Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. I, Part 131

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 824

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as clerk for Major William T. Harlow, then as- sessor. He afterward became deputy collector of internal revenue under General Augustus B. R. Sprague, of Worcester, and Judge Adin Thayer. He was appointed assistant register of probate and in- solvency for Worcester county, June 1, 1886, by Judge Adin Thayer, a position that he held until January 3, 1894, when he was elected the register, his present position. The high reputation of the Worcester county probate office for system, neatness, accuracy and efficiency, speaks for his ability and his attention to the details of his position. In politics Mr. Harlow is a Republican.

He is an active member in the Masonic order ; was made a Master Mason February 12, 1892, in Quinsigamond Lodge of Worcester; became a mem- ber of Eureka Chapter of Royal Arch Masons April 26, 1892; of Hiram Council, Royal and Select Mas- ters. May 3, 1892; of Worcester County Com- mandery, Knights Templar, June 23, 1892. Is a member of Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council, Princes of Jerusalem and Lawrence Chap- ter of Rose Croix, A. and A. S. Rite. In 1876 he became one of the early members of the Wor- cester Continentals, an independent military organi- zation, organized that year in memory of the fathers of our country, for the purpose of preserving the customs and ideals of the Minute Men of Revolu- tionary days; a kindred organization, of though not so old as the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- pany of Boston; Mr. Harlow was elected clerk of the company with rank of sergeant in 1878, and in 1891 was made first lieutenant and clerk upon the staff of Lieutenant-Colonel Aaron S. Taft. He was elected to the command of the organization, Feb- ruary 10, 1905, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was for some years a member and secretary of the Hancock Club. He is a member of the Common- wealth Club and of the Tatassit Canoe Club, both of Worcester.

He married Ella Eliza Walker, daughter of Apple- ton and Zibah ( Beaman) Walker, of Worcester. She is a member of the Worcester Home Club, the Worcester Woman's Club and of the Colonel Timothy Bigelow Chapter, Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution.

PORTER FAMILY. Richard Porter, who set- tled in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1635, em- barked at Weymouth, England, before March 20, 1635. He was a farmer, and a man of unusual activity and prominence in the colony. He was admitted a freeman May 18, 1653, and held several important offices. He died in 1689. His will was dated December 25, 1685, and proved December 26, 1689, bequeathing to Thomas, only son of deceased son Thomas; to son John; to grandchildren Ruth Richards and Samuel Bayly; and to daughter Mary Bicknell. He married Ruth, daughter of Mary Bicknell. Their children: I. John, mentioned be- low. 2. Ruth, born October 3, 1639; married Sep- tember 19, 1660, Thomas Bailey, Jr. 3. Thomas ; married Sarah Vining. 4. Mary, married January 2, 1659, John Bicknell.

(II) John Porter, son of Richard Porter (I). was like his father prominent in the affairs of Weymouth. He gave the Common to the town, built the first saw mill, and held various town of- fices and had a large estate. He married Deliverance, daughter of Nicholas and Martha ( Shaw ) Byram. He died September 8. 1717; she died September 30, 1720. Children: 1. Mary, born October 12, 1663; married William Pittee. 2. Susannah, born June 2, 1665; married Matthew Pratt. 3. John, born July 2, 1667. 4. Samuel, born 1670, mentioned be-

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low. 5. Nicholas, married Bathsheba Reed. 6.

Ruth, married September 18, 1776, Nathaniel Willis. 7. Thomas, married Susanna Pratt. 8. Ebenezer, married Sarah Humphrey. 9. Sarah, married John Dingley.

( III) Samuel Porter, son of John Porter (2), was born about 1670, in Weymouth, and died Au- gust 31, 1725. He also lived in his native town, and held town offices there. About 1705 he removed to Abington, where he lived the rest of his life. He was a schoolmaster as well as a shoemaker and farmer. He was assessor of Abington in 1716; selectman 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717. He was an orig- inal member of the Abington Church. He married, 1698, Mary Nash, daughter of Jacob and Abigail (Dyer) Nash. Children : I. Samuel, born May 14, 1699; mentioned below. 2. Mary, born October 5, 1701. 3. David, born 1702. 4. Jacob, born August 10, 1704. 5. Hannah, born December 16, 1712. 6. John, died young. 7. John, born February 2, 1716. 8. Abigail, born June 23, 1719.

