Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. II, Part 19

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 732

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He married (first) Elsie A. Gould. daughter of Albert Gould. She died July 3, 1876. He mar- ried second Catherine Anastatia Carey, of Worces- ter, daughter of John Carey, of Milford, Massachu- setts. The children of Winslow M. and Elsie A. Har- rington were: I. George H., born 1866. 2. Lillian, born March 8, 1868, married John H. Gouldin, of Wor- cester, October 29, 1890, and they have two children -Mildred E. Goulding, born at Worcester, Janu- ary 16, 1897; Marcus H., born May 25, 1906. 3. Lena, born October 1, 1871, died March 7, 1876. 4. Albert Milton, born March 2, 1874, died February 18, 1876. The children of Winslow Milton and Catherine A. (Carey) Harrington were : Kittie FF., born March 17, 1881, died January 27, 1882. Wins- low Milton, Jr., born January 23, 1883, plumber of Marlboro, Massachusetts, married Nora Buckley, of Marlboro. Maud Adelaide, born August 12, 1887, married P. Rooney, of Worcester, had one boy, died in childbirth.

POLLARD FAMILY. William Pollard (1), the English ancestor of Moses F. Pollard, of West- boro, Massachusetts, was born, lived and died in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, in the latter part of the seventeenth century. He married Mary

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Farmer, daughter of John Farmer and his wife Isa- bella. Her mother, Isabella, married (second ) Thomas Wiswall, who came to America with some of the Farmer children. John Farmer lived in Ansley, Warwickshire, and died there in 160g. Isa- bella was a sister of Rev. Thomas Muston, of Wykin and afterwards of Brinkow in England. Isa- bella ( Muston) ( Farmer ) Wiswall died at Biller- ica, March 21, 1786.

Of the children of William Pollard only one is known to have come to America-Thomas, see forward. This family was not the first of the name to settle in New England. There was a George Pollard in Duxbury in 1641, formerly of Stoke Clere, England, later of Marblehead. There was a John Pollard, of Boston, merchant, in 1640, "lately from Belcham, County Essex, England." William Pollard, progenitor of many of the name, came to Boston before 1644. These immigrants seem to be related, especially George and John. The family is ancient and numerous in England.

(11) Thomas Pollard, son of William Pollard (I), was the immigrant ancestor of Moses FF, Poll- ard, of Westboro. He settled in Billerica, Massa- chusetts, about 1692, and was probably born about 1670. He bought the place and the proprietor's rights of William Hale. The farm was situate near the fordway, He received in 1708 a grant of thirty acres between the road to the ford and the road that turns east of it. He married, November, 1697, Sarah Farmer, daughter of Edward Farmer, brother of Mary Farmer, who married William Pollard, father of Thomas. They were cousins. Edward Farmer went to Billerica probably in 1671 and his house was located on the east side of Long street. It was at one time used as a garrison house. Farmer died May 27, 1727, aged eighty-seven years, and his wife Mary died March 26, 1719, aged seventy-seven years. Children of Thomas and Sarah Pollard were : Mary, born August 20, 1693, married Joshua Wy- man; Edward. November 4, 1694, married October 24, 1725, Judith Hazeltine and had five children ; Barbara, December 6, 1695, married, February 13, 1733-34, Joseph Peirce; Thomas, February 16, 1796-97, at Dunstable, was in the military service in 1772: William, August 3. 1698; John, see forward ; Sarah, February 16, 1700-01, died March 3. follow- ing ; Joseph, May 3, 1702, married Abigail Ilall, re- sided at Nottingham, New Ilampshire, Westford, and finally New Ipswich, New Hampshire; died 1780; Oliver, July 23, 1703. married, February 17, 1735. Hannah Hill : Sarah, December 21, 1705; Na- thaniel, October 18, 1706: James, October 5, 1708; Walter, December 28, 1709, married, September 9, 1735, Dorothy Danforth; Elizabeth, March 5, 1712-13.

