Francis Newton Boutwell, b. 30 Jul 1835 in Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont, d. 18 Feb 1905 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Newton Boutwell & Mary Ann Merrill. He married Abby L. Melendy (1st wife) on May 13, 1857 in Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He married Susan Elizabeth Willard (2nd wife) in 1869 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.