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R. Clark Cunningham was born Sept. 5, 1845, in Millbury, and married, Sept. 6, 1869, in Oxford, H. Jeannette Taft. He died May 28, 1907. Their
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children, all born in Millbury, were: 1. Edith E., b. July 18, 1876; 2. Ruth C., b. July 11, 1878, d. Aug. 21, 1895, in Millbury; 3. J. Florence, b. Jan. 9, 1881, m. Dec. 21, 1904, Walter K. Weyer (q. v.); 4. Clara Aline (twin), b. July 30, 1883, m. March 22, 1906, Fred Whitworth (q. v.); 5. Susie Pauline, (twin) b. July 30, 1883.
Olney E. Cunningham was born in Millbury and married . Chil- dren: 1. Earl; 2. George; 3. Marion.
CUTLER.
Amos1 Cutler, Jr., was born in Sutton (now West Millbury) in 1765, and married, in Sutton, Dec. 16, 1790, Zeviah Pratt. He died Oct. 18, 1830. She died in West Millbury, Oct. 14, 1830, aged fifty-nine. Children: 1. Denny (see below); 2. Willard, d. in 1813, aged eighteen.
Denny2 Cutler married in Millbury, June 17, 1824, Vilinda Newton. Chil- dren: 1. William Dana (see below); 2. Francis Janett, b. in Millbury, May 28, 1827, twin with 3. Sarah3 C., who married, Oct. 20, 1846, Carmel C. Perry of San Francisco, Cal., son: Lewis D. Perry, a soldier in the Civil War, d. in Millbury, and was buried there.
William Dana3 Cutler, formerly manufacturer in Philadelphia, Pa., retired, residing in Westboro, Mass., was born June 27, 1830.
CUTTING.
Nathaniel Cutting, of Boylston, Mass., married Priscilla Kendall. He died there in 1840. She died there in 1856. Son: Thaniel (see below -. )
Thaniel Cutting, grocer, was born in Boylston, Nov. 9, 1803, and married there, Jan. 13, 1835, Almira R. daughter of Luther Hastings, (q. v.). He died in Millbury, June 23, 1867. She died there Aug. 28, 1899. Children, all born in Millbury: 1. Austin Hastings, b. Dec. 12, 1839, d. Oct. 30, 1893; 2. Almira Helena, b. Feb. 5, 1846; 3. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Dec. 18, 1849, m. in Millbury, June 12, 1889, John Gegenheimer, d. in Millbury, Jan. 30, 1890.
DAVIDSON.
John1 Davidson, and Sarah Overton were married in Salem, Mass., Mar. 8, 1719, and they were the only Davidsons in Salem, up to that date. April 12, 1720, William King, of Sutton, sold to John Davison, of Salem, thirty acres south of Ramshorn Meadow, abutting on the old road running east and west, near the boundary between the two precincts of Sutton. The road is still there, but it has long been discontinued as a public highway. The farm remained the property of John Davison, until about 1763, when it is described as the property of Benjamin Davidson. The property was never added to, or sold from, during the seventy-two years that it was in the possession of the Davidson family. It was sold to Stephen and Solomon Marble, Apr. 4, 1792. There is no record of John and Sarah Davison's family in Sutton, except as abuttors of adjoining estates, but these records are quite numerous. One or two bear the name Davis, but all the rest are Davison or Davision.
Benjamin2 Davidson bought a farm in the South part of Spencer, near the Leicester and Charlton boundary, Nov. 7, 1792. His two sons went with him
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at the time, or soon after. The son John3 and his entire family went to Mont- pelier, Vt., soon after, and the name of Davis (by which many called them in Sutton) was the name they went by, after settling there.
Benjamin2 Davidson, son of John and Sarah Overton Davidson, resided in Sutton and Spencer. He was born about 1727. He married, in Sutton, Mass., Apr. 29, 1751, Mary Whittemore. He died in Spencer, Mass., Mar. 29, 1813. Children, all born in Sutton: 1. John, shoemaker, resided in Montpelier, Vt., b. Jan. 1, 1752, m. in Sutton, Jan. 16, 1772, d. in Montpelier, Vt., Mar. 24, 1823; 2. Anne, b. Sept. 18, 1753, m. in Sutton, Feb. 2, 1773, Stephen Cutler, d. in Sutton, 1791(?); 3. Benjamin (see below).
