History of the Kimball family in America, from 1634 to 1897 : and of its ancestors the Kemballs or Kemboldes of England; with an account of the Kembles of Boston, Massachusetts

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by  Morrison, Leonard Allison, 1843-1902

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HISTORTT
OF THE
KIMBALL FAMILY
IN
AMERICA,
From 1634 to 1897,
AND OF ITS ANCESTORS
^be Ikemballs or Ikcmbolbcs
OF ENGLAND.
With an Account of tue Kembles of Boston, Massachusetts.
By LEONARD ALLISON MOEEISON, A. M.,
Authou of the "MoiiKisoN Family," Rambll:s in Europe, &c.,
AND
STEPHEN PASCHALL SHARPLES, S. B.,
Member of the NE^v England Historic-Genealogical Society.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
BOSTON
:
DAMRELL & UPHAM,
©Id Cointr ^ookstort,
283 Washington Street.
1897.
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Printed by
Republican Press Association.
Concord, N. H.
COISTTEXTS.
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List of Illustrations iv
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General Introduction 1
Supplementary Introduction. 6
CHAPTER
I.
The Keraballs of England, p. 8. The Early Home of The Kera-
balls. Visit to Rattlesden, Hitchani, and Biixhall, pp. 9-11.
The Records of Rattlesden. Name of Richard and Henry
Kemball found on them, p. 10. Letter from Charles Gur-
don Kemball of London, Eng., p. 11. Change of Orthogra-
phy, pp. 11-12. Extracts from English Wills, pp. 12-14.
Records of Hitcham, England, and orthography of the name,
pp. 14-15. The names Kemble and Kimball distinct, p. 15.
Coat of Arms, pp. 15-17.
CHAPTER
II.
Henry Kemball of Mistley, England, and of Watertowu, Mass.,
in 1G34, and his descendants, pp. 17-25.
CHAPTER
III.
Richard Kimball of Rattlesden, Suffolk County, England, Water-
town, and Ipswich, Mass., and his will, pp. 27-32. Descend-
ants of Richard Kimball, pp. 132, 1087.
CHAFPER IV.
The family of Amos Kimball of Vergennes, Vt., 1088. Descend-
ants of Phineas Kimball of West Fairlee, Vt., pp. 1089,
1097. The Kimballs of York County, Me., 1097-1139. The
descendants of Nathan Kimball, 1139. Descendants of
Caleb Kimball of Chester, N. H., 1142. The Kimballs of
Meredith, N. H., 1143. The Kembles of Boston, Mass.,
1146. Appendix containing additions and corrections, 1149.
ILLUSTRATIO]^S.
With the exception of the group portraits, each picture faces
the page on which its subject is mentioned.
The figures following the names in this list indicate the page
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on which such notice is to be found.
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Map 9
Coat of Arms 16
Group of five portraits, five generation.s .. .. .. 159
Deacon John Kimball^, Concord, N. H. . . 159
John Kimball% Barton, Vt. 297
Frederick W. KimbalF, Glover, Vt. . . . 549
Frederick M. Kimball^.Top.eka,.Kan.sas.. .. 851
Carl Willis KirabalP, New York, N. Y. . . 854
Group of two portraits 323
Joseph Kimball^ Elgin, 111 323
Nancy (Currier) Kimball, Elgin, .111. .. .. .. 323
David Tenney Kimball^, Ipswich, Mass. . . . 333
Edmund Kimball^, Bradford, Mass. 355
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Lewis Kimball", Nashua, N. H. . . . . 374
Josiah Kimball", Boston, Mass. 381
William KimbalF, Oxford, Mass 403
John E. KimballS Oxford, Mass 404
David Cross^ Manchester, N. H. ..... ... ... 417
William Wallace Kimball", Chicago, 111. 439
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Pardon T. Kimball", Dubuque, Iowa 456
Edwin Kimball", Preston, Conn. 470
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Ann Marie (Ter Bush) Kimball,Wellsborough, Penn. . 475
Peter Kimball", Grafton, N. H. 515
Leonard Allison Morrison^,.Wind.ham., N..H... .. 538
Arthur Reed Kiraball^ Waterbury, Conn. . . . 540
Group of two portraits ... 542
Ellen L. Hills^ Brooklyn, N. Y. 541
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Annie Elizabeth HillsS Philadelphia, Penn. . . 542
John Hazen KimbalF, Bath, Me. 555
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Roy Thurston Kimball^ San Francisco, Cal. . . 578
Heber C. KimbalF, Salt Lake City, Utah 585
Reuben KimbalF, North Conway, N. H. . . . 588