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On April 8, 1874, Mr. Gray was united in
marriage with Mary Luella Lowell, daughter of Dr. Barzilla and Nancy (Dickinson) Lowell, of Wiscasset, Me. His only child, William Lowell Gray, was born in Wakefield, Mass., May 7, 1881. He is now a civil engineer in the employ of the Boston Elevated Railway Company. Mr. Gray and his family attend the Unitarian church of Cambridge. He is a Past Master of Putnam Lodge, F. & A. M., of Cambridge, and a member of Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and of Cambridge Com- mandery, K. T. In the Independent Order of Odd Fellows he is a Past Noble Grand. He is also a member of the Boston Athletic Asso- ciation, of the Bay State Driving Club, of the Central Club, and of the Citizens' Trade Asso- ciation, of Cambridge. He has been a resident of Cambridge since 1881.
Dr. Barzilla Lowell, father of Mrs. Gray, was a descendant in the tenth generation of Percival Lowell (Lowle), who came from Bris- tol, England, in 1639 (at sixty-eight years of age), and settled at Newbury, Mass. The line from Percival' continued through his son Rich- ard,2 b. England 1602, d. Newbury 1682; Percival3 (son of Richard2 and first wife Mar- garet), b. Newbury 1639-40, m. Mary Chand- ler; Captain Gideon, 4 b. Newbury 1672, d. Amesbury about 1752, m. Miriam or Mary Swett; Lieutenant John, 5 b. 1696-7, m. Re- becca Sargent; John,6 b. Amesbury 1724, m. Martha Currier, of Amesbury, removed to West Bath, Me., in 1752, and d. aged ninety-one; Joseph,7 b. Amesbury 1751, m. in Wiscasset, Me., November 7, 1773, Abigail Danforth, and d. at Wiscasset 1832, to John8 (b. 1776, d. at Wiscasset December 10, 1848), m. Mary Groves, of Dresden, Me., and had eight chil- dren - Abigail,9 John,9 Barzilla9 (father of Mary Luella), Philena, 9 Hiram, 9 Mary, 9 Henry, 9 and Emeline9.
AMES RODNEY WOOD, the well- known Boston detective, was born in Brookfield, Vt., August 12, 1838, a son of Lucius and Juletta Orilla (Morse) Wood.
Lucius Wood was b. in Chelsea, Vt., and d. in East Boston, Mass., November, 1864, aged
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fifty-five years, twelve days. When three years old he was left an orphan, and went to live with Lucius Slade, of Chelsea, Vt. Sub- sequently learning the tanner's trade he fol- lowed it in Haverhill, N. H., and in Bradford, Vt., removing from the latter place to Lowell, Mass., in 1848. About five years later he ac- cepted a position on the police force of East Boston, continuing in active service a number of years, when ill health compelled him to resign the office. He m. Juletta Orilla Morse, who was b. in Bradford, Vt., a daughter of Elihu and Betsey (Houghton) Morse. Her father was a native of Vermont and her mother of Massachusetts. They were m. in Massachusetts, and shortly afterwards removed to the Green Mountain State, making the trip with teams. Lucius Wood and his wife Juletta had seven children, namely: Lucy Maria, widow of Luther Crawford Hull; Lu- cinda, wife of William Henry McCausland; James Rodney, the special subject of this sketch; Charles P .; George E .; Jennie Pa- melia, wife of Walter C. Wigfall; and Eliza- beth Houghton, who d. at the age of fourteen years. The three sons served valiantly in the Civil War.
