Clayton Twitchell (1814 - 1877)

Born 13 Jan 1814 in Bethel, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 6 Dec 1877 at age 63 in Milan, Coos, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Clayton was born in Bethel, Maine, in 1814. He was the son of Cyrus Twitchell and Eunice Belknap.^[1][2] In 1824, at approximately the age of 10, he and his family moved to Milan, New Hampshire.^[3]

Clayton was a farmer and lumberman.^[4][5] He served as selectman for the town of Milan, New Hampshire in 1848-49.^[6] In 1848, he also served as a Justice of the Peace for Milan.^[7] He served as selectman for Dummer, New Hampshire in 1853-5, '61-'63, '65-'68 and '71.^[8] He served as Justice of the Peace for Dummer in 1864,^[9] 1868^[10] and 1870.^[11]

He married Mary Phipps on February 23, 1834.^[1][12] They lived in Milan until sometime between 1850 and 1853, as they were living in Milan in 1850^[4] and Clayton first served as selectman of Dummer in 1853.^[8] Their children included:^[12][13]

• Elijah P., born May 4, 1834
• Cyrus, born August 31, 1840
• Mary E., born September 9, 1841
• Eudora, born August 8, 1844
• Charles Melvin, born December 28, 1845
• Hazen C., born December 15, 1849

Clayton died on December 5^[2] or 6, 1877, in Milan, New Hampshire.^[14] His gravestone has inscribed the date of December 6, while his death record lists December 5. He is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, in Milan.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Lapham, William Berry. History of Bethel : formerly Sudbury, Canada, Oxford County, Maine, 1768-1890, with a brief sketch of Hanover and family statistics. Augusta, Me. : Press of the Maine farmer, 1891. p. 635
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLG-CM2 : 23 February 2021), Clayton Twitchell, 05 Dec 1877; citing Milan, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,110.
3. ↑ Merrill, Georgia Drew. History of Coos County, New Hampshire. Syracuse, N.Y. : W. A. Fergusson, 1888. p. 833
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZ6-94K : 22 December 2020), Claton Twitchel, Milan, Coos, New Hampshire, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7WL-RK8 : 18 February 2021), Clayton Twitchel, 1860.
6. ↑ Merrill, 837
7. ↑ Farmer, John; Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire annual register, and United States calendar. Concord, N.H. : Jacob B. Moore, 1848. p. 87
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Dummer Bicentennial Committee. History of Dummer, New Hampshire, 1773-1973. Littleton, N. H.: Courier Printing co., 1973. p. 223
9. ↑ Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire annual register, and United States calendar. Concord, N.H. : Jacob B. Moore, 1864. p. 98
10. ↑ Jenks, George E. Political manual and annual register for the state of New Hampshire. Concord, NH : McFarland & Jenks, 1868. p. 196
11. ↑ The New Hampshire register and farmer's almanac for 1870. Claremont, N.H. : Claremont Manufacturing Co., 1870. p. 95
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Twitchell, Ralph Emerson. Genealogy of the Twitchell family: Record of the descendants of the Puritan - Benjamin Twitchell, Dorchester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632-1927. New York, N.Y.: Priv. print. for H.K. Twitchell, 1929. p. 216
13. ↑ Morse, Abner. A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston. Boston, Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856. p. 353
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93387558/clayton-twitchell : accessed 08 February 2022), memorial page for Clayton Twitchell (13 Jan 1814–6 Dec 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93387558, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by 2patriots (contributor 47370354)

• Milan Bicentennial Committee. Historical Notes of Milan, New Hampshire. Littleton, N. H. : Courier Print Co., 1971. p. 125
• Morse, Abner. A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston. Boston, Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856. p. 353
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRL-15M : 8 December 2020), Cleigton Twitchel, Milan, Coos, New Hampshire, United States; citing p. 224, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH56-99J : 3 January 2021), Clayton Twitchell, 1870.