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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...as sergeant in Captain John Gay's company of minute-men, Colonel Greaton's regiment, April 19, 1775, for eight days, and in the same company, Thirtysixth Regiment, April to October, 1775; in the same company, December 23, 1775. He married, at Franklin, April 7, 1768, Mary Hill, and before 1780 they moved to Keene, New Hampshire, and later to Braintree, Vermont, where they resided the remainder of their lives. Children: Lewis, born December 15, 1769, died in infancy; Lewis, September 7, 1771; Lucina, July 21, 1773; Lucretia, 1776; David, August 15, 1780, in Keene; Samuel, mentioned below. (VI) Samuel (3), son of Reuben Partridge, was born in January, 1791, died July 1, 1859. He lived in Braintree, Vermont. He married Mary Bass. Children, born in Braintree: Mary Ann, October 20, 1821, married Elisha Mann; Edward Martin, mentioned below; Edwin Orlando, married Mary Whitney, lived in St. Paul, Minnesota; Emmeline, married Augustus Harlow. (VII) Edward Martin, son of Samuel (3) Partridge, was born at Braintree, Vermont, June 11, 1824, died at Woodstock, Vermont, in 1894. He was educated in the public schools. He was a mechanic and a manufacturer of baskets. He served as a sharp-shooter under Captain Stoughton for sixteen months. He was injured in a railroad wreck and confined to the hospital for eight months. He married (first) Elmina Bruce, born at Pomfret, August 17, 1831, died February 2, 1892, daughter of Harvey Bruce, a descendant of the famous Robert Bruce, of Scotland. Her greatgreat-grandfather came to this country from Scotland (see Bruce II). He married (second) Ellen Harlow. Children by first wife: Edward Bruce, born January 30, 1855, died 1909; Herbert Eugene, mentioned below; Lucian E., August 9, 1859, died in Dakota, from injuries received when thr...
