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Minute-men of Massachusetts. In 1860 Mr. Bourne married Miss Emily P. Wade, by whom he has two children - Abram and Aus- tin F., both of whom reside in Bridgewater, Mass.
ILAS P. ASHLEY, a respected citi- zen and farmer of Lakeville, Plym- outh County, Mass., was born in this town, April 4, 1813, son of Noah and Ruth (Pickens) Ashley. His paternal grand- father also bore the name of Noah. Noah Ashley (second), and his wife, Ruth, became the parents of a large family of children; namely, Jephthah, Silas P., Noah, Abiel W., Susan P., Elizabeth M., Earl S., Sarah, Jose- phus P., Levi L., and Abbie, all of whom are still living, with the exception of Abiel.
Silas P. Ashley, who was the second-born child of his parents, was educated in the dis- trict schools. He remained beneath the parental roof until his twenty-fifth year, when he began life for himself, turning his atten- tion to agriculture as his main occupation. His present farm, which consists of about sixty acres, has been his home since 1844, and is endeared to him by many associations of his younger days. In addition to farming he has also dealt to some extent in wood and lumber. In 1835 Mr. Ashley wedded Miss Phoebe E. Davis, of Tiverton, R.I. Seven children were born to them, and were named respec- tively Phobe J., Mary B., Clementina L., Noah, Isaiah, Silas Edmund, and Abiel Davis, of whom Noah and Isaiah have passed away. His first wife dying, Mr. Ashley con- tracted a second marriage in 1857, Miss Almira F. Dean, a native of Taunton, becom- ing his wife. Mr. Ashley is a Republican in politics, having been a Whig in the days of that earlier party. He has lived to see many political and other changes during his four-
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score and three years of experience, and he has always been numbered among the reliable and trustworthy citizens of his town.
AHUM A. BATTLES, a well-to-do farmer of Brockton, Mass., was born on September 16, 1835, in what was then North Bridgewater, his parents be- ing Nahum and Mary (Brett) Battles. He is a descendant of one of the founders of the town, as shown by the following taken from Mitchell's History of Bridgewater.
John Battles (from Plymouth) settled in Stoughton Corner, within the North Parish, of Bridgewater, and married Hannah, daughter of Edward Curtis, and had John, Jonathan, Samuel, Asa, Uriah, Edward, Curtis, Han- nah, Rebecca, and Susanna. Hannah married a Jordan, Rebecca married a Billings, Susanna married a Lord. Jonathan married Hannah, daughter of Joseph Porter, and settled in Stoughton. Edward and Curtis went to Ver- mont. Susanna Battles married Benjamin Washburn in 1742.
Samuel Battles, the third son of John, settled in North Bridgewater, and married Dorothy, daughter of Christopher Dyer, in 1786, and had: Sybil, born 1786; Lucinda, born 1788; Daniel Dyer, born 1790; David H., born 1792; Dorothy, born 1796; Samuel, born 1798; Jason Dyer, born 1800; Nahum, born 1802; Mary Dyer, born 1806; Anson, born 1810; Mary Dyer, second, born 1814. Sybil married Ruel Fobes in 1806, Lucinda marricd Captain Luke Packard in 1806, David married Jerusha Adams in 1816, Dorothy married Ansel Perkins in 1819, Jason D. re- moved to Boston.
Asa Battles, fourth son of John, also settled in North Bridgewater. He married Mary, daughter of John Pratt, and by this union had
nine children. Samuel Battles, grandfather of Nahum A., the special subject of this sketch, was appointed First Lieutenant of militia by Samuel Adams, then Governor of Massachusetts, August 14, 1794.
Nahum Battles, the father of Nahum A., was born on what is now Battles Street, Brock- ton, which derived its name from the family. He was a mason by trade, and resided here all his life. Both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Brett, to whom he was married on March 30, 1826, are now deceased.
