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The children of John and Esther Parks were: Iohn, born May I. 171Q. (the statement that he died young is based on the supposition that the son of John and Abigail was his brother. Nor is there any record to be found of the death of Esther Parks, (his mother) ; Sybil, baptized at Killingly, Connecti- cut. June 23. 1729. Probably others in Weston, Newton or Killingly. (John and Abigail Parks had six children in Newton between 1725 and 1753.)
(V) John Parks, son of John Parks (4) and Esther Parks, of Newton, was born there May I, 1710. and died at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, June 8. 1804, aged according to the town records eighty- four years, making him the exact age of the John Parks, of Newton, son of John and Esther as here given. He spelled his name Peirks generally. He married. at Waltham, Hannah Hammond. of that town. November 28. 1718, and soon removed to Shrewsbury. He was admitted to the Shrewsbury church in 1794. His wife died March 26, 1809.
The children of John and Hannah Parks were: Abigail, born June 1, 1749. died unmarried July 4, 1828; Hannah. November 22, 1750, married Nathan Waite, died April. 1847, aged ninety-six years, six months: Jonathan. settled in Sutton and Oxford, Massachusetts, married Rhoda Allen and Sarah Livermore, of Spencer : died in North Brookfield, 1817. aged ninety-four years; David, born April 12, 1778, married Catherine Parker, resided in Shrews- bury: John. baptized July 1. 1750, married Mary Joslin and lived in Shrewsbury: Samuel. of whom later : Mary, baptized July 19, 1757, married Nathan Muzzy. 1700.
(VI) Samuel Parks, son of John Parks (5), was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and bap- tized there August 21, 1761. He married Annis Muzzy. October 14, 1793, and they settled in Stow. He died before 1820, possibly soon after marriage. The only son I have found on record is William, born about 1805. (He was over fourteen and under twenty-one May 15. 1821).
(VII) William Parks, son of Samuel Parks (6), was born in Stow about 1805. His father died when he was a hoy. He had as guardians Abijah Parks and after May 15. 1821, Elijah Houghton, of Sterling. He lived in Stow and Shrewsbury prob- ably with relatives. He was living in Lancaster, September 20. 1836, when he married Dolly S Mc- Intire, of Westminster. He removed to Fitchburg. He was for a time a farmer in Westminster. The children of William and Dolly S. Parks were: Jennie A., married William K. Ashton, Gilbert M., of whom later.
Gilbert M. Parks (VIII). only surviving son of William Parks (7). was born in Westminster, Massachusetts. August 15. 1842. He received a common school education and then learned the trade of gas and steam fitter in Fitchburg. In 1872 Mr. Parks started in business on his own account in Fitchburg in company with John H. Carpenter. The partnership continued successfully until 1887, when Mr. Parks bought out his partner and continued the business under his own name until 1901, when it
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was incorporated with his sons, Robert S., Fred- erick W. and Howard M. Parks, as directors with him. Mr. Parks has built up one of the largest and most complete gas and steam fitting plants in this section of the state. He ranks among the soundest and most successful business men of the city. He is a director of the Lancaster Cotton Mills at Lan- caster, Massachusetts. He is an active member of Mt. Roulstone Lodge of Odd Fellows. He attends the Unitarian Church. In politics he is a Repub- lican, but has never cared for public office. He has given practically all his time to his business.
He married, October 27, 1870, Abbie F. Samp- son, daughter of Captain Robert Sampson, of Fitch- burg. Massachusetts. Their children are: Robert S., of whom later; Frederick W., of whom later; Jennie, born February II, 1877, married H. C. Townsend; Howard M., December 26, 1878; Helen A., August 5, 1884.
(IX) Robert S. Parks, son of Gilbert M. Parks (8), was born in Fitchburg, March 7, 1872. He was educated in the public schools and fitted at the Fitchburg high school for the Worcester Poly- technic Institute, from which he was graduated in 1893. He went into his father's business and has been connected with the G. M. Parks Company ever since. He is a director of the corporation, and has already won a creditable position as a business man. He is a member of the Masonic order. He married Caroline H. Goodwin, and they have two children: Dorothy and Hester.
