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MORRIS.
Bainbridge Morris, wheelwright, resided in West Millbury, was born in Charlton, Mass., Dec. 23, 1815, and married in West Millbury, Feb. 1, 1845, Irene Marble, who was born there Mar. 21, 1824. He died in West Millbury, May 8, 1864. She died there Mar. 10, 1896. Son: Arthur (see below).
Arthur Morris, wood-turner, was born in West Millbury, Sept. 12, 1865, and married in Georgiaville, R. I., Sept. 12, 1889, Nellie Maria, dau. of Frank Henry and Clara Ella (Packard) Greenough (q. v.). Children, all born in West Millbury: 1. Roy, chauffeur, b. May 21, 1891; 2. Hazel Irene, b. Aug. 11, 1898.
MORSE.
Charles Diminick Morse, son of Leonard and Remember Morse, was born in Woodstock, Conn., Nov. 1, 1827, and married, first, Lydia A. Sawyer. He married, second, Anna Elizabeth, dau. of Fitzroy Willard, of Worcester. He died in Millbury, Feb. 12, 1895. Children: 1. Frances Willard, b. in Mill- bury, Dec. 11, 1865, m. Dr. Jacob Read Lincoln (q. v.); 2. Charles H., 3. Anna L .; 4. Mary L.
James A. Morse was born in Smithfield, R. I., Feb. 2, 1839, and married, in Millbury, Oct. 2, 1866, Emma C., dau. of Silas Dunton (q. v.).
NEWTON.
William Newton, machinist, resided in Wilkinsonville, was born in North- boro, Aug. 12, 1800, and married, in Augusta, Maine, Sept. 24, 1827, Phebe Davis Guild, who was born there Jan. 4, 1799. She died in Grafton, Oct. 6,
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1862. He died in Winsted, Conn., Dec. 18, 1881. Children: 1. Sarah Jane, b. in Wilkinsonville, Aug. 3, 1828, m. David Blood Chase (q. v.); 2. Helen A., b. in Providence, R. I., Nov. 2, 1833, m. David Blood Chase (q. v.).
Charles Newton, farmer and manufacturer, resided in Worcester, was born in Princeton, Mar. 3, 1814, and married in Worcester (?), 1854 (?), Adaline A. Earle, who was born in Oakham, in October, 1827. He died in Millbury, Oct. 23, 1887. She died there, Oct. 18, 1889. Son: Charles T. (see below).
Charles T. Newton, farmer, was born in Worcester, June 22, 1856, and mar- ried, in Leicester, Dec. 21, 1881, Isabelle N., dau. of Leonard and Isabelle Newton Eddy (q. v.). Children: 1. Ethel A., b. in West Boylston, Dec. 20, 1882, m. in Millbury, Dec. 3, 1910, Frank Woodward, of Worcester; 2. Celia F., b. in West Boylston, Aug. 27, 1884; 3. Florence I., b. in Millbury, Mar. 4, 1887; 4. Earle C., b. in Millbury, Apr. 22, 1894.
NOBLE.
Levi Wilcox Noble, farmer, residing in Bloomingdale, N. Y., was born in Franklin, N. Y., May 27, 1833, and married , in Keene, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1861, Sally May Dudley, teacher, who was born in Keene, N. Y., Apr. 20, 1833. She died in Bloomingdale, Nov. 6, 1905. Dau: Carolyn Adelle, b. in Franklin, N. Y., Apr. 9, 1864, m. Dr. Charles Albert Church (q. v.).
OAKES.
Randall Mitchell Oakes, farmer, was born in Farmington, Me., June 28, 1834, and married, in Grafton, Oct. 1, 1855, Augusta, dau. of Elbridge Gerry Wheelock (q. v.). He died in Millbury, Apr. 6, 1908. She died there Sept. 15, 1912. Dau: Ella Augusta, b. Oct., 1857, m. in Millbury, in 1874, Albert R. Holland (q. v.), d. there Mar. 4, 1884.
O'BRIEN.