Benjamin3 Davidson, farmer, resided in Spencer, Mass., was born in Sutton, Sept. 21, 1756, and married there, Dec. 14, 1780, Molly King, who was born in Sutton, Sept. 10, 1760. He died in Spencer, Aug. 23, 1815. She died in Charlton, Dec. 30, 1854. Children: 1. Simeon (see below); 2. Betsey, b. in Sutton, in 1784, resided at Montpelier, Vt .; 3. Jonathan, b. 1785-6 in Sutton, resided in Spencer, Mass., unmarried; 4. Sally, b. in Sutton, Aug. 24, 1790, resided in Spencer; 5. Luther, b. in Sutton, May 11, 1792, resided in Spencer, unmarried; 6. Jesse, b. in Spencer, Dec. 2, 1796, resided there, unmarried; 6. Mary, b. Jan. 22, 1802, at Spencer, resided in Charlton, unmarried; 7. Lucy, b. in Spencer, May 24, 1805, resided there, unmarried.
Simeon4 Davidson, farmer, resided in various times in Sutton, Auburn, Spencer, Leicester, and Oxford, was born in Sutton, Feb. 20 (?), 1781, and married, in Auburn, Apr. 5, 1810, Dorothy Cudworth, who was born there Apr. 28, 1871. He died in Charlton, Mass., May 20, 1842. She died in Oxford, Nov. 30, 1867. Children: 1. Abigail, b. in Auburn, Oct. 11, 1810, resided in Oxford, m. in Leicester, Mass., Dec. 31, 1832, d. in Oxford, Feb. 6, 1906; 2. William Gray (see below); 3. Jonathan King, farmer, b. in Auburn, Oct. 10, 1813, resided in Charlton, m. Dec. 25, 1814, d. there, Oct. 9, 1882; 4. Simeon, shoemaker, b. in Spencer, in 1816, resided in Oxford, m. in Oxford, Jan. 4, 1837, and d. there Aug. 25, 1872; 5. John Cudworth, carpenter, b. in Spencer, June 5, 1818, m. in Millbury, Nov. 26, 1846, resided in Worcester, d. there, Jan. 4, 1904; 6. Brigham, farmer, b. in Spencer, July 18, 1820, resided at Barre, m. four times, d. in Barre, Oct. 11, 1889; 7. Lucy, b. in Leicester, resided in Auburn, twice married, d. in Auburn, Mar. 17, 1894.
William Gray' Davidson, farmer and tanner, was born in Auburn, Jan. 4, 1812, resided in West Millbury, and married, in Millbury, May 9, 1839, Judith Chase Holman, seamstress, dau. of Aaron Holman (q. v.). He died in Mill- bury, Nov. 1, 1898. She there died July 13, 1894. Children, all born in Millbury: 1. William Edward, lawyer, resided at Boston, b. Aug. 19, 1840, m. in Danielson, Conn., Aug. 1, 1871, d. there, Feb. 2, 1894; 2. Ellen Jane, b. Jan. 17, 1843, m. in Worcester, June 4, 1864, resided in Springfield; 3. Henry Wilbur (see below); 4. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 29, 1850, d. in West Millbury, Sept. 23, 1862; 5. Walter (see below); 6. Matilda Ann, b. Aug. 14, 1854, m. Dec. 25, 1873, Charles L. Bancroft, resides in Worcester.
