Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 10

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 886

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(VIII) Simon, son of John (3) Coolidge, was born in Watertown, in 1632, and died in 163. He married (first) Hannah Barron, who died July 14, 1680, daughter of Ellis and

Hannah (Hawkins) Barron; (second) Janu- ary 19, 1681-2, Priscilla Rogers, who died 1694. Children: 1. Mary, born December II, 1660; married, July 21, 1681, Nathaniel Bright. 2. Obadiah, born and died July, 1663. 3. Obadiah, born 1664; mentioned be- low. 4. Joseph, born May 31, 1666; died De- cember 17, 1737. 5. Hannah, born Decem- ber 7, 1671 ; married, November 3, 1693, Daniel Smith; (second) Deacon Nathan Fiske. 6. Stephen, born June 1, 1674. 7. Lydia, born and died 1676-7. 8. Sarah, mar- ried, July 10, 1701, Samuel Hastings; died 1724.

(IX) Obadiah, son of Simon Coolidge, was born in Watertown, in 1664. He mar- ried, February 28, 1686-7, Elizabeth Rouse, of Hartford. He settled in Sudbury, and re- turned to Watertown about 1694. His will was dated February 18 and proved June 19, 1706. His widow married (second) February 16, 1714, John Cunningham. Children: I. Elizabeth, married, December 5, 1711, John Sawin. 2. Joseph, died August 15, 1721. 3. Hannah, married, April 29, 1714, Daniel Bond. 4. Obadiah, born in Watertown, Au- gust 27, 1694; see sketch. 5. Sarah, born April 8, 1696; married, June 4, 1730, Samuel Furbush. 6. Abigail, born August 17, 1698; married Joshua Grant (?). 7. Mary, married, September 20, 1733, John Mead. 8. Lydia, born February 5, 1701-2. 9. Simon, born June 12, 1704; mentioned below. 10. Ste- phen, born November 2, 1705 ; died young.

(X) Simon (2), son of Obadiah Coolidge, was born in Watertown, June 12, 1704. He was a bricklayer and mason by trade. He married, January 9, 1725, Abia, born Febru- ary 4, 1706, daughter of John and Hannah (Stratton) Sanderson. Children: 1. Joseph. born June 18, 1730; mentioned below. 2. Lydia, born December 31, 1731. 3. Lois, born November 9, 1733; married, October 14, 1765, Samuel Brown. 4. Anne, born No- vember 20, 1736 ; married, December 18, 1756, Thomas Rand. 5. Sarah, born August II, 1738; married, June 12, 1759, Simon Has- tings. 6. Eunice, born March 10, 1739-40. 7. Simon, born December 29, 1741 ; married, December 25, 1764, Mary Jennison. 8. Me- hitabel, born February 7, 1747. 9. Mercy, June 9, 1749.

(X1) Joseph, son of Simon (2) Coolidge, was born June 18, 1730, and was killed in the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. He mar- ried, September 11, 1753, Eunice Stratton, born December 27, 1727, daughter of John

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and Abigail Stratton, of Watertown. Chil- dren : I. Mercy, born August 10, 1754; mar-

ried, 1795, Richard Merrit. 2. Elizabeth, born January 15, 1757 ; married, January 16, 1785, Justin Bliss. 3. Joshua, born Septem- ber II, 1759; mentioned below. 4. Joseph, born February 25, 1791. 5. Eunice, baptized October 23, 1763; married, June 26, 1783, Newton Baxter. 6. Lucy, baptized August IO, 1766. 7. John, baptized April 16, 1769.

(XII) Joshua, son of Joseph Coolidge, was born September II, 1759, in Watertown. He was in the revolution, in Captain John Wal- ton's company, Colonel Eleazer Brook's regi- ment, 1776, also January 12 to February 3, 1778, guarding troops of convention. He married, December II, 1783, Jemima Nor- cross, born May II, 1766, died August 18, 1849, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Child) Norcross. Children : I. Betsey, born June 14, 1784; married William Stone. 2. Joshua, born September 1, 1785. 3. Josiah, born April 5, 1787. 4. David, born March 23, 1789; mentioned below. 5. Jesse, born Feb- ruary 25, 1791. 6. John, married Miss Bond, and their descendants are living in Watertown, Massachusetts; Sarah, married Joshua Stone; Ann, married John Dana, of Cambridge, Mas- sachusetts, and had a son, Charles, an artist ; George Coolidge, of Watertown, had a daugh- ter, Ellen, who married Mr. Pratt, of Walker & Pratt, stove manufacturers of Watertown, Massachusetts.

