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sand dollar stable and servants' quarters at New- port, Rhode Island. They have a .large contract at. Winooski, Vermont, for two mills. The American Woolen Company is building one, the Burlington mills the other. Within sight of the place where his- uncle Amos was killed while constructing the rail- road bridge across the Winooski river, Mr. Cutting. is erecting a bridge for these concerns from the mainland to an island in the Winooski river, where their property is located. That was in 1848, half a century ago, when Amos Cutting died. The contrast in the methods of that day and the present are well illustrated by contrasting the work of uncle and nephew in the same town.
In addition to the business of G. H. Cutting & Co., Mr. Cutting has been interested in the granite business. With Peter Ross he bought the Milford Granite Company with quarries at Milford, Massa- chusetts, and bought more land in Milford until they owned some two hundred acres. The granite biisi- ness was incorporated as the G. H. Cutting Granite Co. Recently this company joined forces with Nor- cross Bros., the Bay State Granite Co., and the Mil- ford Pink Granite Co. and formed the Consolidated Milford Quarries, a corporation of which O. W. Nor- cross is president, B. C. Fiske, F. H. Dewey, Lois Britton, George O. Draper and George H. Cutting are directors. Among the large contracts that Mr. Cutting's company had at the time of merging was the state of New York monument on Lookout Mountain, where was fought the "Battle above the. Clouds" in the civil war. This monument will cost seventy-five thousand dollars. It is a difficult engi- neering feat to transport the stone to the top of Lookout Mountain, three thousand feet above the Tennessee river. Few memorials of the civil war have as sightly a location as this will be. It com- memorates the gallantry of the Ninth New York Regiment which scaled the steep mountain side and drove ont the Confederates. The magnificent scenery has attracted many tourists. A good hotel has. been built at the summit and hundreds of summer homes on the mountain.
In 1903 Mr. Cutting had his second serious ill- ness. He had a severe attack of nervous dyspepsia, from which he slowly recovered and at present lie is in vigorous health. Few men of his years have half his energy. Year by year Mr. Cutting has grown in mental strength and vigor and lost little physically. He has shown a constant
growth in business capacity. While he is fortunate in character of
the his partners, the extent of the business with which he is in touch, the multitude of details that must come to his attention, the hazards of business, the difficulties of managing armies of help widely scattered over the country, indicate the ability of the head of this firm. Personally Mr. Cutting is a strong and agree- able person. He loves his business and is today one of the best informed men in his line of business, for he is still a student of papers and books that deal with the art and science of architecture.
In politics and religion he is independent. He is a Mason, having joined the order years ago at St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He was made a master Mason in the lodge at Troy, Vermont, and was im- mediately elected secretary. He was senior warden and master of the lodge, but left the town during his term of office. He took the chapter and council de- grees at Hartford, Connecticut, and joined the Wor- cester County Commandery after he returned to Worcester.
He married, September 19, 1863, Vamelia Hous- ton, daughter of James Houston, who was the son of James Houston, of Waterbury, Vermont. They
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have one son: George B. Cutting, born at Troy, Vermont, July 16, 1864. Since 1889 Mr. Cutting has resided at 67 Cedar street.
(VII) Amos Porter Cutting, son of Hiram Cut- ting (6), was born September 13, 1839. He mar- ried Lora Jane Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith. He died at Los Angeles, California, February 6, 1896. He was a leading architect of Worcester. The children of Amos Porter and Lora Jane (Smith) Cutting were: Amos Walter, born Feb- ruary 7, 1870; Nellie May, died young; Minnie Gertrude, born February 10, 1873, married, Septem- ber 9, 1896, Nelson S. Pike, of Worcester, resides in Worcester; Frank Herbert, born May 3, 1874, married Marion I. Gates, daughter of Edwin Gates, of Worcester, November 10, 1897; Jennie, born June 26, 1877, married Alfred E. Studley, October 8, 1901; Harry Smith, born November 1, 1879, mar- ried Violet E. Craft, of Worcester, October 14, 1903, resides in Worcester; Arthur Grover, born October 22, 1880, married Grace A. Fisher, of Bel- chertown, Massachusetts, January I, 1902, resides in Springfield, Massachusetts; Norman Seth, died young ; Florence, died young; Daisy Lena, born No- vember 1, 1886.