(111) John Pollard, son of Thomas Pollard (2), was born at Billerica, Massachusetts, September 1, 1690. He and his elder brother were coopers by trade. In 1736 his seat was the third "next be- low the gentlemen," indicating that he was a leading woman of the town. He was one of the larger taxpayers of Billerica. He died November II, 1772. His will was dated July 17, 1772, and was proved December 8, 1772. He married ( first), Sep- tember 27, 1728, Mary Stearns, daughter of Isaac and Mary ( Meriam) Stearns. She died August 18, 1738. He married (second ), September 14, 1741, Alice Stearns, daughter of Isaac, and sister of the first wife. She died November 4, 1756. Ile married ( third), March 26, 1762, Susanna Baldwin, who sur- vived him. Children of John and Mary Pollard were: John, born June 24, 1729, see forward ; Jonathan. May 13, 1731, married, March 30, 1758; was a soldier in the French war; Solomon, Octo-

ber 15, 1732, married, December 11, 1755, Hannah Danforth and had seven children; was in French and Indian war, battle of Bunker Hill, and as late as 1779 in revolution; was called captain; Mary April 1, 1734, died May 25, 1730; Asa November 15, 1735, soldier at Crown Point 1755-56 and Lake Champlain 1758-59; was the first man killed at the battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775; his blood and brains were scattered over the clothes of Colonel Prescott, who wiped off the stains as best he could with a handful of fresh earth and ordered the body buried at once, as the sight was enough to dishearten his comrades.

(IV) John Pollard, son of John Pollard (3), was born in Billerica, Massachusetts, June 24, 1739, and died at Rutland, May 4, 1708. He removed to Suncook, New Hampshire, about 1749, and in 1760, again to Rutland, Massachusetts, where he lived the remainder of his life. His farm in Rut- land was near Princeton on the southern part of the land laid out originally to Joseph Wright. The family has no representatives now at Rutland, and all traces of the homestead are gone. Children of John and Sarah Pollard were: Joel, born at Sun- cook, May 15, 1749, see forward; John, Jr., born at Suncook, March IO, 1753, was a blacksmith, set- tled at Brookfield, Massachusetts; Sarah, born at Suncook, September 23, 1756; Jonathan, born at Suncook, March 10, 1759, was a soldier in the revo- lution ; Achsah, born at Rutland, May 4, 1761, mar- ried David Nichols; Persis, born April 3, 1763, at Rutland, married Philip Nye; Mary ( Polly), born at Rutland, September 24, 1765, married Phineas Warner and they had five children.

(V) Joel Pollard, son of John Polard (4), was born at Suncook, New Hampshire, May 15, 1749. He came to Rutland, Massachusetts, with his father in 1760. His father died in 1768 and he left home in 1770 and settled in Ilubbardston. He married, March 8, 1770, Mary Maynard, of Rutland. She died August 18, 1789. He married ( second), March 3, 1791, Hannah Goodspeed, who died July 2, 1830, aged seventy years. He died April 26, 1825, aged seventy-six years. The old farm at Hubbardston re- mained in his family for one hundred and twenty years. It was sold in 1890. Children of Joel and Mary Pollard were: Moses, baptized July 15, 1770, died young; Dorcas, born September 5, 1771, bap- tized at Rutland, October 6, 1771, married Paol Murick, November 24, 1790; he died July 23, 1814; she died at Princeton; Molly, born January 9, 1774, died April 28, 1789; Sally, born February 21 1776, married John Tell, of Princeton; Joel, see forward ; Lois, born August 15, 1780, died February 24, 1854; Alice, born November 17, 1782, married Seth Sum- ner, of Dedham, May 30, 1806; died at Dedham ; Moses, born October 16, 1784, died June 19. 1787; Persis, born September 12, 1786, married, Decem- ber 3, 1810, Ella Slocumb, who died June 25, 1831. Children of Joel and Hannah Pollard were: John, born November 29, 1791, died May 21, 1827 ; Tabitha, born May 27. 1793, married Amherst Coleman; Han- nah, born April 5, 1795. married Delphos Gates ; Isaac, born January 1, 1797, removed to Templeton and died there; Mary, born July 7, 1801, died August 23, 1829.

