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Martha Perry, from Medfield, Dec. 12, '51, who died Jan. 8, '53, without issue ; and 2d, July 10, 1754, Mary (Cooledge) Ware, wid. of Benj. W. (by whom she had no child), and dg. of James Cooledge by w. Freelove Monk (dg. of Elias and Hope Monk, fr. Seekonk to Stoughton), and grd. dg. of John Cooledge of Sh., and gr. grd. dg. of Ens. John C., of Watertown, and gr. gr. grd. dg. of Hn. John C., of W. [Bond ]. She was b. Jan. 7, 1731-2, and d. his wid. Mar. 11, 1813. In 1763 Col. Bullard bought of John Morse 30 acres. originally granted to Rev. Daniel Gookin, and once owned by James Cooledge, his father-in-law, situated on the W. side of the county road, at the bottom of the Meeting-house Hill ; also of Moses Perry 3 acres, on the E. of the road, and 80 acres of rough woodland, S. of the road from the plain to the farm, and E. of the plain. The deeds may be found on record, and the slander-monger who never turns out for a grave except to tramp rough-shod over it, can read them. In 1769 he bought land of Moses Perry for a malt-house. After the first purchase he moved to the plain, kept a house of entertainment, and erected malt-works, which have been successfully carried on by his descendants quite to the present time. Ile d. Mar. 5, 1807, with the dropsy. He had
1. Mary,6 Mar. 27,1755, who m. Elcazer Dowse ;
71. 36. II. Adam,6 Oct. 27, '56;
72. 37. III. Asa,6 Maj., April 27, '58, d. 1804-5, leaving no child, r. S .; IV. Nabby,6 Sep. 11, '60, d. 1850, m. Nahum Wight, of W. ford ;
73. 38. v. James," Aug. 25, '62, d. June 30, 1828, with apoplexy ; VI. Martha,6 July 18, '64, m. Elisha Barber, of S .; VII. Julia," Aug. 24, '66, d. agd. about 19 ;
74. 39. VIII. Samuel,6 Apl. 14, '70, inherited " the French gun that had been his gr. grd. father Bullard's ; Ix. Nancy,6 Feb. 27, '68, m. Oliver Barber, of Sh. ; 75. 40. x. Benj.,6 May 14, '73 ; xI. Betsey,6 June 16, '76, d. um. at Sherborn.
24. 41. Peter,5 settled on the ancient homestead, m. Patience Leland, dg. of Isaac L. by w. Abigail Mason, and b. Dec. 28, 1745, m. Mar. 11, '62, d. Feb. 27, '63. He m. 2d Elizabeth Ware, b. Aug. 22, '46, m. 1765, d. Feb. - , 1814, dg. of John W. of Sh., and sis. of Rev. Dr. Henry W., sen., of H. U. He was chosen Selectman 1770, but had little to do with public business beside affording pecuniary aid in the struggle for independence. He d. June 11, 1809. He had I. Isaac,6 Feb. 19, 1763, d. yg. ; II. Sarab, May 9, '66 ; 76. 42. III. John,6 Jan. 19, '68 ; IV. Elizabeth, Dec. 23, '69;
77. 43. v. Peter,6 Dec. 27, '70 ; VI. Betty, Feb. 27, '73 ; VII. Patience, Dec. 20, . "74, d. yg. ; VIII. Persis, Dec. 20, '74 ; Ix. Patience, Mar. 14, '76 ;
81. 44. x. Lewis,6 July, 22, '78; XI. Amos," Mar. 3, '81, d. um. ; XII. Mary,6 Mar. 27, '83 ;
83. 47. XIII. Braton,6 June 14, '86; xIv. Leonard ;
82. 48. xv. Leonard,6 Mar. 25, '92, m. Amy Breck.