Henry Wilbur® Davidson, farmer, residing in West Millbury, was born in West Millbury, Sept. 10, 1844, and married, first, in West Millbury, Nov. 26, 1868, Martha Bond, teacher, dau. of Amasa Bond7 (q. v.). She died in West Millbury, Jan. 11, 1879. Children, all born in West Millbury: 1. Mary
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Elizabeth, b. in Milford, N. H., Aug. 31, 1869; 2. William Gray, farmer, b. Sept. 9, 1871; 3. Henry Wilbur, b. Feb. 24, 1877, d. Mar. 1877, in West Mill- bury; 4. Mabel Martha, stenographer, in Milford, N. H., b. Sept. 28, 1878. He married, second, in Enfield, Conn., Apr. 22, 1880, Ida Tuttle Pierce, a teacher, dau. of Francis Robbins Pierce (q. v.). Children, all born in West Millbury: 1. Edward Pierce, farmer, b. Feb. 17, 1881; 2. Wallace Freeman, herdsman, b. Nov. 30, 1882, m. in Dedham, Mass., Aug. 22, 1912; 3. George Ambrose, engaged in poultry raising, b. Oct. 21, 1885; 4. Wilbur King, super- intendent of Dairy Farm, b. May 22, 1891; 5. Henrietta Christine, teacher, b. July 6, 1895.
Walter® Davidson, salesman, residing in Worcester, was born in Millbury, Sept. 2, 1851, and married in Shirley, Mass., June 3, 1885, Lillian Clark, who was born there, Aug. 1, 1855, dau. of Thomas and Martha A. (Hazen) Clark. Child: Lillian Clark Davidson, b. in Worcester, Aug. 14, 1886. Mr. David- son has been for many years Secretary of the Worcester Society of Antiquity.
William Gray7 Davidson, farmer, son of Henry W.,6 residing in Millbury, was born in West Millbury, Sept. 9, 1871, and married, in Worcester, Oct. 28, 1896, Lavinia Julia Knight, dau. of Julius Franklin Knight (q. v.). Children, all except one, born in Millbury: 1. Harold Julius, b. July 29, 1897; 2. Hazel Gray, b. Sept. 21, 1898; 3. Helen Martha, b. Sept. 16, 1899; 4. Julia Emily, b. Feb. 5, 1901; 5. Henry Wilber, b. Sept. 29, 1902; 6. Albert Edward, b. Apr. 14, 1904; 7. Mabel Elizabeth, b. Mar. 2, 1906, in Worcester; 8. Walter William, b. Aug. 31, 1907; 9. Miriam Knight, b. Nov. 24, 1908; 10. Theodore Small, b. Nov. 15, 1909; 11. Raymond Bond, b. Sept. 29, 1912.
DAVIS.
Amasa Gay Davis, farmer, was born in Hubbardston in 1812 and married, in Oakham, July 1, 1852, Maria Denny Lincoln, who was born in Oakham, May 14, 1817. He died in Millbury, Jan. 29, 1888. She died in Worcester, Dec. 4, 1883. Dau .: Alice M., b. in Hubbardston, Mass., Feb. 1, 1854, m. there Oct. 31, 1877, Amos Armsby (q. v.).
DAY.
Charles F. Day married Edith B. Hoyle, dau. of Edwin Hoyle (q. v.). Children: 1. Rosamond; 2. Percy; 3. Edith M .; 4. Arline Jeanette.
DECKER.
George Decker, moulder, resided in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was born in Milton, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1839, and married, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1872, Augusta Bishop, who was born there in 1852. She died there in June, 1877. He died there Sept. 30, 1912. Dau .: Anna Mae, b. in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 21, 1874, m. Charles Russell Chase (q. v.).
DIKE.
James Dike, blacksmith, was born in Sutton, Feb. 22, 1806, and married there, Calista Taft White, of Sutton, who was born there, Dec. 28, 1811. He died in Millbury, Jan. 23, 1888. She died there, Feb. 28, 1888. Son: James Albert (see below).
