Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 89

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850

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Warren4 Tapley was b. in Charlestown, August 31, 1815. He was a prominent drug- gist in Lynn for many years, and is now living retired from business pursuits. He m., first, September 27, 1842, Eliza A. Hunt, daughter of Reuben Hunt, who d. July 4, 1845. On March 1, 1848, he m. for his second wife Caro- line Watts Smith, daughter of James and Han- nah (Watts) Smith, of Charlestown, where she was b. March 1, 1818. By her he had four

children, namely : Carrie Tufts, b. March 16, 1849; John Warren, subject of this sketch; Maria Josephine, b. April 22, 1856; and Warren Mudge, b. October 10, 1857.

John Warren5 Tapley received a practical education in the public schools of Lynn, after which he was engaged in the drug business in Lynn for a while, at first with his father and subsequently alone. Since 1882 he has been identified with the express business, being con- nected with the North Shore Express Com- pány, with offices in Lynn and Boston. On November 1, 1876, Mr. Tapley married Annah Gertrude Stacey, of Lynn, a daughter of Thomas and Hannah Maria (Johnson) Stacey, grand-daughter of Benjamin Stacey, Jr., and great-grand-daughter of Benjamin, Sr., and Elizabeth (McLaren) Stacey. Benjamin Stacey, Sr., was killed off Marblehead in 1780. Benjamin Stacey, Jr., was b. in 1780 in the oldest house at Marblehead Neck. He served in the War of 1812 as Captain of an American brig, the "Good Intent," was cap- tured by the French, and detained as a pris- oner of war for five months. He m. Eliza- beth Procter, of Marblehead, who bore him six children - Mary, Oliver, Eliza, Sarah Jane, Benjamin, and Thomas. He d. December 28, 1827. Thomas Stacey, b. in Lynn Feb- ruary 28, 1815, d. in Lynn March 25, 1890. He was extensively engaged in the manufacture of shoes in Lynn during his active business career, being the first to manufacture the carpet slipper. For a number of years he was a direc- tor of the First National Bank. He served the city as Alderman, and was a member of the I. O. O. F., and was the first president of the Oxford Club, formerly the "Bear Garden." His first wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Maria Atkinson, d. February 25, 1849, leav- ing three children, namely : Maria Elizabeth, who was b. May 13, 1842, and d. August 13, 1868; Henry Clay, b. November 18, 1844; and Benjamin, b. December 25, 1848. Maria Elizabeth was the first wife of Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson of the United States Navy. She was killed in an earthquake at Arica, Peru.

Mr. Stacey m. November 29, 1849, Hannah Maria Johnson, who was b. in Beverly, Mass.,

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April 8, 1826, a daughter of Joseph, Jr., and Joanna (Green) Johnson. Her father was the eldest son of Joseph Johnson, Sr., of Lynn., and was a descendant in the fifth generation of John' Johnson, of Rehoboth, Mass., the line being : John1; Jonathan,2 b. at Rehoboth in 1682; Jonathan, Jr.,3 b. at Lynn in 1723; Joseph, Sr.,4 b. 1776; and Joseph, Jr., 5 b. at Lynn January 5, 1798. Jonathan2 Johnson came to Lynn from Rehoboth in 1706, and m. Sarah Mansfield in 1710. Joseph, Sr., 4 was a son of Jonathan, Jr., 3 and his third wife Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Hood) Alley. Benjamin Alley was a grandson of Hugh' Alley, an early settler of Lynn, and his wife Rebecca, a descendant of Richard1 Hood, Sr.

Joseph Johnson, Sr., of Nahant, m., first, in 1797 Mary Cox, of Salem, b. August 17, 1779, daughter of Captain Francis and Mercy (Deadman) Cox, and grand-daughter of Captain William Deadman, a soldier in the Revolution. She d. November 19, 1818, leaving eight chil- dren. He m., second, June 1, 1819, Betsy Graves, by whom he had six children. Betsy was a daughter of Captain Daniel and Mary (Buxton) Graves, of North Reading, and a descendant of Samuel Graves, an early settler of Lynn. Joseph Johnson, Jr., b. January 5, 1798, d. at Nahant, September 7, 1889. He m. Joanna Ellingwood Green, a daughter of Joseph Green, who was b. in 1765, and was a son of Israel Green. Israel Green, a son of John and Mary Green, served in the Revolu- tionary War as a minute-man in the company of Captain Caleb Dodge in 1775, as a mem- ber of Captain Ebenezer Francis's company, Colonel Mansfield's regiment, in 1776, and in Captain Moses Brown's company in the latter part of 1776. On June 14, 1748, he m. Sarah Herrick, of Beverly, by whom he had the fol- lowing children - John, Israel, Mehitable, Robert, Sarah, and Joseph. The last named married Joanna Ellingwood.

