Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. I, Part 153

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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(II) Edward Skinner Booth, son of Edward Booth (1), was born about 1808, in Otter Creek, Wallingford, Vermont. He settled in Parishville, New York, and was a prosperous farmer there. Among his children was John Hill Booth, of Wor- cester, see forward.

(III) John Hill Booth, son of Edward Skinner Booth (2), was born in Parishville, New York, January 16, 1839. He attended school there and then learned the trade of painter. At the age of twenty-three, August 18, 1862, he enlisted in Com- pany A, Fifty-third Massachusetts Regiment, and served one year. He was in the battle of Port Hud- son and at Fort Bistand in Louisiana. Returning

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from his service in the civil war, Mr. Booth went to Illinois and later to Michigan, where he engaged in farming. He returned after a time to New York, however, and worked at his trade of house paint- ing in Horncllsville. He removed to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he worked at his trade. He was also employed at Lowell for a time. He came to Worcester, May 30, 1887, and was soon afterward appointed night janitor of the old city hall. When the new city hall was built he retained his position and liolds it at the present time. He is a member of George H. Ward Post, No. 10, Grand Army, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Victor Lodge, and a member of the Laurel Street . Methodist Church.

He married (first) Charlotte Sophia May, daugh- ter of Nathan and Sophia Powers May, of Sterling, Massachusetts, and they had one child. He mar- ried (second), March 6, 1865, Maria Lucy Parks, daughter of Aaron Parks. Her parents were both born in Vermont. He married (third) Semira Au- gusta Wheeler, daughter of Lorenzo and Jane (Spofford) Wheeler. There were three children by the second wife, none by the third.

The only child of John Hill and Charlotte Sophia May Booth, Jennie L., died in infancy. The chil- dren of John Hill and Maria Lucy Booth were : Lottie May, died in infancy; Volney Harvey, born August 23, 1867, married Nora Moore, resides in Springfield, Massachusetts; Arthur Newton, see for- ward; Clayton O., born November 25, 1872, died July 26, 1890.

(IV) Arthur Newton Booth, son of John Hill Booth (3), was born in Gardner, Illinois, June 5, 1869. He attended the public schools at Hornells- ville, New York; Fitchburg and Worcester, Massa- chusetts. After completing his education he began to learn the carpenter's trade under M. L. Hall, for whom he worked three years; then for about seven years for Charles A. Vaughan, the builder and contractor, becoming foreman for Mr. Vaughan on important and difficult work. In 1896 he started in business for himself, and achieved success from the first. He is known as one of the most reliable and responsible builders in the city, with a thor- oughi practical knowledge of his business. As a workman is known by his chips, the following build- ings among those Mr. Booth built in the past ten years testify to his skill and ability as a builder : The residence of Frank L. Coes, Coes Square; N. S. Liscomb, a large double house, the first built on the Merrifield estate; Thomas Brown's, Germain street ; Edwain Hall's, Oberlin street; Edward Mc- Cabe's, and J. F. Healy's, Forrest street; Arthur Ballard's; Louis E. Booth's, Dean street, near High- land; Deacon H. H. Merriam's at Shrewsbury. Mr. Booth built the handsome residence, 18 Schussler road, in which he lives. He has had the contraets for many of the tenement houses in Worcester. He built school houses at Northville and Trowbridge- ville for the city and the Highland Street Church of Christ. Mr. Booth has a wood-working shop at 51 Hermon street, where he gets out his own finish and cabinet work. He is a member of Worcester Lodge of Odd Fellows, of Wachusetts Encampment, Canton, Worcester, No. 3, Athelstan .Lodge of Free Masons and Eureka Royal Arch Chapter.

He married, November 25, 1891, Annie T. Hol- land, daughter of Thomas and Ellen (Curran) Holland. Her father was born in England and her mother in Ireland. Their children are: Clayton Thomas, died young; Ethel May, born May 11, 1893: Mildred Evelyn, born February 14, 1896.

HEZEKIAH PRINCE STARR, who is now leading a retired life at his home in Spencer, sur- rounded with peace and plenty, and realizing to the full that there is no reward so satisfactory as the consciousness of a life well spent, was born in Thomaston, Maine, January 14, 1832, a son of John Bentley and Isabella ( Prince) Starr, of Thomas- ton, Maine, and grandson of Richard Starr, a Bap- tist ininister of Maine. The family of which Heze- kiah P. Starr is a member consists of two other children : Jolin B., and Mary Isabella, wife of Eras- tus Jones, of Spencer, whose personal history and genealogy are contained in this publication.

