Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume III, Part 83

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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George Washington Hewitt was

HEWITT born at Rochdale, Pennsylvan- ia, July 4, 1833. His father kept a hotel in that town and at Erie City, Pennsylvania. His mother, Adaline (Robbins) Hewitt, married after the death of his father and had by this second marriage one son, Wallace Drake. George Washington Hewitt had, besides this half- brother, two brothers, William and Henry He- witt, and two sisters. George Washington He- witt was a farmer. He was a Republican in politics. He married, November 7, 1858, El- nora Elizabeth Hudson, born at Eaton, New York, December 29, 1837, daughter of Uriah Townsend and Siviah (Wires) Hudson. Si- viah Wires was born December 30, 1816, and was a daughter of John Wires, of Springfield. Otsego county, N. Y., whose first wife was Rebecca Omans. Uriah Townsend Hudson marricd Siviah Wires in 1835. He was the son of Josiah and Rachel (Clark) Hudson, of Stockbridge, New York. He was overseer of the construction of the Eaton and Nelson res- ervoir dam and afterwards a farmer in Madi- son county, New York, until incapacitated for work by the amputation of his right leg. He was a Democrat in politics. Children of Uriah Townsend Hudson : Elnora Elizabeth, married George Washington Hewitt; Amelia, Gillis A., Helen Loretta, Anna, Orson S., DeEtta S., George Uriah, died in infancy. Elnora Eliza- beth Hewitt is now living with her daughter, Mrs. I. J. Zimmerman, in Detroit. Children of George Washington and Elnora Elizabeth (Hudson) Hewitt: 1. George Mclvern, born November 9, 1859, at Leboeuf township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, now supcrin- tendent of The Stephenson Underwear mills at South Bend, Indiana. 2. Clarence Elbert, born August 7, 1862, at Lebanon, New York. 3. Pearl Elnora, born August 3, 1872, at West Eaton, New York ; married Ira J. Zimmerman, of Detroit, Michigan. 4. Vinton LeFern, born September 2, 1876, at West Eaton, resides at South Bend.

(II) Dr. Clarence Elbert, son of George Washington Hewitt, was born at Lebanon, Madison county, New York, August 7, 1862. He attended the public schools of Lebanon and West Eaton, New York, the Cazenovia Semi- nary at Casenovia, New York, the Utica Busi- ness College at Utica, New York. He studied his profession at the Baltimore Medical Col- lege, of Baltimore, Maryland, where he was graduated with the degree of M. D. April 28, 1897. His education was obtained as the re-

sult of hard manual labor and frugality. He began as a boy in the woolen mills and won his way step by step until he was an inspector of woolen cloth in the mills of H. H. Cooper & Company of Utica. He left this position to enter the medical school in 1894. He began to practice medicine at 796 State street, Spring- field, where he has continued with notable suc- cess to the present time. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Amer- ican Medical Association and the Springfield Academy of Medicine. He is a prominent Free Mason, a member of Springfield Lodge ; of Springfield Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; of Springfield Council, Royal and Select Mas- ters; of Springfield Commandery, Knights Templar; of Springfield Chapter, Rose Croix; of Massasoit Council, Princes of Jerusalem ; of Evening Star, Lodge of Perfection ; of Mas- sachusetts Consistory, thirty-second degree ; of Melha Temple, Mystic Shrine; and also of the Nayasset Club and the Masonic Club of Springfield. He and his family are members. of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church of Springfield.

He married, at Philadelphia, April 25, 1906, Jane Morris Keller, born December 26, 1863, at Philadelphia, only child of Paul Peter and Cornelia M. (Morris) Keller. Her father was. a wholesale coal dcaler. They have no chil- dren. Jane Morris (Keller) Hewitt is an ar- tist of no mean ability, having many valuable. etchings to her credit ; she is a graduate of the. Academy of Design of Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania.

The family of Carmi- CARMICHAEL chael was seated in Lan- arkshire, Scotland, as carly as 1350. They still reside there and hold the carldom of Hynford, viscountcies of Memphlar and Inglisbery and lordship of Car- michacl. In 1606, letters were sent by the king to six of the most distinguished of the ministers who had not already been seized on account of the Aberdeen Assembly, ordering them to appear at the English court in Septem- her. Among these ministers was John Car- michael. Each of these ministers was after- wards imprisoned or banished to remote parts. of Scotland, for dissenting from the Church of England.