Thomas N. O'Brien was born in Ireland, Feb. 7, 1861, and married, in Mill- bury, Mary A., dau. of Maurice and Mary (Powers) Walsh (q. v.). Children: 1. Mary Florence, b. in Millbury, Feb. 8, 1891; 2. George Harold, b. in Auburn Apr. 9, 1892; 3. Maurice Walsh, b. in Auburn, Jan. 11, 1894; 4. Francis Nor- man, b. in Millbury, Oct. 21, 1896; 5. Margaret Anna, b. in Millbury, Sept. 7, 1907.
ORTON.
Edward1 Orton, LL. D., president and professor of geology in Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and state geologist, married Anna Davenport, dau. of Samuel D. Torrey (q. v.). She died June 25, 1900. Children: 1. Louise Taft, m. Francis C. Caldwell, professor of electricity in Ohio State University, two children, (1) Anna Davenport, (2) Edward Orton who died; 2. Samuel Torrey, M. D., (see below).
Samuel Torrey2 Orton, M. D., residing in Philadelphia, Penn., married in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1908, Mary Pelton Follet. Children: Samuel Torrey, Jr., and Sarah Paterson, twins.
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PAINE.
William J.1 Paine, stone mason, residing in Sutton, was born in Smithfield, R. I., May. 11, 1826, and married, in Thompson, Conn., June 9, 1844, Harriet Eldredge, of Millbury, who was born in Dudley, Mass., Feb. 13, 1825. He died in Sutton, July 1, 1891. She died in Millbury, Feb. 9, 1908. Children: 1. Elizabeth R., b. in Douglas, Mar. 17, 1850, m. Ambrose E. Rice (q. v.); 2. Benjamin O. (see below); 3. Aaron H. (see below); 4. Marcus.
Benjamin O.2 Paine, blacksmith, was born in Sutton, Apr. 16, 1852, and married there, May 4, 1873, Achsah M., dau. of Royal and Abigail Keith (q. v.). Children, b. in Sutton: 1. Alferena F., b. Feb. 13, 1874, m. in Mill- bury, Dec. 17, 1896; 2. John James, b. July 31, 1875, d. in Sutton, Aug. 3, 1876; 3. Fred E., b. Mar. 9, 1877, m. in Millbury, Mar. 10, 1900; 4. Jennie A., twin, b. Apr. 1, 1880, m. in Millbury, June 9, 1902; 5. Jesse A., twin with Jennie, m. in Worcester, July 3, 1906.
Aaron H.2 Paine [William J.1] was born in Sutton, May 23, 1860, and married Mary L. Landry. He died in East Douglas, June 16, 1900. She died there in August, 1901. Children: 1. Flora; 2. Fred; 3. Marcus Mason (see below); 4. Elizabeth; 5. Achsah; 6. Harriet.
Marcus Mason3 Paine (Aaron H.2, William J.1), farmer, was born in East Douglas, Jan. 17, 1887, and married, in Millbury, June 12, 1907, Ida Belle, dau. of Herbert and Hannah (Stockwell) McCracken (q. v.). Children, all born in Millbury: 1. Miriam Gertrude, b. Sept. 16, 1907, d. July 22, 1910; 2. Allan Herbert, b. July 8, 1909; 3. Helen Rosamond, b. Sept. 7, 1911.
PARADIS.
Peter C. Paradis, son of Theodore and Mathilda (Lessard) Paradis, was born in St. Guillaume, P. Q., in 1853. In 1875, he married Josephine, dau. of Louis Renaud of Millbury. Children: 1. Elvine, b. in 1876, d. in 1895; 2. Alma, now called sister Paradis, b. in 1878, entered the Grey order of Nuns at fifteen; 3. Philippe, b. in 1879, m. Sarah Moye, engaged in hay and grain business; 4. Rudolphu, b. in 1881, d. in 1882; 5. Arthur, b. in 1884, d. in 1889; 6. Henry Leo, b. Aug. 6, 1887; 7. Alphonse and 8. Marguerite, twins, b. in 1890; 9. Ernest, b. June 7, 1892; 10. Gertrude, b. in 1895; 11. Joseph, b. in 1897; 12. Wilfred, b. in 1898.