They had four children, three sons and one daughter. Hiram, who was a mason by trade, is deceased; Joseph is a night watchman for the Herbert & Rapp Hub Goring Company ; and Mary died July 3, 1867. Born on the old homestcad where he now resides, Nahum A. Battles, the youngest-born of the three sons, received his education in the common schools of North Bridgewater. During his father's lifetime he assisted in the work of the farm, of which he afterward became the owner; and he is still actively engaged in its management.
For several years he was a regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Battles is a cheery, benevolent gentleman, and highly respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
APTAIN S. NELSON HOWARD, of West Bridgewater, belongs to the sixth generation of the Howards who have resided on the farm which is now his home. He was born here, March 14, 1813, son of Lloyd and Abigail (Snell) Howard, both of whom were also natives of this place. Jesse Howard, the father of Lloyd, was a son of Seth. A more complete account of the family ancestry appears in the sketch of Fran- cis E. Howard. Lloyd Howard, who was a
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farmer by occupation, died in 1838. He was a cousin of the father of General Oliver Otis Howard, the hero of Cemetery Ridge at the battle of Gettysburg. General Howard's grandfather was born on the old homestead.
S. Nelson Howard grew to manhood on the ancestral farm, receiving a common-school education, and for a brief time attending the Bridgewater Academy. Shortly after reach- ing his majority, he went to Randolph, Mass., and for several years was profitably engaged in keeping a public house. He was Post- master of Randolph for six years of the ten spent there. He then returned to the old homestead, which has been his home ever since. The farm contains about one hundred acres of well-improved land.
In 1833 Captain Howard married Miss Mary A. Dunbar, who was born in West Bridge- water, daughter of Samuel Dunbar. Her father, now deceased, was an influential citizen of this town, which he served as a Representa- tive in the Massachusetts legislature. Of the nine children born to Captain and Mrs. How- ard, six are living; namely, Margaret, Mary N., George F., Lucy B., Frank L., and An- toinette. Margaret is the wife of Osman Dalton, of New York; Mary N. is the widow of Charles B. Edgerley, late of Boston, Mass. ; Lucy B. is the wife of Marcus Reynolds, of Brockton, this county; and Antoinette married Walter Edson, of Brockton. The deceased were Samuel D., Caroline J., and Stephen D.
Captain Howard has been a Republican since 1852. He has served as Selectman of West Bridgewater. Prior to the Civil War he was a member of an independent company of State militia, by whom, before he was twenty years old, he was chosen Captain. Thereafter he held that rank until the com- pany disbanded, a period of six years ; and his many friends have since addressed him as Cap-
tain Howard. He is a member of the Unita- rian church.
LBERTO W. LUMBERT, the efficient superintendent of D. W. Field's Shoe Factory of Brockton, was born in Hyannis, Barnstable County, Mass., Sep- tember 5, 1871, son of Henry C. and Sophia (Howes) Lumbert. The family has resided in that vicinity for a century past. Zimri Lumbert, grandfather of Alberto W., was a native of that town, and became a farmer in Hyannisport. He married Mary Ames, of Cotuit, Mass. ; and they had eight children, four sons and four daughters, all but one of whom are living, nearly all being residents of Cape Cod. Zimri Lumbert died at the age of seventy-five years. His son, Henry C. Lumbert, who was educated in the common schools, subsequently became a carpenter and boat-builder, carrying on those trades for sev- eral years. His wife, Sophia G., is a daugh- ter of Philip Howes, of Barnstable, Mass. Four children are the result of their union. Both parents are living, the father being fifty- eight years old. He is a member of Hyannis Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
Alberto W. Lumbert was the third child of his parents. After spending two years in the Hyannis High School, he took a course in the Bryant & Stratton Commercial College in Boston. In May, 1886, he entered D. W. Field's Shoe Factory as book-keeper. Six years thereafter, in 1893, he was appointed superintendent, which position he now holds. In October, 1894, Mr. Lumbert was united in marriage with Elizabeth Kelley, daughter of Alexander Kelley, of San Francisco, Cal. They have one daughter, Lorna. In politics Mr. Lumbert is independent, but favors the Republican party. Fraternally, he is a mem- ber of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
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OHN M. ALLEN, an esteemed resi- dent of Marion, was born June 24, 1842, in the village of Sippican, son of Captain Henry M. Allen. He comes of old pioncer stock. The first of the name in this town was John Allen, who came to Mar- ion from Connecticut in 1737. Previous to that timc the said John Allen, assisted by six- teen other brave men, had seized an Indian fort in Connecticut, where he lived for a time, having received a grant of land near Wood- stock from the government. After coming to this town, he made a trip to Rochester to have his will drawn up; and, as he was returning, his boat was capsized in Sippican Harbor, and he was drowned. Of his five children, two sons were in the Revolutionary War. One of these, John, Jr., was a Sergeant. His son Weston became the father of Joseph, who was a sea captain, and the grandfather of John M. Allen.
