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Lawrence' Dowse settled about the year 1649 in Charlestown, Mass., where he d. March 14, 1692. He was admitted to the First Church, Boston, March 22, 1645; made freeman May 26, 1647; made Constable 1656; in list of tithing-men, Charlestown, March 11, 1678, and February, 1679. The first land here owned by him was purchased about 1650. It was an island of arable ground on Mystic side in the marshes opposite the neck of Charles- town. The gravestone of Lawrence Dowse is found in Charlestown, the oldest burying-
ground, foot of Phipps Street. The stone is one of twenty, fifteen of which have the name spelled Dows and five Dowse.
Eleazer2 Dowse, son of Lawrence,' was b. January 25, 1668, in Charlestown, Mass., where he lived when on shore, being a sea cap- tain. In Judge Samuel Sewall's papers men- tion is made of Eleazer Dowse attending the funeral of Governor Dudley, April 8, 1720, and Captain Eleazer Dowse is so often spoken of in these papers that one infers him to be an intimate friend of the judge. Eleazer d. July 21, 1725, in Charlestown. Among other things in his will he "did provide and order that in case his son Jonathan Dowse should see cause to marry and be settled his oldest son should have one hundred pounds of the estate." He m. September 21, 1693, in Charlestown, Mary, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Sprague) Edmands, of that place. Eleazer and wife were admitted to the First Church, Charles- town, June 9, 1706.
Jonathan3 Dowse, son of Eleazer, was b. February 21, 1705, in Charlestown, Mass., where he lived, and where he d. June 2, 1754. He was a joiner by trade. He m., first, May 19, 1726, Elizabeth, daughter of Deacon Phineas Upham. She d. June 19, 1730. He m., second, Mary -, December 13, 1741, who d. July 25, 1752.
Eleazer Dowse,4 son of Jonathan, was b. March 2, 1728, in Charlestown, Mass. He m. there, first, November 9, 1749, Emma Dana, who d. September 18, 1764; second, April 18, 1765, Mehitable Brentnall, widow of David Barker. She d. March 16, 1809, in Charlestown, Mass. Eleazer Dowse followed the trade of leather dresser in Charlestown, Mass. He signed a petition November 24, 1773, against the importation of tea by the East India Company. In 1775 he settled in Sherborn, Mass., having fled with his children from Charlestown at the burning of that town, by which catastrophe he lost all his posses- sions. In the list of losses, June 17, 1775, Eleazer Dowse made claim for three hundred and forty pounds on buildings, twelve pounds on fences and trees, fifteen pounds on personal estate, two pounds and ten shillings for cartage of personal effects, property situated at 132
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Main Street, Charlestown. He d. June 25, 1807, in Sherborn, Mass. A certain clause of his will reads, "I do hereby give to my son Joseph Dowse fifty dollars on account of his extra kindness and attention to me and my be- loved wife, the step-mother of Joseph."
Joseph5 Dowse, son of Eleazer, was b. Janu. ary 1, 1760, in Charlestown, Mass., and re- moved to Sherborn with parents in 1775. He learned from his father the trade of leather dresser, at which he worked more or less all his life. He m. September 4, 1783, in Sher- born, Deborah, daughter of Moses and Deborah Perry. She d. September 30, 1822, in Sher- born. Joseph settled at a place which after- wards became known as Dowse's Corner. He was a man of great moral worth, Deacon of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, and by his upright and honorable life secured the respect of all who knew him.
The following facts are taken from the de- claration of Joseph Dowse for a pension and from the Revolutionary Rolls in the State House, Boston. The "declaration for a pen- sion " being somewhat at variance with the re- cords in the Revolutionary Rolls in the follow- ing items, the letters D. P. are used for the former and R. R. for the latter.
D. P. He was drafted December, 1777, for six months, into the company under Cap- tain Harrington, stationed for some time at Sherborn and also at Mystic, Mass., guarding military stores.
R. R., vol. ii., p. 133, and D. P. He en- listed July 13, 1779, under Captain Thomas Hovey, serving in Colonel Nathan Tyler's and Lieutenant-Colonel Whiting's command, which was at first stationed at Providence, R.I., but after the British evacuated Newport was or- dered to that place, and he there rendered guard duty until discharged early in December, 1779. Time of service, four months, eighteen days; total wages, fourteen pounds, two shill- ings, three pence.