James Rodney Wood did not come to Mas- sachusetts with his parents, but remained in Vermont until 1854, when in company with Deacon Burnham and his family he started for the then far West. Going overland to Og- densburg, N. Y., he went from there by way of the Lakes to Sheboygan Falls, Wis., thence with teams to Iola, Waupaca County, Wis. That section of the country was then but sparsely settled, Indians and wild beasts abounding, and much of the land was owned by the government, being for sale at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. Mr. Wood remained there a few years, in the summer season assisting new-comers in selecting lands, especially timber tracts, and in the winter teaming supplies to the lumber districts of the Menomonee River, a distance of one hundred miles, the only places of entertainment on the route being the lumber camps from ten to thirty miles apart. In March, 1859, Mr. Wood re- sumed his westward travels, his objective point being Pike's Peak. Accompanied by friends
he started with ox-teams, but for a time was stalled in the mud in Minnesota. Subse- quently pushing forward, he crossed the Missouri River at Council Bluffs, and after a tedious journey of five months arrived at Den- ver. Going thence to the Cherry Creek Val- ley, he found many disappointed settlers and a most discouraging outlook for future prosper- ity, so concluded to return to New England, being accompanied a part of the way by an Illinois man. Being very short of funds, he made his way as best he could, finally arriving in Boston just prior to the breaking out of the Rebellion. Here in May, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, First Massachusetts Infantry, commanded by Colonel Robert Cowden, and while with this regiment was in the first battle of Bull Run.
Soon after that engagement Mr. Wood, at his own request, was transferred to Company B, Sixth United States Cavalry, and in Janu- ary, 1862, was made Corporal, later being pro- moted to Sergeant of his company. In April, 1862, this regiment started on the Peninsular campaign, Companies B and H forming a squadron and being the only companies in the regiment armed with carbines. This squad- ron, one of the first to land at Yorktown, led the advance of General Mcclellan's army to Fair Oaks, afterwards taking part in the vari- ous battles of the campaign, among them the following named : Williamsburg, May 4; Slatersville, May 9; New Kent Court House, May II; New Bridge, May 20; Mechanics- ville, May 24; Hanover Court House, May 27; Ashland, June 16; Black Creek, June 26; Malvern Hill, August 5; Falls Church, Sep- tember 5; Sugar Loaf Mountain, Md., Sep- tember 13; Petersville, Md., September 15; Charlestown, September 28; Hillsborough, September 29; Waterford, October 1 ; Charles- town, October 8; Philmont, November 1; Uniontown, November 2; Upperville, Novem- ber 3; Barber's Cross Roads, November 5 ; Amosville, November 7 and 8; Sulphur Springs, November 17; and Fredericksburg, December 12, 1862.
Mr. Wood was next detailed to the headquar- ters of the Army of the Potomac as scout, Gen- eral Burnside being commander. He contin-
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ued thus perilously employed during the re- mainder of the time that he was in the army, rendering valuable service as a scout for Gen- erals Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. He accompanied Colonel Dahlgren, who was sent to Richmond to liberate the prisoners confined there. Subsequently, while carrying despatches from Colonel Dahlgren to General Kilpatrick, Mr. Wood's horse was shot from under him and he was taken prisoner. His captors, suspecting him to be a spy, put a lariat about his neck, intending to hang him; but he appealed to a superior officer, who after asking him many questions turned him over to Dick Turner at Libby Prison, where he was again subjected to a severe examination, but always persisted in the same story, that he was Sergeant of Company B, Sixth Cavalry. After being held at Libby Prison seven days, he was transferred by special guard to Belle Isle, thence to Cruz Prison, Richmond, and later to Castle Thunder. There he was taken sick, and transferred to Hospital No. 21, where he was put in charge of the Captain of an Illinois regiment, the rebels being short of help, having detailed convalescent Union soldiers as nurses. When able to be about, Mr. Wood was ordered to take some reports from Hospital No. 21 to the General Hospital. He avoided the rebel soldiers as much as possible, made his way to some neighboring woods, and by resting day- times and travelling nights he managed to reach the Union lines, being fed on the way by the colored people. Reporting at General Grant's headquarters, he resumed his duties as scout at the time all communication was cut off with Washington, and very soon after car- ried the first despatches from the Army of the Wilderness to the capital before communica- tion had been restored. His term of enlist- ment expired in May, 1864, but he remained with the army seven months longer, when, with seven others, he was discharged by General Grant, who recognized the fact that if again captured he would surely be condemned to death.
