Visited the School in Short Falls District in company with M.P. Gray and William Ham Jr., instructress Miss Almira Hall.

47 Scholars, of which
20 were unclasped scholars
19 clasped in spelling
7 Grammar
47 1 Geography
Appeared well.

Also on same day visited the school in the Mountain District.

38 Scholars
14 in English Reader
16 unclasped Scholars
8 Spelling Book
Miss Betsy Hall, Instructress, Appeared Backward

May 28 District No. 1 = whole number 75

18 Spelling Book - ordinary
21 English Reader - well generally
36 Unclasped
3 Grammar
Miss Kimball Instructress

District No. 7 by Messrs. Ham and Gray
25 Whole number

10 Unclasped
(3 Writing)
(1 Arithmetic)
4 English Readers
2 Testament
2 Easy lesson Spelling Books
7 in two syllables
Miss Nancy Lock, Instructress

VITAL RECORDS FROM JAMES BABB, TOWN CLERK, DIARY

Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

1823 Aged

January
3 Simeon Towle 70 Intemperance
14 Child of Joseph Worth 5 Caukers?
February
1 Child of James Dow 1 Scald?
May
9 Child of James Sherburn - Stillborn, male
June
4 Wife of Winthrop Jones Lumbar Abscess
July
18 Moses Osgood 73 Old age
August
14 John Pettengill 16 months Dysentery
17 Arthur Dailey (Negro) 4 ditto
September
13 Child of Richard Webster 2 Dysentery
October
Child fo Timothy Blake 1 week premature birth
November
24 Child of William Marden Jr. 6 or 7 Typhus Fever
December
28 Child of Eleck Brown 3 Female Croupe

Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

1824 Aged

January
9 Child of John Lane Croupe
~ Wife of Richard Libbey Consumption
25 Jonathan? Dolbeer 12 Throat Distemper
February
24 Child of Samuel Cass 16 months
26 Wife of Jethro Pettengill 57 Consumption
March
23 Enoch Brown Jr. 39 Consumption
24 Cato Fisk (Negro) 66 Typhus Fever
27 Michael McClary Esq. 71 Paralytic
April
2 Wife of Richard Rand 75 Dropsy
26 Widow Bickford 90 Old age
May
31 Daniel? Allen 24 Fever
June
21 Nicholas Gordon 61 Pulmonary Affection?
July
11 Wife of Reuben Sanborn 27 Consumption
August
4 Child of ???? Prescott Hooping Cough
18 Child of John Lake 4 weeks Hooping Cough
September
18 Charles Henry Lord 6 killed in fulling mill?
October
16 Abigail, wife of David Griffin 59 Dropsy
November
7 Ruth Dolloff 35 Kings Evil
22 Mrs. Samuel Goss abt 65 Consumption

Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

1825 Aged

January
3 Ebenezer Fisk (African) Aged Dropsy
13 Widow Sarah Dolbeer ~ Consumption
20 Infant Child of William Marden 25 days
March
22 Widow Moses 83 old age
26 Child of David Marston 5 or 6 weeks Lung Fever
April
19 Child of Caleb Haynes 3 yrs Lung Fever

Isaac Ames Consumption
May
5 Mrs. Susannah Tarlton Consumption
June
21 Mrs. William Rand (buried June 23)
July
22 Child of Silas Green 2 Lung Fever
24 Child of Winthrop Fowler 4 weeks Bowel Consumption?
August
2 Child of B.O. Bartlett 3 Cholera/???
3 Judith Pettengill 49 Typhus Fever
(had lived 33 years at Michael MclLary Esq's)
4 Child of Eleanor Brown 10 months
23 Child of William Foss 2 Dysentery
25 Wife of Samuel Langmaid ditto
September
4 Child of Jonathan Yeaton
October
11 Simeon Chapman 83 Old age
November
3 Boy of Timothy Blake abt 1 Dysentery

Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

1826 Aged

January
16 Ann G. McClary Consumption
buried 17th, services by Rev. W.? Boutin?
February
18 Child of Benjamin Bickford 2 Female
Child of Levi Robinson
Child of Joseph Robinson
March
4 Child of Isaac L. Ham Male Influenza and measles
funeral March 6, 1 P.M. attended by Rev. A. Smith
8 Mrs. Susanna Gray 7 o'clock PM 73 Influenza & Lung Fever
funeral March 11, 1826
11 Widow Fowler 86
20 John Stevens 58 Lung Fever
funeral 21 by Rev. A. Smith, no sermon
26 Francena Malina Babb 4 months Lung Fever
dau. of Mr. James Babb Jr., buried 31st, attended by Rev. A. Smith
April
6 Widow John Brown 65 Lung Fever
funeral Apr. 8 at 2 P.M. by Rev. A. Smith
15 Ebenezer Brackett 83 Old age
funeral Apr. 17 by Mr. Caverno
18 Boy of Stephen Johnson 2 Measles
funeral attended by Mr. Caverno
24 Boy of Daniel Buzel 6
funeral 25th by Mr. Caverno
May
15 Child of John Lane (boy, John Lang) 5 Quinsy?
18 Daughter of Samuel Prescott abt 5 Measles with fever
July
12 Mr. Jon Curtis 79
25 John Philbrick aged Consumption
August
23 Oliva Pierce aged Fever
September
15 Lois Bartlett 62 Dropsy
18 Daughter of William Tarlton 3 Dysentery
Mr. Caverno attended funeral
30 Luther Martin 4 ???? Dysentery
Son of Reuben Sanborn Jr. 9
funeral by Mr. Caverno Oct. 7
October
6 Mary Sanborn 9 Dysentery
daughter of Reuben Sanborn Jr.
26 Wife of Samuel Davis

Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

1826 continued Aged

November
3 Widow Moses 78
10 Ephraim Davis abt 90
23 Martha H. Jenness 27 Consumption
died Lowell Ma. and brought to her fathers in Epsom 25th (Mr. D. Philbrick Jr.)

Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

AD 1827 Aged

January
3 Child of John Babb Jr. Stillborn
February
7 son of Benvoli Sanborn 1 day
22 John R. Hogan 89 old age
March
7 Mrs. Chase 44 Lung Fever
17 Child of Joseph Brown 1 week
27 Mr. George Robinson Consumption
April
25 Samuel Langmaid 50 Intemperance
May
9 Margaret Searle? 23 Dropsy
July
3 Child of Joseph Yeaton 10 Dropsy on the brain
9 Child of Stephen Johnson 4 months Quinsy
19 Son of John S.? Brown 3
30 Daughter of ??? Allen 4 weeks Croup
September
11 Mrs. Hannah Grant 44
24 child of B.O. Bartlett Dysentery
October
29 Child of Asa Prescott 3 weeks
November
15 Joseph Babb 24 Consumption
20 Lydia Quimby
December
19 Mrs. Allen 74 Palsy
23 Child of Winthrop Fowler 5
Child of Jeremiah? Tripp
Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

AD 1828 Aged

January
Widow Olive Wood 98
Mrs. Olive Towle Aged

Deaths in Epsom, N.H.

AD 1829 Aged

January
16 Widow Mary Sherburne 80
May
13 Child of Winthrop Jones 4
14 Child of William Foss Stillborn

PUBLISHMENTS IN EPSOM, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1824

February 22 Ezra Chandler of Concord and Charlotte Wood of Epsom. Certificate given and 3/- paid. Married March 22, 1824 by Mr. Curtis.

February 29 George W. Marden, Epsom and Nancy Langley, Deerfield. Cried. Certificate given and 3/ paid. Married April 15, 1824 by Mr. Wells.

April 11 Charles Flower of Ashfield, Mass land Hannah Lawrence of Epsom. Paid 3/~~ Cried. Certificate given May 15, 1824.

May 7 Mr. John Foss of Northwood and Mrs. Hannah Berry of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid.

June 13 Mr. Daniel Drake Jr. of Chichester, Miss Lydia Prescott of Epsom. Certificate given and 3/ paid July 7. Published. married July 8th 1824 by Mr. Curtis.

June 13 John Langley of Hooksett and Loisanna Salter of Epsom. Certificate given June 28, 1824 and 3/~ paid. (debt. Webster Salter) Cried. Married July 8th 1824 by Mr. Curtis.

July 11 Nathaniel E. Smith, Chichester, Mary Wood, Epsom. Certificate given Sept. 28, 1824 and 3/ paid by Benjamin Towle. (Cried). Married Sept. 30, 1824 by Rev. Curtis.

