Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 17

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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angry word. The whole day long he would most always have his Bible in his hands." He died suddenly August 15, 1772. His will was dated August 30, 1770, and proved Septem- ber 1, 1772. The inventory included "a pare of Silver Shue Buckles, one pare of Gould Buttens, one firelock, one Sword, 3cwt. of to- baco, Grate Bible, etc." The gold buttons mentioned were doubtless the ones worn by him at his first marriage, which were owned afterward by his grandson John, son of Silas, who transformed them a hundred years after- ward into a Masonic emblem now or lately owned by Daniel R. Strong, of LeRoy, New York. He married (first) November 14, 1716, Jerusha Bradford, baptized in Nor- wich May 28, 1693, died November 5, 1739, daughter of Thomas and Anne (Smith) Bradford, granddaughter of Major William and Alice (Richards) Bradford, and great- granddaughter of Governor William and Alice (Carpenter Southworth) Bradford. All the descendants of Hezekiah and Jerusha Newcomb are eligible to membership in the Mayflower Society. He married (second) in 1741, Hannah who after his death lived several years with her stepson, Peter Newcomb, and died in 1794, in what is now Columbia, Connecticut. Children, all by first wife : I. Silas, born September 2, 1717 ; mar- ried Submit Pineo. 2. Peter, born Novem- ber 28, 1718; mentioned below. 3. Anne, born March 4, 1720; married Smith. 4. Hezekiah, born December 27, 1722; died young. 5. Thomas, born September 3, 1724; married Ann Hibbard. 6. Jerusha, born March 24, 1726; married Ezra Cleveland. 7. Elizabeth, born December 19, 1727 ; married, April 21, 1747, John Barstow ; died July 31, 1801. 8. Samuel, born September 2, 1729 ; died September 9, 1748. 9. Jemima, born December 14, 1730, married (first) Lamb ; (second) June 12, 1755. Joseph Kinne. 10. James, born February 7. 1732-3 ; married Mrs. Submit (Downer) Davis.

(V) Peter, son of Hezekiah Newcomb, was born in Lebanon, November 28, 1718, and baptized January 20 following. He set- tled in Falltown, now Bernardston, Massa- chusetts, and was on a committee September 23, 1741, for building a bridge over Fall riv- er. He bought land there in addition to his original lot, but was compelled to abandon his home on account of Indian hostilities four or five years later. He returned to Leh anon in 1744-5, and settled two miles east of the present village of Columbia, on the road

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to Windham. The house which he built stood on the north side of the road and a few rods east of the cross roads leading to Hartford. A barn stands near the site of the house. The well still yields an abundance of water. Peter Newcomb was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and a chest of drawers which he made is still in possession of his descendants. He owned a large amount of real estate. He was surveyor of highways 1748; tax collector 1753; assessor 1760; assessor and surveyor 1761 ; surveyor 1766 and 1772; hayward 1777. He was a member of the Lebanon Church. His will was dated September 9, 1779, and proved October II following. He died Sep- tember 26, 1779. His gravestone bears the following sentiment. "He was Beloved in Life & Lamented at Death he bore his Dying Pains with Christian Patience & Left the World in the Comfortable Hope of a Blessed Immortality.

"Behold the place Where I repose my head And where I rest Till Christ shall raise the dead." ,

He married, November 2, 1740, Hannah English, born September 19, 1722, died Janu- ary 9, 1796, daughter of Richard and Mary English. Rev. Eleazer Wheelock, afterwards first president of Dartmouth College, per- formed the ceremony. Children: I. Phebe, born in Falltown, September 15, 1741 ; mar- ried, November 15, 1759, Captain Nathaniel Cushman ; died July 15, 1785. 2. Hezekiah, born May 6, 1747; mentioned below. 3.

Samuel, born October 23, 1749; married Mary Crandall. 4. William, born March 19, 1752;

married Elizabeth Connable. . 5. Jemima, born October 24, 1756; married, 1788, Cap- tain Gideon Clark; died October 13, 1844. 6. Joseph, born May 3, 1762; married Elizabeth Martin.

