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(III) Jonas, son of Joseph and Ruhamah (Wellington) Brown, was born as above in Watertown and died in Sutton, Massachu- setts, to which town he removed carly in life.
He was a merchant and postmaster. He mar- ried Hannah, daughter of William and Mary (Cutler) Munroe, of Lexington. Children : Hannah, born May 15, 1735; Jonas, April 17, 1737; Josiah, May 4, 1739; William, May 21, 1742; Ruhamah, August 4, 1743; William, April 1, 1746; Ebenezer, April 10, 1749; Su- sannah, July 7, 1750.
(IV) Ebenezer, son of Jonas and Hannah (Munroe) Brown, was born April 10, 1749, in Sutton, died in Hubbardston, Massachu- setts, May 18, 1824, in which town he spent the most of his life. He married (first) Re- becca Witt ; she died April 30, 1816. He mar- ried (second) Lydia Coggswell. Children : Oliver, born December 23, 1776; John, Janu- ary 27, 1778; Polly, May 16, 1780; Charlotte, 1782; Rebecca, July, 1784; Ebenezer, 1786; Sewell, February II, 1793; Clarissa, May 8, 1797; Clark, February 16, 1799; Harriet, March 23, 1801; Shepherd, January 28, 1803 ; Foster, July 1, 1805; Melinda, October 3, 1807 ; Dexter and Russell.
(V) Ebenezer (2), son of Ebenezer (I) and Rebecca (Witt) Brown, was born in 1786. in Hubbardston, died there October 22, 1871. He married (first) Lois Metcalf, (second) Lydia Harwood, and (third) Vida Under- wood, of Barre, Massachusetts. Children : Edwin, born November 14, 1810; Austin, July 13, 1813; Louisa, June 13, 1815.
(VI) Edwin, eldest son of Ebenezer (2) and Lois (Metcalf) Brown, was born Novem- ber 14, 1810, in Hubbardston, and removed to. Springfield, Massachusetts. He married Sally Witt, April 10, 1834, by whom he had three children. Lois E., born June 28, 1838; George A., October 21, 1840; Charles E., mentioned below.
(VII) Charles Edwin, youngest son of Ed- win and Sally (Witt) Brown, was born at Hubbardston, December 19, 1842. He came. to Springfield in December, 1859, and for a time attended school on Court street. He then. went to work for J. W. Hale & Company, re- tail grocers, at the corner of Main and Court streets. He remained there until September I. 1863, when he went into partnership in the grocery business at the watershops with W. H. Pinney. the firm being known as Brown & Pinney. While they were together they erect- ed the Lincoln hall block. In 1868 Mr. Brown left the firm of Brown & Pinney and began traveling for West, Stone & Company, whole- sale grocers, whose business was an outgrowth of J. W. Hale & Company. Soon after he was made a partner in the firm with John West
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and Harlan P. Stone, though the firm name was not changed. This firm was maintained for over thirty years. In 1901 it was dissolved, Mr. Brown and his son, Fred, taking the wholesale grocery business, as C. E. Brown & Company. In September, 1907, Mr. Brown and his son moved into a fine new building on Lyman street. Deacon Brown was one of the best-known citizens of Springfield, through both his church and business connections. His business career here of forty years had been prosperous. During most of this time he had been prominent in the First Church and had become one of its pillars. He had an absorb- ing interest in the church and labored faith- fully for its success. His Sunday school class there, only recently and but temporarily given up, was famous. It is said that in size it was second only to John Wanamaker's. Mr. Brown served in the city council, as council- man in 1887-88, and as alderman in 1897-98, and he gave the city the honest service of a shrewd busines man. During his service as alderman he was chairman of the city prop- erty committee which built the Forest park school. To the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation also he gave wise and faithful service. He was for years one of the directors of the organization and was very influential, his ad- vice being much relied upon. He was chair- man of the building committee that erected the central Young Men's Christian Associa- tion building in 1894 and gave to the work much time and wisdom. With Harlan P. Stone, Noyes W. Fisk and others, Mr. Brown organized the Grasse River Club, a well- known outing organization with a preserve in the