Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. I, Part 61

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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(VII) Simeon Southworth, second child of Nathaniel Southworth (6), was born in North Bridgewater. Massachusetts, July 17, 1766, died July I, 1820, in Lyme, New Hampshire. He married, December 24, 1789, Elizabeth Anderson, born 1768, died August 28, 1795. He married (second), April 30, 1798, Anna Stone, of Oxford (North Gore ), born February I, 1770, died October 28, 1834, in Wor- cester. She is buried at North Oxford. She was the daughter of Uriah and Lois (Stone) Stone. He was a carpenter, born in Bridgewater, removed to Ward, now Auburn, Massachusetts, and later to Lyine, New Hampshire, where his six youngest children were born. The children of Simeon and Elizabeth (Anderson) Southworth were: Alva, born :791; Justin, 1793; child, died young. The children of Simeon and Anna (Stone) Southworth were: Eliza- beth, see forward; Nancy, April 24, 1801, died Janu- ary 20, 1881, at Hardwick, Massachusetts, unmar- ried; Sarah, September 17, 1803, died April 5, 1824, unmarried ; Louisa, November 29, 1806, died in Ox- ford, January 8, 1870, married (first) Benjamin Vassall, probably a descendant of Hon. William Vassall, who settled in Scituate among the Pil- grims; (Vester Vassall, see above, was his son by a previous marriage) : James M., January 2, 1809, died September 19, 1816; Alvah, August 15, 1812, died January 19, 1872, in Hardwick, married, 1843, Fanny Hunter ; representative to general court, 1851 ; farmer ; Constant, March 15, 1814, died December 5, 1877

(VIII) Elizabeth Southworth, fourth child of Simeon Southworth (7), was born in Auburn, Massa- chusetts, July 12. 1799, died in Oxford, August 7, 1853. She married Benjamin Willis Childs (VIII), and was the mother of Benjamin Willis Childs (IX), see above.

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WILLIAM ARTHUR KILBOURN. Thomas Kilburn (1). the immigrant ancestor of William Arthur Kilbonrn, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was born in Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1578, and baptized there May 8, that year. In 1613 he received a bequest in the will of Agatha Bor- rowdale. He was a member of the Church of Eng- land in good standing and seems not to have been a Puritan, like most of the immigrants of the first half century of the settlement of New England. He was warden of his parish in 1632. In April, 1635, with part of his family, he sailed in the ship "In- crease," Robert Lea, master, and settled in Wethers- field, Connecticut. He died there before 1639; she about 1650. He married in England Frances

Their children were: Margaret, baptized at Wood Ditton, England, September 23, 1607, married Rich- ard Law, prominent magistrate of Connecticut : Thomas, baptized November 30, 1009, came over with wife Elizabeth, aged thirty, in the ship "Elizabeth" of Ipswich, sailing April 30, 1634, from England; may have returned to England; George, of whom later ; Elizabeth, baptized May 12, 1614, did not emigrate: Lydia, baptized July 14, 1616, married Robert Howard, of Windsor, Connecticut, and had five children; Mary, born 1619, married John Root, Sr., resided at Farmington, Connecticut: he died August 1684; Frances, baptized September 4, 1621, married Thomas Ufford, of Stratford, Connecticut ; John, baptized at Wood Ditton, September 2, 1624, prominent citizen, sergeant in militia, representative to general court, etc.

(II) George Kilburn, son of Thomas Kilburn (I). was baptized at Wood Ditton, England, Feb- ruary 12, 1612. He came to Roxbury in New Eng- land as carly as 1638 and was a member of John Eliot's church there. Ile removed to Rowley, where he became a proprietor. He was admitted a free- man there May 13. 1640. He married Elizabeth Barker, sister of James Barker. He died October 14, 1685. The inventory of his estate was returned by his widow Elizabeth November 20, 1685. The children of George and Elizabeth Kilburn were: Mary, born at Rowley, May 3, 1649; Joseph, March 2. 1652-3, married Mary Trumball. May 3, 1678; Jacob. December 1, 1654, soldier in the Indian wars in 1680: Samuel. of whom later; Isaac, January 26, 1659, married, July 24, 1684, Mary Cheney : he died December 19. 1713; was a deaf mute; Elizabeth, February 1. 1663.