(IV) Samuel Porter, son of Samuel Porter (3), was born at Abington, May 14, 1699. He set- tled in Bridgewater, and married Sarah Joslyn, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Ford) Joslyn. Chil- dren: I. Sarah, born May 26, 1723. 2. Mary, born February 9, 1725. 3. Samuel, born October 12, 1727. 4. Joseph, born February 27, 1730, mentioned below. . 5. Ebenezer, born September 15, 1731. 6. Mary, born August 3, 1733. 7. Adam, born February 24, 1735. 8. Hannah, born February 18, 1736. 9. Bet- tina, born September 23, 1737. 10. Noah, born May 13, 1740. II. Jonathan, born August 27, 1741 ; mar- ried Mary Chipman, 1763. 12. Deliverance, born July 19, 1742. 13. Abigail, born July 7, 1743. 1.4. Tabitha, born 1744; married Samuel Brown, Jr. 15. Sarah, born 1757, married Noah Tinkham.

(V) Joseph Porter, son of Samuel Porter (4), was born in Abington, February 27, 1730 and died at Canton, Massachusetts, in 1803. He resided at East Bridgewater and Stoughton, now Canton. He was a lieutenant of his company in the Massachu- setts troops in the revolution. He married Eliza- beth, daughter of Samuel and Content ( Whitcomb) Burrill. Their first seven children were born at Bridgewater, the others at Canton. His wife and daughters were women of remarkable beauty. Chil- dren : I. Elizabeth, born November 8, 1753. 2. Jo- seph, born June 10, 1754. 3. Hannah, born July 21, 1758. 4. Robert, born March 30, 1762. 5. Isaac, born February 23, 1765. 6. Content, born February 5, 1767. 7. Mehitable, born April 15, 1769. 8. Lib- bens, born at Stoughton April 22, 1771. 9. Cyrus, born at Stoughton December 23, 1774.

(VI) Colonel Cyrus Porter, son of Joseph Porter (5), was born December 23, 1774, and died May 29, 1856. He married (intention dated No- vember 30), 1799, Rebecca French, born at Canton, May 4, 1782, daughter of William and Mary ( Per- kins) French. He married (second), September 8, 1835, Martha Alden, widow of Calvin Alden, daughter of Ebenezer Hayden. They resided in Stoughton, where he was a prominent citizen. He was a farmer. He rose to the command of his regiment. Children: I. Oliver, born October 16, 1800; married Caleb Copeland, Jr. 2. Ahira, born November 9, 1801, mentioned below. 3. Rebecca, born November 11, 1803; died May 25, 1804. 4. Rebecca, born 1805; married Marcus Copeland. 5. Cyrus, born June 12, 1807 ; married Eliza J. Dunbar. 6. Mehitable, born December 3, 1808; married Ezra Churchill. 7. Eliza Ann, married, April 5, 1829, William Hall. 8. Luther, born December 18, 1814; married Lucy Talbot. 9. William French, born

January 23, 1823. The order of birth is not known exactly.

(VII) Ahira Porter, son of Cyrus Porter (6), was born in Stoughton, November 9, 1807; died December 6, 1863. He was a mechanic residing in Stoughton; married, 1826, Rachel D. Swan, who died November 4, 1861. Children: I. Ahira Swan, born January 30, 1827. 2. Rachel D., born Decem- her 27, 1827. 3. William, born August 30, 1831. 4. Samuel, born June 27, 1833, mentioned below. 5. James, born October 4, 1835. 6. George N., born January 30, 1843.

(VIII) Samuel Porter, son of Ahira Porter (7), was born at, Stoughton, June 27, 1833. He spent his youth in his native town and attended school there. When a young man he came to Wor- cester and engaged in the wood working business, but later turned his entire attention to the manu- facture of lasts for shoe manufacturers, and estab- lished the industry with which his name is asso- ciated in the business world. His son succeeded him in the business.