(VI) Hezekiah (2), son of Peter New- comb, was born May 6, 1747, in Lebanon, at the homestead, and died January 25, 1821. A number of years before his marriage he lived with his grandfather, Hezekiah Newcomb. He was executor of his father's will in 1779. He removed to Bernardston before December 6, 1773, when he was a freeholder of that place. He was on a committee to plan the pews of the meeting house and to seat the meeting. In June, 1776, he was employed by the town to hire three men for nine months to serve in the Continental army. He was justice of the peace many years, selectman and assessor four years, town treasurer two years, deputy to

the general court three years. He married, September 15, 1768, Lydia Hunt, born in Nor- wich, January 20, 1750, died in Bernardston, March 19, 1834, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Smith ) Hunt. I. Heze- kiah, born June 12, 1769; mentioned below. 2. Richard English, born October 31, 1770; mar- ried Phebe Cushman; (second) Mrs. Mary (Warren) Lyman; (third) Mrs. Elizabeth (Woodbridge) Hunt. 3. Lydia, born Septem- ber 24, 1772; married, September 24, 1801, Cotton Graves; died October 22, 1837. 4. Sarah, born August 8, 1774; married Hon. Samuel C. Allen; died January 22, 1797. 5. William, born June 18, 1776; married Mary Purple. 6. Mary, born May 5, 1778; died un- married, May 1, 1843. 7. Jemima Harriet, born January 10, 1780; married, September 19, 1802, David Carpenter; died September I, 1828. 8. Peter, born October 3, 1781 ; mar- ried (first) Abigail Parmenter; (second) Tirzah Smead; (third) Sarah Cushman. 9. Dalton, born December 26, 1783; married (first) Harriet Wells; (second) Caroline Wells. 10. Horatio Gates, born September 27, 1785; married (first) Maria Pratt ; (sec- ond) Almira Wells. II. Sophronia, born January 10, 1788; married, February 14, 1815, Rufus Graves; died August 23, 1838. 12. Charles Jarvis, born April 29, 1790; married Philena Scott. 13. Zebina Curtis, born Au- gust 25, 1791; married (first) Martha Lydia Goodale; (second) Mrs. Sarah (Lawrence) Clark.

(VII) Hon. Hezekiah (3) Newcomb, son of Hezekiah (2) Newcomb, was born June 12, 1769, in Lebanon, in the part now Columbia, on the homestead. When young he removed with his parents to Bernardston, Massachu- setts. He settled on a farm in the western part of the town, now the town of Leyden, where he died August 19, 1844. He married, at Bernardston, Ruth Burnham, born Decem- ber 6, 1766, died April 9, 1846. He was a justice of the peace over thirty years, and rep- resentative to the general court more than twenty years. Children: I. Matilda, born May 10, 1790; married, March 6, 1810, Elijah Fuller ; died May 11, 1862. 2. Hezekiah, born February 27, 1792; married Nancy A. Rounds. 3. Cooley, born November 13, 1793; married Lectania Bullock. 4. Rosalinda, born May 22, 1796; married, May 20, 1816, Daniel Perry Rounds. 5. Theodore, born March 10, 1798 ; married Mary Carman. 6. Sarah, born June 24, 1800; married, January 1, 1826, Origin Hill; died November 4, 1856. 7. John

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Adams, born September 8, 1802; married Louisa Mima Rounds. 8. Maria Ruth, born January 6, 1805; married, March 16, 1826, Almond Clark; died October 8, 1851. 9. Thomas Jefferson, born January 16, 1807; mentioned below. 10. James Madison, born March 7, 1809; died February 12, 1812. II. Sophronia, born November 23, 1811 ; died un- married, October 7, 1838.

