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Children of William Sargent were: I. Elizabeth, born in England, baptized July 3, 1628, died Jan- uary, 1629-30. 2. Hannah, born in England, bap- tized July 13, 1629, came to New England with her father, married, in 1649, Henry Felch, of Reading, died December 15, 1717. 3. Elizabeth, born in Eng- land, baptized September 12, 1630, came to New England with her father, married, about 1651, David Nichols; married (second), Jannary 14, 1652-3, Thomas Bill, of Boston, died March 5, .1657-8. 4. Mary, born in England, baptized Sep- tember 2, 1632, probably died in infancy. 5. Sarah, born in England, baptized October 26, 1635, probably died young. 6. Marie, born in England, baptized January 22, 1636-7, probably died young. 7. John, of whom later. 8. Ruth, born October 25, 1642, mar- ried about 1663 Jonathan Winslow, of Marshfield, son of Josiah Winslow, and nephew of Governor Edward Winslow; she married, July, 1677, Richard Bourne, of Sandwich; married (second), in 1684, John Chipman, of Sandwich; died October 4, 17II.
9. Samuel, born March 3, 1644-5, made freeman of Plymouth colony in 1684, died September 22, 1710, unmarried.
(IV) John Sargent, son of William Sargent (3), was born in Charlestown, now Everett, Massa- chusetts, baptized December 8, 1639. He married, March 19, 1662, Deborah Hillier, of Barnstable. She was born at Yarmouth, October 30, 1643, and died April 20, 1669. Her father was Hugh Hillier. John Sargent married (second), September 3, 1669, Mary Bense. She died February, 1070-I. He mar- ried (third) Lydia Chipman, of Barnstable, grand- daughter of John Howland, of the "Mayflower." She was born at Barnstable, December 25, 1654, and died March 2, 1730. Her father was John Chipman. John Sargent died in Malden, September 9, 1710. He went to Barnstable with his father and was made a freeman there between 1662 and 1669. He was selectman of the town of Barnstable for six years. In May, 1695, the town of Malden made a division of twenty-three hundred acres of common lands and John Sargent and John Sargent, Jr., received their proportion of the land. John Sargent, Sr., being the man designated to draw the lots for the division of the land. His slate gravestone is to be seen in the Bell Rock cemetery, formerly the old Malden burying ground. All his fifteen. children are named in his will, which . was made May 20, 1708.
Children of John and Deborah, four, and of John and Lydia, eleven, were: 1. Joseph, of whom later. 2. John, born February 16, 1664-5, married Mary Linnell (died about 1755, daughter of David), re- sided in Malden and Reading, Massachusetts, and Mansfield, Connecticut, died April 16, 1755. 3. Mary, born in 1667, married Nathan Toby, of Sandwich, Massachusetts. 4. Jabez, born April, 1669, died in 1694-5, unmarried. 5. Hannah, born December, 1675. 6. Jonathan, born April 17, 1677, married, March 13, 1699-1700, Mary Lynde, born July 5, 1678, died November 19, 1716, daughter of John; married (second), November 26, 1717, Mary Sprague, born May 25, 1696, died March 14, 1787, daughter of Jonathan; resided at Malden and Mans- field, Connecticut ; died October 27, 1754; was select- man of Malden and representative seven years; in 1735 gave land for a meeting house. 7. William, born November 20, 1680, married, December 30, 1702, Mary Lewis, born March 1, 1681, died Feb- ruary, 1743-4, daughter of Isaac; resided at Malden, where he was selectman nine years; died March 15, 1731-2. 8. Lydia, married in 1701, Joseph Waite, Jr., of Malden. 9. Deborah, married, December 26, 1701, Thomas Waite, of Malden. 10. Ruth, born October 26, 1686, died October 28, 1719. 11. Sam- uel, born September 15, 1688, married, December 2, 1714, Elizabeth Pratt, born January 24, 1692-3, daughter of Thomas; resided in Charlestown; died December 7, 1721; widow married (second) John Tufts, of Medford, Massachusetts. 12. Ebenezer, born September 25, 1690, married, Angust 7, 1716, Esther Williams, ( died after 1735) ; married (sec- ond) Mary -, who died in 1781; resided in Malden, Charlestown and Brookline, Massachu- setts; died September 24, 1771. 13. Hope. 14. Mehitable, born September 5, 1696. 15. Sarah, died December 5. 1716.