The educational advantages enjoyed by Hezekiah P. Starr were obtained in the common schools of Thomaston, Maine, and the grammar school at Bath, Maine. He then served an apprenticeship at the trade of tin and sheet iron worker, which line of business he continued for five years. In 1854 he located in Spencer, where in the following year he entered the employ of A. T. and E. Jones, boot and shoe manufacturers, with whom he continued to be associated up to 1862, when the senior member of the firm retired from the company and Mr. Starr became a member of the company thereafter known as E. Jones & Co. Mr. Starr retired from business in 1888. Mr. Starr was one of the founders of Spencer Savings Bank and also one of its board of trustees. A Republican politically he served as member of board of selectmen, and in earlier years was especially actively interested in Spencer's fire department. He was a member of Commonwealth Club, of Worcester, Massachusetts.

In January, 1857, Mr. Starr married Ellen Smith Prouty, daughter of Isaac Prouty, who died January 7, 1860. One child was the issue of this union: Ellen Prouty Starr, born January 4, 1858, died May 22, 1898; she was the wife of Chester T. Linley, and mother of three children: Helen Frances, born May 2, 1890; Isabella Prince, born November 1, 1892; and Richard Starr, born October 26, 1896. On April 23, 1867, Mr. Starr married Ellen E. Lamson, of Worcester, daughter of Eli B. Lamson, and her death occurred March 22, 1894. The children of this marriage are as follows: Sarah Lamson, born Jan- uary 31, 1868, died January 15, 1900; she became the wife of Ralph B. Stone, of Spencer, April 23, 1891, and their children were: Gerald Starr, born March 9, 1897; and Marjorie Adele, born February 14, 1899. Erastus Jones Starr, born December 19, 1869, married, August 1, 1893, Flora Elizabeth Bemis, of Spencer, and their children are: Conant Lam- son, born February 16, 1895; Ellen Bemis, born August 2, 1896; and Hezekiah Prince, born July 27, 1899.

BOND FAMILY. Jonas Bond (1), progenitor of the Bond family of Worcester county, Massachu- setts, lived in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk county, England. He moved there about 1590, after the birth of his second child, and was buried there August 5, 1601. He belongs to an ancient English family. He married Rose Wood and their children were: I. Oliver. 2. John, elder of the name, two being given the same name, both living. 3. John, the younger, baptized December 26, 1591; married, June 28, 1612, Lydia Tixtott, and had eight chil- dren: 4. Bartholomew, born in Bury St. Edmunds, mentioned in father's will. 5. William, baptized De- cember 28, 1595. 6. Thomas, baptized September 8, 1597; maltster, of Bury St. Edmunds. 7. Eliza- beth, baptized March 12, 1599; married (second), February 8, 1625, Deacon Ephraim Child, of Water-

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town, Massachusetts. 8. Margaret, baptized Decem- ber 10, 1600.

(II) Thomas Bond, son of Jonas Bond (1), was family and resided in the Plymouth colonv

born in Bury St. Edmunds, England, 1597, and bap- tized September 8, 1597. He settled there, married and had children: I. Thomas, baptized September 22, 1622. 2. John, baptized February 5, 1624. 3. William, mentioned below. 4. Henry, baptized April 5, 1628. 5. Elizabeth, baptized March 12, 1630. 6. Thomas, baptized May 31, 1632. 7. Mary, baptized January 31, 1636. 8. Jonas, baptized August 5, 1638, grocer at Bury St. Edmunds.