(VIII) Thomas Jefferson, son of Hezekiah (3) Newcomb, was born in Leyden, Massa- chusetts, January 16, 1807, and died in March 1886. He was educated in the public schools, and settled in Leyden, where he succeeded to the homestead of his father. In 1870 he re- moved to the adjoining town of Bernards- ton, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a prosperous farmer and use- ful citizen. In his later years he was a trav- eling salesman. He and his wife were de- voted members of the Methodist church. He was a Republican in politics. He married, November 27, 1832, Euphemia S. Grennell, born in Leyden, February 14, 1813, died Sep- tember 8, 1834; (second) March 8, 1835, Re- becca S. Hitchcock, born in New York, Feb- ruary 22, 1814, daughter of David and Lydia (Roberts) Hitchcock. She died in 1886. Child of first wife: 1. Ruth Survitor, born Novem- ber 30, 1833 ; died December 1898; resided at Easthampton, Massachusetts, and Lansing, Michigan : married October, 1859, Amasa S. Cowles. of Goshen, Massachusetts ; child: Clark Willis Cowles. Children of second wife : 2. Sarah Eliza, born February 23, 1836; married, September 7, 1856, George Harrison, son of David and Lydia (Barber) Bixby. born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, March 12, 1827, a mechanic ; resided in New Britain, Connecticut, and in Bernardston, on the H. W. Hale farm : child : Eleanor Lydia Bixby. born April 4, 1859, married Hendrick A. Slate. 3. Son, born and died February 16, 1838. 4. Lydia Sophronia, born June 8, 1839: married, May 9, 1861, Joel Hudson Nash. a farmer, born at Greenfield, Massa- chusetts, July 31, 1827 ; resided at Leyden. 5. Rosalinda Maria, born July 27, 1841 ; died September 9, 1842. 6. Ellen Maria, born September 27. 1843 ; died December 23, 1845. 7. Daughter, born November 12, 1845; died December 4, following. 8. Alma Ella, born November 27, 1847 : died unmarried, June 23, 1870. 9. Thomas Hezekiah, born June 3, 1849 ; resides at Shelton, Connecticut ; super- intendent of Derby Silver Company ; mar- ried, October 14, 1873, Elsie B. Taylor. 10.

Eugene Adelbert, born November 17, 1851; partner in Sheldon & Newcomb, dealers in2 hardware; treasurer of Franklin county ; water commissioner of the town, a leading citizen ; married, May 10, 1873, Hannah, daughter of William Deakin, of Greenfield, born in Sheffield, England, January 23, 1853/ Children : i. William Jefferson, born January 12, 1874, resides at Shelton; ii. Edith Ther- esa, born August 1, 1875 ; iii. Eugene Robert, born December 4, 1882; Rebecca. 11. Elwyn Dwight, born March 13, 1854; mentioned be- low. 12. Estella Rebecca, born September 19, 1857; married 1883, Edward Wells; she died in 1885.

(IX) Elwyn Dwight, son of Thomas Jef- ferson Newcomb, was born in Leyden, March 13, 1854. He was educated in the public schools. At the age of twelve years he be- gan to work on his father's farm in Leyden, and worked at farming during his youth. When he was twenty years old he engaged in the grocery business in Chicopee, coming to Holyoke two years later and continuing in the grocery business there ; built up a large and flourishing trade and became one of the leading merchants of the city. He retired in 1898, and made his home in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts. In politics he is a Re- publican, but has never sought public office. In religion he is a Congregationalist. He married Jennie Belle Smith, born November 22, 1858, daughter of Hiram and Harriette Sophia Coney Smith (see Smith family). Chil- dren: 1. Ruby Harriette Newcomb, born July 27, 1892. 2. Ruth Belle Newcomb, born January 6, 1897.

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RUSSELL man and French words-roz, castle, and el, a synonym for eau, water. The name was first given to a castle in 1045 in lower Normandy, and im- plied a tower or castle by the water. Hugh, son of William Bertrand, was invested with this strong hold and took its name, calling himself Hugh Rozel, from which came Rosel, Rousel, and the present orthography. The Bertrand ancestry is traceable as far back as the seventh century, to the Norwegian Zarls, to Rerick, the first King of Normandy, down through King Harold, who reigned there in 885. William Bertrand and his sons Roger, Hugh, Theobold and Richard, accompanied William on his first expedition to England, and received large grants of the public domain confiscated from the subjugated Saxons.

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These were the founders of the English Rus- sels. John Russell, who lived in the sixteenth century, was of this descent, a son of James, in the west of England. He rose in favor with Henry VIII, held many offices, and was one of Henry's executors. Upon the accession of Edward VI he continued near to the throne and distinguished himself at St. Mary's Cyst,

and was created Earl of Bedford. The fourth Earl of Bedford was a Georgian statesman, and Lord John Russell was premier of England in 1846 and again in 1865. William H. Russell, the famed war correspondent, known as "Bull Run" Russell, is another of the name and lineage. In this country we have had the Hon. John E. Rus- sell, and William A. Russell, Massachusetts congressmen, and Governor William E. Rus- sell. The armorial bearings of the Russells was: Crest : a demi lion, rampant, collared sable, studded or, holding a cross of the shield. Conspicuous representatives appear in the pro- fessions, in civil affairs and in the annals of war.

