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(V) Joseph Waite, son of Josiah Waite (4), was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, March I, 1754, died July 26, 1819. He is buried at Hubbards- ton, Massachusetts. He married, March 4, 1779, Hepzibah Sherman, born at Marlborough, Massa- chusetts, May 10, 1760. (See sketch of the Sherman Family for her ancestors.) Joseph Waite enlisted in Captain Bemis's company, Colonel Ward's regi- ment, in 1775, for eight months' service. He received a coat for a bounty. He was charged with desertion January 21, 1778, but returned with a pardon for his absence four days later.
(VI) Alvin Waite, son of Joseph Waite (5), was born in Hubbardston, November 12, 1800, died December 25, 1856. He is buried in Worcester. He
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married, December 22, 1825, Mary Nourse Parker, born in Westboro, August II, 1803, died October 16, 1833.
(VII) Clarendon Waite, son of Alvin Waite (6), was born December 12, 1830, died December 16, 1867. He is buried in Worcester. He was a clergyman. He married, June 16, 1858, Harriet Goulding Baker, born July 22, 1834, died October II, 1897. (See sketch of the Baker Family in this work.) Children of Rev. Clarendon and Harriet Goulding (Baker) Waite were: Anna Mary Waite, born August 18, 1862; Florence Sherman, born August 19, 1865.
(VIII) Florence Sherman Waite, daughter of Rev. Clarendon Waite (7), was born August 19, 1865. She married, June 5, 1890, George Arthur Smith. (See sketch of George Arthur Smith for her children, etc.)
(I) Peter Goulding was an emigrant ancestor of Mrs. George Arthur Smith, of Worcester, Massa- chusetts. He came from Shipdam, near Norwich, in England. He was in Boston in 1665 and took part in the second settlement of Worcester. In . 1694 the settlement was broken up and he removed to Sudbury, Massachusetts, where he died in 1703. He was a lawyer of ability. Although neither a Churchman or Puritan he was held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. His handwriting, probably acquired in some English school, was "most Beauti- ful." He married Sarah Palmer.
(II) Palmer Goulding, son of Peter Goulding (I), was born in 1695 and died February II, 1770. He organized and commanded a company from Worcester county which took part in the capture of Louisburg in 1723. He built his house in Salem Square, where the church now stands, and carried on several lines of business. He had a tannery, made shoes, cured hams and had a malt house. Richard Rogers kept the public school in this house. Palmer Goulding was an assessor, constable and selectman of the town of Worcester. He died in Holden, but was buried in the graveyard on the Worcester Common, where his headstone was found by workmen in 1899 and buried there. He married, December 4, 1722, Abigail Rice, daughter of Timothy Rice, of Concord, Massachusetts. She died in Hol- den, 1770. Their children were: Palmer, Abigail, John, Millicent, Zurvilla, Windsor, Ignatius, Peter, Abel, Elizabeth, Patty.
(III) Ignatius Goulding, son of Palmer Gould- ing (2), was born September 6, 1734, died November 5, 1814. He was a carpenter in Worcester. He was the builder of the Second Church. He died in Phillipston, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Goodwin, of Reading, Massachusetts. Children of Ignatius Goulding were: Elizabeth, Patty, John Rice, James, Molly, William, Lydia, Lucretia, Ig- natius.
(IV) William Goulding, son of Ignatius Gould- ing (3), was born June II, 1768. He died on a farm in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, 1828. He was a carpenter by trade. He lived on Mechanic street. He failed in business and retired to a farm in Hubbardston. He married, November 18, 1790, Lucretia Bigelow, born March 26, 1767. (See sketch of the Bigelow Family in this work.) Children of William and Lucretia ( Bigelow) Goulding were : Lydia; William James, born 1794, died 1808; Lu- cretia, born 1796; Elizabeth, born 1798; Charles, born 1799, married Roxanna Larned, in 1821, died 1815 at Lewiston, Maine. Loren, born 1802, married Sophia Earle, died 1875: Pliny, born 1803: Franklin, born 1805, died 1806; Franklin, born 1807; Nancy Bigelow. born 1809, married. 1835. William Hinds ; (second) William Howe, died 1895, at Orange,
Massachusetts ; William James, born 1811, died 1841, in New Orleans; was a physician at Little Rock, Arkansas.
