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Library, Schermeron Hall, Physics building, S. E. Porch; and at Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island; the John Carter Brown Library and the Rockefeller Hall. They also constructed the Soldiers' Monument at West Point, New York, the largest polished Monolith in the United States; and the Ames Memorial Monument at Sherman, Wyom- ing, on the highest elevation of the Rocky Moun- tams crossed the Union Pacific Railroad.
After the retirement of his brother from the firm in 1897, the business was continued under the direc- tion of Orlando, who possesses unusual zeal and business capacity, is an untiring worker, with a re- markable knowledge of the science of mechanics, and has thus successfully mastered all obstacles inet in the pathway of his various undertakings, many of which have been considered by some con- tractors to seem almost if not impossible of execu- tion. No man takes deeper interest in his occupa- tion, and his constant aim has been to become a complete master in the building trade. In 1875 he served on a committee of experts appointed to ex- amine the condition of Chicago's great federal build- ing, and the report of that body was found correct. Mr. Norcross is an earnest advocate of temperance.
In May, 1870, he married Miss Ellen Phebe Sib- ley, of Salem, Massachusetts, a descendant from Richard Sibley, of that place. Of their five chil- dren three are living: I. Alice Whitney, born March 22, 1872, married October 19, 1897, Henry J. Gross, of Worcester. They have two children -- Phebe, born April 18, 1900, and Philip Norcross, born July 1, 1901. 2. Mabel Ellen, born July 20, 1874, married, April 10, 1898, William J. Denholm, of Worcester. Their children were-Margaret, born April 17, 1900, and Alexander Norcross, born Feb- ruary 12, 1902, died October 14, 1902. 3. Edith Janet, born October 8, 1878, married, October 5. 1904, Charles F. Morgan, of Worcester. 4. James O., born March 5, 1882, died July 28, 1882. 5. Walter.
HALL FAMILY. Edward Hall (1), the immi- grant ancestor of Mrs. Alfred J. Kirby, of Grafton, Massachusetts, was a son of Francis Hall, of Hen- boro, England. He was first at Salisbury, Massa- chusetts, but settled in 1636 in Duxbury where he lived for three years or more. In 1640-41 he was in Taunton, employed by Francis Doughty. He sold his house and land in Taunton in 1642 and returned to Duxbury. He was in Braintree for a short time about 1640. In 1644 he was in Bridgewater, where land was granted to him March 28, 1645, and he was a proprietor, owning one fifty-fourth part of the town from 1645 to 1650. He moved again, set- tling at Rehoboth, where he was granted land in 1645. Hle was mentioned in the will of John Gove, of Charlestown, in 1647. He removed finally to Re- hoboth in 1655, and was the forty-first of forty-nine who drew meadow land there June 22, 1658. He served in the war against the Narragansetts in 16.45. His will is dated November 23, 1670. He died four days later.
He married Esther Their children, except the first two who were born at Braintree, were born in Rehoboth according to the records, viz : John, born January 23 or 28, 1650, was a soldier in King Philip's · war : Esther, born October 23, 1645, married, Decem- ber 24, 1674. Thomas Jordan ; Samuel, born October 24, 1656, married, April 14, 1686, Elizabeth Brown, resided at Taunton; Jeremiah born July 24. 1658; Thomas, born March 31, 1661; Preserved, born March 20 or 30, 1663, settled in Hingham; Andrew, see forward; Benjamin, born August 7, 1668, settled in Wrentham; married, 1601, Sarah Fisher.
(11) Andrew Hall, seventh child of Edward
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Hall (I), was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, May 10, 1665, died at Newton, Massachusetts, 1756. He settled in Newton and became the progenitor of a large family. The coat of arms in the pos- session of this family is like that of the Medford Halls, and it is very likely that many of the immi- grants Hall were brothers or near relatives. He came to Newton in 1691, according to Savage, surely by 1695 he was living there. He was a farmer as well as weaver. His place was near Oak hill, be- tween the hill and Charles river, and was owned after hin by several generations of his descendants.
