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***FIRST
GENERATION***
WILLIAM
McQUESTEN, b 1684 in Scotland,[It is believed the
Scottish family name was McUisthon] and emigrated to Ireland,
and later to New England about 1730, and settled in Litchfield
NH abt 1735-44. A deed shows that on March 5, 1744, Willm McQuistian,
Laborer of Medford MA sold to John McQuistian, brickmaker of
Medford MA, for 1000 pounds in good bills old tenor, 2/5 parts
of a Lot of land in Litchfield NH, "which I purchased of
John Richey of Londonderre." William died 26 August 1769,
aged 84 years; and married about 1719 to Margaret Arbuckle.
She b. 1688 in Londonderry NH, and d. 29 July 1776, aged 88
years. Their tombstones were removed with the bodies from the
River Cemetery [when that cemetery land was washed away] to
the North Cemetery. He remained a few years at Malden or Medford,
Massachusetts, probably the latter, and removed to, and settled
in Litchfield, NH when his son William was quite a small boy
(actual date unknown). They had 3 sons and five daughters
Children of William & Margaret (Arbuckle) McQuesten:
1. John, b. 1715-16 in Litchfield NH; d. 10 March 1800 in his
85th year; possibly married 18 Oct 1757 to Margaret Henry [marriages
in Boston, Federal Street Church, show a marriage of John MacQuistion
and Margaret Henry on that date]. Some genealogies state he
died unmarried, and both state he had no children.
2. Jean/Jane, b. 1725 in Medford MA, d. 22 Oct 1803 in Boston
MA, buried Copp's Hill Cemetery, Boston MA; m. 7 Oct 1842 in
Medford MA to Robert HENDRY/HENRY. Resided Boston MA; had issue.
3. Elizabeth, b. abt 1726 in Litchfield NH. Possibly married
Thomas BROWN [Medford MA records show a marriage 6 June 1734
of Elizabeth MacQuistian to Thomas Brown. Intentions of marriage
in Boston, read Thomas Brown and Agnes McHuiston, May 6, 1734.
Copp's Hill Cemetery in Boston show inscription: "In Memory
of/Mrs. Elizabeth Brown/wife of Mr. Thomas Brown who died July
ye 19th/1765/aged 37 years. Mr. Thomas Brown/who died March
ye 11th/1760/aged/43 years and Elizabeth Brown/dau. to Thomas
& Elizabeth Brown who died/January ye 9th/1765 in the 20th
year of her age.
4. Anna b about 1730 in Litchfield NH; m. John BURNS
5. +William-2, b. 1732 in Medford MA; married Margaret
Nahor
6. Agnes, b. abt 1735 in Litchfield NH; ?m. Duncan Sinclare
[Boston marriage records, First Presbyterian Church, August
21, 1746, Duncan Sinclare and Agnes MacQuestian, both of Boston].
7. Margaret, baptized 3 March 1737 in Medford MA by Rev. John
Moorhead. Nothing more is known of her.
8. +Simon-2, b. 1739 in Medford MA
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***SECOND GENERATION***
William-2
McQUESTEN, (William-1) b. 1732 in Medford MA, baptized 9
Aug 1733 by Rev. John Moorehad of the Federal Church in Boston
MA; lived in Litchfield; d. 28 Oct 1802; m. 13 June 1765 in
Litchfield NH to Margaret Nahor of Litchfield NH. She was b.
25 May 1738 and d. 13 Oct 1796. It is believed she was the dau
of James & Jane Nahor. The NH Provincial Deeds show that
William's father deeded him the homestead, June 1, 1758, and
that he served as major in the Sixth Regiment of Militia, during
the American Revolution. He probably married 2) abt 6 March
1799 to Ann/Anna (Osgood) Parker, widow of Philip Parker [he
applied for a license on that date at Chelmsford MA].
Children of William & Margaret (Nahor) McQuesten:
1. +David-3, b. 27 Sep 1757 in Litchfield NH; m. 1786;
d. 29 July 1829
2. +William-3, b. 24 Feb 1759, m. 28 Dec 1790; d. 23
Nov 1848
3. +James-3, b. 6 Aug 1761 in Litchfield NH; m. 17 June
1788; d. 19 Nov 1834
4. Margaret (Lucy) b 1764 in Litchfield NH; m to Judge Clifton
CLAGGETT. He b. 3 DEC 1762 at Portsmouth NH, son of Wyseman
and Letitia (Mitchell) Claggett. On 28 Oct 1787 Clifton and
Margaret were received into the church at Merrimack NH. He practiced
law in Litchfield NH; removed to Amherst NH in 1811; was sent
to US Congress 1812-16-18; was Judge of the Probate Court of
Hillsborough County for many years. He died 25 Jan 1829; she
died 17 Oct 1842, aged 78 years. Children [CLAGGETT]: Wyseman,
Susan, William, Elizabeth, Emma, Frances Gordon, Harriet, Frances,
Margaretta, Lucretia and Cornelia C.
5. Sarah, b. 1766; unmarried.
6. +John-3, b. 1768; m. 5 Jan 1809; d. 5 Sep 1828
7. Jane, b. 3 Nov 1771 in Litchfield NH; m. 30 Sep 1790 (Merrimack
Church records) to Wentworth CLAGGETT. He b. 29 Nov 1765 at
Portsmouth NH, son of Wyseman and Letitia (Mitchell) Claggett.
Wentworth and Jane were received into the Covenant at Merrimack
Church, 15 March 1792. After residing at Litchfield and at Merrimack
NH where he owned at large estate (at Reed's Ferry), he moved
to Newport NH and settled on the R.P. Claggett farm, where he
lived until his death 18 Nov 1825. He was justice of the peace
for many years. No record of her death. Children [CLAGGETT]:
Margaret, Caroline, William, Catherine, Rebecca McGaw, Rufus
P., Frederick, Clifton, Eliza, Alonzo, Erastus, and Harriet.
8. +Hugh Nahor-3, b. 16 Apr 1774 in Litchfield NH; m.
31 Aug 1801 to Fanny Parker; d. 30 APR 1830
9. Mary, b. 16 APR 1776 in Litchfield NH; m. 11 June 1797 (Merrimack
NH church records) to Nathan PARKER.
He b. 1 Jan 1767. He settled in Merrimack NH, was a farmer who
kept a hotel and stage station at Reed's Ferry [Merrimack] NH.
All his sons in turn kept hotels and most of them settled on
land around him. At one time he caught pigeons and sold them
in Boston MA. He died 31 Aug 1849. She d. 4 June 1861 both on
their old homestead. Children [PARKER]: William McQ, Frances,
Nathan Jr., Matthew, Adaline Eliza, Elkanah Phillip, James,
Harriet, Thomas, Marietta Rollins.
10. Martha, b. 16 APR 1776, died young
11. Elizabeth, b. 26 July 1778 in Litchfield NH, m. 17 DEC 1801
(Merrimack church records) to the Hon. William CLAGGET. He b
10 June 1776. They resided in Londonderry NH. Dates are from
his own bible while in possession of Miss Libby S. Clagett of
Nashua NH. Elizabeth died 23 Nov 1854 and is buried in Edgewood
Cemetery, Nashua NH. He died 12 May 1858. Children [CLAGGET]:
Wyseman, Elizabeth, Francis, Melinda, Susannah, Clarissa Parker,
Lettice Margaret, Priscilla, William, Mary, James P.
Simon-2
McQUESTEN, (William-1), b. 1739 in Medford MA, d. 14 May
1816; m1) 1761 in Litchfield NH to Esther Harall/Harvall/Harvell.
She b. 1738 in Amherst NH and d. 2 May 1776, in her 38th year.
Five sons were born to her; Simon m2) 13 June 1779 in Litchfield
NH to Rosannah Nahor. She b. 30 Jan 1748 in Litchfield NH, dau
of James and Jane Nahor. She d. 28 APR 1795. She had 2 sons
and 2 daughters. The name is spelled "Macquesten"
on her tombstone. He m3) 9 DEC 1790 in Portsmouth NH to Mrs.
Lettice (Mitchell) Clagett. She b. 1742 in Portsmouth NH, dau
of Dr. Mitchell and widow of Hon. Wyseman Claggett (whom she
married 14 Aug 1759, and he d. 4 DEC 1784) and She d. 2 APR
1827 at Bedford NH; The Provincial Deeds record purchases of
land in 1762 and in 1767 by him. The State Deeds record a lease
made in 1787 and a deed made 4 Feb 1792 showing he bought land
in Litchfield NH. On Oct 7, 1793, Simon McQuesten of Litchfield
gave 110 acres to his son John McQuesten Jr. and Agnes his wife;
on Oct. 7, 1793 he gave land in equal shares to his sons Simon
Jr. and William Jr. In 1802 he sold land to James McQuesten
Jr., Blacksmith and Robert McQuesten, Yoeman, both of Litchfield.
The gravestones of Simon Macqueston, Esther, Rosannah and the
daughter Esther were among those recovered from the river [after
a freshet washed away the riverbank cemetery] and are now in
the Litchfield Cemetery
Children of Simon & Esther (Harvell) McQueston
1. +John-3, b. 29 Feb 1765 in Litchfield NH; m. 14 Feb
1790
2. +Peter-3, b. 23 Nov 1766; m. 18 May 1792; d. 27 Jan
1814
3. +Simon-3, b. 15 DEC 1768 in Litchfield NH; m. 10 March
1810; d. 5 May 1832
4. +William-3, b. 1 APR 1771; m. 16 Nov 1797
5. James, b. 9 March 1774; d. 6 Oct 1778, buried South Litchfield
Cemetery
Children of Simon & Rosannah (Nahor) McQuesten:
6. +James-3, b. 14 March 1780; m. 14 May 1807; d. 12
Feb 1810
7. Esther, b. 16 Aug 1781; unmarried; d. 29 March 1809
8. +Robert Henry-3, b. 15 APR 1783; m. 25 DEC 1810; d.
14 May 1848
9. Margaret, b. 20 June 1784; m. Robert Chase of Derry NH. He
b. 24 April 1785. They settled in Leroy, Gennesse County NY
and died there.
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***THIRD
GENERATION***
David-3
McQuesten (William-2, William-1) b. in Litchfield NH 1757,
and d. in Bedford NH 29 July 1829; m. 1786 to Margaret Fisher,
of Londonderry NH. She was b 18 APR 1760 in Londonderry NH,
dau of Samuel & Sarah Fisher. She died 13 April 1833; They
lived in Litchfield NH until they settled in Bedford NH in 1793-5.
The deed, made July 4, 1794, shows that David bought a lot of
land from Robert MacGregor of Goffstown for 217 pounds, containing
45 acres. They attended the Presbyterian Church in Bedford,
where David became an Elder in 1803. Both of them are buried
in the Bedford (formerly known as Piscataquog) Cemetery, and
had eight children. All lived to adult age.
Children of David & Margaret (Fisher) McQuesten:
1. +William, b. 29 Nov 1787; d. 4 Oct in 1818; he married
Clarissa Gove.
2. +Samuel, b. 11 June 1789 in Litchfield NH; m. 23 Jan
1838; d. 5 Aug 1861
3. Sally Barber, b. 10 July 1791; m. 6 DEC 1824 to Stephen SAWYER,
d. 31 DEC 1857. Had issue (SAWYER): Luther Dimmick, Samuel Foster,
Mary E., and Stephen Payson.
4. +David Jr., b. 13 Sep 1793 in Litchfield NH; m. 15
July 1824 Pamela Richardson; d. 21 May 1850
5. Margaret Nahor, b. 12 Feb 1796; unmarried. d. 9 June 1893;
resided her entire life in Bedford NH, dying in the room where
she was born.
6. Eliza, b. 13 Aug 1799 in BEDFORD NH; m. 5 Aug 1835 to Jonas
VARNUM Jr. who was b 13 APR 1785 at Dracut MA. He d. 15 Nov
1864 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Dracut MA (this was
his 2d marriage). She d. 7 APR 1877. Children (VARNUM): Hannah,
Edward Payson, Jonas Parker and William Bentley Oliver. The
children were born in Dracut but brought up on a small farm
in Derry NH. 1877
7. +Calvin, b. 7 Aug 1801; married 3 times; d. 20 Oct
1885
8. Mary Parker, b. 28 Feb 1804; unmarried.; d. 5 Sep 1825
9. Mary, b. 5 March 1806; d. in infancy.
William-3
McQUESTEN (William-2, William-1) born 24 Feb 1759 in Litchfield
NH; married 28 DEC 1790, Sarah POTTER, dau of Capt. Daniel and
Sarah (Gould) Potter. She baptized 3 DEC 1775 at Ipswich MA.
