John Bolles (1755 - 1829)

Born 14 Nov 1755 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Randall) Bolles — married 30 May 1778 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1829 at age 73 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

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Biography

John was the son of David & Lydia (Kirby) Bolles.^[1] He married first, Mercy Randall, daughter of Simon & Martha (Hathaway) Randall, on 30 May 1778 at Rochester; they had twelve children.^[2]

John married second, Cynthia Southwick on April 19, 1805 at Richmond,^[3] and they had six chlidren.^[2]

He died March 22, 1829^[2] and is buried at Middletown Cemetery, Richmond, Cheshire, NH.

Children

1. Mary b Jan 20, 1780; m Livin Aldrich
2. David b Feb 15, 1781; m Lucy Stone
3. Obed b Jun 12, 1782; m Waitstill Aldrich
4. Prudence b Jul 16, 1784; m Aaron Kenney
5. John b Jul 8, 1787; died without issue
6. Simeon b Jan 3, 1789; m Sally Hutchins
7. Mercy b Nov 29, 1791; m Peter Snow
8. Hosea b Mar 12, 1794
9. Daniel b Jun 29, 1800; m Clarissa Warren
10. Lovisa b Jan 28, 1798; m Calvin Fields
11. Lewis b May 15, 1796; m (1) Anna Flint (2) Eliza Pratt
12. Amos b Jun 17, 1802; m Eliza Saxton
13. Jesse b Nov 11, 1805;
14. Randall b Sep 22, 1807; m Susan Holbrook
15. Stephen b Sep 17, 1809
16. Benjamin b Oct 17, 1812
17. Elisha b Nov 15, 1814; m Sarah Richardson
18. Elizabeth b Aug 11, 1820

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Rochester Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I-Births. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1914. Page 44. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Plymouth/Rochester/Images/Rochester_B044.shtml
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Bolles, John A. Genealogy of the Bolles Family in America. Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1865. Page 53. https://archive.org/details/genealogybolles00bollgoog/page/n72/mode/2up?q=Lydia+Kirby
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6R-VR2 : 2 April 2020), John Bolles and Cyntha Southwick, 19 Apr 1805; citing Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,965.

see also:

• John A. Bolles, Genealogy of the Bolles Family in America (Boston: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1865), p. 53.

• Ezra S. Stearns, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: Vol. II (New York & Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), p. 1420.

• Furber, George. History of Littleton, New Hampshire (The University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1905), p. 71.

• William Bassett, History of the Town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire: From Its First Settlement to 1882 (Boston: C. W. Calkins & Co., Printers, 1884), p. 320.

• 1790 US CENSUS, Census Place: Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 117; Image: 66; Family History Library Film: 0568145.

• 1800 US CENSUS, Census Place: Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Series: M32; Roll: 20; Page: 962; Image: 131; Family History Library Film: 218679.

• 1820 US CENSUS, Census Place: Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Page: 411; NARA Roll: M33_59; Image: 306.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42731763