25. 49. Benj.,5 Cpt., s. where Horatio Mason resides, then considered a part of Sherborn ; served at the age of 17 in the French war ; and at the commence- ment of the revolutionary struggle was at the head of a company at Lexington and Bunker Hill, and continued in the service until 1779. In 1780 he was chosen Selectman, but resigned before the end of the year, and removed to Newton, having in the meantime sold his place to Abner Mason. He after- wards returned to S. In 1797 he removed to HIopk., where he became a pensioner, and spent the remainder of his life. He d. Feb. 16, 1834, a. 92. He m. Beulah Pratt, dg. of Doct. P. of Med., and had I. Miriam,6 Nov. 4, 1765, d. Dec. 18, 1848, m. Ebenr. Pratt, of S. ; II. Charles,6 Feb. 21, '67, d. um. ; III. Ama, May 8, '68, d. um. ; IV. Anna,6 June 2, '70, d. in Vt.,
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m. Malachi Babcock, of S .; v. Arnold,6 May 5, '72, d. Sept. 8, '75 ; VI. Braton,6 Feb. 6, '74, d. Sep. 3, '75 ; VII. Beulah,6 Sep. 9, '75, r. um. in S. ; VIII. Arnold," Oct. 3, '77, mn., s. and d. on Mohawk R. ;
. IX. Betty,6 June 10, '80, at Needham ; x. Patience,6 June 18, '83, d. um. ; XI. Julia,6 Jan. 29, '86, rs. um. in S.
27. 50. Asa,5 inherited the homestead in the W. part of Holl., m. 1st, Hannah Jones (b. Aug. 6, 1734, d. Apl. 1762), dg. of Eli J., of II., by w. Marcy Underwood, and grd. dg. of Thos., of S. He m. 2d, Hannah Cook, daug. of Walter Cook, of Mendon, Nov. 1, 1762; made his will Dec. 17, 1802, and d. prior to June 12, 1804. He settled the homestead on his son Artemas, and appointed him executor, who transferred his right to his br. Walter, after whose decease it passed out of the name, and became profaned as a railway station. He had I. Asa,6 Mar. 6, 1755, m. Lucy Harvey, June, '76, and d. at Sturbridge without issue. He was a soldier of the Revolution ; 52. II. Aaron,6 Mar. 26, '57, m. Lovice Godfrey, of Milford, Sept. 21, 1780 ; 80. 53. III. Joshua,6 June 28, '59, d. May 13, '95 ; Iv. Judith, June 24, '61, m. David Holbrook, of Holden ; v. Hannah,6 Mar. G, '64, by 2d w., m. Aaron Phips, of Holl ;
78. 54. VI. Walter,6 April 26, '65, m. Charlotte Harris ; VII. Eli, d. Sep. 22, '75; 79. 55. VIII. Artemas,6 Doct., Dec. S, '68, d. May 6, '42, at Sutton, r. Northbridge. 149. 56. Ix. Haziah,6 Nov. 25, '70, d. -, m. Keziah Leland ; x. Lydia,6 Dec. 11, '72, d. Aug. 25, '75 ; xI. Olive, June 16, '74, d. Aug. 30, '75 ; 57. XII. Benj.,6 Aug 9, '76, m. Thankful Leland, April 2, '98, and d., without issue, prior to Dec. 17, 1802, at Paxton ; XIII. Amos,6 Aug. 23, '78, rs. Fr'k ;
59. XIV. Jona.,6 Sept. 14, '81, m. - Whiting, and d. at the West ; xv. Polly, Oct. 6, '83, rm. - Ellis, 2d - Montague, r. Montague ;
XVI. Joseph," Sept. 18, '86, rs. at W. Med.
31. 61. Nathan,5 s. in Holliston. He m. Bathsheba Hill, b. May 20, 1744, m. Apl. 13, '69, dg. of Joseph H., of S., by w. Huldah -, and grd. dg. of Doct. Eleazer H., of S., and gr. grd. dg. of Eleazer H., of Medfield, and gr. gr. grd. dg. of John H., of Dorch. and Sli., and gr. gr. gr. grd. dg. of pr. Mr. John Hill, of D., in 1633, who d. " old," in 1664. He had I. Phoebe,6 Apl. 2, '70 ; II. Huldah, Feb. 28, '72; III. Ezel., Feb. 24, '74, d. yg. ;
62. Iv. Daniel,6 Mar. 13, '77 ; v. Lydia, Mar. 21, '79 ; VI. Huldah, Jly 12, '81 ; VII. Nathan,6 Aug. 21, 'S5, d. yg.
28. 63. Eleazer,5 resided in Hol., m. Hannah Rawson, fr. Mend., Apl. 3, 1759, and had I. Joel,6 May 24, 1760 ; 11. Elijah,6 May 17, '62 ; III. Benj., Apl. 12, '64.