Mr. Porter was a member of the Masonic order. He was a Republican in politics and a member of the Universalist Church. He married, first, No- vember 26, 1857, Sarah Chamberlin, daughter of Benjamin and Patience Chamberlin, of Marion, Massachusetts. She died May 18, 1865. He mar- ried (second), June 1, 1870, Helen Frances Kendall, of Portland, Maine. He married (third) Emma G. Putnam, nee Wingate, daughter of Aaron and Phoebe T. (Lamos) Wingate. She married ( first ) E. J. Putnam, of North Grafton, Massachusetts ; he died August 28, 1891. She married ( second ) Samuel Porter, as stated above, July 4, 1894; he died February 16, 1904. The children of Aaron and Phoebe Wingate, her parents, were: Sarah, died 1828; Anne Susan, born January 12, 1830; George, born July 12, 1832; Edward P. and Ann Martha, died in infancy; Elizabeth C., born May 31, 1841 ; Emma G., born January 6, 1844. The children by the two wives of Samuel Porter were: Addie Les- ter, born July 9, 1859, died September 24, 1865; Walter Chamberlin, May 13, 1865; Marian Kendall, September 28, 1874.

(IX) Walter Chamberlin Porter, son of the late Samuel (8) and Sarah ( Chamberlin) Porter, was born in Worcester, May 13, 1865. He married Louisa Phillips, of Worcester, who died January 4, 1905. He has succeeded to his father's business of last making with W. E. Bigelow, conducting busi- ness under the old name of Samuel Porter & Co., at 25 Union street. He resides at Io Lenox street. His children are: Helen Irene, born June 24, 1889; Oscar Stanley, November 3, 1892.

HILDRETH FAMILY. Richard Hildreth (I) was the emigrant ancestor of the well known Hil- dreth family of Worcester county, to which Charles H. Hildreth, 1, Charles H. Hildreth, 2, and George F. Hildreth, of Worcester, belong. Richard Hil- dreth was an early settler in Cambridge and Wo- burn. He was admitted a freeman May 10, 1643. He was one of the founders of Chelmsford, Massa- chusetts, and had a special grant of land in 1663 on account of having lost his right hand. A full account of the emigrant is given in the sketch of Andrew G. Hildreth elsewhere in this work. The children of Richard Hildreth were: James; Jo- seph, born April 16, 1658; Persis, born February 8, 1659; Thomas, born February 1, 1664; Isaac, born July, 1663; Ephraim.

(II) Joseph Hildreth, son of Sergeant Richard Hildreth (1), was born at Chelmsford, Massachu-

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setts, April 16, 1658. He married Abigail Wilson, of Woburn, Massachusetts, December 12, 1683. He died January 28, 1706. Among his children were : 'Joseph, born November 30, 1695; Ephraim, born at Chelmsford, settled at Westford, Massachusetts, and had twelve children there.

(III) Joseph Hildreth, son of Joseph Hildreth (2), was born November 30, 1695, died in 1780 in · Westford, where he settled, aged eighty-five years in 1780. He lived in what is known as Minot's Corner. He married (first) Deliverance - . He married (second) Abigail Hill, of Billerica. The children of Joseph and Deliverance Hildreth were : Ephraim, born 1718; Jonathan, 1722; Phineas, born 1725; Hannah, born 1726; William, born 1728; Wil- son, born 1731; Hannah, born 1738. The children of Joseph and Abigail (Hill) Hildreth were : Ezekiel, born 1744, died young; Hosea, born 1744-5; Timothy, born 1746, died young ; Abigail, born 1747; Hannah, born 1750; Ezekiel, born 1753; Timothy (2), born 1756.

(IV) Timothy Hildreth, son of Joseph Hildreth (3), was born in Westford, Massachusetts, Decem- ber 31, 1756. He married Hannah Hildreth. Rich- ard Hildreth, the historian, who was his grandson, said of him: "My grandfather emigrated to Cavend- ish, Vermont, and there cut out for himself a farm in the woods; but he soon returned to Massachu- setts and passed the greater part of his life on a farm in Sterling. He had ten children. Hosea, his third son, was my father." Timothy Hildreth responded to the call to arms April 19, 1775, and went to Boston with the Westford company. After the battle of Bunker Hill he was ordered to drive a yoke of oxen hauling fascines for the American breastworks at Nooks Hill on the peninsular. The work required great patience and endurance as it had to be done at night over bad roads. The driv- ers could not even speak to the oxen. In after years he admitted that he shed youthful tears of vexation over the hardships of his work there. At the same time he expressed the greatest indignation at the transformation of Faneuil Hall by the British sol- diers into a theatre for amateur performances and the use of Old South Church for a riding school. After his service he returned to Westford, where he married Hannah Hildreth. She was descended from Richard Hildreth (1) also as follows :