July 25 Simeon Towle and Hannah Yeaton, both of Epsom, Certificate Aug. 30, 3/ paid - cried
Married Aug. 3 p 1824 by Rev. J. Curtis

August 22 Samuel Weeks and Betsy Heath both of Epsom, Certificate given Oct. 23, and 3p paid. Published. Married October 23, 1824 by Rev. Mr. Curtis

August 29 Josiah Knowles and Martha Cate, both of Epsom. Certificate given Sept. 14, 1824 and 3/-paid and published. Married in Sept. 1824 by Mr. Knowlton.

September 26 Samuel Bixby, Pembroke , Nancy Martin, Epsom, Certificate given Oct. 22, 1824 and 3/- paid. Published. Married October 28, 1824 by David Culiver.?

October 1 William Willey of Northwood , Susan McDaniels, Epsom. Certificate given Nov. 11
and 3/-paid. Published. Married Nov. 11, 1824 by Mr. Curtis.

October 24 Chase Prescott Jr. and Lucy G. Prescott, both of Epsom, certificate given December 10th and 3/- pd. Published.

October 31 Winthrop Jones and Judith Marston, both of Epsom. Certificate given December 20
and 3 p paid. Published. Married by Reverend J. Curtis December 23, 1824.

PUBLISHMENTS IN EPSOM, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1824 cont.

November 7 John True of Chichester and Betsy Towle of Epsom. Certificate given Jan. 15, 1825 and 3 p paid. Cried.

November 21 Josiah Brown, Epsom Mary Garland, Bow. Certificate given Dec. 15, 1824 and 3/- pd. Published.

1825

January 2 Reuben Sanborn, Epsom, Sally Sanborn, Chichester. Certificate given January 9th 1825 and 3/~ paid. Cried. Married January 26, 1825 by Reverend J. Carpenter.

January 9 Richard Libbey Epsom, Abigail Chase, Deerfield. Certificate given January 26, 3/ paid by B.O. Bartlett. Cried Twice. Married January 27, 1825 by Reverend Mr. Wells.

February 20 Simeon Philbrick, Allenstown, Olive W. Bickford, Epsom. Certificate given March 21, 1825 and cash paid 3/~ Married March 23m 1825 by Arthur Caverno

March 27 Benjamin L. Lock, Hannah P.Moses, both of Epsom. Published. Married May 5, 1825 by Rev. J. Carpenter. Certificate given April 14, 1825 and 3/- paid

May 15 Samuel Wells Jr. , Eleanor Dickey, both of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/ - paid Oct. 31, 1825. Married November 3, 1825 by Arthur Caverno.

June James Babb, Epsom Susan S. Mead, Northwood, married Aug. 24, 1825 by Rev. J. Prentice at Northwood.

September 4 Isaac Dowst, Sally Robinson of Epsom. Published first ? Cried 2nd. Married by Elder Caverno, Nov. 24, 1824. Certificate given and 3/- paid Nov. 12, 1825

September 11 James Babb Jr., Annah Maria Lang of Epsom. Cried. 3/1 paid and Certificate given Sept. 27, 1825. Married Sept. 28th 1825 by James Babb.

November 27 John Babb Jr., Salome Rand of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid Jan. 19th

December 11 Samuel Perry, Epsom, Sally Maxfield, Chichester. Published. 1826 April 19. Certifi- cate given and 3/- paid.

December 11 Jonathan Jenness, Loudon Martha H. Philbrick, Epsom, Published. Certificate given January 11, 1826 and 3 p pd. Married by Mr. Caverno Jan.12, 1826

December 25 Ebenezer Gove, Kensington, Nancy Locke, Epsom. Published. Certificate given Jan. 18, and 3/- paid. Married February 15, 1826 by Josiah Carpenter.

1826

January 8 William Bickford, Chichester, Polly Rand, Epsom. Cried Sabbath. Certificate given January 24th 1826 and 3/pd. Married Feb. 2, 1826 by Ebenezer Knowlton.

February 12 Mr. David Griffin of Epsom, Miss Mary Gilman, Newmarket. February 27, 1826 certificate and 3/ pd Published.

May 14 John Proctor, Catherine L. Gray of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/- pd June 1st 1826. Married June 1, 1826 by Rev. N.? Wells.

May 28 John C. Ross, Elizabeth Pettengill of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid August 2, 1826. Ross was formerly of Haverhill, Ms., now of??? Constitution a soldier?

July 9 Ebenezer Griffin, Epsom, Sally E. Brown, Northwood. Cried. Certificate given and 3/ paid Oct. 19, 1826. Married Nov. 1, 1826 by Mr. Prentice at Northwood.

