you and if the news be so I am afraid it will never do for I heir that the chief you do is gallanting the garls, and if this be the case I am shewer its very bad and if you would but leive of your bad tricks I shud be glad So no more at Present.

JOHN MORRISON.

The girls above named were all young at the time, although John applies the term "mrs" to them no doubt through mistake. The writer was probably much satis

fied, as he folded the note among his merry comrades, with the severe rallying he had given "Henery," on his undue attentions to the fair sex.

COLBY, ENOCH

Came to Candia about 1750. His grandfather, whose name was also Enoch, came over at an early period from England in the Mayflower, which vessel was employed several times in bringing over passengers after her first famous voyage with the Pilgrims. He at first settled in Salisbury, Mass., and died soon after moving to Chester, N. H. His father, named Enoch, married Sarah Sargent, and died in Chester. He married Abigail Blaisdell, by whom he had nine children: John, Enoch, Nehemiah, Jethro, Abner, Samuel, Abigail, William, Mary Clemens.

John, Enoch and Jethro were soldiers in the Revolution. The first named died at Valley Forge, sinking under the hardships of that memorable winter, having served four years from the commencement of the War. Jethro was in Rhode Island and died in 1780, on the "dark day," six months after his return home.

Enoch married Lydia Worthen, of Amesbury, Mass., and moved to Thornton, N. H., where he for some years was a member of the House of Representatives and of the State Senate. It is told of John that be ing one of the first of his division at the battle of Still

water to attack the enemy, he jumped on a piece of cannon which had been so heated by repeated discharges as to burn his feet.

Nehemiah married Mary Rowe, and settled on the home farm. He died in 1840, aged 82. Abner mar ried Ruth Cheney, of Thornton, N. H. Samuel married Ruth French, and carried her behind him on horseback to Derby, Vt., then a wilderness, where he died leaving a family in prosperous circumstances. William died in Ohio, in 1846. Abigail married John Colby; of Amesbury, Mass. Mary died in 1780.

DEARBORN, THOMAS, LIEUT.,

Came from Chester, not far from 1764, and bought his farm where Mr. N. B. Hall now lives. He married Mary Morrison, who was brought up in the family of Major Baker. They had four children: David, John, Thomas, Samuel. David died in the State of New York, John in Sandbornton, N. H. Mr. Dear born enlisted into the army in 1778, and was made a Lieutenant in Col. Peabody's Regiment, in Rhode Is land where our forces were waiting to cooperate with the French fleet.

On the 28th of August, 1778, he was killed by a British cannon ball, while effecting some movement with his men. The gun which he carried at the time is in possession of Hon. Abraham Emerson, and the sword

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