Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 42

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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(III) James, son of Samuel and Priscilla (Blunt) Burnham, was born September 29, 1833. One authority says he was born in Kennebunkport, while another gives Water- ville, Maine, as the place of his birth. He was a carpenter by trade, and about 1853 left Maine and took up his residence in Montague, Massachusetts, where for some time he en- gaged in the manufacture of piano cases. About 1870 he became a member of the firm of Carl & Burnham, contractors and builders, which relation was maintained for several years, after which Mr. Burnham continued business alone until the time of his death, De- cember 10, 1885. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in politics was a Republican. In 1855 he mar- ried Abbie A., daughter of Charles and Eunice Minerva (Allen) Wells, of Montague; she was born January 18, 1835 (see Wells, VIII). Four children were born of this marriage: I. Cyrus Gile, August 28, 1856. 2. Clarence E., March 10, 1858. 3. Fred G., January 3, 1860. 4. Frank Park, December 10, 1871.

(IV) Cyrus Gile, son of James and Abbie (Wells) Burnham, was born in Montague, Massachusetts, August 28, 1856, and attended public school up to the time he became six- teen years old. He then served an apprentice- ship to the trade of carpenter and joiner, later became interested in the shoe business, and still later was a pattern maker in the employ of the Holyoke Machine Company. Since 1898 he carried on a general grain business in Holyoke, when he formed a partnership with his brother, Fred G. Mr. Burnham is an Odd Fellow, member of Pocumtuck Lodge, of Greenfield, Massachusetts; member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and in politics is a Republican. He married, June 18, 1881, Ella Frances, daughter of Thomas and Johanna (Quinn ) Lapean, of Montague ; children: I. Ethel Frances, born October 23, 1885; married, 1908, George Cobb, of Am- herst, Massachusetts, a graduate of the Massa- chusetts State Agricultural College. 2. Arthur James, born November 10, 1888, now a stu- dlent at the Massachusetts State Agricultural College.

(IV) Fred G., son of James and Abbie ( Wells) Burnham, was born in Montague, Massachusetts, January 3, 1860. He gained his education in the public schools, was brought up to farm work, and after attaining his major- ity learned the carpenter's trade. He lived

for a short time in Holyoke, then returned to Montague and became interested in the grain business. In 1885 he established a permanent residence in Holyoke, and for the next three years was employed as manager for the firm of W. N. Potter & Son, grain dealers. In 1896 he succeeded his former employers in the grain business, and in 1898 entered into part- nership with his brother Cyrus. In 1898 Mr. Burnham married Emma Frechette.

(The Wells Line, see Hugh Wells 1).

Abbie A. (Wells) Burnham, wife of James Burnham, and mother of Cyrus G. and Fred G. Burnham, traces her ancestry through Hugh Wells, immigrant ancestor, born in 1590, to Thomas, born 1620; Ebenezer, born 1668; Joshua, born 1695; Elisha, born 1731 ; Elisha, born 1759, and Charles, born about 1801.

Elisha, son of Elisha and Abigail (Brooks) Wells, was born January 2, 1759. He was among the settlers of Franklin county, Massa- chusetts. He served in the capacity of toll- keeper of the bridge across the Connecticut river, between Greenfield and Montague, on the Troy to Boston stage road or turnpike. He married Tirzah Severance, who bore him five sons and seven daughters, namely: Isaac. Elisha, Henry, Richard, Charles, see forward ; Tirzah, Mary, Clarissa, Pamelia, Julia, Rachel and Abigail.

Charles, son of Elisha and Tirzah (Sever- ance ) Wells, was born about 1801. He mar- ried Eunice Minerva Allen, who bore him twelve children, namely: Tirzah, Jane E., Mary A., Abbie A., see forward; Ellen H., Charles A., Lucy E., Henry R., Harriet L., Julia S., George T. and Edwin W.

Abbie A., daughter of Charles and Eunice Minerva (Allen) Wells, was born January 18, 1835. She married, in 1855, James Burnham (see Burnham, III).

