Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 1

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008

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GENEALOGICAL

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PERSONAL MEMOIRS

RELATING TO THE FAMILIES OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

PREPARED UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF

WILLIAM RICHARD CUTTER, A. M.

Historian of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society; Librarian Emeritus of Woburn Public Library; Author of "The Cutter Family," "History of Arlington," "Bibliography of Woburn," etc., etc.

ASSISTED BY

WILLIAM FREDERICK ADAMS,

President of Connecticut Valley Historical Society; Publisher of Pynchon Genealogy. "Picturesque Hampden," "Picturesque Berkshire," etc., etc.

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Thomas Totman, immigrant

TOTMAN ancestor, settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and removed to Scituate in 1660. His wife, Mary -- -, died of poison. The jury at inquest, April 24, 1666, found that she died from eating poisonous roots. Another jury. May 6, 1678, returned the same finding. He had a son Stephen : prob- ably other children.

(II) Stephen, son of Thomas Totman, re- sided first in Scituate, where he married ( first ) He removed to Plymouth, and mar- ried Dorothy He settled finally in Dorchester. Children: Stephen, born October II. 1691. died young; Samuel, born July 20, 1693; Stephen, May 27, 1695, died young : Mary, born November 6, 1696; Christian, Janu- ary 17, 1699. Of second wife, born in Dorches- ter : Elkanah, 1703; Thomas, mentioned below : Lydia, 1708; Stephen, 17II.

(III) Thomas (2), son of Stephen Totman, born in 1705; married, 1729, Lucretia Rose, and removed to Marshfield from Plymouth about 1637. Children, born at Plymouth : Ebenezer, mentioned below ; John, 1733, mar- ried Elizabeth Harlow ; Mary, 1734; Elizabeth, married Crosby Luce. Born in Marshfield : Seth, July 16, 1638; Stephen, February 13, 1639 ( ?).

(IV) Ebenezer, son of Thomas (2) Tot- man, was born in Plymouth in 1731, and re- moved to Marshfield with his parents. He married, November 27, 1752, Grace Turner, of Scituate, and settled in Scituate. Children, born in Scituate : Thomas. November 20, 1753 ; Stephen, April 5. 1756, mentioned below ; Lucy, December 19, 1758; Lydia, July 29, 1761 ; Han- nah, May 10, 1773.

(V) Stephen, son of Ebenezer Totman, born in Scituate, April 5, 1756; died September 27, 1830. He was in the revolution, private in Captain John Clapp's company, Colonel John Bailey's regiment, on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775. He married Hannah ( Waite ?). Children, born at Scituate : I. Stephen, January 13, 1778. 2. Hannah, December 26, 1779. 3. Isaac, September 7, 1781. 4. Ebenezer, Sep- tember 2, 1783; mentioned below. 5. Fanny, June 26, 1785. 6. Charles, September 26, 1791. 7. Harris Miner, October 19, 1793. 8.

Benjamin Turner, February 12, 1795. 9. Thomas, July 7, 1797. 10. Sally, November 25, 1798.

(\'I) Ebenezer, son of Stephen Totman, born at Scituate, September 2, 1783; died in 1861. He married at Hingham, January 16, 1809. Hannah Binney, born at Hull, died aged ninety-four, at East Weymouth. They lived in East Weymouth, Massachusetts. Children, born in Scituate: Joseph, mentioned below ; James, died at East Weymouth, married Mary Howland; Hannah, married Asa Morse, of Providence, Rhode Island; Ebenezer, died at East Weymouth.