Adirondacks. He was a member of the board of trade, of the Masonic order and of the Royal Arcanum. The late ex-Lieutenant- Governor William H. Haile was a close friend. Deacon Brown united with the First Church in 1878 during a series of evangelistic meet- ings held here by the celebrated Dwight L. Moody. He had previously taken little inter- est in church affairs, although he had been a reputable and upright man. Soon after join- ing the church he took up the work with the Sunday school class which still bears his name. It began with about ten or so young women, three or four of whom are still members of the class. In 1883 Mr. Brown was elected deacon and had served continuously since, having for a number of years been senior dea- con. He had been treasurer of the deacons' or church charities fund for many years also. He served as a member of the parish commit-
tee twenty-five years, except for two years, and during the past year was chairman of the committee. His service for the church has been faithfully and generously given. During the many years of his three-fold service, there have been few business or religious meetings he has not attended. Probably no one con- nected with the church now, and few in its long history, have given more, and not of his means alone, though he was one of the largest contributors, but also of his time and his ear- nest, whole-hearted effort on the various ac- tivities of the church with which he allied him- self. Of few are there more people ready to speak highly. Deacon Brown was firmly es- tablished in the respect, esteem and affection of many who had been closely associated with him for many years. No small portion of his success with his Sunday school class has been due to his own example, his sincerity and his sympathy. He married Mary Elizabeth Crane, of Springfield, daughter of Samuel R. and Mary W. (Butler) Crane, both natives of Berkshire county, Massachusetts, and their children were: I. Fred, married Isabella Lit- tle, of Meriden, Connecticut; two children : Dorcas B., and Gathleen ; he is carrying on a wholesale grocery business in Springfield. 2. Alice, lives at home.
DUNBAR Robert Dunbar was a Scotch- man, and probably the ancestor of all of the name in Plymouth county, Massachusetts, and vicinity. He set- tled in Hingham soon after 1650. He was a farmer on Scotland street. His will was dated at Hingham, September 13, 1693, and he died September 19, 1693. He married Rose
who died November 10, 1700. He left a good estate and among his bequests was one to his son Joseph, "enough apples annually from the trees in my orchard to make two barrels of cyder." Children, born in Hingham : 1. John, born December 1, 1657. 2. Mary, October 25, 1660. 3. Joseph, March 13, 1661-62, mention- ed below. 4. James, June 5. 1664, settled in Bridgewater. 5. Robert, November 1, 1666, died young. 6. Peter, September 6, 1668. 7. Joshua, October 6, 1670. 8. Robert, January 31, 1672-73, died October 5. 1673. 9. Sarah, married Benjamin Garnet. 10. Hannah, May 31, 1677. II. Benjamin, died August 23, 1688. (II) Joseph, son of Robert Dunbar, was born at Hingham, March 13, 1661-62. died May 17, 1725. He was a farmer and lived at South Hingham. His will was proved Decem- ber 7. 1725. He married Christian Garnet.
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born June 3, 1668, died December 26, 1726, daughter of John and Mary Garnet. Children, born in Hingham : I. Joanna, April 3, 1692. 2. Ruth, January 30, 1693-94, died Novem- ber 9, 1716. 3. Mary, married, September 28, 1720, David Cane. 4. Deborah, March 21, 1696-97. 5. Jael, November 27, 1698. 6. Jo- seph, October 13, 1700, died December 30, 1700. 7. Joseph, September 8, 1702, mention- ed below. 8. David, June 4, 1704. 9. Jona- than. 10. Daniel, died. December 21, 1727. II. Samuel, born about 1710. 12. Sarah, married, December 5, 1729, Robert Garnet. 13. Hannah, born October 3, 1715.
(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) Dun- bar, was born in Hingham, September 8, 1702. In 1736 he removed to Halifax, Massachu- setts. He married (intentions dated October 4, 1729) Elizabeth Cole, of Plympton. Chil- dren, born in Hingham : I. Joseph, November 9, 1731. 2. Daniel, March 8, 1733-34. 3. Hosea, December 31, 1735, mentioned below.