He married Susannah Capen, daughter of Dea- con John and Susannah ( Barsham) Capen, and great-granddaughter of Barnard and Jane (Pur- chase) Capen, of Dorchester. She was born Sep- tember 16, 1664, died August 18, 1736. He married (second), October 12, 1737, Mary Bennett. His will dated September 30, 1748, made his son Edward executor and confirmed to him the homestead al- ready deeded to him. Children of Andrew and Su- sanna Hall were: John, born January II, 1695, see forward; Susannah, born January 10, 1697, married, 1719, Eleazer, born May 21, 1730, married Eliphalet Gay; Edward, born May 21, 1730, married Mary Miller ; Andrew, born December 5, 1723, married Dorcas Courtney, and lived in Boston; Hannah, born in Newton, (as were all the others) married - Woodcock, of Bridgewater.
(III) John Hall, son of Andrew Hall (2), was born at Newton, Massachusetts, January II, 1695. He settled in Newton. He married, October 17, 1722, in Dorchester, Hopestill Ockington, of Ded- ham. She died in 1738. He married (second), De- cember 27, 1739, Abigail Hall. He died 1791, aged ninety-six years. Their children, all born in New- ton, were: Josiah, see forward; Nehemiah, born March 29, 1725; Thomas, born November 22, 1727; Rebecca, born August 1, 1729; David, born Decem- ber 24, 1732; John, born May 31, 1730.
(IV) Josiah Hall, eldest child of John Hall (3), was born in Newton, Massachusetts, August 26, 1723. He and his son, Samuel Hall, were both in the revolution. He was in Captain William Adams's company, Colonel Thatcher's regiment, in 1776. In 1777, when the resources of the colonies were severely strained, he lent the town of New- ton twenty-four pounds to help pay its soldiers. He owned one slave. He married, May 28, 1747, Abi- gail Brown, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Cheney ) Brown, of Newton. She died May 20, 1775. He married (second), February 8, 1776, Eliza- beth Brown, of Cambridge. He died August 23. 1786, aged sixty-tlirce years. Children of Josialı and Abigail Hall were: Susannah, born April 30, 1749; Abigail, born September 27, 1751, married Royal Wood; Mary, born March 3, 1753; Samuel, see forward; Hannah, born May 6, 1760, married, 1782, Ezra Dana; Sarah, born November 22, 1763, married John Rogers; Susanna, married John Rogers.
(V) Samuel Hall, son of Josiah Hall (4), was born in Newton, Massachusetts, January 3. 1755. He was a soldier in the revolution, a private in Captain Jeremialı Wiswall's company, Colonel Hatch's regiment, at the taking of Dorchester Heights in 1776. Ile was in Captain Stephen Dana's company, Colonel Josiah Whitney's regiment, in the Rhode Island campaign in 1777. He was in Captain Joseph Fuller's company, (Second Newton) Colonel Thatcher's regiment, at Cambridge, guarding Brit- ish prisoners, in 1778. He was a liand loom weaver and farmer. He died at Newton, November 17, 1828, aged seventy-three years.
He married, September 18, 1882, Sarah Cheney,
of Newton, daughter of Ensign Timothy and Sarah (Prentice) Cheney, of Newton, a descendant of that stout old Puritan, Captain Thomas Prentice. She died September 25, 1842, aged eiglity-six years. Their children, all born in Newton, were: William, born May 10, 1783, married Martha Greenwood; Sally, born February 24, 1785, died 1802; Samuel, see forward; Isaac, born July 21, 1789, died Decem- ber 8, 1840; married, May 16, 1816, Mehitable King; Prentice, born October 9, 1791, died without issue January 10, 1837; Josiah, born December 7, 1793; Baxter, born April 24, 1798, died March 31, 1875; married Lucinda Brackett; Abby, born January 24, 1800, married, May 25, 1837, Timothy B. Mason, and died April 15, 1875; among their children were: Rev. Edward B. Mason, William L. Mason, of Cin- cinnati, and Helen A., wife of General Henry V. Boynton, of Washington, D. C.