(XIII) David, son of Joshua Coolidge, was born in Watertown, March 23, 1789, and died November 28, 1876. He settled first in Rox- bury, and then in Brookline, where he bought a large tract of land which he devoted prin- cipally to gardening purpose, raising early vegetables and fruits. He married, May I, 1814, Susan Griggs, born September 2, 1793, died May 30, 1886, daughter of Joshua Griggs, of Brookline. Children: I. Susan, born Feb- ruary 17, 1815 ; married, April 5, 1838, Isaac Dearborn. 2. David Sullivan, born July 10, 1816 : mentioned below. 3. Charles, March 4, 1818. 4. James Winchell, July 23, 1826. 5. Francis Henry, August 6, 1828. 6. Stephen Griggs, 1832. 7. William Dexter, December 16, 1834. 8. George Henry, May 8, 1837.

(XIV) David Sullivan, son of David Coolidge, was born in Roxbury, July 10, 1816, and died October 24, 1887. He removed when young with his parents to Brookline, where he was reared and educated. He bought land of his father and built a house, in which he lived after his marriage and until his death, iv-25

for forty-six years, and carried on general husbandry until his death. He was identified with the Whigs in his early manhood, but later was an earnest supporter of the Republi- can party. He was quite influential in local affairs, and served a number of years as se- lectman. He built and kept a grocery store at Brookline, at what is now known at Coolidge Corner, corner of Beacon and Harvard streets. His brother, William D. Coolidge, was asso- ciated with him in the store for many years. He married, January 6, 1841, Caroline Griggs, daughter of Deacon Thomas and Harriet (Fuller ) Griggs of Brookline. Both were members of the Baptist church. Children: I. Henry Sullivan, born January 6, 1842; men- tioned below. 2. Walter G., born February 23, 1844; married November, 1872, Georgette Robinson, of Brooklyn, New York; resides in Chicago; children: i. Winthrop, married Mary Knowlton of Freeport, Illinois, and had Winthrop Knowlton and Dexter K .; ii. Con- stance; iii. Helen. iv. Louise. v. Hazel. 3. Harriet M., born February 20, 1847, died April 19, 1902. 4. Ellen G., born February 9, 1850.

(XV) Henry Sullivan, son of David Sulli- van Coolidge, was born at Brookline, January 6, 1842. He received his education in the pub- lic schools of his native town, graduating at the high school. He engaged in the produce business in Boston, which he continued suc- cessfully until after the death of his father. Since that time his entire attention has been devoted to the care of his real estate interests in Brookline. He has built and sold a large number of houses, his transactions in this line being quite extensive, and he is considered one of the most enterprising and progressive citi- zens of the town. He is a sound Republican in politics, and he and his family are attend- ants of the Baptist church. He married June 13, 1872, Harriet Russell, born July 23, 1844, daughter of Jeremiah and Louisa Russell, of Watertown. Her father was a well-known ice- dealer of that place. Children: I. Linda G., born August 13, 1875; married March 27, 1901, Louis Hood, of Seneca Falls, New York, and died August 30, 1901. 2. Russell, born September 25, 1881 ; resides at home.

(The Griggs Line).

Thomas Griggs, immigrant ancestor, born in England, and was a householder in Rox- bury, Massachusetts, in 1636. His first wife, Mary, was buried November 29, 1639, and he married (second) August 26, 1640, Mary

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Green. She married (second) Jasper Rawl- ings. He had an allottment of land at Muddy River (Brookline). He died after a lingering sickness, May 23, 1646, and the inventory of his estate was taken May 25, 1646. Children : Daughter, born 1633, died 1645 ; John ; Joseph, mentioned below.