(VII) James Rood Cutting, son of Hiram Cut- ting (6), was born September 30, 1841. He married Josephine Scott. They settled at Newport, Ver- mont, where they are now (1906) living. Their children are: Charlie Rood, born 1875, resides at Newport, Vermont; Wayne, lives in Ohio; Harold Scott, lives in Montana.
(VIII) George Bradley Cutting, son of George Hiram Cutting (7), was born in Troy, Vermont, where his father's family was living at the time, July 16, 1864. On March 17, 1865, his parents re- moved to Worcester and he has since then resided there. He was educated in the Worcester schools. He graduated from the Classical high school in 1884. After a business experience of two years he studied architecture with his uncle, Amos Porter Cutting, who was conceded to be one of the best architects ever practicing in Worcester. After six years experience as an architect he has been asso- ciated with his father in the well known firm of George H. Cutting & Co., carpenters and builders, of Worcester. Mr. Cutting is a well known Mason. He is a member of Athelstane Lodge, Eureka Chap- ter and Hiram Council, all of Worcester. He is a member of the Worcester Automobile Club. In politics he is a Republican.
Mr. Cutting married, December 19, 1894, Janet Chapin, daughter of Ezra W. and Ellen Frances (Cooper) Chapin, of Northborough, Massachusetts. They have one child: Ezra Chapin, born June 3, 1897.
CHAPIN FAMILY. (I) Deacon Samuel Chapin was the ancestor of George H. Cutting, of Worces- ter, through a maternal line. He was born in Eng- land and settled in Springfield, where he was ad- mitted a freeman June 2, 1641. He was elected a town officer in 1643 and deacon of the church in 1649. He was employed to conduct services part of the time, 1656-7, when there was no minister in town. He was a commissioner appointed by the general court to hear small causes in 1651 and 1660, and his commission was extended in 1654 so that he was probably the local magistrate for a long period of time. He died November 11, 1675. His wife Cisely died February 8, 1683. His will was dated March 4, 1674-5, proved March 24, 1676. He be- queathed to his wife, his son Henry and grandson Thomas Gilbert. The widow bequeathed to sons : Henry Chapin, of Springfield, and Josiah Chapin, of Braintree: daughter Catherine, wife of Samuel
Marshfield, Sarah Thomas and Hannah Hitchcock; to Henry Gilbert, apprentice to John Hitchcock. Her son Japhet was executor. The children of Sam- uel Chapin (1) were: Japhet, born 1642, died Feb- ruary 20, 1712; Henry, died April 29, 1668; Henry, died August 15, 1718, resided in that part of Spring- field now Chicopee; David, resided in the centre part of Springfield, later removed to Boston; Josiah, of whom later; Catherine, died February 4, 1712; Sarah, married, April 14, 1647, Rowland Thomas, had thirteen children; died August 5, 1684; Hannah, born at Springfield, December 2, 1644, married, Sep- tember 27, 1666, John Hitchcock, had nine children.
(II) Josiah Chapin, son of Deacon Samuel Chapin (1), was born probably in England, 1634. He married (first), at the age of about twenty-four years, Mary King, in Weymouth, November, 1658. She died May 30, 1676. He married (second), at Ipswich, Lydia Brown, September 20, 1676. She died October II, IZII. married (third), June 22, 1713, Mehitable Metcalf.
She died
December 2, 1724. He died September IO,
1726, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. He settled in Weymouth and later in Braintree, where he resided for more than twenty years and fourteen of his fifteen children were born in Braintree. He removed to Mendon in Worcester county, Massachu- setts, where the fifteenth child was born in 1684. He was one of the original grantees of the town of Mendon and one of its most prominent citizens in the early days. He built the first saw mill in the town. He held many public offices and was chair- man of the selectmen for twenty years. He repre- sented the town in the general court. He left many descendants. The record of his children and grand- children in his own handwriting has been preserved.