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James Albert Dike, wood-turner, was born in Millbury, July 4, 1845, and married, first, in Millbury, Dec. 21, 1865, Sarah Maria Luther, teacher, dau. of John Luther (q. v.). She died in West Millbury, Oct. 3, 1882. Children, born in Millbury: 1. Albert Russel, wood-turner, residing in Worcester, b. Nov. 24, 1867, m. in Adamsville, R. I., Jan. 1, 1891; 2. Andrew Luther, b. Sept. 18, 1869, d. in Millbury, Sept. 12, 1877; 3. Jennie Maria, b. in West Millbury, Sept. 17, 1876, m. in Boston, July 30-,-Hilton. James Albert Dike m. second, Rebecca Martha Sweet, of Northbridge, who was born there, Sept. 12, 1852. Children, all born in Millbury: 1. A. Chester, woodturner, b. Mar. 24, 1886, m. in Worcester, Dec. 21, 1909, Lillian Allard; 2. James Wesley, wood-turner, b. July 15, 1887, d. in Millbury, Nov. 19, 1906; 3. Elsie May, stitcher, b. Aug. 4, 1889; 4. Clara L., b. Sept. 27, 1891, m. in Millbury, Sept. 27, 1911, James A. Dixon; 5. Gladys Irene, stitcher, b. Jan. 14, 1895.
DOLAN FAMILY.
As early as 1848 the late Peter Dolan, a native of Queens county, Ireland, was employed as a farmer in town, but he later purchased the farm overlooking Ramshorn Pond, on which Samuel Darling once resided. This place, con- sisting of one hundred and twenty-five acres, under the care of Mr. Dolan and his sons, has been brought to a high state of cultivation, so that it has become one of the best farms in the western part of the town. It commands a beautiful view of the surrounding country. New buildings have been erected, fields been cleared and the land has been made highly productive. The place now includes part of the last battle-grounds on which was fought the final skirmish between the white and red men in the region. On land near by, now owned by Edward H. Dolan, a son of Peter Dolan, is the site of the old block house which was used at that time. The location, however, is just over the line in Sutton.
The place is now occupied by children of Mr. Dolan, viz .: Edward H., John, and Mary. Edward Dolan is the owner of the land near by, once the home of Theophilus Kenney. The Charles Bugbee farm was purchased by John Dolan. Thomas Dolan, a son of Peter, has for many years been chief of police in Millbury and was formerly road commissioner.
DOWD.
Thomas Dowd, finisher, of Millbury, was born in Prospery, Ireland, in 1830, and married in 1855, Catherine Mahan, of Millbury, who was born in Prospery, Ireland, in 1832. He died in Millbury in 1889. She died there in 1881. Son: Thomas A. (see below). Other children (see vital statistics).
Thomas A. Dowd, bookkeeper, residing in Millbury, was born there in 1867, and married, in Millbury, in 1907, Abigail E. Callahan, of Millbury, teacher, dau. of Timothy and Hanora Hill Callahan (q. v.).
DREW.
John Ammi Drew, mill superintendent, Raleigh, N. C., was born in Saco, Me., July 13, 1858, and married in Taunton, Mass., May 29, 1883, Alice Gertrude Bowden, who was born in Biddeford, Me., Feb. 22, 1865. Dau: Ella Ethel, b. June 16, 1884, in Taunton, m. in Millbury, Floyd Alvah Rice (q. v.).
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DUCHARME.
Damien Ducharme was born in Contrecour, Canada, in 1847, and he married, second, Josephine Gagnon, of Millbury. Children: 1. Mary Louise; 2. Exelda; 3. Laura Milvina; 4. John Damien; 5. Joseph Napoleon; 6. Arthur; 7. Margaret.
DUNBAR.
Rev. Robert Wayland Dunbar, pastor Second Congregational Church, was born at Portland, Me., Jan. 24, 1872, and married there, June 21, 1899, Selina Aiken Cook, dau. of Charles and Martha Bayley Cook. She was born there, July 3, 1877. Children: 1. Ruth, b. in North Chelmsford, April 30, 1900; 2. Esther, b. there, June 7, 1903; 3. Martha, b. in Haverhill, Nov. 25, 1904; 4. Charles Cook, b. there, Aug. 24, 1906; 5. Robert Cook, b. in Millbury, June 3, 1911; 6. Elizabeth, b. there, Aug. 27, 1913; 7. Florence, b. there, Feb. 6,1915.
