Ancestors of Tim Farr and Descendants of Stephen Farr Sr. of Concord, Massachusetts and Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England


Capt. Dennie W. FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born 2, 3 on 7 Jan 1840 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died 4, 5 on 5 May 1864 in Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States. He was buried 6 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Dennie married 7, 8 Mary Hannah BROWN on 31 Jul 1863 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States.

Dennie resided in 1850 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

From the research of Linda Farr Welch:

Farr, Dennis "Dennie" W. - Dennie was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, 7 Jan., 1840, son of Worcester & Abial (Kneeland) Farr. The FARR FAMILY is an ancient New England family whose New England roots began with Captain Stephen Farr (1647-1696) of Concord, Massachusetts, a soldier of King Philip's War who served in the Narragansett Expedition in 1675 under Captain Nathaniel Davenport. Dennie probably didn't know much about his Farr ancestry back then, however. In the days of his youth, young men were more interested in their own lives and the issues they faced at the time. He grew up in Chesterfield where his father was a small time farmer. Their farm in 1850 was valued at $300. The family was quite large in 1850. Living in that small farmhouse were eleven children with the parents. Of those, two baby boys died in infancy: Gilbert and Chester; and two other sons died at age ten: James and Bernard. The rest of Worcester and Abial's children reached adulthood, married and have children of their own, except Dennie. Dennie was the middle child. He learned the skills of farming from his early youth. His mother and father were Universalists by faith. They attended church in Walpole. They traveled to Brattleboro, Vt. often to hear Rev. Addison Brown preach. He was one of the most popular Universalists preachers in the area at the time. It was during these visits that Dennie met and fell in love with Rev. Brown's daughter. He was a soldier when he married (at age 23), 31 July, 1863, Mary Hannah Brown of Brattleboro, Vermont (b. Brattleboro, 5 July, 1842, dau. of Rev. Addison & Ann Elizabeth (Wetherbee) Brown). They began their married life together in the midst of war. Mary lived with her parents in Brattleboro while Dennie was off with her brother and others to the battlefield. Mary was quite an accomplished young lady. She began her studies with her parent's home schooling. When she was seven years old, her father gave her a new arithmetic book to study. He was so impressed with how well she did, that he wrote a letter to a friend in 1847 to recommend it as follows:

DANIEL BIXBY, ESQ.
DEAR SIR : - I give you many thanks for the " First Book in Arithmetic," by Frederick A. Adams, which you had the kindness to send me, some time since. To test its merits, I set my youngest child, a daughter, seven years of age, to studying it. She has been about half through it; and having heard her lessons myself and watched her progress, and the effect the book has had in developing her powers of calculation, I am satisfied that it is a very excellent work. I think as a First Book in Arithmetic, it is decidedly the best I have either used or examined, and I should be glad to see it extensively introduced into our Schools. -Yours, with respect, ADDISON BROWN.

Mary's parents were both highly educated. They had opened a school in Brattleboro in the 1840s they named the Melrose School. It was operated through the generous donations of Universalist parishioners in their community and the surrounding towns. In 1847, Melrose Seminary had 214 students studying in Brattleboro. Many of them were obliged to rent rooms from the farmers of the area in order to attend the school. -Mary Brown and her sister Frances were among the towns' youth who were early enrolled. Their elder sister, Ann Elizabeth Brown married in 1853, Professor Christian F. Schuster, an immigrant from Mainz, Germany, who was a musician of great note. He was often times at the Brown family home in Brattleboro, performing wonderful concerts for guests and the family. Ann died at the young age of 26 years in 1862, but her husband and the children were frequent guests at the Brown household after her death. Frances Brown, Mary's other sister was a schoolteacher at the Pemberton Square School in Boston. She worked with George B. Emerson in planning a curriculum and was one of the most beloved teachers herself. Frances too, died young, in 1870 after Mary had married a second time. All three of the Brown girls were privileged to meet and know Henry David Thoreau. In September 1856, Thoreau went to visit their father and mother in Brattleboro on invitation to learn about botanical flora in that section of Vermont. Frances (age 22) and Mary Brown (age 14) traveled with Thoreau on his nature trips around the Connecticut River Valley. They crossed the Connecticut River and climbed Mount Wantastiquet with him. It was a beautiful clear day, and they were able to see the outline of Mt. Ascutney in the distance. The girls came home to tell the family all about it. It was an experience they would not soon forget. Indeed, in later years, Mary told her story to those who were researching the life of Thoreau. With all this in mind, indeed, Dennie Farr married into a most prominent and highly respected family when he wed Mary Brown of Brattleboro. Mary learned to read and write before she was five years old. She spoke Greek, Latin, and had begun studying the French language. Dennie knew the rudimentaries of reading and writing, but subsequent to his marriage, and in their short life together, Dennie learned much more from Mary then he had in his district school. He was ready to begin in business for himself in Brattleboro, but their plans were cut short. When Mary's brother Addison Brown Jr. came home after a six months' deployment as a soldier of the Civil War in New York state, he set about recruiting men for a company he was raising in Brattleboro. Dennie Farr was one of his recruits. Dennie enlisted at Brattleboro, 13 Aug., 1862 as a private in Co. "F", 4th Regiment, Vermont Volunteers. He was promoted to first lieutenant of Company "F" 19 Jan., 1862. He shortly afterwards rose to the rank of Captain. He was one of the first men killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. He was waving his sword and encouraging his troops to move on and fight when he was struck in the head by a minie ball. He was only twenty-four years old, and gave up his life, which was full of promise and hope, a willing sacrifice to his country, 4 May, 1864. Captain George Blood French of Cavendish, whose own little brother Quincy was also killed that day at the Wilderness and was wounded in that battle himself, wrote a letter home to Mary Farr explaining the circumstances which led to her beloved husband's death. A couple of months letter, she wrote at letter back to Captain French as follows:

