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KEYES, LEWIS (s. of Elisha) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Stone, Oct. 30, 1793, and d. March 25, 1798, aged 29, and his wid. Sarah, June 16, 1799, aged 26. Chil. Emerson, b. Oct. 5, 1794, and d. Dec. 2, 1816; Lewis, March 6, 1796, and d. young.
Most of the Keyes families lived in the North Parish, and were no longer of this town, after it became Boylston. In the death of Emerson Keyes, s. of Lewis, the name of Keyes became ex- tinct here, and so remains. It is said, that for many years past, there has not been a family of that name in Boylston.
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KNOWLTON, JOSEPH * (s. of Thomas and Margery) and his wife, Abigail, were ad. to this chh., from that in Ipswich, in March, 1733; she d. July 3, 1748; his death not on record. Chil. b. before the parents came, and not on record here, Mar- gery, who d. here Feb. 5, 1740 ; Joseph ; Thomas, who was killed by the French and Indians at Hoosac Fort, Aug. 17, 1745 ; and perhaps others. Nathan, b. here, Jan. 28, 1733 ; Samuel and Nathaniel, Jan. 21, 1737 ; Israel, Jan. 28, 1740.
KNOWLTON, JOSEPH, Jun. (s. of Joseph) m. Mary, D. of Deac. Ezeziel Knowlton, Sept. 21, 1749 ; he was ad. to this chh. in 1774, at which time his wife, Mary was, probably, not living ; he was dismissed to the chh. in Ward, in 1790. Chil. on record here ; Abigail, b. June 29, 1750 ; Asa, Sept. 21, 1752; Anna, Oct. 7, 1754 ; Grace, July 23, 1756, and m. Jonah Goulding, of Grafton, in 1777 ; Nathan, May 16, 1760 ; Joseph, May 4, 1761; Mary, Aug. 23, 1763, and m. Joseph Boyden, of Ward, Dec. 15, 1785; Rachel, March 15, 1765, and m. Jasper Rand, in 1783 ; Samuel, July 6, 1769 ; Asahel, Nov. 23, 1773.
KNOWLTON, NATHAN (bro. of the preceding) the name of whose wife is not on record, had James, bap. July, 1774, and Samuel, b. Nov. 13, 1778.
KNOWLTON, NATHAN (s. sup. of Joseph, Jun.) m. Abigail, D. of Deac. Benjamin Maynard, Jan. 8, 1782. Chil.
* William, John and Thomas Knowlton were in Ipswich, in 1642. John d. in 1654, leaving John, Abraham and Elizabeth. Thomas, bro. of John, was a Deac. there in 1648, and d. April 3, 1692 .- Farmer. Felt's History of Ipswich.
He may have been the Thomas, or father of the Thomas Knowlton, who m. Han- nah Green, 24. 9. 1668, I think, in Roxbury. Thomas Knowlton and Margery Goodhue, " both of Ipswich," were m. in Watertown, Dec. 2, 1692. She was the D. of Deac. William Goodhue, who was in Ipswich in 1635, and whose wife was Margery Watson. They were probably from England.
Joseph and Ezekiel Knowlton, said by the descendants of the latter, who was b. about 1707, to have been brothers, both of whom settled here, were sons of Thomas and Margery. In some old records, this name is Nolton.
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Benjamin, bap. Oct. 6, 1782 ; and Sarah, bap. July 20, 1783. The parents removed to Newfane, Vt. Benjamin may have been the Benjamin Knowlton, who d. here Oct. 21, 1838, aged 57.
KNOWLTON, JOSEPH (s. of Joseph, Jun.) m. Priscilla, D. of Jotham Howe, March 11, 1784, and resided where Abner Harlow now lives, and owned the mills there. Chil. Relief, b. March 17, 1785 ; Mary, June 11, 1787 ; Samuel, May 1, 1791, and d. infant ; Hollis, June 18, 1793 ; Sarah, Aug. 26, 1795 ; Samuel, Jan. 14, 1798 ; Walter Howe, Aug. 10, 1800; Caro- line, April 20, 1803 ; William, July 1, 1805. This family re- moved to Ohio.