(I) John Carmichael, immigrant ancestor. was born in Scotland and came with his broth- er to America. The brother settled in Georgia, and John settled at Sand Lake, Rensselaer county, New York, where he was a farmer ..

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He married - Canfield, and among his chil- dren was William, mentioned below.

(II) William, son of John Carmichael, was born in Sand Lake, New York, in 1780. He was a farmer there and a citizen of promi- nence. He had a farm of some two hundred and fifty acres, and did besides, a large busi- ness in real estate. He was justice of the peace, and also received the government ap- pointment of head surveyor, which office he held until he was obliged to give it up on ac- count of ill health. He had an inventive mind and a taste for mechanics. The first cast-iron ploughshare and mould board were made by him, and he drove to Boston with them and placed them on exhibition there. Afterwards, with his son-in-law, Dr. Judson, of West Sand Lake, he engaged in the manufacturing busi- ness. He was a prominent member of the Free Masons. In politics he was a Democrat, and in religion an active member of the Bap- tist church. He was a captain in the war of 1812. He married Mary Kelley, born at Nas- sau, New York, in 1826, of Irish parentage, died in 1868. He died in 1876, aged ninety- six years. He had seven children who lived to adult age, the eldest being John Hosea, men- tioned below.

(III) Dr. John Hosea, son of Captain Wil- liam Carmichael, was born at Sand Lake, New York, January 29, 1851. He attended the pub- lic schools until his fifteenth year and gradu- ated at Schram's Academy at Sand Lake in 1866, and from Nassau Academy, Nassau, New York, in 1867. He taught school one year at Chatham and another at Lebanon Springs, New York, besides teaching at Sand Lake during the winter. He studied medicine in the office of Dr. Oliver J. Peck, of North Chatham, New York, until 1873, and during that time took a course of study in the medical department of the Union University at Al- bany, graduating February 24, 1873, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He also spent some time in the office of Dr. J. M. Bigelow. After graduation he settled in Worcester, Mas- sachusetts, where he remained until 1883, with the exception of two years, when he took a post graduate course at the New York Homeo- pathic Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He became very successful in surgical cases, and was the first resident Wor- cester physician who was a successful operator in ovariotomy. In January, 1883, he removed to Boston to take up a surgical and gynecolo- gical practice, but, finding the sea air did not agree with him, he relinguished a good busi-

ness and went farther inland, to Springfield, where he entered upon a general and surgical practice. He performed operations for other homoeopathic physicians in and near the city, being the only special surgeon of that school in Springfield.

He was the promoter of the Hamp- den Homoeopathic Hospital, (later Wesson Memorial Hospital), and it was through his influence that Daniel B. Wesson, of Spring- field, became its benefactor. In 1900 he was appointed surgeon-in-chief of that institution and still retains that position. Under his ef- ficient management the hospital has acquired a wide reputation. He is a charter member of the Surgical and Gynecological Society of Bos ton, and in 1884 served as its president. From 1873 to 1883 he was a member of the Wor- cester County Homoeopathic Society, of which he was president in 1879. Since 1876 he has been a member of the Western Massachusetts Homoeopathic Medical Society, and in 1885 was president of that organization. Since 1883 he has been a member of the American Insti- tute of Homoeopathy, and since 1875 has been a member of the Massachusetts Homoeopathic Medical Society. He is a member of the Springfield Lodge of Free Masons and Ma- sonic Club. He has always been a lover of fine horses, and as a recreation has driven in matinees. Among the well-known horses he has owned are : Curtis, 2.07 ; Redinda, 2.0714 ; Nemoline, 2.111/4 ; Sterling, 2.0912 ; Germaine, 2.15; Bella Wilkes, 2.1314; Mermaid, 2.26; Jubilee, 2.171/4 ; Daisy Queen, 2.24 1-5; Win- nie Wilkes, 2.2814 and a great many others. In politics he is a Republican, and he and his family attend the Highland Baptist Church. He married, at New Lebanon, New York, March 17, 1875, Anna Elizabeth Spencer, born there March 13, 1854, daughter of Charles Harrison and Pauline Elizabeth ( Wil- cox ) Spencer, of that town. Her father was a farmer. They have one child. Pauline, born July 21, 1902, who is now in school.