EDDY This name has been long establish- ed in New England, and has gained much distinction in that section through a marriage which gives that name to the founder of Christian Science. The revolu- tionary rolls of the Massachusetts colony show that the family rendered valuable ser- vice in that struggle, and had many representa- tives in the colonial army. It appears with many spellings in the original records of the Plymouth colony, but the spelling here em- ployed is now in universal use. Among these forms are: Edi, Edy, Eady, Eadey, Edie and Eedy. The family is widely diffused through-

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out the United States, and is identified with progressive movements everywhere.

(I) Rev. William Eddye, A. M., was vicar of the church of St. Dunstan, in the town of Cranbroke, Kent county, England, from 1589 until his death, November 23, 1616. He was a native of Bristol, England, and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married (first) November 20, 1587, Mary, daughter of John Foster (died in September, 1573) ; she died in July, 1611, leaving an infant Nathaniel, who survived her only nine days. In 1614 Mr. Eddye married (second), widow Eliza- beth Taylor, who bore him one child. Chil- dren : Mary, Phineas, John, Ellen, Abigail, Annie, Elizabeth, Samuel, Zacariah, Nathaniel and Priscilla. Two of these immigrated to America.

(II) Samuel, third son of Rev. William and Mary ( Foster ) Eddy, was born in May, 1608, in Cranbroke, and died in 1688, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. With his brother John he em- barked at London, August 10, 1630, in the ship "Handmade," John Grant, master, and arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts, November 8 same year. He was made a freeman at Plymouth, January 1, 1632, and had a three acre home lot granted him there November 7, 1637. In 1641 he was granted an additional six acres, to- gether with thirty acres of meadow. On May 9, 1631. he bought a house on Spring Hill, at the end of the present Main street, in Plymouth, which he sold in 1645. In 1638 he was award- ed four shares in a black heifer, upon the division of Plymouth cattle. He was one of the original purchasers of the territory com- prising Middleboro, Massachusetts, and was a large owner of lands in both towns. In 1633 his assessment was equal to that of Captain Standish, showing him to be a man of large means for that time. He was a member of the military company in 1643. His wife Eliza- beth was fined ten shillings October 7, 1651, for ringing out clothes on the Sabbath, but this fine was subsequently remitted. May 1, 1660, she was summonsed for travelling on the Sab- bath, but showed that the journey was made to relieve a sick woman in Boston, and was dismissed with an admonition. She died in 1682. Children: John, Zacariah, Kaleb. Oba- diah and Hannah.

(III) Obadiah, fourth son of Samuel and Elizabeth Eddy, was born in 1645, in Plymouth, and settled in Middleboro, on lands belonging to his father. The homes of the first twenty settlers in that town, including his, were destroyed by fire by the ancients in King

Philip's war, but after peace was restored he returned and rebuilt. The maiden name of his wife was Bennett. He died in Middleboro, in 1722. Children: John, Hazadiah, Samuel, Jabez, Benjamin, Joel, Mercy, Elizabeth and Mary.

(IV) Samuel (2), third son of Obadiah Eddy, was born in 1675, in Middleboro, and died there in 1752, residing on the lands which he inherited from his father. He was a man of large stature and strength. He married Melatiah Pratt, born December 4, 1676, died in March, 1769, in her ninety-third year, having survived her husband about seventeen years. Children: Samuel, Zacariah, Melatiah, Ben- nett and Fear.

(V) Zacariah, second son of Samuel (2) and Melatiah ( Pratt ) Eddy, was born in 1701, in Middleboro, and resided there upon the paternal homestead, dying in 1777. He mar- ried, November 18, 1737, Mercy, daughter of Ebenezer and Mercy ( Foster) Morton, born January 20, 1722, died August 25, 1802. Chil- dren : John, born 1638, was a soldier of the French war, and died at Crown Point at the age of twenty-four years ; Mercy, 1740; Elizabeth, 1742: Nathaniel, 1744; John, 1748; Hannah, 1749; Zacariah, 1752; Seth, 1754; Thomas, 1756: Lucy, 1758; Samuel, 1760. All of the survivors of these sons were soldiers of the revolutionary army.