THE PARKE OR PARK FAMILY.
The Park family, which has been conspicuous in the history of the town, dates from the last of the 16th century, or very early in the 17th, when a patent was granted conveying the title of Baron of The Exchecquer. About the same time a number are recorded as Knights of the Garter; and seven Coats of Arms came from the original one. The local line descended from the Cambridgeshire branch. Edward was a cousin of Governor Winthrop, of Massachusetts.
The first of the branch to which the local representatives belong who landed in this country was named Richard1. He landed in what is now Boston, in 1635, accompanied by his wife, a son, and two daughters. Another son,
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apparently, joined them later. He settled upon a tract of land on the bank of the Charles River, where Cambridge now is, having a holding of about 800 acres.
From him the line descended through Thomas2; Jonathan3, of Watertown; and Jonathan4. Jonathan4 Park was born in Watertown, or Newton, Mar. 30, 1695. Coming to Sutton, the portion now Millbury, in 1730, he purchased 300 acres of land from William Dum; paying therefor 425 pounds. This land is described as being part of a grant to Richard Dum, conveyed to Rev. James Allen, and as bounded "westerly by the Backquachoag (Blackstone) River, and 200 rods south of Worcester." This included what is still known as Park Hill, which was so named from the Park homestead on its crest. And the house still stands-though many times altered-behind its guard of tall sycamores.
He was twice married. His second wife, Abigail Smith, was the mother of the local line. Children: 1. Jonathan (see below); 2. Sarah, m. Asaph Putnam in 1743; 3. Abigail; 4. Phineas (see below); 5. Lucy, m. Benj. Sibley, in 1754; 6. Dorcas, m. Joshua Woodbury in 1752; 7. one other. He died in Sutton, December 20, 1763.
Jonathan5 Park was born in Sutton, Aug. 30, 1722, resided there, died there; Mar. 10, 1789. Jan. 28, 1743, he married Lucy Sibley (born Apr. 26, 1726). Twelve children: 1. Jonathan (see below); 2. Lucy, m. Andrew P. Putnam, Jan. 10, 1764; 3. Reuben (see below); 4. Eleanor, m., first,- Ruggles, m. second, Joel Johnson, Sept. 27, 1768; 5. Moses (see below); 6. Hannah, m. Trask; 7. Aaron (see below); 8. Joshua (see below); 9. Caleb (see below); 10. Betsey; 11. Abigail, m. Isaac Willard in 1790; 12. Samuel (see below).
Three of the sons were soldiers of the Revolution: Aaron, Joshua, and Caleb. Two of them serving as non-commissioned officers in Colonel Bur- bank's regiment, and the third in that of Colonel Learned.
Of Caleb it is further recorded that he married Ruth Woodward, in 1784, and lived at Dixfield, Me., afterward returning to Sutton.
The men of this generation and the one immediately following were noted for their exceptionally large and heavy frame; and many stories have been told of their phenomenal strength-especially prominent being Aaron and Caleb, and their nephew John.
Phineas5 married Ruth Newton, of Shrewsbury, in 1750, and they had ten children. Of nine of these there is no record; but Thadeus was baptized Jan. 25, 1761, and in after years moved to Chester, Vt., and his wife Ruth lived to the great age of 95 years.
Jonathan6 Park (Jonathan5) was born in Sutton, Sept. 22, 1743. He moved to Newfane, Vt., where he died in 1827. He married three times-first, Elizabeth Fletcher; second, Sarah Scott; third, Miriam Fiske. Children: 1. Elizabeth; 2. Lucy; 3. Jonathan; 4. David; 5. Submit; 6. Samuel; 7. Lydia; 8. Ephraim; 9. Rhoda; 10. Moses; 11. Nathan F .; 12. Sarah; 13. Miriam.
Reuben® Park (Jonathan5) was born in Sutton, Oct. 12, 1746, and died at Bernardston in 1813. He married Mary Barton in 1768. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier, serving in Colonel Learned's regiment. Children: 1. Mary;
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2. Jonathan; 3. Gracia; 4. Reuben; 5. Simeon (who removed to Ohio); 6. Levi; 7. Hannah. Of Levi, who was born after his father removed to Bernardston, it is recorded that he was a farmer, the father of twenty-one children, and that he lived to see twenty of them grow to man's estate.