(11) Ephraim Hildreth, son of Richard Hildreth (I), and great-grandfather of Hannah Hildreth, who married Timothy Hildreth, was born in Chelms- ford, Massachusetts. He moved to Dracut in 1710. He owned land near the Providence Meadows in Westford, Massachusetts. He was a grantee of Concord, New Hampshire. He married Anna Moore, of Lancaster, Massachusetts. . His children were: Joseph, born 1688; Abigail, born 1691; James, born 1692, died young; Ebenezer, born 1696; James, born 1698; Anna, born 1703; Thomas, born 1707: Jacob, born 1709; David, born 1711; Josiah. (III) James Hildreth, son of Ephraim Hildreth (2), was born 1698, in Westford, Massachusetts. He settled there and married Dorothy - He lived on the place lately owned by J.Boynton Reed. His children were: Rebecca; Zechariah, born 1728; Amos. born 1730; Dorothy, born 1732, died 1735; Dorothy, born 1736, married Pelatiah Fletcher ; Lucy, born 1742; Samuel, born 1744, died 1748. (IV) Zechariah Hildreth, son of James Hildreth (3), was born in Westford, Massachusetts, 1728. He married, 1753, Elizabeth Prescott, daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth Prescott. Their children were : Zechariah, born 1754, at Westford; Elizabeth, horn 1755, at Westford; Hannah, born at Westford, 1758: Timothy, born at Westford, 1760; James, born at

Westford, 1762; Lucy, born at Westford, 1764; Jonas, born at Westford, 1766; Ruth, born at West- ford, 1768; Ed., born at Westford, 1771; Jesse, born at Westford, 1773; Hita, born 1775.

(V) Hannah Hildreth, daughter of Zechariah Hildreth (IV), was born in Westford, Massachu- setts, 1758. She married Timothy Hildreth.

Timothy Hildreth settled in West Boylston, Massachusetts, about 1800, after his return from Vermont. In 1803 he removed to the town of Sterling and spent the remainder of his days there. He made his will April 29, 1816, and it was proved May 20, 1817. His wife Hannah was made his legatee and executor and all the heirs consented in writing to the probate of the will. The names of the heirs were: Richard Hildreth, Timothy Hildreth, Hosea

Hildreth, Abel F. Hildreth, Nabby Hildreth, Joseph Hildreth, Sophia (Hil- dreth ) Robinson and her husband, Winthrop Robinson ; Hannah Patten and her husband James P. Patten. Ezekiel was probably out west and did not sign. The children of Timothy and Hannah Hildreth were: Timothy, lived at Sterling: Hosea, father of Richard Hildreth, the historian, was an in- structor in Philips Exeter Academy, graduated at Harvard College in 1805, settled minister at Glouces- ter, Massachusetts; Ezekial, graduated at Harvard . in 1814, taught school at Wheeling, Virginia, mar- ried - Zane, of the family for which Zanesville, Ohio, was named; Abel Fletcher, graduated at Har- vard in 18IS, was a teacher in the Riverside Acad- emy, Auburndale, Massachusetts; Nabby (sic) ; Jo- seph : Sophia, married Winthrop Robinson ; Hannah, married James P. Patten; Richard; an infant, Sarah, probably.

(V) Timothy Hildreth, son of Timothy Hildreth (1), was born at Westford, Massachusetts, or Caven- dish. Vermont, about 1780. He was a farmer and settled at Sterling, Massachusetts, where he came with his father in 1803. He married Eunice Sawyer, of Sterling. They had six children: Thomas; James Dwight, born June 8, 1808: George, married Sophia Howe, had no children; John, never married ; Sarah, never married ; Sophia, married Samuel Howe, of Sterling, Massachusetts; Mrs. Howe was living in 1905: her husband was a blacksmith by trade ; their children were: Samuel, never married: John, has two children : William, unmarried; Martha, widow of - Ryder.

