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At the early age of three years Amos A. Gould was brought by his parents to the town of Sutton, where he resided six years, after which he located in Oxford, remaining there two years, from thence he removed to Charlton, and after a residence of ten years there came to Leicester, where he resides at the present time ( 1905). He devoted his time and attention to box making, which line of busi- ness he successfully conducted up to his retirement from active pursuits. The esteem in which he is held by his fellow-citizens is evidenced by the fact that he was chosen to fill various offices of trust and responsibility, among them being tax collector, in which he served ten years; constable, in which he served fourteen years; assessor, in which he served two years, and water commissioner, in which he served six years. He adheres to the principles of the Republican party. Mr. Gould married Char- lotte E. Kent, a daughter of Emerson and So- phronia (Ayers) Kent, of Leicester, Massachusetts, and one child was the issue of this union: Sarah S., deceased. Mrs. Gould passed away August 26, 1900.
HENRY CLAY HALL. John Hall (I), the- emigrant ancestor of Henry Clay Hall, late of Mill- bury, Massachusetts, was born in England about 1605. The English ancestry has been traced, and the surname has been common for many centuries in England, originating, it is said, in Saxony. John Hall came to America in 1633. He was in the Pequot war in 1637, was made a freeman of the Massachu-
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setts colony as early as 1634, and probably lived in Boston until 1639, when he removed to New Haven, Connecticut. He married Jane Woolen, of Boston, who had lived in the family of William Wilkes, of Boston, and probably came with his family, for he paid her fare. After her marriage she had to bring suit against him for unpaid wages for serv- ices in his household. John Hall became one of the early proprietors of Wallingford, Connecticut, and he and his descendants have been conspicuous in the history of that fine old town ever since its settlement. The first list of proprietors contains the names of John Hall, David Hall and Dr. Hall, the latter being Isaac Hall, son of Francis Hall, of Fairfield, Connecticut. In 1669 Samuel Hall and John Hall signed the first covenant of planters at Wallingford. Just before his death John Hall and his son, John, Jr., were on a committee together. in his sixtieth year he was freed from military service by order of the general court, dated 1665. He served the town of Wallingford as selectman in 1675, and in many other important commissions. lle chied March 3, 1676, making an oral will on his deathbed. Children of John and Jane ( Woolen) Hall: 1-2. John and Sarah, twins, baptized August 9, 1646. 3. Richard, baptized July 11, 1645, (his daughter married Governor Thomas Fitch). 4. Sam- uel, born May 21, 1646. 5. Daniel, about 1647-8. 6. Thomas, March 25, 1649. 7. Jonathan, April 5. 1651. 8. David, March 17. 1652.
(11) John Hall, son of John Hall (1), born probably in Wallingford, 1641, baptized Angust 9, 1646, died at the age of seventy-six, September 2, 1721. He married, December 6, 1666, Mary, daugh- ter of Edward Parker, of New Haven. She died September 22, 1725. John Hall became the first deacon of the church at Wallingford, was selectman and deputy to general conrt 1687, and held other positions of trust. Rev. Aaron Hall, formerly min- ister at Keene, New Hampshire, had one of the sil- ver spoons of John Hall, marked "John and Mary Hall." He and his son John and brother Samuel Hall were on a committee to treat with Rev. Mr. Whittelsy and offer to buy him a home lot on Dea- con John llall's land if he would come to Walling- ford. John, Samuel, Thomas and David Hall had land in Meriden in 1689. John Hall had numerous other land grants. Children of Deacon John and Mary ( Parker ) Hall: I. Elizabeth, born August II, 1670, New Haven. 2. Daniel, born July 26, 1672. 3. Mary, June 23, 1675. 4. Nathaniel, February 8, 1677. 5. John, March 14, 1681. 6. Lydia, January 22, 1683. 7. Samuel, December 24, 1686, died young. 8. Esther, born August 30, 1692. 9. Caleb, Septem- ber 14, 1697.