(IV) Hosea, son of Joseph (2) Dunbar, was born in Hingham, December 31, 1735, died at Halifax, Massachusetts, August I, 1789. He served in the revolution in Lieuten- ant Judah Wood's company, under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Lathrop, and marched from Halifax to Bristol, Rhode Island, on the alarm, December 9, 1776. He may have had other service. He married, at Halifax, Au- gust 1, 1767, Jennet Henry, of Bridgewater. Children : I. Betty, born September 15, 1769. 2. Jennet, February 22, 1772. 3. William, August 25, 1778. 4. Hosea, February 5, 1782. 5. John Henry, May 10, 1784, mentioned be- low. 6. Nancy, November 1, 1787.
(V) John Henry, son of Hosea Dunbar, was born in Halifax, Massachusetts, May 10, 1784. He resided at Dartmouth, where he was a contractor and builder, and a leading citizen. He served in the legislature. He mar- ried Hannah Hedge Snow, daughter of Thomas and Olive (Berry) Snow, of Brew- ster. Her father was son of Thomas and Con- stance (Hopkins) Snow, and served in the revolution. Her grandfather, Scotto Berry, was also in the revolution. Among their chil- dren was Albert, born July 17, 1811, mention- ed below.
(VI) Albert, son of John Henry Dunbar, was born at Dartmouth, July 17, 1811. About 1840 he removed to Brewster. He was a sca captain and commanded the barques "Alt of Oak and Magnolia," and the ships "Brewster," "North America," and others. In 1854 he re- tired from a seafaring life and became a mem-
ber of the firm of Dunbar & Colby, of New York, ship-owners and brokers. About 1858 he removed to Brooklyn, New York, where he died January 1, 1864. He married (first) Mary Bangs; (second) February 22, 1845, Hannah Snow Freeman, widow of Cap- tain Joshua Freeman, who had two sons by her first husband, Joshua and Thom- as Snow Freeman.
Children of wife: I. Albert H., born July 21, 1837, men- tioned below. 2. George, died young. Child of second wife: 3. Hannah Emma, born March 17, 1847, mentioned below.
(VII) Albert H., son of Albert Dunbar, was born at Yarmouth, July 21, 1837. He re- moved with his parents to Brewster in 1840. He became a sea-captain, and commanded at various times the ships "Josiah Bradlee," "Alhambra," "Gardner Colby," "Thacher Macgown," "Kentuckian" and "Grecian." While he was in command of the latter ship he was wrecked in the China sea, on the pas- sage from Manilla to Boston. In 1889 he left the sea and went to San Diego, California, where he died in 1892.
(VII) Hannah Emma, daughter of Albert Dunbar, was born in Brewster, March 17, 1847. She married George B. Brown, of Bos- ton, son of Joseph B. Brown, a prominent builder of that city. George B. Brown was engaged in the real estate business in Boston. He was a prominent member of the Free Ma- sons and of the Odd Fellows. He was a mem- ber of the Boston Art Club, the Horticultural Society, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, the New England Guards. He was an active and influential citizen, prominent in social and business life and of great personal popularity. He made friends readily and commanded the respect and confidence of all who knew him. In politics he was a Republi- can, though he never sought public office or took active part in political matters. In re- ligion he was a Unitarian. He died Septem- ber 12, 1907. They had one child, Albert Dun- bar Brown, born October 31, 1888, a clerk in the Shawmut Bank of Boston.
(For preceding generations see John Johnson 1). (III) Isaac Johnson, son of JOHNSON Humphrey Johnson, was born at Hingham, February 18, 1667-68. He settled at West Bridgewater about 1700, and was not taxed in Hingham after 1708. He was a captain in the militia, deputy to the general court and a magistrate. He died in 1735. He married Abiah, Abihail
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or Abigail, widow of Isaac Lazell, and daugh- ter of John Leavitt. She was born in 1667, and had two children by her first husband, Isaac and Abial Lazell. Children : I. Abigail, born April 28, 1689. 2. David, October 16, 1692. 3. Hannah, January 17, 1694-95. 4. Solomon, March 9, 1696-97. 5. Daniel, April 20, 1700. 6. Sarah, 1702, married, 1719, Solo- mon Pratt. 7. John, 1705, mentioned below. 8. Joseph, 1707, died 1730. 9. Benjamin, I7II. IO. Mary, 1716, married, 1737, James Hooper. Also probably James, married Jane Harris; Deborah, married, 1723, Benjamin Perry ; and Rebecca, called of Hingham, mar- ried, 1719, Jonathan Washburn.