(V) Lydia Goulding, daughter of William Goulding (4), was born October 22, 1791. She married James Baker, November 29, 1814. They were grandparents of Florence Sherman Waite (par- ents of her mother), who married George A. Smith, of Worcester.
(I) William Baker was an emigrant ancestor of Mrs. George Arthur Smith, of Worcester, Massa- chusetts. He was early at the colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a sawyer by trade, and there is on record at Plymouth a contract he made January 7, 1632-33, with Richard Church to per- form certain work. He must have had property, for he was given formal leave to reside there No- vember 5, 1638. He removed later to Boston, where he worked as a carpenter. He was admitted a free- man there July 28, 1651. He married, September 23, 1651, Mary Eddington, daughter of Edmund Eddington. He married (second), April 22, 1656, Pilgrim Eddy, daughter of John Eddy, of Water- town, where Baker probably lived about that time. His children as recorded were: Mary, born and died 1652; John, born December 14, 1653; William, born October 19, 1655; Nathaniel, born May 13, 1661. William Baker, Sr., died at Concord, Massa- chusetts, August 2, 1679.
(II) William Baker, son of William Baker (1), was born in Boston, Massachusetts, October 19, 1655, and died at Concord, Massachusetts, June 8, 1702. He married, May 5, 1681, Elizabeth Dutton, born December 29, 1659, died April 7, 1698. The parents of Elizabeth were Thomas and Susannah Dutton. Their children were: Thomas; Mary, married Jacob Hamlet; Susannah, married John Durrant; John, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, married Samuel Lewis; James, Benjamin. The father of Thomas and grandfather of Elizabeth Dutton was John Dutton, the emigrant. Children of William and Elizabeth (Dutton) Baker were: Mary, Eliza- beth, Susanna, Thomas, John, Sarah, Joseph.
(III) Joseph Baker, son of William Baker (2), was born at Concord, Massachusetts, January 8, 1695-96. He died September 3, 1761. He settled in Littleton, Massachusetts. He married, December II, 1716, Alice Jefts, born in Billerica, Massachu- setts, September 16, 1691. Her parents were John and Lydia Jefts. He was born May 11, 1651, died Septem- ber 28, 1712. His wife Lydia died September 8, 1712. Their children were: Henry, Alice, Hannah, John, Nathaniel, William, Ebenezer. John Jefts was the son and Alice Jefts, the granddaughter of Henry and Hannah (Births) Jefts, who were married May 21, 1649. Henry settled in Woburn, Massachusetts, and removed to Billerica, where he died May 24, 1700, aged about sixty-four. His wife died Septem- ber 15, 1662. Their children were: Hannah, John, Hannah, Joanna, Henry. Children of Joseph and Alice (Jefts) Baker were: Alice, William, Jo- seph, Lydia, John, Charles, Timothy, Thomas.
(IV) Charles Baker, son of Joseph Baker (3), was born at Littleton, Massachusetts, April 4, 1752, died April 3, 1813. He married, May 30, 1751, Mary King, born at Brimfield, Massachusetts, July 9, 1726, died May 8, 1803. Their children were: Charles, Jonas, Levi, Mary, Artemas, Lydia, Jo- seph, Lucinda, Elizabeth, John.
(V) Charles Baker, son of Charles Baker (4), was born at Littleton, Massachusetts, April 4, 1752, died October II, 1826. He married, November 25, 1779, Anna Jackson, born at Petersham, Massachu- setts, January 17, 1758, died January 3, 1849. She was the daughter of James Jackson. Children of
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Charles and Anna were: Charles Jackson, born at Littleton; Nancy, James, James, Paul, Lucretia, Lucy, John, Jonas.
