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A NEW ENGLAND TOWN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Established in 1768
Boyhood home of Uncle Sam.
This website is dedicated to all the people
who have lived in Mason and who live there now.

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~ HISTORY ~ GENEALOGY ~ RESEARCH ~

DANIEL HILL, Jr and ELIZABETH RUSSELL Family of Mason, NH

Daniel HILL, Jr of Mason, NH
was born 2 November 1763 in Menotomy (Arlington) MA to Daniel HILL and his wife, Lydia LOCKE (sister to Elizabeth LOCKE, wife of Jason Russell).
He married in Mason to Elizabeth RUSSELL, daughter of Jason RUSSELL and his wife, Elizabeth LOCKE. [Mason Town Records]

Daniel moved to Mason around 1793 when he first appears in the Mason Tax Rolls. He was a farmer. Daniel served in the Revolutionary War and was in the payroll of Capt. Isaac Gage and stationed for three months in 1781 near West Point in New York. And before that he served in 1780 in Rhode Island. In 1832 he was listed as an invalid and received a pension of $20.44 per year. He died in Mason on 10 Nov 1841. His wife, Elizabeth, born 2 July 1769, died in Mason, on the 12th of July 1827. Both of them are buried in Mason. 

Daniel is not related to Rev. Ebenezer Hill but comes from this HILL line:
Daniel5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Jacob2, Abraham1.
The line is recorded in the History of Cambridge, MA by L. Paige.
Submitted by R. Owings

SOURCES
Hill: History of Mason, NH; Mason Town Records;
Paige: History of Cambridge, MA;
Cutter: History of Arlington, MA.,
Revolutionary War Pension Papers.
Corrections and additions gladly accepted.


        Their children, [See additional information below]:
      1. (infant who died at age 2)
      2. Daniel HILL III
      3. Lewis HILL
      4. Elizabeth HILL
      5. Nathaniel HILL
      6. Benjamin Russell HILL
      7. David HILL
      8. Lydia HILL

 


2. Daniel HILL III (son of Daniel HILL, Jr. and Elizabeth RUSSELL )

born: 19 Sept. 1795 in Mason, NH [c]
died: prob. after 1869, prob. in Mason, NH or in Wilton, NH
occupation: Daniel HILL III was a farmer in Mason.
Married: Elizabeth AUSTIN about 1819 probably in Mason, NH
……..Elizabeth AUSTIN was the daughter of Jacob Danforth AUSTIN [1770 – ?] and Isabel McINTOSH [1796- 1877]
……… Elizabeth [AUSTIN] died: 7 Dec 1877 in Mason, NH. [c]

Children:
….. 2.1 Almon A. HILL b: 30 June 1820 in Mason, NH d: 8 Mar 1898 in New Ipswich, NH [c, e]
………………….Almon married Martha Ann Elizabeth SIMONDS 6 Jan. 1848 in Pepperell, MA [f]
…………………. They had 5 children; Almon was a blacksmith [e]

…… 2.2. Mary E. HILL b: 19 Feb. 1822 in Mason, NH d: 12 July 1897 in Mason, NH [e]
…………………. Mary married Eliab FLAGG 1 Jan 1847 in Mason, NH [b]
………………….. They had 8 children. See FLAGG families in Mason, NH.
………………….. Marry [HILL] FLAGG is buried in the Old Village Yard Cemetery, Mason, NH

…… 2.3. James F. HILL b: 27 Mar 1824 in Mason, NH d: 3 Feb 1888 in New Ipswich, NH [e]
………………… James married Martha -?- [c]
………………… Children: unknown

…… 2.4. female child b: 1827 d: Nov 1829 died at age 2 [b]