(II) Joseph, son of Thomas Griggs, was born in England, about 1625, and came to New England with his father. He settled at Muddy River, having sold his Roxbury property in 1652. He resided in what was known as Rox- bury District, or Punch Bowl Village. He be- came a member of the Roxbury church June 20, 1653; was admitted a freeman May 18, 1653; was deputy to general court 1681, and selectman of Roxbury, 1677-80-83-87-88. As a member of that board he was active in pro- curing a grant of land from the legislature to establish the town of New Roxbury, now Woodstock, Connecticut. He served on the grand jury in 1689. Previous to 1739 he was joint owner in a grist mill, and sold to Joseph Belknap, who proceeded to use the water priv- ilege in such a manner as to damage the citi- zens of Brookline and Roxbury in neglecting to do as much grinding as was necessary for home consumption. Accordingly, application was made to the selectmen for relief, which was arranged. Mr. Griggs enjoyed the con- fidence and esteem of his fellow citizens throughout a long and useful life. He died February 10, 1714-5, aged ninety years. He married (first) Mary Crafts, died June 30, 1653, daughter of Griffin Crafts, of Roxbury ; (second) November 8, 1654, Hannah Davis, died January 9, 1683, daughter of Samuel and Anna Davis. Children, all by second wife: I. Samuel, born 1656; died 1657. 2. Mary, born 1657 ; died young. 3. Hannah, born 1659. 4. Joseph, born 1661. 5. Benjamin, born 1668; removed to Connecticut. 6. Joanna, born 1672. 7. Ichabod, born September 27, 1675; mentioned below. 8. Mary, born 1682.

(III) Ichabod, son of Joseph Griggs, was born September 27, 1675, and was a farmer. He married Margaret Children: I.

Hannah, born 1702. 2. Samuel, 1704. 3. Elizabeth, 1705. 4. Joseph, 1708. 5. Esther, 1710. 6. Sarah, 1712. 7. Nathan, 1714. 8. Thomas, 1715-6; mentioned below. 9. Icha- bod, 1718.

(IV) Thomas (2), son of Ichabod Griggs, was born February 25, 1715-16, and died July 7, 1782. He settled in the lower parish of Roxbury, now a part of Brookline. He was a cordwainer, and worked for many years at

his trade in what is known as the Downer House, which he built. He afterwards sold the estate and bought the one later owned by Deacon David Coolidge, on Harvard street. He married, September I, 1743, Margaret Williams, of Roxbury. Children: I. Sarah, born 1744; died young. 2. Elizabeth, born 1745. 3. Moses, 1747; settled in Brighton. 4. Thomas, 1750 ; settled in Sutton. 5. Sam- uel, 1753; mentioned below. 6. John, 1756. 7. Joseph, 1760. 8. Joshua, 1763. 9. Sarah, 1765. IO. Nathaniel, 1770.

(V) Samuel (2), son of Thomas (2) Griggs, was born December 23, 1753, died January 16, 1814. He settled on the homestead, which was purchased from Captain John Winches- ter, and which is still owned and occupied by a descendant. He married, December 7, 1780, Beulah Hammond, who died August 21, 1847, aged ninety, daughter of Daniel and Lucy (Jones) Hammond of Newton. She was one of the organizers of the Baptist denom- ination of Brookline. Children: I. Joseph, born 1781; married Sarah Fuller, of Need- ham, January 12, 1827, and had a daughter, Emeline, who married Edward Wilson and resides in Brookline. 2. Samuel, born July 18, 1784; married (first) Caroline Bacon ; (second) Abigail Sawin. 3. William Jones, born March 19, 1786; died October 24, 1804. 4. Thomas, born April 5, 1788; mentioned below. 5. Susan, born January 29, 1790; died November, 1874 ; married (first) Deacon , Aaron Hayden, of Eastport, Maine ; (second) Ephraim Jackson, of Newton. 6. Lucy, born August 10, 1792; died April 20, 1883 ; mar- ried David R. Griggs. 7. John, born Decem- ber 30, 1794; married November 23, 1820, Sarah Davies Williams. 8. Stephen, born 1796; married Caroline Fish, and was drown- ed at Rockport, Massachusetts, August 16, 1850. 9. Margaret Williams, born November 29, 1800; married Henry Wood of Boston. She died December 24, 1887 ; had a daughter Elizabeth, who married James A. Penfield (see Penfield).

(VI) Deacon Thomas (3), son of Samuel (2) Griggs, was born April 5, 1788, and died September 20, 1886. He inherited a part of the homestead of his father, which consisted of about forty acres of land extending from Harvard street to the top of Corey Hill, and bought the interests of the other heirs. At one time he was the owner of over a hundred acres, including the land extending from his residence to Coolidge's store. At the time of his ownership of Corey Hill the north side

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was covered with a large growth of cedar trees, which he removed and prepared the land for cultivation. He also cleared the land in the rear of his house on Washington street from Park street to land of Deacon John Robinson. In 1834 he built the house on Washington street, where his son, Dea- con Thomas B. Griggs, afterward resided, where he lived for twelve years, and then re- moved to present house on Washington street, which he built and where he resided until his death. The land on which it was built consisted of alders, barberry bushes, and every other kind of swamp bushes, and is now the most fertile land in Brookline.