KNOWLTON, Deac. EZEKIEL (bro. of Joseph first mentioned) 'm. Susanna, D. of Capt. Morgan and his wife, Susanna Pitts, from England. (Capt. Morgan d. on the voyage hither, and his wid. Susanna, m. - Clark.) They probably came here from Manchester, as they were dis. from the chh. there, and ad. to this in 1731. He d. March 14, 1774, in his 67th year, and his wid. Susanna, March 17, 1794, aged 86. Chil. Mary, b. May 16, 1731, and m. her cousin, Joseph Knowl- ton, Jun., in 1749 ; Susanna, April 19, 1733, and m. Gershom Wheelock, Jun., in 1757 ; Deborah, Dec. 23, 1734, ad. to chh. in 1757, and m. Jabez Bigelow, of Westminster, Oct. 5, 1761 ; Ezekiel, May 1, 1736, and m. Anna, D. of Joseph Miles, Oct. 4, 1759, and settled in Westminster; Luke, Oct. 24, 1738 ; William, April 29, 1741 ; Sarah, Jan. 28, 1745, and m. James Symonds, of Templeton, May 19, 1766; Margery, June 1, 1747, and m. Joshua Bigelow, of Westminster, April 11, 1764; Thomas, April 27, 1750.
KNOWLTON, LUKE, (s. of Deac. Ezekiel) m. Sarah, D. sup. of Ephraim Holland, July 29, 1760, and both ad. to this chh. in 1765. Chil. Calvin, b. Jan. 22, 1761, and m. Sophia Willard, of Petersham, Feb. 3, 1793 ; he was then of Newfane ; Martha, Dec. 5, 1762; Silas, Dec. 19, 1764 ; Sarah, May 2, 1767; Alice, July 22, 1769 ; Lucinda, Aug. 8, 1771, and m.
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Samuel Willard, of Petersham, in 1791 ; she was then of Newfane. These children's births are all recorded here, probably they were not all b. here. " The father was in covenant relation with the chh. at New Rutland," in 1762, when his D. Martha was bap. here. " The parents were dis. from this chh. to the covenanting brethren in Newfane, in 1774, in order to be formed into a chh. state there," of which Hezekiah Taylor, dis. from here at the same time, was Pastor elect.
KNOWLTON, Deac. WILLIAM (s. of Deac. Ezekiel) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Hastings, Oct. 22, 1764, and is sup. to have lived some years in Templeton, where several of his first chil. were b., and whose births are not recorded here, viz : Han- nah, who m. Capt. Thomas Harrington, in 1784 ; Asa ; Susan- na, who m. John Smith Whitney, of Westboro', May 4, 1799; Artemas ; and perhaps others. The parents were ad. to this chh. from that in Templeton, in June, 1778 ; chil. on record here, William, b. June 20, 1777 ; Seth, May 11, 1781; and Joseph Hastings, March 22, 1785. Deac. W. Knowlton d. here Sept. 13, 1820, aged 79, and his wid. Hannah, Oct. 25, 1832, aged 87.
KNOWLTON, Capt. THOMAS (s. of Deac. Ezekiel) m. Elizabeth Bacheller, of Grafton, in April, 1771. His two story dwelling house was burnt in 1776. Chil. Susanna, b. March 22, 1772, and d. in 1776; Cynthia, July 9, 1773, and d. in 1776 ; Elizabeth, Sept. 26, 1775 ; Ezekiel, April 28, 1777 ; Susanna, May 2, 1779, and m. Thomas Witherby, Jun., in 1800 ; Luke, July 30, 1782 ; Thomas, Nov. 17, 1784; Amasa, March 10, 1787 ; Cynthia, March 19, 1789; Mark Bacheller, Oct. 9, 1791 ; Hannah Ward, Feb. 10, 1795, and m. Daniel Gilbert Noyes, in 1817. The parents were ad. to chh. in 1809. Capt. Knowlton d. Aug. 22, 1829, aged 79 ; and his wid. Elizabeth, Jan. 7, 1833, aged 83.
KNOWLTON, ASA (s. of Deac. William) m. Olive Waite, Feb. 2, 1789. Chil. (no births recorded here) William, who
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went to Illinois ; and Asa. The father's death not on record here ; his wid. Olive, m. Lewis Smith, in 1826.