Thomas Stacey and his second wife, Han- nah Maria Johnson, became the parents of four children, namely: Sarah Frances, b. October 14, 1850, d. August 13, 1864; Mary Ella, b. March 28, 1853, now the wife of Frederick L. Bubier, of Lynn; Annah Gertrude, b. March

23, 1856, now Mrs. Tapley, with whom the mother makes her home; and Alice Blanche, who was b. November 6, 1865, m. June 22, 1892, Charles W. Bubier, of Providence, and d. July 28, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Tapley have one child - Blanche Stacey Tapley, born No- vember 24, 1882, who is now a student at Radcliffe College, class of 1904.

[For Tapley and Tufts genealogy see sketch of Willis Wirt George following. ]

ILLIS WIRT GEORGE, formerly a well-known business man of Lynn, was born at East Saugus, Mass., September 22, 1852, and died at his home in Lynn, November 26, 1898.

Lewis Brainard George, father of Willis Wirt, was b. in Wrentham, Mass., March 24, 1825. During many years of his active life he was engaged in the leather business at Lynn, but retained his residence in East Saugus, where his death occurred April 27, 1893. As a man and a citizen he was held in high re- spect, and was a valued member of the East Saugus Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife, Sarah Brown, who was b. in Saugus, March 25, 1826, d. May 6, 1896. She was the mother of two children, namely: Willis Wirt, whose name begins this sketch; and Emma May, now the only survivor of the fam- ily. Emma May George, b. August 1, 1854, is the wife of Charles A. Newhall, of North Andover, Mass. Their only child - Marguer- ite Newhall, b. at Lynn, January 1I, 1883 - attended Mount Holyoke College for one year.

Willis W. George acquired his early educa- tion in the public schools of East Saugus and Wilbraham Academy. After leaving school he was engaged with his father for several years in the sole leather business in Lynn, when he started for himself in the same line of business, carrying it on under the name of W. W. George until his death in 1898, as mentioned above. He attended the Episcopal church.

On October 20, 1880, Mr. George married Maria Josephine Tapley, who was born in Lynn, April 22, 1856, daughter of Warren and

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Caroline Watts (Smith) Tapley. Her grand- father, John Tapley, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, Mass., was b. in April, 1774, and d. December 26, 1847. He m. Lydia Tufts, who was b. May 24, 1778, and d. July 15, 1860. She was a direct descendant in the fifth generation from Peter Tufts, the immi- grant ancestor. Peter' Tufts came from Eng- land about 1638 and settled in Malden, Mass., in 1640, being one of the largest landowners of the town. He d. in 1700, and was buried beside his wife Mary in the Malden church- yard. John2 Tufts, b. in 1665, the third child of his parents, m. Mary Putnam. His son, Peter3 Tufts, the next in line of descent, m. Lydia Buckman, and settled in Medford. Samuel4 Tufts, b. in 1737, m. in 1769 Martha Adams, and resided in Medford. Lydia5 Tufts m. November 3, 1795, John Tapley, as stated above. Of their union these children were b., namely : John Mansfield; Samuel Tufts; Martha Adams; Lydia Tufts; Samuel Tufts, second; Warren, father of Mrs. George; Lydia Anna; and George Albert.

Warren Tapley, the only survivor of the pa- rental household, was b. at Charlestown, Mass., August 31, 1815. Settling in Lynn when a young man, he engaged in business as a druggist, and for twenty-four years occupied the same store. Meeting with success, he acquired a competency, and is now living retired from active pursuits. Although ad- vanced in age, he has retained the use of his faculties to a remarkable degree, enabling him to enjoy life and the society of his friends. He is a member of the Unitarian church, in the choir of which he sang for many years. He m. March 1, 1848, Caroline Watts Smith, daughter of James and Hannah (Watts) Smith, of Charlestown. Four children blessed their union, namely : Carrie Tufts, b. March 16, 1849, d. August 5, 1873; John W .; Maria Josephine (now Mrs. George) ; and Warren Mudge. John W. Tapley, b. in Lynn, De- cember 25, 1853, is now engaged in the ex- press business in this city. (See sketch of John W. Tapley on another page.) Warren Mudge Tapley, b. in Lynn, October 10, 1857, is a travelling salesman, with residence at Newton, Mass. He m. Virginia Butler, by

whom he has three children - Margaret, Vir- ginia, and Warren.