William and Sarah lived on a farm in Londonderry, NH where he
was a farmer and High Sheriff of Rockingham County. He d. 23
Nov 1848 and is buried in Litchfield NH. She d. 6 Nov 1849 in
Goffstown NH at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliphalet (Sarah)
Richards.
Children of William & Sarah (Potter) McQuesten:
1. Sarah Gould, b. 1791 probably in Londonderry NH; m. 25 Jan
1816 to Eliphalet RICHARDS who was b. 3 APR 1790. They kept
the hotel in Goffstown NH and owned considerable real estate.
He died April 1859. She predeceased him, dying 30 July 1858.
Had issue [RICHARDS]: Perry, Sarah.
2. +William, b. 8 Feb 1792; m. 28 DEC 1819; d. 4 DEC
1882
3. +Daniel Potter, b. 1796, m. 2 DEC 1818; d. 20 Sep
1862
4. +Samuel Potter, m. 23 Aug 1832; d. 1849
5. Nyhre, unmarried, d. in the 1870's and buried at Goffstown
NH
6. Fanny Potter, b. 1 Jan 1806 in Londonderry NH; m. 1 Nov 1827
to Isaac WHITTIER. He b. 25 May 1800, fourth son of Joshua and
Abigail (Farrington) Whittier [a second source says he was the
son of Isaac & Rhoda (Sargent) Whittier]. After their marriage
he became a merchant in Goffstown, Union Bridge and East Tilton
NH. At Northfield NH he was postmaster. He kept a country store
there and served as the town clerk. He d. 1 Nov 1878, and she
d. 7 Feb 1882 at Dracut MA. Children (Whittier): Nyhre Frances,
Isaac Newton, Daniel Braynard, William C., Mary Lizzie, Sarah
Tilton, Corban Curtice, and Mark Woodbury. Reportedly one of
their sons settled in Kentucky (unproven)
James-3
McQuesten (William-2, William-1) was born 6 Aug 1761 in
Litchfield, NH and d. 19 Nov 1834; he m. 17 June 1788 in Litchfield
NH to Ann MOOR, dau and sixth child of Col. Daniel & Ann
(Cox) Moor, and a descendant of John Moor and his wife Janet
who emigrated from the parish of Aghadowey, Co. of Londonderry,
Ireland to Londonderry NH in 1723-4. She b. 3 June 1769 in Bedford
NH (on the old Beall's homestead) and d. 21 Nov 1845 in Litchfield
NH. He was a farmer and a lifelong resident of Litchfield. 23
May 1789, James and Ann were received into the Church in Merrimack
NH. They are buried in the North Litchfield Cemetery.
Children of James & Ann (Moor) McQuesten:
1. +Daniel Moor MCQUESTEN b. 3 DEC 1789 in Litchfield,NH;
married twice; d. 14 September 1872
2. John baptized 22 MAY 1791 in Litchfield,NH; d. 1791
3. +William b. 8 JAN 1792 in Litchfield,NH, m. 9 APR
1826; d. 1845
4. +James b. 28 FEB 1794 in Litchfield,NH; married twice;
d. 21 AUG 1853
5. +John b. 14 FEB 1796 in Litchfield,NH; m. 26 DEC 1826;
d. 6 Oct 1880
6. Clifton C. b. 7 FEB 1797/99 in Litchfield, NH; baptized 4
May 1799; d. 31 AUG 1803
7. Jane Gay b. 23 AUG 1800 in Litchfield,NH; d. 1800
8. Jane Claggett b. 16 July 1801 in Litchfield, NH; d. 3 MAY
1893 Sunapee NH; m. 1 March 1826 to William BEAN, son of Joseph
& Hannah (Wadleigh) Bean; He b. 8 Nov 1800 at Sutton NH
and d. 16 Sep 1859/69 in Sunapee NH. They lived at Sutton and
Sunapee NH. Had issue [BEAN]: Daniel, James M. Joseph, Mary
Ann., Franklin P., Nancy, Hannah Jane, and Martha Moor.
9. +Henry b. 14 AUG 1804 in Litchfield, NH; d. 24 FEB
1861/64
10. Nancy b. 10 SEP 1806 in Litchfield, NH; baptized 15 Nov
1807; unmarried; d. 3 July 1873 at Goffstown NH; buried in Litchfield
NH
11. Mary Shirley b. 28 MAY 1809 in Litchfield, NH; married 1
APR 1828 to her first cousin, Daniel MOOR. He b. 23 Feb 1801.
He was a descendant of John and Janet Moor, and was a school-teacher
and town clerk, and selectman. She d. 29 FEB 1840 and he died
13 Aug 1850. Children, born at Bedford NH [MOOR]: William DeWitt,
James Clifton, Martha Jane, Daniel Leroy, George Burnham, Joseph
Harrison.
12. Martha M. b. 22 OCT 1811 in Litchfield, NH; m 12 June 1832,
to her first cousin, Capt. John Colley MOOR. He b. 7 APR 1805.
She d. 30 APR 1887. He died 21 Nov 1887 while on a visit to
Weare NH. He had been a captain in the old militia. He, too
was a descendant of John and Janet Moor. Children born at Bedford
NH [MOOR]: Mary Shirley, Susan Jane, Martha Ann, Abel Fletcher,
and David Rollins.
John-3
McQUESTEN (William-2, William-1), b. in 1768 in Litchfield
NH; married 5 Jan 1809 in Plymouth NH, Prudence Willey [sometimes
called Prudence Knopp) of Compton NH, who was born in 1771.
They lived in Plymouth NH from 1809-1821, and returned to Litchfield
NH where he was drowned 5 Sep 1828 in the Merrimack River. Prudence
was found dead 19 Aug 1851 of heart disease. She was in the
habit of walking several miles through the woods to visit relatives
and was not missed for several days.
Children of John & Prudence (Willey or Knopp) McQuesten:
1. Mary, b. 13 Sep 1810 in Plymouth NH; married 1) 1828 to Robert
Davis WHITTEMORE. He b. 25 May 1806, the second child of David
and Mary (Nichols) Whittemore of Litchfield. They had one son
and one daughter, and he had several children by a former wife.
Mary married 2nd) 11 Feb 1842, William MURDOUGH. He b. 23 May
1785 in Hillsboro NH, son of Samuel and died 26 March 1866 at
Goshen NH. He had been a tanner and shoemaker of Washington
NH. No record of Mary's death. There was a son and daughter
by Mr. Whittemore and a daughter by Mr. Murdough. [The daughter
MURDOUGH was named Fidelia, b. 23 APR 1849]
2. +Robert or Joseph Wells, b. 27 APR 1812; m.
1840; d. 7 Nov 1852
3. Margaret Nahor, b. 5 Oct 1815 at Plymouth NH; m. 19 June
1836 at Nashua NH to Ezra VICKERY. He b. 6 Sep 1815. She d.
26 Sep 1868; he died 2 APR 1888. They are buried at Nashua NH.
Children [VICKERY]: Joseph D., John Heartland; Clifton E., Frank
A., George B., Emma, Nellie, and Kate B.
4. +George Brinley, b. 12 Feb 1821; m. three times; d.
10 Feb 1905
Hugh
Nahor-3 McQUESTON (William-2, William-1) born 16 APR 1774
in Litchfield NH; married 31 Aug 1801 (Merrimack Church Records)
to Fanny PARKER. She b. 1 DEC 1775 and d. 5 July 1823. He was
in the War of 1812; at one time was sheriff of Hillsborough
County. He d. 30 APR 1830 and is buried in Amherst NH.
Children of Hugh N. & Fanny (Parker) McQuestion:
1. +Matthew Parker, b. 16 Jan 1802; m. 3 Oct 1826
2. +Hugh Nahor Jr., b. 22 Feb 1804; m. 2 APR 1829; d.
13 Feb 1889
3. Frances, b. 26 March 1807 in Litchfield NH; m. 23 Feb 1829
to Zophar JONES. He b. 20 June 1799 and d. 21 APR 1834. She
m2) --- Houghton who died; She d. 11 Sep 1839; Children [JONES]:
Frances Ann, Clarecy, Zophar Jr. and James.
4. Margaret, b. 18 March 1809 in Litchfield NH; m. 22 Feb 1835
at Lowell MA by Rev. Thos B. Thayer to Jonas M. DAMON of Lowell
MA. He b. 12 June 1805; She d. 22 Sep 1842 and he d. 29 APR
1880. Children [DAMON]: Daniel, Margaret Ann, and George H.
5. Lydia P., b. 28 APR 1811; we have the following from the
Massachusett's records, it possibly is Lydia: "Married,
Nov 11, 1835, Mr. Reuben Barrett to Miss Lydia McQuesten, both
of Lancaster."
6. Elizabeth, b. 15 March 1813; m. 29 DEC 1851, Stephen KENDALL.
He b. 13 Aug 1803 in Groton MA
7. Mary Jane, b. 20 Jan 1818 in Litchfield NH; m. in 1830 to
Isaac FORD. He b. at Manchester ME. They lived in Massachusetts,
Maine, Illinois and Kansas. She d. 20 Jan 1883. He d. 30 Oct
1883 in Oregon. Children [FORD]: Mary J., Charlotte H., Isaac
N., Zophar J., Edgar A., Zophar N. and Anson M.
John-3
McQUESTEN (Simon-2, William-1) b. 29 Feb 1765 in Litchfield
NH and d. 1850 in Litchfield NH; m. 14 Feb 1790 (Merrimack NH
church records) to Elizabeth KENNY, dau of Stephen and Sarah
Kenny. She b. 11 March 1770 in Nottingham West [Hudson] NH,
and d. May 1850. He died before 1850 in Litchfield NH, date
unknown.
Children of John & Elizabeth (Kenny) McQuestion [may be
more children]
1. +John Jr., b. 18 DEC 1790 in Litchfield NH; m; d.
1 Oct 1848
2. Betsey, b. 16 March 1792; d.
3. +Simon Oaks, b. 6 Aug 1794 in Litchfield NH; d. He
d. Aug 1850 or 1 Sep 1849; m. 23 Oct 1825 in Litchfield NH to
Rhoda GLOVER.
4. James, b. 14 May 1796; d.
5. Ralph, b. 1 May 1800; m. 29 APR 1824 Peggy GLOVER who d.
11 Feb 1873 in her 77th year. He d. Aug 1850. In 1830 and 1840
US Censuses both living in Litchfield NH, no children in those
censuses. The 1850 US census mortality schedule shows him dying
May 1850 in NH of consumption, occupation, laborer.
6. +Robert, b. 20 March 1802; m. 22 March 1834; d. 11
Sep 1878
7. Lucinda, b. 24 APR 1805; m. 22 APR 1827 to John Taylor Gilman
CHASE. He b. 15 May 1800 and d. 9 May 1840. After his death
she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. DOAK. She d. 23 DEC
1875. Children [CHASE]: John Stark, Samuel, Henry Gage, Daniel,
Gilman, Sarah Elizabeth, William Walker and Harriet Frances.
8. Sarah, b. 28 APR 1807, d.
9. Esther, b. 8 Aug 1809; m. 24 Aug 1837, her cousins JOSEPH
McQuesten. She d. 12 DEC 1839. She is buried on the lot with
her grandfather, Simon, also her daughter, Esther, who died
May 17, 1839.
Peter-3
McQUESTEN (Simon-2, William-1) b. 23 Nov 1766 (O.S. Nov
11) in Litchfield NH; went to Plymouth NH in 1790 and was a
blacksmith with his home on Ward Hill. He married 18 May 1792
to Judith GREENOUGH. She b. 9 DEC 1771, dau of William and Hannah
(Wells) Greenough. The Masonic records show that Peter joined
the Plymouth Lodge in 1803 but must have taken his degree before
coming to Plymouth. In the same record mention is made of John
McQuesten who took his Masonic degree in Plymouth and afterwards
became Grandmaster of the lodge. Peter died 27 Jan 1814, of
spotted fever. Judith maintained the home, reared her children
and died 7 December 1858 at Plymouth NH, being the oldest member
of the Congregational Church. They are buried in Trinity Cemetery
in Holderness NH. The dates are from the old family Bible in
possession [1936] of Rev. B.C. McQuesten, and have been verified
by the cemetery dates. Children born at Plymouth.
