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- Luther Jacobs was a son of Whitman Jacobs, Jr.and Hannah (Walker) Jacobs, and was born in Royalston, Mass.,15 July 1781.
He married Margaret Cochran in Croydon, NH., 20 Dec 1804.
They settled on Stow Hill, Croydon, and paid taxes from 1803-1847.
Luther & Margaret had a large family, all born in Croydon:
1. Burman/Burnham JACOBS, b 10 Oct 1805, marr Eliza Stearns, dau of Isaiah & Elizabeth Stearns, ca 1835 moved to Illinois.
2. Jacob Cochran Jacobs, born 20 July 1807, died, Croydon, 4 Apr 1832.
3. Paul Jacobs 2nd, born 19 Feb 1810, died Croydon,18 July 1882.
4. Hannah Jacobs, born 3 Apr 1812, marr.Ezekial Powers Jr., 1 Nov 1835, Croydon.
5. Rachel S.Jacobs, born 4 June 1815, married ca 1835 in Croydon, Cyrus H. Fletcher
6. Heman Jacobs, born 11 March 1817, died Chicopee, Mass.
7. Nancy Jacobs, born 2 Feb 1819.
8. Elijah Jacobs, born 12 Nov 1823, marr Croydon, May 1851, Betsey L. White; died 15 Feb 1865,Croydon, the same year as his brother Heman.
After the death of his wife Margaret, Luther married Rosamond Rickard, 15 Dec 1842, in Croydon. Banns filed with D. R. Hall, town clerk, 11 Dec 1842. They were married by Rev. Jacob Haven. (Received & recorded 5 Nov 1878)
Luther died in Croydon, Dec 22,1847, aged 66.
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