(1X) Frederick W. Parks, son of Gilbert M. Parks (8), was born in Fitchburg, December 21, 1874. He is a graduate of the Fitchburg high school and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, class of 1896. He became connected with the G. M. Parks Co. and is a director of the corporation. He is prominent in the Masonic fraternity, having taken the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite and is a member of the Order of the Mystic Shrine. He married, 1902, Ruth W. Chapin, of Southbridge, and they have one child, Eleanor C. Parks.
JOHN HERBERT DANIELS. William Dan- iels, the immigrant ancestor of John Herbert Dan- iels, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was born in Eng- land. He settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, be- fore 1646, when he was a proprietor of the town and an inn-keeper there. He was admitted a freeman in 1648. He removed to Milton, a town adjoining Dorchester, and lived on an estate deeded to him by his father-in-law. The farm was on Milton Hill. He married Catherine Greenaway, daughter of John Greenaway. She began about 1650 to teach the In- dians, and September 24, 1653, she was publicly thanked by the commissioners of the United Colon- ies for her good work, and voted twelve pounds for reward of merit, and three more to encourage her to teach during the coming year. She died Novem- ber 14, 1680. William Daniels made his will July 2, 1678; it was proved September 28, 1678. He be- queathed to his wife Katherine; sons John and Samuel ; daughter Hannah Babcock; son-in-law John Kinsley; grandchildren Susanna Kinsley and Silence Woods. He left his shop and blacksmith's tools to his son Samuel. The children: John, see forward ; Mary, baptized July 7, 1650; Susanna, bap- tized October 18, 1646, married John Kinsley; Mary, baptized May 10, 1653; Hannah, baptized April 22, 1655, married Benjamin Babcock, February II, 1673 ; Samuel, baptized April 24, 1659; William.
(Il) John Daniels, son of William Daniels (1), was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and bap- tized there August 6, 1648. His name is spelled variously on the records : Danell, Daniel, Danil and Daniels. He settled at Milton, Massachusetts. He died, October 6, 1718, aged seventy years. He mar- ried, at Milton, March 29, 1672, Dorothy Babcock, daughter of George Babcock (or Badcock). She was admitted to the church June 18, 1682. He had a second wife Abigail -, who died November 9, 1717. The children : 1. Elizabeth, born at Milton, August 22. 1673; married. June 5, 1694, Sammuel Spear. 2. William, born January 23, 1074-75, died July 8, 1676. 3. Dorothy (twin), born October 21, 1676. 4. Mary (twin), born October 21, 1676. 5. Mary (twin), born May 31, 1678, married, May 31, 1699, Benjamin Scott, of Braintree. 6. William (twin), born May 31, 1678. 7. John, born March 5, 1680, died June 17, 1685. 8. Hannah, born Novem- ber 25, 1681 ; married George Babcock. 9. John, see forward. IO. Zebediah, born June 24, 1686. II. Hannah, born May 17, 1695 (daughter of John and Abigail-records do not state the name of the mother of the other children.
(Il1) John Daniels, son of John Daniels (2), was born in Milton, Massachusetts, March 9, 1685. He also settled at Milton. In 1742 he bought Howe's Mills, Pomfret, Connecticut, for twenty-four hundred pounds with land adjoining; including house, barn, mill, maltshop and the whole manufact- uring stock of the Quinebaugh Valley Company comprising "ye conveniences of 3 coppers, 2 presses, two screws, two pair shears, 2 iron bars, blue pot, paper for press and sear cloth for malting." He was called captain on the records and was moderator of the Pomfret town meeting in 1753. He was on the committee locating the meeting house in Kill- ingly. He returned to Milton before his death. He married, August 5, 1707, Eleanor Verin. She was de- scended from Joshua Verin, of Salem, a roper by trade, who came with Philip Verin ( Veren, Verein or Vereing) in the ship "James," sailing from England, April 5, 1635; Joshua and his wife, Jane Verin, were admitted to the Salem Church, June 21, 1640; his son Hilliard was admitted to the church November I, 1648; he was born in 1621, in England. Eleanor was probably Hilliard's granddaughter. Philip Verin, who came over with Joshua, settled also at Salem but soon removed to Rhode Island and was disciplined there because he would not let his wife attend the meetings of Mr. Roger Williams as often as she wished.