Brattleboro, Vt., April 7, 1865
To: Captain George Blood French, Proctorsville, Vt.
From: Mary F. Farr [widow of Capt. Dennie Farr]
Capt French, Dear Sir: I see by Dennie's account book that he sold to you his saddle just before starting on his last campaign. I am quite anxious to obtain it if I can do so. Have you it now and are you willing to sell it to me? Sincerely, -Mary F. Farr

Mary m. 2nd, 7 Feb., 1867, Colonel Augustus Thomas Dunton (b, Manchester, Vt. 22 Aug., 1826, son of Dr. Thomas & Waity (Kent) Dunton). Dr. Dunton was a circuit preacher in Bennington and St. Lawrence Counties, New York. Colonel Dunton served as captain and assistant quartermaster in a New York regiment of volunteers during the Civil War and received brevet commission as major and lieutenant colonel. He and Mary owned a hotel in Brattleboro. In November, 1906, 7hey moved first to Rockford, (Winnebago County) Illinois. They had one daughter, Florida Starr Dunton, who married in Clearwater, Florida, 15 Jan., 1892, Ovington Ross. Mary and Mr. Dunton were living at 629 Ontario Avenue in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1908, with Florida and her husband and their children. Augustus Dunton d. there, 9 Aug., 1912. In 1930, Mary Brown Farr Dunton was 88 years old and living back in Brattleboro, Vt. at the Brattleboro Home For the Aged.

DEATH: Killed in the Battle of the Wilderness from a shot to the head. His remains were brought back to Chesterfield where he was buried with a Masonic ceremony in the cemetery near the West Village.

Mary Hannah BROWN was born 1 on 14 Nov 1842 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. She died on 17 Aug 1935 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. Mary married 2, 3 Capt. Dennie W. FARR 4 on 31 Jul 1863 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States.

Mary resided 5 in 1850 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. She resided 6 in 1860 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. She resided 7 in 1880 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 8 in 1910 in Sheboygan Ward 1, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.


Charles M. FARR [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 on 27 Jun 1845 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died 4, 5 on 23 Aug 1887 in Bethlehem, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. Charles married 6 Mary T. FINNEGAN on 6 Jan 1872 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

Charles resided 7, 8 in 1850 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 9 in 1860 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Other marriages:
DWYER, Mary E.

DEATH: Age 42. Parents listed as Worcester Farr and Abial Kneeland.

Mary T. FINNEGAN 1 was born 2 on 1 Jul 1850 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States. She died 3, 4 on 4 May 1875 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Mary married 5 Charles M. FARR on 6 Jan 1872 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

They had the following children.

  M i
FARR was born 1, 2 on 20 May 1872 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. He was christened in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

Charles M. FARR [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 on 27 Jun 1845 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died 4, 5 on 23 Aug 1887 in Bethlehem, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. Charles married 6 Mary E. DWYER on 28 Sep 1875 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States.

Charles resided 7, 8 in 1850 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 9 in 1860 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Other marriages:
FINNEGAN, Mary T.

DEATH: Age 42. Parents listed as Worcester Farr and Abial Kneeland.