Deacon Griggs was a prominent man in town affairs. He was selectman, assessor, overseer of the poor, representative to the general court. In politics he was a Whig, later a Republican, always firm and unwavering in his public duty. He often served as modera- tor of town meetings. In 1810 he commenced attending the First Baptist Church in Newton, when Rev. Joseph Grafton was pastor, and was baptized and united with this church in De- cember, 1817. During that month he with twenty-two others, removed their church re- lation to Cambridgeport for the purpose of constituting a Baptist church in that place. He remained there under the ministry of Rev. Bela Jacobs for four years. In March, 1821, with others, he helped to constitute the First Baptist Church in Roxbury, uniting with the Boston Baptist Association. Here he was ap- pointed deacon, and remained with them seven years. In 1828, with three others, feeling de- sirous of having a church nearer home, he took measures to introduce a Baptist church in Brookline. He was one of the first deacons of the church thus formed, and continued in that office until his death, an honest and worthy church officer. His whole course of life was one of deep religious principle, firmly implanted within him, of doing good. One proof of his sincerity was the sacrifice made by him in riding six or more miles to attend church, and assisting to organize others that they might also receive the benefits of a church home.

During the war of 1812, Mr. Griggs acted as ensign and commanded a company at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, doing good service. Deacon Griggs was ever a valued friend and neighbor. He early acquired habits of industry, was earnest and honest, calm and deliberate in all matters of judgement, of a quiet and retiring disposition, unassuming in

his deportment, never desiring to be con- spicuous. His disposition was always cheer- ful. In his later years his health was remark- ably good, and his memory did not fail him. He was financially successful, promptly meet- ing all his obligations. Although for fifty years he was troubled more or less with rheumatism, he never failed in his church attendance, and at the age of ninety-six drove his own horse regularly to church. He died September 20, 1886. Deacon Thomas Griggs married Febru- ary 9, 1819, Harriet Fuller, who died August 13, 1867, aged seventy years, daughter of Jonathan and Mary ( Broad) Fuller, of Need- ham. She was the eldest of six children, and died first, the others dying in the order of their birth. Children of Deacon Thomas Griggs :

I. Caroline, born January 27, 1820, died September 18, 1905, married January 6, 1841, David Sullivan Coolidge (see Coolidge).

2. William Jones Griggs, born June 6, 1821 ; died May 5, 1906 ; married, January 14, 1864, Mary . Eaton Gipson, of Boston ; children : i. Mary Ellen, born May 5, 1866, married Dr. Scott Dow; ii. Sarah Louisa, born March 18, 1868, married Charles H. Dyer; iii. Lucy Anna, born January 13, 1870, married Dr. Everett M. Bowker (see Bowker) ; iv. Walter Allan, born February 25, 1871.

3. Mary Jane, born September 18, 1822; married, August 10, 1847, Hezekiah Shailer, of Haddam, Connecticut, whose birth occurred there. He was a graduate of Brown Univer- sity. He conducted a preparatory school for boys in Brookline, Massachusetts, for five years, after which he went to New York and formed a partnership with a Mr. Colby, a bookseller. Later the firm sold out and it be- came Sheldon, Lombard & Company, changing to Sheldon, Blackman & Company, and sub- sequently to Sheldon & Company, school book publishers, of New York. Mr. Shailer was connected with these firms until his death, July 6, 1878. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Shailer : i. Emma Jane, born August 13, 1848, died in New York, May II, 1864; ii. William Griggs, born August 24, 1850; married Mary Virginia Shailer, daughter of General Alexander Shail- er, of New York, and they have two children : Sumner Shailer, a physician of Newark, New Jersey, and Marion Shailer, married a Mr. Barton, a lawyer of Brooklyn, New York; iii. Cora Louise, born August 3, 1862; married Charles H. Dow, of Brookline, and they have two children : Margaret and H. Shailer Dow.