Returning to Boston, Mr. Wood in March, 1865, was appointed policeman by Mayor F. W. Lincoln, and assigned to duty at the Hanover Street Station. Just five years later,
March 5, 1870, he was transferred to police headquarters as detective, a position that he filled ten years, resigning then to establish Wood's Private Detective Agency, which he has successfully conducted up to the present time. He was a resident of Dorchester from 1865 until 1886, when he purchased his pres- ent fine estate, Maplewood Farm, in Woburn, Mass., where he is engaged in general farming. He takes especial delight in good horses, and his stable is well appointed.
Mr. Wood married on December 2, 1864, Mary Ann Collins, of Gardiner, Me., a daughter of Captain James and Mary (Russell) Collins. She died March 24, 1880, leaving three chil- dren; namely, Maud May, Gertrude Louise, and James Rodney, Jr. Mr. Wood married for his second wife Mrs. Susan Ann (Donnell) Hale, who had one son by her first marriage - James Frank Hale. Mr. Wood and his family attend the Episcopal church. In politics he is a Republican, and is now, in 1901, a mem- ber of the Woburn Board of Aldermen. He belongs to the Woburn Post, No. 161, G. A. R., and is a member of the Cavalry Association of the Army of the Potomac, of the First Massa- chusetts Infantry Association, of the Sixth Regular Cavalry Association, of the National Cavalry Association, and of Towanda Club, of Woburn.
ARTIN PARRY KENNARD, of Brookline, long identified with the business men of Boston, and for thirteen years Subtreasurer of the United States in this city, is a native of New Hampshire, whence the business, the profes- sional, and the literary forces of the New Eng- land metropolis have been so often and so worthily recruited. Born at Portsmouth, N. H., in July, 1818, son of Oliver Parry and Jane Hoit (Plaisted) Kennard, he is of the sixth generation in descent from Edward Ken- nard, the immigrant progenitor of the family in New England, who came from Rochester, in Kent, England, about 1665, and was an in- habitant of Portsmouth in 1675. The line is : Edward,' Michael,ª Edward, 3 James, 4 Oliver P., 5 Martin P6.
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Edward Kennard owned by allotment land in the centre of Portsmouth. He was active in church affairs. He m. Elizabeth Martyn. Her father, the Hon. Richard Martyn, or Martin, of Portsmouth, was one of the first Councillors of New Hampshire, associated with President Cutts, named as such in his commis- sion from the king, dated September 18, 1679. He was also Treasurer of the Province by royal appointment. Richard Martyn received a grant of sixty-two acres of land at Portsmouth in 1660. He was one of the founders of the Congregational Church at Portsmouth in 1671. He served in various local public offices, being Selectman in 1673, 1674, 1675, and 1678; Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, 1672 and 1679; was Councillor, as above men- tioned, 1683; Representative, 1692; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1692 and 1693, then Chief Justice; and finally, October, 1693, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judi- cature till his death in April, 1694.
Michael? Kennard, son of Edward,' bought in 1717, at Sandy Hill, Kittery, now Eliot, Me., a homestead which remained in the pos- session of his descendants till 1837. He m. for his first wife a Miss Tetherly; his second wife was Sarah Varney, of Dover; and his third wife is known only as Mrs. Rebecca Kennard. He had nine children. Edward, 3 b. in 1711, probably his eldest child, a resi- dent of Kittery, Me., m. Elizabeth March, of Black Point, now Biddeford, Me. Among their children were: James, 4 b. in 1749, the next in line; and Nathaniel, b. at Kennard's Hill, Eliot, May 4, 1755, who d. at Ports- · mouth, June 24, 1823. Nathaniel Kennard, serving as a volunteer in the American army in the first year of the Revolution, was captured and confined in an English prison ; afterward conveyed to France in an exchange of prison- ers, under the direction of Benjamin Franklin ; in 1779 joined the "Bon Homme Richard" under Paul Jones; was later taken prisoner by the British and forced to serve on the "Uni- corn," but finally escaped to Jamaica, and thence returned to Eliot. After the close of the war, he was a merchant and shipmaster, and later was captain of the United States revenue cutter at Portsmouth, N. H.
