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Hannah Emerson was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on December 23, 1657, the daughter of Michael and Hannah (Webster) Emerson.  Hannah married Thomas Duston December 3, 1677.  The couple had 12 children eight of whom lived. 

Baby Martha was born on March 9, 1697.  On the morning of March 15, 1697 Abenaki Indians approached the home.  Hannah urged Thomas to save the other children.  The Indians killed the baby and captured Hannah and her nurse, Mary Neff. 

The Indians paddled up stream with their captives to an island at Penacook, New Hampshire.  While the Indians slept, Hannah and a captive boy, Samuel Lennardson, killed ten Indians, took their scalps and then the three captives fled down the river in a canoe safely to Haverhill. 

Thomas died in 1732.  Hannah died in 1736.

For more information: The story of Hannah Duston of Haverhill, MA - http://www.hannahdustin.com/index2.html

Thomas Duston Garrison House in 1959
 

A rare lithograph of Thomas Duston protecting his children from the Indians as they escaped to the Marsh Garrison House on Pecker Hill.  Original is in the archives of the New York Public Library.
 

Statue of Hannah Duston at G.A.R. Park, Haverhill, MA

   

Descendants of Thomas Duston

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS1 DUSTON He married ELIZABETH WHEELER, daughter of JOHN WHEELER.

Child of THOMAS DUSTON and ELIZABETH WHEELER is:

2. i. THOMAS2 DUSTON, b. 1652, Haverhill, MA.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS2 DUSTON (THOMAS1) was born 1652 in Haverhill, MA. He married HANNAH WEBSTER EMERSON December 03, 1677, daughter of MICHAEL EMERSON and HANNAH WEBSTER. She was born December 23, 1657, and died Aft. 1729.

Child of THOMAS DUSTON and HANNAH EMERSON is:

3. i. ABIGAIL3 DUSTON, b. October 1690; d. May 05, 1727.

Generation No. 3

3. ABIGAIL3 DUSTON (THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born October 1690, and died May 05, 1727. She married SAMUEL WATTS, son of SAMUEL WATTS.

Child of ABIGAIL DUSTON and SAMUEL WATTS is:

4. i. SAMUEL4 WATTS, b. August 16, 1718, Haverhill, MA.

Generation No. 4

4. SAMUEL4 WATTS (ABIGAIL3 DUSTON, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born August 16, 1718 in Haverhill, MA. He married ELSIE BEAN.

Child of SAMUEL WATTS and ELSIE BEAN is:

5. i. BETSY5 WATTS, b. 1764.

Generation No. 5

5. BETSY5 WATTS (SAMUEL4, ABIGAIL3 DUSTON, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born 1764. She married LEVI BOWKER. He was born July 25, 1763, and died August 28, 1850.

Child of BETSY WATTS and LEVI BOWKER is:

6. i. SARAH6 BOWKER.

Generation No. 6

6. SARAH6 BOWKER (BETSY5 WATTS, SAMUEL4, ABIGAIL3 DUSTON, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) She married ELLIS HANSCOM, son of ISSAC HANSCOM and BETTY. He died April 14, 1883.

Child of SARAH BOWKER and ELLIS HANSCOM is:

i. MARY ELIZABETH7 HANSCOM, b. December 05, 1838, Calais, ME; d. February 10, 1900, Machais, ME; m. GEORGE ALBERT PARLIN, August 29, 1860; b. June 29, 1837, Skowhegan, ME; d. January 11, 1916, Boston, MA.

Descendants of George Albert Parlin

Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE ALBERT9 PARLIN (AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born June 29, 1837 in Skowhegan, ME, and died January 11, 1916 in Boston, MA. He married MARY ELIZABETH HANSCOM August 29, 1860, daughter of ELLIS HANSCOM and SARAH BOWKER. She was born December 05, 1838 in Calais, ME, and died February 10, 1900 in Machais, ME.