(VI) Samuel Hall, son of Samuel Hall (5), was born in Newton, May 7, 1787. He lived during his minority at Newton with his father, attended the district schools and learned the trade of blacksmith. In 1816 he settled in Grafton, Massachusetts, and in 1822 bought the Wood estate on the road to Mill- bury, took down the old house and built a new one. He became captain of the militia company there. He loved music, liad a good voice and ear and was deemed one of the best musicians in the county. He played the bass viol and led the choirs in vari- ous churches in Grafton and vicinity. He retained his youthfulness to a great age. He played the bass viol at the celebration of his ninetieth birtli- day. He was a man of truth, justice and charity, despising pretence and hating corruption. In politics lie was originally a Whig, later a Republican, and his last ballot was cast for Hayes and Wheeler. Ile died at Grafton, February 24, 1878.
He married, January 1, 1813, Sophia King, of Newton, daughter of John and Lois (Jackson) King. She died at Grafton, May 3, 1872. Children of Samuel and Sophia Hall, all born at Grafton, were: Sarah, born October 10, 1813, married, No- veniber 15, 1832, Mixer Stow, of Southboro; Samuel, born February 18, 1815, married, August 24, 1840, Harriet Bridges ; Simon, born November 22, 1816, died young; Salmon Davis, see forward; Sanford Jackson, born March 31, 1820, married, May 6, 1843, Emily Prentice ; Sophia Abigail, born April 15, 1822, married, 1856, Deacon Lewis Holbrook; Sophronia Woodward, born January 22, 1824, married, Octo- ber 6, 1846, Deacon Horace Batcheller ; Susan Ellen, boris September 19, 1825, married, November 17, 1846, Willard Aldrich Morse; Statira Maria, born August 1, 1827, married, October II, 1854, Joseph Daniels; Samantha Ann, born June 11, 1829, mar- ried, December 30, 1852, Chiarles E. Buiswell; Syl- via Jane, born August 1, 1831, died October 7, 1851 ; Sabrina, born August 3, 1832, died October 2, 1832. (Note the family preference for the letter S.)
(VII) Salmon Davis Hall, son of Samuel Hall (6), was born at Grafton, Massachusetts, June 15, 1818. He was educated there in the public schools. He learned the trade of shoemaker and for seven- teen years warked for the firm of E. B. & A. M. Bigelow, shoe manufacturers, advancing to a re- sponsible position in the business. In 1858 he was appointed a deputy sheriff for the town of Grafton by the high sheriff of Worcester county, and he held this important and responsible office until his death, January 4, 1888. He was well known, especially in the legal fraternity of the county and to his own townspeople. He represented the town of Grafton and his district in the general court in 1866. He was for a number of years collector of internal revenue in his district. In town affairs he was al-
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most constantly kept in public service. He was moderator of the town meetings for a period of twenty-six years, an unequalled record probably in the county. He served on the school committee, the board of assessors, was constable, justice of the peace, etc. Few men of his generation were more useful or more highly esteemed by their fellow citizens.
He married, May 8, 1843, Elizabeth Gates Staples, daughter of Alpheus and Polly (Torrey) Staples, of Mendon. She was born March 16, 1823, and was educated in the public schools of her native towil, She was the daughter of John and Mary (Fair- banks) Torrey, of Mendon, whose children were : Mary, married Richard Hamilton; Henry, Elias, Samuel, Abbie, Sarah, Harriet, Elizabeth, William, all born in Mendon. Mrs. Hall has in her possession a silver spoon which belonged once to a Mellen who married into the Torrey family some two hundred years ago. Children of Salmon Davis and Elizabeth (Staples) Hall were: Samuel, born September 14, 1844, married Jennie Reynolds, resided in Abing- ton, Illinois ; died August 4, 1896; Mary L., see for- ward; Edgar Clifford, born December 6, 1859, died December 31, 1860; Harry Lincoln, died Janu- ary 31, 1860, day of birth.
(VIII) Mary Elizabeth Hall, daughter of Sal- mon Davis Hall (7), was born in Grafton, Massa- chusetts, October 15, 1848, married Alfred J. Kirby, mentioned below in Kirby family sketch.