(IV) Major John, son of Isaac Johnson, was born in West Bridgewater in 1705. He married, in 1731, Peggy Holman, died 1757, daughter of Colonel John Holman. He prob- ably had a second wife, Esther He died in 1770. Children : I. Sarah, born 1733. 2. Abial, 1735, married (first) 1754, John Al- ger ; (second) 1758, Ebenezer Pratt. 3. Lewis, 1738, mentioned below. 4. Patience, 1744. 5. Joseph, 1747. 6. Content, 1749, married Captain Jacob Thomas. 7. Calvin, 1751.
(V) Lieutenant Lewis, son of Major John Johnson, was born in 1738 in Bridgewater and resided in Stoughton. He was a soldier in the revolution, in Captain Peter Talbot's company, Colonel Lemuel Robinson's regi- ment on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775; also in Captain Simeon Leach's company, Col- onel Benjamin Gill's regiment, March 4, 1776, at the fortification of Dorchester Heights ; also first lieutenant in the same company in March, 1776, when the British ships were in Boston harbor before the evacuation. He was also lieutenant in Captain Robert Swan's company ; (Sixth) of the second parish of Stoughton, in Colonel Benjamin Gill's regiment (Third Suf- folk), commissioned March 23, 1776; also second lieutenant in Captain Moses Adams's company, Colonel Eleazer Brooks's regiment in 1778, stationed at Cambridge. He married, December 19, 1765, Mary May, at Stoughton. Children : 1. Mary or May, born August 22, 1766. 2. Nathaniel, September 12, 1768. 3. John, September 5, 1770. 4. Lewis, mention- ed below.
(VI) Lewis (2), son of Lieutenant Lewis (1) Johnson, was born in Stoughton, Novem- ber 29, 1772. He settled at Stoughton and was a blacksmith with shop in the square at Stoughton, also a stone cutter, working in the marble and granite quarries near the Canton
line. He married, at Stoughton, July 18, 1799, Betsey Sturtevant, of Bridgewater, daughter of Silas Sturtevant. She died November 28, 1832. He married (second) at Stoughton, September 22, 1833, Hannah Warren Wood. Children, born in Stoughton, of first wife: I. Lewis, born 1800, mentioned below. 2. Hol- man, April 1, 1802. 3. Silas. 4. Charles. 5. Albert. 6. William. 7. Lucy. 8. Elizabeth. 9. Sally. Children of second wife: 10. Han- nah, married John Rye. II. Ellen, married Danford Henry.
(VII) Lewis (3), known as Captain, son of Lewis (2) Johnson, was born in Stough- ton, October 17, 1800, died there January 10, 1867. He had a common school education and was reared in his native town. He learn- ed the trade of shoemaker in the boot and shoe factories in the neighborhood of his home, and followed that a number of years until he re- tired. He was a farmer also in his younger days for several years. He served in the Stough- ton Grenadiers and was captain of this some years. His son has his commission ; this was a notable company. He was a quiet, indus- trious and kindly man, devoted to his home and family. He was an attendant of the Uni- versalist church. He married Esther Talbot, born 1803, at Stoughton, died 1892, daughter of Richard Talbot, a farmer in Stoughton, representative of a prominent family there. Children, born in Stoughton: 1. Mary Re- becca, born April, 1834, resides in Stoughton. 2. Henri Lewis, mentioned below.