(VI) James Baker, son of Charles Baker (5), was born at Templeton, August 15, 1785, died Au- gust 2, 1872. Ile is buried in Worcester. He mar- ried, November 29, 1814, Lydia Goulding, born October 22, 1791, died June 19, 1870. (See Gould- ing family sketch in this work.) Children of James and Lydia (Goulding) Baker were: Elizabeth Ann, born September 15, 1815, died April 19, 1877; mar- ried Dexter Perry; Caroline Lucinda, born Novem- ber 22, 1817, died February 20, 1897; married Samuel Bannister; Lydia Bigelow, born May 15, 1819, died August 27, 1903; married (first) Alvin Waite, (sec- ond) George W. Russell; William James, born May 27. 1821, died December 28, 1904; married (first) Matilda Rice, (second) Julia Maria Perry, was associated with his brother Charles in the lumber business on Foster street, had one son, Philip H. Baker; John Paul, born January 28, 1823, died December 29, 1829; Nancy, born February 19, 1826, died July 15, 1866; Charles, born April 4, 1828, died September 18, 1896; married Eleutheria Manly, was dealer in lumber and had wood-working mill on Foster street, Worcester ; Harriet Goulding, born July 22, 1834.
(IX) Harriet Goulding Baker, daughter of James Baker (8), was born July 22, 1834. She mar- ried, June 16, 1858, Clarendon Waite. They were the parents of Florence Sherman Waite (Mrs. George Arthur Smith), of Worcester.
JOHN WEBSTER BEAMAN. Gamaliel Bea- man, or Beman, (I), as the name was spelled by the earlier generations usually, was the immigrant ancestor of William Beaman, late of Winchendon, Massachusetts. He came from England, in 1635, when only twelve years old, on the ship "Elizabeth and Ann" and settled first at Dorchester, in New England. He was a proprietor there in 1649. He removed to Lancaster in 1658 and drew lot No. 38. In 1676, during King Philip's war, he returned to Dorchester. He died there March 23, 1678. His first four children were baptized at Dorchester, June 14. 1657, the records giving their ages at that time. Three of the children were born in Lan- caster, the others in Dorchester. He was accepted as a citizen of Lancaster in 1658 and moved there the following year. The descendants of Gamaliel Beaman have been numerous in Lancaster and vicin- ity, and the name of Gamaliel has been borne by several very prominent descendants of the pioneer of that name. He married Sarah Clark, who was admitted to the church, February 1, 1656-57. Chil- dren of Gamaliel and Sarah (Clark) Beaman were: Thomas, who was the founder of the Marl- boro line, born 1649, married. 1678, Elizabeth Williams, daughter of Abraham and Joanna (Ward) Williams, of Marlboro, and had eight chil- dren: Joseph, born 1649-50; John, see forward; Gamaliel, born 1653; Mary, born 1656; Sarah, born January 19, 1658-59; Noah, born April 3, 166f, who became a prominent citizen of Lancaster; Thankful, born April 18, 1663; Mehitable, born May 26, 1667. (II) John Beaman, third child of Gamaliel Bea- man (1), was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1651, died at Sterling, Massachusetts, 1740. When Lancaster was re-settled after the Indian wars he built a house on his father's lands at Watagquadock (Bolton) and resided there He was in Taunton, Massachusetts, for a short time. The birth of his son Gamaliel, is recorded both in Taunton and Lancaster. He returned to Lancaster to the section called Chocksett (Sterling), where many of his de-
cendants have since lived. He married Priscilla , who died in 1729, aged seventy-three years. Their children : Sarah, born at Lancaster, January 25, 1681; Gamaliel, born at Taunton, see forward; John, remained in Bolton, had son Jabez 1705. who settled in Shrewsbury and is the progenitor of the West Boylston family : left sons, Noah and John, and daughter Abigail Dakin.
(III) Gamaliel Beaman, son of John Beaman (2), was born at Taunton, Massachusetts, Feb- ruary 29, 1684, died at Sterling. October 25, 1745, and was the first person buried in the graveyard there. He was the first inhabitant of the present town of Sterling, moving there in 1721. He was followed by Samuel Sawyer, Benjamin Houghton, David and Jonathan Osgood, all of whom made their homes there before 1726. Mr. Beaman joined the Chocksett church, July 7, 1745. His farm has been for many years and is now or was recently owned by his descendants. His will mentions his children as given below: Phineas, see forward; Dinah, born September 20, 1728, at Lancaster; Zerbiah, baptized at Lancaster, August 10, 1740; Lois, baptized at Lancaster, August 10, 1740 ; Eunice, married Jonas Wilder; daughter, married Jewett and left children mentioned in the will.
