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(VI) Jeremiah Andrews, Jr., son of Jeremiah Andrews (5), was born in Chebacco, (Essex) Massachusetts, about 1730. He settled in Manches- ter, Massachusetts. He married there Lydia Knowl- ton, of Ipswich, March 19, 1750-51. He was a sol- dier in the revolution for a short time. Among their children were: Lydia, born September 4, 1752, married Nicholas Babcock, January IS, 1776; Lydia, baptized at Manchester, June 16, 1754; Molly, born November 4, 1760; John, see forward.
(VII) Jolin Andrews, probably, son of Jere- miah Andrews, Jr., of Essex, possibly his grandson. He was born in Essex, Massachusetts, in 1777, and died 1857, about eighty years old. He married (first), August 21, 1806, Lucy Craft. He married (second), January 3. 1813, Nancy Rowe, who died at Essex in 1889, aged ninety-seven years. Chil- dren of John and Lucy Andrews were: John Craft, born March 1, 1807; Joseph. Children of Jolin and Nancy Andrews were: William, born November 17, 1813; Sarah; Hannah; Isaac M., see forward; Nathaniel, Samuel James, born January 18, 1831; George Edward, born January 7, 1837- (VIII) Isaac M. Andrews, son of John Andrews (7), was born at Manchester, Massachusetts, March II, 1823. He received a meagre education in the dis- trict schools of that town, and worked during his boyhood on the farm with his father. For many years he worked at farming in various places. He removed to Ipswich in 1861, where he was em- ployed until he enlisted in the civil war. He served nearly two years in 1863 and 1864 and then returned to Ipswich, removing the following year to Wen- ham and subsequently to Boxford where he worked on a farm. In 1867 he removed to Auburn, New Hampshire, where he worked as a farmer and stone mason, and here he lived for the remainder of his days. He was a Republican in politics. He married at Manchester, October 15, 1845, Christiana B. Morgan, born at Manchester, November 30, 1828, daugliter of Israel and Christiana Morgan. Her
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father was born August II, 1807, died July 25, 1859. Her mother was born in Charles City, Vir- gina, May 18, 1808. The children of Isaac M. and Christiana Andrews were: Isabella, born December 24, 1847, at Manchester, Massachusetts, married Frank E. Wells, of Auburn, New Hampshire; Henry H., see forward; Thankful H., born October 18, 1855, at Manchester, died in 1859.
(1X) Henry H. Andrews, son of Isaac M. Andrews (8), was born in Manchester, Massachu- setts, December 16, 1850. He received his early education in the common schools of that town. When he was eighteen he went to Lynn, Massachu- setts, to learn the trade of machinist, remaining there until 1870, when he went to Stoughton to work at his trade. In October, 1883, he left Stoughton to run a farm at Ingersoll, Canada. In 1885 he re- moved to Etna, Minnesota, where he conducted a farm until December, 1888, when he removed to Wales, Michigan. He has resided in Michigan since. After settling in Etna he studied for the ministry, largely at home, and was licensed to preach in 1887. He was ordained a minister of the Baptist church of Kenockee, Michigan, in Port Huron, November 5, 1882, and has since held pastorates and organized and built churches at Brockway, Goodells, Blaine, Worth, Marion, Elmer and Deckerville, Michigan, and also organized and built a church at other towns and has done a great work in this direction. He re- signed his pastorate at Deckerville after serving eighteen years, July 1, 1903. Since 1903 he has held a commission from the state board of missions, and is at present superintendent of mission work in Huron. He was moderator of the Huron Bap- tist Association for nine years. Is a member of the Home Mission Board of Baptists for Michigan, a member of the Odd Fellows order and was chap- lain in his lodge in 1900, vice grand in 1901 and noble grand in 1902. He is a Prohobitionist in politics.