KNOWLTON, WILLIAM (s. of Deac. William) m. Clara, D. of Samuel Smith, May 4, 1799, and settled in Holden. Chil. Martha, who m. Seth Follet, of Grafton, April 2, 1826, and Julia, who m. Jesse Peirks, in 1821.
KNOWLTON, ARTEMAS (s. of Deac. William) m. Hul- dah Lyon, in 1798. Chil. Seth, b. Aug. 29, 1799, and Debo- rah, Feb. 25, 1804. He removed to Charlton, but d. here, May 16, 1834, aged 63.
KNOWLTON, Dr. SETH (s. of Deac. William) m. Relief, D. of Gideon Howe, in 1802, and d. April 12, 1832. aged 51. Chil. Darwin, b. Aug. 8, 1802 ; Charles, at Lancaster, Nov. 4, 1803, and drowned in Quinsigamond pond, Dec. 26, 1822 ; Eu- nice, in Boylston, April 7, 1806, and d. in 1808; Artemas, in do., Feb. 19, 1809; William Seth, b. here, Sept. 28, 1810 ; Eunice, Jan. 6, 1813, and m. Elbridge G. Putnam, in April, 1831 ; (their chil. Anna Elizabeth; William Henry, deceased ; William Henry, and Francis.) Nancy, Nov. 23, 1814, and m. Horrace Stow, and next Edward B. Rice, Jan, 3, 1843 ; Calvin, Jan. 2, 1817 ; Dolly, Dec. 2, 1818, and m. Joseph P. Leland, in April, 1837, and had Nancy Hellen.
KNOWLTON, JOSEPH H. (s. of Deac. William) m. Chloe Forbush, of Westboro', in 1806. A Deacon in the Re- storation Society, and lives on the homestead. Chil. William Hastings, b. March 8, 1807; Hannah Ward, Sept. 16, 1808; Mary Ann Bacheller, May 12, 1810, and m. Jabez Newton, of Westboro', in 1832 ; Joseph Forbush, Aug. 20, 1811 ; Susan Witherby, Feb. 20, 1814 ; Relief Maria, Feb. 7, 1816 ; Loren- zo Clark, April 23, 1818 ; Caroline Elizabeth Amelia, Sept. 3, 1820; Frances Augusta, June 26, 1823.
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KNOWLTON, ASA, Jun. (s. of Asa) m. Damaris, D. of Daniel Howe. Chil. Adaline, b. June 2, 1820, and m. Simeon Newton, of Westboro', and d. in 1846 ; Charles, July 4, 1822.
KNOWLTON, DARWIN (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Sarah Nel- son, D. of Capt. T. Harrington, Jun., April 30, 1828. Chil. Charles Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1829 ; Relief Mixer, Jan. 21, 1831 ; Hannah Hastings, Oct. 11, 1832; Daniel Harrington, June 25, 1835.
KNOWLTON, ARTEMAS (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Eveline Smith, in Nov. 1835. She d. Nov. 2, 1837, aged 21 ; and, in May, 1841, he m. Mary Hill.
KNOWLTON, WILLIAM S. (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Hannah, D. of Capt. T. Harrington, Jun., Feb. 23, 1832. She d. Nov. 10, 1833, aged 22; and, in Aug. 1837, he m. Miriam Dresser. Child, Julius, b. Nov. 28, 1838.
KNOWLTON, CALVIN (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Mary C. Warren, in Jan. 1838. Chil. Henry C. and Edward B.
KNOWLTON, WILLIAM H. (s. of Deac. Joseph H.) m. Susan Lee, D. of Benjamin Brigham, March 31, 1828. Chil. Susan Ellen, b. Dec. 26, 1828 ; Adelaide Mary and Mary Adelaide, May 19, 1831 ; Everett William, Sept. 26, 1832; Lucy Maria, May 21, 1835; William Everett, Sept. 26, 1836.
KNOWLTON, JOSEPH F. (s. of Deac. Joseph H.) m. Huldah Newton, of Westboro', June 2, 1833. She d. May 2, 1839, aged 27. Chil. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 8, 1835 ; Su- san Maria, March 27, 1837 ; Joseph Henry, April 25, 1839.