Notes for GEORGE ALBERT PARLIN: George Albert Parlin commenced business in August 1860 in company with Hon. George W. Drisco in the publication of The Machais Union and the sale of books and stationery

More About GEORGE ALBERT PARLIN: Occupation: Editor and proprietor of THE MACHIAS UNION for many years

Children of GEORGE PARLIN and MARY HANSCOM are:

2. i. AMOS FLETCHER10 PARLIN, b. July 20, 1863, Machais, ME; d. June 02, 1944, Machais, ME.

3. ii. WILLIS BURR PARLIN, b. June 02, 1861, Machais, ME; d. October 08, 1940.

iii. OLIVE STEWARD PARLIN, b. October 13, 1867; d. August 10, 1868.

iv. ELLIS HANSCOM PARLIN, b. July 03, 1869; d. January 14, 1870.

v. DANIEL STEWARD PARLIN, b. June 06, 1874; d. December 1886.

Generation No. 2

2. AMOS FLETCHER10 PARLIN (GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born July 20, 1863 in Machais, ME, and died June 02, 1944 in Machais, ME. He married (1) HELEN MARGARET THAXTER, daughter of GEORGE THAXTER and CLARA PALMER. She was born February 26, 1863 in Machais, ME, and died February 25, 1890. He married (2) HARRIET H. WIGHT January 08, 1895, daughter of CLEMENT WIGHT and DEBORAH LEAVITT.

Children of AMOS PARLIN and HELEN THAXTER are:

4. i. GEORGE PHILIP11 PARLIN, b. May 17, 1887, Machais, ME; d. December 27, 1959, Nashua, NH.

ii. HELEN PARLIN, m. GEORGE A. DICKIE.

 

3. WILLIS BURR10 PARLIN (GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born June 02, 1861 in Machais, ME, and died October 08, 1940. He married ANNIE M. CROCKER August 31, 1885, daughter of CYRUS CROCKER and MARTHA SWETT.

Children of WILLIS PARLIN and ANNIE CROCKER are:

i. EARL COLBY11 PARLIN.

ii. SAMUEL FLETCHER PARLIN, b. February 21, 1891.

iii. ALICE PARLIN, b. June 24, 1895; d. May 14, 1933.

iv. ELLIS PARLIN, b. May 01, 1897.

v. REBECCA PARLIN, b. January 31, 1899.

vi. DONALD PARLIN, b. September 09, 1901; d. June 27, 1957.

vii. MANCIS PARLIN, b. December 12, 1903.

Generation No. 3

4. GEORGE PHILIP11 PARLIN (AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born May 17, 1887 in Machais, ME, and died December 27, 1959 in Nashua, NH. He married FREDA WELCH March 12, 1910, daughter of FRANK WELCH and EMMA WALLACE. She was born September 23, 1890 in Waterboro, ME, and died December 05, 1963 in Boston, MA.

Children of GEORGE PARLIN and FREDA WELCH are:

5. i. GORDON FLETCHER12 PARLIN, b. November 17, 1919, Dorchester, MA; d. September 24, 1998, Falmouth, ME.

ii. MARGARET WALLACE PARLIN.

iii. VIRGINIA IRENE PARLIN.

iv. JOSEPH STEWARD PARLIN.

v. ELEANOR RUTH PARLIN.

vi. OLIVE REBECCA PARLIN.

vii. INA FRANCIS PARLIN.

 

Generation No. 4

5. GORDON FLETCHER12 PARLIN (GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born November 17, 1919 in Dorchester, MA, and died September 24, 1998 in Falmouth, ME. He married RUTH CARRUTHERS April 24, 1943 in Framingham, MA, daughter of PAUL CARRUTHERS and MARGARET ROBERTSON. She was born September 05, 1920 in Worcester, MA, and died July 31, 2000 in Yarmouth, ME.

Children of GORDON PARLIN and RUTH CARRUTHERS are:

6. i. JANET13 PARLIN, b. November 29, 1944, Waltham, MA.

7. ii. CAROL PARLIN, b. December 20, 1946, Somerville, MA.

8. iii. LINDA PARLIN, b. May 06, 1948, Brunswick, Maine.

9. iv. DONALD FLETCHER PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.