He married, May 26, 1872, at Lynn, Massachu- setts, Delia Lucretia Richardson, born at Chazy, New York, September 5, 1845, daughter of Nathan, Jr., and Huldah R. ( Waters) Richardson. Her father was a farmer, a soldier in the war of 1812. Her mother was born at Deerfield, Massachusetts, August 12, 1810. The children of Rev. Henry H. and Delia L. Andrews were: Anna Mabel, born May 2, 1873, at Stoughton, Massachusetts; Charles Arthur, see forward; Ernest H., born at Kenockee, Michigan, December 24, 1880, hardware clerk in Holyoke, Massachusetts; Nellie, born at Brockway, Michigan, December 25, 1884. died November 19, 1885.
(X) Charles Arthur Andrews, son of Rev. Henry H. Andrews (9), was born in North Oxford, Ontario, May 25, 1875. He removed with his par- ents to Etna, Minnesota, when an infant, subse- quently removing to Goodells, Michigan, where he had his first schooling. After five years the family removed to Brockway, Michigan, where he attended school. Four years later he removed again with the family to Worth, Michigan, where he attended school for four years. He completed his education at Deckerville, Michigan, when about seventeen years old. His first business venture was at this time when he entered the provision business at Decker- ville, remained in it for about a year and sold to good advantage. While still in school he had worked much of his spare time in a hardware store, gaining a thorough knowledge of that business. Mr. Andrews located April 27, 1893, in Lynn, Massachu- setts, where he started in the hardware store of H. F. Poole. After a year he entered the employ of J. W. Harding & Company, hardware dealers,
where he remained four years. He came to Win- chendon, May, 1898, and started in the business of lumbering and teaming, buying wood lots in partnership with Wallace Witherill, of Waterville, and selling the lumber to the various wooden ware factories in the vicinity. In 1902 he went into the hardware business, opening a store in the Bartlett block, Winchendon, near the railroad station. He made a specialty of agricultural tools and machinery till he sold out the business February 1, 1906, and is now a director and manager of the Winchendon Auto Transit Company, a corporation recently or- ganized there. Mr. Andrews is a Unitarian in re- ligion and a Republican in politics. He has served on various appropriation committees of the town of Winchendon. He belongs to the Independent Order of Foresters, the Royal Arcanum for a num- ber of years, and the Avon Club. He married, July 15, 1898, Mrs. M. L. Bartlett, born April 29, 1859, who before her marriage to M. L. Bartlett, de- ceased, was Miss Ellagene V. Richardson, daughter of John N. Richardson, of Winchendon. ( See sketch elsewhere.) Her mother, Joanna M. Cook, was born in Winchendon, daughter of John Cook. (See Beals family.) Mr. Bartlett was born in Winchendon, 1853, a son of David Paul and Elvira (Newton) Bartlett, the former of whom was born in Rindge, New Hampshire, son of Martin Bart- lett, of Townsend, Massachusetts. M. L. Bartlett was educated at high school and assisted his father, who was a manufacturer of wooden ware in Harris- ville and also at Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. He also bought wood lots and sold the same as a specu- lation. The business of real estate his son, M. L., followed. He also manufactured reed and rattan chairs and had a partner in this, Mr. Campbell ; this he carried on till the fall of 1903. He died Jan- uary 14, 1904. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bartlett had" three children : I. John Percival, born December 23, 1877, president of the Auto Transit Company ; married Sadie G. Cameron of Goshen, Nova Scotia ; two children : Willard Cameron, born October 9, 1902; Martin Lewis, born November 2, 1904. 2. Ray Palmer, born Februarp 7, 1889. 3. Edith J., born October 7, 1891. Mr. Bartlett was a member of the Independant Order Odd Fellows, and Independ- ent Order of United Workmen. He was a member of the Unitarian church, and a Republican in poli- tics ; he held town offices, taking an active interest in all town affairs. ,
HOMER NEWTON PARKER. James Parker. (I), who came from England before 1640, was the immigrant ancestor of Homer Newton Parker, of Winchendon, Massachusetts. He settled first in Woburn, where he was living in 1640, and he was on the tax list of that town in 1645. He removed to Billerica about 1654, to Chelmsford in 1658 and to Groton in 1660. He was a selectman of the latter town. He was a lieutenant in the militia. He died in 1701, aged eighty-three years. His will is on file.