Samuel6 Park (Jonathan5) was born May 5, 1767. He married, first, Polly Holman, and second, Lucy -, since "Aaron, son of Samuel and Lucy, was baptized May 13, 1804." Children: 1. Samuel; 2. Salmon; 3. Luther; 4. Calvin; 5. Aaron.
Moses6 Park (Jonathan5) was born in Sutton, May 19, 1750, living there and in Millbury, after the partition, where he died in 1842. He married Hannah Barton in 1770. Children: 1. Lucy, m. Amos Trask in 1795, lived at Dixfield, Me .; 2. Moses, b. July 22, 1773, lived in Maine and also in Mich- igan; two children died young. He married, second, Lydia Bixbee, or Bixby, May 19, 1779. Children: 1. Lydia, m. John Barber, of Wrentham, lived in Thompson, Conn; son John afterwards came to Millbury and lived for many years upon a portion of the old homestead-occupying the house next north- erly from the Park home; 2. Aaron, m. Maria Cheney, of Auburn, in 1810; 3. Hannah, d. young; 4. John (see below); 5. Hervey (see below).
John7 Park (Moses6) was born in Sutton, Dec. 31, 1784. He lived upon the old homestead till his death in 1854. He was a lieutenant in the militia from 1820 to 1825. By occupation a farmer, he filled several offices in the gift of his fellow-townsmen and served the town in these various capacities for many years. He married Nancy Chamberlain in 1812. Children: 1. Tyler; 2. George (see below); 3. Calista, m. Marvel Prentice, of Whitinsville; 4. Emily; 5. Adaline; 6. Nancy; 7. Alanson, m. Prudence Eldridge, of East Douglas, in 1859, one child, Sophia, b. in 1869, m. George Green.
Hervey7 Park (Moses6) was born in Sutton, June 26, 1790. He chose the trade of a mechanic, working in the second armory, where he contracted for the gun-stocking from Mr. Waters. It was his privilege to make sketches of the Blanchard lathe at Springfield and he erected the second machine of its kind for the local armory, though it was used but for a short time. He also aided Mr. Waters in perfecting a routing machine for making an opening in the stock where the lock was placed; and it was this machine which practically completed the result, so largely begun by the Blanchard lathe, of doing away with the old fashioned handwork. He married Joanna Robbins, of Mendon. Not pleasing his people in either his choice of a trade, or of a wife, he was cut off from any share in the ancestral homestead, and was, like many another, obliged to begin again.
Starting with the place where the house of Mr. M. Murphy now stands, after work at the armory ceased, he turned his attention to farming and, selling his house and lot, he bought the Willard and Wesson farms (formerly belonging to Amos Singletary), on the Worcester road, near Dorothy Pond. He moved to the farm in 1835, where he died, Sept. 13, 1875.
He served the town as assessor and in various other minor offices. He was one of those who strove repeatedly, from 1823, to organize a Baptist Church in town, though no enduring result was obtained till 1835. He was a charter member of King Hiram Council of Charlton and Worcester. He was a member
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of the first Temperance Society in the country. One of the peculiar rules of the society was that at each meeting every member made returns of his drinking during the month and if, in the opinion of the meeting, this was too much, he was condemned to total abstinence for a set term, or paid a fine. He was also a member of the old Millbury Lyceum, and took his turn in ad- dressing a meeting, delivering several talks upon various phenomena of Natural Philosophy, as Physics was then called. From 1808 until 1838 he was a member of the old militia. Children: 1. Lydia, d. aged 19; 2. Her- vey8 Park (see below).
George& Park (John7) was born in Millbury, Sept. 9, 1815. Removing to Worcester on attaining his majority, he spent nearly the whole of his life there, returning after the death of his sister Adaline, in 1897, to spend his remaining summers upon the old homestead, where he is noted as having planted his own garden in the 92d year of his age. He died in 1908. He had eight chil- dren, two of whom were officers of the 57th Mass. Vols., one being killed at North Anna, Va., in 1864; the other, wounded at Petersburg, died at Dans- ville, Va., in 1865.