(VII) Joseph, son of Ebenezer Totman, born in Scituate, 1811 ; died May 30, 1889, at East Weymouth. He came to East Weymouth with his parents when he was a young child, and was educated there in the public schools. He learned the trade of shoemaker, and soon began in a modest way to manufacture boots and shoes on his own account. He cut his own leather, and sent out the stock to the farmers who made shoes in the winter season in their own shops. He was industrious and enter- prising, and his business grew accordingly. When the shoe business came to be concen- trated in factories Mr. Totman adopted the new methods and machinery. He had one of the largest factories, and for many years con- ducted an extensive and prosperous business. He was well and favorably known to the manu- facturers and dealers in boots and shoes throughout New England. He was active in town affairs, served on the board of assessors, was one of the founders of the savings bank, and a trustee for many years. He invested largely in Weymouth real estate, and possessed unusually accurate knowledge of real estate values and prospects. He was an active mem- ber of the Congregational church, and a liberal contributor to its benevolences and charities. He was a member of Crescent Lodge, I.O.O.F., and of Orphans Hope Lodge, F. A. M. He married, May 8, 1831, Lucy Burrell, born 1816. at South Weymouth, died 1881, at East Wey- mouth, daughter of Stephen and Clarissa (Dyer) Burrell, of Hingham. Children, born at East Weymouth : Clarissa, married Avery S. Howe, of South Weymouth ; Joseph R., men-

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tioned below; Elizabeth, Adeline; Lucy Vir- ginia ; Wendell Otis, died at East Weymouth.

(VIII) Joseph Richardson, son of Joseph Totman, was born at East Weymouth, October 2, 1838, and died there March 10, 1898. Hc was educated there in the public schools, and became associated with his father in the manu- facture of boots and shoes, and was a promi- nent shoe manufacturer at East Weymouth many years. In later years he bought and sold much real estate in Weymouth. He built many residences to sell and for investments. He was prominent in town affairs, was a trustee of the Weymouth Five Cents Savings Bank, a promi- nent member of the Congregational church, and gave generously in charity. In politics he was a Republican. He married, June 14, 1859, Lucinda Pratt, born at Hingham, August 28, 1841, daughter of Solomon and Hannah ( Bin- ney) Pratt. She survived her husband, and is living in the Richards home at East Weymouth. She is a member of Rebekah Lodge, I. O. O. F. Children, born at East Weymouth : 1. Wendell Otis, August 17, 1861 ; died aged twenty-six years, at East Weymouth; married Mabel Thayer three years before death. 2. Silas Bin- ney, mentioned below.

( IX) Silas Binney, son of Joseph Richardson Totman, was born October 24, 1868, at East Weymouth. He was educated there in the public schools. For some years he was engaged in the bakery business, and later was associated in the real estate business with his father and has continued since his father's death to manage the estate and to conduct an extensive real estate business in Weymouth and vicinity. He is interested in municipal affairs, but has never accepted public office. In politics he is a Re- publican, in religion a Congregationalist. He married, January 16, 1889, Florence A., born in Boston, daughter of John R. McDonald, a foreman of buildings. Children, born at East Weymouth : Lucy Florence, October 2, 1890: Helena B., November 24, 1891 : Joseph Wen- dell, May 24. 1895.

(The Pratt Line).

( II) Matthew (2) Pratt, son of Matthew (1) Pratt (q. v.), born 1628; died June 12. 1713. He married, June 1, 1661, Sarah Hunt, born July 4, 1640, died August 3, 1729, daugh- ter of Enoch and Sarah Hunt. His will was dated June 4. 1713. Cotton Mather, in his "Magnalia," thus refers to him: "One Matthew Pratt, whose religious parents had well in- structed him in his minority, when he was twelve years of age became totally deaf through

sickness, and so hath ever since continued. He was taught after this to write, as he had been before to read; and both his reading and writ- ing he retaineth perfectly, but he has almost forgotten to speak; speaking but imperfectly, and scarce intelligently, and very seldom. He is yet a very judicious Christian and being ad- mitted into the communion of the church, he has therein for many years behaved himself unto the extreme satisfaction of good people in the neighborhood. Sarah Pratt, the wife of this man, is one also who was altogether de- prived of her hearing by sickness when she was about the third year of her age, but having utterly lost her hearing, she has utterly lost her spcech also, and no doubt all rememberance of everything that refers to language. Mr. Thacher made an essay to teach her the use of letters, but it succeeded not ; however, she discourses by signs, whereat some of her friends are so expert as to maintain a conversation with her upon any point whatever, with as much free- dom and fulness as if she wanted neither tongue nor ear for conference. Her children do learn her signs from the breast, and speak sooner by her eyes and hands than by their lips. From her infancy she was very sober and modest ; but she had no knowledge of a Deity, nor of anything that concerns another life and world. Nevertheless, God, of his infinite mercy, has revealed the Lord Jesus Christ, and the great mysteries of salvation by him, unto her, by a more extraordinary and immediate operation of his own spirit unto her. An account of her experience was written from her by her hus- band : and the elders of the church employing her husband, with two of her sisters who are notably skilled in her way of communication, examined her strictly hereabout ; and they found that she understood the unity of the divine essence, and trinity of persons in the Godhead: the personal union in our Lord, the mystical union between our Lord and his church ; and that she was acquainted with the impressions of grace upon a regenerate soul. She was under great cxercise of mind about her internal and eternal state; she cxpressed unto her friends her desire for help : and has made use of the Bible, and other good books, and with tears remarked such passages as were suitable to her own condition. Yea, she once, in her exercise, wrote with a pin upon a trencher, three times over, 'Ah poor soul!' and there- with, before divers persons, burst into tears. ** *