KNOWLTON, EZEKIEL (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Nelly Brown, of Fitchburg, and d. here, Nov. 29, 1828, aged 52. Chil. Lincoln Brown, b. Dec. 15, 1805 ; William Albert, April, 1809.
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KNOWLTON, LUKE (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Hitty, D. of Jasper Rand, Sept. 3, 1804, removed to Bridport, Vt., and d. Sept. 20, 1809, aged 27. Child, Charles Luke, b. Feb. 1809, and m. Alony Ann, D. of Samuel Daman, Esq. of Holden.
KNOWLTON, THOMAS, Jun. (s. of Capt. Thomas,) m. Rebecca, D. of Fisher Whiting, of Dedham, Nov. 1, 1809. She d. May 17, 1812, aged 22 ; and he, in Detroit, in August, 1832, aged 48. Chil. Rebecca Whiting, b. Oct. 9, 1810, and m. Dr. Adolphus Brigham, in 1832 ; Nancy Fisher, April 13, 1812, and m. Asa Davis, Nov. 11, 1836, who d. at Chaumont, Jef. Co., N. Y., May 1, 1839, aged 30.
KNOWLTON, AMASA (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Sarah Peirks, a widow, originally Bacheller, of Royalston, in 1816. Chil. Sarah Elizabeth, b. May 19, 1817 ; Catharine Angeline, March 18, 1819 ; Asa Bacheller, April 7, 1825.
KNOWLTON, MARK B. (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Eliz- abeth, D. of Jonathan R. Smith, June 5, 1823, and lives on the homestead. Chil. Sarah Ann Janette, and Caroline Antoinette, b. Feb. 15, 1824 ; Thomas Henry, Aug. 28, 1833, and Nancy Maria, Oct. 29, 1836.
KNOWLTON, ABRAHAM (said by the descendants of Ezekiel to have been s. of Thomas, and half bro. of Joseph and Ezekiel, first mentioned) m. Martha Lamson, probably of Ips- wich. They were ad. to this chh. in 1735; he, from the chh. in Marlboro', she, from the chh. in Ipswich. He. d. here, Nov. 3, 1768, aged 65, 5 mos. and 22 days ; * her death is not on record. Chil. Paul, b. April, 17, 1736 ; Silas, Sept. 9, 1737 ; Sarah, March 6, 1740, and d. in 1742; Abraham, bap. Sept. 19, 1742, and d. in 1743 ; Robert, b. March 16, 1741, and d. in 1743 ; Robert, bap. March 18, 1744, and d. infant ; Sarah,
* Hence it appears he was b. in 1703. As Thomas and Margery (see last note,) were m. in 1692, he may have been their son; but Ezekiel, b. about 1707, if a half bro. of Abraham, was the s. of Thomas, by a 2d wife.
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b. June 24, 1746, and m. Daniel Drury, Jun. in 1765 ; Martha, July 24, 1748, and m, Thomas Drury, of Temple, N. H., in 1769 ; Abraham, Nov. 25, 1750.
KNOWLTON, PAUL (s. of Abraham) m. Lucy Forbush, of Hardwick, in 1769, and d. here, June 27, 1799, in his 64th year. His wid. Lucy, ad. to this chh. in 1800, d. May 8, 1837, aged 85. Chil. Paul, b. Oct. 23, 1770, and settled in Hoosic, now Florida ; Lucy, Feb. 28, 1772, and m. Elijah Hall, of Graf- ton, Feb. 14, 1799 ; Robert, Dec. 7, 1773, and m. Lydia Thurs- ton, of Westboro', in 1807; Daniel, Dec. 9, 1775 ; Sarah, Nov. 11, 1777, and sup. m. Samuel Thurston, Jun., of Westboro', June 24, 1802 ; John, Jan. 5, 1780 ; Margery, Oct. 25, 1781, and sup. m. Zavan Perkins, of Wethersfield, Vt., Feb, 18, 1810; Joel, Nov. 1, 1783 ; Bulah, Sept. 25, 1785, and m. Jonas Baker, of Boylston ; Ruth, Jan. 15, 1788, and m. Isaac Cutler, in 1823 ; Anna, Sept. 9, 1789, and m. Jonathan Newton, Feb. 22, 1815 ; Jacob, May 17, 1791 ; Levi, June 9, 1797, and sup. m. Louisa Divoll, of Leominster, in 1823.