34. 67. Ebenezer," resided in H. and Fram., m. Betsey Haven, and had I. Betsey,6 Apl. 9, 1759, m. Moses Fisk, of Fram. ; II. Lydia,6 m. Ezekiel Rice ; III. Sally, m. John Parkhurst ; IV. Polly,6 b. in Athol, m. - Porter ; 68. v. Daniel,6 b. in Templeton, m. Wid. Nutt ; VI. Ebenezer,6 b. in Petersham, d. yg. ; VII. Seth,6 b. in Athol, m. - Newton, of S.boro'. [Barry.]
36. 71. Adam,6 s. in S., became interested with his brother Asa in a forge in Hol., and removed to Williamsburg. IIe m. Rebecca Miller, and had I. Rebecca,7 Sept. 21, 1784, m. - Wing, r. Savoy ; II. James," Apl. 15, '87 ; III. Julia,7 Nov. 4, '91, m. - Wing ; IV. Samuel,7 Jan 13, '93 ; v. Asa7 ; VI. Mary7; and others.7
37. 72. Asa,6 Maj., served as an officer in the Revolutionary War ; m. Keziah Le-
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land, his cousin ; had Caroline,7 and Harry,7 both of whom d. yg. He sub- sequently lost his reason, and was taken care of by his brother James.
38. 73. James," possessed his father's place on Edward's Plain, and carried on the manufacture of malt. He m. Mary Harding, dg. of Simon HI., of Medfield, by w. Mary Gardner, fr. S., who m. 2d, Caleb Leland, of S., and d. in M. Mr. James B. m. 2d, Catherine Nason, fr. Walpole, Oct. 1796. He had I. Andrew," Aug. 13, 1787, m. Beulah Coolidge (d.), a lady of great excel- lence of character, dg. of Daniel C., of S., by w. Beulah Smith, and grd. dg. of Joseph C. by w. Elizabeth Frost, and gr. grd. dg. of Isaac C., Esq., of S., by w. Hannah Morse, dg. of Hn. Joseph M., of S., and had
I. James,8 Jan. 20, 1813, who inherits the homestead in Sh. ; married Elizabeth M. Lathrop, b. Aug. 15, 1817, and has Edward B.,? Agnes H., Marietta L.,? Carrie I. ; 9
II. Daniel C.,8 Dec. 27, 1814, m. Elizabeth Keyser, fr. Germantown,
r. G. ; has Rufus K., Charles,? Miller,? Samuel,? and Eleanor ; 9
III. Edward,8 June 18, '18, d. a. ab. 21 ;
IV. Rufus,8 Sept. 27, '20, m. Mary Leighton, and d. Oct. 1, '49, in Cal. ;
v. Eliza W.,8 Feb. 12, '24, m. Amasa HI. Lathrop, r. S. ;
VI. Lucy,8 Apl., 1826, m. Benj. Kendall, A. M., r. Newburyport ; VII. Justin,8 r. um. in New York ;
II. Harry,7 b. Mar. 16, 1789, m. Mary Bullard ; inherited and carried on the ancient malt works, which he some time ago voluntarily demolished. They had I. George Henry,8 Aug. 12, 1833 ;
II. Rufus Nason,8 April 27, '38 ;
III. Mary," Jan. 4, 1796, resides, a maiden lady, at S.
39. 74. Samuel,6 m. Hannah Plympton, fr. Medfield, and had only Almira,7 d. yg.
40. 75. Benj.,6 r. S., m. Persis Babcock, Mar. 31, 1796, who d. Aug. 19, 1809. He m. 2d, Nancy Dexter ; 3d, Harriet (Pond) Farrington ; 4th, wid. (Pierce - Daniels) Hines, '41, and had I. Otis,7 Aug. 6, 1797, m. Polly Pierce, r. Fram., had Polly Maria,8 and Ira Otis,8 r. F. ; II. Ede,7 Oct. 8, 1800, d. um., a. 32; III. Samuel Dexter,7 May 1, 1814, d. a. 19 ; IV. Persis Ann," m. Michael Guyrn, r. S .; v. Benj.,7 d. a. 5 ys.