(IV) Nathaniel Daniels, son of Captain John Daniels (3), of Pomfret and Killingly, Connecticut, was born about 1730. In 1760 he sold the land be- tween the Quinebaug river and Mill river with the dwelling, malt houses, dye-house, etc., to Ben- jamin Cargill, of South Kingston, Rhode Island, a descendant of Rev. Donald Cargill, of Scotland. This Daniels mill had for several years done the malting, dyeing and grinding of corn for the farm- ers in Pomfret, Killingly and Thompson parish, Connecticut. Nathaniel Daniels was highway sur- veyor of Killingly.
(V) Verin Daniels, son of Nathaniel Daniels (4), was born September 9. 1769, probably in Kill- ingly, Connecticut. He seems to have been brought up in the mill business. He settled in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, when a young man, and married there. April 21, 1796, Polly Eaton, daughter of Thomas Eaton, all of Fitchburg. To observe the
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custom of the time the fellow citizens of Mr. Dan- iels at the next town meeting celebrated his mar- riage by electing him hogreeve. Most of the lead- ing citizens of early days began their public life in this humble but at that time quite important office. Polly Eaton was born March 26, 1774, and died February 23, 1853. Verin Daniels bought his pew in the church ( No. 30) in 1797, and was on a com- mittee to clapboard the meeting house that year. He was a house carpenter by trade, but familiar evidently with saw mills. He bought a place of Amos Taylor, of Fitchburg, in the west part of Fitchburg, with buildings and twenty-five acres of land, April 1, 1795. With Seth Phillips he bought half a saw mill, March 25, 1806. The other half was owned by Blaney Phillips and Daniels later bought that half. He erected a number of sawmills. In 1823 he was in the manufacturing business under the firm name of Tyler, Daniels & Company. Mr. Daniels served the town often on important com- mittees. He was tythingman in 1805 and on the school committee in 1808. One interesting item relating to the customs of former days was his pur- chase of Mary Ware at a sale of paupers. For Mary Ware he paid the sum of three cents a week at the public auction. Verin Daniels died June, 1839.
The children of Verin and Polly Daniels were : Polly (Mary), born at Fitchburg, March 12, 1797, died October 28, 1872; Verin, Jr., born November 7, 1798, removed to Jacksonville, Illinois; Thomas Eaton, of whom later; William, born February 10, 1803, died at Fitchburg, February 22, 1803; Reuben, born January 23, 1804, died 1876; David, born May 31, 1806, married, November 19, 1831, Lorinda C. Carter ; he died July 19, 1876; Samuel, born No- vember 15, 1808, settled also in Jacksonville, Illinois ; Ann Eliza, born May 30, 1811; John, born March 4, 1814, died 1833.
(VI) Thomas E. Daniels son of Verin Daniels (5), was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Decem- ber 19, 1800. He was educated in the common schools there and learned the trade of machinist in Troy, New York. Ile was the inventor of the Dan- iels planer, which for some years he manufactured in Worcester. The principle of this machine was very valuable and is still in use in the improved patterns of wood planers. Mr. Daniels removed to Fitch- burg, where he was a pioneer in manufacturing. He died January 25, 1867.
He married, April 23, 1829, Lucy Sherwin, who was born in Townsend, Massachusetts, February 24, 1806, the daughter of Zimri Sherwin, born in Town- send, February 7, 1754, and Polly ( Kimball) Sher- win, born at Lunenburg, October 31, 1777, married, June 3, 1791. The children of Thomas Eaton and Lucy Daniels were : Lucy Ann, born at Woodstock, Vermont, December 30, 1830, died December 23. 1833; the following were born in Worcester : George Thomas, born August 5, 1834: Charles Samuel, born August 2, 1836; Mary Linda, born November 8, 1838, married Oliver P. Conklin, January 1, 1860 ; had son, Harry Raymond, born September 12, 1857 : Abby Lucy, born May 31, 1841, married ( first ) Franklin Moses, and their children were: Chester D., and Lucy L .; (second) Edwin S. Cleaves : John Herbert, born January 27, 1845.