(V) Joseph Sargent, son of John Sargent (4), was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, April 18, 1663. He married, 1685, Mary Green, daughter of John Green. She was born December, 1668, and died April 9, 1759. They lived in Malden and Charlestown. He died November 27, 1717. His children were: 1. Mary, born July 4, 1686, mar- ried, September 28, 1705, Thomas Burditt, died
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October 27, 1761. 2. Sarah, born March 22, 1688-9, died young. 3. Joseph, of whom later. 4. Jabez, born in 1692, married, August 21, 1716, Mary Lynde, born August 25, 1692, died May 26, 1744, daughter of Joseph; married ( second), October 9, 1746, Rachel Waite, born October 24, 1704, died December 23, 1776, daughter of Thomas; resided at Malden, died October 28, 1781. 5. Sarah, born October 30, 1695, married, December 3, 1713, Samuel Newhall ; she died November 17, 1740. 6. John, born June 10, 1698, married, May 25, 1721, Sarah Dexter, born April 6, 1699, died August 3. 1759, daughter of Richard; resided at Malden; died November 20, 1760. 7. Deborah, born August 13, 1701, married Uriah Oakes, died May 20, 1764. 8. Samuel, born March 1, 1703-4, married Elizabeth born in 1708, died October 20, 1781; resided at Stow, Massachusetts ; died November 20, 1791. 9. Nathan, born September 12, 1706, married, May 29, 1729, Mary Viall, born August 23, 1711, died September 9, 1795, daughter of Nathaniel; resided at Chelsea, died March 15, 1774. 10. Elizabeth, born December 5, 1710, married, November 7, 1734, Ebenezer Bar- rett; died February 11, 1769.
(VI) Joseph Sargent, son of Joseph Sargent (5), was born in Malden, Massachusetts, May 28, 1090. He married, June 4, 1713, Hannah Buckman, who was born August 13, 1694, and died January 22, 1782. She was the daughter of Joseph Buck- man. They resided at Malden and Charlestown, Massachusetts. He died November 16, 1760. His children were: 1. Joseph, of whom later. 2. Han- nah, born June 28, 1718, married, February 7, 1739- 40, Jabez Burditt; she died in 1748. 3. Mary, born November 18, 1721, married, June 24, 1742, Nathan Sargent; she died May 28, 1750. 4. David, born March 22, 1723-4, married, June 27, 1751, Mehitable Green, born August 3, 1732, died August 20, 1806, daughter of John; resided at Malden; died June 2, 1803. 5. Ruth born February 25, 1725-6, died March 3. 1740-1. 6. Deborah, born July 13, 1728, married, May 23, 1731, Ezra Sargent; she died September 9, 1791. 7. Phebe, born August 14, 1730, died August 24, 1738. 8. Solomon, born May 28, 1732, died Au- gust 21, 1738. 9. Jacob, born 'November 10, 1736, died September I, 1738. 10. Phebe, born December 6, 1739, married, January 28, 1762, John Chenery, died about 1805.
(VII) Joseph Sargent, son of Joseph Sargent (6), was born in Malden or Charlestown, Massa- chusetts, July 6, 1716. He married, January 20, 1746-7, Hannah Whittemore, daughter of Daniel Whittemore. She was born May 13, 1724, and died in 1757. He married (second), in 1758, Martha Groat. He settled in Leicester, Massachusetts, where many of his descendants have lived after him. Joseph Sargent was one of the original pur- chasers. Children of Joseph Sargent were: I. Joseph, born November 2, 1747, died young. 2. Dan- iel, born September 9, 1750, married Mary Lycett, born in 1755, died April 28, 1842; resided in Holden and Worcester ; was a soldier in the revolution, died May 17, 1838. 3. Hannah, born February II, 1754. 4. Joseph, born July 24. 1756, married, May 6, 1783, Mary Denny, born April 15, 1758, died November 2, 1813, daughter of Thomas Denny; resided in Leicester, died March 14, 1787. 5. Patty, born 1759, died May 18, 1831. 6. Rachel, born in 1761, died May 20. 1831. 7.Stephen, born October 12, 1762, married, April II, 1799, Lucy Blanchard, resided in Leicester and Vermont or Canada, died after 1809.