42. 76. John,6 Esq., s. in S., m. Mary Whitney, dg. of Hon. Daniel W., Esq .; was Selectman 8 years, and Representative 1819, and had I. Sally,7 Mar. 5, 1794, m. Martin Clark, of S., who d. at Savannah ; 2d, Wm. Stratten, of S., and had John B.,8 Mary W.,8 Eliza M., 8 who m. And. Becker, and has 2 chd'n. ; ? II. Mary W.,7 Feb. 5, 1804, m. Harry Bullard ;
II. Elizabeth,7 May 16, '07, d. Dec. 5, '44, without issue ; m. Richard Richardson, of Med. ; Iv. John W.,7 May 13, '09, d. yg. ; v. Daniel,7 May 13,'11, inherits the central division of the ancient Bullard Farm at Bogistow Pond, and occupies a house built 1822, ab. 60 rods W. of the site of the first house. IIe m. Abigail Shumway, dg. of Capt. John S., of Dover ; 2d, Mary Ann HI. Hixon, dg. of Isaac, or Asa HI., of Med., and has John S.,8 Abby A.,8 and by 2d w., Ella M.,8 and Frank.8
43. 77. Peter," resided in S., Barre and Worcester, m. Ann Babcock, b. Mar. 11, 1774, dg. of Malachi B., of S., by w. Mary Holbrook, and grd. dg. of Ebnr. B. by w. Abigail Leland, and gr. grd. dg. of Ebnr. B., fr. Milton to S., ab. 1677. He had I. Horatio,7 Sept. 26, 1794, d. yg. ; II. Almoran,7 April 6, '96, d. in S. America ; III. Harriet,7 Feb. 17, '99, d. yg. ; IV. Horace," Sept.
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7, 1800, m. Sophia Smith, r. Worces. ; v. Dexter,7 Apl. 26, 1803, d. um. w. consumption ; VI. Lyman,7 d. w. do., agd. ab. 21 ; VII. Persis Ann,7 m. Perrin Bliss, r. Worces. ; VIII. Elizabeth,7 m Alfred Allen, and d. at Spfd.
54. 78. Walter,6 m., 1787, Charlotte Harris, s. in the W. part of Holl., on the old homestead, and had
166. 783. 1. Eli,7 Apl. 12, 1788 ; Ir. Alpheus,7 Mar. 19, '90 ; III. Zebina,7 April 4, 1792, r. Bellingham, m. Polly Hixon, dg. of Asa II., of Med., by w. Polly Turner, a descendant of Elder Brewster, of Plym., and grd. dg. of Seth H., by w. Bethiah Partridge, dg. of James P. by w. Kez. Bullard, has Milton8 ; IV. Jasper,7 July 7, '94; v. Nancy,7 June 30, '96; VI. Meranda,7 Dec. 28, '98 ; VII. Charlotte,7 May 21, 1801; VIII. Walter,7 July 17, 1803; IX. Benj.,7 April 28, '06 ; x. Irene,7 Sept. 8, '08 ; xI. John ; 7 XII. Mary.7
55. 79. Dr. Artemas Bullard, of Sutton, was the second son of Asa Bullard, of Holliston, by Hannah Cook, his second wife. He was the executor of his father's will, who was the administrator of the estate of his father, Benjamin Bullard, and thus a variety of papers came to his hands, relating to his ancestors, from which it appears that they early removed from the town of Sherborn to Hollis- ton. Of a family of five children by the first wife, and eleven by a second, Artemas was the only one professionally educated. About the time he became of age, he commenced the study of Medicine with Dr. John B. Kittredge, of Framingham, and completed his studies with Dr. Daniel Fiske, of Oxford. He was with Dr. Fiske about two years ; and the ancient people of Oxford recollect Dr. Bullard as a " smart young physician," whom they were desirous of having settled with them.
With an inventory of medicines costing twelve pounds, and under a debt of the like amount, he commenced practice in Northbridge, August 28, 1794, and con- tinued there till his removal to Sutton, April 8, 1805. While a Student of Medi- cine at Oxford, he became acquainted with his first wife, Maria Waters, eldest daughter of Ebenezer Waters, Esq., of Sutton, a relative of Dr. Fiske, and they were married February 17, 1796. She was a very worthy lady, but died, without issue, in about two years after her marriage, and now sleeps in the tomb of her father, in a private cemetery near West Sutton village. Upon this tomb is a monumental tablet, with many inscriptions, commemorative of the family of her father.