R. R., vol. xxxv., p. 188. He enlisted at Springfield, January 7, 1780, and is described as of light complexion ; five feet, six inches high; age twenty-one.
R. R., vol. iv., p. 214. Muster roll of men who "engaged " in the Continental army for
six months. He enlisted July 4, 1780, from Sherborn, Mass., and served six months, twelve days.
R. R., vol. xx., p. 2. He enlisted August 19, 1781, under Captain John Maynard, Col- onel Webb's regiment (under Captain Howard as "Sergeant" in the same regiment, says D. P.), which marched to New Jersey for three months' service. According to act of the Gen- eral Court passed June 30, 1781, Joseph Dowse was discharged December 1, 1781. Time of service, including two hundred miles travel, three months, twenty-two days; wages, three pounds per month; total, eleven pounds, four shillings. Joseph Dowse received an annual pension of seventy-five dollars from 1832 until his death, March 29, 1839.
Benjamin6 Dowse, son of Joseph, was b. July 22, 1784, in Sherborn, Mass., where he plied his trade as leather dresser, and where he d. July 30, 1863, from the effects of a fall. It is said "he was a strong-minded man, a great reader, a profound thinker, firm in his opinions, which in middle life were far in advance of the times. To the day of his fatal fall he was alert, erect, and actively engaged in business." For many years he was a pillar of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, and was much re- spected by the community. He m. April 15, 1813, in Sherborn, Thankful, daughter of Elisha and Susana (Brown) Chamberlain. She d. December 25, 1864, in Weymouth, Mass.
William Chamberlain7 Dowse, son of Ben- jamin, was b. September 13, 1815, at Sher- born, Mass., where he resided to the day of his death, August 14, 1901. In earlier life he was engaged in the manufacture of whips. "It was such as he that made New England what it is. Strong, sturdy, honorable, and honest, retiring and self-contained, true always to his highest ideals, an abolitionist when the term was a re- proach, a total abstainer in the earliest days of that reform, he lived a life of simple honesty -a life of industry and probity and truest worth." He m., first, January 20, 1845, in Natick, Mass., Caroline, daughter of Eleazer and Lucy (Breck) Ware. She d. December 27, 1847. He m., second, January 16, 1849, in Sherborn, Eliza, daughter of Aaron and
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Catharine (Hill) Coolidge. She d. April 16, 1894. She was "a woman of superior intellect and education, and wrote much for periodicals and magazines." Her father, Deacon Aaron Coolidge, was a representative of the seventh generation of the notable Colonial family founded by John Coolidge, his lineage being : John,' John,2 John, 3 Isaac, 4 Joseph, 5 Daniel, 6 Aaron7. He was a leader in all that "makes for righteousness." John, the emigrant, was b. at Cottenham, England, and came to New Eng- land in 1630. He settled in Watertown, and was Selectman and Representative. D. March 7, 1691. His grandson John was a soldier in Philip's War, and by trade was a carpenter. He settled in Sherborn about 1685, and was rated for the Indian title in 1686, and drew land in 1696.
Aaron Coolidge Dowse, born in Sherborn, Mass., March 27, 1856, was educated in the public schools of his native town and in Allen's English and Classical School at West Newton. After fitting for college, he spent two years at the Boston University Law School, and while pursuing his studies, al- though but twenty-one years of age, was made editor of the New England Grocer, a position he has ever since held. Since 1894 he has been manager, also. Mr. Dowse served three terms in the Malden Common Council, and for eleven years was a member of the School Com- mittee, for six years being its chairman. He was a delegate to the National Editorial Con- ventions in 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1902, and is now a member of the Executive Com- mittee. He served three years as president of the Massachusetts Press Association and as vice-president of the Suburban Press Associa- tion of New England, and as a director of the Boston Press Club. In 1891, 1894, 1896, and 1897 food fairs were held in Boston, and much of their remarkable success was due to his efforts and ability as press representative.