(VI) Joel Pollard, Jr., son of Joel Pollard (5), was born at Hubbardston, Massachusetts, May 14, 1778, and died there April 24, 1846. He was a prosperous farmer and lumber dealer, large land- holder and influential citizen. He was enterprising, energetic and active, and served for many years in important town offices in Ilubbardston. He mar- ried Ruth Fisk, who died May 30, 1862, aged sev- enty-two years. Their children, all born in Hub-

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bardston, were: David, born September 2, 1810, amarried Harriet Davis, of Shutesbury, October 17, 1838; she died April 17, 1869, aged sixty years; he married (second), May 22, 1873, Emily Blandin, of Norton, Massachusetts; their children-Naomi E., born October 16, 1839, died September 19, 1842; Charles E., born December 7, 1845 ; George W., born December 19, 1848, died August 26, 1874; Joel Franklin, born September 8, 1852, married Ida E. Wright, May 1, 1877. Alice, born February 6, 1813, married Amasa G. Davis. Moses, born September 9. 1815, see forward. Dorcas, born February 27, 1818. died May 20, 1854. Naomi, born July 15, 1820, died July 3, 1831. Alden, born September 29, 1822, a fariner, married, August 2, 1853, Elizabeth Green, who died December 2, 1855; married ( second), No- vember 10, 1864, Elizabeth Brigham ; he died No- vember 30, 1889. and the children were-James D., born September 9, 1854, resides at Derry, New Hampshire; married, April 18, 1877, Emma Albee ; Mabel Alden, born December 25, 1866, married - - Marean, of Hubbardston. Ruth, born January 13, 1827, married Darius M. Allen. Charles, born Au- gust 20, 1829, died September 8, 1831.

(VII) Moses Pollard. son of Joel Pollard (6), was born in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, Septem- ber 9, 1815. He was educated in the public schools and at Westminster Academy. He remained on the homestead assisting his father until he married, when he removed to New Braintree and settled. He became one of the leading citizens of that town and rendered faithful and efficient service as assessor and selectman. He was president of the stock company organized by the farmers to dis- pose of their surplus milk products by making cheese, etc., and was an able, energetic and suc- cessful business man.

He bought a valuable farm at Westboro, Massa- chusetts, and moved there in 1872. He became one of the best known farmers of that town also, and served likewise on the board of assessors there. For a number of years he was vice-president of the Westboro Savings Bank, a very prosperous in- stitution of its kind. He was for many years an active member and officer of the Westboro Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. He was a Congregationalist and while in New Braintree was deacon of the church and declined a similar honor in the West- boro church, though he served as assessor of the church and was a liberal supporter of the society. In politics he was a Republican. He died Au- gust 15, 1891.

He married, April 5, 1843, Ann O. Pierce, of New Braintree, who died September 3, 1875; he married (second) Phebe S. (Hartwell) Brown, July 5. 1876; she was born in Worcester. Children of Moses and Ann O. Pollard were: Herbert Lee, born at New Braintree, September 24, 1844, mar- ried, March 24. 1870, Saralı A. Johnson, settled on the Pollard homestead at New Braintree and their children are-Julia Ann, born December 25, 1870, died June 29. 1881 ; Harry Dodge, born July 23. 1873; Henry Johnson, born June 10, 1875; Sarah Grace, born October 28, 1878, died October 5. 1879; Frederick, born February 10. 1880; Mary Frances, born September 13, 1882; Nellie Viola, born De- cember 7. 1884; Clara Belle, born June 25, 1886, died September 5, 1886. David N., born at New Braintree, November 24. 1846, settled at Westboro; later a merchant at Ashland, New Hampshire, de- ceased; married, November 19, 1871, Juliette Webster and had children-Martha Lilian, born No- veniber 22, 1872: Ella May, born September 21, 1874. Charles F., born at New Braintree, Decem-

ber 19, 1848, orange grower at DeLand and Winni- missitt, Florida. Moses F., see forward.