(VIII) Joseph Sargent, son of Joseph Sar- gent (7), was born in Leicester, Massachu- setts (second of name), July 24. 1756. He married, May 6, 1783, Mary Denny, daughter of
Thomas Denny, of Leicester. (See Denny family sketch.) She was born April 15, 1758, and died November 2, 1813. They settled in Leicester, where he died March 14, 1787. Their children were: I. Henry, of whom later. 2. Sophia, born August 13, 1785, married, November 25, 1813, Daniel McFar- land; married (second), January 19, 1822, Horace McFarland; she died February 15, 1853. 3. Joseph Denny, of whom later.
(IX) Colonel Henry Sargent, son of Joseph Sargent (8), was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, November 16, 1783. He married, June 2, 1812, Elizabeth Denny. She was the daughter of William Denny; she was born September 7, 1789, died May 6, 1862. He died March 31, 1829. Their children were: I. Mary Denny, born March 10, 1813, died August 12, 1814. 2. Thomas D., born September 23, 1814, married, October 5, 1845, Alınira M. Kurtz, born October 5, 1829, died August 15, 1855; he died in 1882, in Rome, Italy. 3. Dr. Joseph, born De- cember 31, 1815. 4. Mary Sophia, born January 24, 1818, married, November 16, 1835, Isaac R. Worces- ter. 5. Henry, born July 28, 1820, died November 19, 1820. 6. Henry, born November 7, 1821, married, April 30, 1849, Catharine D. Whitney, born Decem- ber 17, 1824, died September 9, 1849, daughter of Asa; resided in Worcester, died April 27, 1858. 7. Elizabeth, born April 27, 1824, married. Septem- ber 27, 1849, Alfred Lambert, died December, 1891. S. Lyman W., born July 19, 1826, died August 9, I827.
(1X) Colonel Joseph Denny Sargent, son of Joseph Sargent (8), was born January 7, 1787, died May 24, 1849. He was a representative in the gen- eral court in 1846. He resided in Leicester. He married, April 16, 1818, Mindwell Jones, daughter of Phineas Jones; she was born April 5, 1792, died February 6, 1851. His children were: I. Harrison Jones, born January 10, 1819, married, November 9, 1849, Sarah A. Griffin, born November 6, 1832, daughter of John Griffin; resided at Newnan, Georgia, and had ten children. 2. Sophia, born May 8, 1821, married, June 10, 1842, William Boggs. 3. Joseph B., born December 14, 1822, married, Jan- uary 17. 1848, Elizabeth Collier Lewis; married (second) Florence Von Karajan; was mayor of New Haven and president of Sargent & Co., hard- ware manufacturers. 4. Lucy Baldwin, born Sep- tember 23, 1824, married, October 1, 1846, E. W. Rupert. 5. Mary Denny, born November 10, 1827, died December 3, 1827. 6. George H., born October 29, 1828, married, October 15, 1855, Sarah C. Shaw, born March 18, 1831, daughter of John H. Shaw ; resided in New York; three children. 7. Edward, see forward.
(X) Edward Sargent, son of Colonel Josepli Denny and Mindwell ( Jones) Sargent (9), was born March 25, 1832, in Leicester, Massachusetts. He received his education at the Leicester schools and the academy. In partnership with his brother Jo- seph B. he began the manufacture of hand cards at the "Brick Nadory" on May 1, 1854. On the first day of the year 1859 they received their brother, George H., into the firm and at the same time or- ganized the Sargent Hardware Commission House . in New York City. Mr. Sargent was connected with this company through life. They built extensive works for the manufacture of hardware in New Haven, Connecticut, and became the largest hard- ware company in the country. Mr. Sargent passed his life at Leicester and was interested in every- thing that related to the welfare of the place and contributed liberally to all public improvements. He was selectman of Leicester several times and nominated as candidate for the state legislature.
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Mr. Sargent was much affected by the death of his wife, to whom he was devotedly attached, and sur- vived her less than two years. He died January 29, 1883. He married, February 9, 1858, Adelaide S. Conklin, daughter of Austin Conklin. She died February 11, 1881. The children of Edward and Adelaide S. Sargent were: I. Joseph Bradford, born June 14, 1859, married, June 20, 1882, Annie L. Bisco, born June 15, 1862, daughter of John W. Bisco. (See Bisco family sketch.) They reside in Newtonville, Massachusetts. 2. Winthrop, born March 26, 1862, died February 17, 1864. 3. Harry Edward, see forward.