( H1) John Ilall, son of Deacon John Hall (2), born in Wallingford, March 14, 1681, married, June 28, 1707, Elizabeth Royce, who died September 2, 1755, aged sixty-six years. Ile died April 27, 1766, aged tighty-five years, They resided at Walling- ford, where he was a prominent citizen. Children of John and Elizabeth ( Royce) Hall. 1-2. Isaac and Peter, twins, born July 22, 1709. 3. John, De- cember 28, 1712. 4. Abel. 5. Asahel. born January 19, 1717. 6. Royce, December 26, 1718, (Yale 1735) died May 29, 1752. 7. Abigail, born March 7, 1723. 8. Elizabeth, July 9, 1725. 9. Benjamin, April 4. 1728. 10. Elisha, September 15, 1730. 11. Sarah, August 25, 1732.
(IV) Asahel Hall, son of John Hall (3), born in Wallingford, June 19, 1717, died November 11, 1795 ; married, July 29, 17-, Sarah Goldsmith, died February 25, 1784. Their children: 1. Catherine, born August 6, 1739. 2. Joel, May 21, 1741. 3. Sarah. March 5. 1743, died young. 4. Asahel, born
May 15, 1745, died young. 5. Jerusha, born August 31, 1746, died young. 6. Sarah, born June 9, 1748, died young. 7. Asahel, born July 16, 1750, died young. 8. Mehitable, born March 13, 1753. 9. Aaron, born July 28, 1755, died October 6, 1759. 10. Charles, born November 12, 1757. II. Asahel, born January 14, 1759. 12. Aaron, born November 4, 1760.
(V) Aaron Hall, son of Asahel Hall (4), born in Wallingford, November 4. 1760, died September 30, 1839, aged seventy-nine years. He married, May 24, 1781, Elizabeth Cook; married (second), De- cember 11, 1820, Sarah, widow of Charles Hall ; married (third), June 18, 1827, Anna Brooks. He was a soldier in the revolution, and was with Wash- ington in the New Jersey campaign; he served from 1777 to 1781. Children of Aaron and Elizabeth (Cook) Hall : I. Benjamin Atwater, born April 6, 1782. 2. Elizabeth, October 23, 1783. 3. Electa, September 9, 1785. 4. Aaron C., November II; 1787. 5. Mary, January 20, 1790. 6. Asahel, April 6, 1792. 7. Salmon. August 12, 1793. 8. Anna, Jan- uary 6, 1796. 9. Caroline, December 21, 1798. 10. Kirtland, July 4, 1805.
(V1) Dr. Asahel (or Asa, as he was generally called) Hall, son of Aaron Hall (5), was born in Wallingford, April 6, 1792. He was studying to be a physician when the war of 1812 broke out, and he entered the service when only about twenty years old as an army surgeon, and was stationed at Fort Griswold, Connecticut. After the war he located in Dutchess county, New York, and lived at Rhine- beck, Fishkill and Poughkeepsie. During the last twenty years of his life he lived in Poughkeepsie, and practiced there. He married Catherine (Van- derberg) Toffee, of Rhinebeck, widow, descend- ant of one of the ancient Dutch families of New York. Dr. Hall died in Poughkeepsie in 1877, and his wife in 1880, at the age of eighty-eight years. Children of Dr. Asa and Catherine Vanderberg llall: 1. Henry Clay. 2. George Vanderberg, resides in New York city. 3. Anna, married Silas Woodell, lived and died in Poughkeepsie. 4. Dewitt Clinton, resides in New York city.
(VII) Henry Clay Hall, son of Dr. Asahel Hall (6), born in Dutchess county, New York, August 17. 1820, died in Millbury, Massachusetts, October 29. 1901. 1fe was for nearly thirty consecutive years in the consular and diplomatic service of the United States in Cuba and Central America. His publie life was remarkable and brilliant. He served in the foreign field under eight presidents from Buchanan to Cleveland and his long and honorable career is believed to be without parallel in the history of the consular or diplomatie service.