* She was admitted into the church with the general approbation of the faithful. * *

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gracious, holy woman. Children : I. Mat- thew, born September 18, 1665; mentioned below. 2. Mary, born November 27, 1669; married Allen. 3. Hannah, born No- vember 3. 1670 ; married Samuel Whitcomb. 4. Sarah, born 1672; died September 16, 1688; married Isaac Ford. 5. William, born May 5, 1673. 6. Samuel, born April 3, 1676. 7. Dorothy. married, August 13, 1700, John Whitman. 8. Ann, born September 14, 1682 ; married Samuel White. 9. Susanna, born September, 1684; married Thomas Porter.

(III) Matthew (3), son of Matthew (2) Pratt, was born in Weymouth, September 18, 1665. He moved from Weymouth to Abing- ton about the time of his father's death, and died there July 1, 1746. He was a selectman in 1728, and with others built a mill on the stream by Benjamin Hobart's in 1731. He was a man of considerable property, and the first of the name to settle in Abington. He married Mary -, born January 2, 1665, died 1761, aged ninety-six years. Children : I. John, born October 4, 1691 ; moved to Bridge- water. 2. Micah, born 1692; died December 31, 1758; moved to Taunton. 3. Samuel, men- tioned below. 4. Mary, born November 22, 1699; married February II, 1719, Rev. Sam- uel Brown of Abington ; second, Josiah Tor- rey.

(IV) Samuel, son of Matthew (3) Pratt, was born in Weymouth, and died there Octo- ber 14, 1744. He married, October 22, 1719, Abigail Humphrey, born January 12, 1698, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hum- phrey. On December 14, 1726, he and his wife sold to John Pratt Sr. for fifty pounds their right in the Humphrey estate. Samuel Pratt was a town officer several times. Chil- dren: I. Abigail, born November 20, 1720; married, January 18, 1739, Peter Whitmarsh. 2. Samuel, born September 7, 1722; died May 12, 1792-3. Tabitha, born January 3, 1725; married, October 24, 1745, Thomas Cushing. 4. Matthew, born December 3, 1726; men- tioned below. 5. Sarah, born September 12, 1729. 6. Elizabeth, born August 14, 1732; married December 21, 1758, James Humphrey. 7. Hannah, born September 28, 1736.

(V) Matthew (4), son of Samuel Pratt, was born in Weymouth, December 3, 1726, and died October 5, 1799. He married, No- vember 5, 1749, Mary Lovell, born February 5, 1730, died November 9, 1799, daughter of Joshua and Sarah Lovell. Children: I. Mat- thew, born May 20, 1752; died October 15, 1835. 2. James, born July 17, 1754; died Jan-

uary 3, 1832. 3. Joshua, born September 26, 1756; mentioned below. 4. Mary, born July 17, 1758. 5. Ruth, born March 13, 1763; mar- ried, December 3, 1789, J. Dyer Jr. 6. Lucy, born September 2, 1765; died October 13, 1837; married, April 14, 1785, Laban Pratt. 7. Deborah, born June 29, 1769.