James4 Kennard m. July 25, 1777, Ann Parry. Her father, John Parry, who came from Bridgeworth, Shropshire, England, was a graduate of Oxford and later in life a school- teacher in Kittery.
James Kennard was in the War of the Revo- lution, serving on board the United States twenty-gun ship "Alexander." He d. in 1837, aged eighty-nine years, survived but a few days by his wife Ann, with whom he had enjoyed sixty-one years of m. life. They left five m. children. One of these was Oliver Parry Kennard, b. in Kittery, Me., September 7, 1786. He settled in Portsmouth, where for a long period he was engaged in business as a merchant. His death occurred in 1870. He m. in 1817 Jane Hoit Plaisted, of Portsmouth, N. H., daughter of Elisha and Shuah (Dennet) Plaisted. On the paternal side she was a de- scendant of Roger Plaisted, who settled about 1654 in that part of Kittery, Me., that is now Berwick; served four years as Representative to the General Court, and four years as Asso- ciate; but whose useful career was cut off in October, 1675, when he was killed by the In- dians in battle.
Martin Parry Kennard received a fair educa- tion in the schools of his native town, gained an elementary knowledge of business, and in 1836, with habits well formed, a youth of firm moral principles and lofty ideals, he came to Boston, and was employed as a clerk with Lows, Ball & Co., at 123 Washington Street, and, as appears from the directory, with a home on Atkinson Street. In 1847 he was established in business as a member of the firm of Bigelow Brothers & Kennard, which later became Bigelow, Kennard & Co., widely known as one of the leading mercantile houses in its line in New England. In 1878 Mr. Kennard withdrew from this firm, and retired permanently from business. Subsequently, for thirteen years Mr. Kennard served as Sub- treasurer of the United States at Boston, hav- ing been first appointed by President Hayes and reappointed by President Arthur and Pres- ident Harrison, being retired at his own re- quest in 1890, during President Cleveland's second term.
In politics he has been a Republican since
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the formation of that party, having been previ- ously at first an old line Whig, then a Free Soiler and strong anti-slavery man. For many years he was prominently connected with the Boston Mercantile Library Association. He was chairman of Group No. II of the judges at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876. He was elected by the Boston Board of Trade as a member of the Reciprocity. Commis- sion in 1878, Paris, France, and has been pres- ident of the Boston Commercial Club and the Boston Memorial Association.
He married in July, 1846, Caroline Au- gusta, daughter of James Wiggin and Eliza (Folsom) Smith, formerly of Exeter, N. H., and later of New York City. On the paternal side she is a descendant of Governor Thomas Dudley.
Mr. and Mrs. Kennard have five children -- Caroline Therese, Edward Parry, Linda, Mary, and Frederick Hedge. Therese, the eldest, married Henry Buckly, of Birmingham, Eng- land. She died in 1891, leaving four chil- dren. Edward P. Kennard lives in New York City, is married, and has four children. Linda Kennard is the wife of Alfred Winsor, of Boston and Brookline. They have two sons and two daughters. Mary married Lemuel Hollingsworth Babcock, of New York. They have two children, a son and a daughter. Frederick H. Kennard (Harvard College '88), landscape architect, of Boston, resides in Brookline. He married Sarah Harrison Eisenbrey, of Philadelphia, Pa., and they have one daughter.
YMAN EDWARD WAIT, of Wollas- ton, Mass., was born in Dorchester, November 2, 1856, a son of Charles Lyman Edward and Adelaide A. (Fishley) Wait. He is a lineal descendant in the ninth generation of Richard Wait, the founder of the American family of Wait, the line of descent being : Richard,' Joseph,2 Will- iam, 3 Gershom, 4 William, 5 William, 6 Harvey,7 Charles L. E., 8 Lyman Edward9.