DUNTON.
Moses Dunton, blacksmith, resided in Millbury, was born in Sturbridge, Mar. 21, 1788, and married in Millbury, May 20, 1814, Zoa Pierce, of Millbury, who was born in Sutton, in 1796. He died in Millbury, Jan. 16, 1867. She died there, April 29, 1871. Children, all born in Millbury: 1. Austin, merchant, b. Jan. 16, 1815, m. in Millbury, d. there, Nov. 25, 1897; 2. William, scythesmith, b. Nov. 9, 1816, m. in Newport, N. H., August, 1844, d. there, Jan. 8, 1908; 3. Silas (see below); 4. Martha, b. Sept. 24, 1820, m. in Millbury, Jan. 11, 1843, d. in Cambridge, Nov. 11, 1899; 5. Mary, b. Oct. 9, 1824, d. in Millbury, Sept. 28, 1841.
Silas Dunton, grocer, residing in Millbury, was born Apr. 9, 1818, and married, in Connecticut, Aug. 22, 1846, Olivia Lyon Guild, dau. of Davis and Olivia (Lyon) Guild, of Oxford, Mass. She was born in Augusta, Me., and died in Millbury, July 25, 1884. Children: 1. Emma C., b. in Millbury, Sept. 15, 1847, m. there, Oct. 2, 1866, James A. Morse (q. v.); 2. Joseph Rob- bins, resided in Millbury, b. there, Aug. 12, 1853, m. in Charlestown, Jan. 31, 1881, d. in Worcester, Jan. 1, 1908; 3. Fannie A., b. in Northboro, Sept. 16, 1857, m. in Charlestown, Jan. 31, - - Temple.
DWINNEL FAMILY.
The Dwinnel (Dwinel, Dunnel) family has filled an important place in the life of the town. The first bearing this name to settle here was Jonathan Dwin- nel who came from Topsfield, Mass., and kept a tavern near Dorothy Pond. Other members of the family were Solomon, Solomon, Jr., Moses, Henry, and Leonard. Solomon, Jr., was a paper maker. Several in the family served in the Revolutionary War. The Dwinnel cemetery, named from this family, is the resting-place of many of its members, although the remains of others in the family were placed in the County Bridge (Providence St.) Cemetery.
Moses Dwinel, farmer, was born in Sutton, now Millbury, Jan. 22, 1760, and married in Sutton, April 17, 1799, Sally Paine, who was born in Hingham, May, 1773. He died in Millbury, April 4, 1832. She died there, Nov. 5,
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1858. Dau: Hannah Dagget, b. Aug. 18, 1808, in Sutton (now Millbury), m. in Millbury, Jan. 8, 1835, Andrew Bliss Garfield (q. v.), died in Millbury, Apr. 3, 1892. Other children-see vital statistics published previously.
EDDY.
Leonard Eddy, teacher and farmer, resided in Leicester, was born in Auburn, 1807 (?), and married in Worcester, Oct. 19, 1841, Isabelle Newton, who was born in Worcester, Oct. 19, 1824. She died in Leicester, May 28, 1882. He died in Worcester in 1890. Dau: Isabelle N., b. in Leicester, Nov. 7, 1856, m. Charles T. Newton (q. v.).
EMERSON.
Oren Emerson, farmer, in East Thompson, Conn., was born there, Nov. 12, 1795, and married there, June 3, 1821, Mary Mason who was born there, May 6, 1798. She died in Oxford, April 2, 1887. He died in E. Thompson, Ct., July 11, 1874. Dau: Mary E., b. Jan. 20, 1833, m. Amasa M. Stowe (q. v.).
FELTON.
Matthias Felton, son of Joel and Susannah Felton, was born in Marlborough, Mass., Oct. 25, 1805, and married Lucy Hall, dau. of Samuel and Lydia Hall of Spencer. He died in Millbury, Mar. 5, 1881. She died in Philadelphia, Apr. 29, 1869. Dau: m. Austin Goodell.