(VIII) Henri Lewis (4), son of Lewis (3) Johnson, was born August 8, 1836, at Stoughton. He was educated in the public schools of his native town. He learned his trade in the shoe factories of his native town. He rose to the responsible position of manag- ing foreman for the firm of Upman Brothers & Company, manufacturers of boots and shoes, Stoughton. In 1871 he was admitted to this firm as a partner, and shortly after- ward this was incorporated as Upham Brothers. He is the only surviving member of the old firm. He is one of the best known, most successful and capable shoe manufac- turers in this section of the state, as well as one of the veterans in the business. His abso- lute integrity and good judgment, his attrac- tive personality and democratic ways have commanded the confidence and respect of all classes of people, his associates in business as well as the men in his employ. In politics he is a Republican. He was representative to the general court from his district in 1868-69, and
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has always taken a keen interest in municipal affairs and contributed of his time and money freely to the upbuilding and prosperity of the community in which he lives and does busi- ness. He is naturally interested in the history of the town in which many generations of his ancestors have made their homes. He has been a member of the Stoughton Historical Society since its organization; was elected vice-president and upon the death of Mr. Tal- bot was elected president and still holds that office ; while holding this office he has had the society incorporated. He was an active mem- ber of the Stoughton Co-operative Bank from 1885 to 1897; was first president, held this twelve years ; still a director. He attends the Unitarian church, as did his father before him. He married, April 25, 1859, in New York, Louise M. Atherton, born October 12, 1837, at North Bridgewater, daughter of Hiram Atherton. Children : 1. Helen Louise, born March 27, 1860, at Stoughton, married Arthur Metcalf, of Stoughton. 2. Frank Lewis, April 1, 1875, died 1896.
(The Atherton Line. See Gen. Humphrey Atherton).
(VI) John Atherton, son of John Ather- ton, was born December 2, 1769, died at Sa- vannah, Georgia, September 21, 1824. He married (intentions dated April 9, 1797) Sally Bird, who died at Taunton, April 6, 1818. They had six children, among whom were: I. Sally Bird, born January 6, 1798. 2. John, August 26, 1799. 3. Hiram, mentioned be- low.
(VII) Hiram, son of John Atherton, was born October 18, 1802, at Stoughton, died at North Bridgewater in 1849. He was a shoe manufacturer of North Bridgewater, making a specialty of brogans or plow shoes. He married Hannah G. Stoddard, born 1812, at Boston, died 1898, at Brockton. Children: 1. Emily Frances, married Jacob Patten, of Amesbury. 2. George T., died unmarried. 3. Helen Augusta, married Charles Woodward. 4. Louise M., married Henri Lewis Johnson. (See Johnson family). 5. John Adams, died at sixteen years of age. 6. Charles E., died in army.
Few indeed are the names PARTRIDGE that can be traced with so little difficulty to their ori- gin, or rather invasion, in England, where, ow- ing to the prominence of families bearing this name, noted antiquarians have written exten- sively on the subject. We quote as follows :
"In the year 1066, at the historic battle of Hastings, William, Duke of Normandy, de- feated Harold, then King of England, and as- cended to the English throne, and to his new possession he soon added his own little duchy of Normandy. To those of his countrymen who had assisted him in his work of conquest, William made grants of land in the conquered kingdom, the number and size of which de- pended upon the value of the service rendered. After the death of William his successors car- ried out this same policy during the wars of the next century. All land of value was soon disposed of and the estates of the British nobles were seized, confiscated and turned over to the intrepid Normans, who thus be- came the landed gentry of England. Among those who thus received grants was 'one de- scribed by English antiquarians as "Partridge, the Norman." He is said to have emigrated during the reign of Stephen ( 1135-54) and in recognition of his military service to have re- ceived from Henry II (1154-89), estates in Essex, though the family afterward settled in Gloucestershire. Certain it is that in the next century (1254) "Richard de Pertriche" (that being the Norman and original spelling of the name) is indisputably recorded as the head of the family, with manors in the county of Glou- cester. These royal grants not only proved the family to have been in high favor at court, but at once marked it as one of ancient dis- tinction.'
