Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume III, Part 48

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 986

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dren, born in Boston: I. Charles Henry, 1851, married Julia Ripley, of Boston. 2. Frank Edward, April 14, 1853, mentioned below. 3. William A., 1865, senior partner of the firm of McKenney & Waterbury, 181 Franklin street, dealers in gas and electric fixtures, Boston ; married (first) Helen A. Potter : (second). Anna L. Owen.

(VII) Frank Edward, son of Charles Henry McKenney, was born in Boston, April 14, 1853. He was educated there in the public schools. He started upon a commercial life when quite young and was for several years clerk in a crockery establishment in Boston. He became associated in business with his brother in the firm of McKenney & Water- bury, dealers in gas fixtures and chandeliers at 181 Franklin street, Boston. In 1897, after many years of successful business life, Mr. McKenney, owing to illness, retired. His home is at Braintree, Massachusetts, where he has lived since 1900. Mr. McKenney is a member of Siloam Lodge, No. 2, of Odd Fel- lows, and of Unity Lodge, No. 208, Knights and Ladies of Honor. In politics he is Inde- pendent, and in religion a Unitarian; family Episcopalian. He married, August 3, 1885, at Boston, Anna F. Durkee, born Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, daughter of Pearl and Maria (Williams) Durkee. Her father was born in 182I, at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and died in Bombay, India ; went to sea early in life and became a master mariner; married Maria Williams, born 1832 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and now lives with her daughter, Mrs. McKenney ; children : i. William Stewart Dur- kee, born 1854, sea captain, married Martha Kelley and had one child, Helen; ii. Ed- ward Durkee, born 1855, died aged one year ; iii. Charles A. Durkee, born 1856, clerk, unmarried; iv. Henry C., clerk; v. Anna F. Durkee, mentioned above ; vi. Samuel M. Dur- kee, mariner. Amasa Durkee, father of Pearl Durkee, was also a native of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and a farmer, but his five sons, Prince, John, James, Pearl and Samuel Durkee, were all master mariners; his daughter, Ruth Dur- kee, married Ira Robbins, and Mary Durkee, his daughter, married Joseph Perry. Chil- dren of Frank Edward and Anna F. (Durkee) McKenney: I. Marion D., born February 9, 1887. 2. Frank Stewart, September 29, 1888. was a student at Thayer Academy, now a stock broker in Boston. 3. Henry Grafton, May 25, 1890, was student at high school, now in leather business in Boston.

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Ensign James Kendall was KENDALL a resident of Ludlow, Mass- achusetts, where he died March 9, 1820, aged seventy-four. He is said to have come from Connecticut and to have been an officer in the revolutionary war. He married Jerusha, whose surname before mar- riage does not appear. She died October 24, 1836, aged ninety. They had children : Chap- man, Reuel, James, Selah, Amos, Via, Sally and Jerusha.

(II) Amos, fifth son of Ensign James and Jerusha Kendall, died in Ludlow, June 19, 1836, aged fifty years. He married Sila -, who died September 18, 1859, aged seventy-three. Their children were : Carlo M., Caroline, Eliza, Salome, James W., Henry Burt, William W., Horace, Jerusha and Delia. (III) Carlo Miller, oldest child of Amos and Sila Kendall, was born in Ludlow, March 5, 1814, died in New Haven, Connecticut, 1891. He resided in Palmer and later in Chicopee, where he manufactured reeds, har- nesses, etc., for use in cotton mills. He was active in public affairs, and was chairman of the board of selectmen for Chicopee three or four years and overseer of the poor. He was a Whig in politics, and in religious sentiment a Congregationalist. He married, December 19, 1849, Lavinia Jane Stebbins, born Septem- ber 7, 1815, died in Chicopee, December 5, 1895. Her father, Henry Stebbins, was born in Belchertown, Massachusetts, July 10, 1785, married, May 18, 1812, Anna Jones, born in Hebron, Connecticut, April 22, 1788. Their children were : Lavinia Jane, Henry Benjamin, Laura Barber, Grace Maria, Charles Francis, Josiah Jones and Juliett. The children of Carlo M. and Lavinia were: Ellen Catherine, died in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Frank C., and an infant daughter deceased.