(VII) John Herbert Daniels, son of Thomas Eaton Daniels (6), was born in Worcester, January 27, 1845. He attended the public schools and grad- uated from the Fitchburg high school in 1863, after- wards attending a business college. At the age of
seventeen he became clerk in the provost marshal's office at Greenfield, Massachusetts, where he remain- ed until the end of the civil war. For the next twenty years he was connected with the Fitchburg railroad, first as clerk in the freight office, then as freight cashier and later as general agent of the Fitchburg railroad at Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
In 18844 he came into possession of a fine tract of land, embracing one hundred acres, including what had been known as the Daniels farm, lying by the side of the Fitchburg railroad between Fitchburg and West Fitchburg, and he proceeded to develop it 'for manufacturing purposes, giving much of his time and attention to the enterprise. He attracted manufacturers by the gift of suitable land for fac- tory sites, opened streets and encouraged the opening of stores, schools and residences. As a result of his efforts and public spirit a thriving community was established in a few years. In this district are sev- eral mills and factories, many homes, a parochial school, French Catholic Church, Methodist Episco- pal Church, and no less than seventy stores. Mr. Daniels is especially interested in the growth and advancement of the city of Fitchburg. He has been secretary of the board of trade since its re-organiza- tion in 1891. He is a trustee of the Fitchburg Sav- ings Bank, director of the Fidelity Co-operative Bank. He has also been vice-president of the Young Men's Christian Association, and has been treasurer of the First Baptist Church of Fitchburg. Mr. Dan- iels is a Republican in politics. He was a member of the common council in 1884-85. He has been on the Fitchburg school board since 1888.
He married, in 1872, Abby F. Lane, who died in 1879. He married (second), June 29, 1892, Flor- ence R. Dwinnell, daughter of Major B. D. Dwin- nell ( see sketch of Dwinnell family).
The children of John H. and Abby F. Daniels were: I. Ernest T., engaged in the hardware busi- ness with the Fitchburg Hardware Company in Fitchburg; he married Helen M. Hitchcock, of Fitchburg; their children are: Marion F., and Char- lotte H. 2. Herbert L., a graduate of Cornell Uni- versity, now engaged in Colorado in engineering work for the United States Government. The chil- dren of John H. and Florence R. Daniels are: El- len Shepherd, George Eaton, Florence Dwinnell.
CHARLES A. BABBITT. The Babbitt family of Fitchburg is descended from Edward Babbitt, of Taunton. Massachusetts, who is said to have been a native of Wales. He was in Taunton as early as 1643. He married, September 7, 1654, Sarah Tarne, daughter of Miles Tarne, of Boston. Ile was living in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1675, and was killed by the Indians in 1676. Children of Edward and Sarah (Tarne) Babbitt were: Edward, born July 15, 1055; Sarah, March 20, 1660, married Samuel Pitts, March 25, 16So; Hannah, March 9, 1660; Damaris, September 15, 1663; Elkanah (daughter), December 15. 1665; Dorcas, January 20, 1667, died aged seven ; Esther, April 15. 1669; Ruth, August 7. 1671; De- liverance. December 15. 1673. For several genera- tions the Babbitts were located in this vicinity. The first settler in Worcester county came from Norton, Massachusetts. Benajah Babbitt came to Barre among the first settlers and cleared a farm. His two sons, Dean and Isaac, left numerous descendants in Barre and vicinity.
Isaac Babbitt, grandfather of Charles A. Bab- bitt, of Fitchburg, was born September 1, 1781. He settled in Barre. He removed to Jamestown, New
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York, where he died February 8, 1858. He married Sarah Phinney, March 13, ISO6.
She was born January 1, 1781, daughter of John and Sarah (Thompson) Phinney. Her mother was the daughter of Nathan Thompson, granddaugh- ter of Thomas, great-granddaughter of Jolin, the son of the immigrant, John Thompson. Sarah Babbitt died September I, or March 17, 1844.