(I) Colonel William W. Partridge, of the state militia, was born February 25, 1790, probably in Northampton, Massachusetts, and died April 15, 1849. He was a member of the Masonic order, being master of a Blue Lodge in 1826-27, and was a charter member of a Royal Arch Chapter on its organization in 1825. From 1835 to 1843 he was selectman. He married, about 1813, Louise Edwards, probably a descendant of Rev. Jonathan Ed- wards ; she was born March 13, 1793, and died October 15, 1863. Their children: I. Eliza- beth W., born March 14, 1815, died July 5, 1880. 2. William E. ; see forward. 3. Syl- vester E., January 11, 1818, died December 7, 1896. 4. Lucy A., April 2, 1821 ; married a Mr. Wells. 5. Sarah G., born August 30, 1823, died August 24, 1877. 5. Edward B., born March 2, 1825; has son William living in Springfield, Massachusetts, and George, who lives in Haydenville, Massachusetts. 7. Louise, October 30, 1826, died June 16, 1900. 8. Harriet, born April 14. 1828 ; married Mr. A. W. Coleman, of East Hampton. 9. Fanny,
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born December 2, 1829 ; married Charles Win- chester, ex-mayor of Springfield, Massachu- setts. 10. Charles, September 19, 1835, re- sides at Canton, Massachusetts.
(II) William E., eldest son of Colonel Wil- liam W. and Louise (Edwards) Partridge, was born May 11, 1816, in Northampton, and there received his education. He died in Hol- yoke, February 24, 1903. Early in life he en- gaged in farming, and later was elected super- intendent of the poor farm, and also served as court messenger. For many years he was night watchman of all the banks in Northamp- ton, and held that position at the time the bank was robbed of a million and a half dollars. He was a member of the Masonic order, a Republican in politics, and in religious faith a Unitarian. He married, November 5, 1839, Julia A., daughter of John S. and Abigail (Hitchcock) Partridge, who was a cousin of his, born September 12, 1819, died September 20, 1895. John S. Partridge, born June 24, 1791, married July 5, 1814, Abigail Hitch- cock, and their children were: Elihu H., born April 26, 1815; John, March 4, 1817; Julia A .; Sally M., April 11, 1822; Mary, January 26, 1825 ; Abigail, September 23, 1827: Sam- uel, August 26, 1830. William E. and Julia (Partridge) Partridge had children: I. Wil- liam E., born August 23, 1840; died of starva- tion in Libby prison October 1I, 1864. 2 .
Lucy L., born February 23, 1843, died Febru- ary 22, 1897. 3. Mary M., born October 3, 1845. 4. Harriet H., born October 2, 1847, died September 21, 1848. 5. Frederick F.
(III) Frederick F., second son of William E. and Julia A. (Partridge) Partridge, was born February 18, 1862, at Northampton. Un- til he reached the age of fifteen years he at- tended the schools of his native town, then his desire for earning money overcoming his de- sire for study, he entered a dry goods store in the capacity of clerk, and remained there for three years. He then spent a short time in a lawyer's office, but having an opportunity for employment as clerk in a bank he accepted that position, and six months later (in 1881) was offered the position of book-keeper for the City National Bank, at Holyoke, Massa- chusetts, which offer he accepted. In 1884, the organization of the Home National Bank was completed, with James H. Newton as president. E. L. Munn as cashier, and Mr. Partridge as teller and book-keeper. On March 4 that year (1884) Mr. Partridge re- ceived the first deposit for the bank over a counter made by placing planks across two
barrels-although the large vault was in readi- ness, the fixtures were not all in place at the time advertised as "Opening Day." In 1892 Mr. Partridge became cashier, on the resigna- tion of Mr. Munn. The deposits of this bank aggregate more than one million dollars, and of its board of ten directors there has for many years been an average attendance of eight members at the meetings. Mr. Partridge is a Republican, is treasurer of the First Con- gregational Society, and a member of Nono- tuck Lodge, No. 61, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is treasurer of Mount Hol- yoke Company, organized to develop a pleas- ure resort. He belongs to the Bay State, Mount Tom Golf and Holyoke Canoe Clubs. He married, August 3. 1885, at Northampton, Ella Gertrude, daughter of Zebard and Martha (Way) Foster. They have two chil- dren : Ethel, educated at Wellesley College; and Harry, who attended school at Holyoke, Massachusetts, and Rockbridge Hall, Welles- ley Hills, Massachusetts.
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