(VI) Seth, sixth son of Zacariah and Mercy ( Morton) Eddy, was born May 30, 1754, in Middleboro, and served through many enlist- ments in the revolutionary war. He was a private in Captain William Shaw's ( First Mid- dleboro) company of minute-men which march- ed to Marshfield on the Lexington alarm, and served three days. He appears on the pay roll of Captain Thomas Turner's company, Colonel Thomas Marshall's regiment, at Bos- ton, June 22, 1776, enlisting June 10 and served until December I that year, five months twenty- seven days. He was also a member of Cap- tain Nathaniel Wood's company, Colonel Eben- ezer Sprout's regiment, May 6 to 9, 1778. He enlisted September 6 and served until the 12th of same month that year on the alarms at Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was a corporal of Captain William Tupper's company, Colonel Nathan Sparhawk's regiment, enlisted Sep- tember 28, and served until December 14, 1778, two months and sixteen days, at Boston. He was also a private in Captain Jonah Wash- burn's company, Colonel Ebenezer White's regiment, nine days, August I to 9, 1780, on the Rhode Island alarm. He married Jerusha

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Barden, who died November 29, 1835, at the age of seventy-six years. Children : John, Mary, Thomas, Seth, Sally, Apollos, Joseph, Lucy, and Ezra Holmes.

(VII) John, eldest child of Seth and Jerusha (Barden) Eddy, was born July 22, 1780, in Middleboro, and died February 10, 1876, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in his ninety-sixth year. He married, May 25, 1806, Abiah Sturte- vant, born November 20, 1780, died in Plymouth, June 20, 1869. Children: Fanny, John, Darius, Sally S., Mercy, Eliza, Lewis.

(VIII) Darius, third child of John and Abiah (Sturtevant ) Eddy, was born Septem- ber 19, 1809, in Middleboro, and died Decem- ber 14, 1893, in Boston. He was about seven- teen years of age when he removed to Boston, and began an apprenticeship with Lincoln & Stoddard as a carpenter, served three years, and soon afterwards began business on his own account as a builder and made rapid progress. He contributed largely to the development of the Dorchester district at that time, and was known prominently in the community largely through his inventions. He was of ingenious nature, and developed a household refrigerator, which was then a great luxury, and is to-day considered a necessity. . Although the condi- tions warranted it, Mr. Eddy did not seek to secure a patent, but being energetic and indus- trious he built up a substantial business for himself in the manufacture of the article. He made improvements upon various kinds of refrigerators, and was generally recognized as the most practical and successful manufacturer in the country. At first the business was con- ducted in connection with his building opera- tions, but it ultimately required his whole atten- tion, and he built up an institution which was later carried on by his sons and is now man- aged by a corporation located since 1905 on Adams street. Dorchester. Mr. Eddy was everywhere respected, and was a liberal con- tributor to the various local interests of Dor- chester. He was a working member of the Universalist church, and for a great many years affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. While a young man he was associated with the Boston Fusileers and took an active part in that organization, being at one time an officer. He married, January 25. 1835, Lydia Otis Hersey, of Hingham, Massa- chrsetts, born 1810, died September 30, 1894. Children : 1. Darius F., mentioned below. 2. I vdia A., born 1839, died young. 3. Lydia IT., September 13, 1841, resides on the old Eddy homestead in Dorchester, unmarried. 4.

Otis, October 15, 1843; was many years a dealer in lumber, and is now retired; resides in Dorchester ; married, April 29, 1869, Mary Willard. 5. Louis, July 9, 1846; is connected with the Eddy Manufacturing Company; re- sides on Parkman street, Dorchester ; married, October 6, 1870, Mary P. Talbot, now de- ceased. 6. Isaac H., January 10, 1849 ; resides in Dorchester : married, September 14, 1875, Rebecca Hathaway, of Plymouth. 7. George, March 15, 1852; resides on Howland street, Roxbury ; married, November 10, 1885, Helen Tilden. 8. John Lodge, January 19, 1858; associated with the Eddy Manufacturing Com- pany ; married Effie Holmes, of Plymouth.