After leaving school he went to Mexico as agent for a cotton mill, and remained there nine years, holding this position during the Mexican war, when few Americans cared to remain in Mexico. He returned to his home in Fishkill. New York, where he was engaged in commercial business until 1853. In the fifties he went to Cuba. His first appoint- ment was consular agent for the United States at Matanzas. He was promoted to vice-consul March 18, 1864. his appointment signed by Presi- dent Abraham Lincoln. He did effective work for his government during the civil war in detecting blockade runners which were often equipped in Cuba. lle was appointed vice-consul general at Matanzas, February 27, 1869, and consul general January 15. 1872. He was appointed vice-consul general at Havana, December 8, 1873, and consul general December 24, 1879. He was appointed, April 17, 1882, minister resident in Central Amer- ica, and July 13, 1882, received a new commission
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from President Arthur as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Central American Republics. He resided from 1882 to 1889 at Guate- mala, and represented the United States in five of the Central American States, At present this district has been divided in two parts. For many ycars Mr. Hall held the position of dean to the diplomatic corps, and retained his position when Cleveland was president. He remained in the service until 1892. during Harrison's administration. After leaving the consular service he became interested in the Nicaragua Canal, and he drafted the original treaty which provided for its building. It was a great disappointment to him when the plan which seemed to be in a fair way to be executed failed at last. Doubtless the more recent coup d'etat in Panama would have been even more distressing to Mr. Hall when it seemed finally decided that the United States would build over the Nicaragua route. Mr. Hall's health compelled him to relinquish his duties in Central America, being afflicted with rheumatism. He made his home in Millbury near the residence of the mother of Secretary Taft, and there spent his last days, and died October 29, 1901, and is interred at Poughkeepsie, New York. He never lost interest in public affairs. He kept himself well informed, and followed closely the great public questions of national importance. Although so much of his life was passed on foreign shores he was always thoroughly American in his ideas. He was an interesting talker on the events of his life and times, but extremely modest and professionally reticent, too modest to speak much of his own work. It is a remarkable fact that Mr. Hall was seventy-six years old when he cast his first vote, for he was out of the country so much that he had not acquired a legal residence in the United States until he came to Millbury after he retired from public life. His services in behalf of Central Amer- ica are gratefully remembered there, where he was generally known as the "Father of the Nicaragua Canal."
Mr. Hall was a Mason, initiated in Sylvan Grove Lodge, No. 275, of New York city, March 25, 1856. He was a member of some local societies and clubs in Cuba and Central America. He ap- preciated the value of the Masonic order, and oc- casionally told an incident in the life of his wife's father, Antonio Echeverria, who was an eminent merchant of Cuba in his day. Before the youth- ful American Republic sent its warships to the Mediterranean to destroy the pirates, American ship- ping suffered constantly. Mr. Echeverria was once on his own ship on the way from Africa to Cuba, when taken by pirates. It was the custom then to make the captured sailors and passengers walk the plank over the side of the vessel into the sea, to suffer death by drowning. Some of the prisoners were ready for the fatal step and all had resigned themselves to their fate, when the pirate chief was recognized as a fellow Mason by Mr. Echeverria, and remained faithful to his Masonic pledges even at that critical moment. The lives of the prisoners were saved, and the Cuban merchant loaded with costly gifts hefore they parted company. Mrs. Hall remembers many of the articles that her father brought from this remarkable adventure. The secre- tary of the lodge wrote to Mrs. Hall after the death of her husband: "In his death this lodge has lost one of its oldest members, an upright and true Mason, an honor to the fraternity and this Lodge."
During his official life he was the means of destroying the coolie trade in Cuba, and perhaps took more satisfaction in this act of humanity than
in an other experience. He was appointed a repre- sentative of the Chinese government at the suggestion of the Washington authorities of the Chinese and American governments; and was able to put such evidence in the way of the Chinese government that Chinese laborers were forbidden and pro- hibited from engaging in the voluntary slavery which had disgraced China and all those countries en- gaged in the cruel business. When a Chinese coolie was sold by the Spanish government to a Cuban planter for about $300 for eight years of service, the Chinaman was practically doomed to slavery for life, as the pittance he received would not help to give him a start in life.