Willis Wirt George is survived by his wife and three children, namely: Carrie Tapley, born July 31, 1883, now a student at Lasell Seminary, Auburndale, class of 1903; Louis Brainard, born at Lynn, March 21, 1885; and Eleanor, born in Lynn, March 22, 1890.

[For Johnson genealogy, see sketch of John Warren Tapley on another page of this book. ]

RS. MARY ELIZABETH TIL- SON, of Malden, was born in Nantucket, Mass., June 14, 1841, daughter of George7 and Eunice (Taber) Meader. Mrs. Tilson's ancestors for several generations resided in Nantucket.

John' Meader, from whom she is descended in a direct line, was b. in 1630, presumably in England. Emigrating about the year 1650, he resided at intervals in both Essex and Norfolk Counties, Massachusetts. In 1656 was granted land in Dover, N. H. He subsequently lived at Oyster River, where he was assessed for taxes from 1661 to 1677. His name is men- tioned in the early town records of Dover Neck, Oyster River, Cocheco, and Bloody Point. On February 20, 1689, he and his son John2 signed a petition asking for protection and government. John2 Meader and his wife Abi- gail were the parents of six children; namely, Elizabeth, Sarah (who m., first, Edward Wake- man, and, second, Nicholas Follet), Nathaniel (who was killed at Oyster River), John, Nich- olas, and Joseph. (Daniel Meader, grandson of John2 in the line of the latter's son Nathan- iel,3 settled in Rochester, N. H., and resided in that part of the town which has ever since been known as Meaderboro.)

Joseph3 Meader, who was b. April 10, 1681, son of John,2 is the next in the line now being considered. He m. Charity Nason, December 29, 1703. Their children were: Patience, Mary, Hannah, John,4 Nicholas, Moses, Jo- seph, Sarah, and Elizabeth. John+ Meader · (b. September 16, 1713, d. April 4, 1797) m. Hannah Stewart (b. in 1716, d. October 22, 1798). Their children were: Nason, Hepzi-

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bah, John, Nicholas,5 Charity, Francis, Han- nah, Abigail, Jonathan, William, George, and Thomas. Nicholas5 Meader (b. August 17, 1754, d. December 21, 1836) m. March 14, 1776, Rachel Allen (b. October 31, 1756, d. November 22, 1842). They had eleven chil- dren - Reuben, Rachel, George,6 Thomas, Nathaniel, Mary, Anna, Jonathan, Samuel, Reuben (second), and John.

George6 Meader, Mrs. Tilson's grandfather (b. November 2, 1780, d. June 4, 1836), was three times m. His first wife was Phebe, daughter of John Elkins; his second, Phebe's sister Abigail, who d. September 21, 1813; and his third, Sarah Lumbart, b. January 31, 1796, daughter of Abisha and Hepzibah Lum- bart. His first wife d. without issue. The children of his second union were: Phebe, who m. for her first husband George Hussey, and for her second Ward Pringle; and George,7 Mrs. Tilson's father. His third wife bore him four children, namely : Alexander, b. February 22, 1815, d. June, 1822; Sarah, b. October 6, 1816, d. in 1900; Harriet, b. October 27, 1819, d. September 6, 1884; Adeline, b. March, 1829, who m. W. F. Clark, and who is no longer living; Deborah, who m. Cyrus Tirrel, of South Weymouth, Mass., and whose daughter became the wife of the late Colonel Thomas, former postmaster of Boston; and Eliza L., who m. Thomas P. Young. Harriet m. Edward A. Swift, son of James and Han- nah (Nye) Swift, and resided in Warren, R.I. Their children were: Edward, who d. in early youth; and Thomas, who attained maturity and m., but who is now deceased. The children of Adeline (Mrs. Clark) were: William Loring (now deceased), and Louise Meader. William Loring Clark m. Harriet Joy, of Newton, and at his death left two daughters - Flora and Marion L., who live in Tarrytown, N. Y. Louise Meader Clark m. Edward Dewson, formerly of Newton, now of Orange, N. J. She has two children. Adeline Meader m. William A. Clark, son of Peleg and Adeline (Bennett) Clark, of New Bedford, Mass., and resides in Boston.