Mr. Dowse is a member of the Odd Fellows, the United Order of the Golden Cross, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In 1897 he was a delegate to the national meeting of the Order of the Golden Cross at Nashville, Tenn. ; and he has been a trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of the Grand Com-
mandery of that order for Massachusetts, and is now its Past Grand Commander. He was chairman of the Press Committee of Malden's two hundred and fiftieth anniversary. Mr. Dowse is a Republican in politics, and an un- tiring worker for the success of his party. He has been a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for three years - 1900, 1901, 1902-and is House Chairman of the Committee on Education. In 1901 he was a member of the committee to revise the stat- utes of the Commonwealth, the only lay mem- ber of that committee of fifty-one. Mr. Dowse has always taken an active interest in the affairs of his home city. His political aspira- tions have been rather modest, and at all times subordinated to what he considered business expediency and public weal. He is now serv- ing his third term in the House of Representa- tives, where he is favorably known, his large business experience making his counsel on many legislative matters very valuable. It was he who introduced and steered the famous anti-kidnapping bill that passed the Legislature in 1901. An evening paper a few weeks ago thus speaks of his particular "fad " in legisla- tion : "Pure caucuses and pure food seem to be the burden of his desire. Mr. Dowse would have the State Board of Health given authority to publish in newspapers a certificate of analy- sis made by that board. Mr. Dowse claims that publicity is the best method to prevent the sale of adulterated food. The results of analysis and even the conviction of the party selling adulterated food loses its salutary effects unless the public is informed of the fact." His publication, the New England Grocer, is known throughout the country. As is indicated, Representative Dowse has not only a thoroughly practical business training, but he has a wide knowledge of men and public affairs, and is in constant contact with all the great questions that affect the State and nation.
On March 18, 1880, he was united in mar- riage to Nellie M. Sanders, daughter of Mar- shall and Ellen (Parcher) Sanders. She was born August 23, 1859, in Littleton, N. H. Her father, Marshall Sanders, of Littleton, N. H., served with distinction in the War of the Rebellion, with the rank of Captain. The
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G. A. R. Post in Littleton is called the Mar- shall Sanders Post, G. A. R. Her mother, Ellen Parcher, b. February 29, 1840, is a daughter of Josephus and Maria (McGregor) Parcher. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dowse have three children : Nellie Gertrude, born Novem- ber 29, 1882, in Malden, Mass. ; Marshall Floyd, born May 8, 1890; and Edmund Cool- idge, born August 17, 1893.
G EORGE WASHINGTON GILMORE, a well-known grocer of Lynn, was born February 4, 1848, in Boston, a son of Alexander and Mary (Dugan) Gilmore. His father, Alexander Gilmore, the place of whose nativity is uncertain, when a young man settled in Ballaroony, County Down, Ireland, where he m. Mary Dugan, and afterwards re- sided for a while in that town. He emigrated to this country about 1845, settling first in Boston, where he worked for several years as a mason, contractor, and builder. He d. in South Boston about 1860. Of his twelve chil- dren, some were b. in Ireland and others in Boston, and four are now living in this coun- try; namely, William John, Nellie, Alexan- der, and George Washington. William John, a retired merchant of Lynn, m., first, a Miss Benham, of Washington, D.C., and for his second wife Ada Pierce, of Chelsea, Mass. He has one son - George Benham Gilmore. Nellie, b. in Ireland, is the wife of Alexander K. Adams, of East Boston, and has three chil- dren - Frank, Charlotte, and Edward. Alex- ander, a native of Boston and now a resident of Lynn, m. Ida Lakeman, of Lynn, Mass.