(IV) Frank Cone, son of Carlo M. and Lavinia J. (Stebbins) Kendall, was born in Chicopee, June 3, 1856. He attended the public schools and graduated from the high school in 1875. Soon after graduation he became a clerk in the Chicopee Savings Bank. After serving three months he took a similar position in the First National Bank of Chi- copee, and in 1903, at the time of its liquida- tion, he held the position of cashier. March 1, 1905, in company with Emerson Gaylord, he started a private bank under the firm name of Gaylord. Kendall & Company, which has since done a successful business at Chicopee. He is treasurer of the National Scale Com- pany of Chicopee, being one of the incorpor-

ators of the same. Mr. Kendall is a respected member of the Congregational church and has voted the Republican ticket ever since he attained his majority. Frank C. Kendall mar- ried, in Chicopee, January 1, 1878, Hattie Irene White, born in Chicopee, December 28, 1857, daughter of William and Amanda ( Preston ) White (see below ).

Mrs. Hattie Irene (White) Kendall (see above) is descended from Elder John White (I), (q. v.), through Captain Nathaniel (II), Deacon Nathaniel (III), and

(IV) Deacon Joseph, third son of Deacon Nathaniel (2) and Elizabeth (Savage) White, was born February 28, 1687, in Hadley or South Hadley, and was probably a deacon in the church in the latter place. In 1749 he was a selectman and assessor of Hadley, and occasionally held other offices. He had the military title of captain. He died before 1770, but the date is not ascertained. He married, February 3, 1709, Abigail Craft, of Hadley, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Dickinson) Craft (or Croft). She was born September 29. 1688, and died November 15, 1770. Chil- dren : Moses, Abigail, Thomas, Joseph, Mary (died young), Rebecca, Mary, Josiah, next mentioned.

(V) Deacon Josiah, youngest child of Deacon Joseph and Abigail (Craft) White, was born about 1728. He settled in South Hadley, where he died March 29, 1809. He is called "Major" on the probate records. He married, March 16, 1749, Mary Smith, of South Hadley, daughter of Samuel and Lydia Smith. She was born March 3, 1732, died September 21, 1818. Children : Maria, Mary, Irene (died young), Josiah (died young), Josiah, Irene, Keziah, Eldad, Medad (died young ) and Medad.

(VI) Eldad, third son of Deacon Josiah and Mary (Smith) White, was born in South Hadley, March 31, 1768, died there April II, 1823. He married, March 31, 1789, Hannah Day, of South Hadley, daughter of Ezra Day, she was born May 7, 1769, died March 15, 1851. Children: Horace, Heman, Cyrus, Eldad, Medad, Keziah and Irene.

(VII) Cyrus, third son of Eldad and Han- nah (Day) White, was born in South Had- ley, October 21, 1794, died there October 22, 1876. He was a farmer. He married (first) June 12, 1816, Elvira White, of . Monson, daughter of Asa and Margaret (Dodge) White, not descended from Elder John White. She was born October 28, 1794, died May 12, 1826. He married (second) March 29, 1827,

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Rebecca White, of South Hadley, daughter of Joel and Dorcas (Nash) White, and grand- daughter of Lieutenant Thomas White. She was born May 15, 1805, died July 5, 1843. He married (third) October 2, 1843, Mrs. Amanda Lyman, of South Hadley, widow of William Lyman, and daughter of Lieutenant Joseph White. She was born July 10, 1797. Children of first marriage: Edwin, Cyrus, Elvira, Irene, Abigail. Children by second wife: Rebecca, William, Henry, George, Josiah, Augustus, Joseph, a son (died young). (VIII) William, eldest son of Cyrus and Rebecca (White) White, was born June 30, 1829, died December 13, 1892. He was a farmer in Chicopee. He married, April 21, 1852, Amanda Preston, of South Hadley, daughter of Gardner and Amanda (Smith) Preston. She was born August 30, 1830, and now resides in Chicopee. They had two chil- dren : William G., born September 30, 1854, now a lawyer in St. Paul, Minnesota; and Hattie Irene, born December 28, 1857, mar- ried, January 1, 1878, Frank C. Kendall, of Chicopee (see Kendall).