The children of Isaac and Sarah ( Sally ) ( Phin- ney ) Babbitt, all born in Barre, Massachusetts, were : Isaac Thompson, born December 21, 1806, at Norton, Massachusetts; married, May, 1838, Ann Packard, daughter of Ebenezer Packard, of Fitchburg; Ade- line (also called Irene), born April 30, 1809, died September 9, 1855, married Cyrus Lovell, June 22, 1839; they resided at Jamestown, New York, Mans- field, Massachusetts, and Strawberry, Clayton coun- ty, lowa, where he died July, 1885; Harrison Willard. born March 31, 1812, married Marilla T. Converse ; Pliny Henry, born June 15, 1818; Charles Albert, born December 8, 1821, married, May 15, 1845, Char- lotte Eaton, married (second) Cornelia Crosby.
(II) Pliny Henry Babbitt, son of Isaac Babbitt (1), was born in Barre, Massachusetts, June 15, 1818. In early life he became an auctioneer, a busi- ness that he followed successfully for some sixty years. He settled in his native town and has been honored by his townsmen with various town offices. He has been constable and deputy sheriff for over fifty years. He married Lydia Perry, June 19, 1839, (intentions dated May 23, 1839) ; she was the daugh- ter of Asa Perry, of Jaffrey and Temple, New Hampshire, and granddaughter of Asa Perry, Sr., who sold two hundred acres of land to the town of Fitchburg for a poor farm in 1826. She died in 1864. Children of Pliny Henry and Lydia ( Perry ) Babbitt were: Deborah Perry, born February 5, 1841, married Dr. Seth L. Chase, of Colchester, Ver- mont ; Caleb Henry, born August 11, 1842, died 1885; Franklin Phinney (twin), born January I, 1844; Francis Fairbanks (twin), January 1, 1844; Mary Ann or Marian, born April 28, 1847, married Theodore Bemis, resided in Providence, Rhode Is- land; George Franklin, born November 25, 1848, member of the Boston board of health, married Mrs. Humphrey Allen; Charles A., born March 11, 1851; Elizabeth or Lizzie, married Harding Jenkins, of Barre. Six of the foregoing children were born in Athol, and two in Barre, Massachusetts.
(III) Charles A. Babbitt, son of Pliny Henry Babbitt (2), was born in Barre, Massachusetts, March II, 1851. He attended the district schools of Barre and the Barre high school. He graduated at Westfield Normal school and began life as a school teacher, He was principal of the academy at Londonderry, Vermont, for two years, was principal of the West Dennis (Massachusetts) high school for two years, and then taught in the Boston evening schools for three years. He began the study of law while teach- ing in Boston, and having saved money enough for his purpose went to Dartmouth College, where he was graduated in 1879. He entered Boston Univer- sity Law School, and after two years of study was admitted to the bar in Barnstable county in 1882.
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He began the practice of law in Orange, Mass- achusetts, where he remained for five years. He re- moved to the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1888 and has built up there a large practice. In 1891 he admitted to partnership William G. Farrar.
In politics Mr. Babbitt is a Democrat, and in spite of the fact that his is usually the minority party he has been frequently honored in Fitchburg with posi- tions of honor and trust. He was a member of the common council in 1897 and 1898, was on the water board in 1899 and 1900, and was mayor of the city in 1901 and 1902. He gave the city an able adminis- tration, was thoroughly non-partisan and he won the esteem of his political opponents as well as of his own supporters. Ile was made a Mason in Mt. Zion Lodge of Barre in 1872 and was an officer of the lodge. He is a member of Thomas Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Fitchburg.
He married Addie Packer, daughter of Josiah Packer of Hudson, Massachusetts, in 1883. Their children are: Edith D. and Ina F.
STEPHEN SLADE. The two carliest settlers of the Slade family in New England were Robert Slade, who was a proprietor of Sudbury, Massachu- setts, in 1639, and William Slade, of Rhode Island who in 1661 signed a contract with the Indians. He was admitted a freeman in 1659. Whether he was a relative of the following line has not been determi- ined. He was of English descent undoubtedly, while tradition has it that the family of William Slade mentioned below was of Irish origin.
