Samuel Lear and Sally Salter
Husband Samuel Lear
Born: Abt 1762 - Portsmouth, NH 1 Christened: Died: Nov 20, 1842 - Epsom, NH Buried: - Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH/Allenstown, NH
Father: Alexander Lear Mother: Sarah Cook
Marriage: Feb 5, 1792 - Rye, NH
Wife Sally Salter
Born: Aug 25, 1771 - Rye, NH Christened: Died: May 12, 1836 - Epsom, NH Buried: - Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH/Allenstown, NH
Father: John Salter Mother: Abiah Webster
Children
1 F Eliza Lear
Born: - Epsom, NH 2 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Jonathan Prescott Marr: Apr 15, 1823 - Epsom, NH
2 M Alexander Salter Lear
Born: Abt 1793 - Rye, NH Christened: Died: Oct 16, 1863 - Pembroke, NH Buried:Spouse: Mary Jane Wiggin Marr: Aug 11, 1811 - Epsom, NH
3 F Lucy Salter Lear
Born: Apr 23, 1793 - Epsom, NH Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Samuel Prescott Marr: Aug 26, 1819 - Epsom, NHSpouse: Chase Prescott Marr: Dec 21, 1824 - Deerfield, NH 3
4 F Sally C. Lear
Born: Mar 9, 1797 - Epsom, NH Christened: Died: Aug 31, 1876 4 Buried:Spouse: John Lane Marr: Mar 15, 1821 - Pembroke, NH
5 M John A.B. Lear
Born: Abt 1805 5 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Harriet Moses Marr: Nov 28, 1834 - Epsom, NH
6 M Samuel Langdon Lear
Born: Abt 1812 - Deerfield, NH Christened: Died: Jun 2, 1893 - Epsom, NH Buried: - New Rye Cemetery, Epsom, NHSpouse: Polly T. Cram Marr: Nov 24, 1835
General Notes: Husband - Samuel Lear
Buried in the Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH. Died age 80-8-0. Revolutionary War Soldier according to notes of John Dowst.
NH Patriot 1-5-1843 SAMUEL LEAR
In Epsom, Nov. 20th, Samuel Lear, a Revolutionary pensioner, aged 80 years and 8 months.
S 9928
PENSION of Samuel Lear
Commenced on the 4th day of March 1834
Declaration
State of New Hampshire, County of Merrimack September 8, 1832
Samuel Lear a resident of Epsom in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, aged seventy years, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on this oath make the following declaration, that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 with Jonathan Locke and Nathaniel Goss and served in the Col. Henry Dearborn’s Regiment of the Continental line, under the following named officers:
That he enlisted at Rye in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire in May 1780 for six months under Jonathan Locke and Nathan Goss a committee for the town of Rye aforesaid, and marched to Kingstown NH, passed muster there and marched directly to West Point and thence joined the company commanded by Lt. Jonathan Cilley, was under his command a few weeks thence under Lt. Cass, went from West Point to Orangetown, New York, thence to English Neighborspond (?) so called, thence to a place called Hacksmetack, thence back to Orangetown, thence to West Point, thence to Soldiers Fortune, where he was taken out of his company as a guard and put under the command of Capt. Ebenr Frye, Lt. Blodgett and Ens. Richards, and marched down the River about eight miles to a village (the name of which he cannot remembet) where he served until the expiration of the six months and was there honorably discharged by Lt. Cass who came from Soldiers Fortune to the village above mentioned and brought his discharge which was afterwards sent to Exeter, NH to get his pay and had never been able to find it since.
That the above mentioned service was in Col. Henry Dearborn’s Regiment in the Continental Line.
Samuel Lear
General Notes: Wife - Sally Salter
Buried in the Lear Cemetery, Epsom, NH. Died age 64
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Samuel Lear
Husband Samuel Lear
Born: Abt 1802 Christened: Died: 1819 - Epsom, NH 6 Buried:
Father: Benjamin Lear Mother: Molly Morrison
Wife
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
General Notes: Husband - Samuel Lear
Drowned at Epsom, NH according to records of C.W. Leighton
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John Stockbridge and Sarah Lear
Husband John Stockbridge
Born: Apr 4, 1768 - Stratham, NH Christened: Died: Sep 26, 1857 - Stratham, NH Buried:
Father: John Stockbridge Mother: Martha Wiggin
Marriage: Abt 1796
Wife Sarah Lear
Born: 1768 Christened: Died: Jul 13, 1818 Buried:
Father: Alexander Lear Mother: Sarah Cook
Children
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Sarah Lear
Husband
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Wife Sarah Lear
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Alexander Salter Lear Mother: Mary Jane Wiggin
Children
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Solumni Lear
Husband Solumni Lear
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Alexander Salter Lear Mother: Mary Jane Wiggin
Wife
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
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Thomas Lear
Husband Thomas Lear
Born: Abt 1849 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: John A.B. Lear Mother: Harriet Moses
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Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
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Thomas Alvin Lear
Husband Thomas Alvin Lear
Born: Mar 4, 1844 Christened: Died: Jul 2, 1880 - Allenstown, NH 7 Buried:
Father: Samuel Langdon Lear Mother: Polly T. Cram
Wife
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
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Tobias Lear and Hannah Smith
Husband Tobias Lear
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Tobias Lear Mother: Elizabeth Sherburne
Marriage: Jul 10, 1704 - Rowley, MA
Other Spouse: Sarah Curtis - 1702 - Rowley, MA
Other Spouse: Elizabeth Walker - Apr 14, 1714
Wife Hannah Smith
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
1 M Tobias Lear
Born: Mar 29, 1706 Christened: Died: Abt 1751 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Hall Marr: Dec 13, 1733
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Tobias Lear and Elizabeth Walker
Husband Tobias Lear
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Tobias Lear Mother: Elizabeth Sherburne
Marriage: Apr 14, 1714
Other Spouse: Sarah Curtis - 1702 - Rowley, MA
Other Spouse: Hannah Smith - Jul 10, 1704 - Rowley, MA
Wife Elizabeth Walker
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
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Tobias Lear and Elizabeth Sherburne
Husband Tobias Lear
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Marriage: 1667
Wife Elizabeth Sherburne
Born: Aug 4, 1638 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Henry Sherburne Mother: Rebecca Gibbons
Other Spouse: Richard Martin
Other Spouse: Tobias Langdon - 1656
Children
1 M Tobias Lear
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Sarah Curtis Marr: 1702 - Rowley, MASpouse: Hannah Smith Marr: Jul 10, 1704 - Rowley, MASpouse: Elizabeth Walker Marr: Apr 14, 1714
1 Epsom, NH Town Records.
2 Pembroke Town Report.
3 Deerfield Congregational Church Records.
4 Dowst Records of Allenstown, NH.
5 1850 NH Census of Epsom, NH.
6 Death Records of Jonathan Dolbeer.
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Leighton Record of deaths - NHHS.
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