(XI) Harry Edward Sargent, son of Edward Sargent (10), was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, June 1, 1864. He spent his boyhood in his native town. He attended the public schools of Leicester and Leicester Academy and a military academy in New York. He went to work in the wire mill when he left school, and was afterward employed as salesman by a Boston firm of boiler manufactur- ers. He has been town treasurer for two years. In politics is a Democrat. He has served the town as selectman and in other positions and offices of trust and honor.
Mr. Sargent married, May 1, 1888, Annie L. Trask, born March 17, 1869. She was the daughter of Frederick E. Trask. They have always lived in Leicester. They have one daughter, Evelyn, now a student in Leicester Academy.
JOSEPH WARREN SARGENT. William Sar- gent (I), one of the first settlers of Ipswich, was the emigrant ancestor of Joseph Warren Sargent, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Much erroneous mat- ter has been published about William Sargent, based probably upon family traditions. Though the proof is not complete it is probable that William Sargent was the son of Richard and Katherine ( Stevens) Sargent, and that he was baptized in the Abbey Church at Bath, England, June 28, 1606. His par- ents were married in the same parish in November, 1602. It is possible that the story of his serving under the redoubtable Captain John Smith is sub- stantially true, and he may have been with Smith when he visited Ipswich, then known as Agawam. William Sargent, the records show, was a sea-far- ing man. The records show that he was one of the earliest settlers at Agawam. In April, 1633, the general court of Massachusetts Bay Colony passed an Act to protect him and other grantees of land at Agawam. He was admitted a freeman in 1639. He was one of the first settlers at Newbury, Massa- chusetts. He apparently liked to participate in set- tlements of new towns. Newbury was settled in 1635, and he was among the pioneers at Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1638, and of South Merrimac, now Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1639. He re- mained there for about fifteen years, then located at Salisbury and New Town, now Amesbury and Mer- rimac, Massachusetts, in 1655, and remained there till his death. Many of his descendants have lived in and about Amesbury.
He married Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of John Perkins. She was born in Newent, Gloucestershire, England, in 1618. They were married about 1633, and she came to America with her parents in the "Lion" in the Spring of 1631, and was at Agawam prior to 1633. She died before September 18, 1670, for he married (second) on that date Joanna Row- ell, who survived him and married Richard Currier, of Amesbury, Massachusetts.
William Sargent was one of the Prudential Men in Amesbury in 1667. He resided in that part of the town known as the West Parish, and built a house near the church and cemetery. He died
in March, 1675, and was buried in the graveyard at the ferry. His will was proved at Salem in 1675. It mentions his wife and children. It was dated March 24, 1671-2. Children of William and Eliza- beth Sargent were: I. Mary, born about 1634, mar- ried. Philip Challis, a farmer of Amesbury, where he hield various offices and died 1681. 2. Elizabeth, died July 14, 1641, at Salisbury. 3. Thomas, (see forward). 4. William born November 21, 1645, at Salisbury. 5. Lydia, born June 17, 1647, died 1661. 6. Elizabeth, born August 22, 1648, died September 4, 1649. 7. Sarah, born December 29, 1651, died young. 8. Sarah, born February 29, 1652, married, December 22, 1681, Orlando Bagley, a farmer at Amesbury, who was town clerk there for many years; she died October 3, 1701. 9. Elizabeth, born about 1653, married, prior to 1670, Samuel Colby, of Amesbury.