(IX) Darius F., eldest child of Darius and Lydia O. (Hersey) Eddy, was born May 6, 1837. He resided in Dorchester until twelve years of age, then went to Hingham, where he remained until fifteen, when he returned to Dorchester. He began his education in Bos- ton, continued it in the public schools of Hing- ham, and completed it on his return to Dor- chester, in the public schools and under private instruction. He resided in Dorchester up to 1891, when he removed to his present home in Roxbury. Very early in life he became associated with his father in the manufacturing industry, and at the present time is president of the corporation, which is conducting the same business. He was a soldier of the civil war, enlisting in August, 1862, in Company D, Forty-second Massachusetts Volunteer Infan- try, under Captain Shrieves and Colonel Bur- rill. Mr. Eddy was elected a lieutenant soon after enlisting and went with the regiment to New Orleans, whence it was sent to quell a disturbance at Galveston, Texas. Through some misunderstanding the regiment was divid- ed and three companies only came upon the enemy, who were strongly entrenched at Gal- veston, and fell upon the small detachment of Union soldiers and captured it after a hot engagement. All were sent to a rebel prison in Houston, Texas, remaining four months ; then to Lluntsville state prison, remaining two montlis ; then to Homestead, Texas, remaining six months, and the remainder of Mr. Eddy's nineteen months imprisonment was spent at Tyler, Texas. He was then exchanged with other officers and returned home, having been absent two years. His original enlistment was for nine months. He was offered a position on the staff of General Banks in New Orleans, but declined the same, owing to the fact that during his nineteen months confinement in prison he had not seen or heard from his rela-

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tives, and naturally wished to see them. He is a member of Edward W. Kingle Post, No. 113, Grand Army of the Republic, of Boston ; Massachusetts Commandery, Loyal Legion ; Union Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; De Molay Commandery, Knights Templar ; Aleppo Temple, Mystic Shrine.

Mr. Eddy married ( first) November 2, 1865, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Jerusha, born March 18, 1843, died May 8, 1882, at her home in Dorchester. daughter of Samuel Talbot, of Plymouth. She left a daughter, Helen F., born August 7, 1872; educated in the public schools of Dorchester ; now the wife of Rich- ard Chamberlain Wheelwright, secretary of the Boston Herald Company, and who has been actively connected with the publication of the Herald for several years. They have one child. Mildred Talbot Wheelwright, born July 2, 1895. Mr. Eddy married (second) September 24, 1885, Cora L. Bicknell, born December 21, 1858, in Charlestown, daughter of James W. and Caroline D. (Barnes) Bick- nell. Much of her early life was spent in New York, and her education was completed in Boston. James W. Bicknell was a skillful mechanic, and was for many years connected with the South Boston Sugar Refineries. He died December 12, 1904, in Dorchester, where his widow now resides. Caroline D. ( Barnes ) Bicknell was born May 30, 1835, daughter of Bradford Barnes, who was a descendant of Governor Bradford of Plymouth Colony, and she was of the seventh generation in this coun- try ; she was for many years a member of the Universalist church of South Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Bicknell had two children : Cora L., aforementioned as the wife of Darius F. Eddy, and William James, born June 18, 1862, in Charlestown, died August 1, 1887, in South Boston ; he was unmarried; he was for many years connected with the New York Life In- surance Company.

Thomas Green was the ancestor GREEN of the Green family of Worces- ter, to which belong Samuel Swett Green, librarian of the Free Public Library; Martin Green, a civil engineer and contractor ; James Green, a lawyer, of Worces- ter ; Oliver Bourne Green, a civil engineer and contractor, of Chicago; Dr. John Green and Dr. John Green, Jr., both occulists, of St. Louis ; the late Andrew Haswell Green, "Father of Greater New York," and many others, both of the surname of Green and of other surnames.