George7 Meader was b. in 1805, d. May 6, 1871. He m. Eunice Taber, and was the father of the following-named children : George

David, b. March 29, 1835, m. July 1, 1855, Ellen T. Congdon, or Condon, of Providence, R. I., and d. January 8, 1857; William, b. September 3, 1839, who is no longer living; Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. Tilson), the date of whose birth is recorded above; Phebe A., b. March 29, 1843, m. a Mr. Leggett, of Boston ; Eunice S., b. November 23, 1845; and Joseph- ine, b. September 18, 1847, d. December 10, 1857.

Mary Elizabeth8 Meader (John,' John,2 Jo- seph, 3 John, 4 Nicholas, 5 George, 6 George7) was m. October 8, 1867, to Julius Willard Tilson, who was b. in Randolph, Vt., August 1, 1835, son of Willard and Julia E. (Gambel) Tilson. Through Willard, 8 Edmund, 7-6-5 Samuel, 4 Ed- mund, 3 and Ephraim,2 he was a lineal descend- ant of Edmund' Tilson, who received a grant of land at Plymouth in September, 1638, was a juryman March 16, 1639-40, and in several later years. (It is presumed that Edmund' Tilson was the son of Edward Tilson, who was an Alderman of Boston, England, in 1629.) Edmund' Tilson d. October 25, 1660, and his wife Joanne d. prior to 1669. Their children were : Mary, Ephraim,2 Elizabeth, Joanne, and John.

Ephraim2 Tilson m. Elizabeth, daughter of William Haskins, July 7, 1666. He d. in October, 1716, having deeded land in Plymouth some fourteen years previous to his son Ed- mund. 3 His other children were: Lydia, Ephraim, John, and Anne. Edmund3 Tilson was b. in Plymouth about the year 1667. His first wife was Elizabeth Waterman, of Plym- outh; his second wife, we are told, was Han- nah Orcutt, also of Plymouth; and his third wife Deborah Caswell, of Taunton, Mass. The children of his first union were: John, Edmund, Joanna, Mary, Elizabeth, and Ruth. Those of his second wife were: Samuel and James; and his third wife bore him Stephen and Hannah. (In the record of the death of Hannah Tilson, wife of Edmund Tilson, Sep- tember 2, 1715, at Plympton, she is mentioned as his "third wife." "'Mayflower ' Descend- ants," vol. ii.)

Samuel+ Tilson, son of Edmund3 and Han- nah, was b. November 24, 1712. He m. Han- nah Nye, by whom he had two children - Ed-

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mund and Sarah. Edmunds Tilson, who was b. October 19, 1741, m. Patty Gilbert, of Brookfield, Mass., and settled in Greenwich, Mass. Their children were: Samuel, Ed- mund, Josiah, Gilbert, and Jonathan. Ed- mund6 Tilson, whose birth took place in Green- wich, July 5, 1778, settled in Vermont in 1803, and in 1806 m. Ruth Babbitt, who was b. in Massachusetts, February 13, 1782. Ed- mund6 d. in 1845, surviving his wife, whose death occurred in 1838. They were the par- ents of six children; namely, Edmund, Gil- bert, Willard, Charlotte, Gilbert (second), and Cephas W. Willard? Tilson, who was b. at Randolph, Vt., in 1809, and resided there his entire life, was a blacksmith by trade, and also carried on a good business as agent for agricultural implements. He was a typical representative of the sturdy, upright, self- made men of New England. He m. Julia E. Gambel, of Barnard, Vt., daughter of Willard or John Gambel; and their only child to reach maturity was Julius Willard Tilson, who m. Mary Elizabeth Meader, as previously men- tioned.

Julius Willard Tilson received a practical education in the schools of Randolph. Subse- quently coming to Boston, he was clerk in a shoe store, and was afterwards connected with the firm of R. A. Richards & Co., wholesale metal manufacturers and dealers. Later for ten years he was engaged with Mr. Frederick Ames in settling the Ames estate. Entering then the financial department of A. H. Daven- port, furniture dealer, he remained with him until his death. He settled in Malden in 1870. He was an attendant of the Univer- salist Church.