Hervey8 Park (Hervey7) was born in Millbury, Oct. 12, 1831. His life was spent there, upon the farm, where he died, Nov. 26, 1900. He married Aman- da Eliza Guild, in 1855, who was born in Augusta, Me., Sept. 2, 1835, and died in Millbury in January, 1896. Though primarily a farmer, Mr. Park was also, like his father, a mechanic. He was greatly interested in the Farmers' and Mechanics' Association of the town and served as its president with the excep- tion of three years, occupying that position through the whole life of the Asso- ciation until the Grange came to take its place. He was a Royal Arch Mason, a member of The Council, and also of the Knights Templars. Besides serving the town in several other positions, he served long upon the Board of Assessors, being its chariman for ten years.
Children: 1. Mary Lydia, teacher, afterwards nurse; 2. Ada Eliza, m. Chas. M. Brown (as a girl developed considerable artistic ability, not only with the brush, but also as a designer of carpets, wallpaper, and kindred articles; worked for several large firms in Worcester and in New York City); 3. Edwin Hervey (see below); 4. Alice Amanda, m. Walter H. Howe (q. v.); 5. Lucy Mabel, d. aged 8; 6. Charles9 Willis (see below).
Edwin9 Hervey Park (Hervey8), mechanical engineer, was born in Millbury, Aug. 6, 1860, and married, May 21, 1892, Nellie Harriet, dau. of Russell B. Lovell (q. v.). Children, all born in Worcester, residing in Millbury: 1. Dorothy Lovell; 2. Lydia Frances; 3. Norman Hervey.
Rev. Charles Willis9 Park (Hervey8) was born in Millbury, June 24, 1867. Starting life upon the farm, he entered the ministry. He married Mary Louisa, dau. of Alonzo Bunker, D. D., of Burmah, in 1898. Children: 1. Charles Judson; 2. Hervey; 3. Philip Bradbury; 4. Miriam Louisa; 5. Wilfred Bixby.
Mr. Park has been successful in his pastorates and has spoken in the pro- hibition cause, especially in Iowa, and New York.
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PEIRCE.
Rev. Charles Henry Peirce, A. B., Oberlin, 1845, Andover Theological Seminary, 1850, pastor Second Congregational Church, Millbury, 1861-1865, was born at Peru, Mass., Nov. 29, 1822, and married, second, in Millbury, May 21, 1863, Elizabeth Waters, dau. of Ebenezer Waters Goffe (q. v.). He died in Millbury, Oct. 5, 1865.
PHILLIPS.
Elijah Brigham8 Phillips (Ebenezer Morgan7, Ebenezer Humphrey6, Jona- than5, Joseph4, Theophilus3, George2, Christopher1) was for fifty years engaged in railroad business and successively president of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail- road, of the Eastern Railroad, of the Fitchburg Railroad, etc. (See Phillips Genealogies, 1885, and Worcester County History, 1889, Vol. 2, p. 1355.) He was son of Ebenezer Humphrey and Anna Maria (Brigham) Phillips of Westboro and was born in West Sutton, Aug. 20, 1819. He married, in Bos- ton, Feb. 2, 1845, Maria Rebecca, dau. of Henry and Mehitable (Copeland) Ayling, of Boston. She was born there Oct. 12, 1822. Mr. Phillips died in Brookline, Sept. 13, 1905. She died there May 2, 1894. Children: 1. Henry Ayling (see below); 2. Anna Maria, m. in Boston, Col. Cyrus Andrew Page; children, Phillips Ward and Dorothy; 3. Walter Brigham, m. Gertrude Spring; children, Eleanor, Morgan Brigham, Roger Spring.