Captain Henry M. Allen was born in Mar- ion in 1809. Nine years later he began to go to sca with his father, who was a ship- owner. After sailing with his father for sev- cral ycars, he became master of a vessel, in which calling he met with great success. His last years were passed at his home in Marion, where his death occurred in 1887, his body being laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery. He was a public-spirited man, and did much to advance the interests of the town and of his church. Hc married Matilda E. Clark, who was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., in 1807. She died in 1882 at the house of her son in New Bedford, where shc was then visiting. They had three children, as follows: Mary E., who has been librarian at the Marion Library since 1874; John M., the subject of this sketch; and Nathan H., an organist and teacher, residing in Hartford, Conn.
After having been a pupil of the public and private schools of his native village, John M. Allen, at the age of fifteen years, entered Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass., where he pursued his studies three years. He then took a course at Harvard University in Cam- bridge, Mass., and in 1864 was graduated in civil engineering. He subsequently spent three years in the office of Ware & Van Brunt, architects in Boston, and then went to Ncw Bedford, where he was engaged as an architect for ten years. After the death of his father, Mr. Allen returned to Marion, and has lived there since. He is the owner of considerable shore property in this vicinity, and carries on a substantial business in conveyancing, sur- veying, and other work connected with real estate. He has been a Justice of the Peace for three years, was Superintendent of Schools in 1877, and he has served in the capacities of Town Auditor and Chairman of the School Committee.
On April 15, 1878, Mr. Allen married Lizzie W. Allen, a native of Pittsburg, Pa., and a daughter of Charles W. Rickctson. Their only child is Matilda, now a student at Tabor Academy. Both Mr. and Mrs. Allen are members of the Episcopal church. Mr. Allen is President of the Marion Library Association and of the Natural History So- ciety of this place. Through his efforts the fire department of Marion was organized in 1891, and he has been among the foremost in aiding all other projects beneficial to the town.
ENRY LYMAN FLETCHER, formerly a prosperous business man, is now living in retirement in
Hingham. Hc was born October 11, 1825, in Boston, Mass., son of Lyman and Clarissa (Caldwell) Fletcher. His great-grandfather,
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Joshua Fletcher, who was born November 20, 1731, married Elizabeth Raymond, and settled in Westford, Mass., about two miles from the place of his birth. They had nine children, of whom Lyman, the grandfather, was the second child. Lyman was born in Ashburn- ham, Mass., June 12, 1758, and died in 1834. His wife, Louisa (Gates) Fletcher, who was a native of Ashburnham, and lived to the ad- vanced age of eighty-seven years, bore him nine children. Lyman, their eldest child, born in Ashburnham, May 30, 1796, was the head tanner in Westford, having served seven years as apprentice. He afterward went to Roxbury, Mass., where he followed the same business until his death on February 26, 1835, at the age of thirty-eight years. His wife, Clarissa, lived to be eighty-five years old. In their religious belief both were lib- eral. They were the parents of six children.
After acquiring his education in the Rox- bury schools, Henry Lyman Fletcher went to Westford, where he was employed on a farm for four years. He subsequently returned to Roxbury, and learned the nailer's trade with the Boston Iron Company, with whom he re- mained until 1846. In the spring of the same year he located in East Weymouth, Mass., and was there engaged in his business until June 2, 1851, when he came to Hing- ham, where he has since remained. He re- tired from business in 1885. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party, while in his religious belief he is a Universalist.