He is survived by Mrs. Tilson and two chil- dren; namely, Willard Curtis and George Meader. Willard Curtis Tilson, born in Bos- ton in 1869, is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is with Bliss Fabyan & Co., wholesale dry-goods agents, Boston. He married in 1899 Carrie Stearn Reader, daughter of Edward Reader, of Malden. George Meader Tilson, born in Malden, March 15, 1871, was graduated at the Malden High School, and is now in the note brokerage business.

ILLIAM

EDWARD PUTNAM, president of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, was born in Danvers, Mass., November 19, 1837, son of Edward B. and Margaret S. (Francis) Putnam. He belongs to the eighth generation of his ancestral line, carried back from his father through Simeon6 Putnam, Aaron, 5 Stephen, 4 Benjamin, 3 Nathaniel,2 to John1.

John Putnam, who was living at Aston Abbots, County Bucks, England, in May, 1627, when his seventh and youngest child, John,2 was baptized, came to New England a few years later, tradition says in 1634. His wife, Priscilla, was admitted to the church at Salem, Mass., in 1641, and his name appears on the Salem records of that year, Dying in 1662 at Salem Village (now Danvers), he left three sons - Lieutenant Thomas, Nathaniel, and Captain John -to bear and transmit the name. They were educated men and citizens of influence, possessing goodly estates at Salem Village, where they settled. Lieuten- ant Thomas2 was the grandfather of General Israel Putnam, who was born in the house that was occupied by the widow of Thomas2 in 1718, and which, as enlarged in later years, is still standing in Danvers, not far from the asylum, and is now known as the "General Israel Putnam house." The homestead of Captain John2 Putnam, on the farm originally occupied by his father, has since become famous as Oak Knoll, for some years the home of the poet Whittier.

Nathaniel2 Putnam, baptized in 1619, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Richard' and Alice (Bosworth) Hutchinson, of Salem Village. Her parents were m. at Cotgrave, Nottingham- shire, England, December 7, 1627. Her father was a lineal descendant of Barnard Hutchinson, Esq., who was living at Cowlam, Yorkshire, as early as 1282. Nathaniel2 Put- nam served as Selectman and two years as Deputy to the General Court. A historian of a later generation, writing of the period in which he lived - the witchcraft times - speaks of him as one who had "great business activ- ity and ability, a person of extraordinary powers of mind, of great energy and skill in the management of affairs." Dying in 1700,

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he was survived by three children - John, Ben- jamin, and Mary. A daughter Elizabeth m. Sergeant George Flint, of North Reading, and d. in 1697.

Captain Benjamin3 Putnam, of Salem Vil- lage, b. in December, 1664, lived to be about fifty years of age, and often served in town offices. The Salem records contain the names of nine children b. to him and his "wife Hanna." The seventh child, it may be men- tioned, was the Rev. Daniel Putnam, first minister of North Reading and ancestor of the late George P. Putnam, founder of the well- known publishing house of New York City that bears his name.

Stephen+ Putnam, b. in 1694, sixth child of Captain Benjamin, m. in 1718 Miriam Put- nam, daughter of John3 (John,2 John1). Aaron, 5 b. in 1730, son of Stephen, 4 m. in January, 1759, Lydia, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Gardner) Waters, of Salem. John4 Waters, her father, was a lineal descendant of Richard1 Waters, the immigrant, who was a son of James and Phebe (Manning) Waters, of Lon- don, and was baptized at St. Botolph's Church, March 3, 1604. (See "Genealogical Glean- ings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. li.) Simeon6 Putnam, b. in 1776, youngest child of Aaron5 and Lydia, was a farmer in Danvers. He m. December 1, 1801, Deborah Brown, of Box- ford. They had seven children: Lydia, who m. Nathan Tapley; Simeon, Jr. ; Aaron; Au- gustus; Edward Brown; Elizabeth Gardner (d. in 1834) ; and Israel Herbert Putnam.