Stratton is what is known STRATTON as a place name, and prob- ably originated from the Anglo-Saxon straet, meaning a paved road, and the Saxon tun, a small village. In 1124 the lands of Stratton, in Scotland, were given to Alexander, son of Robert, and he became Alexander de Stratton, though the prefix de was afterwards dropped, and the name took its present form; in the colonial records the name is spelled in various ways, as, for in-

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stance, Stroughton, Straiton, and Stretton. There were families of this name living in Virginia and New Jersey very early, as well as in all parts of New England.

(I) John Stratton, of Watertown, was born in 1642, and his home lot in Watertown joined that of his father-in-law, who was one of the proprietors of that place. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Knapp) Smith ; he died April 7, 1691 and she died Sep- tember 27, 1719. Their children were: John, born 1668, died 1708; Thomas; James, born January 18, 1672; Mary ; Sarah ; Hannah ; Ju- dee, born August 13, 1680, died young ; Jona- than, born August 22, 1684; Mercy, baptized July 30, 1687 ; Samuel, baptized May 10, 1691.

(II) Thomas, second son of John and Mary (Smith) Stratton, was born October 26, 1670. at Watertown, Massachusetts, where he lived in the Western Preeinct, and December 16, 1732, was still living there. December I, 1727, he became surveyor of highways. He married, July 19, 1699, Doreas, daughter of Thomas and Doreas Maxwell, born February 27, 1678. Thomas Maxwell was a sealer of leather, and resided at Boston, where he was a member of the Seots Charitable Society. Children of Thomas Stratton : James ; Thomas, born February 12, 1702; Doreas, March 2, 1705; Mary, January 8, 1706; Da- vid, 1708; Samuel, October 19, 1709, Eben- czer, baptized July 12, 1713, died in infancy ; Ebenczer, baptized May 15, 1715; Mercy, baptized January 13, 1717.

(III) James, oldest son of Thomas and Doreas (Maxwell) Stratton, was born June 29, 1700, at Watertown, Massachusetts, and died October 22, 1776. Until his marriage he lived in Charlestown and Boston, then re- moved to Stoughton, Connecticut, where he lived about seven years, and then returned to Massachusetts, settling at Athol, then called Pequod, where he became one of the town proprietors. He married Deborah, daughter of William and Persis ( Pieree) Rand, Octo- ber 12, 1721 ; she belonged to an old Charles- town family. Their children were: Mary, born at Charlestown, died in May, 1724, aged sixteen months ; Mary, born in Boston, bap- tized in Cambridge, September 17, 1724; James, born in 1729, in Stonington ; Deborah, November 4, 1733, at Stonington : William, born 1735; Elizabeth, born at Athol ; Stephen ; Abigail; Peleg, born 1748, at Athol.

(IV) Stephen, third son of James and De- borah (Rand) Stratton, was born in 1743, at Athol, Massachusetts, where he died Mareh

31, 1814. April 19, 1775, he responded to the call to Lexington, and served as sergeant in Captain Ichabod Dexter's company ; Septem- ber 28, 1777, he re-enlisted, and served in Colonel Nathan Sparhawk's regiment, with the Northern Army, at the reduction of Bur- goyne. He married, in 1767, Martha Graves, of Athol, who died November 15, 1810, aged sixty-six, and their ehildren were: Hannah, born 1767; Nathaniel; Levi, 1772; Naney, 1774; Abner, 1776; Stephen, 1778, died aged six years; Ezra, 1781: Stephen, 1783, died aged eighteen years; Harvey; Martha, 1785.

(V) Nathaniel, oldest son of Stephen and Martha (Graves) Stratton, was born January or June 30, 1770, and died September 27, 1837. He married, May 15, 1792, Esther, daughter of Nathan and Tamsin (Upham) Richardson. Captain George Barbour, born 1615, eame to America in 1635, in the "Trans- port," and married, in 1642, in Dedham, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Mary Clark, who died December 22, 1683; he lived in Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts, and died at the latter place April 13, 1685. They had a son Samuel. Samuel Barbour (II) born November 6, 1646, died Deeember 29, 1736, at Medfield. He married, December 22, 1674, Mary Harding, born May 16, 1653, died January II, 1730, and they had a daughter Hannah. Hannah Barbour (III) born Sep- tember 25, 1683, died February 6, 1755, mar- ried October 18, 1706, Joseph, son of John (II) and grandson of John (I) Richardson, of Watertown, who was born in 1687, died October 5, 1768, and they had a son Samuel. Samuel Richardson (IV), born March 13, 1713, died 1767, married April 2, 1734, Mary Allin, born June 10, 1717, and they had a son Nathan. Nathan Richardson (V), born No- vember 15, 1739, died 1810, married, Febru- ary 16, 1764, Tamsin, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Gilbert) Upham, born December 26, 1744, died Mareh 2, 1776, and they had a daughter Esther. Esther Richardson, (VI), married Nathaniel Stratton, and they had a son Harvey.