On March 26, 1848, he was united in mar- riage with Isabella Our, a lady of Scotch ancestry. They have had four children, one of whom is living. This is William Our Fletcher, born October 19, 1863, who, on Sep- tember 27, 1887, married Hattie L. Dunbar, daughter of Martin Dunbar, of Hingham, and has one child, Carlton Dunbar Fletcher, born
March 14, 1893. Charles H. Fletcher, an- other son of Henry Lyman, born October 13, 1848, married Hannah L. Bicknell, and died June 1, 1876. By this union there were three children, namely: Grace Carlton, born Novem- ber 27, 1870; Olive Barnes, born March 13, 1872; and Arthur Lincoln, born April 21, 1875. Thomas L. Fletcher, son of Henry L. Fletcher, born August II, 1853, died Decem- ber 13, 1857. Thomas L. Fletcher (second), born November 25, 1861, died August 7, 1864. Mrs. H. L. Fletcher's death occurred on November 1I, 1892, sharing the belief in universal salvation with her husband. Mr. Fletcher has the sincere esteem of the com- munity. The ease and rest he now enjoys were well earned by his previous life of industry.
WATSON SHAW, of Carver, was born September 1, 1838, on the farm which he now occupies. His fa- ther, Nathaniel Shaw, married Betsey S. Shurtliff, and by her became the father of eleven children, named respectively as fol- lows: Lucy, Gilbert, Betsey, Nathaniel, E. Watson, Elbridge, Malinda, Wilson, Mary, Sabie, and Joseph. Nathaniel, Elbridge, and E. Watson served in the Civil War. Elbridge, who was a private in Company C, of the Eighteenth Massachusetts Infantry, died in service near Gaines Mills, June 14, 1862.
E. Watson Shaw learned the carpenter's trade in his youth, and was engaged in that employment when the war broke out. In 1862 he enlisted as a private in Company B, Third Massachusetts Regiment. The company mus- tered at Camp Joe Hooker, and saw its first hard service at Kingston. After nine months service he received an honorable discharge, and returned to Carver. At that time he set-
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tled down upon the old homestead, where he has continued to reside since. A large part of his farm, which contains two hundred and fifty aeres, is devoted to the culture of eran- berries and strawberries.
He has been twice married. His first mar- riage was eontraeted in 1861 with Miss Mary Crowell, daughter of Jeremiah Crowell, of North Dennis. Born of the union were four children - Elbridge, Sarah M., William M., and Delphenia. Elbridge was named after his unele, who died during the Civil War. Left a widower by the death of his first wife, Mr. Shaw entered a second marriage with Miss Mary Whidden, daughter of Simeon and Sarah MeIntosh, who became the mother of five chil- dren - Helen, Luey, Carrie, Elbridge, and Edward. Edward is now deeeased. Mr. Shaw. is an esteemed member of the Baptist church of Carver. He is a comrade of Post No. 8, Grand Army of the Republie, of Middleboro
OB P. OTIS, a native resident of Scit- uate, is a scion of one of the old Colonial families which have flour- ished for two centuries or more on this soil. He was born on May 30, 1831, a son of Cap- tain Job P. and Lydia (Clapp) Otis.
From Deane's History of Scituate we learn that the first of the family to dwell in this town was John Otis, who was born in England in 1620, eame to. Hingham, Mass., with his father, John, Sr., in 1635, settled in Seituate in 1661, and died here in 1683, mean- time having spent a few years in Barnstable. He left several ehildren, one a son Job, born in 1667. The house in which the subject of this sketch formerly lived, the one adjoining his present residence, is said to be two hun- dred years old or more. It has been repaired and modernized, and has always been occupied
by an Otis. The Christian name Job is a favorite in the family, and was borne by the great-great-grandfather and the great-grand- father of the subject of the present sketeh, as well as by his father and himself. The first Job was a native of Scituate, like all those who succeeded him. Abijah Otis, our sub- jeet's grandfather, was both a competent farmer and a skilled and enterprising mechanie, being a cabinet-maker, carriage- maker, and an expert in other trades. He was a very prominent eitizen of Scituate.