(IV) Phineas Beaman, eldest child of Gamaliel Beaman (3), was born about 1725 in Sterling (then Lancaster ), Massachusetts. He married Joanna He was a prominent farmer at Sterling, and died in 1794; his will dated November 4, 1794, named his ten living children and David, the son of Gamaliel, deceased. The children: Gamaliel, see forward; Elisha, Phinehas, Jr., Lemuel, Jonas, Josiah, Joanna, married Osgood; Elizabeth, married Boynton; Silence, married
Carter ; Abigail, married Brown; Gideon.
(V) Gamaliel Beaman, son of Phineas Beaman (4), was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, Decem- ber 2, 1748, and settled there. In addition to his farm he followed the trade of carpenter and also had a saw mill. He married at Lancaster, October 10, 1775. Prudence Wilder, of Sterling, and settled soon afterward in Winchendon, where he bought of "Fiery" James Otis, the Patriot, his homestead. In the spring of 1777 he joined the Continental army and was with Washington at Valley Forge. He died in the Continental Hospital at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1777, and was buried in Bethlehem. . Their only child was: David, born in Winchendon, August 21, 1776, see forward.
(VI) David Beaman, only child of Gamaliel Beaman (5), was born in Winchendon, Massachu- setts, August 21, 1776. He was reared on his father's farm and attended the district schools, where he acquired his early education. He was a farmer all his life. When he built his house many of the timbers from the original house built by his father were used and this house. is now in good repair and occupied by the grandson of the builder, George Henry Beaman. David Beaman became a prominent citizen of the town. He was one of the selectmen, ensign and later captain in the militia. He married. April 10, 1798, Polly Carter, of Leon- inster. Their children were: Gamaliel, born March 20, 1799: Elisha, September 22, 1800: Sally T., Sep- tember 29, 1802; David W., August 29, 1804; Melas, July 31. 1806: Mary Ann, December 4, 1808; Prud- ence W., January 7, 1811 : Harriet, January 8, 1814; Eliza, August 19, 1816; William, see forward.
(VII) William Beaman, youngest child of David Beaman (6). was born at Winchendon. September 16, 1818. He attended the public schools in fiis youth but was largely self-educated. In his early manhood he drove the stage from New Ipswich to
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Winsted for a time; spent three years in the west and for several years followed the trade of painting for E. Murdock & Co. He went into business on his own account in 1847 in the manu- facture of woodenware, such as pails, tubs, firkins, and also matches. He established one of the im- portant industries of the town and carried it on successfully for many years. This section of the state has been made famous by its manufacture of wooden-ware of all kinds. Owing to failing health Mr. Beaman, after carrying on his business con- tinuously for a period of thirty-seven years, retired in 1884. He was afterward an appraiser of real estate, an occupation that he followed until his death. He was a man of most amiable disposition and was much respected by his fellow townsmen. He was an assessor and selectman of the town and had he cared for public office would have been called into public service much more. He was a man of good business ability and high character.
He married, February 27, 1848, Eliza Caroline Whitney, born at Winchendon, June 16, 1830, daugh- ter of Webster and Eliza Parks (Whitman) Whit- ney, of Winchendon. Her father was for many years town clerk of Winchendon. Children of William and Eliza (Whitney) Beaman were: Will- iam David, born July 17, 1851, married Mary J. Hyde, of Winchendon, now West Boylston ; John Webster, see forward; Edward Arthur, born July 18, 1857, died October 10, 1861 ; Charles Fred- erick, born December 8, 1859, now residing in Springfield, a hard wood finisher and painter ; mar- ried Margaret Atkinson, of Winchendon, and they have five children : Charles Atkinson, William Web- ster, Baxter Whitman, Margaret Caroline, Gertrude Ellen ; Caroline Eliza, born June 1, 1866.