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| Wentworth
Cemetery in Wentworth NH, MacQuesten plaque on tombstone. |
William
MacQuesten
b. Agryllshire Scotland 1680
moved to Colereraine Ireland 1741
immigrated to Londonderry NY 1743
Died in Litchfield NH 1769
buried in Litchfield NH
SIMON
McQUESTEN
son of William McQuesten and Margaret Arbuckle
born in Argyllshire Scotland 1789
Died in Litchfield NH 1816
Buried in Litchfield NH
PETER
MacQUESTEN
son of Simon MacQuesten and Esther Harvell
Born in Litchfield NH 1766
Died in Plymouith NH 1814
Buried in Holderness NH
Photographs
donated by Bernie Hughes, Bridgewater, NH, hughes@coopresources.net
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Children
of Peter & Judith (Greenough) McQuesten: [born at Plymouth
NH]
1. +Simon, b. 3 DEC 1792; m. 28 Nov 1822; d. 3 March
1837
2. +William Danforth, b. 15 Jan 1795; m. 8 July 1825;
d. 10 DEC 1855
3. +Alvah, b. 3 March 1797; m twice; d. 2 March 1880
4. Valeria, b. 2 March 1799; unmarried; d. 11 Sep 1816
5. Charles Clark, b. 17 Feb 1801; unmarried; d. 23 APR 1828
6. +Greenough, b. 5 June 1804; m. 28 Sep 1828; d. 24
Aug 1890
7. Peter Rockwood, b. 27 Aug 1806; unmarried; was taxed in Plymouth
NH 1828-29. He went to sea, fell from a mast and was lost; d.
25 Jan 1830
8. +Oliver Spaulding, b. 2 Feb 1809; m. 11 Sep 1831;
d. 31 May 1870
9. Relief Judith, b. 30 Oct 1811; unmarried; d. 14 Feb 1827
Simon-3
McQUESTEN (Simon-2, William-1) b. 15 DEC 1768 in Litchfield
NH; married in Litchfield NH 10 March 1810 to Elizabeth COTTON.
She b. 27 Feb 1789 and d. 7 July 1859. He died 5 May 1832. They
are both buried in the Unitarian Cemetery at Nashua NH.
Children of Simon & Elizabeth (Cotton) McQuesten:
1. Clymena, b. 1810; d. 29 May 1815
2. +Joseph, b. 29 Nov 1812; m. twice; d. 17 APR 1882
3. Gorham, b. 1815; d. 27 June 1815
4. +George, b. 4 June 1817; m 1853; d 6 June 1892
5. Samuel, b. 18 March 1823; m. 8 Nov 1849 to Sarah Jane WADLEIGH
who d. 5 July 1864, aged 37 years. He d. 21 July 1864.
6. Daniel, b. 4 DEC 1825, d. 22 Nov 1831.
William-3
McQUESTEN (Simon-2, William-1) b 1 APR 1771 in Litchfield
NH. He married 16 Nov 1797 (Merrimack Church records) to Henrietta
"Rittie" CLAGGET, dau of Hon. Wyseman & Lettice
(Mitchell) CLagett. She b. 1778 in Litchfield NH. The Litchfield
Church Society Book has this record, "Henrietta McQUesten,
propounded 1817, May 11; voted 1817, June 6. William McQuesten
voted 1821, April 3." He died in 1823 in Goffstown NH.
She d. 11 Nov 1861 in Boston MA and is buried at Manchester
NH. Children born in Litchfield NH.
Children of William & Henrietta (Clagget) McQuesten:
1. Albert, b. 18 June 1799, was an M.D. The date of his birth
is from Capt. Isaac McQuesten's notes and that of his death,
26 May 1847 is from the Evangelical Church Records of Revere
in Chelsea Deaths. He is buried in Garden Cemetery, Chelsea,
MA. Unmarried.
2. Lettice, b. 18 DEC 1801 in Litchfield NH; m. 5 Nov 1837 by
Isaac Willey to Andrew BUNTON. He b. 8 DEC 1801 and d. 21 APR
1860. He was a stonemason. They resided at Manchester NH. She
d. 6 Oct 1893. Child [BUNTON]: Andrew Jr., b. 6 Aug 1846, d.
18 June 1897
3. +Edward, b. 18 APR 1804; m. 9 Nov 1830; d. 15 APR
1880
4. +Salah Temple, b 2 June 1808 in Litchfield NH; married
twice; d. 14 Aug 1882
5. Caroline F., b. 16 March 1812 on the Simon Homestead in Litchfield
NH; m. 3 March 1835 to Robert MARTIN. He b. 1807 in Goffstown
NH. His residence at the time of marriage was given as Dunbarton
NH. He was a farmer. Later in life he sold the farm and moved
to Wilton NH. She d. 23 June 1874 and he d. 29 APR 1879, both
in Wilton NH. Children [MARTIN]: Julia A., Harriette, Caroline
F., Albert G. Hannah L., Letitia Clagett, and William R.
6. Harriet, b 1 Nov 1814; married James V. SULLIVAN of Boston
NH. Child [SULLIVAN]: James Albert, John V., Henrietta C. (who
m. Francis Murdock of Newton MA).
James-3
McQUESTEN (Simon-2, William-1) b. 14 March 1780 in Litchfield
NH; went to Plymouth NH for about two years and then moved to
Bedford NH, where he was a merchant. He married 14 May 1807,
Margery GREENOUGH, dau of William & Hannah (Wells) Greenough
[and sister to Judith]. She b. 6 March 1783. James died 12 Feb
1810, after which his widow settled the estate and returned
to Rumney NH where she married 2nd) Edward HALL, by whom she
had two children, Daniel and Phebe Hall.
Children of James & Margery (Greenough) McQuesten:
1. +James Milton, b. 1 March 1808; m. 10 May 1835; d.
28 May 1875
2. Judith, b. 21 Jan 18--; d 14 Aug 1821; buried in Forest Hill
Cemetery, East Derry NH
Robert
Henry-3 McQUESTEN (Simon-2, William-1) b. 15 APR 1783 in
Litchfield NH; he lived there all his life. He married 25 DEC
1810 to Lydia BARRETT, dau of Isaac and Rhoda (Marsh) Barrett
of Hudson NH. She b. 20 Feb 1790 at Hudson NH, and died 7 Oct
1839. He died 14 May 1848 [Deaths from Litchfield Records, births
from Capt. Isaac's notes and children's births from the family
record]. Children were born in Litchfield NH.
Children of Robert H. & Lydia (Barrett) McQuesten:
1. + Capt. Isaac, b. 18 Oct 1811; m. 29 DEC 1842; d.
3 DEC 1896
2. Susanah, b 2 Sep 1814; m. 2 July 1835, by Reuben Greeley,
Esq., to John H. MERRILL of Hudson. She d. July 1836.
3. Robert, b. 25 October 1816; d. 25 DEC 1872 at Manchester
NH; buried in Litchfield NH.
4. Charles b 6 APR 1820; d. 6 March 1826 from a fall on a picket
fence
5. Elizabeth "Betsey", b. 6 June 1822 in Litchfield
NH; m. 8 Nov 1849 to James SANDERSON, son of Isaac & Eunice
(Bolton) Sanderson. He b 19 May 1824. She d. 30 Jan 1903. Children
[Sanderson]: Clarence Eaton (b 1865), Eugene James and Mary
L. (who m. Leander C. Sanderson)
6. Mary Nahor, b. 27 May 1825 in Litchfield NH; m. 6 Oct 1848
to Samuel Harvey ANDREWS, son of Samuel Whiting & Eliza
(French) Andrews. He b. 15 Nov 1822 at Claremont NH and d. 20
DEC 1907. She d.19 Feb 1902. Child [ANDREWS]: Mary Ella "Lizzie,"
b. 26 July 1851 Claremont NH, clerk and teacher; m. 9 June 1888
to William Wesley Poole of Cornish NH. He d 15 Nov 1891 and
she m2) 30 DEC 1899 Henry Lyman FLETCHER of Claremont NH, who
d. 13 June 1929.
7. +Thomas, b. 16 Oct 1830; m. 17 May 1860; d. 19 Feb
1902
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***FOURTH GENERATION***
William-4
McQuesten (David-3, William-2, William-1) was b. 29 Nov
1787 in Litchfield NH, and d. in 1818. He married 26 APR 1813
to Clarissa Gove, dau of Dr. Jonathan and Polly (Dow) Gove.
She b. 17 March 1792 in New Boston NH and d. in Goffstown NH
25 May 1837. After William's death, she m2nd) 10 July 1832 John
RICHARDS of Goffstown, who died 10 Aug 1844 [it was his third
marriage] She had children by both husbands. William died 4
Oct 1818 and is buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Goffstown. Clarissa
died 18 March 1883 age 91 years. The History of Weare NH states
that "William had the first loom in Weare, to weave twilled
cassimere."
Children of William & Clarissa (Gove) McQuesten:
1. Eliza McQUESTEN, b. 8 Aug 1814, d. 30 June 1909, m. 28 DEC
1838 Harrison Hobston/Hobson of Nashua NH; d. 30 June 1909.
Harrison was b. 11 APR 1814 at Oil Mill Village, Weare NH and
d. 17 June 1897 prob Nashua NH. They are buried in the Unitarian
(formerly Indianhead) Cemetery in Nashua NH. Had issue [HOBSON]:
Sarah Josepha who m. W.A. Robinson; and Harry Mack.
2. +Charles Frederick Gove, b. 1 APR 1816; m. 30 DEC
1841; d. 10 Oct 1873
3. William, b. 31 Oct 1818; d. 3 Sep 1826 [dates from Westlawn
Cem]
Children of John & Clarissa (Gove-McQuesten) RICHARDS:
4. Lucien RICHARDS, married Cynthia Wadleigh of Weare NH. She
b. 30 Oct 1840
5. Clarissa RICHARDS
6. --
Samuel-4
McQuesten (David-3, William-2, William-1) was born in Litchfield
NH 11 June 1789, and died 5 Aug 1861 in Manchester NH. He is
buried in Bedford Cemetery; He married 23 Jan 1838 to Lucinda
Silsbee Foster, dau of Dr. Samuel & Mary (Colcord) Foster
of Candia NH. She b. 5/9 Sep 1805 and d. 16 June 1891 and is
buried in Bedford NH. He was a Deacon in the Presbyterian Church
of Bedford NH, 1832-45. They and their sons are buried in the
Bedford Cemetery. There is a story regarding two of their sons:
David and his brother John attended school in the old school
house, District #1 in West Manchester (now the site of Trinity
Church). One night they made a wager as to who could reach home
first. Each started at his utmost speed. David, as he rushed
into the house, had only time to say, "I've done it,"
when he fell at his mother's feet, lifeless. In 1850 living
in Manchester NH with wife Lucinda S., children, Samuel F, John
K, and David, and mother Margaret.
Children of Samuel & Lucinda S. (Foster) McQuesten:
1. Samuel Foster, b. 4 May 1839; unmarried d. 13 June 1863 in
New Orleans LA; served in Co. G, 16th Regiment, NH Volunteers
during the Civil War as a musician. Died in the service.
2. +John Knox, b. 27 May 1842; d. 2 June 1920; married
twice.
3. David, b. 2 Jan 1846 in Bedford NH; d. 10 DEC 1860 in Bedford
NH (reportedly after racing home with his brother, John).
Dr.
David-4 McQUESTEN (David-3, William-2, William-1) b. 13
Sep 1793 in Litchfield NH, d. 20 May 1850 at Washington NH,
and is buried in Goffstown NH; m. 15 July 1824 Pamela Richardson.
She b 6 Aug 1797 in Stoddard NH and d. March 1889 at Hackettstown
NJ. He studied medicine at Dartmouth College and settled at
Washington NH in 1820-21; had a large practice there and in
the surrounding towns.
Children of David & Pamela (Richardson) McQueston:
1. Julia, b. 22 APR 1825 at Washington NH; married 3 times;
d. 21 Sep 1883; m1) DEC 1844 Dr. Austin NEWTON; m2) Frederick
CHAPIN; m3) 23 March 1876 William F. NEWTON. Had issue by her
first husband (NEWTON): David A., and Dixie C.
2. Lucretia, b. 10 May 1827; m. 25 DEC 1885, William F. NEWTON;
resided at Newport NH
3. Lucelia, b. 14 March 1830; m. 8 Sep 1853 William HOLT. He
b. 6 DEC 1829 at Washington NH; they resided Washington NH.