The name of Kirby is probably of Danish origin. It was originally written Kirkby, from Kirk, mean- ing church and Bye, dwelling. Although originally written Kirkby, the name has long been pronounced as if spelled Kirby. The earliest appearance of the name as designating a particular family is found in the title given to the barons of Kirkby Kendal in Westmoreland. The first Baron Kirkby came over with William the Conqueror. His name was Ivo Taillebois and the barony in default of male issue passed to his brother Gerard. Many dis- tinguished members of the Kirby family are re- corded in various parts of England.
(I) John Kirby. the immigrant ancestor of Alfred J. Kirby, of Grafton, Massachusetts, was born in England, probably in Rowington, Warwick- shire, and it is thought that the New England Kirby family descends from Sir John Kirkby, whose daughter Matilda married William Beauchamp, the first earl of Warwick of that family. John Kirby came to America on the ship "Hopewell," sailing about September 11, 1635, from England. His age was given as twelve years. He was in Plymouth in 1643, and before April, 1645, was in Hartford, where his daughter Elizabeth was born 1646. He was in Wethersfield in 1647 and finally settled in Middlebury, Connecticut, after December, 1651, and before January 16, 1654. His homestead was on the north side in what is now Cromwell, at the extreme western part of the present town. The bridge there is still called Kirby's bridge, and the foundations of the old house are still visible. He was ad- mitted a freeman May. 1658. He died April, 1677, making his will April 6. It was proved April 27. It bequeathed a goodly estate valued at over five hundred and fifty pounds.
He married Elizabeth She married (sec- cond) Abraham Randall, of Windsor, Connecti- cut. and died after 1607. She may have been Eliza- beth Hinds, niece of Sarah Hinds Cheplin, from Bury St. Edmunds. Suffolk county, England, later of Wethersfield. Children of John and Elizabeth Kirby were: Mary. born 1644, probably in Hart- ford, Connecticut. married Emanuel Buck; Eliza- beth, born September 7. 1646, in Hartford, married
David Sage; Hannah, born March 2, 1649, in Wethersfield, married Thomas Andrews; John, born December 18, 1651, in Wethersfield, killed by Indians, 1676, on the road between Wethersfield and Middletown; Eunice, born December 18, 1651, in Wethersfield (twin of John), died, 1677, un- married; Esther, born 1652, in Middletown, married Benajah Stone; Sarah, born January 16, 1054; Jo- seph, see forward: Susanna, born May 3, 1664, mar- ried Abraham Cruttenden; Abigail, born March 6, 1666, in Middletown, married David Robinson.
(II) Joseph Kirby, only surviving son of John Kirby (1), was born July 17, 1656, in Middletown, Connecticut. He was a wheelright or turner by trade. In May, 1684, he removed to Southampton, Long Island. By November, 1687, he was back in his native town. Savage says that he went to Carolina, but at the end of some years came home poor and had a law suit with the other heirs about the estate of his father. He was in Milford, Connecticut, from July, 1706, till after June, 1708. He prosecuted his own case in the courts and was admitted to the bar in 1709, one of the first at- torneys practicing in the state.
He married, December 10, 1681, in Wethers- field, Sarah Markham or Mackoon. He married ( second), October 17, 1704, in New Haven, Con- neeticut, Mary Plum, daughter of John Plum, of New Milford, and his wife, Elizabeth Norton. Jo- seph Kirby died December 2, 1711, in Middletown. His will is dated November 28, 1711. Children of Joseph and Sarah Kirby were: Elizabeth, born February 20, 1683, married James Brown; Sarah, born August 10, 1685, married Samuel Baldwin; Deborah, born March 27, 1688; John, see forward ; Mary, born June 10, 1693, married Benoni Steb- bins; Joseph, born 1695, died young: Bethiah, born about 1698, married Nathaniel Sanford. Children of Joseph and Mary were: Joseph, baptized July, 1706, died December, 1725: Susanna, baptized De- cember, 1706, died 1733; Margaret, born Septem- ber 2. 1709, married Captain Nathaniel Wooster.