His children were: Samuel, born at Weymouth, November II, 1659, drowned at sea April 10, 1692; John, born at Braintree, June II, 1661, died at sea 1686; Mary, born at Braintree, August 27, 1662, married Joseph Adams, of Braintree, 1682, died June 14, 1687; Deborah, born at Braintree, June 16, 1664, died August 16, 1668; Josiah, born at Brain- tree, December 17, 1665, slain in Lord Russell's fight May 20, 1693; Shem, born at Braintree, May II, 1667, died June 6, 1667; Seth, born at Brain- tree, August 4, 1668, conspicuous as an early settler of Milford; Joseph, born at Braintree, May 17, 1670, soldier in the army, never married; Henry, born at Braintree, February 15, 1671, died March 20, 1671; Ephraim, born at Braintree, December 18, 1673, settled in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, and was prominent there; Deborah, born in Braintree, Feb- ruary 12, 1675, married Samuel Read, of Mendon, July 8, 1693; Lydia, born at Braintree, September 29, 1677, married Daniel Taft, December 6, 1706; Sarah, born at Braintree, March 12, 1679, married Ebenezer Read, February 7, 1703-4; David, born at Braintree, November 11, 1680, married, and died October 4, 1704; Hannah, born at Mendon, Novem- ber 11, 1684, married John Holbrook, June 13, 1706.
(III) Captain Seth Chapin, son of Josiah Chapin (2), was born at Braintree, August 4, 1668. He married (first) Mary Read. She died without issue September 12, 1689. He married ( second) Bethiah Thurston, March 25, 1691. She died after having fourteen children, March 2, 1744. He died April, 1746. It appears from the old proprietary records that Captain Seth Chapin had acquired a family home and domicile near the Post Lane bridge on Mill river some time previous to May 26, 1700, for at that time he had the following-described parcel of land laid out to him: "Forty five acres of the 4th division laid out to Seth Chapin and in possession of said Chapin, encompassing the said Chapin's
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homestead and meadow on the Mill River," etc. He went on adding parcel after parcel to his real estate till he became the owner of several hundred acres in what is now Milford, Massachusetts. In 1713 he and his wife made a deed of gift to their son, Seth, Jr., of sixty acres in what is now South Hope- dale. They sold their homestead August 31, 1715, to Josiah Wood, formerly of Concord, and removed to Mendon to live with or near the venerable par- ents of Mr. Chapin. He held many places of pub- lic honor and trust in Mendon.
The children of Captain Seth Chapin (3) were: Seth, born at Medfield, July 2, 1692, a con- spicuous citizen of Milford; Bethiah, born February 16, 1693, married Jonathan Thayer, Jr., October I, 1714; Josiah, born March 1, 1695-6; John, born May 13, 1698, always lived in Milford, deacon of the church; Mary, born April 30, 1700, married Robert Taft; Samuel, born June 2, 1702; Deborah, born June 14, 1704, married Nathaniel Nelson, April 15, 1725; Hopestill, born November 27, 1715, married (second) Dr. John Corbett; Joseph, born March 6, 1707, married Mary Nelson, February 5, 1729; Abigail, born June 10, 1710; Lydia, born February 2, 1712, married Taft; Benjamin, born April 6, 1713, married Sarah French; Ebenezer, born De- cember 23, 1714, lived and died in old Mendon ; Japheth, born February 24, 1716, died April 15, 1717.
(IV) John Chapin, son of Seth Chapin (3), was born near Milford, Massachusetts, May 13, 1698. He married Dorcas - . She died August 22, 1767. He married (second) Ruth Bullard, of Sher- born, September 10, 1768. She had no children. He settled in what is now South Hopedale near his brother Seth. His farm has been called in late years the Ezekiel White place. It was a handsome estate and Deacon John Chapin, as he was generally known, seemed to hold a high place in society. He was one of the original twenty-six members of the mother church in Mendon who formed the second church in Milford in 1741. He was prominent in the new church and precinct and was chosen deacon in 1749. He died August 31, 1777, leaving a will according to which his estate was settled by his son, John, Jr. His wife survived him.
His children were: Dorcas, born 1720, married Benjamin Thurston Grafton, November 24, 1738; Josiah, born 1722, died young; Bethiah, born 1724, married Thomas Walker, of Hopkinton, Massachu- setts, April 12, 1750; Japheth, born 1726, married Patience Hayward, November 5, 1749; Joshua, born 1728, married Mary Hayward, March 20, 1750 ; John, Jr., born 1730, resided in Milford, deacon and elder of the church; Solomon, born 1733, married Joanna White. May 28, 1754; Peter, born 1736.