She d. 5 Aug 1883 in Hackettstown NJ
4. Margaret, b. 1832; unmarried.; d. 9 March 1853, buried at
Washington NH
5. +William Wirt, b. 28 DEC 1833; m. 16 May 1866; d.
19 Jan 1905
6. +John Quincy Adams, b. 22 Aug 1835, m. 1 May 1860;
d. 5 APR 1919
7. Jane, b. 10 DEC 1836 at Washington NH; m. 9 July 1856 to
Milton P. CURRIER; She d. 8 APR 1914. They resided at Great
Falls PA. Had issue including Hattie, Edward/Eddie, Charles/Charlie,
Frederick, Jennie L and Herbert W. In 1860 residing in Sunapee
NH; in 1870 in Northumberland, Coos Co NH; and by 1880 in Great
Bend, Susquehanna Co. PA
8. Samuel, b. 2 July, 1839; d. 17 June 1840
9. Charles A., b. 10 July 1841 at Newport NH; m. Ellen Brown
who was b. at Windsor. He enlisted 28 Aug 1861 Co. H., 4th Reg.
NH Vols, mustered in Sep 1861, transferred to CO H. 241 C; re-enlisted
10 DEC 1863, discharged 19 Jan 1866 at Washington D.C. He d.
19 Aug 1892 in the hospital in Dedham MA. Had one known ch,
an infant daughter, who was b. and d. 26 DEC, 1859.
10. Harriette/Hattie S., b. 10 Oct 1843 at Washington NH, d.
9 Nov 1894; m. 9 Aug 1865 to James Jacob RUSLING, son of Robert
& Mary (McCracken) Rusling. He b. 30 July 1843 and d. 2
APR 1899. Had issue. They resided in Hackettstown NJ. In the
1870 US Census living in Hackettstown NJ (James J., Hattie S.,
son Wm H., age 3, and mother Permelia McQuesten age 72, and
William & Lucelia Holt). In the 1880 census of Hackettstown
NJ, children shown are William H. (age 13), Lewis C. (age 8),
Woodbury D (age 3), and mother Pamelia McQueston (age 83).
11. Infants who lived only a few hours.
Dr.
Calvin-4 McQUESTEN (David-3, William-2, William-1) b. 7
Aug 1801 in
Bedford NH; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1829 as a doctor
of
medicine, beginning his practice at Sanbornton Bridge NH; remained
there
a short time, removing to Brockport NY. In 1837 he removed to
Hamilton,
Ontario (Upper Canada at that time) Canada and established Hamilton's
first foundry, the business of McQuesten and Fisher, with his
cousin, John Fisher, also from NH--this was the pioneer manufacturing
of harvesting machinery and implements in that province. The
business later became the Sawyer-Massey Company (still in existence
in 1930) making road-making and agricultural machinery. He married
1) 8 Nov 1831 in NH,
Margarette Barker LERNED [or LEARNED per the 1800 U.S. Census],
dau of Dr. Ebenezer LERNED [LEARNED] of Hopkinton NH. She was
b. 3 June 1809 and died 13 July 1841 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
[they had 3 sons]; He m2) 11 Sep 1844 in NH, Estimate Ruth Esther
BALDWIN, dau of Isaac Baldwin. She was b. 26 Oct 1816 at Antrim
NH and d. 27 APR 1851 in Hamilton [they had 2 sons]. Dr. Calvin
married 3) 22 DEC 1853 to Elizabeth FULLER, who d. 10 May 1897
in Petersburg, VA. He predeceased her 20 Oct 1885 and is buried
at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. MORE on this family at http://www.whitehern.ca/index.php
Children of Dr. Calvin & Margarette B. LERNED [LEARNED]
McQuesten:
1. Calvin McQuesten Jr., b. 15 Aug 1834; d. 25 Aug 1834
2. Dr. Calvin Brooks McQuesten, b. 27 Oct 1837; unmarried; graduated
from
Dartmouth College (NH) as a doctor of medicine; served during
the Civil
War as a surgeon; practiced in Asbury Park NJ from the end of
the Civil
War to about 1908, when he returned to Hamilton, Canada, where
he d. 19
Feb 1912.
3. James Barker McQuesten, b. 10 July 1841, d. 29 July 1841
Children of Dr. Calvin & Estimate R.E. (Baldwin) McQuesten
4. +Isaac Baldwin McQuesten, b. 26 Nov 1847; m. 18 June
1873; d. 7 March 1888
5. David McQuesten, b. 12 Nov 1849, d. 8 DEC 1854
William-4
McQUESTEN (William-3, William-2, William-1) b. 8 Feb 1792
in Londonderry NH; was drafted in the War of 1812 but did not
see service; m. 28 DEC 1819 to Mary Burnham JAMESON. She was
b 20 Oct 1796 at Dunbarton NH. The family lived in Manchester
NH before moving to Saco ME. Mary died 8 Nov 1881 in Saco ME,
he d. 4 DEC 1882 in Saco ME and both are buried there. [Children,
except the youngest were born in Londonderry NH]
1. Harriette Amizida, b. 12 July 1841 at Londonderry NH; m.
27 June 1841 Henry T. WENTWORTH; She d. 29 APR 1849, and is
buried at Wakefield, Carroll Co. NH. They had 5 children, all
died young. He remarried, had a family, and d. 11 DEC 1862.
2. Daniel Jameson, b. 21 Aug 1823; d. 2 Oct 1825
3. Clarissa Courtner, b. 10 oct 1825 in Londonderry NH; m. 14
DEC 1852 to Moses PAGE, who was b. 1 Oct 1829 and d. 12 March
1876. Issue (PAGE): Ida May, George E., and Elmer Ellsworth.
4. Helen Orcutt, b. 25 June 1828 at Londonderry NH; m. 20 APR
1858 to Joseph H. MERRILL, who was b. 1 Aug 1826 and d. 6 June
1870; She d. 16 July 1849 and are buried in Valley Cemetery,
Manchester NH. Issue (one child, MERRILL): Eugene, b. and d.
1849.
5. Mary Jane, b. 6 Aug 1830 in Manchester NH; m. 17 DEC 1850
at Saco, ME to Samuel CHASE, son of Samuel & Martha (Webber)
Chase. He was b. 2 DEC 1827 at Parsonfield, York Co. ME. Had
issue (CHASE): Frank and Helen Martha.
6. Hannah Frances, b. 2 Aug 1833 in Londonderry NH; m. 1 Sep
1853 at Saco, ME to James McNEALLY; She d. 26 Feb 1899 at Saco
ME. Issue (McNeally): Eugene Warren, Harry Albert, James Walter,
Mary Etta, Frank Chase, Herbert G. and Minnetta Florence.
7. +Solon Frederick James, b. 20 Oct 1835; m 3x; d. 4
APR 1905
8. Henrietta Theresa, b. 26 may 1838; m. 31 May 1859 to Gilbert
BERRY. He b. 24 Nov 1812 at Saco ME, d. 26 APR 1892 Old Orchard
ME where they lived. She d. 17 DEC 1921 and is buried at Saco,
ME. No children.
Daniel
Potter-4 McQUESTEN (William-3, William-2, William-1) b.
1796 in Londonderry NH; moved to Haverhill MA and married there
2 DEC 1818 Dolly Igersol JOHNSON, dau of John and Ruth (Ingersol)
JOHNSON. She was b. 28 March 1800 and d. 6 DEC 1831 and is buried
in Greenwood Cemetery. They had one son and two daughters born
in Haverhill MA. In 1834 Daniel P. was a State Representative
from Haverhill. He married 2) 10 Oct 1835 at East Haverhill
NH to Mary Ann BRADLEY, dau of Samuel & Abigail (Pike) Bradley.
She born 23 DEC 1807 at New Sharon ME. [She was a DAR member--DAR
ID Number: 8902-- Descendant of Samuel Bradley, Jr., of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Samuel Bradley, Jr., and Abigail Pike, his wife.
Samuel Bradley, Jr., 1775, with his brother Wingate, turned
out from Haverhill in Capt. Micajah Gleason's company. In 1776
they enlisted in the privateer service and after taking many
prizes were captured and confined at Halifax until the close
of the war.] Daniel P. died in 1851, at the age of eighty-seven.In
1835-6 they moved to Bangor ME where he became a prominent lumberman
and where he d. 20 Sep 1862, aged 66 years. After his death,
his widow went to Alameda, California, to live with her son
and daughter. She died there 22 Sep 1899. She was an honorary
member of La Puerto Del Oro Chapter (San Francisco) DAR and
enjoyed the distinction of being the first "real daughter"
of a Revolutionary Soldier on the Pacific Coast. Samuel Bradley,
her father, age the age of ten years and eleven months together
with his brother, Wingate Bradley, "fifer," fifteen
years old, enlisted at Haverhill MA on the "Lexington Alarm"
and served in the Revolutionary army and navy for seven years.
She was the oldest member of the Congregational Church of San
Francisco.
Children of Daniel P. & Dolly I. (Johnson) McQuesten:
1. John Johnson, b. 25 Jan 1820 at Haverhill MA; m. 19 Oct 1845
prob Haverhill MA to Abigail P. Bradley who was b. 1822 at Dover
ME [her mother's name was Lucretia Spaulding]; It is believed
that John died in the Civil War. She d. 22 Nov 1903. Child:
Warren I., b. 14 Feb 1847 and d. 3 Jan 1853.
2. Dolly, b. 19 March 1822 at Haverhill MA, m. 27 Oct 1841 at
Bangor ME to Dudley Frank LEAVITT; She d. 23 Feb 1899 at Brookline
MA; Children [LEAVITT]: Helen, Mary, Bertha, Frank, John, Carolyn
3. Frances Parker "Fanny P.", b. 26 Oct 1823 at Haverhill
MA; m. 10 May 1844 at Bangor ME to Charles F. WHITTIER, son
of Benjamin & Nancy (Hathaway) Whittier. She d 12/21 May
1890 at Bangor ME. Had issue [WHITTIER]: Frank, Asa, Julia,
Belle, and Mary Emma.
Children of Daniel P. & Mary A. (Bradley) McQuesten
4. George W., b. 23 Oct 1837 in Bangor ME; d. 24 March 1848
5. Emily Patten, b. 21 Jan 1839 Bangor ME; unmarried. d. 17
Feb 1924 in San Francisco CA, at the home of Dr. Charles A.
6. +Charles Augustine, b. 19 Nov 1841; m. 29 Feb 1896;
d. 30 APR 1930
Samuel
Potter-4 McQUESTEN (William-3, William-2, William-1) b.
in Londonderry NH; married 23 Aug 1832, Julia Ann ELLIOT, dau
of William and Rebecca Elliot born 12 Jan 1811, both of Thornton
NH. Samuel P. died about 1849 and did not remarry after his
wife died.
Children of Samuel P. & Julia A. (Elliot) McQUesten:
[may be more]
1. Julia, possibly went west, possibly married.
Capt.
John-4 MCQUESTEN (James-3, William-2, William-1) b. 14 FEB
1796 in Litchfield,NH and d. 6 Oct 1880; Lived in Bedford NH
when he married. He was a pioneer of Lyon County, Minnesota,
and made several trips across the plains with oxen and horse
teams when gold was discovered in California. In 1852, in the
first census taken for California, he is in Nevada County, age
56, occupation miner, birthplace NH, residence Wisconsin. There
is also E.B. McQuiston, age 23, occupation miner, birthplace
NH, residence Wisconsin, probably meant for his son, Varnum
B. He served one year in Co. A., 41st Regt. Wisconsin Volunteers
during the Civil War. He went from Wisconsin to Grandview Township,
Lyon County, Minnesota in 1872. In 1880 census living with his
son Orlando in Grand View, Lyon Co. Minnesota. He resided with
his son Orlando C until his death, 6 Oct 1880; his remains lie
in a little cemetery half a mile out of the village of Ghent
in Grand View Minnesota. In one instance his residence was given
as Galena, IL. He married 26 DEC 1826 in Bedford, NH to Mary
Louisa BUTLER. She b. 9 June 1808 and d. 15 Sep 1859 at Plattsville,
Wisconsin.