(II) Thomas Sargent, son of William Sargent (I), born at Salisbury, Massachusetts, June II, 1643, married, January 2, 1667, Rachel Barnes, daughter of William Barnes of Amesbury, Massa- chusetts, at Salisbury. She was born February 3, 1648, died 1719. Her will was proved at Salem in 1719. He died February 27, 1706. Both died and are buried at Amesbury, Massachusetts, in the Ferry cemetery. He was a farmer and lived on Bear Hill. He took the oath of allegiance and fidelity at Ames- bury before Major Robert Pike, December 20, 1677. He held various town offices and was lieutenant of the militia company. He was one of the most prom- inent men of his day in Amesbury. His will was dated February 8, 1706, and proved at Salem, April 8, 1706. It was signed Thomas Sargent and named his wife, five sons and the four daughters then liv- ing. All the children were born at Amesbury. They were: I. Thomas, born February 24, 1669, died young. 2. John, born March 27, 1672; died Novem- ber 9, 1690. 3. Mary, born October 14, 1674, married John Sanders. 4. Hannah, born July 23, 1675; mar- ried a Mr. Somes. 5. Thomas, born November 15, 1676. 6. Rachel, born August 12, 1677; married, December 14. 1704, William Currier, of Amesbury. 7. Jacob, born October 1, 1678. 8. William, born December 1, 1680; died May 15, 1711. 9. Joseph, ( see forward). 10. Judith, born June 2, 1687, (twin of Joseph) ; died May 22, 1688. 11. Judith, born July 1, 1689 : died September 15, 1715. 12. John, born May 18. 1692.
(III) Joseph Sargent, son of Thomas Sargent (2), born at Amesbury, Massachusetts, June 2, 1687; married (first), November 17, 1715, Elizabeth Carr, of Newbury, Massachusetts, born in 1693. died De- cember 28. 1729: married (second), April 8, 1731, Widow Sarah Currier. He died May 16, 1733, and is buried at Amesbury. He lived on Bear Hill in Amesbury and was a farmer. His wife Sarah was the administratrix of his estate. All the children were by his first wife and born in Amesbury. They were : I. Judith, born October 1, 1716; married, October 9. 1734. John Bagley, a farmer of Ames- bury, who resided on Pond's Hill and was town clerk twenty-five years. 2. Elizabeth, born Septem-
ber 17, 1718; died December 28, 1729. 3.
Rachel, born February 22,
1721 ; married. December 5. 1738, Nathan Hues, M. D .; she died 1792; had eleven children. 4. Catherine, born Feb- ruary 17, 1722. 5. Joseph, (see forward). 6. Seus, born July 22, 1727 ; married, April 2, 1747, Timothy Lancaster, of Amesbury; had seven children.
(IV) Joseph Sargent, son of Joseph Sargent (3), born at Amesbury, Massachusetts, May 22, 1725; married, November 25, 1746, Miriam Flanders, of South Hampton, Massachusetts, born 1729, died 1804. He died 1804 at Amesbury, where they had
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lived and where he was buried. He owned land in South Hampton in 1760. Ile was a farmer. His children were all born at Amesbury. They were: I. Elizabeth, born October 18, 1747, died young. 2. Kattren, born October 3, 1749, married. December 26, 1770, Oliver Blaisdell, of Loudon, New Ilamp- shire. 3. Joseph, born August 20, 1751. 4. Levi, born April 21, 1754, killed at Fort Stanley in the French and Indian war. 5. Elizabeth, born April 15, 1757, married Samuel Savory, of Warner, New Hampshire. 6. Zebulon (see forward). 7. Joshua, born August 4. 1762. 8. Jacob, born April 10, 1765. 9. Miriam, born September 19, 1768.
(V) Zebulon Sargent, son of Joseph Sargent (4), born at Amesbury, Massachusetts, September 7, 1759, married, May 16, 1786, Hannah Sargent, daugh- ter of John Sargent. They were third cousins. Joshua Sargent was the son of John Sargent, grand- son of Thomas Sargent (2). She was born at Ames- bury, July 14, 1765, died April 3. 1815. He died April 2, 1814. He was a farmer; lived and died at Amesbury and all his children were born there. The children of Zebulon and Hannah (Sargent) Sar- gent were: 1. Nabby, born June 6, 1787. 2. Eliza, born March 8, 1789. 3. Joseph (see forward). 4. William, born December 31, 1795, died 1813. 5. Hannah, born March 21, 1803, married, January 31, 1827, John Sawyer.
(V1) Joseph Sargent, son of Zebulon Sargent (5), born at Amesbury, Massachusetts, February 19, 1794. married. December 25. 1820, Hannah Pat- ten, of Amesbury, daughter of John Patten, farmer and cooper at Amesbury, where she was born Au- gust, 1801. She died February 11, 1882. He died May 5, 1848. He was a carriage manufacturer at Amesbury, and a prominent business man of the town. He was buried at Amesbury. All his chil- dren were born there. They were: I. Anna Maria. born January 26, 1824. married Phineas Chase, of Merrimac. 2. Hannah Jane, born November 29, 1826. 3. Joseph Warren (see forward). 4. Mary F., born August 4, 1833. married. November. 1866, Levi Taylor, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who was the first mayor of that city.