Richard' Wait, the immigrant ancestor, was b. and bred in England. Coming to this country when a young man, he was made a
freeman at Watertown in 1637, was granted land in a part of the town now included in Lexington, and was there engaged in farming until his death, January 16, 1668-9. His wife Mary d. January, 1678-9, aged seventy- two. Joseph2 Wait, b. in Watertown in 1643, settled in Worcester in 1675, removing subse- quently to Marlboro, where he d. in the early part of the year 1726, his will being admitted to probate March 21, 1726. While in Water- town he was a member of the military com- pany commanded by Captain Appleton. In 1674 he m. Ruhamah Hagar, daughter of William and Mary (Bemis) Hagar. William3 Wait, b. September 25, 1679, was probably a lifelong resident of Marlboro. Gershom4 Wait, b. in Marlboro, Mass., in 1700, son of William3 and his wife Abial, m. October 4, 1723, Johannah Rocket, d. at Sutton, Mass., in 1784. William5 Wait, b. in Sutton, Mass., September 4, 1725, m. October 24, 1744, Ruth Lovell. He was a Revolutionary sol- dier, responding to the Lexington alarm in April, 1775. Subsequently removing to Mex- ico, Me., he d. in that town in 1807.
William6 Wait was b. in Sutton, January 8, 1754. At the age of twenty-one he assisted in the struggle for independence, enlisting in April, 1775, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Leonard, under whom he served eight months, being present at the battle of Bunker Hill. Re-enlisting in January, 1776, in the same regiment, he again served with Colonel Leonard, this time for a year. In August, 1777, he enlisted for a period of four months in Colonel Shepard's regiment, and on Octo- ber 17, 1777, witnessed the surrender of Gen- eral Burgoyne. Again enlisting in August, 1778, he was appointed Corporal in the regi- ment commanded by Colonel Sparhawk, with whom he served nearly three months. On December 19, 1780, he m. Sarah Cummings, and subsequently removed to Dixfield, Me., where his death occurred May 29, 1840.
Harvey7 Wait, b. in Sutton, Mass., August 4, 1793, was brought up in Dixfield, Me. As Sergeant of a Dixfield company, he served in the War of 1812, after which he took up his residence in Mexico, Me., living there until his death in 1842. He was influential in town
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affairs, filling various offices of trust, includ- ing those of Selectman and Town Treasurer. He m. February 26, 1817, Lucy Williams Eustis, who was b. at Rutland, now Prince- town, Mass., June 24, 1798, and d. in South Boston, Mass., August 29, 1882. She was descended from William' Eustis, the immi- grant, the line of descent being through Will- iam2 Eustis; his son Thomas3 Eustis; Cham- berlain4 Eustis, who m. in 1767 Sarah, daugh- ter of the Rev. Joseph Buckminster; their son Joseph5, who m. in 1793 Sarah Mason, of Princeton, Mass., Lucy Williams6 Eustis being their third child.
Charles Lyman Edward8 Wait, son of Har- vey and his wife Lucy, was b. in Mexico, Me., March 31, 1824, and d. in Quincy, Mass., November 21, 1897. Coming to Bos- ton in 1844, he was employed as clerk in the provision store of his brother Gilbert Wait. In 1845 he went into the wholesale commis- sion business on Lincoln Street, Boston. A few years after that he engaged in the auction business with Gideon Beck on Federal Street. He then went to Fitchburg, where at first he carried on a similar business, and was later for several years a manufacturing chemist. Subsequently selling out his business interests in Fitchburg, he moved to Bedford, where he bought a farm. Besides conducting this farm, he bought a stage line between Bedford and Lexington, which he operated until the rail- road was built to Lowell. He served in pub- lic office as School Committee and Special Constable, and carried on a real estate and auction business. In April, 1897, he sold his farm, and bought a home in Wollaston, where he d. November 21 of the same year. He was m. September 21, 1847, to Adelaide A. Fishley, of Boston, daughter of Benjamin Fishley, son of George Fishley, of Ports- mouth, N. H. Her mother, whose maiden name was Mary Abbott, was the widow of Robert Waldron when she m. Benjamin Fish- ley. Mr. Charles L. E. Wait was a man whose heart was ever ready to respond to any one who was in trouble, his purse being open to give pecuniary help to the needy. He is survived by his wife and son, Lyman Edward, their only child.