( Vlll ) Moses F. Pollard, son of Moses Pollard (7), was born in New Braintree, Massachusetts, June 18. 1855. lle was educated in the public schools of his native town, taking a course also in the high school. After the completion of his studies he was for a time clerk in a store, but shortly afterward engaged in farming in Westboro, where he has always lived since coming there with his father in 1872. He succeeded to the homestead after his father's death. He has developed an ex- tensive dairy farm and is known in agricultural cir- cles as one of the most successful farmers and milk dealers in his section. Mr. Pollard is a Repub- lican in politics. In his religious belief he is a Baptist and has been clerk of the Westboro Bap- tist church.

lle married, April 6, 1882, Matilda Winchester, daughter of Samuel and Mary Winchester, of Prince Edward Island. Their children, all born in West- boro, were: Annie, born October 3, 1883, died May 14. 1884: Etta J., born June 21, 1885: Arthur Win- chester, born June 14, 1886. died July 21, 1887; Ralph, born November 11, 1887, died March 12, 1888: Alice M., born October 14, 1889; Alfred L., born May 17, 1803: Ruth F., born March 16, 1896; Frank M., born June 6, 1899; Esther, born August 12, 1900.

STEPHEN ALDRICH RANDALL. The late Stephen Aldrich Randall, of Bolton, was a repre- sentative of an old New Hampshire family, and his father, Joseph Randall, who was a native of Richmond, New Hampshire, removed to Bolton after his marriage to Mrs. Mary (Aldrich) Wheeler, a widow, who was born in Smithfield, Rhode Island, daughter of Stephen and Mercy Aldrich. Joseph Randall was a member of the Society of Friends.

Stephen Aldrich Randall was born in Bolton, January 7, 1843. He was educated in the public schools, and acquired from his father a good knowl- edge of agriculture. Unlike many young men of his generation he took kindly to the independent life of a farmer, and adopting that honorable occu- pation eventually succeeded to the possession of the homestead. The name of Rocky Dundee, by which the Randall farm has long been known, is in no way significant of sterility, as its soil is ex- ceedingly fertile and easily cultivated. In addi- tion to general farming Mr. Randall gave special attention to dairy products, and milk from Rocky Dundee farm has long maintained a high reputa- tion. He was quite active in local civic affairs, having served with ability as a selectman, assessor, overseer of the poor and in other town offices. At one time he was prominently connected with the Patrons of Husbandry in this locality, and did much toward establishing the local grange upon a firmi basis of operation and extending its usefulness. He was a birthright Quaker.

Mr. Randall married. January 7, 1875, Martha T. Whitcomb. of Littleton, Massachusetts, who sur- vives him. She is a daughter of Vandolo Emroy and Mary ( Parker) Whitcomb, and sister of George Lyman Whitcomb, who enlisted in Company E, Thirty-third Massachusetts Regiment, in July, 1862, and was mortally wounded October 29, 1863, at the battle of Lookout Mountain. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Randall, the first born of whom died in infancy, and the second, Ruth Whit- comb. whose birth took place November 6, 1879, died May 31, 1801. Those now (1906) living are : Reuben Emroy, born September 22, 1883, now en-

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gaged in carrying on the homestead farm, in which he is ably assisted by his mother, who is a lady of unusual ability and sound judgment. Rufus Her- bert, born July 8, 1889, now attending the Bolton high school.

MILTON P. IHIGGINS. The name of Higgins, known in New England from the earliest colonial days, was well established in the first generation on American soil. It was a sturdy stock, and in- termarried with families of similar qualities and worth. The early generations were inured to hard- ships, in their struggles with nature; were per- severingly industrious; self-trained to the use of tools. They developed splendid physique, were of a deeply religious nature, and their excellent traits have been transmitted to their descendants to the present day.

(1) Richard Higgins, the immigrant ancestor of Milton P. Higgins, was in Plymouth, Massachu- setts, in 1633, where his name appears among thie taxpayers. He was a tailor by trade; admitted a freeman in 1634; in 1644 was one of the first seven settlers in Eastham; was selectman for three years, and deputy to the general court in 1649, 1661 and 1667. He married at Plymoutli, November 23, 1634, Lydia, daughter of Edward Chandler, of Scituate, Massachusetts, and (second) October 15, 1051, Mary, widow of John Yates, of Duxbury. He had nine children: Jonathan, born July, 1637; Benja- min, see forward; Mary, September 27, 1052; Elia- kim, October 20, 1654; William, December 15, 1655; Jedediah, March 5, 1657; Zerviah, June, 1658; Thomas, January, 1661 ; Lydia, July, 1664.