(III) William Bond, son of Thomas Bond (2), was the immigrant ancestor. He was born at Bury St. Edmunds, 1625, and baptized there September 3, 1625. He probably came to New England in 1630 with Deacon Ephraim Child, whose wife Elizabeth was sister of Bond's father. He settled on what is lately known as John P. Cushing's place, in Water- town, and was an ancestor of the historian, Dr. Bond. William Bond became one of the foremost men of his day; was town clerk, justice of the peace, captain of the Watertown military company; on the council of safety in 1689; was a deputy to the general court; first speaker under the new charter uniting Plymouth with Massachusetts Bay Colony, and pre- sided in 1691, 1693 and 1695. He was admitted a freeman 1682, and joined the church in full com- munion March 27, 1687. He served with Captain Prentice and Deacon John Stone on the committee to rebuild Lancaster after King Philip's war. He died December 14, 1695. An agreement for the di- vision of his estate was made January 23d following between sons William, Thomas, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth Barsham and Richard and Mary Coolidge. He married, February 7, 1649-50, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Bisco, the rich tanner. (See Bisco fam- ily). She died February, 1692-3, and he married (second), 1695, Elizabeth, widow of John Nevinson. Children of William and Sarah Bond: I. William, born December 1, 1650, lieutenant and deacon. 2. John, December, 1652; freeman April IS, 1690, housewright and sergeant. 3. Thomas, mentioned below. 4. Elizabeth, born November 30, 1656; mar- ried Captain Nathaniel Barsham. 5. Nathaniel, born January 19, 1658-9, died young. 6. Nathaniel, born January 9, 1659-60, lieutenant, admitted freeman April IS, 1690. 7. Sarah, born July 27, 1661; mar- ried Dr. Palgrave Wellington. 8. Jonas, born July 13, 1664; lieutenant colonel and justice of the peace ; died April 21, 1727. 9. Mary, married, June 22, 1693, Richard Coolidge.

(IV) Thomas Bond, son of William Bond (3), born in Watertown, December 23, 1654, died De- cember 17, 1704. He settled in that part of Water- town now Weston. He married, September 30, 1680, Sarah, born 1661, daughter of Thomas Wool- son, of Newton. Bond died 1704, and administration on his estate was granted to his widow Sarah and son Thomas, January 22, 1704-5. Their chil- dren: I. Thomas, mentioned below. 2. Sarah, born December 2, 1685; married, February 12, 1701-2, James Tredway. 3. William, born February I, 1687-8. 4. Mary, baptized December 7, 1690; married, December 29, 1709, Isaac Bigelow. 5. John, born July 14, 1695. 6. Isaac, born July 22, 1698, cord- wainer, resided in Sherborn, Natick and Sudbury.

(V) Thomas Bond, son of Thomas Bond ' (4). born at Watertown, April 29, 1683; married, August 25, 1706, Lydia Spring; he died May 17, 1737; his widow married, June 20, 1744. Deacon John War- ren, of Weston. Children of Thomas and Lydia Bond: I. Thomas, born May 3, 1708, settled in Newton. 2. Jonathan, mentioned below. 3. Henry,

born September 6, 1712. 4. Amos, born August 23, 1714; died September 29, 1762. 5. Thaddeus, born January 15, 1716-7; married in Marlborough, March 24, 1740, Mary Rice; married (second), April II, 1745, Prudence Warren, of Weston. 6. Lydia, born May 21, 1718; married, March 21, 1744-5, Samuel Fiske. 7. Phinehas, born January 8, 1724-5. S. Abijah, born November 28, 1727.

(VI) Deacon Jonathan Bond, son of Thomas Bond (5), was born at Watertown, November 7, 1710. He resided at Waltham, Mendon and West- borough. He married, April 13, 1732, at Water- town, Mary Harrington and settled in the West Pre- cinct of Waltham, whence he moved to Mendon in 1743, and thence to Westborough in 1750. He served in Captain Benjamin Woods' company as lieutenant in 1755 in the French war, and in Captain Flagg's company in 1757. He was dismissed from the Wa- tertown church to that of Westborough, September 29, 1757, and was for many years deacon of it. He died January II, 1789. Children of Deacon Jonathan and Mary Bond: 1. Mary, born at Watertown, De- cember 2, 1732; married Aaron Warner, of Upton, and settled in Westborough. 2. Jonathon, born April 22, 1736, mentioned below. 3. Thomas, born January 30, 1737. 4. Eunice, born at Waltham, Feb- ruary 18, 1742; married Newton, of West- borough. 5. Joseph, born at Mendon, July 6, 1744; married Hepsibah Pratt, and settled in Westbor- ough; removed to Bondstown, now Hampton, Ohio. 6. Lydia, born at Mendon, January 12,. 1747 ; married Moses Wheelock. 7. Elizabeth, born at Westbor- ough, March 28, 1752, died 1756. 6. Lucy, born June 22, 1755.