Children of John & Mary L. (Butler) McQueston:
1. Varnum Butler, b. 11 Sep 1828 in Litchfield NH; in 1849 he
with his cousins, William and Harry Wingate McQuesten, went
West; they separated, Varnum B. going to Montana where he spent
the most of his life mining and where he died 24 Feb 1895. Another
source says he died and is buried in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
2. Clinton, b. 1 July 1830 in Litchfield NH; d. 20 Oct 1843
3. +John Adams, b. 7 Aug 1834 in Litchfield NH; m. 26
APR 1864; d. 12 DEC 1867
4. +Leroy Napoleon, b. 9 July 1836 in Litchfield NH;
m. 2 Sep 1882; d 4 Sep 1909; known as "Captain Jack;"
and "Father of Alaska"
5. Jerome B., b 1 March 1838 in Galena, Jo Daviess Co., IL;
d. 31 DEC 1843
6. Mary Louisa, b. 25 APR 1841 in Galena, JO Daviess Co. IL;
married 17 Jan 1861 Galena, JO Daviess Co. IL to Richard M.
Schackleford. He b. 17 Jan 18-- in Washington County KY. They
resided at Pasa Robles, California. They adopted a son, Otto,
born at San Jose, California; Mary died at Hartsdale.
7. +Orlando Clinton, b 10 Aug 1844 in Galena, JO Daviess
Co., IL; m. 12 Sep 1869; d. 31 Jan 1922
Daniel
Moor-4 McQUESTEN (James-3 McQuesten (William-2, William-1)
b. 3 DEC 1789, baptized 23 May 1790 in Litchfield NH; as a young
man established himself in the manufacturing of brick (that
was shipped to Lowell MA by canal boat). The Concord Railroad
was built, ending his boat business and he gave up his brick
making business. He then engaged in the lumber and real estate
business. One of his grand-daughters stated, "He was a
funny, old fellow," and that reportedly he kept two jugs
of rum containing two grades of liquor under the bed. He treated
the Democrats out of one jug and the Republicans out of the
other. Daniel M. married 23 DEC 1818 Alice Bryant/Briant, dau
of Johnathan & Anna Bryant. Alice was b. 15 DEC 1797 at
Leicester MA. On 17 June 1842, Alice, wife of Daniel McQuesten
was received by profession of faith into the church at Merrimack.
She d. 4 Nov 1846. Daniel married 2) 27 Jan 1848 to Susan CROFT.
She b. 3 DEC 1804 at Washington VT and d. 21 May 1870. She had
one son who died very young. Daniel purchased the family farm
and resided there until his death. All are buried at the North
Litchfield Cemetery. [Dates of children from the old Daniel
bible printed in 1811]
Children of Daniel M. & Alice (Bryant/Briant) McQuesten:
1. +Charles, b. 18 Nov 1819; m. 20 Sep 1847; d. 16 Sep
1890
2. Tryphena Wait, b. 16 APR 1822; d. 28 DEC 1823
3. Daniel Moor, b. 9 March 1823, d. 18 Aug 1825
4. Nancy Jane, b. 31 July 1825; unmarried; d. 24 Nov 1855
5. +Joseph Bartlett, b. 17 June 1827; m. 30 Oct 1856;
d. 29 Sep 1885
6. Mary A. or M., b. 3 Aug 1830; unmarried; d. 25 March 1852
7. +Daniel, b. 17 July 1832; married twice; d. 14 APR
1915
8. +James, b. 17 Oct 1834; m. 10 Sep 1856; d. 11 Nov
1907
9. Daniel Moor, died young.
William-4
McQUESTEN (James-3 McQuesten (William-2, William-1) b. 8
Jan 1792 in Litchfield NH; married 9 APR 1826 to Judith OAKES.
He was a teacher at Mooresville, Limestone Co., Alabama, at
the time of his death in 1845. One source states a rumor that
he had owned a plantation and slaves in Alabama. Judith was
appointed guardian of a minor son, Thomas Oakes. She remarried
2) Mr. McCowen and died at Rockport, MA.
Children of William & Judith (Oakes) McQuesten:
1. William T., unmarried; died 1862 at Rockport MA; On 14 Oct
1862 Henry Clark was appointed administrator of the estate of
William T. McQueston of the county of Rockport, Mariner, deceased,
intestate.
2. Thomas Oakes, b. 1840; received in 1861 his share of his
father's estate. May 3, 1864, Henry Clark, Admr., prayed that
the distributive share of John McQueston being one sixth of
the balance of the estate of William T., may be paid to him,
John McQueston, an uncle of the said intestate.
Gen.
James-4 McQUESTON (James-3 McQuesten (William-2, William-1)
b. 28 Feb 1794, baptized 15 June 1794 in Litchfield NH, was
prominent in the militia, and gained his title of General in
that service. He married 1 APR 1817 to Elizabeth C. YOUNG. She
b. 9 Jan 1797 at Manchester NH and died 26 Oct 1835. He married
2) at Derry NH 4 Aug 1836 to Dorcas WALLACE. She b. March 1792.
He died 21 Aug 1853 and is buried with his family in Merrill
Cemetery, Litchfield NH. Dorcas died 21 APR 1874. General James's
Bible was in the possession of Mrs. Mary Hoit of Goffstown NH
on 3 Jan 1898 (Wm. W. Moore); General James' sword is in the
possession of Lambert McQueston.
Children of Gen. James & Elizabeth C. (Young) McQueston:
1. Mary Ann, b. 15 DEC 1817 in Litchfield NH; m. 1 Sep 1849
to James Gilman WAITE. He b. 1 June 1817 and d. 3 Nov 1891;
She d. 3 DEC 1902. Had issue [WAITE]: Aldis L., Abby Jane, John
B.
2. William, b. 13 Aug 1819; unmarried. d. 22 Nov 1853.
3. +Johnathan Young, b. 13 July 1821; m. 12 Nov 1850;
d. 9 DEC 1901
4. +James, b. 10 DEC 1823; m. 11 March 1847; d. 25 May
1872
5. +Clifton Claggett, b. 19 Aug 1825; m. 27 March 1851;
d. 12 Oct 1901
6. John, b. 20 Aug 1827; d. 4 Oct 1827
7. Cyrus, b. 18 Nov 1829; m. 18 DEC 1830
8. +Jerome Bonaparte, b. 23 Jan 1831; m. 15 Nov 1854;
d. 29 March 1866
9. Leroy, b. 23 APR 1833; m. 1 Jan 1855, Clentina Parker. She
b. 2 Oct 1833; he enlisted in the 1st NH Vol. Light Battery,
Aug 20, 1861; mustered in Sep 26, 1861 as private; discharged,
disabled 28 may 1862, Falls Church VA; d. 17 Nov 1870. no children;
His widow remarried, in Nov 1873 to Samuel Center. She d. 3
June 1878. After her death Mr. Center went to Oregon.
Children of Gen. James & Dorcas (Wallace) McQuestion:
10. George W., b. 13 DEC 1837; d. 11 APR 1842
Henry-4
McQUESTEN (James-3 McQuesten (William-2, William-1) b. 14
Aug 1804 in Litchfield NH; m. 7 July 1829 Elizabeth Wingate
CHASE. She b. 14 Sep 1801 in Litchfield NH. He bought land from
his father in 1826 and spent the active part of his life farming;
served the town as selectman and held various minor offices,
was a Republican, and a Universalist as a church member. His
death, 24 Feb 1861, was caused by falling from an apple tree.
His widow died 17 Nov 1886.
Children of Henry & Elizabeth W. (Chase) McQuesten:
1. Benjamin Chase, b. 11 DEC 1829; was killed 19 Feb 1847 by
a tree falling on him in the woods; he had gone with dinner
for the workmen.
2. +William, b. 15 March 1831; m. 4 Nov 1868; d. 19 Nov
1911
3. +Henry Wingate, b. 7 Jan 1834; m. 10 DEC 1863; d.
28 July 1902
4. +James Franklin, b. 7 March 1835; m. 24 Sep 1863;
d. 19 Sep 1864
Robert
or Joseph Wells-4 McQUESTEN (John-3, William-2, William-1),
born 27 APR 1812 in Plymouth NH; married in 1840, Fanny S. Pottle.
She b. 16 May 1823, dau of Samuel and Mary (Pottle) Pottle.
There is some confusion as to whether his name was Robert or
Joseph, and whether it was Weed or Weld. His daughter-in-law
thinks it was Wells after the mother of Margery Greenough, who
married James McQuesten. He died 7 Nov 1852. His widow married
2) James Luddington. She died 21 Nov 1888.
Child of Robert/Joseph Wells & Fanny S. (Pottle) McQuesten:
1. +George Wells, b. 15 Sep 1841; m. 15 June 1874; d.
16 Nov 1908
George
Brinley-4 McQUESTON (John-3, William-2, William-1) was born
12 Feb 1821 at Plymouth NH; married 21 March 1843, Lydia L.
MANTER. She b. 12 Feb 1821, dau of Jabez and Eliza (Holt) Manter.
They had four children. He married 2) 22 June 1867, Tryphoso
L. Chase, b. 29 May 1831 and d. 2 APR 1886, dau of Thomas and
Mary (Giles) Chase. She had one daughter. He married 3) 22 Nov
1888 at North Londonderry NH, Mrs. Lucy J. (Drew) Cross who
died 16 Jan 1908, aged 78 years. She had 6 children by Mr. Cross
and they went by their step-father's name. He was sometimes
called Knopp; lived part of the time at Manchester NH. He died
10 Feb 1905 at N. Londonderry NH. All are buried in Stowell
Cemetery.
Children of George B. & Lydia L. (Manter) McQueston
1. Manford J. b 3 Sep 1844, d. 28 APR 1849
2. Victorine E., b. 27 Nov 1847, d. 11 Sep 1849
3. Infant, b. 1 Sep 1850
4. Cleland, b. 31 May 1859; d. 25 Aug 1859
Children of George B. & Tryphoso L. (Giles) McQueston:
5. Florence, b. 17 June 1868; d. 27 Aug 1868
Matthew
Parker-4 McQUESTEN (Hugh Nahor-3, William-2, William-1)
born 16 Jan 1802 in Litchfield NH; married 3 Oct 1826 (Merrimack
NH church records) to Maria McCONIHE, dau of Samuel & Isobel
McConihe. She b. 15 March 1803 at Windham NH. One reference
to him as "Colonel."
Child of Matthew P. & Maria (McConihe) McQuesten:
1. Frances, b. 1827 ; m. 16 Feb 1848 at Lancaster MA, by Rev.
G.M. Bartol, to Horatio N. SWEET. He b. 29 Sep 1823. His occupation
on his marriage license is "manufacturer." In 1864
he bought a tract of 14 acres in Litchfield NH, being one half
of an undivided section belonging to the heirs of Hugh McQuesten
of Litchfield. No record of their deaths. Child [SWEET]: George
N., b. 28 Nov 1849.
Hugh
Nahor-4 McQUESTEN (Hugh Nahor-3, William-2, William-1) born
22 Feb 1804 in Litchfield NH [History of Mont Vernon states
he was born in Merrimack NH]; married 2 April 1829 at Reading
MA to Sarah Frances HARTSHORN, dau of Thomas and Sally Hartshorn.
She b. 29 Oct 1804 at Reading MA, and died 18 DEC 1877/78. He
d. 13 Feb 1889 at Milford NH. They resided at Merrimack NH.
[History of Mont Vernon states he lived on the farm where Martin
L. Wheeler was living in 1907, in the East District].
Children of Hugh N. & Sarah F. (Hartshorn) McQuesten
[born in either Milford or Mont Vernon, depending on the source]
1. +Henry Newton, b. 15 Feb 1830; m. 10 Nov 1858; d.
6 June 1862
2. +Thomas Hartshorn, b. 8 May 1832; m. 4 July 1861;
d. 26 Aug 1896
3. Harriet J., b. 11 Jan 1836, d. 13 March 1846
4. Nathan P., b. 18 Oct 1838; d. 26 March 1846
5. Sarah Frances, b. 23 Feb 1844 in Merrimack NH; m. 8 May 1873
to William GRAFTON. He b. 25 Sep 1846 at Friendship ME; She
d. 12 Nov 1886 at Milford NH; he d. 20 Oct 1916. Child [GRAFTON]:
May Lillian Frances, b. 10 Aug 1874; m 1 Jan 1894 Sidney A.
RIDDLE, Milford NH.
6. Mary A., b. 22 Feb 1846; unmarried.; lived in Groton MA;
d. 19 DEC 1893; buried at Milford NH.
John McQUESTEN-4 Jr. (John -3, Simon-2, William-1) b.