FERGUSON.
John Ferguson, merchant, in North Grafton, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and married Charlotte Ralston, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died in North Grafton, Mar. 28, 1892. She died in August, 1893, in Millbury. Children: 1. James H. 2. Peter (see below).
Peter Ferguson, clerk, was born in Bristol, R. I., Feb. 22, 1855, and married in Millbury, Apr. 7, 1875, Amy G., dau. of John Martin (q. v.). Children: Alice L., b. in Millbury, July 1, 1877, m. in Millbury, Nov. 30, 1898, William H. Sutcliffe (q. v.); 2. Lotta May, b. in Millbury, Sept. 17, 1879, d. there June 27, 1910; 3. Iola Lindsey, b. in New York City, Jan. 6, 1887, m. in Millbury, Oct. 8, 1910, Charles P. Macduff (q. v.).
FIELD.
George Willis Field, lawyer, residing in Scarsdale, N. Y., was born in Wor- cester, January, 1875, and married in Holden, Mass., July 2, 1910, Ethel Elizabeth, dau. of John T. and Julia E. (Pierce) Brierly (q. v.). Children: 1. Irving Brierly, b. in N. Y. City, June 11, 1902; 2. George Willis, b. in N. Y. City, May 16, 1906; 3. Ethel Elizabeth, b. in Scarsdale, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1912.
FJELLMAN.
Elias Fjellman, cabinet maker, married in Halland, Sweden, in 1856, Maria Gabrialson, who was born there, Dec. 24, 1828. He died there in 1868. She died there, Feb. 24, 1864. Son: John Gustaf (see below).
John Gustaf Fjellman, farmer, residing in West Millbury, was born in Halland, Sweden, June 28, 1860, and married in New Britain, Conn., June 30, 1888, Bertha Carlson, of West Millbury, dau. of John August Carlson (q. v.).
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Children, all living in West Millbury: 1. Selma Maria Constansia, b. in New Britain, Conn., Apr. 28, 1889, m. in Worcester, Mass., Apr. 28, 1910; 2. Carl Hjanlam Edwin, b. in Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 18, 1891; 3. Hulda Serapia, b. in West Millbury, Aug. 5, 1895; 4. Hilma Gustafva, b. June 12, 1897; 5. Esther Alfrida, b. Mar. 30, 1902; 6. Albert Gustaf Waldemar, b. in West Millbury, Feb. 26, 1905; 7. John Edward Richard, b. in West Millbury, Feb. 7, 1907.
FLAGG.
Flavell Flagg, engineer, resided in Millbury, was born in Monteplier, Vt., Jan. 20, 1849, and married in Millbury, June 10, 1869, Masceline Gravlin, who was born there Mar. 28, 1850. He died there, Sept. 3, 1912. Son: George Joseph (see below).
George Joseph Flagg, wool dyer operator, residing in Millbury, was born there, Mar. 10, 1880, and married there, June 21, 1909, Corinne Amanda Blanchette, dau. of Joseph Blanchette (q. v.).
FLETCHER.
Albert J. Fletcher, farmer, of Mendon, Mass., married Eliza Ann Worden of Chesterfield, N. H. Son: George Allen (see below).
George Allen Fletcher, farmer, of Sutton, Mass., was born July 9, 1843, in Mendon, and married, June 26, 1872, in Sutton, Emma E. Slocum, of Millbury, dau. of Aratus B. Slocum (q. v.). He died at Sutton, Apr. 4, 1908. Children: 1. Stella Gertrude, b. in Sutton, Oct. 6, 1874, m. Nov. 29, 1893; 2. Cora Eliza- beth, b. May 16, 1876, m. May 16, 1894, d. in Farnumsville, July 7, 1895; 3. Minnie Luella, b. May 13, 1879, m. Oct. 8, 1902, Robert Jones Stockwell (q. v.); 4. Albert Jackson, b. Oct. 11, 1884, d. same day; 5. Ethel May, b. Nov. 20, 1885, m. Nov. 23, 1904; 6. Ruth Myrtle, b. Jan. 25, 1893, m. Oct. 2, 1912.