James Parker married, May 23, 1644, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Long, of Charlestown, Massa- chusetts. Their children: Elizabeth, born April 12, 1645, at Woburn; Anna, January 5, 1646-47 ; John, January 18, 1648, probably dicd young ; John, 2d, February 28, 1649; Sarah, August 29, 1650, died October 15. 1651; Joseph, see forward ; James, born April 15, 1652, married Mary Parker; he was a grantee of Billerica, and was killed by the Indians, July 27, 1694: Josiah, 1655, married Elizabeth Saxon, of Boston; Samuel, married Abigail Lakin; Joshua, March 3, 1658, at Chelmsford, married Abigail Shattuck; Zachariah, January 14, 1659, at Chelms-
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ford. The only child of James and Eunice Parker : Eleazer, born December 12, 1697 (see will).
(II) Joseph Parker, sixth child of James Parker (1), was born in Woburn in 1651. He married (first) Elizabeth -, and (second), November 19, 1684, Hannah - Children of Joseph and Eliza- beth Parker, all born at Groton, were: Sarah, No- vember 16, 1676, died September 15, 1704; Elizabeth, August 31, 1679; Simon, August 27, 1687; Joseph, see forward; Nehemiah, Isaac. Children of Joseph and Hannah Parker were: Benjamin, December 3. 1691 ; John, August 26, 1695.
(III) Joseph Parker, fourth child of Joseph Parker (2), was born in Groton, March 1, 1689, married Abigail Sawtelle, January 24, 1715-16; they settled in Groton. Their children were: Mary, born October 12, 1716; Josiah, see forward; Oba- diah, September 11, 1719; Joseph, April 16, 1721; Abigail, February 27, 1722-23; Hannah, October 14, 1724, died December 5, 1731; Timothy, June 5, 1726; Nehemiah. December 2, 1727; Joshua, January 25, 1729-30; Ephraim, born March 25, 1732; Sarah, June 15, 1734; Tryphena, April 15, 1736; Sybil, March 5, 1737; Zachariah, June 28, 1740, died Au- gust 27, 1740.
(IV) Josiah Parker, second child of Joseph Parker (3), was born in Groton, Massachusetts, January 3, 1717, married Elizabeth - He died at Groton, August 28, 1747. Their children: Mar- tha, born January 7, 1737; Josiah, February 13, 1739; Elizabeth, December 28, 1740; Joseph, see forward; Hannah, February 28, 1745; Jonathan, died unmarried at New Ipswich, New Hampshire, said to be brother of Joseph.
(V) Captain Joseph Parker, son of Josiah Par- ker (4), was born in Groton, Massachusetts, June 28, 1743. He married, May 1, 1764, Abigail Page, daugh- eter of Joseph and Abigail (Shedd) Page. She was born February 23, 1743, died 1812. He died in 1807. In 1766, soon after his marriage, he settled in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, first on land adjoining the Gould farm (44 N. D.), then on the Fox farm and later on part of the Chandler place. He was a pioneer in the town. It has been said that he was well fitted for the part he played, especially during the revolution. He was a daring, energetic man and had much influence with his fellow citizens. He was captain of a company that responded to the Lexington alarm, and served also at Ticonderoga, New York, in Rhode Island and at the taking of Burgoyne; he was popular with his soldiers. He was a leading citizen of the town after the revo- lution, and was selectman in 1782-86, was on a com- mittee to consider the constitution at the close of the war, and held other offices of trust and honor.
Children of Captain Joseph and Abigail Parker were : Maria, born in Groton, March 7, 1765, died in Pepperell, November 2, 1767; Joseph, born in Groton, November 19, 1766, settled in Lempster ; Maria, born in Groton, October 6, 1768; Zachariah, see forward; Amos, born in New Ipswich, 1773, settled in Lemp- ster; Susannah, born 1774, died 1781; Asa, born 1777; John, born 1779; Betty, born 1783, died 1807 : Sarah, born 1785, married Sampson Tenney, settled in Illinois; Lydia, born 1789.