Mr. Hall's services in the interests of the Amer- ican nation were during some critical times, when it took a man of iron will and cool brain to stand firmly at his post and defend his country's honor. He was in Havana during the civil war, holding the post of consul general in the days of the civil war, and his conduct of affairs in those perilous times, when his life was in constant danger, at- tracted the attention and admiration of diplomats the world over, and won for him the highest praise and approval of President Lincoln and his cabinet. For thirty years he was the trusted servant of his country in foreign lands. In many respects his career was unique.
Mr. Hall married, March 27, 1856, at Wilming- ton. Delaware, Leila Echeverria, daughter of Antonio and Sarah (Newell) Echeverria. Her father was born in Florence, Italy, but lived nearly all his life in Cuba, where he was a leading mer- chant in the foreign trade. Her mother came of the Newell family of Marblehead, Massachusetts, where she was born. This family is one of the oldest and best known of Essex county. Leila was born in Matanzas, Cuba, July 15, 1828, and was educated there and in the United States. She is a remarkably well preserved woman, cultivated and charming in manners, bright and entertain- ing in conversation. She resides part of the year in her Millbury home. She has no children.
ALDEN E. BACON, a lifelong resident of the town of Leicester, born October 3, 1872, is a son of Frank A. and Emily (Bond) Bacon. Frank A. Bacon (father) was born in Paxton, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from whence in later life he removed to Leicester. He was identified with the Baptist church, and was a Republican in poli- tics. By his marriage to Emily Bond, of Leicester, the following named children were born: George F., conductor of street railway, resides in Worces- ter, Massachusetts, is married, but no children have been born to this union; Charles A., a resident of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, married Annie Eaton, of that town, and they have four children: Ruth, Haezl, Arthur and Eunice Bacon: Mary E., resides with her mother at Leicester. Alden E., see forward.
The educational advantages enjoyed by Alden E. Bacon were obtained at Leicester Academy, from which institution he was graduated. Throughout his active career he has followed the quiet but use- ful calling of agriculture, and by industry and good management his land yields abundant harvests which well repay him for the labor expended thereon. lle has served his town in the capacity of overseer of the poor and superintendent of streets, his incumbency of office being noted for efficiency and capability. He holds membership in the Con- gregational church, and his political affiliations are with the Republican party, the principles of which he firmly advocates and upholds. Mr. Bacon mar- ried, October 30, 1894, Cynthia Anna Gilman, a
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resident of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. No chil- dren have been born of this marriage.
MILO BOLTON, a well known and esteemed citizen of Leicester, in which town he has resided for more than half a century, is a native of Ver- mont. He is engaged in the card clothing business, from which he derives an income that is ample to supply his family with the necessaries and some of the comforts of life. He is a member of the Congregational church, and a Republican in politics.
Mr. Bolton married Mary A. Loring, born in Leicester, Massachusetts, in 1833, a daughter of John and Eliza (Ayers) Loring, who were the parents of four children. John Loring was born in Spencer, December 10, 1795. The death of his wife occurred January 26, 1837. Mr. Loring married (second ), May 12, 1839, Clarinda Reed, born at Rutland, Massachusetts, December 4, 1806, died March 7, 1884, leaving three children. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, namely : Walter E., married Jennie Tilden, of Hyde Park, Massachu- setts , and one son was the issue, Milo Oscar Bolton ; Herbert L., Oscar, Fred Augustus, a farmer by occupation, married Dora Brown, and resides at Monroe, New Hampshire. Mrs. Bolton, the mother of these children, received her education at the academy in Leicester, and prior to her mariage taught school in that town for eight years, unclud- ing one winter in Cherry Valley.
