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north on his other land, its assessed value being $210. His sixty-eight acres of land adjoining north and east on land of David Burling, with barn, was valued at $884.

Nehemiah Steere died November 26, 1822, aged 57 years, 7 months, and 9 days. His wife Rachel died March 8, 1852, aged 85 years, 6 months, and 2 days. His family is buried in the ancient cemetery near the reservoir between Greenville and Harmony, where lie the mortal remains of several generations.

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II. DRUSILLA, b. September 22, 1789; unmarried; d. March 14, 1873, in her 84th year.
III. ADAH, b. December 7, 1791; m., December 29, 1816, Appleby Smith, son of Charles
Smith of Smithfield. He d. September 11, 1850; she d. September 8, 1872.

IV. IRA, b. December 22, 1793; d. September 6, 1795, æ. 1 year and 8 months.
V. Infant, b. December 3, 1795; d. December 13, 1795.

VI. MARTHA, b. February 10, 1797; d. December 9, 1797.

VII. HARRIS, b. June 24, 1799; m. Adah Tucker. He d. August 30, 1861, æ. 62; she d. March 22, 1866, æ. 60, ƒ.

202 VIII. LYDIA, b. November 15, 1802; d. January 5, 1874, æ. 71 years, 1 month, and 20 days. 203 IX. NICHOLAS, b. January 4, 1804; went west and probably married there. He d. 1868. X. OLNEY B., b. November 27, 1806; m. Julia A. Patterson of Scituate, and lived in South Scituate, s. p. He died in 1862. His will was dated June 4, 1862, and was probated November 8, 1862. His inventory amounted to $10,333.28. He gave all his prop

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erty to his wife. She made her will September 6, 1868, giving the bulk of her property to her brothers Horace S. and Flavel Patterson. Her will was probated September 10, 1870.

XI. HENRY F., b. September 10, 1811; m. Elsie W. Smith, dau. of Martin Smith of Scituate. He lived in Glocester. He d. 1856. His widow married John Randall of Scituate, f.

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Reuben Steere, son of Jeremiah Steere (28), grandson of Samuel (10), was born in Glocester. He married Phebe Wright.

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JEREMIAH STEERE, son of Jeremiah Steere (28), grandson of Samuel (10), was born November 29, 1766, and 1769. He lived in Glocester.

married Phebe Potter, who was born February 1,

He died July 21, 1846.

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208 I. SELINDA, b. November 29, 1790; m. Peter Tinkham.
II. ASENATH, b. October 2, 1792; m. Cyrus Sayles.
III. ENOS, b. November 16, 1794; m. Betsey Whittaker, f.
IV. ELIZABETH, b. April 19, 1797; m. Jencks Briggs.

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JESSE STEERE, son of Jeremiah Steere (28), grandson of Samuel (10), was born in Glocester, October 29, 1772. He married Barbara Tourtellot, who was born

April 14, 1774. They lived in Glocester.

Children:

217 I. SERIL, b. May 21, 1797; m. Esther Wheeler; d. July 18, 1883, f.

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II. WILLIAM T., b. February 9, 1799; m., December 2, 1824, Huldah Irons; d. February
6, 1884, f.

III. ORA F., b. July 27, 1802; m., 1st, August 1, 1822, Matilda Day of Smithfield; 2d, Sarah
Hawkins, f.

IV. HANNAH, b. February 23, 1804; d. January 11, 1868.

V. WHITEMAN, b. November 21, 1806; m. Lucy Stanfield; d. March 5, 1848, f.

VI. IRA W., b. September 11, 1809; m., March 10, 1830, Ada M. Olney, ƒ.

223 VII. JESSE T., b. April 12, 1812; d. December 1, 1814.

224 VIII. GEORGE, b. June 27, 1818; d. August 26, 1837.

225 IX. ALBERT E., b. October 15, 1822; d. September 2, 1868.

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ASAHEL STEERE, son of Jeremiah Steere (28), grandson of Samuel (10), was born March 4, 1774.

He married Olive Horton, who was born April 19, 1774,

He died in 1856.

and lived near the old "Sweet" place in Glocester.

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I. RUTH, b. October 27, 1795; d. unmarried.
II. LEE, b. October 25, 1797; m.

Saunders, f.

228 III. BENNETT, b. March 31, 1799; m. Louisiana Tourtellot, f.

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IV. MAHALA, b. October 7, 1800; m. Ozial Lapham and went to Ohio.

V. JEMIMA LEE, b. July 15, 1802; d. unmarried.
VI. SALLY, b. September 15, 1804; m. Solomon Sweet.
Children: Ellen Elizabeth and Solomon S.
232 VII. ASAHEL, b. May 7, 1806; m. Maria P. Latham, ƒ.

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