(I) Robert Russell, by tradition from Scot- land, was the immigrant ancestor of a numer- ous and distinguished family of New England and several western states. He was born in 1630, and is found of record at Andover, Massachusetts, as early as July 6, 1659, when he married Mary, daughter of Captain Thom- as, of Lynn. He lived in the part of Andover known many years as Scotland District, where he died December 3, 1710, aged eighty years, being the first to be interred in the South Par- ish burying grounds. His farm was near Holt Hill, the early homestead of the Holt family of Andover, and he seems to have been a large land holder, and in the deeds where he ap- pears as grantor or grantee the land is de- scribed as a part of Scotland farm. He lived for a short time in Billerica before moving to Andover. His name was on a petition to the general court from the last named town re- questing the allotment of additional land. In April, 1664, he served on a coroner's jury and in the signature to the verdict he made his mark. This is said to have been the first coroner's inquest held in this country. He took the oath of allegiance and fidelity Febru- ary II, 1698, and is of record as a freeman in 1691. His wife, who was baptized in 1642, died January 16, 1716. Children: I. Mary, married Nicholas Holt. 2. Thomas, lived in Andover, and was father of Robert, of Read- ing, Massachusetts, and Peter, of Litchfield, New Hampshire. 3. James, mentioned be-

low. 4. Joseph, died young. 5. Sarah, mar- ried John Ingalls. 6. Benjamin. 7. Hannah, married Oliver Holt. 8. John, married Sarah Chandler. 9. Elizabeth, wife of Moses Holt. IO. Robert, died a soldier in the garrison at Great Island.

(II) James, second son of Robert and Mary (Marshall) Russell, was born September 16, 1667, in Andover and succeeded his father on the homestead, where he died March 7, 1717. He married, December 18, 1707, Priscilla Os- good, born April 1, 1681, in Andover, daugh- ter of Christopher and Hannah (Barker) Os- good. She married (second) January 31, 1722, John Eaton, of Reading, who died in 1727. She returned to Andover, where she died a few years later. Children of James Russell : I. James, born 1710; married Lucy Farrer ; lived in Ashford and Willington, Con- necticut, and about 1770 moved to Walpole, New Hampshire, where he died October 8, 1784: 2. Mary, married Samuel Appleton, of Haverhill. 3. Priscilla, died young. 4. Thomas, mentioned below. 5. Priscilla, mar- ried Edward Kirkham, of Reading. 6. Aquil- la, died young.

(III) Thomas, second son of James and Priscilla (Osgood) Russell, was born June 18, 1714, in Andover, and is called Dr. Russell in the old annals of Andover. He was, however, a farmer, rather than a physician, and the title was probably given him in recognition of his knowledge of the properties and skill in the use of medicinal herbs. He died in 1753. He married, April 15, 1742, Abigail Ballard, born August 17, 1718, daughter of Uriah and Eliz- abeth (Henshaw) Ballard of Andover. Chil- dren : 1. Uriah, mentioned below. 2. Thomas, born 1747. 3. Elizabeth, twin of Thomas, married Gideon Foster, of Andover. 4. James, born 1749, probably died young. 5. Abigail, born 1750, married Henry Williams, of Salem, Massachusetts. 6. Priscilla, born 1751, dicd unmarried, 1842 ; she was a famous nurse, whose good works and garden of herbs are still remembered by many aged relatives.

(IV) Uriah, cldest child of Thomas and Abigail (Ballard) Russell, was born 1743, in Andover, and dicd there November 9, 1822. He probably inherited the original homestead, as it was occupied by his son, Deacon Joel, further mentioned below. He married, Au- gust 15, 1771, Lydia Abbott, born March 7, 1745, daughter of Barachias and Hannah (Holt) Abbott, of Andover. She was an ex- cellent woman, and died July 10, 1829. Chil- dren : 1. Uriah, born 1772. 2. Thomas, 1775,

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died young. 3. Lydia, died young. 4. James, 1778, lived in Maine. 5. Thomas, twin of James ; married Abigail Bell ; lived in Andover and later removed to Albany, Maine. 6. Har- riet, 1780, wife of Nathan Abbott, of An- dover. 7. Lydia, 1785, married Joseph Faulk- ner. 8. Joel, mentioned below. 9. Abiel, 1789; soldier and pensioner of the war of 1812: married Sarah (Ballard) Abbott, and died in 1881.