(VI) Joshua, son of Matthew (4) Pratt, was born in Weymouth, September 26, 1756, and died September 25, 1828. He was in the revolution, in Captain Joseph Trufant's com- pany (second), from February 1, 1776, to April 8, in the coast defence. He also had other service. He married, August 2, 1777, Lydia Pratt, born February 18, 1758, died December 28, 1835, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Pratt. Children: 1. Nabby, born Jan- uary I, 1778; died August 22, 1861 ; married, February 7, 1799, Abner Pratt. 2. Joshua, born September 16, 1780. 3. Joseph, born May 10, 1784; mentioned below. 4. Enoch, born June 27, 1787; married, January 5, 1807, Sally Thompson. 5. Thomas, born May 14, 1790; married, November 27, 1851-2, Ann Porter. 6. Lydia Randall, born November 26, 1796; died January 4, 1867; married, 1822, James Bicknell. 7. Jacob, born June, 1790; died young.

(VII) Captain Joseph, son of Joshua Pratt, was born in Weymouth, May 10, 1784, and died April 30, 1844. He married, October 24, 1802, Nancy Dyer, born September II, 1785, died January 16, 1857, daughter of Solomon and Mary Dyer. He was captain in the artil- lery company of the town. Children: I. Nancy Dyer, born February 13, 1803; mar- ried, April 8, 1819, William Rice. 2. Betsey Plumer, born January 7, 1805 ; married Asa Dyer. 3. Joseph, born September 19, 1806; died unmarried. 4. John Dyer, born April 26, 1809; married Catherine Perry. 5. David, born December 8, 1811. 6. Margaret Newell, born April 5, 1812; married William Rice. 7. Jane, born August 31, 1813; married, March 18, 1831, Asa Kingman. 8. Solomon Dyer, born December 3, 1816; mentioned below. 9. Mary Downing, born January 19, 1819, in Hingham; married Enos Lincoln. She is only one of the family now living. 10. Lucy Dyer, born June 1, 1822 ; married (first) James Hay- den ; (second) David Tower. II. Augustus, born September 30, 1823. 12. Sophronia S., born April 5, 1826; married Nathan Hay- ward. 13. Josie, born January 10, 1828, died January 14, 1828. 14. Joshua P., born January 10, 1828; died January 14, 1828. 15. Salome, born January 10, 1828; died Janu-

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ary 14, 1828. (The three last named were triplets). 16. Nancy, born December 18, 1834; died January 10, 1836.

(VIII) Solomon Dyer, son of Joseph Pratt, was born in East Weymouth, December 3, 1816, and died December 17, 1886. He was a shoemaker by trade, but was also a seafaring man in his younger days. Quiet and unassum- ing, he was a good citizen and an upright man. He married, October 20, 1838, Hannah Bin- ney, born in Hingham, August 17, 1810, died October 17, 1888. He resided in East Wey- mouth. Children : I. Jane Kingman, born June 16, 1845 (twin) ; died April 15, 1848. 2. Joseph, born June 16, 1845 (twin) ; married Eliza A. Pierce. 3. Jane K., born December 16, 1850; died May 25, 1851. 4. Henry Augus- tus, married Ellen M. Edwards. 5. Lucinda, married J. R. Totman (see Totman).

KIRKHAM Numerically the Kirkham fam- ily of America is small, and so far as the records show there was but one Kirkham who became the progen- itor of a family in New England before 1650. The Kirkhams have ever been an industrious folk and good citizens, a goodly number of them leaving a handsome property when they departed this life. As early as 1260 A. D., Walter Kirkham died, bishop of Durham in England. In the time of the later Edwards, there was a Kirkham, an Abbot, who built Kirkham Abbey in Yorkshire, the ruins of which still exist. Robert Kirkham of the time of Edward IV., was a master of the rolls, and celebrated for his equity rules. In the time of Queen Elizabeth, a Kirkham was master of ceremonies to the queen; another superin- tended the queen's actors. Hynms now found in the Methodist hymn books were written by a Kirkham who was a preacher in Wesley's time. A Kirkham of Connecticut was the author of a grammar once very popular. The name, which signifies "church home," or "home by the church," has been spelled in early records, Kirkhame, Kirkam, Kirkum, Kircom, Kircum, and Kircornn.