(VI) Harvey, son of Nathaniel and Esther (Richardson) Stratton, was born May 23, 1793, and died June 8, 1844. He married, November 11, 1816, Hannah, daughter of James and Lucinda (Stetson) Foster, born September 21, 1794, died August 26, 1861. Benjamin Foster, of Lunenburg, Massachu- setts, married Mehitable Steward, and they had a son Joseph. Joseph Foster was a revo- Intionary soldier, and married Sarah Locke

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Jones, daughter of William and Sarah (Locke) Jones; William Jones was a dis- tinguished surveyor, who perished at sea, January 26, 1761, and built at Lunenburg, a house known as the "Castle," still in the pos- session of the family. James, son of Joseph and Sarah (Jones) Foster, married Lucinda Stetson, and they had a daughter, Hannah, who married Harvey Stratton, above men- tioned. Harvey and Hannah (Foster) Strat- ton had a son J. Dwight.

(VII) Joseph Dwight, son of Harvey and Hannah (Foster) Stratton, was born in North- field, August 16, 1833, and died in Springfield, July 16, 1902. His father died when Joseph was eleven years old, and he stayed on the farm until he was fifteen, when he entered Keene Academy, of which Rev. C. L. Wood- worth was then principal. In 1849 he studied another year in the academy under Mr. Tor- rance, who had taken Mr. Woodworth's place. The question of finance had to be considered, and in June, 1849, he apprenticed himself to a printer. He worked two evenings a week, and kept up his studies. In 1852 he attended Northfield Academy, of which Rev. C. E. Bruce was then principal. In vacations Mr. Stratton worked full time in the printing of- fice, and for a year he was foreman of the Keene American News office. After exper- ience in the Gilsum (New Hampshire) school district a period to which he looked back with pleasure on account of the novel experience of boarding around, coasting and sleighing parties and other delights of a country teacher's life he studied at Brattleboro under Mr. Bruce, and later was invited to take charge of the academy at Feeding Hills, which was the in- termediate stepping stone to Springfield. In December, 1855, he was asked to teach the Au- burn street grammar school, then the only grammar school in Ward One. His first few weeks were marked by some unpleasant ex- periences that were a severe trial to a young teacher, but by tact and perseverance he lived them down, and then everything went on smoothly as could be asked. He was in charge of the Auburn street school for ten years, and in the last five years there was not a single case of corporal punishment. From 1865 to 1895 he was principal of the Hooker grammar school, and as principal of this school he will be best remembered. Year after year he sent to the high school classes which reached an un- usually high mark, and as he advanced in age he never lost touch with improvements and changes in education. When the new Carew

street school was erected he was transferred to that building, as the Hooker grammar school became practically the Carew street school. In this position he remained until his retirement a short time before his death. He was a mem- ber of the Hampden County Teachers' Asso- ciation and the New England Association, and an attendant at the National Association meet- ings. Besides his school work, Mr. Stratton took an important place in Memorial Church for a quarter of a century, was one of its first deacons, and at least two-thirds of the time was superintendent of the Sunday school ; but he succeeded in keeping the two fields of work far apart so that one never interfered with the other. In politics he was a Republican. He was a Mason for forty years, being a mem- ber of Hampden Lodge, and was also a mem- ber of the Winthrop Club. For several years he was a trustee of the Moody school in Mt. Hermon. His active service as a teacher ex- tended over forty years. He died suddenly at his home, 23 Holyoke street, July 16, 1902. About one o'clock of that morning Mrs. Strat- ton was awakened by Mr. Stratton's heavy breathing. A physician was called, but fifteen minutes after the attack, and before medical assistance could be given, he breathed his last. Death was entirely unexpected, as he had been in comparatively good health, with no indi- cations of immediate and serious heart trou- ble. J. Dwight Stratton married, November 21, 1860, Helen Sophia Fuller, born March II, 1835, fourth daughter of Benjamin and Cyn- thia (Collins) Fuller, of Monson, who survives him, and resides in Springfield. Before her marriage she taught with Mr. Stratton in the Auburn street school, and al- ways entered enthusiastically into all the inter- ests which touched his life. Their only child Willie F. Stratton, a boy of much promise, died August 12, 1863, after a few days sick- ness, just at the close of his second year.