George Washington Gilmore was educated in the public schools of Boston and at Dear- born Academy in Seabrook, N. H. On April 3, 1863, he enlisted in the Fourteenth Battery of Light Artillery, (Mass.), and was afterward transferred to Company B, Second Massachu- setts Heavy Artillery, under Captain Fuller and Colonel Frankle, of Haverhill. He saw active service in North Carolina under Gen- eral Butler. Mustered out September 20, 1865, he returned north and took up his resi- dence for a while in Hampton Falls, N. H., where he attended the academy. Thence he
went to Lynn, where he found employment as clerk in a grocery store, and so continued until 1878. Then, in partnership with Wallace Os- borne, he engaged in the grocery business as junior member of the firm of Osborne & Co., which connection lasted until 1892. In 1893 Mr. Gilmore formed a copartnership in the same business with his brother, William J. Gilmore, under the firm name of George W. Gilmore & Co., and was thus associated with him until January 1, 1901, when Wiliam J. Gilmore retired. Mr. Gilmore was interested in municipal affairs, and a member of several fraternal organizations. In 1887 and 1888 he represented Ward Six in the Lynn Common Council. He belonged to General Lander Post, No. 5, G. A. R .; West Lynn Lodge, I. O. O. F .; Calantha Lodge, K. of P .; and of Nannapashemet Tribe, I. O. R. M.
On November 24, 1870, Mr. Gilmore mar- ried Martha F. Bean, of Wells, Me., a daugh- ter of George and Martha C. (Rankin) Bean. According to the best information obtainable, Mrs. Gilmore's ancestry is as follows : -
Lewis' Bean, "formerly of the Scottish Highlands," appeared in York, Me., in 1668; received a grant of land March 5, and other grants later. He m. Mary Mills, and d. about 1677, his widow being appointed administratrix September II. She m., second, a Mr. Bris- some -"June 9, 1685," she being referred to as "Mrs. Brissome" in a town grant defining a lot granted to "her former husband, Lewis Bean. ' She d. about 1690-1. . Their chil- dren were Lewis, Ebenezer, Joseph, James (d. young), and Elizabeth (m. Joseph Carlisle).
General Lewis2 Bean, b. April 28, 1671, d. June 25, 1721, m. 1691 Mrs. Mary (Austen) Sayward, daughter of Matthew and Mary (Davis) Austen, and widow of Jonathan Say- ward. She was b. 1666, and d. March 25,
1723. He was a very prominent man in his town, filling many town offices - was delegate to General Court; Commissioner appointed to lay out the townships in Maine; a Captain in militia - and wealthy for his time. Residence in York. Children: Jonathan, b. December 14, 1692; Mary, b. June 7, 1695; Lewis, b. June 16, 1697; John, b. July 18, 1700; Elinor, b. December 28, 1702; Mehitable, b.
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September 21, 1705; and Ebenezer, b. De- cember 31, 1707.
Jonathan3 Bean, b. December 14, 1692, lived in York; d. December 6, 1777; m. in 1717 Sarah Newell, daughter of Peter and Mary (Weare) Newell. She was b. January 29, 1700, was living May 17, 1774, but d. before her husband. In 1745 he was appointed Captain in the Colonial service, had command of garrisons and scouts between Piscataquis and Presumpscot Rivers, and was stationed at the Saco Blockhouse in what is now Dayton. After the dismantling of the fort, he went back to York. Children : Jonathan, b. February 13, 1718; Daniel, b. October 27, 1720; Mary, b. January 4, 1723; Sarah, b. January 8, 1725; Joshua, b. March 29, 1728; Mercy, b. Octo- ber 7, 1730; Huldah, b. April 15, 1732; Abraham, b. February 10, 1734; Ebenezer, b. June 20, 1737; Nehemiah, b. May 19, 1740; and Charles, b. April 30, 1743.
Joshua4 Bean, b. in York, March 29, 1728, d. in Sanford, January 31, 1807, m. in York, 1752, Abigail Bean (his cousin), daughter of Lewis and Abigail (Moulton) Bean. She was b. September 12, 1725. He moved to San- ford, 1773. Children, all b. in York : Joshua, b. April 24, 1753; Daniel, b. October 20, 1754; Tabitha, b. August 19, 1756; Abraham, b. October 13, 1758; Mary, b. April 23, 1760; Dorcas, b. April 19, 1763; Sarah, b. June 2, 1765 ; and Abigail, b. February 28, 1768.
Abraham5 Bean, b. October 13, 1758, resided at Mt. Hope, Sanford, Me.