KNOWLTON, ABRAHAM (s. of Abraham) m. Lydia Bacheller, of Upton, in 1772; his wife, Lydia, d. Sept. 28, 1803, aged 55}. Chil. Silas, b, June 3, 1773; Martha, June 1, 1775, and m. Nathan Munroe, in 1805 ; Sarah, July 24, 1777, and m. John White, of Northboro', in 1798, and d. June 20, 1818, leaving Asa, John, and Moses Adams ; David, b. at Upton, Nov. 14, 1779 ; Lydia, at do., Oct. 21, 1781, and d. unm. June 26, 1808 ; Abraham, Aug. 4, 1784; Thankful, Oct. 25, 1789. He next m. Lucy Whitney, of Upton, in 1805, and d. here April 12, 1807, aged 562.
KNOWLTON, DANIEL, (s. of Paul) m. Mary Hemen- way, of Grafton, in 1804. Chil. on rec. here ; Mary, b. July 5, 1804; Pamelia, Nov. 9, 1805 ; perhaps he removed to West- boro', where Daniel and Mary Knowlton had Adaline, b. Sept. 22, 1809 ; Daniel, Sept. 2, 1811, and Hepzibah, Sept. 27, 1813. He is said to have removed to Batavia, N. Y.
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KNOWLTON, JOEL (s. of Paul) m. Mary Brooks, of Grafton. Chil. Ruel Farrar and Laura Brooks, b. Jan. 10, 1810 ; John Chandler, Dec 26, 1812 ; Elijah Brooks, Jan. 31, 1815 ; Daniel Harris, July 31, 1817. Removed to Grafton.
KNOWLTON, SILAS (s. of Abraham and Lydia) m. Mer- cy Wakefield, of Sutton. Chil. Irene, b. June 20, 1799 ; Per- rin, Aug. 22, 1801 ; Newell, April 27, 1803 ; Dexter, Feb. 22, 1805; Lydia Bacheller and Mary Davenport, May 7, 1807 ; Calvin Fletcher, Feb. 11, 1810. This family removed to Ohio.
KNOWLTON, DAVID (bro. of Silas) m. Lucy Brigham, of Northboro', in 1800. Chil. Julia Ann, b. Dec. 4, 1800; Eli, Oct. 28, 1802; Artemas Brigham, Sept. 15, 1804; El- bridge Gerry, Oct. 4, 1806 ; Abraham, Dec. 8, 1808; Lucy Caroline, Sept. 3, 1811. He removed to N. Y., where he had David Bacheller, Marietta and Harriet, and d. Sept. 6, 1823, aged 44.
KNOWLTON, ABRAHAM (bro. of the preceding) m. Lucy Faulkner, of Upton, and had Mary Eleanor, b. Dec. 18, 1808, and m. Lewis Brown, of Worcester, April 29, 1829; James Franklin, Nov. 1, 1810; Nancy Faulkner, Aug. 19, 1812; Sarah White, March 15, 1815 ; and Thankful Emily, Jan. 9, 1817. He removed with his family to Brownsville, Ind., in 1838, and d. in Oct. 1843, aged 59.
KINGSLEY, ENOCK (from Windsor, Ct.) m. Sarah, wid. of Samuel Maynard, in 1760. No record here of the death of either of them ; it is said she d. Dec. 15, 1812, aged 84. Chil. Sarah, b. May 21, 1761, and m. Amos Smith, of Worcester, July 26, 1785 ; Mary, Dec. 6, 1762, and m. Daniel Raymond, of Worcester, March 17, 1785 ; and perhaps Lois, who m. Noah Harrington, of Worcester Gore, July 27, 1784.
KENDALL, CALEB m. Priscilla, D. of Joshua Townsend, Dec. 8, 1773. Chil. Priscilla, b. Jan. 20, 1777; and Caleb, Jan. 25, 1779.
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KIMBALL, EPHRAIM of Shrewsbury, and Mrs. Sarah Tuttle, of Littleton, were m. Nov. 28, 1765. So say Mid. Co. Records. His name does not appear on the town records ; per- haps went to Grafton.