FORBES.
Elias1 Forbes, farmer, was born in Westboro, and married Mary Wadsworth, who was born in Grafton. Son: Elias Edwards (see below).
Elias Edwards2 Forbes, cotton and wool merchant, was born in Millbury, October, 1814, and married, first, in Millbury, Jan. 25, 1838, Harriett Tainter Harrington, dau. of Luke and Harriet (Tainter) Harrington. She was born in Millbury, December, 1816, and died there Aug. 12, 1852. Children, all born in Millbury: 1. Walter E. (see below); 2. Harriett Maria, b. Oct. 27, 1841, d. in Millbury, July 21, 1846; 3. Ellen Maria, b. Aug. 29, 1847, d. in Millbury, Feb. 16, 1875. He married, second, in Worcester, May 18, 1853, Hepsibeth Goodnow Clapp, dau. of Jothan Goodnow, of Templeton. She was born there, Mar. 24, 1826, and died in Worcester, January, 1907. Son: William Henry, insurance agent, b. in Millbury, Apr. 13, 1854, d. there Aug. 24, 1879.
Walter Edwards3 Forbes, hotel keeper, was born in Millbury, November, 1838, and married there, Jan. 1, 1867, Sarah Maria Briggs, dau. of Russell and Sarah P. Briggs, of Coventry, R. I. She was born there March, 1844, and died in Boston, Dec. 23, 1890. Son: William E., accountant, b. in Jacksonville, Fla., in March, 1883.
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FOWLER.
John F. Fowler, farmer, in Medway, Me., married there, Hellen Francis Hale. He died there, Feb. 10, 1890. She died there, July 23, 1894. Dau. Charlotte, m. the Rev. William C. Martyn (q. v.).
FREEMAN.
Capt. Pliny1 Freeman was born in Sturbridge, Sept. 24, 1780, and married Delia Marsh, of Sturbridge, who was born there, Apr. 2, 1781. He died in Sturbridge, Oct. 10, 1855. She died there Mar. 19, 1839. Son: Silas M. (see below).
Silas M.2 Freeman, stage driver, was born in Sturbridge, Mass., Aug. 7, 1803, and married, in Sturbridge, Mar. 27, 1831, Maria Rich Upham, dau. of Jesse Upham (q. v.). He died in West Millbury, Nov. 4, 1880. She died there Feb. 7, 1869. Children, born in Sturbridge: 1. Andrew Silas, (see below); 2. Sarah Maria, b. Sept. 27, 1836, m. in West Millbury, June 1, 1862, Ira W. Glazier, of West Millbury, d. there, Mar. 1, 1901; 3. Florella Baylies, b. Feb. 25, 1838, m. Nov. 27, 1872, Willard Balcom, (q. v.), d. in West Millbury, Feb. 4,1907.
Andrew Silas3 Freeman resided in West Millbury, was born in Sturbridge, Aug. 1, 1832, and married, Jan. 1, 1859, Sallie Temple Stowe, dau. of Ithmar Stowe, (q. v.). He died in West Millbury, Mar. 11, 1882. Children, all born in West Millbury: 1. Pliny Dwight, b. Nov. 11, 1859, d. in West Millbury, Nov. 25, 1865; 2. Ella Maria, b. Mar. 27, 1862; 3. Irving Silas, b. May 3, 1864; 4. Clarence Edgar, b. Apr. 25, 1867, m. June 18, 1892, Ella S. Anderson; 5. Florence Edna, b. Feb. 17, 1872, m. Aug. 26, 1897, Raymond J. Gregory of Princeton, Mass .; 6. Ernest Bigelow, (see below); 7. Lucy Bigelow, b. Nov. 11, 1879, m. Nov. 4, 1910, Frederick R. Ellis.