NEWTON The Newton family, which is one of the most numerous in New England, is of English origin, and was founded in America early in the Colonial period. It is still very numerously represented throughout New England and is identified with the best interests of that sec- tion, contributing its proportionate share to its development and progress. Representatives are now scattered over distant states.

(I) Richard Newton, whose birthplace and ancestry has been the subject of many years study by well equipped genealogists, arrived in Massachusetts prior to 1645, in which year he was admitted a freeman of the colony and resided for several years in Sudbury. In company with John Howe and others he petitioned for the settlement of Marlborough, whose incorporation as a town they secured in 1666 and removing thither he located in that part of the town which was afterwards set off as Southborough. He lived to be nearly one hundred years old and died about August 24, 1701. The christian name of his wife was either Anna or Hannah, and she died December 5, 1697. Their children were: I. John, born 1641. 2. Moses, 1646. 3. Ezekiel. 4. Joseph. 5. Hannah, April 13, 1654, died unmarried. 6. Daniel, December 21, 1655. These are shown by the records of Marl- borough. There may have been others.

(II) Moses, son of Richard and Anna or Hannah Newton, was born in 1646, probably in Sudbury, and distinguished himself in defending the town of Marlborough against the savages during King Philip's war. In relation to this incident the Rev. Asa Packard wrote the following account: "The Sabbath when Mr. Brimsmead was in sermon ( March 20, 1676), the worshipping was suddenly dis- persed by the outcry of 'Indians at the door.' The confusion of the first moment was instantly increased by a fire from the enemy ; but the God whom they were worshipping shielded their lives and limbs, excepting the arm of one Moses Newton, who was carrying an elderly and infirm woman to a place of safety. In a few moments they were sheltered in their fort, with the mutual feelings peculiar to such a scene. Their meetinghouse and many dwelling houses left without protection were burnt. Fruit-trees pilled and hacked, and other valuable effects rendered useless perpetuated the barbarity of the savages many years after the inhabitants returned. The enemy retired soon after their first onset declining to risk the enterprise and martial prowess of the young pantation." He mar- ried (first) October 27, 1667, Joanna Larkin, who died December 25, 1713. She was the mother of all his children. He married ( sec- ond) April 14, 1714, Sarah Joslyn, daughter of Nathaniel ( 1) and Sarah (King) Joslyn, of Marlborough. She was born about 1650 and died November 4, 1723. His children were: I. Moses, born February 28, 1669. 2. David, 1672. 3. Hannah, December 20, 1673, married William Orcutt. 4. Edward, March 23, 1676. 5. Jonathan, September 30, 1679. 6. Jacob, January 24, 1681. 7. James, men- tioned at length below. 8. Marcy, February 16, 1685, married Moses Lenard. 9. Josiah, November 19, 1688. 10. Lydia, died in infancy. II. Ebenezer, July 26, 1692.

(III) James, sixth son of Moses and Johanna (Larkin) Newton, was born Janu- ary 15, 1683, in Marlborough, and resided in that part of the town which was included in Southborough at the division in 1727. He died there November 29, 1762. He married (first) October 5, 1709, Mary Joslyn, who died May 27, of the following year. She was born April 14. 1685, daughter of Nathaniel (2) and Hester (Morse) Joslyn, of Marl- borough. He married (second) September 8, 1712, Rachel Greeley. Her children were: I. Andrew, born August 27, 1713. 2. Judith, August 13, 1715. 3. James, August 9, 1719.