KINGSBURY, EBENEZER m. Sarah, D. of Jeremiah Whittemore, of Spencer, May 9, 1797. They were ad. to this chh. in 1798, and dis. to that in Spencer, in 1801. He built and resided where Jonah Howe last lived. Child, Jeremiah Whittemore, b. July 1, 1798.
KEMBLE, THOMAS HENRY (from Boston) m. Hannah, D. of Capt. Levi Pease, Feb. 9, 1796, and d. here March 4, 1800, aged 28 ; his wid. Hannah, May 26, 1800, aged 36. Chil. Thomas, who d. April 4, 1799; Abigail, who d. Feb. 18, 1821, aged 23 ; all of consumption at the residence of Capt. Pease.
KNIGHT, JOSIAH m. Sarah, wid. of Jonas Stone, Sept. 24, 1805 ; and d. July 25, 1819, aged 47 and 8 mos. Child, Edwin Wallace, b. April 1, 1811.
KNEELAND, SOLOMON (from Boston) d. here Dec. 23, 1775, aged 80.
KITTREDGE, JUSTUS (s. of Dr. Jacob, and g. s. of John Bellows) m. Maranda E. Taylor, of West Boylston, in 1830. Chil. Austin Whitney, b. May 15, 1833 ; Lucius Wright, Dec. 9, 1834 ; Francis Ellery, Aug. 23, 1836 ; Albert Taylor, March 21, 1838 ; and Lucy Ann, Aug. 3, 1841.
KITTREDGE, OTIS (bro. of the preceding) m. Prudence M. Hathern, of West Boylston, in 1831. No births of chil. on record, in 1841.
LEATHE, ROBERT and his wife, Eunice, came here, sup. from Reading. They were ad. to this chh. from the first chh. there, in 1741. The name is Leathe on the record here, but has
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probably been modernized to Lathe. They were dis. to the chh. in Grafton, in 1745. Chil. on record here ; Asa, b. March 23, 1733 ; there may be an error in the record ; if not, that son, Asa, deceased before June 9, 1741, when they had a son b. called Asa, and who was bap. the 14th of that mo. ; Rhoda, bap. June 26, 1743.
LYON, JOSIAH, and his wife, Deborah, had John, b. Oct. 30, 1751 ; perhaps it should be John Fisher ; and others, of whom, Ephraim is sup. to have been one. He is sup. to have removed to Grafton soon after 1751.
LYON, JOHN FISHER (s. sup. of Josiah) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Whitney, in 1777 ; he was then of Grafton, and, after living here a few years, removed to Harvard and d. there. Chil. b. here, Lydia, April 9, 1778 ; and John, Oct. 17, 1780.
LYON, Capt. EPHRAIM (s. sup. of Josiah) came here about 1800, with his wife and s. Ephraim, and lived near North- boro' line, on the post road ; where he d. Feb. 24, 1820, aged 84, and his wife, whose name is not on record here, Nov. 15, 1815, aged 76. Of their chil., all probably b. in Grafton, were Deborah, who m. Capt. Charles Fay ; Mury, who m. Ebenezer Leland of Grafton ; Ephraim ; and, perhaps, Lydia, who m. Daniel Gregory, in 1790.
Huldah Lyon m. Artemas Knowlton, in 1798.
LYON, Capt. EPHRAIM, Jun. (s. of Ephraim) m. Lucy, D. of Deac. Jonathan Fassett, ( Fawcett ) of Boylston, Nov. 17, 1799 ; and d. Nov. 14, 1835, aged 56. Chil. Hannah, b. April 20, 1800, and m. Ebenezer H. Bowen, Sept. 9, 1822 ; they re- moved to Worcester, and she d. there ; Chandler, Aug. 9 1801 ; Louisa, March 14, 1803, and d. Jan. 5, 1806 ; Harriet, Jan. 2, 1808, and m. Haliburton Lane, of Fitchburg, July, 1828 ; Lucy, June 2, 1809, and m. - Beaman, of Fitchburg ; Abigail Fawcett, Feb. 27, 1811, and m. Warren C. Sturtevant, of Bath, N. H., Oct. 8,.1833 ; Ephraim Fisher, Feb. 9, 1813, and d.
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Sept. 2, 1829 ; George Sherman, Feb. 11, 1815 ; Elizabeth Louisa, March 30, 1817, and m. -- Goodenow, of Boylston.