(VIII) John Webster Beaman, second child of William Beaman (7), was born in Winchendon. Massachusetts, September 18, 1855. He received his early education in the common schools of that town, At the age of cighteen years he went into the office of E. Murdock & Co., where he remained until about twenty, when he went to work for his father in the manufacture of wooden-ware, taking charge of the bookkeeping. He rose to be the gen- eral inanager of the business and was identified with it until- 1884. For four years he was travelling salesman for Slade, Gordon & Company of Glou- cester, Massachusetts, dealers in fish products. His career was cut short, December 3, 1888, by a fatal accident ; having accidentally shot himself, he died twenty minutes afterward. Mr. Beaman was uni- versally trusted and honored wherever he was known. He inherited the sterling straits of char- acter that distinguished his ancestors and deserved the esteem of his fellowment.
He married, January 20, 1876, Cally Alice Wood, of Ashburnham, daughter of Eliphalet S. and Susan (Farrar) Wood. Her father was deputy sheriff of Worcester county. Children of John Webster and Cally Alice (Wood) Beaman were : Arthur William, born July 6, 1876; Gertrude, born April 1, 1881.
EDWARD F. TOLMAN. Thomas Tolman (1) was the emigrant ancestor of Edward F. Tolman, of Worcester, Massachusetts. He was born in England in the year 1608 or 1609. There is a tradi- tion in the family that he came to Dorchester, Massachusetts, with the first settlers in the ship "Mary and John" in 1630 and that he owned land extending from the seaside to the Dedham line. He was owner of lands also in what is now Can- ton, Stoughton and Sharon. The first mention of him on the Dorchester town records is under date
of October 31, 1639, as follows: "It is ordered that Goudman Tolman's house be appointed for the receiving of any goods that shall be brought in whereof the owner is now known." His name is appended to the church covenant made in 1636. He was admitted a freeman May 13, 1640.
He located near the Pine Neck, now Port Nor- folk, his house having stood within one hundred feet of Pine Neck creek on the west side and within two hundred feet on the north side, the creek having an elbow shape at this point. Some of the land was recently or is now in possession of his descendants. The house in which his son Thomas afterward lived, between what is now Ashmont street and Washington street, was prob- ably built by him. It has remained ever since in the family. He was a wheelwright by trade and a man of prominence. He held various town of- fices in Dorchester.
His first wife was Sarah; his second wife was Katherine, who died November 7, 1677. He died June 8, 1690, in his eighty-second year. His will was dated October 29, 1688, and proved February 5, 1691-2. It mentioned his eldest son Thomas, daughters Sarah Leadbetter, Rebecca Tucker, Ruth Ryall, Hannah Lyon and Mary Collins; son John Tolman; James Tucker, husband of Rebecca, to pay a certain sum to Isaac Ryall's two eldest daughters, Ruth and Mary.
The children of Thomas Tolman (1), were: I. Thomas, born in 1633, married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Johnson, of Lynn. November 4, 1654, was admitted with his wife into the Dorchester Church, May 17, 1674; was made freeman, 1678; his house stood about one hundred feet from Ash- mont street in Tolman's lane; he died September 12, 1718, aged eighty-five years; she died Decem- ber 15, 1726. 2. John, made a freeman in 1678. 3. Sarah, married Henry Leadbetter, March 18, 1659, died April 20, 1722. 4. Rebecca, married James Tucker, had Experience, born August 19, 1676. 5. Ruth, married Isaac Royal, and died May 1, 1681 ; he owned what was called the Dolbeare place. 6. Hannah, born August 27, 1642, married George Lyon, married (second) William Blake; she died August 4, 1729, in her ninety-first year. 7. Mary, married - Collins, of Lynn.
(II) John Tolman, son of Thomas Tolman (I), was born probably after the family reached Dor- chester. He was admitted a freeman in 1678. He married Elizabeth Collins, daughter of John Col- lins, of Lynn. She was the mother of all his nine children. She died October 7. 1690. He married (second) Mary Paul, widow, June 15, 1692; she died August 25, 1720. He was a selectman of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1693-94-95. He died January I, 1724-5, aged eighty-two years.
