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History of Washington, New Hampshire, 1768 - 1886; Printed by the Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1886; page 320. VIII. Rufus, son of Captain Jonathan and Phebe (Smith) Brockway, born Lyme, Conn., Aug. 14, 1772, married Ruth ............ They were the first settlers on a farm afterward owned by David Lincoln, Isaac N. Gage, and its present occupant, James A. Crane; the wild land was a present to him from hi s father; he subsequently removed to Maine, The Baileys, Lougees, Parsonses, Brockways, Bishops, Maxims, Folsoins, Spragues and Fowlers were among the first settlers of South Sangerville. Rufus Brockway was from the Province of New Brunswick. His son, Cyrus Brockway, was quite prominent in town affairs and was at different times one of the selectmen. His daughter Helen married the late Colonel Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a prominent lawyer of the Middle West, and a native of Sangerville. Sprague's Journal of Maine History Vol. II JULY, 1914 Notify Administrator about this message?
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