(VI) Zachariah Parker, fourth child of Captain Joseph Parker (5), was born in Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1770. He was educated in the district schools there, and remained on the farm with his father for a number of years. Later he owned a farm which he conducted very successfully. He also manufactured potash in furnaces on his farm at New Ipswich. He removed about 1848 to live with his son at Ludlow, Vermont, and resided there about twelve years, till his death in 1859. He was
a prominent man in New Ipswich and held many positions of trust and honor. He married at New Ipswich, Mary Clary, of that town. Their chil- dren : Zachariah, see forward; John, Harvey, Orin.
(VII) Zachariah Parker, eldest son of Zacha- riah Parker (6), was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, February 22, 1797. He received his education in the district schools of the town, and began life with his father as a farmer. At the age of twenty-three lie removed to Ludlow, Vermont. Soon after he married and carried his household goods thither on an ox cart. At that time Vermont received many thousand settlers from New Hamp- shire and Massachusetts. He cleared his farm and it eventually became one of the best in that section. He owned four hundred or five hundred acres of timber land. He was acknowledged to be the best judge of horses in the state, and much of his time was taken in buying and selling horses throughout New England. He was a Whig in early life and later a Republican. Was assessor or lister at Lud- low, selectman, and held various other town offices for many years. He was a member of the First Congregational Church at Ludlow. He died in this town, July 21, 1883.
He married, 1821, at Rindge, New Hampshire. Dolly Wood, born February 23, 1803, daughter of Jonathan Wood, of Rindge. Her father was a farmer. Children of Zachariah and Dolly (Wood) Parker, all born at Ludlow, were: Dolly, Harvey, Mary Ann, Charles Stillman, Cynthia Au- gusta, Sylvesta Hartwell, Emily C. Hartwell, and Homer Newton, only one living, see forward.
(VIII) Homer Newton Parker, youngest child of Zachariah Parker (7), was born in Ludlow, Ver- mont, July 15, 1848. He had a common school edu- cation in his native town, and at the age of seven- teen attended the Black River Academy for a year. He learned the carriage maker's trade and followed it for three years. After another year spent at the Black River Academy in Ludlow, he started in business on his own account in the manufacture of toys. After a year he incorporated the business under the name of the Ludlow Toy Manufacturing Company, built a factory and acquired a water privilege at Ludlow. Five years later he purchased the business of his father-in-law, Hyren Henry, at Perkinsville, Vermont, and engaged in the mann- facture of soapstone stoves and other arti- cles. He also made fancy wooden boxes. After three years he removed the busi-
ness to Springfield, Vermont. He sold soon afterward to the Vermont Novelty Works Company and became the assistant superintendent, but the plant was destroyed by fire three months later. In 1879 he removed to Leominster, Massachusetts, and became manager of the W. S. Reed Toy Company, a position he held for four years. He became associated then with Morton E. Converse, of Win- chendon, as partner in the Converse Toy and Wood- en-ware Company. The members of the firm were A. C. Converse, of Chelsea; M. E. Converse and Mr. Parker. He left this firm after three years and accepted a position with W. M. Caldwell, who was then operating one of the present National Novelty Corporation's factories. In 1889 lie formed a part- nership with Orlando Mason under the firm name of Mason & Parker for the manufacture of steel toys and hardware specialties. July 20, 1903, they consolidated with some twenty other firms and their business since then has been called the Mason & Parker branch of the National Novelty Corporation, of which Mr. Parker is the general manager. Mr. Mason is retired. Mr. Parker is a director of the National Toy Corporation.
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In politics he is a Republican and has been delegate to various Republican conventions. He is at present chairman of the town committee. Ile is a member of the Avon Club of Winchendon. He retains his membership in the Baptist church at Ludlow. He was a member of Company E, Tenth Vermont Volunteers, in 1865-66.