4. Ellen Griggs, born May 5, 1824; died March 27, 1904; married February 22, 1853,

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Charles Jewett Saxe, of Highgate, Vermont ; children : i. Charles Jewett Saxe, born Feb- ruary 21, 1855, died July 11, 1862; ii. William Arthur Saxe, born May 3, 1857; iii. Thomas Edward Saxe, born July 6, 1860; iv. John Walter Saxe (twin), born December 2, 1863; v. James Alfred Saxe (twin), born December 2, 1863; vi. Mary Ellen Saxe, born Decem- ber 17, 1865; died May II, 1903.

5. Thomas Baldwin Griggs, born May I, 1826; married (first) December 1I, 1851, Ann Elizabeth Stearns; children: i. Annie Beulah, born July 27, 1853; died October 14, 1898; ii. Margaret Wood, born "May 15, 1855; married Harry W. Waite, of Brook- line ; iii. Sarah Louise, born March 22, 1861, died August 31, 1867; iv. Thomas, born December 13, 1863; married ; v. Har- riet Fuller, born November 21, 1867. Thomas Baldwin Griggs married second, October, 1892, Mrs. Susan Vining Eldredge.

6. Amanda, born May 26, 1828; died June 10, 1881 ; married August 30, 1858, Hezekiah Smith Chase, of Boston, died March, 1892. Children : i. Hezekiah G. Chase, born June II, 1861 ; married Nina Dempsey of Boston; he resides in Santa Barbara, California; ii. Marion Chase, born March 2, 1869 ; married, June, 1893, William Paulton, of Sioux Falls, North Dakota ..

7. Francis Henry Griggs, born November 14, 1834; married October 8, 1861, Candace Watson; children: i. Elizabeth Hasselman, born April 22, 1866, married Rev. Mr. Judy of Davenport, Iowa, where they reside; ii. Thomas Watson, born February 14, 1875; resides in Davenport, Iowa.

(For early generations see Thomas Colynge 1). (VIII) Jonathan, son of COOLIDGE John (3) Coolidge, was born in Watertown, March IO, 1646-7. He married, December 3, 1679, Martha Rice, born January 14, 1662, daugh- ter of Joseph and Mercy (King) Rice, of Sud- bury, granddaughter of Edmund, the immi- grant. She died December 25, 1695. His will, dated February 12, 1723-4, proved March 16, 1723-4, bequeathed to sons Jona- than and John, daughter Martha and grand- daughter Martha Spooner. Children: I. Martha, born at Watertown, June 6, 1683 ; died unmarried, 1753. 2. Rebecca, born April 20, 1685; married Peter Spooner. 3. Mary, born April 16, 1687. 4. Jonathan, born Janu- ary 19, 1688-9 : married, August 15, 1715, Ruth Holland. 5. John, born February 4. 1690-1 ;

mentioned below. 6. Josiah, born August II, 1695; died 1699. 7. Joseph, baptized 1698; soldier in French War; died unmarried, 1724.

(IX) John (3), son of Jonathan Coolidge, was born in Watertown, February 4, 1690-91. He settled in Boston, where he married, April 14, 1713, Hannah Ingram. Children, born in Boston: I. John, married in Boston, October 12, 1736, Margaret Storer. 2. Benjamin. 3. Joseph, mentioned below. 4. Hannah, married Burt. 5. Martha, married

Pool. 6. Sarah, born March 30, 1727. 7. Mary, born March 6, 1728-29; died young. 8. William, born January 5, 1730-31 ; died young. 9. Jonathan, born February 18, 1732-33; died young. 10. Mary, born November 13, 1734. II. Lydia, born November 27, 1753; died young. 12. Lydia, born October 3, 1737.

(X) Joseph, son of John (3) Coolidge, was born February 10, 1718-19, and married, No- vember 18, 1746, Marguerite Olivier, born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, November 8, 1726, daughter of Antoine Olivier, a French Hugue- not. Her father moved from Boston to Nova Scotia, but after a few years returned. Jo- seph Coolidge died September 14, 1771, and his widow, then of Lancaster, late of Boston, married, December 9, 1775, Captain Israel Jennison, of Worcester. She married (third) Dr. Joseph Wheeler, of Worcester, and she died December 25, 1816, aged ninety years. Children, born in Boston: I. Joseph, 1747; mentioned below. 2. Margaret; died young. 3. John, married, May 20, 1772, Lydia Dawes, who died July 22, 1815; he died June 2, 1796; they have many descendants. 4. Benjamin, born 1752, merchant, of Boston; died in Wo- burn, 1819; married Mary Carter Brewster. 5. Margaret, married Jacob Sweetser of Lan- caster. 6. Mary, married Zechariah Hicks, of Boston. 7. Anna. 8. William, born 1750; died September 17, 1752.