On the 6th of December, 1798, Dr. Bullard married, as his second wife, Lucy White, the eldest daughter of Mr. Jesse White, of Northbridge, by whom he had three daughters and seven sons. She now survives him in the enjoyment of health, and the respect of all who know her. She was brought up and educated in the Ana- baptist way ; but soon after the birth of their first child, she and her husband both became connected with the Congregational Church, under the pastoral care of the late Rev. Dr. John Crane, for whom they always cherished the greatest regard.
In Northbridge Dr. Bullard was much esteemed both as a citizen and physician, and his practice in that place and vicinity became extensive. But his father-in-law, Esquire Waters, being advanced in years, and having a large and beautiful farm in the westerly part of Sutton, induced him to purchase it ; and after that, his attention was divided between his profession and his farm. He, however, continued to practise as long as he lived. In 1805, when military honors were not so cheap as at present, he was appointed by Governor Strong surgeon of the regiment where he resided ; and in 1814 the Council of the Massachusetts Medical Society elected him as a Fel- low. Nothing was wanting to give him an eminent position in his profession, but exclusive devotion to it.
Dr. Bullard belonged to the school of domestic economists, who regard industry and subordination as indispensable elements in a wise administration of family gov-
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ernment ; yet he was an indulgent father. In his desire for the preferment of his children, he always seemed to forget himself. They were all well educated ;- three of his sons were graduates, and entered the ministry ; one is a physician, in extensive practice, in Indianapolis ; and his three daughters all married professional men.
In his person Dr. Bullard was somewhat above the ordinary stature ; of light florid complexion ; light blue eyes ; nose slightly aquiline ; and, in short, as his surviving contemporaries say, " a fine-looking man." He possessed ardent feelings, and great energy of character, united with a sound judgment. ITis integrity was proverbial- always doing exact justice to others, and expecting the same from them. He thus secured the confidence and respect of all, while he failed to gain that personal popu- larity which often results from an indiscriminate indulgence of faults, under the name of charity.
The residence of Dr. Bullard at West Sutton was upon a beautiful rise of land, about half a mile south-east of the village. In his family it will long be recollected and designated as " Bullard Hill." The dwelling-house is a substantial two-story structure, erected some three-fourths of a century ago, but still looks as if it might serve several generations more. Four or five rods west of it is one of those magnifi- cent elms that characterize so many of the early New England homes. The farm is now owned and occupied by Joseph Bullard, the third son of the Dr. But one of the children has deceased, whilst the rest of them, with their families, are settled in several different States in the Union.
The death of Dr. Bullard was occasioned instantaneously, by a fall in his barn ; but for which he might have survived, in comfortable health, for several years. It occurred on the sixth day of May, 1842. His funeral was attended by a large con- course of relatives and friends, and the funeral services were performed by the Rev. Hiram Tracy, of Sutton, and the Rev. David Holman, of Douglas. He was buried in the West Sutton Cemetery. The lot in which he lies is enclosed by an iron fence, which, if it receives from his descendants the care that filial piety and respect owe to the monuments of the dead, will resist the corrodings of the elements for many centuries. Within this enclosure is erected a plain marble head-stone, with the fol- lowing inscription upon it : "Dr. ARTEMAS BULLARD ; born at Holliston, December 8, 1768 ; died at Sutton, May 6, 1842, aged 73."
By the side of his grave is the vacant but chosen resting-place of the much-cher- ished partner who still survives him. Long may it remain untenanted !
Worcester, Dec. 22, 1854.
Com. by I. M. B.