ESTABROOK FAMILY. Joseph Estabrook (I). the pioneer ancestor of the Estabrook family, of Worcester county, and of James E. Estabrook and Arthur E. Estabrook, of Worcester, was born in Enfield, Middlesex county, England. He came to New England in 1660. He entered Harvard col- lege and graduated there in 1664. He was ordained soon afterward as the colleague of Rev. Edward Bulkeley, of Concord, Massachusetts, and on the death of the pastor in 1696, succeeded him, fill- ing the position with honor to himself and his peo- ple until his death, September 16, 1711. He was succeeded by Rev. Joseph Whiting ( H. C. 1661). Joseph Estabrook was admitted a freeman May 3, 1665. His biographer tells us that as a preacher he was plain, practical and persuasive. In his inter- course with his people he was grave, affectionate and greatly beloved. In fact, he was generally known as "The Apostle." He was invited to take a church in Boston and urged to go to a larger field by friends who knew his powers. But great things have originated in the little town of Concord, the greatest men of America history have been born there, and lived there-men like Estabrook, who helped frame the characters of the early generations there, men of his spirit and pride in his own town, though its population was small and its business fu- ture unpromising., His salary at Concord was only forty pounds a year in money, and forty in farm prod- uce of various kinds. The Boston News Letter said of him at the time of his death: "He was eminent for his skill in the Hebrew language, and a most ortho- dox, learned and worthy divine, of excellent prin- ciples in religion, indefatigably laborious in the ministry, and of holy life and conversation." He was chaplain of the Massachusetts legislature. He married, May 20, 1668, at Watertown, Mary Mason, daughter of Captain Hugh Mason, the Indian fighter, and his wife, Esther Mason. (See Mason sketch. ) She was born December 18, 1640. The children of Rev. Joseph and Mary ( Mason) Estabrook were: Joseph, born at Concord, Massachusetts, May 6, 1669. Benjamin, February 24, 1670-1, (H. C. 1690),
first minister at Lexington, Massachusetts, installed October 16, 1696; died July 22, 1697, married Abi- gail Willard, and had two children. His widow married (second) Rev. Samuel Treat, and had three children, one of whom was the mother of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence, attorney-general, and supreme court justice. Mary, born at Concord, October 28, 1672, married Jonathan Green, April 30, 1700. Samuel, born Concord, June 7, 1674 (H. C. 1696), taught grammar school at Concord 1706-10, and assisted his father in the ministry; was ordained June 13, 1711, as the first pastor of Canterbury, Connecticut, where he served until his death, June 26, 1727. He married, March 3. 1713, Rebecca Hobart (same family as Hubbard), daughter of Rev. Nehemiah and Sarah ( Jackson) Hobart, of Newton, Massa- chusetts. Daniel, born February 14, 1676, married at Concord, November 21, 1701, Abigail Flint, born January 11, 1675, daughter of John and Mary ( Oakes) Flint ; removed to Weston, thence to Sud- bury; died January 7, 1735. Ann, born December 30, 1677, married, January 26, 1709, Joshua Haynes, of Sudbury.
(Il) Joseph Estabrook, son of Rev. Joseph Esta- brook (1), born Concord, Massachusetts, May 6, 1669. He settled first in Hingham, and in 1710. moved to Lexington, Massachusetts. He was the eldest deacon there in 1716, and held the office until his death, September 23, 1733. He was highly respected, and filled almost every town office, in- cluding town clerk, terasurer, selectman, assessor and representative to the general court. He was captain of the military company and school teacher. He was often employed as surveyor. He died Sep- tember 23, 1733.
He married, December 31, 1689, Millicent Woodis, daughter of Henry W. Woodis. She died March 26, 1692. He married (second), August 25, 1693, Hannah Loring, of Hingham, daughter of John Leavitt and widow of Joseph Loring. The child of Joseph and Millicent Estabrook was: Joseph, born October 10, 1690, died August 19, 1740. The children of Joseph and Hannah Estabrook were: John, born July 28, 1694, married, October 27, 1720, Prudence Harrington ; Solomon, born December 22, 1696, died July 7, 1697; Hannah, March 2, 1698, married, May 23, 1717, Joseph Frost; Millicent, March 21, 1700, married (first) Jonathan Rand and (second) in 1764, Jolin Chamberlain ; Elijah, August 25, 1703, married, 1733, in Sherborn, Hannah -
(III) Joseph Estabrook, son of Joseph Esta- brook (2), born Hingham, Massachusetts, October 10, 1690. He married at Lexington, July 8, 1713, his step-sister, Submit Loring. They had two chil- dren. She died March 31, 1718, and he married ( second), March 26, 1719, Hannah Bowman. Ile succeeded his father as a leading citizen in all the walks of life. He became captain of the military company and deacon of the church. He was town clerk, assessor, treasurer, and selectman at vari- ous times. He bought the Estabrook farm, in Holden, of Gershom Rice, five shares, July 29, 1724, so that the Estabrook family dates back to the very settlement of Worcester. He died August 19, 1740, and his widow married, July 19, 1753, Cap- tain Benjamin Reed, of Lexington. She died April 15, 17744, aged seventy-two years.