18 DEC 1790 in Litchfield NH; married Mrs. Ednah (Barnes) Quigg,
She b. 28 Nov 1796 in Litchfield NH. He d. 1 Oct 1848 in Litchfield
NH and she d. 9 Nov 1881. Children were born in Litchfield NH,
the dates are from the family bible
Children of John & Ednah (Barnes) McQuesten:
1. John, b. 6 Oct 1819, d. 30 Nov 1820
2. Joseph, b. 1 Aug 1821; unmarried; d. 7 Nov 1852
3. Mary Jane, b. 30 APR 1823; d. 26 Jan 1836
4. Sally, b. 3 APR 1825, d. 17 Oct 1838
5. Lucinda, b. 28 June 1826; unmarried. d. 12 Aug 1850
6. George, b. 15 APR 1828; unmarried. d. 23 Oct 1848
7. +Robert, b. 28 March 1830 in Litchfield NH; m. 16
July 1854; d. 15 Oct 1892
8. Charles, b. 9 Jan 1832; unmarried.; d. 25 July 1860
9. +John, b. 2 Jan 1834; m. twice; d. 1 July 1901
10. +Benjamin, b. 22 March 1836; m. 31 DEC 1863; d. 15
DEC 1885
11. Sarah Jane, b. 28 Sep 1838; d. 15 Nov 1839
Simon
Oaks-4 McQUESTEN (John -3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 6 Aug
1794 in NH, probably in Litchfield; married 23 Oct 1825 in Litchfield
NH by Reuben Greeley, Esq. to Rhoda GLOVER. She b. in 1802.
He d. 1 Sep 1849 in Hudson and is buried in Litchfield; she
d. 29 Nov 1870 at the home of her daughter, Mary Jane, and is
buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashua NH.
Children of Simon O. & Rhoda (Glover) McQuesten:
1. Caroline, b. at Hudson NH; married Albert FLETCHER who was
b at Amherst NH. Child [Fletcher]: Albert Fletcher Jr.
2. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 4 March 1831 at Hudson NH; m. 18 DEC
1853 to William McNEIL. He b. 26 June 1823 at Hudson NH and
died 1 June 1904 at Hillsboro NH. She d. 9 March 1897 and is
buried in Deering NH. Children [McNEIL]: Anna J., Mary Lizzie,
George, Clara.
3. +George Edward, b. 9 Aug 1832; m 3x; d. 23 DEC 1904
4. Clymena, b. at Hudson NH; married Albert STEVENS who was
b. at Deerfield NH. She Jan 1927 at New Boston NH. Children
[STEVENS]: Charles, Albert Jr. and Frank.
5. Mary Jane, b. 19 DEC 1836 at Hudson NH; m. 10 Nov 1861 by
Rev. Geo. L. Putnam to George HIDDEN. He b. 26 Oct 1840 and
d. 31 May 1909, killed while employed as a driver in Steam Fire
Co. No. 2, while exercising the horses. She d. 15 Sep 1924.
They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Child [HIDDEN]: George
S., b. 13 Sep 1862, m. Aldah M. --, resided Nashua NH.
6. Hannah Frances, b. 14 May 1842 in Hudson NH; married 1) B.A.
ROBBINS who was killed in the Civil War; she m2) Edward MASON,
who was b. April 1833 a member of the 1st MA Heavy Artillery.
He d. 25 Feb 1897, she d. 14 March 1900. Children: Caroline,
b May 1858, d. 6 Nov 1869 and Alma who m. Edward Jenkins.
7. +Charles Daniel, b. 1845; married twice; d. 21 June
1924
8. Esther, b. 6 May 1849; m. 5 July 1880 Joseph LANDRY. He b.
15 Nov 1851 and died in 1929. She d. 30 Jan 1904 and is buried
in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Robert-4
McQUESTEN (John -3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 20 March 1802
in Litchfield NH; conducted a store in Rowley MA; married 22
March 1834 at Nottingham West [now Hudson NH] by Rev. J. Davis,
Emily MITCHELL. She b. 9 DEC 1809 at Bradford MA and d. 12 June
1847 near Nashua NH. Robert died 11 Sep 1878. Children, b. both
in Newbury and W. Newbury MA. [NOTE: One source states this
is Emily HOVEY, dau of Luke and Hannah (Kimball) Hovey who was
b. 9 DEC 1809 at Bradford MA.
Children of Robert & Emily (Mitchell) McQuesten:
1. Simeon, b. 16 May 1835; m. Mrs. Sylvia A. Bixby. She b. 15
July 1832, d. 15 Feb 1903. He d. at Dartmouth, MA 15 Nov 1901.
While a student at Dartmouth College he wrote a letter to a
schoolmate, telling of welcoming home their principal, "Uncle
Sam" Taylor from Europe. The letter was written 17 Sep
1856 and published in a late Alumni.
2. +Henry, b. 8 Jan 1838; m. 13 March 1865; d. 13 Jan
1901.
3. Luther, b. 16 June 1841; unmarried; d. 22 June 1868
4. Clinton, b. 5 Aug 1843; unmarried; enlisted in the 20th Regiment
at West Parish; was taken prisoner at Ball's Bluff; suffered
a long imprisonment. After his release he rejoined his regiment
and was shot through the heart while fighting. "A braver
and more patriotic youth never laid his life upon the altar
of his country."
Simon-4
McQUESTEN (Peter-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 3 DEC 1792 at
Plymouth NH; lived in Milford NH when married 28 Nov 1822 to
Hepsibah LUND, dau of Daniel and Hepsibah. She b. 17 June 1796.
He died 3 March 1837. She died 7 Aug 1860. They are buried in
Evergreen Cemetery, Nashua NH. The children were born in Dunstable
[Nashua] NH.
Children of Simon & Hepsibah (Lund) MCQuesten:
1. Sophia Farwell, b. 6 March 1824 in Dunstable [Nashua] NH,
in a house on the west side of Main Street, not far from the
present site of the Hunt Home. At that time the only business
conducted was a bakery and houses were few. She resided in Plymouth
NH for ten years and returned to Nashua NH where she m. 20 DEC
1854 to Samuel BROWN. He b. 17 Sep 1824 at Fairhaven VT. Mr.
Brown was a blacksmith until injured while shoeing a colt, then
he ran a large farm in Whitehall NY. From there they removed
to Merrimack NH where they lived many years. The last years
of their lives were spent in the John M. Hunt Home in Nashua
NH, where they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
She d. 27 Oct 1905 in Nashua NH and he, the next year, 18 June
1906. Child [BROWN]: Joseph, b. 2 DEC 1857, d. 22 March 1873.
2. Valeria Jane, b. 12 Feb 1828 in Dunstable [Nashua] NH; She
m. 17 June 1851 to Samuel CHASE. He b. 12 Jan 1830, son of John
Taylor Gilman Chase and Lucinda (McQuesten) Chase. She d. 21
May 1857 and he d. 24 Aug 1857. Children [CHASE]: Frank Gordon
(adopted by Peter K. Chandler), Charles Augustua (adopted by
Samuel & Sophia [McQueston] Brown), George U.
3. +Charles R., b. 28 Nov 1831; m. 16 Nov 1865; d. 14
Jan 1904
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. 15 July 1834; d. 3 Jan 1838
5. Ellen Augusta, b. 30 Oct 1836; d. 3 Jan 1838
William
Danforth-4 McQUESTEN/MacQuesten (Peter-3, Simon-2, William-1)
b. 15 Jan 1795 at Plymouth NH; was known to his neighbors as
"Sheriff Dan" or "Uncle Dan;" was a merchant,
sheriff and the first railroad agent at Wentworth NH. He moved
to Wentworth NH about 1820. He was selectman 1838-39 and representative
1844-45. He acted as agent for the town in several law suits,
and as an auditor. He married 8 July 1825 to Charlotte Haines,
of Wentworth NH. They lived in the house "facing the village
common, later owned by Mrs. Taplin. She b. 15 July 1804 and
d. 17 Oct 1849. He d. 10 DEC 1855. All are buried at the Wentworth
Cemetery
Children
of William D. & Charlotte (Haines) McQuesten:
1. Charles, b. 28 Jan 1827; d. 31 Aug 1830
2. Mary, b. 3 APR 1830; d. 2 Sep 1831
3. Martha, twin, b. 3 APR 1830 at Wentworth NH; m. 1855 to Newell
STANYAN Jr. He b 10 Jan 1826 and d. 12 May 1885, aged 59. She
d. 19 June 1905. They are buried at Wentworth NH. Children [STANYAN]:
Frank, Charles Picket, Edna Pike. For twenty years or more was
the organist at the village church in Wentworth NH.
4. +Charles Danforth, b. 19 Feb 1833; m. 3 Oct 1857;
d. 14 July 1864
5. William Danforth Jr., b. 18 APR 1840; unmarried; at seventeen
was an apprentice in the printing office of the "Statesman"
in Concord NH. He d. 23 May 1857.
Alvah-4
McQUESTEN (Peter-3, Simon-2, William-1) b 3 March 1797 at
Plymouth NH; was the pioneer in the preparation of leather and
the manufacture of the Plymouth Glove; was deacon of the Congregational
Church 1834-67 and trustee of Holmes Academy; married 30 DEC
1823 to Abigail Woodman CHASE, dau of Stephen & Abigail
(Gilman) Chase of Northfield NH. She b. 5 DEC 1799 and d. 15
May 1863. He married 2d) 29 July 1866 to Mrs. Abbie C. Low who
was b. 31 Jan 1810; he removed to Roxbury MA the next year after
his marriage, and died there 2 March 1880. Mrs. Abbie C. McQuesten
died 3 Feb 1892. Children were born at Plymouth NH.
Children of Alvah & Abigail W. (Chase) McQuesten:
1 & 2. Son and daughter b 2 Oct 1824, d. 4 Oct 1824
3. son, b 25 Feb 1826, d. 26 Feb 1826
4. Relief Judith, b. 17 June 1827 at Plymouth NH; m. 17 DEC
1853 at Plymouth NH to Charles Greenough CHASE, son of Charles
Greenough Chase of Northfield NH. He b. 5 July 1827 and d. 9
Oct 1894. She d. 6 May 1901 in Washington DC. [She made a trip
through Scotland and on the boat returning home met Adaline
Sophia McQuestion who married in Canada, J.B. Chambre.] Children
[CHASE]: Mary, Charles Percy, Walter Greenough (b 30 Jay 1859
Boston MA, physician, grad Harvard 1882, Harvard Medical School
1900, m. 20 Oct 1906 Frances Scott Hubbard, resided 483 Beacon
St. Boston MA].
5. son, b. and d. 1 Jan 1829
6. son, b. 15 Jan 1830, d. 16 Jan 1830
7. Abigail Chase, b. 28 June 1831 in Plymouth NH; m. 28 Nov
1858 to Joseph Warren LANE. He b. in 1831. They lived at St.
Joseph, MO at one time. She d. 11 June 1915 at Hannibal, MO.
Children [who did live at Davenport Iowa, LANE]: Lizzie (b 2
Feb 1864 m. -- Doening] and Mary Esther (b. 4 Aug 1878).
8. Alvah Aretas, b. 9 May 1833; m. 11 July 1861; known as "Rete;"
m. Carrie CHASE who d. 15 Jan 1896 St. Louis Mo. He d. 23 APR
1912 at Ottawa KS; had resided at Springfield IL, and St. Louis
Mo.
9. +Benjamin Chase, b. 18 May 1835; m. 5 Sep 1860; d.
30 Jan 1921
10. Mary, b. 7 March 1840, d. 29 Aug 1843
11. Garaphelia Burnham, b. 3 Nov 1842; m. 15 Aug 1889 in Boston
to Joseph A. WATSON; d. Easter 1924. Her body was cremated and
her ashes buried in the Old Holderness Cemetery near Plymouth
NH. "She was an unusual woman and everyone who knew her
loved and admired her."
Greenough-4
McQUESTEN (Peter-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 5 June 1804 at
Plymouth NH; married 28 Sep 1828 to Myra CHASE, dau of Stephen
& Abigail (Ambrose Nee Gilman) Chase. She b. 14 DEC 1801
at Northfield NH and d. 28 DEC 1888 in Concord NH. He was associated
in trade with Isaac Whittier in Northfield NH and was later
a clerk in various stores in Tilton NH. He returned to Plymouth
NH and lived there 1834-41. During those years he was treasurer
of Holmes Academy which was later Plymouth Normal School. In
1850-53 he was postmaster at Penacook (Concord area) NH and
his daughter Myra was his assistant. He entered the employ of
the Concord Railroad as bookkeeper in their constructions shops
at Concord NH, until his old age. He was a deacon in the Congregational
Churches at Tilton and Concord NH. He resided 7 Wall Street
Concord NH in 1876. He died 24 Aug 1890.