(III) Samuel Kilburn, fourth child of George Kilburn (2), was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, January 9, 1656. He settled at Rowley. Married Mary Foster, November 12. 1682, died April 22, 1722, leaving a will in the court at Ipswich. Their chil- dren were: Hannah, born October 2, 1683. married, April 5. 1701, Judah Clark ; Samuel. July 20, 1687, married Mary Lovell. December 7. 1734: David, of whoin later : Maria. July 21, 1696, died September 24. 1710; Jedediah. April 20, 1699. married Susannah Fisher, of Ipswich, March 22, 1724, died February 4, 1759; Dr. Eliphalet, 1706, married Jane Frazer, widow of Nathan Prime, widow of Mark Prime ; he died June 4. 1752.

(IV) David Kilburn, third child of Samuel Kil- burn (3), was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, March 12, 1689. He settled in Rowley also. He married, January 25. 1724. Elizabeth Fiske, of Ipswich. She died April 17. 1731. He married (second), Novem- ber 5, 1731, Ruth Fiske, of Andover. The children of David and Ruth Kilburn were: David, born at Rowley, October 10, 1733, died aged three months ; David. November 22. 1734, died aged two years; Jonathan, November 15. 1737, married Elizabeth Nel- son, July 22, 1760; removed to Lunenburg, 1767, and

died there 1806. leaving a son David; David, March 2. 1738-9; Ruth, June 15, 1740, died 1746; Samuel, -April 12, 1742. died 1747; William. 1743. of whom later : Lydia. May 22, 1746, became a Shaker at Shirley: Ruth, February 24. 1747-8, married Thomas Houghton: after he died she joined the Shakers; Samuel, November 10, 1749. removed to Lunenburg in 1767, married Sarah Cook ; lie joined the Shakers in 1785: son Samuel settled in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire.

(V) William Kilburn, seventh child of David Kilburn (4). was born in Rowley, March 9, 1743-4. He removed with others of the family in 1767 to Lunenburg, in Worcester county, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the revolution in 1779-80 in the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment. He married Mercy Smith. He died in Fitchburg in the home of his son William, August 14, 1832, aged eighty-eight years. Their children were: William. of whom later; Jere- miah, died young : Elmons, died young : Mercy, born in Lunenburg, married Ezra Cowdrey, of Lunen- burg, and had twelve children; Betsey, married Wil- liam Taintor, of Leominster. had nine children; son John graduated at Brown University; she died at Charlestown. June, 1843, aged forty-three years ; Ruth, married Josiah Burrage and had thirteen chil- dren.

(VI) William Kilburn, son of William Kilburn (5), was born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, July 16, 1773. He settled there and married Mary Mace or Macy, January 12, 1796. He removed to the adjoining town of Fitchburg in 1802, and to Groton, Massachusetts, in 1840. He was a shoemaker by trade and also carried on a farm until his death in 1857. Their children were: Deacon Jeremiah. of whom later : Mary, born April 8, 1800, married. 1830, Stephen Stickney; William, June 12, 1802, was a physician and surgeon; Elbridge Gerry, Fitchburg. February 25. 1808, attended Brown University, but left in senior year before graduating; married, No- vember, 1849, Elizabeth A. Hall: Martha, Fitchburg. March 18, 1810, married Avery Stockwell, 1830; Sarah, June 26, 1819. married Asa L. Kendall. June, 1842: resided at Groton, Massachusetts.

(VII ) Deacon Jeremiah Kilbourn, eldest child of William Kilburn (6), was born at Lunenburg, Massachusetts, January 24, 1797. He settled in Groton. where his parents moved in 1840 He be- came deacon of the Groton Unitarian Congrega- tional Church there. He was a hatter by trade. He died in Groton in 1862, aged sixty-five years. He married, April 7. 1818, at Fitchburg, Patty Flint, daughter of John Flint, of Concord, Massachusetts. Her father was a prosperous farmer. Their chil- dren : Martha Augusta, born 1818, died August 17, 1841 : Jemima Flint. 1820, died in Fitchburg while visiting in 1826; Mary E., 1822; Josiah Burrage, Groton. March 15, 1824. married Mary E. Farns- worth, daughter of Dr. Amos Farnsworth, of Boston, December 9. 1851 : member of the firm of French, Wells & Company, dealers in crockery, etc., Milk street, Boston : director of the Grocers' Bank, Bos- ton; Ann Maria, 1826: Frances Jane 1829. married James E. Wellington : William Arthur, 1838; George Wells. 1844.