(I) Thomas Green was born in England in

about the year 1600, according to a deposition which he made August 16, 1662. A Thomas Green, who probably was his son, came over to Massachusetts, at the age of fifteen, in the "Planter," which sailed from England, April 2, 1635. The same name and age appear also in the "Hopewell," which sailed the next day, and are believed to represent the same Thomas Green, Jr. Preceding the list of passengers in the "Planter" is a certificate which states that Thomas Green came from St. Albans, Hertfordshire. It seems likely that Thomas Green, Sr., came to New England at the same time, or a little earlier, and settled at Lynn and Ipswich. He was living at Lady Moody's farm at Lynn about 1646. The "Green Gene- alogical Sketch," which was published before some of these facts were discovered in the records, states that he probably removed from Ipswich to Malden in 1649 or 1650. He was certainly in Malden, October 28, 1651, when his wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth signed a petition to the general court. He had a farm of sixty-three acres in the northern part of Malden. He was one of the leading citizens, serving repeatedly on the grand jury, and in 1658 as a selectman of Malden. When the "Genealogical Sketch of the Descendants of Thomas Green (e) of Malden, Mass., by Samuel S. Green of Providence, R. I.," was written, there were "reasons for supposing that Thomas Green, senior, came from Leicester- shire, but no proofs of the fact." If the sug -. gestion that Thomas Green who came over in the "Planter" was his son is well grounded, the home of the family would seem to have been at St. Albans.

The first wife of Thomas Green, senior, Elizabeth, whom he married in England, was the mother of all his children. She died Au- gust 22, 1658. He married (second) Frances Cook, September 5, 1659. She was born in 1608, married (first) to Isaac Wheeler, (sec- ond) to Richard Cook, who died October 14, 1658. She had children by the first two hus- bands; none by the third, Thomas Green. Thomas Green ( I) died December 19, 1667. His will, dated November 12, 1667, was proved January 15, 1667-68. In it he mentions five sons, five daughters and his wife. The home- stead was situated in that part of Malden which is now included in Melrose and Wakefield. The children of Thomas and Elizabeth Green were : I. Elizabeth, born about 1618. 2. Thomas, referred to below. 3. John, born in England, about 1632, according to the gene- alogy ; married Sarah Wheeler, December 18,

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1660. (Church records give birth of John, son of Thomas, Sr., January 25, 1658). 4. Mary, born in England about 1633; married, before 1656, Captain John Waite, who was selectman seven years and was representative to the general court, 1666 to 1684. 5. William, born about 1635; married (first) Elizabeth Wheeler ; (second) Isabel (Farmer) Blood. 6. Henry, born 1638; married, January II, 1671-72, 7. Samuel, born March, 1645 : married (first) 1666, Mary Cook; (sec- ond) Susanna 8. Hannah, born 1647; married, November 5, 1666, Joseph Richard- son, of Woburn, Massachusetts ; she died May 20, 1721. 9. Martha, born 1650. 10. Dorcas, born in Malden, May 1, 1653; married, Janu- ary II, 1671-72, James Barrett, of Malden, born April 6, 1644, she died 1682 ; he died 1694.

(II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (I) Green, was born in England, 1620 (if the rec- ord of the list of passengers of the ship "Planter" which sailed April 2, 1635, or the "Hopewell," which sailed the next day, is cor- rect ). He claimed to be fifteen years old then. He married, in 1653, or before, Rebecca, daugh- ter of Joseph Hills, of Malden, later of New- bury, Massachusetts. Rebecca's mother was Rose Dunster, a sister of Rev. Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard College. Thomas Green settled in Malden. He was a farmer. was admitted a freeman, May 31, 1670, and died February 13, 1671-72. His will was dated the same day, and proved April 2, 1672. His widow, Rebecca, died June 6, 1674. The inventory of his estate was filed March 4. 1674-75, by her son-in-law, Thomas Newell. The children of Thomas and Rebecca Green were : I. Rebecca, born 1654; married Thomas Newell, of Lynn, 1674. 2. Thomas, February, 1655-56, died April 15, 1674. 3. Hannah, October 16, 1658, died March 25, 1659. 4. Hannah, February 24, 1659-60; married, Au- gust 26, 1677, John Vinton, of Malden, and later of Woburn, Massachusetts. 5. Samuel, referred to below.