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4. Rachel, Mareh 31, 1721. 5. Jacob, Mareh 6, 1723. 6. Joseph, who is mentioned here- inafter.

(IV) Joseph, youngest son of James and Rachel (Greeley) Newton, was born July 15, 1728, in Southborough, recorded in Marlbor- ough, and lived there until after 1759. He probably lived for a short time in Templeton, as the records show his removal thenee in 1777 to Hubbardstown, Massachusetts, where he died in 1795. He married, December 29, 1756, in Southborough, Experienee Drury, who was probably a native of some other town, as no record of her appears in Southborough. Their children recorded in Southborough were: I. Joseph, born Mareh 4, 1759. 2. Rhoda, April 2, 1761, married Israel Underwood. 3. Mercy, April 3, 1764, died Deeember II, 1848. 4. John, April 15, 1768. 5. Ebenezer, mentioned below. 6. Keziah, August 8, 1773.

(V) Ebenezer, third son of Joseph and Experience (Drury) Newton, was born De- eember 8, 1770, in Southborough, settled in Hubbardstown and died in Greenfield, Massa- chusetts, February 16, 1844. He married Mary Howe, born about 1775, died October 15, 1804. Children: 1. Keziah, born July 3, 1799, married Henry Williams. 2. James, subject of the next paragraph. 3. Susan, Jan- uary 25, 1803, married Sylvanus Dunton. 4. Mary, October 2, 1804, married Stephen Heald, of Barre, Massachusetts.

(VI) James (2), only son of Ebenezer and Mary (Howe) Newton, was born July 21, 1801, in Templeton, Massachusetts, and ear- ried on a farm in Hubbardstown, Massachu- setts, several years until he moved to Green- field in 1835. In that year he purchased of Zebina Knight a farm, ineluding what has been known as the Coates and Woodward places. He lived on the latter place until 1840, when he built the "Newton house," near Green river. In 1848 he built the saw mill which was the foundation of the Newton fortune. One writer says: "The idea of building a sawmill on the little stream where it is located was scoffed at by his neighbors, but it proved that the Newtons knew best." He was a man of tireless industry and remarkable energy, and though quiet and gentle in manner, of strong will and decided opinions. In speak- ing of him another writer said: "James New- ton was a farmer of remarkable ability. He lived on the old Newton place near the Green river, reared a large family of sons and daugh- ters, and through his lumbering business acquired a fortune of good size for those days.

With all the attention he gave to business, he was a elose student of the Bible. I have often heard him speak in prayer meetings, and heard him take texts of scripture and speak on them with as mueh beauty of language and dietion and appreciation of the text as any minister. He learned to repeat the entire gospel of St. John." Mr. Newton died in Greenfield, August 19, 1891, aged ninety years. He mar- ried, February 10, 1824, Esther Hale, born 1799, died June 7, 1885, and by her had eleven children : I. Laura, born February 15, 1825, died November 26, 1865 ; married, June 19, 1855, Israel B. Cross, of Milwaukee, Wis- eonsin. 2. Sarah, April 2, 1826, died April 26, 1826. 3. Daniel Howe, June 22, 1827, mar- ried, September 24, 1862, Mary A. Cogswell, of Essex, Massachusetts; lived in Greenfield and Holyoke. 4. Joseph Drury, December 9, 1828, married, November 23, 1853, Prudence H. Alvord, of Shelburne ; lived in Greenfield and later in Holyoke. 5. Susan, May 27, 1830, died July 4, 1863. 6. James Hale, Jan- uary 13, 1832. 7. Moses, October 27, 1833, married, November 3, 1859, Maria B. Arms, of South Deerfield. 8. Ebenezer, April 6, 1835, died Mareh 4, 1851. 9. Esther, October 4, 1836, married, Mareh 25, 1863, Elias B. MeClellan, of Greenfield; lived in Greenfield and Whately. 10. John Carter, April 21, 1838, married, November 28, 1865, Lela F. Vulte, of New York; lived in Holyoke. II. Solon, Mareh 9, . 1841, lived in Greenfield, deceased.