His children were: Elizabeth, born December 14, 1667, married Moses Heirse or Hewes, Octo- ber 28, 1692; John, April 8, 1671, married Susanna Breck. daughter of John Breck, February, 1696-7; she died January 20, 1712; Joseph, September 6, 1674; Benjamin, December 6, 1676, settled at Scit- uate, Massachusetts ; Henry, March 13, 1678-9, mar- ried Hannah -, by whom he had nine children, all born in Dorchester, Massachusetts: Mr. Tolman afterward removed to Attleboro, where he died at an advanced age: his wife, Hannah, died November II, 1735: Ann, April 1. 1681: Ebenezer, March 27, 1683; Ruth, July 1, 1685, married Joseph Burt, Jan- uary 18, 1711-12: William, September 2, 1687.
(III) John Tolman, son of John Tolman (2), was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, April 8. 1671. He married Susannah Breck, daughter of John Breck, February, 1696-7. She died January
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20, 1712. He married Elizabeth White, April I, 1714. She died June 25, 1778, aged eighty-nine years. He died October 23, 1759. aged eighty-nine years. The children of Jolm and Susannah Tolman were: Hannah, born May 4, 1698; John, April 6, 1700, of whom later; Jerusha, August 24, 1702, married Richard Humphreys, May 21, 1747; Susanna, May 13, 1705; Ruth, born April 10, 1708; Josialı, born April 19, 1710; Elijah, February 2, 1710-II, married Hannah Humphreys, of Need- ham, Massachusetts, September 8, 1736; he died February 21, 1765, being drowned as he was com- ing from Boston over the ice; she died February 14. 1747. The children of John and Elizabeth ( White) Tolman were : Priscilla, August 31, 1715, married Ebenezer Bird, November 20, 1733; Patience, January 1, 1718. married Thomas Evans, March 9, 1741 ; Submit, June 19, 1722; Mercy, June 27, 1724. died September 13, 1724.
(IV) Jolın Tolman, son of John Tolman (3), was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, April 6, 1700. He, like his grandfather, was a wheelwright. He settled at Dorchester. He married Hannah Clap. January 2, 1735. He died from the sting of bees May 29, 1779. His wife died March 16, 1799. The children of John and Hannah (Clap) Tolman were : Hannah, born May 11, 1736, married Deacon Edward Pierce, November 1, 1763; John, April 13. 1738, married Elizabeth Baker, April 16, 1761 ; Ezekiel October 24, 1740, married Sarah Harring- ton, she died October 16, 1821, aged eighty years ; he was selectman four years, representative six years ; he died December 31, 1827; Jemima, May 28, 1743, died January 9, 1750; Susanna, August 16, 1749, died January 12, 1750; Nathaniel, March 16, 1752.
(V) John Tolman, son of John Tolman (4), was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, April 13, 1738, died August 10, 1820. He married Elizabeth Baker, April 16, 1761. She died November 23, 1762, aged twenty-five years. He married (second) Hannah Hall, May 31, 1764. She died April 22, 1828, aged eighty-two years. The child of John and Elizabetlı (Baker) Tolman was: Elizabeth, born November 20, 1762. married Thomas Williams, January II, 1785. The children of John and Han- nalı (Hall) Tolman were: Hannah, born May 19, 1765, married John Preston, June 8, 1786; John, February 21, 1768, died September 22, 1799, inar- ried Ann Capen, December 12, 1792; Elisha. Jan- ary 10, 1771, of whom later; Jemima. November 3. 1774, married Alexander Glover, July 21, 1794; Stephen, January 4. 1777, married Mary Pierce, daughter of Jonathan Pierce, of Dorchester, Octo- ber 16. 1806; she died January 15, 1860; he was cap- tain of a company on Fort Independence in the war of 1812; Etnice, January 16. 1782, married Jonathan Pierce, December 6, 1804.
(1) Richard Hall was the emigrant ancestor of Hannah Hall. who married John Tolman, May 31, 1764. Richard Hall was a member of the Dor- chester Church, 1644. He was a lieutenant in the militia. He married Elizabeth Collicott, daughter of Richard and Thomasin; Richard was born 1603, died July 7. 1686. He died June 23. 1691. His wife died October 8, 1693. Their children were: Martha, born August 12, 1648. married, September IS, 1674, Ebenezer Williams; Samuel, March I, 1651-2: Elizabeth, December 20, 1653; Jonathan, April 8, 1659: Experience, January 3Q, 1661-2.
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