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The 1880 History of Marlborough [1] says "Stephen [Weeks], b. Aug. 9, 1762; m. Feb 13, 1791, Louisa Howe, b. May 24, 1768. They resided in Alstead, and had a numerous family,..."
Research Notes
In Hayward's work (cited below) there is the following to hellp with adding this family but I did not add them because in this source there are no dates or places attached to the names of the children.
Stephen Brigham {father of David} son of Stephen and Betsey, was b. Princeton, Mass. Aug. 9, 1762; d. Alstead July 16, 1839; m. Feb. 13, 1791 Louisa Howe b. May 24, 1769, d. Alstead, July 9, 1830. Their ch. were William; Louisa m. John Proctor of Sullivan; Persis m. Alvin Brooks of Alstead; Aaron m. Susannah Proctor of Sullivan; Lydia m. Stephen Hollbrook of Amherst; David; and Abram m. Alma Moore.
Sources
- ↑ "History of the Town of Marlborough - Cheshire County, New Hampshire" by Charles A. Bemis, originally printed in 1881 by the Press of Geo. H. Ellis, Boston, Ma., new edition printed by The Frost Free Library, produced by the New England History Press, Somersworth, NH. Copyright 1974 (p.429) Online here: https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofm00bemi
- Vital Records of Princeton MA to 1849, Page 82
- Hayward Silvanus, History of the town of Gilsum, New Hampshire, from 1752 to 1879: with maps and illustrations (Manchester, N.H.: John B. Clarke, 1881), P. 65; digital images, Hathi Trust Digital Library, Hathi Trust (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009889737/Home : Online 14 August 2021;
- Willard Irving Tyler Brigham, The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 (New York, N. Y., 1907) page 186