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(V) John Chapin, son of John Chapin (4), was born in Milford, Massachusetts, 1730. He married Rhoda Albee, May 28, 1754. She was the daughter of Obadiah and Jean Albee, born June 1, 1731. They settled on the paternal homestead in what is now South Hopedale on the farm lately known as the Ezekiel White place. He was chosen deacon of the church at Milford in 1774 and an elder in 1785. The records show that he stood well in the estimation of the community. He sold his property in' 1804 and left the town to live with some of his children at Heath; he died there in 1813, aged eighty-four.
The children of John and Rhoda ( Albee) Chapin were: Bethiah, born 1755, married Levi Hayward, May 29, 1776, settled in Townsend, Vermont ; Isaac, born 1756, married Rachel Wheaton, October 18, 1781; Jacob, born 1758, died young; Rhoda, born 1760, married Wedge, settled in Heath, Massachusetts; Jacob, born September 27, 1762,
member of Milford church 1786; Olive; Phebe, born 1766, married Stephen Thompson, May 4, 1783, set- tled in Heath; John, born 1768, married Lydia Wedge, April 29, 1792 (See Wedge Family) ; Ziba, born 1770, removed to Jamaica, Vermont; Perly, born 1772.
(VI) John Chapin, son of John Chapin (5), was born at Milford, Massachusetts, 1768. He mar- ried Lydia Wedge, daughter of Daniel and Hannah ( Wiswall) Wedge, born November, 1769. They had three children in Milford and then apparently left their native town, going perhaps to Heath, Massa- chusetts, at first but probably directly to Lyme, New Hampshire, where seven more children were born. They finally removed to Peruville, Tompkins county, New York, where both died. He died February 9, 1859, and she died November 6, 1854. He was a farmer. The children of John and Lydia ( Wedge) Chapin were: Phebe, born February 21, 1793, mar- ried John Cook; Candace, born October 26, 1794, died January 12, 1797; Candace, 2d, married
Perry ; Sally, born February 26, 1796, married John (or William C.) Nelson and had George Nelson ; James, married Wooliever ; Hannah, married Breck; Lydia, married Moody Hews, had Lavinia; John, married Mary Cutting, had Harriet, Harris, John; Harriet Chapin, married Hiram Cut- ting (see sketch of George H. Cutting and family) ; Eliza, married Harvey Hammond, had Candace Hammond, married Ross, resides at Oak- land, California ; Freeman Hammond resides at Sut- ton, Province of Quebec; John Hammond resides in Sutton, Province of Quebec; two other daugh- ters; Mandana, married Ahiva Rodgers, has chil- dren.
(VII) Harriet Chapin, daughter of John Chapin (6), was born at Lyme, New Hampshire. She mar- ried Hiram Cutting. (See sketch of George H. Cutting and family.)
WEDGE FAMILY. (I) Thomas Wedge, one of the ancestors of George H. Cutting, of Worces- ter, is first mentioned in the records of Lancaster, where he settled before 1667. About three years. later he removed to Sudbury, where he settled and spent the remainder of his life. Deborah Stevens, his wife, died in Norwich, Connecticut, 1703; he died in Sudbury, September 6, 1685. Three of their children are on the Lancaster records, the births of seven are recorded at Sudbury, as follows. I. John, born April 28, 1667. 2. Mary, born May 12, 1668. 3. Joshua, born March 30, 1670. 4. Isaac, born at Sudbury, April 13, 1672, married Hannah and had, before leaving Sudbury, daughter Thankful, born July 30, 1700. 5. Deboralı, born July 3, 1674. 6. David, born December 9, 1678, went to Brookfield, Massachusetts, in 1716, and received a thirty acre home lot, later seventy-seven acres more. He mar- ried Joanna Some of their children were: A son born July 22, 1722; a son born October 22, 1724: a son born July 4, 1726; a daughter born March 12, 1731. This was Hannah, who married, September, 1757, Benjamin Griffin. One of the sons was Thomas. Possibly another was Daniel Wedge, of Medfield. 7. Abel, born May 1, 1680. 8. Han- nah, born March 10, 1675-6, died November 13, 1682. 9. Deliverance, born March 15, 1685-6. IO. Thomas, born January 11, 1683, died November 9, I686.