(VII) Jonathan Bond, son of Deacon Jonathan Bond (6), was born at Watertown, April 22, 1736. He settled in Boylston, Massachusetts, was deacon of the church there, and died there 1794. His will was dated November 1, 1793, and his son John was executor. He married Ruth Tyler, who died at North Brookfield April 26, 1814. After the death of Deacon Bond she went to live with her son, Deacon Jonathan Bond, and married (second) October II, 1809, Rob- ert Bruce, of North Brookfield. Children of Deacon Jonathan and Ruth Bond: I. Jonathan, born at Sturbridge, March 17, 1760. 2. Joseph, born March 8, 1762; died October 16, 1781. 3. Solomon, born May 9, 1764. 4. Mary, born at Brookfield, August 27, 17 -. 5. Sarah, born May 14, 1771; married Abijah Pierce, of Boylston. 6. Ruth, born March 14, 1771; married John Bond, of Boylston, and died soon, leaving son Tyler. 7. Eunice, born August 13, 1775, at Boylston; married John Gates, of Strat- ford.

(VIII) Jonathan Bond, Jr., son of Jonathan Bond (7), was born at Sturbridge, Massachusetts, March 17, 1760. He settled at Boylston, and mar- ried, 1784, Lucy, daughter of Robert Andrews, Sr. She died October 14, 1817, aged fifty-eight years, five months, eighteen days. He married (second) Mrs. Mary Cobb, December 3, 1818; he died at Boylston, September 3, 1821, aged sixty-one years, six months. He was deacon of the church at Boyls- ton and representative to general court. Children of Jonathan and Lucy Bond: I. Joseph, born No- vember 20, 1784, mentioned below. 2. Lucy, born December 8, 1786. 3. Lucinda, May 5, 1790. 4. Joanna Hurd, January II, 1792. 5. Eli, May 28, 1794. 6. Elliott, June 29, 1797. 7. Ruth Tyler, No- vember 10, 1801.

(IX) Joseph Bond, son of Jonathan Bond (8), was born in Boylston, Massachusetts, November 20, 1784. He was educated in the public schools. He kept a general store in his native town until 1832, when' he bought the farm on Lincoln street where

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his grandson, Charles Elliott Bond, now lives, about half way between Worcester and Boylston, and is a very productive and valuable estate. He lived there the rest of his life. He was a prominent member of the Second Parish ( First Unitarian) Church, and an active religious worker. In politics he was a Whig until that party disbanded, when he joined the Republican party. He died in 1863, and left his farm to his son, Joseph Elliott Bond. He mar- ried (published September 2) 1814, Sophia, daugli- ter of Moses Smith, of Sterling. Their chlidren : Sophia, born at Boylston November 9, 1815; Joseph Elliott, born at Boylston June 20, 1820.

(X) Joseph Elliott Bond, son of Joseph Bond (9), was born in Boylston, June 20, 1820. He was educated in the public schools of Boylston and Wor- cester and at Worcester Academy. As the only son he was associated with his father in conducting the farm, and at the death of his father he succeeded to the ownership of the homestead. He was a Uni- tarian in religion, and was one of the original men- bers of the Republican party in Worcester. He mar- ried Julia Ann, daughter of Silas and Hannah (Stowell) Barber, who resided in the vicinity of Barber's Crossing, Worcester. Children of Joseph Elliott and Julia Ann Bond, all born in Worces- ter: [. Elizabeth Sophia, July 21, 1847. 2. Mary Chapin, January 23, 1850. 3. Florence Amelia, Jan- uary 15, 1857. 4. Charles Elliott.

(XI) Charles Elliott Bond, son of Joseph Elliott Bond (10), was born in Worcester, October 3, 1851. He attended the public schools of his native town and took the course of study at the old Worcester Academy, then located at Lincoln Square. He also took a commercial course in Howe's Business Col- lege, Worcester. He assisted his father on the home- stead, and lated succeeded his father in the owner- ship of the farm. Mr. Bond has lived all his life in the house on Lincoln street, and is one of the best known citizens of that locality. He is an active Re- publican, and has frequently served his party as delegate to nominating conventions. He is a mem- ber of Worcester Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and Quinsigamond Lodge of Odd Fellows. He is a Unitarian in religion, but usually attends the First Universalist Church. He married, November 17, 1880, Fanny Louise, born in Chelsea, Massachu- setts, December 26, 1850, daughter of George Fran- cis Kingman and Lydia (Loring) Kingman. Her father was a prominent sail maker of Chelsea. They have no children.