He married, January 13, 1875, Harriet L. Henry, born October 6, 1852, daughter of Hyren and Caro- line ( Parker) Henry, of Weathersfield, Vermont. Her father was a manufacturer of soap-stone stoves and bobbins, prominent man in the town and was a member of the state legislature. The only child of Homer N. and Harriet L. Parker is: Harry Edison, born August 31, 1878, educated at public schools of Winchendon, graduated at Murdock high school, same town, then pursued a commercial course at Worcester and engaged with his father in his manu- facturing establishment at Winchendon. In 1905 was made superintendent, which position he still holds. Member of Avon Club and Royal Arcanum. Married Eda Nell Yager, of Baldwinsville, Massa- chusetts, and they have one child, Kermit Edison, born August 13, 1903.
JOHN NATHAN RICHARDSON. Thomas Richardson (I), the immigrant ancestor of John Nathan Richardson, of Winchendon, Massachusetts, was the youngest of the three brothers, Ezekial, Samuel and Thomas Richardson, who with Edward Converse, Edward Johnson, John Mousall, William Learned and others were the pioneers in the settle- ment of Woburn, Massachusetts. They were also the original members of the church there in 1641. They were the commissioners chosen by the church at Charlestown, November 5, 1640, to commence the settlement, except that Learned was substituted for Thomas Graves, who declined to serve.
Ezekiel Richardson came from England in the Winthrop fleet in 1630, and was in Charlestown probably about July 6. His home in England was in Norfolk county, where the name had been common for more than a century. The name is found on the early records of Sussex, Surrey and other counties. Thomas Richardson and his brother Samuel were younger. They came together probably in 1635. Mary Richardson, the wife of Thomas, joined the church at Charlestown, February 21, 1635-36, and Thomas joined February 18, 1637-38. He was ad- mitted a freeman May 2, 1638. His house lot was granted in 1637. He married about the time he sailed from England. The homes of the Richardson brothers were on the Mystic side and above the ponds, viz .: in Malden. They became prominent citizens of Woburn. He died August 28, 1651, leaving seven young children, the eldest of whom was only thirteen years old and the youngest an in- fant. His widow married (second), October 26, 1655, Michacl Bacon, an original settler of Woburn in 1641, an immigrant from Ireland, ancestor of Dr. Leonard Bacon, of New Haven, Connecticut. She was his second wife. She died May 19, 1670.
The children of Thomas and Mary Richardson were: Mary, baptized in Charlestown, November 17, 1638, married, May 15, 1655, John Baldwin; Sarah, baptized at Charlestown, November 22, 1640, married, March 22, 1660, Michael Bacon, Jr .; Isaac, born at Woburn, May 14, 1643, married Deborah Fuller; Thomas, see forward; Ruth, born at Wo- burn, April 14, 1647; Phebe, born in Woburn, Jan- uary 24, 1648-49; Nathaniel, born at Woburn, Jan- uary 2, 1650-51, married Mary
(II) Thomas Richardson, fourth child of Thomas Richardson (1), was born at Woburn, Massachu- setts, October 4, 1645. He married, at Cambridge,
January 5, 1669-70, Mary Stimpson, by the famous Daniel Gookin, magistrate. She died June 7, 1690. He married (second), at Billerica, December 29, 1690, Sarah Patten, widow of Thomas Patten, of Billerica, who died January 16, 1689-90. He re- moved from Woburn to Billerica (then called Shaw- shin) in 1667, and settled in the large tract of nine hundred acres, called the Cambridge School farm, west of the Shawshin river, north of the present Boston road. He was a soldier under Cap- tain Samuel Gallup in the land expedition to Canada by way of Albany, 1690. He was deputy to the general court, 1703-04. Before he died he gave a farm to each son. He died at Billerica, February 25, 1720, aged seventy-six years. His widow died November 20, 1734. Children of Thomas and Mary Richardson were: Mary, born February 8, 1670-71, died young; Mary, January 31, 1671-72, died young ; Mary, Februay 17, 1672-73, married Edward Farmer, Jr .; Thomas, December 30, 1675; Andrew, June 16, 1678, married Hannah Jefts; Nathaniel, see for- ward; Jonathan, February 14, 1682-83, married Han- nah French; Ruth, December 4, 1685, married John French; Elnathan, February 7, 1686-87, died young.
