George W. Aldrich was born in 1839 in Oxbridge, Mass., and is a son of Thomas J. Aldrich and Lydia C, daughter of Nathan Varney, son of Shubael. His grandfather was Abel, son of Joseph Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich is a farmer. He was in the war of the rebellion about three years, in Company G, First Massachusetts cavalry. He was married in 1866 to Martha J., daughter of Matthew C. Card, son of Enoch, son of Benjamin Card. They have had two sons-Lucius, who died aged three years, and Joseph H. He is a member of Wood River Baptist church. He has been clerk of the church about two years.

John W. Baggs, born in Charlestown in 1855, is a son of John F., and grandson of Joseph E. Baggs. His mother was Rebecca L., daughter of Solomon Drown. Mr. Baggs has been a mill operative about thirteen years at Woodville Mills, and has been boss finisher about six years. He is one of seven children, five of whom are now living. His father died in 1887. He was married in 1887. Emma Eldora Baggs, sister of John W., lives in a part of the house with her brother, and they own the homestead together, where John F. had lived for several years prior to his death in 1887.

James C. Baker, born in 1811 in Richmond, is a son of Henry C, and grandson of James Baker. His mother, Elizabeth, is a daughter of Jonathan Kingsley. In 1845 Mr. Baker, in company with Alanson Barber, began the manufacture of print cloths, which business was continued by them until 1866, when their factory in Hopkinton burned. Since that time Mr. Baker has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He has been in the town council. He was married in 1836 to Sarah, daughter of Jared Barber, who was a son of Caleb, and he a son of Caleb Barber, who lived on the same farm where Mr. Baker now lives. They have three children : Joanna L., now Mrs. J. E. Dockrey ; Sarah C, now Mrs. Thomas W. Kenyon ; and James H. The latter is married and lives with his father. Mr. Baker is a member of the Second Baptist church of Hopkinton, and has been a deacon about thirty years. Mrs. Baker died in 1888.

Clarke Barber was born in 1826 in Exeter. He is a son of Thomas C, he a son of Moses, and he a son of Moses Barber. His mother was Susan, daughter of John Congdon. Mr. Barber has been a farmer. He has carried the Arcadia mail for about thirty-five years. He has lived in the same house since his marriage. He was in the general assembly in 1879, and has been a member of the town council several years. He was married in 1849 to Almira, daughter of Peleg Andrews. They have four children: Leander M., Susan E. (Mrs. A. R. Andrews), Thomas H., and Hannah C, now Mrs. Moses P. Barber, of West Greenwich. Mr. Barber is a prohibitionist. He is a member of Hope Valley Grange, No. 7, P. of H.

Smitum P. Barber, born in 1818 in Richmond, is a son of Peter and grandson of Benjamin Barber. His mother was Lucy, daughter of Smitum Potter. Mr. Barber lived on his farm in Exeter until 1869, when he removed to Arcadia, where he has kept the boarding house for David L. Aldrich since that time. He still owns and operates his farm in Exeter. He was married in 1841 to Phebe, daughter of Moses Lewis. They have one son, Moses P. Barber, of West Greenwich. He is a democrat.

Solomon Barber was born in 1823 in South Kingstown. He is a son of Moses, son of James, son of William, son of Moses, whose grandfather James came from England in 1833 to Boston, and later to Newport. His mother is Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Belcher. Mr. Barber learned the wagon maker's trade when a lad, but in early manhood he left the trade because he wished to be a manufacturer. He has been a practical manufacturer for about forty years, mostly in Connecticut. In September, 1887, he came to Richmond, near Wyoming, where he now resides on a small farm. He was married in 1844 to Maria Ellen M., a daughter of Asa Dye. They have had ten children. Mr. Barber is a member of the First Baptist church of Hopkinton. He is a member of the Masonic order.

Thomas H. Barber, born in 1856 in Richmond, is a son of Clark Barber. Mr. Barber is engaged in farming and the lumber business. He built a saw mill at Barberville two years ago, which he now runs. Prior to that he operated, in partnership with

Moses p. Barber, a portable steam saw mill in West Greenwich about six years. He was married in 1880 to Lillian F., daughter of Samuel K. Barber, whose wife Hannah (Tillinghast) Barber, is a sister of William B. and John Tillinghast of Exeter. They have one son, Harold T. Mr. Barber is a member of Hope Valley Grange, No. 7, P. of H.

Thomas Berth, born in 1847 in Massachusetts, is a son of Lawrence and Catharine Berth. Mr. Berth came to Plainville in 1881 and since that time has been boss dyer for W. A. Walton & Co. Prior to coming here he was thirteen years in Millbury, Mass., as boss dyer. He was married in 1872 to Bridget, daughter of William Marondy. They have four children : Ellen J., William H., Mary E. and Frederick J.

John W. Briggs, born in Jamestown, is a son of William, grandson of Sweet and great-grandson of Job Briggs. His mother was Rachel R., daughter of John Watson. Mr. Briggs has been a mill operative mostly. He lived here prior to 1864, and came back in 1880. He has a small farm with three acres of cranberries. He has been boss finisher in the Davisville mill for about a year. He was married in 1853 to Sarah E., daughter of Moses Barber and sister of Solomon Barber, of this town. Her father died in 1880, aged 98 years. Her grandmother Margaret died in 1849, aged 103 years and 8 months. Mr. Briggs has two children : Elizabeth A., now Mrs. Henry D. Tucker, and John E., who is married and has two children. Elizabeth A. also has two children.

Solomon K. Brown, born in Richmond, is a son of Benjamin, grandson of Benedict, and great-grandson of John Brown His mother was Lydia, daughter of Peleg Slocum. Mr. Brown, with a sister and a brother, lives on the homestead where their father, Benjamin, lived from about 1812 until his death in 1859. They have a large residence just south of Hope Valley, which they built in 1876. Mr. Brown is a farmer. He was married in 1857 to Sarah A., daughter of Amos Palmer, son of Phineas Palmer. She died in 1874. They had three children : Abbie A., Charles P., who died in infancy, and Edward S., also died in infancy. Mr. Brown is a republican.

Walter E. Browning was born in 1850 in Charlestown. In 1854 he went from there to Hopkinton, where he lived until 1885. In March of that year he bought out the interests of Phillips & Perkins in Hope Valley, and came to Richmond, where he now lives and carries on the general store business. He had a store in Hopkinton about five years prior to coming to Hope Valley. He was postmaster at Canonchet until the post office was discontinued. He was married in 1873 to Emma A., daughter of Peter P. Palmer. They have five children. He is a democrat.

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