10. v. ROBERT BURR PARLIN, b. June 01, 1953, Portland, Maine.

 

Generation No. 5

6. JANET13 PARLIN (GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born November 29, 1944 in Waltham, MA. She married MARTIN F. GODFREY January 14, 1965, son of CHESTER GODFREY and HILDA DORNAN. He was born July 04, 1943 in Portland, Maine, and died April 09, 2003 in Bangor, Maine.

Children of JANET PARLIN and MARTIN GODFREY are:

11. i. MICHAEL FRANCIS14 GODFREY, b. July 18, 1965.

12. ii. TORRIE MARIE GODFREY, b. January 20, 1967.

iii. JONATHAN MARK GODFREY, b. July 06, 1973.

 

7. CAROL13 PARLIN (GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born December 20, 1946 in Somerville, MA. She married ALEXANDER BLOCH BRIGGS April 20, 1968 in Dexter Methodist Church, Dexter, ME, son of ROBERT BRIGGS and JANET BLOCH. He was born July 24, 1945 in Great Barrington, MA.

Children of CAROL PARLIN and ALEXANDER BRIGGS are:

13. i. THOMAS DUSTON14 BRIGGS, b. June 02, 1973, Hudson, New York.

14. ii. JEFFERSON MACFARLANE BRIGGS, b. March 09, 1980, Hudson, New York.

 

8. LINDA13 PARLIN (GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born May 06, 1948 in Brunswick, Maine. She married THOMAS EDWARD DAILEY April 18, 1975 in Wilton, Maine. He was born June 21, and died November 04, 1996 in Portland, Maine.

Children of LINDA PARLIN and THOMAS DAILEY are:

15. i. NATHANIEL14 DAILEY, b. November 16, 1976, Raymond, Maine.

ii. BENJAMIN DAILEY, b. March 06, 1978, Portland, Maine; m. DARCIE CATHERINE PLESSIS, October 27, 2001, Blue Point Church, Scarborough, Maine; b. April 05, 1979.

iii. ABRAHAM DAILEY, b. July 03, 1981, Portland, Maine.

 

9. DONALD FLETCHER13 PARLIN (GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born June 01, 1953 in Portland, Maine. He married (1) BARBARA BELLOLI September 30, 1972 in Framingham, MA, daughter of ALCIDE BELLOLI and FLORENCE ERICKSON. She was born January 29, 1955 in Framingham, MA. He married (2) MARY MARGARET GALVIN December 08, 1987 in Framingham, MA, daughter of PATRICK GALVIN and MILDRED MITTLEHOLTZ. She was born May 15, 1960 in Bottineau, North Dakota.

More About BARBARA BELLOLI:

Divorced: December 16, 1986

Children of DONALD PARLIN and BARBARA BELLOLI are:

16. i. KARA RENEE14 PARLIN, b. April 06, 1973, Framingham, MA.

ii. JENNIFER LEE PARLIN, b. December 28, 1975, Framingham, MA; m. DAVID THOMAS LLOYD, October 23, 2004, Warren Conference Center and Inn, Ashland, MA; b. August 04, 1978, Framingham, MA.

iii. DONALD ROBERT PARLIN, b. October 03, 1977, Framingham, MA; m. JULIA BEAUVAIS, April 20, 2007, Florida.

Children of DONALD PARLIN and MARY GALVIN are:

iv. AURORA MARIE14 PARLIN, b. December 29, 1988, Framingham, MA.

v. ADAM FLETCHER PARLIN, b. November 28, 1990, Framingham, MA.

10. ROBERT BURR13 PARLIN (GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born June 01, 1953 in Portland, Maine. He married ANN MARIE MILLER August 26, 1972 in Rockport, Maine, daughter of JAMES MILLER and FREDA ELLIS. She was born March 12, 1953 in Rockland, Maine.

Children of ROBERT PARLIN and ANN MILLER are:

17. i. HEATHER DANIELLE14 PARLIN, b. March 13, 1973, Portland, Maine.

ii. ROBERT IAN PARLIN, b. December 07, 1975, Portland, Maine; m. EMMA LOUISE BARCLAY, March 28, 1999, Freeport, ME; b. December 19, 1974, Forfar, Scotland.