Captain Job P. Otis followed the sea for a number of years, in command of different vessels. He died in a foreign port. His wife, too, was a member of an old Scituate family. Two of their children are living: Job P., his father's namesake; and Lydia C., wife of Stephen D. Webb, of Weymouth, Mass.
Job P. Otis, the subject of this sketeh, was born in the old Otis house, and acquired his education in the common sehools of Seituate. He went to work at the age of fourteen in a ship-yard at Scituate Harbor, and, after serv- ing an apprenticeship of three years, started out as a journeyman ship-earpenter. He was employed for a number of years in Medford, Mass., and in East and South Boston, retain- ing his residenee in Scituate. When ship- building as an industry began to decline in Massachusetts, early in the sixties, he engaged in butchering, which he followed until about 1882, when he sold his business, and retired ; and since that time he has been engaged to some extent in general farming on the home- stead. Mr. Otis has been very successful in business, and has carved his fortune with his own hands.
He was first married to Deborah T. Webb. who bore him one son, Charles H., who is de- ceased. The present Mrs. Otis was Miss
JOB P. OTIS.
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Annie M. Anderson, of Cape Breton, N.S. Mr. and Mrs. Otis have one son, Job A., also an adopted daughter, Gracie L. Mr. Otis votes the Republican ticket. He is a mem- ber of the Unitarian society, while his wife belongs to the Presbyterian church. He is well known in this section of Plymouth County, and as an intelligent, upright, and useful citizen is highly esteemed.
ON. HORACE REED, the able manager of the Whitman Savings Bank, of which he has been Treas- urer since its incorporation, is a member of one of the old and influential families of this part of Plymouth County. He was born in Whitman, November 26, 1820, a son of Isaac and Nancy (Lincoln) Reed.
Nearly all the Reeds of this vicinity and of Bristol County are descended from William Reade, who was born in England in 1605, sailed from Gravesend in 1635, and settled in Weymouth, Mass., then a new plantation, where he was made a freeman in the same year. William Reade represented Weymouth in the General Court in 1636 and 1638. His wife's name was Ivis. Their children were: William, born October 15, 1639; Esther, born May 8, 1641; Thomas; John, born in 1649; Mary; and Margaret. John was the direct ancestor of Chester I. Reed, of Taunton, who was Attorney-general of the Commonwealth in 1866.
Most of the Reeds of Whitman and Abing- ton are descended from Thomas, above named, who was a prominent man, and held a number of civil and military offices. He died Novem- ber 14, 1719. By his first wife, Sarah, he had the following children : Thomas, second, born September 12, 1671; Sarah S .; John, born December 30, 1679; Samuel, born April 12,
1681; Mary L .; Ruth White, born February 20, 1684; William, born February 4, 1687 ; and Hannah Hart, born September 25, 1689. His second wife, Mary, died August 21, 1719. Thomas, second, the eldest child of Thomas and Sarah, resided in Abington. He died October 2, 1719. He was married January 14, 170I, to Hannah Randall, who bore him the following children: Thomas, born. October 18, 1701; Daniel, born September 10, 1704; Hannah, born March 14, 1706; and Sarah, born August 1, 1715.
Daniel, the second child of Thomas and Hannah (Randall) Reed, lived on the place subsequently occupied by Ezekiel Reed near the Centre Depot in Abington. He was mar- ried February 22, 1728, to Ruth Torrey, and was the father of the following children : Daniel, born November 10, 1729; Thomas, April 17, 1732; and Ruth, April 3, 1735.
Thomas, the second son and the grandfather of our subject, was a man of large frame, more than six feet in height, of great physical en- durance and energy of character. He was possessed of large landed estates. He married first on July 10, 1755, Widow Mary Hobart White; and, second, Widow Sarah Thaxter Pulling, sister of Dr. Gridley Thaxter, and widow of John Pulling, of Boston. The chil- dren of this Thomas Reed were: Mary, born June 7, 1758, who married Simeon Gannett, of East Bridgewater, in 1775; Hannah, born October 24, 1759, who married Daniel Bick- nell, October 25, 1780, and removed to the State of Maine; Thomas, born December 12, 1761 ; Samuel, born March 11, 1766; Huldah, born April 27, 1768, who married Dr. Richard Briggs, August 12, 1784, and removed to Worthington, this State; and Isaac, commonly called Deacon Isaac Reed, father of the Hon. Horace Reed.