(VI) James Dwight Hildreth, son of Timothy Hildreth (5), was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, June S. 1808, died December 16, 1865. He married Betsey E. Weston, a widow, born Winn, September 8. 1801. She had one daughter, Elizabeth Jane Weston, by her first marriage, who married E. W. Johnson, of West Boylston, Massachusetts, and is living in West Boylston. Betsey E. Hildreth died November 23, 1894, at the age of ninety-three years, having made her home with her son, George F. Hildreth, for thirty-two years. The children of

James Dwight and Betsey E. Hildreth were: James Nelson, born August 13. 1833. in West Boylston, Massachusetts : George Francis, born in Sterling, January 22. 1836; Charles Henry, born in West Boylston, November 5. 1837: John Harvard. born June 2. 1839, in West Boylston, died in Grafton, Massachusetts, January II, 1894; Henrietta Sophia, born in Rutland. Massachusetts, July 12, 1841, died in Worcester, May 5. 1863: Sarah Ann, born in Rutland. April 22, 1844. married, June 30, 1867, Alonzo Smith; Georgianna Elizabeth, born in Rut- land. June 23, 1846, married, June, 1870, Alphonso Smith.

James Dwight Hildreth spent most of his life in West Boylston and Sterling. He was on his

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father's farm until seventeen years old. Ile was well known as the driver of a six-horse team from Leo- minster to Boston and various other points in New England in the days when freight was transported in that way. He carried chairs and farm produce from Leominster to Boston and on the return trip brought dry goods and West India goods. Later he owned his own team and drove from Sterling to Boston. He at various times drove teams from Gardner to Boston and Gardner to Providence. Hc was noted as a skillful horseman and whip and for his knowledge of horses.

(VII) James Nelson Hildreth, son of James Dwight Hildreth (6), was born in West Boylston, Massachusetts, August 13, 1833. He married Mary Frances Meaghan. They had seven children : Charles Henry ; Everett, died young : Frederick Albert ; Effic, married Charles Poole, of Worcester ; Nettie, married Fred Fisher, bookkeeper, of Worcester, and their children are: Harry Woodbury, and Clayton Fay Fisher : Clifford W .; Maud.

(VII) George Francis Hildreth, son of James Dwight Hildreth (6), was born in Sterling, Massa- chusetts, January 22, 1836. He attended the common schools of his native town and worked at home until twenty-one. He then went to Worcester and for two years worked for the city. In 1859 hie engaged in the grain business in West Boylston, but at the end of twenty years sold out and retired from active business. After a year, during which time he was in charge of the grist mill of Reuel G. Cowee, he became a partner. The business was one of the largest in the vicinity. The mill and grain business at West Boylston were destroyed by the building of the Metropolitan water basin at West Boylston. Mr. Hildreth for the past few years has lived in Wor- cester at 5 Newton avenue. He was a trustee of the West Boylston cemetery and until 1897 superin- tendent. Mr. and Mrs. Hildreth are member of the West Boylston Congregational church, and Mr. Hildreth served for twenty-five years on the parish committee. He married, May 1, 1861, Mary Cowee, daughter of Reuel Green Cowee, with whom he was in partnership, the grandfather of E. A. Cowee, who is now proprietor of the grain business con- ducted by his father and grandfather. (See sketch of the Cowee Family in this work).

(VIII) Charles H. Hildreth, son of James Nelson Hildreth (7), was born in West Boylston, Massa- chusetts, October 2, 1857. He attended school at West Boylston, but came to Worcester when a young boy. He went into business with Charles H. Hildretli, first, in a livery stable business on Market street, Worcester. In 1890 Mr. Hildreth established the stable at 10 Sever street, which he has since con- ducted successfully. He was for four years in the city council, in 1895-96 was in the common coun- cil and in 1897-98 in the board of aldermen. In the council he did good work for the city on the street committee and in the board of aldermen was on the street, water, legislature committees and the special committee on grade crossings. He is prominent in the Republican organization. He is a Free Ma- son. He married (first) Ada Elizabeth Rockwood, of Leicester, Massachusetts, and (second) Addie Elizabeth Kennon, of Worcester. He has no chil- dren.