George6 Bean, father of Mrs. Gilmore, was b. in 1811 and d. in 1892. A blacksmith by trade, he was employed for many years in the Navy Yard at Kittery. He m. Martha C. Rankin, a daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Cole) Rankin. Her paternal grandfather was Captain John Rankin, b. in Wells, Me., in 1775, who d. in 1857. Captain Rankin was a son of James Rankin, b. in York, Me., in 1745. The latter was, it is said, a lineal de- scendant of Constant Rankin, who was living in York, Me., as early as 1693. An Andrew Rankin of York, Me., d. before 1678, leaving a widow, Martha, and three children. His widow m. Philip Frost. One of the children was named Joseph, and it is not unlikely that
Constant was another. The Kittery records mention James "Rankins" of Wells and Philadelphia Nason of Kittery, m. January, 1741. They had one child who may well have been the James Rankin, b. in York in 1745.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore have had five children, namely : Franklin Chester, born September 12, 1871, who died February 1, 1892; Helen Frances, born December 24, 1876; George William, born February 23, 1879; Agnes May, born April 14, 1886; and Jessie Isabel, born November 27, 1887.
EORGE EDDY WARREN, of Bos- ton, Mass., was born in Brattleboro, Vt., October 20, 1868, a son of George and Laura Sophia (Eddy) Warren. The name Warren is an English one, derived, it is said, from the fief Warrenne in Normandy, and first borne in England by William de War- renne, one of the followers of William the Conqueror. Among the early colonists of New England were several scions of this vigorous Old World stock, the first, Richard Warren, of the "Mayflower " company of Pilgrims; John 1 Warren, of Watertown, 1630; Arthur War- ren, an early settler of Weymouth, whose sons settled in Chelmsford; and Peter 1 Warren, of Boston, who d. in 1704.
Peter Warren, a mariner, b. in England in 1628, d. in Boston, Mass., in 1704. He m., first, August 1, 1660, Sarah Tucker, daughter of Robert Tucker, of Dorchester. His second wife was Hannah, and his third Esther. His children were all by his first two wives. In his will he mentions his wife Esther and chil- dren Joseph, Ebenezer, Peter, Robert, and Han- nah. Joseph Warren, eldest son of Peter, that survived the father, was the grandfather of Gen- eral Joseph Warren, who fell at the battle of Bunker Hill. Ebenezer 2 Warren, b. in 1672, son of Peter and his wife Sarah, is thought to have been the father of Ebenezer 3 Warren, of Leicester, great-grandfather of George Eddy Warren, of Boston.
Ebenezer3 Warren, b. in 1714, d. in 1800. He was a tanner, carrying on the trade in Lei- cester, Mass., where he settled in 1744 with
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his wife Lydia. Their son Jonathan4 Warren, b. in Leicester, November 27, 1750, d. either December 4, 1824, or January 26, 1827, there being a discrepancy in the dates given in two records. He m., first, Martha Bemis, of Spen- cer. She d. in 1796, and he afterwards m. Lucy How. Samuels Warren, son of Jona- than 4 and Martha (Bemis) Warren, was b. in Leicester, September 10, 1779, and d. Septem- ber 10, 1832. He settled in Auburn, Mass., where he carried on an excellent business as a tanner and became a citizen of prominence. On November 27, 1806, he m. Sally, daughter of Captain Jonah Goulding, who served as a minuteman in Captain Luke Drury's company, General Ward's regiment, and who, after his enlistment, April 24, 1775, was made a Ser- geant in the same company and regiment. Af- ter 1814 Samuels Warren and Captain Gould- ing, both zealous Baptists, erected on their farm a Baptist meeting-house. A church was soon organized, a pastor settled, and after a time Mr. Warren was chosen Deacon of the church, an office that he filled until his death.