(XI) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) Coolidge was born in 1747, in Boston. He was active in the Sons of Liberty, and took part in the famous Boston Tea Party. He signed a petition that was acted upon by the council in December, 1776, for the incorpora- tion of the Boston Independent Corps. Later his name appears on the list of those subscrib- ing to the regulations for the formation of this independent company to be raised in Boston. The officers of the company were commis- sioned December 7, 1776, Major General John Hancock being in command, Colonel Henry Jackson having the rank of lieutenant-colonel. When the company was called into service in

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the Rhode Island campaign, Coolidge was ser- geant ; the company was in the service from April 17, to May 5, 1777. Joseph Coolidge was an eminent merchant. He died October 6, 1820, aged seventy-four years. He mar- ried (first) June, 1772, Elizabeth Boyer, by whom he had seven children; (second) April 2, 1788, Catharine, sister of his first wife, and had one child. Children : I. Joseph, born March 15, 1773; mentioned below. 2. Daniel, died in London, 1801, aged twenty-eight years. 3. Elizabeth, died young. 4. John, died young. 5. Ann, died young. 6. Charles, died September 14, 1821; married Mehitable Tem- pleman, of Georgetown, D. C. 7. George, died young. 8. Edward, died young.

(XII) Joseph (3), son of Joseph (2) Cool- idge, was born in Boston, March 15, 1773; died November 15, 1840. He married, Sep- tember 20, 1796, Elizabeth Bulfinch, born June 29, 1777, daughter of Dr. Thomas Bulfinch Jr., and granddaughter of Adino Bulfinch, of Bos- ton. Her mother was a daughter of Charles Ward and Griselda (Eastwick) Apthorp. The maiden name of Charles W. Apthorp's mother was Susan Ward, of the family of Lord Ward, of Bexley, England. The maiden name of his wife's mother was Griselda Lloyd. Children, born in Boston: I. Elizabeth, 1797; died Jan- uary 27, 1880 : married Tasker H. Sweet, Esq., of Boston ; children : i. Elizabeth Little Sweet, married, March 31, 1846, Horace Binney Sar- gent ; children : Horace Binney Sargent, Lu- cius Manlius Sargent, Elizabeth Hazzard Sar- gent, married B. H. McCalla ; ii. Joseph Cool- idge Sweet, altered legally to Joseph Sweet Coolidge : married, November 7, 1851, Mary Louise Coolidge; iii. William Bourne Sweet ; married Susan Heard Winthrop. 2. Joseph, mentioned below. 3. Thomas Bulfinch, grad- uated at Harvard, 1819; died May 3, 1850; married Susan Elizabeth, daughter of Robert H. and Eliza Goldsborough, of Myrtle Grove, East Shore, Maryland ; no issue. 4. Susan A., died young young. 5. Susan Bulfinch, born March 6, 1812, died December 23, 1896; mar- ried, April 27, 1841, Joseph Lyman, of North- ampton ; no issue. 6. Anna, died young. 7. Anna S., born August 3, 1819, died July 13, 1881 ; married Colonel W. E. Prince.

(XIII) Joseph (4), son of Joseph (3) Coolidge, was born in Boston, October 30, 1798, died December 15, 1881. He was edu- cated in the public schools, and at Harvard College where he was graduated in 1817. He was one of the prominent citizens of Boston, and a prosperous shipping merchant, transact-

ing business with foreign countries, principally with China. He accumulated a fortune through great industry, shrewdness and enter- prise. He married, May 27, 1825, Eleanora Wayles Randolph, born October 30, 1796, died April 30, 1896, daughter of Thomas Mann and Martha (Jefferson) Randolph, and grand- daughter of President Thomas Jefferson of Monticello, Virginia. Children : I. Ellen Ran- dolph, born March 30, 1826, died May 9, 1894 ; married, January 24, 1855, Edmund Hight. 2. Elizabeth Bulfinch, born 1827, died June 9, a child. 3. Joseph Randolph, born December 29, 1828; see forward. 4. Algeron Sidney (twin) born August 22, 1830; see forward. 5. Philip Sidney (twin), born August 22, 1830; died September 19, 1863. 6. Thomas Jeffer- son, born August 26, 1831; mentioned below.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 10

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 886

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 886