Lyman Edward9 Wait was educated in the public schools of Bedford, Mass., and at Saw- yer's Commercial College, Boston. After leaving school he drove stage for his father several years, having previously served a par- tial apprenticeship to this occupation before and after school hours. The route was be- tween Lexington and Bedford, and during this time he resided in Bedford. October 23, 1881, he entered the employ of Winch Brothers, 130 Federal Street, Boston, where he soon rose to be salesman, which position he still retains. He was married February 1, 1883, to Miss Susan Elizabeth Coolidge, of Brook- line, daughter of Charles Coolidge. He re- sided in Waltham till June, 1893, when, his health failing, he went to Bedford, and lived on the farm with his parents for the summer. Having recovered his health, he subsequently made his home in Boston until his father sold the farm in Bedford and bought a place in Wollaston, where he now resides with his mother. He has no children. Mr. Wait and his wife separated by mutual agreement in June, 1893. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, affiliating with Monitor Lodge, F. & A. M., of Waltham, Mass. In politics he is a Republican. He owns a good team, and is fond of driving.
ALTER SPARROW WAIT, of Newton, Mass., was born January 27, 1849, in South Boston, Mass., a son of Joel and Catherine Thomas (Sparrow) Wait. He comes of distinguished Colonial stock, being a direct descendant on the pater- nal side from Richard Wait, one of the early settlers of Watertown, and on the maternal side traces his ancestry back to Elder William Brewster, who came over on the "Mayflower."
Richard' Wait, who came from England, was the owner of a farm in Watertown, Mass., in 1637, his land lying in that part of the town included in Lexington. He was made a freeman in 1637, and continued his residence in Watertown until his death, January 16, 1668-9, at the age of sixty years. The name of his wife was Mary. Joseph2 Wait, b. in
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He is a direct descendant in the eighth genera- tion of Deacon Thomas Parker, immigrant, the lineage being : Deacon Thomas,' Hananiah, 2 John, 3 Josiah, 4 Josiah, 5 Josiah,6 Frederick,? Frederick Chandler8.
Thomas1 Parker sailed from London, Eng- land, in the ship "Susan and Ellen," March II, 1635. He settled at first in Lynn, was made a freeman in 1637, and in 1638 was allotted forty acres of land. Soon after he removed to Reading, where he became promi- nent in town matters, and was one of the founders of the first church. He d. August 12, 1683. His will is on file in the Middle- sex County Records. The headstone that marks his grave still stands in the old burial- ground in Wakefield. His wife Amy d. Janu- ary 15, 1690. Hananiah2 Parker (b. Lynn, 1638) m. September 30, 1663, Elizabeth Browne (b. Reading, December 10, 1647), daughter of Nicholas Browne, who emigrated to New England from Inkberrow, Worcester- shire, England, where his father, Edward, spent his life. John3 Parker, b. in Reading, August 3, 1664, d. at Lexington, January 22, 1741. In 1689 he purchased land at the north end of Lake Quannapowitt, but after living there a few years he removed to Lexington, where he became a landowner and engaged in farming. He also worked at his trade of a joiner, making farming tools and wagons, and taught his sons the same trade. On October 2, 1689, he m. Deliverance Dodge, of Beverly, daughter of John and Sarah Dodge. Lieuten- ant Josiah4 Parker was b. April 11, 1694, in Reading, but spent the larger part of his life in Lexington, his death occurring there Octo- ber 9, 1756, He was active in local affairs, and served as Lieutenant in the State militia. On December 8, 1718, he m. Anna Stone, who was b. in Lexington, November 27, 1694, a daughter of John and Rachel (Shepard) Stone. John Stone was a son of Deacon Sam- uel Stone, and grandson of Deacon Gregory Stone, who emigrated from England in 1635 and settled in Cambridge, Mass. Josiah5 Parker, Jr., son of Lieutenant Josiah, 4 was b. in Lexington, April 11, 1725. When a young man he removed to Woburn, purchasing an estate in the western part of the town, where
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