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     Isaac Evelith was born on 22 March 1679/80 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA.

     Jobe Evelith was born on 15 March 1682/83 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA.

     Mary Evelith was born on 10 February 1685 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA. She died on 7 April 1686 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA, at age 1.

     Abigail Millet was born on 23 July 1761 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA.

     Elizabeth Millet was born on 6 September 1763 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA.

     Sarah Millet was born on 3 September 1759 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA.

     Susanna Millet was born on 6 September 1760 at Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA.

     John Farrow married Mary Hilliard, daughter of William Hilliard and Hester (?), on 14 August 1664 at Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA.

     David Kimball married Abigail (?).

     Abigail (?) married David Kimball.
     Her married name was Kimball.

     Mary Lovet married Deacon John Leavitt in 1637; Name of his first wife does not appear on Hingham records. Mary Lovet died on 3 July 1646 at Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA. She was buried on 5 July 1646 at Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA.
     As of 1637,her married name was Leavitt.

     Edward Gilman married Mary (?).
     Edward Gilman and Mary (?) lived in 1636 at Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA.

     Mary (?) married Edward Gilman.
     Her married name was Gilman. Mary (?) and Edward Gilman lived in 1636 at Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA.

     Mary Leavitt was born in 1699.

     Joanna (?) was born before 1600 at England. She married Isaac Cummings.
     Her married name was Cummings.

     Aaron H. Beede was born on 24 September 1782 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. He married Hannah or Ruhamah Jewell on 28 February 1808.

     Dorothy "Dolly" Beede was born on 9 February 1791 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. She married Solomon Turner on 16 March 1813. Dorothy "Dolly" Beede died on 25 February 1870 at Dudswell, Le Haut Saint Francois, Quebec, Canada, at age 79.
     As of 16 March 1813,her married name was Turner.

     Ebenezer Beede was born on 30 October 1797 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA.

     Ebenezer Beede was born on 15 December 1777 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. He died on 11 April 1789 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA, at age 11. 8 yrs, 8mos 4dys.

     Ebenezer Beede was born on 1 March 1789 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. He died on 20 May 1802 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA, at age 13. 13yrs 2mos 19dys.

     Elizabeth Beede was born on 2 March 1779 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA.

     Ephraim Beede was born on 18 April 1793 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. He died on 7 April 1862 at Quebec, Canada, at age 68.

     Nathan Beede was born on 11 January 1781 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. He married Eleanor Bean on 16 October 1800. Nathan Beede died on 11 April 1851 at Phillips, Franklin, ME, USA, at age 70. He was buried at Beedy Cemetery, Weld, Franklin, ME, USA.

     Peter Beede was born on 5 June 1776. He died in 1777 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. Ae. 1yr.

     Captain Daniel Beede III was born on 8 April 1784 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. He died in 1864.
     Captain Daniel Beede III was war; He was a Captain in command of the Industry Company of Militia called out during the War of 1812. His name was legally changed to Beedy When he entered the army, he changed the spelling of his name from BEEDE to the American Spelling of BEEDY.

     Jeremiah Beede was born.

     Judge Daniel Beede Esq was born on 21 July 1729 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. He married Patience Prescott on 5 February 1750 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. Judge Daniel Beede Esq married Dorothy Ethridge on 27 February 1795 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. Judge Daniel Beede Esq died on 7 April 1799 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA, at age 69.
     Judge Daniel Beede Esq moved in 1767 to Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA; In 1767, he was called to settle Sandwich. As an inducement to come to Sandwich, he was promised 100 acres of land for each of his children—tradition says each of his sons.
Leaving his farm in charge of his second son, Daniel, Jr., he and his wife, Israel Gilman and his wife, fifteen laborers, and Mary Wells, a hired girl, came to Sandwich in Nov., 1767.
We suppose that they came across Lake Winnepesaukee from Gilmanton to Clark’s Landing in Moultonborough Falls. Then they climbed Red Hill that they might decide upon a location for the first house. They decided that what is now know as Wentworth Hill was the most desirable spot, and journeyed thither through unbroken forests, and mires, and swamps. The very same day they reached the top of the hill, they built a log house. Snow fell that night. Daniel Beede took cold and had a fever, and through that long illness, he was cared for by Dr. Rogers of Plymouth, who came across country, his only guide being spotted trees.
We are not told that Daniel’s son Nathan came with the party, but Nathan, himself, claims that he felled the first tree cut in Sandwich. The fact of Nathan’s presence here may explain why Daniel, Jr., a lad of fifteen, was left to attend to the Gilmanton farm.
Five log houses were built in the autumn of 1767, as follows: Daniel Beede, Jeremiah Hilton, Jeremiah Page, David Bean, and John Prescott—all on high land within a comparatively short distance from the present Wentworth hill location. Others were built during the winter. The next great piece of work, after sites were chosen and log houses were built, was the building of roads from house to house.
Then the town must be surveyed, and this was done in 1769 by Daniel Beede. The territory was divided into 4 short and 13 long ranges. A short range contained 6 lots, and a long range from 29 to 31 lots. A plan was drawn, and the town accepted this plan in 1771. This plan is not now in existence—only an imperfect copy.
The first town meeting was held in 1772 in Daniel Beede’s house. He was elected Town Clerk, and served in that capacity twelve years—until 1794. He was elected on the first board of selectmen and served nine times., the last term ending in 1792. He was the first Justice of the Peace, 1775, holding that position until his appointment as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Stafford County. He was Representative with some interruptions for 1775 to 1795. He was Judge from 1795 to 1799, when he resigned to take effect upon his seventieth birthday. In 1775, he was a delegate to the 5th Provincial Congress at Exeter, and a delegate to the first Constitutional Convention in 1791-92. He served the town during his entire life in Sandwich—1767 to 1800. All town meeting were held in his house from 1772 to 1792. Then the town meetings were held in the church, which stood where [omitted in copy].
Daniel Beede built the first mills in town (saw and grist) at the lower end of the village where the ruins now remain. His son Cyrus, and later his grandson Stephen, lived in the house nearby. He had many fights with wolves as he journeyed from his home to these mills. The wolves continued to be a menace to the inhabitants until the "Great Wolf Hunt" in 1830, when "800 warriors of all ages" led by Gen. Johnson D. Quimby killed some, wounded many, and the remainder of the pack fled to the mountains never to return to Sandwich or Tamworth.
When he came to Sandwich in 1767, he brought with him a helper in the housekeeping, Mary Wells. Mary married Benjamin Blanchard, one of the fifteen laborers who came with the party. Later, Dorothy Scribner agree to come to help Mrs. Beede after Daniel promised her that she should marry one of his sons, and the record reads, "Married—July 15, 1770—Nathan Beede and Dolly Scribner."