(VTII) William A. Kilbourn, seventh child of Jeremiah Kilbourn (7), was born in Groton, Massa- chusetts, July 16. 1838. He was educated there in the common schools, at Lawrence Academy at Gro- ton ; Philips Academy at Exeter. New Hampshire, where he fitted for college, and at Harvard Univer- sity where he was graduated in the class of 1858. For the fifteen years following he was engaged in educational work. He taught school at Framing- ham Academy five years and in the Lancaster Acad-

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emy. In 1873 he accepted the position of manager of the country place and farm at Lancaster of Nathaniel Thayer and he has filled that responsible position with eminent success ever since. He is well known among the agriculturists and horticul- turists of the state. Ile is an expert in his line and the farms of which he has charge are famous throughout the country for their fruits, vegetables and stock, their cattle and horses. Mr. Kilbourn was for many years secretary of the Worcester East AAgricultural Society, and a member of the State Board of Agriculture of Massachusetts for sixteen years. He is past master of Lancaster Grange. and Worcester East Pomona Grange, Pa- trons of Husbandry, and he has accomplished much to better the lot of the Massachusetts farmer and to make farming more attractive and profitable.

He is highly esteemed and honored by his fel- low citizens. For more than twenty years he served on the board of overseers of the poor of Lancaster. He was on the school committee and for nearly twenty years served as moderator of the town mest- ings. He is the treasurer of the water board of the town and has served on many important special com- mittees of the town. He is a Republican in politics. In religion he is a Unitarian.

He married (first) Ellen Levingston, of Keene. New Hampshire. 1862. He married ( second) Abbie F. Goss. daughter of Jonas and Abbie (Fletcher ) Goss, of Lancaster. The children of William A. and Ellen Kilbourn were: Robert B., born April 29, 1863: Nellie, October 22. 1865, died February 21, 1901, leaving two children, Eben C. Mann and Maud K. Manning. The children of William A. and Abbie Kilbourn were: Martha, born December 8, 1871, married George L. Willard, of Somerville. Massa- chusetts : William, born August 14. 1873. died Feb- ruary 25, 1873: Elizabeth F., born December 28, 1874: Arthur Goss, born August 19, 1876; Mary, born April 25, 1880; Alice Maud, born January 10, 1882: Anna Goss, born August 23, 1883: Flint, died in infancy; Ruth B., born February 23. 1888: Wal- ton Goss, born May 18, 1891.

GEORGE ALEXANDER BIGELOW. John Bigelow (1), proprietor of Watertown. in New England, as early as 1642, was the pioneer ancestor of George Alexander Bigelow, of Worcester, and, in fact of all the American families of that sur- name. He bought a house and lot in Watertown in 1649 and took the oath of fidelity in 1652. He was a blacksmith by trade. He acquired considerable real estate and carried on a farm. His homestall was bounded by those of Richard Ambler, William Parker, Thomas Straight and Miles Ives. For fur- ther details of John Bigelow, see sketches of other branches of the Bigelow family of Worcester county in this work. He was a town officer.

He married (first), October 30, 1642, Mary War- ren. She died October 19, 1691. He married (sec- ond). October 2, 1694, Sarah Bemis, daughter of Joseph Bemis, of Watertown. Mr. Bigelow died July 14. 1703, aged eighty-six years. His will was made January 4. 1703, and proved July 23. 1703. The children of John and Mary Bigelow were: Jolin, born October 27, 1643; Jonathan, born December II. 1646: Mary, born March 14, 1648. married Michael Flagg, ancestor of the Worcester county Flaggs; Daniel. born December 1, 1650, resided in Framingham; Samuel, mentioned below; Joshua, born November 5. 1655. resided in Watertown and Weston ; Elizabeth, born June 15, 1657, married Lieutenant John Stearns; Sarah, born September 29, 1659, married Isaac Learned. of Sherborn, near Framingham; James, lived in Watertown: Martha,

born April 1, 1662; Abigail, born February 4. 1664, married Benjamin Harrington ; Hannah, born March 4, 1666, died young ; a son, born and died December 18, 1667.