EVERETT KENDALL. Francis Kendall (1), the immigrant ancestor of Everett Kendall, of Boyls- ton, Massachusetts, born in England in 1620, gave his age as about thirty-eight years in a deposition December, 1658. He settled in Woburn, Massachu- setts, in 1640, or earlier, and was one of the thirty- two men of Charlestown who signed the town orders for Woburn. He was on the Woburn tax list in 1645 with his brother, Thomas Kendall, and was admitted freeman May 26, 1647. When he married, December 21, 1644, Mary Tidd, his name was re- corded "Francis Kendall, alias Miles," and the family tradition explains this alias by the fact that he was said to have left England without the con- sent of his parents. His brother Thomas seems never to have used any other name. Francis Ken- dall served the town at different times eighteen years on the board of selectmen, and often on im- portant committees, such as the laying out of lots to the proprietors and the building of the meet- ing house. He was tithing man in 1676. He got into trouble with the Puritan church because he did not believe very much in infant baptism, failed to

attend communion, and was even found guilty of attending Anabaptist meetings. He was also fined for being late once at a selectmen's meeting. He died 1708, and his wife died 1705. His will was dated May 9, 1706. He was a miller, and left his corn mill to sons John, Thomas and Samuel. This old mill was in the ownership of the family for six gencrations. The present mill, known as Kendall's Mill, was built by Samuel Kendall shortly after 1700. Children of Francis and Mary Kendall: I. Jolın, born July 2, 1646. 2. Thomas, January 10, 1648-9. 3. Mary, January 20, 1650-1; married Israel Reed. 4. Elizabeth, born January 15, 1652-3, married first, Ephraim Winship; second, James Pierce. 5. Hannah, born January 26, 1654-5; married William Green, Jr., as his second wife. 6. Rebecca, born March 2, 1657; married Joshua Eaton, December, 1706. 7. Samuel, mentioned below. 8. Jacob, born January 25, 1660-1. 9. Abigail, born April 6, 1666; married William Reed, May 24, 1686.

(II) Samuel Kendall, son of Francis Kendall (I), born in Woburn, Massachusetts, March 8, 1659, settled about 1742 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and is the progenitor of the Sterling family as well as that of Boylston and others of the vicinity. His will was made December 6, 1742, and proved 1749. He died about 1749, when he was ninety years old. Ile married, November 13, 1683, Rebecca, daughter of Isaac Mixer. She died October 25, 1691. He married (second), March 3, 1692, Mary, daughter of William Locke. Children of Samuel and Rebecca Kendall were: I. Samuel, mentioned below. 2 Isaac, born September 13, 1686; married, October 9, 1706, Hannah Walker, and settled in Ashford, Connecticut. 3. Joshua, born March, 1689; married, March 25, 1710, Susannah Harrington; resided at Watertown, Massachusetts, and Ashford, Connecti- cut. 4. Rebecca, born July 6, 1691 ; died November 25, 1691. 5. Mary, born February 3, 1692-3; died August 14, 1727. 6. Rebecca, born January 26, 1694-5; married Samuel Russell. 7. Abigail, born March 3, 1697; married William Nichols, of Read- ing, 1719-20. 8. Ebenezer, born May 16, 1700; mar- ried Hannah 9. Ruth, born April 23, 1703; married Bancroft. 10. Tabitha, born January 22, 1706-7; married, 1729, Nathan Richardson.

(III) Samuel Kendall, son of Samuel Kendall (II), was born August 13, 1684. He married Pru- dence - about 1710. Their children were : I. Samuel, mentioned below. 2. Rebecca, born August 27, 1714. 3. Stephen, born March 10, 1717. (IV) Samuel Kendall, son of Samuel Kendall (III), was born September 4, 17II. He settled in Sterling, Massachusetts, and married Phebe Brin- tain September 23, 1736. Sterling then was known as Chocksett, part of Lancaster. These children of Samuel and Phebe were baptized in Sterling by Rev. Mr. Mellen : I. Samuel, baptized February 17, 1745. 2. Rebecca, baptized February 17, 1745. 3. Abigail, baptized July 20, 1746. 4. Caleb, bap- tized May 15, 1748. 5. Bartholomew, baptized Feb- ruary 18, 1749. 6. Caleb, baptized March 24, 1750. 7. Bartholomew, baptized February 28, 1753. 8. Will- iam, baptized October 13, 1754. 9. Phebe, baptized July 3, 1757. 10. Lucy, baptized February 10, 1760. II. Lucinda, baptized November 14, 1762.