(VII) Joseph Warren Sargent, son of Joseph Sargent (6), was born at Amesbury, Massachu- setts, September 23. 1828. His birthplace in South Amesbury is now in Merrimacport, Massachusetts. Mr. Sargent was raised in Amesbury, went to school there and learned the business of his father, the manufacture of carriages, for which the town of Amesbury is famous. He succeeded to his father's business at the death of his father in 1848. He manufactured carriages at Amesbury and sold them largely throughout Worcester county until about 1875. when he removed his carriage factory to 34- 36-38 Waldo street, Worcester. Massachusetts. The business continued to flourish, and a few years later (1881) Mr. Sargent took into partnership with him his son. William W. Sargent, who has been closely identified with the business for more than twenty years. The firm name was J. W. Sargent & Son. In 1897 the business was incorporated. Joseph W. Sargent is president and William W. Sargent is treasurer of the company. The present name is The J. W. Sargent & Sons Co. The busi- ness was originally started in Amesbury in the year 1814 by Joseph Sargent, father of Joseph War- ren Sargent. The company not only manufactures carriages, but does a general mercantile business in carriages, sleighs, robes and harness. The house of J. W. Sargent & Son has a reputation second to none in its line. Mr. Sargent is a member of All Saints Episcopal Church.
He married, April 12, 1855, Mary W. Low, daugh-
ter of Henry Low. at Amesbury. She was born at Amesbury. December, 1828. All their children were born there. They were: 1. John Warren, born February 4, 1856. 2. William Webster, born July 10, 1860. 3. Edward E., born December 13, 1863, tied young. 4. Joseph H., born March 31, 1868, died young. 5. Mary Webster, born February 15, 1871.
EDWARD ALDEN BATCHELLER, chairman of the North Brookfield board of selectmen, is a son of Alden and Harriet R. (Divoll) Batcheller, of that town. His grandfather was Major Orra Batcheller, who was born in Sutton, this county, September 24. 1792, and settled in North Brook- field, where his death occurred August 19, 1872. He acquired his military title in the state militia. On December 26, 1820, he married Lucinda Kitt- ridge, of Spencer, Massachusetts. Their children were: Alden, Nancy, Ezra, Mary Ann, Nancy 2d. Relutia and Tyler.
Alden Batcheller, father of Edward A. Batchel- ler, was born in North Brookfield, May 6, 1822. His marriage with Harriet R. Divoll took place April 13, 1844. and they reared a family of five children, namely: Harriet E., born in 1845; Juliette Lucinda, born March 30. 1847: Edward Alden, March 31, 1849, see forward; William Henry, born February 14, 1860; and Frank W., born October 3. 1868. Juliette Lucinda has been twice married; first to Newton Perkins and second to E. P. Morrill.
The birth of Edward Alden Batcheller took place in North Brookfield, March 31, 1849, and his education was acquired in the public schools of his native town. After concluding his attendance at the high school he engaged in the ice business, which he has ever since carried on with success, and he also deals quite entensively in lumber and firewood. Mr. Batcheller has been since attaining his majority a Republican of the stalwart type, and has con- tributed of his time and means in the advancement of his party's interest. He has been delegated to a number of conventions and has served freely, fre- quently and efficiently in town committee work. For a period of nine years he served with marked ability as chairman of the board of selectmen, is also serving upon the boards of health and fire engineers, and is a member of the volunteer fire department. He is a member of Woodbine Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
On November 30. 1870, Mr. Batcheller married Ella Maria Partridge, daughter of Edward and Adeline (Earle) Partridge. Their children are: Alice Maria, born February 10. 1872; Nellie Ger- trude, born January 20, 1874: and Mary Ella, born June 3, 1877. Alice Maria is the wife of Bert M. Rich, of Newton, Massachusetts: Nellie Gertrude married Charles B. Walley, and has one daughter, Lillian Sarah : Mary Ella Batcheller is unmarried.
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