(For first generation see Thomas Graves 1).

(II) Sergeant Isaac Graves, GRAVES son of Thomas, was born in England as early as 1620 and came to New England with his father. He settled in Hartford before 1645. He was admitted a freeman May 16, 1669. He was sergeant of the militia and clerk of the writs for Hatfield, where he removed in 1661. He was killed in the Indian attack on the Hat- field settlement, September 19, 1677. He and his brother John were engaged at the time in shingling John's house. He married Mary

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Church, daughter of Richard and Anna Church. Children: I. Mary, born July 5, 1647, married, January 28, 1665, Eleazer Frary. 2. Isaac, August 22, 1650, died un- married. 3. Rebecca, July 3, 1652-53, died unmarried. 4. Samuel, October 1, 1655. 5. Sarah, married, April 27, 1677, Benjamin Barret. 6. Elizabeth, born March 16, 1661, married, 1683, Benjamin Hastings. 7. John, 1664, mentioned below. 8. Hannah, January 24, 1666, married William Sackett. 9. Jona- than, (twin) January 24, 1666. IO. Mehita- ble, October 1, 1671, married (first) January 29, 1690, Richard Morton; (second) William Worthington ; died March 22, 1742.

(III) John, son of Isaac Graves, was born in 1664. He married, October 26, 1686, at Chelmsford, Sarah Banks, daughter of John Banks. His son Elnathan was appointed ad- ministrator of his estate, November 12, 1746. He lived in Hatfield. Children : I. Isaac, born July 10, 1688. 2. Benjamin, August 12, 1689. 3. Sarah, 1691. 4. Jemima, April 30, 1693, married (first) May 5, 1715, John Graves; (second) March 17, 1720, Eleazer Allis. 5. Mary, November 9, 1695, married (first) July 23, 1719, Jonathan Frary ; (sec- ond) Eliakim King. 6. Elnathan, August 20, 1699, mentioned below. 7. Hannah, June 4, 1701, married Eleazer King. 9. Eunice, Sep- tember 29, 1703. 9. Aaron, February 2, 1707.

(IV) Elnathan, son of John Graves, was born in Hatfield, August 20, 1699, died there February 17, 1785, aged eighty-five years. He bought a large tract of land in what was af- terwards Williamsburg, where three of his grandsons settled.

He married (first) March 2, 1727, Martha Dickinson, born De- cember 25, 1701, died January 9, 1756, daugh- ter of Deacon Nathaniel Dickinson, of Hat- field. He married (second) Dorothy Belding, who died May 9, 1800, widow of John Beld- ing and daughter of Ebenezer Morton. Chil- dren, born in Hatfield: 1. Seth, December 17, 1727. 2. Perez, April 26, 1730, mention- ed below. 3. Silas, February 8, 1732. 4. Lucy, May 8, 1734, married, December 28, 1758, Benjamin Wells; died September 22, 1815. 5. Martha, February 26, 1739, mar- ried, December 28, 1758, John Nash ; died De- cember, 1804.

(V) Captain Perez, son of Elnathan Graves, was born in Hatfield, April 26, 1730, died December 17, 1809. His house, which he built in 1760, is still standing, shaded by two beautiful elms. He was in the revolution, a captain. He married (first) May 16, 1754,

Martha Gillett, who died October 28, 1793, daughter of Samuel Gillett. He married (sec- ond) Zeruiah White, born November 30, 1741, died December 13, 1820, widow of Lieu- tenant Elihu White, and daughter of Ebenezer Cole, of Hatfield. Children, born in Hatfield : I. Samuel, May 4, 1755, married Abigail Edgerton. 2. Elisha, September 2, 1757, married Catherine Parsons. 3. Martha, April 28, 1759, married Moses Montague; died January 5, 1820. 4. Perez, January 2, 1761, died 1856; married (first) Eunice Bryant ; (second) Experience Parsons. 5. Elnathan, February 2, 1763, died June, 1827; married Lydia Pomeroy. 6. Rev. William, February II, 1766. 7. Solomon, March 12, 1768, men- tioned below. 8. Levi, January 12, 1771, married, November 20, 1799, Mary Smith. 9. Timothy, April 30, 1775, married Lydia Graves.

