Nelson Josiah, b. Nov. 5, 1834. Went to Boston, 1851, and to California, 1854; returned to Vermont , 1862. Served during the Civil War in Co. H, 12th Vermont; m. in Boston, Oct. 3, 1865, Clara Hunkins, (b. in Haverhill, N. H.); rem. to San Francisco, 1856, where his wife d. June 6, 1875, aged 36. Two c., Elva W., d. in her 21st year, and Clarence J., who d. in his 18th. He m. 2d, June 3, 1883, D. Augusta Peer, a native of Whichchurch, Ont. She d. Aug. 26, 1890. Two c.. Annie Grace, and Roswell. vii. Eliza Lawrence, b. Sept. 13, 1836. Went to California with her brother, Edwin, in 1854. and m. in 1855, Dr. Mark T. Dodge, a native of New York City. He d. 1866, leaving two c. Mrs. Dodge resides in Stockton, Cal. viii. Lydia Annette, b. Sept. 26,1839; m. Aug. 10, 1862, J. Frances Jenness, a native of Beverly, Mass., a member of the 40th Massachusetts in the Civil War. Rem. to San Francisco, 1872, and later to Southern California, where he d. April 1, 1886. C, Herbert H., and Ina P., b. in Boston; Maud P., b. and d. in California. Mrs. Jenness and children now live in San Francisco.
Nelson Josiah, b. Nov. 5, 1834. Went to Boston, 1851, and to California, 1854; returned to Vermont , 1862. Served during the Civil War in Co. H, 12th Vermont; m. in Boston, Oct. 3, 1865, Clara Hunkins, (b. in Haverhill, N. H.); rem. to San Francisco, 1856, where his wife d. June 6, 1875, aged 36. Two c., Elva W., d. in her 21st year, and Clarence J., who d. in his 18th. He m. 2d, June 3, 1883, D. Augusta Peer, a native of Whichchurch, Ont. She d. Aug. 26, 1890. Two c.. Annie Grace, and Roswell. vii. Eliza Lawrence, b. Sept. 13, 1836. Went to California with her brother, Edwin, in 1854. and m. in 1855, Dr. Mark T. Dodge, a native of New York City. He d. 1866, leaving two c. Mrs. Dodge resides in Stockton, Cal. viii. Lydia Annette, b. Sept. 26,1839; m. Aug. 10, 1862, J. Frances Jenness, a native of Beverly, Mass., a member of the 40th Massachusetts in the Civil War. Rem. to San Francisco, 1872, and later to Southern California, where he d. April 1, 1886. C, Herbert H., and Ina P., b. in Boston; Maud P., b. and d. in California. Mrs. Jenness and children now live in San Francisco.
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