August 27 Douglas M. Heath, Rebecca F. Currier of Epsom. Cried September 11, 1826. Certifi- cate given and 3/ paid. Married Sept. 27, 1826 by Elder A. Caverno.

September 3 Amos Prescott, Epsom, Lydia H. Durgin, Gilmanton. Cried. Certificate given 3/-pd. Oct. 13, 1826

October 1 Francis Libbey, Epsom, Anna Sanborn, Deerfield. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid March 22, 1827.

October 8 William Robinson, Epsom, Nancy Ladd, Deerfield. Published. Certificate given and 3/~ paid. Married Nov. 23, 1826 by Rev. James Barnaby.

October 22 Samuel Goss and Wid. Elizabeth Cochran of Epsom. Published. Certificate and 3 paid Nov. 7, 1826. married Nov. 16, 1826

November 5 David Philbrick, Epsom, Eunice Tilton, Pittsfield. Published. Certificate given and 3/ paid Nov. 21, 1826. Married by Elder Knowlton Nov. 3, 1826.

December 3 Stephen Avery, Strafford, Ann McDaniel, Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid January 8, 1827

December 17 Samuel Davis, Epsom, Mrs. Betsy George, Concord. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid Jan. 18?, 1827. Married Jan. 19th 1827 by Arthur Caverno.

1827

January 14 Bradbury Cilley, Mary Smith of Epsom. Certificate given and 3/- paid Feb. 2, 1827. Married Feb. 8, 1827 by Arthur Caverno.

January 21 Aaron Pingry, Groton , Mrs. Deborah Campbell, Epsom. Cried. Certificate given and 3/- paid Feb. 13, 1827.

February 18 George W. Grant Epsom, Sally Foss, Strafford, Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid April 18, 1827. Married at Strafford by Mr. Place? April 19, 1827.

February 25 Samuel Hoag, Epping, Hannah P. Philbrick, Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/ pd April 5, 1827. Married April 5, 1827 by Mr. Caverno.

March 10 Asa Prescott and Sophronia Bunker of Epsom. Certificate given and 3/- paid March 18, 1827. Married March 19th by Mr. Caverno.

April 8 Mr. John Goss and Miss Eliza H. Wallace of Epsom. Cried. Married May 16, 1827 by Mr. Caverno. Certificate given and 3/~ paid May 7, 1827

April 8 Hiram Parker and Martha Jones of Epsom. Cried. Certificate given and 3/ paid. Married Nov. 29, 1827.

April 29 Lewis F. Currier, Epsom, Abigail Leavitt, Chichester, Cried. Married May 17, 1827 by Mr. Corser? Certificate given May 7, 1827 debt? D.M. Heath 3/ paid

June 24 Richard Chesley, Sally Davis of Epsom. Published. married Oct. 30, 1827 by James Babb. Certificate given and 3/ paid July 25, 1827.

August 26 Joseph Lawrence, Epsom, Hannah Reed Bickford, Portsmouth. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid Sept. 10, 1827.

November 4 Daniel A. hardy of Chester, Polly Pettengill of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/- paid Nov. 27. married Nov. 29, 1827 by Mr. Putnam.

November 4 Samuel Brown of Pittsfield, Betsy Page of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3 paid Nov. 24, 1827. Married Nov. 26, 1827 by Mr. Caverno.

November 9 Samuel P. Cilley, Hannah W. Critchett of Epsom. Published. Certificate given and 3/ paid. Married Dec. 20, 1827 by Elder Howe.

December 2 Simeon C. Goss, Epsom, Susan C. Badger, Deerfield. Published. Certificate and 3/ paid.

December 2 Samuel M. Chesley, Sarah Lang of Epsom. Cried. Certificate given and 3/ paid . Married Dec. 20, 1827 by Mr. Putnam.

1828

January 6 Aaron Critchett, Epsom, Mahala Noyes, Bow. Published. Certificate given and 3/paid.

February 24 Greenleaf Allen, Epsom, Fanny Langley, Deerfield. Published.

October 12 Mr. William Pettengill and Miss Sarah Parker both of said Epsom, married by James Babb, Justice of the Peace, by virtue of a certificate from B.L. Locke, Town Clerk of said town stating that the parties had been legally published. Certificate dated Oct. 11, 1828.