(V) Deacon Joel, fifth son of Uriah and Lydia (Abbott) Russell, was born 1787, in Andover, and lived and died on the home- stead first owned by the imigrant, Robert Rus- sell, which has been owned continuously by the latter's descendants. At considerable ex- pense for the time, he erected a commodious house thereon. He was a good neighbor and a useful townsman, noted for his high charac- ter, and died July 22, 1871. He married, April 18, 1805, in Middleton, Massachusetts, Sallie Curtis, born October 16, 1782, daughter of Israel and Elizabeth Wilkins Curtis. of that town. She was noted for her pious character, and died February 6, 1857. Children : I. Uriah, born 1805, lived in Holyoke, Massa- chusetts, and died in 1830. 2. Sallie, 1806; married Ebenezer Jenkins. 3. Joel, mention- ed below. 4. Ammon, 1810; married Abigail Spear, and died in Andover, 1894. 5. Levi, 1812; married Zorah Bailey, and died in Bid- deford, Maine. 6. Israel Curtis, married Isa- bel, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Gray) Emery of Biddeford, Maine. 8. Phoebe, 1818, married a Chandler, of Andover. 9. Samuel, 1820, lived in Haverhill, Massachusetts. IO. Amos, 1824, lived in West Springfield, Mas- sachusetts. II. James, 1826, died unmarried. 12. Henry Warren, 1828.

(VI) Joel (2), son of Deacon Joel (I) and Sally Russell, was born in Andover. He learned the machinist's trade, and when a young man removed to Manchester, New Hampshire. then a small manufacturing city, and became superintendent of the machine shop. Afterward he located in Biddeford, Maine, and later took up his abode in Hol- voke, Massachusetts, where he was a promi- nent townsman. A Republican in politics ; he held the office of selectman by repeated elections, and served the town in that capaci- ty during the exciting period of the civil war. All his public acts were dictated by a sense of loyality to the nation in the struggle through which it was passing, and he was instrumental in raising and equipping re- cruits. He married Mary Poore, of Exeter,

New Hampshire, who possessed the highest womanly qualities. Children: Mary Ann, married John Q. Adams, a well known Bidde- ford lawyer ; Robert, who is successfully en- gaged in the hardware business in Holyoke; and George A., mentioned below.

(VII) George A., youngest son of Joel (2) and Mary (Poore) Russell, was born in Man- chester, New Hampshire, December 16, 1847. His education was gained in the public schools of Holyoke, whither his people re- moved when he was two years of age. He entered Williston Seminary at Easthampton, from which he was graduated in 1866. His first employment was in an envelope factory as a bookkeeper. In a few years the con- cern was transferred to Springfield, Massa- chusetts, Mr. Russell going with them. The business was eventually absorbed by the Un- ion Envelope Company, and was known as the National Papeterie Company and capi- talized at $100,000, and Mr. Russell was made its first president and treasurer. The company did business in leased quarters on Hillman street, but soon outgrew these ac- commodations and erected commodious fac- tories at the juncture of Quincy, Orlean and Tyler streets, for the conduct of its grow- ing needs. It gives employment to two hun- dred persons and keeps fifteen salesmen on the road. Its output is papeterie and fancy goods. To Mr. Russell is given a large share of the credit for the success of this gigantic enterprise. Also, Mr. Russell is president of the Blake Manufacturing Company, giving employment to two hundred persons ; of the Warwick Cycle Company, with a capital of $200,000, employing three hundred skilled workmen ; of the Rush Cutlery Company, furnishing work for fifty persons. Also he was president of the Springfield Envelope Company until its absorption by the trusts. Likewise he organized and was a director in the National Envelope Company of Milwau- kee, which had a daily capacity of three mil- lion envelopes. In addition he has been a director in the Platner & Porter Manufactur- ing Company of Unionville, Connecticut, and of the Howland Falls Pulp Company of How- land, Maine, which turns out sulphite pulp.