(II) Samuel Bigelow, fifth child of John Bige- low (I), was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, October 28, 1653. He married Mary Flagg, daugh- ter of Thomas and Mary Flagg, who was born January 14, 1658, died September 7, 1720. He was a prominent citizen of Watertown. He was an inn- holder from 1702 to 1716. He represented the town in the general court in 1708, 1709 and 1710. His will, dated September 30, 1720, mentions his chil- dren, as given below. and some of his grandchil- dren. The children of Samuel and Mary Bigelow were : John, born May 9, 1675; Mary, September 12, 1677; Samuel, September 18, 1679; Sarah, Octo- ber 1, 1681, married Josiah Howe; Thomas, men- tioned below; Mercy, April 4, 1686, (Martha in some accounts) married Lieutenant Thomas Gar- field, son of Captain Benjamin Garfield (see Gar- field family sketch); Abigail, May 7, 1687; mar- ried, August 1, 1710, Jonathan Cutler, of Killingly, Connecticut ; Hannah, May 24, 1711, married Daniel Warren, a soldier in the French war.

(III) Thomas Bigelow, fifth child of Samuel Bigelow (2), was born in Watertown, Massachu- setts, October 24, 1683, married, July 12, 1705, Mary Livermore, of Watertown. He settled in Marlbor- ough, Massachusetts, where he lived until 1720, when he removed to Waltham, where he died Octo- ber 6, 1755. His wife died August 14. 1753. The children of Thomas and Mary Bigelow were : Thomas, born April 26, 1706, resided in Marlboro; Mary, September 2, 1707; Grace, February 7, 1709 ; Uriah, July 15, 17II, killed accidentally at Marl- boro, March 5, 1734: Abraham, March 5, 1713. re- sided in Weston; Isaac, September 1, 1716; Jacob, September, 1717; Sarah, May 15, 1720, married Lieutenant Elisha Livermore, who was prominent in Waltham; Josiah, mentioned below.

(IV) Lieutenant Josiah Bigclow, youngest child of Thomas Bigelow (3), was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, July 30, 1730. He married. July 27, 1749, Mary Harrington, daughter of Jonas and Abigail (Stearns) Harrington, born March 8, 1730. He was prominent, like his brothers. Jacob and Abraham, in town affairs. He was lieutenant of the Weston Artillery Company and turned out on the Lexington Alarm. April 19, 1775. He died at Waltham, July 15, 1810, aged eighty years. His children, all born in Weston or Waltham, were: William, born October II, 1749; Anna, August 23, 1751; Uriah, November 30, 1753; Converse, Jan- uary 20, 1755: Mary, March 3, 1756; Alpheus, No- vember 4, 1757; Eunice, married, April 24. 1788, Joseph Morse, and settled in Templeton, Massachu- setts, and Eaton, New York; had eight children. Uriah, March 15, 1766; Thomas, August II. 1768; Sarah, July 31, 1773. married, July 8, 1790, Hezekialı Morse.

(V) William Bigelow, eldest child of Lieutenant Josialı Bigelow (4), was born in Weston, October II, 1749, married, March 25, 1772, Hepsibah Russell. who was born September 12, 1758. at Weston. They lived a few years at Weston and then removed in 1778 to Natick, Massachusetts, an adjoining town. where he spent the remainder of his life. He died March 25, 1813, and his widow died October 31. 1830. He served in the revolution in Captain Samuel Lamson's company at the Lexington call. He was the original character described by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her "Old Town Folks" as "Deacon Badger" and his wife Hepsibalı was described as Grand- mother Badger. Those who remembered Mr. and

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Mrs. Bigelow at the time the story was written de- clared that the characters were very accurately drawn. William Bigelow, their eldest son, was de- scribed as "Uncle Bill." Hepsibah, the mother of Professor Calvin E. Stowe, husband of the author, was known as "Susy" while Eunice figured as "Aunt Lois" and Abigail as "Aunt Keziah."