Mary E. DWYER 1 was born in 1851 in Ireland, United Kingdom. Mary married 2 Charles M. FARR on 28 Sep 1875 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States.

Mary resided 3 in 1870 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States.


Edwin Heywood FARR [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3, 4 on 24 Oct 1849 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died 5 on 19 Jul 1920 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States. He was buried 6 on 21 Jul 1920 in Clark, Washington, United States. Edwin married 7 Rev. Abigail Eliza STARK "Abbie" in Aug 1874 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Edwin resided 8 in 1850 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 9 in 1860 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 10 in 1900 in ED 65 Precinct D Cleveland City Ward 17, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.

Rev. Abigail Eliza "Abbie" STARK 1 was born 2, 3 on 18 Jun 1856 in Massachusetts, United States. She died 4, 5 on 21 Aug 1933 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. She was buried 6 on 23 Aug 1933 in Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Abbie married 7 Edwin Heywood FARR in Aug 1874 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Abbie resided 8 in 1900 in ED 65 Precinct D Cleveland City Ward 17, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.

Abbie Farr's entire family were admitted to the Scipio Monthli Meeting of Friends, NY.

They had the following children.

  M i
Dennis W. FARR was born 1 on 9 Jun 1875. He died 2 on 16 Aug 1875. He was buried 3 in Newman, Douglas, Illinois, United States.

Dennis was also known as Dennie W. Farr.

BURIAL: Son of E.H. and N.E. Farr, aged 2M 7D. N.E. could be Nabby Eliza Farr instead of Abigail Eliza Farr.
  F ii Mabel E. FARR was born on 26 Oct 1876. She died on 7 Apr 1929.
  M iii William Ellwood FARR was born on 6 Jan 1879. He died on 8 Dec 1962.
  M iv Edwin Wilson FARR was born on 24 Jan 1880. He died on 13 Jun 1936 from of tuberculosis.

George Franklin BURNHAM 1 was born 2, 3 on 18 Jun 1835 in Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States. He died 4 on 30 Jan 1916 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. George married 5, 6 Helen E. FARR 7, 8, 9 on 1 Nov 1875 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

George resided 10 in 1850 in Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States. He resided in 1880 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided in 1900 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided in 1910 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Helen E. FARR [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 on 10 Jan 1852 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She died 6 on 11 Aug 1924. Helen married 7, 8 George Franklin BURNHAM 9 on 1 Nov 1875 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Helen resided 10 in 1860 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 11 in 1880 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 12 in 1900 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 13 in 1910 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.


Fanny May PRENTICE was born on 12 May 1855 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She died 1 on 31 Dec 1942 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. Fanny married 2 Sidney Henry FARR on 16 Feb 1887 in Vermont, United States.

Fanny resided 3 in 1860 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 4 in 1880 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 5, 6 in 1900 in ED 245 Brattleboro retreat, Windham, Vermont, United States. She resided 7 in 1910 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. She resided 8 in 1920 in Windham, Vermont, United States.

Sidney Henry FARR [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 12 Feb 1862 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. He died 3, 4 on 20 Nov 1936 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. Sidney married 5 Fanny May PRENTICE on 16 Feb 1887 in Vermont, United States.

Sidney resided 6 in 1870 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. He resided 7 in 1900 in ED 245 Brattleboro retreat, Windham, Vermont, United States. He resided 8 in 1910 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. He resided 9 in 1920 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States.


Winfield Gordon FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 2 Jun 1881 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died 3 on 29 Nov 1951 in New Hampshire, United States. He was buried 4 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Winfield married 5 Edna Sarah AMIDON on 26 Nov 1902 in West Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States.

Winfield resided 6 in 1900 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 7 in 1910 in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States. He resided 8 in 1920 in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Edna Sarah AMIDON [Parents] was born 1 on 18 Jul 1884 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She died 2 on 14 Nov 1965. She was buried 3 in 1965 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Edna married 4 Winfield Gordon FARR on 26 Nov 1902 in West Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States.

Edna resided 5 in 1900 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 6 in 1910 in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States. She resided 7 in 1920 in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 8 in 1930 in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

BIRTH: Possibly Hartford, CT.

They had the following children.

  M i Clarence Winfield FARR was born on 6 Nov 1909. He died on 16 Jun 2006.
  F ii Dorothy Edna FARR.