(III) John Kirby, only surviving son of Joseph Kirby (2), was born in Middletown, Connecticut, February 16, 1691. He inherited a third part of his father's estate and added to the lands by buying the shares of his two sisters, the land formerly belonging to his grandfather Kirby. He lived in that part of the town known as the Upper Houses, now the town of Cromwell. He was a large tax- payer, and influential member of the Second Church, organized January 5. 1715. He died April 25, 1760, aged sixty-nine years. His will is dated April 9. 1759. He married, March 3, 1718, at Middletown, Hannah Stowe, born February II, 1696, daughter- of Thomas and Bethiah (Stocking) Stowe, of Mid- lletown. She died May 7, 1780, aged eighty-four years. Their children: Joseph, born January I, 1719, married Esther Wilcox; John, born Septem- ber 26, 1720, married Lucia Norton; Hannah, born April. 1723, married Solomon Sage; Daniel, born October, 1724, married Lucretia Porter; Saralı, born July 19, 1726, married Solomon Savage; Mary, born December, 1727. married Amos Johnson and (see- ond) William Parmelee; Thomas, born December, 1729, married Lucy Stocking: Bethia, born Decem- ber, 1731, married Daniel Stocking; Susan, born February 8, 1734, married Benjamin Bulkeley; Jonathan, born 1736, married Lucy Burgess; Eliza- beth. baptized September 24, 1738, married Joseph Tracy.
(VII) John Kirby, a descendant of John Kirby (3), perhaps through his son, Daniel Kirby, his grandson Amos, and great-grandson. John Kirby, was born in Canada about 1815. He married Mary
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R. Brigham, also a native of Canada, and they cme to Massachusetts soon after their marriage. After spending several years in various towns of Worcester county, Oxford, Spencer and Leicester, they removed to Vermont where Mr. Kirby died. Mrs. Kirby returned to Worcester county and lived at Webster until her death, Their children were: Alfred J., born in Spencer; Leander T., born in Spencer, February 25, 1841; May Olive, born in Leicester, August 25, 1844; Elizabeth Ann, born at Leicester, December 22, 1845.
(VIII) Alfred J. Kirby, son of John Kirby (7), was born in Spencer, Massachusetts. He was edu- cated in the public schools of Oxford, whither his parents removed when he was very young. At the age of seventeen years he began making boots and shoes. He followed this trade until 1861, when he enlisted in Company K, Twenty-fifth Massachu- setts Volunteers, as a musician. He remained in the service for three years and participated in the battles of Roanoke, Newbern and Little Washing- ton, North Carolina; of Whitehall, Cold Harbor, Fort Darling and in the six days of fighting in front of Petersburg, Virginia. About a year after he was mustered out, having recovered his health which had been impaired by the hardships of the service, he went to work in the woolen mills of Hill & Chapman at Providence, Rhode Island. Subse- quently he worked for Thomas Harris at Putnam, Connecticut, and for Benjamin James, at James- ville, in Worcester. Later he was for a few years employed in setting up woolen mill machinery in New England and New York. In 1868 Mr. Kirby bought the hotel in East Douglas, but not being satisfied with that location, removed to Ware, where he was proprietor of a hotel. He moved thence to the village of Eagleville, in the town of Holden, where he kept a hotel for two years. He was next engaged for four years as a traveling salesman for a hardware concern. In 1876 he became the pro- prietor of Hotel Kirby in Oxford, Massachusetts. Two years later he engaged in the wholesale produce business in Worcester in the firm of Kirby & Bristol, dealing in hay, grain, potatoes, etc., and buying for firms in New England, Lower Canada, New York, Michigan and other states. Although successful in this business he decided to return to the hotel business, and conducted the De Witt Hotel at Webster for two years. He then opened a real estate office in Tremont Row, Boston. In 1883 he bought the Hassanimisco House at Grafton, re- modelled it and refurnished it. As Hotel Kirby it has become one of the most popular hostelries in the county.