(I) Thomas Kirkham emigrated from Eng- land and was at Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1648, or earlier, when his wife was employed by the town to sweep the meeting-house. The care of the church, the beating of the drum and the ringing of the bell in those days was entrusted only to church members whose repu- tation and standing was of the best. The town gave Thomas a house and lot "which lyeth in

the W. side of the highway beyond Frances (Robert Frances's), as we goe toward Htfd." This was three acres on the west side of Sandy Lane, at the extreme north end, and extended through to Back lane. He died in 1677 or earlier, as in December of that year the town gave to his widow "and her children, a small piece of land at the water side." In March, 1684, the town voted that the widow had not performed the condition of the grant, and declared that the title to the land stated to be "at the Common," was forfeit to the town. Thomas Kirkham was a person whose char- acter and reputation conformed to the stand- ard of his day as is shown by his filling the office of tax gatherer in 1648-49.

(II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (I) Kirk- ham, was appointed town shepherd March 21, 1689, and was also, at one time constable. During an illness in 1679 his medical expenses were defrayed by the town and in March, 1701-02, the town gave him four acres of land, the recorder spelling his name "Carkham." He married, March 24, 1684, Jane, whose family name does not appear. Their children were: Ruth, born January 28, 1684-85 ; Samuel, died January II, 1744, and Henry, next mentioned.

(III) Henry, son of Thomas (2) and Jane Kirkham, dates of birth and death unknown, lived in Wethersfield. He served, says history, in the French and Indian wars, and though undoubtedly seventy-seven years of age or more he was in General Gates' northern army in the revolution, and was present at Bur- goyne's surrender. He died of camp fever at Saratoga, New York. He and his wife were members of New Church, when Mr. Belden became pastor, 1747, and probably were orig- inal members in 1722 at its organization. He married Martha, daughter of Samuel Burr, of Hartford, December 21, 1719. She died June 2, 1759. Their children were: 1. Sam- uel, born January 1, 1721. 2. Elijah, Novem- ber 24, 1722. 3. Sarah, February 15, 1726, died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, March, 1818. 4. Henry, August 30, 1728. 5. Nathaniel, De- cember 11, 1730.

(IV) Henry (2), son of Henry (I) and Martha (Burr) Kirkham, was born in Weth- ersfield, August 30, 1728. He married (first) October 31, 1757, Eunice Butler ; and (sec- ond) Mary Hurlbut, June 15, 1763. The chil- dren by the first wife were: 1. Samuel, bap- tized March 18, 1759. 2. John, born Novem- ber 5, 1760. By the second wife he had: 3. Eunice, baptized May 20, 1764, married Simon

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Kilborn. 4. Abigail, baptized March 2, 1766. 5. Sarah, baptized April 15, 1770, married Stephen Kellogg.

(V) Fifer John, second son of Henry (2) and Eunice (Butler) Kirkham, was born November 5, 1760. He enlisted in the army in the war of the revolution at the age of sixteen, as a musician, and served until the close of the war ; was wounded at the battle of Monmouth, New Jersey ; and when discharged he walked from Newburg, New York, to his home at Newington (originally part of Wethersfield), though lame from the effects of his wound, which never healed until a week before his death, June 8, 1815. The following is his record in "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution ;" "John Kircum resi- dence Wethersfield, Captain Walker's com- pany, enlisted July 21, 1778, for a term of three years ; and was discharged as fife major November 14, 1781." "John Kircum, fife major, Captain Bulkley's company, was paid from January 1, 1781, to November 14, 1781 ; November 14, 1781, to December 31, 1781." "John Kircum, fife, Captain Elijah Wright's company ; (company arrived in camp June 29, 1778)." He married Jeannette, daughter of Captain Jonathan Stoddard, a revolutionary officer, June 28, 1785. She was born August 29, 1767, died June 8, 1818. Their children were: I. Henry, March 28, 1786. 2. William, March 29, 1788. 3. John Butler, November 20, 1791. 4. Jeannette, December 16, 1795. 5. Lucy, November 24, 1800.