(V) Caleb Kendall, son of Samuel Kendall (4), born 1750, baptized in Sterling (Chocksett) Church, March 24, 1750, settled in Boylston. He married first, Priscilla Savory, who bore him four children. He married (second), April 15, 1788, Mrs. Lucy (Baldwin) Kendall, widow of Thomas Kendall. She died at Boylston, November 22, 1845, aged eighty-five years. Children of Caleb and Priscilla: 1. Priscilla, 2. Zipporah. 3. Caleb, Jr .; married, June 24, 1803,

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Dolly Sawyer. 4. Joshua, mentioned below. Chil- dren of Caleb and Lucy: 5. Lucy, married Joseph Sawyer. 6. David, born March 12, 1791. 7. Samuel, born October, 1792. 8. Hannah, married Phineas Moore. 9. Elmira, married Jotham Howe. 10. Emily, married James Hastings. II. William, mar- ried Susan Hartshorn.

(VI) Joshua Kendall, son of Caleb Kendall (5), born at Boylston (Shrewsbury, North Precinct) May 1, 1781, died there September 22, 1813, aged thirty-two years, four months and twenty-one days. He was, according to an account we have of him, "a veritable giant in his day, whom no single man would care to meet in any contest, yet his kindly na- ture and amiable disposition made him a choice com- panion among his associates." He resided in the house now or lately owned by Mr. Lynch. He mar- ried at Boylston, May 25, 1807, Patty Sawyer. Their children: I. Oliver Sawyer, mentioned below. 2. Charles Sheldon, born August 19, 1809; married Mary Andrews. 3. Horace Hastings, died young.

(VII) Oliver Sawyer Kendall, son of Joshna Kendall (6), was born at Boylston, April 30, 1808. He resided on the Oliver Sawyer farm at Boylston, where he died July 26, 1881. His educational op- portunities in youthi were limited, but largely by his own efforts was a man of excellent education. In early manhood he engaged in the lumber business, which he followed successfully for many years. He was a prominent man in local affairs, serving the town as assessor for several terms; selectman from I853-6 and was representative to general court 1854. In politics he was originally a Whig, but with the majority of his party associates joined the Repub- lican party at the time of its organization. He mar- ried, December 13, 1836, Mindwell (called "Min- day"), daughter of Nathaniel Lamson, of Boylston. Their children, all born in Boylston: 1. Nathaniel Lamson, born June 27, 1841. 2. Everett, born July 17, 1845, mentioned below. 3. Oliver Sawyer, Jr., born July 30, 1848; married Hattie Moore, 1871, and resides in Worcester (the founder of the well known house of Oliver S. Kendall & Son, dealers in stoves, furnaces, steam heaters, gas and electric fittings, mantels, etc. He was in partnership with his son, Oliver S. Kendall, Jr.

(IX) Everett Kendall, son of Oliver Sawyer Kendall (8), was born in Boylston, Massachusetts, July 17, 1844. He attended the public schools of his native town and the New Ipswich (New Hampshire) Academy. For some years he was employed by his father in the lumber and firewood business. Then

. for some time he was engaged in farming. After his marriage he removed to Worcester and entered the grain and feed business, but after his father's death he resumed farming on the homestead at Boyls- ton in company with his brother Nathaniel, and has ever since resided there. The Kendall farm is one of the most desirable in the town. Mr. Kendall was at one time actively interested in the local grange, Patrons of Husbandry. He was formerly a member of the Sunday school class of John B. Gough, the famous temperance orator, whose home was in Boylston. In politics Mr. Kendall is a Re- publican. He has been on the board of assessors of the town of Boylston. He married, January 9, 1872, in Sterling, Mary Frances, daughter of Asa and Lucy Walker (Hubbard) Keyes. Her father was a prosperous farmer, selectman of Sterling, and rep- resentative to general court 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have no children.

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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 153

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