Children of Greenough & Myra (Chase) McQuesten:
1. +William Greenough, b. 5 June 1829; m. 17 July 1856;
d. 29 Jan 1880
2. Myra Chase, b. 24 APR 1831; unmarried; d. 29 March 1891
3. & 4. son and dau, twins b. and d. 4 DEC 1833
5. +Evarts, b. 9 March 1837; m. 24 Sep 1863; d. 2 Jan
1906
6. +Peter Rockwood, b. 29 Sep 1839; m. 18 May 1866; d.
23 March 1914
Oliver
Spaulding-4 McQUESTEN (Peter-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 2
Feb 1809 at Plymouth NH; was one of the early manufactures of
gloves as well as being a merchant there. He married 11 Sep
1831 to Charlotte W. ELLISON, dau of John and Mary (Craig) Ellison.
She b. 15 May 1808 and d. 8 Sep 1877. He d. 31 May 1870.
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U.S. Census > 1850 United States Federal Census > New
Hampshire > Grafton > Plymouth
Oliver S. McQuesten 41 M Glove Maker 1200 NH
Charlotte M. McQuesten 42 F NH
Charles O. McQuesten 17 M Glove Maker
Henry H. McQuesten 15 M Farmer
Hariett L. McQuesten 8 F NH
George M. McQuesten 5 M NH
Senelene Roger 16 F NJ
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Children of Oliver S. & Charlotte W. (Ellison) McQuesten:
1. +Charles Oliver, b. 7 Oct 1832; m. 4 Jan 1860; d.
20 Jan 1907
2. +Henry Hutchinson, b. 25 Jan 1835; m. 29 July 1860;
d. 31 Oct 1901
3. Marvette "Vettie" Lillis, b 1843 at Plymouth NH;
m. 19 May 1864 to Edmund H. GEORGE. He b. in 1837; They resided
in Pennsylvania, Washington DC and at Whitefield NH. She d 1892
in Whitefield NH. Children [GEORGE]: Carrie Bell, Harry Spaulding.
4. Marvin, twin, b 1843; d. 1843
5. +George Marvin, b. 10 Oct 1845; m. 21 DEC 1871; d.
25 Nov 1882
Joseph-4
McQUESTEN (Simon-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 29 Nov 1812 in
Litchfield NH; moved to Nashua NH where he was connected with
the Boston, Lowell & Nashua Railroad for several years,
later going into the flour and grain business with his brother
George. He retired from this 10 years before his death. He married
1st) 24 Aug 1837 to Esther McQuesten. She b. 1809 and d. 12
DEC 1839. He m2) 21 APR 1842 to Mrs. Elizabeth (LUND) Martin,
dau of Stephen & Mary (Hardy) Lund. She b. 18 Nov 1816.
Joseph died 17 APR 1882 and his widow d. 26 Jan 1901 at Milford
NH. Children were b. at Nashua NH.
Children of Joseph & Elizabeth (Lund) McQuesten:
1. George A., b. 1843, d. 1860
2. +John Lund, b. 24 Nov 1845; m. 21 March 1872; d. 8
July 1883
3. Mary Lizzie, d at age 3 yrs
4. Frank, b. 1 DEC 1852; d.
5. Maria Tyler, b. 29 DEC 18-- at Nashua NH; m. 29 Oct 1878
to Capt. Alfred Ephraim HUNT. He b. 31 March 1855 at East Douglas
MA. He died 27 APR 1899. She resided in Pittsburg PA. Child
[HUNT]: Roy Arthur, b. 3 Aug 1881, m. 11 June 1913 to Rachel
McMasters Miller.
George-4
McQUESTEN (Simon-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 4 June 1817 in
Litchfield NH; went to Nashua NH at age 12 tending locks on
the canal until he was 21 years of age. Then he went into the
lumber business in Nashua and Concord NH. While in Nashua NH
he held various city government offices. In 1872 he moved to
Boston MA and organized the South Pine Lumber business under
the name of McQuesten & Fogg. After Mr. Fogg died the name
was changed to George McQuesten & Co. He married 1853 to
Theoline Tidden CAMPBELL, dau of James Campbell of Windham NH.
She b. 5 DEC 1829 and d. 23 DEC 1914. He d. 6 June 1892. They
are buried in Edgewood cemetery, Nashua NH.
Children of George & Theoline T. (Campbell) McQuesten:
1. Frank M., b. 22 Feb 1855; d. 17 Aug 1855
2. +Frank Barnet, b. 9 APR 1856; m. 18 Sep 1880
3. +Fred, b. 11 July 1858; m. 2 Oct 1898; d. 28 Sep 1923
4. +George Edward, b. 1 May 1868; m. 2 APR 1896; d. 7
Nov 1916
Edward-4
McQUESTEN (William-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 18 APR 1804
in Litchfield NH; lived in Derry NH and later was a mason at
Amoskeag [Manchester or Goffstown NH]. He was a member of the
first Board of Alderman of Manchester in 1846. He married 9
Nov 1830 to Harriet E. Colby [?Crochett]. She b. 7 Sep 1809
and d. 5 DEC 1869. He d. 15 APR 1880 at Annisquam (Gloucester)
MA. Children were all born at Manchester NH.
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US Census > 1850 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Manchester
Edward McQuestion 44 M Mason 4000 NH
Harriett McQuestion 40 F NH
Ann M. McQuestion 19 F NH
Frances McQuestion 17 F NH
Marcia V. McQuestion 9 F NH
Rachel R. Colby 64 F NH
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Children of Edward & Harriet E. (Colby) McQuesten:
1. Anna Maria, b. July 1831; m. 21 Jan 1874 Capt. Gustavus Adolphus
"Augustus" Lane, b. in 1812, d. in 1878. No children.
Buried at Mr. Adnah Cemetery in Annisquam MA. He had been a
grocer there, having previously followed the sea as commander
of vessels in the West Indian trade.
2. Frances Eva., b. May 1833; m1) Henry TILTON who died. She
m2) 22 Sep 1863 to Edson GEORGE, a sutler in the army of the
Civil War. They resided in New York City. She m3) 11 Jan 1877
to John B. NEWTON of Newport RI who was b. in 1827. No children.
3. Marcia Vaness, b. Sep 1840 at Manchester NH; married 1) 24
Sep 1863 to her third cousin, Capt. James F. McQuesten. He b.
7 March 1835, died 19 Sep 1864. His marriage ring, robbed on
the battlefield, was returned one year after his death to her
at Washington DC where she was a clerk in the Treasury Dept.
She m3) 25 25 July 1876 to George Frederick SIMPSON. He b. in
1841 at Sullivan ME, son of Amos B. and Amelia Simpson. He was
a concrete paver in Boston MA. He predeceased her. She d. circa
July 1922 at Newton MA. No children.
4. Josephine "Josie", b. 23 June 1845; d. 8 July 1849
Salah
Temple-4 McQUESTEN (William-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 2
June 1808 in Litchfield NH. He married 23 June 1812 to Nancy
J. McPHERSON. She b. 23 June 1812. Some say he had been married
previously to Nancy, and had one child. He died 14 August 1882.
Nancy died 28 Oct 1894. Both are buried at Valley Cemetery,
Manchester NH.
Children of Salah T. & Nancy J. (McPherson) McQuesten:
1. Henrietta, b. 1838; m1) Martin Van Buren; m2) Eugene Dunton.
She and Mr. Dunton are buried in the North Chelmsford Cemetery,
Lowell MA.
2. Asenath Pierce, b. 16 July 1843 probably at Manchester NH;
m. 19 DEC 1865 to Benjamin Franklin CURRIER, son of Oliver Currier.
He b. 20 March 1841. She d. 14 Oct 1893. Children: [CURRIER]:
Grace Florence (b 25 Aug 1867, unmarried.) and Sarah Louise
(b 11 Feb 1875 m. Henry A. Stephens)
3. Sarah D., b. 1845; m. Charles D. BROCKWAY. He b. 17 Oct 1843
and d. 28 APR 1879. She d. 31 Oct 1906. All are buried in Valley
Cemetery, Manchester NH. Child [Brockway]: Charles Hosea, b.
1875, d. 1879]
4. Zilla Louise, b. 26 DEC 1847; m. 22 Nov 1880 in MA to Clark
WATERS. He b. 1835 and d. 1901. She was a "soprano"
and was famous in the American concert field. She d. 24 Sep
1920; no children.
5. Edward Benton, b. 25 Aug 1852; d. 4 Nov 1855
James
Milton-4 McQUESTEN (James-3, Simon-2, William-1) born 1
March 1808 at Merrimack NH. His father died when he was a child,
and he was raised by his guardian, Deacon John McQuesten at
Bedford NH. He started in mercantile business but soon began
the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1837, and went
to Plymouth NH in 1847, where he continued in the legal profession.
He married 10 May 1835 at Wentworth NH to Louisa PAIGE. She
b. 18 APR 1811 at Wentworth NH and d. 6 Oct 1874 at Plymouth
NH. He died 28 May 1875 in Chicago IL and is buried in Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord NH.
Children of James M. & Louisa (Paige) McQuesten:
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 13 May 1836 at Wentworth NH; m. 22 APR
1873 to Cyrus SARGEANT. He b 24 Aug 1824 at Candia NH, son of
Rufus Sargeant, grandson of Moses, and great-grandson of Capt.
John Sargent, of the war of the Revolution. They lived in the
old James McQuesten Homestead in Plymouth NH [he had been a
life-long friend of her fathers, and was a widower with one
child, Caroline Sargeant, b. 28 Sep 1857 and who m. 1 May 1884
to Dr. Robert Burns]. Cyrus died 24 July 1902 and Mary d. 12
DEC 1902. Children: [SARGEANT]: Cyrus Jr., Louise, Paul and
Phillip. [Additional info on Cyrus Sargeant: "Like so many
of his contemporaries, he left the state [of NH] to engage in
city industries. He remained in Boston [MA] from 1840 until
1862, when he retired from active business. He married Sarah
J. Emerson, of Boston, in 1856, who died after three brief,
happy years, leaving one daughter, Caroline, who was married
to Dr. Robert Burns, of Plymouth in 1883. From 1862 ten years
were passed in gratifying his taste for travel, alternating
between Europe and different portions of our
own country. In 1873 he married for the second time, Mary E.,
the daughter of his lifelong intimate friend, James McQuesten.
Of their four children, two only survive. Mrs. Sargeant's parents
dying while they were in Europe, the old homestead of Mr. McQuesten
came into their possession, which they now occupy. This ancient
roof had the obloquy then, the honor now, of having hospitably
sheltered Mr. George Thompson, of England, for one night, during
his first memorable visit to this county, as guest of N.P. Rogers
its builder. Mr. Sargeant, while an admirer and supporter of
Webster, Sumner and Lincoln, has always deprecated what seems
to him, too much
bondage to party, and true to his conviction of duty voted solid
for Mr. Cleveland in 1884.]
2. James, b. 27 May 1839, d. 28 Aug 1840
3. James Greenough, b. 27 DEC 1842; d. 1844
4. Caroline Louise, b. 5 Aug 1845 at Plymouth NH; m. 17 DEC
1863 to Charles A. DOLE. He b. 20 June 1834 at Lunenburg MA.
They resided at Lebanon NH. She d. 9 Jan 1865. Her husband remarried
Jan 1866 to Helen M. Stevens of Haverhill MA. By her he had
one son, Stevie Dole who died at age five months. Charles A.
died 1 APR 1914. Child [DOLE]: James Stephen (b Jan 1865, d.
Sep 1865)
Capt.
Isaac-4 McQUESTEN (Robert Henry-3, Simon-2, William-1) b.
18 Oct 1811 in Litchfield NH. Schooling as a child consisted
of eight or ten weeks each year until he was fourteen. He worked
as a farm laborer first. By the time he reached age 21, he had
purchased the homestead in Litchfield, and always lived there.
In 1840 he and Capt. Samuel Chase formed a partnership (lasting
20 years) in the lumber trade, and also as proprietors of a
store in the center of Litchfield NH. Capt. Chase moved to Nashua,
the first dissolved and Isaac continued his business until 1878.