(II) Benjamin, second child of Richard and Lydia (Chandler) Higgins, was born July 6, 1640, at Plymouth, and died March 14, 1691. He settled in Eastham, and in 1675 applied to court for land in right of his father. He married, December 2.4, 1661, Lydia, daughter of Edward Bangs, who came from England in the "Ann," 1623. They had nine children: Ichabod, born November 14, 1662; Rich- ard, October 15, 1664: John, November 20, 1666; Joshua, October 1, 1668; Lydia May, 1670; Isaac, August 31, 1672; Benjamin, June 14, 1674, died young ; Samuel, March 7, 1676-7, died young; Ben- jamin, see forward.

(III) Benjamin, youngest child of Benjamin and Lydia ( Bangs) Higgins, was born at East- ham, Massachusetts, September 15, 1681. He mar- ried, May 22, 1701, Sarah, daughter of Lieutenant Edmund and Sarah (Mayo) Freeman. She was a descendant of Thomas Prince, who came in the "Fortune," 1621, became governor of the Plymouth Colony, and married Patience, daughter of Elder William Brewster. Benjamin and Sarah Higgins had fourteen children: Priscilla, born November 17, 1702; Thomas, June 24, 1704; Sarah, July 13, 1706; Paul, June 25, 1708; Reliance, May 13, 1710; Eliza- beth, April 1, 1712; Experience, January 31, 1714; Benjamin, March 1, 1716; Thankful, October 28, 1717; Zaccheus, August 15, 1719; Solomon, Septem- her 8, 1721; Lois, August 6, 1723; Isaac, July 12, 1725; Freeman, see forward.

(IV) Freeman, youngest child of Benjamin and Sarah (Freeman) Higgins, was born at Eastham, July 28, 1727. He married. November 13, 1747, Martha, daughter of Timothy and Martha Cole. She was descended from Daniel Cole, who was in Plymouth about 1633; he was constable, selectman and town clerk. Freeman Higgins married (sec- ond) Thankful (Hopkins) Paine, July 14, 1757. His children by his first marriage were: Timothy, see forward; Apphia, October 1, 1752. By his sec- ond marriage they were: Twins born April 9, 1758;

one name Martha died young and the other named. Thankful, married, November 12, 1781, Thomas Stoddard Boardman; Priscilla, horn March 1, 1762; Elisha, November 9, 1766; Zedekiah, April 11, 1760; Mary, August 9, 1764.

(V) Timothy, eldest child of Freeman and Martha (Cole) Higgins, was born at Eastham, March 28, 1749, and died January 27, 1829, at Standish, Maine, where he was an early settler, and built the first grist mill in the town. . He mar- ried, March 9, 1771, Reliance, born in Harwich, Massachusetts, 1751, died at Standish, December 14, 1825, daughter of John and Thankful ( King) Yates. Timothy and Reliance Higgins had six children: Prince, see forward; Ephraim, born 1775, married Rebecca Higgins; Experience (or Pena), born 1777, married Seth Higgins, who was lost at sea; Thankful, born 1779, died July 22, 1823; Free- man, born 1787, died November 17, 1809; Timothy, born 1791, died May 21, 1863.

(VI) Prince, eldest child of Timothy and Re- liance (Yates) Higgins, was born on Cape Cod, .. Massachusetts, September 25, 1772, and was a child when his parents removed to Standish, Maine. He was a man of great physical strength, worked a farm and conducted a cider mill and cooper shop. He was a good mechanic, and the frame house which he built at Oak Hill is yet standing. He served in the militia, and was looked upon as a leading citizen. He married, September 25, 1799, Selina, born June 14, 1773, died January 22, 1847, daughter of Seth and Martha (Linnell) Higgins. She was a descendant of Jonathan, son of Richard Higgins, the immigrant, by his marriage with Elizabeth Rogers, whose father and grandfather came in the "Mayflower." Prince and Selina Higgins had seven children: Mary, born August 12, 1800, married Jonathan P. Shaw, and resided in Standish, Maine ; Lewis, see forward; Estlier, born September 18, 1806, married Colonel John Shaw, of Standish, Maine ; Lucinda, born September 15, 1808, died 18.49; Patty, born January 31, 1805, died young ; Freeman, born June II, 1812, died unmarried ; Chesley, born July 4, 1816, lived in Gorham and Standish, Maine, married Abigail Morean, and two other wives.