Lorenzo Squire AMIDON was born 1, 2 on 30 Dec 1858 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died 3 on 7 Aug 1931 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He was buried 4 in 1931 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Lorenzo married 5, 6 Aurora Janet FARR "Amma" 7, 8 on 7 Nov 1882 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Lorenzo resided 9 in 1860 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 10 in 1880 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 11 in 1910 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 12 in 1920 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He resided 13 in 1930 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Aurora Janet "Amma" FARR [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3, 4 on 16 Sep 1863 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She died 5 on 26 Feb 1949 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Amma married 6, 7 Lorenzo Squire AMIDON on 7 Nov 1882 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Amma resided 8 in 1870 in Newark, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. She resided 9, 10 on 3 Jun 1880 in Newark, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. She resided 11 in 1910 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 12 in 1920 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She resided 13 in 1930 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

They had the following children.

  F i Edna Sarah AMIDON was born on 18 Jul 1884. She died on 14 Nov 1965.

Jonathan Hadley FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2, 3 on 15 Aug 1776 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. He died 4 on 18 May 1848 in Thetford, Orange, Vermont, United States. He was buried 5 in 1848 in North Thetford, Orange, Vermont, United States. Jonathan married Rebeckah WALTON on 6 Oct 1801 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

From the research of Linda Farr Welch:
They were farming in Lempster, New Hampshire in 1810 with their three daughters and one son. Brother Nathan Farr lived not far from them at the time. In 1820, they were living in Sharon, Vermont. Their neighbors in Sharon were Rodolphus Brown, Amos Hatch, Roswell Huntington and John Chambers. When the 1840 census, Jonathan and Rebecca lived in Williamstown (Orange Co) Vt. Jonathan Farr Sr., husband of Rebecca, d. in Thetford, Vt., 18 May, 1848 (age 71). He is buried in Pleasant Ridge cemetery on Route 5 in North Thetford. Rebecca was 71 years old in 1850, and living in Rochester, Vermont with her daughter Rebecca and Rev. Manson. She probably died there a couple of years later, as they moved to Iowa in before 1870.

Rebeckah WALTON was born 1, 2 on 2 Dec 1778 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. She died 3, 4 on 28 May 1853 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, United States. She was buried 5 in North Thetford, Orange, Vermont, United States. Rebeckah married Jonathan Hadley FARR on 6 Oct 1801 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

Rebeckah resided 6, 7 in 1850 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, United States.

They had the following children.

  F i
Philena FARR was born 1, 2 on 30 Jun 1802 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

Philena resided 3 in 1850 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  F ii
Elizabeth FARR was born 1, 2 on 30 Mar 1804 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. She died 3 on 28 Sep 1805 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.
  M iii Jonathan FARR Jr. was born on 11 Jan 1806. He died on 19 Feb 1893.
  F iv Rebecca FARR was born on 4 Feb 1808. She died on 26 Apr 1886.
  F v Elizabeth Walton FARR was born on 9 Nov 1809. She died on 10 Dec 1871.
  F vi Eunice FARR was born on 5 Aug 1811. She died on 9 Sep 1876.
  M vii Asa Walton FARR was born on 28 Feb 1821. He died on 6 Oct 1863.

Nathan R FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 15 Feb 1780 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. He died 2 on 18 Oct 1873 in Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. He was buried 3 in Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. Nathan married 4 Mary BARNEY "Polly" on 20 Feb 1808 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

Nathan resided 5 in 1860 in Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

From the research of Linda Farr Welch:

In 1810, they were farming in Lempster. They lived next in Goshen. In 1820, they were living in Marlow with two sons and two daughters. Neighbors were Peter Fox, Lydia Gustin, and Beuthel and Ebenezer Fairley.  Nathan's name appeared on the voter checklist of Marlow as early as Oct., 1836. In 1850, Nathan and Polly were living in Marlow, NH with their son Rev. Eleazer Farr. In 1860, Nathan was living with his grandson and wife, Oren and Ellen Farr in Goshen.

Polly d. in Goshen, NH 19 Dec., 1859 (age 70). Nathan d. in Marlow, 18 Oct., 1873 (age 93). They are buried in the Goshen, NH cemetery on Route 10.

RESIDENCE: In the household of his grandson Oren E. Farr.

Mary "Polly" BARNEY was born 1, 2 on 15 Jan 1789 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. She died 3 on 19 Dec 1859 in Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. She was buried 4 in Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. Polly married 5 Nathan R FARR on 20 Feb 1808 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

They had the following children.

  M i Levi Barney FARR was born on 13 Feb 1810. He died on 27 Dec 1896.
  M ii Rev. Eleazer D. FARR was born on 20 Jun 1816. He died on 14 Mar 1899.
  F iii Mary Lurinda FARR was born in 1831. She died on 27 Jan 1871.

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