He won his title in the Fifth Regiment of the militia [whose
training ground was the lawn surrounding the old church on the
hill]. He held various offices including representative four
years, elected road commissioner for Hillsborough County in
1849; from 1862 to 68 selectman and town treasurer of Litchfield.
In 1868-69 he was the Democratic candidate for state senator;
From 1887-91 he was justice of the peace and quorum for the
state. He was the principal magistrate of the town, and often
was employed in writing deeds, will and other documents. He
was one of the church members and was clerk from 1851-1896 [Presbyterian].
From 1875 to 1896 was superintendent of the Sabbath School.
He married 29 DEC 1842 to Margaret Ann CHASE, dau of Major Francis
and Dorothy (Bixby) Chase. She b. 14 July 1819. They celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary and at the time of his death,
3 DEC 1896, he was one of the oldest inhabitants in Litchfield
NH. He began to write the history of his family, the data which
his daughter kept and furnished to write other histories.
Children of Capt. Isaac & Margaret A. (Bixby) McQuesten:
1. +Eugene Forrest, b. 11 Oct 1843; m. three times; d.
19 July 1906
2. +Francis Henry, b. 18 APR 1848; m. twice; d. 6 Aug
1924
3. Jennie Florence, b. 1 APR 1855 in Litchfield NH, taught in
country schools of Hudson, Merrimack and Litchfield NH. She
helped to found the free public library in Litchfield, and was
its librarian until her death 9 DEC 1915; She was also the organist
for her church. She, as well as her father gathered information
about the family history. She m. 28 March 1878 to Frederick
Lewis CENTER. He b. 5 Jan 1846 in Litchfield NH, and died 28
Sep 1834. Children [CENTER]: Lizzie Margaret, (b 7 Jan 1881,
m. 11 June 1913 to George Crosby Goffe) and Florence Caroline
(b 26 May 1888, unmarried, librarian)
Thomas-4
McQUESTEN (Robert Henry-3, Simon-2, William-1) b. 16 Oct
1830 in the cottage on the "Simon Homestead" in Litchfield
NH. He married 17 May 1860 to Emily Pierce BLOOD, dau of Howard
and Rhoda (Pierce) Blood. She b. 6 DEC 1833 at Temple NH. Thomas
was overseer in Souhegan Mills, Milford NH. They moved to Litchfield
8 May 1877. She d. 12 Jan 1884 and he d. 19 Feb 1902.
Child of Thomas & Emily P. (Blood) McQuesten:
1. Walter Thomas, b. 9 Feb 1869 at Milford NH; unmarried. Was
an engineer on the Boston & Maine (B&M) Railroad; lived
in Hudson and Litchfield NH. Had a valuable collection of antique
and handmade bottles.
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***FIFTH GENERATION***
Charles
Frederick Gove-5 McQUESTEN (William-4, David-3, William-2,
William-1) , b. 1 APR 1816 probably in Goffstown NH; m. 30 DEC
1841, Louisa M. Gleason, who was b. 13 Feb 1818; He d. 10 Oct
1873; she d. 16 Oct 1908 [birth, marriage and death records
from Concord NH]. She had the infant are buried in the Unitarian
Cemetery in Nashua NH.
Child of Charles F.G. & Louisa M. (Gleason) McQUESTEN:
1. Infant, b. 1846, d. 14 Jan 1847
John
Knox-5 McQUESTEN (Samuel-4, David-3, William-2, William-1),
b. 27 May 1842, on his grandfather's farm in Bedford NH; d.
2 June 1920; married 1) 5 Nov 1868, Lucia Cutler, dau of Rev.
Calvin Cutler of Windham NH. She b. 4 May 1839 and d. 28 March
1912. He married 2) 16 May 1916, Mrs. Ella McAfee Walch who
survived him. He was a member of the Common Council and a representative
in the State Legislature. He was also a member of the school
board, and one of the oldest members of Lafayette Lodge of Masons,
Manchester NH. In addition he was a Deacon and attendant of
the South Main Street Congregational Church. No children. His
2nd wife sold the farm and moved to Hartford, CT to live with
a son by her former marriage.
William
Wirt-5 McQUESTEN (Dr. David-4, David-3, William-2, William-1)
b. 28 DEC 1833 at Washington NH; d. 19 Jan 1905 at Muscatine
Iowa. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario Canada and Lawrence KS before
locating in Muscatine, Iowa, where he was one of the firm of
"McQuesten & Sawyer, Hardware, Stoves & Tinware."
He built a flourishing business. He m. 16 May 1866 at Muscatine,
Iowa to Elizabeth Frances Webb who was b. 20 Feb 1846 in Brooklyn
NY. She d. 4 APR 1919 at Little Falls, Minnesota. They were
members of the Congregational Church.
Children of Dr. David & Elizabeth F. (Webb) McQuesten:
1. Ella, b. 6 Sep 1867, d. abt 1950 in Minneapolis MN; m. 25
Sep 1889 to Elwood John RICHIE, son of William Small & Frances
Ann Johns (Hine) Richie. He b. 20 March 1865 in Little Falls
Minnesota? and d. 1 May 1944 in Little Falls MN, resided Little
Falls, Minn. Had issue. (RICHIE): Fred, Helen, Lovell Elwood,
ELoise Carol and Margaret Wirt.
2. +William, b. 11 Jan 1869; m. 28 Sep 1897; d. 8 DEC
1925
3. Sarah Webb, b. 15 March 1870; m. 27 DEC 1911, John W. STEPHENSON
of Minneapolis
4. Frederick, b. 4 June 1872; d. 2 Nov 1885
5. Harriet Seymore, b. 14 Aug 1879; m. William J. JESCHKA
John
Quincy Adams-5 McQUESTON (Dr. David-4, David-3, William-2,
William-1) b. 22 Aug 1835 at Washington NH, m. 1 May 1860 to
Louisa Nurse KEYS who was b. 14 May 1836 and d. 21 March 1883.
He d. 5 APR 1919, (both he and his wife died at Manchester NH).
He had resided in Manchester NH for fifty years.
Children of John Q.A. & Louisa N. (Keys) McQueston:
1. Martha Louisa, b. 14 Feb 1861; unmarried. d. 13 Nov 1912
2. Julia Chapin, b. 1 May 1862 in Manchester NH ; m. 1 Jan 1884,
Herbert Howard WILLIAMS, who was b. 30 July 1849 at East Bolton,
Quebec and d. 6 Aug 1926 in Manchester NH. After her husband's
death, Julia moved to California [1927] to live with her daughter.
Children [WILLIAMS]: Guy Herbert, Grace Louise, Dean Keyes and
Howard Amos.
Isaac
Baldwin-5 McQUESTEN (Dr. Calvin-4, David-3, William-2, William-1)
b. 26 Nov 1847 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; m. 18 June 1873
to Mary
BAKER. She b. 10 Oct 1849 and d. 7 DEC 1934. He predeceased
her 7 March
1888. The family lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Children of Isaac B. & Mary (Baker) McQUESTEN:
1. Mary Baldwin, b. 20 March 1874, unmarried; d. SEP 17, 1964
2. Calvin, b. 1 May 1876; graduated from Toronto University
and Knox College, ordained 1909; chaplain to the Hamilton Sanitarium;
unmarried; d. AUG 2, 1968
3. Hilda Belle, b. 15 Oct 1877; unmarried; d. Nov 15, 1967
4. Ruby Baker, b. 3 May 1879; unmarried. d. 9 April 1911
5. Muriel Fletcher, b. 15 Nov 1880; d. 27 Aug 1882
6. Hon. Thomas Baker, b. 30 June 1882; grad from Toronto University
in
1904 and from Osgoode Hall in 1907; minister of Public Works
and
Highways in the Government of Ontario Province; unmarried; d.
JAN 13, 1948
7. Margaret Edna, b. 25 Oct 1885; unmarried.; d. 10 Nov 1935
Solon
Frederick [James]-5 McQUESTEN (William-4, William-3, William-2,
William-1) was b. 20 Oct 1835 in Londonderry NH; christened
Solon James but substituted Frederick for James in later life.
When the family moved to Saco, ME he learned the trade of machinist;
was for many years master mechanic of the Arlington and Duck
Mills in Lawrence. He married 5 March 1854, Esther Sarah COOK,
dau of William and Sarah Cook. They resided in Lynn, MA where
she d. 9 Nov 1855. He married 2) March 1860, Susanna Martha
GOODWIN, dau of Moses and Annie (Webber) Goodwin of Biddeford
ME. She died, and Solon J. married 3) 25 Feb 1873, Sarah Ann
MORTON, dau of George and Ann (Shackleton) Morton. She was b.
13 DEC 1847 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, coming to the United
States when about 9 years old. They resided in Lawrence and
North Andover, Massachusetts. He died 4 APR 1905 at North Andover
MA. She died 24 Sep 1933 in Lawrence, MA.
Children of Solon Frederick [James] & Esther S. (Cook)
McQuesten:
1. +Frederick Solon, b. 9 Oct 1855; married twice; d.
15 Jan 1910
2. Helen Chase, b. DEC 1860
Children of Solon Frederick [James] & Sarah A. (Morton)
McQuesten:
3. William Morton, b. 24 DEC 1873; m. 8 Jan 1900
4. +Frank Herbert, b. 12 Nov 1875; m. 1 June 1897
5. George M. b. 13 May 1879 at Lawrence MA: d. 17 July 1879
6. +Herbert Eugene, b. 17 Sep 1882; m. 8 June 1910
7. Howard Russell, b. 20 Aug 1891 at N. Andover MA; d. 29 Jan
1901
Dr.
Charles Augustus-5 McQUESTEN (Daniel Potter-4, William-3,
William-2, William-1) born 19 Nov 1841 at Bangor ME; graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1864; served during the Civil War
as a surgeon and was severely wounded at the battle of Antietam;
after recovery he served again as assistant surgeon in the 4th
US Cavalry; was with Gen. Otis in the Philippines and with Dewey
at Manila; resided in Spain and also practiced in Mexico; was
on the first Board of Examining Surgeons, US Pensions, stationed
in San Francisco, California. He married 29 Feb 1896 at Alameda,
California to Laura Scott ROUNTREE. She b. 15 Feb 1866 in California.
They resided in San Francisco and Alameda, California. She d.
7 APR 1934 in Alameda, CA. Their bodies were cremated and the
urns are interred in the Officer's Section, Presidio, California.
In 1910 US Census living in Alameda, Alameda Co., California
with wife, Laura, sister Emma, and son, Robin, and sister-in-law
Louisa K. Rountree.
Child of Dr. Charles & Laura S. (Rountree) McQuesten:
1. +Charles Robin, b. 29 DEC 1898.
John
Adams-5 McQUESTEN (Capt. John-4, James-3, William-2, William-1)
b. 7 Aug 1834 in New Hampshire; went to Wisconsin and in the
late 1850's to California; established a forwarding business
with a warehouse at the junction of the Feather and Yuba Rivers,
in partnership with R.M. Shackleford. In 1861-62 the high waters
destroyed the warehouse and he went to Washo, Nevada. He married
26 April 1864, in San Francisco, California, Mrs. Zeralda Ruth
(Osborn) Brosius. She b. 7 Aug 1834 at Covinton, Indiana. They
went to Los Gatos where he managed a lumber yard for about 3
years. Finding he had consumption, he closed his businesses
and planned to go to Honolulu with his wife and 15 month old
son, but died 12 DEC 1867 at the home of Mr. Schackleford. He
had been married before, at Plattsville, Wisconsin, to a schoolteacher,
Miss Hammond, a beautiful woman. She died at the birth of a
daughter. He took a dislike to the child because of the loss
of the mother and it was brought up by its grandmother Hammond.
The son died and was buried at Los Gatos but was moved to Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, San Meteo County, near San Francisco. The widow
remarried to John V. Hunter and lived at Santa Cruz, California.
Children of John Adams & -- (Hammond) McQuesten:
1. Anna, b. 1857
Children of John Adams & Zeralda R. (Osborn) McQuesten:
2. John Adams Jr., b. 1 Sep 1866; d. 3 APR 1885
Leroy
Napoleon-5 "Jack" McQUESTEN (Capt. John-4, James-3,
William-2, William-1) b. 9 July 1836 on a Litchfield NH farm
and moved to Portland ME with his parents when very young. He
joined the gold rush to California, leaving Portland in the
spring. He mined for a few years with his brother Varnum, and
cousins W