(VII) Lewis, second child of Prince and Se- lina Higgins, was born January 18, 1803, and died in Standish, Maine, March 11, 1888. He inherited the mechanical tastes and skill of his father, and after liis death continued the various occupations of the parent. He sold the farm at Oak Hill, Standish, Maine, and settled at White Rock, in the town of Gorham. He married, March 25, 1828, Susan, born January 23, 1804, eldest child of Ed- mund and Martha (Meserve) Whitney, She was descended from John Whitney, of Watertown, Massachusetts, horn 1592, in England, died June I, 1673. The Whitney family traces its lineage to Turstin, the Fleming, who was a follower of Wil- liam the Conqueror into England, from whom he received large estates in Herefordshire and Wales. Turstin married Agnes, daughter of Almed de Mer- leberge, a Norman baron, and from him descended an illustrious line of English nobility. In the ma- ternal line Susan Whitney, wife of Lewis Ilig- gins, who descended from Captain Clement Me- serve. of French origin, who came from the Isle of Jersey and settled at Portsmouth in 1673. Lewis and Susan Higgins were the parents of eleven children: Ivory Fessenden, born August 15, 1828; Freeman, born January 11, 1830, a prominent business man of Manchester, New Hampshire, mar- ried Mary Dennett; Orlando Melvin, born August 22, 1831, married Amanda Abbott, of Andover, Massachusetts, died May 31, 1894; Elijah Lewis,

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born June 23, 1833, married Clara Bickford, died November 17, 1862; Martha Ellen, born June 7, 1835, died November 13, 1904; Merrill Whitney, born July 11, IS37, married Myra Parker, of Gor- ham, Maine, died February 16, 1898; Aravesta, born April 10, 1840, married Dr. James G. Sturgis, Gor- ham, Maine; Aramantha, twin of Aravesta, died November 4, 1901, unmarried; Milton P., see for- ward; Edmund F., born March 13, 1847, married Martha Safford, of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, and has three children; Hadley Foster, born July 28, 1849, married Myrta Jones.

(VIII) Milton Prince Higgins, ninth child, son of Lewis and Susan (Whitney) Higgins, was born December 7, 1842, in Standish, Maine. He in- herited the mechanical aptitude and strength of character which distinguished his father and grand- sire, and for more than a third of a century has been a leading figure in the industrial and educa- tional life of the city of Worcester. Ile began his education in the district schools of his native place, fitted for college at Gorham (Maine) Academy, and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1868. His student life was not continuous, however, for previous to entering college he worked for some years, and was for three years in the employ of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, in Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1868, the year of his leaving college, he located in Worcester, Massachusetts. and from August until the following January served as draughtsman and engineer for the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company. He was then ap- pointed superintendent of the Washburn Shops of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which was founded by Ichabod Washburn, who contributed largely to their efficiency. In these shops Mr. Hig- gins had ample opportunity to give practical ma- chine work to the Institute students. In many ways the methods which he pursued marked the early and continued development of industrial education in technical schools, and, indeed, it may be said that his efforts brought him into appreciative recogni- tion as a pioneer in these lines. Among the most important of his innovations was the designing and manufacture of the hydraulic (or plunger) elevator, and he was successful in such high degree that the products .of the shops made them more than self-supporting. As superintendent of the Wash- burn shops and member of the Institute faculty, Mr. Higgins favored a continuance of the busi- ness of elevator manufacturing. The trustees, how- ever, determined to sell, and he became the pur- chaser, and established the works of the Plunger Elevator Company. This corporation was formed in 1896, with a capital of fifty thousand dollars. It rapidly extended its operations, and is now one of the most substantial and prosperous industries in the city of Worcester. Mr. Higgins has been president of the corporation from the time of or- ganization, and with him are associated George I. Alden, treasurer, who was a fellow-member of the Institute faculty; John W. Higgins (son of Mr. Higgins) was former secretary ; F. E. Holman, as- sistant treasurer ; and W. F. Cole, general manager. The expansion of business has made necessary re- peated enlargements of the plant, and the elevators of the Plunger Company are noted throughout the country for efficiency and safety, and have been in- stalled in many of the largest and inost modern buildings in the country.

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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. II, Part 19

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed Publication date: 1907 Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 732

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 732