LIVERMORE, ELISHA m. Lucy Maynard, of Westboro', in 1780, and lived on the place recently of Henry Snow, Esq. Chil. Levi, b. Dec. 15, 1781 ; Emery, Oct. 10, 1783 ; Lucy and Anna, bap. Nov. 6, 1785 ; Martha, bap. Aug. 3, 1788, and d. young ; Solomon, bap. May 5, 1790 ; Harvey, bap. Oct. 7, 1792 ; Jubal, bap. June 14, 1795 ; and Martha, bap. Feb. 4, 1798.
LIVERMORE, JASON, whose wife was Mary, had Mar- tha, bap. here Sept. 8, 1782. Moses Livermore and Lydia Har- rington, " both of Waltham," were m. here Sept. 17, 1783. The three may have been brothers.
LOTHROP, ORVILE m. Sarah Fitch, of Leominster ; she d. Aug. 30, 1823, the year of her marriage, aged 23. He next m. Lucy Johnson, of Hardwick, Jan. 30, 1825, a g. d. of Zebediah, an early settler in this town. Chil. Philip, b. Oct. 23, 1825.
MAYNARD, SIMON,* known as Sergeant Maynard, (s. of Simon,) of Marlboro', b. in 1695, m. Sarah Church, there, Nov. 18, 1718, and was living on house lot No. 14, in 1729. He was
* John Maynard (the first I find of the name,) was one of the 47, who shared in the division of Sudbury meadows, in 1638, where he was Selectman, and one of the petitioners for the grant of Marlboro', in 1656 ; he removed there, and d. in 1711; his wife was Mary ; they had John, b. in 1661; Simon, in 1666 ; and Zacha- riah, in 1672, all in Marlboro'.
Simon, whose wife was Hannah, had 8 chil. ; among them were Simon, b. in 1695 ; Elisha, in 1703, both of whom settled in Shrewsbury.
John, (bro. of Simon and Elisha) whose wife was Lydia Ward, of Sudbury, was the father of James Maynard, b. in 1694, whose s. James settled here, and of Reu- ben, b. in 1698, who also settled here.
"Ensign John Maynard d. (in Marlboro',) May 15, 1731." Lydia, his wid. d. there, Jan. 10, 1740; she was the D. of Richard Ward, and b. March 3. 1665.
Simon Maynard d. in Marlboro', Jan. 19, 1747, and his wid., Hannah, April 5, 1748.
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one of the founders of this chh. to which his wife, Sarah, was ad. in 1724, from the chh. in Marlboro'. It is said he d. in 1786, aged 90, which is probably correct, as that was about his age in 1786, but when b. was not known to my informant ; his wife, Sarah, is said to have d. in 1781, aged 91. Chil. Mary, b. at Marlboro', in 1719, recorded there, and m. William Parker, in 1739 ; Benjamin, here, Sept. 15, 1721 ; Simon, Jan. 26, 1723 ; Abner, Aug. 25, 1726; Seth, April 21, 1731 ; Sarah, bap. Sept. 25, 1733. I find no further account of these chil., ex- cepting the two first.
MAYNARD, Deac. BENJAMIN (s. of Simon) m. Submit Lee, March 7, 1744. They were ad. to this chh., he in March, and she in May, 1742. Child, Mercy, b. Jan. 15, 1745, and m. David Brigham, in 1765. The mother d. at the birth of this child, but of whose death there is no record. He next m. Abi- gail, D. of Luke Rice, Dec. 29, 1746. She was ad. to this chh. in April previous to her marriage. There is no record of the death of either of them. It is said he d. about 1789; if so, his age was not far from 68. Chil. Seth, b. Oct. 29, 1747, m. Sarah Morse, of Westboro', June 1, 1785, and d. here without issue, Jan. 8, 1808, aged 60; Submit, May 8, 1749, and m. Thaddeus Pollard, March 24, 1767, who settled in Harvard ; Sarah, Sept. 9, 1751, and m. Capt. Philip Rutter, of Newfane, Vt., June 10, 1787; Abner, Nov. 27, 1753, in the army in 1775, returned sick, and d. unm. ; Jonah, Dec. 27, 1755, and d. infant ; Jonah, July 1, 1757, went to Bolton, m. and d. there, young ; Benjamin, Jan. 18, 1760; Abigail, June 7, 1762, and m. Nathan Knowlton, in 1782 ; Lucy, June 14, 1764, and m. Asa Wheelock, of Wardsboro', Vt., in 1788 ; Simon, Aug. 25, 1767.