(VII) James Hale, son of James (2) and Esther ( Hale) Newton, was born January 13, 1832. He studied at Williston Seminary. entered Amherst College, 1855, then after a year and a half transferred his connection to Dartmouth, where he was graduated in 1859. During his college course he taught school each winter and thus in part earned the means to pay the expenses of his education. Imme- diately after leaving college he was elected principal of the Thomas grammar school in Worcester, the largest school in the city, and filled that position for the following five years. In 1864 he went to Holyoke and in company with his elder brother, Daniel H., and his younger brother, John C., and others, incor- porated and organized the Hampden Paper Company, the third industry of its kind in the town at that time. The company's mill had a capacity of two tons of paper per day. Mr. Newton's connection with the concern was that of business manager and treasurer, which duties he performed until 1866. He then sold

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his interest in the enterprise and in company with Calvin Taft, his father-in-law, secured the incorporation of the Franklin Paper Com- pany. building a mill having a daily capacity of three tons of envelope and cardboard papers. In 1879 he organized the Weuregan Paper Company, capital, $100,000, and built the Wauregan mill, having a daily capacity of six tons of writing and envelope papers; this mill was owned and operated by members of the Newton family; in 1891-92 the Norman Paper Company, capital, $300,000, was organ- ized by Mr. Newton and other parties and a mill was built having a capacity of twelve tons of writing and envelope papers, and was oper- ated by members of the Newton family. Both of the above mills were sold to the American Writing Paper Company in July, 1899. In 1880 he joined with his brothers, Moses, Daniel H. and John C., in organizing the Chemical Paper Company, and became presi- dent of the company on the death of John C., i11 1899. The present capacity of the mill is about thirty tons of card and box board papers and twenty tons of writing and envelope paper per day. In 1875 he joined Moses Newton, James Ramage and George A. Clark in organ- izing the Newton Paper Company. Thus for forty-five years lias James Hale Newton been actively identified with the industrial growth of Holyoke, and he is to be counted with the inen who were pioneers in the work of indus- trial development in that now famous manu- facturing city. Nor have his energies and means been directed in manufacturing channels alone, for in 1872 he aided in organizing the Mechanics' Savings Bank of Holyoke, serving as its president for twelve years ; was a mem- ber of the board of directors of the Third National Bank of Springfield from 1873 to 1882 ; with others he organized the City Bank of Holyoke, in which he was a director until 1884, when he with others organized the Home National Bank of Holyoke, of which he has been president ever since; in 1885 he, with others, organized the People's Savings Bank, of which he was a trustee for several years. He was chairman of the school committee from 1865 to 1868; represented his district in the state legislature for the year 1877; served on the board of public works for the year 1897 ; has been a director in the Holyoke City Hospital since its organization ; has been connected with the Holyoke City Library as trustee since its incorporation. He has been active in church work; was chairman of the parish committee of the Second Congrega-

tional church for six years, and superintendent of its Sunday school for one year. He has always taken a keen interest in college affairs, and was president of the Dartmouth Western Massachusetts Alumni Association for two years. He was a member of the Connecticut Valley Congregational Club from its organiza- tion and president of the club one year.

Mr. Newton married (first) November 23, 1863, Susan Wadsworth, daughter of Calvin Taft, of Worcester. She was born in 1841 and died in 1900. Children: 1. Edward Taft, born December 15, 1864. 2. Frederick Hale, February 23, 1866. 3. Elias Taft, January 22, 1868. 4. James Bertram, August 11, 1876. He married (second) June 29, 1904, Emily Norcross, born in Winchester, Massachusetts, daughter of Warren Fisher and Emily (Col- burn) Norcross. Mrs. Newton was reared in Wellesley Hills; graduated at Wellesley College A. B., 1880, A. M., 1884 ; studied later at the Harvard Annex and the American Schools of Archaeology at Athens and Rome. She taught Latin in Smith College from 1889 to 1904, holding the position of associate pro- fessor when she resigned. Mrs. Newton takes an active part in social, literary and charitable work in the city.