Thomas Reed, the third child of Thomas
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and Mary, was a prominent man, known as Captain Reed. He married on January 24, 1783, Joanna Shaw, and their children - Elizabeth, Thomas, Goddard, Joanna, Ebene- zer, Simeon Gannett, Albert, Amos S., Ada- line, Martha, Clarissa, and Theodore - all lived to be married. The following is a brief record of the family: Elizabeth Reed, born March 12, 1784, married John Lane. Thomas married Lydia Jenkins, and reared Thomas, Lydia J., and Henry Watson. Goddard Reed, who died August 29, 1865, was married November 13, 1814, to Marcia Reed, and had the following children: Hannah, born Feb- ruary 18, 1816, who died young; Diana, born February 27, 1817, who married Isaac Keen, June 14, 1835, and died January 21, 1838; Washington, born July 6, 1820, who married Harriet Corthell, June 2, 1839, and had four children (Henry Harrison, born August 12, 1840; Joanna, May 7, 1846; Charles God- dard, April 28, 1852; and Marcia, November 26, 1853); Charles Goddard, born January 18, 1823, who died September 22, the same year ; and Marcia, born July 22, 1828, who died September 4, 1848. Joanna, born December 3, 1795, married Samuel Wales. Ebenezer, born July 4, 1790, who died in July, 1864, married Lucy Jenkins, November 30, 1815, and reared Cleora, Lorenzo, Egbert, and Lucy. Simeon Gannett, born September 29, 1793, who died in 1830, married Rachael Burgess, October 11, 1829, and reared one child, Simeon Gannett, Jr., who went to Ore- gon to live. Albert, born in 1802, married Mary Colburn, and reared one child, Samuel C., who became a resident of New York. Amos S., born May 22, 1804, married Novem- ber 9, 1826, Huldah B. Loud, who bore him Sarah Ann and Amos Newton; and married for his second wife Rachel B. Reed, Simeon G. Reed's widow, who bore him Edward Pay-
son, Elizabeth Waldo, and Miranda. Adaline Reed, born April 22, 1806, married Brackley Shaw. Martha married Michael Sylvester, of Hanover, Mass. Clarissa married David Hunt. Theodore, the youngest child of Cap- tain Thomas and Joanna (Shaw) Reed, was three times married: first, December 26, 1830, to Clarissa Jenkins, by whom he had Martha and Theodore W .; second, December 31, 1840, to Abigail Wilder, of Hingham, by whom he had Abigail and Frances; and, third, to Lydia, widow of Melvin Gurney, by whom he had Lydia, Maria, Thomas, and Henry. Amos Newton Reed, son of Amos S., married Sarah Boynton, and had one child, Harry D., born May 22, 1854.
Lieutenant Samuel Reed, brother of Cap- tain Thomas, was also a man of great energy and physical power, and was a large land- owner. He died in 1805, aged thirty-nine years. On August 28, 1787, he married Mary Pool, who died in September, 1839, having been the mother of the following children : Mary, born March 3, 1789, who married Peter Ford, lived in Windsor, Mass., and died Sep- tember 21, 1864; Samuel, born December 18, 1790, mentioned at length below; Abiah, who was born May 19, 1793; Hannah, born March 24, 1795, who was blind, and died young; Marcia, born January 19, 1798, who married Goddard Reed; Joseph, born October 28, 1799; Ruth, who was born July 16, 1801, and died young ; Charles, born November 2, 1802, who went to Ohio to live; and Elias, born in 1804, who died young. Samuel, the eldest son of Lieutenant Reed, was a well-known and influential citizen. The care of the home farm devolved upon him on the death of his father.
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