MAYNARD, BENJAMIN (s. of Deac. Benjamin) m. Mar- tha Earle, of Boxford, in 1783. They were ad. to this chh. in 1813 ; he d. here, Jan. 18, 1834, aged 74, and his wid. Mar- tha, in Aug. 1846, aged 84. Chil. Joseph and Benjamin, b.
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Jan. 4, 1785 ; Oliver, July 14, 1787 ; Abner, Feb. 11, 1790 ; and Martha, (a twin with Abner,) who m. Dr. Joseph Stone, in 1816.
MAYNARD, SIMON (s. of Deac. Benjamin) m. Abigail Williams, of New Ipswich, in 1792. He was ad. to this chh. in 1810, and his wife, in 1822, from that of New Ipswich. She d. Feb. 1, 1847, aged 77 ; he survives. Chil. Julia, b. June 15, 1794, and d. in 1809; Mary Ann, Aug. 1, 1799, and m. Seth Wyman Fessenden, in 1829; Nancy, Oct. 10, 1806, and d. in Sept. 1808 ; Harrison Otis, July 11, 1809, and m. Sarah M. Davis, of Grafton, in 1832, and had Harrison, b. Oct. 19, 1833.
MAYNARD, JOSEPH (s. of Benjamin) m. Anna, D. of Deac. John Bragg, Oct, 28, 1807, and removed to Lancaster, where he had Charles Angier, b. July 31, 1808, who m. Sarah A. Hall of Dorchester ; Joseph, April, 1810, who m. in Box- ford ; Lydia, in 1812, who m. Josephus Wilder, of Lancaster, and d. in 1835 ; Abigail, who d. in 1826; Martha, in 1816; Susan, in 1818, and m. Josiah Wilder, of Sterling ; Caroline, who d. in 1826 ; John Bragg, in 1823, and George, in 1826.
MAYNARD, BENJAMIN, (bro. of Joseph) m. Maria, D. of Joseph Curtis, Nov. 3, 1808. She d. Feb. 6, 1827, aged 41. Chil. Henry, b. April 22, 1809 ; Eleanor, Oct. 17, 1810, and m. Benjamin Kilburn ; they, with her bro., Henry, removed to Illinois. Leander, Dec. 3, 1812, and m. Harriet M. Hastings, of Boylston ; Nancy Maria, May 17, 1815, and d. Dec. 1, 1842 ; Louisa, May 18, 1817 ; Mary Scott, March 1, 1819, and d. Nov. 27, 1838; Benjamin Austin, Dec. 2, 1822 ; Aus- tin, June 16, 1824. He next m. Mary, D. of Bethuel Boyd, April 4, 1828. Chil. Sarah Boyd, b. Jan. 12, 1829 ; Emily Dwight, Dec. 16, 1833 ; Alden Whipple, May 11, 1834.
MAYNARD, OLIVER (bro. of preceding) m. Phebe, D. of Joseph Stone, May 14, 1815, and d. Feb. 21, 1835, aged 472.
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Chil. William Brewster, b. Oct. 26, 1815, and m. Mary C. Mann, of Holden ; Eliza Field, May 28, 1819 ; Joseph Stone, Oct. 26, 1822 ; Phebe Maria, Aug. 27, 1827 ; Henry Oliver, Nov. 28, 1833.
His wid. Phebe, m. John Baird.
MAYNARD, ABNER (bro. of preceding) m. Hannah Hall, of Sutton, and d. in Northboro', about 1336. Chil. Augustus Ferdinand, b. Dec. 20, 1815 ; Lorenzo, June 16, 1819, and d. in 1821 ; Harriet, Sept. 13, 1820, and d. in 1821 ; Harriet Ward, Dec. 26, 1821, and m. Daniel C. Chamberlain ; Fayette, Feb. 29, 1824 ; Lorenzo Abner, Dec. 25, 1825.
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