(VI) John Butler, third son of John and Jeannette (Stoddard) Kirkham, was born No- vember 20, 1791, died in Springfield, Massa- chusetts, August 11, 1857. He was employed in the United States armory in Springfield for a time during the war of 1812, and later went to Vergennes, Vermont, to take charge of the small arms belonging to the Gov- ernment. Afterward he was paymaster of the Terre Haute and Alton Railroad Com- pany, during the period of the road's con- struction. He was prominent in town affairs and was selectman, assessor, collector and member of the school committee. He was master of Hampden Lodge, F. and A. M., high priest of Morning Star Chapter, thrice illustrious master of the council, and eminent commander of Springfield Commandery. He married Betsy Wilson, December 13, 1818. She was born in West Springfield, January 30, 1791, and died April 12, 1881, daughter of Martin Wilson, of Agawam. Children : I.

Jeannette Stoddard, born July 18, 1819, died November, 1855. 2. Ralph Wilson, February 20, 1821, graduate of West Point, colonel in the Mexican war, general in the regular army ; died at Oakland, California. 3. Frances, May 8, 1823, died in Springfield, Massachusetts. 4. Albert Harleigh, November 11, 1825. 5. Jane Grey, September 22, 1828, died June 22, 1869.

(VII) Albert Harleigh, second son of John B. and Betsey (Wilson) Kirkham, was born in Springfield, November II, 1825, died there December 12, 1908. He graduated from the high school and prepared for college, but gave up the idea of going to college and entered the employ of Horace Goodwin Jr., of Hartford, to learn the jewelry business. Later he went into business with his brother-in-law, James Kirkham, but he gave it up after a year on account of his health. He then associated him- self with Robert Crossett in the furniture busi- ness on Main street, and for three years main- tained one of the largest furniture stores in the city. He entered the armory under Lieutenant James G. Benton, who afterwards became colo- nel. Soon afterward the town of Davenport, Iowa, was incorporated, and Mr. Kirkham went there and engaged in the lumber business. Three years later he returned to Springfield and again entered the armory, where he re- mained until the outbreak of the civil war. He was then appointed government inspector of small arms that were being made for the government under contract at Chicopee Falls, Hartford and New York. In February, 1863, he was made assistant foreman at the armory. The demand for arms was so great that it became necessary to keep the shops in opera- tion night and day, and the work was so heavy a burden on Mr. Kirkham that he was obliged to resign his position. Three years later he was engaged for work on the census bureau, and the next year was chosen a member of the board of assessors, which position he held for eight years. For five years he was chairman of the board of assessors. During the years 1890-91 he was collector of statistics of Springfield manufacturers for the census bureau. Mr. Kirkham was a prominent Mason and between the years 1860 and 1870 held several high offices in masonry. He was high priest of the Morning Star Chapter, thrice illustrious master of the Springfield Council of Royal and Select Masters, eminent commander of Springfield Commandery, Knights Templar, and deputy grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts. He was the oldest past commander of Springfield Commandery

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and his death left Major Samuel B. Spooner the oldest living past commander. He was an active member of the South Congregational Church and was for many years superintend- ent of the Sunday-school and deacon of the church. He was deacon emeritus at the time of his death. For several years he superin- tended the Hope Chapel school before that mission was organized into a church. For many years he was a member of the Connec- ticut Valley Congregational Club, and for five years held the office of corresponding secretary of the Connecticut Valley Historical Society. He was a charter member of the George Washington Chapter of the Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution and at one time was president of the chapter. Mr. Kirkham was a swift and active man ; alert and alive, and very much an enthusiast in the work he was doing. He was ardently engaged in religious work with the late Henry S. Lee. His high nervous tension made him emphatic in the expression of opin- ion and maintained his active interest in life. He had so long been without part in the affairs of the city that these characterizations will not strike the new generation which is now doing business, but to the older survivors Albert H. Kirkham is an interesting memory. No 88 Spring street had been the residence of Mr. Kirkham since 1867, and there he died of old age. Albert H. Kirkham married, January 3,. 1850, in Springfield, Elizabeth Ann Trask, born in Stafford, Connecticut, September 18, 1830, died in Springfield, April 1, 1892. She was the daughter of Lauren and Hannah (Moulton) Trask, and niece of former Lieu- tenant Governor Eliphalet Trask. Children : I. Mary Jane, born June 23, 1851, died Sep- tember 19, 1851. 2. John Stuart, August 24, 1852. 3. Ralph Wilson, June 10, 1854. 4. Jane Grey, June 10, 1871, died February 4, 1879.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 1

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 1008

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008