(III) Daniel Wedge, son of David Wedge (2), grandson of Thomas Wedge (I), was born in Brookfield, about 1710. He married Experience Clark, at Medfield, Massachusetts, and they settled' there. He died in South Milford, where his two sons settled in September, 1761. The children of Daniel and Experience (Clark) Wedge were: I_
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Daniel, born February 3, 1735-6. 2. Jephthah, born December 23, 1737, married Esther Marshall, daugh- ter of Joseph and Mary (Leland) Marshall, who was born in Holliston, August 3, 1738, married, No- vember 17. 1757, had nine children; he died at Milford, June 18, 1823; she died July 17, 1808.
(IV) Daniel Wedge, son of Daniel Wedge (3), was born at Medford, Massachusetts, February 3. 1735-6. He married Hannah Wiswall, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Daniell) Wiswall, born No- vember 3, 1734, married, March 6, 1755. He prob- ably settled at South Milford about 1750. He and his brother Jephthah were maltsters and followed their trade. One of their mill-stones is said to re- main on the premises they occupied. Their place was near the present junction of Mellen and South Main streets. He was a man of some prominence in town affairs. He died October 2, 1809, at Mil- ford. His widow died January 8, 1816. Their chil- dren were: Sarah, born in Milford precinct, May 17. 1755, died September 13, 1757; Abijah, born in Milford, March 29, 1759, died young; Thomas, born in Milford, July 29, 1761, untraced: Sarah, born in Milford, July 21, 1763, married Ephraim Hayward, December 3, 1787; Abijah, born in Milford, No- vember 21, 1767, married Polly Breck, 1790; he died December 22, 1819: Lydia, born in Milford, in 1769, married Jolin Chapin, 1791 or 1792.
(V) Lydia Wedge, daughter of Daniel Wedge (4), was born in Milford, Massachusetts, 1769. She married John Chapin and was the mother of Har- riet Chapin ( MIrs. Hiram Cutting). Sce sketch of George H. Cutting and family. See also Chapin Family.
LINCOLN FAMILY. Thomas Lincoln (1). the immigrant ancestor of Dr. Jacob R. Lincoln, of Millbury, Massachusetts, was one of five or more immigrants named Thomas Lincoln, who came to New England before 1638, and four of them lo- cated with other Lincolns at Hingham, Massachu- setts. They seemed to be related and as most of them were from Windham and Hingham in old England, this Thomas, who was designated "the miller," was doubtless also born in that locality in the old country. Thomas, the miller, was a pro- prietor of Hingham in 1635. He was born about 1603. He drew a houselot of five acres at Hing- ham, July 3. 1636, situated on what is now South street, near Main, and later drew other lots for planting. Before 1650 he had removed to Taun- ton, Massachusetts, and had established a gristmill there on Mill river at a point now nearly in the heart of the city, near the street leading from the railroad station to City Square. It is said that King Philip and his chiefs once met the colonists in conference in this mill. He served in Taunton on the jury 1650, was highway surveyor there in 1650 and was the largest land proprietor. He be- came interested as a stockholder in the famous iron works, organized October, 1652, as a stock com- pany. Among the other stockholders were Richard Williams, Richard Stacey and George Watson, all ancestors also of Dr. Lincoln. Work began in the ironworks in 1656 and operations continued until 1883. The dam and mill foundation still remain a monument to one of the first and most important industries of the colonies.
He married (first) He married (sec- ond), December 10, 1665, Elizabeth Street, widow of Francis Street. Thomas Lincoln gave land in Hingham to his son Thomas, who sold it October 11, 1662, specifying these facts. He made his will August 23. 1683, then aged about eighty years; it was proved March 5, 1683-84; mentions children
given below. Children of Thomas Lincoln, the miller. were: John, baptized February, 1639, mar- ried Edith - and had five children ; Thomas, Jr., see forward : Samuel, baptized February, 1639, at Hingham, and he had nine children born at Tain- ton ; Mary, baptized at Hingham, October 6, 1642, married William Hack, who died in England he- fore 1667; had seven children; Sarah, baptized De- cember, 1645, at Hingham, married Joseph Willis, of Taunton ; settled Scituate.