(III) Captain Samuel, only son of Thomas (2) and Rebecca (Hills) Green, who came to full age, was born October 5, 1670. He was one of the principal men in Leicester or Straw- berry Hill, where he settled in 1717. The town was granted February 10, 1713-14, and Captain Samuel Green was on the committee with Colonel William Dudley, of Roxbury, and others to settle it. He owned three lots of forty acres each, and two of thirty each, in the town of Leicester, and was highly respected and very influential. The vicinity of his old

homestead, now a village, is called after him, Greenville. He built a house, grist mill and saw mill. At the first town meeting of which there is any record he was elected moderator, first selectman and grand juror, and he held like offices in the town of Leicester the re- mainder of his life. Governor Washburn in his history calls him a prominent man, and he is honored as one of the pioneers. He also owned land in Hardwick, Massachusetts. He was always called captain, a rank he won at Malden, and he was the first captain of the Leicester company of militia. Captain Sam- uel Green married Elizabeth, daughter of Lieu- tenant Phineas Upham, of Worcester, a son of Deacon John Upham, who arrived from Eng- land, September 2, 1635, settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, moved to Malden about 1650, and was one of the original proprietors of Quinsigamond. His son, Phineas Upham, set- tled in Worcester in April, 1675. After the Indians had destroyed the first white settle- ments at Mendon, Brookfield and Worcester, Lieutenant Upham fought bravely in the battle of Narragansett Fort, December 19, 1675, where he was mortally wounded. Captain Samuel Green died January 2, 1735-36. His will was made at Malden just before he came to Leicester to settle, April 18, 1717, and it was proved February 5, 1735-36. His wife died at Leicester, probably in 1761. Children : I. Elizabeth, born April 4, 1693; married Thomas Richardson, of Malden. 2. Rebecca, April 4, 1695 ; married Samuel Baldwin. (Ac- cording to Malden records the first two were twins, born April 4, 1695). 3. Ruth, married Joshua Nichols. 4. Thomas, referred to be- low. 5. Lydia, married her cousin, Abiathar Vinton, of Malden, April 30, 1723. He re- sided in Braintree a year or two after his marriage, then settled in Leicester, where he lived until his death in 1740; his widow Lydia married (second) January 15, 1746, Samuel Stower, of Leicester, a native of Malden. 6. Bathsheba, married Elisha Nevins. 7. Abigail, married Henry King. 8. Amy (Anna?), mar- ried Ebenezer Lamb.

(IV) Dr. Thomas (3), son of Captain Samuel and Elizabeth (Upham) Green, was born in Malden in 1699. He married, January 13, 1725-26, Martha Lynde, daughter of Cap- tain John Lynde by his third wife, Judith Worth, widow of Joseph Bucknam, of Malden. Martha Lynde was born July 6, 1700. Before Captain Samuel Green removed his family to Leicester, in 1717, he and his son Thomas had driven some cattle from Malden to the site

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of their new home, preparatory to moving the family. Thomas was left at Leicester in charge of the cattle, while his father returned to Mal- den. While there alone the boy was attacked with fever and became very ill. In his weak state he lay in a sort of cave made by an over- hanging rock on a little stream, and secured food by milking a cow which he induced to come to him frequently by tying her calf to a tree near the cave. At length two of his for- mer neighbors at Malden, who had come on horseback to look after their cattle, found him, but refused to take him home. They notified his father, however, who went at once to his relief, and got him home on horseback after a painful journey of four days. Thomas Green's attention was early turned to the study of medicine. His impulse in this direction is said to have come from two English ship-surgeons -it is even said they were pardoned buccaneers -who lived in his father's house at Leicester, taught young Thomas with interest and lent him medical books. He grew to be friendly with the Indians and learned from them the curative properties of native herbs. As the settlement grew his medical practice extended over a wider field and even into Rhode Island and Connecticut. Many young men came to him for instruction in medicine; he is said to have taught one hundred and twenty-three medical students. The very slight facts which have come down to us about Dr. Thomas Green's study and practice of medicine show him to have been the most prominent practi- tioner of the country doctors of his time; but these facts are especially interesing because he was the first of a long line of famous physi- cians and surgeons. His son, grandson and great-grandson, each named John Green, were each of them the most distinguished physician in Worcester county; while Dr. John Green, of St. Louis, the descendant of Thomas in the next generation, is now the foremost eye sur- geon in the Mississippi Valley; and his son, Dr. John Green, Jr., also of St. Louis, is already a prominent and successful practitioner in the same specialty of medicine. Five gen- erations of Dr. John Greens go back to Dr. Thomas Green as their progenitor and their forerunner in the noble art of improving the health of man.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 42

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