In politics he is a Republican, and has served Ward Five on the board of alderman at two different elections, the last of which he was honored with the office of president. In church affairs he has been active, being a loy- al member of the State Street Baptist Church in which he has served as deacon and super-

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intendent of the Sabbath school. Also he has been president of the Young Men's Christian Association, in which he has always evinced an abiding interest, and contributed liberally toward its support. He is a public spirited man, a whole-souled giver, and takes a deep pride in the splendid growth of his adopted city. He married, in 1867, Abbie Sophia Allen, of Holyoke, and they are the parents of five children: Mary Evangeline, married W. W. Tapley; Arthur (deceased) ; Irving S., married Florence Bugbee ; Marion, died in infancy ; Gertrude, resides at home.

(For preceding generations see Benjamin Cooley 1). (III) Daniel (2), son of Dan- COOLEY iel (I) and Elizabeth (Wol- cott) Cooley, was born March 23, 1683. He first settled in Enfield, where the births of his first five children were re- corded, and afterward removed to West Springfield. November 7, 1710, he married Jemima Clark, who died October 29, 1732. Children : I. Daniel, born September II, 17II. 2. Jemima, January 5, 1713. 3. Eliza- beth, July 28, 1714; died July 30, 1742. 4. Ann, April 20, 1716. 5. Noah, October 12, 1718. 6. Mary, September 20, 1720. 7. Thomas, February 13, 1723. 8. Sarah, May 25, 1725; died March 3, 1765. 9. Azuma, October 7, 1728.

(IV) Daniel (3), son of Daniel (2) and Jemima (Clark) Cooley, was born September II, III; married Frances McKintree; one son, William; perhaps other children.

(V) Captain William, son of Daniel (3) and Frances (McKintree) Cooley, was born March 17, 1736; died April 14, 1825. He settled in Granville, Massachusetts, where he organized a military company for service in the revolutionary war. His commission as captain, issued April 26, 1776, signed by Perez Morton, secretary, assigns him to the Fifth Company, Third Regiment, Hampshire county militia, John Moseley, colonel. November 27, 1759, he married Sarah Mather, born Novem- ber 26, 1734, died December 2, 1822, daughter of Timothy Mather, of Windsor, Connecticut, and a descendant of Rev. Richard Mather (see forward). The children of this union were: 1. Sarah, born 1762. 2. William, 1763. 3. Abigail, May 3, 1765. 4. Triphena, May 8, 1767. 5. Dorothy, April 22, 1768. 6. Tim- othy Mather, D. D. 7. Alexander, May 2, 1775. 8. James, December 2, 1779.

Timothy Mather, son of Rev. Richard Mather (q. v.), was born in Liverpool, Eng-

land, in 1628; died in Dorchester, Massachu- setts, January 14, 1684. Being the only son of Richard who was not a preacher, he is called the "Mather farmer". His first wife was Cath- erine, daughter of Major-General Humphrey Atherton ; his second wife, Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Amiel Weeks. Children : I. Rev. Sam- uel. 2. Richard, born December 22, 1653. 3. Catherine, January 6, 1655-6. 4. Nathaniel, September 2, 1658. 5. Joseph, May 25, 1661. 6. Atherton, October 4, 1663.

Rev. Samuel, son of Timothy Mather, was born in Dorchester, July 5, 1650; died in Windsor, Connecticut, March 18, 1727-8. He was graduated from Harvard in 1671 ; became pastor of churches in Deerfield, Massachu- setts ; Milford and Branford, Connecticut, and in 1682 was called to the church in Windsor, Connecticut, where he resided the rest of his life. In 1700 he was one of the ten principal ministers of Connecticut chosen by general consent of the clergy to be the founders of Yale College. He married Hannah, daughter of Governor Robert Treat. Children : I. Samuel, born 1677. , 2. Hannah, September, 1862. 3. Rev. Azariah, August 29, 1685. 4 .. Ebenezer, September 3, 1687. 5. Joseph, March 6, 1698. 6. Elizabeth, January 12, 1691. 7. Rev. Nathaniel, May 30, 1695. 8. Benjamin, September 29, 1696. 10. John, September 22, 1699.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 17

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