(VIII) Frederick Albert Hildreth, brother of C. H. Hildreth, Jr., married Elise Lord, of Worces- ter, and their children are: Charles H., Harold, Everett and Randolph Lord Hildretli.

(VII) Charles Henry Hildreth, son of James Dwight Hildreth (6), was born in West Boylston, Massachusetts, November 5, 1837. He has always been in the sale stable and livery business. For

. many years he had a stable at Newton square, Wor- cester. He is at present the superintendent of the city stables of Worcester. He is a veteran of the civil war. He married Sarah Luce, a widow, who was a native of Maine, but her parents moved when she was very young to West Boylston. They have an adopted daughter, Lillian Hildreth.

(\'Il) John Harvard Hildreth, son of James Dwight Hildreth (6), was born June 2, 1839, in West Boylston, Massachusetts. He married Ruth Lincoln. They have two children: Herbert H., and Etta E. John H. Hildreth died at Grafton, Massa- chusetts, January 11, 1894.

(VII) Sarah Ann Hildreth, daughter of James Dwight Hildreth (6), was born in Rutland, Massa- chusetts, April 22, 1844. She married, June 30, 1867, Alonzo Smith, who is in the express busi- ness in Worcester, Massachusetts. They have no children.

(VII) Georgianna Elizabeth Hildreth, daughter of James Dwight Hildreth (6), was born in Rut- land, Massachusetts, June 23, 1846. She married, June, 1870, Alphonso Smith, who is with the Wor- cester Hardware Company, 556 Main street, Worces- ter. They have several children.

AUGUST E. DICK, the surviving partner of the well known firm of Thomas & Co., cabinet makers and carvers, manufacturers of church furniture, with shops at 110 Exchange street and 151 Union street, was born in Saxony, Germany, March 13, 1858. He is the son of A. F. Dick, a weaver by trade.

Mr. Dick 'started for America, July 1, 1872, with his parents. They settled at Lawrence, Massachu- setts. He worked in the Washington mills there, and at the age of nineteen learned the trade of car- penter. He came to Worcester to work for Cutting & Bishop, contractors and builders, and worked steadily for that firm for eleven years. Then he accepted a position with Thomas & Co., which was established in the seventies, at No. 47 Foster street, of which later he became a partner and is now the only surviving member of the firm. He is a mem- ber of the Worcester Social Turn Verein. He mar- ried Annie O. Behrmann, of Lawrence, in that city. Their children are: Minnie H., born August 21, 1887 : Annie, born in Worcester, May 8, 1889; George, born in Worcester, February 9, 1891; August, born in Worcester, October 23, 1892.

CARL C. T. THOMAS. Frederick Carl Thomas, father of the late Carl C. T. Thomas, of Worcester, was a native of Mecklenberg, Ger- many. He married Mary Frederika Sass, a native of Sweden, and they made their home in Pomerania, Prussia. He was a wheelwright by trade. His wife died in 1849 and he married again. He was em- ployed by a nobleman, Herr Wehard Von Heiden. A conversation between the employer and the work- man made a strong impression on Carl when a boy of about twelve. When asked what Carl was going to do when he was grown up, Mr. Thomas said that he expected the boy to learn his trade of wheelwright. Then the shrewd German gave him this advice: "Whatever trade he learns, let him be familiar with the use of the tools that he makes." That is good advice for any maker of tools or machines to follow.

In 1853 the father started for America with his wife, her baby, and the three children of the first marriage. He died on shipboard and when the unfortunate little family reached New York, the mother and infant were sent to Ward's Island. The child died soon afterward and the mother left the island and was never heard of again by her step-

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children. The other children: Carl C. T., John, and Mary Christine, were sent to the Five Points Mis- sion House of Industry. Carl soon found work in New York, and after a time the other two chil- dren were sent to Marblehead, Massachusetts, where John was employed in a hotel rowing a sinall boat from the shore to an island hotel in Salem har- bor. When the civil war broke out John enlisted in the Forty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment, and served nine months in the vicinity of Newbern, North Carolina. When he returned from the service he went to work for Edward Hixon of Cambridge- port, Massachusetts, for whom he had worked be- fore enlisting. He became an expert cabinet maker. He died unmarried.

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Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. I, Part 131

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed Publication date: 1907 Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 824

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 824