     Patience Prescott was born in 1724 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. She married Judge Daniel Beede Esq, son of Eli Beede and Mehitable Sleeper, on 5 February 1750 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. Patience Prescott died in December 1793.
     As of 4 February 1750,her married name was Beede.

     Elijah Beede was born on 16 May 1757 at Brentwood, Rockingham, NH, USA. He died on 28 May 1775 at Drown in Squam Lake at age 18.

     Gen Cyrus Beede was born in 1766 at Gilmanton.

     Dorothy Ethridge was born in 1731. She married Judge Daniel Beede Esq, son of Eli Beede and Mehitable Sleeper, on 27 February 1795 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA.
     As of 27 February 1795,her married name was Beede.

     Eli Beede was born in 1699 at Isle of Jersey, Channel Islands, France. He married Mehitable Sleeper, daughter of Aaron Sleeper and Elizabeth Shaw, in 1720 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. Eli Beede died on 8 May 1789 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. He was buried on 1 June 1789 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA.
     Eli Beede immigrated in 1713; He was filled with a great desire to see more of the world than the little island could show him, and so, in 1713, when he was fourteen years old, he hid himself away in the hold of a sailing vessel and came to America.
In due time the little ship sailed, and in due time he was discovered and brought before the captain. When the captain, who was prepared to be very stern and severe, saw the boy, he relented and set about to find a task by which he should earn his food. He saw that his grimy fingers were delicate and had be trained to work "the most refined." He had among the articles for the colonial trade, large boxes of stockings knit by English dames. These stockings had become moth-eaten, and the young Eli soon proved that he could mend them to be as good as new. So he paid his passage, and landed safely—tradition says in Boston and tradition says in Portsmouth. He loved the country, and immediately set out to find employment on a farm. He went to Hampton, apprenticed himself to a farmer, and lived with this same farmer until he was 21. Tradition says that his indenture paid whatever remained of his passage money. He had gained a knowledge of farming and decided to go to Kingston, then East Kingston. There he went to work to make a living, and make a living he did. He spoke the old Norman French spoken by the "peasantry of Jersey to-day". He was a man of considerable local distinction, was "sort of Rarey", and was "yclept" doctor for his skill in treating sick horses and cattle, and wizard for his power of teaching and taming wild and vicious horses. He was church member on 14 March 1742 at Kingston Church, Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA.

     Mehitable Sleeper was born on 25 April 1701 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA; First girl born in Kingston, NH. She married Eli Beede in 1720 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. Mehitable Sleeper died in 1793 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA.
     As of 1720,her married name was Beede.

     Aaron Sleeper married Elizabeth Shaw.

     Elizabeth Shaw married Aaron Sleeper, son of Johannah (?). Elizabeth Shaw died on 27 October 1708 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA.
     Her married name was Sleeper.

     Hezekiah Beede was born on 19 June 1725 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. He married Hepzibah Smith on 9 July 1747 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. Hezekiah Beede married Judith Gove on 12 November 1772 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. Hezekiah Beede died in May 1801 at age 75.

     Jonathan I Beede was born on 17 September 1734 at Kingston, Rockingham, NH, USA. He married Anna Sleper in 1757 at Amesbury, Essex, MA, USA. Jonathan I Beede married Susannah Hoag on 23 August 1786 at Amesbury, Essex, MA, USA. Jonathan I Beede died on 14 June 1825 at Poplin, Rockingham, NH, USA, at age 90.

     Thomas Beede was born on 6 July 1737 at Sandwich, Strafford, NH, USA. He married Elizabeth Urann in 1754. Thomas Beede died on 6 March 1806 at Poplin, Rockingham, NH, USA, at age 68. Kicked by a horse.