George6 Warren, b. in Auburn, Mass., De- cember 9, 1831, son of Samuel and Sally (Goulding) Warren, d. in Newton, Mass., April 20, 1897. He was educated at the Au- burn public schools and the Worcester Acad- emy, was subsequently engaged in the leather business with his brother in Worcester for a while, but in 1864 removed from there to Brat- tleboro, Vt. Coming to Newton in 1871, he carried on a prosperous business as a coal mer- chant until his death. He was a Baptist in his religious views, a Republican in politics, and served as Assessor and as Overseer of the Poor. On May 12, 1858, he m. Laura Sophia Eddy, daughter of Captain Samuel Eddy, and a de- scendant in the eighth generation of John Eddy, an early settler of Watertown. The line is: John,' Samuel, 2-3-4-5-6-7 Laura S. 8 John1 Eddy, the immigrant, was b. in England in 1597, son of William Eddy, A. M., and his wife, Mary Foster, to whom he was m. No- vember 20, 1587. William Eddy was educated at Trinity College, afterwards becoming vicar of the Church of St. Dunstan, at Cranbrook, County Kent, England. John™ Eddy, with his wife Amy, left London for America, August
10, 1630, in the ship "Handmaid." He was at Plymouth in October of that year, and in 1631 or 1632, he settled in Watertown, where he was made freeman in 1634, was Select- man in 1635, 1636, and 1637, and d. October 12, 1684. Samuel2 Eddy, b. in Watertown, September 30, 1640, was made a freeman in 1689 or 1690, d. November- 22, 1711, his will being proved December 30, 1711. In Novem- ber, 1664, he m. Sarah Mead. Samuel3 Eddy, of Watertown, b. June 4, 1668, freeman in 1697, m. December 13, 1693, Elizabeth Woodward. Samuel+ Eddy, b. in Watertown, August 14, 1701, removed to Oxford, Mass., in 1726, and d. there in 1762. He m. January 30, 1727, Elizabeth Bellows, of Marlboro. Samuels Eddy, b. in 1738, m. Susan Merriam. He kept a public house in Oxford during the Rev- olution. Afterward, removing to Auburn, Mass., he represented that town in the General Court about the year 1787. He d. at Auburn, July 4, 1798, aged fifty-nine years, eleven months, four days. Samuel6 Eddy, b. July 11, 1764, d. May 1I, 1813, in his forty-seventh year. He lived upon land cleared by his great- grandfather. He m. Sally (or Sarah) Hart, December 18, 1788. Captain Samuel7 Eddy was b. July 19, 1796. He was twice m. His first wife was Hannah H. Barrett, of Barre, Mass. ; his second, the mother of Laura Sophia, wife of George Warren, was Clara H. Walker.
George and Laura Sophia (Eddy) Warren have had four children, briefly recorded as follows: Fannie Laura, b. September 10, 1860, d. March 19, 1864; Grace Augusta; George Eddy; and Alice Amelia. Grace Augusta Warren, b. at Brattleboro, Vt., Oc- tober 30, 1865, was educated in the Newton High School and at Wellesley College. On May 28, 1888, she m. the Rev. Robert Woods Van Kirk, a graduate of Princeton University and Newton Theological Seminary. She d. at Rockland, Me., leaving five children ; namely, Warren, Margaret, Gordon, Robert W., Jr., and Grace. Alice Amelia Warren, the young- est child of the parental household, was b. in Uxbridge, Mass., March 23, 187I. After her graduation from the Newton High School, she m. William C. Brewer, of Newton. Two of the four children b. of their union d. in in-
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fancy, the survivors being William C. Brewer, Jr., and Warren Brewer.
George Eddy Warren, only son of George and his wife, Laura S., was fitted for college at the Newton High School, and was graduated from Brown University in the class of 1889. He is now the New England manager of the Morrisdale Coal Company, with mines in Penn- sylvania, and a director of the Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, of Worcester, Mass. Mr. Warren is a member of the Union Club, the Country Club, and the Essex County Club. On April 23, 1900, he married Frances Wight- man Knowles, who was born in Worcester. She is a daughter of the late Francis B. Knowles.
A LBERT FRANCIS AMEE, of Cam- bridge, was born in Cambridge, Mass., December 23, 1864, son of John and Ellen (Coolidge) Amee. He was educated in the public schools of his na- tive city, where since 1885 he has been en- gaged in business as bookseller and stationer with his brother John, their store, a well- equipped establishment, being in Harvard Square. He married June 6, 1890, Lillian M. Forbes, daughter of Andrew J. Forbes and wife, Ella L. Bettinson. Mr. Amee belongs to all the Masonic bodies; also to the Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revo- lution, Society of Colonial Wars, and to the Society of the War of 1812.
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