Edward Brown7 Putnam, b. in May, 1812, d. in April, 1843. For a number of years he was a shoe manufacturer in Danvers, Mass. He m. Margaret S. Francis, a native of Danvers, daughter of William and Relief (Brown) Fran- cis and grand-daughter of Aaron Francis (see Francis Family Genealogy and History of Medford). Their children were: William E. 8 (subject) ; and Fidelia Francis, b. 1840, d. 1861. The children of William and Relief (Brown) Francis were: Leafy, William, John, Parker, Margaret, Mary and Martha (twins), Fidelia, Lydia, Edwin (d. in infancy), and Edwin, second. William Francis, the father of these children, d. in 1854, thirteen years

after the death of his wife, which took place in 1841.

William Edward Putnam was educated in the public schools of Danvers. On leaving the high school he entered the First National Bank of his native town in the capacity of clerk. Afterward he was employed for some time in the shoe manufactory of Aaron Putnam of Danvers. At the age of twenty he engaged in the manufacture of shoes on his own ac- count, and successfully carried on that busi- ness in Danvers, Abington, Rockland, Mil- ford, Mass., and Raymond, N. H., until he was forty-eight years old, when he retired. Sub- sequently he spent some years in travel, vis- iting various European countries. In 1875 he was elected a director of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company. He was chosen vice-president in 1891, and elected presi- dent in 1897, which office he has retained since. The capital stock of this company is one million dollars. Its last report shows that its entire capital is two million, five hun- dred thousand dollars, that it holds seven mill- ion, eight hundred thousand dollars in trust, and has deposits amounting to thirteen mill- ion dollars. The company received its char- ter of incorporation in 1867. Mr. Putnam is also a director of many other corporations. He is a member of the Bostonian Society, of the Danvers Historical Society, of the Uni- tarian Club, Boston Athletic Association, and Massachusetts Reform Club, and vice- president of the Brookline First Parish (Uni- tarian) Club. He is a trustee for sundry estates outside his relations with the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company.

Mr. Putnam married September 22, 1863, Florence Jemima Nichols, who was born Sep- tember 10, 1845, daughter of Abel and Je- mima (Caffyn) Nichols, of Danvers, Mass. Mrs. Putnam's father, Abel Nichols, who was an artist, was b. in Danvers in 1815. He d. in 1860. He belonged to an old family of Essex County, being a descendant in the seventh generation of William Nichols, who settled in Salem in 1638. His lineage was: William'; John,2 b. in 1640; John,3 b. in 1667; Sam- uel,4 b. in February, 1714-5, who m. Abigail Elliot ; Andrew, 5 b. in 1757, who m. Eunice,

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daughter of John and Elizabeth (Prince) Nich- ols; Abel,6 b. in 1792, who m. in 1814 Sally Putnam; Abel, Jr.,7 b., as noted above, in 1815.

Sally Putnam, wife of Abel Nichols, Sr., and mother of the younger Abel, was b. in 1793, daughter of Benjamin6 and Miriam (Flint) Putnam. She d. in Danvers in: 1866. Benjamin6 Putnam, her father, was sixth in the Putnam line beginning John,' the immi- grant, continuing through Nathaniel2 and Ben- jamin, 3 mentioned above; Benjamin, 4 who m. Bethiah Hutchinson (daughter of Joseph) ; and Benjamin,5 who m. Sarah Putnam, a kins- woman. Miriam Flint, wife of Benjamin6 Putnam and mother of Mrs. Sally Putnam Nichols, was a daughter of Elisha+ and Miriam (Putnam) Flint, Elisha4 Flint being son of Thomas, 3 who was son of Captain Thomas2 and grandson of Thomas' Flint, the founder of this branch of the Flint family in New England. Most, if not all, of the above-named ancestors of Mrs. Florence Nichols Putnam lived in Danvers. Andrew Nichols, M. D., for many years a successful practising physician of Dan- vers, was a brother of Abel Nichols, Sr. Abel Nichols, Jr., resided many years in Rome and Florence, Italy.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. William Ed- ward Putnam are: Fidelia Francis, born 1864; Florence Nichols, born 1866; William Ed- ward, Jr., born 1873; and Margaret Safford, born 1875. William E., Jr., was graduated at Harvard in the class of 1896 and at the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, where he took a course in architecture, in 1898. His associates at Harvard will readily remember him for his record on the Harvard Mott Haven team. He is now engaged in his profession as an architect, having his office at I Somerset Street, Boston.

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 89

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910 Publication date: 1902 Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company Number of Pages: 850

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850