Their first three children were born at Weston, the remainder in South Natick. The children : I. Will- iam, born September 21, 1773, married Margaret Lander. 2. Mary, born August 16, 1775, died Octo- ber 17, 1823. 3. Isaac, born October 2, 1777, mar- ried Fanny Jackson. 4. Hepsibah, born December 15, 1779, married, March 16, 1797, Samuel Stowe, of Natick, and resided in Natick. (Their second child was Calvin Ellis Stowe, born April 26, 1802, married Harriet Beecher, daughter of Dr. Lyman Beecher. She was the famous author of Uncle Tom's Cabin ; he wrote many theological works.) 5. Abigail, born February 15, 1782, died October 30, 1844, unmar- ried. 6. Josialı, born March 16, 1784, died April 13, 1794. 7. Eunice, born April 10, 1786, died April 15, 1831, unmarried. S. Abraham, mentioned below. 9. Susanna, born May 20, 1790, married, 1817, Alex- ander Thayer; mother of A. W. Thayer, for twenty- five years consul at Trieste, Austria, a well known writer, author of life of Beethoven; she was mother also of Dr. Henry Thayer; she died June 12, I845. 10. Mehitable, born August 18, 1792, married Hon. Chester Adams, a native of Bristol, Connecticut ; re- sided at Natick; was colonel in the war of 1812; town derk of Natick for twenty-seven years ; repre- tentative to the general court five years; to the state senate four years; she died November 10, 1877 ; he died 1856, aged seventy-one years.

(VI) Colonel Abraham Bigelow, youngest child of William Bigelow (5), was born at Natick, Massa- chusetts, March 15, 1788. . He married, March 15, 1814, Louisa Train, who was born at Weston, June 6, 1794, and died in Natick, December 23, 1874. Colonel Bigelow was prominent in the militia and became colonel of a regiment of mounted militia. He was commander of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston in 1827 and 1828. He was colonel of the Artillery when Rev. John Pier- pont delivered his election sermon in which he made a strong protest against the military in so offensive a way that it was noticed in the records of the or- ganization. He died at Natick, October 16, 1873. aged eighty-five years.

The children of Colonel Abraham and Louisa Bigelow were: I. Alexander, mentioned below. 2. Louisa Fiske, born May 14, 1816, married, October 6, 1840, James W. Locke, who was born at Fitz- william, New Hampshire, October 6. 1813, and died March 4, IS44; resided at Batesville, Arkansas. 3. Margaret L., born September 21, 1817, married. No- vember 29, 1843, Farnum White, of Holden; re- sided at Hudson, New York, where he died 1854: she died at Natick, July 6, 1886. 4. Lucy Train, born April 8, 1819, married, May 15, 1845, Jonathan B. Mann; he resided for many years in Washington, D. C. She wrote often for the newspapers on his- torical subjects; he died 1905. 5. Marshall Train, born January 28, 1821, died August 16, 1822. 6. Marshall Field, born October 5, 1822, married Caro- line Warland. 7. Francis Oliver, born February 6, 1823, died February 25, 1862; resided at Medford, Massachusetts. 8. Mary, born March 8, 1825, died July 30, 1827. 9. Mary Elizabeth, born January 5, 1828, died November 30, 1846. 10. Martlia Green- wood, born February 8, 1830, married Samuel S. Richardson, and settled in Terre Haute, Indiana. II. Ellen Maria, born November 14, 1831, married, April 12, 1859, Isaac De Forest White; resided at

Buffalo, New York; he died October 12, 1873. 12. William Perkins, born July 29, 1834, married Martha Mansfield. 13. Abby Frances, born in Holden, Massachusetts, September 29, 1836, married, Fcb- ruary 22, 1855, Isaac Gale.

(VII) Alexander Bigelow, eldest child of Abra- ham Bigelow (6), was born in Natick, Massachu- setts, December 12, 1814. His educational advantages were limited to the common schools. When he was fifteen he went into a woolen mill to work, and after he learned the trade of woolen manufactur- ing in its various branches, came to Worcester and started in business for himself in partnership with George Barber about 1850. The firm was Bigelow & Barber and their location was the present site of the carpet mills of M. J. Whittall at South Worces- ter. In 1853 Bigelow & Barber bought the mill and privilege at Hopeville on the Middle river, below the power station. They built a new mill, were twice burned out, but rebuilt. In 1870 Mr. Barber withdrew from the business and Mr. Bigelow formed a stock company with E. D. Thayer to continue the mill. The name of the corporation is the same as that under which the business has since been con- ducted to the present time, the Hopeville Manu- facturing Company. Mr. Thayer was president, Mr. Bigelow treasurer and Edward Gould, a di- rector. After ten years Mr. Bigelow bought the other interests and remained until his death the sole owner.