55. 79. Doct. Artemas Bullard m. 1st, Maria Waters, Feb. 17, 1796, dg. of Eben- ezer W. of Sutton, by w. Mary Adams, b. Aug. 6, 1769, and d. June 6, '98, without issue. He m. 2d, Lucy White, Dec. 6, '98, dg. of Jesse W. of Northbridge, by w. Anna Mason, and b. May 5, 1778, who still survives .* They had
T. Maria Waters, Jan. 25, 1800, was m. Nov. 11, 1823, at Sutton, by Rev. Edmund Mills, to Hon. Ira Moore, Barton, b. at Oxford, Oct. 25, 1796, and named Ira ; but in testimony of respect for the memory of his ma- ternal grd. mother, and revered gr. grd. father Moore, the first magistrate in the ancient town of Oxford, he in 1838, by an act of the General Court, adopted the additional name of Moore. He grad. at Brown University, in 1819, and at the Law School of Har. Univ. in 1822 ; practised law in his native town 1822-34, and represented her in 1830-1-2 in the House and the Co. of Worcester, in 1833-4 in the Senate of our Legislature. In 1834, he removed to Worcester. In 1836, he was appointed Judge of Pro-
* Hler grd. father Mason died from a casualty at Thompson, Ct .. aged upwards of 103 years.
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bate for Worce. Co., and in 1840, chosen Elector for President and Vice Pres. In 1844, he resigned his Judgeship, and in 1846, represented the city of Worcester. Since then, he has resided in W. in comparative retire- ment, holding only the honorable and useful office of a Justice. His numer- ous friends, however, as though not satisfied with his enviable position in so- ciety, and convinced that he is the strongest man in the ranks of their conser- vative party, have sought to inflict on him a mission to Washington, but it is hoped that he and the entire race with which he is here incorporated, will main- tain integrity enough to keep them in these days, out of Congress as well as State Prison. He had
I. Wm. Sumner, Sep. 30, 1824, at Oxford, m. Anne Elizabeth Jenni- son, 1pl. 4, 1849, at Worcester, had Mary Barton, at W., Sep. 29, '43. II. Anna Maria, Apl. 21, 1826, at Oxf., m. Nov. 7, '49, at W., John Wm. Bigelow, had at Medford, Wm. Blake, Feb. 5, '52.
III. Artemas Bullard, Aug. 12, 1828, d. June 21, '31, at Oxf.
IV. Charles Henry, Apl. 10, '30, at O., m. Isabella Edwards, June
20, '53, at Greensburg, Ia., had at G., Maria Edwards, Apl. 8, '54.
v. Artemas Bullard, Dec. 5, 1831, at Oxf., d. Apl. 17, '37, at W. VI. Lucy Ann, Jly. 24, 1834, at Worcester.
VII. Francis Augustus, Oct. 24, 1836, at W.
VIII. Edmund Mills, Sep. 27, 1838, at W.
Ix. George Edward, Jly. 30, 1841, at W.
II. Artemas, Rev. D. D., June 3, 1802, at Northbridge.
Of his early history I have no knowledge. He grad. at Amherst Col. ; and studied divinity at Theo. Sem., Andover, where he completed his course 1827. Of his style and success as a preacher, of his vigilance and fidelity as a pastor, and of his labors and efficiency in the cause of general education and benevolence, I need not at present write. They are sure of preservation in the history of the Western country, and of the metropolis where he has latterly resided, and will constitute an instructive chapter in the future history of the Bullard race.
He m. June 2, 1829, Ann T. Jones, b. Jan. 31, 1808, dg. of Samuel J., Esq., of Acton, by w. Anna Tuthill, sis. to Miss Sarah T. sec'y to Fem. Teachers' Ass., Mass., and a descendant from the brother of Arch Bp. Leighton. He had
I. Artemas Everett, Jly. 19, 1830, at Charlestown, Mass., d. Apl. 13, '36.
II. Ann Maria, Jly. 19, 1832, at Boston, d. Apl. 28, '33, at Walnut Hills, O.
III. Tho. Green F., Mar. 25, 1834, at W. Hills, d. Nov. '38, at St. Louis. IV. Rob't Leighton, Mar. 21, 1837, at W. Hills, d. Jan. 25, '48, at St. Louis.
v. Henry, Sep. 23, 1839.