(VI) Solomon, son of Captain Perez Graves, was born in Hatfield, March 12, 1768, died October 8, 1843. He was a farmer in Hatfield and built the house now occupied by his grandson Thaddeus, mentioned below. He was much interested in cattle and raised stock to sell for beef. In politics he was a Whig and in religion a Congregationalist. He married, December 4, 1793, Esther Bliss, born 1763, died May 26, 1839, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Cooley) Bliss, of Longmeadow. Chil- dren, born in Hatfield: 1. Thaddeus, Septem- ber II, 1794, married Polly Gerry. 2. Eliza, June 26, 1796, married John Wells. 3. Solo- mon, December 3, 1798, mentioned below. 4. Ebenezer, March 31, 1801, married Rowena Wells. 5. William, October 30, 1804, died while in college, May 3, 1825.

(VII) Solomon (2), son of Solomon ( 1) Graves, was born December 3, 1798, in Hat- field, died there June 25, 1867. He lived on the homestead. He was a Republican and was for several years selectman. In religion he was a Congregationalist. He married (first) November 25, 1824, Pamelia Osborne, born December 2, 1803, died February 23, 1826, daughter of John Osborne, of Hadley. He married (second) November 10, 1831, Sophia Morton, born November 5, 1801, died June 15, 1880, daughter of Consider and Mercy ( Clark) Morton, of Whately. Child of first wife: 1. William O., born December 22, 1825, married Louisa Smith. Children of second wife: 2. Thaddeus, November 1, 1834, mentioned be- low. 3. Sophia, June 4, 1836, married, Marchi 29, 1859, E. J. King ; died January 11, 1872.

(VIII) Thaddeus, son of Solomon (2),

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Graves, was born in Hatfield on the homestead, November 1, 1834. He received his early ed- ucation in the common schools of Hatfield. He prepared for college at Williston Seminary and Munson Academy, and graduated from Amherst College in 1856. He studied for his profession in the Albany Law School, front which he was graduated in the class of 1858. He was admitted to the bar and immediately began to practice law in the city of New York. After ten years of close application to the du- ties of his profession, he found his health im- paired, and upon the advice of his physician turned to agriculture for an occupation. He bought the Graves homestead in Hatfield, and has since then devoted his attention to the cul- ture of tobacco, virtually abandoning his pro- fession. He was a successful lawyer and has been an equally successful planter. In politics he is a Republican and he has taken an active part in town affairs, holding the offices of se- lectman, school committee and other positions of trust and honor. He is an active member of the Congregational Church. He was a mem- ber of the Resolute Grange of Hatfield and was master of the State Grange. He is a mem- ber of the Franklin and Hampshire Harvest club. He has settled many estates in Hatfield. In the history of Hatfield and the Connecticut Valley and the old families of that section, Mr. Graves has been especially interested and he has been a prime mover in the movement to preserve the ancient houses and landmarks in this historic locality. He married, Novem- ber 2, 1866, Mary A. Hubbard, born August II, 1833, daughter of John Hubbard. (See Hubbard family). Children, born in Hatfield : I. Clara Louisa, October 9, 1867, married, No- vember 4, 1891, William C. Dickinson ; chil- dren : William H., born August 14, 1892, and Mary Graves. December 31, 1893. 2. Laura Halsted, June 24. 1869, now studying voice cul- ture in Berlin ; is a talented singer and musi- cian. 3. Mary Augusta Lennox, May 27, 1871, married John S. Carl. Children: Anna Graves, born October 5, 1896, and Laura Au- gusta, February 17, 1901. 4. Anna Myers, September 17, 1872, married Howard Dickin- son, of Springfield, formerly of Marietta, Ohio; children : Esther, born August 4, 1904; Ruth, November 24, 1907. 5. Thaddeus, May 27, 1874, married Cora King, of Sandusky, Ohio; children : Elizabeth, born November 24, 1903 ; Edmund King, February 17, 1905; Ja- net, October 6, 1906. 6. Perry Mills, Novem- ber 19, 1877, died June 25, 1878 ..

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume III, Part 83

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