Henry Ayling9 Phillips, Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1873, studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1875-6, architect, with office in Boston, residing in Millbury, member of the Boston Society of Architects, of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, etc., member and secretary of the committee having in charge the publication of the Millbury Centennial History, member of the executive committee of the Millbury Centennial Cel- ebration, member of the committee for marking historic spots at that cele- bration, member and chairman of the committee in charge of the Millbury Centennial Historical Exhibition, son of Elijah Brigham and Maria Rebecca (Ayling) Phillips, was born in Boston, Aug. 19, 1852, married in Millbury, Oct. 4, 1888, Florence Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Asa Holman Waters of Millbury (q. v.).
PIERCE.
The Pierce family is a very old one that has long been prominent in the af- fairs of the town. Several early members were successively deacons in the First Congregational Church. John served in the War of the Revolution. (See Revolutionary Soldiers.) Of the old homesteads once occupied by mem- bers of the family two are still standing.
The immigrant ancestor, Thomas Pierce, came from England to this coun- try in 1633-4 with his wife, Elizabeth, and settled at Charlestown. He was born in England in 1583-4 and died, Oct. 7, 1666. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in England in 1595-6.
To this family belonged Franklin Pierce, formerly President of the United States. He was of the seventh generation, the same as Hervey Pierce, of
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Millbury. The line of his lineage was Thomas1, Thomas2, Stephen3, Stephen4, Benjamin5, Benjamin6, General and twice Governor of New Hampshire, Franklin7.
See Pierce Genealogy, by Frederick Beech Pierce, of Boston, published in 1882.
John Pierce6 (Ebenezer5, Ebenezer4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1), farmer, was born in Millbury, Apr. 20, 1754, and married there, Oct. 5, 1775, Lucy, dau. of Dr. Ebenezer and Mary (Stowe) Snow. He died in West Millbury, Sept. 20, 1832. She died there, May 11, 1823. Children, all born in Sutton: 1. John, b. July 14, 1776, d. in Sutton, Oct. 20, 1796; 2. Betsey, b. Oct. 29, 1777, m. in Sutton, Dec. 1, 1802, d. in Millbury, Nov. 25, 1867; 3. Lucy, b. Mar. 25, 1779, m. Aug. 19, 1801, d. in Millbury, June 13, 1819; 4. Luther (see below); 5. Calvin, b. Dec. 12, 1784, m. Sept. 28, 1808, d. June 26, 1812; 6. Clarissa, b. Nov. 6, 1787, m. Oct. 6, 1808, d. Mar., 1866, in Elgin, Ill .; 7. Hervey, b. Oct. 24, 1790, d. in Millbury, Sept. 20, 1796; 8. Polly, b. Mar. 7, 1792, m. in Sutton, June 23, 1811, d. in Enfield, Conn .; 9. Harvey (see be- low); 10. John W., b. May 20, 1801, d. in Millbury, Aug. 1, 1803.
Luther7 Pierce (John6, Ebenezer5, Ebenezer4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1) was born Oct. 14, 1781, and married, first, Mar. 23, 1803, Clarissa Reed, who died, July 9, 1824. Nine children, Francis Robbins being the ninth (see be- low). He married, second, May 31, 1825, Aurilla Terry. One child.
Harvey7 Pierce (John6, Ebenezer5, Ebenezer4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1), farmer, was born in West Millbury, Mar. 26, 1797, and married, in Auburn, Sina, dau. of Nathaniel and Sally (Jacobs) Stone. She was born in Auburn, July 21, 1796. He died in West Millbury, April 16, 1851. She died there April 23, 1870. Children: 1. Andreas W. (see below); 2. Sarah Stone, b. March 23, 1824, m. Robert Jones (q. v.), d. in West Millbury, May 20, 1903.
Francis Robbins8 Pierce (Luther7, John6, Ebenezer5, Ebenezer4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1), manufacturer of paper mill knives, was born in Enfield, Conn., Oct. 22, 1821, resided in Enfield. He married, in Whippany, N. J., Nov. 27, 1849, Marietta Elizabeth Tuttle, teacher, who was born there, July 20, 1817. He died in Longmeadow, Mass., Feb. 20, 1882. She died in West Millbury, Jan. 3, 1886. Dau .: Ida Tuttle, b. in Enfield, Conn., May 2, 1851, m. Henry W. Davidson, (q. v.).