Mr. Kirby is well known among Grand Army men and is a member of Post General Charles Devens, No. 27. Nothwithstanding his busy life Mr. Kirhy has found time to become one of the most skillful and successful checker players in New England. In fact, he has made a good showing against the best players in the country. He has played in matches in New England, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois and elsewhere. He has played exhibition games in Grafton, against all comers, ten games be- ing in progress at a time, winning twenty-four and losing but one out of thirty. He has furnished many original games for the checker columns of periodi- cals. The North American Checker Board said of him recently: "He first began to play checkers at the age of thirteen, but not scientifically until 1872. Since then he has met and played such miotables as C. F. Barker. C. H. Freeman, R. E. Bowen. A. R. Bowdish, R. D. Yates, J. P. Reed, 11. Z. Wright, J. Cairns, D. Dickinson and many others At Woonsocket, February, 1893, he tied
W. H. Wales and J. Cairns and had close scores with Fitzgerald and E. Mee; also at Boston, in the same year, he won the only game he played with E. A. Durgin and defeated P. Kelly, Mr. Mack and Lang; tied Bugbee and lost to Grover and Dean. It was the only sitting in which Dean ever won from Mr. Kirby. In March, 1893, at Grafton, the tournament resulted : Kirby 4, W. H. Wales I, drawn 3. In the same month at Woonsocket he tied both Deeley and Ed Mee." Hotel Kirby is headquarters of the Grafton Chess and Checker Club, which was organized by Mr. Kirby, and many tournaments have been played there.
Mr. Kirby married Mary Hall, daughter of S. Davis Hall, of Grafton. (See sketch of the Hall family for her ancestry). Their only child died in infancy. A few years ago Mr. Kirby rebuilt his present residence, a sightly and substantial building on Worcester street, formerly the home of Mrs. Kirby's parents.
GEORGE FAMILY. The members of this ancient and distinguished family trace their origin to Nicholas George (1), who with wife Elizabeth settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where his wife joined the church in 1641; he was admitted to the church in 1665. He died there April 3. 1675, and she died there November 8, 1699, aged ninety-eight years. Of their children Eliza- beth, John, Mary and Joshua were born in Dor- chester, and Nicholas, Jr. and Richard, possibly others, were born prior to the settlement at Dor- chester.
(II) Richard George, son of Nicholas and Eliza- beth George, married Mary Pell and they resided in Boston, Massachusetts. The records at hand are not clear about this son.
(III) Thomas George, presumably the grand- son of Nicholas George, Sr. and his wife Elizabeth, of Dorchester, and son of Richard and Mary ( Pell) George, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, Octo- ber II, 1663. He and his wife Hannah were among the early settlers of Wrentham, removing to that place from Dorchester.
(IV) Richard George, son of Thomas and Han- nah George, was born April 10, 1701. He mar- ried, February 8, 1737-38, Jerusha Hancock, in Wrentham. April 27, 1760, a petition was pre- sented to the judge of probate, Edward Hutchin- son, asking that John Hancock, of Wrentham, be appointed, he having been chosen to take the care of Thomas and John George. Thomas, then about sixteen years old (born 1744, mentioned hereafter), and John, then about fourteen years old (born 1746).
(V) Thomas George, son of Richard and Jerusha (Hancock) George, was born in Wrentham, 1744. With his brother John he responded to the Lexing- ton alarm and marched in Captain Samuel Cowell's company, Colonel John Smith's regiment, April 19, 1775, serving at that time eleven days. Again he was chosen lieutenant in Captain Samuel Cowell's company, September 24, 1777, and commissioned September 27th. This company was from the east precinct of Wrentham, Colonel Benjamin Haws' fourth Suffolk county regiment. He again served as lieutenant in Nathaniel Heath's detachment, en- gaged September 27, 1778, and discharged Decem- ber 16, 1778, serving two months and nineteen days. He was commissioned lieutenant in Captain Sam- 11el Cowell's third company, North company in Wrentham, Colonel Haws' fourth Suffolk county regiment. June 20. 1779. He was also lieutenant in same company, Seth Bullard's regiment, marched July 28. 1780, discharged August 7, 1780. Went to
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Rhode Island and served thirteen days. Another service of forty days, return dated Medfield, March 2, 1781, serving under Captain Fisher, also of Wrent- ham, as lieutenant, also another expedition of forty days into Rhode Island under Major-General Lin- coln.
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