Generation No. 6

11. MICHAEL FRANCIS14 GODFREY (JANET13 PARLIN, GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born July 18, 1965. He married (1) LISA. He married (2) LORI ANN.

Children of MICHAEL GODFREY and LISA are:

i. GARY MICHAEL15 GODFREY, b. August 27, 1984, Bangor, Maine.

ii. MARK GODFREY, m. NATASHA ANN PODRAZA.

iii. MIKE GODFREY, d. 1997.

Child of MICHAEL GODFREY and LORI ANN is:

iv. JUSTIN15 GODFREY.

12. TORRIE MARIE14 GODFREY (JANET13 PARLIN, GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born January 20, 1967. She married WAYNE POTTER March 24, 1990 in Brewer, Maine, son of DAVID POTTER and MADELINE MORRISON. He was born July 04, 1966.

Children of TORRIE GODFREY and WAYNE POTTER are:

i. JORDAN DAVID15 POTTER, b. April 09, 1999.

ii. BROOKE FRANCES POTTER, b. December 07, 2005.

13. THOMAS DUSTON14 BRIGGS (CAROL13 PARLIN, GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born June 02, 1973 in Hudson, New York. He married SUZANNE ELIZABETH ROGNALSEN September 13, 1997 in Inn at Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, NY, daughter of NORMAN ROGNALSEN and THERESA LEPER. She was born April 17, 1973.

Children of THOMAS BRIGGS and SUZANNE ROGNALSEN are:

i. CAILIN SAGE15 BRIGGS, b. May 12, 1999.

ii. SARA ELIZABETH BRIGGS, b. January 31, 2003, Mount Kisco, NY.

14. JEFFERSON MACFARLANE14 BRIGGS (CAROL13 PARLIN, GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born March 09, 1980 in Hudson, New York. He married ANDREA POLEY July 01, 2006 in North Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, daughter of DANA POLEY and CAROLYN PICKERING. She was born March 22, 1980 in Stoughton, Norfolk, MA.

Child of JEFFERSON BRIGGS and ANDREA POLEY is:

i. JETTA KRISTAL15 BRIGGS, b. October 09, 2009, St. Mary's Hospital, Troy, NY.

15. NATHANIEL14 DAILEY (LINDA13 PARLIN, GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born November 16, 1976 in Raymond, Maine. He married SARAH JANE HORWITCH October 19, 2002 in Codman House, Lincoln, MA, daughter of PHILIP HORWITCH and RUTH BLACKWELL. She was born October 08, 1976.

Children of NATHANIEL DAILEY and SARAH HORWITCH are:

i. JANE HORWITCH15 DAILEY, b. October 06, 2006.

ii. MALCOLM HORWITCH DAILEY, b. October 09, 2008.

16. KARA RENEE14 PARLIN (DONALD FLETCHER13, GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born April 06, 1973 in Framingham, MA. She married DAVID E. NILSON II September 16, 2000 in Upton, MA. He was born August 05, 1969 in Newton Wellesly Hospital, MA.

Child of KARA PARLIN and DAVID NILSON is:

i. EMMA VICTORIA15 SHAW, b. June 28, 1996, Framingham, MA.

Notes for EMMA VICTORIA SHAW:

Emma's father was Ted Shaw.

17. HEATHER DANIELLE14 PARLIN (ROBERT BURR13, GORDON FLETCHER12, GEORGE PHILIP11, AMOS FLETCHER10, GEORGE ALBERT9, AMOS FLETCHER8, STEPHEN7, SILAS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born March 13, 1973 in Portland, Maine. She married ANDREW A. GOODINE October 08, 1995 in Beaver Lodge, Hope, Maine. He was born October 18, 1971.

Children of HEATHER PARLIN and ANDREW GOODINE are:

i. JASON ALEX15 GOODINE, b. September 16, 1997, Brunswick, Maine.

ii. BRANDON JAMES GOODINE, b. April 24, 2001, Brunswick, Maine.