The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

194 THE EARLE FAMILY [Seventh
Mr. Earle was a member of the Congregational Church over fiftyseven
years, joining at the same time "with his wife, in 1828, and''
together they signed the first temperance pledge ever offered in town,
which they lived up to all their lives."
He died suddenly, when in apparently good health, not having
" lost a meal, or a night's sleep in over seven years."
The only child of Arvin and Myra (Pierce) Earle was :
1761-1. Hannah P. Earle; m. March 2, 1840, Roswell AJ
French (d. 1879) ; lived in Chester ; d. in 1887 ; no issue.
[821-3]. Clarissa 7 Earle (John, 6 Esek£ Robert^ Ralphs
William? Ralph 1
), dau. of John and Abigail (Chase)
Earle, b. Sept. 23, 1797, in Chester, Vt. ; m. April 24,
1815, Ira (b. Feb. 14, 1795; d. Feb. 18, 1877), son of
Joshua Church ; lived in Chester, and d. Dec. 26, 1853.
Their children were :
1762- 1. Clarissa E. Church, b. Aug. 22, 1815 ; d. ~\
1763- 2.
1764- 3.
1765- 4.
unm., April 1, 1836. !
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Abigail Church, b. Aug. 22, 1815 ; m. Kenf
dall Johnson. J
Ira Church, b. Nov. 28, 1817; d. unm., Oct. 15, 1S49.
Henry Church, b. Dec. 16, 1819; d. unm., June 19,
1S75.
1766- 5. Foster Church, b. Dec. 24, 1821 ; m. 1st, Henrietta
Tarbell ;
dra, Neb.
2d, Miriam (Tarbell) Gould ; lives in Alexan-
1767- 6.
1768- 7.
Harriet Church, b. Nov. 15, 1823 ; m. George Holden.
Martin Church, b. Aug. 13, 1825; m. 1848, Lydia
Maria (b. Aug. 4, 1830; d. Aug. 8, 1861), dau. of
1769- 8.
1770- 9.
1771-10.
Philip Paddleford.
Daniel Church, b. Feb. 20, 1827; d. Nov. 4, 1849.
Fanny Church, b. July 29, 1829; m. Florance Robbins.
Amelia Church, b. July 14, 1831 ; m. Richard Killingbeck.
1772-11.
1773-12.
William Church, b. April 19, 1833 ;
Warner Church, b. Jan. 6, 1835;
Hannah (b. Oct. 16, 1839), dau.
m. Rebecca .
m. Feb. 6, 1868,
°f Hubbard and
1774-13.
Betsey (Church) Ingraham.
Francis Church, b. March 7, 1837; **• D ec - 2, 1S61,
Ellen L. (b. June 19, 1841), dau. of Edwin and Eleanor
1775-14.
1776-15.
(Barney) Gilson.
Mary Church, b. Dec. 28,
Susan Church, b. Oct. 12,
1838.
1840; m. William Anthony.