Ernest Bigelow4 Freeman, manager for B. F. Sturtevant, Hyde Park, Boston, was born in Millbury, July 12, 1877, and married in Worcester, Mass., Jan. 3, 1903, Margaret Reed, dau. of Frederick Elmer Reed (g. v.). Children: 1. Sally, b. in Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1903; 2. Ruth, b. in Dedham, Mass., Mar. 29, 1905; 3. Margaret, b. in Dedham, Feb. 1, 1907; 4. Ernest Bigelow, b. in Dedham, Nov. 26, 1908, d. there Sept. 13, 1911.
GALE.
Jonathan Gale, farmer, a descendant of Richard Gale, who settled in Water- town, Mass., in 1640, resided in Royalston, was born there July 3, 1761. He married in Royalston, May 11, 1786, Rhoda Baker, a descendant of Richard Baker, who settled in Dorchester in 1635. He died in Royalston Aug. 19, 1833. She died there Dec. 6, 1818. Dau: Rhoda, b. in Royalston, July 15, 1798, m. Nathaniel Goddard (q. v.).
See "The Gale Family Records" by George Gale, LL.D., published in Gales- ville, Wis., by Leith and Gale, in 1866; also Sutton, Mass., town history, published in 1878.
GARFIELD.
Moses1 Garfield, farmer, was born in Warwick, Dec. 7, 1777, and married, in Royalston, in 1799, Mary Bliss who was born there in 1780. He died there, May 7, 1857. She died there, Aug. 3, 1836. Son: Andrew Bliss, (see below).
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HISTORY OF MILLBURY
Andrew Bliss2 Garfield, wheelright, was born Jan. 8, 1809, in Royalston, Mass., and married in Millbury, Jan. 8, 1835, Hannah Dagget Dwinnel, dau. of Moses and Sally Paine Dwinnel (q. v.). He died in Millbury, May 28, 1894, She died there Apr. 3, 1892. Children: 1. Moses D., (see below); 2. Andrew P. (see below); 3. Hannah Eliza, b. Mar. 29, 1839; 4. Julia Goddard, b. Mar. 6, 1841, d. Aug. 21, 1842; 5. Susan Maria, b. June 4, 1842; 6. Leonard Dwinel, b. Aug. 18, 1844.
Moses D.3 Garfield, civil engineer and shuttle-eye manufacturer, was born Nov. 28, 1835, at Auburn, and married, Sept. 2, 1863, in Sutton, Eliza Ann Burnap, dau. of Elijah Burnap, (q. v.). He died in Millbury Feb. 25, 1910. She died there Feb. 12, 1888. Children: 1. Elizabeth Mary, b. in Millbury, Mar. 22, 1867; 2. Flora Maria, b. in Millbury, Feb. 9, 1870, d. in Millbury, Nov. 4, 1880.
Andrew P.3 Garfield, farmer, was born July 12, 1837, and married in Mill- bury, Nov. 19, 1896, Mrs. Emeline Harwood Bemis, dau. of Wilcut and Abigail R. Garfield Harwood (q. v.). He died in Millbury, Aug., 1915.
GLOVER.
Joel1 Glover was born in Dedham, Dec. 26, 1803, and married, in Concord, May 10, 1832, Lucy Maria Handley who was born in Acton, Sept. 6, 1804. She died in Millbury, May 19, 1883. He died there Jan. 20, 1887. Children: 1. Henry, b. in Concord, Mass., May 5, 1833, d. in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864; 2. Warren (see below); 3. Martha, b. in Dedham, Aug. 13, 1836, d. in Millbury, May 26, 1872; 4. Emily, b. in Dedham, April 29, 1838, m. Henry W. Bentley, (q. v.); 5. Laura, b. in Bellingham, May 8, 1840, d. in Grafton, May 9, 1864; 6. Morton, b. in Bellingham, June 28, 1841, d. in Millville, Oct. 22, 1846; 7. Ellen M., b. in Millville, Mar. 13, 1844, d. there Aug. 17, 1844; 8. Ellen M., b. in Millville, Oct. 30, 1845, d. there, Aug. 8, 1846; 9. Josephine, b. in Millville, Aug. 20, 1848, m. the Rev. John W. Malcom.
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