…… 2.5. David Augustus HILL b: Dec. 1830 in Mason, NH d: May 1882 in Mason, NH [c]
………………….. David A. HILL married Caroline P. WETHERBEE 22 on 1861 in Brookline, NH [a]
…………………… Caroline [WHETERBEE] HILL died after 1900 prob. in Peterboro, NH [d]
………………………… Children: [from 1870 & 1880 Mason census records]
…………………………….. 2.5.1 Charles A. HILL ca 1857
……………………………. 2.5.2 Helen HILL b: 1861
……………………………. 2.5.3. David F. HILL b. 1863
……………………………. 2.5.4. George H. HILL b. 1866
……………………………. 2.5.5 William F. HILL b: 1866 – 1945
……………………………. 2.5.6. Susan J. HILL b: 1869
……………………………. 2.5.7. Ella B. HILL b: 20 Aug 1872
………………………………………… Ella married: James S. GRAY 5 Jan 1891 in Mason, NH [c]
…………………………….. 2.5.8 Addie I. HILL b: 1875
…………………………….. 2.5.9 Harry L. HILL b: 1878
…………………………….. 2.5.10 Alice M. HILL b: 1880
…………………………….. 2.5.11 Carrie E. HILL b: 12 Aug 1882

…… 2.6. Benjamin HILL b: ca 1835 prob. Mason, NH
………………. assumed a son from 1850 census; a soap manufacturer;

SOURCES
[a] History of Brookline, NH
[b] Mason Town Records
[c] NH Vital Records
[d] NH 1900 Census
[e] NH census records
[f] Vital Records of Pepperell, MA


3. Lewis HILL (son of Daniel HILL, Jr. and Elizabeth RUSSELL )

born: 16 Feb 1798 prob. in Mason, NH [1]
Married: Lydia RUSSELL some time before 1827, maybe in Mason.
……….Lydia was the dau. of John RUSSELL, JR. (1770-1844) and Lydia BLOOD (1768-1819) She was born 8 Aug. 1796 in Mason, NH [1] and baptized 13 Sept. 1795, Mason, NH [2]

Lewis was found in the Mason Tax Rolls in 1822 and 1834. Place of death is unknown at this time.
Children:
1. John Russell HILL
…… Born: 6 Jun 1827 Mason, NH [3]
…… Died: 1 Nov. 1899 Hancock, Hillsborough Co., NH at age 72 yrs [4]
…… Married: Mary Ann Whitney on 11 Dec 1850 [3]
…… Their children Almon, James Lewis and Edward Augustus

2. Elizabeth HILL born: 16 July 1829 [5]

3. Electy HILL born: 14 Jan 1836 [5]

SOURCES
[1] Town Records of Mason, NH … vol.#1758-1831, pg. 717
[2] Book of Records Belonging to the Church of Christ in Mason, NH began Oct. 13, 1772, located at the New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH, 285.8778G M412r 1772-50
[3] The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889 by Hayward, William W.
[4] NH VRS
[5] research by Robert Wiley, prob. from NH VRs
Information on Lewis HILL submitted by R. Owings. 


3. Elizabeth HILL (daughter of Daniel HILL Jr and Elizabeth RUSSELL)

Born: 29 Mar 1800 in Mason, NH [b]
Died: 19 Dec 1887 in Mason, NH [a]
Married: Sylvester PUTNAM on 31 March 1842 in Mason, NH [c]

SOURCES
[a] Tombstone inscription
[b] Mason Town Records
[c] History of Mason, NH


4. Nathaniel HILL (son of Daniel HILL, Jr. and Elizabeth RUSSELL )

Born: 21 June 1802 in Mason, NH [a]
He was a farmer. [census records]

SOURCES
[a] Mason Town Records


5. David HILL (son of Daniel HILL, Jr. and Elizabeth RUSSELL )

Born: 8 March 1808 in Mason, NH [a]
Died: 8 april 1832 in Mason, NH [a]

SOURCES:
[a] Mason Town Records


6. Lydia HILL (daughter of Daniel HILL, Jr. and Elizabeth RUSSELL )

Born: 20 Nov. 1810 in Mason, NH [a]
Died: 7 Feb 1819 in Mason, NH age 8 [a]

SOURCES:
[a] Mason Town Records
[b] History of Mason, NH

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