(III) Nathaniel Richardson, sixth child of Thomas Richardson (2), was born in Billerica, Jan- uary 25, 1679-80. He married Mary Peacock, May 7, 1703. His father gave him a farm at Billerica, adjoining his brother Andrew's. Ile inherited from his father also thirty-two acres at Content Plain, eight acres in Mill swamp, called Black Hole. He died intestate April 4, 1753, aged seventy-three years. His widow Mary died October 18, 1756. Children of Nathaniel and Mary Richardson were : Mary, born March 31, 1704, married, August 17, 1047, settled in Townsend, Massachusetts ; Nathaniel, see forward; Samuel, December 23, 1708, married Hannah Walker; Sarah, March 8, 1710-II, died April 18, 1712; William, May 5, 1713, married Mary Hobart; Hezekiah, May 8, 1715, married Elizabeth Walker; Ebenezer, September 24, 1717, died young ; Rebecca, May, 1720, married Benjamin Richardson ; Joseph, May 20, 1722, died at Northfield, his com- pany was waylaid by Indians, killed and scalped, June, 1747.
(IV) Nathaniel Richardson, second child of Nathaniel Richardson (3), was born at Billerica, Massachusetts, January 8, 1706-07. He settled in Townsend, Massachusetts, and married (first), No- vember 14, 1733, and (second) Elizabeth Stevens, September 15, 1738. He died in Townsend, near the close of the year 1756. Administration on his estate was granted February 7, 1757. The following chil- dren were living in 1757: Elizabeth, born 1739, mar- ried Captain Gershom Drury, of Temple, New Hampshire; Richard, see forward; Nathaniel, born 1740; Thomas, born 1742, died about 1757; Sarah, born about 1744; Joseph, born about 1746, married Hannah Drury; Hannah, born about 1749. The dates here given were estimated in the genealogy. (V) Richard Richardson, son of Nathaniel 'Richardson (4), was born September 1I, 1738. (There is probably an error of a year in either this date or the date of the second marriage. The genealogy gives the birth as 1741; according to the death record he was born in 1736, and the correct date is probably between 1738 and 1741.) He re- moved from his native town, Townsend, Massa- chusetts, in 1771 and was the second settler in the town of Peterborough, New Hampshire. The first was John Taggart. Richard Richardson was a sol- dier in the revolution under General Benedict Ar- nold in the famous Quebec expedition. He was also in the French and Indian war. He was a farmer. He cleared the farm now or lately owned by Isaac
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P. Howe and died 1843, aged seventy-seven years, at Stoddard, New Hampshire. His son John Rich- ardson was the first child born in the town of Peter- borough.
He married at Townsend, Massachusetts, March 4, 1761, Elizabeth Barrett, born in 1736. Their first five children were born in Townsend, the others in Peterboro and Stoddard. The children: Nathaniel, born August 26, 1761; Phinehas, April 16, 1763, was in Stoddard in 1784; Nathan, see forward; Rich- ard was on the Stoddard tax list in 1784; Jere- miah, September 16, 1768; John, July 25, 1770; Theodore, January 24, 1773; Elizabeth, September 13, 1774; Rebecca, April 21, 1777; Theodore (twin), April 21, 1793; Sally (twin), April 21, 1793; Nehe- miah, October 29, 1809. Some of these children were by a second wife, presumably the last three.
(VI) Nathan Richardson, third child of Richard Richardson (5), was born at Townsend, Massachu- setts, and removed with the family to Peterborough, New Hampshire, when about five years old. The Richardson place was in that part of the town which became Stoddard. He was a farmer. In later years he removed from Stoddard to Chazy, New York. where he lived with his son, Nathaniel Richardson, until his death in 1847. He was fond of horses and horse-back riding and was a familiar figure to the townspeople of Stoddard and Chazy. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and held various offices in the church. lle was a Whig in politics and held variou town offices in Stoddard. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 in the same company with his son, Nathaniel Richardson, Jr., They were in the service at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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