Dwight Ripley Smith, president SMITH of the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company, of Spring- field, Massachusetts, is descended from Solo- mon Smith, who was born in Ipswich, Massa- chusetts, a son of an English emigrant. He removed in the early half of the eightenth cen- tury to Hampton, Connecticut.

(II) Solomon (2), son of Solomon (I) Smith, was born in Hampton, Connecticut, August 31, 1761. He married, January 16, 1787, Sarah Durgee, born September 13, 1766.

(III) Harvey, son of Solomon (2) Smith, was born March 29, 1792, in Hampton. He was a farmer and blacksmith. He married the Widow Achsah Burnham Ashley, born October 19, 1795. Children: Harriett, born in January, 1821, married I. E. Harvey, April 8, 1846. Cornelia, September 6, 1822, died young. Cornelia, June 7, 1824, married John R. Tweedy. Dwight Ripley, mentioned below. John N., August II, 1830, died January 19, 1897.

(IV) Dwight Ripley, fourth child of Har- vey and Achsah Smith, was born in Hampton, Connecticut, May 30, 1826. He was educated in Bacon Academy, in Colchester, Connecticut. and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, in

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1868, where he died April 15, 1880. Mr. Smith's earlier business life was spent in mercantile pursuits in Colchester and Hartford, Connec- ticut, where he was also general agent of the Hartford City Fire Insurance Company. He came to Springfield to reside in 1868, when he became vice-president and general manager of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, and in April, 1874, he was elected president of the same, holding that position until his death. He was also one of the directors of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Agawam National Bank. The estimation in which Mr. Smith was held among insurance men has been shown by the prominent and responsible posi- tions he has held in connection with the National Board of Underwriters, and it is only justice to say that he was one of the best and safest insurance managers in the country. The best possible evidence of his skill and tact as an insurance manager was afforded in the fact that notwithstanding the very severe losses in the great fires at Chicago and Boston in 1871- 72 and the critical period of business depres- sion from 1873 to 1877. when many insurance companies failed and withdrew from business, the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company continuously prospered under his direction and its stock steadily appreciated in value. During Mr. Smith's administration, from 1874 to 1880, this company not only paid to its stockholders its regular cash dividends but the capital stock was increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000 by stock dividends from the company's earnings. He had the rare ability of knowing almost instinctively what not to insure, and his good judgment in that direction has been worth a great deal to his company, and his judgment of men and wise selection of the best class of agents to represent the company was of even greater value than his knowledge of risks. He was a warm and constant friend, and few men made friends easier or retained them longer. In all matters pertaining to the interest and permanent welfare of the community he took a quick and lively interest, and the death of such a man, who so well sustained himself in all the relations of business, social and relig- ious life, is a public bereavement, and makes the community the poorer in its very best wealth-good men. The directors of the Fire and Marine Insurance Company adopted the following resolutions on the death of its late president :

"Resolved, That the death of Dwight R.

Smith, our late president, is a great loss to the company and to the community; that to his large experience, he added good judgment, prudence, a wise zeal and strict integrity in the discharge of his responsible duties as the president of this corporation; that he was courteous in manner, amiable and sincere in all the relations of life; a good citizen, and a devout Christian, whose life was a success worthy to be envied, and an example worthy to be followed."

The Agawam National Bank also adopted the following resolutions :

"The board of directors wish to place upon record their deep sense of the loss sustained by the business community, and particularly this bank, by the death of Dwight R. Smith, for many years a faithful and conscientious member of this board.

"They wish to assure his family that they sympathize with them in their personal loss, which is shared with them by all who were connected with him in business or society.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume III, Part 48

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 986

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 986