Thomas Lincoln, Jr., son of Thomas Lin- coln (1), was sometimes called "grand senior" on the records. He was probably born in England ; was baptized February, 1637-38, at Hingham, by Rev. Peter Hobart. He was one of the pioneers at Taunton. He sold sixteen acres of land given him by his father on Great Plain, Hingham. He was fined "for breaking the King's peace" --- it was easy for one to do that in those days. His offence must have been trivial even for those days of Blue Laws, for his fine was only three shillings, four pence. He died about 1694, distributing his property by deed instead of making a will, dated May 4, 1694. He married Mary Austin, daughter of Jonah and Constance Austin. Their children were: Mary, born May 12, 1652: Sarah, Septem- ber 25. 1654. died young ; Thomas, see forward ; Samuel, May 16, 1658; Jonah, July 7, 1660 (twin) ; Sarah (twin), July 7. 1660; Hannah, March 15, 1663: Constant, May 16. 1665, married, July 13, 1687, William Briggs: Elizabeth, May 24. 1660; Mercy. April 3. 1670, married William Caswell ; Experience.
(III) Thomas Lincoln, son of Thomas Lin- coln (2), was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, April 21, 1656. He was a soldier in King Philip's war and March Io. 1675, he and others were charged with mutinous conduct for "breaking away from the army" under the leadership of Lieutenant Rob- ert Barker and was fined eight pounds. He mar- ried (first) Mary Stacey, daughter of Richard and Abigail Stacey. Her father died 1687. He mar- ried (second). November 14, 1689, Susannah Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith. She was born Janu- ary 25, 1664. A deed in Bristol county records proves one son of Thomas to be Nathaniel, see forward.
(IV) Nathaniel Lincoln, son of Thomas Lin- coln (3), was born in Taunton, about 1684. He was sergeant in the local company and was in the service. He bequeathed his gun and military things to his grandson, son of his son Nathaniel. Nathaniel owned the grist mill and his father-in-law ran the saw mill at Taunton. Lincoln's mill was three miles west of Taunton, now Westville. His will was dated October 17, 1757, and proved May 9, 1761. He died March 22, 1761, aged seventy-seven years. He married Alice Andrews, daughter of Captain John and Alice ( Shaw) Andrews. Their children were: Nathaniel, see forward: Ichabod, born 1727, died September 26, 1768: Alice, married Benjamin Briggs, of Rehoboth: Mary, married Peter Pratt, of Taunton: he died February 16, 1760; Constant, married Samuel Torrey, of Taun- ton : Martha. married Richard Liscomb; Susannah, married George Burt, of Taunton.
(V) Nathaniel Lincoln. son of Nathaniel Lin- coln (4), was born at Taunton, Massachusetts. 1725. He married. October II, 1743. Elizabeth Rob- inson. daughter of Increase Robinson, Jr .. and wife Mehitable Williams. Their first two children were born in Taunton, then they removed to Rehoboth, where. December 27. 1750, he bought the home- stead of Nathaniel Cobb. He removed to New Braintree probably in 1759, and January 6, 1763,
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bought land of David Gilbert, Jr., nineteen acres on lot No. 9 and added to house lot bought April II. 1759. of Beriah Haws. Later he added more land. His farm was north of the road leading to the meeting house ; he deeded it to his son Nathan- iel, May, 1774, and removed to Petersham probably in 1778. He bought, March 17, 1784, the farm form- erly owned by Henry Chase; he was then living in Petersham. In his father's will dated October 17, 1757, he was bequeathed half of the grist mill at Taunton and other lands, etc., but the bequest was revoked for some unknown reason in the codicil. He probably died at Attleboro, aged eighty years. Children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Lin- coln were: Nathaniel, born probably at Taunton, removed to New Braintree : tanner ; married, June 7. 1791, Ruth Delanoe, widow; Sophia, married, February 6, 1766, Joseph Parker, Jr., of New Brain- tree, removed to Kingston, Vermont: Rachel, born June 15, 1749, at Rehoboth. married, in New Brain- tree, July 11, 1771, Henry Chase, Jr., who was born at Petersham, November 4. 1748; Stephen, see forward; Lemuel, born April 16, 1754, at Rehoboth ; Loved, born August 26, 1758, at Rehoboth; settled at Lewiston, Maine: married (second), December 19. 1805, Betsey Hodgkins; was a soldier in the revolution : he died April 9, 1850.
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