Mr. Alexander Bigelow started with nothing and acquired a very creditable competence; he built up a prosperous business and ranked among the most respected and esteemed of the manufacturers of his day in Worcester. The industries of Worcester of which the Hopeville Manufacturing Company is an example have been developed by the energy and ability of men like Mr. Bigelow. His woolen mill is the best memorial of his prudence, economy and thrift, his business sagacity and indefatigable in- dustry. Mr. Bigelow was a member of the Church of the Unity ( Unitarian). In politics he was a Republican, but never cared for public office him- self.

He married, April 5, 1845, Adeline Stockwell. daughter of Cyrus Stockwell. She died at Worces- ter, December 24, 1879. He married (second) Oc- tober 18, 1881, Sarah M. Goodwin. She resides in Worcester. Mr. Bigelow died January 22, 1887. The children of Alexander and Adeline Bigelow were: I. Elizabeth, born in Worcester, married in Worcester, July 16, 1878, David Manning, Jr., a prominent lawyer; he was representative to the general court ; state senator two terms; he died Jan- uary 5, 1905, leaving one son, Alexander Bigelow Manning (see sketch of Manning family). 2. George Alexander, mentioned below.

(VIII) George Alexander Bigelow, younger child of Alexander Bigelow (7), was born in Wor- cester, July 19, 1853. He attended the public schools of his native place. After three years in the Wor- cester high school he left to accept a position in the Central National Bank. He was advanced to various positions in the bank, where he worked in all for four years. He then entered partnership with George W. Coombs in the firm of Hyatt, Coombs & Company, dealers in wool, 184 Front street. Jo- seph Hyatt, who was interested in the firm, lived at Delaware, Ohio. After three or four years the headquarters of the business was removed to the Boston office on Federal street, and the firm name was changed to Coombs & Bigelow. After seven years Mr. Bigelow withdrew from the business in order to take charge of the Mechanical Refrigerating Company on North street, Boston, the controlling

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interest of which was owned by his father and brother. Mr. Bigelow managed this business until it was bought by the Quincy Market Cold Storage Company.

In 1894 Mr. Bigelow returned to Worcester to take charge of his father's mill. Since then he has been president and treasurer of the Hopeville Man- ufacturing Company. For some years his brother- in-law, David Manning, was an officer of the cor- poration and devoted some attention to its affairs. At present Mr. Bigelow's son, Edward A. Bigelow, is the clerk of the company. During the past ten years the capacity of the plant has been doubled and the product correspondingly increased. The chief product of the mill is woolen cloth for men's and boys' clothing. Mr. Bigelow is a member of the Commonwealth Club, and the Worcester County Mechanics' Association. He is a member of the South Unitarian Church. In politics he is a Re- publican.

He married, October 10, 1877, Dora L. Tucker, daughter of James and Ellen ( Walbridge) Tucker, of Norwich, Connecticut. Their children are : I. Adelaide, born in Norwich, July 27, 1878. 2. Helen Louise, born in Worcester, August 5, 1880. 3. Ed- ward Alexander, born in Worcester, May 5, 1885, attended the Worcester public schools and the Lowell Textile School and now with the Hopeville Manufacturing Company. 4. Dorothy Elizabeth, born in Worcester, September 10, 1891.

WALTER FREDERIC BROOKS. Captain Thomas Brooks (1) was the emigrant ancestor of Walter Frederic Brooks, of Worcester, Massachn- setts, and a large part of the Brooks families in this country. It is claimed by some authority he came from Suffolk, England. He settled first at Water- town, where he had a lot assigned him in 1631. He was admitted a freeman December 7, 1636, but very soon afterward removed to Concord and settled. In Watertown he was one of "the townsmen then in- habiting" to whom the general court granted certain plow lands along Beaver brook in 1636.

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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 61

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