Children of Joseph and Submit (Loring) Esta- brook: Joseph, born June 27, 1714, died July 17,. 1714; Joseph, March 16, 1717-8, died March 18, 1717-8. The children of Joseph and Hannah ( Bow- man) Estabrook: Joseph, April, 1720, died De- cember 7. 1747 ; Hannah, September 26. 1725, died September 29, 1728; Benjamin, born October 9, 1727,
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died December 29, 1728; llannah, born October 9, 1727, died December 29, 1728, (probably one of the two foregoing is an error of record-Ed.) ; Benja- inin, born December, 1729, married Hannah Hub- bard, May 9, 1757; was revolutionary soldier ; Han- nah, born October 6, 1731, married Ebenezer Hub- bard; Solomon, born June 10, 1733, died October 1, 1733; Samuel, born June 16, 1735, entered Harvard College; died July 25, 1754; Millicent, born July 25, 1738, married James Barrett ; Ebenezer (post- humous ), born September 21, 1740, married Ruth Reed.
(IV) Ebenezer Estabrook, son of Joseplı Esta- brook (3), born Lexington, Massachusetts, Septem- ber 21, 1740. He married, December 13, 1759, Ruth Reed, the daughter of Captain Isaac and Rebecca Reed, born November 7, 1741. Soon after they were married they removed to Holden, about 1760, probably, and made their home there, where so many of their descendants have since lived. He was an influential citizen of Holden, was selectman twelve years, and representative to general court four years. He died June 29, 1811. She died June .9, 1782. Children of Ebenezer and Ruth (Reed) Estabrook: 1. Molly, born February 27, 1760, inar- ried Solomon C. Cheney. 2. Hannah, bern Feb- ruary 27, 1762. 3. Ebenezer, born February 19, 1764. 4. Jonathan, born April 4, 1766. 5. James, born May 16, 1768. 6. Joseph, born August 1, 1770. 7. Jolın, born January II, 1773. 8. Rhoda, born March 19, 1775-
(V) James Estabrook, son of Ebenezer Esta- brook (4), born May 16, 1768, at Holden, Massa- chusetts. He married December 15, 1795, Betsey Lovell, at Holden. She was born July 28, 1775. He died at Holden November 26, 1825. She died February 22, 1826. They lived in Holden, and all their children were born there. He was prominent in town affairs. In 1821 he was elected selectman, and served in that capacity in 1822-23-24. The
other members of the board in 1821 were, Samuel Damon, Silas Flagg, Abner Perry, John Davis, all prominent men, whose descendants have been honored in the city of Worcester as well as the town of Holden. It would be difficult to find five men of their day who have had a more illustrious ancestry in Massachusetts, or have been followed by more distinguished posterity. Children of James and Betsey (Lovell) Estabrook : I. James, born September 4, 1796, married November 15, 1822, Almira Read, of Rutland, Massachusetts. 2. Ben- jamin, born July 2, 1798. 3. Betsey, born De- cember 18, 1800. 4. Alillie, born March 24, 1803, married Rev. John Davis Pierce. 5. Simon Read, born December 31, 1805, married, 1828, Frances A. Scarborough, daughter of Philip Scarborough, of Brooklyn, Connecticut. She died June, 1834, and he married (second), March 2, 1836, Mary Bushnell, daughter of General Andrew Bushnell, of Hartford, Ohio, born April 29, 1815; removed to Warren, Ohio, in 1837, and lived there until killed by the cars on a railroad July 7, 1871; she died October 20, 1879. 6. Eliza Barrett, born September 17, 1809, married July 2, 1834, John Crowell of Warren, Ohio.
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