Andreas Waters8 Pierce (Harvey7, John6, Ebenezer5, Ebenezer4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1) was born in Millbury, Dec. 29, 1820, and married in Sutton, Sept. 19, 1844, Mary Ann Putnam, who was born there, Nov. 17, 1821. He died in Millbury in Nov., 1889. She died there, Feb. 8, 1888. Children: 1. John W. (see below); 2. Julia E., b. in Millbury, Sept. 6, 1853, m. John T. Brierly3 (q. v.).
John Woodbury9 Pierce (Andreas W.8, Hervey7, John6, Ebenezer5, Ebene- zer4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1), farmer, was born in West Millbury, Mar. 20, 1847, and married there, Jan. 17, 1872, Hannah Catherine Hayden who was born in Grafton, Feb. 14, 1845. Children: 1. Mabel E., b. Mar. 10, 1874; 2. Alice M., b. Sept. 23, 1876; 3. Hervey C. (see below).
Hervey Cushman10 Pierce (John W.9, Andreas W.8, Hervey7, John6, Eben- ezer5, Ebenezer4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1), dealer in hardware, residing in Millbury, was born in West Millbury, July 23, 1881. He married, in Millbury,
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Oct. 15, 1902, Evelyn Hayward Whitehead, dau. of George Edward and Evelyn Louise (Deane) Whitehead of Taunton (q. v.). Children, both born in Millbury: 1. Robert George, b. July 31, 1903; 2. Evelyn Hayden, b. Sept. 13, 1907.
Abraham Pierce was born Jan. 23, 1800, in Sutton, and married Almyra Cole, who was born in Sutton, Feb. 18, 1802. He died in Millbury, Dec. 13, 1876. She died there, May 4, 1877. Children: 1. Susan Tory, b. May 10, 1832, m. Dec. 5, 1859, in Danielson, Conn., Daniel Colwell (q. v.); 2. Hannah L., b. in Millbury, July 17, 1836, m. Rodney N. Holman (q. v.) .; 3. -m. Francis Rodney Herrick (q. v.).
POLAND.
Simon Brown Poland, farmer, was born in Winchendon, June 1, 1802, and married, in Orange, Feb. 24, 1829, Betsey Wheeler, of Orange, who was born in Athol, Jan. 21, 1807. He died in Millbury, Feb. 20, 1873. She died there Dec. 2, 1883. Children: 1. Sarah Maria, m. Anson Gould Livermore (q. v.); 2. Mary Elizabeth, b. in Winchendon, Feb. 3, 1834, m. Charles P. Streeter (q. v.); 3. Ellen Gratia, b. in Winchendon, Nov. 24, 1840, m. Alvah Jackson Rice (q. v.); 4. Stella E., b. in Winchendon, Aug. 8, 1848, m. Charles Andrew Gould (q. v.).
POWERS.
David Powers was born in Northbridge in 1752 and married Naomi Gold- thwaite who was born in Northbridge, July 13, 1772. He died March 8, 1813. She died in Sutton, Jan. 4, 1852. Dau .: Maria, b. in Millbury, Sept. 1, 1806, m. Amasa Bond (q. v.).
PROCTOR.
William Proctor, manager of steel works in Sheffield, Eng., was born Dec. 31, 1816, in Lincoln, Eng., and married Hannah Eaton, who was born in Bawtry, Eng., April 24, 1818. He died in Southport, Eng., Aug. 28,. 1885. She died in Pittsmoor, Sheffield, England, Jan. 23, 1887. Son: William L. (see below).
William L. Proctor, edge-tool manufacturer, was born in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, England, Apr. 9, 1855. He married in Millbury, May 20, 1886, Sarah E. Buck, dau. of Richard Buck (q. v.). Children, all born in Millbury: Richard W., superintendent of factory, Buck Bros. Tool Works, b. Aug. 16, 1887; 2. Hannah E., b. Dec. 18, 1889, m. in Millbury, April 17, 1914, Richard Oliver Bonner, of Rockville Center, N. Y .; 3. Harold B., superintendent of Ware- house, Buck Bros. Tool Works, b. Nov. 10, 1891.
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