(I) William Slade, the immigrant ancestor of Stephen Slade, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was probably born in Ireland of Protestant stock, not the Scotch-Irish stock, but possibly originally Eng- lish. He settled in Connecticut, it is supposed, as his family is found there, but little is to be learned of him from the records. His son used the Junior as late as 1747, so that there is ground for believing that William, Sr., was living near Windsor, Con- necticut, at that time. Among his children were : William, Jr., settled in Windsor, Connecticut, and had children there in 1747 and later; James, settled also in Windsor and had children there from 1751 to 1765; John, of whom later.
(II) John Slade, son of William Slade (1). was born about 1720, probably in Connecticut, though possibly in Ireland. He married, at Windsor, Con- necticut, September 12, 1751, Martha Gleason, widow. After the birth of the two older children they re- moved to Enfield, Connecticut, where the remainder of them were born. In the autumn of 1773 they re- moved to Alstead, New Hampshire, with their chil- dren. While at Enfield he served in the French and Indian war in 1759 under General Phineas Lyman in the company of Captain Giles Wolcott.
The children of John and Martha Slade were: John, born at Windsor, Connecticut, Junc 10, 1752, settled finally in Brookfield, Vermont; Martha, born in Windsor, probably died young. Lieutenant Will- iam, born November 25,, 1756, of whom later; Samuel, born January 12, 1760, died young; Samuel, born February 2, 1762, married Hannah Thompson, and had three sons and five daughters; Thomas (twin), born August 22, 1764, settled in Windsor, Connecticut, and had five sons and three daughters; Daniel (twin), born August 22, 1764, died October 3, 1765: Martha, born February 6, 1765, died September 14, 1765.
(III) Lieutenant William Slade, son of John Slade (2), was born in Enfield, Connecticut, November 25, 1756, and died in Alstead, New Hampshire, October 25, 1857, aged over one hundred years. He married Anna Root, who was born September 8, 1758, and
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died March 26, 1838, aged eighty-two years. He was a soldier in the revolution. He lived at Alstead, New Hampshire.
The children of William and Anna Slade were : Thomas, born May 21, 1780, died December 12, 1830; Anna, born March 24, 1782, married Wolf, resided at Springfield, Vermont, and Leomin- ster, Massachusetts, has descendants in Northfield, Vermont, died October 2, 1837; Achsah, born April 1, 1785, died March 28, 1812, married
Graves, and descendants live in Walpole, New Hampshire; Asenath, born April- 6, 1787, married Burroughs; William, Jr., born August 6, 1790, has descendants living in Walpole, New Hamp- shire, Springfield, Vermont, Albany, New York, died May 17, 1831; John Slade, born May 14, 1792, died February 8, 1868; his descendants live in North- field, Massachusetts, and Westminster, Vermont ; Allen, mentioned below; Henry, born October II, 1798, died July 17, 1863, resided in Charlestown, New Hampshire, and had very few descendants; a grandson lives in Worcester, Massachusetts.
(IV) Allen Slade, seventh child of Lieutenant William Slade (3), was born May 26, 1796, in Al- stead, New Hampshire. He settled there and con- ducted a farm all his active life.
He married, about 1818, Nancy Kingsbury, who was born August II, 1798, and died January 1, 1878, aged eighty years. He died February 12, 1884, aged eighty-eight years. The children of Allen and Nancy Slade were: Sophia L., born March 30, 1819, died June 1, 1896; Lucy A., born September 5, 1820, resides at Walpole, New Hampshire, married
Watts; Stillman, born March 1, 1822, died July 26, 1880; Ephraim K., born April 25, 1825, died Novem- ber 23, 1895; Emeline, born October 14, 1827, died March 8, 1903; Louisa Slade, born June 5, 1831, died March 27, 1833; Marietta L., born June 1, 1833, resides at Walpole, New Hampshire, married Chandler ; Stephen, of whom later.
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