VI. Anna Elizabeth, Sep. 29, 1842, d. Jan. 13, '48, at St. L.
VII. Edward Payson, Jan. 19, 1845, d. Jan. 12, '48. Three of the above deaths, were with the scarlet fever, in the space of only 13 days. III. Asa, Rev. A. M., b. Mar. 26, 1804, and like most men of his use- fulness, embraced the Gospel in his youth. It was in Feb., 1821, that he first indulged hopes in the pardoning mercy of God ; and on the 12th of Aug. of the same year, was received into the Congregational chh. at Sut. He prepared for col. at Amherst Academy, and grad. there in 1828 ; engaged for the next year in teaching at Augusta, Mc. ; entered And. Theo. Sem. in the Autumn of '29, but in Apl., '31, accepted an appointment as agent for the Maine Sabbath School Union, in which office he continued for three years,
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during which he superintended the establishment of at least 300 Sabbath Schools. On the 13th of Jan., 1832, he was ordained at Portland as an Evan- gelist. On Mar. 1, '34, he was called to the Secretaryship of the Mass. Sab- bath School Society, the duties of which office he has continued to discharge for 21 years, with a promptness and efficiency that command the gratitude of the public. Besides the other onerous duties of this office, he has edited 10 vols. of the S. S. Visitor, and 11 do. of the Well Spring, and contributed to form the minds and hearts of hundreds of thousands, for time and eternity. He m. Lucretia G. Dickinson, May 16, 1832, dg. of the excellent and long to be remembered Samuel Fowler D. of Amherst, by w. Lucretia Gunn, from Montague, and had
r. Catherine Dickinson, Aug 12, 1834, d. Aug. 17, '34.
II. Louisa Dana, Nov. 7, 1835.
III. Wm. Read, Sep. 7, 1837.
IV. Mary Elizabeth, Feb. 17, 1840.
v. Helen Knight, Sep. 27, 1845.
IV. Joseph, Oct. 30, 1806, s. on the Homestead at Sutton, m. Apl. 3, 1834, Olivia P. Hill, and had at Sutton,
I. Eliza Ann, May 31, 1835.
II. Ira Barton, May 26, 1837, at Holden.
III. Henry Beecher, Apl. 9, 1839.
IV. Agnes Olivia, Aug. 20, 1841, d. Nov. 5, '41, at Holden.
v. Franklin Eugene, Dec. 13, 1842.
v. Lucy Ann, Nov., 1809, m. May 19, '31, Rev. Lot Jones, b. at Bruns- wick, Me., Feb. 22, 1797, grad. at Bowdoin Col., was Rector of the Epis. chh. at Clappville, but now of New York ; and had
I. Wm. Henry, Mar. 14, 1832, d. Mar. 16, '38.
Ir. Maria Louisa, Jly. 12, 1834, at New York.
III. Emily, Nov. 27, 1835, d. Mar. 31, '36.
IV. Lucy Ann, Mar. 23, 1837, d. Mar. 24, '37.
v. Henry Lawrence, May 30, 1839.
VI. Ebenezer Waters, Rev. A. M., Nov. 9, 1809, prepared for Col. at the Academy in Amherst, and pursued his studies for three years at the Col. in that place. Here it was in 1831, during a re vival of religion, that he first enter- tained Christian hopes, and had his heart turned to the ministry. The West- ern Country presented a field for all his ardor and enterprise ; and as a measure preparatory to the greater usefulness in that field, he transferred his relation from Amherst Col. to Miami University at Oxford, O., where he grad. In 1834, he entered Lane Theo. Sem. at Walnut Hills, Oh .; returned in feeble health to Mass., '36; was licensed in Nov. that year by the Harm'y Asso. ; ord. Pastor of the Calvinistic Congl. Chh. in Fitchburg, Aug. 8, '38; dismissed from his charge, Jly. 1, '52 ; reinstalled at Royalston, Sep. 2, en- suing, where he now resides. He m. Aug. 8, 1838, Mary P. Smith, dg. of Oliver S., of Hadley, b. June 6, 1813, d. Dec. 2, '41. He m. 2d, Harriet N. Dickinson, Sep. 15, '43, dg. of Dea. Wm. D., of Hadley, and b. Mar. 5, 1818. He had
I. Harriet Marguerite, Nov. 28, '44.
II. Caroline, Feb. 6, '47.
III. Lucy Ann, Aug. 31, '49.
IV. Wm. Ebenezer, Jan. 23, '52.
v. Edmund Dickinson, Sep. 20, '53, at Royalston.
VII. Eunice White, Aug. 3, or 26, 1812, m. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. VIII. Talbut, M. D., Aug. 16, 1815, m. Aug. 1, '39, Susan B. Cotten.
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